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8 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER -25, 1927 ; 1 37th Quarterly Convention Of Sunday School Group " Scheduled ' . ' AUBUKN, Sept. 2. (AP) The 137th quarterly convention fof the Hayesrille Sunday school district will be held tomorrow at the Pratum Mennonite church with "Seed Time and Harvest as the theme. Officers of the dis trict are Charles W. Cady, presi dent; William DeVries, vice-president, and Leila Armstrong, secretary-treasurer. The program follows: Seniors Rev. J. M. Franz, Song Leader. 10 a. ni.. Devotional Service Hev. J. M. Franz, Pratum Men nonite Church. 10:20 a. m.. Lessons for Next 'Quarter: "Early Kings and Prophets of Israel Samuel To Isaiah" Col, Carl Abramsl 1120 a. m.. "Sowing by the Way- . side" Nobfe Andrews, Fruit land S. S. - . t 11:40 a. m.. Solo, "His Eye is on 5 the " Sparrow"- Miss' Marlon Carnik, Fruitland S. S. 11:45 a. m. Basket Dinner and V Social Hour 1:15 p. m. Koll Call and Busi ness Session. Sun Flower Chorus' Middle Grove Sunday School. 1:45 p. m. Choir Selections. 2 p. m.. "Buds of Promise" Mrs. II. P. Shanlis. 2:20 p. m.. "Sheaves of Gold" H. F, Shanks. 2:40 p. m.. 'IPreparing for the Master's Service" Mrs. II. M Birtchet. 3 p. m. Song Service. 3:15 p. m.. "The Unsprouted Seed" Rev. Robert L. Payne ! (Evangelist), Warrensburg. Mo: Juniors ' Miss Grace Klam'p. Presiding. 10 a. m.. Devotional Service Ir ma Hornschuch and Bernadeen Daugherty. Leaders. 10:20 a. m.. Bible Study: Juniors. Miss Grace Klampe: Primary. Helen Kruger; Beginners, Mrs. W. P. Collard. 11 a. m.. "My Flower Garden and I" Mrs. H. M. Birtchet. , "Sun Flower Chorus Middle Grove Sunday School. Basket ' Dinner and Recreation. 1:15 p. m. Devotional Service, Roll Call and Offering. 1:45 Music. ? p. m.. Illustrated tory,. ''Cords" Rev. H. Ekble.', . "Precious Blble'promises" All 2:30 p. m.. "Bible "study Contest," Classes. Remand, 'Mrs. , , G. Hornschuch' Assisting. 3:15 p. m. from Various Sunday Schools. ! : : : --I t trier s Schaefer's Heripil Gough One of the Finest Cough ' Syrups made ' ' Gives Immediate Relief From Coughing and Throat Irritation Sold Only At Schaefer's DRUG 8TORB 135 North Commercial St. Phone 197 Penslar Agency Original Yellow Front Syrup FIT GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED Regular $25.00 Plate for 15.00 "It Wilt Pay You To Pay Us A Visit" ; EXAMINATIONS FREE Bridge Work from $5.00 Fillings from - 1.00 Gold Crowns from 5.00 Dental Plates from 15.00 PAINLESS EXTRACTIONS -1.00 Corner State and dmunercial Bts. .WILL CRQ WN; 7T v ..V ' . A . MlSsMary Jane Feely of tTcMinnvmerwho hssT the state' fair board to""cfown the derby, which will feature the state 18 uaugmer oi mr. ana Mrs. i. v. Keely of McMinnville, and has lived there for a number of years. She is employed as secretary to the president of the Oregon Fire Relief association. Mis FWiv and her maids will occupy a box in the grandstand during the races They later will meet Governor Patterson anct other state officials. A number of social functions are belne arrano-Pfi in imnr. r niic v i.. umbg -the fair: IT SPOKiE FIELD Lt. E, C, Batten of Dayton, Ohio, Comes in Winner in Trophy Race SPOKANE, WASH-. Sept. 24. (AP) Lieutenant E. C. Batten of Wright field, Dayton. Ohio, in a specially motored Ciirtiss pursuit plane, won the Spokesman-Review free for all trophy race for mili tary pursuit ships, the closing ev ent of the national air races, at Felts field, "the Spokane airport, this afternoon. He captured the event from five other army, bilots, three repre senting ' the . navy and, one from the marine, corps, traveling an av erage, speed of 201.239 mjles per hb'ur over the 120 miles about a teii'.nifle course. Lieutenant A. J. Lyons, also from " Wright field, was' second. , with ( an average of tfc9.608 miles,, ner hour. He drove a'Cur(!ss jiirsuit ,sb'p with a mb tor ,'tdenUcaI 'Ith Datten'.; but w i't'li a tunnel type radiator in contrast with' Bateri's wing-type wlth' less wind resistance. ' " Close 'behind ' the two speedy Wright field plants were three na val planes from the Saji Diero base Lieutenant T. P. Jeter, av eraging 176.940 miles per hour; Lieutenant Commander G. F. Bo gan 17H.!37. and' Lieutenant II E. Regan. 172.872. They were flying Boeing planes, as '-was Lieutenant G. H. Beverly of Brooks field. San Antonio, who was sixth, with an hourly aver age of 169.731. The lone marine corps entrant. Lieutenant C. O Rogers, was seventh, averaging 161.559 mfles, and ' bringing up the rear were Lieutenant W. L Cornelius and Lieutenant L. A JVoodring, both of! Self ridge field. .Mbu'ht Clemens, Mich.. Jn Curfiss 'shrps. averaging 161.02 and 1&9. 184 miles, respectively. Lieutenant L. C. Mallory. Self ridge field, in a Curtiss plane, dropped out on tho eleventh lap, with ah average speed of 171. 804 miles. N'ext.weeh many of the military and commercial planes here will fly to tho Port or Portland air port", for the air mett there Wed nesday. T 1 SICES CLOSE FT Teeth extracted free ? when plates or brid DENTIST RACE .WINNER winner of the Governor Patterann fair racing card Wednesday. Miss BLACKMAIL PLOT IN PORTLAND REPORTED (Continued from Page One) threatening." The second 51.000. Both letier were demanded mailed in Portland. Mrs. Inman has been closely guarded by police who have ac companied her in her automobile and have guarded her house in an exclusive residential district here at night. r 1. STUNT CLIMBER KILLED Wife and Children Iook on ax Performer Drops to TACOMA. WASH.. Sept. 24. (AP) As his wife and children looked on. J. L. Backovic, 35. a high climber of Napavjne. droped to his death this afternoon at the western Washington fair grounds at Puyallup. His safety rope slip ped 135 feet down the 140 foot tree which Backovic had just clim bed for the entertainfnent of the crqwd. He was , matched with Charles Ensign of Olympia, who wa3 making a safe descent of the giant trunk when Backovic slip ped. Mrs. Backovic collapsed and was led from the, fair grounds by relatives, not yet, aware of her husband's almost instantaneous death. He struck the ground on his back. First aid attendants who rushed to h'm found his safety rope still attached to'tbe tree. His climbing spurs had failed to hold when he tried to check his fall. Mrs. Backovic had their three lit tle boys with her when she saw her husband fall. The youngest is only seven months old. A New York man was sentenced to jail for having two wives. It's our guess that he was already re ceiving severe punishment.' A ges are ordered. Corner State and Commercial SU. Salem f 1 , , i - , i t,, I :-. ! v ? . Z.r -A ,. ,' " J" " . X i " , r 1 I : 1 . i ! ! J f " 1 '!' ' "I 1 Alniral! Criticizes- Navy; - f ' tpy Threats WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (AP) The navy departments informal ipquiry into' the conduct of Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder in writing a magazine articfe criticiz ing the ' navy turned today t oh what regulations may have been violated by the officer. .This will be determined before any official steps of a disciplinary nature are taken but it was said at the department today that some action " undoubtedly would be taken. 'Admiral Magruder's ,article is being studied by high officials of the department to determine if it contains specific misstatements of facts, whether in writing 'he was disrespectful to superior officials, or whether he could be charged with insubordination. Secretary Wilbur, who has re fused to discuss the case, dis closed today, however, that the admiral had failed to follow the usual practice of sumbitting arti cles to the department befpre they are published. In reply to inquir ies, he also said that it was the admiral's second offense as he did not submit a previous magazine ar ticle dealing with cruisers. 4-4- nun obstacle CHINESE ni Parent of Wellesiey Grad uate Objects to Marriage With General SHANGHAI. Sept. 24. (AP) The opposition of the prospective bride's parents is all that stands in the way of his marriage to Miss Meiling Soong, Wellesiey college graduate. General Chiany Kai Shek, former commander of the nationalist army, said on his ar rival here today rom Fenghwa, where be has been in seclusion since" August 14. The Sobng fam ily, of whom Mrs. Soong is openly hostile to the wedding, is now at Kobe. Japan, and General Chiang announced that he was going there immediately to obtain pa rental consent to the marriage and in the event he was successful the marriage would take place at once in Shanghai. General Chiang upon arriving here went to visit his fiancee at her residence In the French con cession. There they received the Associated Press correspondent and Miss Soong retracted her statement of Wednesday in which she said that the marriage would take place regardless of the atti tude of her mother. She ex plained today that maternal bless ing was vital otherwise the mar riage would be impossible. . She said she believed" her mother would consent. In the event of (heir marriage the couple are planning to go to America, and spend a year in Washington. The general desires to sVtrdy American military tactics and methods of government. Then after spending two years in Europe they will return to China, where the general plans to re-enter Chi nese political life. Friends of the general stated that he "freed" his two concubines early this year, paying each of them thirty thousand Mexican dol lars. Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted Ten Years' Practice in Salem Phone 625 DR. L. R. BXIRDETTE Optometrist 401 First National Bank Bldg. - ; - . ' j ' I 5 V?" 1 ! L ,. ; , . I - -r i : ' 1 ' . . ' I i hi Dr. C. A. Eldriedge The naval regulations do not state whether 'articles wMtten by naval persons shall be 'submitted td the department' before or after publication and there is a division of opinion among naval officers as to whether Admiral Magruder could not abide by the regulations by filing copies of "the ' articles wYtb the department how. A young officer is now in the midst of a court martial for fail ure to submit his manuscript be fore publication. His case.' how ever, also Included another al leged violation for writing under an assumed name. Officials of the navy explained that it is not the" department's policy to attempt to "gag" offi cers but the regulation is designed to prevent inaccuracies from creeping into publications and to safeguard against dlvulgence of military information. Commenting on Admiral Ma gruder's strictures on the organiz ation of the navy. 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