; Oregon League of Catholic Central Society Convent fan Salem l Rural Free Delivery Office in Oregon, and Marian County Is ihe fa in This State r w eatber Foreeas: Generally . fair ..but) .cionIy on the coast; slowly rising temper--. vatA and lower humidity in the Interior; moderate : northwest "winds on the coast.' Maximum ; temperature yesterday 62. min Z taunts 48.-:rtvwc.-a,: rinfan'UOTe,. atmos phere part cloudy,-wind northwest. 'It Is said that the -present Panama Canal will lw Mr Mourn fnr all nnrfwiaoa at least until 19 CO. And maybe bv that time V - the boys . will . be flying across wttfc the trelsht. - , : . - : -. - , If : li ft risEv entt-eighhiyear SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS - ill I I I I I I I 1 11 I I 1 LVl I 1 111 I I I I I I I I I it w 1 1 i2 m mm jp j 4' l: ir- ai I ftat - Si '.-- , . ! 'Oregon League of Central Society Will Convene at - Fairgrounds . CATHOLIC DAY" SUNDAY ;All-Hoeieties Under Auspices of Chnrch WiU Participate In Accordance Will Mandate . of Pope Pius XI This afternoon at the state fair KraVads, the annual convention oi ... . At the" Oregon League of , the Cath 611 Central society will be held, besinnins; at 3 o'clock. There will bnTS" Utfarates present from all darts' of the state. Officers will be aloAtAil nn4 aAaa-at Knolnsaa nf ivyai auA Sjui n oaa.. w ,tocIety conducted. - This event, important . in itself. is almost overshadowed by the unique program which .will be held under the auspices of the same organization at the fair grounds Sunday, when it is expec ted that 5000 Catholics will be present. Observance Unique It will be the first time in the history the Catholic church in - Oregon that all organizations of Catholic men and women will par SfVicipate in the observance of Cath v Voile day. The observance will be held lr conformance with the mandate of Pod Pius XI. that "all eocietle: functioning under the auspices of the church. be as one in extending the kingdom of Christ on earth." Archbishop Presides It has been the custom for years f the CathoMc society brCtTOftn U&uss the principles of. practical I until this year have the cler gy and laity been invited to coop erate. Previously, Catholic day has been observed in a manner sim- ilar to the Eucharistie congress. Pondficial nigh mass will b celebrated under the direction of t: rchbishop Bdward D. Howard at f 10:30 Sundaymorning, with mem 1 bers of the clergy fromall parts ' of the diocese assisting. A temporary altar has been set Q In the automobile building at ifte- "talrgrounds, and seating ar ranged for over 5000 people. A Ej eclally trained choir of 40 mix ed voices has been secured. Convention visitors will atteuo a dinner on the grour.es, whics will be served from 12 o'clock un til 2. Athletic contests will be held from 4 o'clock until 2:30. At that time . the program of the day. will be held in the auto mobile building, opening with an address of welcome by Hal 7. Hoss, representing Governor I. L. (CMtia oa pf 4.) PROFESSOR NOT RECOMMENDED R KGEXTS MINUTES SHOW GENTLE'S NAME OMITTED Vornsl Student Committeeee ; f Seek Record; May Ask jv ; Investigation A committee of -students of the . Monmouth nonnaj school was in Salem Friday Inspecting the min utes of the last meeting ' of the state normal, school regents, at which instructors for ' next year were employed. j. , j -it was sua inat. ine siuaenis fl ' narticularly were interested in any , p-Iaatry in the minutes relative to lXnVe retirement ofVhomaa LL Gen , y-ve,-v for many years employed as J , nu . umm ir-b-va ena, fuv tuiuvuwwu. . The minutes showed that Mr. Gen- tie was not recommended for re--er iployment and" consequently his ' I name was dropped from the list of , I instructors.; - , . -' -; -' V: officials said Friday that the : board ef regent - usually approve otv such instructors as are ree "tlinded by the preside'nU'of the .vXriejs normal schools.-J. S. Lan ders jpresideat of the 'Monmouth normal school, did not Include Mr. A', - Gentle In his list of recommeada- ttonI 7 " . It as indicated that the stu dents of the normal school would appear before the board of regents at-their next meetins; and demand an investigation of the Institutien. ' ' Persons closejyiln touch - with rthS affairs of the" Multnomah nor mal school expressed the opinion tat the charges preferred against Mr. Landers and other members Of the faculty by a Portland aws- GEHLHAR PRUNE DRYER WILL RUN CROP NOT IIEAVr BUT 8UFFI- : CEEXT TO OPERATfi ' ' .r EvropB Loeees to Prune .Trees '.' Reported; , Reaso Mar -Be Same Here Max Gehlhar is going to rnn his West Salem prone dryer this year. He has already bought the wood. He has 10 acres of his own of Coates prunes, variety that was originated in Polk county; with a good crop on the trees. There are scattering "orchards over there with some Italian- prunes. - Bnt by no means a heavy crop. Mr. Gehl har says this year's crop of Italian prunes is the lightest ever known for this district. Light in Europe Mr. Gehlhar has been receiving government circulars concerning the loss of prune trees in Europe. In the district of Padagora, Bos nia, according to a department of cemmerce bulletin of Jnne 10, out of 9400 acres of prune trees, only 3000 acres remain alive. In an other district with a million trees. or .about 10,000 acres, 50 per cent have perished. The losses are heavy in Servia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Czecho-Slorakia; all the big European prune districts. " Sev eral diseases are mentioned. One is "monllia," or Manila blight. Mr. Gehlhar wonders if -this may not be affecting the Italian prune trees 4f this valley "and western Washington, where ' we have not had -a really good crop since 1918. Wot Id it not be well for the Oregon Agricultural col lege authorities to take -notice and Investigate? The 10,000 acre dis trict mentioned above ie about the size of the Marion county prune district;, or that of Polk county, or Clark county, Washington. Per haps a little larger. Is Baying Cherries Mr. Gehlhar ' told .the reporter last night that he Is buying Royal Ann cherries. ' Is paying a min imum of 8 cents a pound 'for them: or half a cent above the Salem market. He would not say for whom he is buying them. Buying them far himself, he eaid. r He says reports from California show a short crop of Royal Anns for that state. The general price there has been reported at seven and a half cents. EAGLES ELECT L. JONES alem Man Made Worthy Presi dent of State Organizations . LA GRANDE. June 15. (AP) The Oregon Eagles in conven tion here,elected officers and se lected Klamath Falls as the 1929 convention city. Officers elected follow: Guy R. Downs, Portland, past worthy president; Lester Jones, Salem, worthy president; J. E. Scoffield, Eugene, worthy vice president; G. B. Everett, Bend, worthy chaplain;. C. D. , Long, Klamath Falls, secretary; C. E. Pappersett, La Grande, treasurer; J. R. RItz, Marshfield, inner ;uard; L. R. Connors, Pendleton, outer guard ; M. E. Trimble, Ba ker, trustee, three years, and V. Strobbe, Pendleton, trustee, two years. FRUIT PROBLEMS TOPIC Robert C Paulus to-be Speaker at Chamber of Commerce Whether the Willamette valley is over supplied with fruit and berry plantings, Is the question which Robert C. Paulus, local can nery proprietor, has been asked to answer when he addresses the Sa lem chamber of commerce at next Monday's luncheon. - Mr. Paulus will also talk on fruit crop prospects for, this year, and outline the" efforts that are being made to Increase the outlets for these crops through new pack ages and new processes.' - . i SOVICT: WORKMEN RIOT Fierce Claak Reported With Secret ' . - Police of Warsaw -IX)NDON. June 1. (AP) A dispatch ;to the Daily Mall from Warsaw Quotes Moscow . messages: as saying that IS workmen and 12 members of the secret political police were killed and 87 work men and 40 police severely Injured In a riot-Thursday which resulted from attempts by the police to dis perse a demonstration of nnenw ployed. . - : . There has been no confirmation of this report from other sources. FOUR DEATHSTHIS YEAR "Tatat Result of Accident at Eu gene Brings up Total " : EUGENE, Jane 1K-(AP) Uaek Hoyt, 17,:irho .was- struck by an automobile while riding a motorcycle here June 3, died to night as a result of injuries sus tained In the crash. His death Is the fourth traffic fatality In Eu- gene 4his year. jflnnninnnniiMTV Sii Sll IIFD ROUTES I Interesting History of Rural ' - Cwmni. naliuanl "in frOn(fl : " Recalled- TURNER FIRST IN 1879 Fred C Gonninc, One of First Carriers, Still on Doty; Rode Horseback 24 Miles a Day For $300 a Tear The Statesman editor is asked to give the date, when the first rural free delivery route was es tablished in Oregon. Also, how many such routes there are now in Oregon. This inquiry brings up an Inter esting news story. Thomas H. Tongue was .in congress then. The editor of The Statesman was chair man of the First district Repub lican committee, and i'that cap acity nominated Turner for the honor. The first rural free deliv ery routes in Oregon started out of Turner on October 16, 1897. Fred C. Gunning, George F. Judd ind Phil W. Pearson were the carriers. Mr. Gunning still has one of the routes, the one he started with. The pay at first was $300 a ear. Mr. Gunning's route was then 24 miles long. It is 28 now. rhe pay is now $2100 to $2200 a (Coatiaaed an pare 4) SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTER OPEN STUDENTS , WILL ENROLL fILLA3tETTE TODAY -Vvi-'--. ,.- '- ..- AT Course WeU Balanced; Classes In Languages. Science, History and Others Registration for the summer session at Willamette university ( Auxiliary Glee to Give Event For opens today. Quite a number ofi Convention Expense students have signified intent to! take courses this year, and quite. The American Legion auxiliary a number of teachers are expected 'glee club will sponsor a big dance to enroll for review work. Classes at Crystal Gardens Friday, June will begin Monday. 1 22, to defray transportation ex- The university bookstore wilpenses of the glee club to the not be open, but students will be state convention, able to secure necessary supplies' The chorus of 30 voices under from the Librarian. In the ab-'tbe direction of Miss Lena Belle sence of Dr. Franklin, who leaves Tartar will enter the choral com this morning for a ten weeks') petition in Medford this summer, tour in the Orient, Mrs. Rodney I Units throughout the state enter Alden will be in charge of the II- glee clubs. Hood River's glee brary, assisted by Miss Dorothy Ferrier. .This snmmer courses are of fered in English literature. Latin, French, botany, chemistry, polit ical; science, public speaking, his tory, and education. (Contiaoed oa parr 5.) Cbsirles Curtis, His Family And His Topeka, f 1 , ... . jfr:-;.; . : Vv. .- ... i..- :-: : V t 1 " 1 . . . 1 v ' S ;.' 1 . y .. m.' " ' ' '" V"" ' v';'.v V- ' . . : . , .u mi ia mi i i I - (aaaaaaaaaaaMBiaaaaaBMaan - - Senator Charles Curtis ef Kansas ma&tt his heme, when congress Is not in session, st .Tcptka In the home shown here. He Is a widower, and has two daughters. ' One N Mr. C. P. ,George (center above), ef Fort SHI, Okta. - The ether, Mrs. Icons Curtis Knight (lower right) lives -Jn fthede Island and le a delegate to the republican national convention. Mrs. Edward Ganrr (upper right) is his slstar v";" : . ':." - - - MAROONED MEN DRIFT EASTWARD PARTY HAS MOVED- lO JMILES 7 ; S1XCE5TBS5CX ' f i Arrival of Italian Aviator Awaited 'J: Anxioasiy by Kings) Bay ' '-' t ' " Base 'Prnty " - " ; (Copyright, 1928, by the Assoc iat-( ed Press) KINGS BAY. 'SnIUbersren. June is. (ap) insteawot drifting to! tVn nvnnMi i flaw amtnASayf I the westward; as at first supposed. General Untberto Nbblle - and -his five companions of ' the dirigible Italia, marooned on an ice floe. are drifting to the east. It had been supposed that owing to the east wind prevailing at Kings Bay the Nobile party had been blown westward,' but it is learned now that a west wind pre vailed in the northern region, and the position of this group of cast aways at midnight last night, was reported as 20.30 north latitude. 27.49 east longitude, or about 10 miles east of their original loca tion. The watchers here are anxious ly awaiting the arrival of Major Maddalena, the Italian aviator, flying the Savoia-55. He is due tomorrow, and soon as possible thereafter the base Ship Citta di Mllano will ' get into 'communica tion with' ' General Nobile. The commander of the Italia will In form the ship as to the condition of the ice in his neighborhood andipaign. whether it would be possible to rescue hie men by plane. All equipment is ready for Major Mad- delena, including provisions, shoes. Imedicines, guns, and collapsible rubber boats. Within a period of 10 hours, Maddalena can search over a wide area, communicating the results by wireless to the Citta di Mllano. It is understood that the power ful Russian ice-breaker Maligin will not proceed to Kings Bay, but will steam directly for General No- bile's position, thus saving time ine steamer juraganza is on the way to North capo to relieve the sealer Hobby. She will put a dog team ashore and It Is believed that the chances are good of meet ing the group of three, headed by Dr. Finn Malmgren, who started out on May 30 to make the over- (Oaatinacd n page 2. CLUB PLANNING DANCE club won both club and quartet honors last year. This Is Salem's first year to en ter competition, and the member: are hopeful of bringing first hon ors to Salem. The local club wil present the contest members r .he Capitol theater in July. Campaign Being Mapped Out By "Republican Presiden- tial Candidate RESIGNATION EXPECTED General Understanding in Wash ington is That Commerce Sec retary WIU Give up Office In Near Future BY CLINTON COFFIN Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, June 16. (AP) His usual schedule o f reaching bis office at an early hour undisturbed by bis nomin ation by the republican conven tion, Secretary Hoover swung Im mediately today Into the prelim- inaries of his presidential cam- As a shower of congratula tions upon his attainment to the highest honor of his party poured iown upon him, Mr. Hoover took Lime in which to write his first congratulation pronouncement, a message to the delegates at Kan sas City. The message was not limited merely to the expression of hit thanks and appreciation for the (Continued on pf ) STAND OUTLINED BY MR. HOOVER NOTE SENT CHAIRMAN MOSES OF CONVENTION Solution Must and Will Be Found to Agricultural Problem, He Promises BY CLINTON COFFIN Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, June 15. (AP) -Herbert Hoover, republican presidential nominee, issued today his first campaign document in the form of a telegram of appre ciation to the Kansas City con vention that selected him last night as its standard bearer. His message, directed to Chairman Moses for transmission to the del egates was deliberately expanded ')eyond the usual note of apprecia Jon to a sketch of he position he vlll take as a candidate. "Government is more than ad ministration," he told. the repre entatives of his party. "It is pow r for leadership in eooperatior ith the forces of business ant ltural life in city, town an (Coatiaaed aa page 2.) Advice Of Aged Indian Grandma Helps (hirtis "Go Back io Your White Ancestors; My Boy," Word Given Yopng Lad Destined to Become Republican Party's . . '"" --' Choice for Vice President of United States By RALPH W. WHEATLEY - Associated Press Staff Writer I&NSAS CITY, June 15 -(AP) From blanket Indian to vice president will be. the romantic career of Charles Curtis if elected uvNovember. : i J Plain Charles Curtis, "Charlie" to his friends, took this conevntion- by storm because it recognized his sturdy man- hood drawn from the blood of his Kaw Indian forbears and the fire and daring of his French-Canadian "American sire. RALPH WILLIAMS TO MEET HOOVER OREGON MAN HEADS GROUP TO TALK ORGANIZATION Several . Prominent m Repnbllrans Mentioned As Possible Chair man of Committee KANSAS CITY, Jnne 15 (AP) The republican national com-4 mittee today named a special committee headed by Ralph Wil liams, of Oregon, to consult Sec retary Hoover next Thursday in Washington on the selection of permanent officers of the organ ization. Until Mr. Hoover indicates his wishes concerning the national chairman this position will be Left open with several prospective men in line including Secretary Work, James W. Good, Claudius Hous ton. Walter F. Brown, Ralph Williams, and Chairman William M. Butler. The special committee of 26, named today, was entrusted with full power to name the permanent 1 officers, Including three vice chairmen, a secretary, treasurer, and executive committee of 15. The two contests referred to the committee against the committee man from Wisconsin and the com mitteeman from- Georgia, "We're turned over to the executive com mittee. I Ralph Williams presided over the first meetingAof the new com mittee today as temporary chair man. The meeting with Hoover will be held on next Thursday at noon. MR. CURTIS HOME AGAIN Topeka Citizens Welcome G. O. P. Nominee for Vice President TOPEKA, Kas.. June 15. (AP) Senator Charles Curtis, re publican vice presidential nomi nee, arrived at his home town by automobile this afternoon, driving from the convention hall at Kan sas City. Greeted by a reception commit tee several miles out of town, Sen ator Curtis accompanied by his son Harry, was-escorted to his home where he was greeted by friends. A formal reception will be held this evening. Kas., Home In obtaining the republican en dorsement for vice president, he brushed against that of president and still was in the race when the contenders came down the home stretch. Racing is nothing new to Charles Curtis. He earned his first real salary as a jockey. He was the Earle Sande of the west in the 70's and if Curtis would abandon dignity and talk the lan-i - - guage of other days, be probably; would say: "I was in the money." Today Charles Curtis is not imnaing or wnat he has accom plished. His mind has harkened back to a moonlight on the plains of Kansas when his wrinkled old Indian grandmother, Julie Poppln, crawled to this mere lad's side around the camp fire. "Go back to your white ances tors, my boy," she implored. For Charles Curtis had fled from his father's relatives in To peka and rejoined the Kaws while they were on the march. The boj demurred, he preferred the open free life of the plains. He loved Julie Poppin and her devotion to ier grandson consumed her soul She led her pony to the shad ows beyond the campfire, lifted the boy Into the saddle and Charles Curtis began his ride to fame; never again returning to his Indians :excepL as. a, guest.; In Topeka Curtis took up res idence with his father's sister, en tered the public schools and for a few years lived the life of a nor mal American boy. But Curtis is a restless and energetic nature. He wished to earn his living. He began to sell refreshments as s "news butcher" at the railroad station after school hours and did odd Jobs for anybody who would employ him. His keen knowledge of horses. learned on the plains, attracted the attention of a race horse man who employed "him as a Jockey Curtis took to this Job with glee and during his several years cam paigning with horses up and down the western circuits, he shot more winners across than any othei Jockey. So Charles, after finishing school, became the office boy and )anltor-law student of the firm of A. H. Case. He swept the flooi ind ran errands but soon found .hat he needed funds or else must depend on relatives and friends for support. He contracted with a livery man to drive a hack on the streets of Topeka at night and split the prof its. He became so popular that he (Ceatiaaad oa p( 2.) FLIGHTS DELAYED AGAIN Course of Friendship to be Steered Straight For Ireland TREPASSEY, N. F June 15. (AP) Deciding definitely to lay their course to Ireland, the crew of the monoplane Friendahln to night prepared to add seventy-five gallons more gasoline to their fuel supply, and awaited better weath er to start on their long delayed flight across the Atlantic Pilot Winner Stults said he thought the , weather would clear by tomorrow afternoon and that the start would probably be made at. that time. The other members of the crew. Miss Amelia Earhart and Louis Gordon, waited Impa tiently for the weather to clear. JUNE BUILDING SLOWER Half Month Total Fwsvth of May Record Jane's building record in Salem is likely to bo an anti-climax fol lowing" May' high atarkv aniens the second half - of the nmontn shows improvement wer the first 1 i days.Jr.i.-v f - r : i - ' '-'4- s C t The total ap to -last night "was f 47.C0O,. less than one-t onrtt ,f of the May toUl. which was $tlt.- The biggest single project on which a permit has been taken out since the first of June is the Benv Chhr roroity onso on State street, estimated at $15,00. r f? Twenty-three permits have been Issued,, mostly for residences; or J private garages. G.O.P. MEET NOMINATES CURTIS Senator ' From Kansas Se lected as Running Mate to Herbert Hoover VOTE 1052 TO 34 ON FIRST BALLOT Huge Landslide Arranged Before Convention Meets DAWES DRAWS 13 Republican.. Party.. Chooses 11T 4 M m mm . Western Man of Indian Ai cestry as Candidate for Vice Presidency , of U. S. By JAMES L. WILLIAMS Associated Pres Staff Writer KANSAS CITY. Jnne 15 (AP) Charles Curtis of Kansas, bora on a Kaw Indian reservation, and successively Jockey, hack driver, lawyer and United States senator, was chosen today by the republi can national convention as the vice presidential candidate to stand beside Herbert Hoover la the election next November. The leader of the majority in the senate, swarthy descendant rt Indian ancestry, was swept to vic tory at the final session of the party gathering by a vot,e of 1052 to 34. A moment later the en dorsement was made unanimous by a roaring chorus. There ut only one ballot. Opposing Vote Few -Thirteen -votes for CbarlesG. Dawes; It for Herman L. Ekern of Wisconsin and two for Hanford MacNider of Iowa, prevented the registration of a solid vote for tt Kansan in the beginning. Not a word was raised in protest wbeo the motion was made to have the convention go on record en bloc for him. . Curtis, who until yesterday wee a candidate for the presidency, ap peared on the platform after be had been nominated: thanked tke convention for selecting him; toid the delegates he had hoped to knee the honors which went to Hoover; praised President Coolidge and the secretary of commerce and (Bee dieted victory for the ticket in the autumn. He was generously .ap plauded. Votes Lined t Early The landslide to Curtis begasf outside the convention hall same time in the early morninr hours (Caatinoea oa paa I t REPUBLICAN WIN DECLARED SURE HERBERT HOOVER HAILED AS GENUINE WESTERNER President of Stanford University Asserta G.O.P. Xoiuine Cer tain of Election PALO ALTO. Cel.. Jane 15. " (AP). HalUng Herbert' Hoover as an administrative genius. Pres ident Ray Layman Wilbur of Stanford university today, pre-, dieted his election to the presi dency and declared that for the first time the country will have n president who "understands the problems of the ; west ' from the ground up."-:. ' - The-Pacific has become 2be great ocean' of the world," said WUbur. fit belongs' to the whole United States. ; Hoover " under stands all the problems concern ing -v the Pacific country, having been oa the other side' as well -aa oa - this." Not 'only Is the PsclMe the v western ocean. It Is linked with ' Hew . York by ' the Panama canaL All of Ks problems Hoover understands: from. first hand in formation. - ' - ' PARTY HELD FOR MABEL "Queen of Diamonds Awaits Bet ter Weather For Trip - HARBOR GRACE. June (AP), Miss Mabel Boll, awaiting here favorable j weather for . flight to Eorcpe.r today , accept the- hospitality of the .Newfound-' land'governenL":;iv-'i . : ' Wttn Captain Oliver Le BontU- Her, pilot, and Arthur Argles, o pUot, of the plane Columbia, vMlns BoU went to 8t. John's as. tbo , guest of Sir John Rennett, col onial secreUry- Weather reports tonlgbt Indicated that: no ? start . would be" attempted, before .Sun-; MR cayv ,-r ! . ? Japer were exaggerated.