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ai . : w ' Salem Should r-rronr'r .. Forget all about what folks did in this country a hundred year ago. Study the reeorda of the candidates and this time you for the man. The party will take care of itself and yon will be better of f. -Silverton Tribune. - it I r 1 II r, . - SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAB Willamette and Kimball Fea tured at Oregon Historical Chautauqua MANY FRIENDS PRESENT Vice President Oliver, Dr. Gatke of University and President Canse of Theological School Speakers Pioneer educational institutions that are located In Salem, Will amette university -and Kimball School of Theology, held the spotlight in Wednesday's session of the Oregon Historical chautau qua at Champoeg Park Wednes day, with many friends of the two schools present as well as the numerous pioneers and descend ants of pioneers who have been drawn there by this week of unique entertainment and instruc tion. High lights of the day's pro gram were the addresses of Vice President G. 0. Oliver and Dr. Robert M. Gatke of Willamette, and the illustrated address of President John M. Canse of Kim ball. Principles Maintained Dr. Oliver's subject. "Why Will amette University?" dealt with the threefold purposes for which the old Oregon Institute. Willam ette's predecessor, was establish ed; scientific research, moral life and piety. Dwelling on important points in Willamette's growth. Vice President Oliver showed how these principles have been ad hered to up to the present, time. Sketches Setting Dr. Gatke, addressing, the As semblage in the afternoon, sketch ed the historical setting of Will amette's inception, the circum HONOR PIONEER WITH PR0GR1 stances surrounding the coming of Jason Lee. and stressed the im portance of rewriting Oregon's history with higher ideals of ac curacy. "Trail Blasers of Oregon," was the subject of Dr. Canse's address. Illustrated with slides from the unusual collection which he has been gathering for the last 15 years. They included views of "the early mission school build ings, leading characters in Ore gon's early religious history, and pictures of the Oregon Trail. Dr. Canse had chosen the pictures for this showing by grouping them around a setting of the year 1834, when Jason Lee made his first trip here in the party of Nathan- (Conlinunl on pt ) . AL NOT WORRIED ABOUT DRY MOVE 'DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT," SMITH EXC'JAIM3 Bourbon Nominee Indicate Re volt Within Ranks Is for Com mittee to Handle ALBANY, N. Y.. July 18. (AP) Governor Smith is show ing little concern over the deter mination of some local democrat ic leaders, particularly in the south, to oppose his presidential candidacy. He feels that defec tions of this sort constitute a prob lem for the democratic national committee to cope with and he in dicated today that he would leave It to the committee men to work out combative methods. At his daily conference with newspapermen, the democratic presidential nominee wa asked to comment on the situation in Texas, where an anti-Smith move ment has been organized, based. its leaders say, on the governor's prohibition stand. "I didn't know anything about it." Smith countered. "That's for the national committee to worry about." With that he dismissed the sub ject. While the. nominee is disin clined to enter into any discussion of opposition within the party to his candidacy, his friends and ad- sors here hold the view, that de fections in the south win not Jeop ardise democracy success in that section next November, and that while votes may be lost there and in other localities where there is preponderant ."dry" sentiment Smith will more than make up for It in strength he will gain in other doubtful states. ASHEVTLLE, N. C, July (AP) Dry southern democrats met hero today to plan a campaign against Governor Alfred K. Bmlti, (CostUMM m o . Build Monument r1"1 iwvmvuj utiu iiigvu.ii, jiiuui, vi Site Thin Book Worth $1000; Donor Won Stars and Stripes Bound File in Oregon State library Brought From Paris by R. A. Harris of Salem; Pershing Wanted It bat Owner Refused to Sell The Oregon state library has a small bound book that is now worth $1000. It is the bound files of the "Stars and Stripes," the weekly newspaper that was published in Paris during the World war by the American forces, or under the direction or by the permission of the men in high command. - That newspaper was started in February, 1918. The last number was printed June 13th, in all. The bound volume does not a large newspaper. RUSH LAST WORK ON NEW CHURCH WILL BE READY FOR DEDICA TION SERVICE SUNDAY , Georgia Architecture. Mahogany Pews, Beautiful lighting Incorporated Work on the interior of the new Presbyterian church is tearing completion, and the structure will be ready In every detail , for the dedication program next Sunday. Laying of the carpet In the au ditorium was completed early in the week, and yesterday the work os assemblng the pews was be gun. The pews are 01 line ma hogany and will seat 500 people on the main floor of the auditor ium. In the balcony at the back of the church, opera chains of mahogany finish hare been in stalled; they will seat 100 peo ple. The Georgian style of Colonial architecture has been employed in the pleasing design. The whole effect given by the auditorium is one of simple dignity and beauty. Six large chandeliers of Colonial design will light the main 'audi torium,' with two smaller cban dellers of the same design for the balcony, and four for the choir and organ loft. The pulpit and pulpit furniture are or wood to harmonize wun the pews, and are also in the old Colonial style. The lattice be hind which eventually there will be a maze of organ pipes is arched after the eastern style, also. The walls have been finished in Col onial ivory; thus the whole is done consistently in one style. The choir and organ loft is raised behind the rostrum. There will be places for 24 members of the choir and for the organ con sole. According to Joseph H. Al- ( Continued on pef V) HOLD UP HIGHWAY WORK Commission Moving Cautiously Until After Election Nothing will be done by the state highway commission with re lation to paving the Klamath Falls-Lakeview Junction section of The Dalles-California highway un til after the electorate has passed on the so-called Dunne measures at the November election. This was the information given out here Wednesday by Roy Klein, state highway engineer. One of the Dunne bills reduced the motor vehicle license fees ap proximately 50 per cent, while the other measure Increases the gaso line tax from three to five cents a gallon. In case the license bill should carry and the gasoline tax meas ure should fall, the state highway revenues would be affected mater ially, members of the state high way commission said. It has been the policy of the etate highway commission for sev eral months to defer virtually all paving projects until after the No vember election. At any time it will be possible to estimate the state revenue for highway con struction and maintenance. BUYS BUSINESS HOUSE Mayor Livesley Bays Nelson-Ling Bunding for 3S,0OO A. C. Nelson and E. B. Ling hare sold the one-story concrete business building at SIS North High to T. A. Livssley, at a figure of $11,000. The building la occu pied by a bowling alley and two other businesses. . The structure was built about a year ago, and Is IStt feet by 165 feet with the shorter footage along High. Mr. Livesley pur- Chased the building as an invest ment. Tfce deal was handled by Eu gene B. Grabenhorst of the W. H. Orabanhorst realty company. part of the consideration InoIuU& the old Llvesley home at Oak aac South Winter streets, which wast in at 118,000. This heme site U 140 by 141 feet,' - to Judge Logan, Originator of the Loganberry, and to Mrs. Lord, Mother of the Flax Industry 't Reclaim It 1919. There were 71 numbers not make a thick book. It was How It Happened R. A. Harris, formerly a print er and newspaper man in Salem, for a time in the early part of the present century employed on The Statesman publications, after wards state printer, and then and now well known real estate man In Salem, with his office in the Ma sonic building, and his home "on the Island." at 701 North Capitol street, was with the TMCA forces in the World war. He was with the headquarters office of the Y tn Paris. Some files of complete original copies of the "Stars and Stripes" were on sale at the publication of fice at the time the business was being closed up. They were going at around $8 to $10, American money. Mr. Harris bought one of the complete files. He intended to bring it home, with the idea of presenting it to the Oregon state library. This be did. Cornelia Marvin, state librarian, accepted the gift and had the cop ies bound and annotated. Miss Marvin realized, at the time that the present was an acceptable one, and of historic value. But she did not at the time sense the high value that might be placed upon it at some future date. Now Worth $1000 She could not at the time know how , many copies were extant. The "SUrs and Stripes" had a large circulation. It went to thou sands of subscribers in the armies and to the "folks at home." It transpires that there are now only 25 complete original copies (Contiaaed on pat ) LAD SETS $50,000 FIRE Seventeen Year Old Youth Admits It Was Great Fun MONTESANO, Wash., July 18. (AP) Sheriff T. D. Glezentan- er today said a signed confession had been made by Eldee H. Good man, 17-year-old Moclips boy, that he had set fire to the McCammon store and hotel at Moclips ten days ago and caused a blaze re sulting in damage for $50,000. The sheriff said the youth told him he had thrown a lighted cig arette through a broken window of the store onto a pile of mat tresses and papers because he "liked to see big fires." ALABAMA ABANDONS BARBARIC CONVICT LEASING r 'v '"--j' " " " ' "" -- i II- v I'ki 't: """" - : -- MP- '"'"' I .-W - - - - Men sentenced to hard labor in Alabama were leased to , coal mines and - to mills after every other state 'had done away with the often-cruel custom, but now the leasing system has been ended and prisoners work on the roads and In the fields for the state, living in the new Kilby prison shown above. It is named for former Gov. Thomas E. Kilby (left), who started In 1916 the move for reform culminated under the present administration of Gov. Bibb. Graves (right)." SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1928 PEACE TREATY UK BACKED BY SIX WHS Favorable Replies From Others Anticipated Within Short Time NO RESERVATIONS MADE Final Steps Being Formulated To ward Signing Multi-Lateral Agreement to Outlaw International War WASHINGTON. July 18 (AP) Only receipt of official com munications of acceptance re mained tonight to delay an im mediate decision as to when and where Secretary Kellogg's multi lateral treaty for renouncement of war shall be signed by the repre sentatives of the 15 governments who will compose the charter membership of this new peace pact. The state department received and made public today acceptances of an unqualified character from Belgium and Poland. This sup plemented the favorable replies already received from Germany, France, Italy and the Irish Free State. Others Arrive Soon In addition the department heard from London that the ac ceptance of the British Govern ment as well as those of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India, would reach Washington by cable or mall to morrow. It also learned through diplomatic channels that accept ances from Japan and Czecho-Slo-(ContinavC os pr 4.) DOUBTS WOMAN'S STORY Kidnaping Tale by Brownsville Woman Said Peculiar ALBANY. Ore.. July 18 (AP) District Attorney L. G. Lewell ing today was Investigating the al leged kidnaping and assault yes terday of Mrs. John Matson of Brownsville, but said further ac tion will be delayed until he has interviewed the woman tomorrow. The district attorney said there are discrepancies in Mrs. Matron's story of her abduction and assault by four men Tuesday noon, and she will be called upon to explain them. How the men obtained the Matson car, kidnaped the woman and transported her, in daylight, alpng much-traveled roads with out detection are questions, the district attorney says which have not been answered. s if 1 . 1 ' - f 9 m . iivviu& y us iimwi ltisuiuiiuiis MRS. HOOVER'S FATHER PASSES DEATH OF CHARLES HENRY FTJf ALLY TAKES PLACE Remains WOl be Forwarded to Palo Alto Today; Age Eighty Four Yearn PLACERVILLE, Cal., July 18 (AP) The body of Charles De lano Henry, f 4, father-in-law of Herbert Hoover, who died here early today will be sent to Palo Alto tomorrow for burial. Mr. Henry died without realis ing his last wish that he might see his daughter. Mrs. Herbert Hoover, before he succumbed to a paralytic stroke that attacked him July 4. Physicians said , hope of greeting his daughter kept the ag ed man alive several days. Mrs. Jean H. Large of Palo Al to, a daughter , and Alan Hoov er, grandson, were at his side when he died without coming out of a coma in which he lapsed Monday. Alan, son of Herbert Hoover, arranged today to have the body sent to Palo Alto where the exact time of the services will be set by Mrs. Hoover, formerly Miss Lou Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover are due in Palo Alto Frl- 7- Besides the two daughters. Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Large, Mr. Hen ry left a brother. A. L. Henry of North Dakota, three grandsons. Alan Hoover, Herbert Hoover. Jr.. and Delano Large, and a grand daughter. Janet Large. Mr. Henry was born in Ohio and was a resident of California for 40 years. Until his retirement 10 years ago he was "prominent in Palo Alto banking circles. KELLY HEADS WAR VETS v. F. AV. Elects Irishman Again to SerTe As Commander KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. July 18. (AP). Patrick W. Kelly of Portland was re-elected today by unanimous vote to serve as de partment commander of the Vet erans of Foreign Wars for the en suing year. Kelly's only oppon ent, Harry Strugate of Oregon City, moved to have the 10 rotes cast in his favor, switched to Kelly. Other officers were elected as follows: N. S. Canter, senior vice commander; Cicero Hogan, junior vice commander; Carl Gloss. Judge advocate; Dr. W. A. Scott, sur geon; Rec. M. G. Tennyson, chaplain; Grant Getchell, quarter master; B. Q. Carrett, member of the department of council for the ensuing five years. The election of officers today closed the business session of the six-day convention. The three remaining days will be devoted to pleasure and entertainment. Portland invited the veterans to hold the 1929 convention on the battleship Oregon, but the as sembly decided to refer the deci sion of the 1929 convention city to the administration committee which will act within 90 days. - ."' ,. 7 . . t' , t'SZ al I mm IS F G. 0. P. Candidate Pledges Self to Solve Problem of Farm Distress KANSAS SUPPORT GIVEN Republican Convention Of That State Endorses Former Com merce Secretary Against Smith of New York DES MOINES, Iowa, July 18 (AP). Endorsing the republican T PLANK 1 national platform adopted at Kan-)tomaUc pUtol, and wnen m sas City, the state convention of, caught them in the act of lifting the republican party of Iowa to - day pledged its support to Her bert Hoover and Senator Curtis of Kansas. Mr. Hoover was especially com- mended for his statement that the farm problem "will and must beCn"ed- The otner Prlone " solved." icu ill lue uicifc wmcu hjud was The action came after Governor! quelled. junn fiammiu new irom a con ference with Herbert Hoover, re publican presidential nominee. aboard the Hoover special to Dee Moines to bring a message of op timism for proponents of farm relief legislation to the republi can state convention in session today. Goes By Airplane The governor made the trip from Council Bluffs to Des Moines by airplane and appeared before the convention this afternoon with me oeciarauon mat Hoover re gards the agricultural plank the most important in the repub lican platform and that he inter prets it as calling on the republi can party "to enact at the earliest possible time farm relief legisla tion with a federal board, with the machinery, and with the funds needed to carry on the stabiliza tion of agriculture and the taking care of agricultural surpluses." The governor quoted Hoover as saying the "agricultural problem is a problem of the national gov ernment and the government is pledged to carry the program on." Views Related Hoover felt, Hammill said, that the agricultural plank in the re publican platform Imposes an ob ligation on the president to carry on so that the problem may be solved. The republican candidate declared he would bend every en ergy and use all his ability to the solution of the agricultural prob lem, Hammill said. Mr. Hoover (Continued on pace 2.) ESPEE BUYS OUT PARKER'S LINES EIGHT NEW STAGES TO BE PUT IN SERVICE SUNDAY Old Bus Concern Goes Out of Bus iness On Four Willamette Valley Routes Soon The Southern Pacific motor transport company has bought out the Parker stage lines operating in the Willamette valley, it was announced here late yesterday by Southern Pacific officials. The transfer will go into effect Sun day morning, July 22, eight new stages being put on by the S. P., and stages now In use by Parker being taken off. The purchase price was not dis closed. Lines involved in the transfer are: Woodburn to Silverton via Mount Angel. Salem to Silverton via fair grounds. Salem to Monmouth via Inde pendence. Salem to Dallas and Falls City. In every Instance the new serv ice will be fully as complete as the service given by the Parker lines and in some eases it will be Increased at the outset, it was an nounced. Between Salem and Dallas there will be a service of 14 schedules a day. No announcement was made as to the use to be made of the Par ker stages when they are removed from the routes but It is under stood that they will not be placed In service In this section.' KRASSIN REACHES. BASE Ice Breaker Arrives at King Bay ' Wlth Rescued Men ROME. July 18 (AP) The Stefani news agency announced tonight that the Ice Breaker Kras sin has arrived at Kings Bay after its successful reseue expedition for survivors of the Italia north ef Spitsbergen. ' reuiures uie Knuuiuueii jr to 2 ran FEDERAL PRISON SCENE OF RIOTS ROY GARDNER AGAIN STEPS INTO- LIMELIGHT Attempted Dellverr Frustrated by Guard's Presence of Mind at Atlanta ATLANTA. Ga.. July 18. AP). Roy Gardner. Californrlal maii robber and Joe Urbaytus. Ohio, serving time for a like of fense precipitated a riot late to day when they attempted to scale the walls of the federal prison here, with a ladder. One man was him during the melee which followed the unsuc cessful break for freedom, a guard named Bunce being struck over the head with the butt of a gun by a prisoner. Police reserves called in from the Atlanta depart ment aided the prison officials in restoring order. Despite that several shots were fired during the disturbance no cne was wounded. The two men had obtained au ja ladder to the wall, they forced him to produce his keys and open the door to the outside. He threw the keys through the grat ing and frustrated the order. Bunce and a fellow guard ran to tne ecene and shots were ex- . , . w.-u Guards believed the pistols were smuggled into the prison inside yarn which is used in the mills. Urbaytus figured in an attempt ed delivery in 1927. He Is serv ing a 50 year sentence while Gardner i in for two 25 year terms. Gardner and Urbaytus together with three other prisoners involv ed in. the attempt, were sent into solitary imprisonment immediate ly following the episode. Officials said that a prisoner named Carrigan, from Ohio, and another, Andrews, together with Andrews' son, both from New Jersey, were believed to have been implicated in the plot to es cape although they did not take nart in the melee after the at tempt was discovered. An inveetgation into methods through which the pistols and makeshift ladder were obtained was started. SAN FRANCISCO, July 18. (AP) . -Roy Gardner's first con viction for robbery of the United l Convened on pK 3.) 10 KILLED BY TRAFFIC 410 Persons Injured in 2257 Acci dents in Month of June Ten persons were killed and 419 persons were injured in a total of 2257 traffic accidents in Oregon during the month of June, accord flig to a report prepared here Wed nesday by Thomas A, Raffety chief inspector of the state motor vehicle department. Approximate ly 110 of the accidents were due to speeding while 218 accidents .were caused by drivers failing to ob serve signals. In 390 cases the drivers failed to give right of way. Forty accidents were caused by intoxicated drivers. Skidding was responsible for 50 accidents. In 113 cases drivers were careless in the operation of their cars. State traffic officers participat ed in 497 arrests during the month of, June, with fines aggre gating $3882,45. Warnings were issued to 8853 drivers. Delinquent fees in the amount of $10, 33, .85 were collected by the traffic offi cers. Stolen cars recovered had a re sale value of $5000. Other proper ty recovered included motorcycles with a value of $50 and miscel laneous articles valued at $25. The state traffic officers visited 3631 towns and cities during the month and traveled 86,445 miles. CITY AIDING BOND CASE Salem Interested In Action Rosebury; Airport Matter on Because Salem Is primarily in terested in what will be the out come of the Roseburg airport bond issue case. City Attorney Fred A. Williams is preparing a brief to be submitted in the argument. The recent $50,000 airport bond issue voted in Salem,' as well as other similar projectsver the state, will be affected by the decision in the Roseburg ease. - -.- ' " , The complaint In the southern ease has been filed and an answer made, bat It has not been before the court. Effort are being made to have the question settled at the early September term of eonrt." : The question of whether or not the city. had s, right to spend Its funds for, the airport arose after the bonds had been purchased. The question was brought by the buyers. City moneys must be ex pended for publlo purposes, attor neys for the purchasers opined. and an airport project has never been legally defined as a public purpose, they held. Wurthfr forecast: Generally fair but cloudy along the coast: normal tempera ture and humidity; gentle north to west winds on the coast. .Maximum tempera ture 77. minimum 55. rlrer -2. rainfall none, atmosphere part cloudy, wind north- , west. PRICE- FIVE CENTS ER E, RefaSOn for MUfdeT Of GeiieF- eral Obregon Fixed by President Calles IDENTITY ESTABLISHED Assassin of Mexico's Presides. Elect Declared to be 23 Yens Old Art Student From State -of Jalisco MEXICO CITY, July 18 AP Police headquarters tonight eemt-off totally announced that tae assassin of General OTn-egon has) been Identified es Jose de Leon an art student, age 23 years, a native of Lagos, in the state t Jalisco. He is said to have lived at Guadalajara but to have come te Mexico City six months ago seek ing work. Police said they fons upon him a rosary and other re ligious emblems and a picture of the Catholic priest. Miguel Au gustin Projuarez, who was exe cuted in connection with the at tempt to assassinate Obregen with bombs last November. Claims Lone Hand It was said unofficially that de Leon Toral refused to admit ac complices and insisted through out his grilling that he alone was responsible. EI Universal Grafico says that clues leading to the identity ef the assassin included a telephone number found upon him whih was that of a dry cleaning she where he had had his duit pressod. The papers add that the moth and wife of the assassin have been arrested and are being held. In a signed statement tonight President Plutarco ' Ellas Calls declared that the assassin of Gen eral Obregon had admitted the motive of his crime was religion fervor. The president said. too. that authorities investigating tbe'crlnte have gained much information "complicating directly clerical a- tion." Peace Asked He concludes his statement with au appeal to the Mexican people to maintain peace and a statement that the government will continue to abide by the prtn-- ( Con tinned n pf S.) STATE PROJECT AID NOT LIKELY SENATORS MEET WITH RMO. LAMATIOX COMMISSION Would Involve Reversal of Policy! McNary Lauds Present State Pro grain There is practically no hep that the federal government will be disposed to lend its credit er assist In financing state irrigation projects in Oregon at this tin. according to statements made by Senators C. L. McNary and Fred erick Steiwer at a conference heM in the executive department here Wednesday. The conference was called by HAS RELIGIOUS MOT V WORD the state reclamation com missies . after Dr. Elwood Mead, federal reclamation commissioner, mad the statement that it would ' be ; good business" for the govern- ment to assist In financing th state Irrigation districts rathe than expend large amounts f money in developing new irriga tion projects. Senators McNary and Steiwer contended that the proposal to ohv ; tain federal funds for the develop ment of Oregon's state irrigation projects was Impractical, and that such a move would require a com plete reversal of the government's - policy of reclaiming public land. Senator . McNary made the . a- . . sertlon that the state is new progressing along the right Ifcssv ln reorganising and refinancing w Irrigation projects under ' author- extended to the state reclamation Uy extended to the state reclama tion commission at the last legis lative session. If was brought oat at the meeting that this reorgan-, ixation campaign . Is "well node " ' way. . - - - . Besides Senators McNary snntV Steiwer the conference was" at tended by Representative Hawley -of the first congressional district.'', W. O. Ide, secretary of the land settlement -department of ;3 the Portland chamber of. commerce; .' , Rhea Lu per, state engineer, Amadee Smith of Portland. cm ber of the Grants Pass irrigatWn district bondholders com mitts. ' Dr. If end . had Intended tn at tend the conference bat was -