1 he Harvesting, of the Flax Crop of the Salem District Goes Ahead, and the Deliveries at the State Flax Plant Are Large Now More and More Califdrnians Come to Oregon to Enjoy Our Wonderful Summer Climate, and to Spread the News of Its Excellence Weather forecast: Fair. bat with fog on the coast; moderately warm with lav hu midity in the Interior; gentle northerly winds on the coast. Maximum tempera ture yesterday 82, minimum 72, river -2.3, rainfall - none, atmosphere clear, wind northwest. Mussolini has done away with his sua--penders, and has donned a natty looking belt. Maybe he isn't as good a politician as we thought he was. mm It used to be that when Creek met I Greek there was a tug of war but nowa-. days when Greek meets Greek they discuss the restaurant business. SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS E DEATH NOT SET James Sheridan, Killed in Collision With Truck, Held Negligent BUT ONE ARM ON WHEEL Ralph Wolfe, Wood Mauler, Says j He Was at Extreme Right and Thought Other Driver was "Hit and Ran" Violator No charge of culpability for the death of James Harold Sheridan. 22 year old enlisted man in the nary, will be placed against Ralph Wolfe of Monitor, it was indicated last night, although it is possible that the truck driver may be charged with failing, to give as sistance after an accident, the coroner's Jury finding that in its judgment he was negligent in that respect. On the other hand, the jury found, Sheridan himself was neg ligent In driving with only one hand at the lime of the accident on the Silverton road about mid night Saturday night. One Hand on Wheel That Sheridan was using one hand to drive was the frank ad mission of Miss Macel Fish of Salem, who was riding with him. The other arm was around her. She also stated that she did not see the approaching truck. Testimony upon the part of the Interested witnesses was highly contradictory. William Sheridan, brother of the deceased, said that the car in which he was riding, a few yards ahead of the one James was driving, was forced off the roadway by the truck, and that Wolfe swung still farthero Li N TO AFTER HERRING in at none anuus .ar .. . . . j,..L , w ' . j ..irrtil! wnt into the ditch. The the wrong siae or ine roaa n passing him. On Right Side, Claim Wolfe, on the other hand, said that he was hugging the right edgeof the pavement. As to the charge that he "hit and ran," Wolfe declared that he slowed down when he heard the glass break out of his rear view mirror. looked back and saw the other car eonttnuinr on its way. and de cided that the light car itself was the "hit and run" offender. From the testimony at the in quest, it seemed probable that when the two cars brushed togeth er, Sheridan was caught by his left arm against the side of his machine, and dragged back onto the back of the car. It kept going down the highway for 150 feet" or more, then turned out to the light (Cob tinned on page 4.) SMITH SUPPORT LOOMS IN TEXAS OPPONENTS OP NEW YORK MAN DEFEATED Dan Moodv Reelected as State Governor After Complicated Campaign DALLAS, Tex July 30. (AP) The three candidates who faced Texas Democrats upon a platform including denunciation of and re fusal to support the presidential nominee. Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, were shown tonight with the tabulation of more than 600,000 of the estimat ed 700,000 votes cast in last Sat urday's primary to have been hopelessly defeated. State Senator Thomas B. Love won his way Into a run-off pri mary next month, but he trailed Lieut. Gov. Barry Miller by more than 88,000 votes. Throughout a bitter campaign Lieutenant Governor Miller de clined to appeal for self support, but Instead pleaded for "the tick et, top to bottom." In the race for the gubernator ial nomination, which Included two candidates who joined Senator Love in assailing Governor Smith and denying him their support, there was an added eomnlleatlon for Dan Moody, the 15 year old chief executive, but he came through with a clean-cut majority over a four-cornered field. It was what he called the effort of James E. Ferguson, former governor and husband of "Ma" Ferguson, also a' former governor, to re-enter the capital via the back door through support of Louis J. Wardlaw of Fort Worth. Moody, rolled Up a majority of more than 120,000 on the face of 'enjoined from enforcing the reg-unoffldal- returns from 240 oi ulatory provisions of the law as -..(CsaUaaei o yt 14 . r M they af fee ted his college. Girl Runs One Block Returns O'Leary's $5 Not Invited to. Dine This is. a true story, so help us Hannah! Dick O'Leary, one of Salem's most prominent restaurant pro prietors, hastened down the street Monday afternoon, carry ing a heavy sheaf of paper money to the bank. A five dollar bill flattered away, unknown to Mr. O'Leary. A young lady who was standing nearby saw it fall, picked it up and started after the restaurant man. He walked fast, and she had to trot after him for near ly a block before she caught him and restored the money. He thanked her profusely, but didn't Invite her out to dinner! ' I WHITES CHASE JAPANESE OUT RACE CONFLICT DEVELOPS X EAR HOQUIAM Wood Pulp Contractor's Effort to Establish Colony Resented by Natives HOQUIAM, Wash., July 30. (AP) Angered by the alleged at tempt of Donald W. Lyle, a Ta coma wood pulp contractor, to es tablish a co"lony of Japanese labor ers in their vicinity, residents of Copalis Crossing, a settlement on the PacUic Beach highway about 15 miles north of Hoquiam, last night assembled in force and "de ported" between 20 and 30 Jap nese, it was reported here today. Early In the evening while the Japanese were preparing supper, about forty white residents sur rounded the camp, bundled the la borers and their belongings in pas senger automobiles and auto trucks and started for Tacoma au thorities charged. About one mile out of Copalis Crossing, one truck carrying 8 or lo Jaoaneoe- and their blanket I aliens did not even stop to pick up their belongings, but dashed into - ---- . . the woods. They have not been seen since. None of the participants in the forceful deportation will talk. Sheriff W. H. Hammof Montesano was making an Investigation, but said he had been unable to learn the names of any of the partic ipants. Residents of the district have refused to give him any in formation, he said. DISCUSS BOURBON DRIVE John Raskob Confers With Execu tive Committee of Party NEW YORK. July SO (AP) Discussion of matters relating to the democratic national campaign organization occupied a three and a half hour meeting of the execu tive committee today with John J. Raskob, national chairman. It was the first meeting in the new headquarters. This was moving day for the democratic organization which transferred its activities from the Hotel Blltmore. where governor Alfred E. Smith maintains a suite, to the General Motors building where the organization will oc cupy the entire eighth floor. Among the day's developments was sn announcement by Briga dier General William Mitchell, re tired, that he planned to support the candidacy of Governor Smith for president and would take the stump In behalf of the democratic nominee. Fred W. Johnson of Rock Springs. Wyo.. who will be man ager of the democratic campaign In the Intermountaln states, with headquarters In Salt Lake City, came to New York today and will confer with Chairman Raskob to morrow. BARBER STATUTE LEGAL Constitutionality Upheld Tn Deci sion Received Here The law regulating the barber profession In Oregon is constitu tional, according to a decree handed down by the Multnomah county circuit court. A copy of the decree was received at the of fice of the attorney general here Monday. The suit to test the constitu tionality of the barber law was filed by M. Hoernstein, owner of the Oregon barber school In Port land. The state barber board was named as defendant in the suit," Mr. Hoernstein alleged that the educational requirement of - the board were oppressive and had re sulted In diminishing the enrolL ment of his institution. He re- aiiMled that the barber board be EDITOR SHOWS GOOD SALOON A LA AL SMITH Record of Tammany Candi date's Activities Exposed By Kansas Man REFORM NEVER FAVORED William Allen White Gives Out Complete Account of New York Governor's Stand on Public Issues NEW YORK. July 30. (AP) William Alien White, editor of the Emporia. Kansas, Gazette tonight made public the results of the two weeks study made for him of the New York Assembly Journal to show "The record of Governor Al fred E. Smith as It affects the sa loon and the allies of the saloon; made by him as assemblyman during the first dozen years of his political career." The record shows, Mr. White says, that as a member of the as sembly Governor Smith favored the old-time "wide open, untram- 1 I 1 - A J 1 t n .4 I meieu, uureguiaieu eaiuuu, auu voted against measures introduced for the purpose of putting restric tions upon it. Shows Al's Standards "Governor Smith's record on the saloon a dozen or twenty years sgo is chiefly important today in view of the fact that he defied thej platform of the democratic party and promised to introduce a liquor plan of his own," Mr. White said. "His record shtfwe what his idea was oi a gooa saioon wnen ne was a Tammany assemblyman." Mr. White points out that the record was made when Governor Smith was a young man. !J.t Is f.cpnraennfai, to JdgeiWHli.,nJack Pernor Smith today by the reT-fom S4ceh5l)iTisIon. it was (Continued an pi v) (announced. Hack will Issue an of- RAIL EVIDENCE IS SENT Documents Will Be Used In Hear ing on Cross-State Line The public service' commission Monday sent to Portland a mass of documentary evidence to be used in connection with the cross-state railroad case which opens there Thursday. The data was gathered by the public service commission engineers. Members of the commission said the hearing would require ap proximately three weeks. It will be conducted by representatives of the interstate commerce commis sion. STUDY OF ANTARCTIC LAST GREAT EXPLORATION TASK 4o 1Q o 20 30 nmm WILKlNS Of V UCFFCRY. "So Intensive study: of the little-known contlnen t of Antarctica which lies around the South Pole Is the objective of three expeditions setting out this autumn these of .Coram, Richard B, Byrd, Sis. Hubert Wllkins and Comm. Douglas George Jeff r y.: Airplanes will play a big part In each exploring project. The map shews the region the men will r enture into and the routes they hope to follow, ' - HOOVER PLANS FARM MEETING CONFERENCE SLATED AUGUST 22 and 23 Agricultural Leaders to Discuss Situation With G. O. P. Nominee CHICAGO, July 30. (AP) A conference with midwestern farm leaders has been arranged for Herbert Hoover, republican pres idential candidate, his western campaign headquarters announ ced today. James W. Good, in charge of Hoover's western head quarters here, said the candidate would spend August 22 and 23 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, meeting agri cultural leaders of Iowa and oth er middle western farm states. No public address will be made there although a mass meeting has been scheduled. Mr. Good said he had received word from Dr. Hubert Work, Hoo ver's national campaign manager, saying he would arrive in Chicago Saturday morning. Mrs. Alvin T. Hcrt, vice-chairman of the republican national committee, will precede Dr. Work here, arriving Friday on the Twentieth Century Limited from New York. It is understood the campaign leaders are gathering here to prepare for the August 4 organization meeting of the repub lican national committeemen and women from the western states. TRAIN CRASH UNDER QUIZ Probe Ordered Into Rear End Col lision on S. P. Line SACRAMENTO, July 30. (AP) Inquiry to fix responsibility for the rear end collision between the crack Cascade Limited of the Southern Pacific and- a special train of the American bar associa tion convention delegates near Cortena Sunday will start tomor row according to announcements made by Southern Pacific Offi cials. The inquiry will be held at Cor tena and will be conducted by flcial statement at the conclusion of the Inquiry. Of the 37 -or more men and women Injured in varying degrees., only 16 remained in hospitals at Arbuckle and Woodland today, it was announced here. POSSES TRAIL BANDITS Men Who Held Up Bank Messen gers Believed Surrounded WINNIPEG, July 30. (AP) Bandits who held up two bank messengers here today, escaping with $25,000 in cash, are reported surrounded by a police posse near Langdon, N. D., and are engaged in a gun battle with the officers. 4 V xWMM J6Q . 180 , ...... 60 - HO I TUNNEY CHANGES HIS MIND AGAIN MAY NOT RETIRE AFTER ALL, HE SAYS Skeptics Proved Justified For Moment at Least; Final An nouncement Today NEW YORK. July 30. (AP) Gene Tunney will not know un til tomorrow whether his future here of activity rests in or out of the ring he rules today. Confer ences however, within the next 12 hours with Tex Rlckard, master of Madison Square Garden, and William Muldoon, 81 year old member of the New York state Athletic commission, will give the heavyweight champion the answer he will announce to the boxing world at 2 p. m., tomorrow. Showing only a thin line of blue under his left eye, as a memento of his 11 round knockout of Tom Heeney in the Yankee stadium Thursday night, Tunney branded reports of his retirement as pre mature for the moment. At a luncheon in honor of commission er Muldoon at his hotel tomorrow afternoon Gene promised, he will settle once and for all this matter of retirement. The heavyweight title holder said that reports of his retirement, forecast yesterday by Sam Pryor. a friend with whom Gene visited for a few days after the Heeney match, had been greatly misunder stood. Furthermore he denied all 14 of 'the counts that listed his future activity all the way from entering the priesthood to enter ing matrimony. He has no inten tion of studying philosophy in European universities nor of ac companying Commander Byrd on his expedition to the Antarctic. Just now the heavyweight cham pion is full of plans for his walk ing trip through Europe with Thornton Wilder, the novelist. He will sail August 16 on the Maure tania for a tour of Ireland, Spain, Germany and France. Gene has promised the Irish nation through 4 " J nJ?$ ?' P'n" ' fc President Cosgrave . that he will OFFICIALS TO MEDFORD Governor and Secretary of State to Attend Convention Governor Patterson and Secre tary of State Kozer will leave here Wednesday night for Medford where they will spend a day at tending the annual convention of the American Legion, department of Oregon. They will be accom panied by Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Kozer. From Medford the party will go to Burns, thence to The Dalles and down the Columbia river highway to Portland. The trip will be made by automobile. SEE D HOPE E AS PLANS EYED Sir Austen Chamberlain Re views Situatiorf in House Of Commons OPTIMISTIC NOTE VOICED Excuses Self and Government for Delay in Replying to Mr. Kel logg's Note Upon Anti War Treaties LONDON. July 30 (AP) Ex pressing the hope the Kellogg pact by which war would be out lawed as a national policy, will be a "most valuable security to peace," Sir Austin Chamberlain. secretary of state for foreign af fairs, today reviewed in the house of commons the progress of dis armament. He also discussed the British policy In Egypt and China. The secretary said he had hop ed to keep the disarmament ques tion entirely separate from the Kellogg pact, although be admit ted this treaty undoubtedly would be a factor which would be taken into account. j Then he announced the govern ment has had successful conver sations with France respecting dlf ferences which had arisen between the two governments over nava disarmament. Other Plans Announced He said he was about- to sub mit to the other principal naval powers the compromise agreement which had been reached, hoping thereby to remove obstacles to the progress of the disarmament Idea. Until this has been done, he said he could give no details, but he stated that the compromise was on naval issues which had arisen in N PEACE MOV h. p,Z. r..iUEWM NIGHT AIR-ROUTE ence. Sir Austen indicated the first open discussion of a compromise would probably be by the prepara tory disarmament commission. Reservations Discussed He then took up the British reservations in the recent note sent to Secretary Kellogg and said they compared with the Monroe doctrine of the United States. He said no doctrine of aggression was contained In the British reserva tlons, but that they constituted (Continued on pif 4.) PLAN TO HALT GAS WAR Service Station Operators Attempt Peaceful Settlement PORTLAND, Ore.. July 30. (AP). Service station operators met here tonight to discuss peace terms In Portland's gasoline price war. Many stations were selling at 16 cents today, the whole sale price, while others were quot ing prices ranging up to 21 cents. Service station operators to the number of 1800 have suddenly found themselves embroiled in bitter competition and the only tangible clue to the origin of the conflict seems to be the annual summer sprouting of new sta tions. Operators insist that those selling gasoline at 16 cents a gallon are losing money. Mean while motorists are bearing up well under the conditions. LEGIONNAIRES GATHER Oregon State Convention to Open Thursday at Medford MEDFORD, Ore.. July 30. (AP) This city put on Its holiday dress today in anticipation of the opening Thursday of the annual state convention of the' American Legion. Flags and buntings and the colors of the Legion float from every business house. State Commander Oeorge Love of Eugene, and Carl Moser of Portland, state adjutant, opened official Tieadquarters today. Prospects that Colonel Charles Lindbergh would be among the distinguished guests appeared to day with the announcement that Director of Aviation McCormick had asked him to eome to this city for a conference next Thurs day. LINDBERGH HEADS WEST Flytnft - Eagle Oobmw Down Mexico for Repair In EAST VADQH, N. M., July SO (AP Colonel Charles Lind bergh landed here 7:15 p. m. to night for gasoline and to repair the plane's motor, which was mlss- lng on one cylinder. He said he ex pected to leave at midnight, head- lng west. TORAL ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY SLAYER OF GENERAL OBRE GOX GIVES REASONS Religious Motives Again Cited by Murderer of President-Elect of Mexico MEXICO CITY, July 30. (AP). 7Jose de Leon Toral, slay er of General Alvaro Obregon, was Incited to his crime by a be lief that he could by killing the president-elect solve the religious problems of Mexico, police de clared in a formal statement to day. The belief was. fostered by Catholic nun. Conception Acebedo de la Lata and a man named Manuel Trejo who fled after the assassination, the statement said. The nun is alleged to have assert ed in Toral's presence that the dif ficulties of Catholics could be solved by the deaths of Jesldent Calles. General Obregon and the patriarch of the so-called Mexican Catholic church. Trejo, by Tor al's own admission, furnished the gun with which General Obregon was killed and taught the slayer how to use it. utner persons not named are also declared to have worked Tor al's mind by suggestion into a re ligious frenzy that made him be lieve that the killing was neces sary. me youtniui assassin In a con fession to newspaper men today asserted no one else was respon sible aa,d particularly absolved Luis Merones and other labor leaders from the least, blame. "Toral's relatives say that while he was a Catholic ne was not a fanatic or extremist and other persons must have influenc ed him to kill General Obregon," said the formal statement issued by Chief of Police Rlos Zertuche. The statement adds that Toral was an associate of H umber to Projuarez, one of those executed last November after a bomb at tack against General Obregon failed. He disliked the Idea of bombing Obregon, the statement said, but later after hearing the (OntiDueC on page 4.) Plane to: be Guided All Way From Seattle to Frisco PORTLAND, Ore.. July 30. (AP) Beacon lights placed at in tervals of not more than 10 miles will light the airway between Se attle and San ' Francisco within four or five months and pilots will be able to follow the course safely by night according to S. S. Boggs. airway extension superintendent of the United States department of commerce. Mr. Boggs announced today that the work will start immedi ately. He is her to supervise the work. Lighting of the transcon tinental airway between New York and San Francisco has Just been completed, Mr. Boggs pointed out. and said he Is confident lighting of the various airways will great ly stimulate commercial flying. Standard beacons of the 24-inch revolving type, 3,000,000 candle power will be used. The towers will be 61 feet high except that where trees are plentiful some 100-foot towers will be erected. Besides establishing the beasons, the department is surveying the airway and will make sure that intermediate landing fields are available at intervals of not more than 25 miles. ITALIA PARTY AT MUNICH German Police Nip Demonstration Against Nobile Men MUNICH, Germany. July 30. (AP) General Umberto Nobile and the other rescued Italian polar explorers arrived at Munich tonight anil were greeted at the station by several hundred mem bers of the Italian colony. What appeared to be an incip ient demonstration against the Italians was promptly squelched by police. The general paid no attention and left the car to con Terse with several of his country men. Later the car- was coupled to the Rome express, leaving at 7:51 p. m . ROBBERY REPORT DENIED Espee Train Not Held up Sunday Morning, Claim . EUGENE, Ore., July 80.- (AP) A report that . passengers of Southern Pacific train number 18 were held up early Sunday morn ing as the train entered this city was denied today following inves tigation by local police. Charles Webber, Portland, one of the men named, as victim in the alleged hold-up, has admitted that he en tered Eugene on a freight trato and not on number 6. ' i Police said Webber $ has told several conflicting :: stories and there Is some donbt as to whether or not he was robbed at alL MED TROOPS USED TO COPE WITH STRIKERS Total of 256 Textile Work ers Jailed By New Bed ford Police SOLDIERS FIX BAYONETS Mob of 10,000 Persons Proteas ing Official Action Dispersed Forcibly as Guardsmen Re sort to Arms NEW BEDFORD. Mass., Jul,. 30. (AP The national guard, with fixed bayonets, tonight clear- . ed a mob estimated at 10,000 per sons from the vicinity of the Cen tral police station, where it had gathered inademonstratioa against detention of several sea of textile strike picketers. Some stones were hurled as th guardsmen 80 men of battery B, coast artillery, appeared ob lb scene. But the crowd fell back quickly under the menace of tbe' advancing blades. The only cae- : ualty reported was a reserve po lice officer, struck in the chest by a missile. Streets Cleared Quiet was restored after the streets had been cleared for two blocks on each side of the station. Squads of soldiers tonight replac ed policemen on duty In the - ter of the city and took up tie task of directing traffic at imjjor tant corners. The round up of picketers thi afternoon resulting in 2S6 pris oners barely had been completes) when the crowds began gathering around the Central station. At first the assemblage was iwr derly but Inside the Jail the prim- - oners sang, shouted and banged on the walls. As the crowd coslin- ued to swell. Chief of Police M- Cleod decided to call for Battery E, held in the armory against an emergency. Offer to Arbitrate At the meeting of the textile council tonight it was voted to submit the proposition of arbltra ting the present strike to the vari ous unions affiliated with tti United States textile workers, tbe unions to vote on the proposal by next Thursday night. The Textile mills committee group, the radical element in the strike is made up of workers not affiliated with the regular unions. NEW BEDFORD, Mass.. Julv- 30. (AP) The militia was can ed out here tonight following (fee arrest of 256 strike plckeU late today. At nine o'clock tonight a mob of 10.000 bad surronuded the (Continued on paf 3.) HOOVER AGAIN IN CALIFORNIA PRESIDENTIAL CAXDI DAIS LEAVES THIS STATE pLittle Lock Encountered FlsVkf In Rogue River In South ern Oregon BROWN'S CAMP NEAR HORN. BROOK. Cat. July SO. (AP). -Completing a CIO mile autosae blle tour from Stanford, Herbert Hoover arrived here shortly afw noon today for three days of fiefe- ' lng near the headwaters of that Klamath river. The republican presidential candidate was a guest or his ' friend. Milton Esberg, San; Fran cisco banker and business man ' at a cabin perched On a low km! side In the gorge through blcfc the Klamath makes its way southwestward. .. Before leaving Medford for t last 60 miles of a run over ts ' Siskiyou mountains. Hoover s peart two hours casting In the Rogue river at the Big Creek lodge If miles from Medford. He had a luck as the enterprising photo graphers, both local, and tfcofce who accompanied him 'from Stan ford, pursued him so closely in mm effort to ret a shot of him land ing a steel head trout that Cb fish would not bite. Cutting his day there short, Mr. Hoover motored Into Med ford and there reorganiied mi party for the run ,to Brown's camp where he Is to remain mm til Wednesday evening when mm will board a train for his retra . trip to Palo. Alto. , ,r t 4 After lunch here the nomine donned his. fishing togs and rode ' foT; a. distance down.. the , river where' he - spent , several produc tive hours - seeking Vmountata trout, ; . ..; v ' .v.