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SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, August 14, 1928
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Readers Say Hard Campaign
Needed to Win Presl
' dential Election
Little Doubt Seen as to Final
, Result; Governors Will
I be Visited
' By W. B. RAGSDAJJE
Associated Press Staff Writer
STANFORD, UNIVER SITT.
Cal., Aug. 13 (AP) While Her
bert Hoover If gratified by both
the reception of his acceptance
speech and the reports on the po
litical -outlook brought to him
here, he appreciates that he has a
battle ahead for the presidency.
Friend of the republican nom
inee disclosed today that the In
formation as to the situation over
the country giTen him by party
leaders has been somewhat differ
ent from that which some of these
leaders hare siren to the public
through newspapers. Generally,
they hare advised Hoover thajt
there Is a real contest bat that
they are confident as to the re
sult. Goes to San Francisco
Having received detailed re
ports from Dr. Hubert Work,
chairman of the republican na
tional committee, and other lead
era who came here for the notifi
cation ceremonies last Saturday,
Hoover did not regard It as es
sential that he attend the nation
al committee meeting today at
Ban Francisco. He went to that
city, however, to be present at a
session of the board of trustees
of Stanford University of which
he is a. member.
Several republican chief tainr
accompanied him back to his
home here and he spent a couple
of hours with them and then
turned again to work on his West
Branch, Iowa, speech which he
hoped to complete before leaving
here Thursday night for his birth
place by way of Los Angeles, Al
buquerque and Kansas City.
Will Meet Governors
During the return trip to Wosh
ington, Hoover will have with him
on his train at different times the
governors of states through which
he will pass. Arizona, which he
will strike first after leaving hip
home state, will be an exception
as the ' administration there 1?
democratic. He will go through
New Mexico on Sunday and conse
quently will maVe no rear-end
platform talks In that state.
In Kansas, the home of his run
ning mate Charles Cutris, he will
make brief stops at Hutchinson
Emporia and Topeka, but will not
see Curtis as the senator has an
engagement aawy from his home
town in that time. He will be
joined by Senator Capper oi the
Sun Fiower state.
-Congratulations Pour In
Telegrams commending his ac.
ceptance speech continued tp
stream into his home today along
with newspaper editorial com
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BV AUTOS OPENED
A drive to curb speeders and
reckless drivers on the highways
particularly drivers of trucks and
passenger stages, has been started
by the state traffic department.
. Definite announcement to this
effect was made yesterday, fol
io wins a number of arrests and
light fines last week. Drivers of
busses particularly. officers
charge,, have become Imbued with
the conviction that the state high
way has been built for their espe
cial benefit. Cases of drivers of
small cars being crowded off the
road have been brought to their
attention, they assert. Numerous
warnings have had little effeet.
As a beginning of the campaign
three tines were assessed in Jus
tice court - here yesterday. Earl
Moore of Eugene was fined $18
for driving his truck as an exces
sive rate of speed. "I Just took
the rata he was going SO mlles-
and subtracted the speed he's al
lowed, said Judge Small after
ward. "He's allowed 12 miles an
hour, so that made his fine $18."
B. EL Miller of Woodburn and
Charles J. Fox of Chlllwak, Brit
ish Columbia, were each fined 820
for reckless driving.
Card From China
Says Chief City
Is Peaceful Now
. A card recently received 'from
Dr. F. : G. Franklin, , dated from
Pekln. China, stated that at the
time of his visit - the jetty was
peaceful. General "LI, of the Chi
nese army, addressed the group
of Americana twice on the day the
card was written. ... 'S."
One of the Interesting: items
given by Dr. Franklin was that a
person may ride all day in a
ricksha for 76 cents, a sum hard
ly to be compared with American
taxi rates. Dr. Franklin will sail
the latter part of next week and
will arrive In America the first
greek la September. - ,
I ON SPEEDING
Leg
ion
Eager to Win Prize in
Big National Contest
Salem's American Lerlon drum
corps Is going to enter the con
test against similar organisations
from every section of the United
States, to be held during the Le
gion's annual convention In San
Antonio, , Texas, this fall, and
members declare that they are go
ing to bring home both the ba
con and the eggs thl& time.
Plans were perfected at the
meeting held last week to develop
a higher degree of proficiency In
the personnel of the organization,
particularly with reference to
marching. To this end Captain
Paul Burris, than whom no better
drill master could be found any
where, has agreed to give individ
ual and gToup Instruction to drum
corps members.
At the recent state convention
in Medford the Salem drum corps
stood first in drum and bugle per
formance, but lost the capita
prize because other organization
marched better.
Intensive work Is to be done to
bring the marching up to the high
degree of perfection which marks
the Salem body a Instrumental
work. It being the firm belief that
by brushing up on their foot-work
the organization will be able to
Gty Employes
Now Total 316
Says Recorder
When Salem's payroll-creating
industries are considered there Is
one which is not usually taken
into account. That is the ex
tremely Important one of keeping
the city clean, sanitary and law
abiding, improving its appearance
and convenience, and taking care
of municipal business in general.
At present that industry em
ploys 316 persons, according to
the most accurate count that could
be made Monday. In other words.
JIG persons are on the regular
and special city payroll, one in
every 87 being employed in mu
nicipal capacity. This does not
take into account at least 50 more
who are working on municipal im
provements under private con
tract.
The present number of city em
ployes Is the greatest in Salem's!
history, it la believed by Mark
Poulsen, cltfr recorder, as never
before has there been so much im
provement work under way.
Street improvement work and
sewer construction employs 213
persons, according to Kenneth
Snyder, timekeeper who handles
the special employment payroll
for the city.
Twenty-eight persons are em
ployed on the paving crew and at
he paving plant, six on rough
grading and 12 on fine grading.
Thirty-six more are employed in
laying street curbing and 12 ,in
building culverts. Three truck
drivers and the timekeeper bring
the total up to an even 100.
There are 70 men working on
the Spruce street sewer line. 25
on the Owens street sewer line,
and 20 on the Front street, sani
tary sewer.
Regular salaried workers for
the city number 111. This figure
Includes the paid 'city officials
generally, 32 firemen, 18 police
men and 30 persons In the street
department.
1300 Troops Go
For "March" In
Engines of War
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.
(AP) An army experimental
mechanized force of 1300 men and
96 war engines will embark early
tomorrow on the longest journey
it has yet undertaken, a 410 mile
round trip from Fort - Leonard
Wood, Maryland, to the Toby Han
na. Pa., artillery range.
Colonel Oliver S. Eskridge,
commanding the force, plans to
give the motorized units a thor
ough tryout on the trip to test the
convoy for speed, stamina and
control over distance. It is expect
ed to maintain an average speed
of IS miles an hour.
Permission Asked
For Construction
Of Railroad Line
The Edward Hines Western
Pine company has filed with the
public service commission here ap
plication for a certificate of pub
lic necessity and convenience auth
orizing the construction of a new
railroad and acquisition of the
Malheur Railroad company's line
between Burns and Seneca.
The railroad, under new -man
agement, would be operated under
the name of the. Burns, Harney
Valley and Northern.' The-Malheur
railroad company's line la approx
imately SO miles la length and was
constructed primarily as a logging
carrier. ?
Pythians Start i t
Annual Meeting
MILWAUKEE, Attg.ili(AP)
The Knights of Pythias conven
tion opened, hare today with more
than 2,000 - delegates from: the
United States, Canada and the
Philippine and Hawaiian Islands
la attendance.
Corps Here
carry eft not only state but na
tional honors.
Competition will be brisk In
San-Antonio, with approximately
45 organizations entered in the
contest.' The drum corps from
Capitol Tost will leave for the
Texas convention Ocober I, oc-
cordlng to present plans, the
party to be 33 In number.
In the past Salem's American
Legion drum corps has won much
favorable notice and Its members
are determined to add luster to
their fame and that of their home
town If hard work will accomplish
that result. " Individual "drill In
struction is being taken nightly,
with organization marching at
least twice a week. This program
will be kept up until the date of
their departure for San Antonio.
CHEMISTRY DEADLY
EYANSTON. 111., Aug. 13
(AP) The crux of the war situ
ation was laid at the door of
chemistry tonight by Sir James C.
Irvine of St. Andrews University,
Scotland, In an address at the
American chemical society insti
tute at Northwestern University.
"The whole machinery of war
may be scrapped, battleships may
be sunk, armies disbanded and
fortresses demolished," he said,
"but the chemical factory must
remain, and, so long as it exists,
it is a potential war factory.
"A modern works designed for
large-scale production of orgsnic
compounds such as dye-stuffs, re
quires little alteration in plant or
personnel to convert it in a few
hours into a place from which
will pour more deadly materials
by far than those used In the
Warld war. -
"I do not speak in panic created
by reading sensational articles,
but I have profound respect for
the possibilities of chemistry. A?
matters stand at present, the na
tion which possesses the most ef
ficient chemical industry, posses
ses the most efficient instrument
of war.
"The war of the future may be
declared.' waged and won within
a few days." he asserted.
Sir James said that in his heart
the chemist loathed the suggestion
that his science should be used
in this way, but that there was a
general opinion that under pres
ent conditions it was impossible to
stop it.
Flapper Scored
By Seventh Day
Adventist Head
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 13.
(AP) Bobbed hair, short skirts
and showy jewelry were labeled
as "Indications of deteriorating
civilization" today by Bishop J. E.
Fuleton, leader of the Seventh
Day Adventlsts now in convention
at Glendale.
In a 1 engthy statement covering
what he termed a "multitude of
sins" the bishop decried modern
fashions, both for men and wom
en, declaring "fashion is n Idol,
an ever-changing phantom that .all
too many millions worship."
"Bobbed hair is a worldly prac
tice which should be abolished,"
the bishop said. "It adds nothing
to feminine charm and is contrary
to the laws of nature."
Bishop Fulton termed - the
"flapper" of today as a "coarse,
daring, vulgar young woman of
questionable morals, who cares
nothing about modesty or pro
priety or righteousness."
Man Dies After
Becoming Dumb
LOUISA. Kt.. Aur. IS. f API
Stricken dumb last Wednesday
when he learned of the death of
his son. Ed. K. Snencer. Junior ed
itor of the Bis Sandy News, D. C.
Spencer, 74,: a storekeeper, died
today without regaining his
speech."' ; , ;,
WAR
Chicago Negro Says He
Murdered Teacher; Got
Only $1.19 Wrist Watch
CHICAGO,. Aug. 13. (AP)
David Shanks, 23, negro, tonight
confessed to the slaying of Miss
Jennie Meta Constance, school
teacher, who was beaten to death
last week. Evanston and Chicago
police announced. . He intended to
rob ' the woman be said,' and
gained only 81.19 which resulted
from the sale of the woman's
wrist watch, and which led to his
arrest. - ' -:. . . ;
" Shanks was arrested when a
youth named Leland Bastian
called at a Jeweler's to claim the
watch, following a request earlier
in the week to change the Initials
on It from those of the slain teach
er's to his own. Tae Jeweler noti
fied police who watched the shop
for the youth's return. When he
was arrested tonight, he told po
lice a negro in his father's boot
blacking stand had sold the watch
to him for fl.ll.
' When Bastlaa pointed out the
STORM. FLOOD
I01ii
Southwestern Section of
State Whipped by Fresh
'Gales and Rain
New Hurricane of Lesser In
tensity Than Last Week's
Disturbance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 13
With a wide strip of, the Flori
da West coast northward - from
Venice buffeted, and drenched to
night by the tropical storm as It
moved up the Peninsula, the situa
tion in the flooded lake Okeecho
bee district, became more acute as
urgent calls for aid reached the
outside world.
Fifty families, were reported
marooned and destitute ; In the
flood waters around lake Okeecho
bee where the water level was
said to be the highest In the mem-,
ory of the oldest Inhabitants. Red
Cross workers who set out from
West Palm Beach were turned
back by washed out highways and
forced to go to Port Pierce where
an atempt will be made to enter
the area by a different route.
St. Petersburg Hit
Meanwhile. St. Peterburg, resort
city at the tip of the Pinellas pen
insula opposite Tampa, was struck
by a 50-mile wind tonight as the
storm center apparently passed
offshore In the Gulf of Mexico.
Little damage was reported al
though parts of the city were rn
darkness owing to disrupted pow
er lines. It was believed the worst
of the storm passed before 9
o'clock.
Communication with Pass-a-
Grilla, a little town on the island
of that name off St. Peterburg in
the Gulf was severed early in the
storm and no word has been re
ceived of how it fared. Many of the
residents there came here for
safety earlier in the day.
Back in the Lake Okeechobee
county there was a bright pros
pect when rains ceased tonight
falling Incessantly all day. At the
same time wind squalls that had
whipped the waters in the great
reservoir subsided.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Aug. 13.
(AP) The double menace of
storm and flood reaned Itself in
sections of southern and south
western Florida tonight as a trop
ical disturbance blew along the
gulf coast from Boca Grande to
ward Tampa, and Lake Okeecho
bee threatened to overflow the
countryside from torrential rains.
The situation was worst along
the .northern and western shores
of the lake where an overflow
would inundate a wide strip of
fertile lands extending from Okee
chobee city to Moor haven and up
the Catoosahatchee river to La-
belle.
Reaches New High Level
Already at its highest level in
the memory of inhabitants of Its
jihore as a result of floods from
last week,, the lake was slowly
lawslllno' higher ii trihilts.rr
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streams received fresh volumes
from rain which has been falling
steadily for the past 24 hours.
Lakeoort on Fishing Eating
creek, midway between Okeecho
bee city and Moorbaven, already
was Inundated and dosens of
smaller communities had not been
heard from today.
Meanwhile, the tropical storm
which lashed the extreme south
western, tip of the peninsula last
night from Key West and the Key
islands to Boca Grande was re
ported central south of j, Venice,
near Sarasota, moving north-north
west. Winds of gale and near-gale
velocity were blowing along part
of the coast and were predicted in
the vicinity of Tampa tonight.
Ships In Safety
No damage has been reported
from the disturbance, shipping
having taken to shelter and in
habitants generally warned of the
advance of the storm, having ta
ken every precaution. However,
floods from the rain accompany
ing the storm were reported from
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negro to police. Shanks said: "I
guess it's all over. I killed ber.
I only ot a dollar out of It." T
The two prisoners were, held
pending further investigation.
William O. Freeman, chief of
the Evanston police said the ar
rests definitely cleared all circum
stances surrounding the slaying.
Miss Constance was beaten to
death with an Iron bar last Tnea-
day: night- while enroute home
rrom tne northwestern: university
library. She had ben m. inmmr
student, and was engaged to an
instructor in. v ine - Bradley Poly
technic, institute at Peoria, 111.
Shanks related that he made
only 8 a week and tips as a boot
black and needed money. He de
cided to. rob soma one."- He found
the rplece of iron pipe and the
teacher was the first person he
met. He said he slugged her sey-
era.1 ilma uirr Ii ma...
and finding none 00k her wrist
waicn.
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Here Is the, first picture .sent from the hurricane-swept ares or the lower east coast of Florida
where a tropical storm, marked by a wind that readied 10O miles an hour at times, caused damage of
several million dollars. This picture shows the effect of the storm at Fort Pierce, Fla., one of the
towns which was hardest hit. The picture was rush m! by courier to Atlanta and. transmitted thence
by telephoto wires.
SOLEMNITY MARKS
M'lNTYRE FUHIERJU.
With last rites marked by full
military honors, Harold T. Mcln
tyre yesterday was laid to rest In
the I. O. O. F. cemetery here.
An airplane flew low over the
grave and dropped flowers, a squad
of Oregon National guardsmen fir
ed a salute, and final orders of
the commander of his squadron
were ready to transfer him to the
roll of -honor.
Mclntvre. a former resident of
Salem, was killed when the naval
plane In which he was riding div
ed Into San Diego bay Tuesday
morning of last week. At the time
of his death he had the rank of
naval aviation pilot first class.
Pall bearers yesterday were:
Herbert Barlow, Kenneth Schel
berg, Richard Schel, Marvin Hed
rlck, Forrest Fulton and Edwin
Goodenough.
The services were held at 2:00
o'clock at the Clough Huston un
dertaking parlors. The Rev. S.
Darlow Johnson of Leslie M. E.
church had charge of the ceremo
nies there. Mrs. Mason Bishon
sang "Lead Kindfy Light," "Beau-
urut isle 01 Somewhere," and "No
Light- There." Mrs. S. Darlow
Johnson played her accompani
ments. Edwin' aT Cook of Pasadena,
who acted as escort of honor, read
the final orders from the squad
ron commander. At the cemetery
the firing squad was commanded
or Paulu F. Burris, captain of
Company B, of Salem from which
the squad was detailed. The air
plane which dropped flowers was
piloted by Lee Eyerly of this city,
who carried Scout Hazelton with
him in the plane.
Gene Tunney Is
Accorded Honor
New York City
NEW YORK. Aug. 13. (AP)
Gene Tunney, who slipped into
town secretly today, was the guest
of honor tonight at a dinner at
tended by members of the Madi
son Square Garden corporation
who are his personal friends.
The affair was in the Park ave
nue apartment of James E. Bush.
vice-president of the Equitable
Trust company. An official an
nouncement called it a farewell
dinner to the retired heavyweight
champion, and also in honor of
his engagement to Miss Mary Jo
sephine Lauder.
Among the guests were. Com
mander Richard' E. Byrd, Samuel
F. Pryor, Jr., Bernard F. Glmbel,
Richard Hoyt, Charles V. Bob,
"Tex" Rlckard, Major General
Hanson E. Ely. Anthony J. Drex-
el Blddle, Jr., Caleb Bragg, Wal
ter P. Chrysler, William F. Cut
ler,- John M. EL Bowman, and Carl
Conway.
Bandits Obtain
$10,000 Loot In
Daring Robbery
e
SEATTLE, Aug. 13. (AP)
While half a dozen persons look
ed on .unawares two armed men
held up two collectors for the
Brewster Cigar stores in the down
town district here today and es
caped with collections estimated at
$10,000 after a chase through
crowded streets. Most of the loot
was in checks. ;y
W. C. Heffernan and R. F.
Brautigan, Cigar store employes.
parked In front of the company
offices In their truck with collec
tions from the firm's 22 stores at
8 a. m.' when the bandit machine
double parked and a man leaped
from it, pistol in hand, to cover the
street side of the cigar truck-. At
the same time a robber who- had
been lurking in the doorway ad
vanced to meet the collectors as
they alighted, . v -
AitendanceLow
i At Playgrounds
Monday, always a light atten
dance day at the. city playgrounds,
was especially light yesterday,
Mlsa Doris Neptune announced
that a short "bike across the Wil
lamette river would be given for
girls 10 and under . on Saturday
morning. The track 'meet (wlll be
held on. TJranday afternoon,
Florida Storm Causes Big Loss
Flow of Nickels
To Boy's Pockets
Finally Checked
Dan McCarthy once had a
goat. Recently he traded it
for a pony, which he has
made a source of income.
For the past few days he has
had the pony at the 14th
street playgrounds, and has
been giving rides for a nickel
a trip. The pony was some
thing of a novelty to many of
the children, and a tidy
stream of knlckels flowed in
to the pocket of young Mc
Carthy. Yesterday, though,
the supply of nickels dwindl
ed and finally stopped alto
gether. Rides on the pony are
now given without charge.
LEGAL EFFICIENCY
OF
The efficiency of the Oregon
matrimonial system, both legal
and otherwise, over that of Cali
fornia was established her yes
terday when Bruce A. Crane, 33.
and Grace F. Jones, 23, both of
California, arrived here from that
state to be married by Braziei
Small, Justice of the"peace.'"'t"
The marriage was the culmina
tion of a lively correspondence be
tween Judge Small and the erst
while Miss Jones, who then was a
stenographer at the veterans' hos
pital at Livermore, California.
It was last Wednesday when
Judge Small received his first
communication from the young
lady. ' "To settle an argument,"
she wrote, "must a couple file a
notice to marry three days be
fore the marriage is to take place,
or can it be accomplished in a
day, or an hour, as previously?"
Judge Replies
The word "accomplish," Judge
Small took it, in this case applied
only to the legal phase of the pro
position. Immediately he . des
patched an answer assuring her
that by dint of energetic work the
matter could be gone through
with in an hour. The three day
regulation, he assured her, was s
California regulation and not at
all applicable in this state. Be
coming warmed up to his subject
and interested in the case, he fur
ther informed her that as a Jus
tice of the peace he would be le
gally entitled to perform the cere
mony and in her case would be
glad to do it free of charge.
Her, answer arrived yesterday
morning. "Although I cannot say
for sure," she wrote, 'I am al
most certain' that you may expect
myself and the man in Salem on I
or about the 13th of this month,
as we ; are leaving tomorrow for
Oregon, and if the marrisge is
not performed before we reach
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Salem Boy Shot
By Accident When
On Fishing Trip
Donald Blake. 19. son of Wil
liam Blake, was seriously injured.
near Florence, Lane county, sun
dav morning when his revolver, a
large 41. was discharged accident
ally while he was removing it
from the holster, the bullet enter
ing his leg about eight inches
above the knee. After medical at
tention in Florence and Eugene,
he was brought to Salem where
an ooeratlon was performed Mon
day morning to remove the bullet.
Blake, in comnanr with two
other Salem young men, Charles
Rafferv and Ralnh Sloorell. had
been on the North Fork since Sat
urday morning on a fishing trip.
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Charier Debate r
Promised Today
sr.
At Kiwanis Club
r. Discussion of the proposed char
ter fori the city of Salem embody
ing the council-manager form - of
government, will be resumed ' at
today's: Kiwanis club luncheon,
with Watson Townsend and W.'i H.
Dancy. both members of the city
council, scheduled to engage in In
formal debate. a i -
.Mr. Townsend will uphold the
charter of which ha was the prin
cipal author, and Mr. Dancy will
attempt to point ont its flaw ; -;
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CADET FLYER DROPS
1 FEET TO EARTH
RIVERSIDE. Cal.. Aug. 13.
(AP). A parachute drop of-only
200 feet today saved the life of
Raymond L. Winn, former Denver
college student and now a cadet
in training at March Field - Air
Corps Flying school near here.
After he left his falling plane
at an estimated distance of 200
feet above the ground, his para
chute opened at 100 feet and
checked his fall sufficiently so he
was uninjured. The training
plane was demolished.
Lieut. Ray L. Owen, adjutant
it March field, declared it was re
aiarkable for a parachute to open
in such a brief fall but that, he
lould not say whether the 200 feet
constituted a low altitude para
:hute record.
Winn said his plane toppled in
o a tail spin when he was prac
ticing wing-rolls 3060 feet above
the earth. It was 200 feet above
the ground when he got out of
the cockpit. He narrowly missed
the tail of the plane and at once
pulled the release cord of the psr-
ichute.
Noted Airplane
, Given N. Y. City,
Announcement
BERLIN, Aug. IS. (AP
The airplane Bremen, first to ne
gotiate the trans-Atlantic passage
from Europe to America, Is des
tined for the projected municipal
museum of the city of New York.
This became known today when
Jacob Gould Schurman, U. S. Am
bassador, received a letter from
Baron Von Huenefeld, . owner of
the plane, tendering it as a per
manent gift to the community
which first welcomed him to the
United States. .
The Baron wrote from a sani
torium where be is recuperating
from an operation for appendici
tis.
Baron Von Huenefeld wrote the
ambassador that he had put all his
earthly possessions into the Bre
men and its sistershlp, the Europa
"in order to serve a good-will pur
pose." The municifence of friends.
he explained, has permitted him
to sacrifice the Bremen as a
slight return for the "warm and
sincere friendship and confidence"
which he said Americans of i all
classes freely granted to him and
his companions.
Head of W.C.T.U.
Opposes Hoover
Scoring Method
WARRENSB URG, Mo!, Aug. '13
(AP) Mrs. George . Cooper,
county president of the W. C. T.
U., three years, resigned today
after accusing, the organization of
practicing Ku Klux Klan and anti
saloon league methods; and of be
ing an ally of the republican
party.
Mrs. Cooper says the endorse
ment of Hoover means the approv
al of the methods and, policies: of
the Coolidge administration which
failed in enforcement of the' pro
hibition laws, was unfaithful in
its pledges of farm relief and
reeked, with official corruption' of
which Hoover must, have knowl
edge.
Distress Signal
Sent Up By Ship
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla... Ang,
13. (AP)- Distress flares were
sighted in the gulf from the coast
guard has ehere tonight, while the
entire guard force was occupied
In an effort to save a cutter which
had been battered against a . wharf
in the gale.' ... " v
Nebraska Picnic
Date Disclosed
' The - annual picnic of- the' Ne
braska club will be : held " at - the
fairgrounds Sunday, August U.
it was announced, last night by C.
J Lisle, secretary of the organ
ization. Governor. . Patterson i la
expected to speak. - A basket din
ner will be served. Coffee and
watermellon will be tarnished bj
special eommlttea, ,
JUDGE SAWYER
fliiyii
Highway Commissioner Id
Move Slowly Pending
Action on Dunne Bills
Road Program Confronted
By Disaster if Auto Taxes
Are Cut, He Says
Thorn is little likelihood tbat
members of the State Highway
commission, at their meeting in
Portland todav. will tase any
drastic action on matters having
to do with the future develop
ment of roads and hlghwsys ot
Oregon, according to Judge Rob
ert W. Sawyer, member of the
commission, who stopped in Sa
lem last night on his way north.
Pending some definite action by
Circuit Judge McMahan of Salem
a th suit to enloin Secretsrydf
State Kozer from printing on tee
official ballot the lunne measures
under which motor vehicle lW'eowe
on gasoline and distillate raieed.
there Is no probability that consid
eration will be given to new aign
way construction. Judge Sawyer
said.
"ft would not be orooer. -be
continued, "for me to enter into
any discussion of the merits ;of
this matter while It is before a
courts.
Running on "31ow Belr'
"T An not hesitate to ear. bow-
ever, that with th4 entire fatare
road program Jeopardized we sve
proceeding under a 'slow bell.'
In the event that the court should
decide not to grant tne injunction.
the matter would, of cours. Jse
taken before the state supreme
court on appeal Immediately, with
speedy action assured under tee
law.
"If the bills actually should go
before the public, it seems only
safe to conclude that the increased
gasoline tax measure would meet
with defeat at the hand of the
voters. In this case, and if the li
cense fee reduction should carry,
the result still would be a dta
ter. The state would have suffi
cient funds to meet the bonded In
terest, requirements end about
half the amount required for
highway maintenance. T he r
would not be a dollar for new con-
Bit UVWVU,
Bids to be Opened
Judge Sawyer said that, ao -far
as he knew, only a few mattereff
first impprtsnce were, to be con
sidered by the commissioners 'to
day. One of these Is the opening
of proposals for construction of
the bridge for the The DallesCal
ifornla highway across the De
schutes river at Maupin. in whteb
no state funds ara involved. Tne
span is to be paid for by Waseo
county and federal aid funds. Tae
other matter will be consideration
of bids for surfacing the Ssatian
highway east of Lebanon, Tor
which work funds were set uptne
fore the threat of reduced auto
mobile licenses arrived.
Central and- southern Oreaoa
conditions greatly have improved
of late, said Judge Sawyer, the
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REV. OVER DEFUSES
TO GIVE UP PULPIT
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 11.
(AP). Rev.' Frank Dyer, pastor
of the strife-ridden Wllsbtve
Boulevard Congregational churebi
tonight declared he would not fe-
slgn even though Superior Judge
E. N. Rector hands down a deci
sion ousting the militant 'mtafa
ter, as the court already has Indi
cated.
Rev. Dyer, who during the song
trial seeking to oust him and the
trustee favorable to him -awe
been accused of making love to
the church, said that to resign s
pulpit would be "craven sui
Ider." He said he would file
mediately a petition for a court
injunction against the Los Anjre
les association of CongregatlumuJ
Ministers carrying Into effect tie
order of last June unfrocking bins.
He contends his church trial
before the association was lllasal.
Five Gangsters
Hit Bystander,
Missing Victim
NEW YORK. Aug. 15 (AP)
Five gangsters waiting ia an auto
mobile : In the Bronx to shoot -a
man today opened fire when their
intended victim , neared the ear.'
missed him and hit a mother
wheeling a baby carrisge., V
. The woman was Mrs. Sally dra-
ham, 21, wife of Stephen Ol R.
Graham,: civilian engineer for 'tne
'quartermaster corps of the United
States .army. The : ballet entered
her Jaw. Physicians said her con
dition was not. serious. , -
The gangsters'., auarry.
found, safety In a neraby base
ment and later was captured tbesa
by police, told the district attorney
he was a bootlegger and tbat 4ne
five men had tried to kin bin fee
fore. He refused to divulge their
names and said he would not testi
fy against them If they ware ar
rested. , u adT