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The Sew Obegon Statesman, Salem, Oresmt Thursday , Affust 16. 1928 Plans Made To Work Out . Difficulties Of Airplane " Transportation r WASHINGTON. Aug. 15- .(A?)- Plans for coordinated scientific researcu 10 oe earneu '? on- by experts of government artuiiii the . armv. nary. and commercial radio and telephone companies to Increase safety of Variation by working out the prob V lesos of air navigation, were laid committee annotated vy the na tlonal advispry' " committee for ' The committee the first major bodr of the advisorv committee ' to be named since the world war. AtAA ltAii It wnvlr tnwurH .: aerial cquiuiubkihiuii, )ivuua instruments and toward the little known - subject of . aviation me teorology. Prertousry the advis- ory committee has confined its study to air dynamics, power plans, and aircraft material. ; Chairmen of three snb-conimit- - I - . T W 0 tees were aauicu oj lji. wuepu o. Ames of Baltimore, head of the comiuiiiee. ur. j. v.. wuu4n;ci - of New York, former naval officer and a reoresentative of the Amer lean . Telephone and Telegraph - company, wui airect me wor 01 airplane radio and telephone com 'munlcatlon which win investigate ' methods of silencing of motors .and improvement of the reception '.and sending of aerial radio appar- . atus, especially for use in fog and ' adverse flying condition weather. ' - ! Dr. i. J. Brisjcs of the bureau . of - Standards, Washington, , wil. bead , the, sub-committee oni prob : leroo of . Instruments and will be . assisted by : Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. Improvements in alt v imeters,-techometcrs and inven tions of other devices tp red are danger in flying will be studied by the group. Professor Charles j F. Marvin of the United States Weather Bureau of Washington, was appointed chairman of the sub-committee in meteorologies problem, which will inquire into - memoas or iiyers comoaiiug 10; "black ray" light in the daytime 10 pierce me log, logemer wim the development of other lights to penetrate this menace to flying. , 1 1 . TO BE VITAL HEED PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. IS. (API Testifying before the In terstate Commerce commission's bearing on the petition of the pub lic service commission of Oregon for an .order directing an Oregon rarrtTto build a railroad nrotui cental. Oregon from Crane to Crescent Lake, W. II. Gore, bank - - -i . the opinion that minerals. would furnwh a great part of tbe poten tial tonnage for a new road, lie Mid there were more than 2,000. 000 -tons of copper ore out in the tii... tirf Hi.iri.i oinn. i nm pie ting his remarks today, Mr trH-iv Mr Gore declared: "Unless the Inter state Commerce commission or the Almighty comes to our relief we have almost reached the limit t our development." Sate Senator George Dunn. president of the' Ashland chamber of commerce, presented facts and figures relating to potential and pi ecent; tonnage produced in the Ashland district, mentioning particularly- lumber,, mining and agricultural products, and .lithia water. . C. T. Baker, secretary of the Med ford chamber of commerce, said at today's session that "one of itbe . greatest handicaps facing , tbe fruit grower of the Rogue Riv er valley Is that of transportation, the l.ehgth -of haul-necessary to reach eastern markets, and tbe time -'necessary in transportation. , J. R, Harvey, secretary of tbe Grants Pass chamber of commerce, exhibited a map sbpwing the vari ious mines and estimated mineral -deposits of Josephine, Jackson and Douglas counties in .Oregon, and ) Del Norte, county , in northern California. . . . ; QiiihabyFolk A U UJL CMC U UIIJC i JlV In St. Johns LAKE LABISH, Aug. 15. (Spe cial) Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ander son of Quinaby store spent Sun day In Portland and were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Berber of St. Johns. Mrs. Serber Inex Anderson ) ' Is switch-board operator for the Howard-automo bile company of Portland. Mr. and Mrs Serber will live in St. Johns. -.Walter Anderson, well know Quinaby man, Is wireless operator on a ship plying between Portland and Manila, P. L ; Five car; loads of Brooks people passed through here Monday en route to Netarts for a 10-day out ing. Among the families represent- ed were those of A! Woods, George Campbell; : Ralph .Sturgis. George Ramp and Walter Fuller. -' -. Tiny Investment Now S8JOOOJ0OO Growing Rapidly ST. LOUIS. Aug. 15. fAP)A $21,000 investment by E. D. Franx, St, Lonis grocer, who died In 189 1, In Burroughs Adding; Ma chine company - stock : has multi plied until his estate is now worth approximately V $8,000,000 ; and soon will b eworth $1000,000. v This was disclosed-. today la a trustee's report filed - in federal eourt,in he suit of his son E.-W. Franx of Baxter Springs, .Kansas, tpr an accounting. rr hie m Big Oil Merger Rumors Talked As Visits Made LONDON. Aug. , 15. AP) With three of the chief figures In the Petroleum industry sojourn ing at Achnacarry .Castle.. - In- Terneshire. reports of an Impend ing consolidation hare become car rent, and oil shares are, the pres ent ."bright spot on tne Lionaon stock exchange. .'"' - The Dally Express says that Walter C. Teagle. bead of the new corporation formed to develop oil fields In the- near east; arrived at the castle a few -days . ago to "shoot, fish and forget about oil' He was joined by Sir Henri W. De fending, director-general of the Royal Dutch Petroleum, company. .The" third arrival was Sir' John Cad man. chairman of the 'Anglo- Persian; oil company and a director of . the- Sues Canal company.- : The Diily Express say that .a complete secretariat and a number of other oil company officials al so have arrived at the castle or in its neighborhood. The newspaper adds that a4I attempts to get in formation as to the purpose hack of the meeting have met with re buffs. -; - Formal Complaint Against Texas Justice Sitting In Brooklyn NEW YORK. Aug, IS. (API ' Formal complatut against federal Judge William II.. Atwell of Texas who is sitting temporarily in Brooklyn-. hs been made to Chief Justice William Howard Taft for F. R. Serri. a Brooklyn attorney. rebuked in court by Judge Atwell Perrl- charges the Judge with fostering race prejudice and re fleeting a "mixture of prejudice. naivette. ignorance and abuse of power difficult to match." Judge Atwell's conduct, in the 1-wyer's opinion, demands not only the severest reprimand but "rais ed a grave question as to his fit ness to sit on the bench anywhere in the United States." The judge rebuked Serri after a jury had found Mrs. Angelina de Lurca of Brooklyn, his client, guilty of possessing and selling liquor. The lawyer in summing up his case told the jury that his "defini tion of a modern miracle is a pro hibition agent who telte the truth nnder oath." Judge said. " in my country a lawyer who made such an accusation against an officer of the law would be smashed before be got out of the courtroom." Then Judge Atwell turnde.to the woman and told her she bad been unfortunate in her choice of coun- !M, and advised her to move to an. tthcr neighborhood declaring that - "vhila fnllr an1 ht.irlr folk ran- white folk and black folk not live together." This last statement. Serri com plained, had aroused considerable resentment among Brooklyn's negro population, with the result ithat a mass meeting had been call iea lor tomorrow ui&ui lo rrjisici a protect. Agents testified athe trial that whites and negroes were drinking togehter at tbe woman's place. MAY GET MERCEII - N'KW YORK, Aug. 15. (AP)- Walter C. Teagle. president of the Standard Oil company of New Jer sey, who was reported from Lon don today as vacationing at a ra sort in Scotland with other. chief figures in tbe world's oil industry don -a -vacationing at a re cently that he planned to discuss with British and . Continental oil leaders certain - projects effecting the company. . 0 . ; One of the matters, he wanted conlsdered was compensation for former owners of Russian oil prop erties seized by the Soviet. It also was hoped that he might complete , peace between the Standard Oil company -xf New York and the" Reyal Dutch Shell ompany, which have been engaged la disputes over oil lields In the near east. " . - Beetle and Bee Bother Peaches, R. W. Hogg Says DERRY. Aug. 14. (Special) R. W. Hogg of this place -has three farms, every one of which ranks with the best of the better managed Oregon farms. Mr. Hogg recently had the following to say to the correspondent: - v "I raise peaches of the cham pion variety, and I claim they are correctly named. My sons and I make money; we work hard bat we find good money in fanning and stock raising. : In a tour of the farm, Mr. Hogg pointed ; out some large beets. which he declared were better stock food than any be had found. The stock beets are harvested In November; the tops are cut and fed green, while the beets are placed In a 19-foot pit where they are kept frost proof and keep well tMr. Hogg " and his sons also raise ' bees and sell . honey. Con cerning this year's honey crop, he said: Verbis season for the first time encumber beetles have both" ered the vrJpe -peaches and have broken -into the ripe peach, with the honey bees finishing the peach destruction by. sucking . the sweet juice. The peaches cannot be dis played-without belag closely -veil ed because of these nuisances. I lay it to the fact that -there is a shortage of honey flow - among flowering plants owing to weather conditions.' ShprSdice STANDARD OIL MAN DOUBLE weir mm in hills PORT TOWNSKND. Wash., Ing Tuesday bight on hunting par timony concerning a double klll ty in unfrequented hills, of Tar in tho unfrequented hills of Tar boo peninsula near here, confus ed a coroner's jury that attempted To the - - ' !; .' IMP : to solve the tragedy hero. "Sheriff Jack" Carroll -declared that he believed Stanley MiCton had accidentally killed Frank Sal ley, mistaking hba for a deer, and upon finding his companion, dead had taken his own life. The bodies were found about It feet apart today. Sal ley's gun ly ing on Mitton's arm, while tho latters . rifle lay away from the scene. . : Pearly F. Shangler, a member of the party, testified that as ho was rushing toward Mitton, fol lowing the firing of two shots. Boys and Secure '. tome On, Kids! IFIIEE TICKETS Every youngsterwho secures only ONE NEW subscription to The New' Oregon Statesman for THREE MONTHS or longer, will be given a ticket to the gigantic 5 ring shoiv, also a ticket to the wonderful side show, 'where you will meet the tallest and smallest people in the world and all freaks and curiosities. After the big show comes the WILD J free to boys and girls who obtain a New Oregon Statesman Ticket Ilia Att ess. TJBiioti D3 Him By Ii3nim. Arag. 2 Signed , Address Secured by two more shots vera fired in his direction, causing him to run away. William T. Williams, the fourth . hunter, ' corroborated his companion's testimony. : f Both said that none had been drinking, 'that there were no per-; sonal Quarrels and that the four were friends. -: Officers said - that . Salley was undoubtedly shot -from a distance while the bullet which killed Mit ton was fired at very close range. . The conuty prosecutor, acting as coroner, stressed, the fact that the party, was hunting deer out of season. - Girls of This City and Vicinity who KTCEW Subscriber to " " Showing n e-i . rv ' New Oregon Statesman Circus Subscription Blank THE NEW OREGON STATESMAN: I am NOT NOW a sulwcriber to the paper by carrier boy or mail, bat agree to subscribe for three months and until I order it stopped. I will pay the regular subscription price when bill is presented. Mail order must be paid in advance. Do sot sign this if you are now a subscriber. Telephone Number Town : Address . ' j v" , ..v , . Note: If yosi are now getting the paper, please DO NOT sign this order, owe will be verified and it will be aJsappeinUneat to the youngster.. ' - p Idaho's Forest Fires Continue, 1500 Acres Hit BOISE. Na.. Aug. 11. (AP) Fire has swept over 1500 acres of virgin timber land on the south Fork of tbe Salmon river and is out of control, the forest warden at MCLiii saia iasi nignt. The flames have burned from the shore of the river almost to in SALEM i State. the top of tho bordering bridge, a rise of 4000 feet. Forty men are fighting the conflagration, which is about 40 miles northeast of Me Call, and 40 men will be added to the force when they can be reliev ed from the fire now burning on the main branch of the Salmon. This latter blase is believed to be practically under control.' The coantry Involved is entirely unsettled, the nearest town being ten miles from the scene of the fire. I as each 200,000 Quarts ; OiLiauor Soli SAN FRANCISCO. Aue. 15 - Prohlbitlon Commissioner E. T Bohner today began mailing ou new Honor nrescriotlon books t -northern California and Kevad physicians. He said 4,000 accredl ed doctors in the area under hi : jurisdiction would recelr th books, by which $1,200,000 wort of whiskey may be prescribed t $3 a pint. Each book contait 100 prescripts 1 haw - mm i--- YlV Jr f7 L ml