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Exercises To Begin At 5 P.
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TOPEKA. Kans.; Aug. 17-
Ap) la' the heart of America'
farm lands where the party fought
iw pre-conTention battle, repub
lican hosts were assembling to
tight to Join with Kansas in its
celebration tomorrow at the for
mal notification of Senator Curtis
of his nomination for vice-president
by the republican convention.
Republican leaders arriving to-
aay irom all sections of the conn-
wy iuunu "lopfrKa gauy aecoratea
with flags, bunting and colorful
insignia. While the national poli
tical leaders talked over politic?
generally they found the Kansans
ffllnlrtno. i4f - m t i
T tor their bumper crops and the
celebration for "Charlie" Curtis.
Pictures Decorate City
From almost every place of
prominence hung a large picture
when Herbert Hoover, the party's
presidential nominee, travels
across this state on his return to
Washington the Kansans will give
him their attention. Senator Cap
per and David Molvane, republican
national committeeman for the
state, will go with Mr. Hoovet to
West Branch, Iowa, where he will
expound again his views on agri
culture. While Senator Fess, of Ohio,
who will notify Senator Curtis of
his nomination tomorrow, and a
delegation of New Yorkers headed
by Matthew QuayGlaser, reached
Topeka today, the vice presidential
nominee gave his attention to
meeting members of the family
who came from the east. He was
at the station with a sister, Mrs.
R. Colvin, of this city, to welcome
another sister and her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Gann. of
Washington, and his daughter,
Mrs. Leona Curtis Knight, of
Providence, R. I.
Nominee Stays At Home,
Away from the growing crowds
about" the betel lobbies. Senator
Curtis spent most of the remain
der of the day in the family re
union at his home. Curtis was
born in Topeka but that was In a
log cabin on the north side.
A heavy rain started early In
the afternoon and threw a scare
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Salem gained another business
enterprise when the Northwestern
Mutual Fire association, which
has its headquarters In Portland,1
established a branch office' here
in 208 Masonic building, with C.
C. McCurdy in charge as manager;
Mr. McCurdy said Friday that
the Salem branch will be one of
considerable importance aa a staff
of inspectors and adjusters 'will
work out of this office through
the Willamette valley, :
The Salem branch already is In
operation and it Is Mr. McCurdy'sJ
plan to make his home here, mov
ing his family from .Portland as
soon as possible? . 7- V
Hubbard Making
n
Numerous Lines
Hubbard is "coming up."
Backed by Mr. Booker, of v the
Booker Construction cbmpany, the
Hubbard mineral springs proper
ty is to be vastly improved. ..;
Already $40,000 has been ex
pended in new bath houses, and
there is to be a magnificent new
hotel, two ls-hole golf courses
and other improvements, the
whole new investment to represent
a cost of about $250,000. ,
Located conveniently, to Port'
land and r Salem and the other
valley cities, and within motoring
distance of Puget sound, there is
promise of building up at Hub
bard a health resort that will eon
tribute much to th eactlvities of
the norttr end of Marion county.
Calvary Baptist
Minister Comes
To Take Up Work
r The Rev. W. Earl Cochran, who
Is to be pastor of the Calvary Bap
tist church ' which Is now unaer
vroeess of organising, arrived: In
Salem Friday from Tacoma, his
AmA fctm to t it V A nn hta min
isterial duties here. Mrs.' Cochran
Ss recovering after a serious oper
ation In a Tacoma hospital, but
Mr. Cochran expects that his fam
ily will be jettled in Salem by Sep-
Mr.5 Cochran .will conduct both
morning and evening services at
the ' Grand theatre, the present
meeting place of this - congrega
tion, tomorrow.
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WAYNE O. BORAH
At 37, Wayne G. Borah of New
Orleans, nephew of Senator Wil
liam E. Borah of Idaho, may be
come the yooaret of federal
jndcea. A district attorney now,
he is la line for appointment to
succeed the late Jndee Lonis H
Barns of the Eastern District of
Louisiana.
F
It is not probable that Govern
or Patterson and Sheriff Taylor
of Lane county will meet for a
discussion of the recent trouble in
Lane county officialdom before
the middle of next 'week.
In a letter to the governor Tay
lor asked for an appointment
when the whole matter could be
discussed. He did not ask for the
appointment of a special prose-
'cutor, nor did he ask the govern
or to take any action.
In his answer the governor told
Taylor that he would be glad to
meet im but would not be in his
office again until next Wednes
day. The governor was in Port
land yesterday to testify in the
cross-state railroad hearing.
POUTICIIS.IIEI.lt
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BLOOMSBURG, Pa.. Aug. 17.
(AP) Advising farmers to place
mere confidence in themeejves and
less in politicians, Louis J. Tabor,
master of the National Grange, to
day declared that equality rather
than relief is the demand of the
farmers. '
Addressing the annual tri-coun-ty
encampment of farmers of
Wyoming, Luzerne and Columbia
counties at Patterson grove near
here, he outlined a tariff plan as
a substitute for the McNary
Haugen relief bill and said he had
submitted it to Herbert Hoover,
the republican presidential nom
inee for his action. Ris program
nlcluded an increase in tariff
schedules on agricultural products
to equal the difference between
the cost of production at home
and abroad, a tariff on all Jferm
products now on the free : list
which can ' be produced In the
Jnited States and an export deben
ture to benefit those branches, of I
agriculture which , produce an ex
portable surplus.
; "Only 36 cents of the consum
ers food dollar goes to the .far
mer," he said. "Transportation
costs are high, cooperative market
lag needs development, but back
of this is the tariff, the inequality
that needs protection." ;
Tint in ret this. Tabor warned
the farmers must organize, and
he described organization as more
Important than legislation to the
farmer
North Carolina
Dam Threatens
Severe Floods
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LAKE LURE. N. C. Aug. 17
(AP) The Lake Lure dam. 100
feet- high, behind which is stored
millions of gallons of water, to
night was. filled to the brim with
flood ' waters from the upper
reaches of the Broad river and for
a time became a menace to the
dwellers In the jralleybelow.lt
when a leak developed at one end
of the concrete structure.
- .The residents of the valley were
moved out to higher land as a
precaution w h 1 1 e engineers
worked feverishly to prevent the
dam's breaking.- Late tonight It
was anoanced that the dam's flood
gates had been opened successfully
and the danger was passed.
Vessel's Skipper -Held
Rum Runner
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17
( AP) CapUit Daniel T. Ghent.
Commander of the naval transport
Chaumont. was relieved of his
command and taken Into custody
today when his vessel arrived from
the Orient. The action was the out
growth of the seizure of contra
band goods, including liquor, from
the ship when It docket here from
a voyage to the OriexSEast March.
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BAD FARM MEDICINE
Immense Ovation Accorded
Presidential Candidate
At Los Angeles
Favors Boulder Canyon Dam
; G. 0. P. Nominee Tens
?f Vast Crowds
4 ' By W. B. RAGStoALE
- LOS ANGELES, Aug., 17.
(AP) Rousing receptions, swell
ing Into tumultuous Ovation at
Los Angeles, .were accorded Her
bert - Hoover today as southern
California sent him east to do bat
tle for the presidency.
As the republican candidate
turned to face the turbulent
months ahead, he gave the citizens
of his adopted state the assurance
that he joined them in desiring
the "greatest reservoir and the
highest dam at Boulder canyon
that the engineers will recom
mend." Cheers Greet Words
The statement, delivered from
the sunny front of the Los Angeles
city . hall was greeted by cheers
from the largest crowd that has
welcomed the presidential candi
date to any city since his nomina
tion. Thousands were massed
about the broad entrance to the
massive structure, thronged the
street in front of him and covered
the face of the bill before the moss
covered hall of records.
The crowd cheered roundly as
Mayor George E. . Cryer of Los
Angeles introduced the candidate
after praising him for his achieve
ments in peace and war and point
ing to the presidency as a station
in which he would "have a greater
opportunity to serve." Then it
listened attentively as he read
from a prepared address while the
sun beat down upon bis unpro
tected head. '
Thousands Voice Approval
His approach to the city hall
led through a lane between thou
sands of persons who had laid
aside their work to welcome him
to their city. A crackle of hand
clapping with an occasional
Wer'e with you Herbie" kept
pace with his automobile.
Frequently persons pressed for
ward Jnto the path of the auto-
uc; guugui a cioser view 01 nun
ana dozens ran along the street.
His speech concluded, the can
didate returned to his automobile
t j be driven to Long Beach to visit
oriefly with his fellow Iowans and
entrain again for the long journey
across the continent to Washing
ton. - Other Visits Made
Hoover a reception in Los An
geles was but a continuance of the
hearty greetings that have marked
his progress to this place from his
home at Palo Alto. Sent forward
from that place last night by the
cheering words of friends among
whom he Hves. the nominee was
hailed by crowds at four Califor
nia towns before reaching Los
Angeles.
After appearing for a moment
at San Jose, Hoover left the train
at Santa Barbara for a drive to
the ancient Spanish mission and
to the great estates in the .vicin
ity, entraining again at. Carpen
teria where another crowd 7 had
gathered. Then the train moved
on to Glendale to be greeted by
auoiner garnering which covered
the available space lb the vicinity
uuau iiauoo. me nom
inee and Mrs. Hoover appeared
on the- rear platform where he
spoke briefly to the crowd.
Large Hookup
Radio Service
For Mr. Curtis
1WJ2KA, Kan.. Aug. 17.
i At-; rwenty seven radio sta
nons win broadcast the official
notification tomorrow of Senator
unaries uurua. or Kansas of his
nomination by the republican
party for the vice-presidency.
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio
will Inform Senator Curtis of his
nomination. The nominee will be
escorted to the stat house at 4:30
P. m., and the ceremonies will be
started at five p .m.. central stan
dard time.
Pyle Plans Race
Again Next Year
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug.' 1 7
(AP) C. C (Cross , Conntry)
Pyle, In a telegram to J. T. Wood
ruff, president of , highway sixty
six association, said he would re
peat nis cross-country foot race,
next year. ;The race, Pyle said in
the telegram, would be started In
New York, late in March and will
be ran , west over highway to
Los Angeles.; Pyle said the prixes
next year wonld total $60,000.
Leaders i
Strike
BOSTON,- Aug.' 4 17 (AP)-
Approval of the WW Bedford Tex
tile strike was voted by the Am
erican Federation of Textile Work
ers at the. dosing session of its
thirteenth, annual convention -today.
James Tansey of Fall River,
was re-elected president for - the
thirteenth " ;
UndyQateWell;
Rumors of Death
Are Exaggerated
BUBXINGAME, CaL, Aug '
17. (AP) Charles v- A.
Lindbergh, tm Sam Francis
co on business for Trans
continental Airways, Ine to
night returned to the home
of Thomas B. Fsvtlsnd here,
after busy day in his Sam
Fraaciseo office. "
Persistent reports that
Lindbergh had been killed
were denied by Eastland who
said Lindbergh had stepped
ont of the house at 7:15
o'clock after returning there
at the end of his day's work.
"Lindbergh Is entirely all
right. Pre seen him within
tea minutes," said Eastland.
Lindbergh made no flights
today.
HASSEIL
RESUMES
HIS FLIGHT TODAV
COCHRANE. Ont.. Aug. 17.
(AP) Bert Hassell and Parker
Cramer of Rockford, 111., fliers
bound for Sweden, were held on
he ground today by stormy weath
er. If the weather is favorable
they will take off tomorrow for
Mount Evans, Greenland, on the
second leg of their flight to Stock
holm. Their plane, the Greater Rock
ford, is all tuned for an Immediate
start.
Hassell and Cramer rested to
day as guests of Cochrane. When
ever they appeared on the streets
they were the center of admiring
throngs. The .first lap of their
Journey, the $00 mile flight from
Rockford here was made in seven
hours yesterday.
The monoplane was made ready
tonight for the 1600-miles hop to
Greenland, its tanks filled with
gasoline.
Further reports will be studied
by Hassell and Cramer in the hope
that they will favor a take-off ear
ly tomorrow.
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LOS ANGELES, Ang. 17 (AP)
Two great western railroads
came to grips today over the ques
tion of which was to have the
honor of furnishing the private
car for Herbert Hoover on his
trans-continental Journey from
Palo Alto to Washington.
The contest was fought to a
draw, the Southern Pacific fur.
nishing the car for the first leg to
Los Angeles and the Santa Fe
supplying the car from this point
to Washington. As a result Hoo
ver had the novel experience for a
presidential candidate of trans
ferring during the trip.
This was done without incon
venience to the republican nom
inee. However, his luggage and
personal belongings being
switched from one car to the
other here while he was motoring
to Long Beach to greet fellow na
tive Iowans there.
British Nabob Is,
Killed In Crash
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Aug. lfr.-
(AP) Miss Carolee Hutchins. 28,
said by friends to be the daugh
ter of the Governor of Grand Cay
aman, British possession In the
West Indies, died in ' a hoipital
here tonight from Injuries re
ceived today near Swan Lake,
Miss., when a train struck her au
tomobile. Mrs. M. N. Dolllngs 50,
of Glendora, Miss., was killed, in
the accident and her . daughter,
Bess, was seriously injured. Miss
Hutchins had been visiting the
DoUings. ' - - : ,
RAILROADS
Wl
Civil izati o n of 20,000
Years Ago Is Unearthed
By Party in
PEKING, China, Aug. 17.
(AP) Tales of encounters withJed to handle them.
brigands, of terrifie-sandstorms,
of thickly populated fertile land
of 2f,000 years ago that, is now
a desert and of fossil remains of
an enormous beast, which ate. it
self out of existence, were brought
back here by Roy- Chapman, An
drews and his expedition Into the
great Gobi desert of inner Mon
golia, .-:.v ; - : - ';- '
They returned laden -with rel
ics, some' of them ISO, 000 years
old, and others showing a remark
able stage of stone age culture,
but they did not discover what was
most sought, a f trace of the. ape
like stem of mankind, popularity
known as the 'Dawn man. ...
; ItoasiU Exhibited " ', -.
Mr. Andrews and. Walter Gran
ger, cnier . palaeontologist : or u
part 7falbited the fossils with a
prlii !feh they made no attempt
to coueeaL The sDeeimena were'
wrapped in splints and gauss and
bound with-straps -of tape. Each
looked aa if It had Just come from
the operating room of a modern
hospital. They were shown to the
newspaper reporter of Peking,
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LIUIIU UIIULII
WOULD STUDY ,
CUTER Ptl !p
Council-Manager Govern
ment Topic Of Discus
sion By Members
Williams Named Member Of
Committee To Assist In
Perfecting Draft
Cooperation in the work of per.
fecting the proposed council-man
ager charter for the city. of Salem
was sledged by the Lions club at
its luncheon Friday but it wasi
plainly set out in the motion to
this effect, made by, Frank E
Neer, that the club has not com
mitted itself to support the char
ter in its present form. The club
recommends that the joint com
mittee having charge of redrafting
the Instrument consider all of the
objections which have been raised
and any. changes which are deem
ed advisable. The motion, sec
onded by Henry R. Crawford, Was
carried unanimously. - -
Newell Williams, "chairman of
the club's civic affairs committee,
was selected as the Lions' mem
ber of the drafting committee.
Issues Narrowed
In debating the merits of the
charter Watson Townsend and W.
H. Dancy, members of the city
council, practically narrowed the
issues down to two; election of
the council at large and employ
ment of subordinate city workers
by the city manager.
Mr. Dancy stated that ne would
make no serious objection to the
charter If provision were made
for perpetuating the city's bond
obligations and special taxes. He
indicated that he would not op
pose submitting the charter to the
voters if this one thing were done
and the legality of the charter
otherwise assured.
Then he went on to reiterate
his previously expressed opinion
Lthat the council should number
. m X A
seven .persons eiectea rrom me
wards, so that all part6 of tbe city
would ie represented. He also
said , that subordinate employes
should be selected by the heads of
departments, who would then be
fully -responsible.
Club Members Agreea
This last ebJection was . one
which' in lhe"tater general discis
sion appeared to find greatest
support among the club members.
Mr. Townsend said that selec
tion of all emplayes was placed in
the hands of the city manager be
cause that was the procedure in
practically all of the cities gov
erned under this plan.
Only about seven per cent of
the voters elected Mr. Trwneend
to the council, he pointed out in
criticizing the ward method of
election, and he is responsible on
ly to. that small group although
his acts as . a .councilnan affect
the entire city. In response to a
question, he assured the members
that the proposed charter guaran
tees the right of recall under the
state law.
VEILED IN MYSTERY
CHICAGO, Aug. 17 (AP)
Authorities faced an enigma today
rn 'their efforts to unravel the
crime and " identify the young
woman; whose charred body was
found, on a highway near Crown
Point,' Ind., yesterday. . -
While at first thought to be
Adeline Zaccardo, missing sweet
heart of a bank robber slain fol
lowing a holdup Monday, the
woman's identity remains uncer
tain. Police and county officers
abandoning the theory that other
members of the bank robber gang
might have slain Miss Zaccardo to
prevent police from questioning
her regarding the robbery.
Gobi: Desert
but only the explorers were allow-
Sand was the great enemy of
tne expedition and came more
nearly to halting it than did. the
brigands. Mr. Andrews, who Is no
tyro la Mongolian exploration,
said the weather was the worst he
had ever encountered. Late In May
and all through " April, they were
besieged day and , night " for six
weeks by terrific sandstorms, the
fine, flinty grains penetrating the
tightest wrappings and most close
ly fitted ; eases. At times it was
Impossible to leave the tents and
the automobiles of the party Were
almost covered in sand drifts. Con
ditions became so. unbearable that
some of the 'Mongols threatened
to commit suicide. . ; " ?
.j'w. Accident Occnra "
The discomfort of 4 the' leader
was Increased when he accident
ally hot himself -la the leg The
sand got Into the surgical and
medical supplies, making It, diffi
cult for ,Dr. 3. ai Peres to treat
and dress the wound, j '
Brigands beset the explorers
DENT IV OF CORPSE
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Bread-Knife Slayer Held
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Neighbors had whispered of
absence at a summer resort, so
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and 82, accused her husband, Glenn Kirkwood, six years her Junior.
ne was m vetelnarlan and radio
bitter quarrel between the pair culminated in his mortal wounding.
Mrs. Kirkwood is pictured here with police escort after telline n story
of accidental killing. She said her
stab while attempting to prevent
.oeaa Knire. jumwoou had been slashed twelve times, one thrust en
tering his heart. His wife, charged with mftrder, was held in the same
cell that had been occupied by Ruth Snyder, sash-weight killer. . .
NUT GROWERS HERE
FITTING HP PLANT
The Willamette Valley Prune
association, under the direction of
Walter T. Jenks and H. S. Gile,
is fitting up a walnut drying, grad-
ling and bleaching -plant, at the
headquarters Duilding of the asso
ciation, corner High and Trade
streets the old Fruit Union build
ing.
Work Is already going forward
on the drying equipment, and
bleaching ami grading outfits will
be installed, to be ready for the
crop of this year, eoon to be har
vested. The plant will be made complete
and up to date; with the latest
appliances and methods. Facili
ties will be provided for packing
and shipping. Filberts will also be
handled there.
A large crop of both walnuts
and filberts is on the trees In the
Salem district, and there are num
erous growers who will no doubt
take advantage of the new facil
ities being provided for their ac
commodation. This will make two establish
ments of the kind for Salem. The
Salem Nut Growers
owns its own plant
cooperative
on Nortn.will mail in.
Front street,. acquired rebuilt and
equipped last year.
OfJE TALKER ENOUGH
By Mary Bainbridge Hayden
Associated Press Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17.
(AP). Mrs. Herbert Hoover had
her first experience with the ra
dio today as she was asked to
make a brief talk to several
thousand persons gathered at
Glendale, near here, to greet her
and her distinguished husband.
She complied with the speech but
declined to make a speech.
"My -husband and son think
that one talker In the family is
enough, she said as ; the men
cheered and the women laughed.
This way by long odds the
busiest day with greetings that
both the nominee - aia his wife
have had since the republican par
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A . L. Fraser Dies
Friday Night In
Residence Here
Abraham Lincoln Fraser, 67,
died at his home, 250 South 16th
street, at 0:30 Friday night. . He
was born in Canada but came to
Salem with his parents 50 years
ago. He - iearnea nis iraae as a
plumber and sheet metal worker
under J. W. Crawford. -
Mr. Fraser was ,a member of
the Presbyterian church Masonic
Order. Shrine, Elks, W. O. W.,
and Silver Bell Circle.
He , is survived by bis widow.
Ullie Belle Fraser. five sons, and
one daughter. - They are: Chester
B. , RvAv and Walter of Salem;
Harry E- Allen L., and Mrs. B.
C. Parker of McMinnville; also
three slaters, Mrs. S. Burroughs
of Salem, Mrs. Ellsa Humphreys,
Hoed River,' and Mrs. Anna Coutts
of New Westminister, Canada. .' f
Funeral announcement will be
made later by Clough-Huston
MRS
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her husband's Infldellv during her
Mrs. Frances Kirk wood, red-headed
lecturer of Queens. Lour Island. A
husband had received the fatal
her from conimlting suicide with a
96 VOTES SEPARATE
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 17.
(AP) Only the official vote as
declared by the secretary of state
after a canvass of the certified
count by the 88 county election
board will determine whether Sen
ator Cyrus Locher, Cleveland, Or
Graham P. Hunt, Cincinnati Lib
eral has received the democratic
nomination for the short term
United States senatorship.
A complete recheck of the vote.
the majority of which still ie un
official gave Hunt the slender lead
of 96 over Locher who had the
endorsement of the anti-saloon
league.
Hunt started out the day with a
lead of 445, but corrections and
revisions in the unofficial vote of
many countries and the reporting
of the official vote by others cut
his lead down. The complete
recheck gives Hunt 93,566 and
Locher 93,470.
The contest Is so close , the of
fice of the secretary of state de
clares, that the final result can be
obtained only through a compila
tion of the vote from the official
abstracts which the county boards
An official vote compilation
made by deputies in the offices of
secretary of state Clarence J
Brown gave Mr. Hunt a margin of
689 votes. This copilation made
from reports from the 88 counties,
gave Hunt J94.117; Locher 93,428.
FreshWater Put
In Wading Pool
Water In the new wading pool
in Marion Square' Is being changed
every second day since attention
was called earlier in the week to
the fact that It had not been re
newed since the pool was opened.
The water was changed Friday
morning but It was rather muddy
by evening, as there" is still a
patch of mud around the edges
and the children track mud into
the pool. However, with frequent
changing of the water, there will
be little danger of infection.
Huge Ransom Is
Asked by Greeks
ATHENS. GREECE. Aug. 17.
(AP) Brigands have demanded a
ransom of gOO.000 - drachmae
(about 162.000) for the wife of a
Rumanian named. Nickolsesco,
whom they captured at Grevena.
Nicolesco was taken with - - his
wife but was later released.
Itwas at first reported that the
bandits had captured tbe Dutch
vice-consul and his wife, 'bat this
report proved to be a case of mis
taken identity.
Twelve Million
Acres In Wheat
- TOPEKA. Kans., . Ang. 17
(AP) Kansas farmers Intend to
seed 12.391,000 acres to winter
wheat this fall,: exactly the same
acreage as . was planted - in ,1127,
the state board of agriculture and
the bureau of agricultural econo
mics ?of - the U S. department of
agriculture said today la their re
port based on a survey made Aug.
i
CANDIDATES IN OHIO
II RAILROAD
IS ADVOCATED
By PATTERSON
Governor Takes Witness
Stand Before Public
Service Commission
Contradicts Company's Wit
ness On Basis Of Own
Farm Experience
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 17-4
(AP) Governor I. L. Patterson
today took the witness stand at
the Interstate Commerce comsais
sion's hearing on the public serv
ice commission's sppiication for a
cross-state railroad in Oregon, and
the chief 'executive proved a rtar.v
dy advocate of the proposed Ha.
Ilp said the sentiment of tbe
people of Oregon is for a cross-
state line tend such a line would
bring to the state a developsaeat
more comparable to that of Wash
ington and .California, declaring ;
that whatever helps a section of
the state can but help the whole.
Contradicts Shinn
The governor took issue with
R. H. Shinn. agricultural expert.
who, as a railroad witness, had
asserted that few farm products
of western Oregon could compete
in eastern markets with other sec-.
tions of the Pacific northwest.
The governor said he had shipped
two carloads of apples from oN
farm in Polk, county to Texas.
They had arrived at their destina
tion in good condition, he said,
and he had received a profitable
return.
Mr. Shinn had testified that ap
ples could not be raised success
fully in western Oregon because
apple scab and other diseases were
impossible to control. The gover
nor said that he took good care
of bis orchids and had no trouble
with such diseases.
Cites Hop Production
Western Oregon, declared the
governor, was one of the largest
hop-producing districts in the1
United States and that most of
the hops were shipped by rail to
the middle west and east.
- Examiner Rogers interposed
with: "Governor, there has been
some testimony here to indicate
that the state did not 4hlak
enough of the section to be tapped
by this railroad to provide roads
for It How about that?"
"Eastern Oregon provides about
20 per cent of the state highway
fund, while about 40 per cent of
the total expenditures goes for
work east of the Cascade moun
tains," was the pertinent reply.
"Isn't it a fact, Governor."
asked Arthur C. Spencer, O. W. R.
& N. attorney, ."that most of the
state road program started stare
1917, with the exception of the
Roosevelt highway, has been on
roads following existing lines ef
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LULU GREETS
HONOLULU. Aug. 17. (AP -Secretary
of war Dwight F. Davis,
representing the government of
the United States, paid tribute to
the initiative of the celebrated En
glish navigator. James Cook, at
the Sesquicentennial of the discov
ery of the Hawaiian islands. In an
address delivered here today.
"On this occasion of honor to
the. service of Captain Cook, we
extend our compliments to Great
Britain and to Australia and New '
Zealand," said Secretary Da in.
"We thank them for their court
esy In sharing with us in these'
honors to their countrymen., who
caused their flag to be tbe first
sighted from these shores." .
Tracing the progress of inven
tion from the slow sailing vessels
to the ocean liners and airplane
of today, secretary Davis painted
a picture of the growing import
ance of the Hawaiian islands in the
affairs of the Pacific. :
Referring ot the several - sac-
cessful crossings of the Pacific by .
airplane the speaker said: ' .
; ; "We cannot say-when or hew
such travel may become a coea- .
mon practice. We only know that
if aviation continues its astound
ing progress of the past five years, -
these islands will become one of
the most Important airperts of the -world.
:-. . i
Just Like
Shooting Fish
When a man goes r fishing,
he takes along Tod, ; reel,
'line, flies, bait, creel and all
other needed equipment. .
When a. men roee hunting,
be takes along a gun and
suitable ammunition for the
kind of game he expects to
shoot. , ; . ,'
at'a SENSE. iVi?
When YOU go after some
thing someone else has for
sale, trade or exchange, -
USE A .WANT AD i IN-- ,
' THE NEW OREGON .
: STATESMAN'S -'
CLASSIFIED, COLUMNS
SECRETARY OF WAR