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r .-' :-v;.--,;'r :r- ...v.-'... vri--''-!',:''r..-;:-:ri-'':.4. - " V- r FOLLOW THE FAIR .;, Co to the state fair ' see all yon can of it. Tbenv read the complete account la' The New Oregon States, man. It's all here. WEAITJEK Fair today; Normal peratare; Normal humidity. Max. temperatare Tuesday 72; Mln. 48; Rata traces; River -2.4. No Favor Sways Us; Ho Feet Skstt Aae" Trm Tint SUW mi. aUit M, itiL SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, September 26, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS This Is A.t The Oregon State Fair Grounds 3 n E BILL IS nncTflPi c ucT UUU I flULL IV1LI No Contracts for Road Con struction Can be Let for I Present, Word State Building Program Marks Time Due to At tack on Resources PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 25 (AP) No contracts were award ed at today's meeting of the state highway commission, and the commission anounced tliat It-J? planning nothing new until it knows "where it" stands" finan cially, with the Dunne automohile license bill still pending. The commission's time today was tak en up largely by petitions for new roads and for improyment of old. The Mazamas asked today that 'two Mount, Hood roads be con structed. Tv conntv requested that the Fremont highway be completed in 1929. Ilridze Fills Feared The commission was told that residents of Springfield object to fills being made at the approacnes of the Springfield bridge, fearing that the fills will act as dams and with the advent ef high water, and will result in the flooding of the country. Lane county requested that i3 miles of the Willamette highway be graveled. The commission decided today that It cannot grant a franchise for the Umatilla-Wall ula cut-off toll road without invalidating the federal aid provisions. The rep resentative of the government bureau of public roads told the applicants, however, that the bu reau is ready at all times to co operate in the construction of this link between the Oregon and Washington highway" systems. Muvniaa Aak Road The Maxamas suggested that a road be constructed from govern ment camp to the timber line of Mount Hood A distance of six miles. The road, they said, would facilitate mountain climbing and help winter sports. The second road requested was one through - Lolo Pass, which was used by the Indians and some of the pioneers before the Barlow road was built. The Lolo Pass connects the Clear Water Fork of the Sandy river and the West Fork of the Hood river.: With the construction of a road through Lolo Pass, the Ma xamas said the mountain could be completely circled and the Lolo P?- reenery, they pointed out. is it- majestic and awe-inspiring than that on the loop proper on the south side of the snow peak. The Highway commission took no action on the request of the Mazamas. T. TOO HIGH, CLAIM Ml BY COMMISSION GMIS ID S The grandstand for the Salem high school athletic field is little nearer reality than it was before Tuesday night's school board meeting. Bids were opened, hut 'because the lowest of the five for "general construction was about $2,000 over the architect's esti i mate, there was no decision. ' . The board ordered checks of the two lowest bidders, those of ' Barham Brothers and T. L. Odom, retained for 48 hours. The Bar ham bid was 111,300, less $550 if the handball courts were elim inated and $630 for wood instead of iron seats, and the Odom bid was the same figure, less $696 on the handball courts and $431 for wood seats. Plumbing bids for the grand stand job were all held and were as follows J. W. Looney, $999; Graber Brothers, $1,115; Nelson Brothers, $1,040; Bernardl, $1.-43. Drive Against Reckless Hunters to PORTLAND, Sept. 25. (AP) This slaughter must cease! An oTder to this end was Issued here today by Harold Clifford, state game warden, who declared that the "most serious possible char ges" will be pressed against Ran dall Heiser,' 19, of Portland, and Henry Neff of Beaverton, who are alleged to have been responsible for the serious wounding of Bert M. Howe, special deputy game warden, of Toledo, yesterday. Reports from Corvallis where If owe is in a hospital, said the warden will probably recover. Phvsieians announced he was ser- - iously wounded in the sholdea. The wound, they said, would not prove fatal unless complications set in. -. ..:",'. Howe was shot when thn boys t-" ,-" .' -, What..-. They think of- Salem's Telephone Service and If It v Needs Improvement MUCH useless profanity is wasted over the telephone taining thereto. One of the standard jokes upon which the changes are rung every week is about the proneness of central to give wrong numbers. Bugy lines often cause the tired busi ness man's frayed nerves to sit up and yelp in agony. Loud and long are the complaints of many persons that they never get any "service" from central. Whether or not there is justice in such complaints is beside the 'issue. Just to learn what Sa lem thinks of its telephone service the New Oregon States man asked a number of citi zens Saturday. This is what they replied: MISS SHOEMAKE. who an swers the phone eight hours a day in the Western Union of fice, said: "It: traits me alright. I've always found the telephone operators prompt, courteous and efficient." ROBERT L. STAPLES, tele graph operator, said: "I haven't noticed any service. Generally speaking the service here is good but again it is as likely to be bad when you are in a hurry. We do not have much trouble with our many calls each day." MISS ELLA PFEIFFER,. state library employe who lives at 755 Ferry street, said: "If (Turn to Page 2, Please.) Senator Bruce is Called liar: Charge Against Hoover ;; Abandoned OMAHA. Neb.. Sept. 25. ( AP) Senator Curtis, the republican vice presidential nominee, denied iu blunt language tonight the state ment issued by Senator Bruce, democrat, of Maryland, quoting a statement from James A. McGrath. of Baltimore, that he (McGrath) had. been offered a drink of whis ky by Curtis. "I dislike to say anything harsh about a man," Senator Curtis de clared, "but if this Mr. McGrath issued that statement about me he is a wilful, malicious and delib erate liar. "I never offered this Mr. Mc Grath or anyone else whisky at Pimllco race track or at any oth er place. "I am surprised Senator Bruce would peddle such slander." BALTIMORE, Sept. 25. (AP) Senator- William Cabell Bruce tonight issued a statement in which he reiterated his charge that Senator Charles Curtis, re publican, vice presidential candi date had whisky in bis pocket at the Pimllco race track here last year, and furnished a written statement from a local attorney to corroborate his charge. The attor ney's statement said that be had a drink from the bottle which the Senator produced from his pock et. Cinder Nuisance Being Kept Quiet Salemites are not saying much' about their cinders this week. It is bad enough, they aver, to have a local industrial establishment deluge the city with black, sooty bits of charcoal during fair time without the fact being made worse by advertising. Soft pedal tactics have in no way diminished the nuisance, however, and the us ual coating of cinders sifted through windows into business of fices Tuesday the same as usual. be Launched mistook him for a deer, reports to the game wardens office here, said. . -; Young Heiser was bound over to the grand jury today at Eugene on a $4,000 bond pending the out come of Howe's condition," Clif ford announced. Nestor Wilson of Mollala, who was in the Heiser party, was fined $75 for night hunting. - Warden Clifford declared that, In the event of Howes death, Hei ser will be prosecuted on a man slaughter charge. Aroused by a series of deaths which since the deer season-opened two weeks ago has amounted to six, in .which four of the vic tims were mistaken for deer. War den Clifford declared prosecution of careless hunters will be pushed to the limit. . MR. HIS DENIES LIQUOR VIOLATIONS ILIO FORTES OIL IS ELECTED 'S Senate and Chamber of Dep uties .Chooses President in Joint Meet Cheers Follow Unanimous Choice of Temporary Successor to Calles MEXICO CITY. Sept. 25. (AP) Emilio Portes Gil tonight was elected provisional president of Mexico by a joint session of the senate and chamber of deputies. He received 277 votes with none opposed. He will take office on December 1 on the expiration of the term of President Calles in place of General Alcaro Obregon, the regularly elected president, who was assassinated last July. - After easting its vote congress gave prolonged cheers for Calles, Obregon and Portes GiL Congress ordered that a popu lar presidential election be held on the third Sunday of November, 1929. The regular president then elected will succeed Portes Gil on February 5, 1930. Murder Charges Wait MEXICO CITY, Sept. 25 (AP). No decision was reached tonight by the justices of the su preme court on the motion by at- torneysfor 16 defendants in con nection with the assassination of President-Elect Obregon that the orders of arrest be cancelled. These defendants include the Mother Concepcion and some also are charged with having conspir ed to manufacture and place bomb3 in Obregon's headquarters and the chamber of deputies. The (Turn to Page 2, Please.) IVOR MIES PLEA T Salem Urged to Raise Quota for Porto Rico and Florida Sufferers Appeal to Salem citizens to raise this city's quota of $1800 for the Red Cross, to be used in relief work for the refugees left home less by the Porto Rico and Florida hurricane disaster, was expressed by Mayor T. A. Livesley in a pro clamation issued Tuesday, as fol lows: "A telegram received last night by Judge Geor&faRossman of our city from the National Headquar ters of the American Red Cross affords a vivid conception of the disaster which occurred during the past several days In Porto Rico and Florida. It reads: Authentic reports from Red Cross workers in Florida state that more than one thousand dead with sixteen thousand families needing Red Cross aid and, fourteen thousand seven hundred- fifty now being fed by Red Cross. Serious health problems in Okieschbee district on account of continued pres ence of dead bodies buried in debris. American Legion mem bers assisting Red Cross declare situation surpasses horrors of war. Forty-five Red Cross nurses .on duty innoculating refugees rapidly. Estimated four hundred thousand people in Porto Rico must receive food, shelter and medical care from Red Cross for long period. Instant need for shelter on ac - (Turn to Page 2, Please.) snows BIG CIS The population of Salem and its immediate vicinity Is 33.700. ac cording to the estimate made by census taken for R. L. Polk & Co., who have Just published their 1928 directory of Salem and Marion county. Within the Salem trading territory, a radius of 30 miles her are 75.000 residents. tne directory states. White population over 21 years of age in Salem and vicinity includes 9,390 men and 8,907 women; -males of all ages reach a total of 17,354 and females 1.-346.-The native born American population is 93 per cent - of the total- - - Salem's: four banks had total deposits of $11,343,174 and re sources of $12,827,143 on June 1, according to the information in the directory. Officers Arrested On Bribery Count PHILADELPHIA, Sept 2S (AP). Charles Cohen,- a captain of police, and 22 policemen.- in eluding seven, sergeants and two elty detectives were arrested lata knight, charged with extortion, bribery -and conspiracy. . OS INS era f wa Scenes of mm ' mmV - f s-, :s-- ; - - . lfMff - -Nf -'V-;tJ rli- 1 I . -tail v Tracey Anderecg. of Gresham. fairgrounds. Tracey, who is only 7, is now in his eighth year in Boys and CHrls dub work. He has the distinction of owning the largest herd of Holstxdns of any individual in Oregon javenile Hub work. He is shown holding the fine bull which Is the head of his herd. Homer Settlemier, in charge of the livestock barn of the Boys and Girls' Hubs, is the hefty young man in the photograph. The other view is one of the fairgrounds, looking wes t toward the main entrance gates. TTr 1 j j 1 yveanesaayattn SALiM DAY - GOVERNORS DAY - DERBY DAY AFTERNOON CONCERT 1:00 p, m. Band Concert by Albany American Legion Band, W. B. Stevens, director. RACES AND ATTRACTIONS 1:15 p. m. Aerial Salutes and Daylight Fireworks. Races and Attractions. 1:30 p. m. 2:0S Pace, first heat 1 :40 p. m. Band Selection. 1:45 p.m. 2:16 Trot, first heat. 1:55 p. m. DeLlberto Trio, teeter-board acrobatic novelty. 2:05 p. m. 2:08 Pace, second heat. 2:15 p. m. Miss LeDora, aeriaiist on the flying trapeze and Spanish Web. 2:20 p. m. 2:16 Trot, second heat. 2:30 p. m. Fink's one-ring circus and comedy mules. 2:40 p. m. 2:08 Pace, third heat. 2:50 p. m. Miss Nell Espe in her somersaulting automobile. 2:55 p. m. 2:16 Trot, third beat. 3:05 p. m. Wilbur Duo, eccentric comedians and knock-about-tumblers. 3:35 p. m. 2:08 Pace, fifth heat (if necessary) ' 3:25 p. m. Rita and Dunn, king and queen of the high wire. 3:35 p. m. 2:08 Pace, fifth heat (if necessary) 3:45 p. m. Women's Relay Race. 3:55 p. m. Running Race, Exhibitor's Purse, 4 furlongs. 4:05 p. m. The Flying Beckmaas, stars of the air. 4:15 p. m. Running Race, Governor Patterson's Derby, 1 1-16 miles. 4:25 p. m. Derby Crowning Ceremonies and Presentation of the Derby Qween. 4:30 p. m. The Great Cliff Cuxran, thrills on the 90-foot swaying pole. 4:40 p. ni. Running Race, Salem Day Purse, 1 mile. 4:50 p. m. Men's Relay Race. 5:00 p. nv Anto Polo, United States vs. Canada. - EVENING 7:00 p. m. Overture by the American Legion Band, Albany. 7:05 p. m. DeXJberto-Wilbur Trio, sensstkwisl acrobatic novelty. 7:15 p. m Mkv LeDora, aeriaiist on the flying trapeze and Spans ib Web. 7:20 p. m.-Miss Nell Espe in her somersaulting automobile. 7:25 p. m. Fink's one-ring circus and comedy muled. 7:35 p. m. Rita & Dunn, king and queen of the high wire. 7:45 p. m. Wilbor Duo, eccentric comedians and tumblers. 7:55 p. m. The Flying Beckmans, stars of the air. 8:00 p. m. Horse Show. Falls In Sewer At Fairgrounds; Officer Rescues After stumbling Into a sewer ditch near the dance hall at the fairgrounds, Floyd A. Burkey, 1145 South 14th street, was res cued by a special officer on duty at the fair and brought to the po lice station. The sergeant on du ty decided Floyd wasn't drunk, so entered a charge of being "polluted." He sank in a heap on the floor and had to De car ried to a cell. C. S. Isely, fined $25 Tuesday, for drunkenness, was arrested again that night at the fair grounds oa a similar charge. Rum Fleet Plans Trip Up Columbia ASTORIA, Sept. it. (AP) Belief that a "rum fleet" was en deavoring to slip into the Colum bia river was virtually substan tiated today when- two federali rum boat chasers berthed at As toria terminals for refueling, pre paratory, to a concentrated effort to rid the Oregon coast of the li- lor transports. ...... Interest At Oregon is shown above with his nrlze e Work Completed Resurfacing Span Over Willamette Work of resurfacing the New- berg bridge, which connects Mar lon and Yamhill counties, was fin ished Tuesday. Added equipment was sent from Salem early in the morning to facilitate the work. The bridge decking Is new covered complete ly with a thin coating of asphalt, over which traffic passes was laid new a year ago, although the bridge itself is many years old." The work will cost nearly $1,- Famed Cartoonist Dies At Age of 65 FLUSHING, N. Y Sept. 25 (AP) Rchard F, Outcault car toonist and creator of "The Tel- low Ed," "Buster Brown, and other: newspaper comics,' died at his home here today. He was CS years old. He was corn in Lan caster. Ohio, and often, was called the father of the modern news paper comic supplement. In 1895 he launched "Hogan's Alley, thr first full-page colored I comic eve. published. 3 ;Vk-Hm!! -:. hM - d nt fin Hnitina mt r, , IGUHTSn IN. ELECTRIC CASE Yamhill Company's Suit Is Designed to Test Va- lidity of Act Public service commissions of two states and numerous towns and cities of Oregon were repre sented in the supreme court here Tuesday when arguments were heard in the cult brought by the Yamhill Electric company to test the validity of the public service commission act and restrain the city of McMinnvllle from extend ing its municipal electric utility beyond the boundaries of the city. The lower court held Tor the Yamhill Electric company. where upon the case was appealed to the supreme court. It was said that the outcome of the case is important for the reason that it will affect a large number of cities and towns operating municipal utilities. "Private utilities are not par ticularly concerned in certain municipalities extending their utilities in return for the trifling business they would receive." said Jay Bowerman, attorney for the City of McMinnville, "What these private operators object to is the practice of public wner skip. Attorney Bowerman alleges that the Yamhill Electric company was attempting to write into the supreme court decision something that was not authorised by the legislature, namely, that when a municipal utility remains within territorial limits it is not a pub lic utility, but when the same utility Is extended beyond the city limits it Is a public utility and under the supervision of the pub lic service commission. The case was heard by all members of the court. Spanish King Will Pay Visit In Paris PARIS, Sept. 25. (AP). King Alfonso of Spain, accompan ied by the Duke of Miranda, ar rived In Paris today. The Span ish monarch, who is traveling in cognito. Is enroute home to Spain after an official visit to the king of Sweden and a trip to Scotland where he was guest of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at a shooting party. Clatsop County Streams Stocked ASTORIA, Sept. 25. (AP) Restocking of practically all Clat sop county streams with more than a minion steelhead trout from the Necanlctfm Fish Hatch cry was announced today by O. C. Webb, - superintendent : of - the 3stehery. The restocking will" start 1th In a month. , " State Fair Special Program Expected to Pull K3- AajlJ: Combination of Governor's and Salem Day Sees State's ' Greatest Annual Fair With Every Foot of Exhibition Space Taken and Big Crowds Perfectly Happy SALEM STORES TO BE CLOSED TODAY I'nder a decision reached by the members of the Salem Busi ness Men's League practically all of the mercantile establish ment of this city will be closed during at least a portion of today in order to enable their employees to visit the Oregon State Fair on Salem Day. Under the plan as announced grocery and furni ture stores will be closed throughout the day. Clothing stores will close at noon. Department stores will be closed from O A. M. to 11 A. M. More than lOO Salem establishments are m bers o.f the Businees Men's Ijeague. THIS is Salem's own day at C7U l i v Miiuui tjuvniug 11UTT u uuvi 1UU 0T1II1 Willi C n caitll of attractions, exhibits and features is expected to draw one of the largest throngs in history before the curtain is rung down after this evening's horse show. Many of the high lights of the entire week at the fairgrounds will be included in today's program and events will occur in rapid order throughout the morning, afternoon and evening, this also " being Governor's day. A majority of the stores in Salem will be closed either all or a part of the day to permit owners and employes to attend today s fair. This morning at 10:30 OFFICERS ra BY CAPITAL POST Douglas McKay Unopposed for Commander; Armistice Day Plans Laid Newell Williams waa elected vice-commander, Ernest Bone steele sergeant at arms, and Carl D. Gabrielson, H. O. Maison. Paul F. Burris, ' Herman Brown and Gail A. Hathaway members of the executive committee of Capital Post No. 9, the only contested of fices in the annual election held Tuesday night. Douglas McKay was unopposed for commander, and Raymond B as sett, adjutant, was reelected without opposition. Other officers elected without a struggle were Jake Fuhrer, finance officer; Earl M. Williams, chaplain; L. A. Hamilton, historian, and Don Wiggins, quartermaster. Plan Armistice Day Committees were appointed to outline Armistice day plans, which will be along the general lines of past observances here, r oiiowmg the report or a com mittee appointed two weeks ago to determine if the post's consti tution would need revision in or der to incorporate, it was voted that a committee to proceed with the incorporation be named. The first committee found that po change would be necessary. The post's service committee, headed in the past year by Newell Williams, presented its annual re port, showing that 75 cases of needy veterans had been handled. Sendoff Proposed Plans were discussed for a sendoff" for the post's drum corps, which will leave in the Ore gon Electric next Tuesday night at 5:30 o'clock, starting its trip to San Antonio to compete in the national contest. The new drum major, Lloyd Williamson, was in troduced. Adjutant Ba&sett reported a of paid -up membership tor 1929 57. New Gear Shift Changes Without Clutch Feature LONDON, Sept. 25, (AP) - The Dally Mail today says that a mcoring development of first rate importance" in the form of an automatic gear shifting device, has been adopted by one of the lead ing British manufacturers after successful tests over 50,000 miles. By this device a driver moves a pointer on a quadrant on his steering wheel to the desired speed designation, steps on a pedal and thegear changes "automatically, smoothly and silently." Planes Lock; Prevent Open ing o f Pa r achate OIXT rtTtTTISi ro1 Cont 9E (AP) Linked to two falling planes by a parachute which caught In the instrument board and failed to Open after he had locked wings in mid-air with -a plane piloted by Leutenant Roger V. Wiliams ever 'Rockwell Field, North Island. - Lieutenant JW. L. Cornelius, one of the "Three Musketeers of the air." famous army flying trio, mel death today when he crashed to earth with his plane, according toTeye - wit nesses of the accident. Flying la battle formation, the two ships essayed a "Luftberry Circle" when their wings locked. Lieutenant Roger V. Williams of Spokane. Wash..-landed safely In this parachute and escaped with minor cuts and bruises. the Oregon State fair and the i ..n ; : ;il - IaV Governor Patterson and; his state party will arrive on the grounds to participate in the day's activities and soon after the officials are present the Albany American Legion band will present a concert in front of the administration building. At 11 :30 stunts and features will be staged in cele bration of Salem day. A full afternoon program will in clude races, special stunts and features in front of the grand stand. Harness races and relay aad running events will be climaxed by the Governor Patterson derby, ! a one and one-sixeenth mile race arid a feature of the week's speed pro gram! Derby crowning ceremoa- j ies will follow this race and will include the preservation of the i derbytfueen. Miss Edith Carr of , Corvallis, who will crown the win ner. The race events will be inter spersed by vaudeville stunts aad features which have been thrilling the crowds in the grandstand dar- ' ing the past few days. The pro. : gram is carried out In speedy fash ion with entertainment provided every minute under the manage, ment" of Herb Sutherland, director of the program. " , Horse Show at Night The evening's features will in clude a musical and vaudeville program concluded by an auto push ball contest and immediate, ly following, the fireworks display takes place. In addition the horse show, considered the largest and best Oregon State Fair horse eHs, ovai fitsrMl wilt ha nrABAf-N ed for the second evening. The fair gathered full momen tum yesterday with barns and pa vilions completely filled by the last minute entries received on Monday. The crowds increased ' accordingly and a threat of rain in the morning failed to hold back the thousands who passed through the gates. The afternoon racing program drew a good sized attend ance and the horse show in the evening was an event which at tracted even more risiors. Tues day was State Orange day and scores of members of that organ ization visited the grounds, wear ing their green and white lapel . ribbons. An additional attracion at the fair this year is a rodeo, it was an nounced for the first time Tues day, the event to be held pn the race track In front of the grand, stand on Thursday,. Friday and ' Saturday, starting each day at 10 o'clock in the morning. Two car loads of bucking horses have ar rived on the grounds in charge of H. McDonald nvnr nv innlctit a large number of riders, Inciud. ing several Indian broncho bust ers, will be on the grounds. Re- where the rodeo performers were features indicate that the stunts were received with satisfaction. (Turn to Page 2, 'Please.) The crash -occurred at 9 a. nv when the planes were 1200 feet over the field. v Cornelius was flying a PW-9D plane. . . j When the planes crashed they ' were linked together In . the fall i and both motors were, bur led; la , the ground when ihey struck. , From a distance, witnesses said, they looked like one plane j so closely were they joined togeth- er. -. - - v f Lieutenant Williams stated t hat he owed his life to the fact that he was unable to grasp the ring attached to a string which opeaed -the parachute. He said that If he had found the ring more quickly, he believed h!s parachute would have been found as was that! ef Cornelraa, , .--.';-"'"' - - ...