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The iSTeter,OBEGON Statesman. SalenuiPre Tey!Aforwfti7 October S, 198 jFHElMEW OREGOmSTmESMm t . . NEWS AND PROGRESS PAGE Hundreds Flock to "Inspect Hubbard Mineral Springs! , Santtoriunv; ., HUBBARD, Ore-, pet. ?7er two hundred ylsitors inspected the new improvements at tne Hnooara Mineral Serines ' sanltorium Sun day, nd almost-an equal number came today for the second day of the open house which marked the runmntinn of activity at the health resort. The sanltorium was opened to. day for patients, and a number hare alreadr arrived. Dr. Richard Land la and Dr. II. Peterson, both of Portland, will be in ckarssw New Lobby Added The sanitorium has been closed for a number of months while the main building was being enlarged and a brick bath house built on the north side. ImproTements in the main building Include a new lobby on the east side, rearrange, ment of the dining room and the addition of a number of rooms for patients on the second floor. Instead of stairs, the building is now equipped with ramps lead ing to all parts of the main build, lng and to the bath house, for the convenience of patients. A new driveway which leads in to tho front of the new lobby, past the - mineral springs, has bee n graded. u AT CIVIC CHAMBER New members held the' floor at Monday's Chamber of Commerce luncheon, the entire time arail. ' able, w.ith the exception ofabout five minutes, being given over to Introduction of those who have joined since January 1,' together frith their presentation by those who obtained their applications. Prior to the membership pres entation President Vick, in charge of s- the ceremonies, introduced Captain Williams, of the Salvation Army, who made a simple, direct request for Salem's support of the Army's annual drive for funds. The budget, he said, has been set at $5,405 for the actual amount necessary to support the organ ization's activities in Salem and Marion county. Leo Childs, he announced, has consented to act as committee chairman for the drive which will be on Wednes day, Thursday and Friday of this week. Brazier Small, justice of the peace, representing the Salem post of the American Legion, was called on and explained how the drum corps, which leaves today f lor San Antonio, Texas, will ad vertise Oregon and its capital city en route. He showed a sample of the unique souvenir advertising the flax industry, saying that some 9,000 of these will be distri buted. Thirty -six members of the drum corps will make the trip, he said, the 'entire party numbering 41 including delegates. Special thanks were extended the chamber and Salem business men for theirald in making the trip possible. The meeting was well attended, the dining room being crowded. There now are, according to Pres. ident Vick, about 650 members in the Salem Chamber of Commerce, with more coming in every week. L With 82 persons enrolling Mon- day night for the three courses of-r- fered on that night. Salem exten sion courses of the University of Oregon reached the largest first night figures in the three years the classes have been offered here. W. o. Battle, director, said. While a majority of the regie- MEMBE n EXTENSION SC 0 COURSES POPUUR . trants were teachers. Director, "Mine isu iuunu nousewires and business men present The class- ; s es. he pointed out, are for all in terested rather than J not for the fc- teacher. Professor BetUe's class in ed ucation sociology, a two hour course, is the most popular Mon day night class, apparently. Thirty-two enrolled In it, with several from outside points, in cluding two each from Chemawa and Dallas and -one from Wood burn. Professor J. K. Horner report ed 25 enrolled for the public speaking course, with men and women about equally divided. He eaid enrollment in the class was much better than he had antici pated. Professor Horner also pointed out that members of the banking fraternity in his "class would receive credit la the Ameri can Institute of Banking for work in his class. Twenty-five also reported .for the first session of the Child Psychology class conducted by Dr. H. R. Taylor of the university. Th?3 class is meeting two hours on Mondays in the Marion county child health building. - The first sessions and enroll ment of other extension classes will meet Thursday and Friday of this week. . - More than SO of those present last night paid the course fee, al though two weeks is granted in which to attend to this. . Haiti Levies Big ; Tax Upon Liquor PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haiti. Oct. 1. (AP) The Haitian govern ment has voted a new excise tax on- Hauor and tobacco which will increase the country rerettves by Chicago . r 1 -1 tra- I All good citizens of the Irish n i , I n i these days. The picture is that of Lady Larery, wi fe of the noted British painter. Sir John La very, who designed the new currency, and represents the typical Irish colleen. A portrait of Lady La very, the former Basel Martin of Chicago, is shown at -the right. , ? PLEA SET FOR HI! Tne interstate commerce com mission has set October 15 as the time for hearing the application of the Southern Pacific company for permission to abondon approx imately 23 miles of, its railroad from Airlle to Broadmead, . via Dallas and Monmouth. The application was filed in 1927 and the original hearing was set for November IS of last year. Protests against the abandon ment of the railroad later were filed by the regents of the Mon mouth normal school, the Dallas and Monmouth chambers cf cos. merce and a large number of business .firms. - In a letter received by the pub lic service commission here Ben Day, attorney for the Southern Pacific company intimated that some concessions had been made by the railroad corporation which probably would prevent any pro tests being filed at tho October hearing of the application. SUED FOR BIB SUM PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 1 (AP) W. C. Crawley, receiver tor the Astoria National bank, to day filed suit in Federal district court against the Clatsop Cran berry company and W. A. Eigner to recover on a note for $7,500. The complaint says this amount was borrowed by - the Cranberry company on Sept. 11, 1925, and secured by a mortgage on certain property in Clatsop county. Fail, ure to pay taxes, the complaint continued, caused this property to be taken over by the county and sold by the sheriff. The land was purchased- by Eigner. ' The receiver for the Astoria bank, which closed its doors Feb ruary 22, 1928. seeks to fore losA on the mortgage held by the Ibank. asking the court.to eet aside - si , v Pt.nftr and ftet- me .vi,t"v fcv - - ting aside any claim to the prop erty which mlgh tbe voiced through him. Attorney Fees of $1,500 are sought. UTJD DEPARTMENT IfiBIS The' state land department turned over to the state treasurer during the month of September a total of $142,247.88, according to a report prepared here Saturday bv Georre G. Brown, clerk of the state land board. Items included in the tunovers follow: . . Common school fund principal, payments on loans.. $92,293.8$; common school fund principal, in come sources; $5873.45; common school fund interest $27,998.87: agricultural college fund princi pal, payments on loans, $7883.75; agricultural college fund interest, $1284; university fund principal, payments on loans, $1507.85. University fund principal, in come sources. $104,151 university fund interest, $448.12; rural credits : loan fund principal $1, 587,89; rural credits reserve fund (interest), $2112.53; A. R. Bur bank" trust' fund interest, $135 J. T. Appersoa fund principal, payments on loans, $1000; J. T. Apperson fund - principal, income sources, $53.97, and J. T. Apper son fund Interest $385. Book Exchange Is ; Begun Monday In High School Here The book exchange at the Salem high school was opened Monday morning for th first time this year, with Lee Coe and Virginia Page, seniors, in ehargerv y - The book exchange is conducted twice a year, at the' beginning of each semester, at the school, with a small percentage of the sales ac cruing to the students. In this manner many .students sell texH books they are through with, and others procure books at consider ably less thsut the) cost of a new mm 1 Nit Girl Colleen On Irish Notes . 1 iMwmmm, mm. :: '; r. .1 m(mu m V -. :' ' I Free state are ca rryina: the picture a ' 2,Zj 1, - tir. ... . tv-"1 j - - - - -- j.. I... - Famous Desperado Taken Into Custody at Portland PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. -(AP) Harry McDonald, furniture and automobile dealer of Portland, and "Dude cowboy" and horse man was being held in the coun ty Jail here, tonight to answer to an old murder charge on file at Warrensburg.' Mo. . Near the climax of a highly successful week as an announcer at the night horse show at the State fair in Salem, Mc Donald, was taken into custody by Multno mah deputy sheriffs at the Fair grounds today. His wife had been appearing there as a trick rider Confronted with a circular tak ?n from the police records here, McDonald was said by police to have admitted that the pictue was a likeness of himselr, but denied that he was the "Harry Knight" whose criminal record was set forth, or that he knew anything of the crimes charged. Deputy sheriffs tonight said they were convinced that Harry McDonald and Harry Knight are one and the same man. A reward of $1,500 Is offered for the arrest of Harry Knight. KANSAS CITY. Oct. 1. (AP) -Harry Knisht, believed arrested Smith Claims Republicans Opposed Forward Moves CONVENTION HALL. Rochest-lter a campaign invasion of the er. N. Y.. Oct. 1. (AP) Ad - dressing the democratic state con - rention here tonjght on the gener al theme of party responsibility, Gov. Alfred E. Smith reviewed his service as chief executive of the state of the state, and assailed the republican majority in the state senate and assembly which he charged had sought to block him at almost every turn. MI will be able to demonstrate, if not In the time given me to. night, surely before this campaign is over," the governor declared "That not a single constructive achievement that took place in the government of this state in the last six years had republican sup port until they were beaten down to. the earth." The appearance of the Cover, nor before the 1,700 delegates and alternates and a crowd of specta tors that packed the convention hall which seats nearly 5.000 brought to a roaring, cheering cli max a day marked by party pat riotism. Outside the hall, other thousands unable to gain admis sion jammed the streets and filled the adjoining Washington park, while batteries of amplifiers brought to their ears the speech of the governor. Meanwhile, all awaited, expec tantly some announcement from tbe series of conferences between Got. Smith and the etate and county leaders as to the make-up of the state ticket which will be recommended at tomorrow's. nominating-session. - v Two conferences, one In the forenoon and the other after ad journment of the' opening session of the oonvention failed to result in an agreement as to the guber natorial candidate and the balance of the ticket. ; Start Work Early ROCHESTER, N. T., Oct. 1. (AP) Back in hisliome state af- 'NKS Or UNB FORM . i J V' i of a Chicago strl ta their pockets in Portland, Is a fugitive from a fifteen year pentitentiary sen tence for the murder - of George McCormlck, a farmer of Holden. Mo., on June 23. 1923. Knight was convicted and- sentenced in April, 1924. and after a few ionths. obtained his freedom On $15,000 appeal bond. Alter the Missouri supreme court affirmed tbe sentence in 1925. Knight fled and remained a fugitive since, police said. He was also sought by Kansas City ! police in 'connection with .the rob bery of the Argle State bank. Johnson, county, Missouri au thorities said tonight they will take steps to return Knight to Missouri for committment to the penitentiary. According to the evidence in the McCor.mick case. McCormick had complained to the Knight family that their hogs were roam ing at large over his land. Mc Cormick killed one of the hogs. Later, Knight and several other men went to the McCormick home, called McCormick out and beat him fatally. There was an ex change of shots at the scene of tbe fight, and Ben Knight. Harry Knight's father was killed. 1 west. Governor Smith stenned 1 from his special train here today into the atmosphere of a political convention lokoing to him for guidance. Half an hour after his arrival in this upstate city, which gave him a roueing welcome, the demo. cratcl presidential nominee was in conference with' party leaders, anxious to get his views as to who should be nominated for governor and given other places on the democratic state ticket. The state convention was just getting under way, but none of the nearly 1,000 delegates nor any of the party wheel horses di recting affairs were inclined to do anything toward shaping up a slate Until they had canvassed the situation with Smith. All hands agreed that what he said would go. The presidential nominee, as he held one pow-wow after another with old time friends and politcail allies who have been calling him "Al" for years was kept busy that he had no time for advance prep aration of his speech to the con vention tonight. He kept to him self what he intended to say and passed the word along that he would 'speak extemporaneously. On his arrival here about the time he usually has breakfast, tbe presidential nominee, wearing at a jaunty angle a gray fedor In stead of a brown derby, found several bands and thousands of cheering admirers waiting to greet him. As the musicians play ed "East Side West Side" over and over a reception committee. swelled to hundreds as many un designated welcome rs slipped through police lines, swarmed about the train. As the returning campaigner detrained, the cheer that went up was uickly picked up by the thousands massed around the station. I n nrmnnTrn U Troops From Five Vaiiey Cit ies Participate in Ex- . I ercises Monday " ;: INDEPENDENCE. Ore. Oct, 1 (Special) Bey Scouts and their parents rom Salem. Mon mouth. Corvallia, Dallas and In dependence today participated in the dedication of the new Boy Scot cabin, erected by Indepen dence troops 29 and 31. three miles from this city. colonel Carle Abrams of Salem was I the chief speaker at the dedication ceremony, which was marked by the raising of the flag; and the singing of "Star spangled Banner." Through the combined efforts of the Independence Lions club and Chamber of Commerce a sum of $1090 was raised with which to construct The new cabin. It occupies a' fine plot ef ground on the Marlon county side of the river, just three miles frem town. The land, owned by the city of In-i dependence, has been leased to the -scouts for a long period very low cost. at HUNTING FATAL PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 1. (AP) Three men were killed and two others wounded in hunting ac cidents over widely separated sec tions of the Pacific northwest yes terday and today. The dead: Albert B. Cooper. 35, Powers; Arthur Ayers, 24, Ridge- field, Wash.;' Fred Whttaker, 25; Bend. The injured: John Wick, Aber deen; James H. Jones, Centralia. Whitaker was fatally wounded today when he fell from a log, his rifle discharging accidentally. He had been hunting near Pringle Falls, a few miles from Bend. Young Whitaker is survived by his widow and one child. Cooper met death yesterday from a DUliet urea oy a rme m iue hands of Elvin Humphrey, a friend. Humphrey, fired at a mov ing object, he said. The bullet shattered and three pieces of it .truck Cooper, injuring him fatal y. Humphrey, overcome by grief, vas held at Myrtle Point today on in open charge. Ayers dfed today from a wound le received yesterday while deer tunting on Lewis River, Washing on A bullet fired by one of the mntlng party richocheted and Aruck him. The youth died as his ompanioiks were trying to carry limtto a road camp. Wick lost two fingers today when his shotgun discharged as he lariUhn fineers in the barrel en deavoring to remove some mud. Jones suffered gunshot wounds n the face today while hunting! lucks. Another hunter, whose dentity had not been learned, fir id In Jones' .direction, and his 'ace was peppered with fine bird ihot His condition is not serious. IffllTE IS ISSUED F0RK10C ; Mrs. Ruth JLockwood, convicted several months ago of manslaugh ter In connection with the death Of a local pharmacist, will be In prison before the end of this week, it was indicated Monday by John Carson, district attorney. ;Unless she surrenders herself right away, the law will take its Usual course and officers will place her there," hffsaid. Although Mrs. Lock wood was conficted several months ago by a Jury in circuit court here, she has been at liberty on bond pend lag decision of the supreme court on an appeal. The decision, up holding the lower court In every respect, was handed down late last! month. A 'formal mandate Was filed with the Marlon county clerk Friday of 'last week.' f Rumors that an attempt would be" made to obtain a parole were declared to be without foundation. -r All this week Congo leinn is on sale at cut f ... prices 6x9 Gold Seal Rags.. $5.20 7x9 Gold Seal Rugs 6.45 9x9 Gold Seal Rags . 7.70 8.95 9.95 9x10', Gold Seal ! Rugs" :l-i 9x12. Gold Seal. Rugs Gold Seal Yard Goods - Yard . 59c to 67c . I hi 0. Buren . 179 N. Ccm'L Salem- 1 L Oregon ACCIDENTS N KWnnn CONGOLEUM i SALE West Salem News By Helen H. Eadotf Phone 24021' Schools Opened j In Wtest Salem The West Salem schools opened Monday morning . for registration and the' giving out of the book slips. Miss Bessie .Sbinn, the principal of the school and the teacher of the eighth, grade, after the children had gone called a teachers meeting. The number of pupils entering this year was 17f1 against, a few over 200 of last year on the opening day. Miss Shlnn says that many will be coming in to make up the deficit in the next few days: Many .of the same teachers are back this year, but there have been some changes. Miss Marian Voth will agan teach the first grade, and Mise Flora Pohle will again be in charge-of the second grade. Miss Mable Dotson will teach the third grade, having taught the fourth last year. Miss Frances Welch, who was graduated from O. S. C. last spring and is new to West Salem this year wilt. Jiave the fourth Grade. Miss Doris McKee also! new this year, comes irom mc- Minnvllle. will have the fifth grade. Miss Olive Cooke who taught both the fifth and sixth grades last year will this year have the sixth only. Miss Leona Timm, also new this year, and is coming from Salem, will have the seventh grade. She is taking the place of Miss Lenore Dyer, who as many will be surprised to learn. did not return this winter. Harry J. Lei and, director of the Manhattan Dlayers, and Mrs. A. West Johnson, wife of the Colum bia .Theatre manager of Portland were honor guests at a tea given Saturday afternoon at Miss Helen Rodolf's home "Blue Shutters. During the afternoon members of the Salem Drama league called to discuss with Mr. Leland. who ha had a great deal of experience with the Little theatre movement over the country, the winter plans of the Salem league. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Weathers and two small children Nettie and Carl, have gone to Wheatland Cal., where they plan to remain for a year. They motored down. leaving West Salem early Friday morning and arriving Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr Articles Filed By Corporations The Pacific Northwest Publish ing company, with headquarters in Portland and capital stock of $10,000, has been incorporated by Albert Rebel, J. Brevet and C. E H. Brevet, according to articles filed in the state corporation de partment here Monday. Other ar ticles filed follow: Stevedore Service company, Astoria $4000; F. M. Sweet, C. O. Botts and H. N. Jacobson. Byapak Company, Portland. $5000; Arthur A. Gold- .smith, David Robinson and M, Iplds. 1 rmnrm With ! winter only a step around the corner -and cold weathera certainty you'll want to put in your supply right now. You're after the most heat units ' for you coal dollars and you surely get tht when buying from u.. - We Handle Utah and Wyoming Goal ALSO GASCO BRIQUETS WeathersUs to be an elictrician tor the Horst j Ranch - company thent" This branch of the conv panr of Msvhich the Horst -Hop tanch on the .Dallas highway is part, is devoted to prunes and grapes.' . and - maintains Its - own cannery. Mrs. : Weathers is a daughter of Mrs. C. N. Hathaway of .West Salem. The Weathers have written that the weather is very hot. : Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hughey and two children,- Donald- and Betty, left Monday morning f for Mon tana They expect to fee away aU winter. Mrs. Hughey's-mother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Spencer, Is remaining ' with MrsJ Hughey's brother, R. M. Spencer, in West Salem for the winter. ! ' Monday F. O. Needham of the West Salem service station spent the day in Dallas- He was called for jury service. J. R. Benton, of the O. K. DeWItt real estate office, drove to Hillsboro Monday morning on a business deal. "i Political manipulations by a tin group of Al Smith supporters to make It appear that members, of the now defunct progressive party generally are in favor of Smith were recounted here Monday when an injunction suit was filed in cir cuit court. The suit, brought by George Ar thur Brown, a former progressive ind now a supporter of Herbert Hoover, seeks to enjoin Hal E Hoss, secretary of state, from hav ng the names of five democrats placed on tbe ballot under a so called "progressive" tickeC- The five names were selected, Mr. Brown asserts, on September 7 jf this year when "not more than 20 persons held a pretended con vention in the city of Portland." At this gathering, he states. Smith was indorsed for president, Robin son for vice president, and the fol lowing old line democrats named as electors: E. E. Brackney. Thomas H. Compte, Carl C. Don ough, Walter B. Gleason and Rob art A. Miller. These men subse quently accepted. Dan Kellaher was chairman qf "said pretended convention." Not one of these electors ever had bee a progressive, Mr. Brown alleges, indicating that the whole pouch RICK KIT ,.Mnn wa conceived in the mindslthe state traffic department. jf a few democrats who sought to ;urn the progressive ;vote away .roni the republican nominee. Merchants are displaying a new vim here now, 'The old-time Hood River spirit of bustle and optimism is again riding the wave. The apple crop was never better. Hood River Glacier. CALL MI t-n$ miss r. 3iL o TRANSFER AND STORAGE iiiwhb lEFHTlLTOTl'JO v McMINNVILLE; , Ore., Oct. 1. (AP) NaeHugh Calligan, 11, son of Ivan Calligan, of Wlllamlaa died in MeMinnvllle hospital; Sun day from a fractured skuU suffer- ed in an automobile collision four miles west of Sheridan, Ore., Sat urday night. Death came to the boy on his 11th birthday. John Calligan, grandfather of Ralph, was injured and was in a hospital at Willamina today. Mr. and. Mrs. Ivan Calligan, and two other sons escaped injury. John Reed, of Otis, Ore., and Clyde Eildon, in the other ear, suf fered cuts, but were not" seriously hurt, The cars collided head on. THE DALLES, Ore., Oct. 1. (AP) Howard Applegate, v 28, son of Mr. aad Mrs. Charles Ap plegate of Aurora, Ore., was in stantly killed early Sunday morn- lng when a car in which he was riding tumbled down a steep bank near Mosier. Charles Leplnsky, who was drir- lng tbe car at a high rate of speed, according to state traffic officers., was uninjured. Citv Recorder Will Run Again As Independent SILVERTON, Or. (SpeciaL) ; William Service, present city recorder here, will run for reelec tion as an lndependeht, it was in dicated today. Mr. Service was defeated for the republican nomination by George W. Hubbs 'winning by a majority of two votes. At the same time, however, 35 democrats wrote in Mr. Service's name, there being no democrat running for tbe office. Twenty-six demo crats wrote in Mr. Hubbs' name. Mr. Service's decision to run as an independent was made after he had attempted to run on the dem ocratic ticket and was not allowed to do so. Traffic Officers Found Not Guilty H. W. Howard and R. B. Rine hart, state traffic officers, who lost their jobs a few days ago when it was reported that they were detected while hunting deer with flashlights near Grants Pass. , were found not guilty in the courts at Grants Pass Saturday.: Neither Secretary of State Hosa norr T. A. Raffety, in charge of wouia . give any intimation as to whether the men would be rein, stated. , Friends of the two former officers interceded for them here today. A million and a half people are said to be starring in.. China. American politicians should find a way of blaming it on each other. Bandon Western World. mm LKJEATT ' ' 4'----