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PAGE TWO The New OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning. April 3, 1929 I;: Si IEHT Rebels Declared Losing Out in Battle With Mexican ; Government Army -, '(Continued from Pa . : rebel losses bad been,ahout 300 men on each of He two days of fighting. About theft own casual ties they said little. In fact the bnlr mention since the battle be gan was aada-to the press this afternoon. It was said that 25 msn of: the column , lead by Federal General Euloglo Ortls bad died withstanding three cavalry char ges launched in-rapid succession, beginning at 4 o'clock this morn ing; by WOO insurgent troops. After turning back these wave3 of attackers. General Ortis was reported to hare launched a coun ted offensive and to have .gained considerable ground. -Rebels Declared Trying To Escape The attack on the position of General Ortis was described by General Calles as a rebel attempt to .cut their way out of the trap. The Struggle raged for four hours before the insurgents gave up thetr efforts and retired to new positions, leaving the field strewn with dead and wounded. General Calles said that simul taneous and later fighting In oth er sectors had given the loyal troops possession of the major part of ths city. The enemy was confined -to the railroad station and a small section around it. General Juan A. Almaian, commanding the federal army was on the 'firing line In person throughout the day. The head quarters of General Calles were at -Bermejitlo, about 100 miles southeast of Jlmene. sat n Tho insurgents were reported to have several airplanes, oniy one of jwhkh made a. flight today. It sped rapidly northward and sev . oral federal planes Immediately started In pursuit, me omcr icu el aircraft remained In a field be .i.f tko fnsnrnt lines, covered with tree branches as camouflage while federal aviators enaearoreu to destroy them with bombs. Jimenez, for which the armies are battling in what the govern ment considers the life or death struggle of the revolution, is a straggling town of about 30,000 population. It Is at the junction of tho Mexican national and Jlm-enes-Paral railways and is border ' ed on ther south, east and west by the Florida river which makes a curve around It. The river bed is almost dry but It becomes a tor rent in the rainy season. OPPORTUNITY FOR (Continued from Pag bathing suits will be the costumes worn by the contesUnts. Age Limit 10 to 23 Age limits for the contest are 16 to 25 and all entrants must be unmarried. Only girls of good ap pearance and of high moral char acter may enter. Contestants must bo amateurs, any professionals on the stage or in motion pictures being barred. The winner In the Salem con test . will represent this city as "Miss Salem" In Portland In May when for three days at the Port land theatre winners from Albany. Eugene. Roseburg, Corvallis, and Stflem will compete with the Port land winner for the honor of rep resenting the entire state at Gal veston. All expenses to and from Portland as well as expenses for the three-day stay there will be furnished "Miss Salem- by the management of the Elslnore Statesman contest. mm politics is BHEWING. REPORT . .... Continued from "Page 1.) . In; View of his prominent part In the session Just ended, there is little doubt that he will be reelect ed if ho consents to run. Settiemier Said pmmkI Tn Ron A report has been circulated that Frank settiemier or wooa-Knt-n whn has served three terms fa the lower house, is reeeptive to the idea of running tor tne upper house. As a resident of the north end of the county, where he has enjoyed equal strength with Sen ator Brown, he might logically be expected to make a strong race. - If Settiemier does run (or the senate, that will open even wider than usual the field for lower bouse- candidates, who ordinarily crowd the ring with asserted hats before the primaries. What the lineup next spring will be. It is too early to predict. However, it is expected that U. 8. Page , and Carl Nelson of Salem. ; who were accorded strong support fa Salem but lost in the outlying districts in l2Sorllt be prevailed apon to try again and see if addi tional experiences ' and acquain tance among the voters, will change thetr fortunes. IE SURPRISE FLIGHT miss sra m MAKES - . ; '' (Continued from Page -1.) 'together, walking in the embassy garden and perhaps taking an au tomobile ride in - the- cool of the evening. The flier refused to ' answer questions, even those bearing on his flight today. The embassy staff was not aware that Lindbergh was flying here -today until they were - . - - Entry Ticket for Elainore-Stateiman JBeauty Contest April 11-12 I 4 X hereby enter the Miss Salem contest, and agree to abide . by the rules and regulations of the contest. .1 agree to make appearances on the stage of yonr thea tre as many times as deemed necessary by the contest com mittee, for which I am to receive no compensation. "It 'is agreed that you are privileged to use my photo graph, for advertising purposes as well as allow my; name ;" and plctnre to be used In connection with the publicity of the contest, in the dally paper designated by yourself, without any renumeration whatsoever for same.' -, -.-. I agree to accept the decision of the regularly appointed , Judges, as final, and if selected do hereby agree to appear on the stage of Portland theatre during the days of May 1-2-3, with the understanding that my traveling expenses as well as hotel expenses while in Portland shall be taken care of by the ' state committee. I am.., ........ . years of age, unmarried; and lire at with ............ ..... .............. .... Name of Entry . 4 Approved by........ Present this ticket to the Russian Choir Musical While practically unknown on the Pacific coast where Its present tour is a distinct novelty as well as an outstanding musical event, the Agrenara Slaviansky Russian choir, which will appear at the Elslnore theater Friday, April 5, matinee .and evening, is known and recognized everywhere in Eu rope as one of the outstanding musical organizations of the old world. . . For many, years this choir has been enthusiastically received - by audiences not only in Europe, but also !n the far corners of the world. General audiences have been delighted, and no less, such special listeners as the crowned heads of Europe: One of the many honors' which the older members of this illus trious choir have to look back upon, is that of being week end guests of King -Edward VII of shown an Associated Press dis patch saying that he had hopped off from Brownsville, it was saia that their own nrivate informa tion was that the Colonel might fly here within a lew aays. : Whether Anne herself had been told by ber finance of his plans tor today was not reveaiea if hA did know, she did not per mit the Information to go beyond her immediate latniiy. - e This was the fifth flight that Colonel - Lindbergh has ' made to Mexico City. His first was nis ia mnm nnn-ston flieht from Wash lngton at the start of his central American tour, the second was last November in continuation of a hunting trip, the thira was nis recent visit to Miss Morrow and the fourth was inaugurating air mail service from Brownsville. r Tf wa tfiinnr his Ist visit that TJndbereh injured his shoulder and Miss Morrow was shaken up when the plane in which tney were returning from a picnic trip over turned as the result of a forced landing on one wheel. Thfl Colonel tod&v wore a nara- chute for the first time in anr of his flights to Mexico City, but wore no flying suit. The para chute was strapped on over a dark bnsiness suit and after landing he simply slipped it oft and exchang ed his neimet ana goggles lor a erav felt hat. Hi3 onlv baeeaee was a black hand bag and. a brief case. FOUND EXTEH (Continued from Pag 1 cent of the hops grown In the United States are produced iu the Willamette valley. Sixty thou sand barrels of frozen strawber ries were pu.t up In Oregon in 1928." Souther Oregon Growing RapfiDy Harlan eald the Rogue river district had enjoyed a ' doubled population within the last eight years while Douglas county, to the north, in the last four years, had sen one crop turkeys increased from 190,000 to , 1300,000 in value.' ?::,: . , :, Continuing his tour about the state with an Imaginary Webster, Harlan pointed out the resources of Klamath county. .Deschutes county and other sections, of east ern Oregon. "Farm relief is not . a press ins problem in the state.? Harlan averred. "The createst single thing needed by the farmer ia protective tariff and this session of congress seems willing to pro vide this .-. Farming can be dene aaccess f ally, Harlan believes, but the far mer needs to specialise, stand ardize, advertise and merchandise. c-(.rt.iiL (Last Time Today). SEE: AND HEAR : Paramount All-Talking . Picture - t "THE DOCTOR'S . SECRET pappv -iUpboM irti U 3Iovietone News OREGON RESOURCES Parent or nearest relative. Elslnore theatre at once Brings Real Treat to Salem England at Windsor castle. ' In 1905, after a series of successful concerts at St. James, the choir was called upon by Lord Kilmore, personal envoy of the king, and invited to spend the week-end at the king's castle. A concert was given during their stay, at which the royal fam ily including the Prince of Wales, now the present king, George V, and little Edward, the present Prince of Wales. King Edward presented -Prince . pimitri, leader of the choir, with a diamond stud ded gold medal, and every mem ber of the choir received from the king a gold pin with "Edward VII ' embossed upon it. Of the choir which was enter tained by the British kp, only ten members, including Madame Margaret Slaviansky. the present leader, are now active. Tho others have died or retired. . . (Continued from Pare 1.) not recommended the closing of the bridge, but thought it was perhaps wise. He added,' on be ing questioned, that it perhaps would have been sufficient to pro hibit truck traffic. Some excavating has been done tor me concrete supports of the new bridge which Is to replace the old one. Closing the bridge to traffic will, perhaps, make con struction of the new one a simpler taskv perhaps also less costly to the contractor; but since the new bridge is to be wired, it would not hare been necessarr to eloaa it un til much of the work was com pleted and the fill under construc tion. ' STAGE STAR SHOWS Millie Kent, who beirfes keinr one of the outstanding Dragon ette Beauties annearinr In Fan. chon and Marco's "Grotesque jaea, at the Elslnore Theatie to day, finds time dnrlmr h pk mar moments to give demonstrations or tne Pnilco Radio. In- most every citv over the cir cuit Miss Kent has appeared in many of the radio stores demon strating the various radios to tnousanas of people. Today. Miss Kent will demon strate the Philco at the H. L. Stiff Furniture company between 1:30 ana z o ciocK. , - Hunt Brothers To Put Up New -Office Building .The Hunt Rrathr P.cVln. company Tuesday took out a per mit to build an office building at 154 Division street, at. a cost of 35000. Henrr Carl baa Ti tract. Encuim(i5i?o MA1EVE 3S GOLD MEDAL r- 5 - VOCALISTS It WHDXLWTJCD ' DANCEKS , GOKGCOUS COSTUMXS : SrSUMZ, MUSIC SENSATIONAL DANCXNO GREATEST MUSICAL EVENT. OP SEASON Seats How! -r- - niCBs -c - Mattnee SOc. ?M . Krenlar " Orchestra $ljee. . Metx. ttjse, sio . ' BalcMy See, 75e CONTRACTOR, WOT NISTIISSISTED HOW RADIO WORKS Wit S(E 1UI Fanchon and Marco Present "Grotesque Idea? HereV; at Elsinore Today-' The first dragon to bo con quered in four thousand years (more or less) - arrives in Salem today. It is one of the central fea tures of Fanchon & Marco's "Gro tesque Idea," a very bixarre and unusual presentation. ' pie dragon is about thirty feet long, about fire feet high and has an enormous head; with teeth about foot long. The dragon was born and raised in the Fanchon ft Marco produc tion studio, and for Its develop ment about a hundred yards of material were used, as well as many gallons of verx expensive paint and gilt. Sonkte; Beauties Ara Motive Power . Twenty Sunklst Beauties were converted Into Dragonette girls to furnish the motive power for the dragon as well as the twenty pairs pt legs and feet necessary, for the dragon's twenty-girl power dance speed. As the modern Achilles, Eddie Kover of the team Miles and Ko ver, appears sword in hand to bring the mighty monster, to the dust. Grotesque Idea, also presents a tame elephant which Is operated by Mary Jane and Dolores. The entire presentation is a glorious fantasy of unusual dances, songs and settings. Ruth Kadamatsu clever oriental song and dance favorite. Is featured in several striking phases of the idea. SALEM PLATS UOST TO (Continued from Pas 1.) dies of the church serving the meaL The sessions will continue through this morning and after noon. At the Tuesday evening service Dr. MacLeod, as retiring moderat or, preached the sermon and Rev. D. A. Thompson, D. D. Portland synodlcal executive, gave the scrip ture reading and invocation. Rev Taylor, who has spent 40 years in the missionary field, in Slam, Is also, a special guest at -the pres bytery. Dr. MacLeod adaressed his re marks largely to the' ministers of the presbytery, asserting that to make the ministry the most suc cessful, the men In it must go back to the scriptures for the great truths and depths of feeling which is necessary In their work. Prayer is the first way in which Dr. MacLeod would counsel his fellow ministers to make more ef fective their work. The routine prayer meeting is largely failure, he said, because the pastor does not know the secret of living so like the Master that his personal ity will be transformed to increase the joy of others. "Prayer means more than the open hand; it means the open heart," he said. Indolence Is the greatest obsta cle to this life of prayer. Dr. Mac Leod believes, and followed this statement with one that the min isters were too indolent to take time to commune with God but rather hurry through their com munications and fail to let God talk back. The ministry, too, must have some thing of the humility of Je sus, the retiring moderator said, and by humility he meant no de basement or depression.' but truth; a truth which cemes from Coming to Bligh's Capitol Tomorrow VATHEpreimx ,UT CECIl BrDkMILIiSS xiensoranoiJHefodraaa A m . . Sy.3 r Y&tJkjuL Cast atlL r r MIUE5 i AtA3TCXlPISCtri " -AUt. - Patae An-Talklar Cossety XHB BXIQIBUS MB. BAKU' tairlag . Kdward Kvetett Barton Vltapaeae AeU .THEATRE - Dolores DEL RIO t e j - - With - .. DON ALVARADO A: drama of primitive passions -taken against the sophisticated, background of European so-, -dety.' . . , . - REGULAR PRICES PRESDVTERtnS Mi r I ; RadioFan - : i, ,v J X v.. .:' VKll m l t This member of the Fanchon and Marco show at the Elslnore to night will demonstrate a popular brand of radio this afternoon at the H. L. Stiff store on Conrt street. seeing God and self In the true re lationship to God. The pulpit today is too devoid of emotion, also, Dr. MacLeod said, adding that there should be more true emotion, not only because the people like it, but because! ft stim ulates the will and leads to ac tion. Delegates who were registered Tuesday included the following ministers: Louis -M. Anderson of Newport; Duncan. P. Cameron, Cottage Grove; Ralph E. Clark. Danly A. Everett. William J. Large and Albert H. Saunders all of Eugene; Monroe G. Everett, Dr. MacLeod, Perry A. Tlnkham and Ernest W. Warrington of Cor vallis; H. Ralph Gell of Browns ville: Henry L. Grafious of Ger- vals; Arthur R. Hodge of Wald- port; Benjamin Iorns and Rev. N. K. TuUy, Salem; Wallace H. Lee, Albany; Roy W. Nelson Mc Mianvllle; Thomas Robinson, Oakland; James Aikin Smith. Dallas; and Joseph T. Stewart, Albany. Layman who registered from out of town were: E. H. MacDonald, Albany; W. H. Boals, Corvallis; Fred Wright, Cottage Grove; F. C. Graham, Cove Orchard; C. H. Sedgwick, Creswell; I. D. Custer, Eugene; Palmer Rumford, Fair- mount: James Curtis, indepen dence; C. C. Jacobs, McMlnnvllle; Tt H. Halleek, Newport; Herman Stain baur. Lake Creek; S. W. Manpin, Woodburn. PSSSCBCXL B.DrMlLLElS Sensational Melodratm if JtUilZ MACPHERS04 : V" ' Tomorrow Brinsa ; TBZS Efa TALilNO KVCCZZJ Bligh'o Capitol r.OF: ; " QUALITY. -COMEDIES ad - FOX NEWS - I fi . . PltOGBASX J Mil' KEWNEDY V TELLS OF FEE -"Love Offering" Story Taken Back by Aimee's Mother at Portland Quiz (Continued" from PaK 1.) tors that Judge Hardy was paid out of the legal fund created at Angelus temple, after Mrs. Mc Phersou had disappeared, only to reappear after having been given up by her congregation. Check Safcl Payment ' For Judge Legal Advice "The Hardy check." she told Hornblower and Little, "was pay ment in a measure for Jtidge Har dy's legal advice and his time spent with me and Aimee in con sultation." She asserted that the Jurist "occupied a peculiar position in onr organization," for he was the only person "they could go-to for advice, particularly after the trou ble arose with the grand jury and the prosecuting attorney." In explaining the legal fund on which the check was drawn, she said it was set up after Mrs. Mc pherson returned to hes flock and that it was established for the ex press purpose of taking care of expenses in connection with the case. Throughout the two-day grill ing. Mrs. Kennedy never referred to the "kidnapping." Events Following Disappearance Talked Although queries revolved ar ound the $2500 check Judge Har dy reoeived as a "love offering." Hornblower and Little turned their attention to events imme diately following the disappear-, ance of Mrs. McPherson in 1926. Little said the questions were prepared with a view to proving that Judge Hardy directed employ ment-of detectives and that he paid for their services during the search for titian haired shepherd ess of Angeles temple. is a, s-n kt is is TODAY I C lK I with Dak QaaarUU Joaaton Mile aad Karar Harry Varnoa Bath Ka4amatra Mary Jaa aair Selorat an4 ttaa V .ON THE ttARt ARTHUR m Also PARAMOUNT NEWS ua f . a 1 1 mm ORANILAND RICE (gonad "SPORTLIGHT" coming The BROADWAY MELODY FRIDAY MUSICAL DRAMATIC SENSATION Let Us Suppy -TikVin ifXn n fa hulk--ny quantity delivered in Mrs. Kennedy waa closely ques tioned relat!veto the employment of Leonard Hammer, former rep uty in the prosecutor's office at Los Angeles. The state of Califor nia charges that his compensation Was fixed by Judge Hardy. Mrs. Kennedy was asked what locali ties Hamner visited at her direc tion. She said he went "some place over the desert." but did not re member that he visited Salinas where Mrs. McPherson Is alleged to hare been at the time a search was being made. "Madam X Sent To Iatervleir Judge Hardy It was brought out in the testi mony that Mrs. Kennedy sent Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff. Oakland. Cal., and sister of the mysterious "Madam X," in the dis appearance, to Judge Hardy when she appeared with information "because she respected his splen-j did judgment and wished nis advice-." - - Two checks for $250 each fig ured largely in the interrogation. One of the checks, drawn in favor of Judge Hardy, was unsigned. It had been voided, The other one was made out to the Burns De tective Agency and bore the sig nature of Mrs. Kennedy. Tenderfoot badges were award ed to 19 boy scouts at Investiture services for Troop 12 at the Jason Lee Memorial church Tuesday night. O. P. West, scout execu tive of Cascade Area council, pre sented the badges. Dr. J. E. Long is leader of this group of scouts which the Jason Lee church is sponsoring. The 19 tenderfoots Arlo and Ithel Odlard, Loren Benjamin. Donald Collins, De wavne Duncan, Harry and Jack Eyerly, Russell Freeman, Harold Gardner. Gordon Graber, Kajr mond Gunston, James Hill, Wil liam and Charles Lapechies, Glenn Luthern. Glenn Moody, Mary Pow ell, Don Sumpter and Gordon Black. IS BOY SCOUTS ARE en NEW BEES f ANCHON MARCO 9dm 'Tflade -in eatifmia Pragonetta Bntii SCREEN Ixwell Sherman in Novelty" Act ik Lff Hit - r nt n n - '-ran Jr& it: vJMIU FIR, OAK, ASH Delivered in. the quantity you want and tawed to the length you desire. CASTLE GATE COAL A fine grade coal delivered in the quantity wanted. yotar t&nk. '.t-.-r. SALEM, OREGON Dialogue to be l Combined Witii: Splendid Film -Alias Jimmy Valentine" which, is a combination of straight movie and dialogue, makes its . bow Salem next. Saturday and, Sunday . at the Elsinore theater. ; The new production, whlc ' stars William Haines, was adapted from Paul Armstrong's play of gentleman safe cracker, , "Alias Jimmy Valentine, first produced at the old Wallack's theater la 1910, and considered one of the most valuable stage properties- of all time. SUICIDE HINTED SAN DIEGO. Apr. 2 (AP) .WHIiam B. Stewart. 64, believed to be a wealthy mining man of Portland, Ore., was found dead in his apartment at a hotel here to-, day. He last was seen alive Sun day. - and Chambers will be Cfesed Today and Preparing for the Big Sale That a Starts Fri. April 5th 3 1 Your 2 Chambers Thursday and le t us serve you