' NEXT! ..
WEATHER
Salem bkls farewell to its
Fair today; Warm with
low T humidity. Max. tetn-r '
peratare Tuesday 83; Min
45; River -1.3; aer; '
rain.: - . . f
two national conventions and
makes ready for the next in
flux of visitors. It's a great
city to come to and Satem
admits it.
FOUNDED 1651
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 96
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning:, July 17, 1929
PRICE FIVE jCENTS
1
FLAY IDEl
TENDENCIES
Catholic Women's Union on
'Record as Opposed to
Immodest Clothes
Stand Also is Taken Against
Birth Control; Social
, "Tinkers" Scored
A firm stand against a number
of characteristic conditions of
modern life is voiced by the Na
tionalCatholic Women's Union in
resolutions adopted at theip con
vention session here Tuesday
night.
In a resolution on modesty in
dress, the women stated that they
deplored the trend on the part of
girls and women who by display
ing too much of their physical
form have become a source of
temptation to all men, young and
old. "The Catholic Women's ,'nion
places itself again as an adi ocate
of a nation-wide campaign for a
dress which although stylish, will
inspire the reverence and respect
of all well-meaning public, and
urge the wearing of dresses "of a
length to coyer the knees not
only when standing but above all
when sitting," concludes the reso
lution." Birth Control Held
Morally Degrading
j - "The ever-increasing practice
and advocacy of birth control is
perhaps the most fatal result of
the neo-pagan philosophy of moral
degradation," declares a second
resolution. "The Catholic Wom
en's Unton has, never ceased to
condemn this unholy and un
wholesome practice at its annual
national and state conventions.
And we are all the more' alarmed
because we know that in spite of
these repeated condemnations, in
spite -of the earnest warnings by
all thuse who have the welfare of
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WILL CLOSE TODAY
High Mass of Thanksgiving
Wjll be Followed by
Joint Session
The 73rd annual convention of
the Catholic Central Verein of Am
erica and the 13th annual conven-
tl'on of the - National Catholic
Women's union closes In Salem
this morning with' a high mas3 of
thanksgiving at St. -Joseph's
church followed-by a Joint session
when the "report of the election
committee of the Verein will be
read and installation services of
the newly-elected officers held.
Following the formal closing of
-the convention, the delegates will
be entertained Wednesday after
noon by an auto tiip around Mar
ion county and particularly in the
Mt. Angel section. Mere than 70
delegates have! signed for the trip,
and 78 delegates are listed for the
trip Thursday; when private cars
wjll take them to Portland and
from there up the Columbia river
highway to Multnomah Falls.
Verein Session Is
Interesting Event
The "Verein session Tuesday was
replete with interest, the visit of
t&edost Rev. Edw. Howard, arch
bishop 'of Portland, adding con
siderably to the convention pro
gram! The Portland church digni
tary was accompanied by the Rt.
Rev. A. Hildebra.n'd, V. G. P. A.,
also of Portland.,
The session Tuesday morning
opened with a .requiem high mass
for deceased members of the Ver
ein, .with the honorary president of
the society, Charles Korte, at the
organ, and with aa impromptu
choir1 composed of delegates. The
forming of a Pacific League of the
Verein, discussion of which was
deferred from Monday nigbt fol
lowing an address by Fr:uk S -'-.
feld of Salem, was definitely de-
i ferred until the 13SO rven
following opposition of the Cali-
fornia delegation who wished f0i -
time to bring up the project at
their state federation's conveu-
tioa m August. -
Delegates Iium me women
Union Joined the- men for the ad-
CATHOLIC SFSSDN
Turn to page i. column l) ' o damage was reported.
Queen of Oregon Fair to -
Be Selected From Among
Girls of State, is Plan
A contest to select a queen for
the 192S Oregon State fair was
announced Tuesdarr by members
of the fair board as a feature to
add attractiveness to this
year's
program
According to the announcement
entries will be caosen from the
most attractive girls and women
in the various cities of the state,
each city being allowed ta nomin
ate as many candidates as it .de
sires, provided the candidate 1
sponsored by a.crvic, fraternal or
business organization. ' " .-
Mrs. Pontages to
Be Arrested Today
On Murder Charge
LOS ANGELES, Jnly 16
(AP) Mrs. Lola Pan
tages, wife of Alexander
Pantagea, theatrical, chain
magnate, will be arrested
Wednesday on second de
gree murder and drunk
driving charges. Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Harold Jonee
announced today.
Mrs. Pahtagps was injur
ed several weeks ago when
her automobile collided
with another driven by Joe
Rokumoto, Japanese. Ro
kunioto died from Injuries
he received. Witnesses of
the collision testified that
Mrs. Pontages wos intoxi
cated, r
The deputy prosecutor,
who demanded the arrest
of the theatrical magnate's
wife when he learned she
hf-d left the hospital, declar
ed he - would recommend
that bail of not less than
$50,000 be required for the
woman's release pending
trial.
DID TIME PACKET
Contest Of Generation Ago
Re-Enacted on Ohio
River Yesterday
CINCINNATI, July 16 (AP)
"Steamboat Bill, steamin down
the Mississippi." of a generation
ago, "trying to beat the record of
the Robert E. Lee," never ran a
closer race than was ran today as
old time packet boat racing was
revived on the Ohio river.
For 20 miles the old. paddle
wheelers Betsy Ana and Tom
Green, fought ' It oat from Cin
cinnati upstream to New Rich
mond, and when they finished, the
Tom Green was scarcely five feet
ahead.
With smoke rolling off of the
twin stacks of each of the boats
they ran "neck and neck," for al
most the entire distance.
Although the Tom Green, with
a steel hull and bigger engines, is
a new boat by- comparison to the
somewhat ancient Betsy Ann, old
Betsy with her wooden hull never
gave up. Stokers kept her boilers
steamed to capacity, and she fairly
seemed a living thing as her
pistons snorted defiance a her
younger rival.
Commanded by Frederick ,Way,
28, the Betsy Ann gave the best
that was in her, but the judges
decided that Tom R. Green, 25,
pilot of the .Torn Green, had
brought his boat across the finish
line first. j
Thousands of persons lined the
river the entire length of the
course 'and nearly 1500 crowded
onto the famous Island Queen, a
pleasure boat" which followed in
the wake of the racers.
Overhead airplanes circled, and
In the river, Were scores of m'otor
boats, both bearing cheering spec-
tators.
IS
PLACED IH PRISON
TOPEKA, i July 16 (AP)
Mrs. Vivian jScraper, 25, comely
brunette and toother of an 8 year
old daughter) late today pleaded
guilty to highway robbery in con
nection with jthe $13,775 Security
Benefit association payroll holdup
here June 2$ and was sentenced
to serve ..an! indeterminate sen
tence; "until i discharged by law"
in th Kansas women's industrial
farm (at Lansing.
nmnbnfnn. Coiil Rtroit
C
DBMS CROWD
1
THER
24, said by i the Shawnee county!""011 of wtome In politics.
attorney's office to have agreed
to plead gnlsty to the charge after
confessing late today he helped
Mrs. Scraper plan the daylight
robbery, appeared in district
court at the same time for ar
raignment, but taking of his plea
was delayed due to appointment
of two new attorneys to represent
him. Strelt was to appear in
court again at 9 a.m.. tomorrow.
Shortly after sentence was pro-
r.ounced against her by
Judge
c.eorge A. Klein. Mrs. Scraper
; ""ieu. uui.ug iu V" '"'
; floor.
; OUAKR REPORTED
t rakta Barbara. Cal.. July
s!lc fAP1 -Hrht rth nnake
u e toda a 1:3g p.m..
For the six weeks from August
5 to September 14 the contest
will be la progress and the en
trant receiving the highest number
j of votes will be named queen, the
(next highest "trown princess and
the next six m line princesses to
attend Jthe queen.
Coupons printed .in various
newspapers In the state as well as.
coupons secured from merchants
will be available for Oie contest.
The rivalry will be similar to that
, carried -on for the eelection of a
Rose Festival queen iti Portland.
WICKERSHAM
TELLS IIS
ON DRY LAWS
Head of President's Law En
forcement Commission
Writes Governors
Letter Read by Franklin D.
Roosevelt at Conven
tion in East
NEW LONDON, Conn.. July 16
(AP) George W. Wickersham,
head of President Hoover's law en
forcement commission in a letter
read today by Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt of New York, at the
governors' conference here, wrote
that if federal and state agencies
would cooperate in prohibition en
forcement the prohibition laws
"might be modified so as to be
come reasonably enforceable."
, Characterizing prohibition as "a
most sertous subject," Mr. Wick
ersham in his letter to Governor
Roosevelt said it would be one of
the chief national problems to
be investigated by his commis
sion. He sug'egsted a division of
authority, the federal government
to prevent importation and trans
portation in violation of inter
state commerce regulations, and
the sates to handle their own ln
ternalenforcement. "If the national government."
he wrote, "were to attend to pre
venting importation, manufacture,
and shipment ih interstate com
merce of intoxicants, the. states
undertaking Internal police regu
lations to prevent .sale, sajoons,
speakeasies, and so forth, the na
tional and state laws might be
modified so as" to become reason
able enforcable, and one great
source of demoralizing and
pecuniarily profitable crime re
moved." The letter, which was described
by .Governor Roosevelt as the first
public expression. of Mr. Wicker
sham as chairman of the law en
forcement commission, also con
tained a criticism of the Ameri
can public's attitude toward crime
reduction an law enforcement, and
cited the "evident disrespect for
the Volstead act""as an example.
State Body Formed for Par
tisan Purposes; Officers
Are Selected
PORTLAND. Ore., July 16.
(AP After several months of
preliminary discussion, the Wom
en Republicans, Inc., a partisan
organization, formed to partici
pate actively in Oregon politics
and co-operate with state repub
licans, elected officers today.
The officers are: Mrs. V. A, C.
Ahlf, president; Mrs. V. Strohm,
secretary, and Mesdames Ahlf.
Strohm, Florence Sturdevant,
John Latham, C. E. Runyon, W. S.
Dunagan, Josephine Odell, Phil
lips Gevurtz, Ralph W. Blakely
and Miss Anne Sherlock, directors.
Mrs.' Strohm said meetings
would be held at various intervals
and nothing but politics would be
discussed. Candidates and meas -
ures will be given a thorough air
ing, she said.
Mr: J C. Northrup, member of
the Republican State Central com
mittee, said today the time had
come when men will welcome co-
ouc iou BtiggcMeu mai Airs, uur
othy McCollough Lee be retained
in the state legislature and that
other capable women be sent to
Salem as lawmakers.
Officers of the Women Republi
can, Inc., are Portland residents.
SMUGGLER SUSPECT
BE
SAN FRANCISCO. July 16
(AP) If federal officials permit,
former Chinese Vice-consul Ting
Kao and his young and pretty
wife, in whose possession nearly
half a million dollars worth of :
v f a u ut w a aw u (.
sailthis month or next for China.
W. G. Anching Kung, the Chi
nese consul general, announced
today that the Kaos, who have
been formally charged with vio
lating of the federal anti-narcotic
laws, had promised to quit . the
United States within two weeks.
Officials at Washington je
mained silent today on whether
Mr. and Mrs. Kao and Suen Foon,
17 years secretary of the local
Chinese consulate, would be re
quired to stand trial on the charg
es resulting from the finding of
2.199 five teal -tins of opium in
Mrs. Kao baggage when she re
turned from a visit to China.
Suen's attorney, however, an.
nounced today that his client
would demand an Immediate tri
al that he might "be vindicated
in the eyes of his friends in San
Francisco.
WOMEN
ORGANIZE
REPUfi
1
GROUP
Mm
DEPORTED
Salem Gas Plant Sold To
Portland Company; Many
Improvements Scheduled
New Owners Will Take Possession First of
Next Month; Extensive Distribution
System is Planned in Valley
SALE of the gas plant of the Portland Electric Power com
pany iii this city to the Portland Gas and Coke company
and the linking of the local gas distributing system with a
high pressure main, from jPortland permitting large-scale
manufacture of gas there and distribution throughout the
valley, was announced late I Tuesday afternoon by Franklin
T. Griffith, president of the P. E.' P. company.' The new
owners will take possession' of the plant here August 1.
"Our company believes that the use of gas could be rna-
lOBIORS OFFER
Wickersham's Note; on Divi
sion of Law Enforce
ment Studied
NEW LONDON. Conn., July 16. j
(AP) Comments by governors
on the letter by George. W. Wick
ersham, head of President Hoo
ver's law enforcement commission,
which was read to the conference
of governors today by Governor
Roosevelt of New York, follows:
Governor Gardner, North Caro
lina: "I think the letter expresses
the law enforcement situation
clearly. In regards to modifica
tion, my opinion is that the last
election expressed the sentiment !
or the country.
Governor Case, Rhode Island:
"The subject is one on which I
have no opinion to offer."
Governor Roosevelt: "The pro
posal and the discussion of it by
Mr. Wickersham are purely spec-
nlntlva Dovnn I tViot T rinn't v ant
.....
to say anyming.
Governor Hammill. Iowa: "The
suggested division of authority is
a forward stepping move. The
mention of modification denotes
weaknesajjWabould educate and
build sentiment among our citi
zens so that all will cooperate; in
the enforcement of all our laws.
Modification then
would not! be
necessary.
Governor Richards, SoutHCaro-j
Una: "In my opinion modifica
tion is necessary, but it will never
take place in my state."
Governor George Dern, Utah:
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" SEASIDE, Ore.. Jnly U
(AP) "Sell Oregon" was the
keynote of an address delivered
today by Frank Branch Riley,
Portland, to the Oregon State
Pharmaceutical association in an
nual convention here.
Riley urged that not only the
druggists but all citizens of the
state boost the state at every op
portunity. He cited the benefits
which residents of other state
have received as the result of con
tinually "selling" the attractions
of their section of the country.
Mrs. Stanley Stevenson, Eu-
'gene, wa elected president of the
ladies auxiliary of the association
ror the coming year.
Other oficers are: Mrs. Claude
Kim, Cottage Grove, first rice pre
sident; Mrs. John Allen, Corval
lis, second vice president; Mrs.
A. W. Allen. Portland, secretary,
and Mrs. John . Lane, Jr., Port
land, treasurer.
The morning business meeting
of the association was opened by
S. A. Matthieu, Portland, presi
dent, and was devoted to reports
of several committees.
Dean A. G. Mlckelson. of the
North Pacific College, Portland,
spoke on "Entomology for I the
Pharmacist" and dean A. Zelfle,
Oregon State College, told of what
the school of pharmacy , at ! the
state college Is doing. F. R. Pet
erson. Portland, also gave a short
address.
E
PASO ROBLES, Cal.. July 16.
(AP) Mayor and Mrs. Charles H.
Anderson of Ellensburg, Wash.,
weer seriously Injured in an au
tomobile collision on the highway
20 miles north of here today. They
were retained here to a hospital.
Mayor Anderson sustained a
broken arm, wrist and two jribs
and aejrere head lacerations! and
bruises. Physicians said he would
recover, but probably would; lose
the use of his arm. Mrs. Ander
son was badly shaken and bruised.
Reports from the scene of the
accident indicated Mayor Ander
son's car collided with that of two
women who were learning to
drive. Neither of the women in
the second automobile were in
jured. Mayor Anderson was re
turning home from southern Cal
ifornia. - ' 3
GUIDED
nninRiriiT
UUHU
uumuiLiii
SELL OREGON URGES
PORTLAND
SPEAKER
T
H
HURTS
MAYOR
AND SPDUS
: tenally stimulated and better
iand larger service furnished
its customers if it were possi
! ble to reduce the cost of man-j
; ufacturing gas . and thereby i
J reduce rates to customers," said 1
jir. oriinth in making his an-;
j noun ?ment. "The economies of;"
j mass production, are not possible!
furnish only the requirements of j
Salem." '
Mr. Griffith made it plain that J
the change to the new ownership !
would be made without any in-1
convenience to the existing cus-j
lomers. j w one no aate was an
nounced. . for the extension pro
gram of the Portland Gas .and
Coke company in running - its
mains np the valley, the sale was
made with the "definite purpose
of including galem In the proposed
high pressure main system."
In ths announcement a definite
pledge was made to consumers to !
reduce rates as soon as the new
high pressure system is
com-
pleted.
No changes in the personnel of i
the gas company's staff here will j
be made as far as practicable un-
der the new system of operation.
Twplva tn 1 ft m pti art nnw em-
ployed at the company's gas plants
here and some of these will
riisnlarpri when t ho nnnorttnn 4a
V- . i." . " i
inaue wiin tne roritana system
but increased use f gas resulting I
from superior service and lower j
rates will create a demand for
more office help, gas company of
ficials declare.
There are 1200 customers in Sa-
lem 'or S8 furnished by the P. E
P. company. Bookkeeping and
general management for the corn-
pany has been provided at the cen-!
tral offices of the P. E. P. comr-
pany for many years.
The Salem gas works was first
established in November 22, J869.
with C. E. Burrows and David
Tuthill as the original backers of
the 1 plant. Subsequently the
plant was sold to the Salem Light
and Traction company which in have had to stay- in the air until
turn transferred the property tot; late afternoon a week from Thurs
the Citizen' Light and Traction i day.
company. In 1907 the combined
light and gas companies here werei
sold to the Portland Railway Light !
and Power company which later j
took the name of the Portland.
Electric Power company. , !
1 In making the announcement
Mr. Griffith emphasized that the
sale was actuated by the wish of
his company to render the best
i possible service to the citizens of
j Salem at jfee lowest practicable
, cost. He said the Portland Gas
. and Coke company in his opinion
j was one of the most efficient dis
I tributors of artificial grs in the
I United States.
OF DRY LAW NOTE
ST. PAUL, Minn.,, July 1.
(AP) Andrew J. Volstead, au
thor of the prohibition enforce
ment act, in a statement tonight
criticized suggestions by George
W. Wickersham. head of Presi
dent Hoover's law enforcement
commission, for strengthening the
enforceirait of the dry law.
Volsteii said the suggestions,
which were made public at the
governors' .conference at New
London, Conn., "would "In effect,
repeal the 18th amendment in wet
localities." Wickersham declared
that some feasible means should
be found to? dividing the. burden
of enforcement between states and
the national government.
Volstead asserted that "the sng
gestions of dividing the responsi
bility for law enforcement cannot
appeal to any one who has had
much practical experience."
Smith Requests
House Numbers
Be Completed
Completion of corrections In
house numbering tn Salem is
nrged by Homer H. Smith in a
letter to City Recorder Mark Poul-
sen. The letter states that the
Sanborn Map company is prepar
ing to send a crew hero to bring
the insurance map of the city up to
date, and suggests that tolavoid
future confusion, the house num
bers all be changed where they
do not conform to the plan out
lined two years ago. before this
work is started,
VOLSTEAD
CRITICAL
Gas line Will Be
LmdSoon States
Firm's President
PORTLAND, Ore., Jnlv 16
(AP) tiny W. Taibot,
president of the Portland
Gas and Coke company.
Which today purchased the
Salem, Ore., gas plant from
the Portland Electric Pow
er company, said tonight
pipe for extension of hijrh
pressure gas main system
from here into the Willam
ette valley had already been
ordered.
The work of laying the
line will start soon after
August 1 when the gas
company takes over the Sa
lem plant, lie said.
The Job of laying the line
will cost about $500,000,
and will give employment to
a large .number of men, it
is expected to fce ewmpleted
by November 1.
"The high pressure main
will start either at Oregon
City or Tualatin," Talbot
said.
PLANE FAILS TO
ESTABLISH HID
San Franciscan Forced Down
Due to Motor Trouble
Late Last Night
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.
(AP) Motor trouble grounded
the endurance flying monoplane
han, ranc,sco a.1 LV .6 c, i
10:03 o'clock
tonigni, alter a iew minuies less
than 36 hours of
couunuousj
flvin.
"
The exact cause of the ending
of the flight was not at once an-
nounced.
Aboard the plane were Bartlett
Stephens and Fred McKinley, who
during the day and a half grind
alternated in? four hdur shifts at
the "plane's controls.
The plane has, been groomed
several times for an. endurance
record, and this time the aviators
started almost secretly, fearing!
ridicule in event of another fail
ure. The flight started at 10:15 a.
m., yesterday. To have broken !
the present record of 246 hours
43 minutes 32 seconds it would
DAILY I SERVICE
CROSSES CONTINENT
' SAN FRANCISCO, July 16
(AP) Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh speaking for the Transcon-
tinental Air Transport company
and the Maddux air lines, inc., to
day announced a daily transcon
tinental air service would be In
augurated September 1 between
this city and New York. (
Colonel Lindbergh, who said he
would take off early this after
noon from Mills Field here for
Los Angeles, said the contem-
plated line would give San Fran
cisco and the ast bay a two day
air-rail schedule to the east.
I Passengers will leave ' Alameda
I airport about 8 o'clock in the
morning, and arrive in ciovis,
M., the same evening, he said,
transferring to train and traveling
to Waynoka, Okta. From Way
noka, they will fly to Columbus,
O., and arrive there in the eve
ning, transferring again to trains
and arriving in New York the
second morning about 9:50
o'clock. West bound passengers
will arrive in San Francisco about
8 o'clock the second evening.
As soon as suitable Pullman
airplanes can be obtained, a night
flying service will be inaugurated
he said, taking only one business
day between the west and east.
WATERFRONT 111
PORTLANfo, Ore.. July 1.
(AP) The first fourth alarm
fire here in more than three years
destroyed the Dollar-Portland
Lumber company's unoccupied
mill on the waterfront late today
and caused $25,000 damage.
Fire boats and practically all of
the ' fire department's equipment
fought the blaze which became
spectacular as the fire ravenously
devoured the ancient dry timbers
of the discarded mill property.
A police cordon twenty blocks
long kept back throngs of curious
attracted to the waterfront by the
vast amount of black smoke. The
blaze was Jotted down in the fire
marshal's blotter as of "unde
termined origin."
DESTROYED DY FIRE
FRENCH DEBT
RATIFICATION
TO BE DOTED
Setttement Bill Certain to
Pass Chamber of Dep
uties, Report
Premier Poincare Wins Sig
nal Victory in Parlia
mentary. Debate
PARIS, July 16 (AP)
Friends and ,foes alike were
agreed tonight that Premier Poin
care has ratification of 'the Mel-I NANKING. China. Julv 16.
lon-Berenger debt settlement bill (AP) The - Nationalist -"govern-safely
stowed away after two vie! mint at midnlcht. Just wjthin the
torles in the chamber of deputies, i three allotted hv Soviet Rus
Political observers -believed he j sja replied to the latter's -demands
could push the bill through the i jn tbe Chinese eastern railw ays of
chamber with unconditional rati- ; anchuria dispute,
fication On his own terms next f The Chinese made two demands.
Friday. ' afthough emphasizing that they
M. Poincare, witn the brilliant j were not counter-demands to
and unforseen assistance of For-! those of the Russian note. The
eign Minister Briand, who has hi-first was that the Soviet shouM
tnerto taken a secondary position release all Chinese iniprjsoned in
on the debt settlement debates re-I Russia, which were estimated in
pulsed the best organized attacks !
to which the government has been !
subjected for many months.
Minister's Eloquence t ,
Carries Off Victory
If the glory of the first victory
today, when the government de
feated a motion to postpone in
definitely the question of ratifica
tion, belonged to the premier, the
i credit for the second was due en-
tirelyto the eloquence of his for-J
eign minister.
The achievement of M. Briand
may even be said to be greater,
i since he talked the opposition in
to yielding without a fight, while
M. Poincare had to carry his point
by a vote of 304 against 239.'
The question of confidence had
been posed in both cases, and 4he
fate of 'fhe government hung in
the balance.
The first wave of assault was
led by Louis Dubois, a former cab-
Inet minister and the man who re-
piace(i premier Poincare as pre-
sident of the reparations commis
sion in the chamber, assisted by
Louis Marin and Charles Reibel,
both former ministers in Poincare
cabinets.
s
Hubt-Root Deal Likely to
be Caller?. Off Today,
Report States
There It. danger of a consider
able loss on black cherries in the
Salem district, on account of the
appearance of woxjns In' some of
the frp.it. The danger Is so acute
that the Hurst-Root deal, at the
Terminal Ice & Cold Storage plant
will likely be called off today. Roy
Hurst is naturally "much disap
pointed, but he cannot afford to
take chances; of sending cherries
that might develop worms on the
eastern markets.
He is not now certain, but the
t Hurst-Root
firm may handle
prunes for fresh shipment. Next
will be the West Stay ton Irrigated
land cauliflower deal, which
should yield 50 ears for shipment
to big city markets this fall.
Three cars of black cherries.
Rings and Lamberts, are pow roll
ing to the eastern markets -shipped
Saturday, Sunday and yes-
j terday
in - refrigerator cars.
from the plant itf the rear of the
building of the Paeific Fruit &
Produce company.
O. E. Brocks, manager- of the
pool, said a very fine quality of
Lamberts Is now coming in quan
tities, from orchards of members
and others that were well sprayed,
and from these, orchards no indi
cations of worms have shown up.
But he does not know how many
more cars of cherries free of sus
picion from worm Infestation will
be available.
The managers of the canneries
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CH RO IRE
Independence Grower Id
Winner of Second Annual
County Alfalfa Contest
By MApXLENE L. CALLIN
DALLAS. July 16 Casper Mai
ler of Independence was declared
winner of the second annual Polk
county alfalfa contest at the
chamber of commerce luncheon
held at the Gale hotel today.
Fifty members of the chamber
and guests attended the luncheon
when a sliver cream and sugar
set, appropriately, engraved, was
presented to Mr. Muller tn recog
nition of his work.
There are 160 growers of alfal
fa in Polk county and more than
1200 acres producing it. JLC R.
Beck, county agent of Polkt coun
ty stated that, there are 0.009
acres of land in Polk county
suited to the production of alfal
fa.. Maurice Dalton. president of
the Dallas chamber of commerce.
presided at the luncheon and in
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Ihma lo
lurl We
Nationalist Government Says
Russia Must Release All
Chinese Prisoners
Guarantees For Safety of
All Others Requested
In Communication
an earner official statement at
1,000. The second was! that th
i Soviet government should ade
quately protect Chinese nationals
in Russia from aggressioV and repression.-
" 1
Moscow was informed a Chi
nese plenipotentiary wai leaving,
banking for. tne capital fo disensi
al pending matters lief ween t he
governments. At the same tiui it
was learned tonight th4t-i 1 5.ee
Manchurian troops naive been
mobilized in3tie past two days to
reenforce patrols on tlip border,
mainly at Manchuli.
1924 Agreement j
Declared llroken
The plea was made that the ac
tion of the Chinese government in
dismissing Russian officials on the
railway and taking over various
concessions was Justifiea necaus
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FIELD IS SITED
- . j -
Drum Corps Maneuvers and
Other Events Will be
Held by Legion
Work at dinger field to put it
In condition for the events of the
American Legion convention. Aag
ust 8, 9and 10, was stairted Tues
day. The field is being disked
a.nd will be rolled so as; to smooth
It for the drum corps jmaneuvers
and for the American Legion
Junior baseball state champion
ship game.
The convention commission has
completed arrangements for wn.
vlding 8000. additional seats at
the field, obtaining them from the
Multnomah county armory fre
of cost except for transportation.
These are the seats which form--erly
were used for fight programs
at the Portland armory, and be
came available because fights
have been transferred to the civie
auditorium. f
Word has been received that"
the uniformed girls' 1 drill team
from the La Grande post auxili
ary, will appear at the Convention
It has been given a place on the
Friday night propram.I; just pre
ceding the drum eor'ps contest. -
Brazier C. Small of (he airport
committee received ai telegram
from Senator Steiwer'ai office at
Washington. D. C. stating that a
squadron of airplanes from Cris
stey field, San Francisco will come
here to participate in the airport
dedication program August 8,
provided that the convention com-
mission aeciaes to taae out ine
liability and property; damage
bonds required.; 1 j
General J. E Fecbejt. chief of '
the army air forces, lias author
ized the sending of all available
planes from the San Francisco
base. Among the flyers expected
to come here will be sbme of the
I army's most expert acrobatic, or
I stunt men. .. j
trod need C. R. Briwsi of Corval
lis, county agent of Benton coun
ty, who spoke of the valne of al
falfa as a farm crop, f
According to Mr. Sriggs there
are fonr great reasons why alfaL.
la Is Such a valuable crop. It Is
a wonderfully fine feed for stock)
and poultry, being j eqnivelant
pound for pound, to bran in food
value. It lessens labor on the
farm, since It does notj require an
nual seeding and once a good
stand is obtained it requires bnt
little cultivation. It! is one ot
known. In a recent server it was
fuuuu iimi iuVjTcio,Q J inn . Vi
48 alfalfa fields was 1.8 tons per
acre. Last but not feast in tho
ui ui annua miucst's mo
that it maintains the fertility of
the soil where it is grown.
James Gentle of Monmouth told
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