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PAGE TWO LEGION WORKS Commission Holds Spaeia! . Luncheon Ca$h day to .Discuss Plans As the American Legion con , rentloa opening August 8 draws orate program are still coming op near, ao many details of the elab for disposal that the convention commission Is balding luncheons each day at tho Elks elub. whl'.e one or more sub-committees: arc also meeting each eight. v One question bothering the en tertainment committee, is the re sponse which lcal 'Industrial firms, civic and fraternal organi sations trill make to the appeal for, decorated floats in the con vention parade Saturday alier noon, August 10. Institutions entering float are urged to make, them really decora tive, with a minimum of advertis ing; Just sufficient to let the pub lic know who la sponsoring the float. It is pointed out that j this is an opportunity to display before the largest crowd Salem will have within its borders luntll, perkaps, another American Legloa conven tion is held here it some future to date. , 'j Entries should be submitted not later than Yednesday, August 7, to OoL T. E. Rilea, grand marshal, or jto Walter Zose), chairman of the transportation committee. Word was received by the com mission Monday that the Union Oil "company's Travelalr OX6 seven passenger plane, equipped with a Whirlwind rmotor, will be in Salem for the airport dedica tion August 8, piloted by Captain Charles Menisch cflthe air service reserve, who was i lieutenant in the active flying service during th World war. Hef is manager of technical relations tor the oil com pany, and has flown to nearly every airport In thef United States. This plane recently!,.made the trip from Los Angele3 to Eugene in six and 'one-half hours to attend the Sunset Tr3il aif derby events. Word was also received, assur ing the commission that a navy amphibian plane would be on hand at the dedication program. S FI F I (Continued froni Pa go 1.) j six months of 192$ was on roads 'and highways, according to County Clerk Boyer's report. Warrants drawn for this period -amounted rj 1120,113.25 hi re port showed. Poor relief was the next largest item In the warrants drawn, 116,521.05 being paid Out for this work in the last! six months. The circuit court demand ed expenditure of $6033.63 from the county, showed the report. Prohibition enforcement i fees paid through warrant totalled 189.49. Bounties on moles, goph ers and grey squfrrels took a heavy slice' out of county funds, f 2193 being expended In j the first six months of 1929 on this single Item. - j S S (Continued from Pat 1.) the Albany chamber said tie thought local communities should underwrite the local newspaper advertising and use the state fund for out-of-state advertising. It. W. Sawyer of the Bend Bulletin stated that while the papers were willing servants they should not be asked to give their space any more than engrav advertising writers and printers should be ex pected to donate their services for the cause. ' j Mrs. Agnes Hlnes of Forest Grove, whose husband was for merly a member of the legisla ture, outlined a plan she is work ing on for making moving pictures of Oregon scenes and industries which will be exhibited In tbea tres and will carry wide adver tising value. She was asked te outline her proposals for the con sideration of the commission. ;C. A. Sprague .of The Statesman urged the first appeal to tourists to get them to visit the state, see ing they will become interested as permanent settlers. He also urged revision of the pamphlet giving accurate and complete statistics about the state. - I Frank Branch Riley entertained the group for half an hoar, tell ing about his experiences in giv ing the "lure of Oregon" to select audiences in the east and in other parts of the country. Get them to visit Oregon through the at traction of Oregon's magnificent scenery; then they will absorb In formation about the agricultural and industrial opportunities here, was his Tiew, The gathering adjourned, with a resoif e to have' each organisa tion represented send in Its views about the use of the money to Secretary J!de. The commission which Is to spend the money will be called together by Governor Patterson In a short time. Secretary of State Hoss pres! U4 ed at Monday session. Over Thousand Present at Big Sunday Picnic More than a thousand persons Union No. 10(5 at Hsrer's Grove ' Sunday. Tho otent was featured by a program ox pons ana wy eoniem. ior lub wuuen v. whfMi nrltea were donated 3)7 HARD ON MEET GOUNTY 1NGES ID INC III PUBLICITY METHOD p waited! HHEW PUHE-TO-jITHBEE PUtNES- us;: ; fiiiif 1 Charging that lie backed out of their marriage five times, after she had prepared two trousseaus, Alma Pinkerton, above, pretty 21-year-old bookkeeper of St. Louis, , ha filed a $300,000 breach of promise suit against Max Manne, wealthy furnitore manufacturer. Sho also alleges ho re-Troposed after the suit was .Wed. more than a hundred local mer chants. Special: guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fitzgerald, the form er a member of.the state industri al accident commission: and Mr. and Mr3. Verne E. Mclntyre. Mr. Mclntyre, who Is manager of the Elsinore Theater, provided five hundred gue3t tickets to the thea tre is prizes. Publication of the lengthy list of prize donors is Im possible due to lack of space. WASHINGTON. D. C. July 29. (AP) Secretary Wilbur said today that he had instructed Com missioner Mead to proceed with the program of development on the Owyhee river near Ontario, Ore. The Owyhee project was among those inspected by Secretary Wil bur on his recent trip to the west and is the largest of the govern ment's irrigation developments. There was some doubt in the mind of Secretary Wilbur whether tha program should be carried out on account of the high cost per acre which would be assessed against the water users on thi3 project. This doubt. -the secretary said, had been removed by a careful study of the project which indicat ed that it was 'economically sound. Money for the completion of the development will come from the reclamation fund through the us ual appropriation procedure. Office Rooms to Be Remodeled by Gas Corporation Remodeling of one of the rooms in the Bligh's Capitol theatre building on the High street side was under way Monday as a part of the program of the Portland Gas & Coke company which this week takes over the ownership and management of the gas plant here formerly owned by the P. E. P. Co. Plate glass was being removed from the windows Monday to make way for placing a new front in the room and for other office improve ments to be made within the next month. Leap From Bus Proves Fatal to Seattle Resident Cecil Brockman of Seattle, who Sunday suffered serious Injuries when he Jumped bead foremost from a fast moving Oregon stace near Woodburn. died in a Salem hospital early Monday. His skull was fractured and he suffered other injuries. Brockmaa'was on his way from San Francisco to Seattle to visit with hts parents. His mother ar rived in Salem shortly before he died. The body has been sent to Seattle for burial. Mrs. Brockman said her son was not afflicted with any mental disorder, and she could not assign any reason for his act He was 34 years old. MEXICO CUT, July 21. (AP The war department has issued instructions to military command ers throughout Mexieo not to par ticipate In any way In politics. Too Late To Classify HOUSE TO RENT Modern alx room dwelling. Basement furnace, gar age. ftS month. Located 124S Waller tret Se Ronald Glover, Orega Duuamg. GOOD home for elderly couple. TeL. ONTARIO PROJECT IS ORDERED BY WILBUR IM7-J. ZZft N. UU The Y-i 11 CRASH City of Tacoma Will be Re built and Another Hop Attempted Soon (Continued from Pan 1.) will have to be an entirely new fuselage, but that on the City of Tacoma was a stoek model and si new one ean be quickly ent out in the same lines as the original for this job. The tail surfaces are all as sound as ever and can be trans ferred to the new ship. Fire of the wing tanks are undamaged and we'll know later today what Is the condition of the tanks in the fuse lage. Some of them apparently only have their seems opened. The motor we took off this morning and it is hardly hurt a bit. A couple of push rods broken off, that's all. The wing of course will have to be rebuilt. A new propel ler, and we'll be all set. Instruments said Controls Declared Undamaged ; "The controls and instruments Were not damaged in the slightest, and all the metal fittings can Just be transferred Intact. Even part of the landing gear is o. k." "I feel positive that I can be back here with the new plane in 30 days," Bromley said. "As to weather conditions then, I have checked ; up on the charts and find that conditions in August and early September are practically as good as in July, and even if we are delayed a little longer we can expect a break that will give me my chance." It was announced that the next attempt will be under a unified management, the committee in charge to consist of Mayor New begln; John Buffelen and L. E. Wilkeson, chairman of the avia tion committee of the Tacoma chamber of commerce. WASHINGTON, ; July 23. (AP) President Hoover's child welfare program got under way today with the first meeting of a large committee which he assem bled to prepare for a nationwide conference at the white house up on the question. Delivering a short address, the chief executive outlined the gen eral scope of the work which lies bfor the committee, emphasized Its importance and asserted that personally it had j his complete support. "The greatest asset of a race is its children," Mr., Hoover said, "that their bodily strength and development should prepare them to receive the heritage which each generation must bequeath to the next. These questions have the widest of social importance, that reaches to the root of democracy itself. By the safeguard, of health and protection of childhood we further contribute to that equal ity of opportunity which is the unique basis of American civiliza tion." The president suggested that as an effective means of carrying out its work, the planning committee organize subcommittees charged with investigation of the various phases of child welfare work, these subcommittees to be com pose of "the leadership of thought and knowledge upon these sub jects throughout the nation." 'SEATTLE. July 29. (AP) A $25,000,000 increase in feder al aid for highways was advocated here today by representative L. J. Dickinson, of Iowa, chairman of the house sub-committee on Agri cultural appropriations. The sub-. committee left this afternoon on the U. S. coast guard cuttei Taho for a three-weeks tour of Alaska. Dickinson said he favored a fed eral highway appropriation of 1100,000,000 instead of the pres. ent figure of $75,000,000, but in dicated tho committee would be opposed to any special demands for forest roads. Dickinson de clared a better method would be to Increase the general federal aid monies of which ten per cent would automatically go for dorest roads and trails. GUETTLING DIES POOR POTTSVILLK. Pa.. July 29. (AP) The body of Charles Guet tllng, who won considerable re nown by pushing a keg of beer on a wheelbarrow from Pittsvilla to the Chicago world's fair in 26 days, was buried in potter, field here today. His three children were unable to help their father. Read the Classified Ads. PRDORAM UUNCHED FOR CHILD WELFARE BOOST III ill! FUNDS HC1TED Etauy Tfuoi? Wesil WEnBlIe Btt Ho CBneaip Tho Prune Dryers and Hop Dryers will use j up all the surplua wood. 4 Old Fir Slab, per cord, irr2 cord lots. 16" Old Fir MiU Block. Der " 16" Old Fir Cordwood, pet load off car. 4' Old Fir Cordwood, per cord 4' Second Growth Fir, per 4' Large Oak, per cord We would be pleased to have Fred EL Wells, Inc. ! Plume OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, St. Louis Robin Continues to Soar as 400 Hour Mark Passed in Air (Continued from Page L) lino by 154 hours, or more than six full days. The Joint earnings of the pair, accumulating at the rate of fill an hour since they broke the record, amounted to I1T.4S2. Word that the endurance plane la Minneapolis had crashed this morning killing Captain P. J. Crtchton and fatally Injuring his companion, Owen Haughlind, was sent up to the flyers with their breakfast. They dropped the fol lowing telegram to be sent to Minneapolis: "Please 'convey our heartfelt sympathies to the relatives of Pilot Crichton and our hope for quick recovery of Pilot Haugh land. pilots who faithfully flew their ship in an attempt to set the world endurance record. We sa lute the pilot who was killed with all the reverence we pilots have tor oae another. Word of Haughland's death was received later. 154 Hours Completed Before Plane Falls The Minneapolis plane had been aloft more than 154 hours when it fell. The Billion Dollar City, the only other competitor of the Robin, was forced down at Hous ton, Texas, Saturday after 233 hours in the air. "Everything going fine." was the message sent down by Jackson prior to the morning refueling. Later, in response to an Inquiry from the refueling crew, Jackson dropped a note saying that the old motor turns up just as much now as when we took off," but adding that two of the six cylin ders had been weak for ths last 100 hours and gaskets on the push rods were leaking. These things did not seem to worry him. however, as he ended by "hoping we put-put for another week." Two members of the Faribault, Minn., chamber of commerce landed at the field this afternoon by airplane to invite Jackson to be the guest of honor at the open ing of the airport in Faribault, his home town, on August 9, if he is down then. MINNEAPOLIS. JulT 29. fAP A "iinx" which spelled failure to his five previous at tomntu ta establish an airplane endurance record rode again with Owen HauKhland on the seventh day of his sixth attempt today and hroncrht death to him and to hts co-pilot, Captain Preston L. Crich ton of Minneapolis. Crichton Dies Shortly After Crash Occurs Crichton died a few minutes aft er the endurance plane, the Miss Minnesota, went into a flat spin and crashed today, after It had been aloft for 154 hours and 4 5 minutes. Han rhland lived until 4 o clock but never regained consciousness. Ha suffered a skull fracture and internal injuries. His death oc curred at veterans', hospital ai Fort knelling. Motor trouble forced Haughland down on five previous occasions but on his last attempt he ex ceeded his best former records which was 149 hours, 32 minutes. He was confident that he would establish a new record this time. Investing all his savings in the flight. Optimistic Report Sent Just Befdre Mishap Everything is going fine" tne fliers reported before the crash occurred. They asked for more gas and the refueling ship, Ace High, sister ship of the Minnesota, nrcmared to take off. The endur ance filers had come down to wlth-4 in 200 feet of the ground. The nlane side sliDoed. and Crichton s Affnrta ta rieht tho craft failed. The ship crashed on aa automo bile racing track encircling tne airport. Crichton was substituting as co pilot of the flight because of a iob mfnuta Khan . Thorwald fHThunder) Johnson, Haughland's CO-pllOt On previous aiiemyio, wao scheduled to accompany Haugn agree on the terms of their con land, but they wrjre unable to tract. Crichton then was chosen. Crichton Has Record For War Searvico Captain Crichton, who wasiS years old last Friday, served In the 94th, observation squadron In France during the World war. Haughland, 37 years old, was from Buffalo, Minn. The undercarriage of the Miss Minnesota was wrecked, and the bottom part of the fuselage was caved In. The wings of the plane ...$4.50 5.75 7.50 7.00 load. cord --6.00 -8.50 row come and see our wood. 280 S. Church St 1542 T sauiat Eaoamrx sjxraaxaa were Intact land the motor was not seriously damaged. Before the crash the fliers ap peared to be In good spirits and optimistic. Members of the ground crew said the motor sound. ed "beautiful." The endurance flight; began at 1:40 p. m., July Zl. , A federal investigation into the crash was started today by For est Longeway, aeronautical in spector tor the department of commerce, stationed In this dis trict He interviewed all witness es to the crash and has attemptd to chart the course of the ship on Its last turn which ended disas trously. His findings, which will be kept secret, will be sent to the depart ment of commerce at Washington. I. Much interest Is being shown in the Mt. Hood climb which the Cbemeketans will make next week end. The party will leave in automobiles from the T. M. C. A. building at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Persons planning to go have been urged to register at the Y as early as possible, so that those in. charge may be able to make arrangements for accommo dations at Government Camp and at the timber line. Gene Dowllng, Portland moun tain climber, will lead the party asTguide. This will probably be the last occasion in which the Cheme ketans will be led by an outsider, as the organization Is developing Its own guides and mountaineers. Arrangements have been made for meals at Government Camp Saturday night and Sunday night, and at the timber line for Sunday morning breakfast. Climbers who have no alpenstocks may obtain them at Government Camp, Those making the trip have also been advised to equip them selves with colored glasses, hob nailed shoes, and It Is advisable to have bandanna handkerchiefs and wind proof coats. Blankets need not be taken, as sleeping accom modations have been arranged for at the timber line. ! " Dr. David B. Hill will take mo tion pictures of the climb. Y's Men to Hold Picnic Tonight At Hager's Grove The Y's men's club will hold a picnic tonight at Hager's grovg, the event having been arrange'd for the members, their wives and families. They will take their luncheons, coffee and ice cream being provided for the group. The program will start at 6:30 o'clock. Volleyball and other games will be played. The Y's men now have a mem bership of 18. Meetings are not beingj held during the the sum mer, and the next meeting will be the first Thursday In September, when the local club will receive its charter from the national or ganization. Ross Miles, Mike Panek and Tinkham Gilbertiare 'members of the committee in charge of to night's event. J Middle West Floods Found Very Serious Word has been received from the Guy Astle famll, formerly residents of Salem, and now re siding in Hutch, Kansas, concern ing the flood condition in their town. Flood damages amounted to two million dollars in Hutch but the Astles were fortunate enough not to share this damage to any extent. They had only a small amount of water in their base ment while in most places In town the water was from two to four feet deep, with the business dis trict Buffering the most damage. AIRPORT SOUGHT KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 29. (AP) The second election on the question of issuing bonds to the amount of 150,000 to estab lish an airport for Klamath Falls will be held August 9. Is a rrMertpttoa fr COLDS, GRIPPE, FLU, DENGUE, BILIOUS FEVER aad MAJLARIA Zt is th most ipeedy rmdr kaowa. n UN MM 666 We we wish to make the following correction in our advertisement in last Sun day's Statesman: I Ladies' Neverinend Full Fashioned Pure Silk , Guaranteed Hose should read Ladies' Nevermend Guaranteed Pure Silk Hose, Pointed Heel, AH Colors. I QA Special, Pair ; OVC t Ladies' Pure Silk Full Fashioned Hose. Also the Celanese Hose, (M AA All colors. ..Special, Pair - J.! ePleUU illiotts Dollar Store Two Doors North July 30, 1929 METIS TO STAGE CONFAB I: . ; Church Group Schedules Ser ies of Meetings at Forest Grove Western Oregon conference of the Seventh Day Advetist church will begin; today and continue thruogh Sunday, August 11, meet, lugs being; held at the camp grounds of the church at Forest Grove. Rev. J. M. Cromer, pastor of the local church, has left for the conference. More than 1,000 delegates are expected to attend : the sessions, and in addition to these, all min isters, public workers and teach ers of the denomination are ex pected to be in attendance. A number of; men from outside the district wijl appear In the confer ence, among these beins Rev. Ce cil K. Meyers, of Washington. D. C. Mr. Meyers Is a noted lecturer and has traveled the world over a number of times, and has just returned from the Orient, where he took moving pictures of mis sion work, these to be featured on the conference program. In addition to special speakers, a representative from abroad will be present from each .young peo ple's education, the medical and the publishing: departments. More than 300 family tents will be stationed on the camp. ground, with a large dining tent to seat 250 persons. -The large tent for the young people's department has a capacity-: of 600. Tents for the junior and primary departments seat 300 persons each. A complete church organization will be carried on on the camp ground during the time. The Seventh Day Adventlst church today leads all protestant denominations In the foreign mis sion worki and are sending out more mlsstonariesthan any oth er two denominations, according to local minebers. The present conference expects to raise more than $6,00 for the foreign rnisslon program. All meetings will be open to the pub lic. Details of the northwest dis trict convention of Klwanis clubs of that territory were being work ed out ih committee Monday night by Scott Page, chairman of the program committee, Ralph Cooley, Kiwanis president and Nate Elliott, secretary of the club. An attendance of more than 1,- 000 Klwanians and Klwanlannes is expected for the convention ac cording to; Mr. Elliott Publicity to be prepared here this week will be sent to newspa pers through the northwest ad vertising the convention and the city In which it is to be held. CHAIN STORE WILL While the opening date of the Metropolitan Chain Stores, Inc., of Delaware, has not as yet been set it will: be early in August ac cording to W. W. Collier, manager who said Mondar that only the delay in the arrival of certain store fixtures would keep him from opening yery early in the Attention! See and Hear. ELK'S Convention IN tOS ANGELES in color Via Pathe Sound New of J. C. Penney Co. EH BEING WORKED OUT OPEN IX MONTH month. Stock fa all here for the; new store and the greater part of the fixtures are in place in the large storeroom tn the Oregon building. Over-$20,000 has been spent by Hawkins and Roberts, owners of the building, on remodeling of the structure to prepare the way for the Metropolitan tenancy while more than that amount has been spent by that business firm to pre pare for their occupancy of their new leasehold. "Without exaggeration , I can say that the store in Salem la to be as finely equipped as any in the chain ?of Metropolian stores," said Mr. Collier. He is pleased with the business outlook and Is delighted with Salem as a residen tial city. "As soon as I knew my company was to open stores in Oregon I requested that Salem be assigned as my territory," he stated. ELKS COM SHHONSra Through special arrangement with Pathe, George B. Guthrie, owner of the Elsinore. succeeded irf obtaining a special sound reel of the recent Elks convention in Los Angeles. The reel is all sou-nd, and has some very good "shots" of ! the Elks. The novelty of the reel fs that it was made with an all-color effect, which adds considerably to the entertainment value. This special reel is now being offered at the theatre in conjunc tion with the regular performance. Mill City Logue Changes Hands Is Announcement Sale of the Mill City Logue by Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Cober. its own ers, to Mr. and Mrs. C, E, LakeJ former publishers of a naoer at Halsey. was announced here MoT day. Mr. and Mrs. Cober have-run the paper for more than a year and have developed it until it Is recognized as one of the best weekly papers in' Marion county. The Cobers wfc! leave shortly for a vacation trip in California. They expect to visit points in the San Francisco district. Billie Dove to Show Here This Week at Theatre The adorable Billie Dove, who has won many theatre-goers, ow ing to her unusual acting ability. will appear In her first 100 per cent all-talking vitaphone produc tion, "Careers." This production will open Its local engagement at the Elsinore theatre, starting tomorrow and continuing for three days. Miss Dove is said to have an unusually tine modulated voice. and as a result her speech on the Vitaphone is in excellent record ing. NOW PLAYING Today Wed. and Thurs. KARNER BROS.- On, f u Brt Shows w kiT tni Offered Attend tne Mauneee and Avoid the Erenlng Crowd. Showi at S.00, 4.00, 7.00, 9.00 . a. POX MOVIETOXEWS VITAPHONE ACTS W l it vmT te j W I If. MrvaAi moa ' II Ate YMJUMA. AULMMMmE j M I KIMW WCI a j 3T ELSINORE llSglpS ttJ Last Times Today " Ag PATHE SOUND NEWS T f l "Our Gang" Comedy fV jfcr"S V RjJgJM L. CARLOS MEIER f rVA: Jr STARTS WEDNESDAY 3 DAYS Ma. ioo TALKING tare With ANTONIO MORENO NOAH BEERY CARMEL MYERS GRAF ZEPPELIN EO Flight to United States now Set to Begin Thursday From German " ; : - ; ;' I (Continued from Page l.) fdf9t!n rr'.Aflnl nrnirlHai r departure from Friedrichshafsa"; August 13, arrival at Tokyo, Aug- ' ust IT, repartttre from Tokyo Aug ust zv or zj,; arrival ai uos An geles August 56, arrival at Lake hurst August 29. Jaunt Baric to Gts-many Planned The present expectation Is that after the world flight the Graf Zeppelin will remain at Lake huvst Just loag enough to refuel and then. will return to her ba in Germany. Those making arrangements' here for the flight said that count ing the Journey round the world, computed at 18 000 miles and the trips which? will precede and fol low it the dirigible will - travel tenia 26,000 miles under the, schedule outlined. ThreeGiris Take Jaunt -Up Mt. Hood Imagine this In 189 0. Three lone girls hiked up the face of Mt. Hood SQnday without aguide and without experience, but they did have an urge -to see the world from'the top of Mt. Hood and they saw It. ; They really did not intend' to climb without the steadying hand and reliable advice of a strong man but the strong man became too ill to progress after two hours climbing and the girls went on alone, their only fear being for the sick man left behind. But men must learn to take care of themselves, they must not beal lowed to be a handicap, so said the girls. It is supposed to be rather good time to gain the top of Mt. Hood in 8 hour3. Theglrls gained the top In 10 hours and were back at Timberline at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Pearl Bergen. 13 year old Portland miss, led the party. The other two, members of the party were Misi"Ruth Clark of the Sa lem Statesman staff, and Miss Emily Bergen of Portland. Hollywood Theatre LAST TIMES TODAY W 08 With Sound 25c metvm That Jiaa the fi nest dramatic en tertainment of the yearl I Come Along! NOW PHEPAR v V