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SEND ONE HOME Extra copies of the Amer icas Legion issue of The Statesman are still avail able! Send one home! WEATHER - Fair and farm today; sub normal humidity; gentle north winds. Max. teaapera tare Thursday 91; min. 48; river -2.1; clear. -r. e FOUMDEP 1831 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. US Safcm, Oregon, Friday Morning, August 9, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS DRAW GREAT DEDICATION OF Passes, MUNICIPAL 1 1 FIELD IS IDE Thousands Gather to Watch Planes Perform Stunts For Occasion Enormous Barbecue Staged After Other Ceremon ies are Ended AIRPORT COMMENTS . Cape. French, IT. 8. A., Ton have a wonderful air field here. When the field la covered with sod which will flourish here it will be the eqnal of aay. Some fields - have concrete ran wavm. bat on a field like this, sod Is better for then a plane can Und anywhere that the wind dictate." A F. P. Smith. Union OU Company: "When we came in this morning and looked over the field, Mr; Lienish, the pilot, remarked, Tbia is one of the sweetest fields I have seen.' Yon have a great field here.' Mayor Livesley, after flight over Salem: "It was fine, a wonderful experience, I never saw things big look so small before. Pilot French, Standard Oil plane: "Ton can close your eyes and light anywhere on this field. Brief formal exercises marked the dedication of the new Salem municipal airport Thursday after noon. The voices Of the speakers were drowned la the roar of great army bombers flying low over the stand and the crowds. Mayor T. i a . , , I j l. j i . i i through to the end, but it was : mostly pantomime to the assem- (Turn to Page 2, Column 1.) Who paid a drum corps could e "whoopee" They are nothing "but" when they are stunting. There was Bend for in stance, had the whole city talk ing they sang out of step, and they all expressed their own In dividuality in drum and bugle ef fect. And the Spanish tango which Jack Davis did in the circle form d for him by his brother drum mers in front oi me Marion was something to write home about. The Southern Oregon Voiture special with r Its 40 homines et 8 - eheavanx cars took all the reverse turns on every "no-reverse turn" corner, and they took them in . circles. Whether the tanks of "vln blanc" had anything to do with the circles is another question. .One drum, corps after another representing the posts of the state "did their stuff" on the down town streets. Before the Marion hotel La Grnade, Bend, Coos Bay, Albany, Cvrvallls, Portland, Med ford and Baker drilled, played and made general '"whoopee" for the bene fit of a mot appreciative audi ence. Medford has a "stunt leader." Bis baton action is amazing. Bend drum corps had a sheep Thursday night for a mascot which one of their members rode rather well before an Interested audience in the Marion hotel foy er. Graf Zeppelin Way Across. . 1 Make Jaunt By The Associated Press At the end of the first 24 hours of her globe circling flight, the German dirigible Graf" Zeppeliu early ! today was approximately half way across the Atlantic ocean. A message to the navy depart ment at midnight, eastern daylight time, reported the giant airship 1,725 land miles east of New York City, speeding toward Fried rich shafen, Germany, the first stop of her world flight, at 70 miles an hour. Reports from the ship to her base and to the navy Indicated that tall winds, forecast by the weather bureau, were aiding ma terially in the dirigible's progress. - The weather bureau ,-forecast said that for If hours at least, be rinninr a little more than an hour Wnre midnirht favoring winds should add 20 or 2 miles anvhour . to the speed oi the ahlp.3 s ; For th first 12 hours of her COMMEHilS niwrm nniiiw nnnno bounum uunro Victor 7U Berger BERBER'S FIE! SUITED SATURDAY Guard of Honor Will be Se lected From Among His Socialist Friends MILWAUKEE. Aug. 8. (AP) Under a guard of honor to be picked from his close Socialist friends, the body of Victor L. Ber ger, world famous socialist lead er, will lie in state In the city hall from 1 p. m. tomorrow until the funeral at 2:30 p. m., Satur day. Thousands of citizens were ex pected to'pay their respects to the international socialist leader, who died yesterday as a result of in juries received when struck by a street car, July 16. Mr. Berger's will be the third body that has lain in state in the city hall and' the first In 14 years. Postmaster General Henry P"vre was accorded that honor in 104. . Simple funeral services, as un pretentious as possible will be conducted outside the forest home chapel Saturday. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. D. A. Eustace H.aydon, of the divinity school of the University of Chicago, will conduct the ser vices. Oscar Ameringer, editor of the Oklahoma Leader, Oklahoma City, and the Illinois Miner, a col league of Mr. Berger, will deliver the address. Hundreds of messages of con dolence came today from Mr. Ber ger's associates. Among them were notes from Norman Thomas, socialist candidate for president at the last election. Governor Walter J. Kohler and Dr. Glenn Frank of the University of Wisconsin. IP. F NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (AP) Two men, admittedly agents of a ring attempting a coup In the number lotteries played on bank clearings and balances and whose scheme was defeated because of the honesty of an Associated Press messenger boy, today were arranged in magistrates court. pleaded not guilty and were held in $6,000 ball each for a hearing August -13. Nathan Feltlngton and Law rence Saekman, were arrested yes terday on the charge of Harold Harris, 16-year-old Associated Press office boy, that they had tried to bribe him to falsify fig ures for publication at the New York clearing house and which are used by gamblers In their so- called "number pool." Speeds on Atlantic to Around Globe world flight the Graf Zeppelin made an average speed of about 65 miles an hour, which if main tained without stops would take her around the glove in less than 17 days. - There are to be three stops be fore she gets back to Lakehurst, however, each of the several days duration, and it Is not likely that the favorable conditions of 'the first few hours will continue throughout the long journey over two oceans and three continents. But at least there was an aus picious start, during which the passengers would accustom them- selves to dirigible travel and hard en ! themselves for whatever rig ors of the air might be In store for -them.- - - In the words of one of the 22 passengers. Wllllam.Weber of New York, expressed la a wireless dis patch to his wife, the passengers INQUIRY Tnra to Face z. Column t.) SCHOOL CLERK HELD SHORT N S1475.5Q SUM Public Funds Missing From Seaside District Treas ury, is Report No Specific Action is Con templated by Board, Members Claim ASTORIA, Ore., Aug., 8 (AP) Announcement of a shortage of $1476.60 in the accounts ef W. C. Kirk, clerk of the Seaside school district and formerly rector of the Seaside Episcopal church, was made here today, by county super intendent of schools, O. H. Byland. Byland said the shortage was discovered in the semi-annual audit of the district books which revealed, according to G. Ziegler, auditor, that Kirk had cashed a check for $1475.60 given him by the county school superintendent on April 2 of this year and had failed to show further deposit or disbursement of the funds. Zeigler stated today that he bad written Kirk July 18 and asked for an explanation and had been Informed by Kirk that he had cashed the check because he be lieved that the bank on which it was drawn was 'shaky" and that ho placed the money in his books and files. The auditor said Kirk told him he would try and locate it. Failing to hear further from Kirk on the matter, Ziegler noti fied the county superintendent who notified J. H. Jackson, chair man of the Seaside board. Jackson said today the matter had -been considered at a meeting of the board Monday and that board members felt confident Kirk would "take the matter up." No further action is contemplated. Jackson said. .,,. STRIKE IS ORDERED Executive Board of Inter national Union Votes For Walkout NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (AP) The general executive board of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' union today authorized a strike of 80.000 workers In the women's dress industry la the United States and Canada. Nine cities are affected, New York. Philadelphia, Boston, Chica go, Cleveland, Baltimore, Kansas City, Toledo, and Toronto. The strike in each case to go into ef fect at the discretion of the local union. David Dubinsky, acting presi dent of the international union, said the strike in New York, in volving 45,000 workers, had been set for December 1, at the expira tion of the present contract. At the same time an immediate strike of 7,000 workers here, 90 per cent of them women, was ordered by the board for the embroidery workers, tuckers', pleaters', and hemstitchera unions. This will be a strike for a 40 hour week, Du binsky said. r A general strike of 1,800 cloak- makers in Toronto also was ord ered Immediately, Dubinsky said, Dubinsky said that the strike was called to fight "sweat shop' conditions in the garment industry and that tbe present 50 hour week must be supplanted by a 40 hour week.. FORTY HDD EIGHT HEUUI A parade's a parade for a that. Including the shorter-than-antlcl pated but hilariously nttlsy parade that members of La Socleta oes Hommes 40 et Chevaux 8 got un der way in the business section as the highlight of last night's en tertainment. What the parade it self lacked in membership, the thousands of persons who lined the streets and the scores of pri vate automobiles that fell in line made up tor with compound In terest. Anyway, 4ft et 8 voltures, led by the gypsy-pan talooned Baker drummers, did noise-making aplenty, rhyme and reason not withstanding. Prominent in the line of . march was the nifty. La Grande team, tbe red-devil 4ft et 8-ers from Lane county and the Enterprise ; corps. Medford, Ash. land Grants Pass and other south ern Oregon towns has. the typical members of the secret order and ears In the train, with plenty ef other Legionnaires on hand to ftU them to overflowing. 6UMEOT WORKERS OS Bus Service WM Be Arranged for Legion Spectators Bos service has been ar ranged to take passengers to and from the Legion drum corps contest at Ollnger field tonight, according to MFod Maison, executive secretary of the' American lieglon's convention commission. - The bosses can be taken from any of the downtown streets and will go direct to 14th street where the corps' competition is to be held. The Southern Pacific bus ses wfll convey the passen- E FORMEDMITTLE Deposits and Resources of Four Institutions Said $120,000,000 SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 8. (AP) Bringing together a rec ord mass of deposits and resour ces estimated at $120,000,000 in the Pacific northwest merger of four of Seattle's major banking institutions and six of their sub sidiaries was declared to be com pleted today, subject only to the approval of the boards of the var ious institutions. The major banks involved are the Dexter Horton National, the Seattle National the First Nation al and the University National. A meeting of the boards has been called for Saturday, at which time the directors will consider the pro posal. The deal was said to have been made under tbe leadership of F. H. Browncll, Sr.., chairman of the Seattle National board, who is also a member of the Chase National 'bank,'-New York, board of directors. Rumors in financial circles in dicate that the' merger may iden tify with the group a eoastwlde chain of Institntionevin Los An geles. San Francisco, Spokane and Portland. Reports specifically name the Security First National bank of Los Angeles the Crocker First Na tional of San Francisco, the Old National Bank and Trust company of Spokane and addition of an other bank in each San Francisco and Portland were believed to be under consideration. TO BEIT BREMEN NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (AP) The twenty two year old Cunarder Mauretania came to port today aft er her speediest , westward cross ing of the Atlantic but even that was not sufficient to reclaim the record now held by the new liner Bremen. Retarded by bad weather and i curtailment of speed for an opera tion aboard, the Mauretania passed Ambrose lightship, the "tape" at this side, at 10:36 a. m., (eastern daylight time) 4 days 21 hours and 44 minutes after she left Cherbourg breakwater last Saturday on a voyage of 3,078 miles. The time was 4 hours and 10 minutes better than her own rec ord, but four hours and 2 minutes behind the time of the Bremen, her average speed for the voyage was 28.90 knots as compared with the 29.08 average on the recent .maiden trip of the German vessel. "I was disappointed at first,' said Captain S. G. S. McNeil, skip per of the former record holder. telling of the first of three days in which the liner equalled or sur passed her previous high daily run of 78 miles, "but after that good day's run I knew she still had it in her. Don't forget she is not a young girt She's In her twenty third year.' ALLEGED MURDERER ST. MARIES. Idaho. Aug. 8. (AP) A few hours after one al leged murderer gave himself up to the sheriff today- another stalked Into the office in front of the commanding pistols of -Two Gun." Hart. Indian constable noted for his success in apprehend. ing Indian criminals. - Chet Ward, sought for four days in the wilds of the Clarlka country for the murder of Ray Cole during a brawl over wom an, told officers that they would get him sooner or later "and X might1 vdl ft it over with" he readily admitted killing Cole, officers said, addlnz that he would be charged with first degree mur der. Two other men. Chas. Wane and Ed KUnnert, of Clarlka, were in JsIKaeeuBed of Aiding Ward to esjeapey . GIAFfT BANK M RGER 1URETI1 F.MLS GIVES IMSELF UP SNDDK CUI1S TO FORGfT ALL i i T Mind is Blank on Details of Actual Murder, He Tells Jury First Few Blows With Ham mer Recalled, But Nothing More COLUMBUS, Ohio. Aug. 8. (AP) Dr. James H. Snook, on the stand in his first degree mur der trial today, repudiated his signed confession and declared that he could not remember beat ing and slashing to death Miss Theora HIx, Ohio State univer sity student, as tbe culmination of their three year illicit love af fair. The former professor, his stea dy composure twice shaken by tears held the stand throughout today's session, beginning with a recital of events leading up to the girl's death on a lonely rifle range near here the night of June IS and accusing his captors Of in timidating him into signing a con fession before he was turned over to Prosecutor John J. Chester, Jr., for cross examination. Details of Auto Ride are Related Snook, hoping to bear out his plea of temporary emotional in sanity, told of the automobile ride he and Miss Hix took to the rifle range, saying that on the way. he ate a sandwich the defense contends contained an emotional excitant put in by his mistress. He declared that they quarrel ed when he said he had to return home early to his wife and that Misa Hix, enraged, threatened to kill him and in a struggle reach ed for the gun which he had taught her to use as a result of his skill acquired as a former member of the United States Olympic ri- (Turn to Page 3. Column 4.) International Meet Fails to Reach Agreement Upon Young Plan THE HAGUE, Aug. 8 (AP) Fundamentally divided on the dis tribution of German reparations. Great Britain on the one hand and France and Italy on the other to night appeared to have brought to a deadlock the financial commit tee of the international Confer ence to make the Young plan ef fective. Philip Snowden,' British chan cellor of the exchequer, resumed his offensive against the Young plan and for the third time in as many days declared that Great Britain will pot accept shares In the reparations annuities accorded by the committee of experts, will not consent to the division of the annuities into .conditional and un conditional parts, and will not ap prove continued payments by de liveries in kind. Snowden's attaek provoked sharp answers from French, Ital ian nd Belgian delegates who de clared they are equally as deter mined to maintain the Young plan as the British seem to be to re vise it. Undoubtedly the committee is in danger of deadlock but no body professes to see any way of (Turn to Paa t. Column S.) Forty and Eight Has Initiation "Goofs' clad in brilliant red went over the top Into the no man's land devised by la Societe dea Homes 40 et Chevaux 8 for the edification of 200 or more members of the boxcar order Thursday night in the horse show stadium at the fairgrounds, when the Portland voiture staged the annual "wreck" !n connection with the American Legion conven tion. ' - While the details of the wreck are of course secret. It is permis sible to relate that the workman like initiation conducted by the Portlanders provided numerous reminders of life on the battle front.' v . - Each poet wai entitled to pro Tide one "goof," and while some did not, there was aj plentiful sup ply of material for the wrecking crew. to work with, Tern Sanders, conducteur of the Portland Tolture, presided tar the eeremonles. M 1 FUNDS COiEIK HIES DEADLOCK Program for Today llth ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION :00 A. M. Legion Business Session, Capitol Build ing. 1. Advancement of Colors. t2. Invocation. 3. Report of: Committet on Time and Place. Convention Committees. 4. Addresses: (Distinguished Guests and Visiting Department Officials.) 9: 00 A. M. Bowling Tournament, Winter Garden, 333 N. High Street. 00-11:00 A. M, Sight-seeing trips, leaving Armory. 10 11: 00-12:00 A. M. Post Stunts, downtown streets. 00 M. Band Concert, Willson Park. 30 P. M. Retirement of colors and adjournment. 30 P. M. State Championship Junior baseball 12 1: 2 game and stunt finals, Olinger Field. 8: 7: 9: 11: 30 P. M. Auxiliary Glee 00 P. M. Drum Corps ger Field. 00 P. M. Public Dances. 30 P. M. Midnight Matinees, Capitol and Elsinore theatres. 30 A. M. Informal Parade, form on Liberty, Ar mory. (Come as you please.) 12 Championship Ball Game On Program State Title Among Junior Legion Teams Will Be Settled Between Portland and Sil verton Teams This Afternoon THE culmination of a stupendous baseball program for boys under 17 years of age in Oregon, Jn which over 300 of them took part when the elimination series started last spring, will be witnessed at Olinger field thW afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by a crowd which ever to attend an athletic event The American Legion Jon ior baseball championship of Oregon is at stake, and the two teams which survive to the finals out of "the hundreds which started, are the team sponsored by Delbert Reeves post of Silverton and the Gyro Cards of Portland. Practically nothing is known as to the relative strength of these teams, except that each won all of .its inter-district games by deci sive scores. The Gyro Cards ran up more decisive scores In these games than did the Silverton team, but the latter made the more impressive record in its own district. Much depends on the pitching, which has been the basis of strength of both teams. Charles of the Gyro Cards has held all op ponents to very few hits, and the same can be said of Schwab, the Silverton team's portslde twirler. Umpires for the game this aft ernoon are Leo "Frisco" Edwards, manager of the Salem Senators; Billy Sullivan, famous catcher for the Chicago White Sox; and Jude Moreland of Sheridan. Probable lineups have been an nounced as follows: Gyro Cards Koch, is Fawcett, If Wilson,; cf Bishop, c Henry Olsen, Sb Hilands. lb Herman Olsen, rf Voll, 2b Charles, p Silverton Slyter, If Seely, cf Manning, lb Hibbard Schwab, p Nehl, 3b Keber, 2b Holman, rf Rudehouser, e S SE CHICAGO. Aug. 8. (AP) James Stanley Joyce, millionaire lumberman and former husband of Peggy Hopkins Joyce, was sued for divorce in eircult court today by his present wife, Mrs. Nelle M. Joyce, who charges eruelty. Joyce and his present wife were married Nov. 29, 1828, a year after 'ho and Peggy had been di vorced. She states In her bill that she signed a pre-nuptlal agreement in which she released all her dower interest in Joyce's estate In return for & promise of a gift of $250,000 at Joyce's death and an Immediate gift of insurance policies aggregat ing $260,000. The alleged cruelty she recites, began when they were on their honeymoon In Paris and continu ed at Miami, Fla., in April 1027, in Louisville, Ky., in Hay of the same year, and in Chicago in May 1828. Mrs. Joyce says Joyce supported her luxuriously during their mar. rlage, maintalng an apartment for her in ft fashionable district here and a mansion in Florida, and providing her with a sea-going yacht, expensive automobiles and servants. Ha gave her $1,000 a month spending money, she states. - Slnee their separation this year, howsTer, the lavish treatment hat become reversed, she charged. . JOYCES OCEBYSPU Club contest. Waller Hall. contest and fireworks, Olin will probably be the largest in Salem. L Eugene Resident Also Has Backing for Office of Commander Indications of a possible switch in the political aspect of the American Legion convention were seen following a caucus which broke up early this morning, when It was reported that Carl D. Gabrielson of Salem, once men tioned for vice commander, was advancing to the front rapidly as a prospect for the higher office. The situation with respect to national committeeman also was reported to be seething, with the expected "dark horse" already coming to the front. This indi vidual was said to be William Marsters of Portland. At the same time. It was reported, Gra ham Glass, Jr., was rapidly fading from the picture. The unofficial slate for Ameri can legion officers tor the next year as it was adopted in caucus Wednesday night by five out of the seven districts of the state was Sid George, Eugene, for commander; Don McLeod, Hood River, vice commander; Rev. Ta tar, Estacada, chaplain, and Vic MacKensie, for national commit teeman. In Thursday's developments Torn to Pas 2. Column S.) CAUCUS SUPPORTS Si American Legion's Record For Past Year Outlined in Address by Ben S. Fisher Achievements of the American Legion during the past year have eclipsed those of every previous year in the history of the organ ization, it was brought out In the comprehensive report of Depart ment Commander Ben S. Fisher at the opening business session of the convention . Thursday fore noon. Presentation of this report and the amplified statementaof com mittee chairmen occupied almost the entire time of morning and afternoon sessions, although com mittee k appointments were an nounced and a number of import ant resolutions were , introduced and referred. , : Memberships In ihe posts of the state reached tie record total of 12,15$, about 100 more than In 1128. A gain wan shown In every month, this being partly credited to- the change in the date of elect lng officers. Charles . Reynolds made the detailed membership re port. Be suggested that the forma CONVENTION OF LEGIONNAIRES REAL SUCCESS Drum Corps From All Parts; Of State Parade City Streets Here Stunt Contest and Basebal , Game Among Events Listed Today EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 8. (AP), Eugene national guardsmen will take part In the military parade at the American Legion conven tion at Salem Saturday, it wan annouced today by Colonel O. A Waller, commander of the Eu gene batallion. A caravan of auto mobiles accrying the guardsmen will leave the armory here. In the same invincible marine which marked American troop ad vances in France, the American! Legion of Oregon captured Salens Thursday and held the city willing captive while shock troops, gaily; attired in outfits as gaudy as taaaa of a Spanish buccaneer or as dash ing as a western cowboy, paraded the downtown streets as thous ands of their fellows and member of the auxiliary made merry. Nor was the willing captura confined to Thursday alone to early this morning and throughout the day as well as tomorrow, the men and women of the legion will continue the three-day convention in Salem which will go down in legion history as the largest a4 probably the most successful vf such gatherings ever held by tha men and women who won the war Seven Poets Compete In Stunt Contests Outstanding among the event listed tor today will be the nil state stunt contest in which, seven ' posts will compete this morntnn at 11 o'chack at the court hone grounds. This afternoon at Olinger field the state championship game tmr junior league baseball honors will be staged at 2:30 o'clock with tan Gyro Cards of Portland and the Silverton nine vielng for h'onora. Then tonight comes the mast colorful and dramatic event of tha entire convention tbe annual drum corps contest in which a dozen corps will be entered tor the most coveted .award In tan power of tbe Oregon legion to (Turn to P&gw S, Column I.) American Legion auxiliary glee clubs and Quartettes presented a delightful program Thursday night In Willson park. In addi tion to vocal numbers, a clever skit was given by members of the Medford auxiliary delegation, with a live lamb as the. principal actor. Program numbers included "Land of Hope and Glory," (El gar) and "Gypsy" (Schuman), sung by the Salem auxiliary glee club, with Mrs. James Fitzgerald as soloist in the first number. Tha Hood River auxiliary quartet Bang "Wake, Miss Llndy,' and "Honey Town. The Medford quartet of fered "Ah. 'Us a Dream,'; by Hawley. A medley of war songs and "The Glow Worm" was sung by the Sheridan quartet. The pro gram was concluded with twe numbers, "The Dusk Witch" Am brose) and "The Argument,' giv en by the Salem quartet. tion of a second post in Portland would result In the enrolling at veterans who had not previously affiliated 'with the legion. Fifty, two posts increased their men her8hip. Thorough work has been done by the hospitalization committee; it was reported by J. C. G horns ley, although the failure of many, posts to comply with the system worked out a year ago handicap ped the committee greatly. H volced a .warning against ill ad vised attempts to place men In tan hospitals as detrimental to the 1 good repute of recommendations made. : - ' - . Community : service 1 projects launched ' or furthered by pasts -throughout the state, numbered 22t, Portland being credited with the largest number, 11, reported Harry Nelson, head of this com:' mlttee. - ." - - . There Is no neglected child at an ex-service man in the state, it 7 Tura to Pas I. 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