Starting Today, Salem Participates With Gties Throughout United States in "Greater Movie Season'
. TOMORROW 1
WEATHER
Generally- fair today;
Probably cooler Sunday.
Max. temperature Friday
M; Mia. 43. River 2.3.
Wind north. Clear.
In The Statesman on Bi
day will b several special
pages devoted to BJwaals
and the three-da conven
tion here.
FOUNDED 1631
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 123
Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, August 17, 1929
PRICE FIVE CENTS
5TH REFUEUNG
MSCTIDE
OVER WYOMING
Spokane Sun God Arrives at
Rock ' Springs on Long
Endurance Flight
Mamer and Walker Plan to
Resume Journey East
'' This Morning
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Aug.
16 (AP) A fifth refueling con
tact with the "Spokane Sun God"
, plane, piloted by N. B. (Nick)
Mamer and Art Walker in an ef
fort to establish a new .long, dis
tance and endurance flight refu
eling, record, was successfully
completed bere tonight and 50
gallons of gasoline, delivered. The
two men In the Son God, plan to
fly over this port until 2 a.m.,
mountain standard time, when an
other refueling contact will be at
tempted. After that they plan to
fly to Cheyenne fof a refueling
contact about dawn and then re
sume their journey east.
ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo.. Aug.
16 (AP) Two breaks In a re
fueling hose in four contacta here
tonight, permitted passage of on
ly 165 gallons of gasoline to the
snrnrarif s-inn tioci mane oeina
flown across the continent from
Spokane by N. 'B. (Nick) Mamer
and Art Walker in an attempt to
set a new Ion? distance and en- i
durance refueling record.
Another refueling attempt is to
be made about 10 o'clock. This is,
expected to take about 45 min
utes. Information of the failure, to
deliver the expected 3 50 gallons
of gasoline -in the four contacts ,
made earlier tonight was revealed j
when the refueling plane, piloted
by N.iB. Wilson landed. Wilson
said lhe hose broke on the first
- and fijpt attempts.
Wilson tab the men were so
busy endetvorijig. to make the re.
fueling conUu-ts-Tthe radio broad
cast advising Muaer and Walker
the weather -eMAf clear was
not received.--The -two.-in the
"Sun GodJV-will he informed hy
Wilson of tha weather and re
quest to proceed east at the next
refueling contact, he said.
- CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Aug. 16
(API Radio station KAO in
Denver was asked to broadcast a
request to N. B. Mamer. piloting
the Spokane "Sun God" over Rock i
Springs. Wyo.. to fly to Cheyenne ;
where a refueling plane is ilium-
inated and ready to service his !
plane In which he and Art Walk- ;
er-are seeking a long distance and
. ' . .
endurance reruenng imrui reroro. ;
The station also was asked to ad.
(Turn to Page 2. Column 3).
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TO FHT FUMS
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug- 16
(AP) Senator C. C. Dill, said
tonight that he had been advised
from Washington, D. C, that the
war department "would authorize
the calling out of the fourth in
fantry... stationed at Fort Wright,
near here, to help check the for
est fires that have been eating
through the northwest's timber
for three days.
Senator Dill said he asked for
the war department's assistance
after he had been advised that
many farmers in central Washing
ton, particularly in the Chelan
forest region, were being forced
to flee from their lands.
Forest Supervisor C. M. Gran-
rer of Portland. Oregon, who no-
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pm tn
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titled Senator Dill of the war de- best field he had seen in many
partment's offer said that he was years.
taking personal charge of the Ok- , The land is practically new, this
anogan district blaze and that he being the third crop raised on it
would eall on the troops if eon- since it was cleared. No fertilizer
dltlons seemed to warrant it at- j of any kind was used by Mr. Stup
ter he had arrived on tne-tront. fel.
Hague Conference Takes
New Lease on Life When
" Added Discussion Slated
THE HAUGE, Netherlands,
Aug. II. (AP) The political
doctors of six great power to
night gave the moribund Hague'
reparations conference a new
lease on life by postponing a erui
elal meeting of the' financial com
mittee scheduled to discuss tomor
row the British claims for a lar
ger 3hari ot German annuities:
Observers had all but given np
tope ' for an agreement between
Great Britain and the four other
principal ereditor powers over dis
tribution of the Young plan an-
nultiea, when '.France, Belgium,
Italy and Japan produced a new
compromise offering Philip Snow
den. British chancellor of the ex
chequer, 0 per cent of what he
had claimed for. England.
The meeting of the political
committee was postponed until
next week to give the British del
Wins Again!,
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Serjeant Alvin York, unschooled
Tennessee mountaineer and fam
ous war hero, won another fight
when the Tennessee State Board
of Education appointed him pre
sident of the Alvin York Agri
cultural Institute, For eight
years political interference had
prevented York from beading the
school which bears his name.
F
State Plant Plays in Luck
By Increasing Capac
ity Here
The state flax industry has
been nlavine In luck hv increasing
tne capacity of its deseeding or
threshing operations, for it has
been getting the benefit of tho
early high prices for flax seed.
The first car of seed that went
to the Portland linseed oil mills,
several days ago. brought $2.91
a pound the highest price ever
received for flax seed at the state
flax plant. The price is always
the market quotation for flax
seed in Minneapolis, for the seed
delivered in Portland.
The state flax plant is sending
a car of seed to the mills every
other day; or around $3,000
worth turning the product Into
money at the rate of about $1500
I n A nir Th A Vi (a AWTTI Q V 1
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The last car brought two
Jo" d seven yght and a
half cents a bushel,
. Grower, Get Money
. A- 'fr 2
their ax. and call for their
vouchers, they are being issued.
tA ihpv am return? their money.
- ----- - - . .
Th flar la rnmine In verv fast
now. many tons a aay. ine
a wmi
amount received un to date is
about 4500 tons, and there Is
enough yet coming to bring the
total to around 8000 tons; pos
sibly a Httle lower, maybe some
what higher.
Some flax is yet to be pulled,
but not much. It will be several
weeks before the last of the ton
nage is under the sheds at the
(Turn to Pn?e 2. Column 2.)
Heavy Yield of
Oats Reported
By C. J. Stupfel
One of the heaviest yields in
j the history of Marion county is
that reported by C. J. Stupfel liv
ing on route nine.
Mr. Stupfel had a field of sev
en acres of oats and harvested
from it 800 bushels of grain. A
yield of better than 113 bushels
to the acre is almost unheard of
in this vicinity and the man who
I ran the combine said it was the
egation time to study the new
memorandum.
The new situation created b y
this offer seemed to the principal
delegates to impose further care
ful study before a final decision of
the Young plan was risked.'
Concrete proposals to Great
Britain came on the eve of the
session which was to have con
sidered Mr. Snowden's resolution
to revise the Young plan in the
interests of England. It was de
cided tonight that the committee
would meet as scheduled and re-'
quest the chairman to adjourn.
Premier Briand of France, Sen
ator MosconL Italian finance min
ister, Premier Jasparot Belgium,
and the Japanese delegates assur
ed Mr. Snowden that they were
perfectly willing to go far to sat
isfy the British on the question of
s
me
FOUND
PROFITABLE
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CITY PREPARES
WELCOME FOR
1 000 VISITORS
Final Touches Being Put Oh
Plans for Northwest
Kiwanis Meet
Nearly All Clubs in North
west Will be Repre
sented Here
Salem Kiwanis at noon today,
through their general committee
in charge of the northwest district
convention here Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, will see that the fin
al touches are made on every de
tail necessary to make the visit of
1000 visitors to Salem a most en
joyable one.
Headed by Scott Page, general
chairman, the committee has met
daily throughout the week with
the result that every phase of the
convention has been carefully
worked out. Starting early Sunday
morning, guests are expected to
arrive here for the meeting, with
formal registration taking place
Sunday afternoon. The first meet
ing will be an inspirational ser
vice held in the First Presbyter
ian church Sunday night.
The great majority of the 86
clubs in the northwest district
comprising Idaho, Washington,
British Columbia and Oregon, are
expected to be represented. Each
club is entitled to three delegates.
The business sessions of the con
vention will be held in the bouse
of representatives at the Btate
capital.
The Dallas club informed
"Nate" Elliott, secretary, late
Friday that 100 per cent enroll
ment could be expected from that
organization which has 36 mem
bers. ADULTERATED MILK
IS FOUU JIEM
Health Officers Trace Prod
uct to Source and
Call Halt
Use of a preservative in milk
sold in this city has been discov
ered by J. E. Blinkhorn, city dairy
and food inspector, according to
word released Friday from the
Marion county health unit. While
the preservative is not directly
harmful to the health of any in
dividual it does mask the quality
of the milk and is, therefore, an
adulterant.
Statement from the demonstra
tion follows:
The preservative was Identified
by means of chemical testa and
traced to one producer who sup
plies part of the output of a raw
milk concern. The producer was
called upon and warned that this
practice must cease Immediately
and because of further tests the
inspector knows that the produ
cer has discontinued using the
preservative.
This is not the first case of its
kind for at a previous time It was
suspected that a preservative was
being used and either an acci
dental or purposeful use of the
substance traced. This practice
was promptly discontinued, how
ever, and has not been resumed.
Especially careful check Is being
made on all the milk coming into
Salem during the summer months
in order that the use of preser
vatives of any kind may be gnard-
j ed against.
E
ASTORIA, Ore., Aug.-1
(AP) Hearing on a petition fil
ed hy depositors and officials of
the defunct Astoria Savings bank
for an order directing the state
banking department to grant n
extension of SO days to the statu
tory period allowed for reorgani
sation and reopening of the bank
will be heard in circuit court bere
tomorrow.
The petition was tiled late to
day after depositors and bank of
ficials had been informed by A
A. Schramm, state superintendent
of hanks, that the department
could not legally grant such an
extension.
The original f days period ex
pires Sunday.
Lions Plan to
Hold Picnic at
Hagefs Grove
The Salem Lions club voted at
its Friday meeting to hold a picnic
Friday night at Hager's Grove, in
viting the members of the Mon
nrouta and Independence clubs.
No luncheon will be held by 'the
local club that day.
BANK H
KM
BE 116 THY
Fortune Lost
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Mrs. Bula Croker, widow of Rich
ard Crokerv former Tammany
leader, will lose a fortune of $5,
000,000 if a decision mado in
Florida by Circuit Judge C. E.
Cbillingsworth is .sustained by the
higher courts. The suit involves
property in West Palm Beach and
Palm Beach and the decision will
be appealed by Mrs. Crocker.
New Orleans Street Car Sit
uation Takes New Turn
As Report Made
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 16
(AF) The. street car strike took
a sudden turn today when a strik
ing motorman revealed in federal
court an alleged cache of dyna
mite. The city council prepared
to ask for a court Injunction
against police interference with
"free rides" and Herbert B.
Flowers, president public service
and 27 non union motormen were
arrested on charges of violating
the city ordinance regulating
street car safety appliances. ,
Albert Bendix, convicted In
United States court of violating
the federal injunction prohibit
ing violence against the car com
pany, signed a statement present
ed in court alleging that explo
sives to be used In the strike were
stored In a locker at St. Claude
avenue and Barthlomew street.
Bendix was arrested and tried,
along with Isaac J. Cavaliere be
fore Judge Rufus E. Foster. Each
was sentenced to sevre six months
in prison. The two men were
found by United States marshals
in an automobile with a box of
fuses and two boxes of powder
caps. Bendix in the statement
said he did picket duty at head
quarters, "and on many occasions,
I would see automobiles drive up
In front of the place and a man.
would get out and go right back
to the locker and place It there.
The most I have seen come in at
one time was six sticks of dyna
mite." An investigation into the con
dition of street car safety devices,
followed fatal accident to a three
vear old child and the charging
of a motorman with manslaughter
led to the arrest of followers and
the motormen of 27 ears Inspect
ed. All were released on bonds.
The affidavits charged Barety
fenders were wired up.
People Run
In Terror
At Airship
NEW YORK, Aug. 16. (AP)
Copyrighted articles to the New
York American and allied Hearst
newspapers from the three corre
spondents aboard the Graf Zep
pelin on the Hearst Zeppelin
around the world flight placed the
position of the dirigible at 11 a.
m., eastern daylight time today
(Friday) at 150 miles north of
Tinmen on the trans-Siberian
railway.
The Graf bad covered 2,300
miles,'. or slightly more than one
third of the Journey to Japan, in
34 hours, the dirigible was ave
raging 68 miles an hour.
The correspondents, Karl H.
Von Welgand. Lady Drummond
Hay, and Sir Hubert Wilkins, told
after crossing the Ural mountains-
of seeing a vast forest of the firs
known only by the -natives and
those oa hoard the great ship. The
dirigible is sweeping over a deso
late stretch of country. People in
the little villages, who have never
seen a railroad train, cower in
terror as the Zeppelin passes.
British Poloists
Reach New York
NEW YORK, Aug. 1. (AP)
CapL C. H. Tremayne, captain
ot the English inter-national polo
team, and CapL C. T. Roark, one
of the leading polo payers in Eng
land, arrived today to prepare for
the open championship matches
at Meadowbrook in September.
t Captain Tremayne will play
with the Easfcott team in the.
championships and Captain Roark
will appear in the Hurricane Four
lineup.
DIME KEPT ON
HAND DURING STftIKE
E
TO TOKYO GOAL
Graf Zeppelin Roars on East
Toward Destination in
Japanese Empire
Heart Of Siberian Steppes ;
Approached; No Mis
haps Reported
By The Associated Press
The Graf Zeppelin, racing east
ward toward Tokyo through the
short Siberian summer night, last
night (Friday) passed the half
way mark of the second leg of her
round-the-world-flight.
At 6:00 p. m. est., a report to
her home hangar at Friedrich
shafen gave her position as 80 de
grees east longitude, 62 degrees
north latitude. This placed her
about 2,900 miles from her home
hangar with only a slightly great
er distance between her and To
kyo. This position is about 300
miles northwest of Tomsk.
An official report giving the
same information said that the
dirigible had headed for the north
ern end of Lake Baikal. Should
she pursue that course. The con
tinuation of the straight line
would carry her acrosT Harbin,
Manchuria, to the approximate
situation of Tokyo.
Vessel Now Over
6000 Miles From Lakehurst
More than 6,000 miles out of
Lakehurst, New Jersey, on her
circumnagitation of the world,
the Graf Zeppelin Friday night
soared through still and lonely
Siberian darkness toward Tokyo.
Blazing a dirigible trail never
before flown by man, the great
(Turn to Page 2. Column 7.)
OLD BIHBBLf
One Suspect Tells Officers
About Other Two as
Wound Examined
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
Aug. 16. (AP) A scar on his
face from a bullet wound left
Ralph Fleagle so In fear of the
gallows that he gave officials in
formation leading to two more ar
rests in connection with the 1928
Lamar bank robbery which cost
the lives of four men and the loss
of $118,000 cash, according to of
ficers here tonight.
Those arrested were Howard
Lester Royston, 34, in California,
and George Johnson, cashier, 32,
alias W. C. Messick, in Grand
Junction, Colo., both arrests were
made today.
Fleagle Monday told Colorado
Springs, Colo., police officers and
executives of the Colorado Bank
ers' association about the two
men after an X-ray of an old scar
on Fleagle's face showed it to be
from a bullet wound. One of the
Lamar robbers was shot in the
Jaw and Fleagle feared his scar
and the wounding of the Lamar
bandit would be linked and he
would hang.
Royston also has a scar on his
jaw from a bullet wound, Califor
nia-advices revealed.
Abshler is known as "the smil
ing bandit," police officers said
He was taken to Colorado Springs
today for questioning. He is said
by officers here to have been ar
rested in Martinez, Calif., in 1922
in connection with a box car rob
bery in which Jacob Fleagle,
brother or Ralph, was said to
have been Involved, a nationwide
net set for Fleagle is being con
ducted.
Chief of Police H. D. Harper of
Colorado Springs, is expected to
start for Colorado with Royston
tomorrow.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 16
(AP) Herbert L. Royston, 36,
was brought to Sacramento to
night from San Andreas, Calvaras
county, where he was arrested by
authorities today as a member of
the gang that held up the First
National bank of Lamar, Colo, on
(Turn to Pace 2, Column 3.)
Kay Rests Well
After Operation
i
T. B. Kay, state treasurer for
whom considerable concern has
been felt the past two weeks, was
reported last night as resting very
comfortably following a minor op
eration performed at the Salem
general hospital Friday morning
by Dr. C. H. Robertson. His con
dition was said hy attendants to
be "pretty good Kay has been
suffering from nremle absorption
resulting from a severe attack of
ptomaine poisoning-contracted on
his recent tour of Europe. Only
members ot the Immediate family
are permitted to see him. Hospital
attendants could not say how soon
he would be able to return to his
home.
1R
THAN
HALFWAY
ARRESTED
Roadmaster Faih
To Recover After
Fainting At Desk
W. J. Culver Unconscious For More Than 12
Hours After Sudden Collapse; Worst
Is Feared by His Physicians
CONDITION of W. J. Culver,
stricken with paralysis at
day morning, was described as very grave late Friday night j
by the attending physician, Dr. Carlton Smith. A special i
nurse has been constantly at his side, day and night. Cul- i
VT Vioa ruion IHlpnnaciniic ctnra
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ins lies, uy a. r. nerrica.. county surveyor, nis enure ngat . , nuU, Manchuria, to Kengo, Jap
side is paralyzed. He is at the Willamette sanitorium. : anese xews n?en -. today saw 7x
Culver has bepn rnuntv '. Soviet cavalry supported bv ar-
FRESHMAN WEEK TO
START NEXT MONTH
175 Expected to Enter Uni
versity This Year is
Announcement
Plans for freshman week at
Willamette university, a custom
introduced Beveral years ago for
the purpose of Introducing the
new students to weir new en
vironment prior to the arrival of
upperclassmen, are being complet
ed by Prof. Herman Clark, who
recently returned to the campus
after spending the summer in Cal
ifornia.
Freshman week opens with the
English classifying examination,
and this will be held on Thursday,
September 12, instead of Friday,
the 13th, as has been announced
in the catalogue. Notices to this
effect will be sent to all prospec
tive students Boon.
The change was not made on
account of superstitious prejudice
against Friday the 13th, but in
order to extend the freshman
week program. This will Include
for the first time, individual con
ferences between students and fac
ulty members. These will follow
the departmental group confer
ences.
Otherwise the program will "be
similar to those of past years. All
members of the faculty will be on
hand for freshman week, as well
as representatives of the campus
Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.
Entertainment features will In
clude a reception given by the fac
ulty, and on "open house" at the
city Y. M. C. A.
The freshman class Is expected
to number close to 176, the limit
to which the university strives to
adhere,, although financial diffi
culties willkeep many high school
graduates from enrolling who oth
erwise would seek admittance this
fall. This is causing the receipt
of credentials to be rather slow in
comparison to past years although
they are up to la3t year's figure
at this time. This influence is es
pecially noticeable among pros
pective men students.
U.S.
IS HIGHLY LIB
UNIVERSITY, Va., Aug. 16.
(AP) Hugh Gordon Miller. New
York lawyer and author, upheld
intervention In Central America
as the "moral obligation" of the
United States in freeing the Pan
ama Canal area of war, in a
speech on "the Monroe Doctrine"
at the institute of public affairs
tonight.
Great Britain and the United
States have like duties to keep
unimpaired two great avenues of
commerce, .the Sues and Panama
Canals, he said, urging closer un
ion of the English nations in full
filling the obligations.
Men and Women
Wear Pajamas
At Golf Meet
SILVERTON, Ore.. Aug. 16 -
(AP) Comes now a golf tourna
ment tor men and women clad in
pajamas or robes.
The tournament is set for Sun
day at 8 a.m., and will he for
18 holes. No one will be' allowed
to enter unless they appear at the
first tee in night garb.
Inquiries at men's stores today
elicted the Information that ex
tra supplies of bed-time toggery
have been ordered for the antici
pated rush of buying tomorrow.
Fast colors were said to be In
great demand.
HOOVER REACHES CAMP
MADISON, Va.. Aug. 16 (AP)
- President Hoover accompanied
by a party of guests, most of
whom will come here tomorrow
with him to attend a celebration
In his honor, arrived at his moun
tain camp tonight after a leisurely
trip from Washington.
county roadmaster who
was
his desk about 10 o'clock Fri
Via u-aa -frviiri ati'
j. it- , .
roadmaster for a period of tl,Mory ,ire. yp'-vv. i-aiii Ju
, , f - 1 alnor, a s-tstJon n the t h
years and may be truthfully , oasf.tTI raiiwav aa mil.- south i
Called the father Of gOOd roads Manchull. The Chinese suffered
in this county, for to him more both military ami civilian camiaW
than any other person goes credit ' tu, the Russian later withdraw
for the far-sightedness and pers- ing.
verence which has built the pres-l
ent excellent system of county! LONDON, Aug. 16. (AP
roads in this county. In fact, tht ; Report from Nanking tonight
county court has frequently con-1
suited him on matters pertaining
to roads and road building In this!
section, always with faith in
his
recommendations.
First Public Job
Taken in 1883
Culver began his career as pub
lic official in 1883, when he was
elected county surveyor, which of
fice he filled for four years. Then
he became city engineer here for
several years, following which
service he spent two years in Alas
ka with Harry Minto. From 1904
to 1906 he was county sheriff,
and shortly after this was named
first roadmaster, where he served
until A. M. McCorkle succeeded
him. He was again asked to fill
the roadmaster's chair when W.
M. Bushey became county Judge,
and has been reappointed each
term since that time.
Culver has been in ill health for
some time, but his condition has
shown considerable improvement
since he and Mrs. Culver made
inp inrougn (jaiilornia last year,
He is well known throughout the
county.. Expressions of genuine
sympathy were heard on every
side as word of his illness spread,
POLICE GET II
Ti
SiX SUSpeCtS Still Held in;
Jail as Search for
Fiend Continues
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 16.
(AP) An over abundance of
clues poured in on police who
scrambled through a maze of
leads tonight in an almost frantic
manhunt for the slayer of 12 year
old Dorothy Aune, but none of
them apparently had brought de
tectives much nearer solution of
the crime.
Six of 21 men taken into cus
tody for questioning as to their
movements last Tuesday, the day
the little victim was kidnaped, at
tacked and then strangled to
death, were stttj held in jail with
out charge tonight although offi
cers admitted their questioning
developed little Important infor
mation. Tentacles of the case stretched
outside the city today for the
first time as a dock worker In
Duluth confessed the slaying and
then immediately repudiated his
story, and an automobile was
found at Hopkins, 10 miles west
of here, containing a gunnysack.
some heavy twine, a wig and a
torn piece of blue cloth.
Both Minneapolis and Dulutb
police disregard the dock work
er's confession as the man appar
ently was irresponsible, but local
officers planned to question the
(Turn to Fag Z, Column 1.)
MES
MURDER
Alexander Pantages Held
For Trial on Two Counts
BroughtbyYoungAccuser
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18.
(AP) Municipal Judge Leonard
Wilson today held Alexander
Pantages, millionaire theatre own
er, for trial in superior court on
charges ot attacking 17 year old
Eunice Pringle In his private of
fice a week ago. The judge's de
cision was given after three days
of preliminary hearing.
Pantages was held to answer on
two felony counts, the court rul
ing that there "is sufficient cause
to believe the defendant guilty
thereoL" The theatre magnate re
mained at liberty, pending trial on
125,000 bond. The date of his
trial was not set. .
In connection with the holding
of Pantages, Judge Wilson saw fit
to explain that in so doing he was
not passing upon the guilt or In
nocence of the theatre man except
in so far as evidence admissible
to legal trial was concerned.
CHINA IIAOEO
BY RUSSIANS IS
, FORMAL GLAD
Official Notice to be Sent
At Once to Kellogg
Signatories
Additional Manchurian Re
serves Being Rushed
To Frontier
TtlVU, Aug. I t
TOKYO, Aug. 17. (Saturday
(AP) Dispatched from Man-k
were that the Chinese minister ax
Washin:7ton had been instructed
to notify signatories of the KeU-
ogg anti-war pact that Russia had
invaded Chinese territory in Mai
churla. This action by Foreign Minister
C. T. Wang followed repealed un
official reports during the last
few days of actual conflicts with
i casualties between the opposing
t border patrols who have been
j massed on the Manchruian-Siberi-j
an front for weeks since the seU
j ure of the Chinese Eastern rai)
' way by the Chinese,
i The Russian demand that So
viet railway officials be reinstated
as a condition to opening peace
negotiations has been refused aad
each government has proclaimed a
''firm stand" against the alleged
aggressive attitude of the other.
As a result of the dispute, whkh
recently seemed on the way to
peaceful settlement with the en
couragement of the powers. to-
j night was approaching the status
aof an open quarrel with all st-ro-
j nations suspended or broken off.
; Chinese Forces Are
I Rushed to Frontier
Additional Chinese soldiers were
j reported on the way to the front
ier and Minister W ang was quoted
as saying that the Nanking gov
ernment and Chang Hsuch Liang,
who Inherited the mantle of "war
lord" In Manchuria from his fath
er Chang Tso Lin, were in com
plete agreement.
i The Soviet government has
claimed that nearly 3,000 of its
citizens, formerly pnmlovprf rn tha
Chinese Eastern railway have
ueen uepnrea oi opportunity to
obtain work and that more than
1,500 have been arrested by the
(Turn to Pa I, Column I.)
OF
A board of arbitration composed
of Elbert Bede of Cottage Grove,
Dr. A. B. Starbuck of Dallas and
Morton Tompkins of Yamhill
county, Friday gave a decision la
favor of Woodburn, in connection
with a dispute regarding trans
portation routes for school chil
dren proposed by the Woodburn
and Canby school districts.
The Woodburn route, which,
would allow the transportation ot
both Marion and Clackamas coun
ty school-pupils, was approved by
the Marion county boundary
board, but was rejected by the
Clackamas boundary board. The
Canby. route would have confined
transportation to Clackamas coun
ty children.
The decision in favor of the
Woodburn route was made be
cause of the attitude ot the par
ents, who requested thatAhe chil
dren of both Clackamas' and Mar
lon counties be considered
"On account of the prominence
of the defendant and wide public
ity which has been given this
hearing, the court believes it pro
per to describe the nature ot tha
proceedings which have just-come
to a close." Judge Wilson said la
a formal statement from the
bench. "This Is a preliminary
hearing. The court is not called
upon, nor Is he permitted to pace
upon the guilt or innocence of Mr.
Pantages at this time. ' Nothing
said herein should therefore be
construed that this point is being
finally decided. He is now and
will be at all tines hereafter un
til the case is finally submitted
to the superior eourt, clothed with
the presumption of innocence. The
defendant-has elected not to take
the witness stand, nor to put oa
any defense in his behalf, nor la
he required to do so. "
WDDDBURN DISTfilCT
WINNER
DISPUTE