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COOPERATION The insurance men believe la it! Witness the manner in which national advertis ing is being carried on by them oooperat i vel y ! FATHER Fair today, becoming un settled; Possible sliowor tonight. Ma. temperature Monday 88; Min. 41; River 2.4; Clear. FOUNDED 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 131 Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, August 27, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS Rioting In alesline Continues Latest Estimate Says More Than 100 Jews Slain and Many Arabs Fifteen Americans Killed in One City Alone; Con--sulate in Danger JERUSALEM. Aug:. 26 (API The conflict between Arabs and Jews has spread throughout the country. The total killed at Hebron has risen to 64. They included 15 Americans out of 25 who courag eously tried to stand their ground although without weapons. The nameS were withheld from the public here but were cabled to Washington by the American con sul, five Americans were among those wounded at Hebron. The American consulate here is In a dangerous quarter in which there is much rioting. Moslems attacked Jews twice, at Tel Aviv yesterday but were re. pulsed each time. In the first at tack the Jews lost one killed and more than 20 wounded. The Moslem losses were not known. Police Open Fire Upon Attacking Moslem Horde British police fired on a crowd attacking the government offices at Jaffa last night and kill ed five Arabs and wounded 30. Haifa was also attacked both yesterday and today and many Jews wounded. At Heisan all Jewish houses were burned, one Jew killed and 21 wounded. Re howoth. south of Jaffa, was at tacked yesterday but no casual ties have been reported. The Jew ish colony at Artuf. between Je rusalem and Jaffa, was set on fire. Thp lack of authentic informa tion because of the government prohibition of newspaper publica tion has caused scores of rumors to spread which are impossible of verification. In this city almost all shops remain closed and there is a great shortage of bread and provisions. All Jewish workers have joined the self defense or ganization. Many Christians in Jerusalem have marked their houses with (Turn to Page 2. Column 4.) With the comment that "we think him the best men iu the county for the job" members of the Marion county court Monday afternoon announced the appoint ment of Frank O. Johnson, as roadmaster to succeed the late W. J. Culver who died last Tuesday after a short illness. Johnson, a native son of Marion county, has had long experience in road work having served for 22 years as a supervisor in road district No. 39 near Hazel Green and having been assistant roadmaster for the past 12 years. The selection of a dep uty roadmaster by the court has not yet been made. Years of work with the super vising of road crews in the county and the handling of details aris ing in Culver's office have given Mr. Johnson valuable experience to make him a successful road master. members of the county court declared. They pointed out that Mr. Johnson was thoroughly familiar with both of the five-year programs of road construction in Marion county, one of which was begun this spring. No changes in the personnel of the road department of the county are contemplated by Mr. Johnson, it was announced at the court house. He was busy Monday af ternoon, following his appoint ment, on a trip of inspection made in company with County Judge Siegmund. ONW warn Transportation of Pupils Will Cause 6 Schools to Close Doors This Season Six Marion county rural schools will not be opened this year. County Superintendent Mary L. Fulkerson said Monday. They are: Rosed ale, which will transport Its pupils to Liberty; Union Hill, from which students will go to Stay ton; Pleasant View, pupils of which will go to Marion and other schools nearby; Summit, which is sending its pupils to Turner; Elk horn, which for the first time in several years has no resident school pupils; and Geelan. which was divided among three contin gent districts last spring. All these schools are one room build ings. This Is the largest number of schools to remain closed at the beginning of the year probably ever known in this county. Closing of to msnr rural schools is an ex Mrs. Spaulding Is Painfully Injured In Auto Accident Mrs. Walter L. Spaulding, 1 71i5 Court street, is in the hospital at l;allas, recover ing from injuries suffered when the automobile in which she was riding with her husband skidded in loose gravel and turned ov er on its side, on Dallas-lJu-ell cutoff Saturday night. Relatives here reported Monday that Mrs. Spauld ing's injuries were confined to cuts and bruises, a cut on one knee Ix'iiig the most se rious. There was no dan-g-r, they declared, but the injuries were wry painful. HOOVER PROPOSES Letter Read at Conference of Public Land States in Salt Lake City SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 2 6. (AP) Drastic changes in the re lations between the federal and state governments in respect to the public lands and reclamation service were suggested by Presi dent Hoover in a letter to Joseph M. Dixon, assistant secretary of the interior, which was read here today by that official at a meeting of the governors of the public land states. The president disclosed that he proposes to appoint a commission of nine or ten members, at least five of which will be citizens of the public land states, to study the policies now being puisued and the changes in existing laws which he might recommend to congress. His idea is to bring about a greater measure of con trol by the state governments themselves. More Constrmtive Policies re Desired "Generally I may state." the chief executive wrote, "that It is my desire to work out more con structive policies for conservation in our grazing lands, our water storage and our mineral resources at the same time check the growth of federal bureaucracy, reduce federal interference in affairs of essentially local interest and there by increase the opportunity of t:tf. states to govern themseives, and in all obtain better government' Tentative suggestions put for ward by Mr. Hoover for the con sideration of the commission, the members of which from the public land states would be taken from list3 to be supplied by the state governors, may be summarized as follows: Surface Rights to he Transferred to Schools Tiiat the surface rights of the remaining unappropriated, unde served public lands, subject to certain details for the protection of homesteaders and the smaller stockmen, be transferred to the state governments for public school purposes and thus be (Turn to P;ipe 2, Column 5.) F SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 26. (AP) Opening the national ram sale here today, Frank J. Hagen rath. president of the National Wool Growers' association, pre dicted a bright future for the sheep industry. He said approxi mately 2.500 rams from the best herds in the country were on sale. Two Rambouillet rams owned by John K. Madsen of Mount Pleasant, Utah, sold for $1,300 and $1,525 respectively, the high est price of the day. The first was i bought by the Ephriara (Utah) Ram association and the other by Galbraith Brothers, of Monte Vis ta. Colo. Average sale prices today were said to be higher than last year. Bidding was spirited under direc tion of Col. Arthur W. Thompson of Lincoln, Neb. cellent Indication of the progres sive educational mind of citizens of these districts, the county su perintendent says. Superintendent Fulkerson expressed a hope that the sending of pupils to other dis tricts would prove a successful step, in which event it is probable other districts will follow suit. These changes are all In grade schools, and accordingly have nothing to do with the new high school transportation movement. In all the districts, the movement has come from within the district and has been started by the resi dents who are looking to the greatest interests o f the school child, the superintendent pointed out. With discarding of the small er districts, It is possible for bet ter school facilities and better courses to be offered the children. 1 III K ffl T OFF UPON LAST LEG OFVOYAGE Vast Crowds Observe Giant Dirigible Leave Los Angeles Port Fifty-two Persons Carried Eastward Toward New Jersey Hangar LOS ANOF.LES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, Aug. 27. AP) The Graf Zeppelin got under way at 12:14 a. m., on the last leg of its around the world cruise. Los An geles to Lakehurst, N. J. LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, Aug. 2 6. (AP) Lakehurst, N. J., In two days, Germany in eight days, was the adieu of the Graf Zeppelin crew to Los Angeles tonight. "Move from the mooring mast 10 p. m., embark 10:30, take off immediately." were the crisp ord ers "of Dr. Hugo Eckener, com mander of the spectacular around the world cruiser, for the final leg of the globe girdling voyage of the German dirigible. Less than 18 hours in Los An geles were provided by the emer gency schedule set by the veteran skipper of the air after the record-shattering three and a quar ter day non-stop transit of the Pacific ocean, from Kasumigaura, Japan, to Los Angeles. Sixteen Passengers and Crew of 36 Carried Fifty two persons were aboard the sky craft for this final lap, thirty six in the crew and sixteen passengers. Seven members of the crew, which came 16.880 miles with the history making voyage, were detached tonight and ord ered to proceed to Lakehurst. N. (Turn to Pape 2. Column 1.) BIG iLTIPiOE TO OEM SEPT. 28 Annual Marion County Event Will Take Place Last Day of State Fair The annual heralds of health parade for Marion county school children outside of Salem, orig inally schdeuled for Monday. Sep tember 23, the first day of the state fair, will be held Saturday. September 28, the last day of the fair, Mary L. Fulkerson, county school superintendent, an nounced Monday following confer ence ith Mrs. Ella Schultz Wil son, secretary of the fair. The change in date is made be cause Saturday has been designat ed by the fair management as Children's Day. When the health event was first planned, neither the fair board or the county su perintendent knew that Saturday would be a special Children's Day. Previously, all school children have been admitted free of charge the first day of the fair and of course it was supposed that would be the logical day to hold the health parade. This is the first time the heralds of health will appear in parade at the county fair, and is the third annual event of these healthy school children in this county. Salem held its own observance last May Day. Marion county school children who were awarded last year the heralds of health button for main taining a health program, for school work above the average and for a good school deportment and effort throughout the year, are all entitled to march in the parade, which will be but one feature of the program being out lined for Children's Day. The parade will be about 11 o'clock. Previous to the close of school, a number of the schools worked up parade entries. Most of the schools in the county will be open by that time. Silverton Man Fined $100 for Driving System Driving while under the Influ ence of alcoholic beverages brought about the fine of 9100 as sessed against A. J. Moen of Sil verton when he appeared before Police Judge Mark Poulsen Mon day. Moen was arrested by the north prowler car late Saturday night, when his driving was such to at tract the attention of the officers. He waa booked on a charge of reckless driving. City Officials to Stage Meet Here City officials from the leading cities of six western states will meet in Salem chamber of com merce Monday. Municipalities of Oregon, Washington; Idaho, Cali fornia, Arlxona and Nevada will be represented. ' - . , iltllllllllllliiBL . JF , jrv"" : . ? ?f u?-,- I aril 11 ill! ?l HH 111. HH Ivlliv-iir- - A ir-ftiranrfiiuuuitjii ;.i ii I - - i i r --1, irrm urn " J mi ' n i T " iff Iff ' 'ilT lii.tiWmiiS&Sfe&a mmm inrnniii J Cheering thonsands of San Francisco townspeople watched the giant Graf Zeppelin, maker of history, a it came across the Golden Gate late Sunday afternoon on the first trans-Pacific flight of any dirigible. Around and around the towering business structures of the JEWS MIKE APPEAL FOR U. S. RlOTECTIOn No American Forces Will be Sent to Palestine is Announcement WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (AP) Appeals from persons of the Jewish faith in all parts of the country for action by the Wash ington government to protect fully American lives and property in Jerusalem were received today by the state department. The appeals included many telegram and letters from Jewish organizations and more than a score of messages from relatives of persons now in Palestine asking as to their safety and welfare. The latter were forwarded to Paul Knabenshue, American consul at Jerusalem. None of the messages urged forceful interventron by the United States. Arrangements for the reception by Secretary Stimson tomorrow of a delegation from New York rep resenting the Zionist organization of America have been made. Sir Esme Howard, the British ambassador, called upon Secretary Stimson late today to express per sonal regret over the killing of the 12 American citizens in the Jewish-Arab clashes. He discussed (Turn to Page 2, Column 6.) Work of Laying New Highway is Pushed Rapidly By the time the state fair op ens, September 23, paving on the realigned Pacific highway be tween Canemah and New Era will have been finished and opened for one-way traffic. Only 18,000 more yards of concrete remain to be laid before the Job is complet ed and the contractor la working at a rate of from 800 to 1000 yards a day according to latest reports. Three weeks after the last pave ment ia laid the entire road will be opened to two-way traffic and the detour over the New Era hill will be eliminated. The new road ia to be paved for a width of 20 fee tand six-foot gravel should ers are to be added on either aide. Graveling of the shoulders will be done after the road la opened without Interference to traffic. Out From the Golden -zzzj- - life iiii i nn mm i-&Msm-mm mm Km w mwmmpsm Mrs. Thaden Leads Women Flyers to Cleveland Field CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 26 (AP) The curly-haired and bronzed head of Mrs. Louise Mc Pheiridge Thaden, smiling air pilot, was the first to nod before the cheering crowd at the national air races today as the women's trans-continenal air derby raced tc a thrilling close at the Cleve land municipal airport. Mrs. Thaden, holder of the women's air speed record, added to her pilot's laurels in distin guised fashion by winning the San ta Monica to Cleveland speed test with more than an hour to spare, when she brought her plane down across the finish line at 2:14 p. m., this afternoon, only 20 hours, 10 minutes and four seconds of fly ing time had elapsed since she soared last from the Pacific coast on Sunday, August IS. Final 120 Miles Made In Just 44 Minutes Negotiating the final 120 miles from Columbus, Ohio, in only 44 E He's so modest it didn't be come known for a long time after he became affiliated with Salem's 'finest," but Powell Clayton, member of the day police force, was a member of President Hard ing's bodyguard during a part of that official's last western trip, shortly before the late president's death. Clayton was one of thirty en listed men selected from the en tire Pacific fleet to serve in the president's bodyguard from Cali fornia to Alaska and return. Clayton, however, remained with rthe group only until Seattle was reached on the way north. He and several others dropped out there at their own request. Other members of the police force report that Clayton's record has been such that he recently received offers of important posi tions in the federal prison service. So far, he has preferred to re. main In Salem, partly because some relatives live here. Concerning President Harding, Clayton states that the members of his bodyguard thought very highly of him, because of his courtesy and Ms regard for their welfare a aonfort. Sunset Came the Graf! fi,H'ki h?. 1 mi ef ?i - W r m& ?itl great city went this vast emissary of German good-will and scientific achievement. Then off to Los Angeles Count Eckener drove his ship while photographers and air mail pilots cooperated to bring to the north and The Statesman the first pictures of the great ships' arrival. minutes, the smiling Pittsburgh aviatrix maintained her lead over Gladys O'Donnell of Long Beach, Calif., who won second place with an elapsed time of 21 hours and 30 minutes. Ruth Nichols, of Rye, N. Y., who had been in third place when the women's air caravan reached Columbus, crashed while making a landing there and was forced out of the- race. She was, injured and her plane was! wrecked. Miss Nichols' misfor-j tune moved Amelia Earhart, the transatlantic flier, into third po-j sition with an elapsed time of 22:08:37. I Aside from tragic death of Miss; Marvel Crosson of Los Angeles, who fell to her death while flying) over Arizona the second day o the: derby, the transcontinental race ended successfully. J Ohio Race Won i By H. A. Specr j H. A. Speer, Marchall, Mo., fly- ing a Bariing, was the winner oi the all-Ohio derby with an elapsed time of four hours, 22 minutes and 59 seconds. Lewis Love of Rich mond, Ind., was second, in a Davis B-3 with elajjaod time of four hours, 43 minutes and 15 seconds. Verne L. Roberts of Moline, 111., was third in 5;u4:25, flying a Par asol nionocoupe. Meanwhile, four other air der bies were headed toward the na tional air races. At Milwaukee, Wis., pilots in the Portland to Cleveland air derby were holding over for the night prepared to fin ish their race to Cleveland airport tomorrow. Racers in the Miami Beach to Cleveland event Turn to Pase 2, Column 1.) FOB FILL OPEK Announcement of a committee for fall opening, in Salem has been made through the local Ad club. Gardner Knapp will head the com mittee and associated with him will be Ralph Kletzing. E. A. Brown, Leo Kafoury and Stanley Keith. The committee has not yet de termined the exact date for the annual fall opening, but the week before the opening of school and the state fair has the approval of the majority of merchants locally. COMMITTEE 1 1 EMBAR Oil TO BE Transportation Committee Decides Against Any Further Action MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2 (AP) Although admitting that the crop marketing situation in the northwest remains serious, the joint grain transportation com mittee of the northwest shipper's advisory board today decided no further action would be necessary to limit grain shipments. An embargo on oats, rye, barley shipments to terminal markets in this territory, established last Friday, will be allowed to con tinue without change other than permitting barley shipments to the head of the lakes. The em bargo is scheduled to expire next Saturday night. Executive of the majority of railroads serving the northwest agreed that daily loadings of grain on their lines had declined substantially since the embargo took effect. They regarded this as reasons for belief that the con gestion in terminal warehouses is not likely to become worse. More than 11,000 cars, it was said, are in transit to Minneapo lis, Duluth or Superior or lined up in terminals awaiting to be un. loaded at elevators which already rae loaded nearly to their capa city. Silverton Will Get its Streets i Repaired,Word Repairing of street paving In ' Silverton is under way today by ' the Marion county crew which has already repaired bad spots in pav ing in Woodburn and Mt. Angel. The county does the work for the cities under a cost basis ac cording to Commissioner Porter. Each year during the summer season pavements in various towns are brought np to good condition. SEATTLE LAD KAYOKD PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 26. (AP) Roy Kress of San Fran cisco knocked out Johnny Black of Seattle in the fourth round of a scheduled ten round main event here tonight. The fighters are featherweights. IB Hot Meet Of Council Nets Zero Independent Forces Decline to Consider Mayor's Piea for Furrow Alderman Rosebraugh Hurls Warm Words Back at Mr. Livesley By P.AL1VI (M UTIS Heated dicu-ii n it1, the :i. -1 chamber whi-h in. -hided the li , -1-ing of point p.v sonal remtHc and came ptTf-v.jsH- (lose to r. vokinp the ' .-h"r; a:nl ugly wo-i?." came to niuuh- M in.Iay nU'h; : t the adjourn 1 se--in of t h- . ly council re.i("-'--i !y Mayor T.ns ley to it on-H. i its action t f three weeks sm rrniinatini. the employment of R. A. Furrow, bridge engineer, and hi o '-.-sis ants August ?, i . After hearing a di iil d rn'f t from the o:'ini;t;;e npointed ly the mayor to investigate the siatr of the bride ) pi'iiuiu. ihe couim 1 voted down A'ae-num Towns-n:'t minority iv;",i ! a vote of !' to 5, and adopt d the majority it port of Alili'riii-n Rcebrauth T.d Herrick, which rcMumetidrd il..t the former a-": mi be net ) seinded.. Mayor Fires Uw-I-Iile at Mr. Ko-etr;uin!i The fire , it s.art-d' v. ht n li e mayor opeuly rlrirged Mr. Ks--braugh with n-'.ectin!? to atti-rd a meeting of th- committee, lr.ti mating that the al-letman had clinfd to mike .iny investiKatn-n. "1 challf ns-i the truth of -7 statement," Mr. Uor-ebraugh t joined. '"I i t jppear at t'-fct meeting. 1 three tiiimitK late." Ho 3't-t d i h at he d waited much hnurr than that ! r numerous oommiit- and cu-nu-l meetings, in, -lu ting the ju-s-it one, to begin. Full Twelve U.ui-i SMnt In Inquiry "1 have -'.nut least tt':e hours since lasi Sunday nis-lit iR vestigating this nutter," ht ! tinned. "We asked .Mr. Towns i,d to bring in a written report. H did not do so. and we got noiii.r.jt out of him ex.-H;t in answtr tc questions. There has been dilfi culty all the time in getting jnter mation al- u r tlii- program. .Mr. Townsend tr-jts with indif fei i c and with a sti- r. all attempt- 'o get any information about it." In his preliminary remarks. th mayor charge! that the count. -J through previous caucusing ti VTurn t Pit I. Column .) Firemen's Mascot is Lost Again Salem's fire. ff!i'ers are h;.i- -a dickens of a time keeping mascot. Th-Mr pet turtle, wt'i. had made !'s home around ii central fire s!a;Io:i for nearly . year, died of a broken neck a weeks ago. following a fall on rr. concrete floor it the basement nr. trance to tiie ci'y hall near ft fire station door. Then one of the members fmit,.i a young turt'. while on a fil.iK trip, and bro-iht it around tc take the pla.e of t'.ie late laruer.t ed. This youngster, however, w of an advetr-jrotis spirit. wandered away. This was a'-it thi time of 't.e American Legion r conven ;ij. Hints comia? luck to Salem sitx that time have pointed suphU.n at the Bead unim and trmr.p. corps, whi'h took a turtle m?.- t back to Bend after the convention was over. But there u little likeline.! that the rep'ile. mentis cheloiiifc. will ever find Its way back to ti. custody of '.he firemen, for tM" Bend musician also are in w mourning is lo. A penchant for traveling is not easily cured, the turtle hai wandered awy ! once more. Believe It or Not About Salem Salem hs the only state governor in the United States who ia a real dirt farmer, not an agricultur alist. It is a fact that Governor Patterson, during the sum mer months puts in an hour or so each morning in real farming and then doffs hi farming armor for the cus tomary clothing of a gov ernor to withstand the as saults of politicians, if sueb a thing happens in real life instead of magazine fiction. Th Stttesnaa will waloonc eon tribntioni front ita reader of et fe ar remark i'. tact about Salem. .