ENCOURAGING!
Look at building TMstfeg
for August and fed encour
aged! Salem to going ahead
rapidly.
WEATHER
Partly cloudy today and
Sunday; alight ly lower tem
perature. Max. temperature
Friday 87; Min. 46; River,
2.4; Wind west.
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BETWEEN
RUSSIA, CIA
IS CALLED OFF
Soviet Government Accepts
Proposal of Manchur
ian Authorities
Moscow Chiefs Abandon
Previous Demands About
Road Management
MOSCOW, U. S. S. R.. Aug. SO.
(AP) The Soviet government
tonight accepted proposals o f
China for conclusion of a Joint
declaration for settlement of all
questions arising out of the bitter
dispute over control of the Chi
nese eastern railway In Manchur
ia. The foreign commisariat ex
pressed willingness to abandon
the Russian demand for reln
atatement of the same Russian
general manager of the railroad
as a preliminary to discussions. It
offered to seek approval of the
Soviet government for appoint
ment of a new manager if China
would replace the old-chairman of
the railroad directorate, whom
the Soviet holds directly responsi
ble for the present trouble.
Agreement Conies
As Complete Surprise
Acceptance came Just when re
ports of execution yesterday by
Chinese of four Soviet citizens
seemed to indicate that drastic
measures of retaliation would be
taken by Russia.
Russia proposed that all pend
ing questions be settled in con
formity with the agreement of
1924.
Soviet diplomatic circles to
night declared that this action in
the face of continued provocative
acts on the part of the Chinese
was another evidence of the loyal
adherence by Russia to the prin
ciples of the Kellogg pact.
The agreement of 1924 provid
ed for the operation of the. Chi
nese eastern railway by a board of
ten directors, five of whom, in
cluding the vice-chairman by Rus
sia. It was also provided that the
manager of the railroad should be
a Rnssfan and should have one
Russian and one Chinese as as
sistant managers.
Russian Manager
Removed Last July
Early in July China removed
the Russian General Manager M.
Temshanov and his .Russian as
sistant and replaced them by Chi
nese officials it declared that evi
dence had been found that they
carried on communist propaganda
and had diverted railway funds to
that end. Russia demanded their
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FILLS CITY ME
FALLS CITY, Aug. 80 Fire,
which was discovered at ten
o'clock Thursday night destroyed
the frame residence on South
Main street belonging to Edwin
C. Richardson! The building and
contents were valued at $1,000
with insurance on bnildlng and
contents $600.
Prompt work of the volunteer
fire department saved the resi
dences of O. Aurland and J. R.
McCuistlon. McCnlstion discover
ed the fire at a few minutes be
fore 10 o'clock when flames
burst through the windows of the
kitchen on the west side of the
burning building.
Within five minutes after the
alarm volunteers had one hose
eart there at the blaze. Me
Cuiation had saved- the day with
his garden hose, keeping the blaze
from Igniting his house close by.
Within ten minutes of the time
the first hose waa in play the men
had a second line laid.
The origin of the fire is un
known. An Investigation will be
made to determine the cause.
layground Report Issued
y Directors at Close of
Summer Season in Salem
Five and one-half cents is the
amount it has cost the city or Sa
lem to provide an afternoon's en
joyment at any of the playgrounds
for one child this summer, an
analysis of the report filed by
Louis Anderson, playground di
rector, reveals.
Total attendance at the play
ground has been 21,470, and the
budget allowance for this pro
gram was $1200. The attendance
at the 14 th street playground was
H.500. an average of 150 boys
and, 100 girls each day; at the
Lincoln playground $300 or 50
children daily; and at the Yew
park playground, 1670 or 1 chil
dren daily.
For the future improvement of
the playground activities, Mr. An
derson recommends that at the
14th street location, a concrete
dam be erected backing water np
100 feet, similar to the swimming
pool at the SilTerton park. Sil-
Wreck Survivors
Relate Horrible
Sea Experiences
Commander of Dodd Says Every Effort
to Avert Catastrophe Off California
Coast Early Friday Morning
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30 (AP) Graphic stories .of
the collision and sinking of the steamer San Juan were told
here today by survivors of the catastrophe, who arrived on
the steamer S. C. T. Dodd, which' rammed the San Juan.
Captain H. 0. Bleumchen, of the Dodd, made the follow
ing statement on arrival at the wharf:
"The Dodd was proceeding northward on its regular
course and sighted the lights of the San Juan, he said, "the
CONTESTS m
BT DOTS!) GIRLS
Children Aged From Four to
Fifteen Participate
In Events
Hundreds of boys and girls took
part in the final day exercises at
the three city playgrounds Fri
day afternoon and many parents
were out to watch the contests and
demonstrations. Children from 15
years old to under four all had
events of their own.
Bicycle races, .foot races, swim
ming, dtving, bar and ring work,
tumbling, costume shows, airplane
model contests and many other
events went to make the young
sters forget the close of the play
ground season and the' approach
of school.
Event at Yew Park, under the
direction of Mrs. Gladys Mills,
and the winners follow:
Fifty yard dash, boys 12 and
under Clayton Baldinger; girls:
12 and under, VIginia Bean; boys
over 12: Don Kimple; girls over
12: Charlotte Baldinger.
Boys' three-legged race: Melvin
Gtoves and Clavton Baldinger;
girls' three-legged race: Ruby
Pierce and Virginia Bean.
Chinning most times, boys 12
and under: Melvin Groves; girls
12 and under: Virginia Bean; boys
over 12: Max Burns.
Running broad Jump, boys 12
and under: Melvin Groves; boys
over 12: Don Kimple; girls 12
and under: Virginia Bean; girls
over 12: Charlotte Baldinger.
Bicycle race, girls: Margaret
Kells; small boys: Buster O'Reil
ly; large boys: Max Burns.
Race, for boys. 4 and under:
Eugene' Baldinger; throw for ac
curacy, boys 12 and under: Melvin
Groves; funniest costume: Betty
Lee Mercer; best looking costume:
Mary E. Kells; throw for accur
acy: girls 12 and under: Virginia
Bean; boys over 12: Don Kimple;
best piece of weaving, Mary E.
Kells.
Winners at Lincoln playground
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Tom Kay's
Condition
No Better
Condition of Tom Kay, state
treasurer who is recovering from
an operation performed the mid
dle of the month, is little changed
on the whole. Dr. W. B. Morse,
who is attending him In the ab
sence of Dr. C. H. Robertson, said
Friday night.
Kay sat up Thursday, as he has
done every day this week, and
may have overdone It, the physi
cian said, however he is taking
quite a bit ot nourishment and
while some phases of his condi
tion are not entirely favorable,
others are going along very well.
There Is no cause for any im
mediate alarm, the physician said,
adding that taken altogether, his
condition is more favorable than
unfavorable.
verton, he declares. Is far ahead
of Salem in this respect.
He also recommended that the
dam at the city auto park be com
pleted, and that two playgrounds
be operated next year, one at the
present auto park and the other
at 14 th street.
Additional appartus needed in
cludes slides, jungle bars, two
more giant strids, teeters, a small
merry-go-round for the small chil
dren, swings and rings.
He recommends that the school
board permit the use of the dress
ing room in the Olinger field
grandstand, for the use of chil
dren frequenting the playgrounds.
More money should be provided
for the playground program, Mr.
Anderson adds, and he favors the
mlllage tax plan, one tenth of a
mill being sufficient to provide
$3,400 for This purpose
Events on the deny programs
(Turn to Tag J, Comma li)
Made
vessels were on passing
courses when the San Juan
apparently changed its direc
tion so as to cross the path of
the Dodd. I then ordered the en
gines full speed astern in the hope
that the San Juan would main
tain its speed and a collision be
averted.
"The regular signals were given
by the Dodd as to the nature of
the maneuver. For some reason,
the San Juan unfortunately adopt
ed the same maneuver, and there
by defeated the Idea of the Dodd.
Boy and Man Leap
From One Ship to Other
"The two vessels came together
and were so close after the acci-
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By TEifIC BLAST
Willamette Valley Lumber
Company's Plant Sus
tains Big Loss
DALLAS. Aug. 30 A terrific
explosion Thurday night wreck
ed one end of the power plant
operated by the Willamette Valley
Lumber company, located Just
above the mill.
The accident occurred about
6:30' o'clock and was caused by
the bursting of a six inch steam
pipe, carrying 150 pound pres
sure. A 500-pound piece from a
large flywheel was hurled nearly
a quarter of a mile from the plant
and large holes were torn in the
building.
No one was injured in the acci
dent, L. H. Rowell, engineer was
directly in the path of the flying
pieces, was knocked down, but
crawled to safety. Walter Buzzard
who was firing the boilers in the
engine room, managed to escape
before the steam reached him.
Over a 100 men were at work
in the yard and planer shed of the
Willamette Valley Lumber com
pany directly below, but no one
was injured by the explosion.
For a time the entire town was
in darkness until a hook up was
effected with the Moutain States
Power company. The planer and
mill were shut down, the former
until repairs can be made. Dam
age to the boilers cannot be es
timated until the wreckage is
cleared away.
ESPEE TO ACQUIRE
WASHINGTON, Aug. SO
(AP) The interstate commerce
commission today authorized the
acquisition by the Southern Paci
fic railway of control, by lease, of
the property of the Nevada-Call-
forn la-Oregon railway Una which
extends 155 miles from Wendell,
Lassen county, California, to
Lakeview. Oregon, the commis
sion already had authorized the
Southern Pacific to purchase the
capital stock of the other carrier.
Acquisition of the Nevada-Cal
ifornia-Oregon railway line will
provide a thorough route for
Southern Pacific traffic between
Klamath Falls, Oregon and Og,
den, Utah, the commission said
it waa estimated that an annual
saving of $25,000 would be gained
by operation of the line by the
Southern Pacific.
8AN FRANCISCO. Aug. 30
(AP) Purchase of the Sacra
mento Union, "oldest dally west
of the Rockies, was announced
tonight by William H. Dodge,
former president and general
manager of the central group of
Scripps-Howard newspapers.
statement by the new own
ers laid "rumors that Herbert
Flelschhacker and associates had
sold the TJnlon to Mr. Dodge are
now confirmed.'
The Ban Francisco Bulletin, al
so owned by the Fleishhacker In
terests, was sold this week to the
hearst newspaper chain and merg
ed with the San Franclsc Can.
BIDING WRECKED
TTOLnKM
HEARST PUHCHASES
SIMM ion
GROWERS FLAY
SENATE
GROUP
TIFF
Organization of Special In
terests Declared .Be
hind Rates
Cherry Producers Hold Meet
At Chamber of Com
merce Rooms
There's a real fight brewing
over the cherry tariff, and the
Salem Cherry Growers association
plans to keep closely in touch
with developments and to be pre
pared to take a hand in proceed
ings through the Salem delegation
in congress.
Sharp criticism of the changes
proposed by the senate finance
committee, was voiced at the as
sociation's meeting Friday night
In the Salem chamber of com
merce rooms. It was Intimated
that the changes were not haphas
ard manipulations which suggest
ed themselves to committee mem
bers, but the result of a purpose
ful campaign on the part of large
Interests engaged In handling pro
cessed cherries such as the mar
aschino. Gate Let Down
For Italian Cherries
The proposal is to reduce the
duty on pitted cherries, the small
ones below 900 to the gallon
grade, from the 94 cents provid
ed in the Hawley bill, to 2
cents, while no reduction would be
made In the duty on whole cher
ries. This, it was claimed at Friday
night's meeting, is patently an
attempt to rob the Pacific coast
cherry industry of its hope for
protection against the pitted Ital
ian cherry which is imported in
large quantities for processing.
With the protection which Pa-
(Turn to Page 2, Column .)
Friars Hold
Smoker for
Ex-Member
In the face of recent announce
ment from Fred Wolf, new prin
cipal of the Salem high school,
that he Intended to enforce the
state law in keeping secret socie
ties from the 6Chool, a group of
some 35 high school boys belong
ing to what was "once publicly
termed the "Friars," secret socie
ty, held a dinner and smoker at
the Spa last night. Occasion for
the meeting was the approaching
marriage of Allen Adolph, recent
S. H. S. graduate.
While the group which met last
night disclaimed any "Friarness,"
a number of those present were
members ot the Friars club that
could exist openly until secret so
cieties became taboo in Salem and
over the state, since when local
school officials have waged a
more or less desultory battle to
keep them out or more strictly
down. Other boys present last
night entered high school since
the societies came under ban.
The group which met last night
d'd not order reservations under
the name ot Friars, however other
high school students who know
pretty well where and how stu
dents are aligned secretly made
no mess of the fact that the once-
(Turn to Page 2, Column 2.)
17 Persons Pay
Small Fines for
Wrong Parking
Fines for overtime parking fell
off slightly Friday night both in
number and ralue. Only 17 per
sons made payments on tage given
them on downtown streets for
leaving their cars in one space or
in the same block too long.
W. F. Draper, $60 Marion
street, paid $5 for a collection of
tags and Frank Poppe parted with
$3 for overtime parking. William
Ashby also parted with $3.
Believe It or Not
About Salem
For its size Salem is the
most ail-American city
in the United States. That
is, there is less foreign ele
ment in Salem than in any
city of 28,000 in the coun
try. Fully 93 per cent of the
people in Salem are native
born. It is estimated that
more than 70 per cent of
the people in Salem live in
their own homes. In 1920
the estimate for the United
States was 45.2. Salem is
a home loving city.
Th Butstmsa will welcome cos ,
tribotioas frost its rc4n f oth
er ranurkjtbl .beta boot Bm.
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Hornet Shuttle," in which they will
Oakland and New York.
EAKEfl TAKES OFF
New Attempt Started Today
To Establish Endur
ance Record
CLEVELAND, O., Aug". 0.
(AP) Winning his argument for
another try at a long distance re
fueling flight. Captain Ira K. Eak
er will take his Boeing plane
Shuttle" into the air at 6 a. m..
tomorrow and fly to New York,
there to prepare for a 26,000 mile
refueling flight across the coun
try. The United States army and the
postoffice department sanctioned
the second flight over the mail
plane route between New York
and Oakland, Cal., after the plane
was forced down at municipal air
port here Wednesday night
through an error. The "Shuttle"
was struck by a 5 gallon can of
oil as it was being transferred
from a refueling plane. Oil spurt
ed into the cockpit, and Captain
Eaker descended, believing his oil
line broken.
The plane will be refuelled over
Cleveland, Omaha, Neb., Chey
enne, Wyo., and Elk, Nov., on Its
transcontinental flights. It had
flown from Oakland to New York
and tbence to Cleveland before
ending its first attempt to tra
verse 25,000 miles.
HI LOVERS
KANSAS CITY, Aug. $0.
(AP) Believed to have been the
victims of a fiend who stalked a
lover's trystlng place, Miss Ruth
Laughlin, 24, and her 19 year old
escort, Paul Leslie Odell, were
slain near Lonely Cliff drive here
today.
Miss Laughlin had been choked
and beaten to death in a struggle
with her assailant. Odell was shot
through the back of the head,
apparently while attempting to de
fend the girl.
Police said they had few clues.
O'Dell'a automobile in which he
was seen last night with a young
woman was missing. The weapon
with which the youth, was killed
was not found at the scene. Parts
of a revolver with which the girl
was beaten about the haad were
located near her body.
; Cliff Drive, along the Missouri
bluffs in the northeast section of
the city. Is a favorite trystlng
place for young people,
UPON FLIGHT 1
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resume their flight this morning -
Plans Worked Out
For Raising Funds
For Legion Jaunt
Detailed plans for the
campaign to raise $5000 for
the purpose of sending Sa
lem's American Legion
drum and bogle corps to the
national contest at Louis
ville, Ky.. were worked out
at a meeting Friday night at
the chamber of commerce
rooms, attended by G. W.
Hillman, general chairman;
K. I,. Welder, Carl D. Ga
brielson. Max Page and C.
F. Giese.
These plans, which include
a districting arrangement to
facilitate the work of solicit
ing teams, wUI be presented
to the general committee at
a meeting next Tuesday
night, and the actual work
of raising the necessary
amount will start Wednes
day or Thursday. The com
mittee expects to have 30 oi
83 solicitors In the field..
Football Games
To be Broadcast
Again This Year
8EATTLE, Aug. SO. (AP)
The same radio broadcasting pol
icies of past football seasons will
be observed this year, a majority
of graduate managers of north
west colleges decided here today.
The annual fall meeting will close
tomorrow.
Twenty Minute Parking in
Front of Salem Banks is
Latest Feature Proposed
Twenty-minute parking In front
of each of Salem's four banks, is
the latest change in the parking
restrictions advocated. Suggestion
that this change bo made will
probably come to the attention of
the city council at its meeting
next Tuesday night.
The movement for this regula
tion has been started by business
men whose places of business are
at some distance from the banks,
and who occasionally or even daily
have considerable sums of money
to deposit.
The bank corners are among
the most difficult places la the
city to find parking space, and
these business men" find it a seri
ous matter to be unable to park
near the banks to make their de
posits. They believe that many
other persons experience the same
difficulty.
I The banking districts In most
Again
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before their plane, the "Boenlns
, pasaing back and forth between
T
Building Permits Boosted to
Highest Total Since
April, 1927
More building construction,
from the standpoint of estimated
values, has been started in Salem
in August than in any month
since April. 1927, figures compil
ed by Earl C. Bushnell, building
inspector, reveal.
The month's total is $530,336.
20. of which 1518,860 Is new
construction, and $11,476 repairs
and alterations. The huge total
of new construction, however. Is
largely accounted for by the issu
ance of a permit for the state -office
building, estimated to cost
$500,000.
In recent months, Salem has
been credited in its building fig
ures with several other public
projects for which permits were
not Issued. In this case the per
mit was taken out, but no fee
paid, as city inspection is not re
quired. The only month In recent years
that eclipsed the one now closing
was April, 1927. when the permits
totaled $561,375, largely because
the First National Bank building
was started that year. -
The 1929 construction totals
$1,547,247.26 for the eight
months to date, as compared to
(Turn to Page 2. Column S.)
larger cities have similar park
ing regulations to those advocat
ed. It is believed br those behind
this movement, that a 20-minute
parking limit will relieve the con
gestion in these districts and make
it possible to find parking space
during banking hours.
The 20-minute limit, if enacted,
will apply only to the hours dur
ing which the banks are open, it Is
believed.
Much progress toward solving
the downtown parking problem in
general, has resulted from the re
cent change which provides that
vehicles may not be parked for
more than an hour In any 300-foot
space. The former regulation for
bade parking more than an hour
in any one parking place In the
designated section of the city, but
It was circumvented by the prac
tice of moving ears only a few
feet when chalk marks were found
on the Urea.
CONSTRUCTION
LARGE IN
Quiz ',7 ill
Ask Cause
Of Wrec!
Most of 100 Passengers and
Crew Meet Death in
Collision
Official Investigation is to
Be Ordered Into Sea
Tragedy
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 30
(AP) Sixty-eisht of the 11m p;.
sengers and crew of the Ran Fran
cisco-Los An?tM.M liner San Juan
probably met death early today in
the fog obscured waters off ibe
coast of Santa Cruz county ?.tt
a collision between the San .T.iaa
and the Stan.iir l Oil Tanker S. C.
T. Dodd.
The number of missing as t
by two names tonight with Th
finding of two nin not included
In the list of survivors prejiavt"!
by the Standard Oil company aw
the Tanker. h?r how plates denied
and ripped, raehd here this af
ternoon und?r her own pnvfr.
The re-checl credited the tanVtr
with rescuing one woman, n
child, and 29 men. of whom rin
teen were from the San Juan'a
crew. Three of the latter d
three San Juan passengers were
taken to hospitals puferine trum
injuries or exptv-ure.
Grandstedt and Winston
Give Out Interviews
The two additional names wre
those of Theodore Grandstedt and
Robert Win.-ton, who tonight pave
newspaper interviews saying they
were survivors who were board
the Dodd. Apparently in the i'hb
fusion aboard th Dodd and at tr
dock their names were not obtain
ed.. The name of the missing were
compiled by the Associated Pim
from the ticket stubs in the lo,-al
passenger oftic. This led to the
inclusion in the list of R. O. (;r
man of L03 Angeles. Tonight ia
Los Angeles Gorman explained
that hehad not taken the ship
but had sold his ticket to Willis
Barton of Lo Angeles,
Explanation of the tragic
dent awaited official investiga
tion. The cra-ih occurred ie-?t
55 miles south of San Francis
co. Coast Guard Cutter
Maintains Low; Vigil
The United States coast Fiitrd
cutter Shawnee maintained a day
long vigil at the scene of the
wreck, seeking additional surviv
ors or bodies. The coast guaid
cutter Tahoe reported the finding
late today of the bodies of two
women. The Siiawnee had elt-vta
survivors aboard, originally res
cued by the McCormick liner Ma
nami. An arly report said onm
woman survivor was aboard ihm
German ship Witram. But thir
proved untrue. First reports
gave the Doll SI survivors. Re
check after her arrival redurd
the number to 29.
The San Juan took 65 passer.
gers and carried 45 in her orw
when she sailed last night for Los
Angeles. Fog checked visibility
outside of the Golden Gate, but
the weather was clearing ss h
swung down th coast for Ivr
first stop at Santa Rarbara.
Commander of IKxM
Tells About "IV reck
Captain H. (X B. Bleumr-hin
of the Dodd ilared he was pro
ceeding northward from San P
dro on the regular course whtn he
sighted the San Juan's lights. H
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LOS ANGELES, Cal., Anp. 3.
(AP) An odd quirk of fat
saved R. O. Gorman of Los An
geles from going down with tk
San Juan when the vessel sank tf
Piegon Point last night. He s.d
his ticket before the boat suited
to Willis Barton, of Log Angel.
Barton annarentlv used it and w
lost.
Gorman, at first listed among
the missing was found in Los A
geles tonight, he had purchase a
round trip ticket from the Lee
Angeles and San Francisco Naviga
tion company, using one half f
it to go to San Francisco en the
Humboldt, stater ship of the Saa
Juan. He was called back snddtary
before the San Juan sailed on the
return trip.
MI sold my ticket to Willis Bar
ton, and came down on the Har
vard," Gorman said. "The list t
dead gave my name as among it
missing, but I feel sure that if
any body was found, it must fee
that of Barton." Gorman caaoe
forward with hU story in the hoe
that Barton's fimily might be lo
cated. PLANE TJP ONE WEEK -CHICAGO,
Aug. SO. (AP)
Seven hours more than a wetk feed
been spent In the air at 1: 30 to
day, central daylight time by tae
Chicago endurance Hires. RbmU
Mossman and C. E. Steele, in their
plane, "Chicag We Win."
PASSENGER SAVED
Ef ODD WEB