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WEATHER 1 FUNDS NEEDED ' Tbe ' Boy flcoata need yoar rapport la their 1029 SO budget. Every eontrfhn Uom Is appreciated. Itax. BO: mhi. 40: rWi-i thermometer M degreee at 5 o'clock Monday. y Today: Fair, moderately high tesnperatare, continued low kaaridtty. FOUMDEp 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 143 Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, September 10, 1929 PRICE FIVE OJi'U i 4- i TO FREE II OF H. P. JONES No Connection Between Ad miral and Shearer is President's View Naval Propogandist Passes Blame to Intelligence Bureau of Nation WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. (AP) Prompt denial that there has been any connection between Rear Admiral Hilary F. Jones, retired, and William B. Shearer, big navy advocate' formerly in the employ of the American Shipbuilding cor porations, w a made today by President Hoover, who said the admiral "deserves the highest ap preciation for his public service." The president's denial was made in a telegram sent to Representa tive McClintle, of Oklahoma, a democrat of the house natal com mittee, who, In a message to the White House, as suggested such a connection during the 1927 Gen era naval limitation conference at which Admiral Jones was a dele gate for the United ' States and Shearer was active against any agreement, for further limitation of the American nary. HEW YORK, Sept. 9. (AP) A confidential file of the intelli gence serrice of the U. S. nary, . sent to him anonymously from Washington, was the source of in formation he gave the press at the Geneva arms limitation conference In 1921 and 1927, William B. Shearer, big nary advocate, de clared today. Bh wirer Says' He Will Go To Washington' Shearer said he expected to go to Washington tomorrow nl&fft to appear before the senate naval af fairs committee which meets to morrow to consider Senator Bor ah's suggestion that It Investigate Shearer's activities at Geneva. Senator Borah's "suggestion was followed by President Hoover's re quest for an investigation by the attorney general. "And I shall take that file with me to show to the committee," be added. J Shearer also said that his activ ities at Genera, both in 192 f and, 1927, were confined exclusive to the press, and thathe bad no deal ings whatsoever with any partici pants la the conference. "I never met any of the partici pants ats a lobbyist or tried to in- (Turn to Fag S. Column 4.) . y Courts Asked to Banish Bay Rum; , .Held Drinkable DES MOINES, Sept. 9. (AP) Legal proceedings to condemn 1.000 ten cent bottles of bay rum seized at Local F. W. Woolwerth company stores here, last May were begun in municipal court here te ar. Tbr basis for the condemnation action is that liquid Is drinkable and also Intoxicating. The state called vnly one witness today. Earl Erlla. "who testified that be had purchased bottles of the bay rum at various times and had became Intoxicated as a result of drink ing it. - Florence Given Wedging Shower PLAINVILLE, Conn., Sept. 9. (AP) The young social set of Plalnvllle, home of Governor John II. Trumbull, tonight gave his daughter Florence, a kitchen shower. She Is to become the bride of Major John Coolidge, son of former President Calvin Coolidge, the afternoon of September Z3. Bodies of Six Victims of Air Transport Crash Being Prepared for Burial Rites GALLUP, N. M., Sept. 9. (AP) The bodies of six of the victims Of the fatal crash of the Transcon tinental Air Transport plana City . of San Francisco,, wart being, pro pared here today for burial. Two of the bodies, believed to be those of A. B. McGaffey, Albuquerque, ji, M business man and Mrs. George -Raymond, of Glendale, Cal., were taken to Albuquerque. Identification of the remains of the six other, which wera here, was being made as fast as possible. Through buttons found on shreds of clothing the bodies of Pilot J. B. Stowe, K. A. DleUL co-pilot, "and C F. Canfield,tourler, were picked out ' The undertaker said tbat ' through rings.- molten pieces of metal found near the bodies, and through dental work and general physical stature, complete identifi cation woald be made of the oth er . victims, Harris Livermore, of Boston, M. M. Campbell of Cln- Men acihgl Wffile Save Port Orford Saved As Wind Shifts; . Work Ceases PORTLAND, Ore., Sept." 9. -(AP) Forest fires, great red bil lows of destruction, swept and swirled over western . Oregon woods today, threatened two towns, destroyed homesteads, log ging equipment, bridges and ranch bouses and burned untold quantities of timber. Forestry of ficials declared the situation the worst In many years. One thousand men -were today waging a heartbreaking battle against more than one hundred fires in Coos and Curry counties on the coast. The town of Pow ers was threatened but hope was held that the great darts of fire could be warded from the com munity. Women Rescued From Sllverton Timber Co. . In the Silverton sector 40 wom en were taken from timber, camps along the logging railroad of the Silver Falls Timber Co. . They gave vivjd descriptions of a battle against timber and brush fires which swept over homesteads and ranches and destroyed logging equipment and buildings. They brought news of an uni dentified elderly woman seriously burned by the fire which swept away the old buildings of an en tire camp, and reported tbe de struction of many homesteads in the path of the roaring flames. Many of the women told of losing everything in their homes as the buildings were consumed by the, advancing wall of fire. Logging operations in the district have been suspended and all loggers and ranchers have been pressed Into service. SCOUT FORCE WILL T Patrols Out on Rally to Get $6300 Budget by This Thursday Enthusiasm and pep reigned Jolley well at the kick-off break. fast held Monday ' morning at the Spa as the opening gun to the 1930 four-day campaign for $6, 300 to keep In healthy condition the scouting program In Marlon and Pjplk counties. Douglas Mc Kay, general chairman for the drive, took charge of the break fast, attended by nearby SO men who are working on the drive. Charles E. Knowland gave a pep talk, also Instructing the workers as' to method to use and asserting that "the community is ready to gxeet you, and U's ap to each of you to keep going until the budget Is raised." Although the workers were in the field all day Monday and were starting a thorough canvass of prospective contributors, no flg- (Turn to Page 1, Column I.) Tom Kay is Much Better; Able to Be up Each Day Most encouraging report yet on the condition of Tom Kay. state treasurer who has been ill since early last month, was made Mon day night by his physician. Dr. C. H. Robertson, who says Kay is improving right along and is now able to be up three or four hours a-day. The patient Is eating well. is able, to walk about his room some and gets out on the porch for a few minutes during the day, the' doctor said. cinnatl and William Henry Beers, of Nsw York. Victims Probably Killed Before Fire A complete examination of the bodies hero today disclosed that the victims were probably all kill ed before the fire. All bad many broken bones, some of the legs being almost twisted from the rest of the body. Ia the back of. the bead of one tbat has been ldentt fled as one of the pilots there was a huge gash that eould easily bare caused death. Those examining the bodies said there was very little doubt that all were killed by the Impact of the huge air liner. , High up on the side of Mount Taylor, l where the liner crashed tered remains of the $86,000 ship were still lying scattered in the timber. Difficulty in removal Of the bodies encountered yesterday raised doubt whether the wreck age would ever be taken lout. CHECK NOON lSOOMm0ght To Big Timber Dense Smoke Holds Up One Transport In Flight to Seattle PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. (AP) One transport plane failed to snake tta scheduled ran to Seattle this morning and pilota of two ether routes reported as Swan Island field that they had to fly blind and by dead reckoning over Oregon and Washington airways becavse ef the dense smoke base from forest fires. At the airport stndent fly ing Was curtailed for the same reason. From the Se attle airport came reports that they suffered from a similar handicap. Vision at the Portland airport was limited to half a mile. Dad Scolds; Son Kills; No Remorse FRIENDSHIP, Wis.. Sept 9. (AP) Because his father, James Galston, scolded' him for spending too much money and staying out late at night. Duncan Galston, 14, said he shot and killed the parent, aa be slept in his farm home near Adams today. Tonight the boy was in the eounty Jail here, charged with first degree murder. He read ily confessed to the slaying when authorities arrested him at an Adams billiard parlor where he nonchalantly played pool. The money for the game, authorities said, was taken from bis father's body. At a preliminary hearing here this afternoon the boy pleaded guilty and was bound over for trial in circuit court, which convenes September IS. Galston's body was found by his sons, James, Jr., and Herb ert, who returned to their home about an hour after the shoot ing. Duncan showed no remorse over the slaying. He said be and his father had engaged in an argument early in the day and his father went to sleep a short time later. Then accord ing to the boy's confession, he sat down and "thought it out," deciding to kill his father. E SUICIDE IS MO! SILOMA SPRINGS, Ark., Sept 9. (AP) Three-persons were dead and their farm home, near here, was in ruins today after what officers believe was a double murder and suicide with a fire to rease traces of the crime. The dead are William Bennam, SO, a farm er, his wife, 61, and Mrs. E. E. Coldwell, CO, a relative. Neighbors saw the four room Bennam home in flames today and rushed to the scene. The little house was burned to its founda tion. The bodies of Bennam and his wife were found In the back yard, the woman had been stabbed in the throat by what authori ties said was a paring knife. Three deep slashes across tbe throat of Bennam were inflicted, - officers said, by a razor. A verdict that Bennam had slain bis wife, then ended his own life, was returned by the coroner's jury. It made no findings as to how Mrs. Coldwell came to her death. '28 PER CEffT' 111 OF MILWAUKEE, Sept 9- (AP) Elmer SHuckins, 6S year old Wisconsin financier who baa paid Investors dividends of it per cent. was' treed today of a federal charge that he used the mails to defraud, but. faces further ques tioning by a grand Jury. ' . The government's ease was dis missed because of Insufficient evi dence to prove that Hucklns was not. aa represented by testimony. la the cigar business. Hundreds of persons In middle western, and Rocky - Mountain states are said to hare Invested several millions of dollars In his enterprises. 1 Fear Held Over Oc ug " ASHLAND. Wis., Sept f. CAP) Fear tbat the tag Conmee which cleared Port Arthur for Ashland a week ? ago towing a f 100,090 pulpwood raft, baa been lost with all bands tn the storm raging on Lake Superior, was expected hero tonight by marine authorities, - Ml CIFM On Tracts Town of Powers in Path of Flames; Fire Very Bad MARSHFIELD, Ore.. Sept 9. (AP) A blood red sun sank into the Pacific tonight bringing to a close a day during which several towns in Coos county, many, farm homes, hundreds of acres of green timber, and millions of feet of val uable Port Orford cedar, were threatened by the worst forest fires experienced in this section in many years. Fifteen hundred men spent the day fighting flames in this coun try and hundreds were on duty to night, watching several of the larger fires, which were reported still out of control. ' Large Amount of Equipment Burned up The town of Powers, In the heart of logging operations, was threatened by fire Sunday and ear ly Monday and while not yet out of danger tonight, the wind was said to be sweeping the flames off at a tangent away from the town, but into green timber. Three don key englness, "other logging equip ment and two cold decks of logs were burned by the fire at the Coos, Bay logging camp a half mile out of Powers. All logging operations in this vicinity "shut (Turn to Pa S. Column 1.) TO CONFER TODAY Tavenner Presides at Initial Meeting of Term to Start Soon Heads of departments of the senior high school will meet at the high school building at 2 o'clock this afternoon for Initial conference and instruction of the year. K. W. Tavenner. assistant high school principal, will be in charge. Fred Wolf, principal, and George W. Hug, city superinten dent, will also meet with the group. All supervisors of departments In the two Junior high schools will be called together at a later date and before Bchool opens to plan the fall's work, Tavenner reports. The meeting scheduled this morning for principals of the 12 Salem schools has been indefinite ly postponed, according to word from the office of Superintendent George W.Hug. The change was occasioned by the absence of Miss Carlotta Crowley, elementary su pervisor, whose mother died Sun day. Believe it Or Not, Year NotSo Dry The summer now drawing to a close has been dry, treating fa vorable conditions for the forest fires now raging in many sections of western Oregon; but it has not been so dry, from the stand point of rainfall, as the preceding summer, according to records kept by tbe Salem chamber of com merce. The arid season this year did not really begin until July; for 1.10 Inches of rain was recorded locally in May, and 1.99 in June. No rain tell in July, only a trace in August, and none so far In September. Lasfyear in May there was only .4 S of an Inch, In June .85; in Ju ly .OS; In August nine., and in Sep tember only .78 of an inch. Oc tober was unusually dry with 1.78, but November and Decem ber made up for this with rainfall of 7.1 and 7.84 Inches respec tively. Ringling Buys 5 Competitors NEW TORK, Sept I. (AP) The New Tork American tomor row will say that Joba Ringling has - purchased five circuses: Sparks, Sells Floto's, Wallace Ha genback's. Joba Robinson's and Al O. Barnes. -. Believe It or Not --P ABotit Salem A visitor to Salem who baa been tn tbe principal ci- ;. ties of Salem's aha, tn the United States, says tbe city ban more parkins; apace tbaai ! any town, of Its stn which ho baa visited. Th Bilmn win wliwi e-' trlbatioa treat its MaSan tte , at suaukabls tacts abomt Salcav a BBS HUSTON N1ED oRenziTioi South Honored by Choice For First Time In Party Histor? Ralph Williams Will be Ad visor as Second on Committee By JAMES L. WEST Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Sept 9. (AP) For the first time in the 73 years of its history, the republi can party today reached into the south for a chairman of Its na tional committee, selecting Clau dius H. Huston, of Tennessee, to succeed Dr. Hubert Work. The choice of President Hoover, the new chairman was selected without opposition and under a suspension of the rules, moved by his one time political foe, J. Will Taylor, national committee man for the volunteer state and a member of congress from the sec ond district Huston, a native of Indiana who was reared In Tennessee and now is a resident of New Tork City, said In his speech of acceptance that the work of the national or ganisation must be a year round task and not I mere spasmodic campaign effort Determined to devote full time to his new Job, the Tennesseean announced that he was serving ac tive business connections with all firms in which he holds executive posts. They are chairman of the board of the Transcontinental Oil company; chairman of the board ot the Associated Bond and Share corporation of New Tork, presi dent ef the Brotherhood Manage ment corporation in charge of the financial affairs of the Brother- (Turn to Pag 10, Column I.) MONMOUTH, Sept. 9 (Spe cial) The clubhouse at the Luck- iamute Country club course was burned to the ground in a fire of undetermined origin which broke out about 4:45 o'clock Monday afternoon. The course is four miles south of Monmouth on the West Side highway. The clubhouse had formerly been a farmhouse, and was the property of J. Sharp, being leased by the country club. Adolph Gos sin was in charge. The fire started in the barn nearby, which was also destroyed together with a number of chickens, some grain and hay. The alarm was brought to Mon mouth by a passing motorist and the local fire department made a rapid run and with the use of chemicals, checked the blase in the clubhouse long enough so that all its furnishings could be saved. About 100 acres of stubble was burned over, and nearby farm property was threatened, but at 6 o'clock the fire was under con trol, the firemen and volunteers from the vicinity preventing any damage other than to the club house and adjacent buildings. OF HIT BY UNION HEAD SEATTLE. Sept 9. (AP) Declaring that unemployment was the most Important thing before-! the International Typographical union, in its 74 th annual conven tion here today. President Charles P. Howard told the S00 delegates that "In dealing with this prob lem, we must recognize that lt is economically -unsound to attempt to create" artifically opportunity for the employed by establishment of rules which will place under re striction upon industry." President Howard said tbat "the trade union movement should have the co-operation of the church, that it might Inspire some of the mea of wealth who give no thought to spiritual things until they are near death." 100 People in Ambush Released ATHENS, Greece, Sept f (AP) Nearly 100 persons cap tured In a bandit ambush yes terday tn a narrow valley near the village of Petroull, ten miles from Trlkala. were liberated by tbe highwaymen today. - Senator AJdJirtkis and tour others still were 'held captives and a ran som of about $52,000 was de manded as the price of their free dom. .-....-.- LOGGER KILLED - ; EUGENE, Ore., Sept. I (AP) Bernard B. Graham, a logger. was fatally Injured on tbe Forcla and Lexsea holdings, -near Not, today when 'struck by a falling tree branch. . - " : BOLF CLUBHOUSE AT MoniMoirm burned HI JOBS Squadron Fliers Visit Salem A 0- , I - i Irs Left to right: Lt E. B. Wflfctns. Capt Harry C. Clalborno. Lt. E. H. Robinson. Short Visit Is Paid Salem;! Landing Field Given High Praise A squadron of three Curtlss planes visited the Salem airport Sunday afternoon. Dne to some failure to acquaint the public with their coming tew were on hand to give the party a recep tion. Mayor Llvesley arrived, how ever, before they fook off. In eommand of the squadron was Captain Harry C. Claiborne, director of Curtlss sales west of Denver. Other pilots were Lieuten ants E. B. Wilklns and E. H. Rob inson. The passengers were Mrs. Claiborne, wife of the commander, William Blrren and Mulcahcy HInes, of the Curtlss factory. Captain Claiborne's plane was a Curtlss-Robin, a sister ship of the St. Louis Robin, holder of the en durance record for airplane flights. Mrs. Claiborne Is a cousin of Dr. T. C. Smith, Salem dentist. Tohe squadron is making a tour visiting 40 cities along a 4,000 mile route. They are investigat ing flying condltfons, landing fields, facilities at airports, etc. They plan to make connections for the sale of their planes at estab lishes flying centers. Captain Claiborne spoke in high pjraise of the Salem airport and for Its promise for the future of flying here. The squadron flew from here to Portland and twill continue up the coast RESCUE IS EFFECTED TREKA, Cal., Sept 9. (AP) Five members of a party of mountain climbers lost since Sun day on the eastern slope of Moun( Shasta were rescued by lumber men from McCloud tonight after an airplane had spotted the group marooned on a pinnacle at Thumb Rock earlier in the day. All were suffering from cold and hunger but were otherwise unharmed. Four of the party, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Bedell, Mrs. Albert Bryson and.Mlss Rods Henry were pulled from the Isolated ledge with ropes. Albert Bryson, the fifth member of the group, was found wandering near the timber line at the foot of a glacier. Jews Claim That Food is-Tainted JERUSALEM. Sept 9 (AP) Jewish sources today .reported scattered disorders ot a minor character, but official statements wero that all Palestine was quiet Most serious of the Jewish charges was that Arab trait deal ers had poisoned goods sold to Jews. A. woman was said to have been made , 111 . by eating grapes sold . by an Arab merchant He was arrested In Jaffa and the re- Lxnainder of the grapes sent to the health ' department for examina tion. -. - - - T BOTH SHIPS SAFE! ' NEW TORE. Sept t-(AP) The radio marine corporation to night received a radiogram from the Belgian freighter Emile Fran- Qui statin tnat it baa-collided with - the - Norwegian r freighter Gunny-about 200 miles southeast of Boston; Neither ship was ser iously damaged and both were proceeding to . their destinations. 3 MUSS PLANES IN SQUIOl'l HERE rani 4 5.- Trade Mark Shown to be Favored More and More by Trade A. C. Horner, of San Franiisco Pacific coast manager of the Na tional Lumbermen's Manufactur ing association, addressed the reg ular monthly meeting of the Wil lamette Valley Lumber Dealers' Institute, held Monday night at the Spa, explaining what the as sociation is doing, in California to further the use of lumber and what is being done in the southern state in the lumber industry. He emphasized the work done in mod ernising old homes, an objective of the orvanizatlons. Horner talk' ed on "Grade Marking of Lum ber," and said that 40 percent of the lumber which comes from the coast this year will be marked with the tree mark sponsored by the national group. David Davies, of Portland, as sociate editor of the Timbermen also talked, speaking on the gen eral lumber situation and timber supply. About 40 lumbermen were present from valley points. Wil liam J. Liljequist of Salem, pres ident, conducted the meeting. ; 900-Mile Trip On Ocean Made In Tiny Canoe SEATTLE, Sept t. (AP) Albert Volght, Los Angeles, sail ing a tiny skin canoe through 00 miles ot angry seas between Jun eau, Alaska and Seattle, arrived here tonight He plans to go all the way to New Tork in his frail craft ' TRAIN HITS TRUCK EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 9 (AP) Charles Shands, truck driver for a lumbed seasoning plant at Cottage Grove, was Injured today when a Southern ' Pacific train struck bis truck at a grade cross ing. He suffered a broken knee cap and a broken shoulder. The truck was demolished. HEAD State's Witnesses in,Case -Against Pantages Said to Have Been LOS ANGELES, ept 9 (AP) Questioning of two Hollywood i young women, who are held In jail on charges of attempting to In fluence state's witnesses In the Alexander Pantages assault case; was said by District Attorney Baron Fltts late today to have disclosed tbe Identity of a woman responsible for their activities. He withheld ths woman's name. The two girls. Nancy Lee and Janice Hill, were, said by Fltts to have declared this woman "got as to move to the apartment where the Pantages case witnesses wero staying." -r Tu "She knows plenty about the Pantages ease," Fltts quoted Miss Leo as declaring. "And whatever I know about the case and X ad mit I know a lot X learned front her :. , .'-.v t Fltts placed the home of the unidentified woman, under sur veillance while an Investigation of her activities was being made. . "Mystery" Woman'e" V Work Is Denied - Miss Lee and ber . half 1 sister both denied that the mystery wo man or anyone else had persnad HOT FIGHT OfJ FOR OFFICE in Williams and Brown Loom As Commander Nomlnen ' This Evening Bassett May Allow Nairn To be Placed in Ring For Adjutant By RALPH CURTIS When Capital Post No. 9. Amer ican Legion, holds its first nwet- : ing- after the summer recess to- night the stage will be set for one of the liveliest election campaigns the local veteran's organisation has experienced In years. Although numerous eligible can didates for the commanders hi a have been ' mentioned' In recent weeks, the race appeared Monday to have narrowed down to two: Newell Williams, present vies commander, and Herman Brown, present executive committeeman and former chaplain. Each ot these candidates wan . reported to have an extensive fol lowing, and the campaign Is ex pected to wax hectic In tbe two weeks which will intervene be tween the nominations, schedule for tonight's meeting, and the el ection date. At the succeeding? meeting, additional opportunity . l a i . f ; iur uuiuiumiunn win gipea iiv -fore the vote is taken. Additional fuel was placed, be neath the post's political botHaa? pot when lt was announced that Raymond H. Bassett, post adja tana for several years past, had! consented, at the urgent reeuest of a number of members, to rust for reelection. He had previously indicated that he would decline te run again. f Jake Fuhrer, who has alsoserv ed the post for, several years as finance officer. Is said to be de sirous of relinquishing that post, and another contest may result Other Important matters com ing up at tonight's meeting in clude the presentation of the een Ventlon commission's final report, which will include a complete res ume of receipts and disbursements and a report from tbe drum cerpa has been made toward raising the $5000 needed to send the posfn musicians to the national conven- tion at Louisville. 12 Members Already Have Paid Their Dues The matter of 1930 member ships will be brought up. The new year Is starting, and already IX members have paid their 1930 dues. Salem will be the scene of one district leeion conference In the coming year, lt was decided at av meeting of the department execo- uve commute in roruua d day. The conference will be held, in November and December. Carl Gabrielson of this city was appointed chairman of the ee- ventlon fact finding committee ef the state department and Roy SL. &.eene was namea cnainnan vt i junior baseball committee. Mr. Gabrielson reported on the plana for sending. the Salem drum cerpa to the national convention. Schlag Held ior Alleged Attack On Girl, Minor Bennie Schlag -of this coasty was lodred in lail late Monday on the charge ot causing a girl of minor years to become tlelinqaent. He was brought before Justice Brazier Small Monday and con- I.A.tail with ti. ft.. m mAm no statement except to ask that 1 counsel be provided for him. Bail was unable to furnish. - -A in Conspiracy ed them to approach any state witnesses. : l - ,. . . "From what she told us about tA M mm ami AM mmm A Miss Lee said, "we naturally wera curious to know more. That'a there Just two weeks ago." v r r The charge against the girln was based principally on a notV Fltts said Miss Leo wrote to Nick Duneav, a roomer in the aouse where the two were-arrested. The rate, which Duneav turned over after it was slipped under ll door. Affarad fefm tlK AOS tit tM. tlfy against the state in Pantagesf trial. Fltts declared the penman ship was Identical with that eC MISS LOO. . . ' CfvvV- Pantages is to go on trial Sep tember 1 1 on two counts of sta tutory offenses preferred -by Eu nice Pringle, IT year old dancer. Duneav, who Is to be a state wit ness tn the trial, wrote tha vaude ville skit for Miss Pringle ta which sho sought a booking la the Pantages theatre circuit. Fltts stated that be would placet before;, the -grand Jury his evi? dence of an alleged conspiracy to Influence witnesses la the case. Li on