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The Statesman Presents Today a Complete Account of Fall Fashions as Described By Experts of This City BY LOCAL EYES Personal interviews witb. most of Salem's fashion u. thorlties have been obtained by Bliss OIIto Doak, States man social editor. - WEATHER Continued fair today and Friday. "ot much change In temperature. Max. tempera ture Wednesday 78. Min. 45 River 2.4. FOUNDED 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 151 Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, September 19, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS I IT TO ACT AS HOSTS Tonight's Fall Opening Will Be Largest Ever Held In This City Mysterious "Dr. Jekyll n is Now One of Salem's Famous Citizens As Ion? as man. woman and child use mirrors and adhere more or less closely to the dictates of Dame Fashion, fall openings and style shows are looked forward to with genuine eagerness: so It Is that tonight Salem merchants will play grand hosts to the entire city for the most elaborate and biggest fall opening ever staged here. To night's event, in which 94 mer chants and shop owners will part icipate, will mark the fourth an nual such undertaking here, and if response of townspeople is up to past years, the merchants will not have planned and vied in Tain. Several thousands of people are expected to come out tonight to witness the unveiling of display windows, which occurs all over the business district promptly at 7:30 o'clock, and to stroll thereafter in wondering groups to admire at leisure the new fall modes, wheth er In dress, suit, neckwear, ling erie. Jewelry or household effects or furniture; whether for milady, her gentleman, her children or her home. Dr. Jekyll to Be Sought by Crowds Adding test to the fourth annu al display will be a hunt for the recently famous "Dr. Jekyll" of the Salem Ad club, which is spo :t : oring the fall opening, and ao the appearance of Capital Post's durm corps. Three persons who first identify the mysterious "Dr. Jekyll" wiU receive 1 5 each in gold. This personage, known now to only himself and a member of the Ad club, must .be accosted by the words: "Areyoi Dr: Jekyll of the Salem Ad club7tn" order for (Turn t Paea , Column 4.) I ,22 Calibre Rifle Used to Effect Murder After Whipping NORTH PORT, Wash., Sept. 18. (AP) Prosecuting A 1 1 o rney Thomas Oakshot said tonight that Helen Moses, 20 year old Indian girl, had confessed to officers that she shot, and killed her mother. Susie Moses, 45, last night because the latter objected to "her rela tions' with Clarence Hartley, a former Inmate of the state re formatory. ' Mrs. MoHes death was reported by the girl Helen, who said that he found her mother's body on the doorstep of their home on the Volville reservation at 10 o'clock : last night. An Investigation by Prosecutor Oakshot prompted bis announcement that the woman had been slain by a burglar who had been surprised by the worn an's return from a neighbor's. Helen, an extremely attractive girl, the prosecutor said, told him that her mother had whipped her during an -altercation over Hart ley's attentions. She shot her mo ther, according to the purported confession,, with a .22 calibre ri fie, after which she and Hartley dragged the body around the boose Into some brush, then, she asserted, she reported the "discov ery" of the body. Helen was placed In Jail to night and a warrant was Issued for Hartley's arrest on a charge of being an accessory to the mur der. He baa served two terms at Monroe reformatory on forgery and grand larceny eharges. Oak ahot said. CHI DELTA TAKES EUGENE, Ore., Sept. H. (AP) With an average of 55 194. Chi Delta, women's frater nity, led the list for all men's and women's living organisations on the University of Oregon campus for the spring term of Ml) In scholarship, Earl M. Pallett, reg istrar, announced today. The grade list included 22 women's groups and 27 men a. . The all university average was 43. 6 6 and the women's average 48,762. Alpha Delta PI. women' average of 53.828 and Alpha Chi Omega third with 63.351. ; Alpha HaU In 18th place led men's organizations with an ave ' rage of 48.093. Delta Epsilon was second on the men's list but rated 22nd place on the entire list. Phi , Sigma Kappa, scoring 44.800, was third for men and 24th on the TO BIG THRONG INDIAN S SHE SHO MOTHER rac list. On Trial T t v t jr. -"IVH ' - , . Jpl m Mrs. Rebecca B. Rodgers of New Brannfels, Texas, youthful co-ed bank robber, has pleaded insanity. Her husband, a young attorney, la her legal connseL Immense Quantities Bond ed Liquor Taken From U. S. Warehouse --: ; '? SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 18 (AP) Disclosure of a purported conspiracy which it Is charged large quantities of bonded liquor have been Illegally withdrawn from government warehouses here on falsified applications was made late today with the issuance of complaints against four persons, one of them a woman. . " The three men involved-fathe alleged conspiracy are Daniel J. Cottrell, former acting cashier .of the U. S. customs here: Charles Schmlts, customs broker; and R. N. Maek Williams, proprietor of drug store near the customs house. The woman is Mrs. Agnes A. Cress, for 12 years confidential clerk for a large wholesale liquor firm. Mrs. Cress, federal agents said, had attempted suicide upon learning of the Investigation a few days ago and is now in a hospital where she will be placed under guard. Formal complaints charging them with conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws were Issued by U. S. Commissioner Ernest Williams who set bail at $10,000 each. U. S. marshalls were hunt, ing for the accused prisoners to night. By means of a comparatively simple scheme, the government charges, ' the alleged conspirators were able to withdraw large quan tities of bonded liquor from gov ernment vaults and divert it into bootleg channels. Electricians and Their Employers End Hostilities With the differences between electricians and employers settled at 844 for what amounts to a five- day week, strikers returned to work In five electrical shops on Wednesday. The 17 men had been at outs with the employers since August 24. A man will be on duty at each shop Saturday mornings to answer emergency calls bat will do no reg ular construction work. The f 1 an hour is the wage scale used before the strike. Shops Involved in the strike were Vibbert and Todd, Eoff, Brownell, Hallk's and Flee- ner. 1M CONSPIRACY IS REPORTED CURBED Social Status of British Premier and Found Delicate Question WASHINGTON, Sept 18. (AP) One of the most perplex ing questions of precedence which has ever arisen in the United States tonight confronted officials who are arranging for the visit of Prime Minister MaeDonald to Washington, but an answer may be forthcoming from Londan. Ambassador Howard ordinarily would outrank tbe British primer at all times during his presence In the United States. The ambassa dor, as the personal representative of the British sovereign, would outrank all fellow citizens when In the country to which ha is ac credited except the the king him self, or the Prince of Wales while on official visit. In Europe such situations jtfe frequent in-? Tiew of the extensive travel which, the heads 1 of governments in power make to other countries, t They also arise in connection DEFENSE ENDS T TIN IN 1UHDER TRIAL Sensational Pantages Case Nearing Close; State Loses Skirmish Rebuttal Evidence Brought To Offset Claims Made By Physicians LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18. (AP) The defense of Mrs. Lois Pantages, on trial for a second de gree murder charge, closed late today, after five physicians had testified Jurp Rokumoto, Japanese gardener, died, from the effects of an anaesthetic administered for an unnecessary operation rather than from injuries received In a col lision between his automobile Jane 18 and that of the multimillionaire vaudeville magnate's wife. The state immediately began presenta tion or rebuttal testimony. The physicians testified that Ro kumoto died of asphyxiation due to administration of an anaesthet ic to the man, whose lungs were known to have been impaired. They denied injuries had anything to do with his death. Nice Question of Law is Decided Presentation of the testimony waa fought by the prosecution yes terday in a heated controversy on the grounds that it waa immateri al if an anaesthetic contributed to death. Max Steuer, New York bar rister, declared the defense would show death was caused solely by the anaesthetic Superior Judge Carlos S. Hardy declared this mornlng. in his decision admitting the testimony, that the defendant I had a right to show "the deceased died of independent causes not ariaina from the collision. Dr. Alfred E. Gallant, senior orthopedic surgeon at the general hospital, after hearing read a 1500 word hvnothetic&l Question lnelud- Inr fat of the ntitinn of Rokumoto, was asked by Steu er, head of the defense, "in your opinion, what was the cause of death?" "Death was caused by anaesth- (Turn to Pass 2, Column I.) F District Attornev's Mlirrier Declared Due to His Activities BOItGER, Tex., Sept. 18 (AP) Hintg of irregularities in the Hutchinson county government were made today by Texas rangers sent here by Governor Dan Moody to help solve the myster ies of the assassination of John A. Holmes, county prosecutor last Friday night. Ranger Captain Frank Hamer announced to news paper reporters that a reason for the shooting was known, but he refused to amplify his statement. Later word came from the ran' gers that they had In their pos session an affidavit substantiat ing alleged Irregularities by cer tain county officials and Borger citizens. These reports had con nected the suspicious persons with underworld activities, s- pecially the illicit liquor traffic. The state officers again were ticent regarding the affidavit but from another source it was said an arrest might be nfade soon. Several years ago Borger was overrun with lawless characters and rangers were sent here to put down a reign of terrorism. This occurred shortly after the town became noted for Its oU field aeti. Titles. In connection with this trouble. Holmes was named by Governor Moody as Hutchinson, county prosecutor to aid in ridd ing the section of criminals. Daughter is with special ambassadorial mis sions sent by one country to an other on the occasion o f out standing events such as corona tions or inaugurations. The usual course when a high government dignitary or special ambassador visits another country is for the sovereign to Instruct his ambassa- IZllnJSiJ11: plenipotentiary accredited to the visited country to waive tempor- v.. IT ' 7' " Yk.1? -.....v:; WtUi euvu Hikkwe wvauoaav -a mA fhm vii.r tH Rritiah f nr. sign office, acting on the lnstruc - TERROR SEFfl IN Oil FIELD tlons t)f King George, would re-1 merciai iui mw Me anest Sir Same to waive his pre-n out In-the name of Louis Lee. eedence riehts dnrinsr tha nrime 1 Under the license, however, she minister's . stay ia tha ; United States, "-r r:' - Cougars Tamely Follow Man for Over Six Miles NAXAIMO, B. O. Sept. 18 (AP) Placing their con fidence la man's ability to point the way through m blazing forest- fire rather than rely upon their own natural instincts, three con. gara followed placidly after Pierre Olsen as be straggled through m mile and a half of burning brush in the Albernl district, much, to his discom fort. Olsen kept a handkerchief over his month and nostrils sts he straggled alone the smoke choked highway, while the cougars followed uncomfortably close behind, he said. They showed no signs of wanting to attack him, Olsen reported, but merely trailed along, emit ting occasional grant of ap parent satisfaction and din regarded bis occasional at tempts to wave them away. The cougars followed him more than six miles after the burning area was pass ed, Olsen said, and did not turn off into the woods un til he drew near to a road camp where a number of men were quartered. ' BUS ROUTES TO BE III Pacific Highway Line Will Be Extended South Two Miles Past lllahee Several changes have been made in the bus routes planned by the Salem school district, Prln cipal Fred Wolf announced Wed- nesday following resurvey in a number of territories as a result of petitions from students and parents. The six changes which have been made over the list previous y announced, were enumerated by Wolf as follows: Tne dus route on me racmc i nignway soutn win o extenaea i iwo ana a nan miies luaiu ui 11- i lahee. ' The routs to Frultland will be extended to the highway north and south from Pratum to Mac- leay, then will double back to Frultland and south as In the or- iginal plans. The bus which had previously been delegated to run to Brooks will run on the highway a mile north of Brooks, according to the new plan A change has been made in the bus route from Brooks to Lab- ish center whereby the former route between Brooks and Lab- ish Center store has been done ana Wiiu iuu it ii iiuuouio ii ' i"6 between these two points will be asked to walk three-fourths 01 a mue eitner way to me xaDisa Center school. The bus on the Chemawa-SU- verton road will run from Chema- wa to Hazel Green school, then north to Labisb Center store, then 1 (Turn to Page Z. Column 1.) NEW YORK. Sept. 18. (AP) The position as mayor of New York, a four year lob at an annu- al salary of $25,000 Is sought by four candidates and a fifth is to be entered. The ballot at the November el ection as arranged after a city primary yesterday will carry the names of Mayor James C. Walk er, democrat: Representative F. H. LaGuardia, republican; Nor man Thomas, socialist: Richard Enrlght, former police commis- ioner. Independent, and a candl- data, to be selected by the dry sup porters of William M. Bennett, whom LaGuardia defeated almost four to one In the primary, As the final returns that gave LaGuardia (2,727 votes to Ben. nett's 17,421 were tabulated, the republican faction that opposed the representative announced "there will be a straight republi can name to run Independently.' LaGuardia has been elected to public office as a democrat, a so- ! cltllst and a republican. Woman has Right To,Request Trade As Clairvoyant Although males may not not ac cost unknown females on the Pnnlty from the law. police report they hare no authority to act In I vice rersa eases, and hence I could do nothing la the ease of a I The gypsy woman was ope rat- - . I Ing in a store building between 1 rerry ana otaw nwa o vom-j was not given permission to hall I customers from the floonrsy. SLIGHTLY FOUR SEEK JOB IS new f ork's mm SCANDAL AIRED OVER CHILDREN IN INSTITUTION Young Negroes Placed Upon Red Hot Stoves Says Investigator Disciplinary Measures Stir Secretary to Demand Official Quiz MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Sent 18. (AP) Charges that inmates of the settlement Industrial home, an institution for negroes, were placed on red hot stoves and sub jected to other tortures as punish ment were laid today before W. Tyler McClaln. county attorney general, by Miss Georgia Tann, secretary of the Tennessee Child ren's home. An assistant attorney general immediately began ques tioning Inmates. Miss Tann charged that nerro children were forced to stand on a not stove and in hot ashes as punishment and that Bessie Sim on, superintendent of the institu tion, was responsible for the tor tures. One small negro. Miss Tann said, bore scars on his face where i it was seared with a red hot pok i er. as punishment. The social wel fare worker also charged the su perintendent with collecting mon ey from the state for orphans and running a "boarding school," at the same time. Hospital Treatment Made Necessary Miss Tann said one mother In Earle, Ark., had told her she paid the Simon woman tuition for her child and later had to take him to a hospital for treatment after ; be stayed In the- home a while. Robert Washington said he paid the superintendent $200 for tui tion for two of his children and that both now are under a physi cian's care. Miss Tann said other negroes had told her of paying 325 monthly to keep their children in ine boarding school." -me Home recently was destroy ro uy uro wun me loss Or eight ayes. The fire will be investieated by me Shelby county grand iurv Miss Tann said that of the 88 children reported In the institu tion at that time only 44 could be located and that some of those missing had been "loaned or hired out." CJTY HALL GfM IS I Equinment In the nolicemen's and firemen's gymnasium on the third floor of tha citv hall ln- eludes bars, rings, two punching bags, rowing machine, weight pulling machine, boxing gloves and numerous types of balls. Lockers and showers have also been installed. A trapeze bar, rings and par allel bars have been provided for the fellows who like to do their stuff alone. For team play, vol ley, basket, medicine and indoor balls are on hand. A line of four rings offers opportunity for stretching the shoulder muscles. Locker facilities for 60 men have been built in the dressing room adjacent to the shower room equipped with two showers. A gas water beater was Installed to provide hot water at all -times. Expenses of equipping the gymnasium have been paid from a fund raised by tbe two depart ments with dances. Another dance Is planned for this season to make possible additional equip ment and refinlshlng of the floor in the gymnasium. 7 Men Arrested f aTOltl For Violations Of Speed Laws One motorcycle rider and two I autoists were arrested Wednesday night by Traffic Officer Lou Bur gess tor speeding. Leo Pietsch of 1716 8. High street, is reported to have been doing 45 on his mo torcycle when he was ordered to stop. The two automobile driv ers tagged were B. G. Cameron, 2C5 S. Church, and Rollln PIplin, 859 East E. street. Believe It or Not - - - About Salem Salem - is j the " only citj west of New York state with two linen mills. . In fact, Salem, is now nation ally known aa Tb Linen Mill City." j: : In Salem at the Oregon State Industry is the larg est scutching and retting pl&nt for. flax in the world. iMwtu till -weleowi -. " trtbatians frva Its naAsra el eta- - r tewtkable facts ebnt Bales. ED ind. World's Largest Plane The huge Fokker thirty passenger F-32 takes off at Hasbronck Heights, New Jersey, and passes every test it is put to. The Fokker, which is the largest land plane In the world, has a wing span of 90 feet and an overall length of TO feet. It is equipped with four motors and has a maximum speed of 160 miles per hour.' Sleeping accommodations for passengers permit night flying in comfort. SCHOOL PUPILS TO I H PICK County Superintendent Ex presses Approval of Action Approval of Marion county schools now started recessing tor the prune picking period and post ponement of school in districts not yet started was voiced Wednesday afternoon by County School Su perintendent Mary L. Fulkerson. Mrs. Fulkerson says it is too bad some of the schools have started so early this fall, what with prune growers facing one of the best seasons in recent years, and chil dren of school age In most of the prune districts usually depended upon to help materially in harvest of the crop. With the prune growers' dilem ma in mind as well as the fact that a number of school children depend upon prune earnings to help defray theft school expenses, the superintendent says Bhe will make no objection if some dis tricts which have already started their schools wish to close until after the peak of the prune pick ing season, or If districts which are to begin school about that time wish to post pope classes until after the prune harvest. Of course, such changes will be reasonable only in prune growing districts. Some of the pupils in all prune growing districts will stay out of school anyway until the prune crop is harvested, the superintend ent points out, which will mean that In these districts school work will be hampered to a certain ex tent and that the district will come out as well in the long run with school closed for the picking period. Airplane in Full Flight Takes Mail KANSAS CITY, Sept. 18 (AP) Perfection of a device for pick ing up air mall while an airplane Is in flight, much less complicated than the original catapulting ma chine, Is expected by delegates at tending the national air traffic conference here to make possible a faster and more efficient postal service. Such a device, a committee of the air transport executives re ported today, probably will be suf ficiently developed within the next few months to enable it to be plac ed In general use. A study of the problem, expected to solve the matter, was made by an air mail contractor selected to co-operate with the postoffice department. Experiments have proved, It was said, that a mall bag can be pick ed up from a dead standstill, and that a plane can stand a shock of several thousand pounds without damage to the machine. Danger oi Fire Now Much Less Authorities Say PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. IS. (AP) Housewives at Stevenson. Washington tonight were unpack ing clothing, furniture and other possessions from automobiles that were pUed nigh last night when forest fires swept down upon the little town on tha north bank of the Columbia river, SO miles northeast of here. William GoebeL fire warden In charge, said the town was out of danger. The fires were virtually killed by their own backfires when tha wind changed this morning,' he declared. . Yacolt. Washington, SO miles north of this city, was also be lieved to be oat of danger. Esta- cada. Oregon, S5 miles southeast of here, also had returned to nor mal life. , - ' -. 1 ' " TITLE RETAINED LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18. (AP) Gas sonnenberg, world's mat champion, defeated Joe Stech er, former champion, two falls oat of three in a title match, her to- ninght " . - - ',:- .. 2-r' . ". II WORKER IS ilPEO. SEATEN l,ieu icolieair iavu rruin PiA. bla broadcasting system in coa HOme; SpeaKerS Stand luection with the dedication of the Is Blown Up KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C, Sept. 18. (AP) Cleo Tesneair, of Baltimore, Md., organiser for the National Textile Workers' union, was taken from his home here early today over the protests of his wife and 10-year-old son by three men, who carried him in to nearby South Carolina and se verely beat him. Coincident with the kidnaping and flogging a wooden stand from which Tesneair and other unionists spoke last September 7 was wrecked by a dynamite ex- ; plosion. Tesneair fled Into a wooden sec tion, he said, after being freed by his captors, who fired a shot at him as he retreated. He related that he went to a farmer's home, obtained some clothes to supple ment the sleeping garments which he was wearing when kidnaped, reported the incident to Sheriff J. F. Wright, and proceeded aboard a passing truck to interna tional labor headquarters at Char lotte, N. C, In Charlotte where he detailed his experience to news papermen. Sheriff Irvin M. Allen of Cleve land county. North Carolina, heard the story from Tesneair's wife here and immediately began an Investigation. 1CD01LD TALKS SANDRINGHAM, England, Sept. IS. (AP) King George and Ramsay MaeDonald, sat together in the drawing room of Sand ringham Castle tonight and talked about whatever it is that a mon- arch and premier discuss when the latter is on the eve of a his toric Journey to the United States. The Prince of Wales looked In for a short time before leaving the castle. The prime minister and his daughter, Isabel were house guests tonight of their majesties and probably will motor back to London tomorrow. At the same time, it became known officially that Lord Arn old, who is a close personal friend of the prime minister, will accom pany Mr. MaeDonald to Washing ton at the end of this month. Lord Arnold was a companion of the Labor party leader on his pre election tour of the country last May. He is paymaster-general In the new cabinet, an office with few departmental duties, which enables him to carry a large share of the Labor government's work in the house of lords. The Prince of Wales had been expected to stay at the castle un til Friday, but he new back to London this evening, landing safely. Mr. MaeDonald also had a long Interview with the king this af ternoon, while Miss Ishbel was talking with Queen . Mary. Center of Trade Moves Westward SEATTLE, Sept. 18. (AP) Leading economists and trade ex perts, not only in the United States, but In many countries, be lieve that the centers of the world trade are moving westward. Case R. Howard, manager of the for eign trade department of the Ca nadian Bank of Commerce, New York, told delegates to the Pa cific foreign trade council here today. Statue Dedicated To Noted Sheriff PENDLETON, Ore., Sept. 718 (AP) To a western sheriff who never killed a man in 20 years of law enforcement, al though he dealt with desperadoes the governor of Oregon today ded lcated an equestrian statue. . It was a- monument to Tilman D. Til'- Taylor, slain fn the per- formance. of his duties, and,. to Til, tha "square shooter,", peace officers from the . Pacific coast a tstea assembled here in tribute. Willi 1 HOOUFR I AMDS MOVE TOWARD First Public Expression of Views Given Over Radio Wednesday Night World Peace is Held Out as Goal of Each Succeed ing President WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. (AP) The present naval disarm ament negotiations were de scribed by President Hoover in a radio address tonight as "propos als which would preserve our na tional defenses and yet would re lieve the backs of those who toil from gigantic expenditures, snd the world from the hate and fear which flows from the rivalry In I building warships." The chief executive's speech .was delivered through the Colam- New Yor"-- tnd'" of th- broad casting chain. It was the first uiae ... 1 o..t. iu.s men tioned the subject of uisarmamett in a public address since the pres ent conversations with Great Britain were begun. Immense Advantages Of Radio Described The president said: "Of the untold values of the radio, one is the great intimacy it has brought among our people. Through its mysterious chaaaels we come to wider acquaintance with surroundings and men. The microphone for these few moments has been brought to the president's study in the east wing of the White House. "This room from which I speak was the scene of vork and accom plishment of our presidents for over a century. Into this room first came John Adams, who had taken over the reins of adminis tration the newly established republic from George Washing ton, each president in the tons procession of years down to Roose velt worked at this fireside'. la the refurnishing of the White House by Mr. Roosevelt, the pres. ldent's study was removed to an other room which was used by our presidents from Mr. Taft to Mr. Coolidge. But recent exten sions to the White House made it possible for me to restore the president's study to this room. " where still lingers the invisible presence of so many of our great -men. Prominent National Figures HecaUed "It is here where the Adams', father and son, Jefferson. Mon roe, Jackson, Grant, McKialey, Roosevelt and a score of other de voted men worked. Here worked Lincoln. In this room he Jsigned the emancipation of the negro race from slavery. It Is a room crowded with memories of tue courage and the high aspiratioas and the high accomplishment of the American, presidents. It is a room In which hare been marked many of our national triumphs. "The problems of our country today crowd for entry here as they have each day for more than 134 years past. One problem bas been ever constant, with each succeeding president that we should maintain and strengthen the will of the nation and other nations tor peace. In this room have been taken 'those reluctant steps which have led our nation to war and those willing steps which have again led to peace. Never has there been a president (Turn to Page X. Cohuna 2.) Hi5 J HiUlNI A. - . J " WlOjRi W QR W OjR t W101R1- torn rrow Oregon Statessisn A ' !