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SALEM DAT Today Is the day whew Salemite make It a poiat to attend the fair. With fair weather promised there should be a record breaking crowd WEATHER Cloudy today and Friday Somewhat unsettled. Max. temperature Wednesday 72; Min. 40; River 2.3; Wind northwest; Clear. FOUNDED 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 157 Sclent, Oregon, Thursday Morning, September 26, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS FA p IK. 40,00 M ARE PRES AT t I it 4 Pantages Jury Effects Compromise CONVICTION ON I MANSLAUGHTER COUNT IS GIN Woman Found Guilty on Lesser Charge; Long Deliberations Defendant Breaks Down as Verdict is Told Court Before Croyvd LOS ANGELES. Sept. 25. (AP) Mrs. Dols Pantages. wife Cf Alexander T. Pantages, who re cently sold his Taudeville theatres for $15,000,000, was convicted of manslaughter tonight in connec tion with the death of Juro Roku Znoto, Japanese gardener, after- a collision of their automobiles on June 16. A Jury of fire women and seven Snen returned the verdict at 8:15 . m., after the fate of the woman ate yesterday by Superior Judge had been placed in their hands Carlos S. Hardy. Mrs. Pantages collapsed as the Verdict was read, and was removed to an adjoining room where physi cians Joined her. Judge Hardy granted the wom an her freedom under the $50,000 bond, posted at the time the charges were filed, pending pro nouncement of sentence at 2 p. m. Friday. The penalty for man daughter under California law is from one to ten years imprison fc?jnt in the state penitentiary. Legal Battle for Freedom Promised Joe Ford, a member of the de fense counsel, announced he would lead for probation and a new tri al Friday. He forecast a bitter le- (Tum to Page 2, Column 4.) LINDY ID WIFE rAIr Mail Trail Marked Over Coasts of South Amer ica in Plane PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Bept. 25 (AP) (By Radio) Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh out maneuvered intermittent squalls out of Jungles and tree-bound riv ers deltas of coastal South Ameri ca today to mark another trail for the air mall, this time retracing Ills aerial progress from Paramari bo, Dutch Guiana, to Port of Cpaln. The Colonel Bet his plane .flown here at 1:10 p.m., today, concluding tbe first leg of the homeward Journey in his 7,000 tnlle aerial tour of the West In dies, South America, Central Am jtrlca and Mexico. Reversing hig trip of Monday, Colonel Lindbergh pushed his tnail and passenger bearing plane ver the 5SC mile hop. making aerial miles through fair and in. element weather. With him were llr wife and Mr. and Mrs. Juan T. Trippe, beside the ship's crew. Mr. Trippe is president of Pan merlcan Airways, sponsors of the ftew mail and passenger route ov er the circle tour. The Lindbergh party planned to fctay here tonight before embark ing late tomorrow upon the com paratively short flight of 415 tnlles to Maracay, Venezuela, and Ills subsequent inspection fo an air mail line through Venezuela. Li n Salem to Reserve Water For Own Use Despite Any Act by State Commission Regardless of any ruling by the fctate reclamation commission on the application of Edward J. O'Nell, for permission to develop an $800,000 water power project on the Santiam river at Niagara, the city of Salem will reserve 40 cubic feet of water per second for municipal purposes. This agreement was announced Jt the hearing of the application eld in the state engineer's office here Wednesday. The proposed (development contemplates the ap propriation of 650 second feet of water from the Santiam river, Construction of a dam 80 feet tlgh, erection and maintenence of S power plant and other Improve ments. City's Written Protest Is Bead Into Record A written protest submitted by J"red A. Williams, city attorney, Robbed Milton Alter. New York broker. age messenger, who disappeared witn 9312,000 la negotiable bonds and turned up again claim inn- he had been kidnaDoed and robbed. He later confessed that he had stolen the bonds at the instigation of another. SUM IS PICTURED AS Alienists Present Testimony For Earl Peacox at His Murder Trial WHITE PLAINS. N. T.. Sept 25. ( AP) Earl Peacox was pic tured by two alienists today as a man helpless before the buffet ings of an emotional storm at the time he admittedly killed his wife, helpless to stay his own hand from squeezing out the life of the woman he loved, even as he slew her. The doctors were C. Floyd Hav iland, superintendent of tbe state hospital for the insane on Ward's Island and George H. Hutchlns, superintendent at the state insti tution for the insane at TJtica, N. Y. They listened to a hypothetical question which took more than an hour in the reading, and on the basis of that and an earlier ex amination of the prisoner in Jail they expressed the opinion that during the period of bis attack on his wife he was unable either to control his actions or to realize their nature or their conse quences. They were both called by the defense and their testimony was virtually Identical. They said Peacox had a psychopathic per sonality and that when the excit ing factors of his quarrel with his wife on the first anniversary of their marriage were superimposed on that neaonalitv he became for a brief period, "legally" insane. though not insane as it is defined by physicians. John Bigler, 91, Dies Wednesday John M. (Pappy) Bigler died at his home at 946 South Lib erty street, Wednesday night at the age of 91. Mr. Bigler came to Salem 46 years ago and has made his home in this district since. Mrs. Emma J. Bigler, his wid ow, and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Osman of Gree-nville, Michigan, survive him. , showed that the city of Salem is the location of a number of manufacturing plants and that ap proximately 8,000,000 gallons of water would-be required daily to meet the present demands. The city's filings on the waters of the Santiam river also were read in to the record. R. D. Cooper, engineer in the employ of the city, testified that he recently conducted an inves tigation of the project, and had found that the proposed develop ment would reduce tbe flow of the Santiam river north of Ni agara. On cross-examination Cooper said the city could obtain an adequate water supply at Me hama, which is less than 24 miles from "Salem. Snch an Intake, he said, would be economical and efficient. s- , .-v,w u .-5 1 'SS X 1 if KV - i I i ll IHWWF1 (Turn to Page X. Column J.) I E Weather Bureau Warnings Tell of Terrific Gale Approaching Every Possible Precaution Is Made by People to Avert Disaster WASHINGTON. Sept. 25. (AP) A prediction that a trop leal gale probably of hurricane in tensity, headed for Florida from the Bahamas would not strike the east Florida coast before daylight tomorrow was made tonight by the weather bureau. MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 25. (AP) The Tropical Radio announced tonight it had been unable to com municate with Nassau, Bahaman capital, since mid-afternoon. By The Associated Press Amply warned and resignedly ready for whatever eventuality, of the lower Florida east coast last night awaited the advent of a tropical cyclone roaring in from the Bahams. Weather bureau warnings, boardcast by radio, telephone, and newspapers went to the re motest communities with word that the disturbance apparently of hurricane intensity, would largely strike the southeast Florida coast near Miami. The population hastened to make all necessity precautions to avert disaster if the storm should prove severe. With that done, there was nothing to do but wait, and watch the descending baro meters. Every Possible Precaution Taken Preparations for the winds were on the largest scale ever. Merch ants and householders boarded np windows and doors and set their properties in shape for a blow. Ships and boats sought the safest anchorage. Emergency relief bodies were organized in Palm Beach county and facilities gather ed for caring for refugees. Medi cal units were organized, and de tails of men were sent out to bring in reports from the probable area following the storm. Meanwhile, the upper Bahamas felt the last of the winds, with the British steamer Domira helplessly aground on Great Abaco Island, the lives of her crew of thirty In the balance. Outside ports were unable to come to their assistance with a breeches buoy and the men faced death although only a stone's throw from shore. Raging seas and the character of the shore prevented use of the lifeboats. Many Residents Flee To Ground Higher Up Fearful that the storm might strike with force In tbe Lake Okee chobee region where a hurricane last September took more than 1,800 lives, many residents of the lake shore communities fled to higher ground. Officials of the Everglade's Drainage association, however, saw little danger, since the lake level is said to be four feet lower than last year. The weather bureau was unable to determined the exact intensity of the disturbance or predict prob able wind velocities, other than that it apparently was attended by hurricane winds. From Havana, Father Gutierrez Lanza of Belen Observatory, said that tbe Bahaman storm had de veloped into a true cyclone with as much danger to the Florida coast as the big storm of last year. Both the Washington and Ha vana weather reports declared the storm probably would move inland late last night or early today. Baseball Star Held Guilty on Murder Charge HARRISBURG. Pa.. Sept. 25. (AP) Samuel "Red" Crane, for mer major and minor league ln fielder was convicted of second de gree murder tonight in connection with the slaying of his erstwhile sweetheart, Delia Lfter, whom he shot and killed on the night of August 3. The verdice was return ed by a Jury of four women and eight men after slightly more than two hours of deliberation. HANDBAG LOST AT FAIR A gladsfone handbag was lost at tbe state fairgrounds Wednes day night by Cornelius Bateson of Caaby, he reported to Salem po lice. Bateson was formerly a stu dent at Willamette university and is well known here. CDAS IT STORMS TO Patterson Urged To Back Highway Between 2 Cities A delegation of prominent citizens from various west side counties will call at the executive department here today and nrge Governor Patterson to use his Influ ence In establishing a super highway between Salem and Portland, by way of Cham poeg Park. Tbe visitors will contend that the proposed highway would reduce the distance between Salem and Portland, and that the road Is badly needed because of the increasing traffic Petitions also will be sub mitted to Governor Patter son showing that plans are now ttnder way to obtain federal appropriation for tbe erection of a memorial building at Champoeg. PLIES NEAR END OF LIE IIB MCE Art Goebel Leads Three Oth er Machines on Next To Last Leg WEWOKA. Okla.. Sept. 25 (AP) Led by Colonel Art Goe bel, four participants In the Mex ico City to Kansas City air derby had arrived at the airport here at 5:55 p.m., from Dallas. They will take off at 9 a.m., tomorrow on the last leg of the flight. Close behind Goebel, whose plane roared in over the heads of the shouting crowd at 6:26 p.m., came Roberto Flerro, Captain Fe liciano Flores and Captain Luis Verdeja. all Mexican pilots. Rex Purcell who Joined the Mexico City-Kansas City air ra cers at Brownsville today arrived at Dallas tonight at 6:05 p.m., not wanting to fly in darkness, he decided to stay there until tomor row morning before heading to ward Kansas City. Purcell was not an official con testant as he abandoned at Brownsville this morning his In tention to fly to Mexico City to enter the race and decided to come back north with the others. Another Mexican pilot, Lieut. Carlos Rovlrosa will spend the night at San Antonio. Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Proal, who had been missing since he took off from Tampico yester day was found uninjured on the Mexican beach, 90 miles south of Brownsville late today Jy J. P. Squire, Mexican Aviation company pilot. His plane was forced to land when motor trouble devel oped. I GENEVA, Sept. 25. (AP) The representatives of 53 nations turned their faces away from Gen eva tonight, convinced that the tenth session of the League of Nations assembly had recorded a tremendous advance in strength ening the cause of world peace be fore it closed today. Never before in the decade since the league has been established have the nations gathered under Us banner dealt such heavy blows at war and never has the spirit of concllation won such victories as in this assembly. Such was the verdict of those who have watched the league since the beginning. The deliberations of the asseto bly were marked by harmony aud good feeling which resulted from settlement of many of Europe's biggest post-war problems at the Hague reparations conference in August. Acrimonious conflict and nego tiations between individual states or groups of powers outside the assembly limits were absent, though they had been notable In previous assembly meetings. Pastor Hangs Himself From Woodshed Beam L09 ANGELES, Sept. 25. (AP) The ReT. Robert Windsor, pastor of EL Luke's Episcopal church here for the last 22 years, hanged himself In a woodshed at the rear of his home here. He left no Indication, of his motive tor suicide. He had been special chaplain to the late Bishop John son, and was registrar of the Los Angeles diocese and chairman of the board of examiners. His fath er lives in Rochester, N. T. LEAGUE 1 an REVOLT BEING CRUSHED SAYS CHINESE CHIEF Censorship Relaxes to Per mit Confirmation of Early Reports Nationalist Army Again Gets Upper Hand in Severe . Civil Warfare SHANGHAI. China., Sept. 25 (AP) The Nationalist govern ment tonight claimed that the in surrection in Hupeh province had been broken with the revolting Cantonese "ironsides" division surrounded at Lichow. At the same time censorship was relaxed to permit a flood of press dispatches from Hankow which confirmed the reports of yesterday that General Chang Fak-Wel, commander of the "ir onsides," had dealt Nationalist forces a severe blow before evacu ating Ichang. The government statement to night said that a serious defeat with heavy casualties had been in flicted on the soldiers of Chang when they were caught up with near the border of Hunan pro vince. Three Transports Are Captured by Chang Yesterday Chang was reported to have captured three transports on the Yangtse river below Ichang, capturing 5,000 National ist troops and huge quantities of amunitlon and rifles, fortified with these suppleis, the "iron sides" crossed " the Yangtse and began a march to the south, ap parently for the purpose of Join ing other reactionaries in a cam paign against Canton. The Nationalist troops took ov er Ichang in the wake of the eva cuating rebels and established martial law. The city was de scribed as quiet today. Officialdom in Hankow tonight appeared more optimistic as the result of a belief, despite reports to the contrary, that the action of Chang Fak-Wel was an isolated rebellion and not a concerted move by numerous militarists against President Chiang Kai- Shek and the nationalist govern ment. It was not believed that Chang revolted because his divi sion was ordered to Honan prepar atory to disbandment, which was distasteful to his military ambi tions. Despite reassuring reports that Feng Yu-Hsiang's forces in Ho nan were not planning to descend on Hankow, the Nationalist gov ernment continued today to con centrate forces In northern Hu peh. Troop trains continued to leave Hankow for the north. Coming Gale Is Observed By Experts HAVANA, Sept. 25. (AP) The Cuban national observatory and Belen Jesuit college station tonight closely watched storm de velopments which, according to late afternoon reports, excluded Cuba from danger but menaced territory between Miami and Palm Beach with terrific gales and drenching downpours before to morrow morning. The following storm warning was Issued by Belen observatory at 6 p. m. "The cyclonic perturbation in the Bahamas is now approximate ly 120 miles east of Miami, Fla., moving in a westerly direction and with increasing intensity, it will probably strike Miami and north shortly before midnight tonight "The storm is advancing at about 8 to 10 miles per hour and gaining In force. It will probably strike the east coast of Florida with hurricane Intensity and pos sibly more disastrously than storms last year. Cuban weather conditions continue good." Woolpert Home Entered by Thief The residence of A. T. Wool pert at 1197 South High street was ransacked by a burglar early Wednesday night. The intruder was apparently frightened away by the Woolperts as he left a pair of fieldglasses and other valuable articles 'lying on the floor as he escaped. No clues as to the iden tity or appearance of the burglar were found, investigating officers' reported. Dean's Son !, 'tJ s t Frank M. Erickson, Jr.. son of i versity, will pilot the new T. A. of San Francisco." Erickson New T. A. T. Plane Son of Willamette's Dean in Limelight As Aviator When the Transcontinental Air Transport's passenger liner, "City of San Francisco" crashed in the mountains in eastern Arizona ear ly this month, not even the most astute news hound could see any direct hook-up with Salem. But now, as a result of that crash, the son of a Salem man has been ap pointed to pilot a plane over that route, from Clovis, N. M., to Wins low, Ariz. The new pilot on the route Is Frank M. Erickson, Jr., son of Dean and Mrs. Frank M. Erickson of Salem. v Frank Erickson began his training In the army air service five years ago, when the course was in little more than the form ative stage. From that time un til July 1, 1928, he served two weeks' annually as a reserve of ficer, but decided a year ago in July to again take the training course, and enrolled for a year at Kelly field, an Antonio, Tex. Since completion of the course he has been at the Crissey field, San Francisco, and is now on his way from there to take up work on tfi'e T. A. T. route to which he has been transferred. When the "City of San Fran cisco" crashed, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, who mapped out this route for the T. A. T., Joined in the search for the plane. SHEARER ME TOLD WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (AP) New claims of William B. Shearer as to his influence on the fruitless Geneva naval conference of 1927 were laid before a senate committee today, as It continued tracing payments to him by the battleship builders other than the 325,000 he received for the work done in the Swiss town. A letter written to his employ ers by Shearer a year after the Geneva Fiasco was referred to by Senator Allen, republican, Kansas, who observed Shearer stated. "This advance campaign and th eaccuracy and authentic data relased by me, automatically made me leader of the unofficial fight to the extent the American offi cials referred the press to me, as they were bound to secrecy with the result that the attmept to de liver the United States was defeat ed by a complete expose, which is now acknowledged." - FUNERAL, HELD Jaqulin Conrad, the Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Conrad of route four, was buried in Lee Mis sion cemetery Wednesday after noon. Funeral services were held at 2: SO o'clock from the Terwil Uger Funeral home. FURTHER GLfllMS TO Pilots Plane Dean Erlckson of Willamette unl- T. airplane that replaces the "City Pilot Of FAIR PROGRAM Thursday Afternoon 1:30 p. m. Band concert by Salem Military band, Oscar A. Steelhammer, director. 2:00 p.m. 2.12 trot, first heat, Hawkins & Roberts, Inc., purse. 2:10 p. m. Band 'selections and vocal solos by Montie Aus tin. 2:20 p. m. 2:25 pace, first heat, Bligh's Capitol Theatre, purse. 2:30 p.m. Portland Veter ans' Fife and Drum corps. 2:40 p.m. 2:12 trot, sec ond heat, formal stunts. 3:00 p.m. 2:25 pace, sec ond heat. 3:10 p.m. Lester. Bell A Griffin, grotesque acrobatics. 3:20 p. m. 2:12 trot, third heat. 340 p. m. 2:25 pace, third heat. 3:50 p.m. Three Craxy Clowns. 4:00 p. m. 2 : 12 trot, fourth heat if necessary. 4:10 p. m. Parade of prize winning live stock. 4:30 p. m. "2:12 trot, fifth heat if necessary. 4 : 4 0 p. m. Running race, 1 mile, Portland Day handicap. 4:50 p.m. The Two Aten-ob,- human gyroscopes on the 85-foot poles. 5:00 p. m. Running race, 4 furlongs. Booster's Club purse. Thursday Night Horse Show 8:00 p.m. Hunters, ama teurs to ride. 8:15 p.m. Harness hors es, over 15.2, tandems. 8 : 2 5 p. m. F 1 v e-g a 1 1 e d horses, Geldings. (Turn to Page 2, Column 3.) Horse Show Stadium is Filled to Capacity by Appreciative Audience Salem day at the-Oregon State fair carried over into "Oregon" day at the night horse show from the looks of the crowd for the sta dium was filled to capacity. The audience was right on its toes with a discriminating applause for tbe good work which was done in the ring Wednesday night, and with pleasing regularity the Judg es and the crowd were in accord in the final judgments. Light weight hunters brought the first honors home to Oregon by Allele of tbe Aaron Frank sta bles, winning first; a California horse Kerksumas, owned by Alex J. Young, Jr., won second; Bery lline, entered by Mrs. Alma S. Rosekrans, placed third, and May heart, another Aaron M. Frank Farms entry, won fourth. The tandem entries this year BEST PREVIOUS TOTAL Last Year's Record for Sa lem Day Exceeded by 7500 Persons Huge Crowds Turn out to see Governor's Derby Run Under Fair Sky All records for attendance at the Oregon State fair were broken Wednesday, Salem day, it wa determ ined by official in charge of checking up on the turn stiles, late that night when they reported that 40,0 persons had passed through the gates. This is a startling increase over the Salem day attend ance in previous years. The crowd a year ago, setting at that time a new high mark, numbered only 82,500. The previous record had been es tablished in 1926, and was 81.850. In 1023. 26.030 per sons attended on Salem day; in 1923, 26.140. " The increase this year la attributed partly to favor able weather, which has been lacking during fair week In the last several years. With Salem and Governor's Day the Oregon State Fair came iB to its own as it has never done before. All day. in the flawless sunshine, the throngs poured into the gates, surged up the midway, filled the exhibit buildings until hurrying was impossible, and at 1:30, the spacious grandstand was overflowing with the excited mob that had come to witness the Gov ernor's Derby. Even as the program got under way, all through the first band concert, people kept pouring in, filling up the terrace in front, and trying anxiously to find some place to squeeze in. Boy Friend Places First i In Gorernor'a Ierby A swirl of dust around the bend, the deep "oh" of the audi ence, and Boy Friend, bay geld ing owned by D. Dennison, of Cal ifornia, nosed In first at the tape to win the Governor's Derby, tbe (Turn to Page t. Column L) L IS DOUBLED TODAY New 8-Hour Shift Will be Added to Increase Production Doubling of the production of finished linen at the Oregon Linen Mills, forecast recently for the first of next year, became an ac tuality much sooner than was ex pected, and today the plant will begin operating a second eigfet hour shift, according to an an nouncement made Wednesday by Col. W. B. Bartram, manager. Production with one eight hour shift has been 1000 yards of linen dally, and by the first of the year it will increase to 4000 yardj daily, Col. Bartram believes. Much of the increased demand which is bringing about this In creased production has come about through the use of Salem made linens throughout Oregon. Stores in 30 cities of this state are now handling this output. The September sales will be the largest in the history of the in dustry here. were very fine. Perhaps no more perfect whipsman has even been in the Oregon State fair horse show ring than driver of Victoria and Victory entries from Oak Park, Illinois, by Mrs. Harry Goi litz. This tandem placed first with almost perfect performance so far as- the audience was con cerned; Sweet Pepper and. Buck ley Able, entered by Carnation farm stables placed second, and Daybreak and mate owned by Bridgford Bros., of Joy, Illinois, third. In the 500 stake sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and Co. for Jun ior five galted saddle horses some glorious performance, was exhib ited before the prizes were award ed, first to proud Marymlne, en tered by Irving H. Hellman, Bev- i U Ml OUTPUT (Turn to Page 2, Column 4.)