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SERVICE If your Statesman Calls to arrive by C:SO pleaae telephone 500 and a copy WEATHER Fair today and Thursday, moderately warm, low hu midity; Max. temperature Tuesday 83, clear.- north wind, river -8.1. - . will be neat to promptly. V777f t. FOUNDED 1831 EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, August 27, 1930 No. 13 J-Cy vvvyvvv if uMTrTVS, .VbS, Ng-V. . OF Threat of Civil war Deemed Averted as Parley on Peace Looms up Leguia is Brought Back to Face Trial 1or . Acts Of his Regime LIMA. Peru, Aug. 2 (AP) Rumors that ex-President Augus to B. Leguia of Peru wa dead or dying aboard the cruiser Almir ante Grau In Callao harbor echo ed through "Lima late today. They arose as soon as it had been learned that the ex-president was suffering from an at tack of uremia of which he has long been a victim. One of his aides who accompanied him aboard the cruiser, where he U a prisoner of the Junta, came ashore this morning summoned an American physician. Dr. Mc- Cormack. LIMA, Peru. Aug. 26 (AP) The threat of a civil war be tween north and south in Peru, following upon the fall of ex- Pre sident Leguia's administration, was apparently averted today by announcement of impending ne gotiations for peace and a unit fd government. Lieut. Col. Luis Sanchez Cerro, leader of the insurgents at Are quipa in the Bouth, is expected in Lima tomorrow to negotiate in person with General Manuel Maria Ponce, head of the military junta in Lima. .Agreement Basis Believed Reached With ex-President Augusto B. Legulia a prisoner of the junta, and to be tried for the acts of his eleven years' presidency, leaders in the north and in the south have apparently reached a working basis for agreement. Announcement of Col. Sanchez Cerro's visit, officially made this afternoon, is the first definite sign of such progress. The southern leader, who at Arequipa last Friday began the revolt that ended in downfall of Leguia, has hitherto expressed distrust fo the Lima junta. In a manifesto to his support ers yesterday he said he would not go to Lima because the junta had technically been appointed by Senor leguia before resigning. lie said also he had ordered the cruiser Almirante Grau, which Senor Leguia boarded yesterday, to put back to the railhead port of Mallendo, near Arequipa, and to surrender the ex-president. To offers of cooperation from the junta he replied by the de mand that delegates be sent to Arequipa for a parley. The miltary junta in turn sent Turn to Page 2, Col. 5 OF Two fiction magazines. "Gang "World" and "Racketeers," were being avidly read by H. C. Evans, 19, while he rode a bus to Eugene Monday. But even as he read, the toils of the law, which threaded each butcher-paper story he read, were closing about him. He was ar rested en route to Lane county and brought to Salem. Tuesday the young fiction reader faced a charge of theft in Justice Brazier Small's' court. Dr. J. C. Nash, local dentist, charged Evans with theft of $6 in cash from his office while the doctor was working in the labor atory during the course of an ex amination on Evan's teeth. The lad admitted the charge. Me told the justice a story of a wandering life which had taken him from San Francisco to Neva da and then into Oregon. He claimed the offense was his first and his case was continued with out fine. "Watch your step," cautioned the justice as Evans was released. PERU IB READS ran CHIME U. S. Envoy Asks Release Of two men Held in Peru WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (AP) The American embassy at Lima was instructed today by the state department to take all appropri ate measures to bring about the release of Harold B. Grow, a lieutenant-commander in the United " States naval reserve, who was captured Sunday by Peruvian re volutionists in Camana. The department has had no further information on another American, Elmer Faueett, of 8a Yoaa, New York; who was report ed detained' by revolutionists In Areauipa, near Camana. faueett is the -representative of an avia tion concern. The state department has ex pressed confidence that both Grow and Faueett, if he la held would be released. On receiving official advices today, however, that Grow, ft captain in the Peruvian naval forces, had been captured it eom manicated with the embassy. Silverton - q a, .if .i fSfeyv ' ; CL , 11 ii V ''TffamtTmTmumimvmmfA "nt- n " Four Silverton lads ranging about IS years of age, are continuing their non-stop endurance grind on a bicycle, having started last Friday afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock. At 11 o'clock Tuesday night they had been going continuously (one boy at a time) for 103 hours. After the first two days they were about ready to give up, but now they are going strong after altering the hours off and ou shift. Xow each boys rides three hours twice a day, with nine hours rest in between. Above, the boys lined up bark of the wheel Friday before the start; from the left, Jean Hobart, Billy Kleeb, Louis Patterson, Bills Gates. Below, left, Kleeb and Patterson changing shifts, the bicycle still In motion ; right. Kleeb starting the test Friday. The bicycle is a new Winchester, provided by the Ames hardware store. Pride of Silverton in Young Ball Champs Finds Expression In Banquet to Welcome Home S TO J. C. Perry, chairman of the republican central committee for Marion county, plans within a short time to call together all precinct committeemen and with them to arrange the details of the fall campaign in this terri tory. Perry said Tuesday one of his first moves in making the cam paign here would be to appoint an executive committee which will serve as directors of the republi can race in the county and a fi nancial committee to secure funds to support the ticket here. Phil Metschan. republican nom inee for governor, is expected in Salem within a few days and af ter his visit, Mr. Perry expects to issue his call, he said Tuesday. "We're going to put the ticket over and I anticipate a thorough going campaign for votes for the republican nominees," Perry de clared yesterday. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. Aug. 26 (AP) Senator William E. Borah was nominated as republi can candidate for reeleetion at the state convention here this after noon. The nomination failed of ac clamation by the vote of one county. The nomination of t'i veteran United States senator assures his reelection in November, since the democrats, meeting in state con vention at St. Anthony, north of here earlier in the day, decided not to nominate a candidate to oppose him. The delegates followed their support of Borah with nomination by acclamation of Representatives Burton L. French of the first dis trict and Addison T. Smith of the second district as candidates far reelection. ' Ambassador Manuel de Freyre y Santander today received his first official report on the overthrow of the Leguia government. The mili tary counsel in Lima Informed him of the appointment of a cabinet headed by General Manuel M. Ponte. No further details of the reorganisation of the government were received at the Peruvian em bassy. State department officials said the question of recognition by this government of the military junta was sot expected to arise until after the Junta had made a com mitment concerning the future government of the republic it con trols. ! Meanwhile this government con tinued to accept Eduardo Dies de Medina, Bolivian, minister of the Slles regime, as the accredited en voy from La Pes thought the gov ernment he came here te repre sent had been replaced. REPUBLICANS 1 OPEN CIPH BOH NOMINATED 11 Lads Stick to Long Grind Sincere Praise Extended Handed Back by Players who Laud Support Given by Sponsoring Community By RALPH CURTIS Nothing. irtU-thia broaU iattd, 14 U elementally American than the pride of its communities those middle sized communities where every man knows his neighbors in the home town ball team. That spirit, always inspiring, sometimes a bit pathetic, sometimes a source of irritation to the outsider, was never more thoroughly and pieasmgiyv expressed than in the banquet reception which the people of Silverton held Tuesday night to welcome home and do honor to the team of , 16-year-oJd lads whose prowess mf'e Silverton's name known throughout the na tion in the last two weeks. There were supposed to be 100 persons gathered there, b t there must have been twice th;.t number packed into a limited dining space, expressing in thei presence and their lusty ap plause the community's pride and gratitude to 14 modest lads who gravely accepted the praise and graciously handed It all back to the community which had backed them. Note of Sincerity Pervades Talkr. It was not the boresome occa sion of long, flowery and empty speech making which might have been, but a spontaneous program of impromptu talks by men whose hearts had pen with the fighting Silverton f,"m through out its struggles, loyal in the one defeat as in the lengthy string of victories, and who said no more than they felt. Clare Jarvis, eommander of the Silverton American Legion post, presided and called upon Roy Keene, regional chairman of American Legion junior base ball; Carl Moser, department ad jutant and a former Silverton boy; Jack Eakin of Dallas, dis trict commander tff the legion; Dr. A. W. Simmons, manager of the tean). whose talk was made by proxy because of hoarseness; Leo "Frisco" Edwards, coach of the team who received the loud est applause and responded with the most se!effaclng praise of his players; Mr. Holman. father of one of the players, and Lome Kitchen, representing the team, who presented a gift from tho players to Edwards. Another gift was received by Dr. Sim mons. Kays Team Behaved Well in Defeat Climax of the meeting was ti declaration of Edwards that h s lads, tasting defeat at Colorado Springs for the first .time, wee even more admirable In their ac ceptance of that fate than in all their successful fighting. Never, he said, had he seen such spirit as was exhibited when, three runs behind in the eleventh in ning, tiy team fought on and filled the bases before the last out was chalked up. A variety of musical enter tainment featured the occasion, including numbers by Harbo Thompson' orchestra, vocal so los by Mrs. Alva Legard and Zel- da Parrish and instrumental numbers by Irene Morley Harbo Thompson rfid H. Campbell. . The banquet was sponsored by the Silverton chamber - of com merce and tt9 American Legion post. by Speakers and all typically, more is E HAVRE, France, AugU 26. ! (AP). One of the finest new French fleet, the 400-foot torpe do boat "Vautour," was damaged today in a spectacular accident as she was being launched. A disaster was narrowly avert ed among the crowd of specta tors, scrambling out of the way of the 2,480 tons of runaway steel. Several persons were In jured, though not seriously. The accident was caused by the collapse of the ways. The "Vautour" slipped and pivoted 200 feet down and finally slid partly off Into the water. Workmen were busy this even ing stabilizing the ship so as to relieve the strain on her hull. She was laying at an angle of about 45 degrees, her stern rest ing in shallow water and her bow perched on the ways. The ship now cannot be launch ed until the flood tides in Sep tember. The deep sea submarine "Me duse" was successfully launched about tke same time. Tar and Feather Coat is Applied . To Aged Recluse SAGIN,W, Mich., Aug. 28. (AP) Eight farmers, residents of Brady township are held at the county Jail on a charge of tarring and feathering Edward Leachman, (8 year old recluse. Prosecutor Stanley F. Quinn quoted the men as saying they were angry at Leachman be cause he apparently did not work and they suspected bim of stealing from their farms. Greed for Coin it Fatal to Bulldog; Can't Digest $2.51 SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. (AP) Uncontrollable greed for money caused the death today of Tux, a Boston bulldog owned by Paul Will iams of San Fraaciaro. ' An operation was unsuc cessful bmt revealed Tax bad turned his stomach into a veritable bank. Tux had eaten but failed to digest four half dollars, two quarters and penny. WB w COLUPS E A SI NE ML CODE FAVORED BY PRODUCERS Claim Ordinance Obviously Right; Improvement in Quality is aim Most of Supply Signed up In State Association; Demand Said Good "We are right and we don't in tend to change," was the attitude : of the milk producers in regard to ! the city milk ordinance when they ; met at the chamber of commerce ' rooms Tuesday evening. Feeling seemed to be general that the new ordinance is so ob viously right that it will not be repealed In favor of the proposed ordinance. Milk shippers fell that since they are anxious to produce the best quality of milk possible that the ordinance as it now stands is a protection to both producers and consumers and therefore should be let alone. It was reported that at least half .of the milk supply of both Portland and Salem is signed up In the state association. The ma chinery of the organization is ex pected to be working effectively within the next few months and a field manager is to be elected this week. That there is a good market foremilk of at least B grade was indicated at Tuesday's meeting when one distributor reported that he could use from 500 to 1000 pounds more of B grade milk and 500 pounds more of C grade. "There will always be a market for first class milk," he said. Other distributors were re ported to be in the market for more B grade milk. 12(111 VETS OF CIVIL L G. A. R. in National Meet tiajCinnatlJ0St Warrior is Found CINCINNATI, Aug. 26 (AP) Business sessions occupied the six allied organizations of the Grand Army of the Republic to day while the first business meet ing of the G. A. R.'s 64th en campment will be held tomorrow. Chief of Staff George R. Brown, spent a busy day, meeting depart ment commanders and aides-decamp on the staff of Commander-in-Chief Edwin Foster. They discussed preparations for to morrow's parade. It is expected that about 1,200 Clivl war veter ans will be in the line of march, most of them on foot but a few in carriages. The six subsidiary organiza tions of the G. A. R. Army Nurses of the Civil War, National Women's Relief Corps, Ladies of the G. A. R., Daughters of Union Veterans, Sons of Union Veterans and its auxiliary arranged a re ception in Foster's gonor tonight. The United States marine band sent here by special act of con gress, gave a public concert today has been playing for all the im portant functions of the encamp ment. Watson Rood, 81, of Sharps ville, Pa., missing for 24 hours, was returned safely to headquar ters today. He said he lost his way and "camped out" for night. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26 (AP) On the basis of complete returns from 511 precincts out of 10,283 in the state, coming from 233 of the 58 counties. Mayor James Rolph, of San Francisco, continued to lead the field for the republican nomination for governor in today's statewide pri mary. The figures: Rolph 22,478; C. C. Young (imenmbent) 14,017; Buron Fitts, Los Angeles, district attorney, 10,355; Milton Young 232. Incomplete returns, however, from 2007 precincts including 1652. or a majority of Los An geles precincts, where Fitts is conceded to. be leading, gave the Los Angeles district attorney a majority over Rolph and Gov. Young. The figures: Rolph 53,194; C. C. Young 33.439; Fitts 88,184; and Milton Young 232. Skipper Victim Of Heart Attack SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26. (AP) -r- Captain W. F. Joseph, aged former New England whal ing master who piloted the schooner Northern Light on its famous Alaska cruise eight years ago, dropped dead ef heart failure here today. W W1L GOVERNOR ICE IN Ml If Hi CLOSE New Use is Found For Newspaper; it Hides Bandit gun KANSAS CITY, Aug. 20. (AP) A robber armed with a revolver concealed in newspaper held un the Main Street State bank and escap ed with 110,500 here today. He fled in a motor car attended by a companion as officers from police station a block away were attracted by burglsr alarms. The man walked quietly to a teller's window and thrust a note crawled on the back of a blank check toward Kdward J. Mealy. It said, "you are covered. Act natural or get plugged. Hand over all the twenties first." Mealy saw a revolver pro truding from a package car ried by the robber. The teU er passed out 52S $20 bills. The robber walked to the curb and Joined his com panion who drove away. CORRECTED REPORT Salem Population 26,266 Or six More Than Local Workers Found The director of the census yes terday wired to Supervisor R. J. HendrUks from Washington the following: "Re telegram August 26. Er ror In population of Salem an nounced August 20. Correct pop ulation of Salem 26,266. Figures not final. Revised announcement will be issued.' This means that the clerks at Washington made an error, in what they gave to the press un der date of the 20th, announcing the count for Salem at 18,299, as mentioned In The Statesman of yesterday. And that the bureau authorities will make a revised press announcement, giving the correct figures for Salem. City etg Credit For Citizens Away It also means that the present count shows six more than the fi nal figures from the Salem office, given out under the direction of Mr. Hendricks, supervisor, some weeks ago. But this was to be expected. It comes about from the blue slips made out by enum erators throughout the country, when they "round Salem people traveling through or temporarily residing in their districts. These were in all cases sent direct to Washington, from the different districts throughout the country. There may be six more added, or more or less, owing to the num ber of blue slips yet to be entered at Washington. The final published figures, in the official matter printed at Washington, will contain the re vised announcement, and will give Salem at least a few above 26,266 population. GUi MSTERf NEW YORK, Aug. 26. (AP) The mystery of the whereabouts of John T. "Leggs" Diamond, gangland leader, today puzzled po lice who are searching for a miss ing Catskills roadhouse keeper and at the same time trying to solve the significance of a gangland ar senal seized here Sunday. The blood-stained automobile of Harry Weston, the hotel keeper, who has been missing since last Friday, was found In a garage here yesterday. The armament cache seizure was accompanied by the arrest of three men and one wom an. Cables to the master of the liner Baltic, inquiring whether Diamond was aboard, went unanswered to day. The gangster who Is at liber ty on a two-year-old narcotic charge was reported to have sail ed Saturday for Europe. Mean while, upstate police suspected he was in hiding in the Catskills and pressed the search there. Greene county authorities aid ed by state troopers, raided Dia mond's country estate at South Durham. N. Y., today and arrest ed William Warring, 19, described as an errand boy for the gangster. Warring was held for questioning. No weapons or liquor were found on the estate. Mrs. Diamond, a woman friend and two children were not arrested. Rankins Aloft 14 Hours Upon Test" Flight PORTLAND, Ore., Ang. 26. (AP) Tex and Dick Rankin. Portland fliers, whose determina tion to establish a new refueling endurance record has not been shaken by three failures, at 11 o'clock tonight had been In the air 14 hours and 15 minutes on what they described as a severe "test" flight. They took their monoplane aloft at 8:45 a. m.. and late tonight dropped a note saying they in tended to test their motor for 26 hours. If at the end f that time everything is going well, they will sail right on toward -what they hope will he a new record. ON CENSUS ISSUED SEEN IN NEW YORK City to lake Filing Upon North Santiann Water Rights Today TEACHERS RESIGN FOR BETTER PAY Three Vacancies Created at Tuesday Night Meeting Of School Board Substantial Increase in salary of fered elsewhere caused three re signations from the Salem teach ing staff to be handed in for ac ceptance at the Tuesday night meeting of the school board. Miss Merle McKelvey, teacher of biology for one half day in the senior high school and In nature study and general science in the lower grades for the rest of the day, resigned to take a position in Seattle with a large increase in salary and an increase of $60 for every year which she stays there; Miss Hazel Archibald and Mrs. Elise Hamble each go to Eugene, one a (j a 91400 salary against $1125 in Salem, and the other for 11260 salary against $1080 in Sa lem. Three other resignations were handed in and accepted by the board; Mary Aiken, who did not sign her contract, has a fellow ship to the University of Oregon; Ann Irons will go to Seattle to make her home; Mildred Halseth will teach In Montana, where she will be near her own home. Recommendations to fill vacan cies caused by resignations were made by Superintendent George Hug and accepted by the school board. These are Mrs. Vivian Bar tholomew, physical education in high school; Lillian Scott will teach teach Junior high school English; Dovie Hatfield will teach junior high school home econom ics; Florence Stewart will teach Turn to Page 2, Col. 1 LARGE CROWD OUT 1TF The largest crowd of the sea son greeted the Salem band when It made its final appearance in Willson park Tuesday night and heard Eva Roberts and Lyman McDonald sing a group of request numbers. Miss Roberts sang "When Irish Eyes are Smiling," "Sunny Side Up," and "Sweeping the Clouds Away," while McDonald sang "Sunshine of Your Smiles," and the "Stein Song." The band will make another appearance before the prisoners at the state penitentiary probably two weeks from next Sunday, Os car Steelhammer, director, said Tuesday. fogefn liGlS FIVE HOMES BURXED MARCOLA, Ore., Ang. 26 (AP) Five small residences, with a total valuation of about SKOOO, were destroyed by fire here today. For a time the fire threatened the Fischer Lumber company mill but a bucket brigade had the situa tion well in hand when a Eu gene fire truck arrived and prevented further spread of the flames. ASKS VKJTCK CHANGE PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 26. (AP). Robert Gordon Duncan, defeated candidate for congress and self-styled "Oregon wildcat," today filed motion in circuit court for a change of venue for his trial on charges of criminal libel. The motion will be argued when Deputy District Attorney Behrman returns from his vaca tion. Duncan is charged with print ing libelous matter in his publi cation, Duncan's Trade Register, about Robert M. Mount, Portland Better Business Bureau manager. Duncan several weeks ago won a change of venue for his trial on charges of violating the fed eral radio act by broadcasting al leged obscene and Indecent lan guage. HELD INCENDIARY ROSEBLTM3, Ore An. 20. (AP) The Douglas county fire patrol today was fighting ten forest fires, believed of in-, eendiary origin, along a two mile front betweeu Louie and Craig creeks. Forestry officials said the fires were set daring the night la the same district where several previous at tempts have been made to start fires this year. PLANT YELLOW PINE ROSEBURG, Ore., Aug. 26. CONCERT Priority Claimed Sincp Withdrawal Madar in 1922 Legal and Moral THlo Belongs to Salem, Trindle Avert Formal application for al lotment of all the waters of the North Santiam river withdrawn from filing De cember 15, 1922, by Percy. A. Cupper, then state engi- -neer, will be made today , by William H. Trindle, city at- torney representing, the pub lic utilities committee of the city council when he files his petition in behalf of th city with Rhea Luper, now state engineer. "The city asks the allot ment for domestic, munici pal, irrigation, manufacturing and power purpose," reads the application, "of all the water of the North Santiam an4 it tributaries, unappropriated prtr to December 15, 1!22." Says I'ovrer Firm Filings Invalid "The city maintains that any filings made on the North San tiam by the Northwest Power company or any other compjy or group are Invalid" Trindle said last night. "We claim all these waters were withdrawn from private' filing In 1922 when Mr. Cupper as state engineer issued an or der withdrawing the Willamette river and all of its tributariee from being a filed in the niae. ner other rivers waters are claimed. "Under this Interpretation the only rights to be granted are al lotment of water from the river and the city of Salem now can come before Mr. Luper cl4im.&g; a prior application for such wa ter allotment. The North San tiam for the last eight years bee been withdrawn for filing and is only available as a water supply through allotment from the Mete engineer.' Leiral and Moral Priority Claimed Trindle said he was confidtut the city had legal priority to tr-e waters of the North Santiam a well as a moral priority due to Its need of the water for eity use.' "In making this application it Is expressly understood that the city does not waive any righti under this filing by reason ej, any filing hitherto made, wheth er In accord or in conflict with the act under which the with drawal of water applied for in Turn to Page 2, Col. S Marcola has bad Blaze Duncan Makes new Plea Crews Battle ten Fires Reforestation Planned (AP) Planting of yellow on from 2000 to 3000 acres ef barren land on Fish creek desert , and mountain meadows as well as on two untimbered areas la the. Umpqua national forest was ree nmm orAA t rwl a v hv federal fnrnt service headquarters. DIETICIAN NAMED EUGENE. Ore.. Aug. 26. (AP). Mrs. Genevieve Turaip seed. Madison, Wis., will be direc tor of halls or residence aad dietician at the University et Oregon during the coming seheel year, Paul W. Ager, comptroller, eaid today. Mrs. Maude Maedoa aid, former director, has resigned. Mrs. Tumipseed already has arrived and has assumed her du ties. STUDENT INJURED . EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 2o (AP). Allen Ames, Alameda, Calif., student at the Unlver slty of Oregon summer school, v was Injured critically last nigfe ; when his automobile coOMed with a car driven by E. A. FV gles. Ames was taken to a Engen hospital. He has a fractured skull and other minor injuries. PROHI MEN VISIT PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 2t. ' (AP). Jesse E. Flanders, newly appointed deputy prohibition a- " ministrator for Oregon, and Cap tain R. A. Beman. special agent in charge of the Paclfie eeaxt states. Alaska and Hawaii, pass- ed through Portland today 4o- ; , route to Seattle, where they, bavo , been subpoened to appear at tfce " Lyle-Whltney trial. Flanders la to take np kia new ', duties in Oregon September; 1 succeeding W.. K. Newell, deputy,, administrator Tor the past five years. A. G. Means is aetiag ad- . ministrator now.