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EIGHTIETH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, September 21, 1930
No. 153
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1 I H FOUNDED 1851
DISAIKi
DEMAND RINGS
OUT IN LEAGUE
Australian Premier Follows
Arthur Henderson in
Stirring Plea
Despite Addresses, Outlook
. For International Con-,
clave are Dismal
GENEVA, Sept. 20 (AP)
The League of Nations assembly
closed Its second week today In a
note of new demand for early dls
armament sounded by Premier
James H. Scullin of Australia.
Thl British dominion chief
Joined his voice with those of Ar
thur Henderson. British foreign
secretary, and the spokesmen of
other powers great and small who
called for more speed in enacting
a general scheme for - leaving
aside warlike weapons.
The assembly now has heard
-with accumulating emphasis de
nunciations of existing arma
ments and rivalry from the lead
ers of peoples In every part of
the earth since the British min
3ter, nine days ago, summoned
theleague to return to its original
purpose of accomplishing disarm
anient.
France and Italy
Unable to Agree
"With these urgent calls for ar
mament reduction ringing In
their ears, the delegations of
France and Italy, whose contro
versy is seen as the chief obstacle
to disarmament progress, admit
ted their efforts to get together
on a satisfactory basis have thus
far roved unsatisfactory.
In authoritative quarters it
was felt prospects for a successful
meeting of the preparatory dis
armament commission' Nov. 3
continued dismal, and that the al
st universal demand for holding
a general conference next year is
none too optimistic in 'tone.
Prime Minister Scullin, who
had just arrived In Geneva from
Australia on his way to the- Brit
ish imperial conference, gave his
discourse before the disarmament
committee, general "debate rn the
assembly having concluded Tues
day. Law Urged as Means
To Settle aJl Disputes
'The time has come," he de
clared, "to adopt a method of
settling disputes by law and not
by war."
He urged the railing of a world
disarmament conference "very
Eoon."
. The assembly judicial commit
tee took measures today to meet
.the situation created by failure of
the protocol for revision of the
world court statute to come into
force.
Cuba's objection to its imme
diate effectiveness remains the
chief obstacle, but more than 20
other staes hfive no ye ratified.
All except Cuba, however, have
signified they will not oppose its
coming Into force without the full
ratification of all the states, as
did Cuba.
In view of the election of a
full new bench, which the assem
bly will hold in a few days, the
committee agreed that fifteen
judges should be elected Instead
of the present eleven; that a
higher scale of salaries be adopt
ed, and that a pension system for
court members be put into opera
tion. 00 PER CENT Uin
With 80 per cent of the men In
all the crafts of the Salem un
ions now employed, union labor
conditions in the city look the
brightest they have in many
months, Frank Marshall, business
agent for the central council, de
clared yesterday.
Although Marshall believes the
present situation is too good to
hold in -view of business depres
sion, he is glad that, building and
other activities have picked up to
the point where the demand for
labor increases for even a few
we'eks.
Hope Abandoned
For South Coast
OH California
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20.
(AP) All hope for the crew of
18 aboard the Ill-fated South
Coast was abandoned today and
the coast guard cutter Cabokia,
which has been searching watersJ
off the southern Oregon and
northern California coast, return
ed to Eureka, Calif.
Battered lifeboats and wreck
age is the only trace found of the
chip since it left Crescent City,
Cal., last Tuesday for a short run
to Coos Bay, Ore.
GEORGE W. AMTHES DIES
MEDFORD, Ore., Sept. 20.
4.KP) George W. Amthet. 71,
lifelong resident of Jackson
County and prominent stockman
of the Ashland district, died here
today.
TRADES
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Tomorrowand Another Mile Smarts
For Kiddies a$ They Trudge io school
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f- (11 KJl - $
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School days! In Salem they
morning. Above Is the way literally hundreds of little and hig girls
will look as they joornen echoolward for the first day of the new
term. Even the boys, most of them, will have that happy smile on
their faces and books tacked under their arms. Incidentally, these
two representative schoolgoers are
on the left and Frances Josephine,
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L, Lilburn and will be third graders at
Washington.
4000 Stiidents Await
Sound of First Bell
Here Monday Worn
Teachers Meet; at High School to Pan
Opening; Opening Hours Range From
8:40 to 9 O'clock
By GENEVIEVE MORGAN
More bustle and $tir will be heard in Salem homes to
morrow morning than has marked so many houses for
months and months i Ever since, it's a safe venture, about
this time one year ago. i
There'll be small children to be neatly dressed j for they
will be about to enter upon one of the big: events i of life ;
then there'll be plenty of middle size boys and girls, and
lots of big tall ones to brush clothes for, or adjust neckties
or hunt out handkerchiefs, or find pencils ! !
O There, that's the clue to a
LADY DOVIE SURE
IK
SOUTHAMPTON. Eng., Sept.
20 (AP) Lady Conan Doyle
today declared she brlleved her
late husband, Sir Arthijr shortly
would have an important message
for the world.
The dead ppiritualist leader
and creator of Sherlock Holms,
his widow asserted, now; was tak
ing a much needed "holiday" af
ter having lived a most strenuous
life.
"We have received several mes
sages from him, she: said. ; He
is very happy. He will let us
have more detailed information
about his new life when he
learns more about psychic condi
tions over there.
"One cannot expect j him to
learn everything all at once. One
would not expect pron3 who
have only been accustomed to
working a simple wireless set to
go over to Daventry 4 a' powerful
British wireless station): and take
charge of such a huge station.
. "One has to learn 'gradually
and that is what Sir Arthus is
doing. But he will hare a mes
sage for the werld before long."
2 Steamers in
Fog, Collide;
Come to Port
ASTORIA. Ore.. Sept. 20.
(AP) The Italian motorshlp
RIalto and the Matson Line steam
er ManinI, which collided; In
dense fog at the entrance of the
Columbia river, wr proceeding
up the river tonight ita Portland,
where they will enter dry dock for
repairs. i ;
Resorts brought here br the
coast ruard satrol boats which
responded to and 8. p. ,$. caJl
from the U anini .said the Manlni
was leaking from s break near
No. hold and that -the Rialto
had a break near the powi" Both
.hln were listing slightly but
were able to come 14 under their
own nower.
Th collision oo;nrrei at 1:19
p. m. today. ' M -
If
begin on large i scale tomorrow
the Lilburn twins. Florence June
the taller one. They are daugh
Mi
for
complicated story and: an event
that develops plenty of complica
tions as the days go on and on.
It's simply that tfce public
schools begin tomorrow; morning
and some hundred of children.
ranging really above 1,000, will
be bounding off to say hello to
an old teacher, or to "size up" a
new one. And of coarse to do
ditto with old classmates and
new ones. ; ;
Final Touches Done
Teachers met at j the high
school yesterday morning and
put the final touches on prepara
tion's to receive studehts, so ev
erything slated to run of as
smoothly as can possibly be In
getting into motion machinery
attendant to the education of
mind and body of children of all
ages. ;i
Stories already have told of
the details incident to the open
ing of school. : How senior high
students, who this year are ex
pected to number almost 1200 at
the start, will report t; 9 o'clock
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"GIRL UNAFRAID"
: By GLADYS JOHNSON
This story tells the story of an American girl whose great love
for a worthy man meets the selfish Intrigue of a richer rival. How
love conquers makes an intriguing story.
! H CHAPTER ONE
"XTISS mer honey.!'
IV "No! No, Neil ..."
A silent struggle in the dark hall. Fear fluttering in
the girl's heart the thrilling fear which Neil could al
ways inspired Hi$ arms pinned her close, but she man
aged to twist her head so that his kiss fell on her cheek
rather than lier mouth.
It was Exciting to have Neil want to kiss her, but the
actual feel of his Ups crushed on her own woke tumult in
her mind, a purge bf emotions which she was not sure were
all pleasant.; ! j i
x The light of the street lamp, slanting through the glass
panels of the front door did not reach this space under the
stairs. Ardeth could barely make out Neil's 'face poised
above her. A white patch... two dark holes those were
his eyes burning down Into herO ,
own . . . a dark slash of mouth."
Something leaped In the girl'i
heart something- which was not
all rapture not yet all j fear.
She began ito straggle. "Nell,
let me go! They'll wwnder where
X am!" the whispered frantically.
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HYDE CHARGES
BOARD CAUSED
RUSSIAN SALE
Short Selling Practice Said
By Belitzky not to be
Out of Ordinary
Agricultural Secretary Says
Soviets Should First
Stop Bread Lines
By KARL M. SCHROEDER
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20
(AP) Direct responsibility for
the short selling of wheat in the
Chicago pit by the Russian gov
ernment was ascribed to the Chi
cago board of trade today by Sec
retary Hyde as Chairman Fish of
the house communist investigat
ing committee prepared to plumb
the ramifications of the charges
At the same time, officials of
the all-Russian textile syndicate
in New York said the wheat was
Bold short on orders from Russia
as a usual hedging operation.
Daily Turnover Held
Arranged by Russian Move
It was evident, said E. Y. Bel
itzky, vice president and treas'
urer of the syndicate, that the
amounts sold were relatively
such a small quantity that "they
could not appreciably affect the
standard prices In view of the
fact that the turnover of the Chi
cago board of trade is from 60
to 0 million bushels a day."
The syndicate was Identified
by Secretary Hyde as an actuary
of the Amtorg Trading corpora
tion, the Russian commercial or
ganization in this country.
In reply to a telegram from
John A. Bunnell, president of the
Chicago board "of trade, request
ing that its business conduct com
mittee be supplied with' the facts
upon which the charges were
based, Secretary Hyde said no
doubt the information could be
obtained from the members of
the board who sold the wheat. He
added, however, he was glad to
afford the committee full facts.
Asked If the short selling
(Turn to page 2, col. 7)
SIMPLE RITES ARE
1DSE FOB FLYER
t
Poem, Song and Salute of
Flying Friends for
Miss Alexander
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 20 (AP)
A simple and short service was
held here this afternoon by the
Anne Lindbergh glider club for
Ruth Alexander, eirl flier who'
was killed early Thursday. Rev.
John B. Osborn of Trinity Episco
pal church of Ocean Beah, a
short distance from the spot
where the aviatrix fell, eulogized
her as "a pioneer of the airways
of this eplo age."
The rest of the service was held
In accordance with a wish left in
a note left by Miss Alexander, as
she was known bere. Mrs. Claude
T. Ryan, a close friend of the
flier, read a poem "We Call This
Life," which Miss Alexander had
outlined with ink in .her scrap
book. Then Mrs. Austin Shaw
sang "Going Home," and the ser
vice was over.
Mrs. Fred C. LIndley, another
friend of the girl, will accompany
her body to its home at Irving,
Kans., starting tomorrow after
noon. As the train leaves, flying
friends of the dead girl from Ry
an and Lindbergh fields will
swing their planes over the rail
road station in a final tribute.
Blame for the crash which sud
denly ended Miss Alexander's at
tempt by a coroner's jury on fog
and the fact that her light plane
carried a heavy load of gasoline.
The jury's verdict called it an
overload.
-No! Nell please!" Twisting
helplessly. "Ton shouldn't do
this waiting here for me ev
ery night like this!"
"Why not? You like It You're
my girl, aren't yon? Go on, say
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100,000 Visitors Expected This
Week to 69th State Fair; Check
Shows Exhibits to be Best Ever
Applause Given for
Mrs. Bailey as she
Stamps State for Ei
TOLEDO, OreM Sept. 80.
(AP) Mrs. Thomas Bai
ley, 06-year-old mother of
Senator Edward F. Bailey,
democratic nominee for gov
ernor, delivered her first
speeches in behalf of ber
son's candidate today.
Mrs. Bailey, an energetic
church worker, considers it
her duty to tell the elector
ate of her eon's qualifica
tions for governorship. She
is an effective public speak
er. She graduated from the
Eugene Bible university and
was a teacher of public
speaking there.
In her speech here she
traced Senator Bailey's boy
hood, schooling and experi
ence. Mrs. Bailey received much
applause.
E
DIES AFTER CRASH
Salem Woman Fatally Hurt
When Auto and Train
Collide, Klamath
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Sept.
20 (AP) Mrs. Carl F. Short
ridge, 48, Salem, was Injured fa
tally here tonight when the auto
mobile In which she was riding
was struck by a southbound
Southern Pacific train at main
street crossing. She died a few
minutes after the accident.
N. H. Monroe, a friend of the
family, was driving the car which
was demolished. Monroe and Mr.
Shortridge were only slightly in
jured. Monroe said he failed to
see the train.
Mrs. Shortridge vaa formerly
Miss Jessie A. Rhodes, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Rhodes,
820 North Front street, and sis
ter of Mrs. Frank D. Bligh and
F. A. Rhodes. She was born in
Salem and spent practically all
her life here. Consequently, her
sudden passing Is mourned by a
host of Salem friends.
Mr. Shortridge plies the car
penter trade. He and Mrs. Short
ridge went to Klamath Falls
about four months ago where he
has since been working. Former
ly, he was an employe at the
state penitentiary here.
BET 5 YEARS EACH
Dallas Warehouse Robbery
Laid to Salem Youth
and Partner
DALLAS, Ore.. Sept. 20.
(AP) Ben Reimann, Salem, and
Joe Svoboda, Lodi, Calif., today
were sentenced by Judge Arlie O.
Walker to five years each in the
state penitentiary for the robbery
of a warehouse here la?t August.
The youths obtained $120 in the
holdup.
Relatives of Reimann failed to
obtain a parole for him. The boys
are alleged also to have robbed a
store in Salem and started for
California in company with two
girls.
Both young men were returned
to Salem a month ago on the
charge of transporting women be
tween states. After a grilling here,
Svoboda confessed his part in the
Dallas robbery and District At
torney Carson turned both young
men over to Polk county officials
for trial.
Mendel, "Pete"
Starting to fly
For 1000 Hours
LOS ANGELES. Sept 20.
(AP) With an objective of 1,
000 hours in the air as their goal,
Loren W. Mendel and R. B. "Pete"
Reinhart, former refueling endur
ance record holders, plan to take
the air from grand central air
port. Glendale, Calif., at 1 p. m.,
tomorrow In an attempt to beat
the record of more than 600 hours
recently established by Jackson
and O'Brine in St. Louis, Mo.
Canadian Tariff
Vote :&Delayed
OTTAWA, Ont., Sept. 20.
(AP) -The house of commons ad
journed at midnight without hav
ing ratified the Increased tariff
schedule. It will reconvene at 11
o'clock Monday to consider the
remainder ot the 130 tariff
changes which canre into effect
throughout Canada last Wednesday.
MBS
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5V0BODA
Late Entries Swamp
Exhibitors Flock Gates; Cars "Still Unload
ing for First Show Monday
The gates to "Little Oregon," which once a year swing
wide to more than 100,000 visitors, will be snapped open
early Monday morning to reveal the largest and most com
plete exposition in the 69-year history of the Oregon State
fair.
Promise of the success of the event was held out Sat
urday by fair officials, who announced that a last-minute
check indicated a marked gain of exhibits and exhibitors
assured in all departments. Late entries have been swamp-
ing tne main omce ior xne past several days, witn every by a federal court jury shory be
inch of exhibit and display space already leased and a long fre midnight hre tonight. The
liof nf lilsQiinninta onnlioanfa owniiin,. vonr.i. .V,;v, jury w.-.s given the case aj. 5:37
not va. uuuvinv.u uppvuuva
sometimes occur from unforseen circumstances
Cars with exhibits from allO-
parts of the United States and
Canada have been unloading
daily, with others still on the
tracks awaiting suitable accom
modations. Displays of sheep, cattle,
swine, goats, poultry, pigeons,
rabbits, and all agricultural and
floral exhibits have surpassed
even the highest expectations for
the 1930 fair, according to Mrs.
Ella S. Wilson, secretary of the
state fair board.
Magnitude Unequalled
"No previous exposition ever
has approached the magnitude
upon which this year's fair is
built," she declares.
Horses from the finest stables
In the west already are on the
grounds in preparation for the
first horse show scheduled for
Monday evening. The show will
be held each night of the fair,
in addition to a matinee on the
last Sunday, September 28.
Seven stakes of $1,000 each
and four of $500 are up for
(Turn to pape 2. col. 1)
FIERCE GALE RACES
Dozen or More Small Craft
Damaged but no Loss
Of Life Reported
LONDON, Sept. 20 (AP) A
gale, which has wrecked or badly
damaged more than a dozen ves
sels, mostly small ones, in British
waters, was raging in the English
channel and in many parts of
Creat Britain tonight but with
out reports of loss of life.
The little channel boats made
rough crossings, being washed
from stem to stern by heavy seas.
The steamer Biaritz from Folke
stone fo Boulogne made six at
tempts to enter the Boulogne port
and finally took refuere with her
200 passengers at Portel.
. In some sections of England
rain was reported to have fallen
continuously for 16 hours, ser
iously damawd crops. Ireland
also sufered heavy rains.
News from the continent Indi
cated that conditions also were
bad along t he French Atlantic
coast and as far south as Spain.
The small Italian ship Tuscan
ia, tho Vivaldi, the 9,000-ton
steamer Underleigh. the Mavis,
the Drifter Chatnpiun and sever
al smaller Rhips all asked for aid.
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PORTLAND, Ore' Sept. 20.
(AP) The merger of four of the
largest plywood plants in the
Pacific northwest was announced
here today by Harry T. Nicolai,
Portland, who will be president
and general manager of the or
ganization. The merger, which will be
known as tbe Oregon-Washington
Plywood company, included the
Portland Manufacturing eompany,
of Portland, the Tacoma Veneer
company of Portland, the Walton
Veneer company ot Everett, and
the Elliott Bay Mill company of
Seattle.
Thomas Autsen, Portland, and
Craig L, Spencer, Seattle, will be
vice-presidents and Eslie Q. Wal
ton, Everett, will be secretary
treasurer! Headquarters will be In Port
land. Combined capacity of the
four plants will be in excess of
159,000,000 square feet of ply
wood yearly, Nicolai said.'
Carter's Auto
In bad Smashup
SUNNYSIDE. Sept. 20 C. W.
Carter's car was hit by a second
auto as he was making tbe turn
off the Pacific highway at the
Sunnyslde comer. The front of
the Carter ear was badly mashed
bat no one was hurt. The other
car, bore a Washington license,
but the name of the driver and
the number of the car was not
procured as the car proceeded
I toward Salem at a rapid rate.
ENGLISH
CHANNEL
4 LARGE PLYWOOD
FIRMS IN MERGER
Receiving Offices as
uuiinig .aiiv.icD tvjMifl
TO FRONT
115 M CLOSES
H. D. Foster Opens Head
quarters for Meier and
Brown Takes Helm
Politics broke out in Marion
county the past week with a visit
from Phil Metschan, republican
candidate for governor; an ad
dress by Senator Ed Bailey, dem
ocratic candidate, before the Sa
lem chamber of commerce; and
the formation of the Meier cam
paign organization in the county.
Meier headquarters have been
opened in Sal-m in the office of
Hom?r D. Foster, real estate
dealer, second floor, STu1 State
street. Foster put up a few
sitjns and thfii fnt to Portland
Saturday for more material. He
will be the active head of the
Meier organization in Salem.
Mi-Mahan Denies Connect ion
At the Meier headquarters
yesterday it was definitely an
nounced that Judge McMahan
"had nothing to do with the
Meier campaign" setting at rest
humors that McMahan was to
"audit the claims" before pay
ment by the Portland merchant,
Sam H. Browne, nominee for
senator, has accepted the posi
tion of chairman of the Meler-for-governor
committee for Mar
ion county, it is announced from
the Poitland headquarters of
Meier. The news item says that
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NAPA, Pal.. Sept. 20. t AP)
Harold Simp-ori. sought for
kidnaping and mistreating an
flvf-n year old girl, was identi
fied by minorities today as
flunks E. Murphy, alias Everett
Frank Lindsry. wanted for two
murders in Seattle and Kalama,
Wash. Charges of bigamy and
mistreating three yotinj; pirls
are aisu filed against him in
Seattle.
Murphy, who has eluded au
thorities for six months, was last
known to be in Los Auge'es,
where lie took a N'apa girl whose
parents thought he was taking
her to San Fran. -isco to enter
school. She returned here this
week telling her parents he had
kept ber in a Los Angeles hote.1
for two weeks.
Ggdn
CAR PLUNGES INTO KIVKfl
BAKER. Ore.. Sept. 20 (AP)
Harold Fintgan. tester for the j
Baker county cow testing associa
tion, suffered 'a fractured skull
and spinal Injuries yesterday
when his rar was forced off the
road six miles east of Durkee.
The car plunged over the river
embankment and Finegan was
still in the water when he was
found.
The driver of the other ma
chine had not been located today.
HEADQUARTERS BURNED
ASTORIA, Ore.. Sept. 20
(AP) Fire of undetermined ori
gin in the quarters of company
L. Astoria uuit tr the Oregon Na
tional guard, cau.sed considerable
damage tp tbe Sanborn building
here tonight.
All Astoria fire fighting appar
atus responded to the call but be
cause of the danger from explod
Ing ammunition it
was difficult
to fight the fire effectively. JUter
the ammunition had exploded,
however, the fire was soon
brought under control.
MEDFORD MEET KXI58
MEDFORD., Ore.. Sept. 20
(AP) The contention of the Pa
cific association of advertising
agencies closed here tonight. Next
years meeting place will be cho
sen by the executive committee
In January.
John Bencon, New York, presi-
POLITICS
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BIGAMIST
CAUGHT
SOUTH
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LfLE-fllTNEV
TRIAL RESULTS
IN ACQUITTALS
Jury out Little More Than
Six Hours; Friends of
Defendants Joyous
Courtroom Half Filled as
Verdict Told; Case is
Longest on Record
SEATTLE. Sept. 20 (APi
All four defendnts in the so-called
Lyle-Whitney conspiracy were
nrmiHtpil In n verdict broueht in
, . ;
p.m. toaay.
The jury reached its verdict af
ter deliberating six hours and 23
minutes. Despite the late hear
the decision was reached, the
court room was filled to nearly
halt its capacity by government
officials and friends of Roy V.
Ly'e. former prohibition adraie
itrator, William M. Whitney, his
assistant. Earl Corwin and K- L.
Fryant, former dry agents. Tteey
were charged with aceeptkig
bribes from rum runners in a
conspiracy to permit wholefcu
importations of liquor to western
Washington.
Friends Weep a
Result Learned
There were no JmonsliatIoL
when the verdict was read, but
the defendant and their wivts
were quickly surrounded by men
and women who wept unababbtd
as they tendered their congratu
lations. The case was submitted to the
jury after six weeks of testimony
making it the longest federal tri
al in the history of the city. More
than 200 witnesses were heard
and their testimony filled mor
than 3000 pat-ea ot typewritten
transcript.
The trial culminated four yt,ai.
of investigation of the prohibition
office by department of justice
officers.
Judge Frank H. Norcross,
iting Jurist from Nevada, charg
ed the jurymen to use the utmost
care iu deciding this case, whlcn
he said was 'more than ordinary
importance."
Lyle, Whitney and Corwin. who
held the positions of administra
tor, legal adviser and chief field
agent, respectively, were sus
pended immediately after the ic
dictment. Fryant. a formtr
agent, resigned several months
before the grand Jury met.
The prohibition officials wtre
specifically charged with viola
tion of the prohibition, smuggling
and tariff laws and with accept
ing bribes to influence their offi
cial acts.
Lads, 15 , Admit
Theft of Plane
At Great Bend
GREAT BEND, Kas.. Sept. JO.
AP) Admitting they stole an
airplane here last Sunday. It.
I'urdom and Robert Stabb of
Hays, Kas., each 15 years old,""
were sentenced here late today
to the boys' industrial school t
Topeka.
The two youths also confessed
the theft of four motor enrs at
Hays, Xes City, Xekoma eU
Earned.
Purdom told the cjurt h3 pilot
ed the plane stolen here from
Ted Karst of Hoisington and ah?o
said he took a plane belonging to
V. D. Mauk of Elk Sity, from
Elk City to Hays.
Cow Tester Injured
Shells Explode in Fire
Benson Speaks Ad Men
To Probe River Canal
dent of the national association,
was the principal speaker at tt
business session.
RIVER SURVEY STARTS
EI'GENE. Ore.. Sept. 2e
AP) W. H. Rucker, Uaitfrd
States army engineer, next Mon
day will start a survey of the Wil
lamette river from Eugene to
Portland to determine the possi
bility of canalization, A. F.
Steele, secretary of the Eogecc
chamber of commerce, said today.
Rucker will start from here y
boat and his survey will inefeda
water depths, height of banks
above low water, number and lo
cation of bars and shoals, bank
washings and other necessary
data.
PRESIDEXT HAM. BACK
EUGENE, Ore.. Sept. 29
(AP) Dr. Arnold B. Hall, r-
, sfdent of the University of One-
font "trne 5y '7";, r
tenuea iwur oi e iuiuuw wi
and tfte east where he studied c
onomics end social conditions
and attended conferences.-
Dr. Hall said eastern fo liga
tions v. iiich sponsor research- fa
te; prihes are turning more u4
more to the west. Dr. Hall at
tended the social science restaxeb.
council which held its aaaaal
session at Hanover, N. H. W
was again named ' chairman f
the regional committee for U
Pacific coast.