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, EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
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r Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, August 31," 1932
No.lJf4
no HOLDS
PBILW LEAD
; in cuoRtim
Shortrtdge Behind Dripping
VetTubbt fop G. O.P.
1 Scnata Choice .
Fr arikensteiir System '
Gf Higher Education
Picketeers Talk Like Dutch Uncles
Bui Sometimes Hear Hard Luck Tale
EDITORIAL :
By CHARLES' A. SPRAGUE, Editor, The ' 'Statesman v
The choice of a chanceUor for the higher educational in- Diet Member Asks Foreign Picketing Around Omaha is
initiative for consolidating the university and state college
have in a measure obscured in the Dublic mind ' the Dlan for
reorganizing the higher educational system of Oregon which
tne state board of higher education is now imposing on the
Minister What Should
Be Done About it
Active, Also in. Area
' Near Sioux Falls
Returns From South Llkeiy peopie of the state, -Turmoil; and confusion abound; and World Wide Censure Anent Armistice on at Des Moines
To Make Difference In i, viewing with alarm the disordered state of affairs, there are
- .u Co'wap persons ana newspapers wno pray lor peace mat tne plan
inCUmDeni S favor may be introduced and given a trial. To those who Uke the
- 'InCr,nn:- i ft fwriter;have made a critical study of the proposed plan such
SAN 'FRANCISCO, Aug:. I ja v,,
T " TaIr runaway Ie&d I u 'V3 9vxo yi. pucci uicuiai uiausuvui x&aouicvujr uuo
Manchuria is Topic but
Nation Determined
After Clubs are Used
To Prevent Riots
jlP)-i-TakiBg runaway leaa t--- y- -r -v-uy goternment was asked by a mem- I (AP) An armlatlce. late today
from five other contenders, in the plan in all its phases Should be projected on A mammotn ber ot tne ,aiet today whether quieted this section of the Farm-
TOKYO. An. 10 CAP) The
DES MOINES. la., Aug. 30-
itate nrlmary today,' William G. I screen SO the people Of-Orecron may see JUSt what is happen- Jsnan Intended to - do anything
McAdoo, former secreUry of the to their higher educational institutions and may for about the "concentration of the
r"rV"moJ.M themlve. appraise lie probable consequence, of this plan twS?!.
tiomlnatlon late tonieht. Vthen it gets an operation. . MTtllsll ... he saw no reason why
So far as we know there has been no complete and Tokyo should recti est Washington
graphic exposition of the plan of the state board. Many mem- to explain its fleet dispositions or
hors of the faculties of the institutions know the tvne of or- abould take any official notice of
nomination late tonight
At the same time Senator Sam
uel Shortrldge, republican Incum
bent, was haying a struggle in a
pentagonal contest in which Tal
lant Tubbs, a so-called dripping
wet from San Francisco, was
leading for the nomination.
ganization which is being created. We very much doubt if "'. AmftrlMll nimt wtLm OM of
the board members themselves are aware of what the actual 8eTCrtj questions affecting foreign
picture of the organization of the System looks like. The relations which were brought up
I .. . 1 i .11 1 1 t XT J -1 A .J l . tl JtA
T)rnnii from 1.071 Breeinet WHter. WDO 1188 IOUOWeQ CJUSeiy U1B ueveiuuiuwiw i uC eu- iu iu u .who.
out of lo.KSi m the state gave ucational reorganization, has therefore had prepared charts Mr. "v. ?AJ!?I it v!
ontendeJusVus lWar! 8howinS ""trative organization of the fystemand "n E
Sfii K ? SiSlu atfd wrldno the academic plan for the university and state college. These nated ln the" establishment of the
deli. Tne warden ana aicaooo f",-i. . , -ix. . j v.m . M .... r..vv- -
factions figured In a lively pre- cnarxs are puouwieu ucrcwiwi, uu a vuu; "c a . Jlt v.,
election controversy- )nto which sure will satisfy any person of average intelligence that what ' As . for Manchukuo, Baron
&mlX? i8 createS is Frankenstein SYSTEM of higher ed- v&SS2m
J?rS"J?i 1 SSii ucation, so cumbrous, so complicated, so badly organized that 0t worM 0p,nk)nf neTertheiess we
en sides in tne matter. . . .. ,;n iminavMA fSoaVnr nn .. v.
; J? . ; I xi f iicefinn in Vio nfnfo Th rPARon fnr conrse already fixed ln the face
in i Join ixmtesis tauw w iuuuw t-vwy. ...
In the same number of pre- posing it to full light at the very ; start is that once such a
?,nX.T,bK 'JL0' Aa.4 bureaucratic organization is definitely created and establish- on6ratalplomats M to top e
Atttei;tURitob ed t digs itself mand tne very law oi pouuw Sm?JzJjw
P. Shuler, militant dry of Los An- I erates to prolong lis me even wucu iuciu. ' I
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the incumbent with 12,172 and
Representative Toe Crall, having
the indorsement of the anti-saloon
league, was close behind with 12,'
092 Leo V. Toungworth. Los An
geles attorney, had 8,957
Shuler also cut something of a
figure in the early returns on the
democratic side. Running for
both the republican and democra
tic nominations as well as for the
prohibition party designation,
Shuler polled 4,552 on the demo
cratic ticket. Maurice M. McCar
thy, Annie Riley Hale and M
Abbott, were far ln the wake.
Shortrldge supporters said the
outlook was brighter for the in
eumbent than . the figures Indi
cated. It was pointed out that
O This study is not a criticism of
the Individual members ot the
state board; but of the product,
not designed by them, which they
are nevertheless validating with
the seal of their authority. The
members ot the board on the
whole we recognize as very cap
able and worthy citizens of Ore
eon, sincerely devoted to the
LOW Point PaSSed, Agreed to bind our own Judgment be
cause or tne line personal cnar-
acter of board members. Oregon's
LUMBER IIUSM
cuius mm
The baron assured another
questioner that the government
had no intention of turning over
the Kwangtung leased territory,
which Includes Dairen and Port
Arthur, to Manchukuo after the
new state has been formally rec
ognized by Tokyo.
WALKER ILL
Mi
At Association Meet;
Greeley Reports
education, is at stake; the welfare
of her young people; and to a
lare measure the welfare of the
TArnMA. Wash.. Aug- " I state ln the. future, as it mavbe
Hv Belief that the lumbei' In-1 affected by the character of
Anatra nf ttaft Pacific northwest I tralntn whloh these leaders of
Tubbs had a heavy maioritv in I has turned definite low point and 1 tomorrow will receive in the
the returns from San Francisco I that a fall , demand better than 1 state's Institutions.
and other bay region cities, which J any experienced so far this Jca J Conditions Worse
PMT H
normally renort earlier than the M. ahead aave the stockhoiaers
southern dlstrlcU. In Los Angeles meeting of the West Coast Lum
area Shortrldge was .running be
hind Shuler and Crail but the
latter two were far down the list
in the outside areas.
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WATER FIRM SUIT
Now that motion to dismiss the
Oregon-Washington Water com
pany's suit in federal court
gainst the City of Salem has
"been denied, the city will answer
-4 the complaint ln that court and
'press for Immediate trial.
City Attorney Trindle announ
ced this course of procedure yes
terday. He said hCas undeter
mined as yet whether to appeal
Judge L. G..Leweliing's ruling on
the case in circuit court here to
the state supreme eourt.
Judge Lewelllng sustained a de-
-murrer made by the water com
pany, as defendant, against' the
city's complaint in the case in
eourt here. Trindle said he would
consult other attorneys before
making up bis mind in this re
gard. : .
. . In the case before ; Federal
Judge Fee ln Portland the water
company asks for a permanent in
junction to restrain the City of
Salem from selling any of the $2.-
500,000 ln bonds authorized at a
snecial election December 15,
193S. The legal fight Impending
' over the issuance or refusal to Is
sue -this injunction will involve
the matter ot the bond Issue's val
idity.
bermen's association, neia nere
today, the most optimistic atmos
phere of any meeting of the as
sociation for at least two years.
The. feeling was strengthened
by a report of CoL W. B. Greeley,
executive secretary of the associ
ation, who said that "all factors
are now operating to the advan
tage of the lumoer industry and
named signs of Improved conai-
tlons as he saw them.
Stockholders approved the
changes in grading rules ror
structural items, as worked out
by a committee on grading rules.
which will greatly simpury sucn
grading and will promote their
sale, making it easier for the
mills to fill the specifications of
technical engineers by timbers cut
from the average good log.
The effect of the new structur
al grading rules was explained by
L. A. Nelson, chief of the associa
tion bureau of grades, as chiefly
a matter of the knots allowed and
their location in the timber. Six
structural grades have been elim
inated and only three retained.
Stockholders also approved con
tinuance of operation of the asso
ciation on the present basis until
October 1, even though 80 per
eent ot the industry is not yet
represented by the membership.
Both Parties in
Than Ever .
It Is recalled that the 1929 leg
islature In the latter part of the
session, rushed through the Bell
Schulmerlch bill. This bill abol-t
lshed the separate boards of re
gents of the university, the state
college and the normal schools
and created a single board of nine
members to control the institu
tions of higher education support
ed by the state. The purposes of
the legislature ln enacting this
bill, and ln the public mind as
well, were to reduce the eost to
the state of the higher Institu
tions, and particularly to end the
bitter rivalry between the univer
sity and the state college, which
had disrupted educational and po
litical affairs in Oregon for many
years.
Viewed objectively to date the
"single board" plan has effected
neither of these objectives. The
board asked the 1931 legislature
for as much money for operating
costs as previously; but the veto
of $500,000 by Gov. Meier and
the referendum by the Marion
county taxpayers' league holding
up the entire special . appropria
tion of $1,182,000 forced the
board and the institutions to op
erate on reduced appropriations
this blennium. So far as bitter
ness between the two big schools
Is concerned assuredly It was nev
er more vicious: and never has
this bitterness penetrated so deep
ly Into the political, business and
social life of the state. Regara
" ALBANY, N. Aug.l
(AP) A threat of additional de
lay ln Governor Roosevelt's hear
ing of demands for the ouster of
Mayor Walker of New York came
today with word of the mayor's
illness.
Mr. Roosevelt was Informed
Mayor Walker was in bed, suffer
ing from nervous exhaustion and
that whether the New York ex
ecutive would ask for a second
postponement of the hearing de
pended on bis condition. The gov
ernor on Monday called the pro
ceedings to a halt until Friday
when he learned of the death
George Walker, the mayor
brother.
The governor's future proced
ure in the case will remain undis
closed until he again calls the
hearing to order Friday.
Mr. Roosevelt indicated tonight
that whether he accepted any or
all of the supreme court's views
on his conduct of the hearing ot
charges against Walker would re
main a secret until that time.
The governor said , he would
have no official pronouncement
of his attitude toward the opinion
of supreme court Justice Ellis J.
Staley. His position, the govern
or, said, would be revealed by his
course ot action when he resumed
on Friday the hearing of Samuel
Seabury's 15 ' conclusions' of why
Walker should be removed from
office.
era' Holiday association's struggle
for higher agricultural prices, but
near Omaha, Neb., and Sioux
Falls. 8. D.. It flared out with
renewed rigor.
At Chicago, Edward O. O'Neil,
president ot the American Farm
bureau federation, one ot the big
three organizations of farmers. In
a statement, charged the farm
strike was "sponsored by a limit
ed group ot misguided farmers
with whom have become associat
es radical agitators." He announc
ed he had written letters to 100
Iowa county - bureaus of his or
ganisation urging them to take no
part la the holiday movement, x .
Mayor Metcalfe ot Omaha, ord
ered the eity officials to break up
a truck blockade established out
side the city limits, and Sheriff
McDonald swore ln 20 deputies to
push picket lines outside a S-mlle
limit over which the -city, by a
charter provision, has Jurisdiction.
Ten highways ln 8ioux Fall,
S. D.. were picketed by farmers
who hope to get. by preventing
marketing of milk, an Increase of
50 cents or $1.75 a hundred
weight.' Nearly a month's nego
tiations preceded beginning of this
"strike" today.
Dealers ln Cedar Rapids, la
fearing that a similar move would
affect them, agreed to raise the
price of milk from $1.40 to $2
hundredweight.
Peace and order supplanted
near riots and apprehension that
marked the non-eeUing campaign
here Monday. Sheriffs' deputies
and drivers, armed with clubs
conducted a major offensive
against the strongest groups ot
pickets during the morning. Their
success led - a- cessation of prac
tically all picketing on highways
into the capital city.
Sheriff Charles F. Keeling call
ed in his deputies and said he
felt assured there would be no
further disorders near here. But
holiday leaders let It be known
they expected to remoblllze wltn
the aid ot pickets from other parts
ot the state.
Receipts of agricultural prod
ucts here were normal, prices
steady to five cents lower on hogs.
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50 per Cent cut to tezzn
Shutdown on new Wort
: Says Leslie Scott .
Increase In Gasoline tax .
J Would Ughten - Blow,
Opinion Voiced
r
Here Is av sceme from the lows "Fanner's HoUdaj front. A picket of
stn kxmg agrarians is soowb as It stopped HoUsjm luaee, m trstck
operator of Tabor, who was on his' way o OoubcH Bluffs to sell
hie produce in defiance of the fanners poet, Pleadimg that It wonld
aneasi his rain if his fleet of con-laden trucks were canted bock,
Rase( right) was flny-sdlawed to proceed. Four mew were to-
Jored here tm a Traras oetweesi farmers OBd depwuea.
"7 :
support ennie men school p.-t.
FOR PRIME STRIKE GROUP IS PIHIED
Salem Business Peonle are Mrs. Downs is Temnorarv pinch to be fu
m xi p.-t n x; I --"7 M.wmx
iympainy
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug.
(AP) Highway financing-
raged the attention of the Oregew
state highway commission at & . ' '
night preliminary to the regular -business
meeting held hero te
sesslon to be held Wednesday.
Prospects of reduced autosae-
bile license fees, with a eoase
Quent shrinkage of revenue treat '
that source. Is worrying the so-ember
of the commission.
"If there Is a 50 per eent eut
ln license fees and no Increase ra
the gasoline tax. It wtH resart in
complete shutdown of hirbwsy
construction operation. said Le-
lie M. Scott, chairman.
"If there Is a 50 per eent eut -and
a slight Increase In the gas
oline tax. the construction pro
gram will bo eut down to see
quarter of what we have been
doing. -If the $8 license tax ob
tains, there can be no construc
tion program even if there la an
increase ln the gasoline tax.
The other members ot the com
mission and R. H. Baldock. state
highway engineer, agreed with
this statement. Baldock said.
however, that the state can "get
by October 1.
In
Declare
Leaders in Move
Leader; Cooperation
Need Discussed
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ACTIVE SAVS IDE
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. $0 (AP)
-Declarations against prohibition
repeal were written into the dem- j
ocratle and republican state plat
forms at the meeting ot the Kan
sas party councils here today.
Eugene Asks More Money
Mount Hood White Again
Klimath Cold Mark Set
To Dedicate Courthouse
i FOR NEW POSTOFFICE
; EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 80 (AP)
The Eugene chamber of com
merce today asked federal offi
cials in Washington to increase
the allotment tor the new Eugene
postofflce from $250,000. to $500,-
i : FOUll INCHES OF SNOW .
GOVERNMENT CAMP, i Ore.,
Aug. SO (AP) -Four r inches of
bow fell on Mount, Hood last
night, extending down to the tlm
ter line. Snow alio fell at Bar
low Pass but melted as it struck
the ground. A considerable fall
was reported from Cloud Cap Inn.
FROST DAMAGE LIGHT -
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Aug.
80 - ( AP) - The temperature
dropped to 35 degrees above sero
here last night, the coldest August
weather recorded since 1S18. The
maximum temperature tor the day
was 58. Frosts were general
throughout the Klamath basin but
damage was slight. iV
A minimum temperature of 25
degrees was reported from Crater
EVENT SET THURSDAY
r MEDFORD, . Ore,JAug. 30
(AP) JJackson county's new
$2(5,000 courthouse will be for
mally dedicated here Thursday. ; ?.
and industrial paraue
fespectiar these obJectlves.ejx(
lavinr aside any-frmTTa I n t
against the board for failure ln
these particulars up to the pres
ent. It is-of the highest import
ance to study the plan with a riew
to its possibilities in promoting
economy, reducing "local Jealous
ies and political intrigue, and at
the same time sustaining and de
veloping these higher educational
Institutions ot the state. The last
aim must not be overlooked, for
education ot youth is the chief,
almost the sole reason for exist
ence of the institutions. --
Plan Exalts
SYSTEM i'r
. In brief the plan contemplates
higher education of Oregon as a
unit; - and exalts the SYSTEM
rather than the individual insti
tution. The SYSTEM thus would
maintain its head office ln Sa
lem and branch plants operating
at sundry points within the state.
The writer agrees with the spon
sors ot the PLAN that we should
look upon higher education as a
whole, and not ln . terms of sep
arate schools; that :; we should
contemplate a well-rounded and
properly . articulated organisation
ot schools for Oregon; and that
All members of the Marion
county court Judge Slegmund
and Commissioners Smith and
Porter will represent Marlon
eounty today at the meeting ot the
state highway commission to be
held ln Portland. Improvement of
an eight-mile stretch of road
north ot Brooks on the Pacific
highway Is to be determined upon 4
by the commission and a contract
let.
Members of the court expressed
themselves as pleased yesterday
with the rapid progress being
made on Pacific highway Improve
ment. The court thinks the 20
foot pavement wltha six-toot
shoulder on either side very sat
isfactory. When and if a 12-foot
pavement Is needed, members of
the eourt believe the shoulders
will furnish si satisfactory base
while the present open ditches can
be filled with tile and covered.
The court does net feel it will
be necessary ln the future to add
to the 10-foot right-ol-way tne
state already possesses.
Progress is reported in the
pmne-growers strike against a
$0 price tor canning prunes. To
night there is to be a meeting
of growers ln this district to or
ganize for a $10 price. Growers
say that it costs $5 ton to
pick and deliver the prur-.; and
they must have at least $10 to
Justify harvesting their crop.
Those heading the ent
claim liberal support . Os
tein business and bar. .er-
ests in their effort to r ring
price." Many Salem ieoue own
prune orchards and they are re
ported as lining no behind the
farmers ln their demsnds, and
to have notified buyers that no
prunes would be picked at a $C
price.
Walter Wlnslow, Salem attor
ney, and owner of prune or
chards, will speak at the sneer
ing tonight which will e held ln
the chamber of commerce at S
o'clock.
The Brooks growers have
formed a pool and are reported
as coming In with the Polk eoun
ty growers to hold for $10. Li
berty growers who have extensive
orchards, are said to be coming
in tonight prepared to Join ln the
"strike."
Cannerymen sayl that some
small eanners ln other parts of
the valley auoted prices of 85e a
dozen for JVt cans. On $10
prunes the eanner has to get
about $1 to cover his costs. The
effect ot the low quotation Is to
force ether eanners to meet the
competition by cutting down the
offering price. However, if grow
ers refuse to sell for $8 the
eanners quoting at the low prices
will be caught short.
Last year eanners paid $10 a
ton, some paid $12. for green
prunes. While losses were heavy
on some Items ot the pack last
year, it baa been the general un
derstanding that eanners realised
some profits on their prunes.
te were taken now, physi
cal consolidation ot the University
ot Oregon and Oregon State col
lege would win by two and one-
can to one, joe jc uunne. rort- I r f 1 OL
land senator, opined yesterday in NlCKel OiilHG IS
k iwwacai mu vui on k bin- a
ness trip to Salem. ?I find sent!- - Agclin 171 V ORUC
At Golden Gate
ment for the .merger strong."
Dunne said. "A number ot Univer
sity of Oregon alumni favor it."
Dunne said he personally was
opposed to the plan and hoped it
would' be defeated. He declared
that the selection ot a satisfactory
chancellor by the board of higher
education at its next meeting
would reduce sentiment . for a
merger.- Dunne Is very favorable
to the choice ot Dr. W. J. Kerr to
head the higher educational sys
tem. Recently he declared him
self opposed to the selection of a
chancellor from outside the state
and warned Dr. Zook. visiting ed
ucator, that the state legislature
would probably abolish the pres
ent board of higher education.
A civic
will open the accompanying cele- we should not let loyalties to lo-
bratlon. A baseball game, ooxug i cauues or to traditions impeae us
card and a dance will be among
the entertainment features. . v
Speakers at the dedication cere
mony will Include Guy Gordon, of
Roseburr: I. E. Vinln g, of Ash
land; and W. H. Gore, of Medford.
la erecting in Oregon the finest
system ot higher education which
our resources will permit.
Lofty as that conception Is, the
writer does not believe that the
(Continued on page 4)
Now it He Only
GetsSomeEggs
The hungry burglar feasted on
: bam yesterday. ; . ' .-f f - "..
Sometime Monday night he en
tered the Waite Packing house.
431 North Front street, by cut-
i ting. a window screen, and stole
Several hams. . - ' - ' - -
"SAN, FRANCISCO, Aug. J
(AP) San Franciscans who used
to talk about 'the good old days"
wben a nickel would tuy some
thing rubbed their eyes today and
looked again. -
.Yes, there it was, a sign that
said: "Shine Be." There were
several of ; them, too- south ot
Market street and in the "lati
tude" of Third and Fourth streets.
Stand" operators - said they had
tired of seeing so many bad look
Ing shoes go by.
South Carolina
Solons Beaten
COLTJMBIA,'S.-C Aug. 30
(AP) Representatives Fred It.
Dominlck and W. F. Stevenson,
! veteran members of congress from
South Carolina apparently- were
defeated for re-nomlnaUon in to
day's democratic primary, on the
i face of Incomplete unofficial re
turns tabulated here tonight.
As a result of an enthusiastic
meeting ot psrents held last night
In the chamber of commerce
rooms, a temporary organization
of a high school parent-teachers'
association was perfected. Mrs. C.
Downs was . made temporary
chairman, and Mrs. R. L. Wright,
temporary secretary. A committee
to perfect the organization was
Appointed, consisting ot Principal
Fred Wolf, Phil Brownell and
Mrs. Lynn F. Cronmlller. The tem
porary officers will issue the call
for the next meeting.
Dr. B. F. Pound, member of the
school board and organizer for the
eounty of the P.-T. A. addressed
the gathering, which numbered
about 40 persons. He pointed out
the problems which had arisen ln
high school, and expressed the opi
nion that through some organiza
tion ot parents working with the
teachers and students a better at
mosphere would prevail and better
work be accomplished.
Others Joined in expressing sim
ilar sentiments and the general
fee lies of the meeting was that
Parent - Teachers' organization
would till a large place here ln
helping solve the problems of the
high school.
Speakers included F. J. A. Boeh-
rlnger, L. P. Cronemlller, Mrs.
Robert Craig. T. T. MeKenzie. O.
D. Adams, Mrs. Gertrude Walker,
Mrs Paul Hauser, W. E. Hanson
and Mrs. Ralph Cooler.
The state, Baldock said, has
enough money to meet contract
tural obligations, bond interest
and other expenses up to April 1.
but then the commission will face
large bond payments.
Baldock read a long statement
giving a complete account ot the
financial situation.
"During a discussion of suto li
cense revenues. Chairman Scott
said that the "revenues from the
big trueks are not enough to pay
for the wear and tear those same
trucks do the highways."
SHERIFFS FAIL TO
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EMC
LITO
ins
1743 VOTES LEAD
Use o f Foreign
Plates Charged
. . .
Charged with being a resident
of Oregon, but. using Washington
license plates oa'hla ear. Edward
Dorhbush, was baled Into Justice
eourt Tuesday and charged with
using Improper license plates. He
asked 24 hours in which to plead.
His ban was set at $50 by Justice
of the Peace Hay den. , Dornbush
was : unable to . furnish - this
amount and was confined to the
eounty. JalL , ... .
DALLAS, Tex.. Aug. 30 (AP)
Slowly but steadily Increasing
her lead ln the democratic guber
natorial contest, Mrs. Miriam A.
(Ma) Ferguson early tonight held
an advantage of 1,743 votes over
Governor R. S. Sterling.
On the last tabulation tonight
offunoffkial returns by the Texaa
election bureau, all the 254 coun
ties bad been heard from and only
It-remained to report complete
returns. Sterling waa leading m
nine of the Incomplete counties
end the woman ex-governor la
seven. '
. The count was: Mrs. Ferguson
475,073; Governor SterUng 473,
330.' . . . :
Election bureau officials esti
mated not more than 2.000 votes
remained to be counted. .
TWIN FALLS, Idaho," Aug. 19 -
(AP) In the federal prohibi
tion district comprising 10 south
central Idaho counties, six sher
iffs are not cooperating with fed
eral prohibition agents, three are
"on the fence, and only one le
cooperating actively, E. D. Paris,
prohibition agent la this district,
today told the fifth Idaho dis
trict woman's Christian Temper
ance Union convention which -
opened two day session hero to
day. Local senUment is a factor In
flnenelng federal prohibition
agents' activities. Paris said. la -districts
where sentiment favors
prohibition and local officers co
operate, enforcement Is -snoot
stringent, ho said. I
The convention today adopted
resolutions disapproving both re
publican and democratic platform
declarations on prohibition, de
ploring "the Injection ot the li
quor question" Into the campaign,
and expressing belief that "the
time is not tar distant when there
will bo an uprising of the Ameri
can people for a new majority
party based on moral Ideas.
SEEK LOWER RATE
OHSTC
i(
ritisfs
Eclipse;
Await Total :
to Study Suri
s CONWAY, N. H., Aug. 30 '
(AP) Scientists ot half a dozen
nations slept tonight In the shad
ows ot their mounted equipment,
awaintlng total eclipse of the sun
tomorrow. . . '
Visitors who, Uko the scientists,
hoped for fair, weather, also
slumbered under the stars and
many more are expected tomor
row. ' .' ,,.. v..-; V f .., V '
More than 40 expedlUena were
spread along the path of totality
from Quebec to the sea.
'- Speculation was general con
cerning weather conditions. It the
heavy, slowly drifting, clouds ot
todsy continue-to. obscure It. to
morrow, the rare spectacle ot to
tality may be denied. s; ' v
; Scientists were- agreed: that
should totality occur during one
ot the many clear spots between
the floating cloud masses an excel
lent view of the corona, which is
the niece do resistance of the
whole shew, might easily be ob
tained. - ' ' -
During the one minute and 3$
seconds of - totality .'-apparatus
worth more than $100,090 .will
be focused upon the corona and
Its attendant phenomena. Curious
ly, many celebrated astronomical
authorities . who have traveled
thousands of miles to witness the
eclipse will not see It, '-.
Visual observation will be left
almost entirely to tho public while
the scientists concern themselves
with plates In the utter darkness
of giant photographic telescopes.
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 3f
(AP) The Pacific coast associa
tion of nurserymen, opening: its
30th annual convention hero to
day, authorized Its trangporTatlssi
committee to draw up a resolmtlesz 7
requesting second class express)
rates on nursery stock.
This action was taken after 1. ,
E. Doty, Portland, chairman ot
the committee, had told tho Bar- ,
serymen ot plans for keeping
freight and express rates on nurs
ery stocks on a "reasonable JeweL
A. H. Stelnmets, Portland, pres
ident of tho association, and C A.
Tonneson, of Burton, Wash-, ex
ecutive secretary, ln reports and
addresses urged more orderly pro
duction of nursery stock, develop
ment of distant markets and la-.
proved standardization of stocks. -
Delegates from Oregon, Wash
ington. California and Idaho at
tended the convention today. Ses
sions will continue through Thurs
day. . . . .
Where YoU Find :
Features Tciay "
' Becanso of special edit
lal matter, the regular edi
torial page featurrs-are on
other page today. The aer
ial story will be found
Page 10; Bit for Breakfast,
- Yesterdays and the
article on page 7.
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