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CIRCULATION
;. Distribution
Average
Aug. S2
7115
Fair today and Friday,
cooler today with higher
hamldlty-: Max Temp. Wed
nesday 88, Mim. 50, river
8.1 feet; west winds.
Net paid, dally, Sunday.6736
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FOUNDED 1851
EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning,' September 8, 1932
No. 141
I -M
MI DENIES
ElfJZIG CLAIMS;
Institution Meals are not
Entertainment; Often
A "Painful Duty"
Vulgar Fellow" Must go,
He Reiterates; Still
Strong for Meier
Categorical denial to the char
ges mad by William Einzig
against Rufus C. Holman, state
treasurer, la made in an extended
reply to Einzig released by the
treasurer to The Oregon Voter to
day and to be printed Saturday in
that publication.
Holman denies that he has en
tertained friends at state's ex
pense, says accusations that he
urged dismissal of members of the
purchasing department for refus
ing to buy from friends are en
tirely false, declares that in no
Instance has he urged appoint
ment of his political friends to
supplant other workers and de
clares that at all times he has
tried to cooperate with Governor
Meier In his economy program.
Treasurer Holman, not deter
red by Einzig's exhaustive reply
to Governor Meier's letter of In
ouiry. declares that Einzig, "the
vulgar fellow, must be dis
charged." He adds: "No belated
apology he now makes under com
pulsion will atone."
Holman Still Loyal
To Meier He Avers
On the other hand, the state
treasurer declares he is still loyal
to Governor. Meier. "I did as
much, if not more than anyone,
to make Mr. Meier governor,"
Holman declares, "I am as de
sirous as anyone, if not more so,
to make bis administration a suc
cess." The state treasurer's answer to
Einzig's letter is in the form of
answers to five questions set out
by C. C. Chapman, editor of The
Voter. "Have you ever entertain
ed members of your family and
friends at state institutions at
the expense of taxpayers? is the
first question. Holman replies:
"No, unqualifiedly no." He then
enlarges on his various visits to
state institutions and tells how
he has traveled 27,000 miles in
his own automobile at his own
costs, doing the state's business.
Institution Meals
Are "Painful Duty
The state treasurer says that he
has, it Is true, asked citizens to
accompany him to the state insti
tutions but as official inspectors
of feed. "At times this testing of
meals was a painful duty, excit
ing pity and compassion for
wards of the state," Holman de
clares. "There are details about
places where women are Incarcer
ated which a mere man is not pre
pared to pass upon and frequently
I have requested help from com
petent women," Holman declares.
"To tnisbrand these sacrifices;
of itiine and convenience by pub-!
lie-spirited citizens, and my own;
heavy private expense in connec-j
tion therewith, as 'entertainment;
at the taxpayers expense' is ani
accusation from the greatest ig-i
norance -of facts and circumstan-i
ces, or from minds willling to dis-j
tort and falsify in order to dis-j
credit efforts to improve the lot
of the Inmates of the institutions'
Holman declares.
Denies Request for ' j
Employes' Dismissal
In answer to the question as to
whether or not Holman instructed
Einzig to dismiss certain employ
es because his own firms did sot
receive desired business, Holman
makes emphatic denial. He re
ports that "many reputable man!
ufacturers have complained to me
of gross and vulgar discourtesies
Inflicted upon their salesmen by
the unmannerly purchasing
agent."
"On reports of his (Einzig's J
misconduct after he was- employ
ed, I was preparing to have them
investigated," Holman declares,
"when he perpetrated his unpar
donable act of grossly insulting
" (Turn to page 2, col. 4)
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1-
(AP) Opening prices with which
the United Prune Growers of Cal
ifornia will make its initial offer
ing f one third of pooled prunes
to the marketing factors were an
nounced her today folllowing a
meeting of the organization s di
rectors. Tne prices are Quoted on a
bulk basis for each size plus one-
eighth cent for advertising and
one-fourth cent for grading and
service charge.
: The prices: L
' Santa Clara's XOs, 40s. SOs,
10s and -70s, inclusive two cent
balk basis: SOs and 80s, 24 cent
bulk basis. '
s Outside 30s, 40s, SOs, 60s
15-4 cent bulk basis; 70s. 1 7-8
cent balk basis: SOs and 90s,
RENEWS SCRAP
PRUNE PRICES IN
CALIFORNIA TOLD
2 1-8 cent balk basis.
I 100s to 120s, $17.50 per ton
120s up $15 per Uh
Young Upstart Mayor Worrying
Tammany; Getting Too Popular
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Meet Joseph V". McKee, "accidental" holder of the office rated as
) the third most important in the land; mayor of New York. Sno
: reeding to the job when Jimmy Walker resigned under pressure
: of the Sea bury charges, McKee was regarded as merely a tempo r
1 ary official. But he started cutting salaries and Introducing re
forms and now Tammany Hall, to whtch he does not owe alleg
i lance, is worried for fear he will be so popular he may become a
I fixture.
POLICE SEARCHING
; 1 JI HELTZEL
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Son Assisting; Wife Here
Is Still Hopeful That
Attorney is Safe
I SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7.
(AP) Search for James G.
Heltzel, Salem. Ore., attorney,
Who was reported missing from
the liner Admiral Farragut short
ly after the vessel sailed from this
port Saturday, was pressed by po
lice here today.
i A son of the missng man, John
Jleltzel. assisted police, and ex
pressed confidence his father had
left the ship here and was still
ftlive.
Four days have gone by since
James G. Heltzel, prominent local
attorney, was reported missing
from the liner. Admiral Farragut,
south of San Francisco, and still
no word solving the mystery has
been received here.
John Heltzel, his son, wired to
the family here Wednesday morn
ing that he had arrived in San
Francisco, but had so far made
no progress in tracing his father.
' Mrs. Heltzel is still hopeful,
mentioning that her husband sel
dom read newspapers because of
eye trouble and that he may have
missed the boat at San Francisco,
and immediately gone on south
by train or bus, without realizing
that his absence had caused alarm.
Friends here however grow
more and more of the opinion that
Mr. Heltzel fell overboard, prob
ably before the vessel reached
San Francisco.
Northwest Part
Of State Wants
More Road Fund
PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 7
(AP) A resolution urging early
completion of the Wolf creek and
Wilson river highways was adopt
ed by the Northwest Development
association at a meeting here to
day. The resolution, which was
addressed to the state highway
commission, also asked a "more
equitable" allocation of federal
aid funds, available for highway
construction, to the five north
west counties of Oregon.
William' F. Woodward, presi
dent of the association, in urging
adoption of the resolution, said
that for 16 years the northwest
counties had been "regarded as
the rear of the cow, to be milk
ed, and the rest of the state as
the front of the cow, to be fed."
DRIVER NOT INJURED
La GRANDE. Ore., Sept. 7
(AP) Thirty-nine sheep were
killed four miles west of La
Grande today by an oil truck and
trailer which crashed into a herd
of 2000 owned by a Condon wool
grower.
Blaine Crandall, driver of the
truck, said the early morning son
blinded him and he did not see
the sheep until he was almost
upon them. Crandall escaped un
injured. The trailer was ditched.
MALIN MAN KILLED
SEWARD, Neb., Sept. 7 (AP)
A man whose Identification card
carried the name of J. Worthlng
ton Smith, Jr., of Malin, Ore., was
killed tonight when be fell from
a mall car on Burlington train No.
44 and was run over.
Investigators decided the man,
who was about 25, bad been
standing on a projection on the
rear of the car and lost his bold.
The body was taken to a mortuary
pending instructions from the
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Acting Mayor Mentioned as
Candidate; Slashing of
Salaries Approved
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (AP)
New York's naw mayor, Joseph
V. McKee, took the limelight to
day with a slashing attack on the
municipal budget, while the dec!
sion on whether James J. Walk
er will run for re-election was de
layed again.
The hoard of elections agreed
with the city clerk that a "va
cancy" exists in the office of may
or. and ordered an election No
vember 8.
But whether Walker, who re
signed last week, will be given an
opportunity to have the "peopla
decide the case" at the time was
still nndetarmined
The Post said there were re
ports that Edward J. Flynn
Bronx leader and Governor Roose
velt's secretary of state, would
advance McKee as a candidate.
The W o r 1 d-Telegram said
"Tammany" leaders appear great
ly alarmed by the praise evoked
by the activities of Mayor McKee
and his leap into the limelight,
which they fear might prevent
their turning him down for the
nomination.
McKee is a resident of the
Bronx, the borough in which
Flynn is leader, and he Is not a
Tammany member.
In slashing his own salary he
also ordered the salaries of the
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George Harwood
Said to Confess
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FUKILA.nu, ore., sept. 7
(AP) George Harwood, 38, who
with three ether men faes first
OH
degree murder charges for the ness men will cooperate during
fatal shooting of Merle Barr, crip- the convention period by having
pled beer garden operator, today store windows appropriately dec
confessed, police said, that he orated and also placing flags on
fired the shot that killed Barf
early Tuesday.
The others accused of the mur
der are Tony Camillo, 26. Wil
liam Pasch, and Theoloyos Pizanl,
33.
in his confession, ponce reiatea,
Harwood said he was dazed by 11-
quor which he believed had been
"spiked'' with a narcotic ana mat
he but vaguely remembered what
had happened.
Truck Kills 39 Sheep
" Fall From Train Fatal
Park Place Man Tried
Two Children Drowned
ASSAULT CHARGED
OREGON CITY, Ore., Sept. 7
(AP) Trial of Kenneth Fish-
er, of Park Place, on a charge of
assault with Intent to kill State
Police Sergeant Meads on the
Clackamas river during the last
salmon season began in circuit
court here today.
The state introduced testimony
to show that Fisher struck Meads'! at their meeting at the armory
over the head with a stick, cans-
Ing the officer to fall into the
river. Meads was rescued by Fish
Warden J oyner. hu companion.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 7
(AP) Two Portland
children
were drowned while playing in the
uoiumDia river nere .ioaay, ponce
and sheriffs officers reported.
Robert Dyer, 16, fell Into Co-
lumbia slough, while playing with
other dots near the Portland auto
eamn moorage. Betty Simmons,
8, wading in the river, stepped in-:
to a hole. Both drowned before
help could reach them. .
The bodies were recovered.
PRUNE RAISERS
WILL STICK TO
E
State-Wide Organization is
Talked; Packers Said
Not Cooperating
Some Growers Report They
Have Received Better
. Offers for Crop
Prune growers In this section
are staying in the main with
their plan voted a week ago to
hold for $10 prunes, It was In
dicated at the follow-up meeting
last night at the chamber of com
merce and attended by about 100
persons. Growers indicated that
they still preferred to dry their
crop than to sell lower than $10.
Tne group went further, and
on motion of Fred Ewing, pre
sident or the prune co-op here,
voted almost unanimously the
creation of a committee of 11
prune growers to formulate plans
for a state-wide organization of
prune growers. This committee,
to include two growers each from
Marion and Polk counties and
one from Clarke county. Wash.,
will be appointed by chairman of
the growers who have met the
past two weeks. It will be asked
to make a preliminary report at
a called meeting, probably in
December.
Start Planning
For Next Year
The feeling was that growers
must cooperate to gain a paying
market, and that cooperation to
be effective for next year's crop
must be started this winter and
h in full vnrvinr nHor hcfnrA
nPTt fall The nova tr inA fnr
a fixed minimum came too late
this year, several Indicated.
A. E. Bouffleur of Polk coun
ty presided at the session last
night in absence of Walter Wins-
low, elected chairman at the ori
P
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ginal session. Bouffleur reported Intendent who produced a number
that only three out of four can- of ,eters and records relating
ners Interviewed by him, as chair- to tne bank's conduct by Giesy
man of th" committee appointed and Schwab prior to the time it
for that purpose, showed any de- wai Placed in the examiner's
sire to cooperate with the grow- hands for liquidation,
ers, and that inasmuch as the Ta defendants contend gen
fourth canner turned, a cold erally depressed business and not
shoulder It -was Impossible for malfeasance in their offices
canners and growers to get to- brought about the bank's Insol
gether. ency, W. C. Winslow, defense
Perplexity as to intent of the counsel, said in outlining his case
original motion last week to hold to tn Jur before taking of tes
for $10 was cleared after con- timony began. Winslow told the
slderable discussion when the Jurors his clients had been ad-
maker of the motion declared
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
SALEM WILL GREET
Snlpm will ha rpAffv tn rrcut
the legionnaires as they pass
thronfh herft acpnril nr tn an.
l o
nouncement-from Gus Hixson,
general chairman of the commit-
tee representing Capital Post No.
9. of the leeion. tha Cherrians
and the Chamber of Commerce.
Flags will be placed across the
streets todav and two lanre sijtn3
will be placed on Commercial and
state streets directing the visit-
ing iegionnalre3 to can at the
chamber of commerce, reneral
headauarters for the visitors.
The hone has been exnressed
hv thn mmmittpo that th hnsi -
the curbs. :
When the visitors go ta the
chamber of commerce they will
he served loeanherrv, nnnch bv
a committee headed by C. E. Wil-
son. secretarv of the chamber,
Tours of the city and surrounding
i territory have been planned. Vis -
ttors caring to see the sights will
find cars awaiting them with
I drivers capable of telling about
land showing the places of inter-
est.
It Is anticipated that at least
20,000 Legionnaires will pass
through Salem within the next
few days. Several groups have al-
ready visited here and told of
many more to come.
i Richards, Moore
Fill Vacancies
Trt DAT? Cy-a
Ill LJ l. ix. O cell I
William Richards and Ernest
(Moore were elected junior vlce -
I commander and treasurer, respec-
tively, of Salem chapter No. f ,
I disabled American war veterans
I last night George V. Malstrom,
! new commander replacing H. T.
I Fields vrho resigned, conducted
I his first, meeting.
j Paul Doyle, of Portland, state
commander, announced that the
dleMr1 tprn annual tnrwt.
me-not sale would be held on Sep-
J tember 28 and 19.
I BINGHAM NOMINATED
I NEW HAVEN, Conn Sept. 7
I (AP) Senator Hiram Bingham
waa renominated by the republi -
I can convention today on a plat-
form urging repeal of the IStb
(amendment and Immediate mod-
llfication of the Volstead act." -
LEGIONNAIRES
School Burns
But Vacation
Ends Any way
LA GRANDE, Ore., Sept. 8.
(AP) Fire believed of incen
diary origin completely destroyed
the LA Grande high school bond
ing tonight. School officials es
timated the loss at $100,000, fully
covered by insurance.
The building, a two-story brick
structure, was completely burned
out.
A penthouse music room and
the second floor of the building
were ablaze when the fire was
discovered. Firemen concentrated
their efforts on saving the ground
floor and basement, but failed.
The flames, however, were kept
from the manual arts building and
the Central grammer school, lo
cated nearly. An unoccupied resi
dence was reported burned.
J. T. Longfellow, superintend
ent, and E. R. Eberhart, board
chairman, blamed incendiarlsts
for the fire. They said however,
that school would open on sched
ule next Monday with classes
meeting In the Morman taber
nacle. The high school bulling was
destroyed by fire two years ago
and rebuilt.
TIL n WAY
Tinkham Gilber is Witness
Wednesday; Hard Times
Blamed by Defense
Taking of testimony got slowly
under way here Wednesday in
the case of the State against Dr.
B. F. Giesy and Zeno Schwab
President and cashier of the in
soiveni Aurora state DanK. wno
are nnaer indictment ror mlsap-
plication of the bank's fands.
Only one witness was on the
stand as the afternoon session
dragged on. He was Tinkham Gil
bert, assistant state bank super-
vised by the bank's counsel that
; their contingent liability on notes
of the Willamette Valley Mort
gage Loan company, turned into
the Aurora State bank for cash.
did not come within the $6000
limit permitted the bank by law
as a loan to any Individual or
firm.
Barnett H. Goldstein, special
i counsel for the state, declared
the state banking department had
repeatedly warned Giesy and
I Crhwik that tfci Inana tn th
mortgage loan concern were far
In nt thm laval (m l !
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lowed the bank. In 1928 officers
and directors of the bank had
taken up some of the credits ad-
vanced tn the mortearn loan com-
nanv. Goldstein averred. In 1929.
when times grew more difficult,
more loans were made. Goldstein
contended In his opening address
to the Jury that the Willamette
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
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Says Car Driver
Took His Things
PORTLAND, Sept. 7. (AP)
I Leonard L. Grottey, war veteran.
of Twin Falls. Idaho, reported to
police today he had' been robbed
of Bersonal belongings valued at
83000 hv a man who offered blm
1 a ride to the national Legion con-
ventlon, to be held here n e x t
week.
I When they arrived at Seattle,
Grottey reported, be left the car
for a short time and whle be was
gone the other man drove away.
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Farm work yesterday provid
ed 32 jobs for persons registered
t thm TT S.-T. T T A. Kmnlov-
ment bureau. Of these, six were
M0110 PcklnR". two general farm J berry Roan rodeo.
I work and the remainder, hop! A popularity con
picking, two, laborers ana one
woodcutter also were placed yee-
lterday
Late Sports
SEATTLE. Sept. 7 (AP)
Driving punishing lefts to the
body and smashing rights to the
Jw. Freddie Steele, Tacoma wel-
terwelght, WOTOd ft decision OTer
Dal Velasco, Mexico City. In
six round boxing bout here to
night. Steele weighed 149 pounds
and Velasco 145.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 7 (AP)-
Ray Steel of California pinned
1 Jim McMlllen of Chicago after 4 8
minutes and E0 seconds of their
wrestling match here tonight,
Steel weighed 215 pounds and
'McMlllen 218."
ICE TURNOUT
PROMISED FOR
CORPS BENEFIT
Program of Entertainment
At W. U. Field Tonight
Is Made Public
Drummers and Buglers to
Present Numbers Used
In Competition
Excellent reports were received
at the chamber of commerce yes
terday from the committees of
the service clubs that are sponsor
ing Capital Post drum corps' en
tertainment at Sweetland field at
8 o'clock tonight. The Rotary
rlub, first to report, had sold 260
tickets in Its section of the eity.
Sale of tickets will continue
through today by club represen
tatives and at the ehamber of
commerce.
Because the drum corps Is not
soliciting for funds to take it to
the national competition this year
the sponsoring organizations are
urging the public to attend to
night's entertainment for which
only a nominal admission will be
charged. Receipts from the affair
will replace the solicitation of
other years.
R. 8. "Spec" Keene and Man
ager Tom Hill of the drum corns
last night outlined the program.
A special feature will be the in
dividual introduction of corps
members to the audience. An
nouncements will be made over
the Cherry City public address
car.
Number Includes
Contest Selections
The program will be as fol
lows:
Drum corps in full dress and
Uniform, and American Legion
Junior band ensemble.
Junior band, two numbers.
Drum corps, giving the five
minute drill It will use in the na
tional preliminaries and state
contest at Portland next Wednes
day. Kiltie band.
Drum corps, going through Its
15-mlnute marching and playing
program which It will nse In the
national finals in event It Is se
lected as one of the 12 best corps.
Between these numbers, there
will be bicycle races under the di
rection of Harry W. Scott. The
winner of the mile race will be
eligible to enter the state cham
pionship run at Portland during
the national legion convention.
Boys on bicycles will be admitted
free tonight.
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EXPLOSIVES FATAL
PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 7
(AP) Premature firing of some
high powered explosive, probably
aynamiie, ponce neueve, caused
tb blast which cost the lives of
young men ana wrecked tne
fifth floor of the new Willard ho-
tel here last night
The two dead i
men were posi
tively identified today as Forrest
Edward Wright, 26. and Major
Gilber McCune. 23, both of Port
land. Police detectives, after an
all-day investigation, said they
were convinced the two were vic
tims of an accident. He said the
explosion kad no connection with
recent bombings here.
Fred W. Roberts, fire chief.
said he found evidence that the
I exnloslon was caused bv dynamite
This theory was strengthened by
A. L. Qulsenberry. Wright's step-
brother, who said Wright bad
planned a round-the-world trip In
a small fishing boat and that he
planned using fireworks In ports
visited. Qulsenberry said he be-
I lieved Wright and McCune had
been experimenting
with fire-
works.
Rodeo Queen
Complete
Nominations are now In order
or .queen or me state xair straw
popularity contest to choose
a gueen Is being launched by the
Salem Ad club. The winner win
be announced the sight of Fall
Opening. September 22.
The Salem Ad club will present
the fueen with a complete, brand
new fall outfit, from bonnet to
EXPERIM
IIS WITH
GOOD FOR 10,000 VOTES
domination Coopoa
I desire to nominate
Kama ,
Her Address
Tor Queen of Strawberry
September 24-October 1.
mi out coupon, dip and
Salem Ad Club, Salem, Ore.
, Nomination Coupon
Legionnaires
Portland
Twenty Tagged
By Police for
Double Parking
Twenty double-parked automo
biles were tagged Wednesday by
police patrolmen,. Chief Frank
Mlnto announced last night in
warning to other motorists. He
has Instructed patrolmen and
traffic officers to tag all cars dou
ble-parked downtown. In an effort
to curb this practice which mo
torists hare been Indulging in In
creasing numbers of late.
In a warning statement. Minto
said no car should be double- I
parked and left without a driver. .
PHENT-T
Charles McElhinney Chosen
President; Benefits
Expected Told
Widespread Interest was shown
m the formation of a Parent-Teacher-Student
association for
the high school when a large and
representative group gathered In
the school auditorium last .night
to perfect an organization. En
thusiasm marked the meeting and
the expression was general that
such a group could do much to
ward solving the common prob
lems of the school.
Several speakers talked brief
ly. Supt. George Hug related
what such an association can do:
Chas. S. McElhinney told what
similar organization bad ac
complished in another city; Miss
Beryl Holt, high school teacher.
spoke from the teacher's stand-
point; ana KODert neea. presi-
dent of the student body, from
tne student point of view.
Dean J. R. Jewell of the unl-
versity school of education gave
stimulating address in which
he urged the thoughtful coopera
tion of parents with teachers to
make education of the greatest
value for young people.
The by-laws read by Principal
Fred Wolf, chairman of the com
mittee were adopted with .the
amendment that the president
and secretary of the high school
student body -be members also
of this executive committee.
Officers were elected as fol
lows: president, Chas. S. McEl
hinney; vice president. Miss Mil
dred Chrlstensen; secretary, Mrs.
C. A. Sprague; treasurer, Frank
Crawford; historian, Mrs. Lynn
Cronmiller.
Mrs. C. A. Downs presided as
temporary chairman and Mrs. R
L. Wright served as temporary
secretary. The association will
meet once, a month at dates to be
fixed by the executive committee.
Hurley Coming
To Convention;
National
ElCllffiS
GO
Will Not 1 alktiei1 ner Md the nly
Secretary Hurley will leave
Washington about noon tomorrow
hv rl.lo a I rr.lt, no tnr Tuli OV.
i.hm. hi. ... tn Porti.nri
Oregon.' where he will attend the
national convention of the Amer
lean Legion on September 12.
The secretary of war said he
t. .ttAnn .. . TAmhA, ,h-
lerlon. not as a nubile official.
and will not make an address
there. On the way back from
Portland, he said, he will make a
hm,..i '.Ar.m mt Tin, s n
and possibly one or two other
places.
to Receive
Autumn Outfit
shoe. This should make a real In
ducement for young women to
enter the contest.
Ballots will be given out with
purchases, by local stores and bal
lots will be collected and counted.
First there must b nomina
tions. So fill out the name of tome ,
attractive young woman, prefer- j
ably one who can ride horseback.
and send la the nomination at
once.
. .
Roan Rodeo of Oregon StaU Fair
mall to Queen Contest Manager,
Good for 19,000 Votes
Invade
tor Great
Convention
Commander At ks Five
Church Leaders to
See Proceedings
Rowdyism Charges are
Resented; Waters
Wants to Talk
PORTLAND, Sept. 7. (AP)
With hundreds of visiting veter
ans already in the city, and every
train bringing In other hundreds;
with national officers on tha
ground and flags and decoratioas
flying on every downtown street.
preparations went ahead speedily
today for the 14th annual con
vention of the American Legioa,
to be held here next week. -
Henry L. Stevens, Jr., national
commander of the Legion, reached
Portland today and placed his ap
proval upon preparations alrealy
made. He will leave tomorrow
morning for San FTancisco, whera
he will dedicate a war memorial
building, returning to Portland
Saturday afternoon for a formal,
official recepton, at which u si
formed groups will meet him. Mrs.
Stevens and their son will accom
pany the commander to San Fras
cisco. "There is one thing I want,'-
stress," Stevens told newspaper
men here today, "and that Is that
I am tired and the Legion Is tired
of criticism which holds us up a
rowdies." He said he has invited
five leaders of several church ie
nominatons to attend the conven
tion In Portland. "I want tb
to see every bit of it the social
and business ends of it." he said.
"This Is a sensible organization
and we don't rare for any mom
criticism such as that made
against us the past few yenr."
Convention Plans
Virtually Completed
James F. Barton, national ad-
Mutant who arrived several days
ago. aaid today conventon puss
have been practically completed.
The general business sessions wDl
be held in the municipal auditor!-
um. while contests, parades anrf
other spectacles will be held r
Multnomah stadium.
Meanwhile, at every Leio
gathering place In the city, goethj
prevails on the principal contro
versial subjects to come before)
the meeting. It is generally
agreed, as National Adjutant Bar
ton has said, that there is no ques
tion of the passage of a resoU-
tlon demanding full payment f
the bonus. But some expect that
along with this resolution will
probably come another censuring
the government for evicting the.
bonus army from Washington
with the aid of the army. If seek
a resolution is introduced, Bartoh
said, it will precipitate a blttf
fight on the floor.
Waters Coming to
Protect Eviction
Walter W. Waters, commamlet
of the bonus army which invaded
Washington. D. C, is expected ta
attend the convention. He joined
the Legion last month and hi
since been addressing meetings op
posing tie administration and up
bralding'the government for evie-
waters couia get to tne piauori
u,,"mmu'n luuul "l w
vention.
Several of the Capitol Pot N.
delegates to the state American
Legion convention which will be
held at Portland tomorrow and
Saturday will leave here today.
Among them will be Douglas Me-
Kay. who has been named on tlv
committee on
committees and
Commander Irl S. McSherry.
The other delegates are Adja-
I Unt William Bllven. Vlce-Com-
mander J. T. Delaney . O. E. Pa
ford Moynihan and Waldo Mills.
McSherry said. last night he tn
not expect many other post mem
ban would attend the state meet
ings.
The Multnomah hotel wiu ft
state convention headquarters.
AURORA. Sept. 7 Caarges
were preferred a ad a warrant
WAlf SERVED
ON CAIEBY FIRM
served by state police this after
noon on the Ray-Brown company
of Woodburn. whose cannery wan
temporarily shut down beeanso
of conditions disastrous to fton
Ufa in the Pudding river, the re
sult of refuse from the cannery
being damped la the stream.
The banks of Padding river are
dotted with dead fish, producing
a far reaching stench. Three pep- .
alar swimming reeorta and camp
grounds have had to suspend op
erations, causing heavy kwsea ov
er the Labor day. weekend.
After ether wave of dlssoslag ,
'of the refuse are found, the tan
nery la expctedto reopen torno
row moralag.
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