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Newspaper Page TextNOW IS THE TIME Subscribe now, , The Qre goo Statesman Bargain per iod now on. To any address In Oregon $3.00 per year by mail only. i I ! WEATHER . Fair ' and cooler ' today " and Friday Max. Temp. Wednesday 88, Min. 44. riv- . er -8.4 feet, clear, variable winds. EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, September 29, 1932 No. 159 .. - i W FIVE LIFERS AT PRISON RECEIVE COMMUTATIONS Pair Involved in Slaying Of Til Taylor Giveh Lesser Penalties Took no Actuat Part; Itwo Other Convicts Handed Conditional Pardon I Five men serving life ternj3 in the Oregon penitentiary for? va rious degrees of murder, Were granted commutations of sen tence Wednesday by Governor Meier. Two other convicts Were awarded conditional pardonsj, Two of the convicts to receive commutations of sentence kere Floyd Henderson and Irving L. Stoop, who were received at; the penitentiary October 10, 1920, to serve life terms for participa tion in the Jail break and jsub sequent slaying of Sheriff; Til Taylor of Umatilla county. ISen tences In these cases were pom muted to 20 years. , j Records in the executive: de partment indicated that neither Henderson nor Stoop took ! any part In Sheriff Taylor's murder, although it was admitted that they were involved in the ! jail break preceding the slaying. Evi dence placed before Governor Meier by prison officials shewed that both Stoop and Henderson have been model prisoners. Em- ployment has been promised jboth men. i Term of Hecker j Is Also Reduced The sentence of Russell peck er, serving a life term fori the slaying of Frank Bowkerj of Multnomah county, also was com muted to 20 years. Hecker was received at the penitentiary May 20, 1924. After killing Bowker, louowing a quarrel which was al leged to have involved a. liquor transaction, Hecker took ! the body In his automobile to Linn county where he threw it iinto the Calapooia river. The crime was commuted on April IB, 1922. in Clackamas county. In the case of Dotnlnlcoi Pa cini, who was received at) the penitentiary March 6. 1915, from Multnomah county, to serve a life term for second degree piur der, the sentence was commuted to 25 years. Records at the ipen itentiary show that Pacini mur dered an Italian gambler as the result of a quarrel. The nanie of Pacini's victim was not Included in the commitment record.; Of ficials said that Pacini had jbeen a model prisoner and had given valuable serriee to the Institu tion. Itrirhoux Classed As Model Prisoner The life sentence imposejl in the case of D. C. Brichouk of Malheur county also was bom muted to 25 years. He was re ceived at the penitentiary Octo ber 31, 1916, on a charge ofi sec ond degree murder. The commu tation set out that Brichoux; had ber a model prisoner and; had givui valuable service to the in stitution, j The conditional pardons were Issued to Lincoln Rose of Doug las county and Jack Edwards of Multnomah county. Rose was re ceived at the penitentiary (Sep tember 2, 1931, to serve a jterm of five years for Involuatary manslaughter. j Edwards was received at! the penjtentiary March 23, 192?, to serve a term of 10 years for as sault and robbery, while armed with a dangerous weapon! in Multnomah county. The pardon provides that Edwards shall re main under the sunervislon of the Oregon Prison association, which Vill furnish him with med ical treatment. Edwards is now a patienl in the penitentiary, which was! said to have insufficient facilities) for his treatment. i SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. $8, (AP) Little change In Oregon employment was found by the San Francisco federal reserve bank in its August survey. The bank re leased the following statement today: "Reports from 119 industrial firms in Oregon Indicate I ' there was little change from i to August in the number of! that July em ployes or in total weekly wges, although increases are customary during the later aonth. " i "The number of workers! in creased in the metals and lumber and wood manufacturing indus tries, while decreases were! re- ported by the textiles, food prod ucts and paper and printing groups. i The total employment of!' the , lit Arms wa 14,428 in August : slightly under the 14,441 of July, and under the 18,491 of August 1131. The total weekly wage outlay waa $224,406 in August, om- ' pared with'$24,415 in July; and ; $410,114 last yean . MK SITUATION III on unio Heroes in First Game of Series T?' :tv rV -vV- J v Abover Lou Gehrig, Yanks' first saoker, whose homer set the Cubs on the downward path. Lower picture. Charles "ped" Ruffing, Yank hurler who kept the National league champs tamed Insofar as the margin given him by his .slugging mates made it necessary. LESK01I SUICIDE; Tl DALLAS, Sept. 2 8 John Les- kovan, 53, committed suicide here today by taking strychnine. He was a native of Austria, living in Dallas for the last six years at the residence, 718 Jefferson street, where the crime was committed. Leskovan had gone to Stafrin's drug store about 11:25 and bought the strychnine remarking that he was going to use it to kill gophers. The store clerk became suspicious and called Sheriff Hooker who rushed to the resi dence to find Leskovan lying across the bed, 'still alive but too far gone to be revived. Leskovan had formerly worked in a mill here but had been out of work for the past year. This was supposed to have been at least one reason for bis act. He had made some previous attempts to end his own life. He is survived by his wife Helen of Dallas: stepson, Jacob, also of Dallas; two daughters and a son in Austria. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. lis V-'-. IKES K I Clackamas Youth Winner Ot Jim Linn 4-H Trophy The Jim Linn trophy cup for outstanding 4-H club Jersey ex-j hibits at the state fair was this year won by Stonewall Jackson of Clackamas county, who won three firsts, a second and an elev enth, on five cows exhibited, and also received championship on senior yearling heifer. Judging of the livestock in the 4-H division was completed yes terday. In the dairy cattle, El bert Eagsdale, of Polk county, placed second to Stonewall Jack son, and two Polk county youths, Johnny Brown and Betty Mad docks paced fourth end sixth, re spectively. , Marion county 4-H exhibitors who placed In Jerseys, included: Don Schacht, second on senior belfer calf; Earl Rcrien, Silver- ton, seventh on junior yearling heifer: Earl Borden, eighth on I producing- cow. Mildrd Roblson, I Frances Iliff and Creyden Blod- CREW IN PERIL AFTER FREIGHT : BOAT AGROUND Nevada Doomed, Rescuers Standing by but Fail To Make Contact Four or More of men Reach Shore; Westerly Gale Hinders Attempts SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 28. (AP) Fate of the 29 officers and men of the crew of the freighter Nevada, wrecked on the shore of Amatlgnak Island in the middle Aleutian group in the North Pacific, remained doubtful late tonight: after a rescue ship, the Japanese steamer Oregon Maru, radioed ber small boat was unable to reach the wrecked ves sel. The Oregon Maru, a freighter. after a IS hour search, radioed she had found and was standing by the Nevada and reported at least four men had reached shore from the wrecked ship. A passenger liner, plying from Pacific coast ports to the orient, was speeding northward off her course to aid in the attempt to rescue the Nevada's crew. She was the President Madison and radioed that she was making 16 knots and would reach the Neva da's position in about 12 hours. A message relayed to the na val radio station here from St. Paul Island and Dutch harbor ra dio stations at 9:28 p. m. said the Oregon Maru had reached the lo cation of the Nevada and that she was ashore on the island. The Japanese vessel said that he had sent out a small boat to attempt to rescue the crew of the distressed craft but that the (Turn to page 2, col. 6) cmucom n Police to Question Wife, Make Other Probe Into Bombing Confession PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 28.- (AP) Frankly doubtful of Paul M. Callicotte's story that he placed the suitcase containing an infernal machine which killed 10 persons and injured 42 others in the San Francisco preparedness day parade of 1916, police to night, however, were going for ward with their Investigation. Callicotte, 32, well known Portland mountaineer, told his story to police last night. Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings are serving life sentences in Cal lfornia prisons for the crime In which Callicotte claims he was an unwitting principal. Police Detective James Tack- aberry, assigned to the case to day by Captain of Detectives Har vey Thatcher, said he intended to question Callicotte's wife to learn how much of the story Cal licotte had told her. ' Meanwhile police were waiting replies from telegrams and air mail letters sent to San Francis co asking authorities there to check Callicotte's story. Grain, Pasture Fields Burning KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Sept 28 (AP) A 3,000-acre fire in grain and pasture fields was burn ing tonight in the lower Klamath lake country. It Is estimated that 1,000 acres of grain was destroyed. The fire started in peat soil. SHOOT AT EDITOR CALCUTTA, India, Sept. 28. (AP) Two men committed sui cide by poison tonight after fail ing In an attempt to assassinate Sir Alfred Watson, editor of the Statesman, a daily newspaper. gett, of Polk county placed in the money In Jerseys also. The only Marlon county place ment In Guernseys was Marjorie Riches, third in senior heifer calf. Portland and Clackamas county youths took most ot the rabbit awards in the 4-H division. In the 4-H poultry show, firsts went to Margaret Fruit. Yamhill county, Bruce Farmer, Clackamas county. Harold Boehi. Clackamas county, Mary Murphy, Portland, Kenneth Arnold, Linn county. First- In turkeys was won by Ralph Gibson, of Lane county; and first in ducks was won by Eugene Easter, of Yamhill county. Folk county youngsters placed 1n the poultry awards: Robert Ewing. Carl May, Edward Villlcock, Edward Tews, Elmer Voth, Irrin Voth and Marvin May. ' In the cookery one exhibit, first went - to Kathryn Busenback, . (Turn to pace 2, col. 1) GREATLY DOUBTED Contract is Awarded On Wo odb urn-Aurora Secti oft of Highway Theo. Arenz Successful Bidder; Large Jobs are Let With Stipulation Upon Wages and Hours; new Estimate Offered PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 28 (AP) The state highway commission meeting here today dealt with contracts in volving more than $500,000. A stipulation in the contracts read that successful bidders must pay a minimum wage of 50 cents an hour for unskilled labor and 60 cents an hour for skilled labor. Generally, skilled and unskilled labor is not to : oork more than 30 hours In any SCHOOL DISTRICT LOSS TO BE i Officials Uncertain as to Warrant Interest Item In Tuition Costs Los. to the slm nehool dia- trict in revenue bv the oartial re- ectlon of th hleh achool tuition aw lmannti to 17852 for th year 1931-32. This sum represents the non-high school districts' charges Included In tuition, for interet to district 24 on its building and equipment and on its outstanding warrants. County officials were not cw- t.i, ..... int th mandate of th. higher eourt. whether the interest charge on warrants was to be stricken out - 0 l of thiicmti included tn the rom. piiatlon of tuition costs. If this warrant interest charge which is arbitrarily determined by outstandinr district Indebtedness and is not a matter of the school clerk's Judgment is not stricken out, the local district's loss for the last year will be reduced from 17852 to $6753. Tuition Cost Bill is $174,745 Salem high school for 1931 1932 presented a eot bill of $174,745 to the county court for its basis of receiving high school tuition payments. The total tui tion charge was $51,646. Includ ed In the school running costs for 1931-32 were Interest Items of $18,369 for interest on the high school valuation set at $306. 151, and Interest of $3831 on the school equipment put at $63,8o3. Interest on warrants was put at $44871. The court s decision of Tuesday struck out the Interest on the dis trict's Investment because it was determined by a clerk exercising a judicial power without any authority given for review by the tuition law. L TO SW IT ONCE PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 28 (AP) Organization of the re gional agricultural credit corpora- tion's Portland branch will be started Immediately, W. Ervle Williams, newly appointed man- ager of the branch, said today up- on his return from Washington where he conferred with Ford E. Hover, chief of the agricultural credit division of the reconstruc tion finance corporation. Informed that the Portland chamber of commerce had only today wired the reconstruction fi nance corporation urging Imme diate relief for farmers, mer chants and banks in the shape of loans to the amount of the quoted world market price of wheat, Wil liams said. to merchants, dealer., banks or "We have no authority to loan anyone else who Is not an actual producer." Elk Unwelcome In Ochoco Area, To be Deported nir.vn n, son 99 fAPY TT.IV nnn .Mnnofl tn central Oregon last year from the Wallowa country and released In Crook county, are to be deported to new pastures on the urgent recommendations of ranchers of Ochoco valley. State Game Super visor Frank B. Wire said today. Wire was on his way toTrine- Tllle to make arrangements to capture the herd, which has in creased from seven to nine bead in the past year. If the elk can be caught. Wire said, they will be released in the Crane Prairie country of the Deschutes national fnrest cnmniaint. wtTd w ik. lfate rami, mmmiutnii indicate the elk are causing considerable tronhiA in th rvwn vaiie " " LEGIONNAIRES WANTED Ail members of Capital Post No. 9, American Legion, are want- ed to march in the parade welcom- ing the Benton county fair dele- gatlon to Salem this morning, Commander Irl 8. McSherry an - nounced last night. They are to assemble at 12th and Ferry streets at 9:30 o'clock. , . AGRICULTURA BANK one week. Theo. Arenz was the successful bidder on the ' Aurora-Woodburn section of the Pacific highway, which calls for 5.1 miles of grad- ng and gravel shoulder construc tion. The bid was $31,105. The commission split up the 1132,000 of Colton-Oddle money, Ik0: V"I7.t v &u iuii vu a v au' Oregon line, north to Jordan val- ley. Another $30,000 was allo cated for surfacing the road be tween Burns and Lakevlew, the so - cauea Yellowstone cut-orr. The remainder will be used on the cen ir' uregon mgnway netween Burns and Juntura A revised estimate on tne cost oI tne "VVUson-River route from Tillamook to Foreet Grove and North Plains was presented by the engineering department. The new estimate irom Tiuamook to Glen- Pt1S ! iron uituwooa 10 ForeBt GrOTe- without paving, the AnmAA t 1 e mrm titul ii IT". I1" 7 V 1' . V .1 m.Cdm, 4a.??A LpaT,ng- tbe C8UB1" 18 z- No decision was reached at the Mhway comniA"lon owen me A and "Z" pro- jr""Vv" 7,;wun furor ,or Ul6cvlf,c nhway, it was re- Police Rule out 21 Places On Fairgrounds; Boys Held Victimized iwenty-one gambling games at the state fairgrounds were closed up by city police last night on orders from Chief Frank Mlnto. This left but a few of 'games of skill" in operation. Police have been keeping an eye on the various games, de termined that the public should not be taken advantage of. Yes- teraay, tney said, tne game sters, tempted by the largest crowds of the fair week, became overly ambitious of emptying the public pocket. One operator was noted yesterday afternoon playing on the gullibility of small boys, a circumstance which the chief declared he would not coun tenance, At the opening of the fair, city officers closed six games tempor- airly and ordered all operators to give the public some sort of return on iU gaming "invest ments." Games of purely chance were banned. HELTZEL ESTATE IS FILED FOB PROBATE The estate of James G. Heltzel prominent Salem attorney who disappeared at aea near San Fran- uSSffiSSLi was admitted to probate here yes terdaV. His widow. Clara A. Helt sel, was named administrator and gave$10,000 bond. Heltzel left no will. The assets of his estate have not been appraised. Cash on hand amounts to $1938 while moneys held In trust total $992 Besides the widow, the four heirs are John, James T., Mar- Rarei. ana ijnaries nemei, A. a 1 Y A I Avpraigera oauieu 07 tounij Jude Siegmund to determine the Dul lu "u NO APPEAL LIKELY IN TUITION CASE No appeal from the decision ot the state supreme court on the I "( icaooi iuiuud law iu oe to the United States su I preme court In the opinion of W, 1 W?910W' one of "5f I 'or Sheriff Bower, defendant in IL. 1 Vw. , . ui0 ami. winsiow maae ma state ment yesterday after consulting with Roy F. Shields, attorney for I M. Weinacht. nlaintiff and an- I nellant. j Winslow expressed himself as I wu satisfied with the Oregon I eourt's decision, admlttinr that I he was doubtful If the law was 1 constitutional In the procedure I adopted tor valuatlng school I property and assessing Interest charge. GAMBLING DAMES CLOSED FOO GOOD IRION JERSEY Salem HERD CAPTURES pa:rs MbflLdl HWHnu First Time in Years; Polk Third; Entry List is Record for Fair Yamhill High for Guernsey Award; Fleming Sweeps Most Blue Ribbons Marion county Jersey breeders scored a victory which has not been theirs for some years when they took county herd honors in the Jersey show at the state fair. Clackamas county, which has held this honor most persistently, placed second, and Polk county third. This gives Marion county breed ers two county herd wins, as Hol- 6teln herd was won for this group. In the Jersey show, probably the largest in history, 252 cattle were entered by 65 exhibitors. thus making competition unusual- y keen. B. H. Hull and Son of Brampton, Canada, took Jersey grand champion cow, junior champion cow, junior champion bull; Mrs. Estelle Fenne of Port land took grand champion bull. Yamhill First in Guernsey Showing In the Guernsey show, judging of which was completed at 7:00 o'clock last nfght, Yamhill county herd won first, Benton second. and Tillamook, third. Marion did not have a herd entered. County herd first honors carry a $100 award. M. C. Fleming of Portland took all but one of the high Guernsey awards, his winnings Including grand and senior champion cow. unlor champion bull and grand champion bull. Lloyd D. Hatha way of Brush Prairie, Wash., won junior champion female. Other cattle championships awarded yesterday were Milking shorthorns, swept by Northwood Farms. Iledmond. Wash. Aberdeen-Angus, swept by Congdon Battles. Yakima. Red Polls, swept by Miller and Tracy. Nashua, Idaho. Shorthorns, swept ny v. j. Broughton, Dayton. Wash. Additional Sheep Award Are Listed Additional sheen awards an- nounced yesterday were: Hamp- shires champion ram and ewe, J. O. 8. Hubbard and sons. Cor- vallis. Rambouillets. champion (Turn to page 2. col. 1) Minnie Bunke, 19, of Dallas; was reported in semi-critical con dition and Nina Olmsted, 22, also of Dallas, -was still In serious con dition, both at Salem general hos pital, last night as the result of an automobile collision that oc curred near Brunk's corners on the Dallas-Salem highway early yesterday. Miss Bunke suffered a fractured skull, bruises and cuts; Miss Olmsted, dislocated shoulder, ankle Injuries, and body contusions. They were riding in a sedan with Robert Williams, 19. and Kenneth Williams, 22, of Tilla mook, when the machine crashed head-on with a truck operated by Rex Wellman of Salem, accom panied by Mervin Godsey. Offi cers said the sedan was on the wrong side of the highway and in timated its occupants had been drinking. Both vehicles were de molished. Wellman received a leg Injury, Godsey escaped unscathed. I HIES III AUTO SHIP SERIOUS Strawberry Roan Ravings CROWDS' r Salem certainly sent a great delegation out to watch the sights. All day long there was a great milling about the grounds, and the crowds on the outside of the grandstand during the rodeo were plenty large. Almost two dozen gambling concessions were closed op last night while the crowd was at iU heighth. A great wail ing and gnashing of teeth on the part of the operators of the stands, no donbt. Bat look at the money saved to the reckless youth and gambling grandfathers t Bet some ot those boys who lost heavy at the stands would like to nave nsed that Lebanon strawberry cake knife on the fellows to whom they lost fives. tens and fifteens. . Whatta wea pon. It's In the Linn county booth, and was nsed last June to eut the world's largest shortcake also It by 14 feet. Talking abowt booths 1 Tho . state lastitations . havo soma better m ever" owe this year. And Packs Program Today At State Fair; CorvaUis Day Cow all U and Ben ton county day. 10:00 B-nton county parade through downtown district. 11:00 Musical pro gram, 4-H club aingen and Corralli children's or chestra, agricultural build ing. 12:SO Band concert and Benton county program, grandstand. 2:00 Free Strawberry Roan rodeo. 4:00 MiuJc, CorvalUs high school glee club and orchestra, agricultural building. 7:00 Concert by Oregon State college band, agricul tural building. 8:00 Night Stampede at stadium. Bands today : Oregon State college; Mt. Angel band ; CorvalUs American Legion drum corps; Chema. wa Indian school band. . . . US OF FAIR RetUJTI to System in VOQUe Prior to two Years Ago is Favored Life members of the Oregon state. fair are strongly in favor of returning the state fair man- gement to a fair board, as it w conducted prior to two years S. according to expressions of opinion maae at tne annual meet- ,n nell Tuesday night at the TeQt CItT cottage of Edyth To- "er "eaiaerrea. Life members made no written resolution on the matter, but aiscussion was an in mis tenor, The Life Members association, composed of the leaders who be- longer to the old fair society be- Iore ine 8iaie loOK OTer man aseuieni. eiecieu inurers as 101- lows: P. H. D'Arcy. Salem, pre- siaeni; tajm loner v eamerrea. vice president ; H. F. Snanks. Salem, secretary; and George Savage, treasurer. The group paid tribute to the juuso num., ium ' worker and secretary of the as- nociawtm lor jearn. iuo uiciuuna .uicu . uu(u tneir annual winter nanquej sometime during the first week mis law. Hoover Talks to Women in Radio Broadcast Today WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. President Hoover will deliver brief, nationally broadcast radio address tomorrow snotiy arter 8:30 p. m.. Eastern Standard Time, giving his Ideas on the pro - tectlon of children for the bene- m or representatives oi iauu wo- men's organizations gathered tn a round table discussion at New York. White House officials said to - day the president had been re - quested by 3000 women, jepre - senting organizations in 2 C states, to give his suggestions over the! air In order to aid them in draw ing up a child protection program for the coming year. About people, exhibits and happenings at 71st Oregon state fair, now center of all attention Especially Interesting Is the boys' training school one. with its attractive decorations help ing also to draw attention to the practical carpenter, shoe and tailor shops which are in opera Uon at the school. currord Weaver. S. O. Moe and Mrs. Em- ma S. Myers are. the respective directors, and help answer ques- tions at the booth. And they fonnd oat a wom an's touch waa needed La the police end of the fair, too. It's fair to conclude that, for after the first day of gettiag along without a police matron. Mrs. Myra L. Shank, city po lice matron, was called out to help part of the day. And yesterday the part ran the fall day. The management did not provide av matron this year. The campers at Tent City kave slated another meeting for Friday SACK PLAN night. This tlmsj largely a social j (AP) Tho house postofOca sab affair. Albert Tosier and his sls-l committee Investigating the pott ter. Edyth Toiler Weatherrad are host and hostess at' the earn pen headquarters they are loBg-tima fair ""hands." In fact, (Turn to ware X. eol. 8) Day Brings Out Largest Crowd Grandstand Benton County People To be Greeted by Parade Today Outstanding Music is One Attraction on Day's Program Salem and Marlon county turn ed out en masse at the fair grounds yesterday to chalk up th record crowd for the year, aad ! return the state fair offered te Its visitors the bent and most var ied program of the year. As near as could be determined by Auditor Krueper and his staff at midnight last night, paid ad missions for yesterday totaled 23.267. Although this is net a record, it will likely stand as tee 1932 high mark. Officials were well pleased with the day. The stadium was filled, with S.342 persons admitted there. Today, Benton county and Cor valUs residents will be the hon ored guests at the fair. The large delegations expected from that county will be welcomed npoa ar rival here by Salem's fair recep tion committee of 100 eitixen. and a parade through the down town section. Con all U People Will Arrive Early The CorvalUs people will arrive at 9:45 o'clock, the special trail topPin l 12tn "d Trade. where the parade will be formed Immediately. The procession will Include: Mayor Gregory in police car: Cherrians: Queen Mildred and Princesses Pauline and Auxasta Douglas McKay, chamber of com merce president and W. M. Ham ilton, in charge of chamber fair cooperation: Corvallia of fir Law O. S. C. band ( part of Benton de!- egation, CorvalUs high school band, more Benton county marh- era, O. S. C. glee club, rest of Ben i ton visitors, O. A. C. alomnL Rot- ary. Elks. Lions. Klwanis club. Central Labor council and eham- ber or commerce members eon- I posine the' committe of lee on J reception. Cherry City Baking company'a car announcer will broadcast. Todays Drozrani. inwiHrr elsewhere on this page, featares particularly outstanding music, a addition to the rernlar rodeo aft I ernoon event and nirht iiinnMi n the stadium r.ftraii. k.a. dreds were turned a frm tv. I rodeo yesterday afternoon as more hundreds stood on tiptoe thrOUKh the entire nurfnrminM I oecaupe evprr w. flll Highways to the fairgrounds were Jammed for blocks ye8terday long Legion Drum Corps Accorded Applause Appearance and playing of tie American Legion drum corps ot Salem, national champions, drew enthusiastic applause as prelude to the afternoon show. Hal E. Hoss. secretary of state, reore- sented Governor Meier at tb drum corps presentation, an 4 Irl a I 8. McSherry. commander ot Caa- itol Post, gave a brief history ef tne corps achievements. David Smith Jr., talented Salem boy 1 singer, also drew heavy apslau. An unscheduled attraction, aad one wnicn met witn quiek re- sponse on part of the throag. waa la parade of the fine draft horse I which are in the exhibition 1 barns. "Don't let anyone tell 1 you Oregon is going back on the 1 horse," Fair Director Max Con I lhar challenged the audience ia putting on the horse show. - l Additional features ot yeter- I day's program was opening of the I canine show. Judging on whir will be completed Friday night; and excellent presentations by official bands, the Salem Symph ony orchestra. Madrigal and QU vie male chorus and other groups. Commerce, Grant Battle Ends OtoO PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 28. - (AP) Commerce and Grant high i scnooia wmta i it w in their football ame here today. commerce aavaacea me iram wnen Jt got tne bail aown on ina urani iour-yara une in ia ia five minutes of play, but they lost the ball on downs. BIDDERS FUNERAL TODAY SUVER. Sept. 28 Funeral services will be held at the honva today for Frank Ridders, 47,.wfc died Tuesday morning wkila working on his ranch. He suffer ' a stroke? Ridders was bora ia 188S on the old Ridders raatfe here, the youngest ot 1$ children. Nine brothers and a sister sarvtra. WOCLD CUT POSTAGE WASHINGTON. Sept. 21 I al service) today went on reeorm I as favoring restoration of tha tw I cent postage rate ea first elaaa man to "provide mora reveaaa aad work oBportnnnies. .