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: i I-. -. -;, :-..-. ... ' ' '-: " 'r; -f:'' J:- - r - -: - - - I v - State Fair Complete coverage of the tate fair, its attractions, coming events and high lights, will be foun:l in The Statesman during the fair week. f Tbe Weather ' Fair and - warmer today and Wednesday, low humid ' ' Jtjr; Max. Temp. Monday 81, Min., SI, clear, gentle northeast wind. . It r POUNDED 183! EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, September 8, 1936 Price 3c i Newsstands 5c No. 141 .Fair! Toeims iiaMiiuii&Ly i- am Labor Day Weekend Death Toll : Over 287; Many Dozens Suffer juries At Fairground One Man is Accidentally Shot, Girl Fractures Shoulder in Fall Itickreall Boy Is Killed .' At Rockaway ; Three 'U Pedestrians Hit i Victims of Labor day weekend accidents, one nine-year old Rick r'eall 1 boy was "dead ? and many other Salem and Willamette ral ley people were lying, seriously injured, in hospital beds yester day. Billy Fuller, ' the nine-year old RIckreall boy, was killed at Rock away Sunday when struct by a car as he was attempting to cross the street. Charles H. McLean of Roseburg 'and Marjorie Rowe of.Corvallis were In local hospitals last night as the result of accidents that marred state fair fun for them. McLean accidentally shot him self In the leg while getting into his car. He was taken to the Deaconess hospital where his wound Was pronounced super ficial. " Marjorie Rowe. 18, received a fractured shoulder lat nijgnt , -n she fell whJle making a o, vihrough the "fun house," a . .r i i. . .l coucessiuu. sue. wbs iaiu;u ; to the Salem General hospital. " SS Are Treated at First Aid Station Treatment for 38 minor -injuries was provided at the first aid station on the grounds. Capitol street in Salem was the scene Sunday of two accidents in , which three pedestrians were in- ' jured. The accidents occurred within half an h o u r of each UIUC1 Wayne B. Livesay of Woodburn was most seriously hurt of the three when he was struck by a car driven by Walter Ellsworth Mills, 130 North 23rd street. He waa taken to the hospital suffer ing from brain concussion -and other Injuries. His condition last night was reported as slightly im proved but still serious. A half hour later, in nearly the same location. Mack Houser and Charles Jarvell. walking across Capitol In a pedestrian lane, were struck by a car operated by W. G. Allen. Allen told police he was blinded by lights of another machine. Injuries of neither were er ions although Houser was hurled for a distance of 21 feet. Stolen ' Motorcycle Figure in Crash An unidentified man who. al legedly robbed Clifford Dewey Gersbach of his motorcycle and then came to grief on it was the most seriously- injured In Sun day's accidents., He is in the Dal las - hospital ' w 1 1 h , a fractured skull. ' ' - ' Gersback, on his way to pick hops In Independence, picked up the unidentified hitch-hiker about (Turn to page 10, col. 1) Landon Discusses Peace, Vets' Meet WICHITA, Kas., Sept. 7.-JP)-Gov. Alf M. Landon coupled a plea for a "strong will for peace" in America today with an assertion that "we can do much by Intelli gent legislation to lessen the danger" of war. He spoke to veterans assembled In the Kansas state American Le gion convention, calling for tol erance of race and creeds and nnity In the ranks of workers so that "organized labor may con tinue Its part In the struggle for higher living standards." In a ' light-tan summer suit, blinking occasionally from the glare of flood lights. ' the presi dential nominee read his Labor day address in slow deliberate tones to a throng of Legionnaires and Kan sans who gathered in the high-ceilinged fornm. Pope's Words Awaited CASTLE GANDOLFO, Italy, Sept. 7-(ff)-VatIcan prelates to night expressed belief that the pope would make an Important speech on the: Spanish civil war when, he receives Spanish re fugees In a special audience Sept. 14. Minpr Iiii Sail Sebastian Leader ers Surrender to i Rebels; Mobs Pillage ! Governor Sends Son to . Officers ; Anarchists- Rather Than Let rronvrteht. 1938. bv OAINT JEAN DE LUZ, France, Sept. 8. Surrender of San Sebastian, northern resort city reported ruled by pillaging' mobs, was offered to fascist rebels today by Gov. Antonio Ortega. J - ' r. The municipal governor sent his son, Jose, to negotiate with the attacking insurgents in the hope of gaining amnesty ' - 1 - ' Ofor government defenders; and Five States Vote Early This Week Four Today ; j Slates to be Complete Within Week, Primaries Wind Up (By the Associated Pressy Primaries in five states today and one tomorrow will go far to complete the nominations ,for na tional' and state offices to be filled in November. The party tickets will be filled September 15, when five more states nominate. Arizona, Colorado. Vermont and Washington select nominees for governorship) and the house today. Colorado nominates as well for the senate seat of Edward P. Costigan, democrat. South Caro lina is holding a run-off primary for ttate offices. , 3 Georgia democrats tomorrow will answer: whether Richard B. Russell, jr.. a Roosevelt support er. Shall be supplanted in the senate by the new deal critic. Gov. Eugene Talmadge. While Raymond I Sauter Is unopposed for tM republican senatorial- nomination in Colorado, Gov. Ed C. Johnson and Former Gov. William E. Sweet are having it out on the democratic side. Fair weather forecasts increased expectations of a; record vote. Intense feelings in the contest for the democartic gubernatorial nomination in Washington has led to forecasts I for a big vote there also. Registration exceeded 763,000. an increase of 102,000 over 1932. J The Septenber 1! primaries are scheduled in Michigan, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Massachu setts and New York. Hydrant Smashed As Auto Careens Three, boys who smashed np their model T Ford on a ' fire hydrant at 12th and , Crpea - last nigh t escaped f injury . to them selves but broke off the' hydrant and demolished their ' car. Robert Alexander of Corvallis was the driver of the car which was 1 said to have, turned over three times after hitting the fire plug. Stephen Reed, also of Cor vallis, and Junior Hamm of Al bany were passengers. All escaped with .bruises. ; , Water from the broken hydrant gushed over the 'street until fire men arrived to shut It off. Growth of 4-H Fair Display Continues; Judging Starts "A new record each year" in attendance and ; exhibits is the reeord of Oregon 4-H clubs for boys and girls, H. C. Seymour, state club leader, declared yester day. He estimated this year's 4-H section of the state fair was 15 per cent larger than last year. More than 250 boys and girls at tended to participate in contests yesterday and Seymour estimated that before the week ends 1000 will have taken part. Twenty-eight teams partici pated in the livestock judging contest and 42 other teams were engaged in competing in cook ing, canning, clothing and home making . yesterday. The climax of the week for the boys and girls will be the annual presentation of special awards at 8 p. m. Fri day In front of the, grandstand. The Marlon county team won first place in ' the homemaklng and room Improvement- Judging contest. In which curtains, rags, dresser scarfs and pictures are considered. Members of the team Injured Mere Negotiate With Insurgent Theaten To Set Fire Fascists Take City the Associated Press) !:"; preventing destruction oc the city. , ; .' , 1 : i ' His offer was made without the knowledge of anarchists who have declared they would set fire to the Bay of Biscay city rather than allow it to fall into the hands of the fascists. I. 1 San Sebastian was reported In seething dissension among r vari ous elements of government f drees. 1 Fighting in the streets between Basque nationalists, so cialists and1 anarchists ; Caused many residents to flee. j New Deal Record i On Labor, Target Knox Cites Own Ability to Get Along With Unions; S Deplores. Bitterness I ' ' . t ' - I. -1 ALMA, Mich.. 3ept. ll-VPr Col. Frank K n o x, republican candidate for vice-president, told a Labor day audience : at Bahlke stadium here today the present administration had "fomented labor strife" and had passed laws raising "the iron hand of gov ernment" over labor in this country. i f 1 Knox spoke before a crowd attending the party rally and a homecoming crowd of alumni at Alma college, which he attended from 1893 to 1897. I Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald, and Sen. -Arthur H. Vandenberg (R Mich) participated in the pro gram, with Senator Vandenberg introducing Colonel Knox.i "What has this administration done tor labor?" Knox asked In his. address. "It has professed great affection for labor, but its policies have done labor ;harm. It has preached a gospel of class hatred. It has fomented j labor strife. It has passed laws ostens ibly In the interest of labor that mean only that labor will be un der the iron hand of govern ment. Railway Union Man . T, Is Also Speaker Oscar L. Spragae of Milwaukee, deputy president of the order of railway conductors, who also spoke on the program, declared the republican pty was warring against "the folly of following false leadershIp.M Ht i. The candidate, , who publishes the Chicago-Daily News and -the Manchester, , (N. H.) Union Leader, "set out his own' beliefs as an employer. He said: ! : . "As an employer of labor, for thirty-five years I have worked (Turn to page 10, col. 3) are Lillian .Ham rick and I Char lotte Haln. , ; i ; : Rowena and Florence Upjohn' of Salem, constituting the Marion county team, tied with three other teams for third In judging, cloth ing. ; j ' i Linn county boys and girls took four of the five awards for ex hibits of western Oregon corn. They were Kenneth Kean, Albany, first; Marjorie Miller, Albany, second; Richard Kean, Albany, third, and Forrest Frletag, Al bany, fourth Fifth went to Mary Boeckman, Sherwood, Clackamas county. i Other awards yesterday were as follows: 1 . Livestock Judging Tillamook eonnty team, first. Bob t Stultx, Walter-Zwald and Glen Ackley; Linn eonnty, second, Ruth Shelby, Leland McClain and Claire Mc Clain; Umatilla county,! third, Harold Smiley, Arley Smiley and Alfred Blxby. . , Crops Judging Wasco eounty, (Tarn to page 10, coL 2) ' - I " : 1 Auto Mishaps Wipe Out 244 lives in U. S. Five Deaths in Oregon; 112 Killed Altogether i : In Air Accidents U Drownings 20; Year Will See More Than 20,000 Traffic Fatalities ; I GARDINER, Ore Sept. T.-UPi -Overturning of a car when it left ; the road on a curve north of here cost the life of Mrs. Rachel Dierdorf, North Bend,: to day and brought serious injuries to Mrs. A. H. Miller also j of North Bend. Harry Wells, Marsh- field, driver, and A. H. Miller were less seriously hurt, i l 1 Death of Mrs. Rachel Dierdorf in an auto accident near Gardiner today brought to five to total number of violent deaths in Ore gon over the labor day holiday. Delbert Steinhaus was crushed under a freight train at Ontario earlier today. The other three persons were killed in traffic mishaps Saturday and Sunday. : (By The Associated Press) Accidents took at least 287 lives in the United States over the " three-day1 Labor Day week end, including ten joy-riders who died Saturday night in a flam ing airplane in Allegheny coun ty, Pennsylvania. There were244 persons report ed killed in automobile accidents, 12 in airplanes, 20 by drown ing, four by trains and seven by other accidental causes. Mi National safety council statist icians had figured there would be 300 traffic fatalities over the hol idays Including those whose j In juries resulted fatally weeks later. An estimated 21,000,000 passenger cars were on highways over the week-end. i Michigan led all states in ac cidental deaths with 24 killed In auto accidents, one by a fall and one drowned. : :i j f : Head-on auto ' collisions took (Turn to page 10, col. 4) i Jeiilrins Improves Five Speed Marks BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS. Utah,- Sept. 7.-0P)-A.b Jenkins projected 48-hour assault against time ended abrutply tonight when his huge, ruddered . automobile broke down after 1,942 record breaking miles. ' ; ' - : ; - T t The sleek car went into a skid an spin at 1.60 miles an hour during the . day, but Jenkins masterfully recovered to continue the drive. ; - - Five world records feU in I the first eight; hours of the Utah facer s attempt to recover ; for himself and the ; United V States racing honors CaptT George E. T. Eyaton took to England from this same salt race course ij last June. . il Two of the longer distance records Jenkins established, land then forgot about in his quest for still more impressive endur ance times; were for the three- hour run at 1S9.92 miles tn hour, breaking Eyston's 152.17 record, ; and the 1,000-kilometer grind at 159.41, compared -to Eyston's record of 151.54. ! Y r New records Include: j ; 1,000 kilometers - approxi mately 157 m.p.h. (unofficial), as against Eyston's former world mark of 151.94. V !( : 1,000 mires 15S.47; Eyston's old record 152.14. . -) Six hours 157.3S; Eyston's old record 151. 73. 1 No Known Damage In Montana Quake WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont, Sept. $:-(Pr-An -e a r th tremor rattled i windows to, this western gateway to Yellowstone national park at about 4 f3 O p. m. Labor day.::-. V-'- :- - "'I :; i The Quiver also was reported at Mammoth 'Hot Springs, inside the park. - . U There were no reports of dam All Materials Considered in Pipeline Bids Steel, Wood, Concrete n Lists, : Committee To i Recommend Today Final Decision on ' City's Budget Also Up Before Aldermen Tonight . Proponents of wood, steel and concrete pipe as materials for the Stayton-Salem pipeline may all have a chance to bid on furnish ing the , material for the 16 mile pipeline It was learned last night when! the water construction com mlttee announced that it would recommend to the city council to night! that bids be called for on all three types , of pipe material, according to specifications of the engineers, i , The announcement followed a non-controversial hearing con' ducted by the committee last Fri day in . which representatives of manufacturers of the . various types! of pipe presented arguments in favor of their products. Follow ing that meeting members ot the committee stated that they might recommend that all types ot pipe be given consideration in the bids and last night made their Inten tions: definite. I . .;. The recommendation and the council's action on it is expected to give impetus to the water pro gram, which has been deadlocked for some time over the pipe ques tion.! - :- ; . ; Some May Bid on Onlyi One Section J It Js possible that if the council calls for bids that some pipe man ufacturers will bid only on section of the pipeline. Manufac turers Of concrete pipe admitted at Friday -night's session that their product would not stand over 150 pounds pressure, a- strength sufficient for the upper part of the line but not enough (Turn to page 10, col. 8) Drought Control Work Is Ordered WASHINGTON. Sept. T.-OPV- Qulckly following bp a promise to provide farmers "long-time de fense" against drought. President Roosevelt was reported today by Morris L. Cooke to have ordered an Immediate start on long, range drought control, work. During a Quiet Labor day In the White House, .the president also completed plans for a motor trip Wednesday through the Great Smoker Mountains national park' and began looking ahead to ward what he counted as his first campaign speech, September. 29 at Syracuse, N Y. ! Cooke, chairman of the great plains drought committee, who said ! he -had discussed drought conditions in a conference with Mr. Roosevelt, told reporters on the White House doorstep: '"The president authorized me to Initiate and draw up plans for certain work that can be under taken' Immediately. : This would be surveying of the southern part of the (drought) i area.. ; Actually, Cooke said, "It is the start of work out there In that region." , ; i Record Proposed WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-6P)- Prescribing a uniform accounting system for certain public utility holding companies, . the securities commission said today the sys tem Included provisions "designed to eliminate the practice of writ ing np the value of Investments In balance sheets." j - Writing up of Investments to broaden the base on which earn ings; are permitted was one ot the practices attributed by adminis tration leaders to some .holding companies during the bitter con gressional battle over the 1935 holding company act. The commission announced that the jnnlform system, which it said was prepared under the terms of that! act, would be effective Jan uary 1 for registered holding companies which derive practical ly all their income from dividends and: Interest on investments in other companies. ' h j Chiropodist Slain . ENID, ' Okla., Sept. l.-iJPDr. Samuel Tomson, about 35, a chiropodist, i was shot and killed tonight at the home of Mrs. Doro thy! Light here, and officers were searching for her divorced hus band, Harold Light, Holding Company Beautiful Livestock and Clever Handiwork Showh as Fair Q$ens I. T ti A 5S 1 1 - -Met MC aafr iJ.--- 4' 7. T From top: Handsome Percheron, --":---- '"l-tt"'- - - - -? . enterea Dy AiDert ju. rowers of Powers; view of the doll show, a new feature in the textile department, showing the winning doll on the extreme left; Phil Newell, fXewberjr high school Student, and his Jersey cow, entered la theFatare Farmers bntteffat cost contest. j- , . - . . Enemies Aided by j pplit bays Green man mi n - Concern Expressed; Lewis broadcasts, Silent on Ouster of Unions ' KNOXVILLE," Tenn., Sept. 7.! P-Wllliam Greert, president of the American federation of labor.- told a Labor day . rally tonight that only labor's enemies would profit by the split, between the federation, and John, L.' Lewis' committee for Industrial organiza-: tion. - . i ' - V" r fThose who have eyer sought to divide and conquer the forces' of labor will be pleased, ; said ureen, "while those who hare ever devoted their efforts toward the development ot solidarity and: a united labor movement , will be moved with feelings of great' con-) cern. . . - v "The enemies of labor will he' the only beneficiaries of division, (Turn to page 10, col. 1 (i Horse Show Stadium Packed. Raft ers on HOBSB SHOW TOWIGHT ' Class S, ChUdrea'a Jaaiprs i:00 Class 3s, rotartty Class ,, - S:1S SpUL KaUofg AxaWaas . 8:30 Class 15, Taadaats , S:40 Speial, KUor Arafaiaaa 8:50 Sacial, Koasika, Pamona, Calif. S:66 8DciaL Lfbartr Drill 9:05 CUaa 88, Walk Trat . S:1B Clasa 42, rm-Oaitwl saddle Eorxa 9:30 Special V. B. Cavalry - Claas 34. Exhibition S-Hotm Taaaa 10:05 rinala, Chariot Baca : 10:20 By JESSIE STEELE Packed to the rafters was the horse show -stadium last night and many were turned away. It was a fine show, though, .and snapped along at a good pace, finishing' earlier than scheduled. : h The Eleventh Cavalry exhibi tion platoon was tops in popular favor, v The bareback performers brought . down the house. Tricky and trained horses and even dog kept the crowd amused be tween competitive events. Winners were as follows: Jumpers, first. Semper Fidelia owned by Maddy farm; second. j) 5 S . ii- A - 4kM 'M: ' Eckley Bean,! in horse exhibits. i County Booths at Fair Are Colorful Marion County Display Is Featured by v Reilica J ! of Silver FalU It. the eounty booths! in - the state fair agriculture pavilion .were shewn on a competitive basis, the judges would have a difficult 'task aiead of them. -; Manjiectators yesterday declared- they yere jha mOat colorful set of eounty"; dis plays, seen here in many ly ears. 1 .The Marion .county ; beoth, .'ar ranged t-by- A.-A. Geer, featured Silver .Creek falls.' Below! illumin ated Marion County", ilgn, the fails begin in; a huge painting and frm;the oil colors, cascade down ward to. a. pool, at floor level in model with -tlowing water, rocky banks and moss. On either side of the real falls are lat square frames' Inside ' of whichj sloping from the four sides to jj center I i (Turn tol page 10; co. 5) Nftouehe owned by Harry Kar roh; third, Cyrus owned by. the U S. , army; and fourth. Star Cask owned by Maddy firm. Harness ponies in pars, first. Fox and Trixie owned by William Gilliam; second. Silver and Mid get owned by D. J. Gilliajn; third. BUt and Button owned by Edward Tinner; fourth. May and Goldie oned by D. J. Gillam. I Road Hacks, first, Heie owned by Flora Jane McBride; second, Skip owned by M. E. Robertson; third, Patsy owned by H a r r y Karron; fourth. Bourbon Ray owned by Dr. Gilson RSss. I Five-galted horses, firt, Happy Go Xucky 0wned by isaac D. Hunt; ; second, ' Gloss McDonald owned -'by A. E.' Rosse; third, Hindu owned by C. Roy. Hun.; fourth, Daisy Dear owne by Lev i K. Banks.: r' ", V ; I The exhibition six-horse team event has a grand prise which will be awarded ; Friday nigtt. Ope par Attendance Id 2C0OIncreas 4 Standing Room Sold Foxt i Races, 4100 Witness Night Horse Show : Boys ' and Girls to LTavd Inning Today; Stock ; Judging to Start STATE FAIR PROGRAM FOIt - r' TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Life Member and Childesi,a 7:80 a. m. Livestock Ju4- ging contest opens , 4-H ' t, gram for day. f 0 a. m. fudging coatiaBes, all department. 1:15 p. m Races start. Lone Oak track. 2 p. m Cttildren'a day pro gram, stadium, free, by ZoilJe'e Kng. .. ' 4:0O p. m Music coaeert, it department. 6:30 p. la Free program at grandstand, including amateur con tee ta.- 8:00 p. m. Xight Herce show. 8:00 p. m. Life member meeting, Tozier Tent city cot tage. - 10:00 p. m. Free dance. jm! floor show. Twenty four thousand men- women and children helped Di- rector S. T. White make the La bor day opening of Oregon's Jitt bilee state fair an auspicious one. The . official estimated paid at tendance of that number exceeded! that tor last year by 2000 persons. 1 Crowded conditions prevail e universally throughout , the . grounds yesterday in spectatora ' and ' in exhibits. ' Even standing ', room sold readily for the after- j noon racing program, at ' which 7500 fans were present, and the) stadium stands creaked under an. audience estimated at 4100 per' sons and believed to be an all time record at a night horse show here. - r Despite the throngs of visitors the fairgrounds was an orderly; -place, Warren "Dick" Richardson.' state fair chief of police reported last night. Salem Girl Wins Amateur Contest A near dunifoat nt th after Over Year A noon's racing audience enjoyed the first of the nightly free enter- , tainments in front of the grand- ' stand last night. Five-year eld Ruthie Lane of Salem was by ap plause adjudged the initial night winner In the amateur hour elim ination contests, assuring her v Jvy iu lug 1 ilia 13 ueib SUOUtJ afternoon. She sang "Minnie, tha Moocher.' -Tonight's amateur show en trants will include Robert R. Brown. 17, Rickreall, singer, yo deler, and guitarist; Eunice Jor dan, 17, -Stay ton, comic reader iiuiisraonaior; tiarsn Scott, .14, Westportriddler and barnos 17, Cottage Groye, violinist, plan- v 1st andTTOcallst; Helen Witrel, 23, Turner, tocalist and yiolinlst; and ' Ik. .i.W... 1 J , . i . Anna Loewg, Salem, singer and tap dancer. . . . BOys and girls will be honored at the. fair today, which is ehild- rens- ana lire members' day. The usual admission prices will pre vail with children under 14 years Of age admitted freeA rhtMnn'a trw program win be presented in the stadium at 2 p. m. by Zollie'a gang. Life "Members to Convene Tonight The Life Members association, fair veterans, will hold its annual meeting at 8 o'clock tonight fa th Tozier cottage in Tent city.. . This year's state fair, the visit ors found, does hot suffer by ita bigness; it is a finished produc tion as Well fia 9 larva nna.tv.. Ing a revival of the agricultural ATnAeftfAii . t . l- .... . VM mm m oaiaacin program of racing, horse show and amusements. The 15 counties sponsoring booths In the agricultural pavil- 1 Ion outdid themselves in an ef fort to produce novel designs and color schemes from th fruit f the land. Farmers followed salt in the number and variety of en tries linstock, in fruit and In field produce. , , Politics mingled with non-partisan features of the big show ss the major nartiea paign activities from booths la the agricultural pavilion, y Judging got well fore -the day ended. ; In a few di visions in we cattle barns the fi nal awards were announced. Jud- " glng ot poultry may be completed by tonight. Superintendent Ed Shearer said, and rabbits will be wearing their ribbons h nonn Hundreds of awards will go to 4-H (Turn to page 10, col. t)