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(CatDitalJl Joonial CIRCULATION Daily average distribution (or the month ending Ji-ne 30, 1929 10,243 Average dally net paid 8,851 Uember Audit Bureau of Circulation FA IK tonight and Sunday. No change In temperature. Moderate northwest winds. Local: max. 79; min. 55; no rain fall; river .4 feet; partly cloudy; wind, north. 42nd YEAR, No. 160 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY. 6, 1929 PRICE THREE CENTS iWslW.&T? 2T 11 IMl riyjlfii La EUROPE DIGS OUT OF DEBRIS LEFTBY GALE 28 Persons Killed and Hundreds Injured by Wind and Hail Storm Swath of Desolation left From Germany to Jugo Slavia London, (Pi Central Europe dug itself out today from debris of series of storms which yesterday swept down from south-eastern Germany and killed 28 persons, Injuring hundreds in Czechoslova kia, Austria. Jugoslavia, Germany and Switzerland. The storms, which at times reached hurrican intensity and ex ceeded 100 miles an hour velocity. did widespread damage, destroying growing crops in some districts. tearing down telegraph and tele phone wires, and Interrupting rail' road traffic. The disturbance began in Ger many, as hail storms tore down through Bohemia and Moravia, and swung eastward, and turned Into Austria where they raked the republic's length and breadth. Here the disturbance divided, one sec tion sweeping south through Jugo slavia and another continuing westward into Switzerland. The wind reahed a velocity of 100 miles an hour in Austria, in- -terrupting shipping on the lakes Concluuedon page 14. column 7) FAMINE CAUSES CANNIBALISM IN NORTH CHINA Boston IP) Reports of appalling ..-ondttlons caused by famine in the Shensl, Suiguam, Kansu, Honan, Tehsien and Tientsin districts of China have been recevled by the American board of commissioners for foreign missions. Conditions are so terrible, missionaries report ed, that several cases of cannibal' Ism have been authenticated. The Rev. Earle H. Ballou, report ed that only a few hundred miles vest of Tientsin where he Is sta tloned, the famine Is so great that parents dare not let their children out on the streets for fear they will be stolen and sold, or actually eaten. To assist In relief work the board has transferred the Rev. Stephen C. Peabody. of Appleton, Wis., to Yullnfu, northern Shensl, to re lleve Elmer W. Gait, of Shenan doah, Iowa. Mr. Peabody has been In Peking since 1924. Both men have been released by the board to assist In relief work. Failure of the spring crop and the extreme dryness which pre vents planting for the fall In south ern Shensl means, according to Dr. E. T. Watson, of Northlleld, Minn., head of the American board hos pital, in Fenchow, that there will be no food grown In that area un til the spring of 1930. HOOVER ENJOYS FISHING TRIP Madison, Virginia, (JPyThz presi dential party of seven was secluded Saturday from the cares and stress of administration duties at the Hoo ver fishing preserve in the Blue Ridge mountains near here after their hard drive Friday over rain soaked roads from Washington. With the president were Mrs. Hoover and their son, Herbert, Jr. Dr. Vernon Kellogg, permanent sec retary of the national research council, and Mark Sullivan and William Hard, news writers. They expect to return to the capital late Sunday. The party was led Into the moun tains by Mrs. Hoover and her son, who drove alone In her car to the point where the narrow trail to the camp branches off from the nign way. There the whole party assem bled and, transferrir.t to small cars, completed the trip. MERRIAM OF EUGENE SUCCEEDS MR. PARK The state board of control has ppolnted Howard Merriam of Eu gene as a member of the state board of horticulture to succeed C. A. Park of Salem who resigned. A. C. Allen of Medford and H. H Weatherspoon of Eljin were reappointed. Good Evening! DON UPJOHN OFFERS Sips for Supper Hie girl who writes the words across the top of the classified page in the Journal surely handles a good line. In fact she handles a good line every night. Nobody seems to know who's running things out at the airport. 'Sail light these aviation chaps are up in the air most of the time, any way. Whatever may be the results in the notorious breach of promise suit back east, whether the gin wins or loses, the fact remains that our forefathers were right when they enunciated the declaration that there's no fool like an old fool, Now that another endurance record has been broken via air we wonder what the dickens else has been accomplished. Another triumph for Sips. Jim Nicholson has got his mus tache shaved off. We couldn't see much change in the plateau under Jim's nose from the way it looked before he let the sage brush grow. At any rate, that's one place where the zoning commission should have acted because that is an improvement. From now on Jim will have to drink his root beer through l straw, being no longer able to fil ter it. Word has come to us from dif ferent sources that Frank Mmto, chief of polce, was caught working the other day, aaisomining we walls of the police station. Inas much as the word came from Minto himself, two members of the police force and one newspaperman, our customers will have to take the in formation for what It Is worth, con sidering the doubtful veracity of the sources of information. However, after looking over the police station recently we'll admit that it looks as though Frank might have done the job. Because he was alleged to have shot a deer out of. season in south ern Oregon Pete Reinhart quit be ing traffic cop and now has his name on the front page of every paper in the country as an endur ance flier. If he'd shot a couple of deer he might be a second Lind bergh by now. If Pete breaks the new record we suppose Tom Raffety will take all the credit for it. SIAMESE TWINS TO WED SISTERS Manila (JP) Lucio and Simplicio Godino, 21 years old Filipino "Si amese Twins'' announced Satur-day their Intention of marrying Nati vidad and Vlctorina Matos, sisters. Tuesday, despite official opposition. After marrying, they said, they would go to the United States to enter vaudeville. The llcerse clerks ruling that the twins were not single because they were Joined together, was overruled by the Philippine department of justice, and they were granted license to marry. The clerk denied them licenses a few days ago, say ing that while In one sense they were single because unmarried, in larger sense they were not single because of the physical tie which bound them. The clerk held that they were one Individual with a dual personality, and that their marriage would result in that one individual having two wives. As a result of the decision of the department of justice, permission to wed probably will be granted Tuesday. Failure To Sell Land Behind Pugh's Letter Of Complaint, Claim The main reason why D. W. Pugh wrote a letter to the city council protesting against Lee Eyerly being allowed to operate his flying school on a piece of land that dovetails into the airport is that Pugh Is part owner of a tract that he wants to sell to Eyerly at a substantial profit over what he paid for it. Brazier C. Small told the other members of the airport committee Friday night. Small also offered the suggestion that If Pugh would move back Into town and pay city taxes someone might possibly pay some attention to him. Just how much attention is belnc nald Pueh at nresent was indicated wr-en the airport commit - WORLD RECORD IN ENDURANCE FLIGHT BROKEN Cleveland Fliers Remain Aloft 174 Hours and 59 Seconds in Plane Airship Wrecked by Crowd for Souvenirs, One Killed in Rush Cleveland, Ohio, UP) Holders of a new world's record for endurance flights of 174 hours and 59 seconds. Pilots Roy L. Mitchell and Byron K. Newcomb Saturday rested their wearied bodies after remaining in the air xroa a week ago Friday af ternoon until 12:39:50 Saturday morning, when they broughth their plane to earth at Cleveland airport. They exceeded by one hour, 28 minutes and 58 seconds the old mark set recently in Fort Worth, Texas, by Reginald Robbins and James Kelley, who remained aloft 172 hours, 32 minutes and 1 second. Weariness broughth the airmen to a landing and the riotous acclaim of 75,000 persons, one of whom was killed, after a flight which became (Concludcdyon"pagersjcolumn 6 atlantaTgain headquarters OF KU KLUXERS Washington (Pi The Washing ton Post Saturday says "the Ku Klux Klan has abandoned Wash ington as a national headquarters and Is now back in Atlanta, Geor gia, the place of Its birth." Two reasons are given for the transfer. One official is quoted ai explaining that the national head quarters moved to Washington be cause this was believed the best place to direct Its campaign against the presidential candidacy oi Al fred E. Smith. Well, the campaign Is over now, he is quoted as saying. "Will we move back again? That may de pend on who the candidates are. The other reason ascribed is that "the klan has just erected two new buildings In Atlanta, one a factory where the regalia is turned out, and the other an administrative building for the officials and clerks of the organization." Klan officials who have been stationed here Included H. J. Ram sey, inrrrial secretary; the editor of the Courier, whose identity Is kept secret, and the imperial aud- por, together with about 30 em ployes. "Imperial wizard. Hiram Wesley Evans, however, will remain In Washington. Evans Is quoted saying: "The headquarters of the Klan Is wherever I am." RADIO TO CARRY KING'S SERVICE New York (IP) Thanksgiving services for King George V. which will be broadcast Sunday from Westminster Abbey, London, by the British government radio station at Chelmsford, England, will be re broadcast in the United States, the National Broadcasting company announced Saturday. Radio engi neers here will attemptto pick up the abbey services by short waves from the British station, fi-SW. and they will be broadcast over com bined coast to coast networks. Ve voted unanimously to recommend that the city council receive his letter and place It on file. Matters so disposed of by the council are considered in the graveyard. Eyerly, who was presen., told the committee that he is exercising his option on the Holman tract where (Concluded on mm 15. column 6 NEW ORLEANS STRIKERS BURN 5 CAR BARNS Disorders Spread Thru out City, Dynamite Hurled at Buildings Strikers Killed and Property Damage Es timated at $50,000 ' New Orleans, (JP) Application for a federal injunction to restrain of ficials and members of the street men's union from interfering with the operation of street cars or dam aging the company's property was filed here Saturday on behalf of the bond holders of New Orleans Pub lic Service, Inc. New Orleans, HP) After two nights and a day of wild disorder. striking street car men and otner sympathizers rested today while representatives of the company and union sought to find a common ground for negotiation. The disorders which swept through Canal Street all of yes terday and spread Into other sec tions continued into the mgnt re sulting in the burning of five street cars, the throwing or dyna mite into the Poland barn and set ting fire to the Clairborne Avenue street car bridge. While property damage was timated at $50,000 last night's troubles brought a minimum ox human Injury. So far two strikers have been killed, one shot through the shoulder, and Hundreds nurt by flying bricks, sticks and splinter ing glass. The quiet of today was attributed mainly to fatigue, the rioters hav ing worn themselves out by the long hours of fighting against the operation of cars. Police continued to maintain heavy guards around the company's property. Hot heads among the strike sympathizers were said to have been all set at midnight to deliver a mass attack against imported non-union carmen but the special train which brought them In was shunted about on sidings until trace of it was lost. The operators, brought In from the east and branded by union leaders as "pro (Cbncludedbn page 14. column 6) EBERLE DEAD OF EAR INFECTION Washington, (JP) Rear-Admiral Edward Walter Eberle retired, died here Saturday. Admiral Eberle died at the naval hospital here where he was under going treatment. He had served in the navy since 1681 when he entered Annapolis naval academy and had had a distinguished career which included that of directing naval op erations. An ear Infection of long standing was the immediate cause of the ad miral's death. Admiral Eberle who was born at Denton, Texas, retired In August, 1928, and was 65 years old. At the time of his retirement he was rank ing officer of the navy by virtue of seniority, and was chairman of the executive committee of the navy general board. His home was at Fort Smith, Ark. PATHOLOGISTS IN CONVENTION Portland, Ore., (JP) Portland heard the names of many new germs and scientific names for old ones Saturday as members of the Amer ican Society of Clinical Pathologists told of conquering dread diseases of the past and research Into rarer and less known maladies. As a forerunner to the main con vention of the American Medical association, the pathologists will continue in session until Monday when it will be merged with gen eral meetings. Saturday, Dr. Walter M. 81mpson, : Dayton, Ohio, who last year receiv ed a medal from the national as sociation for research on tularemia 1 and undulant fever told delegates of his work In curbing tularemia, known familiarly as "tick fever." "Up until 1924 only fifteen cases of tularemia were known to medi cal annals," Dr. Simpson said, "but during the past five years more than 800 cases have been reported In America and many more In Russia. Oregon, especially in the eastern part, where wood tick and deer flies abound, reported a few caseV' $59 Bargain Lots Still Lack Buyers and Alternate Snaps Fail to Start Flow of Gold By HARRY N. CHAIN Anglers in turbulent mountain streams and placid lakes for the wily trout are not the only ones who discover that sometimes t he most gullible fish won't bite. Likewise "suckers' are frequently revealed to be of the more bull-headed variety in water and out. Which may or may not have Johnson Realty Co., the local op- eratlons of which are being studied closely by the state real estate de partment, to seek new fishing grounds. Angling for fish of the legged variety here has proven much too slow for the high-powered anglers constituting the afore said company. C. W. Johnson and his associates descended upon Salem bearing li censes as real estate operators in California and a few other states. took out a license to operate In Oregon and set about to make names for themselves in Salem real estate circles.. From Becke & Hendricks, local realtors, the Johnson Realty Co., took options on about 30 lota, three (Concluded on page 13. column 4) $250,000 HEART BALM CASE IN HANDS OF JURY Chicago UP) The $250,000 breach of promise suit brought against Franklin S. Hardlnge, 62 year old oil burner manufacturer, by Mrs. Ann Livingston of Tulsa, Okia., was given to the Jury at 3:32 p. m. Ann Livingston was characterized as a "cold, calculating lady from Tulsa" by the defense Saturday. Of Hardinge, the chief attorney for Miss Livingston said: 'With a He on his lips and malice in his hear, he knew he was doing this girl wrong. Mrs. Livingstons attorneys asked that she be given punitive damages well as compensation because. they contended, her character was blackened by the testimony of Mrs. Victor C. Heath of Omaha, who said the plaintiff was indiscreet with men as a girl in Little Rock, Ark. i He charged Mrs. Heath's test!-' mony was "pure perjury, bought and paid for." He also attacked Mrs. James Beyer of Tulsa, Mrs. : Livingston's former landlady and friend, who said Mrs. Livingston planned to marry Hardinge and di vorce him to obtain money. Erllch charged that all of Har- dlnge's testimony was false and said he felt sorry for Josephine Brand, his housekeeper. FATHER OF CHINESE EXCLUSION DEAD Santa Rosa, Calif. fFV-Thomas J. Geary, former congressman from California, and author of the Chin ese exclusion act, died here early Saturday. He was 75 years old. Mr. Geary, who became a national figure through his vigorous cam paign for the exclusion of the Chin ese, was stricken with paralysis two weeks ago. He suffered a second stroke seven days later, and then it appeared that the end was lm minent. For fifty years Thomas Geary was a resident of Santa Rosa, practising law until the day he was stricken. He was born In Boston, and came to California as a boy of 5. He ob tained his early education in the San Francisco schools. Bridge Widower Deserving Medal, Given Divorce Chicago, (LP) Jamra Breen "bridge widower" b the "world's most patient hus band" Judge William N. Gemmlll believes. "My wife is bridge craxy," aid James when Mrs. Marie Breen demanded alimony. "In the seven years we were married, we separated eleven time always aver a bridge argument. "I had to mind oar two children every night while she played. To make matters worse, her partner, Mrs. Jeannett Pond, finally brought over her two young sters and I had to look after them, too. Both women stay ed out until 4 and In the morning. When I protested, my wife told me I wai only a hutband, but that bridge was bridge." "Enough," declared the court, "I wUh I could give you a medal as well as a divorce." something to do with the Yours At There will be no trouble draining Realty Co., offers to a "selected" their circular letters, plus S59 each. within five minutes drive from the s chiefly by reason of the above pictured ditch 1Z feet wide and as deep. which cuts uiem in two. HOOVER GIVEN COPY OF PAPAL PACT WITH ITALY Washington (IP President Hoov er's conterenca with Archbishop Petro Puraasonl Biondi, apostolic delegate to the United States, has aroused speculation as to the status of relations between this govern ment and the Holy See. Mgr. Fumasoni Biondi delivered to Mr. Hoover a copy of the lateran treaty by which Italy recently rec ognized Vatican sovereignty. The meeting In the White House occur red without consulting the state department and no expression of departmental opinion can be had as to relations between Rome and Washington. Whatever the relationship may be now It Is expected that the Vat ican's sovereignty eventually will be recognized by the United States. Several hundred letters of protest against exchange of diplomatic representatives with the Vatican have been received by the state de partment. A form letter used to reply merely says the question has not arisen. OFFICERS SEARCH FOR YOUTH OF 12 Dexter Boise, red headed, freckl ed faced and badly wanted by some of the county authorities. Is running at large in the county, or was Sat urday morning. However, the fact that he is only 12 years old makes possibilities of his running amuck for a day or two not exceedingly alarming. Dexter, nevertheless, has caused the county authorities considerable; trouble, first by playing hooky from fchool. then engaging. It is alleged, i in purloining various articles, prin-! cipally copper and brass which It is said a gang of which he was a member, was disposing of across the river. One of his latest escapades with the gang was to break Into the Mellow Moon pavilion and swine jsoda pop and various other articles yearned for by desperadoes or i years and thereabouts. After being apprehended recent ly he was being held at the Deacon ess hospital pending developments and early this morning succeeded in skipping away. OPERATOR WORKS ON WHILE HOME BURNS Reno. Nev. (IP) The radio operator who can calmly receive weather reports as his home burns has been found. He Is Charles Jen nings. Recently, Mrs. Jennings tele phoned her husband at the local ! airport that their home was a I blaze. At the time, Jennings was tak I ing weather reports, so he passed the word along to the "gang' i around the room and continued : his work. The others rushed out I as a volunteer fire department bu the flames had been put out before I they arrived. announced intention of the - A Bargain? the three lots which the Johnson list of patrons In return for one of The lota, "worth 925 each" and postofflce are "exceptional buys" FINKE'S TRIAL TO BE HELD IN CIRCUIT COURT Portland, Ore., MP) juvenile Court Judge Gilbert Saturday was direct ed to sign an order which eventu ally will lead Walter J. Flnke, Jr., 16, charged with the slaying of Her bert Beem, high school youth In the corridor of the Institution, to trial in circuit court. The close sot the long investiga tion to decide whether Finke should be tried In juvenile court or circuit court came Co an end Saturday when Judge Oubert and iOstrict Attorney Myers agreed that juvenile court facilities were Inadequate to cope with the case. John Collier, counsel for Finke. declared it "would be a crime to send Walter to the penitentiary," as the circuit court has no other alterna tive. On the other hand, he said. In spite of the enormity of the crime, Flnke was still a minor and his act "eminates from the mind of an im mature person." Collier argued that the youth should be tried In Juve nile court. The attorney declared Finke. al- tnougn 17, lias the mentality of a person of "lo or 12 years." EXILED CATHOLIC PRIESTS RETURNING Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico iTT) More than 180 Catholic priests and many women who were among the prisoners who had been at Mexico's Penal colony In the Tres Marias is lands because of participation dur ing the past three years in the so called religious rebellion, arrived here Saturday by steamer. The Mazatlan government pro vided Immediate transportation to Mexico City. Wilbur Promises New And Square Deal for Indian of America Klamath Falls. Ore. (AP) Secretary Wilbur of the in terior department, declared Saturday that the new policy of the Indian bureau contemplated the complete breaking up of reservation life a soon a.s it is possible to train the young Indian to handle his affairs. The interior department stated policy here in a community immediately adjacent to the Klam ath reservation where the Indian question la acutely local. He conferred with a number of groups concerning local tribal af fairs before continuing his tour of inspection of interior department projects in the west. He planned a PLANE WORKS PERFECTLY AS FOG IS LIFTED Fliers State Thev Will Smash New . Record Before Ending Flight Goal is Only Three Days Away, Clear Weather Aids The pilots were more ootlmlstio Saturday than at any lime previ ously. They said the absence of the fog barrier Friday night nad made - it possible tor them to get "plenty of sleep" and they were feeling much better. Messages dropped from the plane indicated the motor was working smoothly and the forced lubrica tion of the engines rocker arms, provided by a special device in stalled on the plane during its preparation, was operating perfect ly. "Newcomb and Mitchell made It a little harder for us, but we hope to stay up here more than a we?k yet anyway," one of the messages read. Culver City. Cal. iPyl. W. Men- dell and R. B. Reinhart, pilots of the "Angeleno, passed the lOlsV hour of their refueling endurance flight at 12:39:30 p. m. Saturday. They estimated the 220 horsepower motor on their Buhl biplane would run 300 hours longer without fal tering and said they would continue to fly until forced down. The "Angeleno" was refueled at 9:30 a. m. for the 50th time. An other refueling was scheduled for 3 p. m. and a third for Saturday night. Culver City, Cal. OP) On well Into another day glided Pilots U W. Mendell and R. B. (Pete) Reinhart of Salem, at 11:29:30 o'clock Satur day morning as they swept past the loom hour mark In their endurance refueling record seeking flight The fliers set their eyes on a goal little more than three days away, the 174 hours 59 seconds time estab lished by B. K. Newcomb and Roy u Mitcneu at Cleveland, only a few hour- ago. When Informed Friday night that a new mark had been set, the two pilots dropped a note of congratu- tConcluded on page 13. column 6) SEEKS OFFICE AS AN ANTI-GRINGO Mexico City (JP) An "anti-Gringo", t an tl-American) speech was made here Friday night by Jose Vas concelos In accepting the nomina tion of the antl-reelectionlst party; for the Mexican presidency In the elections in November. If the people's will does not tri umph in November, he declared, the elections will amount to a mere for mula for the selection of the person beH suited to the United States, "such as happened In Nicaragua", water power and other natural re sources, the mines and agricultural property all passing into the hands of foreigners. "Mexico has less liberty than an imperial colony," he said. He declared that for 18 years a wave of corrpution has engulfed the country and that the people are penniless, because officials have lived in luxury, squandering public funds. Vasconcelos was minister of pub lic instruction in the Obregon ad ministration. His nomination was unanimous. head amplified his previously two day visit to Crater lake nation al park. "As a great white father, the American government has been more than slightly off color," the secretary declared. Reservations have been little more than Jails lor Conctutlrd on pass 14, column b)