THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1930
PAGE NINE
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LOCALS
State Aid commission default -
Judgment (gainst Leslie L, Orazer
m the sum of 11405.37 and attorney
fees ot 1200 has been Issued -by
Judge J. H. McMahan. The order
talis for the foreclosure of a mort
gage upon a certain piece of prop
erty beld by eraser.
L Genevieve Gray is again greeting
r friends and patrons at the M1U1
Cray Beauty Shop. 199'
J The ease of Thelma Williams vs.
. Edwin L. Williams was ordered dis
' missed without prejudice and with
out costs to either party in an or
der signed by Judge McMahan
Wednesday.
V-i.Love, the Jeweler.
Marriage licenses have been ls
t sued to: Harold Keppinger, 25, and
' Deldora Hanson. 22, both of Salem:
i Rudy K. Olsen, 21. Richmond
j Beach, Wash., and Jeanne Mur-
row, 15, route 8. Salem.
J Refinance your car. Pay monthly
I See P. A Elter. Liberty ds Perry.
f Permission to adopt a four weeks
old baby was granted L. A. and Es
3 ther Payne by the county court
I Thursday. The child has been
i christened Marian Esther Payne.
Sport oxfords $7.50 to $10 values,
$5.85. Foot-Health Shoe Co, 415
State St. 199'
The estate of Gladys Scollard is
valued at $2,250.40 in a report of
appraisers filed with the county
court Thursday. Of this amount
$1800.40 Is In cash. The appraisers
were Fred J. Miller, William Scol
lard and M. J. Lindahl.
Walk-Over summer shoes, Reg. $10
to $12.50, $6.85 and $7.85. Foot-
Health Shoe Co. 415 State.
199
Mrs. Lillian Martin, 67, patient at
the state hospitl for the lnsance,
committed suicide Thursday by
hanging herself to a wnidow bar
with strips torn from a pillow case.
She was received at the hospital
February 23, this year. Her home
was near McMinnville.
Special ringlet, permanent wave
$4. Mitzi Gray Beauty Shop. Phone
187. 200
An automobile belonging to Fred
Kirkwood. was stolen from his
place at 1090 North Summer street
Wednesday night, ccording to po
lice reports.
Fordson tractors $50 and up while
they last. A. C. Hoag cfc Co., 690
Ferry St., Salem. 201
A. P. Wright, 2245 North Lib
erty street, was arrested Wednes
day night on a speeding charge.
Arrange vour party for the week
end at Pacific City, the crabs and
clams and fish are plentiful, and
dance to the music of Mrs. F. n.
Woodry and her 6-plece Jazz band.
Big time. Cornel 199
A ring set with four diamonds
and a woman's wrist watch were
stolen from the residence of Mrs.
Gertrude Schisler at 1935 North
Fifth street Wednesday night. She
reported to the police.
Old lime dance Sat. nlte Castillan
hall. Real music, best floor, congen
ial crowd. Better come. Liberty ana
Chemeketa Sts. 25c and 50c 201
The larceny by bailee case against
Hiram Cooper was continued in jus'
tice court late Wednesday after a
brief hearing before Judge Small.
The warrant, which was sworn out
some two years ago, but whieh was
not served until recently, charged
Cooper with making away with an
automobile trailer. He was also
accused of stealing some parts to a
boat, and later selling them to two
boys. Cooper denied the charge
and since the Incident Is said to
have occurred more than two years
ago the case is void owing to the
statute of limitations.
Richmond's Radio band, enter
tainers, Tumble Inn, tonlte. Popular
prices. 199
Walter Meyers of Hubbard was
found not guilty by Jury in Jus
tice court late Wednesday on a lar
ceny charge. Meyers was arrested
last week unon the complaint oi
John Smolnisky, a merchant of
Hubbard, who stated young Meyers
stole a sweater from him. Keyers
told the Jury Wednesday that he
found the sweater along the Pa
cific highway.
Big time dance at Pacific City
every ruesaay ana sacuraay nurnis,
Snappy 6-plece band. Fine floor.
good crowds. Spend your week end
with us. Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Woodry.
mgrs. 199
The case of Eiker Auto company
vesus V. C. Martin Is dismissed
In an order issued Thursday by
Jud?e McMahan. The case has
been settled out of court.
Fordson tractors $50 and up while
they last. A. C. Hoag & Co, 690
Ferry St. Salem. 201
The defendant in the case of
Marie B. Van Blarlcorn versus El
gin L. Van Blaricorn is held in de
fault by an order Issued in circuit
court Thursday. Van Blaricorn
failed to answer the suit within
the prescribed time.
Real old time dance Castillan hall
Sat. night, 8:30, 25c and 50c. 201
After spending two weeks with
Thomas L. Williams, internal rev-
Eugene Obsidians at Marion lake,
enue agent for this district is back
at work again. Williams was one of
a party of 30 persons. Base camp
was made at Marlon lake, where
the Chemeketana held their first
outing last year. A lthough several
peaks were scaled during the outing,
the ascent of Mt. Jefferson was the
major climb. Twenty-three Obsidi
ans managed to sunn on t the pin
nacles on Jefferson, six hundred
feet of rope being lined out by the
leaders. One of the party succeed
ed incllmblng Three Fingered Jack,
considered one of the most diffi
cult ascents in the Cascades. A
three day bivouac trip was taken to
Jefferson park. This section was
found unusually dry, with the snow
all gone and lakes much reduced In
aixe. H uckleberrie were found in
abundance in Bingham basin while
a cougar was among the wild life
sighted by different members of the
organization.
Cars washed $1; monthly storage
$4. 267 North Church. 200
Communicable diseases In Marlon
county were at a low ebb for the
week ending August 16, according
to reports made to the state de
partment of health. One case of
diphtheria, two cases of whooping
cough, and four cases of tubercu
losis one ot which was at the state
hospital, were reported. Diseases
over the state were generally quiet.
Totals were as follows: typhoid,
eight; diphtheria, two; scarlet
fever, four: measles, 15; influen
za, one whooping cought, 16; small
pox, one; tuoercuiosis, seven;
pneumonia, five; chlckenpox, one;
mumps, 12 Infantile paralysis, two;
erysipelas, two, sleeping sickness,
one.
Celebrate at Pacific City on Sat..
Sunday and Monday, Labor Day.
Dancing, boating, fishing, swimming.
Beach hiking and a general good
tune. Make your reservations early
Phldelia Darst is appointed ad
ministratrix of the estates of her
brother, C. P. Darst and ot her
sister-in-law, Parthenia Darst, in
an order issued by the county
Judge Thursday. C. P. Darst and
his wife, Parthenia both died in
testate, the former leaving an
estate of an approximate value of
$7500. while the latter's property
is valued at $5000. Phldelia Darst
Is the only heir in either case. E.
C. Denny, Rue Drager and Norris
Hunt have been named appraisers
of both estates. The Darsts lived
in the Stayton district.
Mr. and -Mrs. J. H. Farrar and
Mr. and Mrs. Arch Jerman return
ed this week from a motor tour
through southern and central Ore
gon. The party visited Crater lake
and the Oregon caves, it being the
first trip of Farrar to these two
scenic points. The motorists left
here one afternoon about 3 o'clock
and drove to Bend that night.
From there they went souh via
Crater lake to Klamath Falls and
over Green Springs mountain road
to Ashland. Highways were re
ported in excellent condition with
travel about normal. Four hun
dred persons passed through the
caves the day the Farrars and De
Jermans were there.
Much interest in Oregon farms,
particularly those in the Willam
ette valley, has been evidenced
this summer by out of state peo
ple, according to P. A. Doerfler,
farm advisor for the First Nation
al bank. At present four families,
one each from Alberta, Michigan,
Iowa and California, are seeking
locations in Oregon. During the
past six months more than 25
families have asked special inves
tigations before moving here.
Dan Keidatz has filed with the
police a description of his bicycle
wmcn was stolen while he was at
tending a show.
Aviation equipment including an
airplane, pilot and mechanic main
tained by the Eyerly company at
the Albany airport has been with
drawn temporarily to the local air
port lor service here, Lee Eyerly
announced. A new plane has been
ordered which will be available at
Albany In the near future. New stu
dents enrolled for aviation courses
at the local airport include Dr. J.
H. Garnjobst, Salem physician. Dr.
D. L. Craig, Salem dentist. Miss
Ruth Sammons, office secretary at
the airport, and Miss Edna Fisher
of Albany.
Mrs. Cornelius Edlger and two
children, Lucile and Harry, and her
sister-in-law. Miss Louise Edlger, all
of Bakersfleld, Calif., are visiting
friends and relatives here and in
Dallas. Miss Louise Edlger plans to
return to Bakersfleld within three
weeks.
Mrs. Clara Thompson, who will De
a critic teacher at the Valsetz grade
school this fall, was a visitor at the
office of School Superintendent
George Hug Thursday morning. Mrs.
Thompson for three and a half
years was English Instructor at Par
rish Junior high school, leaving there
In 1928. Her sister. Miss Gene Beut
ler, is an instructor at Parrlsh at
the present time. Mrs. Thompson
graduated from O. A. C. to June. In
addition to being directly in charge
of four student teachers in the sev
enth and-eighth grades at Valsetz.
Mrs. Thompson will be in charge of
the dormitories where 16 student
teachers and several critic teachers
will De located.
DENY SALE MADE OF
MORNING AST0RIAN
Astoria, Ore., (LP) Reports .circu
lated about the state to the effect
that the Morning Astorlan has been
purchased by the Astorlan Evening
Budget, were declared to be erron
eous here Thursday.
The owners of the Budget hold
an option to purchase the Astorian
but no sale has been completed.
LICENSE 18 ISSUED
Aurora A marriage license has
been issued to Walter Lindquist and
Erraa Smith, both of Aurora. Mi
Smith is the accomplished daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Smith, Sr.,
of Needy. Walter Lindquist Is em
ployed by the Moialla Electric and
has lived near here for many years.
RAMEYS GERVAIS GUESTS
Gervais Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ri-
mey and small daughter-can of San
Francisco spent the week with Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Nix. Ramey Is with
the Associated Pres at San Fran
Cisco.
AIRD DENIES HE WILL
TAKE RAFFETY'S JOB
Rumors that he wis under con
sideration u the successor to T. A.
Raffety, deposed head of the slate
traffic department, were denied
here by Col. W. A. Aird. Canto.
&tate horticultural commissioner lor
the first district.
Colonel Aird declared that he has
never discussed the matter with Hal
Hoss, secretary of state, and that
recent conferences he has had with
Hoss regarding horticultural mat
ters were limited to that subject.
Coloned Aird says he has no inten
tion of seeking Raffety 's post and
characterizes the reports as amus
ing. RECTOR URGES
MARRIAGE LAW
BE MODERNIZED
Oxford, Eng (LP) A vigorous call
for action "to rescue marriage from
the degradation to which it has
fallen" was made at the Modern
Churchmen's conference Wednesday
night in a discussion of eugenic
marriages, birth control and divorce.
Dr. W. P. Geilce Cobb, rector of
St. Ethlburgas in Bishops Gate,
London, attacked the marriage laws
and blamed both the church and
state for clogging the wheels of
reform. Dr. Cobb officiated at the
marriage of Marshall Field, III.,
who had been divorced, and Mrs.
Dudley Coats this week.
"If marriage Is to be rescued
from the degradation to which It
has fallen the church must shoul
der the responsibility for lowering
the standard and not lay the blame
unctuously upon the victims it help
ed to create said Dr. Cobb. "When
marriage is made half bad by mis
conduct of one of the partners it
may be dissolved, but when it Is
wholly bad by misconduct of both
it is legally indtssolvable."
He said the best way to uphold
the sanctity of marriage was to
reconcile the law with the dictates
of sanctified common sense.
Dr. H. D. A. Major, of Rippon
Hall, advocated definite church
training for marriage, stressing the
importance of eugenic marriages.
"If the English church had put
the same energy into securing eu
genic marriages as Into opposition
to marriage with a deceased wife's
sister, things would be much better
than they are todays he declared.
"The church would have gained au
thority and not lost It."
HENRY HANZEN
MEIER
Designation of Ilenry Hanzen.
political writer for the Portland
Telegram, as campaign manager for
Julius Meier, independent candidate,
practically completes the major
preliminaries of the Uvce-corncred
gubernatorial contest to be waged
in Oregon from no cn until No.
vember.
Selection of Hanzen to direct the
Meier campaign was announced in
Portland Thursday, and is said to
be the forerunner o a series of
organization announcement from
the Meier camp whtch will include
the appointment of paid county
managers in every one of the 3G
counties.
Floyd Cook, chairman of the re
publican state central committee
who was in Salem Wednesday, said
that the republican organization
behind Phil Metschan was teing
rapidly perfected and would swing
into real action about September 1.
Senator Ed Bailey of Junction
City, the democratic nominee, was
also in Salem Wednesday on his
way home from eastern Oregon
points and said that he hoped to
nave bis organization completed
shortly.
BROWN WILLING TO
GIVE WATER HOLE
Portland m H. V. Schmalz,
Burns, Ore., attorney for W. W.
Brown, eastern Oregon sheep ranch
er, told the Oregon humane society
Brown was-willing to deed over the
Wagontire mountain water hole to
either the society or the state.
Helen O'Brien, secretary of the
society, said the organization would
accept it if the state did not.
The Wagontire mountain water
hole has been a bone of contention
In eastern Oregon for many months.
Family fights have resulted from It.
Officials said the situation seemed
about cleared.
MRS. M'CURRY DIES
DURING EUGENE VISIT
Eugene (tP) Mrs. Mary McCurry,
63. until a short time ago a matron
at the stats Industrial school for
girls at Salem, died here Thursday
morning at the home of R. L. Hime
baugh and family. She had come
here from Salem for a short visit.
Mrs. McCurry's home was at St.
Paul and her body will be sent
there.
Mrs. Mary McCurry resigned her
position as a matron at one of the
cottages of the state industrial
school for girls on or about August
7. The resignation was made be
cause of her continued til-health.
She had been in the position for
slightly more than a year. Infor
mation as to her former home and
possible relatives was not known at
the state institution. Mrs. Mc
Curry's only intimate friend in
Salem. Mrs. . H. Austin of the
Royal Court apartments, could not.
be reached Thursday afternoon and
it was understood she was out of
the city.
PROPERTV CHANGES HANDS
West Salem Arthur Hathaway
has purchased the Grandma Kissel
property on the comer of McNary
avenue and Ruge street and is now
located there.
MILK AND EGG
RACKETEERING
UNDER PROBE
New York (LP) State officials in
vestigating milk and egg racketeer-;
tag which has boosted New York's
food bill many thousands of dollars
weekly above the normal level, turn
ed their attention Thursday to price
gouging in another commodity as
yet unnamed.
The attorney general's office pre
dicted that Uie hearing before Ref
eree John Holly Clark, J would
bring out additional sensational
charges of profiteering.
While the general food inquiry was
adjourned Wednesday to enable As
sistant Attorney General Wm. B-i
Groat to collect Information about
the Washington Market Truckmen's
association, milk retailers testified
at a special hearing to increase In
the wholesale price of milk which
if maintained would cost consumers
more than $1,000,000 weekly.
Police continued to guard the egg
markets to prevent sabotage and in
jury to truckmen. The Utah Poultry
Producers association claimed to
have received warnings that its eggs
would be destroyed and truckmen
killed if it persisted In underselling
the market price of eggs by five
cents a dozen.
It was in this connection that
Groat was investigating the Wash
ington Market Truckmen's associa
tion. Dues are $156 a year, but mem
bers who testified seemed uncertain
as to what benefits resulted.
YEW PARK TO
HAVE YOUNGEST
OF PRINCIPALS
Yew Park school will have' the
youngest principal in Salem during
the coming school year, when Mrs.
Bearnice Skeen, will lead a staff
of seven or eieht teachers. Mrs.
Skeen, Just 25 years old, has taught
in the local school system for the
past five years, her work being en
tirely in the sixth grade at Gar
field and in directing the music ac
tivities in that building. She will
take the place of Mrs. Susie J. Em
mons who now is making her home
in Portland.
The-youthful principal, who look
ed more like a high school girl
than a normal school graduate dur
ing her interview Thursday, out
lined her plans for the Park school,
empnasing the beaut liication of
the building and the grounds and
the iostermg of school spirit which
she anticipates during her admin
istration. Under her leadership,
creative teaching will take equal
importance with routine work, and
she will make efforts to have a free
period at the close of each school
day to provide opportunities for
remedial work and private tutoring
while allowing the brighter child in
the upper grades to do creative
work along any line of his own
selection.
Each teacher will be encouraged
to beautify her own class room,
bringing color into the school life.
Decorating the building and the
grounds will be a project for the
entire school.
"During vacations, while other
people are playing, I study,"
smiled Mrs. Skeen when asked how
she managed to get such a position
while so young. After her normal
school work, and one year at the
University of Oregon, she started
in teaching but that did not stop
her studies. She goes to summer
school sessions and also takes cor
respondence courses. She took 12
hours of work from the University
of Oregon this summer and plans
to complete her work for her B.
S. degree by August of next year.
Her husband, Donald Skeen, Is
research assistant to Dr. Sheldon
at the state university, while he Is
working for his masters degree In
history and education. Ee Is on
leave of absence from the Eugene
public schools. They have been
married since 1026.
11TH HOUR EFFORT
DECLARES KENDALL
Mar&hfield John C. Kendall.
Portland attorney, who represented
a group of sportsmen at the Clifford-Clark
game commission hear
ing, said Thursday an "eleventh hour
effort of Clifford and his supporters
to involve me as a contributing
cause of his removal on account of
my representing Coos county clients
in legitimate negotiations with the
game commission has been made."
Harold Clifford and Edward Clark
were ousted as game warden and
assistant, respectively, recently.
PECULIAR INJURY
SUFFERED BY LANGE
Too much pressure on a faucet In
the bathtub resulted In a painful
Injury to Dr. Fred W. Lange, veter
inarian, and as a result of the acci
dent he spent over two hours in the
surgery at ft local hospital and Is
now carrying his right arm in a
sling. The faucet was dripping and
when Dr. Lange attempted to shut
It off. the enamel broke, severing
an artery In his hand. Several frag
ments were removed that evening,
but when morning arrived and the
injured hand was no better he eon
suited a surgeon. Examination at
the hospital revealed a portion of
the composition bearing the "C" of
the faucet deep in his hand and
several tendons severed.
OLD CHADS RETt'RV
Gervais Miss Avocia McMlnnls
and Miss Mary McKee of Seattle,
visited with Mrs. C. H. Nut last
week. Miss McMlnnls was formerly
professor of English and Latin at
Willamette university and Mies Mc
Kee was a graduate In the class of
1928 from the same school
BASEBALL
AMERICAN
Detroit .7 It 0
Philadelphia li 0
ume. wyatt and De Sauted:
Shores. Walberu and Cochrane.
Chicago 2 J
Boston 4 10 5
Thomas and Tate: Llsenbe and
Berry.
St. Louis 1 1
Washington t t 0
Collins and Ferrell: Jones and
Spencer.
NATIONAL
New York la 15 2
Chicago $ 12 3
Walker, Pruett and OFarrell:
Blake, Teachout, Shealy and Hart
nett. Boston at Pittsburgh, no game,
wet grounds.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati postponed.
rain; double header Saturday.
OIL DRILLING
ON COLUMBIA
PROVES BARREN
Los Angeles (LP) Union Oil
company headquarters here Thurs
day denied emphatically reports
current in Oregon and Washing
ton that a test well at McGowan
on the Columbia river had uncov
ered a new field and had been
hurriedly capped earlier In the
week.
The rig at McGowan, which Is
in Washington at the mouth of
the Columbia opposite Astoria,
was dismantled several days ago.
Casing and equipment is being
moved to Astoria Thursday, ac
cording to advices from the south.
Asked for a statement In con
nection with the persistent rum
ors that an entirely new field had
been uncovered by the "wildcat,"
and that the well had been secret
ly capped because of the depressed
conditions of the oil market, an
official of the Union company told
the United Press:
"We went into the lower Colum
bia section to drill nearly a year
ago because we considered the ge
ological structure good in that
area. However, our drillers got
into volcanic ash and continued in
it.
"When wo were unable to work
through into shale, we decided it
was not worth while to continue.
"Other persons and concerns to
terested in the field, presumably
for booming property and oil pro
spects, alleged that the Union was
trying to cover up its oil find so
that it could acquire surrounding
properties cheaply.
"We countered by offering to
rent our rig to these objectors at
a cheap price, to permit them to
continue to drill themselves, if
they had so much faith and 'in
side information.' This offer was
refused. Hence wo are abandon
ing our well as a 'duster' ".
LEADS
GOLF TOURNEY
Tndianwood Country Club. Orion
Mich. (IP) Harry Hampton, veteran
Chicago pro, took the lead in the
opening round of the western open
golf championship Thursday with
a card ox 31-& es, three strokes
below par.
Hampton, apparency unaffected
by the tricky cross winds which
played havoc with the scores of
other favorites, tied the course rec
ord of 31 for his outgoing nine, mak
ing birdies in the first, second, fifth
and ninth holes and shooting the
other five holes In even par. He
went one stroke above nar on the
tenth, 13th and 17th holes ot the
Incoming round but made birdies on
the 14th and 18th to keep his score
within one stroke of par,
Al Watrous. Detroit, was the only
other early finisher to break par,
noiding second place with a 37-34
71, with more than half the field
still out.
"Wild Bill" Mehlhom. New York
equalled par with a 34-3872 for
third place among the early finish'
crs.
DIPHTHERIA CASE
AT INSTITUTION
. A report of a new case of dlnh-
theria, that of an adult, was made
late Wednesday afternoon bv offi
cials at the state Institution for the
feeble-minded. Last week a nine-
year-old child died at the -Institu
tion from the same disease. All pa
tients at the institution are receiv
ing antitoxin doses which will pro
tect them for the next three weeks.
Later toxin antitoxin immunization
treatments will be given. Examina
tions lor carriers of the disease are
being conducted now.
The report of the new case of
diphtheria, made to Dr. Vernon A.
Douglas, county health officer.
brings the statement that during the
past two and one-half years, three
deaths nave occurred In Salem from
diphtheria. All of these deaths were
of pre-school age children and
might have been prevented If par
ents had taken the precaution of
having these young children Im
munized against diphtheria at the
Marlon county health unit, 434
North High street, or given the same
treatment by the family physician.
Up to August 20. reports show
that so far this year there have
been 30 cases of diphtheria reported
in Marlon county, of which 11 are
from Salem. Of this number five
were non-residents, eight of school
age, seven were adults and two of
pre-school age. Health workers state
that diphtheria runs in cycles of six
years, and 1930 is the year for an
increase In the disease unless par
ents take the trouble to have their
children Immunized.
Oates Mr. and Mrs. John Card
ener left Tuesday for Salem to be
gone several days, looking after bus
iness interests.
LABOR TROUBLE
CULMINATES IN
DOUBLE MURDER
Chicago 0P Bernard Ruberry,
known to police as a mysterious
power in the Chicago Journeyman
Plumbers' union, died Thursday
from bullet wounds suffered late
Wednesday at the time his onion
superior, Chas. Mulcaby, was killed.
Mulcahy, nationally known labor
figure and business agent of the
plumbers' union, had gone with Ru
berry to the site of the new Lane
Technical high school, ostensibly to
call a strike because of the failure
of a plumbing contracting company
to discharge Its superintendeni
Charles Courchene, from the high
school job.
Police are seeking Courchene and
Charles A. Stein, son of Carl Stein,
who heads the contracting company
employing Courchene.
The elder Stein, chairman of the
arbitration committee of the Build
ing Construction Employers associa
tion, told police Mulcahy and Ru
berry came to bis Loop office and
demanded that, Courchene be dis
charged. Stein said he refused to do
this and that Mulcahy then threat
ened to cal la strike on the con
struction job. The younger Stein
then went to notify Courchene.
No one at the construction site
saw the shooting. One workman said
he saw the union leaders enter Cour
chene s office and that ten minutes
or so later he heard shots. The work.
man said he went to the office and
saw Ruberry lying outside, bleeding
from wounds in the stomach, be
found Mulcahy inside, dying.
ARMY OF REDS
IS CRUSHED BY
. CHINESE ARMY
Hankow P) Slaughter of 4.000
communists by provincial troops in
western Kiangsl province and the
capture of 2,000 Red rifles there
was reported Thursday- In Chinese
press dispatches.
This apparently Is vlrtuallv the
first crushing defeat administered
to the Red marauders who have
been murdering, looting and burning
throughout the Yangtse valey for
several weeks.
News of the provincial victorv
followed closely word of the burn
ing of Wusueh, Hupeh province, by
communists who looted the city of
0,000 population and ransacked the
countryside. Wusueh is an Im
portant Yangtse river port 25 miles
aoove Kiukiang. Kiangsl.
Fearing for their lives. Inhabit
ants of Wusueh abandoned thclr
property virtually without protest
ana ilea, many going to Kiukiang,
wnere foreign gunboats were an
chored.
Communist armies late last
month, sacked and destroyed large
sections or cnangsna, Hunan prov
ince capital. Later they threat
ened Hankow. Wuchang and Han
yang, sister cities. COO miles up the
Yangtse from the sea. However,
the Reds apparently were fright
ened away by foreign warships
which were rushed to Hankow by
American, British and Japanese
governments.
Since then the communists have
ravaged smaller places, avoiding
cities where the national govern
ment has concentrated small bodies
of troops withdrawn from Honan
and Shantung province fronts where
the government Is seeking to stem
the northern alliance rebellion.
Hampered by torrential rains, the
civil war itself has lagged.
Although the issue still Is unde
cided, the government apparently
has the advantage. The rebels
have made their stand recently on
the border of Chihll province, where
they were driven after evacuating
Tslnan, on the opposite side of the
Yellow river.
Fighting on the Halchow-Tune-
kwan railway front in northern Ho
nan continued unabated.
AMERICAN BANK
NOT TRUST COMPANY
The merlcan Bank fc Trust
company of Portland, operated by
Will Moore and others. Is a gen
eral corporation having trust pow
ers, but It is not exempt from the
provisions of the state blue sky act
in its sale of stock, says a decree
by Judge L. H. McMahan, Thurs
day.
The company brought suit
against Mark D. McCalll&ter as
state corporation commissioner,
seeking, under the declaratory
judgment act, to be declared i
trust company, and therefore ex
empt from the blue sky law.
The company undertook to sell
stock without a permit, but was
informed by McCallister that It
could not exercise tnat privilege
because it was not a trust com
pany within the meaning of the
blue sky exemption. It then ap
plied for ft permit to sell $200,000
in stock, and the permit was re
fused by McCallister on the basis
of the company's showing. The
company then took the case into
court in an effort to be declared ft
trust company.
GIRL WOUNDED
Oregon City (Pi A bullet, believ
ed to have been fired from a passing
automobile, passed through two
walls and an apple box, finally
striking Marie Warehouse, 14.
Maple Lane, In the thigh. The
wound was superficial.
BEDFORDS ARE HOSTS
West Salem The J. R. Bedford
family had as Sunday dinner guests
Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Cannefl and
daughter Oertrude of Amity and
Miss Edna Delaney of Bay City.
Other recent luncheon guests at the
same home were Mrs. Dorelle Hale
and son Alan ot Seaside,
FRAUD IS CHARGED
IN CUSHMAN'S SUIT
Los Angeles (IP) The Congo Pic
tures corporation was accused of
fraud and deceit In a 1313,383 suit
brought in superior court Thursday
by Wilbur Cushman, a distributor,
who purchased distribution rights to
the gorilla film -IngagL"
Cushman alleged the Congo pic
ture was not a genuine African
hunting and travel film, but Instead
was made In Hollywood with a cos
tumed man as the gorilla and Cen
tral avenue residents as "natives."
He asked that his contract be re
scinded and money allegedly spent
in distribution be returned to him.
HOOVER GRANTS
AUDIENCE TO
TEXASKIDDIES
Washington Wr President Hoov
er Thursday held up the reception
of many callers to grant a special
audience to smiling Gertrude and
Billy Windsor, who came all the
way from Tyler, Texas, to see the
executive and nearly lost out
Gertrude, who is 11, with pretty
chestnut curls, and her brother,
Billy, three years her junior, drove
up to the White House with their
parents. While the mother and
father waited in the lobby Ger
trude and Billy went to see Secre
tary Akerson and gave him the
following letter:
"Dear President Hoover:
"Billly and I came all the way
from Tyler, Texas, to see you and
now tney tell us wo can t see you
because the senators we know are
away from Washington,
I don't blame you for not
wanting to shake hands with so
many people but Isn't there some
way we could Just see you before
we leave. I am 11 and Billy Is
eight.
"We have begged mother and
daddy for nearly a year to bring
us here and I'm afraid we won't
get to come back for a long, lonj
time.
With love from Gertrude and
Billy Windsor."
The president was Bhown the
letter and granted the children an
Interview at once. He sent them
away happy with autographed
pictures of himself. Neither Ger
trude nor Billy were shy when
confronted by newspapermen.
GROSSlEEKS
EXTRASESSION
Portland VP) Harry L. Gross,
Portland attorney, said Thursday he
and others had requested Governor
Norblad to call a special legislative
session to pass legislation withdraw-
ing all public waterpower sites in
Oregon from further private exploi
tation. .-,- -.-. -
Gross said he conferred with the
governor Wednesday and previous
ly had communicated with the ex
ecutive elaborating on present pow
er combine activities.
The Portland attorney, accompan
ied by John Johannson, Portland,
said the cost of the special session,
estimated at between 135,000 and
$40,000 would be trivial in compar
ison with the S70,ooo,ooo in sites
which "the power combine is al
legedly attempting to obtain." -
Gross said the governor Indicated
his Interest by recalling that In
1921 he and the late Senator George
W. Joseph introduced a joint resolu
tion providing for conservation of
water power resources.
The proposed withdrawal of pub
lic water power sites from private
exploitation would be temporary or
until tne people had a chance to
vote on the question. Gross said.
Organizations telegraphing Gov
ernor Norblad Thursday urging him
to can a special session of the leg
islature if necessary to curb pri
vate corporations from appropriat
ing the water power resources of
the state were the following, all
located in Portland:
Independent Political league, Le
roy Lomax, Jr., secretary; Penin
sula Industrial Development asso
ciation, Harry L. Gross, chairman
of executive commission; Housewives
council, Mrs. O. W. Dean, president;
united West Side club. Aloha,
George W. Llppert, president; Mon-
tavllla Improvement club, C. A.
Townsend, president; Alberta Cora
merclal club, J. E. Jensen, persldent.
ALBANY PLANS TWIN
ROUND-UP LABOR DAY
Albany, Ore- (IP) September 1
Labor day, has been selected as the
date of the next Albany twin round
up, s letter being sent out by the
Albany chamber of commerce to
twins who have visited previous
round-ups, states. It has been de
cided to make the affair bi-ennial
instead of annual, but to lay greater
stress upon it hereafter. More than
200 sets of twins have been coming
to Albany for the event each year.
DISMANTLE OIL WELL
McGowan, Wash. (LP) The Union
Oil company Thursday was disman
tling its test well, McGowan No. 1
without comment as to whether or
not oil indications had been reached.
The rift has been pulled down from
the "Wildcat" near the bank of the
Columbia river, and the casing and
pipe was being freighted to Astoria.
HRIDGE WORKER KILLED
Grants Pass. Ore. (IP) Edward T.
Doyle, workman on the new Rogue
river bridge, was killed Wednesday
when he fell 40 feet from the sales-
work of the structure.
FIRE CONTROLLED
Baker (ft After burning over 100
acres, a fire which raged on East
Eagle creek all day and night was
brought under control Wednesday
night by 65 fighters.
Gervais Samuel Brown, son of
Senator 8. H. Brown is recovering
from a very severe ease of blood
poisoning caused from small
scratch on his left hand. It will be
several weeks before he will have
the full use ot his hand.
PLAN OPENING
CITY SCHOOLS
SEPTEMBER 22
Preparations for the opening ot
Salem schools Monday, September
31. are dominating the activities of
school official and their clerical
staffs. Many inquiries are being
received from anxious mothers
whoso children are entering the
schools for the fl.-st time as to
where their youngsters will go. New
teachers want to know where they
can secure board and lodgings, and
lists of all prospective places an
being prepared at the office of the
city school superintendent. Stu
dents in the higher grades have
teen asking questions about ths near
regulations in the course of study;
and other minor queries have kept
the clerical staff busy.
The school boundaries for the
coming year have not been defin
itely located as yet. Miss Carlotta
Crowley, elementary school super
visor, will confer with George Hug;
school superintendent, about the
boundaries Immediately after her
return from her vacation In Alaska.
The enrollment for the coming
year will be checked and the boun
daries arranged so that no school
will be overcrowded with pupils
while a neighboring school has
small classes. This work will then
be brought before the school board
for acceptance, and will be released
for publication.
The new regulations In the course
ot study provide for each student
to take two major and 3 minor sub
jects, instead ot following the for
mer prescribed courses which laid
out a definite list of subjects. EnU
ranee credits tor college, and uni
versity work hereafter will be
founded on the report on the three
years' work in the high school, in
stead of Including the work In ths
Junior high school as has been dons
heretofor. This plan was worked
out by Fred Wolf, high school prin
cipal, and R. W. Tavenner, second
ary supervisor, late last spring and
win De put in operation for the
first time this fall,
the movement to print a student
handbook tor distribution at the
high school during the opening of
the fall term Is meeting with the
enthusiastic cooperation of ths
school officials. The handbook
would be printed by the associated
student body, a small sunt being;
charged for each purchase to defray
printing expenses. The handbook
would contain the new regulations
In the course ot study, the student
body constitution, school tradition
and songs and yells.
Eva Roberts will sing "Let Me
Call You Sweetheart" and "Sing
ing' a Song to the Stars" at Fri
day night's band concert In Will
son park.
The program August 22, to be
given under the baton of Oscar
Steelhammcr, director, will be as
follows:
"Minstrel Days" March Holmps
Selection. "Lad Luxury" 8chroeder
Sonus rrora ths Ola Folks ..art by Lafc.
Popular numbers
The Golden Dragon Overture. ,..Klnf
Vocal solos br Eva. Roberts
a) "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"
(b) "Sinslnf a Sons to the Stan"
'Marcuerite WalU" from Faust ..Qounocl
Overture. "In the Shadows" . . .William!
"Royal Scotch Hlshlandcrs" March. .Klut)
Star Spansled Banner.
BANKER KILLED IN
FALL FROM TRAIN
Little Falls. N. Y. VP A body be.
Ileved to be that of Samuel I. Lipp.
Cincinnati banker, was found on ths
New York Central railroad tracks
near here Thursday.
The body was ciad In pajamas
over which were worn the coat and
trousers of a business suit Papers
and cards in the pockets indicated
the victim was Lipp.
Preliminary investigation indicate
ed he fell from the observation plat
form of a New York Central train.
Papers and documents, Including
automobile registration certificates.
showed Lipp was vice-president and
attorney ot the Security 8avings
and Loan company of Cincinnati.
FLIGHT TO GERMANY
IS WILLIAMS' PLAN
Washington (IPV-Roger Q. Wil
liams, trans-Atlantic aviator, ex
pects to leave lrom Old Orchard,
Me. before Saturday on a flight to
Germany, It was learned Thursday.
Williams has informed commerce)
department officials of his intention
to make the flight in an Emsco
monoplane, accompanied by Wil
liam Ma nulls, co-pilot, and Ted
Lundgren, navigator. Lundgren re
cently arrived in New York from
California with the plant.
VISIT IN ni'BBAKD
Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Gus Perm
ler and Mrs. R. McMorrls are vis
iting with their mother, Mrs. W. B
McKey, at Roselawn Oardens. Trie
two women are sisters and live in
Dayton, Wash. They were called
to Hubbard by the death and fun
eral of their step-father. W. H.
McKey. some days ago and will re
main till the latter part of the week.
BEE STING STUNS
Heppner (VP) Fav Pettyjohn re
covered Thursday from a bee sting
which left him unconscious, raw-
slclans said the bee probably struck
vein.
lOelcrjst iHemonall
FB.TJ. ilnjrl Ke4erMrr
saw jfJvlltl roe
A Park Cemetery
with perpetual care
Jut Jtess salnules from the
heart ot towa