C apiiaJJoiiiniall
CIRCULATION
Dallf average distribution for the
month ending September 31, 1831
CLOUDY
vest and fair tait tonight and Fri
day; allghtl? lower temperature;
changeable wind,
10,590
Average daily net paid 10,126
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation
Local Max. tt; Mln. M; rain
river -3J (eet; clear; north wind.
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$2,500,000 TO
BE SPENT FOR
RELIEF WORK
Highway Commission
Plans for Unemployed
At Special Session
$1,250,000 for Secondary
Highways and $1,000,-
000 for Main Roads
The expenditure ot 2,500,000 for
relief work In tne state 01 urcgon
was voted at a special meeting ol
the state highway commission at
Portland Wednesday, it was revealed
here Thursday by a statement Issued
by the state highway department.
The funds will be distributed for
road work in those counties or sec
tions of the state where the distress
Is most acute, and only heads of
families or men with dependents will
be employed.
The state highway department, in
Its statement, announced the state
wide program would be disbursed in
relation to needs of both employ
ment relief and improvement of
highways. Men to be employed must
have resided In the state for six
months and who are in dire need of
work.
Of the 2.250,0O0 which will be
available for relief work, in so far as
"(Concluded on r;u,'e 11. column 7)
Prospectus for bids on three con
crete bridges on the new Santlam
highway has been received by the
county court here from the bu
reau of public roads at Portland
the bids to be opened at 10 o'clock
on the morning of October 16.
The three bridges for which bids
are called are to be erected over
Drv Creek. Boulder Creek and
Tunnel Creek.
The Dry creek bridge will be
7S.76 feet long: the Boulder Creek
bridge 90.74 feet and Tunnel Creek
36 feet. Onder the bid the contrac
tor will have 250 days to complete
the Jobs are being called on by the
government to start, and the gov
ernment Is required to give 20 days
notice before work starts.
The work calls for 3000 cubic
yards of unclassified excavation
lor approaches; 500 cubic yards of
excavation for structures, and 200
yards of borrow; with 426 Uneral
feet of concrete, Class A, and 120
feet of Class D concrete. Included
In the bid are 58.000 pounds 01 re.
lnforclng concrete.
It Is not known here how much
winter work is contemplated on the
bridges but evidently from the time
bids are being called that at least
some of the preliminary work may
be done.
UNDY FINDS FLOOD
CONDITIONS HORRIBLE
Hankow. China. (IP) A discour
aging report of the extent of China's
flood disaster was brought back by
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
Thursday after their first flight
over the inundated regions sur-
surrounding Hankow.
Surveying the flooded area to de
term in e the number of refugees,
from whkh relief workers can esti
mate the amount of aid required,
Colonel Lindbergh flew over a sec
tion between the upper Yangtze
river and the Han river.
The American aviator said that
the disaster was lmpos5ible to ex
ainrerate. The populace Is starving
and most of the survivors have been
living aboard small sampans. He
said he saw no indication that the
waters were receding,
LUMBER, OIL BAN
JOHNSON FOLIC
Hoquiam, Wash. UP) An embargo
on foreign commodities, especially
lumber and oil. would put thousands
of men back to work In this coun
try. according to Congressman Al
bert Johnson, from the third district
In Washington.
In a statement which he Issued
before leaving for Washington, D.
he said the lumber Indtistry could
be revived, mills returned to normal
production, and thousands of men
put back on their jobs If mnrkrts
of this country were reserved for
American lumber alone.
"Millions of feet of fir and hem
lock are imported from Canada," he
said. "Importation of lumber cost
American labor from $10,000 000 t
120 009.000 annually."
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
While women are affecting the
styles of the second empire, with
their Eugenie hats and what have
you, Isn't it time for the men to keep
up with their mates? We recom
mend a return to the old flowing
beards of grandfather's time which
nourished In that dazzling period.
Buch a style for men would be an
appropriate economy for these tight
times, doing away at one fell swoop
with the necessity for neckties to
say nothing of napkins and collar
buttons, ft might even do away, in
some cases, with the need of the
annoying vest.
Any men who plan to follow this
suggestion may llnd plenty of types
by thumbing over the old lamlly
album. If no family album is avail
able a visit to the goat exhibit at
the state fair will do.
Fashion having placed the Eugenie
hats on the ladles' heads has now
diverted Its attention to their other
extremity and decrees that toenails
shall Be scarlet tinted, inis snoura
help to bring back the loganberry,
Shower Honors Recent Bride,"
says headline In the society column.
Oh, we thought it was In honor of
the state fair.
Two bis new attractions are slated
for the fair Friday, same being the
hog calling and wild cow milking
contests. The ultimate In state fan
amusement will be achieved when
they combine these two and nave
the hog callers put on their contest
while milking wild cows. That would
be a contest.
Mahatma Ghandl, we read, went
picnicking In Epplng Forest In Eng
land. What is the old rascal doing,
trying to steal some Joe Knowles
publicity?
With the fall of the Richfield
tower south of town, we wonder
what the building Inspectors are do
lngl Did we enjoy our Salem day?
Yes, we enjoyed It maybe;
While the family road Canoe Canal,
We stayed home to tend tne oaoy.
"A Salem hop grower gave a free
picture show to his pickers and one
of them Is suing him for $10,000 be
cause he fell down at the show and
broke a leg. Don Upjohn of the Sa
lem Journal wonders If the school
district will be sued for $10,000 If
some pupil falls down and breaks
a leg while carrying a free text book.
Well, that would be as sensible as
free text books." Corvallls Gazette
Times. HOTEL OPENED
New York tflv-Ghost of the
bustled ladles and moustachioed
gentlemen of the gay nineties hov
ered over a milling throng of guests
at a pre-vlew of the new waioori
Astoria Wednesday evening.
To the strains of the same gay
music which once echoed In the
ballroom of the former hostelry
with the swish of silks, the guests
examined a new Waldorf of 45
floors and 2,200 rooms. The old
Waldorf was on Filth avenue,
where the Empire State building
now Is,
The new one Is on Park avenue.
The old hotel was 1 stories tall
and contained 1,000 rooms. In the
new structure ore preserved Pea
cock Alley, the Empire room, the
Astor gallery and the paintings
that hung therein.
Peacock Alley, a promenade. Is
three times as large as Its predeces
sor. Its color scheme comprises
the greens, golds, reds and royal
purples of a peacock's fan.
WATERWAYS FEEL
BUSINESS BOOST
Washington (P) Hard times have
boosted the bast new of at least one
concern the Government Inland
Waterways corporation.
Officials of the corporation, which
operates the federal barge lines,
said Thursday that shippers, with
their margin of profit lowered,
were seeking the cheapest means ol
'transportation.
'We're making money." Major
General T. Q. Ashburn, director ol
barge lines operations, said. "We
expect to continue to make money.
In addition, we have $3,000 000 of
the $10,000,000 congress voted us
three years ato in reserve ''
MF.DFORD OPPOSKIl
Medford. Ore. (U Medford stands
with central Oregon in opposing a
new short road from Portland to
the beach. Medford chamber oi
commerce, in a resolution forwarded
to Governor Julius L. Meter, declared
the construction would interfere
Tlth needed work In other part af
the sta'e.
GREAT BRITAIN
IS UNDER RULE
OF DICTATORS
Government of Ten Men
Given Absolute Pow
ers for One Month
Condition Exists for Sec
ond Time in England
Since World War
London (IP) Great Britain was
governed under a semi-dictatorship
Thursday for the second time since
the World war.
Passage by both houses of parlia
ment and grant of royal assent to
the national economy bill gave the
government of ten men the power
to issue orders in council lor one
month. The cabinet, without con
sulting parliament, may effect any
economies deemed advisable in edu
cation, national insurance, police
administration, unemployment in
surance, and road construct ten.
The general strike of 1926 was
the only other occasion of which
Britain has been ruled by orders in
council since the world war.
BRITAIN IN LINE
With quasi -dictatorial powers In
the hands of Prime Minister Ram
say MacDonald and his ministers,
the nation joined the long list ruled
since the war either by partial or
full dictatorship, Including Italy,
Spain, Russia, Turkey, Poland, Hun
gary, Persia, Lithuania, Jugoslavia,
Albania, and recently Germany.
Government by orders in coun
cil became effective at midnight
Wednesday and brought to many
(Concluded on page 11. column -)
HARVEY ADMITS
SLAYING SHERIFF
Portland iff) Police detectives
announced at 10 a. m. Thursday
that Raymond Harvey, 25, had con
fessed he shot and killed Walter w.
Leonhardt, special deputy sheriff
last Monday night. Leonhardt was
shot to death after he had stopped
a stolen car.
Harvey and Ernest Newell were
arrested Thursday night In con
nection with the killing. Newell
Involved himself and Harvey.
Portland P Identified by Mrs.
Walter W. Leonhardt, as the slayer
of her husband, last Monday, night,
Raymond Harvey, 25, a married
man with two children, and his
companion, Ernest F. Newell, 19,
were In custody Thursday, follow
ing their arrest Wednesday night on
a tip to the police. They were ar
rested at Harvey's home, 602 North
Jersey street, and surrendered with'
out resistance. Both will be form
ally charged Thursday with first
degree murder.
Positive identificatoin of the two
men as those who she and her hus
band stopped Monday night when
the automobile they were driving
was identified by Mrs. Leonhardt
as that belonging to a friend, was
made by Mrs. Leonhardt Wednes
day night soon after their arrest.
With five other prisoners the two
suspects were paraded behind
screen with the light shining from
the ceiling full on their faces. Mrs.
Leonhardt quickly picked out Har
vey and Newell from the group.
"That's the man," she exclaimed
ifts Harvey passe a in iront oi ncr.
Harvey was aiso piccea out or. me
group by M. V. Hansen as the man
he saw m a stolen macnine nau
an hour before the crime was com
mitted.
Newell admitted he was the man
who walked with Mrs. Leonhardt
towards a house he claimed as his
home to verify his statement he
lived there. Just preceding the crime.
Purse Snatchers Busy
At Fair; Gyp Game
Operators Chased Off
Purse snatchers and operators of alleged gyp frames
occupied the attention of state and fairgrounds police Wed
nesday and as a result operators of five of the games in
question were absent from tne
midway Thursday morninsr.
Reports to police headquarters
Indicate that at least 50 women's
purses were taken while the mid
way wax packed Wednesday after-
noon and evening. Only four purs
es were turned in to headquarters
as found. Mrs. O. Ed Rom, police
matron, spent most of the after
noon In warning women who were
carelessly carryinij purses, that
they were lnrltlng a loss.
SALEM BIRDS
TAKE HALF OF
FAIR AWARDS
Blue Ribbon Won in Two
Of Four Major Poultry
Classes
Salem Day Crowd Big
Disappointment; Only
18,500 Pay Way In
Salem poultry exhibitors took
two of the four major divisions and
one special when judging of the
3500 birds entered in the show this
year was completed shortly after
noon Thursday. A. R. winters,
Newberg, with a Black Minorca
pullet, had the best bird of the ex
hibit. Winners of the various class
es are:
American Single comb Rhode
Island red, pullet; J. B. Legette,
Canby.
English Buff Orphington cock-
rel, F. E. Evans, Salem.
Mediteranean Black Minorca
pullet, Winters, Newberg.
Asiatic Light Brahma hen. Dr.
""(Concluded on page llT column 6)
TWO SUSPECTS
UNDER ARREST
Dayton Beach, Fla. (IP) A Nor
walk. Conn., veterinary and his son,
who came here last Sunday and
took a small bungalow home on
the outskirts of Daytona, were held
in city jail Thursday for Investiga
tion on Indefinite charges In con
nects with the "pirate murder" ol
Benjamin P. Ceilings.
The veterinary Is Dr. Louis Rit
chie, 51. and his son Is W. M. Rit
chie, 33, taken into custody Wed
nesday night by Chief of Police C.
J. Luke of Daytona beach. Chief
Luke was Indefinite about the In
formation on which the arrests were
made and told the United Press
Thursday:
I'll turn them loose in two hours
if something definite doesn't turn
up."
During the course of the usual
post-arrest questioning. Chief Luke
said, he asked Dr. Ritchie if the
veterinary "was a drinking man."
'Sometimes,'" the chief quoted
the veterinary as answering.
"Ever use dope?" the chief asked.
"Yes, morphine," he said Dr. Rit
chie replied.
Chief Luke said he had not been
in communication with any Con
necttcut authorities and was await
ing word from them before finally
disposing of the two men.
I can only hold them for 24
hours,' he said, "and as yet
charges have been preferred against
them. They are merely being held
lor invstigation. '
The chief expressed Interest In
information given to him by the
United Press that authorities at
Huntington. L. I., were not inter
ested In having the Rltchies held
for questioning.
Trans-Pacific Flight
Postponed by Storm
Sablshlro Beach, Japan U Clyde
Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr.
Thursday postponed the start of
their attempted non-stop flight
across the Pacific ocean to Satur
day, because of poor flying condi
tions. The two American fliers, who
flew across the north Atlantic from
New York last summer, have been
here three days waiting for the wea
ther to clear over the "great circle"
route of the Pacific before taking
off.
How many were "working"
not known, but from the number of
stolen purses It Is believed that
small canir. all women, were bury,
Jostling the crowds around amuse
ment devices and concessions. In
nearly eyery Instance whpn Mrs.
Ross had an opportunity to ques
tlon the loser of a purse. It was re
called that a strange woman had
crowded her before the loss was no
(Concluded en pace 11. column 4i
Queen Jeanne Rewards Govern or's
rami
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These 4-H boys are holding an
ers' day contests on Friday. The adult breeders have been practicing alo. Below at left, Miss Jeanne Wil
son, daughter of Mrs. Ella S. Wilson, secretary of the state fair, and Mrs. Ray Hartmsn. Miss Wilson was
Derby queen and placed the horseshoe floral piece around the neclt of Jockey "Happy'' Anderson who won
on Pair Allen. Mrs. Hartman presented Anderson with the handsome governor's derby cup donated by
nanmnn snnners jewelry siore. ai
purple and white silk bag on which It
FEDERAL FUNDS
NOT ALLOCATED
Salt Lake City, Utah (W Al
though admitting that a proposed
"short route to the sea" road In
Oregon had been discussed, Thom
as H. MacDonald, chief of the
bureau of public roads, denied
Thursday that any formal applica
tion had been made to the bureau
or any funds set aside for the pro
ject.
The proposed short road to the
seacoast would extend from Port
land and connect with the famous
scenic Roosevelt highway in Clat
sop or Tillamook counties.
"Yes, MacDonald admitted,
there has been some dLscuMion of
such a road. But the whole thing
la still In the conversational stage.
"There has been no formal ap
plication to the bureau. We're still
just talking about It."
SAILOR CGNFESSES
STRANGLING WOMAN
Los Angeles LP Confession of a
16-year-old former sailor, Lowell M.
Bell, that he strangled Louise Tau
ber, 10, In San Diego when she
resisted his advances, has solved one
of southern California's most sen
sational crimes.
Bell, held here on a burglary
charge, admitted the murder dur
ing questioning by police.
Mis Tauber waa murdered April
10. Her body, almost nude, was
found suspended by a rope from
a tree on the outskirts of San Diego.
The murder was the third of a
series oi brutal girl slayinps In the
southern city this spring.
Parole Grape Thief
After Sentencing
Justice of the Pare Miller Hay
den Thursday sentenced William
Biark to 30 days In jail for larerny
of grapes from Oeorge A. Landon
pf Woodburn, but he wan parol? d to
his father pending good behavior.
Garth Harlan, 16, who wan Joint'
ly accused, was certified to the
Marlon county Juvenile court.
elimination contest so they may nlace
lower ngni, -nappy'' Anderson
hung.
Fair Program
THURSDAY NIGHT
S pjn. Free cirrus acts
1 p.m. Free fireworks
7 p.m. Fro muii-al program
.8 p.m. Night horsesbow
FRIDAY
Farmer's Day, Portland Day,
GreHham Day and bulla Day
Bands Rmarlan, Grtibim
and Hood River
t a.m.' 4-H elub home eco
nomic demonstrations
begin.
10 a.m. Stat Grange meet
ing and aprakers In 4
H club auditorium
10: SO Free lectore, art de
partment 11 a.m. Reception at main
gate for auto caravan
from Gresham, Mayor
Charles Cleveland In
charge of reception.
11 a.m. Frr cirrus acts
1 1 a.m. Free mu-Mral program
1 p.m. Free musical program
1:30 Horse racing
1:30 Free lecture In art de
partment. 1:00 Free circus acta on
Monkey Inland. Admis
sion 25 rents after 6p.m.
I: SO Dinner for four 4-H
club winners In private
ear Kupt. King, 8. P.
lines.
7:00 Free fireworks
7:00 Free musical program
g:00 Night honnhow
Burglar Robs Baby's
Bank of Pennies
A babj's bank con tin ing a sum
of money In pennies was stolen by
a burglar who entered the Dave i
Dewey home, 1005 North Cottage
street, between 1 and 3 30 o'clock
Wedneday afternoon. A locked
ou.; was lakn to the ba-ment ot
the house and form! op'n but
nothing takn from It. A pair ol
trowem was stolen through a bed
room window at the home of Ches
ter Mofiit about 4 o'clock Thursday
morning, according to a report to
the police. A house at 184 Rural
avenue was entered about half an
hour later but the Intruder was
frightened away.
Derby Winner
their best hon-callers In the Farm
takes the 400 derby purse lrom the
WORKERS RIOT
AT LANCASHIRE
Salford, Lancashire, ng. ffl")
Thousands of unemployed persons
stormed the city hall Thursdpy to
protest reductions in the dole and
engaged in a widespread fight with
the police. Dozens of them were ar
rested. In the middle of the morning sev
eral thousand unemployed paraded
to the public square in front of the
city hall. Two policemen at the
doors of the building were surround- ,
ed and Jostled into the middle of the ,
crowd.
The parade broke ranks and a;
ma&s of people surged in the square :
when mounted police galloped up,
drew their clubs and charged.
Many were struck down and oth
ers were trampled as the crowd fell
back. Foot police waded in. A num
ber of those whom they tried to ar
rest fought bark ao vigorously they
were dragged off to the police sta
tion. HIGHWAY BOARD
MEETS THURSDAY
The state highway rommisMon
will meet at Salem Thursday. Oc
tober 8. It whs announced Thurs
day hv Rov Klein, state highway
engineer. Tlie meeting had been
tentatively set previously but de
layed In two instances.
The matter of selecting a route
or routes nf a highway from Port
land to the sea. Commissioner
Charle K. Spa Hidings propofals
for changes in personnel and re
duction of wanes in the engineer
ing department, and unemploy
ment relief are the three major
Isubtects which will be given con
spiration at tho mining.
KFW Qt'AKI! FKI.T
Washington. A severe earth
quake, estimatfd In have been
centered within 1 000 miles of
Washington, was recorded early
Thursday on atl.smographs at
Georgetown university. Tlie first
shock orcurrcd at 7 a m. with
the second phase at 7:02 42 and the
maximum at 7.06 30.
CARDINALS GO
TO DEFEAT BY
SC0RE6 TO 2
Lefty Grove and Paul
Deringer Are Opposing
Pitchers in Contest
St. Louis Fails To Score
After First Inning
Team Crippled
St. Louis, MO., OP The
official attendance of the
opening world series game
follows:
Attendance: 38,529.
Total receipts: (165,161.
Players' shares: $84,232.11.
Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, Mo.
(LP) Connie Mack's world champion
Athletics of Philadelphia defeated
Gabby Street's crippled 8t. Louid
Cardinals team by a score of 6 ta
2 In the opening game of the 1031
world's scries played before a wildly
excited crowd of fans here Thurs
day. The game came out almost ex
actly as most of the experts bait
predicted. In the first place Con
nie Mack did not cross up the ex
perts by choosing another pitcher
than his famous Leity urove
work the opening game. Gabby
Street used young Paul Derringer,
Just as everyone said he would.
(Concluded on page 10, column 7)
10 STATES IN
RELIEF WORK
Wo-shinirton UP) Ten states have
assured president Hoover that they
will strive to help their own un
employed this winter.
Completion of an organization
in Missouri "to care for its unem
ployed'' was announced Thursday
by President Hoover.
The president received a tele
gram from Governor Caulfield In
forming him of the set-up and said
he was "glad" to announce it.
The following states In addition
to Missouri," the president said,
"have indicated their ability to
undertake their own problem: In
diana, Rhode Island, Michigan,
Connecticut, Illinois. New York,
California, West Virginia and Del
aware." Representatives of business Fri
day will present their own prescrip
tions for handling the country's
vexing economic problems.
The directors of the chamber of
commerce of the United BUtea will
be presented Ith reports from
committees which since early In the
year have been scrutinizing the
troubles besetting Industry and the
country as a whole.
Establishment of a voluntary
central planning board to keep em
ployment at an even keel both
through boom times and depression
is understood to be an important
part of the recommendations.
The Washington Bureau
of the Cnpital Journal
offers a bmtklet on the
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