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Washington. Oct. 31. —(A.
P. ) -'Plans have been complet-
ed to make avallubl« radlo fa-
cllltiee to John W. 'Davis Mon
day night when President Cool
idge is to make a radio ari
decen. but at u differed hour.
DANGERS OF ETHYL GAS
ARE BEING INVESTIGATED
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London. Oct. 31.—I. N. 8.)— Se
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NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
Cluhlst Is Cálven Trial for Theft
CI ihm I Entcrtaliinient Provhleil
During Evening
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Th« office of the Oregon state mo-
tor association will be maintained Ui
(Iranis Pass. That was the decision
<>f th« Cavamen last night after lis
tening io Joe Dunne, president, and
Goorge Brandenburg, manager of the
association
A committee *ot five
will be select««] to work out the de
tails of the plan for the continuance
of memberships and the acquisition
of memberships to take the place of
those who may <lrop out for some
reason.
The proposed program for the
coming year wan mapped out by Mr.
Dunne, who showed that legislation
was now lielna planned tor the bene
fit of the automobile owners. He
pointed out the work of the associa
tion In warning tourists of the speed
Imps at Drain and Gold Hill. II. E.
Gale, who has charge of the local
office of the association, stated that
the office had brought 21.000 people
In contact with him during the sea
son Just passed. H. D. Norton, pres
ident of the rliatnber, said that the
motor asaoclatlon office was proving
th hs the best n>«dtum obtainable
for bringing the chamber In direct
contact with prospective settlers. A
unanimous vote of the Cavemen was
taken and resulted In the endorse
ment of the work of the association.
J One of the main features of the
•veiling was the trial of Clubfist
■>et> Leopold Davis, charged with
tj« theft of the Cavemen's bank,
containing $5,000, more or less. At
th« trial, with Bolt Borlaud. prose
cuting attorney. Introduced as “Hun
dred Proof Crow," and Nlel R. Al
ien. for the defense, introduced as
Attorney Marrow, many points were
brought out to incriminate the de
fendant, with witnesses Introduced
to show that he was not mentally
periments have practically resulted
in the Invention of a allant born bina
plane.
A motor silencer has been evolved
Schooner (•<«••» Auliovf* I Mirine Xight
which ellmimnates the telltale hum
—-Coast Guard Crew Cars Breeches
of tile engines without reducing the
Ituoy to Have Ship's Coni|Miny
power of the machine, Effort* are
now being directed toward the elim
ination of the sound produced by |
Bandon, Oct. 31.— (A. P.) The
the propeilor and by the singing of
the wlud through the bracing wire», Schooner Acme, wrecked early today
Experts declare that had the raid-
»o«<h ot Cape Arago, near here.
Ing German C.olhas during the war *« ■ ‘“ta* lot", according to the offl-
..... .. able to silence their engines|c*™ of *h® Moore MUI and Lumber
IXMldon would huve l>een devastated company, owners. Captain Fred
Wilson and seventeen mtwnbern of
from th« air.
i the crew were taken off the ship In
a breeches buoy rigged by the Ban-
<lon coast guard crew.
WRECK
CABINET IS LOATH TO RESIGN
Bandon. Ore., Oc*. 31.—(A. P i
luilMirltcs Will Remain in Conclave |— The «team schooner Acme has
• gone ashore on the beach at Wfaisky
For Few Days Vet
Rock, six miles north of Bandon.
London. Oct. 31.— (A. P.)—The The Bandon coart guard crew
Laborltu cabinet, headed by MacDon- • rushed to the scene. The wreck was
•Id, after a session this morning, is discovered at <»aybrenk by the Ban-
understood to have decided to re- ■ don lighthouse keeper. A heavy sea
mnln In office a few days and then running
resign before the assembling of the
new parliament. An official com
munique was Issued announcing that
the cabinet has appoint.*.! a commu
tee to examine the authenticity of Price Io Go Ib.wn Next Year 1» lt<*>
port of ttilcago FiMiiulalion
the Zlnovleff letter.
WHEAT EXPECTED TO LOWER
Chicago, Oct. 31.—(I. N. 8.)—
I The price of wheat, according to a
Chicago agricultural
foundation.
I prcxbably will be lower next year.
l*arge increases In the wheat ac
Contributions Nearly Four Millions
reages seeded for the 1925 crop
—States Get Much
I have been predicated by the founda
tion. based on recent surveys of the
' wheat sections In the United States,
Chicago. Oct. 31.—(A. P.I—Re us well as in Argentina and Aus
publican contributions to date total tralia. prepared by the United States
approximately $3.700,000, national ! Department of Agriculture.
With
treasurer Hodges told tihe Chicago average yields, the foundation be
errs I on of the senate Investigation lieves the price will drop next sea
committee today.
son. Consequently, fields seeded tn
Of this amount $750,000 has been | poor edndition, or too late for a fair
sent to the states. Hodges was di growth before Winter sets In will
rected to furnish accurate figures have a poor chance of returning a
for collections to next Monday, I profit at harvest.
Chairman Borah saying the commit
4n the North Atlantic States the
tee wunted figures of all national planting of Winter wheat is ten
parties to go to the country' before days or two weeks toehlnd normal,
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the voters go to <tihe polls.
and t>he same holds true for several
Mid-Western States. Rainfall has
been unusually spotted, and to this
la attributed the cause of the late
ness of the planting.
These conditions should have a
tendency <o cut down the total
acreage, but In Kansas. Missouri
and most of Nebraska—some of the
Washington. Oct. 31.— (U. P )—
Already there has been great co heavy Winter wheat State»—seed
Profound effects on the future rein-1 operation between scientific men of ing conditions are good. and present
tions between tLa American repub-1 the American republics, particnlarly I price« and yields are encouraging
lies, resulting from the series of Pan-1 In the fields of medicine and sur- heavy seeding this fall.
Amerlcnn conferences now In pro- ' gery. Hundreds of South American
South
The wheat acreage In
gross and being planned, art* fore- .'physicians of highest rank t have American countries has been in
I studied in universities in the United I creased this Fall over last year's
seen by observers here.
In years gone by tnere has been States or visited hero for I special more than 1,000,000 acres, while In
somn skepticism regarding the actu- training under auspices of the I Rocke- Australia
approximately 600,000
al benefits from the Pan-American feller Institute.
more acres are being given to wheat
In each of those fields the United for the 1925 crop over that of this
conferences which dealt with politi
cal matters, as the agreements ' States will be represented by a i fore- yegr.
reachod often later foiled to secure most authority. In fact, the delega
tion of nine members probably will
ratification.
But all authorities are agreed on consist of the most notable group
the tremendous advantages to be de of American scientists who ever left
rived. by all countries from the var this country to attend a scientific Storm Makes Holding of M<*etlng
Impossible Here Tomorrow
ious technical and educational meet gathering. Besides the attendance
ings which now are being planned. of the official delegation many oth
The political meeting at which
Within the next two years there er American scientists will submit
will occur Inter-Amerlcnn confer- apocini pnpers to be read and pub Wallace McCamant, of Portland, was
to be the main speaker, has been
ences deallng with numerous suh- lished nt the conference.
Among the contributions to bo cancelled anti no meeting will be
Jeds, ns sanitation. Journalism, hlgh-
ways. sclence, codification of Amerl- made by United States scientists will held tomorrow night as the climax
can law and standardization. While be a paper dealing with "The Veloc of the campaign here for the Repub
all of these conferences are conduct ity of Light,” to be read by Mr. lican party. The cancellation was
ed with the assent and support of Albert Abraham Michelson. Ph.D., made necessary by the continued
tile various American governments, president of the National Academy storms which have made necessary
the delegations usually represent ex of Sciences, and winner of the No the calling off of previous meetings
perts of non-offlclals character, who bel prize in physics. Proposals for nt which Mr. McCamant win to ap
profit greatly by the opportunities closer co-operntlon of American re pear and where hts appearance is
fqr exchange of knowledge and the publics In archaeloglcal work will now needed more than in Josephine
cultivation of personal acquaint- be made In a paper to be sent by Dr. county.
John Merriam, president of the Car
It was found necessary to also
nnceshlps.
call off the trip of the “flying squad
The next of the groat conferences negie Institute at Washington.
The United States delegation will ron.” because of the unprecedented
will be the Third Pan-American
Scientific congress at Lima, Peru, be under the chairmanship of Dr. rainfall. Many roads in the coun
from December 20, 1924, to January Leo S. Rowe, director of the Pan- try districts have been rendered al
6. 1925. Simultaneously In the same American Union and president of the most in4>assable for cars and it was
city will occur a conference on stan American Academy of Political and not believed expedient to call meet-
| ings in the country districts.
Soclul Science.
dardization.
G. 0. P. COLLECTIONS ARE BIG
MEETING IS CALLED OFF
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New York, Oct. 31.—(A. P.)
—Forty-four persons are under
observation or treatment as
New York and New Jersey
health officials joined today to
Investigate the dangers of ethyl
gas. the manufacture of which
at the Standard Oil plant at
Elizabeth, N. J., has caused five
deaths. The local health board
has prohibited the sale of the
gas In this city or its use in
automobiles.
DELANEY HAS DECISION
IN BOUT WITH FARMER
G.O.P.VICTORY
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Portland, Oct. 31.—(A. P.>
♦ —Jimmy Delaney, the St. Paul
♦ light heavy weight, last night
♦ won a decision
from Frank
♦ Farmer, of Tacoma.
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RECORD IS SEI
"HAVE THE FOREST"
CAMPAIGN IN CANADA
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PRECIPITATION DIRING PAST 23
HOURS HEAVIEST OX
Ottawa. Ont., Oct. 31.— (I. N. 8.)
RECORDS
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—Canada's “Save the Forest” cam
paign has resulted in a marked de
crease
in the number of forest fires'
CHAMPION MILK COW
IIOI.DH WORLD'S REt ORD
throughout the dominion so far this
year, according to reports received !
Milwaukee, Wls . Oct. 31.— (I. N. I<a Follette Held Heeon.l Choice with by the forestry branch of the depart- * City Covered by Sheet of Water—
Davis Thiol—McNary Has I!!g
Itogue River Rising All Day at
S > Segis Pietertje Prospect, cham
ment of the interior.
Edge Over Millon Miller
Rate of Half lo<H an Hour
pion milk cow of the world, on ex
The number of fires reported in
hibition at the recent National
areas served by ’he Canadian Na
Dairy show here, yields her own
tional railways up to September 30
weight in milk every eighteen days.
Portland. Ore.. Oct. 31.— (U. P.) totaled 375, a decrease of 15 per
A record that will probably stand
The champion of champions is an —When Oregon turns t»p her cards cent, compared with last year's to-1 tor some time In the amount of rain
11-year-old Holstein, bred in Amer next Tuesday night, the voters will tai. About 300 of these occurred I falling in a single day was recorded
ica. She holds the two highest milk probably show the state to toe still west of Winnipeg, where weather! I»etween 3 o'clock yesterday after
records ever made. Her world's rec firmly in, line with tier traditional conditions were more favorable to noon and 1 o'clock today, when 4.44
ord is 37.381.4 pounds of milk in Republican leaning.
forest fires than in eastern Canada. | inches of rain fell, over half as much
a year. Her other record is 35,550.4
That at least, seems to
as had fallen in the first nine months
pounds.
juudgment drawn from
of the year. This brings the aver
For two years Segls Pietertje fire of democratic, republican
age for the present storm to 7.92
Prospect averaged more than 47 Independent campaigning.
inches, or over four times the Octob
quarts of milk per day. This is a
Republicans claim the state for
er average. There had already fal
ton and a half a month, or elght- Calvin Coolidge, declaring that Ro-
len 1.89 inches during the present
een tons a year. The queen of dairy bert M. LaFollette will run second Jerome Prairie School Now Over month, bringing the October preeijri-
animals has her royal residence an over John W. Davis, the democratic
flowing—Meeting Is Called
tation to 9.81 inches. Indications
a farm near Seattle.
nominee.
are that the rainfall will go over 10
The democrats, through their
inches before midnight, making the
leading state organ. Ohe Oregon
The Jerome Prairie school is filled rainfall for the month the greatest
Journal. maintain that the situation to overflowing this year and with on record for that month. The rain
is rapidly becoming similar to the additional pupils coming in next fall during the past 22 hours has al
< hicago Ijind <'oiu|MUiy Is Receiving general election of 1912 when Ore week, the school patrons are faced so been the greatest for a single day
gon bolted her usual firm republi with a serious problem. A meeting since tbe records have been kept
Much Correspondence
can stand and voted for Wilson.
is slated for tomorrow night at here. In January. 1909, the precipi
They
claim
that
while
democrats
which
they will decided what course tation was slightly over 15 inches.
Inquiries about Rogue iRiver val
With only 6.37 inches of rain up
ley are being received at the office are remaining true to their party. ! must lie taken to take care of the
the
republicans
are
losing
heavily
to
the first of October, the total for
Increase.
The
probable
result
of
the
of the Chicago Land company on an
average of 12 daily. This morning to Ca Follette, sufficiently so to meeting will be that a building will the season is now 16.18 inches, or
be rented for the remainder of the only about 12 inches under the rain
an extra large number were receiv throw the election to Davis.
Meanwhile laiFollette supporters school year and a new school will fall for the year. The storm has
ed. These letters are being answer
ed immediately
er they are re are confidently boring into the ranks be opened la if. , It is regarded as ended the driest period that old resi
ceived. This morning a mail sack of the X.wo older partfee. Without a certain th al neat summer a new dents here can remember andslivea
full of circulars and follow-up liter doubt LaFollette will draw a large school house with additional rooms promise of plemy oT moisture to the
ature went out from the office. J. vote and it Is only a question of will lie needed. The increased at miners during tl.e coming season.
The city has been virtually covered
W. Lucas, sales manager, states that which of the older parties will suffer tendance is said to be brought al>out
most.
with
water today. Gutters have be
by
the
rapid
settlement
of
the
lands
It may be found necessary, if the
In the senatorial race it is gener- under the Grants Pass Irrigation come choked and drainage ditches
correspondence increases, to put on
ally conceeded from all sides that district, Alice M. Bacon, county have overflowed, filling streets and
an extra clerk.
all low places with sheets of water.
The company has changed tactics Senator Charles McNary, republican, school superintendent, believes.
in their advertising. Instead of in will be reelected. Milton A. Miller,
Mrs. ¡Bacon has Just returned Riverside school was dismissed this
serting their advertisements in the democratic candidate has been cam from a visit to tne schools of the Il morning as many pupils failed to ap
large daily papers, they are now us paigning extensively but McNary is linois valley, There was a marked pear.
Rogue river started upward with
ing the farm papers. The results too well entrenched in public favor increase in the attendance at the
have already been noticed in in to be really in serious danger, ob Kerby high school but in other a bound last night and this morning
creased correspondence. The farm servers believe.
schools the growth was classed as had reached a higher point than was
Whether Congressman Eton Wat a normal healthy increase. The pat attained at any time last winter. It
ers writing also exhibit greater de
termination. most of them asking kins. democratic candidate for re rons of the schools are showing their I was still rising throughout the day
for prompt replies. Quite a number election in the third district, will usual interest in the development of , at the rate of almost a half foot
state that they will be here in a succeed in winning his seat again is the students. There is again a grow- : every hour. Every small creek was
short time to look over the valley. problemattical. Watkins won con ing sentiment for consolidation ot runn>ng bank high and some were
Since the office was opened here, siderable favor during his two years school districts for high school pur- overflowing.____ ~_____ _
between 1500 and 2000 letters of in office, but he is a democrat In a poses.
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strong republican community and
inquiry have been received.
the Ku Klux Klan issue, which is
saJd to have helped him be elected
two years ago has not been apparent
in this campaign. Hi« opponent. M.
E. Crumpacker, is obtaining a fair
Says Spirit of Optimism Pervades ly solid republican support.
Democratic Camp
Representative W. C. Hawley, of
the first district, and Representative
Washington. Oct. 31.—(I. N. S.) other branches the situation im-
New York. Oct. 31.— (A. P.)—In N. J. Sinnott, of the third district,
his fourth statement, issued today. are so strongly intrenched that is is —Scientific studies of the American proved.
"Throughout the year there was
John W. Davis explained the reasons generally believed their opposition business situation just completed
by Secretary of Commerce Hoover r-racUcally no unemployment. and
for the “spirit of optimism outstand cannot replace them.
disclose that commerce end industry wages continued at a remunerative
ing today in the Democratic camp.”
Expense Chairman Borah has ad
He summed up what he said was the journed the investigation .until after of the United States are rapidly ap level.” Hoover declared today, com
proaching a new era—an era which menting on the report.
“cumulative evidence of the last few the election.
I at its highest development will
“Production of manufacturing,
days."
countenance no unusual booms or mining and' forest industries sur-
I inflation periods, no tragic depres- passed any previous year and. on the
! sion. but instead will be marked by average, was at least one-fifth
Will Work On
Will Get More Votes Than All of permanent and normally healthy greater than In 1922.
conditions.
“Although there was some reces
Opponents Put Together
Experts have prepared for Secre sion during the later months of the
Coolidge will get more votes than tary Hoover an elaborate "Year year, the output of these industries
all his opponents put together and Book” for 1923, placing. In a nut during the last quarter was greater
lie swept into office with a margin shell, a complete prospectus of the . than during the corresponding quar
of 60 electoral votes to spare, if “business situation” for that year. ter of 1922.
“Construction, especially of resi
the country follows the trend ot the These statistics and observations
are declared to be essential in dential buildings, the expansion of
Literary Digest's straw poll.
for future which had given the first Impetus to
predictions
In its final count the Digest tab making
general Industrial recovery from
ulation of 2,384.052 votes—the larg years.
est straw ballot ever taken—the pop
Frotn an economic standpoint, the the depression of 1921, showed
ular result follows:
year 1923 was characterized by 1 greater activity throughout the year,
Coolidge 1,384.033.
three major features, according to the volume surpassing any previous
|jpeord.”
Davis 505,410.
Secretary Hoover, These follow:
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Hoover pointed out that the
La Follette 508,516.
1. Full employment
of labor
This popular vote, “even allowing and continuance, especially in the ‘business activity of the past year,
the critics their claim for a consid early part of the year, of the up however, did not take on character
erable margin ot error which may ward swing of the business cycle in istics of an unhealthy epeculatlve
was no
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may not be proved.” results in nearly all branches of industry and boom.” He said that there
CLJ or
the following situation in the elec domestic trade under the lead of violent Inflation of prices and
credits, nor an undue accumulation
the construction industries.
Fran- toral college:
Louise McDonnell, 21,
of stocks.
The
number
of
electoral
votes
ne
2.
The
continuance
of
the
nar
inherited
cisco shop girl who
“A spirit of caution, born of the
$85, 000, says that she will keep on cessary to elect is 266. This gives rowing of the so-called favorable
working at a department store Coolidge the election even if he does balance of trade, 4. e., excess of ex general European situation and our
glove counter. Half of the money not carry one of the doubtful states ports over imports.
domestic
agricultural
situation,
she will give to her mother and
dominated the business world,” the
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and
the
poll
shotys
him
ahead
in
3.
The
continuance
of
a
consider
some of the remainder will be used
to educate her younger brothers every one of them, both north and able degree of depression in certain Secretary continued.
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and sisters.
I south.
branches of agriculture, although in
COOLIDGE WILL HAVE LEAD
MONTH’S TOTAL IS NOW 9.81
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE GROWS
MANY INQUIRIES ARE RECEIVED
DAVIS IS STILL OPTIMISTIC
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