HOOVER OFFICIALLY
LEARNS IS NOMINEE
C O L H. H. LEHM AN
P rin cip al Events of the W eek
Assem bled fo r Inform ation
of Our R eaders.
Thousands H e a r C an d id ate
Accept N om ination fo r
P re s id e n t
Palo Alto. Cal.— Crowds thronged
the Stanford university stadium to
attend the formal notification cere­
mony at which Herbert Hoover offi­
cially learned he Is the republican
nominee for president.
Before a throng of 75,000 persons,
while about 30.000,000 persons listen­
ed over the radio. Hoover enunciated
the policies on which he will make his
campaign for presidency of the United
States.
Governor C. C. Young of California
Col. Herbert H. Lehman, a New
Introduced Senator George H. Moses
of New Hampshire, chairman of the York banker, was elected director of
notification committee, paying brief finances of the Democratic national
tribute to California’s "gift to the na­ committee, succeeding Jesse Jones of
Houston.
tion.”
Senator Moses formally advised Cal­
ifornia's most illustrious son of his
honor, with an emphatic prediction
that republican rule would continue
fn the White House after March 4.
In his speech, Hoover served solemn
notice to the world that, while he is
irrevocably opposed to war, having
Geneva, Switzerland.—The Kellogg
seen its lethal hand lay nations in outlawry-of-war pact was brought of­
ruins, his policy as president of the ficially to the attention of the league
United States would be America first, of nations by Great Britain as a "mat­
with an armed force sufficient to com­ ter which is evidently one of general
mand the respect of the world.
Interest to all league members."
His speech was replete with remind­
League officials expressed satisfac­
ers that material progress is not all tion at the action of the British for­
to be sought; that this nation must eign office, which makes It possible
grow spiritually, and there rests on for any member of the league to Initi­
government many responsibilities ate discussion of the pact at the Sep­
which affect the moral and spiritual tember assembly.
welfare of our people. He said:
These league officials deem any
"By blood and conviction, 1 stand move connected with peace plans val­
for religious tolerance, both In act and uable as an adjunct to the peace ef­
spirit. The glory of our American forts of the league Itself. They added
Ideals is the right of every man to that they regarded the Kellogg pro­
worship God according to the dictates posals, like the Dawes plan reorganiz­
of his own conscience."
ing reparations and the Washington
Prohibition Position Stated
naval conference, although negotiated
On the prohibition Issue, Hoover be­ outside of the league, as all helpful to
gan by repeating the letter he sent the policy of harmony, conciliation and
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, outlawry of war for which the league
prior to the republican national con­ stands.
vention, In which Hoover declared
Britain. In Its covering note to the
himself opposed to repeal of the 18th league submitted with the notes which
amendment and called prohibition a It has sent to Washington in answer
grea5 social and economic experiment to the proposal, said that In consider­
which must be worked out construc­ ing the American proposal It had been
tively, He continued:
at great pains, In view of the provision
"Common sense compels us to real­ of article 20 of the league covenant,
ize that grave abuses have occurred to assure Itself that acceptance "would
—abuses which must be remedied.
not Involve any Inconsistency with ob­
"The most urgent economic problem ligations resulting from the covenant.”
In our nation Is In agriculture," he
said.
BRIEF GENERAL NEW S
"It must be solved, If we are to
bring prosperity and contentment to
George E. Brennan, democratic na­
one-third of our people directly, and tional committeeman from Illinois,
to all our people indirectly. We have died in Chicago.
pledged ourselves to find a solution.”
Canada's population is now estimat­
Remedies for the farmers' troubles ed by bureau of statistics as 9,658,000,
lies chiefly in the field of distribution. showing Increase of 139,000 over esti­
But an adequate tariff Is the founda­ mate of last year.
tion of farm relief, according to Hoov­
The nominees for United States sen­
er. Modernization of Inland water­ ator from Missouri, Roscoe C. Patter­
ways in the interest of cheaper trans­ son of Springfield, republican, and
portation will increase the farmers’ Charles M. Hay, St. Louis, democrat,
income, he pointed out.
are both dry.
Completion of the Great Lakesto-
Margaret and Mary Gibb. 17-year-old
the-Atlantlc shipway will be a great "Siamese twins” of Holyoke, Mass.,
boon to agriculture and pay the cost are In a private hospital in New York
of completion many times over, he waiting to undergo an operation to
said.
■eparate them,
Farm Board Favored
Chauncey B. Little. Olathe lawyer
Answering the claim that the fed­ and ex-representative In congress, was
eral government should not use the nominated for governor by democrats
tax money of all the people to help of Kansas, and Clyde M. Reed, Par­
the farmers. Hoover said:
sons publisher, is the republican nom­
"With that objection I have little inee.
patience. A nation which Is spending
Eight hundred mine» embarked at
190,000,000.000 a year can well afford Liverpool for Canada, the first contin­
an expenditure of a few hundred mil­ gent of 10,000 volunteers from ranks
lions for o workable program that will of unemployed In various mining dis­
give one third of Its population their tricts. for agricultural work In the do­
fair share of the nation's prosperity.” minion.
Hoover recommended creation of a
Eleven thousand British veterans of
federal farm board of representative the world war and 3000 women who
farmers, clothed with authority and served in various capacities gathered
ampio public money, to aid farmers' about Menln gate In Yypres, Erance,
cooperatives In organization and to for a solemn ceremony in commemora­
assist in organizing farmer-owned and tion of comrades who fell in desper­
farmer-controlled stabilization cor­ ately held Yypres salient. The Prince
porations.
of Wales, Lady Haig, widow of the
British commander, and other nota­
Ellensburg Fire Destroys Warehouses bles were present.
Ellensburg, Wash — Property loss
estimated at from $350,000 to $300,000, N. Y. Banks Refuse Nicaraguan Loan.
partially covered by Insurance, was
Washington, D. C.—Negotiations
caused by fire that broke out in ware­
for a $12,000,000 loan to Nicaragua,
house row, paralleling the Northern which had been tentatively approved
Pacific tracks here. The line of cor­ by the state department, have col­
rugated Iron buildings. 500 feet In lapsed, It was definitely stated In an
length and 100 to 200 feet wide, and official quarter. New York banking
eight box cars loaded with hay and houses which were asked to consider
grain, were burned.
the loan have informed Washington
and Managua officials they do not
Manitoba Aged to Get Pensions.
care to participate in the transaction.
Winnipeg. Man An old age pension
act providing a monthly stipend of
Growers Vote Down Protein Plan.
$20 for persons 70 years of age who
Portland Or.—Wheat growers repre­
hive lived 20 years in Canada and senting producing areas of eastern
fits In Manitoba was adopted by the Oregon, at a meeting here, went on
provincial government. The measure record as opposed to any legislation
bscomes eficctlve on September 1. providing that grading of wheat should
It was reported that 3000 persons al­ tie made on the baele of protein con­
ready have applied for the pension tent
KELLOGG PACT SENT
LEAGUE BY ENGLAND
British Statesman to Violt On Coast.
London—Sir Austen Chamberlain,
who has been In poor health. Is plate
nlug a voyage to California foe the
benefit of bis health before the end
of tbe present month
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Eaglet Elect E. J. Ryan Preeident.
Columbus. Ohio—Edwin 1. Ryan of
Philadelphia was elected national
preeident of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles without opposition.
It was learned recently that the
Johnson mill would open in Coquille
this fall, after It has been closed for
the past year.
Tbe city of Amity has purchased a
1-ton Chevrolet chassis upon which
will be mounted the fire fighting ap­
paratus of the city.
The per capita cost of operating the
high schools of Tillamook county has
ranged from $75.11 at Cloverdale to
$342.33 at Wheeler.
The Jutstrom Fish company of Coos
Bay shipped the first full carload of
Salmon to leave Oregon this year. The
car is going to Chicago.
The Dalles office of the U. S. de­
partment of agriculture's farm labor
bureau placed 344 workmen on Jobs
during the month of July.
Jacob Demaris, pioneer of Milton,
and a veteran of the civil war, died
following a ten-day Illness. Mr. De­
maris was 88 years of age.
Ashland is making plans for the
36th annual grand reunion of soldiers
of southern Oregon, to be held in Lith-
la park, August 29, 30 and 31.
Erlxon & Engstrom, Salem contrac­
tors, have received the contract for
constructing tbe North High street
bridge. Their bid was $27,075.
Work of laying a two-inch surface
of bituminous macadam on the state
highway between Coquille and Myrtle
Point was started early this week.
The plant of the Lakeview Examin­
er at Lakeview was swept by fire last
week. Guy Cronemlller, the editor
and publisher, was on a vacation trip.
A yield of 1180 bushels of fall-sown
wheat of the Holland variety was pro­
duced this year on a 20-acre field on
the Winnie McDougal farm near Day
ton.
Tillamook county's warrant indebt­
edness on August 1, according to the
monthly report of Miss Kathleen Mills,
county treasurer, amounted to $121,-
405.53.
The picking of the largest crop of
huckleberries ever known in the dis­
trict is in progress at Swim, on the
Mt. Hood loop highway, according to
report.
A1 Fausette, daredevil, who made
the 184-foot drop over Silver Creek
falls several weeks ago, announced
that he intends to repeat the stunt on
August 19.
Alvin Wilson, 57, was killed last
week 10 miles north of Pendleton on
the Holdmau road when the truck he
was driving plunged from the grade
and overturned.
Burns caused by an explosion of gas­
oline poured into a stove were fatal
to Mrs. Clara Baumgartner. She died
at her home on the Kilchis river
near Tillamook.
The Oak Grove apple packing house
of Charles Savo burned Sunday, the
fire destroying made-up apple boxes,
which Savo had Just completed for the
coming harvest.
Activity at the plant of the Black
Marble & Lime company at Enterprise
has been resumed and the manage­
ment hopes that at least one kiln will
run continuously.
To take care for whatever overflow
there is from the crowded Junior high
school building the Medford school
board has rented the old First Metho­
dist church building.
The Salem city council has asked
for bids for the construction of a new
bridge on South Liberty street at a
cost of approximately $85,000. The
bids will be opened September 4.
The salmon movemeut has arrived
off Coos bay and heavy catches are
being marketed at North Bend, the
major portion being sllversides, but
some chinooks are being taken.
The tntant mortality rate in Oregon
is lower than in any other state In the
Union, according to a bulletin Issued
at Salem by Dr. William Dekleine of
the Marlon county health demonstra­
tion.
Arthur Smith, employed on a steam
shovel working on the state highway
near Cloverdale. was severely burned
when a can of gasoline exploded.
With his clothing aflame he ran and
rolled in the grass nearby, stripped off
his clothes and drove his automobile
three-quarters of a mile to the near­
est house to call a physician.
Salem's water supply will be in­
creased approximately 2,500,000 gal
Ions dally, according to announcement
made by officials of the Oregon-Wash­
ington Water Service company, A
modern chlorination plant also will be
Installed.
Following a mass meeting attended
by nearly all Gold Beach male reel-
dents. Game Warden Townsend has
decided not to ask the state for a per­
m it to kill the bull leader of (be Hun­
ts! e’ head elk band. All tbe residents
opposed the move.
The state barber law, passed by the
1927 legislature, which among other
JOHN J. RASKOB
things Imposes on barbers certain ed
ncational requirements, has been up­
held by a recent court decision.
Fire originating from a defective
flue recently destroyed the Circle Bar
ranch residence, seven miles southeast
of Crane. The building was one of the
old landmarks of Harney county,
Roscoe Cole, engineer in charge oi
government works in the southwest- J
ern part of Oregon, has announced the
two Jetties of Coos bay had been ex­
tended as far as they would go this
year.
Work is now under way on the build­
ing of a two-story stone addition to
the Hotel Levens in Burns. The plans
call for a modern hotel building with
38 guest rooms that will cost about
$100,000.
John J. Raskob of Delaware and
Sports of pioneer days, combined
New York, who w ai elected chairman
with the thrills of a modern air circus, !
of the Democratic national committee
will feature the 19th annual Malheur |
and is directing the Smith-Robinson
county fair which will be staged in campaign. He was head of the finan­
Qntario August 30 to September 1,
cial committee of the General Motors
Inclusive.
corporation.
George Gerloff, for 25 years keeper
of tbe seabound light on a rocky islet
oft Tillamook head, left Astoria for
his last trip to his station. Within a
year Gerloff will be 70 years old and
must retire.
Lyle Baird of Wallowa recently
proved himself the beBt swimmer who
Pittsburgh. P a —A radio utopia,
has yet attempted to swim the entire when motion pictures will Be sent
length of Wallowa lake, swimming the through the air to homes In all parts
four and a half miles in 2 hours and of the world, was visioned by radio’s
10 minutes.
most conspicuous leaders when “radio
Organization of a state-wide associ­ movies” were sect for the first time
ation of Insurance agents was voted in history during a demonstration at
at a meeting of insurance men from the East Pittsburgh plant of the West­
all parts of Oregon in Salem last week. inghouse Electric & Manufacturing
Between 250 and 300 insurance opera­ company.
tives were in attendance.
Leaders in the radio world and
The Clatsop county court has in­ newspaper men attended the demon­
spected the bridge across the north stration and saw the movies sent
fork of the Nehalem river at Hamlet through the air to a screen 30 feet
and has found it in such poor condi­ from the transmitting apparatus.
While still In the laboratory stage,
tion that it will have to be torn down
the process wsb described as success­
and a new span constructed.
Three hundred thousand Montana ful and having great possibilities. It
graylings, a new fish to the waters of was pointed out by engineers that al­
Wallowa county, were planted in Wal­ though the movies were sent only a
lowa lake recently by George Rogers, short distance, the engineering princi­
county game warden, and R. H. Bon­ ple is the same and they could be sent
across the continent Just as easily.
ney of the state hatchery at Union.
Mrs. Sam Brown of Gervais suffered
cuts on tbe face when a Chinese A M U N D S E N B E L IE V E D ALIVE
pheasant crashed against the wind­
shield of an automobile in which she Krassin to Be Repaired and to Con­
tinue Search.
was riding. The glass was broken.
Stavanger, Norway.—The Russian
The incident occurred near Canby.
The Port of Alsea commissioners ice-breaker Krassin arrived here to
have lumber and material on the undergo repairs preparatory tto re­
ground to build an addition to the sumption of the search for Roald
port docks, in anticipation of increased Amundsen and the five men missing
shipping to Waldport. This port has with him in the arctic.
Professor Samoilovitch, head of the
never received any aid. from state or
federal government, and is paying its expedition, declared his firm belief
that the Amundsen party are all alive.
own way.
He was almost equally optimistic
The threshing season has opened at
about the six missing members of the
Sweet Home, Greenville, Foster, and
crew of the dirigible Italia.
in fact all over the valley. The crops
"If they are alive, we will find
are better in some places than first
them,” said Professor Samoilovitch.
estimated, while on other strips of the
He said the search would be con­
country the yield is light. White oats
tinued until the end of September.
seein to be a very heavy yield around
The efforts of the vessel are to be
Sweet Home.
supplemented by scouting flights
Construction of Baker's community which will be made by Lieutenant
hotel at cost of about $270,000 was Chukhnovsky.
assured when the stock sales cam­
paign which has been in progress for
Gene Tunney Engaged to Marry.
several weeks went over the goal of
South Bristol, Me.—Gene Tunney,
$150,000. Nearly all the stock was
whose
retirement as heavy-weight
subscribed locally. More than 300
champion was announced recently, is
persons bought stock.
to marry the granddaughter of one of
Establishment of a control area in the early Pittsburg millionaires. His
Yamhill county for the purpose of engagement to Miss Mary Josephine
combatting leaf and stem nemitode, Lauder, one of the organizers of the
affecting strawberry plants and clover, Carnegie Steel company and a cousin
was authorized at a conference In Sa­ of Andrew Carnegie, was announced
lem, attended by members of the stale by Mrs. George Lauder, Jr., his fian­
board of horticulture and a delegation ce's mother.
of Yamhill county farmers.
About 3000 people attended the Cot­
Hickman Must Hang Oct. 19.
tage Grove merchants’ community pic­
Los Angeles.—William E. Hickman
nic at the city park. Stores and busi­ was ordered hanged at San Quentin
ness houses were closed, streets were penitentiary on October 19 next for
decorated with flags and a parade was the slaying of Marian Parker. Judge
led by the American Legion drum I Douglas Edmunds overruled nine de­
corps, and Boy Scouts drum corps to fense objections before setting the
the Methodist tabernacle, where a pro- J
second hanging date for the youthful
gram was given.
kidnaper who slew the 12 year-old
Organization of a new Baptist school girl here last December.
church in Salem was agreed upon at ,
a meeting in Salem, with 173 charter j
TH E MARKETS
members signing the roll. Practically
Portland
all of the backers were minority mem­
Wheat—Big Bend bluestem, hard
bers of the First Baptist church, in white, $1 28; soft white, western white
which a hitter controversy has been $1.12; hard winter, western red, $1.03;
raging over the pastorate of the Rev. northern spring, $1.05.
Robert L. Payne.
Hay — Alfalfa $16 50®17; valley
Construction of a new cattle barn, ■ timothy $17.SO®18; eastern Oregon
1UU by 3U feet, was authorized by the timothy, $21 @21.50.
state fair board at a meeting held in
Butterfat—60c.
Salem recently. The cost of the struc­
Eggs—Ranch, 25®30c.
ture was estimated at $1000. For the
Cattle—Steers, good. $11.50® 12,50.
first time in the history of the Ore- , Hogs—Medium to choice, $10.50®
gun state fair there will be a complete i 13.25.
exhibit of airplanes and airplane ac­
Lambs — Good to choice, $10.75®
$12 25.
cessories this year.
Seattle.
Fire losses in Gregon, exclusive of
Wheat—Soft white, western white,
Portland, aggregated $1,301,463 during
July, according to a report prepared $1 12; hard winter, western red. $1.02;
in Salem by the state tire marshal's J northern spring. $1 04; bluestem. $1.23.
department. The tire loss in July was i Hay — Alfalfa, $24; timothy, $30;
heavier than during any month for j P. 8 , $24.
Butterfat—54c.
more than two years.
Eggs—Ranch, 24®32c.
The women of the Greater Medford
Cattle—Prime steers. $11.75®12 5O.
club. In session recently, decided to
build a new clubhouse on the triangle J Hogs Prime. $13 50® 13.50.
point of the conjunction of Oakdale, ; Lambs—Choice. $11.26® 12.25.
Spokane.
ivy and West Third streets, rather
Hogs -Good, choice. $12 85® it 00
than purchase a suitable dwelling and
Cattle—Steers, good. $11 00® 11 60
convert it into a clubhouse.
RADIO-MOVIE TEST
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
ANTI-WAR PACT NOT
TO OFFSET DEFENSE
C oolidge Does Not Intend to
W eaken the A rm y or
N avy.
Superior, Wis.—President Coolidge
does not intend to allow the strength
and efficiency of the American army
or navy to be tampered with or weak,
ened on account of the anti-war treaty
now under negotiation with 14 other
nations.
He looks upon the United States*
military establishment as moderate
and as designed exclusively for de­
fensive purposes. The anti-war coven­
ant binds the signatory powers to re-
train specifically from attack upon
each other and therefore, in the opin-
I ion of the chief executive, has little
connection with matters pertaining
purely to national defense.
President Coolidge feels, however,
that although the main American
policies regarding national defense
will not be affected by the treaty re­
nouncing war, this pact may influ­
ence specific pieces of legislation in
connection with national defense,
which are either pending or which
have been talked of.
The chief executive feels sure that
t a an i-war treaty will in no way
clash with any of the obligations im­
posed by the covenant of the league
of nations upon its signatories. He
feels that it was perhaps with a view
to establishing this point clearly that
the British government submitted the
correspondence relative to the pact to
the league.
The league of nations was conceiv­
ed and has been maintained as an in­
strument of peace and, therefore, Mr.
Coolidge cannot imagine how any of
its members could object to any move,
no matter from what source, which in
any way promoted the cause of inter­
national tranquility.
N E W ROADS E X P E N S IV E
More Than a Billion Dollars for the
Year's Highway Program.
Washington, D. C.—The staggering
sum of $1,338,025.776 is to be spent
this year In the United States for high­
way construction, according to statis­
tics compiled at the national head­
quarters of the American Automobile
association.
“This program,” says the national
motoring body, "means that at the
close of 1928 the surfaced highways
of the nation will total more than
600,000 miles and the federal aid sys­
tem, comprising over 185,000 miles of
important interstate trunk lines, will
be near the stage of half-way comple­
tion.”
The A. A. A. report includes the fol­
lowing figures:
A total of 71,074.3 miles of the fed­
eral aid system Is completed, as of
June 30, 1928, with 10,779 miles under
construction and 3118.4 miles ap­
proved for construction.
Total highway mileage of all types
to be constructed by the various states
during 1928 totals 29,038 miles.
IN C R E A S E IN AIR M A IL
Coast and Pasco-to-Salt Lake Routes
Show Good Gain.
Washington, D. C.—The air mail
route between Seattle, Portland and
Los Angeles carried 2000 pounds more
a month during May, June and July
than a year ago, according to figures
Issued by the postoffice department.
The Pacific coast planes transported
8111 pounds in May, 8723 pounds in
June and 8907 pounds in July. Tbe
totals for those months in 1927 were
respectively 5325 pounds, 6131 pounds
and 6709 pounds.
A similar comparison shows that
2500 to 3000 pounds more mail a
month is moving this year between
Salt Lake and Pasco, Wash., over the
branch of the transcontinental which
serves the Pacific northwest. The to­
tals for that line were 7471 pounds in
May, 7832 pounds In June and 7905
pounds in July.
Get Official Ban
Washington, D. C.—Assistant Secre­
tary Lowman, head of the prohibition
unit, states that "smelling" warrants,
through which agents sometimes raid
private dwellings, would no longer be
used. The new ruling makes warrants
necessary to search private homes,
the warrants to be secured only upon
evidence of sale of liquor on the prem­
ises.
"Smeiling” Warrants
Spokane Man for Washington Legion.
Centralia, Wash.—The tenth annual
1 department convention of the Ameri-
S ran Legion at its closing session here
elected Ed Robertson of Spokane com­
mander for the coming year and chose
Yakima as the 1929 convention city.
Italy Joins Japan In Chinese Protest.
London.—A telegram from Rome
says that Italy has joined Japan In
sending a note to China protesting
against the abrogation of existing
treaties by the Nanking (N ationalist
; government.