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MEDFOKD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 193'-'.
No. 143.
M
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
GOVERNMENT troop In Ecuador
force the aurrender of the last
contingent of rebels, and Albert Guer
rero Martlnea, president of the Ecua
dorian senate, la Installed as acting
president of the republic.
Chalk that up as another favorable
sign, for stability In government
throughout the world will help ma
terially In restoring stability in busi
ness. CAPTAIN Wolfgang yon Oronau and
his four companions, flying
leisurely around the world from Ger
many in a huge airplane that la fitted
up with all the comforts of travel,
arrive safely In Japan.
Their safe arrival draws only a
bare paragraph In the newspapers,
Which Is the REALLY SIGNIFICANT
thing sbout their trip. Achievements
In the air are becoming so common
that we no longer pay much atten
tion to them unless they are spectacu
lar and death-defying.
That proves that we are beginning
to take aviation for granted.
GERMANY, as you have read In the
papers, demands the right to arm
herself on a basis of equality with
other European powers, which may
or may not be smart. It Is quite pos
sible that Germany might be better
off If she DIDN'T arm herself on a
basis of equality with other Euro
pean powers, and instead used the
money which she would have spent
on armament for purposes of eco
nomic development.
But the interesting point la that
France, Instead of flying Into a rage
over the proposal, announces calmly
that ahe will study the demand in
all Its phases.
That indicates a little saner think
ing In Europe, and saner thinking
in Europe would heln a lot in restor
ing business to normal.
THE UMPQUA valley, in Southern
Oregon, has grown this year a
large crop of melons of excellent
quality, and we read In the Roseburg
News-Review that growers are having
little trouble In marketing their crop,
although prices are low.
It would be more encouraging, ot
course, If prices were higher, thus
enabling the melon grower to show
a little profit this year. But dont
overlook the fact that the Umpqua
valley melon crop Is moving to market
in an orderly way, with demand
enough to absorb the product.
That meana that customers for the
Umpqua valley melon are being built
up, so thst in future years, when
prices will be better, there will be
a foundation of demand to start from.
It la always better to move farm
crops Into market than to let them
pile up unused.
vvrE READ further that the bulk of
W these Umpqua melons have been
shipped to msrket so far by truck,
only about four cars having gone out
by rail. It la estimated that the crop
this year will amount to about 80
cars.
Why sre these melons moving to
market by truck Instead of by rail?
Well, it must be that the truck pro
vides an economlo service that the
railroads DO NOT provide.
If that Is true, as probsbly It is,
crops will CONTINUE to move to
msrket by truck Instead of by rail.
M
rIS ARGUED, rather heatedly some
times, that because the trucka ope
rate over hlghwaya built by the pub
lio they receive a 8UBSIDT from the
public, and many people argue further
that giving the trucka a subsidy is
all wrong and should be stopped.
Tou may or may not agree with
that argument. But don't forget that
when the railroads were built they
were given HUGE SUBSIDIES by the
public. In the form of land grenta
and other aid.
The building of the railroads proved
to be the making of the country, and
so the subsidies were Justified. II
the trucks, moving over hlghwsys
built by the public, provide an eco
nomic service thst makes it possible
for business to go forward more ef
ficiently than It otherwise could have
done, the subsidies granted to the
trucks will slso be Justified.
THE OTHER DAY somebody. Iden
tity unknown, stole a machine
gun and several rifles from a coast
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radio service.
BATES CASE PUT
J
Listing Indicates No Action
On Stipulation of Ten
Days Ago for Postpone-
' ment and Non-Prosecution
The calendar for the term of the
circuit court. Judge H. D. Norton pre
siding, scheduled to begin Monday,
September 19, was completed today.
The petit jury will be called, Jurors
being duly notified by the county
clerk.
The last case listed on the calen
dar Is that of the State of Oregon vs.
F. A. Bates. Bates Is the aged Gold
Hill mining man, Indicted by the last
grand Jury on a charge of threatening
to commit a felony. -
Docketing of the case for trial indi
cates that no action has been taken
on the "stipulation," filed 10 days
ago by Attorney M. O. Wllklns for
Bates. The stipulation provided that
In exchange for non-prosecution and
as part of a mine sale. Bates and
family would move to Linn county,
Oregon, before February, 1933.
Filed Prematurely.
The district attorney's office
claimed that the stipulation was filed
by Attorney Wllklns prematurely, be
fore District Attorney George A. Cod
ding had a chance to study or sign
It. The original document-was never
signed by the district attorney, It Is
claimed.
The case was cited as an example
of the alleged "breakdown of law and
order" In Jackson county. Bates la
at liberty on bonds furnished by bis
daughter and L. A. Banks, orchardlst
edltor. Last winter Bates left the county
after an agreement between his then
attorney, Frank DeSouza. and women
relatives, and District Attorney Cod
ding and Justice of the Peace H. D.
Reed of Gold Hill. He returned from
Washington state, after the secret In
dictment was returned, and was pic
tured as having been "banished."
Rrlmhall Cose First.
The first cose scheduled Is that of
Harriet Brlmho.ll against the South
ern Oregon Gaa Corporation, for dam.
ages growing out of an auto accident
on the Pacific Highway two years ago.
The breach of promise suit of Mar
guerite Klrksmlth against Robert W.
Frame of Central Point is also listed
for trial. Damages of $25,000 are
asked.
Other cases listed are Jack Hall
Ghere against James Dalley for
money; the Southern Pacific vs. the
Owen Oregon Lumber company, an
Issue Involving freight rates; Pearl
Wilson and L. M. Wilson against the
Rogue River company, for adjudica
tion of land and timber rights; E. K.
Tucker against the Medford Irrigation
district, for alleged damages, two
equity cases, and two actions against
automobiles seized for alleged trans
portation of liquor.
FARMERS RESIST
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. T. AP
Nearly 100 Plymouth county deputy
sheriffs, armed with shotguns, pistols
and dubs, were turned back by a
crowd of 500 farm holiday strikers to
day when the officers made an at
tempt to escort 32 trucklosds of live
stock through the picket lines at
osmes, Iowa,
The cattle truckers, from north
western Iowa assembled at the Le
mars ball park and asked Sheriff
Ralph Rlppey to provide an escort
through the picket lines.
Rlppey swore In all available men
as deputies and started for James.
The deputies, In four trucks, pre
ceded the caravan of 32 livestock
trucks. When they reached James
they were halted by the group of
farmers who had placed heavy tim
bers on the highway.
Roseburg Legion
For Bonus Cash
ROSEBURG, Ore., Sept. 7. (IP)
Instructions to vote for full and im
mediate payment of adjuited com-
pensatlon certificates were issued by
Umpqua post, American Legfon, of
this city last night to Its delegates
to the national convention to he held
In Portland. The post will send to
the national convention a 35-p!ece
drum corps for parade and compe
tltlon.
Relief Workers
Meeting Friday
C. B. Lamkln, county Judge and
chairman of the county relief com
mittee, has announced a meeting Fri
day a f ternoon , Be ptemher 9 , at 3
o'clock in the Jsrkson county court
house auditorium for the considera
tion of relief measures tat will pro
tect the Interest of taxpayers and
slso take care of the unemployed and
the destitute.
DEI MONTE. Cel.. Sept. 7. fAPl
Oolf appetites wi?re whetted here to
day by the pairing of Mrs. Ruth Pan
cake and Mrs. Ralph Coffey, hot,1! of
Oak.&ml, in tne state women's irolf
tournament. Fin nre waiting h
in'erwt to sre ro-v sXlllfi-i Mrs. Cof
fey ts with a tpoon and Mrs. Pan
cakes with an iron.
BASEBALL
RESULTS
First game:
Chicago
Boston
Batteries: Malone,
and Hartnett; Frankhouse and Bpoh
rer, Schulte.
Second game: R. R. B.
Chicago 0 7 0
Boston 3 10 1
Batteries: Bush, Smith and Hems
ley, Hartnett; Cantwell and Spohrer.
First game: .
Pittsburg
H.
13
Brooklyn .
Batteries: Swift and Grace; Mungo,
Shaute and Lopes, Sukeforth.
" R. H. E.
Cincinnati
New York
Batteries: Lucas
5 13 1
7 13 0
and Lombard l;
Hoyt, Luque and Hogan.
R. H. B.
. 5 13 t
St. Louis
Philadelphia 6 9 3
Batteries: Dean, Haines and Man
cuso; J. Elliott and V. Davis.
Second game;
Pittsburgh ..
R. H. 35.
3 7 1
Brooklyn
.481
Baterlea: Harris. Swetonio and
Padden; Helmach and Lopes.'-
OF
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 7. (AP)
New Information was given to police
today which tended to clarify or ex
plain an explosion In a downtown
hotel room here late yesterday which
caused the death of two men and
wrecked the fifth floor of the build
ing. Those killed were Forrest Edward
Wright, 29, and M. Gilbert McCune,
33.
A. Z: Qulsenberry of Portland, half
brother of Wright, said the youth had
been experimenting with flares and
fireworks -for several weeks. Be was
planning a trip around the world In
a 38-foot boat, Qulsenberry related,
and was pursuing the Idea of making
his advent more spectacular by set
ting off aerial bombs and flares In
each port, meanwhile advertising a
new type of swimming suit.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 7. (AP)
A terrific blast which, tore one man
to pieces and fatally injured another,
demolished five rooms in a hotel and
Jarring the down town district late
yesterday, was today attributed by
police to the premature explosion of
an Infernal machine the two men
were believed to have been manufac
turing. Detectives today said they had posi
tively Identified the dead men as Gil
bert McCune, 23, and Forrest Edward
Wright, 25. McCune, earlier tenta
tively identified as M. O. Barton from
papers found in his clothing, died
four hours after the blast. Wright's
body was blown to bits.
The explosion wrecked meet of the
fifth floor of the New Wlllard hotel,
where the two men had been living
since August 30. Finger prints ot the
two were taken by police. It was de
termined neither hsd criminal recorda.
Police said Wright graduated from
high school In 811verton and attended
University of Oregon a couple of years
ago. Both men lived In Portland.
E
. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 7 (AP)
Four men were held on first degree
murder charges here today, the re
sult of a police roundp last night as
detectives searched the city In quest
of the killer of Merle G. Barr, 31.
beer garden operator, who was shot
to death early Tuesday In his bar
room.
George Harwood was accused of
brutally murdering the crippled beer
vender when the latter refused, to
reveal where his money was kept. The
others held for the killing were Wil
liam Paich, said by police to have
been the man who accompanied Har
wood to the place; Tony Camlllo, de
scribed as the driver of the gunmen's
automobile, and Theologas Plsanl,
said to have been a passenger In the
car.
Probe Wreck On
Coos Bay Jetty
MAR8HFIELD. Ore., Sept. 7. (IP)
An investigation into the wreck last
Sunday of the steam schooner Fort
Bragg was started hers today By r.
X. Edthrofer and John E. Wynn,
United States steamboat Inspectors.
The bost piled up on the rocks of
the outer Coos Bay Jetty In a fog
and wa atom to pieces by the waves.
Loss was estimated at $30,000. The
crew and passengers were rescued.
Humane Society
Protests Rodeo
SALEM. Ore . Sept. 7. (API Offi
cers of the stste humsne society were
I here today to protest to Max Oehl
; har the um of animals In the rodeo
penciled for the state fslr the latter
pirt of the month, and particularly
n:nt the sdvertised "bull flgM" to
be held nightly diu-if Um fair,
R. R. B-
4 11 8
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Grimes, May
II FOR
S EQUALITY
Will Withdraw From Dis
armament Conference
Unless Granted Parity, Is
Word to World Powers
BERLIN. Sept. 7. (AP) A German
ultimatum, announcing that she will
quit the world disarmament confer
ence unless the powers agree to grant
her equality In armaments, was be
fore the world today.
From a clear sky last night Foreign
Minister Baron Rons tan tin Von Neu
rath published the text of the gov
ernment's aide' memolre to France,
containing Its arms equality de
mands. The document was handed
to the French ambassador more than
a week ago.
The note also suggested "confiden
tial talks between the French and
German governments." Its publica
tion followed shortly and suddenly a
statement made at Koenlgsberg by
Defense Minister General Kurt Von
Schleicher who said If Germany Is
not granted arms equality she will
arm anyway.
The defense minister, recognized as
a power behind the Von Papen cabi
net, added that he meant what he
said.
Foreign Minister Von Neurath said
he published the text of the note to
France to dispose of erroneous Im
pressions which had got abroad and
to refute charges that Germany was
planning to arm to the pre-war stan
dard. The aide memolre was Intended to
be confidential, he said, but France
had seen fit to communicate It to
other nations. It contained nothing
surprising, as the text would show,
he sold, and there was no Intent to
throw obstacles In the path of a
disarmament treaty among the na
tions. '
"It Is useless to tell us to have
patience and wait for other powers to
disarm In the course of time," he
said, "and that equality will duly
come along, too. We have been wait
ing more than ten years to get our
claims recognized."
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Althea Louise Pattery, IS, reported
missing from Roseburg several days
ago, was arrested last night in the
vicinity between Gold Beach, Ore.,
and Crescent City, Cel., along with
Frank Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Bell, Captain Lee M. Bown of the
state police was notified by state
officers and Sheriff Jack Breen of
Del Norte county, who mode the
arrears.
Captain Bown stated that the party
was camped along a creek, and that
they were traveling In an automobile
with California plates. "Keys made
and fitted" was printed on the side
of the car, the report said.
The quartet was being taken Into
Gold Beach to be placed In the cus
tody of Sheriff ,J. H. Turner. All
were said to be young.
LEGION LEADER
IS
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 7. (AP)
Confident that business recovery Is
definitely under way. enthusiastic
over plans for Vie American Legion
national convention to be held here
next week, and proud of the Legion's
"war against depression," Henry L.
Stevens, Jr., national commander of
the veterans' organization, reached
Portland today to attend the 14th
annual convention.
He will leave here, however, Thurs
day morning for Ban Francisco, where
he will dedicate the new war memo
rial building, returning to Portland
Saturday afternoon for the official
formal reception.
"Who but Hoover?" Takes
Public Fancy as Slogan
CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 7. (AP) An
average of 13 persons a week write or
telegraph Republican campaign head
quarters here that they think "Who
but Hoover?" would be a very apt
campaign slogan.
The Republican leaders think so,
too; In fact, they adopted it many
weeks ago.
About 6,000 slogans have been sub
mitted to various state and national
Republican campaign offices since
last June.
The man wh claims ro have coined
the famous phrase, "Keep Cool with
Coolidge." In 1M4, U ba-k with an
other suggestion. He is William H.
MrMaaters of Cambridge, Mum., and
this year he submitted, "It's over;
thank Hoover," explaining he means
Hoove,- has ended the depression.
aiogan writers have submitted hua-
HEALTH OFFICER
SAYS SLAUGHTER
INSPECTION LAX
Dr. Inskeep Asks City Council
Order Rigid Survey Old
City Hall Rent Question
In Hands of Committee
A proposed ordinance to prohibit
excessive sound from motion picture
houses after nine o'clock was present
ed by Attorney Porter J. Neff to the
city council lost night, and Dr. L. D.
Inskeep, city health officer, asked
that steps be taken for a rigid inspec
tion of slaughter houses selling meat
to Medford.
Other matters coming before the
group included rental of the old city
hall, and the proposal of a local fuel
company to install waste wood burn
ers in the hall at the corner of Fifth
and Bartlett streets, and at the city
fire hall. The representatives of the
firm pointed out they would be able
to Install the burners, and supply
fuel for a year at the cost of last
year's fuel bill to the city.
Cone of Trichina Found
In the doctor's complaint, be stated
that one case of trichina had been re
ported In the city, and showed that
all animals butchered . In Medford
should pass an Inspection. As a rem
edy, the doctor proposed the estab
lishment of a central slaughter house
where an inspector would be In
charge at all time.
He pointed out that the visit of the
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ILL PEN' AFTER
PLOT TO ESCAPE
Word has drifted to this city from
the state prison at Salem that Hugh
de Autremont. youngest of the three
brothers, serving life, for their con
fessed, part In the Sisklyous tunnel
train robbery and quadruple murders
Ootober 0, 1033, was confined In the
correction cells of the penitentiary.
for participation In the Fourth of
July plot to escape. The dash for
liberty was "tipped off."
James Donohue, sentenced to life
from this county, as a habitual crim
inal, and convicted of burning the
feet of an aged Junk dealer, to make
him reveal the hiding place of his
purported wealth, Is also In a cor
rectional cell.
The prison break plot called for a
dash over the walls, and slaying of
guards, by seizure of guns, If neces
sary. Recent visitors to the state prison
report they did not see Hugh In his
place In the laundry, and that he was
absent from the mesa hall march.
Prison officials divulged no Informa
tion on Hugh, except "he had been
a bad boy, and was safe."
The twins Ray and Roy De Autre
mont ere still employed In the prison
barber shop, and are "model pris
oners." Hugh, according to reports, the past
year has lost much of his cheerful
dapperness, and has developed Into
a "hard-boiled egg." and associates
with that type In the "big house."
For many months he was a laundry
worker, a preferred place, with many
privileges.
The correctional cells are known as
the "bull-pen," and are constantly
under the eyes of guards. There are
no privileges, no tobacco, no reading
matter and only a short exercise pe
riod dally.
The DeAutremonta have served
slightly more thsn five year of their
life sentence.
Greta Fretful
From Bad Cold
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 7
(AP) Oreta Oarbo was confined to
day to her Island home near here
with a bad cold.
Attendants said she was In a fret
ful mood because of her Inability to
be with her mother in Stockholm,
who also Is HI.
dreds of slogans expressing their faith
In Republican Hooverlsm proposals to
bring bock prosperity. Among them
am: "Hoover will pull ua through,"
"We're headed for prosperity with
Hoover," "Down 'and up again with
Hoover," "The worst Is over; let's goi
with Hoover."
Not leas than a score of writers
would urge the voters from campaign
buttons, banners and spars automo
bile tire covers to "Smile with Hoo.
ver," "Build with Hoover," "March on
to prosperity with Hoover," or "Hold
Hoover,"
Then there are the catch-phrase
writers. An Iowan suggested "Vote
for who? ver." An artist submitted
a banner portraying an owl with very
Urge eyes saying. "Ho-Ho-Hoover."
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To Rule State's Colleges
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1
DR. WILLIAM J. KKKK, for 25
lege, who has been elected chancellor of Oregon's Institutions of higher
education.
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; KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 7-(AP)
The, Kansas City Star quotes Henry
Bern, en route to Hollywood to in
vestigate vie death of his brother,
Paul Bern, as saying that the motion
picture executive until his death had
supported In a sanitarium a woman
with whom he had lived many years
before his marriage to Jean Harlow.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7. (AP)
Conflicting stories of week-end events
that culminated with the discovery
of the bullet-pleroed body of Paul
Bern, film producer and husband or
Jean Harlow, screen star, entered the
police Investigation of the apparent
suicide today.
Inspector of Detectives . David A.
Davidson, head of the police homicide
squad, stated he was dissatisfied with
the progress his men have made In
the case and, pending the inquest
Thursday, he would again question
domestic help of the producer, whose
stories differ concerning the events
of last Saturday and Sunday.
Instead of dining with Miss Har
low, his bride of two months, on Sat
urday evening, as stated by John
Carmlchael, butler at the Bern home,
Bern left the film studios in Culver
City and drove to the Ambassador
Hotel a few minutes after 6 p.m..
Harold A. Garrison, chauffeur, told
police. Garrison further declared
Miss Harlow was at the home of her
mother both Saturday and Sunday
evenings.
Miss Harlow was questioned by po
lice last night after they had been
forced to wait for more than 34 hours,
due to her hysterical condition, ,
"I can't understand why this ter
rible thing should have happened,"
she said. "As for the note left by
Paul, I have no Idea what It means.
This 'frightful wrong he apparently
believed he had done me Is all a
mystery. I can't Imagine what It
means.
"Paul often talked to me of sul-.
clde as a general topic, but never
once did he Intimate that he him
self contemplated such an act. There
was nothing between us that I can
think of that would have caused him
to do this." ,
A cryptlo telegram received by
Louis B. Mayer, general manager of
the film studios where Bern was as-
doclate producer, from Dr. Ed B. Jones,
Bern a personal physician, now in
Honolulu, only added to the mystery
of the cose. It read:
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STAND ON WALKER
NEW YORK, Sept. 7-(AP) John
F. Curry, leader of Tammany Hall,
indicated today that decision on
whether James J. Walker wis) be
Tammany's candidate, should there
be a t. pedal mayoralty election this
fall, may be delayed for mors than a
month.
Asked wfren a decision might be
expected on whether former Mayor
Walker will be renominated for ihe
office from which he resigned last
week. Curry replied it was his un
derstanding trat the nominations did
not have to be msde before Octo
ber 18.
This was his only comment on that
subject, except that he added he had
not seen Walker since hu resignation.
years president of Oregon Mule col
C. OF C. GUZMEN
SING ON STREETS
Ti
IGHT
The principal entertainment fea
ture for the annual Merchants' Fall
Opening, scheduled for Thursday
evening at 7:30 will be a concert by
the Medford Gleemen, the male chorus
of 40 voices which made Its first pub
lic appearance ti the court house
dedication last week, according to
John Moffatt, president of the retail
trade bureau, In charge of the open
ing. This fine singing group, under
the direction of James Stevens, made
a fine impression at the dedication
ceremonies, end the merchant have
solicited their co-operation in staging
the fall merchandising event.
The Gleemen will appear at several
different locations In the downtown
business section at 7:30, and at the
same time, the fall displays of the
various stores will be revealed for
the first time, exhibiting the latest
In styles and seasonable merchandise.
It Is expected that a number of stores
will furnish living models In window
style shows during the opening.
Particular emphasis Is being placed
upon the Increase In prices on most
commodities In the very near future,
according to leading merchants, and
the fall opening, In addition to fea
turing the latest In style trends, will
offer shoppers a last opportunity to
purchase goods at the present low
price levels. Wholesalers and Jobbers,
as well as leading manufacturers,
have already announced Increases In
the retail prices of most staple com
modities, and local merchants are
pointing out the fact that present
stocks will be sold at the price levels
prevailing at the present time.
The attractiveness of , the window
displays shown at previous fall and
spring openings has always brought
large crowds of shoppers to the down
town business areas, and these same
attractive displays, together with the
added attraction of the Gleemen, will
undoubtedly offer to those in search
of entertainment and Information on
latest merchandise an unexcelled op
portunity. Practically all local mer
chants are co-operating In the event.
FOR PACKING PLANTS
Ths pear picking and packing sea
son of the Rogue Hlver valley Is now
In full swing, with the Boscs, D'An
Jous and Cornice varieties being hsr
vested snd shipped. Packing planta
are operating with full crews. The
Pinnacle plant No. 3 will put on a
night crsw tonight. Most ot the peck
ing plants sre now operating with a
night shift.
Bush conditions are expected to
prevail for the next two weeks.
1
At the meeting of the Active club
lsst evening. Lee Bishop gsve a re
port of his visit to the Olympic
games and his trip east, and Horace
Bromley of the California Oregon
Power company showed movies of the
Olympics, the Jacksonville Jubilee
and the courthouse dedication.
Ouesta for ths svenlng were Har
old Socolohky of Salt Lake City.
Utah, Han I Deaotit, Jo Walsh and
Virgil Sexton.
OF
STATEjCHOOLS
President 0. S. C. for Past
25 Years Elevated to $12,-000-a-Year
Post Zook
Application Is Rejected
PORTLAND, Sept. 7. yp) Dr.
William J. Ksrr. for 35 years presi
dent ot Oregon State college. Is chan
cellor of Oregon'a Institutions of
higher education.
The State college president was
elected to the post, which pays U.
000 a year, at the late afternoon ses
sion yesterday of the board ol higher
education. Earlier, by a Tote of ft to
4, the board rejected the application
of Dr. George Frederick Zook, presi
dent of Akron (Ohio) university, the
only out-of-state educator who had
been approached In connection with
the position.
Harmony on Choice.
Members of the board aald that
the discussion of candidates and
the ultimate election was "smooth,
and harmonious throughout."
By virtue ot the appointment. Dr.
Kerr will hare direct charge of the
Dnlverslty of Oregon, of Oregon fltata
college, the three Normal schools, at
Monmouth, LaOrande and Ash hind,
and of the Portland Medical school.
Presidents will preside over each,
however, and will be responsible to
Dr. Kerr.
Dr. Kerr's term as chancellor began
with his acceptance, which followed
Immediately upon his notlflcstion of
the board's action lata Tuesday.
To Live In Eugene.
Dr. Kerr probably will have his
resldenoe at Eugene. This was at
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Lions Queen To
Be Crowned At
Saturday Dance
Announcement was made today of
a Lions club dance Saturday night,
September 10, at Chllders' Dreamland
dance hall, at which time Miss Ruby
Stone, winner of the popularity, con
test, will be crowned queen. Misses
Adra Edwards, Msrjorte Marshall and
Jean Hamilton will also be presented.
The conunlt(ee In charge of ar
rangements said today that Ben Ben
jamin's orchestra will furnish the
music, and several entertainment tea
tures hsve been arranged.
Those In charge of the affair are
L. Pennington. Ernest L. Scott.. J.
Verne Shangle, E. A. Llttrell and Ger
ald Hayes.
Sir Gilbert Parker
Novelist, Succumbs
LONDON, Eng.,' Sept. 7. (AP) Sir
Gilbert Parker, oelebrated Brltlah
novelist, died yesterday at the age of
00. He Sllffnrerf a hjtaH-. att-v n..-
day In his London home. In 1805
Sir Gilbert, who was Canadian born,
married Miss Amy Van Tine, wealthy
heiress and daughter of Ashley Van
Tine of New York. She died In 1935.
Roundup Open Thursday '
PENDLETON. Ore., Sept. 7. (AP)
The west's greatest epic, trie Pen
dleton roundup, reviving the ttirlllln
days of western plains life, will be
staged here for the 33rd year when
the gates of the big arena open to
morrow to permit entry of what la
expected to be a record crowd.
WILL-
ROGERS
says:
BEATTT, Nev., Sept. 6.
Had a wonderful Labor day.
Started out early in the morn--ing
at Tonopah, the famous old
silver mininpc town. Then down
to Goldfield, the gold town.
There Labor day, 1906, was the
start of Tex Rickard. I stood
on the ground where 26 years
ago Battling Nelson and
George Dixon fought 42 rounds
They had fighters in those days
as well as promoters. Then
out to Death Valley Scotty's
cantl;, Arabian nights never
oonceived anything like that on
the desert. Then to Beatty and
the famous old Ryolite and
Bullfrog towns. If they should
ever momentarily get sensible
and make silver a money, all
this would come back. Now
for Las Vegas, Nev., and the
Boulder dam. Water costs more
than gold in this West.
Tours,
'iftmM-lrt.lsWsleflas..