Corvallis Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon • 1

Th Weather: Fair totl6M aad Sua-day; alowly temperMare. Local temperature yesterday: Maximum tS; cilnunua. 41. VOL. XVEX, NO.

CORVALLIS, OREGON, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, 1926. liiuusj ASSOCtAtrD PREt ErtaUsatdlSCi (I ffAff MAY USE TWO TEAMS OLD SCHOOL RECORD METHODIST CHOIR JET OF EVIDENCE NEVJSORORITYRULE USTOFTEIGHEflS IS fJOVi COMPLETE PI Drainage Trip of Farmers and Business Men to View Lands Interests GO TO CLOVERDALE Much Now Worthless Land Can Be Highly Cultivated, Is Belief By John Banner The Roosevelt highway, SOO acres of reclaimed tide land, and about an equal amount of reclaimable wet land are three elements looming large in the. future development of that stretch of the Oregon coast between Clover-dale in southern Tillamook county and Newport- That the three are intimately related was clearly demonstrated to the caravan of farmers and baslness men from Portland and the Willamette valley who made up the personnel of the annual field trip of the Oregon State Drainage association that toured this section of the coast last week. Drainage districts that are flourish ing and prosperous where formerly worthless land now gives good returns on valuations np to $500 an acre were viewed, while other projects, con sidered by experts as equally feasible.

are still the home of the tides and tules. Still other districts where every effort is being made to reclaim the land, were found in considerable trouble arising largely from faulty engineering. Men of the association lead by their president. Senator Sam Brown of Gervais, and Secretary W. 1 Powers of the soils department here.

advised, counselled, inquired, or stud- led as the case heeded all with the idea of being the greatest help possible to those who are establishing profit-able In a region where more farms are In demand. -Tosrkts Kevr Crating This demand is now stimulated by the rapid completion of the Roosevelt highway and connecting roads from the Willamette valley. Both tourists and Industries are turning to the coast region, it was found, and with them la a demand tor more agricultural produce, especially dairy and truck products for which their reclaimed land Is best suited. The party gathered on the campus Friday morning and viewed the successfully reclaimed white fland on the experiment station farm before driving to Toledo where stop was made to view the Olalla drainage district a mile east of the city. J.

E. Cooter. a graduate of the college in agriculture in 1913, who owns a dairy (Continued on page S) OBLTID GOUHTRYTHRIVES OF WINKLE DISTRICT 1 IN 3866 IS FOUND No Grammar or Geography Used in Term From April 30 to July 24 In searching through old papers recently, W. A. Rickard came upon a record of the Winkley school, dated 1866, This school was located south ot CorvaUla between the Belltountain community house 'and the store at Brace.

The dates ot the term, tor which the record was kept, extended from April, 39 to July 24 inclusive. There were pupils enrolled, and the average dally attendance was 23, showing that many ot the boys and girls had to help in the fields whenever possible, The school was presided over by one Innis Hollerman, who wrote1 the report in a flourishing Spenceriaa long hand. The books used were Thompsons written and mental arithmetic; Sanders reader and speller; and the penmanship was Spencerian. It Is noted that there was no grammar used, nor geography. "The number of scholars studying mental arithmetic was 16; written arithmetic, writing 17; reading 29; and spelling 37, the entire Students enrolled were William Barclay, George Garrett, William Thomas Garrett, Melissa Jane Qrlma- ley, Ellen Grimsley, Emma Grimsley, Martin Grimsley, Frances Irwin, James Irwin, Rickard Irwin, Belle Justice, Charles Justice, Thomas Justice, Thomas Knight, Curtis Manning, Lou isa Polndexter.

James Polndexter, Joseph Alcinda Porter, Mary Porter, William Porter, Johanna Rick ard, Peter, Rickard. Michael Rickard, Susan Ann Rickard. Amanda Rickard, Jasper Rickard, Samuel Rickard, Andrew Rickard, Arthur Scott, John Scott, Francis Winkle, Florence Wln-kte, Melinda Winkle, Margaret Schultt, and John ScUulu. (Continued on page I) Farmers Blaze Away, Mistaking Travelers for Watermelon Thieves LOUISVILLE, N. Sept.

18 (Associated Press) A even-month-old baby ts dead, her mother's arm is torn by a load of buckshot, and two men are suffering slighter wounds today as the result of a gna attack last night by two farmers who mistook an automobile party for watermelqn thieves. The party stopped beside the farm of Oscar and Morgan Swann to fix headlights. The farmers opened fire. The Swann brother were arrested on a charge of malicious shooting. IT MAY COME TO THIS uo AND SOLOISTS WILL SING AT CONFERENCE Music Being Prepared for Methodist Gathering to Convene Here The choir of the First Methodist church, directed by Blanche Hammel, with Mrs.

A. A. Schramm at accompanist, has prepared a varied musical program for the 74th session Of the Oregon Annual Conference ot Methodist Episcopal churches, to convene here, Tuesday evening and continue through the week. Music tor each evening service and special numbers tor other occasions have been arranged. t'-.

For the. opening program ot Tuesday night a quintet composed ot A. A. Schramm, Miss Hammel, Mrs. A.

C. Van Nuys, Mis Frances Coburn and Elmer Patrick will sing Divine Redeemer, by Gounod. Mrs. F. Thordar-son, soprano soloist, will also appear.

Mis Hammel is to appear In a group ot solos at the reception to minister wives, Wednesday afternoon. In the evening Miss Frances Wlllard, contralto, will sing "Send Out Thy Light," by Gounod, will be sung by the chorus choir Thurs day night. Miss Hammel will appear la solos again Friday night at the banquet hour. Friday evening the choir, with A. Schramm as soloist.

will render a Missionary ehant, by Buck. Mrs MaeMaau is to appear Saturday night In a violin selection. Music wtll be provided tor all of the services of Sunday. At the con ference love feast at o'clock Sunday morning Mrs. J.

H. Edwards, soprano. and a male quartet, A. A. Schramm, Fred Goodwin, Elmer Patrick and Korschgen, will provide music.

The chorus choir will sing "The Heaven Are by Haydn, at the morn ing service at 10:45 and Mist Ham- met will sing. An anthem fay the Wesley Choristers and a soprano solo by Miss Helen Wood, with violin oblt-gato by Mis Lucelia Bates, art number prepared tor the Epwortn League service at At the evening ser vice at 7:30 the choir will sing "Father to Thee Pray," by Bach-Gounod, with MnK R. P. Schlndler as soloist A. A.

Schramm, tenor, is to sing solo at the closing service. CITY IS BESIEGED 21 Americans Reported China, Now Under Siege in SHANGHAI, Sept. 18 (Associated Press) Twenty-one Americans are held virtually' prisoner, 'and threat ened with starvation a th result of the siege of the city ot Wuchsng by th Red Cantonese forces. A com plete blockade of the, city has been effected, and every communication with the outside closed. Wuchang has a week's food supply, and after that the only alternative to famine is surrender.

Foreigner have been forbidden to leave and must share the tarn fat as the Chinese, Oregon-CorvaJlis Hatchery Is Expanding Sam H. and Merle Moor, proprietor of the Oregon-Corvalll Hatchery have purchased two electric Buckley Incubatory, which will Increase th plant by 25,000 capacity, These machine are reputed to be th latest thing in th Incubator tine, and the first of the kind to be brought to the coast. The last season capacity of the plant reached 102,000, and reported unequal to the demand. Indications point that the present capacity of 127,000 will soon be Inadequate, say th owner. Lene La Costc, French Star, Wins Tennis Champs FOREST HILLS, N.

Sept. 18. (Associated Press) Rene La Coste, French star, won the tennis championship of the United Slates today by defeating his countryman, Jean Bo rot In starting sets ot the first all foreign final In American history. Score -0, M. President Speeds Back to Washington Today CABRIELS.

8Pt 1 (Asao-clated Pre) -Th President and Mrs. Coolldg left by special train Jo-day on The return to Washington from their vacation In th Adirondack. Motoring lis mile from Whit Pin camp, they found th native out In force to bid; tbtm farewelL AGAINST MULTNOMAH CLUB NEXT WEEK Is I as Training Game, and Workout for Locals Football tans desiring to see tor themselves the comparative quality Aggie football men will have ample opportunity when Schissler's teams meet Multnomah next Saturday oa Bell field. "Teams" is used advisedly, for the head coach announced today that re gardless of the strength of the club bers or (he condition of the score he intends io use at least two teams and probably more in the course of the game. "I have every respect for the strength of the Multnomah club, es peclally under 'Shy' Hutlngton's coaching, but this game was sched uled as a means primarily of training for the conference games to follow," was Coach Schissler's explanation.

"I am glad that the game promises to be as hard as it does for it will furnish an excellent early season index of our players' abilities." The conference opener the wees following at Missoula is of course causing the coach more concern than the Multnomah game, hence the teams next Saturday wilt doubtless be limited to a minimum of plays. While there will be no selection of teams for Saturday's game until immediately preceding it. some light on the selections may be had from his first and second team selections this week. These varied somewhat from day to day, but one significant first team selection containing all letter-men but one was as follows: Balcom, center and Eilers, guards; Dixon and Dickerson, tackles; Ward and Logan, ends; Edwards, quarter; Den-man and Jams, halves; Schulmer-ich, full, Eilers is the only non-letter-man on the team and he was on the last year freshman team. A second team selection the same day -was Kirk, center; Carlson and Olmstead, guards; Luce and Hale, tackles; Robbing and Twichell, ends; Maple, quarter; Grider and Whltlock, halves, and Avrtt, full Five of these are lettermea.

Dempsey Believes he Can Knock TUnney Out if Challenger Wades In ATLANTIC CITT, Sept. 18 (Associated Press) Jac Dempsey is confident that he will be on edge by Monday night. He will finish training Monday afternoon, but will take a light workout Tuesday afternoon. Dempsey predicts Tunney will be the victim of a knockout, provided the challenger is willing to trade blow for blow. STROCDSBCRG, Sept.

18 (Associated Press) Boxing; Is on Gene Tunney's program daily until he leaves for Philadelphia. The chal lenger seemed a bit upset yesterday but he has now, recovered his poise. He says be never felt better, and is satisfied with his condition. Bobby Jones One Down to George Von Elm SKORTHILLS. N.

Sept. 18 (Associated Press) Bobby Jones wss one down to George Von Elm at the end of the eighteenth hole in the morning round of their 36-hole final match In the national amateur golf championship today. SHORT-HILLS. N. Sept.

IS (Associated Press) George Von Elm today wrested the national amateur golf title from Bobby Jones in championship final, two and one, a triumph that came as a surprise to a record gallery of 14,000, who saw the At-lantan pitched from his throne on the seventeenth green after a sensational uphill flshtr Von Elm's victory shattered Jones' hopes of becoming the first three time winner of the amateur title, and the far westerner the nineteenth player 1 win the crown since the event was "rs? 'n 1885: Vo" from two prev ous defeat, at the Bobby outplayed him In the finals two years ago and last year eliminated the in the semi-finals. Slight Earthquake Felt at Calexico, California CALEXICO. CaL. Sept. U.

(Associated Press) A slight earthquake was felt her today. No damage Is reported. 1 BLOWS HQWSTEAM GOES I I1T0 EFFECT Freshman Girls Can Now Live With Sisters it Has Been Announced DORMITORIES CROWDED College Is Ready for Big Influx of Freshman Next Monday Morning Freshman girls, ordinarily required to live la the dormitories tor one year. will be allowed In many Instances to enter sororities at once It was announced here today in face ot the unprecedented eonjestion facing the women's halls. To date 654 applications tor rooms in the dormitories have been received while the combined normal capacity ot Waldo, Cauthorn, and Snell halls Is but 480.

Guest rooms and all-other available space are being fitted out to receive the students nnttl pledging by the 11 sororities relieves the situ ation. Applications to enter college are still being received at an average rate of 43 a day. Permits have been issued to 1223 while 00 applications are still pending awaiting additional information. Nearly 100 applications have been denied. Advbors Appointed Faculty group advisors have been appointed tor freshman week which begins next Monday and the detailed program for the week Is complete, The Y.

C. A. already has been meeting Incoming trains to direct students, as early, arrivals are reaching Corvallts every day now. Preliminary registration tor freshman will begin at 1 o'clock Monday, at which time each new student will be-assigned to' groap of aboat IS lead by a faculty member from he school which the student has tentative ly chosen. Five larger "groupings wilt be made according to school registrations as a means of dividing the In coming class for portions ot the week's program.

First convocation for the freshmen wilt be Monday evening when Presl dent Kerr will deliver an address which will be broadcast over radio KOAC. Dally Assemblies Other features ot the general program" are daily assemblies, ad dresses by student body officers, E. T. Reed, college editor, and Deans U. G.

Dubach and Kate W. Jameson, deans ot men and women; a reception by President and Mrs. Kerr, a Y. W. C.

A. plcnle at the park, (Continued on page 4) WAREHOUiei. ISQIIGTW Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, Mother of Erring Evangelist, Is Under Arrest MRS. ORMISTON TALKS Urges Son to Make Clean Breast, as Net Is Drawn Tight LOS ANGELES.

Sept IS (Associated Press) With Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of Aimee McPherson, under arrest on eharges of criminal conspiracy and preparing false evidence, the evangelist's appearance in answer to similar charges la assured. District Attorney Keyes today moved to bring about the apprehension of Kenneth Q. Ormlston, former Angelns temple radio operator, named as co-defendant in the complaints issued yesterday. The evangelist's, arrest was deferred owing to her physical condition.

She Is reported improved but still confined to her bed with an infected nose. In an interview granted the Los Angeles Examiner last night, Mrs. W. p. Ormiston, mother of Kenneth Or miston, declared she "was tired of all this deception," and called upon her son to tell the authorities the troth concerning his part in the McPherson disappearance, "With this great mass of evidence showing Mrs.

McPherson was not kid napped, and with warrants issued for her arrest, there is no nse for even a mother to try to persuade herself that the story told by my son is said Mrs. Ormiston. A new offer to surrender Ormiston was reeeived by the district attorney from S. S. Hahn, attorney who has been representing Ormiston.

The offer came after Keyes announced the radio operator "had completely ducked from sight" Habn in his offer said he thought Ormiston should be grant ed Immunity if he surrendered. Keyes took official cognizance of the evangelist's statement that she has been the victim of persecution in the filing of felony charges, by Issuing a statement in which he declared the evidence had been carefully weighed by his office before the complaints were issued. RADIO RIGHTS 0.1 Newspapers Can Broadcast From Ringside, Officials Declare PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 18 (Asso--clated Press) The newspapers will not be shut off from broadcasting the details of the Dempsey-Tunney tight they receive over their wires from the ringside, Director General Austin of the 8esqui-Centennial Exposition declared today.

Tex Rickard announced yesterday the broadcasting rights would be leased, and that if the newspapers broadcast the tight from their own sources it would constitute an Infringement. Austin said exposition officials would not permit Rickard to prevent broadcasting. The argument In the spit to prevent Tex Rickard from paying Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney any money before the heavyweight title bout waB heard today, and the case adjourned until Tuesday. The fighters were cited to appear in court at that time, but it is understood their attorneys can answer for them. Portions of Florida Isolated by Storm JACKSONVILLE, Sept.

18 (Associated Press) Lashed by a second hurricane In the last two months. nAf4Sna tt ha Mai "OOttt nf i Florida are isolated from com muni cation with the outside world today. A severe gale cut the line. Into West! Palm Beach and Miami. I Meagre advice from th estorm swept east coast of norlda reported tne Lower Peninsula waa lashed by a 100-mtle gale.

The Miami Beach office of the Western Union reported the island nnder three feet ot water, and that six. feet ot water we running over the causeway between Miami and Miami Beach. Th Tampa weather observer has issued a warning to citizens to take every precaution against low of lit and property. Schools Ready for the Cong on Monday Morning, it Is Announced REGISTRATION IS BIG Junior and Senior Classes at High School Larger Than Ever Before Registration In the elementary schools la practically complete, and each building is In readiness for school opening Monday morning. No.

count was kept ot the enrollment yea terday. but it is anticipated that a. alight Increase has occurred In each Corvallls district. High school registration ha kept space, with a senior registration or 116, and a Junior enrollment ot 125. which in each instance is larger than last year.

Sophomore registration has also been high, and the Junior hleh school will be taxed to cars tor th Incoming pupil from th grade. Tachr Listed i The list ot teachers ha been com- pleted by Superintendent J. O. Me-Lauchlin and i riven In order of as signment to grades, beginning at th first grade, th last nam being inai Ot th Hardin School Beulau Gllkey, Mr. Nona Mundy, Mrs.

Elizabeth Owen. Franklin School Joyce llanaley, Mattl Swann, Mrs. Mamie Hyla Hurd, Fay Mrs, Ruth Ives, D. Griff ee. School Mrs.

Leona Aldrich. Mr. Hllm Coddtngton, Mm Florence Weston. Dliv Coulter, Crac Harding, Mary Slsler, LUlah Harring ton, S. Brooks School Blanch Ferdme, Mm FHerl MeCoV.

VMS Col. IdaOl- san, Marian Briggs, Mabel Bennett Mr. Agne Buckley; L. W. Hyde.

Hlflh School drew' Junior High Evelyn Arkwrlghl. science; Crac Cunningham, mathematics; Helen Whltcomb, mathe mattes; Edith Dahlberg, languages; Mrs. Nellie Randolph, English; Mabel Ericfcson, English! Mr. Lucy Griff, history; Mr. Lois Casldy, mathe- -matica and history; Reta McMullsn, literature and pnmanship; H.

M. Hanger, principal. D.lna Ulnh Prt tshlCaI UVUIUi trainina for boys; Josephine Garvin, physical training for girls; France Coburn, blstory( civic, glee elub; Vara Horner, history and civic; Em- Uy Legg, history: Llbbl -Krichesky, English; Ethel Ranney, English; Ed- Ith Walsh, English; Irtua Martin, English; Ruth Slotte. typing and shorthand; Ruth Fink, typtas; Martha Young, languages; Garfield Lewis, science Vogel, science and mth-matlcs; J. Houser, bookkeeping; Lara Reiser, domestic science: Mm.

Merle Davis, domestio art; J. Turner, manual training; H. H. Whit, agriculture; 11 8. McCurley, band; Harry Llndabl, principal.

Music Supervisor, Rachel Weller, Middlewest Grain Fields Men-, sxed by Continued Rising Waters, Report 'MeMSaMtaMS) v- CHICAGO, Sept. 18 (Associated Prs) Th Middle West mounted guard today over it grain field treas ury, further menaced by floods leu by new rains. Along th Skunk river through southwestern Iowa bun- die of green corn sulks were pressed Into service on th levees, and sacrificed to save higher fields ot bumper crop yet untouched by th water. Given Contract to Erect Signs at North Pole TACOMA, Sept. 19 (Associated Press) An exclusive contract to rct sign at th North Pol ha been given to E.

R. Davis, Taconi representative of a national advertising agency, by Lieutenant E. Byrd, aviator who conquered th Fole. Th contract reads th annual consideration shall be 1,000, payable Immediately after th first, sign Is' rected. Baseball Scores.

National First 8L Louis Philadelphia National league, first game, Chlca-cago Botoa Cincinnati 4, New York Pittsburg Brooklyn t. Second game, St. Louis Philadelphia S. FLOODS uOIlIIIlUlllb tm I jJum i i whisks "'Ty.