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SEVENTY-T sum YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 9, 1923 PRICTI FIVE CTIIT3 - Baa r V BAVARIA IS ITlSlS . , Adolph Hitler Places Admin li U i istration in Hands of Lu i dendorf Von Kahr Ac r ' cepts Governorship , TWO PARTIES Vie FOR COMPLETE SUPREMACY Representative of Monarchy Says it Is Most Serious Hour in History i MUNICH, Not. 8. -(By the As sociated Press.) The Bavarian government f has been . declared overthrown by Adolph Hitler. the fascist leader, and the adminis tration placed In the hands o General Ludendorf as commander In chief, -. ' , - . . -.. Dr. toi Kabr.-the military dic tator in Bayarla, had. just finished , addressing a. patriotic manifesta tion in the bnrgarbrau today when Hitler entered at the head of 60Q men.; Hitler announced that the government had been overthrown and was-replaced by a new gov erament With General Ludendorf as supreme head and Hitler as po litical adviser. j Administrator Named Former" Chief of Poilce von Poenner has been named as adr 'mlnlstrator of the ' country - and General von Lossow minister of war. Those, who gathered fn the bur gerbravv which is a famous Bavarian-, beer cellar., were member of nationalist organizations to whom Dr. !. von Kahr read a manifesto , to the German nation denouncing the principles of Marxism, i The troops of the Oberland or ganization, which occupied numer ous strategic point la the : city, ' carried the colors of the reich. MeanwEHe tne VBaveriaas occu- i pled the , telegraph" offices while some' of 1 Hitler's 'followers took pq?sesstm" of lthef6fnce - of the Neneste Nachrichtea. - : r- General Ton Lossow, -who has been named; as war minister, is commander In 'chief of the Bavar- ; lan reichswehr, -The central goy ernraent recently demanded bis , withdrawal from his post as com- ' minder, but: Bavaria refused to oust hlm ' v t - t Statement Made BERLIN, Nov. 9. (By the As- soclated Press.) The proclama tion Issued by . the German govern ment to the people regarding the .Bavarian coup d'etat, says: "An armed band has overthrown ' the Bavarian government, arrested Premier von Knilllng, arrogated the right to, form a relch gorern ment, made General Ludendorf ; chief of the German army and ' made Adolph Hitler, who has only been naturalised a few days, arbi ter of Germany's' destinies. ' 4: "Whoever supports the move- , men Vis guilty of high treason. All t measures to resist) the coup d'etat have been (taken and will- be exe euted with, the utmost energy." , Dr. voif Kahr has accepted the ; governorship of Bavaria, saying: T,In this most serious: hour of Ba r varian hfstory I accept the gover norship1 as a representative of the i monarchy." . ? : "-; The new government is declar i ed to bel a dictatorship without a ;. parliament. .-; K , '; I General Ludendorf, in accepting Hitler's offer of the post of om , manderof the army, said: "We have reached the turning point in .. the history of Germany and the i- world. I God bless our work." It is reported that the rebels in Munich have replaced Premier von Knilling and placed some: of, the other ministers under arrest-1- ' , Without Control ( j The Munich rebellion Is report ed tc be against the futh,ority of i-the central government, which I v-delared to have no ' further- eoa trol Jin Bavaria., 1 - ""Berlin remained, quiet after "-"midnight, notwithstanding the (Continued on pag&2) THE WEATHER 1 OREGON -Friday fair; mod irate easterly! winds. LOCAL WEATHER ' (Thursday) Maximum temperature 4. Minimum temperature 33. River, -1.1. I . . Rain, none.- ', i Atmosphere, clear." Wind, northwest. - : 113 YEAR OLD INDIAN WOMAN ! DIES IN WASCO Known Among Friends of Own Race as Daughter of UKe Swift Water " THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 8. Mary Seymour, ; the last of the Wasco tribe of Indians which once inhabited the basin! where The Palles is now located, and from Which Wasco county was named, died In her tepee yesterday at the age of 11 V years, according to word brought here today., Mary Seymour was her Chris tian name. Among her Indian friends,, however, she was known as; "Daughter of the Swift Water." American Participation in Reparation Conference 'Still in Doubt'1 WASH JNGTON, Nov. 8. Final decision as- to, whether the United States will find it possible to par ticipate: in an expert inquiry into the reparation situation limited to the. ''present capacity" of Ger many to meet her obligations ap parently still awaits completion of conversations between - 'Secre tary Hughe aid Ambassador Jus sehand.f" -)';t. V '-'T : I There were' no further develop ments in relation to the project in Washington 1 today i so far as known. The situation was said authoritatively - ta ! be exactly where it was last night when the French " ambassador . left the state department after his second inter view with Mr Hughes for the pur pose of explaining Premier Poin care's attitude. The embargo up on discussion' here by government or diplomatic officials of the ex changes between the secretary-and the ambassador was not lifted in any way. It was learned, - how ever, that officials expected 'defi nite developments any" moment. The interpretation generally plac ed u pun this expectation was that further instructions - to the am bassador from -" bis" government were necessary, before the Wash ington administration coald de cide whether it would approve ?t the calling of a conference re stricted as desired by the French premier - . VALUATION OF STATESHOWTJ Basis of Assessment Over ? Five Millions in Excess t: r ' oi Last Year Assessed valuation of property in Oregon, as turned In to the state t tax ' commission by the county assessors, and exclusive of public utilities, is this year $5, 877,8 10.29 in excess of the valu ations of last year. The valua tions have been' received" from all the assessors and, show a total of $891,669,986.13. while last year the tout was $885,793,095.84. The valuations by counties are as follows: i Baker Benton . . .$ 20,252,210 11,891.210 24,771,715 37,752,234 17,397,370 23,602.413 D256,015 5,296,080 8,955,960 26.122.015 11,190,673 8.198,407 8.921,488 3.223,?5 (24.474.650 5,459.6y0 ' 6,214.08 20,928.134 11.809.353 Clackamas Clatsop . i Columbia Ceos Crook ..... Curry Deschutes - Douglas . . . Gilliam. Grant - Harney ... Hood River Jackeon . . Jefferson . . Josephine -Klamath . . Lake . Lane ..... Lincoln . . -Linn ...... Malheur . . Marion ... 32,214.720 ,11.920.139 25,692.470 11.525.974 37.962.38p Morrow 1 10.709,91 Multnomah Polk Sherman V . Tillamook; . Umatilla . . Union 2S8, 157,080 12.466.920 12,255.090 28.578.520 44.616.497 , 20,209.760 Wallowa 12,488.415 15,840.690 Wasco.... Washington " Waeeler . . . , Yamhill . . 23.28X.960 6.059,590 20,7J,70 PSESEHT (MOT . STILL 1MB COIIELL TRIAL JURY PICKED Crippled Astrologist Charged With Murder of Sisterrtn Law Brought Into Court On His ot f ?. I 3 DOCTORS TESTIFY AS TOXAUSE.OF DEATH : ' : : ' ' ..' , Widower of Siain Woman . Tells of Finding of Body ' and His Own Grief COQUILLE, Or.. Nov. 8. The trial of - Arthur Covell, crippled astrolpger, charged with first de gree murdef in having instigated the slaying of Mrs. Fred Covell, his sister-in-law. by Alton Covell, his minor' nephew, got well under way in "the circuit court here to-i day. lt -V ';'''' "' Following the completion of the jury at the f orenoorf session open ing statements were made by. the attorneys dn butk sides and the In troduction; of testimony began. The witnesses '.examined.r testified' info the. finding' of the slain' woman's body; in her home at.Bamion and as to the conditions indicating murder. Dr. R. V. Leep, the au topsy physician, described various bruises and discolorations upon the body and said these were ante mortem. , Death had been caused, in his ppinidn and that of Dr. Gale Mingus, another doctor who testi fied,: by suffocation by the use or some powerful alkaloid., . - Defendant on Cot i . Arthur Covell occupied a cot in. court all day. , j Late , in the day. Dr. Fred Co vell, widower of the slain woman was. called to the stand. There was much interest in his appear ance from the fact that he had once been under- arrest charged with complicity in the murder. He was released when : young Alton Covell and Arthur Covell " were said to' have confessed, exonerat ing him,' Dr. Fred Covell had only related the 'circumstances of find ing of his wife's body and told of his own grief when court adJourn4 ed for the day. Governor Walton of ORIaho .. ma Seems Unconcerned at Impeachment Trial ' OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. Nov, 8- -(By The Associated PreM-)r-r T. " P. ; Edwards, alleged personal chauffeur t6 Governor. J. Wal-r ton, drew ; state" salary warrants during the time tie as,. employed by the executive, witRaea, for the prosecution testifjed tpday, at the opening, of thagovernortai im peachment trial on chareea of corruption in4- office neglect of duty, Inc'empeteacef i and;' '.-moral turplude - ' : 4 iue lesiimony set out tnac aicer Paul Nesbltt, state highway com missloner, had ; refused to : place Edwards on the highway depart ment payroll because he thought it would, be illegal, .Governor WaJ- ton oniamea trom ur. a. ti. uav- enport, r state bealth commissidnl his agreement to; a plan by which the alleged chauffeur drew 3200 a month for five months as an employe of the health department! This was dene it-was testified de spite the fact -that Edwards-rea dered no service to the health de partment. '"' "'ill Later, according tot 'he testi mony, Edwards and Homer 4r Martin,- a guard at 1the governor's residence .during the stress of tht receht statewide, martial law ret gime, were com missioned aa offi cers In the ; Oklahoma natlona) guard on orders of the executive and drew " salaries aa . . such . al- thejugh. r neither had passed the mJUtaxy' examination or subacrlbr ed to the required oath. : i Governor Waitpn., entered, the senate ''chamber'" promptly on the opening., of the trial, , with : Mrs. Walton on his arm. , They took ther places at the defense coun sel table and after- a few minutes. the executive lighted' his cog pipe. He amoked throughout the after noon with; little apparent concern over the proceedings; r j. . . . The senate galleries were pack ed and nearby corridors were fill ed with persons-unable to gain ad' mittance.' i ? PAD H i I m STATE FUiffi 12 CARS SKID f THEN PILE UP i NEAR MOSIER Ice on ' Columbia Hizhway Pavement Causes Unusual ( Accident Near Loop THE; DALLES. Or., Nov 8. Ice on the pavement on, the Colum bia River highway near Mosier, Or., today resulted in an unusual accident, in which 12 automobiles were involved. A large truck skidded on the ice and overturned directly In the middle bf the road. The pave-' ment at this point is approached by a sharp incline from both di rections, the bottom being hidden by curves. One after another, 12 cars piled up there being unable t stop after once getting onto the ice-coated stretch of .- pavement. One large -sedans filled with tourists ; skidded to the very, edge of the embankment,' the two rear wheels hanging over the edge when the car came to a stop. The jam was finally straightened out when men ere sent back to warn other motorists. Legio n f. Post1 :Get- ftstori? . Mam for Address on Ar ,! mistice Day ' ' . '' ' i SILVERTON, Ore., Nov.8. (Special to The Statesman). The Silverton post of the American Legion has secured , CoL -W. S. Gilbert of Astoria, as the principal speaker for .the Armistice '. day program, The Silverton post feels very fortunate in securing Colonel Gilbert as there was a great demand for, him for Armis tice day programs. - The program begins at 9:30 , in the Eugene Field auditorium. , Other numbers on, the program include selections by; the combined Trinity and 4-L bands, invocation by Rev. George Henrik8on, vocal solo by Mrs.. S. E. Richardson, selections "by a mixed quartet, solo by Mrs. 51. G. Gundergon; Star Spangled Banner by andience, benediction by Reri j! A. Bennetts ;f' In the afternoon Silverton high school will meet BrownsvUle foot-? ball -team on the-'local field. Other features of ; the afternoon include the niotlpn picture show which, .the American Legion is sponsoring ait, the Palace theatre. The, boys were able to secure "Enemies of - Wpmen." a story of the recent warwi)tn- setting from Monte . Carlo, Paris -and : Spapish cities, . . The 'play, is taken . from the ppok-of the fjaroe name, re cently written by Vincente Blasco Ibanez. In the evening will - be the Legion, dance. . . .j.-J. 22 Sunday School Children Injured When Car Tumbles f " ' " . t t ' . SEATTLE, r Nov. 8 .Twenty two Sunday school children were injured, to perhaffs latally, when three- automobiles carrying them to Aberdeen. .Wasn., from- a pic nic at, Cbpali Beach, - 2 0 miles north west of Aberdeen, went over a$0-fqct -bank last night, accord lag U aitvjeBs received here today. The critically injured were giv en as Edwins Alexander and .Dan Derringer, who were said to. be in a hospital in 'Aberdeteh. The other 20 children were taken ' to their own homes, according to reports while the automobiles were wrecked.' ; . The accident, was blamed on f a dense fog.'; The cars were said to have tarned over, throwing the children out or catching them fn the wreckage. The accident was at Copalis crossing. - . Game Law Violater Taken ' - Following Long Chase EUGENE, Or., Nor. 8: Two state deputy lish wardens this af ternoon captured Robert Johnson, an alleged thief, near here after ; chase ; across country of nearly five milsir : The wardens were te turaing to Eugene on a train from Coos bay- with two alleged fish violators and -Johnson. ' At a sta tion three r-xniles bnt of Eugene Johnson 'Jumped - from - the : train and ran.'- The. wardenaborrnwed a shotgun from a farmer and af ter a long chase stopped Johnson with a charge of - blrdshot in his legs. r '1 "T' :" QUAKE FELT LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8. Light earth shocks 'were !- f elt n Los Angela aad several nearby cities about 9 o'clock "". tonight-Glezu dale, Monrovia and outlying resi dence districts of the city to the south j and northeast - reported slight temblors. ''varying in num ber' from two to twelve. : -. GILBERT TALKS - .v.?,'.-; ir nn urnTnii ; Ill-nil urn II IN WILDEST MEHp Kansas Institution Robbed of $26,000 Holding 500 In habitants at Bay While Blasting Vault MONTANAOBBERS GET $2 FOR MUCH TROUBLE Banks Safe Is Ruined To gether With Furniture But l ; 0nly Peni!e?:jTaken j j i -.4., .L.. , . . OGDEN. KaSv Noy. 8. Eight or tea bandits in. wild west fa shion held this town of 500 in habitants at bay ' for t.wo bours early today while blast after blast 'was set off at the door of the vault in thejOgden State bank1. 1 quardVstaflned? Outside the" batrtij kept 4 np 4 Jheavy fire until their" companions. Inside finally gained access to - the vault aQd looted hit., v.--fL-,-'i-" - Thep, ahoa ting derisively , the bandit gang walked to thei .two motor f cars which ; had been . left on the edge of the city. It is be lieved' they escaped, northward, striking, the Midland trail .near KeatsJ -- " -.i-i-..; J - Bank officials estimate the loss at. approximately $26,000,' No trace of the- bandits had been found I tonight, Telegraph, tele phone and electric light wires were cut by the bandits before the' raid.. ,-. . ., '. . . - j Much Damage Done . GREAT FALLS. Mont., Nov. 8. : Bandits who early this morning attempted to rob the safe of the First National Bank of, Fairfield. Zb miles west of Great Falls, got two dollars for their labor and did $2,000 damage to the bank's jrurnitare. V-.A ttfw manganese safe: and the vault V doors'. . "were completely ruined! by the bandits', powerful acetylene torch before they aban doned their effort to reach the cash inside, the amount of which was not learned here. Locks and bolts on the vault doors .were burned off and a large hole was drilled in the top of the, safe. Two large oxygen tanks and one acety lene tank.' j?artly' filled, were left by the bandits Inside the bank building, r i Jenie Gone ' The only cash missing is 82 in pennies taken from a cash trav. About fifty safety deposit boxes were rifled land the contents car ried away. So far as known the boxes contained nothing of value, although peirhaps of some worth to' the, owners. . Ieat from .the torch employed by the robbers de stroyed the timing chemicals of the safa and the baok lorce had been unable to 'open when the last word was received trpnx Fairfield. Early this evenIngrno .trace of the bandits had 'been. ,f ojwd.; ,Jt is believed that' they , fled north toward the Canadian border but officers" are policing the' roads: in all directions. -J The attempted; robbery bf the Fairfield bank was the second ex perienced ,by; the'; concern during the last year.' Not cash was taken pn the first visit of the ihighway- men, but furniture was ruined and thatt destroyed this motning was new equipment. , -I- E - ii 1 Tallman of Benton Is Chosen ? Secretary . of Association for Coming Year PORTLAND, OrT, Nov. 8. County assessors of the state con vened here today, .listened to In structive addresses relating to their duties and matters' of tax ation, and transacted business as the -County Asessors' association of Oregon. Twenty-eight of the 36: assessors of , the state, attend ed the session. . - 4 Hiram U.- Welch, assessor of Multnomah county, was - elected president for the ensuing year. C.' L- Tallman, assessor, of Benton bounty was re-elected secretary of the association.; i Portland was selected., as the 1 place for holding the next ' annual 1 meeting a year hence.'- J ' 1 ' - COUm ASSESSORS HOLD COfEIIENC EVERY FARM TO BE FACTORY 1 1$ NEW SLOGAN Would Bring Old Idea Up to Date t oPrevent Migration of Workers to City CHICAGO, Nov. 8. Every farm a factory, was a motto, urg ed today before the American So ciety of Agricultural Engineers as one (to Improve the lot of the far- mer. and Incidentally to cneeic me migration of needed farm workers to urban centers. The recommendation was made In 'a committee ? report submitted by Professor L." J. Fletcher of the University of California, follow ing a year's study of the problems Involved in the preparation of farm products . tor the consumer by the individual producers. : ; "Manufacturing on the farm Is not a ne widea," the report said. "It was commonly practiced two thousand years ago throughout the Roman empire. Today the ma jority of the farmers of the United States are selling their products as raw..-material, while the manu facturing is. carried on by separ ate highly . specialized organiza tions., . . ' . ), . : Cato recommended in ; his works that the man' who cultivat ed olives should have five sets of oil-making j implements; the early farmer's equipment consisted of devices to manufacture as well as produce i- In : .many European countries today, J the motto - Is 'ev ery, farm: a factory." . Si 'If. McCrory of the federal department of agriculture's i bur eau of public roads has been nam ed the new president of the society for the coming year. V 1 Professor Fletcher and Profes sor IF. R. Jones of the University of Wisconsin, are the new vice presidents. ... : crasM E Colville Man Charged With Responsibility for Short age in uty's hunds ' COLVILLE. Wash.. Nov." 8.- L J. Las well, who resigned Tues dayj night as city treasurer' of Colrille. Is tonight in the county Jail the fge in default of bonds following discovery of an alleged short in , the , city treasurer's ; ac counts . amounting , to , 818.372. Las well's arrest was based on an audit of his books made by E. A. Bessett, state bank examiner, cov ering the period from January 1, 1923, to 'the time of bis resigna tion. Laswell, who has been city treasurer for the past 18 months, has; been a resident of Colrille since boyhood. He is 35 years oldj married and. has several chil dren. He is president and Prin cipal owner of the Laswell Lum ber company and has been sec re-1 tary of the Stevens county Demo cratic' central committee. He will have ' pr.eliminary hearing on an embezzlement, charge tomorrow mornin? In justice court. Bids are Opened for Niagara Detroit Road at. Port land Conference t .Payne & Padrlck of Marshfiejd made the lowest bid for the con struction of the Niagara-Detroit highway. The bids were opened yesterday. In Portland by represen tatives of the federal forest service and members of the Marlon coun ty court. f -ii -:VC; . The bid of Payne & ' Padrlck was 8139.850. ; . J . The estimated cost of the piece of highway to-be constructed at this time was placed at 8195,000. The highest bid was for $237,665 and was made by Knudson of Portland. Others making bids were Elliott Scrogglns . Pacquet, Portland; Johnson m Contracting company, Portland; Morrison. & Knuden, Boise; James A. Dodson, Portland; Joplln & Eldon. Port land; and E. A. Webster & Co., Spokane. y- -. : : ' While the contract was not let yesterday it is : expected that it will be given to Payne & Padrlck of Marshfield within a few days. 'J. T. Hunt and Jim Smith, county commissioners from Marlon coun ty represented the county at the is u R ARREST PAVTIE & PATRICK j openinz; of the bids. 1 . r 71PREGIKCIS Official Count May Be Necessary to Dctcrm::: Final Majority Returns Corninjj in EIo-.;-: From Outlying District$H-First ; Ohd Z ' Then Other Ahead iii Count. PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. was apparent tonight thz t An official count will be necessary to determine whether tha voters at last Tuesday's election passed or rejected the stto incxme tax law submitted under the referendum. ; ' A tabulation early tonight gave an "adverse majcrit; against bill of 144. - ' : ... ' ' : - - t ' This was based on complete of- TRIBUTE PAID ' STRDi New York Organization Will Appear in Concert With -' Apollo Club ! In the brief ..Spring toiirj last season, the New York String quar tet, which will be heard here, in concert with the Apollo club next Tuesday evening, proved that its successes in NewYork were to be repeated throughout the country. In a review of one of this quar tet's jconcerts a New York :writer paid the artists the following trip-' ute: -1 ' ' v : ' ' " ' Vlt Is a tribute to the artistic excellence of the players to1 say that the crowd gave, close, almost wrapt atention - to each' number. It was just another proof that the best 'music adequately interpreted Is appreciated, even though the technicalities are not al way? com pletely understood. ;:r-' "These artists take their work seriously. They execute in a ser ious .manner,' oblivious almost" of their 'and ience at times. ' pbamber music is their, forte and the four may well, be called masters.! I - 'The perfection of ensemble at tained by these players, each a master of his own Instrument, Is rarely heard. There is perfect co ordination and the effects are re markable, .. Everything is for, the quartet with no solos, except as such are written in the movements rendered. . And .the program f in cluded such -numbers as gave each player an opportunity to show the quality of . himself and his instru ment.: - ; 'iy i :" . ' rs The recital was a 'delight to those versed In the technic of the strings, and was enjoyed as only musical : masterpieces brilliantly interpreted can be enjoyed by everybody present. ' ;. - . This, article, written not by. a musical critic tout by a musical layman, indicates the pleasure in store for. those who are to hear this splendid - ensemble'' on the same program- with the' 5 Apollo club; at the Armony, next Tuesday evening. 'U j : V.f j- T:;: ' 1MY OFFICER IS T New k Commander of Camp Lewis Injured When Cars Crash in Morning Fog ' TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 8. In juries to Major , General E. B. Babbitt,, new commander at Camp Liewis, -sustained in an automobile crash this morning in the fog on the highway. between Camp Lewis and v Nlsqually - station, are not serious and will not' keep the general confined 7 to ' the hospital long, according to. reports from the army post tonight. The general was Injured when his official, car was struck by . a car driven by a civilian, the army car ' being - turned ' over In the crasb.'- Injuries to General Bab bit consisted of Cuts and bruises about the head and body bruises. He was unconscious for, an hour following his removal to the camp hospital. ' .-. ;;: . 't-; ' Officials at the army post re fused to give out: the, name of the driver of the car and declared there is ' likely to, be no official action taken in the matter. - POUR KILLED v GENOA, Italy. Nov.. 8. Four persons were killed and eight seriously1 injured today at Fort Guano at Carigliano, by the burst ing of a shell wnich soldiers' were unloading from a' cannon. I turn from 11 counties; comfllete unofficial figures f rc ; 17; counties and "partial '-'returmi from the ? eight remaining coun ties.' 'Seventy one precincts out of the 1767 in the state were ytt to be heard from. : All day, as returns came in at ! tabulations were made the issua swayed from one side to the other, ho- appearing to 'carry the mea sure and- again appearing to d feat it. . . .-, SCHOXE PU2DGI3 OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. Not. 8. The pledging of Elmer Schone c ! alem to the Alpha Pi Delta fra ternity was announced by tt : t fraternity. Alpha Pi Delta is local fraternity on the collect campus. ... . ' i v For. Those.. Joining Tho Statesman's Salesmanship Club $2,000 in Prizes. How to Enter, the Club, Uor to Win an Elegant New Cham pion Overland Sedan, a E w : " Chevrolet or othe prizes offer ed by the Oregon Ctatc- . - Magnificent - New Ovcrl 1 Sedan leads the 'prize list. Inquiries are being recei v I from air-quarters attha Ciat man Salesmanship Club Hoc: . as to how to become a neml r of the' club and how to win t New Overland Champion Sedr the splendid Chevrolet Tour! -Car and other, prizes offered I : connection, with the coppe' tlon for Club Members. -- Tbe First Thing To Do -To- become a member of ti Statesman, Salesmanship : CI and enter the competition, fir:: clip out the nomination blar : which will 'be found in tl j Statesman's Salesmanship Clb advertisement in today's issus. Fill in; the blank with yorr name and address. If yc i wish to nominate yourself as a member or the name of any or 3 else whom, you may choose t nominate,, be careful - to wri plainly so there there will 1 no possibility of an error Ic ing made. Only four nomination- entries received tor eac' candidate will count for tl 3 "10000 votes credited thereon. 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