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I. .. .... !. . n . ,. .1 - .,. ., - i . 1 TEN PAGES Fifteen, Shopping, Days '"Until Christmas Shop Now . TODAY " f a..- -a i SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR. SALEM, ORZGONV FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENT3 2.11 IWGHES ROYAL TOMB NOW EXPOSED ' TO ELEMENTS FIRST MESSAGE GIVEN CONGRESS r jt ll . if i i i Carter Takes Down Screen of 'Planks Which Haye Guard ed Mortuary. Chamber y IN 24 HOURS ve m APARTiENTMLL BE . ' BUILT DM PJMISH losiRt IN EN6L1D OF RA1K FALLS RECIIEA GRO ACT SCON Salem Basements : Flooded Dlfring Rain and Wind Stbrm Which Sweeps En tire Coast Regions - TEN LIVES LOST WHEN ' UKE STEAMER SINKS Lower Columbia Highway Blocked By Fallen Trees ' Snow in Yakima With 2.11 inches of water preci pitated on Salem lira period of 24 hours, "basements' f were flooded and much Inconvenience caused by the storm which apparently, has broken Its full - fury.- The rain . was exceptionally heavy and ac companied by a wind which is re ported to hare Teached a Telocity of ' 80 miles an hour along the coast, '' - 'Nearly all of the smaller creeks flowing into' the- Willamette rose .rapidly and were almost unable to carry off the heaTy rush of surface water. The rise in the Willamette will bo more slowly. Telephone service was ham pered to some extent and though no serious trouble was : reported, Xi T KO W ... ... , - - . . . ' able men at wor. Prison Flooded.. 4 Low places ! In the ; vicinity re sembled minature lakes' Thursday, particularly the district adjacent to the penitentiary;"- At the west ern' end of the prison 'ground' the . water stood several inches deep, with another small lake between the prison and the-state hospital. Several basements' in ; both the residence and business districts were 'flooded to various depths. ; Merchants "were forced , to take their, goods " trom ' their windows and mop up the water that filtered in. More annoance.thaxi. damage resulted from the water. - f r Towns Isolated. '..- I PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 6. A gale accompanied by driving rains has swept the north Pacific coast and the western Oregon and Wash ington districts for the past 24 hours and In some places has wrought heavy damage. ; Reports from coast points not cut off from wire communication tonight .told of I streets flooded by tidewaters, flimsy buildings blown down, wires and poles by ' scores pros trated and roads" and highways flooded or obstructed by trees, poles 'and rocks brought down up on them by the elements. i . i uo&s oi ten lives was reonea . from Anacortes, Wash., t by the sinking of the steamer T. W. Lake la ' Rosario strait. Aberdeen and , Hoquiam, Wash., and Warrenton, " Ore., all reorted tidal floods. Coos - Bay. Tillamook and Yaquina Bay, ore., were completely cut oft xrom :. communication ' by wire. - These ; by the high tides'. At North Head. Wash., "a maximum gale velocity ; of; 91 miles an hoar was reported. At several coast points a scheduled tea-foot tide attained to 13 feet, driven by the wind. The storm in Oregon was confined to the district west of the Cascades. . The wind : had greatly moderated tonight but -: rain : was still falling with more for tomorrow".-' 1 -x No rhips left or entered the Columbia river today. i High Velocity Kcuchcd. . I ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. S.Thc wind off the Southern Washing ton coast reached a velocity of 91 miles an hour last night, accord ing to advices received here today from the north head radio station.' Heavy rain accompanied the feale. In the lower Columbia river di trict ashore wires Were prostrated and many trees were blown down across; roads. At --Warrenton. a (Continued on page 2) ; THE WEATHER I : OREGON: Friday, rain. ;; LOCAL WEATHER ;f Thursday) Maximum1 temperature, 54. ' . Minimum temperature, 41. Iliver, 3.3 feet; rising., -Iftainfall, 2.11 Inches. Atmosphere, cloudy. " iy.'ndj seth. ,r. r l Adam Engle Plans ' Erection of Seven s Four room Apartment Building: ! bn. Biuigalow Court Plan at Cost of 32,00 OEqiiipment Modern, Rentals Moderate. Excavation for a new bungalow court apartment in the Parrish Grove Tracts addition is now under way and Adam Engle, 6wnerr expects to rush the work as fast as the weather permits. Tha building will cost $32,000, contain seven 4-room apartments, individual garages, and front on Sewart, a new Street in that addition. . . Built entirely of tile and stucco, the bungalow court will cover 100 by 125 feet and will consist of one story. A huge court measuring approximately 75 by 80 feet with a fountain in the center. This will be covered with cement and have a driveway leading to the street, enabling the residents to drive directly to their own doors. There will be room for, a 10-foot stretch of lawn on two sides. J l . . . . w . - -v . - - yt I : -Oil OF ODEOATE Ralph Bailey One of Team Which Wins Two to One : Decision in Eugene ECOENfe. Ore., Dec. . The University of Oregon debate team won a close two to one decision over the Oregon Agricultural col lege men; here tonight in the state triangular meet. Joe Frazer, of Portland, and 'Ralph 'Bailey, of Salem, were the winning Oregon team. OAC was represented by Blair Stewart and Robert Kerr. The question was "Resolved, That the United States should immedi ately recognize Soviet Russia.'! f For i the first time the open forum method of debate, in which the audience Is permitted to ques tion thof speakers following the contest, was used. Judges for the debate were ;.R." J. KlrkwoodT Charles E. Lcnon and Frank Hil ton, all of Portland. . . LIKE SHELL SHOCK i Attending Physician in Van couverSays Details are Not Remembered t VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 6. Miss. NeU Austin's case, "closely resembles - snell shock," according to , Dr. H. C. 'Powell, physician at tending the Seattle school teacher In the hospital here following her disappearance trom her home in the Washington city November 25. "Her 1 case is similar to shell shock cases," Dr. Powell stated. "Often entire loss of memory fol lows such a case.' Any. attempt to remember further details of her story might have the" most serious consequences.": ' " 'Dr. . Powell declared tonight that, 'be! - would refuse to permit any on ? to question " the young woman.' Miss Austin was placed in a private ward and all visitors were barfed today. , j Word was feceived here today that Miss Austin's c mother is speeding from her home in HugoJ Okla., to this' city. Nothing fur4 thcrr will be attempted Jn ques4 tioning the girl until she recovers more fully,': the hospital attend-? tails stated Relatives of the school teacher and the police 'in both this city and Seattle continue to differ n"j their respective , theories regard-! in;c her disappearance from Seat tle. I , 1 Leaion Commander Scores President's Bonus views ' TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 6. The1 AmaHcan Leeion reserves the right to defend its policies at the polls, declared State Commander HInton1 P. . Jonez of the; American Legion; in an answer to the mes sage of President Cool id ge to coni srrftft. ! in which -the president flatly opposed adjusted compensa- I ho snlrifor bonus In a statement to tlfo Tacbma Ledger. Issued Tnur8day night af ter readinst he president's speech, Joncx declared,, that while the American ; Legion had never en terad nartisan nolitlcs. It had al ways- rjerved Hts - right- to defend ell ran k its policies, even to tho polls. Each apartment is to consist o four room3 and bath, all of which are of liberal proportions. 1 Each will have lt3 own basement f and furnace and the owner to have the right to use one of the garages that" will form one side of the court. ; Fireproot walls will separ ate the apartments, with the dou ble fireplace system In view, t The apartment; will be strictly mod ern, having many buiit-in features and will be wired for an electric range.' .- Y v :. Since engaging in the -contract business in Salem two years ago, Mr. Engle has built 34 residences', many of which were for himself. TheSungalow court project Is his 35th. Mr. Engle said yesterday that he would rent the apartments very close to $30 and believes by so doing will not only have no difficulty in renting, these,' but will also be relieving' the housing situation and aiding families with the low rent. Western Nut Growers Elect L. S. Otis President of Association With Newberg as the meeting place next year and L. S. Otis, of that city heading the organization for the coming year, the ninth an nuals meeting of the Western Nut Growers association closed yester day afternoon-. C. E. Schuster, of Corvallis, was re-elected secretary and treasurer. Vice presidents for Oregon and Washington will ' be appointed at a later date. ' Newberg was selected - l after some discussion, it being the sen timent of the association that It was located in the heart of the-nut growing district. The, date of the tenth annual meeting will be set some time next fall, the delay be ing necessary in order to avoid confliction with any other horti cultural meeting. In spite of the rain, the auditorium of the Cham ber of Commerce was 'again filled to capacity. 4 t Discussions of pertinent topics of interest chiefly to those engaged in the nut growing occupied the closing session. , D. H. " Gogy of McMinnville, spoke on the pro pagation of filberts, and walnuts and R. II. Turk, of r Washougal Wash.', on root stocks' for filberts during the morning. These two addresses were followed by an Open discussion on filbert, prob lems led by A. M. Gray of Mllwau kie. Or. ' , ; ;" ? Record of a filbert orchard'was the topic of H. A. .Krause, ' Sher wood, who led off the afternoon program. " He was followed by H. Hartman, who discussed the dry ing and .storage of filberts and.C. E.1 Schuster,; who gave a detailed account of the results , of . experi mental work on filberts, walnuts and chestnuts,! Both men were from the horticultural department of OAC. . i . ' , ' V , . : ?TKW MALADY FOf.M) BERLIN. Dec. 6. (By the As sociated Press "Zero stroke" or 'cipher stroke' is the name creat ed '' by Jerman physicians for a prevalent nervous malady brought about by the 'present fantastic currency figures. Scores of enses of 'the "stroke" are reported am ong' men and women of -all tlassea who' have been prostrated by' thefr efforts to figure In -thousands ' of rEBG CU AS HETIL'G PLACE LUXOR, Egypt, Dec. 6. (By the Associated Press). Howard Car ter and hla assistants tqday were busily engaged in taking down the screen of planks erected to pro tect the great wbeden canopy in the mortuary chamber of Tutenk- hamun's tomb from possible dam age during the demolition of the wall dividing the chamber, from the ante room. The last stones of the, wall were removed yesterday and therefore as soon as the planking is - taken down, probably by this evening, it will be possible to eee for the first time in its entirety the huge blue and gold box with its characteris tically slanted cover, ' which forms the outer shell of the shrine un der which the pharaoh isbelleved to lie. ,." : - ' " Mr. Carter will conduct a min ute examination of the whole shrine before he embarks upon the next step by taking apart the, nineteen odd component parts of the outer box, but prabably will start with the roof, which itself is composed of several, sections. Elaborate preparations are being made for this stage of the work and several trays or tools were tcken into the well of the tomb this morning. OFF FERRY BOST Idaho Doctor and Nurse Drop into 40 Feet of Water. Both Drowned SAND POINT, Ida., Dec. 6. Dr.. N. Jackson. ; 67. -pioneer Idaho physician and Mrs. 'Fred Walters, 35, both of Dover, were drawned this afternoon' it the Pen '-D'Orielle river at LacLede. Idaho, when the doctor drove his car off the end of the -ferry boat into 40 feet of water. u ? ; . According to reports available here the ferryman bad unhooked the guard chain at the front of the boat just before reaching shore and 'had returned ' to stop his en gines. It Is believed that the doc tor thought 'the shore had been reached and started bis tar. The bodies have not bee recovered. Dr. Jackson and Mrs. -Walters were returning from a visit to a patient. He practiced at Sand Point for many years and was cashier' of the Old Traders' State bank of that place. He has served as a member of the Idaho state legislature and 'was superintend ent of the state asylum at Black- fbqt under the 'Alexander-administration. He was active In Masonic circles. - He Is survived by 'hls wid ow." -T rMrs.? Walters Is 'the wife Of the superintendent' bf the A. C. White Lumber Company at Dover. 'She nad been assisting' Dr. Jackson in his hospital there. OF 12 IS LOST T. W, Lake Goes Down Dur ; ing Gale on Rosario Strait Few Bodies Found ANACDRTES. Wash.. Dec, 6. Three Seattle men and one man from Tacoma were "believed here tonight ; to' have been among the crew of , 1 2 of the steamer", T. W. Lake when she sank during a gale parly today in .Rosario strait 'be tween Lopez, and' Fidalgo Islands, according to Information received here from the Merchants Trans portation company of Seattle and Tacoma, owners of the vessel. Officers of the ship who were uboard when she sank' were: Captain E. E. Mason. rTacoma First Officer Sisf O. Uddenberg. Seattle. ' Chief Engineer Joseph' Larson Seattle. 'Purser K. E." Fields, Seattle. Other members of the crew were not known,1 according to In formation received from the transportation" company. Four unidentified bodies' have been ' recovered, ''bavins bom wahel ashore on a h Island In the Sin 'Juin group, 'according to' a message - reeeived '-'here 'tonight from Sheriff Girard of San Juan-j Ml OBIS CI STEAMER S CREW county, Net Loss of 35 Seats Suf fered By Government Party Parts of London and Country Not Reported LADY AST0R RETURNED BY'PLYMOUTH DISTRICT Free Trade Policy Seems Will of People in General Election - LONDON, Dec. 7. (By the As sociated Press.) AH the results in the 252. polls reported up to an early hour this morning in the election to decide whether the British people are to give Stanley Baldwin the mandate to carry out a policy of limited protection in this country, show a decided ma jority against .the premier's proposal.- - But whether and to what ex tent . this partial verdict may be modified by the returns yet to come in will not be known until this afternoon. : Thus far the polling has been marked by a great turnover of votes from the Conservatives who stand for protection,- to the Libe rals and Laborites who oppose pro tection. The two latter parties now count 136 seats, against 1101 for the Conservatives, while there are six 'seats which belong; to neither party. s Only Cities Report i The constituencies polled yes terday were . mainly In the large ;ities and boroughs, and those to e heard from today are in the vldespred country areas, some of hem agricultural districts which Jsually tend toward conservatism, Ithough not invariably. Under tie puszling conditions, of this Lection, it is Impossible to-tore- cast how these country areas will prove to have voted, or whether their verdict is likely to balance the Conservatives losses In the urban districts. One thing is certain, however - the Conservatives cannot. In any case return to parliament with the strong majority which Is ne cessary to enable them to carry through any 'measure to which a large part of the country is op posed. ': . ' On the whole, tne minerals ana Laborites as common opponents of the Conservatives, although in no wise allies, seem to be completely justified. In raising paeans of tri- umnh in which they are rreeiy in dulging in anticipation of further favors from the electorate. Many Are Surprised The polling up to the present has ! produced some sensational surprises. Indications ierorenana appeared to point much more strongly to victory for Winston Churchill in Leicester than, tor Air, Asquith In Paisley, but Churchill was turned down and Asquith was elected. Arthur Henderson, one f the first of labor's moderate leaders, was apparently certain of re election In Newcastle, which, seat he won with a big majority in a bye-election last January, but this time he met defeat at the hands of a Liberal, although the coiv stltuency, Is regarded as strongly Laborite. ' Two Women Chosen The Liberals have suffered a ierions loss in the defeat of Sir Alfred Mond In West Swansea, where labor polled a majority of 115. In this election W. A. S HeNrtns, the, Conservative prota non of tariff reform, was at the bottom of , the poll.- The women candidates thus far have scored onl two successes. Lady fAstor was re-elected with a reduced majority and the Labor ite, 'MIbs Susan Lawrence, who ousted the Conservative member tor Eastham. Six other women learned that 1 the constituencies whose suffrage they sought, had rejected them. Several other con stituencies: where women are standing, have not yet declared their returns. Lone Bandit Robs Train ; In Small Virginia Town NORFOLK. Va.. Dec. ,;: A lone bandit tonight robbed the ex press car of a Norfolk and West ern train operating between "Nor folk arid Rfchmdnd. of a safe said to contain "$8,090 in currency. -Tne ' rosbery 'Occurred as Hhe train was pulling out of Waverly, where the- bandit boarded it and went Immediately to the ' express Car. s - i-7 ' ..''- . fci-: j: .:. '. ' : . I x: rfv - o iifWP- li-M!-,.! ""''1 i ; V.-V-'-Y.. PRESIDENT CbOLIDGE Miss Anderson Says She Helped Secure Body to : I ' for Dummy NAPANCaL, Dec. : 6.-r-(By The Associated"' Press) Dorothy An derson, once a singer' and dancer known in Chicago music halls ' as "The Sunshine Girl," lay on a hos pital cot here today, white and thin from the scourage of tuber culosis,' 'and' with her story took district Attorney Thomas C An glim back to a night three years ago in the cemetery at Lake Ne bagammon, Wis., where, she said, she and her lover, Edward J. Sail s tad, robbed a -grave so that they could run away together In peace. Sailstad Is held in Jail here, await ing 'the ' arrival .of officers from Wisconsin, where he; is charged with arson for the supposed burn ing of a cottage In which "he was said to have placed the body of Alan McPhee, a friend. The body was identified as ;that of. Sailstad and bis "widow; has re-married-A Sallstadr too, "has dontesse'd the gruesome substitution; according to the!?apa authorities. Miss Anderson" said she met Sailstad at a Chicago amusement resort in April, 19.0. At that time she lived with a young married sister. She was "in sister's way" as she described It, was lonely and wanted to get away. Sailstad of fered her employment in his phonograph factory at Eau Claire, Wis, She accepted the -place and their friendship rew. He finally told her "that he tod was disgusted with lite and want ed to get out." . ' , ; She consented "to go with him.' But they, made no particular plans. In August, 1920, she said they went to Duluth, but became nervous and returned to Lake Nebagammon. "Now let's just drop out of sight," she said he told her. . One day, according to her nar rative, they, happened to approach the cemetery in Sailstad's automo bile. Suddenly he stopped the Car, got out ;and chatted with the sexton, whom he knew - He came back to tell her of his plan to dig up '. McPhee's body, she recalled. She . consented to the scheme," and they returned to the cemetery at ' 3 o'clock the next morning. Sailstad did the digging', because "I Just couldn't help him." But she did help him carry the body to. a gravel pit across the road, r - She said she could not deter mine from looking - at the body how long it had been buried, though Sailstad told her it had been buried the" day before.: Tak ing it out of the casket, he wrap ped it in a piece" of canvass. ; "They sped to Duluth in the car, ahd rode around Duluth and Su perior. After nightfall, sher re lated, they returned to the gravel pit, placed the body in the car and took it to the cottage which he had rented some time before. In the cottage, .she said, r she , waited In one room 'while he entered an other. She 'heard f him strike a match. Then they fled back to Duluth.. ' ' Two Boys Admit Killing Five-Year-Old Child FASADENA, Cal.. Dec. 6, Fourteen-year-old William For rester and Paul Dadeler, it both piipils at the Monroe - school for abnormal children here, tonight con fesseLy according to the police, that .they were the slayers of. Ar thur Martinfex, aged live, whose body Was found tied to a post in an abandon 2d factory' late 'todayl ; ,Tho two lads calmly described, officers said, how they had shot the child with a pistol while enact ing wild west scones -aud;theif. in a panic over- their - action, had beaten him into insensibility and lert him tled..up in the abandoned factory to die. ' - .--.- GIRL TELLS STORY President Coolidge Addresses' Conjjrcss Gl v r t Frankly His Position on Important Prcl:1 ::r Confronting Nation Today Tas Rcducllci is Stressed. - Full Text of President Collidge's Message Begins on Vzz 3 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. President Coolidjje fnmkly in formed the congress and the country today of his position ta all of the majority problems confronting the nation. TT-t mrra Vior on VtMit the executive -addressed a joint session of .the house, cr.J x:n ate, thus breaking the. silence on public questions so itudicus ly maintained since he entered the White House four rr.cr.th3 ago.'; '.;'.'.--w ..;, v ; . . ',. Many of the score and more of subjects upon which r 2 president touched seem destined to play their part in ti. i coming riatianal political campaign and. this accounted in r: measure for the more than usual importance that' v:zz t.t tached to this, his first armnal message. . i Outstanding points in the address were "an unualifi 1 approval" of the Mellon tax reduction program; a declarat' 1 against the soldiers bonus; endorsement of American : !- herence to the world court with reservation; immeciata organization of the railroad freight rate structure ; co ment assistance in the disposition of 'exportable wheat, declarations against price fixing, the excess -profits tzx, peal of : the - rate section of ; the . transportation act &nd vision of the tariff. 10ECH PLAN HOSPITAL Dr. S, Long's Residence Tak en Over By ' Christian : Church Organization' '"Women of the Christian church have taken over the residence in which Dr. Long "f drmerl jr conduct ed bia electro-hydropathic insti tute, 1899 State, end will open a maternity hospital the first of the week. Mrs. B. Horton will act In the capacity as manager with Mrs. S. It. Vail, professional nurse, in charge - of . the hospital nd the cases. " ' " '?.- ; Itooms -of ; the dwelling are "well arranged for an enterprise of this nature. . Six: regulation 'hospital cots are on hand, one each to a room. As these are weU-propor-tioned. It will -be possible to dou ble the number of patients. Four of the rooms that will be devoted to wards are upstairs and two downstairs. In addition the nurse "will, have her own room on -the second floor. - When the Christian church con gregation decided to build, the women pledged a certain amount. The idea of - the maternity hospital was conceived by Mrs. HoTton and her enthusiasm rapidly spread to to others of the congregation. ' In addition to maternity cases " It Is planned to'offer a rest cure. Though the maternity, hospital will -not be ready for patients' for several days, an invitation :has been extended to the public to visit the building at any time. Leo Weir of Salem Holds Leading Hand Others Crowd Him Close By THE CONTEST EDITOR Torabrrow Is the biggest day In the contest for some two contest, ants. Which will it be. It is a matter of who gets out and works these, few 6hort hours. I wonder If you think it Is worth the ef fort. Surely you will not let this beautiful 85.00 diamond ring slip between your fingers when with just a' few spare moments you can possess . it. These beautiful diamond rings are worth dropping in and seeing. These rings were purchased at Hartman Brothers Jewelry store and oil display there in his win dow' where they can be seen at any time, I wish ' you would drop In and see them. They - are to bo given to. the candidates who turn in the v'most money on aubscrfp-r tions. You do not have to com pete with the-city of Salem.. i Leo Weir bt Salem holds first place today" In ' the list. Miss Blanche. Cough is - close - to, Mr, Weir. Miss bough Is -another late beginner, so you see with just a little effort on your part you can (Continued 03 page 21 wou o n oTlf COilTEST ft 1 m 1 r anr1ln torQO . I .r- ( Mr. Coolidre spoke in the bou j chamber where the smoke of I -tie over the speakership preci pi tated by insurgents within his own party, had scarcely cleared away. A number of the recommendatl. he "presented run counter to V. legislative program announce! 1. the insurgents and since they he! the balance of power la hot houses there was general doubt e the-capital that congress would I able to translate Into law even ? substantial portion of the 1 ro; als of their chief executive. Little Argument . The president rret?-ic ! r: : 1 his recommendatia-s "tvi... . t gument, but others were . and at some length.,. ITa d' I : mince words on the subject of tax reduction. Telling (congress It could render no higher service tt the country than to cut the tax bill, he declared that "to ne-'.ect It," to postpone it, to obstruct It by unsound proposals, is to In come unworthy of public confi dence and untrue 'to public trust. The country wants this measure to have the "right of way over e'1 others," he said. Before Mr. CoolUire rc:c!.-1 the oapltol. Secretary Mellon . had transmitted to- Representative Green of Iowa, prospective chair man of the ways and means com mittee, a preliminary draft -of a bill embodying his recommenda tions for tax reductions. Mr. Green said the draft would bs used as the basis for discussion by the committee which probably will be organized early next week. President Coolidge referred tersely to the question of adjusted compensation for war veterans, which Mr. Mellon contends can paid only at the expense of tax reductions. V "I do not favor the granting of a bonus," he said In concluding recommendations which included hospitalization at government ex pense for the veterans of all wars where beds in , government hos pitals are available. ' - -v : With respect to the coal situa tion, the executive declared, that under private ownership coal pro ducers must obtain greater con tinuity of production and the pub lic must be protected against un reasonably high ' prices. He re commended granting of authority to the president to create a com mission when the need arises to aid conciliation and voluntary ar bitration and to control distribu tion In an -effort to prevent pro fiteering. Y Railroads Considered ' Recommending additional legis lation giving authority for volun tary consolidation of the railroads. Mr. Coolidge said that "should this permissive consolidation prevs ineffective after a: limited period, the authority of the 'government will have to be directly Invoked." I Mr. Coolldge's message was ap proximately 7,000 words In length, one of the longest to be deliver? 1 to congress- In recent years. ir spoke slowly, with little emphas! or gesture. Into a mlcrophoai from which his words were car ried by telephone wire to many parts of , the, country tar broa d-, casting by 'radio. -' -In Addition, the text of the em sage had been sent to the Ameri can embassies at London an 1 Paris for distribution to the European-press as soon as word w - flashed that the "president had I -gun to speak. ' Crowds which swarmed 1 1 4