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you will find most any, thing
you want or need.
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Persistent Rumor .Heard
That I President Rapidly
'Approaching Definite De.
cisiori in Matter
PLANS FOR STATEMENT
ABANDONED FOR: NIGHT
Withdrawal (From Cabinet
' More positive Jh'an at
V Any .'Previous Time
WASHINGTON, March 27. At-
tornejfe General Daugherty's ten-
ore of office awung back into un
certainty today with more posi
, tlve Indications of nis. retirement
'.from the . cabinet than' at any
.time since the present drive upon
) him began. ;
, At one time during the. day the
t message went over the mysterious
wireless which warns those in the
, .official know of big things about
.to happen,", .that . president .Cool
jldge was rapidly approaching a
- definite decision on whether he
would keepthe attorney general
In the cabinet and that it would
. be announced publicly.
' t Preparations for the issuance of
a statement .were under way at the
,-white ..house, and also at. the de
, partment of justice. -Then Sec
. retary Hughes had a conference
I with the president and , the pros
pects 'of an announcement disap-
ycircu aiiuiuejr general ut"
so dismissed his preparations fpr
making a statements and went
home, where he denied himself to
inquirers.
" 'The word wen(, out that there
would be "nothing doing tonight.'
None of those close to either the
. president., qx. the ttoxayugeneral
would commit themselves by state
inent aa to what tomorrow or the
'next day : or -.wes' might' bring
fdrtb. V". V ' I "
' ' president ,Coolldge is known to
have had the situation surround
ing Mrj Daugherty's tenure of of
fice much in mind ..for., nearly a
week after a lapse in attentioil
given to it because of a feeling
that tne attorney general snonia
p given. anVopportunlty for hear
ing before the senate committee
Investigating his conduct of the
.department of justice. With each
day of testimony, before the senate
committee the aemana mat tne
- president requesti Mr. , Daugherty
to resiga.has. grown more insist
ent. It ha,s come, from some of
the president's .closest, advisers,
and has "been supplemented by
numerous letters received at the
jvl-.ite house. " ' ' '
Demands Insistent 1
, . .Equally" insistent has been, the
iltmoni' fmm nttiera plnan to the
president! thaV Mr. Daugherty te
allowed an opportunity to weamer
the etorm.n Letters to this effect
also have been received In num
bers. "... The president, haying consider
ed both sides of the question held
two conferences , yesterday - with
Mr. Dauihertv.
' i , Mr. Coolldge, regarding this as
a matter requiring consideration
apart from ' any findings of the
Senate committee is understood to
have asked ' Mr. Daugherty many
iquestionos about the progress of
departmental business during yes
terdav'k conferences.
J Th mnfArnncea annarentlv did
not satisfy the'preslderit" and ,ac-
coramgiy increasing, eviaeoce . a
reared today of . the approach of
the separation of Mr."' Daugherty
ind the attorney generalship.
Mr. Daugherty has declared re-
peatedlyche. would, never resign
. under fire. The situation accord
' ingly has resolved. Itself once more
ntn m nnMtlnn nt whether Pres
ident Coolldce will hemand his
resignation. Indicitlons today
" were that the executive was near
er 'to that point than he had been
before. ,. r ,
THE WEATHER 1
v V OREGON: : Occasional rain
-Friday; moderate westerly
winds. .
LOCAL f WEATHER
' k (Thursday)
Maximum temperature, 55.
Minimum temperature, 40. ''
River, 1.5 feet; falling.
Rainfall, trace. , . ' i
Atmosphere, partly -cloudy,
I Wind.' west; (-r..Yf- .
ELKS ADOPT PLANS
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Construction to Start As Soon As Consent of
Grand Lodge isReceived and.Bid Accepted
Plans Exhibited by Architect--Structure
To Be of Elegant Finish. Throughout.
Plans fnr tho npw Elka temDle to be erected at State and
Cottage streets were adopted by
and all that remains to.be done
tor begins is to procure the
receive bids from contractors. ..... j
PtW fn thp vntP of the lodcre the plans were exhibited
and explained in detail by Cuyler Van Patten, the architect,
who, assisted by W, C. Knighton, prepared inem. .ruiiowmg
this mpmhprs of the buildine committee announced that the
committee was unanimous in
The building will cost an
rf fSnonrinor WAS exDlained bv
of the finance committee. The,
he sum of $100,000, to bear
r a ncmir Of thp
mature in 1929r $iq,O00 in 1934 and the remaining $85,000
in 1949.
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Good Speeches. Heard at
, county t-erjeranon r weet
"Because you had the measles is
no sign your children should have
the disease."
This was the sentiment expres
sed bv Mrs. L.yda King, county
health nurse. who spoke last night
before the Marion County Federar
tion of Community clubs. The
meeting, was held at Salem pelghts
Other speakers on the program
were Dr. Henry E. Morris. Dr. E.
E. Fisherand .Mrs. John A. ,Car
son and E. T. Reed, college editor
from Oregon Agricultural college.
Preventing illness among "the
school children la the mission. of,
th county health nurse, Mrs. King
pointed out to her neirers:. gbe
said her desire was to cooperate
with Hll Barents and residents of
.....Mllr-. Vln -n
tne commuauy uu . uy .
every possible way. She will speak
at the next 'meeting of the feder
ation Aprir24, at Sllverton.
W. D. B.'iDodson, manager of
the Portland Chamber of com
merce, will be the main speaker at
the April meeting. 'Tne May meet-
ng will be held in Marion May 22.
George Hubbs wade a report
for the road committee saying that
no recommendations would be An
nounced until later in the season.
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Year Book of Willamette
University Will Be Out
Before Long
The work on the 1925 Wallu
lah, which Is. the year book of
Willamette university, published
by the junior class, is going for
ward, i
Most of . the cuts have been
made, and the copy for the read
ing matter Is being prepared, and
already some of it has gone to
the printer.
The. soliciting for the advertls
ing is nearly complete, outside of
Salem. The solicitors are work
ing in Salem now. ..This is strict
ly a home publication, and it de
serves every bit of patronage that
is asked of the people 'here.
So ' if you are approached by
these solicitors, give them a good
hearing. - They are In a worUy
cause.
iThe book this year will be about
20 pages larger than last year, and
about that much larger than
usual.
Officers Re-Elected By
Salertv Civic Music Club
The Salem ClTic Music club re
elected officers for the coming
year last night. Y Miss Lena Belle
Tarta was chosen president to
succeed herself, and others chosen
were Frank Churchill, vice presl;
dent; Bertha Junk Darby, secre
tary; Laura Grant-Churchill,1 fin
ancial, secretary; Uallie ' Patrlsh
Hinges, T. S. .Roberts and 'Elma
Weller, trustees.
Plana to make the coming year
bigger and better than the one Just
closed, were discussed. The; final
local artist and student concerts
for the season will be announced
within a few days. It was reported.
Artists presented . during, the last
season included Grace Woods Jess,
Carol .Robinson and ;Rene Chemet.
. Frederic Shipman, manager, at
tended the meeting and 'Win go to
Corvallls. todays
ISSUE WEEP
vote of the lodge last night,
now before actual construc
approval of the grand lodge ana
its approval of the plans.
estimated ?175,wu. ine pian
Clifford W. Brown, chairman
lodge voted to issue bonds in
6 per -cent interesi, payauie 1
$100,000. the sum of $5000 will
Th huildine will be approxi-
mately square with its largest di
mension, that on State street.
measuring 118 feet. The exter
ior walls will be of concrete with
stucco j finish. The roof wilt be
of Spanish terra coua tile.
Main Entranre on State
The main entrance will be on
State street, with a short flight
of steps leading up to the entrance
doors. A corridor will lead to the
lobby, which will be almost In
the center of the first floor.. At
the immediate right of the en
trance wlirbe a cloakroom. Along
the west side of the lower-' floor
will be the card room, and buffet',
and in the southwest corner, ad pa-
cent to the buffet will be'a spa
cious billiard room. '
At the left of the entrance will
be a writing room ( well equipped
and with; a large fireplace. , There
will be a side entrance on .Cottage
street, and at the left of this a
women's rest room.. In the south
east corner section of this floor
will be a dining room. 23 by
42 feet. A kitchen and pantry
will connec t with the dining room.
Other features of the flrst floor
will be secretary's quarters and a
committee room. There will also
be a fireplace in the card room.
Stairs will lead to the ; second
floor. '' ;
Second Floor Well Equipped
On the west side of the second
floor will be the lodge room, $2
by 75 feet, with a large ante-room
also on the west Bide, and' other
small rooms for various conven
iences. At the front 'of the lodge
room in the southwest part of the
floor will be a raised platform.
The lodge hall will have a mez
zanine floor.
On the opposite, or. Cottage
street side will be a ball and ban
quet room 43 by .. 68 , feet, with
stage four feet high at the. front.
Among other features will be a
lamp room for moving picture op
eration.
Membership in the lodge is grow
ing rapidly. Last night the . fol
lowing were initiated:
James H. Barbour, George, Ben
son. P. W. Byrd, G.' F. Brazier,
C. M. Cameron, August Carl, Wil
liam S. Cole, Lowell E. Davenport,
Russell Davenport, G. W. Da
Herbert J. Darby, W. E. DeLbng,
Asel C. Eoff, Archie C. Fleener,
Ira J. Fftts, Allen L. ,Frasef, G
Max Flanery, E. B. Gabriel,1 'John
Greene, Walter Goushnour, George
H. Graves, C. T. Gilbert, Lewis
Griffith, . Carl F. Gfese, Ray J
Glatt, W. S. Haley, L. L. Herblg,
W. A. Johnson, Elmer B. Johnson,
Byrdie W. ' Johnson, J. R. Ken
nedy, Roy F. King,0. V. Linhardt,
I Frank Lynch, Ralph C. Morrison,
Ewlng McCorskey, Adolph Nelson,
C. N. Needham, James H. dinger.
L; W." Polka, Charles H. . Price,
Arthur Lt: Rise, A. E. Robins, C
H. Ringwald, C. Tf. Ritchie, Rob
ert . M. IRyar. Ray R. Ritchie,
George W. Skeels, Bert R. Smith,
C. C.r sun: Sherman 'A. Spong,
George A. Thomason, ,H. L.
Wrlhght, W. D. Watson, George
J. Wenderoth. John A. WWness
Byron C. Wright. George W
Wood, F. B. Woodward, William
A.' Zoeel.
TO CLIMB EVEREST
DARJEELING. British India
March 27. The third expedition
for the conquest of Mount Everest,
highest peak in the world, has
started under the leadership of
Brigadier General Charles G.
Bruce, who headed the 1922 expe
dition. - v !
KRVH
AT SEATTLE
Eleven Planes From Califor
nia Stations Arrive to Take
,Part in Official Send
Off ONE PLANE IS FORCED
DOWN, AT EUGENE
Major Martin , Accepts Flag
FronvWomen's Aero Club
to Deliver in Paris
SEATTLE, March 27. Seven
teen United States army airplanes,
glistening in the rays of the set-
ing sun, with rain and hailstones.
arrived at Sand " Point aviation
Held, northwest of the city, short
ly after 5 p. m. today after stormy
and eventful flights from Crissy
and Rockwell fields, California.
As soon as 11 machines , from
Crissy field, headed by Captain
W. Signer, were aligned on the
west Bide of the Sand Point field,
six planes under the command of
Major H. H. Arnold landed from
Rockwell field.
Halts at Eugene
Although rain, fog, sleet and
hail were met during the three-
day Jotirney, only one airplane of
the two squadrons failed to make
the trip. . This machine, piloted by
Lieutenant G. P. Richter of Rock
well field. wa9 forced to halt at
Eugene', Or., today for engine ad
justments. He will hop oft for
Seattle tomorrow.
It was originally intended that
the large aerial force reach Sandy
Point field in time for the chris
tening of four United States army
air cruisers, which are being trans
formed. ino seaplanes prior to de
parting for Prince Rupert, B. C,
on the next lee of the - 25.000
mile attetnjpt, t .BeIrcleHT
globe. '
Commanders and pilots of the
machines were presented with
floral emblems and silk American
flags, during the christening cere
monies of the air cruisers Seattle,
Chicago, Boston, and New Or
leans, by a special committee head
ed by Mayor Edwin J. Brown of
Seattle, under the auspices of the
Seattle chamber of commerce. ;
Message Carried
Major Frederick Martin, com
mander of the air squadron, ac
cepted a flag of the women of the
Aero club of France, which he
pledged to deliver In Paris to
Mme. Bleriot.' widow of the nio-
teer French aviator who was first
to cross the English channel in a
plane.
Sand Point field presented an
impressive picture at dusk after
the arrival of 17 airplanes from
California. Twenty-eight bomb
ing and pursuit planes, represent
ing those already stationed in the
hangar on the field, were aligned
from the edge of ' Lake Washing
ton to the highway entering the
field. Propellors and cockpits
were protected from the night air
and light rain with canvas cover
ings. 0 BIDS OPENED
PORTLAND, Ore., March 27.
Bids for road contruction at ah
estimated cost of $500,000 were
opened by the state highway com
mission today. The awards will
be announced tomorrow.
RANKER DIES
SEATTLE, March 27. Charles
E. Burnside, 62, vice president of
the Dexter Horton National bank
of Seattle and one of the best
known bankers in the Pacific
northwest, died suddenly, today at
nis aesk in the institution, follow
Ing a hearjt attack.
Owing to the Increased
Volume of
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
Being Carried In The Oregon
Statesman '
7 o'Clock Saturday
Evening
is now the
CLOSING HOUR?
for accepting
Want-Ad'
for
Sunday's Statesman
Ads received after this time
will be run under heading
Too Late to Class! fly. 1
OLDEST -TOURIST
TRAVELS ALONE
ON LONG TRIP
Mrs. Jeff ers,,lQ4tYear Old,
Gets Special Diet' on
Southern Pacific Diner
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.
Mrs. Mary Jeffers, 104, of Med
ford. Or., had qualified as the
season's oldest tourist; according
to the Southern Pacific company,
whose officials provided her with
a special diet in the dining car on
the trip from Oregon to San Fran
cisco. . Mrs. Jeffers today was en route
to Chicago, where, Sunday morn
ing, she will transfer to a train
to Cleveland, where she will be
met by her son, Timothy Jeffers.
10 OPEN THY
Conference to Be One of
Biggest Boys' Affairs
Ever Held Here
The older boys' conference that
starts this afternoon promises to
be one of the biggest affairs In
boy circles ever held in Salem. It
will wind up Sunday at the Meth
odist church. The registration
takes place at the YMCA and the
boys will be assigned to their
rooms from there.
The Hi-Y club, with the aid of
the women of the different church
es, under the direction of Bob
Kutch, is securing the rooms and
entertainment. The banquet takes
place at 6:30. Benoit McCroskey
Is the toastmaster. The address
of welcome will be given by Mark
Walderspiel and the response by
Darrel Rlechel.
At 8 o'clock Mrs. jean Morris
Ellis, the vocational guidance ex
pert, wilt give a short address and
arrange for . the charting of the
boys. At 8:30 Frank G. Moran,
headmaster of the Moran boys'
school, will give his , experiences
InPthe war stricken areas of Eu
rope. Edwin Socolofsky, county secre
tary, reports a good delegation
from the different towns of the
county. The executive committee
of the Salem Hi-Y club are plan
ning great things. The committee
is as follows: Ivan White, chair
man; Benoit McCroskey, Mark
Walderspiel and Ear Pemberton.
I FINAL FLASHES
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PEORIA, LI11., March 27. An
automobile containing five or six
men traveling at a high rate of
speed opened fire on Ku Klux
Klan headquarters tonight. vN
one was htl. A number of win
dows were broken.
WASHINGTON. March 27.
Reassuring advices were given out
tonight at the residence of Sena
tor LaFollette of Wisconsin, who
is ill with pneumonia.
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WASHINGTON, March 27.
Indictments charging Representa
tive John W. Langley, Republican,
Kentucky, Millard F. West, a for
mer deputy commissioner of In
ternal revenue, and four others
with conspiracy to interfere with
the operations of the government
were returned today by a federal
grand jury.
LONG BEACH, Cal., March 27
Quarantining of the Al G
Barnes circus constituting nun
dreds of head of horses and wild
animals and the apartment of two
veterinarians as Inspectors here
for the state board of agriculture
marked developments here today
in the efforts to prevent spread of
the foot and mouth disease.
Officers are Re-Elected
By Liqhtand Power Co.
PORTLAND, Or., March 27.
Re-election of directors of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company war' accomplished at the
annual meeting yesterday after
noon at the company headquarters
in the .Electric building. Franklin
T. Griffith. J. C. Ainsworth. F. L
FttJfer, C. N. Huggins. F. V. Hoi
Hnan, O. B. Coldwell, W. M. Ladd
and C. F. Swigert of Portland; C.
M. Clark of Philadelphia, and Al
bert Strauss and . Ogden Mills of
New York, were named.
It had been intended to change
the company name yesterday to
the Portland Electric company and
to double the authorized amount
of the' first preferred Btock issue.
This business, however,' was post
poned until a later meeting, April
4. Directors will meet in two
weeks (to"elect officers '
Blt'S
SESSION
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;G flES'STDRf
Former Train .Robber1 Tells
.Oil Committee His "Whale
of Tale", Promised When
.Subpoenaed .
HARDING NOMINATION
BOUGHT, WITNESS SAYS
Spencer Challenged to Pro.
duce Reason for New
York Statements
WASHINGTON, March 27. Al
Jennings, once a famous train rob
ber drid now a California real es
tate dealer detailed today before
the oil committee one of the most
unusual tales congressional Inves-
igators have ever heard.
It revolved around a 11,000,000
payment which he said he had
been told figirred in the Republi
can national campaign at Chicago
in 1920. He said "his only infor
mation, however,, had come from
the late Jake Hamon.who at the
time was the Republican national
committeeman from Oklahoma.
In a Chicago hotel room during
the convention, the witness said
Hamon told him that the nomina
tion of Harding would cost him
$1,000,000; that he (Hamon) had
'put up" 25,000 of this sum to
the late Senator Penrose of Penn
sylvania. $25,000 to Harry M.
Daugherty, $25,000 to Will H.
Hays, then chairman of the Repub
lican national committee and an
other 125,000 to a fourth man
from Ohio named Manning or
something similar. Besides he
quoted Hamon as saying, "money
was used indiscriminately with the
Oklahoma delegation and it cost
him like hell to get the New York
delegation." Jennings , said he
could not recall that he had been
told of any Individual payments Of
money
Job Promised
It also was a part of the story
that Daugherty. Hays and others
had agreed to make Hamon secre
tary of-the interior; that Hamon
was to take over what the Demo
cratic administration had left of
the public lands; and that Hamon
expected to make a great deal of
money out of them, and then get
himself elected as the next presi
dent. Hamon was quoted as -saying
that Daugherty at first had want
ed Albert B. Fall as secretary of
the interior but that he had "put
it all over him," on that proposi
tion. Asked as to the correctness
of Hamon's expectations, Jennings
replied that' of course they were
not fulfilled as he had not lived.
Hamon was shot and killed by
(?lara Smith Hamon late in 1920.
Jennings was on the stand less
than- half an hour and Was sub
jected to only a brief cross exam
ination. '
Immediately after Jennings was
excused, Senator Walsh, the cora-
mitee prosecutor and Senator
Spencer who only recently was ap
pointed to the committee got into
a row which promises many new
developments.
Declaring that it was the duty
of the committee to investigate,
Senator Walsh demanded that
Senator Spencer furnish the infor
mation on which he had based a
statement in New York last night
that "as to the oil leases, the sit
nation was exactly duplicated un
der the late Secretary Lane."
Seeks Information
After a sharp exchange, the
Missouri senator declared he
would wait until his information
was complete "and then I will
bring it out in due form."
Later in the day Senator Spen
cer laid the groundwork for an
inquiry along other lines, causing
subpoenas to be issued tor George
White, former chairman of the
Democratic national committee;
Wilbur Marsh, its former treasur
er; Edward L. Doheny, and John
Walsh, brother of Senator Walsh,
and a Washington lawyer. The
subpoenas for White and Marsh
are returnable next Monday and
those for Doheny and Walsh on
April 3.
Through the Democratic com
mittee officials Senator Spencer
will go into Democratic campaign
contributions in 1920, but the rea
sons for summoning the other wit
nesses remained obscure. Senator
Spencer characterized as "impro
per" a question as to why Senator
Walsh's brother had been sum
moned.
After the subpoena was issued,
(Continued on page 2)
THURSDAY IN
WASHINGTON
Senator Borah offered a reso
tion looking to a combined eco
nomic and ' disarmament confer
ence in Washington.
Tax returns of Mellon compan
ies were explained before the sen
ate committee investigating the
bureau of internal revenue.
.
The new immigration bill pro
viding a basic quota of 2 per cent
of the 1920 census was reported
by the senate immigration com
mittee.
Representative John Laneley of
Kentucky and five others were In
dicted on charges i of conspiracy
to obstruct the operations' of ' the
government. r
Al. Jennings told -the oil com
mittee that Jake Hamon told him
of plans to nominate Warren G.
Harding at Chicago in 1920 and
that it had cost Hamon $1,000,
000. The oil committee subpoenaed
the treasurer of the democratic
national convention, George White
the former chairman and E. L. Do
heny, to inquire about campaign
funds.
The senate Daugherty commit
tee heard the- cross examination
of Roxie Stinson and charges by
H. L. Scaife that he had been
blocked in efforts to expose alleg
ed aircraft frauds.
The federal reserve board study
of practical methods of stabilizing
international exchange and exten
sion of the department' of agricul
ture service were decided upon by
President Coolldge as farm relief
steps.
5E
Salem Federation of Clubs to
Discuss Prpject for Camp ,
Grounds
Discussion of a proposed com
munity house for the Salem auto
camp grounds will be a feature of
the regular meeting of the Salem
Federation of Clubs at the Cham
ber of Commerce tonight. This
organization Is composed of more
than 30 of the leading civic asso
ciations of the city.
Interest in the meetings has
been aroused to such an extent
that it has been necessary to ar
range to hold the meeting in the
auditorium of the Chamber of
Commerce. Owing to the number
of matters to be discussed each
speaker will be required to make
a short and snappy address, con
fining himself to affairs in hand
and be to the point in order to
keep the meeting swinging at a
lively gait.
Delegates to the Salem Federa
tion of Clubs from the component
organizations who will act during
the year have been named.
These clubs and their delegates
are as follows:
Associated Charities Harry
Levy, Rev. Harry Johnson and
Mrs. Mae Young.
Salem Arts League Otto
Paulus, Miss Maud E. Covington
and Miss Ola Clark.
American Association of Uni
versity Women Mrs. A. M.
Chapman, Mrs. C. A. Downs and
Miss F. M. Richards.
American Legion Carl Gab-
rielson. Major Henry O. Miller and
P. H. Acton.
Boy Scouts Elmo S. White,
K. L. Haga and E. F. Slade. ,
Business and Professional Wo
men Ora F. . Mclntyre, Mirpah
Blair and Edna Purdy.
Cherrians Dr. E. E. Fisher, A.
A. Gueffroy and A. N. Pierce.'
Daughters of the American Rev
olution Mrs. W. H. Byrd, Mrs. H.
T. Love and Mrs. W. C. Dyer.
Highland P-T Association
Mrs. C. M. Oglesby, Mrs.' George
W. Stoner and Mrs. G. W. Wen
deroth. Chamber of Commerce C. E.
Wilson, Fred A. Erixon and U. S
Crowder.
Spanish War Veterans E. J.
Raymond, W. E. Hanson and A
T. Woolpert.
Woman's Civic League Mrs
E. E. 'Fisher Mrs. George W. Hug
and Mrs. Richard Cartwright.
Kiwanis C. E. Albin, Fred An
unson and Reed Chambers.
Central Labor Council C. F.
Loveland, R. C. Darnell and C. F.
Ditmar.
Lions Allen Kafoury, Rich Lb
Reiman and Frank H. StrubeL
Marlon-Polk County Realty as-
COMMUNITY HOU
BE DISCUSSED
, (Continued on page 21 g
'Bli
Three, Newspapers of State
Declare California Senator
l .Winner"; vji ri Republican
Primary
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GOVERNOR McMASTER '
WINS SENATORIAL RACE
Only 146 Precincts Scattered
in -22 Counties Not In.
eluded in Summary '
SIOUX FALLS, S..D., March 27.
Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali
fornia won the republican presi
dential endorsement in Tuesday's
primary in South Dakota on "the
face of unofficial returns complied
by several newspapers.
With only i46f precincta scat- :
tered through 22 counties missing.
the unofficial tabulations : gave
Johnson a lead of 1743. ;; The
1684 precincts reported- through
the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, the
Sioux Falls Press and Mitchell Re
publican and' compiled here.rgave
the California senator 40.243 votes
and the president. 38,500. . ,The
newspapers declare Johnson the
victor. The president would have
to . carry , the unreported precincts
nearly 5 to 4 In order to overcome
Johnson's lead if the vote, averages
the same as in the last 300 pre
cincts to report. , ;, ?
Johnson led in 27 of the coun
ties that have reported complete
returns and Coolldge led in 15t
The: republican senatorial nom- -ination
went to Governor W. H.
McMaster, who wo'n out over Sen
ator Thomas Sterling.. In.1 4 5t
precincts : the grernor received
40.808 votes and Sterling 29,185.
While, no tabulation was mad
on returns on the, democratic tick
et contest,' scattering : returns ; re
ceived nere were favorable to.WiW
liam G. McAdoo, for the presN
dential endorsement, and newspa
pefs here declared he won decisive
ly, r
U. S. G. Cherry, majority can
didate, won ' the democratic sena
torial nomination, incomplete re-";
turns show, and Tom tAyers of
Mitchell was declared hy local .
newspapers to nave gained the farmer-labor
senatorial nomination.
Crippled Man Commits T:
Suicide at Stayton
STAYTON, Or., March 27.W. '
D. Schaft, 50, a cripple, committed
suicide shortly before ,1 o'clock
today by drowning himself In the
millrace near here. He left a note
stating that he believed himself
to be "a burden on the public,"
filled his . pockets with rocks-and
walked into the stream. ;t
Mr. Schaft is survived by; a
brother, a Spokane physician, who
Will make funeral arrangements..
Is Rape a Crime?;
t
Still another case of
rape is before, the public
A young man named
Haynes was convicted and
strange ' as t it may ; seem
there is a strong lildihood
that he will be paroled. '
This is a worse crime
than, murder. The victim
in such a case lives in deg
redation and shame The
man holds up his, worth
less head and passes for a
man among "men. He
should be shunned as a
leper. He is a social leper,
always unclean. Society
must be protected against
this sort of criminals as
against leprosy. It kills
young lives, it poisons all
it touches. And yet there
is talk of letting this
young moral leper out to
have another chance; He
has had pne chance, too
many now. There is but
one remedy for this crime
and if the law does not ad
minister it, our guess is
that a citizenship, aroused
to righteous wrath at the
perversion of the law will
do so. I
, It is time to take this
crime seriously.
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