REMEMBER The "widely adTer Used is always the widely tested Read the advertisements and yon will purchase' with the wisdom of Solomon. ' "'.- PLAN Your spending with tl Oregon" Statesman and make you r dollars buy ; more. SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRipAY MQRJfJNG, JUNE 13, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTO. I m ji y n ! r - ZyLjZ)L . L ; ; ; - ; L . . r '." L' " : I M W 1 x "1 II hull . " IlIi'ii i ,'L MP pr - yU'iifiLiiL . A" 1 Forty-Five Men an(J Three Officers Lose uves wnen Big Shell Explodes Prema turely in' Turret Catas trophe occurs on i raining ... Crcunds-Off San Pedro. S AN PEDRO. CaL. June 12. (By Associated Press.) Two prenstre explosions killed three officers and 4t men of the battleship Missis c$Tril anH in in red i score of others, and the men- ace cf death still hounded th crippled dreadnarht tonight as site left her dead and in jure. fctid and headed out to' sea tp protect harbor life and property and shipping from "the peril of a third and imminently expected blast. The first explosion occurred at 1 'p.' m4 while the Missis sippi was enaed 4 in target practice " off " Ban v Qemente island. 45 miles from- here, spreacir? death among te 8S men in Ko. 2 turret. Officers said the premature blast iniht have been' due to" a sailor giving the signal for the electric flash . igniting the charge in tie of the turret's 14-inch rifles before" the breech was properly closed or it may have resulted from a "flareback'' caused when1 a fresh charge was being loaded into the breech. . As the strlcken ship reached the goal of its face for surgical assist ance the hospital ship Relief. Just-outside the breakwater. here second 'blast rocked the Yea eel. The charge in the demolish- as f nfotr Muinnd 1 A Ivink f1a ' ploded, hurling: the steel projec tile out to sea and narrowly miss ing the stern of the passenger liner Y ale, which was leaving the harbor for San Diego. Had the turret', which was revolving at the time the first explosion occurred, remained In the same position un til the second blast, the projectile -would hay? crash td Into the cen ter of the City of San Pedro. For tunately the lurret had swung around so that its guns pointed directly out to sea. I Ship Puts to Sea When two mine sweepers failed In an attempt to unload the third of the" three' rifles, containing an as yet unexploded discharge, the battleship J put out to sea again, Its dead 'and injured having been removed; so that in the event the last gun should hurl forth Its load of Steele there would be less danger of the projectile striking other ships or structures ashore. The official list of dead In the (Continued on page 2.) ; THE WEATHER ii - ' V ; ; OREGON Fair Friday; moder ! , ate. south westerly winds. t LOCAL WEATHER : . (Thursday) Maximum temperature. 72. Minimum temperature, .61. v- River, -1 stationary. 'Rainfall, none. v ' Atmosphere, cloudy. Wind, south. CALVIN COOLIDGE 3 ' 7 . . f t - I'll President of the United States, who was nominated at -Cl3tlarr3-Batrrrr.lcc3vc5tfGiV yesterday by . almost qnani- MISSISSIPPI IS : A CRACK VESSEL Unfortunate Dreadriaught Is Considered Newest and Best Battleship - " SAN PEDRO, CaU June 12. The USS Mississippi is one of the crack ships of the United States battle fleet. The vessel was launched, in 1917 and from the first was: both a prize winner and popular with the men in the ser vice.; " ;? . ' ' :' ' She carries 12 14-inch guns, 12 5- inch, eight 3-inch and four 6- inch guns. " The dreagnaught is 624 feet In length, 97 feet in beam and has a displacement of 32,000 tons. For gunnery performances the Mississippi has been in -the front rank ot the navy, her crews hold ing many trophies for their marks manship. It was the Mississippi that sunk the battleship' Iowa in experimental firing in the Carri bean sea. , Early In her career in Pacific waters she established a speed re cord oy traveling from Cape Flat tery to Bolinas bay a distance of 682 miles, at "an average speed of 19 knots an hour.' She Is one ot the' few oil burners' of the Pacific fleet. i . - L BDuOS SOLD BY BQM1D Issue of $220,000 Is Taken By Freeman, Smith St Camp of Portland With nine bidders competing, the offer 'of Freeman. Smith A Camp of Portland of $100,696 bearing . a premium of $1531.20 for 10 year bonds running serial ly for $220,000 worth of school district No. 24 bonds was accepted last night by the school board'. The board originally advertised $225,000 worth of bonds for sale, but by economizing on the new 'J. L. Parrish Junior High school, the additional $5000 was saved and will be applied upon the south Sa lem building. With one or two exceptions, the bidders were eastern firms with representatives in Portland. SMITH'S PIE FORCED TO LID Commander of World Flight Meets New Misfortune; Sends for Motor. . HONG KONG, June 13. Lieu tenant Lowell H. Smith, comman der of the American around-the- world flight, with his mechanician. Lieutenant Leslie P. Arnold, was forced to land between Hue. cap ital of Annam, . French I Indo china, and Tourane, a port of An nam, according to a cable received here. Lieutepant ; Smlbt has re quested that a new motor be sent him at once from Saigon,, Smith, with ' his companions. Lieutenant Leigh Wade,, with Ser geant Henry H. Ogd en, as mech anician, and Lieutenant Eric Nel son, with Lieutenant John j Hard ing, Jr., assisting him, 'left Haip hong at 10 o'clock in the morning of June 11. Wade, and Nelson ar rived safely that - afternoon at Tourane. but . Smith ; was- forced down. Communication, was estab lished with him by automobile. Those competent . to : j judge do not apprehend that ttiere ' will be any -difficulty i In the 1 way of Smith ' continuing the flight but some delay Is expected, as thre Is no suitable equipment, where he landed to replace motors. . He is believed to . be 530 miles from Saigon, so it would take a day for a destroyer to reachhini with a new motor. Smith's, engine re quired repairs at- Honk Kong, which delayed the start for Haip hong. . : Party From, Manchester, Conn., Will Live Here ' ' . ...... ! After an automobile Journey ot 4000 miles, beginning May 19, and taken" leisurely, 'with . stops at points of Interest, Clifford Moynl han and party of eight persons ar rived ' here - yesterday at 4 ; p. m. from Manchester Conn., and will make their homes here. The party comprises Clifford Moynihan, wife and two children, his mother, Mrs. John Moynihan; hfs" brother, John Moynihan, and two yonng sisters. The Moynlhans are cousins of J. ,F. Dun lap ot 1617. Oak" street and are now guests at his. home. They brought with them -T Alma." registered f emale. police dog val ued at $1000. Her pups, born May 17, two days before they left Manchester, were sold for ,$100 each on the road to Oreson, COOLIDGE IS BEi . Proceeding to Accomplish . Marking of Presidential : ; Candidate" ; Artioliptstb mere naiiiicaiion. tBJe Bandits Board Fast Express ;v Outside City ' and Take Forty Pouches of Regis tered Man CHARLES (V DAWES WIS. AND fJ. D. FURNISH .' THE ONLY QPP0$!T10N Same Unanimity Not Given . uawes, as uampaign . Running. Mate CONVENTION - HALL, Cleve land, Ohio, June 12. (By i Asso ciated Press. JrPresldent Cool- idge was nominated today py .the republican national' convention . in a proceeding about which was ac tually a 'ratification 'meeting. pnly dissenting vQtes from WIs consln ari4 North pkota prevent ed' the 'president's npminatlpn by acclamation and' making it unani- . - - ' .'7 I' t' -' .' ' ' Nominated by ; his' . personal friend. Dr. , Marlon Lei"oy Burton, president of the " University l,tot Michigan, the president received solid blocks of votes from' all the states on the final roll call except from those mentioned. CONVENTION HALL. Clef e land, , June 12. -(By Associated Press.) Cooiidge and Dawes is the republican ticket for19Z4. President Coplldge's nomination was accomplished with only t. a ripple of dissent from Wisconsin and North Dakota but the' nomi- nation or nis running mate came only after the convention had once cnosen rraox u. Lowaen oi Illi nois and been forced by his decli nation to choose another Charles G. Dawes, the '.'Hell and Maria general.'' ' After a short race ' with Her bert Hoover who came into the balloting' after the declination of Lowden. Dawes galloped oft with the'nomination. Motions to make it unanimous and by' acclamation were disturbed only from the dis sents from Wisconsin and North Dakota! ' " ' ; MILLION DOLLAR LOSS Robbers Make Away With Loot Uncer Fire of Armed - h Guards-of Train CHICAGO, June 12. One o the bandits who held, up the Chi cagp, Milwaukee & St. Paul mall train at, Rondput. IJL, 30 miles from Chicago, tonight, was killed by a bullet fired from the gun of oner of 'his band, according to in formation reaching here-tonight. ' It was also said that the bandiU broke the windows of the coachet and .threw. : formaldehyde inside The fumes of the acid nearly over came the clerks and guards insidi before they-. finally surrendered. ' .' "p. I'; '. CHICAOO. June, 12. Fort; pouches of registered mall contain ing bonds and 'currency valued a more than- million dollars wen stolen by train robbers when the: held up a Chicago. Milwaukee anc St. Paul mail train near Rondout 111., 30 miles north of Chicago, a' 10:30 o'clock. Central standard time, tonight. . The train . stopped at Buckle; road crossing two miles this side of Rondout. Before it came to r stop two . of the robbers" boarded tne engine and covered the engi neer and fireman with revolvers. ' . In the meantime the three men who' were on the tender uncoupled the locomotive.' 'The rpbbers lr the cab forced . the engineer tc drlve the locomotive to ftondput. two miles down tbe track. . , The train was en route fron Chicago to St. Paul and its' first scheduled stop was Milwaukee. ' Three of the robbers, rode Contnued on page 6) ;V Dawes Has an Jlecord qf! in Unusual Efficiency of Lines Variety Few men In America woi "dis tinction In the, variety of endeav ors which . have occupied General Dawes". Founder and long dlrect- ing head of one of Chicago's large banking institutions, he also was prqminent fqr h,ls servicea in t World war, ana as a lawyer, auth or and acye figure in the coun cils of the republican party since the- gold; campaign of 18$$. In addition, he won a place as musfe' composer by Tlrtni.pt ; the publication of his " Melody in A Major." which was "best seller" in phonograph records for a time following the war. When called to testify before a committee of the'- house of representatives - In vestigating the conduct ot the war in February. 1 3 1, he proTed a witness extraordinary. General . - pafs tttained his greatest fame through his activity in connection with the Dawes com mission . ot experts, appointed by the reparation commission , to en deavor to bring about a 1 settle ment of the German -reparation question suitable to all the' count tries Interested. . . . ? The American plan, as briefly outlined by General Dawes, con sisted of subluxation of ' German currency and the balancing of the German budget. He declared that !aa the economic processes ot Ger many under a stable currency and with 4 balanced bud set are rerlred there ' Will be demonstrated the capacity of Germany" to pay." ; " General' -Dawes was' born , In Marietta, Ohio. August 27. 1865.' His father was Gen. Rufus R. Dawes, commander of the famous Iron Brigade ; of Wisconsin in the war between the states,-who .was cited' for z distinguished 'service In th' battle pf Gettysburg. " "" Following his graduation from Marietta college, hl entered ' the Cincinnati - law school 'where, at 21. 'be took his LLB In 188 His activity -In behalf of President McKlnley , In Illinois , .during - tbe campaign of '9$ caused him to be named? comptroller ot the cur rency of the United States, which post he held from 1898 to 1901. " In 1917-19 he served In France., most of the time as chairman of the ' general ' purchasing " board, which handled the supplies for the American' forces. -' In 1921-1922 he served as the first director of the budget - in ' tb e administration ot President' Harding. In the two latter posts his battle cry was co ordination,' and In both he carried the day in"France with" a unified system of pupply for, the allied armies. and; in ; America with a central bureau of control for gor ernmental expenditures. -General Dawes went to France in August, 1917, as a colonel In Continued on page 7" I ;': ' , - lit-'"-" w... S si". . ' ' : ' ,";i-i7.s p l - m & - - . : V : . : f : i --- J r Chicago banker, known t as "Hell Maria' Dawes, who was . nominated on third ballot for vice president of ' the United States; ; . LDWUETJ DECLINES PWfli Former' Governor Flatly Re ' fuses Unanimous Offer I of Vice Presidency : OREGON, III., June 12. (By rhev Associated ,. Prtss) Former. Governor Frank O. Lowden to light again declined to accept the aomfnation as ' vice ' presidential andidate on the. republican ticket after' receipt of a telegram from Chairman Mondell urging him to accept the almost unanimous ac tion of the delegates. ' " ' " ' CONVENTION HALL, CLEVE LAND, June 12. After having been nominated for the vice presl dency , by , a landslide . , of votes, Frank O. Lowden again today de clined to accept it. No such situation had ever pre vailed in the, history of the party Mr. Mondell sent the following telegram to Mr. Lowden: 1 , f "The s republican convention, notwithstanding the fact that the delegates bad been informed from the platform by Mr. Oglesby that you did not desire the nomination for vice president and that your declination should -he considered final, proceeded to place you in nomination by a majority that was amid the great enthusiasm' prac tically unanimous. Following this action further messages' were read announcing that you had been in formed of the action taken and declined to accept the nomination. Nptwithstadlng the receipt of the receipt - of these - communica tions' a resolution offered by ' Mr. Warren of Michigan instructing me to communicate with you and urge you to Inform the contention through me as its chairman whether , your declination must be considered as final and providing that in the meantime the conven tion stand in recess until 9 o'clock this eyenipg.' " I am sending you this message in accordance . with that resolution, and most urgently urge you to reconsider your de cision and accept this great honor so generously and - enthuslastical- t conferred npon you. . The con vention awaits your answer and I most urgently' request a favorable HIGH SGI1D0L TO GRADUATE 204 Dip!omas:WIII Be Presented in txercises at i aoer nacle Tonight' Diplomas will be presented to 204 members of the graduating class of Salem High school at the 18th annual commencement' exer cises to be held at the tabernacle tonight. This Is the largest. class In the history of the school. , Dr. H.jH.' Olinger," chairman of the school boards will present the di plomas. - The- invocation, will : be given " by. Dr. J. ' D. McCormack, with - Rev. George - Koehler giving the benediction. - Each of the classes will give its history, while, Benoit ' McCroskey, state high school champion orator, will give his oration. "The Consti tution." Several musical i num bers .have been arranged, includ ing vocal and - instrumental solos with a selection by' the boys' quar tette.- PRESIDENT Gil i - fq rjniuiirij L.J I1UII 1 Congratulatory Message Is Sent i-rom White House; ' Others Join in Move. WASHINGTON, June 12. To night. President Cooiidge sent a message of felicitation to Charles G. Dawes, selected as his running mate on the republican national ticket. -:'-: V' r'.' ; "It will be a pleasure.", the president said, "to be associated wun you in tne pumic eervice. Best wishes to you and Mrs. Dawes in whiehMrsf Cooiidge joins?' "". President " Cooiidge received no tification through the Associated Press that Mr. Dawes had accept ed and immediately dictated This message ot congratulation. : With Mrs. Cbolid-e. Dr. J. T. Boone, a White House physician - and Ed- t Continued oa page 6) I . I Li i 1 in; Famous "Heil F.rin," F: er Chicago Gnnkcr, f tor of Buricjct end inv. ; gatcr fcr Intcr-A:. -1 ; . Commission r ' MARIETTA, (T J Brisradi-r Gcncrl L. Dawes tcr.f t ' r : : ' nomination icr tl.2 . dency. :' - --1 -. sociateJ. Pr- Dawes cf , and I-Iaria r-r.2r:," . -inated fcrth vi.-- r-- by the republican riti;;1' vention tcniit after i: had noEtinntprl Fr-r'r n 7 den, former governor r ' . nois, and he had refuse 1 to : cept the phes. In a brief s- fiaht in whfh Vi"'r-i 1 President CocUd-e's"c-- manager, had said to Lie.: : Reed ... pf Penrylrrr must be Heaver.'!, r- ! Reed hd replied: It fsn't i V it -- Dawes," the Da wc t -ers, after ths tlccllr former fiovfrrir lr Illinois, marshakJ tLz.r t and put the general acre. .., . the nomination. Ear!5r in iu rv - let's forces had r" ' " word that tha ri: ! men desired the ncv' Theodore D. Dcrtca c , and in the votinsr nth' lowed the sc?r"rt"n c : i . O. Lowden cf 1! away. with the r.c J .1 their man enly to I.avo . decline it. Thi i Dawes came as te c!.r:- one of the most E:ctr scenes : in'roh!!m - history, in . which ti n cc . . tion once having nc:ir.t. . candidate was otli'reJ t- t us worK and imj cr i: .. . At 9:50 o clock chair-; a a dell began rapping for order a: the delegates were calling "vet . , vote,:' ' we want to vote!" Mr.-1 Mondell read the coavr tion the telegram he had receiv from Mr.' Lowden. It was the sar as it -Is given in other dispatcl of The Associated Press. Then the chair recojniized La rence Y. Sherman ot Illinois. I behalf of the Illinois delegates ! moved that Lowdens decliaatl. be accepted. ' The convenUon adopted t3 tion with some scatteriz r . The clerk then beean callin' t' roll on the third ballot for v: president. At the end of the roU ca!!, C: ernor Co? ot Massachusetts tzoxc that the nomination - of gene: Dawes be made unanimous. Ti noes' from the Wisconsin Eiia c the house were the only voices i dissent. The unofficial tot a were: Alabama (161: Hoover I' Dawes 2. Arizona (9): Dawe3 . Arkansas (14): Hoover 14. C. Ifornla (29): Hoover 29. Cc. radO'(15): Dawes 15. Coar.?c; cut (17; Dawes 1; Hoover 1 Deleware (9): "Cola nan fca r. (Continued car )2)