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PRICE FIVE CENTS. SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR t I i i I i r , i ' . i ." I V ; SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1924 i , J . s 1 :r: M J V: i n '4 It i ; I-" 1 ' 4 f i v ) ; ) i A KAN ISC01E1ID DV'SQCIALISTS Party Goes on Record as Op. posing Organization By Name After a Short But . Sharp Debate AGAINST A DIVISION x ON RACE OR RELIGION Right of Individual Belief De fended But Organized Hate Is Scored CLEVELAND. July 8. The socialist party late today officially condemned the Kg Klax Klan by name' after the sharpest debate in the national convention that has been meeting here three days. ; The resolution said: f ' "We emphatically condemn the Ku Klux Klan and every other effort to divide the workers on racial and religious lines and to effect political changes by secret or terroristic methods." ; ' j Opposition developed on ,.the ground that the party was inject' Ing itself Into a religious fight with 'which. It was not , concerned, and that a pronouncement cover ing only the party's stand in op- position to attempts to divide the workers was better suited to a socialistic declaration. The substitute was defeated 19 to 3, and the resolution was then passed, 6$ to-- IS.' - This repre - Bented less than half the full dele-r gallon, r as many of the delegates had deparUd for their homes. To assuage the feelings engen dered, by the debate, Morris Hill quit, New' : York, had passed an Instruction " to the executive com mittee to circulate a pamphlet setting forth the party's detailed position on thesubjec. ! ' The convention supplements the klan,, declaration with. a resolu tion denouncing exploitation, of negro workers and urgingtheir education In the doctrines of so cialism. . In tact, much of . the closing day of the session was taken up with, a discussion of educational methods, especial at tention being paid to, work within the' labor unions. One of the resolutions provided for ..a"'' re search commission to study meth ods' o( reaching the young, and another for advertising and pub licity experts to aid tho national executive committee in its cam- paign work.'.. h , 4 ' - ; ' - lengthy resolution by Hills provided for farm loans on public credit, public ownership of trans portation and marketing f aclli- , ties, governmental stabilization of farm prices and cooperative pur chasing of supplies and of farms on lengthy credits to individuals by the government. The convention selected a new national executive committee and created the office of national chairman, 1 naming Eugene V. Debs for the honor. It-also se lected a - special commission to, visit the veteran leader of the party at Elmburst. 111., and ex tend to him the affectionate greetings of the delegates. "So long as the klansmen mere ly hate the Jew or the . Roman Catholic or the negro," said Hill quit, "they are merely exerting a ; personal privilege, but when they put. on their pillowslips to intimi date voter and to ' commit mur der, for and, by the people, then It - Is time for every socialist to , (Continued on page 8.) . THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair Wednesday? warmer In the east portion; gentle variable winds- except moderate west and northwest near thecoasL LOCAL WEATHER : (Tuesday) Maximum temperature, 89. Minimum temperature, 57. River, 1.4. Rainfall, none. ( Atmosphere, clearl Wind, northwest. I CONVENTIONS VOTE ON ; THE 100TH BALJX)T MADISON SQUARE GAR DEN, July S.-4-On the 100th i ballot, the first taken after William G. McAdoo j released candidates stood : ii. . McAdoo ."."J, J. . 190 Smith . . ... 351 Davis' .... &l. 4 205 Meredith ..i .U 75 Underwood . . I. . 41 Glass : . . . . . . .'. . 35; j Robinson . J. . 4C Ritchie . . . 17 Walsh .... .1 .'. . 52 Saulsbury ..J .1. . C r. " Owen . ..L,J 20 Houston ... I .'. . i Bryan . . . 2 Daniels ... . .'. . 25 Baker . . . . . L . 4 Gerard' . .'. . 10 ' Berry . , . 1;' t Total, 1089; absent, 9. ' On this ballot, Kentucky broke the unit rule. Georgia, birth state of McAdoo, gave him her 28 votes again this time in a chorus; Kentucky attempted to break up and give some votes to Davis but was delayed by a challange. SSfsi Blue Jackets Mingle With American Sailors First Time in 40 Years BAN FRANCISCO, July 8. Of ficers and blue jackets of the British navy fraternized In large numbers with ; Americans ; on United States soil today for the first jtlme' in ;40, years., t . They came ashore from the world cruising squadron that dropped anchor yesterday for a visit of three days to San Fran cisco, their only tangent with this country during their long voyage. They found the flag of Great Britain . conspicuous everywhere, and the people eagerly awaiting them. Hospitality, poured ,out lavishly, assumed every shape con venient to the guests dinners, dances, frolics, theater parties, sightseeing trips. Having unlocked the Golden Gate to the United States with a floral key" dropped from an ' air plane to the titanic flagship Hood, Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Field, commander of the' flotilla, found the shore line and tho hinterland his own. i. His jolly tars, exploring- the complexities of Market street today, were piloted by Am erican bluejackets, in many in stances. ' - Mayor Rolph gave a reception to the fleet at the civic center. Admiral Field and his senior of ficers held the places of honor. The officers of the squadron were guests at a luncheon given by the Old Country elub.! Tonight they were tendered a dinner at the Palace hotel by the Chamber of Commerce. ' f ' ' RALSTON HEWS FROM THE Kffl Senator's Announcement He Does Not Wish Nomina j tion Kills Boom , . ANAPOLtS, Ind", July 8. United States Senator Samuel M. Ralston late today definitely in structed 'Thomas Taggart to with draw his name from further con sideration as a candidate for the Democratic nomination fbr presi dent in a telegram sent t the In diana leader. I 1 , The telegram ad dressed:, to Tag gart as1 given 6iit here tonight by Senator Ralston follows: ; : I ' 'Withdraw my name from fur ther consideration; by the conven tion. Great as the honor would ber I do not want the nomination. Am lastingly indebted .to those who hare farored me at the con vention. My unswerving support will be given to its nominee." - ' The senator took the 'attitude that his message to Taggart final ly disposed of the question of bis candidacy.. SBlTE HOUSE ILLS President and Mrs. Coolidge Sever All Communication With Friends to Be Alone in Hour of Grief ' REMAINS OF CALVIN JR. LIE AT HOME GUARDED Floral Tributes and Condol. ences From Hundreds Friends Received WASHINGTON, July 8.' The hush of sorrow enveloped . the White House today as the presi dent and Mrs. Coolidge gave over all' else to the preparations for the funeral of their young son, Calvin Jr., who died last night. ; ( How they bore their grief none but the " closest knew, j for they cut the channels of official and personal communication to be with their dead. Guarded gates at the White House enclosure, a white crepe spray at the door and the flag of the, mansion at half staff were the only outward indications of the mourning within; , , Although, preferring the simpl est arrangements, a concession; was made because of the status of the president as the leader of the nation and the casket lay in the great east room 'of the White House surrounded by a military guard of honor. Six sailors from the presidential yacht Mayflower, on which the 16 year old boy had often cruised, and six marines al ternately stood vigil. ' I Floral tributes In great num bers were jbanked about, while from personal friends, government officials, meanbers of the diplomat ic corps, citizens from all sections of the nation, and rulers and high officials of foreign countries, mes sages came n a rising flood of ex pressing the common sorrow. ? The funeral will be marked as much as possible by the simplicity which the parents desire. A sim ple service will be held at the White Houe at 4 o'clock tomor row, after which the body will be taken to Northampton, .Mass., for a second service and then to Ply m- (Continued on page 7) !; ; Gleanings From Day's News Hiss Reference to "Wets Brazil Suppresses Rebels MADISOST SQUARE GARDEtf. New York,,! July 8. When the secretary read a passage from Mc Adoo's message to the convention saying that he had mad the fight for the defeat of the "reactionary and wet" elements, . there ". were booes from the floor and galler ies, followed by hisses which drowned out the reading. .' i j Revolution Is Stopped : BUENOSl AIRES, July 8. The insurrection which started at Sao Paulo, Brazil, last week and which threatened for a time to sweep the jcountry, has: been vir tually suppressed, according to advices received here from the Brazilian administration. . j . Thoasana Asked to Fight Fire BAKERsV IELD, Cat, July 8: A call for one thousand addi tional menj to aid in fighting the forest f irstj which is spreading in the vicinity of Greenhorn moun tain was received here this after noon, i t . I Vote Against' Abrogation MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York! July 8. By a viva toco vote the Democratic national convention again ; tonight Toted down without debate, a motion to abrogate the two-thirds vote. World Filers at Bagdad BAGDAD, Mesopotamia, July 8. (Bjr r The Associate PressJ. PERSIAN CAT SAVES LIVES ! j OF 6 PEOPLE Tacama Family is Rescued 'From Flames By persis t J tence of House Pet TACOMA. Wash ,. July 8. A Persian cat was on the roof of the home b'f Carl V. Hill, destroy ed by fire ! early this morning and threatened the lives fo six persons. The cat jumped upon the bed of Mrs. Hall and persisted in arous ing her despite the fact that it was pushed away v twice. When . Mrs. Hall finally got up the house, was a mass of flames. Mrs. Hall in her hurry! did not forget to) take the cat with her in her. jump from the blaze. 4 - ci to wood em Invitation : of Community Club Accepted Band Will Give Concert All aboard for Woodburn Thursday evening. At the meeting of th Cherrians held last; night at the Chamber of Commerce, the invitation ot the Woodburn Community club to visit that thriving city to the north was unanimously accepted by the Cherrians who voted to attend in a body, all properly dolled up in their best white woolen uniforms. ' And not only will the Cher rians, their wives and their friends visit Woodburn Thursday evening but-; the Chcrrian band ; wilt be there in full force and give oj of However, before the concert be- gns. King Bing Pierce and Cap tain Dyer will put the Cherrians through their best paces, which will include all the fancy com mands in force at the Rose festi val in Portland. In order that all may arrive in Woodburi in time, the Cherrianp were ordered to report at .5; 30 o'clock tomorrow evening at the Chamber of Commerce. And then at 7:30 6'cioek to report at the Woodburn armory for the pa,rade ana arm. Ana men me concert. " The Cherrians urge Salem folks to visit Woodburn that evening, get acquainted and with the Wood- burn folks, enjoy a fine band con cert. Those who wish to be in time for j the parade and drill, should manage "to be in Wood burn about 7; 80 o'clock. 99 The American army, airmen on a world flight arrived here today at 5? o'cloqk; from Bushire, Persia. They wili leave "at 10 o'clock to morrow for Aleppo, Syria. i l ' . Klks Select Portland : BOSTON, Mass., July 8. The election of John G. Price of Col umbus, Ohio, as grand exalted ruler and tue selection of Port land, Oregon, as the next annual meeting place of the Elks Were the chief events of the executive ses sion of the grand lodge here to day. , ! i ' i : i ": v , l1' ' I '. 'J. i 1 r i Bridge Difficulty Settled' ALBANY, Or., July 8. .The dif ficulties that existed between, the state highway commission and the Lynn count court over the loca tion of the-pTOPosed Albany 'bridge were finally settled here; this af-l terioon when the attorney repre senting the; highway commission produced: -a contract made by a former court in, December, '19 22. whereby f the county agreed to maintain ; the present bridge j and replace or reconstruct it at any, time the highway . commission might deem the old structure in adequate. "r t f Socialist Convention Adjourns CLEVELAND, July 8. The So cialist convention adjourned sine die at 7 p. m G IER IrilS WltL i- DECISION YEBY pSeRS Executives of Great Britain and France Still at Odds Over Application of the Oavves Plan ' CONFERENCE TO RESUME IN PARIS AGAIN TODAY No Word Yet Available ion Preliminary Expressions; , Both Relieved - ; PARIS,! July 8. - The premiers of, France and Great Britain spent hours this afternoon en deavorlng to reach such a decis ion on the 'application ,of the Dawes plan as would enable them to enter the inter-allied xonferr ence at London on July 16 with a united front. After the discussion of their conference it was announced that they would resume negotiations at 9 o'clock this evening. Their talk was quite cordial, more so than j ; the reception accorded Prime Minister MacDonald at the railway station this I afternoon. which was unexplainably cool. . When the British premier's train pulled into the station there were a few cries of "long live peace" and "long live Herriot," although, the , French premier, der layed by; the necessity of appearr ing before senate, had not yet ar rived. As both of the premiers finally met in the wating room the cheers for "peace" continued but the presence of Mr. McDonald w ignored by the crowd. There were imany' ' cheers for former Premier Poincare , as ; the motor car containing M. Herriot and Mr. McDonald started, for the British embassy and a few clashes be tween thr supporters of M. Her riot and bis predecessor. ' Mr. '' MacDonald had a care- worn; smile as he entered the for eign office at 5 o'clock, while th French premier was more solemn than usual. It was noted, that both j had. relieved expressions when they came out of the con ference rooms. , , : Stone Declares That Admin istration of Law Is Grow ing Worse in U. S, .PlilLADELPIIIA. July 8. At torney General Harlan F. Stone, addressing the annual convention of the American Bar association tonightj declared that "notwith standing the improvement, actual and potential in our static law," the actual administration of jus tice in the United States was not impending and .that -there ' were multiplying evidences that it was in a period of decline, which be gan before the World war and was greatly accelerated by the war. : "That decline," he said, "is not due either to the form of sub stance of our legal r structure, which has been steadily improv ing for a generation, but is to be attributed to --our failure to de velop that faculty in translating legal rules into actual control of action which1 is essential to an ade quate legal system. ; . "The traditional mode pf deal ing with failure in law administra tion jon the part of the lay public is by hue and cry for a victim; some failure of justice, Bme scan dal in its administration, appar ently fortuitous, but more 'often inevitable since these are but the external manifestations of an in ternal disorder, stir " the public conscience to demand action and reform,' - - ' . "The action demanded As the wreaking of vengeance. .The re- form insisted upon is that lncom-t petent and corrupt officials must . 1)0 removed and .punished and new ones appointed In their JUSTICE DECK , SAYS ITTDBB-GEB WHOLESALE WITHDRAWALS BOOST JOHN W. DAVIS AS COMPROMISE rwnimimii'i'np"wwii'iiiil'iiiiMHiliwriiiiil iniwiii i wiliiiwiinmilwliflinilliirniiinrT iwii tht ii ii ii " ""1n ' n- -i j ii. Km i mm ii mi mrifwimw-i-t- i-t 'i iii'T-r-"!' "" ' v, i:? ''?jZf n I The formal , and apparently final withdrawal of McAdoo, Smith and Ralston from the race for the nomination by, the Demo cratic convention appears to have broken the deadlock which has kept the delegates balloting for two weeks. In the break up John ,W, Davis, former ambassa dor to England, seemk to.be prof ATSEOOO Heavy Damage Suit Is Filed in Circuit Court By Edgar J. Seeley Damages of $30,000 are asked of Q: Ji.. Ecker, of Silver ton, and Harry Nelson,,, in .a , suit filed in the circnU. court Tyesday by Edgar J. Seeley,' as a result of an auto-- luuync - nvviutui . hut? a highway two miles north of Canby a. little over a year ago. I Ecker had been hired by Seeley to drive the latter' tor Portland on May 8, according t;0 the complaint. About 8:30 o'clock, as it was be ginning to get dark, Ecker was driving at the rate ot 35 to 45 miles an hour, the machine out of control it is alleged. He failed to exercise proper care, Seeley de clares, and collided with a; truck proceeding in the same direction. The! truck driver, Nelson, had his machine loaded with long pieces of steel and had failed to protect the rear of these with a red light, Seeley alleges. . Ecker, because ot the rate of speed, failed to see the steel until it was too late to avoid striking the other machine.! As a result of the accident Seeley says he lost his right arm just; below the shoulder. At the time;of the accident Seeley states that fee was a skilled mechanic, operating a donkey engine, and - making $8 a day. This , earning, capacity has been entirely destroyed, he de clares. ; i In addition to the $30,000 See ely claims to have spent $91.50 for hospital expenses, $110.50 for a doctor and special damages of $201.50 are also sought.! . This. 13 the second heavy dam age suit to have been filed -In tjie local court in the last few week's, Andrew Junor, former golf pro fessional at the Illihee Country club, having filed a $35,000 dam age suit against Zadoc J. Riggff. Salem druggist, as a result of an other automobile accident on the highway a few months ago. Another Crowd Attends Third Summer Concert Another .large crowd attended the third of the summer concerts of the- Cherrian band in Willson park last night, as usual nearly all thef choice parking spaces were taken long before 8 o'clock; Oscar Gingrich appeared in several vocal selections. . " : The Friday night concert will be given At the North Fpurteenth street playground official opening instead ot at Willson park. The Chcrrian band will give a concert at Monmouth tonight and Thurs day, night. In company with the Cherrians, wlU . pay a; VfIsIt to Woodburn. Other towns in the dis trict will be similarly; Y.iUed dur VALUED iting the most as a possible com promise. On the 100th ballot his vote was over the 200 mark, well in advance of his nearest rivals, - The photograph : above shows Charles E. Hughes and Mr. Davis in the faculty procession at the Princeton commencement, where they had: doctor! of law degrees conferred upon them. Delbert Beeves Post of Sil- verton Will Be Host to j Two ! Counties SILVERTON, Or., July S. ( Special to The Statesman) -Del- bert Reeves post No. 7 of Silver ton is extending an invitation to all other posts and' legion auxiliar ies of Marion and Polk counties to be present at a. picnic which, will be held on the Abiqua river east of Silverton, Sunday, July 20. This picnic, an all-day affair. Is .being given by the local post and an ej cellent time j is anticipated. , A good program is planned and it is thought1 that the drum corps, of the Salem, and Oregon iCty posts will be there, j furnish coffee The local post will to all who come. but basket lunches, should be brought by those? planning to at tend. j . ' j ; ; - The -Silverton legion boys at their, meeting last night at the le gion half decided to furnish trans portation tp the Picnic for all Sil verton. raea who have no way' ofj getting thrte. I Legionairres wish ing to take advantage of this offer should, be at the hall before 9 o'clock Sunday morning,-July 20. The road, to the grounds .will be well, marked j so Orisitors i should have no difficulty in finding their way. A nearby - swimming hole will provide pleasure for those de- (Contin"d on page 6.) SMITH OFFERS TO New York Governor Makes His Withdrawal Depen dent Upon Californian MADISON I SQUARE GAR.DEN, New York, ( July 8. Governor Smith's withdrawal from the con test, on condition that W. G. Mc Adoo also - withdraw at the same time, was announced 'to, the Demo cratic national convention tonight by ! Franklin : D. Roosevelt, , his floor leader. M -.' t Tj; Several of those who have been supporting the governor expressed divergent views asj' to who should get the Smith strength and it was finally agreed that the question should be put to the Smith follow ers on tbe convention floor, in the event of McAdoo's withdrawal. ' The suggestion : that one - candi date might draw the: Smith strength jin a block apparently was'considered a remote probabil ity after the threehour conference f tfee ggiith. leaders, " . . - LEGION ill I . J - mm f ""k ' f '1331 EAOT 1. ".': l mhii- u Convention Adjourns . Until fJoon Today After Lengthy Sessioalf Which Ens in Breaking of the Deadlock Between the r.cAcso zrd Smith Forces Which lias Been Keeping the Conven tion Balloting fon Jwd Weeks MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, July 9.- At 4 o'clock this morn ing, eastern daylight time, ' the democratic national convention adjourned until noon. " MADISON SQUARE . GARDEN. Jly 9. William G. McAdoo early" tils morning released his dele gates as the democratic national convention went into its 100th ballpt at the beginning of its third week V -- 'i . ! i . - I Earner in the session uoverncr Smith had , informed the conven tion through Franklin D. Roose velt that as soon as Mr. McAdoo signified his withdrawal from the contest he would do so also. TMr, McAdoo' signified his action in a letter to Chairman Wal which read as follows: "Dear Senator; Walsh: "I am profoundly grateful t. the splendid men and women wti nave witn sucn extraornmary loy, alty supported me In this unpre cedented struggle for a great cause,', ; , j. '" ' .V, .' j "The convention has been In session two, weeks and appears to be unable to make a nomination under the two thirds rule. This is an unfavorable situation Imper iling party success. j "I feel that if I should withdraw my name from the convention .' I should betray the trust confided in1 me by - the people in many states which have Bent delegates here to support me. i"And yet I am unwilling to con tribute' to the continuation of a hopeless deadlock, therefore I have; determined, to 'leave my friends and supporters free to take such action as in their Judg ment may best serve the interests ofj the party. ' : "I ave made this fight for the principles and ideals of progress ive democracy and righteousness and for the defeat. of the reaction ary and wet elements in the party which threaten to dominate it. For these principles and ideals I shall continue to fight. I hope that this iAnvAntfnn wilt naraf v4a11 t f r. action and private interests and that tthe democratic party will al ways hold aloft; the torch, which was carried to such noble heights by Woodrow Wilson. "Cordially; yours, W. G. ilc Adoo," . . , ',, . Immediately after the reading of the McAdoo letter an attempt was made to adjourn and it first Wag defeated on viva voce vote without a roll call. When McAdoo's letter was read to the convention he stood almost exactly even with Governor Smith after two weeks of balloting. Mc- (Continaed on page 3) News Fforii the Want Ad Columns Ticket to Minneapolis on Great Northern fo sale, axe you going eastt -t .Well -.egjiipped '4.6. - acre 4alry ranch, for sale. - Small black and white dog lost. . RO) ing the gnmmef, i