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Approximately Two-Thirds
J of Seats in House of Com
1 mons Will Be Occupied By
Old Party ;
AGGREGATE LABOR
VOTE INCREASES
Liberals' Support of Tories
Eliminates Mew Party
i Candidates - ,
. LONDON, Oct. 30. (By the A.
P.) When the counting of all
election returns, with the excep
tion of a few outstanding returns
from the universities and Scotland,
Was concluded tonight' the compo
sition of the new houses of com
mons was found, to be as follows:
Conservatives', 398; labor, 14 ;
liberals, 40; independents, 4; co
operatives, 5; constitutionalists,
3; communists, 1. Total, 600.
: Membership of the house, 615.
The standing in the old house
Was as follows: Conservatives,
239; labor 192; liberals, 158;;
others; 5: vacant (London uni
versity). 1. Total, 615.
Returns from the universities,
when available, will bring the con
servative strength to 400 or more
Following are the gains and
losses; j j
Gains:! Conservatives, 159; la
tor, 24; liberals, 9.
Losses: Conservatives, 6; labor,
65; liberals, 120.
Cabinet Council to Meet
Roughly, in the new . house the
conservatives will number double
all the other parties combined
A, cabinet council has been sum
moned to meet at Downing Street
tomorrow, at which the govern
rnent will consider the situation
and decide upon its course of pro
cedure. ;
Because of this astounding ccra-
lervatlva victory it is expected that
Premier MacDonald, who returned
to London, will call an immediate
cabinet council to consider the
government's, position. . This may
quite possibly prove to be the last
meeting of a labor cabinet In Eng
land j for the next five or more
years.
The expectation tonight Is that
the MacDonald cabinet will decide
to resign forthwith, thus making
way for the Baldwin ministry.
' ! Alternative Seen.
There Is, however, another al
ternative to follow the precedent
set by the Baldwin ministry after
the last general ' elections meet
parliament and wait for defeat on
the address from the throne. One
strong .motive for following this
course . would be that Premier
'MacDonald has declared his inten
tion to probe to the roots of the
ZInovieff affair, and: this be
.would be in a position to do ef
fectively only while he retained
; the foreign secretaryship, with
access I to all departmental docu
ments.;
In Abe face of such a stunning
defeat as the government has suf
'. fered at the polls, however. It is
. generally thought that even the in
vestigation of the ZInovieff affair
would ! not justify; the cabinet in
t , carrying on until parliament has
assembled. "When J. H. Thomas,
secretary for the colonies, recent
; ly declared that the government
would . await defeat in . the com
mons, he had in mind undoubtedly
a future position In which it would
require the combined vote of the
conservatives and liberals to over
throw: the ministry and not a po
sition I where the conservatives
would command an absolute ma
jority over all parties. Under
these circumstances, chances very
strongly favor the immediate res
ignation of the ministry.
: Liberals Swamped
, Next to the tremendous success
of the conservatives, who gained
approximately 159 seats and lost
something under ten to the other
parties, the most striking thing is
the submergence of the liberal
party.; , i r
When Herbert H, Asquith, the
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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Rain; slight change
in temperature; moderate
: to fresh southeasterly gales
' along the coast.
LOCAL WEATHER -':
f , (Thursday) ' '
Maximum temperature, 51.
Minimum temperature, 42.
River, 5.2; rising. -Rainfall,
1.2.
Atmosphere, clondy.
Wlad, southeast.
CiT OONEY GAS" J
IS PROHIBITED
IN NEW YORK
Tetra-Klhyl Compound Get Fifth
Victim and Is Barred By
Health Board
NEW YORK, Oct. 30. Gaso
line containinK tetra-ethvl. th
mysterious "looney i gas" com
pound, may no longer be sold in
New York City. I The hoard of
health todav adonteri a reoi...
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tion prohibiting its sale after the
death of the fifth of the 33 labor
ers affected by the fumes while
experimenting with the mixture in
the Bay way. N. Jj. laboratories of
the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey. The health board also
made it a misdemeanor for any
one to use the gasoline in motors
in the city. In addition, the offi
cials authorized Health Commis
sioner Monaghan to make a thor
ough investigation of the elements
ill the mysterious death dealing
gas and seek a mode of effective
treatments for its victims.
Herbert Fuson, 29, of Eliza
beth, N. J., was the fifth man to
succumb to the I gas poisoning.
which has made its victims insane.
He died at Reconstruction hospi
tal early today j confined in a
straight jacket, a few hours after
the corps of Standard Oil physi
cians and scientists seeking a sue
cessful treatment of the baffling
malady had announced their quest
successful.
i A few hours after - Fuson's
death 11 more 'gas crazed men
Were taken to Reconstruction bos
pitaL This brought the total of
those affected, to 33 out of the
45 men who were employed in the
laboratories, experimenting with a
mixture of tetra-etbyl and gaso
line in an effort to add power to
the fuel and eliminate knocks in
motor car engines.
WHEELER HITS
Candidate Claims That Only
Issue of Campaign Is
Honesty
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 30.
(By Associated Press.) Address-
ing himself a second time to the
Toledo voters Senator Wheeler, In
dependent vice presidential can
didate again stressed the declara
tlon that the' "only campaign is
sue this year" was honesty.
"During a trip that has taken
me to the Pacific coast and back
again," he said, "i have found no
reason to change my vjew that tbe
issue is honesty. The people
themselves have made the issue
Three and one half years of dis
honesty in national administration
have made the American, people
determined they will have four
years at least of honesty."
He sa id that ."people have found
out how it happened that Calvin
Coolidge Beached the White
House," and again recounted his-
tory of bank transactions In Mass -
achusetts state funds when Pres
ident Coolidge was governor of
that state.
TUIS TO POMD
Quartette IS Believed t0
Have Rented Automo
biles in That City
Search for the four bandits who
robbed the Aurora State bank
Wednesday noon and escaped with
several hundreds of dollars has
been directed to Portland where
the men arei believed to have
headed after leaving Monitor. The
search will be continued for sev
eral days, according to local of
ficers, if
According to word received here
yesterday it is believed that the
men had rented two automobiles
In Portland, using one for the rob
bery, and the other cached near
Monitor for the getaway. The
first machine, a Flint car, was
owned by Harry Furman, Portland
garageman. who had rented the
machine to a man giving the name
of Allen Cook sey, who ansyered
a description of the leader of the
holdup quartet,
' : Officials of the Aurora bank are
loud in their praise of Miss Mil
dred Benois, who sounded the bur
glar, alarm after tbe men had en
tered the bank. It was this that
apparently unnerved them and
caused them to make a hasty exit
before obtaining all the cash In
sight. I
As far as a check has been com
pleted the robbers took $300 in
postal money orders;. $100 fn
checks. $100 in $1 and $2 bills
and approximately $100 in $5 de
nominations. Two large checks
were dropped in their hurry.
SEARCH FOR BANDITS
HENRY FORD IS
TAKING STAND
FOR GODLIOGE
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SAYS ELECTION IS
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Reasons Set Forth for Belief
That Administration Will
Be Returned
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.4-A tel
egram from Henry Ford endorsing
President! Coolidge for election
was made public tonight by the
republican national committee.
Sent to Arthur Brisbane, editor
in chief of the Hearst newspapers
in response to a request by the lat
ter for a statement, the telegram
was sent to the. president by Mr.
Brisbane and obtained at . the
White House by the national com
mittee for publication. Its text
follows: ' 1
"Arthur Brisbane, New York:
"In reply to your telegram: I
support Calvin Coolidge and con
fidently .: expect bis election for
the following reasons:
"Our government has been freer
Of the influence of the money pow
ers during Calvin Coolidge's brief
administration than for a long
time before.
"He understands the difference
between American business and
money power. American business
is the means by which we earn
our living and supplies the need
of the country. Agriculture, man-
ufacture and transportation are
Its three pillars. It is construe-
tive. The money power repre-
and destructive counterfeits of
business.
"Two j systems of business con
front eacb other in this country
production for use as against pro-
duction for profits only. Calvin
Coolidge is on the side of produc
tive service and prosperity.
"He is Increasing the number of
jobs in I this country by drawing
back into 'business the moneys
that have been driven out by high
taxes. . 1
"He Is sprung from the old Am
erican stock which went south and
west and fixed our American
course and be will hold the gov
ernment steady to that course.
"He is short on promises and
long on action.
"In our business we prefer the
doers to the talkers. I want as
good or better service for tbe na
tion as we" insist upon in the Ford
Motor- company. f
"Why all this talk about throw-
ling the election into congress?
"Who would, want that except
inose wno cannoi nope iu cuniroi
the DeoDle but could easily i con-
trol congress. Such a . mistake
would indicate that Americans are
not intelligent enough to decide
an election and that is not the
case. Americans are able to elect
their own president and they are
nn rllv1 n trn 1 nuf nil of fnrt tn
cheat them out of that right.
I believe in Calvin Coolidee
regardless of party because he is
ail uuiicoi, ouic uiaui nu a iasiw
that deserves the help of all for
ward i minded men regardless of
party.;; I like him because ' be
knows how to think, because he
can see clearly and because the
politicians do not like him.
"HENRY FORD."
PROBE AT CAPITAL
STILL CONTINUE
Claims are Advanced That
Money Was Paid Out for
Federal Patronage
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Evl
dence relating to alleged money
payments for federal patronage in
South Carolina, to the gathering
of campaign funds from alcohol
dealers by attaches of an Internal
revenue collector's office in New
York and to the collection of
funds from postmasters and oth
ers in several states was laid be
fore the senate campaign fund in
vestigators today in an effort to
support Senator La Follette's
charges of irregular practices by
me repupncan managers.
J. T. DOyle, Secretary Of the
(Ooattaaad oa pax 2)
GAL'S AUDIENCE
EVER RECORDED
President Will Ik-liver Radio Ad-
dresH on Eve of National
Election
CHICAGO. Oct. 30.--President
Coolidge will address the Ameri
can people oa the eve of the elec
tion next Monuay, nigni inrpuga a
radio casting chain, which officials
anticipate will reach the largest
'i ml innfik i
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His message, according to mem-
bers of the republican national
committee, will-center I about an
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the franchise at the polls.
j William M. Butler, chairman of
the republican national committee.
lalreaty "as received word from 23
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be linked
in the coast to coast
chain.
Under tentative plans, President
Voouuge win .ppeaiw irom lue
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White House at:10 d. m.. eaaternl
standard time.
HERE TONIGHT
Noted Woman Speaker Will
Outline Republican Doc
trines at Armory
The republicans feel they have
made a great find in Miss Eleanor
Barker. She was out; in tbe west
when Chairman Patterson heard
she was available.1 lie immedi
ately requested that;, she be as
signed to Salem, which was done.
Paul rtnrrta hnri nhniit riesnaired
of holding fl real enod meetine in
Salem.Vhnt'whun he looked nn the
woman who is billed to speak he
was highly gratified and felt that
she would be worthy to uphold the
cause of the republicans
The meeting tonight will be in
the armory and T6m Kay will be
the first speaker. He is loaded
ad ready to fire.' He feels that
been unfair and he is going to hit
back mighty hard, j Mr. Kay is
known to everybody here and the
people . will be anxious to know
what be has to say. ;
Miss Barker is a trained speak
er who is much in demand and it
Is almost an accident . to be We
to have her here at this time. In
the afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock
a reception will be given for her
at the residence of Mrs. C. P.
Bishop.
Those who want to hear the re -
nublican doctrines expounded with
intelligence, candor and skill
should not fail to hear Miss Bark-
er tonight,
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Mnminft( Stnnrls for Wfth-
J.., f rU Trn,n.
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From Foreign Soil
WESPOINT, Neb., Oct. 30.
( By the Associated Press ) . In
vading the German-American sec
L.I . 1kTvn1.M
Lor Bryan, democratic candidate
rr- vf nrMin flpHvArH three
speeches today, two of which
aevoica XO ueuuuciaiiuu ui wua.ii
he termedL "the reparation settle
ment," and a reaffirmation of his
stand i for withdrawal of French
troops from German territory.
Taking up the reparations ques
tion for the first time. Governor
Bryan criticized the republican ad
ministration for "trying to take
credit for settling the reparations
problem; when they have already
admitted the United States-was
not officially represented tat the
council table."
"It was not a . settlement be
tween - government, he asserted,
"but a settlement between bank
ers, and u we are to nave, pros
perity we must have an interna-
onal policy basedn fairness and
justice oeiween man ana man.
Mr. Bryan told a crowd that
gathered about bis crude sidewalk
Dlatform at Ccrlbner. "they are
usine me as a "bosrev man to help
raise campaign contributions from
nrivileKed class." i
"Thev are warning the people of
th nosaihillt of mv becoming
nresident through the election be-
ing thrown into congress. They
Anrx't Aura tell th eastern' neonle
anv of the nubile acts of mine or
of anv of mv Dositions on DUbliC
nnaitlAiii nr Iho hnlnlnna T haVAl
expressed, because' my only offense
In their eyes Is that I have been
insisting on honesty in public life,
cnimiit hforo th law bxA that a
J government should , function for
I tb nroteetion nf all th neonla in-
I nf rontlnr .naolol nrivllieea
MISS BARKER
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BRYAN
td a few." .
DIRECT PROOF
OF SLUSH FUND
STILL LACKING
Chicago Section of Commit
tee Apparently Not Yet in
Possession of Evidence to
Sustain Claims ,
NEITHER SIDE HAS
PROVED ITS CHARGES
Sen Borah AnnOUnCfiR That
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ncaiiiiya will VIUC dl
Four O'clock Today
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.4 After ex
ploring new and old trails of polit
ical financing for another si
hours today., the Chicago .section
of the senate campaign fund com
mittee still was without direct evi
dence to sustain charges of a re
publican "slush" fund or of the
expenditure of "enormous Bums
on behalf, of the 'La . Follette
Wheeler independent, tickt.
Chairman Borah gave notice
that the hearings would-be closed
at 4 p. m. tomorrow. He will
leave for Washington Immediate
ly afterward with a view to a
conference with the other mem
bers of the committee there - re
garding the issuance of a state
ment on the investigation up to
this week-end.
The statement probably will
have reference to the circumstan
,urle lm ny iwo uicagu
witnesses and referred to before
the committee last week by Sam
uel IJntermyer of New York, who
said the - stories, if sustained,
might have a "profound effect"
on tbe republican campaign. .
Another effort to get informa
tion bearing on these stories was
made late today, by . Untermyef,
who asked Chairman Bntler of the
republican national committee if
he ever had seen before .some
documents which tbe New York
lawyer ' handed., bim and which
were., withheld from the,, record
and from publication.
Butler said he. had never beard
of them before.
Discussion as to whether it was
I proper to show the documents to
I the' witness 'without having them
spread on the record f led Chair
1 man Borah to make this obser-
I vation: "The committee at this
point does not take any stock in
I the matter." , , 1
I Untermyer said Senator Borah
knew that he had expressed his
own doubts about the whole mat
ter and added that he bad been
very careful to see that the mat
ter did not, become public because
corroboration was lacking. Be
sides Chairman Butler, half a doz
en witnesses followed each other
to the witness stand-today. Some
interesting side lights were de
veloped on the uses of campaign
funds and the work being done on
behalf of La Follette by the rail
road unions and ' other labor or
ganlzations.
: Under cross questioning by Un
termyer, Butler ; frankly stated
that he is a textile manufacturer
with interests in ' a i number of
m" 9 ha' bf.i T-!
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tional chairman denied however
that he had ever appeared before
legislative, bodies in support of
tariff measures. ' ,
EUGENE MAN DIES
HIGHLAND FALLS, N. Y Oct
30. --Captain Joseph Hittinger
USA, retired,, for many, years
quartermaster sergeant at the
United States military academy at
West Point, died in the cadet hos
pital last night after an operation
it was learned here today. His
home was 'in Eugene. Ore. He
was 65 years old. !
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IMMORAL PICTURES
NEW YORK, ; Oct. 30. -Earl
uarroii, meairicai owner ana pra
ducer of revues, was found guilty
by Magistrate Ryttenberg today of
navtng "exnimiea lewa ana lm
moral pictures in advertising nis
production
RV FOREST FIRE
Mt-SaiCK., MlCn., UCl. 3U.
More than 200 men under direc
tion of Edward Thallman, deputy
state fire marshal, -tonight were
fighting aealnst what appears to
be the worst forest fire reported
In, Michigan this fall. The fire
I area la InrstoH 1nnr ROilth of the
I village. . j . - . ,
Inquiry . Is
Cause of
Fatal
of Passengers in Canada
, VANCOUVER. B. C, Oct. 30,
Working on a theory that an ex
plosion which occurred in a Cana
dian Pacific railway car yesterday
at Fart-on, B. C, killing eight and
injuring eleven was the result of
a bo mi being set off Inside it. an
inquest was opened at Grand
Forks; today. Witnesses testified
that tanks containing illuminating
gas lof lighting and the floor of
the car were seen intact before
fire consumed' the ruins. At first
it was believed the gas tanks ex
ploded. j
According to a report received
here jfrom- D. C. Coleman.' j vice
president of the. Canadian Pacific
western division, an alarm clock
with part of a dry battery wis
found in a torn, satchel in the
ruins of the car In .the coach tt
Seeks Help in Appointing
a j
Sei
treiary; Arrangemenis
Made for Speech
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ASHINGTON, Oct. 30.
Farm
leaders were called upon today by
President Coolidge to submit
recommendations as to their pre
ference ior me appointment oi a
secretary of agriculture. I
By telegraph Mr. Coolidge asked
tfickrs of tbe Farmers' union, tbe
Federated Farm, bureau, the Na
tional Grange and" the American
Livestock association to consult
heads Of their state organizations
in this recrard. He is alsonlan
hingj to consult other, organiza-
tioni, it was said at the I White
House, and will especially wel
come any suggestions irom any ot
the farm organizations of tbe
country concerning the filling ot
the jcabinet vacancy.
Tentative arrangements were
made today by Mr. Coolidge to
speak over the radio Monday
night election eve in an appeal
to cjitlzens to go to tbe polls and
votL ' - . :
The president has frequently
emphasized the importance be at
taches to voting and has: called
this; to the attention of party lead
ers Jalso. Arrangements are under
way by the republican national
committee to set up a radio sys
tem on that night that will permit
Mr, Coolidge to reach every sec
tion of tbe country in his talk,
While .no new names were re
ceived at the White House today
in connection with the vacancy In
the! cabinet, it was said that addi
tional endorsements of- Charles
Mat-ch of Litebfield, Minn., bad
been4 received. His name was
proposed first by republican lead
ers of Minnesota, including Cover
no Preus.
An early appointment is expect
ed to be made by the president, in
viejw of. his plan to call an agri
cultural conference and appoint a
commission to investigate farming
cooditions immediately after elec
tioh.: , .
WETS REFUSE TO
BACK LA FOLLETTE
T
lird- Party Candidate Ac
cused of Seeking Sup
port From Both Sides
WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. Be
cause he -had "failed to take an
unequivocal stand for. the repeal
on modification of the Volstead
law." the Association Against the
prohibition amendment has "re
fused its official endorsement of
the presidential candidacy of Sen
ator La FoUette.W.H.! Stay ton.
executive head of the association,
said in a statement tonight.
Mr. Stay ton asserted that the
"fast and loose tactics I adopted
by the Wisconsin senator were de
signed to capture the , votes, of
both wets and drys.'V j
V COOLIDGE VOTES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Pres
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ent Coolidge voted today. The
ballot was later mailed to North
ampton, Mass., bis home voting
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TWO DROP DEAD 1
BOSTON, Oct. 30. Two men
dropped dead while marching in
republican torchlight parade rai
here tonight. About 7.000 men
and women took part in tbe
pkrade. . ! j
FARM ADVICE
Started Into
Blowup
the time of tbe explosion were 21
persons, including. Peter Veregin,
British Columbia Doukhobor lead
er, who was killed. It was rumor
ed that the explosion was a plot
to destroy Veregin.
The body of John Mackie, Brit
ish Columbia legislator of Grand
Forks, was found fifty feet from
the wreck. 1;
Bomb experts from the criminal
investigation department of the
Koyal Canadian mounted' police.
provincial police and the Canadian
Pacific railway were cooperating
tonight to clear up the mystery.
Doukhobors at. their community
near Grand Forks told of threats
having been made recently against
the life of Veregin, and said that
he was nervous - about traveling
They pointed out that his house
was burned a few months ago.
STORM KEEPS
Shipping All Along Coast Hit
i 3 ?
Mam; uisiress bignais
Up at Astoria
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 30.- A'
continuation of the storm that has
been battering the west coast for
the last four days, hit shipping
with renewed .vigor today, and as
well as causing distress to vessels
at sea, swept inland and made Its
fury felt in Portland and in cities
and towns for a considerable dis
tance both north and south.
Hurricane warnings were dis
played at Astoria and. all shipping
was urged to take the' greatest
precautions. The steam schooner
Trinidad of the Hammond Lumber
company was believed to be adrift
somewhere off the Oregon coast.
not having been sighted since the
tanker Oleum left here last night
after she was reported to have dis
played signals that she was in no
danger. The Trinidad Was bound
for San Pedro.
Coos Bay suffered damage when
a heavy blow sprang -up today and
whisked trees down and generally
put lines out of. order, blew in
plate glass windows and interfered
with electric lighting and power
for several liours. - '
The Btorm that has brought
copious rains to Portland and the
valley towns, carried enow with
it in the higher altitudes in
southern and central Oregon. Bend
reported a four-inch fall of snow
between 7 and 10 a. m.
Stage travel over the McKenzie
pass was suspended because of tbe
storm.
More than a foot of snow was
reported on the divide of Fort
Klamath.
Telegraph lines south of Eugene
were reported down.
Brownsville reported flood con
ditions in the Calapooit river val
ley as tbe result of the-moso se
vere October storms in yeara.
Coolidge, McNary Lead
In Sirverton Politics
SILVERTON, Ore., . Oct. 30.
( Special to The Statesman ) .
With, election drawing near, poli
tical issues are holding the -undivided
interest of SilvertonianB this
week. Political rallys. are no un
common sight and a straw vote for
president is showing Coolidge very
much in the Jead. Davis and La
Follette are running a close race
for second with Davis besting La
Follette ever so little.
McNary's lead over Miller is
also quite . assured, and Hawley
will undoubtedly hold an easy vic
tory for congress. Kay is a long
way ahead for state treasurer and
for supreme court Judge, Belt and
Kelly seemingly have an equal
chance.: - . " ' - .V,
Basketball Call Sounded
For Willamette. Players
Basketball players' at Willa
mette university have been or
dered to report for practice and
will make their appearance next
week. . Several players from last
year's freshman -team are in col
lege' this year and are expected to
make a strong bid for berths.
Among the promisinc candidates
are Stelnclpher and Erickson, who
are not members '" bf the football
squad and will give their entire
time to this sport. '
One likely candidate in whom
Coach Guy L. Rathbun has confi
dence is a freshman' named Hatha
way, a nephew of Dr. B. F. Pound,
of Salem. Hathaway has the
heighth and considerable prep
school experience as a center.
GOP GIHO
II1RII1G Ei
OF LOi TRIP
Large Crowd Hears Speak
er of Coolidge-Dawes
Party at Salem Armory
Thursday Afternoon
DELEGATION GREETS
VISITORS AT ALBANY
Rain Fails to Dampen Ardcr
of Loca Republicans
: Who Wake Journey
BY VERA BRADY SHIPMAN
It was back in the little town
of Plymouth, Vermont, the birth
place of Calvin Coolidge, the pres
ent home of his father John Cool
idge. and the burial, place of his
eldest son. t !
It. was on September 9. the day
of starting the great cross-continental
caravan trip from coast to
coast along, the Lincoln highway,
froin the Coolidge .home at .Plym
outh An. ox team was driven up
to be photographed, representing
travel of. yesterday's. with, today's
motoring. ; When the name of
Calvin Coolidge was mentioned a
lusty cheer rose from the throats
of the. hundreds who stood wait
Ing for the, caravan to start; s-
The startled ox team sprang
ahead about 10 feet, upsetting tbe
contents of the cart, the men who
had climbed in to be photograph
ed. Every- man fell out except
John Coolidge, aged 79 years,
father of the president ot the
United States. He stood npright
and In the words of A. W. Jeffries,
former congressman from Nebras
ka and off iclar speaker for the
caravan in its transcontinental
journey: . . ; .-. '' .
"He stood as firmly on his feet
as -Cal stands in his head "
Visits Seventeen) States '
Three motor, cars, one of these
a. truck carrying the painted pic
ture of the simple farmhouse back
n. Vermont, haye crossed the con
tinent. . Ten men have come all
the way through. These wen have
followed the trail, have passed
across desert, through a foot of
snow on .the continental divide,
and Oregon rains; their spirits
have been undampened. They
have ' come with one purpose, to
prove to the public the simplicity,
trueheartedness, purpose and
plausibility of the candidacy of
Coolidge and Dawes. 7
Meetings in more than 300
towns and cities, traversing 17
states, escorted by local highway
police and, followed by loads of
admirers, through Central Park.
New York City the first truck to
ever cross the park at 45. miles
an hour across mountains from
the Green Mountains of Vermont
through the Catskllls and Alle
ghenies, across tbe prairies,
through such centers of industrial
labor as Pittsburgh: Gary, In
diana, and. on to the Rockies,
the Nevada desert to California,
north across the coast ranges to
the border of Oregon, where the
Republican women of Ashland
presented the- caravan with the
Oregon state flag, from tbosa
women of Oregon who believe la
the candidacy of Coolidge.
Caravan Is Met
We met tbe caravan at Albany,
as tbe Albany committee bad met
(Con tinned on paga 7)
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