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-SS&ONb-LafoiiSi -'tVi'ILL m THE NJRE La' ' a WEATHER FOR TUESDAY Increasing cloudiness followed by rain; moderate tem perature, fresh southeast and south winds. Max. 52 ; Min. 45 ; River, 3.3, rising ; Rain fall none; atmosphere clear; Wind N. W. PREPARE 'FOR. "HIE CyiOTCR3-r.J tourists that are coming to Salem this sum mer. Many of them "will Temain here, will help to build the city, and aid us in develop ing our industries. Make them welcome. .SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR ; .. lAIOftEGQi&Tjte 12j 1925 . PRICE FIVE CUNTS mm WiL'fFFIT S PUTFORTH in Only $25,000 More Needed to Give Final Touch for Sal em'c Quota to Propos ed Linen Plant I - COMMITTEE WILL VISlTt INDEPENDENCE TONIGHT Report of Week!s Work Will Be Given at Special Lunch eon Thursday Very active efforts in further ing the subscriptions towards Sa lem's new linen mill is being made by all of the 48 workers in the field to bring the proposition, to a climax. -Reports are to be made at a complimentary! luncheon Thursday noon at the Salem Chamber of ; Commerce. It , is planned to put the total from J252.750 to the $275,000 mark, before taking steps to assure Sa lem's quota. ; j Just $25,000 is needed to give the final touch to give the neces sary quota to Salem and the work ers are hard at the Job. They cee the end in sight within the next two -days, and each worker is ex- pccted to turn in $630. ' Small SumsJ Wanted Every Worker is urged to be on the look-Kmt for small sums, in order to place the mark at a high er place. The plan' of buying the shares in small , lots Is approved. By this manner the buyer of small lots of stock will be able to secure two shares at $100 a share, with the ; opportunity ? of buying cne share of common stock at $10. Anyone interested in the devel opment of Salem can invest $210 and give the Salem quota a push towards the necessary amount. .Visit Independence" ' A committee of Salem citizens are to make a trip- to Indepen dence tonight to explain the prop osition to the people thtere. Theo dore Roth, George Vlck. Joe Baum gartner, R. O. Snelling, J. L. Pat r terson Col. V. B, Bartram are members of the committee. The Salem Chamber of Com merce has. sent out a plan explain ing how the "kick over" can be nade thisfweelt, if the workers will Just keep on the Job for two or three days. Every worker is urged to keep on the Job and to make his report at the luncheon Thursr day noon. COAST ARMADA IS VICTOR IN FIGHT Both Land and Sea Branches of I Dry Forces Score Decisive ; ! M j .., Victories NEW YORK,,May 11 (By Tire Associated Press) Victories on land and sea were recorded by the government dry forces today. I The land victory was rone of the most important government dry coups in month. Involving the discovery of a whiskey distil ling plant on the lower west sido and the seizure of $100,000 worth of synthetic rye whiskey. Raiding prohibition agents said they were convinced the place was the source of much liquor that had reached the White Light district during the past few months - ' At sea the victory consisted in the continued success of the dry navy's blockade of rum row under the most difficult conditions. To day, the seventh day of the block-; ade, was one of : dense, swirling fog; It was Just this kind of wea ther the dry navy commanders feared most, as it would permit the rum runners their . best oih portunity of running th blockade But the government men averted; thatjvlctory was with them that so far as they knew ,; not a bit of liquor had trickled into the coun try from rum row. Rum row evH dently anticipated an attempt at blockade, running, for a number of the whiskey carriers were found to have weighed anchor and stood in closer to shore. But the gov ernment men insist that the shore: to boat runners didn't materialize! Two" new ships, a steamer and a schooner, joined the beleaguered ' ram boats during the might, the dry sailors reported. ' j ' ThA MRtlllprv" raid will lead to the arrest of somo! important men In the land bootleg industry the government agents said. i i CROWD HOOTS POLE , SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 11 Stansilaus Zbyszko, th-3 45 year old Polish wrestling ehampilon of the::wQrld. successfully "defended "his j crown here tonight against Frank Judson of New York. The crowd booed the referee's decision by which Zbysko won the decision. claiming tne"ag"6d" "Fole'fcad "in tentionally Btruck Judson in break- ins away from an ornhold. Tha blow dazed Jndson, knock ing him to the canvas and he vas IK Quickly placed. :; ;,. Individual and Said Benefited By Law Providing In the opinion handed down by1 Attorney General I.. . 1L-Van Win kle yesterday; relating to the de tention of minor inmates of 'the feebleminded home, he upheld the constitutionality of the law, de claring that it -was for the i best interest of the individual and so ciety at large. .f,-.,,...,.:; - ' i The case arose when Mrs. liable Roth; mother of Earl Roth; a young ' boy who Is 'now at the feeble-minded institution, started habeus corpus action to have him returned : to his home, i The 'main contention of the attorneys attack ing . the law was that it was un constitutional in that it did not provide for notice to the minor or the parents, so as to constitute true process of law. Examples of the case were cited. r . f In a lengthy brief, Mr. Van Winkle declares that for the most part, the examples to his mind, would 'not be found applicable to the case at 'bar.V; :.-) j-.., , ,(...-.- t "We would most earnestly Im press upon the court." the attorney-general's brief declares, -''that in! the, determination of the ques tions involved herein, it should be borne in mind that. the examina tion and commitment of the boy DEBT SETTLEMENT QUESTION ARISES State Department Declares "Wash- Kington, Attitude oa Dawes Plan Is Same . WASHINGTON". May 11. (By Associated Press. j Developments during the day with regard to the revival of informal conversations in Washington and Paris as to debt settlement questions failed to Indicate that any concrete plan Of settlement had as yet been .ad vanced by either 'government as a basis for discussion. , : 1 , A guarded admission at the jstatei! department -( that 'informal j conversations were in progress, coupled -witli a reiterated sUte ment ; that the Washington , atti tude against the direct assign ment of German reparation pay ments nnderthti "Pareg" "p'ff &m T6 liquidate , war debts to this coun try had not been changed was the only authoritative information ob tainable on the question, j : Behind this reticence, however, lay the strong impression that ad ded pressure fori, a settlement by Prance had bee nexerted recently in several Informal ways. GqVERNORfSXA!SE IS SET FOR TODAY Trial, for Alleged Seeking of Bribe i for Pardon "Wliropen Today, Said TOPEKA. Kans.. Mar 11 Kn the AP.) Comnletlon of a irirv to try former Governor Jonathan Davis t Kansas on a charee of seeking a bribe for a pardon, went overt unui .tomorrow after the prosecution late I today discovered a mistake had been made In the air of a peremptory challenge. Twenty-one men: .tentatively were agreed upon forj ' prospective ser vice on the Jury; during the first day of the trlalj On 'peremptory challenges the defense had strick en off six names and the state three to complete the Jury when Attorney General C. B. Griffith suddenly told the court he -had made a mistake- in scratching a name. - - - - ; I After a conference lasting more than, an hoor in -chambers,, dur ing which the defendant was called in' twice. Judge 'James A. McLure ordered the .'2J..nienv;to return to court ) tomorrow morn ing. A second attempt will be made to reduce the number to 12 for. the trial-1 4 ,:.,;: i: jj The former governor Is aHeged to. have . conspired j with Carl J. Peterson, state commissioner un der: the Davis 'administration, to Solicit a pardon for Walter Grun day, a convicted bank embezzler, Peterson will be tried later, jj The defense indicated, a possible line' of attack on the-state's vi 3ence in questions asked by John tidlngton. The attorney inquired' or prospective jurors whether they were, connected J with .newspapers,, and whether they would discount iestimony of "moral degenerates." UNFURL PENNANT Priffiiml , Ktrewmer ; to Ply From ; i Battleship Oregon on Trip j jIWhat remains of the homeward bound pennant of the battleship Oregon was taken from the ar chives of the state house Monday land prepared, to turn over to the battleship commission. 'The pen bant will be taken to Bremerton Jvrhen the vessel is ttarted for Portland and will be unfurled as jtheiship comes into the Columbia,. I j. Originally "the pennant was '560 feet lor,T. but dne to an accident when the end becanie entangled In ;the!'propenor blade, about 100 reet 'were lost. ; When unfurled at the state house Monday the pen nant reached from the State street entrance across the entire north and south corridor and out to tha Court etreet eii$w&:k. Society for Detention was in no sense a criminal trial or proceeding. " "The law under which he was placed" In said 'institution 'Is not a criminal or a penal statute. Its object is not. to-punish the boy for any act he has done, but to care for him and promote his wel fare. , Such legislation is remedi al, benevolent and ( humanitarian, and. as stated by Prof. Freund, in his work oh police power, the constitutionality of such laws is rarely questioned. In fact, their constitutionality has been repeat edly upheld in numerous ' cases, notwithstanding the most deter mined a tacks made tipon them from almost . every ; conceivable angle-- which ' constitutional re quirements and the ingenuity of lawyers could suggest. - ''It will hardly be questioned that the dictates 'of enlightened humanity,' independently of any statutes, demand that the state assume and exercise control and custody of feeble-minded children, not only for their own protection but in the Interest of society at large. If the merits! condition of the child Is such that it should be confined, in a state institution Contuiad oa page 4) RAIL SWINDLE TO BE INVESTIGATED Grand 3ilry . WU1 Probe ' Billion j Dollar Railroad Merger ; Scheme . LOS ANGELES. May, ll.Re lease of Harry Hibbs and Thomas Hennessy on $75,000 bail an an nouncement by the district "aitor ney's office that the grand jury would be asked to investigate of fers of a collection agency to ob tain reimbursement for "investors" In. the alleged Hibbs Iterihessy rail road merger ewindle.were among development's in ' the so-called "six billion dollars" case today. "Frank E. WiHard, collector em ployed "by a 'Los Angefes adjust ment - company, has been sub poenaed to appear before the grand jury tomorrow and explain just how .he .planned, to help Investors 8 wndnT'Tie Is alleged to have represented that "he knew where Hibbs and Hennessy has $700,000 salted away in five safety deposit vaults." , ' ' , Questioned at tthe district attor ney's office, tonight. ,Willard de nied he knew-where to find the swindler suspects hidden funds or that he had 'made "any offer to re cover . Jnoney, froih,'thiBm for a commission. . He .was then con fronted with three allerged victims of the merger , scheme, each of whom declared' Willard had of fered to tap the $700,000 Hibbs H;niiiS6y cash reservoir for their benefit; providing they paid him $50,000 and substantial commis- sion on recovery of their money. AUTO SHOW JO OPEN AT VICICS Fifth Annual Event tvlll Open To night ; Several New Models i Featured ,. Openhbuse wl be held at Vlek Bros, t today, 4 Wednesday and Thhrsday dufing'the fifth annual automobile show to 'be staged by the firm. ,The .public is eitended a cordial Invitation . to visit the salesrooms. Both the new Willys Krtight"and Oterland Sixes will be featured,' including" (other new models 'of; "automobiles handled by Vicks., Demonstratiojis will be given 4lth-the Willys Khight dur ing tbe'erenlflgs while an orches tra will be'prdvidedr" Vick Bros, are located atltfie jfcofhr of High and Trade. Besides these two makes of automobiles the firm al so handles the Oakland Six and Moreland trucks. A END CHURCH DEBT Episcopal Church to Obtserve Con secratlon June 14 and 15 '' ,J? ' ' " Last of the funds needed - to complete the payment of the full indebtedness on the new building has been subscribed according to an announcement made at St. Paul's "Eplscopar church Sunday. Consecration ot the new church on June '14 and 15 has "been de cided upon. - V. . ,i L Bishop Summer "will deliver a address Sunday night and the clergy ot the diocese will meet Monday for a day of thanksgiving ending with banquet and the burning of the notes. It Is the custom of the chuch not -to con secrate any building until all the indebtedness has been met.; Rey. H.1 D. Chambers, pastor, was in Portland Monday attending the hospital day exercise s end graduation of nurses at the Good Samaritan hospital. Her. Cham bers Is one of the trustees. ROAD "BID OFFERED SEATTLE, May 11. Not more than $1,100,000 will le offered for the Seattle and-Rainier, yalley railway system by the city. It M indicated following t council con ference with appraisers here to day. The company 13 asking $1, 5000,000. . ITBRf : BABY PilJO i URGES Former ! Gfermdn Red Cross : Nurse io Be fndictedon Homicide Qharge for Deaths of 23 infants V 'CHILD IS SAID TO "HAVE BEEN HIT AGAINST WALL Mysterious Disappearance In vestigated; Substitu tions Alleged NEW YORK, May 11. (Aasso ciated ; Press.) : Evidence on which ; an indictment j charging homicide will be bronLt against Mrs. ; Helen Auguste Gcisen-Volk. the former German Red Cross nurse j Who conducted j a ?'baby farm' ! in j East 86th strceti was obtained today by tho assistant district attorneys conducting an investigation into the j deaths of 23 infants in the place in the past 15 monthr. , " .,. ; ... Assistant District Attorney Ry an said he had been informed by a nurse, whose name he did not divulge, that Agnes Toohey, 18 months old. ' had been dashed against a wall and her head in jured -the day before sho died last December 15. The nurse, he said, witnessed the assault on the baby, being at the place attending her own child, who also was HI. . William ' Winters, six months' old, who died In the woman's place last February, may also, fur nish a basis for a homicide eharge Ryan said, after he has interview- ied the infant's parents, todajr. Ryan said application would, do made to a supreme court Justice for permission to efbime the bod ies, dld tb 'hare been buried -in Mrs. 'Gaise ti-V . private plotcia St. MhJhaeraemotry.r " - ? r In the toeftth certificates. - the causJi of ?the jTdohey child's ' death was given as mastoiditis, and that of Winter's Taby as 'congenital heirt disease.-1 f t ; WilieiSes'lbrd the 'ISveatitfatbrs today; that Mrs. Geisen-Volk was quickly moved , to anger by cries of the children committed to her care and that she. often mistreated them.' On sevefat "occasions, ' a nurse and 'former. mplbye'df "the "farm" - Wa M . "Miv noionn.Vr.llr beat children whose 'parents Vere behind in the payments fbr their fare.p . v - , )Assistin',t, district attorney White while working with Ryan In the investigation, : was ' told : by Mrs. Mary'Beu'kers of Philadelphia that her orphand 'grandchild, placed In Mrs.! Geisen-Vblfa Care last December, had -mysteriously dis appeared. The child. -a 'bojr of 9 mbnths, had been Sent out of the city by the woman,' according tq Mrs. Beukers, on the -plea that fts 411ness called for the 'services of a specialist In Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 1 "The specialist "ln Saratoga," has figured In the case' hefore. William KAngererv the Nsteanr fit ter's assistant. Whose Complaint to the police, resulted in 'Mrs. Geisen Volk's ;arrest, 'said ;he had been told the same story by her. : His son, Stephen, 7 months old, is still missing. s t-, . Mrs. Geisen-Volk is held in 935. 000 bail charged .with having at tempted 'to. substitute - another baby for Angererg missing son. GET SMALL STILL Harry Bloch Arrested ; on . Uquor Charge; Gives $750 Ball , ,; : - : : ' ':f : v ; Harry Bloch of Salem was ar rested here yesterday on a liquor charge and was arraigned In jus tice court where be entered a plea of, not guilty. 1 Bail of $750 was furnished "by Bloch. The case has not been set for trial. It is de clared that about 12 gallons of liquor were seized by officers mak ing the raid,--and that a small still was 'taken. Roy Bremmer and Pert Smith, deputy sheriffs, made the arrest. ' PUT IT OVER, sThe plan of. the Salem Chamber of Commerce workers is to put over the Salem quota : By Thursday if possible. That sounds good. It will be wonderful news, when the fact can be broadcasted to the world that Salem is'toj have a second linen mill , ; V 1 - , . Because it will mean at least a third linen mill ; a special ty mill here, and others will follow, and we will be on our way towards the time when, directly and indirectly, the flax and linen industries will be employing here in "this district mil lion people. li .! - That -time -is certain ,-to-come; the only question is how soon. It is possible to see it. in our time - i ; i ; And the next most important step is the completion of thg'Salcni quot f?r tht? zzw?A linen ml DEHBURO IS JOY BI CROWD Thousands Acclaim Former "Marshal, President Elect of Germany; Enthusiasm is'High . if :; j INDUCTION INTO OFFICE! WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY Whole Populace of Berlin Turns Out to Greet New President of Nation BERLJN May 11 By The As sociated Press) Speeding through a straight away, fiYe miles line flanked by dense 4ows of surging,; Jubilant humanity,' Field Marshal Paul Von Hinden burg, president-elect of Gerniany, late this afternoon reached the chancellor's palace where he will be a guest for a single night, pend ing his formal induction into of fice at noon tomorrow. : 1 i An uneventful train ride of four hburst carried the president ial party to the edge of Berlin shortly belore six o'clock jthis morning and In less tnan iu minutes Germany's new soldier- president, who craves seclusion and balks at the adulation of the. friendly mob found himself? en gulfed in a vortex ot frenzied men, women and children. 1 1 i , Even the enthusiasm of mobiliz ation day, in August, 1914 did not approximate in volume ( the popular acclaim which today poured into the path of the na tion's hex executive and although the proverbial Hohenzollern 1 wea tEer was denied him, ; numerous manifestations of pre-war Senti ments and yearnings greeted him all along the route. -Through it all Field Marshal Von Hindenburgnsat" rigidly be side Chancellor Luther, his; face immobile and market by pallor, which his right hand automatical ly touched the rim of his top hat as he responded to the vociferous greetings to his right and left 1 Von Hindenburg wore a iblack overcoat' unadorned with medals and ' carried a yellow cane, t He shook hands with the other digni taries after which he bowed to the assembled reporters. At that moment,, a mighty shout arose from the top of the embankmbent .'vhere a great, crowd assembled. t.The shouts and cheers wefe i re peated with increased volume as he left the station to step into an automobile, f . As the party got under way a fleet of nine airplanes rose; from the field behind the station and acted as an escort along the way to - tne Wllhelmstrasse. They snowered flowers on the ipresi dentlal motor and frequently, so , . (Continued from pa X) RIOTERS MUST DIE Eight Men Responsible for! Sofia . , Explosion Ar Sentenced i x ' SOFIA, May 11. By Assoclat ea. Press.) Eight men charged witn participation in the Irecent bomb explosions In the Sveti Krai cathedral here were ; sentenced to death today by court martial. The other two ' defendants received terms of six and three years im prisonment. ; j;' 5;;!.,..:; v Three of the men who were giv en the extreme penalty, ii Peter Zadgorski, Sacristan of the Cathed ral, Marco Friedmann, a lawyer, and George Koeff, were present in court when sentence was passed. met other five men who wefe sen tenccd tordeath by : default are Abadjief f, Dimitroff., Petrinl, Kos- solski and Grancharoff. all well known communists, 'I V Dimiter i Daeskaloff wa sen fenced to six years imprisonment and Belagoi Cambauroff to three years 'imprisonment.: ; rt ' i " i The court ordered public execu tions for Friedmann and Koeff and a private execution of Zadgorski. All the convicted men were ordered torpay-heavy fines, kw." "Ip "'., ' The court 'room Was packed when the. sentences were passed. The prisoners were 'unmoved.; . THIS WEEK this week r . I llliJ GREETED WITH Former Field Marshal of Germany to Be . inaugurated Today ft 1 ' it' - Paul TOnilineen'surg, president eect, Isshownlierc with his daughter, new mistress of the German White Honse. Her 'mother. Fran von llihdehburg (Insert photo) died field marshal was taken during Germany. SHIPS EXCLUDED IN ARMS TREATY Great Britain Is Supported by United States and Other Countries . GENEVA, Mayjll-r- (Associat ed Press5Supported hy the United "States, Canada and enough other countries to get a majority. Great Britain' today succeeded in carrying; through her proposal to have warships and airplanes ex cluded from the control which it was hopedtO; reestablish over the traffic in "armaments.. This ex clusion from control applies to submarines, airships, seaplanes and other war; vessels. , i; . The decision' was reached by the military u naval and. air committee ot the international conference trade in arms and munitions but since every state is represented in this committee there seems to be little chance that reservations will b taken in the full session of the conference. ; ' The 'majority Tor "the 'British proposal "'.was close and it got smaller and smaller as the presi dent worked down through the list until a deadlock was reached. When it came to a "vote oh armor ed trains, three votes were taken and each time they reslulted in a tie. The committee finally decid ed as an'exception to retain tanks as armament, the sale of which should be subject to supervision and 'publicity.- . PLAN BOYS XIrMP Fifth Year's Outing Will Be Held . r Xate in July on Coast ; - The rifth successful year of the Salem YMCA boys camp is to be staged this year during the last week of July and the first week of August, according to'the informa tion Issued yesterday from YMCA headquarters. : "Swimming,! - fishing, woodcraft, hikes, athletics of all kind3, nature study, and the best eats are to be offered to the boys who attend the CamP3. j'.V.'i ?0 ' . Some) of the best hoy experts in the NorthwesVare to be In charge of the Salem YMCA. camps. The exact location has -not been deter mined as yet, but it is expected that It will be located close to the Oregon -coast. t, .. Open bids Yoday YMCA Building Committee Sees Contracts at 11 0Clock t Bids for the new YMCA bulld ing'are to be opened today by the building committee at 11 .o'clock.1 All interested persons are Invited to be present. Five general bids were submitted by local and; state contractors for th.e construction of the new building here. Several sub-cohtracta were also nnt In fnr the heating, ; plumbing 'and- other matures. j Morris K. -White house, ?Port- land"arrhitfrf (. In ml nrHH tha building commiiteeicomposfid of Faul Wallace, chairman; T. A. LIvesley. Curti3 Cross, T. B Kayr II. C. Miles, Joseph Albert and C A. Kells, ex-offieio. Following this meeting the board will meet at 12 o'clock at the main build- 9 1 t some time ago. This picture of the tho recent industrial survey In ' . f- : MOTHER AND SON HELD FOR DEATH Husband Declared by Police to Havo'Been Killed as Ter mination of "Joke" COEIIR J)'ALEXEr Idaho, May 11. Mrs. R. J. Miles and her 18-year-old son were taken in cus tody by police here today 'in con nection with the death early this morning of her husband in an ex plosion which blew up the shack in which he was asleep in the rear of their home here. T ; Mrs. Miles had gone into their house last night after her return with her hnsband from the sher iffs office, where . they had been taken following a domestic alter cation which was declared to have centered around Miles' alleged at tentions to another woman, and Miles had gone to bed in the sep arate - building. Mrs. Henman Walters, a neighbor, made a state ment this "afternoon in which she declared she and Miles had ex changed notes Vasa joke," 'with the intention that Mrs. Miles should find them. Mrs. Miles was declared 'to have told the officers that Miles had' threatened her with a'plstol in the course of "their dispute. v 5 ' : ' " No charge had been filed this afternoon against Mrs. Miles or her son. '-; . ' ' tONC ACCEPTS . ; STOCKTON CALL Succeiwor to i'astor of First Prcs byterlan Church Not Yet Named . , ' ' Rev. Ward W. Long, pastor of the First Presbyterian church ot Salem, has accepted a call, to a pastorate in Stockton, California, according to a statement made last night. He has been, con tem plating the change for some time, it is said. I'.;-; ?.r t"? - f The decision was, made yester day, following a meeting of the elders of the church and the board of, directors. ; Rev. Long, although expressing sorrow at leaving Sa lem, declared the call to the aouth ern city was one that he could not "well refuse. The date for his departure has not yet been de termined, although it is announced that he will take his new position &a soon as he can be relieved. This may take several weeks. ; Mr. - Long has a- new church waiting him in Stockton, a city of about 60,000, in northern Califor nia. It has not been determined who will succeed him here, i DRUGS AHE SEIZED Over $25,000 "Worth of Narcotics Taken; Twenty Men Held BiLLINGS. Mont., May 11 A raid which netted $25,000 vorth of seized narcotics and J9 arrests was staged here today by the fed eral, county and city-officers. Fif teen orientals and "four hegros were arrested.; Moat of ' the drugs seized, was in the form of opium. N. Williamson,' Seattle federal dis trict narcotic ' agent, -worked up the raid through a corps pf agents operating here two weeks, and led tho raiders on search warrants Issued by United States commis sioner Ray M. Anderson. . The prisoners are la the countv Jail, , , , i SV.2 KEEI1ISES HIS PROTESTS ' iiiST Ti,;; President a State Jewelers' i Association, in Convention I Here, Holds Excise an In- ! justice BANQUET WILL END i CONVENTION TONIGHT Full Program ' Is Planned To 7 day; Including Election r j of Officers The Oregon Retail Jewelers' as sociation ; convened Monday for its eighteenth annual convention at the Marion Hotel, with dele gates from all parts of the state. Registration of -the visitors and distribution of the ' badges, grect ings and organization took up tho majjor portion of the morning. ; A. A. Keene, Salem, president of the oranizatkm, called the meeting to order with Gov. Pierce extending greetings. Hejstressed the craft of the ancients in mak ing Jewelery and the place It oc cupied in the life of the people, calling attention to the libraries on jewelery that could be found today. r Itaps Excise Tax : President Keene, in addressing the assembly, , called attention to the excise tax that is imposed up on the Jewelrymen of today. He considered it an Injustice and One that should be taken care of. lie complimented Congressman W, p. Hawley foiv his work In. having; the excise tax reduced in part. Mr. Keene told of the three taxes that Jewelery was subjected to, the import, the excise, and tha la come tax. One of the interesting address es of. the meeting was biven by Sigurd Landstrom, who contrasted the business conditions of yester day with those of today. He told of the demand for heavy, service able watches and equally heavy chains, with the demand of tho light, thin watch that would not make- the pocket bulge. Other phases of the jewelry business were also . discussed. Miss Ella Meade, Albany, gave some of the latest facts in window dressing for the jeweler. Roundtable dis cussions were conducted by VIl liam i Delachneider, chairman, of McMinnville. . . Delegates were entertained by a theater party last night. Full Program Today Today's meeting of the associ atlon will have many things to consider. During ; the morning session, Carl T. Grieve, of Port land, will tell "What the associa tion Is doing for the jeweler. T. D. Kay state treasurer, will discuss the finances ot Oregon, L. D. Hepinstall is to report on "What the jeweler cani learn from the Harvard Tesearch bureau reports." F. M. Ellis will talk on protection Of the Jewelers. The report of committees will also be held at this time and election of officers. Constant Jt : Auger, vice-president of the national association, S. T. French, Albany, Mrs. F. A. Glover, Klamath Falls, Lance H. Smith, Portland, are to appear on the afternoon program. ' . , A banquet and entertainment la to be sponsored in the convention hall. Hotel Marion, with E. J. Jaeger, Portland, as toastmaster. Delegates are in attendance from all parts of the state, as well as representatives from California. BAPTISTS 'CONVENE SEATTLE. May 11. The thirty eighth annual session of tho west ern Washington' Baptist conven tion opened-here tonight. song service, devotionais and commit tee meetings were scheduled. MONDAY ..The state department confirr - 1 reports that informal debt conver sations were in -progress wxCx France. . ;. .- mm. J War department officials turn ed attention to the nec l r r strengthening TllawjiUaa air tl: fenses. 4 f - Plans for "Muster Day" to I a held on the "anniversary ct t i armistice were laid before Tr: i dent Coolidge. 'john'T. Caine,' third, of Lc --- . Utah, was appointed head of t packers and Stock Yard e !r -istration in the department tft -riculture. The international women completed s disarmament resoluti ing the section urgin? so-called "Geneva dr; '.' -.. - . . The supreme court proceeds fmri !"9 1 cies vested belc: the revenue art cf l, EUtJecJ to f7 ' r :.r ' 11 i , ctio i
