-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, , ,
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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,
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