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SALEM, OREGON, UNPAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21. 1926
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Salem High School Debating Squad, Season of 1926
FOUIEUILTY
HOY BLISTEliD
PIEHGETOSEEK
I0THER TEI10
Federal1 Probe Results in
Baringof Alleged Nation
Vide Conspiracy
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EVIDENCE IS GATHERED
.i
Uqnor Operations , to Have
kndaded Cities FYoiq Coast ,
to Coast; " Indictments
Are VtejfmttA '
CLimELJkND.T Ohh, eb. 20.
"( By ; A88ociated Press.) -r-) More
than two weeks of federal fraud
jury investigation" here into an al
leged nation-wide conspiracy to
yiolate the 18 th amendment nave
erred to show how eitenslTe were
operations of the supposed ring
but hare not brought in sight the
nd ot the Inquiry. , "
- As questioning of witnesses
goes on from day to day, new
links are forged in the. chain of
eridence that now reaches from
San Diego (to Prorldence, and links
tip "ring" operations in New York,
Boston, Atlantic City, Baltimore,
Newark, PJifladeipJiia, Chicago,
Clereland, -St. Paul. Minneapolis,
pulnth and jother large cities.
Before many days. District At
torney A- 1J. Bernsteen hopes to
liare indicted between; 20 and 100
persons for, as many as 100 orert
acts connected with the alleged
jconspiracy. i ;;t V;i - -
While the grand jury .is in re
cess until Tuesday. Mr. Bernsteen
Ja at work on the Indictments,
faring gono Into seclusion tor that
purpose. -J . : H
the grand jury, returns
lt,lH4tlule4 fo hold night ses-
Itimelsuthe hla-
og5jon tnerfiland'i federal xourt,
y jft-easury department agents
tare been sent from- Washington
Jto St. PaulJ Minneapolis and Phil
adelphia to . speed np arrests . on
.warrants Issued several ,days ago
and to help round ' up .Witnesses
for whom there are outstanding
unserved subpoenas,!.i!::';;:;-'')
Forty arjrests lhate beeri made
In the case and. mare than 100 are
likely to be inirolted, it has been
consistently stated. 2 Among those!
.who are stOl sought are scald to
) ,:. Coatisae4 on )
PEN filOT LEADER DIES
"ALBERT CORIiEY, COLORED,
, PASSES FROM GUN SHOT
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r Albert Corler. 20. a negro, died
n the penitentiary hospital at
$:30 o'clock Saturday morning as
a result of .gunshot grounds ref
i ceived In the ; prison riot Tuesday
i evening. Corley was shot through
the abdomen and -little hope had
been held out for; his recovery,
lie alone,: of the 'nine . convicts
hot. was! seriously injured. . ; L' '
, A. formal naueet Into the death
Was called yesterday afternoon by
District Attorney Carson jand was
continued over tratil Tuesday. Kd
unusual "developments are looked
for. the fnauest: being merely; In
the nature of a formal official rec
ognition of the deaths ; Vt
Corley was 30 years of age and
as serving a 10-year sentence for
manslaughter committed in Port-
wland. His wife.! Mrs. Anna Cor
ley. lives at t08ff Sixteenth street,
Portland, and. hs mother resides
at 157 K.;Sireet rorunn, xjuvu
.Visited the negro here .before his
death and . claimed his ' body yes
; terday. l Q ' f&jity-1. W
flOTARY DINNER MONDAY
ANT1IOXY KUWEn,v POET OP
OREGON WUili BE PRESENT ,
Members Of the Salem j Rotary
fclub will hold a banquet : ai me
JJgrlon hotel Monday s etenlng,
fctarting t at T 'Cclocki v The ban
quet is given, in honor of the Lad
les of Roury.j;i:-s-vKKc;
A nthony Euwer, one 5 of Ore
t ;7s mostf jpromiaent' poets, will
l the principal speaker of ; the
etcnlng. ; pr. Carl Cregg Doney.
Ar iwniimetu iUhiver-
Blty, wfll speak .on. 1'Why I Am a
TtntaHatv." t Fred Thlelsen; pres
ident of. the Rotary club, will
tnake the welcoming address. . ;
Salem male chorus will sing
idnrlng the evertag.; Charles R.
'Archerd; will serve ls cliah'inan
for the evening. --i '
( Edmund V. Campbell, District
L..mnr r Tintarr. . wilt" be ores-
tent tX the local Rotary club lunch
eon tp be held Wednesday . noon
f th IfArion hotel Ha will tell
of the work that is being done in
Tax Reduction Measure Is
; Again Center of Confro
versy in Hbiises
INHERrTAtilCE TAX HUB
Proposal to Slate Cut RctroacUve
Brings Clatdies of Opinions;
Reduction to Be
Greater
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. By
the Associated Press.). Storm
clouds appeared .today over the
course of the compromise tax re
daction bill agreed to ? ho&ae
and. senate conferees, but prompt
ratification of the measure by
both branches early next week was
believed certain tonight by lead
ers. ..
A revolt against the bill in the
house broke out today with an
nouncement hv Ppnreintt(iM
Newton, republican,' Minnesota,
tnat he would move to have the
compromise sent back 5to , confer
ence j with instructions that the
proposal -for a retroactive cut in
the Inheritance tax be eliminated.
The inheritance tax also con
tinued the center of controversy
of the bill in ' the senate where
members who voted for its repeal
are ready to fight the conference
agreement i restoring the tax to
the measure. . '
Revised estimates of j-eductions
in the bill as . finally drafted by
the conference showed today that
it would provide for an actual sav
ing to the taxpayers this vear of
23811.000 instead of $381,000.-
000 as first figured. 'The more
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kg ' Coitiiitted,a.jf4 8
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KNIGHTS 4W1LL; .INITIATE
FOtJR COUNCILS . TO; GATHER
FOR SERVICE TODAY
,i Over 300 members of . the
Knights of Columbus will be in
Salem today to take part in a Joint
initiation to be held in the Mc
Cornack hall this afternoon. The
tour councils of Salem, i Sublimity,
Mount Angel ind St. Paul will
participate in the initiation when
31 members will be taken .into the
order. The initiation starts at 12
o'clock and will be followed by a
banquet In St. Jpsephfs auditor
ium:!:;" " ; .
Hon. Mratin H. Carmody, of
Grand; Rapids, Mich., deputy su
preme knight of the order will be
the guest of honor and; hte princi
pal speaker at the banquet.
Other speakers will j be State
Deputy Frank Davey, Supreme
Director Frank Lonefgan, Mon
selgnor Arthur Lane, state chap
lain; Rev. J. R. Buck and Rev.
T. V. Keenan. both'of Balem. and
Thomas Brown, Salem attoraney.
COOLIDGfe STAYS I N BED
PRESIDENT IS SAID: DIPROV
ING FROMHEAVT OOLDi
" .WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.- (By
Associated -Press.) ? President
Cbolldge remained in bed again
today, hoping to shake off the cold
which has been bothering him. As
surance was given at the White
House, however, thatj his condi
tion was Improving and that he
would be able to keep ls engage
ment to speak here Monday sight
before 1 the department, of super
intendence of the National Educa
tion association. i
Only one engagement, that with
Chairman - Jones of the senate
commerce committee, had been
arranged today for the president.
It was canceled, but during the
day In his room he discussed the
budget 'problems with Director
Lord of the budget bureau and
signed some-letters brought to
htm by Secretary Senders. - .
DRY LEADER IS. NAMED
STOKAXE ATTORNEY APPOINT-
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' SEATTLE," Feb. . 2 0. Maurice
Smith, Spokane, lias been appoint
ed prohibition, administrator ! for
Washnlgton, Oregon J, and Alaska,
Roy C. Lyle, administrator" an
nounced here today. : :4r7f
Rmlth assumed office February
i.f but' annouiumenVlor JMa"sap
polntment ; was withheld because
Smith was conducting an investi
gation in connection with prohfM
tton enforcement,' Lyle said. Smith
an attorney and was police com
missioner in Spokane for five
years. - - . .
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Arrangement of debate team
ing, (debate coach), Edith Starrett, Jack Ramage, Hohier Richards, Harold Tomunson, Margaret Pro.
CANDIDATES INCREASE
PRIZE WEEK EFFORTS
DIAMOND RING OFFER WILL
CLOSE ON SATURDAY
Workers Continue "Labors, Find
ing Subscriptions Easy
to Secure
HONOR ROLL TODY
Dalbert Jensen ?.i..i.-.No.l I
' Patrick Dahllsut-J...No. 2 !
Mildred Naahy:4..:....No. 3 j
Bealah Launer ..i...No. 4 j
Leader of whole contest today,!
Mrs. Leo Gronke, 499,900
By Auto "Contest Editor !
Interest is increasing in The
Statesman's now famous free gift
distribution. Saturday February
27, will terminate th6. third week
of this great contest, i , i
Remember.'- candidates Satur
day- sight, .a:3ocXTbiary
27, Just six moreays.-'we are
going to give, .the ; $100 diamond
ring as an extrs) price ,to the can
didate securing!' the most money
on subscriptions . .: This coming
Saturday undoubtedly, will find
more contestants.' reporting with
subscriptions and signifying their
intentions .of an active campaign
by increasing their vote '.score to
a total w men ; will assure tneir
friends they are in the race to' win.
The next few days, no doubt,
wUl find new leaders in the re
spective districts. ' With contest
ants so closely bunched and all
putting forth their very best ef
forts to capture the -leadership, it
Is only to be expected' that new
ones win step out in .front from
time to time. , ' . " :. .
Saturday is to be a real banner
day. Friends of contestants will
await with interest to see " who
(Continued oil! page: 8.)
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picture: Seated, Ciark DurTiam,
Hi School Debate Smiad
Record Reaches Atlantic
Around Coach and Students Will Open a Ticket Selling Cam
paign to Raise Funds for Coast to Coast Debate,
When School Meets on Tuesday
With the opening of school
pictured above, will become the
out ticket campaign to make
debate between Salem, Oregon,
on May 7.
This undertaking has already
for this city, due to the high
lished by this group of student) speakers. Approximately
$1500 must be raised to meet expenses of the journey to the
WILL ADMIT COUNTESS
VERA OF CATHCART TO BE
GRANTED COURT HEARING
, NEW.TQRK, Fflh..2&
Associated Press. The possibility
that Vera, Countess of Cathcart
might not even be permitted to
enter the country for the. hearing
on her habeas corpus petition was
dispelled tonight when Federal
Judge Goddard agreed, contrary
to the custom of the court, to al
low her to attend. His decision
followed a long conference with
Arthur Garfield Hayes, counsel
for the countess.
The countess through Mr.
Hayas yesterday obtained - a writ
o f habeas corpus which stayed
hrr deportation, pending a court
decision of her liability to ex
clusion for "moral turpitude."
The federal attorney spent the
afternoon in examining facts in
the case during a conference with
a representative of Henry H. Cur
ran, immigration commissioner at
(Con tinned on pca 3)
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN!
Gayneile Beckett, Louis Olmstead. Standing: Orlando Horn
on i Tuesday morning, students
center of a carefully worked
passible the transcontinental
and Salem, Massachusetts
1 i '
resulted in much publicity
reputation for forensics estab
Atlantic sea coast. Students will
raise the first portion of the money
in a campaign to be conducted by
themselves.
Citizens will then be invited to
buy admission tickets at $1 each.
By-Ut4fn the --debate -there-. Prominent
citizens have endorsed the project
anil are offering to aid in the sale.
What Individual members of the
squad feel 'are the underlying
merits of the proposed journey are
el arly set down in the following
statements secured from these
student orators, and their coach:
Orlando Horning
(coach) j
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The challenge from Salem,
M issachusetts, for a debate with
the local high school is eo unique
ond has such valuable possibili
ties of publicity for this city and
st ite that we cannot afford to miss
it I have confidence in the abil
ity of our debaters and1 feel that
if. .e public will support us in the
"iitterprise.
Homer Richards
"1 believe 'that our high school
can produce a debate team that
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A
CHURCH TO BE RAZED
NEW EDIFICE PLANNED
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL
IST$ DECIDE TO BUILD
First Sl.OOO for Construction
Pledgctl by Rev. and Mrs.
I Stover
Tentative plans calling for the
razing ojf the Central Congrega
tional church and the erection of
a new and modern edifice, were
adopted jat a recent meeting of
the congregation when the first
$1,000 pledge was made, j
Tentative plans call for the raz
ing of the old building and sal
vaging what is useful of the ma
terial and then erecting a new,
modern plant on -the site of the
old structure. . The present plan
includes rooms tor Sunday school
classes, j main auditorium with
s&tingCAnaitr- of 2 0, gallery
seating 1 125, also pipe organ,
kitchen, parlor and rest room for
women and children.
I -The relurnof Mr. Stover to his
old pastorate . has united all de
partments of ? the church into a
cohesive working force with wide
vision of the spiritual needs of its
people and the community. The
erection! of a new building for
Central j Is the j result of years of
thinking "thati something would
have to be done" and it was
thought: best by all concerned to
begin oh the ground floor rather
than patch up and' add to the
present building, a part of which
Is over thirty years old.
The! board of deacons presented
to the congregation the need for
more room and adequate-facilities
for taking care of -Central's, grow
ing pains. One after another of
those present rose Jo their feet
and expressed i themselves as be
ing heartily in favor of a new
The isentiment of the
congregation finally crystallized
into giving the pastor. Rev. Stov
er, power to appoint; a finance
commit fee to iconvass the mem
bers In the fttst step toward the
erectloii of a new building. While
no pledges were asked for Mr. and
Mrs. Storer were first to offer
$1000 toward the enterprise.
COUPLE MARRY IN JAIL
COURT
HOLDS MARRIAGE IS
AN
INALIENABLE RIGHT
DALLAS, Texas. Feb. 20. (By
AcaArlooil TI-M AttmntR Of
a couple- to bej married in jail were
aided here today by the district
court of appeals which declared
that the right to marry was in
alienable and enjoined law offi:
cers from interfering. ;
The con nlo. Albert Hedrick and
Lucille Wilson, were'secretly wed
In jail after a lower court had en
joined the marriage. The secret
marriage was; then annulled - by
court order and from this ordet
their attorneys; appealed. -
The jbigher court declared j that
even though' jthe wedding would
prevent the girl from becoming
j 9 t u'-
wuness against i ieuricn. m mc
criminal case In'which hev'ls held,
the marriage should be permitted
"for the "sake of society and a
higher law than civil statutes." v
FILM
CENSORS QUIT -JOB
SEATTLE ORDINANCE IS JOKE,
BOARD MEMBERS SAY u
1 SEATTLE. Feb. 2 O.r -Asserting
that the present .city! ordinance
creating a theater censor board U
a-1 sJoke"vand that members have
no power. the Seattle! censors re
signed In a body today. . The
board recently, demanded that the
city council close all-night motion
picture ; theaters but the council
refused tp act, I ;
Accused .."King :&f Pacific
Coast Rurh Runners and
20 Others Convicted I
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
All ConVl f led on Counts of
Im
porting and Distributing
Liquors; Trial Lasts
Four Days j
SEATTLE. Feb. 20. (By J the
Associated Press.) -Roy Olmsted,
reputed "King of Paclft! t coast
rum runners," and twenty co-der
fendants were found guilty here
today of conspiracy to violate the
national prohibition law. j
Eight co-defendants were ac
quitted. They were Patrolman
George Reynolds.; Mrs. Ellse Olm
sted, wife of Roy Olmsted; for
mer Policeman Charles V. Har
vey; Ben Goldsmith; Wilbur E.
Dow, a customs bouse broker; T.
Takaenchi, John H. Hamilton; ne
gro barbecue resort operator ; and
C. C. Walker. ? j j
All those convicted were found
guilty on two counts, to Import
and distribute intoxicating liquors.
Those convicted included Jerfy
L. Finch, Olmsted's lawyer; " Em
ery A. Kern Charles S. Green,
owner of the launch Eva
B;
H
Wil
li c-
liam P. Smith; . Edward
Innis; Edward Engdahl, accused
as owner of a rum running craft;
Edward Erickson, captain of the
Eva B; SanonI J. Hedrick, a ma
rine engineer; . David Trotsky;
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SUZANNE LENGLEN
IS ILL
FRENCH TENNIS STAR
GOES
TO1 MOUNTAINS FOR IrEStI
BEAULIEU, France, Feb. 20J
By the Associated Press. -Suzanne
Lenglen rose from a sick bed
today to appear on the Beaulieu
tennis courts, and although she
won her match in the ijwomen'a
doubles in two love sets, she an
nounced that this would be her
last appearance ' for at least ten
days. She scratched -from ; the
Beaulieu tourney ahd announced
she would not enter the Monte
Carlo tournament next, week.- and
will leave tomorrow for tie moun
tains; to rest for about ten days..
The highly nervous condition
of the French . champion ; which
has persisted since' her victory
over Helen Wills last Tuesday was
manifested sensationally earlier in
the day when she collapsed ; while
going from Nice by automobile to
Beaulieu for her.' doubles match.
After a short rest at home, I how
ever, she was able
the courts.' ;;j ' " '-
to appear on
MARRIED FOft 70 YEARS
coupleJ v i and : so, cele
brate: tOTH ANNIVERSARY
WALLA WALLA, Wash.
Feb;
20. (By Associated Press.)
Mr. and MrsJ W. T. Kinman of
College Place, suburb of Walla
Walla, celebrated their 70th wed
ding anniversary today . at . the
home of their son S. p. Kinman.
The aged couple were married
in Caswell bounty, Illinois, on
Feb. 20, 18561 To this union was
born thirteen! children,; eleven, of
whom grew to maturity -and sine
of whom are, living at the present
time. --u ,;.;:'-;; : ;':
-Mr. Kinman is 93 years of age
and his wife is 89. Bottr are
qbite active, living .in their' pwn
home, .doing their own work and
attending (jhurch every Sunday. '
' f The coqple :has resided; in the
WUa Walla valley sineail889.
LILLIE TO BE RETAINED
RUMORS OF NEW PRISON WAR.
DEN DENIED BY PIERCE
EUGENE, pre.', Feb. 20. Gov
iernor Walter
M.rPlerce, bere to-
day denied; any intention of mak
ing a change in the wardenship
of the state penitentiary at Salem.
ht .TNotbIng; -.'to it n6t a word of
truth. -The thought never entered
my head. he said. v
"Warden Llllie'a policy In hand
ling this last outbreak has been
commendable.". . -J -3
f.. The governor Iwas approached
on the strength pf a report that
Warden Fenton of .Nebraska had
been orfered the post here, as a
result , of the; outbreak of a few
nights ago in the mesa hall of the
penitentiary, .
"I Will Run Again," la Stat
ment ' Given j Press ' at
Eugene Yesterday
POLITICAL POT YARUS
'
Harry L. Cor bet t Out for Senate
Presidency; Alaxion 'County ,
Candklatos Increase- -Activity
;
. Governor Walter M. Pierce, for
the first time, yesterday made a
definite announcement; that he
would seek re-election to the ex
ecutive chair of Oregon.
While. in Eugene. yesterday. In
a confidential discussion, Governor
Pierce disclosed ; that ho had
striven-hard for the interests of
Oregon during his incumbency and
made the remark that he would be
a candidate again. !
"Governor, you have never
made a deflnite announcement, al
though it is generally understood
that you , will run again. Do you
wafit to make this your announce
ment?" he was asked by news
men.', ' fy ;.:( . ;.'-,.'. y,:
' I will run again;' yot may say"
so lf you wish," and . the governor
added: "It's pretty well-known."
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Harry L. Corbett, state senator
for Multnomah county. Is a candi
date "for president of the senate
at the 1927 session of the legisla
ture. With this announcement by
Mr. Corbett to' some of his legis
lative friends this week, the strug
gle for organization has started
for.B. L, TSddjv : senator ff or Doug
las county, announced his candi
dacy for senate presidency, recent
ly. V.'' ' r -I , i L
Coincident with this senatorial
activity comes the first two avowed
candidates for house nominations
in Multnomah county Jame3 IL
Cassell and ..Walter"., O.' Lynn
while throughout the state candi
dates are popping, up like dande
lions on a well-kept lawn. .
There V are 30 members" of the
state senate and 60 members of
the house of representatives. John
H. Carkln, legislator from. Jack
son county, is the only aspirant
so far in the field for speaker of
the house. . j .
Following the announcement of
Mr. Eddy, Ed W. Miller of Jose
phine county was in Portland and
said he was considering the presidency-
A. W.- Norblad, who in
tends seeking the nomination i:i
the primaries in . Clatsop county,
has scattered the word that hi
will be -a candidate for president
if he is . nominated- arid elected.
Also there Is taji of IU R. Butlei4
of Wasco as presidential material
and of Sam Browa of 'Marion; who
is seeking renomination and elec-
(Ooatiae4 os pas 6.)
EDUCATORS j WILL MEET
CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON
I IS TO OPEN 3IONDAY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. (By
Associated Press.) Hundreds of
educators,, representing 700,000
school ; teachers; of the United
States congregated here today pre
paratory for the opening tomor
row of the fifty-sixth annual con
vention .of the department super
intendence of. the National Educa
tion association.
While the general sessions da
not begin until Monday, when
President Coolld go will make an
address at the night . meeting,
seven affiliated organizations are
holding p re-convention raeetic?3
and drawing plans for presenta
tion to the parent organization.
'WHO WANTS' THIS BOY?
ROTARY CLUB ASKS A HOJi::
FOR THIS BRIGHT LAD
Hasn't someone' & hone for a
-bright: little lad, thirteen yen
old? ,;..;.:,- -i : ,
. . The call . was issued yester
day by Mr. Webb of hc bojo'
work committee ci tti r '
tiub. ;
The brjr is VU for.; ' -xt
ed. rery Bright and well 1:7
his school work, Ilr. T
Clares. The Rctr,r - -horas
for tin v j - ,
continue to 3 t3 .
Rotary club has r'"
boys in xriva '.
heretofore t!.a '
wantei t
supply cf : ;
f hfs district. . .