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0 HI FfilLS r i i ' - - J-"-. -- . "v . - . ; ' I . , "a Jtttempts' to Force Nomina tion of Howard .Shown by . r ' Oregon Teachers - A ''DICTATION REVEALED Taxpayers Advised to Form Inde pendent Judgment 'of Merits , , of Candidate In Yot- : . " , t ers Pajirphleta : . In " last moment attempt to Mock the rapidly Increasing: popu larity of Fred J.iTooze as candi date for. republican-nomination as state superintendent of public in struction," thd Portland , school "maebJna!, is doing everything In ' 1U roarer ta:tofcce" .the,' nomination pt a candidate. Char lea A.. How erd. of Marshneld, who is j no . fender. ebUgat!on to - the, machine. 1 CommentlugUPOn .the power of the: :.Portland ; school machine to ; control the eominr: election not . only in Portland,, but, throughout the state, by reason ; of the Tast number of Tottja to.be cast within . Portland.' The Oregon Voter oi Slay l says: .., "Our school chooses its own text ' tools. Snakes its own : course . of study and otherwise runs Its' own educational show. ? g v r : v ' !?PorU"aad; by its immense vot- las power tactically controls the .'selection' of superintednent, so that "while , enjoying freedom from school "control by a state office, : we ; kave it in our power to impose , "oar will on all the schools of Ore- - gen outside of Portland." ' 1 1 Recognizing ; the probability of " - mfJio Dwea th machine - Bof faToxs u7",4t who can ;knd will cooperate -K ,th all teachew, achoola and sec tt orpron with the same - enthusiasm, and" ellectTeness," the maaiDulators ' of the ? machine - r about half - a - dosen in number . are attempunsr to .mjm " w teachers of the state.: citizens and ' taxpayers .whom -.they shall tote ... . :' . .11 : m AAA lor. "; r . fi i 'This dictation is beina: carried -r- tii b Tiretfiit that this is the way to defeat Aiderson. The teachers and the public should not - . i The real purpose of the maehine " ' campaign committee is tonomtn . V ate Howard. The support of How aA h-r tha- Portland school ma chine, aided - by :other . teachers, jrany of whom have signed a pe- " titlon In support of Howard wttln . oat erea knowing liim. is aa at- tempt to ijmpoe Portland's school - theories npon'he state at large.' jiln an attempt to represent their J strength -as statewide, superintend " ; dints . ot city schools hare been titged 'to hare theirs teachers sign Id f aror ot Howard and have met , Ith refusals Some Of those-who , lb are signed Howard petitions hare admitted that they ? had c ew heard of Howard before the cam tiaisn and nare . volunteered the t (Continued ptt T. -EDERAL UEfJ TAKE TVO r CAR 13 STOPPED HEKBj : I 2. ' Moore ; and Mrs. Dorothy jOernik were turned over td vfed- eral authorities from: Portland Saturday, Moore Is wanted to answer to a charge of voilation of 'the Mann Act. -! It U alleged that Moore, who is - 0 years old, came here accom panied by Mrs. Crnik age 17, Itom UUh. r Mr. Cernllf followed them -to this section of the eonn-; try. asking 'police to be on the : look out for a certain car bearing at California license. . Officer W rf. Edwards, sighted the car, and immediately t made the arrest. Mrs. Cernlk took along her year old baby It la prohahle that they wilLbe returned to Idaho. Hop! Indians put-on a, snake gance on the capitol plaza. ; Gratification waa expressed at the Norge's trans-Arctic flight.- . " 5 Secretary Work objected to .transfer of minerals in school lands to the states. - . . - . . 4?j t. Uocsq aid" s?r:aEe"' were In 'ad i j -raieit- f or- tLa"Vruilaiasburg, ki&'t S j-.-. 1 ..... vFor Oregon dominations Candidates for United: States Senator, and .for i Governor's I :x Office Wage Campaign for Primaries; Large Field , ' : . Is Opposing Robert N. Stanf ield ; . : 4'1 i PORTLAND; May ,15. (By Associated Press.) -Spirited fights, for nominations for United States senator and govern orhave marked the Oregon primary which will be' decided i United States Senator Robert N. Stanfield is opposed by a field of cancudate&r The nst active campaigns have been made by Frederick Steiwer of grower Alfred Clark,-Portlahd attorney. 'Among the can didates is-Mrs. Rose Barrett N V CABI fi ET IS FORMED If PdLATID; WAR AVERTED KiECnON" Fr NEWV pkesi- UENT OF BEPTBL10 PENDS Cabinet Resign. Before Onsloaght , of Pilawdslti, Europe's New ' , . ' Dictator . WARSAW, Wy IS (By - As- 2soclated- Press)' new cabinet headed by Professor Charles Bar- tel-as prime minister, waa formed tonighti 'August Zaleski, former ambassador; to Rome "was" named temporary .minister of foreign af fairs. Marshal - Pilsndski took over the ministry of -war. Prime Minister Barter announced that the government would remain in office until after' the election of a new president of the republic PARIS, May 15 (By Associat ed Press) The president of ' the Polish republic ; and the cabinet. yielding to the coup d'etat .have handed their resignations to Mar shal Pllsudski. Europe's' new: dic tator,, thus ending immediate dan ger nt civil war. -r',",-" t The i fight -f 0 political snprem acy. in. Poland a ,was short" and sharp. Many of the victims were buried today and a still 'greater nnnbe, are bein cared for In the Warsaw hospitals- tinder the ; di rection .-ef . an - American nurse, saW-ursinaMhool.;,;;"-:". i- : Counter-offenses against Mar (Continued oa pr T.J ERIXOM TO TALK TRAVEL TUJu ADVEXTURES Ef - OLD COUNTRY WEDNESDAY ; -Fred Erlxon, prominent local contractor: who has Just returned from a foar month's trip through the Holy Land, Egypt, Rome, Paris ana London, will be the principal speaker at the Salem- Rotary club's luncheon, to be . held Wednesday noon at the Marion hotel. : Mr. Erlxon will describe the city of Jerusalem, telling of the pav ing , and i the bnlldlngH, and will render his opinion on the relative merits of that city and of Salem. tatt wm Ato gire w aescripuon or Kome,-' where he ' especially studied the architecture of the old Roman buildings. Fred declares that he is glad to get back to this :cltf.'--",iM'' if..- ?;:; ' '"Europef is all right,r he said "The Holy Land Is a sight not to be forgotten, and Egypt Is wonder f uL But there are ho 99 toot pore men tr In any of those countries." Mr. Erlxon Is a-member of the Salem Kiwanls club. t PEfllTEfJTlARY - CROWDED TOTAL OP SftS INMATES SETS : ; HIGHEST RECORD Walter Bingham and John Wim berg, each 'sentenced r to serve a term of three years fn the state penitentiary, were taken "to the prison Saturday' afternoon. They were found guilty In I the circuit court of an attack on Henry Stauf fer, a farmer Uivng near Donald. The population1 at the prison is now, that highest' It has been at any time In its history, with 568 inmates registered. ; - The former high', record was established f in 1918, when 56 convicts were in carcerated. Jim Lewis was warden at that time. DISMISSAL FACTS COMING '' .: - " REGENTS : TO f ISSUE STATE . MENT IN DYMENT CASE ; Governor Pierce said . Saturday that the board of regents of. the University ,of Oregon probably would issue an official .statement within the next few days in con nection ' with the "dismissal ' Of Colin V. Dyment, dean ot the col lege of liberal -arts in the university.-- " . ' n .' . - t . - " ."The" governor refused to divulge the contents of the proposed state ment. Mr. Dyment, in recent press fcorto,' indicated that his dismis sal froij the 'university faculty was due to ' politics" an J" hot be La.Ms.Ji of any lack of ability; on his viSt i nL. , - : t -t !' J I T.j Pendleton, attorney i andwheat of Warrenton. James J. Crossly, formerly; United States district' at torney,'-A,' R." Shumwayrone of the organizers of the" Oregon 'brain Growers i cooperatiTa association;! and 1j.TR, Sandblast," aPpftland attorney - who has made his - cam paign on modification ,of ; the Vol stead act. All but.Sandblast hard expressed opposition ' to amending the VolBtead act. r C. F.Kyey of Washington county is the other candidate. " t - s "Bertv E:f Haney, ' former member of the shipping board, and Elton Watklns, former 'congressman rof the third Oregon districtr are seek ing the; democratic nomination for United States senator. ' ; ' i ? The. campaign for the democratic nomination for governor ;h4s been enliTenedT bjT thd fight 1 against Governor if Walter M.t Pierce by Louise Palmer Weber, who has ad vocated modification of the liquor laws.' - ' '.- Three candidates t have . - been making a' lively -campaign for the republican nomination " for. gover nor. 1. 1 Patterson Of foiK coun ty,, state senator and farmer;' Jay H. Upton1 of Bend,' 1 attorney: and state senaiory and -William A. Car ter, Portland attorney, are J the rivals In this race..: .:. "TReptesentatives .;W.-C Hawley and N. J.iSinnott of the first and second? Oregon -congressional dis tricts, re'spectiTely," have no oppo- (Continued ob pr IT.) '. RISkstOFI" SAVES 0T GRAKDJXOTIIEn JTKSC rj E S CHILD FRO HORNS OF COW ': OREGON CITY,5 May 1 B-iBy Associated - Press )-Mrs. Mary E. Oare of . Rock? Creek risked her life to save her' grandchild from being gored by a savage cow.: She threw herself . upon the tittle girl and was badly 'bruised but ; was rescued ; by men working nearby. The chUd's shrieks. in flight at tracted.' the grandmother,;: who rushed to, the spot: as the 'child was thrown to the ground. ' I' - f : DDFJEYSPEAKS HT TIOPEIR - - 1 - X'"' '"-" U 1 . $ , ' .' - ' " Forma! Dedication of Orgari- Ization's fiew.Home Set ?S : ori 3 bxiock DAILY PROGRAM PLANNED Years of Thought and Planning t Rear JVnit a Edifice Opens h Doors eo- Public ; s. Invl- ' tations Extended 4 Dedication of he new home of the Salem YMCA will be started this afternoon a -if o'clbck; 'p. The dedication'' program will continue over the' entire week.- .'The"dedi catlon will mark .the culmination of nearly a year's -work on actual constrttction;;.' nof to mention i the years of thought jput into if before the excavation was started: "r All of Salem has. been extended a general invitation to' attend the dedication exercifees bf today, and also to witness he program each night of this weik." . Dr. Carl Gregg Doner, president ot Willamette i university, .will . (Contlnoea foa psga I.) .. ' SUPER COACH ARRIVES PIITSICALLY fTT, WILL SUB: J . JUGATE HpfTINGTON An assistant coach has been added to the Supervising staC of Salem . high school. He Is more than usually active, with a voice capable, of being heard at the farthest jpide of the grid iron. . . . ' " ? : He is a super-coach,! in. fact.' for, lie jrlll give, orders tojjead 'coaih.ridlllsiunrmgtonltB out fear of .being contradicted He wiir add considerably to eminence of the. baseball coaching- staff, emphasizing, rather than the importance of the bat, the importance? of the bawl. I He is ; none other than the" con of Coach and Mrs. Hunting ton, who-arrlv4d in Salem Sat urday morning . at 4 o'clock,' Just in time to? catch the milk man. ,. . f POJLAR DIRIGIBLE IS -iff ..r' - - r.i -fv; - Abo v is the most, recent photo r of th:orge dirigible used by ; Roald Amnndseti, . Lincoln Ells .worth and Comuiander Nobill in their' polar, flight. After crossing the ; north ; pole fa ad meeting f re ' verses' in the wastes of the north-f- land between Point Barrow and - Nome, the big ship. finally reach- ed Teller, near Kome, after si de lay of several days. This picture i.was laJcea at -Pulham, " England, , on the , flight , north.. A gronp f Italian "andi Norwejjlan ' members . of the crew Is 'shown. 'Inset is' "Commahdep 'NoHilL Amundsen is bliown at tUe rljht sn.d HUsworth u lit lest ::r : '; '""' Si Mi WS: FULL RQiVER IH STATES URGED Presidents Coolidge Makes Plea for: the Exercise of National Unity BANS - SECT IQfAL LINES Geographical, and .Sectional Lines ' in Political Thought Shoald ' Be; Relegated,'-; x ecutive , Says .WlLLIAMSBURGv-Va., May IB (By. Associated Press.) The exercise of the full power, and in fluence: of : the: states- was. urged here' today by; President Coolidge, who at the. same time, pleaded for national unity and the elimination of all sectional lines in- political thought and all actions based on geographical lines.' Speaking on the campus of -William and Mary college at ' exercises commemorat ing the Seasqui-Centennial of the Virginia.; resolutions,' which; de clared for American Independence the, president characterized the states as "the sheet anchors of our institutions" and called upon them to : discharge their functions so faithfully that there can be no contradiction instead of an , ex tension of authority of the fed eral government. The J address was interrupted by repeated out bursts of applause especially when Mr. Coolidge declared : that "no method of proceed are - has ever .(Continued on pafi'3.) WAREHOUSE IS BURNED V0' fttiaafLA&iLr blaze. PLACED AT S63,0OO PORTLAND May. 15 (By As sociated Press) Damage estimat ed at $65,000 was caused by a fire Of undetermined origin which tonight gutted the storage build ing here of the Meirs and Bock- en f eld transfer company. The1 damage included $15,000 to the building "and $50,000 to the contents which consisted of foodstuffs in cold storage, and a number of vehicles. , SAFE J i-:i-;,irl - s'.: r I'lyCQLN EM;?IE9I1XII J 3 mmmmmmmmmm wmmmmm mm rc. p ii hh i v TAXPA TEES ' Beginning with this issue, ' The ' Statesman " publishes the : first of a series. of four t articles treating, in a comprehenstve manner, the Issues of the city election to be -held on Friday, -May 31. No attempt is made to impose opinions upon voters, but tacts .will be presented In a manner which will (aid Individ ual readers in forming their own conclusions. I ,: . '. '. You, a voter in the city of ure and , three charter amendments directly all ecting your taxes at the election on Friday,-May 21. If you vote t'yes? on these four measures, you will have authorized an increase in your . tax of &8" mills, plus your share of the , interest on $30,000 in bonds which you wUl have authorized. ; How much will this tax increase, cost you?; If your property within the city limits was assessed at $1,000 this year, your tax in 1927 will be inore than $30 higher than it was' in. 1326. If your property Was assessed at $3,000 this year, your tax in 1927 will be more than $11.40 higher than it was in 1926. f You are directly affected by1 the fate of these measures, whether you are interested-in politics or not. 1 You have a right to know, in advance, exactly what this money, if grant ed, would be used for. You have a right to know what you, and your city, will gain if anything 4n case yau voluntarily accept this increased tax burden. Do you know? ' The, four measures you will find on the official ballot are accurately summarized as follows: 1 First.. You will.be asked to -accept a .3 mill tax. levy "to provide money for the support,'. maintenance and opera tion of the city planning and zoning commission," - This .3 mill tax levy would provide $5,0(HX annually for the use of the commission. If you vote "yes" you have authorized the granting, of $5,000 annually for three' years,' Or a total of. $15,000. ' Of this sum, $3,000 annually would be used as sal ary for the zoning commission's secretary,. $2,000 per year would be used to meet incidental expenses of the commission. The mayor of Salem serves his city: without salary. Councihnen serve their city without salary -Yet you are asked to pay the secretary of the zoning commission $3,000 a year for three years in return fori his services Why? lo you know? - Does any body know?.. You are asked to provide $2,000,a year, for three years, for ?inci dental" expenses of the zoning commission. . What are those "incidental" expenses? Do you know? Again, , . does anybodr know? "i. Second. You are asked to authorize the sale of $30,000 1n bonds to "purchase one 1,200-gallon ;pumper, -one. 1,000 gallon pumper and 2,500 feet of 2y2 inch hose for the use of the fire department.,, " ' " j' ' -. ' Dp you know whether, this equipment is needed? Do you know where these pumpers can be housed in ease they are purchased? Do you know how many additional firemen must be hired in see service in case of a fire? Third. You will be asked to accept a 2 mill tax 'levy "for; the purpose of constructing,: repairing and maintaining public bridges and bridge approaches in the city of 'Salem.' Do yon know how many bridges the income from this tax will build in the next 10 years? Do you know where these bridges will be built? Are yon certain that a 2 mill tax levy is the best method of raising money for the construction of bridges, if they are needed? . , . - , ' . - . ; . ' ' j -,.. ; Fourth. You will be asked to accept a lVjmill tax levy "for the . purpose of repairing , streets, alleys, j culverts and crosswalks in the city of Salem." ; ; . j . , Do yon know which streets, alleys; culverts or cross' walks are to be repaired? Are you sure ihey need re pairing? , - . j . Whenyoii buy a hat, a home or an automobile, you make certain, in advance, that you are getting value for the money you expect to spend. You do not buy, merely because the clerk has something to. selL So with taxes. You have -.a right to know, in advance, what value you, and your, city will get in return for your money,-if you grant a tax, increase. . Fate of these f our measures will directly affect you as a taxpayer in Salem. Two of the four measures included on the ballot should be endorsed- , They are those granting funds for fire equipment, and for street, repairs. ' - . -"''r;....;'-v: :;;.;;";";" .v'.:;.''-:!".-:'":--!' i:;. Increased taxation for the support of the zoning com mission, and for-construction of bridges on the basis out lined on the ballot -is money squandered. ' 1 Questions raised in this article will be answered, without prejudice or distortion of fact; on Tuesday," Wednesday and Thursday of, this week.-: You vote ' on Friday; Watch for these' frank; fair articles, v ' "-u.; ;' V- '- ! ;;-;;; ,: NpN'gfOP ) FU GHT M APE aviator srrrs new mark for '- Tim PACIFIC COAST : . I LOS ' ANO ELES, May ISj (By Associated , Press. ) -"" Pilot Lee Shoennair, nynig a -monoplane, ar rived here late this afternoon oh the first non-stop Sight, without re fueling hetweenVancoxrver; Washi and Los Angeles, an airline dis tance of 80 miles. Traveling at an ; average speed of llo miles an hour, the flight was ' made, in eight hdurs, 50 minutes. -. - f 4 Thd plane iwas ' motored ; by dn engine similar in type to thai used by' the Byrd polar,i-expedition. Sboenhalr's flight was made to test the., equipment of the ; Pacific' air transport "Which holds the govern ment air .-mail contract for- the Seattle-Los Angeles r9ute. V Salem, will pass Ion one meas order that tnese pumpers may CLYDtSLlNER LEAKING NO DANGER IS FKLT; iS88 PAS tf SKXGRRS ARE ABOARD lisMIAML Fla., May 16 (By As sociated: Press.) -fhe Clyde liner Seneca -was anchored a - mile oft Miami nearly today taking water through a leak in iher hold. mats. line officlils however, anticipated no danger to the ?88 passengers aboard, saying the vessel could be grqunded if it began to sink. . Tugs went to the assistance ot the fieneca : toliowisg .repeated wireless messages from the Sen eca's captain, R.: W. Leek. - --1 Captain Leek said he had Beven feet of water la the hold, but was In o danger. He said he 'did not attempt tor -enter the harbor ta nighr because the channel lights ware oui me moutn ot tne harbor, Drigible Nohge Reaches Tel- ler. North jof Nome; De :? -tails Are Lacking" ; AMUNDSEN h TAKES BOAT ... ... ... . ,.. . j ., 4 J Leader of -Party Will Arrive, , in .- Nome ThJa Uorslng; Meager Messages Give Xlttle Xnformatloii ' -' ' NOME, . Alaska. . May 15.By Associated Press. ) .The dirigible Norge, following its enochal trans. polar , flight from Spitsbergen, Is at Teller, Alaska. ,The , crew, led br Captain: Roald . Amunrinen. la safe and Amundsen Lincoln JCUs worth and twot others oof. the, ex- , . T . - . pwuuoa were, enrout to JNome to- -night s from. Teller - in , a a launch: They were expected .to arlve , here tomorrow ZmorhlnV. The dlstanca This definite , information ,nm ': received here tonisht . bvRalsh Lomen, Norwegian yics consult via the- Nome signal corps-, radio sta tion.! reports from many sources today despite that manv warn onu fllctlng, eonvlhced ? frlenda of Amundsen here; that he was safe witn the Norgov at -Tellar. i It -was ; feared ' however. that- because of lee locked condition ef the port ClaTence on which Teller Is- lo cated In northwest Alaska It might oe, weeks befors-rths-adventurers could leave, by boat.-This difficul-. ty; presumably was 'overcome hv Amundsen and his associates! trav eling over the , ise on Port, Clar ence- to open water where, they took the tUnnc"-' On the hasta kt tnnfrfet'a dibon- tlo- reports, thowsvsv, vwhich said . the Norse was itrrr arink t w.i considered . probable ; ". Amandsei " , might hate decided to come here, his original proposed' destination, to confer -with acquaintances re garding future iians. it had bees suggested todayjhe might for var ious reasons deflate the Norge at reiier and ship" it to the states.? Among the reasons atvenr Was the fad that- freighe rates were lower irom .Teuer.' The Norgfr had heen lost inh ! world for more I (Iiiti a Whim, the first mernige was heard 1 iront tne dirigible's wireless this morning, Pears thi a storm, re ported trtwlhgl; In "Bertttr ;sea north and iwest of ( here, rjnight hay swept that explorers t from their goal- were growing when the Norge -reported fall well r Communication lwt& the Norre ! failed again several timer during the- day, and new fetrs for the, safefV of Annndiln jlhiT IIOmw' of 1 7, were expressed. Conditions. for radio transmission . gradually? Improved late: - todayllany tele- (OonUatta r oar p ', t.) KiLfDlnnpLArm totraro RritDJfAsr' Dribs: wteen ' t BHD? TAKES NOSE DTVE , . WALLACE Idaho; May 15. tBr : Associated Press.) Kenrv Borjes, 15, parachute' lumper and" U, s; Army airplane machine gun ner' durinr. the world : warV was" raiauy- injured at Osborne, four miles west of Wallace today, when an airplane piloted bv Ben Furrow crashed 800 feet to earth. A r jp urrow was preparing to land when a tide wind caught the plane caUSinS IE tA Vft tntn m aff anln ana nose dive to the ground. Pur-, row escaped death, but leas rain fully cut about the head and face.' SEATS CRASH AT CIRCUS soo srrcTATona pall: none , siaaocsLV.- nurtT J MARSIIFIELD. Ore.. May l5-i (By Associated Press.) The en tire mp.P.tlnn nt rnsc-pva.l 9(r"inl." lapsed at the opening performance or uarnns circus nere this aiter- noon." Several '. hundred- peopIp went. down with it bufno one" was seriously Injured. The circus nas agement kept the performance go ing .".and eliminated danrer of " stampede or panle. Over six thous and nenoni were nresent. - trouLi) add Trrrior.T EUGENE, May 14 (A.P.) " Expansion of Its activity to : em brace ' tl.e 'territory vet cf te Rocky1 mon'ntalas ;ia"tis "Ciitt i: States and Canada was '.'vote I. t;v the Lutheran Erotherl.ooJ cf Gre- fca t its ccVfrtlTl t?ra t-f :y, X