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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1926)
s Tiivrnn Thnnr iiUAtUUinilbl BALLOT TODAY Polls to Be Open From 2 Til , 7 O'clock,- Voters JJrged -g; : to Ballot- REQUIRE BOUD TRANSFER .Voters Accommodations Increased to Speed Up Balloting, Con atderattoa for Taxpayers ' ' Outlined r ELECTION DATA: Wednesday afternoon- Sp. , in. to 7 p. May 19, 1926. Voting Place 232 South Commercial Street, Marion Ho ' tel. . .w Reasons for selecting Tuxedo Park Bchool site: ; ' 1. Oyer 200 voters bf South I Salem , petitioned school board . for this election. . , . 2. South, Salem should hare the right' to select their own i school site, r ' 3. ..This ..election does not mean voting more bonds, only transferring bonds already vot- '"' 4. The ' present . - Lincoln school site is inadequate and . : too small for a Junior High' school. ' ' 5. The Lincoln school site Is needed for a grade school. It - would . not -relieve the congas-. s tion by tearing . down the old ' i Lincoln , school Duliaing ana ! substituting one ' of the same size. r. - ' ! ' 1 6. A ; new" Junior - school Is needed : to rellere ihe conges tion of the Parrisu Junior high school and other schools; ! t ffx The 'Tuxedo Park site Is centrally located for .the soutn- . era part of the city. " r rV7 i g. Elevation of Tuxedo Park w , ia i n - it . iuotd iuo , river 1 , leveL - -The lover portion. is 55 -1" ft. above" the- river level. The ; Intersection of State and Lib erty streets Is only 42 ft. above the river level.. ' L You are urged to go to the polls and vote your convictions i as your conscience .and j udg i mentt dictated . " 1"7 'Who Can Vote: , Any legal voter who is a tax payer In School District No. 24 ! and whose name is on the cur ; rent tax roll can rote. . , Both husband and wife if they hare r b Joint deed to property; in the; i District are taxpayers and can r vote. Anyone who owns prop 1 erty in- jwcrow ' or under con i tract, even, though the property , holder pays the taxes, is not en-. " ! titled to Vote. j Tour name must be on 4he current tax" roll." A legal voter who can give j Evidence of holding shares or i stock in a corporation located J In ' and T doing business and I which pajrs taxes In School pis- trlct No. 24 , is entitled to vote. Board of Education, School District No. 24. ! The question as to whether the school board will be given author ity to build the Junior high school for south Salem r on Tuxedo Park, with all its facilities for play grounds' and - athletic work, or whether the building will be built adjoining! the Lincoln 'school ' will be decided this afternoon -between the hours of 2 and 1 o'clock, i The voting wilt take place in the sample room of the Marion hotel, just south of the offices of the Associated Oil Co. office. In stead of two sets of election judg es, there will be four, thereby al lowing the vote to be taken quick ly, without the long wait there was at the last school election; , At the meeting held last even ing at the Lincoln school, parents of south 8alem expressed the hope that all sections Of the city would 'vote, giving them the site desired for the school and the site unan imously selected by the school board. It is conceded by school author ities that Junior high school pu- t (Continued oa sg S.) . .1 Tuesday I la Wfshiatca The $165,000,000 public build' Ings bill was sent to the White House for signature? '- -( ., " The house approved the crop fequalization fee provision - in the laugen farm-relief bill.'. - Discussion of congressional ac tion on " the French debt settle ment muddled plana for early ad journment. .u . . ' Tabling of imyachment charges ;'tiTst Felprdl Juige MeeJdcs or ..or tii Carolina recommended Vy a putlic Judiciary Bub-coatait- 1 -m - - - :'i i . " " ; " - lll-l JllUl J' ""L L. Yj - I -" ' Fear of Neighbors Seen : As Bar to Disarmament . , I rJ r - v - - - - I - Suspicions and; Anxiety Declared Supreme Stumbling: Block to Be Overcome Before Problem of Disarmament Can Be Saccessfiilly Coped With 'V - - ' sssssssMwsmwiSMss : GENEVA, May 18. (By Associated Press.) All nations will fear to disarm because other nations actually weaker but potentially stronger can in the lon run conquer thenv that is the supreme stumbling block to disarmament which loomed today at the opening session of the preparatory commission. France mentioned it; Belgium, overwhelmed in the great war, emphasized' its anxiety and Premier Mussolini's spokesmen even declared: ' ' . ;' "Jf you da not take account of every kind of potential rail- T strength in a country, then VV 0 M EN'S GR0U PS ENTER "Y" PROGRAM TONIGHT LEADIN'G ORGAXIZ.TIOS TO . AID IX4 DEDICATION Every Seat Claimed for - Athletic Exhibition in Gymnasium Last Night ? ..Physical . education work was featured in last night's dedication program at . the new home of the Salem YMCA-t A large crowd at tended the program, claiming every, seat .of the balcony of the main v; gymnasium, . where ,,tne stunts were aiven. , Members of the Portland and Corvallis assoc iations were present to participate in the stunts.: Piluso's - nyramids , In tumbling stunts was a thrilling feature. The group was headed by. Emilio Pi luso, who has grown 'up in the Portland TMCA, having woraeo out there since he was about ten years old. ( The building was again open for . inspection ; and an incessant line?- of risitors poured tnrougn the dormitory rooms. Eulpment was , placed in the gymnasium Tuesday afternoon and there , was quite an array of aiaratu to work with for the evening's exhibition. Tonisht the program will be given by - the various women's or ganisations of Salem. - "Mrs. P. A; Elliott will? preside. ,The, TWCA will be represented by Mrs. W. E. Kirk. : Following is the programs Dutch: dance , by, Mrs. . White's dancing class gins. Talks by Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Fargo , ' representing the Salem Woman's club. Violin solo by Helen Selig- O'NeU. Irish jig by Miss Sullivan of the high school. Address by Mrs. George Aiden, renresentlng the American assoc iation of university women." Address by Mrs. PhU Neimeyer, representing the McDowell clu. Songs by Mrs. lon iuaaie ana Mrs. A. J. Rahn. ; , Address by Mrs. Anderson rep resenting the Salem. Garden club. - Address by 'Dr. Mary Rowland representing ; the Salem Arts league.""""" '" Story by Mrs. Bellinger. Reading of' poem by Gertrude Robinson Robs " WOULD OUST PRY SQUAD SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF SAYS Vse now pirrLiyED ! SEATTLE, May IS (By Asso ciated Press.) Chief of Police averynsr announced here today that if Mayor Brown gave him per mission he would abolish the city dry squad, the head of hlch. Lieutenant George Comstock, and several members are facing trial for bribery and liquor conspiracy. Although Mrs. Bertha K. Lan- des becomes Seattle's mayor June 7. and has declared she will ' ap- point a new chief, Severyns said that the quarterly shakeup of the department .would be made June f. On this date the heads of all policemen and many of the leaders are shifted. - Severyns asserted the dry squad had "outlived Its usefulness' and said he is opposed to having secret investigators in the department because they relieve regular police of responsibility and reduce their efficiency. . j j ' '- FIRES TAKE TWO LIVES FLAMES MENACE FORESTS; 5000 HEX FIGHT BLAZE WARREN, Penn.. May 18 (By Associated press) Forest fires raging uncontrolled in Elk and McJCean counties were ' believed oy forestry ornctais toaay to nave caused the death' of two uniden tified wood cutters, who were aid ing in fighting . the flames. Re ports to the forestry office here were that the men were ' burned to death alter having been encir cled by flames in the Jjear creek district, t The fire which ts sweep njt through the Allegheney na tional forest has burned over sev en thousand : .acres of i aecona growth timber and 'has destroyed number of lumber, camps. Five thousand men are fighting the fire which . has covered an area .nine" mUeSilong and two miles wide. 'v;-1' , - FREDERICK NORTON DIES WINCHESTER, Va; May 18. Frederick Horton. 70, .novelist. historian, anT'vestern news writ er, native cf Maine and Graduate of University . cf Netrasa. . died you show a desire to weaken a weak state and strengthen a strong one." ' From the United States came a message which evoked consider able 'favorable comment as mani festing sincere determination to cooperate in the huge problem of aisarmament, ana as snowing: sympathetic knoweldgo of the questions ! facing other nations, which make the. limitation , of aramaments difficult though 5 not impossible In the first place as If meeting in advance a lukewarmness on the part of others or other dis- Dosftion . to temnorlze with or postpone definite action, Hugh S. Gibson, chairman of the American delegation urged all to devote their earnest and continuous at tention", to the- work undertaken. " He expressed the opinion that constructive achievement in 1 the limitation of land armaments lies in the conclusion of regional agreements; rather than In an ef fort to work out a plan applicable to the whole iworld. I This seemed to .be Interpreted tonight as meaning that the United States 46es Jiot wish to In tervener except helpfully, In any European arrangement for: land armament reduction; :KSpecial at tention was paid to, Mr Gibson's words that America would wel come steps tending to a further limitation of competitive naval construction as : a supplement to the Washington conference. Some Europeans see in these words an American desire .to secure a re duction In v submarines, which question was not ; created at Washington. -MrGlbson'stajtemep.t that, is Important- to ' consider not . only general abstract principles, but also make an endeavor to isolate as ' many concrete questions as possible and deal with them di rectly and practically, was deemed to " put the American position close to that enunciated by Vis- (Con tinned on page 5.) FRENCH FRANC PLUNGES NEW LOW LEVEL REACHED; CABINET ATTACK SEEN PARIS, Mas 18. (By Assocli ated Press. ) -1 he French franc, which " has been" falling steadily, slumped to a new low level today and brought with it the prospect of a vigorous attack on the Briand cabinet when parliament recon venes on May 27, . ? The franc, it Is felt in financial iircles. is bearing" the brunt of the general derangement of European nances, and is being affected by the uncertain political situation everywhere. -1 - ' I PEACE IWS STEW PLAN 'All Candidates Bound to Support Direct Primary" He Declares OREGON'S RIGHTS URGED Candidate fer Republican Nomin ation Urges Fewer Federal Clerks In Talk Before Armory Audience "I stand tor peace. I believe in open agreements and fair :diplom- scy." declared ( Frederick ; Sleiwer, candidate for the Republican' nom ination for United States senator. before a large audience at' the Sa lem armory Tuesday night. "Victorious America, who has to bow to no one in a military way. is in a position to stand ;f or peace. Two-thirds of thev expense of run- ning our government is occasioned by war. We hare not yet. finished paying for the Civil wax,i and'yet we have recently, in the world war incurred a debt of some 0 bil lions of . dollars. It isla debt of honor, and we will be paying it for ine resi oi our nvet. v i -"I hope that war is "out, and I believe that through the right pol icy we may arrive - at ' the ; place where war will not be contemplat ed in the future." y. Referring to the issue "some candidates bare tried to make of the direct primary," gteiwer said : "There is no quarrel over the direct primary. We are all com mitted to it. .1 like totconsider myself the best friend the -direct primary has. One thing a candi date should do Is to assure the people that if I he is defeated, he will support the roan the party nominates. By the very fact that (Continued on pt 5.) PILOT KILI-ED IN CRAbH AIR MAIL , PLANE UPSETS ' DURING FORCED -'LANDING , CHICAGO, May 18. (By Asso ciated Press, ) --Rosb Kirkpatrick, 3 0-year-old aviator of the freigh ter "Maiden Dearborn" of the Ford Motor company air service, was killed, at Summit, on the southern city limits during a storm this evening which caused a forced landing. .His plane, on landing, struck soft ground, caus ing it to nose into the earth. Dam age estimated from 1100,000 to 8200,000 was caused by the storm which extended, east 'from Summit to . Harvey, Iwhere .more than 300 homes were wrecked. Kirkpatrick was crushed when the 'fuselage telescoped against the motor, .while he was strapped in his seat. : In Harvey, a heavy hail storm accompanied the wind which be sides blowing , over houses, knocked down trees and tele phone , poles find rolled several automobiles into the ditch. No other nearby towns were serious ly damaged and the storm in Har vey lasted bat fifteen minutes. THE NEXT "BIG PARADE?" WD SPENT OPENLY Portland School Organiza tion Overdoes Attempt to Pick Candidate DRAIN WAR CHEST DRY Contributions Openly Solicited From Firm Furnishing School Supplies; Public Re sentment Active The Portland "school machine" is overdoing itself in its money spending orgy for the nomination of its candidate for the office of state superintendent of public in struction. , The lavish, even wan ton use, of money ia this spectac ular publicity campaign is causing caustic comment eyerywhere. It Is being heralded from one end of the state to the other. . It is declared in public speech by a. democratic opponent that the present "school machine meth ods of soliciting funds from teach ers and from school supply houses in Portland for campaign funds for its candidate is a shame and dis grace to the school system of Ore- Eon. And the fact that candidates under school contracts are run ning over the state soliciting vbtes is in no better taste; This demo cratic candidate's audiences In dicate agreement . with him, and a warm fight against I the election of the machine candidate is seen if he is nominated. The Multnomah county candi date, himself very generous with campaign funds in his own inter est, is republishing the Portland newspaper account of theso . cam paign funds and solicitation of the teacher votes by the machine, in other newspapers over the state so the stench is becoming univer sal. The effect lof soliciting cam paign funds from a business firm dealing in school supplies, even under direction of i a campaign committee, is to put a candidate under obligation to such firm or firms, and in case of. contributions from teachers the f esult Is practi cally the same. . Great procedure an. the name of education and for the much heralded purpose of de feating an "undesirable" candi date isn't it? The law contemplates a few hundred dollars of expenditure by a candidate for this office, but it is conservatively estimated that the expenditure of the "machine" and Its candidate will amount to (Continued on pg 5.) JERSEY SHOW THURSDAY EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT FAIR GROUNDS IN SALEM - The spring Jersey show which was held Tuesday' at Eugene, will be staged at Albany today, and in Salem at the Fair Grounds on Thursday. W. M. Regan, of Davis, Calif., dairyman at the state experiment station, will, be 1CHIIFU iudae here. Fiftr exhibits are wr"" m"n? l?? esiaoiisnmeni pected. Approximately 350 per- mn. attend h i " 1 i r T at 10 o'clock, under the ausnices or tne Oregon Jersey Cattle club. EQUIPMMN& or LOSS! ' Beginning with this' issue. The Statesman publishes the third of a series of four articles treating, in! a comprehensive manner, the issues of the city election to be held on Friday, May 31. No attempt is made to impose opinions upon, voters, but facts will be presented in a manner which will aid individ ual readers in forming their own conclusions, The second measure you go to vote Friday, reads as follows : ? "Shall the Charter of the City of Salem, Oregon, be amend ed by adding thereto Section ry r : f common council to issue ana amount not exceeding $30,000 ceed six per cent per annum for 1200-gallon Pumper, one of 2.5 inch hose for the use City of Salem, Oregon." Necessity of purchasing additional equipment for the fire department can, perhaps, best in Salem on the night of March 16. Fire broke out shortly before midnight in the Fred Loose stables on South Commercial street. The fire spread rapidly. Those directly interested in the property were ignorant of the blaze. .Because the flames spread so rapidly, idle specta tors assumd a fire call had been sent to 'department head quarters. No call had been spread and a tower of sparks More than 20 minutes after the department was notified fight it. When the equipment (Continued on PILSUDSKPS STAR SAID ON WANE; UNREST NOTED MILITARY LEADER IS SUFFER ING FROM EXHAUSTION Socialists and Radicals Desert Ranks; Revolution Is Now Denounced WARSAW, Poland, May 18. (By Associated Press.) Marshal Joseph POsudski, who overthrew the Witos government, ousted the president of "the republic after a military rising, assumed power, is suffering from exhaustion. Those close to him declare that all he needs is rest, and he himself, aft er several sleepless days and nights while fighting was going on In , the streets of the capital, rather pathetically on Monday said that he could "sleep and sleep." Pilsudski's star, for the moment at least, appears to be waning The military hero, who by a swift strike, overthrew, the government and captured the city, is too. mod est to allow his name to stand as candidate for the presidency to say -nothing of listening to the demands of his friends and sup porters that he declare himself dictator. The socialists and radicals have deserted Poland's idol because their appeals for the dissolution of. O I J 1 - A J A V . m L,f v rLn t m 7. VuZl By reason f this failure I Atw1- . V. U J . V . socialists and radicals , are de nouncing the revolution as a need less shedding of blood, something which Pilsudski .endeavored to avoid and over which he is most regretful. They argue thatleadership from him can no longer be expected and it is becoming apparent that : he has no political or economic pro gram prepared. DEBATE FREIGHT RATES COMMERCE COMMISSION .WILL ARGUE WEST CHARGES WASHINGTON. May 18-(By Associated Press.) -Freight rates in the west will come up for de bate tomorrow with the opening of oral arguments before the in terstate commerce commission lin one of six proceedings solidated in the commission's general - In- quiry into the country's rate struc ture as ordered by congress.- Y: Arguments are expected to last ten days and approximately 70 witnesses representing the-, rail roads statecommisslons and ship ping interests probably will - ap pear.' Rates In the east are-being tackled first because a provision of the Hock-Smith resolution or dering the v investigation specifi cally directed that the commission effect with the least practicable delay the lowest possible lawful rates on : farm products and live stock that the carriers could stand. - - Y- . t HURLS PUP FROM '.PLANE AIR PILOT" IS CHARGED WITH CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KANSAS CITV.Ilay IS. (By Associated Press.) A warrant for the arrest of Waldo Robey. 25, a flying school pilots-Was asked to day by humane officers, accusing Kooey of throwipg ;a fox terrier pup from his plane today when al most 1,0 00 feet in the air. . Ac cording to E. E. , Porter fields Jr.. employer of Robey, the pilot ad- xuitted. tr.0 ect End, thought it more or less cf a 1oke. Portereli ti.cn will find on the ballot when you 83 which will authorize the i .1 - ' x j. . seu Donas pi saia city 10 an bearing interest at not to ex the purpose of purchasing one 1000-gallon Pumper, and. 2500 feet of the fire Derwirtment of the I j .be shown by recalling events sent. Meanwhile the. flames climbed into the sky. the flamesj became apparent. and equipment was rushed to arrived, the fire was threaten- pftge t.) . BEACH SEARCHED FOR mrs. aimee Mcpherson WOMAN EVANGELIST IS BE LIEVED DROWNED IN OCEAN Pastor of Angelas Temple Is Re ported Missing While Bath ing at Beach SANTA MONICA, May 18.- (By Y Associated Press. ) Police here .tonight h were investigating reports that : Aimee Semple ..Mc pherson, founder and pastor pf Angelas Temple of ,Los Angeles had disappeared while bathing at Ocean Park, j Friends expressed the belief that she had drowned. An airplane piloted by Fred Hoyt was sent circling Above the waters in an attempt to locate the: missing e van gellst. All available life guards were sent to Ocean Park to search the sands and wa ters for a trace of the missing wo man. A Miss "Schaefer , of . Los Angeles who accompanied Mire, McPherson to the beach, told the police and life guards that the two women had gone into , the surf together. , Mrs. McPherson went into the water ahead of her companion, who noticed she was having difficulty standing against the breakers. ' Miss Shaefer said her attention 1 was directed away from Mrs. McPherson for a tew minutes and when she looked again for her the woman had dis appeared, i Mrs. McPherson and Miss Shaefer registered at a hotel near the beach before going in for a swim and . left their clothes In their rooms, Miss Shaefer said. The police went to the botel and found the clothes still there. Mrs. McPherson's automobile,, which she left standing, in front of the hotel was still there when police arrlred." . - 1 Reports of iMrs. McPherson's drowning were quick to reach mem ben of her congregation and hundreds of the evangelists' fol lowers flocked to the ' beach and tonight Were frantically pacing the shore. Some of the more devout worshippers threatened to -throw themselves into tho water, police reported. All . available, 'police have been dispatched to the beach to keep the crowd under controL LOS ANGELES, May 18. (By Associated .Press)- Aimee Semple McPherson pastor of Angeles Tem ple, returned i... here only si' few weexs ago from a trip to Europe and Palestine land; was welcomed back to the city with an Ovation In which thousands of her fol lowers took part. Since then the temple which f she founded has been, attracting unusual crowds to heaf her tell of the experiences Of her trip.' i - She first' came to Los Angeles a bent six years ago and since then established a record for a contin uous evangelistic camnaira. In that time, it Is estimated, collec tions aggregating more than 1, 000,000 have passed through' her nanas.. .iter church . plant, built by donations, is said to be worth fully half that sum. - When she' first arrived here. she had less than $100 in money and a worn automobile as her only assets, her friends said, ... KIMS ALL BOARD TO MEET .. ' -- --r .. , - j . M f .. : .1,. Portland: May is.' Bishop William O. Shepherd of the Methodist- Episcopal church will meet with the board-of trustees of the Kimball school of theology , here Eaturd-ay ta ,'",.;cs rrer-'als to r-iove tL3 E.Y;.i.fro:i LS'n U IRE, Wl IS AHEAD IHRAGI Pennsylvania Senatorial Bal lots Go to Dry Law Mod ' ification Candidate PINCH0T RUNNING THIRD Pepper, Dry, Running Ahead in Outlying Sections; Governor; . Leads in Coal Mining ,. Counties ' I PHILADELPHIA. May ' 19. (By Associated Press.),- With more than half : the returns 4n from the . primary. Congressman, William S. Vare. candidate on s platform favoring modification .of the prohibition laws, this morning: Jed 'for the republican nomination, for : United States : senator - by a plurality of 78,855 over, Senator Pe'pperwho was running second) Governor Pinchot was in third place.: Y i , T .y, . The vote- of 4.941 districts out of 8.2 8 1 in-tlre, state gave Vare 405.686; Pepper 326,831; Pinchot 200,925. .. PHILADELPHIA. May 18 (By Associated . Press.) -Repre sentative .William S. Vare, run ning on a platform of prohibition law modification led his opponents for the republican nomination for United States senator' from. Penn sylvania in returns from 3,314 dis tricts out of 8.281 in the state, in today's primary election. Senator George- Wharton Pep per, candidate for the forces led by secretary of the treasury Mel lon and classed as a dry, was run ning second, . with Governor Pin chot, Independent dry, third. Rep- Senator Pepper was 86,029, y y: This vote included . more- than half of Philadelphia, the Vara stronghold which was cenceded by. the other candidates to give the representative?"'" a. Z substantial plurality. , Senator Pepper based his. hopes on Allegheny county an4 . western Pennsylvania while, tha goyernor- looked , for Lis "greatest strength' In the rural counties and the miuing regions. . ... included in i this vote were 489' districts ' in" Allegheny" county, oV which .Pittsburgh, . Is ja-". part: and these showed Senalor Pepper.'mn- ning ahead there! . In scattering returns from the larger hard coal counties and,, iu some of'the.ngrl- . cultural districts, the governor 5 wasTin first, place..-? -,-., y. The vote of" the 5,14 & districts was: .Vare 1 279,875V. Pepper. 193,848; Pinchot. 111,617,, A . , All three' candidates were wait ing more complete' figures before making statements. , ' - Both of. the! leading7 candidates for . the republican . gubernatorial notninatlon; .Edward D. ' Bridle- ' man, jormer, neuiepam covemor, H AMAta4 4Vn"TfMWA - am m tM -: John S. Fisher, former state bank- ing commissioner . backed by the Mellon-Pepper i group, ran closely with the heads! of the ticket. The two other gubernatorial candt-. dates. Representative Thomas W-1 Phillips, Jr., and . John K. . Tener, rormer governor, : were ; In third and fourth places. The vote of 3,029 districts In the state gave Beldelman 279.267; ; Fisher. 216, 750 Phillins 22.443 Tunpr U . In the s democratic contest for ' the . gubernatorial nomination Philadelphia was leading his op ponents, Judge -Samuel E. Shull and-former Judge William E. Por ter. The vote of 1,642 .districts gave Bonnfwell 16,294; Shull 13,-' 387; Porter' 8,877. . Returns from slightly more , than half the districts in Pennsyl vania in the contest for the repub- lean nomination for United States senator gave .Vare a lead over Pepper of .73,075 with Pinchot 102, 815 behind Pepper. ; The figures from 4,293 districts out of 8,281 in the state were: Vare r 353,281; Pepper 280,143; These returns included 977 of the 1,492 In Philadelphia and 483 ' of the 1,405 In Allegheny. Returns from 4,165 districts for republican governor gave Beidel- Philips 34,684;s,Tener 22.183. r . for . democratic governor ' gave aw . a vui . 4M t F v mr m Bonnlwell, 23.832; ShaU 18,249; Porter 14.322. i - AMERICANS ARE OUSTED NICARAGUA . REBELS IiEJIO i ii TWO CUSTOMS OFTICHTYi MNAGUA, May 16 (A.P.) w. j. crampton, united Btates el ector of customs and deputy r -1- lector W. A. Peters of Bluer; :fs have been removed from office Ly revolutionists because of their re fusal to turn ! over, their colloc-". tions. . " - -, - . ; .. Six governmental armies ' Ert advancing' toward Elueflcls, -oa the Atlantic coast, wtlcii Lj tell by the revolutionists. Iu an encounter in the vicrtiy of Rama, near Bluefielfs, t'-.w rebels were killed rt,- fY. vo':: 3.' 'Foyr cf t! - 'I ores c Z c :.Y'f : y - "