ion Wilh Be Buoy -Keeping Ahcctl cv I
jwLiwi.wwU- tiuiTiwir iu tiJiLunamg oo nupiaiy nat itnu tuning oommiu
j -j. g - .. - ' - r : -: . -.;; - - -; Is : ;
..tV'. ' 4
;4WEATHER FORECAST; Generally fair;
temperatures,' above and, humidity some
what below normal. Maximum temperature
yesterday 86; mntmum. 62; river, 1.2;
atmosphere, clear; wind, northwest.'
. - " . j . i . , 1
Remember the good tftS Cayi "when yoa
used' to giggle behind . your spelling book ; '
. eery time the teacher's beau came to visit 1
Uhachooi?;;'; . T'TV
. . t -. - v , . v. . Ka '-"sit.. . ... -' " i
-... -j .-?' r-' " ,--' .
,!-...;..---..
SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR '
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY, 27, 1927
PRICE F,KE. CENTS
mm
ill hi
11
-7"
i
Pa
a-
nnifiii.TPn nfiiiim
r iiiiiivi'i i - 1 1 it i n i in
Unibi
II CHIffi STILL
Mrs. J. R. Trindle Returns
After 25 Years as Educa
tor in Shanghai,
TELLS OF EXPERIENCES
Wit BELIEF
'l i t n. ' i J c ??
Opposition to Mfoslonartai Princi
pally Caused by Soviet Iirfln.
; encf, Declared; Stirring
: s ' Evetf Witnessed
The dawn of a - better day for
- China does not yet seemed, to hare
appeared, - declared , Mrs, J. R.
Trindle, who returned , last, week
to Salem 4 after spending most of
" the time since 1902 teaching
school in Shanghai, t
Her husband, J. R, Trindle.
who Is a cousin of William Trin
dle,. local attorney remained In
Shanghai, and probably will re
torn to the United States within
another year. Mrs. Trindle
brought their two youngest
children, Mary Theodora, aged,
15, and Joseph Warren, aged 8.
with her on her, return. Another
daughter is married, and is living
; in'Sbanghaiv T-'-r'' -:
.' Hopes Prove Empty
.Those interested In the fate of
China looked with hope upon the
activities of the movement start
ing recently. In .southern China,
known asUhV Kwo tog -Tarig or
-People's: Nationalist, movement,
Mrs. Trindle told a .Statesman, re
porter Tuesday, Tbey.weredoom-
' td to disappointment, however r for
there seems to be no leader strong
enough to control-the movement.
And back- of it f all can plainly: be
seen the, hand of soviet x Russia,
Much of. the opposition.: which
has ariaen against. misslonaxies In
'htaa Is dne to the Hussian In
ifrluence, Mrs. ? Trindle believes.
, In the recent Nankin massacre
Rioting was tarried on by outeld
ers while the missionaries and
their families were protected as
long as possible by the local Chin
ese. These also . gave money and
food and clothing for the. desti
tute foreigners t after the rioting
ceased. ; t.
, ' Concessions Guarded ,
' Shanghai was the scene of much
(PoaUnae o',P' 'J,
MRS. STILLMAN
t THROWS DISHES
I ' . , . e
2XCITING INCIDENT, LIVENS
NORTH WOQDS WEDDJNQ
Princeton Gradote Wed Lena
"Wilson In Imprefwive Cere
mony Tuesday
'GRANtJIJ ANSEr, Quebeci July
2,i (AP) Lena Wilson, gradu
t nt th north woods, celebrated
her 18th birthday today by marry-j
ns ATii&tf Rtlllman.: Jr.. PriSceM
The i marriage, 'solemniied , on
the, lawn of the beautiful Stillman
lodge in the wooded Canadian hills
along the St. Maurice river, pro
ceeded without incident, "although
a feature not on the program was
contributed after the ceremony,
by: Mrs. James A. Stillman, mother
of. the bridegroom, who , threw
crockery at some motion picture
and news cameramen while the
guests were, assembling for re-
freshmen ts. ,; '
On the .wide sward, with, lta set
ting of pines, In , which the Still
tnan summer camp Is situated, a
temporary altar had been ejected
and by S p. m., the. hour of the
ceremony, the country people for
miles around, bush workers, ytiVt
i ...n .nil roinnlnta from the out
' lying farms, were mingling witb
the, hundreds of guests wnose wr.
xnal attire ' presented ' a " striking
1 contrast to the home spans of the
, northern settlers.
Newspapermen; banned yester
day from theJ camp, were permit
it to ba nresent.
Th- throng gathered on , the
lsrrn and first appeared Father
-'irian Lamy, accompamea oy
"Cithers Normand 1 and Desilets.
Then "came the brioe, sweeuy i
': traMlvH .In her immaculate wed
ding gown, then the bridegroom
and relatives oj me iwu
wrth dne solemnity I the cere
vlth the Titea of the Roman Cath
olic church. ; Prayers; in. Engmn
'trprn intoned bv Father Normand.
' The marriage over, the register
t-. (Oostlattd s j 9.)''
STATE DEFEATED
IN: REFUND CASE
HAS NO KlUHT TO MONKY
RETLTtNfeD TO COUNTIES
Proceeding Involving $1300,000
Throughout State Decided
Locally Provided that the opinion of
Circuit, Judge L. H. McMahan
handed down here Tuesday Is sus
tained by the supreme court, the
18 , counties which participated in
the Oregon & California land
grant refund wlH.not.be. required
to., turn, over any of. the. amounts
they received to the state. Judge
McMat&n held that the state had
neither a legal nor a moral right
tp any part of the money refund
The state will appeal the case to
the supreme court.'
The opinion of Judge McMahan
sustained a demurrer to the com
plaint in the suit brought by the
secretary of state to recover from
Marion county approximately
124,000 of its total refund of
1119,000. The demurrer alleged
that the circuit court for Marion
county was without jurisdiction
In the suit and? that the facts con
tained in the complaint did not
constitute a cause of action,
i The opinion of Judge McMahan,
if affirmed by the state supreme
court, will . result in a saving of
approximately 51,300.000 to the
18 Bp-called land grant counties
in Oregon. The state alleged that
U was entitled to this amount
of the total tax. refund which ex
ceeded $7,000,000,
The state contended that the
tax refund act, provided that all
monies paid to the county should
be apportioned, prorated and paid
by the county to the state, county
road, districts, school districts-and
other, civil subdivisions, of j the
county, in the ,sanxe. proportion as
the . taxes . for; each. . of f the, years
covered by the, statute were appor
tioned, and; paid ?r : .
Attorneys for Marion county al
leged,, that - under- the refund law
the state, had already received
from the. .county, all the money it
could legally ..exact and therefore,
was not entitled to participate in
the. tax refund. '
The, cost . of defending the suit
ts being, defrayed by the 18 coun
ties which participated in the tax
refund. ;
LACKS LICENSE, FINED
Tax Exempt Tags Found Not Valid
on Special Agent's Car
C. D. Putnam yesterday paid a
fine of $25 In Justice court after
being found guilty of operating a
motor vehicle without a . proper
license.
Putnam was arrested recently
on the road between Salem and
Dallas with. tax. exempt license on
his car, and exhibited a special
agent's commission from the gov
ernor of the Btate, He claimed to
have been formerly a deputy sher
iff, in Coos county.
,,Tbe,. commission which., he held
was found to be authentic, but in
asmuch as such jSpecial agents are
pot entitled to & tax exempt li
eense, the fine 'was assessed by
Justice of the Peace Brazier Small.
GERVAI S VETERA N Fl NED
jfcO Penalty Follows Verdict of
V Guilty la Assault Case
Carl Crawford, ex-service man
of Gervais, who was arrested on
June 22 on a charge of assault
and battery filed . against him by
Joe. Welt.?.?, of,, that city, was fined
$50. by Justice Brazier Small yes
terday, after having been found
guilty of the charge.
- Crawford,' who was badly dis
abled while in the service, and has
spent much time in rehabilitation
hospitals, is said "to" .have" at lacked
Welter and. beaten him badly dur
ing, an altercation,
- Justice Small ordered the re
lease. Qf. Crawford, after receiving
bis fine, and securing from him a
promise to leave - the connty at
p.Qcer : . :
SCENARIO . WRITER DIES
June Mathla Cries Out in Theater,
"" v "Causee Neay Panic .
NEW YORK. July 26 (AP)-
June Mathis, motion picture scen
ario writer, died as a result oi a
heart attack while sitting with her
mother in. an orchestra seat of a
theater tonight. a; few minutes
before"? the". '.'final curtain I Miss
Mathis suddenly screamed: "Moth
er I'm dying! I'm dyingl' V
;f Many persons 'rose in the tense,
almost nanie ! stricken r audience.
Two. trained- nurses and a - physi
cian. who were witnessing the play
hurried to Miss Mathis ana carnea
her. outside to a courtyard where
the physician pronounced her dead.
lAllON BOOl
rJATIQHAL TASK
SAYS CDQLIDGE
Hopes Every City May Soon
Have Airport. Under Its
t. Own Initiative
MAY HONOR CHAMBERLIN
President Receive Delegation
from Highway Association;
Iowa Editor Opposes Mc-Nary-Hangen
Program
RAPID CITY, S. D., July 2fi.
(AP) Cities and towns are ex
pected by President Cool id ge to
take the r Initiative ! in building
their own'alrports while' the gov
ernment devotes Its s attention to
the development" of aviation itself
It is the hope" of the' president
that every municipality will be
able In the near future to estab
lish an air base. With aviation
.going ahead as it is, he believes
the airports will be a necessity. He
is ready to permit the use of the
army and navy flying fields In
Washington for an airport there
but he thinks the capital city
should have an airbase of its own
and in this respect he Is ready to
cooperate.
Lands Chamberlin
Giving some attention to avia
tion today. Mr. Coolidge made it
clear he would like to give Clar
ence D. Chamberlin. New York to
Germany flyer, the distinguished
f lying cross, highest aviation
award of the government, if it
were possible under the law.
He was of the,- opinion that
Chamberlin belonged to a reserve
corps of the army or navy but re-
( Continued on page 8.)
STATE RETIRES BONDS
Payments August 1 and October 1
Will Total 9723,366.44,
The state treasurer on August 1
will retire state highway bonds in
the amount of $100,000. The in
terest payment is $14,000. On
October 1 another group of high
way bonds aggregating 5800,000
will be retired. Interest payments
to be met by the state October
1 tptal $809,366.44.
With the retirement of these
bonds the state highway debt will
be reduced to approximately 35,
000,000. PREMIERi NOT
tt kku fi.Jfer , r
. rA v! ' ,1 .
in ' ' i ' T .!-. '. f f " ' ' ' i- "vx 'r St mmmmm a 9
.T7 ' ' &i I r i l
; V- " I'M- 'V 1 'I l-'r ' 1'
( - ' 'if
-' - A i : y '
": JLi ;
't M 1 .
x if v . v
Since the ending ot the.'colorruKand turbulent career" of King. Ferdinand of Roumania by-death, It
has become evident that the real ruling power of the land is not, of course, the five-year-old grandson of
the kiag who succeeded to the throne as JKing Michael It or any. other member of the eyal. family, but
Premier Ion Bratlano. Above are pictures of the chief actors In this, unusual royal drama which the
world has been observing with intense interest. At the very top, the artist has sketched high spots of
Ferdinand's reign. He was the lone Hohenxollern to stand ?wlth the Allies in thet.World War. In the
center la Michael, boy king, whose ; mother Is jPrlncess Helen,' eldest daughter of the late King .Conatani
tine of Greece." To his left, the last portrait of the late King Ferdinand before his last lingering fittal
illness. To the right Is Premier Bratlano. Below,. left to 'Tight, are: Queen Marie, whom Americans
know first-hand; Prince Carolfather of Michael --who renounced the throne to go his own way in Parts:
Princess Ileana. and Prince Nicholas, aunt . and -uncle of the new monarch, the prince also being oaaei
the three regents named to protect the interests ot the throne. ..
MARINES AGAIN
ROUTSANDINOS
ONE U. - S. SERVICE MAN IS
WOUNDED, SEVERAL NATIVES
Insurgent Attempt to Ambush
Troops, But Good Hand
ling Prevents
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 26
( AP) United States marines
and Nicaraguan constabulary
have again come under the fire
of the irregular forces of General
Sandino. One marine and several
of the constabulary were wound
ed. -
The skirmish occurred yester
day near San Fernando, about 20
miles from Ocotal. the little town
where only, a few days ago a
handful of marines and constabu
lary aided by bombing planes,
killed 300 of Sandino's men.
An attempt was made by Sandi
no to ambush Major FLoyd's
troops and nearly succeeded, but
good handling of Floyd's troops
prevented' -this and enabled him
speedily, to rout the attacking
forces, who lost several killed and
a score wounded.
Efforts - will be made to run
down the Sandino band and it is
understood, that airplanes will par
ticipate in an action which Is ex
pected to occur soon.
W. C. HAWLEY TO ATTEND
Will Represent Lower House at
Cruinpacker Funeral
Congressman W, C. Hawleyhas
been notified by the sergeant at
arms of the house of representa
tives, that he has been appointed
to attend the funeral of Congress
man Maurice E. Crumpacker as
the official representative of the
lower house of congress.
The funeral services for the
Oregon congressman will be held
in Portland at 2 p. m. Friday.
BANK EXAMINERS NAMED
O. A. Carlson, Portland, and E. T.
Way, Albany, Appointed
The state banking board Tues
day approved the employment jof
Oscar A. Carlson of Portland and
Edmund T. Way of Albany as
state bank examiners. They were
recommended by Frank; Bramwell,
state superintendent of banks.
Mr. Carlson formerly was in the
employ of the federal reserve bank
while Mr. Way was until recently
associated with the Albany , state
bank.
. No mention was .made by mem
bers of the board at Tuesday's
meeting with relation to reports
that Mr. Bramwell was to resign
and that ex-Governor Ben W. Ol-
cott would be appointed as his
successor.
BOY KING, RULES
JURY TO PROBE
LOCKWOODCASE
WOMAN BOUND OVER; f7500
BOND FURNISHED
Defense Fails to Present Case at
Preliminary Hearing in
Justice Court
Mrs. Ruth W. Lock wood.
against whom a charge of invol
untary manslaughter was filed
following the death of Maynard
Sawyer, Salem druggist, a week
ago last night, was bound oyer to
the Marion county grand jury, as
the result of the preliminary bear
ing held yesterday morning before
Justice of the Peace Brazier C.
Small. .
: Bail was set agjjtin at $7500,
which has already been supplied
by friends of Mrs. Lockwood.
Mrs. Lockwood appeared in
court with her attorneys, James
Heltzel pf Salem and John A. Col
Her of Portland. Opportunity to
make a statement in her own be"
half was waived by her attorneys,
Witnesses called bv' the state
told of the accident, and of the
injuries received by Sawyer, when
he was struck at the intersection
of State and Church by. a can said
to have been driven by Mrs. Lock
wood.
Dr. Carlton Smith, Saleni physi
cian, testified that he examined
the body of Sawyer immediately
after the accident, and described
the extent of the injuries, several
of which were alone sufficient to
kill him.
Eye-witnesses of the accident
who testified were Miss Gladys
Collins, employee of the, telephone
company, and Wallace . Sears. 16
year old West Salem youth. The
latter narrowly escaped being
struck by the death car himself,
and witnessed . the accident front
close at hand. Identifying the car
as a Franklin roadster, and the
driver as a woman.
City Traffic Officer Edwards
told of the arrest of Mrs. Lock-
wood after a chase out- State
street, and of the discovery of two
(Continued on page .5.)
BRIDGE BLOWUP AVERTED
Employe Uncovers Dynamite Bur-
- ieo: rtear uoacrete paa ,
, PASADENA, Cal, July 26.
(AP)- An apparent, attempt to
blow up the concrete Colorado
street bridge was uncovered today
by, a street department employe
who struck his pick, into a nest of
22 sticks of dynamite which had
fuses and wiring attached. I
No .explosion resulted, although
the pick, cut one stick of explosive
in halves. The blasting charge
was buried near the western end
of the. span. 4
IN ROU MANIA
CflBlfJET LABORS
TO SitIOOTH OUT
GENEVA TANGLE
Chamberlain to Make Ex
planatory Statement to
Pariiament This Week
FINANCES; CONSIDERED
Churchill Anxious to Avoid Neces
sity of Huge Expenditure for
Cruisers; U. S. Delegates
Send Note
LONDON. July 26. (AP) -An
other cabinet council was held to
day; Sir Austen Chamberlain pre
siding, to discuss further the, dif
f erences t between. Great Britain
and the United SUtesVs to naval
requirements, and how far they
were , reconcilable. The cabinet
also desired to prpyide Viscount
Cecil and W. C. Bridgeman. the
Geneva delegates, with such well
aennea instructions as It was
hoped might help: set the Geneva
conference going again.
The council was held in the pre
mier's room In, the house of com
mons, those attending Including
the . Earl , of Balfour, Winston'
qhurchill, Lord Cecil and Mr.
Prldgeman, A, draft, was agreed
upon for. the guidance of Foreign
Secretary Chamberlain in his
promised statement to parliament
tomorrow or Thursday.
Will Explain Moves
This statement will be devoted
to explaining the British position
and removing, it possible, any mis
understandings .which have arisen
at the Geneva tripartite parleys.
(Continued on pagra 8.)
FORGERY, SUSPECTS HELD
Marion County Officers Leave for
Nbraska to Take Custody
Deputy Sheriff S. O. Burkhart
and Wallace Carson will leave this
morning, tor- Lincoln, Nebraska.
with, extradition papers for the. re
turn of Glen Winters and Roy C.
Kohl, wanted In this county on
forgery charges. -
Winters and Kohl were appre
hended at Sidney, Nebraska, ft was
learned, and are being held by
Sidney authorities.
The Stay ton Bank suffered most
heavily from their operations' in
this county. It is said, although
their activities were not confined
to this, district LocaV au.thbrWes
claim that checks .they hare
forged wJH amount to about $700.
APPOINTMENTS FAVORED
CongrcsHiuan Hawley Makes Poet-
' master Recommendations
.Congressman W. SCX f tlawiey
TUaymipendedVttow
flSg persons fqr appointment as
postmasters in pregonr --.i;, f
Thomay'R. 'McMillan, at Leban
on, Linn county.
Mrs. Jean W. Gould at Leland,
.Tmenhlna pnimt f
A. H. Haxelton at Agate Beachrl I
Lincoln county. V
John J. : Ransern at Shiiburn,
Linn county. ' : -
Mrs. Theresa Wllh'elms at Bar
View, Tlllamooilijbunty ' :i
. 1 w
FRY JO ADDRESS CLUB
Sltlem Rotary's Represf ntatlve, at
Ostend to. Give Report,
' Description of, the Rotary Inter
national conference at Ostend,
Belgium, by the' Salem club's first
representative ,to return, will fea
ture the Rotary luncheon at noon
today. ; The speaker will be Daniel
I Fry, Sr., who attended the"cbn
ference -while on his tour of the
world, . Other ; m embers- ot ithe
Salem, club who attended, Dr. M.
d Flndley and; Walter T.: Jenks,
are still la Europe. '
MURDER JURY COMPLETE
Baker Brothers Trial For Slaying.
J? 5 . - Sheriff Wood ppen. . ,
VANCOUVER. Wash., July 2ftV
(AP) The Jury la the trial of
Luther. Ellia . . and ' Ted Baker,
charged. with the murder, of Sher
iff Wood, ' was completed today
ana preliminary testimony opened.
Eleven men and one woman, will
heartne'ease. y-f i'V x- AK
The - Bakers are J, charged with
iavla - ambushed and shot the
sheriff when; he and "deputies
were- approaching a ' still saij to
haye been operated y the d ' nd-
i, ' ' : - m dlaniMa iiiaaaaaafT i ai an mmmmmdtm-
START ADVISED
i ON PRUNE PLAN
DELAY WILL CAUSE FAILURE,
PAUL V. MARIS WARNS
Statement Clarifies College's Posi
tion in Reported Agreement
. - .' Tangle . ' ' ' '. '
COHVALLIS July -1 26. (AP
Immediate organization to
nanaie this year s prune - crop
along the. lines approved by , the
convention of 100" was advocated
here by Paul V. Maris, director of
extension, in a statement olarlfy
Ing the position of the college in
the Involved ' situation ; brought
about by the halting of plans for
organization this year because of
a reported breach of agreement on
the part of one packer. 1 v
Impossibility: of arriving at a
new or more acceptable plan this
year was pointed, out by Director
Marls who added that postpone
mnt will jeopardize if It does not
wholly defeat the possibility ."of
uniting the growers and packers
fort selling purposes. Whether
the full plan can be put into o it
eration this season may be ques
tionable, as reported: Maris states.
bat all possible activity should be
continued at once, he believes."
"The college can act only in an
advisory capacity," Mr. Marls said.
We, strongly urge immediate or
ganization, to handle this year's
crop, but if that is now whollv
impossiDie. . as reported . agree
ments should be comnleted before
January binding the Industry to
a definite organization for, aeZiiag
next year's crop.". .
SAN JOSE. CaU. July 26.
(AP) The maenitndA nt tMa
city's dependence ' upon the new
(Continued oa pmg 5.)
PLANE CRASH REPORTED
Fate Unknown; Search Party Or-
,a . w escporc
ASTORIA. July 2 6. fAPi
Reports from WfestDort. 25 mi Ion
up the Columbia fiver, tonight said
mat an tinidentified airplane took
a nose dive. Into the forest covered
hills south, of ; that" place at 6 ; 4 5
p ttv tonight. -- r
The plane was said to be headed
down the rlver.r "
It was said that the Diane's en
gine was observed to be missing
fire abd that suddenly, a puff of
black smoke , appeared, followina-
whlch the. plane dived . suddenly.
disappearing behind the hills.'
The.reglon in which the plane
Is thought; to have fallen la ex
tremely rough and practically un
inhabited.
A searching warty was Imme
diately organised at Westport but
up to a late hour had not. re
ported. ;'' .'. - ' ,
STEALS; DRIVES; KILLED
Boy.of 17JDlef After Being pinned
Bepeatn Wrfccked Car
PORTLAND. JTnlw 2R fAP1-i
a' Joy ride In a stolen automobile
ended In the death of one youth
and serious ' injuries ; , to another
near, here, today.' Marshall Frank?-;
Hn,; 17 was killed, and his, com
panion, Oscar Hoover, 17, suffered
aoyere lacerations on head ; and
body, when the. speeding automo
bile, left the Powell . Valley road
and skidded 175 feet into a tree.
The car.' had been reported
stolen from Robert . K. Keller
while it was" parked-at a golf club
house. -
There were no witnesses to the
accident Franklin niet death
when I he . was pinned under ' the
overturned ' car. Hoover was
hurled through the! r windshield.
HOover Is said . by 'police to have
admitted stealing vthe car, saying
ho 'and Franklin took the ma
chine "for a pleasure ride.
CfjlLD SXRUCKBYUTp
Injuries Reamlt . Prom : ; Sudden
5 Dash After' Bali, lteportea
Orvllle Grochow, 7-year-old oj
Hvihg on N. 1 8th street, received
bruises of the leg 'yesterday aft
ernoon, when . he, was struck by a
machine drlvenby Fred" S. Crow
ley,: ; 11 5 2 N. 17 tit streets while
playing with companions ; in '- the
street near bis home, '-"-s'zK V.
According to Crowley,; several
boy were playing with a rubber
baKi In the street. V As ho drove
up; the boys; separated to let him
pass, when ? young - G roc how : sud
denly ran back, and was struck by
the I right .fender. being- knocked
down and run f over by f the. fronl
wheels ; i'--V? ;.:" VV ' tH -
Crowley assisted the boy to his
home; and i'offered to takeC tlm
to, a doctor, he says, but the boy'l
mother- thought it unnecessary.
The Injuries received were bruises
a'-out the knee Crowley reported.
imimm
Permits Issued Call jfor S79
J 300 Expenditure; Three
Business Blocks r -
WORK STARTED
BY VAN PATTEN
Excavation Under Way for
; Structure on Court
GARAGE PLANNED
Concrete. Building on: Center
y. to House Goff Blolor Co.;
I Construction - Started cn
Marion Market,' , 1r , Same
Block fAr,
Salem btliMfnar ntl.lMnl I
decided Jump yesterday, with the
Issuing of. building., permits total
ing i 179,300. ; including . three
downtown, concrete buildings and
three dwellings;'-".- . , ; .
': Excavators started, yesterday to
dig the basement for. one o these,
a S2$,000 business block which
Is being built by Cuyler Van Pat
ten at 555-559 and 563 Court
street, just east of the alley be
tween High and Church streets. ,
facing' south.,-J
i ' Will Rush Work ; '
r This Property was acquired by
Van Patten about T three months
ago, when tentative plans were
announced for the. development of
the- property, Yesterday the
hbuse occupying tho property was
afarted- on a journey to ;t 7th and
B treett, and. , excavators were
free to start work. ' on the new
building. . . ' -
i Plans, for the building call for
its cofnpletlpn by October first. It
is to be a two: story concrete
structure, of the best and latest
stvle of construction,' and will
house In one .of the main floor,
sections the offices of the Amer
ican Express company, The oc
cupant of the other main floor
section has yet not been announc
ed. ' r r"r " .
On ; the second floor Afr. Van.
Patten plans to have 12 bachelor
apartments, equipped with every'
nfodern convenience. ' " '
j Garago Permit Issued
-Another down town building to
rise soon "win be the one story
concrete building to be occupied
by the I Goff "Motor company, dis
tributors . of Hudson and Essex
cars. at..335-345 Oenter: gtreet.
tiear. th corner '6f. Center and
1 3, , , , i i Hi , v -i 4 .' '
J , . i IQoatiaaad.. mm' t)t-... iS;;.
SHOTS ENLlYri
KKK GONVENTIOII
...... v r -. . -
KLAN REPORTED IXVOLT:n
IX BULLET EXCHANGE
- i i :
Investigation Conductetl by Po-
lire; Governor Al Smith
.'Attacked . ;
DES MOINES, Iowa, July. 26.
'(APjReports of an exchange of.
shots by Kn Klux Klansmen and
unidentified assailants enlivened
the opening here today of a state
meeting of the klan.., ,
i The, police, department is Inves
tigating the. report of the shoot
ing and officers pf the Klan also
were conducting an inquiry.
Information had not -revealed
the identity of the persona report
ed ;to .have fired upon a group of
klan campers , at the state, fair
grounds last night.
Approximately 2S shots were
fired, klan officials said, while a
hundred klansmen were, meeting
to discuss business to come before
the state meeting.. Guards .poftetj
about . the meeting returned the
flre..No one was reported la Ju r
ed. ' , . . -
t The state meeting was callc 1 to
outline a program for the err irJ
zatlon tor. the coming year. i:;rn
Evans, Imperial . wizard, indicatf !
that politics might, receive f-"""
attention from. the kiansnen. i
Individuals av least,-, when he !
sued 'a statement' attach In rr C:v
ernorAl Smith "of New York.
He declared i Governor 'C:!;h,
"Is seeking to nullify tha lllh
amendment, to foster the I ' "3 cf
Tammany, 1311 and, to Lrtnj - re
ligion Into -politics.-. .