SPECIIUITI 1 RIFE
Eie.O.P.HSE
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Republican Leaders Mention
" Hoover, Dawes, Lowden
.. and Hughes
WASHINGTON,' Dee. 3.-(AP)
-Convinced that President Coo'I-
ldge does not intend to be
"smoked out" for an amplification
of hi Black Hill, statement. -the
bulk of the republican national
committee; men who : are -assemb-
1 In t here for next week's meeting
to select a convention city, enter
ed .more boldly today Into discus
sion among themselrea about oth-
M . ,t . M .
ere evauawe ior me party a pres
idential nomination. ::' ..: J.c. 1
Aimoujn: most or.tnem came
here hopeful and come . of them
fully expectant that the president's
position would be made more clear
to them either by a definite state
ment or in some indirect manner,
a larce number of those already
on the around,- for one reason or
another, hare come to the conclu
sloa that it la useless to look for
a White House elaboration.
Accordingly, but still proceed
ing with caution, they have begun
to feel each other out on the best
con re to pursue after the commit
tee meeting adjourns end. It is the
-present opinion, of some . of the
most prominent members that the
only thing: to do Is f to T go; back
home with the word that the field
Is open to anyone who chooses to
becexao active for the nomination.
it Is the Judgment of some, in
fact. 1 that this conclusion will be
the most notable ; result of the
meeting which In previous years
has led to the laying of concrete
campalgar plans, bat many believe
that while the situation will tend
to clear Itself as time" progresses.
conditions at the opening of the
primary election campaign will be
on a; more delicate basis of politi
cal understanding than In other
recent presidential years.
A significant angle of the early
discussions of possible candidates
is that they are confined for the
most part to -the few men who
hare "been" mentioned most fre
quently for the republican nomin
ation.! Outside of Curtis of Kan
sas, 'the names , most frequently
heard continue to be Hoover,
Dawes, Lowden and Hughes, with
the- ylosj president the second
choice of nearly all of the commit
tee .men who declare one of the
other three Is most popular in
their localities.
UllUS BEACH
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Defendant In Murder Case
- Stoutly Maintains Inno- i
; cence of Killing
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MATS LANDING, N. J., Dec. 1.
(AP)j Willis Beach, pale faced
elderly farmer, who Is afflicted
with heart attacks, today, calmly
underwent a gruelling cross exam
ination la which he submitted tes
timony to dear himself of the
snurder of nr. A. William Lllllen-
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General Markets)
-a
dahl for which, he and the doctor's
wife are oa trial
Oa the stand tor. more than
three hoars and. a half. Beach
loudly denied any connection with,
the killing f the doctor last Sep
tember IB near Hammonton, N. J.,
and reiterated his declaration that
he was at nome in south. Vlaeland
with his family at the time the
aged physician is believed to, have
met his death. -
Confronted ith ' questions oft
Preeecutor jHinkle concerning his
exchange of letters with Mrs. Lil-
Uendahl, with whom he is alleged
to ; had intimate relations. Beach
said he had written her "unim
portent notes" addressing them to
"Peggy Anderson." Beach denied
intimacy with Mrs. LUllendahL
Hinkle. Had; long excerpts from
Interviews be had had with Beach
prior to his indictment ; for mur
der in the first degree, most of
the excerpt touching; on , testi
mony that was brought out again
when Beach took the stand today,
- Repeatedly -Beaeh said , he
"didn't recall" his answers to Hln
kle when be , was held for the
grand Jury, but always he stuck
to his story that he held no part
la Dr. Lllllendahl'a death.
Today's, session provided the
tensest excitement since the trial
began last Monday. At the morn
ing session, shortly after Beach,
walking with an alert stride that
helled; his IS years, took the
stand, a woman In the spectators
oencnes zoppiea to the noor in a
faint. i ':- . .
Mrs. uiiiendahl ls expected to
be called to testify on. Monday.
REQUESTS CELL, IN JAIL
Sk
the
lfahall Claims He Violated Im
i migration Law; Want Trip
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W. L. Marshall, who halls orlg
Inally from the Island of ' New
Zealand, la a typical soldier of
fortune: He left his home In that
far-a-way land four years ago. de
termined to be a globe trotter, at
least for one "trot."
. Yesterdays he walked Into
police station here and calmly an
nounced that he had crossed the
Canadian border without a pass
port and virtually reanested that
he be arrested and held.
The desk sergeant courteously
complied with his request' and
gave him a spare room in the city
Jail. - Immigration authorities
have been notifed and he may get
a free trip back to the border.
Marshall ; said he crossed tha
Canadian border .near Blaine,
WaslL, intending to look tor work
In the "States" and earn enough
to complete his trip home. - Not
confessed his illegal entry Into
this country .end. as Police beUere.
figured that he would be deported
back to his native country. He
mayand again he may not.
RITES TO BE HELD
PORTLAND, Dec. Z. (AP)--Fnneral
services for Dr. William
is. weicn, ef, former mayor of
Rainier, Ore., and prominent phy
sician and surgeon, will be held
here Monday. Dr. Welch ' died
yesterday. 1 He had been 111 for
three years. , i
Crippled Tanker Adrift
Awash ; With 'Heavy Seas
NORFOLK, Pee, 1(AP)
Twenty-sjx men, the crew of the
helpless Green tanker r Paragray,
caught In a sixty mile northeast
gale off the South Carolina and
Virginia coast were facing death
tonight, coast guard officials here
feared, - ' " I 1
.... The Paragray adTltt CO miles
southeast -of Cape Henry, was
sending out SOS r signals which
showed she was leaking both fore
and aft, and that her ! deck gear
was carried away hj the j heavy
The British steamer Baroi?Her
rles, according to a radio message,
reached the stricken ship and was
standing by. The heavy seas hamp
ered rescue craft In their efforts
to aid the crew of 26 men aboard
the Paragray, according o : the
advices to the local coast .guard
officials.
Another steamer, the City of At
lanta, was within a few, miles of
the helpless tanker when she first
commenced sending distress sig
nals. .Then when the. Paragray's
wireless apparatus were : carried
the passing of broadcasting SOS
away oy me waves she took up
signals. The coast guard cutter
I Carrabasset, the largest vessel of
that service in the region report
ed that she was haying difficulty
in making headway to the tanker
from there. At the same time a
pile driver targe , enitrate from
New Orleans to : Norfolk broke
away from her. escorting tug and
tossed; about helplessly SO miles
south of Charleston, .8. GV.wlth
uve men aooara wno later were
rescued by the steamship Mexican.
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' ATLANTIC CITY, N. ;S. (AP)
A wireless message picked op
by radio station W P O here to
night said that the' oU tanker
William M. lrlsb of the AUanUc
refining company, one of the ships
which were rushing to the aid f
the Greek tanker ; Paragray,- had
damaged . her hall and-broken her
steering motor,Cx v'-Vf-
The accident occurred when the
vessel , tried to turn against the
heavy seas.
' The operator at W. Pf G. said
that the last' signals from the
Paragray reported that her decks
were awash.
S. E. CLUB TO ELECT
CXTT BEAUTXFICATION TO BJCi
' i TOPIC WEDNESDAY "v
"Election of officers for 1928, a
discussion of fire fighting equip
ment needs, .and a j lecture
methods of improving parking
strips and of otherwise beautify
ing the city will be the chief Items
on the program at the Southeast
club meeting Wednesday night.
Mrs. w. w. Rosebraugh, pres
ident of the Garden club, will giro
an address on work of that organ
ization and suggestions as to how
citizens may aid. ' - :
Re-election of Newell Williams
as president Is forecast, but it is
expected tha ex-mayor John Gle-
sy, and r. O. Breckenbridge will
also be candidates for the office.
Other offices to be filled are those
of vice- president and f secretary-
treasurer. , I -ii -r :
A resolution Is expected to . be
passed urging the city council to
take steps to relieve the fire fight
ing facilities by constructing .
place ' on Mill : creek, near ; Rich
mond school, where fire engines
can' pump water when necessary
to combat fires In that neighbor
hood. More, fire hydrants also will
be asked.
C. OF t BUS PUCE
AUDITORIUM TO BE IN
MUCH OP WEEK
USE
bis Is going to be a busy week
at the Salem chamber of tfbm
merce, with "something I doing'
three evenings and- activities In
the daytime four of the days.. The
program follows:
Monday noon, chamber of com
merce luncheon, E. F. Flynn
speaker.
Monday evening. Garden club
meeting. v.'
Tuesday evening, Salem Rod
and Gun club' meeting.
Wednesday and Thursday, all
day, convention of the Western
Nut Growers association:
: Thursday evening. Commercial
Street Improvement elub meetlng;4ne.
In the past week, the chamber
of commerce rooms were used for
the War Mothers state convention
and the county parent-teacher In
stitute.
Bargain Holiday Rates
v ; : Offered By. Railroads
. The Southern Pacific and Ore
gon Electric Railways have an
nounced low round trip fares
from Salem to points In Oregon,
Washington, California, Idaho and
Montana, tickets at the reduced
fares to be on sale In time to take
care of holiday travel and students
going to their homes for the Christ
mas vacation. ;
On Southern Pacific and Oregon
Electric lines in Oregon, fares will
be one 'and one third of the one
way fares for the round trip tick
ets. To Califomu pointaono and
one third and to points Northjand
East of Peruana, rare ana one
half for the round trip beyond
Portland.
Examples of these reduced
fares from Salem : to Portland
12.00. Tacoma Sr.SS, Seattle
so and San Francisco f 2S.45. The
sale dates and return limits will
be announced later.;;
Hot vS, (100 iirect); Totals for
Weak (p7rximt) : Cattle, 8,074,
HO BBp 1,030k
. Cattle m4 vitk week Kn. Goo4
kisbms mn SMaay wtu extrn vnk
nt a tow madlum and eommta iha
tork; ik SMirakU laackUr ttoor far
wk 9.HQ10.&O with two fall looda Bp I
o oova mat vp to 7.50; bulk
I wek'a sspply of ako atoek, modlaai
and lovor graaoa, aoUinc S.59 dowa; bulla
Mtatly $.605.73; odd: kaad of good
keef kaila B to C.23 and btter. ktilk
modi am to - txxd imIwi 10.50U.SO;
odd koaS of hoto mp to 12.00. a ad
bova; wifhtj ealvaa mottly 9.60 dow.
Hot, oomparea with weak age:
Montly itaady to S5 kighar; bulk light
but rbara .503 9.75, top M) (tr OH
Strictly akoieo load, kaaviea and uader
waighu aooatlr S.SO dowa; alaasbtor pica
eaacnllr S.S0QS.7S, a faw at 9.00; pack
in c now a ecaraa; ' roocba moatir S.50;
smootk 7.0 7.50 s faader pif damaad
conaidareblr Inprovod balk daairabla
light faadors tOQt.25.
ftbaap ootad atoady wHk s weak sfo
ept ckoiea yaariiafa 50a bigkor; sta
dium grad a laoaka aelling noatlr 11.00 3
11.9.4; atriotly choieo li:ktwaighta qaet
abla ap to IS. SO; booo kara; tkiaa oad
axtr-ma koavloa 10.50 dawa ; ckoiea 98
pouad jeiUagt . Maaday krongkt : S.50 ;
baica tlanghtor awaa quo ad p to a S.00.
PORTLAKD, ioe. S. (AT) Bid to
Buttorfat ataady, 48a atattoa, : 49c
track. 51a fak PartUad.
ro!try- ataady haary kana 18aie;
rlrht liQUet apriaca 20CJIle; krotlara
13t(75c; pakia whito doka SOe; aalorad
naif tmrkoya oUto S0S5.
Qtiioaa ataady, local S1.HQ1.35. Fa
ta toe ataady, T50ll.25 aaok. :
j: V- - CHICAGO GXaiX
" CHTCAOO. Iao. S. (AP). Actira
bayiag- of S amoro soooral ckaractar ttea
lor ; omo tima aprang p ia tha graia
parkata today, Maarly all aronad booy
tnra' roanltod. with radaead oatiaaataa
aorraot ragardiag tko Argantiaa axport-,
abla tnrplaa of wkaat aad with May oaia
oatabliihlar kigk racord ftr tka
saatoa. Bsll loadara eontondad itkat
gria bad ret ot of S rot, and aro im
poriod of advancing prioao. -
Doiiar" qnotationa on wheat were a
aH;d. i-S to 7-So bigkar, S-S to
d oaU at
PORTLAND. Paa. S (i P)
bW- BBB hard white, Xee.. Jao. Sl-H ;
hard whita, biuXtam. Baart both $1.80 J
f adrratiear. aot white, waatera white,
both U7Ui hard winter, both 91.25U ;
orthero myrt both 1.26 K weatera
red both f 1.384. . v-. . ..-i
Oiu, Ko. S, S ponad, white feed, d
gray both 111. .
Barley, Ho. S. 45 pound B. Boo,
'"'J?? B. T. ahipt fSt
BO, Jan. 37 ditto Ks. 8, D. fJa.50,
Jan. S35, . . . ... -iniinw,
standard totk flT.
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rO!?TI.AND, Da . AP).Hy
bn-r nr j,ri-t: Eaitern Ora-n t.moihy
f"j .1; d.tso Tallay SlS.EOl?! rhat
fl...; :':a al7iat h.y $1 514 0;
i'i-jw lr ten. Salljt prie J
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ShoppingvivladeEyr.
Thru Our Chriatmqs Savings Club v
TEIERE are many people in Salem who are doinsr, theuv
Christmas shopping early, and joyfully this year. . They '
have plenty of money, too for they joined our rChristmas
Savings Club. - ' ' ,
Our 1928 Qub is now forming. Join today there is a plan
for every pocket book. m .
CLUBS -
class 25 I
Class 50
Class 100 I
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Class 200 ! Class 1000
Class 500. r Class" 2000
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Possibility Seen That King of
Bootleggers Will Not;.;
Jajce Stand : L
CINCINNATI, Dec I.- (AP)
Doubt that Oeerce Remus would
testify crept Into his murder -trial
for the first time today.
I aDDeared when George Con
nors, closest ally In the gigantic
syndicate which ; won Remus the
Utle of "king of bootleggers" con
cluded a four nour recital corer
ing a two year, period when Into
his former leader's ear was poured
a steady stream of calumny
against the wife he slew In Eden
park here last October 6.
-i : Connors' testified he first made
Bern us aware of many of the facts
upon . Mrs. -Remus' fidelity, heard
others tell him tales new and old
and after each bit of tattling, saw
Remus giro way to "outbursts of
rage," which in the aggregate,
finally conYlnced him his old lead-
fwas Insane.;:''
Connors testimony today con
cerned alleged, plots by Mrs. Re
tinue and Franklin U. Dodge. Jr.,
to slay Remus,' or to have Remus
deported and to mulct him of his
Jlllclt liquor fortune. There were
Others of Mrs. Remus and Dodge
together bere and there, about
the court, and of two occasions
when Remus., housed In the' same
hotel with them, sought to slay
them." , ' , U
v Less than 10 minutes of the
court session was left when direct
examination of Connors was con
cluded with his statement that fall
these things made me form the
opinion that Mr. Remus was in-
lir, and Mrs. 1. i Rebertsew are
at the bedside of their sen Justus
at Alameda CaU is reported
seriouslyVilL'
. Mr and -Mrs. S. Talbot and 8.
H. Baker were visitors In Brown s
Tille Sunday. - "
Rer. and Mrs. GroTes who were
oa the sick list last week, are bet
ter.
The ladles of the Christian
church will hold their annual ba
zaar Friday, Dec. S, at the church
parlors.
Mrs. B. C. Ball, who was the
smallpox victim, is better end no
new cases have resulted.
Rer. It. T. Stephens, who had
charge of the work on- the Old
Ladies Home, has returned to his
home In Los Angels.
Rer, - U. S. Cro wdor of Salem
recently returned from Mexico,
occupied the M. E. pulpit Sunday
evening, giving an address on "Re
ligious and Economical Conditions
In Mexico.".
: Mrs. Nora GIvens, who has been
critically ill In a Salem hospital,
is. reported better.
SEAL SALE OPEilli
CHAIRMAN AJJj OVER COUNTY
, ANNOUNCED BY "LEADER
A county-wide organization to
carry on the sale of Christmas
seals is being perfected by Wilmai
White, seal sale director. The
revenue Is .used to relieve active
cases of tuberrulests and to es
tahllsa nvm organixatioa dedicat
ed to educational and preventative
work which, it Is hoped, will ulti
mately eradicate the white plague
entirely. . . : ;. ' " . : . .
Marlon county people are re-i
ironding well to the campaign.
and the sale this year Is expected
to be almost double that of last
year. - " -.V "
Seal sale chairmen in the vari
ous county districts are as follows:
Staytoh; Mrs. 0. F. Korlnek;
Aurora, Mrs. Ottaway ; Aumsvllle,
Mrs. A. E. Bradley; Mill City, Mra.1
W. W. Allen; SUverton, Mrs. J.
Bentsen; Brooks, Mrs. George Ful
ler; Hubbard, Mrs. H. B. Mack;
Shaw. Mrs. Eugene Amort; Meha-
ma. Mm. Mabel Boyington; Tur
ner, Miss Ladle Riches; "WiHard.
Mrs. Maude Haberly; Scotts Mills,
Mrs. Amundsen; St. ; Paul, Mrs.
Carl J. Smith; Monitor, Mrs. JP.
Jensen; Gates, Mrs. Ruby Horner;
Gervals, Mrs. Pearl Stevens; Sub
limity. Mrs.! Ed. Meiers: Salem,
Mrs. Henry ! Morris;' Star route.
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Hadley; Jef
ferson, Mrs,! Paul Smith; .Wood-
burn, Mrs.-Wohheter; and Keizer,
Charles Wethers. ,
Directors at Donald, Mt. Angel,
Sunnyside, and Salem Heights
have not yet been choeen.
Districts handled from the Sa
lem office by mall are Silver Cliff,
Union Hill. Independence, McKee,
Snver Fahs, ; Summit. . Riverside,
Brier Nob, Bridge Creek, and Riv
erview. ;""'-";
One advantage which the old
fashioned cotton stockings fcad
over the mod era silk onei la that
you ceuia gei ; more uuieaia
or 'em. ; -
l out
if. ' '
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Special Sunday
Dinner 75c
Choice of
Oyster or Fruit Cocktail
Cream of Tomato Soup
Relish
Chilled Celery Olive
" Fresh , Vegetable Salad
Choice of
Barbecued Duck with Glazed
. : Apples
Barbecued Chicken with Cran
. berry Sauce
Veal Steak with Mushroom
Sauce
Roast Pork' and Sweet Potatoe
- Choice of
Scalloped or Sweet Potatoes
Hot Rolls
Desserts
Ice Cream : Marble Layer Cake
Butterscotch Cup Custard
Gelatine Pudding with Whipped
Cream
Pies Apple, Hot Mince, Cher
ry, Cranberry, Pumpkin,
Butterscotch.
Coffee Milk
The Nook
, 379 N. High .
; Emms Lens, Prop.
An attempt by Mrs. Remus' to
shoot Remus , was described ; by
Connors. It occurred In the Re
mus 1750,000 mansion on Price
Hill here, he said. Remus who
was ill, reprimanded his wife.
Their divorce suit then was pend
ing and Remus told his wife she
knew he was trying to make a set
tlement with her.
, "I'll settle this myself, he can't
abuse me like that," Connors said
Mrs. Remus cried. She, turned her
back and he leaped and caught
her hand, as she had a pearl hand
led pistol half withdrawn from
ber purse. . v
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SENT VAUDEVILLE
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The high school students presented
their annual vaudeville program
Friday eyenlng. .
Mrs. R. J. Watson . is visiting
with relatives in California. I
Mrs. Eleanor Titus spent a tew
days in a Portland hospital, hav
ing a goiter removed. - -
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