Eisht Vwtor-Artists Remain O Greatest. Is On there For Five 'Days i'atem h to Have M Polit FolcMEqiupt in Keeping the City Safe and Orderly Weather forecast: Fair in east, cloudy probably with light local rains In west por tion; mild temperature; moderate south erly winds on the coast. Maximum tem perature yesterday St, minimum J 5," liter 1.5, rainfall .02. atmosphere cloudy, wind southeast. We may as well be prepared to under- ; stand that the noise you will hear over the 1 radio when the politicians, take the . air -will not be' a lack of party harmony; but static Atlanta Constitution, SEVENJY-SEVENTH YEAR; SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 192S PRICE FIVE CENTS k m t i -J BT FINIS SIXTH SESSION Delegates Express Satisfac tion At Results of Hav- ana Conference MUCH WORK COMPLETED Many Misunderstandings Believed Swept Away by Use of Shirt Sleeves Diplomacy On Every Occasion HAVANA, Feb. 20. (AP). The sixth international conference of American states, known also as the Pan-American congress, ad journed today and Is sending to the governments of 21 republics of the new world a heavy batch of resolutions and conventions foe rauncaiions. rne aeiegaiea eiprrao oouoii,- HUH V 1111 LUC ICflUllO V bors in Havana. They, point out that In this meet dramatic Pan American conference ever held, the policies and opinions of all the countries were stated so candidly and forcefully that even If the dif ferences among the nations were marked more clearly than the points of contact, still many illu- .' sions and misunderstandings which are bo harmful to the ma terialization of Pan-Americanism, were swept away. Minutes Signed The text of the final proceed ings of the conference, including all motions, agreements, resolu tions and conventions concluded here, was signed this morning by all the delegations. - The ceremony was very' simple, all the farewell exercises and speeches having been reserved for the afternoon session, where Dr. Srstamente, presidents the con ference, in the name of the Cuban ,-, government, bade Godspeed to the delegates. 'i Upon Jacobo Varella of Uru- ok - tuav fell the honor or. replying 10 Dr. Bustamente, in the name of the foreign governments as tne representative of the country where the next Pan-American con ference will be held. The chief 'function of Paa-Americanism, he eaid, was "to reconcile the mag nificent civilization which is flour ishing under the stars and stripes, and the other civilisations so character ietlc of 20 republics which perpetuate Hispanic tradi tions." Unity Keynote of Speech "To say that everything Joins United States and Latin America and nothing separates them," said Senor Varella, "would only create deep misunderstandings' or danger ous prejudices. The Americas have much in common, especially In democratic principles and com mercial and financial Intercourse and traditional policy regards the rest of the world, which one re public enunciated and many laud ed, but Important Interests and formalities held back perfect har- Continued on pxe 7.) PERALTA PROBE ENDS AT FRISCO FIVE PERSON'S STILL MISSING IX BAY TRAGEDY ; Verdict In Inquiry To Be Made Within Few Days; Move Blade for Bridge r SAN FRANCISCO, Feb., 20. 1(AP) A federal inquiry to fix responsibility for the "nose dive of the ferry Peralta while that craft was bound from San Fran Cisco to Oakland last Friday night was concluded here today. : De clsion of the United States Steam boat Inspectors Frank H. Turner andiJoseph Dolan will be made in a, fw days. -:. '--l No trace of five persons report ed misslnc after approximately SO were swept overboard in the acci dent' was found today; The Key BniMt Mmnur. owners of the Peralta issued a formal statement aHiflriit . Aiimlttinr for . the ' first .time that at least on person was drowned ' He was J. Collins, an employ of tha Pacific - Tele- phone and Telegraph company re- sWlng in Oakland. '-- - V The San Francisco board! of . supervisors took occasion 'today IN I & to point out to congress the dang K; i' era of ferry travel and to urge yl ? that body not to "perpetuate ln- II.; definitely the menace to human ; life," that ; now attends eommut ' ing. . Tha purposa of the resolu- ticn was to aid tho effort now being put forward to obtain, a per rait for a bridge between San , rranclsco and ' oaklamd. ;" i "5 OFFICE BUILDING v FIGHT TO START WRIT OP ERROR FILED IN SV 2. PRKMK COURT THIS WEEK Efforts to Effect Peace With Op posing Faction Meet With ' & Faflnre, Indication ; " ; 3 PORTLAND. Feb. 20 -i- (AP) A writ of .error will be filed with the state supreme court Wednes day or, Thursday and steps will be taken at once in the preparation of an appeal to the United States supreme court against the oolnlon handed down recently by the Ore gon Justices upholding the Pro posal to construct a new state of fice building in Salem with funds loaned by the state accident com mission. That such a step will be taken was announced today by James G. Wilson. Portland attorney, who is acting for those opposed to the construction, of the proposed building with accident commission funds. ,Th.oma,B. Kay, state treasurer, and W. J: Fitzgerald, Portland and Sam . Laughlin, Salem, mem bers of the accident commission, conferred with Wilson here today. fafter meeting with Frank H. Ran dom, first vice president and trea surer of the Eastern and Western Lumber company. The Eastern and Western Lum ber company," Oregon American Lumber company, and Silver Falls Lumber company, as contributors o the accident commission fund, with Peder Pederson asa benefi ciary of the fund, are opposing the opinion of the state supreme court. . Opponents of the plan to loan money from the accident fund: to the building purpose, hold that the fund does not belong to the state bnt is held in trust for a certain group of Individuals -namely the employers and employes who con tribute to it and who would be oeneiicianes from It in case of death or disability. AID GOLD STAR MOTHERS Bill Passes House to Allow Wom en to Visit Grave . J.k.V- WASHINGTONFek 10 (AP) Without protest or debate, the house today approved a bill to, en able mothers and .widows of war veterans buried in Europe to' make a pilgrimage to American cemeter ies overseas at government "ex pense. The widows would be re stricted to those who have not remarried. , ' The bill which now goes to the senate will empower the president. In cooperatlon'with 'the American Red Cross to arrange for the pil grimage "at any time during the period of three years from July 1. 1 28." . - The mothers and widows would be taken to Europe In groups. Each group would remain abroad approximately two weeks and In no case -longer than three weeks unless return transportation were unavailable. First y class accom modations would be provided either on government owned or chartered ships. Passports would be arranged for by the state de partment and immigration laws would be. suspended in the case of aliens. V -V J , ; ; BOYS RETAIN MAJORITY Leads Fir to Four When Poll Taken of Record Baby .Crop . Boys are in a majority at one place in Salem, -at least. But dis cerning persona haven't noticed the boys to have played up - to their predominance. . There's a reason: $be Salem General hospital is the place, and In the nursery four little girls do their best to v let " five little boys know they -haven't anything,' ex eent number, over them. The present nine babies are tne largest single enrollment ever in the hospital's infants' room. Mothers of the baby boy are: Mrs. C. A- VanCleave. .MrsL D. Mix. Mr.-Fred Blake, Mrs. E. O. Welling; and Mrs. Richard Har rison. ; Mothers at the hosplUl who have infant daughters are: Mrs. D. C.Stewier: Mrs. Arthur Stawall Mrs. W. E. Richardson, and Mrs. J. J. Wflkins. LEAGUE ADDS TWO CLUBS Cottaa-e Grave aad WesMUias; a mlttedt Owe Flse vacans - i ALBANY. Dr.. Feb. 20. (Spec ial.) The Willamette VeRey base-j ball learue added two ciuns, coi- tage Grove and Wendling. to Its roster at tonight's meeting nere. Salem. Albany and Eugene were iridvv member' club. " That leaves on place to be fUled. Bendj and McMlnnvttla are the : appli cant now being considered most favorably, but other- applications trill be accepted vp to tha date of 1 Lthefnext meetlngTMMch f-.Thto meeting will bo neia in Eugene. k The-leagu season will open April It. it wa rpted by th club MnresenUtlre present. preaidant Gscrr ' ir WUhelm took offlco at tha meeting here tonight. FOB POLICIES Appeals To Bourbons To Oust Republicans and Make Him President RESURRECTS OLD ISSUES Candidate Delves Back Into Hard , lag Administration ; Flays Harry 31. Daugberty and Numerous Others DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 20 (AP) Indicting the republican party for a gross mismanagement of the government during the past seven years. Senator Reed of Missouri appealed here tonight for a return to the fundamental principles up on which the republic was found ed. . Speaking at a meeting of the democratic leaders of Texas, the Missourian outlined the platform upon which ; he seeks, the demo cratic presidential nomination, al though even in this prepared ad dreas he did not formally announce his candidacy. It was the first of a series of speeches which is to take him to the Pacific coast. "I appeal for a return of hon esty lit government and for the re-establishment of the old demo cratic doctrine," he said. "I speak of inalienability of the citizen to liberty of conscience without coercion, . criticism or obloquy. "To the - preservation of the right of freedom of the press. peaceable -assemblage, trial ny Jury and the re-establishment of local self government and the sov ereignty of the states. ? ' State Jtlghts Hinted i. " Fbr rragmg-'th federal power within the limits not only of the letter but the spirit or tne constitution. "For the . abolition of govern- (CbUbA Pf GIRL'S LOVER 0M TRIAL Young DUnois Farmer. Accused of j. Trying To K1U tier OTTAWA, 111.. Feb. 20- ( AP ) With his formed sweetheart, her face marred by tell tale scars, sit ing only a few feet away, Hiram Reed went o ntrlal today on a harge of bombing the Pleasant Valley school house. , r; The girl passed the bushy-haired roung farmer in the hall as she Jmidly pushed her way into the rrowded courtroom to take a seat llone. She had been accompanied by a sister, but the crush of trial tans separated the pair. - If WMOWAS l v. v I I ' X 1 1 1 pp 1 1 1 1 1 I ul 1 1 1 II 1 1. WillVrW ' I : I f I fl J III i ' i "vJ -51 j " m':Mm i If I P v VI A s-. LINDBERGH BACK ON OLD AIR LINE RETURNS TO FORMER JOB FOR PERIOD OF TWO DATS Purpose ' Is to Advertise - and Dramatize Service in Which He Received- Training - ST. LOUIS, -Feb. J0(AP) Lindbergh flew th air mail again today. Fresh from the most brilliant flying contests in aeronautical history. Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh went back, for two days, to his old Job as mail pilot on the St. Louis-Chicago route, for the purpose , of advertising and dra matizing the air mall service. Approximately 100,000 pieces of mall were dispatched here on the Lindbergh flight. This shat tered all records. The volume was so great that five planes were re quired to carry it. A sixth mall plane carried movie .men. Lindbergh went aloft In two of the planes and flew around Lambert - St. Louis field before he took 6ft at' 4:25 p. m., 1a a new -Traeelalr plane.; He planned to change planes : at - Springfield and Peoria, the two regular stops, so that all the mailjrould be per sonally flown by him. ..' - A crowd estimated between 1500 and 2.000. was at the field to witness th take-off. The first plane to leave was piloted by Thomas P. Nelson, a Chicago Cleveland route flier. He left at 4:08 p. m. Phil Love, an old air mall buddy of Lind bergh, hopped off at 4:18 p. in Then Lindbergh took the air sim ultaneously with "Bud" Gurney. one .of the regular pilots. The fifth plane, piloted by E. Slonlger, left at 4.43 p. m.. and the sixth, piloted by Leslie Smith at 4:44 P. m. ; Lindbergh took as his passenger Frank H. Robertson, president of tne Robertson Aircraft corpora tion, holder of the air mail con tract Love took Harry H. Per kins, secretary-treasurer of the company. Lindbergh and co-pilots will make the return flight from Chicago tomorrow. The official - count' . of pieces mailed here was 99.800. They weighed about .1950 . poundt. The envelopes carried a special ean-4 cellatlon stamp, a horseshoe with the words "Lindbergh again fl' the air mall." Most of the enve lopes will be treasured by their recipients as souvenirs of the re turn of the great flier to his old service, which he left a year ago to prepare for his trans-Atlantic fUght. FAILS IN LOVE; SUICIDE Jilted Lover Tries to Kill Self; Lands in City NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (AP) Joseph Teppa of Brooklyn;, -was "thrown down" b ya girl so hs decided to end It alL. Ha Jumped in front of a subway' train ut(wae rescued. He tried. lt tsiice more and : twice more ;;-:was ' rescp-J. After the third tint Teppa w.as arrested and given' a'week In Jail where they don't hare any subway trains. THE HORRIBLE EXAMPLE , V WMA I '..Ak S ":y STATE AD CLUBS WHJL MEET HERE 850 MEN EXPECTED TO BE ON HAND AT BANQUET - Robert M. Mownt ' of Portland : 'Scfaednkd to Qlre Blaln Ad - dress st MaHoa Hotel L Despite heavy damage,, from flame, water, and the' necessity of breaking through parts of the walls. In the early Sunday morn lng fire, the delegations of ad-men from, various Oregon Advertising clubs will assemble in the main room of the Marion hotel, as orig inally planned. Nearly 250 advertising men are expected to assemble for the ban quet at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow night, as guests of the Salem Ad dub. The "Sharpshootlng of Business Sharpers" will be the topic to be discussed by Robert M. Mount of Portland in the principal address of the even lng. Mr. Mount is manager of the Portland better business bu reau. - Hal Hoss, recently .re signed as private secretary to Gov ernor Patterson, will act as toast master at the banquet. G. A. Rebentlsch, president of the Portland admen, is on the program for a speech on "Value of an Advertising Club to a Com munity." Tommy Luke, also of Portland, will have charge of the singing. The program will be rounded out with a stunt con tributed by each club. The local group will sponsor the appearance of the Willamette University men's glee" club. A quicsTchange number by Miss Lollta Robinson has been arranged and will show the alert ad writers how appear ances may be changed in a jiffy The Matson Navigation company of Seattle has sent three reels of Hawaiian pictures that will he shown. The pictures will have ar added interest to the banqueters, Inasmuch as the Pacific Coast Ad club will hold its annual conven tion In Honolulu in June. The conclave Wednesday is the last meeting planned previous to the sea jaunt. Members of the clubs in Cor vallis, Albany, Portland, and En gsn will be guests of tha local greup.Siudeht -members of the clubs on the University of Oregon and the Agricultural college canrpus will also be in attendance. E, A. Brown and Bob Martin have charge of arrangements for this meeting. ANOTHER RAID, CHICAGO Bomb Plot Launched Against Brother-in-law of Attorney CHICAGO. Feb. 20. (AP A bomb explosion wrecked the hallway of an apartment building, the home of Lawrence Cuneo, brother-in-law of the Secretary of State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe. The police said they believed Cuneo was the target of the bomb which came on the heels of the explosion Friday -which wrecked the home of Judge John A. Bbar- baro, another Chicago attorney The explosion tor out the front doorway. w J , Two Additional" Men and Prowler Car Authorized . By Council At Meet WILL COVER WIDE AREA Three Machines to be Used in Night Patrol; Officers to Call In Frequently; Unauthorized Signs Rapped The city , council last night ap proved a resolution by the police committee providing for the em ployment of two additional men on the police force and the purchase of another police car, tne expense of $3250 to be met by borrowing from the street improvement fund. Mayor Llresley personally urg ed adoption of the resolution, con tending that the crime situation in Salem was greater than at any time in history. He expressed the opinion that the lawlessness was not due to unemployment but rather the gathering of a criminal element here. More Cars Planned 1 With the augmented force, the "prowler" car system will be ex tended. Three cars will be used for the purpose, one each in residence districts, north, east, and south. This will relieve two foot patrol men who will be assigned to short er down town beats so that the business section can be covered by patrolmen once every 30 minutes. It Is also planned' to have pa trolmen telephone to headquar ters every fifteen - minutes, the calls so spaced that when neces sary, several patrolmen can be called In for emergency within a tew minutes. Shorthand cd Now At the present time, the denart- meat is running one man short of the customary strength, so that the lew increase will be only to the axtent of one man and the "orowl- iT" car. The city recorder was instructed to negotiate for purchase of an au comoniie not to exceed In cost M50. Tne practice of niacin stun iigns at streets not covered by the ordinance was rapped by Alder man Townsend, and the council voted to have such unauthorized action stopped. The signs which are now up will not be removed, nowever for fear that neonle now relying upon them might meet wun an accident. DRAIN PLANS APPROVED Fairgrounds and Highland Project specifications Passed Final plans and specifications tor construction of storm drains in tha Fairgrounds and Richland projects were filed with the city souncll last night and adopted on motion of Alderman Orabenhorst. It was also voted to pay the enri neers for the work on these plans. The area in these projects ex tends from the river to Eighteenth street in one direction and from Hines to South street in the other. comprising about 250 acres. Engineer Percy A. Cupper esti mated the cost at $63,000, some $40,009 needed to be expended within the near' future. Cupper said that plans for flood control on Mill and Pringle creeks had been delayed while waitJnr tor high water so that closer ob servation could be made of the needs in this field and make pos sible more accurate plans. There has been little high water this sea son and none is in prospect, so the clans will co ahead, anyway. some time in the near future. Cup- per said. - TORRENTS FALL, SYDNEY Flood Reach, Record Height In New Sowth 'Wales, - Report STDNET, Nw.. Feb. 10 -(AP) Torrential rains which began yes terday, saturating the watershed with as much as five inches of rainfall in some parts, have caused damag stimated at about $2- 500,000 In .tb tow of Grafton and' it, vicinity about 350 mHs north of thi city. . .-.-v. -:v- , .Th z-. northern.' river li hav become so choked with debris that steamer have been held up at their mouths. The islands in the Clarence rlverVoa whleh Graf ton la situated, bam beea nearly submerged and their . highlands are , crowded with dairy cattle which cannot - bo rescued. " . The deary rains also hare disorganised traffic on the Queensland railway. RANKIN PLEADS FOR FIELD HERE IMPROVEMENT OF LANDING FACILITIES SAID NEEDED Earle Sande Also Speaks Briefly at Weekly LiMchcon of Salem Chamber of Commerce It was aviation day at the chamber of commerce luncheon yesterday, and Salem business men heard Tex Rankin, noted pilot from Portland, give a stir-l ring rally cry for air transporta tion support; and listened to plans for Improvement of local landing facilities presented by Fred Erlxon, chairman of the chamber committee on aviation, add Brasier C. Small, chairman of the American Legion committee. The unusual program which in cluded a brief speech by Earl Sande, honored guest, attracted one of the largest crowds ever to assemble at the weekly luncheon. Sande was given a tremendous ovation. "Flying through the air Is the safest means of rapid transporta tion," Rankin declared. "In my ten years' experience, I hare flown many hundreds of miles. I have 'had no mishaps. On the other hand, I hare had several ac cidents and near accidents when traveling by automobile. Most of the plane accidents - one reads about, are caused by inexper ienced and Improperly schooled pilots who have no business oper ating them. "People should look upon the air as the mariner does on the sea -as a heavy substance capable of holding up the vessel." Rankin declared that a pas senger transportation !alr line be tween Seattle and San Francisco will be established within sixty days, and the planes J would stop In Salem - if there were suitable landing conditions. The fair grounds field is too small and when the heat bumps begin to get worse as summer approaches. some aviator Is apt to get killed or seriously hurt attempting to land there. For temporary use. Ran kin' declared, th land east of the field should be secured to wide' the field, and gravel, and, or cin ders should be placed on the run ways to eliminate the mud which spatters planes while lauding, ne cessitating a long and tedious Job of "cleaning up" the plane. In the meantime, Rankin sug gested that the city bond itself tor $50,000 or whatever is felt to be needed and take steps to provide i permanent field, with hangars, a radio station, and upper air sta tion, and other appurtenances. In a little while, then, he said, air men" would commence to flock to the city, Vtles of planes to private owners would speed up, and Sa lem would be on the "air map." F.- A. Erixon announced that $550 has been subscribed to con dition the fairgrounds field, and Brazier Small told the chamber that the American. a Legion war perfecting plans for a permanent class A field according to govern ment sneclfications. An architect Is working on the plans and the necessary land should be pur chased soon before land values in crease further. Yesterday afternoon, Tex Ran kin and a number of chamber of ficials went to the fairground where the exact center of the field was marked. A circle will be es tablished there made of white washed gravel to serve as a guide for landing pilots. Several plane pilots were guests at the luncheon. J. E. Fitzgerald, president of Pacific Airways, Inc., Introduced Rankin. FAVOR TOURISf CABINS Way and .Means Committee to Consider Financing The ways and means committee was Instructed by the city council last night to investigate possibili ties of raising snfficent money to build necessary cabins at the city camp ground. - '"-V A paper was being II circulated among .business men ': yesterday asking subscriptions of $200 each tor th purposa, with th promise that the money would b returned to them plus S per cent when the amount had. been .. paid ; out by rentals; Aldarman Orabenhorst de clared In; moving, tor council ac tion. x.-i j, j-'- , ' .: 'Alderman Grabenhorst believed that the city should ' put up this mosey Instead of th citizens. - PORTLAND SEES HOLDUP Tbo and Dollar Taken ront Two -k vrnitnre Dealer- PORTLAND, Feb. zO.AP) Abe and Eugene Cobs,' furniture dealers, reported to police tonight they had been meld up and rotted of $1,000 tonight, by three armed men in the. office of their store. Before leaving one of th robbers pulled . th telephone - connection from the wait ; They esccjej in an automobile - . corracTS let On fflO BRIDGE E Low Bidders, A. L. Lamb of Salem and Albany Firm Get Council's O.K. MUCH ACTIVITY LOOMING Freeman, Smith St Camp Purrhaee Bonds; Cement, Sand and Gra. rel Bids Opened and Re. -f erred to Committees Low bidders on the North KtV street and South Winter street bridges were awarded the con- -structlon contracts by the city council last night on recommenda tion from the bridge committee. A. L. Lamb, Salem contractor, was low on the South Winter street span with a bid of $16.9. Hagland and Allison, of Albany, . got the 17th street project, with aa offer of $8817. "Both bids were below the eugt- -neers estimates. ' Many Bids Received Numerous bids on other mater ials and equipment for the city', and Improvement bonds, ' wera PROJECTS n opened at the meeting. Most t them were referred to the respec- tlve mcomittees. . - Freeman, Smith, and Camp were ' ilgh bidders on $51.28 .7 an iso- jrovement bonds with an offer of . J107J7, and the bid was accept ed by the council. Other bidder were Hugh B. McGuire, $100.53; Lumbermens 'Trust company, $100145; Carl E. Nelson, $100.8$; and Burr Conrad and Broom, ' $101.19. . ; V . The Oregon - Gravel- company, lona bidder, on XI 4 lineal feet of " 1 4V inch sewer pipe, ,was awartod the contract to furnish this mater-? ' ial on a bid of $2.1 C per foot. , Referred to Committee y Bids of four firms on cement -were Identical,' all bidding $3.2$ . per barrel with 10 cents fo re- turned sacks and 10 cents per bar rel for prompt payment. The bid ders were Salem Sand and Gravel . company,. Spaulding Logging com- - pany, Henry Cowell Lime and Ce- (ContiBBCtf KB .) ,,, AUTO ACCIDENTS TAKE HUGE TOLL 171 DEATHS , REPORTED IN OREGON DURING 1927 . Annual Statistics Given Out Froa Office of T. A. Raf fety, . , Chief Inspect Deaths from auto , aclcdents la . Oregon during th year reached a total of 171. ' " -During the same year injurle , from the same source amounted to , 42ot. ,;- -; s?:-y--s There were 20,188 accident dur lng the year of sufficient cons- quence to be reported. f ' These statistics were made pub lic yesterday from the office of T.-x A. Raffety, chief inspector for the state motor vehicle department. The total number of accidents was slightly lower" than in 1 9 2 0.. w hea 30,025 accident were reported. Fatalities in 19 27 . were nearly . 50 per cent more numerous than during the previous year,, howev-v. er. Jn 192 there were 99 deaths resulting from auto accidents, v Of th total number of accident reported ? for th year 1927 ; 15,--394' were due -to-f carelessness on the part of driver. Failure to give ' proper signal ' resulted in KM accidents, ' while f IT accident ; were reportea to nave seen causeu by intoxicated drivers, "Jay walk ers contributed to 188 accidents. with 80S accidents doe to Inade quate brakes.;: v iVi Arrests resulting from the ae- -tlvltles of sute traffic officers dur ing tho year 1927 toUHed 2481 as against 8(25 during the year - (Ontitwl 9 Vt S. ) Eiirrht Victor I y Artict3 Stay Oyer Today -. By. popular, demand, its elsht Victor artist will rena'.i over at tha EUiaera theater to day, - with i complct etng ' c : presTara, , Includes : reueste : nambers by C&lem people' nt y hav favorites in "th s ? Vict c r record rie. i--. Th great ."Correll tad Co& screen will abo Is ca-toiir. and four day tterrxrier, lie .: