il 4 l E If The Advertising ; Salem Will Have an Addition , Weather forecast: Unsettled with local rains in west and local rains or snows In east portion; normal temperature; fresh south to west winds. Maximum tempera ture yesterday 51. minimum 42, river 1.7, rainfall .04, atmosphere cloudy, wind southeast. SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR Men Fronv U. S. forces In Many Wars Meet Here At Preliminary Session COL W00LPERT AT HEAD Speakers Include Men Who Suf fered In World Conflict; Or ganization Need Stressed; Ex pert Big Membership ' Col. A. T. Woolpert of Salem is chairman and J. S. McKinney of Turner is secretary-treasurer of the new Marion county unit of the Organized Veterans State Coun cil, formed last night at Veter ans' hall in Salem. The meeting was well attend- lth three Grand Army veter- one or two from the Indian Canadian soldiers. Spanieh- . - i 1 . m l V-lns. H diers of e World war, and worn- en from Vour or five patriotic or U ganizations. It would be hard to find a more representative cross section of patriotic America; all were there. State Chairman C. L. Diffen bacher, of Portland, introduced Dr. James Lisle of Salem, state chaplain of the Grand Army, as the first speaker. Dr. Lisle gave a vivid picture of the value of or ganization as it used to prevail in the Union battery of which he was a member; and then applied the principle to politics and good citi zenship. He was given a rousing cheer for his talk. Louis L. Jackson, prominent in the Disabled Veterans' organiza tion in Portland, talked briefly on the need of a veterans' organiza tion to carry on the principles of government for which the na tion's armies have fought for 150 -yt.itr Mr. Jackson was carried ashore, a wreck from wounds and rjg, when he returned to the (Continued on paga 7.) K. K. K. MASK PUT OFF BY ORDER LO F F I C I A Jj ANNOUNCEMENT AtlTtR AT WASHIXfiTOV T. f. Ordrr Preparing for "New and Larger Activities In National Life," Word WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. f AP) Official announcement was made tonight that the Ku Klux Klan had discarded the mask as lpart of its official regalia. In a copyrighted statement la sued at the organization's head quarters here it was asserted' that "in every klavern throughout the nation" klansmen tonight "fore swore the mask and made It clear tthat the order has no political am- fbitions for itself or for its mem- (Continued on page 7.) rime News Not er Emphasized In The Statesman , Much has been said recently about over emphasis on crime in the newspapers. The States man does not hold with the extremists that crime news should be left out. but Its the ory Is that crime Is not the chief interest of its readers, and the paper is planned ac cordingly. The upper right hand corner of the front page is, in The Statesman and most other newspapers, the place where the "strongest" story of the y la placed. Only once since the first of February has a crime story been the biggest story of the lay. In the opinion ot The Statesman news staff. That ras the day that Hickman was found guilty. Thar tiav lUan nljmtv 4tf JC Cther aews stories worth that i much prominence. On seven - mornings the favored corner i V-s. tZferrUtd loea.1 derelonment V&S'&s: five times It has been Important news of the forth coming primary election; onoe it .wa 4 big fire; twice it chronicled - the doings of Col, Charles Llsdbergh; yesterday jr'iilng It was news of tho wmi bw a cwiika; mau ma so. Ia the same period, one other local newspaper has aiv- en chief prominence In IS Is sues to crime news, and four i times to news tnat did not eon- rem - crime. The Statesman coes not , peueve tnat u over -npbssixes crime news. Clubs of Oregon Do Valuable ffife RELATES BURIAL OF WASHINGTON NEWSPAPER OF 180O SALEM WOMAN'S POSSESSION High Tribute Paid "Father of His Country" Even Then is Revealed WASHINGTON ENTOMBED, "GEORGE TOWN, Dec. 20. On Wednefday laft, the mortal part of Washington the Great the Father of his Country and the Friend of man, was configned to the tomb, with solemn honors and funeral pomp. "A multitude of persons affem bled, from many miles around," at Mount Vernon, thecholce abode and laft residence of the illuf trious chief. There were the groves the spacious avenues, the beautiful and fublime fcenes but alas! the august inhabitant was no more. That great soul was gone. His mortal part was there indeed; but ah! bow affecting! how awful the fpectacle of such worth and greatness, thus to moral eyes fallen! yes! fallen! fallen!" Thus in part Is described the burial of George Washington ic 1779, in a newspaper, the Ulster County Gazette of January 4, 1800. A copy of the paper Is the prized possession of Mrs. R. IJ. Leland, of the Luncheonette. 1326 State street. The typographical style is typical of the period, while the lateness with which the news paper received the story is indic ative of the slowness of commun ication In that time. The page on which the story lppears Is lined with heavy black rules symbolic of mourning, but the story has no headline other than the single line of ' capitals appearing above. The paper also contains President Adams' ad dress to congress. The text of the story also indi cates that Washington's greatness was recognized at that time, Rupert Hughes and others to the contrary notwithstanding. Mrs. Leland also has in her possession two newspapers print ed In the south in the Civil war period: one, "The Daily Citizen" Issued at Vicksburg in 1863 and printed on wallpaper. The other bravely styles ltseli "The Rebel" and was published the same year at Chattanooga. It contains a number of acrimonious editorials aimed at the Union. The most conspicuous thing on the front page of the last men tioned paper Is an advertisement, headed "For sale a negro worn- an. SEMAPHORE HAS "EARS" Ingenious Device Perfected to Re gulate City Traffic BALTIMORE, Feb. 22 (AP) A traffic semaphore with "ears" was pronounced a success by In spector George E. Lurz, head oi the city's traffic police, after a test In actual traffic today. Installed at the corner of Falls Road and Belvedere avenue the signal in normal position shows s green light to1 traffic on Falls Road, a through highway. A mo torist wishing to cross the main highway stops at a line in the road ten feet from the intersection and sounds- his horn. Microphone: tuned to pick up the sound from this spot; reverse the signal for 18 seconds to allow him' to pass. The purpose is to avoid the de lays caused by automatic lights at times when there is no traffic on cross streets. CHICK BAN RESTRAINED Order Lifts Embargo In Washing ton for 10 Day Period SEATTLE. Feb. 22 (Special) -Judre -Cushman of the United States district court has signed an order covering a period of 10 days restraining the enforcement of the Washington state poultry embargo and requiring state officials to show cause why this restraining eat at a hearing at (he end of this 10 day period. Here aa in Orecon much dissat isfaetlon has arisen over the state poultry embargo orders, as they aro not uniform and It Is declared no Infection Is present In either state to Justify such drastic em bargo. - Similar restraining ordtri against the poultry! embsrgo In Oregon were - signed -by a federal Judge In Portland last Saturday, and the same course la expected to be followed la Idaho soon. SENTENCE YOUNG KILLER 17 Tear Old Lad Give Life I- prteoumemt For Crime i WATERVILLE, Wh. Feb. 2 2 (AP) Arthur Woodln, IT, who was convicted ot slaying Allen Presley for a small sum - which the youth used to buy Christmas presents for glrL was sentenced today to life Imprisonment In the to Its Postoffice AD CLUBS HERE Third Convention of Year for Oregon Association At Marion Hotel VALUES OF WORK TOLD Convention at Honolulu in June Important Topic of Discussion; - Combating Fraud Greatest Service Two. hundred and fifty members of the six Advertising clubs of Oregon, with their wives and guests, gathered at the Marion ho tel last night to attend the third convention of the year, of the Ore gon association of . Advertising clubs. The banquet was served In the main dining room of the hotel at seven o'clock. Hal Hoss presided as master of ceremonies through out the evening. The interesting program opened with a quick change number giv en by the Misses Lollta and Lortta Robinson. These twins also appear ed in two song numbers with Mrs. E. A. Brown playing the accom paniment. Corvallis Brings Most Introduction of the guests fol lowed with the president of each of the clubs represented Introduc ing the delegates from his own club. The Corvallis club had the greatest number of delegates pres ent with the single exception of the (Continued on paga 8) WILLIS DELIVERS SPEECH Presidential Candidate Opposes btenatiojud Mlurtcriac" . YOUNGSTON. Ohio, Feb. 22 (AP) Declaring flatly against "international mlndedneas In the shaping of American foreign pol icy" Senator Willis addressed an audience of fellow Ohioans tonight for the first time since battle lines were drawn between him and Secretary Hoover fdr republican delegates from this state to the Kansas City convention. In his prepared speech he made no direct reference to the commerce secre tary. The Ohioan. speaking at an Vmerican Legion Washington's birthday celebration reviewed his previously announced stand against foreign alliances, against farther reduction or cancellation of foreign debts and for law ob servance. He emphasized espe cially the view that George Wash ington was right .in warning "against the insidious wiles of foreign Influence." Work in Before SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY AUSTRALIA HAS LINDY OF OWN BERT HLXKLKR 3IAKES AIR TRIP FROM EXGLAXD Flight Completed Without Engine Trouble- or Other Mishap; Greetings Many PORT DARWIN, Australia, Feb 22. ( AP) Bert Hinkier, a na tive of Australia, who has just completed an air voyage from En gland to this place, Is the hero of the hour. "I feel as I Imagine Lindbergh felt when he landed in France," said the aviator today. Hinkier began his flight from Croydon February 7 and landed at his various destinations along the way always on time. He had no engine trouble. Congratulations have poured" in to Port Darwin from various parts of the world. He was the guest of honor at a dinner by citizens to night and hlushingly remarked that he did not deserve it when informed that the naval and mili tary club of Melbourne had start ed a movement with the object of having the commonwealth govern ment make him a grant of 10,000 pounds. NIP YOUNG CRIME RING Seattle Lads Arrested After Nu merous Small Robberies SEATTLE, Feb. 22. (AP) A long series of robberies was solved today, -police said, with the arrest of six youths under 19 years of age ana me nnaing of manyl household articles In a ramshackle "club house" under a bridge In an outlying part of the city. Five of the youths have admit ted complicity in some of the 50 roDoeries creaitea to tnem, au thorities reported. ELECTION IN DEADLOCK Two Parties Practically Tied In Japanese National Tote TOKYa Th. 23, (Thursday) (AP). The two major political parties of Japan appeared dead locked as the last scattering re turns from Monday- election tric kled In today. Home office fig ures, the only official ones ob tainable claimed a seiyukal or government party victory by three seats while varnacular papers de clared it was anybody's race until the last vote had been counted. MARINES HAVE SUCCESS Warfare In Nicaragua Continues, According to Report MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Feb. 22 (AP). United States marines in three encounters with small bands In the Jlnotega region with in the last 24 hours hare killed four rebels and wounded several without themselves receiving a icratch. FINE FOR PANCAKES, BUT "KLNDA" HARD ON THE TREE Coinbating Fraudulent MORNING, FEBRUARY 23. 1928 phiLlips case said critical ATTORNEY TAKEN TO HOSPI TAL LATE IX EVENING Lawyer Had Been In Good Health; Cause of Condition Not Learned C. B. Phillips, prominent local attorney, was at the Willamette sanitarium last night in critical condition, it was reported. Little is known about the case except that late in the evening an ambulance was called to the Bligh building, where Mr. Phillips has an office, and that the attorney was taken to the sanitarium. At tendants there declined to give out any Information about the case, but from other sources it was learned that It was of a critical nature. Mr. Phillips had been in good health, and the cause of his condi tion last night could not be learn ed officially. The attending physi cian, Dr. G. E. Prime, was work ing with the patient and could not be summoned to the telephone. Mr. Phillips has been promin ent here both as an attorney and in civic affairs, being particular ly active as a sportsman. He is president of the state game pro tective association, and was re cently mentioned as a possibility for city attorney when the appoint ment to that office was before the city council. He has been a resident of Sa lem for about six years. He holds the' degree of doctor of Jurispru dence. SPENCER INAUGURATED New University of Washington President Installed SEATTLE, Feb. 22. (AP) A "common sense program" bring ing "to every boy -or girl an op portunity, but to no boy or girl an opportunity beyond his de serts." will be followed by Dr. Matthew Lyle Spencer as presi dent ot the University of Wash ington, he said, today In his In augural address. This policy, ha explained, means a rigid weeding out at the end of the freshman and sophomore years, to confine higher courses to the more capable students and to abolish the "evils of mass educa tion." Participating in the Inaugural ceremonies were 18 university presidents and representatives of more than 100 institutions oi learning in all parts of the world. Si .. BROADCAST RADIO TALK Conversation Across Atlantic Ocean Heard by Listeners SCHENECTADY, N. T., Feb. 22 (AP). Rsdlo broadcast listen ers here were able to hear a two way radio telephone communica tion between the United States and England. They also heard the broadcast In the United States of a phonograph record after the music had made a 6000 mile round trip across the Atlantic. Advertising; Salem Was Their Host Last Night mm DEED RICHER E W. E. Lee, Resident of Clear Lake District, Found Dead In Lone Cabin SUFFERING SAID CAUSE Body Found By Girls, Close Friends of Deceased; Note Re fers to His Financial Afairs And Illness W. E. Lee, 71, who has lived in Marion county for many years and a resident on the Frank Lyniff place in the Clear Lake district for the past several years, yesterday afternoon got out his double bar reled shotgun and loaded it. Sitting down upon the bunk of his bachelor's cabin he removed the shoe and sock from his right foot. Taking a piece of cord, he tied one end around his big. toe and the other around the trigger of his shotgun. Deliberately he! pointed the muzzle of the gun at his head. A jerk, and it was all over. Shot Heard Early Several persons who happened to be near the place1 remembered later in the day that they had beard a shot at about 2:30 in the afternoon. They attached no par tirular significance to it at the .line, but later believed that this was the shot that ended Lee's life. The body was first found by Le- ona Orey, IS year old daughter of Adam Orey, who operates the Lyn- ff place upon which Lee had his cabin and upon which he some times worked. The place is sltuat ad near theWiilamette river and about 10 miles north of Salem. Girls Find Body i Leona Orey and two other girls went to the cabin late in the aft ernoon, and found the corpse lying peacefully upon the bunk. The young girl and the old man are said to have been fast friends, she being a frequent visitor at his place. A note penned in rustic phrase ology was lying near at hand, and by means of it Lee declared his in tention that she should have ev arything he possessed. The note read: "Leona: "The dump Is yours. Do as you please with it. Tools and all, and what little money there is in the bank book In my coat pocket. "Good bye, everybody. W. E. Lee." Below this was scrawled the statement. "I am suffering too much to stay." The bank book to which the (Continued en p( 7.) REVEAL FAKE ACCOUNTS Books of Overbeck and Cooke Ex amined by Receiver PORTLAND. Feb. 22. (AP) The discovery of a manner of trading accounts, allegedly fictit ious, carried on the books of the bankrupt Overbeck and Cooke brokerage house, was announced today by Joseph O. Gillihgham, re ceiver for the wrecked firm, and Henry Kelssenbeck, examiner for the state corporation commission. Publication of the lists of cred itors of the bankrupt comnanv brought several persons to the of fices of the company today ner- sons who declared they had closed out tbeir accounts months ago. These accounts, GUUngham stated, snow a number or recent transac tions in stocks and train. Thev can be classed only as fictitious ac counts, the receiver declared. HAVANA MEET "FUTILE" Mexican Newspaper Brands On. Sress as Complete Failure) MEXICO CITY, Feb. 22. (AP) -The newspaper Excelsior editor ially pronounced the Pan-Ameri can conference at Havana a "com plete failure, more futile than It predecessors.' . All 'the Pan-American confer ences, it declares, have served on ly to Impair the rights of Latin America whlls ths power , of ta United States has tr!amphd, ' ; - At Havana, the same as at pre ceding conferences, the rations Latin American countries, la .the opinion of Excelsior, did net pre sent a solid front and were- not united In their desires, ,"This,' adds the paper, "demonstrates the absolute lmpos$.11IUy' 9t ths ex istence of the Fan-American Ism as a resulted orgejzaUon of the contrary tendencies ot the people NDS 01 WITH SHOTGUN CHARITIES SHOW PROVES POPULAR STYLK SHOW OUTSTANDING EVKNT AT ARMORY Will Be Set to Music Tonight; Dancing Classes Iresent Numbers The Associated Charities' show will enter its second night at the Salem armory this evening with one of the most elaborate style shows ever seen in Salem sched uled as the chief attraction. The men's glee club from Wil lamette university will be a spe cial event of the show, which be gan last night and will continue through Saturday with a complete cnange of program each night. The style show tonight will be "set" to music, a novel arrange ment which tbe sponsors say will be seen here tonight for the first time. Mrs. Mack's shop, assisted by the Man's shop, will present tnis leature. Twelve pupils from Mrs. R. L. white s dancing classes were Dre sented last night in numbers which met with the delight of those present. Each evening there will be free dancing for all those who enJov this pastime, with music furnished by a local orchestra. In addition to the program there are regular carnival sideshows to round out the evening's entertainment. The entire show is being aiven to secure funds for the Associated Charities to carry on their work among the poor and needr of the city, from whom there is now an extra urgent demand for assist ance. Miss Mae Young is secre tary of the organization and she. together with W. F. Browning, member of the Charities' board of directors who has donated liber ally of his time and show equip ment, has worked hard and care fully In providing entertainment that will please. Music for the entire four niahtf Is being donated until 10 o'clock by the Musicians' association of Salem, the Salem Band playing tbe last night. Ivan Martin is in charge of the musical arrange ments, while tbe entertainment committee consists of Archie Holt and Harry Levy. G. E. MaeDonald is acting as announcer. A number of booths also have been arranged by local firms and contain attractive displays of in terest to all visitors. The F. N. Woodry store has an exhibit of stoves 'and furniture to one side of the stage that received much favorable comment the first even ing. The array of Meadow Lawn (Continued on p( 7.) DEATH FINALLY ATTAINED Dies of Exhaustion After Two Sui cide Attempts Fail LOS ANGELES. Feb. 22. (AP). Henry C. Smith, 84 year old Civil war veteran today put his last quarter into a gas meter, turned on all the jets, swallowed three poison pills and then died from exhaustion. After Smith deposited his last 26 cents In the gas meter, some thing went wrong with it. police Investigators said, so he swallow ad the poison which he has been carrying in his pocket for 20 rears. The poison was so old It had lost most of Its potency but the old fighter's strength gave out and from exertion and sheer weariness he lay down and died. NOW HE'LL MARRY HER Young Illinois Farmer Rays He Still Lores Injured Girl OTTAWA, 111.. Feb. 22 (AP) Declaring he still loves Miss Iola Bradford, a country school teacher who was severely injured when a stick of dynamite exploded after she lighted the fire in the school stove, November 29. Hiram Reed, on trial here for tbe bombing will ask her to marry him tomorrow. If the'eourt will permit him. Reed's attorneys made this an nouncement tonight after a recess of the trial had been taken at noon, following completion of the Jory. While Miss Bradford has tnd! cated she no longer lover Reed, she said she would be In court to morrow and If the court allows Bead to testify then, she will hear him make his proposal of mar rfage ASK FERRY PRECAUTIONS Gates to Bo ; firected ; to Prevent , Crowds Moving Forward V SAN FRANCI8CO, Feb." 22 (AP) Latticework gates prob ably, will be placed on the ferry boats Peralta and Yerba Buena, to keep passengers 40 feet from the bows and thereby prevent reoccur rence of the peralta accident. Key Route officials announced today, . . Ths list of missing from the SO passengerx who wera swept over board'Hast week into the, bay re mained at five today. A woman's body sighted floating In: the" bay Ik..' Twenty-one prisoners recently dug their way out ot the Detroit jail. This will give some of our ultra-liberals the opportunity to demand Jails which will be so pleasant the prisoners won't want to leave. PRICE FIVE CENTS TO POSTOFFICE Plans Now Being Drawn In Washington For Federal Structure Hece CARRIER SPACE NEEDED Appropriation Will Not Be Avail. aWe Until July 1; Two Car riers Recently Added, Blore XeetlcHl 800 u Plans which have been formu lated quietly over a period , of months came to light here Wed nesday when It was learned that an addition to tbe Salem poet office building Is to be erected this year to take care of the rapld idly expanding postal business which Is handled here. Postmaster J. H. Farrar re ceived a letter Wednesday from Congressman W. C. Hawley in which it was stated that the final plans for this addition are about 30 per cent completed and that they will not be finished for about three months. The communication also stated that the appropriation for enlarg ing the building would not be) ready until July 1. Amount Not Learned The postmaster was out of the city Wednesday afternoon, so that it was not possible to learn Jast how much of an appropriation is to be expended on this project. It is believed to be at least $20,000. The addition will probably bo erected on the Bite of the present small addition at the east side of the original postoffice building This addition was built abont fire years ago. Space Badly Needed j . The space to be provided" tbisT" year 'will be for the purpose ot orovlding much needed room for handling city mail. Recently two new carriers have been employed and there Is really no place for the mall stand for the last one (Continued on pc 7.) OFFICERS GUARD CHICAGO MAYOR RKIGN OF TERROR DECLARED TO EXIST IX CITY Political Faction Headed by "Big Bill" Thompson Have Homes Watched by Armed Men CHICAGO, Feb. 22. (AP Adherents of the political faction headed by Mayor William Hale Thompson and Robert E. Crewe, state's attorney, were described news stories tonight as t stricken with armed guards f ed about their homes, not kno who would be the next on jl bombing list. Frank J. Loesch, head of the crime commission, conferred with Police Commissioner Michael Hughes and reported the police de partment head had admitted "tbe police are without clues; we dost know where to start." Among the homes under police guard tonight were Mayor Thosap- - son; state's Attorney urowe; Charles C. Flttmorris, city comp troller; Commissioner Hughes; Bernard P. Barasa. former mun icipal Judge; Daniel A. SerrlteUa, city sealer and Dr. William II. Reid. The homes of Fitsmorrls and Reid were first of the Thompson administration men to be bombed. Then followed an attack upon tbe undertaking establishment over -which resides Municipal Judge John Sbarbaro, formerly an assist ant under Crowe and an attack up on an apartment house in which resides Lawrence Cuneo. brother-in-law and secretary to Crowe. "Scarface Al" Capone was re ported to have returned to Chicago a week ago and sines to have bes the object of a concentrated poIVw search.'. : - What-Salem Girl - - -. . - - . f . Doesn't Want - A Vacation? V v;". '. - -.- T .... - Twelve weeks visiting eoat citleer llof them. fa all, with IS a, week and transportation paid, --:'- - ' v - ' y"' - How can-It be done? v Look fer the answer 'la Friday morning's GREEN MARKET SECTION of " The - Oresea Statesman, ' ' , . ' And watch ; for : the r Green Matinee '-coupon. : The - pictnro Is 8orrell and Son" at the r BUILD AODITIOrJ 3 sinere, ' of this continent-- - had not been recovered, ' '. 1 state penitentiary, , " - - . 1 ' '' . " - -' ' '