yKimball School of Theology Receives Presents of 500 Valuable Volumes for Its Library, Greatly Adding to Weather Forecast: Unsettled with rains west portion: normal temperature; strong southerly winds on the eost. Maximum temperature, yesterday 58, minimum" 42. river 2.9, rainfall .47, atmosphere cloudy, wind southeast. ' SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1928 , PRICEV illll six. its- .J t - .1" V BRITAIN LITTLE 7 WAR LODIUIS UP J , Report That Ibn Saud Plans Visit To Mecca Discred its Threat Tale OUT AFTER MONEY, HELD Nevertheless British Forces Hold Selves in Readiness; Wild Rumors Float Through Atmosphere LONDON. Mar. 8. (AP) British officialdom, with charac teristic English calm, tonight view ed the "holy war" in Arabia with less concern. But dispatches from the district near the head of the Persian gulf painted a different picture. Official observers gave out a re port that Ibn Saud, king oi Hed jaz aud sultan of the Nejd, was planning a visit to Mecca. They pointed out that the Wahabis are not friendly toward the holy city of Mohammedanism and deduced that Ibn Saud was not likely to leave Reyadh, his capital, in the center of Arabia If there was any immediate prospect of putting his own forces into the field. Just Wants Money, Held This estimate was easily coupl ed with the previous analysis of Ibn Saud's character which made him out as more anxious for' res toration of his yearly subsidy from the British government than for extension of his domain. Dispatches from Basra, Irak, Showed the British there and at &weit, preparing for possible ear lier raids on the frontier. Air planes, armored cars and trans port cars have been stationed out side walls of Kower Koweit, ready for a dash to any threatened point, and marines and blue jackets from a British man o'war are patrolling the streets daily. Rumors Grow With Space Unconfirmed reports have reach ed Basra that the western edge of the desert is already blazing with desert warfare with several vil lages in Transjordania captured and looted by Wahabis. But noth ing of that sort came from points near the Scene. AH officers and men of the Transjordania garrisons who are on leave have been recalled; fron tier patrols have been strengthen ed and armored cars and air rein forcements moved into the terri tory. Another report said that the mo tor route across the Syrian desert from Bagdad to Damascus had been closed. This Is the first indi cation that disorders were threat ened that far north, although part of this route is within reach of (Continued on page 3.) SECOND HICKMAN TRIAL NEARS END CLOSING ARGUMENTS MADE ' IN BEHALF OF DEFENSE Hunt's Counsel Blames Toms Shooting Scrap on "The Fox" As Ringleader LOS ANGELES, Mar. 8. (AP) The blame for the murder of C. Ivy Toms was placed entirely upon William Edward Hickman today by A. Gray Gilmer, attorney de fending Welby Hunt, in their joint trial for the holdup killing of a Tear ago Christmas eve. In his closing argument the at tbrney for the blonde haired boy declared to the Jury of six men and six women that it was Hick man, the kidnaper' and murderer of young Marian Parker, who blan rifed the robbery of Toms drug store, who did all the talking, and that It was a bullet from Hick man's gun which killed Toms. He leaded that they would not send "this blue-eyed boy of misfortune to a felon's cell for life. On the other hand Hunt Just previously had been accused of fir Ing the fatal shot, In the closing ' argument of Richard Cantillon one of Hickman's defense law yers. He told the Jury that evi dence and testimony had proven hat a bullet of the calibre of Hunt's gun had killed Toms. ..; Cantillon pleaded that Hickman be let off with a life sentence. 'I'm not asking you to set Hick man free," he argued. "I'm ask ing you to send him to prison for IIfe."-He pleaded that as his client already was sentenced to,,death for the Parker girl murder anoth er similar verdict would amount to sentencing a corpse to die. BAPTISTS RAP INTERFERENCE PASS RESOLUTION AIMED AT MINORITY COUNCIL , Refuse to Hear Report of Confer ence; Trustees Chairman 1 Removed By a vote of 208 to 116, the membership of the First Baptist church at the monthly business meeting last night passed a reso lution deploring and resenting ill outside Interference, and particu larly aimed at the minority coun cil report prepared by a meeting of representatives of other churches in the Willamette valley here Monday. The church was filled to capa city for this meeting. The reso lution follows: , Be it resolved, that the First Baptist church of Salem, Oregon, deplore and resent any and all outside Interference of other or ganizations. Be it further resolved, that in view of the fact that the First Baptist church of Salem. Oregon, has on numerous occasions gone on record as opposing outside in terference, therefore we again re quest and insist that all outside meddling in our affairs be stop ped unless, authorized by a vote of the First Baptist church of Sa lem, Oregon. Be It further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the clerk, pastor and delegates to the so-called conference held in the Baptist church at Salem, Ore gon, Monday, March 5, 1928. It is further requested that the re spective clerks of the churches mentioned below, be asked to read said resolutions at their regular Sunday service. Following is the list of churches: Albany, McMinnville, Oregon City, Eugene, Corvallis, Forest Grove. The church also voted 183 to 112 to declare the office of chair man of the board of trustees va cant. This office had been, held by H. S. Gile, and the action was taken following his attempt to present the report of the' confer ence referred to. -r TOO OLD TO BE MARRIED Wlfe, 05, Leaves Hubby, 103, After 8 ears Together SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Mar. 8. (AP) Declaring that mar riage at their age was not a suc cess and that they could be more contented apart, Martin VanBuren Reeves, 103 years of age, and Mrs. Elizabeth Reeves, 95, have sep arated. Accompanied to the station by her husband, Mrs. Reeves depart ed for Coupeville, Wash., where she has relatives. They were married eight years ago. WRECK KILLS CHILDREN Fast Passenger Train Crashes Into School Bus; Two Die CHARLES CITY, Iowa; Mar. 8. (AP) Two children were kill ed and 15 others were injured this evening when a speeding Rock Isl and passenger train, crashed Into a school bus bearing 17 children home from a country school about 12 miles southwest of here. The children killed were Roger Schaffer, 10, and Harrison May, 12, both of whom live on farms near Greene. Eight of the injured were seri ously hurt and were taken to a Waterloo hospital on 'the train. Seven others were treated by phy sicians hurriedly called to the scene and later were taken to their homes. The bus driver, Harry Arthur, was among the injured taken to Waterloo. No explanation of the accident has been obtained from the bus driver, the train crew, or the children. , ELDERLY WOMAN KILLED Mrs. Laura Yeager Passes Away at Hospital Last Night Mrs. Laura Yeager, 74, who was struck by a car driven by Robert Ramsden as he was backing out of his garage at 171 South Winter street Wednesday evening, died at the Salem general hospital Thurs day night.' - Ramsden stated after the acci dent that he believed the woman had already fallen for some rea son and was lying upon the walk before he began to remove his ma chine -from the"gaage." -,;-'v- J Mrs. Yeager was rushed to the hospital immediately following tho accident, but Internal Injuries be came apparent and death occurred at about S:S0 last night. ' She is survived., by a husband. Chris Yeager, and six children. 1U NB DISPLAY FIXED Oil HUGE SCALE Details Made Public In En tertainment Furnished By Merchants PLAN AUTO EXHIBITION Free Dance Slated for Armory on Tuesday Night of Next Week; -Band and Drum Corps to be on Hand Here's last minute news on the Spring Window Display, formal presentation of new spring wares of Salem mercnants which the Ad club is putting over next week, be ginning Tuesday, March 13: The auto show will be held on Court street, between High and Commercial. Everyone is Invited to partici- (Continued on page 2.) WOMAN HEADING BOARD Miss Beatrice Walton Presides ati Parole Session For the first time In many years a woman Thursday presided at the monthly meeting of the state parole board held" in the state penitentiary. She was Miss Beatrice Walton who, because of the resignation of Hal Hoss, private secretary to Governor Patterson, recently as sumed temporarily the duties of confidential agent of the execu tive. The governor's private sec retary, under the law, is chair man of the state parole board. Mlsa Walton, who has served in the executive department since the inauguration of Governor Pat terson, has the title of assistant secretary to the governor. Prison officials said a number of "hard boiled" convicts appear ed before the parole board at Thursday' meeting in quest of conditional pardons. Any recom mendation that will be made by the parole board probably will not reach Governor Patterson un til next week. The parole board is composed of Rev. Norman K. Tully of Sa lem and Jay Lewis of Corvallis. Miss Walton is an acting member of the board pending the appoint - ment of a permanent secretary to the governor. The advisory board is composed of Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, Port land; Mrs. A. B. Todd, Forest Grove, and Mrs. Martha Randall, Portland. ANOTHER PLACE WHERE "TEAM WORK" MIGHT FIRE DESTROYS SCHOOL BUILDING BUILDING AT CENTRAL HOWELL TOTAL LOSS CIase Probably Vi lli oe Resumed In Church Structure, Reported . Although the 68 pupils of the school at Central Howell between Salem and Silverton, stood by while their two-room frame school building burned to the ground a half hour after classes had con vened yesterday morning, none was injured and it is probable school will be resumed immediate ly in a small church In that com munity. The only ' thing saved in the blaze, besides a few books, the students carried as they filed from the burning structure, was the school piano. Fixtures, echool li brary, pictures and other belong ings were destroyed. Total loss was estimated around 7,000. The building, constructed in the school year 1922-23 at a cost of $5100, trarried 84,000 insurance. The fire, firet discovered when flames were seen shooting from the roof, is thought to have ori ginated in the attic from a defec tive heating plant, J. V.'Starrett, principal, reported In a visit to the office of the county school superintendent later in the day. While a new heating plant had only recently been installed, there had been some difficulty in gating it to work smoothly. The Silverton fire department was called to help combat the flames, but the fire spread so rap idly the fire fighters from Central to when Principal Starrett was in voted their efforts to Seeping the fire from spreading to nearby buildings. Although no arrangements for (Continued on pare 2) B00ZE TO BE DESTROYED Judge Kelly Hands Down Order Here Yesterday Afternoon Hailed in some quarters as the saddest news that has transpired in these parts for many a moon, a court order was handed down yesterday directing the county sheriff to destroy a quantity of liquor that had been held as evi dence in three Marion county criminal cases. The three criminal defendants against whom the evidence had been used were Louie All Overton, B. W. Wagner and Rose M. Kurre. All three have been disposed of so long ago that they have been nearly forgotten The orders were handed down ye8terday by Circuit Judge Percy R Kelly noon motion by District Attorney John Carson. Sheriff Oscar Bower asserted late yesterday that his force would need no assistance In disposing of the evidence. It was indicated that already there had been sev eral offers. OIL BOND MONEY TRACED TO G. O. P. PROCEEDS .WENT TO WIPE . t OUT DEFICIT, WORD Chicago Grain Dealer Gives Direct Testimony Incriminating Republicans WASHINGTON, Mar. 8. (AP) Direct evidence was received to day by the senate Teapot Dome committee that at least some of the 1260,000 in Continental Trad ing company Liberty bonds which Harry F. Sinclair turned over to the republican national committee in 1923 were parcelled out to in dividuals for sale on the open market and proceeds used to help extinguish the party deficit before the 1924 campaign. James A. Patten, a Chicago grain commission merchant who years ago startled the world by obtaining a near corner on the wheat market, testified that the late Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the republican committee at that time gave him 125,000 in Liberty bonds in December, 1923, and asked him to make a contribution in an equal sum to the party to help wipe out a deficit which Up ham then placed between 3 600,000 and $800,000. Patten Bald he sent the national committee his check for this amount, collected the bonds later and turned them over to the Jef ferson hospital in Chicago to which he had promised a donation of $25,000. The one-time wheat king said he was "mad and indig nant" at the size of the deficit but saw the necessity of paying it off. "I wondered why Upham . gave me the bonds Instead of selling them in the New York market where the best price might be ob tained," Patten said, adding that at the time he hda no idea of the origin of the bonds. He furnished the committee a list of the serial numbers and a check of these against those of the Continental Walsh, committee prosecutor, bonds by the secretary to Senator showed that $20,000 or the $25. 000 once had been in the posses sion of the Continental Trading company. COMBAT PLANE CRASHES Captain and Pilot Both Killed in Nicaragoan Warfare MANAGUA, Nicaragua,-Mar. 8 (AP) Captain William C. Byrd pilot, and Sergeant Rudolph A. Frankforter, observer, were killed this afternoon when an American observation plane crashed near Estile, 40 miles to the northwest of Matagalpa. Captain Byrd's home w s a Orangeburg, S. C, where his wi dow resides. Sergeant Frankfurter's widow lives at Quantico, Va. Both men arrived in Nicaragua recently. Meager, advices received here in dicate that the accident occurred near the landing field at Estill and that the two men were killed in stantly. The bodies will be brought to Managua. COME IN HANDY SMITH SCORES SENATE GROUP OPENING DRIVE. Illinois Candidate Insinuates He Has Been Malicious ly Slandered INITIAL ADDRESS MADE Seeks Reelection After Being Re fused Seat Due To Fraud and Scandal Connected With First Vote BLOOMINGTON, III., Mar. 8. (AP) Terming the United States senate chamber the "supreme and safest vantage point In all this world from which to launch at tacks upon the character, morals. politics or religion of anyone whomsoever," Colonel Frank L. Smith, twice barred from a sen ate seat, tonight opened his second campaign for the republican nom ination. "No one is exempt from either Blander or libel in the United States senate no one from the president of the nation to the pris oner in the penitentiary except members of the club," said Col. Smith. His speech was also the first detailed statement since being named senator three times, once by election and twice by designa tion of Governor Len Small. He was unable to take his seat be cause the senate barred him for accepting campaign contributions from public utilities. Bitter Attack Made "What are 800,000 citizens of Illinois to half a hundred sen ators?" he asked in referring to the 800,000 votes he received in the election more than a year ago "What, indeed, are the whole 7,000,000 of our people in Illinois to that little half hundred, when presidential nominating conven tions are approaching ... ?" (Con tinned ca page 2) PORTLAND KEEPS MILL Million Dollar Woolen Textile In dustry to be Saved PORTLAND, Mar. 8. (AP) Through the cooperation of busi ness interests of this city, the fu ture of the one million dollar woolen textile Industry represent ed by the Portland woolen mills seems safely insured. This an nouncement wat made today by W. P. Olds, Portland business man. Complete reorganization of the corporation, substantial increase of its capital and sweeping reduc tion of plant operating costs were said to assure profitable manufac ture af full capacity. WOMAN RELATES HER LOVE AFFAIR WALLA WALLA WIDOW TESTI FIES AT TRIAL Mrs. Bessie Mae Bidwell Takes Stand in Own Defense ln Murder Case WALLA WALLA, Mar. 8. (AP) Mrs. Bessie Mae Bidwell middle aged woman accused of poisoning her husband, took the stand in her own defense today and related the story of her love affair with Preston Clark. She declared that Clark who 1b jointly accused of the murder, forced his attentions upon her. She married Alpheus Bidwell who was poisoned last December 21. years ago, she stated, under direct examination by her lawyer, and said they quarreled occasion ally but had no serious difficul ties. Calmly she related that Clark, boarder In their home, laugh ingly kissed her one day. then tried to "force attentions" upon her but that these were repulsed at first. '. Finally, she said, she gave ln.M Clark ;was subject to "fita" or 'spells,' she said, and came home one day with a bottle of poison ous medicine "which he was go ing to take for his spells." . Then Mrs. Bidwell described her preparations of the food which Bidwell ate on the morning of his death. She offered some to Clark, she avowed, . but he "hung : hif head and refused. Bidwell com plained ' during the meal that Jiis food ; tasted "bitter,? hie widow averred; and later became ill, tell ing her it was his heart- V She de nied patting poison Into the dish and said - that a doctor had told her that - BldwelTi death was caused by his "heart. FLYERS FORCED DOWN BY STORM STIXSON AND HALDEMAN NOT ABLE TO STAY UP. Failure Meet Attempt to Remain Aloft Until Sat- nrday DETR0IT Jfaf,j:?; 9. (AP)- Tbe big Stinson-Detrolt - mono plane in Wiiich Eddie Stinson and George Haldeman were attempt ing to break the world's endur ance record was forced down at Self ridge field shortly after three o'clock this morning in a blinding snowstorm. The plane was circling around a huge beacon light at Self ridge field and the snow fall became so thick that. Stinson said he could no longer see the light. Although the field was in total darkness the plane was brought to a safe land ing on the field after it had been decided that further attempts to remain aloft were futile. The plane, an old one which had been recently overhauled, had been In the air since 8:29 yester day morning and had been "flying at an altitude of approximately 1,700 feet. DETROIT, March 8. (AP). Eddie Stinson and George Halde- man circling low over Selfridge recently filed ln ohio and wiu op :f field barracks in their orange-;poge Senator Frank q. Willis, al- x winged Stinson monoplane in anlfi0 a fftTOrffe -nn , .1 attempt to break the world's rec ord for continuous flight prepar ed to meet their first serious ob stacle, stormy weather as dark ness descended on the field today. With a load-of 3,845 pounds gradually decreasing as gasoline and oil were consumed, Selfridge observers hoped the flyere would be able to take an altitude suffi cient to avoid predicted rain storms late tonight. The heavily loaded plane left the ice of Lake St. Clair at 8:29 a. m. and for several hours Stin son, who was at the control, was able to make only about 200 feet altitude. The flyers declared before they took off that barring motor trou ble they would remain in the air until 2 p. m. Saturday providing their gasoline supply held out The -present endurance record is 52 hours, 22 minutes and 31 sec onds, which must be exceeded by one hour to be officially recog nized. Stinson, Detroit airplane manu facturer, decided to take off from Lake SL Clair, because the snow- covered ice formed a perfectly smooth three mile runway. FINDS CAR MINUS TIRES Pilferers Out In Force; Car Stol en Also; No Clues Pilferers were out in full force last night when they stripped the car owned by C. F. Temple of this city, of five tires last night while it was parked in front of the Elks temple. Mr. Temple attended lodge during the evening and when he was ready, to leave he found that his car was minus the four tires and the spare. It was imme diately reported to the local po lice, but no trace of the thieves could be found. E. S. Lauderdeck, Salem, Route 5, reported to Salem police that his Ford touring car had been stolen from in front of the local Elks temple last night. He had parked his car there about 7:30 o'clock in the evening and after lodge found it missing: . It is, thought by local police that the same gang which relieved the Temple car of its tires are respon sible for the theft of the Lauder-; deck car. Both were stolen at about the same time and from the! same place. Local officers Imme diately notified Portland police to watch for the stolen car. Austin McDermott of Portland was arrested by Officer Kuyken dall last night charged with being drunk and panhandling. He was given a lovely room in the city Jail to think the matter over. I. 0. 0. F. HEAD TO VISIT Supreme Monarch of Shrine Divi sion Here Next Tuesday - Edgar Mosher, of New York, su preme monarch of the Ancient and Mystic Order of Samaritans, the Shrine division of the Odd Fellows lodge, will visit the Salem Sanctor- lum next Tuesday evenmg. ; This will be the first time since the or ganization as perfected that the local chapter Jias been honored by a visit from the grand lodge. ; Mosher. will visit with six .other lodges In the state before he re- tnrnn tn New "Vorlr He fa tnalrlnr a tour of the west and will go aa! far north as Vancouver, B. C. - ' This will be an open meeting so that all members will hare an op portunity jto meet the grand of fl eer, and will not be limited k to Samaritans only. t.-".,-'v:" The local lodge is also arrang lng : program In - honor of the grand officer,-, which, will be giv en the same evening. nnnurn nnnim. . milium II mi r 1 NUUtf Lll IIIJIIVLU i m i nnnii'i mi i ii LiyinHI.ULII.IU n Secretary of Commerce Fin ally Persuaded To Let Name Be Filed OPPOSED BY NATIVE SON 3 Senator James E. Watson Already In Field For Support of Own f State; Forces Express ConfU denco INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. 8. (AP)' Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce, entered another favor m ite son field late today when he fil- ed notice of republican preslden- tial candidacy and thus becomes an K opponent of United States Senator jjY James E. Watson in the Indiana ' Drimarv to be held Mav 8. Hoover The cabinet member's entry followed two hectic days of cross , country telephoning, speedily tak- en canvasses of various Indiana f counties and the refusal of Hoos ier boosters to give way to some eastern advisers that his name not be filed. Late today however, and-! with only a few hours remaining j in which to conform to the pri- ; mary law, Oscar G. Foelllnger, . Fort Wayne publisher, won his point and was told by Hoover to J. enter him' in the contest. " J Lowden Keeps Out j Following Hoover's announce ment word was received from Chicago definitely stating that Frank O. Lowden, Illinois war " governor, would enter the Indiana presidential contest. , M. Burt Therman, national 4 campaign manager for Senator Watson, declared he regretted . "that Mr. Hoover has deemed it . best to strike at party harmony by invading our state." We arej "prepared however to meet the "I; challenge that has been offered to ;? Senator Watson in his native state-' and we have no fear of the out- come," he concluded. k National Effect Viewed The secretary and his advisers , consulted with friends as to the J effect on his national campaign of failure to enter the Indiana race, i It is said to have been the belief? of a majority that it would be harmful to his candidacy, parti-' cularly in Ohio. It was argued that - such a decision might make it ap-! pear that he had singled out Wil- ; 11a for a foe. and that this imnreiu. ' sion among voters might work to4 Willis' advantage in the April 24 w primaries ln Ohio. While the situations in the two states were regarded in the Hoo,' ver camp as similar in many re- specis mey were looked on as .1 (Continued en page 2.) KIMBALL LIBRARY! GETS 500 BOOKSi VALUABLE VOLUMES COMB FROM JENNINGS COLLECTION 4 Highly Prized Text On Church History and Religion Are v Dicluded More than S00 books from the large private library of Dr. Henry C. Jennings of PortlandraTrivedr at the Kimball School of Theology Wednesday evening.-Most of these' books are very valuable and Will i be of great help to students of. Kimball and of the university. Dr. Jennings, who resided in. Portland for several years, died la the east a few weeks ago. He s had been one of the leading m in- isters of the Methodist Episcopal' church for many ' years, having represented his Minnesota confer- ence at general conferences in for- mer years. It was largely under, his wise leadership that the Meth-? odiat book concern made Its rapid j stride in the last quarter century S. Being a great lover of books, he? accumulated what was considered a very large private library. ; Also- there came ; to his desk .many ' choice ediUons from jt lead ingi American and English jjubllshers. f some years ago he placed in hia " will the gift of his books on Meth 11"0 to hu own mater: Hamline ' School of Theology, at; Himllne, ; Minn, .' Together- with : his wife he decided to give to Kim ball -School of Theology the re- : main ing books' that would be -of any particular .value tp-a semin ary. " ; ' - - Two consignments from his IP brary had previously been ln-i (Co Una 4 a f a.) St t