The State Basketball Tournament Started Out at a Clip Last f, and It Is Well Worth All the Local Support Possible The Great Crowds Who Heard Raymond Robnis in Salem Convinced of Sanity and the Permanence of Prohibition Weather forecast: Unsettled with rain went portion; freezing temperature in east portion at night; increasing ' sont&erly winds. Maximum temperature yesterday 55, minimum 31, river 12.2, rainfall none, atmosphere clear, wind north. Some people object to the modern form of wedding ceremony, but if you'll only look back you will see that the. old fashr loned woman who promised to lore, honor and obey didn't get so much reward out of it after all. mm SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS Nigh Yesterday mm 4 HOPES DASHED Rumors of Airplane Appear ing On Atlantic Seaboard Groundless NUMEROUS NOISES HEARD Sounds tike Those of Motor Indi cate British 3Ichine Ap- proarhlng Destination at Philadelphia Field M EN LO PARK. N. J., Mar. 15 (AP) After a search of the town this morning, police and newspapermen found NO trace of the Hinchliffe plane. NEW YORK, Mar. 15. (AP) Unverified reports that the Hinchliffe transatlantic plane had landed at Menlo Park, N. J., caused a stir this morning. In order to investigate, state police left their headquarters at Me-tut-ben for a 12 mile trip to Men lo Park which is 23 miles airline from New York. The reports as to the landing spread rapidly after persons in various cities along the New Eng land coast and in New Jersey said they had heard noises resembling an airplane's motor. Improbability increased because before the report developed as to Menlo Park somebody near Atlan tic City heard a noise that he thought was made by an airplane. Atlantic City is 73 miles from Menlo Park and much nearer to Philadelphia, Hrnehliffe's des tination. NEWARK. N. J., Mar. 15. t AP) A detachment of state po ; lice left this morning for the 4od of Menlo Park to investigate a report that the Hfrichliffe plane had landed there, r: PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 14. J (AP) As midnight passed with out definite word from Captain Hinchliffe and Hon. Elsie Mackay. belief was expressed at the Phila delphia airport, the goal of the British flyers that the airplane re ported heard over New England cities and later at Atlantic City, (Continued on page 10) SANDINO FLINGS THREAT AT U. S. .MCARAGUAX PATRIOT SENDS OFFICIAL. MESSAGE Government at Washington Recip ient of Pointed Invitation to Keep Out WASHINGTON. March 14. 'AP. An implied threat against the safety of "any North American official resident In Niearafc.'uan ter ritory" unless American marines are withdrawn immediately from tJiat country is contained in a message seat to the senate by Au-Ku-tino Sandino, the Nicaraguan leader. The message, along with a let ter from Sandino to Rear Admiral Sellers, commandant of the spe cial service squadron in that ter ritory, proposing supervision of the Nicaraguan elections by Latin American representatives instead of by American marines was made Public here today. "The only way this struggle fan be ended." Sandino wrote to Sellers, "is by the immediate with drawal of the invading forces from our territory; the substitution for the present president of some Ni caraguan citizen not a candidate for the presidency; and the super vision of the coming elections by Latin-American representatives 'instead of American marines." The correspondence or Sandino including a letter received by him from Admiral Sellers was trans mitted to Chairman Borah of the senate foreign relations commit tee. Lewis S. Gannett, associate editor of the Ration, who gave the letter to Senator Borah; made -4hent public. The Idaho senator $clined to discuss the corre- Fepondence, which was handed to Carletoa Beals. special corre spondent of the magazine, by San dino. Mr. Gannett eald. - The message of Sandiao to the senate read: ' ,.. :; .- "; "la the name of the Nicaraguan people I protest against the eon tinned . barbarism of . your force In my country, each as the recent total destruction of, the. town of Quilali. i shall never recognise a government imposed by. a foreign power. r I demand the Immediate Withdrawal of v the ' invading (OMtlsaei psfs IS.) DRIFTING CRAFT TITLE DISPUTED V. A. BAKER ARRESTED ON GODFREY'S COMPLAINT , Man In Possession of Rowboat Says Other Declined To Identify It A waterfront altercation over possession of a rowboat was brought ijnto the courts yesterday when A. I Godfrey, local boat dealer, bad W. A. Baker arrested for grand larceny. The grand larceny, according to Godfrey, con sisted of the theft of a boat valued at more than J 3 5. Baker, however, paints a picture of an entirely different color. j. It all began oh" March 11, when a boat was sighted caught in some brush near the river bank nearly opposite Baker's residence, which is situated at 1925 North Water street. Baker promptly appropriated the craft. It soon developed that his title was questioned. Several parties put in bids, one in particular in troducing evidence -tending to show that he sighted the coveted prize first, but eventually all with drew their claims except Godfrey. He insisted that the boat was his. indicating that it had drifted away from the place he had it moored farther up the river. Baker declared flatly last night that he based his refusal to hand the craft over upon the fact that Godfrey declined to attempt iden tification. "I wouldn't let him see It." he said. "I just told him that before I'd let him have it he would have to identify it. Then instead of that he went and had me arrest ed." ' Boats drift down the river every winter. Baker Bays, and Godfrey goes out to get his share of them. He also hints darkly that further charges will be made against the man who caused his arrest. "I've seen Godfrey capture two boats myself," he asserts. ' Meanwhile Baker has retained Guy Smith, local attorney, to rep resent him in court. Smith ap peared for him before Justice of the Peace Brazier Small yesterday and "demanded a hearing for his client. Date for the hearing has not yet been set. Bail was fixed at 1500, wMehW3 -'" the republican naminav Baker furnished in cash. As a sidelight on the flood and boat situation Baker says that a few days ago a small boat was seen drifting down the river with an outboard motor attached. The cur rent was such that nobody who saw it was willing to risk going out after it. DRUM CORPS SUPPORTED Promised Racking In Financing San Antonio Convention Trip Plans of the drum and bugle corps of Capital Post No. 9, Am erican Legion, to make the trip to San Antonio this year to compete in the national contest, were prom ised the support of other Salem organizations. By speakers at a banquet at Glenhaven. six miles south of the' city. . The drum corps is not asking donations, but now has a plan in operation in connection with the blanket campaign and sale of dance tickets, which will bring the needed amount if given the sup port which it deserves, it was pointed out. The tremendous advertising val ue which this trip to the national legion convention, was brought out in the talks at the banquet, which was attended by 50 people. Visitors who spoke were George F. Vick. representing the chamber of commerce; Sam A. Kozer, for the Kiwanis club: Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner, for the Rotary club; Dr. O. A- Olson and T. A. Rafferty for the Cherrians. Stanley Keith for the Ad club, and Claude Foubare. past vice-commander of the legion department of Illinois. Carl Gabrielson of the legion drum corps committee was toast- master. ".. Legion men who spoke were Vic Mackenzie, commanaer Harold G. Maison. Brazier Small. Karl Hinges. Dave Shade and Past Commander Lyle Dunsmoor. THIEF GETS HOP VINES Ford Roadster Stolen When Park ed On Street In Salem A Ford roadster containing sev eral hundred hop vines, and be longing to Mr. Wolford of Silver ton was stolen at a late hour last night from in. front of the court houee. - Wolford was on his way to Silverton from Independence where , he had purchased several hundred hop vine settings which were in the back of the car, and had decided to atop' In Salem for cup , of coffeek When he re turned he 'found his car missing and reported it to the local police, who Immediately senf phone calls to neighboring cities. ' The license number Is 2-110. v 1 The Harley Davidson motorcy cle ' belonging to Geo. Van Natta, 1118 Oak ' street,- was reported stolen from in front of the state capltol building last night, and was no f located aVn arly-hear, thla morning. -.. " -- j NEED FOR DRY NATION GROWS ROBINS CLAIMS Majority of People Now In Position of Railroad En gineer, Shown PUBLIC SAFETY PROBLEM Change in Nature of Saloons Real Cause For Prohibition, Says . Man Who Once Opposed 18th Amendment As American civilization pro gresses, it makes more and more necessary the continuation and enforcement of -the eighteenth amendment to the constitution. It was shown by Raymond Robins, spokesman of the committee of 1000 on law observance and en forcement in addresses before aud. lences which aggregated over 2000 people, yesterday in Salem It is a more serious matter for a man driving a motor car in a crowded city to be even slightly under the influence of liquor, than it was for one in another generation, driving a mule team aiong unfrequented roads, even to be in a drunken stupor, the speaker pointed out. Safety Essential "Thirty years ago we insisted that our railroad engineers be teetotalers," said Mr. Renins. The same thing is necessary for a ma jority of the people now, because of the power which is entrusted to (Continued on. pr 10) BROOKS MAN CANDIDATE Romeo Gouley Seeks Nomination ' For State Representative 'RjBmeo Gouley of Brooks has tion tor representative in the leg islature for the first representa tive district, comprising Marion county. A. M. Collier of Klamath Falls, is seeking re-election as a mem ber of the lower house of the leg islature for the 21st representa tive district, comprising Crook. Deschutes. Jefferson, Klamath and Lake counties. George R. Roberts of Reith would serve as representative in the legislature for the 22nd rep resentative district, comprising Umatilla and Morrow counties. He is a republican. Mr. Roberts filed his declaration of candidacy with the secretary of state Wednesday. John L. Foote of St. Helens, is seeking re-election tq the office of district attorney of Columbia county. Mr. Foote is a republi can. Ashby C. Dickson. Portland, filed In the offices of the secre tary of state here his declaration of candidacy for election as a delegate to the democratic na tional convention. He would rep resent the state at large. Wallowa 1 Thurs. 9:30 A. M. Marshfield Washington Thors. 10:30 A. M. University Tillamook Medford McLoughlin The Dalles Astoria Fri. 3 3 Medford 32-20 Thurs. 7 Salem :30 P. M. Thurs. 3:30 P.M. Tillamook Fri. Thurs. 4:30 P. M. McLoughlin Fri. 10:30 A. M. Fri. MEXICANS COME BACK TO VALLEY CLUE FURNISHED TO DISAP PEARANCE OF 3IANY Take to Mesooite Covered Hills Due to Fright When Homes Swept By Water SANTA PAULA. Cal., Mar. 14. (AP) A possible clue to the dis appearance of many persons, re- ported missing in the St. Francis dam disaster, tonight was given! partial confirmation by Red Cross agencies In charge of relief work here. They were declared to have been Mexicans, who for 24 hours had hidden themselves in the mes quite covered hills because of fright, and reappeared today. The clue was based on the wide ly quoted report that a stream of people early yesterday poured out of Santa Clara river valley towns and over the bills to safey in the OJai valley. The Red Cross work ers expressed the- opinion, these fleeing ones, mostly Mexicans, had fled desperately from what they believed would be death in a tidal wave or other little understood catastrophe. The flight over the hills con tinued for several hours. Inquiries in the OJai valley fail ed to reveal any trace of the miss ing two or three hundred. Today the list of families seek ing Red Cross aid leaped from 160 to nearly 400. The organization explained this as an answer to the large list of missing, whom they believed were the Mexicans. After hiding in the Ojai valley hills, today they filtered back to seek food and shelter, the Red Cross said. Residents of Santa Paula anH Fillmore were given an hour's warning Tuesday morning of the oncoming disaster. The word was first flashed here by telephone from Saugus and Newhall, 30 miles nearer the broken dam. Police mo torcycle sirens screeched through the Santa Clara river valley etreets to arouse the inhabitants. These motorcycles officers said that the same warning was flashed to Ox- nard and Ventura, ocean shore towns, asm uch as two hours ahead of the raging torrent. GALLOWS AWAITS GREEN Convicted Man Sentenced to Hang Following Trial MARSHFIELD. Mar. 14. (AP) Robert Green must hang for the slaying of his neighbor. Caleb Greene, who was for years a fam iliar figure to the scattered resi dents of Catching Inlet. Today the convicted man no relative of the man he was found guilty of beat ing to death stood before Circuit Judge Skipworth and heard from the lips of the judge the solemn pronouncement. The penalty for the crime demands the life of Rob ert Green on Tuesday April 24. And a moment later Green heard for the second time words that di minished whatever hope he held when the court overruled a motion for a new trial. Caleb Greene was clubbed to death November 21 last. His body was discovered at the bottom of a canyon near his home. (SlMaimnpnQoMip 3ei?0e 9:30 A. M. Thurs. 8:30. P. M. The Dalles 28-18 Fri. 8:30 P. (SdDcDHatt!lG)im Sei?5es 3:00 P. M. Fri. 3:00 P. 4:00 P; BL. Sat. 9:30 AiM. v OIL PROBE SCENE NOW AT CHICAGO HEARINGS TO BE HELD IN THAT CITY THIS WEEK Committee to Investigate Use of Money Paid Over to Hays by Harry Sinclair WASHINGTON, Mar. 14.- (AP) The branching trail of the senate oil investigation led toward ! Chicago tonight as two members of the Teapot Dome commute Nye and Norbeck headed for that city to explore further ramifies tions of the Sinclair-Continental Liberty bond transactions. As a sub-committee, the two in veetlgators will hold hearings in Chicago tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. From the two score of witnesses who hare been summon ed they hope to get a line on how some of the bonds contributed by Harry F. Sinclair toward wiping out the 1920 campaign deficit of the republican party were used. Nye, who is chairman of the committee that has established that Sinclair in 1923 gave Will H Hays S 23 0,0 00 in securities for political purposes, and his. repub lican colleague from South Dako ta left for the west late today af ter a rather colorless session of the committee which came as an anti-climax to the appearance be fore it yesterday of Secretary Mel Ion. William M. Butler, chairman of the republican national commit tee. While they weTe making their way to union station. Senator Car away, democrat. Arkansas, brought up the Teapot Dome oil scandal in the senate. He referred to Hays, a former postmaster general, and chairman of the republican na tional committee during the Hard- ring campaign eight years ago, as a "fence," disposing of the stolen goods and aiding the thief to find a market. Caraway also made caustic ref erence to Mellon and Butler, who yesterday testified that late in 1923 Hays sought unsuccessfully to place some bonds with them and in turn to have them make substantial contributions toward cancelling the 1920 campaign debt. TSecretarj MelToTriaid he under stood the bonds came from Sin clair but Mr. Butler told the in vestigators that -he knew nothing whatever about the source of the bonds tendered him by Hays, knew of no one who got any of the Sin- (Continued on pg 10) SCHOOLS CLOSE DOORS Three Plants in Nehalem Bay Dis trict Shut Down PORTLAND, Mar. 14. (AP) Three schools of the Nehalem bay district, the coast region, have been closed because of the presence of infantile paralysis and measles. The closing order affected the ;rade and high schools of Wheeler. Garibaldi and Nehalem. Quaran tine measures, it was said, may be used in these towns. Dr. Frederick D. Strieker, state health officer, declared today that he does not consider the outbreak an epidemic, but stated that local authorities are closing the schools as an emergency measure. Sat. 9:30 P. M. M. M. Sat. .7:30 P. BL Sat. 9:30 A. M , : ...,- FLOODED BEGINS TO GET Number of Actually Known Dead Stands At 264 Late Last Night 1500 PEOPLE HOMELESS Searching Parties Continue Activ ities Hunting for Dead Bod ies in Wake of Terrific Catastrophe The state of Oregon stands ready to assist the state of Cali fornia in any way possible as a result of the dam disaster which cost more than 200 lives and property damage aggregating mil lions of dollars. This was set out in a telegram prepared here Wed nesday by Governor Patterson and transmitted by wire to Governor Young of Callfonia. "Let me assure you of the heartfelt sympathy of the state of Oregon in the disaster your state has suffered in Southern Califor nia," read Governor Patterson's telegram. "The people of Oregon have been Immeasurably shocked and grieved by the loss of life and property. We stand ready to give any assistance within our power." SANTA PAULA, Cal.. Mar. 14 (AP) San Franclsquito canyon and the Santa Clara valley were struggling nobly tonight ' to pull themselves out of the mire of death and destruction poured over them by the breaking of the St. Francis dam yesterday. The toll of life and property. estimated from official figures and the surveys of careful observers, stood as follows: 264 lives lost. "St. Francis dam demolished. Los Angeles municipal power house below dam demolished. 600 homes destroyed or greatly damaged. 20 lineal miles of citrus orchard land buried under many feet of mud and silt. Two Important bridges de stroyed. State and county highways washed out at numerous points. (Con tinned on pmgo 10.) NEW TRIAL REQUESTED Motion Filed With Court in Behalf of Walla Walla Man WALLA WALLA. Wash., Mar. 14. (AP) H. B. Noland. attor ney for Preston Clarkr who was convicted Tuesday of first degree murder, late today filed a motion for a new trial for his client. Clark was convicted with Mrs. Bessie Mae Bidwell of poisoning the woman's husband, Alpheus Bidwell, but the woman was given a second degree murder verdict. 1 .... ON T GAIN PORTLAND MEN IN GUN SCRAPE TWO WOUNDED, ONE KILLED IN PISTOL FIGHT Cigar Store Clerk Shot to Death; Pedestrians Flee For Cover Last Night PORTLAND. March 14. AP) One man was shot to death and two others were wounded, one perhaps fatally here tonight in a shooting ecrape that sent pedes trians racing tor cover and turned a confectionary store into a sham bles. The dead: G. Yakate, cigar store clerk. The wounded: K. Hayano, shot in abdomen and leg; condition serious; George Ishibashi, proprie tor of cigar store; shot In leg and arm. The shooting, police were told climaxed a bitter argument be tween Hayano and Ishibashi in the latter's shop. When the argu ment reached its height Hayano brandished a weapon, fired once and then raced to the doorway of a store two doors away. Ishibashi and Yakate followed, each armed with a weapon. Then the wild shooting, with Hayano cornered in the doorway. He fired first at Yakate, mortally wounding him, and then turned his smoking pistol on Ishibashi. After shooting the store owner, he dashed Into the confectionery store and toseed bis pistol under a showcase. Ishibashia fired twice through the plate glass windows, one of the bulletts striking Hay ano in the eide. When police arrived Yakate was dead and Hayano was slump ed on the store floor. He was laken to a hospital where his con dition was declared to be critical. Hayano is said by police to have arrived recently from Seattle. Hayano and Ishibaehi were to night ordered held on open charges, pending an investigation of the case. SALEMITES ON AIR TRIP Party From This City Going to Seattle and Return A group of Salem residents are to make a special airplane trip from Portland to Seattle and re turn as guests of the Pacific Air Transport company today. The flight is being staged for the pur pose of establiehing the use of airplanes as a familiar means of transportation. In addition to three local news paper men those making the trip will be as follows: George Vick, head of the local chamber of com merce, W. W. Chadwick. president of the Stage Terminal Hotel com pany, W. A. Cummings, manager of the Senator hotel and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hillman. . Dr. M. C. Findley was also to have made the flight but was unable to do so for business reasons. NANCY GETS MESSAGES Congratulations Mingled With Criticisms About Equally NASIK. India. Mar. 14. (AP) Congratulations from promin ent Hindus were as numerous as adverse criticisms today following upon the formal conversion to Brahmanism of Nancy Ann Miller of Seattle. Shankarcharva, the priest who performed the rites was visited by several co-religionists who express ed to him a deep gratitude "for imparting fresh stimuli to the pro gressive forces of Hinduism." Shankarcharva was also the recip ient of numerous messages from organisations a n d individuals throughout the country congratu lating him on his action. On the other side of the picture it was learned today that Dr. Gos ave, a member of the personal staff of Tokoji Raos, to whom Miss Miller is to be married Satur day, had received two anonymous letters threatening his life. Dr. Gosave has been actively concern ed in preparations for the conver sion. KELSO MAN NOT FOUND No Trace Seen of Retired Mill Man; Search Coe On KELSO. Wash.. Mar. 14, (AP) No trace of Frank S. Janes, 74, retired Kelso mill 'man, missing in. the- Oatrander. creek district, ten" miles northwest of here since a week ago tod&y. was found to day '- when another J- systematic search of the ' area -I1 with ' men walking : within St Xeet of each other was made by as. organized party of 43 men, most of whom were members of the crew et the Crescent Shingle company, in which Janes owns an Interest, The bed of Ostrander creek wasex amined by one crew and tomor row another crew win tnake a intensive . search I of ' ' boles and ether 'places along the creek in which a body might be lodged. - FAST PLAY FEATURES HOOP TILT Medford By Steady Play De feats Tillamook High By 32 To 20 Score DALLES SWAMPS McLOUGHLIN HI First Round Games SpeetfcL and Evenly Matched LEAD OVERCOME Southern Oregon Quint Dem onstrates That Short Shofe Count As Much As Long Ones, and Easier To Make Several simple but unestan- able principles of basketball wer demonstrated for approximately the millionth time when Medford high defeated Tillamook high ii the opening game of the ninth state tournament here last'nijeht 32 to 20. 1. Lone shots look nrettv. bai short ones count lust as siufl and are easier to make, especially in a critical moment. 2. The team that covers Us owi shots and the enemy's is hard n beat. 3. High school basket bai! games last 32 minutes. Coast Team Speedy All of which is nointed out win no intent to disparage the Tills mook five, which is one of tb- strongest and best coached In tb tournament; but merely to ex plain why the team that dido' look quite so strong1, won and de served to win. Tillamook did look like a win ner throughout the first hall. with Its remarkable scoring fa cility from any distance and lv spectacular fighting defense, tha: kept the southern Oregon quisle?. hopelessly covered. At the of the first quarter Tillamook v (Continued en pfe 4.) COSTIGAN QUITS; FLAYS COOLIDGE LAST WILSOX APPOINTEE OF1 TARIFF COMMISSION , Present National Administratis? Attacked; Personal RefeK A" . ences Made WASHINGTON. March 14. (AP). The controversy that Itr more than two years has ear rounded the activities of the tarlf commission moved to a sharp Jin sudden climax today with the r signation of Commissioner Etf ward P. Costigan. last of the ori ginal Wilson appointees. ' In a letter filled with frank pe sonalltiee, Costigan simultaneous ly assailed President Coolidg ' and Commissioners Marvin, Low ell and Brossard. At the Whit House it was announced that.th resignation had been accepted; Costigan charged Mr. Coolldf with a refusal to act on decteh evidence that certain tariff rnt should be lowered..' The , ptes -dent's course, he said, had "al; ed to wreck the commi83ione -fulness." . Costigan's charges were co: tained In a letter, addressed Senator Robinson of Arkansa. tl democratic floor leader, chairma. of the senate committee appoint two years ago to investigate U tariff commission. Mr. Costigan declared that tl "manipulation of the commissi . since 1922 is but part of the tot. picture of present Waihiagtc contained "in a eta. which his to may yet summarise as the .age -Daugherty, Fall and Sinclair.' Chairman Marvin la describ as a "tireless and fanatical pr . teetionlet, known in Washingt. as a tariff lobbyist for New k land protected Interests. - "No exposures, however d: crediting, . of , bias, partisans . and the dlstruet of his associate have sufficed to break: this Ke -England slate, the letter addet asserting that "It Is, weir know r la Washington that Preside? Coolidge has long ceased penanns , ly to consult or place confides'- ; in his own designated tariff mission chairman." -J" f J;;rf : 7 v . 'J : ' Regretting tbo "necessity ' f -personal references, Mr. Costlgx . 1 wrote that "the" statements t personal ' because facts of tmbli -consequence are personal,' " f