West Salem But There Is a Marked Increase of an Already Vigorous BuiMinjor Artimtv in thn r; TPct SM
Becae s Live est (nter of Amerkaii Legion Act Salem Was Honored by Being Host to Commander Spafford
Weather forecast: Unsettled, with rains
near coast; cloudy: south winds. Maxi
mum temperature yesterday 60, minimum
41, river (.1, rainfall .02. atmosphere
cloudy, wind southwest.
It is reported that there was a mutiny
In the British nary because the men
weren't allowed to hare a jasx orchestra.
The officers wouldn't allow It because they
thought It might frighten the submarines
SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1928
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MERGER PLANS
FOR PDBTLfiWD
SNOWED UNDER
ft Vntore Vniro Ricannrnval ftf
Proposed Combination
of Companies
f -'MAJORITY ABOUT 2 TO 1
Complete Returns Show 30,028
VJ ' Opposed to Consolidation and'
(l With 14,513 In Favor;
,J - 427 Precincts
PORTLAND, April 9. (AP)
, The Portland electorate today rot
a decisive "no" aealnst th
aealnst the
proposed merger of the Nortb-
Wftsturn F.lp.rtH inmngn with
119 the Portland Electric Power com
jf,i pany. The election was necessary
f inasmuch as the Northwestern
L franchise Drovides that a favor-
( ble Tote of the people or an ordl-
had before the properties may be
sold. "
' Complete returns from the 427
precincts of the city gave: For the
merger 14,513; against the mer
ger 30,028.
The merger was proposed by of
ficiate of the Portland Electric
Power company and the North
western Electric company and re
ceived the endorsement of the city
council which. In turn, "but the
proposal op to the vote of the peo
ple. ' - - ' -
The , Portland Electric Power
company which was to absorb the
other company, promised reduc
tions of rates in event the merger
was authorized.
' Sentiment General
In the defeat of the measure.
the count showed, the sentiment to
be general throughout the city. A
Of the first eight precincts re
ported, only one declared for the
merger..- In one precinct the vote
aealnst "tb nronoSal war 4 tO . l .
A ' while in practically air orrtue orn
,iV,era the-opposition scored deelded
C 7 ly In the face of returns.
I -1 .Votlnr machines, " recently pur-
il .chased bjt the city, were used in
h ,69 precincts. " . . ' ..;-C,'.T....
If The defeat of the power merger
brought r expressions of regret
(Cntlns4 on pr S.)
McM AH AN FILES
FOR HIGH COURT
CIRCUIT JUDGE CANDIDATE
ar FOR STATE OFFICE
t&nator Walsh In Orrgon Race For
Democratic Presidential
Choice
L. H. McMahan, circuit Judge for
Marlon andl Linn counties, Monday
Tiled wlthlthe secretary of state
vfaere his1 declaration of candidacy
."for the republican nomination for
H iUUStICO OI Uie Sll Buprcmo curi i.
ih twd 1naHra of the U-
Jferem court to be nominated at
the primary election. .
r Other tilings received here Mon-
day follow: ' -r - f-
Elisha A. Baker, 728, Bast 21st
street North, Portland, for elec
tion as a delegate to the republi
can national convention. .
O. Lane Ooodell, 944 Bryce ave
nue. Portland, for election as a
delegate to the republican nation
al convention.-
Jack N. Barde. 800 Park, ave
nue, Portland, tor the republican
nomrtmtiop-for representative In
the-leglstatar tor the 18th repre
sentative diatrty comprising Mult
nomah couatyr-:
' Frank G.'Smtfa, 92S East Ir
ving -sTxetYcai"and, tor the re
publican 'nomination for represen
ts tire foY the 18th represenutlve
district district, comprising Mult
nomah county.
CJ"D. Wallace. Baker, for the re
publican nomination for district at-
, torney for Baker county.
4 ' B. F. Lindas, Gladstone, for the
republican nomination for. district
V jAattorney for Clackamas county. -Paul
W. Chllders. The Dalles.
jj- for the 'republican nomination for
,4; district attorney for Wasco coun-
5 A , Jay H.. Upton. Bend, for the re
" nublican nomination for state sen-
t i ator for the 17th senatorial district
comprising Deschutes, C rook,
Klamath, Jefferson and Lake coun
ties. ' -.; ' ' ' - J :
S. F. Jackson, Moro, for the
democratic nomination for dele
gate to the national convention for
the second congressional district.
G. T. Skipworth, Eugene, for. the
democratic nomination for; circuit
ludr of the second ludlelal dla-
fl.' trict, - eomprlaing Benton, J Coos,
Curry. Douglas, Lane ana Lincoln
counties. j. i
J. 0. Cecil. Suntez. for the dem-
svtlc nomination fer district at
toAier for Harney county. - 4 I
I ' ' senator Thomaa J J. Walsh of
Montana Monday tiled ' with the
secretary of state here a request
that hia name be printed upon the
official ballot at the-democratic
-1 primary election for the nomlna-
T?loafor president ot the .United
:,Eal ETHoss of Oregon City; has
(Ceatuwsd ea fsge ft.)
JURY ALL PICKED
SINCLAIR'S CASE
ALL. TWELVE LOCKED CP AS
SOOX AS SELECTED
Little Over Three Hour. Consum
ed by Justice Bailey; Trial
Starts Today
WASHINGTON, April 9. (AP)
Establishing a record In select
ing an oil caee jury. Justice Jen
nings Bailey had under lock to
night the 12 men who will decide
the guilt or Innocence of Harry F.
Sinclair, charged with defrauding
the government In the lease of the
Teapot Dome naval oil reserve.
In a few minutes more than
three hours today the Justice, who
questioned the jurors himself, had
filled the box with men ranging
in age from 22 to 88 years. As
soon ae the jury was completed be
turned It over to deputy United
States marshals with instructions
to keep the members' together un
til they reach a decision. -
It took three panels to make up
the jury. Many of the veniremen
examined were excused because
they said they had formed opin
ions asto the guilt or Innocence
of the defendant that could not be
shaken by the evidence.
Counsel for both the., defense
and the prosecution announced
themselves well satisfied with the
makeup of the jury and as Sinclair
left the courtroom with Mrs. Sin
clair, he reiterated he was confi
dent of acquittal.
The opening arguments of the
prosecution and defense will be
tomorrow.
Sinclair will face the jury alone
this time as his case was severed
from that of Albert B. Fall, for
mer secretary of the interior, be
cause of Fall's Illness.
Fall has eald the $233,000 in
Liberty bonds which the govern
ment charges he accepted as a
aribe from Sinclair after granting
the latter the lease for the naval
oil reserve were in really in pay
ment of one third Interest In a
ranch.
Sinclair came into court, today
accompanied by . his wife and
mother and he took his seat be
side bis counsel, Martin W. Little
ton, Daniel Thew Wright, R. G.
(Coatlna4 n pf )
MEDIUMS.. JALSE, CLAIM
Mother of Kidnaped Boy Declared
Predictions Untme
LOS ANGELES. Apr. 9. (AP)
The- continued promises of
spiritualist meCnioas tnat her miss
ing son Walter would return to
her on Easter iea ms
pother. Mrs. Christine Collins. to
her on Easter Sunday, led ms
buy him a new' suit ot clothes on
Saturday, ane tola tne ponce to
day. The boy. who had been
nisslng since March 10, is believed
jy the police to have been kid
taped. Easter having come and
;one with no Walter, Mrs. Collins
reported the Incident to the police
oday.
Names and addresses of several
spiritualists whom the distracted
mother accused or raising false
hopes of her son s return, were
taken by the officers. Detect! vet
.vere sent out to question the me
Jlums concerning their predic
nons.
Mrs. Collins who works at a
telephone switchboard was called
into a police conference this after
noon in an effort to throw further
. . . .11
Ligm on me case, wnicu pome
admit has them completely baf
fled.
KIDDIES AT WHITE H0USEJ
Roll Easter Egg Upon Lawn
Lr
Accordance With Custom
WASHINGTON. Apr. 9. (AP)
Joyfully pursuing the well-es-'
tabllshed customs of Easter Mon
day, Washington children thronged
the White House grounds today tc
roll their Easter eggs on the spa
clona lawns.
- Undaunted by chilly weather.
they swarmed through the gates
aa soon as they were opened and
continued to arrive in increasing
numbers until in the early after
noon. President Coolldge watching
from his office windows, saw his
garden Utterly overrun with chil
dren.
.The confusion was greatest lm
mediately In front of the execu
tive offices, where Rebecca, the
pet White House raccoon, per
formed - her choicest antics in . i
special pen for the benefit of her
visitors, -
Mrs. Coolidge, In Massachusetts.
where her mother Is seriously 111.
was missed by the youngsters as
they roamed over the White House
rounds. 'Si
COURT CARRIED ON SHIP
Marshals and lodge Taken Into
Alaska on U. S. Cutters .
8KATTXJC, .Asrll t (AP).
to oring law into me isolated re
gions of Alaska and to net .as
emergency rescuers of distressed
commercial craft in the Bering sea,
region the coast ' guard cutters
Haida and Unalga will aall tor; Un-
alaska Ayril If. The Hatd will
all from ' Seattle, and the Unalga
from Dixon's Entrance. ' Captain
C 8. Cochran In charge ot opera
tions In that section arrived today
from San Francisco and will take
over the Haida. - The commanders
ot the cutters have powers ot de
puty United 8tates marshals and
Instead of calling offenders before
a district court the Ilalda wlU
serve as a court, and wiu prectod
to the soene ot the cjlm AJed-eral-judge
will k taken aboard
from aa Alaaka port.
OFFICIAL SAID
SPIRITED AWAY
Long Anticipated Election
Takes Place Today; Whole
City On Edge
CONTEST VERY HEATED
Fight All Along; Line Is Between
Forces of Mayor William
Hale Thompson and Sen.
Charles Deneen
CHICAGO, Apr. 10. (AP) Ti
tus Haffa. 43 rd ward alderman
and Thompson candidate for com
mitteeman at today's state wide
primary election, was reported
from his headquarters shortly aft
er midnight to have been kidnap
ed. George Ringler, Haffa's secre
tary, sent 10 men in search of the
alderman who recently was Indict
ea oy a reaerai grand Jury on
charges ot prohibition law viola
don. Haifa was last seen at 8:00
j'clock last night in front of
lotel at Clark street and North
tvenue.
Eighty detective squads early
today were sent on patrol duty to
prevent the kidnaping of candi
dates following threats of such ac
tion. The squads were ordered to
itop all cars between 2 a. m. and
dawn to see that no candidates
were being taken from the citv
against tneir will.
CHICAGO, April . AP) .
with the nation Its witness and
widespread preparations -made - to
preserve the purity of . the ballot,
Chicago tonight wis poised for
one of the most momentous pri
mary elections In its tempestnons
political history.
Tomorrow's eventriil bo stat
wide, with candidates for United
States senator, governor; other
major etate and county offices to
be selected by republicans - and
democrats and presidential pref
erences expressed. Developments
have centered chief attention up
on Chicago and Its suburbs which
make up Cook county, with well
more than 1,000,000 votes.
In on, a few lMtancJi
there democratIc contests
are
and
those are considered of a
character.
minor
The republican factions have
supplied the campaign fireworks
and to them observers look for
(Continued en par )
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING
Two Men Rescued from Colombia
River; Boat Capsizes
RAINIER, Ore.. April 9. (AP)
After clinging to their capsized
boat in the middle of the Colum
bia for more than an hour. Ray
Johnson. 35. and a boy 13 years
old, his brother-in-law, were res
cued last night by two deputy fish
wardens passing in a patrol bo.at.
The reseue was made off Brad
bury slough, near Mayger.
Sren Larsen and Roy E. White,
the rescuers, said the man and the
boy were so benumbed by cold
that neither could have held to
the boat much longer.
The accident occured during a
fishing expedition, when one ot
the pair changed his position in
the boat, causing it to overturn.
They called for help and their
cries were heard ashore, but due
to the darkness they could not be
located.
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OREGON HELD MULCTED
County Paid by This State on Call
fornla Scalps, Claim
ASTORIA. Apr. 9. (AP)
Charges that a large share ot sea
lion scalps on which Oregon pays
a fixed bounty were taken from
animals killed off the coast ot Cal
ifornia, were voiced here Sunday
when the state council of fisher-
men conducted a one-day meeting
In preparation for the opening of
the spring commercial fishing sea
son. - '
A demand for revamping the
disbursement plan of the sea' lion
fund waa made with members of
the organization maintaining that
seal and sea lion bounties should
be paid on a pro rata basis rather
than a tixed bounty.
They also demanded. that the
bounty on 'sea lion scalps - bo re
duced and those of seals be in
creased. r
FIERCE GALE HITS LAKES
Total of S3 Automobile Swept Oft
r 1 .Tw JMeaooers . -;i
Mn-WATTXEJ!. Wis.. Apr. 9.
(AF -Weathering a severe storm
that stood them on their beam
ends at times and swept twenty-
three automobiles overboard.-twol
steamers reached hero last ntxht
rron Detroit, opening navigation!
rrora th jewer lakes. ,
. A sixty mile gale - lashed" the
steamers Sultana and Progress ot
the Nicholson Universal Steam-
MP eemr? nra after they; left- Ice
tleJil at WLita Ehoaia. and headed
tor tM Wissoailn aher with 309
ajtnxaoBQM oa wecrtf.
WALSH LAUDED
BY MR. McADOO
SYMPATHY WITH PRESIDENT
WILSON BROUGHT OUT
Montana Candidate Called Intel
lectual. Sober Just and
Able By Friend
WASHINGTON, April 9.-t-(AP)
rjABcrlhinr Senator Walsh of
Montana aa "on of the strongest
supporters of President Wilson's
administration," William o. c
Adoo in a lengthy letter to a party
colleaaue in California, has ox-
Dressed the view that "there Is no
democrat in public life today
whose achievements entitle him to
greater honors at the hands ot bis
Dartr."
"With Walsh In the White
House," he declared, "a just man
an able man, a courageous man
an Intellectual man. a great man
and a sober man will lead the
people of the United States Into
a new era of prosperity and law
obedience) Fundamental demo
cratic principle will operate again
tor the benefit of all classes and
all creeds and all races, and the
best traditions ot Jefferson, Jack
son, Cleveland and Wilson will
find new expression and new pow
er."
These statements and others,
all highly complimentary to the
Montana senator, who recently
entered the contest for the demo
cratic presidential nomination
with the support of McAdoo and
many of his followers in 1924,
are contained in a letter sent by
the former treasury secretary last
Friday to John B. Elliott of Los
Angeles, and made public today.
Mr. McAdoo said if he were not
detained here by his legal busi
ness, he would go to California
for some speeches in Walsh's be
half before the May 1 primary, In
which the senator Is entered
against . Governor Smith of New
York and Senator Reed of Mis
souri. McAdoo said it was Walsh "who
obtained exemption of farm and
labor organizations' from tbeun
just provisions of the Sherman
anti-trust act," and pictured him
(CoBtlaa4 em paga S.) .
MECKELSEN OUSTED TOO
Ho and. mprbes Resnoved for asf
'Commissioners Say'
Following the removal Saturday
of Ben F. Forbes, secretary of the
punuc service commission, an
nouneement was made Monday
that Thomas Meckelsen. chief and
itor of the department, also had
been requested to submit his res
ignation.
Members of the commission said
that other employes were being in
vestigated. Forbes and Meckelsen
were removed for cause, the com
missioners said.
Herbert Hauser, for the past
seven years serving as court re
porter for the commission, ha?
been elected secretary to succeed
Mr. Forbes. He entered upon his
uew .dutjes Monday. L. A. Westa
cott was promoted to succeed
Meckelsen. He previously was
employed In the auditing depart
ment of the commission.
Both Forbes and Meckelsen
were said to be valuable employes
of the public service commission
and had been on the state payroll
for several years.
Announcement of the "shake-
up" was by the three commission
ers at a meeting held Monday.
PEACE IDEAL SOUGHT BY U. S.
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k4- -l .mi. .nnn-itUvit of u mm mtm"w f nriitfv '
:r "r"r"Trrv s -
eign mtnlster, proposed negotUUon.
tne United States and lYaace. newww scene u signing or new ni-1 prvacusi uohubm ' T
latoraZUearFraMe 3asscsw4nUonaleoaoaU. at JUaatjof
baosader, and It. E. OldiS under secretary of state, " Cltjr :JLi?
CROWDS MEET
'TO HONOR WAR
LEADER OF 1
Unveil Features of Robert E.
Lee Preserved In Gran
ite Mountain
MAYOR WALKER SPEAKS
New Tork City Officials Accepts
Famous Memorial in Behalf
of United States; Cere
mony Elaborate
if."
STONE MOUNTAIN. Ga.,i Apr
9-"-(AP) The adoration of the
nation was lavished today before
the greatest stone carving In his
tory, immortalizing the confed
eral chieftain. General Robert E.
Lee, and those who followed the
'lost cause." i
On the 6 3rd anniversary of hit
defeat In 1865 when Lee surrenr
dered to General Grant and bade
hi veterans return to their homes,
a vast assembly watched two flags
drop from the mountainside, re
vealing the features of Lee, pre
served In granite for all time.
After Mayor James J.' Walker
of New York City had accepted the
memorial for the nation, five yeat
old Robert E. Lee, IV, great grand
son of the commander, climbed
to a railing before the crowd,, re
leased a cage ot doves and de
lightedly watched them fluttet
free. Symbolizing the stated thai
contributed to make the memorial
possible, the doves whirred up
alongside the mountain aa a signal
for the dropping of the veils.
;r Both Banners Used
v filowly the curtain, a flag of the
confederacy on one hand and the
standard of the United States on
the other,' fell away, leaving the
nearly completed bust of Lee and
the outline of his equestrian fig
urev A cheer rang out while the
army band played softly.
CUW th stirring notes of
DixieiTlb war antnenr tne icon
(CoBtina4 S.)
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CRISS GETS SIX MONTHS
17 Tear Old Wife Freed; Theft?
Laid to Man Here
The criminal career of Ernest
Criss. robber of automobiles od
the streets of this city, came to a
sudden halt when he was ; sen
tenced to serve six months in the
county Jail for petty larceny. Sen
ence was Imposed. In justice court
v-esterday by Justice of the Peace
Brazier Small.
Criss was charged specifically
with stealing one overcoat from
Herman Struts on April 1. He
pleaded guilty. Police declare' that
other stolen articles were found In
his room when he was arrested
Saturday night.
Leona Criss, his 17 year old
wife, was released on her ' own
recognizance and her case contin
ued by Judge Small. It is under
stood that this amounts virtually
to a parole during good behavior.
, Criss is also said to be wanted
by California authorities. ;
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iM - iZr. JUriJLiZ2Htm - delantaa -t ranort Herbert
lor an antiwar Ityle4wei
Peace Legion Objective
National
Education and Universal Conscription Practical Means of
Avoiding War, Says Edward E. Spafford in Address
Before 2000 Veterans and Auxiliary Members
"The American Legion is not in any sense a military or
ganization; it is a militant organization for peace," National
Commander Edward E. Spafford told 2000 members of the
legion and its auxiliary who gathered at the armory last
night for the final event of the only public reception accord
ed the highest officer of the ex-service men's order in Ore
gon. ...
"The only way to eiid war is by education," the national
commander added, declaring that legislation for this direct
WEST SALEM'S
GROWTH RAPID
50 ACRE PARK PLANNED
FOR KINGWOOD
f 25,000 Business Structure Under
Way; Nine Beautiful Homes
Rising
West Salem Is not having a
boom.- But It cannot be denied
that West Salem and Kingwood
Park are having, a very rapid
growth, and, especially in the past
several months, this has been a
very substantial growth.
While West Salem Is an incor
porated city and Independent of
Salem, and In Polk county, with
the Willamette river between. Id
the matter of mail facilities, it is
a' part of Salem Is served by the
free city delivery from the Salem
postofflce. So the growth over
there affects the destinies of the
capital city.
Major C. A. Robertson is the
chief moving spirit of West Salem
jnd Kingwood Park. His home Is
in Paris, where he represents a
syndicate of American manufac
turers. He was Henry Ford's at
torney in Europe for a number of
years. But he also has his home
In West Salem, and will have a
home in Kingwood Park. He has
been In West Salem for several
months, where he Is the principal
townslte proprietor of Kingwood
Park, and a large owner of West
Salem property. West Salem and
Kingwood 'Park have ' grown to
lether; it is or will be all one city.
Edgewater Place
Major Robertson is just now
completing nine cottages around
i court in West Salem. They are
of 'double construction; three
rooms each, with baths, every sort
jf built ins; fireplaces; everything
modern to the last minute. Beau
i.iful stucco finish. Cement walks
Shrubbery. These nine beautiful
homes open onto a court, with
lawn, shrubbery, and an imitation
fountain that will be an all night
(Continued on pafa. 8.)
LAUNCH DRY MOVEMENT
Meetings Called at Six Churches
Tonight to Organize
Notices have been sent out call
ing for a meeting of voters inter
ested in a dry organization of both
political parties, to meet in six
gatherings tonight at 7:30 o'clock
rhe purpose of this meeting is to
organize all those who are willing
lo-support the candidates in the
coming election who favor prohibi
tion. Those at the head ot the pro
posed movement declare that Ore
gon, a dry state, should not be
represented by wet leaders, - and
that now is the time to act.
Voters will meet in the follow-
ng churches:
Voters of precinct 1 Unite 1
Brethern church, corner 17th and
Nebraska.
Voters of precincts 2-3-4-S-6
meet at Court street Christian
church.
Voters of precincts 7-S-14 Ja
son Lee Methodist church.
Voters of precincts 9-10-11-15-
1S First Congregational church.
Voters of precrncvj 12-17 at U.
Park United Brethern church.
Voter of precincts 13-18 South
Salem Friend's church.
KU KLUX CHARGES MADE
Attempted Lynching, Riots, Kid
naping; Recited in Llst
? PITTSBURGH, Apr. 9. (AP)
Riote, a kidnaping and attempt
ed lynchings were laid at the door
of. -tne Pennsylvania realm,
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan by
Roy I. Barclay, former exalted
cyclops and private investigator
for a Pittsburgh lodge of the hood
ed order, who testified today at
the federal court hearing : on Klan
injunction snlts. J -i
Appearing In behalf of five for
mer Uansmen who have asked the
court to appoint a receiver for, the
organisation In western .Pennsyl
vania Barclay said bo participated
with ether members of the order
In the escapes at the direction of
Bam D. Rich, former-grand dragon
la this stat. -j-v. jfT1
HOOVER CARRIES HAWAII
i
Territorial Convention Pledged jtoj
Secretary, ; . ; ;
HONOLULU, Apm t. (AP) .
'rThe republican1 territorial conven.
rflon votsd uto today to ? inatmct
jftoover .
Leader Shows
purpose could do no good.
At the San Antonio national
convention this year, a practical
plan looking toward universal
peace will be presented, Mr, Spaf
ford declared.
The' legion is also working as
a unit in support of the Capper
Johnson bill which proposes the
universal draft, a bill which will
make slackers and profiteers Im
possible if another war comes, but
wnicn is not, as some have
claimed, conscription of capital
and labor, which if true would
make the bill unconstitutional.
What this bill proposes, he ex
plained, is a universal draft of
men between the ages of 21 and
30 no exemptions for any reason
and designation of the, president
as absolute dictator over all In
dustry, both capital and labor.
The passage of this bill would
be a signal to the world that the
United States does not want war,
but that if it comes, the nation
will be a unit in carrying it on.
ine legion at every national
convention has gone on record for
preparedness, said Mr. SDafford
because it realizes that although
this is a peace loving nation, war
has come on. an average of every
25 years, and that it has never
been prepared.
Mars is an efficient teacher
Dut mighty expensive," he
tlnued.
con
ratriotlc training is the leg
ion's greatest task, he concluded
to the end that when the members
oi mis "last man club" have
passed on, they will leave a herl
tage of patriotism such that
which the GAR before It perpet-
M00. i"fc - . 'ir5'' "? iStHii
me American Legion Is the
most powerful organization In the
nit.j c.a. . ... r
wicu ouii.es ioaay, tne national
commander said in opening his ad
dress. Since its organization in
1S19, no one has been able to
point to any act of the legion
waicn was lor a selfish purpose
The Auxiliary, he added. Is in c
sense stronger than the legion
.teen as an influence for good.
.national Commander SDafford
was Introduced by George E. Love,
iie commander, who paid high
irtouie to the legion's chief execu
tive. The meeting was called to
order by Harold O. Maison, com
mander of Capital Post No. 9 of
Salem. The Albany and Sheridan
-egion bands and the Salem drum
orps played, and after the colors
of all posts represented were
orougbt in, Irl S. McSherry, state
ice commander, acting as chan
tain oi tne local nost nrrarot
prayer. Governor Patterson and
(Con tinned ea Pfe S)
STATE'S MASONS ELECT
VToodburn Man Elected To Head
Oregon Grand Council
PORTLAND. April fi. fAP I.
Thomas Sims of Woodburn,. was
elected most excellent grand hirb
priest of the Oregon grand council
of Royal Arch Masons at the Ma
sonic temple here today, succeed
ing Frank s. Baillie, Portland.
Other officers elected at the
grand council mvetTng were: Her
bert L. Loney, McMinnville, grand
deputy high priest: George T.
Cochrane, La Grande, grand king;
M. u. Meyers, Salem, grand scribe;
R. D. Cheney, Portland, grand sec
retary; Frank J. Miller. Albany,
grand treasurer; D. B. Stuart.
Corvallls, grand captain of hosts;
Judge Percy R. Kelly. Albany,
grand principal sojourner; C. W.
Erertsen, Marshfield, grand royal
arch captain, L. L. Scott, Port
land, grand matter of third veil;
E. R. Rands, Portland, grand mas
ter of second veil; L. M. Snow,
Portland, grand master ot first
veil; Hugh Holman, grand senti
nel; W. W. Toungson, Portland,
grand orator; Emmanuel North
rop, McMinnville, grand chaplain.
Wednesday the grand com
mandery of the Knights Templar
will meet. -
BREMEN MAY FLY TODAY
Weather Cenditions Over Atlantic
" -r7-, Improved, Report . ;
; v -i..: ., ft
"BALDONNEL AIRDROME, Irish
rreo," 5Uto, April ' f. (AP).--Weather
reports .tonight Indicated
Improved flying ' conditions rover
the Atlantic and ahould a similar
one bo forthcoming, tomerorw
morning, tho Jankers monoplane
Bremen may nop oft for America
tomorrow, nooa. -A T
Thlawas tkoordJthai came
'from members of the expedition
tonight attar they aad stsdied the
chart. vt-r - - -V ,t 1
- Th rtporta snowed that lonth
arly wind tr ehaafiag to north
wilt. In - soma , area Uer ar
Kuallg with a velocity at SO to 40
Jrr : "- 77
from 49 to ff miles at a height
lT .
SPAFFORD
WELCOMED
TO SALEM
Two Thousand Legionnaires
and Auxiliary Members
Attend Reception.
SALEM HONORED
Program Here Only One of
Its Kind In Oregon
BANQUET GIVEN,
PARADE STAGED
Two Brass Bands and Four
Drum Corps, All Legion
Organizations, Participate;
Thousands Witness
Two thousand American LE?on
ind Legion Auxiliary nienibt-rs
.-epresenting practically every pcst
in the Willamette valley, gather 4 v
in Salem Monday evening to wel
come Edward E. Spafford, nation
il commander of the legion, at the
only public reception which he was
iccorded In Oregon.
Landing at Silverton at 5 o'cWa
in afternoon, after coming f um
Portland In army airplane pilot d
jy Captain G. R. Beeme, the ra
tional head of the ex-arvlce nieu's
organization was brought to Salf m
by automobile and was welcomed
it the state house by state offic
ials, then escorted to the Marion
hotel by the drum corps of Capital
Post Nrf. 9.
Tendered Banquet
There shortly after tf o'clock a
. I banquet waa tendered Mr. Spaffcrd ,
tending. The talks were brief, be
ing confined to word of welcome
by Governor I. L. Patterson and
Mayor T. A. Llvesley. and a re
sponse by the guest of honor.
Then followed the parade, in
which 1000 ex-service men partlc
pated including two brass bands
(Continued a S)
CITY CANDIDATES
MAY FILE LATER
HAVE UNTIL 18TH; COl.MX
HAS SAME PRO1SION
But For State, District and
.a-
tional Offices, Friday Is
Last Day
Running for office?
If it's an office to be voted on
at the May 18 primary election in
more than one county in otnrr
words a state or national office,
or a district office la a district
which comprises more than on
county, then the declaration o
candidacy and nominating petition
must be filed not later than Fri
day of this week.
But If it's a county or city of
fice, then declaration ot candidacy
and nominating petitions may be
filed up to and including April 18;
and the same applies to district
and precinct offices within a coun
ty. :
This I the law or Sam Kozem
liar. But there seems to b
dome misunderstanding In Salem,
where, it is reported. City Attor
ney Fred Williams has given him
opinion that declaration of can-
dldacy must be filed 35 days In
stead of SO days, before the el-
tlon. "
At the May 18 election there
are to be elected for each nation
al party, seven delegates at larpe
to the party convention, and two
for each party from each congres
sional district, unless the demo
cratic national committee -chanr
the number to be allotted Ibis.
state. "
Officers for which nomlnee are
to be selected Include president
and vice-president of the United
States, five electors, a represen
tative in congress, secretary of
state, state treasurer, two justices
of the : supreme court. attorney
general, dairy and food commis
sioner; and in Marion county, cir
cuit Judge, district attorney and
four state representatives.
The above offices are the one
tor which candidate must file not
later than Friday of this wk.
.Special Matinee ;
- ,' -
"J :Th special matinee for th
-patrons of - - those " merchant
who advertised in the ; Green
Section will be thhv afternoon
at th - Blsinor. The plctur
will be "The Legion of the Con
demned" and th regular Fa n
ehon and Marco production "In
Holland. A sales slip tor on
dollar trom.-a merchant adver
tiser . In the Green Section of
last Friday, th coupon and
fifteen cnti admits anyone.