m
m
Salem ? 1 Facing a lRusar : IPppTc Fnrr Dp MnJnv 'Conclave. Heralds of Health Parade, nnrf Tf ill n -motto Timior TPh JTrJ Qhr7,,7J
L ' Tlie Aimort Is the Big Issue Locally in the Coming Election: Voters Should A cai lire Vixinn nf th& Fiituro . m Mnh
WmOim fAwcut: Fair la cut and gen-
emlly cloudy in west portion; frosts In
ast portion at night; moderate west and
northwest wind on the mmL Maximum
temperature yesterday tl. minimum 41,
' river f. rainfall .13. atmosphere clear,
wind northwest. "
, The usual reports of spring floods la va
rlous parts of the country are now coming
in. hut this la nothing to the flood of ora
tory which will he let loose all over the
country a few months hence.
SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1928
PRICE FIVE CENTS
i
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IRT
Thic r.itw Rphind Rest of
i HIV ' Will ; ssw
; Oregon In Aiding Aviation
Says Pamphlet "
3 COMMITTEES SPONSOR
Aowte of Pacific Airway Will e-
pia On Salem's Attitude Ou
I ProrkliiiK Lsdinc; Facili. '
ties. Declared ' 1
Reasons why the Toters of Sa-
! lem should approve the proposed
- charter amendment which will be
jCt:me in the May 18 election.
wnicn woyia permit me y -
cil to issue not 10 exceea v,ww
in general ohligations for the pur
pose of purchasing land and es
tablishing a municipal airport, are
given in the voters' pamphlet
which is now being printed.
The voters' pamphlet discloses
that this- issue "will be numbered
"100 yes" and "101 no' on the
ha lint it nroncsei to add a, new
section, number 89, to the char
ter. - i.
Committees Sponsor
Th. affirmative arcument is
sponsored by the airport commit
tee of the city council.
Townsend. George J. Wenderoth
and Paul V. Johnson; by the air
port eommltteer of i Capital Post
No. 9. American Legion, prazier
' C. Small, Jack EUiott and Carl E.
"Nelson; and the aviation commit
tee of the chamber of commerce.
George F. Vick, H. R. Crawford
and F. A- Erlxon.
The argument follows.
, : Aviation Expanding:
"The queation of whether or
not Salem needs a municipal air
port should 'first be answered Wr
ul 1 1 af: t'MKm:r "
"Air transportation of passen
gers, mail and express is now far
past the experimental etage and
rapidly increaslngln volume.
"The department of commerce,
a branch of the federal govern
ment, has made an exhaustive
study of commercial aviation and
is earnestly advocating Its devel
opment. The department has d le
termined through its inveatlgaUon
that the only prac tlcal-way orse--curing
adequate, landing fields Is
to have them municipauy
Thaw hvA also found that tne
lack l proper landing fields or
airports is the one thing now
VMt, aviation from becoming
..v i,i.raMiirT of ranid transpor-
rr. i h- TTnltAd States. This
lUliUU
Is now a reality in many European
countries.
win 8lct Route
"The federal government
through the department now has
charge of and is laylngout air
ways throughout the United
TVi.a alrwavs will oe
manped and then used by all com
"i.. i .l.nM Thev will De sim
.r;:n7 arterial highways and
- ..im.d In strategical import-
! Th location of the airway
BUV. . i 1
tion, me naiurfs .i Zt
over which it must travel, the at-
r,hri- conditions and lastly by
the airport facilities furnished by
..cnorttre cities along the pro-
i routes. When once estab
lished. the government will pro
vide Intermediate emergency land
ing fields at distances not greater
h.n . 30 miles, and will also pro
vide at federal expense giant air
beacons to guide night flyers.
Decision Imminent -"The
airway from Roseburg to
Portland is now under considera-
, (Continue on Vt 5)
CASHIER FIGHTS
BANDIT AND WINS
KUCENE MAN PEEVED WHEN
HELD TP WITH GVS
Cracks Bargiar ira "
w vtK
Fit; Population of Jail In
creasco to) Owe
fl EDS IPC
SUMMIT
ERS
EUGENE. May 1. (AP). Ted
f Lundy, young cashier in a confec
i tionery in the University of Ore
eon district here, became enraged
tonight when a holdup man stuck
- a gun in his face and forced him
I to hand over hia money. As a Te
luit, the would-be bandit, who
. k!. name as Char lea Mar-
" .ball. 24; or Loa Angeles, ..is In
VlV.iVwent around the counter
after givtof Marshall the money
dtrnckhmanonth
chin- A iig" Z.
others in the place took part. Two
Shotrwere fired In an attempt to
v. mn from Marshall, but
. i lniureo.
I' time to pwll the rcrowd
f,. the holdup man ana ie
: him to' headquartersl i r
Marshall claims he came here
this morning fron-w AnSc.
. . -.i tviiATA hi nas oeen m
this aUte tor sbt at
believe, they aaio. T
partner held up a cafe In Corrsl
11s Sunday night. .
COREY DOESN'T
SEEK ICC POST
SO LIKELIHOOD OF OREGON
APPOINTMENT, STATES
Other Western States . Slaking
Drive; Claim It's Their
Tarn Now '
Little' likelihood that an Ore
gon man will be appointed on the
Interstate commerce commission
to succeed ' Clyde Altchlson, is
the 'state public service commis
sion and candidate for secretary
of state, according to a statement
seen by H. II. Corey, member of
which he gave out Tuesday in re
ply to reports that he had been
mentioned prominently in connec
tion, with a berth on the interstate
commerce commission in case Mr.
Aitchison resigns. r "
' Mr. Corey said that Oregon al
ready has been represented on
the interstate commerce commis
sion for 12 years, while the state
of Washington has had a man on
the commission for a shorter
period.
Mr. Corey said the state of
California, Texas, Nevada and
Utah, which have not had repre
sentation on the federal commis
sion in recent years, ave launch
ed a campaign for the appoint
ment of a man from one of those
states In event Mr. Aitchison re
tires.
It hae been proposed, according
to Mr. Corey, to amend the inter
state commerce commission law
so that its members would be se
lected from regional districts In
stead of from the states. It was
said that this , would eliminate
Jealousies and result In more
equitable representation.
Reports that Mr. Aitchison was
to retire eoon from the interstate
commerce commission have been
current for several months.
Mr. Corey made it plain that' he
is not a candidate for appointment
on the interstate commerce com
mission, but: will continue, bis
campaign for secretary of state.
PLAY DIRECTORS NAMED
Three Playgrounds to be Conduct.
ed; Open About June 15 .
A meeting: of the Salem. Play.
ground committee was di w iu
!ohhye c.'icisuiiding
last night, at which directors of
the three city play grounds were
chosen. Members of the committee
are Mrs. LaMoine R. Clark, C. A.
Kelts, and C. P. Bishop.
Louie Anderson, athletic coach
at the senior high school was chos-
3n director of the 14th street play
ground with Miss Doris Neptune,
assistant and Miss Maxey Langford
as life guard. Louise Liere was
chosen to direct the Lincoln school
playground and Miss Esther Lyle
director of the Yew Park play
ground.
Tbe playgrounds will open about
June 15 and continue through for
two and one half months. They
will accommodate hundreds pi
children during tbe summer in
stead of having them aimlessly
roaming the streets of the city.
The 14 th street playgrounds and
the Lincoln school grounds have
been in use during the past several
years. The Yew Park playgrounds
trill open for the first time this
season. They are now being condi
tioned for the season.
SMITH CAMP OPTIMISTIC
Predicts Victory on Basis of Vote
Far Below Hoover's
SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.
(AP) Victory for Governor Al
fred E. Smith of New York in Cal
ifornia's presidential primary was
claimed in a statement issued late
tonight by Smith headquarters
here. -
"Governor Smith has swept Cal
ifornia frVm north to south," the
statement said. "California has
given notice that a landslide awaits
Smith In November."
Sons. of Izaak Walton
Explain How It's Done
Fly and Spinner Fishing Secrets
Game Warden Discusses Violations and Need of More
Simple Enforcement Regulations '
Talks by several , prominent
sportsmen of the statend a round ;
table discussion of fishing and
hunting were the features' at the
seasonal banquet of the Salem
Rod and Gun club in the White
House restaurant last night with
some 60 members In attendance.
B. Clifford, head of the state game
warden department, Ed Pasiskl of
Dallas, chairman of the atate
sportsmen association. Tad Shel
don, local sportsman, and Chris
Kowlts, of Salem, were some of
the speakers . who gave some im
pressive talks, following the de
licious feed. ; . ,
v Tad Sheldon, the first speaker
of the evening spoke on "Dry and
Wet Fly Fishing." ' In hia talk he
declared that wet fly fishing Sa
mostly used in this . country, al
though the dry la just' as good.
The dry .fly fishing was originated
in England where there are clear
and quiet streams. The hook Is
as near an Imitation of an Insect
aa possible and should be used on
the surface of the water only, in
dry fly angling. - .
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III UUIII LMLIlULl
Anton Bast of Copenhagen
Defended by JohnL. Nuel
sen of Zurich
CASE FIRST IN HISTORY
Methodist Official of Highest Rank
to be Tried by Church Court
On Charge of Unbecom
ing Conduct
KANSAS CITY, May 1. (AP
Bishop Anton Bast of Copenha
gen, whose forthcoming trial be
fore a court of the Methodist
Episcopal church on charges of
conduct unbecoming a minister
threatens to overshadow' routine
affairs of tbe church's quadren
niai general conference, was
warmly praised by a brother
European bishop. John L. Nuel
sen of Zurich, Switzerland,, here
tonight. Bishop Bast is the first
Methodist bishop ever to face
church court.
Bishop Nuelsen. who prepared
Bishop Bast area report; and
who has had general supervision
over part of the area since Bishop
Bast became involved In civil dif
ficulties in Denmark over the al
leged misuse of church funds, de
scribed his accused brother as a
genius, an Indefatigable worker
and outstanding in his accomp
lishments. -.
Served Jail Sentence
Bishop ' Bast was suspended
from his area following his con
viction in a Danish civil court on
a technical count. ' He' served
three months in jaJL
, Dr. Raymond J. Wade of Chica
go-was re-elected conference sec
retary -atrtoday't Yeaainblargetyf
given over to organization.
The Episcopal address, the
board of bishops' report and rec
ommendations, is tomorrow s
principal order of business. The
problem of agriculture, as related
to the rural church wHl be dis
cussed during the day by Secre
tary of Agriculture William M.
Jardine.
Reporting general Methodist
progress in his own area of cen
tral Europe, Bishop Nuelsen noted
chief lack of progress was in Aus
tria and Russia.
A vigorous movement toward
self-expression wae noted by Bish
op George L. Miller in his Mexi
can, central and western Soutn
American area, where lack of
funds had handicapped progress.
PARENT TEACHERS ELECT
Portland Woman Made Treasurer
: Of National Group
CLEVELAND. May 1. (AP)
Mrs. S. M. N. Marrs of Austin, Tex
as, was elected president of the
National Congress of Parent
Teachers associations at the an
nual meeting here tonight.
Mrs. Marrs succeeds Mrs. A. II
Reeve of Philadelphia, who had
served five years in the presiden
cy, the amximum allowed by the
by-laws.
Mrs. Marrs assumes the leader
ship of the congress after five
years of service as fourth vice
president In charge of public wel
fare. Her vice presidency will be
taken over by Mrs. Reeve.
Mrs. B. I. Elliott, of Portland,
Ore., was elected treasurer-
Revealed by Experts; State
In wet fly fishin one uses th
same type of hook. Allow the wet
fly to drift with the current which
is natural. Most fishermen tend
to pull it up stream in short snap
py j eras wnicn merely means a
waste of time. By using a wet fly
late in the season one will catch
better and larger fish. Use a
small fly, about a No. 1 or 18 on
a fine lead on top of still water.
ana you are bound to make them
Dite, yet with a wet fly at the
same place yon would get nothing.
Many .try .for too much distance
A .30 foot line Is mueh more ef
fective than a 80 foot line, he con
tinued in his talk. . .
- In fishing for trout among large
rocks, cast ywirrxly above it rath-!
er than nnder or around it as most
fishermen do . The larger fish lay
above ,the rocks tfn, my experi
ences' be said. "I and that a dry
fly la much more effective than
either the spinner: or bait hood.
: "The art of casting your hook
can be accomplished only through
practice' he declared. "No' one
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EGYPTIAN REPLY
VERY SOFT ONE
PRESENCE OF BRITISH BAT-
TLESHIPS HAS EFFECT
Careful ExpUaatioa Made Why As
semblies BUI Postponed
Until Next Session
CAIRO. May 1. (AP) The
reply of Egypt to -the British ulti
matum was delivered to the Brit
ish residency at 10 o'clock tonight,
showing that there had been pro
longed discussion of its tenor to
the Egyptian cabinet.
The reply states that the Egyp
tian government, in Its solicitude
that no country should intervene
In its affairs, regrets the Interven
tion of Britain in Egyptian legis
lation. Egypt is most desirous of
Insuring the safety of Egyptians
and foreigners alike, it said.
For the. sake of .rood under
standing between the two countries
and in response to the British ul
timatum, Egypt has done all that
she could do 'constitutionally by
postponing examination of the as
semblies bill until the next parlia
mentary session, tbe note said.
The British government on the
eve of consideration by the Egyp
tian senate of a bill prohibiting
the police, from interfering with
assemblies except in extreme emer
gencies, had demanded that the
measure be withdrawn. It took the
stand that the safety of foreigners
might be endangered by such a
law. A part of the British fleet
was dispatched from Malta to en
force the demand. .
FRUIT PROSPECT PUZZLE
Italian . Prunes to be Light; Can
neries l ill be Kept Busy
There is not much new in the
matter of fruit prospect!. County
Fruit Inspector Van Trump finds
in his investigations that there is
not much of a prospect for a crop
of Italian prunes. There are al
ways exceptions, however, in all
such years. There lire some this
year. He has heard of a few or
chards that give promise1 of good
Italianprune;.crQpstit
pTunesV'tlMr prospects' apear good
Though Mr. Van Trump Is still
pursuing his investigations with
the petites.
In Royal Ann cherries, the
prospects appear to hold out well.
The cherries are forming.
In pears, the prospects are poor.
We will not have many ears.
However, there will be fruit to
keep the canneries going. Straw
berries, loganberries, blackberries,
cherries, etc., and perhaps plenty
of prunes even here fothe can
neries. Any way, prunes can be
shipped in from southern Oregon.
And Bartlett pears, too, from that
section and from Hood, River and
the Washington pear districts.
Mr. Van Trump thinks there
will have to be a turning to other
crops in some of the prune dis
tricts, where the land has become
depleted In fertility- To dairying
and swine breeding, etc.. in order
to get back the soil fertility.
NAME PROBE COMMITTEE
Lawrence T. Harris of Eugene Se
lects Seven Lawyers
PORTLAND. May 1. (AP)
Selection of a committee of law
yers to Investigate charges made
igainst the Oregon supreme court
md in particular .against John
Rand, chief Justice, by Senator
George W. Joseph and others, was
innounced today by Lawrence T.
Harris of Eugene, former asso
ilate justice. The "committee will
onstst of the following "Portland
attorneys:
Harrison G. Piatt, Karl C. Bron
augh, Arthur C. Spencer, William
C. McCulloch. Hall S. Lusk. John
K. Kollock and George Buland.
The. committee will meet at 9
a. m. tomorrow to organize. At
that time tbe scope of the invest!
gations will be determined.
SHRINE MEET COLORFUL
Miami, Florida, Welcomes Conven
tion With Open Arms
MIAMI, Fla., May 1. (AP)
A vari-colored ribbon of red tes
tes of Shrinedom wound past the
reviewing stand of Imperial Po
tentate Clarence M. Dunbar here
today for two hours and 40 min
utes In a parade that launched the
54th imperial council of the or
der.
More than 40 bands, and chant
ers and drum corps Innumerable,
were In the procession, which was
estimated to have Included more
than 10,000 uniformed Shriners,
Approximately 10 times that many
cheering onlookers lines the
streets.
PIGEON MAKES LONG TRIP
Carrier Flies - From v Spokane.
Wasfau, to Bast Francisco '
SAH FRANCISCO. May 1.
(AP) . "Princess Snowflake." a
carrier pigeon, arrtred hers today
from Spokane, Wash., with a mes
sage tor 1 Dr. F. W. - D'Evelyn.
founder of the children's pets ex
hibition association, -. announcing
that a pet show had opened in the
northern city with' 800 exhibits.'1
Dr. D'Evelyn' said the pigeon
had averaged about a mile a min
ute on the trip. ... . -t
SINCLAIR BARES
BOND PAYMENTS
TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE
SEN ATE INQUIRY BODY
Receipt Tokl of Three Quarters
Million From Mysterieus
Canadian Firm
WASHINGTON, May. 1. (AP)
Reappearing before the senate
Teapot Dome committee after an
absence of four years, Harry) F.
Sinclair revealed today that a: to
tal of $757,000 of the Liberty bond
profits of the Continental Trading
company of Canada were delivered
to him.
The lessee of Teapot Dome, who
is under a sentence of three
months in jail by reason of his re
fusal to testify further before the
senate investigators in 1924, de
clared that he had paid over a like
amount of securities plus $142,-
000 in interest to the Sinclair
Crude Oil Purchasing company
after his acquittal here 10 days
ago on a charge of criminal con
spiracy in connection with the
lease of the Wyoming naval oil
reserve.
This company purchased one
half of the oil which the Continen
tal concern bought from the late
A. E. Humphreys of Denver and it
received $759,500 in Liberty bonds
10 days ago from Robert W. Stew
art, chairman of the board of the
Standard Oil company of Indiana
who, with Sinclair, H. M. Black-
mer and James E. O'Neil were the
moving figures in the Continental
transaction.
' Sinclair was on the stand for
more than four hours and was sub
jected to a searching fbquiry by
Senator Walsh of Montana, the
com mitte prosecutor; Senator Nye,
republican. North Dakota, chair
man of the committee, and Senator
Bratton, democrat, New Mexico.
His chief counsel, Martin W. Lit
tleton of New York, upon whose
advice he refused to answer four
years ago, sat to his left and the
two conferred occasionally.
From the first, Sinclair insisted
that he was unaware that the
he received - came from the!
Continental Trading company, that
he knew Blackmer had arranged
to purchase the oil from Humph
reys and that he had made hia ar
rangements with the former chair
man of the board of the Midwest
Refining company for a share of
the profits for his company.
The oil operator said it was his
impression that he received most
if not all of the bonds either from
Blackmer or a messenger. He nev-
(CoDtioued oo pae o)
COUNCIL HEADS CHOSEN
Teachers Consider Chanetnsr
scnool Day Program Here
Mrs. Mildred Daly. Highland
school Miss Gladys Tipton, Par
rish and U. S. Dotson, principal of
Park, are the three hew members-
at-large of the. Salem Teachers'
council, having been chosen at the
last regular meeting of the year
held Tuesday afternoon. The
1928-29 council conducted tbe
meeting.
Among the several matters that
were discussed yesterday was the
proposal to send a delegate to the
national educational association
meeting at Minneapolis, but no de
cision was reached on the matter
Leslie junior high school pre
setted a recommendation that the
noon hour, be shortened and school
opened earlier in the morning to
allow earlier dismissal for tbe day.
A committee will be named by R.
Wj Tavenner, president, to fur
ther investigate the matter.
There is . a strong movement
among the local teachers for more
cooperation with the county school
superintendent in the matter of
the county institute, and a com
mitee will be appointed to cooper
ate with Superintendent Fulker-
son in making the visiting teach
ers' stay pleasurable as a result of
yesterday's discussion.
NEGRO PUT IN CONGRESS
Oscar De Priest to be First of Race
There Since 1901
CHICAGO. May l.(A Pr
oscar ue Priest, negro, former
Chicago alderman, today was se
lected to replace , the deceased
Martin B. Madden as the republi
can nominee for representative In
congress from the first Illinois
district. If , elected, which poli
ticians say seem certain, he would
be the first " negro congressman
since 1901. : ' ! i
The first district; represented
by the late "watch dog of the
treasury" for IS consecutive terms.
is predominately negro In popula
tion. ,..-iV-y - -,..!. , :.
BANK ISSUED CHARTER
Xew InsUtnUm at Seaside Will
Open May 4 Announced -
A charter for the new Clatsop
County bank to be ooened at Sea
side May 4. was Issued here Tues
day e by. " A. ' a: Schramm, i state
superintendent of banks. The cao-
ital atock is $25,000,:w!th a con
tingent xund of $6000. " John B.
Meek is president, Charles Drake.
vice president, and N. M. JEtobert-
son, cashier.
The ' new bank has taken over
the bulldln and rtztnr of th
defunct First State bank of Sea-1
side.
BREMEN CREW
TO BE GREETED
Official Welcome of United
States Extended to In
trepid Flyers
B0LLIN6 FIELD PREPARED
Elaborate Ceremonies Planned as
Three Men Speed South by
; Fast Train Toward Capi
tal of Nation
WASHINGTON, May 1. (AP)
The governmental and diplomat
ic arms of Washington will unfold
once more tomorrow for the re
ception of air pioneers from for
eign lands with the second coming
here of the German and Irish
fliers of the Atlantic.
These latest members of the
newly-arisen aristocracy of the air
Baron Huenefeld and Captain
Hermann Koehl of Germany, and
Major James Fitsmaurice of Ire
land will be greeted with the
fervor accorded their fellows, De
Plnedo, the Italian, and Costes
and Lebrlx, tbe Frenchmen.
Coming by train from New
York as before, the airmen will
again be taken to Boiling field. A
far different scene will await them
there, however. On their visit last
Saturday they found , the field
busy only with the usual incom
ing and outgoing planes and those
of the army.
Today's Scene Changed
Their mission then was to pay
tribute to Floyd Bennett another
conqueror of aerial hazards who
had died ' of illness contracted
while fifing to their aid at Green
ly Island. They remained seclud
ed with informality the keynote.
The scene as planned for to-
morrow is a coiorrui contrast
... i
Rows of chairs have been set be
fore the runway in anticipation
of a welcoming throng. First,
Secretary Kellogg will formally
take their hands on behalf of the
state department and the nation.
By his side will be acting Secre
tary Davison of the war depart
ment. Ambassador Von Prittwitz
of Germany and Minister Smlddy
of the Free States will be there
among otner governmental ana
diplomatic officers.
Lindy On Hand
There to meet them also will be
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, who
is here to turn over his famous
Spirit of St. Louis plane to the
Smithsonian institute. The first
flier of the Atlantic from west to
east will grip the hands of the
first men to cross from east tc
west with an understanding of the
perils which they surmounted on
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PUTNAM GETS ALL WET
Fishing Boat in McKenzie
Capsizes Sunday
River
EUGENE. Ore.. May 1. (AP)
George Putnam. Salem publish
er, and Judge L. T. Harris and F.
L. Armitage of Eugene, saved
themselves with difficulty Sunday
when a boat in which they were
fishing in the McKenzie river turn
ed over near Deerhorn and plunged
them Into the river. The stream
was swift and the men were near
ly exhausted by the time the bank
was reached. All their fishing tack
le was lost and the boat was badly
damaged.
Health Work
NIHNTH
To Be Filmed Saturday
Englewood Pupils Will Enact
i and Heralds of Health Parade Also Will be Pictured,
Demonstration Head Announces
The work of the Marion county
child health demonstration is to
be recorded on the screen. Dr.
William DeKleine, director, an
nounced yesterdsy following re
ceipt of word from Will E. Hud
son; Pathe news reel man from
Seattle that he would be here
Saturday, to take pictures of the
honor roll parade.
Mr. Hudson wants . more tban
pictures of the second annual par
ade; : he - wants a special exhibit
telling the story of what the dem
onstration la actually doing In
its school work.-
A pageant is belag arranged for
the purpose, and will be staged be
fore the camera at Englewood
school ' Saturday morning, prob
ably before the parade starts. Dr.
DeKleine announces.:1 " --..
Miss Lillian Schroeder, elemen
tary; - supervisor in f the - , Salem
schools, and her sister. Miss Ber
nice Schroeder, commercial - In
structor at the senior high school
who has coached several success-
Jul dramatic productions, are di
ectlng the -pageant for the screen.
CONGRESSMAN
DIES IN CRASH
AIRPLANE ACCIDENT FATAL
TO THADDEVS SWEET
Tragic Happening Occur On
Flight From Washington to
Army "Post In New York
WHITNEY POINT, N. Y.. May
1. Thaddeus C. Sweet, member
of congress from the 34th New
York district and one of the out
standing figures in the state's re
publican party councils, was kill
ed in an airplane crash here to
day.
Representative Sweet was fly
ing from Boiling field, Washing
ton to Fort Ontario, the army
post near Oswego, in which, city
he was to participate tonight in
the ceremonies attending the
opening of a new power plant.
The plane, piloted by Lieutenant
Bushrod Hoppin, left Washington
at 10:20 a. m. As it neared Whit
ney Point about 3 o'clock daylight
time, bad weather was encounter
ed and Lieutenant Hoppin decid
ed that it was advisable to land
and await better flying conditions
"I saw what I believed to be a
good landing field," Lieutenant
Hoppin said, "and brought the
Diane to the ground. A few sec
onds after the wheels touched tbe
around we hit a bump and turned
over.
"Congressman Sweet, who was
in the front of the car, was
thrown forward when the craeh
came, the weight of the plane
landing on him.''
Mr. Sweet lived a short time at
ter the crash.
WASHINGTON. May 1. (AP)
Death again thrust aside plana
of congressional leaders today,
word of the airplane accident in
whirh Renresentative Sweet of
New York lost his life causing the
house to adjourn without compiet
Ing general debate on the farm re
lief bill.
The senate also ended Its ses
sion with adjournment out of re
nect to the memory of th'e dead
wii tnr. th sixth member of
the 69th congress to die since K
convened in December.
MAIL MANY PAMPHLETS
Last of 340,000 Will be On Way
to Voters, by End of week
Mailing of approximately 340,
000 voters pamphlets for the pri
mary election will be completed
this week, according to announce
TO.it mnrin hv the secretary of
state.
Through the purchase of spec
ially constructed machines me
state department has been able to
address and mail more than 50,
000 of the pamphlets daily. The
use of wrappers has been elimin
ated, and the postage costs have
been reduced materially.
Fourteen separate pamphlets
are being mailed for the primary
election.
ESCAPED PATIENT SEEN
Dr. C. E. Bates Meets Man Who
Departed From State Hospital
'Dr. C. E. Bates, physician at the
Oregon state hospital. Tuesday
telegraphed Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner
from New York that while seated
in a hotel there Monday he met
E. Bluhn, an escaped patient from
the Oregon institution.
Mr. Bluhn escaped from the
state hospital three weeks ago. He
had been a patient there for 14
years, and had acted as institution
postmaster. Bluhn naa i3uu m
liberty bonds at the time of his
escape. He was sent to tne nos-
pital from Portland.
Officals said he would not oe
returned to Oregon.
of County
Pageant for News Reel Camera,
Performers will be a group of
heralds of health from the Engle
wood school. No; adults will take
The pageant will show the
children in the class room carry
ing out ths school health work
Just as do the health center mem
bers, except of course that the
children's performance will ' be
only make-believe. J
There will he the physician;,
making his .appearance to . give
physical examinations; the dem
onstration dentist examining, and
filling a tooth " for ths camera's
eyes. One child ' will - become a
health nurse," another the school
teacher - for the purposes of the
screen. - The toxln-aatl-toxia Im
munizations and smallpox vaccin
ations, : both ; Important items in
the demonstration's child health
work; will be Included In the pa
geant. ' &.e-:y::-yy-
It is probable ether news reel
agencies who will he here for the
parade will also "shoot the story
of health work la the cbL -
IITfflK
IN CALIFORNIA
BOURBON RACE
Tammany Hall Candidate
Sweeps Whole Field;
Reed Comes Second
MR. HOOVER UNOPPOSED
No Contest Develops In Republi
can Ranks; Senator Walsh
Poor Third Among Demo,
era tic Contestants
SAN FRANCISCO. May 2.
(APj Governor Alfred E. Smith
of Nw'York swept the California
presidential primary yesterday aa
obtained more votes than the tota1
of his two democratic opponent
combined, on the basis of return
compiled early today while Secre
tary of Commerce Herbert Hoover;
polled a tremendous vote a hfn
party's unopposed candidate.
Smith headquarters issued
statement claiming victory and the
state's 26 pledged delegate vie
to the Houston convention, waife
Reed headquarters issued a state
ment . blaming bis defeat on
"thirsty republicans and miFgnfd
ed drys."
Returns from 5553 of the 8753
precincts in California gave: Hoo
ver 375.000: Smith 93. 6S5; Reetf
37.576; Walsh 29.045. '
Takes Lead Early
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. May 1. s
(AP) Rolling up more vote-
than those of his two democratie
opponents combined. Governor Al
fred E. Smith of New York at is "
o'clock tonight held a command-'
Ing lead in the California presi- -dentlal
primary for the state's If - x
delegate votes for the Houston
convention.
Returns from 3219 of the state'r
8753 precincts showed Governor
Smith bad 53,668 votes; Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri 23.-
898. and Senator Thomas J. Walsh
of Montana 16.361.
Herbert Hoover, the only repnb-
lican candidate, had polled 232,-
802 votes in the same number of
precincts for his party's 29 dele
gate votes at the Kansas City con
vention. Prohla Name Poling
Daniel A. Poling of New York.
prohibition candidate, was unop
posed for his party's 30 delegat
votes.
Governor Smith led both his op
ponents as high as five to one ii
many counties.
San Francisco voted heavily Tor
the New York man,- giving bin.
16.125 votes to 2740 for Reed in - i
500 of the 806 precincts.
Senator Reed ran second If
nearly every county yjroughoui.'''
the state, trailing Smith by a wldr
margin. --
Los Angeles county, .a at
stronghold, cast a big majority for
Smith id 1625 precincts out of -
2557. The vote was Smith 22.-
376: Reed 14,665 and Waist
10.287.
San Diego county gave Smttr
more votes than both his oppon
ents combined.
AL SMITH ONLY
DEMOCRAT HOPE
PORMFR GOVERNOR OF WTO
IXG SPEAKS AT ARMORY
Wet Tendencies, . Rel Igloo -'
Tammany Not Valid Objec
tions, Held
Governor Al Smith of New Yor
is the only one of the democrats
aspirants for the presidenc
"whom our adversaries fear," de
lared Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Rss
formerly governor of Wyoming. Ii
her address at the armory lan
night.
Conceding ; Smith's nomination
the democratic party will retail
preeminence,; she declared, If th
people of the United States can h
aroused to a realization of what
she termed the corruption of The
present government.
Objections raised to Goveme
Smith's -candidacy v are .three i
number', said the speaker; his per
sonal views in opposition to pro
hibition, his religion, and hie a
sociatlon with Tammany Hall
None of these is a valid argument
she added. : v-r:
: Prohibition, said Mrs. Ross. I
not an issue. It is a part 'or th
constitution, and in her opinion;
will always remain there. , If
rots were taken tomorrow, th.
people would uphold the prohlbl,
tion law. Enforcement may be ar
issue, but if so.-she-declared. th ;
republicans have never met it. -
As to the fact that Govern.'
Smith is a Catholic, Mrs. . Rosr
pointed to tbe sixth article of th
constitution, which provides that r
no religious test shall ever ! re
quired- of a candidate for office
Ths basis of this government I re
ligious liberty, and it is time th
principle la put to the test.r Th
election jof Smith would establish
It firmly, and be a factor '..
spiritual unity in the nation whlcf