I7ie FinaZ All-County Contest Among Community Club Entertainers Is-Friday Night at Elsinore; Thousands Will Want to Attend
Capital Post Last Evening Voted to Invite the American Legion to . Hold Its 1929 Annual State Convention in the Capital City
Weather fnivnut Hpnerallv fair bnt nn.
Unsettled and cooler In the east portion; mod
"An increase over April of last night '
starts an item In a local newspaper. Typo
graphical errors will slip by despite the
best of proofreaders, but wast it the' re
porter or the typsetter who was thing of
last night" at the wrong moment?
erate to fresh .northwest winds on I be
coast. Maximum temperature yesterday
74, minimum 45, river 4, rainfall none, at
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SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
SALEM INVITES
LEGIONNAIRES
HE FOR 1929
Selection of This City Fo:
State Convention Held
Virtually Assured
AIRPORT BONDS BACKED
L'nanimou Support of Aviation
Field Measure Indicated by
, Members of Capital Post
f at Meeting
The American Legion of Oregon
.will be invited to hold the 1929
contention jn Salem according to
a motion passed at the regular
teeeUng of Capital Post No. 9 last
j-?ftJCSilch would Instruct the
TfJelegates to the Medford meeting
)V, this year to use every effort in se
fi:uring the next state gathering
y?. - lor this city.
I The decision of the post to ex-
I tend the Invitation came after a
period of investigation in which
every assurance of cooperation
was pledged. The question was
brought up at the meeting two
weeks ago and action deferred un
til last night. There was no op
position and attention was called
to the fact that the time had ar
rived for this city and post to serve
as the hosts to the Legionnaires.
Selection Assured
Salem is peculiarly adapted-as
a convention city and during the
past few years the fitness has been
more pronounced. Capital.-, Post
.No. 9 Is the second largest post in
the state and . has the champion
drum corps. Many honors of a
signal nature have come to this
group in Salem and posts through
out the state have been looking
forward to the time when they
might come here as guests.
- The consensus was that now is
J Jhe time tot Salem to enrerUfn
T Tnd as a result the delegates-- will
y. go to the convention this year so
'Htastiwcted. The men to represent!
Toe post for the Medford conven
tion will be elected at the regular
meeting the second Tuesday In
June.
Urge Airport Bonds
Brazier Small reported for the
airport committee and stressed the
importance of securing an airport
for Salem. The question of a
fcond issue will be placed before
the people of the city at the elec
tion on May 18. The measure
rails for the Issuing of bonds for
$50,afrf however the entire
amount will probably not be need
ed at the present time.. Offers for
sltefeju-e- already being made to
the-committees and one air firm
has offered to'eauln the mechan
ical shops, . maintain a day and.who presided, announced that all
night service for the privilege of Cherrlans were ordered to be pre
ssing the hangars. pared to go to Portland in t full
The growing importance of the
l Continued on paga 4) -
KING AND QUEEN
HIGH COURT
S OLD
TIME REGAL SPLENDOR
SEEN AT PALACE
Seven Hundred Presentations
Made in Throne Room; Many
Dignitaries Present
LONDON, May 8. (AP) The
first of a series of five courts was
held in Buckingham palace to-
l night and lacked nothing in the
g. regal splendor which always m as
t sociated with these functions. In
, accordance with the custom of
long standing, the diplomatic
i corps, the representatives of over-
seas possessions and of foreign
countries, were especially invited
to this first court of the season.
Approximately 700 presenta
tions were made In the throne
room. The debutantes had had a
day of long ordeal, first waiting
to be photographed in their court
gowns tat fashionable photog
raphers, and then running the
... . i . j t
s , gauntlet oi inousanas ox tauiinut
k- A tVi nnnnliM whiU valtinr
a queue in the Mall for the pal-
doors to open.
he royal circle assembled In
ta throne room Included besides
the king and queen, the Prince of
Wales. Princess Mary, the Duke
and Duchess of York and Prince
George. The room was a blaze of
lights playing over the beautiful
flowers plentifully displayed while
the uniforms. Jewels and gowns
fully maintained the brilliancy of
the courts of former years.
The queen wore a dress of cream
and gold lace, hand embroidered
In cut cryftal and diamante, with
a train of Irish point lace, lined
with, gold chiffon tissue with a de
sign of gold leaf. She were a dia
mond crown with the leaser star of
Artea and her diamond orna
ment Included the famous Kohl-
White towns were largely fa
vored by the debutantes, but col-
nr .anoelalir IigM green ana
nt)i m1 hues, were also chosen.
Bandeaux with plumes and veils
in the style of 1830 will be warn
by many of the debutantes. One
stvantage or mis siyi mat n
Uitt both bobbed hair an d Ion g
hair . Orchids surrounaea wnn
ailver lace will form the bouquets
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FINAL CONTEST
JUDGES CHOSEN
BIG COMMUNITY CLUB TAL
ENT EVENT TO BE FRIDAY
Eight Entries Who Have Qualified
In District Programs
Will Vie
And now for the big final con
test! 1
Persons who have been watch
ing the progress of the talent con
tests staged by the Marion Coun
ty Federated clobs at the Elsi
nore theater here each Friday
night for the last four weeks, will
need no "word to the wise." They
know that it behooves them to get
there early for the finals Friday
night of this week or there will
be no seats awaiting them.
Judges for this all important
contest were announced Tuesday
as follows: Oeorge W. Hug, super
intendent of the Salem schools;
Mrs. Arthur J. Rahn, president of
the MacDowell club; Dr. George
H. Alden. head of the history de
partment at Willamette univer
sity. The winner of first place for
the entire county, chosen at this
contest from among the winners
of first and second place in the
four district contests, will also ap
pear on the grand community
program in connection with Na
tional Music Week at the armory
the following night.
Here are the entries for the fin
als who have qualified in the four
preliminary contests:
Hazel Green Clifton Clemens
and Jack Parmentier.
Keizer Trilling Trio : Lucille
Cummine3. Jewell Gardner and
Mildred Gardner.
Mill City High school dancing
chorus, directed by Mrs. Ethel
Hlckey.
Bethel Orville Beardsley. Ju
venile singer.
Roberts George J. Veall, im
personator. Woodburn High school glee
club, directed by Miss Rhoten.
Hubbard Community band, di
rected by Dr. A. F. DeLeapanasee.
CHERRIANS TO PARADE
Will
Enter Drill Team in Floral
Procession at Festival
For the floral parade in Port
land on Thursday. June 14, Rose
Festival week, the Salem Uher-
rians will appear with one of the
spiffiest drill teams In the state-
At the monthly meeting oi me
Cherrlans. held last evening at
chamber of commerce, the invita
tion of the Rose Festival autnor
itles was formally accepted and
Frank Durbin, Jr., captain of the
Cherrian drill team authorized to
begin drilling with a specially se
lected team of six squads.
All Cherrlans are expected td
take part in uniform in the floral
parade in Portland, either as
members -of the drill team or as
guard for the colors and King
Bing. -
P; D. Quisen berry. King Bins,
uniiorm on June i.
The next meeting of the Cr
m - V
rlans will be held June 12 when:
final arrangements will be made
for the Portland trip.
MANY SEPARATE GRADES
Elimination of Dangerous Cross
ing at dackanu Planned
'Separation of grades of' the
Southern Pacific railroad and the
state highway at the west end of
the Clackamas river bridge in
Clackamas county, will be consld
3red by the public service commis
sion at a hearing to bo held in
Portland May 21. Officials of the
Southern Pacific company have
been the scene of a number of fa
tal accidents. Three persons were
killed on the crossing a few weeks
go when a car in which they were
riding was struck by a train.
Brilliant Concert Ends
MacDowell
Florentine Trio and J. Scott Milne, Noted Baritone, Assist
Local Musicians in Program Seldom if Ever Equalled Here;
Many Encore Numbers Demanded
By Rozella Bunch
Such a program as 8alem has
jeldom heard was given last night
before a large audience when the
MacDowell club chorus, assisted by
the Florentine Trio and J. Scott
Milne, baritone, both of Portland,
appeared In concert at the Capitol
theater.
The evening's program which
was brlmmlag from beginning to
end with the mast beautiful and
melodious ia high class - music,
opened with Verdi's "Sextette
from' Lucia," played by Mrs, Ar
chie Holt, organist. The brilliant
melody of the sextette was ia viv
id contrast to the swaying, deli
cate Woodland sketch. 'To a Wild
Rose" from MacDowell. the in
spiration' for the feundiag of not
only the local club, but also many
other MacDowell clubs, which Mrs.
Holt gave as her second number,
Under the capable directorship
of Miss Mlanetta Magers, the
chorus, sang two short numbers,
Salutation' by Gaines, and a viv
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TO UNITE
Methodists Seriously Consid
ering Plan at General
Conference
EARLY VERDICT AWAITED
Definite Stand Anticipated On
Proposition Within Next Few
1 Days As Over Dozen Me
morials Come Up
KANSAS CITY. May 8. (AP)
A definite stand by the Metho
dist Episcopal church On unifica
tion with the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, the divided Pres
byterian churches and the Con
gregationalist church within three
days was predicted tonight by Dr.
J. A. James, chairman of the sub
committee on unification of the
quadrennial general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church
here.
Dr. James, dean of the gradu
ate school of Northwestern uni
versity, tonight said' h! sub-com
mittee of 25 members already had
taken action on more than a dozen
memorials seeking unification,
and would report tomorrow. He
refused to reveal the committee'
decision, although Indicated he
personally strongly favored unity.
Action Looms Today
He believed the general com
mittee on atate of the church like
ly would take action tomorrow,
and this would bring the newly
presented issue before the gen
eral conference Thursday or Fri
day. A synthesis of the memorials,
which came from all the church's
leading theological schools and
many., prominent educators, edi
tors and churchmen, has been pro
paed Dr. James said. Virtually
their .only, differences he reveal
ed", "were In .language and number
of other denominations recom
mended for unity.
Goal Held Distant
The Northwestern dean who
himself had signed a memorial
brought in today asking for unity
with the Presbyterian church of
the United States of America, be
lieved the ultimate goal Is years
distant, just as it was in Canada
where he eaid unification was
reached only after 25 years of ef
fort.
: "But we are on the right track,"
he said.. "I- regard with great
optimism the speed with which
this issue has come upon us here.
It augers well for eventual sue
cera." A resolution on the issue was
presented to the conference secre
tary by the Rev. Allen of Hornell.
N. Y., and bore the signatures of
Core' than 50 leading Methodist
ucatora and editors. It will go
to a committee for discussion.
. Fundamentalists Lose
Dr. Daniel Marsh, president of
Boston . university, where the
church's largest theological echool
is maintained, led the group of
signers who urged "the overtures
be at once made locking for early
organic union."
Fundamentalists suffered an
other set back today when the
committee on education refused
by a vote of 123 to 6 to entertain
a resolution thst biehops be ex
cluded from the commission which
formulates the requred course of
study for student ministers.
1 Another resolution by Dr. Sloan
asking that appropriations to the
ological schools be withheld un
til the courses of study on theol
ogy could be checked up. was re
jected by the committee on edu
cation. Club Season
acious little song, "April Winds,"
Wright.
The beauty of Brahms' "Cradle
Song" which was brought out to
the fullest extent by the well
blended voices of the chorus left
the audience breathless with Its
poignant melody,
"Greetings to Spring" written to
the familiar melody "Blue Dan
ube" (Strauss) called for the au
dience's beet response. In fact the
plaudits of the assemblage were
so insistent that the chorus was
forced to repeat the entire num
ber,
Tha Florentine trio of 'Portland
which Includes Marie Chapman
McDonald, violinist; Virginia Mnl
holland. harpist and Ida Mat
thews, Tiolincellist. seored a decid
ed success with their group of
three programmed ensemble nam
bers. ;:: '-. - '
.The trie is beautifully matched
aad the gentle, unobtrusive sounds
of the harp blend admirably with
(I'aatiMae yaf .) . '
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CHURCH BODIES
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1928
HUGE PROMOTION
SCHEME NIPPED
FEDERAL OFFICERS INTER
RUPT ROSEATE PLANS
Trio Arrested at Portland and
Vancouver Charged With Using
Malls to Defraud
PORTLAND. May 8. (AP)
With arrest here today of A. E.
Downing and W. C. Gunther and
E. R. Anderson, at Vancouver,
Wash., the government took its
second step in action against those
charged with the use of the mails
to defraud in connection with the
promotion of stock in the South
west Silver Lead association of
Portland.
Dr. Herbert Porter Collins, alias
Collinso. is under arrest at Phoe
nix, Ariz., as a fourth member of
the association.
All are under indictment return
ed by the federal grand jury here
May 1. Ball on Collins is -set at
$10,000 but was reduced today on
the three defendants brought in
here to 83,000 each.
Visions of fabulous wealth, of
a life of economic ease and secur
ity and stories of the richness of
mining property in Arizona and
New Mexico, were shaken by the
report of the federal grand jury,
which returned secret indictments
against the quartet, charging them
with the use of the mails to fur
her a scheme to defraud.
These men, the government
charges, perpetrated one of the
aiost gigantic mail fraud schemes
n recent years, and their litera
ture,, which brought to them funds
of hundreds of investors, from all
walks of life, is the basis for the
ndictment.
The arrest of Gunther, Downing
and Anderson was held in abey
ance until government agents ap
prehended Dr. Collins. In a state
ment made following his arrest.
Dr. Collins denied knowledge of
any fraud perpetrated by the com
pany, and placed the blame for
any violation of law. if there was
any. upon his associate. Downing.
William O. Ruess, also under in
Jictment, has not been apprehend
Jd. Those here had no statement to
make, they -said, following their
arrest.
There, were , to be -1.000,000
saare In the company promoting
the mine. theHndlclment declares,
which were to be sold at 81 a
;hare. Just how many of these
-hares actually were sold the In
lictment does not say.
SENIOR FLUNK SUCCESS
nival Class Outwitted; W.
Group Visits Silver Falls
"Flunk days," as staged by Wil
lamette university students have
ometimes gone awry' because the
rival upper class got early wind
of them and imprisoned members
of the group planning to' go on a
secret picnic.
But that didn't happen yester
day when the seniors held their
Tirst authorized "flunk day" at
Silver Creek Falls. It is reported
hat the juniors knew nothing of
.he event until they read about it
n the morning Statesman.
The seniors returned late last
light, reporting an enjoyable day
jrith no mishaps except that one
motorist took the wrong road and
lis car stuck in a mudhole, neces
sitating a relief expedition.
PLANS HOTEL ON COURT
Hal
Patton Goes South to Inter
view Interested Investor
Before departing last night for
San Francisco, Hal D. Patton, lo
cal merchant and city councilman.
made it known that his trip bad
to do with ti 3 possibility that a
new modern hotej may be erected
in the near future on the site of
his home on Court street at the
(corner of Summer.
Mr. Patton will interview in
San Francisco a man who is inter
ested in Investing in such a proj
ect, and who has already secured
reports on conditions here and the
prospects for success of a hotel at
the site mentioned.
It is planned to obtain part of
the capital for building the hotel
through a bond Issue to be' offered
for sale to Salem people.
CATCHES SALMON; DIES
60 Ver Old Man Falls Over Dead
While Fishing
PORTLAND, May S. (AP)
The excitement of hooking a large
salmon placed too great a strain
on the heart of David Mlddleton,
SO. and he dropped dead today in
the boat from which he bad been
fishing. He was about to land the
big fish when he collapsed. He
was fishing la tha Willamette riv
er at Oregon City. Two weeks ago
another angler died under similar
circumstances.
SALMON STOCK SAID LOW
Bare Market Awaits This Tear's
" Pack Announcement
SEATTLE, May . ( AP)
Stocks of canned pink salmon on
hand May 1 were 150.000 cases
compared wtth 1,036.000 cases on
hand May 1. 1017. the association
of Pacific Fisheries reported here
today. The 1028 pack will come
upon a bare market, the . associa
tion announced. Supplies of canned
sajmon are said to be the lowest
iince 1918. ; - .-.
CAROL PREPARES
FOR DEPARTURE
RUMANIAN PRINCE ACCEPTS
INVITATION TO LEAVE
Destination Not Announced 4
Exiled Father of Boy King
Packs Baggage
LONDON. May 8 (AP).
Prince Carol, father of Rumania's
six year old King Michael, was
packing hla baggage tonight and
preparing to say goodbye to Eng
land, where he is not wanted
Tne British authorities, taking
.uuiuie oi ine zormer crown
prince's reported intrigue against
the
present regime in Rumania.
firmly Invited Carol to seek sane
tuary elsewhere
A fellow countryman, M. Jones
cu, at whose pleasant Surrey
country home Carol has been stay
ing, described his guests as sur
prised and unhappy, at the en
forced termination of his brief
visit. It was Indicated that Carol
would leave within : a few days.
probably before the end of the
week hut his destination was "not
-announced and the confused state
of the exile's houeehold made it
appear that the choice of his next
stopping place constituted a big
problem. t
A police official. In notifying
the former crown prince of the
government's attitude, declined to
give the reason. But the home
secretary. Sir William Joynson
Hicks, announcing in the house of
commons that Carol had been re
quested to depart, explained that
the young Rumanian, in coming
to enjoy English hospitality, was
under obligation to avoid, any act
which might involve Great Bri
tain with a friendly nation.
Carol's imputation that the
British government action today
was due to Rumanian representa
tions was refuted when it was
learned at official quarters "that
no communication had been re
ceived from Rumania regarding
him.
Jonescu tonight told newspaper
men that while Carol had not de
cided yet whither he would go, he
has no intention of visiting Amer
ica. Prince Carolwith, Mme. Lupee
ni visited London today and on
their return to Godstone Immedl-
UtelyseagW eeclnslon-lii Jonescu s
MISSING CHILD FOUND
Six Tear Ohl Son of Dr. M. F. Lew-
is Starts Tour of City
Edward, the 6 year old son ,of
Dr. and Mrs. M. F. L.ewis,
South Liberty street, who had
been missing since 4 o'clock yes
terdav afternoon, causing his folks
much worry, was located by Officer
Putnam about 11 o'clock last night
when he was roaming the streets
of the city and just then heading
east on State street. His parents.
police officers and neighbors had
combed the town for him' in the
evening during which time no
trace of the boy could be round.
He had been noticed missing
about 4 o'clock, when police offi
cers were notified. The boy had
decided to see the city thoroughly
before returning home, but as has
been the case in many juvenile
tours, his travels were halted by
a police officer.
PRINCESS' NOTE FOUND
Mysterious Message Found in Bot
tle at Rhode Island
WESTERLY. R. I., May 8
(AP) In a bottle described as
having been picked up on the
beach at Watch Hill tonight and
brought here by Morrell K. Barr,
was a message purporting to be
signed by Princess Lowenstein of
the plane St. Raphael which was
lost on an attempted nonstop
flight from England to Canada in
the latter part of last year. The
message was. as follows:
"Captains Hamilton and Min
chen had a . quarrel over the
course, struck water and sinking
fast. Can see light in distance,
think off Block Island. Everything
out of order now. Ship good for a
few seconds yet. Princess Lowen
stein." SHIP BOARD MAN VISITS
Vice Chairman of Body Arrives in
Portland Yesterday
PORTLAND. May 8. (AP)
Colonel Edward C. Plummer. vice
chairman , of the United States
shipping ' board, arrived here to
day from San Francisco. He came
to Portland as a gaest of Jeffer
son Myers, Oregon member of the
board. He will leave for San Fran
cisco tomorrow night. No special
purpose was attached to hi visit,
which will be his only call north
of the bay city..
Chairman Plammer spoke en
thusiastically of ihe jQnee ship
ping bill, which be referred to as
"this new legislation of ours."
MISSIONARY RELEASED
L- C. Oeborn Set Pre by Nation
; aliats. Telegram Says
TIENTSIN. May i S. (AP) I.
C. Oseorn of the Naiarene mission
at. Chaocheng. westers Shantung,
who was seized In the nationalist
advance, has been released, he tel
egraphed here today. Mr; Osborn
who CCmea from -Columbia, Ohio,
said be had reached Kaifend. cap
ital of Honan province, safely. j
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CHARGES
AFTER INQUIRY
Special Committee Gives
Findings in Official Report
Yesterday
GEORGE JOSEPH FLAYED
Investigating Group Takes Side of
Supreme Court Chief Justice
as Sensational "Trial"
Concludes
-PORTLAND. May 8. CAP)
There is no justification for any
of the charges made against the
integrity of the Oregon supreme
court or against its chief justice.
John L. Rand. Such was the find
ing of a special committee which
investigated charges by George W.
Joseph, Portland attorney, in an
open letter published in a Port
land newspaper.
The Joseph's charges grew out
of a suit brought by Judge E. W.
Wickey to break the will of the
late E. Henry We mme of Port
land. The contest over the million
dollar estate went to the supreme
court and Joseph charged that
Justice Rand who heard the ap
peal. Judge Wickey and Thomas
Mannix, Wickey's attorney, were
all parties to a mine option in
eastern Oregon and that they
therefore had common Interests.
Attack Continued
Joseph continued his charges in
a vebral personal attack on Rand
in urging his defeat in his cam
paign for re-election.
Mannix subsequently petitioned
the state bar association for Jo
seph's disbarment.
In making its report late today
the committee of 11 attorneys in
vestigating the charges said; "Our
conclusion is that no justification
whatsover exists for any of the
charges made by Mr. Joseph
against Justice Rand."
The report continues with the
declaration that Joseph's attack on
Rand was "absolutely unjustified."
and that "Mr. Joseph's law firm
has for three years past been be
fore the federal courts and the
state courts, upholding the very de
cision of Justice Rand which Mr.
Joseph is now attacking."
The hearing took four days and
rose to a climax when Rand. Jo
seph and Mannix engaged in an
aborted free-for-all in which fists
flew. The committee and a deputy
sheriff prevented the attorneys
from damaging one another.
First Quia of Kind
It wae the first time that a
chief justice of Oregon has had
his record placed under a micro
scope by an inquisitorial body.
Regarding the assertion of Jo
seph that Justice Rand was dis
qualified from sitting at the hear
ing of the Wemme case. October,
1927, because of his alleged busi
ness relations with Wickey and
Mannix, the committee found that
Wickey was neither a party nor
attorney in the case, and his inter
est in the outcome was not known
to Rand wnen tne case was ar
gued. When Justice Rand discov
ered Wickey's interest he with
drew from further participation
in it. '
Business transaettoBB between
Mannix and Judge Rand had no
connection with the litigation, the
committee found. The option on
the mine wae given to Mannix two
years after Judge Rand's decision
against Mannix's contentions in
1923.
War Clouds Gradually
Grow Darker in China
Formal Declaration by Japan
Probable in Near Future as
Actual Hostilities in
TOKYO. May 9. (Wednesday)
(AP) The Japanese govern
ment has decided to send two crui
sers, the Abukuma and the Jintsu
to Shanghai from Kure to rein
force the present naval fleet in
Chinese waters.
SHANGHAI. May 8. (AP)
In all save a formal declaration of
war, span was at actual hostili
ties today with the nationalist
government of China. Actual
fighting was once more in prog
ress and the foreign diplomats at
Tokyo have been notified by the
government of the course It Is pur
suing. According to the latest advices
from Tsingtao, Japan presented
demands to the nationalists In the
form of an ultimatum . which has
been refused.'
These demands Included, first,
withdrawal of nationalist troops to
a distance of seven miles on each
side of the Shantung railway be
tween; Tsingtao and Tsinan; . sec
ond, punishment of commanders of
the troops responsible for recent
murders' of Japanese at Tsinan;
WALSH ARGUES
HICKMAN CASE
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COCRT
HEARS APPEAL
Constitutionality of I .aw Inder
filc h "The Fox" Was Con
victed Attacked
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Mav R
(AP) Jerome K. Walsh. Kansas
City counsel for the elarer of Mar
ian Parker of Los Angeles told the
California supreme court here this
arternoon that the name of Wil
liam Hickman is a mere incident
to tne hearing of his case on ap
peal. Walsh declared that while
It mieht be exnedipnt to
the law under which Hickman was
tried and sentenced, the rights in
volved were so precious the court
must permit no encroachment
upon them.
He informed the courtr that the
common law right to trial by Jury
cannot be whittled awav in th
slightest way without violation of
the state and federal constitutions.
If the California statute were up
held, permitting separating hear
ings on crime and mental condi
tion. It would be possible to split
up other defenses. There might
be an indefinite numhor nf hear
ings over an indefinite period of
time he said. There could be
hearings on presence at the scene
of crime, hearings on identifica
tion, hearings on mental condition.
vvaisn quoted Webster to the
ro..rt to the effect that everything
that might pass the process of leg
islation is not to be considered
binding law,
PORTLAND MAN CHOSEN
Frank L. Shull Placed On Board
of Directors of V. S. Body
PORTLAND. May 8. (API
Continued representation of Ore
gon on the board of directors of
the United States chamber of
commerce was assured today
when Frank L. Shull, president
of the Portland chamber, was
elected director in the department
of domestic distribution. Shull
was elected at the annual meeting
of the national chamber now in
progress at Washington. D. C. His
opponent was A. M. Pratt of Or
lando, Fla.
PTOMAINE VJCTIMS MANYic
Fourteen Suffer Sickness As Re
sult of Restaurant Meal
LITTLE ROCK. May 8. (AP)
Fourteen victims of ptomaine
poisoning were In hospitals here
tonight and several others were
reported to have suffered slight
attacks after they had eaten at a
lunch counter in a downtown
store. Those in the hospitals in
cluded 12 women and two chil
dren. Some of the cases were
considered serious, physicians
said.
PLAN NEW AIR BEACONS
Sites to be Selected In Near Fu
ture. Announcement
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.
(AP). Plans far the installation
of three additional aviation bea
cons at San Diego, Portland and
Seattle were announced by the
Standard Qil company of Califor
nia today. They will be similar
to the ten million candlepower
lights recently : installed at Mt.
Diablo and in the Merced hills.
Actual sites will be chosen by de
partment of. commerce experts.
MONTANA UNINSTRUCTED
County Delegates Go to State Con
vention Free
HELENA, Mont.. May 8.
(AP) Returns from most of
the larger Montana counties to
night indicated that republican
and democratic1 .county del jates
to the state convention; selected
today, were mostly uninstructed.
Against Nationalists Appears
Viltimatum Turned Down;
Shantung Continue !
third, disarmament of southern
troops who have been guilty of ex
cesses at Tsinan; fourth, cessation
of demonstration against Japanese
as well as of all hostile prepara
tions. Japan Is said to be determined
to enforce its four deamhds upon
the nationalist government, and It
la stated only complete accession
to them will satisfy the Tokyo gov
ernment. Efforts are being made
in various quarters to bring about
meditation and; It la said here the
nationalist government contem
plates appeal for meditation to the
United States., j.
LONDON. Khy AP)Jap
an and China hare ' eome to tbr
point where a declaration of war
seems imminent. An actual stale
of warfare exists for there has
been heavy fighting between the
Japanese troops and the Chinese
nationalist In Shantung province.
A Japanese army division num
bering from 15,000 to 18,090 men
awaits the sanction of the emperor
to proceed to ,-, Tsingtao. oni, the
(Osatiassd a pass 4)
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WATSON TAKES
PRIMARY LEAD
HOOVER LOSES
Late Indiana Returns Sho
'Secretary of Commerce
Dropping Behind
RACE HOTLY CONTESTED
Apparent Victory for Cabinet !.
br Early In Evening Grown
More Doubtful as R-pory
More Complete -
INDIANAPOLIS. May 8. (AP
-The battle for the republican
preferential vote at today's In
diana primary develonerf intn a
close race bet
testants. Herbert Hoover and Unit
ed States Senator James E. Waft
son, as returns filtered In slowly
tonight. '
Returns from 1.167 out of
precincts for president give:
Watson 60,366; Hoover 57.3 23.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., May 8
(AP) Herbert Hoover, secretary
of commerce was given an initial
advantage In his contest wit-n
United States Senator James ?.
Watson for the Indiana presiden
tial preference vote when 48 pre
cincts including 20 in Allen coun
ty gave him 5.032 votes to 2.6o
for Watson in today's primary.
Fort Wayne, the county seat ef
Allen county, is the home of Oscar
G. Foe 1 linger, Hoover's state cam
paign manager.
Other Races Close'
The meager returns indicated
no decided trend in the races for
governor and United States sen
ator on either the republican r
democratic tickets.
Evans Woollen. Indianapoli
banker whose name appeared
alone on the dpmnrrat tr- Kallnta
m sixty-eight widely separated
precincts United States Senate
Arthur R. Robinson, candidate for
renomination. was leadlnr hia i
republican opponents but he was
without the majority that is re
quired by law to make the pri
mary vote effective. The vote
was Robinson 3.743; Solon J. Can
ter 1.109; Arthur L. Gillioui.
3.062.
In the democratic senatorial
contest. 64 precincts accorded Al
bert Stump. Indianapolis attornem.
a majority over his two opponents.
stump naa 3.3Z9; Walter Myr
2. 116 and L. William Curry 634.
Returns from 157 out of 3. fir
precincts in Indiana for president
give; Republican, James E. Wat
son 8,322; Herbert Hoover
12.184.
Democrat. 90 precincts give
Woollen 3.416.
AL SMITH LOSES
TEXAS PRIMARY
FIRST SKIRMISH IV SOLI
SOUTH WON BY DRVH
Tammany Candidate Alao Xoa
Wanted In Alabama; Delaware
Delegation Claimed
DALLAS. Texas. May 8. (AP
A total of 192 counties of 253
in Texas' gave the following dis
tribution of 720 delegates to th
state convention at Beaumont;
Uninstructed 210. instructed for a
prohibition plank 390, Instructed)
against any wet candidate 81. far
Governor Alfred E. Smith of New
York 33, for Jesse Jones of Hous
ton six.
DALLAS. Texas. May 8. (AP
On the face of returns from
more than one-half of the 2 S3
county conventions held In Texa
today, a big majority of the ap
proximately 800 delegates to thm
democratic state convention a
Beaumont May 22, will be lev
structed to work for a dry plank
In the party platform and for a
candidate in sympathy with sues. .
a plank.
At the state convention. Tex'
forty delegates to the national con
vention at Houston will .be chosen
and based on reports from a large
number of counties, oovernor Dan
Moody who has repeatedly en
pressed opposition to the nomina
tion for president of Governor Al
fred E. Smith of New York, wilt
be named chairman of the dele
gation. While Governor Moody's fact lent
which wanted a delegation un in
structed as to candidates for pre
fdent by name but Instructed for
a prohibition plank and a candi
date favorable to it. seored heav
ily, that faction of the party led,
by former National Committeeman,
Thomas B. Love of Dallas will
havo a large and powerful repre
sentation la the state convention.
Mr. ; Lore has repeatedly de
clared he did not differ greatly
from Oovernor Moody on the auee
tlon of prohibition and favored
him for the post of leader or Texas'
forty delegates, but wanted a dele
gation Instructed to vote only fer.
a candidate known by his record"
to be bone dry-' '"r ,vf '
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. May 8.
(AP) Three candidates of the
CoBtiaued on .)