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9 -. r . . nt - - m - fThe Otterwhelming Majority for The Overwhelming Majority for Weather forecast: Fair with fog on the -oast; moderately warm with low humidity id the interior; moderate northwest winds "n the coast. Maximum temperature "yes terday 84, minimum 46, river 2.1, rainfall none, atmosphere dear, wind north. :h SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR CONGRESS RACE WON BYHAWLEK Janjs W. Mott of Astoria ' Defeated by Substantial Majority RAND, ROSSMAN BOTH REELECTED 1 7A i supreme uoun justices ne I turned to Office . m a a a ? r HAL HOSS LEADS Walsh Running Closer Be hind Smith Than Expected in Race For Bourbon Nom ination For Presidency PORTLAND, May 19- (AP) - Governor Alfred B. Smith ob tained. Oregon's support for ibe democratic nomination for presi dent on tbe face of returns from yesterday's primary, tabulated early today. Smith received 4. 602 votes in 465 put ofJJ? pre cincta in the state. , Senator Thomas J. "Walsh "oi Montana, who formally withdrew from the race too late for bis name and delegates to be removed from the ballots, received a com plimentary vote totalling 2975 in the same precincts and Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, ran third with 1782, Hoover CnoppoMetf Herbert Hoover was unopposed for the republican nomination in Oregon, the total for him in 703 precincts being 34.200. spirited race for two notn luanwas for supreme court jus tices. George Rossman with 27. 6 and John L. Rand with 22. Oro. incumbents, were leading in 73 4 precincts. ' I... If. McMahan. JudKd of the circuit court of Mar ion county, Salem, was running third with 14.83G. For secretary of state, another lively contest. Hal E. Hobs had lf.,092 In 734 precincts; T. B. Handley 1505; H. H. Corey 10, 0!)6. Walsh Going Strong- Results in the race for delegates to the democratic national con vention showed a mixture of (Oentiaumi on paga 8 ) I. W. W. LEADER DIES IN RUSSIA lilt; BILL" HAYWOOD PASMRS AWAY AT MOSCOW Half or Ashes to be Shipped Dark For Interment N'ear Scene of Struggle MOSCOW, May 18 (AP) The stormy Ijfe of William D. ("Big Bill") Haywood ended sud denly and peacefully today in the Kremlin hospital.- He had drop ped into a deep slumber after a hearty meal and did not waken again. His Russian wife, whom he married in 192 7. some years isAfy ueam or nis iirsi wiie America, was watching at his 3 Cbedside and burst into tears at 'tnis passing. American Industrial Workers of the World died from heart di sease, although he had been ill for some time from other causes. Recently his. condition had im proved considerably and attending physicians.' who a fortnight ago had given him only a few days to live, began, to be more hopeful LastL flight Haywood had re- ceivedrsVeraI of his friends and with them bad discussed rational ly and quietly the affairs of com munism, for which he had under a self-imposed exile from his .native land for ; more than seven yeara.-V-' Z 'UJ -. ' The hody was taken to the club of political refugees -where It lay In state - tonight .surrounded by a guard of -honor composed of Rus- 1 sian and foreign communists. La- ter; It will bo cremated. The place of burial has not been decid MA nnnn. V .The comparative inactivity for mm FURTHER FACTS B ARED AT PROBE SENATE COMMITTEE UNEARTH CAMPAIGN ITEMS .0,000 Sprat hy Herbert Hoover Faction to Wist Primary in State of Ohio WASHINGTON. May 18. (Af) Spending a full day with half a dozen witnesses, tbe senate presi dential campaign investigating committee got some interesting facta about campaign financing for Herbert Hoover la Ohio and West Virginia and for Senator James E. Watson in Indiana, and found that Senator Keed of Missouri has only a one-man organisation in North Carolina where there Is a bitter fight for democratic con vention delegates. From Thad II. Brown of Colum bus in Ohio, the investigator learned that tbe total cost of win ning the republican presidential primary in that state for the com merce secretary was around 150. 000. while Harry C. Woodyard. di rector of the Hoover forces in West Virginia, estimated tbe ulti mate cost of tbe effort there at 120.000. Bert Tburman of Indianapo lis. manager of the successful cam paign waged by Senator Watson against Hoover in Indiana, testi fied that total receipts by bis or ganization had been $33,856 with expenditures of $32.(71.05, ex elusive of some small outstanding bills and expends of the separate Watson organisation ' In Allen county. . The committee will have to look to the leaders of tbe or- ganisatloq tbero for that ""ippBitlon to the administration'! The Hoover Ohio manager esti mated that the expenses of those organizations would not exceed from $15,000 to $20,000 but the senators announced that accurate figures would be obtained, either by going to Ohio to examine the records filed with the vaciowt county election board or' direct ing the officials to send in sworn copies. Walter Murphy of Salisbury, tes tifying about the efforts on behalf of Senator Reed In North Caro lina said there was no organiza tion and. no expenditures beyond about $500 of his own personal money. Chairman Steiwer said that Sen ator Heflin of Alabama would be invited to appear before the com mittee next week iifter its return from North Carolina where on Monday It kt to hear more than a dozen witnesses Including Charles Webb, owner of the Asheville Cit izen, whose name was added to day to the list of witnesses. Advised that he would be asked to appear. Senator Heflin said he had no "concrete facta" to pre sent, explaining that his state ments In the senate about a huge slush fund for Governor Smith and that the $250,000 reported for Hoover was only a drop in the bucket to what has been spent and had been bared on reports reach ing him "from various flources." FIND HITTITE SKELETONS Dr. Jame Breasted Brings Relics Bock to Chicago CHICAGO. May 18 (AP)- Skeletons said to be those of. the Hittite and pre-Hittite man who lived more than 3000 years ago. have been brought to Orien tal Institute of the University of Chicago by Dr. James H. Breast ed. For the past ' five months he has been in charge of five re search expeditions in the Near East. The choicest find, he said. was group of 31 skeletons of Hit tite men and women, found en cased in a mound of clay believed formed by disintegration of their brick homes at Alisbar, Huyuk, near Angora. Egypt. These are the first remains of the Hittite man to be disclosed to modern civiliza tion. The skulls disclose what pre historic pictures already indlcat ed that the Hittites had flat, short heads. STRESEMANN IMPROVES Prominent German's "Condition Mncfa Better, Statement L BERLIN, May 18. (AP-Tbe condition- of, Dr Goetav Strese mano, the foreign minister, had improved so far tonight that bis physicians decided it would be un necessary to Issue further bul letin! such as they bad giTen tbe public daily. Congressman - Hawley Shoivs Thai the People of Hk District Know and Appreciate the Airport Shows that the People of Salem Propose to Keep Their City Growing 3 Coolidge Places Favorites on National Board to Dis pose of Fleets S. S. SANDBERG SELECTED ltm Angeles Man Chosen to Suc ceed Philip S. Teller of San Francisco In Order to Curb Opposition WASHINGTON. May 18 (AP) Further evidence of President Coolidge's determination to carry out the administration's policy for quick disposition of the shipping board's merchant fleets was seen in the nomination today of Sam uel S. Sandberg of Lbs Angeles to succeed Philip S. Teller of San Francisco whose term expires June S. The appointment, with that of Wednesday when Rear Admiral Hutch I. Cone. United States navy, retired, of Florida, was appointed to succeed Admiral William S. Benson on June 1, was consider ed a shakeup in the board's per nni1 In an effort to eliminate policy. ' Ship Sales Opposed Both Commissioners Teller and Benson have opposed certain sales of ships under certain specific terms, despite the fact that Teller was chairman of tbe ship sales committee. These appointments with that . 0Btiaaed on par ) FENN MEASURE PUT OFF Reapportionment of Repreaeata' Uvea Postponed Again WASHINGTON. May 18 (AP) Sending the Fenn reapportion ment bill back to its censue com mittee by a vote of 186 to 165. the house today decided again to delay - reapportionment of its mmebership to conform to the present distribution of population. 1 The motion to re-eommlt the measure came after the house had spent a day in debate from which the bill emerged virtually un changed. Under it, the house membership would have been held to the present figurs of 435 and a method would have been laid down for apportioning these members among the states. fey- .:.vV SHAKEUP PUTS NEW SHIPPING POLICIES OVER n 1 1 I i vsag Herbert Hoover and Al Smith, Oregon's choices for the republican and democratic nominations respectively for president. Mr. Hoover was unopposed and ran up a large total of votes. Mr. Smith'had a safe lead early this morning, but Thomas J. Walsh showed surprising strength considering tha t he had withdrawn as a national candidate. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1928 1) 1 JOHN H. PORTER HAS SAFE LEAD SURE OF REELECTION AS CXJUXTV COMMISSIONER Goo Icy. Paulson, Smith and Set tlemier In Icad for Repre sentative John H. Porter, incumbent, had apparently a safe lead for renom ination on the republican ticket, which amount to reelection, early this morning, according to returns from 26 precincts which included most of the large ones. The vote for commissioner stood; Porter 1181. H. E. King 64 6. H. R. Jones 432 and Oscar B. Chapman 267. Romeo Gouley, Mark A. Paul son. W. Carlton Smith and Frank W. Settlemier are slated to re present Marlon county in the leg islature unless later returns vary the result. The vote early this morning stood: Gouley 1192. Paulson 1189. Smith 1172 and Settlemier 1129; Lee McAllister 1092. U. S. Page 974, Car E. Nelson 890. W. A. Weddle 854. A. N. Moores 816 and Otto J. Wilson 788. Congressman W. C. Hawley polled a substantial majority over James W. Mott in this county. 1611 to 1133. H. H. Corey was given Marion county's approval in his battle for the office of secretary of state, with 1154 votes to 829 for Hal E. Hoss and 665 for Tom B. Handley. Chief Justice John L. Rand .was 13 votes ahead of Circuit Judg L. H. McMafcM here, tbe count standing 1717 to 1704 and Jus tice George Rossman third with 1570. DEPORT STAR'S MOTHER Mm. Kdith Shearer In Initcd States Unlawfully LOS ANGELES. May 18 (AP). Mrs. Edith Shearer, mother of Norma Shearer, film star, was charged by the United States immigration department with being in America illegally in asmuch as her permit to visit here expired some time ago and she was called to the federal building and ordered to leave the country within 30 days, it was revealed today by government officials. Mrs. Shearer's home is in Mon treal, Canada. Immigration officers in "Wash ington wrote to the local office snd demanded to know why Mrs. Shearer, after being granted an extension to her original permit. had been allowed to stay over the period allowed. From this edict, it was pointed out, there is no appeal. Endorsed By I : I V I A A s-' MARK POUSEN CITY RECORDER ANOTHER TERM 0. J. Hull Gives Him Close Race, But Loses by Esti mated 300 Votes K0WITZ, GIESY ELECTED H. H. Van (Wort and Phil Hiker Nominated La First Ward, D. R. O'Hara and C H. Hill Vie Again In Fifth Mark Poulsen was reelected city recorder for another term, on the face of returns complete from! a out two prectnet. e.riy thi.:w i ma. ng .or '" morning. City votes had not been about five days, prahihly to the totaled in these two precincts, but the incomplete returns show that they cannot alter the results or in.over the dirlfi 1 any of the other contests. Sixteen precincts gave Mr. Poulsen 2338 votes and O. J. Hull 1977. For councilman in tbe first ward. Phil Eiker and II. II. Van devort are nominated and will be opponents: in the November elec tion unless a re-check shows the unofficial returns to be erroneous. Mr. Vandevort defeated Carl T. Pope by single vote, according to the compiled-" results. a.ad it would not bo difficult for this re sult to change when the official returns -are compiled. The vote was; Eiker 347, Vandevort 298. Popo 2S7. John B. Giesy and Chris Kowitx are the two new council men cer tain of places on the council next January. Mr. Giesy defeated New ell Williams 432 to 310. and Mr. Kowitx won over Carl Arm priest by nine votes. 375 to 36G. George W. Thompson defeated his present neighbor at the coun cil table, George J. Wenderoth, 4 87 to 305, for the' four year term in the fifth ward. Another election that will have to be held in November is in the two year term in the fifth ward. D. B. O'Hara and C. H. Hill qualified with 330 and 289 votes respctive ly. C. H. Gies running third with 218. , Mayor T. A. Llvesley, unoppos ed for reelection, ran up a total of 3117 votes, and C. O. Rjce, for treasurer, polled 3301 in the 16 precincts counted. Hal D. Patton was returned in the second ward with 140 votes and no opposition. W. H. Dancy oolled 361 votes for an uncontested celection in ward three Ralph H. Thompson was elected in the seventh ward. Oregon Voters -4 fat ' - . If V - - : if- A . A v V a. -y' L V v y y " f 1 ' 1 i . - A mm fu A To)fo) la A lit) bi ITALIA RETURNS TO SPITZBERGEN DIRIGIBLK COMPLKTKS IA)SV. TRIP OVKR ARCTIC Second Flight Planned Beginning in A boot Five Hays; Con gratulations Voiced KINGS BAY. Spitzbergen. Mayj l"uAu)"Tbmtr7Z f T. T'! ible Italia, wearied by a 68 hour- flight over ..most unchartered! I arctic wastes, was resting tonight! after an enthusiastic welcome at the base of the expedition of Gen eral Umberto Nobile. No detailed report of tbe flicht was made public by the Italian commander but it was learned that the air voyage, the first over that part of the world, had done much to confirm facts and explode fal lacies of human knowledge of those northern wastes lying le tween this archipelago and Lenin Land to tbe east. Although the tired crew was resting tonight, plans already were The , vicinity of the n' staff which rrms. t'w-V been placed i. ' ' haul it tborou&h of this most impc the expedition. The flight com Us ing appears to haio f. ;: . .. its objective of del Jed nr' Lenin Land by landing no observation there but the, I . siyp cruised in that neig and .many photographs ... .. The congratulations which acre showered on General Nobllo on his landing were returned by him to the members of the base force whose more prosaic labors had provided him with radio bearings throughout the trip. General Nobile was also loud In his praises of the magnificent en durance shown by the few soldiers of Alpine regiment and the Al pine guides who accompanied him. After alighting from the gondola. General Nobile shook each of them by the hand, exclaiming: "With such men anything ran be attempted." OLD MURDER CONFESSED Escaped Convict Admits Killing Church Organist NEW YORK. May 18 (AP) Police today announced that Wil lard Watkins. an escaped convict, had confessed to the murder of Robert Hastings, church organist and gem collector, who was found strangled in his apartment at the hotel Adrienne last February 12. Four diamond rings, corre sponding to the description of rings reported as part of a $25. 000 collection which disappeared at the time of the killing wero found on Watkins, police said. -v - .,. - 4. : r i 4 t y vy I CITY WILL SECURE BEST LANDING FIELD NOW IN NORTHWEST 1 0ne outstanding and gratifying fact stood out in the mas . . , . ., , . o ures that were compiled m counting Friday's election rnt lima Solom'o iiAtor n wtj ness by approving the $50,000 overwhelming majority. The result will be that Salem will be able to accept an of fer of the state board of control for the site east of the city which was deemed the most satisfactory, price and all factor considered, of the many offered to the joint airport commit tees of the city council, American Legion and chamber of commerce. It will also mean that the city will have, sometime early in 1929, the largest, safest and most satisfactory landing field for planes of any city in the northwest. Returns on the city election the fact that many of the counting boards counted republic .. F an' and democratic votes first 'iy'vfilr until early this morning. ver, with the complete precincts that were report! indications from incomplete precincts, it appeared i airport would carry every one by a large margin. IAL CIRCUS '"REAT SUCCESS PLAXKS AND 30 FLYERS KNTKRTAIN BIG CROWD So Accidents Mar Event Although Hpectntors Kndnngered By Crowding Seventeen airplanes and some 30 men took part in the first Shell Air Derby circus which was held here on the fairgrounds land ing field yesterday afternoon with more than 3000 people out to wit ness the affair. Some of the best airmen and many makes and mod els of planes were represented by nearly every air transport com pany in the northwest. Tex Ran kin of the Rankin Flying school of Portland was here with two large monoplanes, sister ships to the Spirit of St. Louis. One group of eight planes came together, flying in a V shaped for mation. The-three Rankin planes also followed the huddle system, coming tn a group. Due to the narrow landing field here, much care was taken by the pilot in landing in order that they wouldn't double up on the field. The field was still a little rough in spite of the fact that two road graders had worked on it a roiiplo of days.' At 1:30 o'clock the entire group of airmen, numbering about 30 were taxied to the Marion ho tel where they were guests at the luncheon of the Salem Lions clno. Captain Eagle of the Vancouver army aviation fieid spofce to the group. They returned to the lo cal landing field at 2 o'clock at which time the circus began. Stunt Hying of every k:nd was demonstrated, including loop tbe loop, tail spin, solo, side turn and many others. Slants were also performed on a trapeze lowered from one of the Continental Air way planes while the plane was several hundred feet in tbe air, on which many stunts were per formed by a daring airman named Douglas from Portland. Due to the fact Uiat the crowd was seat- 'Conlinued on pJ S.) HUNT r"0R GIRL STILL ON Police SUI1 Hope to Find Beatrice Rose ii ba urn Alive YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. May 18. (AP). With fresh clews dis covered by police, rewards posted and another suspect under arrqst, hope was renewed today that X0 year old Beatrice Rosenbanm, missing since laet Monday, would be found alive. While the search was spread in to northeastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and -New York, an other suspect was arrested for questioning today. Police hope to trace the missing girl, who was last seen entering an automobile Monday morning driven by" a strange man, through questioning of another man who has not been arrested but' who has talked con cerning the case. - Two of the three suspects held yesterday were released last night after lengthy questioning. His Great Worth and Prospering Ordinarily the task or the office seeking the man is mach complicated by a forest of upraised haqds, and a multitude of voices shouting. "Here I im." Detroit Free Press. PRICE FIVE CENTS mcir yiugicssivc- airport bond issue with an were slow in coming in, due to and did not get around to h Counting of city ballots war1 not finished in two precincte n 2:30 o'clock this morning, but at that hour tbe vote on tbe alrnort stood: Yes, 24SC. no 13C5. No. 1. Yes. 274. no 189. No. 2. Yes 104. no 45. No. 3. Yes 18a. no 80. No. 4. Yes 116, no 91.. No. 6 Yes 151, no 12. No. C. Yes 76. no 53. No. 7. Yes 179. no 115. No. 8. Yes 19. no 124. No. Yes, 24: do, 171. No. 10. Yes 165, no 62. No. No. No. No. No. 12. Yes 177. no 77. 13. Yes 136. no 50. 14. Yes 146, no 75. 16. Yes 165, no 48. 17 Yes 150. no SS. CHARGE AGAINST BISHOPS HALTED PARIS AND ZURICH OFFICIAL XOT PROSECUTED Accusation of MaladminitrahM I-il to Pittsburgh Man Alw Dismissed KANSAS CITY. May 18 fAP) Announcement today by the Rev. Andrew W. Shame! of Pawm dena. Cat., that he would not press his charges of connivance against Bishops Edgar Blake of Paris and John L. Nuelsen of Znr ith ended the last of four case brought against Methodist Epis copal church bishops at tbe quad rennial general conference here. j Bishop Anton Bast of Copen i hagen yesterday was permanent ly suspended from the episebpney for imprudent and unministertal conduct. Charges of maladminhv t ration brought by tbe Rev. George A. Cooke against Bishop Francis J. McConnell of Pitts burgh were dismissed Tuesday hy the conference as "without foun dation." Bishops Blake and N'uelaea were accused of shielding Bishop Bast in reporting to America church officials the outcome of his civil trial in Denmark in 1925. at which time he was convinced of making false statements as to the profits from a church paper he published, and sent, to jail for three months. Mr. Shamel said conviction of Bishop Bast by an ecclesiastical court vindicated his charges and that inasmuch as an apology would be the only penalty assess ed for conviction, nothing was te be gained by going ftfrther. Episcopate vacancies were In creased to seven today with the voluntary retirement of Bishop Thomas B. Mitchell of Manila. P. I., who asked to be placed on the inactive list because of his age. S A Correction , Owing to a typographical er ror the price "of admission t the Saturday matinee at the El si no re waa given In the Green section as . 3 5 cents and 1 cents. Tbe Saturday, matinee, which features tbe Manhattan) players and "The Last WalU I a "Bargain matinee and the) admisalon is 25 cents and It eenta. . ' ' -r