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PRICE FIVE CENT$
FOUR INJURED,
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SMITH HELD TO
When Trans-Atlantic Air Liner Left Berlin
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Their Potential ,
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Wisconsin Man in Second
Accident Struck by Hit-and-Run
Driver
Omar Bewley. 825 North Win
ter street, was in critical condi
tion at the. Salem General nospuai
Wednesday night as the result of
injuries suffered In an automobile
accident at the corner of North
Winter and Market streets Wed
nesday afternoon at 5 o ciock.
Mrs. Bewley, who was in the
"car with her husband, and their
ruests. Mrs. K. I. Sivear and her
daughter Miss Cora Sivear. of Ta
coma, were- also in the hospital
hat less seriously injured. Mr.
Bewley was suffering from inter
nal lniurles. probably resulting
from being crushed against the
- steering wheel.
Occupants of Lighter
. Car Not Injured
, The Dodge automobile driven by
Mr. Bewley was going sooth on
Winter street and collided In the
.intersection at Market with a
ora car operaieu oy Lonru
Robinson, who had been driving
west on Market. Robinsqn and a
companion were not hurt, and the
MAW tar n m Iff 41a A tk Win a
The heavier car was struck in
such a manner that it rolled com
pletely over twice, witnesses said.
Police officers who investigated,
reported that they found the car
lying 24 steps from where the
collision occured.
Pinned Beneath Car
All Taken to Hospital
All four of the occupants of
the car were pinned beneath it.
and witnesses who came to their
aid had trouble in releasing them.
Mr. Bewley's condition was con
sidered so serious that he 'was
rushed to the hospital first in the
Golden ambulance, and the three
women were taken there on a
second trip.
Mrs. Bewley suffered a broken
wrist. Mrs. Sivear's pelvic bone
was believed to have been frac
tured, and Miss Sivear's back was
injured. All three also suffered
from shefck.
Condition Critical
Believed in Hospital
At the hospital late Wednesday
night It was reported that Mr.
Bewley's condition; had changed
little, and that Its seriousness
could not be determined until this
morning, but It was believed his
life was In danger.
nuunins umereu as to me
speed at which Bewley's car was
traveling before the accident, but
they agreed that Robinson was not
driving faster than 20 miles an
hour.
Hit-Run Driver
Strikes Transient
Carlos Martin, a transient, sus
tained a large gash in his head
and a badly bruised hip when he
was knocked to the pavement bv
a hit-and-run driver on the Pacific
highway about four miles south of
Salem at 8:15 Wednesday night.
Mr. Martin, who glVes his home
as VIroqua. Wisconsin, was on his
wa to Eugene.
The Gulden ambulance was
summoned immediately, and
rushed the man to the Deaconess
hospital. Several stitches were!
taken in the gash in his head. He
Is expected to be sufficiently re
covered so that he can be dis
charged. Power Officials
Face Court Trial
Remaining Mum
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.
(AP) Two officers of the Elee-
lic Bond and Share com nan v a
New York holding concern which
embraces many subsidiaries
throughout the country, are faced
with court action unless they ap
pear in ihe power utilities investi
gation of the Federal Trade com.
mission next Tuesday ready to tes
tify and produce documents on
the company's expenditures.
Commissioner Mceulloch told
Ralph B. Feagin, a vice president
of the company, and A. E. Smith,
controller, after they refused to
answer questions, that they were
virtually flouting the commission
and the senate, by whose direction
the inquiry ls being conducted.
The witnesses said that their re
fusals were on advice of counsel.
Hickman Moved
Into Death Cell
Late Last Night
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SAN QUENTIN CaL, Oct. 17.
(AP) After his transfer to the
death cell had been delayed sev
eral hours in the hope thai his
mother might arrive hfe to visit
him, William Edjrard Hickman
was moved at afclock tonight to
the chamber, "whence he ls sen.
tenced to be taken and hanged
next Efcrday about 10 a. m.
MlntAfl that lha mntt...
her son if she arrived tomorrow,
bat said he had preferred to have
the Interview take place In less
gloomy surrounding than those
of the death eoU,
THIS is the day of the so
called "luncheon club."
The Rotarians, the Klwanlans,
the Lions and other similar or
ganizations have come into de
cided popularity among business
men. Boards of Trade and
Chambers of Commerce in many
places have Introduced the
weekly luncheon feature. In
Salem, for example, scarcely a
day of the week is open. The
Chamber of Commerce has its
noon luncheon Monday, the Kl
wanians Tuesday, the Rotarians
Wednesday and the Lions Fri
day. Business men apparently
enjoy these gatherings and
seem to derive much benefit
therefrom. In order to get a
line on the ideas of citizens of
this community with regard to
these clubs the New Oregon
Statesman asked a number of
persons to tell their views Wed
nesday. This is what they said:
ED DELONO. truck driver,
said: "From all I can hear,
these clubs that meet at lunch
to talk over things of Interest
must be fine. I only wish that
the men In my line of work had
a chance to get together once a
week to thresh out our troubles.
It would help, all right. Any
way, take it from me all those
business men wouldn't fall for
that lunch club stuff unless it
was good. They know their
onions."
J. H. PORTER, county com
missioned whose home is In
Silverton. said: "I think the
luncheon clubs are a good thing.
The speaking particularly ap
peals to me, for I believe the
members learn lots by attend
ing the luncheon programs."
LOUIS BECHTEL, of the
Bechtel-Sears real estate office,
said: "I can't see why anybody
should find fault with the
luncheon cluhs. They are a
good thing. I believe, and are
always doing something for the
betterment of the community.
Business men discuss their com
mon problems at these gather
ings. If the Willamette valley
was as consistently backed and
boosted by clubs as Is the case
In California, I believe we would
get farther quicker.
X E. BLINKHORN of the
Marlon County Health demon
stration, said: "Service or lun
cheon clubs are about the only
place to put before business men
the proposed reforms of such an
organization as I work for. They
seem to me to be necessary to
get such changes started in a
community."
ESTHER DIEFENBACH.
member of the county health
demonstration staff, said: "The
business girls of Sajem have
organized a luncheon club that
is doing much to bring this
class of workers together. In
time I think that we can do
much to help campaigns for bet-
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NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (AP)
Mrs. Lottie Moore Schoemmel to
day climbed out of the hotel
swimming pool which had been
her bed and boarding place con
tinually for three days and nights.
She brought out with her a new
world's endurance swimming rec
ord of 72 hours, two minutes and
40 seconds.
Restoring supremacy In this
strange form of athletic activity to
the so-called weaker sex, the new
mark displaced the former stand
ard set by Jimmy Cherry, an ex
sailor, in Los Angeles on Sunday
night, not long after Mrs. Schoem
mel took the water here. The
blonde New York woman of 29,
mother ef two children, stayed In
seven hours and 40 seconds long
er than Cherry.
Although she had announced a
whimsical desire to stay up as
long as the Graf Zeppelin did In
coming from Germany, Mrs.
Schoemmel decided as the third
day drew to a close to confine her
efforts this time to beating Cher
ry's record by a goodly margin
As the shouts of spectators an
nounced arrival at the 72-hour
goal, Mrs. Schoemmel's broad
features relaxed into a grin and
she stroked slowly to the shallow
end of the pool.
Officers, Is Hit
Then kun Over
By Automobile
Marlon Putnam, night police of
ficer, was knocked down and ran
over by an automobile driven by
Eugene Gosser Tuesday night it
the cornei of Liberty and Perry
streets. The of fleet was painfully
bruised. But continued on his reg
ular beat that night.
' While clearing away ars
parked In front of the armory be
fore the arrival of the drum corps
parade Putnam was struck by
Gosser machine, which turned
the corner from Liberty street
suddenly. The wheelr ran over
Putnam's arm and back." 1 "
WOMAN SWIMMER
HUH
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Senator From Idaho Defends
Republican Before South
ern Crowds
Bourbons Who Waited Ten
Years to Find Fault Re
r futed by Speaker
CHARLOTTE, N. C, Oct 17.
(AP) The World war food ad
ministration record of Herbert
Hoover was declared to have been
'entirely friendly" to the Amer
ican farmer by Senator William E.
Borah, of Idaho,, in his second and
final campaign address here to
night in the traditionally demo
cratic state of North Carolina.
Replying to democratic critics
of the republican presidential
nominee's attitude on agriculture
service, the Idaho senator dealt
in his speech with the farm prob
lem Of the nation, and touched
upon a number of other leading
issues:
The senator said that Hoover
did not have in his food admin
istration "one lota of power" ex
cept that delegated by President
Wilson, nor did he adopt any other
course than a friendly one toward
agriculture.
Invites Examination
Of Official Records
"He was vigilant at all times,"
he continued, "to do the very b3st
he could for the protection of the
American producers and the rec
ord will bear any investigation
which any one desires to make.
"The more they search the rec
ord the more it appears conclus-
I ely that Mr. .Hoover was constant
ly supporting the American pro
ducer and making every effort to
secure him a fair profit." j
Senator Borah's address was de
livered to probably the largest
number of auditors, so far as
sembled during the campaign trip
that he has made in the past three
days through the "Bolid south"
states of Virginia and North Caro
lina. Three halls in the city wero
equipped with amplifiers to carpr
the speech from the auditorium to
expected overflow audiences. Hla
speech was broadcast over the na-
Uieifchy a coast-to-coast radio
hookup.
Democratic opponents who
claim that Hoover fixed the price
of wheat in 1913 were declared
by the senator to be In error, be
cause President Wilson "fixed the
price upon the recommendation
of a board made up in mayority by
agriculturists".
Northcott Niece
Will Testify In
His Murder Case
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 17.
(AP)-Jessie Clark, sister of San-
ford Clark 15-year old accuser of
his uncle, Gordon Stewart North
cott, alleged torturer and killer of
boys on his Riverside chicken
ranch, arrived here from Canada
tonight.
The girl was "very tired." ac
cording to her attorney, .L. C.
Kelley, former Riverside 'county
prosecutor who refused to divulge
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De Luxe Range is Grand Award in
Big List of 40 Valuable Prizes to be
Distributed at Statesman's School
Special Features Arranged
For Each Day of Big
Cooking School
AT least 40 valuable prizes,
the chief of which is val
ued at 1187.50, will be given
away, absolutely free of cost
or fee, in connection with the
New Statesman's great cook
ing school and home econom
ics demonstration at the Ei
sinore theatre next week.
This announcement was
made late Wednesday by Mrs.
W. D. Clark, chairman of the
committee on prizes of the
Salem Woman's club, which ls co
operating with the Statesman In
sponsoring Salem's greatest cook
ing school.
The grand prize, to be presented
to the maker of the best cake
submitted in the Woman's club
baking contest, Is a Hotpolnt su
per-automatic de luxe electric
range, equipped with thrift cook
er. This range is sold regulasly
at $268, according to the state
ments of the Edison Electric Ap
pliance Co., Its manufacturers.
Added Features.
More than a score o! Additional
p rises have been provided to the
Woman's club committee by lead
ing Balem merchants and manu
facturer in the city and else.
where. These prises Include many
costly household appliances and
conveniences,
Mueh interest M being shown la
the big baking contest which will
feature the closing day of the (our
day school, members of the Wo
rn an'a elub committees report.
Tht competition wlU be Jntereet-
British Flyer With Little Ex
perience Hops Off From
Newfoundland
Previous Daring Exploits of
H. C. McDonald Found
Highly Colorful
HARBOR GRACE, "Jf. P., Oct.
17. (AP) At 8:30 tonlgnt
f7:30 n. m. eastern stanaara
timel Commander H. C. MacDon-
ald in his Gypsy Moth plane had
been gone more than seven horns
and it became apparent that the
young British flier was making
an attempt to fly across the At
lantic. When MacDonald took off from
the airport here today in his mid
get plane, some of his friends said
that he planned a five hour flight
only, despite the fact that the
plane carried enough fuel for
twenty hours flying.
MacDonald's mechanic tonight
had flares ready in the event the
Moth was forced to return to land.
It was raining heavily and the fly
ing field was in poor condition for
a landing.
British Are Thrilled
At News of Venture
LONDON, Oct. 17. (AP)
London thrilled to the news that
Commander H. C. MacDonald had
hopped from Newfoundland on a
trans-Atlantic flight in a tiny
Moth airplane.
Because of the size of his ma
chine and his own limited flying
experience, the attempt was hailed
as probably the most intrepid air
exploit ever undertaken. British
airmen found it hard to believe
that their comrade was in real ear
nest and not making a short test
night.
They pointed out that while the
Moth machine was supposed to
have a fuel capacity sufficient for
35 hours flight, it was a Question
whether this gave enough margin
of safety. The experts figured
that MacDonald would run a big
risk of finding himself without
fuel if he met unexpected head
winds or other delaying factors oe
his route to Ireland.
Reputation For Daring .
Is" Established Early
The flier took up aviation after
he retired from the navy. He
quickly established a reputation
for daring and last May after only
16 hours training in dual flight
and ten hours of solo flying, start
ed for India by air. He got only
as far as Bagdad, having experi
enced a slight accident on the out
ward trip.
He had another accident on the
homeward journey and made a
forced landing in the desert. He
was held prisoner by an Arao
tribe until he got a message
through to civilization when ait
Italian armored car went out and
rescued him.
Ireland expects MacDonald to
take much the same course as did
Alcock and Brown on their flight
from Newfoundland in 1919.
Commander MacDonald won tbo
distinguished service cross whil9
he was in th enavy. His last acc
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Grand Prize
in the Great
Cooking
School
Baking Con
test to he
Held at the
Elsinore
Theatre
Next Monday
Tuesday.
Wednesday
and
Thursday
Under the
Auspices
of the
Statesman
and the
Salem
Woman's Club
At Least 40
Additional
Prizes are
Posted
lng by virtue of the number of en
tries seems to M definitely as
sured.
In addition to the baking eon-
test, a number of timely features
will be added to the program of
the school each day. Miss Doro
thy Williams, popular' dofflestie
cieneo expert, who will have
charge of the evsnt, has spent
mueh time In planning speotal
demonstrations since she conclud
ed her work at the annual Mom-
!ng Orefoniaa cooking school in
Portland.
One of the Interesting features
talU(a'
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a 4.
Crowds thronged the vicinity of ; the Brandenburg gate when Germany's new giant passenger dir
igible soared above Berlin before starting its voyage to the United States.
STATE Will OCCUPy
Keys Turned Over to Hoss by
Owners and Moving is
to Begin Promptly
The new building erected by Dr.
R. E. Lee Steiner and D. J. Jar
man, for the use of the state in
housing the state printing plant
and the state motor vehicle divis
ion, has been completed and the
keys were turned over to the sec
retary of stateWednesday.
The structure is under lease to
the state, which may purchase it
at any time at the cost price. It
is two stories high, of concrete
construction and is located direct
ly across the street from the su
preme court building. The state
printing plant will occupy the
ground floor.
The work of moving the state
motor vehicle department into the
new structure will get under way
Saturday. The building and site
represented an expenditure of
$80,000.
Bend To Try Out
NmrGovernment
Managerial Plan
BEND, Ore., Oct. 17. (AP)
Bend awoke today to find that it
had determined to try out the city
managerial form of government.
When final count of votes in the
special election held here yester
day had been completed, it was
found that of a total of 1,68 5 bal
lots cast, the amendment to
change the city charter scrapping
the councilmanic form of govern
ment had been carried by 287
votes.
The new form of city rule will
start January 2, 1929, with a city
manager and three commission
ers. The commissioners will be
elected at another special election
on November 27. The commis
sioners will be the only elective
officials. The city manager will
act under direction of the com
mission.
arranged . by Miss Williams ls a
question box" which will be used
to assemble questions on Individ
ual cooHery and ; home making
problems for Miss Williams and
her aides to answer.
Musical programs are being
planned for the four day of the
school period.
Nearly 1600 seats are available
to housewives In the beautiful El-
inore theatre, where the school
will be held. jDvery housewife
fin falem and vlcintiy la eordlall7
tarried to attend ail sessions of
the school.
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Salem Boy Writes
Gripping Novel of
Penitentiary Life
b
Robert Joyce Tasker,
formerly a Salem boy who
is serving a term In San
Quentin prison in Califor
nia for highway robbery,
has written a story of Ills
life behind the bars. He
calls his offering "Griiii
haven." The book is said
to have received the
praise of eastern critics
as a remarkable portrayal
of prison experiences.
Copies of the book have
been received in Salem.
.C.T.U.1S
OPPOSED 10 SMITH
Record as Friend of Saloon
and Vice Cited as Rea
son for Stand
EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 17. (AP)
Classifying Governor Alfred E.
Smith, as an enemy of prohibition.
Miss Maude N. Aldrich. lecturer of
the Woman's Christian TemB
ance Union, tonight pleaded with
Oregon women of the Union, in
annual convention here, to help
elect Herbert Hooter to the presi
dency of the country in Novem
ber.
-"Governor Smith has always
voted for the open saloon," Miss
Aldrich said. "He has voted for
open hotel bars in dry territory
and for late hours for saloons. He
has always favored liquor inter
ests and vice. '
Reiterating its position that
"prohibition is still the best meth
od," andv'that "we continue to
support only such candidates for
office as are known to be un
doubted friends of prohibition,"
the state convention of the Wo
man's Christian Temperance Un
ion proceeded today into the sec
ond day of Its annual conference
here. The convention will close
Friday. Twelve recommendations,
approved unanimously by the exe
cutive session of state officers and
county presidents, were present
ed to the convention for appro
val. It was predicted freely that
the convention would endorse the
recommendations without change.
Indications pointed today to the
re-election of Mrs. Ada Jolley,
Portland, as president of the state
group for the next year.
The installation of a "court at
tendance committee" In every lo
cal of the Temperance Union In
the state will be a" new feature
of 1929. This group will attend
court regularly in a "citizen's
watchfulness" program.
Tannev And Wife
Rent Apartment
Mayfair Quarter
LONDON, Oct. 17 (APK-
Mr. and Mrs. James Joseph Tun-
ney are reported to have taken
the lease for a year of a house in
the1 Mayralr quarter oi bonaon
ahun offer their hnnpvmnnn. it
is saici they intend to form a lit
erary salon.
Harry Preston, English sports
man and friend of the retired
world heavyweight champion, to
day said that he still expected to
see Gene enter the ring again. He
said! he had told Tunney there re
mained one record for him to
break, referring to the occasion
three years ago when Jack Demp-
sey fought four English heavy
weights in succession at a boxing
tournament.
Chicago Gangs
At It Again As
Bartender Shou
CHICAGO, Oct. 17. (AP) A
Ralph Murphy, 27. described by
police as a bartender, was killed
by machine gunfire tonight. Rival
gangsters, hidden in a basement
across the street, from his saloon
shot him in the head stx times.
Michael "Bugs" Qulnlan, 28,
said by police to be a gambling
house proprietor, was shot down
with Murphy. He probably will
die. ...
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Teams Report Enrollment of
40 New Members at
Progress Luncheon
Workers in the Y. M. C. A. en
rollment campaign reported 40
new members at the luncheon
Wednesday, bringing the total. for
the first two days to 90. Many
reports are expected to come in
Friday and Saturday from persons
who have signified their intention
of joining but who are not now
signed, up, swelling the total by
more than 100. Justice Coshow
spoke on the . prowing desire of
people for knowledge of Christ.
E. P. Wood reported the larg
est number of new members, hav
ing signed up six. Second place
was taken by Walter Socolofsky
with five, while R. J. Hendricks
reported five continuing member
ships to lead that report. The
quota for the three remaining
days of the campaign is 210 new
members to reach the goal for the
whole drre. The division of the
total number among the various
departments of the association
is: sustaining, 50; business men.
75, seniors 75, social 55 and
- 4f2Mn6 men'3 division 45. Approx
imaiely double the number of con
tinuances will be sought. A large
part of this last quota has been
signed- up but is not included in
the reports
Dean Roy Hewitt will speak at
the luncheon today at noon in the
Y building. The luncheon Wed
nesday was served by Mrs. Frank
Brown, Mrs. D. H. Craven. Mrs.
E. W. Wolfe, Mrs. C. A. Kells and
Mrs. R. Lee Wood.
CHICAGO, Oct. ,17. (AP)
The special train bearing Govern
or Alfred tj. smitn, democratic
candidate for the presidency, ar
rived at the union station in Chi
cago at 10 p. m., tonight. A large
crowd, which had been waiting
for more than an hour, cheered as
the nominee appeared.
The governor smiled broadly as
he viewed the crowds. "Hello,
boys, how are you?" he shouted
above the roar of the crowd and
the booming of flash guns.
When Mrs. Smith followed her
husband down the steps from the
railroad car, the official welcom
ing committee presented her with
a huge bouquet of flowers. Mr.
and Mrs. Smith proceeded into
the station.
For five minutes the party was
held practically motionless in the
center of the station, then the po
lice escorted it up a stairway in
view of the waiting room.
There Governor Smith paused,
turned, and waved his brown der
by while cheers went up again.
The demonstration lasted another
five minutes.
The candidate reached the head
of the stairs and was escorted
into an automobile which took
him to the Congress hotel where,
with the rest of the party, he was
to spend tbe night.
Methodists Plan
To Build $35,000
Hospital Is Word
MARSHFIELD, Ore., Oct. 17.
(AP). A state-wide campaign
among the Methodist churches of
Oregon to raise $$5,000 in two
years for the Wesley hospital in
Marshfield has been approved by
the Oregon annual conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church
This announcement was made
here by Rev. Frank James, execu
tive secretary of the Wesley ,hos
pltal. The program will be
known as the "Fellowship of the
Ministry of Healing."
Rev. C. P. Johnson, Methodist
minister in Marshfield, was elect
ed president of the Wesley hospi
tal board : William Ekblad was
named vice president; Mrs. J. W.
Mclnturff, secretary, and E. W
Murphy, secretary.
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CAMPA6MW
IN
CHICAGO
CROWDS
GREET MR
SMITH
ATs Campaign Speech D(
dared Based onJ'Super
ficial" Knowledge
Mellon Says Tammany ws
Right When He Pro- I
fessed Ignorance !
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.4
(AP) Criticism of federal fi
nance methods and accomplish
ment voiced by Governor Smith,
democratic presidential nominer,
at Sedalia, Mo., yesterday drew
prompt fire today from adminis
tration spokesmen.
Secretary Mellon from the trea
sury department issued an eflji
cial statement declaring- that
Smith's "whole address exhtbtfs
the most superficial knowledge f
what has actually taken plsc,
and in citing figures he had hern
guilty of what even the moit
charitably minded would have tjo
describe as inaccuracies."
Chairman Work for the repub
lican national committee, chal
lenging the Smith address, assert
ed that "there is not an Individ
ual or business concern in the
United States but is paying lest
money into the treasury now than,
in 1921, due to the tax reduction
program of the republican admini
istratlon." ;
Reasons Are Given
For Making Statement
"Under ordinary circumstances
I would not think it worth while
to answer a purely politta-Al
speech." Mr. Mellon paid, "bnt in
the address delivered at Sedalii
last night, by the democratic can
didate for the presidency, he nni
dertook to challenge by gocd
faith and to accuse me of pret
senting a false picture to the nai
tion. He included in this charge
the director of the' bureau of the
budget and the undersecretary of
the treasury, in other words, Govj
ernor Smith accuses the financial
officers of the government of csri
rying on a deliberate campaign of
misrepresentation intended to ori
ceal the true picture of the na
tion's finances. This will not d9.
Before a responsible man makes
such a charge he would have a
thorough and intimate knowledr
of all the facts, and be able to
support it with clear and cen
viuclng proof.
"Now, perhaps the most ac
curate statement in Governor
Smith's entire speech is the one
in which he said that the fiscal
reports of the federal finances
were a Chinese puzzle to him. His
whole address exhibits the mojt
superficial knowledge of what ha.fi
actually taken place, and In citin-g
figures he has been guilty ftjf
what even the most charitablyj
minded would have to describe ai
inaccuracies." j
Reviewing Governor Smith'k ,
statement that the government
cost $200,000,000 more in 192?
than in 1924, the treasury secrej
tary gave a. series of figure
which he safd showed that the ial
crease was $29,000,000, leaving
out postal expenditures, which n
explained as a business expeffclip
ture. ' 1
"This 1 the second time Cover
nor Smith has been guilty of as
prrnr of this kind." Mr. Mellea)
resumed "this is a good example!
of the use of figures not to pre4
ent an accurate ana iruinmi
picture, but quite the opposite. j
Promotion Plan
For Airship Line
Is Made Public
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. (AP) j
Dr Hugo Eckener. pilot of thei
trans-Atlantic dirigible Graf Zep-j-pelin,
hopes that the flight fronit
Fried richsha fen to Lakehurst will
interest American capitalists to
the extent of $14,000,000 in a
plan he has for regular trans
ocean airship service.
He wants to have four shipaf
running on a fifty hour schedule
with the European terminal IB
Switzerland and the American!
port somewhere near Washington;
or Baltimore, believing that the!
best weather conditions prevail a
these places.
Oueen Marie Has j
Influenza Attach
BUCHAREST. Rumania. Cctl
17. (AP) Queen Marie is Bfi
fering from an attack of inflai
enza. She Is confined to her resl4
dence at Balcik.
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