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Newspaper Page TextL CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 8 PAGES TODAY Only Newspaper Prated in La Grande Covering Union and Wallowa Counties I VOLUME 30 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AMD A. B. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1932 EASTERN OREGON'S UEADINO NEWSPAPER NUMBER 201 PARDON FOR MOONEY IS NOT GRANTED Governor Rolph. of Cali fornia Denies Plea Made in December iMOONEY'S MOTHER f HEARS DECISION Wears, a Red and White H Streamer Across Breast I Reading : "My Son is In- 1 ' nocent." j J ' SACRAMENTO, Cal., Apr. 21 (P) 2 Governor James Rolph Jr., refused to ? day to grant the pardon.jlea Mayor I James J. Walker and others of New I York mode last December on behalf I of Thomas J. Mooney, convicted San 1 Francisco parade bomber. Mrs. Mary Mooney, U4-ycar-old I mother of Thomas Mooney, the lat ) ter's sister, Anna, and Byrd Kelso, of San Francisco, member of the Mooney 4 defense committee, arrived at the cap ' ltol to hear what Governor Rolph's decision would be on the pardon pleas case. Mother Wears Streamer V Mooney's mother wore a red and ll white streamer across her breast read Zlng "My son Is Innocent." I She, her daughter and Kelso were Thomas Mooney found sitting in the capital corridor outside the governor's office. Aftej they posed for photographers they wore given seats In the governor's re ception room. r - Commenting on his decision the governor first reviewed his study of the cose and stated he approached the hearing of Mooney's pardon ap plication, presented by Mayor Walk-ar, "with an open mind" and "in a Bplrlt of absolute fairness and without any bias or prejudice of any kind against Thomas J. Mooney." t- "3 (Continued on Page Eight) k BEAVER CREEK ill DAM IN GOOD f SHAPE, REPORT In one of the shortest city commis sion meetings on record, routine busi ness matters were attended to last night with ail members t the com mlsston In attendance. The city manager's report revealed that Angus McAllister, manager, and Horace Knapp, water superintendent, went to the Beaver creek Intake a few days ago to inspect the dam. They found everything In good condition, Mr. McAllister reported, with plenty of snow in that vicinity, "which should insure a good supply of water," Mr. McAllister also stated that the new fire truck would be ready for service soon. It is in the paint shop at present. Cash on hand at the end of the weeH totaled $19,079.45, of which $17, 193.56 was in the First National bank. Former La Grande Man Dies in Baker BAKER, Ore., Apr. 21 UP) Robert L. Lowe, 37, restaurant proprietor and director of the Baker county chamber of commerce, died here last night. He had been ill since last December. Lowe came to Baker from La Grande where he was employed by the rail road. He was well known In Hunt ington, Boise and La Grande. His widow and a son survive. Lowe was born near Eureka, Utah, In 1805. $$$QQ$$$ ' 4 WEATHER FORECAST 4 S Oregon: Fair tonight and 8 Friday: heavy frost tonight; Q $ moderate northerly winds off- 3 shore. WEATHER TODAY ' 7 a. m. 36 above. S Minimum: 34 above. 4 Condition: Partly cloudy. WEATHER YESTERDAY Maximum 49, minimum 30 4 above. 8 Condition: Partly cmdy, frost. Range 19 degrees. Q WEATHER APR, 21. 1931 $ Maximum 66. minimum 34 S above. Condition: Clear, rain (dur- $ ing night) .02 of inch, hail. Range 32 degrees. $ Rain or Shine, Pet Parade To Be on Saturday Committee Reaches De cision if Weather is Rainy, Parade Will Be Held Between Showers. "Rain or shine the pet parade will go on!" was the decision reached this morning by the pet parade com mittee of the retail merchants group of the La Grande chamber of com merce. The second annual pet parade was postponed last Saturday because of the uncertain condition of the weather, and hundreds of pets re turned to the homes of their own ers, who were somewhat aggrieved. If Saturday Is rainy, the parade will be held between showers, although 1 o'clock is the time set for the event. ' About 400 children are expected to enter the parade and plans are to have them form a procession at the intersection of Washington and Hemlock at 12:30 o'clock, and every entrant Is urged to be ready to fall Into" line at this time. Between 12:30 and 1 o'clock, parade officials will be busy registering and classify ing each entrant. Band to Play The La Grande band and the American Legion drum) and bugle corps witl participate in the parade, lending It the martial air of a real circus parade. Awards will be given for the best stunt, the best perform ing pet, best decorated pet or pet dis play, most comical pet or pet dis play, the ugliest pet, the largest pet, the smallest pet entered by a girl, the smallest boy parading with a pet, tho smallest girl parading with a pet and tho pet brought from the farth est distance from La Grande. Judges will be Mrs. Agnes McEachran, prin cipal of Central school; Fred Hennlng and Angus McAllister. Every entrant, whether he has a prlzo winning pet or not, will be pre sented with an all-day sucker and a balloon. To enter the parade it will be nec essary to fill in an entry blank, which were printed all last week ex cept Saturday, and hand it to a parade oriicml between 12:30 and 1 o'clock as the parade is forming. In return for the entry blanks, the of ficials will provide each contestant with an identifying number which is to be worn on the back of each to facilitate Identifying prize win ners by the Judges. Three judges will decide the winners and their decisions will be final. The winners will be announced (Continued on Page Threef Lindbergh Baby Missing 51 Days; . No Developments HOPEWELL, N. J., Apr. 21 (A) The 61st day of the Lindbergh kid naping mystery today saw Colonel Charles- A. Lindbergh, his emissaries and the police still working behind a screen of secrecy from which there came no indication that the return of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., is any nearer. Developments were scanty. Dr. John F. Condon, the "Jafsle" who made the futile $50,000 ransom pay ment, went for an automobile ride In the vicinity of Spuyten Duyvll, N. Y., yesterday. He was driven by Al Reich, former prizefighter who is acting as his guard, but the purpose of the drive was not disclosed. Optimism still was felt at Norfolk where Dean H. Dobson -Peacock and two other intermediaries are still hop ing to get the baby back. John H. Curtis, one of the dean's colleagues, departed Monday from his home, per haps to visit Colonel Lindbergh and try to make contact with the kid napers. He has not returned. Elect 2 Student Body Officials At L. ELS. Today By only small majorities over their opponents. Burke Inlow was elected president, and Sylvia Johnson, secre tary, of the La Grande High school student body for 1932-1933, this noon. Burke defeated Donald Culp, 159 to 140; and Miss Johnson won over Myrn Smith by a vote of 165 to 136. Ralph Floberg was chosen as vice president yesterday, but since neither the presie'ent or the secretary received a majority of the votes cast, it was necessary to hold another election today, choosing between the two highest candidates. Fisk Brothers All Plead Not Guilty James, David and Charles Fjsk, who have been held in the county jail on two charges, possession of a still and possession of mash, pleaded not guilty this morning before Judge J. W. Knowles, in the circuit court, and bond was placed at (500 each. Trial probably will be during the June term of court. The three brothers were arrested by J. I. Zimmerman, federal prohi bition enforcement officer, and H. A. Kllnghammer, deputy sheriff, in the old foundry building at the base of Rooster Peak. Will Install Sine As Lodge Dictator Curtis W. Sine will be installed as dictator of the Moose lodge Wed nesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Moose hall, and plans for the event were completed at a meeting held last night. Baker has been invited to the installation, and an installing efficer will be selected from among the ranks of the Moose lodge of that city. Walter Swart will be Installed as vice dictator: Wallace Cass, prelate; Berry W. Bailey, secretary; Wallace Ordway, treasurer; A. A. Cook, trustee; Carl C. Tovrca, sergeant-at-arms; Charles Provost. Inner guard; George Warner, outer guard. The regular order of business will be dispensed with and lancing and refreshments will be enjoyed follow ing the installation. The commit tee in charge Includes Carl C. Tovrea. Charles Provost and A. E. Feuerhelui. DISORDERS IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK Communists B reak Through Police Lines in Gotjiam Today. ORDERLY PARADE TURNS INTO RIOT Score of Persons Injured and 23 Arrested in Radi cal Demonstration Philadelphia. in NEW YORK, Apr. 21 Iff) Disorder broke out this afternoon at a dem onstration for unemployment relief at city hall when a group of several hundred communists broke through police lines. Police Instantly charged the crowd and blackjacks and batons were swung repeatedly on the heads of demonstrators. Tho demonstration had been In progress an hour when the disorder broke out. Police had made no at tempt to interfere as -the demon strators, two abreast on the sidewalk, marched around City Hall park. They carried banners and many shouted "Down with Walker" and "No work, no rent.' Suddenly the group of several hun dred broke through the police lines at Park Row and the Plaza. In stantly, at a signal from their com manding officers, reserve patrolmen and mounted policemen swung Into action and charged the crowd, mount ed police rode down the sidewalks, driving running pedestrians to the streets. RIOTS IN PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 21 (ff) A scoro of persons were Injured and 23 others, six of them women, were ar restee today when police broke up two groups of marchers in what was termed by authorities "a plot to mass radicals for a march on city hall." The disturbances broke out with in a block of city hall when a parade of about 200 marchers, who said they belonged to the "workers ex-service men's league, Philadelphia post No. 1," refused to obey a police order to disperse. Policemen, swinging riot sticks and blackjacks, charged the workers and sent them scurrying In all directions. As police appeared to have broken up the first parade, another grovp of about 600 appeared,. oo.thJtinc and these also refused to obey the order to disperse. Again the police charged. Inflicting more injuries and arresting a number of the marchers. Three policemen were Injured. DRY DANA FAVORS VOTE BY PEOPLE Candidate For Senate For Referendum on Pro hibition Question SEATTLE, April 21 W) A refer endum on the prohibition question v.'a,'i urged by Marshall N. Dana, Democratic candidate for Senator from Oregon, who addressed the an nual Jefrcrson Day dinner here. "I am a dry," he said, "but never theless I wish to assert the right of the people to vote their will as to the retention or modification of the eighteenth amendment." Dana spoke as the guest of the King County Democratic club. He said he believed a train of evils brought by prohibition Justified submitting the question to popular vote. "I believe," he said, "that Thomas (Continued on Page Eight) MRS MATTHEWS PASSES AWAY IN PENDLETON Mrs. Julia Matthews, a pioneer resi dent of La Grande, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. M. Owens, In Pendleton, following a brief illness. Mrs. Matthews was 73 years old, and for 46 years was a resident of La Grande. Mrs. Matthews was born in Clay county, Missouri, in 1859 where she lived before coming to Union coun ty. She is survived by three chil dren, Mrs. W. M. Owens, of Pendle ton; Arthur Matthews, of Seattle; and Mrs. Alva Clark, of La Grande, also three grandchildren. The body will arrive In La Grande tonight and will be taken to Walker's Funeral Home and funeral arrange ments will be made later. Her chil dren have all arrived in La Grande where the services will be held; Baker Boy, 14, Must Face Court As An Adult on Woman Murder Charge BAKER. Ore., Apr. 21 (ff) Only 14 years old, Clarence Woolery, alleged killer, will face the courts of Oregon as an adult. Judge Charles E. Balrd of the Bak er Juvenile court ruled today that the case of young Woolery, charged with slaying his foster-mother, Mrs. Frank Garlock, be transferred to the circuit court. Judge Balrd had deliberated the case since the boy's hearing Tuesday. Mrs. Garlock was shot to death as she sat at the dinner table last Wed nesday night. Her husband was In Baker at the time. Young Woolery, who had lived with the family five years, was captured the next day and police said he confessed killing the woman because she had reprimanded him for laxity In farm work. Woolery will be held for Investiga tion by the grand Jury, and if he Is indicted he will be proceeded against In circuit court as an adult. Only in case of conviction on the first degree murder count with which Winter in Visit To Coast; Winds Hamper Ships Weather Chilly in Oregon Blizzard Kages m Idaho; Snow Falls West of Reno. HEAVY FROST TONIGHT S The weather prediction for 8 $ Oregon la for heavy frosts S tonight. . . S 3$3$33 LOS ANGELES, Cal., Apr. 21 (ff) King Winter, playing a belated en core on the Pacific coast, left bliz zards, snow, cold rains, high winds and badly interrupted shipping and air schedules in various sections of the territory today. The brunt of the storm apparently struck Southern California coastal areas where numerous fishing boats were destroyed when driven ashore by a wind that reached a velocity of 60 mles an hour. No lives were lost. The coastwise steamer Yale and the navy tanker Neches scraped sides In the harbor at San Pedro when the passenger ship became uncontrollable In the high. wind. Slight damage was done. Barge In Danger Although the wind had died down considerably this morning, coast cutters were endeavoring to save the fishing barge Melrose which snapped its anchor during i(the night and was drifting toward the rocks near San Pedro. Five men are aboard the vessel, and fear for their safety was felt If the vessel went on the rocks. The high winds in Southern Cali fornia delayed regular shipping and (Continued on Page Three) Father Shoots School Teacher Near Stockton STOCKTON, Cal., Apr. 21 (ff) Police of Northern California today had joined In an Intensive hunt foi a 39-year-old father accused of kill ing a country school teacher near here yesterday during a quarrel over the man's two children who were pupils at the school. The man, Tom Coumas, Is alleged to have shot and killed Mrs. E. A. Taylor, about 45, at the Castle school, 12 miles south of here. ' After shoot ing Mrs. Taylor, officers said, the man turned his gun on the school janitor, W. J. Douval, who was wounded In the face and In one hand. . 4u;)."V-les said the tragedy .toott place before the pupils of the little school and Coumas also fired at the Janitor's wife, who was present. He was reported to have escaped in a green automobile after taking his children and housekeeper, Mrs. Cora Hlokman. to a neighbor's home. - Police said Mrs. Hickman visited tho school earlier In the day and had- an argument with Mrs. Tayior over the Coumas children, at the'Bame time demanding they be transferred to another school. The visit of the (Continued on Page Eight) Farce Comedy To Be Friday Night With the cast thoroughly acquaint ed with the individual parts after a considerable length or time devoted to rehearsals, the . farce comedy, "Diamonds," in three acts, will be presented at the Christian church to morrow night at 8 o'clock. The play, the product of Mabel Conklln Allyn's pen. will be sponsored by Division n of the Loyal Sisters Aid. Mrs. A. P. Nelson is director and Mr. Nelson Is stage manager. The cast follows: Phil Drummond, - Vernon DeLong; Kate Drummond, his wife, Thelma Strain; .Beatrice Shane, Kate's sister, Ruth Helvey; Percy Shane, Aunt Em ily's son, D. Smutz; Aunt Eml!y Shane, Kate's aunt, Faye Yeske; Mrs. Cox, an Irish wash-woman, Mrs. A. P. Nelson; Miss Cronker, a seamstress, Lucille Courtney;' Ed Lorrance, Phil's friend, Robert Evans; Peggy Lorrance, Ed's sister, Lois Conley. Another Item Is Cut From Program WASHINGTON. April 21 (ff) The house economy committee struck frpm 'President Hoover's retrench ment program the proposal to sus pend operation of ship lines by the shipping board on Jan. 1, 1933. MISSIONARY PASSES NEW YORK. Apr. 31 UP) Word of the death of Rev. Rowland H. Evans, 62. Presbyterian missionary at the MacLean memorial station at Ololdorf, West Africa, has been received by the board of foreign missions of the Presbyterian church in the U. 8. A. Ho went to West Africa In 1909. He was born In Gallia, O. he is charged, could the boy be sent. enced to hang, and then only in case the trial Jury refused to make a rec ommendation for life imprisonment If he Is convicted on a lesser charge the court could sentence him to prison, parole him, place nlm on pro bation or suspend imposition or exe cution of sentence. Engineer Dies As Train Does Sixty 8ARNTA. Ont., April 21 UP) Alex Bond, 62, engineer on a Chicago to Montreal Grand trunk - passenger train, died today with his hand on the throttle as his train speeded 60 miles an hour toward Strathroy, Ont. Samuel Falconer, also of Sarnln, an engineer acting as fireman, saw Bond slump In his seat in the cab, took the throttle and stopped the train with out peril to passengers. MASSIE CASE IN HONOLULU lEARSCLOSE Prsecution Begins its . Rebuttal Defense At- torney Satisfied. DARROW IS TIRED BUT NOT UNHAPPY Defense Flares to Unex pected Climaix When Thalia Massie Destroys Written Evidence. I ! HONOLULU, Apr. 21 VP) A delay untt( Saturday of the trial of four persons uceuHed of lynch! nc Joseph Kuhahawnl was ordered by Judge Charles S. Davis today In order to give a prosecution alienist time to ex amine Lieutenant Tliomas II. Massie, who admitted responsibility for the killing. J By William 11. Ewlng NOLULU, April 21 (P) Having beent'turncd momentarily Into a spec tacle' of wrath by the witness stand outburst of Mrs. Thalia Massie, the trial -, of four persons accused of lynching Joseph Kahahawal reached the beginning of Its epilogue today. The white spark of fury which flashed first from the witness and then In turn from judges and prose cutor yesterday not only signalized the end of Mrs. Massle's tear drench ed story but also marked the finish of defense testimony designed to clear her husband and three others of a second degree murder charge. A paper, supposedly containing a written admission by Mrs. Massio of a rift between herself and her hus bandprovlded the fuel for the mental conflagration. ; Took INycliopulhic Exam -Under cross examination Mrs. Massie had admitted having taken a psychopathic examination at the University of Hawaii last summer, a few months before she was attacked by five men, of whom Kahahawal allegedly was one. Public Prosecutor John C. Kclley handed Mrs. Massie a paper, pre sumably containing her answers In tho -examination, in which the al leged rift was mentioned. The prose cutor asked If It was In her hand writing; "' "Tills is a "confidential' paper bo tweevr physician and his patient. Where did yoi get it?" Mrs. Mosslo demanded, stiffening In her seat and turning her blazing eyes on Kelley. "I am asking questions, not ans wering thenV' said Kelley. "I refuse to say whether I wrote It I" Mrs. Massie stormed and tore the paper to bits. A wave of applause co mo from the audience. Judge Ijectures Spectators " His Voice shaking with anger, Judge Charles S. Davis lectured the specta tors -for the demonstration. As Mrs. Massie left the stand the prosecutor arose and said: "Thank you, Mrs. Massie. At lost you've shown yourself In your true colors." Kelley's demeanor reflected his wrath. Before Mrs. Massio left the chair he asked: "Aro you sure that man is a doc tor?" "Yes. Positive." Tho exasperated young woman came from the stand and sat by her husband and her mothor, Mrs. Gran ville Fortescue, another of the ac cused. With Massie's arm protectlng ly around her she sobbed out: "They aro trying to say I don't love you. Everybody knows I love you I" Rebuttal Due Todir.y With Mrs. Massle's story ending (Continued on Page Eight) YOUTH ADMITS SLAYING OF HIS FATHER GRASS VALLEY, Cal. Apr. 21 (JP) Police here today said the mystery of tho death of John Weeks, 64-year-old rancher, whose body was found in an abandoned mine shaft, had been cleared by a confession of the man's 16-year-old son, Henry Weeks. Tho son. Sheriff O. L. Carter said, confessed as he carried on a game of checkers with his cell-mate in tho county Jail. He had been arrested on a charge of stealing automobile tires. Search for the elder Weeks, who had been missing since March 18, ended with tho finding of tho body In tho abandoned shaft yesterday. Sheriff Carter said the son admitted he threw the body in the shaft. The youth, the sheriff said, de clared he shot his father after the latter threatened him with a rifle during an argument at the Weeks' ranch and then used a truck to carry tho body nine miles to dump It in tho shaft. Young Weeks, tho sheriff sold, was not suspected of the crime until after the father's body was found. His mother, Mrs. A. P. Rogers, resides in Nevada City, Masked Men Rob Clatskanie Home ASTORIA. Ore.. April 21 .P) Two masked men who indicated they were desperate broke Into the home of Mrs. Catherine Jones near Clatskanie Inst night, bound her and Charles Freeman, her brother, and escaped In the Jones automobile after robbing tho house. State police were at tempting to trace the car today. They had a good description of the men. League Committee Arrives at Mukden MUKDEN, Manchuria. April 21 m The League of Nations commission Investigating the causes of conflict between China and Japan arrived here today to begin the most import ant phaso of its labors. JAILED pi it; J' Mrs. J. Keith-Miller, Australian nvlatrix of international fume, Is held Iji n county Jail at Miami, Flu. today for Investigation lu connection with the h hooting curly today of II ml mi Olurk, ulr plaue Pilot). REMOVED BOLTS CAUSE OF WRECK Norfolk and Western Pas senger Train Derailed Two Men Killed PORTSMOUTH, O., Apr. 21 (P) A passenger train on the Norfolk & Western railroad was wrecked 20 miles east of here early today, and two of Its crew were killed. Railroad Investigators said the wreck was caused by tho malicious removal of four bolts from a Bwltch, An 18-year-old boy was orrosted for questioning. Tho train, No. 4, bound from, Cin cinnati to Norfolk, Va., was traveling 65 miles an hour when it struck the switch. Two express cars and the locomotive overturned, ond an express car and a combination pas senger and baggogo car woro derailed but remained upright. A pullman car and dining car remained on the rails. Engineer J. H. Myers and Fireman J. .J. Kept, both of Portsmouth, died In the wreckage. Two mall clerks and an express messenger were in jured, but will recover. . Passengers Bruised Passongors In the coaches and sleeping cars werii shaken and bruised, but none of thchv reported serious Injuries. i Railroad detectives sold track In spectors found the bolts removed yesterday and replaced thorn, and that another Inspection found the track all right only a few hours be fore tho wreck.- ' - After tho accident, however, tho bolts, nuts, and cottor pins were found at the switch. The boy was discovered In a field nearby. Youth Thrown From Train Questioned by trainmen, the youth, whose name was not given out, said he had boon thrown off the train In tho accident. Ho said ho had been riding on the coal cor, but the investigators considered him a susr pect. The thrco Injured were taken to an. Ironton hospltol. They wore Carl Wright, 43, of Columbus, O., a mall clerk; J. H. Van Hemmort, 50, of Sar dinia, O., a mall messenger; and D. A, Cole of Hlnton, Va., an express (Continued on Pago Three) ATTEMPT MADE TO GET RECALL PETITION LISTS PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 21 (IP) An attempt by. a robber to steal a pack- ago of petitions demanding the re call of Mayor George L. Baker and CI ty Com m i ssl oners J oh n M . Mann and Earl uiioy, was reported to po lice today by officers of tho indepen dent political league. Tne potitions, several sheets of which may be miss ing, the league said, were partly iiuea In with signatures. Dr. J. 8. Chalebois, occupant of the building, heard the sound of break ing glass and called the Jonltor. in vestigation revealed tho front door of tho office had been broken and that tho rooms hod boon ransacked. Near the door seven recall petition blanks wero found, each bearing a score or moro signatures. Amoy Evacuation Under Way Today AMOY, China, Apr. 21 (fP) The evacuation of this treaty port was begun by the government forces to-, day In anticipation of its capture any hour by the communists under Gen eral Sun Liang-Chen who has routed tho government troops In city after city along his march. The British cruiser Devonshire was standing by to protect British lnhabl tants, among whom are a number of women and children. Mnnv f!l)1nRft fieri to thn miintrv- 4tdc, fearing looting and bloodshed. aitnough the city was sun compara tively quiet, Ceiling Collapse Fatal to Fifteen BASTTA, Corsica, Apr. 21 (IP) Fifteen nersons. Including two attor neys, wero killed In the collapse of a celling In correctional court at the palace or justice today wnue a irtai was in progress. The accident occurred when tho roof caved in and carried two floors with It. FI.1EK KIIXKD FORT WAYNE. Ind.. Apr. 31 W Lieut. George W. Hill, mall pilot for tho Trans-American Air Lines cor poration, was killed when his airplane crashed at the municipal airport here today. Hill lived In South Bend, Ind. Mrs. Keith-Miller Held In County Jail At Miami Woman Flier and Captain W. jN. Lancaster Arrest ed in Connection With Fatal Shooting. MIAMI, Fin,, Apr. 21 IP) lladen Clarke, 31, aviation pilot and free lance writer, died today from a bullet wound ho received shortly before dawn at the hou.se where lie was liv ing with Captain XV. N. Lancaster, for mer British flier, and Mrs. Jessie AL Keith-Miller, Australian atlatrlx. MIAMI. Flo,, Apr. 21 UP) Mrs. J. Keith-Miller, Australian avlatrlx, and Captain W. N, Lancaster, an asso ciate in several flights here and abroad, were held In county Jail to day for Investigation of the shooting early today of Haden Clarke, airplane pilot, at their home here early .this morning. Statements given police by tne two ascribed a wound in Clark's head to a suicide attempt. In a statement to police, Mrs. Keith-Miller said Bhe was awakened shortly before daylight by Lancaster, who told her Clarke had shot himself. She said she went with Lancaster to the place whero Clarke's body lay and saw a pistol under the body. Lancaster, rormoriy an saigusn in or. said he and Clarke retired on the porch wnero tney slept aoout 12:40 a. m. said Both ciieerrul 'We talked for about an hour of home troubles and several other things," he said. "We weroln a cheer ful mood and laughing." He said ne was awaKenea by a re port sometime later, and heard Clarke "making a funny noise." 1 turned on tne ugnc. his lace was covered with blood and he was lying on his side." Lancaster earn ne ran to tne room of Mrs. Keith-Miller, to whom he re ferred as "Chubby," and called her to get up. Later he caned for a pnysician. and an attorney, he said. uiarKe, wnose motner lives nere, was taken' to a hospital. Attendants said ho could not live. Mrs. Keith-Miller gained public no tice a year and a half ago when she started a flight from Havana to Miami, but mado a forced landing on Andros Island In the Bahamas. She was located after several days search., Prior to that she and Lancastor mado several Important flights, To Examine Pistol J. B. Roland, Investigator for the state attorney's office, said he had sent the pistol to the bureau of Iden tification ior xmger print examina tion. Mrs. Ida Clyde ' Clarke, mother of the Injured man, said police showed her a typewritten note, addressed to Mrs. Keith-Miuer winch said: 'Cannot stand economic pressure. win you piease .ne-ip sustain my mother In her deep grief." isot Miiro or Higiuiture She said she could not bo sure that the signature was-that of her son, but expressed the opinion he had shot himsoif. Polico said thev had no knowledge of a note written by Clarke. Hts motner said no nou oeen a newspaper . and magazine correspon dent for some time, and recently had been writing the life story of Mrs. (Continued on Page Eighty Salem Boys Are Facing Drastic Action, Report SALEM, Apr, 21 (P) Four members of tho "Julius Caesars," secret stu dent organization, were susiiendctl from Salem High school for tho re nin I ml er of the year today as the re sult of the hazing of Victor DeJardln Tuesday, nnu mmiiur action 111 tne wise of four other students alleged to have been involved lit the Kidnaping was pending while school authorities Investigated further Into the case. The four students whose suspension was ordered are James and Cliurles Heed mid Frank CrotH, members of the senior class, and (lien Moody, junior, ,i SALEM, Apr. 21 UP) Assault com plaints and expulsion from school loom for the 10 high school athletes who Tuesday afternoon abducted and beat Victor Do Jardin to uncon sciousness, it was indicated here to day. Legal steps to bo taken by the parents or the victim wilt do ueciucu following a conferenco with tho dis trict -attorney's office today. Do Jardin was found badly beaten several miles from Salem where he said he was taken by 10 students, al legedly members of the "Julius Cae sars" secret society. The attack on nlm was said to havo ooen maae ne causo of his refusal to Join the fra ternlty, which has been banned with other secret societies by school au thorities. As a result of the Injuries the v!c tlm will be una bio to attend school for some time, his mother announced last night. He was reported to be suffering from injuries from kicks in his sldo and from head Injuries. Re ports the attackers had also choked the lad were confirmed by Mrs. Do Jardin. Tho father and mother are Inves tigating the affair themselves while school officials began a thorough probe. The matter will be taken up by the school board next weeK. Principal Fred D. Wolf of tho Sa lem high school Issued an ultimatum yesterday that the boys participating In tho attack would be expelled from school. Such a recommendation will bo made by him for final action by tne scnooi board, in tne meantime the names of most of tho boys in volved have been learned by author ltlcs. Deranged Mother Drowns Children ORAND RAPIDS. Mich., Apr. 21 UP) Mrs. Etta Butts, 30. wife of Carl Butts, who lives southwest of hero, early today drowned three of her four children In a cistern and then attempted to take her own life. Mrs. Butts was found by her son Jack. ID. In the cistern and was res cued. Her condition was said to be serious. Authorities said she appar ently was mentally deranged. PATMAN BILL ATTACKED BY CHAS DAWES Former Vice President Warns Against Infla tion of Curency. CITES GERMANY AS CONCRETE EXAMPLE Condemns Demagoeuery and Calls Wall Street "a Peanut Stand" in Hearing Today. WASHINGTON, Apr. 21 im III characteristically forceful ' language, Charles O, Dawes condemned dema- ' goguery today before the house ways and means committee to present a powerful plea against full payment of the bonus. He called Wall street a "peanut1 stand" and said too much stress was laid upon Its activities, while the moss of the people was becoming moro optimistic. Withdrawals ,' from' banks have censed, Dawes said In outlining ths operations of the reconstruction cot" poratlon which he heads. warns Against Inflation Ho warned that inflation of the currency would have a disastrous ef- lect upon tne nation's monetary ana credit system. ' The two billion do)-' lar bonus would be paid In new cur- i rency under the Patman bill which: he opposed. - Dawes said that up tto April 10, the reconstruction corporation had loaned 4243,248,000 to 1620 banks and trust companies. -Dawes said that up to April IV. corporation was the relief of ha people oi tne united mates. "The method congress chose was ; loans to 13 types of Institutions." Dawes rapidly reviewed loans by his corporation stressing that of ths ! total loaned to. banks 23 per cent! was to banks located In towns with less than 10,000 and 68 per cent in ' towns of lessr than 100,000. Answers criticism Reading with dispatch a mass of ' f IgureB, Dawes raised his voice to say: v - . I "Tnero nas been some comment to the effeot that the reconstruction ! finance corporation favors large banks ! as opposed to. Bmau names. The lm- portant thing to the reconstruction i f inanco corporation is the number of ' depositors .affected.' ' He discussed theMrssourl' Pmclflo railroad loan of (17,100,000 of which . 6,850,000 went to New York banks ; including J. P. Morgan 4c company. Pounding the table Dawes said: i "Payment of this loan held by i New York banks had been demanded : and an extension refused. The loan to the Missouri Paclflo company was . i approved by the Interstate commerce (Continued on Page Four! "' STATE RESTS CASE AGAINST FRANK KELLER DALLAS, April 21 W The Btftte rested Its case against Frank Keller Jr., late yesterday after presentation of the most significant testimony to date. Keller Is tho first of the five former officers of the Empire Holding ; company being tried here on charges of devising a scheme to defraud. De- . . fense witnesses were called for testi mony at the opening of court today, Robert M. Mount, manager of the Portland better business bureau, was tho last state witness and testified that he had investigated the Empire ; Holding corporation as part of his ' regular work. He had called on: Frank Keller and Keller had ex-, plained the purpose of tfio corpora tion to him and told of their plans. The state threw a bombshell Into . tho defense camp when It Introduced ' tho audit of the Empire corporation's ! books, made by the Hasklns and Sells , company of Portland. Instead of the ' state corporation commission's audit as was expected. Wash Boiler Still At Salem Explodes SALEM, April 21 UP) An over encrgctlc still caused the arrest late yesterday of one man and resulted In, the. interior of bis home being de stroyed by fire. A "wash, boiler" still exploded dur-, ing the late afternoon, setting fire to a one-story frame house In the rcftidenttal section of Salem. Firemen extinguished the flames before the structure was demolished, but vapor still generated from the mash after tho fire was put out. John Coryell, owner, was held for Investigation. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Apr. 21 UP) Consider-; ablo strength developed In grain . prices today largely on behalf of (100.000.000 of finance reconstruction . funds would become available to fa cilitate wheat and cotton exports. ! Immediate fresh demand for North American wheat to be shipped over seas was only fair, and price bulges failed to hold well. At one stage, September corn today outdid the sea son's low price record. Wheat closed unsettled, & above yesterday's finish, corn o off to i?c up, oats at Ho ad vance, and provisions unchanged to a rise of 7 cents. PORTLAND, Apr. 31 UP) BllBsartt in Canadian wheat territory and dry weather In the midwest and south west, caused a generally higher clos ing price during the day. On the Portland futures market May ad vanced to 65c, but eased off In a bear, raid In the last five minutes. It closed lc up for the day as did the July. la tho latter sales included 3000 bu. On the merchants exchange cash wheat gained lc bu. all around with oats up 1 top. May Is unchanged.