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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1933
NEBRASKA PRIMARY
RICE 15 CONFUSED
FEMININE FIGURES IN HIRSH SHOOTING CASE, WHICH FOLLOWED PARTT GIVEN BY MOVIE ,
MT ON DEBT
QUEENS. -
MAY BE DEFERRED
Hitchcock Sure of Demo
z cratic Nomination.
Great Britain Considered
Only Possible Exception.
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REPUBLICAN FIGHT HOT
Two Progressives and Conserva
tive Seek Right to Carry Ban
ner Next November.
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
Copyrig-ht, 1922, by New York Evening
Poat, In-c. Published by arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, June . 29.
(Special.) For such further light
as can be had about political current
in the country, attention will now
shift to Nebraska. The next of the
primaries comes in that state, and
the situation is such that t'he result
will show something about the
strength, of the farmers' movement
To beg-in. with, the present sen
ator from Nebraska, Gilbert M.
Hitchcock, is a democrat, and one
of the two or three leaders of his
party. When the democrats had
control of the senate, Hitchcock
was chairman of t'he committee on
foreign relations, and. as such con
ducted his party's fight in behalf
of the league of nation.
Nebraska democrats are' naturally
proud of Senator Hitchcock's posi
tion at Washington, and undoubt
edly wtll renominate him. The op
position to Hichcock in the demo
cratic primary Is negligible.
But within the republican primary
there is a real fight, for the repub
licans have hopes of carrying Ne
braska this1 year, and if these hopes
should be justified, the senatorial
somlnatioa would be valuable.
Fight Now Confused.
tTp to ten days ago the fight for
this republican senatorial nomina
tion was fairljg e-imple. But at that
time confusion was brought to it by
the entry of E H. Gustafson. Mr.
Gustafson is closely related to the
American farm bureau federation,
and as such his appearance in the
senate would add one more to the
distinctly "farm bloc" strength.
Mr. Gustafsoa is the president of
the Unite States Grain Growers'
association, an organization for the
co-operative selling of wheat by the
farmers, which is closely affiliated
with the American Farm Bureau
federation and represents the latest
aid largest of the efforts of the
farmers in the direction of economic
self help.
Readers distant from the scene
should be careful not to confuse Mr.
Gustafson with the non-partisan
league. He is less of a radical than
Brookhart, who won in Iowa, and
much less so than Frazier, who made
the fight against McCumber In North
Dakota.
In addition to Mr. Gustafson, there
is another candidate who will share
the progressive republican strength,
in the person of Robert B. Howell.
Mr.' Howell also belongs in what
may be called the class of less ex
treme and more practical progres
sives. He is a believer in municipal
ownership, and is himself the man
ager of the municipal sale of water,
gas and ice in Omaha.
City Ownership Favored.
Mr. Howell may be described ac
curately as being at once the leading
advocate of municipal ownership in
the United States, and the most suc
cessful manager of a1 municipal
Plant in actual operation. He is a
graduate of the United States naval
academy and a trained and exper
ienced engineer.
Mr. Howell has long been identi
fied with the progressive wing of
the republican party In Nebraska,
and as such has succeeded in being
the Nebraska member of the re
publican national committee. If
Gustafson had not made his belated
entry Into the race, Howell would
have had the progressive strength
of the party to himself. As it is,
it -would look as if this strength
would now be divided, with Gustaf
son having the progressive farmers
and Howell the progressive city ele
ment in Omaha.
Conservative Looks Strong.
This division of the progressive
strength would seem to give an
enlarged opportunity to the leading
one of the conservative republican
candidates, namely, Albert W. Jef
lerls, who now represents an Oma
ha district in the lower house. Mr.
Jefferis is a lawyer, a big, whoie-
some, steady-gaited man, who years
ago at the TTnivftrnitv f -
had the distinction of playing on
uaoouau nine ana the foot
ball team.
T hils offloiaI li'e in- congress, Mr.
uuxtutB mm maae a record of sure
footed ivitijiPTtioM tj ... l
ably have the support of the bulk of
the conservative wing: of the party.
Although there is another candidate
in the person of Clarence J. Davis,
who has served as attorney-eneral
Third Party UnlikeW.
Among other things, the entrance
vruoiiouu jlo ine race will prob
ably have the effect of dissipating
an inclDient third nsrtv .
which was ledi by Arthur S. Wray,
who, as a third-party candidate for
governor in 1920, made a very strong
showing. In the situation as it now
stands, the progressive sentiment of
Beorasna win una satisfactory ex
prCBSlOn SO lar Aft thA Mn,MHk!n
is concerned in voting either for
wuouLwua ur ror xioweu.
Top (left) Mrs. Oscar A. Hirah, who shot her husband and (right) Rene
Davies, actress, who save party which preceded shooting. Below,
Marion Davies, film star, who was house guest at party.
HECKER IS ON STAND
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of April 15?" she was asked.
fin the Lillian apartments, apart
ment 26."
'"Where did Hecker spend the
nignt or April lar
"In the Lillian apartments, apart
went 26."
"Where had Hecker spent the
nignts for a week or ten days tre-
vious to this time?" she was asked,
fin the same apartment," she
replied.
Questioned concerning the hap
penings Monday, after she testified
that Hecker had not been home the
night before, April 16, she said he
returned about 1M. He had come
in wearing a brown suit, while he
had left in a blue one. He had said
he would like some coffee, and she
said that she prepared breakfast He
ate, and left about 8:20, she said.
Miss Lainhart was not cross exam
ined by the defense.
Snit Thought Burned.
Maxlne West, manager of the
apartments, stated that about
o'clock the same morning Hecker
came Into the basement, asked if
there were a fire, and put a roll,
appearing to b a blue Berge suit.
into the furnace. West also testi
fied that Hecker bad rented the
apartment, paid In advance, March
30, and had held it until the time
of his arrest. .
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the groundwork for a possible plea
of self-defense hinged around the
finding of the body, and whether or
not Bowker's right hand had had a
clove on it. Dr. Robert L. Benson,
who performednhe autopsy, had pre
viously testified that when he saw
the body in the morgue, it naa man
no glove on the right hand. Bi C.
Fisher, Linn county coroner, and
John Flresteien, who found wis
body, testified that the hand had
had a glove on it. Because of the
fact that Bowker was Known to
havs a run. it is generally regaraen
as .probable that the baring of his
hand would have been preliminary
to an attempt to draw his un.
Bowker's Clothes Exhibited.
Tha remaininsr exhibits for the
state were introduced early in the
morning. The blood-stainea cioineu
of Bowker, the black hat with a
hole in the brim, the heavy overalls
and rain coat and the sack in which
he was found, were identmea Dy
Police Inspector Mallett of Portland.
Seated on the Btand with the grim
evidence of Bowker's death lying
scattered1 at his feet, Inspeotor Bar
ker identified the samples taken
from the road, and which examina
tion of Dr. Benson proved were spots
of human blood. Over the protest or
the defense,' these were admitted as
evidence. " '- .
Girl Describes Car.
Grace Herbert, Clackamas girt
told of coming home from the train
on the night of April 16. Passing
near the Clackamas greenhouse she
saw a car answer'sg the description
of Keeker's parked beside the road.
Its engine was running, the lights
on full and the rear curtains drawn,
No one was seen in the machine.
She walked south about a block, she
said, and the car passed her. Only
one figure wag seen, a man at the
wheel. She was unable to diesorlbe
him or recognise him,.
Chief of Police Jenkins and Cap
tain Harms of the Portland depart
ment told of the investigation of
the case and the Questioning of
Hecker after his surrender by his
attorney. Jenkins was dismissed
without cross-examination.
L. B. Johnson and Gus Scnram of
Gladstone and Clackamas told of
finding spots like blood on the road
near the greenhouse. Both discoV'
ered the spots on the Monday fol
lowing the date of the alleered
crime, ueorge N. Hudson of Clack
amas also told of seeing a spot
in a similar position but was un
able to recall much of a desorip
tion of the stain.
Inspector Golts Testifies.
John H. Goltz, inspector of police.
tola or the search of Hecker s aoart
Bent and the finding of the pistol
wnicn tne state contends was used
in committing the murder. On his
identification the pistol and articles
of clothing as well as a stick taken
from the Calapooia- river bridge
with a blood stain on it were ad
mitted as evidence.
Bobert H. Craddock of the Port
land police told of examining the
pistol, and maintained that it had
been fired from five or eight days
before the period when he saw it
He identified the weapon and shells
from the marks which he put on
them at the time of the examina
tion. ,
The defense also asked that the
testimony regarding the finding of
Hecker's hat and shoes be stricken
out because of the fact that the ar
ticles were not sufficiently identi
fied. This motion was allowed, but
another motion to strike out - the
testimony of three witnesses who
had told about ths spots on the
road, because their deductions were
not based on direct knowledge, was
denied. .
The case probably will be com
pleted either tomorrow or Saturday.
It was understood that after the
completion of Hecker's testimony.
only two more witnesses will ba
called by his attorneys.
SHOOTING STORIES AGREE
OSCAR A. HIRSII CORKOBOR.
ATES WIFE'S VERSION.
RULE OE JEWS OPPOSED
SUPERIOR RIGHT IN HOLY.
' LAND HELD UNJUST.
Husband Retracts First Accusa
tion That Helpmeet Wounded
Him Intentionally.
NEW YORK. June 29. (Special.)
Oscar A. Hlrsh and Mrs. Hirsh,
who ought to know, if anybody does,
both persist In their contention that
the shooting on June 25 last of
Hirsh by Mrs. Hlrsh was accidental
It is apparent that Mrs. Hirsh, who
was arrested following the affair,
will not be prosecuted by her hus
band. Hirsh is improving and prob
ably will recover.
The affray occurred in front of
the home of Rene Davies, motion
picture actress. Miss Davies had
just given an elaborate party in
honor of her sister, Marion Davies,
another motion picture star, and the
Hirshs had been among the guests.
Reports were that Mrs. Hlrsh ob
jected to attentions paid by her hus
band to several of the girls present
and that they quarreled violently
Just as they were leaving the party.
Hirsh first declared his wife had
shot him intentionally. Mrs. Hirsh
denied it, saying her husband had
produced a gun and that she had
tried to take it fnom him. In the
struggle, she said, it went off. After
thinking things over at th hospital,
where he was taken, Hirsh decided
that his wife was right and con
firmed her version of the affair in
all details. Then the two went home
together.
NATIONS ARE CRAMPED
Foreign Countries Not In Position
I to Meet October Payments,
Commission Believes.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 29.
The Amer'can debt funding commis
sion expects that interest payments
by foreign debtor nations, with the
possible exception of Great Brita n,
will be deferred for a number of
years,. It was Indicated today at the
treasury.
The foreign nations, according to
high treasury officials, are not now
in a position to meet the payments
due in October because of conditions
prevailing in the various nations.
It was indicated that consequently
It was not the intention of the
American debt commission to press
for early Interest payments, but
that its desire was merely to nego
tiate with them for the establish
ment of a basis upon wh'ch pay
ments could be begun when the
debtors were able to make tnem.
Reports for Paris of the intention
of the special French financial mis
sion to present a specific proposal
to the American commission involv
ing the commencement of 'nterest
payments by France in about wo
years was regarded by the treasury
as one of the most encouraging de
velopments in the foreign debt sit
uation since the creation of the
commission. Of the total foreign
debt to this country approximately
14,686,000,000 is owed by Great Br't
ain, $3,771,000,000 by France and
jl.892.0OO.000 by Italy.
U. S. TARIFF IN COMMONS
Possible Effect on Payment of
British Debt Considered.
LONDON, June 29. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The question of
whether the new American tar'ff,
now pending in the American con
gress, may affect the payment of
the British debt to America wai
brought up in the house of com
mons this afternoon.
, Asked whether, in view of the
fact that -the United States tariff,
If carried, would practically prohibit
the importation of most of the staple
manufactured articles in this coun
try, the British government would
inform the United States that the
payment of Interest-on her dtbt was
impossible unless the tariff was
lowered to such a point as to enable
British goods to enter America free
ly, Sir Robert. Horne, chancellor of
the exchequer, said all these rele
vant considerations would be borne
in mindi
"One. keeps steadily In mind," he
said, "that the American tariff
makes it more difficult to pay our
debts to America. That is perfectly
plain and is not a considerat-ion 'we
should forget in dealing with the
Un't'ed States." -
Prime Minister Lloyd George pre
viously had told a questioner that
the rate of interest in this country
charged on advances to the allies
was 6 per cent annually and that the
Interest on the Br'tieh debt to the
United States was about the same
f'gure.
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you know
Heinz Vinegars have
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every food they, touch
taste good This fa
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Paper Plant to Close Three Days
OREGON CITY, Or., June 29.-
(Speciall) The Crown Willamette well under way.
Paper company's plant at West Linn
will close Sunday morning, June 2,
to remain closed until Wednesday
morning at 6 o'clock, thus giving
the employes three successive holi
days. Many are planning to make
week-end trips to the beaches,
others will go into the mountains
for an outing, while some will re
main at home and enjoy a rest.
REWARD GROUP NAMED
$1200 Offered for Apprehension
of Sloat to Be Distributed.
- SALEM, Or., June 29. (Special.)
Contributors to the reward of
12(H), offered for the apprehension
of C. A. Sloat, who is now serving
two life sentences in the state pen
itentiary here for assaults commit
ted upon two small girls of this city,
held a meeting here today and de
cided to name a committee of dis.
interested persons to make distri
bution of the fund.
With the exception of represen
tatives of the Ku Klux Klan, which
agreed to contribute 6200 to the re
ward, all of those donating to the
fund were in attendance at the
session.
Diversion Dam Under Way.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., June 29.
Special.) Work on the Langell
valley diversion dam has been be
gun, and the structure will be com
pleted this year, according to H. D.
Newell, manager of the Klamath
Irrigation project. The dam will
eost about $78,000 and 35 or 40 men
will be employed when the work is
Vatican Tells League of Nations
Christians In Palestine Are
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Untitled to Equality.
GENEVA, June 29. (By the As
sociated Press.)-The holy see read
ily agrees that the Jews in Pales
tine must have equal civil rights
with other nationalities, but it can
not consent to' the Jews enjoying
a privileged, preponderant position
over the other nationalities and
faiths or to the rights of Christians
being insufficiently safeguarded, the
Vatican declares in a letter to the
league of nations.
The letter, which Is signed by
Cardinal Gasparrl, papal secretary
of state, deals with the proposed
British mandate for Palestine,
which, it says, seems to establish
the absolute economic, administra
tive and political preponderance of
the Jewish element to the detriment
of other nationalities. The draft of
the mandate, it declares, is not in
confofmity with article XXII of the
treaty of Versailles, which governs
that class of mandates.
Concerning the protection of the
rights of Christians, the letter says
the Vatican cannot consent to the
Interests of the Catholics being re
ferred to a commission, as proposed
in artiola XIV of the proposed man
date. Article XIV provides for a special
commission "to study and decide
all questions of claims between the
various religious faiths," Cardinal
Gasparrl writes that the holy see
asks the right to nominate Catholic
representatives on such a commis
sion. The Vatican also requests thai
tne control of churches, places ot
worship and other religious centers
In Palestine be left to the care of
representatives of the religions to
which they are constituted.
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Broadway 6353; 660-21. Adv.
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Just received by express a large shipment
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271 Morrison
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Entire group reduced .
A group of fine quality fiber silk scarfs in
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