Under New Law If You Don't Register You Can't Vote; Last Day Is
17; at the Present Rate Many Will Lose Their Votes
The Excellent Handling of State Basketball Tournament Here and Local
Support Given Emphasize That Salem Is Logical Place
yvtber forecast: Fair in east and
, .V n west portion; rains on the coast:
tlou; ' temperature; , winds becoming
Zr v and increasing on the coast. Max
Cum temperature yesterday 67. minimum
4" nler 5.. rainfall none, atmosphere
clear, wind west.
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1928
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INSANITY CLAIM HINTED
t Wooer Jury Returns Verdict
Fixing Immediate Cause of
IX nth But Xot Stating
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OliKUOX CITY, Ore.. Mar. 17
i AD Questioned hour after
. saw n -1 -
hour in connection wuu uj"
mite blast that killed and mutil
lated his step-mother and his 10-
I year-old step-brother, Haroiu, at
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Earl Jones, 19. tonight had made
no statement other than that he
lad placed the blast but had not
sho. it off. He is held in Jail
here on n open charge. His
father, Robert Jones, is in a criti
cal condition in a Portland bos
pi;ai. suffering severe injuries
receded when the blast demol
ish the family house. Earl
Jones' sister ana an aunt were
also injured.
Young Jones admitted to Sher
iff E. T. Mass that he purchased
i he dynamite and placed it under
i he house.
You can prove that I bought
that powder and you can prove
thai I put it under the house,"
th young farmer declared to his
inquisitors, ' but you can't prove
that I set it off. I can't prove
that I didn't but you can't hang
me for that'."
Officials Quizzed
Late today officers were stirred
hy the announcement that Jones
iK.i to talk to them. -Sheriff
Mass and Coroner Pace hurried
to the Jail to be met with Jones'
1 1 1 1 Hi" IT
J f "Could a rifle shot, fired from
a distance, have set that box of
fflynamite off?"
Asked as to the thought back
of the query. Jones lapsed .Into
silence. Inquiry among powder
men brought the opinion that a
rifle bullet would not be effec
tive in discharging the explosive.
William Hammond, Oregon City
attorney, has been retained to de
fend the youth. It was believed
today that insanity would prob
ably be the major premise in the
((instruction of the defense case.
Jones told officers yesterday that
hi mother, the first Mrs. Jones,
hud died when he was born and
th:ii four of his maternal aunts
l.id h'en confined at times In
I u ins for the insane.
ANo Includes Self
llf added that he himself, suf
f r l ' lapses of memory" but
this wa contradicted by a younger
hrother.
The finances of the Jones fam
ily, neighbors said was In a piti
ful -rendition. - The father of the
family . arries a life insurance
''ontinued OB MS )
BORAH NOW HAS
S1601 IN HIS FUND
3
aJU ST PAV BACK Si 80.000 11
MKDIATELY, HE SAYS ;
Repudiation Fnnd Grows Rapidly
Contributions Come la
from All Over U, 8. ;
WASHINGTON, Mar. 17 (AP)
- -Th first deposit of the Sinclair
repudiation fund was made today
hy Senator Borah of Idaho In a
hank here. It totaled $1,490 and
he da'8 returns ran the amount
"f - ollections so far to $1,901.
Confident that be would receive
' full 1140,000 from republicans
throughout the country In answer
to his appeal to repudiate the con
tribution of this amount to the
republican - campaign deficit ol
IS-'O by Harry F. Sinclair, lessee
of Teapot Dome naval oil reserve,
iir. Borah declared tonight that
"e will raise it and we must
raise It before the next campaign'
e contribution of Senator
g. republican of New Mexico
ftthe largest single contribution
so far $1,000 It is included In
the amount deposited. "
One check for $5 was returned
by-tne senator.: It was from Rep-
rcMstitiTS Bovlan, democrat of
New York who contributed this
.amount with a suggestion that
Mr. Borah ampiuy nia pronmiuon
questionnaire to republican presi
dential candidates by asking them
it they favored "ridding the party
of the odor of oil "
- The senator replied that the
Check seemed to hare been "rath
cr reluctantly : given" . and there-
-xTh
tore it was returned.
NANCY'S MOTHER
SENDS GREETING
MESSAGE OF CONGRATULA
TION FOR IXDIAX BRIDE
Seattle Woman Believes Her
Daughter Will Be "Very Hap
py" With Native Prince
SEATTLE, Mar. 17. (AP) A
message of congratulation to her
daughter, Nancy Ann, who today
became the bride of Tukoji Rao.
former maharajah of Indore at
Barwaha, India, was cabled by
Mrs. Jennie Miller of Seattle as
soon as she was Informed the mar
riage had taken place.
I wished them all the happi
ness in the world." Mrs. Miller
said. "I know they were very
much in love with each other and
I believe they will be happy."
Mrs. Miller was expecting a ca
ble from India telling her of the
marriage. The last she has beard
from her daughter was on the day
after her conversion.
- "It was a true love match," Mrs.
Miller said of the romance of her
daughter and the prince of India,
"and it was case of love at first
sight. From the first, Nancy said
she would never give the mahara
jah up, and he also said the same
of her."
Nancy and the maharajah met
on the shores of Lake Lucerne in
Switzerland in the summer of
1926 while Mrs. Miller and the
girl were traveling. The prince
and his retinue accompanied them
to several of the places they visit
ed that summer and before the
Millers left Paris for their home
here the prince gave a magnifi
cent party on Nancy's birthday,
September 9.
Mrs. Miller has not opposed the
marriage she said. "It would do
no good." she declared. "They
had their minds made up. I would
not want to interfere in my daugh
ter's happiness."
The girl's grandfather, Louis
Schaefer, who is now with Mrs
Miller here, expressed regret that
he had not been in Barwaha, to
give the girl away" in the mar
riage.
"That is a gentleman's Job," Mr,
Schaefer said.
Nancy Ana Miller was born In
Seattle In 1907. .
It Is probable that Nancy and
her Indian husband will spend
much of their time In a chateau
in Prance at St. Oermain-En-Laye
which was recently purchased by
the prince and is being modern
ized. Mrs. Miller said she plan
ned to visit them "when it is con
venient." BARWAHA, India, Mar. 17.
(AP) Nancy Ann Miller of Se
attle, Wash., and Tukoji Rao, for
mer maharajah of Indore were
married here today with the pro
longed but richly picturesque cer
emonials of Hinduism. The rites,
solemn in their performance but
rather tiring in their detail, con
trasted strongly with the simple
marriage ceremony of western
lands.
The elaborate wedding ritual of
'CoDlinued on psf .)
RAILROAD HEARING SOON
Officials Confer on Matter of Pro-
' posed Cross-State Line
Members of the public service
commission, civil engineers and
attorneys, conferred here Satur
day with relation to' the interstate
commerce commission hearing to
be held soon In connection with the
proposal to construct an east and
west line xailroad through the
state of Oregon.
Reports received by the commis
sion indicated that a large number
of towns and cities in western Ore
gon would intervene in the pro
ceeding. The proposed ' new rail
road would extend from Crane to
Odell and would provide south
western Oregon with a. direct
route to the eastern markets. '
Although the date of the inter
state commerce hearing has -not
yet been determined definitely.
members of the public service
commission said it would be held
within the next few weeks. Data
is now being gathered by the vari
ous towns and cities showing that
the railroad is necessary In event
certain part of the state are to
develop. ,;. . -
TEMPERATURE HIGHEST
07
Degrees Registered Saturday;
Clouds Predicted Today ., .
With the mercury climbing to a
point-47 degrees above xero late
In the afternoon, the temperature
at Salem yesterday was the high
eat that has been recorded . here
so far this year. The previous
high mark was 45, recorded on
the third of this month. .
"A gentle north wind continuing
most of the afternoon kept the
skies clear and the sun shining
steadily. . - . , . :'V :
The weather bureau announced
last" night that cloudy weather
can be expected today.
GANG PREY1MG
OFJ LIQUOR MEN
Wealthy Detroit Establish
ment Owner Returned
As Ransom Given
HELD CAPTIVE ONE DAY
Gunmen Operating in City Des
cribed by Police; Same Tactics
Also Used Daring Summer of
Last Year
DETROIT. Mar. 17. ( AP)
James E. Hall, wealthy beverage
establishment owner who was kid
naped yesterday and held for S10,
000 ransom, was liberated today,
presumably after the demands of
his abductors had been met. He
was not harmed.
Although Hall and his wife
would make no statement con
cerning the kidnaping, it was
learned that he appeared about
noon today at a downtown bank
and cashed a check said by an at
tendant to have "run into the
thousands."
James L. Shumway. wealthy
cafe owner and close friend of
Hall, who also was reported kid
naped last night and later report
ed negotiating with Hall's abduc
tors for his friend's release, den
ied he had anything to do with ef
fecting Hall's release.
Called "Purple Gang':
Police attributed the kidnaping
to1 a band of gunmen known to
them as the "Purple gang" which
for several months has been prey
ing upon downtown saloon and
blind pig owners. Police said this
gang has been using the same tac
tics employed last summer by an
other .gang-which kidnaped sever
al prominent gaming house oper
ators and" collected ransoms rang
ing from $6,000 to 115.000.
Hall was . held captive by the
(Conliaud va paf 4.)
PAINTS LICENSES GREEN
Washington State Senator Wants'
No Orange on His Car
SEATTLE, Mar. 17 (AP)
State Senator W. W. Connor is
Irish and proud of It.
And this St. Patrick's Day he
found the orange of his automo
bile license plates particularly of
fensive. So he changed them
painted them a brilliant green.
All went well until he met
Traffic Patrolman E. E. Covell.
who isn't Irish. The law maker
posted five dollars t.-: "for un
authorized alterning of license
plates," and continued merrily on
his way."
BY
ERIN'S PATRON
SAINT HONORED
COLORFTgL CROWD MARCHES
TJP FIFTH AVENUE IX N. Y.
Spirited Irish Melodies Played;
Cheers Greet Irish Free State
- Banner -
NEW YORK, March 17. (AP)
Sons and daughters of the Em
erald Isle marched up Fifth ave
nue today in a colorful proces
sion, the climax of many celebra
tions In honor of Ireland's patron
saint.
With Joseph V. McKee, presi
dent of the board of aldermen
leading the ranks, many thous
ands paraded the upper stretches
of the avenue, with banners fly
ing and bands playing spirited
Irish melodies, while thousands
packed along the sidewalks
cheered.
At the head of the column was
the old "Fighting Sixty Ninth"
regiment, a famous war time or
ganization. The chimes of St.
Patrick's cathedral pealed "The
Wearin o' the Green" and popu
lar Irish tunes.
The tri-color of the Ir.ish Free
State flapped at the head of each
of the 20 divisions.
ROME, March 17. (AP). St.
Patrick's day was widely celebrat
ed in Rome, special services be
ing held in the church bearing his
name, in Santa Maria de Loretto
in the Trajan forum where one of
his teeth is said to be preserved
and in three other churches.
Everywhere the shamrock was
in evidence, particularly at a ban
quet at the Irish college attended
by six cardinals with the dean of
the Sacred college. Cardinal Van
nutelli, in the place of honor.
(Continued on pt 4.)
Index of Today's
News
Section One
General News 1, 2, 4, 5
Theaters 2-S
Editorial . . - . ..,, t
City News t ...... ...... .T
Society. ,..., 10, It
Women's, Styles 9
Classified 10-11
Section Two
Automotive 1, 2, 3, 4, i
Better Homes .6. 7, S
Section Three
Sport 13, 14
Radio ..IS
Features 16-16
Music Department ......... 1 6
Veterans' Column ........ 1 6
Section Foot
Farm and Industrial. 1, 2, 9, 8
Slogan, Editorial 2
Poultry ...3
Slogan, Great Cows..... .4, 5
Garden 7
Section Five
Comics 1-4
THE BEARD OF THE PROPHET!
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FLYER SUFFERS
FOR THREE DAYS
TELLS STORY AFTER RESCUE
FOLLOWING CRASH
'Mountain Just Rose Up and
Us, He Says Describing Fa
tal Aeddent
Hit
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 17. (AP)
Three days and nights of tor
ture, suffering a broken pelvis,
broken hand and. bleeding face
cuts while pinioned In his wreck
ed airplane were described graph
ically tonight by Bert D. Haugh,
passenger in an Edison company
plane which crashed on a moun
tain side Tuesday. C. W. English,
pilot, was killed when the plane
hit in a fog north of San Fernan
do, enroute to survey the St. Fran
cis dam disaster. Haugh was res
cued last night.
"Seeing all those planes flying
around and none of them coming
over where I was and all the
signal I could make was to wave
one hand a little-that was the
toughest part of It," Haugh safd
from his bed in the Good Samari
tan hospital.
"The mountain just rose up and
hit us," he said, describing their
crash when the fog clouds closed
around them. "I came to in a few
minutes and there I was. Couldn't
get out. Couldn't move."
Haugh said be was conscious
all three days and nights extept
when he fell asleep occasionally
from exhaustion. He could look
out over the brush which sur
rounded the wrecked plane. He
saw other planes coming and going
hurrying back and forth over the
flood torn valley beyond the moun
tain ridge. But none of them
swung far enough over the hills to
sight him. It was late Friday aft
ernoon when a searching plane
finally spotted the wrecked Edi
soncompany craft.
"It seemed like a thousand
years," Haugh continued, descrlb
the interminable nights and
the drisillng rain of the first one.
"Sure, It mifht hare been a lot
worse.' Hugh' grinned cheerfully.
"It wasn't shy picnic but it's all
over now. I only wish that Eng
lish had been as lucky as I am.
AIRPORT ORDINANCE IN
CaUs For Not Over 950,000
Bonds, 20 Year Period
In
An ordinance calling for pre
senting to the voters of Salem the
proposal for a bond issue of not
to exceed $60,000 for purchase
and construction of a class A mun
icipal airport for this city, has
been prepared, city officials said
Saturday.
The ordinance calls for an Is-
?ue of general obligation bonds
o be retired in 20 years and to
oear interest at not exceeding 4 i
per cent.
The matter will come before the
council Monday night.
FUNERAL RITES
IN DEVASTATED
TO TODAY
Investigation Carried For
ward At Same Time Into
Cause of Break
PROSECUTIONS IMMINENT
City of Los Angeles Called Upon
to Dig up f 1,000,000 for
Work of Rehabilitation
After Disaster
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 17.
(AP) Preparations were made
tonight for a memorial service to
morrow for the legion of dead in
the St. Francis flood while officers
of the law intensified investiga
tions which may lead to placing of
evidence gathered at the scene of
the dam break disaster in the
hands of the grand jury.
The little community church at
Newhall just south of the stricken
area, will be the scene of tomor
row's services. Rev. W. H. Ev
ans, a familiar figure throughout
the Santa Clara river valley, will
officiate. The minister knew, ae
members of his several congrega
tions, "many of the 24 4 persons
known to have died in the flood.
Detective on Job
District Attorney Asa Keyes
having completed one phase of his
investigation, sent a special de
tective into the San Francisqulto
valley, scene of the break. He
carried instructions to remain in
the devastated area long enough
to trace any rumors which have
sprang up relative to the condition
of the dam prior to the break.
Los Angeles city, which built
(0batina4 en pf 4.)
HANDLEY FIRST TO FILE
For Secretary of State; Former
Corporation Commissioner
Tom B. Handley, Portland, Sat
urday filed his declaration of can
didacy for the office of secretary
of state at the republican primary
election. Mr. Handley is the first
candidate to file for this office.
Mr. Handley requests that the
following slogan be printed after
his name on the official ballot:
"Former corporation commission
er; same economy, courtesy and
efficiency as before."
E. M. Blodgett of Nyssa is a
candidate for the republican nom
ination for district attorney of
Malheur county.
Hugh McLain of Marshfield has
filed for election as a delegate to
the democratic national convention
from the state at large.
"I am for Al Smith for presi
dent," is the slogan adopted by
Mr. McLain.
CRITES CLUB WORK HEAD
Hood River-County Superinten
dent Succeeds J. E. Calavan
J. W. Crites, county school su
perintendent of Hood River coun
ty Saturday was appointed state
supervisor of boys and girls club
work to succeed the late J. E. Cal
avan. The appointment was an
nounced by C. A. Howard, state
superintendent of schools.
Mr. Crites has been connected
with the schools of Hood River
county for 16 years. He served as
teacher and principal In the Hood
River high school and later as
county school superintendent. Mr.
Crites is a graduate ; of Wilming
ton college and Haverford. college.
It was said that Mr. Crites has
taken an active Interest in boys
and girls club work since he ar
rived in Oregon in 1910.
REGISTRATION DELAYED
Many Will Be Denied Vote Unless
They Act Quickly
There have been only 344 new
registrations In Marlon county so
far this year, according to a re
port forwarded to Secretary of
State Sam Koser yesterdsy by U.
G. Boyer, Marlon county clerk,
late yesterday.
The last date of registration for
the spring primaries Is April 17.
Under the law passed by the 1127
state legislature persons not reg
istered cannot vote. At previous
elections it haa been possible to
vote' by . being sworn In - but this
feature has been "abolished. -vAt
- the pressnt rater of - regis
tration .there will only 1 be about
1000 new ones by "the time our
books are closed,"' Boyer stated
yesterday. .This will be only a
small part of the number who
should vote bat cannot without
registering."
HICKMAN ADMITS
FXJRTHER KILLING
LOS ANGELES SLAYER TELLS
GUARDS HE SHOT TOMS
Assumes Responsibility for Major
Portion of Holdup Episode
At Roeehlll
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Mar.
17. (AP) Guards who brought
William Edward Hickman and
Welby Hunt to state prison here
today said that Hickman had con
fessed that he and not Hunt had
shot to death C. Ivy Toms, a drug
gist of Rosehill, near Los Angeles,
on Christmas eve of 1926, during
an attempted holdup.
Thus Hickman, sentenced to
hang April 27 for the murder of
little Marian Parker, in Los An
geles, assumed the major blame
for a second killing, the penalty
for which was fixed at life impris
onment for both youths.
The confession of Hickman was
a surprise. Throughout the trial of
Hunt and himself he had asserted
that a bullet from the pistol of his
young "companion in the holdup of
the druggist had killed Toms.
Shackled together Hickman and
Hunt entered San Quentin prison
after a night's train ride from Los
Angeles. Enmity had existed be
tween them since Hunt, according
to Hickman, gave information to
the police that aided in Hickman's
conviction of the slaying of the
Parker child. The confession, there
fore was a double surprise.
"I killed that man Toms," the
guards quoted Hickman as saying.
"Welby Hunt didn't do it. I did
it myself."
Entering the prison both Hick
man and Hunt-appeared despond
ent. They went through the prison
routine for newcomers. Their fing
erprints were taken, they were
photographed and measured. Then
they were attired in grey prison
clothes
Afterward Hickman was takenLJOana neither side scored. In
to the row of cells for men await
ing execution. In the cell next to
the one in which he was placed
was Edgar Lapierre, condemned to
die on the same day as Hickman.
Lapierre killed a policeman in
Oakland. .
Hunt, who at 18 years of age
began serving a life imprisonment
sentence, will work in the prison
Jute mill.
BYRD TO TRY OUT PLANE!
Elaborate Plans Going Forward
For Sonth Pole Flight
NEW YORK, Mar. 17. (AP)
Commander Richard E. Byrd will
go to Winnipeg, Man., next Wed
nesday to try out in the snows of
northern Canada the fourth of the
airplanes purchased so far for his
coming ttempt to fly over the
south pole.
OPPOSE BUS FRANCHISE
California Firm's Extension Into
Oregon Protested
The Southern Pacific Transport
company and the Oregon Stages
Saturday filed in the offices of the
public service commission a pro
test against the proposal of the
California Transit company to op:
erate intrastate in, Oregon. The
transit company is now operating
interstate. .-. - . - ; .
The application of the California
Transit company to operate intra
state was filed in the offices of the
public service commission a week
ago.
Hearing of the protest has been
set for next Wednesday in Port
land. "
CASE OF INTEREST HERE
Rates of Merged Power Companies
May Apply To Salem
The public 'service commission.
on its own motion, has launched
an investigation to determine
whether reduced lighting rates to
be applied to the City of Portland
In case of a merger involving the
Portland Electric Power company
and the Northwest Electric com
pany should be applied to Salem
and other cities served by the two
electrical concerns...
Whether the voters of Portland
will approve the proposed merger
win oe determined at a special
election to be held in April.
HAWLEY FAVORS PROBE
Oregon Delegation Jja Congress
JBaeks Telephone. Survey ;
Members of the Oregon delega
tion In congress will support the
proposed nation-wide investigation
ef telephone corporations, accord
lag to letters received br the nub
ile service commission from Rep
resentative Hawley.
A resolution authorising the
prone has been Introduced in con
tress, according to Information re
ceived In Salem.
' 8upport of the resolution by the
Oregon delegation in congress was
urged by the public service.com
mission.
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CHAfflOl
Washington High Takes Fin.
al Thriller from Medford
By 27-23 Score
TWO OVERTIME
PERIODS TAKEN
Dolp and Lewis Score De
ciding Baskets
STALLING COSTLY
Southern Oregon Forward
with Blood Streaming from
Hand Saves Day Temporar
ily for His Team
Washington high school ef
Portland, representing district 10,
won the Oregon state basketball
championship title last night in
the Willamette university gym
nasium 27 to 23 by defeating
Medford in the most thrilling and
exciting game of the entire tour
nament. The game was clese
from start to finish, the score be
ing tied several times.
At the final gun the score stood
23 all. A fierce battle was staged
in the three minute overtime per-
the second overtime period. Dolp,
star Washington forward, looped
a counter to break the tie. Later
Inman dribbled In or the second
basket as the game ended. Dolp
was high point man with 13 mark
ers. - '.
Dolp was first to score for the
winners, and was followed by In
man who scored on Melvln's foul.
Lead Off Reversed
On a long shot from the center
of the floor, McDonald, of Med
ford scored to start the score, 3
to 2 for Medford. a minute later
the score was tied 5 up. ' The end
of the first quarter found the
score 7 to 6 for Medford.
Both teama were playing scien
tific basketball, with few breaks
and a determination to win the
title.
At the start of the second quar
ter McDonald fouled Dolp who
scored the free throw putting the
score 7 all. On two free throws
and a field goal. Medford forged
ahead II to 7. Again both sides
scored on field goals and later the
score stood 13 to 11 for the Sou-
Mthern Oregon team, as the half
ended.
Medford Ahead at Half
At the start of the second half
the Portland hoopsters looped
several pretty shots to put the
score 17 to 1C favoring Medford.
On a crisscross play, Inman
dribbled in and scored to put the
Colonials ahead with a. one point
lead, 18 to 17, as the third quar
ter ended.
At this time the whole house
was in an uproar. Everyone war
on their feet, with Washington
rooters on one side of the gymna
sium and Medford on the other,
rooting at the tops of their voices.
Both, teams looked tired out and
drooping.
In the fourth quarter, Medford
got the tip off and McDonald
found a hole In the Washington
defense and scored, putting the
pear pickers In-the lead oner
more, 21 to IS and Washington
called time out. When play was
(CoatiD4 o 4.) ,
TEX RANKIN WILL
TRY LONG FLIGHT
PORTLAND AVIATOR TO AT
TEMPT ENDURANCE RECORD
Hopes To Establish World .Mark.
Bettering German Time of
52 Hoars S3 Mlnates
PORTLAND, Mar. 17. (AP)
J. O. Tex" Ranklo; Portland avia
tor, announced today tnatb
would attempt to break the endur
ance flight record of 52 hours 31
minutes . now held ; in Germany.
The flight will be made as soon a
tests are completed of a new cabin
plant which Rankin Is to receive
March 20 from builders in Can
Diego. T: . - :'k: v
- Rankin will be accompanied en
the flight, by his hrother Richard.
He plana to carry 00 gallons ef
gasoline, weighing 3.442 pounds.
The lightest gasoline - available,
weighing 4,072 pounds per gallon
will be need. Tests of quarter,
half, three quarters aad full leads
will be made.. before the , take-fi
va i-ae enanrance uigau