ABLOID
INTERVIEWS
Brief Impression ef tke Per
gonal Opinion of Reader
of tke Now Statesman
ti :
Y"1VEN a billboard can be at
ti. tractive, ma the Rev. F. O.
Taylor testifies, and dou
ble parking can present a prob
lem difficult to aolre to the sat
isfaction of everyone concern
exL according to another Salem
man quoted In Tabloid Inter
views today. 4
THE! REV. FRED C. TAY-
XOR, pastor of the First Meth
odist church said: "Two whom
are the eltlxens of Salem In
debted for the' wonderful
Christmas picture on the large
billboard located on the south
side of Center street between
. liberty , and High streets? It
may be called 'The Worship of
the Wise lien,' but it Is a com-
( blnatton of the adoration of
the shepherd and the star In
the sky, along with the pre
senting of gifts by the Magi.
The central attraction of course
Is the Christ-child and his moth
er. The .coloring is fine and it Is
free from commercial advertla-
) log and worth anyone's time to
go and riew it. I wish we could
hare more such scenes rather
than some others and. I, for one,
appreciate its display."
COL. E. HOFER, president
of E. Hofer & Sons, said: "The
Industrial department of the Sa
lem schools is being carefully
tuilt up to meet the needs of
the community. It seems to be
the purpose of the administra
tion to adopt departments that
will train boys on lines that fit
them for Ufe Jobs."
PAUL HENDRICKS, of
Becke it Hendricks said: "Be
cause a man Is well dressed and
looks you straight In the eye Is
not a certain sign that be is
.honest."
J. a SIEGMUND, Marion
county Judge, said: "I'm afraid
we may lose Jim Smith, our
county commissioner. T o u
should hare seen the entertain
ment he put on at the commis
sioners convention down In
Portland this week."
MANAOIR WALKER.
Skaggs-Safeway store, said:
"A real problem Is that of double-parking.
Suppose you are
alone and wish to stop tor a mo
ment at a store to pick up pack
ages. It's perfectly natural that
a person will leave his car for
for a moment while he runs to
get his goods. I don't say the
city shouldn't enforce the law
but it is a regulation which is
difficult to adjust to every
one's interest."
CLEO PASTEUR, Chemawa
student, said: "With all the
preparations for Christmas and
the holidays we don't have time
to think about getting the flu.
There are gomgto be several
basketball games and enter
tainments. Then after Christ
mas the senior play will be giv
en Friday.'
BIG CHEAT YEAR
Total Not Determined; Pack
Greater Than Last
Season, Said
The 1928 canning season for
Salem definitely " closed Wednes
day evening,- when the Star can
nery here finished its last car of
apples, brought in from the Yak
ima district. They were winesaps.
This year's canning season op
ened when gooseberries were
ready to can, back In May these
were followed soon with straw
berries, raspberries, cherries, and
loganberries.
The total number of cases of
fruits and vegetables put Into cans
in Salem this year is not ' yet
known, but it was ! larger than
that of last year's pack, which was
above a million cases. Not to men
tion the berries, mostly straw
berries, put into cold pack, In
cartons, cans and barrels. The
frozen strawberry pack was about
half the total of strawberry ton
nage sent to market this year; or
about 6,000,000 pounds, nearly
the same as in 1927!
It Is expected that the tonnage
of canned and processed fruits
and vegetables put up in Salem
and the Salem district will be still
greater next year. This will be
assured with a normal crop year.
CLOSED IS WEEK
Christmas Programs Are
Scheduled in Schools;
Vacation Begins Today
Christmas programs will be fea
tured In several of the Salem
scbools today, with the Washing
ton school children putting on
probably the most pretentious pro
gram of any of the grade schools.
The Snlkpoh dramatic club of the
senior high school will give the
second one-act play as the feature
of the Christmas homecoming
event there this afternoon, begin
ning at 2 o'clock. Programs at
the Englewood and Park schools
and at Parrish Junior high are
also open to the public.
' The program at Washington
school will begin at 1:30 o'clock
and has been arranged In two
parts, as follows:
Part , A play, "The Lovely
Christmas Tree," first and second
grades; a plar, "The Grouch Fam
ily." by. the fourth grade: a play,
"The Christmas Spirit." third
grade; , Tolstoi's "Where Love Is
God Is," adopted snd played by
tke sixth' grade pupilB.
Part 2 Fifth and sixth grade
SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Judge Threatened With Death
by Terrorists of Chi
cago Underworld
Everyone Connected With
Case Kept Under Close
Guard by Police
CHICAGO. Dec 20. (AP)-
threat arainst the life of the trial
4iifv and the dlsanoearance or
ten state witnesses today conin
buted to the terrorism Including
assassination of one witness that
has marked the trial of three de
fondants accused of kidnaping lit
tle Billy Ranieri, and whom the
state seeks to send to the electric
chair.
Opening of the trial was delayed
two hours" when Judge Robert E.
Qentxel received a letter similar
to those threatening the Ranieri
family and other state witnesses.
Mike Dlvito. state witness, who
the prosecution charged, has been
marked for death, defied bis en
emies by testifying that one of
the defendants had blackmailed
him two years ago. Dlvito barely
escaped assassination recently
when Ole Scully was slain. His
testimony, given in the absence of
the Jury, however, was ruled out
by the court.
Defendant Says He
Didn't Know Situation
The state rested Its case after
falling to present Divito'a story to
the Jury and the defense presented
Andrew Cappellano, one of the
three defendants who declared he
did not know. Billy had been kid
naped when the boy was brought
to his home at Bourbonnals, HI.,
by two men, one of whom he said.
was Tony Percontl, and the other
known to him only as Romano.
Cappellano said the men told
him Romano was the boy's uncle,
but he questioned Billy and found
this was not so. When be insisted
he did not want to keep Billy, he
said they threatened him with
death.
Cappellano, his son Tony, 16,
and Angelo Petltti, are the defend
ants. All Trace of.
Witnesses lost
The disappearance of the state's
witnesses was report ed.shortly be
fore the state closed its cas,"wheh
detectives hunting the .men. In
cluding relatives of Dlvito and of
Ole Scully, state witness who was
killed Monday, said they were un
able to find any trace of them.
The receipt of the death threat
by Judge Qentxel created a sen
sation when It became known in
the court room. Samuel A. Hoff
man, assistant state's attorney,
declared it was sent by the same
persons who killed Scully and
threatened Dlvito and members of
the Ranieri family and said "they
would not hesitate to murder the
judge if given an opportunity.
Every one connected with the
case, including the jury, the Ran
ieri family, the state's witnesses,
the Judge and the prosecutors are
under close guard. ,
Alaskan Village
Has 26 Persons
Not Hit By Flu
WASHINGTON, D e e. 10.
(AP) Out of a. total population
of 460 at Hoodah. Alaska, the
coast guard cutter Unalga re
ported today there were 424 eases
of influenza. The reports also said
that there was but one doctor, one
nurse and one teacher to care for
the Alaskan village's sufferers.
In the report received by coast
guard headquarters here, the Un
alga said she was visiting outlying
communities in Alaska rendering
aid to Influenza victims.
The Unalga reported her posi
tion today as off False Bay in
Chatam Strait. She planned to
proceed to Tenace and from there
to other communities where in
fluenza had been reported.
pupils In a musical directed by
Mrs. Clara Calllson. featuring the
oldest English carol. "Carol
Brothers, Carol," and five other
carols.
Special guests at the Washing
ton program and Christmas tree
will be residents of the Methodist
Old People's home, the children
having arranged transportation
for them. Following the program
the teachers will receive parents
and friends In their own rooms,
where also children will hold an
exchange of gifts. .
The Englewood program will
consist of a play, "The Christmas
Tree" and will begin at S o'clock.
Program hare been prepared on
the new school mimeograph and
announce the following char
acters: Delbert McDonough, boy;
Catherine Mason, mother; Maxlne
Hill, Christmas Angel; John Matt
and. Carlton Ramsden, spiders;
Alberta Oleson, Betfcr Ellen Dem
ereat, Don Wroten, Robert Marr
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WITNESSES IN
MURDER TRIAL
SPIRITED AWAY
Dickerson Better
Physician States
Patient May Live
Rival. Who Stabbed Him
Moved to Portland as At
tack Feared by Police
CORVALLIS, Ore Dec. 20.
(AP) Fighting for his life, Lewis
(Hip) Dickerson, former football
star who was stabbed early Mon
day, was under the care today of
Dr. E. O. Finney, of Weiser, Ida
ho, his brother-in-law who came
here with Mrs. Finney.
Dr. Finney said Dlckerson's
condition showed some improve
ment over last night. Some pro
gress was made in fighting pneu
monla which set in after one of
Dlckerson's lungs was cut.
Mrs. Lewis M. Dickerson, of
Weiser, and Mrs. W. W. Smith.
of Portland, a sister, also
here today.
were
Lansa Bryant, held for stab
bing Dickerson In a jealous quar
rel pver a waitress, was removed
to the county Jail in Portland
after authorities here learned that
feeling against Bryant was grow
lng bitter. '
PORTLAND. Dec. 20. (AP)
Lansa Bryant, held In connection
with the sUbbing of Lewis (Hip)
Dickerson, football star, who Is
fighting for his life in a Corvallis
hospital, declared to police here
tonight that "there was no Inten
tion on my part to stab Dicker
son." Bryant, 20 years old. was
brought to the county Jail here
today from Corvallis Jail when
officers there said they feared the
reeling there against the youth
might result In violence.
"There was a misunderstanding
over a date with a glrl. " Bryant
continued. '1 thought I had a date
with her. She seemed to misunder
stand and went with Dickerson. I
met him on the street and struck
him. I cannot account for the
stabbing. I must have lost control
of myself. I don't remember."
HOT PORT H
resident-Elect Prepares
Speeches to be Delivered
Upon Arrival
U. 8. S. UTAH. En Route to
Rio Janeiro, Brazil. Dee. 20.
(AP) Herbert Hoover todav had
practically completed his prepara
tions lor nis visit to the capital
of Brazil, the last of the South
American nations of his good
will tour. He will reach Rio de
Janeiro tomorrow and will re
main there three days before con
tinuing his northward journey to
jriorida.
The President-Elect will have a
busy time during his stay In the
Brazilian capital as the govern
ment has arranged an elaborate
round of entertainments luncheons
state dinners and receptions.
During his voyage from Monte
video Mr. Hoover has been pre
paring the three speeches whleh
he will deliver at Rio de Janeiro.
One of these will be a response to
the welcome of President Wash
ington Luis of Brazil, he will de
liver another when he Is received
by the Brazilian congress and the
third at the formal reception by
the Brazilian supreme court.
The Utah is expected to arrive
In the harbor of Rio de Janeiro
about noon tomorrow and under
the plans of the Brazilian govern
ment, the battleship's distinguish
ed passenger will be greeted with
a round of salutes from guns of
Brazilian naval craft and the Utah
will respond with a 21-gun salute.
Mr. Hoover will leave Rio de
Janeiro late Sunday afternoon and
will spend Christmas at sea on the
Utah. However, for Mr. and Mrs.
Hoover hare spent Christmas day
in many foreign lands, the ex
perience of being away from the
United States at the Tuletide sea
son is not new. On Christmas day
the Uah Is scheduled to be ap
proaching the equatorial line. "
RifiFMEO
AS
Robert L. Payne, acting pastor
of the First Baptist church for
the last 18 months, was last night
unanimously elected regular pas
tor of the church at an adjourned
business meeting, over which H.
F. Durham presided. Eighty-five
votes were cast.
Acceptance of Mr. Payne as
regular pastor comes after a series
of struggles within the church, the
peak of whleh was reached early
this spring when a. group with
drew from (he charch to.form a
church organization-of their own.
The chief contention athis time
was over Mr. Payne's; selection as
regular pastor. He came here as
upply. ,
Mr. Payne. In accepting the
regular pastorate, expressed his
appreciation of the loyalty and co
operation of his congregation and
declared for an . increased and
united . growth of the church and
that he would have more to. say
of - the church's policy as time
went on.
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Salem, Oregon, Friday llgrninjf, December tlt 1928
WARSHIPS AND
PEACE TREATY
PUT TOGETHER
Kellogg Anti-War Pact to be
Considered Along With
Cruisers Bill
Fifteen New Vessels May be
Voted Same Time Strife
is "Outlawed"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (AP)
The two major proposals of
President Coolidge's concluding
program, the cruiser construction
bill and the Kellogg-treaty to re
nounce war. will share the atten
tion of the senate after the Christ
mas recess under an agreement
reached today.
The agreement stipulates that
the senate, upon reconvening on
January 3 from the holiday re
cess, shall consider both the Kel
logg pact and the house bill to
provide fifteen new cruisers tbe
unfinished business, with each
proposal on an equal footing. -
Proposal Submitted
By Senator Borah
Chairman Borah of the foreign
relations committee, who is spon
soring the peace pact, submitted
the double-barreled proposal. It
received the necessary unanimous
consent after opponents of the
naval bill had successfully filibus
tered a second attempt by Chair.
man I rale of tne naval commit
tee to get the cruiser measure up
for Immediate consideration.
Confident that they have the
votes to push the treaty to a vote
ahead of the naval construction
measure. Senator Borah and the
treaty advocates declared the com
promise victory. They were laying
plans tonight to muster forces to
accomplish that end when the
fight Is resumed after the holi
days.
Senator King, democrat, Utah,
who with Senator Norris. repub
lican, Nebraska, forestalled the at
tempts of Senator Hale to get the
naval bill up, declared tonight he
would move as soon as the senate
resumed consideration of the pro
posals to give the treaty undisput
ed right of way.
Thursday
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on
By The Associated Press
President Coolidge signed the
billion dollar treasury-post of
fice supply bill.
The house' passed and sent to
the senate tbe 9112,000,000
four-department supply mea
sure. Scientists and representa
tives of labor discussed health
hazards In the radium Indus
try. Chairman Myers of the fed
eral trade commission sub
mitted his resignation to Presi
dent Coolidge.
The senate decided to take
up together the Kellogg peace
treaty and the cruiser bill after
the Christmas recess.
Secretary Kellogg expressed
confidence that all danger of
hostilities between Bolivia and
Paraguay had passed.
The senate passed the 1286,
000,000 interior department
appropriations bill, adding $1,
600,000 for western projects.
The nomination of Secretary
West of the Interior was pre
sented to the senate with a fa
vorable report from Its lands
committee.
Slain Robber's
Relatives Will
Take Body Away
COQUILLE. Ore., Dec. 20.
(AP) Relatives of Marlon Rube,
slain bank robber who was killed
here Tuesday, arrived today to
take the body to Martins Ferry,
Humboldt county. Officers awaited
word from Governor Patterson to
allow the body to be shipped from
the state.
Bug McGowan, 'who wae cap
tured at the time Rube was shot
to death by a posse after attempt
ing to hold up the First National
hank, formerly lived at Larson in
let, near North eBnd, Ore. He left
eight years ago after residing
there three years.
Injury Sustained
In Auto Accident
O. W. Scott, about SB, whose
home la at 1244 Ferry street, suf
fered two broken legs, a dislocated
knee and bruises to one shoulder
about 7:20 o'clock Thursday night
when he was struck by a Pickwick
stage driving north three mtlea
south of Salem on the Pacific
highway. The accident occurred
when Mr. Davis, who was on his
way to town, get out of his car
to wipe the frost from the wind
shield. He was taken to tbe Salem
General hospital by the Golden
ambulance service.
WaLshingt
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Kick In Today! Get A Feal
Thrill By joining The 'Good Will' Gang
FID HEAD TURNS
Headquarters Reiterates De
cision to Quit Health
Work on Jan. 1
The deadlock In which the Mar
lon county child health demon
stration and the county court has
been involved for more than a
week following orders from dem
onstration headquarters to Quit
all rural service after January 1
is still as tight as ever.
This became known Thursday,
when Dr. Estella Ford Warner
submitted 'to County Judge Sieg
mund the Commonwealth Fund's
reiteration of its previous stand
to discontinue service.
Judge Siegmund said late Thurs
day that he and the commission
ers had not yet taken the latest
word under consideration, but
that they would do so soon.
Following is the telegram, sign
ed by Courtenay Dinwiddle, which
sets forth the Commonwealth
Fund opinion:
"Commonwealth Fund author
izes me to say that if the county
court is not sufficiently convinced
of the value of the health work to
make the necessary appropriation
now there is no reason to believe
that In view of the county court's
attitude the situation would be
ehanged by a special election. Un
der such circumstances fund Is
not prepared to waste further.
funds or accept a four month's
delay. Decision therefore stands
to discontinue county work Jan
uary 1, if appropriation is not
made.
Sale of Corpse
Is Poor Scheme -Investor
Avers
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 20.
(AP) John L. Stuts. who ac
cused Mrs. Alice Sawyer of ln
vlegllng $32,000 from him In a
scheme" to market the petrified
body of her son, admitted In court
here todar that he had made
trips with the defendant during
which they stayed at hotels as
man and wife.
The aged Meridian, Miss., rail
way engineer had of fered-letters
from Mrs. Sawyer, Long Beach,
Cal., divorcee, as evidence that
she elaimed she could secure from
128.000 to I3S0.0O0 from scien
tific research institutions for tbe
body.
$70,000 Blaze
Hits Portland
PORTLAND. Dee. 20. (API-
Damage estimated at $70,000 re
sulted to the three story brick
building on the northwest corner
of Fourth and Morrison here to
day when fire, apparently start
ing from defective wiring In
Clarke Bros, floral store. - sweet
through the building.
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COMPROMISE
Another Talking Picture
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Good Will Fund
If the wonderful gifts of
provisions, clothing, toys and
candy that are flowing into
Salvation Army headquarters
could be translated into cash
tbe total of the Army's good
will fnnd would be much high
er this morning. But these gifts
do not discount the' need for
91500 in cash before Christmas
day.
Thursday $27.41 was yield
ed to the; fund through the
Salem Ministerial association
and Salem churclies. Hunt
Bros. Canning Co. presented
27 cases of canned fruits, per
haps more In value than any
gift yet made to the cause. The
fund Thursday night showed :
Previously reported .$1014.85
Street Kettles, Thurs.
A Friend
Elizabeth A. Downing
Lulu H. Stewart ....
Thanksgiving Day Of
fering from Salem.
Churches
I. H. Van Winkle.
32.27
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8.00
8.0O
27.41
5.00
Total to Date $1086.53
ACCIDENT BUSTS
'S STREETS
LONDON, Dec. 20. (AP)
Leaping gas flames tonight ilium,
inated the wreckage of torn
streets in London's busy west end
where a series of violent explo
sions extending through the morn
ing ripped up the pavement as if
with a giant plow for nearly aj
mile.
In perhaps a dozen streets the
roadway was in ruins through an
area, roughly, along Shaftesbury
avenue, High Holborn, New Ox
ford street, and Bloomsbury.
Probably a score of persons
were Injured with burns or bruis
es, or affected- by gas fumes. Two
draft animals were killed and ve
hicles and lamp posts overturned.
Great chunks of paving stone and
manhole covers were hurled in ev
ery direction through the fronts
and roofs of buildings.
The. first explosion occurred in
the ppstoffice tunnel; others fol
lowed rapidly, heaving up road
ways and rocking the entire
neighborhood so much that It was
feared momentarily London was
experiencing an earthquake.
Fires started In many of the
broken gas mains, and there was
a fierce blase for a while on the
premises of the Overseas Film
service. The fire apparatus was
kept busy all day.
Waldorf-Astoria
To Be Demolished
NEW YpRK. Dec. 20. (AP) -The
Waldorf-Astoria hotel, one of
the most famous hostelrles in the
country, has been sold to the
Bethlehem Engineering corpora
tion and will be rased during the
coming year to provide a site for
a 50-story of flee structure, it was
announced . tonight by Lucius. M.
Boomer, president of the Waldorf-
Astoria Realty corporation.
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Christmas
Salvation Army Needs More
Money to do This Big
Job Just Right
ICK in today if
you want to get
that warm glow
of satisfaction
that comes from
doing you full
duty at Christ
mas! Join the
Good Will
Gang!
The Salva
tion Army's
Christmas fund,
with which the
Army will strive
to take a mito
of eood will
and cheer into unfortunate Salem
homes, lacks $413.47 of its $1500
goal. And $1500 Is not a mere
arbitrary figure. It is almost the
exact amount of money required
to provide a measure of happiness
to each of the scores of homes
that only the Salvation Army will
reach at the floliday season if
they are reached at all.
Today, Saturday and Monday
are the only "shopping days' left
before the grand Christmas day.
"Shop"! for happiness by kicking
in today. A dollar will help
A MODERN apartment house,
or home, with its many ra
diators' keeping it warm and
cozy within, can. hold a wealth of
Joy at j Christmas time. Outside
the wind may howl and the frost
lay thick on the ground. What
does that matter while down in
the basement a great furnace
glows ' throughout the day and
night? !
But what of the poor who have
to crowd Into one little room be
cause the fuel supply is gone and
the chance of securing more is
mighty slim?
Many happy, prosperous shop
pers- are filling Salem stores these
days buying beautiful .presents.
Vhatfif the poor who are walk
ing-the streets in search of em.
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Former Salem Girl Says
She's Fleeing to Escape
Millionaire's Attentions
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 20.
(AP) From his invalid's chair
In the Clifton Springs sanitarium,
Kenneth B. Coulter, wealthy
broker and owner of numerous
central and western New York
state farms and dairy establish
ments, today repudiated previous
statements that he was the uncle
of Miss Ruth McConnell, who ar
rived In ' San Francisco - today
ahead of D. O. Meeker who sought
to overtake her.
VI have been asked to comment
he said, "on so many stories and
rumors that I may have approved
that I 'certainly was her uncle.'
That Is not true, however. I am a
Very good friend of the family
and have been so greatly over
wrought and concerned about her
condition that I have hardly
known what I have been saying."
"ghe la very ill, even danger
'.. WEATHEB
Unsettled today; Probab
ly anew turning to - rain.
Max. temperature Thursday,
SO; Min. 24; River 0.2;
Foggy; No - rain; Light
northwest wind.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PROPERTY TAT
RELIEF CROUP;
MEETS TODAY
"Battle of the Century"
in
Offing as Different
Ideas Pushed
Long List of Suggestions to
Be Boiled Down for
Legislature
PORTLAND. Dec. 20. (AD
The principles of an income tax
and a tax on intangibles face tbe
members of the property tax re
lief commission here .tomorrow in
meeting which is expected to
be "the battle of the century."
far as such meetings go.
Ten subjects will be selectfitl
for recommendation to the legis
lature by the commission. Thes'j'
will be the best of a large number .
of suggestions, proposed by lh
four sub-committees which hav
been working for almost two
years on the matter.
By the time the weary commis
sidn called it a day tonight, it had
gone over the reports of each of
the four sub-divisions and select
ed from each the subjects which
will be tossed into the hopper to
morrow morning, and there re
duced until the most acceptable
come forth.
School Millage Would
Be Cut To Bone
In the matter of property relit f
the committee favored repealing .
the elementary school millag?
down to the point where city
schools would receive none of the
money; or that some indirect :
source of revenue be added, such
as tobacco. - An impost on tobac
co, however, met objection among
some members.
Abolition of the state market
road millage, and substitution in
its stead of a one-cent tax on gas
oline, or "other revenue from the
motor vehicles," seems to meet -with
favor. It is realized that the
governor wants an additional tax
on gasoline in the readjustment
of motor license fees, but the tax
commission believes the revision
may be such that one-cent tax will
yield about $500,000 mora than
present highway revenues, and
this surplus could be turned over
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LARCENY CHARGES '
WIN EXTRADITION
Gvernor Patterson Thursday
authorized the extradition of A. 13.
Meyer, alias S. Stevens", who ii
wanted at Pocatello, Idaho, o j
two charges of larceny. The war
rant was issued by Governor Pat
terson with the understanding
that the prisoner would not tie
removed from Oregon until th-
close of a habeas corpus hearing
next Monday.
Meyer is a clairvoyant and ws
operating in Salem at the time of
his arrest. He also is accused in a
telegraphic warrant received her
pf swindling a Wisconsin woman
out of 113,000. An Idaho officer
arrived in Salem Thursday in
quest of the prisoner.
Ernest Williams
Dies Suddenly on
Duty at Station
Ernest E. Williams, aed 47.
died suddenly at the Southern Pa
cific station Wednesday night an
a result of a heart attack. Wil.
Hams, was baggageman for the
Hotel "Marlon and was on duty at
the time of his death. He came
here with his family about 1 S
months ago in search of health.
He is survived by his wife, three
daughters, Miss Carla, Miss Mer
rlon and Miss Ethyl Mae William?
and by two sons, Curtis and
Lowell. The family home is at
1695 N. Fifth street. Mr. Williams
was a member of the A. F. & A.
M. No. 301 at Bayard, Neb. H
was born in Indiana In 1831. Fun
eral arrangements are in charge
of the Rigdon mortuary.
ously so, and my whole efforts
have been to straighten out what
has been taken as a deep mystery
byHhe press of the country."
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 0
(AP) Ruth McConnell. 28, who
says she was born In Salem, Ore.,
and educated in Portland, denied
herself to the public here tonigbi
while . David O. Meeker, whose '
pursuit of the girl across the con
tinent by train and airplane bar
won much publicity for them both
was arranging to come here by
train from Reno after his second
aerial misfortune on the trip. '
Meeker flew from Salt Lake ta .
southern Oregon on a mysteriout
visit to a ranch there early today,
and his airplane ran r out of gas
oline en route .from the: ranch it-'
Reno, Nov.? -leaving him stranded -
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