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RIGHTO! -"-Each morning The State, man bring you the news of Salem . and Ha vicinity; la concise readable form. Here Is . Oregon's second oldest paper yet one- progressive, newsy. WEATHER i lair today. Foggy. Some-' what colder. Northerly wind. Max. - tetnp?ratarr Mbnrtay 64 Mia. 37. River i No raln.Rala 8mLy .31. -- w Wo Ftwor Sew ; Vo Fecr Shd Atlt" JET S&ilt SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 315 Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, March 19, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS -1 ' X mm IS Sill 1 EN FUNDS MISSED Murder Declared Cause of Max M. Beaver's Death; Inquiry Launched Mayor of Salt Lake Sending Emissary. to Interview Mystery Witness SALT LAKE CITY. Mar. 18. (AP) A coroner's Jury late to day brought in a verdict that Max M. Beaver, Salt Lake City treas urer, was murdered, beaver was found dead in the apartment of E. J Colvin, city dog tax collector, soon after a shortage in the treas urer's office had been revealed by auditors. The verdict read that BeaTer met death "by a person or persons unknown." While the inquest was In pro gress today, an emissary pf Mayor John F. Mowman was speeding to Los Angeles In an airplane to In terview a witness whom the may or expects can throw some light on the shortage in the treasurer's office. Bowman refused to reveal the name of the mystery witness. "Someone Else," Is Guilty; Suggestion The witness, said to be a for mer city official, Is reported to have quoted Beaver as saying: "An audit won't matter so much to me but it may to someone else." Earl J. Wixcey, secretary to the when a letter was received in Salt Lake by the mayor's office in mayor was sent to Los Angeles .which the witness told of an inter view with Beaver. "My Informant," Mayor Bow man said, "tells me by letter that Beaver called on him last fall in Los Angeles and expressed worry over a report that an attempt was being made to secure a general audit of the city treasurer's ac counts." Mayor Bowman quoted the wit ness as saying that he advised Beaver to forget the audit and try to regain his health. 'I IB DEFENSE SACRAMENTO. Mar. . IS. CAP) Counsel for Judge Carlos S. Hardy of Los Angeles on trial for impeachment by the state senate for alleged misdemeanors la office in connection with the alleged kidnapping of Aimee Sem ple Mcpherson attacked four of the five articles of impeachment today, on grounds, that no crim inal offense wa3 committed. Objection to the sufficiency of fve articles contained in the bill of impeachment filed by the as sembly was presented by Rex Hardy, son of the Judge and one of his corp of defense attorneys and by Ray E. Nimmo, Los An geles lawyer. Sufficiency of the fifth article of. impeachment, charging Judge Hardy with misconduct of the trial of William Edward Hickman executed slayer of Marian Park er of Los Angeles will be attack ed by Frank M. Carr. another Hardy attorney as the senate re convenes as a high court of im peachment tomorrow. Bottle Thrown At Sen. Heflin By Anti-Kluxers BROCKTOX, Mass., Mar. 18. (AP) A bottle thrown at the au tomobile of United States Senator J. Thomas Heflin as he was leav ing a hall here tonight struck and injured police Sergeant Stephen J. Kryan. Senator Heflin, speaking cruW the auspices of Mayflower K!an N'o. 2. Realm of Massachu fp'?. Ku Klux Klan, was greeted itn jeers, but there was no other disturbance. spring upenm As Merchants For Treasure Sprint; with Its ever changing yet ever appealing attractions for young and old alike will be of ficially ushered Into Salem Thurs day nUht. March 21, when the Sa lem Advertising club with the co operation of the city's merchants, sponsors the annual Spring Open of store windows and the ae co vipanylng celebration. From shortly after 7 o'clock, whn the combined bands of Sa lom high school and Parrlsh Jun ior high school will begin a pro pram on State street until the fin al dance has been enjoyed at the Crystal Gardens, the evening will b one of continued merriment. 7:SO Big Honr At 7:30 o'clock on all the Greets, windows of the various 'tores will be unveiled to present o the public's attention the finest plays the city has yet seen. New Kits and coats, new fabrics and frocks the new of every descrip- .on will be available for the iwv viewing. 'S CK Co-Ed Stars . -j y v . - "r f '.-r : si iii- :."''-; "' ' imf . "5. f ' A , . S I f :i V t ID it A vrT'v J I r, V 1 '; Slinging words is a pleasant pas time for most girls, bat It is a serious business for these pretty co-eds. who are debaiors at the University of Oregon. Top to bot tom: G!ady Clausen. Lavina Hicks and Florence MrXrrney. A busy schednl? has been arranged for Oregon debating teams this year; Police, Not Bride, Take Poor Negro PORTLAND. Ore., Mar. 18. (AP) Fred Witcher. negro, is like the man who, if he had some bacon would have bacon and eggs if he had the eggs. If the law hadn't mistaken Wit cher for a robber he would have been married today if he hadn't been in jail. Late Sunday night H. Elifman and son surprised a negro who had entered their home. On the same night Mrs. Amos Pierce awoke to find a light burning and saw a negro entering her room but who fled when she screamed. Fleet police chased two negroes who answered descriptions fur nished by Slifnian and Mrs. Pierce. They caught Witcher but he could not be identified and denied any connection with either of the rob beries. . - Witcher was to have been "mar ried this afternoon. "Guess mah weddin's off to day." he grinned. "Well all git married day after tomorrow." ' ' : Pocatello Quintet Wins Hoop Title MOSCOW. Ida.. Mar. 18. (AP) Pocatello high school, dark horse of the Idaho Interscho lastie Title tourney, battled Its way to a 23 to M victory over Coeur d'Alene high school for the 1929 state basketball champion ship tonight. . - ; Give Tickets Hunt Contest ,; One of the features this year will be an auto show but Instead of holding It in the streets of the city as was heretofore the cus tom, each auto dealer WR1 he host la his own show room for the vis itors who wish to see the saason's newest car models. Treasure hunt prizes will be advertised at the downstairs' showrooms of all par ticipating dealers. . , At 9 o'clock In the evening, a publie dance Is to be held in the Crystal Gardens with, the admis sion set at SOe to allow everyone opportunity to attend. lOO Friar Available . ' Merchants will continue distri bution of treasure . hunt ; tickets each day this week until Thursday night. At that time lucky numbers will be drawn and announcement will be made in all the windows of firms about town, telling ticket holders which tickets entitle them to a prise. Upwards of 100 rate able prizes will be given during the hunt. - ' - - I ffuomeswear REBEL FORGES mow FOUND 1 FULL RETREAT Mexican Uprising Fails When Torreon Stronghold is Hastily Evacuated Army of General Escobar is Reported 100 Miles to Northward of City MEXICO CITY. Mar. 18. (AP) The government tonight an nounced that some rebel leaders in the north. Including Governor Caraveo of Chihuahua, had sued for peace through the Mexican consul at El Paso and had sought to negotiate with the federals for the end of the revolution. Pres ident Portes GU was said to have telegraphed the consul that he could not treat with traitors and that disloyal generals and respon sible leaders must face the conse quences. JUAREZ. Chih.. Mar.. 18. (AP) General Jose Gonsalo Es cobar, commander-in-chief of tne Mexican revolutionists who earlier today, arrived with his command at Escalon. after having been driven out of Torreon by the Med lean federal army, sent word to rebels here tonight that he ex pected to meet federal forces In a major engagement wltnin 24 hoars. By The Associated Press . The main army of the Mexican revolutionists was in retreat Mon day night 100 miles north of tht (Turn to Pace 2, Column 1.) United States Forces Ready to Halt Rebel Attempt to Cross Border WASHINGTON. Mar. 18. (AP) Movement of more American-troops to the Mexican bord er was in progress today presum ably with a view of reenforcing American Immigration officials as a precautionary step to stem a possible wholesale tide - of rebel entry into this country. Acting on his own authority, Major-General William Lassiter, commander of the 8th army corps area, at San Antonio, ordered a platoon of cavalry from Fort Bliss, El Paso, to Columbus, N. M.. and directed Brigadier-Gen eral George Van H. Moseley, Jr., commander of Fort Bliss, to make an Investigation of general condi tions at the border cityjof Colum bus. Officials Careful In Use of IT. S. Troops These orders were communi cated to the war department and while no further instructions were sent from Washington the' ladica- (Tufn to Pag-e 2, Column 1.) , 14, is Albert Bragg. 14-year-old Mt. Anel school lad. is la the.Deaoon- ess hospital here with the thumb and two fingers off the right hand and one of his eyes pierced so that saving it is despaired of, as a result of a dynamite explosion shortly after 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. Details of the . accident are L meagre, but it is believed he' was playing with a cap wnen tne ex plosion ' occurred. His - fingers were torn off, necessitating trim ming. Although' the boy Is suf fering some from shock, ft is be lieved that he will raeover. - Al bert is the soa of Mr. and Mrs. George White. . - ' . Disappearance oi Ship's Officer Is Puzzling Matter PORTLAND. Ore., Mar. (AP) The disappearance x of Al len S. Gates, third officer of the freighter Horace Luckenbach, at sea will remain one of tht van solved mysteries of the deep In the opinion of Harry Eaton, district manager of the Luckenbach com pany. '- The mate left the wheel house early Friday morning while . the vessel waa inbound and was never seen after that A thorough in vestigation was conducted aboard the ship by Eaton and representa tives of the united states aepart ment of Justice Saturday afternoon.-: fV : i" "'"TV - .- - ' ' DEATH BARELY MISSED ", ' f PORTLAND. Ore., Mar. 1 8. (AP) Fred Woodward.. Trout dale, narrowly: escaped death to day when he -leaped . to safetly when a slide of earth and rock buried his truck on the Columbia River highway east of Troutdale. The highway was , blocked "four hours.' IEWN TROOPS BUSHED TO BORDER HUM OIK Gtsi Flashes When 2 Coast Men Meet; Fred L Fox Killed NEWPORT, Ore., Mar. 18. (AP) Fred L. Fox, re siding near Harlan, was shot and killed today. For la said to have been slain by O. S. Neal as the re sult of a neighborhood quar rel. Authorities-here aay that Neal was riding horseback and met Fox' driving a wa gon to Bnrntwoods. As Neal approached, according to an thorttkw, Fox leaped from the wagon and harled vile names at the horseman, at the same time threatening to "beat him up." Neal endeavored to r.'de pdst Fox, according to po lice, bat Fox pulled Neal 0 revolver and slew him, then telephone Sheriff Horsetail. Deputy Plank and District Attorney Conrad brought Neal to Jail here. An inqneet is scheduled tomorrow. Li BANKRUPT GRANT Ex-Assistant to Attorney General Waits Action of Grarir) Jury i - Harold L. Cook, until recently an assistant to the attorney gen eral, and now residing In the Polk county Jail to await action of the.grand Jury, filed a petition in bankruptcy in federal court at Portland Monday, according to word reaching Salem Monday night. Liabilities were listed at 87286.40 with assets 215. Cook was arrested recently on a statutory charge involving a1 West Salem boy. Failing to pro duce ball he was placed in the county Jail at- Dallas. Word from Dallas late Monday indi cated that the Polk county grand Jury will meet about the last of this month, and either an indica tion or a not true bill will be returned at that time. Cook has lived in Salem for maor years and for some time was prominent in boy scout ac tivities. He graduated from the Willamette law school in 1926 and was admitted to the bar the same year. Automatic Morse Machines Bring on Operator Strike NEW YORK, Mar. 18. (AP) Installation of automatic tele gram printing machines to re place Morse code instruments and the employment of cheaper labor to work them caused a strike of some of the Morse operators em nloved bv the Wall street broker age firm of Logan & Bryan today. Just how many of the com pany's 260' Morse operators here and in its thirty branch offices in this country and Canada, had answered the strike call could not be determined accurately for company and- union statements were widely divergent. As Racer Met r v t amu' Central Press telepboto, above, of D COOK ASKS Fbk, snapped just after Lee Bible, who piloted the machine, net death, crashing into sand due near the finish line. Bible had been clocked an honr. Below is a view of the flalsh line, where Bible lost - control of the car. 'The car in the; lower nlctnre Is driven by Major H. O. D. Begrave, English racer, who set a mark of 2S1 miles an honr'on the tnree days previous. j COVER AREA 1 0 :s S Alabama River Spreads Unti Situation Becomes More Critical Than Ever Many Reported Clinging to Trees to Escape Death In Raging Torrents MONTGOMERY. Ala., Mar. 18. (AP) The Alabama river, tis Ing and spreading out until it is 10 miles wide in places, has In undated an area estimated to be several times as large as, that flooded last week hy the Pea river and Its tributaries. First news of the new danger ous situation in four Alabama counties was brought here today by aviators while plans for re- hlbllltatlon of the flood-stricken towns and communities in the Pea river section were being put in execution. Major W. R. Weaver, com mandant of Maxwell field, report ed to Governor Bibb Graves that people were clinging 4o trees" in the newly flooded area, and the governor himself flew over the section, remaining in the air for three hours: Lieutenant John F Gill, pilot of another plane esti mated the flooded area to be ten times that of the Geneva-Elba district. Lrge Proportion of People Are Negroes Lieutenant Gill said the river Is ten miles wide at Primrose, Wil cox county. Primrose is about 40 miles southwest of Selma. - It is in a horseshoe formed by the riv er. No report has been received from Miller's Ferry, five miles west of Primrose which is also on a horseshoe. Wilcox county is In the heart of the famed black belt section, a (Turn to Pare 2, Column 4.) S Rehabilitation Work Started In South Coast States; Disease js Fought ATLANTA, Mar. 18. (AP) Receding waters today Improved conditions rapidly in most of the flood swept regions of the sputh la which the known death list stood at 20 and property damage at several millions of dollars. Two principal exceptions were noted. One was in the lower reach es of the Flint river, "Georgia, and at River Junction. Florida, where the Flint and Chattahootchee riv ers Join to form the Apalachicola. The other was along the Alaba ma river east and south of Mont gomery, Alabama. There new flood menace of such proportions was reported to Governor Bibb Graves that he personally Inspect- (Turn to Page 2, Column 4.) LIE WATERS RECEDING Ifl MM D AREA Death In Effort to Excel the wreckage of the White Triplex , '' Salem High Banned From State League As Discipline Act Order Issued by Athletic Board to Hold Until i Fall ; Baseball, Track and Tennis Schedules Sure to Suffer Suspension from the Oregon state high school athletic association for the remainder the punishment meted out to action of some of its students the district board with a "ducking recently. Definite information that the board of control of the state association when it met here. last Saturday, was released to The Statesman Monday night for the reason that announcement of the ruling was mailed that afternoon to other high had at first intended not to release the information until aft er its letter was in the hands of Salem school authorities. The letter is expected to reach Principal J. C. Nelson of the high school this morning. The suspension was voted. members of the state board said, not in any spirit of enmity against the local school, but in order to protect the interests of orderly athletics in all -of the schools. When told of the board's ac tion, Principal Nelson said that ft was less severe than be had been led to expect, as rumors were cur rent here Monday that the sus pension had been for an entire year. Netsoa Unaware of Trial Hearing" While declining to comment as to the Justice of the punishment, (Turn to Pace S. Column 2.) WILTON HIED TO HEAD STATE CROUP R. T. Bishop Vice President of Organization; Ide to be Manager PORTLAND, Ore.. Mar. 18. (AP) R. S. Hamilton of Bend was named president of the Ore eon state chamber of commerce today when the organization con ducted Its annual meeting. A banquet tonight closed the session. Other officers elected are: R. T. Bishop, Portland, first vice president; L. D. Drake, Astoria, second vice president; John F. Daly, Portland, treasurer. Directors elected from eastern Oregon re: A. C. Miller, Eater prise; Hamilton, Bend; J. E. Akey, Pendleton; from western Oregon: E. W. Mnrphy, Marsh field; I. E. Vining, Ashland; J. F. Miller, Albany. Daly was re-elected director at large and Julius Meier re-elected director of Mult nomah county. W. G. Ide was retained as man ager. R. E. Shepherd of Jerome, Ida ho, principal speaker at the after noon session, president of the Ida ho state chamber of commerce and chairman of the board of the Federal' Land bank, Spokane, asked " for tUTb.erence to the pio neer SDirit .which" Dreraded the old "ftttt(n tcfrrO arr and a. nnltari nf- tfort-tjj develop the resources of the states la which it was divided 0 i v - ; ,f.r 4 racing car- at Daytoaa Beach, after losing control of the car and speeding nt a rat, of 203 nsiles ; :.. .. of the present school year, was the Salem high school for the in threatening; two members of the suspension was voted by schools in the State. The board Heads Parade at Portland Legion Event and Gets Wide Attention Salem's colorful American Le gion drum corps was the center of attraction at the "whoopee" cele bration in Portland Monday, and Salem's delegation of over 100, with Its unique stunt featuring 14 legionnaires in prison stripes, also had a prominent part In the pa rade and other activities. The drum corps led the parade, and the Salem delegation devoted all of its energies to advertising the state convention to be held here in August. The "whoopee" special train was composed of four cars, carrying members of Capital Post No. 9. including the drum corps, the local Legion Aux iliary chapter, and' members of the Albany post.- It was estimated that 1000 Willamette valley resi dents were in Portland at noon Monday to attend the one day convention and the dedication of the new Veterans hospital. A feature of the parade was the massed colors of all auxiliary posts in the state, the color bear ers and color guards extending over a block. Legion posts of Salem, Longvlew, Corvallis, Al bany, The Dalles, Sheridan and Cottage Grove were represented In the parade. (Turn to Fas X, Column 7.) T CHICAGO, Mar. 19. (AP) Mayor Thompson's Anti-British views, which have not appeared in the public prints for some time, today came into prominence again when the libel suit against him filed In superior court by William McAndrew, former superinten dent of schools, was called for trial. The suit was based on a clcru lar sent to American Legion posts in which the mayor in the name of "The Patriots versus McAndrew"! asked the Legion to help him oust McAndrew. Mayor Thompson one of whose campaign pledges was to oust Mc Andrew whom he charged With pro-British sympathies, succeeded in doing so after he filed charges against him which' were being heard by the school board several months after McAndrew's term expired. PATTERSON SEES IJO E Governor Patterson declared Monday he could see no sound reason for litigation to test the constitutionality of the so-called Bell-Schulmerich bill which abol ished the boards of regents of the University of Oregon, the State College and three normal schools and created a board of higher education. . Tha governor made the an nouncement when Informed that Frank J. Miller, of Albany, mem ber of the board of normal school regents, would propose to him Wednesday that a test suit be brought. A meeting of the new board will be held in April and a paid secretary of the board will be es tablished In a Salem office. Wife Turns Down Hubby Who Made Bootleg Liquor Declaring that her husband In sisted that she "Join with him In the making and disposal of illicit liquors," th at ; he took , away the furniture from the farm on which they were living, and that he oth? erwise treated her in a cruel and inhuman manner, Borgehild Erick- son filed suit for divorce here Monday again Emil Erfckson. - SALEM CORPS HAS PROMINENT PLACE 1 nsi HIT n FDR LAWSUIT SllSBlffl FILL VACANCY 1 Wenderotb's Post Filled Before Resignation is Submitted Oden Gets Contract to Put in New Bridge in South Church Street F. L. Wilkinson, realtor,, was elected alderman from the fifth ward following a surprise move by members of the city council at Monday night's meeting to declare the seat of George J. Wenderoth. member of (the council for 12 years, vacant because of TVender oth's removal from the city. David O'Hara. the other mem ber from the; fifth ward, objected to this action, stating that ia fairness to j Mr. Wenderoth ha should be permitted to resign. The resolution declaring the seat ts cant. introduced by Aldermaa Kowlts. carried by a vote of 7 to 1. Acting Mayor Dancy at first ruled that the resolution failed, holding that la majority vote of the entire council was necessary to re move a member. He later changed his ruling when the city attorney failed to find such a provision ia the council regulations. O'Hara Raises Second Objection Mr. O'Hafa also objected Te electing an alderman until the people of the ward should have aa opportunity to indicate their pref erence, but j was again outvoted. Mr. Wilkinson was the only nomi nee, his nanie being placed before the council by Alderman Johnnoa. The vote iras seven for Wilkin son and four for O. E. Albln. An other argument arose over wheth er a majority of the council or majority of those voting, was nec essary to elect; but this was set tled by the j declaration that Mr. Wilkinson was elected. F. L. Oden, Salem builder, waa awarded the; contract to erect the i , . (Turn to jPag-a 2. Column 2.) Dawn-to-Dusk Hop Panama to Texas Fails; Flyer Lands at Tampico MEXICO CITY, Mar. lf. (AP) Wort 'was received here tonight that Captain Ira C. Eaker. balked on his second attempt t make a dawn to dusk flight be tween Brownsville, Texas, and the Canal Zone, had landed safely at 6:30 tonight at Tampico. He will spend the night there and resume his flight to Brownsville tomor row. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Mar. 1. (AP) Captain Ira C. Eaker abandoned his attempted dawn-to-dusk flight; from Panama to Brownsville stopping at Tampico at 6:30 o'clock tonight, the naval radio station! here was Informed Just before $ o'clock tonight. Ne reason was given. Eaker was in good condition, the information said, and would resume his flight probably tomor row. - i Eaker hroaght his little Boeing " plane safely to rest on the Huas teea Oil company field at Tampico, . and will remain there tonight, starting on the 200-mile hop to Brownsville early tomorrow. Two thousand persons who had gathered to welcome the intrepid flier here slowly deserted the field when announcement of his land ing was made. Elaborate plans for a celebration to honor Eaker bad been made. ( This makes . the second failure hy Captain Eaker within a few days to span the distance between Brownsville and the canal in a dawn to dusk flight. His first try was the southbound effort several days ago, wbich was defeated by bad weather j conditions. Here's New ff To Cheer ! Only 10 Ndv Are In Jail Population! of the Marion eoun ty jail dropped to 10 Monday, only four above the low" record that wan established April 1 of last year. The' previous recent. -low record was ,12. reached Friday of last week. This record was the lowest since April C' 1928, when theft were 12 confined in the jail. 1 Three men! were released Mon day after the population of the jail had risen to IS. Albert M. Jackman, facing m charge of non support, was released on his own. recognizance after be had appear--ed before Justice of the Peace Small. His case was continued un til 4 p. m. today. J. H. Child,' against whom a similar charge) had been filed, was released. H. I " Williams, bad check " artist, wan sentenced to one year In prison and paroled to B. W. Macy, his at torney. ; ..-v.' - -." ,-. HER FORCED TO ' QUIT LONG FLIGHT ' "' o -L