SMILE!
" 7EATHEIl
t Fair. and .cool i today;
Xorthwiwt winds; Jlax. teio.
pemtnre Thnndaj 09; Hin. '
43; Rain Jl;' Klvr 5.4;
Part dowdy; .Wind south. -
It's a good world in Ore
gon.' The sunshine Is glor
ious and spring is here. Who
; couldn't be happy with such .
a condition.
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nw ffi6r ijajj um;'uo rezr D.zzu act iur aVTwL
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 2
Salem, Orcffon, Friday Morning, March 29
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
k.Afk 8 fef a 0 H U 1X1 I fill I) 2"rv
HUfJTFI
DR EGGS
ENLIVENED BY
mi
Lions Club Gets Merchants
Cooperation in Big
Event Sunday
Kiddies From 1 to 12 Eligi
bie for Big Hunt at
Fairgrounds
It Isn't alone the fun of finding
, v.antfT, eezs hidden in the
grass on tha fairgrounds lawn, and
the fun or eating inem iierwru
hat is in store for Salem child
ren between the ages ot one and
12 incluslye,' at the Lions-club's
annual Easter egg hunt next Sun
For this year the L.Kns . haTe
added a new feat wre;FIfty-one
local merchanta, ; haY accepted
the lnriUtion to-1 participate in
maVlsr the- kiddie HSPP7. ano
their part is as follows?,
Within 'the, wrapping . paper
whieh contains the,eggai;wlU also
in some cases be found a sup wun
a number on it; this number cor
responds to a number on a eara
in the display window of one ot
these 61 stores;. and tws. child wno
finds such a .number, ta adrised
to start out early Monday morning
and look for the corresponding
number which will entitle hinvr
or her to an attraetrre prise.
High School Band
T Cnmislt Concert
Final plans for the erent will
be discussed at the ; lions club
luncheon today., Meanwhile,
Charles Hudkins, chairman ot the
committee In charge, announced
Thursday that another additional
feature would be a concert beiore
the hunt opens, by the high school
band. : - "
The hunt will open officially at
(Turn to Paso 2, Column J.)
McKay Asks Realty Board
to Help Put-Conven-i
tioh Over'- -'
With approximately 20,000 del
egates and Tisitors expected in Sa
lem for the American Legion eon
ention in August and a eonserra
tire expenditure of $200,000 by
them, Salem can well . afford to
put its best foot forward in mak
ing the conTention -r. a " success.
Douglas McKay, commander of the
local Legion post, told the Salem
Realty Board Thursday noon.
Mr. McKay's appearance before
the realtors was a part of the Le
gion's risitations to clrie organis
ations to- ask their cooperation
and moral support in "putting oyer
the conTention. Harold Eakin, Le
gionnaire and assistant Tlce-presi
ident of the First National bank,
was a special guest at the lunch
eon and . introduced immanaer
McKay,
Mr. McKay told ot the manner
In which the conTention is being
financed and said because the Le
gion commission . had made
thorough study of the finances of
former state conventions there 14
no fear that the men who are un
derwritlng the conelaTe will have
to put up any cash; Past 'Legion
conventions haTe paid for, them
selves, he pointed out. -
The commander pointed .to the
service the Legion, has done for
the city, and especiaiiyilts pro
gram for the youths as well as to
ex-soldiers as: deserving- - of the
city's whole-hearted support at
convention time," and also to the
vast amount . of ' advertising the
Legion drum corps has brought to
tli city. Occasional criticisms de
spite the fact the Legion raised
most of the funds' within ' Itself
that the Legion has invested, too
much in the drum corps are hard
ly just when the return to the en
tire city is considered, he said. J.
Oregon Highway
Body Will Hold
,. MeetingToday
, PORTLAND,. OreVMar. 28.
Ai J Bids will be opened tomor
row on a number of highway Jobs
by the state highway commission,
Tonight delegations from various
fiecuons or the state were arriv
ing in the city to attend the ses
sion. The commission of H. B. Van
flu zer, chairman of the road
group, expires and Governor Pat
terson win reappoint him for an
other four year term..
Among the Jobs to be let to
morrow is a section of the cen
tral Oregon highway, between
M?a Hen summit and Burns: a
distance of 18.8 miles. This is to
he surfaced. . , .
AGGIES WIN DEBATE .
h 1 7rh9 0reW SUte college
debating team defeated the Uni
versity of Wyoming tonight to
It? !!ey rel negative
sm of the question: r Resolved,
That the plea of Insanity as de
Tense for crime be prohibited by
PRIZES
f ROlS LEGlfilJ MEET
Backgroumd
At Monitor - Farmhouse
Not
s
Legislature Asks
Data on Smoking '
By College Girls
LANSING, MachU 3Iar. 28.
(AP) A . IcgisUUTe la.
Testigatioa to find ont whe-.
ther there is any truth to a
rumor that rnirersity of
, Michigan co-eds smoke -cig-
arettes and if so, whether "'.
- the cowpaay ' that supplied
'the cigarettes violated law.
" was ordered by the house of V
. representatives today. . .
Cartons of a well-known,
brand were mailed recently
to - hundreds of university
students, co-eds and men
alike. Representatire John
W. Bailey of Grand Rapids
introduced a resolution de
mandlng some thin g'be done.
" The resolation was adopted '
' and a. committee of three
named to do it. ..
Representative Michaeison
of Illinois Indicted by
. Federal Grand Jury
TAMPA, Fla., Mar. 28.-,(APJ
-The Tampa Tribune will say to-'
morrow that Congressman M. Al
fred Michaeison, ot the seventh
IUnois district, was indicted last!
October by a federal grand Jury
at Jacksonville, on a charge of vi
olating1 the prohibition law in
smuggling liquor into Florida
from Cuba, but that no capias or
warrant of arrest has been served
The Indictment . charges, the
newspaper will 'say, that Michael-
son landed at Key West from Ha
vana, his baggage being put
through on an "expedite order,'
from Washington and Jthat' one
bottle, breaking in a trunk at. the
railroad - station at Jacksonville
led to selsure of the trunk 1y
state officers, who A reporting, to
xederai authorities, were instruct
ed to turn it over to them for in
vestigation and handling.
CHICAGO, Mar. 28. (AP)
Comment on the - indietment of I
Representative M. AliraTMicbael-1
son of Chicago, congressman from!
the seventh Illinois district, could I
not be obtained at his home to-1
night. The congressman, who was I
reported tp be under indictment!
at Tampa, Florida on a liquor I
charge,- was said to be In Spring-
tleld,t Illinois. .
MIGHTY ICE GORGE
SLOWLY BREAKS UP
BISMARK. N.- D., Mar. 28.
(AP)After having defied all et -
forts ot army engineers for near
ly a week, one ot the mightiest
Ice gorges on record in this sec
tion of the Missouri river showed
signs ot weakening tonight. Water
was pouring through the middle
ot - the . ice . pack - and around- its
sides, gradually, taking out huge
floes and relieving flood condH
tionsin the bottom lands between I
here ' and Huff. 25 miles south, I
where the gorge formed a week I
BBEH
ago. f ;ithe Mnate ;aad it immediately,
This development, O, . w. Rob-1
erts. federal metorologlst said. In-1
dlcated that the break un of thelnlshed the names.' 'r
gorge - had sUrted. The water I
leTel at Bismatk had dropped to I
14.7 feet tonight, three-tenths oft
a foot below flood stage and Rob-1
erts said the river would continue I
to recede as more water was es-l
caplng below the gorge than, was!
coming in above. . . , - ,
California High Schools
May be Allowed to Have
; Principals
-
OAKLAND,:
CaL,
Mar. 28.
(AP) Branding secret fraterni-
tfes in high schools as subversive
to the principles of democracy
which they, claim should preTail
ia the publle educational system
of California, the association of
secondary school principals today
made ' public its opposition to a
legislative' measure legalising fra
ternities under' faculty : supervi
sion. J :
The bill is being sponsored by
Assemblyman Roy Bishop,' of Ala
meda county, and is now before
the senate, for consideration, it
is reported. ""
principals ' of r California - are
heartily . In disagreement with
Bishop on the measure, a resolu
tion adopted at a recent conven
tion indicates'v: . -.
The associate, accordlnc to lead
ing members, plan a desperate bat-
To
Id
at
Mrs Charles Stetter
Events Leading up to Dynamite Blast
Which Slew Husband and Children
woodburn, Mar. 2&
i,cf iicx wmci woc pictby Jiace ir.ea uy lines oi gnei ai tne
tranc death of her husband and two children, shook her head
with its covering, of bobbed
tify at the coroner iJnquest here tonight, the story of the
marital difficulties which caused Charles R. Stetter to take
his own life and those of Gladys, 6, and Charline, 4, remained AP Three Mexican soldiers, a
locked in her own troubled memory, probably never toL belSf? SSjLffA ?
revealed,
The tragedy occurred at the
Stetter home, a Quarter ot a mile
west of Monitor, at 8:45 o'clock
this morning. As near as can he
i learned, Stetter 'set off a charge
of dynamite beneath a chair on
which he wa sitting with the two
small children upon his knees.
Twice while other witnesses
were testifying at tne . Inquest,
Mrs. Stetter Interrupted; the -first
time to make a minor correction
in the story of L. B. Bliren, neigh
bor who was the first person on
the scene after the tragedy; the
second time her brother-in-law,
Sam Stetter, tersely warned her to
'shut up," and whaterer revela
tion she 'might have made was
withheld.
Much Not Rerealed
Neighbors Believe
Belief that there was . much
that Mrs. Stetter might have told
to clarify the reasons for her hu
band's act, was expressed after
the -Inquest by their neighbors
who attended.
Earlier in the day It
was
learned that the quarrel which
was probably the immediate cause
of the tragedy, occurred Tuesday
night when Mrs. Stetter, 18 years
her husband's Junior, wanted to
accompany a group ot friends to
a skating rink in Salem, and her
husband objected, declaring that
if she went, she need not return.
The result was that she took the
two . children and went , to . his
brother's home nearby. -The
inquest revealed little that
had not already been told, and
the Jury was not long in reaching
the obvious verdict. - It found that
. CTurn to Fag 2, Column .)
G0BB
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iaalO
BATON ROGUE. La.. Mar.; Jf.
(API Governor Huey P. Long
struck' back today,, at those ' who
are seeking his impeachment, and
added Bribery to the "charges
which have come into the flood
lieht through 'activities of the
Louisiana legislature. :
While the house was arranging
details for the start of hearings
on the ' 1m peachment, . Monday
nirht. the" SC-year-old governor
today made the charge that legis
lators had been bribed by tne
Standard Oil company to oppose
his proposed oil tax which was de
feated.
These fresh charges staggered
this, capital, already agog with
sensation over the charges against
their governor, who Is accused la
the eold terms of the impeach-1
ment resolution of plotting mnr-l
der and of eighteen official trreg
nlaritles. large and small.
Br , unanimous vote thaatate
senate adopted a resolation de
manding that the " goTernor name
the -legislators whom :he said ac
cented bribes and name tne oil
company financial agents charged
with paring the- bribes. - A circu
lar issued by the SUte Highway
department, entitled across of
Gold: - Standard Oil company vs.
Hoey P. Long" was presented to
adopted the resoluuon. lata to-i
day, the governor' had not fur-1
! Since the battery ot lmpeach-
ment was turned upon him. Got-I
ernor Long. has not been seen In
public Formerly -he was a fror
quent visitor to the floors of the
legislature where he would con-
fcr with his floor leaders on leg-1
islatlve atrategy.
tie to haTe the hin quashed be
fore it is written into law.
v The opposition of the national
is subscribed to by the California
organization, the resolution states:
' "We condemn these secret or
ganizations,;' because: ., they are
subversive of the principles of
'democracy which should prevail
in the public schools: they are
selfish: they tend to stir up strife J
ana conienuon; iney .. are anoo-
bish: they dissipate energy " and
proper ambition; they. set, wrong
standards; rewards are not earned
by merit but are based on f rater-
nity tows; they are expensive and
foster habits ot I extravagance;
they bring polities Into legitimate
organization, of the schools; they I
detract Interest from - study asdi
all. legitimate elements for good I
these societies claim can be aecom-1
pllshed through llteranr societies
Opposed
of the ichooL" 1
Declines to Testify on
(Special) When Lucille stet -
brown hah and declined to tes
ii
Martin Jensen 'Stays A Of t
More Than 35 Hours,
Beating Thomas
ROOSEVELT FIELD N. T.,
Mar. 28 (AP) Martin Jensen
aet a new solo endurance flight
record of 85 hours, 82 minutes
and 21 seconds today, beating the
time of the late Royal V. Thomas
by eight minutes and 22 seconds.
When he landed at 5:24:55
o'clock this afternoon, his tanks
neia just one gallon of the high
best automobile gasoline he used
during the flight to prove the ef-
ficleney of such fuel.
Declaring himself nntlred hv
tne long grind, Jensen drove away
10 a uaroen city hotel for a short
nap and a dinner before telling
oinis experiences over the air at
broadcastinr station. WOR.
Previous Mark Beaten
By Less Thau Hour
Jensen won the record onlT bv
iue taci nac ine national aero
nautic association does not list
solo records, although they super
vise ana, omciai. time them. To I
beat a record recognised bv the
n. A. A. m nier has to exceed the
preTious official mark br at least !
one nour.
Ever since he left the ground at
1:01:84 o'clock yesterday morn-1
jng. Jensen aaid theiawan
eeeauigiy numpy. and to this Joe
attributed the rapid exhaustion ot
his fuel supply. He expressed the
belief that if he had had smooth
air he could have stayed up for
at least forty hours.
Thomas Gas Drains.
Forcing Him To Land
Thomas, who was killed In an
air accident a week after he "es
tablished his record last May.
came down when be did only .be-1
cause a dump valve in his main 1
fnel tank loosened and let his gas.
olme, of whieh he still had a good I
supply, drain away. -. I
It was Jensen s third attemntl
(Turn te Pag X. Cehnna S.) :
VI
iirciiui
i
IVIU START T
Older hoys of Marlon and Polk
counties . will meet' today at the
T. M. C. A. at J:J9 o'clock for
u 1
Older Boys conference. . Approxi
mately Its boys are expected to
attend. Vocational guidance was
selected by the boys for the back
ground of .work to be eovered at
the meetings. --- ' - -
The three big meetings of the
conference will be at :1S tonight
when they will be .'welcomed to
the affair. and the city, at 9:00
o'clock Saturday morning for ad
dresses br Jim Palmer of the
Portland T. M. C A. and Bean J.
R. Jewell of the school of Toca-
tionax education ; at Oregon : State
college; and at 7: 4 5. that night
when they will have more talks.;
A representative of Mayor Lives-;
ley will welcome the hoys to Sa
lem at the banquet tonight and
ther will be welcomed, on behalf
of Salem high school. Dean Jew
ell will talk on vocational guid
ance. Ivan White, ot the "Y" staff,
will lead In a short get-eeaualnted
program and . responses will be
made-to the welcomes by Mathew
Moehel and Angus Ware of Wood
burn and Stayton respectively. A,
pep rally will precede the ban
auet with Leon Jennison leading
the singing and cheers.
If-, T. v .
fllcl IxenneuV IS
Reticent About
:XiHr testimony
S ACnFtAMCNTO.' Mar.1 IS.
(AP)4-Mrs. Minn! Kennedy,
mother cf rrs7Aimeo Sample Me-
Fhersor evangelist, teiegrapnea
members of the assembly board of
managers - from Seattle tonight
that aha did not want them to go
north to take her deposition tor
use In the impeachment trial of
Superior Judge Carlos 8. Hardy
until after other witnesses hare
testified x - if ;- I w
: William Bornblower Aid "Wal
ter Little, members ot the board,
declared they would leave for Se-
attle tonight as onginauy pian
SOLO
nil
FUGIIT MM SET
RDYS
HQ E
aed.
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STORE KILLS 5
One Girl and Three Mexican
Soldiers Among those
, Losing Lives
rGcrman Expert Also Slain as
mm,.nM:A- riMA Tam
Ammunition Depot-TOm
by Explosion
CALEXICO, CaL, Mar. 28.
day by the explosion of nine-kegs
of explosives - and thirty .aerial
bombs stored in a brick ammuni
tion building at the Mexican fed
eral garrison at Mexican, across
the border line.
The soldiers killed were Msxlr
can guards posted at the ammu
nition building, which was located
on the Packard ranch of the Colo,
rado river landing company, five
"I0? ets MexicaU proper. The
Mexlcan federal government sev
era! days ago obtained permission
to use the building for storage of
war materials. Francisco Kenneth
was the bomb maker killed in the
explosion. : . - '
Bricks Finns; Many
Hundred Feet Away
The blast, which hnried bricks
rrom we oemousnea duuuibs ivr
a a . a . m m flAf.
many hundred feet, was heard and
felt in Calexico and on Imperial
valley ranches several miles away.
Hurua Martinez, secretary of
state for Baja California, stated
that the building was valued at
212,000 and that the loss in ex
plosives and bombs would total
.about six hundred dollars.
Mexican Is the ciril and mili
tary headquarters of Governor
Abelardo Rodriquez ot Baja Cali-
(Turn to Pas 2, Column L)
flEBEGnlHG
n
Automobiles Commandeered
for Secret ; Expedition
rv AQainsfF cdcrsSr
KOGALE9. Sonora. Mar, 28.
AP) Virtually eTery motor ve-
hicia on the streets of this city.
at least one ot them owned by an
Arizona firm, were commandeered
late today v and taken , to rebel
headquarters for - troop transpor
tation to some unannounced des
tination. Presumably troop s!
ware to be taken to Mesoulte, So-
1 COUNTER II
nora, sixty miles west ot here.t Dasine88es which develop the Sa
which was reoorted captured byiera cbmmunitv.
federals early today.- I
i f,nit.r'firtn In Korales. I
miu4 a h American !
consul here that one of their driv
ers had been stopped by rebel sol
diers and forced to take his track
to ; rebel headauarters while on
the Mexican side of the boundary
on business. - " X"4- '
Cars were stopped In - the
streets and passengers forced to I
aMiht, , The automobilea were
driven by soldiers to the encamp-1
ment of the insurgents. ,
- JUAREZ. Chih., Mar. 21.
I API Official resorts received
1- - . - - , . I
killed by rebel forces. A Captain
Parrel was shot down, at Jimenez
when he attempted an air raid on
Jimenez, and Captain Alfredo Ce-
ballos was shot down near Quad-
alajara on March 24, the report
said. "These' two . deaths have
been confirmed ' by
the; enemy,1
the report ended.
Firm's Official
In Law's Toils
r!V J5Vf TTJ rUcto,
v" VMtu 1
, PORTLAND. Ore.. Mar. It.-
f AP Accused in a format com-1
plalnt with obtaining money
der false pretenses and: charred I
in a c!tIT action with converting
to his own uses assets and funds
of the - Oregon Auburn company,
in the approximate value of $10,
000, John Gilkyson. 32, nntil re
cently secretary-treasurer : of: the
firm; was arrested today, ' j v t
- BaU was fixed at 12500. Gilky
son Turniaaed bail , and was re
leased. . ::--.
It is alleged' the treasurer , ap-
, proprtated funds . for 1 an automa-
bUe to his own use.
Klamath Indian
l- Is Convicted on
J r1-
IllUrder Charge
, .
PORTLAND, Ore.uMar. 28.
(AP) Perry John, 20, Klamath
Indian,' was found guilty today by
a jury In federal court ot killing
William. Ward, white. Chlloquln,
Ore logger, on the night of Feb
ruary t In the course of a canned
heat orgy.
The jury took hut a single bal
lot to find John guilty ot second
degree murder aa charged in tne
Indictment, Sentence was set for
a ween rrom Honaay oy reaerai
Judge MeNary who tried the casclket early in the session when the
Young HerbatWork
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Herbert Hoover, Jr., has accepted a place with a Los Angeles
airplane transportation company. He is shown at his desk. :
Ladd & Bush Has Its 60th
Birthday Today; History
i Of Institution is Notable
i -
Bank Started by Asahel
I -
s . . i r
wutstanaing rmance rirms on voast;
Constructive
Roll back sixtv vears of
; cu .
iu uHKiu. in buvu b ucivaitvi
-i-l ii i i. j .
cap i Lai, ine new canKing iirra
doors. ' '
Reconstruct the scene! No pavements, no street lights,
a scattered town, this now beautiful capital of the state.
But Asahel Bush thought a first-class bank was a civic
necessity and placing $25,000 with an equal amount fur
nished by W. S. Ladd the new institution was chartered in
1868 as a state bank, the opening being delayed until the fol
lowing year. April 1 was to have been the day for beginning
but this was considered by Mr. tfusn as a poor day to start a
bank and thus it was that March 29 60 years ago today
became the anniversary of the
tablishment.
Fame Grows
Throughout the coast, in tact
throughout the' nation the fame
of this Institution has gone.
Known far and near as a bank ot
Droved security and the utmost
integrity, it has succeeded under
the leadership of iU two presi-
dents, the late Asahel Bush and
the present president, A. N. Bush,
to afford great help to the grdw-
lng industries of Salem. Up to
the present day, its local loans
have been far in excess of its
hdaA Investment, the bank having
rweB eerv encouragement to
A host of Interesting facts are
revealed as the bank starts its
ntxtv-firat rear. The site and
(Turn to Paca X, Column 1.)
II
II
CHERBROUGH, France, Mar.
fs. (AP) The Cunard anchor
liner Transyivai - wu;i w
liner Transylvania, whien went
bor early today, was saxe in am
port of Cherbourgh tonight and
all her passengers, including many
Americans Vera en route torari-
ous destinations. -; v f
The ships, which was standing
inside the port, will enter drydoek
tomorrow'morning.
Investigation into circumstances
of the accident will be made
later. Meanwhile preliminary in
spection , Indicated that the ship
had a big hole in her port side
about 100 feet from the bow, nec
essitating rather extensive pateh-
lng before she vrfll be able to pro-
eeed to Gl
Glasgow
The. Transylvania, under com-
mand of Captain Robert Ersklne,
was returning from a Mediterran-
ID
iir;FR RUNS
AGROIuVD OFF
COAST
an-jean cruise. She rah aground in a
hearr loz and carter geiungou
proceeded to Cherbourg under her
own power. .-,
ks Rally Strongly
XMMohey GDbwn7
Points to
X NEW TORK; Mar.' 28--(AP)-f
Call money dropped today , from
15 to t per cent and the, stock
market, which had passed through
one of the most drastic reactions
im lw.nmory wneniae raw wm
boosted to 20 per; cent on Tues-
I Am. lJMfail l' anatW nM4l.
tyCkj a axltAUAvA avaa. Mtvuv syvvwv
ular rally whieh carried scores, of
Issues an S3 to $17.25 a share.
Based on the Associated ' Press
and other leading indices, the
market has fully recovered ail the
ground lost earlier in the week.
Although the losses of thousands
of speculators who sold on the
decline run into millions of dol
ars, - ' . 4 ' i--- - -
Canadian Money Is
Attracted By Bates
Some selling came la to the mar-
1 -
Bush Grows to One of
I
r
Policy Pursued
eventful historv and todav be-
nnonfAJ
kni Kn AAA .
uui nitu jrtwv aii aiu uji
t ii -n i i, pa I
oi jaaa x uusn wiu open us
founding of this banking es
SEVERELY DAMAGED
TC-5 Whirled' Nearly Mile
.by High Wind and Hits
Near Train Depot
NAVAL AIR STATION. Lake
burst, N. J., Mar. 28. (AP)
Whirled nearly a mile by a high
wind, the army's non-rigid dirig
ible TC-6, was badly damaged late
today in. a crash near the Lake
hurst railroad station. Two men
were slightly injured. Captain
John McCallougn, in command of
the ship and a seaman member of
the landing crew at the naval sta
tion, The accident occurred as the
dirigible was being brought to the
ground the second time and the
land force of 100 men was prepar
ing to walk the ship to the huge
hangar. The blimp was about a
quarter mile away from the shed
when a gust of wind caught It
near the. stern and partly ripped
one ot the bags. Straining to break
away,- a second gust threw It up
into the air- and dragged the
ground men -several hundred feet.'
Captain MeCulloush rhad step
ped out of the ship just before the
wind; took hold .and together with
the seamen he was hauled ahoat.
As-it broke away. . the rip cord
controlling the amount of hel-
lam gas In the - bags : became
caught emptying-them and allow
ing the wind to tear at the fabric.
When it came down near the rail
road . tracks it was found the en-
Telope had been torn to tatters.
TRACT CATCHES FTRB
NEWARK, 3i. J- Mar. 28.
(AP) Ten persons were injured
and 60 others became panic
stricken as a publle service trol
ley caught tire tonight and sped
for nearly a block out of control.
as
Ml DIRIGIBLE IS
Eight Per Cent
call money rate was , posted hut
this, was quickly absorbed." Cana
dian, and out of ' town banks at
tracted by the , high rates which
carry Ter the week-fend ? sent
fresh supplies of funds hero and
the rate dropped.' suceesslrely . to
12, 10 and 8 per cent. One insti
tution at least, the First National
bank, headed by the veteran cap
italist, George F. Baker, stood ad
amant, renewing loans today and
yesterday at 20 per . cent. The al
ternatlTe held out to brokers who
regarded this as too high to pay
them off, - "'.
neary Profit Taking .-:
Causes Slight Drop
With the market closed tomor
row and Saturday, many traders
toqk profits in the last trading
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FBDGUILJ
I Jury Recommends Sentence
of Life Imprisonment;
Deliberation Long
Corvallis Youth is Convicted
of Murder In First De
. gree at Corvallis
CORVALLIS. Ore., Mar. 28.
f AP) Lama Bryaht, 20, charged
with stabbing to death Lewis
(Hip) Dlckerson, Oregon State
grid star, was found guilty ot"
first degree murder tonight by tie
jury which deliberated. more than'
six hours. The Jury recommend
ed life imprisonment. .-"
The, Jury' received the case at-
actw o'clock this afternoon and r
turned the verdict at 11:20 o'clock
tonight.
Sentense will be passed at 10
o'clock Monday morning. Judge
Skipworth announced.
Immediately following the
Jury's verdict, Mrs. Bryant cof."
lapsed and was supported in the
arms of her son. A physician wan
summoned and she was taken tu
her home.
Bryant phows No
Emotion At Verdict
Bryant grimly took the verdict
without a show of emotion. Them
was no demonstration by his mo
ther and other members ot the
family who were in the courtroom
when the Jury filed in.
The verdict brought to a close
one of Oregon's outstanding mur-
der trials. The stsbbing occurred
?r,T th morning of December
it Wben Brvant acconted nfrkevw
3 ui.m.w
(Turn to Pas? 2. Column 4.)
I
F
QtJinrior
neponer
on Local Paper
Sufferer From Nerv
ous Breakdown
Paul Payton Farrlngtpn, 81, re
porter for the Salem Capital 'Jour-'
nal, was found dead In his bed at
the T, M. C. A. about 3:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. The physician
who was called said Mr. Far ring-
ton had been dead five or sit
hours. Persons in adjoining rooms
said they had heard him moving
about at t o'clock that morning.
While the cause of his death was
not definitely established, it wan
belleTed due to natural causes, as
there was no evidence to the con
trary. He was in his night attire.
Mr. Farrington had been active
in newspaper work for a number
of years, working on papers in Salem,-
Eugene, Portland, Klamath
Falls, Butte.- Mont., and Brooklyn.
N. T. He was employed by the
Capital Journal for several years
beginning in 1118. About a year
ago he returned to Salem and was
engaged for a time in publicity
work; for the Elsinore theatre. He
returned to the Capital Journal i "
February of this year. He was
regarded as one of the most bril
laat writers ever employed on
Salem newspaper.
. Attended TJ. of O. . , .
Formerly a resident of Eugene
Mr. Farrington attended the CnK
rersity of Oregon, taking work ls
journalism. He was a member of
Phi Delta Theta fraternity.'.
Ho la surriTed'by his parents -Mr.
and Mrs.-E. A .Farriagten of K
Eugene; a brother, A. C. Fairing
ton of Eugene; three sisters, Mar
garet Farrington of Eugene, Mra
Ruby Goundry of Rochester, N.
and Mrs Grace Hoffman of Port
land. - - - " . .. i -
- - The body is in charge ot the
Rlgdoa - mortuary here, and wilt
be shipped today to Eugene for
funeral services,' arrangements for
which had not ; been completed -Thursday
night,
While In the east Mr. Farrlng
ton suffered a nervous breakdown
from which he only partially re
covered. ; t-'V-. ":':: - . i v " r '
CANADIANS AJfGRT ,
TORONTO, Mar. .28. (AP) '
The Toronto Telegram today said
that Port Credit and Bronte fish
I erment are highly Incensed at the
appearance among their fleets of
a United States rreTenne; cutter
, with guns fore and aft.'
Statesman-Capitol ;
Children's Matinee
This Coupon and ; five cents
wffl admit any child to See and
Hear the amazinc chapter play,
fTARZAN THE MIGnTY"
. Fridajr and.Satordaj
-yf-p;) Matinees-;. '
. Prom Two Until Five
BERT LTTELL tm ' '
Lon WolTs DaushtcT
A. part talking picture .
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