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SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 13
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Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, April 11, 1929
PRICE FIVE CENTS
iiliS
Central Arkansas and Parts
of Missouri Are Swept
3 by Terrific Gale
e!epne,eJegraph,Unes
J Dpwnin; Many,Sections"
! of Stricken Area i
V LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 10.
. (AP) A tornado from , oat of
, the northwest swept throng n
north central Arkansas early to
night, leaving a death toll of at
least 20' persons with Indications
It might mount' considerably, a
large number of injured and
'heavy damage,.
The storm apparently wreaked
greatest haToe near Swlfton, north
of Newport, where sixteen -bodies
had been recoTered Tef ore mid
night. Alicia,. a fe miles north
of Swif ton, also was reported to
hare had serenl deaths, but tele
S phone and telegraph lifies were
' l; f down and the reports iequld not
be yerified. '
At Swif ton the rapidity with
which th death-toll was increas
ing caused - predictions that - It
would reach forty or fifty, when
all communities In that section
had been heard from. . rr rr
Entire Village ',
la Demollsbed --- ,:'-
All halldings In the little com
munities of New Home and Pos
sumcrop, with a few score inhab
itants, were reported demolished
and no Information was available
- as to the number; of dead or In
, jared.' ' ' ' ' '
Truck loads of men left Swlfton '
. tohlght to aid In relief work and
" search for bodies. Doctors and
nurses were sent from Newport,
the center ol ttVit work.
Accurat ereports were lacking
because of crippled " communica
tion lines, but residents of Swlf
ton, nearest the stor mcenter, said
It left' a wide 'path of destruction.
Farm houses were demolished and
. - in some instances carried long dis
tances. r; ; ' '
Two or three -entire families
were "buried under ' debrl. where
their bodies were found later.
: Relief work was difficult be
cause the country Is sprasely set
tled and the stricken settlements
afe miles apart. Roads, were al
most impassable, owing to a
heavy rain which preceded the
: storm.
The tornado followed rain and
hall storms in many sections of
the state. lr
Rex San ford, chairman" of the
boy scouts camp committee, Wed
nesday received consent from Miss
Martha Woodward, Kellogg, -Idaho,
for the boys to use her farm
land four miles above Mehama. for
a summer camp. The land is ' on
the Little North Fork of the North
. Santlam, 38 miles from Salem,
and Is an ideal location for' the
scout group. An excellent wim
mlngi pool is at hand there. The
camp committee will sign a 10
year lease for the 15 acres It 'is
: proposed to use, according to pres
ent plans. s r
Local scouts have nerhad a
permanent summer camii.'' - and
"- with the acquisition-' of these
"grounds outdoor activity of the
summer months is expected to
hold more lure than ever for the
youth. Camp usually begins early
In July. . 'f ,T -...r'j
Hubbard: IVonM
H as fellowship
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NEW t)RLEANS, April. 10.
CAP) Sally Hughes Schrader' of
Hubbard, Ore., today- was f an
nonnced as winner, of; the Sara
Bellinger research fellowship by
the fellowship committee-of the
American Association of rjnijer
Ity women. ' - - '
Dr. Schrader fa instructor In bi
ology at Bryn Mawr. . '; ,;
DarihgDa;
BOY SCOUT S CAMP
SITE all mm
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ylight
At Local Hofel Nets But , '
Few Cents
' ' Bold daylight burglars entered
'P the upstairs hallway of the Arjgo
hotel annex Tuesday afternoon
toiie time between J. S and 4
4 1 o'clock, nn screwed 'pay" tele
phone from the wall, severed the
- wire connections- and walked off
J wlth .the instrument, undoubtedly
: ; tn the hope of garnering a harvest
V' of nickels by breaking open the
, I t " According to 'employes of t the
v- hotel. , this telephone was little
r used, 'and It was unlikely x that
I; there were more than a few coins
vj in it. No trace of the thieves nor
the telephone has beenfound. A
'- report was not made to the police
knntil Wednesday. . 's
jr ,,; rAnambennaid ; at the - hotel
said she had seen two men, one
Building Code Committee,
Recomm ends Jenson for
Meeting Held Wednesday Night to Consider
, Mayor Livesleys Request in Matter
Of Employment of Inspector
' L. L. Jensen, "appointed
as building inspector following - the resignation of William
Lainjr, will be recommended
for retention in that office for
council, meeting next juonaay nignu .
This. was announced Wednesday by members of the code
committee; in view of. " the
earlier-in the week that he would favor election of the per
son whom the committee should select. " -ii " - -
In commenting upon their
decision, members of the com-
miuee saia tnat aitnougn nu
merous persons have been im
portuning them and the coun
cil members for support in their
candidacy for the office, none ap
peared to be any better qualified
to perform Its duties than Mr.
Jensen, who has the additional
advantage that he has been on the
Job for several weeks and Is there
fore more familiar: with Its duties
and problems than anyone else
who mlght.be available,
Jensen Slakes Xo
Act ire Campaign
Strange to say,-Mr. Jensen has
been, the committeemen said, the
only.candidate who has made no
active campaign for, the appoint
ment Since he has been in of
fice, difficult problems have pre
sented themselves and have been
handled satisfactorily, they added.
The principal factor considered
In recommending Mr. Jensen was
his experience on the job, since it
Is a new position, which is prac
tically being created rather than
one which la well - established, a
fact which makes It particularly
inadvisable to change the person
nel, according to members of. the
committee. - , .
Mr. Jensen hag been engaged In
the business of architect and con
struction superintendent in Salem
for a number of years.
Members of ; the building" code
committee . are Carl , Armprlest,
CuylerVan Patten, W.'M. Hamil
ton and W. C Dyer.
It is - reported that a consfder-i
able number-of men actively : en
gaged in various phases ,of build
ing construction, also favor Mr.
Jensen's retention in the office."
McDowell ft
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SaysWifie
Took $300
, Ralph McDowell went home one
night with $300 In bills received
from the sale of his car. He put
the money "under " his pillow; but
like old Mother Hubbard, when he
awoke - In- the morning, not . the
cupboard, but the coverlet' was
barv'r'-;Wi r-'--::
la the night; claims McDowell,
his wife had stealthily removed
the money and deposited it as pay
ment on a -car she was purchasing.
McDowell therefore feels - that
he was more abused, than abusive
and sets forth his position in an
answer filed Wednesday in circuit
court In reply to a complaint made
there- recently "by- his wife who
asks a divorce and a $1500 cash
settlement . ,-
-McDowell allege that his wife
left his home voluntarily but pre
vious to her departure had been
in the habit; of entertaining there
in men and women of questionable
character. -' " -
City Beautiful
Campaign Made
X By Garden Club
' . Careful plans for as extensive
etty : beautiful campaign to ba
sponsored, by tha Garden club . of
Salem were- outlined .Wednesday
night by a committee of -that or
ganization. ; Several, hundred dol
lars worth of prizes are to be of
fered home owners who enter, the
contest and win. t)n the commit
tee making the. arrangements are
Harry Pearcy, T. -A. v. Doerfler,
Robert Shinn. and Mrs. W. B.
Johnston. . ' . Vii?- .. .
andTelepHbiie
dressed in khaki and leather put
tees and the other In a brown suit,
in the hallway shortly., before the
theft was discovered. They de
parted in an automobile which
had been parked on Commercial
street.;.. v!w-v
.; Two other burglaries were . in
vestigated - by the Salem police
Wednesday, The -Homer- Cross
residence at 1107 Ttr street had
been ransacked and some bedding
stolen. An automobile robe , was
thought at first to have been taken
also, but tt was found- In 3. the
house later.-- . - z-: f.x
Plombers " tools and snppUes'
were. stolen from a new house at
1040 j Electrlo avenue in which
Nelson . t Bros.; - were - installing
plumbing. ,
Burglary
several weeks ago temporarily
by the building code committee
an indefinite period, at the city
statement1 by ' Mayor Livesley
IS
FINISHED BY COURT
160 Miles to be Completed
in Next 5 Years Under
County Court Plan , .
' hi ' . ...
' Marten county's 160-mUettoar
ket road program Is now fully
determined upon and only the ar
rival of ' good weather prevents
the launching of a building pro
gram which, according to W. J.
Culver, . roadmaster, may see SO
miles built before the present con
struction season Is over. The new
roads in the main, are further re
moved from the main highways
than market roads built in the
last county program and this fact
coupled with heavier. " grading
work which -will be necessitated
may make construction somewhat
slower than In previous years.
. Eight peUtlons for new market
roads were allowed at a session
of the county court Wednesday
morning, although the construc
tion of these roads depends , on
the securing of the necessary
right of way in a number of cases.
Seven petitions for market roads
weL disallowed. ' -
The last roads to .be added to
the market road program and the
conditions which may delay their
immediate construction are listed
as. follows:
The county road beginning at
the asylum farm and extending
past the Witxer school house lo
the city limits of Aumsville. a die-i
tance 01 six miles, depending on
a ... - I
me allowance of a right of way
through the Lebold prune or
chard. The road beginning at Monitor
and' leading north past the Ger
ms Lutheran church to Mt, Angel-Scot
ti Mills pavement, provid
ing that suitable entrance Is al
lowed in the town of Monitor.
Distance three, and a half miles'. T
To' Unk Highways '
.The road beginning at Twelfth
and Hoyt streets in Salem and ex-
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PORTLAND, Ore.; April 10
(AP)--Petltions for the parole of
J. V.'Bnrke former president of
the, defunct bank of Kenton, un
der sentence to seven years in the
state prison, was denied today by
Cireult Jndge Stevens.' ij ;
f The decision followed a drama
tie hearing in which numerous
friends of the banker pleaded with
Judge Stevens for a parole 'from
the bench. They based their pleas
on the grounds that Burke was a
victim of circumstances and while
technically responsible was not ac
tually .guilty of misapplication of
bank funds. , " l'M
-urke, hU voice breakiiu: with
emotion,- told the eonrt .that he
had hewn made "an easy mark,"
but thatvhe would dedicate theH
remainder . of his life in making
restitution to .those who lost by
the closing of tha Mnk. The am
ount Is about $1000.-- r
Star Witness y
ToTellWhole
Story, Promise
-i SKATTL15, Wash.," April 10.
(AP) Mrs. Lorraine - Wiseman
Slelaff.mnch sought wltness,-.was
ready tonight to leave Seattle for
Sacramento to testify, in impeach
ment proceedings against Jnde
Carlos Hardy as soon as she re
ceived money from the California
legislature for her transportation.
Replying to Judge Hardy's de
nial of her statement that he le
gally aided Almee Mcpherson . in
the lhvesUgatlon of her kidnaping
case, Mrs; Slelaff said; -t ?l
"H gave the only alibi he had.
I am ' on "my way . to Sacramento
and we will then see who is tell
ing the truth. -When I take the
stand V will tell everything ev
erything."; - ;: : -t5.s :
FUND SHORTAGE f 150,000 :
- SALT LAKE CITT, April It
(AP) Shortages in the city treas
urer's of flee here hare- mounted to
at least $150,000, special auditors
said today. A tentative .report is
being prepared for submission to
the city commission,
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lis
fi.
Illinois , and Missouri Hit by
' J I
Same Disease as State
... - , of Wisconsin.'
List Also Includes Montana,
; New York, Nevada and
. Maryland
By H. ALAN VOLKMAR
Associated Press Staff Writer
CHICAGO. April 10 (AP)
Two new state movements looking
toward amelioration of the prohi
bition laws are under way at pres
ent on the heels of the recent ref.
erendum in Wisconsin; Illinois
and Missouri state legislatures are
considering measures for referen
dum on the wet-dry question. -
Although ever since adopUon of
the 18 th amendment to the feder
al constitution and the passage of
the Volstead act there has been
agitation in numerous state legis
latures for measures affecting the
state eniorcement of ttrpniDiuon,
definite action has been taken by
only three states...
New - York, , Nevada, . Montana
and Maryland are . without state
enforcement acts, all but .Mary
land having repealed them, while
Maryland never adopted one as
such. Wisconsin has taken steps to
be the fifth to join this, group,
Connecticut and Rhode Island
never have ratified the 18 th am
endment, although the latter has
an enforcement law known as the
Sherman act, while Connecticut
uses state excise laws for prosecu
tlon of liquor violations.
Wisconsin Majority
IS Wet By 125,000
Last week. Wisconsin by a ma
jority of125,000 voted in a refer
endum to repeal the Severson act.
(Tun to Pace J. Column J.)
DRIUKERS JUYED
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Hypocrisy of Dry Voters No
Excuse for Others, He
w Says in
NEWARK.-N. J April 10.
(AP) United States Senator
Wesley L. Jones, father of the
new law which carries a ten year
penalty tor prohibition law viola
tion, tonight expressed regret that
there are some senators and rep
resentatives who drink." He ar
gued, however, that that was no
excuse for the drinking done by
those opposed to-, prohibition.
Senator Jones was the principal
speaker at the regional convention
held here under the auspices of
the anti-saloon league of America.
He explained the purpose and in
tent of the law he sponsored. He
declared it would not" affect " the
minor violators, and questioned
the altruism of "a coterie of young
lawyers in New York City, who
formed an association to defend
certain prisoners , indicted : under
the Jones . act. : t'
Of congressional drinking Sen
ator Jones sad:
it is charged that senators and
representatives drink liquor. This
is given by many of those opposed
to prohibition as an excuse for
drinking. There are senators : and
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GETS HIGHEST RAI.K
Lougine Brietzke, senior in the
commercial department, has the
highest scholastic average nf any
member of the high school grad
uating class, Principal J. C Nel
son announced Wednesday follow
ing compilation of grades of a
number of tpp , students., Miss
Brietzke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Brietzke, 165 South Lfber.
ty, has tea A's and two B's to, her
crediL Beatrice Cernlk and Kath
erine Langhrige,i both college
preparatory students, are tied. for
second honors with eight A's and
four B's- grades. An "A!, Is , the
highest grade given.
By virtue -of 'herreeord. Miss
Brietzke will be one' of the" three
seniors to, hppear on the com
mencement, program, another .to
be chosen by the class and a third
by the faculty. Last year two students-
tied for scholastic honors.
Wesiport Tabby
Wabs Huge Bass
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WESTPORT Ore.i aprl! H.J-
CAP) KUty a large white ,al.
changed its dally jmena of Coin m
bia river suckers and perch today
by successfully battling a 15-inch
bass. 4 The . cat. owned by --Mrs.
Sjogren; dragged the .bass from,
the river dock : to the residence
where Mrs. Sjogren sliced' it so
kitty could eat It. A lacerated nose
indicated Kitty . was .not an un
challenged victor.
1? iSouthfern Cross Crew Missing
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1-5
Roraors that the Southern
credited by the latest new reports from Sydney, Australia. The men were en route to England. They
are, left to right) radio operator McWnHam, Captain Kingsford-Smlth, Flight Lieutenant TJIm and
Navigator Litchfield. - . 1 ;
HOY'S COiSEL
CI1IIFIISES WITNESS
Former Grand Juryman Has
Hard. Time Telling His
. , Story on Stand '
SACRAMENTO. April 10.-
(AP) The testimony of Robert
W. Brydon, former Los Angeles
grand juryman, was almost hope
lessly entangled today on cross ex
amlnation by Frank M. Carr,
counsel for Judge Carlos S. Hardy
on trial for impeachment before
the California senate, after Bry-
don testified Hardy told him when
the grand jury was investigating
to. "lay off the Almee .ease,"
Developments in' the impeach
ment case moved rapidly through
out the day, culminating in an at
tempt by the defense to impeach
the assembly witnesses, Brydon.
Outstanding features of the day
were:
1. Brydon's testimony that
Hardy had warned him as a mem
ber of the grand Jury to "lay off
the Almee case"c and the subse
quent effort to impeach him be
cause of conflicting, testimony.
2. The ' abstract " Impersonal
cross examination of Nick Harris,
Los Angeles detective, by Judge
Hardy,
i. The re-telling to the senate
of the tale told by -Almee Semple
McPherson. of her alleged kidnap
ing by "Steve. Rose and Frank:
and of her reappearance in Doug.
las, Ariz., in June, 102,6. .
4. Evidence given by 'Broth
er" J. W. Arthur, Angetus Tem
pie minister-bookkeeper, to the
effect that every, item listed in
the little gray ledger, save that
of the 825 00 gift check to Judge
Hardy, was for legal or defense
services on the McPherson case.
6. W. I. Gilbert, defense attor
ney for Mrs. McPherson in XjOs
Angeles courts testified Judge
(Turn to Pace 2, Columa 4.)
GUSOME. SLAYER
LOS ANGELES. April 10.
(AP) Police tonight began a sys
tematic search of Los Angeles un
derworld haunts for an escaped
city jail prisoner, who, aa the re
sult of information given them,
they concluded could Identify the
headless and limbless body or a
girl murder victim 'found in the
Los Angeles river last' Thursday.
The investigators said that a dla-
natch from Denver. . Colo., and a
checkup of it here, indicated that
Mrs. Laura Belle Davis, 2i. prob
ably was the murdered girL
' The -escaped prisoner, is . Robert
Bernard,? alias Robert -Leonard.
The police said they had establish
ed that he. had been friendly with
a young Mrs. Laura Belle Giarkerf
and that they had determined that
she and the young woman known
as Mrs;-Laura Belle Davis-were
one " and": the same woman. The
young--woman disappeared: from
her West Jrd street rooming
house on April 1. .
A -description of Mrs. . Davis,
furnished by - her mother. Mrs.
Charles Thornton of Denver, the
police said,-tallied nearly exactly
WRIT that the coroner had : given
of the " murdered "girl l as " recon
structed from the tacts concerning
the torso. . -a -' ' - -
General Escobar '
Fails to Pay His
I BUlForXlotbes
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EL PASO. Tex.. April 10.
(AP) Suit was fUed here today
to collect m bill for clothes pur
chased from a drygoods store by
General Jose Gonialo Escobar,
supreme commander of the Mex
ican? revolution and "provisional
president of Mexico. .- . .
The "company. In it complaint
filed-In 41st district court, asks
(!e collection of tl.KS. The suit
alleges. General Escobar purchas
ed the' goods during the period
from October,' 1928 to March,
l2t.XSome. of the material,. was
delivered to General Escobar In
Juarez on March t and 11
. As a result of the suit a writ
of attachment was Issued on pro
perty in El Paso. said. to be owned
by the revolutionary commander.
USPECT SOUGHT AS
Cross and tie: crew of four znen, shown above, hare been found, are dis
Press Agent Held
Youth Greatest
Need These Days
OORVALLIS, OreM April
10. (AP) A nationwide
student organization to em
ploy a press agent to broad
cast the truth and .educate
the world about the younger
generation 'was -facetiously
suggested by M. Lyle'Spen.
eer, president of the Univers
ity of Washington in his con
vocation address at the Ore
gon State college today.
Students today, the presi
dent said, are generally bet
ter than those of 25 years
ago. He qualified his state,
meat with saying "there is
much room for improve
ment. MMaay parents are work
ing their children's way
through college, President
Spencer said, "making it on
ly fair that students show
appreciation and build char
acter above all and scholar
ship next.
SCOUTMASTERS TO
12-Weeks Period of Jraining
Will be Begun at High
- School Tonight
With 47 men registered and a
dozen more in prospect, the 12
weeks scoutmasters training
school to begin at the senior high
school gymnasium tonight will
easily reach the quota of 50, O. P.
West scout executive for. the Cas
cade Council area, said Wednes
day Polk conntv will be well
represented In the school.
Mr.-West will direct the school,
which will meet each Thursday
night beginning at 7:30 o'clock
for a two hour session. This
course tor scout leaders will be
handled just as a leader would
conduct- a troop meeting. Mr.
West will be assisted by Don Earl
as assistant scout master; Rex
Sanford as senior patrol leader;
Frederick Edmundson, who will
be the only leader under 18 years
of age enrolled, as scribe. Exper
ienced scoutmasters will be chosen
as leaders for the six patrols into
which the group will be divided.
Mr. West Plans to have some
scout executive; of the state here
for each meeting to give the open
ing address or assist with special
work, and has invited O. H. Ober
teuffer, scout - executive of the
Portland area, to be present at an
early meeting. Justice H. IL Belt
will give the opening address el
the series at tonight's meeting.
The tenderfoot scout will be con
sidered at the first session.
Another Stage -
;LineIs Bought
-'By Union Paciiic
PORTLAND, Ore.; April 10. .
fAP J. P. O'Brien, reneral
manager 'of the Oregon-Washing-
ton Railroad and Navigation com
pany, a unit of the Union Pacific
system, announced today the pur
chase by- Union Pacific . States,
Inc., of the Interstate Coach" com-
pan, sta$e line operating in
Washington and Idaho. 1
The Interstate Coach - company
services pokane, - Wash., . Lewis
ton and - Grangeville. Idaho, . in
cluding 'Rosalia. Coif ax, 'Pullman,
Uniontown, Moscow and a branch
line runs . between - Spokane and
Tekon via Fairfield.
Control of the Spokane motor
coach terminal is included in the
deal.. ".-..-''" -j-'7s--. .--i-.y
Earlier in the week the Union
Pacific stages announced pur
chase ; of the Coldiron bus ' Inter
ests la the Bluer Mountain country.
Gust of Wind ;
of Death
TWIN FALLS. Idaho, "April 10.
(AP) James 'McMillan,' one
time secretary to: the late Senator
Frank R. Gooding when Goading
was governor of Idaho, died. In a
hospital here today as the result
of Injuries received in a fall Sun
day when he was overbalanced by
a gust of wind. He was 7$ years
Old.' " ' T "
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2.
ETWORTH LEAGUE IS
TO HOLD MEET HERE
More Than 200 Delegates to
Convene, From All Parts
of Salem District ' !
More than 200 delegates are ex
pected to arrive In Salem Friday
afternoon for the Salem district
Epworth League convention to be
held April 12, 13 and 14 at the
Jason Lee church. Salem Epworth
ians and. their friends are sup
porting the convention splendidly
and . plans are materializing . in
good shape.
Following registration and as
signment to homes, a banquet will
be served in the church basement.
The opening session will begin at
7:30 o'clock Friday evening, with
Dr. T. H. Temple, district super
intendent, presiding.' The program
for the evening follows:
Songs, Frances McGilvra, lead
er; special music, Willamette uni
versity glee club; welcome from
hosts, Leah Fanning; welcome
from church, C. M. Roberts; wel
come from Salem Christian Young
People's Union, Edith Starrett,
vice president: welcome. Governor
I. L. Pattersof ; response, Rev.
W. S. Gleiser, district president.
Dean U. G. Dubaeh of 08. C. Will
deliver the opening . -address on
"Adventures in Loyalty, follow
ing which a social will be held in
the church basement.
Hayes Beall of Salem is con
vention chairman, Sarah Dark of
Salem 1 chairman of the enter
tainment -committee and officers
of the district league are: Rev. W.
S. Gleiser, Newberg, president;
Hayes Beall, first vice-president;
Frank McCuhe, McMinnville, sec
ond vice-president; Arthur Pot
win, third vice-president; John
Chenevert, Newberg, fourth vice
president; Mrs. Andrew Hunter,
Salem, secretary; Lamborn Elder,
Forest Grove, treasurer; Mildred
E March, Dallas, junior superin
tendent. FIE FOR PRESENT
PORTLAND, Ore., April 10.
(AP) Until May 1 Portland's
dogdom is at liberty to make
whoopee,.
Then its either curtains or lib
erty forever.
- Walter B. Honeyman today -ras
named arbitrator in the squabble
ordinance - the city council may
adopt placing the canines in their
official status; . ;
The solution to Portland's dog
problem has-been sought by some
of the best minds in .the city. Fac
tions have formed; mass meetings
have been held : personalities have
crept Into public discussions. But
through it all. Portland pooches
have galavanted about the town,
baying at the moon . and doing
their- best to harrow rose - beds. ;
Honeyman has - until May 1 ' to
decide whether Fido is a public
nuisance, or just an absurd pup in
need, of a little home correcting.
- SEVEN KILLED -TOKYO,"
AprlI . 11. (Thurs
day) (AP) Seven f. naval stu
dents' were killed and thirty in
jured in the explosion, of a mine
aboard a 'Japanese mine layer at
the natal base . Yoyosaka today
while 'practicing. - . !
Route Nine
POUD DOGS ARE
Number of Legionnaires
With Total of 22 Listed
; R. FV D. route No! la the ban
ner district outside of Salem in the
matter of memberships la Capital
Post No. 0, American Legion or
was until ..-the ; recent intensive
membership drive got under way.
Route I at -that time boasted 22
ex-service men belonging to the
Salem post, but route 3 and also
Wood barn : and Turner, - were so
close behind . that by this ; time
they may" have passed rente f
;Thero were "IS members whose
addresses were given a route's,
IS at Turner or on rural routes
out of Turner, and 20 who receiv
ed their ' copies of the American
CONTRACT LET
FOR ADDITION
TO POSTOFFICE
Des Moines Firm Given Job
Constructing Wing to
Salem Building '
Cost Set at $23,429;, Work
Jo Begin Soon, is Hope
Expressed Here
Relief, for the congested condi
tion at the Salem postoffice is in
sight, with word from the federal
department that the contract te
remodel the present building war
Wednesday awarded to Charles
Wheat and Sons of Des Moines.
Iowa. The brdjras $23,429.
Postmaster John Farrar and
his assistant, Arthur E. Glbbard.
have worked quietly but consist
ently for nearly two years to have
additional space and although the
aim was for a new building, bote
men wer.e relieved when bids fer
an annex were; cauea about a
month' ago.- .. i
When informed last night that
the contract had been awarded te
an Iowa firm. Postmaster. Farrar
seemed surprised, possibly inas
much as a number of firms in Sa
lem and Oregon towns had asked
to see the specifications. Mr. Far
rar stated, however, that although
he was not entirely satisfied, tt
should be remembered Salem will
be better off with the new annex
than a great many postoffices im
Oregon and other states. He be
lieves the addition will last be
tween seven and ten years , al
though such an estimate is pure
ly guess. .
Present Annex To
Be Taken Down
The new annex will join right
up with the old building. The
present temporary annex built la
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MRS. GiKID
Foreign Diplomats Decide t
do Courteous Thing-by
-'Curtis' Sister
WASHINGTON. April 10
(AP) By a provisional arrangement,-Mrs.
Edward Everett Gana.
sister and official hostess of Vice
President Curtis, became the tem
porary victor today in the battle
for her social status in " Wash
ington. The diplomatic corps at a meet
ing at the British embassy late "
In the day decided that Mr. Gann.
as the vice-president's sister,
would henceforth be conceded the
social position at official and cer
emonious diplomatic functions
which normally would be given
the wife of the vice-president. .
The decision was transmitted to
Secretary Stlmson in a letter from
Sir Esme Howard, the British am
bassador and dean of the diploma
tic corps. The corps' decision was
a direct result of the secretary'
letter to the corps Tuesday, plac
ing upon their shoulders the re
sponslbilty pf determining just
what place Mrs. Gann would
accorded In entertainments in y
lomatlc homes, . , T
Secretary Kellogg .'-v- " j
Ruled Against Gaan
Former Secretary of State KeW
logg. before leaving -office had,
ruled that Mrs. Gann. as the vice
president's sister, did not have a
social status comparing' to that
of a vice-president's wife, but
merely one after the wives ot the
heads of the foreign missions.-
Vice President Curtis in a let
ter to Secretary- Stlmson opposed
this ruling and the secretary Jn re
plying to the vice-president yes
terday said that the state depart "
meat had no authority to deter
mine the social position of Amer
ican diplomatic corps could de
cide upon Mrs. Gann's status (ia
their homes. . ". - . . -
Final Ruling Is
Btttl Awaited .
The corps decision emphasised,
however, that . today's ruling was
considered to be only provisional
and "must be considered as being
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v. --
Legion magazine through the
Woodburn postoffice.
' Other rural 'rentes out of Sa
lem ranked as follows:
Route 1.--I6; route 2. 12: route
4, S; routei , 9; route 7, 10;
route 8,-14: Sslem, not counting,
the rural routes,' accounted for
720. ' "
Other Localitiee - .
Also Have Member
Other postoffices Iu Marion ,
county, were represented on the .
post's membershiD list as .fol-l0fii.',','':-V!ViJ;''-'''
" '
Aumsville. 6r Brooks , Jefter-
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Largest