i i - . SPECIAL EDITION! The Statesman is bending every effort to make its American Legion convention issue oae of merit. It will be out Thursday, August 8. Unsettled today; Possible thunderstorm; Cooler Thursday. Mar. tempera tore Tuesday 90; Mln. 52; River 1.7 No rain. ' FOUNDEP 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 108 Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, July 31, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS a ' sr mm a r l j w x. tma ar a a m am a a a w ' , -.sr a. ' v - w m m mw v w v .-a n mv m - - j 5. FARM BOARD'S I BT ITS LEADER Chairman Alexander Legge Asserts Main Function Merely Guidance ( Stimulation 6of Cooperative Movement Among Pro ducers Promised : BATON ROUGE, La., July 30 (AP) Outlining the policy of the federal farm board. Chairman Alexander Legge declared here to night before the American Insti tute of Cooperation that its main object would be the expansion and strengthening vf the cooperative movement. "The federal farm hoard, as now organized, is not going to'buy or sell any commodity, agricultur al or otherwise," Mr. Legge said. "It is oar duty to assist you in do ing a better job of It yourselves. True, while we are assisting you, we will want to have some voice in the transaction, particularly when you call for government funds to aid in the operation. "It is probable you may find this board of real assistance, even though yvu may not need financial aid. The board will provide a con tact between organized farmers and the government and any or ganized group may come to the board for counsel, advice and as sistance. Price Manipulation ot To be Indulged in "There are many people who . think the board's activities should be directed to the arbitrary rais ing of the price level for agricul tural products. The board cannot raise the prices arbitrarily. Prices, as has been said many times, are determined by basic economic con ditions. What the board hopes to do is to assist farmers to become better able to compete with other groups in the markets of the na tion and the world. It expects by elding in the development of coop erative associations to make pos sible economies In marketing and stabilized marketing conditions and assist farmer to obtain their just share of the national income "The farmers and the public must: be patient," concluded the chairman, ''the problems of agri culture are of long standing and cannot be solved Overnight." The board met in executive ses- (Turn to Page 10, Column 8.) Twenty-fire thousand dollars In cash Is now .available for addition to the Willamette university en dowment according to announce ment; made Tuesday by Business Manager! Savage. This amount will be augmented by 113,461 to be received from the General Edu cation board, Mr. Savage said. This i comes under an agreement with i that body which agreed to put 54c with every dollar raised by ilhe university to swell perma nent' endowment funds. More than 11,200,000 of productive en dowment is now at work for Wil lamette, accordibg to Mr. Savage. Collection of additional pledges already made and raising of some more funds will bring the endow ment fund past the 11,500,000 mark. Savage said, provided the General Education board wUl ex tend Its offer for a reasonable period. Hubbard BandSb . Make Donald Trip DONALD, July 30. Through the ! courtesy of the Hubbard commercial club, the Hubbard community band is coming to Don old Saturday evening, August 3, to give a free out-of-door con cert.; Hubbard citizens are plan ning! to accompany the band on the trip and thus demonstrate the good feeling which exists between the two communities. Donald has been advertised to visiting Hubbard citizens as the hop center of America. W. U. ENDOWMENT IS ewine stem Clatsop Town Will Send Most of Population Here For State Almost the entire population of .Wauna, Clatsop county, will be la Salem for one day of the Ameri can Legion " , convention and there's a reason. : , Wauna, until recently, wasn't enough of a town to merit having Its name on the state highway de partment's map. Tet Wauna has an American Legion post, and In the year just ended, this legion post distinguished Itself by 'win ning the, state championship in the matter of increased membership, with ft record of I?4 per cent In comparison to the average pf the four preceding years, j President Hoover Defends His Acts Against Criticism r Reply Sent to-Paul V. McNutt, Commander of American Legion, Declaring Suspension Of Cruiser Building is Proper WASHINGTON, July 30. (AP) President Hoover said today in a letter to Paul V. McNutt, national commander of the American Legion, that parity with Great Britain "is enun ciated by our naval authorities as a complete defense of the United States in any contingency." Defense, the president added, Is all that. America is seeking. Mr. Hoover's letter was a reply to a communication from the Legion commander my which the latter criticized the chief executive's action in postponing the building of three cruisers as tending toward disparity with England. At the same time McNutt suggested that instead of deferring cruiser con struction, America should"1 build up Its fleet of vessels of this kind until It Is equivalent to that of Great Britain. That the president is following the naval develop ments and the. conversations in London between . Ambassador Dawes and Prime Minister Mac Donald closely was signalized to day in a visit to the White House by Secretary Stimson and Joseph P. Cotton, assistant secretary of Btate. Details of London Conference Reported The state department officials took with them a copy of a tele gram from London reporting on the conference yesterday, in which Hugh S. Gibson, American (Turn to Page 10, Column 1.) 5, Victim Believed Mistaken For) Messenger; Two Bandits Escape VANCOUVER, B. C, July SO. (AP) Mistaking the Canadian Railway company's district pay master, P. M. Hardie, for a bank of Montreal messenger who was due half an hour later with $85, 000 In cash, five armed bandits late this afternoon held up Hardie and a Canadian Pacific Railway constable. Alexander Simpson, Irobhed them of $84,520.96 In checks and escaped, after firing a shot at the paymaster and dam aging the engine of the latter's car to prevent pursuit. The raid on the paymaster's car occurred near the company's ma chine shops. The checks repre-" sentedl the payroll of the com pany's. Half an hour later, accord ing to custom, a Bank of Mont real official was due at the shops to cash the checks for the men and It was this official, police be lieve, the bandits intended to bold up. - When Hardie stepped from the car he was confronted by two of the gunmen, one of whom ordered him to "stick 'em up." At first Hardie refused and the bandit fired a shot . over his head. He then reliquished the bag. Anoth er of the bandits grabbed the gun of Constable Simpson, and afU er serveral shots had been fired into the engine of the car to die able It, the robbers retreated. Auto Race Upon City Streets has Costly Results Staging a thrilling auto race on Commercial street Tuesday night without announcing it In advance so the public could enjoy it, caused trouble for Melvin Davis, 1919 Mill street, and Gerald Hardy. 34tt Hood street. Officers in the north prowler ear over hauled both of the budding speed way stars and booked them on charges tf illegal racing, alleging that they were making 40 miles an hour. The speedway extended from Columbia street to Belmont. Legion Session Consequently, Wauna's post will be presented the E. B. Stewart trophy, for which every post in the state contested. The Wauna post is planning; to bring a 20 piece band to the -convention. Word has been received here that the Crossett Western company will close down Its sawmill on the last day of the convention, so that all of the legionnaires may attead.. There -are numerous American Legion trophies to be awarded and presented to various, posts at the convention. A number of these cups will appear ' in . downtown (Turn to Pace li. Column X.) PMM ROBBED n 1 1HT GRAF ZEPPELIH TO TAKE OFFJT DAWN Final Preparations Rushed To Completion on Huge German Airship FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, July SO (AP) Final prepartalons were rushed today for the start at dawn Thursday of the Graf Zeppelin's next cruise to America. Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the big ship: said he was thoroughly satis, fled with the final motor tests, and most of the 21 passengers who will make the voyage were feady to be assigned to their cabins abroad. The passenger list includes three women, two of whom are Americans. In all nine Americans are booked for the trip. One of the women, Mrs. Henry J. Pierce, of New York, was aboard the Zep pelin on the unsuccessful flight In May, Which ended in Southern France. Increased precautions for safe ty have been taken by the con structors for the forthcoming ven ture. One new contrivance it Is stated will enable the airship to float on the water if she has to come down In mid-ocean. This in vention consists of an airtight rub ber tubing of considerable, alse attached to the bottom of the pas senger gondola. Another Innova tion Is a number of protective pneumatic buffers, attached to the lower surfaces of the five gondo las containing the motors. The voyage of the Graf Zeppe lin to America will In a war be a trial flight prior to the circum navigation of the world by the German craft, scheduled to start from Lakehurst a few days' after the ship's arrival there. SPEECH AT DENVER DENVER. Colo., July SO. (AP) Congressman Willis C. Hawley of Oregon, chairman of the house ways and means com mittee, and author of the Hawley tariff bill, calling for a straight duty of $2.40 a 100 pounds on Cu ban sugar Imported Into this coun try said here today that no sound plan for a sliding scale tariff on sugar had yet been offered. "No one can say definitely that some plan of a sliding scale tariff on sugar could not be worked out satisfactorily, but as yet I have to see such plan presented," the con gressman said. "Any sliding scale scheme pre sented must have the confidence and support of the American pro ducers, and until this la done I don't think the plan shouldbe even considered." he added. Hawley expressed the opinion that for the sliding scale tariff to be satisfactory, a plan would have to be offered which would pre vent manipulation of prices by for eign producers which would be disadvantageous to American pro ducers. "The rate of $2.40 will protect domestic sugar production and the prdouction and competition In do mestic sugar in the United States are -Insurance for the consumer against excessive prices," Hawley asserted. FRUIT FLY '3 SALT LAKE CITY, July $0. (AP) Members of the western plant quarantine board In session here . today concentrated on the Mediterranean ". fruit fly and the possibilities of confining It to a limited area or conquering the pest. Weed control and the alfalfa weevil came In for some consld ration today hut were shunted aside for the' more serious fly problem.' Harden Bennlon, TJtah commis sioner of agriculture, stressed plan suggested by O. H. Heeke, agriculture commissioner of Cali fornia to have estate commission ers of agriculture to form an er officio board of caliborators to ad vise tho secretary of agrlcnltare In solving problems of tho Indus- in in in various siaics. MwEEY DELIVERS W BOARD ATTEmiDN IS MOWED IN MURDER TRIAL ! 1 3 Women Ordered Released on $55,000 Bail Each In Gastonia Case Intimidation of Witnesses Charged by Counsel For Defense GASTONIA, N, C, July 30 (AP) Sixteen members and of ficials of the National Textile Workers' union and affiliated or ganizations, accused .of the mur der of O. F. Aderholt, late today were granted a change of venue to Mecklenburg county. The case, hearing on which starred at a special term of the Gaston superior court yesterday, will be resumed In Charlotte at a date to be set by Governor O. Max Gardner. The ruling of Judge M. V. Barn hill lot 'Rocky Mount, named by Governor Gardner to preside at the special term here, eame at the end of a day of reading of affida vits.; and hearing of a number of witnesses. The defense alleged in timidation of witnesses and attor neys! while the prosecution sought to prevent the case being taken out of the county. Women Released and Charges are Changed Judge Barnhill ordered Amy Schechter, workers' International relief worker; 'Sophie Melvin, or ganizer for the Young Pioneers of America, and Vera Buch, National Textile Workers' nnion organizer, released on $55,000 bail each. Solicitor Carpenter had an nounced that the first degree mur der charge against them would be amended to second degree murder. . Ha ordered Fred Erwin Beal, southern organizer for the union, Joseph Harrison, union organizer; George Carter, K. O. Byors, W. M. McGinnls, J. C. Hefner, Robert Allen, Russell Knight, N. F. Gib son, ! K.Y. Hendricks, Delmar Hampton, Clarence Miller and Louis McLaughlin confined in the Gaston county jail until the first day of the session of Meckleberg superior court called for resump- Uon pf tbe hearlnga; BfflT TO RETURN tO CITY THIS WEEK Salem Aviation Leader Will Remain in Eugene for Few More Days Lee Eyerly, president of the Eyerly Aircraft corporation, and director of the municipal airport, will hot he able to return to Sa lem until SaturllayAor Sunday, ac cording to latest word from Eu gene where he Is in a hospital following a crash last Friday while he was entered in the ballon bursting contest at the air der by. Earlier In the week it was be lieved he would be able to return to Salem today by plane. Warren Burtls. of the Eyerly corporation, P. W. Church, flying student, and Harry and Jack Ey erly Were in Eugene Monday night going down to bring the wrecked monoplane back to Salem. Burtls reports that the crash will mean improvement in the ships built here, as points of strain were dis covered as a result of It. Only one welded Joint of the fuselage wasl broken by the crash. Tracy K. Hatch, operator of a local tailor shop, was bound over to the grand jury Tuesday by Jus tice I Brazier Small and his bail set at $1000, which he failed to raise. Hatch Is charged with the theft of a saxophone from Charles Barnard, July 22. on the second floor of the Wills building on South Liberty street. The grand jury will not convene until August 12. An Indication of the defense which Hatch will make was shown when James Mott, his attorney. asked Barnard if he had hefiFf an arrangement wherein Hatch was supposed to take care of musical instruments left In the hall next to the Waldo Fuegy stu dio which adjoined Hatch's shop, Barnard said he knew nothing of such an arrangement. Rtar Wheel Goes through Window When a " rear wheel became weary of accompanying the au tomobile drives by Alice E. Walk er, Reeds port teacher, and dis engaged Itself from tho car on North Capitol street late Tuesday afternoon, it jsbose a costly course for Itself. Thewheel rolled across tho street and crashed through a plate glass window In a store building at the corner of Capitol land Union. ITCH BOUND OVER UPDH THEFT COUHT Famous - i-v i Am ' Xf v x J " I, : lo v x -"tv kE&t Profrssor James H. Snook, member of! faculty of Ohio State University, before his removal follow ing the mysterious death of Theora Hix, center, co-ed, whose affinity he was. Is now on trial charged with her murder. His defense attorney Is E. A. Rlcketts, right) Jack Chester, left, presenting the ease for the State. Jl( SELECTION IN SNOOK CASE SLOW Nurse Excused From. Service After Talking With . Attorney COLUMBUS," Ohio. July SO. (AP) The jury to try Dr. James H. Snook for the confessed kill ing of his young co-ed mistress. Theora K. Hix, probably will not be completed until adjournment tomorrow night. It was necessary to summon today a third venire of prospective Jurors for tomor row's session.. Snoqk's counsel had a chance today to get a Jury entirely of men, which it has sought to hear the story of anjljcit relationship between Snook ai-& girl, the background of the killing, but the professor's lawyers relinquished the opportunity. The chance for an all-man Jury came, when Miss Edith Dysinger, a nursev-was dismissed by agree ment of both sides,, because she had talked with one of Snook's attorneys. She was replaced on the jury" by a man, but the de fense was unwilling to waive Its four remaining cfigremptory chal lenges. Another man juror was re moved, and Mrs. Helen Lunsford took his place. Miss Dysinger had remained five days in the jury box, but chanced to meet Attorney Max Seyfert and talked to him at a refreshment stand. They did not mention the murder trial, but neverthless, the court deemed it proper to excuse the nurse from further service. TWO FLYERS WILL SET 115,672 aCH ST. LOUIS. July 30. (AP) Dale "Red" Jackson and Forest O'Brine earned $31,255 jointly or $15,672.50 each in the record breaking: flight of . the St. Louis Robin which ended here tonight. This did not Include $2,756 in cash sums given them nor checks and cash which has been sent to the chamber of commerce. Eighteen days pay as commercial pilots must also be figured Into the total, the Curtiss-Robertson company, their employers, has de clined to reveal their regular sal aries. The mileage of the Robin, was estimated at 25,200 on a con sumption of approximately 3,590 gallons of high test fuel, the same as used by a number of commer cial companies. Oil used totaled 158 gallons and 48 contacts were made for refueling out of a total of 77. The propeller revolu tions, counted at 1,300 per min ute, approximated 32,000,000. General damages of $2500 and special damages of $64.70 togeth er with costs aTe sought by Walter Vincent, through Charles Vin cent, his guardian ad litem, In an action filed In circuit court Tues day against C. Harlan and Mrs Ernest Feller. Vincent- cHuma that he was struck by a car driven by Mrs Feller and owned by Harlan and driven by his consent. The acci dent occurred on the market road leading from tho West Woodburn district to ' Broadacres. The de fendants were driving in a reck less manner on the wrong 'side of the highway, - tho complaint al MINOR SEEKS BIG SUM AS DAMAGES College Murder Authorities Don't Know Whether or Not to Holt Race PORTLAND, Ore., July 80 (AP) Horse racing at the state fair ground track, under the auspices of the American Legion, will start tomorrow afternoon and county authorities were un decided what would be the next - inure in their an nounced decision to halt gambling of any form. Thomas Sweeney, chair, man of the Legion race committee who declared the "contribution" system or "Legion Purse Fund" was not contrary to law, predict ed a' record throng on tho eve of the meet.' Pastor is Discharged By Deacons PORTLAND, Ore., July 30 (AP) Found guilty by tfce board of deacons of a charge of conduct unbecoming to a minister. Dr. John Marvin Dean, pastor of the Hinson Memorial Baptist church two years, tonight was barred for ever from the pulpit of the church by a resolution passed unanimous ly by the deacons. Dr. Dean tendered his resigna tion Juhe 6, declaring the work for which he came to Portland had been accomplished. The resigna tion was accepted June 12 by the board which signaled the event by passing-a lengthy resolution of approbation. His resignation as president of the Western Baptist Theological seminary also was announced to night. Members of the board said the "couoduct unbecoming to a minister!" was based on his actions while president of -the seminary which niany young women attend ed, i Dr. Dean came to Portland from Pasaderia, California, where board members charged he left the pul pit under similar circumstances. BE DUG IIS WEEK Ditch: digging in Marion county for the ' trench which will house the telephone cable being brought into this territory by the Pacific Telephone company will probably be started this week. A tentative agreement, which will not be signed until examined Carson, was made with the tele. phone Company officials by the court this week, providing that the ditch will be run 20 feet from center along the . Boone's Ferry market road leading Into Wood, burn from the Marlon county line. From Woodburn, the conduit will be brought into Salem over hte Southern Pacific right-of-way. The telephone company has agreed to Indemnify the county against any damage actions which might arise out of the laying of the cable line or its subsequent use by the telephone company. Burglar Attempts Raid Second Time The second attempt within i few weeks to burglarize the Sa lem Variety store In the Holly wood district, was reported to the police Tuesday night. The proprie tor, living. In an apartment over the store, heard someone tamper ing with the back door. He dash mA Awrn tho fmat a I v w s sawu jrw t nui vuv I prospective burglar fled. CABLE THEhCH WILL Trial on NEW PRINCIPAL TO be snm Fred Wolf to Begin Duties At Local High School First of Month Fred Wolf, new principal of the Salem high school, hopes to be settled in Salem sometime before the end of this week, he said while In town Tuesday from Newberg where he and Mrs. Wolf and their two children, Geraldine and War ren, are spending a few days visit ing relatives. The family arrived in Newberg Monday from Baker where he has been high school principal to the past year. He reports enjoyably cool surname weather at Baker and expressed surprise at finding it so not here. vvoir wm begin his duties as high school principal, August when he will spend a part of each day at the office. It a suitable home can be found, they will settle Immediately, if not, their furniture will be stored until such time as a home to their liking is found. In addition to look ing for a house Tuesday, they vis ited his brother, Warren, -'who pur chased the Zosel tire shop about a month ago. u Mr. Wolf expressed himself fas glad to be settling in this city and looks forward to his work here wtih keen interest. He was elected early in May to succeed J. C. Nel son, resigned, and Is one of the youngest principals in the state's larger high schools, being only 33 years old. - . The new principal has not yet had a vacation, and it Is likely he will plan to take some time off be tween 'the time Superintendent George W. Hug returns, about the middle 'of August, and the time school opens. , John Beckley is Operated on for Gunshot Wound John Beckley, 17-year-old Sa lem high school boy, was reported last night as recovering nicely from a minor operation, perform ed at a local hospital Tuesday for removal of gun shot and a blood clot. Beckley was .shot accident ally last Wednesday when he and another lad were playing with a .22 caliber gun. which discharged, striking Beckley high on the fore head. The shot could not be lo. cated for several days, and two days ago he began having con vulsions. The boy is the son of Elmer Beckley, who operated a dairy two miles east of town, and the grand son of J. W. Beckley, of Salem. SOON Kiwanis Convention Here Willi Break AH Previous Records for Attendance .The coming annual district con vention of the Kiwanis club, to be held In Salem August 18,1 19 and 20, will bre'ak all past records In having 100 per cent registra tions from clubs in the northwest, according to U. S. Page, general chairman of the coming conven tion. Tillamook was first In sending In Its registration fee for every member In Its club. Albany, ac cording to reports, will register every member. Dallas Is expected to register every "member of its Kiwanis club. Most encouraging reports come from Corvallis, Eugene, Bend and Lakeview, as well as from many of the large cities such as Port Endurance Flyers Go 420 Hours St Louis Robin Lands After Beating Angeleno Mark By Oyer 7 Days Both Jackson and O'Brine Found In Good Physi cal Condition ST. LOUIS, July 30. (AP) The end of the record-smashing endurance flight of the St. Los Is Robin came at 7:38 o'clock (cs.t.) tonight when Its pilots. Dale 'Red" Jackson, and Forrest O'Brine descended from the sky , which had been their home for 420 hours 21 minutes, and 30 sec onds. They exceeded the record of the Ageleno -by seven full days at Z:wl p. m. today. The plane made a perfect land ing In the middle of the field with about 15,000 spectators watching them. The crowd rushed on the field. but a guard of employes from tho Curtiss-Robertson company, spon sors of the flight, protected Jack son and O Brine. The St. Louts' Robin was towed into a space be side the hangar. Both men were pronounced fa excellent physical condition. O'Brine had gained two pounds since he and Jackson went up July 13, scaling 140 pounds tonight as against 138 pounds when the flight began. Jackson's weight was the same as It was when he went aloft, 154 pounds. Ptiysisian Find Byth Men Physically Normal The heart action of both mea was pronounced normal and. physi cians sail their hearing was nor mal. They conversed with report ers and friends, in the hangar. The fliers said they were influ enced to change their plans about -remaining aloft 500 hours and de- Letded to land tonight, because of the tragic death yesterday of their friends, George Lea Lambert, -who was killed In an airplane crash near Lambert-St. Louis field. Both fliers said they desired to attend his funeral tomorrow afternoon Jackson Claims Plane Good for 800 Hoars Yet Jackson told newspapermen he thought they could have flown the St. Louis Robin 300 hours longer. O'Brine declared they could take the same plane as It now stands and break their own record. .Both men agreed that their big gest thrill of the entire flight was this afternoon when they flew low over the field and saw a crowd of 8,000 to 10,000 watchers standing in the rain waiting, to see them land. Both said the first 100 hours of flying was the hardest and after that it was not bad at all. Airfield Muddy As Result of Hhowcr The fielcl was muddy from a rainstorm that began late today, where during the long flight In- (Turn te Page 10, Column 1.) S Residents of the Waconda dis trict apstrcntly don't know which way to turn in the matter of trans portation for "their -high school pupils, according to report Tues day to R. W. Tavenner, acting city superintendent, by -a . group of three persons from that district. The Gervais school district has let a .contract to carry persons from that district, according to this group, when most of the residents prefer to send, their children to Salem, as has been done 5 i tho past. j County School Superintendent Ful kerson, when questioned on tho matter, that Gervais had been giv en Waconda as optional territory, and that students from the Wacon da; district could therefore attend high school in Salem should they so desire. land, Seattle, Tacoma and Eso-t kane. - Aberdeen will bring Its Nightin gales, a woman's chorus, and Ki wanis clubs from other titles will be accompanied by local clubs of singers. I ' One of the big events ot tho an nual session will bo the dinner to bo served at itho armory when more than 1,000'are expected to attend. At Aberdeen! last ear at the annual dinner, ! dinner was . served to about 800. ' On account of Its central location and t ao friendly feeling; towards Salem ev erywhere. - plans are being made to care for more than the thou sand on Tuesday evening, August 20. W NOE m MM E SCHOOLS