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WEATHER
Rains today and Friday;
Not marh change la tmi
pemiure. Max. temperature
Wednesday 47; Mln. 39;
Rain 1.83; River 7.2; Calm.
FOUMDEP 1651
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAH
Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, December 19, 1929
No.
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FROSHBE
DISQUALIFIED
IN ATHLETICS
Northwest Conference Will
Take Up Problem Today
' At Annual Meet
Proposition Encounters but
Little Favor Among Lo
cal Authorities '
Proposal to bar frenhmen from
Intercollegiate competition In the
Northwest conference, !s one of
the important questions slated to
come up at the annual conference
meeting today in Portland.
This is the same rule which is
In effect In the Coast conference,
but the fear has been expressed
that In view of the limited enroll
ment at -Northwest conference
schools, it would not be practic
able, would lower the standard
of play and result finally In the
dissolution of the conference.
The freshman rule was first
broached at the recent meetjagot
the Independent Colleges of Ore
iron, which includes three mem
tiers of the conference; Willam
ette. Pacific and Llnfleld. '
lrob1em Talked
Jy Faculty Here
The Willamette faculty discuss
ed the matter at length Wednes
day, and while at first favoring
the change, left It up.the Dean F.
M. Ertckson, faculty representa
tive in the conference, to vote
as he sees fit should the matter
come up at the Portland meeting.
The freshman rule would not
weaken Willamette's position in
the conference It was declared,
s athletics there appear to be on
a sound basis with a fair supply or
vpperclass athletes; but it would
seriously handicap such small
schools as Linfleld and Pacific.
As a compromise measure to
avoid possible scholastic ills
which might attend the participa
tion of freshmen in intercolleg
iate sports, a rule limiting them
to two sports was proposed at the
faculty meeting and met with
some favor. It was also proposed
that eligibility of players be de
termined before each game.
Another matter which will
come up at the conference meet
ing today Is the admission of Co
lumbia university, Portland, Into
membership. Columbia was put on
a year's probation when It applied
a year ago.
Schedules for the remaining
sports this school year and the
football season next fall will be
.worked out.
L
Members of the Salem Lions
club have been assigned to the
two groups who will sing carrols
Christmas eve. Other singers have
been invited to assist them, and
the choruses will stop and sing
In front of any home which dis
plays a candle in the window.
The following Lions will be in
the group headed by Lion Frank
Neer:
Acklin, Bedee. Bonesteele,
Check. Doane, Kakin. Giese. Gra
benhorst, Hudkins, Irwin, Lewis,
Lynch. Mott, Ohling. Orr. Rose
braugh, Scandling. Sherwin.
Springer, Vibbert, Wilson and
Burgess.
Lion Frank Doolittle will cap
tain the following songbirds:
Aiken, Bedford. Brown. Craw
ford, Douglas, Emmons. Fitzger
ald, Haag, Humphrey, Kellogg,
Kletzing, McCallister, Nlles. Ol
son, Reynolds, Rpssman. Scott,
Smith, Stimpson, Ward and Wil
liams. KID CHOCOLATE WIN'S
NEW YORK. Dec. 18 (AP)
Kid Chocolate, brilliant Cuban ne
gro featherweight, gained the re
feree's decision over Dominic Pe
trone, of New York, in a stiff ten
round bout tonight at the Coli
seum. Chocolate thus overcame
the strongest opposite of his cur
rent invasion of New York rings.
He won by a wide margin.
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CHRISTMAS
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Probe Ot Entertainment
Ot Oregon
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 18
(AP) The public will be bar
red when the Duval county board
of public Instruction meets be
hind closed doors tomorrow In an
effort to fix responsibility for the
selection of 27 Andrew Jackson
high school girls to greet the
University of Oregon football
team here two weeks ago, board
members said tonight.
The firs acted as escorts for the
Oregon team from the terminal
station to a hotel when the west
ernet stopped over here while en-
route i to Miami for the intersec
tions! gridiron classic with the
University of Florida. -
- Newspapermen also- win be
barred from the session, F. C.
Browning, chairman of the board,
who launched the Investigation,
aid. He declared he received nu
merous complaints.
British Plane
Way South
Death
Wreck of British
Airplane Is Found
With Flyers Dead
TUNIS, Dee. 18. (AP)
The two British aviators
who met death In the moan
tains just aouth of here last
night were believed to have
lost their way in the dark
ness. Buffeted by a severe
storm, it wa supposed that
they sought a landing place
and dashed against the
mountain side. The exact
circumstances are still oa
determined. Squadron Command
er Jones-Williams and Flight
Lieutenant Jenkins were at
tempting a non-stop flight
front Cranwell airdrome to
Capetown. Word reached
this city this afternoon that
an Arab had seen the
wreckage of a plane con
taining two bodies on the
slope known as 8t. Marie
DTzlt, 30 miles to the
southeast.
The authorities immedi
ately pent out searching par
ties, but owtng to the na
ture of the ground and the
continued bad weather, the
wreckage was not found un
til nightfall.
PRESENT 1TJ SALEM
Residents Along North Mill
Creek Contending With
Veritable Lake
The first serious flooding
which has occurred in Sa
lem in connection with the heavy
rains of the last ten days, was re
ported Wednesday when residents
in the vicinity or f.'orlh Mill creek
east of the new Winter street
bridge, were contending with a
veritable lake which filled their
yards and seeped into their base
ments. The householders who were al
most marooned by this flood de
f'ared .that I; blamer.nle en
tirely to the aforesaid bridge,
wiucii was luilit without suffici
ent passageway beneath for a
heavy stream such as is now flow
ing. This is proven, they declared,
by the fact that the water Just
below the bridge is six feet low
er than above it. They stated
that the new bridge was built
with four feet less clearance be
tween the stream bed and the
concrete work than the span
which formerly stood at this
point; and there had been some
flooding while it was in use.
Some of the homes flooded are
those of L. C. Farmer, Phil Eiker
and F. W. Poorman.
Salem Gets High
Place Among All
Cities of Oregon
Salem oiye more ranked close
.u. . - n .I... i
to i lie lup amung uregun iiueg in
the matter of building permits for
November, but was nosed out of
a place next to Portland by Med
ford. Salem's total was 134,991,
and Medford's $39,706, accord
ing to the monthly survey prepar
ed by S. W. Straus and company.
The figure for November for
the nine principal cities of Ore
gon was greater by about $11,000
than in the corresponding month
of 1928, but an increase in Port
land more than accounted for this.
Eugene ranked fourth with per
mits totaling $27,100. It had
ranked ahead of Salem in October.
BANDITS GET $6000
STAFFORD, Kas.. Dec. 18
(AP) Two well dressed men to
day robbed the Farmers National
hank here of approximately $6,
000 after locking several persons,
including three employes In the
vault. They made a clean geta
way. Team Started
Prof. F. S. Wetxel, principal ot
the high school; Mrs. Ray Dick
son, his secretary, and Lucy Hoyt,
dean of 'girls have been summon
ed to appear before the board to
morrow for Questioning. Brown
ing also said any other persona
desiring to be heard will be per
mitted to appear before the board.
When the girls arrived at the sta
tion they found that the train,
bearing the Oregonians, was lata
and tbey missed several classes.
Next day. however, they brought
written excises to the school from
their parents.
Mrs. F. c. Jones, one of the
chaperones who went to the sta
tion with the girls, said she talk
ed with all but two of the girls'
mothers, and they approved the
affair. B. D. Fincannon, president
coins
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Crashes On
Resulting In
Of Two Occupants
Flight From London Across Africa Ends in Dis-
aster When Airship
Near Coast of
LONDON, Dec. 18. (AP) Two distinguished pilots of
the Royal Air forces met death in an attempt to fly
without stop from Cranwell airdrome, in Lincolnshire, to
Capetown, and thereby establish a new world distance rec
ord. Lord Thomson, air minister, later tonight announced
that the plane, which natives earlier today had reported
crashed last night in the Zaghouan region of Tunis, in north
ern Africa, was the mono-y
plane of the British pilots
and that both had been killed.
He had no further details, but It
appeared they bad struck the
mountain side soon after night
fall. The men were Squadron Lead
er A. 0. Jones-Williams and
Flight Lieut. A. H. Jenkins. They
left Cranwell early yesterday
morning and had kept the air
ministry Informed by radio of
their progress until tbey were
about 60 miles northwest of the
Mediterranean island of Sardinia
yesterday afternoon.
Anxiety Grows During
30 Hours of Silence
More than 30 hours of silence
followed and anxiety for tbelr
welfare rapidly mounted here.
After Lord Thomson Informed
newspapermen of the fatal ending
of the flight, he carried the news
to the House of Lords which was
still sitting.
"I am sorry to say," he told
them, "I have just heard that the
Fairey-Napier monoplane crashed
20 miles south of Tunis (the city)
and both occupants were killed.
I have no further details. The
report was undated and comes
from the consul general at
Tunis."
The air ministry announced
that the crash occurred last
night. The news was confirmed
by the French resident general at
Tunis, who reported to Paris that
the airplane had been identified
as the missing British craft.
CLINIC DATES FIXED
Dates for the mid-winter dental
clinic which is being arranged for
Salem by the tri-county dental as
sociation and the Commonwealth
Fund were definitely set for Fri
day and Saturday, February 7 and
8. at a meeting of the various
committees held last night.
The dental association is pre
paring to entertain nearly SOO
dentists and their wives at this
clinic, the first similar undertak
Inging sponsored outside of the
largest centers on the coast. At
least one public lecture will be
held, as Friday evening" has al
ready been set aside for that pur
po'-e.
Two outstanding dentists in the
country. Dr. Boyd Gardner of the
Mayo clinic of Rochester, Minn.,
and Dr. F. E. Hogeboom of Los
Angeles, will participate in the
clinic. Dr. Gardner will give the
address at the meeting for the
public.
While the dentists are busy at-
tending clinics, entertainment lor
i If. 1 A L . nn.l ,1
wives Will DB arrttUKCU-A
. , . , f 0atman fnr
t h entire group will be the loop
trip to be taken Sunday by way
of Corvallis to Newport wnere a
sea food dinner will be held, and
then back to Salem by way of
Neskowrn.
RALPH WILLIAMS RETURNS
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 18.
(AP) Ralph E. Williams, re
publican national committeeman
for Oregon, will leave Washing
ton tomorrow to return to his
home for Christmas.
Ambassador
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Walter E. Edge, sncceesor to
the late Myron T. Herrlck as
U. 8. ambassador to France,
presented . his credentials to
French officials yesterday and
became fall fledged ambassador
at a simple ceremony, -
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Mi LIST OHM
FOB COURT TERM
Names of 31 Persons Placed
On List of Service Try
ing Cases
Drawings for the jury for the
January term of the Marion coun
ty circuit court took place at the
county ciera s orrice Wednesday
afternoon when 31 names were
publicly drawn from the Jury box.
Those whose names were drawn
will be notified by the sheriff who
mailed the announcements late
yesterday.
The following are the names of
persons drawn for the January
term ot court:
Fannie P. Gregory Salem No.
1; Ina M. Pemberton, Rosedale;
Carl H. Mason. Salem No. 13;
Ezra C. Hart, Jefferson; Wlllard
M. Booker. Breltenbusb; Joseph
Rubens, West Gervals; Charles
Irvine, West Hubbard; A. A. Ha
ger. East Salem; George Etzel,.
Shaw; Isaac H. Vinson, Salem No.
16; Hildan Jensen, Monitor; Ray
mond E. Bonesteele Salem No.
H; Martin N. Miller, Chemawa;
J. M. Groshong, Scotts Mills;
Henry Torvend, North Howell;
Elmer J. Backley. East Salem;
Maude L. Ward, Salem No. 14;
Jos. E. Fltts, Waconda; Walter
E. Parrlsh, West Sllverton; Flor
ense Beersmai Salem No. 1; Carl
T. Riley. West -ML Angel; Chester
W. Russell, Marion: Fred G. Fel
ler Jefferson; John Q. Small,
South Sllverton, Amanda Mat
thews, Shaw; Ivan H. Corner. Sa
lem No. 12; Henry Duval, North
Sllverton: Hartley H. Bonney,
Monitor; Emma MInton Salem
No. 8; Pearl Ringwald, Salem
Heights; H. L. Stewart, West
Stayton.
Apartment House
Sold to Pursley
The three-story apartment
bouse at 348 North 12th street,
owned by J. C. Galbraith, this
week passed into possession of T.
B. Pursley for a consideration of
$16,000. Pursley will take
charge of the business today. The
deal was bandied by J. F. Ulrlch,
local realtor and owner of the
real estate department of the
American Fidelity company.
Galbraith accepted a 20-acre
tract, seven miles east of Salem,
as part of the consideration. The
ranch was held at $5,000.
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S Forces Meal Plane to Land
Officers Miss Couple
MEDFORD, Ore., Dec. 18.
(AP) A pair believed 'to be
Betty Burnett, negro woman, and
Mickey Strazzl, said by local offi
cers to be wanted in upper Darby
township, Pennsylvania, for a
$15,000 Jewel robbery last No
vember, escaped today when the
officers raided their cabin in the
Green Spring mountain " district
near here.
Hawley Bill Backed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.
(AP) The house Judiciary com
mittee today approved the Hawley
bill to permit the United States
to be made defendant in any suit
which may be commenced by the
State of Oregon in federal district
court for determining the title ot
lands constituting the beds of
Malheur and Harney lakes In
Harney county.
Mall Plane Delayed
THE DALLES, Ore., Dec. 18.
(AP) The eastbound Varney
air mail plane, enroute from
Portland to Pasco, Wash., piloted
by F. E. Keadle, was forced down
here today In a blinding snow
storm. J. B. Kirk, postmaster
here, dispatched the mail east by
ralL
Deal Involves S500.000
. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec 18.
CAP) Timber holdings in Clat
sop and Tillamook counties have
been sold by the Hammond Lum
ber company to the Markham-
Callow Lumber company of Aber
deen, George McLeod, general
manager here for the Hammond
Lumber company, announced to
day.' 'The transaction Involved more
than $500,000.
IS STILL
IN SIGHT FOR
CITY'S FORGES
Curtailment Not Likely for
Several Months is Indi
cation Here
Reduction of Salaries May
Become Necessary at
Future Date
With the bookkeeping depart
ment at the city hall far behind in
its work on street Improvement
accounts, any cultailment In the
number or the salaries of city em
ployees connected with this work
Is scarcely possible at this time,
although it may come to pass be
fore the next paving season is well
under way, it was indicated Wed
nesday. In connection with the proposal
made by Alderman W. H. Dancy
that supplementary salaries which
regular city employes draw' from
the street improvement fund be
eliminated beginning January 1,
end that employes whose duties
are entirely in connection with
street improvements be cut off
the payroll, some of the officers
concerned said they had "seen it
coming," but were not sure that
the situation described was yet at
hand.
Home Paving Next
Year Held Likely
Mr. Dancy's proposal was made
on the premise that there will be
practically no paving next year.
Investigation Wednesday disclosed
that while no petitions for new
paving have come in, some arc
known to be contemplated, and
furthermore there is some work
left over from this year's pro
gram; some small sections of Rur
al avenue, the west side of the
High street fill, the Liberty street
bridge approach, the widening of
Church street near the new bridge
there, and a few other items.
As for the lack of new petitions.
Street Commissioner Walter Low
blames that on the feat that un
paved streets were kept in good
condition last summer and resi
dents along them saw no need for
paving; now that they are becom
ing the accustomed mudholes, a
different attitude Is beginning to
appear.
Nevertheless, street work will be
light in 1930, and Mr. Low does
not expect to keep more than one
crew busy. This crew will do the
grading and curb construction,
and will be busy on paving only
part of the time.
As to Just when the council
would be Justified in curtailing
salaries paid out of this fund
other than when there is no work
and none in sight that is an In
volved problem. The portion of
the street improvement fund
which is set aside for administra
tion goes into the city treasury
when Bancroft bonds are sold or
when property owners pay their
assessments in cash. Strictly
speaking, there will always be
some money coming into this
fund, and always some adminis
trative work in connection with
street Improvements.
The bookkeeping department,
it was explained, has never
caught up with its work since tho
bookkeeping machine was Install
ed and the task of transferring
the city'B accounts from the first
of the year to the new system was
undertaken.
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Apprehend Notorious Pair
Salem Man Sues
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18.
(AP) A personal injury damage
suit was filed in circuit court
here today by H. B. Glaisyer, Sa
lem, against Pittock Leadbetter,
resident ot this city, for injuries
alleged to have been suffered In
an automobile accident by bis
wife, Mrs. Margaret G. Glaisyer,
at Salem In December, 1928. The
plaintiffs asked $20,000 damages.
.College Gets Gymnasium
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18.
(AP) Part of the $100,000 be
quest of the late Eric V. Hauser
to Albany college will be used
for construction of a new gym
nasium, and the use of the re
maining funds wUl be decided by
the executive committee, it was
decided today by the board of
trustees of the Institution In
semi-annual meeting at the First
Presbyterian church here. Frank
J. Miller, president of the board,
presided.
Salem Man Bankrupt
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18.
(AP) Onle L. Martin, farmer,
Salem, filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy In federal district
court here today. Liabilities $8,
025.88, assets, $2997.50.
Soldiers' Borne Backed
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec 18.
(AP) The board of directors of
the chamber of commerce today
voted to give its assistance to ef
forts being made to have Rose
burg designated as the location
of a national soldiers' home. A
bill with this objective has been
introduced in congress by Sen
ator McNary, delegations of Eu
gene and Roseburg business men
told the board ot directors of the
local chamber.
WORK
Calles Escapes Arrest
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So" :a
Former President Platarro EL Calles of Mexico greeted by t Hend
on his return to New York aboard the 8. S. Bremen. In the group
surrounding Calles are, Fernando Torreblanca, Secretary to the Pres
ident of Mexico, Manuel C. Telle, Ambassador to the United States.
Wlth-the arrival of Calles New York played host to a former presi
dent and a president-elect of Mexico. A telegram the state department
sent whizzing across the wire to Iaredo, Tex., prevented Calles arrest
at the Texas town in connection with two mnrdera.
Boycott Against
Laredo Continues
Mexicans Still Resentful at Attempt to Arrest
Former President on Old Murder
Charge; Business Falls Off
LAREDO, Tex., Dec. 18. (AP) Unsuccessful in his ef
forts to prosecute former President Calles, of Mexico, on
charges of implication in the murder of a Mexican general
here in 1922, District Attorney John A. Vails today dis
missed a similar murder
charge against Duke Carver,
San Antonio constable.
Meanwhile, hopes of Laredo
business men for a speedy settle
ment of difference with Mexico,
which resulted in a boycott of
this major border port, were jolt
ed by fresh evidence of Mexico's
resentment against Vails' at
tempt to arrest Calles.
Merchants found their Christ
mas trade dealt a severe blow to
day by a ruling that residents
across the border might no long
er do their shopping in Webb
county and take articles back in
to Mexico duty free. Closing of
the Laredo consulate previously
had shut off shipment of goods
cleared through the Laredo cus
toms house.
In dismissing the murder
charge against Carver, District
Attorney Vails said that since the
state department had prevented
the arrest of Calles when he
passed through Laredo several
days ago, he did not intend to
prosecute "American citizens
jointly charges with Calles, who
are not able to secure diplomatic
immunity from their govern
ment." WHITMAN LOSES TO
T
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec.
18. (AP) Two baskets in the
last minute play by Stowell, Ida
ho forward, gave the University
of Idaho Vandals a 31 to 28 vic
tory over the Whitman college
basketball team here tonight.
The Missionaries outclassed the
Vandals throughout the first peri
od and were leading in the second
half, 28 to 27, until the last min
ute of play. Stowell then caged
two field goals from dif ticnlt posi
tions for the victory.
Stowell was high scorer of the
game with 16 points and McMil
lin, Idaho forward, was second
with 12. Tonight's game closed
the two game series, with Whit
man winner of the first, 53 to 32
last night.
Money Found by
Salvation Army
Worker in City
Captain Williams, of the Salva
tion Army, reports that one of his
workers found a sum of money re
cently and they have been scan
ning the papers carefully to see if
lit would be advertised.
The captain states, that while
many people have advertised lost
money and purses, that none to
date describes their find.
Anyone positively identifying
same can have it by communicat
ing with Captain Earl Williams,
241 State street, or phone 1820.
Unless called for and identified
within a reasonable period the
captain states that the money will
be used by the Army in the relief
work and remarks that "It's an
ill wind which doesn't blow
somebody some good."
W. S. C. WUfS 44-29
PULLMAN, Wash., Dec. 18
(AP) The Washington State
college basketball team defeated
Mount St. Charles of Helena,
Mont., 44 to 29 tonight, making
a clean sweep of the two game
I series. The score at halt time was
1 25 to 8 tor Washington State.
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Fill
GROWTH YET SLOW
More Money Still Needed to
Bring Christmas Joy to
Homes in Salem
THE HALVATIOX ARMY
"GOOD WILL FUND"
Previously reported $704.00
Mrs. Charles Fes-
senden 1.00
W. C. Dyer 7.50
J. B. Hosford 2.50
T. A. Llveslry SO.OO
J. T. Anderson 5.00
Judge O. P. Coshow 5.00
Salem Fire Depart
ment 10.50
Street Kettles, Dec.
18th 22.11
TOTAL TO DATE $784.51
A young lad came to Captain
Williams night before last and
asked for something to eat and a
place to sleep for the night.
On questioning him the cap
tain found that he had recently
ran away from his home in Port
land, had found life quite a
bumpy affair away from home
and was prepared to go back at
once.
He was given a warm meal at
the Army hall and then sent to the
Y. M. C. A. for the night. On his
return to the Army hall yesterday
morning for his breakfast he
proudly Informed Captain Wil
liams that he had taken two baths
since he had last seen him.
Another warm meal at the Army
hall, given a warm coat and off
he was sent to Portland happy in
the anticipation of spending a
Christmas at home.
Just a little thing to do, but it
may mean a lot to this young man.
Henry Thiele, prominent chef and
restaurant-proprietor of Portland,
as a young homeless boy in far
away Australia was befriended
and assisted by the Salvation
Army and today he never tires of
telling what the Army did for
him and how he appreciates their
work, says Captain Williams.
Williams is still hopeful for the
success ot the Christmas cam
paign for funds. "Salem people
have but to be informed of the
need and they will dig down and
help us, he Insists.
Mattress Manufacturers
Acquitted
A Jury in Justice court Wed-'
nesday afternoon held that D. J.
Poulin and E. W. Muller, proprie
tors of the Capitol City Bedding
company of this city, were not
guilty of mislabelling a matres3
which was manufactured at the
local plant. The case was brought
to the state for prosecution by
Wister Rosenberg ot the State
Board of Health.
It had been claimed by the
state' in the action that officials
of the Capitol City Bedding com
pany had been manufacturing bed
matresses and labelling them to
the effect that "the contents were
the highest grade of floss obtain-
Lable" although they were not. The
a?.. t l.i. i . , m
siaie luuminra several samples ox
matress floss to eompare with
that taken from a matress" used as
earing s
Argument
Concluded
Extraordinary Session
Brought to Close
by Counsel
Case Against Mr. Man
nix Considered by
3 Referees
The curtain was rung down
here Wednesday on one of the
most unusual and extraordinary
sessions In the judicial history of
Oregon when hearing upon the
disbarment of Thomas Mannlx.
Portland attorney, finished be
fore three referees appointed ay
the supreme court.
A. E. Renine. Medford. who
with A. K. McMahon, Albany, and
Arthur Clark. Corvalli. appeared
as prosecutors, upon order of the
supreme court, was heard yester
day afternoon In the state's final
argument.
Iionergnn'a Argument
Briefly Answered
The argument by Reamer was
twofold. He flrnt answered brief
ly the argument of Frank J. Lon
ergan. Portland, attorney for Man
nlx, who concluded his argument
during the morning. He then went
again to the records m the several
Wemme suits, reviewing and at
tacking the Interpretation of the
defense to certain phases of these
records, and again setting forth
the prosecution's theory upon
which the hearing has proceeded.
Lonergan. concluding 4 -hours
and 25 minutes of argumest
shortly before noon, rested the
case for the defense. Further de
tails of the records in the Wemnse
cases were reviewed and the po
sition of the defendant explained
in detail.
Wemme Fund Held In
Abeyance Hays ('online I
The defense counsel, In answer
to a query from Referee Wilson,
explained that the Wemme en
dowment fund was now held in
abeyance and had been so since
the trustees were named in 1924,
and that no attempt was being
made by them to carry out the
charitable trust contemplated by
Wemme.
Referring to the entire Wemme
matter, Lonergan said: "This is
not child's play, but litigation
based on law." He denounced the
prosecution for the attack upon
Mannlx by Clark in the argument
Tuesday when Mannlx was charac
terized as a "leech."
VANDEVORT LOSES
T
A good Samaritan act may some
times prove a bad boomerang. So
Henry vandevort, city council
man, oughtsto be willing to at
test. For as the result of a kind
action, the councilman is minus
one automobile and one overcoat.
As Vandevort was driving to bis
ranch across the river Tuesday af
ternoon, he stopped to pick up a
"hitch hiker." Arrived at the
ranch, he parked the car, and saw
the young man on his way up th
highway. The local man went on
to make an inspection trip through
his orchard, and when he return
ed, there was no car waiting for
him.
The presumption is that the
youth whom he gave the "lift"
helped himself to the machine.
Although Vandevort has been able
to learn something of the young
man, he had not been located late
last night.
Diphtheria Case
Is Reported Here
A case of diphtheria has devel
oped in a Salem family, accordlBg
to word yesterday afternoon to
Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, county
health officer. A pre-school child,
age four years, has the disease.
Dr. Douglas is investigating the
case.
At Trial Here
"state exhibit number
one"
to
prove its contention.
The defendants admitted that
the floss of the certain mattress
which was being used by the pros
ecution was not the highest grade
manufactured but declared that at
the present time tbey were unable
i
(HI
to get a better grade. This point
was stressed to the Jury which
returned a verdict of "not guilty"
after a short deliberation.
, The examination of the matrers
in the small justice court room
during the trial was an amusing
sight when clouds of floss part
icles began to float about the
room. The matress which, was.
used as the state exhibit will be
turned over to charity Judge Brs
zler Small announced after the
cession.