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Newspaper Page TextA4 CIRCULATION Daily diitribqtion for the Btentli tndinr Febmiry SS. 19S0 WEATHER Unsettled today and 8at arday; Intermittent rains. Max. temperature Thursday 55; Blin. 30; Hind sowth. 15 miles; Rain .34; River .7. 6,619 Arerag daily net paid 8.3S0 Member Audit Bureau of Circalatiaaa. POUNDED 1831 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, March 21. 1930 No. 399 BID MOTES FOR NQRQLAQ IS CRITICIZED Letters Sent on Republican Stationery Without J. C. Perry's Consent Hal, Patton and Newell Wil liams Blamed for Pecul iar Strategy r Decidedly questionable "nd very unusual practice In solicit ing support or . Marlon county re publican precinct committeemen, came to light here Thursday in the public showing of letters ad dressed by Newell Williams to the committeemen, asking them to tile before April 1 and in forming them that "Governor Norblad is to be in Salem . . . and will be very glad to see any of the committeemen." The letter written on the sta tionery of the central committee went out without th knowledge of J. C. Perry, county chairman and without els consent he stated Wednesday when shown a copy. "As a committee we should not favor, or even appear to fa vor any one candidate over an other. We should be strictly neu tral." said Perry, Paul Johnson, treasurer of the central committee said he knew nothing of the letter Williams sent out. Pat ton Given Credit For Originating Plan The genesis of the idea appears to have been with Hal D. Pat- ton, ardent Norblad supporter, who admitted consulting with Williams before the letter was sent out. He said he saw noth ing improper in the paragraph in the letter which reaa: "I have been advised that Gov ernor Norblad is to be in Salem the most of the time from now until after the primaries. He will be Tery glad to see any of the committeemen who wish to meet him. Should you care to talk with the governor, simply pre sent this letter to his secretary when you call at the state houss." Patton claims that the party has a right to take a part in the ! primary campaign in behalf of candidates. Other equally-prominent republicans criticized the incident severely Wednesday and said the letter violated the spir it, if not the letter, of the primary law. Its obvious intent, they say, was to use the Republican organi zation to aid Norblad, a function for which the organization was sot intended. Absolute neutrality should have been observed until after May 16, said these leaders. CANADA FIGURES LOSS VANCOUVER, B. C, March 10. (AP) The proposed United States tariff on soft woods, if it goes Into effect, will cost the lum ber industry in Canada approxi mately 12,000,000 annually, rep resentatives of the industry here estimated. ,. .-; MURDER TRIAL PUSHED BUFFALO, N. Y., March 20. JAP) The second day of HI a imerson'a trial as an accomplice In the murder of Mrs. Clothllde Marchard closed today with eight Jurors in the box. STEIWER VICE CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON, March 80. (AP) Senator Steiwer of Oregon was chosen vice chairman of the republican senatorial campaign committee tonight at a special meeting called by Chairman Moses. It is the understanding of the republican committee that Steiwer will take charge of the campaign In the western states at headquar ters to be selected by himself later. Senator Moses, the chairman, intends to leave next month for a European visit of six weeks or two months. This was one reason for selection of a vice chairman. PORTLAND TIES VANCOUVER PORTLAND, Ore., March 20. (AP) Defeating Victoria 8 to 0 in a one-sided game here tonight, Portland climbed back into a tie with Vancouver for the leadership of the Pacific coast hockey league. The deadlocked teams each hare 41 points. ECLIPSE PREDICTED PORTLAND. Ore.. March 20, (AP) Portland and most parts of Oregon will lie in the weird twilight of a partial eclipse of the un for nearly three hours April 28. The first effects ot the moon's passage between earth and son will be noted at 8:38 a. m. and the sun will not clear until 12:35 p. m., with maximum darkness at 21:12 a. m., when .81 of old Sol's face will bo hidden. This an nouncement was made by Dr. Rob ert O. Aitken, associated director Of Lick observatory, who pointed out that another opportunity to view such an eellpse of this kind trill not be available in this state for almost half a century. I SETTLER ISSUE DISCUSSED I EUGENE. Ore.. March 20. (AP) How to place a settler af ter he has been brought 4o Ore yon will be the problem taken up by Ernest E." Henry, Portland real Salem High Team Crashes Through With 38-19 Win Pessimists All Con- founded as Locals Trim Baker Capital City Quintet Plays Without Two of Best Men Trotting out for the fans' in spection the first real fast break ing offense sen in this year's state tournament, the Salem high school quintet upset numerous predictions and ran away from Baker in the final game of the first round championship series Thursday afternoon, winning 18 to 19. Salem's victory was the more Impressive because of the absence of Graber, regular center, who ! is still ill with mumps, and the early removal of Kitchen, star forward, on personals. So far as could be gleaned from watching the red and black perform, loss of neither of these men slowed the attack to any appreciable ex tent. (Turn to page 8, col. 3) SEX ADEINDICTED Conspiracy and Jury Fixing Laid 10 UeaierS in JUI- nil r-;-.n lair VIII riaow LOS ANGELES, March 20. (AP) .Six persons, three of the defendants, and two of the Jurors in the Julian Petroleum corpora- tlon fraud trial fiasco, and pri vate detective, alleged Jury fixer. were Indicted today by the grand Jury for bribery and bribery con spiracy. Those indicted were: S. C. Lewis, president of the oil company at the time a 8100,- 000,000 Btock over-issue caused its collapse in May 1927, charged with bribery, Jacob Berman, Julian corpora tion stock transfer clerk, charged with bribery conspiracy, Louis Berman, an employe of the Julian firm, who was a de- fendant with Lewis, his brother. Jacoh Herman, and seven others In the fraud trial during the spring of 1928. charged with bri- berv consnir&cv. Louis Krause, private detec- Uve, whom Jacob Berman de- dared bribed two lurors for him. chareed with briberr conspiracy. John B. Groves, one of the Jur ors who acquitted the 102 Julian fraud case defendants, charged with bribery. Frank C. Glider, another of the Jurors, charged with bribery. Lewis, the Berman brothers. Groves and Grlder were released under $5,000 bond each. Krause was unable to post his bail, which was set at $25,000. The sli will appear before Superior Judge Walton, J. Wood at 10 a. m., to morrow for arraignment. Steiwer Gets G. O. P. Job Portland Team Moves Up Eclipse of Sun Scheduled Settling Settlers Talked estate man and soil expert who has been obtained for the Drorram of the tenth annual course of the chamber of commerce secretaries to start at the University of Ore gon Monday. CHARGES DISMISSED PORTLAND. .Ore., March 20. (AP) District Judge John A. Mears today dismissed charges of kidnaping preferred against Rich ard Ray King and Ella King, his wire, by Barge E. Leonard, guard ian of the estate ot Nahum Amos King. Richard's father. "When a son takes his father to the beach for an outing it Is not kidnaping," Judge Mears said. BAKER SUPPORT FOUND PORTLAND. Ore., March 10. (AP) Melrin O. Tennent, mayor elect ot Tacoma, Wash., was a passenger on the Matson liner, Wilheimlna, which sailed from here for Honolulu today. Tennent, who was accompanied by his fam ily, said he planned to remain in the Hawaiian Islands about 48 days. Tennent, who has manufactur ing interest here, told reporters he desired to express an opinion ot the projected -recall of George L. Baker, Portland mayor, ana four city commissioners, petitions for which are la circulation. "I think It is a farce and an In- Jury to Portland." ho declared. WAGE FIGHT UNSETTLED PORTLAND, Ore., March 20. (AP) Franklin T. Griffith, pres ident of the Paclflo Northwest Public Service company, formerly the Portland Electric Power com pany, following a conference with members of the wage committee of the streetcar men's union here today said there was "nothing to announce other than that -we dis-. cussed working conditions ' and made arrangements for further conferences.' i BRIBERY HF Pendleton Surpi Fans by Trimming Eugene Five Commerce Just Man- ages to Win Over Tillamook K OREGON TOURNAMENT mjti j ixK run ivuai 8:30 a. m., Ashland vs. Ba- , ker (consolation). 9:30 a. m., Eugene vs. Til lamook (consolation). 8:30 p. m., Dallas vs. North Bend (consolation). 4:30 p. m., Astoria vs. Pen d 1 e t o n ( championship semi-finals). 7:80 p. m., Ashland or Ba ker vs. Eugene or Tilla mook (consolation). 1:30 p. m., Salem vs. Com merce (championship semi-finals). It's Salem, Commerce of Port land, Pendleton and Astoria, for the semi-finals in the state tour nament today, two days of compe tition having narrowed the race down from the 13 starting teams to these four. Pendleton and As toria will play at 4:30 in the aft ernoon, and Salem will meet Commerce in the second evening game at 8:30 ww western ow Eugene fell before the spirited attack of the Pendleton Bucka- rnn. Thursdav nieht. 85 to 1 In the biggest upset of the tourna- ment so far. The Buckaroos eW ther were "off" Wednesday in their first appearance, or playing over their heads Thursday night The former appears to be the best bet, for they found the going none too easy against Eugene. Pendleton suffered a severe blow when Hill, regular center, retired with four personals alnst him early in the game. However, Coach Cramer sent it a tipoff man who appeared to be Just as fast as Hill and If any thing more aggressive, in the per son of Kidder The Buckaroos played the sur prised Eugene lads off their feet la th 'irst quarter, and led at "S Close 7 to 3. and they plied up Points Just as rapidly in the see- ond period, which ended 16 to 7. In tne third period the checking wa so fierce tnat renaieton could score but two points and Eugene four Eugene came within three D0lnta 01 overcoming the lead in tne last period, but the BUCK roos leaped ahead again near the end Cheese Makers Throw Scare Into Commerce commerce experienced many anxious moments in its same with the scrappy Tillamook boys, bnt finally prevailed 21 to 17. (Turn to page 8, col. 1) Mrs. Frank Had Over Million Her Will Shows PORTLAND. Ore.. March 20. (AP) Mrs. Sigmund Frank, wid ow ot the Junior partner of the original Meier and Frank company store here, left an estate valued I at "more than $1,000,000" attor neys said today when her will was probated in circuit court Mrs. Frank died recently following brief Illness. s The bulk ot the estate was left I to two sons, M. Lloyd Frank and Aaron M. Frank, fat equal shares. ASHLAND Thurs. 10:80 A. If. ASTORIA REDMOND Wed. S:SO P. H. EUGENE PENDLETON Wed. 4:S0 P. If. DALLAS COMMERCE Wed. 7:80 P. If. LINCOLN NORTH BEND Wed. 8:80 P. U. TILLAMOOK 1 . 4:80 P. U. y SALEM Thnrs. BAKER LESSOiSTIC ATTACK URGED UPON RELIGION Atheist Leaders Hold Con gress at Moscow With Talks Broadcast Godless Nation Set as Goal; Workers Urged to Rely Upon Propaganda By JAMES A MILLS Associated Press Correspondent MOSCOW, March 20 (AP) Russian atheists at the opening of the all union congress of athe ists tonight declared their propa gandists must abandon the idea that religion can be exterminated in Russia overnight. Successive speakers told the delegates to the congress, the pro ceedings of which were broadcast all over the country, that exces ses committed by atheistle work ers and village officials in the Soviet war on religion must forth with cease. They warned their hearers that bo attempt must bo made to close churches by force, remove church bells, to coerce peasants into Joining the league of the godless or to proclaim whole districts as "atheistic regions." Milder Methods are Urged by Speaker Only by peaceful argument persuasion, propaganda and by scientific explanation, said Emel- yan Aroslavsky, chairman of the society of militant atheists, should members of the sorlety at tempt to remove God and religion from the hearts of the people. Throughout the proceedings, it was apparent that the speakers had been Instructed by govern ment authorities to call atheist propagandists to account for the extremes to which they had gone in trying to convert Soviet un ion all at once into a land with out God, religion or church. At the same time the speakers lashed out at Pope Pius for his recent denunciation of the anti- religious campaign and for his prayers and yesterday's service at St. Peter's. They said there must be no slackening in the commun ist war on the church by legal and peaceful means. TIFF EXPECTED TO BE CHEAT IP PORTLAND. Ore., March 20. (AP) Prominent lumbermen of this district today predicted general quickening of the indus try's pulse in the Pacific north west, a reopening or long idle mills and more general employ ment of Jabor as a result of the tariff on lumber approved by the senate today. " Lumbermen regarded the news as a huge victory for the industry and one expected to help them meet Increasing competition from Canada and the soviet and at the same time maintain a high wage standard. John Tennant, president of the West Coast Lumber Manufactur ers association and vice-president of the Long Bell Lumber company at Longview said: "I believe the tariff will be of material benefit to the lumber Industry ot the country as a whole and especially to the Industry In the Pacific northwest 'While the tariff ap proved wag not as much as had been hoped for, it nevertheless will help to equalize the Industry here to compete on a more equal basis with British Columbia and Rus sia, where lower wage scales and lower water transportation rates prevaiL" Championship Series ASTORIA Fri. 4:80 P. M. EUGENE 51-25 PENDL'TON 25-19 Than. 7:80 P. U. PENDLETON 30-22 COMMERCE 30-20 Thnrs. 8:80 P. JI. C0MMERCE2M7 TILLAMOOK 15-11 Fri. SALEM Eugene Quint Loses to Buckaroos I, -t-l? ::-'' f- Alfhoncrh ttu- nnt nn as anirlted high school hoopers were defeated Thursday night by the Pendleton Bockaxoos. Above is pictured the Eugene team. Top row, front the left, Bet. Eberhart, Bmdwny, Houghton. Coach Weber. Bottom row, Huffman, Jeffries, McIaUn, Green. IF Iff PON Spring Arrives and Winter Left Behind Today Says Weather Man It's 'art and 'art for the pres ent, 2 4 hours. That is, half day and half night, exactly. In other words, winter has pull ed down the curtain and spring makes its official entrance into Salem and other places. If the raindrops whljh the sky augured at a late hour last night material ize today and cause anyone to wonder why the spring clarion. all that needs to be done is to turn to that son or daughter of brother or sister who is in the grade schools and pop this ques tion: "Who says today is spring?" And back will come the answer: Teacher." "Huh. what does she know about it?" may come from broth er ox sister. "Well, today's March 21, isn't It?" will challenge the grade pu pil, adding In the next breath: And teacher and my geography say on that day every year is the spring Equinox, when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's qearter and cuts day and night equally in two; and this spring or vernal equinox marks the be ginning of spring, even if there are some waterless days before hand. Oh yes, and after today, every day gets a wee bit longer, And now that the G. P. has had his say, the official weather fore caster has to leave a bad taste, for here's what he says for the first day of spring, 1930: "Local showers; moderate tem perature," T KARELI, Bombay Presidency. India. March 20. (AP) Man at ma Gandhi, arriving here with his volunteer marchers in the civil disobedience campaign, today gave -further instructions for car rying out his policy of nonviolent resistance to the Indian govern ment. Declaring he and his followers wanted to enforce a "social boy cott" on all government servants he urged the villagers to refuse to fetch water for the tax collect or so long as he worked for the present government and told la borers not to give him their ser vices. He told his hearers that if sent to prison they should go piously. if assaulted they should bear It Cheerfully, if shot they should die peacefully. CM HQ n MS e BEING in Annual Tournament 26-17 Sat 8:80 P. M. 8:30 P. M. 38-19 ! 4 t t - battle to sUy in the lace for the Daly Service by Plane Planned to Portland Shortly A daily airplane service to and from Portland Salem Is a project Lee Eyerly hopes to see in operation within OO days he said Thursday. Round-trip fares) would be set at five dollars a passen ger, said Eyerly. Ia addition to people, the carries would transport express and if pos sible to obtain a government contract, would also take mail. Eyerly plans to use a Stin son airplane, capable of car rying; six passengers. SPEGI1L MEETING OF The city council will convene Monday night in special called session to vote finally on an ord- inance placing a 37,000 bond measure before the citizens of Sa- lem May 16, the money from the bond Issue to be used for an ap-1 pralsal of the Oregon-Washington water system here. The meeting was assured Thurs day when Alderman O'Hara, cir culating the petition for the meet ing, reported that in addition to himself. Aldermen Olson, kowus. Townsend, Kuhn, Patton, Wilkin son and Herrick had signed. Yan- devort and Rhoten are expected .o - The measure would have been placed on final passage this week had not Alderman Dancy objected to suspension of the rules. fn- . ... '?a explained In order to per- mn xuiiy av aays io wh wn luo yi uuai sauva oivui a-j viiu- ai placing oi tue orainauce on me ballot. In event the ordinance was not passed until the council met April 7. and the mayor then took the Un days allowed for signing and on April 17 vetoed the meas- ure. sufficient time for passing the measure over a veto would not be given .said OHara. He said he did not feel, however, that Mayor T t . .! J l 1 1 - -ajt- n-ka iiT-aic wuuiu i- m wwr t if . UOOCl W ma NOT " . 2 Q He tlSLQ. uO c . T,innv fyfTP 17 71 ' r .a LAUMtU, VB1U... V. (AP) After waiting more than iLtiVVZ mm .wu.---. . -U 1UUS otaiauv- aions me coast, voio- 'i vw A. Lindbergh today indicated he would leave the Montrey Penln- inla within the next two d&js. He . . m -fn t !f ma.ln. TITZ for several days before returning to souther California. DADS ASSURED far-.' mm v v - state cbjunpionshln, the Eugene Congress Expected to Act on Bill at Early Date Says Urgent Letter Support of C. C. Coleman who is trying hard to see established an air mall route between Port land and Medford, with stops at Intermediate cities, is asked of Sa lem business men in a letter re ceived Thursday by J. N. Cham bers, cbsmber president, from Coleman, now In Washington, D. C Coleman recites in his extended letter that a bill making possible such airmail lines has been acted upon in the appropriate house committee and that he expects it will soon be placed on the house calendar. When approved, pas sage by the senate is expected within a short time. This bill provides that the fed erai postof rice authorities may make airmail contracts on a mile- age rather Vian a poundage basis. Coleman explains in his letter that for Salem to demonstrate it de- (Turn to page 2, col. 6) 01 IS DELAYED III ttt'ittiv xt i it - a. AP Fr.A.Tl , Ami-.i RIchar1 B. Byrd and BeTeral of hls a88l8Unt8 wlu 8tay here 8eT. ...i dav. aft. hI. .. ,.ft I - . Lmpiete the business of his Ant- arctic expedietlon, it was learned i QQg jr miral ni ,. that tn bart c,. f New York ,,, v -. , .,m c-.w -f. ernoon and di8Charging of cargo loadI 0 coa, ud proTl.,on8 proceedln- rapldly aboard the Teg8el Coa, 8tacked 12 8ack8 hlgQ on the bark. forward decks; ,teamer Eieanor Boiling will . v 4haw tv ru- r I V W V iff9w Yot. Some of the heavy car go of the expedition will be taken i usck to ill kuucu oiaies on mr ca-tHe cargo carriers. I m m tt Mam a fl i ac l amu me expeauion s snips will join company and Admiral i Dru wiu so tuusru lor in ions leg of the Journey to the Panama I canal. It was expected that two months would be required for the I XT. V, , i,. ' , ,v v. I tow the bark part of th. way to Panama, due to the lack of tavor- . V.1- mrlitAm n that nrlAn .- -o n.i.t.- u.i t wh accOT-pailied Admlrai Byrd on gonU po,e . o-T3-. ne-. xr-. i ignv o ouuuaj wan tti-. wnj va w Tork. Dr. Lawrence Gould, geol- ogist, will be aboard the Eleanor Boiling. Ashley McKInley, aerial survey or, left today to catch a mall steamer at Wellington, N. Z., tor Ban Francisco as it was consid ered imperative that the films be developed and printed and the mosaic maps completed without delay. COMMISSIONS DISCUSSED PHILADELPHIA. March 20 (AP) Development of govern ment by commissions and bur eaus was described as "a neces sary evil' tonight by Senator Wheeler. HF01 1 ill SUPPORT IS ASKED HTMIM Hollywood Folk Vote To Withhold. Petitions Again With the city council having started procedure to bring to a test vote tne question ox a muni cipally owned water supply here, the Hollywood Progressive com munity club U still withholding circulation of petitions to get the matter before tne voters, senti ment of the crab was so express ed at Its regular meeting, held last nignt at ue rat Boy barbe cue, following report of N. C. Hubbs on the present status ef the question In the city council. Hu&bs pointed out, and ue dub so agreed that the progress ef a popular vote, as started by the council should be carefully watched, and that it It should fall there, plenty ot time would yet remain to circulate petitions to get the matter be fere the peo ple at election time. ?j : V Report was also made but no section taken en ; the matter of fire alarm boxes in that district. the committee spokesman, point CREATE FflVOif FOB Mi IS Witness Urges Calling Coun cil of Governors and Civic Leaders Further Evidence Presented At Hearing on Prohibi- ' tion Statutes By CECIL B. DICKSON' Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON. March 20. (AP) The calling by President Hoover of a council of governors and prominent citizens to worn out a plan to educate the Ameri can people to observance of the dry laws was advocated today in the house judiciary committee prohibition hearings. The first of five witnesses, Dan iel C. Roper, a former Internal revenue commissioner, said he waa convinced the law could be en forced and suggested that too chief executive call federal aav state officials into conference wftk wets and drys to determine upon a solution of questions revolving around prohibition. Too. niuc time, he said, had been devote by dry torces and the government to enforcement of the law and n4 enough to education of the peop-o to observance. Wealthy American Are Held to Blame The American born wealthy class was charged by Mrs. Martha Bensley Bruere of New York-, author and social worker, wits creating a market for illicit liquor. She said low wag earnings creat ed no demand for liquor. The National Women's Chris tian Temperance union was plac ed on record as opposing all meas ures before the committee to re peal the 18th amendment by Mrs. Ella A. Boole of Brooklyn, ite president. She declared that as long as women retained their rig-t to suffrage the 18th amendment would remain in the constitution and that regardless ot party af filiations they would continue to be "implacable f -?s of the liiuor traffic" The other two witnesses of the day were James L. Kennedy ot Greensburg, Pa., and Oliver W. Stewart, of Chicago, president f the Flying Squadron foundation. Law Observance la " Stressed by Kennedy Kennedy advocated obserYame of the prohibition law on the ground that it deserved protection by the citizens aa long as it was a law. Stewart said more than half The population of the United r atee would oppose any measure to re peal or modify the dry laws aent to the house by the Judiciary co mitte. The committee also received a (Turn to page 8, col. 1) III BEE m CHANDLER, Okla.. March 20 (AP) An eight year old bwj'a attempt to revive a dying fire in rural school stove by pourtsr Kerosene upon it, brought death to himself and two other pupils , of the school today. Eight other children and two teacherg escaped from the build ing, the pleasant valley district school, near Tryon. throng fc which flames swept rapidly fol lowing explosion ot the kerosene. ' Although panic was created among the pupils, all except Fred dy Eaton; 8, who held the can ef kerosene, and La Wanda D4- -drill, 7, and Granville Murray, g, who were seated near the stove, fled in safety. None was injured In the rush for doors and win dows. ' The three victims were burned to death by the first Hash, ef flames. . The teachers, ' Mrs. Heese 1 Car enter and Miss Vinita smith, se-' malned tn the burning building, seeing that all exits were used, until all the children were ot The Eaton lad was said by pu pils to have acted without know ledge of his teacher in using the kerosene. . The building was in mine a half hour after the blast. - - 1 1 THREE CUIW1 DIE ing out that It is "onlj the nncjr- -writers who seem to want - the . boxes and that Initial expcanU-r tare . outlined", by the cooneit ; ; committee Is far short of wit t would hare to. be spent evcatu-f ally. The committee would pre fer to see a more practical ea- . pendlturo toward - reducing fires . la that district, at least. . A committee composed of Key Stumbo, N. C. Hubbs and Albert Herbster was appointed by P. If.4 " Gregory, president, to make fnr-! ther Investigation Into the nai- ter of light standards for the Hol lywood district, and particularly ; ' that through which the highway tun. - This group is to report as 1 the next meeting, to $ be " M -April S at the Hollywood, cafe. 5 llartin rerrejr, . candidate far;. Justice ot the peace, appeared ee- tore the club and gave an Inter-: -esting insight; late what he ten-? , aiders tmportaat angles ef the cS- flee and its work.