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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. ,.
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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,
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::-'' 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.
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n
MS
e BEING
in Annual Tournament
26-17
Sat 8:80 P. M.
8:30 P. M.
38-19
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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
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(AP) After waiting more than
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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.
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ASSURED
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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)
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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
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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.