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WEATHER ,
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day; Probably , occasional
raiii. Max. temperature
Satrdy 63; Mia. 40; Rain -.20;
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EIGHTIETH YEAR
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Mr. Average Citizen Fails to
Become Excited in Gov
ernor Contest
Week's Events Featured by
Questionnaire Directed
At Gov. Norblad
The campaign for the republi
can nomination for the governor
ship which bIx weeks ago bid fair
to be the most thrilling In the
state has witnessed in many a
year, seems now -to be languish
ing in an anti-climax which only
a political earthquake can upset.
Mild discussions in barber shops
and smokers' quarters prevails
-but aarong the great rank-and-file
the weather outranks politics
in public interest
Perhaps It is the very wide
field which has so diverted pub
lic attention that no one candi
date seems at all assured; per
haps it is the lack of personal at
tack of one candidate upon anoth
er. At all events, apathy la appar
ent and with less than three weeks
remaining until the primaries,
all's calm on the Oregon front.
Joseph Now Attracting
Great Deal of Attention
Of the candidates in the field,
George Joseph is making the
most stirring efforts. Last week
he arranged with Tex Rankin for
the latter's airplane as a means of
conveyance and the current week
will find the former Portland sen
ator both on the air over a Port
land radio and in the air flying
to eastern Oregon for a series of
speaking engagements.
Joseph has aroused attention;
how many votes he will receive is
the great enigma. Only those on
the border-line of political acu
men foresee a Joseph victory.
Governor Norblad continues
his jaunts hither and yon and
keeps smiling and courageous. No
one questions an inherent advan
tage to the incumbent and Nor
blad is making the most of this In
a pre-primary confidence which
nothing can efface.
Governor Questioned
; By New berg Graphic
Perhaps the most outspoken at
tack on the governor of the entire
campaign came during the week
from the Newberg Graphic which
asked a series of point blank ques
tions about Norblad's record
which as yet the governor has In
no wise answered.
Senator Corbett, his up-state
tours quite well completed.- is to
cultivate the home field of Mult
nomah county even more arduous
ly In the next fortnight. Multno
mah is the big vote center where
no on Is sure of the outcome and
the only thing any candidate can
wish Is a fair plurality there.
Charles Hall, Coos and Curry
county senator, trenchantly de
nied statements that he even con
templated withdrawal and coun
tered by a persistent statement
that he was confident of victory
ven though in many counties he
admitted he would not run first.
Hall is banking on Multnomah
county to see him through.
Bennett Also Keeps
On Trying, Indication
Bennett, persistently personi
fied, continued bis bard plugging
while Jeffries, sixth republican as
pirant, appears (o bo inactive and
obviously out of the race. Senator
Joe Bailey bas been doing the
most active work among the dem
ocratic candidates.
Ralph Williams, national com
mitteeman, somewhat aroused by
the Charles Walker candidacy for
the nomination, got out letters to
newspapers in the state last week
and is said to have launched an
advertising campaign -to appear
soon. Williams has been regard
d as a fixity in the republican cir
cles and even now !s often spoken
of as a successor to Chairman
Huston. A number of dallies
have endorsed Williams and
while Walker is busy making
, speeches, his success is doubtful.
Marlon county office aeekers la
more or less hodge-podge manner,
are oat to Impress the public of
their worth. No actual issues have
been raised and apparently One
race will go to the man most able
to distribute cards, Inveigle news-
naper publicity and a general glad
bander who may have the advan
tage of some service and a known
name in the county.
New Uniforms For Legion
Drum Corps
New uniforms are coins to bo
provided for Salem's American Le
gion dram corps this year, accord
ing to an announcement made Sat
urday by Frank Cain, manager.
It was the lack of uniforms com
parable to those displayed by oth
vr ' corps competing, which pre
vented the Salem corps from win
ning a national championship at
.louisTiile, Ky.; last year. This
Vas not an alibi for the local corps
which finished well up In the race
despite the handicap, but was a
act thoroughly demonstrated by
the Judges' records. --a:
The first move toward finan
cing the new uniforms will be a
big dance on election sight. May
10, at the armory. In addition to
the dancing, election returns,
both statewide and local, will be
broadcast, according to Mr.Cain's
announcement: -"I '
Thereafter and until the funds
necessary for purchasing the uni
forms are provided, the . drum
corps will give dances each Wed
3 SpecmlJkwards
jre
4 - H Cliib Events
First Annual Fair of Kind Said Even More Suc
cessfull Than Anticipated; Scholarships
Given for Summer School
HJ'ARION county's first annual
JLTA of scores of girls and boys brought together for the'
first time was a surprising success, W. W. Fox, county club
leader, said yesterday after making announcements f win
ners of special awards and prizes" hi 'each division. '
Three special awards, each scholarships to the 4-H boys'
and girls' summer school in Corvallis in June, offered by the
Salem Kiwanis club were won by: Theresa Racette of Butte-
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HIT BECODIHED
Census Enumerators Having
Difficulty With Faculty
Member Here
Another public school teacher
in Salem has refused to answer
the census enumerator's ques
tions, reports the district super
visor. This teacher, who through
her stand on the matter puts her
self liable to the penalties provid
ed in the census act, says her
mother gave her in at Portland.
However, census rules plainly
give her as a Salem resident.
Some apparently regular em
ployees of the water company
have given the enumerators
trouble in getting them properly
listed, claiming that they do not
belong in Salem, says R. J. Hen
dricks, supervisor. AH such cas
es are being investigated, and
where Salem is clearly entitled
to count these employees and
their families, this will be de
manded. Further word from the census
office says:
There Is a little uneanvassed
territory In the northeast section,
west of the Southern Pacific track;
and north of Highland avenue It
will take Monday and Tuesday te
finish this, and perhaps Wednes
day. There may he a little un
eanvassed territory yet in the
southeast section, but all territory
should have had the once over by
v eanesday.
Then, on Wednesday or Thurs
day, and for five successive Issues,
the newspapers will carry cards
asking any who have been miss
ed, or think they have, to give
in their names and addresses.
This will be the signal for the
final cleaning op process, after
the checking up of which the pop
ulation of Salem will be announc
ed.
L BUI
Subscriptions totaling 130,000
have been secured for the financ
ing of the Western Paper Board
Products company. 8everal large
subscriptions came in to sweU
pledges to this amount Saturday
morning, men interested visited
the site of the new project, which
Is Just across the track in the rear
of the Miles Linen company, and
marked oft the location of the
building. The contract for erect
ing the structure will be let this
week, it Is believed, and construc
tion will follow at once. In 90
days operations are expected to
be under way.
The products of the plant will
be fibre board used for - trunk
board and for book binding boards.
The raw materials will bo flax
fibre, wast products of the flax
mills, and screenings that are
practically a waste product of the
paper mills.
Additional stock subscriptions
will be received in order to com
plete the financing and supply
working capital. F. Puttaert, In
ventor of the process, will ship
his machinery here for the manu
facturing plant
Now Planned
nesday night at the Mellow Moon.
It is the corps' plan to avoid ass
a A -.1 -
The drum corps objectivesr tbls
year are first, the state conven
tion contest at Baker, and then, if
it takes first or second t. place
there, a third successive; trip to
the national convention which
wDl be in Boston. Thin latter. V
Jeetlve depends upon success of
the Portland chamber of com
merce plans for sending' Oregon's
two best corps to the national con
test. In connection with Its efforts
to have Portland designated as the
1931 national convention citv.
The corps will make its first
public appearance 'since 'reorgan
isation, . May ' SO in i connection
with the Memorial day program.
and It will also tarn out to wel
come the national president of the
Legion Auxiliary when she visits
here' June is.
Drum corps members will soon
have for sale, tickets to the elec
tion night dance at the armory,
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4-H club fair, in which work
"OviIIa fnr niirsf anAi-ntr wnlr in
division three sewing; Tran-
bley Gooding, Four Corners
boy, for outstanding cookery club
member, and Russell Beardsley of
Parriah Gap for the best handi
craft exhibit.
Lorraine Russell Gets
Special Scholarship
Ivorrame Russell won the schoV
axship offered by the Kelxer com
munity club to the outstanding
sewing club member from the
Keixer sewing clnb. She placed
second in the general Judging.
The Marion county council of
Parent-Teachers awarded a bak
ing dish to the McLaughlin cham
pion cookery demonstration team
and a thimble to members of the
champion sewing demonstration
team from Mt. Angel.
Mt. Angel girls won the sewing
demonstration over the Fairfield
by one point and Mt Angel boys
came third with one point lower
than Fairfield. This event was
held yesterday afternoon.
Winners in each event were as
follows, first five places taking
cash and the rest ribbons:
Sewfng, division one Jewel
Colvin, Butteville, first; Lorraine
Russell, Keizer, second; Doris
Gilbertson, Butteville, third; Alice
Barry, Sunnyside, fourth; Helen
Froemel, Mt. Angel route one,
fifth; Nellie Clement, Clear Lake,
sixth; Evelyn Knorr, Butteville,
seventh; Martha Brandtl, Butte
ville, eighth; Eleanor . Jeskey,
Butteville, ninth; Bernice Gillls
of Mt. Angel route one, tenth.
Sewing, division two Leona
Hopkins, Hubbard, first; Leah
Kremllng, Hubbard, second; Jean
Barnum. Mt. Angel, third; Laura
Hubbs, Bethany,-' fourth; '-Rut
Hnesser, Monitor, fifth ; Betty
Brown, Hubbard, sixth; Margaret
Woelke. North Howell, seventh;
Relda Gooding, Butteville, eighth;
Eunice Carmlchael, Monitor,
ninth; Luella Gugel, Woodburn,
tentb.
Sewing, division three The
resa Racette, Butteville, first;
Mildred Johnson, ButtevUle, sec
ond; (score sheet for other place
ments carried away by some vis
itor).
Bachelor sewing Horace John
son, Sunnyside, first; Robert
Hall. Woodburn, second; Freder
ick Ryan, ButteviUe, third; Illago
Williams. Woodburn, fourth )
William Lake. Jefferson fifth;
Kenneth Kehoe, Mt. Angel, sixth;
Fay Humphreys, Jefferson, sev
enth; Leroy Pierson, Butteville,
eighth: Stewart Donaldson, Wood
burn, ninth; Gilbert Michel, Mt
Angel, tenth.
Cookery, cookies division
Tranbley Gooding, Four Corners,
first; Carl Ramsey, Turner, sec
ond; Margaret Copley, Liberty,
third; Haxel Comstock, Aums-
ville, fourth; Louise Gassner,
(Turn to page 3, col. 6)
BOND ISSUE GOES
WOODBURN. April 1 By
one of the closest votes In the his
tory of Woodburn's schools, eiti-
sens here today approved a 2Sr
tit bond Issue to be used in the
erection of a new six-room grade
school this summer. The vote
was 163 for the bonds and 144
against.
Public sentiment was divided
as to whether a new structure
should be erected or the present
one made to do for several years.
The board and the superinten
dent, V. D. Bain, favored the new
structure.
Bonds will be sold this spring
and construction started in June,
it is understood, A brick veneer
building is to be erected.
ApplicantrFor
Work Total 94
During One Week
Ninety-four men applied for
work during the week past at the
United States : employment office
here, while 07 demands were
made for workers, - Simon Phil
lpis, director of the bureau, re
ported Saturday. Of the tppueants
only 14 registered. The greatest
demand for workers was for men
to cut wood. -
There were It applications' for
work for women, while only seven
"help wanted" entries were made.
Director FhilUps reported the
referring of nine women to jobs
and the placement of lour. '.
- "FLIES HOMB TO DIB
YREKA.- CaL: April S--(AP)
Major Horace V. Ley, who rush
ed, to his home here today by air
plane when told by doctors in
San Ansel mo that be could 'not
live, died at 10:20 o'clock tonight
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GANDHI PLANS
ON ADDITIONAL
DISOBEDIENCE
Raid on Government's Salt
Depot Talked by Indian
Nationalist Chief
Patriot Announces Willing
ness to Sacrifice Life
For Public Cause
BOMBAY, India, April 26
AP) Mahatma Gandhi an
nounced a stronger move in his
campaign of civil disobedience
today, asserting he soon would
lead a group to take possession
of the government salt depot at
Dharasana.
Previous manifestations spon
sored by the nationalist leader
have centered around the manu
facture of salt illegally. At the
outset of his campaign he ruled
out a suggestion that salt depots
be raided, fearing government!
authorities would fire on the in
vaders.
Gandhi is prepared to offer his
head for the cause he told a
crowd at Charvada, whence he
had motored from Bulsar. He
said he. would take with him men
and women, but only those who
wore homespun cloth, had given
up liquor and boycotted foreign
cloth.
Willingness to Become
Martyr in Expressed
During the address he made a
strong appeal for martyrs, saying
he would have been glad had
Ramnik Nal his first supporter
been Bhot or suffered a broken
head instead of having been ar
rested. He added that he and all
his volunteers would present
their broken heads to the govern
ment. He concluded by saying that
breaking of the. salt act alone
would not bring independence.
asserting that other acts would
have to be violated to attain the
desired end.
News from other parts of In
dia showed the country more
quiet than recently.
AUTO THIEF PILES
Hollywood Folk Unwittingly
Assist Man in Making
His Escape
Proprietors of Hollywood busi
ness places helped to pull an auto
mobile thief out of the wreckage
of the car and then watched him
walk away from it to freedom
Saturday night
An automobile belonging to Ce
cil J. Kerr of Sclo was stolen from
State and Church street about
35 o'clock and ten minutes
later it was a heap of wreckage In
the middle of North Capitol street
in Hollywood. The thief in his
haste to get out of town had
crashed Into the double-parked
machine of Glen Duerre, 946
Union street.
The thief crawled out with the
the assistance of spectators.
looked calmly over the demolished
coupe and then indicated that he
was going to find a doctor to
patch up his bruises and cuts
Once around the corner he began
to run, It was reported by Charles
Maxwell, restaurant proprietor.
The fact that the car had been
stolen was not reported to the of
ficers until some time after they
knew of the accident The man
was said to have been about 20
to 23 years old, rather short, and
to bare been wearing blue over
alls and jumper and a gray cap.
B WILL TALK
"A Hundred Tears of Oregon
History: Are We Preserving It?"
is the title of the address to be de
livered Monday at the chamber
of commerce by Hon. Bert E.
Haney of Portland. The occasion
is the annual Champoeg luncheon
at which all residents of Salem
for 70 years or longer are cham
ber guests. Judge Peter H. D Ar-
cy will preside. From 2 S to 30
Salem pioneers are expected to
be present.
Haney la himself a son, grand-
Son and great-grandson of a pio
neer. His mother now resides at
Lafayette -in Yamhill county. He
has had an outstanding career
as a lawyer, in addition to bis
practice, having served In .out
standing public posts including
that of United States attorney for
Oregon and as a commissioner of
the United States ship board.
Judge D'Arcy suggested the
first Champoeg day, dinner at the
chamber, the one Monday being
the eighteenth annual one to be
neta.
POSSESSION CHARGED
.Uovd Bars tad "of Woodburn
was arrested In Salem Saturday
night by the police on a charge of
being drank and having liquor in
his possession, -,- ; t
' FLYER KILLED I '
- IfORT WORTH. Texas. Anril 2 C
-1( AP) Jim Kelly, enduraiee
flyer, was killed in a crash 'near
Alvoro tonight.
SMHIM
Machine's Brains Pilot
OCAL POLITICS TO
GET 6B. W01
ssues in City Election Ex
pected to Come to Fo
cus This Week
With only 18 week days left in
which to campaign, candidates
and persons interested in the two
important measures listed on the
city ballot for May IS are ex
pected to arouse from their leth
argy this week and "start some
thing." City politics went Into- total
eclipse insofar as public utterance
is concerned, the moment that
tiling for office was complete; and
correspondingly, discussion of mu
nicipal ownership of the water
system and of the bus franchise
question halted abruptly after le
gal and detail questions in con
nection with their appearance on
the ballot had been settled.
All this quietude is more ap
parent than real, however. It is
reliably reported that candidates
have emerged from the card pass
ing stage to the buttonholing stage
and that a vast amount of per
sonal work is being done in the
various wards where seats on the
council are to be filled.
As to the candidates for mayor.
while they are personally remain
ing remarkably silent and decid
edly in the background insofar as
discussion of their campaigns is
concerned, each Is being approach
ed by numerous persons with axes
to grind and promises of wide
spread support if they will only
consent to turn the grindstone.
P. M. Gregory has been the
more active of the two in matters
of civic importance, the success
of the municipal ownership Initia
tive program being popularly cred
ited to him as a personal triumph.
On the other hand the only public
notice Ed Rostein has achieved in
the last several weeks has been
in connection with his part in
planning a new skyscraper for the
city, and there have been intim
ations that announcement of this
building was made at this time
largely as a political gesture in
his favor.
Voters' pamphlets containing
the text of the two measures
which will go on the ballot, the
municipal ownership Initiative and
the bus ordinance referendum, are
being printed and will be in the
hands of voters within the next
few days.
FI INITIATED 61
Five candidates, Mrs. Virginia
Booster of Gervals and Mrs. Bra
dy Davis, Mrs. C. O. Bronson and
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Reddaway, all
of Salem, were given the first
and second degrees in initiatory
ceremonies at the meeting of Sa
lem grange No. 17 yesterday.
The degree work was done by
the Monitor degree staff, compos
ed of 29 members. Although the
Monitor team was organised only
a year ago, the initiation put on
yesterday was declared to be one
of the finest witnessed here.
A large number of visitors were
present. Including grangers from
Macleay, Stayton, Butteville. Tur
ner. North Howell and Monitor.
Many of the visitors gave short
talks. Application for two new
memberships were received at the
business session and election for
state officers was held.
The grange ' passed resolutions
of condolence on the death of Mrs.
Virginia C. Bacon, late state li
brarian and a member of the lo
cal grange.
No Recount Now
Needed in Salem
: So well has the census been
handled locally by R. J. Hen
dricks, supervisor, no need exists
for a recount - directed or Insti
gated ' by the chamber of com-
merse, is the opinion of leaders
la. that organisation. Many com
m unities in the valley are urging
such- a recheck but chamber au
thorities here Saturday -pointed
out that Mr. Hendricks was well
acquainted with Salem and was as
eager as anyone that a fair and
full count be had.' Any reeheck
lng by the chamber, would be
wasted effort, chamber authorities
feet . ;
: AYLVTOR DTS";
r LOS ANGELES. April 20
(AP) Miss Bonnie Brown, 25. a
licensed airplane pilot died" to
night from injuries, received late
today,, when a glider she was Hy
ing crashed from an altitude ox
20 feet. . - --'
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W'ltii an "iron man" at the controls this eiant army bombing
plane flew from the state capital at Sacramento to San Francisco
without the smidance of human bands. A gyroscopic device manipu
lated the controls. Below Major Hugh Knerr who started and landed
the craft, but did not touch the stick otherwise during the flight, is
pointing out the "brains" which guided the plane through fog and
clouds more steadily than a skilled pilot Demonstration waa part of
army air maneuvers.
Salem High Wins
In Music Tourney
Local Singers Capture
Annual Event at Forest Grove Yesterday;
Other Honors Also Brought Home
FOREST GROVE, Ore.,
school won the grand sweepstakes for ensembles in the
seventh annual high school music tournament held at Pa
cific university here today.
A -or a tH a inMiinvl
Ensembles Class A, high
school Class 6, West Linn
high school; Class C, Bandon
high school, sweepstakes, Salem.
Contests In Class A with first
second and third positions in
cluded: Boys' Glee, Jefferson high
school, Portland; Benson high
school, Portland; Salem high
school.
Boys' quarter, Salem high
school; Jefferson high school,
Portland.
Girls' glee, Salem high school;
Lincoln high school, ortland;
Jefferson high school.
Boys' quartet, Salem high
school; Jefferson high school,
Portland; Roosevelt high school,
Portland.
Girls' glee, Salem high school;
Lincoln high school, Portland;
Jefferson high school, Portland.
Mixed chorus. Grant high
school, Portland; Salem high
school; Jefferson high school,
Portland.
Contests in Class B with first
second and third positions In
eluded: Girls' auartet. Woodburn high
school. Forest Grove high sobool,
Springfield high school.
Mixed chorus. Forest Grove
high school. West Linn high
school, Woodburn.
Boys' Quartet, Dallas high
school. Oregon City high school.
West Linn high school.
According to word reaching
Salem yesterday from the music
tourner at Forest Grove, a tie
between Hortense Taylor of Sa
lem and Clara Larson of Oregon
-City for first place and the sil
ver loving cup resulted in a play
off In which Miss Larson won
first and Miss Taylor second
place.
Names Gathered
For Directory
Here This Week
Active solicitation of Informa
tion for the current B, L. Polk
directory to be Issued for Salem
this summer, begins this week un
der the.dfreetion of J. P. Cleland,
superintendent of the service for
Oregon,- now with temporary
headquarters at the Bllgh betel
here. ;- Cleland expects his crew' of
workers to be kept busy here for
six weexs.
Plane
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April 26. ( AP) Salem high
Stayton Shows
Healthy Growth
During Decade
Stayton made a gain of 148 in
Ms population from 1920 to 1920,
according to preliminary figures
released yesterday from the dis
trict office here. Dayton lost 71
on Its official population in the
same period.
In Stayton. the 1930 count is
797, as compared to 049 in 1920;
70S in 1910: and 324 in 1900.
Dayton has 375 now, as against
448 10 years ago, 443 In 1910,
and 293 In 1900.
SALEM ENTRANT SECOND
CORVALLIS. Ore., April
Hack Underwood of Corvallis
won first prize of $50 d a gold
medal in tbe state high school
extempore speaking contest and
Minnie Sanders first place In and
the same awards in the state high
school interpretations contest
here last night. Fred Blatchford
of Salem won second place and a
bronze medal in the extempore
contest, and James Blals of Eu
gene recelVed honorable - men
tion. Margaret Shepherd of As
toria placed second in the inter
pretations contest and received a
bronze medal. '
MORE TIME ASKED
MEDFORD, Ore., April 21.
(AP) J. Koke, district census
supervisor, who today announced
Medford's. population as 10,847,
has granted an extension until
next Friday for a recheck, it was
learned here" today.
Koke said tbe population of
Central Point was 881.
WILLAMETTE WINS 10X1 1
TACOMA. -April ,2t-(AP)
Willamette defeated the College
of Puget Sound, 10 to C In :a
northwest conference ' baseball
2?ne here today.
The score: ' " " I
Willamette . . .10 T 4
Puget Sound ......... I
Peterson and Cardinal; Petti-
bone. J. Spadafore and Baker,
. . HAREM CONFESSED
' ETJREKJL:C5al: AprUIe--(AP)
Sheriff John W. Runner said
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Death Of
Hi
Flannel
Previous Theory Now
Is Abandoned by.
Authorities
Mrs. Post Believed to
Have Murdered in
Cold Blood
LAGUXA BEACH, Cal.. April
26 (AP) Moresby White, at-
torney for Mrs. Guy Bates Pest,
who committed suicide Thursday,
after slashing her friend. Mr
Doris Mar Palmer, said tonigkt
he had found a letter in Mr.
Post's private desk Indicating the
two women had planned a suicide
pact.
White, who was named execu
tor of Mrs. Post's estate In her
will, said her letter was dated
"Wednesday" the day precedisg
the shooting.
The letter was sealed with Mrs.
Post's seal, he said and on the en
velop bore these instructions:
"To be opened by Mr. While in
case of an accident." ,
The letter was shown newspa
permen and apparently the writ
ing was in Mrs. Post's hand.
Expectation of Sudden
Death Is Indicated
"I will say." White said in kis
announcement, "that I have
found in the private desk of Mrs.
Post, a letter written by her Wed
nesday which indicates as far a
she was concerned, that she and
Mrs. Palmer would die together."
White also acted as legal coun
sel for Mrs. palmer. He said
nothing has been found in her
papers to indicate she was cegai
zant of such a plan.
Coincident with this statement.
White revealed contents of Mrs.
Post's will and the will made by
Mrs. Palmer. He said Mrs. Pal
mer's will is not legal because she
failed to comply with certain re
strictions of the law.
White's disclosure came after
last rites had been said over re
mains of the women at simple
funeral services In St. Mary's epis
copal church here.
Discovery of the letter raited
several questions in the minds- ef
authorities on what knowledge If
any, Mrs. Palmer might have had
of the alleged death plan.
They pointed out that a careful
search of her papers failed to pro
duce any substantiation of her
friend's note.
They also considered the fran
tic telephone call which Mrs. John
Morrison, of Pasadena, Cal., a.
friend of Mrs. Palmer receive
from her apparently a short tiase
before she died.
In her brief conversation witat
Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Morrison said
her friend sounded extremely ex
cited and asked that immediate
aid be sent to her bungalow,
where the bodies of tbe women la
ter were found by two ether
friends on a visit to the house.
Folder Issued to
Tell About Salem
A new, compact folder teHing
the tourist as well as the local elt
lsen "What to See in Salem" baa
recently been issued through thm
chamber of commerce cooperating
with the Salem Ad club In bring
ing this phase of Salem to the at
tention of the visitor.
Tbe folder is printed In green
ink. Its facts are tersely but ap
pealingly presented.
2 Women
Fred Blatchf ord Second
Medford Population Told
Bearcats Defeat Loggers
Wife No. 3 Resides Her
here today that Russell K. Oela, v
alias Ray C. Watson, returned
here this week from Salem, Ore.,
on bad check charges, bad admit
ted that he has three wires.
Wife No. one, he said, lives in
Boston; No. two at Eads, Celera- -do,
and No. three at Salem.
SENTENCES GIVEN .
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14
(AP) Ernest Hill. 21, formerly
of Astoria, Ore., and Miss Jean '
Burke, 24, were sentenced today
by Federal Judge A. F. SU Sure
fqr alleged passing on bay region '
merchants of between $1600 and
$2000 In alleged counterfeit Cel
lars and $0 cent pieces.
CON TRACT UPHELD
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 2
(AP) The contract authorised
by the city council employias?
Carey and Harlan, public utfiitf
engineers, to make sn appraisal
and Inventory of . the 4 PortUmeV .
street railway system was npheM
by presiding Circuit Jadge Stev
enson today in the injunction sait
brought by William Isensee. The
Judge ordered that a temporary
injunction granted Wednesday fe
dissolved and the suit dismissed.
- v LAKEVIEW PICKED .
MEDFORD. Ore April J
(AP) Tbe district eon vent lew -of
Royal Neighbors of America here -today
named- Lakeview as tbe :
scene of the next annual meet.
Mrs. W. Hubbard, Lakeview, wan
elected president, ; Mrs. Thelma
If.l.tm TaoVannvflla llil -
dent' and' Miss Mary . Hahsv
Lakeview, secretary.