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Salem Mania i I r QRCCIATION Mir ' 1teihttot fv tk otk udiac April to, 130 6,601 Averaga feily act ld C.18S Mnlw Audit Bureau of Cirtt'.atSonj. 26,000 uq iro Official Cenouo IZark This Year; ChecTt Your Bouoehold or Your Bueineoo EIGHTIETH TEAR r FOUNDED 1631 WEATHER TTiiMtUed today and Wed nesday; ' Occasional show rrs. Max. temperature Mon day 69; Mia. 88; Hirer 8; Rain none. Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, May 6, 1930 No. 34 EAST SMS ARE SWEPT BY HIT BY BLAZES High Wind Fans Flames in Winds Along Atlantic Seaboard Monday Four Million Dollars Dam age Estimated in One Locality Alone By the Associated Press In half a hundred localities from ' the wooded hills of New Hampshire to the West Virginia mountains the sky was lighted last night with the red glare of forest fires. With the rainfal SO to 75 per cent below normal, - scattered fires along the north Atlantic sea board were whipped in fury over the week end by high winds and many were burning with the dam age already in the millions of dol lars. Nashua, N. H., was the hardest hit locality with 700 persons homeless and damage estimated at 14,000,000. Fire started in a wooden trestle and swept through part of the town, aided by dry un derbrush. Damage in New Jersey, where the fire played no favorites, at tacking alike flimsey summer cottages along the seashore and Arthur Brisbane's palatial sum mer home at Allaire, was placed r'hr"ie a' ',- President Put in For Second Term When utticers Are Tornado Sweeps Through Oklahoma And Kansas; 2 Known Dead; Many Hurt Hawley Slogan h Worded Correctly On Official Ballot The discovery of a typo graphical error In the Ma rion county ballots in the wording of the Hawley ! gan was caught by County Clerk Boyer before the print ins of the ballots was com pleted, and appropriate cor rection is being made. The Hawley slogan "No interest to serve but the public in terest" appeared as "No in terests to serve but the par ty interest" on a number ef sample ballots which have' been distributed. The errer was discovered in time tmr correction of the official bal lots before they will be dis tribute to the precincts. The ballots are being printed at the Statesman of fice, and the error occurred in making a correction line from penciled notation on a galley proof. DOM ELECTED control Towns and Oil Wells Reported in Danger As far west as Polard, W. Va., a forest fire started Sunday night and was endangering oil wells and small towns. Several hundred cottages on Staten Island, a part of greater New York City, were destroyed by Heavy Rain and Hail Accompanies Terrific Wind in Middle West Region Late Yester- . day; Damage Amounts to Thousands PARKER ISSUE 9ETS IRIR 1 One o f These Six Men Will Be Chosen Justice of Peace SENATE WATONGA, Okla., May 5. (AP) Two persona were known to have been killed and several injured in a storm that struck a farming community about 12 miles south of here tonight. R. C. T. Bush and an unidentified negro were those killed. . Charges of Bartering Fed eral Judgeships for Support Flung Administration Forces Deny Indictment as Made by Akransas Demo By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON Associated Press Staff Writer TIT nTTtTi-iWrtVT W t A T V In addition to the two known dead a small boy was re- JZ?Z. CvW ad del 1 1 - T-V A "I il I 11 1 1 , 1 f 0 - porxea missing, ireiaus oi me siorm couia not do tearnea niais by the administration or immpHintplv A heavy rain and hail ac companied the wind. Several farm houses "were reported demolished. The com munity struck was near Greenfield. in 'S RECORD HIT WALTERS, Okla., May 6. i;rZrtirXlZ Present Governor Is Shown "L'.'r:01.,'? To Be in Sympathy With day. C. C. Campbell, police judge, In describing the storm, said the tornado dipped toward a home in Black Top Trust partisanship opened the second week of debate in the senate to day over confirmation of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina. Senator Ashurst. democrat, Ari- tona, ex-cowboy and picturesque debater, charged that federal judgeships were being offered for votes -for Parker and with the consent of Parker. Challenged by administration leaders he said he haTl not leveled the charge at President Hoover nor at any member of the senate but he demanded that the lobby committee investigate his asser tion that a senator told him he had been offered a Judgeship In return for a vote for Parker. Picked Last Night Salem Garden club reelected Frank Doerfler as its president on Monday night in the chamber of commerce rooms. This makes tne second term as president of the club for Mr. Doerfler. Mrs. Har a fire started In the brush there ley White was elected vice presi- Saturday night.. There were 25 dent; Myrpah Blair reelected see- By trade Senator J. E. Bennett the southern part of town, then is known as a butcher, but M on lifted for about 30A Tarda. Swoon- Irlnv nip-ht h turned frnm his mim- insr a train. the twister struck in tomanr victim tn mv Nnrhlari I Tennessee Democrat " 1 J - I C i , an industrial Rectlnn of th citv hi m an1 with rAlentleea 1 unite neaanra destrnvine- three cotton 1n ftam- thrncta tn rl Intn the 1" l midSl Or IBIS . c ' ' aging a fourth, wrecking a dozen governor. homes and tearing up trees. Bennett chose the armorv. cold The tornado again listed, he ,nd hare with less than inn In f'Qh Z . for h lter attrlbute"thi8 to the Parker con - -v- nousi, dui ine unattractive sur city park. ronndintrs bothered, him not a Judge Campbell said damage to whit ha h ent deen into th rnv- homes, cotton gins and one busi- ernor's record and laid bare the ness building would amount to incumbent's subterfuge at leaot 1 Art AHA " V,tl . ;r::::Z::::r:; Z.?JZ;X "Norblad was the big Issue the White House to name Parker i . 1 v when this campaign started," the as a "master political stroke V,vvV. I 0cn o r-w ilanlo roil Kn V a n M I A hsi itt I vn a G An v Cm nnt Dvut.va "c cw v. a9 au uui lieu i iwu t.aao iuv uuavui ajauwit on to add other fires burning in New York state, five of them at Copake, Orangeburg, Salisbury M 1 1 1 e. FishkiU and Suffer, reported out of control. A forest fire was menacing retary, and Chester Cox, treasur er. The club is bending every effort toward making the "Willamette Valley garden show" Jun 7-8, one of the events of history for tonight, causing a slight injury to a girl and damage to five farms and a railroad freight train, Rockville, R. I., others were burn- the garden club. A committee will lng In Cumberland and Perry counties in central Pennsylvania. Several were reported in lower Delaware. A large one was burn ing at Maryborough, Conn., and another on Mt. Riga, across the New York state line. Government Arsenal Threatened by Blaze A fire at Palisades Park, across the Hudson from Peekskill, N. Y., meet at the Spa Wednesday noon to discuss further plans for assur ing success of this show in which all folk are asked to display, who have any available flowers. Henry Morris is chairman of this committee. It was voted to cooperate In every way possible with the state highway committee in beautifying and cleaning up the highways Sat menaced the government explo- urdaya May 10, in compliance with five- wonts aud arsenal there. A the proclamation sent out irom fire at the junction of the Con- the state committee. necticut, New York and Massa- meann of nuttine Salem chuBetts state lines was menacing m0re in the attention of the pub- mi. wnsmngion, Mass. ic ev u was sueerested that a There was little encouragement committee h annotated to work 10 me ugmers in tne weather nt niom whlrh conM mat- the lorecasts. Although thunder- members of the Garden club Te- srorms were predicted In some sec- anonsihle one each dav for a hou tions, there was no promise of In net of Salem flowers to be nlaced rain In quantities large enough to on one of th nost lmnortant nas- be of much aid in putting out the senger trains going through Sa flres. lm Th flowers would bear a card telling the locality from where they came. The committee will be announced at a later date Arrangements were made whereby the Garden club would be responsible for aiding in decor ating the armory for the Thurs day night community concert sponsored In observance of "bet- . j - ni .l.v will T5APTT ivn ... i icr muuc W(. 1UC tlUIf l I kt T a nr.la -,tT I a.180 larauu iiuwcil ivi ui" jwmo WOODBUBN GETS NEW BERTH four years, tonight was appoint ed coach at Washington high school, Portland, to fill the va cancy left by the resignation of ventlon of the state federation of woman's clubs May 12, IS, 14 and 1. The annual "open garden" held Eldon I. Jenne. Wolf will mart each year by Miss Mable Crelgh- to work this fall. Jenne tender-1 ton at Jonesmere farm 10 miles ed his resignation, effective next north of Salem on the River road month, at Washington so that be I was announced for May 17 be- eould take over the position of tween tn hours or z ana 8 bead coach at Pacific unlversitv. o'clock. At this time the public j Forest Grove. 1 Is invited to go through these love- The.new coach is a graduate of ly gardens, the specialty of which Pacific university with the class I is columbine, of 1926. At college Wolf was an Dr. H. J. Clements announced outstanding football player and that he and Mrs. Clements would trackman. On the cinders he ran open their garden Sunday between the 440 yard run and never was the hours of 2 o'clock and dusk defeated in collegiate competi tion, enne In seven years as Washington coach has a record of never placing a football, basket ball or baseball team that he has coached below third place in an eight-team league. He is a grad AUTOIST KILLED BACKER, Ore.. May 6 (AP) Joe Meimont, about 46, was kill ed near his home on 4he Snake river below Huntington Saturday when his new automobile went uproar. Senator McKellar, democrat, Tennessee, foe of Parker, inform ed the senate his office had been ransacked Saturday. He did not attribute this to the Parker con test but mentioned the service In connection with it. McKellar pro duced the letter in the senate written hy Joseph M. Dixon, assis tant secretary of interior, urging A tornado Twen't the soTtheast iDg hIm out- Back of tnat Pas- porting Parker, announced his of .A0frvtt! ben entered too by a r-ht . .uZV tZ,' ZZ l' ord and they're going to 'sock' thief. Senator Brock. Tennessee, "The people are find- republican of Utah, who Is sup- him and 'sock' him hard May 16. democrat, spoke hp and said his We have Four Horsemen in 0lIIc had also been visited. Mayor C. A. Krager reported by tb!f fmDalKn" Bennett con tin- Attorney General Take . . . . I 11 on fltTl ffA nil 1 1 im IhnaA IpAnv I total HAflnAnol hJllww telephone from Elllnwood. The mayor said the twister upset tombstones in a cemetery. . . . Mayor Krueger-eaid the tor nado swept SO box cars oft their tracks and dropped them 600 yards from the right of way. The injured girl, daughter of Horsemen are all allied. I refer to Banks, Moser, Upton and Nor- I blad. Earlier in the day, Senator Bte- ' phens, democrat, Mississippi, read to the senate a letter from Bennett went out of his way Attorney General Mitchell assum- to probe the governor's record on black-top paving as long ago as the 1919 session of the legisla- ing full responsibility for the ap pointment of Parker and denying that partisanship played any part ott. vir " r:z r v;m.7. vt. the choice. Mitcbeu is demo- Ul,u BUV"" " VM . - - - . ... Ha coM ih lott t T! h..4 V. . Inn tout vntsa tn chnv that ha hail VJJ m lijms uuiuci mo -"C I " ' " t TTolfar HJontnn ( sought refuge in the cellar of consistently voted to favor the l" " ' their home. black-top paving trust, "We can Ellinswood Is 15 miles east of say with safety," the senator Great Bend. emphasized, "that if Norblad The wind tore up the Santa Fe should be elected, he would be tracks between Chase and Ellin- 100 per cent tor black-top." wood and the westbound passen- I Bennett continued his attack on ger train was held at Chase. the governor by declaring that A tornado struck between Tu- "I am alarmed as a citizen and ron and Langdon, in western Reno taxpayer over the prospect of "aL,i'l8l"u"B J?:.B mnnl anH .rVl tha far 1 1,1 ) a -- I icl- me 5UH 0CI U rWKl home of Lawrence Tibbeta, ' one surrounded by the same advisors secretary to Hoover, urging the Parker appointment bad . not reached the president. Senator Caraway, democrat. Arkansas, questioned his declar- j ation but Ashurst taid he believ ed it was so "or such a letter nev er would have gotten to us. The day of tempestuous debate bets family took to the cellar and none was reported hurt. a vote. nomination in doubt and the time . . II ..11 V, 1 . 1 1 T mil. -v t ...j.. rr, I - v.j ,j . I iur uii can pruuieiunuciu. no hAt. f.ml!. tnnV tn tha collar anrl T. v. . li,-t-j .v .1. A ffrt WSS made tO fix a time lor 11 1113 IB CltlCU IUC Will UC1UAUU their pound of flesh. And they'll get it, too," Bennett averred as he concluded his attack Oh the governor. Bennett, apparently out as much to defeat Norblad as to win votes for himself, took consider able time to tell how as senator he' defeated the president of the senate's attempt to perpetuate the biggest land steal in any ss- V : - - I f - - v i 1 ii I o 'Sw? .JL ii. t H ia I. il New Ilk Ordinance Is Fought Bill Is Referred Back to Committee Aft er Battle City Council Member Debate Issue of Regulation SALEM BOA CLUB T ELECTS OFFICERS IK LICENSES Left "to right, top row Martin Ferrer and Bert Mary. Middle row Foster Gone and Clifford Moynlban. Lower row Miller Hayden and Kenneth Bayne. Bayne Is the sole democratic candidate, the other five being republicans. GIVEN 3 COUPLES MITES Permanent nrvantva tlnn nf th Salem Boat club was effected at 8,on" when Norlbad's supposedly . .ht . th-1 innocuous amendment of a land Salem chamber of commerce law was shown to be an amend- MVtnday was anything but a blue day as far as the marriage license business was concerned at FOR J. P. POSITION rooms, with the election or Leiand 7" , . , Zll , " the county courthouse, Smith to the office of eommo- "cu""" w a"w.j i t,. Four coufles applied for glory tickets" and not one of the A TTarr-o- w R,tt aa of much overflow government vice commodore, Cecil Edwards f A.. fc review tint applicants was a "second of neet captain. M. Clifford Moyni- J Je d u J VSto7 fBder-" out-of-town eou- han aorretamr.treannrep anA Al 01 nl" own recora as a legislator. - HMTTEES E FOR MUSIC con uate of Washington State college I over a grade. A man named and was a member of the United I Doan, his companion, was slightly States 1920 plyncjie track and I injured. Belmont was nnmar f ield team. I rled. Bids Opened On New Fire Station For South Salem han, secretary-treasurer and Al Godfrey, measurer. The proposal for construction of a boathouse resulted in consid erable discussion of details. A building about 40 by 80 feet, costing about $2,500, was pro posed. Several prospective sites are tfnder discusslonIt is planned to locate the building above high water, lowering and - raising the boat with an electrical hoist. The club voted to cooperate I Committees for the state music with the Albany Boat club and the convention to be held in Salem Albany post of the American Le- Jane 15, 16 and 17 were an- gion in the holding of a two-day nounced here Sunday by the state regatta, the races and feature music teachers' committee when events to be at Albany, May SI that group met following a recital and at Salem June 1. given sunaay ai me nome oi rror Boats have already been en- and Mrs. T. S. Roberts. tered for this event from as far Here for the recital and also north as Seattle, as far south as to discuss further plans for the Men mm and Maranrielri and an I buiis cooieuuuu were ur. uu far east n Pendleton. Commodore Mrs. Clifford Moore and Mrs. Lu ... . . . . 4 ... I ..I. tlavt all Af Pnllin tsmitn is in annoint a rommuie i n i to have rhun of loeal arranre-1 Moor Is president Of the State mailt, an1 iiinlhar tn annjiav haw I music teachers' association. Be- for. i'oe.1 Hvt einb. in tha tn- tween J00 and 400 music teach- taraiLt of thi I ers from all parts of the state will About 40 members of the dub here for the annual conven- wmrm irtunt at JXnnAT nlht' I UOn Weaver and Gilbert appeared to be the low bidder on construc tion of the new South Salem fire station with a figure of $6449. when bids were opened by the ci ty council Monday night. The bids were referred to the fir de partment committee. Other bids were: Frank Fergu son $6176.41, Bar ham brothers $6190, Carl 0. Engstrom $5515. F. A. Erlxon f (763. Roberts and Horatkotte $7075, L. C. Denlson $6614.80. Herbert Babb $6079, Henry Carl $6800. Carl Bahlbarg l$6398. --:r- . The Meshler Plumbing Sup ply company had the low bid on the heating system for the fire station,- $1110.- J. A. Bernard! bid I1S9S.48 and Graber brothers $1S1S.S0. The new station will be erected on property which the eity pur chased last year at Liberty and Lincoln streets. It will be identi cal with the North Salem station except for changes necessitated by the location and extent of the property. The fire department committee vas not ready to retort Monday night on the fire alarm system bids, although an effort waa made by Alderman O. A. Olson to force a report at that time. Alderman W. H. Dancy, chairman of 1 the committee, said certain informa tion necessary to an intelligent report was not yet available. The move to require an immediate re port was voted down. Editor's Note This is the first of a series of articles to run before the primaries on May 16 describ ing each candidate for nom ination on the two tickets. The Statesman In these arti cles alms only to give an im partial account of the candi date, his training and his platform. On the ratio of the number of candidates to the office to be filled, the race for the Republi can nomination for justice of the oeace has attracted the largest group of candidates. Five Repub lican aspirants are in tne neia and one Democratic candidate. the latter being the only one sure of nomination. The five Republicans to date have put up a strenuous, although quiet and undemonstrative cam paign. Each has resorted to the customary tactics of personal cards, window cards, talks at church, lodge and business meet ings and a considerable amount of nersonal solicitation of votes, Each appears confident of vic tory. Each is basing bis cam paign on his own declared fitness for the office and a record or per . . J .Alltliutl an tfAAinnlUriai i.. -f - at- - - 7,?J 32 Justice Brazier Small, incum- pies were ""granted licenses. Those receiving permits were: Ervln E. Joy, 21, 187 17th street, Portland and Hazel D. Martensen, 33, 187 17th street. Portland. Joy is "an assistant' bridge operator and his bride-to- be is a beauty operator. William F. Kippes, 22. 1144 Cottage street, Salem, and Lor raine G. Hortseh. 20, Shaw. Carl H. Lindemann. 21. Stay- ton, and Caroline Hofenbridel, 18, Aumsville. Edward DeGulre, 21, Woodburn and Harriett Ruth Singleterrr. 21, Oregon Cy. WILLAMETTE PROFS ME GIVEN LEWES meeting, including a number from The committees are as follows: Mam E. Kirk. Instructor in Latin T mrBr;ri l fa T not a can n.arhv town rrogram rrances virgmie and Greek, and Miss Allda Gale "rrr".?"- ., :r. '1 e i. v.. - Melton. Lena Belle Tartar and Curry, women's physical educa- "JZZ X ty O. t EHzabeth Levy. aU of Salem. tJon instructor, by the executive ldJtL li tZii WtV nr.T t VirtracciO I irT.f.n,Ant. n.rtha JnnV I f . v. Vmti.m.. ter made the financial return u WWW I. W WUvIWU cn.- t"". eommui.eeo! tn. lustlce considerably more lu . r iwaroy, &ima weuw uu versuy ooara or trustees Monuay. :i".,Vi h an th flat SS400 which DrUnken DriVing Bush. Kirk will spend his time in tXVthJ Pin.tfcV on and "t" -"O I D.MI.I,. vr-m Tc.it.r- nntnn .nil o.i n. ..iit. I will be paid tne justice on ana - x MaV. . n.i, w.i - m ci- I .i. - i after' January l. issx. Mil I -f III f 111 fit 111 HV a xmei mtouus j-awpi oi wnue Miaa uurry win biubj ia . - v ..., Tv lii VrUUl.lMVJiUa I . T . w,rt5,.. p,Kh j m.- v,v tut- rwt.v iff- Statements made by each of the i snaat aiiiwfi aVM "aaa " I a c vtj s vim vs t -v"a a1 Talei4 j.a VnnU a-i fish. I White of Portland. I Erlckson. Dean OHts M. Dahl, Dr wiMM mvi. .www I . . . . m M I . , lem earn Into fnatlee court Mon- iegisiative airs.,-, w. uwra- b. u. sieeves, ana i-aui wauiw ?! Ji,lU . I rich. Walter R. May and Mrs. were appointed a committee to fs v. nw ' m I .h.ii 111 Idol careless and needless manner and I "TOU- v r vu.., 1, .itiAi. .h.m Tarith viu Business David Campbell, cant positions. .i . i . I sthel Hicks. Ruth Bradley Ketoer I The Kimball closing came up n. hnth nt.tii7h tn.il. I and Carl Dtfnton, aU of Portland; tor discussion at the meeting t-m m Tnattiaa Drtibt Cmall Can land Mrs. T.J5 Roberts of Salem. Monday .and R. A. Booth, E. S. ( vii hel1 nn hnt tha In a-1 Aiemnersuip ueriruuo uwi, uums, uu a. sa. ' tlce placed ball of SS0 for the first Beulah OckwIgT Carrie Baumont, appointed to investigate the mat offense and $500 for the liquor J. R. Hollteter and Mary H. Wil- ter thoroughly. Their aaUss, will charge. Scott was not able to llamson, all of Portland. - - probably include the providing of furnUh the bail and" thus spent -Ethics. -Beatrice Eichenlaub, posiUons for the Instructors at the nfcht in lau. 'Hate ueu uaraen ana jsua wesse. l auuuu i jo. five republican candidates are M. B. Hayden: "My education al training' was obtained in Salem, in the public schools and at Wil lamette university. I have served in law enforcement capacities as an officer both for Salem and Ore gon, where my record is easily found. I have also served as United States commissioner, jus tice of the peace, and. city attor ney, of Bandon. "My military record started in (Tarn to page 8. coL 8) - v TUMI FOR W. U. REPORTED To Miss Helen Pearce goes the honor of being the first woman graduate of Willamette university to receive the Ph. O. degree in English as far as local old-timers can recall. She returned Sunday afternoon from the University of California where she was granted the degree after taking the last of a series of three examinations. Salem's new milk ordlnan.-e. evenjthough it has Ven amend! more extensive! than was act- Ipated a week ago to accomni- 6ate the small eale producer, seems destined to become the rs- er of a spirited hMtle In t'fir near future. When the ordinance was re ported back to the council with severajl amendments ry the heal and sanitation committee wonirat night, it drew hitter attacks frow Aldermen Vandevort and Rbote. Mr. Vanderort said the bill w designed to crush "the little fel low" and Mr. Rhoten went hiw one better aud said it would Php- ly "kill the little fellow off." Cooling Requirement Found Chief Objection Objection was directed chleflj at the requireir.pnt 'that grade A raw milk be cooled at the ra' of milking to 5") desrees before being transported to anotner Dlace for bottling. This a concession to the producers who propose to nurrhase milk from their neighbors to stabilize tht-tr supply. Tlie original requirement was that raw milk to De graue a must be bottled where it is pro duced. The cooling requirement wul necessitate installation of refri geration system? on these farsas where a few cows are kept, aed the cost will be prohibitive Ja view of the revenue, the alder men opposed to tbe ordinance de clared. Alderman Kowitz, a member l the committee which had this eiil under consideration, said he had understood from sentiment ex pressed at the two hearings heM recently, that there would be no objection to the cooling require ment, but added that he was win in to raise the temperature to 55 degrees so that the milk might cooled with well water. The ordinance was referred back to the committee and ar rangements made for its study by all members of the council befere final consideration. It was -plained that the Mil in its origin al form was identical with the milk ordinance now in effect in Portland and ia many other ci ties. The council passed without comment the two license ordia ances, one raising the fees to be paid by circuses and similar shows and the other adjusting the theatre license fees on a basis er seating capacity, a measure ask ede by the Bmaller theatres. Under suspension of the rules, an ordinance calling for bids or the 250,000 of bridge bonds re maining unsold was passed, with an understanding that the boade will not be sold for less than par. Another ordinance passed In th same manner changed the fire one in the vicinity south of lw linen mills, so ai to permit cea structlon of the new paper boar.! faetory under reduced fire slstance requirements. BOXXESBERG WINS LOS ANGELES, May I ( Al Gus Sonnenberg, claimant eff the world's wrestling title, de feated Everett Marshall, LaJua'a. Colo., challenger two out of thr falls here tonight. Paperhanger Is Arrested Baker Cops Scent Murder Track Athletes to Meet $20,000 Damages Sought COUXTERtfTOTDiG CHARGED PKvnLETON. Ore., May 6 api F. A. DeLoag, alias Mc- Fall, is under arreSt In Heppner, charged with passing counterfeit He waa arrested at Arling ton. Officers sald they found 1140 in counterfeit bttlB Ridden under his seat cushfon on a Heppner-Ar- lington stage. He is saia 10 nave passed a 1 20 bill in Heppner, and one in Pendleton. MURDERED MAN FOUND BAKER. Ore.. May 6 (AP) The body of Thomas J. Tyrell of Unity was today found in an Ir rigation ditch behind a barn on the edge of the city. There was a gash on the crown ef the head, in dicating foul play or injury rrom a fall. He had been missing since April 21, and physicians believed be bad been in the ditch about nine days. The body was found when the water was turned out. He was about 80 years old and unmarried. Police are investigat ing the ease.- ATHLETES GATHER CORVALLIS. Ore.. May 8 (AP) The greatest assembly of high school athletes In the history of the state- indicated today that the annual tnterscholastie track Saturday would be held with total entries reaching 44, a new record. Nearly all schools previously entered will compete again aetf many places are second teams fer the first time.. Preliminaries are scheduled tor Saturday forenoon with finals in the afternoon. DAMAGE BUT FILED EUGENE. Ore.. May (Ar A suit tor $20,000 damage was tiled here today against Ore gon Stages, Inc., and Clayton Ela- uck, driver, by William J. Joan, sey, Chicago, whose three year old son, William Charles. killed In an automobile crash, en the Pacific highway April 24. The compaiat alleged that It stage crowded the car In which , the youth was riding off an oveiw ; head crossing resulting in bin death. NEWS GROUP ELECTS CORVALLIS, Ore., May -(AP)--Charles Byrne, ke4 department of the industrial Jour- ' nallsm at Oregon State college -has been elected president ef the -Western Association of , College News Bureaus which has Just con cluded the annual ; meeting at Berkeley, Cal. - George Godfrey, University-svsri meet at Oregon State college next Oregon, was namta secretary.: