CIRCULATION - 0Btk adit April It, 1910 6,601 Avnt tily set ii .18 .. Member Aadit Bum ( Cirt.latUo. EIGHTIETH YEAR GREGORY IPS Kff Shakeup in Police Force Not Contemplated Asserts Candidate Here Whispering Tactics Declared To Have Been Waged in Salem Politics Attempts, to Inject the question of Jocal police administration Into the mayoralty campaign came to light here Wednesday when P. M. Gregory, candidate on a platform of municipal ownership ot the wa ter utility, responded with a de nial to rumors that he planned. If elected, to make numerous changes in the police,! personnel Including the appotntnienj of a new chief. - - These rumors were, to the effect that Chief Frank Mlnto was to he superseded because he .had work ed actirely In the interest of Ed Rosteln, Gregory's opponent for the mayoralty. Mr. Gregory said he had heard that the chief was campaigning for Rosteln, along with some of the other police offi cers, but that Chief Minto had come to him recently with a denial of this claim and had assured him that he was maintaining strict neu trality in the matter. Klaborat Details of Humor Worked Out Further than this, the rumors went so far as to name a North Ealem man who has been cam paigning for Gregory, as the one slated for appointment as chief. The candidate said this individu al was definitely not seeking the office of chief. At the same time that he de nied having formulated or an nounced to anyone decision to bring about a "shakeup" in the police force, Gregory made It plain Wednesday that he is not definitely committed to any course of action, in the event he is elect ed, other than to carry out the ' promises contained in his plat- form. Upon the question of the police, department, as upon all others excepting municipal owner ship of the water system and op position to the installation of fire alarm boxes he remains "free from entangling alliances. The candidate mentioned that he had been urged to pledge him-' elf to certain appointments and policies and that In return there for be had promised influential support, but that he had not ac cepted any of these offers. He hopes. It elected, to work in har monvr with the council and other city officers, and feels that pre election promises might precent that harmony. In ' connection with his opposi tion to the fire alarm boxes. Gre gory said Wednseday that if the city Installs the firs unit ot the alarm system, the next step will be to "bleed" the Industries, the school district, county and state Sstitutions for additional lnstalla ons. (Turn to page 2. col. 3) TRAIN HITS AUTO; IN BADLY HURT W. T. McDurby, 48, whose ad dress Is 1660 Waller street, was In a critical condition at the Sa lem general hospital Wednesday Bight, suffering injuries caused when his automobile was struck by the northbound Shasta Limited at the Mission street crossing. The ear was practically demol ished and McDurby after being rushed to the hospital was found to be suffering from serious scalp wounds both . on the front and back of his head, chest injuries, 'several broken rips," bruises and lacerations. It was believed he had a fair chance of recovery. The accident occurred about S:40 o'clock. McDurby was un conscious when picked up after the accident, but partly regained consciousness while being taken to the surgery at the hospital. He bad been alone in the machine which was traveling west on Mis sion street. V? FOUNDED 1651 WEATHER Generally fair today and Friday; rising temperature. Max. temperature Wednes day 'eS; mtn. S. River l.T. Rate .04. Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, May 8, 1930 No. 3 Alleged Wife Slayer Now Heading Northward Frdm Roseburg, Officials Wold Everett Frank Lind say Sought for ' Murder Adopted Daughter Be ing Cared for at w Oakland ROSEBURG, Ore., May T. (AP) T. B. Andrews, manager ot a telegraph company's office here, told Deputy Sheriff George Bletsch tonight that a man resem bling Everett Prank Lindsay, sus pected slayer of his wife in Seat tle, had called at the telegraph office late today and received a telegram under the name of Lind say. The deputy sheriff said An drews Identified the man who re ceived the telegram as Lindsay after being shown a circular from the Seattle police department. Authorities said the man was traveling by automobile and noti fied every city between here and Portland. OAKLAND, May 7. (AP) Search for Everett F. Lindsay, Seattle war veteran, accused of slaying his wife in that city, shift ed to the northwest again tonight after the fugitive had been hunt ed in the San Francisco bay re gion since discovery in a rooming house here last week of his 12 year old adopted daughter, Pearl Grant Lindsay. Anonymous Tip Disproved by Cops After police had disproved an anonymous tip that a man an swering Lindsay's description, had boarded a train with a woman at Fresno for Roseburg. Ore., an of fice manager for a telegraph com pany in that city reported a man resembling the suspect had called for a telegram under the name of Lindsay late today. Previously officers had been told by a Southern Pacific rail road conductor that a "suspicious looking" man bearing a likeness to Lindsay had boarded his train (Turn to page 2, coLf)- ENl LI III REQUIREMENTS State Fair to Be First to Allow Only Abortion Free Cattle '"'Ka vo."'.v: vvav r- t ft 1 - Mi j ' - - "- ? 1 . K $t 1 i i . ? v A i " " . , " . yi -a. ,. . .- . ,,"" - "' :3 "t i " SS5 :v V ' :i:JXi: if v . ? 9 A'wBJtgBy',r ' ","lll"',TaaasssjBsassss I f i j"tA" V " ' v af I The Oregon state fair la the first in the United States to re quire a dairy abortion test for animals exhibited at the fair, ac cording to announcement made here Wednesday by W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian. The require ment becomes effective at the 1930 state fair. Dr. Lytle said that beet animals would not be required to have the test this year as they will be Judged in the open as in previous years and will not come In eentact with dairy animals. "Abortion disease is partly a barn plant ", said Dr. Lytle. "By that, I mean, it is spread by close barn housing conditions peculiar to dairy animals. Infectious abor tion control has reached that stage in Oregon where livestock exhibitions, such as the state fair, must have a tested show la order to get the best herds. "Abortion control work i is ex pensive and persons whose losses have been heavy from the disease will not exhibit their animals ex cept at an abortion tree show. There are a few herds that have been exhibited at various fairs and have exeaped the Infection. "Virtually all of the ? spring Jersey and other dairy shews are to be abortion free. In Oregon, more than 36,000 dairy animals were tested for abortion last year. "Oregon's abortion free -state fair dairy show this year should give the state much favorable advertising." Community Concert lo Be Given At Armory lonight Tonight at the armory the first ot the two community concerts to be sponsored by the Salem mu sic teachers association, under the direction ot Mrs." Watter"X Denton and her committee, as the biggest things to be done by Sa lem for the national celebration f "better musie week," will be given at f o'clock. This program will represent an adult numbers. On It will appear the Ealem Civle thorns, and the Salem Madrigal club nnder the direction of Prof. E. W. Eobson; dance numbers from White's school ot the dance; thorns numbers by tie American ' legion auxiliary oarteC nnder di rection el Lena Ben Tartar; the Echuberts, directed by Mlnnetta Magers; chorus numbers by. the Girl Reserves, Mrs. George Moore bead, director; orchestra of Wil lamette inlTerslty nnder direction ef William Wallae Graham, and numbers - will be given . by the prize winning Salem high school mixed choraa. Two ether urograms will be given in addition to this commun ity effort. The Sacred Heart academy will give its senior stu dent recital at fit. Joseph's audi torium at 1:15 o'clock to which the publlo Is Invited. Students appearing on this program are Ce celia Schettoefer, Barbara Bchott hoefer, Lorraine ZlellnskL Mar guerite EstudUlo, Henrtette Car dinal, Julia Moynihan, Frances Jensen, Esther Callison, Emily Bremmer, Alena Brenner, Mar garet Mary Kathman, Roderick Livesley, Pauline Primus, Gene Tleve Voltln, Ruth Helberg , boys ties club, Elaine MIckeL Evelyn Emery, sad girls' choral society, and the state industrial school tor girls will have a seelal program glTen nnder the auspices- ot the Institution's department of the Sa lem Woman's club, Mrs. 8. M. En dicott, chairman. The program will be given by Mrs. Gordon Mc GUchrist accompanied by Mrs. Ted Gordon, and a costume number of songs and dances will be given by Beverly McGilchrist and Teddy Gordon. 2 ? ' r - 1 A coast-wide man hunt for Frank Lindsay was commenced April 29, when Seattle authorities uncovered m shallow grave in the yard of the Lindsay home In Seattle, and found the body of the missing wife, Audrey Elizabeth Lindsay, a former overseas nurse. She had been beaten to death with a heavy club, her throat cut and body sewed In a burlap sack. In picture layout are Pearl Lindsay (top) 12 years old, abandoned In Oakland, California rooming house by her foster father, Everett Frank Lindsay (lower left), whom police seek as slayer of his wife (lower right) in Seattle bungalow. FOREST FIRE UN BREAKS OUT N EAST By The Associated Press Breaking out again after the combined efforts of Massachus etts, New York and Connecticut fire fighters apparently bad con quered it, the fire which since since Sunday has swept the Ta eonic ridge, where the boundar ies of the three states touch, had assumed serious proportions again last night. New York state troopers In Ta cenic park were atopping motor ists to press them into service and even schoolboys were enlisted In the tight against the encroaching flames which were estimated to have swept over 25,000 acres In the three states. In addition to this blaze, nine other serious tires were burning in Massachusetts and .one In the northern Adlrondacks of New York state defied the efforts of fire fighters. William A. L. Blazeley, com missioner ot conservation of Mas sachusetts, said last night that conditions had' become more alarming due to the beat, lack of rain and the brisk westerly wind. Only heavy rains can help the sit uation he said. Coos Bay Times Is Purchased by Salem Resident . MARSHFIELD, Ore., May T (AP) Controlling Interest in the Coos Bay Times, only southwest ern Oregon Dally, has been pur chased by Sheldon F. Sackett, part owner of the Salem, Ore., States man, according to an announce ment made In the Times today by K. J. Murray, editor, owner dur ing the past two and one halt years. . , Saekett will be represented lo cally by C. J. Glllett, Forest Grove newspaper man, as editor and manager change of control will become effectire tomorrow. Mur ray purchased the paper In Jan uary, from M. C. and Dan Matoney, who owned the Times 20 years prior. Murray, who will retain an In terest in the paper, was for many years editor and publisher ot the Klamath Falls Eerald, GRIND T PROBE ORDERED BAKER, Ore., May 7 (AP) Grand Jury Investigation of the death of Thomas J.YTyrrol was recommended by a coroner's Jury after an inquest yesterday. Tyr rel's body was found Saturday in an Irrigation ditch on the out skirts of the city. Doctors who performed the au topsy said there was no water in Tyrrel's lungs or stomach, indi cating he was dead before he fell or was placed in the water. There were no injuries on the body suf ficient to have caused death, phy sicians said, although there was a gash on the head. INDIAN NATIVES SUSPEND RIOTS OFFICERS AVER Campaign of Civil Disobedi ence Subsides For Time Being, Report Heavy Military Forces Are Used by British to Halt All Uprisings LONDON, May 7 (AP) As suddenly as they had flared up, India's civil disobedience disor ders subsided today. From a wide ly flung storm of violent encount ers yesterday Mahatma Gandhi's campaign of resistence to the gov ernment today had simmered down to a few widely separated clashes. The worst of these, costing nine lives, occurred at Chittagong, the scene on April 18 of a battle in which two Europeans and several natives were killed. Again at Calcutta armed police were compelled to act. A mob raided the police station, smashed in Its iron gates and there was checked. Several police officers suffered Injuries and 25 arrests 'were made. Four Deaths Reported In Simla Disturbance Simla reported officially that four deaths had occurred in yes terday's riots. In the civilian hospital 96 persons were treated. To this number were added 18 po lice Injury cases. Advices from Delhi said patrols of cavalry, infantry and armored cars were being maintained today. Arrival of V. J. Patel at Bom bay and his pronouncement for a widespread boycott against Brit ish goods was the outstanding de velopment in that district. Dis patches did not indicate how Ma hatma Gandhi's followers would accept this attitude. The comparative Quiet in Bom bay was broken only by an early onslaught of a mob upon textile workers who sought to prevent opening of cotton mills. NEW SPED RECORD IS SOUGHT T LOS ANGELES. May 7 (AP) A new attempt to lower to transcontinental speed record from Lios Angeles to New York will be started from here at 1:00 a. m., tomorrow, Roscoe Turner, Los Angeles pilot, announced late today. Turner will fly the same route followed on April 20 by Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife, when they crossed the con tinent in 14 hours and 23 min utes in the fastest airplane trip ever made between the two cities. Like Lindbergh, Turner plans a single stop at Wichita, Kans., to refuel. He will fly the same make of ship as Lindbergh's but a dif ferent model. Lindbergh's plane was a low-wing monoplane. Tur ner's craft Is a high-winged ship. Turner's plane Is powered with a 625 h'orse power motor, which in speed tests has turned up slightly more than 200 miles an hour and has an estimated cruis ing speed of 180 miles an hour. At the take-off he probably will carry 400 gallons ot gasoline. Turner hopes to better Lind bergh's mark by an hour. Weath er conditions along the great cir cle route were reported favorable. CHECK CHARGE LOOMS E. B. Mills, of Seattle, was be ing held In the city Jail last night to await investigation in connec tion with the passing of bad checks here recently. The checks are said to have been made out to local people. Logs Crush Man to Death Snow Found in Foothills Jury Will Get Baby Case Posses Out After Cougar EX-PORTLAND ER KILLED ASTORIA. Ore., May 7 (AP) John Norlund, 48, former Port lauder, was killed Instantly today on the Lewis and Clark Logging railroad when a car of logs was derailed and Norlund was thrown nnder the falling logs. SNOW 8EEX ON LOGS SILVERTON, May 7 Snow was reported on the logs coming down from the Silver Falls Timber com pany camps Tuesday afternoon. Reports also came down that three Inches of snow had fallen up there earlier In the week. CASE GOES TO JURY PORTLAND, Ore., May 1 (AP) Attorneys In the so-called Schaefer baby ease in which Mrs. George T.' Schaefer, Portland, and Miss Geraldlne Watson, Los An geles and Phoenix. . Aria both claim motherhood to a four months "Old girl, announced to night that the ease would be giv en the Jury before tomorrow noon. ARMED MEN HUNT COUGAR PORTLAND, Ore., May 7. (AP) Twenty armed men, divid ed into fire hunting parties, plan ned tomorrow to enter the 1,200 acre pasture owned by Nate Sable, Columbia - Rfrer farmer, to hunt night was repulsed by two Chow dogs while Mrs. Sable escaped Its attack. Dogs from numerous Washing ton cities arrived here tonight in preparation tor the hunt. SUIC1DB INDICATED EUGENE, Ore., May 7. (AP) Frank Heyer. (5, tor many years engaged in the hop buying business here, was believed to hare ended his life today. His coat and hat were found on the river bank. Dragging ot the river tor the body was started. WEBFOOTS TRIM IDAHO EUGENE. Ore., May 7. (AP) A ninth Inning rally which net ted three runs including home run by Cecil Gabriel with one on base caused the downfall of the Uni versity of Idaho here today as the University of Oregon baseball team repulsed the Vandals 6 to 4. PASTOR'S BODY FOUND BAKER. Ore.. May 7. (AP) Dr. W. A. Winters, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church here since March 1 died In the church building yesterday. His body was found last night. He Is believed to hare suffered a heart attack. Dr. Winters was superintendent of the La Grande district ot the Idaho conference from 191 X until 1911, and during that time jnade Extoube Damage Caused by Frosts In Valley Regions Frost of Tuesday night did extensive damage to garden produce la the mld WiHametto reg-iom. AtovbmI Stayton and down around Grand Island early vege tables were killed. Manager Berg of the Ryan Fruit and Produce company reports that the growers will suffer considerable losses from the frosts hi those choice gard ening districts. They will now be forced to replant and of course suffer the delay in getting produce on the mar ket. No frost was reported fn Salem, but it was 82 at the state penitentiary t an ear ly morning hour Wednesday. Wednesday night was very cool again with prospect of frost. Wednesday's showers did not bring any change in ' the temperature. 129 STUDENTS PUT UP0HJ1R ROLL 45 Seniors, 39 Juniors and 45 Sophomores Are in Coveted Places One hundred and twenty-nine names, the highest to appear on the list of high scholars this year, are contained on the latest honcr roll at the senior high school. Contrary to what is expected. 74 or nearly 60 per cent of these names are on the high honors list, as distinguished from straight honors. The honor roll, which repre sents the six weeks' work ending April 28, has 4 5 seniors, 39 Jun iors and 45 sophomores. Divid ed according to classes and hon ors and high honors, they are: Seniors high honors: Barbara Barham, Ruth Baumgartner, Mau rlne Carmical, Dorothy Rogen, Lo ree Barham, Paul Carpenter, Mil dred Schmidt, Liston Parrish, George Sugai, David Drager, Flor ence Ritchie, Hazel McElroy, Blanche Reece, Helen Rex, Mag dalena Schmidt, Esther Spiers, Martha Kumler, Blair Foley, Del la Locke, Hazel Roenicke, Bernice Tomlln, Seiko Watanabe, Mary White and Gertrude Wlnslow. Seniors-honors: Eva Beckley, Dorothy Dalk, Edith Clement, Shlg Watanabe, Helen Ralph, Dor othy Kloepplng, Marie Elgstrom, Kenneth Klein, Wayne Weeks, Hollle Crum, Luther Chapin, Ro berta Mills, David Eyre, Dorothy Moore, June Fltzpatrlck, Mabel Harrison, Margaret Burns. Lois Wirt, Katherlne Goulet, Dorothy Shepherd and Barbara Jones. Juniors high honors : Leo Cleslak, Ferae Shelton, Hildred Mason, Hortense Taylor, Marion Stone, LaVerne Homeyer, Mark Sachtler, Colene Mennls, Simpson Hemrick, Dorothy Kellogg, Eliza beth Lewis, Cecil Scheuerman, Menalkas Selander, Howard Tee pie, Ray Rhoten, Wallace Guthrie, Dalbert Jepsen, Nina White, Joy McCarty, Mildred Darr, Louis Mlnturn, and Charles Emerick. Juniors honors: Russell Scott, Mildred Drager, Gladys Lachele, (Turn to page 2, col. 6) IKE I FLEET for the cougar which Sunday his headquarters in La Grande. DARKENS N. Y.SKIES NEW YORK, May 7. (AP) In close formed ranks like a flight of birds, an air fleet of 139 navy planes swept over the city today in a spectacular demonstration. Taking off from the aircraft carriers Lexington, Saratoga and Langley at Norfolk, Va., yester day and today the fleet kept ren dezvous over Staten Island short ly before noon and then flew over the city in a mock attack. At 1,000 feet in hollow square flew the bombers, great, powerful air birds capable of carrying tons of death in their fuselages. Slightly above them were the observation planes and scouts and high in the clouds, playing hide and seek through the vagrant masses of fleecy white, were the tiny, single seated fighters, pro tecting their big codzins from a possible air attack from above. Out ot the harbor mists and smoke they swept, roared up Manhattan Island, the sounds of their motors stilling the din of earthbound traffic below and then turned and swept back south again. They dipped In salute over the Atlantic fleet, which had pre ceded them to town by only a few minutes and lay anchored in the Hudson river. 1 TS FIRE TENTS; GUARDS E I NO i Prisoners Now Required to Live in Open Regard less of Weather Officials Fear Break in Case Attempt Staged to Ex tinguish Blaze COLUMBUS, May 7. (AP) Convicts set fire to about 50 army tents tonight in the improvised prison yard stockade in Ohio pen itentiary. The prisoners, trans ferred to the stockade when they rebelled after the fire of April 11, stood outside the barbed wire fence and laughed as their canvas cells were licked up by flames. No attempt was made by prison officials to stop the fire. Officials allowed the fire to take its toll, explaining if they brought fire apparatus within the walls some of the convicts might make a break for freedom. National guard officers who supplied the tents for the stock ade so that repairs could be made on the burned and broken cells where 820 convicts perished In the Easter morning fire, had warned the prisoners that If they destroyed the tents they would not be replaced, weather and ele ments notwithstanding. Few Small Blazes Start General Fire Officials said they believed only a few of the tents were fired by the prisoners, the others being caught with flames whipped by the wind. Many of the convicts took time to go Into their tents and drag out their cots and clothing guards said. The day had been quiet and about 1500 prisoners worked at different Jobs Inside the walls. About 150 prisoners who re fused to work were locked In the White City cell blocks tonight and placed on a bread and water diet according to Col. Robert Han brich, in charge of the National guard forces at the penitentiary. IMMENSE PUT L Band of Elk Is Real Problem For Commission ASTORIA, Ore., May 7. (AP) The Clatsop county commission today was given a problem to solve which Involved a band of 25 elk which Jasper Hovgaard, dairyman, near Seaside, Ore., said had been chasing his dairy cat tle about the pastures until the cattle were to frightened to feed. In addition to chasing the cows, Hovgaard aid the elk broke bis fences and ate up his best pas ture. He said ha had complained to the state game warden and that his attorneys had assured him, he had right to kill the elk. The dairyman said he did, hot want to kill the animals because the In terest Astoria sportsmen bad la the band, ' Washington Pupils to Stage Elaborate Program on Health Day What promises, with no ex aggeration, to be by far the most spectacular May Day program given by any of the nine grade schools will be presented at the Washington school Friday after noon at 1:30 o'clock. If weather lg inclement, the event will be postponed, as effective staging is dependent upon outdoor presen tation. The pageant, "The Magic Garden" has been written, direct ed and produced by Martha Jean Dixon, teacher, who has also de signed the elaborate properties. The pageant has been dedicated to the pre-school child. A huge castle, 20 feet long and 10 feet high, has been construct ed and will be found Inside the magic garden and the attractive white fence. The castle Is a Cra ter lake blue, with a huge orange sunburst at the top and a roof dusted with silver. The grand finale will show human stars as cending steps on either side of the castle. In the processional, Miss Car lotta Crowley will present her alds of health buttoms to all who have earned them, tiny Sybil Spear to hold the basket from which these are awarded. The children who will take part in the glorious pageant and the parts follow: Eva Crlnklow, health fairy; Marian Hultenberg, Esther Vehrs, Rose Nuyama. Marie Muyama and Alice Borgeraon, pages; Marjorie Crlnklow, nurse; Edward Sal strom. Billy Bleckley, Robert Huston, Wendell Deane, Billy Byrd, Richard Steeves, Gale Moere, Donald Cloyd, Robert Whitby, Bobble Bowes, Frank Nuyama, Robert Ferguson. Jack Johnson. Robert McLean, Gerald Richardson, Joseph Law, George (Turn to page 2, col 2) Is Parker Not Given Court hi Senate Rejects Hoo ver's Nominee for High Position Vote Against North Carolina Jurist Is 41 to 39 By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON " Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, May 7. (AP) For the first time in 36 years the senate today refused to en firm a nominee to the supresac court, rejecting Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina, by a vote of 41 to 39. The decision forces Prtsideat Hoover to look elsewhere ter a man to take the eat made vacant by the death of Associate Justice Edward T. Sanford, of Tennmee, but there whs no indication, to night he had a nominee in ir.isd. Next Nominee Not To lie From Soeth There were intimations from the White House that - Mr. Hoor would have .something to say about the senate's action and that he would not go aftain to the south for a nominee. It was believed al so, that he would not reasoint Parker by whom be stood firsa ly in the senate controversy. Opposition to Tarker in tbe Senate was led by Senators Horata, of Idaho, and XorrU, of Nebraska, both republicans, and their pla for his rejection was based entire ly upon his decision upholding as injunction restraing the United Mine Workers from soliciting membership among miners who had signed contracts with tbt'r employers not to join the union.--Negro Organization Voice More Opposition The American Federation f Labor vigorously protested the nomination. The National Associ ation for the Advancement of the Colored People, alo protested a speech made by Parker as repub lican gubernatorial candidate in 1920 In which he was charged with saying the negroes were nt ready to assume the burdens end responsibilities of government. The combined opposition of these two groups split the admini stration republican ranks un4 brought about the defeat. Parker was supported by 2 ! re publicans and 10 democrats, while 17 republicans, 23 democrats a4 the lone farmer-labor senator re posed him. Contest One of Warmest Held In Recent Years The vote was one of the rlet and the fight was one of the meet hotly contested in recent senate history. Not until the final roll call wan ended was either side sure of the outcome. The vote came at a fctlp ulated hour and the galleries and tne iioor were crowaea. .Mesaeer of the house crowded into the chamber and stood about the walls as the decision approached. A change of one vote would have put the issue to Vice Presi dent Curtis and he was in the pre siding officer's chair ready te rait if necessary. In calm, low voice, Mr. Curtis announced the result. There was a murmur and the Yo battle was ended. Alleged Bunco Ring Artist Is Held by Theft PORTLAND, Ore., May 7 (AP) Edgar M. Sutton, SO, Lee Angeles, charged by. police with being the leader ot a Paeifie coast "bunco ring," but held w a vagrancy charge, faced a mere serious complaint tonight. Authorities announced that Jo seph M. Wagner, Mount Angel, Ore., Jeweler, telegraphed thesa to hold Sutton until he arrived Ss Portland to prefer a chary wf grand larceny against him. Wag ner, police said, alleged that But ton swindled him out ot SlS.Ote. although police said they did ot know how. Home Brew Recipes Being Refused Customers Here "Recipes" for home brew are no longer being given out to pur chasers of malt syrup and other materials for home production of spirituous beverages by local es tablishments dealing in these sup piles, It was learned Wednesday. Whether or not the supply ot "directions" gave ont suddenly when the United States supreme court ruled this week that mater ials designed for the manufacture ot liquor might be seised nnder the federal prohibition statute, was not learned. Proprietors of the local malt syrup emporiums merely stated that they could no longer Issue the "directions." These establishments also have for sale bottles, caps and cappers, mentioned In the supreme court decision as among the articles which may be seized if they are Intended for nse In -violating the law. However, they also offer for sale extracts to be used in making n on -spirituous beverage, and it might not be possible to prove In court that these thinga are offered for sale for any illegal purpose. Questioned as to whether Mar lon county authorities ssH'bt make any move against the malt syrup establishments, an official in the district attorney's office pointed out that the supreme eourt decision referred only te tfee federal law. State and county prohibition forces operate under Oregon" "bone dry law passed wrier te the 18th amendment and the Tel stead set, this official added. Dis trict attorneys . throughout the state have always acted, en the supposition that the sale of start syrup and beer making accessor ies was not covered in the state law. although the Question Kar finv Kaaii tMtM mit in court.