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ITS A SAVING A smbecriptfcm to Thm Statesman is s saving, sot n expense, the avenge housewife , find according to recent surrey. WEATHER Fair today und anday bat cloudy at night; Max. temperature Friday 77, Min. 44, dear, northwest wind, river 3.5. -A " FOUMDED 1651 EIGHTIETH -YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, July 26, 1930 No. 104 WWW SUSPECT HELD 'SOCK' BANDIT Months of Searching Ends In Arrest of Sears at McMinnville Five Victims Point to Him Among -Group Lined up In Portland Jail PORTLAND, Ore., July 25 (AP) Earl Sears. alleged "sock" bandit was returned to Portland tonight and lined up in the Jail with a group of other prisoners. r A gTOup of victims of the "sock tAndit marched- before the prisoners and five of them identified Sears as the man who bad robbed them. Sears confessed to several of the holdups, police said. , Portland police today believed the activities of the notorious "sock" bandit has been stopped with the arrest near McMinnville of Don Sears, 22, Theodore Rler eon, 22, and Lola Merwln, 17, of Newberg. The "sock" bandit walked into a store here this morning bought) two packages of -cigarettes from Frank Heath, clerk, and then drew a gun and a can " vas -bag demanding Heath place the cash register money In the sack. Heath did and when the robber walked out Heath called to Luther Smith, store manager, who was painting signs outside. The two pursued the robber sev eral blocks and saw him enter a chocolate colored roadster. They obtained the 'license number but fearing it was wrong Smith ran back, got his own car and set out In pursuit. Part of Loot Is Returned After several miles he over took the robber who leaped from his car and pointed a gun- at Smith asking him what he want ' ed. smith replied he wanted the money stolen at the store. The roSber returned $20 of $27.50, alleged to hare been -'stolen and then ordered Smith to "beat R." Smith did and notified police. The description of the bandit and his car were broadcast and It was only a short time later H. L. Betts, state traffic officer, over took the ear near McMinnville and placed the trio under arrest. Rierson is alleged to be Sears' accomplice. Both were arrested In Jackson county, October 29, 1126, on charges of assault and robbery. They were convicted and sentenced to five years each In the state penitntiary. They are staid to hare met the girl at Molalla July 4. SORT HOTEL IT Incorporation papers for the Santlam Tavern and Resort com pany were filed here Friday, with Fred H. Thompson, W. P. Stine and B. W. Doyle named as Incor porators. According to Doyle who comes from Los Angeles, the company plans the erection of a modern hotel at Cascadia as well as the development' of a large camp ground with a fishing pool as one of the features. Doyle,, said the new highway out from Albany into Cascadia, had greatly enhanced the district and he feels good hotel accommo dations are needed. Dr. Thompson, one of the in corporators, for a number of years has spent summer vaca tions at Cascadia. PIONEER FLIER DIES NEW YORK. July 25 (AP) Death claimed another pioneer of aviation today in Chance Vought, airplane designer and builder. He was a contemporary of Glenn Curtiss, who died Wed nesday and whose funeral was held today only a few hours af ter Vought's death. mm 'Hoover Democrats Get Chance to Stay In Fold DALLAS, Texas, July 25. (AP) Texas democrats who feft the party two years ago to TOte for Herbert Hoover for presi dent, tomorrow will be given a chance to return, to the fold or vindicate the bolt that gave the .states electoral votes to a repub lican presidential nominee for the first time. . Senator Thomas B. Love, Dal las, one of the 11 candidates for the party'i ttoslpatioa.lor cot ernor, pitched his 'Smpafgn for favor in tomorrow' primary on his leading . revolt within the party In 1828 against the demo cratic nominee, former Got, Al fred EL Smith of New York. He designated himself the only "anti-Tammany' candidate la the race. Texas' first woman governor, Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, de feated for reelection four years Hgo, also was attempting a ''come back". Jim Toons Kaufman, former Lots of Moral Support Is Available For Tree Sitters - . Z :S.Ufe..4 4 - 1 Ct V " ff. -.'... ssvex x-t. m r .tfm v m i'-l'v (T.,Ufrl:; -ri; f rx?SJw Ar ?-,4--v 1V- ' Crowd at the foot of the tree Irk which James Donagby, Jr., 18, of Philadelphia, Pa Is attempting to break the tree-sitting record. The boy has been receiving trentendOBs moral support from the neighbors, who cheer him with caps of cof foe and cries of encour agement from time to time. He is provided with ten raincoats, ten blankets and specially, constructed platform. Eugene Tree Sitters Make Forced Landing Papa and Mama Say "Come Down;' but They Are up Again Now; California's Leading Pair Now Passed 200 Hour Mark EUGENE, Ore., July 25-. (AP) A "forced landing" brought a temporary halt last night to Eugene's endurance tree sitters, Bobby Atkinson, 8, and Howard Robertson, 9. Difficulties were smothered out, however, and the boys went "aloft" again today. Bobby and Howard went up late Thursday but before the night was far advanced theirO parents ordered them down. The boys' chagrin was bo great, how ever, their parents relented and allowed them to resume their perch today. OAKLAND, Calif., July 25. (AP) To the tunes of "Rock-a-Bye Baby in the Treetop" and "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" boy admirers tonight sere naded E. B. Landre, 12, Califor nia's leading contestant in the race for the world's tree-sitting "championship" at 8 p. m. Lan dre passed his 200th hour on his perch in an apple tree. ST. LOUIS, July 25. (AP) Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine, flying the monoplane Greater 6t. Louis, tonight had clipped off the first 100 hours of their pro jected thirty-day flight to regain the refueling endurance record. At 8.11 p. m. they had been up 109 hours. LAD OF 10 DROWNS ASTORIA, Ore., July 25 (AP) Elmer Raymond Bjornstrom, 10, was drowned in the Columbia river here tonight when he fell from a fish boat in which he was playing with his brother. congressman, leader of the reg ular democrats in the memori able Smith-Hoover controversy, was one of Love's opponents. Love had his name on the ballots by virtue of a supreme court decree ordering the state democratic executive committee to pnt In there after it had ruled persons who were not loyal to the party In the 1828 crisis could not become candidates for state office this year. He kad told the 800.000 TOters who fa Tored Hoover, his resistance to the "committee had preyented tkelf disfranchisement as dem ocrats. ; Mrs. Ferguson was , candi date this time as in 1924 when elected - the first - time, because the supreme eoart had held her husband, former Got. James E. Ferguson. Ineligible again: to hold office in Texas because of his Impeachment and remoTal from office by the Texas aenate tm 182T. ' ' ' 'J' St v TO Intruders who entered the home of Merritt Davis, at 74 C North Capitol late Friday night ransacked the house using match es for lights, then stopped long enough to change sox before leaving. The family had left the house about eight o'clock and re turned before ten o'clock to find their house had been entered. Articles stolen Included two diamond rings, one onyx and one white gold, several pairs of sox, a felt hat and a pair of shoes. Police who investigated found that entrance had been gained through a rear door by use of a pass key, and that matches had been used for lights. Three youths and an elderly man are under suspicion by offi cers, but none had been appre hended at a late hour Friday night. ' Only one of them changed his sox during the short TisiU Four Lose Lives As Planes Fall In 9 California LOS ANGELES, July 25 (AP) Two airplane crashes in south ern California today claimed three lives and a fourth was near death. John 8. Morse. 27, Altadena, who recently began flying, . and his passenger, Dominlck Gnoepff, Hollywood, were killed when their plane fell 3.000 feet as a wine collapsed. Harry Hastings, 40, a contractor, died from in juries received when a plane in which he was flying with Peyton Burke, 37, a garage owner, crashed near Fillmore, Calif., last night. Burke is - believed dying. Tables Turned; Bull Kills Man TOLEDO. Spain, July 2$ (AP) A young hull was the vic tor eVer a young matador la a ball fight in tne surpurB vi lona today, ". Hi Mils CHANGE HIS X CHAIN FREIGHT COST LOWERED BY COMMISSION Northwest Wheat Growers To Benefit; Portland Differential Upheld New Schedule Making Plan Used; Railroads Will Lose $15000,000 WASHINGTON, July 25. A reneral rednntinn In mil rates throughout western territory and to principal seaports was ordered today by the interstate commerce commission. It was estimated the application of the new schedules would reduce earnings of western railroads by $1,000,000 or more per annum, but that some of this had been compensated for by re cently granted increases in classi fied freight rates. A new method of makinr sched- nlftA. described aa "thA.rate-break basis" was prescribed for the rail roads to follow. This rate form wan aoueht hv the business inter ests of nearly all the great west ern primary grain market cities. Under the new system one rate 111 annlv on wheat and other grain and grain products,, such as flour and meal. The commission considered proposals to establish a avstem nf exnort rates definitely lower than the schedules applying to domestic shipments but rejected it and left the present relationship between export and domestic rates substantially unchanged. Some Rates Are Raised Slightly while on the whole substantial reductions are expected to result from the application of the deci sion, some wheat rates from North Dakota were increased as were rates on other types of grain from North Dakota and Minnesota to principal markets. The findings were entered ai the conclusion of a special investi gation Instituted after the adop tion of the Hoch-Smith congres sional resolution ordering the commission to apply the lowest rates to products of agriculture affected by depression, but the decision was careful to state its finds resulted from an endeavor to perform its generrl duty of prescribing reasonable rates.. In considering the rejection of the proposal to place export feight rates on wheat and pro ducts at points 15 per cent or more lower than domestic rates for same movement. Commissioner Lewis with concurrence of Com missioner Tate, argued the posl- tt nt th. nation a "sumlUS producer of grain, particular! wheat," required this. Touching upon particular situ ations Involved in the proceedings, the commission held Justified the existing differential favoring Portland, Ore., in wheat ship ments from the Columbia basin as against Puget Sound ports, and Astoria, but ordered rates to Long iw Wash., it ner 100 lbs. i higher than Portland. A single rate was fixed for botn export ana domestic shipment from Oklahoma and Kansas to Texas ports; and both export and domestic ship menths to New Orleans from the same two states were ordered Identical in most case. 73 WHITS TO DEWED PARIS. July 25. (AP) The desire of 73 year old Princess Amadee de Brogilie to marry 42 ... am rinn T.nls de Bourbon, son of the Infante Eulalia of Spain and cousin of King Aiion- mram tha anhlect of Dleadklg before the tribunal of the Seine today , . Henri Torres, specialist In de fending communist agitators, ap peared for the aristocratic prin cess. He pleaded that she be granted the same right posses sed by others, namely to seek happiness wherever she sees it, no matter what her age. Maltre Aubepin, head of the order of advocates of Paris, de fended the suit of the princess family, represented by her neph ew, the Duke de Criasac. and pleaded the princess was mental ly unsound and asked the court to name a council of three doc tors to examine her. Aubepin argued the fact the princess considered marriage with Don Luis, a discredited prince who was barred from France for misconduct, and who was a profligate, was enough to shew she was unbalanced. The decision of the court will be handed down tomorrow after noon. . Ireland Arenz . Lead Southpaws PORTLAND, Ore., July 25 (AP) Art Ireland and George Arens, both of Portland, will meet tomorrow In a 3 hole final match for the southpaw golf championship of Oregon. Ben Dolp, former champion and favorite to win again, was eliminated by Ireland today 1 up on the Hth. -Arens beat Elmer Taylor, Portland, 4 and 3, to gain the final bracket, PRINCESS AGED Candidates' Names Are Placed Before Republican Committee As Convention Grinds Slowly C. Holder of Nebraska Office Chosen as Successor To Mrs. Bacon Miss Harriet C. Long, in charge of the traveling library di vision of the Wisconsin free li brary commission, was elected state librarian here to succeed the late Mrs. Virginia Cleaver Bacon, who died in Portland a few months ago. The election was announced Friday by the state li brary board. Miss Long was graduated from the University of Nebraska, and later from the New York state library school in Albany. 3he served as supervisor of the coun ty extension department of the Santa Barbara public library, and librarian of Kern county, Calif., and the Brumback county library at Van Wert, Ohio. During 1918 and 1919 she was in the employ of the American Library associ ation both in this county and abroad. Miss Long has served in her present position since April, 1920. Wasn't Applicant For Position Here Members of the 6tate library board paid Miss Long was not an applicant for the office, although her name was on the list suggest ed by persons interested In the welfare of the Oregon state li brary. There were approximately 100 applicants for the office. Miss Long will not arrive in Salem until late In September. She will receive 34000 a year. Miss Mirpah Blair, assistant state librarian, will serve as state librarian pending the ar rival of Miss Long. She has been in charge of the state library since the death of Mrs. Bacon. FESS EXPECTED TO Reorganization Move' Opens As Huston Calls Meet Of G. 0. P. Heads WASHINGTON, July 25 (AP) Claudius Huston sent out the call today for the meeting of the executive committee of the re publican national committee on August 7, to select his successor as party chairman. Senator Fess, Ohio, was the choice of the Hoover administra tion leaders to take the place of Huston and there was no doubt in party circles tonight the Ohio an would be named. Robert Lucas, Kentucky, the commissioner of Internal reven ue, was slated to become execu tive assistant to Fess in active charge of the campaign. Mr. Hoover has consulted most of the republican chieftains on this reorganization program and It has been given formal ap proval, pending any unforseen developments which may arise in the next two weeks. While the executive commit tee has full authority to fill va cancies there was talk at the White House of having the en tire national committee assem ble here in September to ratify the new officers to be selected next month. Senator Watson, Indiana, par ty leader, discussed the situation today with Mr. Hoover and he is understood to be in accord with the proposed new officers. The backwash of speculation over the final announcement by Huston of his resignation after a White House conference last night set in today but all authen tic reports of the final meeting between the president and chair man told of a peaceful session. The new speculation centered about possible reprisals by Hus ton and his group against those who were active in bringing about his retirement. However, there was nothing to Indicate the harassed chairman contemplated such a move. Publishers to Meet in Salem August 9, Plan The chamber of commerce here is soon to send letters to all newspaper publishers in Clack amas, Multnomah and Marion counties especially inviting them to the 'group conference ot the Oregon State editorial associa tion which is to be held here, Saturday, August 9. Arne G. Rae. field secretary ot the associ ation is arranging tor the meet ing. Frank- Jenkins, editor of the Eugene Register is to be one of the special speakers. The morning-' and afternoon sessions will be held at thar cham ber of commerce rooms. 'A "Dutch treat" lunch will be en Joyed by. the editors at noon, HARRIET 6 NAMED LIBRARIAN n in Julius Meier Left Out for Reason Unexplained But Nominations Still Open; Little Is Said About Joseph Policies By C. A. SPRAGUE PORTLAND, Ore., July 25. (Special) With all the for mality of a national convention and much of the te diousness of impaneling a jury, the state central commit tee organized today, got through preliminaries of commit tee reports and heard nominations. The "Mexican generals" held the day for the organiza tion with the election of FloydO Cook, Portland, as state chair man; Harold Warner, Pendleton, secretary; Willis K. Clark, Port land, treasurer. The afternoon session was a brief one for organizing. To night rules and resolutions were adopted and nominations made, each candidate present making a ten minute speech In his own behalf. Phil Metschan, Ralph Hamilton, C. E. Gates, Jay Up ton, Tom Kay and Fred Kiddle are the names now before the committee. Unexplained at a late hour was the failure to nominate Jul ius Meier. However nomina tions were not closed and his name will doubtless be present ed before balloting starts Satur day morning. Secret Ballot Idea Unpopular A battle impends Saturday morning over the method of bal loting. The rules committee recommended and the committee adopted over protest of some committeemen and boos of the audience, the method of the se cret ballot. Before adjournment tonight Lane. Goodell of Multnomah served notive he would move Sat urday morning to amend the rules to require an open ballot, and sentiment in favor of the change was gathering' among party leaders. Joseph Platform Barely Mentioned Little was heard of the Joseph policies. The resolutions com mittee refused to adopt any plat form even though the Joseph platform waB turned in, on the ground that the law did not em power the committee to draft a platform. Candidates touched on some of the issues raised by Joseph but none espoused his full program. All seemed agreed on federal development of the Columbia river and the resolutions com mended the Oregon delegation for its work in this regard. Lines are drawing tighter over the selection of a candidate but the outcome even of the first ballot is obscure. Leading con tenders are Metschan and Kay with the former having the probable edge on Initial ballots. (Turn to page 2, col. 7) TO FLY EAST' FROM TOKYO TACOMA, July 25 (AP) Lieut. Harold Bromley has aban doned his proposed one-stop flight from Tacoma to Tokyo and instead will attempt a non-stop flight from Tokyo eastward to Tacoma. Bromley with Harold Gatty, his navigator, Charles F. Rochville, designer of the plane, and L. W. Paxson, motor expert, flew Bromley's monoplane the City of Tacoma, to Boeing field, Seattle, tonight where It was being dis mantled, crated and was to go abroad the steamer President Lincoln at 6:30 tomorrow morn ing Tokya bound. Announcement of abandonment of the westward flight and plans for the new eastward hop was made tonight by Guy Kelly, ad visor, for Bromley and John Buf felen, flight backer. III POOL HALL FIRE OREGON CITY, Ore., July 25 (AP) Robert Pickle, 25, West Linn, was found dead to day in the basement ot the Pas time pool hall an hour after fire started by an explosion had been brought under control. It was not known anyone was in the building. Police came upon the body while going through the building in an effort to de termine the cause of the explo sion. Bert Pldgeon, who has been operating the pool hall In the absence of Bruce Loose, propri etor, was arrested. Loose is re ported to be on his way home home from California, Deputy State Fire Marshals Pomeroy, Warren and Malehorn, who Investigated the' fire, said they found evidence of gasoline and kerosene In the building. PAULSON IS CHAMP PORTLAND, Ore., July (AP) Jack Paulson, Portland, today won the Oregon Junior golf championship ot Oregon and La rue Toots Smith, Portland won the boys championship. BROMLEY Ml FOUND DEAD CANDIDATES LAUDED AS Metschan, Hamilton, Kay, Gates and Kiddle Are First Nominees PORTLAND, Ore., July 25 (AP) The names of five men to night were placed before the re publican state committee as can didates for nomination for gover nor of Oregon. The names advanced were; Phil Metschan, chairman of the old state committee; Ralph S. Hamilton, Bend, speaker of the house of representatives; C. E. Gates. Medford, state highway commission; Jay H. Upton, Prine ville, state senator; Thomas B. Kay, state treasurer; and Fred Kiddle, Island City, state repre sentative. Phil Metschan'g name was the first presented. He was nomin ated by E. C. Judd, of Clatsop, who called attention to the many years of public service Metschan has given. "Metschan has erved in many Important positions for the up building of tne state," Judd de clared. "He has the will power, the mental capacity, the physical (Turn to page 2, col. 1) O.S. Convict Labor Loaded It on Ships, Information To Treasury WASHINGTON, July 25 (AP) Large consignments of Russian pulpwood bought by the Interna tional Paper company, today were barred from entry into this eoun try by the treasury because con vict labor entered into their pro duction. Acting on information that poor ly fed groups of Russian convicts had been used in loading the wood at Archangel, Assistant Secretary Lowman Issued general instruc tions to customs collectors along the Atlantic seaboard to deny it admittance. He said the Interna tional Paper company had bought a large amount of Russian pulp wood from the Amtorg corpora tion, the official Russian commer cial organization, and added the orders would apply to shipments of Pulpwood from Russia. The embargo has no connection with Lowman's recent decision ad mitting two shiploads of lumber. The lumber had been refused en try by the customs bureau but after a hearing Lowman said there was no evidence convict labor had entered Into Its production and ordered it admitted. Four other shiploads of lumber are enroute to the United States, but if before it arrives evidence Is secured convict labor entered into its production it also will be barred. Women Convicts Employed, Report The action today was taken un der the tariff act after the treas ury had secured evidence convicts had been used in loading the pulp- (Turn to page 2, col. S) NAMES OM RUSSIAN MM) n FROM Lions Are Entertained Af irtmn ni ft nil Snniito The Salem Lions club was en tertained and, fed at Camp Santl am, the Boy Scout camp, Friday evening. Forty-two members and guests were present. After a brief Inspection of the camp, dinner was served at the camp mess house, after which the balance of the grounds were shown to the guests b. O. P. West, scout executive. A basebaH game between the Lions and the Boy Scouts ended in a tie score of four for each side although "Cy" Eakla Insisted that the score should have been five to three for the Lions. After the baseball game was called on account ot darkness, the guests gathered atoand the camp bonfire with the boys. Songs were sung by the scouts and the Lions and entertainment was given by both the scouts and the Lions. Entertainment includ ed a recitation by Ted 8mlth ef tronp 9 ; " a recitation by Ed Dunckle, scout from Independ ence; a iUt "CUmltine" by Don I RUSHED TO. OUAKE ITI1S IN SOUTH ITALY King and Pope's Envoy wv Mercy Excursions to Stricken Areas Extreme Estimates of Dead Denied in Communique From Officials ROME, July 25 (AP) HeVp for the stricken population ef quake torn southern Italy wae pouring into the devastated re gion today as the Italian govere ment threw every resource into relief measure. King Victor Kxnmanuel. vti had started for the scene as soon as the gravity of Wednesday' shocks was realized, reach Rochetta In the province of AveJ lino, which suffered heaviest ef all in the earth convulsions. The monarch went to inspect the relief work in progress aeF to take comfort to his subjects. With him were officials who are actively engaged in the work mT aiding the injured and sheltering the thousand? of homeless. He travelled over the area by auto mobile. Monsignor Spirito Chiapetta, a special envoy of the pope, started a tour of the reeion and reached Benevento which also suffered heavily in th disaster. Number Dead Now Estimated at 1,883 The number of dead in tbe great quake was somewhat ob scure tonight and the govern ment was compiling a detailed ac count which will be made public soon as possible. The latest government figures place Jhe dead at 1.8S3 with tfee injured at 4.261. Of these, by far the larpeft number of victims were in the province of Avellino where the government reported 1,607 lives lost. Reports were received quoting General Baistroochl. commanding the Neapolitan Zon as placing tfe dead in Avellino at but this was denied tonlghfin a cem muniaua Issued hv Stefan! Xewe agency. The communique stated the ministry ot interior was announ cing "with scrupulous precision the number of assured dead which is reported to the ministry authorities on the spot who have the general direction of a respon sibility for relief service. There is no motive for not telling rte exact truth about the number ef dead." The government figures of 1, 883 dead were qualified by the. statement they might underge change as the final reports trre received. E CHICAGO. July 25 (AP) A fresh hot wave swelled across tse central states today. Tempera tures of 90 to 100 prevailed in al most every section from Kaasas to Chicago and as far north as Minneapolis and St. Paul. The heat was particularly in tense in Kansas where the mer cury generally was 95 to 109. It was above 85 in Chicago and a, similar temperature was report ed in most of Wisconsin. A gen tle southwest wind kept back the lake breeze which moderates the lakes region. Three death were attribute to heat in Milwaukee. , The mercury mounted above In the twin cities and hovered around the same temperature ev er most of Iowa and Nebraska. It was milder in Missouri. Cloudy skies with prospects of thunderstorms were more or ls general but the weather bureane forecast sal.l showers could af ford only slight temporary rellf and predicted continued heat to morrow. Dorr is, Vernon McQuald, Pa West, Jr., Fred Edmonson. PaI Hauser, Stanley King and Val Gardner; Master West small ten of Scoutmaster Weat, eang "Paint ing the Clouds with Funshine." Lions making the trip and tber guests were Mr. and Mrs. M. XX. Ohllng, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bw siek, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace- ft. Rosebraugh, Jas. Purcell, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Springer. Charlee Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Prank Sler win, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Klets ing, Mrs. Newell Williams. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Cheek, Urn. TTarrr W Scott. Dr. and Mrs. Tef- TVnnvlaa Install lin Honto' las. Mr and Mrs. B. D. Bedee. an Mrs. Bedee's mother, Mrs. C. F. Lenka, who Is riiitlng here from California; Dr. Ctrl Emmons. Haf- eld Eakin, Prank Lyneh, Rsaee tit x?n- n.th nutftM nttv TtmAlfrA TjM, VTttmnhrrer j' S Myrtle Beardsbea? from Nebratka, (Turn to par 2; eol. y OT W SWEEPS HIST