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- ""CIRCULATION Dally iTrr 4itrlbatIoa for (be Month BdiBB Jly SI, U30 1 6,555 Avanfa diTt aet vl S1SS Moibtr A4tt Burma Circalenras. WEATHER Fair today , and Friday, lightning storms ia bwx tains; Jkfax. Temp. Wednes day MS, Mia. SI, aarth wind, river SA FOUNDED 1831 EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Homing, August 14, 1930 No. 129 POLITICS STILL RULIfie FACTOR Clifford Ouster Held New Indication of .Sports men's Row Jorbfed Silent on His Plans But Listens Closely to Protests- Apparent failure of the sports men of Oregon to agree among themselves, and a revival of the old political feud which has pre- railed in the came and fish af fairs of th state for many years, probably was responsible for the removal of Harold Clifford, state game warden, and Ed Clark, dep uty game warden, at a meeting of the state game commission held in Portland Monday. '. This was the statement' made here Wednesday by Governor Norblad, after he had received a large number of letters, tele grams and long-distance tele phone calls complaining of the treatment accorded Clifford and Clark by members of the commis sion. In many cases the authors of the telegrams and letters urged summary dismissal from the game commission of those members wbo voted to oust Clif ford and his chief assistant. A number of these letters and tele grams were received from Port land, and were signed by mem bers of the Multnomah County Anglers organization. Believes Clifford ; Competent Officer Although apparently not sur prised at the revival of the polit ical feud within the sportsmen's organizations, Norblad said that as far as he knew Clifford, had proved a competent and - hard working official. Similar lauda tion was expressed by the gover- nor In connection with Ed Clark "The indignation expressed in the letters and telegrams recall ed at the executive department during the past 24 hours, has convinced me that the sportsmen are divided and ''that ' Clifford's removal as game warden wWaot cure the situation," said Gover nor Norblad. Ia reviewing the dissension that has existed in the game af fairs of Oregon for many years. Norblad referred to the removal of W. L. Finley, wbo was dis missed from the. office of state game warden because he would not play politics. Finley was rec ognized as one of the foremost naturalists in the United States and conducted the affairs 'of his office on a scientific and business-like basis. Then followed the removal of Carl Shoemaker, who was ousted because he appar (Turn to page 2, col. 1) ATTEMPTS SUICIDE LOS ANGELES. Aug. 13. (AP) Lina Basquette, film ac tress and premier danseuse, told today how loneliness for' her four year old daughter, Lita,- drove her to take poison In a suicide ajgrapt last night. Miss Basquette, widow of Sam Warner, is recovering slowly In her apartment. Dr. James Beggs, attending, . said she is suffering from shock. Miss Basquette said Harry Warner, president of Warner brothers, and his wife, induced her to let them adopt Lita in consideration of a $300,000 trust fund for the baby. "I was to see my baby at any time and. I was to have her with me whenever I wanted to," she said. "But they took her to New York. She didn't want to go. She wanted to be with me. They promised they would send her back this summer but the days have gone by and she is not here. They have put me off a week at "a time ten days two weeks promising, promising, but they do not send my baby." Maybe 'Twas Reporter $ Reports that Tuesday night's meeting of the milk producers held at the chamber of commerce was a secret meeting were empha tically denied Wednesday by members of the producers' asso- elation and R. W. Clarke' who acted as chairman, during the dis cussion. ' "Notices were sent to every one of the 3 grade B shippers In the Salem district, and there was ab 5 solutcly nothing secret about th r meeting, Clarke said Wednes : day when told of the story carried ,' lb the evening paper In regard to ; the "secret gathering. "Class B shippers are affected by the- re : peal movement-more than any ova , ; else and that's why they were ask ed," Clarke stated.. ' f : FaUy half of. the class B chip pars reached by the notices were at the meeting while a number of class A producers also attended. According to the- evening pajper LONELY FOR BABT, Pride of ry r s -X f if- T 1 - v h r ' KT l ' I v, - - f I . "J L-n w I : v ::k i ' .'.:v.- , . , ' 4' n - -i , - s : , T jv a- .-iv I limn - if 1 il 1 m,mAMmte&lmimiU i lliinrr-.MMiMilJMiM TJtSSUTAH The navy department has decided to scrap the three snper-dreadnaaghts shown above, which It would ' cost $300,000,000 to replace. AH three saw active service in the World war; the Florida and the Wyoming in bottling the German fleet in the North Sea, and the Utah as a convoy of troops. The scrapping of these vessels Is in connection with the London naval pact, though it does not actually require their relegation to the junk heap Immediately. , illS-HIISl C01IM0N WIIIS Recent Al Smith Backers ' Viewed as Inseparable Contemporaries ' By the Associated Press Senator Norris of Nebraska and Robinson of Arkansas, who began their congressional careers in 1903, bare weathered the storms of another primary contest. Norris, an Independent republi can wbo campaigned for Alfred E. Smith for president, in 192$ received the republican senatorial nomination in Tuesday's "primary la Nebraska after a bitter aa paign. - At the same time, Robinson, the democratic vice presidential candidate in 1928, emerged win ner by an overwhelming majority in the Arkansas contest. He ed vocated national prohibition. Morris and Robinson served for ten years together in congress and then were elected to the senate. The only break in their Joint serv ice occurred in 1913 when Rob inson resigned his house seat Jan uary 14 and was inaugurated gov ernor of Arkansas two days later. On January 28 he was elected sen ator and took his seat on March 10. The Nebraskan, who defeated William M; Stebbins, regular re publican candidate, will oppose Gilbert M. Hitchkock, former sen ator, in the fall election. Hitch cock won the democratic senator ial nomination over Dr. Jennie H. Callfas. The return of Robinson to the senate is virtually assured, since the democratic nomination In Ar kansas usually Is equivalent to election. In Ohio, Robert J. Bulkley, for mer representative, who advocat ed repeal of the 18th amendment, won the democratic senatorial nomination while George White, a Marietta banker and a dry, cap tured the democratic gubernator ial nomination. The republican (Turn to page 2, col. 1) ; Independence Lady 10, Drowns In Willamette INDEPENDENCE. Ore.. Aug. 13 (AP) Earl Swearingen, 10, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swear ingen, of Independence, was drowned- while bathing In the Willamette river today. The boy stepped into a deep hole made by dredging. The body was recovered In a short time but resuscitation ef forts failed.- Secret But Was Welcome newspapermen were to be exclud ed from the meeting but a States man reporter was present daring the entire discussion. Nothing se cret was observed Tuesday night. If there , was any notice that newspapermen were to be kept out it came. from members of the chamber of commerce staff,. one producer said Wednesday. "The fact is we wanted to give publicity to our opposition to the repeal movement, and " appreciated ' the reporter's presence, he declared. At the opening- of tbeeeting the chairman made it clearly un derstood that It was not a gather ing of members frthe Milk Pro ducers association, but a meeting of grade B shippers who would suffer it . the present ordinance should he repealed. Only a few of the S9 or so farmers wre numbered among the "big men. most of them coming under Al (Turn to pag 2, coL ff) . Fleet Goesto JiinkHeap JJST, I fltllS Rt flfl V.3.SWYOM1WS Rankin Dae to Hop Off Saturday, Stay Up TiU Snow Flies PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. IS (AP) Tex Rankin, famous Portland aviator, and his brothers, Dick and Dud, are "watching" Dale Jackson and Forrest O' Brine, 8t- Louis refueling endnrance fliers, bat are not worryinar about the re cord they, may" set. Tex, Dick and Dud expect to take off here Saturday in six passenger Stinsonmon oplane. "We expected them to stay np a month or six weeks," said Tex today, but we are not bothered ia the least. We are going np Sat urday and we hope to stay tXjtae air aatil we are forc ed down by snow storms. LAD OF 10 ADMITS McGRATH. Minn., Aug. 13 (AP) A two day search for eight year old Jack Mahley, miss ing from his home since Monday, was brought to an unexpected cli max today when the lad's brother led a posse to the body and ad mitted having shot him. Breaking down this morning- after having directed a posse of 150 men in an opposite direction from his brother's body for the last two days, Nets Mahley, Jr., 10, led a deputy game warden to. tne do ay ana confessed navin? shot Jack Monday "accidentally." A verdict of accidental death was returned after the body was found. County Coroner E. E. Sea- vey declared the shooting "purely accidental." After the shooting. Nets with the assistance of a six year old brother dragged the body about 35 feet from their borne and hid it in a brush patch. floors BUSKS Birrn'SiU ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13 (AP), A $70,000 errand upon which Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kern, wealthy retired couple, e mbarked Mon day and from which they return ed early , today, remained unex plained tonight because the cou ple thought their mission "of no concern to the public." Police made it their business yesterday by launching a wide spread search for the aged pair, fearing they bad been kidnaped or duped by swindlers while en route to Toledo, Ohio. The cou ple returned home today express ing resentment their trip had brought so much publicity. Mrs. Kern had a conference with Detective Chief Kaiser to day. He declined to' make pub lic the conversation, police drop ped the case. Crowd on Ferry Sees Fisherman Leap and Drown ASTORIA, Ore., JLug. IS (AP) John Johnson, 40, Astor ia fisherman, committed suicide today-by Jumping-from the bow of ' the , ferry "Tourist No. - 2" while It was in the middle of the Columbia river. . Johnson embarked on the fer ry;, when . it - left Astoria this morning. When . the boat jwas well out in the river he "walked to the bow and stepped over, the side. Passengers gave the alarm and the ferry was stopped. John son was seen once about 50 feet away, apparently making no et- fore to stay above water. SLAYING n IS. TOST HEADS HH OF 6.0. P. Former Student of Senator Fess Chosen Leader; Is Prohi Worker WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 A former student of Senator Fess of Ohio in his schoolmaster days will direct the women's activities of the republican national com mittee under his tutelage as chairman. Mrs. Ellis A. Tost, during the days that have passed since she studied history and literature un der Fess at Ohio Northern univer sity, has grojrn to be a ead In the prohibition and women's suf frage causes. .. , When she tikes over the post as director of women's activities of the republican committee next week she is expected to resign as Washington representative of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. She will succeed Mrs, Louise M. Dodson, who recently resigned. Has Long Record In Public Work The new director is blonde. slight of figure, soft of voice and dresses smartly. Her husband was a student at Ohio Northern with her and they had been friends since childhood. Both are natives of West Virginia. Their son, Le- land Yost is 28 and a song writ er. Her husband was assistant United States attorney for the (Turn to page 2, col. 2) CAPITAL OE CHINA NANKING, Aug. 13. (AP) Armed communist bands were reported almost at the gates of this virtually defenseless nation alist government capital, as Red armies continued devastations in the south and rebels drove down from the north. The capital city had few de fenders and seemed an easy prey should the communists attack Government troops had been dis patched to other areas menaced by reds and rebels. Much uneasiness was shown by the populace of 400,000 within the. 32 miles of walls as peasan try turned Reds and armed with rifles appeared in several towns nearby. Other communists armies were advancing upon Hankow, Wu chang and Hanyang, tri-cities 600 miles from the sea up the Yangtse river. Thousands of terrified Chinese poured into Hankow, where sandbag defenses were hastily erected and machine guns mounted. Many supposed Reds -were executed. A doxen foreign warships an chored off the city gave a" feel ing of security to foreigners, who could board them or the scores of commercial vessels in emer gency. i " - 4 Are Hurt in Gals Explosion At Swan Island PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 13 (AP) Four .men were Injured, none dangerously, In a sewer gas explosion at Swan Island airport tnriav. Charles Hanna, the most seri ously Injured, was in a hospital tonight ' bat - physicians said he would; recover. The others were taken to their .homes-after emer gency treatment. V,' ;T Chris O. Lovass, superintendent of the airport, laid the 'men were tapping a sewer at the bottom of a 220 toot pit. He, believed at least one of the men was smoking and Ignited the gas. APPROACHING CITY IIS TITLE BRQUG Jackson and 0'Brine Stay Aloft as "Whe"-' Is Made Below Set 1 000 Hour Mark as New Goal; Confident They Can Stay up Year ST. LOUIS. Aug. 13 (AP)- The world's premier sustained flight pilots, Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine, tonight rode the air above Lambert-St. Louis field in their trim cabin monoplane "Greater St. Louis " as champions once more. After breaking the refueling en- durance flight record at 9:52 a.n these veterans nosed their craft toward a goal of 1,000 hours ia the air at 7:11 .p.m. They had been aloft 5C4 "hours and had sus- paased by almost eight hours the record of 553 hours and 'forty minutes set in Chicago in July by the flying Hunters of Sparta. IJ1. Soon after' word had been spread that "Red" and "Obie" had recaptured the record, con gratulatory telegrams began pour ing in. A small crowd at the air port cheered lustily, standing in driving rain to watch the plane sweep gracefully over the field ust above their heads. Noise Marks City's Joyous Celebration ' The celebration in St. Louis was chiefly noise. Fire depart ment sirens sounded, factory whistles blew and impromptu noise making devices added to the din. At the airport aerial bombs heralded the new record while employes of the Curtiss-Robertson airplane Co. paraded about the field. The refueling crew and the wives of the two endurance pilots made radio talks. The 126th contact with the re fueling plane was made this af ternoon delivering oil and gaso line. About 5,120, 'gallons of gasoline and 225 gallons of oil have been poured into the 'ship since the-flight started. Jackson and O'Brine, talking over a short wave transmitter In the plane, broadcast greetings to the crowd. The fliers said they did not know when they would come down, 'Maybe tomorrow, next month or next year." Adding they thought they "could stay up until next August. M MILL AGAIN Rumblings, denoting activity at the Oregon Linen Mills plant, where quietness has prevailed for some days due to lack of orders, were heard yesterday and by next week the entire spinning end of the business will be in motion, with between 35 and 40 persons employed. Work was started in the wind ing and twine departments Wed nesday, according to James Fitz- simmons, superintendent. Assurance that the machinery will be kept In motion is seen in new business which Is coming. This week seven good orders were received from eastern man ufacturers. Two big orders will probably be handled first, includ ing 10,000 pounds of line yarn for the Mines Linen plant and 25,000 pounds of twine for a state department. IK PETITION Tl SPOKANE, Aug. 13.' (AP) A shiny topped attorney's table replaced the 'old time smoky wickiup frre as 14 braves of the Taklma Indian tribe addressed a plea to the great white father in Washington today. The braves, all of them old men, seek to have the govern ment continue to bold in trust lands awarded their fathers by the memorable treaty of 1855, negotiated by territorial Gov ernor Isaac Stevens of Washing ton. The lands were to be held In trust, by the government for 25 years by the terms of the treaty. At the expiration of this time the wise men of the tribe petitioned for an extension of the trust, which was . granted. Now, as the land 1 about to revert to the tribe again, the old men fear, they say, that - the young men will sell the land and squander the money If given the opportunity. If the great white father would continue his super vision, .they : argue, . the land al ways would remain in the tribe. a a. r. head "Dies SACRAMENTO. Calif., Aug. 13 (API r Death .. claimed Captain 74filbridge 1 Lafayette Hawk,- 8s, former commander-in-chief of the Grand Army bf the republic In the Soldiers .borne at Yount ville, Napa' county, today. - His home was Sacramento since 1172. : - IN OPERATION H WH Ml Maniac Set Bomb s Is McNutt'sConclu A t Billings Hearing Justices Will ' Question Him Warren K. Billings, serving life sentence for murder in the 1010 Preparedness Day bomb ing disaster, will be questioned today by California, supreme tourt justices who are now hearing testimony on his plea for a pardon. . 1! Support for W. A. Delzell to Be Marshaled; Hawley Record Attacked The congressional committee for the western Oregon district of the democratic party is sensd nled to meet here Friday afternoon at 2 p, m, in the county court house, Willard Wlrts, one of the party lead ers, announced Wednesday. Carl Do naugh, central committe e chairman from PAWkin will be here to help swing me aem ocratic organ ization into W. A. DelzeU action and William A. Delzell, aemocrauc nominee for congress, will attend and address the meeting. While there are 17 offlrtallv elected members of the commit tee, any democrat who wishes is urgea 10 attend, Wlrts said. It is understood that Dlans for the campaign will be laid at th meeting. Democrats throughout tne district are eald to oppose Congressman Hawley actively be cause of his alleged poor record in congress. Wirtx yesterday declared that Hawley's agreeing to the $33.- 000,000 rebate of tax to the United States cornoration was a typical instance of the way the congressman s power has been used. - If the monev should have been rebated the matter should have been taken to th court not made a matter of politics," wirtz declared. John Bavne.nttornev. Is th democratic congressional com mitteeman for Marion county. NEW LONDON, Conn., Aug. 13 (AP) Perhaps it presages nothing bat Shamrock V, Sir Thomas Upton's fifth challenger tor the American cup, dropped anchor here .tonight, after an ocean passage one' day faster than did her predecessor. Shamrock IV, the unsuccessful challenger of a decade ago Shamrock ' V made a land-to-land passage in 2S days and she fought unfavorable weather half the voyage. There was a bead wind -Until she reached the Azores, her officers reported. Then the breeze shifted and blew from, the northwest; again head ing her. Sir. Thomas's Challenger re ceived a typical English reception. There was little noise. A few whistles tooted 'and the coast guard boats dipped their colors as she came np the harbor, but there was nothing of the boisterous in the greeting to Britain's hope of regaining the yachting rule of the ocean which she 'lost to the schooner yacht America in 1851.' 1 FADFRR WILL GATHER HERE (- . m I V -t' t UPTON S CROSSING FASTER Til EVER si on Crowley Testimony, at Original TriaL Is Held Perjured SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. (AP) The theory a maniac bombed the preparedness day pa rade here 14 years ago was pre sented to the state supreme court Justices today during the bearing of -the pardon application of Warren . K. Billings, serving a lite term with Thomas Mooney for the outrage. Maxwell McNutt, defense coun sel during the bombing trials, told the "Justices he had made an exhaustive Investigation . of the explosion which killed ten per sons and Injured 40 and had ar rived at the conclusion an Insane person, fanatically opposed, to preparedness, was responsible. The attorney said he based his belief Mooney and Billings are Innocent chiefly on their alibis, their apparent lack of motive tor such a crime, and discrepancies in the testimony of prosecution witnesses concerning the time element. His testimony followed that of (Turn to page 2. col. 2) HEAT MARK HEARS Mercury Climbs to 95 Here Wednesday, One Point bower Than Record Hourly Temperatures Tuesday 58 59 65 70 70 81 82 ; 87 O 02 98 02 80 82 78 Wednesday 52 88 65 73 78 82 87 00 02 04 02 02 01 85 75 A ajm. 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 0 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 12 m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 0 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. Although the maximum temp erature Wednesday topped that of the previous day, the 95 degree mark was one degree below the record set Monday when the mercury climbed to 96. No relief from the heat wave over the val ley is promised for Thursday and Friday by the weather man, who forecasts continued "fair weath er in the interior." Fog along the coast and lightning storms forecasted In the mountains will not affect the valley, he says. The bright sun reflecting on downtown buildings Wednesday led many people to believe the season's peak had been reached. but the official thermometer at the airport recorded only a 95 de gree mark in the middle of tha afternoon. The north breeze, al- thoughwarm, cooled the city and vicinity slightly during the day. Continued low humidity was the weather forecast for Thurs day. Legion Men of Oregon Gather At Baker Today BAKER, Ore.. Aug. 13. (AP) The annual gathering of the Oregon American Legion and Auxiliary opens here tomorrow with a large number of distin guished persons expected to at tend. Among those. expected to attend are Governor A. W. Norblad, Sen ator Steiwer, Congressman Kor ell, Bobert R. Butler, O. L. Bo denhamer. National Legion Com mander; Henry Collins, Pendleton Ronnd-TJp association president; Roy Keene, Willamette universi ty and many others. SEASON'SMAWUM Two of City Playgrounds End Activities Saturday Summer playground activities at Lincoln and Yew Park school grounds will come to an end Sat urday, after which all resources will be merged in the 14 th street grounds, it was announced last alght. . A number of events will finis the season at the ' two smaller grounds. At both playgrounds, circus day will be observed today, when all - kinds of pets win bo brought and 'displayed; Blue rib bons will be bestowed for the best behaving - and best performing pets, rather than for the ones with longest pedigrees. The circus at Lincoln will start about 3 o'clock, after the usual ball game. : ' Dress up day will be the' main feature at Lincoln Friday; ; and at Park an Indoor ball game be tween Lincoln and Park , at Lin coln and 'also a boys' and Girls' track meet will be held. Letters 1 . . , PROFITEERING AFTERMATH OF ' DROUGHT, SAO Protest Carried to Hoover By N. Y. Congressman; : Warning Issued - Some Rains Fall but Most el : Afflicted Region Dry; ' Conference Looms " WASHINGTON. Aug. IS. , ' (AP) The first protests of ' - . . a f ' i v V drought set in were made to ;? President Hoover today as v- ' ernors began arriving for the ' White House conference tomer- ' row to discuss a widespread re lief organization. Rep. LaGuardla of New York carried a complaint to the Wbtto House that either wholesalers t commission merchants were tak ing "undue advantage" of fbm protracted dry spell by selllng fresh Vegetables in New York City at an increase of from 25 to 30 per cent In prices. At the suggestion of the pres ident, LaGuardla took his rasa to the agriculture department where he asked Secretary Hyde to publish a daily bulletin en the amount of vegetables arriv ing in New York and wholes) prices paid the farmers to de termine "at least whether re farmer la being held up." Drastic Action May Be Taken LaGuardla, who led a Uir" strike movement in New York City a decade ago, warned ia less profiteering stopped "drasi tic action will be taken by sumers.' Secretary Hyde promised Us department would cooperate to the fullest degree in preventing any unnecessary rise in the prke ot rood stutr. Earlier in the day, after a call on the presi dent, Hyde said there was no reason for any Jump in fend costs as a bountiful supply was on hand. John Barton Payne, chairman of the .American Red Cross, In formed Mr. Hoover his organisa tion had 15,000,000 available tor instant use If needed. Even un der existing conditions, ,he said, there were indications Red Cssas aid would be needed in the fall and winter. Meanwhile the weather h&B . (Turn to page 2, col. ) POISON. NOT HEAT SEATTLE. Aug. 13. (AP) Less than three hours after Charles Bray, Shelton, Wash., automobile sales manager, was burled there today as a suppeeed victim of Monday's hot weatkr, Tom Walch of Seattle was ar- t rested on a charge of first de- . gree murder in connection whn his death. Shelton authorities believed Bray was poisoned for the large sum ot money he was carryiatg. Walch was taken into custody at Cle Elum. Wash., a mining ) center near the summit of tlM ! Cascade mountains. Sheriff W. Turker of Mason county, in which Shelton is located, and -Claude G. Bannick, King county sheriff, were enroute to Seattle late today with Walch. Filipino Killed As Car Clashes Retaining Wall EUGENE, Ore . Aug. 13 (AP) E. Mendoza. of San Diego, Car., a Filipino, was killed, and eight other Filipinos were Injured sonh of Cottage Grove today when ter automobile careened through a retaining wail of an overhead rait- road crossing aafd fell 25 feet to the tracks below. Melecio A. Ve ga of Minneapolis, student at tb University of Minnesota, was driv ing the car. Of those injured, two had skull fractures. will be awarded at Lincoln FH- . day, four boys having amassed the required 50O points so far. Bob Mason is the last to earn tfc total. Prizes won throughout the sea son will be awarded at Park Sat urday, when an exhibition of tw . work done on the playground will be given. , ; A picnic for everyone who ' wishes to come Is scheduled for -the LineolBites Saturday. Eah child "should bring bis own lancn. ' The event will be held at Ban -pasture, beginning about, S o'clock. . '.'."' Embroidery-, contest for irts and beat contest for boys was held ; Wednesday : at Lincoln, r with following results announced tf the Judge, Mrs. Dorothy . Brad ford: embroidery, " Bernlce Wil son; boat building, Billy Phillip, first, and Delbert Kerns," tecead. SAID DEATH CAUSE