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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Thursday Morning, August 28, 1930 PAGE TWO SKIPPEfl FOUND ITTOBtlE Captain Brooks of Fairfax Acted Properly After CofRsion, Verdict WASHINGTON. An. 27. CAP) The record of Captain Archie H. Brooks, master of the steamer Fairfax which rammed and sank the oil tinker Plnthis in Massachusetts Bay last Jane was cleared today of responsi bility for the disaster which cost 50 Urea. Captain Brooks was exonerat ed of blame in a report pre pared by the steamboat Inspec tion board at Norfolk, Va., which investigated charges filed against him after the collision. .The report made pablic by Dlckerson N. Hoorer, head of the commerce department's steamboat inspection service, said a ttfcoroagh examination of 24 witnesses had failed te estab lish tTidence substantiating the accusations and the case was closed. Tbe Plnthis sank Imme diately after the crash and all on board lost their llres. The Fairfax caaght fire and a num ber of Its crew were burned fa tally before the flames were ex tinguished. Several jumped Into the ocean and were drowned. Acta After Crash Held Proper Charges tiled against Captain Brooks by steamboat inspectors at Boston included failure Jto make the proper maneuvers, making excessive speed through the fog at the time of the col lision and- failing to make an efficient search for -possible sur Tlrors floating in the water. Tbe action of tbe captain when the Plnthis was sighted was defended la the report which asserted It was evident if he bad executed any other ma neuver than what he did both vessels would have been sunk ad possibly all lives lost. It added at the time of the crash the Fairfax was moving only three miles an hour while the Plnthis was traveling at maximum speed and that no one on toe Fairiax, heard any signal from the other ship until she was seen looming up in the fog. After the fire on the Fairfax had' been extinguished, the re port said a lifeboat equipped with a spotlight cruised about the vicinity for three or four hears but was unable to locate any survivors. 'JURY WILL PROBE CHIME ID DETROIT DETROIT. Aug. 2T. (AP) The task of finding out why Jer ry Buckley, fiery radio political commentator, was assassinated. vas entrusted today to 22 clti zeas who form the first grand Jury organised la Detroit in 11 years. While the inquiry was precip itated by the killing of Bnckley by' three gunmen on July 23, the grand jury, was directed to In vestigate the entire crime situa tion In Detroit and to try to learn the underworld secrets back of gang warfare whieh piled up a casualty list of more than a doxen dead in the course ot a few weeks. The Jury was formed after eight days of examination of talesmen by Judge Lester S. Moll an'rt Kv nrnstmtlaii nfficilta headed by WUber M. Brucker, attorney general, of Michigan. hornpipe im OP SARATOGA RAGE The Call Board By OLIVE M.' DOAK HOLLYWOOD . Today-rShovi-Boat.? Friday Norma Shearer in "Their Ow Desire." . r " THE C&AHD ' " . Today Alice White In; "Show Girl of Hollywood." Fridajw-AIleea Pringle la "Prince Diamonds." Today Norma Shearer and Jlod LoReoqnaiaLet Us Be Cay." 'e ..... "Let V Be Gay Is as splen did a philosophy as It is a talk ing picture. Thls play which' is now-showing at the. Fox Slsi nore is sophisticated, clever, full of humaa Interest, amusing, and with a moral so pointed yet so neat that It is swallowed before oae notices that one has been " doted." Norma Shearer ' and Marie Dressier tie for honors, although Norma Is supposed to shine the brightest. However, it is one of those tew new shows which are indicating that stars as such are mock better when, cast ' together than when.' surrounded by Infer ior talent and allowed to try to make up all deficiencies la the support. In addition to Marie Dressier and Norma Shearer there is su perb work doae by Bod La Roeqee. LaRoctrae's rolce is one te remember leas? after it Is gone, and his clothes and tbe way he wears them Is an inspira tion, or at least I hope it will be to other men. A world of men wae were thefr clothes as that ma does would be a slick place for looks. And speaking et looks the moral of the play was on that very subject. It was aimed at wives, and the frail! ty of man to appreciate "good works" otst "good looks." It seems hard to take but it might be well for all of you wives to go and see this show and then take a few minute aft te tkiak it over, if you feel that to have "his'' shirts ready and "hit" food just tight is more Important than to take the shiae oft year nose and to step oat with him la a snappy frock. It Is a show for the world. It has laughs . In it that are un usual. It has excellent acting;; it has splendid photography; and it is smoothly and exceptionally haturalty directed. The only fly In the ointment fa Raymond Hackett. How be ever "became" in the picture world Is a mystery to me. He looks as though ffi were te him also. mm wm i mi STATES WILL HEAD RELIEF Federal Government Is Held Lfmited in Ability ' to Aid Drought Areas WASHINGTON". Aug. t (AP) - Primary t responsibility far drought relief was placed upon the affected states today by their banking repreaeat<res. i la reporting the major part of the burden was for the states, the hankers recommended that exist fug federal 'agencies which can lead aid be utilised to the fullest extent. They also detailed - the help government agencies can lTO., ;. "We appreciate that these sug gestions," the bankers reported, "do not offer that full measure of relief, which, unfortunately seems to be anticipated in many Quar ters. Neither, perhaps, will such a program fully meet the emergency that exists." They added the summary given Included, however, all legal means of assistance now available. Credit Companies Formation Urged Formation of agricultural red it corporations to operate as. in termedarles between the farmers snd the Intermediate credit banks was urged wherever necessary. Extension of existing atricul- credit corporations and of exist- tions also was recommended In a report to Secretary Hyde, coalr maa of the nailnal droannt relief committee, tor traasmissloa to President Hooter. - Existing eooperatlre marketing associations were advised to avail themselves at "the liberal finan cial assistance which is Ottered by tbe federal farm board. With the report went a sum mary 'outlining the limits of gov ernmental agencies as defined by law to grant credit or render fin ancial aid in the drought emer gency. ENTIRE POPIMTII IF ISIU REM GLASGOW.' Scotland, Aug. 27 (AP) The sloop "HairbeU" commissioned to transfer to ' the mainland the SS Inhabitants of bleak and barren St. Kllda Island, off the west coast, will arrive at the Island tomorrow. Hundreds of sheep oa the isl and, wild and agile as moaataia goats, will have to bo left behind. They have, taken Tefuge la the rocky fastnesses. The earl of C assails, owner ot St Kllda, said be aerer agate wonld permit settlement of the little island. To spare the feel ings of the inhabitants tie date of evacuation bas beea kept se cret. Eighty years a9" St. Kildans numbered mora than IS.- Today they are SI, coaslatiaf ot eight able-bodied men. lira wives, jOx widows, two aged men. one old lngr cooperative marketing assoc'e-woman two girls, eight children BOUTS WITS BY I OF TEAR m KANSAS CTtT. Aur. tT (AP) Tear gas released by Er nest Glean, 21-year-old teller, frustrated a boldup attempted try two suea at the Plana Bank of Commerce her today. The pair. fled la a. motor car amid a shower ot bullets fired by employee and officials of the bank, located oa the Country Club Plata ia the aeuta pan of 4aaUj Several bullets alrack - the speeding car and broke windows la an apartment building- across Brush creek from the' bank. . As one bandit pointed, bis gun at John O'Keefe, cashier, order ing him to push,. OVt soma money and. not to raise bis hands, Glenn slipped under tbe t counter and seised a gas-gun. Glean fired the gnu and shout ed "Gas!" One bandit fed two shots at the teller at employes, patrons and robbers made, for the door, with the bandit la the lead. ' The Mala Street bank at the south edge ot tbe dowatowa dis trict was robbed of $10,500 yes terday by on ot two men who es caped la a motor car. r of school ace and three children ot under echoel age. St. Kllda is net only without trains and motorcars: it Is with out trees, without cats, without noraes, witnont raootta. wnnout rats. J. i " ""T" RKATER TALKIK SEASONOW , - i ) ; r TODAY AJfD TOMORROWS m u I J -. i . H: mm MARIE tms3? M0&KCQUZ4. GURT EMEfiY tiQX HOTPSl alb GURT EfctgfiY a HDOk HOPPER Without exception the press throughout the country rared abort this one ... Be sure and see it . At tend matinees to aroid the crowds METROTONE NEWS "OUR GANG TALKING COMEDY NEW YORK, Aug. 27. (AP) -Hornpipe, a three-year-old colt from the Wheatley stsble's i ond string, performed like a champion today to wia the Am sterdam claiming stakes, worth $5,176. at Saratoga. Coupled with H. C. Phlpps filly. Adequate, Hornpipe went to the post on odds-on-favorite at 1 to S but like a real public choice, he never left the result In doubt Jockey Kartalnger sent Hornpipe right to the front and under a steady hold allowed the colt to step along .nearly two lengths In front ot R..H. Davis. Jr.'s. Kaylor. In the back stretch HacEdon from the Wild Rosa farm moved Into the place position and remained there un til entering the stretch, where bo tired under the whip and Naylor agala assumed the task of en deavoring- to overtake the fast stepping Hornpipe, POMWOODP Heme of 25c Talkies LIST TIMES TONIGHT .We show this marvdoaa nkttfre fop the last times , tonight W. B. "Burt Nutting, former Salem garage man and machinist died Tuesday night fa a Toieao hospital following Injuries receiv ed about a month ago when be was crushed beneath a rolling au tomobile near Toledo. Nnttlnr was critically Injured late in July whea he was attempt ins; to rescue several persons trapped In a car which had crashed over .aa embankment en the highway west of Toledo. According to report he was open ing a door of the overturned car when it started rolling down the hillside pinning him underneath. The ear hurtled 35 feet before it stopped, all except Nutting escap ing unhurt. Nutting and his family moved to Toledo last spring to operate a garage snd machine shop there. Previous to that time he had been employed by the Valley Mo tor company here, later opening bis own garage on South Com mercial street He is survived by bis wife. Catherine, three chil dren. June t, Gloria. 4 and Mil ton. 2. and three sisters, two la California and oae la Med ford. He was born in Boston, in 18 91 and had lived in Marion county most of his lite. Funeral ser vices will be held from the Ca tholic church at Gervaia Friday morning at IS dock with In termeat in the Gerrais cemetery. fa f Starrta? Latin LaFla&te Joseph Scbildfcraat, Otis Har- ' Ha Aba Talkia Comedy and Review TODAY ONLY- 5KS1V GIRL At3 Famflr w, 50c fLMn Y forth MR '"IKS it 66TT JLi w mia Oreg n n Me on poweir na to mee.it rates O O eastoia compeltilLioe t . . . says W. F. PRIER, President Oregon Brass Works, 5S I 4 x -eaesbaaw v v, V fi, Jv,t,' f t " it v v. ft VCnservati ve, "tiir rnfafrd ad deeply interested in Oreya welfare, llr. Prier and tis sans tjptnioas lire worth' more than aH ths mpty arjramenti and fallacious reasons of aiacere bat practical ideaHsti W-tfttota him hert to adrer joa another example of cood Oregon JUcrt arose. Crrie and fadastrUl leader throsshout the sttte joia with IXr.PrierUthia view cf the Ore power sltuxtioa. Paeifle North west Public Serrfct Cot CTepeoJf HORSE SENSE SERIES ..: NO: 3 are perfectly satisfied with our power rate, other Vv wise we would not have invested our money in electric furnaces. "These one-sided discussions about high power rates are doing Portland a lot of harm. The people who are doing most of the talking know least about the actual facts. I felt so strongly on this question that I recently wrote an open letter telling why we are satisfied with our rates. ' We were the first brass manufacturers west of Chicago to install electric furnaces, and now have the largest j electrical installation of any company in our line west of ; Chicago. These furnaces cut our shrinkage in melting the biggest waste problem in our business about 50 per cent under our former oil burning equipment system. Then, too, electric furnaces produce a much finer grade of metal and reduce our rejections to the minimum, which is a great advantage in the cost of production. "The privately owned power company enabled us to take early advantage of electric furnace develop ment by keeping us informed of that development. That was just one evidence of efficiency which has been demonstrated so many times. Could we expect that efficiency from a municipally operated power plant? We could not. Furthermore, a municipally oper ated business cannot operate as economically as a privately owned enterprise. "I would very much dislike to see our city enter the brass manufacturing business. Similarly I think the jower busi ness should be left in the hands of the privately owned companies who have become expert in their line. "A number of our products are distributed nationally, in competition with the largest eastern manufactoers, 1 where quality and price only are considered, and such items as cheap electric power enable us to meet this competition.", BOOST FOR OREGON AND EVERYTHING IN 4T! IT'S GOOD HORSE SENSE