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-" RENEWALS NOW DUE To accommodate mb crlbera who have delayed renewing subscriptions at bargain rate of S3, The Statesman continues tola offer few more day. WEATHER Increased cloudiness fol lowed by rain today and Saturday; Max. Tempera ture Thursday 54, Min. 41, south wind, river -2JI, rain .03. r. . . FOUNDED 183! EIGHTIETH YEAR Sakm, Oregon, Friday Morning, October 17, 1930 No. 173 - www i COURT EFFORT TO GET SAfJTIAM ROUTE District Forester Advises Matter be put Before Highway Board Marion County Willing to Do its Share, Stated' At Conference Dek.:ou to make an appeal to the Jslghway commission for matching ef fundi to construct 11 miles of highway between Detroit and Whitewater, was made by the county court Thursday following a conference with Dlstr'-t Forester cTJ. Puck. Buck explained to the court that all forest highway funds must be allocated on a joint agree ment with the state highway com mission. "Put up to the commis sion your beat proposition and tell what you can do in the way of co operation and urge sympathy for your cause at the November meet ing when funds are allocated," counselled Buck. The court Indicated It would be willing to defray $100,000 of the $200,000 thought necessary to ex tend the Marlon county road from Detroit to the Linn county line at Whitewater. Construction of this road will take two years it was estimated, and the court will ask the highway commission from the federal highway funds, to make such construction possible. Asks Attitude Of Forest Service "if we go before the highway commission what attitude will for est officials take toward the mat ter?" asked J. N. Chambers, pres ident of the chamber of commerce, who attended the meeting in com pany with C. E. Wilson, manager of the chamber. Buck answered that he wouid make no promise, but that he con siders the North Bantlam route a Tery Important road to the forest service. He indicated, also that the federal forest aerTic considers the route the nearest approach to an all-year road over the moun tains that has been presented. Buck announced that it is like ly that a 21-mile stretch of coun try between Whitewater south to the junction of the south route of the Santiam highway, would be traversed by next fall by a forest development road. While this Is only eight to ten feet in width Buck said It would be possible to drive a car over the entire route. The purpose of this construction, h-e said, was largely for forest pro tection but he indicated the road might readily be the basis for a federal government or state high way of 18 to 20 feet width the entire way. McXary Believes Outlook Favorable In addition to the court. Senator Charles McNary, County Engineer Swart, and Roadmaster Johnson attended the session. The senator was asked to speak for the federal government as re gards its attitude if the Marion county road was extended to the Linn county line. Since the 21 mile stretch to the Junction with the South Santiam route lies in Linn county, the Marlon county court would hesitate to extend 11 miles for road from Detroit east with out assurance that It could eventu- (Turn to page 2, col. 3) 'QQQJl dels HEADS W. C. T. r. AGAIN ROSEBUBO, Ore., Oct. 16. (AP) Mrs. Ada Jolley, Port land, today was re-elected pres ident of the Oregon Women's Christian Temperance union in annual convention here today. Other officers elected were: Rachel ElUs, Maftas, vice-president; Mrs. Frances Swope, Port land, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Dan Clark, Harrlsburg, re cording secretary; Mrs. Alice Thomas, Portland, treasurer; Walter Pierce La Grande, direct or of the Children's Farm home executive board. The onion adopted a resolu tion favoring legislation to es tablish a non-salaried commis sion to study crime conditions In Oregon. EXHIBITS ARRIVING PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 16. (AP) Eleven carloads of dairy cattle and sheep arrived here today for the Interna tional Livestock exposition, which opens here October 25. A special train of draft and how horse arrived Monday from Seattle. Tuesday a car toad of Clydesdale and Perch-eron-draft horse will be ship ped from the Prince of Wales' ranch at High River, Alberta, AUTO TURNS OVKR BEND. Ore., Oct. 16. (AP) Mrs. Leonard Wood, Bend, and Urs. Wayne A. Hunt, Fresno, Calif., wer Injured seriously late yesterday when their -automobile overturned on the Shan tko flats. , Mn. Htat receired a broken They Flew to Europe, now Plan to fly Back to U. S. m V m . - Captain Errol Boyd (right) and Lieut. Harry Connor; below, historic Colombia." LONDON, Oct. 16 (AP) O Having braved one crossing of the Atlantic ocean, Captain J. Errol Boyd and Lieut. Harry P. Connor now are planning a re turn trip to North America In the airplane Columbia some time next month. Whether they will take oft from Croydon, England, Will Name District Groups For Impending Hoop Competition The board of control of the state high school athletle asso ciation will meet in Salem today, according to announcement of John L. Gary of West Linn, exe cutive secretary. Important busi ness relative to high school sports In the state will come up, Mr. Gary said Thursday. Other members of the board of control are' president, Austin Landreth, city school superinten dent, Pendleton; vice president, Paul T. Jackson, principal Klam ath Falls union high school. At today's meeting the board will appoint ten committees whose duty It vrill be to arrange for the district basketball tourna ments. The winners from these ten districts are then scheduled to play each other to decide the state basketball championship. Baseball Tourney Now la Favored Athletic relations between (Turn to page 2, col. 1) HIGH SCHOOL SPORT HEADS TO CODE Mrs. Jolley Reelected Stock Show Looms Near Two Women are Injured Legion Delegates Home collarbone, fractured ribs and In ternal injuries. Mrs. Wood suffered a broken shoulder and minor injuries, COMMUNISTS HIT PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. !. (AP) The Rose City post of -the American Legion today adopted resolutions urging law enforcement agencies to take Immediate steps to deal with alleged communists arrested here recently. MAY GET 1932 MEET PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct 16. (AP) Ben C. Dorris, Eugene, who arrived in Portland today from Boston where he ' attended the National convention of the American Legion, said he be lieved the convention could be brought to Portland in 1932 If a certified check for $25,000 could be nrodueed. The certified check would be posted as evidence of good faith. JEWELER TURNS COP PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 16. (AP) Phil Rosmuny. Portland jeweler store proprietor, today captured a customer who turned out to be a robber. The man, who gavs his name as Andrew Newman, entered the store and asked to ' see tome rings. He inspected several and selected one. Reaching into his pocket as if for money, he pro duced a pistol and demanded Rosmnny's money. Having ob tained the money he started for the door but Rosmuny ran around the end of the counter and tackled his "customer". Pe destrians called police who placed Merman under arrest. or Baldonnel, Ireland, has not been decided and will depend on whether they are able to rise from Croydon with sufficient gasoline. Boyd said today the re turn trip probably would be started in the first spell of good weather after November 1. FATAL TO IMP. Lieut. Caldwell Killed in Crash; was Convoy of Treaty Messenger MITCHELL FIELD, N. T., Oct. 16. (AP) Carrying docu ments signifying Japan's ratifica tion of the London naval treaty. Lieutenant L E. Wood ring landed here tonight after a transcontin ental journey by air from Victo ria, B. C. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 1. (AP) Speeding across the con tinent on a mission of peace, Lieut. William W. Caldwell, army flier. lost his life during a raging Wyo ming blizzard Wednesday in the crash of his fast pursuit ship 70 miles west of here. (Turn to page 2, col. B) WOMAN CUPS FIVE HOURS OFE RECORD LOS ANGELES, Oct. II- (AP) Mrs. Keith Miller, intre pid British woman flier clipped nearly five hours on the wom en's transcontinental flight rec- o r d today. Leaving Valley Stream, N. T., Monday morning she made the coast to coast tran sit in 25 hours 44 minutes elaps ed time by arriving at municipal airport at 10:58 a. m. (P. S. T.) The previous women a record, 30 hours 27 minutes was made by Miss Laura Ingalls, St. Louis aviatrix last week. She now Is flying eastward to set a west- east feminine record. Mrs. Miller, who won fame by flying with Captain Lancaster from London to Australia three years ago, will leave here in two or three days to lower whatever record her rival set. "Ive been up at 4:30 every morning for a week," Mrs. Mill er said at her hotel. "Now I'm going to have the luxury of sleeping in a few mornings. The start of my return flight will de pend largely on weather condl tKras. X want to be sure I'm not going to hare anything like I did coming over the AUeghenies ana the mid-west." The British woman, who an nounced at first she might hop off Saturday for a one stop flight eastward said slight repairs and changes x would necessitate re maining perhaps longer. Reinhart Plane In Legal Tangle LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 rAPl The unsuccessful endur ance Diane "Pride of Hollywood' was attached today with the fil ing of a suit for its reevmry or I3S.000 cash against Loren W. Mendell and Pete Reinhart, for mer holders of the endurance rec ord. The men made four unsuc cessful attempts at a new sus tained flight mark. WYOMING mum BOMBING CASE WITNESS DIES, STORlfUNTOlD Jacobson Passes Away ere Supreme Court Gives His Tale Hearing Claimed he saw Billings, Mooney Plant Bomb That Killed ten BERKELEY, Cal., Oct. 16 (AP) Death has sealed the lips of another "mystery witness" by a margin of 24 hours preventing the state supreme court from hearing his story that he saw Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billing place the bomb which killed ten persons and maimed 40 others in the San Francisco pre paredness day disaster of 1916. The dead witness was Andrew C. Jacobson, pioneer Berkeley re sident. Member of the supreme court learned of his existence and of his purported story as he lay, unknown to them, on his death bed. When Justice Jesse W. Cur tis came to Berkeley to arrange for an Interview with Jacobson he learned the man had died the day before. Jacobson, fearing he would share the fate of the bomb victims If he talked, confided his story of having seen the bomb placed, to only one man. The man was Will F. Morrish, Berkeley and San Francisco bank official and former chairman of the state prl- j son board. Told Story to Only one man Morrish said Jacobson ap proached him 14 years ago, pledg ed him to secrecy, and then told of seeing Mooney and Billings place the bomb at Steuart and Market streets. Jacobson said he was positive of his Identification. Jacobson's story, revealed to day by Morrish and confirmed by FrlencJ W. Richardson, former governor, was that he ran after the two men who dropped the suitcase at the corner, but lost them in the thick crowd. - A moment later the suitcase ex ploded. Pet 'Porky' Gets Much Attention Some Salem children are learning that a porcupine doesn't really throw Its quills. For they hare been experimenting with a pet" porcupine which F. P. Red- daway, 1421 North Church, brought back home with him from Ashland several weeks ago and which has been attracting considerable attention since Its advent In Reddaway's back yard. Children aren t the only per sons who are showing Interest in Porky," as the animal, possibly third grown. Is known. Even the older folk like to look on, and many of them confess it is the first live porcupine they hare seen. Reddaway saw the animal no In a tree while he was In Ash land, and climbed up, literally roped it, and led it down. Then he packed it three miles back to where he was staying. While no curiosity to eastern Oregon folk, the porcupine is seldom seen west of the moun tains. Reddaway plans to keep the pet, and wil take it shortly to his ranch near here. THREE KILLED AS MAIL TRAINS KIT CLEVELAND. Oct. 17 (Fri day) (AP) Three persons were reported killed and an en gineer and fireman scalded in a head on collision of two mall trains, each carrying two coach es on the New York Central rail road's right of way here early today. The engineer of west-bound train was so badly burned he was not expected to live. Another body was crowded between the edge of the cab and the forward wall of the tender, but escaping steam drove rescue workers back. The trains met under the Ful ton road bridge inside the city limits. The englned piled up and a number of coaches caught fire. Slayer of Girl Surprises With Not Guilty Plea KANSAS CITY, Oct. 16. (AP) Paul Kaufman, confessed slay er of 17-year-old Avis - Woolery, pleaded not guilty today to a first degree murder charge. Judge- Al len C. Suthern, set next Wednes day tor trial on the charge of killing the Webb City girl whom Kaufman lured here under the guise of glYing her employment. Determined Woman Angler goes After Big Fish; Gets him ASTORIA. Ore., Oct. 16. (AP) When Mrs. Emil Jorge nson goes fishing she lands 'em. Mrs. Jorgenson hooked large fish near here. After a 20-minute fight her line broke. Mrs. Jorgenson leap ed into the water, grappled with the fish and brought it to shore. It was a 12 pound steel-head. US III COUNTY T Cut Over Lands, Loss of 1 Sawmill Factors,' Says Oscar Steelhammer Marion county's assessed valu ation, excluding utilities, drop ped $151,530 during the "year, according to summary of the as sessment roll released yesterday by Oscar Steelhammer, county assessor. "The valuation is less than In 1929 due principally to three factors; cut over timber lands, loss of one large sawmill and smaller stock of goods on the merchants' shelves," Mr. Steel hammer said. The assessed valuation shown by the summary Is $41,642,940 this year, as compared to $41, 794,470 a year ago. The classifications show an (Turn to page 2, col. 3) EFFORT TO EMP Victim Unable to Appear in Scheme for Capture; one Suspect Arrested KANSAS CITY. Oct. 16. (AP) A man who police said answered the description of the kidnaper of Mrs. Alma Wilson McKlnley, Greenfield, Mo., heiress, was ar rested here tonight. GREENFIELD, Mo.. Oct. 16. (AP) A carefully laid plan to trap the kidnaped of Mrs. Alma Wilson McKlnley, Green field heiress, failed Wednesday night because the young woman, an expectant mother, was too ill as a result of her experience, to take part in the plan. This was revealed today as the search for the abductor turned to Kansas City. Mrs. McKlnley was instructed by the kidnaper, it was learned today, to go with her husband to a point near Miller, Mo., and there deliver $10,000 which she Is reported to have promised for her release Tuesday afternoon. Benton Wilson, a wealthy oil man and father of the girl, and Sheriff Olin Klllingsworth are understood to have planned Wednesday to have the young woman deliver a take package at the place near Miller last night, but when they returned to Greenfield after an all day hunt for the man in this region, Mrs. McKlnley was in no condition for the trip. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. (AP) Urging the churches to "eternal vigilance" on the prohibition ques tion. Dr. Alva W. Taylor of Van derbllt university today told the International convention of dis ciples of Christ that "if we nap at the gate, the enemy will take it." Taylor, one of the two secre taries of the disciples' board of temperance and social welfare, al so asserted that educated negroes "will not tolerate our Uncle Tom attitude," and that unless the race question is dealt with "there Is serious trouble ahead." Discussing unemployment and world peace, he said "if Christian conscience cannot operate on these questions, it must miss the crucial Issues of this civilization." A printed report by the board, scheduled for action today, was held over by the commute. Slide oi Gravel Kills one man, Wounds Another TACOMA. Oct. 16 (AP)- Caught under a crushing slide of sand and aravel that thundered down upon them almost without warning. Earl Deerlng, 26, was killed and William Llewellyn, 30 seriously injured this afternoon at a gravel pit on the outskirts of the city. Llewellyn is In a local hospit al unconscious, suffering from possible concussion of. the brain and severe shock. He was Jack- knifed under three feet of gravel for 20 minutes before eager bands dragged him -out of the mass of gravel that a few min ntes longer would have caused his death. Sll FAILURE UC URGED REBELS MOTH OVER ATTITUDE 1 Claim Neutrality Broken in Approval of Munitions Sale to rederals Fighting for Freedom Such As Prevails Here, is Collor's Claim (Copyright, 1930, by the Asso ciated Press). BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 16 (AP) Llndolfo Collor, represen tative here of the Brazilian revol utionaries, told the Associated Press in an interview tonight that the United States "had broken Its neutrality in Brazilian affairs." Sr. Collar was discussing the statement made by Secretary Stlmson in Washington yesterday to the effect the United States would permit the purchase of mu nitions in that country by the Brazilian federal government a statement which was interpreted as meaning the rebels could not buy such supplies. "This Is the first time In Bra zilian republican history," Sr. Col lor said, "where internal differ ences have seen Interference by a foreign power. I hope that when the United States sends munitions against the Brazilian people it will understand that this is against a people fighting to estab lish a freedom of government similar to that which exists in the United States." The rebel representative pre dicted that the revolution would be successful within a month, as serting that after eleven days the greater part of the vast country was In the hands of the revolu tionaries. He also denied the movement had any connection with bolshe vism or aimed at the formation of an independent state in southern Brazil, saying it was desired only to restore morality in administra tion. Sr. Collor also promised that if the movement succeeded the rev olutionaries would fulfill all in ternational obligations contracted by the republic before the out break of the revolt, but not those arranged thereafter. FALSE REPORTS OF NEW YORK, Oct. 16. (AP) Fictitious earnings. Assistant Attorney General Washburn said today, have been reported by the Metal and Mining Shares, Inc., the head of whose directorate, Charles V. Bob, is missing. The company also has paid dividends without knowledge of the stock holders and without the know ledge of most directors and offi cers of the company, Washburn said, since the stock market crash a year ago. After his disclosure Wash burn, who has charge of the state bureau of securities, con ferred with District Attorney Crain with the result Crain as signed an assistant to present the evidence obtained to the grand jury. The assistant attorney general also said he expected to turn over to the federal attorney's of fice data tending to show the mails were used fraudulently by metal and mining shares in Bob's numerous transactions, principally in disposing of stock outside the state. The company operated v as an investment trust of the first class up until November and thereafter It began to liquidate its holdings in good listed se curities and to acquire shares of various companies Bob was pro moting, Washburn said. Recently the state official dis covered that securities listed as worth $6,000,000 were missing from the safe of the concern. IS HAVANA, Oct. 16 (AP)- Members of the crew of the Cu ban steamer Antolinel Oollado rescued after their craft sank early today following upon a col lision with the Munson liner Hallmoor just outside Marlel harbor, were brought to Havana this afternoon on the Hallmoor. Some of the crew of 28 had to leap overboard to escape being taken under by the ship so swift ly did It sink after being cnt nearly in half. The men said the Antolin had been heading for Marlel port making its way through the fog. , The Hallmoor loomed suddenly and before the smaller craft could maneuver out of the way it was struck amid' ships. Julien Alonso, president of the Empressa Navier, the . company which owned the sunken, ship said it went down In 250 feet of water and the xsg.eoo car go of food supplies intended for eastern Cuban ports could not l be salvaged. 1 E111S mm CREW RESCUED FOLLOW! CRASH Lawson lad Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To Prison for Lite He Must Spend Life in Prison DALE LAWSON dD PAYROLL FOR COUNTY MOUNTS UP 735 men Employed, Figures Show; $178,247 Spent First Nine Months Road maintenance and con struction, including upkeep and work on bridges, eost Marion county $178,247.04 for the first nine months of 1930, monthly totals on the payrolls of the county roadmaster show. In September, the total pay roll reached $31,316.73, divided among 73 men, according to the figures from the turnover to the state Industrial accident commission. Workmen from their salaries paid $89.48 and the county the balance of the $969.26 which went to the acci dent commission for that month. August Payroll Highest for Years The August payroll was the highest for the year, at $36,- 150.44, although only 682 men were employed that month. Other monthly payrolls have totaled: July, $33,583.47, 714 men working; June, $27,019.83, 669 men working; May, $20. 635.70, 548 men working; April, $11,140.65, 417 men employed; March. $7,495.15, 292 men working; February, $7,435.14, $37 men employed; January. $3,419.93, 204 men on the pay roll. In September, the payroll was split as follows: construction and maintenance, 667 men, $26,- 453.67; engineering, 14 men, $1,322.00; ferries, two men. $100; building erection, eight men, 9170; sand and gravel plants. 12 men. $993.45: ma chine shops, three men, $413.61; traffic officer, one, $125; wood en bridges. 18 men. $1,525.50; additional construction ferries. $213.50. NOVELIST SUICIDE NEW YORK. Oct. 16. (AP) John Aubrey Tyson, 61, au thor of "The Scarlet Tanager" and other novels, was found dead today at the foot of a tree in Central park. Beside the body was a bottle which police said had contained poison. I w x: K A .sp iiiiniiisr? I SmAV Ail 1 w ':- f ' '1 5 i--i i mm 1 1 mi mvumwm.vi.&itiimm Frot Issue not Dominant At S. H. S.; Spirit Good First direct statement issued by George W. Hng, superintendent of the Salem schools, since the se cret society issue at the high school came into the limelight. was made by Hug yesterday. He said: "The impression has gone. out over the state as result' of ac counts of the school board meet ing, this week, that this secret so ciety issue ' is dominating the school, both teachers and stu dents. I regret the situation very much, especially when it puts Sa lem and 8alem schools in the wrong light. MI want to say that the general decorum at Salem high school is the highest this year it has been sine my administration; school got oft to a splendid start, with fine organization and things have been running along smoothly. The stadent body has shown only the finest spirit and we are looking forward to a splendid year. "We have had trouble with se cret societies and the problem Surprise Move Close Chapter in Slaying by boy of 15 Murder on Farm South of Independence in April Recalled DALLAS, Oct. 18. (Spe cial) Life imprisonment was the sentence impojed upon Dale Lawson, 15 year old boy, in circuit court her this afternoon following- his surprise plea of guilty to the charge of second degree murder before Judge Arlie G. Walker. He will be taken to the state penitentiary to morrow. Lawson waived all prelim inaries and the sentence, which is mandatory under the law, was handed down immediately. It had been indicated that Lawson would fight the case, ei ther attempting to repudiate his confession or to secure sufficient sympathy from a jury to reduce the verdict to one of manslaugh ter. He had retained John Col lier of Portland as counsel, had pleaded not guilty and the oae had been set for October 20. The crime for which Lawson is sentenced to spend the re mainder of his life a prisoner, was the killing of Mrs. France Harriett Dickinson, April 30 at her home south of Independence where he had been living. Accident Version At First Believed As officers reconstructed the crime, Lawson entered the front door of the Dickinson home and fired a shotgun through the partly opened door from the hallway, the charge striking M8. Dickinson in the face, neck and body. Fleeing from the scene, Law son was arrested the same day in Portland and admitted that the gun which caused Mrs. Dick inson's death was In his hands, but said it was discharged acci dentally. He said he was in the living room with Mrs. Dickinson at the time. In the absence ef an apparent motive for the slay ing, this story was accepted by the coroner's Jury and Lawson was released. Later on the day of the in quest, members of the Dickinson family found powder burns oo (Turn to page 2, col. 1) FlElffSTilLf GARDEN CITY, Kas.. Oct. 1$. (AP) Jake Fleagle's family will pay him a final tribute to morrow. Arrangements were being com pleted tonight for funeral servi ce for the bank robber who was shot fatally by capturing officers Tuesday at Branson, Mo., the ser vices, planned by Mrs. Jacob Fleagle Sr., will be private. Mrs. Fleagle drove here yes terday to make first arrange ments for reception of the body. She was alone, her husband hav ing gone to Lerned to attend the robbery trial of Fred Fleagle. brother of the notorious Jake who last night was acquitted. The mother broke down and sobbed after she paid a visit tar another son, Walter, who Is held in JaH here after conviction of tax evasion charges. Then she left to return to the Fleagle ranch near here. M TRIBUTE which they present is not an easy one to handle. I want to invite the fullest cooperation of parents whatever their opinions on the ss elety issue, in helping to make tb student see that these organisa tions are not building for the best Interests of the high school. The issue 1 not only a matter of work ing with the students, but also with the parents. "While the society issue is di rectly under the eye of the high, school principal, I stand squarely behind Principal Wolf in his de termination to wipe the groups from the school, and am working in fullest cooperation with him in trying to eliminate this so-called evil from the school. "In the matter of the recent criticism of the pledge which stu dents have been required to sign for several years, I believe the signing of the pledge must be tak en more seriously than it hasv been In the past. We are work ing now on plans which will make both parents and students take this matter seriously." v,