The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, December 20, 1930, Page 1, Image 1

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    CIRCULATION
THE WEATHER
Cloudy today. Soma
freeziag weather la valley.
South wind, Max. 61; mln.
85 yesterday.
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FOUMDpD 1351
EIGHTIETH YEAR
Salem, Orecon, Saturday Morning, December 20, 1930
No. 233
SUSII
TO VOTE T
E
Senate Amendments to Bill
For Employment Balk .
: Early Recess
Campaign Fund Committee
'. Is oh hot Trail; Power ;
; : VMen : Approved
WAfiHINGTOM. Dee.'lt-(AP)
Congress struggled today like a
harrassed schoolboy hurrying
through examinations la an effort
to est horns for Christmas.
- The drought relief problem was
answered with ton dispute over
Its accuracy, both houses agree
ing to a measure carrying f 4 S,
000.009. The bill Is ready to be
sent to the White House.
Wrinkled brows and prolonged
study orer the 1 110.000,000 em
ployment - relief measure did no
good however. The senate thought
It had solred -the question and
sent ft to the house but that body
did not ilk the solution and sent
It back.
Three senate amendments must
be eliminated, changed or agreed
upon before congress Is ready to
quit for the holidays, leaders
were hopeful tomorrow would
bring a compromise and adjourn-
ment until after New Tears.
Republican Committee Said
To Hare Fought Korrls
The senate campaign funds
committee was told that Robert
H. Lucas, executive director of the
republican national committee, or
dered pamphlets for use against
Senator Norrls, republican. Neb
raska, and Lucas was called to
testify.
; Another InTestlgatlon was
promised by - the resolution of
Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon
tana, asking an Inquiry Into tne
charges by Ralph S. Kelly, former
field agent of the general land
office, that there had been lrregu
larltles in the disposal of oil shale
lands.
Everything the senate touched
during the day developed contro-
Tersy. Senator Borah or Idaho,
who campaigned for. President
Hoorerln 1928 blocked the 11
000.000 farm board appropriation
nntil he could . learn for what It
'Is to be used.
Two members of the power
commission, Claude Draper of
Wyoming and Ralph B. William
son of Washington state, were
confirmed after Senator Wheeler,
democrat. Montana, had criticized
the commission personnel. The
other three members face a fight.
The house by contrast had Its
lnterrals of harmony. It passed
the $219,000,000 agriculture de
partment supply bill and Its irri
gation committee approred a bill
carrying $95,000,000 for aid to
farmers through loans to drainage
districts. The senate has disposed
ot this measure. ,
Joe-Robinson is
Boomed as Demo
Candidatein '32
DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 19 (AP)
Jed O. Adams ot Dallas, demo
cratic national committeeman
from ' Texas, today announced
that Senator Joseph T. Robinson
or Arkansas, was his choice for
Ihe democratic presidential nom
ination fn 1932.
' Governor Dan Moody in an In
terview yesterday named Senator
Walsh of Montana as the "out
standing possibility" adding that
the democratic party needed "an
other .Wilson, a crusader."
- Adams Bald he believed chan
ces -for a third party composed
of prohibitionists, drawn from
both major parties, was good.'".
He f aid In his opinion the dem
beratte party should go on record
In 132 as being opposed to the
modification ot the Volstead act.
AID FOR FAIR OKEH
WASHINGTON, Dec 19.
(APJ President Hoover today
recommended that congress - ap
propriate $1,725,000 to permit
the government to participate In
the Chicago world's fair In 1932.
By The Associated Press ,
ROSEBURO The annual
northwestern turkey show opened
at - Oakland Friday. Fifty-two
exhibitors : from Oregon, Califor
nia and Idaho entered a total of
S61 exhibits.
EUGENE B. H. Parker, S9V
superintendent of Eugene dry
v parka for IS years, died here ,
Friday. ;
THE DALLES James - Miller,
I, son of Mrand Mrs. Fred. Mil
ler of Shaniko, fell under a truck
Thursday and was crushed ; to
death, j . - - .
ASTORIA Official of tl
.Columbia River Fishermen's
Co-operaltre Packers aasoase.
ed Friday they would begin
construction of a $20,000 ad
dition to their: plant early in
1931
Tf PORTLAND The Oregon State
Sheriffs association will meet In
annual convention here January
12, 23 and 24.
KEN
Tl
HOLIDAY
Oregon Briefs.
Heads Cascade d
Area ot Scouts
A. C. Baas, local
who was chosen last Bight pre
sident of Scoot executive
mlttee.
NEW OFFICERS in
LEAD SCOUTS HERE
: -
Wirtz. Laughlin, Campbell.
McCannell and Phillips
Are Also Picked v
A. C. Haag, prominent civic
worker and local business man,
has been named new president of
the executive 'committee of Cas
cade Area Council, Boy Scouts of
America. Willard Wirtx Is the
new treasurer.
Other officers elected at the
meeting held st the chamber ot
commerce Include: Sam Laughlin,
first vice-president; J. M. Camp
bell of Dallas, second vice-presl-
dent; Dr. A. J. McCannell of SU
verton, third vice-president, and
W. L. Phillips, scout commission
er. '
Installation of the new officers
will be held at the annual meet
ing in January, when 150 scout
workers from .Marion and Polk
counties will gather here to start
the year off with a bang.
To Name Standing
Committees la January
Haag Is already making plans
to put scouting on a bigger plane
than ever before in the area,' ana
prior to the January meeting will
hare .his standing committees ap
pointed.
Judge Harry Belt, retiring pre
Ident, will continue to preside
over the monthly boy scout court
of honor. '
W. L. Hayward. regional offi
cer ot Seattle, is In the city for
the week end. He gave an inter
esting talk on scouting at the
meeting at which elections were
held.
HOIST KILLED;
WRECK FREAK ONE
CHEHALIS, Wash., Dee. 19
(AP) A freak automobile acci
dent near here late today cost
the life of William Luenburger,
as he had nearly reached his
home fn Tacoma for the Christ
mas holidays after attending
Stanford university. Two other
Tacoma youths were injured, one
critically. ' s . .
John F. Tarr was unconscious
in a hospital here tonight. Rich
ard Hodge escaped with a broken
nose and" bruises. .
Luenburger was thrown to the
pavement, suffering a fractured
skull, when their , light roadster
rolled orer ' several times after
canvas covering suitcases on the
running board became tangled In
a rear wheel. ; They were only
about 70 miles from their homes
on a Journey of about 1000 miles
from Palo Alto, where they were
all students at the university.
TomSaysHe's
Docile at Home;
Carries no Gun
LOS ANGELES. Dec
(AP) Tom Mix, filmdom'a two
gun he-man, filed an answer to
the suit of his wife. Victoria Mix.
for divorce and denied everything
today. t ' : -r-.
Mrs. Mix said the cowboy was
a bit ferocious but Mix replied
that he was a docile : man at
home. She said he twirled two
guns on his "shootln finger and
swaggered up and down" their
home on the day they parted.
Mix replied "No!"
Baker Cuts Tax, ,
Despite Lower
Assessed Value
1 BAKER, Ore., Dec. 19. (AP)
Baker county's tax mlllage this
year was '40.1, as compared to
47.9 last year, county officials said
today. This reduction was effect
ed despite a cut In the assessed
valuation ot the county from $29,
058.907 In 1929 to- $26,050,139
this year. The decrease In assess
ed valuation-waa said to be due
chiefly to the reduction : In the
number and price of livestock.' .
FUli BURSTS
WPllEOF
LINDV. UE
Cool, Quick Action on Part
Of two Fliers Saves
y Day for Couple
Back-fire Thought to Have
Set ' oil, gas Burning;
: L Anne is Plucky ;
i BALTIMORE, Md.. Dee. 1 Jv
(AP) Flames . burst .from the
motor of Colonel " Charles A
Lindbergh's red and black mono
plane here today and both he
and Mrs. Lindbergh, the' former
Anne Morrow, showed presence
of mind In checking them before
serious damage was done.
The transatlantic flier was
twirling the propeller, aided by
a mechanic, when without warn
ing smoke and flames burst
from under the cowl about the
motor. Aparently gasoline and
oil Ignited from backfire.
Colonel Lindbergh ran to the
cockpit, where his wife was seat
ed, seized a hand fire extinguish
er, opened the eowling and began
squirting the -chemical Into the
motor. :
Mrs. Lindbergh Sits as
Controls of Plane
Mrs. Lindbergh was seated in
the pilot's seat, the controls In
front of her, and she shut off
both the flow of gasoline and the
Ignition, preventing more ser
ious danger. She did not leave
the cockpit until after national
guardsmen had run to her hus
band's assistance.
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh
flew here yesterday from Wash
Ington, where they attended ses
sions of the National i Air uni
formity conference, and were
overnight guests of Dr. William
H. WHmer, eye specialist at
Johns Hopkins hospital, and Mrs.
WHmer. They were preparing to
leave for Newark. N. J., when
the brief excitement occurred.
The fire . delayed the flight
about twv hours. The plane was
gone over thoroughly, minor, re
pairs 'made, and shortly before t
o'clock .the Lindberghs . roared
awayfor Newark.-: -
BIDS FOR GAP OH
PORTLAND. Ore., Dee. 19
(AP) W. H. Lynch, district en
gineer for the bureau of public
roads, announced today he was
calling for bids for grading 4.2
miles of the Rooserelt highway
near Tahkenltch lake.
The bids, which will cover the
last ungraded portion ot the Roo
sevelt highway, will be opened in
Portland January 0, 1931. ,
The section to be graded lies
between Gardiner and Florence.
The state now has under con
struction, as federal aid service,
the sections adjoining the propos
ed work on the north and on the
south, Lyneh said.
When the January contract has
been left, the announcement said.
the entire Roosevelt highway In
Oregon will be completed, surfac
ed, graded or under construction.
The bureau of public roads re
cently contracted for five miles
of grading near Hecata head
lighthouse. A 700-foot tunnel and
SO 0-foot re-enforced concrete
arch bridge were Included In this
contract. , ?
1 Soldier Keeps
2000 Men at Bay
PERPIGNAN, France. Dee. It.
(AP) A Senegalese soldier,
barricaded behind the steel doors
of a concrete vault at Fort De
serrat. was holding 2.000 troops,
gendarmes and policemen at bay
as darkness fell tonight. The
Senegalese suddenly went amuck
at noon, shouting and killing
three - soldiers ' and wounding
two. Then he took refuge la
The Subterranean vault.
AL KARASICK WINS ' .
VANCOUVER. B. C. Dec. 18.
Al Karaslck, Portland heavy
weight, defeated Bonnie Mulr,
Sydney, Australia, wrestler, in a
feature mat bout here tonight.
Karaslck won two out of three
falls, taking the deciding fall in
the fifth round, with a .Boston
crab hold. : t - - ' :;,U-nr
Commissioner
COAST ROAD S
Added Funds IGiven Unit
Whether or not members ot the
Marlon county court will rote an
additional $2,000 raise In the
county appropriation to the health
unit to match the Increase in the
city budget, had not been deQn-
teiy determined yesterday.
However, there is little doubt
but that the court will shortly
take official action to that end, as
tho members have consistently
said , they would be willing to
raise to the $8000 requested If
the council did.
The court had-not been offi
cially notified up to last night of
the city raise. Commissioner Jim
Here's Ilea Stcry
, Of HeartU, Bet
There's No Death
: LOS ANGELES, Dec 19-
(AP) Edwin Heart said
"Bare a Hearts, and Flor
ence Heart took Beartt, she
told Jadge Haalett yestei
day, la seeking life apart.- -The
two Heartta were aa
oae, she said, through 15
years of care, aatil-e beat
big HearCt became too much
for me to bear.
Each beating caused a
sharp Hearttache, the plead
fac wife explained, aadt tt
waa for a small Hearst's sake
alone that she remained.
Virginia Heartt, aged IS
years, them took her moth
er's part. "Dad Heartt was
hard of heart, she said, and
Florence Heartt lost Heartt.
Hooker's Guests
Tell Him How he
Can Use Liquor
DALLAS. Dec 19 Charges of
transportation and possession of
Intoxicating liquor have been
lodged against L. H. Stockman
and Albert B. Grant, truck oper
ators who were arrested here
Wednesday afternoon.' In their
two trucks were found 5300 bot
tles ot liquor rained at $30,000.
Unless court orders are receiv
ed to the contrary, the case
against the men will be pushed
In Polk county. Sheriff T. B.
Hooker has stated.
Many visitors hare been pay
ing their respects to the sheriff
and looking in his rault where
the 5300 bottles of liquor repose.
A variety of suggestions have
been made, to him regarding
proper disposition of the confis
cated articles.
HOMES FACE REAL'
NEED IN THIS COT
GOOD-WILI FUND'
Previously report- ,
ed ..$632.46-
Box ISO l.OO
Anonymous . , , ... ' &AQ
Alexander McGee 8.00
Street Kettles Frt-
' - day; fcr.......... - 8.gl
TOTAL TO DATlf $677.07
Ensign Williams reports that
an 'Army worker, yesterday, took
some supplies to a home where
the only remaining food consist
ed of a few potatoes and the
woman was endeavoring to make
tome sort tot bread using 'shorts'
lieu ot flour, and not even any
seasoning for the water and
'shorts mixture.
This, the Ensign states, was
one of those real worthy cases
where the people choose to suf
fer rather than ask for charity
Two members of the family
were sick and the man wore a
pair of rubbers as a substitute
for shoes.
Army workers are tolling all
day and far into the nights re
lieving just such cases ot distress
as this and it is an argent appeal
which The Statesman and the Sal
vation Army la making now on be
half of our own neighbors who
are feeling the pinch of poverty.
Tour name is needed today on
the honor roll.
Too Many Laws
In For Attack
From Attorneys
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec 19.-
(AP) Enactment of laws that
Interfere with the liberties of the
people and consequently , cause
new crimes were criticized by
Hall S. Lusk, new Multnomah
county circuit Judge, In an .ad
dress before the district attor
ney's convention here today.
"There la no greater menace
to this country than the new
crimes caused by restrictive leg
islation that is crowding our sta
tute books today, Judge Lusk
said. ', -
Judge Lusk defended the bar
and bench, saying the greater
part " of criticism directed at
judges and lawyers was -not Jus
tified. -
George Neuner, United States
district attorney tor Oregon, dis
cussed Juvenile delinquency and
discussed the need for federal In
stitutions tor youthful -and first
offenders.
Smith Sees
Smith said. He predicted that the
court- would get together shortly
to discuss the matter, and that the
raise would go through with no
trouble In order that the county
might get the $0500 subsidy of
fered by the Commonwealth Fund.
: Mr. Smith said It was entirely
possible the court might 'want to
know more about .the expenditure
ot the funds before the raise is
made.'
Yesterday "all the members ot
the court were occupied with work
In connection with investigation
of conditions In the more urgent
cases of unemployment.
DROUGHT FUND
OF 545,000,000
ON TO HOOVER
Senate Demos Think Loans
To Provide Food Should
Be In Relief Measure
$116,000,000 to Help in
Time of Relief up; House
" Hurries It by
By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON
' WASHINGTON, Dec. 19
(AP) The first of the relief
measures an authorisation of
145.000,000 for loans to farmers
in the drought areas to put In
next year's crop got through
congress today.
It was sent to president Hoover
from the senate loaded with dem
ocratic condemnation beeanse it
failed to contain direct provision
for loans for personal food. The
administration opposed, such, a
provision.
The lilt. 000. 000 emerrenev
construction - appropriation still
awaited attention -as the storm
of controversy finally subsided to
permit senate action on the
drought bill. In the lull, the
measure passed without a roll
call. The emergency appropria
tion, facing assault because of
failure to contain three senate
amendments, comes up In that
branch tomorrow, and the senate
agreed to meet a hour earlier to
speed action.
Borah Wants to Know
Where Millions Are Going
The Il50.ooo.ooo appropria
tion asked by the farm board also
comes up tomorrow. Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho, block
ing action on It today. He said
he wanted to determine the pur
pose for which the board intended
to use the money. Senator Black.
democrat, Alabama, has proposed-
an amendment to prohibit board
front using any of the fund for
marginal trading on the araln
exchanges.
While the deadlock over the
emergency relief measures was
breaking, a new threat arose in
the senate. The interior depart-
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I'SFJTE IS
SOON BEFORE Ml
KANSAS CITY. Kas.. Dec. 19.
(AP) Contrasting pictures of
Major Charles A. Shepard as a
diabolical prisoner who took his
wife's life because Ot his lore tor
another woman and as a wronged
man the rlctim of a chain of
circumstances cleverly . linked
agents were drawn In closing
arguments today In the army
medical officer's murder trial.
The ease will be given to the
ury tomorrow, probably early in
the afternoon.
Wyman told the Jury Shepard
fell in love with Grace Brandon,
blond stenographer of San An
tonio. Texar and poisoned his
wife Mrs. Zenana Shepard at Fort
Riley. Kas.. in 1929 so he could
wed the Texas girl.
Kagey on the other hand char
acterized Miss Brandon as "an
army post flapper," who, he as
serted. trained the 59-year-old
defendant. The attorney argued
that Shepard thought the girl
really loved him, that his Hie
with Mrs. Shepafd had been so
unhappy he was in need of sym
pathy and did only the natural
thing In turning to Miss Brandon
to whom he became engaged af
ter the death of his wife.
Body of Burke
Is Recovered
In Alaska Area
JTJNEAU. Alaska, Dee. If'j
t API Retorts from White
Horse. Yukon, said Pilot E. I.
Wesson arrived there late today
from the Laird river district
with the body of Captain E. J.
a TtnrV. who died of exposure
and starvation November 20.
Wasson had little difficulty In
locating Burke's log burial place
In the wilderness, but experienced-
difficulties In carrying the body
to his plane and putting it
aboard.
. Emll Kadinf and Robert Min
tn Rnrkt'i . Mmotnloni - when
they were forced down by a snow
storm in the upper Laird rtrer Oc
tober 11. were rescued by Was
son more than a week ago. They
were near death from starvation.
hut are almost fnllv recovered
from their experience. They were!
returning to Atun, b. u., irom a
prospecting xugnt. .
Prince oi Wale's
I Feeling': Better
LONDON. Dec If (AP)
Helped along by ' the cheerful
temperament which makes -him
an ideal patient and by his
strong, wiry physique, the Prince
of Wales continued to make sat
isfactory progress today throw
ing off the chill which confined
him to" his rooms at York house
yesterday -morning. "
:Fd -
Own Mother in Tears,
Baby
Huettls at Once File Appeal to Higher Court;
Legal and Parental Rights Pointed -7.
To by Judge ;
TWO hearta were broken and a mother heart made glad
yesterday afternoon when Judge Gale S. Hill of circuit
court department two read his opinion in the Wood-HuettI
case, restoring: pretty Ardia Wood, agre six months, to Ihe
mother, Mrs; Fanny Wood. -
The judge's decision, given, following habeas corpus
proceedings in which Mrs Wood sought , to regain posses
sion of her child from Mr., and Mrs. Paul Huettl to whom
she had. given it at birth, declared the mother had the para
mount and superior claim to the child. - ; ,
BDI, SENIOR,
DENIES H GUILT
North Dakota Father of son
Who Confessed Killing
Six, on way Back
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 19
(AP) James F. Bannon, 55.
charged with tint degree mur
der in connection with the deaths
of six member of the Albert
Haven family near Wllllston, N.
D., to'ght disclaimed any
knowledge of the alleged mur
ders.
Jullns S. Taylor and Charles
A. Jacobson, .district attorney
and sheriff, respectively, of Me-
Kenzle county. N. D.. stopped
here tonight en route from To
ledo, Oregon, to Wajford City, N.
D, with their prisoner.
MI knew nothing about the
matter untU reporters . told me
about it last Saturday," Bannon
said.
Questioned about the meaning
of a letter to his son, Charles,
who assertedly has confessed the
six murders. In which he alleged
ly told Charles to "watch your
step," Bannon said he was refer
lug to settlement ot the Haven
farm and stock.
"They had appointed an admin
istrator to sell the stuff," Ban
non said, "and I told my son to
watch his step and see that the
Havens got all that was coming
to them."
The North Dakota officials and
their prisoner will leave for home
tomorrow night.
Battered Bodies
Ot Ocean Victims
Coming to Shore
SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. If.
(AP) The battered body of one
ot the nine victims ot the fishing
launch which capsized near the
entrance of Tomales bay, 80
miles north of Ean Francisco,
late yesterday was washed
ashore tonight.
The body was Identified - as
that of Mrs. Helen Frease, wife
ot Jack Frease of the little fish
ing village of Marconi who was
the supposed pilot ' of the Ill
fated party.
The finding of her body cou
pled with discovery of wreckage
of the launch "Helen", two
skiffs and an ..outboard motor
led searchers to abandon hope
that any of the party would be
found alive.
PROHI AGENT KILLED
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. If,
(AP) J. N. Wood, state prohi
bition Inspector, was shot to
death this afternoon at Warsaw,
Va., while . on a radlng party at
the home of a negro.
Klamath Killers Arrive;
Mother Weeps Over Lad
Four 'Klamath county slayers,
three of whom ' are under life
sentence, and one to serve a
term of It years and pay a fine
of $1000, arrived at the Oregon
state penitentiary here early
Friday In "custody ot Sheriff
Low. and Deputy Sheriffs Dale
Mattoon and Rex McMillan. T.
R. Gillenwaters, district attorney
ot Klamath . eounty who prose
cuted the four men. also was in
cluded in the party.
The prisoners included Lavern
Carter, jrho pleaded guilty to
manslaughter in connection with
slaying his wife, Annette Carter,
on September 7 of this year. He
is scheduled to serve a prison
term of IS years, but minus the
time allowed for good behavior
and other credits. Another pri
soner was Donald . Nacker, con
victed ot first-degree murder In
connection with the killing of
Fred Dunbar at Summit Lake,
Klamath county, September .1.
The third prisoner was Hobert
Bryant, who was - convicted ot
second-degree murder for .the
slaving of Thomas Mills on No
vember 2 S. Bryant was alleged
lo have killed Mills during an
altercation resulting from the
theft of a watch. The other
prisoner was Winfield : Cahlu,
eonricted of first-degree murder
in connection with the slaying of
Billy Huff, a pugilist, on July
2S. , Nacker, Bryant and Cahill
h Sobs,
to Own Parent
O The child was delivered by
Mr. and Mrs. Huettl to the real
mother immediately 'following
the trial, but not until the fos
ter parents had filed notice ot
appeal to the supreme court.
The baby was taken to Corval
11s by Mrs. Lois Rohrer. sister of
Mrs. Wood, into whose custody
the real mother has given the
child for the time being.
Dramatic Scene la
Enacted In Court Boons
A dramatis scene was enacted
in the court room when the de
cision was given, with the foster
mother rent by sobs at the de
cision, and the real mother glad
to point ot tears to have -her
child again.
Mrs. -Wood, who is divorced
from her husband. Elza Wood,
who appeared during the testi
mony earlier In the week, al
leged during the trial that she
was distracted and broken In
health at birth of the child, and
did not care what became of It.
By pre-arrangement, the Huettls
were to take the baby, and did
so at birth, Mrs. Huettl answer
ing Mrs. Woods' call and travel
ing from Detroit to Canyonville,
where the child was born, to
take the child.
These things were set forth in
the judge's findings, as Was also
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DERBY TO REBUILD
PR0PEB1Y AT I ICE
Archerd Business Contin
ues; 60 Days to see lob
Done Using old Walls
Prompt reconstruction of the
F. N. Derby , building, corner
State and Front streets, was an
nounced yesterday by Mr. Derby
the owner, following the disas
trous fire which gutted the prop
erty Thursday night
Derby . will use the present
walls in rebuilding the struct are
and expects that within CO days
the structure ean - be ready for
occupany. He said he was quite
well protected by insurance.
Charles Arecherd, manager
and owner of the Charles Arch
erd Implement company, was un
able yesterday-to make a detail
ed estimate of his loss since bis
Inventories were kept in the safe
which was I unopened pending the
arrival of the fire Insurance ad
justers. . ,
Archerd said his stock was
lighter at this season of the year
than during the spring or harvest
season.
He will continue business
without interruption using the
building across the street from
the burned building. For some
time this structure has hereto
fore been used for additional
storage.
As soon as the Derby building
is rebuilt, the Archerd company
plans to occupy It again.
received life sentences.
T'yn Dressed in. Then
Go to "Fish" Cells
Penitentiary officials said this
was the first time that tour mur
derers had been received at the
institution from one county at
one time. Upon arriving at the
penitentiary, the men were
"dressed in and sent to "fish"
cells until such time as they are
photographed and their Bertil
Uon measurements are taken.
They will then be assigned to
employment in one of the prison
Industries. The prisoners re
fused to make any statement up
on their arrival - at the prison,
and were reluctant to answer
questions propounded by the of
ficials, i
Sheriff Low said the men ap
peared in a jovial mood on their
trip from Klamath Falls, al
though neither of them made
any reference to the crime for
which they were convicted. "War
den . Lewis Indicated that the
men would be separated during
their. Incarceration,
-r- The Klamath county officers
said3 a large crowd was at the
Klamath .Falls depot when the
prisoners boarded the train for
Salem. 'Included among the
crowd was Carter's mother, who
is 70 years of age. Sheriff Low
said she wept bitterly as her son
was placed on the train prepara
tory to the trip to Salem.
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TRAGEDY
Finnish Ship Obercn jJ
Lost off Coast of ; ;
Denmark
Boat Strikes Another
In Fog; Lifeboats
I Save Many
"LONDON, Dec. SO (Ratar.
day) (AP). An exchange
telegraph dispatch from Copen
hagen quote . a message from
the captain of the steamer Are
: turns aa sayiag that 40 person
'drowned when the FlnnaU
steamer Oberon sank last night
off the Danish coast after a col
lision with the Arcturus.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. If
(AP) A dozen persons were
missing. It was reported tonight,
following upon the sinking ot the
3,000 ton Finnish steamer Oberon
which went down near Lesuoe
Trindel lightship after a collision
with the steamer Arcturus. The
collision occurred sbout 10
o'clock tonight in a dense fog, ac
cording to messages received
here.
The messages said the Oberon
launched her lifeboats, most ot
which were subsequently found
by the Arcturus, .which although
badly damaged above the water
line, was able to take up immedi
ately the search tor the casts
ways. Several vessels. Including the
Swedish gunboat Svenskund, Joo,
reached the scene of the disaster
and late tonight were still stand
ing by.
The Oberon carried If passen
gers and a crew of 00. It was
not known late tonight whether
those missing were passengers or
members of the crew. ,
LONDON. Dec. If (AP)
Lloyds shipping agency announc
ed tonight the interception of a
wireless dispatch from an un
known source reporting the Fin
nish steamer Oberon, 2000 toss,
had sunk off the Danish coast.
The passengers, according to the
message, were drifting In life
boats. . The message, which was appar
ently garbled in transmission, said
that the Oberon had gone down
southeast of "Lapoe Trindel,"
this was believed to be Lessee
Trindel, which is an island In the
Cattegat oft the coast of Den
mark. Mrs. Fahy Dies
From Injuries;
Was Air Pilot
TONOPAII, Nev., Dee. 19. .
(AP) Mrs. Clair Fahy, Los An-
geles flier, succumbed today to
injuries received In a crash Mon
day. Mrs. Fahy. widow of Lieuten
ant Herbert J. Fahy. flew here
last Monday to attend an airport
dedication. As she was taking
oft for the return, , the motor
stalled and the ship went into a
nose dire at an elevation of
about SO feet.
The filer, who obtained her li
cense about three years ago, was
28 years old. She left a nine year
old son. ' Her late husband was
killed la Grayling, Mich.,. In an
airplane accident about eight
months ago.
OFFICIALS INDICTED
WASHINGTON. Dec. If.
(AP) Three former officials of
the F. H. Smith Co. of Washing
ton were convicted tonight by a
District of Columbia supreme
court , Jury of embezzling more
than 91,000,000. .
Day in WasUnzlcn
' (By the Associated Press)
House and senate passed
$45,000,000 drought relief
bill.
House rejected three sen
ate amendments to 9110,
000,000 public works mea
sure. Senate campaign funds
committee was told that
Robert II. Lucas, chairman
of the republican national
executive committee, aid?d
in opposing re-election of
Senator Korrls, and called
Lucas to testify today.
Senator Walsh of Hon
tana proposed aa investiga
tion of oil shale transaction.
House passed f 215,000 ,
000 agricultural department
appropriation bill.
Senate confirmed Ralph
B. Williamson and Claude
L. Draper as members of
power commission, -
' Commissioner Doran or
dered an Investigation of ev
ery death believed to have
been canned by poison Iiior
or alcohoL '