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Month by month States
man circulation has been
gaining. One reason la con
sistently good service; Just
call 500 If your paper 1
not on your porch by 0:80
; THE WEATHER
Cloudy "today and Mon
day; wind in sonth; prob
able rains. Max. yesterday
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EIGHTIETH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, January 4, 1931.
No. 2i3
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PATTON HED
STATE JOB BY
Miller's Place Taken on
Public Service Board;
McAllister Renamed
Local men are Weil-Known;
Patton's job Thought
To be Short one
Hal D. . Patton was Saturday
appointed ' member of the state
public serrice commission to suc
ceed Frank J. Miller of Albany,
-whose term expired Saturday. He
will take office Monday." Hia ap
pointment is regarded locally as
an Interim ' appointment pending
the possible abolition of the .com
mission by the legislature or Its
reorganization by Gorernor
Meier. Patton Is expected to con
tinue . as member probably until
the legislature adjourns.
Mark D. McCalllster "sras reap
pointed corporation commission
er by Governor Norblad. McCal
llster. a Salem man and former
representative, was first named
by the late Governor Patterson,
In 1927 to succeed the late Geo.
W. Davis.
Hal Patton bas long been act
ive In polities In the county and
state. During the primary cam
paign be was the Norblad man
ager, for Marion county, support
ing the governor loyally and car
rying the county for him.
Tatton Says Job Was
Complete SnrprUe ,
The appointment came as a
complete . surprise to me" said
Patton yesterday. "I will as
sume the office and endeavor to
give the people good service."
Mr. Patton Is a native of Mar
lon county and bas been prom
inent In political, civic and fra
ternal affairs tor many years.
He served three terms In the
Oregon legislature, has been
Identified -with tire Salem city
council for six years, being on
the utilities committee now. He
has been a- member of the Mar
ion county republican central
committee since 1893. Mr. "Pat
ton attended two -republican" na
tlonal conventions as a delegate
from Oregon, and has been ac
corded many other political hon
ors. He is 58 years old. is mar
reid, and has two daughters.
. , Mr. Patton attended the pub
lic schools in Salem, and later
the Bishop 'Scott Academy In
Portland along with Julius L.
Meier, and the Willamette uni
versity. He is a graduate of the
latter Institution. He aerved as
King Bing of. the Salem Cherri
ans for one term, and has been
associated with the Salem cham
ber of commerce for several
years, f ,
Patton Family Long
Active in Politics
Mr. Patton's grandfather, E.
N, Cook was the first state treas
urer In Oregon, while his father,
T. Mc F. Patton was a member
of the state legislature at the
time the capitol was first located
In Salem. He later was United
L States consul at Kobe, Japan.
Governor Norblad also announ
ced the appointments of Mrs. B.
O. Sehucklng of Salem aad Mrs.
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'. JUDGE COUNSELS PAYMENT
. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 3
(AP) HJalmar ij Olson stood in
the' court of ' domestic relations
today listening to bis former
mother-in-law berate him for be
ing In arrears la bis alimony .pay
ments to his dlrdrced wife. The
court found him guilty of con
tempt of court."Tou better make
your payments and keep them
up." Judge C H. Gilbert threat
ened, "or I will send you over to
Uve with- your mother-in-law."
Olson pleaded for, and was
granted, 30 days In which to
make up.the alimony due. . '
MATTHEWS GIVES ALIBI
MEDFORD, Ore., Jan.; 3
(AP)-' r'The trial of Raleigh
Matthews, of Eagle Point, charged
with sale of intoxicating liquor,
ended with a bung Jury here to
day. . -
: Matthews' defense was tfiat h
was at a neighbor's bouse at the
time of the alleged sale, i
The defendant allegedly was at
a still In the Reese Creek district
when officers raided the still
about a month ago. Shots were
fired during the rail and Everett
Dahack, also of Eagle Point, was
found shot to death near the
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DAMAGED PLANE REBUILT
: PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 3
.' (AP) Mrs. Victor Bruce, Eng
1 lish aViatrix,. arrived .here today
from,, Seattle where her, airplane,
damaged in landing at Medford
about two weeks ago, bad been
rebuilt.
' Mrs. Bruce said her plane per
formed well on her flight from
Seattle. ' - ,
The round-the-world arlatrlx
plans to leare for Medford to
morrow 1ut after that ber plans
'are indefinite except that she in
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Rates Now Will '
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One-time Senator Hal Patton,
named yesterday by Governor
A. W. Norblad to a place on the
state public serrice coramts-
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Alfaro Glad to Take Head
ship of Government; !
Promises Service !
By EDWARD STTJNTZ 1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (AP)
The legation of Panama was
converted Into the headquarters
of Panama's new president today
as Dr. Rlcardo J. Alfaro wound
up the affairs of his ministry In
preparation for his departure.
The minister still wai undecided
as to the date of his embarkation.
He said that first there were.num
erous tasks at the legation ;to be
finished, and that his Immediate
presence in Panama was not ur
gent. ! t'll
.Throngs of Panamanians 'flock
ed to the legation to congratulate
the 1 president-designate, f With
him to receive the guests between
business affairs was Madame Al
faro -and their fire children.
8 Tears Stay In V. S.
Helps Strengthen Ties
In a newsreel Interview, Dr.
Alfaro said: A .
"I hare been called to assume
the presidency and have unhesi
tatingly answered the call of my
country. I have been herein lit
tle over eight years. The strength
ening of the exceptional ties ex
isting between my country and
the United States bas been my
constant endeavor.
"I will do my utmost as the
head of Panama government to
further promote friendship and
good j understanding between the
Panamanian and the American
peoples. 1
"The day I leave the United
States my farewell message will
be essentially one of deep grate
fulness for the wonderful hospi
tality and good will I hare enjoy
ed here." !
Under tentative plans. Madame
Alfaro and their two daughters.
Amellta and Tolanba, will go to
Panama with the new president.
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PREPARES FOR JOB
Here's Harsh, Penalty
Liquor Jury Deadlock ; .
Mrs. Brace Is Ready.
Youths Confess Robbery
tends to arrive in San Francisco
next Wednesday. ; ".
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ASTORIA. Ore.. Jan. 3 (AP)
Police Chief John K. Actor said
today Waiter Newman and Fred
Erlckson, both 20 confessed robJ
bing a grocery store and :a pool
hall here recently. The "youths
allegedly admitted obtaining $30
In cash and more than $200 worth
of clrgarettes In .the two robber
ies. Police believe they may be
responsible for several other rob
beries here lately. -.1
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LABOR ADOPTS PROGRAM
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 3 1
(AP) The execuUre board ? of
the Oregon State Federation of
Labor here today adopted the leg
islative program formed at tne
annual convention of the federa
tion last October In Medford. ;
Ben T? Osborne, ' executive se
cretary of the federation, said tbe
organization would seek modifica
tion of the eight-hour law for la
borers so that its provisions will
Include those working for the
state highway commission.!.
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JULIUS SENDS DELEGATES
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan.! 3
(AP) Governor-elect Julius L.
Meter, president of the Umatilla
Rapids association, today j named
a delegation of men to appear be
fore a joint senate and I noose
committee at, Washington Janu
ary IS, to plead the cause of the
Umatilla rapids bill. . . The ap
pointees - Included: . ' Homer T.
Bone, . Tacoma, representing the
public power development Inter
ests or. tne state ot wasningion;
M. N. Dana. Portland, chairman
of the executive committee of the
association; K. O. Harlan, Port
land rate expert; . B. Aldrieh,
Pendleton publisher and! George
C. Baer. Pendleton.' executive se
cretary of the association, t
LITTLE CHANCE
SEEN TO UPSET
VDLSTEflD Lffilll
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Sketch Wickersham Report
Shows Marked Trend to
1 Side of Drys f
No Recommendation Com
ing for Wine, Beer, View;
Long job Ending' i
By JOHN F. CHESTER j
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-4(AP)
The long-awaited prohibition
report of the Wickersham law en
forcement commission was describ
ed today In high official quarters
as predominately dry; with a ma
jority of the members conceding
little to anti-prohlbiuon news.
From an official In a position
to be fully cognisant of tb com
mission's activities came this an
alysis: Tentative report, agreeable to
more than a majority of the 11
commissioners, has been complet
ed. In it is no recommendation
for beer or wine. Neither does It
urge any other major modification
of the Volstead act designed to re
lax the enforcement structure
built up around the 11-year-old
dry laws. Repeal or- modification
ot the eighteenth amendment, did
not enter tne picture.
lry Law Held to
Have Had Poor Trial
In effect, the view taken by a
majority of tbe members was said
to be that prohibition as such has
not yet had a sufficient trial. It
was asserted this stand wai based
unon facts recently uncovered,
showing that enforcement 0f the
dry law during at least part ot the
past decade has been riddled ty
politics and surrounded at times
by graft. t :
The statement was made em
phatically that in the final report
to President Hoover there, will be
no pussyfooting concerning con
ditions aa the commission i has
found them during the most ex
tensive Investigation ever made
into prohibition, extending over
more, than 19 months of delibera
tion and- research. - I - S
Corruption and graft, las en
forcement and crime resulting di
rectly or Indirectly from th0 dry
law. It was said, will be set forth
alongsideshe reasons wny it is be
lieved these problems can be solv
ed. ;i
Week Yet Before Hoover f
Will be Given Report
Despite the virtual completion
today ot the report, authoritative
word came that; It eould not be
placed before President Hoover
before the end of the week, j
Even after the report; has gone
to the White House and prohibition-weary
commissioners are tree
to complete the rest jot their
crime report. It was said small
possibility existed that 'the presi
dent could send the report Imme
diately to congress. j ij j;
OVER TO JURORS
C. J. Schmoker. 2224 ii North
Liberty street, was bound ; over to
the grand Jury yesterday1 after
noon by Justice Brazier t Small
following investigation of; j man
slaughter charges growing" out
of an accident November 27,
1930, when Warren C. j Eisen
brandt, 2086 S. Cottage j street,
lost his life. i'j
Schmoker was the driver or a
Bt8iunrer ear which collided
with a milk truck driven byjV. J.
Herts. 1536 Court street. ? : I
Tnt1 Kmall reecmmended to
the Jury that the criminal ; liabil
ity ot Hertz also be Investigated.
The unfortunate ! lad was no
lo g on the side ot the f I truck
which was delivering milk! for
tha Sanitarr Milk company.' I The
car and the truck: collided at
Norway and Commercial streets,
the truck tipping, Over on young
r.lBAnhrandL He received: leg.
hip and Internal Injuries dying in
about 4 minutes arter tne; col
lision. j H j
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Woman Arrested;
Police Say She
Produced Beer
A woman known as "Babe"
Mnrnhv was lodred In the county
Jail last night following a liquor
raid at ber nome at sots ,rey
man street by state and ; county
prohibition' officers. No charge
was filed against her last ;nlght
man was arrested i with bet and
was being beld temporarily pend
ing further investigation as to hla
Implication. : - . 1
About 36 bottles; of beet and
four or five gallons ot whiskey
were taken. Tbe woman manufac
tured the beer at the home. aN
Ucles there Indicated. . ; ' w
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JOB CHECK TO START i
- WASHINGTON. Jan. ? 3i
(AP) With tbe same sebednle,
same Inquiries, same Instruc
tions as last April. 14,500 enum
erators will start ai special n-
.mnlnrra.nf MBHI Of 20 I CitieS
January -15. The I f ten I Month
change In the employment i prob
lem is to be guaged since an em
ployment census wan taken last
SHIER
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Two More Roads
Petitioned iqr
By Local Groups
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Petitions for two short county
roads were filed yesterday with
the county court, one Rearing an
unusually i large number of signa
tures tor auch a matter.
The many-signatured petition
was for a short stub road ! near
Jefferson and Is sought by Mary
G. Tracy and others; This road
would be an outlet tor two famil
ies not now on a public road.
It ia less than a half mile long.
Martin Hensel and others are
seeking a road east; of town in
district 60 which would change
route In a road which now: goes
over a steep, rocky hllL The pe
tition proposes that the new
route go around the bill. Petition
for this road was, made before,
but was thrown out; on account
of errors.
Huge Strike in
Cotton Industry
Loom&, England
LONDON, Jan. 3 (AP) In
dustrial troubles in two major In
dustries make this , a gloomy
week-end' tor Britain. Today a
miners' conference broke down at
Cardiff and In Lancashire It ap
peared that nothing could stop a
threatened strike of 200,000 men
in the cotton Industry.
. The miners had hoped for some
sort of compromise with the own
ers but this afternoon their
spokesman said they would ) have
to turn to the court. They were
going to try for a conference with
Ramsay MacDonald on Monday.
It looked as though they would
suggest once more that the gov
ernment take over the pits and
run the industry at least tempor
arily, assuring employment to
miners who would face great mis
ery, In a strike.
1500-Foot Fall
Made Sans Hurt,
Student Pilot
SEATTLE, Jan. 3. (AP)
Plunging 1500 feet to pierce the
roof of a building in downtown
Seattle when bis engine went
dead, P. J. Strlbllng, 40, student
pilot tor the West Coast Aviation,
Inc., . emerged today from! the
wreckage and nonchalantly ; tele
phoned his hangar.
"Hello, is this Lout This is
Strib. I Just crashed, but every
thing's okay. I feel kind of achy.
though," he reported. He receiTed
cuts and bruises. Police attrib
uted his miraculous escape to the
tar paper and light gravel roof.
which they said acted like a tire
net.
Fascist Rioting
On as War Film
Shoyvs in Vienna
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VIENNA. Jan. 3 (AP) Riot
ing marked the opening tonight
of the first Vienna showing of
the American motion picture; "All
Quiet on the Western Front."
Fascists blocked the entrances
before the screening started and
when ponce attempted .to clear
the approaches one officer re
ceived a serious bead wound.
Further trouble developed' in
side the theatre where Fascists
flung tear gas bombs and thus
necessitated the airing of the
place before the performance
started.
Bomb Explosion
Frightens Paris
in i m '-
PARIS. Jan. 3 (A P) A
bomb exploded tonight on the
Champs Elysses beside the- fam
ous Restaurant des Ambassaaeurs,
making a terrific blast that was
heard all over Paris but Injuring
no one. A large hole was burst in
the wall of the -restaurant which
was closed, and much glass was
shattered. Crowds In a theatre
next door became excited, i The
great Saturday night throng
which collected outside, as It was
only 10 p. m., added to the con
fusion. . !
More Auto for Money is
Note at National Show
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (AP)
More car and more value was the
keynote of the 31st annual na
tional automobile show which
opened at the Grand Central Pal
ace today. j ; ' -
Brightly-colored liter la t ore
thrust Into the hands of specta
tors as they Inspected the more
than 300 models on display fea
tured such statements as "the
lowest priced car we oyer built.
Demonstrators explained a mul
titude of mechanical Improve
ments, While changes In design
and color were left to speak for
themselves.: i. -:, i-.
All bnt three makes l"wre
equipped With fuel pumps, vir
tually I unthought ot tour years
ago. I Five makes Studebaker.
Hupmobile. i Auburn, e Lincoln and
Pierce Arrow, featured free
wheeling, "purported to be a pan
acea ' for , gear shift troubles.
Studebaker introduced this fea
ture In the middle of ; last ! year.
Ten models were equipped with
carburetor silencers, which Chry
sler, . i Studebaker : and 1 Bulck
brought out in tbe fan. Chrome
plating f Or finished parts was al-
JDFFRES LIFE!
ENDED; ITU
TO HONOR Hi
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France Plans State Funeral
For Great Marshal; ori
Next Wednesday
Long Battle Comes to end;
Modest Burial x Place
Seems Likely
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By MELVIN J. WHITELEATHER
PARIS. Jan. 3. -.(AP) All
tbe world,, no less than France
Itself, tonight mourned the pass
ing of Marshal Joseph Jacques
Jorfre, saviour of Paris in 1314.
who died at 8:23 a. m., after a
long and grim struggle with ' ar
teritis. !
His country, plunged In grief,
was preparing to honor by a
great national funeral the mem
ory of ( one of the most Illus
trious soldiers of ber history.
Marshal Joffre the "Papa"
Joffre of tbe French pollu and
of all , his countrymen, passed
away peacefully the day before
his seventy-ninth birthday. - He
bad been critically 111 for more
than a fortnight and on Decem
ber. 19 suffered the amputation
ot his left leg, which had be
come Infected with gangrene.)
Smiles at Friend, Talks
Te Wife, Towards end
Given up by bis physicians
as lost, be fought with amazing
vitality, and although be bad
been unconscious most of the
time for nearly a week before
death came, he was able i to
arouse himself at times to smile
at a friend or murmur a few
words to Madame ; Joffre, who
throughout, his illness, re
mained almost constantly at his,
bedside.
j Definite plans for the funeral
have not yet been made known,
but if Joffre's wishes are re
spected he will lie, not like bis
Illustrious comrade Ferdinand
Foch under the great dome of
the Hotel Des Invalides, but in a
modest chapel in the grounds of
his country borne at Louve
ciennes, high on a plateau over
looking the winding valley of
the Seine. ?
I joffre's visit to the tomb ot
Washington in 1917, friends re
vealed tonight. Inspired him
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j Henry R. Crawford, promin
ent Salem business man, presi
dent of the Miles Linen mill and
member of 'the state fair board,
tomorrow at noon assumes of
fice as president of. the Salem
chamber of commerce. ' He suc
ceeds J. N. Chanibers who served
as president during 1930.
According to a custom of years
standing, each director of the
Chamber as well as the Incoming
and retiring president,- win : be
called on for a short talk. - I
The newly elected officers and
directors and the work of each
follow: Dr. M. C. Findley, vice
president; W. W. Chad wick, sec
retary; William E. . Hanson,
treasurer; E. T, Barnes, social
department; Oscar D. Olson, dvic
department; William P. Ellis,
legislative department W. i M.
Hamilton, Industrial department;
E. B. Grabenhorst. agricultural
department; Carl D. Gabrlelson,
King Bing of the Cherrians.
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Delayed Liner
Brings Notables
NEW "YORK, Jan.1 3 (AP)--A
s t or,m-harried Mauretania
docked b ere late today 36 hours
late, bringing Alexander Pater
son, English prison commission
er, to study the American penal
system. ,
most universal and the majority
of the manufacturers answered
the 'demand for non-shatterable
glass In their; cars. -Rubber
Used Extensively
To Make Car Quieter
I There were' also aluminum i al
loys of greater strength: rubber
as Insulation against vibration
was In greater use and. consider
able Improvement was claimed
for carbueratlon. 5 .
" Multi-cylinder, engines stepped
more boldly Into the picture than
In former years and there . was
great Increase in the number; of
new eights Onelx , had an ; In
creased .wheel base- to permit the
Insertion Jf an eight-cylinder en
gine should tbe demand derelop.
Chrysler: exhibited a new 'six
and two new -eights. Dodge a new
six i and eight, Cadillac a new
twelve, Chevrolet a car; with a
longer wheel base. --;',(
i In appearance the cars were
generally lower with a trend 1 to
ward pointed radiators.' spare
tires in fender wells; wire wheels
and sombre colors." Much ; atten
tion was paid - to the stream-lining
and door accessibility , -.
HKSI1ES
NEW
MONDAY
Mqtt, Hungryif or Jo b
inxSenater
WmSeiiB Sam Brown
Gervais Berry-Grower Generally. Thought to
Hold Ace Card; Candidates Arise Like
Dust in Prairie Windstorm'
" ( By C. A. SPRAGUE
. The developments of the week in the senatorial vacan
cy situation include .the toutinz of the candidacy of James
W. Mott, representative-elect, by the Capital Journal. De
feated in its ardent longing for making: W. Ai Delzell, de
feated candidate for congress, senator; via a special election
route, through the refusal of Ihe governor to call an elec
tion and of the supreme court ' to order the governor to call
an election, the local democratic paper now, amplifies on
the qualifications of Mr. Mott . j i - '
' ' '. 1 11 Or Mott. who seeks nromotlon as
FARMERS R OT FOR
FOOD, UBAS
Red Cross Gives Help When
Need. Appals; Dealers,
Said to be Ruined
ENGLAND, Ark., Jan. 3.
(AP) ! Farmers estimates to
number 100 or more stormed
the business section of England
late today, demanding food and
threatened to take It from mer
chants forcibly.- A hurried call
to the I Red Cross produced au
thorization of , food distribution.
More than 250 were provided
with food' but 60 still stood In
11 A tonight. ,
George E. 'Morris, attorney,
spoke to the: farmers, mostly
white men, but' his speech was
frequently interrupted. Shouts
of "We want tood" and "Give us
food for our starving families'
were heard.
Merchants : whose stores
swarmed with ' the hungry men,
called a hurried conference and
then obtained; from the Red
Cross ; headquarters in Little
Rock authorization to give the
men food. i :
Allowances Of 2.75 for each
family were authorized and C.
E. Hawkins, iRed Cross local
chairman said !265 bad obtained
the food allotment at 6 p. m.,
the committee was working to
serve the others in line tonight.
Summer's Drought Cause
For Dire Distress -;
The farmers came from what
was a- rich agricultural region
until It was ravaged by last sum
mer's drought. Most of them
hitherto had been prosperous.
Morris' address was met with
many other interrupting shouts
such as "Our children are cry
ing for food and we are going to
get it".
"We are not going to let our
children starve.' '
"We want food and we want
It how." -
"We are not beggars, an
other pushed forward to exclaim.
"We are willing to work for 50
cents a day but we're not going
to starve and we're not going to
let our families starve."
: "Give .ni work and we'll not
come back." i ,
; Morris said he considered the
situation "very serious', adding
that the men; would storm the
town again as soon as their pres-a
ent food supplies' were exhaust
ed. He also said virtually all
merchants here were "broke as
a reflection of the drought situa
tion in the countryside.
'MINERS DIE ill
E!
MID VALE, Ohio, JaK 3 (AP)
Bodies of five men killed in an
explosion in the No. 4 1 mine of the
Midvale Coal company this morn
ing .were recovered; by rescue
workers tonight abouf nine hours
after the blast. ? 1
' The bodies were brought to the
surface by - a rescue 1 crew com
posed ofv federal and; state mine
rescue workers and focal miners
Just before 8 p. m.
! The victims apparently were
killed by the explosion, .which
seemed to hare centered where
their bodies were found scattered
about the floor of fthe tunnel
about 34 miles from the en-,
trance of the drift mine, rescuers
said. 15 other; men In the mine
when the blast let go at about
10:30 a. uW escaped without in
jury, a few minutes afterward.
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Texast Student
. Absolved From
f Murder Charge
BEAUMONT, Texl Jan. 1
(AP) Robert : Li Williams, 18.
University of Texas sophomore,
was absolved by a grand Jury to
day of responsibility! la connec
tion with the death of his sweet
heart,; , Elizabeth Johnson, - .1 6,
shot to death a week ago. The
Investigating body returned a "no
bllL WUliams wan released from
bond of f 10,000 posted In Port.
Arthur, where the shooting took
place, v , . ;
TUU
Lacks Aid
the second stepping stone In 'his
prospective campaign for congress
against the veteran Hawley next
year, seems to play a lone hand
In the deal; deriving no support
from his; colleagues In house or
senate from Marlon county. . Sena
tor Brown of. Gervais, who holds
the situation pretty much In the
hollow of his hand, cornea to town
but falls to call the delegation to
gether to talk over matters, and
po encouragement of the Mott
candidacy, falls from his lips. '
Homse "Member Oool
To Mottw Candidacy
Other house members from the
county are not expected to boost
Mott's game. . First they attribut
ed to Mott the sponsorship of the
"labor ticket- in the May primar
ies. In which Mott was conspicu
ously singled out for favor of the
voters. Then Mott's lead In the
poll was considered to rather ran
kle In the breasts of some of the
old-timers here. This leaves Mott
and the Capital Journal to carry
the duet alone.
There is the possibility that If
the senate seat Is not assured him
Mott may attempt to block pas
sage of the enabling act In the
house, passage of which will be
necessary before tbe vacancy can
be "filled.! In' default of. any bill
presented by the Marion county
delegation, the Bennett bill will
be first top, ; which gives the ap
pointment to- the governor.;
Appeal to Meier I -To
Get His Support
:: Political gossip credits some as
pirants with placing their claims
before Governor-elect Meier; get
ting the reaction that Meier would
depend largely on Senator Brown's
recommendation. . '
i Chris Kowlts has been busy en
listing support from his friends
for the senatorshlp. Charles Ar
cherd will make no effort for the
place; but Is receptive if the light
ning strikes his way. Frank Set
tlemeler's chances are rated low
because of his known conserva
tism, which doesn't set well with
Brown and the Meier adherents.
Dr. Van Winkle of Jefferson, who
was mentioned, has made no head
way. Louis Lachmund has sup
port, notably that of Homer Fos
ter, Salem manager for Meier. -.
: There remains the strong pos
sibility that the appointment will
go to someone not mentioned,
someone ot known high standing
in the county, not connected with
any of the party brawls. Who yet
may be counted on to support the
Meier program and work with
Brown, which are the conditions
Brown-lays down.
Oddly enough there Is little stir
oyer the! bouse vacancy. In May
a bevy ef young lawyers covered
the; county seeking the nomina
tion. Now none is openly making
a bid for the place. Ivan Martin
of Salem and Mark Paulsen of
Syverton, both ex-members, may
be regarded as distinctly elegible
(Turn to page 2, coL 3)
Body Back Home
Oi U.S. Minister
I1 HOLLAND, Mich., Jan. ! 3
(AP) The body ot Gerrit John
Diekema, who died at tbe Hague
while serving as minister to the
Netherlands, arrived here 'today
under an escort of honor provid
ed by tbe state of Michigan and
the city of Holland, his birth
place. Funeral service for Diek
ema will be held here Monday
afternoon with burial in a local
cemetery.
Gregory in Office Monday;
2 Problems Before Council
: P. Mj Gregory who came out
of ' Hollywood, Salem's newest
business district, to win a -closely
contested election for mayor,
will take his seat tomorrow night
overlooking the 14 aldermen at
the first; regular meeting ot the
council, this year. ' He succeeds
Maytor T. A. Llvesley who has
served two two-year terms. I
; ; City Recorder ' Mark Poulson
and Cltyj Treasurer C. j O. J Rico
will-also take office but both of
these;! men are present . in
cumbents. .. ' .; ;! ;'-;-t .-. -1
Gregory, eommjtled without
reservation to municipal owner
ship ot utilities, will - find t 1 the
question lot . how to . secure - the
Oregon-Washington Water plant
the, first lone to confront him.
Trindle "iWant To Begin
Condemnation Suit At Once
City Attorney Trtndlef has an
nonnced that - Alderman .O. A. Ol
son, chairman ot the eouncll'J
nttllty committee, has " author
ized him to nroeeed with a 'con
demnation ordinance, authorizing
the city
attorney to
proceed to
fIiSI
Broken Sextant Came,
Ship Gets Almost
To Bermuda
Initial Attempt to Fljf
Ocean for Profit !
; Ends Quickly
NORFOLK, Va., JaiL 3.
(AP) r- A damaged sextant!
and a shift in the wind en
countered within a few miles
of the first goal, caused fail
ure today of theV first at
tempted "pay-load' airplana
flight from New . York to
Paris.,, , i , . i
The monoplane Tradewincl
piloted by Lieutenant Wil
liam S. MacLaren and MrsJ
Beryl f Hart; was forced to
turn hack and landed tonight:
at the Hampton Roads naval
air station,- more than fif
teen i hours after she had
taken pff from New York.:
The fliers had flown approx
imately 1,500 miles whea
they landed at 9 :25 o'clock
but were none the worse f6r;
their experience other! than
grime and weariness. ! t j
Lieut. MacLat-en and Mrs.
Hart, after anchoring their plana
securely for the night, went toi
the quarters oft Lieut. C. C
Champion at the naval base
where Mrs. Hart I retired shortly
after her arrival. Both , ant
nounced, however, they would
resume their flight to Paris
Monday morning ovr the same
route as originally planned. j i
The mishap that resuUed in!
the failure of the night I -'occur
red before ( the big monoplane
had left the water at New York:
Because of the heavy K load,
Lieut. MacLaren said. It was ne
cessary to "rock", the plane bei
fore It would rise. In so 'doing
the sextant, . which was on the
gas tank, fell to the floor of the
plane, and the lens '
in the tele-
scope was broken.
Mishap not Discovered
CatU Flight Well Started
He did not discover the mis
hap until be was an hour and a
half out of New York. . Then be
decided to continue, setting his
course by compass and a dead reckv
oning. All went well until they
were " within a comparatively
short distance of Bermuda, the
first stop, when the wind shifted,
t The plane was not equipped
with radio and no bearings could
be asked. Realizing that he
might run . out of r gasoline in
search of the Island, MacLaren
said be and his companies de-'
elded I to turn back. Hampton
Road si where MacLaren learned '
to fly as a navy pilot In 1119,
was selected as the nearest point
and -a compass course was set
for. the Virginia capes.' It was
2: to -o'clock when the plane
turned back, having been la the
air then seven hours.. I
No- trouble was encountered
on tbe flight to Hampton Roads
and a . few minutes before i 9
o'clock the lights of the Hamp
ton Roads naval air station were
picked up and an easy landtag
made In the darkened waters of
Willoughby Bay, on which the
air station fronts. Lieut. Mac
Laren said most of the piloting -was
done by Mrs. Hart while he
looked after the navigating da
ties His records showed the
plane. had been in the air IS
hours and 25 minutes. , '
get the plant by, court suit. Tria
dle wUl propose this ordinance)
tomorrow night and if the meas
ure carries be declares he can
have the case prepsred In 33
days and be ready for trial la 3d
more. .:.: j
The water company said noth
ing during tbe 60-day period .al
lowed for the 1 acceptance or re
jection of the city's $875,000 tor
the plant and the obvious answer
is that tbe ! company Is by no
means Interested- in such aa
amount for Its plant. Trindte
has stated that' the condemna
tion suit could proceed at once
Irrespective lot the validity ot
the charter! amendment posned
Msy 16. 1930. providing for the
purchase of tbe plant.
Meanwhile Judge Gall 8. 11111
Is pondering the7 'oral and writ
ten arguments for and against the
suit and Mayor-Elect Gregory may
be asked to outline a policy em
the next step the city should take.
No funds are available to pay
the 86500 : engineering fee due
. (Turn to page 2, coL 1)
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