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----- '""T "' ' ' 'f " ' ' ' t -.. . J-,.- :'. ",."';.; J;, . . ' . '...'' '. .1' J : j : ! i J. ' U CIRCULATION THE! WEATHER Average Distribution 'January, Si Cloudy today mid Mon day, moderate teiupcrlU are; Max. temperature Saturday SI, MIn. 25, river .0 foot,' south wind, part cloudy.! Nt paiO, dmilj, Suadiy (0861 ' keioei or jl i. c. FOUNDED, 1831 EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, February 8, 1931 No. 273 7172 SOtONS TINKER I'lLE SESSION No Major Issues Decided in First 28 Days; Speed Becoming. Essentiar : Saturday and Night Work to Be Rule Soon; 40 Days Won't be Enough j A legislature, unlike a , '3 1 au tomobile, lacks quick starting power, pickup and getaway. Asa result '. for : four weeks the 3 6th session , has been lumbering along, apparently In low-gear al though Its 90 mechanics have been busy tinkering on various parts of the contraption, resolved that 'the closing days of the 1931 Journey shall be made In record breaking speed. As a result of this slow-speed start, the accomplishments of the session are like profits In flax; all in the future. Save for a score or so of minor measures which evoked no debate, the only major legislative accomplish ment of both houses has been the closing of the Rogue. The refusal to pass the Manning report ask ing a referendum on prohibition, the defeat of the MePhillips bus transportation Tepeal bill, the loss of Senator Woodward's at tempt to let all voters pass on school bond Issues and the refus al of the house to stand with the governor in his desire to appoint the Port of Portland . commis sioners constitute the major things the legislature has re fused to do. Adjournments . Early In pay " Otherwise the record has been one of short sessions, occasional debates, numerous public hear ings, considerable work in com mittees and adjournment "until tomorrow." Unless extraordinary speed is forced from the legislative ma chine, there will be three more weeks at least with a good chance that a fourth will he needed be fore the session adjourns, r. V: -(Turn to gage IS, eol. 1 j Moral 'OF : producers group A. E. ,Newby was elected presi dent of the-Oregon Milk Produc ers' association at the meeting of the board of directors held In Portland on Saturday. Other! offi cers named were R. W. Clark of Salem, vice-president; W.J W. Henry., secretary - manager, i and W. J. Carter, treasurer. All chairmen and secretaries of local units of the state were' call ed In at the Saturday meeting and an intensive campaign for increas ed membership was outlined, During the past two weeks W. W. Henry, manager, had sent out letters to many producers who ation and inclosed co n tract blanks. By this method many, new were not members of the associ members have been added to the state organization and during the next 30 days an intensive mem bership campaign will be launch ed over the state. The present membership in ; the association Is approximately 1200. D. C. Howard, formerly field representative of the state' organ ization, has resigned and C. E. Ol sen was named to take his place. Directors of the state association expressed themselves as very; well pleased with the response on the part of producers and the growth that the organization has made within the past year. : f Woman Killed by Unoccupied Car, Brakes Give Way SEATTLE, Feb. 7 (AP)j An unidentified woman, about 60, was killed here tonight when an unoccupied automobile sped through an Intersection in the " downtown district. Police said the emergency brake apparently loosened, allowing the car to speed down a j very steep hill Into Second avenue, where It scattered pedestrians and struck down the woman and then crashed Into, a parked auto mobile. i Witnesses said the woman stood, apparently terror stricken, in the car's path. Frank Werber ger, owner of the car, was being questioned. i - Young to Face I Murder Charge PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7. Aft wong roo xoung, as, known also as Jack Young; was held without ball In the county Jail tonight on a charge of first degree murder in the death of Mrs. Kose too, wninese. j NICARACUAXS CLASH vANAfiUA. Nicaragua. Feb. 7 (AP) Headquarter of the NI nrirnin n ational mard retorted , today patrols of guardsmen jclash- ed- witn two sanas oi msufgenu yesterday. Will Assist at Cooking Matinee ' - ' - i Rita Conner, who will assittt at Cooklnjt Matinee for gaa cook ery, Feb. 17-20. j j Miss Rita Conner to Assist Miss Campbell; Show Modern Methods I The third week la February Is the time set for a most Interest ing event for the ladies of Salem. Four days that week they; will hare the opportunity of attending the cooking matiness, at which they can get all sorts of Interest ing ideas on anything that i con cerns their duties in the kitchen. These matinees will take place February 17-18-19-20, - in the basement auditorium of the First Methodist church, corner of Church and State streets, j The matinee is sponsrred by The Statesman in co-operation ; wj.th the! gas company, i j Willa Campbell, home econom ics demonstrator for the Tappan Stove company, will conduct the cooking matinees this year, through the courtesy of the Port land Gas & Coke company. She will bo assisted by Rita Conner, well known home economist in the city of Salem. r ' ' - Few people can talk and it the same time get the baking I pow der In the cake or the milk: in at the right time, but these young women get in all of the ingre dients and tell the reason why and why not, at the same time. Variety Antidote For Drudgery The only drudgery In today's housekeeping, with its wonderful gas ranges and astounding new methods of refrigeration, would be in making the same desserts for ten years and cooking the same meats in the same ways. It's eating the same old food day In and day out that gets mon otonous. That's why the clever housewife is always on the look out for new ideas that's only one of the reasons for attending cooking matinees, buying new cook books, etc. It's a pleasure to fix our menu when it Is filled with the unusual. When we have accomplished this, and have im- , (Turn to page 13,. col. 1) CHICAGO. Feb. 7. (AP) Serious disorder broke out to nigfct when police attempted to disperse a crowd of more than 500; persons in the Humboldt park district who had assembled to protest refusal of bakers to lower the price of bread from ten to six cents a loaf. Police charged into the pro testers and arrested five of their number two women, two men and. a youth of 14. The crowd quickly gathered, however, and thronged through the streets bearing banners and posters de manding slxjfent bread. The outbreak had its , Incep tion several days ago when wom en of the district, convinced that ten I cents was too uch to pay for bread began picketing nine bakeries In the vicinity stopping prospective, purchasers and ad vising them to boycott the baker ies. ' - The bakers retaliated by ob taining an injunction 1 from Judge Dennis Sullivan. This aft ernoon a protest meeting was ar ranged in a west side hall at tended by a capacity crowd Tocl ferous ln4ts demands. As the meeting broke up the crowd assembled in the street and began a march on one of the largest bakeries In the vicinity. Police appeared and made their arrests. Report Chicago Needs New Cops CHICAGO. Feb. 7. (AP) An entire new police force for Chi cago was suggested In the report of the citizens police committee. made public today. The report said the committee is considering seriously the feasi bility of seeking dismissal of the present force in its entirety, en rolling a complete force to operate under new statutes. IWTEHEST GRQWIIIIG III COOKING SCHOOL RIOT BK OUT OVER BREAD PRICE MEN DRIFT ON ICE ARE SAVED S 21 Still Floating , on Lake Erie Floes but Miss - Peril of Rocks 57 Swept Away in Blizzard But 36 Make own way To Shore Safely BUFFALO. N. Feb. 7 (AP) A fickle wind snatched more than a score of fishermen from almost certain death to night and whirled the Ice floe on which they were trapped out Into the open waters of Lake Erie once again, raising fresh hopes of rescue if they could only hold out until dawn. Only a few degrees, from north by northeast to east, ' did the treacherous wind that sweeps Lake Erie shift, but it was enough to drive the ice floe away from the Black Rocks of Stur geon Point where veteran sailors of the Great Lakes had feared it i would be smashed to fragments with Its living freight. Twenty-one fishermen were missing from their hozq.es to night and all were believed to be drifting helplessly several miles off shore In the grip of waves lashed to fury by a driving wind which blew throughout the day. Thewind died down late tonight but long hours still must elapse before the turbulent waters of Lake Erie would sink to their normal swell. Fifty-seven men in all were trapped on floating Ice when a blizzard swept down upon the Lake out of the northeast cutting them off from shore by a blind ing curtain of snow which, for several hours, was made more In tense by fog. Thirty-six of these hardy Great Lakes fishermen fought their own way to shore over miles of broken ice and open water or were rescued by coast guard crews who , fought their way through the treacherous waters of the lake to reach them. Look at That Boy Go Ah! It's Graham NEW YORK. Feb. 7. (AP) Ladies and gentlemen of the newspaper reading audience i this is oyster cracker broadcast-! ing from pier 6 of the Hudson! river. We're all down here to Bee Graham McN-.mee take oft for a holiday In Bermuda on the liner Duchess of York. It's exactly 11 o'clock and a beautiful day. I wish I could describe this scenery to youi with the skyline of the city against the clear sky and the water lapping at the sides of the ship here goes the liner away from its pier maybe you can hear the whistles blowing she's off, she's off. But where's McXamej? Here he comes, running down the pier j ior an he s ortn teoooooooook at that jfcoy go. Say, I've never seen anything, like it folks, this is a. race to remember all your life. He'll make it, he'll make it. No, he's missed it. It's just 55 seconds after 11 o'clock, folks, and McXamee has missed the boat by 55 seconds. But hold on. He's taking a tug. There he goes. It's gaining gaining It's alongside there he goes, up the rope ladder, and he's aboard. Aboard. Now we'll turn the microphone over to Mr. McNamee: "'Goodbye folks- Goodbye, we're off, everything's o.k.". You have been listening to Graham MUs'amee sailing for a vacation in Bermuda. The exact time Is 11:02:30, eastern stand ard time- we now return you to our studios. Ritchie Move is Under Way Now In 12 oi States BALTIMORE, Feb. 7. (AP) More than a year before the na tional party conventions, friends of Governor Albert C. Ritchie are attempting to set up organizations In every slate to further his can didacy for the democratic nomina tion. Today it was announced that Ritchie - for - President : league branches had been formed fu four additional states, bringing the number organized since the first of the year to 12. Lad is Slain by Hit-Run Driver; . Suspect is Held PORTLAND. Ore., FebJ 7. (AP) An unidentified boy, about IK years old, was Injured fatally here tonight by a hit-and-run mo torist. , . Later a man who said ho was Ivan F. Sayger, 18, of Portland, was arrested , on a charge of driv ing while drunk and police began an Investigation of the theory he was the driver of the death car.. - HID VEER Hawley Like Tar Baby, He SayNuttin' WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. (AP) The way of the tar baby worked again today, just as It did with Bre'r Rabbit. ' Chairman Hawley of the house ways and means committee did not want to prognosticate about veterans' relief legislation and news reporters were laying a bar rage of questions Trom every- side. Suddenly Hawley's blue eyes lighted as he recalled the Joel Chandler Harris stories and how Bre'r Rabbit insisted that the tar baby answer his greeting how Bre'r Rabbit finally got all tan gled up and -angry without even a word from the patient tar baby. "Remember Uncle Remust" Hawley asked. "Remember tar baby and Bre'r Rabbit?" i . As nods went around the circle, the chairman spread out his hands and blinked. , ' ? "Tar baby," Hawley Imperson ated, "he say nuttin'." J. W. CAMPAIGN IS TO START MONDAY Over 50 Local Women Will Engage in Drive for Quota of $7000 Recognition for the work done for Salem by the Y. W. C. A. and plea for liberal support of citizens in the finance campaign is contained in the following statement from Henry R. Craw ford, president of the chamber of commerce, issued just before the annual Y. W. drive for funds: "We all recognize that the Y. W. C. A. is doing splendid work in the community, use ful work that should be appre ciated by the people of Salem. "In its annual campaign for support beginning, Monday, I trust our citizens by their pledges will make it possible for the association to continue Its good work.'1 HENRY R, CRAWFORD, President Baleiu clumber of . commerce. Between 50 and CO Salem women will , start -ont early Mon day morning - to make the can vass of business houses and resi dents for pledges to the $7,000 fund which the association is seeking to carry through its work for the present year. Mrs. F. A. Elliott is in gen eral charge of the campaign, and met' yesterday with her cap tains and workers to outline fi nal plans for the actual solicita tions. Teams, Captains Are Announced Captains of the teams" are: Miss Helen Louise Crosby, Mrs. W. D. Clarke, Mrs. F. M. Erick son, Mrs. George Hug an'd Mrs. W. E. Anderson. Mrs. Anderson's team will be composed of Mrs. J. M. Devers, Mrs. Leonard Nelson, Mrs. K. W. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Verne Mclntyre, Mrs. W. J. Mlnklewitz. Mrs. J. H. Farrar, Mrs. Frank Bowersox, Mrs. Fred Alban Weil, Mrs. M. (Turn to page 13, col. 3) SOME MAJOR QUESTIONS AS YET UNANSWERED OF OREGON UTILITIES: Shall Meier, hydro - sure carry despite admitted : conflict with federal law for same purpose? - j Shall single commissioner be given power of utility regula tion, with or without hlp of "advocate of the people" as proposed by Carey and Harlan? . What will be the fate of the grange power bill providing for generation and distribution of electrical energy by large districts? . , ' I v TAXKS: Shall 1929 intangibles tax, partially collected, be kept by state or returned to taxpayers? Shall tax On income from intangibles be enacted, effective 1930 and thereafter? Shall Representative Mott's resolution to ban direct ad val orem tax on property for state purposes, pass? Will penalty be eliminated on delinquent taxes and 12 per cent Interest rate reduced to eight? GOVKRXMENT EFFICIENCY: Shall state constabulary be estab lished, abolishing traffic, game and fish warden, tire war den, and prohibition department organizations? Shall Crawford bill prevail putting all independent commis sion funds into general fund for legislative budgeting and control? r I 1 v -- . I HIGHWAYS: Shall one-mill tax on market roads be abandoned and moneys from license and gas taxes be pro-rated to coun-i ties in lieu of this tax? j j, Shall new short-cut route to coast from Portland be put on highway map? PROHIBITION: Shall Upton bill to amend Oregon "bone-dry' law to make it conform to Volstead act be passed? ' PUBLIC WEAL: Shall tree textbooks, paid for by school dlsj iricis, oe proviuea oy legislative ouacuusm iui stuwi children? ! " , j Shall system of old-age pensions, beginning when applicant Is 65, be provided for, each county to provide needed money j SPECIAL 3IEASURES : Shall Tualatin tunnel bill be approved What answer shall be-made to governor in his demand that he be allowed to appoint four Port of Portland commlsi sioners i I Will flax tangle at state penitentiary be injected Into closing days of session? if , ' " i What will be the. upshot of various moves to regulate botn commercial and game iisningr WAYS AXD MEANS:! What will be dono with mounting state de ficit, estimated t bo $4,000,000? . " . ; . - J Will any curbing be" done on . Increased appropriations askeir for by state institutions of higher learning? ! I ; Will joint committee make good on its suggestion tnait budget must bo balanced, no matter where ax falls? I AGTU CULTURE : Will department of agriculture biU be enacted into law? H ' - '' ' Will special tax be placed oi oleomargarine to help butter ' producers? - ; ' . . ' MEIER VIEW QU ROGUE CLOSING ETON Pre-Election Statement Favor of Sportsmen Is Becalled in November Vote and Other Considerations! may Change Outlook Br SHELDON P. SACKETT What will be the fate of the Rogue river closing bill when it reaches the governor Monday? j ' If one belongs to the Senator Miller group of river closing en-j thusiasta the answer; is imme diately that the governor wilt sign it and the legislative battle en the Rogue, for this year at least, wfll be history., j Yet around the capltol ' this last week, after the bill , had passed both houses and was be-j ing duly enrolled and signed, preparatory to submission to tbej governor, there arose persistent statements that Governor Meiler would' veto the bill and give the legislature a chance to show whether it was really for or against Ills views. The idea of a veto, Rogue river closing proponents declare is fatuous in view of Mr. Meier's pronouncement in Medford last summer that he wanted the stream reserved for sport fish-j Ing alone. The Rogue closing backers 'immediately picked this; statement up and considered! Governor Meier throughout thei campaign as one of their own camp. Possible Reasons For Veto Listed There are three apparent tea sons which may induce the jsov ernor to change his mind audi to veto the bill. ; j 1. The November vote, v IMrJ Meier has repeatedly talked about "mandates of the people".! "rule of the majority", and sim ilar statements. Now the votej of the people last number, wasi against closing the Rogue. Mr.; Meier as governor sits on a risky teeter-totter. If . he . swings I toj the Medford speech and his own! pronouncements, he goes against the people. . If he vetos the blllj standing with the people, he be comes Inconsistent with his own statement. The situation is one where the people's vote and .a candidate's platform do not coin cide and yet the candidate won the election. j j Ticklish as is the situation, fin either case the governor has am ple reason for his decision. If he stands by the sportsmen he can tell the majority which in November voted against Rogue closing that he bad already com mitted himself. If he vetos the bill and thus opposes closing, I he can readily tell the Mlllerite group that promises before No vember are off in view of the popular vote. j j f 2. The pressure of the cmt mercial fisheries. It Is no secret that the commercial fishing in terests at the mouth of the (Turn to page 13, col. 2) 1 BY 36TH SESSION LEGISLATURE electric power conservation mea CERTAIN Duce at the Wheel Did - ' : He Run Down Little Child? Benito Mussolini haa long been noted mm an auto driver In Italy. He Is shown above at the wheel of his high-powered racing roadster, picture that gains new Interest because of stories recently pub lished alleging" to confirm the fact that the Italian dictator killed as child while drivlna It was such a story that led to instituting the court-martial of Brigadier-General S medley Butler. MEIERS STRENGTH TEST DUE Port Bill Coming up for Final Senate Vote; Co ercion Rumored Another and more severe test of the strength of Governor Meier in the port of Portland battle is expected to be fought out In the senate Monday when the Angell elective bill, as amended by in sertion of four names for commis sioners, conies up for final vote. ' Clashes over the pbrt bill have given the legislature,' not to men tion people of the state, some of the greatest excitement of the session. The governor and his cohorts squeezed' out a moral vic tory on a senate roll call late last week when the vote was 15 to 14 to defeat the minority report sub mitted by Gus Moser, attorney for the port and senator from Multno mah county. The partial victory kept In the bill the name of Rufus Holman, the governor's candidate as com missioner; it also kept in the name 1 of Kenneth D. Dawson, of whom Meier Is said to have dis approved for that post, and of Henry 'L.. Corbett and Hillman Lneddemann. These three men had already the approval of the majority of th r delegation from their county. p However, thei governor may bold the whip hand on the matter after all. as he Is said to be hold ing threat of veto of the Rogue river bill over the heads of those who have refrained from joining the yes-line on the port of Port lan&jrote. Whether this method, if applied at all. will be directed largely to the Josephine and Jackson coun ty solons or to the legislators who are supposed 4o have traded votes on the port matter remains to be seen. But in all events, Monday will see a big test in the situation. KILLED BY WOMAN SEATTLE. Feb. 7 CAP) Mrs. Mary O. Burbick, 42, shot and killed ber divorced husband, Joseph O. Burbick here tonight because he would not cease pay in her unwelcome attentions. fine said ever since their divorce a year ago, Burbick "had been bothering her." i Burbick continued to prowl about the house and pounded on the windows, she told police, af ter the door was barred aeainst bJm. Mrs. Burbick said she open ed the door and warned mm -you get out of here and keep away.- It you don't, I'll shoot you and shooti you dead.'" When her former husband ad vanced and threatened to take the gun away from her, Mrs. Bur bick fired three times, she said. The last shot struck Burbick in the left chest and be died almost immediately. Mrs. Burbick then notified neighbors and awaited arrival of police. The couple have two grown sons. ; .: ' ; Amelia Earhart Is Married to George Putnam NOANK, Conn., , Feb. . 7. (AP) -Three months ago George Pali r Putnam, publish er, explorer and aviation enthus iast, beamed on questioning re porters and admitted: . "To marry Miss Emelia Ear hart would be sweU." Then a sadder tone came into his voice as he lamented, "But nothing in this Tale of tears is certain". - ' Today the world didn't look at all like a vale of tears to him, for at noon he married the fa mous; Transaclantic axlatrlx at the homo of Mrs. Frances Put nam, ibis mother, MM Divorced Bf n n Promised no Parole in Case Of Brigham Young, is Judge's Response i "It's absurd," declared Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan yesterday In commenting upon charge of F. T. Grigsby, attorney for Brigham Young, found guilty by a Jury of an unnatural crime, that McMa han had promised to parole Young when be came before him for sentence, provided there was proof of t Young's good character. fMcMahan sentenced Young to a year in the state penitentiary and refused parole. Motion asserting that the. cir cuit judge who tried the case had made such a promise was tiled with the county clerk Friday af ternoon. . 1 ., 1 McMahan -pointed out that Grigsby of Portland, with whom Young was employed, and Rev. Lemuel E. Esteb of Portland ap peared before him previous to the sentence1 -in the interests of Young, whom they declared to be a capable man and one of good character. Made no Promise To Parole Youth The Circuit judge said that In this instance there had been a (Turn to page 13, col. 4) E PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7. (AP) Police detectives tonight expressed the opinion an attempt to enter the home of Mrs. H. W. Howard bere Friday night was made by a prowler who was frightened away when he opened a door nd upset a sewing cabinet. Mrs. Howard, state's witness in the unsolved death of Mrs. Leone Bowles, Portland society matron, has been attacked twice within the past 10 weeks and a police guard has been stationed at her home. Mrs. Howard early last night re ported to Patrolman Charles Vin cent, who was on duty at her home, that she had heard a noise in a rear bedroom. The officer' said he would Investigate as soon as Patrolman George Tilden ar rived. When Tilden arrived, how ever, Vincent hurried off to eat and Tilden, investigating, found the bedroom open, a sewing cab inet upset and footprints leading up to and away from the door. Three Brothers ' Arrested; Face Local Charges ) , . -i PORTLAND, Ore.; Feb. 7 : (AP) Three brothers were held here today for Marlon county au thorities. They are Hal Martin and L. R. Martini arrested on a charge of larceny, and Weldon Martin, arrested: for passing a check with insufficient funds, j Calendar Monday in Legislature j Both houses reconvene at 11 a. m. j SENATE I Senate bills on third read ing: fi, 47. 173, 128, 127. 119, 117,-150. 56,' 121, 140, 122, 125, 126. 129, 130. 131. 132. 133, 134J 135. 13C, 137. 138. 139. 141, 113. 120. i House bills on third read ing: 73, 15, 24, 2, 49. 10. House Joint resolution 5. nousE House bills on third read ing: 133, 144, 160, 196, 231, 240. j Senate bills on third read ing: ft. 93. Special orderj 3 & m- sen ate bill 55, nm ASSERTS CHARGE IS ABSURD CUIM PROWLER 01 SB KIM 1ST ! ! L I FACE 6ALL0VJS No Recommendation Asking Life r Imprisonment is Made in Verdict Decision Reached on Four Ballots; Plea Made by Defense Attorney l i . MEDFORD, Ore-, Fb. 7 CAP) James E. Klngsley; alias J. C.I Adams, was convicted by a circuit court Jury here tonight of : the first degree murder of Saat Prescott Ashland policeman. Tit verdict carries the death penalty. Prescott was shot :o death Jan uary 24 iwben he stopped Kingsley to question him about ownership of the automobile he'was driving. The car had been stolen.; I Kingsley at the time of the murder was a fugitive from tfc-' attle where he wa wanted la connection with a drag store rub bery. I i Kingsley rechc-d t;e verdJct without any show of emotion, file will be sentenced Tuesday morn ing. V- I I The Jury took four ballots. The first! ballot was eight' to four for the death penalty; the: second wps nine to three; the third eleven to one and on the fourth agreement was reached. -Defense,' Pleads for Life Imprisonment The fate of Kingsley was placed Iq the hands of a circuit court Jury at 4:30 o'clock today. At 6 o'clock tonight the Jury was tak en out to dinner to return later to resume ' deliberation. The state asked the death pfn (Turn to page 13 col. 5) ATI MEIER LETTER PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. 7. (AP)--Hal E. Hoss, secretary t state, said here tonight he has "convinced that thei present method of handling the state traffic problem Is the right meth od and I am going to fight for " it." H- j This! statement was made by Hoss after, he had read published reports; from Salem regarding a letter-written htm by Governor Julius "L. Meier in which the gov ernor said that administration of the traffic department "never did and does not properly belong to" , the secretary of state's offlc. "I have heard enough from the motorists and law enforce ment agencies and groups inter ested In traffic law enforcement" Hoss said, "to indicate that tbe consolidated police bill is not generally favored. I expect, from what has been indicated to mm. that a . strong protest from all over "the state will be filed with the committee which has ibis matter in charge." (The commit tee on I revision of laws, headed oy j. u. uaney, Aiuunoman.) i I" 15 WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. AP Bishop James Cannon, Jr.J ot the Methodist Episcopal church. South, was clearel tonight by a committee of 12 ministers of charges brought against him lait September by four elders of the church. - 1 ' J Bishop Cannon had been charg ed by Dr. Forrest J. Harrell of Richmond, and Dr. X. P. Martin, of Abingdon, Va., with conduct prejudicial to the welfare of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. 1 Bishop W. N. Ainiworth ot Birmingham, Ala., who presided over the hearing made the' an nouncement of Bishop Cannon's exoneration on tbe steps of the Mount Vernon Place I Methodist church at the conclusion of fire days ot investigation. I Bishop Alnsworth made the fol lowing statement: j ' "A committee of Investigatiea in the ease of Bishop James Caa non. Jr.. concluded its hearings t Washington today. The commit tee found no trial necessary." Heart Trouble Causes Sudden Death of Tandy - i i JEFFERSON. Feh. 7 (Sdv cial) S. R. Tandy, 68, local real estate operator, died suddenly at his office here shortly after 5: o'clock this afternoon. Heart failure was pronounced cause ot death by a physician who jwas called. - . ' - r - Mr. Tandy came here some 1 S years ago. He was a native of Kentucky Surviving him are two daughters, one in California, the other' la Kentucky. ' 1 Funeral arrangements will be made as soon as word Is re ceived from the daughter In Ken tucky. IE COMES FOUND GUILTY 9-