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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1931)
i ! FACE TWO SUED SCHOOL FUtlD AT ISSUE ,f.!si:r Said Obly to cu . Amount; Single Item Veto Questioned (Continued from p&x 1) cuestaiof the institution heads, nd that the full! 1.11 .0 0 Or would te required to carry on in wora tt the 8C&0O1S. . ; Vetoed Amounts , Total f 120,000 - Axi--int"tlftnB tod br COT ernor Mir op until last night ar- srregate SlZt.060. TM ui these Items was 40,oe tor the construction of a state armory -LaQrande. Other items included 130,000 lor a mining surrey. ItSIO for the state penitentiary. i 15.200 for the feeble minded niftiv rnr ill state su- I1VU1V, - , preme court, $9500 to pay the ami- ary or an aaaiuana vivu la Multnomah county, and $15. 1 000 of the $40,000 forth warer- Ir baby home. .' w iss bills were en the desk of Governor Meier last night awaiting official action. Gorantor Meier yesterday lop ped off $15.00 rrom u-i-prlatlon of J40,oefl athorlxed by - .... m at. AMHrvvnAd the legislature u:or. m r. - . hniia r at the Wa- Yerly baby home to Portland. Tim appropriation was apprww Amount of $25,000.! The. appro priation for me hhww lorn receiTed the indorsement of the Joint ways and! means com mittee and was contingent upon, the directors of the Institution au thorizing a similar allowance for construction operations. The gorernor retoed house bill 145.- by RepresentatlTes Lee and Fisher, proridingthat retersn of the Indian wars and their widows, ehall be admitted to the old sol diers home. , ; : . . - , It dees, not appear adrisabie to remore t u chjes trtctlo n at this time. read the gorernor's reio an er sage. - ; T- Creating New '- -" " Office Opposed The- Teto also was applied to house bill 18$, by Bepresentatire Korton and others, i authorizing the appointment of tax collectors by the county courts.! "This legislation is unnecessary nd unwarranted, read the- reto message, "for the reason that It creates another office at this time." - Gorernor Meier .signed house till STI. hy the Joint committee - on assessment and taxation, pro viding for a state intangibles tax. This law was enacted In lieu of the 1129 intangibles tax act which was declared unconstitutional by ihe state supreme court. The governor also signed sen Ate bill SCI, by Senator Strayer and others, reducing the person nel of the Joint ways and means committee from 20 to 14 mem- - hers. . Farorable consideration also was giren a bill by Representatire Schaupp, glring to Justice courts the power of parole in cases where the persons eonricted are under tl years of age. A- " ' J V- MSMWKLlVd . . YowH merer I SJF i i jr -"" - guess the end- ljj'l ' .: MV? f - Inc. But oh how -fiT Vf IMEIG STORING Larmer Transfer & Store ! Wc also handle Fuel Oil and Coal .-J 80th Anniversary Number Coupon Would you like for your out-of-town friends to know the early history of Salem and the Oregon territory? The Oregon Statesman Annirersary number March 23 wlfl sketch those trying, thrilling days,; featuring many interesting and funny In cidents of that history which are not ordinarily known. 1 : You wia want extra copies and should order them now. The price is 30 cents, including postage for those mailed out. List the names and addresses below. We wI3 do the mailine;. . . ! - ". Name . - ' ; - ' I I-.'.. .... " . ' - . - - - ; ;.; - i v - - - i-- - . - . 1 "- t . .- Z : " ":... " . . " V - . , - . t. s- I - i - . .. .4 i H t. ,. - - . .-" ; - : . Mail or bring the list to ' 1 - - - . . . . Sent by .. MEET DAVID! Young DaTfd Smith, Jr., who will be one of the soloists on ih Ad clnb spring opening nigh program Friday the Tbirtcentb. Another bill signed by Gorer nor -Meier authorises the refund of moneys-paid under the -192 1 intangibles tax law in erent. the act is declared unconstitutional by the United States supreme court. The intangibles law al ready has been held InTalld by the state .supreme court. Payments under , 'the unconstitutional - law aggregated $t 91.9D 0. - Oil' EKUIT PflflBLEMS STUDIED -i (Continued from page X) and Solution of the Problems Arising from the Conduct of the Adolescent Girl," Kent Shoemak er. Highway Traffic i and Its .Problems, i ,i ' c - Deas Roy -H. Hewitt, during the course of his Introduction of speakers, pointed out that social selection, pared' the way for crime, so-called "clrilized . socie- Uea tending: to preserve the weak at the expense of the strong. He said he -felt that persons of in ferior Intelligence,. Incapable of reaching at least the mid-grades ta elementary schools, should be prevented' by law' from perpet uating their kind. i Hewitt cited illustrations of feeble-mindedness carried -from, generation to gen eration by the fecundity of weak minded people - ' , , - GRAND WEDNESDAY THURSDAY t ! Street The Statesman Office. . . , ' K " . . ' ' : . J.. i ; The m I! FORGE IIEDE Teachers After Serving two ; ,Years may not be Fired " Except for Cause -:- (ContlatMd from page 1 i tlce- of dismissal must.be glron two and e.-halt months .prior-, to actual 'cessation f ferrice. . ' TmnH. "h - recommendation of :Supt. George Hug who sub mitted surrey showing that ad ditional room is needed afEngle wood and: Highland schools, the board -roted to lay on the-table the matter of :consrtlns addU inn. t HAtH thH schools. The more was o the ground that larger building program is .loom ing. The -board named: Mas. Roy K-en and Sunt. Hug: to begiu a stndy looking toward- future building, possiMy mciuaing a new hi2h school: Protest Decision For Cord Wood ' . Protest against the school board's decision to purchase- cord vnnil Initaad of alabwOOd tor .Use in the schools next year was Toic- ed at the Doara a aessicm vr nlivw JT. MrprL loe&l muius (Or the Spauldiug Logging company, one of the slab wood bidders.- . Mr. Myers submitted to the KiuH rnanlta ftf tMtl from the state hospital engineer, in which he declared aiao wooa naa neat units greater than second growth fir and that' actually the board was paying more .for - second growth fir at $4.45 a cord than for slab at $4.15. s - ; - "Slab wood -dealers are paying heary taxes in Salem end for the schools, and hate to see the board, take the action it has for cord -wood. It is possibly true that cord wood is mora easily fired; hut T don't thin- ran ihnnld consider the I extra work lor the janitors m i this matter," - Mr. Myers declared, asking that the board reconsider Its action' - Ka mAmht of thft Koard Bid any more to substitute slab for cord wood and as .the matter tanda tha knaril will m ahead and purchase second growth fir. as TOtea iwo weexa ago. i;uair man OUnger reminded Myers and other slab wood men present that they might hare fared better it they had presented their cause when the MAa-wer ODdneit and before the matter went to the supplies committee with power to act. - ' Althonrh th subdIIm commit tee has not yet ' accepted any bid, Iran Bellinger was giren or- 1ai fnr 1A nrd nt wnn4 at' his bid price, these te te dellrered immediately as e sample. : me hld ran for 710 cords for all the schools. Bellinger's figure on the total la $4.47. (Continued from page 1) '- 'cleaned' smoke Is treed through the large new stack we hare erected. We use, the four old stacks only in case of something happening, to the : cinder ' elim inator." Heinlein sard the cinders. which are composed of " burnable carbon, are fed ; back into the boilers. - ; Meanwhile production at the JTfc HOTEL CONGRESS PORTLAND, ORBGOtI City El S fully is m OREGON STATESMAN; Balexa. -Oregon Wednesday Moinfa mnr mill Vmos ii steadllr with greater tonnage being produced each month than year ago, . "We dont know how long we can. continue the steady produc tion or paper with six-day week rnd e three-shift plsn in opera tion." said nelnleln. . 0nly tr the most efficient operation, of our plants both here and at Van eouTer, and by an energetic sales poller bare we been able te con tinue steady production: la the face of the marked decline ; in market demand end prices. t Th nonthrr narroll or tne lo cal company ranges-; - oeiweew $45,000 and $50,090. In. addi tiAa. fh. MimiM liaa been Dir hfmtnjr taorB than 200 -cords; of wood daily from territory sur rounding: Sllem; the wood being principally white fir. ; One hun dred units ef fnel were- pur chased from the Spaulding mill as long as it was operating. Now fuel for the- furnace is 'helnc shipped in from Yalsets. M1U City and Dallas. : r -!! : ASSOCIATIOrJ DOES till RELIEFWOBK Report for February! Given ; Out at FJeeting : Held - In hew Quarters - A raat amount of work among the poor of the -Salem ierritorr was done during February, ac cording to the monthly: report presented at a meeting of the As sociated Charities adrisory com- mittfi uoudar night at the Char ities new headquarters, 219 Court street.; ' " ; ii ; The- report showed lit famil ies had been aided a total of 2$ times; 804 resident i Indlrlduals had been aided, in i! addition to the 905 transients who were gir en meals; 114 calls to ; homes were made and 288 calls Were re celred at the- office; iz 9 4 tele phone ealls came'in: 89;artlilea ot clotbins; were giren away; 188 grocery requisitions were handed out; 14 loads of wood were pro rid ed destitute families; and U meat orders, inehidt&fi free fish from thentts market, were dis pensed; fire families were fur nished, garden seed; $4 -persons secured work through the Char ities, and fire comforters and four mattresses were giren to t h e needy.. a The adrisory board, discussed ways and means of helpfng the unemployment situation, and Is mapping out a program to send as many as possible to wood cut ting jobs. This will probably be dereloped further at the bhsiness meeting to be held a week from tonight at .8 o'clock at the asso ciation headquarters. ! The Charities secretary has is sued a call for men's clothing, as the demands hare been-se heary that it is impossible to prorlde for all who need shoes, shirts, coats, suits and underwear. , . : ' Til ' Handling State r Fair Question i Under New Law 4 - ? - i 1 - ' Whether th naw it(A VrlnL tnral 4Mrtramt wMtu ; mt Ti& recent leglslattre session will hare administration ot the Oregon state fair is the anestion that is te be referred to Attorney Gener al Van Winkle for legal opinion. - Attorneys said the act creating the agricultural department abol ishes the state fair board! along with 12 other boards and. com missions.' The state fair beard Is composed of flTe members who serre without compensation. In ease the new act abolishes the board. - officials are wondering how fh state fair is to b haa dled. , . ImH 1 ; Outside Judge Will be Called : For Luper, Case Following Circuit Judge Gale S. HilTs word that he does not care to try the criminal case against Rhea Luper; former state engineer. Judge U. H- McMahaa yesterday directed a letter to Jus tice Henry J. Bean' of the state supreme court asking him to as sign an outside Judge to the ease. : The letter to Justice Bean fol lowed oa heels of an order rerout ing former order of Judge Me Mahan deaigiiatlng Hill as trial judge. : Luper has not been' ar raigned yet. It being understood that his attorney" Is Withholding this until the trial Judge shall be determined. ' J : .' lr l x - r . , .... . " , s s. L nnr? 1111,1 ISUL1E0 FflffllEIEi Virginia! Brooks' Body Is Found In Lcnely Spot By Sheepherder (Coattmwd from page' 1 . 'were found,' runnrng. In a. wide circle and leading to a point near the remains from the highway some distance off. These traces ? formed the groundwork of the search for the slayer six hours after the mys tery of Virginia's disappeeance hs ended. ; ? h George Moses, the herder.! was led to the sack by his dog. Open ing it. Ire. was horrified to find the- body. Hardly had his eyes rested upon it than he turned and . fled to the highway and summoned polieev It took only e -cursory examination, to sow that the girl apparently had been killed at least within 24 hours after she was abducted. . Mosee Terlfied the belief - of police-, that the slayer had , dis posed of his rlctlm only a few hoars before by stating ha passed the scene each day and could not have missed coming upom- the body had it been there yesterday. The search for the girl, which had spread orer three states, in the first week after she dropped tronr-elght, had ebbed to a stand stilt when her body was found. ' The body was stiU clad In the plain emock la which her mother, Mrs. John P. Brooks, had dressed her when she 4eft for school and that and Tier books were the only things, remaining te Identify her. The head appeared to hare been decapitated. . v , . , OLD n HERE - (Continued from page 1) If Of. after her death. Under her will Moore took possession of her property but did not probate the same and continued to manage it until his death, when it was said to emount to $10,000. On the death of Moore last fall the will bearing date ot July 19, 1929 was filed for probate in Clackamas county. This left all the property to Barry. Another will dated August 2$, 1930. leer ing all the property to Ennla D. and .Alice B. Wait was later filed, and letters testamentary were is sued to the Walts. The riral wills haTe been subject ot much scrutiny by the parties interested, and Luke 8. May, criminologist, was called In. according to s re port in the Oregon City papers The three nleceeset up a claim to that portion of the estate which la the. share left by their aunt, with its accruals, which they esti mate at $50,000. They base their claim on the ground that the wills were mutual and reciprocal and that Moore had no right to derlse the property recetred from his spouse to others than the three nieces specified at rererslonary legatees in ner will. 1 The 'interest of the Matlocka is not set forth, nor is that of the brother, Robert Gordon Moore. Hosterer there ia report that the latter might attack the wills pre sented on the grounds of his bro ther's alleged Incompetency. This would let hint inherit at least bis ; eLowrenco and 1N Gr?nco . "iiu fjJOOW" ...COMING ' THURSDAY E Warner Bree.' WJI L SIN O R JCi 6 s Ttartfr By OLIVE L DO AC v Warner's Elsinore 4 : Today Joan . Crawford I n 'Paid." i :)S----?- ' Thursday Lawrence Tibbet '. : la -New Moon ; : . The Grand 'Today - Jack- Whiting in "College Lorers.-.. ; Friday Buck Jones in Des-i . ! ert Vengeance. The Hollywood Today Both Chatterton ' in "Anybody's Woman ; FridayJack Oakle in "Let'e Go Natire.- . 4V "Warner's CapUol Today IMm Lee ia "Woman . ; Hungry'; , - . brother's portion . of the Joint es-' tate. ;,v:-;i; ''..4 .A The Uoores llred oa Ankeny bottom, in the south end of the county. According to tha files of The Statesman ; tor September. 1997, Moore returned homo the night of September 4th and found his wife dead. ' He summoned Dr.. J.'K. Smith of Salem, who found, her throat had been cut, the knife falling from the wound when lie raised her form from the floor. Coroner Clough was called and Sheriff Culrer.v They found the woman's head had been: struck a, serere blow probably prior to the .knife wound. Murder was" Indi cated, but no clews were found definite enough upon which to work. ' . '' - . : . jniii Ft u ' V. (Continued from page.l) ried on successfully in other ci ties. ;-! Braxier Small reported to the leglosv men on the actlritles of the local post's leglslatlre com mittee of which he was chair man. ,,';'.!;.: It was announced that the le gion drum corps would sponsor a dance at Kentl hall March 17, profits going into the drum corps fund. - Mag Page, commander, presid ed at the meeting last i night Little business of a formal na ture was transacted and no espe cially prepared program was giren.-' :.- ''-.Yii-.'f.' : t . ; -l Czar Holds up New Water Rate Boost The tariff of the Brookings Water Serrice. which prorldes tor e slight increase in rates, has been suspended lor 90 days pend ing an lnrestigatlon. according to announcement made at the of fices of the publle utilities com missioner.' This is the first order issued by Commissioner Thomas since he assumed his new office a week ago.. - ;.. ' .;, i ;; :- -i. PLTJ IS LTlU CD lsTilkmgiVtrnon of the Famous ' &W&'tt iH: I'' Stage tlay:--. ; " --2 WITHIN THE LAW" u "j Us s ' Castl . Inclsdes mm OEliD 10 coum Discrepancies Between it and tThat of Loucks : - -Woman noted . I (Conttnued trom pagel) . . Bowles had asked, them not to calUibo emergency, hospital..-.,.-.; Woundod ;Woman '' . t j Carried to Bedroom " Miss . Leueks; statement said she did not --remember handling the -death knife; that Bowles picked t up his wife from the kttchn Hwor mdr-carried her te the- Bedroom where- tbey applied cold towels to the wound. The Statement said Dr. Cooper had been called. I . While : they were waiting for the -doctor, the statement said. Bowles I repeated' orer end. orer Maw. - JI..4 . i. I. iljl M .nil ept muttering to Wmselr. - Bowles' etatement said he did ot wash the knife or touch it except to -see how deep the wound might be Vae read. When Miss Loucka asked him what they were going to do he replied fWo are going to tall the truth MIm ' JUracks' first statement said -she did not know Mrs. Bowles was dead until she read of it later, while her eecond said she knew Bowles left the apart ment to drire to the mortuary. srnira opdb's FLfiiS OOmPLEIBI (CoetJoued from page 1) ; Street between High and Com mercial streets. I WlaJan wilt hs nBTitled promptly at T: S 0 o'clock ' to the accompaniment of whistles. Mayor Gregory will officially announce the opening ot spring orer loud speakers which will be installed by Radio, Headquarters in the namber ox commerce rooms. Newell Williams will be master f ceremonies for the radio pro gram. Among the program num bers to be presented will be Wil lamette nnlrerslty glee club and Willamette girls', chorus.' songs; numbers -by the Lion's club Sweethearts"; eereral three min ute talks;: Dar& Smith, Jr., six year old soloist; and numbers by the Delta Phi sorority trio of Wil lamette unirersity. --. A Savage Siren Who Shocks Society 1 will sweep yon off your feet as Mary Turner, the girl who lived only t for revenge, bnt then snecnmbed to Lore. Greater than TThe Trial of Mary Du- gxnjr i "WARNEBi BROS. Ck LEnon ii? if If jou like tout Entertain merit Dif f erent' Your Heroines Beautiful and your Hero's AU-lIan, Dc't Fail to oetanis uorgeocs uostanco cf the OlJWest,... lh LILA LEE. Rayciond Ilattcn Fred Kchkr J. FarreU UacDonali - Sid. Blackxaer Liberty Club to Offer Program On Friday Nigh t -t- u . : " 1 1 : ' The Liberty' community club' will present a program on Fri day, March 13. at . the commun ity hall.1 - - V ' . The entertainment will include a picture show and part of the Irish concert .airrrov annually at the Salem Y. M. C A. Included in these numbers .will be: Mrs. ClaTence - Bowes, Tlolfn lsh; Mrs. Gordon McGllchrLat, soloist, ; and Robert Hutehins, reader, : will gire numbers. Wil liam McGIlchrist. Sr., will sing Irish songs. Teddy Gar don and Bereriy McGIlchrist will glre an Irish number in costume and the Liberty Boys . chorus will sing. Refreshments will be serred but no admission will be charged. ' Television Now Made Practical : ! - NEW YORK. March 10. (AP) Television has been "brought definitely nearer to commercial application but no attempt will be made to market radio picture receiving equipment this year, the Radio Corporation of America stated fn Its annual report today. The report said "Further research-and 'derelopment I must precede the manufacture and sale to the publle of telerislonsets." Gassy Stomachs ; Made Well Erery person who 'Is troubled with gas la the ' stomach and bowels, should get a package ot Baalmann's Cas Tablets and. see how quickly they will reliers all distressing symptoms.! Sharp pains in the abdomen or about the heart are often due entirely to gas pressure. I Some times the circulation: is restrict ed, causing the hands and feet te grow N numb. - Usually there Is much gurgling or rumbling la the bowels. Many sufferers com plain of a, gnawing feeling; In the stomach, ; extreme nerrousness; heartburn, I drowsiness after eat lug, headaches, dlny spells or la bored breathing. i j i Baalmann's Gas Tablets taken at meal time not only prerent all bad effects from gas, but they in rlgerate the weak nerves Jot the stomach ' and assist in restoring the whole digest ire system te proper working order. I j va ouuiu svnniiuauuB vaeve Aestr letf in the yellow package can be obtained at anyi good drug store. .Price ?1 ererywhere. . Alwsys on hand at! DANIEL J. FRY'S ! ihollywood; OC- j ! i . , Home of CtOC ' Talkies ') TODAY sued THURSDAY Tonight fa Radio Night Brint; Your Tickets ; she lied to wia loTtl The First Lady of the Screen, magnlfl cent . vita bar j poi- - l ,lshed co star of era and The Aiangninjs iAay(" Also Lloyd Hamilton '" ih Ia; , ' '. i ' " 'Xarrlage-liows' Cartoon TIotTiine-ln- 01d-TownM and News Radio at 9 o'clock! A Love Outcast . i , . r r1 IN r -! Hi r 3 . :