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INSURANCE We cannot irevent ' all accidents but almost every one can carry the f 1 acci dent Insurance policy . is ' sued to Statesman subecrib- era," . .-.- EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thnrsday Morning, April 9, 1931 Routes to be Followed Sunday When Viewing Region's Blooms Boy Hero to be ;; Hoover's Guest TO REORGANIZE ' CITY SPEEDILY i fliri'AS (I h nYfViVfVn Hi -J a rXS i rV - the weather ,. ' : ! ' T . :-.;7jnWUVA,7, ' Mr. - ''M r , . river 8.C, nortli wind. . . . ' ISTICiDIITS SEiCES FAKE; DeJlDFJSTRATES a a - GOP, BIDDING VOTE SUPPORT Kick r. i s. i . Man who led Conan Doyle To Spiritualism Doesn't Believe in Ghosts Gets "Messages" From No xted Author and Houdini; : Method ir Secret NEW YORK, April 8 (AP) Asserting "people want to "be fooled" and that fcr 11 ears he had done Just that, Nino Pecara-to,- 'mystic whom the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle admitted won him over to spiritualism, to night declared his seances were "all a fake." "I've neTer seen a ghost and don't believe anyone else ever has," ho said. ' . In a demonstration he allowed himself : to be - securely bound, then freed himself and wrote two messages. .One was "from Doyle" and the other "from Houdini." The handwriting compared favor ably with authentic originals of the famous men. Aids Committer . Seeking Expose ' The demonstration was given in the apartment of Joseph Dun ninger, chairman of a committee named by a scientific magazine to expose fake spiritualists. "Conan Doyle had Implicit faith In Pecarard and wrote that spiritualism- rises or falls by him," Dunniger said. Pecararo refused to -divulge to newspapermen at his "seance" tonight just how he performed the feats which . have made him generally accepted as one of the best medium in the world. All of his magic ha performed behind a curtain with only his hands ap (Turn to page 2, col. 6) E IS 101 IT FORENSIC MEET Ray Lafky anI "naTpli -"McCul-lough, Willamette entrants In the extemporaneous speaking contest and the oratorical contests of the Pacific coast -forensic league, re turned from Seattle to Salem Wednesday night accompanied by Coach Rahe, professor of public speaking at Willamette and Lars Nelson, speaking manager. Ralph McCullough entered the oratorical contest and made a good showing, lacking only one point of getting into the finals. Ray Lafky entered the extempor aneous speaking contest and spoke on disarmament conferen ces. One hour and 15 minutes was the time allotted to prepare a speech after the topic had been announced. Glenn Jones " of University of Southern California won the ora tory contest and Rosenblatt of Stanford won the extemporaneous speaking contest. The contests were held in Seattle at the j Uni versity of Washington. Professor Rahe was - elected seeretary-treasurer for the league next year. While in Seattle. Rahe scheduled a debate with Univer sity of Southern California to be heid here Friday night. The question for debate will be "chain stores." CAVE-IN FATAI - ' PORTLAND. Ore.. April 8. (AP) -Jack Kramer, 25, Port land, died from suffocation to night when a well he was digging caved in upon hlm.- The shaft had been sunk t to about 12 feet when It gave way and covered him with five feet of sand and dirt. c " Police and firemen worked an hour before they extricated the body. Attempts at resusciation failed. ; - PLAN DEVELOPMENT MA RSI 1 VI ELD." Ore.. April 8. (AP) The Golden Empire Mining company has purchased from George W. Billings the Keystone croups of 21 mining claims on Male creek, it became known here today. ... - Articles of Incorporation, were filed with the - county ; clerk. Thev showed a capital ization of 50O,0OO., TRACT PURCHASED . MED FORD. Ore.. April 8. (AP) Twenty-two acres' of the William Budge orchard have been . selected for a federal experimen tal orchard for study of horticul tural drainage and Irrigation problems in the Med ford district, federal and Oregon State college drainage : and irrigation chiefs announced today. Jackson county wilt pay 120,000 for the tract from federal appro priations obtained by Senator McNary for the operation. OVER 4 MILLIONS : PORTLAND, Ore.. April t (AP) Checks totalling 14.690, 679.91 had been mailed from the Portland office of the Veterans' Bureau with the close of business D y j II v &ou.te i Rose WrA" . &Dilb!!P' L ' It V- Yl&rlbnJ- lU.. ... ivi Ideal Conditions to Mark Blossom Event Cherrians in Uniform to Point out Routes as Visitors and Salem ; People Seek Best Of Bloom-Brightened Orchards All is set for Blossom Day next Sunday provided the weather does not play any more pranks. Old Jupe has kept the Salem Cherrians guessing for the past three weeks but present indications are that all will be lovely on the blos som road on April 12. , j-- : v- Traffic officers and placards will aid visitors in find- IB BIIFIIED IDEA DEEP SNOW BOSTON, April 8. f AP) While southeastern New England was getting acclimated to a day of warm spring weather north ern New England was burled to day under snow ranging In depth from 8 to 19 inches. Highways were - blocked . by snow and fallen trees, communi cations and other electrical fa cilities were disrupted and rail road trains delayed by the most disastrous storm of the year. Sweeping down on the northern portion of ' this group of states last night the storm caused hea vy damage and isolated several towns. I . Well Digger j Suffocates Keystone Mines are Sold : - Orchard Experiment due Bonus Loan Total Large today, A. B. Richeson. assistant manager of the office, announced. The money was tent to 11.982 veterans as loans upon their ad Justed compensation certificates. Most" of the veterans served by the local office live in Oregon and nearby points in -Washington, Richeson said. . . Four thousand applications were still on file here tonight. Richeson said, and computed on the average of the loans made to date, 11,664,000 will be required to meet these applications. RECEIVER APPOnfTED ' EUGENE, Ore., April 8. (AP) Circuit Judge Skipworth today appointed Dr. A. Orville Walker receiver for the Pacific Christian hospital of Eugene. The hospital will continue to operate under Dr. Walker's direction. The hospital formerly was as sociated with the Eugene Bible university, j V . , P LOAN PLEAS EYED THE DALLES, Ore.. April 8 (AP) The committee ap ; pointed ; recently r by Governor Meier to stabilise livestock loan ; corporations met here today and passed on applications from -various livestock loan organiz ations. " t ; j ' ' - PAPER PROFIT BIO PORTLAND. Ore.. - April 8. 'AP). Operations f the Hawley lp and Paper company during he year ending .December 21.. 930, snowed a net profit of 177.348 before the first prefer- !d stock dividend requirements as compared to a net profit of X14S,6ea for 1929, the annual re port to stockholders revealed to day. - i ing the best of the blooms and uniformed Cherrians will' be ; In evidence to answer questions and lend eclat to the day. i Cherry blossoms will be the treat afforded those who cross the inter-county : bridge and take the Orchard Heights road. Along this route are also the bulb farms in which daffodils are now In full bloom. Tulips will not be out for some time. . Those who go out South Com mercial .street into the Rosedale and Liberty districts will -be af forded a view of milei of prune blossoms. After reaching Rose dale the Blossom route will turn east to the Pacific highway and lead back to Salem. ; State Institutions Plan Open House " State institutions will be open to visitors on Sunday and the capitol building will also be open that visitors may get the view of the valley from the dome. Blossom Day Is a tradition in Salem since it has been held ev ery spring since 1914. The Cher rians, Salem's uniformed booster organization. , were organized . In 1913 and the year following they inaugurated Blossom Day. The earliest one on record was held In 1915 when It fell on March 24. The latest Blossom Day so far war In 1922 when the blooms did - not reach their best until May 7. The Cherrians will complete final plans for the date at a dinner meeting Friday evening at the Cray Belle, according to King Bing Carl Ga' -ielson. WASHINGTON, April ! 8. (AP) A report showing loans by federal intermediate credit banks last' year totalled ' $110. 000,000 was cited today by Sen ator Steiwer in a statement la sued here today as "direct evi dence" recent changes In the law had brought those banks more In line - with the original Inten tions cf the farm loan act. ; The changes, authorized direct loans to agricultural and live stock financing Institutions and removed- the minimum ; maturity of six -months on advances. As a result, the Oregon repub lican ' who has ' returned j to hts home state, said In his statement sheep loans In his state alone in creased $444,270 to a total of 82,440,809. Loans In Oregoa. Washington. Idaho and Montana Increased $547,225 to a total of 84.897.248. ; BANK 19 ROBBED ' ' MOODUS. Conn., April 8 (AP) Three strangers- walked into . the . Moodus - Savings bank shortly after closing time today, tied up the two - employees and took about $5,000 In bills. ...) STEM REPORTS LOIS ICBEASli "Broom" to Sweep Clean is Promise; Hoodlums to Leave City Hall Lets English Reporters in On Good Joke About. . Bill's "Enmity" CHICAGO. April 8. (AP) A speedy reorganization of the Chi cago municipal government was promised tonight by Mayor-elect Anton J. Cermak, who expected to be Inducted to office Thursday. The man who beat William Hale Thompson by 191,916 votes in Tuesday's election spent most of the day selecting men for the more Important Jobs out of the 12,000 appointive positions -he must fill. He gave but little of his time to the reading of con gratulatory messages. "1 promised to clean out the city hall he said, "and I'm go ing to lose no time doing it. The bums and hoodlums who hang around in the corridors and make the city hall look like a cheap lodging house on Saturday night Win Take Office Today. Now Plan Formal Induction of the demo cratic leader to the office held for 12 years by the republican vet eran, Thompson, was tentatively set for Thursday. The new mayor will have a working majority In the city council, considerably enhanced by victories which accompanied 'his own success Tuesday. Thirty of the city's 50 aldermen are demo crats. Nine of the 20 republicans were classed as allies of Mayor Thompson. More than 3000 congratulatory messages poured Into Cermak' s (Turn to page 2, col. 1) BOWLES CASE 111 OK FII1ES PAID PORTLAND, Ore. April 8 (AP) -The state's case against Nelson C. - Bowles and Irma O. Loucks 'was ended here today when the millionaire and his for mer secretary pleaded guilty to statutory charges and were finea each $300. Bowles and Miss Loucks were acquitted recently in Hillsboro of charges of first degree murder in connection with the death of Mrs. - Leone Bowles in Miss Loucks' apartment last November 12. Mrs. Bowles died from a knife wound in her breast. Lotus L. Langley, district at torney, recommended: that the de fendants. In view of the fact they pleaded guilty, b given only a fine. Had they put the state to the expense of a trial and had they been convicted, he said, he would have recommended the maximum Jail sentence of six months. Ho pointed out they had served ISO days In jail while awaiting trial on the murder charges. Persistent rumors that Bowles and Miss Loucks were to be mar ried were denied by W. Lair Thompson, Bowles uncle and his attorney. v ' Bowles, questioned as to his plans, responded as usual: "I have nothing to say." MURDER TRIAL OF PENDLETON, Ore., April 8. (AP) Government and defense counsel completed arguments to day in the murder trial of Joe Wild Bill. Umatilla Indian, accus ed of pushing his brother-in-law, Joe Sol Louie, In front of a speed ing automobile with fatal results near here last December 25. Federal Judge John H. McNary will Instruct , the Jury Thursdav morning. United States District Attorney George Neuner based his final ar gument for conviction principally on an alleged confession signed by Wild BUI In the presence of officers. The document attributed to Wild Bill the statement that after a drunken quarrel he pushed Sol Louie In front of the automo bile, driven by Delbert Dosae. "to get rid of him." Wild Bill repudiated the alleg ed confession from the witness stand and the defense argued it had been obtained by officers who used "hypnotic suggestions on an Incompetent Indian. Japan Premhrx Resigns, Word LONDON, April 9 (Thursday) (AP) A Tokyo dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph said Pre mier Hamaguchl had . resigned. The premier, who was wounded in an assassin's attack last No vember, - Saturday underwent a second operation In an attempt to improve his condition. .. I D Ail FISHED ' - . v : ) J v ' vr ' " ' ' - . Bryan I'ntiedt, 13-rcaroId hero of tfte Towner, Cok., bos disaster. in which . rive children were i frozen to death, baa received an invitation from President IIoov- - er to be his guest vat the White . House. , The courage of the boy so Impressed the president that be selected him for an honor never before . conferred on i American youth. LYNCH IS DETAINED If Governor Reappoints, Gives Lie to Predictions of -Impending Ouster M. A. Lynch- of Redmond was reappointed as a member of the state highway commission yester day afternoon by Governor Julius Lb Meier. He was given a commis sion to serve for four years. Lynch was appointed in Mav of last year by Governor Norblad to succeed Robert W. Sawyer of Bend, who was removed by the governor. The term to which - he was appointed expired this year. Meier made no statement yes terday following the appointment other than to state that Lynch was . in sympathy with the pro gram of the administration. The reappointment came as a surprise to many political observ ers who thought Lynch was slated for removal. REDMOND, Ore.: April 8. (AP) M. A. Lynch, of Redmond, received word today of his reap pointment by Governor Meier to the state highway commission. Lynch said he was greatly pleased by the reappointment. GIVEN TEN YEARS WEST POINT, Neb., April 8. (AP) A 10-year prison sentence today was imposed on Paul Wup per, bigamist-banker, who Immi grated from Germany to become president of the Beemer, Neb., State bank, which collapsed In 1928. He pleaded guilty in district court to 10 forgery offenses, each of which contained two counts. For each offense he was fined $500 by District Judge Clinton Chase, whp said that to his knowl edge the sentence was the longest ever handed down in Nebraska. For the first offense he was sen tenced to 20 years In prison and for each of the nine others 10 years, all to run consecutively. The state charged Wupper em bezzled approximately a million dollars from the bank before he disappeared In September, 1928. The forgery count involved only $35,000. Wupper. who Is 54 years old. for more than a dozen years ruled Beemer as mayor and was known as "The Little Kaiser." J0BELMA1 DENIES F SAN DIEGO. April 8 (AP) Olive Clark Day and William Jo belmann have repudiated state ments made several weeks ago to District Attorney Baron Fltts of Los Angeles Involving themselves and -wealthy southern California men In trafficking In young girls, their attorney, Richard Cantillo. said today. . The two were In Jail here to night, awaiting preliminary hear ing on statutory charges Monday. They were unable to furnish $25. 000 ball fixed at arraignment this morning. ;V r.-. y, . t At the hearing Monday NJobel mann and Miss Day will be co-defendants 'with Alexander Pan tages, millionaire' showman; and John P. . Mills 'and Jesse H. Shrove. . his associates In real es tate promotions here. . ON H I BGAMST-DAIEO con Essiori MADE LUcas Broadcasts Plea and Points to aid Given By Administration . ."-' -.. ., . . . Criticizes Raskob Stand on Economics and Liquor; Held no Solution WASHINGTON, April 8. (AP) An appeal to the south to support the republican party in 19 32 was made tonight by Robert II. Lucas. Speaking over the Dixie net work of the Columbia Broadcast ing system, the executive direct or of the Republican National committee said the democrats of fered the American people noth ing and that the south should "quit camping in a political graveyard and Join hands with the republican party, which looks forward and marches onward." Lucas said the tariff and other republican policies had "redound ed to the development of the south and the prosperity of her people." He added "It's place, therefore, politically Is In the re publican partj. "The only concrete proposi tions which the democratic or ganization has presented to the American people, he said, "are those suggested by Mr. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic Na tional committee. Offering Liquor Is no Solution Lucas said Raskob had made the unique proposal" that the economic problems now con fronting the United States, and In which the south Is vitally in terested, may be solved by (1) (Turn to page 2, col. ) E The Evangelical congregation will occupy its new church., home at Marion and Summer streets for the first time Sunday, Rev. A. P. Layton, pastor, announced last night-" Both services will be held In the church . Sunday, with special programs being arranged for the occasion. - Rev. Layton . will preach both morning and even ing. , - . Finishing touches - are being put to the church this week and the new pipe organ has been. In stalled. Dedication of the church and organ will be held the following Sunday, April 19, . during the state annual conference of the church. The church has been under construction since early fall ahd last October 5 the corner stone was - placed with fitting cere mony. While waiting for the new edifice, the congregation has been meeting at the old Center street Methodist church. LUMBER YARD FIRE DAMAGE EXTENSIVE SAN FRANCISCO, . April 8. (AP) Damage estimated by firemen at $100,000 was caused in two lumber yards and adjoin ing property by a fire of unde termined origin . here today be fore the blaze was controlled. The fire started In the two story Elite Box factory at Fifth and Brannan streets, destroyed a three story flat building, and spread to the lumber yards of the McCallum company and the White Brothers Lumber com pany. Firemen carried a woman and child from the flat building when they were overcome - by smoke. -, - . - CHURCH TO NEW 111 I Finnish Prohibitionist Forces Fight New Move HELSINGFORS. Finland. April 8 CAP) Prohibition leaders of Finland today accepted the. chal- enge made in a petition signed bv 100.000 women of the coun try asked repeal of, the Finnish prohibition law, and were prepar ing tonight to organize meetings throughout the country at which an effort will be made to have many of the signers withdraw their names. The petition, which is signed by scores of women prominent in Finland s civic ana proiessionai life, was being prepared today for presentation to the president of the - republic Declaring them selves to be "advocates of true temperance", the women, in their petition, express anxiety over the fate ef future generations be cause of what they allege to be a continuous spread of drunken ness in Finland under the present dry statute, -r- The 100.000 women signed as Individuals, it was explained not Salem Youth is Given 2 Years On Theit Count FRESNO, CaL, April 8. (AP) - George McDonald, 22, Salem, Ore., was sentenced today to two years In federal prison at McNeil Island when he pleaded guilty be fore Federal Judge Paul J. He- Cormlck to a charge of bringing a stolen automobile from Salem to Tulare. , Sentencing of Hector Moore, in dicted with McDonald, was de ferred until bis case can be fur ther investigated. RASKOB'S POLICIES Unemployment, not Proh Law Is big Problem; Declines Position - LOS ANGELES. April 8 (AP) s What he believes are the roads to victory and defeat for the de mocratic party in the presidential election of 1932 were described today by William G. McAdoo In a letter in which he took issue with the policies advocated by national chairman, John J. Raskob. Intelligent treatment of the greatest problem' facing the coun try, unemployment, not pronini tion the former democratic lead er wrote, probably would bring to the party the presidential chair. ' Instead, he warned. If the par ty adopts the view of Chairman Raskob and presents the question of liquor as the major plank in its platform, only "certain and dis astrous defeat" will result. . Doomed to Defeat On Liauor Issue The letter was written to de cline the post of vice chairman on (Turn to page 2, col. 1) K-DH CASE WILL START TODAY PORTLAND. Ore.. Aorll 8- AP The Tooze-Brown liauor consnlracr case will go on trial In federal district court nere Thursday with Judge Charles C Cavanah, Boise, ' presiding, it is the lareest liauor conspir acy case ever to be tried in Ore gon, both from the standpoint or alleged operations and the num- W nf defendants. The indictment lists 38 defend ants. Eighteen of these will stand trial. Eight have pleaded guilty to the charges ana ten are The indictment charges manu- a facture, sale, possession ana transportation of liquor in many counties in northwestern Oregon nrt in Washinrton. The. nrincioal markets for the liquor said to have been manufactured - and handled, the indictment charges. were portiana ana seattie. Helene Seizes Record No. 14 CHICAGO. April 8 (AP) Helene Madison of Seattle. Wash.. took charge of another women's national swimming record tonight, lowering Ethel Lackie's 75-yard free style mark of :45.1. by one and three tenths, seconds in the Loyola university pool. She now holds 14 out of a pos sible 18 marks. as members of organisations. The list of signers include Annie Fur uhjelm, member of the diet for many years; Cely , M e e h e 1 1 n, daughter of the late Finnish statesman, Leo Mechelln; Flln Malin, leader of social workers; Naemi . Ingman, principal of a girls' school, and wives of editors of Finland's leading papers. fWe feel ourselves powerless," the women declared In the peti tion. "While prohibition, with its destructive moral consequences exists, instead of a sensible law for controlling consumption of al cohol under which It would be possible to begin truly effective temperance work." The petition charges that the present prohibition situation in Finland is growing worse each year and has resulted In smug gling, and increase la murder. Finnish prohibition, the petition charged, is supported . only by "fanatics and over 100,000 boot leggers. . . M ADOO CRITICIZES Fear he Might not ctt Through Night x Expressed Early Bulletins More Favorable; Oxygen Treatment Used i AIKEN. S. C..' April 8 -(AP) Fear that Nicholas Longworth, speaker of the house, mlgbt not survive the night was ex pressed by Dr. R. II. Wilds, one of his at tending physi cians, late to night. Dr. Wilds ez pressed his ap prehension af ter the Issuance of a formal bul letin signed by all three of the Dhvsicians at- Nick Lonsworth t e n d I n 'g ( the speaker, who was stricken Monday night. with pneumonia . The official bulletin read: "Mr. Longworth hasf grewn rapidly worse during the day, aad the outlook is. extremely unfavor able." . It was signed by Dr. Wilds. Dr. Thomas G. Brooks, both of Aiken and Dr. V. P. SvdenatricVor m .bji. ciallat from Augusta, Ga. Illness is Kept . Secret at First ' Sneaker Lonrworth rnntraM.t a cold last week, became ill Mon day ana that night was fonad to hare pneumonia. The faet that he was 111. howerer. vaa litn mm- cretr until last night. Mrs. Loneworth hrnnfht with her a nurse from Baltimore, Miss Elizabeth Nelson, who supple ments the staff of four nurses as signed to the ease. Pbvslcians are nsfnir an nivmn tent in treatment. Dr. Wilds de scribed it as one of the newest methods of combatting the dis ease. No effort Wilt hfl mmii f n move the patient from the Curtis nome. . In dlscussine nneumonia. Dr. Wilds said a crisis might cene within three to nine days but that there might be no crisis at all. la certain cases, he explained, the patient grows gradually better without reaching a crisis. At noon todar. Speaker Lono worth's temneratnre hovered around 101 degrees. . The county boundary board. composed of the county court and the county school superin tendent, will act at its next reg ular meeting, May 8, upon a pe tition to change the district lines between Hubbard and Woodburn. County Superintendent Mary L. Fulkerson said yesterday. The petition was filed recently and asks that a small piece from the Hubbard territory near the boys' training school at Wood burn be added to the Woodburn district. This would accommo date one family, which holds that it would be easier to send children to the Woodburn school. The territory Involved is so small that it is not probable ob jections will be raised to the change. VICE PROTECTIOfl SEATTLE, April 8 (AP Seattle's tangled mayoralty councllmanlc troubles today were added to by a ruling that j gam bling and Tice ''protection charges, made by the citizens nta- nlelpal utilities protective league. were sufficient grounds for s council investigation looking to wards impeachment. The ruling was given by corpor ation counsel A. C. Van Soelen. He said it lay within the council's powers to investigate evidence submitted by the league and draw formal articles , of impeachment, should It desire to do so. In addition to the "protection- charges, made two weeks ago. the league has a recall movement un der way, with preliminary peti tions being circulated. Rosendahl Gets Akron Command i WASHINGTON. April 8 (AP) A wind-tanned veteran of sa and air ships. Lieut. Com. Charles E. RosendahL was named today as master of the navy's monster air cruiser, the $5,878,000 dirigible Akron. -. " . L7 feu.. ' BOUNDARY CHANGE TO BE C01SIDEBED CHARGES HURLED A