The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, April 09, 1931, Page 1, Image 1

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    INSURANCE
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accidents but almost every
one can carry the f 1 acci
dent Insurance policy . is
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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
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ISTICiDIITS
SEiCES FAKE;
DeJlDFJSTRATES
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GOP, BIDDING
VOTE SUPPORT
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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
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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
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Rose WrA" . &Dilb!!P' L
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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-
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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 ;
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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
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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
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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. .
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BGAMST-DAIEO
con
Essiori
MADE
LUcas Broadcasts Plea and
Points to aid Given
By Administration
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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)
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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
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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
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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. -. " .
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BOUNDARY CHANGE
TO BE C01SIDEBED
CHARGES
HURLED
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