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FOUNJDOD IS5I
EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, April 14,; 1931
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FIRE DEFENSE
IEDHSII
Trindle Will Rule Funds in
". Two-Mill Levy ; Usable .
For Equipment Only
Suggests Charter Election
To Permit Operation of -Auxiliary
Stations -Entire
readjustment In the fi
nances of Salem's fire department
will be made lmperatlTe under-an
opinion expected this week from
City Attorney Trindle. His office
was not ready to release its find
ings yesterday but Indicated that
It would hold the special two-mill
levy for tire equipment author
ized by Salem voters In 1927 can
be used solely for fire equipment
outlay and cannot ho used to pay
fire department wages. -
Trindle said yesterday that he
found section 84 of the city chap
ter provided explicitly that mon
eys raised under the continuing
two-mill lery could go only for
(1) new fire equipment, (2) the
construction of the North, East
and South Salem auxiliary sta
tions and (3) installation of a 50
box fire alarm station. The char
ter amendment specifically pro
Tides that funds cannot be used
for other purposes.
31ust Close Down -Or
Change Charter
if Mayor P. M. Gregory imme
diately puts this opinion Into ef
fect it means that the north and
east Salem stations now operat
ing with funds provided with the
special two-mill income, will have
to be closed down as the regular
1931 budget levy of ?3,60 fcr
wages and salaries for firemen" la
only sufficient to cover the main
downtown station and provides
nothing for operation , of auxil
iary stations.
Trindle Indicated yesterday
that he would suggest a means
out of the dilemma without cur
tailing fire protection. It will be
submitting to voters at a special
election an amendment to section
84 of the charter providing that
in the future funds derived from
the two-mill levy can be used for
fire department maintenance and
wages. In the meanwhile the city
attorney suggests that the fire
department be allowed to borrow
from the two-mill fund sufficient
funds to tide the two auxiliary
stations and the South Salem sta
tion, about to be opened, over the
period from the time of his deci
sion until the charter can be
amended.
No Other Method
Seen at Present
If the charter is not amended
at the election, then all fire de
partment maintenance would be
thrown into the general budget
and would be subject to the six
per cent tax limitation. Since the
city of Salem has raised virtually
th- maximum legal tax each year,,
it would be difficult, say mem
bers of the fire department com
mittee on the council, to provide
sufficient additional moneys from
the general budget to carry on
the new fire stations mainten
ance. " ' ' j
The history, of the local fire de
partment shows that .the two-mill
.ecial levy was 1 approved by
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PRESIDENT KILLED
EUGENE, Ore., April 13.
CAP) W. D. Pearson, 3, presi
lent of the Cascade Utilities com
pany, died -t Oakridge tonight af
ter injuries received when an elec
tric shock threw him from a pow
er pole on which he was working
to the ground 25 feet below.. His
chest was crushed.
The accident happened at 5:30
o'clock this evening and Pearson
died at 7 o'clock. A special train
was being prepared to take him
to Eugene for treatment.
Pearson Is survived by his wid
ow; two brothers. Bill Pearson
and William O. Pearson, both of
Portland, and by bis parents at
St. Helens. His body will be sent
to Portland for ouriaL
Pearson was one of the men
who escaped from the Willamette
river at Westfir two weeks ago
when a boat capsized in the swol
len stream and two men drowned.
Speed Record is
Set by Nichols
- DETROIT, April 12. (AT)
Ttuth Nichols arose before dawn
today and before the sun was
' wall n-rttT th horizon had set' a
sew speed record for women of
210.S -miles an nonr yet ane
termed her ieat "tne most nor
"mal thing In the world." -
UTILITIES FIRM S
Fishes Early
But Officers
pon'trry
Time on 'end h fiaho tn
'nSrr a nlhK! n-A -j
, " - v wtVfituocr
officers looked on; not because
the swish, swish of passing people
ingnienea tne sea creatures.. But.
because his fishinr nond was the
courthouse lawn. -
It's ' so. Unable to" await the
opening of the fishing season, one
devoted Waltonian fitted up reel
and rod and hied him to the court
house grounds yesterday, after
noon. Persistently, unmindful of
mirth or envy of passersby, the
colored man! cast and recast the
hook and line." ' " -Even
reporters bothered him
no,, but one may infer that yes
terday's lawn fisher will be out
early Wednesday morning pulling
fine ones from some angler's para
dise. , : i . ..-:'
TO GATHER TONIGHT
48th Annual State Confab
Will Bring 100 Here;
Last Rest of Week .
The opening session of the 48th
annual conference of the Evan
gelical church in Oregon will be
held at the First Evangelical
church's new building on Summer
and Marion streets tonight, begin
ning at 7:39 o'clock. Fully 100
delegates are expected to be in
attendance, with registrations for
nearly 90 having been received
before the end of the week.
The conference will continue
through Sunday, April 19, when
the day's program will be given
over to dedication of the fine new
church edifice, the new pipe or
gan and to ' reading of appoint
ments. . " ! if-"'" ; .
The first meeting tonight will
be presided over, by; Bishop G. XL
Epp of the northwestern area,
who will be here for all the ses
sions. Rev. J. H. Baurenfelnd. su
perintendent of the Deaconess hos
pital in Chicago, will deliver the
opening address.
Examiners Will
Meet Wednesday
The board of examiners will
meet Wedesnesday morning with
Carl Heinmlller of Seattle presid
ing and that afternoon the con
ference missionary society and the
Stadent Aid society will meet,
with Dr. D. R. Kauffman presid
ing at the former and G. P. Lein
lng In charge of the Student Aid
group. i .
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TEN THOUSAND OUT
nnlte threatening weather in
the morning and rain in the aft
ernoon more than lo.ooo peopie
enjoyed Salem s nospiiaiiry ior
the annual Blossom Day . excur
sion on Sunday. ; ' .
The blooms were at their best
and all who made the trip of ap
proximately 12 miles felt repaid
for bra vine the "Oregon Mist" to
enjoy the flowers.
Traffic waa handiea oy state
officers assisted by Boy Scouts
and Cherrians. Althoueh traffic
was unusually heavy not one ser
ious accident was reportea.
Penitentiary officials round u
TeMn tn rafusa admittance to
the buildings but the grounds
were open. All otner state insula
tions and , buildings weri open to
visitors.- -i. ' :;
Undercover
He -Hauled
PORTLAND, Ore., April 13.
(AP) Jack Grant, undercover
agent for. the federal prohibition
department,1 who admitted his
true "name was Albert Ferguson
and that he nad, served a inree
month Jail term at Albuquerque,
N. M., was the government's
principal witness at today's ses
sion ot ' tne Tooze-urown uquor
conspiracy trial here.
Grant said that he and Earl
Moon, federal prohibition agent,
delivered llqaor In wholesale lots
tor : more than a ; month while
gathering evidence against an
alleged gigantic liquor ring.
They received 50 cents a gallon
for their deliveries, he testified.
Thirty-six alleged members of
the reputed ring were Indicted.
Eighteen of them are on trial,
ten have pleaded guilty and eight
are fugitives.
Grant testified that he had de
livered liquor to apartment hous
es, hotels and garages In Port
land and had made several large
deliveries to Astoria. He said
he and Moon continued their
work until May -5, 1930, when
EVI8ELIC1L GROUP
FOR BLOSSOM DAY
ifjy DEAD IN
GREATTUllEL
FIRE. CHICAGO
Seven Known Victims, and
18 Firemen Missing, I
Along With Others !
Flames and Smoke Fatal to
- Undetermined - Number; ;
Rescue is Rushed .
CHICAGO, April 14. (AP)
Ten men were known to be
dead as a result of fire, and
smoke In the. sanitary district
twinel blaze, wfelch trapped an
undetermined number of others.
Officials expressed belief that
at least lO others, tome of them
firemen, were dead in ; the
tnnneL
CHICAGO, April 13. (AP)
Fire and smoke in a sanitary dis
trict tunnel 60 feet below the
ground killed at least seven men
tonight. Eighteen firemen sent
down for rescue work were be
lieved by their superiors to be
dead. An undetermined number
of laborers were missing, and 33
rescue workers and laborers were
carried unconscious to hospitals.
The disaster, one of the worst
of Its kind in Chicago, almost par
alelled a mine blast as the chok
ing smoke and gases felled both
workers and firemen detailed to
save them. ;
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HlLD STRIKE
IB WORTH IS RICH
JUNEAU, Alaska, April lit.
(AP) Adviees received today
from Skagway said gold quarts
of high value has been struck
about 40 miles northwest of Car
macks in the Ynkon. About 100
claims have been staked, most of
them on the snow. As soon as
the snow disappears the ground
will be proved. Because of the
unemployment situation in the
district no one is allowed to en
ter unless he has $500 or more
cash in bis possession.
Representing the Treadwell
Gold company, Livingstone Wer
necke has taken options on six
claims.
A. Warner West, Los Gatos,
CaL, writer and lecturer, reacb
ing Seattle Saturday on the
steamship Yukon from the north,
reported ore assaying gold val
ued from $3 to $320 a ton had
been found northwest of Car
macks. ; i ,.
Shouse Invades
Home State oi
Hoover, Attacks
LOS ANGELES, April 13.
(AP) Speaking In President
Hoover's adopted state. Chair
man Shouse of the Democratic
National Executive committee to
night urged California to aid In
turning the present occupant out
of the Whltehouse in 1S32.
Addressing a ; Jefferson Day
dinner under auspices of the
Democratic State committee of
California and the Los Angeles
county ' democratic committee,
Shouse predicted his party would
win the presidency next year but
said "that strenuous, unremitting
effort" would be required.
Agent
Ring's Liquor
they were arrested by Portland
police while about to. deliver li
quor to Jack Kelley, one of the
defendants. T
Grant said he was hired by
Joe Brown, alleged leader of the
liquor ring. He alleged Victor
Scholx, another defendant, was
the collection agent for the ring.
Grant also identified eight or
nine other of the defendants. - i
Walter L. Toose, Portland at
torney, Indicted aa one ot the
conspirators, was mentioned only
occasionally by Grant. He saia
Scholx had told him to call
Tooce If ha cot "knocked oyer."
He testified further that once
while waiting for instructions to
deliver liquor to Paul Maras. a
defendant, Joe Brown and Toose
drove up in an automobile ana
remained in the vicinity until he
ha A mala his daliverr.
Dan Kerfoot, custodian of evl
if Anra for the federal prohibition
department, was another govern
ment witness, tie nrougui w
the courtroom a quantity of 11
Anor which alleredlr had been
seised from some of the , defen
dants. - - - - .
Says
Six Bicycles
Stolen From
Scouts Here
Six' boys, attending a Boy
Scout troop meeting In the Les
lie " Junior high school building,
found grief on their hands when
the session was at an end last
night. .' Their -bicycles, six of
them, were gone.
Whether prank or villainry
and there was no evidence to In
dicate the former the ' boys
weren't appreciating the situa
tion some time after the meeting
was over. Police were notified
of the theft.
But in the meantime, the
Scouts had their own theories
of what had happened, for a
number of boys were known to
be prowling around the school
grounds while the meeting was
going on, and it Is presumed
they were responsible for the
wholesale disappearance.
Former Protector of Both
Hoover 'and Curtis in
Oklahoma Mourned
PAWHUSKA, Okla., April 13.
( AP) President H o o v e r 's
Uncle Laban, Maj. L. J. Miles, Is
dead.
Major Miles, 87, former Indian
agent who opened his home to the
fatherless Herbert Hoover here
43 years ago, succumbed Sunday.
Both the president and Vice-
President Charles Curtis were
"his boy." Mr. Hoover, following
the death of his father In West
Branch, la., spent a year in the
big stone residence from which
the Osage Indians were ruled. Mr.
Curtis, on the rolls of the Kaw
tribe aa a youth was under the
guardianship of Major Miles.
Major Laban J. Miles was a
brother of B. C. Miles of Salem,
who received a telegram Sunday
night telling of his passing. Maj.
Miles, who was a native ot Ohio,
waa 21 years older than his Sa
lem relative, who was born after
the family removed to Iowa. The
brothers visited each other at in
tervals, their, last visit being
three years ago when B. C. Miles
was on an eastern trip. The lat
ter will not go for the funeral
which has been set for today In
Oklahoma.
Maj. Mile's wife was an aunt of
President Herbert Hoover.
FREED I APPEAL
SAN FRANCISCO. CaL. April
13 (AP) Levying taxes on sa
loons in northern Idaho did not
constitute conspiracy by officials
to violate the national prohibition
law, the United States circuit
court of appeals heald today In
reversing convictions of an Idaho
mayor and a sheriff and 16
others. .
The decision held such taxa
tion legal because "the power to
tax involves the power to destroy
and - if pressed far enough will
accomplish that result."
Herman J. Rossi, mayor of
Wallace, Idaho; R. E. Wenlger,
former sheriff of Shoshone coun
ty, and the 16 others were grant
ed a new trial In a decision writ
ten by Judge Frank II. Rudkln,
with Judge William Sawtelle
concurring. Judge Curtis D. Wil
bur dissented.
Governor Kills
Illinois Liquor
Repeal Measure
SPRINGFIELD, HL, April 13
(AP) The -bill to repeal Illin
ois' prohibition enforcement acts
was vetoed today by Governor
Louis L. Emmerson.
Late Sports
W1UGLEV, FIELD, Loe An
geles. April 18 (AP) Ed
"Strangler" Lewis, twice wrest
ling champion, won what right
Ed "Doa" George, late of Mich
igan wnlverstty, had to the
world grappling crown at an
open air show here tonight in
straight falls. He downed the
younger man In one hour, 10
minutes,, six second for the
first fall with a headlock, and
in 7 minntea, 43 seconds for
the winning fall with a ham
merlock.
WICHITA, Kans April. 13
(AP) Everett Marshall, ot La
Junta. Colo., defeated Charles
Strack. Stillwater, Okla.. in the
main matcn or a wresuing can
here tonight. -
MAJOR MILES DIES;
BROTHER 1 SAIEM
1LU
OFFICERS
ROBBER SLAIN.
OTHER SOUGHT
Drug Store Clerk's Shot is
Fatal to J. R. Albright,
Former Farmhand
Suspect Arrested at Talent
To be Questioned; ond
Civilian Wounded
ASHLAND, Ore., April 13.
(AP) While a sheriff's posse
combed the Siskiyou foothills for
his accomplice, a bank robber who
was killed following the holdup
of the Ashland State bank here
today was ' identified tonight as
J. R. Albright, former farmhand
of this vicinity.
Albright was Identified by T. J.
Hollis, manager of a gas company
here, who said the dead man was
a distant relative of his wife's.
Eric Warren, postoffice em
ploye, the only man wounded In
the gun battle as the robbers at
tempted to escape, was recovering
from a bullet wound in his shoul
der. Fugitire Is Not
Found In Canyon
. Meanwhile, the only clue to the
fugitive found by the sheriff's pos
se late tonight, was an abandoned
coupe registered to Albright. The
encine waa still warm, member
of the posse said, indicating It had
been driven recently. In the car
was found a vest which matched
the suit Albright wore.
Police at first believed the sec
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TO 'H TODAY
(Copyright -1931 by The Asso
ciated Press.)
' MADRID, April 13. (AP)
Count de Romanoes, minister of
state, announced tonight that
the entire Spanish cabinet will
resign tomorrow morning as the
result of republican victories- in
yesterday municipal elections
and that Juan de la Cierva,
present minister of public works,
will attempt to form a new con
servative monarchist cabinet.
The announcement followed
upon a long debate among mem
bers jof Premier Aznar's cabinet
as to the advisability of remain
ing in office. Count de Roman
oes said the new cabinet would
not Include representation of lib
eral monarchist elements.
Three members of the cabinet,
Including the count, gave King
Alfonso their resignations today.
- News of the impending cabinet
resignations got quickly about
and late tonight the wildly cheer
ing crowds . became so unruly
that police unlimbered their
rifles and fired their revolvers
Into the air. "
'Windows in buildings down
town . were barred by those In
side as a precautionary measure.
ESTELLE ASSERTS
RENO, Nev., April 13.- (AP)
Jack Dempsey, former heavy
weight champion pugilist, la In
Reno tor divorce. He is not here
of his own volition but at the re
Quest of his wife, he and his sec
retary, Leonard Sachs, admitted
today. ;
Dempsey completely reversed
his former statements in which he
asserted that he and his wife, Es
tell Taylor of . films, were still
very much In lore with each oth
er and that he did not contem
plate any divorce proceedings. .
Today he concluded negotia
tions for lease of a large home in
the fashionable residential dis
trict - . :
LOS ANGELES, April IS. -
( AP) Estelle Taylor, film ac
tress wife of Jack Dempsey, for
mer heavyweight champion of the
world, today announced she would
resist any attempt on Dempsey's
part to divorce her and declared
the ex-champion had "no grounds
upon which to get a dlrorce. .
Belgian Prince
Here to Study
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April
13. (AP) Always happier In
the ' blue - denim of - mechanics
overalls than In the royal purple
ot court attire, Prince Charles of
the Belgians has gone to America
tn tiAt tha methods 'of Thomas
A. Edison, Henry Ford and oth
er Industrial geniuses of tne new
world.
SPANISH CIBIIL
JACK CANT DOIT
Prominent L; A. Evangelist-is
Former Resident of Woodburn
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ESSIE BINKLEY LOCY
Aimee McPher son's
Rival is Recalled
Takes 500 of Angelus
Report; one Sister Still Lives Near
Woodburn; was Trumpeter
WOODBUl&J, April 13. ; Woodburn residents have
been much interested in reports o the activities of Mrs.
Essie Locy who is reported to have formed a new church
in Los Angeles and taken some 600 members of Aimee Mc
Pherson's Angeles Temple congregation with her.
Mrs. Locy is remembered in Woodburn as Essie Bink
' ley. Her father owned a dry-
OP HOLDS HIS
STAND VINDICATED
WASHINGTON, Aprn 1
(AP) President Hoover today
pointed to the .work ot the Red
Cross as vindicating his stand
against . federal donations . tor
drought relief. ' ,
Welcoming delegates to the
Red Cross annual convention,, Mr.
Hoover said the organization had
saved more than 2,000,000 per
sons in drought areas from "in
finite suffering" and had Pre
served the ideal ot voluntary as
sistance by refusing to take a
"step on the pathway of govern
ment doles."
"You have proved yourselves
not only a practical Instrument of
mercy and relief," he said, "but
you have renewed and invigorated
the spiritual life of the nation."
He raids ot Heal th in Th is
County to Set new Record
More heralds of health buttons
than ever before presented la this
county will go to Marlon county
school boys and girls tor their
health work this year. County Sua
perintendent Mary L. Fulkerson
said yesterday. 8he has already
received word that 2704 children
will be entitled to the badges, as
compared to the less than 2300
that were distributed last year. :
The raise Is general through
out the county, with Salem schools
sending In order for 200 more and
the rest of the Increase being In
rural schools.
- Mrs. Fulkerson manifested evi
dent delight In the situation, tor
this year no press-agent stress
has been placed on health studies,
teachers out ot Salem simply be
ing requested at the beginning of
the year to carry out the health
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gooas store in tne, Masonic buna
ing and the family lived in the
residence now occupied by Dr.
Thomas SImms. There were
three girls In the Binkley fam
ily, Nellie, Essie and Gladys. The
latter is Mrs. Rex Coleman and
lives near Woodburn at the pres
ent time.
Mrs. Locy has been 'a trumpet
player, in the Angelus temple or
chestra for some time. Wood
burn residents who visited Ta-
coma last August recall that she
waa appearing there and was ad
vertised as the "Trumpeting
Evangelist.
Associated Press reports of her
recent activities in Los Angeles
carried the first news to local
residents regarding , Mrs. Locy's
church organizing activities.
TO PROBE CHARGES
SEATTLE. April 13 (AP)
The city council today, after a
stormy session, appointed a pre
liminary committee to investigat
ing charges filed against Mayor
Frank Edwards by forces seeking
his recall.
T
program as outlined or the rural
and city schools.
No central health day event will
be held, as was the thing a few
yean ago, but every school will
form Its own plans and observ
ances in honor of , the health
badge.
Some will combine the event
with May day. as will be the ease
in all the Salem schools. Some ot
the rural schools will have pro
grams; some will hare picnics;
some, as. for Instance Silverton,
will invite smaller schools from
adjacent territories to come in for
a Joint observance. Aurora and
Butteville will combine for a program.-
..
The heralds ot health parade at
the state fair, an event of the past
two seasons, will not be held this
year, Mrs Fulkerson says. :
IK OFFICE
TO SALEM WOn
IS
ED
Jen Year Conservation Plan
To Cost Five Millions
Adopted by Board
No Discussion of Filling
Any of Vacant Posts;
Miller may Head
. Decision to ask resignations
from 124 employes comprising the
entire employed personnel of the
Oregon state game commission,
was made at the first meeting of
the .new members of the commis
sion held at the capltol Monday
afternoon. It was ordered that
the resignations be filed in the of
fices of the state commission
within the next 15 days. Includ
ed in the men affected are Tl. L.
Moreland. acting state game ward- '
en; Matt Ryckman. superinten
dent of hatcheries, and Gene M.
Simpson, superintendent of state
game farms.
Explaining the action. Marshall
Dana, chairman of the commis
sion, declared that many of the
employes would be considered tor
reinstatement along with other
applicants for the positions. Ne
action was taken at the meeting
toward filling any of the vacan
cies. Removal to Salem
Under Consideration
The commission gave careful
consideration td the proposed
removal of the officers from their
present location in the Oregoa
building In Portland to Saie-ra.
Matt Corrigan of McMInnville,
newly seated commission mem
ber, was appointed chairman of a
committee to consider the feasi
bility of establishing the officrs
here. Hsl E. Hoss, secretary of
state, informed the new commis
sion that he would provide quart
ers for the working staff on the
third floor of the statehouse.
' Adoption of a 10 year outdoor
program, at a cost estimated at
$5,000,000. for the purpose of
perpetuating and Improving wild
life in the state of Oregon, was
announced at one of the innova
tions of the commlftslon.
A survey proposed by the cbra
m"sion would include stream
mileage. feeding advantages.
stream pollution and obstruction.
and the effect of sewage, mm
waste, power and irrigation dams
upon fish life and propagation.
"There should be a "careful
study of warden serrlce with the
thought that it is of little effect .
to guard streams and fields unless
there is something to guard.
read a statement prepared In
connection with the outdoor Pro
gram. "The fun4 tor this purpose
should be allocated for personal
service between scientific and
patrol work."
- A careful analysis of hatcher
ies as to their Investment, over
head, output, water supply, and
necessity, also was urged. "With
swift transportation there should
be a centralisation of hatcheries
and a corresponding reduction in
the costs of operation. continued
the statement.
(Stress Necessity
For Budgeting
In conducting the survey mem
bers of the commission stressed
the Importance or budgeting the
funds necessary for the work, and
distributing the' employment
throughout the state.
Announcement was made that
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15
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An amendment to the city char
ter authorizing the formation
of Improvement districts will be
submitted to Salem citizens at the
next regular or special election,
Lars R. Kergsvlk. attorney for
the High street Improvement as
sociation, announced yesterday.
The specific object of the amend
ment would be to mako possible
one or more downtown districts
for , securing ornamental street
lighting.
Two years ago a group on High
street started the move for better
lighting but gave It up temporar
ily when it was found the Salem
city charter contained no author
ity for a special lighting district.
The majority of .cities on the
coast provide that such districts
may be formed.
The proposed amendment
would, make possible district Im
provements when 51 per fcent ot
the property holders of adjoining
or abutting property agreed to
bond the district fer the capital
outlay. The bonds would be Is
sued through the city but would
not be. general obligations of the
municipality and interest up
them as well as their prUripal
would be paid from district
taxes.
CONSIDER
ppnposAL
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CHARTER