The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning. April 14, 1931 PAGE TWO IiOIlG 1 HERE PROPOSED Ten Year Conservation Plan To Cost Five Millions Adopted by Board . (Caattaued from pa : f . voters In 192T. the- expressed purpose being to proTldo funds to hereafter Joint meetings of the state game and .fish commissions will be held each month for the purpose of discussing mutual problems. This plan was suggested br John C. Veatch. of Portland, chairman of the state fish com mission. It also was proposed to lnrlte representatives of - all spoilsmen's organisations in Oregon to attend certain meet- Ings of the game commission. Attorney General Van "Winkle was requested to prepare an opinion giving an interpretation of the powers and authority of the game commission under the new state game code approved at the 1931 legislature session. This opinion will deal, particularly with the connection between the game code and the new state po lice department which becomes effective August 1. ' - ' Karl Fry of Seattle, represent ing the game research depart ment of a large powder manufac turing company, appeared before the commission and stressed the importance of water fowL Pheasant Program Vrwed Dy Kowitx Chris Kowitx, secretary of of the Marion county Game Pro tective association, urged the commission to extend its program In connection with . providing holding pens for Chinese pheas ants, i ' . Tbe commission adjourned to meet in Portland today. Although no mention was made at the meeting with relation to the. se lection of a new state game ward en, reports were current that Senator Edward Miner of Grants Pass was being considered for this office. Mr. More land hsa been acting s state . game warden since the removal of Harold Clifford more than a year ago. Among other persons who will be affected by the resignations de manded at today's meeting .are Arthur Fish, chief of the law en forcement division of tbe com mission, and, seven deputy game wardens. I In aakin for the resignations, members of the commission indi cated that they would be in a position to bring about a com plete reorganisation of the work ing personnel, reduce expendi tures, and increase the efficiency. New' members of the commis sion are Marshall Dana. Portland. Irving Vlning. Ashland: Carl Sil ven. Baker; Mtt Corrlgan. Me MInnvllle, snd Dr. J. C. Vande vert. Bend. Aside from officials of the same department residing here. Ben Claggett of Salem is the only Marlon- county resident effected by 'the wholesale houBecleaning. Claggett was appointed a deputy game warden four years ago and has served for the Marion-Polk county area. He had the recom mendation of various sports or ganizations when appointed. L TO GATHER IH (Continued from pa c 1) The conference session proper will open Wednesday, with Bishop Epp in the chair. The bishop will deliver the address .Thursday night and also will preach the Sunday sermons, including the dedicatory service. Helen Ernest. Portland organ ist, will be at tbe organ tor the sacred concert at 2:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon.' The speaker Wednesday night will be XL G. Frye. editor of the Evangelical Messenger; and Fri day Rev. L. H. Wiilard of Mon mouth will have charge of the youth rally. Fellow Pupils Honor Robert Powns Memory Honoring the memory of Rob ert Downs, sixth grade student at McKlnley school, who died about a year ago, students of tbe fourth, fifth and sixth grades there yesterday afternoon held brief but impressive : memorial services. - , A beautifully framed . picture, "the Oregon Trail" by Robert Wealey Amick. was presented to the sixth grade room by Dr. and Mrs. C. A Downs, in memory of iheir son, Robert. Following singing of the Oregon state song tribute to Robert Downs was read by Don r las McKay. Jr.. and then the picture was unveiled. The students v paid silent tribute and the Oregon Creed was repeated to close the meeting. Funds Outlined By Van Winkle In cases where several high arhnola rtoita their Armrm mnA thm pupils are in attendance at a , central nign.scnooi, tne oasis oi distribution of the county high ' school fnnd la nnnn the irnrii dally attendance during the cnooi year or inu equre enroll ment in the central high school, according to a letil nnfnlnn landed down by Attorney Gen- , erai van winkle Monday. The Anfnfrtit w pm n Aet n1 vw sr n Howard, state superintendent of public instruction. ..'" FORECLOSURE SUIT Suit to foreclose on. property covering a mortgage was filed In circuit conrt yesterday by the Fed ral Land bank of Spokane against John Laue and others. ret t MONARCH FINDS O ... ....... .. .- ,. - w . ..v-;.v l i ; . ' J i r -v ( kl , f v, - fdNGVlCTOSEMUJUEV KiNGCAGOI KING PRAJADHIPDK $3,900. OOO $4,0 OO, 000. 8. OOO, 000. Past-war caaditioas in England, coaplao with traditions which entail vast osweaditores em -tho part ef King Gessgo nasi Qneea Huy, s tdmern his aaaaal allowance frass ParliasaMt that a strict practice f "ay U wrr in tho lrvas af theBcitwk rmUrs. AUkottgb JCisvg Caarga is saewarah ef am Empire Vhare the saa Merer aetaM ku salary ss snwch fewer than that esjeyW hy Carol f Rumania, tang ParmjsAifk. ef Slasa. nasi VUtmr EmannaL Italv. SACRED HEART TD HOLD a FROLIC Students of all departments of Sacred Heart I academy here are uniting this week In the organiz ation of a May Day frolic to be given Tuesday afternoon. May 5. Funds will fe obtained for the various needs of the school. Daring the day the entire building will be -given over to the reception of friends, a large num ber of whom; have known the school here as alma mater. Sa cred Heart academy was estab lished in Salem in 1863. Following the frolic a dinner In the evening Is expected to reunite a host of Salem people who hare long and consistently been inter ested In the .school. ; Recently a group of former pupils and friends contributed several -ap preciated hand-work .articles which will be added to the group of other articles being prepared for the hand work booth at the frolic. Stewart Better After Injury in Baseball Game TURNER. Anril 12 Th base ball season opened for the high schools. Turner and Aumsvllle. by piaying ineir s rirst game Friday afternoon at Turner on the Gray Digger diamond southwest of Turner. f After the rame - was half nnr Seymour Stewart nf th Tnmr team, while sliding Into third base, was in some, unaccountable manner badly Injured, suffering oaa gasns on tne head and re maining unconscious till after he was taken to a Kalom finsnltai The game was called off. Stewart was able to be moved to his home at West Stayton Sat urday evening and was resting easy. ' ' Kiwanis to be Shown Methods Of Life Saving Demonstrations of correct pro cedure for life-saving In case of accident will be made to Kiwantm this noon by R. E. - Carlson of seaitie. first i aid expert of the American Red Cross. Carlson has been in Salem several din as Instructor j in first aid before toe i. m. u. a.. Willamette uni versity and Boy Scouts. Two new members hiT hM elected to Kiwanis, the board Of directors announced ; this week: Arthur W. Lawrence new mm. ber of the Industrial Accident commission, and Frank Jon as local manager for the American Automobile association. Health Officer Warns Against Measles Flurry With a flurry of measles evl- aent in several parts of the coun ty, extra precautions should be taken with midi rtr v r... las. county health officer, warns, f neasies usuauy surt with symp toms resembling a cold, there he ms cougmng.! watery eyes and running nose. This continues for four or five aays oerore thee is any break ing out Because of similarity to vwiua iu ias eany stages. It IS ad visable that parents , keep from scnooi cmidren with colds. Eskew Rites Set This Afternoon ; Is Local Native Last rites for P. N. Eskew, 85. native of Salam district, who 5 PAY INADEQUATE : - died her .Sunday, following a. brief Illness, will be held this Afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Clough-Barrick chapel, conducted by Rev. D. J. Howe. Interment will be in the Odd Fellows ceme tery at Stayton. Eskew, born in the Santlam country, had lived practically all bis life In and' near Salem. He- is survived by his father, M. I. Eskew, and one sister, Mrs. N. Rocque, both of Salem. Church League Hoopers Due to ' Dine Wednesday Members of all the church league teams will meet in a ban quet at the T. M. C. A. Wednes day, night. Gold medals Will be presented to the members of the Evangelical and Fruitland groups for winning first and second places in the recent basketball tournament. Plans will be made for the coming baseball season. Tom Kay win present the medals and Bur ton Crary, who is in charge of arrangements, will . preside. : TO BE WEDNESDAY Funeral for (Teorge Steward, S3, West Salem school director, contractor and builder, who died here Sunday, will be held Wed nesday at 10: SO a. m., at Bel crest Memorial park, under the direc tion of W. T. RIgdon and Son. Steward died after undergoing an emergency operation at a local hospital. He had lived. In West Salem, 1344 Edgewater'street, for sever al years. Six months' ago he re ceived a leg Injury which con fined him to his home. . - Surviving Steward are : his widow, Ethel I.; brothers, Harold of.Jonesville. Mich., and Earl of Detroit. Mich.; and sisters. Mrs. Patrick Maloney and Mrs. Edwin Jacobs of Toledo. O. . Old Age Pension Will Be Talked The public is invited tonight to attend a meeting on old age pen sions which is to be held In the hall of representatives at the state capitol. Frank Davis of Salem will be the priclpal speaker. He advocates a pension beginning at the age of 80 for needy, citizens. He said yesterday that a unmber of pastors of Salem churches would attend the meeting and In dicated that a majority of the pas tors in the city would favor old age pension legislation. CASE CALLED OFF The case of Marion Automobile company vs. Dehman. scheduled to be heard before Judge McMaA ban today, was called oft the dock et late yesterday, word being re ceived br the court clerk that plaintiff would take voluntary non-suit. HOLLYWOOD 25. Home of WC Talkies LAST TIMES TODAY Also Those Two Funny Men . Laurel and Hardy -' In "BE BIG" News - and - Act STEWARD SERVCES FIRE FBICES DEED BE1IISI0O Trindle' Will Rule Funds In Two-Mill Levy Usable ' For Equipment Only (Continued from- pas 1) bur needed equipment for the general station and to provide funds to erect three, subsidiary stations, and to equip them. The flr committee In the council has gone farther : and has provided front year to year that sufficient moneys be diverted from the two mill fund to maintain and oper ate the new stations aa they -were opened. Moneys received under tha regular city budget apart from the special two mill tax, have-gone to operate the main station.' l; . ; - Back of the fire department fi nancial status la some apparent bad-feeling in the city council over the way the affairs of the department are handled. One fac tion in ; the council - thinks too much, money has been spent on the department and has asked for the legal opinion, soon to be giv en, as a means of checking outgo. The fire department committee claims that operation of the three subsidiary stations Is imperative and justifies the expenditure from the two-mill special fund on the grounds of necessity. Budgets of Past " Fonr Years Listed . The budgeted requirements of the fire . department for the last four years are: . 1928 Budget ' Salaries (main station) 38,940 Expense .. 4,200 Hydrants and water 8,400 Special 2-mlll levy 32.000 Total ..... .283,540 1929 Budget Salaries (main station) .135,580 . 4,200 . 9.390 . 33.800 Expense Hydrants and water Special 2-mill levy Total .285,970 19SO Budget Salaries (main station) .330,900 . 2.500 . 9,290 . 35.000 Expense Hydrants and water Special ' 2-mlll levy Total ; 878,790 1931 Budget Salaries (main station) 3 6.90 Expense 3,500 Hydrants and water 7,767 Special 2-mlli levy 35,000 Total .285.870 TO BE FIE SATURDAY T. M. C. A. boys present their first annual "Gymkhana" gym nasium exhibition In the T. M. C. A. building Friday and Satur day nights, April 17 and 18. Tick ets are bn sale by all "T" boys. The performance will Include over 100 boys in 18 different acts of ability and comedy. The program features the fol lowing numbers: Grand processional, overture by band, dumbell drill, ballet dance, parallel bars, tap dance, wrestling, piano solo, pyramids, singing (with comedy interlude), elephant act with comedy, jiu Jit su wrestling, adagio, wand drill, roller skater with comedy, tum bling. The time of the exhibition is set for 7:20 o'clock. Performan ces will be In the Y. M. C. A. gym nasium. Lilburn Leaves Insurance Post May 1, is Word Frank L. Lilburn, chief deputy in the offices of the state insur ance commissioner, has resigned his position to accept the general agency in Oregon for the Capital Life Insurance company of Den ver. Colo. Mr. Lilbnrn's resigna tion will become effective May 1. Lilburn entered the employ of the . state Insurance department August 1, 1927, as agency exam iner. He was promoted to chief deputy in December, 1929. Mr. Lilburn will ' make his headquarters In Portland. Reports Indicated that other changes in the state insurance department were contemplated in the near future. DECREE VACATED ; ' Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan has signed an order vacating for mer decree against defendants in the case of Marion county ex rel J. B. Thomas vs. A. Gentemann and Jake Risley. The new order says Judgment was given through excusable neglect of defendants, and allows the defendants 20 days in which to file answer to the complaint. Ml GRAND "TWaSSX 25C Time I 23 V TODAY VX tAVHENCEGaAIr' TaJT , Tomorrow . jf 1 DANCING J I SWEETIESl f ssssuslsW ' ' ' " " - LwniJii el The Call oard . By OLIVE I.LDOAK ":e--ere e a e o - THE HOLLYWOOD r Today George Bancroft to "Derelict." " x Wednesday-ReginaJd Den ny in Those. Three French . Girls."- ' - : . - Friday-Jack Oakie In "Sea Legs."rV; WARNER BROS. CAPITOL Today Bill Boyd in "The Painted Desert." : Wednesday Adolpho Men- Job in "Men Call It Lore:" Friday Chester Morris in "The Bat. Whispers." WARNER BROS. KUSIXORK Today Otis Skinner in "Kismet." . Wedneaday-Norma shear- er in "Stranger May Kiss." THE GRAND Today Marilyn Miller in "Sunny." . Wednesday Sue Carrol in "Dancing Sweeties Friday Buck Jones In "Dawn Trail." i FIRST M. E. TO MEET TOaiEHT Following the meeting of the First M. E. church Men's Brother hood, at the church this evening, an important session of the offi cial board will be held on call of Walter Winslow, chairman. It Is urged that every member of the board be present at this session. Judge George Rossman of the supreme court will bo the princi pal speaker at the Brotherhood session, beginning at 8:30 o'clock. There win be special music. This will be the last meeting for the year. H. F. Shank is president of the Brotherhood. The meeting of the official board is scheduled to start promptly at g o'clock. RULING MADE UPON Free textbooks, limited to the expenditure of 31.50 per capita, may be provided pupils of grade schools next fall, provided the budgets for such expenditures are voted upon for the present school year, according to an opinion handed down by Attorney General VanWinklo Monday. Districts Toting budgets in June for the coming year prob ably will carry Items tor text books. Those voting in October for the next year, the opinion reads, cannot include the item. The state superintendent of schools has suggested that any district desiring to make use of free textbooks next fall, make pro vision for holding its budget elec tion before the fall term starts. HORSE W BITE OMJJIiD LOS ANGELES. April 13 (AP) The municipal court here today ruled that a horse Is en titled to one bite of human flesh, having equal rights with a dog. Judge Lucius E. Green so held 1 denying Harry Goldstein, Junk collector, a claim for 3725 dam ages from the stables owning the horse. Golsteln rented the animal August 8, he said, and as he at tempted to take the bridle, the horse bit his hand Injuring it so he could not work for a month. Defense attorneys held no proof was established that the horse was vicious and since courts previously held a dog was not vi cious in the eyes of the law until he had bitten more than one man, urged the horse should have like consideration. ' The Judge agreed. MAY KobU Montgomery Irene Rich Neil Hamilton Greater than "The Divorcee' horn Urst&a Parrot? thrUlbiglytenszticzcl J bestseller! ' BOARD MB K MS K11ElKElax with . V J1SUD MI ROBBER SLA J Drug Store Clerk's Shot Is Fatal to J. R. Albright, : Former Farmhand , 'Continue from pax H ond robber was In hiding under an old culvert building across a creek in a canyon at the- edge of tbe city. The robber disappeared into the canyon following the gun battle in which his companion was slain and the, old : building was quickly surrounded. He was not found there, nowerer. . t One hundred dollars in silver stolen from the bank was scat tered about the street but 3250 in bills was not recovered and po lice believed it was in possession of the fugitive. . i -Ran When Alarm Began to Sovnd The two men entered the bank Just at closing time today. They locked the front door behind them. oraered employes to stay-where they were and scooped up all the money in sight. Then, as tbe bank's burglar alarm sounded, they dashed out through the back door. . . " . In a nearby drugstore . Hugh Bates, a clerk, seized a rifle when he heard the alarm and together with his employer, W. H. McNalr, who was armed with a pistol, and Fred H. Johnson, an unarmed cus tomer, ran out into the alley where they met the robbers. Albright opened fire and Bates returned it, killing him instantly. Before he could tire again the sec ond robber fled across vacant lots and plunged Into the canyon. A man who gave his name as Herbert Eaton, Portland, was re moved from the northbound stage at Talent and held as a, suspect In the robbery. The stage driver said Eaton had boarded the atage here shortly after the robbery. Police said Eaton told them he had come from a Klamath Falls laundry today. Some of the money found on tho dead robber was In a laundryman's bag. Several wit nesses, police said, claimed they saw Eaton in the vicinity of the bank shortly before the robbery. LESLIE GROUP TO ATTEiPLAlf DAY For the first time Salem schools will be represented at tho annual high school play day, to be held nn tha nreron State collere cam pus April 25, when at least 71 girls from Lesue junior mgn school will attend. Leslie Is the only Salem group planning to go. The event Is sponsored by the women's physical education de partment at the state college and in addition to a round of nlav events in which every girl finds something to her lining, competi t Vt sports are enjoyed. The only rnm natition between schools is the posture contest,. In which ev ery girl is entered. Tne scnooi with the highest average of at tendants with good posture wins the contest," which last year went to Wood burn high school. The . Leslie girls have already chartered school busses to take thm tn riarvallia for the dav. They will be accompanied by sirs. LAMOine k. uiarx, me prin cipal, and Miss Eleanor Tonslng, physical education Instructor. Several mothers are also plan ning to attend, and some will drive the students over In their automobiles. This is the fourth annual play day at the college. MARRIAGE TEMPLE Mrs. E. A. Kenney of 1580 Cen ter street has received a copy of the Los Angeles Times Sunday magaxine section of several weeks ago. in which she finds an article telling about an innova tion in marriage temples created by her sister, Mrs. Kathryn Balrd Sullivan, ' prominent among the BEAD KNOW HERE To'mbrrow! xm- ssw- ' yf ' : v. -v I Ji - ' 4 W (-J WARXIER BROS. V3 'lILHlIIIffinJ !' - organists and musls directors in tho west. : . The temple, known as the "Hol lywood Wedding Chapel" was dedicated about the middle of March and Is the first thing of its kind constructed fa the country. It is located in Hollywood, where Mrs. Sullivan has been for the past three years, and is a chapel in connection with Mrs. Sullivan's own homo which was specially constructed and is set aside to service of launching brides and grooms happily on their martial ways, v Mrs. Sullivan, the article says, got the- idea from her long years of -s&rvice as organist and choir mistress, and her requests to play for so many weddings. So she be came a "wedding consultant", and so In addition to providing a charming place for the wedding and music, she also takes care of many other phases of the prepar ation, six marriages were per formed In the chapel tho day it was opened. .., BIBBER EDUCATIOil ill Three of the facultr of "Willam ette university are attending the conference on higher education for tbe Pacific northwest at Eu gene Monday and Tuesday of this week. They are President Carl G. Doney, Dean Frank M. Erickson and Dr. S. B. Laughlin of the eco nomics and sociology department. Tbe conference is held under the Joint auspices of the United States bureau of education and the University of Oregon. Visiting speakers are William John Cooper, U. S. commissioner of education; George W. Zook, University of Akron; Ben Wood, Columbia university, and Clifford Woody, University of Michigan. At the opening meeting, Mon day morning. President Doney presided over tbe subject, "Ad justments to Meet the Needs of Able Students." Tho other meetings are as fol lows: Monday afternoon, "Person nel Work." President W. J. Kerr, Oregon State college, p resting: Tuesday morning. "Aptitude and Other Tests." President J. A. Churchill, Ashland State Normal school, presiding; Tuesday after noon, "Improvement of College Teaching," State Superintend C. A. Howard presiding, with Frank M. Erickson of Willamette leading the discussion. A banquet was held Monday night at which President George W. Zook was the speaker. Tues day night an illustrated lecture will bo presented by Ben Wood of Columbia university, on the Penn sylvania study charts. TD HIS TITLE TONIGHT CLEVELAND, O., April 12 (AP) Tommy Freeman, world's welterweight champion, will en gage in his first defense of his title tomorrow night by meeting the sharp-shooting young negro. Young Jack Thompson of Oak land, Calif., from whom he won the crown here six months ago. They will meet in a 16-round battle to a decision at the welter weight limit of 147 pounds. Because of an unpopular deci sion resulting from their first championship engagement, a new policy in rendering decisions will be Introduced tomorrow night. Two Judges to be named by the Cleveland boxing commission at the. ringside, will cast their votes at the end of the contest, and un less they disagree the referee will have no voting power. Hereto fore, It has been the practice to use only a referee. LAST TIMES Warner t Bros. ELSINORE MATINEE At 2 P. M. EE FREEMAN RISK x 1 .. x fx i I. Hurry! your last chance to see this thrilling romance "PAINTED DESERT" with BUI Boyd - William. Farnnm Salem's Greatest Entertainment Warner Bros. LB DEAD TDi.'ilL OLE Seven Known Victims, and 10 rirenicn i.nssm, Along With Others C Continued frm peca 1) . A score of doctors, every bit ef respirator apparatus in tho f lro department, and hundreds of fire men labored around the shaft. . Mere than 28 firemen were overcome in the gassy inferno. They could work only a few min utes each, though equipped with gas masks. . ... Back In the incompleted bore, which is nearly two blocks in length, a group of laborers part of the night shift on duty when the fire began huddled for safe ty In an air chamber. Whether they were dead or alirp was not known. , Oxygen tanks were used almost as fast as ambulances could bring them. Emergency calls went out to Chicago hospitals for addition al ones, and for all available dos-, tors, i A policeman hurrying to the scene was struck by an ambulance and killed. Slay Dig Through From Street Level A block and a half away from the tunnel entrance, at the busy Intersection of 22nd street. Blue Island and Ashland avenues, a crew of men set to work to dig through to the tunnel below. They hoped to let in air which would k1... ttiA Kava a? ULftlfnAfl Attempts to vent it through, blower pumps at the entrance failed. i The fire broke out in sawdust shavinra nlled aronnd a bulkhead set in a few feet from tbe tunnel entrance. It was thought started by apontaneous combustion. Chicago radio stations broadcast an appeal to the United States bu reau of mines and to tho Illinois mine rescue station at Springfield tor their rescue squads. - A seventh man died a few mo ments after being brought to the surface. He was believed to be a fireman; ill w W TODAY AT Otis Skinner tvorld-renoumed stage star in the glorious. lavish production "KISMET" 5000 in the Cast Warner Bros. CAPITOL Salem Theatres