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PAGE TWO The OTIEGON STATE31S.IAN'. Salem; Orepon, Sunday Mornlnar. April 19, 1931 . GOBI YET INIM UGHT Engages in Tilt With Kay Over Crawford Story About Discharge ' f (Continued from pafe 1) question. continued Governor " Meter, . : : :.: "If track at the prison were not used for duck pond purposes, there was no padding of payrolls, and an 'efficient accounting sys tem was installed. wouM you be able to rednce the operating eosU of the etate flax industry?" DeMytt replied that he would be able to reduce the present op erating costa of the -plane one third. , 1 Carson then asked DeMytt If It was true that he bad been of fered the position of manager of the- state flax plant by the new administration. "No. but I hare" hopes." re plied DeMytt. It also was brought out that De Mytt had requested an Increase I n salary, but that It was disal . lowed. . Carson then questioned DeMytt "as . to whst overhead costs ,in '. ""elude, and asked him to explain how he would reduce the expense of operation. s "If you want to determine this definitely," interposed Governor Meter," "we will have the flax In dustry books brought into the hearing. I consider DeMytt cap- Governor Objects Fitrther nnestiofllnz br Carson again brought Governor Meier io his feet. I think this witness is beinr treated unfairly, said Governor Meier. "He is an un- vitlincr TltnM and did not ask to testify. He has testified that the overhead costa are too high. . Cheers followed the governor's rrmirln "I have had the rooting section against me before," snoutea car son as be continued the examina tion. Hoss declared that . he would like to have DeMytt proceed and show how he would reduce the flax plant costs. DeMytt then admitted that ser ious trouble had been eliminated at the prison under Meyer's ad ministration, but complained of the- food served to him In the guard's quarters. Referring back to the Inven tory, Carson asked the witness If It was not true that a Mr. How el! and a Mr. Ross assisted in this work under the direction of the board of control. - . "Who is this man Howell and what does lie know about flax?" queried Governor Meier. "He Is an engineer and prob . ably knows as much about flax as yeu do," replied Meyers who was seated at a table nearby. "That wouldn't be very much," Governor MeIer- responded. Hawthorne Talks limn Hirfhorn R 4 E Virinn street, followed DeMytt as wit ness. He testified he hadbeen em ployed hy the state flax, industry from Aufust 23. .IS 23. until No vember 1, 1927. when he was dis charged. He had charge of the scutching department of the plant. Hawthorne said that he had graded flax ' in the ' field during part of Ills Incumbency aud d ar ias? that period of work had come Into conflict with Colonel Bartram over flax harvested for R. J. Hen dricks on. a farm in the Ankeny bottom district. Hawthorn held tbe flax was too short for pulling and should be cut. while Bartram held the flax should be pulled.; .The pulled flax brought a price at least 110 more a-ton than the cut flax. "Colonel : Bartram M nw drlcka had been a booster and he wanted .him to get a good price." the witness declared. Hawthorne criticised the retting process at the state penitentiary as well as the use of machine flax puller and scutching -machinery. He aaid that hand labor produced a higher quality flax fibre product. "How de you think the indus try ceuld be Improved r Haw thorne was asked.. "Put a man at the head of It who knows the industry' he Te lied. "Dees Colonel Bartram knew the business?" . "Certainty .he was not an effi cient flax man,"- Hawthorne re torted. Robert Crawford.- an employe la- the state penitentiary at inter vabj from August 3. 1916. nntil December 9. 1925, took the wit ness chair and began his testimony in answer to questions raised by Attorney Teatch. who represented tbe governor. He said he felt the flax retting system at the peni tentiary was satisfactory. Asked if he considered DeMytt a good employe 4ie replied he was fairly efficient, "but so slow I couldn't wait on him." Crawford went Into the details - of the purchase of a flax threshing machine by the state and held that the machine . was second-hand when It arrived instead of new as Colonel Bartram had represent ed It te be. Crawford said he would not accept the machine. He testified under cross-examination by State Treasurer Kay that aec-end-baad flax polling machines Imported by Bartram worked sat isfactorily. Governor Mtr fhan nVxi r. son if during the interrogation of io wuiwsi ne naa not maae the 'Statement, that Meyers had estab lished a recreational room, where the convicts could gamble without hiding from the guards.- DeMytt previously had testified regarding gambling among the ronvlcts. "Do you think I would be sncb aa ass ts to give that impression,' .replied Carson-. "Then let us read the record." the governor replied. "ff--I-am wrong I will stand corrected." The question was then read from the record, y "It Is my opinion." continued Governor Meier, "that this ques . tioa. was to worded as to convey the -Impression to the public that DUPE IS DOPE RING KEY i S aszi2 i X, y . v tposgEctrNSiq ,i-wv -i i z f -UY' Y-: S: ' 1 ' ' 11 ' ii4imifr l .... ktJLiiSisSflKsE Tronic" Ftr& oTDopb Seized tys SkuggUmg Vest. M CUSTOKP AuTHDEJlTE- Engeata Jeanne Maary, 18-year-eM St. Loai (Me.), girl, in aaeat f aeveatare, sailed t Eerope accesapaaied by a begaa Rasaiaa "Coomt. wkos arrest far ausiag warthlaaa checks I ft her straadad ia BrUa. ;Sh is raturMj te New Yerk by tha Aaricaa Ceaaal at tba Garaaaa capital anad diadoaaa tm the aathoritiaa iaformatiem whick aha glaaaad aihila fat the company off tka "Count" which may nncevat saw laaaa by which vast quantities ef dope is aanaally smnggtad lata the Uaitad States. She asaerU that "Count" Berie Dokrazcnuki was playiaf a laadiag part ia a naroctic riaf , bat castaaaa efficiala have aol sliarl ad bar ravalatlesi af the aaatkod ased ia saaasgliag. First Coins With Picture Of George Washington to Mark 200th Anniversary Within the next few days, An drew W. MeHon. secretary of the treasury, win Invite prominent artists throughout the country to submit designs for the new quar ter dollar which will be issued next year aarpart of the nation wide celebration of "the Two Hun dredth anniversary , of the birth of Georse Washington. This will .be the first United States coin, of regular Issue to bear the image of Washington. It is authorised by legislation enacted lust before the adjourn ment ef congress. While the-selection of the ex act design fer the George Wash ington quarter rests with the sec retary t)f "the treaaury. Represen tative 8ol Bloom. . associate di rector ef the George Washington Bicentennial commission, will be consulted before tbe decision is made. Mr. Bloom fau furnished the treasury with a profile pho tograph of . the- bast of George Washington' hy Houden, now. at Mount Vernon, which has been selected by the -portrait commit tee of the George Washington Bi centennial ; commission - as the I, as a -member of the board of control, was a party to providing a gambling room for convicts. Carson explained that he did not mean to convey such an im pression, and "the tilt abated. Tired Three Times At tats Juncture, statements were made by Kay regarding Crawford's i alleged discharges from his Job on three occasions. "I was asked to go by a drunk en warden; .1 never was fired tor cause," Crawford retorted. : Told by Kay that the facts of his discharge years age were not relevant ten the charges being heard about Superintendent Mey ers. Crawford declared "Thla ia my , only chance in- 1 1 years to defend myself and I want the public to know the truth." ' Hal Hoss raised an 'objection to the witness's procedure as un called for t this juncture of the hearing. " - ;;. Governor 'Meier Jumped into the teapot-tempest to overrule the ob jection and: to order Crawford to preened. j . "I move thla witness' testimony be terminated." declared the state treasurer. I "You're sot going to break this hearing p In a tow." interposed Qeveraor Maler. "I propose to get all the facts and to let the chips lall where they may." t The audience .cheered and there were cat-calls as Kay protested. U'ra .going to go through with this situation from A to Z." con tinued, the governor, rif the tea timony .might be damaging, let's go on anyway." - Meier then declared that Craw ford's explanation of his own dis charge was -made in answer to questions Kay had raised. "I'm not going- to be made'a monkey." continued tbe governor. He coa tlnaed standing- -to tell the -crowd that "I'm going to hare a lot to say in the business affairs of this state before this is all over." Allan Carson, counsel tor Mey ers, teok the witness. Under thrusting cross-examination he secured admission from Crawford that on April 12. 1928, he wrote and sent a letter to an English im porting firm then buying state penitentiary flax, telling the firm that convict labor went into the product and advising that it was contrary to English law that such product be purchased." - Carson stressed the alleged lack o patriotism on Crawford's part in wrltlnr such a letter. Ti cured an admission from, the wit ness tnat he had allowed exports to rr oat durinr his !nrnmhnv at the penitentiary, without the fast that convict -labor was used i n mi. iiiii ir -ii r-r best likeness of Washington in existence. This profile probably will be used on the new 25 cent piece. The portrait of the first presi dent was used on. a few coins made in 173, bat they were not Issued . or approved by the gov ernment. Sach approval might have been given but for Wash ington's modesty which no doubt made him feel that such honors were not for the living. Although issued te commemo rate the bicentenary of Washing ton's birth the quarter will not be a commemorative coin in the true sense of the word. It will replace the 25 cent piece which has been minted since aa a coin of a regular issue, and as such will be circulated at face value. The true commemorative coin is Issued to signalize some par ticular event and is sold at a premium. Only a comparatively small number of each issue is made. Commemorative coins have not been used as widely In the United States as in some other countries. being stamped on the goods. ' The letter ended with a para graph written by Crawford urg ing the English firm to bring the situation to the attention of cus toms' ; officers and expressing a wish that this information would stop the Importation of convict made products. r LESTER ADAMS IS Lisrasii (Continued from pace 1) foreign birth was a stigma. It ia a well known fact that one 'of the .most-used attacks against Col. Bartram' has been, and is, that he is, or rather was, a foreigner, i ,' When - this ( witness, De Mytt, went on the stand, his accent showed that he was or foreign birth, yet it was considered no bar to his em ployment by the flax indus try nor apparently, to his being offered the post of su perintendent to succeed Bar tram. So, laughingly, VI asked him if he too suffered from the 'stigma of foreign birth. The plain inference of my remark, which was not missed by any one present; was that there was no more stigma against Col. Bartram because of his place of birth than against DeMytt who happens tar be a Belgian im ported here to handle retting at the flax plant.) "Lester Adams wilfully distorted my remarks." v Marine Private Drowned After Fall Off Dock . "! ' :U ; U : : BREMERTON. Wash.. April IS (AP) Joaephus KolUch, 21, a marine private, feU from the mu nicipal dock while waiting for a boat last night and drowned. His body had not been recovered to day, -v ., ' ;, ? .. i-: , A companion was with him and a launch in the vicinity attempted to save him without success. : HIGHER SCHOOL FATE AT ISSUE Question of Trimming Cost WilUon and Half to Be Threshed out (Continued from, page 1 behind closed -doors. "It never invites the heads of the institu tions to attend; It requires . all communications to the board to come-through, the office of the executive secretary. An excep- tln was made on April S when at the taU end of the meeting tbe presidents were admitted and told -to come back April 20 and show how sharp they could use their pencils in cutting down coats. Definite Progmm All Worked Out At the April 2 meeting. Execu tive Secretary Lindsey had a six point program all prepared to pnt the report of the survey commis sion into effect without hearing from' the institutions or the pub lic. The report calls for setting up new administrative machin ery, and Dr. LJndsey had every thing worked out to get the pro gram started. The postponement tin April 20 Served as a stay of execution. Upstage at present is Governor Meier. But there Is much indi cation that he will take downstage center tomorrow. He is. about prepared to take positive steps 1n reorganizing higher education just as he has other departments under : his Immediate authority. True the law creating . the board gives him power to remove only three during a four-year term, but he has already placed one member on tbe board, three more would be four, and aay one recruit from the remainder would be five, giving him a majority. If and when the governor moves his tread will be heavy. The spectre of political interference in educational administration looms and looms big in Oregon. The end may be of course not only the Junking of departments at various institutions, but the scraping of present executives under a program of retrench ment and reform. DEDICATE CHURCH (Continued from pare 1) Helen Ernst. Portland, 2: IS. Dedicatory service, 2:45. Solo, "Open the Gates of the Temple," Mrs. Good. Anthem. "I Know that My Re deemer Liveth." Y Duet, "In the Cross of Christ We Glory." Kathleen Phelps and L. C. Maves with the choir. Evening Program "For Jesus." Ladies' choir. Anthem, "Rejoice, The Lord is King." Sermon by Bishop Epp. Reading of appointments. The conference passed a busy day Saturday and because of the vast amount of business . faced requiring discussion on the floor the evening session continued well into the night. Statistics' of the group showed a decrease In nearly all finance items but the net gain la mem bership and conversions was -gratifying. . At the morning service the bi shop will ordain W. A. Oliver el der and Carl Wackerbarth. Paul P. Pettlcord srad John Rlttem yer deacons. FIBEETK ISSUE COlSJMIiiy (Continued from pag 1) have been hard after various conncflmen seeking support for their machines. One- firm bid II 00 lower on the pumper than the other competitors, having re ceived advance information on a price cut. It is understood that ether bidders are now willing to make this reduction having re ceived notice from their compan ies that tueh reduced price was now effective. There was some coram in Dr. E. W. Kenyon division among the councilman aa to whether new bids should be allowed. - , Rumor : about town yesterday was current that the survey be ing conducted hy X. C. Baar. or Baar and Cunningham to deter mine the costs of mountain water system would.be subjected to Councilmen for criticism. No funds have been provided for the Investigation. Mayor Gregory said last Bight he- was content to let the coun cilmen work out the pumper pur chase among themselves ami de clared he did not intend to pre cipitate any "row" eoncerning.it. flEFUBEES RETUHTJ Oil BOll CEFitLU . i f - 3 " .. ft i (Continued from page 1) ser, formerly of Jackson, MIbs., Standard fruit and steamship em ploye, who was killed from am bush, sandlno forces fell on a group of plantation overseers gathered at Logtown the same day and slaughtered four of Sel ser's co-workers. The only two survivors of the Logtown attack, James. Lloyd and Cathey Wilson, both of Fayette vllle, Tenn., were also among the Cetalu'a refugees. - These two saved their lives by "playing dead" among the bodies of their co-workers while the bandits looted and burned Log town. When the bandits with drew it dark, they made their way by separate routes through the jungle - to reach the Wawa river and Puerto Cabezas, where they collapsed.- i T TO A heavy frost Friday night was reported to have damaged some crops on the lowlands, particularly the strawberries, that were in bloom. - , In tbe Silver-ton district the ground was said to have f rosen sufficiently to hold up a man's weight in what had been soft mud. Thla was In the lowland region and strawberry growers fear that the early berries, now" in full bloom were killed. -No damage was reported (asm the-higher lev els. The North Howell" Prairie dis trict reported that no damage was done there as the strawberries are not yet in bloom. In the Zena district little harm was done although a white frost was reported. The extent of the damage has not yet been determined but many growers report that the ' early gardens "look bad" as a result of the frost. CAPITAL POST HAS Hi EI1IP GAIII Seventy-five names have been added to the membership of the Capital Post, American Legion, since its membership drive start ed, according to announcement made Saturday hy Ray Bassett. vice chairman of the-membership committee. Six teams are In the field and scoring is on a point basis. Team captain and the respective cores of each group are: O. E. Palmentler, SO; Lyle Dunsraore, 33; Vic McKenzIe, 27; Dr. B. F. Pound, 22; Douglas McKay, S; Carl Gabrlelson. S. Records show that 75 men who have never before belonged to the local legion hare Joined this year and that more than sixty who were members In 1929 but not In 1930 who have Joined for 1931. Legion officers hope for a membership of 1000 by the time the contest closes. This will be before the state convention . in Corvallis in August. v Post Commander Max Page. Adjutant L. A. Hamilton. George Arerit, chairman, and -Ray Bas sett. vice chairman of the mem bership committee and the team captains will meet for a luneheon at the Gray BeU on Monday. Captains ef the three lowest score teams hare been ordered, to feed" the three high score cap tains.- ..'..'.-,-.;:. - t DR. FROS DAMAGE BERRIES n lift iiiii COBB SIS CHARITY GROUP EES REPORT Community Service Takes in $3285.17 Since Fall; " r Mostly Expended ; - A total of P28S.17 has been collected bythe Community Serv ice organization of 8alem since Its organization last falL according to an announcement made Satur day by R. A. Harris,. secretary. Of thla amount disbursements have been: . To Salvation Army -.. .31397.30 To Associated Charities . 1085.13 By Community Service.. 22.8 S To T. W. C A. . . . '' - 7.1)0 Operating expense ..... 217.18 This leaves a balance oil hand of 140.71. The work has -been dene hy people too busy to devote much time to it and the operating ex pense has been Incurred largely by printing and . postage as much of tbe soliciting has been done by maiL "The response to requests for contributions has been splendid." said Mr. Harris. The records show that the balk of the contribu tions have eome f rom state, coun ty and city employes. In many cases large contributions ' have been made on a monthly payment plan by state department mem bers which have attended to col lections. Handles Only Collections It was decided to make Com munity Charities purely a financ ing organization ao that all dis bursements are being made through other agencies. "Much more could be collected if we only had the time to do follow-up work," Mr. Harris de clared. There is a real need at present for continued aid In charity work according to Salvation army and associated charities workers. While the need is not so great as it. was earlier in the winter there are still many urgent cases. The Salvation Army reported that on Saturday a family with five children arrived In Salem from California. They were for mer Salem residents and reported that they had sold everything they possessed to get money to come from California. It was necessary for the Salvation Army workers to provide food for the family to meet the -emergency. Cases like this ate coming up ev ery day.-, ,-. FIDST GHKHAI IS VOTED BIG SUCCESS The Gymkhana presented - at the T. M. C. A. Saturday night for the second time, was bhly successful end many compliments were given participants. f The same program was ' pre sented which was shown Friday night and the crowd was some what -larger than Friday's.. The adagio act presented by Jane Lee. Milton Taylor and Fred Smith of the White's school of dancing, was one of the strong numbers and received much ap plause. - Breath taking maneu vers were executed and eome of the most difficult adagio num bers were skillfully presented. Francis Lane and Walt Ein phelt wear akatea as unconcern edly as most people do shoes and together put on an adagio act of their own on skates. One whirled while holding the other at arm'a length. Although, they had the whole gymnasium floor to use, they seemed to be at home in small quarters and put on their act in a minimum of space. One of their most difficult acts was picking a handkerchief from the floor with the teeth and without using their hands. The Japanese Jiu Jltau wrest lers demonstrated guards against slugging and ordinary attack. They also showed that a man with a dagger is net to be feared If you knew how to defend your self and his arm -can easily he broken by an expert Jiu Jltsv performer. Following the Japa nese custom, tbe contestants bowed to each other at the finish of each match. ' Little Rosa Lee Keasbaam en WITH KENYON AND THE ! Evangelists and Singers WELL BEGIN lightened spirits with a tap .dance. . It was so appreciated that the audience Insisted on an encore. Fred Smith and George Fowler combined gorgeous ' cos tumes, good looks and profes sional ease In a tumbling act which was saved tor the last number. . The other features- on the pro gram were all good and included dumbell and wand drills by the "Y" gym classes, wrestling by Dan Hendrie and Glenn Gregg, a piano solo by Roy Mack, pyra mids, parallel bar work and ele phant drill by Charley Gill's high school tumbling team and grand processional by the small beys. Bllllagsiey -was announcer and Mrs. Barham's orchestra fur nished music. nice little sum was cleared on the two 'programs and it will go toward the boy's camp fund. Bob "?oardman had general charge of the Gymkhana and Fred Smith assisted in the plan ning. Copco Manager, Other Utility Officials1 Here General Manager C. M. Brewer of the California-Oregon power company, A. K. Reames, attorney, both of Medford, accompanied by Chief Engineer Link from the Byllesby offices at Chicago, were Hifjlkl ning Strikes Vliero DLcqsI Expected StAOOOTravrU fawOaly SaXMS FaavtorM of Policy t. CamtUMHnmlmoimtim ?? r" v! Jw laaHotnalnniaMiM. a 1 mm rmpm mmi . 5-- -- ,'n,,- L 1 ob1T A p p I ication Hi fa fmLer. THE OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon. Ton are hereby authorised to enter my subscription to The Oregon Statesman for one year from date. It is under stood that The Oregon Statesman is to be delivered to my ad dress regularly each day by your authorized carrier and 1 shall pay him for the. same at the regular established rate. 1 am not new a subscriber to The Oregon Statesman ( ) I am now a subscriber to The i . 1 ' NAME -VI : ' ADDRESS CITT. 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