INSURANCE
' ' One dollar "per year la
the coat of the automobile,
traffic and travel accident
Insurance policy issued to
subscribers.
: TIIE WEATHER
Pair today and Thursday,
cooler today, high fire has.
ard; Max. Temp. Tuesday
78, Mia. S3, clear, north
wind, river 2.4.
I- r-
T FQUNLDJZP Q5
EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR;
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, April 22, 1931
PHlSDfJ UfJREST
FEAR CITED AS
HEARING EiED
Meier Moves1" for Decision
Ousting: Meyers but
Gets no Second
Defense Puts no Evidence
Before Board; Carson :
Rays "Persecution"
Fear that extension of the board
of control's - hearing of charges
preferred against Superintendent
Henry Meyers might incite an up
rising in . a state penitentiary
were coupled with completion of
Governor Meier's charges against
the superintendent to bring, the
case to an abrupt close here yes
teray at noon. - - . ,
Thrice daring the two and one
half hour session which preceded
adjournment, Meier pressed for
adoption of resolutions by the
aboard by which Myers would be
deposed. . Kach ... time . lack of a
second by Treasurer Kay or Se
cretary of State Hoss blocked the
governor. While the board of
control adjourned It was on mo
tion of Kay seconded by Hoss that
the charges and evidence against
Meyers be taken under advise
ment. . . --
Threatened developments In the
prosecution's evidence including
testimony from prominent Port
land bankers failed to materialize
and the governor was content to
rest his case after short testimony
from J. J. Edwards and S. B.
Mills, Marlon county farmers, and
a terse statement to the board- by
John T. Veatch, the governor's at
torney. The defense, represented
by Allan Carson, held that evi
dence offered by Meier was Insuf
ficient to demand reply witnesses.
Carson rested his case with the
board after an extended review' of
testimony offered against Meyers
and after a resume of his client's
Tecord as penitentiary superinten
dent. Governor Wants : - "
Matter Concluded
Governor Meier indicated at the
outset of yesterday's meeting that
he deemed it Imperative the mat
ter be concluded as soon as pos
alble. t-.z, $ . '
- "Since the hearing adjourned
last Saturday I have been in con
tact with guards and other per
sons who have advised me that
there is unrest at the prison,"
said the executive. "I want to be
relieved of any responsibility in
connection with maintaining order
it the prison." Meier then admit
ted he had lnTlted members of the
board of control to his office Mon
iay night and bad then informed
:hem of nnrest at the penitentiary.
Scarcely had Mills, Aumsvllle
farmer.' finished; bis testimony
"hat he was discontented with
trices received for flax, when the
lovernor, apparently anxious to
jonclude the hearing. Introduced a
leries of resolutions ending . with
in Immediate demand for Meyers'
emoval. The crowd cheered as
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NORFOLK. Va., April 21
(AP) Swooping down over a
warehouse roof in the heart of
the city at 80 miles per hour,
Roger Wolfe Kahn of New York
today, demonstrated that air mall
can be picked up safely by a
plane from the root of a tall
building. :
' After two unsuccessful at
tempts, 'due to stiff cross winds,
Kahn at the controls of a mono
plane, swung a steel-tubed hook
into the catapulting - machine
and darted away with two pouch
es weighing a total of 25 pounds.
.21 was the first time in the his
tory of aviation that an object
had been picked from the roof of
a building by a heavier than air
craft. A. W. Card, engineer, who
perfected the pick-up device Said.
Kahn is the son of Otto Kahn,
financier, ' " - "'. '
Breeze Ham pers ;
. Fire Fighters v.
In Washington
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jlprll 21
CAP) A small forest fire in the
Mount Baker national forest and
numerous brush fires over west
ern Washington were fought to
day during 'high winds ..that
swept along Puget Soand. -
r The forest fire was reported
near Saddle Rock mountain and
a small crew was sent from Rock
port In Skagit county to the
scene. It was believed caused by
lightning four or five days ago
and - spread during today's high
wind. - .. :
Seattle Backs
-Portland Plea
SEATTLE, Wash.. April 21
(AP) Trustees of the Seattle
chamber of commerce decided to
day to back Portland's effort to
obtain the 1932 convention of
the American Legion at the
meeting this year in Detroit.
AIR MAIL PLUCKED
OFF TALL BUILDING
Meyers9 vindication
Expected,
Hoss, Kay Expected to Stand by Prison Chief
And Then Lewis Elevated to top Position f
j In Penitentiary; Board Will 'win'.? 1 l
, - ' 1 !::" ;.. ; ; ; ! :.rX') -v
1 By SHELDON F. SACKETT ;
" The enrtain ' rins rwpn niTI ' HrtWTl ATI Vita 4" taaVY OTT
drama of Meier vs. Meyers,
Ci-- TT A T A
owre xtecuuve vs. AJeparxmeni store iuxecutive. nut the
audience throughout the state will not be satisfied until the
Dlot is all exnoseri anri f Via 1pnrkiiomonf. rovoaToil
, No official at the" statehouse . yesterday would make a
Ji . .
WELL ENTER FLOAT
1 1 ROSE FESTIVAL
Service Clubs Decide Upon
, Project at Meeting
Tuesday Night
Salem will enter a float in the
Rose Festival parade in June,
representatives of various service
clubs of ' the city decided at a
meeting held at the chamber of
commerce rooms last night to
take definite action on the pro
posal. Funds ! to make and decorate
the 'float' will be provided
through 'sale of Portland - Rose
Festival buttons, to be sold, for
a dollar each. The buttons will
admit the purchaser to all festi
val activities, Including the Mult
nomah stadium to view the pa
rade and the exhibit of cut flow
ers at the armory. .
Cherrians may
Sponsor Queen 4
While 1 no definite action was
taken, suggestion was made that
the Cherrians sponsor selection
of a Salem queen to be at the
festival and ride in the Salem
float. This matter will be taken
up by . that group, which hereto
fore has entered the parade as a
marching unit.
. Representatives of the service
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COIfUf DRILL
: SEATTLE, April 21 (AP)
A proposal to abolish compulsory
military training at the Univer
sity of Washington was consid
ered by the faculty late today and
a motion to appoint a committee
to investigate the question was
adopted, f . i
The committee will be appoint
ed shortly, Dean David Thomson,
acting president of the university
announced and will make its re
port at the next meeting in June.
Two hundred faculty members at
tended the session.
The proposal, made In a stu
dent petition, has drawn state
wide opposition from certain or
ganizations. At present all enter
ing men; students are compelled
to take j two years of military
training, i with certain exemptions
under regular army officers.
Nitro Blast is
Thought Quake
i ..." i in
SEMINOLE, Okla.. April 21.
(AP) Five hundred quart of
nitro-glyeerine exploded tonight
in a magazine three miles south
west of here. Residents of the
surrounding territory for miles
believed at first there had been
an earthquake. '
; PINNED UNDER CAR
i PORTLAND. OreM April 21.
(AP) Harry McGoire, 21,
Portland, waa burned to death
here eatiy today when a light
delivery track he was driving;
overturned and caught fire,
i McGulre waa pinned beneath
the track and was1 ; sprinkled ,
With gasoline. Flames envel
oped him before be could be
reached.
A. fire engine was called and
put oat the fire. .
FIRST IS STATE -WASHINGTON,
D. C, April 21
(AP) The secretary of agri
culture today approved a loan of
S22.S00 ;to the Deschutes Loan
and i Livestock company : of Ore
Son. ; . - lL
This was the first loan in Ore
gon from the S10,00.000 allot
ted to the secretary of agricul
ture from the $20,000,000 appro
priated by congress for the re
habilitation of agriculture.
CASE NEAR END
PORTLAND, Ore., April JI.
(AP) Closing arguments la the
Toose-Brown : liquor eonsniracr
trail bad not ; been comnleted
when : federal court adjourned
here late tonight.
Walter L. Toose, Portland at
SEEK TD n B 0 L I SH
Follow
or the Comedy of Department
A . .
avawcmpuL uul liuui & laneiT ai
sources mrauaoie ia me suies
man there came well anbatan
tiated reports that the three-day
show would end as follows: -1.
The sustaining of Henry
Meyers by a Hoss-Kay ; vote for
hla acts as superintendent of the
Oregon state penitentiary.- 1
2. The resignation of Mr. Mey
ers witbln a very short time aft
er the board of control Tote, of
approval.;- ;; ' Vr :; j ; L
3. The appointment of Warden
"Jim" Lewis to the post: of su
perintendent. -V t -
4. The immediate reorganiza
tion thereafter of the state flax
industry under L. C. DeMytt or
some other individual suitable
alike to Mr. Lewis, the board of
control and Mr. Meier, i
Hope to Quiet '
Disturbed Convicts
Two reasons for action exist
aside from the public's wish to
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Gunner Gets
First Shell
U.S. Fired
CHICAGO, April 21. (AP)
A highly polished, cracked three
Inch shell casing was returned to
night after more than 13 years to
the. former gunner who fired the
first American artillery shot in
the world war. r
- The presentation was made by
Floyd Gibbons, former war cor
respondent, to Alex Arch of South
Bend, , Indi. , former sergeant. : in
Battery "C" of the Sixth Field Ar
tillery. .
The shell was tired early the
morning of October 23, 1917, on
the Lunerllle sector of the. west
ern front. The gun from which It
was fired. is now at West Point
military academy.
Gibbons was present when the
shell was fired, and, he said, took
possession of the. casing to pre
vent its being lost. He said he had
tried unsuccessfully many times
to locate Arch. The farmer gun
ner said he had never eard Gib
bons broadcast over thelradio but
finally got in touch fcith him
through the malls. '
PRIVATE LIFE 0
WALKER IGNORED
NEW YORK, April 21 (AP)
The' national republican club
voted overwhelmingly to delete
all references to Mayor James J.
Walker's private life In the an
nual report of the club's city af
fairs committee at the annual
meeting tonight. The remainder
of the report calling for the may
or's removal, was adopted. - .
The report was made by Alan
Fox, chairman of the committee
and one of the; original Hoover
supporters in the state. - ,
A move to censure Fox for
having made public the report
before its acceptance by the club
was defeated.
Truckman Burned, Dies
Oregon Firm Gets Loan
Arguments not Finished
Export Rumor Credited
torney, and Joseph Brown, alleg
ed leader of a reputed northwest
liquor ring, and 14 others are de
fendants in the trial.
The case probably. will reach
the Jury by tomorrow noon. ,
MUCH GRAIN ' HELD ?
- PORTLAND, Ore., April 21.
(AP) The Oregonlan to
morrow will say that despite
'the farm board's denial of ru
mors it Intended to export 8&'
000,000 bushels of it wheat
holdiags by Jaly , grain men
here -held to the opinion such
a more would be made. , ; :.
James C Stone, chairman of '
the farm board, said fa bis re
ply to the rumors , that the
board contemplated no radical
change in its policy. :. -,
YEGG LEAVES WARNING
' PORTLAND, Ore,. April 21
(AP) Portland merchants today
were warned to leave more cash
In their tills over night. ' -
T. Makita reported to police a
burglar had entered his estab
lishment last night, stolen the
S1.S0 he had left in the till, and
left the following note: .
"Notice if you don't leave a
few dollars in the cash register
next time. I'll wreck the Joint, I
have keys that will fit any lock
in- the state."
TRIO FREED OF
JERRY BUCKLEY
DEATH CHARGES
Acquittal Verdict Reached
Late in day; Cheers
Greet Result -
Two of Defendants Quickly
Arrested on Charges
Of Other Crimes ;
DETROIT, April 21 (AP)
The question of "who killed Jer
ry Buckley' and why?" remained
unanswered tonight. A recorder's
court Jury returned a. verdict ac
quitting Ted Pisxino. Angelo LJv
eccbl and Joe Bommarito. -
Bommarlto and Plzzino were
accused by the state of being two
of the gunmen who entered the
lobby, of the La Salle hotel at 1:-
40 a, m., last July 23 and shot
Gerald E. Buckley, ; militant - cru
sader for radio station WMBC,
two hours after he had announ
ced the recall of the then - Mayor I
cnaries Bowies, wnom ne naa at
tacked in his nightly broadcasts.
Livecehi was accused by the
state of signalling the gunmen,
as they waited outside the hotel.
wherein Buckley was seated in
the lobby and -the - scene was set
for the assassination.
Cheers Ring Out
In Courtroom
In spite of stern warnings is
sued by court attendants against
any demonstration by. spectators;
there were repeated cheers when
the verdict of acquittal was an
nounced at 7:50 o'clock tonight.
Before, the defendants could
leave the courtroom, Plxzino was
arrested for another murder and
Livecehi was taken into custody
for Rochester, N. T., police on a
robbery charge.
Plzzino, . it was revealed, is one
of the two men indicted last fall
by. the 22-man Wayne county
grand Jury for the slaying of Wil
liam Cannon, and George Collins,
dope runners, last July 3.
sometime.
Representative W. C. Hawley
and Mrs. Hawley are expected
here sometime Friday, Ronald C.
Glover, former secretary to Mr.
Hawley, reported here yesterday.
The Hawleys left Washington,
D. C, Monday.
The exact time of Mr. Hawley's
arrival depends on the length of a
conference which he will hold with
Roseburg citizens In Portland on
Friday. A delegation from there
notified Glover last night that
they Intended to see the congress
man Just as soon as he got "back
In the state to press their claims
for the placing of the soldiers
home in that city.
The Hawleys will spend the re
mainder of the spring and all sum
mer in this city. Mr. Hawley ex
pects to make occasional trips
throughout the district to consult
with constituents regarding their
legislative needs.
SAUNDERS PLANNING
H CHI SYSTEM
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 21-r-fAP)
Clarence Saunders, back
f viAmnhli after what he des
cribed aa -the fight of my life"
in California, announced Dlaus
would be formulated immediately
for the creation of nis proposea
new system of chain stores.
I exnect to lose no time,' he
said tonight. "My two California
chains -ate in bankruptcy and I
have had the fight of my life but
that doesnt daunt me. I shall
Immediately launch a store, the
Uke of . which no one has ever
seen
In the new type of store, he
said, he eontemnlatea the sale of
various kinds of household arti
cles, delecatessen products and
drug sundries in addition to food.
ELLIOT. HI. SAVAGE
DIES: WAS PliEER
Elliot M. Savage, 73, pioneer
and -lifetime resident of Salem
district, died yesterday at his res
idence, route , box 1 SI, on the
farm where he was born. Ho was
victim of a sudden illness. -. r
Surviving . Savage are his wi
dow, Emma: one daughter, Mrs.
Walter L. Fuller: ' the following
grandchildren: John Elliot Full
er, W. Lewis Fuller, Elynor and
Claritta Fuller: and on niece.
Ethel Fletcher, all of Salem. .
Savage was a member of Che-
meketa ehapter, Woodmen of the
World; Odd Fellows, Salem lodge
No. 1, and the Rebekahs.
Funeral services are set ; for
Friday at 2 p. m. from the
Clou gh-Bar rick ehapeL - Inter
ment will be In the Odd Fellows
cemetery. : - "
Plan to Invite
MDe MolaysHere
,r i
i ;: i
ti
7
i
Delegates' who leave : Thursday
night for Marehrield to attend
the DeMolay conclave. ' From
the top, Phillip Hayter of Dal
1J. senior councillor; 'Lewis
Nelson, scribe; Deivia Neider
hiaer, master councillor.
DE MOLAYS TO BID
1!
If the plans of the delegates
from Chemeketa chapter of De
Molay for boys . are successful in
the state conclave to be held m
Marshfleld April 24-25, Salem
will have the next state conclave
meeting,' according to the plans
made by the local chapter. Salem
has had two such conventions
within the past six years.
; Delegates to go are Lewis
Nelson, Phillip Hayter of Dallas,
and Deivia Neiderhiser; and a
group of unofficial ' delegates.
The group wlll leave . Salem
Thursday night on a special train
bearing about 400 delegates to
Marshfleld. The train will begin
its course at Pendleton and will
pick up delegates--all along the
way to Marshfleld. :.
Spain Peaceful ;"-:
On Seventh Day
New New Regime
MADRID, April 21 (AP)
Seven days after Alfonso XIII
weiit Into exile, the provisional
government - of "President NIceto
Alcala Zamora was proud to point
today to the fact that the country
was calm and there were fewer
disorders than In many months'.
-. Meanwhile, it recognized that
the status of the communists, the
church, the- army and the elec
tions still was to be permanently
settled;
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 21.
(AP) Benny Pels. 112. Port
land, and Pierre Pothier. 13 S,
Klamath Falls, fought ten rounds
to atlraw ia the apper half of a
double mala event tight here to
night, v Al ; Trulman, 150. San
Diego, won a decision over Fris
co McGale, 164,. Seattle, la the
opening. ten rounder.
Pels and Pothier staged a fast
fight. . Pothier was given a rest
in the fifth round after; Pels "had
landed a low blow. r
Trulman gave McGale a sound
beating all the way, rocking him
with swinging lefts and straight
rights, l, MeGale'a left eye was
closed early in the fight., - .
Eddie Thomas, . 133, Belllng-
ham, knocked out Alble Davles,
133. Victoria, B. C. In the fourth
of a six round fight.' Mickey
Trad. 140, Spokane, and Johnny
LA Rose. 140, Portland, zought
four rounds to a draw.
92 MEETING
Late Sports
DRIVE AGAINST
S1DIU0
mm
Expiation of Murders Will
: Be Sought; Sixteen of
.y Forelgnere-Kjned;:
Large Force of Nicaraguan
Guardsmen in Field
For "Cleanup"
WASHINGTON. April 21. '
CAP) Confidence that Augus
tino Sandino will be brought to
Justice for the "cold blooded
murder" of eight or nine Ameri
can citizens - and a ' number of
nlcaraguans was expressed today
oy resident Hoover.
In a formal statement the
president said he had been ad
vised the Nicaraguan government
had placed - in . the field more
than 1,300 men of the newly cre
ated national guard in a drive to
"clean up Sandino and his fellow
bandits".
The president said the Insur
gent chieftain had "placed him
self outside the civilized vale"
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IMS TO '
THY PARIS FLIGHT
Solo hop in Plane 3 Times
; As Powerful as Lindy
Ship is Proposed
jmw YORK. April 21 (API
Miss Ruth Nichols is planning
a soio nignt to Paris in an air
plane three times as powerful as
the historic "spirit of St. Louis"
and between 50 and 75 miles an
hour faster.
MUs Nochols could not be
reached. Friends said sap had
been hoping for some time to
make the attempt, but no definite
announcement eonld be made un
til her' plans were finally com
pleted. -. v - , .
Meanwhile the red "monoplane
in which she has set four world
records was being given an over
hauling at the Jersey City aircraft
factory of Cot. Clarence D. Cham
berlin who, it was said, had tried
to dissuade her but would fly with
her as far as Harbor Grace, N. F.,
the taklng-off point, if she goes.
Its Wasp motor was being tuned
up.
When work on the motor and
monoplane is completed. It was
said the ship will have a cruising
speed of about 200 miles an hour
cut down to between 150 to 175
on a flight as long as that across
the Atlantic. The motor, with a
super-charger, will develop 650
horse power. "The Spirit of St.
Louis had a 209 horse power mo
tor and a cruising speed of about
100 miles an hour. It has a ra
dio. SCIENCE WILL NOW
OAKLAND. Cal., April 21.
(AP)--The "operation recorder"
Is the latest bit of hospital ma
chinery being exhibited here at
the convention of the Western
Hospital association.
It records on graph paper how
long the patient Is -on the table,
his blood pressure, pulse, Quan
tity of anaesthetic, and other data.:
Convenient blanks-are left for in
sertion of name, diagnosis and the
surgeon s name.
Hospital' superintendents.
nurses, dieticians and librarians
from 12 western states and British
Columbia attended sessions here
today. . v '.'-- 'T :
VETERANS MAY FILE
WASHINGTON. April 21.
(API World war reterans who
hare had claims for disability al
lowance refused, in the past.be-
causer they had paid income tax
the year before applying., may
file new applications if they have
not paid income tax since. .
URGED
OPERATION
Wealthy Physician is
,. Missing; fear Kidnap
ST. LOUIS, April 21 (AP)
Dr. L D Kelley, 45, wealthy nose
and throat - specialist and club
man, was missing tonight under
circumstances ' which led : police
to believe he was kidnaped after
being lured from his homo last
night by a telephone call asking
for his professional assistance.
.The physician's automobile was
found this morning several miles
from the- place where he was
summoned. From footprints, on
tho floor of the ear it appeared
that two men rode with him. Po
lice believe he was transferred to
another car. That the physician
apparently thought he was being
robbed was Indicated by the dis
covery of his diamond ring thrust
down behind tho cushion of the
driver's seat..,
- - . '- . "t - - . ...
Heavy InIii Catsses
Covers;
Dl A7C
UUU.L Lit
SUE HOSPITAL
Brush Fire is Speeded by
Heavy Wind; Control
Finally Gained
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 2lJ
(AP) Firemen and volunteers
late tonight were gaining control
over a brush fire that for a time
threatened the Shrine hospital for
crippled children and several
homes at Rocky butte, at the
eastern edge of Portland.
The fire, origla ef which was
undetermined, swept up the steep
side of the butte before a gale
which at times reached a velocity
of 50 miles as hour.
The wind broke .down trees.
light poles and wires in many
parts of the city. It brought with
it a great cloud eC dust that weath
er official said had been picked
up from freshly plowed fields in
the Inland empire.
Tho dust clotm was reported at
The Dalles abjput & o'clock this
afternoon.
Live Wires are
Grewaded. Report
"Live wires were grounded n
widely separated sections et the
city. Terwllliger boulevard was
blocked for a time by threes that
had fallen across it.
Hero and there plate glass w In
dows were broken and chimney
collapsed.
The flro department was kept
busy answering calls to chimney
fires. -
. So far as police had learned late
tonight no one was injured In the
storm. - - .
FILTE!
YEAR KOT PLACED
No hope that the Oregon-Wash
ington Water Service company
would complete its new filter
here this summer was held out
yesterday by J. T. Delaney, man-
ager, wnen ne was asaea u m
company mlgnt not proceea to
complete Its own project.
"We are making improvements
this week In our temporary filter
beds so we can provide good wat
er service this summer, Delaney
answered, "but we do not -con
template going ahead with , tne
new filter. I guess well let '.the
weather go on with its work of
damaging construction, - aireaay
in." , ; .
Delaney has a crew, of several
men on Minto Island . this week
and the temporary filter beds are
being scraped, new sand Is being
added and the retaining walls
strengthened. Delaney said he
does not anticipate another visit
of E. C. Elliott, president of the
company, for some time unless
the city council . should . again
have some proposition of pur
chase to submit.
The city .. has submitted Us
brief in appealing the May It,
1930, charter amendment to the
supreme court ana tne water
company Is now, preparing its. re
ply. . . ; ; -
Seattle Pioneer
Dies at Age S3
LOS ANGELES, April 21
f AP) Death came here today to
Mrs. Mary Virginia Bell Hall, S3.
one of the covered wagon train
party that founded Seattle in
1852. - .. .
She succumbed to apoplexy at
the home of her daughter, Aldlne
Hall. -
REVOLT FLOPS
WASHINGTON, April 21. -f
API The state department was
(advised today a projected. revolt
I In. Paraguay had failed.
So ' far as authorities know
there have been no demands for
ransom. -
Dr. Kelley was called twice on
the telephone last nlgbt. his wife
told tho police.
The telephone callers gave tho
name of Holmes, Mrs. Kelley
said. Tho caller said ho was from
Chicago and was visiting here.
Tho man told Dr. Kelley the
patient, his nephew, had a severs
earache and directed tho physi
cian to drive to Davlsi place in a
western residential suburb.
Mrs. Kelley said she demurred
at his leaving the house on) a
stormy night but Dr. Kelley said:
'I must make tho call and left
his home in his automobile.
Mrs. Kelley gave the alarm at
1 o'clock this morning and wide
spread search began. .
rrnirncDD
UHUOLIld
ills
n
BroailreD
Cars Blown off Rond
At Woodburn; no
Damage Here
Central Washington i
Darkened by Cloud
Of Moving Dust
Heavy wind storms which cre
ated havoc In many parts ef the
northwest Tuesday came as dose
to Salem as Woodburn, according
to reports received here last nlgkt
from state traffic officers. Tv
reported that automobiles had
been blown off the highway by
the severe gale, and that tele
phone, and power poles had been
blown over onto the road.
Salem did not expet.enoe too
real severity of the storm and no
damage was reported, but there
was considerable wind 'and dust,
especially in North Salem.
WENATCHEE. Wash.. April 21.
(AP) Sand and dust borne by
a severe wind storm swept catsal
Washington late today, t brtnghig
semi-dark neas, stop- ing auteaio
aile traffic and outdoor work and
darkening the skies as by a far
for aa hour.
Oa a wind of a velocity of SO
to. to miles an hour, dry earth
was whirled from the wheat
fields of Douglas county and front
thousands of acres v . land plowed
for the first time under the Kit
titas reclamation project.
The storm centered in the Biw
Bend country, a wheat belt, with
reports of Its severity north to
Waterrille and sjuth to El leas
burg. Other than delay to work
and traffic and the blowing dea
of trea, ;he damage was reported
to be small.
Autos Stopped
As Precaution "
Automobiles driving to Spokane
were stopped at Waterville by po
lice as a precautionary measure.
Many drivers caught on the high
ways In the district topped their
cars for half an hour,' saying they
were unable to see the road or
their radiator caps.
Weeds, debris and dust drove
people from the streets here and
ears moved along with their lights
on. The storm broke about 4 p. m.
A similar spripg dust storm vis
ited eastern Washington last year. '
Five hundred men work I rig oa
the Rock Island dam on tho Col
umbia' river were compelled to
cease operations. In the seml
darkness here, all lights were
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Kill OF SUSPECT
IS ALSO NIK
ASHLAND. Ore., April 21
(AP) Tom Hollls. manager of
the Southern Oregon Gas corpor
ation here, and a brother-in-law
of Tom Cooper, who is being
sought in connection with the re
cent robbery of the Ashland State
bank, has not been seen since last
Friday.
Authorities said today Hollls
left Ashland with his family with
out telling any of his friends or
business associates where he was
going.
J. R. Albright, who was killed
as he attempted to escape- after
the bank robbery, formerly work
ed for the gas company under
Hollls.
Jean Brault, division manager
of the gas company, was here to
day checking the company's
books but said he was not ready
to make any statement. lie inti
mated, however, company offi
cials from Saa Francisco would
come here to continue tho in
vestigation. ,
Governor Acted
Illegally When
He 'Overruled
Concurrence of two of the
three members of the state boarj
of control Is necessary In the Cta- ;
position of any important statw
transaction, according to aa opin
ion,, thanded down by the attor
ney general. - The opinioa waa
requested by the board of coo
troL It was reported here that tho
opinion 4 was sought- after Gov
ernor Meier had overruled the
secretary of state and atato
treasurer during the recent hear
ing involving charges preferred
against Henry Meyers, auperia
tendent of the state peniteatiary.
Tacoma Harbor
Wind-Whipped
TACOMA. April 2l. (AP)
Tacoma . harbor, whipped by a
41-mlls wind, caused satppinf
considerable trouble, tearing logs
from various " mill booms an4
forcing tugs to tie up.