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i , i - : . - - , . . I ... . . tj . , I .'!: v.. ;:c 7072' (10 ; yT - i' Net paid, dally, Sunday 0783 V v.: cloudy j,"tr Hre, .0. EIRHTY-FIRST YEAR , ' I Salem, Oregon, Friday Blorning, May 8, 1931 ) 1 'If ! I' NoL-. j ft PUBLIC TO TO TELEPHOt! OFFICES TODAY Last Word in Communica tion Is 'Description Given 1 1 By Those who Know. : Open House Hours Will be 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.; new : ! Quarters Complete ' Thft last word la telephone eonioment." 1 thd f erdlct ot those experts -who hare rlslted the local Blant of the Pacific Tele- nhftn comnanr. which will be open to the inspection of Tisttors tod sr. . i - S. V. Collins, manager of the Salem office, has issued an invita tion to telephone patrons to Tisit the building at any time from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. today when the new office will haye its first open H house. The enUref staff will be on hand to welcome Tisitors ana i aid in showing them atout tne building. . . I As one enters the business of- ' fice the first impression is one oi space and dignity. Noconnters rraet the eye but rather especially designed desks and comfortable chairs. I All the furniture is or walnut and every piece Is Oregon- . made. 1 . .. , Terminal Rooms Aide Attractive t i (Two terminal rooms, beautiful? It eaulpped, house the compllcat i rt eaninmenf of the plant. In one I terminal room is located the toll I I equipment, and here one sees the lntrlcate machinery which makes r it possible for the human voice to i be -carried across the continent. ! A.11 the north circuit lines are : now underground, camea oj io ."million-dollar cable," a 268 pair unit. On this cable amplifiers are piacea bi "P.11 MJi mS hni tylin hearing a voice many bun- drfeds ot miles away. . , fThe southern circuits are still carried I by overhead wires and here amplifiers are located at 175- mile Intervals. It is planned that within five years these southern circuits will be handled by means of I an underground ;eable- Blmnar 1 ; to I the one now used in the north section. ' J - I In the second terminat rooiu i local lines are terminated. One ?.VLvJEl " IV. Th. ffi un- uuy - i derground and comes to this room I. v -r u directed to its rr:" " " -tV. rminal S rack. ' . Tine power iwm, " I h a m TIAflriT I f noo worth of equipment is i , nouaea, win pb uwu . ..o.. - , oni thpv will learn how mis row- i er,- which is purchased from tie iirai mmninr. is converted Into . the energy which makes possible jSalem's excellent teiepnone ;ice, Safeguards to cvcIa ITnnsnal h Kirv effort to safeguard this sprvice Is made. Such mechani cal devices as ringing machines are duplicated so that if one goes i iof f " another Immediately begins woi'k. Extra, power is -stored in Tn hatterles which are checked ..rr dar. Sufficient power is stored here not only to operate the telephone service but to iur nlsU electric lights for the build- : inrl for ! a neriod of ,24 hours should the city power unit be out of commission. - . ' J I Every precaution has been tak- en to keep the telephones in order .ntnimttn devices register any! trouble, whether it be in tne .iin nr individual tele- 1 i i Tiwrch r bow d Kii is cm- nloved as operators' In the ' local (Turn to page 2, eoL 1) ... ;3QQH j TKAMMATCS BEARERS i MEDFORD, Ore., May 7. AP)-r-Alv!n Melvin, Injured fa tally while high jumping at Tuba county Junior college t recently, was! buried here today. ' ' i- Melvin was a leader In football and basketball while he attended high school here. His former teammates, now, students at the University of Oregon, were pall bearers. '. Melvin had Intended entering the University of Oregon . this : tau. " :f n : - T1RIVKR IS HELD ? PORTLAND. Ore.. May 7 iapi Glenn Slgnett. IT. Ben son high school student, waa ln ; Jured fatally in a traffic accident ; here tonight. He died shortly aft-. erward In a hospital. i Fred Filing. 43, alleged! driver of the automobile that struck the youth, was arrested on a charge of reckless driving. Ball was set at iiooo.. '. ; ; l ! '. TEXTII REUNION HELD .-' r THE DALLES, Ore., May 7. (AP) More than 600 Wasco county pioneers gathered, from all T)art of the Pacific northwest for their tenth annual reunion here ; today. Mrs. Lucy Peters. Portland, was! Frank E. Watkina. agent for the alerted president of the assocla- Present "The Patsy" Toni K f V) I V 1 ! Ca4t of Associated Student body play, 'The Patsy" which fa to be staged tonight at Salem high d"ff" .1 JItI- .kw. Uu Rntw.r RmJtli takes the title role and opposite her plays Melvin siini. mi, tm m r clar Mel vTravi.: Je DarbV; TtriMiwell. in n h to m 0 TLHIlIu IU OPERATE IN JULY ! - Hard Stuff for St. Paul and Aral Bressler Roads Will be Mixed The Marlon' county paving plants at St. Paul and SHverton ... Ka )n ...rgtinn Jnlr 1 to .. var stuff for the Sa- em.st paui and Aral . Corner- Bressel corner market roads, R0aima6ter Frank, Johnson an- nounced yesterday. Five or six mJea of parinjr will be done on each road. Otto Hoven, who will operate 1 p"aant. will start ovVr: hauling of that plant next week. He wilLhe engaged in thU Job but a we-ftk or 10 days now when ne wlu taken off the paving IaBt to handle the roCk crusher Marlon , for a month's run. Then he wlll go hack to finish OT6riaullng th6 st. Paul paring . . nrsrlir,nr. ta rftttlnsr Into thr Julr j I .. h I Conrt Thursday Hoven was here yesterday to I on the court In regard to matters relative to the two jobs. M'. ATtu. c cnarge oi ine puus i ert0 ThU plant vaa m0ved to T. Vii v. ew. " AV Cleave will put in considerable i ... . f 1 . i time reounaing. 11113 piani, ! . ...j. fnr oDMatlon . 1ft between 10.- jonnson says tnai oe flftft oflo ward Altogether will be placed on the l ...j. grmmii St. Paul this rear. I Ed Rigaon 0f Rigdon brothers jwno operate a rock plant at low, was iniown yesxeruay io ure witn tne court on Eupyijms i an or part or inis grarei. House of Lords Rejects Kernel Of Land Measure LONDON,! House of Lords f .11 nf the main provisions of the government's agricultural land utilization bill by rejecting part one of the measure. The vote was 82 to 31. n observers believe this aetion imay precipitate a crisis tor mo I Kin which - oDDonents have ds- Icribed as a measure of unadul- i leraiea mciansiu. j I passed all readings in the house 'ia known to set great store dj it nimr rflviu Al MeMn Funeral Held Portland Student Killed Wasco's Pioneers Gather ' ' Accidental Shot is Fatal tion for the coming year. An old fashioned ball tonight nduded the day's festivities. concluded the day's festivities. SHOTGUN KNOCKED OVER ROSKBURG, Ore., Iay 7 AP) Mrs. George Burchard, of Looking Glasa, was shot ac 'Cldentally In both lega today and waa brought to a hospital here for treatment. loaxled shot gun In the kitchen and the run waa knocked over and discharged while Mrs. Bur chard was washing dishes. The gun had been . ready for use against hawks which had been aiiung cmcaens. ; nru-kn atr. smnrr PORTLAND. Ore.. May 7 bane late today granted 72 rall (AP) F otrtien- 'years, - six roads a temporary order restrain months and five days after It ing lor 0 days the application of W OIII UlCI lb was maUed! In San Franelsco a r,ot Mri arrived here today. The - - . writer and the addressee are both dead. I - 1 , . The postcard, stamped -San FrancWo. November tr 191? LCisco, iNovemoer f , - -- was written; by Frana m. Muiicoy to his brother, Fred W. Mulkey. twice elected to the United States senate from Oregon. Tha card iwhlch bore only the one postmark, was received by Aiuixey interests nerw. " " - - , . n-jm -liw rw : 1 tt' y Mae' Hartang Fern Harris. Robert Smith, RatH ' Obstinate House is Bound to Burn Down, Third Time's Charm PRIXEVTLLJS, Ore., May 7. (AP) A roof fire start ed In the Fred Cat on resi dence here yesterday morn ing but was quickly extin-' guished by the fire depart ment. At noon another small fire was ' discovered In the . house. It was put out with out the aid of the fire de partment. While the family was at sapper s third firo broke oat and"ven the fire de partment couldn't stop. it. The house burned to the ground. The loss was estP mated at f 7000. FIND ELDERLY MAN HT wttrtia-rtv. Mar T (Special) Thomu Hecker. 8. was found I dead about 3 o'clock this after- noon In his bed at the home of nis 8on, Earl Hetker wlta wnom Ue lived. The bedy was discovered 6? r-t wno went iu mo . i bUT g0me eggs. Finding no one at r"LrrD"Vir, tS hnU to no.U1,,. l"c' th. Antered tie house they . n I m piled smoke, ana tracing ,iw 1. rvA nari in iU bed found Mr. necaer a tu m M Hecker, who had been com- PWDln ot tls u.ne' bed after working around the . j i nrannnn. He nRd taken an electric bulb into the bed to help kep him warm, tne sm0ke orlginatiag irom mis. Earl jjecker was In Aurora ana other members of the family were ot tvio. .hnol nroErram. Surviving him, besides Earl, are two sons, Adam In Illinois and LeRoy in Minnesota, and three daughters in . the east. Mr. Hecker came here five years ago fro-A0i.kto . . 7 .t.- EIGHT BADLY - SACRAMENTO, CaL, May 1- (AP) Eight persons were in- lured and the safety or nun - I dreds rof others menaced j when broken plate glass ana v -- v--i. MinAtA sidewalk were I i I burled 60 feet by a gas expioa.uu .ih tAr the entire front from ja downtown store building at 8 n YY1 tndST. ' s ' wam than 10.000 persons lftav- lng offices and stores for r homes were in. xae uuui-w . - m. a a W t - mm 1 fisl f rr r In the basement of i I iam tva ras company neighbornooa wuen 'V V store where two gas employes had gone to stop as' leak. Exact cause oi me niaai was not determined. nimim to the nuuaing estimated by fire department of ficials at about lioe.uuw- Railroads Win Order Against Reduced Rates CHICAGO. May 7 (AP) ThrM federal ludges sitting n 1UE lUf v reduced grain rates mmuow for June 1 by the Interstate Com- 1. 1 . merce commission. , s w a Circuit Judge wwiiam Sparks, presiding, and uistnct Judge. Charles E. Woodward and - . "T 1 waiter u juanuiuj uruu.w- only live minutes aiier aswuiu to two nays of argument on be- half of "the western and eastern carriers, the Interstate Commerce 1 commission, the trainc regnwi- J ing bodies of 14 states and other VM DEAD IBBID HURT HS EXPLOSION ght -'7 1 rVvlllna Crem 1Uh I - I PAYMENTS TO U. 5. Rtmarotmno. Hnrpnnnahle KeparailOnS UnredMJIWlUie Burden on Germany is Bergmann's Claim WASHINGTON, May 7 (AP) r ir: r,L.rm' States and the smoot-Hawley tar mbS of commerce ban- IrH rMMatlon in '""...JESSrX? iff led to tlonal chamber quel iui " iu. T ..-.A. M .1 Jt combating tne ouueunn. - aA knllDML u u . i rlBf i,r in the dav had contended re-1 r,.. 7' ... par"lon',w those payments were linked with I allied debt setuement who country, and the whole matter was a disturbing factor In Inter national economics that had to be reconsidered. Counselling natience, George Thennls former Belgian premier reminded theenamBer--ai ; whlTi?ten auditorium dinner tnal ,t dId not aeai with pollUcal nuestions. goiBtioB May Tonch l8sae ... - is iu oo w"ju ' ., g0Tern the nations by expressing nat Anfl WW PTnrtWH UK r-i" .- .nnV the advice uur m4""3 tates .it While It remained a possibility ' .v,w wnnM endorse a res- J--7"".BVtnward a atndr of olution looking toward a atuay or ASTORIA CLUB GETS PRIZE MIAMI, Fla., May 7. (AP) Members of the KIwanis Interna- .1 -i .i ABafi thoir rirteentn an-, - ------ tionai wusww trophies to winners of attendance and efficiency contests. Western Canada was awarded the gold division prise with New fi."JS5f Florida white. The Jersev City. N. J., club won the gold division prize for efficiency with Astoria, Oregon. silver. i . - ReSeTVe DaMCS NEW YORK, May 7.-AP)- In what Wall Street Interpreted as an effort to stimulate the bond I . market as part of a program to ald DttsIlie8a recovery, th leaerai I k m 1 reserve bank ot New xora reauo- L lt redigCOant rate from 2 to I.,, . 1 1 per cent today. Late Sports VANCOUVER, B. C May 7 (AP) Joe Malcewicx, Utica, X. Y.. took two oat . of three falls from Ted Thye, Portland, In a wrestling exhibition here tonight. The deciding fall came In the fifth round. Thye . vigorously protested . the ruling of Referee Draper that his shoulders had been pla ned to the mat by an annlock and a body press. , CALGARY. May 7 (AP) ' - . I " . i sian whi. to 1 w by a Wow delivered to the Jaw by 1 amam nsnn wii nin nm s is a.ux me open v"-- r.! m ior - K m a t a m J ana s A as mibv rail W Vwo- in I heavyweight ehamplon. In vauauMN. rv ; "i"" t,,hlMn tonleht. 1 w. ..0 ; - ; STOCKTON, ; CaL, May 7 (AP) Andy Dlvodl; New York welterweight, won by a, techni cal knockout in the sixth round over Bobby " Vincent," Tulsa, Okla.tonlght. 1 OPPOSE W DEBT KIWIS eurr w Machine Guns and Tear gas v Usett to Dislodge Pair In Rooming House J Crowley and burlinger Both ; Admit Slayings, Claim . ' Of Gotham Police . NEW YORK, May 7 AP) Nearly, 10.000 spectators today watched officers battle for an hour with machine guns and tear gas bombs and ; eventually, cap ture Francis "two-gun' Crowley, vonthfnl desnerado. and Rudolph Durlinger, Teputed e o n f e s BlaTe- , I sea . Lt.i. Tr1 jfi we?e trapped by po- uce on we lopnuur ui tinnsA. I rnor In ar commands to surrender. Crowley, whose room, contained a small arsenal, kept a big detachment of police at oay. He finally surrendered fith his companions after he was- wouna ed in both legs ana w m m mm I hewed through tne rpoi oi we apartment. rtmenf Both Confess to Blaylngs, Declared j. after arrests, police eaid Crowley and Durlln-1 ger had confessed toi two slay-1 i. the woundlna- of a de- tective. j o" . .i Durlinger, they . talc, aamuiea the slavlne of Virglnta Brannen. ! ia, w. -laimed to have confess- 5 ttSTfttS .ho"eting ora- trolman Frederick Hlrsch Tues- day night. Police had trailed Dur- S5L. t i.. aitmrtmst for sns- it.' va .tkartmeat for oilM- jt M t -t1 'tll.t w r . i ii i ' i was Identified a. Crowley's companion in a motor narfr that onaned fire on I mraiS: - f The other n victin wa ?wrir.' V I (Turn to page 2, col. 5) E E PORTLAND, Ore., i May 7. I state board of aero- .,.t-- na ...mmrwl the ti- today announced the ap wvv " ' r- w pointment of Lieutenant Arthur B. MacKenzIe as state; aeronautics Inspector. He will take over his new duties -June . ! MacKenxie orgamsea tne Kentle-Goff Aviation company "ie" . A TA.n formed the MacKenxie-Morrow Aviation company with Jack L. Morrow, ti.. Mmn9v wa sold 18 months V a A vnA.Ion Aircraft enN poration and MacKenlzie went to Los Angeles as presiaen. MacKenzIe was a ! member of the state board of aeronautics for eight years. HI duties will In clude inspection of planes, air ports and aviation schools and ex amination of pilots.: j T.lo,itnnt B. B. I Smith WSS chosen chairman of tie board to : . . . . a t succeea Arcme . noia, m's". 1 T?nkin Portland, Kanain, rorttana. r ' CSHnOn InQUirV - iiv ' jf C is i nwarzea oy 'J Woman Witness CAUGHT AFTER HOUR'S BATTLE in NAMED WASHINGTON. Mar 7. (Ap covered consciousness jince tne 0nt f 0V Vxtending a help- SHverton police officer. T Def led by a woman witness, the accident. It Is expected he will fd "nin 11 The sheriff and his operatives senate campaign fanda eommittee ... iT.itaji aKmntiv-todaT in lt iir tnto the disposition of mond, Va. treasurer! thecoma- Methodist Churchman's! anU- Sraltn organization, left the stand after declining to answer more I tnan a score of questions In the .g ot a warning of possible pros- 1 (ecntlon. Later Chairman Nye of the com mittee said "Certainly we wm have to cite her to thejtenate for contempt," T Admits Burning Family; Murder Charge is Filed of repeated denials of guilt, James V. Foster, - 49 year old Greeley salesman, today dictated 19 2 i we really legauzea f""" and signed a' confession that hel0n a naUonal scale," said water, set fire to his home last Tuesday I it wU as though everyone haa . . . . ... . . li I . a nutviA vrn snoot-: morning, causing. tne oem i wife and their three children, Shortly - after the confession four senarate charres of first de- four separate CMrges 01 ursi u vi-. .... .. fnund tj . " . r " ... rnonsihle for aa . suua uutzi as ju4 v a the deathVbV fire. a the d eaths by nm. - - - " . WAR VETERAN DIES PORTLAND, Ore.. -May 7. (AP) Thomas W. Monroe, f. Spanish-American, war Veteran of Fneene died today at the United wSSS Veterans! LopUal here. He had been in about six weeks.v British Shi hM st Found Alive After TwoWeeks? Meager Details Contained ; From Greand;rWatlcin$ Sledge Party ' -! c Given Credit; Wegener Sought COPENHAGEN. Denmark, larky ntish I) nAnrfjnMI vnuno Britisht Voiro hm lnt nn the . Greenland; Ice-biri. was found today ... - . - . - , and is on his way oacK 10 tne border; V ! The news that the" scientist If or fwhom several parties T ' " i-nd. peeii searching for more than CJEEJJiS ! Detachment Sent Alter Five Killed in Outbreaks Of Recent Months r.VAHTS. Kv.. May 7 (AP)- Waving American flags and cheer- lng loudly, several nunarea reei- . m dents of the strue-iorn ..! mlnlnr mm in U 111 IT KieclcU I . - . . i detrained here this harinr orders to "Pi blaring orders to i "protect those who behave themselves and take wno behave themselves charge of those who do not The mardsmen. despatched by M - .u.. Governor Fiem v. sampson, u a series of outprea auring nMt few months ; had brought mi larre nrorertv damage, came from Har- EfirTttST mobilized" this morning. Commander Talks wits r.l. Chiefs' witK mlm Chief I l "V,",- , an M. Carroll. In eom- v - - . - . I w j nasansiiArmRn na niu rpent a pa"rt of the.morning con- ferring in Manan wiin a rials mln operators ana of flcersln an effort te find a per- m TL. . v.. " VTtaH in hnndreda of luai, ui . - nloveri miners In the conn try." He said he wouia report I direct to Governor Sampson on th results of his conferences. riinnsi narroi saia. we r here solely for the protection ef the community with an Impartial and unbiased attitude to preserve peace and safety. Union leaders are to mw aain tomorrow to discuss the sit- nation. . . Arrangements were maae t norurhn nrtnroximatelv 325 1 vi iasm . w wr - . guardsmen in tne locai now. . the cars on which they came ana wherever room could be louna, i but It was expectea tne, wu iac-ipucn camp on town tomorrow. 'The minea Ue two and three miies away from Evarts and no immediate pians were uiu o th soldiers to replace the mine I rnird. The latter remained on I duty. LAD IS ST BY T T BADLY Mav 7 (Special) five year old son of Mr. i w. tl. el fjaiivao. w struck down by a wooaruca v 9 o'clock this morning ana b- ionslv injured. The truck driver r v. nndlanr of Salem. T o . a-. w . , The child was surrering irom SSSSSA "MSK he was sUU dazed, not 1!Te, . J Tnt. w and M arandfather had RUCK RUCK hn waltlB forth mall carried machlno did not pass over body. Crabtree earrled the boj rto ' - the home of his aunt. Mrs. Henas. nearby and Dr. Beauchamp was ; called at once. ' 1 Business for Go After , Business will Improve In the fu ture Just as lt has always done in th naat- Herman Nater. pre- jg- STSffSSSiS: 1 local Ad emu ners Improveiients will come to tne firm which knows its business and I improves its business BX,n.ai "in the easy years of 121" lengagea w di-.i ..- hag.' I realise th ock Pres- I gion Is not tne onu tion bnt it is a major one." - uo w , sInjig . needed - I vi.hr idals. a sense or responsi uku hiiitT to the buyer ana a- sense 1 kaln TTt flflA DTI 1 V WUCU Ot fllUUe LTaaao lt Is earned; - t t I A number Of prpor luoni more money - iater saxa. a marked "it Vott their advertising and their proI: : Nater .aid fe existed In the depressed year o Search in Wireless Received May, " 7i (AP) - Augustine scientist who was believed to i . i ii . n i J Dase camp near me ureauauu two weejts, naa oeen iouna, was received I here from Angmagsallk, ureeniana, oy ine iTaaisa minis try of narine. V The message saia uoriauia was !Sttafefar eittVJ; SVhiS he wM a. member, with H. G. .Vat klns.l leader of the expedition. herel tht jCourtauld had' been i Thjs fact) led to ine assumpuon watklns' leadership three - : t . . . weeks ago to look f orf him. Th ebvernment newspaper So- - clad Demokra ten. In a dispatch for I .Tf - r ,11 I DUblltatlOn tomorrow, .win bJ fh roitrtanld was found by the iI1jr.j1deinartT only a few 1 hnin - s after the arrival or uaywtn " 7 i " " . . I rqe plane, VU .Corttiane Rtrh far AVreener Anrenoecg. wuo i.jmi rfm inrmirsinc. i.no "-Jr r , " both come fooa ana ithH rtcned ana tne rescuers. A ttesiage received rrom Anren- berg M lAed the flier ntqnded to c ontlnue on 100 kilometers further acros th cap in an effort to ascerUin eap W whether Prof Albert Wegener.! j , iiormin KripniiRT. is Bair Prbfessor Wegener, with a par- ij is v,r ' . I ureeniawi. a seartu mu t beKUd last month jU A '. - Kao1 of WhE1 lai! ! . I i . A 1 control f;n approT -tractlonl of a new nreprooi i vault jrednested by the Brerj 0f state, win not oe oeierBm mntn ! state Treasurer Holman I t .t . . . I ha had an opportune ect ,tna pians and aetermine tne i necessity ? for sucn an r provement. . ; . Tnei wax kkwih u.. prlated $25,000 for tne construe- df the rault and the plans and specfications have been pre- pared.t I 1 - r.ovenior - Meier announced T,,nr.i,J that he was opposed to the construction ot the vault at ihi, fimp. Kecretary qi Hfta I countered with the an- nouncem ;nt that the vault was necessary; for; the proper prona tion of slate records. Mr. iHpiman, as muu mcui.o. . .i. J vi..,i .i-ni4hw tIU have the deciding vote in the contro versy.! . - 4V ..... At the present ume. m has M vault sufficiently large to accojnmoaate me sum (wuu. MtsACoohdge islGiven Award Airliner Txt w. Jn rrdri The National In- the? gold fMda of tn ... . ... ;XT U.rtnTnt of labor and l' tS - p. if toe al ethics of Harvard tawf pJjoc1 IWC8 01 "arT HM a v w -r -. 1 Those Who Hi OPPOSES i BUILDING OF VAULT 9 1 -i It Says, NaterDry Agents who o 1 1 r 19211 when courageous,. rwi ful business imen met a declining market bt forceful sales prpmot ed through advertising. !He s;aid that many mercnauvs now Wjeing sale, because of depleted blocks and urged that more sjales.eould he correction of tUcondlUon. broughV on. he averred, by lack of coulsge. fmome-buying as a means of 5 increasing doUar turn- overhvisjurged by Nater a. one method, ol i business upturn. - Thb bulsnes. of the "" - l61f fren.nS lafd Na- feWitlZ o? u??d in lil S sunnlanted He dUd wijlnctnrlniM bu.Sess lcer4auractunng aa uu S etholTnroaRds ipe ipe iwo "i 1., machines. inVAa.rru. EmntloW pur- 11?"? iLhinet to make it In (,oaou v , the home, ttuation ... .1 tv am in.iw oaiu. aw - Will eventually prevail CTurnl to page 2, coU 1) Foil"! ilif HITS BUS! Crowded i School Carrier is I Wrecked, Score Injured; Freight Moving Slowly is Witnesses' Report f All of 35 in Conveyance are Hurt, Some Slightly; the Driver, Badly Injured, Says Train not Seen MERCED. Cat., Mar 1 (AP) - Four elementary school pupils were killed and more thn a store . 1 .J M injuiea uere iwiaj ucn a. uu- led school bus , was struck by a freight train locomotive4 The ira- pscs iwyyira me dub uu hi u- i . i -. . t- tuv. I- i the children in the wreckage. The dead : Robert Fuller, 10. Dolores EDsen. 8. 1 Billy Epsen, 8, twin brother of Dolores, t Janette Ahr. 8. At least six other children and the bus driver, J. D. Kregger were In a critical condition tonight. Two hospitals were taxed beyond canacitr as a result of the acci dent and several ot the seriously injured children were being car ed for At their homes. Bus Slowed and The chiMren, all pup Is of the John C. IFremont school, were being taken home in the Afternoon when the accident occurired. In vestigations by the sheriffs office disclosed witnesses sawrthe but slo somewhat and then proceed across the grade crossing directly In front of the slowly; moving freight train. The crossing waa in the intersection of the Santa Fe tracks. The sheriff's office learned there were 35 children id the bus, Ulmost .11 of them beinS Injured. aiiuvoL a v a kMvm - but some only slightly. - honr8 foilowinz the accl- dent tne.two hospitals jwere be- ieged by anxious parents and iiKUUO wa rw v' V1" l Kregger said he did not see tno traln Conduct0r j. A. -Holmes cf the freight train said) the bus did not stop at the racit. o i drove ahead into tne tram wu the engli,eer blowing the whistle, the wUrwae signal at the cros8lnjf WOrktng.; Train Going at Elnt Mne wooed I . Thk train was a Santa Fe I freIght, bound from Fresno ta h rerhwii. near woue. r-n- rineer Georee Parks said the train (Turn to page 2, cot 3) RVIBM PAIR ; "Nothing new" was bomment of Sheriff O. D. Bower iipon re turn last night from SHverton where he and District Attorney John Carson' spent the afternoon and early evening in futther ef forts to solve the mystery sur rounding the murder last 8atur- morning ot James Iverson. declare that no , stone shallj f ?- m rch for the or artles. and all I whA hits tn Slimiest Krwuuu case are their Ideas' Ia who day tloV Lester and 8. a.. lVingBsss, have been held since mom for Investigation in! conaee with the murder, were re leased yesterday. S. E. IrVingham admitted that be had been ar rested recently for. operat lag a still and had served a short term In the Union county jau. Caused Big p ire Now Suspended cXtrAmo. wV" WocoVk. "Vprohlbltion director, ia- Sfinitely suspended two Sealtlo JJJ,,,. ant. here late to- g00 ,Q ,etting a stilljMMiae Jg wBwe.tP,,rc coanty "rV0rkT Bar started a 25 Jf GSr0yed home, irhreV families 0fc2Kor wSlk 'promM to seek compensation from congress for the families of Gottlieb Stock. William Neimann and B. T. Bucknell. After hearing their, oftmni.int ' nresented by A. U . - . Ik Tt- Tacoma attorney. Wood- .v mm hi was convinced th r-irraderlck-lf. Taylor and Basil V. Cunningham, did not In- tend to destroy- more than the ihaek but -aisoiayea leariut - . . Judgment and were careless be- yon a an reason. FINALLY RLW