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""- An aralanche from a hilltop overlooking the Loire - river en gulfed today both the general and two farmer follcman and wife with whom he had been, friendly. The marine officer waa caught with Denis Brlant, the farmer, while both sought to save Briant's rlfe who waa trapped tint by the fall of earth and roak. Hay be Three Days In Finding ; It was estimated tonight two or three day may elapse before the Imprisoned trio can be reached. Mrs. Dnnlap, who waa preparing with her husband to visit the his toric tower ot Cino Mara la Pile, nearby, witnessed the tragedy and was in a atate ot near collapse to night. , - Brigadier-General Dunlap only a few weeks ago waa transferred to Tours to perfect his atudlea of the French language. He and Mrs. Dunlap took particular de light in their acquaintance with the farmer, Brian t, who" I lived In oneof the rock-hewn cave dwell ings that survived the troglodyte age. ' - . The officer and hi wife were at Briant's home today when, from a nearby barn where1 Ma dame Brlant was engaged in her housework, they heard her scream. Simultaneously there was a thun dering roar as the top of the pre cipice above their home began to split and topple over. The two men rushed tdldadame Briant's assistance but, before they could reaeh her, they them selves were engulfed. ' Virtually the entire hillside above the re gion was affected before the allde ot rock, earth and trees halted. 'I. : Progress Made On Linen Mills Financing Task r1 Slow but apparently sure prog reas is being made this week to wards cleaning up affairs of the Oregon Linen Mill company pre paratory to reorganization of the mill and Its reopening as the Sa lem Linen Mills. r. 3. Gilbralth who has taken the lead In working out a plan for reorganization consulted with Governor Meier " yesterday and said thetehief executive of the state was doing his utmost to In terest Portland capital In buying bonds ot the present corporation. proceeds' of the same going to clean up existing Indebtedness. Only a fraction of the 153,000 of unfunded debt remains uncov ered by bonds which have been contracted for or sold, Gilbralth eald. ! 11 Women From Am erica Among 400 Presented LONDON. May 19 (AP) More than 400 women, including 11 Americans, tonight were pre sented to King George and Queen Mary in the first court of the sea son. Their majesties sat on their great golden thrones In the ball room of Buckingham palace. Great crowds .assembled out side the palace to get a glimpse of the debutantes . and matrons as they lined up In glistening limousines some hours ahead of the time. Cannon Denied Inquiry Delay WASHINGTON. May 19. (AP) A request by Bishop James Cannon, Jr., for postpone ment until September 20 of the senate Inquiry Into - his use of campaign funds was denied today by Chairman Nye of the senate Investigating : committee because the statute of limitations against prosecution in the case would be gin on September. 18. Whitman Beaten, Women's Tennis Willamette university women's tennis' team defeated Whitman's pair here Tuesday, three matches to none. Pauline Findley of Wil lamette won over Edna Lawrence -4, 8-; Edith Findley defeated Marjorle Nelson -2. 7-5. The same four women participated in doubles and Willamette won 6-7. C-4, -2.. Of Making Sup p I Within; Institutions Board .of t Control Majority Favors Report by i ; ELinzig, . Stated; pay: of Convicts is s : Raised to 25 Manufacture of state supplies and materials in state institutions -will be discouraged if the state board of control complies with a suggestion made to it yesterday by William Einzig, special investigator for Governor Meier. -The gov ernor and State Treasurer Holman 'indicated the recom mendation had their approval. - ' , - ? l . i i ', i ' i -of The discussion relative to man MElilM WILL 1 BE OPPOSED AGAIN Appeal on Ballot Title for " Second Attack Will be Taken, Reported A new move to prevent referen dum on the' state police depart ment law enacted at the 1921 legislative session, probably will be launched m the state supreme court here ; within the next few days. ' j The sroposed suit would be in the nature of an appeal from the ballot title for the referendum measure prepared here yesterday by Attorney General Van Winkle. Although the law provides tnai such an appeal may be tiled at any time within 20 days after the ballot title is completed. It waa understood that no time would be lost in. preparing the papers ne cessary in attacking the referen dum. J. J, McDonald of Salem will be the plaintiff. It was said. The original suit filed by Mr. McDonald attacking the referen dum of the state - police depart ment law came up before Judge Gail Hill of the Marion county circuit court here. Tuesday. He continued the temporary injunc tion pendiag ' the disposition of any future litigation. Van Winkle Will Be Asked to Rule -McDonald charged in his orig inal suit that the preliminary ref erendum petition waa not aigned by, a citizen or . taxpayer of the state of Oregon, as required by law. This petition was filed by the Independence Hall of Oregon, Inc., of Portland. : Rather than contest the Mc Donald suit, persons Interested in the referendum filed a new peti tion signed by Ed Averlll, ex-state game warden. Attorney General Van Winkle will be asked In connection with the latest suit whether the ballot title becomes, effective from the time of Its filing with the secre tary of state or at the expiration of 20 days allowed in which to file an appeal. This opinion would be impor tant In determining whether the sponsors of the referendum ean proceed and circulate their peti tion while the ballot title is on appeal.. ; : ! , Report Bartram Dickering With Soviet Leaders t W. B. Bartram, . former man ager of the flax industry at the state penitentiary and of : the Oregon Linen Mill company here, is now in New York City accord ing to advices received here. Bar tram is said to be negotiating with : officials of the soviet 'gov ernment concerning the Introduc tion of flax raising into Russia. He is known to . have had ex tensive correspondence with that government, before he was ousted from his position with the state here.' Certain royalties on flax pulling machines manufactured by the state went to a company In Canada with which Bartram was affiliated, i Find Policemen Guilty, Assault NEW YORK. May 19 (AP) Two f former vice squad police men, both in their late twenties, were In Tombs prison tonight. convicted ot assaulting Mrs. Gene vieve Potockl. a middle-aged s nbwoman. when they went to arrest her on a vice charge ot which she was later exonerated. The men, William B. Lewis and Ed;ar P. McFarland, were found guilty of second degree assault. Slayer Facing Life Sentence - 1 COUER D'ALENE, Idaho. May 19. (AP) Convicted of murder ing Llewellyn C. Church by a dis trict court -Jury today. John Red ing, 26-year-old farmer, faces a lite- sentence, in the. penitentiary. Church, a former Maine resi dent, was shot -through the' head at night as he stood before a win dow in-his- paradise Valley. home last October. - ' ' SENTENCED TO SCRUB CHICAGO, May 19. (AP) Mrs. Mary Ferguson. 35. was sen tenced today : to scrub the floor of the town hall court for driving while intoxicated. - " . ieSi Cents Daily ufacturing state supplies and ma terials in state institutions devel oped during consideration ot bids for a number ot steam eookera for use at the eastern Oregon state hospital at Pendleton. Dr. W. D McNary. ; superintendent of the hospital, recommended that the cookers be purchased In Pendle ton at a cost ot $113. The state hospital here offered to provide the cookers for $S 5. ; Einxig declared that It was ' a dangerus policy to build up a large industrial department ta a state institution. , In discussing state operated farms. Governor Meier said: I would like to see the farmer have a chance to sell his prod ucts." . . '-; I :. .. J-- This statement waa accepted to mean that Governor Meier In tends to give the state operated farms careful consideration to the end that agricultural products may be purchased In the open market. Savings of approximately $20. 000 a year in two projects affect ing state owned buildings was proposed by Governor Meier. The board voted, upon recom mendation of Mr.- Einxig, to au thorise group metering ot state buildings by the Portland Electric company. The company assured the board that this would result in a saving of at least $10,000 a year. It was said that the pro posal would not affect the rate structure of the state, nor Inter fere with the constrncton of the proposed central power plant at the state penitentiary. Another proposal would save the state $21,000 during the bl ennlum in Janitor service in the state capitol buildings. This pro posal was taken . under advise ment. The American Maintenance company offered to Janitor the state buildings tor two years at a cost of approximately $65,000, as against $86,000 paid under the present system. Better service would be guaranteed, it waa said. Increase Pay of Working Convicts tI " J - The board authorized an In crease of pay to state penitentiary (Turn, to page 2, col. 2) High Tariff is f Held to Blame For Depression GENEVA. May 19. (AP) Blaming high tariffs and com petitive armament for the pres ent : world economic situation, British foreign minister Arthur Henderson today reminded the Pan-European Union committee that millions are unemployed and hungry while the world's granar ies are bursting with unsalable fOOd. : "J'''- ) i The League of Nations council today designated : Henderson ' . to preside over the world conference for limitation and reduction of armaments, which begins Febru ary 2. He thanked his colleagues, but . said he must , consult bis government before accepting. ; It was generally expected he would head the conference. Services Today j For Dr. Saurman I Will be Private Funeral services ' for Dr. J. Shelly Saurman, Salem physif'an who died Saturday In a San Francisco hospital, will probably be held today, according to ar rangements being made last night by Dr. La ban A. Steeves. Saurman's partner. Services will be limited, for only a few friends, and flowers . omitted, -..la. re quested. - 'I In accordance with the doctor's wishes, his body will be cremated and the ashes strewn on waters of the Willamette river, ,. Dr. Steeves said. . : .f : 1 ! JBand That Will Augment Talent Program Friday This is the University of Oregon brass band, which through arrangement made by Dr. P. O- Riley of Hubbard, head of the county federation of community clobe, will appear here Friday night at the Elsinore oa the program with the finals of the county community clubs' tal- eat contest. . . : . s. , , . , nun STEEL Of! L Great Florthern President Reports Unit Will be Ready by October " Awaits Authorization as to . Bend link; St. 1 Helens BeltJnUmelight : KLAMATH FALLS Ore!, May IP (AP) Approximate . ly one-qaarter mile of steel Mils were laid south- from Klamath Falls today on the Great Northern railroad's ex tension Into California. PORTLAND, Ore., May 19. (AP) First steel on the Great Northern railway's extentlon from Klamath Falls'lnto California was laid at Klamath Falls today, Ralph Budd, president, reported npon his arrival here on a tour ot In spection. The entire board ot di rectors Inspected the project Mon day. "We will have our unit com pleted by October 1," Budd said. He said the Westers Pacific, building northward to meet the Great' Northern, is making "ex cellent progress" and is ahead of schedule. Budd said his railroad la ex pecting soon formal authorisation from the Interstate commerce commission to proceed with the $1,000,000 reconstruction pro gram of its Bend-Klamath Falls unit south ot Bend where the old Shevlin-Hixon section will be re built. Refuses Comment On Belt Purchase Budd declined to comment on reports the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railway Is negotiating with the McCormlck Interests for the purchase of the Belt Line railroad that serves industrial plants along the Columbfa river atSt. Helens. He referred inquiries to D. F. Tur ner, president of the S. P. A S., but Turner had nothing to say. Southern Pacific officials, com menting . upon reports they also were among possible purchasers of the McCormlck' Belt Line at Ft. Helens, said such reports were news to taenia -' Fire Vehicle Knocks Down Elderly Man Apparently confused by siren noise of the speeding Ford fire truck from central station, John Conrad, 78, resident of Leonard hotel, walked into the side of the machine and was knocked down, at the intersection of State and Winter streets at 0:30 last night. The elderly man was unconscious for some minutes, - but revived and was taken to Deaconess hos pital, for treatment and observa tion. . ' . Conrad was lacerated, bruised and severely shocked, hospital at tendants -stated, and bis condition was "seflous, but not dangerous." Whether he sustained further In juries was not determined -last night. : Firemen ' from the truck state Conrad became confused and un certain which way to go, at ap proach of their machine, finally walking against the side of it. They stopped the car abruptly. thy stated, adding that their speed at time of the accident was 25 to SO miles per. hour.: At time of the accident the truck, was enroute to a chimney fire at 945 , South ; 12th street, where a large truck had already responded to call. The flue blaze, an unusually serious one, result ed : In wood flooring around it catching fire, as well as wall paper, on first floor. It was ex tinguished without further dam ages.: w - :": " The smaller truck was sent out with extra hose and chemicals. ! INFANT IS KTT.T.KD - '" PORTLAND, Ore.' May 19, (AP) Anthony Marovlch, 4, was killed here today when an auto mobile in which he - and two brothers and a cousin were rid ing was struck by a ear driven by Mrs. C. Ei Olcott. E EOPLE.V ..Wh oare news . . By BRIAN BELL (Copyright 1931 by The - elated Press).; ; -r- LOS ANGELES. May : 19. (AP) William Glbbs McAdoo at 7 years of age, lives every min ute of every day and has as many personal ac- q n al n t anees, perhaps, as any man in. , t he United States. ( Trains - a a. d motors are too slow for . him. so he does most of h I s extensive travel ' by air. He owns his own plane and has as his personal pilot-Harry Ashe, World war W. O. McAdoo veteran. His plane wlir develop a speed of 200 miles an hour, al though he does not always go so fast. - ' Intimates of the man who built the Hudson tunnels and was sec retary of the treasury and direct or general of railways say only William Jennings Bryan knew as many . people scattered through out the United States. McAdoo flew from Los Anreles to Washington In 10 hours and v (Turn to page z, eoI7) Bum corns Temporary Officers Named At Meeting; Portland Group Here to aid Decision to establish a chapter of the Oregonj Building Congress In Salem was reached and tempo rary organization perfected at a meeting for that purpose held last night at the Salem chamber of commerce. Organization was aided by a group of 10 men from Portland. Lyle P. Bartholomew, archi tect, was - named chairman and Frank Marshall, business, agent for the Salem' labor' council, was chosen secretary. ' A-constitution will be prepared and submitted at a meeting to be held within a week er 10 days. Committee to draft - this docu ment' includes, besides the of fl eers, ' Roy Comstock, John Humphries, A. T. Macklin, Frank Marshall, W. H. Pettlt, Pete, De Witt, William Llljeqvist and Fred Erixon. The Salem chapter of the con gress is the first branch outside of Portland, where the move was brought to a head in 1920. The congress was to bring closer co operation and ' greater unity be tween every phase of building, (Turn to page 2, col. 3) Tillamook Man To Head Grand I. O. O. F. Lodge CORVALLIS, Ore.. May 19. (AP) J. M. Wilson, Tillamook, was elected grand patriarch ot the Independent Order of Odd Fel lows here today. About 1000 dele gates were registered for the third day of the annual state conven tion. Other officers elected were:' Earl H. Shank, Hood River, grand Priest; E. E, Sharon, Portland, grand scribe;; A. H. Knight, Can by. grand treasurer; Joseph Schweitzer, Portland, grand sen ior warden; W. O. M or ley, Hills boro, grand Junior warden; E. J. Pratt, McMinnville. grand repre sentative; G. W. Haw. Portland, grand representative. . romiseon Streetcar Cut PORTLAND, Ore.. May 19, ( AP) Wages of street, car em ployes, of the Pacific .Northwest Public Service company- will be reduced 74 per cent as ot May 1, a board ot arbitration decided here today. - The company had sought a , 10 per cent reduction. ARMY WORMS APPEAR MEDFORD, Ore May 19 (AP) Army worms have appear ed in the Rogue valley. In one place, reports here said, , the worms are destroying all vegeta tion in their path. ... ' . " '- : CHSPTFR STATE (POLICE BUTTLE LINES TA 9 SHAPE Petitions Will be Ready "to Sign Today;. Sportsmen ; To aid Claimed Three Organizations : Ready ; For Defense; Move is 7 Branded as "Slap" ' PORTLAND. Ore..' May 19. (AP) While Major ' General Smedley D. Butler was busy today studying plans for the Oregon state - police department, battle lines were being, drawn "for the referendum fight against the bill authorizing the creation ot the department. Ed ,F. Averlll, Portland, to whom a referendum ballot title was Issued Monday, said printing of the petitions will be completed Wednesday. They will be placed in the hands Of rolunteer circu lators here and will be i sent ' to sportsmen's organizations throughout the state. Leaders of Independence Hall of Oregon will cooperate in the movement to 00 tain the 10,080 names necessary. FrlendS of the bill announced a publle meeting would be held In library hall here Thursday night under the joint auspices of the Good Government league and the Women's Greater Oregon associa tion. . , 1 I - The Oregon Club, Inc., announc ed It had adopted a resolution branding the referendum as an at tempt to belittle Governor Meier and hinder his program. The res olution Indorsed the police bill as "a scientific piece of legislation." T TO CONVENE HERE Several hundred women from all parts of the Oregon ,M. E. conference will be In Salem today and Thursday for the annual con vention of the Woman's Home Missionary society of the church, which will be held at Jason Lee church. ,., I i -1 First' session will be ! held at 9:30 o'clock-this morning, most of which will be given j over to business. Miss Ada Townsend will bring a short! address. This af ternoon at 3:10 o'clock Mrs. Ti tus Lowe, wife of Bishop Lowe, will address the conference. A tea will be held at the Metho dist Old People's home; at 4 o'clock. ' i The only evening session will be held tonight, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Following a group of demonstrations by children and young people. Miss Townsend will speak on "Brewers and Billion aire." The sessions are open to the public. I Thursday morning will be de voted to continuation of reports from all departments and to an nual elections. In the afternoon Miss Townsend, Miss OHa Davis and Mrs. F. W. Seele will give talks, officers will be Installed, reports concluded and adjourn ment taken at S o'clock. Timber Company Head Victim of A Heart Attack PORTLAND, Ore., May 19. (AP) John C. Braeher, 68, president -of the Braeher Timber company, collapsed on the side walk here tonight and died a short time later. The coroner at tributed his death to hears dis ease. - h - Braeher had been engaged in the timber and logging business in Oregon for 25 years. He and his brother, George M. ! Braeher. were Interested in timber hold ings in Polk county,, near Sheri dan. ; 1 He la survived by his widow and . three sons. , QUAKES CAUSE TERROR LISBON. May 20 f(AP) (Wednesday) Two sharp earth shocks were felt here early today, throwing the populace into panic No casualties have been report ed and the extent of the damage is unknown. f: , i j ... . . .. w 0 t HODIS GROUP Or t.i er Returns To Portland to Deliver Address rlnnial : mdle-r D. Butler. aftert a' six hours' visit here yes terday, I left last nig nt ior. Port land 1 where he '.will spend the bulk of today. At noon he la to address the East Side Commer cial Club. He will be introduced hv tit at a Trnasnre- Holman. To- nlgi he goes to Eugene for a saof! visit and will return, here Tnursuay xor an au-oay coher ence with the governor. - rin his trin to Salem yester day; 1 the general waa accompan ied by j senator James unviora, George W. Joseph, Jr., and Luke 8. May. STEEVES DIVORCE L Codrt Rules Defendant Is Oiiefiy Interested In financial Points Declaring that defendant was Interested primarily in financial opportunities, motion to have di vorce decree in action of Laban A. Steeves ts. Martha Jane Steeves and setting aside default to permit defendant to file answer was'" denied in decision handed down yesterday by Circuit Judge Gale S. Hill. Martha jane Steeves had at tempted to have the decree of June 13. 1930, awarding Steeves the divorce, cancelled on grounds thatl it lhad been granted prema turely and also that she had been Intimidated into permitting de fault and also in accepting a prop erty: settlement which she alleged shedid not comprehend at; time she Isfgned it because of mental stress, j Cannot Believ Matter Overlooked - In memorandum decision hand ed down the court holds that with (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Issue s Raised jy to Status of Court Fees Here - 1 - Blaine McCord, Woodbum at torney, j yesterday filed friendly objections to cost bill in connec tion; with suit ot First National bank vSi W. H. Rockwell. McCord objects to filing an entry fee of three dollars charged by the county plerk for default decree. He says .Marion county ho longer comes under the former schedule of fees as result of last census when it reached a popula tion1 of more than 60,000. The county clerk has been act ing f under advice of the district attorney in fees charged since the population change, however now the; question of fees will be sub mitted to Circuit Judge Gale S. Hill tot light upon the laws in the master, said to be conflicting. United Stated Stand on Wheat I Problems Told LiONlfoN, May 19. (AP) Facing a United States recom mendation to solve the world's wheat problem by drastic reduc tion: "atf the source," the interna tional wheat conference centered attention tonight in soviet Rus sia'! position, whlCto is expected to be declared tomorrow. The American plan, which In cludes also a promise that the federal farm board would market Its holdings in an orderly manner and: not dump ; them on flooded markets, was introduced by Sam uel; R.j McKelvie, farm board member. . . Circus Veteran ijs Paid Tribute ROSEBURG, Ore., May 19 (AP) -Under the bi topt where ttad anent most of his life, five hundred performers and employes nf th Al ci. Barnes circus father ed .here todays to pay tribute to thetmemory of liar tin no Lawan do.JSS, internationally known cir cus iper former, who died at Sacra mento last Thursday. Edwards Recall I List Canvassed SEATTLE, May 19 (AP) Refuslnjr.to halt-the official can vass of i petitions asking an elec tion to! recall Mayor Frank Ed wards, ity Comptroller Harry W. Carroll today canvassed them and announced he would make, nubile the telecUon date on June 2. tsuu P.EVERSA DENIED 11 4r Laryngitis Chastens B rashness of Hell-. Railing: Marine Reporters Meet him in Distinctly Informal Way at Capitol By SHELDON F. SACKETT : This bell-raising marine, the man of the voluble damns sad consistent hells, was a decidedly chastened Smedley D. Butler when he reached Salem at neon ' yesterday and presented himself to the governor. He said It was laryngitis, provoked "either by speaking, too much or; at the wrong time." But-laryngitis had not entirely clogged his vocal organs and a view of state capitol grounds greenery warmed him up. The general had reached the capitol and had walked in on the newsmen. "No, don't apologize to me for being in the midst of washing your hands. I'm going to do that myself." Interlude aad ., hand-washing. Then a moment for using some state board of control-purchased paper 1 towels. Then a hearty laugh as the press and the newsmen heard how General Butler had failed to save money buying I supplies for the marines. The general obviously had not heard of the governor's cut-down-on-everythlng program.' We started for the executive offices. The pictures had told the truth. He was not hand some. The nose was a bit too large and under the eyes sge had written some marks. The hair was streaked with gray. ! Shoul ders drooped a bit as though handling marines and Mussolini together had been more of a task than the blithe Interviews bad In dicated. ; Hearty Greet ins: - ' For Fellow Marine J In the corridor stood Sergeant Mack Sherman, and his uniform was marine blue. - The general was all smiles. When marine meets marine It seems a glorious feeling. General Smedley D. Bnt ler was Just a pal as he Ignored Sherman's hurried salute and be gan to chat about old days at Tientsin. lHe's a great guy." confided Sherman as the general went along. "We fairly loved him and his officers did the same and so did the natives of China. He's fair to his men and a maa ot his word. I saw him daily for two-years in 1928 and 1929." Then ' there was lunch and a conference and back to the ex ecutive office for more hours ot detail about the new state police constabulary. j We asked the general If he would answer questions, "Fire ahead." he retorted. "Are you going to run for the senate In 1932?" ! - "I don't know, I may." the general answered, as directly and (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Sons of Union A Veterans Form Camp at Eugene "' A large delegation from the le cal camp of Sons of Union Veter ans of the Civil War will leave for Eugene today where they will assist with the organization of a Sons camp this evening. Glen Ad ams of the local camp Is depart ment organizer and will be assist ed by Charles Fessenden, past de partment commander, also of Sa lem. The local degree team, accom panied by the color bearers ot their auxiliary, will put on the initiatory work. Other depart ment officers from Portland. . Hood River and Grants Pass will be present to assist with the inau guration of the camp, j Delta Chi Gets Oregon Chapter CORVALLIS. Ore., May 19. ifAP) -Consolidation of the They;; ta Delta Nu and the Delta Kappa fraternities and the granting of a charter of Delta Chi, nat- - social fraternity, to the combined fraternities, was annon- ei j at Oregon State college today. I This will be the first Delta Chi chapter in Oregon,, the announce- Waterman Boy 1 1 Now Improving -t : J j Walter Waterman, 13, who was burned about the hand and arms Monday night when he carried a lighted match near a can of gas oline, was reported as resting nicely at the Deaconess hospital last night. His 1 right hand ; is burned severely and gives him considerable pain. It is thought no skin grafting will be necessary. i )