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THE WEATHER
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Four Rubber Bands and Last
: Year Driver's" License"-;
t' Total Discoveries
Fitts Claims . Racketeering
Explanation; Defense ;
. ? Remains Silent: ; lr
, - LOS ANGELES, May -15
(AP) A. -second safety - deposit
box , of - Charles Crawford, slain
political director, ' yielded ;foor
rubber bands tonight to those In
vestigating the killing of him
and Herbert Spencer, .political
magazine editor last week in
Hollywood. . , .
- -This was about the sum of the
known, progress today in the case
In. which David Clark, former
deputy - prosecutor - running for
municipal, judge, is accused of
murder.-', : .. . :: - '
. Earlier today another,, safety
box yielded Crawford's last yearns
automobile driver llcense. ' -
Investigators had hoped the
boxes - would - contain something,
that would definitely establish
motive for the shooting. Yester
day authorities presented ;- an In
volved hypothesis picturing Clark
as- having feared "exposure
through Crawford and Spencer,
as the victim of a "wild party
frameup." ... .
Today District Attorney Buron
Fitts expressed opinion that the
shoo tine resulted from a "auar-
rel between racketeers." He
claimed, possession of evidence
that - his former aide . was , an
agent of racketeers and gamblers
and that Crawford and Spencer,
when shot, were trying to effect
an alliance with- this group. '
Clark continued his silence In
his cell, his counsel issued ' a
statement saying that the "de
fense will be conducted In a clean
and upright fashion with no de
sire of intention-of injuring the
memory of the two victims f
this awful tragedy." The state
ment further said "wo have no
hesitation In stating that his de
fense Is good."
James H. Nicholson and Fred
A. "Williams, the- former a local
insurance man, the latter former
city attorney, are both being
talked as candidates for the
school director's post to be filed
this year.
Petitions were circulated a
week ago for Frank " Neer, in
cumbent, who refused to run but
was later urged to do so by
friends. Neer filed, acceptance
yesterday morning:. Petitions
were yesterday taken out for
Nicholson, although he has not
said definitely that he will run.
School election is June IS.
Nominating petitions , must " be
filed with the school, clerk! at
least seven days before election.
The school board Is to meet
tonight. One topic to be dis
cussed Is the pending, hearing re
garding the tenure of a grade
school teacher who has been
asked to resign and who has de
manded that she be glren her
legal rights to state her case.
BELOW 1929 MARX
PORTLAND. Ore- May
(AP) Statistics released by
the district office of R. G. Dmn
and Co. give the percentage of
Oregon commercial failures to
the total number of concerns
In businees in 1030 mm 1.74.
The figure for 1929 was 2.0.
Durhms; 1MO there were
449S new businesses started in
Oregon and 491 A went out of
business.
EUGENE IS HOST
EUGENE, Ore., May 15 (AP)
More than 100 delegates to the
annual convention of the Oregon
State Graduate Curses' associa
tion were registered here tonight
for the two-day meet. ,
The first business meetings
were held today nd at noon
luncheon the nurses were ad
dressed by Miss Edit Borgqulst,
superintendent of the Emanuel
hospital, Portland. Dr. Edmund
S. Conklln, of the University of
Oregon psychology department,
spoke at a meeting of the. asso
ciation tonight. - ,
ELECTION IS TODAY -NEWBERG,
Ore May 25.
(AP)-r-CItizens of Newberg will
go to the polls tomorrow to de
cide whether or not motion pic
ture theaters shall be alio wed, to
operate here m Sundays.
; The city council recently adopt
ed an ordinance permitting Sun
day motion picture shows but the
opposition, led by the Newberg
Ministerial association, invoked a
referendum The election tomor
row will decide the controvery,
YIELD
MORE CANDIDATES
FOR SCHOOL BOARD
'Our George'' Takes Limelight
. A As Yank Mayors Trek to Paris
Mayor George L. Baker of Portland is bringing Oregon as modi pub'
- Hcity mm 8medley Butler did, or more. Almost every day the press
dispatches from the American mayors trip to Paris bear some
mention of "Our George. And as this picture shows, even the pho--tographers
singled him Out for special recognition. He is on the
left with the bust the late Ambassador Herrick made from wood
out of the White -House, to be presented by the mayors to the city
' of Paris. At rear is Parnaley Herrick. son of the late ambassador,
and on the right Jules Henry of the French diplomatic staff.
Mayor Baker Would
Stage "Uncle
Adopts French boy but
Declares Cork Bombardment Getting
10 be old btuff in r ranee '
. ... -
DINARD, France, May 25. (AP) An intense longing
for simple ham and eggs was expressed today by the
party of American mayors who arrived here after three
minor automobile accidents had interrupted their journey
from Mont St. Michel. For days the visiting mayors have
dined on such epicurian delights as creamed, grain-fed
chickens,' ! tender young spring 0- - :
limbs and varieties of pastries,
until their appetite long tor ham
and eggs American style.
Champagne corks popped at a
luncheon at Mont St. Michel to
day and Mayor George I. Baker
of Portland, Ore., was greeted
witft. loud JauKhter when he
shouted across the table "We're
getting used to i that bombard
ment." I
Mayor Baker announced that
he had adopted Andre Moret. a
five and a half year French or
phan. The orphan was the base
drummer in the orphan a band 01
the church of St, Vincent in the
vlllare of St. Georges de L'lsle
which serenaded the mayors.
Mayor Baker wanted to take
the boy with him to Portland but
when he learned this could not
be done he promised to send him
ISO a year to help his schooling.'
Mayor James WaMter of New
York also adopted an orphan.
through his representative. Hen
rt Prince.! The boy, named Guy
Marie Gottnet, also wlU receive
the same yearly allowance.
- Mayor Bakerr . who once was
in the show business, said he
planned to have the mayors stage
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"" on their
tour. !
BANKER ACQUITTED
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. May 5.
(AP) James A. Brown, Louis
ville banker and newspaper pub
Usher, was acquitted by a jury
In circuit i court here late- today
of embezzlement of 2,000,000 on
a note he gave a local broker
which then was cashed by Ban
eokentucky. Brown's holding
company, j "- .1,
Failures in 1 1930 Fewer
Graduate Nurses Gather ;
Squatter Gets 6 Months
Newberj? Votes on Movies
which has
standing.-i :
been of many years
DAVIS SENTENCED
' PORTLAND, Ore.. May 25,
(AP) Emroy Davis, Fish Creek
desert squatter, was sentenced to
six months in Jail today on a con
tempt of court charge ia violat
ing a decree entered In If 21, reH
straining him from trespassing on
the Siskiyou national forest.
Federal ' Judge McNary paroled
Davis under., probation for two
years. ; . j - . :'
PLAN ; THROUGH TRIPS "
PORTLAND, Ore., Msy 25.
(AP) Officials of the ' Boeing
system division of United Air
Lines announced today direct
through passenger service be
tween Portland. Los Angeles and
San Diego wUl be inaugurated
Tuesday. .- .
i BLAME MOSQUITOES
BEND. Ore., May 25 - (AP)
A group of boys, bothered
by moAcraltoea while camping
on a little river short dls-
tance north of Crescent, decid
ed to smudge out the insects. .
Their s fire jumped out 1 of
control and bnrned through m
mall tract of timber, forest
service officials reported.
' FAGEANT PRESENTED
McMINNVlLLE, Ore., May 25.
AP) A east of 125 persons
tonight presented "Red Pioneers"
a dramatization of early Indian
life lir Oregon. The pageant will
be repeated Tueday night.
The story deals with Indian
legend and tradition. :
Tom"
t 1 1 ; ' -
Can't Bring him Home;
IS
CBE TO REPLY
Must Designate Preference
Or Public Hearing to
Be Prescribed
Final opportunity for a Salem
school teacher, under fire for In
subordination and lack of cooper
ation with supervisors and prin
cipal, to designate whether there
la preference to public or private
hearing on the charges was offer
ed yesteday in a letter addressed
to the teacher by the city superin
tendent. Should the teacher fail to re
quest one way or the other, the
school board and superintendent
will go ahead with plans for a
public hearing to be held Monday
night, June 1. : u v I
Disapproval of the teacher's
work, lack of cooperation, and
what one critic calls stubbornness.
Is contained In a number of writ
ten complaints and requests for
the ' teacher's dismissal, . all of
which are on file at the city su
perintendent's office. f
Has Not Looked . ,
At Charge FUed
The teacher in question has
made no effort to look at the
charges or to cooperate .In Ithe
matter, Supt. George Hug said
yesterday. Neither does he know
whether the teacher is : maklag
plans to call witnesses to preeent
the other side of the situation. '
Complaints from two snpervl
sors requested the superintendent
to reUeve them of having further
to do with this teacher during the
school year, on grounds that there
has been no cooperation. Another
supervisor claims she has been
made to feel extremely uncomfor
table fa attempting to do the
things for which she 1 employed.
One complainant says: I have
tried to supervise and assist . . .
for the last nine years and feel
that I do not note any Improve
ment. For eight years . . . has
always' had this reply: Ton know
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ilBKEEiC
IS STATE EDMS'
Salem will catch . its breath
again after being host to two
state conventions during the past
week end and get ready, for an
other series in; June. -
Nearly 400 members of the
Oregon Federation of Business
and Professional Women's clubs
were here for three days and ap
proximately 1000 members of the
Knights of Columbus of Oregon
finished their two. day convention
yesterday. . -
June 20. 27 and 28 the Oregon
Editorial association will bo here
for its annual state convention
which is expected to ' bring edit
ors and - newspaper people from
all parts of the state..'
July 27 the state council of
Isaac Walton league will meet in
joint session with the Oregon
State Game Protective f associa
tion. On July 11 the Oregon
Letter carriers will meet for '
their annual gathering., .
TEACHER
n
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday
IIRSITYIS
liDED PRAISE
Willamette Ranks- Highest
. In I Funds Percentage .
v Spent on Teaching .
Admirable Conditions Found
I " For. Most Part Sports
r Equipment Lacking '
- . . . . . ,
' That " Willamette unlversltv
ranks highest of 33 American Uni
versities . and colleges of .' Metho
dism In- tho percentage of income
used on the instruction of the stu
dents. wa"s the most encouraging
Information' told in the prelimin
ary report of the recent survey
of the board of education of the
Methodist Episcopal church which
Inspected 75 Institutions. The first
report, was received .at the local
university Saturday and parts of
It read In chapel to the students
by President carl Gregg Doney.
In speaking of the report. Pre
sident Dohey said that the survey
committee, spending nearly 3150,-
000, "hewed to the line, not car
ing where the chips flew." Both
pleasing and unpleaslng remarks
were made about the local Insti
tution. "
High Percentage
Upper Division
Willamette's expenditures on
the library per student, has -been
312.01 which is equal to the me
dian expenditure of the leading
33 universities reported.
For seren years", Willamette's
student body has been 28 per
cent upper division and for 5
years it has been 33 per cent up
per division; the standard college
Is 25 per cent upper dirlslon.
Students living within 50 miles
of Willamette university who at
tend here are 50.4 per cent while
20 per cent live within 100 miles.
Another Oregon college has 80.9
per cent within 50 miles and but
10 per cent within 100 miles.
This shows that Willamette ie as
popular far from home as it lain
the immediate vicinity. -
The survey stated that "Wil
lamette has a commendable aca
demic plan" and that It la "good
that it has not the committee form
of organisation.. Student control
Is also good. ' -Consider
Athletlo
Equipment Short
Concerning athletle equipment,
the survey states that the local
Institution has "an unsightly
grandstand ... and a rough
track.". The outdoor sports equip
ment is below standard. ;, j
"Excellent Judgment" says the
survey, , "has been shown in seek
ing a large endowment first rath
er than the erection of buildings."
The number of semester hours
of instruction of the 17 universi
ties and colleges recognised by the
American Association of Univer
sities has a median of 834 while
Willamette has but 70S semester
hours offered. , This, according to
the board of education. Is a "most
commendable condition."
Lights Fire
UnderAuto;
Still Balks
LOS ANGELES, May 15
(AP) The balky-mule treatment
for a stalled automobile was in
troduced today into the - records
of home remedies of harrassed
motorists by Lynn Hilllker, 28 Ja
San Fernando valley.
- When his ear refused to start,
HilUker of Owensmouth lighted
a ftre under it.
A nearby resldeat told fire de
partment investigators that Hill-
iker, after wearing out his start
er and unsuccessfully using. the
hand crank,' hurled the - arank
through the wind shield, punch
ed a couple of holes in the top
and then set a fire under the ma
chine with gasoline soaked rags.
The resident himself then got
into action and called therire de
partment.':.. Firemen told of chasing Hun
ker across a cabbage : field and
capturing him in a clump of as
paragus. Investigators booked
him at the city hall on suspicion
of arson.
Judge to Rule
On Bout Hopes
V Stribling Wins
CLEVELAND, May 25 (AP)
A judge who hopes W. . L.
(Young) Stribling, Georgia chal
lenger, will knock JQut Max
Schmellng and take the world
heavyweight . championship, . to
night took under advisement a
suit to stop their scheduled title
fight here Jnly i: -
Judge Thomas Kennedy an
nounced that he will return a de
cision next week, after an all day
hearing of the suit by Joseph H.
Mellen. in behalf of David Fisher,
taxpayer, asking that the propos
ed bout be enjoined as contrary to
Ohio law prohibiting prize fights.
Th petition alleged the bout' would
be brutal and would attract a
"violent and - dangerous assem
1
AFTER SURVEY
Jlomlnj,. May 26, 1931
EOPLE..
o are news
V Br 8. B. BLEDSOE -(Copyright;
1031; By Associated
7 " Press)
WASHINGTON, May 15.. -
(AP) The ''chief justice
; of the United ' States ; has
mastered almost everything 'he
ever attempted but golf. I .
-Charles Evans Hughes regret-
X
' I. .
: CHARLES EVANS HUGHES '
fully classes himself among the
dubs. 'at 'the game. The only
phase of it in which he ever
shewed aptitude was the precise
art of . putting. .
fe never gives way to intem
(Turn to page 1, col. 8) j
STUDllTS FITO
CHOOSE
Melson,' McCarthy Still In
Race; Esther Gibbard
Vice President I
Senior high school students
failed to agree on a president and
Clarion annual manager yesterday
when the annual student' body
elections were held, no majority
being cast for any nominee for
these, posts.. As a result, reelec
tion wjll.be. held some time this
week: to determine whether Lev
is- Melson or Dan McCarthy shall
do president; and whether the an
nual managership shall go to Ing
vard Hansen or Paul Hauser.
No editor for either the Clarion
annual or newspaper was chosen,
no candidates having been nom
inated. ' ; j :
' The other elections resulted as
follows: ' ' .
. Vice-president. Esther Glbbardi
secretary, Margaret Rosebraugh;
Clarion newspaper manages. Earl
Reinwald; forensic manager.
James Fehon; song leader, Peggy
Wagstaff ; yell king, Howard
Mills, reelected, and serjgeant-at-
arms, Junior LIngstrom. ,
Both amendments, one to give
the Clarion newspaper to ' every
student instead of just to holders
of student body tickets, and the
other to change the basis of track
awards, were glren big majorities
by the students.
The election board was .com
posed of Ronald Hadklns, student
president; Alta Johnson, Eleanor
Henderson, Fred Hageman and
Charles HeltseL ' -
An unusually large number of
votes, 458, were cast, due large
ly to the tact that the election was
held in tho home room period.
0ATI1 TO FIOilT IS
held oouen
WAfiHINGTON. Mar 25 (AP)
By a majority, of" one, the su
preme court today decided an ap
nltra.n far eitlsenshin must take
an oath to fight, if necessary, for
the United SUtes. " ; ( -
This conclusion was reached in
the case of Marie A. Bland, now
In Kmr Tork. Canadian war
nurse, and Professor Douglas
Clyde Macintosh. Taie tneoiogy
professor,- also a Canadian. -
Justtca Sutherland j delivered
tho majority opinion and Justices
Butler. MeReynoids, van uevan
ter and Roberts agreed. 1 Chief
Justice Hushes read a rigorous
dissent and Justice Holmes, Bran-
dels and Stone, erten zouna to
gether in minority opinions in the
past, also dissented. ;
BUYS WIFE DRESS;
SHE WEDS OTHER
OAKLAND, CaL, May 25. -(
AP) Frank Martin was wroth-
He told the court today ho took
hla wife out in San Francisco and
bought her a dress only to learn'
she up and married somebody else
-namely J. C. Fiver of Berkeley.
Martin learned his wife had
procured; an annulment of her
marriage to him, which took place
in .Portland, Ore., in April. 1930.
He also learned she had -told the
judge she had deserted Martin the
next day had not seen him since
and! did not know where he was.
She told that. Martin figured, the
day he-bought .her the dresa. He
PRESIDEijT
got real angry. - .
BALLOT TITLE
: BEFORE COURT
Referendum of . Police naw
. Issue In Actions; to i
I , " Be Heard Today -j ;
Second ' Appeal, Unfriendly,
Filed ; - by McDonald ;
j : "Here Monday ;
.1
. The 'Supreme court- today .will
listen sagely to the arguments propounded-,
by those who . would ref
erend and those who would block
the referendum ' on the state po
lice bin. Hearings begin at 10
o'clock this morning and a deci
sion from the trtbnnal is expect
ed within a day. The specific ba
sis for the arguments will bo the
question of the validity of the
ballot title prepared by Attorney
General Van Winkle. . t
: -The latest attack to be f lied Is
that of J. J.' McDonald, prominent
member of the. Marion- county
grange, who claims the ballot tl-1
tie prepared by tne attorney-general
is insufficient, unfair, confus
ing and misleading. He holds the
title' does not give a true and
impartial statement .of the pur
pose of the referendum j
, McDonald previously . attacked
the referendum petition against
the state police department law
by the Independence Hall of Ore
gon, Inc. , He alleged in. this suit
that the preliminary petition was
not signed by a voter' or citizen
of the state of Oregon, as required
by law. Judge Hill of the. Mar
lon eounty circuit court granted
a temporary restraining order in
this ease, which is still In effect..
Defendants In the ballot title
appeal filed in the supreme court
hero Monday Include Attorney
General Van Winkle, Hal E. floss,
secretary of state; John Carson,
district attorney of Marlon county,
and Ed Averlll, ex-state game
warden, and sponsor of the peti
tion. McDonald appears in the
proceeding as petitioner and ap
pellant. . .
The other ballot title appeal to
bo argued before' the supreme
court was tiled by Chris Kowitz,
Salem attorney, upon behalf of
Mr. AveriH. This petition was
filed last Friday; o f
The law provides that the com
pleted referendum petitions shall
contain approximately 10,600 sig
nature of qualified voters.? and
shall be filed in the state, depart
ment not later than June 6.;
OTHER SALEM WILL
New England intergrlty travel
ed clear across the continent J from
Salem, Mass., to this Salem, o re
turn a book that the western Sa
lem lost five years ago and prob
ably had forgotten all about.
Or at least a letter from Marvin
B. Smith, nrlncinal of the Salem.
Mass.," high school, arrived: yes
terday to notify the principal here
that the book, bearing a Salem,
Ore., stamp, was on its wayj
"While cleaning up the 1 store
rooms sear the auditorium stage
we found the book," Principal
Smith writes, adding that "We
presume it was brought I here
when your school debate 1 team
met us some years ago.
The book apparently con
no name. , "It's probably a xicuon
book .some of our debaters took
along to read on the journey
east," yesterday commented J. C.
Nelson, who was Salem high prin
cipal when this debate was staged
In 1928. . 1
"And 111 bet It's a novel, too,
added Principal Fred Wolf.
And bow they're awaiting the
arrival with a bit of eager curiosity.-..-
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COURTS HAVE RUSH
RENO, Ner May 25- (AP)
Washoe county's two drvoree
courts " experienced the second
busiest day in their history today.
Seventy-three decrees were grant
ed, just 11 less than tne record
set May 5.
m on volume
Lined
"
Depression Blamed for
v Rise in Infant Deaths
i Depression has not alone af
fected profits and prices in Mar-
Ion county this year. It has j taken
its toll of lives according to the
medical advisory committee of
the Marion eounty health unit
which held ' its regular monthly
nfeetlng here yesterday.
Statistics for the first four
months of 19 31 show infant mor
tall ties have mere than doubled
over tho same period of a year
ago and the ehief;cause,jin the
opinion of medical men. Is insuf
ficient care given expectant moth
ers, principally because off strait
ened circumstances. I '
In-1930, there were J4 deaths
la a total of 981 births In Mar
ion county. In the first tour
months this year there have been
24 deaths in 317 births. The ra
tio of deaths per thousand has In
creased, from 38.8 per thousand
to 75.7 per thousand. r
Examination of the f cases
II JfTnTTTI aYTrarn. Twl
o
All Members of
County's School-
t Board Retained
' : ; . ' - 1 v
Snpt. MarV L.' Fulkerson Mon
day reappointed forTtaother four
year - period "of service the . four
members of the eounty education
al board, which meets here once
a; year,- , .:,.. yy '
I The members, each represent
ing a distinct section of the coun-
fty, are: George Hubbs. Silverton:
Fred Scott, Liberty; P. W. Owre.
McKee; W. P. Emery, Macleay.
The board's chief. duty Is to ap
point the rural supervisor. . ' .
Resolutions: are Passed at
Convention Here; Back
Up Papal Edicts
A number of resolutions, rang
ing from move to aid juveniles
Who come, before the courts and
'condemnation of birth control to
empowering the state deputy; to
arrange for radio broadcasts in
connection with the celebration
of Columbus day, were adopted
Ibjy the Knights of Columbus del-
'eerates. in Salem Sunday and
Monday for the annual conven
lion of that body,
j i Th resolution on juvenile wel
jfare and assistance follows: I
i ir "Resolved. That we recom
iment to each subordinate council
the appointment of a committee
whose duty It will be to keep in
touch with the juvenile courts in
their vicinity nd take an active
Interest In all hoys, especially
Catholic boys, . who may, come
; before these courts and to secure
parole of worthy delinquents,
particularly first offenders, who
imay not have committed serious
offenses and who may be the vic
tims of circumstances.
i "And councils convenient to
state institutions to which youths
j-e committed tor punishment or
reformation, shall make It the
duty of their committees to keep
In touch with Catholic inmates
and render them such help as the
Circumstances may suggest."
j , Another resolution offers as
sistance to the American Legion
of Oregon In securing the na
tional convention of that body to
Oregon, and also offers to assist
lm entertaining the national con
tention. . .
1 1 The delegation also adopted
resolution endorsing with pleas
ure the encyclical of Pope Pius
SCI reasserting position of Pope
Leo XIII on the need of more
complete Justice and equity be
tween capital and labor; and also
endorsing the Holy Father's con
tmnation of nractlce and en
couragement of birth control by
'unnatural means.
Gandhi's Friend
Is Ousted From
Ohio University
COLUMBUS. Ohio, May 28
(AP) Ohio 8tate university
"trustees have not renewed tne
teachlnr contract . Of Professor
Herbert A. Miller, it became
known today. Prof. Miller, who
has headed the school's sociology
F department since 1925? con
I firmed the report of his Tdlsmls-
f . a 1
Sal DUt WOQld mu uu ui iuci
comment. University officials
also refused to comment.
! Durinar a recent trip abroad
Prof. Miller was associated with
the Indian nationalization cam
paign of Mahatma GandhL More
recently - he opposed compulsory
military training for students at
the university. , , .
Showed that 19 of the 24 infant
Mortalities occurred in rural
areas. Five happened in. Salem. In
20 of the 24 instances no pre-natal
nursing care was afforded the
expectant mother. n
j "Expectant mothers who can
not afford to see a doctor should
St least see the county health
Unit and ask for pre-natal nurs
ing care," said committee mem
bers yesterday following tho con
ference. Proper food, clothing and
housing for the mother was held
imperative to a. decreased death
rate at birth. ' ,
I Still births have also Increased
this year, the figures reveal. In
the first four months of 1931
there have been seven stillbirths
fa comparison to 13 for the entire
1.2-months period in 1930.
I On tho medical advisory board
tre the r following doctors: W. B.
Morse, R Lee Wood, W. W.
Haum, C. C. Dauer, II. K. Slock-
well, V. A. Douglas.
IlfiHTS lit 1
ranTE uds
i. i -'. . ' '
in u .Ti
hi
BeaU George WilheLi
- In Close Race; BJ
Bell Advocate j
Portland, Astoria and
Eugene Seek Next '
: ConvenUpn
: c ' A. Loner can tnri.jt
oLt C M deputy of the
Oregon council. Knights of Col-
tbe clo,n session, ef
w- Jd annBl convention held
here Sunday and Monday: The
ff- ,r Btale deputy was exceed
ingly close, Lonergan winning the
high, office by a few votes ov
George J, Wllhelm. district dep-
uty, - Eugenes
Th? Dvxtrace of Interest oe
f.fef ,Whe three mn were nom
inated for the position of state ad
vocate. Ed Bell, Sublimity, receiv
ing a majority of the votes In a
contest between the newly elected
r.i 5elI Michael O'Con
nor. North Bnd. and Frank De
55 Med'ord. 'tho Incumbent
- The following officers were re
elected: John F. Dooley, Albsny.
state secretary; Aloise Keber. UU
Angel, state treasurer, and A. P.
warden. iaan.
Pat Lonergan,-. Portland.1 state
deputy, and Joseph J. Burke, past
state deputy, were elected as dele
gates to the national convention
VVan thls coming 'summer.
John F. Dooley, Albany, and Rob
ert Manning, Portland, were elect
ed as alternates.
Three Cities Reek
Nest Convention
Three cities extended an Invi
tation for the 24th annual conven
tion to be held in 1932. Portland.
Astoria and Eugene desire to have
the next state convention. The se
lection of the city will be, decided
by the state officers' meeting to
be held in Portland in October
r..RJ Y1ncent Keenan, pastor of
St. Vincent's Catholic church of
Salem, brought the greetings of
Governor Meier to the Catholic
delegates. Governor Meier was '
unable to attend the convention.
Father Keen an Is chairman of the
parole board for the state of Ore
gon. Father Thomas F. TIerney.
Portland, represented Archhlnhon
Edward D. Howard. D.D.. arrh. .
bishop of Portland in Oregon dio
cese. AhbishoD - Howard hH
planned on being in Salem to ad.
dress the convention members yes
terday afternoon, but at the last
moment found it impossible to be
present.
Boy Scout Work
Praised by Tierney
atner TIerney spoke on tho
Boy Scout work. For the past four
years Father Tierney has been ac
tively engaged In this field of
work in Portland. He spoke of
the tremendous growth of the Boy
Scout membership during the past
i years, ue statea that this tre
mendous Increase has come be-
cause, of the organization work,
both national and local, and be
cause of the splendid program
offered to the young men of
America. Over five million boys
are now enrolled In this work.
Father Tierney advocated the
placing of more troops in the rur
al districts, stating that the young
boys In the country need the
movement as well as the boys in
the cities. During the paat year
three new " Catholic troops have
been formed In the city of Port
land., ' Rev. Francis P. iLelptlg, state ,
chaplain, Eugene, delivered an
address at the 9 a. m. mass held
In St, Joseph's Catholic chsrch
Sundsy. During the course of his
sermon Father Leipzig pointed out
the obligations binding upon the
Catholic laymen of America. The
present pontiff at Rome has ad
. (Turn to page 2, col. 3 )
JOBELKJ
BEfraOE
SAN DIEGO. May 25(AP)
Alexander Pantages and three of
the multi-millionaire showman's
co-defendants went to trial today
on .charges of conspiracy to vio
late and violation of the juvenile
court law. i
The morning session was given
over to disposition of motions by
Pantages and Jesse 11. Shreve.
wealthy San Diego business man,
tor a separate trial from those of
the other two defendants, Wil
liam Joblemann and Olive Clark
Day, alleged Operators of the
Hollywood "girl market."
Jobelmann raised the proceed
ings to its highest pitch of excite
ment at the start of the argu
ments on motions by announcing
he had dismissed his two attor
neys and would, plead his own
case. The flurry the announce
ment caused among the 12 Attor
neys making up "the million dol
lar defense counsel" subsided
when Jobelmann made no move
to alter his plea of not guilty and
s.-id he expected to retain a coun
sel when the jury was complete.
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