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CIRCULATION Average' Distribution Blay, 3t ' " . I '- lj . ; . T. ; ' ri . sx. . " : - ., -v """j a - , . - . - xero, north wind. ; ' I EIGUTY-rmST YEAR I r j , r ' rSaka, Oregon, Friday Mondng, Jm 19, 1931 ' , lllf l , , J No. 72 fmOTTS-JteTHirJ' j.iPfgi-: iilnMimiiBi :--jriri' CRsni'irr imrs,laim.P-MrAn:'i.nnafl'o UDIIMDIM GUARDIAN CASE Receivership is Vacated by Lusk; Matter Referred To Grand Jurors Ho Evidence of Malice but Simple Duty Done, is Text of Finding : Liquidation of the affairs of the Guardian Building & Loan as sociation. Western Savings and Loan association, and the Dime and -Dollar Savings and Loan -association, will start Jane 23, un der the direction of James W. Mott, " state corporation commis sioner. -: ;-. : ' This was announced by Mott, after he was informed that Judge Lusk off-the " Multnomah county circuit court had vacated the or der appointing J. P. Kavanaugh of Portland as receiver of the Guardian group. i-: The 20 days allowed the offi cers and directors of the associa tions to replace certain assets al leged to have, been diverted will expire June 22. Mott declared that It would re quire several months to liquidate the three associations due to the uncertain business conditions. : PORTLAND, Ore., June 1 8 MP) Vindication of James W. Mott, state corporation commis sioner, in his proceedings against the Guardian group of savings and loan associations, and. condemna tion of Jay S. Moltzner, attorney for the executive of the three as sociations, were expressed today by Circuit Judge Hall S. Lusk In an order In which he vacated the , receivership he created June 2. - (Turn to page 2, col. 1) ; ES RETRIAL TO START JULY 13 -SAN DIEGO. Cal., June CAP) After 24 hours of contin uous deliberation, the Jury In the "girl market" case today gave up attempting to break a deadlock on the guilt or innocence of Alex ander Pantages, theatre magnate, and three others accused of con spiracy and a morals charge. Eleven ballots were cast in the Jury. room. A tentative date for a retrial was set July 13. Tonight & let ter from the district i attorney's office was enroute to Genoa, Italy, requesting the American consul there to obtain and prop ; erly certify a copy of Miss Nitto's birth certificate. Pantages was accused of con spiring with Jesse H. Shreve, wealthy San Diego business man, . and Olive Clark Day and William Jobelmani, alleged operators of a Hollywood gin market" to bring Miss Nitto from Los Angeles to a hotel party here for Immoral pur poses last October 30. . Tacoma Man is Injured-as Car Upsets, Burns W. O. Meyer, of Tacoma, tra--veler on sray to Los Angeles with his wife and two children, was in the hospital here last night wkh Injuries said to be slight, as result of automobile ! accident ..three miles south of ? town - - : . ' Meyer's car skidded, r as ; he - passed another car and rolled '. over to the side of the road. burning up. None of the occu pants were burned. Mrs. Meyer "and the 'children are at the Sen ator hotel. . - OUT FIVE HOURS , PORTLAND. Jnno IS (AP) A Jury of eight wobaen nd four men, deliberating th fate of Albert C -Gilbert, 5S. cluirg ed with the murder of John W. Devis, late anperlntemlcnt of the I a man-Poalsen -mill, waa locked np at 10 o'clock ire to night. The jury received the case at 4:50 o'clock this afternoon.-' , . - . : FALLS IN SAXTL3I . ' ALBANY. June 18. MAP) J. W. Loeck, 60, retired business man from Beverly Hills, Cal., fell from a boat in the Santiam river at Lebanon today and was taken from the river dead. Loeck was subject to heart at tacks and physicians said he may have been stricken when ho fell but that it was more probable he drowned.. - His companions, J. P. Garland. Los Angeles, Los Angeles attor ney, and Frank Martin, also of Los Angeles, attempted to rescue Loeck. Loeck and Martin were guests of Garland at Lebanon. ' The body was sent to Los An- tnnliht. - - For Editor Sessiom cathi m flic lJ7--"fe',eM"il cinr firm lunir V LlV W lllUU V W Next Week Sessions Will be Held in Representatives Hall At StatehouseV Banquet on Friday Night, K Jaunt to Coast Slateid Sunday : .: . ; , : . 1 -. . . " SALEM is preparing to entertain the editors of Oregon at the 44th annual convention of the state association next week. The summer meeting of the organization usually of fers a combination of instruction and entertainment, and the committee in charge has been working on these lines this year, A meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the ' ' -o chamber . of commerce rooms. TS I Wasco has Third in a Week; Cherries: Two-Thirds Loss at Corvallis . 1 " (By the. Associated Press) ..' Heavy rains, in some sections amounting to cloudburst propor tions, fell la . Oregon again Thursday, j I i Wasco county was drenched by the third cloudburst I within a week. The heavy rain which swept over Pleasant Ridge and the upper Eight-mile districts, washed out bridges, carried away fences, cut great gulleys In the roadway and' seriously damaged hay crops. No livestocklosses were report ed but the torrents of water top pled over many telephnne poles and disrupted communications, making an accurate check Impos sible. I - At Eugene rain and hail fell fEsterday afternoon In such Quan tities gutters overflowed In a few minutes. Light , showers.' broken by periods of sunshine, fell dur ing the rest of the day. Kore Than Inch of Rain at CorvalH H , Wednesday 1.32 Inches of rain fell at Corvallis, bringing the to tal June rainfall to 'three inches, the greatest June rainfall on rec ord there. Some basements were flooded and cut hay was expected to be a total loss u Many other crops benefited. : s. , Cherry growers at Corvallis said yesterday the recent rains have caused an estimated, loss of two thirds of the crop. Roseburg received a heavy rain Wednesday night, bringing the total tor the month . so far to 4.37 inches. Only once before has the rainfall during the entire month exceeded this mark. . In June, 1888, 5.94 infhes fell. Pendleton ' reported moderate rains yesterday and la Quarter of an Inch fell at Portland. REDS ADMCE ON UMLIST ARMY SHANGHAI, June 18 (AP) Communists increased their war ring activities In iKlangsi Pro vince today, and menaced Man chang. its capital.: - despite the presence f thousands of nation alist government , troops, rushed to the aid of wavering defenders. The Reds, with strong grip on southern Kiangsl, moved north ward, their advance approaching the gates of the city. Fearingj Nanchang would fall, the government hurried . 20,000 more troops into Kfangsl yester day and today. With them went field guns and modern war equipment, f ; ; i ' ; Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, head of the nationalist government, however, further de layed his departure from Nanking to, take command of his an nounced big drive Against Reds and bandits of . Kiangsl and Hun an Provinces. f ins Glibert Jory Locked up - California man Drowns . r 'Sun School" Head Tried Liquor Charge is Filed STARVATION CHARGE PORTLAND, June 18 (AP) . Lelah Nelson, operator of a "sun school" here, went oa trial today on charges of disturbing the public peace and health in the al leged starving of four small child ren placed in her care. Miss Winfred : Perkins," once employed at the "school" and whose complaint that Miss Nelson had the children on a starvation diet led to an Investigation, ap peared as a prosecution ; witness. Miss Perkins testified hat on one occasion a small boy was chained to a table .during all of one day and part of another. DENTIST ARRESTED PORTLAND. June It, (AP) Federal prohibition agents to day arrested Dr; C, B: Brown, Portland dentist, on a charge of possession of liquor after they found 314 cases of Canadian li quor 4a a barn at his home here. They also arrested Barney Pearl man on a charge of possession and transportation. Dr.- Brown was released on his own recognisance after he had signed property bond and Pearl man JJOOJl bail. y-V Vf.. ' 1 lllilL i U I IVLl BXBBIAMBELK I I U L ill V U I ilLT - . Outlined fm.... m Arm o",'t-1 ';;S& :iaiiti i : nnnni mmm President Ralph Cronise of Al- bany and Secretary Arne Rae of Eugene .were present.- I S There will be a dinner meeting of the state executive committee Thursday evening, but Friday and Saturday are the principal days of the convention. The sessions open Friday morning in the hall of representatives with a greeting by Governor Julius L. Meier. Don Gilman of the National Broadcast ing company will lead a discussion of radio and newspaper. At luncheon John Laing of Portland will discuss the "On-to-Oregont drive. . , . : The afternoon will ' be given over to a tour of the state Institu tions, with the women stopping at the school for girls where they will Inspect the plant and be serv ed tea by the girls under direc tion of the superintendent, Mrs. Patterson. Friday night the convention banquet by the Salem chamber of commerce will be held. Willard Marks, president of the senate, (Turn to pftge 2, col. ) If IH BUSTED 175,000 Tons of Earth and Rock Moved in Keddie , Vicinity Thursday KEDDIE, Cal., June 1S--(AP) -Fifty tons of black powder and two tons of dynamite snattered a mountain point near here today to make way for the new rail exten sion which will link , the Western Pacific with the Great Northern. Paul J. Tyler, contractor who set off the blast, estimated that the shot cost 810,000 and that It moved a mass of earth and rock 400 feet long, 140 feet wide and from 75 to 100 feet deep, com prising 115,000. cubic yards weighing 175,000 tons. 0 ..The mountain which was ripped is opposite Indian . Falls at mile post 5 on the link Western Pacific Is building from Keddie to Ble ber to meet the Great Northern's southward extension. The pur pose of the blast was to break the mass so power shovels can make a cut through the mountain, thus eliminating a tunnel. . ,. . Y Miners known as gophers work ed for -70 days , driving "coyote" holes from seven outside points to distribute the powder in 42 pock ets. . The network of powder funnels was 1,115 feet long requiring 2, 500 feet of wire to explode the powder. ; f The mass lifted and fell like an ocean breaker, pierced by Jets of fire. Clouds of smoke hung over the shattered mountain while the roar of rocks rolling down the mountain side reverberated through the canyon. ' Fireproong at Penitentiary is Now Authorized The state board of control yes terday authorised James Lewis, warden of the Oregon state pen itentiary, to proceed with the ex penditure or f 3000 for concrete ceilings and roofs over the' north and south , cell blocks, and ' floor and ceiling of the chapel. The work will be done by con vict labor, and is a part of the fire-proof program at the prison. The board also approved bids for the painting and cleaning of the state hospital. Purchases of steel window sash for the hospital and penitentiary also received fa vorable consideration, i -,;- Governor Meier is at Astoria and was not in attendance at the meeting. Seaplane Flies 1 To Bahia, Brazil . ; ;;. .. ..- - f BAHIA. Brazil. June It (AP) The giant German seaplane DO-X landed here today at 12:55 p.m., (10:25 a.m. EST) after; a flight from Natal, along the coast of-Bratll. ? - The trip was the first stage of a flight to Rio do Janeiro, where the ship which crossed the Atlan tic with 13 passenger on June f, will be exhibited at the Brazilian capital.- - -.--... BERI-BERI EPIDEMIC j ST. JOHNS, Nl F.. June 18. -(AP) -More than 500 persons on the south coast of Newfoundland have been afflicted with beri-beri, a disease attributed by physicians to a diet consisting exclusively of white bread. r ' ' i nil ih i iiiti . n.: i in m i ii in u 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 h u ii ti it ui in n i w Wayne, Alberta, Inundated With Coid Adding : to i Great Suffering . . ... ... , - . Drought Area has Bain but ! Terrific Hail Storm New Crop Threat Oaltrarv. Alta J nne 18 -(API Settlers In the southern Alberta mining town of " Wayne tonight struggled to save their home from the rising flood waters which have taken five liTes and threatened ' scores of others. Four persons are known dead, another is considered lost In the roaring torrents ' and sixth Is near death In a hoBDltal; More than. 100 have been forced from their water-threatened homes in the Wayne district, and hundreds mora are seeklnr means means of protecting their dwellings against the rising waters. , Continued Tain and tempera tures easing down toward the freezing point promised to add to the suffering. , Kallspell, Mont., June 18 (AP) Accounts of a terrific hall storm In the Lake Ronan and Rock Canyon regions were told here today. Accompanied by heavy winds, C. H. Thomas, resort owner said, the storm unroofed buildings, broke windows and killed live stock and game birds. A boatman on Lake Ronan said stones "as big as eggs" rained on him, and he was knocked unconscious as he left the boat for shelter. In Kalispell many windows were broken, and gardens and flower beds were badly damaged. Greenhouses were destroyed. Au tomobile owners reported holea were punched In the tops of their cars. : , fr Farmers said wheat and other crops were beaten into the ground and would be a total loss. CALGARY, Alta., June It (AP) A heavy two day rain has brought relief to the drought stricken fields and pasture lands of central and southern Alberta. -- The general downpour deluged the country with from one to three Inches of rain, the first to fall in some 'lections In weeks. Highways have been washed out in many places, bridges have been put out of - commission along swollen water courses and for the first time in 12 months sloughs are brimming with water. DALLAS. Tex.. Jnne 18 t AP) B. P. Brown, part-time preach er ana noiei naggageman, wno wn a frlnncul of tit rlothpa bv four masked men early today and hanged to a chandelier atrove the pulpit in the North Dallas Tlantlaf fhnpch tnnleht Mamed dissension among members of the . . . congregation ior me kiwicje. ThA hanein?. he said, the men told him, was "an example" to his pastor, the Ker. ti. . war ier. A former memDer oi me chnrch who recently resigned as a deacon was arrested for Ques tioning. "They tied my hands behind mv TtflrV and ttiv feet together." he related. "A noose was put about my necfc ana me otner ena of ; the rone was thrown over a chandelier. . ' "After pulling me oil me nnnr thv nnt M. ' folding Chair nndttr: ' triT feet, inst belOW the tips of my toes. As . they went away, one of them told me me chair wouldn't r hold my weight even If I got my ieet on iw Ha said ha kicked about and the rope stretched until his feet rested on the chair when he stood on tip toe. He tore off strips of adhesive tape covering his mouth and began calling ior neip. About three hours later he was rescued. He suffered no serious injury. Seattle Girl is Freed of Opium Charge by Jury TACOMA, Wash., June 18 (AP) Virginia Cook, 27-year-old former University of Washing ton student, was today freed by a Jury in federal court of the charge of possessing and transporting opium. " ; 3V Miss Cook on the witness stand, declared that she - was brutally beaten by federal narcotie agents shortly after she was arrested May S in Olympla after a spirited au tomobile chase by police officers. RAVOLDI DIVORCED SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 18 (AP) Mrs. Audrey Koehler Sa voldl was granted a divorce today by Judge J. Fred Bingham from Joe Savoldi, former Notre Dame gridiron star, she alleged, failure to provide. The couple married in April 1829 and separated in the following. Sep tern her. EXPLAINS HANGING r By BRIAN BELL (Copyright ItSl. by Associated Press) :'- - HOLLYWOOD, Cat, i Jane II. (AP) Harold Lloyd ev- er appears on a motion pic ture . screen , without spectacles and never swears them oft the stage.. . ; . v He la one of. the most photo- r v; 4 x V X. HAROLD LLOYD graphed men In the world In his "specs" and one of the least with out them. ; . - He has made more than 600 comedies but hehas had only five sets of portraits made in the last ten years. : WHEN he decided to make horn-rimmed or tortoise glasses his trade mark he had to try three times before he found the right pair. The' first were too heavy and the second had such a large diameter the rims covered his eyebrows and killed a great deal of expression. The third pair, found in a little Los Angeles optical shop, were Just right.. These he wore for a year and a halt and when they (Turn to page 2, col. 7) - AHJT DELAYS RUTH'S OCEAN HOP NEW YORK, June 18. (AP) - A society girl's golden dream of being the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic received a temporary setback late today when Miss Ruth Nichols, 28, dam aged! her plane at Floyd Bennett field.; I She had hoped to get off today for Portland, Me. en route to Har bor Grace, N. F., where she plans to start her solo voyage across the North Atlantic to Paris. Late this afternoon she took off from Jersey City, heavily lad en, for Floyd. Bennett airport on Barren Island off Brooklyn. At the latter field she was to take aboard still more fuel and hop for the north. I She had difficulty, however, getting away at Jersey City, and when she landed at Floyd Ben nett field. New York city'a new airport; she came down hard. The stream - lined, high - wing cabin plane struck the ground on its right wheel. A tail skid crack ed off. a bulkhead in the fuselage was damaged and - the - landing gear strained. Mechanics said It was probable Miss Nichols would not take off until Monday. Move to Limit ' Number Priests Draws Protest MEXICO CITY, June ' IS (AP) The state of Vera,Crui today put Into effect a law adopt ed last night to restrict the num ber of . priests to one tor each 100,000 inhabitants. Archbishop Leopoldo Ruls Y Flores, papal nuncio, immediately announced he would refuse to name eleven priests i allowed to officiate in vera Cruz under tne measure. He .added, that the priests had been ordered to re main at their churches and con tinue services, despite the new law, enforcement of which would mean the "virtual , closing of churches in Vera Crus, so tar as priests are concerned." L France Delays ) Movelto Build Battle Cruiser PARIS, June 18. (AP) Fol lowing the advice of the socialist, deputy Paul Boncour. chairman of its foreign affairs committee, the chamber of deputies today voted to defer the proposal of the min istry of marine to lay down a 23,333-ton battle cruiser to out class Germany's recently con structed ."pocket battleship. Deutschland. . : i- The ehamberr however,' ap proved the principle of construct ing such craft, as urged by Min ister of Marine Dument, and re ferred the question "back to Its naval affairs committee and tech nical experts for further study. - lifS"- U I III I IlUUUULiiilU Will be 19 Cents : day, ! Expected: 7 Coast Affected Two Major Companies Give Word s of Increase: to "End Breakdown" - .liri The .five and one-half cent increase in gasoline price) to the consumer announced ! In San Francisco last night :wiU be ef fective here aometlmie' today. It is understood, but If: "word to this effect reached distributing ' plants last night it was not re layed to retailers andjlt tnay be possible for motorists! to "tank up" in anticipation Of j the rise tbu morninz. a ill i SAN FRANCISCO. June 18- (AP) A five and a hialf scent in crease in the price of gasoline, ef fective tomorrow, was by the Standard Oil icompany of California; here tonight. ) Simul taneously ; the company announ ced Increases of from; 20 to 40 cents a barrel in the price it will pay for crude oil. ! . - The 5 cent increase, In the company's tank wagon; pirice will bring gasoline to dealers to 13 cents in Los Angeles ji and IS cents In Saq Francisco, j including the 3 cent state taxi jj This will mean an increase lap the price paid by motorists here; to about 16tt to 17 cents a gallon. The crude oil increase applies only to oil produced jln accord ance with the allowable quanti ties set by the California state wide curtailment committee. The Standard company explained its action was intended to i point the way "to end the motj disastrous economic breakdown f qrer exper ienced " by ; the California: oil in dustry and to remove :a! serious menace . to the econoinic" welfare of the community." j jj ! Shortly after 'the Standard an nouncement, a similar increase waf-annonuced by tbeii Shell Oil company. Other distributors were expected . to follow suit.' raising the retail price throughout the entire Pacific coast jajreaj by to morrow and bringing relief to hard-pressed producers. . . The increase In gasoline prices applies to all points supplied from California on a jbasls equi valent to the Increases specified for San . Francisco and; Los An gelee. Lee Eyerly, Salem' aviator, was expected home late last bight or sometime this morning! from Den ver where he yesterda delivered 600 pounds of selected cherries which brought a price: pt 55 cents a ; pound.; Word ffOta j Denver brought Information ! I that the cherries were easily! disposed of. The broker handling! Tthem is re ported to have said tiei pould have handled a ton. The cherries went to tourist trade which is now go ing through Denver. Eyerly was. in the air slightly more than 12 hour 4 4a hi trip from Salem ta Denre j He got into the air here a 14:15 a. m. Wednesday. He stopped for a short time In Boise! Bind; was at Rocky Springs, Wyomihg; at mid- afternoon. Hi; -CAL. FOR HOOVER SAN FRANCISCO,! June 18. (AP) Northern California publican leaders began their drive, at a dinner here tonight to sup port President Hoover1 for renom lnatlon and reelectIon I . . Oregon .Flax T.J iter's Ka4s This first f M- f &rtieU outlining tha hUtorr. prMnt ftUtva sad fntura pto(ti tha flax industry, wkica aocdiaf t pi dietieaa mada at if ia4ptioa rral reara aAa, U aaa of taa ehiaf f tara ia taa atata'a dJqijaat. - Hi" i ' The flax industryj If Oregon i at a crossroads In its development. Either it shall continue, building on the experimental fonndatlon of the past, or else It shill fall into the devious ways of jpolitics, be tranjpled upon by a world-wIde economic depressionfi which has forced heavy losses into eTery-in-s dustry, and be abandoned through the demands of taxpayer that the state no longer venture In an In dustry which In the 3ast 15 years has commanded $8Si,0OO of state appropriations. . . hi I . The aim of this article; and sub sequent ones to appear in The Statesman Is to apprbich the his tory and development or, the, flax Industry as fairly and sympathe tically as possible. Tfxey seek to determine what has been done and what can be done to preserve flax raising, processing and manufac turing and it these processes are worth vreserving. Such a surmise that' the flax Here To- all . OF CHERRIES SOLD I I II II I I II II II U B H II B U H MM B II III! l DFJ1DK M Coopierative now in Control of 80 per Cent of Prpduct in Salem Area, is Claim; Reach Agreement to Cease De livering Unless Price is Stabilized at Figure Which Wili . Permit Production at Fair Discrepancy Between Amounts Paid for Same Quality is Principal Bone of Contention; Organization (Growing Throughout Regiori and Meeting Slated Today in Ttr r-.Ml r.i,i delivering: it," declared more than 100 milk producers of the district at a mass meeting held in the Salem chamber of comrrierce rooms last night. The Milk Producers -Cooperative organization is now in control of more than 80 per cent of thefluid mjilk in the SalerR territory and these "embattled, f armers'f declared themselves ready for war if such was necessaryj to bring about a change in the local milk situation. To a man the group agreed to withhold their milk unless theii demands for a reasonable price were could receive this price and they are now paying. That the producers of OREGON'S PIODEEIIS MEET IN PORW Burt Brown Barker Speaker At j 59th Reunion; Judge p'Arcy on Program PORTLAND, Cre.; June 18 (AP)4 Pioneer men and women of Oregon gathered here today for the fifty-ninth: anual reunion of the Oregon Pioneer associa tion, f Many of them were accom panied by their children, grand children or even great grandchil dren. , Dr. Burt Brown Barker, Tice president of the University of Oregon, delivering the principal speech at the convention, praised the pioneers for their part In conquering the Oregon territory. Mrs. Caroline Augusta Kamm, who IS 90 years old, was crowned mother queen of pioneers. ; The ceremony was conducted by Mrs. Mary Barlow Wllklns, ploeeer of 1853. 1- .. Mrs. Kamm, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Gray. was born October 16, 1840, at Lapwai, located in what then was known as the Oregon terri tory and now the state of Idaho. Mrs. IWilklns read a tribute to Mrs. Kamm, Including a recital of the part she, her parents and her fi husband, Jacob Kamm, played .In the early history of Oregon. . Senator James W. Crawford ex tended greetings to the pioneers on behalf of Governor Meier. Names of many pioneers, who have died during the past year were read by Judge P. H.v D'Arcy. pioneer of 1855, and past presi dent lot the association. The Rev. John W. Cullen, pioneer of 1847,! gave the invocation and benediction. Samuel P. Veatch, 1856, presi dent Of the association, presided. S SLAYER EXECUTED -HUNTSVILLE, Tex., June 19. (Friday) (AP) Oellio Her rera ' was electrocuted in state prison early today for the mur der of Sheriff Aw T. Murray of Mason county. ' , Industry industry might prove unworthy would' have been considered, rank heresy two years ago in Salem. Then and In preceding years flax had romance behind it, dreams of a wonderful future. We were told, it would be the most profitable crdp the valley cqnld raiae. We were told it would make the pen itentiary self-supporting and give needed employment to prisoners. Salem in the ardor of this pioneer ing, raised with Portland's assis tance, more than $400,000 for two linen mills here. S Some of flax love's! 1 young dream has been wafted away. We see with some degree of remorse that Instead of a profit in the flax industry at the penitentiary there : has been a loss. It Is only recently that one of the mills be came profitable while the i other mill; has never paid stockholders a pea by but Instead has dissipated their investment. . Cries-and counter cries of mis management ' and politics have echoed against the flax Industry. Colonel W. B. Bartram, the out standing man In the industry's de velopment and Henry W. Meyers, (Turn to page 2, col. 3) P UL Profit r "war" Freely Predicted; Mass Portland :ti. ' met. They agreed that they consumers pay no more than I this territory-are no standing O alone was evidenced by the re- port that more than 5 per cent of the milk going int Portland is how controlled by th cooperative ana mac in wasnington even a larger percentage is se controlled. Broad Spread in j Prices Revealed ( The chief grievance seemed te be that there is no standard milk price in Salem. Several displayed their statements from local dis tributors and when these were put together It was conclusively proven that the same distributors are paying different prices jte their shippers for the) same grade of milk. These prices ranged all the way from a 81. Of average to 81.75. j One producer reported that he was getting j better than 82.00 per hundred for his milk but that he was selling to a very small Independent distribution. Another reported that he sold 2515 pounds of milk In fire days for which he received a total of 36.08. T It was pointed out . that some Salem distributors are operating under such a tremendous over head cost that the burden is be (Turn to page 2,j col. 4) JUPE' PUNS TAG pilj Jupiter Pluvius played hop-tag' in the valley yesterday, making: a liberal visit in some spots and; stopping for lust a few momenta; in others. Salem receiving j short visitation, the j total rain fall recorded betweeq 7:45 a. m. and 7 last night being .12 of an inch. Chemawa was deluged with a heavy shower late in tbe afternoon. H The rainfall for the period end ing yesterday , morning was heavy with 1.27 Inches being re corded. I i A beautiful rainbow was seea here last night and the weather prediction for today was for a broken sky with showers. The total rainfall jby yesterday evening! was 2.44 Inches si nee Friday night, June 19. Mexicans Leave California Forn Native Country ' LOS ANGELES, June IS. (AP) Characterized! by some as the greatest "exodus i since the Huguenot hegira in the 16 th cen tury, between 600,000 and 754. 000 Mexicans have repatriated from southern California since January 1. j Into the picture of the great migration has crept pitiful scenes as- Mexican laborers, usually with large families, sought te re turn to their native Mexican states and were stranded on desert wastes gions. : or arid mountainous Physicians Are Finally Agreed Woman is Dezd VANCOUVER. B. C. June It (AP) Physicians at a hospi tal here, who for nearly three days has been unable to agree whether Mrs. Anne C. Marshall of Vancouver, was dead or alive, all decided today she was se longer living. j . Her ease mystified the physi cians since Monday night, when she was brought to the hospital after collapsing in a! doctor's of fice. Several contended she warn in a state of coma. WITH ...; ;'..J . I