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WGH T'vTO The STATESMAN, Salens 'i Crtxu 7c2zzsZy !irr.L-.-. A-'rH ZX j -r II- 1 HELP TO STATE Application of Empire Firm Admitted as Evidence In Keller Trial ' 7" f Continued from p&2 t) v Empire corporation for .C selling Empire stock. 1 -' . . i Mm, C A. tou Forell of Mc- Mlnnville testified that she had purchased, one share of Empire stock and had paid $10 down. giv in a note for $10. She later paid 5 SO more on- the- note. She under stood that" no salaries were "being paid" to the , men: and" when she questioned the ' salesman - about how he could afford to work un der these conditions he was iruot ed as asking; "if he looked like he waa atarrinsr. :s . Gxetate .deaator. One ef Purchasers : H. J. EUiott of Ferrrdale, for mer state senator, testified that he took two shares 'Of Empire stock and paid for this, with a check for $200.- Later be sub scribed for I ft additional shares and paid $1259 down sud gave a noterfor S37&0. After taikinr le Frank Keller. Mr. EUIott decided te fpurchase SO shares of "West. . erner siock on ut cobuium iuai K.Tould be turned r In for. Empire JZock- on a two- for one baas. When, he learned that the . "West erner stock could- not be turned oyer In this manner he did not but the "Westerner? -stock. Un der cross-examination, Mr. EUIott was not auite sure about the con nection of the state with the cor poration and seemed to think that the Mate was backing the entire corporation. Charles Deeter of Portland told of burins: five shares of Empire stock :snd paying $125 cash and firing a note for $375. He tout the same story about sales meth ods that was related by the other witnesses, v-: i ,'.- v '--' '. '- During the morning ' recess; Hugh Black, Polk county clerk, stated that the Item la the Polk county budget for the elrcuit court had been exhausted Monday night and that' the county was now drawing on the emergency fund to finance the trial. The emergency -fund will be used to rinance the remainder of Keller's trial and as many of the others as': possible, j-It was 'understood that the fund is for $5000 and that the approximate cost of the trial Is $400 each day. (Continued from page 1) . Wemen take an Intense interest inipublle affairs, she said; -The woman's -rote probably accounted f or tha formation of the coalition government hut tall. She express-' ed pleasure that . friends of her mother had seen to it that a statue in -her honor had been erected In England. , ' ' ' ' ' "ProhlblUont' The visitor Unrated. "I consider that a local problem for America Jo settle. We handle it as we see best; yon must tto the same."- t --. "? 'm . ' "Oregon?" t A: lorely state. - I think the alt here Is so Invlgorat- like the Ideal world I should like! to see some on earth. Miss Paakhurst, soft spoken, well-educated, intensely interested In the affairs of her day, and con veying the Impression of religious Intensity, is pleasant in manner r Apparently she does not enforce her: views with - the ardor which I made her known the world-around : as a militant suffragist. While in Salem she is staying at the Sena-! tor. Candidates Are limited to Talk i By Labor Group .... -f., . f. . - - - - .. -i -. - Legislature candidates in this county have been Invited to ap pear. before the .political Commit tee of the, Central Labor, council Friday night at 7 o'clock, cwhen thjxwtll be given an opportunitr . teatate their views - on ; public questions. A. similar meeting was held two yesrs ago. . , Candidates for. county offices excepting sheriff, will be Invited to ; appear before the committee next Monday night, and the shlre valty aspirants will be given a hearing later. . " ' John Humphries is ehalrman of the committee and Clifford Moy nihan secretary r Concord Shot is Flashed Around World by Radio SCHENECTADY, N. Apr. II (AP) Science made "the shot heard .'round the world" something more than a figure of speech today, the 157th anniver sary of the battle of Concord. -.Governor Josenh R civ &r Mao. sachusetu pulled the trigger of an old flintlock, r Short wave radio , causht up the sound and flashed It trom Schenectady to Holland, where a . sUtlon amnlifled tha ' .shot and snapped it , to disUnt Java and Australia, to be relay ed; on around the eastern hemls- :). pnere to scnenectady. Three Divorces : Are Granted by SECQltD Hlltb IS DUE SAYS VISITOR judge mcMahan Three couples were granted di vorces yesterday, by Judge ;L. H. McMahan in circuit court here." The cases, all brought .by .wives, were uncontested. , ,Eva Harrey received a divorce from George W. Harvey whom she married October 10.1117, in Denver, Colorado. -. She retains custody of their four children and 1 SELLING LIFE FLUID POR A LIVELIHOOD Or- - Jg - -wMasaeaeBeenMaeemwaeeneeeMeuBaaa fp"" i Blood Donoss Pi 5ridgs Tmurt nkm tWIUt el iu4 ssetheds ef kepiag tkm dbprwUs weir, fresa the er is ta pro fMio bUod Monblvw Smea PrMBrity wnt iate kidiag areaad that craer, ataay saea udUd whiU-lUr eltw hav btta forced by drcamataacM U Xurm hmm Alr regalar BaO of bmsUMf . aad take aaytkiaf that affered. Maay af thi. typ kre feaad that they were adaatof te the aaeallaf reeiffeniMrts af bUad daaenlua. la Breoklya, W.Y there U aa agaacy dereted eeUly ta the streage prefeanea. Of tha 400 saaa regUtwrad ther a great a ...L:. - - -1 - - Tlau mm MiV m . i L.:rt n:. itim recrcatiea reeas yrwrlded is to recelre $30 a month' sup port money. He Is said to hare hit her, blacked her face and to have used foul and abusive lan guage In her presence. Marcelle Dowdy waa granted a divorce from her husband, Fred Dowdy, and the use of her maid en name, Marcelle Johnson was restored to her. She married Dowdy April 34, 112$, in Eugene. Rose O. Cunnlngbam received a divorce decree from Jerome E. Cunningham and the custody of their one minor child. Attorneys? Fees Are Awarded in Moore Will Case Attorneys' tees of $300 each were awarded to three men who represented Ennls D. and Alice Wait in their fight for the $50,: 000. estate of the late George J. Moore, in an order issued Mon day in court by Judge Latourette of Oregon City. John H. .Carson and Custer D. Ross are the local lawyers who took part In the suit. : John Barry of Portland claim ed the estate nnder a will he pro duced In which he was named sole heir. The Walts also pro duced a will naming them the heirs. Judge Latourette gave the property to Barry but later the Waits - brought suit here before jadge Gale & Hll and secured a Is now on appeal In the state su preme court. Arguments For Lumber Tariff Come up Today WASHINGTON, Apr. 1 (AP) The contest for addition- al tariffs In the revenue bill opened today before the senate finance committee with demands for Import taxes on copper and manganese. "i Tomorrow new appeals will be heard for- levies on Imported lumber and pulp, wood and around these products, together with oil and coal alreadv In ' the bill,. Is developing a coalition re portedly strong. w " " Rains Delaying V Work on Bridge Continued rainy weather, has held up work on a bridge being constructed by the county at Tal bott. - Testerdar Philip Fisher, bridge construction foreman, laid off his crew pending the return of better weather. i His next Job will be the repair of a bridge near Mill City and he will then busy his crew with a re pair Job on the bridge at Mehama. Tonight: Is PAL NIGHT aaiqaa sriMuea nmt aadcrgo a rigid aaaauasuea ey cae impudmk w n?"u,',w , "TzT' 7 to thaee salubla. Tha doaw receiTas $35 for each plat af blaad takea-lreai Lb vaias la a traasfaaiaa ahara cat fma h $50 formerly charged, tha cut kaviag beaa agreed apaa .by the saaa theaieeWee, TIm. am .t 9S MBBtmmtlv mi call at the umct. where the saaa play cwrde aad read Ja tea ,ate(hTielTfe& Wednesday - '-. I I yTCvKaV; ta "Relativity I uii rf XbX 1 - Relatives Admits One when presented with une Z5c raid Adiafesion . ; Good Tonight Only April 20 " . GRAND THEATRE PAL NIGHT kkM.k I tha Jumun alavd. - for tkeat while awaitiag a Jead The Call By OLIVE M. DOAK CAPITOL Today "Nice Women", Sidney Fox. Friday "Platinum Blonde", Jean Harlow. : HOLLYWOOD Today "Murder at Mid night", Hale Hamilton. Friday "Oklahoma Jim", Bill Cody. i GRAND T o d a y "Rebound", Inn Claire. Friday TThe One Way Trail with Jim -McCoy; : i "T- ELSINORE Tnif ft t "Pla-r nlrf.' with Loretta Toung. Friday "The Heart of New York", Ruth Hall. An involved tangle of young love and money Is presented In Nice women," unlversars smart drama which opens an engage ment t the Capitol today. Sidney Fox, Frances Dee, Alan Mowbray, Carm el Myers and Russell Glea son are seen in the principal roles in this sparkling screen play. which abounds In situations filled with surprising "twists." Balanced casts seem to be the answer to the problem of the mod ern talking picture. Tiffany Productions, Inc., have found the proper formula in Murder at Midnight, a murder- mystery drama which will be on the bill at Hollywood today. In the leading roles Hale Ham ilton, Lesllo Fenton and Robert Elliott head the male contingent with Alleen Prlngle, Clara Blan dick and Alice White In the prin cipal feminine spots. Winnie Lightner, famous as the "tomboy of the talkies," will be seen in a new role In "Play Girl. tne Warner Bros, end vltiphone picture featuring Loretta Young, which comes to the Elsinore today. ; "Wild Winnie" is ; a paradox among actresses. Though she usu ally plays hard boiled," wisecrack Ing roles, she is in, reality gullible and soft-hearted. ; In "Play Girt" Winnie appears as Loretta's Hal and department store mate. .Her role is warm with pity and tender ness, a new sort of part for Win nie and one in which she revels. Olsen Estate is : , Valued $15,157 --The estate of the late Herman N.. Olsen, of Silverton ; has an ap praised value of $15,157. -porti filed - Tuesday , in probate Thursday Rockwell aad Comedy 4 Biuyq TmstJPONg! Board ed &S0COD0t3CSd ! ge Caadtdatos fee adillea la far their court here shows. Olsen died when he tell from a scaffold on wnicu na was woraing si iae - , a as m. A.a U..kL VI.S. uie - -, : . , Lutheran church In his homelly U Is understood, make no X - city. i The principal part of the as-1 tate Is personal property, consist-1 lag largely of bonds and no notes I like to do with tha six-cent prob made to Olsen by hhv heirs. Real I lem may easily be surmised but estate in the estate has an ap-1 that end rests with tha grower. praised value of $3575. The es tate was appraised by M. G. Gun derson, Hans Severson, A. Hal- verson. Hilda J. Olson is admin istratrix of the estate. Produce Trucks Are Assigned to Definite Space Downtown parking space tor farmers having wood "and pro duce to sell has been designated as court street from Front street to . the alley between Front and Commercial. ;Here' parking will a. . a . "a.e.a- D SrtJSiXlCea Uaiei OF. rOHC Frank Mlnto set out this park- mg area as a result or commer-i?" clal street merchants' protests at the farmers monopoUxIns space near their stores. Tbe regulation will work to the benefit of the farmers. It is believed, since it will centralize marketing operations. Plan to Curtail Playground Not Liked, Declared Curtailment of the Children's summer playgrounds as an econ omy measure was protested by the executive committee -of the Lin coln Parent-Teacher association, which met in special session Mon day morning. One of the public summer playgrounds has In past years been located at the Lincoln school square. Members of the committee are: F.--J. A. Boehrlnger.. Dr. B. F. Pound, Mrs. H. H. Belt. Mrs. A. A. Schramm and Mrs. Walter Minier. . Scio Seniors to Give -j Clasts Play on Friday SCIO. Aprir 13 Final touches are being put on the senior "play. "Sound Your Horn" which wiU be presented at the People's theatre. Friday, .April 32. . v: -A. . . In . the, cast of this farce-com edy arer Eleanor Miner, r Max Long, Virginia - Bllyeu, Cyrus Peery, Verna Arnold, Wuanlta Stepanek, RoUIe Rainbolt. Jean Marin, .Ralph Johnston and Eve lyn Bronson. Miss Rebecca L Mor gan Is coach. lfsTMlTBYiYil Home of 25c Talkies . TODAY THURSDAY Male UArnirc:! AiLGEn Prj;:cie Aucg;Whitg Also Charier Chaso . Coia- tdjf News & Novelty ';v' Coraingr Sunday.' - L-'S SI JaK DEllIlY DOlLlil SORRY STfifilTS Big Packers are Accused of ' Freeze-out v Attempts; . Pr!p3ul Inrtwo (Continued tram page 1) V which are used! exclusively for the large barreling operations la the northwest,??;-; h--?4- h -- ? Rlnma In the market occasion by general depression and less consumer-use of the Darreuea per-1 ries, started th parade that IS nearlng Jts climax, so tar as tha grower is concerned, tor this year. The -slaak; in consumer ouyiag has lea an ' 1.000-banl eurry over of Uarshalls In tbe north west, besides tha quantity snipped from here to eastern buyers. However, there Is not a greater surplus Ja tonnage than ta former price ta Groweea..;. : V: i""; 3 i High Last Own , t t production In 1 tha northwest probably arerages around 5,000 barrels. . . - . . Tha nrica to growers last' year was seyea. coats, with sales smart ing at -.eight, cents, ana aecuaing almost steadily enrougnout a me year until', packers ' received ' net more than f . end T cents' on their barrelllngs. .Some of last years peek also crept down to the quotation now being made on fu tures, five cents a pound. Future sales at this low ngura have been, resorted to by packers who must make a showing of sales before banking institutions will l loan money to carry them through tha coming season. So with nve cents tha offering of Jobbers, with canners needing money and with I sales made at this- figure, the I three cent mark Is not far off tha season opening, inasmuch as pack ers figure on from a two to two and a half cent per pound mar gin between buying and selling; One local barreller has guaran teed a minimum of three cents. I it is said. Another plant will llke- Auuiuer yisa win i tempi 10 onng ine grower 10 lei down on the six-cent contract he holds. What other packers would who will probably be hauling his berries to market about the first of June this year. First berries last year came in early in the last week in May. Garden Awarded $645 Damages in Suit Over Flghtl"1 brothers and sisters" to pa wms. wrwa a I ml-d T.w vlolmtora aad urrlaa Total damaraa of ins r awarded Charles Garden sgalnst ft. n. trim bv a elretitt Mnrt inrv returned 1U verdict here at nigni axier sir noun I n All Tlsnr rf nn fi a ewf aae naVM Aatn. I waiau MnvH aaaaa- "OJ0 f ufy" m"' wureu " euimed Kim atucked him. Kim I Lias:o LAoisn farmer. . ill juiuii gkfv uiruea ttf general damages, $175 physi elans fees and $370 hospital tees. Ludwlck Mlchelson was. foreman of the grand Jury. Garden sustain ed a fractured thigh from the tight which occurred last fall. YewJPark Area Wants Officer; rr i7H 'ti. flavins; I rOUUlC Residents of the Yew Psrk dis trict are circulating petitions urg ing that a policeman be assigned to their neighborhood at night, filling the vacancy created by the death of Officer . Oscar Victor. Since there no longer Is a foot patrolman on duty along the rail road tracks, transients from the freight trains are overunning the district, it is said. The petitions probably wul so presented to the elty eounett at its next meeting. The . Yew Park beat was left recant because of poUce budget reductions. . Yozth Agdnst llcney in , Battle of Love! : .. -; ; -.v - . .... --:.. i"; Two modern girls . . . n milUohaire bachelor a youth who could only loref ; . . . - The charxoliiz star of Strictly Dishonorable'9 : etUlU 1 - - FRANCES BEE - RUSSELL GLEASON , LLAN MOWBRAY ;:; -CARlXEi; BffiYERS y 'See This DeUdoCcmidDrenta! i ADDED MACK SENNET COSIEDY "LINES DUST UNCROWNED CHAMPIONS SPOICTSLANT ' -v WARNER BROS. NEWS . TRAVELOGUE : EsiB Taking advantage' of the absence of her servants, robbers entered tha noma of Mrs. Albert E. Austin, wealthy society woman at Lucas Point, near Greenwich, Conn and tabbed her of a 3400 diamend ring and $100 In cash. Tha thugs TA LTv ASan by. a physician was necessary. ressmen to ; . Vcte UponSlash:- : In Own Salaries i WASHINGTON, ' April . 1 (AP) Members of congress be gan trimming their own budgets today when it became known the house economy committee had de cided to sponsor a slash In their pay as'aa important item in the Omnibus retrenchment bill to be submitted later In tha week. Tha decision was made to cut the $10,040 annual salaries of the senators and representatives .ten per cent in the event the commit tee's original proposal of an elev en -per cent eat. after exempting tha first $1000. was not accepted by tha house. w- vf rt &ran(l S Ir3XOie Plan is Backed By Legion Post MARSHFIELD, Ore., April II (AP) A system of parole, pro posed by Judge-James T. Brand before Coos bay legion and aux iliary units Monday night, won Immediate approral as one of tha moat advanced steps ever outlined tor helping young men and "resolution calling tor ap- auxiliary . memoers to- serve other legion posts in the state to I co-operate in the plan was adopt- resolution also urged that rthe proposal be included in the Platform of the national Region. a 0 aaa WOUtC Of tlOnOr At Chemawa is Slated Tonight Boy scouts of Marion and Polk counties tonight will head tor Chemawa Indian school where a court of honor will be held start ing at o'clock, in tha chapeL Judge J. U. Campbell, associate Justice of the state supremo court. will preside. Seventy-five boys are expected to appear for some., 100 advancements. I a. c. C. Hang, II St. president of Cascade Area scout councn, win be honored at the court by the gift of a hand-made key contain- er. The Chemawa scouts are tak ing this means of showingn their appreciation tor Haags coopera tion in fostering the seout troops there. MOTOR TO PORTLAND BRUSH COLLEGE. April It- Mr. and Mrs. John Schindler and Mr. and Mr Louis Hlmmel pt Brush College motored to Port land Saturday to attend the birth day party given in honor of Mrs. Leo Mitchell, sister-in-law of Mrs. Schindler. : ; . . STARTS TODAY a with CHI Supreme Ccurt Rules; - big Relief Fund Cannot ba i Voted on In May - Mayor George L. Baker must refund to the elty of Portland the salary ra received covering all tha time be spent in Franca and other European countries last year, la excess of SO days, according to an "Opinion handed down by the state supreme court .Tnesaay. - Tha opinion waa i written by Justice Kalley In a suit brought bv Carl B. Sloan, on behalf of himself and other , taxpayers of Portland. Defendants ta the action Include Mayor Baker, A. L. Bar bur and other officers of the mu nicipality. The supreme court af firmed the decree oLJudge Robert Tucker of the Multnomah county circuit court. Defendants in the action alleg- that Mayor Baker made the benefit of the city of Portland In acquiring - information regarding municipal affairs. La tha dissemin ation of information regarding the city of Portland, and In the estab lishment -of friendly contact with othef elites in tha United States and in Europe. c . lit another opinion the court held J- that Multnomah county's proposed special tax of $760,000 tor the retirement of warrants and relief of the poor and indigent cannot be voted upon at the pri mary election. This suit wss brought by P. H. Kneeland to en Join the Multnomah county com missioners from placing this Issue on the ballot before the general election in November. Judge Jacob Kansler of 'the Multnomah county circuit court sustained a demurred to the com plaint and dismissed tha suit., Kneeland appealed to the supreme court. Justice Campbell, in writing the opinion, declared that the object In 'calling the election tor May 30 was not so mueh for the purpose of obtaining the consent of the voters to increase the levy, as it was an attempt to evade the debt limitation provision of the con stitution, and to issue warrants against a potential fund thus per mitted to be created, prior to the levy being made. 8pendlng unlevled taxes of the county ia creating a debt," Justice Campbell held. J VF Y.. 1 J 6zTy JUt Of Jail? Bail Cut To $600 Figure .Bees use he Is needed to help his mother, an aged and dependant woman, Richard OXeary has been released from the county Jail un der ban of $100. according ta an order issued this, week by Judge L. H. McMahan. . Tha Judge re duced O'Leary's bail from $750 as fixed in justice court, McMahan. "la his order, polnta I fwodl BeOiwy MwBMf&flft ..somehow. And ti alack truth' ibosaed before ms 1 Tiara was anlv daw way t I would hove la yield to that same tamUe habit toe which I had condemned my baa band! Cut I had afwayt oamUed it Hf e . Why shoalda't - l COULD ten DICPZHATG CAM2LS WVA ACAi::37 THZMIIIDOUS ODDG? CI2 TH2 sMISV III m l: . Carlos Meier " A GREAT BILL OF - YITAPnONE VARIETIES 1 1 . I 1 . II i J I J I m n n out that OXenry cannot be tried , before tha July term at court and -that 0Leary would be better out working during that interim. Ho was convicted on. the charge of unlawful possession of liquor in" justice court recently and given six months in Jail and a $500 fine. Ha: appealed the ease. to. the cir cuit court. A surety company fur nished s baiL Sisson ; Elected . Vice-President -fOtState ; PORTLAND,; Ore..' April (AP) J. R. Roberts, of Red mond, Ore., was elected president of i tha ; Oregon Retail Merchants assoclatloa here today. : ? ; - Other officers chosen at the closing session af the association's annual convention were: B. E. Slsson of Salem, vice-president; O. F. Tate, reelected secretary-, treasurer: directors. F. F. Con over. Tillamook; Harry MeClay, LaGrande; Vera L. Wenger, Port land. : ,; . Rrfcfinp DpnfPC Reported Offer X. C. BuahaeH, city bidding la- -speetor. yesterday" denied -reports that ha had offered to tak up as -additional L duties without extra pay the post ef assistant city en gineer, and make way tor dismis sal of two office assistants. - - -; '1 never made any such state ment,? lie declared. . "I ha vent ' even as much as been approached ' on it." . e a i omUe hf U. ktbV CV whWJ pwos at any looping? So for ssy iVabys saho t thraw sey tortured fceasclenca to tho winds and fJunoadwuanamdadvaa tT with iht imooe ;my tvonlshad hsftdLaKcJk!fit;jMO myguna - : Pins JVarner .Bros.: News, Sj 1