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1 4 5 4 IjlliRyiCEri;;,!:; . day cloudy, probably ' with . f rains ; Max temp. Wednes-; ; , day 63, Min, 88, rain .04 . inch, river 7 feet, S. wind. ' WEATHER r ' Umaettled aad cool tod . i f;aad Thartday, abowert t- ' day: Uax. Temp. Taeaday E2, 111a. 40, rala 40 lacb, rlTer feet, r fouisixp6 1831 J ; ; , : EIGUTY-F1RST,YEAR SaJem, Oregon, Thursday Homing, April 21, 1932 No. 333 I s l - t , i l i t i r XIII 1 f I r I i I . ? I I . i ll - . - ' : .:. . .. - - t i KELLER'S SIDE OFSTOMLl BEHEARD UEXT Goidsteinf Surprises With Use of Empire Firm's ! Securities Sold & at i Loss; Few lot Directers had A Paid in Anything - nATJJlS. Avril 20 (SpecUl) Th state rested, Its ease against Prank Keller. Jr., Ibis afternoon after presentation of some of the most significant testimony thut the trial has produced to n date. The defense will begin calling wit nesses at 9:30 tomorrow morning. Robert M. Mount, manager of the Portland Better Business bu reau, was the last sUte witness and testified that he had lnTestl gated the Empire Holding corpor atton aa nart of his regular work. ' He bad called on Frank Keller J and JKeller had explained the pur pose of 1 the corporation to him and told of their plans.- ;. " . Barnett Goldstein threw a 'bombshell into the defense camp when be Introduced the audit of the Empire corporation's ' books, made by the Hasklns and Sells company of ; Portland, Instead of the atate corporation commission's audit as was expected. H. T. Cars tensbn testified representing Has klns and Sells and explained the details of the audit which was made between NoTember 11 .and December 7, He stated that tie audit show ed that on December 7, the corpor ation had on hand $76,000 in mortgagee and securities, $114.45 In cash, and $710,000 in subscrip tion notes out of a total stock sale of $1,029,700.00". The company had Uken in securities for a cash value of $47,071.10 and these had been sold during IS 11 at a loss of $1.1S0.. It ws stated that the company had paid out- in 'com missions $100,090. $11,000 for salaries, $11,000 "for elerlcal ex penses, and approximately $100y 000 for- general office' -exwnses. They had lost $ 3 ,0 0 0 In adTances to the Westerner Pdhllshlng com-, pany. Officers' salaries : allowed amounted to $41,900 including credits on their subscription notes. This made a deficit of $270,15$. Of ldals Paid ia Total of S7500 - The fire officials who are de : fendant in the Empire cases had actually paid $7600 on their sub scriptions for $109,000. Judge co- show bad paid in $2000; I. H. Petty. 11600: W. R. Adams. $2000; Frank Keller; $2000; and Jay Stockman, nothing. Credits al - lowed on the notes for officers' ' salaries 7 ; were: Judge . Coshow, $7845.80; X. H. Fetty, $0500; W. R. Adams,-$0000; Frank Keller, $000; and Jy Stockman, $8000. It was also stated -that none of the of leers had paid' anything on their notes before November 14, 1930. 'Out of the 20 men who quali fied for positions as directors by taking out $20,000 worth of stock, . only seven paid anything for their stock. The list of those who Quali fied as directors is: George Robi- ' son of Portland who paid nothing; IW T TIT. Plana. Uafnrd $5000; -E. Martin- Adams, noth- Ing; George T. Cochran , of -La Grande, nothing; H. M. Dag"g f Seattle, nothing; Dr. William H. Dale of Eugene, nothing; W- C. Hagertr of McMlnnvlUe, nothing; Stephen A. Hull of Portland, noth ing; 8am Koser. nothing; $ C I McKay, nothing';. Dave v Sham- brook. $20,000; W. R. Bailer of Portland. $10,000; John Sulli van of Seattle, : nothing; Joseph Yollmer of Portland, nothing; Bert L. Swezea of Seattle, noth ing; Kan J. Stackland of Cot, Oregon, $600; D. P. Sleep of On tario, $25.00; Dr. Alfred Peacock of Marahfield, nothing; A- E. Otis of Portland, $6000; and Dr. C. L. Ogle of Grants Pass, $6000. Under - cross-examination - the witness v aUted - that the total amount of cash paid to the def en , dants was about $7500 and thai the defendant on trial, Frank Kel ler, Jr.. had received about $4000. The witness said that the approxi mate money received by the cor poration as shown by the bank deposit was $ 1 9 1,0 4 2.0 . The i cross-examination , did not reveal ! any real flaws in the audit as pre sented by the prosecution but the ; witness did admit that the S1V0O Keller was said to have drawn out before any money was paid in by any of the officer might y hare been some that had been deposit ed for organization costs and fees. In regard to the Westerner ma- rax! ne. Carstensen said that the records did not show, that the Em pire corporation had any assets in the Westerner Publishing com pany. The stock that was sold in the Westerner was first taken by Dr. Adams, Keller, and Fetty and .credited to- Dr. Adams as the par chaser. Two thousand shares were ; taken and out of this IS OS shares ' were sold - leaviag . n : balance in 'Adams name of 092 shares. -The , witness read - a list of the par ' chasers of the Westerner '"stock and Ahe amounts they "subscribed for. : The largest sales of Westers - r stock -were to Dr.-R. W. Clan- . cy, T. G. Garrtaon and J. G.-V0II- mer wWtook 800 shares among i ihem. Elerea p??! botttht West- rner stock totalg 1201 shares, Campus Queen, Sblby College . - . Six hundred undergraduates can't be wronKl They; chose Bliss Phyllis E. Hamlin (above) as the "Queen" of the campus at Colby college, WatervOle, Me. Her Majesty is flaxen-haired, has eyes of cerulean blae, is sweet 21 and a senior at the college. Long may she reign! Quadrangle Case is Hinted; Woman Victim's Mouth Sealed With Tape' NEW YORK, April 20(AP) Battered and slashed, the bod ies ota divorced man and a young woman companion were found to day in Garden City park,- Garden City, Long Island,, under circum stances . which police : believed pointed to a brutal double slay ing.' ' - ' -f -1 :-" . ,,. ., Edward B, Brinker. Jr.. 25. a salesman for a sign firm was dead and Miss Rose J, Welk, 24, a pri vate secretary, was unconscious. dying a short time later in Nas sau county hospital. Their clothes were streaked with dirt and the condition of the ground Indicated they baa put up a valiant struggle, The-woman's lips were sealed with adhesive tape. A woman who called herself Mrs. Joseph Ina Brinker and with whom Brinker had been living in Queens was taken into 'custody during the day and subjected to a rigorous Questioning by District Attorney Elvin N. Edwards. Late tonight she was taken to the mor gue to view the bodies and it was Indicated she. would be held as a material witness. Mrs. Ruth Brinker, from whom the victim was divorced in 1920 and by whom he has a seven, year old daughter, also was questioned but released. As she left the dis trict attorney's office she said: "it was a great shock to me when I heard of Eddie s death. guess I still care for him. I want to raise my daughter ignorant of the manner of her lathers death. Native ot Amity-. at Aze:75 . PORTLAND. Ore- April- 20 CAP) Marion Eugene Butler, 75, a native of Amity. Oregon, died at his home ' here today..-He bed lived in Portland 30 years. Butler was a son of a pioneer Oregon; family and a nephew of the late Justice Thomas a. mc- Bride. - . WEDGED UNDER LOO WTLLAMINA, Ore. April 20 CAP The body of William Un learn 5, chief cruiser tor the Mc cormick Lumber company in tne Grand Rondo section, . was found today In " Rock tteek-iuv' - .Unlearn disappeared Sunday; en route from a hranch camp to the headquarters camp. ' He had to Duv mmV nA -fnvMtlrat- ors today said he apparently harf slipped and fallen on the rocks in the stream. The Doay, weagea un der alog, was found hy a fellow gainer. ;'i : .r", -' Jr - lrcai ojr cASCADia J. BEND. Ore April 20 (AP) Snow began falling In the central Oregon Cascades, late today and occasional J flurries- swept east ward Into the Deschutes country and Bend." Nearly all high peaks in the Deschutes - basin received some snow -last night, Freexinf temperatures were re ported from the higher regions 01 interior, Oregon today. t, -MONEY ALREADY SPENC PORTLAND, Or. Apr." 20 f API -Frank 8. Grant. Portland city attorney. today made public a letter to the state, hlghwaj osa- DOUBLlSK III GOTHAM IS TRACED RIFT If KS IE1 FAMILY HINTED 6YQUESTI0B tUI, Woman Tears up Paper That Presumably. Mentions , Domestic Trouble Various Rumors "Foliewing Tnalf of l Havyailansl in if : Attack Case Told HONOLULU, April f 20. (AP) A document presumably con taining evidence of a rift between her and her husband was destroy ed by Mrs. Thalia Massie in a dra matic flash of anger on the wit ness ; stand today while she was testifying In behalf of the young naval officer and three others ac cused of lynching Joseph Kahaha- wai. As . Clarence Darrow. veteran defense . attorney. . motioned , Pub lie Prosecutor John C. Kelley to take up the cross Questioning, Kelley swiftly- obtained an admis sion that Mrs. Massie had taken a psychopathic examination at . the University of Hawaii last summer. Then he handed Mrs. Massie a paper purporting to be her an swers to the examination Ques tions, in which the alleged rift was mentioned. Mrs. Massie stiffened and her eyes blazed. Refuses to Tea If Writing Hers "This is a confidential paper between a physician and his pa tient Where did you get it?" she demanded. . I am asking questions, not answering them," Kelley retorted. "I refuse to say whether I wrote it." Mrs. Massie stormed. With eyes biasing andlips set she rip ped the paper to pieces as a wave of applause swept the audience. Jndge Charier 8. Davis' voice likewise shook with anger and he lectured the audience for the dem onstration. The attractive blonde witness swept down off the stand. With the protecting arm of hex husband around her, Mrs. Massie sobbed -out: - - t "They are trying to say I d6nt love you. Everybody knows X love yonV f In her direct testimony Mrs. Massie had acknowledged hearing the rumors that were circulated after a Jury had disagreed as to the guilt ot five men 'accused of attacking her. She mentioned .as among these the reports that the attack had been by a navy officer; that her husband was getting a divorce, and that -it was Massie and not Kahahawal who bad bro ken her Jaw. WASHINGTON, April 10. (AP) House leaders fighting the eash bonus movement .today look ed favorably toward a large slash in veteran loan charges as a pos sible substitute for the $2,400, 000.900 outlay. - " ; This plan contemplates restora tion, in part if not in whole, of the maturity values or bonus cer tificates that have been whittled away by unpaid interest on loans. It Is receiving attention In cloak room gossln. .JlepresentatlvjB Hawley, of Ore gon, ranking republican on tne ways and means committee which Is considering the bonus lssse. said he favors amendment of the Interest requirement though he is not fully determined on the. exact course to follow. . . . : Cruiser's Body' Found " ' 4 Central Oregon Snowy ; Can't Query Contract . Woolery Ruling Waits mission in which he declared the commission is stopped from rais ing the question ot legality of the contract for the Fourth street ex tension after the etty has spent money on the project under the contract."'?::--- - The question of legality was raised yesterday fn a statement by Leslie M. Scott, chairman or the highway commission who said that minutes of the commission street extension - was authorised showed the yote was unanimous but that Charles E. Spauldlng, fnnnftrW a member of the eom - misslor. now -maintains he. did not vote for the project. 4 , ; 4 JUDGE PONDERS CASE - BAKER. Ore April 20 (AP) Jndge Charles m." Balrd ' said late today that at 9 a. nu Thurs day he win announce that deci sion - has been made la connec tion wlth'the prosecution ot lf- year-old Clarence Woolery, ao eased slay er of his foster mother. I Mrs. Frank Garlock. Judge Balrd had intended to make his decision In the ease today.- but spent the I entire day conferring with off!- ciala and off leers and wveatixai tnf the Ud's past history, HA1EY 1H FAVOR ' OF BOIIUS MICE YovingKeyhoier iSRepublicahs B L Selected to sonnd the keynote and to be temporary ' chainiian at the G. O. P. national come -Hon, Senator lu 3, Dtckiason. of Iowa, wins .the distinction of beinf the first senate Mfresh- man" in the history of the par ty to gala such an honor. Sen ator Dickinson is a dry and was a member of the "Stop Hoover' . movement m 1928. - Mazurosky's Guilty' Plea to Open way for Earlier Malfeasance Trial PORTLAND. Ore- April 20 - (AP) On the eve ot his trial on an Indictment, charring him with offering Mayor George L. Baker a $10,000 bribe. Jack J. Magurosky Portland Jeweler, to day pleaded guilty to the charge. Presiding Circuit Judge Jacob Kanaler deferred sentence until May 2. George Mowry. deputy district attorney. Indicated a fur ther motion tor continuation ot sentence might be made at that time.- Maxurosky was accused ot try ing to , Influence Mayor ' Baker's vote in the choice of a municipal market site. He previously" had pleaded not guilty and his change or plea came as a surprise. v - Mayor Baker himself was In- dieted on a charge of advocating a bribe In connection with the arket site but this indictment was dismissed yesterday. He is still under indictment, however, on a charge of malfeasance and negligence in office. City Commis sioners John M. Mann and Earl Riley and City Engineer Laur gaard were named .on similar charges. Maxurosky was to have gone on trial tomorrow. Following his change of plea, attorneys - for Mayor Baker and the other city officials said they would seek trial of the eases against their clients early next week. The court previously had denied them immediate trials but the district attorney's office indicated tonight Masuroskys ehange of plea had left the way clear for early trial 01 tne malfeasance ease. ROLPH TO DECIDE Fill OF DOuEY SAN FRANCISCO. April 20 (AP) Within San Quentln's sea- splashed walls, Tom , Mooney 'to day, for perhaps the last -time. went about his daily chores out wardly "Unconcerned by the near ness of the climax to his 15 year xignt zor freedom . and exonera tion'- ; " r- : The man ' whose conviction In 1117 rocked the labor world and whose subsequent efforts' to sain release have brought ' supporting pleas from men of prominence throughout the world, will learn his fate within a few hours. Governor James Rolnh. Jr. nrlU give his answer to Mooney's appeal for a full and uncondi tional pardon as advocated by Jamer J. walker, mayor of New York and other champions ot the convicted labor leader's cause. some tune after noon tomorrow. -To reach his decision the pres ent chief executive ot California. the fourth before whom the his toric esse has been fought, . per sonally appointed a body of ad visers who have, deliberated on I T.ttmhav TViiv jCVit i v - I J?rarnia Hill in 1 r iuub ssss iP Plea at Hearing WASHINGTON. Apr. API Lumber Interests of the west and northeast united today to drive the tariff wedge a little farther Into the. new tax bin. Before the senate finance com mittee, they demanded import taxes on lumber, shingles, logs. nulowood and wood pulp.. Prompt opposition was voiced from lum ber 'manufacturers axons toe Ca nadian border of the jnldwwt and from the men ot newsprint par besKh COAST GUARDS liSfl Drifting Toward Rocks and Probable Death; Other Vessels Imperiled Small Boats Destroyed as I 50-Mile : Gale . Sweeps California Shore LOS ANGELES. April 20. Coast guard crews in the boiling surf of White's point, near Ban Pedro, struggled tonight, to save the lives of five men aboard the drifting -. fishing, barge Melrose, victim with numerous other ves sels of crashing winds along the southern California coast line to day. ' -; -' A.- battery of searchlights from I . - . . . . I the scene as the men of two coast guard vessels sought unsuccess fully time after time to shoot line carrying a breeches buoy aboard, the Melrose, which a was drifting . steadily toward Jagged rocks, r . Tear was felt the Teasel would strike and go to pieces immediate ly, in which event, it was agreed by mariners, only luck could save the lives of those aboard her. LOS ANGELES, April 20. (AP) A sold, rain-spattering wind which swept, southern Cali fornia shores at 60-mlle-en-hour Telocity endangered' several large ships, destroyed small boats and caused damage in a number of communities today. Woodwork and rails of the coastal passenger steamer -Tale and ot the navy tanker Nechee were splintered when the 'wind caught the Tela - broadside and swung her stern across, the Los Angeles harbor channel, striking the tanker. " The Union Oil tanker Cathwood. whlch'dragged her anchor at Yen- tura and drifted shoreward with ! a mooring line fouled in the "pro- j pellsr, wss reported safe in deep I water after a struggle ot hours. but three large fishing barges, one with six men aboard and one with fire, were reported In danger of wreck tonight. Coast guard vessels were standing by. HAYESVILIE SMASH HATESVILLE, April 20 Four persons were Injured and rushed to a Salem hospital about 4:00 o'clock this afternoon when a Packard ear bearing a Seattle li cense and Oregon permit skidded on the highway opposite the ehurch here, crossed the road and landed in the yard at the M. H. Barham residence. The Oregon permit bore the name of George H. Palmer, 111 Porter building, Portland. Two women and two men were In the car, which was headed toward Sa lem. A woman was driving, and I apparently lost control of the ma chine. It was said to be traveling about 70 miles an hour. Mrs. Nancy L. Disney, 1 1 1 6 South Church street, was taken to Salem Deaconess hospital yester day afternoon suffering from in-1 Juries received in an automobile accident. Her condition was not critical. ..Details of the, accident were not available sM Veterans Newbera and Vancouver. ' Wash. and of the local Veterans of For eign Wars and American Legion posts were guests last night at a social meeting of the Salem chap ter. Disabled Veterans, at the armory.'-The meeting;, a Joint one with the auxiliary, was In part re- tarn for the McMlnnvlUe meeting Monday night. at which local vet erans were fnest.-', v-vi For Canital noat No. I ' Ameri can Legion. Miller B. Harden ad dressed the gathering concerning the - soldiers' - bonus.- - Herman Brown of the Legfoa also spoke. Other speakers were Bryan H. Coaleyf past ' commander of the Salem post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, and L. C McShane., icembershin in the sal em 0. jl V. chapter has reached 7$ and is expected to reach the goal of 100 by Jane It, date of the nauonai convention at. San Dlsgo, CaL 'Entertainment . .consisted - of dancing to the music of Dave Py- burn's orcnestra. :. -.. :,..yr: UaUU .WUlill t aUAU ... 1 BOISE. Idaho. Apr. 2 -( AP) Snow flurries aad cold- weather that resembled tho beginning of ; another winter - held : sway is 1 southern Idaho today and there little prospect of cessation during tho alxht, FOUR ARE INJURED. DISABLED VEltliS HAVE H GUESTS Explosion ; Sets House Ablaze; Tenant is Arrested JoKn . Coryell. Held for - V; Heard by Neighbors; Interior of - ' ' . Dwelling Destroyed . - A N .eodinflf fwash bofler" 11 honsa at 20&5 North Front day afternoon and resulted In investigation. Vapor was still after firemen extinguished the Members of the Adam; ' ' ' otold , a- reporter they heard an RECORD CROWD AT BOY SCflilT COURT QQ1 .Henri at r.hpmawa as WWW HI VMVIIIHIIM 84 Promotions ; Given; Haag is Honored . Chemawa Indian school was host last 'night to the -Cascade area boy scout court of honor, at which 14 boys were granted pro motions. Officers ot the court were A. C Haag. guest of honor and chairman, T. C. Roake, clerk. Musie was provided by the Chemawa band. Dr. A. 8. Jensen of Monmouth spoke. Attendance was ISO, a record court of honor crowd. " Following the court, the offi cers were served refreshments and Mx. Haag presented with a leath- ereran girt by tne Indian scouts for his services to them during the past year. The highest award in scouting. the Eagle scout badge, was pre sented to Gordon Black Jr.. Troop 12. Salem, by " Raymond Miller, Mars afield newspaper man and former Salem scoutmaster. Awards were as follows: Star scout Paul Burger.. Fran cis Lott and Cleave Bartlett of Salem; Harlan Anderson of 811- verton ; Erin McGreevy and Grant Adams of rails City. First' class merit badges Tom Gabriel, James Cole, Robert Tay lor, Francis Lott, Paul Burger d Cleave Bartlett of Salem: Phillip Himmel Jack Meyer. Harlan Anderson, Lyle Specht, Robert Nelson, Douglas Brady, Claire Jams, Harold Odm an. liar Ion Palmer,' Norrls Ballangrnd, Melvln Hewitt. Boyd Williams, Ralph Langley, Arnold Otjen, Werner Chilberg. Mae Ross and Glenn Wahl ot Sllverton; Joe Guthrie of Dallas; Richard Snider and Russell Sheon of Monmouth. and Grant Adams of Falls City. First class scout Robert Tay lor of Salem. Second class merit badge Jim (Turn to page 2. col. g) PRESIDENT TO GET ATHLETIC GOUTROL SEATTLE. April 20. (AP) Students of the University .of Washington, by an approximately six-to-one majority, today voted to turn over completely to Presi dent M. Lyle Spencer. The rote was on a proposed amendment to- the A, 8." U. W. constitution; which had previously been approved by the U. 8. U. W. board of control. The rote was 1811 ton 247 against 3 r ' 1 By the action, the control of ata policies,-the hiring and , dismissal of coaches, budget-mak ing and disbursements are placed In the hands ot the - university president. t Later. Earl F. CamebelL rradn- ate manager, said that as a result of the vote the securing of a $48,- 000 loan necessary for continued operation of the U. 8. U. W. was assured. ; - Pomona Grange Meeting ' Draws Large Attendance STATTON, April 20 (Special) There was a large attendance at the Pomona grange here , today. most ot the .granges In the county being represented. At the morn - rag session, zz were lniatea mio the fifth degreeMrs. Ellen Lam bert In charge ot tho work. This was tho first time in many weeks that she has been able to ho pres ent, at a grange meeting, having been la ill health. Mrs. Dallas ef the Red Hills grange had charge ef the fire pantomimes.-represent ing five offices 'la the grange. These pantomimes were put on in a most tmpresslvo manner. : The following resolutions were also presented at tho morning ses sion: - v ? - No. 1 Presented . by Sllverton grange, referring to change -in aUte dues.-! : v ., - No. 2 Change by-laws la re-, gard to executive committee, lim iting their powers."-"-; :h.v : No. 1 Regarding -redadnx cl state master's salary. ' .' ' ' No. 4 Referring to discontinu ance of district deputies aad.rsK taralns to county deoatles. . .No. S Ulcklo. In regard to it- cent tax en oleomarrirtne. 'o. l--ai4rrtag to baaget us- of Still Investigation; Blast is still set fire to the one-story Rtrppt at A SO nVlnrlr vfLrbr. the arrest of John Coryell for generatinz from the mash flames. Frohmader family, neighbors, explosion- ana then saw a run away from the house. Smoke soon - was seeping out ot the building. When firemen arrived, the house inside was a mass of xiames. using cnemicau and wa ter, they extinguished the fire before it reached the outer struc ture. The inner walls and wood work ot three ot the four rooms were destroyed. - Mrs. Cora - Hendrie, owner ot the house, .called, the .city police when she entered the charred house and found the stllL Cor yell was arrested a block away. The owner said she had rented the house to Coryell a week aso. She Intimated that the rent- was paid by another nerson. ' Police carted the mooashlninc equipment to headquarters, it consisted of the copper wash boil er sun, me exploded gas gener ator, and three copper cooling coils in a large water barrel. A five-gallon keg and. three Quart bottles ot alleged whiskey, and two large barrels ot cracked corn and water were found. Loss on the house was not cov erea ny insurance, the owner said. She valued the house at $1000. DOT PROSECUTED Pouisen and Minto Assert Other's Department Is Really to Blame - v - Audit of arrest records in the office of City Recorder Mark Poui sen, made by A. O. Davison at the request ot Alderman Watson Townsend. chairman of the conn- W Vw..vw vVUU..w. already this year there are Sit arrests made by dty police of which there, has been no prose cution or disposal otherwise. From 1130 ind 1111. 848C sueh eases are carried in the records. Recorder Pouisen last night de clared that he could do nothing about these eases. "They are peo ple that didn't show up. I'm not supposed to arrest anybody, he explained. "I never throw away the arrest tickets until they are disposed of." Referring to the dty police, he went on: "They know the easea are there and know they dont (Turn to page 2, eoL 2) Sawmills Closed By Attachments MM CITY CASES Filed by Worker?J2 EUGENE. Ore April 20 - (AP) Two sawmills operated by the A. M. Matlock company were forced ' to . close, last night after 'attachments had been tiled In a suit brought by Oscar Vaughn to collect $175 for labor. The mills were No. 1 at van eta and No. S at Wolf Creek. I Approximately 400 persons were said to have been left with- out income as a result . ot ' the cjosiag. Tne muis naa oeea oper - atlar throughout the. year, de spite a . poor market, to keep the meq employed. Item tor exeentrre committee. No. 7 Referring to tares tirat- Ing high prices of farm machinery. The resolutions committee 'in- leluded J. L. Stalker, J. Q. Farr and L F. Bower. - The eharter was draped la mem- m and. -Minnie Fery, Linnie Davis and Christian Gelbler. -. :f Amenc the otneers nresent ; the morning, session were Stats Master 1C a Glover, Past Master PalmiUr and Mrs. Blako.who Is state' juvenile matron, v Following tho mornlnx session all repaired to the largo dining room ..downstairs, where dinner was served to 112 persons. There were considerably more than this present at. the afternoon session. .The program' opened at 1:20 with a number by the high school orchestra:-Saxophones, Paul Dos ler and Tatsy. Mayo; banjos, Dix on Parry and Lloyd Bnndermanj rfana. - Dorla . Cans, : They were followed by skits from tho Junior Jinks. Later there was more or chestra music, all numbers being warmlv annlauded. . Next was an original song hy members of tho 'Salem . grange. 4 Turn to rage x, eoi. j SRQ B1M6 iii ssBBa isav sb bbIo Parents of DeJardin Vi3 Confer Today With Page Over Possible Charge b Justice Court School Board Members Wait Investigation; may Take Action Affecting Entire Secret Society Setup Legal steps to be taken toward punishment of the 10 Salem high school youths, allegedly members of the "Julius Caesars" secret so ciety who Tuesday afternoon ab ducted and beat Victor DeJardin, 17. wiu be decided upon this morning when Q. W. DeJardtav the boy's father, confers with Lxle J. Page, deputy district attoratxy. f iling or an assault complaint wea being contemplated yesterday, it was understood. Mr. and Mrs. DeJardin are in vestigating the affair themservea. They would make no statement last night other than to annoanea the conference with the district at torney's deputy today. School of ficials began a thorough investi gation but said they would defer action until It should be seen what the parents decided to do through the courts. School Board WIU Delay its Action The "kidnaping'' and maltreat ment of . young DeJardin will be taken - ap at the regular scheel board meeting on Tuesday night. Chairman H. H. Ollnrer nU lat it! uu uuwiun wouia nor xaae acuon unless requested to de ee He said that he had advised George Hug, city school superin tendent, to proceed with a scru tiny of the affair that tuttr might be done and a report asade to the board. "We will the facU'abOBt 1 aucn a mint mnat hmv-. Superintendent Hug declared leraay. Hug said he would mat tne sots be exneiied fn school and their credits for the year rescinded. He said his office ' and the principal's office weald make a thorough InvestlgatJoa of the matter and nroeee iHt soon as the facts could be leaned. "I do not feel this Is a matter to trifle with, but we must be calm snd not excited, Hug commented. It Is simply one of those affair. which arise at times to dtstarh ' the orderly administration ee"' school affairs. ' - - Expwlslon May be ' Penalty Inflicted . . Principal Fred Wolf vt. ultimatum the boys aaitie ipatlng in the DeJardin aJxmlv must be expelled from "We will not let thi aftat go throarfc tntw year without trouble over secret fraternities but now that they; have shown their hand in tnta harsh manner, we must act. won said that It would a easary tor the school board to est-' dorse expulsion of the boya fresa ' ue scnooi out he said he weald recommend such action. , Both Wolf and R. W. Tai per, assistant high school J dpal, commented on the favorable record DeJardin had toad ia 1 niga scnooi." They said he I above the averara.im hia mt, and had caused no trouble at any time In discipline. They said ee , was a good athlete, a strong; mBd- mannered fellow. Apparently he had refused to join a secret so ciety whea his fellow students asked him to, because his parents had asked him not to aad he visa ed to obey them. . Wolf said the fact thai the "kidnaping of DeJardin oeeasw red on North Capitol street aftssv eehool -. would . not . relievo ths school front jurisdiction. Tna prlhcipal said that he felt tne school's responsibility was to pre teet students from attack, wketh-' or en tne grounds or not, aad ho ; W0B thus use his authority t see that the attackers of DeJatstla atlwer tammarily dealt wrUT a mthf . awka lha mbamJ k. wi w saw yi vivaAaay ssssaa Knows Names ef -f--:.- Fartlcipaats Well said ho already knew the. names ot a number of tho tea who ware in the party of It whack "kidnaped- DeJardin sad teak htm south of Salem, where they beat him - Into -eemlaconsdesxe-a ess. IX ore names won id be forth coming within a few hear T7oif held.; " . T- ;r"- ; - As a result cr his Injuries, the hd sill - r-:VVt attend school for sevf-ifci Ctj.- Mrs. De Jardin said list tdgtt. he sail be was suffering eoi limbic rata fa the side, where he had been kick edTend in' his' head, whle bad been pommeled.' Reports that tho attackers also had choked kla were verified by her. ' . (Turn to. page 2, ,coLl 1)