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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
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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 -
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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-
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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
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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.
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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. '
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