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1 r 4 . : J; 1 : CIRCULATION t . " ' Average ' ; ' "JOfYO . Distrihntlon if . April, S3 ' I &.UU ;; Ket paid, dally, Sunday $735 -4. WEATHER '.MMUf Ulr bat cloudiness .today . and "Mos-j : day, zoUd; Max.. Temp. gU . wday i, Mia. SO, rirer e feet, variable winds. . KBKBSX. JL: B. G. FOUMJDEO 1851 EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR - Salem, Oregon,; Sunday Morning, May 8, 1932 No. zzy CROWD EHJOYS WILIIETJE'S Unusual Number at Annual ; Coronation and Other ,1 ! Events Saturday "Minick" is Well Received With McCulIough Give . j Special Laudation Today Rememb An unusually large number of ont-o-town guests were here for: the May festivities and fair weath- j er brought out thousand! ot Sa lem people to see the noonday exercise and the coronation of Gertrude Oehler as Willamette May queen. A large ' crowd at tended the play "Minick" at the high school Saturday night. The coronation was set in the clearing next to the tall pines on the east end ot the campus and the natural greenery blended in beautifully with the moss-coTered knoll where the queen's throne was placed. Dr. Carl O. Doney, unixersity president, crowned the queen, who was attended by Helen Stiles and Edith Findley. Tiny flower girls strewed rose,! ntil in the nath of tne queen while around the throne sat the other women ot the senior class dressed in white and carrying bouquets of flowers RobU Hood Motif If ark My Dmnce -n Adventure of Robin Hood " was enacted for the royal eourt and out of the forest came the attacking archers wearing hir rlamourously colored cos tnmea. Dances were given by mmiun of the women's gymna sium classes, accompanied by the iiai rtrrhoatr. which was easily wm fe all with the aid of dynamic speakers. The final court number was the winding of the Maypole, af ter which all adjourned to the central part of the campus ana enjoyed a fellowsnip amner. The dav's activities were cli mAied br the lunlor class play. Minick." in which Ralph Mc- rniinnrii Pnrtl&nd luniori car ried away the house with his won 1 Internretatlon of. old man Minick. The hump and droop of his shoulders, the aged-appearing bend of his knees, his calculated movements and his high nasal voice made him as real as an el derly member of one's own fam ily. Cat Tlea&ee With Realistic Presentation The part of Fred Minick was taken by Alfred King, who played the son of old man Minick and with whom the old man came to live. Nettle Minick, played by Vir ginia Durkee, tried to .put up with her husband's father, but he was always coming Into conflict with her in obviously uninten tional ways until the strife final ly drove the old man to be lured away by Mr. Dietenhoffer (Leland Gould) and Mr. Price (Enoch Du tn ra and live with them i m vnm where they were "their Annie, the unrefined hired girl, was played by Pauline Livesay. ii. PAfM hv Don Clark, and Tri b ute Paid Mother ranees Marked b y Pr og ram. , i Churches and Other Groups Will pay Honor as Red and White Carnations Express Appreciation of Sacrifices By OLIVE M. DOAK mODAY the nation nays tribute to that Grandest of all tro- X f essiohs, iotherhood. The fortunate wear a flower of gay color in corsage and boutoniere, and those with only a cherished memory to honor; wear white. - Since that foelcinate day when a Sunday school teacher in the east grouped her children together and presented a O program to compliment the motb- Vvn thus starting the idea which GRAND JURY WILL E PROBES Another Extension Ordered By McMahan; his Court May be Eyed now The Marion county grand Jury whose term "had four times been extended ' In former months by Judge I. H. McMahan, was con tinued through the May term of court Saturday m an oraer issuea by the Judge. By this action the jurist made it possible for this Jurr which has Investigates a large number of public matters to look Into charges the judge has made against conduct of certain county offices as well as a" coun ter-attack which has been made upon the " conduct of his own de partment. The Judges written order filed yesterday reads: "It appearing to the court that the grand jury is making certain investigations of public matters and that it would be to the best interests ot the public that the present grand Jury complete the same, it is therefore ordered that the present grand jury be and the same is hereby contalnued as such durinit the May term." It was expected that the grand Jury would immediately start in vestigating the affairs outlined in Judge McMahan's letter or Tnurs- .fov ax nroll na tha letter filed with ua; f m - it Friday when the county court , laid five specific questions for the grand jury before it for consider- a?.n. Figures were made available for the Jury yesterday on deci- (Turn to page 8, col. 6) ROBERT BIPLEY TO culminated in "Mother's" day, each year the enthusiasm for and the beauty of the celebration of the day has increased with speed born of the great love borne those honored On. this day are brought gifts that will bring the rare smile that only a real mother can give in an swer to some act of thoughtful' ness done by one of her "chil dren"; if there is not money for gifts, or if "Mother'1 has all thai she needs, then some whim J- humored in -such manner as to bring that joy which comes from being made the center of thought fulness Inspired by deep love. The ' observation of "Mother's' day is not only an Individualised celebration between "a mother and her children", but it is gen eralised so that the great mother love which has acted as a mag netlc guiding force In molding (Turn to page. 8, coL 7) APPEAR IB COURT 6ENE1L HOSPITAL HIES T E Baccalaureate Today With Final Exercises to be On Thursday Night SdBn being awaited Reinstatement of Seven is To Come Before Board Tuesday, Forecast Three Absolved in Court, All or None may get Back Into School Consolidate? Surely; Both Sides for It If an Initiative movement for consolidation of the University of Oregon and Oregon State college. the remaining . institution to be j situated at Corvallis, is tiled by the Marion county Tax Equalisa tion league, Eugene people and friends of the university will file a counter petition providing for consolidation of the two Institu tions at Eugene, it was Indicated here Saturday. Announcement of the proposal FRENCH POLICE Further Slash nurn nnnnnnm To UrgedbyG Id UULJMLV1U 1 1 in im overaoras Tragedy may Have Bearing On Qectfon; Funeral Will be Thursday State Meeting i - .ooms UrSE? 'A S23S? Gowlov, .Slayer, to Face Trial; Alienists say Brown appeared as ,n.,nr "whoonee" society man ..mL Al Diamond. i Dorothy Rose gave a fine por trayal of the ponaeroM, ,...t nrro servant. Lulu. Ladies of the club were LuciUe Flanary v .. uu Craekenwald, Har Miss Llppincott d Mildred Wampler, as Miss Stack. - . " i Willamette made a clean sweep of athletic events tor the wee end and the largest track crowd in recent year, saw the Bearcats win their first home track meet of the season from Linfleld . col ters :-V'' ;' "' The victory bell in the tower of Waller hall pealed forth the joyous message ot three Tjct0!Ies on Saturday, first the baseball game from Albany college, then the tennis meet from Linfleld and final the track meet. Candidates For Legislature to i Talk on Monday Robert RlDley. charged with the slaying of James Iverson, Sil verton police officer, early In the mornlnz of May 2. last year, win be arraigned' before Judge Fred Wilson in the circuit court tomor row. Ripley was arrested on the charge while serving a 10 year term for burglary in the state re formatory at Monroe, Wash. Of ficers said he had confessed that he was implicated in the murder. Frank Manning, ex-sailor, also is being held In connection with the murder. He was arrested when he arrived in Portland after a trip to the orient. Judge Wilson, who comes here from The Dalles, will try six or seven cases. Most ot these are criminal actions. In which Judge McMahan asked to be relieved. The graduating class of Salem General hospital will have its baccalaureate services at the Knight Memorial church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Rev. H. C. Stover will give tne baccalaureate sermon and special music will be a feature ot the ser vice. Student nurses and mem' bers of the hospital staff will be in uniform. The public is invited to attend. Graduation services will be held at the same church Thursday evening at 8 o'clock with Dr. Carl Gregg Doney giving the address. Graduates are all "Oregon prod ucts" is the proud boast of Su perintendent Mildred Lenoir. They are Lena Ihrig, Forest Grove; Irma Scholes, Pratum; Minnie Kuiken. Lyons; Margue rite Chrisman, Toledo; and Elec ta Richmond, Perrydale. The graduates by June 1 will have completed three years of (Turn to page 8, col.' 7) Whether "passing the buck" or merely uncertain as to what course to pursue, members of the school board on the one ride and Superintendent George W Hug and Principal Fred D. Wo'.f of the high school on the other have shifted from one to the other the responsibility for possible rein statement of the seven expelled boy members of secret societies. The matter undoubtedly will come up before the school board Tuesday night. It was Intimated by one board member yesterday. Three courses are open: First. to uphold the board's decision of two weeks ago to expel the seven bovs for the remainder ot the semester: second, to reinstate all seven, and, third, to reinstate the three boys who were aosoivea oi direct participation In the "kid naplng" and mistreating of lctor DeJardln a week ago last Tues day, the acts which resulted In the expulsion of the seven and In temporary suspension of all secret society members. Officials Leave It Up to Board In statements maae aunng me secret society flareup. Superin tendent Hur left all recommenda tions up to Principal Wolf. The latter recommended that the sev en boys be expelled. Later the principal, speaking of the three boys wno in jusuce court, were freed of blame, declared: "The court action has nothing to do with the schools." The attitude ot the administrative officers has been that further action is up to the board alone. Pressure has been brought to bear on the school directors to reinstate, in particular, those three boys: Kenneth Fllalnger, James Nicholson. Jr.. and Law- Blalsdell. Some talk also has arisen ot similar action for the four who were fined 825 each in justice court. Glenn Moody. James and Charles Reed, and Frank CrosB. What will be done about the matter, if anything, on Tuesday night, remains a question, with the board and the administrative officials each hinting that the nther has the responsibility In the matter. Action on Budget Ta TUJnjr Delayed As far as could be ascertained yesterday, no other important business is scheduled to come up at the meetinr. Chairman H. H Olinger last night said that the mittera of final action on the budget and of offering contracts (Turn to page 8, coi..) state eollege at Corvallis and bring about other drastic changes in the present higher educational system in Oregon, was made at a meeting of the executive commit tee of the Marion county taxpay ers league held in Salem Thurs day. It also was proposed by the league to abandon the state nor mal school -at Monmouth, and convert the -Ashland' and La Grande normal schools Into Jun ior colleges. Friends of the university de clared that it would not be fair to consolidate the two higher ed ucational Institutions at Corvallis, for the reason that the Eugene school, Is well equipped and rep resents . an - Investment almost equal that of the college. Postmaster at Scio Called by Death Saturday Supervision Measure' To be Sponsored is Meier's Word He is Found Sane Lffgk PARIS. May 7 (AP) Alex ander Mlllerand. former president of France, and " Pierre Jnllien, head of the secret police, declared today the assassin who killed President Paul Doumer was a bolshevlst. here today. No funeral arrange- ments have been mad as yet. He had lived In Scio for the past 25 years, and was prominent in Masonic and K. of P. circles. being secretary of the Masons for several years. He is survived . by his wife. .Gather in This City Monday ' Their statements nmi on the ere of the imnortint run-off !mv I mother and three sisters, one llv tinn wfctoh la tr, im. n.v I inr in Scio. on in Auburn. Wis.. I ernment In the forthcoming VM. up of the new chamber ot depu- J nd the thlrd ta Edmunds, Wash, ja the opinion of Governor Julias Further reduction of district. county and state taxes, and elim ination of useless expenditure must be accomplished by all gov- m i ids National Musie ance in Salem came Saturday night at the Salem ar mory with an :tlrnte4 crow J 1700 In attendance Beginning vltU tT splendid p're- sentation ot Verdi's Triumphal March from 'Aida," played by the Salem high school band un der the able direction of E. R. Derry. and "America." sung in IMC WEEK HEBE Numerous Organizations in Joint Offering at the Local Armory ties. In the first balloting last Sun day, the voters swung toward the left. Some political commentators have seen In the slaying of the i president and the horrified eor trow that has swept the nation powerful factor toward counter acting this tendency to the bene fit of more conservative parties. i SAMPLE PUNTING OF HOSES IS MAD E L. Meier who Saturday Issued a statement to. the press, prepera- wr7 w me annual meeting of the Taxpayers' league here tomorrow. i am governor Indicates that he will augment his demand for tax reduction by the proposal of leg- uiuou ana a constitutional amendment which will make su pervision of taxation and bonded M. Mlllerand asserted had Women's AdvertisIflfJ Clllh ?"Be8" terred by local personal Information whleh "oer- ' ' 7 . mBn mr m- " la mits me to say in the most eate- Of Portland ACtlVe In Brooks Event gorie way that the assassin be longed to the regular bolshevlst forcea." uuupaiea mat the rovernora plan will be a modification of thm state supervision of taxes adopted ia Indiana. Taxpayer Leagwe The chief of the secret police The Women's Advertising club t mIIT 301 ment that he had obtained ert- urday afternoon at Ramp's cor- tb. " 9VmT,.m dence which led him to believe ner near Brook, a few miles north f ,?,"t,lM Dr. Paul Gorgulov. the Russian of Salem. Figuratively, they S??n. ar? week obg. t down the president, waa planted the thought that even- SPmee UnV e to a cloTe lnTO,Tea to group. tually eivie anditate pride will 10 . i t ! te to a dose OB ThBr,j .h. nrMMiit will m.v f ...f .iA t..in. I1? m- ,B ta " o the house be given a na'tlonal traT. tU nil ijwSr - capiTSS M ScSl .Kn! highest honor accorded by the re- Actually, they took a shovel 0f tie lefane wiuSlidXI public to Its eminent dead. and dug dow into a trianrle- Jf,t -t'JUJJ? Th funeral preparations ware shaped plot of moist earth along- todVv the rXernor ,JrT. made by the cabinet while Gorg- side the highway and planted rose meetinr morow L ulov was being formally charged bushes. They referred to the lob ! . " "prb r with the assasslnaUon before an as a typical -minimum home 1 - IVL --v. examining magistrate. On Monday planting group" of rose varieties of taxation l. T Salient portions of the gover- tlrHnr manner h-r the Aumrrllle B -"orney will DO namea lO oe- mai experience has shown gTOW hh rhoni mixed rhom under fend Gorgulov and as quickly as at thelr-beet in Oregon's climate, nor' n.,Mi. i.t. - v. .Ill a. l j s I n w . . . . I ar -wvva th. Air nt r.udn RnrrMi ymw u wm w bmicwi n m ui scariei rose, me im- . i . v w. " " I mn ii . I . . . I umvw iuv iHHlimuon DI IBB the program marched through to iinii examinea uurg- penai potentate rose, and the league a year ago. the tax levy Drnuant conclusion witn tne r. r . . . """" ". i of Oregon has been reduced 14.4t ataie oi vregon was oiii-iper cent. , ,f o ta.. v. Beal" "Tn records show that the ag- riee Walton Sackett, the chief ex- rrerat. amonnt l.wi t i,. ecutive's private secretary.- who rolls of Oregon for 131 Is some Silverton band under the direc- responsible for his crime. tion of Hal Campbell playing "The Star Spangled Banner," with col ors struck by a troop of Boy Scouts. The last note on the pro gram was the sounding of taps as the colors slowly retreated. Numbers from schools of Wood- burn, Silverton, Mt. Angel and Salem all blended together to make a program which the large audience will undoubtedly recall with commendation in connection with future Music week programs. The audience was particularly MOUNT TO TtSTIFY AT CQSHOW TIL DALLAS. May 7 Testimony of Robert Mount, manager of the' Better Business bureau in Port- jur ViUfernor Meier 1 142.179. 000 a rnmnar with wnen ne iouna otner amies Kept J50.223.000 for 1931. represent ing a reduction of approximately him in Portland. With members of the Women's Advertising club, Mrs. Sackett carefully placed the rose bushes and filled in the earth around them. Mrs. Armena Pittmon Felt, who had charge of the planting 17.244.000. State Expenses Have Been Lowered "While nearly $4,593,000 of this reduction is accounted for by the elimination of the state land. Is expected to be a feature enthusiastic concerning the Nor- of the state's evidence introduced wegian sons- presented as part ot I here tomorrow In closing its ores- Ross, and Mrs. Vaul Steinmetx. the Grieg Norwegian "chorus from I entation of the case against Judge The community of Brooks took for the club, was assisted by other levr on nronertv. due to the shift members Including Mrs. Evelyn Mng of a considerable part of state Wilson Young, Mrs. C. Winters requirements to the Income, in- tangibles and excise taxes, it is also true that state requirements The Man With the Hoe ', Marlon county's ten candidates for a seat In the state legislature will each take three minutes Mon day noon to tell members of the chamber of commerce "Why I i Should Represent Marlon County in the Next Legislature.? The cus--: torn of allowing the candidates to Speak is one ot many years stand ing in the chamber. Of the ten L contestants, tour are to be nomi nated and since all are running on the republican ticket without opposition on the democratic one, . their . nomination , means ; their . election: t.-.tf ; 'w'i. a Carle Abrams, Salem Frank Davey, Silverton; Romeo Goulet, Brooks: S. A. Harris. Brooks; Ronald E. Jones. Brooks; Hannah -' .Martin, Salem; Otto K. Paulus; Salem; W. C Pettyjohn, Salem, Route J; Dava W. Pugh, Salem, Route 4: Frank W. Settlemier. .Woodburn, Browning Home Liberty, Robbed While Party jn LIBERTY. May 7 The A. B. Rrowninr home was entered by thieves here last night, who got iwit with several articles of rlothine. The miscreants entered the house through the back way dur the midst of a party with lia-hts on all over the place. They . ... i .i. . got into WO rooms wner coats were placed, taking only the best pieces with them. Supposi tion Is that they entered the house between 9 and 10 p. m. Be cause tha party broke up at ten. No one Is susDlcioned as yet, but th6 police , are Investigating the case. . . , Fruit Industry : Seeking Outlet kk By Ocean Route ' SEATTLE, May 7 (AP) Rep-i-Ment&tlves of the fruit industry frorib-Wenatchee, Yakima, Hood River, Ore., and Medford, 5 Ore., met hero 4odayand took action thev said would lead to the devel- onment of Intercoastal transpor tation, from Pacific coast ports to the Atlantic seaboard by reing erated steamships. - - i addition, they, were author- ,A f to establish r, contacts" with other industries, such as berries, frnn fish. rrs. and potatoes, to develop- the transportation Tot those products In a similar way. I r . B o. irm THIS FARM TO OE f - m lx-WTl r ?-lStfiSMS-- -fCi . j AUCTION ON JUiV VKm f P BACK -TAUgS UgB&Sg y J- ft Kail sf!.:: I"-- CS. l?&y?Sf -0!T?K Monitor, the presentation oi me Oliver P. Coshow, on trial for al- an acute part in the planting, have been actually reduced, re- serai-cnorus- airectea or rroi. a., legedly devising a scheme to de- a to w. nowara Ramp reu tne gardiesS of source. In the sum of W. Hobson, the Salem high school tTu&. honor of ground-breaking. Mrs. $1,139,000 by the repeal of the mixed chorus, Woodburn glee club Mount Is reported to have made Felt said roses have been planted one mill levy for market roads and the Band orrenngs ot oom i inquiry of Coshow as president of I otner PinU along the future and the waiver of the one-half.. Salem mgn scnooi ana birrmou the EmpIre Holding corporation "Rose highway" between Port (Turn to page I. col. 8) in the spring of 1931, seeking to Und and Salem, and she express- ascertain the amount of money nP " nom owners paid to the company by each otfl- 0XlS highway wUl Join the cer and the amount of salary each movement to create "fifty miles officer received. The audit made of the Empire Holding corpora tion last fall will also be Intro duced Into the evidence. The defense la expected to be gin its case Tuesday. Judge Co show will take the stand In his own defense. It ia said. of roses. JOB SITUATION IS inn LOCALLY Seventeen more Jobs were pro vided by the U. 8.-T. M. C. A. Employment bureau last week than during the previous week, according to the fport of D. D. Dotson, new assistant manager. During the week 111 men and six women were sent to work. Woodcutting jobs jumped from SO to 43, farming remained at 31, and county road work decreased from 4 1 to 43 Jobs. Men were placed elsewhere as follows: Com mon labor nine, portering one, bricklaying one and sheep shear tag one. Applications for Jobs numbered 37, a decrease of four. Six ot the 11 women, applying for work were sent ont as house keepers. Others applied for po sitions as nurses, restaurant workers, cooks, stenographers. clerks and general office assistants. State Motoring Test Law Eyed By Group Here To familiarise themselves wit the optical requirements of the ew motor vehicle operators' li censing law, members ot the Ore gon State Ofttometric association met at a banquet at the Marlon hotel last sight with the Salem group of optometrists as host. fial E Hoss, secretary of state, and two i assistants in the operat ors' division, William Hammond and H. C Graves, explained the new law and Its provisions for examination of the vision of au tomobile drivers. Senator Isaac Staples of Portland spoke con cerning optometry. Dr. C. B. O'Neil of Salem was toastmaster. Dr. A. W. Glutsch Is local president and Dr. L. R. Bur- dette, secretary. Ninety-seven men and women attended. mill levy for the World War Vet erans State Aid commission. The reductions accomplished In the counties and in other local tax ing jurisdictions total approxi mately $2,(50,000, representing 5.28 per cent out of the gross re duction of 14.42, whleh reduc tions were achieved through the voluntary efforts of the Oregon Taxpayers Equalization and Con servation league and its local units, with the aid and coopera tion of other taxpayers' organisations. "It is the opinion of the pres ident of the league and other prominent tax leaders, as well as myself, that we have probably ac complished as much In tax reduc tion as we possibly can through voluntary effort, and that the time has now come tor the initia tion of legislation which will vest control over local tax levies in some centralised authority. I have been invited by Mr. Scott to address the meeting, and in., my address I shall outline, ia a general way, the legislation that I deem necessary, with the recom mendation that Its initiation be sponsored by the league. The time has come. In my ' judgment, when every tax levying body, from the federal govern- (Turn to page 8, coL 8) Gasoline Price Advanced Here; . Wholesale Less. lalent gasoline dealers yester day advanced the price of motor fuel one-cent, setting the price at HH cents a gallon. Rather than raising : the pries, wholesalers lowered it one-cent to enable i dealers to hare a four-cent profit by ' increasing the. retail figure. explained one leading distributor. - The ; two-cent . margin, at the 14 U -cent retail rate, whleh had prevailed since the last price-cutting spree, was threatening to put many dealers out of business, K was said. Founder's Day Observed With Big Crowd Present; CHAMPOEO PARK. May 7 (AP) Organisation of the Ore gon country, alter me unuea States plan ot government, by 50 American and two Canadian set tlers on May S, 1348, was cele brated here today by Oregon pi oneers and their descendants. . Founders day ' is an annual event and draws pioneers, sons and daughters of pioneers, old settlers who eame to Oregon after the pioneer era and many ethers. Today several hundred came. Judge P. H. DArcy. ot Salem, who eame to Oregon in 1811, was president of the day. He also Is past president of the Oregon Pio neer association - The gathering was called to or der br Juda-e D'Arcr and Howard L'Shoff led the assembly la sing ing "America. The . George H. Lea. pastor of the Presbyterian church at New berg, pronounced the invocation. Judge D'Arey- spoke. -on behalf ot Governor - Meier. Several pioneers spote briefly. - The outstanding family group at today's gathering- were D. "H. and N. H. Looney, brothers, and their relatives The parents of tne . two brothers eame to the Wlllam- ette valley in 1848 and D. H. Looney still lives on the home- stead his father took up nearly , $0 years ago. He was born on the homestead in 18S0 and bis broth er was born on the same place two years later. ' - ." - About the only thing lacking to make it a perfect day for the pio neers, they eaid, was the whistle ef the steamboat on the Wlllam-, ette river. Formerly many of the people who celebrated Founders day went to the park by steam boat. This year all eame by auto mobile. . i - 7 . : - ... ' ..T-.. - ... " ' '." . .l -'" . .. .... . ... f. " 'tv ,. - .-
