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J., May 17 An astoundingonfeBsion by John Hughes Curtis revealing bis en tire participation in the search for the stolen son ot the Lindberghs to be a gigantic hoax, churned up a whirlpool of developments to night. Out of the excitement precipi tated by the admissions at the 44-year-old Norfolk (Va.) "Inter mediary," . who 1 broke down and typed out the true facts of his ef forts, came these salient points: 1. Curtis, in embarking upon the project which tortured Col onel Charles A. Lindbergh with a false hope until the very night his first born was found dead, appar ently was motivated by a desire to recoup financial losses be had suffered In business. In his own words Curtis "became insane on the subject." All Persons Named Purely Imaginary 3. All of the boats and per sons with whom he claimed to have dealt were creatures ot his Imagination and so far as his con fession disclosed his hoperof mo netary reward lay in the prospect of lucrative film and newspaper contracts. However, police said they had no eridence Curtis re ceived money from anyone. 3. Curtis held one of his two associates, "Dean H. Dobspn-Pea-eock. responsible foe ancauxaging the activity and-faillng to prevent this trouble." The clergyman, however, from his southern home viforously denied such was the case and asserted he had acted In good faith throughout i 4. Authorities by telegraph asked Dean Dobson-Peacock whether he would come here vol untarily for questioning, i 5. Colonel Lindbergh withheld any recommendation as to possl hl nrosecution of Curtis. Stat utes, both? federal and state, un der which action migni oe mcu agatnst purtls were scrutinized by ttitin- The nossibllty of fed eral eharges arose from the wide ti"a of naw eaulpment and personnel as well as coast guard " craft In the Norfolk phase of the ease. Jafsie Clue Now ctPMirMt Available . Elimination of Curtis claims .imrtfttlons with a seafaring gang left the activity of Dr. John iv rfldon. who oald a $50,000 ransom to the supposed kidnap- rf. at perhaps the strongest ciub tm' fcnd of nolice. A grand Jary in New York city began the .min the "Jafsie" ef- ' nr fresh information. ' . . r k nmnletft nlan of coordina tion f federal agencies with the state investigating agencies was -outlined at a conierence at u A. i t Thm storr of a self-labeled narcotic user, arrested on a wife abandonment charge in New York to the effect that he participated In the kidnaping was subjected to thnronrt investigation. Question- lag iot Ms wife served to discre dit hw narrative. -.!. Dr. Condon asserted he baa J been skeptical of the Curtis ne gotiations from the outset and re Iterated confidence that (the per sons with whom he dealt wereabe real abductors. M a: Mrs. Lindbergh, an expect mnthnr. continued calm in the ; face of a confession which made It clear that unnecessary worry and trouble necessitating her hus fc.nd's freauent I absence- were caused by the Norfolk negotia tions. Jarsie Notes Tally . tvdh Ransom Letter -ill. A high federal official In New York said expert comparison f handwriting in communica tions received by "Jafsie" and the ransom note left by me aianapers . tallied exact)?. J- - k ' Curtis confession "made Just be fore dawn and provoked by the fact he was "brought back t his senses" by telephone conversa - tioa with hia wife, was preceded by several preliminary statements one a rambling, incoherent doc ument of more than 5,00 worda. In the end he repudiated au previous statements In a terse declaration" which he tapped out on a typewriter .himself.. He had been subjected to extensive Ques tioning. . EYE BIcKEXZIE PASS . BEND. Ore., May 17 (AP) Several men left Sisters today for the McKenxie Pass country to sur Tey snow conditions and study possibilities of opening the pass Dobson-Peacock Cannot Fathom Curtis? Charges NORFOLK, Va., May 18. (Wednesday) (AP) Dean H Dobson-Peacock issued a formal statement early today in reply to the charge ascribed to his associ ate, John Hughes Curtis, that he could have prevented his "unfor tunate part" in the negotiations. "In reply to Mr. Curtis' alleged statement as quoted in the press!" ! that I might have prevented his 'unfortunate part in this enormous deception,' " the statement said, I feel called on to say that I can not understand what Mr. Curtis means unless It was that he had told me in the beginning thht he would not undertake the negotui tions alone." IIH1DIY 1TEJSREIB comDromise Revenue bin Progressed, may let Congress Adjourn WASHINGTON. May 17 (AP) The billion dollar compromise revenue-raising bill moved stead; lly through the senate tonight be hind the power of a dominant di- party coalitltlon which preserved Intact the Income and corporation tax schedules. The Income and corporation rates higher than those voted by the house and far above the exist ing level were approved without even roll calls. The opposition fail ed in two new attempts to boost the Income levies even higher. Expressed doubts of house ana senate leaders earlier oyer tne likelihood of a final adjournment by June 10 without a summer ses sion were modified by the progress of the ,tax bill. The new income tax schedule approved calls for the following normal rates: 3 per cent on tne first $4, bOO net income; six per cent on the next 34000; and nine per cent on income over 38,000. Existing rates are 1, 3 and' 5 per cent respectively. The house rates were 2, 4 and 7 per cent, respectively. ADEN, Arabia, May 17 (AP) Shipping agencies feared that more than 300 persons may have perished aboard the blazing French motorship Georges pniup par off Cape GuardaXul, Italian Somallland, as 254 haggard, smoke-grimed survivors arrived here today. The British steamers Contractor and Mahsud brought the first re fugees, who reported that up to 100 passengers were trapped in their burning cabins yesterday. Another 420 survivors were un derstood to be on the French liner Andre Lebon. which took them off the Soviet tanker Sovletskal Neft. i Bank Will Pay Dividend Soon MARSHFIELD. Ore., May 17 (AP) Word was received here today from the 'state bank super intendent's office that the Dans: ot southwestern Oregon, which closed early in January, will pay depositors a 30 per eent dividend soon. It will amount to 37 3, S23.59. Temperance 3DB THOUGHT DUO IN BLAZE ON Si Against Wets Candidates .The Womans Christian Tem perance Union t t ' K meeting Tuesday afternoon adopted reso lutions expressing opposition to the purposes of the "Woman's Na tional Organization for Prohlbl- Hion Reform'? and declaring them selves opposed to the candidates for public office endorsed by that organization. The W. C T. TJ. resolutions are as follows: - "WHEREAS 'an organisation designating itself The Women's, National Organisation for Prohi bition Reform, met In Ahe City of Salem recently and Indorsed cer tain candidates for office; and A' WHEREAS a earefnl study of the organization, as " well as Its roster of membership, convinces us that said organization does not stand' for prohibition reform but for prohibition repeal and that DRV CANDIDATE LIST IDE 01 Hawley, Dana, Van Winkle Hannah Martin, Abrams, Trindle Endorsed Ratcliff, King, Bosshard Others Backed; "Only Reliable dry List" Alfred E. Clark for the repub lican nomination for senator, Mar shall N. Dana for the democratic nomination for senator, ,W. C. Hawley. for congress and I. H. VanWlnkle for attorney-general are commended by the Christian Federation of Marlon county in a list released throughout the coun ty yesterday. "Prohibition has been and is a worthwhile success, economically. socially and morally." reads the statement accompanying the en dorsement. "Prohibition" assures the highest standards in all phases of life. To' keep prohibition and to assure its real enforcement v must elect men to public office who are dependably 'dry the statement continues. In the county primary contests. the federation endorses for the nomination as Marlon county rep resentative Mrs. Hannah Martin and Carle Abrams. For district at torney the federation endorses William H. Trindle. For county commissioner the endorsement goes to H. E. King and for sher iff to Charles A. Ratcliff. W. J Upendahl- for constable of the Woodburn district and H. S. Boss hard for city recorder receive the federation s endorsement. Copies of Endorsement Widely Distributed For delegates at large to the republican convention the lea gue endorses George L. Koehn, (Turn to page 2, col. 3) BOMBAY, India, May 17. (AP) Hindu and Moslem mobs were quieted tonight by the rifle fire of British troops after four days of communal rioting that took 88 lives and wounded at least 850 persons. Twenty-four were killed today and 200 injured before the sol dlers who had been rushed here from Poona. had restored order. But the strife between the two hostile races meanwhile had spread to Calcutta where police were forced to nre on a moo Several constables and about 20 civilians were injured. The trouble at Calcutta ap parently began when Hindus sta tioned on housetops stoned a Mos lem religious procession. The Moslems retaliated. The Royal Irish Fusilliers fired tonight on a mob. of Moslems m Bombay who were looting" and burning shops in the Bhendy Bas ar, the center of the worst of the riots. All was quiet afterwaTd for the first time since Saturday when a Moslem group attacked some Hindus. Vancouver Next Gathering Place Oi Credit Group PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. (AP) Vancouver, B. C, as chosen today by the retail credit conference of the Pacific north west at its 1933 convention city. The annual two-day convention closed here tonight. - J. H. Smith, of the Hudson's Bay company, of Vancouver, will become president of the confer ence, succeeding Grant C. Bra man of Portland. The conference appointed a committee, headed by Frederick Young of Portland, to co-operate with the State Bar association in a j study of means of minimizing abuses ot the bankruptcy law. Un ion Warns o none of the members of such or ganization have ever taken an ac tive part In advancing the cause of prohibition but have altars been found contrary thereto;' and "WHEREAS this organization deems any candidate for office who seeks and obtains the indorse ment of such ' an organization un safe for, us to support, or to hold ofnee : and h-, . ----- - "WHEREAS the resolutions adopted by such organization show a woeful lack of knowledge as to the relation between ( crime and the Uduor traffic; . . ,'We therefore pledge our op position to each and all of the candidates selected by such or ganization, as being -anworthy of the support ot the voters of tnis county and district, to stand for law enforcement, tor order, or the promotion of the welfare of the U AND MOSLEM MOOS IE QUIETED community. Shoots Bass And Big Bird Out of Tree WALLACE. Idaho. Mar 17 ( AP) Earl Elitone, out fishing,' shot a four poqad bass. out of a pine tree with a shotgun." . . Here's how- he came to claim the title of "world's most unorth odox fisherman" today. A hawk caught the fish In Its beak, and flew to the tree, 0 feet above ground. . - Elstone cast; aside his rod. grabbed his shotgun and blasted hawk and bass off ot a limb. A.p?ofi "' J1? hM tb bM8' the hawk, the shotgun and a rep- Montana and New Meyfon . . . . uo into his camp; Hoover Has Nearly Enough (By the Associated Press) Two more western states Montana and New Mexico In structed their delegations to vote for Franklin D.r Roosevelt yester- lln V an1 ttnnetaf t IOC V VT York governor's delegate total fer the democratic r!1ntll nnm. ination. In state conventions Montana gave Roosevelt eight votes and New Mexico gave him six. Alfred E. Smith, leader of the Roosevelt opposition, Jumped from fourth to second place In the race for delegates by gaining 18 in structed votes from Connecticut and 33 claimed votes in the New Jersey primary. His Instructed, pledged and claimed total jas raised to 94. The Roosevelt and Smith fig ures do not include overlapping claims over the 76 delegates al ready selected hi Pennsylvania where Roosevelt is believed to have a good majority of the votes. Nor do they embrace claims of at least 40 for Roosevelt from New York's 92 unpledged delegates. Both of these delegations will de cide definitely to whom they will go in caucuses Just prior to the June 27 convention. President Hoover picked up 85 claimed votes in the New Jersey primary and 11 pledged In a Mon tana convention. These ran his total Instructed, pledged and claimed strength to 967 and his Instructed and pledged delegates to S45. Only 578 are needed to nominate by the republicans, while 770 nominate for the demo crats. WASHINGTON, May 17 (AP)The quadrennial cry for ab olition of the rule requiring two thirds ot the Democratic National convention vote to nominate a candidate for president was raised in the senate today by Ashurst of Arizona. Terming the rule "archaic, un- American and un-republlcan," Senator Ashurst said it .had cost the democratic party two presi dents. He expressed hope the convention next month would have the courage to substitute the majority rule for future conven tions. Senator Dill. (D., Wash.), a supporter of Franklin D. Roose velt, said no" convention could bind a future convention, wliere- upon Ashurst said U would have tremendous effect It the Chi cago convention adopted a resolu tion expressing its sense the rule should be abolished Jn the future. Repeal Week to Be Observed by ROOSEVELT PICKS UP MOB S T DEMO ID 1 NO Reform SOCiety Vr indicated today Its wilHng vi "wwwl-Jr neM t0 compromise and, form a The Women's National Prohibi tion Reform association In Salem will observe "national repeal" week with a booth where informa tion will be given ont and discus sion may be had concerning tne merits of repeal of the 18th amendment.- The week opened Monday and the bocth opened at the same time In the Bligh building in the form er location of the Daune Art shop on State street Just east of the Capitol theatre. The public is Invited to call at any" time during' the open house hours, according to Mrs. Louis Lachmund, acting chairman ot the local organization. Columbia Floods Vancouver Area But Now Falling VANCOUVER, Wash., May 17 XAP) The -Columbia - river here today was more than three feet above the flood 1 stage and more than half ot the lowland be tween Vancouver and Ridgef ield was under water. Damage has been confined to flooding ot pas tures. " . '- The river today was at the 20.1 foot stage but weather bureau officials said the Columbia and Its tributaries are falling at the head waters, due to cooler weather. CIRCUIT 111 iSSII Brief Statements Issued : on Tuesday; Carson Will . Welcome, Probe 1 Judge Says After Election . ... ., . ., Order Investigation With both Judge L. H. McMa nan and District Attorney Carson i accusing one another of playing politics, the open warfare be tween the two subsided slightly yesterday, Carson issuing only a brief statement while McMahan contented himself with a few oral Biaiomenis aooui me .lacuiuoem district attorney. iub juuge uiu muicaie luai mi ter election he would urge Wil liam H. Trindle to order a grand Jury Investigation of Carson's re ceipts for a deputy and for stenographer. If Trindle is 'not elected district attorney, "some old farmer may bring a suit in court here to have the matter l1" McMahan averred. lnnul Knwiuiiig To Enter Squabble Trindle, asked what his atti tude would be on stenographer's payment and a deputy's hire If he were elected district attorney, de clared last night he did not see how he could refuse the money It the county court appropriated it for such use. Trindle made no comment on any proposed investi gation of Carson's conduct of the office of district attorney. Meanwhile the district attorney reasserted his statement that he would welcome a special invest! gator to investigate Jointly his work as district attorney and (Turn to page 2, col. 1) I. c. c. E PORTLAND, May 17. (AP)- The procedure followed by inter state commerce commission ex aminers in conducting hearings on the application of railroads for an increase in livestock freight rates In the mountain and Pacific states area was challenged sharp ly here today by Charles M. Thomas, Oregon public utilities commissioner. The northwest phase of the hearings being conducted by the I. C. C. opened here today. Commissioner Thomas objected to the ruling of the commission under which the producers and the various commissions which are opposing the proposed increase are required to present their tes timony first, while the railroads are permitted. to reserve their tes timony until the opposition has presented ' its case. Thomas" said this was contrary to all correct procedure and filed a formal pro test, asserting the petitioner should be required to assume the burden of proof and present his case first. "The Oregon commission," Thomas said, "respectfully sug gests the impossibility of meet ing evidence before that evidence Is presented." PARTY TO ACCEPT DEI TOYKO. May 18 (Wednes day) (AP) In the face of the army demand for a non-partisan National cabinet the Selynkat coalition government. ( TOKYO. May 17 (AP) The h&krr Seivukai narty nut up strong front again3t Militarists and Nationalists in its determina tion to retain control of the gov eminent today despite an army demand tor a non-partisan cabi net . ' ! The ultimatum of military lead ers they would support only t National, nonpartisan cabinet blocked efforts to reorganize; the government, necessitated by the assassination of Premier SuypsM Inukai. , ' -v . Foreign Demand For Wheat Will Be Heavy, Claim CHICAGO. May 1 7 (AP) Georre . Miltfor. chief marketer ot government owned grain, finds wheat livings a good account of itself in the market and believes European requirements will be as great this year as last. . i .Hopeful observations J of I the president ot the grain stabillza tion corporation and general man ager ot ther Farmers ' National Grain corporation were - based upon a survey of the domestic grain situation and a four weeks business tour of Europe. ; : DM CRITICIZES ra WD AM Jurors Fail to ; Decide His Case t i 1 - OLIVER P. COSHOW SENATE WILL VOTE El Ballot This Afternoon to Be First on Subject Since law Passed WASHINGTON, May 17 (AP) The senate recessed tonight at 9:35 p. m. to meet at 11 a. m. to morrow with an agreement to vote not later than 3 p. m., E. S. T.. on the beer amendment to the revenue bill. WASHINGTON, May 17-(AP) The senate tonight took up for a decision the proposal of Sen ator Tydings (D., Md.), to finance a 31,500,000,000 public construc tion bond issue by a tax of 24 cents a gallon on 2.75 per cent beer. The vote will be the flrst the senate has had on beer since national prohibition. WASHINGTON, May 17 (AP) A rerles of statements by party leaders on prohibition was contin ued today 'while an Impromptu de bate on the subject was heard at a senate committee bearing. In New York William Glbbs McAdoo. a democrat and a drv. Irenlied to reoorta that ha Intend ed to change his stand by tele graphing the New York Times: 'Hare arrived at no eonduslon about a referendum on prohibi tion. When I do I shall make it public." A little while later.- W. Kings- land Macy, republican leader In New York state, said he had told President Hoover that In his opin ion wet sentiment was growing in New York and many other states JAFSIE SAYS HOAX NEW YORK. May 17 (AP) The "Jafsie" ot the Lindbergh kidnaping case said tonight nelth er he nor Col. Charles A. Lind bergh had been "taken in" by John Hughes Curtis and his story of contacts with the abductors "I knew It all the time and so did the colonel," said the educa tor who on April 1 tossed a pack age containing 50T000 ransom to a man on the other side of a New York cemetery wall. "The eoionel knew that I was the only one who had the real contact, which was proven through the symbols, the suit and the pins." This Is what broke my con tact," i Dr. Condon continued, as he dug into a pocket and produ ced a newspaper clipping bearing the headline: "Curtis says' Col onel Lindbergh authorizes him to pay 1100,000." "The kidnapers saw that story and thought there was a chance ot getting more money, he added. Washington Heralds ot "Herald of Health" buttons for 1132 were earned by 98 of the 225 pupils attending Washington school. The buttons signify that their wearers have observed rules of health, are in good physical condition and are immune to diph theria and smallpox. The fourth grade at Washington led with. 22 pupils on the honor roll. Health honor pupils in au the grades are as follows: . First grade Sally Ann Barr, Eldon Breedlove, Clarice Busselle, Lorah Kate Griffith, Ernestine Loveland, Jean Newman, Patricia Waters and Helen Young. Second, grade Ted: Busselle, Alice -Fay Daugherty, Bill Und, RoTlin Haag. Wesley Jones, Cam eron McDonald, . Minnie Nuyama, Carl Ostrin. Erna Rettlg, Edward Roseman, Helen Skubovlut. Mar garet Sou thwlck, Betty Jeaa Wil son and Elaine Wlnstead. Third r" gradeGloria ' Allgood, Frederick Bradshaw, Bsbby Bra- zeau. Billy Byrd, Jean Donaldson, Vivian Gerllnger, Frances Hughes, Doris , MacDonald, Gordon Mer- rlott; Myron Purseley, Annabelle Basby. Jlmmle schiicker, Kuby Schultx; Bobby Schaefer, Richard SPOILED 01 S ' 2MRPJM Vote was 9 to 3 for Conviction at one Time but had Switched to 7 to 5 for Conviction Before Decision of Judge Walker to Dismiss Deadlocked Group; no ta- dication as to Retrial Prospects Two of Four Women Jurors Supreme Court Justice Throughout Deliberations at Dallas; Jay Stockman Case Will Start Today With New Jury Venire Drawn DALLAS, May 17 After 28 hours continuous delibera tion, a circuit court jury was unable to agree here to night on a verdict in the case of State vs. O. P. Coshow and Judge Arlie G. Walker dismissed the jurors after expressing regret that no decision had been readied. When the jury was dismissed the vote stood sevemfor conviction to five for acquittal. W. H. Cockle, foreman, reported in mid-after noon Tuesday that a deadlock Walker sent the jurors back to their conference room for fur ther deliberations. From iurors iUwas found stood six for conviction to six O CILLEDjy DEATH Last of Pioneer Family is Noted for Benefactions To Turner Vicinity TURNER. May 17 (Special) Death crept into the home of Mrs. LCornella A. Davis here at l:l o'clock this afternoon, and as that grand old woman breathed her last there was rone the last mem ber of a pioneer family, who con tributed much to the founding and upbuilding of this section of Marlon county. Mrs. Davis would have reached her 94th birthday next December 5. She had been bedfast for the past week or more, but even after attendants gave up an nope oi life Monday, her lndomlnable will carried her on until today. The body will lie in state at the home here Thursday morning from s to 11 o'clock, and at 2 o'clock that afternoon funeral services will be held from her home with Rev. E. J. Gllstrap.ot the Christian church here offi ciating, assisted by Rev. C. F Swander of Portland. Burial will be In the Twin Oaks cemetery. Benefactions Meant Much to Turner Mrs. Davis was known all over Oregon, but In no section more dearly than in this area, wnere her benefactions have meant much to the town. Some years agoxshe care half the cost of a splendid school building at Aumsville, con struction ot which ran into 330. 000. A tew years ago she gave 100 acres of land and erected a fine building, known as the Tur ner Boys' school, to the memory of her mother. Judith J. A. Tur ner. The Christian church bulld- ina and grounds there stand as a monument to her love tor the town where her family settled, as do also the Turner library and museum. Within the past few few months her vision and financial means had started toward completion (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Grade School Health Many Steeves, Lucile Turner, Lillian Ware, Barbara White and Marilyn Zeller. Fourth grade Billy Bowes Bobby Bowes. Martha Byrd. Shir ley Cohen, Edgar Davis, Msrjorie Davis, Billy Gilliam, Mona Greene, Doris Griswold. Dorotny ttins, Voekra Heath. Mary Laughlln Joseph Law, Nuyama Frank, Mar garet Purseley, Patsy Ransaeii. Hugo Rettlg, Gearold Richardson, Frances Roseman, Mary Rosa. Le one Spaulding and Sibyl Spears. - Fifth grade George Alexander, Allean . Beechlll, - Vera Beechler, Lyle Brown, Richard Chambers, Harriet Crawford, Edith Davis, Betty Crites Anna Louise "Gil bert, Allen JCeeney, Flora Ellen Leonard. June Lind, Corrine Mo Tlmpeny, Charles Mins, Jaanita M it chelL Elizabeth Ovtlman, George : Rossman" ' and . Carmen Vehrs. is VX r ,;'v -. - Sixth - trade Agnes Bowne, Grace Covert, Billy Evans, Janet Fryer, John MacDonald, Roy Os trin, Ruth Ranger, Thomas Roen, Marjorie Roseman,' Gladys "Ross, Robert Van Patten, Irene Warren, Marie- Nuyama. Rose Nuyama. Helen Ostrin and Gladys Ques- seth. "'' :- "- - --- - - 5 Adamant for Freeing Former had Deen reached out Juage here tonight that the jury for acquittal on the first ballot. After conierence, the vote stoea nine for conviction to three tor acquittal. The eount then swung hack to eight for conviction te tour for acquittal and ended sev en tor conviction to five for ac quittal. Two of the four women on the ury are understood to have been adamant in their demands for the defendant's acquittal, expressing from the first "reasonable doubt' on his guilt and refusing to dis cuss the matter further. Parley on Retrial ' ' Question la Held As a result of the hung Jury, the 14 days spent in trial and con sideration ot the case fall to have proved the guilt or innocence ot Judge O. P Coshow ex-presldeat of the Empire Holding corpora tion on the charge of devising a scheme to defraud. He was Jotnt- . ly indicted with four other for mer officers of the Empire cor poration. District Attorney Carson. At torney-General I. H. VanWlnkle and Barnett H. Goldstein, special prosecutor and deputy attorney general, were in conference late Monday regarding the state's course if a hung Jury should re sult from the Dallas case. They did not reach a decision on the course the state would take re garding another trial. Meanwhile the state's ease t. against Jay Stockman starts to trial In Dallas Wednesday morn ing. Stockman like Coshow and Keller who have been tried be fore, is under indictment: for de vising a scheme to defraud. He was the legal counsellor of the Empire Holding corporation. More Instructions Asked by Juror Judge Arlie G. Walker stayea up in the courthouse all through ' Monday night awaiting word irom the Jury. Judge Oliver P. Coshow went to bed at 11 p. m. He made no statement after the Jury's re port tonight. The Coshow Jury came into court early Tuesday, afternoon to ask further instructions. Judge Walker advised it that "all evi dence, documentary or by testi mony must be considered. When . asked by one Juror to repeat his instructions on "reasonable -doubt" the Judge said that where there was any room for doubt the defendant should be given- the ' benefit. Judge Cdlhow was in the court room when the Jury came in. With him was Oscar Hayter, who with Walter E. Keyes, defend him. Barnett H. Goldstein was not present. Judge Coshow had no statement to make after the Jury reported. DALLAS, May 17 With the third of the Empire Holding com pany cases slated to start before Judge Airlie Q. Walker here Wednesday morning, a special ve nire ot 18 men and four women has been drawn. Jay Stockman Is the third man to go on trial in the series of eases arising out of alleged dlvlslng of a scheme to defraud.- . (Turn to page 2. eoL ). Louie Fox Held, i Burglary Count r I "- . "-.-"'"--. DALLAS. May 17 Louie- Fox of Independence was arrested in Portland yesterday and placed ia Jan here, charged with breaking, i into a building. He was brought before the Justice of the peace to-i , day and bound over to the crasd Jury. - - - " ' Jack CNeil was arrested im -Falls City today by Deputy-Sheriff Flovd Senter. and was plaeed In Jail on a charge of assault and battery.. .t. - to traffic