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t .: r."i;i service;;4.; ..' We guarantee, or. carrier service, "I Jt your, paper doe 'not arrive by 6:SO call i101 land a copy will be delisted f" '-: promptly. ;1 "1 5 -i f : WEATHER. CXoody today and Fridays 1' tight rata or showers, teat-. peratnre unchanged; -Max. ' Xemp Wed. 7, Mia. 48. river S.3 feet; 8. W. winds. I AJ4 . EiGHTY-nRST;YEAR -J ." :U Salem, Oregon; Thursday Mondn& "May 19, 1932 No. 339 r my rally iiili EiGin Jt MayprCaajdide Tclls his Backers he Is in fwt?l t Of Mountain Wate ; ; olicjesT in Genera! to "be - uuuinea ; ai weeimg; - Pablio Invited As a climax for Its campaign to elect. Douglas McKay mayor of Salem jtfie McKay-for-Mayor club last night decided to hold a huge public rally: at the armory at 8 o'clock tonight. At this time Mc ' Kay will outline his stand on all Issues to be considered at tomor row's election. - The club has obtained Circuit Judsre James W. Crawford of ortland as a speaker. He will talk on "The Puty of the CitUento Vote." : ' ;: The Salem boys band will be on hand to provide music, and there will be other, entertainment. I Members of the McKay-for- Mayor , club last night declared that their candidate had been misrepresented. They want to cor rect - the erroneous statements made against McKay, they said. . , McKay addressed the clu and explained in detail biB stand on th municipal water question, as follows: - Reiterates Public Ownership Stand t . . . .... . : "'I stated at that time (at the start of the mayoralty campaign) and I again reiterate that I am now and always hare been an adTOcato of municipal ownership of . the-city's -water supply sys t em. and that as mayor I will to the fullest extent of my abil ity carry out the expressed wish of the neoole of Salem for -the acquisition and construction of an adequate public-owned and op erated water system, with due regard for sound business con siderations and judicious expendi ture of public money. "This statement his been mis construed and misinterpreted de liberately. X bate been represent as belne ODDOsed to moun tain water supply f&r the 1 city and accused of being a party to a conspiracy to rob the people of Salem by assisting to unload upon them the properties of the present water company at a price far in excess of the true value of those properties." Also in Favor of - Mountain Water : "Both of these accusations are maliciously uttered and wholly untrue. . ' : "I am enthusiastically In favor of a mountain water supply for Salem, and I am emphatically op posed to paying one cent more for the properties of the water company than they are actuary worth. ' T am confident that the city of Salem cai acquire the present distributing system of the water company within the city and ex tend the source of supply by con struction of a gravity system. to the Little North Fork of the San- , tlam river for an amount of mon py within the range of the abil ity of available revenues to fi nance the Investment. This can be determined, however, only by de tailed and complete engineering surveys as the basis for accurate ly estimated costs." . 1 McKay went on to detail poli cies which be said will govern his attitude In acquiring the wa ter system If. he is elected. He will insist on complete engineer ing studies and costs estimates for the project made by: engineers employed on a Bystem of compe tltlTa sroDOsals. He "wDl. not : sanction the payment of $100. 00 of the people's money, for en gineering fee." . r ! All plans and specifications, he will insist, shall be complete in very detail and be checked and vertf led. He will oppose any pro gram which will increase taxes or . raise water rates.. Full Details Must be -Known In Advance ' ' "Before we start we must know what the completed plant, anfort- liatlon of the bonds, operation maintenance, depreciation, exten sions and betterments are to cost , ns and where the money is com- fnr from to 39.J the biu. t"That,same principle, must be applied to the conduct of all city business. There must be retrencn inent in ' municipal expenses mnd a reduction in city . taxes condi- ' Una noon maximum efficiency of " 'rvlca and nroportlonate to the- curtailed ablUty. of.-people to pay ,:, " ' ' 1 "it has been spread about by -word of mouth that, if elected; X will propose a sweeping rcorgan . . Jzation of all - city departments and wholesale "replacements ot . ' municipal employes. . , ; "Nothing could be further from the truth. ... Efficiency, gooa ; moral character- and ability to perform the " work required- will be the only qualifications for city employes - Insofar as. X am con- - cernedV , , , ' - . . i V .- . j RIBY DROWNS IN DITCH 1-Vernon Taylor, 2 year old ton of Mrs. Mamie Aigers or Ontario teir InU a large Irrigation ditch Where Lou ReiciFlhtEn 1 S iVof Far From Trans-Atlantic Goal I ' r A - I 1 o " T-i ... ; - -K, v " " Z " "" - n - ? V - f . , X ' - S'? v- 4-7 LS west . NEWARK ? j NY TIME fl I LEFT NCVAHK I ' PiJy Above is a map showing the course time he left Aewark, ti. j- tmtu of the Fastnet Light, off the Irish is Captain George Fried of the rned Reichers (left) from his precarious position on the damaged j plane. The flier sustained a broken nose and face lacerations in 1 augnting on the water, lie naa to lie Bourget Airport, Paris. , , m... LinDBERGH TFI'.PPED S. IS T Set Trap When Informed of Baby's Death; Invited Him to Come Along ; HOPcWELL N. J May 18 (AP) Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh took the lead In a subtle series of maneuvers to obtain the hoax confession from John Hughes Curtis. r The complete story as revealed today showed that Colonel Lind bergh first set the trap for Curtis Thursday night when he was in formed by radio his baby had been found dead. He casually requested the Norfolk "Intermediary" to ac company him back here where the police finished the job. r. " Another queer angle entered the' case when It was learned - from Mineola, N. T.. that Inspector Har old R. King of the Nassau county police escorted a Long Island boot legger to Hopewell Tuesday morn ing to aid in the unmasking of Curtis. He said this unnamed man confronted Curtis with a charge of "double crossing" in an other matter, but Colonel H. Nor man Schwarzkopf denied this move was necessary. SUZUKI ILL DEAD UOVEHENT. WORD TOKYO, May 19 (Thursday) -(AP) A compromise : c&blnet with - President Kisaburo Suzuki of the dominant Seiyukai party as premier was freely predicted today as an end to the national crisis brought about by the as sassination of Premier Suyoshi Ia- ukaL- - !k The political commentators r in Tokvo moraine' newspapers were unanimous in asserting the next cabinet would be drawn in vthe main from the Seiyukai party," but would include a few strong men from other factions. - It ' was indicated Suzuki, who succeeded the slain Iunkai, would probably receive the emperor's mandate to form a cabinet tomor row. - ' nil Election Returns to be Gathered By Two Newspapers Jointly; Will 0 Be Announced by Cherry City Car DETAILED election returns' on city," county and state con tests will be made available to Salem residents Friday by ; The Capital Journal and The Oregon Statesman which wOl ' . combine their news gathering forces for the night to give voters careful and early returns. ' r V'f.,'- Beginning promptly at 8 p. m.i Friday night, the public address system of the Cherry City Baking company will start the announcement of returns, Gardner Knapp doing the broad easting. .The broadcasting car will be stationed at Ferry and' ' South Commercial streets and a special space will be reserved . m both streets for. listeners. v , , At first the incomplete returns for Salem will be an nounced and these will shortly be augmented, by county returns as these come to-Tho Capital Journal-Statesman service by spe cial telephone service arranged for the election coverage. The Associated Press returns from over the state wtll augment the local and county. returns. f . r " As fast as complete precinct returns are in, they : will be ' tabulated and announced, - - - : ' ' Telephone information will be given out by both papers. Telephone Inquiries will be answered at The Capital Journal by "phoning 4883 or 4681 and at The Statesman by phoning 9101. of Ixm ReicherV flight from the ne was forcea down 47 miles west I coast, by fuel shortage. At right liner President Roosevelt who res- uopea to better idnaDergtrs tune I BEER BILL BEATEN Tariff - Items of Revenue Bill now Coming up J For Final Vote WASHINGTON, -May 18-(AP) The billion dollar tax blQ was firmly closed today by the senate against beer for revenue but to night Its tour tariff items present ed a new obstacle. In overwhelming and decisive votes, the first beer tests since na tional prohibition, the senate re fused to legalize either 2.75 or per1 cent beer as a means of financing a $1,500,000,000 pub lic construction bond issue. Reaching the tariff provisions oil, .coal, copper and lumber1 the members debated for hours as leaders took careful polls. Re tention of all Jour items was pre dicted at adjournment tonight with a vote du tomorrow. The beer debate was brief and 10 m jwiuv. ae ro w iuw mo iwiea iv iu a gaion.iuui i per cent oeer ana ex 10 j against 2.76 per cent. The Vol stead act limits alcoholic content te one-half of one per cent.; BASEBALL LEAGUE The State baseball league, which will Include . the , Salem Senators -and clubs representing Eugene, Albaay and .Bend and two ; Portland "teams, was organ ized at Albany Wednesday night. George ' J. Wilhelm who was president of the Willamette Val ley league three years ago, will head this league. - Although the cities involved are rather widely 'separated through outMhe state, it' was point ed out that the- schedule .which calls for the opening games June 5, calls for only a "home-and-home" series between each pair of clubs and they would probab ably ' make ' these trips anyway In the eourse of the season 4 Salem will play at Eugene in the opening game, and meet the West Side club of Portland here June 12 in the local opener. i m an s 1 JURY. NOT JET PIGKEO TO TRY irsTocii Four. Women Bflht nien are In box at Adjournment , - Wednesday Night , . .Question , of Second Trial For Cishow Unsettled; Up to Van Winkle . DALLAS. May. 18 (Special) Selection of a' Jury to hear the case against Jay Stockman, former counsel for the Empire- Holding corporation, .charged with devising a scheme to defraud, will be re sumed tomorrow morning at 9:30. Questioning of the original panel of jurors was not completed until late this afternoon and only three challenges had been made when court, adjourned. Two prospective Jurors were, excused for cause dur ing the selection of the 'briglnal panel.- . Four women and eight men were seated in the Jury box when edurt adjourned shortly before five o'clock this afternoon. Theso were Sarah Rhodes, housewife. Sheridan, R. lj Sol Edlger, farm er. Dallas Vftltnn Tjihrnin farmer, Suver; R. H. Butler, farmer, Dallas R. 2: Mattle . Carr, housewife, Salem R. 2: Belle A. (Wunder, housewife. ' Indeoen- dence; O. T. Heck, farmer, Mon- mouth; Clyde Robblns, farmer, uaiias K. 3 ; casn itooerts, lamer. Salem A. 1; J. B. RIney, farmer. Independence R. I t Ethel Hadley. housewife, Dallas; Belle Rogers, housewife, Independence R. 1. Jay Stockman is the third of the former otflcers and directors of the Empire Holding corporation to go on tnai nere on charges of de--4 iuK scneme or srxuice 10 ae- fraud. - Frank Keller, Jr.. ; sales counsellor for the corporation -and urst 10 go on trial, was found r.K, 'htiu5 had. been opt about four hours. Keuers trial lasted IS days and approximately CO witnesses were called by the; state and defense. Retrial of Coshow Not Tet Settled The trial of Judge O. P. Coshow, former president of the concern, lasted 13 days and resulted in a (Turn to page 2, col. 1) v NEW YORK. May 18 (AP) References in the Lindbergh con fession of John Hughes Curtis to two men not fully identified were cleared up today. In explaining his contention he had been offered money for his knowledge ef the Lindbergh cue , or pictures of the baby,- (fartls Said Mr. Twin and Fox offered me money." Although 'the . identity of the mediately, the "Fox" reference was generally interpreted as re ferring to the Fox Film company. The Fox Film company is in no way involved and this1 correction Is emphasised. Today Sam JPox a Norfolk, (Vo.) photographer, said he had acted for a news photograph syn dicate in offering Curtis $2,560 for exclusive pictures of the Lind bergh baby, or for enabling him to photograph the baby before anyone else. To which, he .said, Curtis re plied: "It is hard for me to say at this time what I can do." E. Turin, manager of the ad vertising board of the Norfolk- Portsmouth chamber of com merce, said that he had made no offer to Curtis, but that the ship builder had' broached to him, as manager of the Norfolk-Ports mouth News bureau, suggestions or remuneration for information concerning his negotiations. ? r vaiiiSJJJ UWt , T I? -.--. . r,- P J CAtUdC. I' Ui D--. 17- ; - . - a due I AlclilKlllK SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 (AP) On the pretense that he was hunting the Lindbergh .ran som bills, William H. Souser car ried on an astonlshingserles. of bad check operations In a number of coast cities, authorities said to day , after Souser's arrest on charges of Impersonating' a fed eral officer. - - ....- Waj4 "il iffl,11a ' feafif fiftnaAv Wowni5Tl.i!iiJ et; nwunuut Kuiivuw tut uiv numbers in the Lindbergh ease, flash a gold badge and - end y cashing a worthless check..' They said his operations had been traced la Monterey,- San Luis. Obispo, Los Angeles, Fresno, ana Oakland., T. ' ' f ' WOOL SALE SLATED - PORTLAND, Ore- May 18 (AP)-The first eealed-bld wool sale of the Oregon season will be held at Condon May 26. Sealed bid sales have been "an , annual event at Condon for the past 20 FOX CO Wf HOI INVOLVED IN CASE years or more. - : : Roosevelt's Votes Mount r To 428 Mark -"cf , ,. -;; -I . r-.;- . ( By 'tb Associated press) '.Franklin D. Roosevelt gathered, in SI more delegates ' from the, east and south yesterday and rais ed his total convention vets tor the democratic presidential nom ination to 4 J 8. The New York governor captur ed 18 nniutrueted hat claimed delegates in. South Carolina,' 8; unanimously favoring '. him from Vermont, and C pledged votes in a District of Columbia primary," . ! Counting 100 from New York and Tennsylvania already select ed and which his managers expect him to get at' Chicago, the 88 gained yesterday-would bring Roosevelt's convention strength to within 80 of a majority. However, two-thirds or 770, will be needed tor a nomination. In the only other delegate selec tions yesterday. President Hoover won 19 pledged delegates from Alabama and 9 nninstructed but claimed' votes from Vermont. These 28 ran the Hoover pledged and claimed total to 995 and his pledged delegates to within of the required majority. PICKS SLATE nno Mortin Pettvifthn " And Gouley Endorsed , For Legislature Seventeen candidates for mu- I niclpal, county and state offices were endorsed by the political committee of the Salem Trades and Labor council at the get-to- gether of union members and their families at Union hall last night The political committee to make its decision held a series of meetings with the various candl- .t0 ?il tnelr .ttu?d toward union laborers and trades man. The Trades and Labor coun cil's slate is as follows: Representative, Marlon county Ronald B. Jones. Mrs. Hannah Martin, W. C Pettyjohn and Ro meo Gouley. County commissioner Roy S. Melson. County clerk U. G. Boyer. County treasurer D. O. Dra er. County assessor O. A., Steel- hammer. , Salem water commission, two- year term Ed Gabriel and F. G. Delano; four-year term I. M. Doughton, William Gahlsdorf, and Ed Rostein. Salem city council Second ward, Frank P. Marshall; fourth ward, R. E. Boat wrlght: sixth ward, Chris Kowits or Carl B. Arm priest- No ehoice for mayor was stated. Candidates announced as en dorsed by the state federation of labor are Frederick Stelwer. TJ. IS. senator, and Hal E. Hon. bmv retary of state. Charles C. Hubst was endorsed by the Railroad Brotherhood Legislative league of 1 LOCAL- PABEtfIT By OLIVE M. DOAK Colorfully depicting the polit ical life of George Washington and the development of the states under his masterful hand was the pageant "In the Hearts of his Countrymen" presented Wedn day night at Warner Bros. Elsi nort by the students-of Sacred Heart Academy and of St. Vin cent da Paul's parochial school. The pageant unrolled in six ep isodes beginning with a prologue cleverly , done, and concluding with a splendid finale of at least 150 characters in costume and ex cellently- drilled. - i The' acting was sincerely done and indicated intensive work on the part of the sisters directing it. The musie which accompanied the pageant and which was presented lb7 n orcnestra assembled from I students of the schools, made an I especiauy pieaaing eriect lor tne historical pageantry which march ed before the eyes of a very large audience. - ' The pageant marked the obser vation of the bicentennial ef the birth of George Washington and was In keeping with the many bi centennial programs being given I the country over this year. l-yew -Parit IVadts Policeman Again -few Park; district members of the crowd of .over 400 persons who attended the -Entertainment club's -program in Shrode hall standlng "vote decided , to" tend delegatlon before the city coun cil at its next meeting seeking ap pointment of a. policeman for their area. Agitation for this move has arisen from time to time since the death of Officer "Oscar F. Victor, whose beat covered the Yew Park district. LABOR FOB- 1 K HOli WASB1 - t. West Company. of Portland Given Widening Jask Worth to Brooks Odom and Durette of Salem Get Tunnel job; Delay Jefferson Bridge PORTLAND. Ore.. Mav 18 (AP) Construction of the Wal- lula cut-off. an Important link in the transcontinental highway sys tem, was assured today with the award of contracts for the work by the Oregon state highway commis sion. - The Job was let in two con tracts, both awarded to S. H. New ell it Co., of Portland. The first Involves the grading of 8.S miles of the Sand Station-State Line sec tion of the Columbia river high way at a' cost of 8202.973. The second provides for widening and ervating the Deschutes river tunnel section of the Columbia river highway at a cost of $5760. Other contracts awarded today were: Qradlng 7.(5 miles and pave ment widening 7.01 miles, of the Brooks - Salem section. Pacific M,h, w.f rr.r r tr. land. 8127.455. Construction of 27.34 miles of bituminous macadam of the New-port-Eddyville section of the Cor-. vallls-Newport highway, and 2.78 miles of oil surface treatment on Newport-Lane county line- section of the Oregon Coast highway, all in Lincoln county, J. C. Compton, McMinnville, $82,578. Construction of 1218 feet of concrete pavement in Elk Creek tunnel on Umpqua highway 10 miles west of Drajn, Odom A Dur ette. gaiem, 5,9Zf. Bids for construction of a vr th sanuam river on the Pacific highway near Jeffer son wer eheld in abeyance pend ing approval hy the federal road bureau. The Clackamas Construe- tlon company and Liasch A Taft submitted bids of $102,660 on the project. The outlook for Salem's unem ployed is brighter this week, ac cording to D. D. Dotson, assistant manager of the U. S. - T. M. C. A. Employment bureau. Calls for la bor are being received in increas ing number and in some fields of work not enough men can be found to fill available jobs. The bureau yesterday sent out 88 men. Twenty were enlisted by Henry Tate of Stayton to - pick strawberries. With the farmers in that ' section connected with the cooperative cannery, they appar ently will be able to dispose of their berry crops satisfactorily, be said. Other berry growers and a few hop men are signing up work men now. Dotson has not been able to get enough Vood cutters this week, he said. He has such jobs available for eight to 49 men. GPNTHAGlFDRs Pegaii Dob as Miii IIL.1IL. I1III1IIUL.UI k mm i JOB OUTLOOK NOW EFTTINC mm nCourt of Honor H(ld Mnnmnilth tlWU, UlUIUIUJULU The May court of honor for Cascade area. Boy Scouts, was held at Oregon Normal school. Monmouth last night, with A. C. Haag. past president of the area council, presiding.. Judge J. V. Campbell of the state supreme court gave the court address. Honbc. guests -were W. L. Phil lips and E. M. Page. Over 80 boys appeared to re ceive 1S7 advancements. Van Winkle In Interest In a statement issued yesterday by L H. Van Winkle, attorney general and candidate for reelec tion to that office, a program Is proposed which will effect mater ial : economies and . Increased effi ciency, in the administration of the state's legal affairs. Mr. Van Winkle stated 'that ha wOI rec ommend to the next session of the state legislature thaf neces sary legislation . be enacted to place all of the legal business of the state of Oregon, except that sow handled by the district at torneys, in the office of the at torney-general. , ; - c The a-eneral law now requires the attorney-general to represent all officers, boards and commis sions of the state requiring the services of an attorney, but spe- byjclal laws enacted. by the leglsla- alture over a long period Of years. have placed much of the legal business in the hands of other de partments, i",' ' - V; - For example in .1111, during the administration of Mr. Van Winkle's predecessor, the legisla ture enacted a . law authorizing the state highway commission to e?:-rA Fvlanufaciuring -o Van Winkle H?s .; Endorsement of ' Disabled Vets Endorsement of I. H. Van Win kle, for reelection as attorney general of Oregon was made last night by members of the Salem chapter.. Disabled American war Veterans and of the women's aux iliary, at a meeting following their business sessions at the armory last night. They favor Van Winkle, said the veterans, "because or the ia vorable construction he has placed on veterans' aid laws." Following the business ses sions, the D. A. V. and auxiliary met together for the mommy so cial program. POSSIBLY HEAVY 60 per- Cent Or More, SayS - tirtii u I ooyer; uuice wmi uc Kept Open Friday A CO to 65 per cent vote of the registration in the eounty is expected for tomorrow by U. G. Boyer. county clerk. Boyer said Wednesday that he expected a heavier vote a tew days ago but last-nrlnute interest in- election fa not developed ' as expected. The clerk said a normal vote for the erlmaries was about 50 per int of the registration. whit all courthouse offices ui ha elomed tomorrow, the Mark's office can be reached by telephone by voters who wish in formation on their registration and br election boards seeking more data. Only citizens who have regis tered may vote tomorrow. Voters who have moved from one pre cinct to another in the county may get a blank showing the change by applying to the county clerk's office. Similarly voters who have moved into the county from other sections of the state mav obtain a registration certifi cate from. the county where they have registered and thus qualify to vote in this county, except on (Turn to page 12, col. 7) THE EXPLAINS HE Tl William H. Trlndle. candidate for district attorney, emphasized Wednesday (hat in a remark re - VOTE IN PRIMARY MiSTAI garuing tne employment i . 1 witnout success to nave miese stenographer for that office quoU j Lindbergh supply $25,000 for rea- ' ed in The Statesman of thatgom purposes. ' morninx. he did not Intend to Use any stand in the MeMaha?- Carson controversy. r In an offhand statement as 10 whether the county court could appropriate money for employing a atenorraoher tor the district attorney's office, Trlndle did not touch upon the point that is at Um9 between Judge re- Me- Mahan and District Attorney John Carson, which is whether the money could .be taken from the nrohlbitlon fund. Some of Trindle's friends gain ed the impression, be had taken ides against Judge McMahan by making this remark. Trlndle ex plained Wednesday that he naa not looked Into the matter at ue and di4.net Intend to until and unless he was elected to the Office of district attorney. Asks Change of Economy employ its own legal eounsei. and two attorneys are now emplpyed by the commission. A statute passed by the legislature in 1911 authorises the public service com mission, now the public utilities commissioner. to employ eounsei and tlx their duties and compen sation, and attorneys have. been employed from time to time. By authority of the, legislature, the state Industrial accident commis sion, and the state "board of med ical examiners employ their own attorneys. . - , . Mr. Van Winkle states that he has at each session of the- legis lature, urged as a measure of economy and efficiency ; that the legal work of all state depart ments be placed in the office of the attorney-general, but in the past these recommendations havelB0-rce snd ' after Shorr and his ' not met with tSe.eooperatldn of wire arrived at a second floor ;. enough - members ..of the . legisla ture to secure. thW necessary leg islation. He now feels that due to the widespread-- demand of the voters and taxpayers and..the ur gent necessity of reducing public expenditures to a minimum, the (Turn to page 12, eoL 8) - lTh j'' .... son-reacom Publicity was"; aim of .Cleric, Declared By Prisoner ; - - ' Chief "Negotiator" In Jail; Fails Co Furnish Bond By FRANCIS A. JAMIESOIf (Copyright. 19S2. hy the elated Press) HOPEWELL. N. J., May 12 (AP) The full glare of the Lind bergh murder hunt, put JoAa Hughes Curtis in a Jail cell to night and Tefiected, new light on ithe activity of Dean H. Dobaoa- eacock. his associate in the baby negotiations which the boat bmila er confessed he "faked." The garage on the estate of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was transformed into a courtroom for arraignment of Curtis one of the closing chapters of the glgaatie hoax by which the famous flier and countless others were given hope of finding his son alive long after the infant had been slain. But before he waived a hear! hearing on a charge of giving false infor mation and started toward Jail ta refault of $10,000 ban, Cartie voiced scathing criticism of his Norfolk, Va.. ally. . v Wanted to Cease Deception, Claims Curtis wished to end the enor mous .- deception, ne saia. em March 15, "because of my kaew- . ledge , that the -whole thing was untrue." But he said he "came on because 1 had been contlneooe- ly urged andencouraged by Dean Peacock, wh was enjoying the publicity he "was getting owt et the newspaper stories." At one time. Curtis related, the remark that should the "ease break from another angle we can always say we were working ea a clue" prompted -the clergyman te add, "that's right we can never get criticized on anything we did." - 1 "I know from my experience with the dean." concluded CarUs, "that the only interest he had throughout this entire matter was one 6f satisfying his desires for publicity and the more that he got the better be liked It" At another point enrtis saw Many of the stories maaafae-' tnred bv Peacock were untrue and be had a knowledge of their untruthfulness at the time he re leased them for publication." At his southern home, uean Dobson-Peacock made" an emphat ic rebuttal - to this criticism as well as the more important pe-, Ice 'Statements regarding aim. . Colonel H. Norman Schwars- kooL' state nolle head, asserted I the elerrrman once expressed I confidence In the ' "contacts" l mfcjt Dy Curtis, and endeavored' l rtean Dohson-Peaeock said he-' was skeptical of the authentic? I of the latest Curtis statement and' I insisted "we did noUevea start- the negotiations, until March 28 when we visited Colonel Lind bergh." Earlier he had unequrea- cally denied any knowledge at a reqeest- .that Colonel Lindbergh put up money. - Norfolk; va May i (u) Dean Dobson-Peacock annnaai ced tonight he was notifying CaJ- oael H. Norman Schwarzkopf, head of the New Jersey state pe nce, that-jie was ready at time to meet at Norfolk an dited representative of G01 A. Harry Moore to give Informa tion pertaining to the Lindbergh ease. -' .t- PURPLE GAfSTEB SOUElff " T ..- ' - CHICAGO, May 18. (AP) Henry 8hoTr alleged member ef the notorious Purple gang of De troit,' who has been sought far! ASSERTED 18 months by the federal aether- ' Ities thare on liquor charges, waa surprLfA and seised by the aetiee . and 'federal men tonight as he kept a secret rendezvous with ais elderly mother here. She Uvea ta Detroit, . . The iederal officers ' said.. re peated attempts to trap Shorr at ! the Detroit home of his asetaer . had failed and .the reputed gang- - ster . made wary by the attempts -arranged to have' his mother meet ' him at the apartment 01 '-soma,., friends Here, c ' - , - , The authorities learned of the . nlana thronrh an undisclosed - apartment .-. on North t Richmond street, the-federal officers knock- ed and demanded .entry. Shorr dished out of a rear doer hat two - policemen - mad r an agent blocked his attempted escape. He will be-returned to r Detroit to--morrow. - - - . ' ' Dear here today and was drowned. a