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:U Salem, Oregon; Thursday Mondn& "May 19, 1932
No. 339
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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 , , , ' - .
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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
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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.
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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. - '
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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.
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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. ?
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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
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IIL.1IL. I1III1IIUL.UI
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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
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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.
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' Dear here today and was drowned.
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