- I VACATION TIME Have The Statesman' fol low yoa while on xour va cation; mailed to any ad dress, two weeks only twen ty five cents. ; WEATHER ;i r . Partly cloudy today and Sunday, ' normal .. tempera' . tore; Max. Temp. Friday -63, Ilia. 49, rtrer 4 feet, 1 rain JO Inch, N. W. wind. , FOUNDED 1831 EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem,' Oregon, Saturday Horning, June 4, 1932 Nov 59 Ty JERSEY CLUB PROTESTS Is "Farmers' Institute" say Members; Resolution is Adopted by Group Showing of Cattle Attracts Large Crowd; Awards Are Announced Rumor that the state fair might be dropped for the year -brought swift and sharp reaction among the members of the Marion Coun ty Jersey club who were staging their show as part of the Oregon Jersey Jubilee at the state fair grounds yesterday. The club was called together when the report reached the .fairgrounds and t stinging resolution denouncing the proposal on the ground that the state fair is the farmers' Insti tute and that appropiation has been made tor the year's exhibi tion. The following is the text of the resolution: "Whereas, an effort is being made to do away with the state fair on the plea of economy, and "Whereas, it is a false plea, made to coyer up other reasons, th state fair really being the farmers' Institute at, which infor mation worth many- thousands of dollars is disseminated, especially to the dairy, live stock ard 4-H elub Interests, and to all phases of agriculture; "The fair forms a meeting place for farmers, stockmen and people from all parts of the state and ad vertises the resources of the state In a manner which could not be done for many thousands of dol lars in direct advertising, there fore be it "Resolved, That we, the Marion County Jersey Cattle club de nounce any attempt to omit even one year's fair as bad from a busi ness standpoint, especially as the appropriation for this year's fair Is already made; as unfair to the dairy, live stock and agricultural Interests, and as disastrous to Ore gon from an advertising stand point. "Resolved that we call on Gov. Meier to keep the state fair intact, that we pledge ourselves to help make this year's fair greater than ever. "Resolved further, that we ex press our complete confidence in our state fair secretary, Mrs. Wil son and our appreciation of the competent and impartial manner in which she has managed the fair." Showing of Jerseys Draws Large Crowd The show of the jerseys made by Marlon county dairymen at tracted a considerable crowd. A fine showing of choice stock was made, indicating that the herds are being well maintained and the stock kept up to high standards. Cafeteria lunch was enjoyed at noon and those present enjoyed a pleasant social time. The list of winners In the exhibition was as follows: Club classes: Over-year: 1st Palmer Torvend on Darling Girl's Peggy. Under - year: 1st Donald gchacht; 2nd Earl Rordan; 3rd Palmer Torvend; 4th Earl Ror dan; 5 th Silas Torvend. Aged bull, 1st Rex Ross, Mt Angel, on, Greymere Scotty; 2nd. J. R. Davis, Turner, on Rochet's Jolly Joe. Three year old bull: 1st L. D. Roberts, Turner, on Ladd's Maj esty of Ashmeade. Two year old bull: 1st M. G Gunderson, Sllverton on Eagle's Masterman; 2nd Alfred Zwiach er, Salem, on Darling's Richly Noble; 3rd, Fred Rordan, Silver ton, on Bertha's Pet of the Larches. Junior yearling bull: 1st, O. E. Beatty, Sllverton on BlondleGish Volunteer; 2nd, M. G. Gunderson on unnamed. Senior bull calf: 1st. M. G. Gunderson on unnamed; 2nd Rex Ross on unnamed; 3rd to 5th, Samuel Torven, Sllverton on un namea. rourtn Fred Roraan on unnamed. . Junior champion bull: O. E Beatty on Blondie BIsu Volunteer. Senior, and grand champion bull: M. G. Gunderson on Eagle's Masterman. Reserve champion: Rex Ross cn Greymere Scotty. First. Frank Clark, Salem on Volunteer's Fern Dell; 2nd; .aged cows:, Gunderson on Dora of Oak j Creek farm. Four year old cow: 1st, Gun denon on Eagle's Charming Bet ty; 2nd, J. R. Davis on Chime's , Gertrude. j Three year oWLeow: 1st, Gun ' dertion on Successor's Oxford Bes sie; 2nd, J. R. Davis on Chime's Cotillion. I y Two year old cow: 1st, Earl Ross, Mt. Angel on Dottle's Ox ford Mabel; 2nd, Samuel Torvend on Rinda'a Sunbeam; 2rd, Palmer Torvend on Darling GJrl's Peggy) ; 4th. J.- R. ; Davis on Dominion's ' Lady Bess. -yv c Senior yearling heifer: 1st and 2nd, Gunderson on Mabel's Rosy Jewel; and Rosy Betty Marie; 1 3rd. S.Torvend on Princess Ilene; , ; 4th J. R. Davis on Oxford Da mon's Gertie. Junior yearling heifer: 1st, 2nd and 3rd. J. R. Davis on Dominion Oxford,Queen and Princess Olou and Princess Osue; 4th, Rex Ross . on Loetta. T 4 (Turn to page I, col. S) UN DROPPING FAIR State Fair Be Held Thi FundPrdblem Gehlhar and Board of Agriculture to Decide; Hanzen Suggests Elimination. Unless Exposition Self-Supporting r'E unbroken succession of Oregon state fairs over a per iod of 72 years, may be interrupted this year, with the decision resting ;on the t shoulders agriculture, ana me suiie ooara-oi agriculture wnica meets here Jane 18. This situation appeared following a pertinent suggestion made Friday by Henry M. Hanzen, budget direct 111 1 "Oor, that the fair not he held this BURGLAR SUSPECTS FAGE GRAND JURY Marion Alsman and Miller Bound Over, A. Alsman Case not Settled Marion Alsman and Thern Mil ler, charged with burglaries of the Bishop store and 'the Little French shop, were bound over to the Marion county grand Jury for further Investigation, following a preliminary hearing held yester day before Justice of the Peace Hayden. Hayden held Alma Als man, charged with receiving stol en property, for further Investi gation. Testimony given in court by city police officers identified goods found in the homes of the defendants as clothing missing from the two local stores. Melvin Davia, later held as a material witness by the court, testified that after the Bishop burglary he had heard it discussed at Alma Als- man's home. He told of Miller coming to the home with the goods Identified as coming from the Bishop store. Davis also testified concerning a trip to Portland made with the two Alsmans at which time some of the goods taken "from the Little French shop were disposed of. Included in the witnesses were Officers E. C. Charlton and W. R. New of the city police force, A. P. Speer, proprietor of the Little jrrencn snop, ana uaipn uooiey. manager of Bishop's. PROBE FIRE DEATH HILLSBORO. Ore., June 3. (AP) A grand Jury investiga tion of the strange death of Mrs. Elisabeth Koeber, who was fa tally burned in the basement of the Free Methodist parsonage here Wednesday, was ordered to day by the Washington county district attorney. The grand Jury will meet Thursday. A formal investigation of the mystery case got under way today when the woman's daughter, the Rev. Nathalie Koeber, pastor of the church, was called to the dis trict attorney's office tor ques tioning. Miss Koeber found her mother unon returning from shopping trip. The house was full of smoke. The girl ran to the basement, and there, huddled in a corner, terribly buined and naked, was her mother. The ashes of her clothing dusted the base ment floor. Mrs. Koeber was bare ly conscious. Tn her mnnth " tho. danehter said, was found a quantity of wood chips upon which two large nieces of cloth had been jammed Miss Koeber said several wood splinters were removed from her mother's mouth and throat at Che hospital and that the mouth was badly lacerated. Earlier reports had indicated that a small stick of wood, cloth wrapped, had been forced down the woman's throat. TO Lower Division Work at State Schools Outlined "Lower division" education at the University of Oregon and the State college, under the system of curricula being outlined by the state board of higher education, was explained here Friday by Dr. M. Ellwood Smith. Smith's ap pointment as director of lower di vision work was announced by the secretary of the board Friday. Dr. Smith has been dean of the school of arts and sciences and director of the summer school session at Oregon State college since 1919. While the term "lower divi sion" is comparatively new in Oregon education, the board an nounced it will loom large In the future conduct of the school sys tem. In explaining the work, Dr. Smith said it was of vital impor tance to all high school seniors planning to enter either institu tion this fall. "Unspeciallzed freshman and sophomore work Is offered on es sentially the same basis at bdth Eugene and Corvallis,' under the direction of lower division." Dr. Smith said. "The object is to provide the broad foundations of a general education, such as la WW Not ftpj SHOW TOOPFJ of Max Gear director of year. Hansen's suggestion was mcde In the form of a letter to the ag ricultural director, who Is also di rector of the state fair. In view of the deficiencies Incurred by the fair the past two years and like wise the necessity of balancl g the state budget. Hanzen states that in the event that Gehlhar and his advisors in the manage ment of the fair cannot devise some means of guarding against a deficit "you give consideration to discontinuing the fair this year." Commenting upon the sugges tion contained In the letter' Han sen said that both he and Govern or Meier hope that some plan can be devised to permit the fair to be held, but that any plan devised must embrace reasonable assur ance that no deficit is to be In curred. Hansen's letter Is In reference to nrevlous conversations be tween the budget director and Gehlhar In which the latter sug gested that by elimination of both the night horse show and the horse racing program, and calcu lating a probable decrease of ZU per cent In attendance, an esti mated surplus of around 115.000 (Turn to page 2, col. 1) BETTER AFTER OPERATIONS John Bohannon. 74-vear old In- dependence pioneer, will soon be I able to return home from Salem General hospital where he has been confined for the past six weeks, it was reported yesterday. He is recovering rapidly from two operations. Mr. Bohannon crossed the plains from Missouri with his father and two brothers In 1869 and settled near Independence, where he has lived ever since. He was in the sash and door manu facturing business from 1888 to 1912. In that year he retired. He servea inree years as city mar- shall of Independence, as alder man, 'and as school director at the time the new high school build ing was constructed there. A year ago last February Mr. and Mrs. Bohannon celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Water Company Files Demurrer I O CltvS CaSe , Z Another step in the case of the City of Salem against the Oregon Washington Water company, and others, was taken yesterday when attorneys for the defendant com pany filed a demurrer to the amended complaint recently filed by the plaintiff. Counsel the defendants con tend the plaintiffs complaint does not set forth facts sufficient to constitute a ease and also that failure on the part of the plain- uii to inciuae as defendants a phrase including all property holders In the city, makes the complaint invalid. The demurrer will be argued before Judge L. C. Le welling. The case at Issue is to determine the validity of the 32,500,000 bond issue voted De cember l1, 1931 i nceaea oy men ana women re gardless of the careers they may 3 - m . follow. These early studies serve also as preparation for upper dl vision, professional and technical curricula in the junior and senior years. "In practice the new plan will work something like this: An en tering freshman who knows what line of work he wishes to pursue may still register, and In fact is advised to enroll, in the school of his choice on the campus where major work In it la located and continue the course through - to graduation. He is responsible, however, to the lower division for the fulfillment of certain group requirements in basis subjects. , "The student who has selected his definite work but who for some rtason does not desire to Virt'I ox tie campus where major Wb7k It thai1 field is 'given may till, in a eoosfderabie number or cases, register for thai school but take his undergraduate work on the opposite campus. This ap plies particularly to the schools of - business administration, tine arts, home economics, journalism. INN (Turn to page 2, col. 1) VALLEY FLDRAL Hi riiniv iuuhi 'Judging to be Completed in Forenoon, Program to Start 2:30 p, m. More Exhibits Than Ever In Past Come in From Other Communities Tho third Willamette valley flower show will open this morn-' ing in Will8on park. Tents are up and exhibits are arranged and those being brought In today will be completed for judging so that this part of the program may bo completed early in the afternoon. and not interfere with the pro gram which starts with a talk by W, C. Franklin at 2:30 o'clock. The award list Includes: Beet display by nurserymen, not Including florists, 1st prise 35; 2nd prize, 13; 3rd prise 12. Plants and bulbs will be awarded In those classes not receiving cash prizes. Most outstanding Garden Club exhibit:' 1st prize, SB; 2nd prize 3; 3rd prize, $2. Most outstanding display In deo- oratlve section exclusive of garden club: 1st prise S3; 2nd prize 22. The program for the two days includes: Saturday W. C. Franklin, 2:30 p.m.. Tu lips Digging and Planting; A. A. Doubrara, 3:15 p.m.. Outdoor Chrysanthemum; Miss Edith Schryver, 4 p.m., Flower Arrange ment; F. E. Price, 4:45, Electri city in hot beds; Salem high school band, 7 to 9 o'clock. Sunday Mrs. L. I. Pearmlne, 1:30 p.m.. Recent Introductions in Daffo dils; Fred Bauer, Jr., 2 p.m. Wa ter Lilies; Ernest Iufer, 2:30, Rock Gardens and Pools; Silver ton school band 3 to 5 o'clock; L. E. Weeks, 5 p.m. Gladioli. A-large number of outside ex hibitors are to be present in ad dition to the local people. Among those to send exhibits are Port' lad, Eugene, Hillsboro, Albany, Corvallis, Monmouth. Sweet Bri ar club, Salem Heights, and Brush College and It is expected that more will arrive today that have not signified their Intention in ad vance. BE VIEWED TODAY City Engineer Hugh Rogers this morning will take prospective bid ders out to view the locations of the 65 sidewalk Jobs for which bids are to be let by the city council Monday night. The many small sections of walk will amount to about 40,000 square ieei auogeiner. Question arose yesterday as to whether or not the sidewalk im provements could be bonded un- der the Bncroft aet. Engineer Rogers produced a favorable opinion on the matter from City Attorney Trindle and the latter verified It. Mr. Trindle stated that he had conferred with bond attorneys and decided that the sidewalk improvements could be paid for in this manner. The Bancroft act has never be fore been used to finance these minor improvements. City Re corder Poulsen said. The cost of the improvement plus 20 per cent for expense to the eity constitute a minor uen and mav be taken np by payment at six per cent in terest or by bonding In 10 annual installments Lad Badly Hurt In Twenty Foot Fall From Tree Melvin Unruh, 10 year old son of Mr. and "rrs. Earl Unruh. fell from a tree Friday, 20 feet to the ground and received a compound rracture of his leg. The jagged edge of one of Xha broken bones pierced the flesh and in doing so cut an artery so mat tne loss of blood was a ser ious factor in the accident. Late Friday night he was re ported as resting well from the Salem General hospital where be was taken and where he will probably have to remain for some time. Two Inmates of Feeble Minded Home Get Away Two youthful Inmates of the state institution for the feeble minded escaped last night, city police were informed. The two lads were Tom Sny der. 17. lire feet tall. -medium I complexion, thin face, . wearing l waist overalls, and George Nivola, I five feet seven Inches tall, me- dfum complexion,! wearing -light cap and waist overalls. , As the homes, of the .boys are In Portland, it was suspected tbey might head In that direction. : sidewalk jobs td Blockade if - 16 Rides, is Vets Threat Jt MMHMBl CLEVELAND. ' Jane 4. (AP) Nine hundred ex-soldiers en their way to Washington to den maad cash bonus payments early today Halted a Pennsylvania pas senger fast mail train bound for Vtf ln8,rted they w dm cvr iua i Railroad officials attempted to persuade the men to leave. - After lengthy discussion, the reterans, who came from Detroit and Toledo, sermitted the train to proceed, but were quoted by ruro&a aispaicners as saying they would not allow any more trains to pass through the yard until given transportation. The Pennsylvania, began rerouting per ishable freight over Nickel Plate I lines. 13th daY Aaain tO Wind UD Empire Trial; Final Arguments Heard DALLAS, June 3. (Special) Judge Arlle G. Walker will In struct the jury in the trial of Jay H. Stockman tomorrow morn ing at 9 o'clock. Closing argu ments of the attorneys were com pleted this afternoon but Judge Walker had already stated that he would not submit the case to the jury late this afternoon. J. H. Stockman is the third of the former officers of the Empire Holding corporation to be tried on a charge of devising a scheme or artifice to defraud. Frank Kcl- ler, former sales counsellor, was found guilty on the 13th day of his trial after the Jury had been out about four hours. The trial of Judge O. P. Coshow, former pres ident of the corporation, resulted In a hung jury after the Jury had been out 28 hours. The Coshow trial lasted 13 days and the Stockman case will go to the jury on the 13th day. Dexter Rice of Roseburg gave the final argument for the de fense this morning. Rice picked out the points where the state claimed it had a case against the defendant, gave the theory of the defense counsel in regard to the.e matters and retold the defense story. In regard to the alleged Im peachment of Mark McCallister, Rice said that McCallister had not been impeached. He stated that he did not believe J. E. Al lison, secretary of the Marlon county grand jury, was a fair rep resentative of the people who serve on the Marion county grand Juries, but if they were like him they would Indict the saviour u he came within the limits or Marlon county. In concluding his argument. Rice ridiculed the state's attorney for bringing so many aged people as witnesses In an asserted ef fort to work on the sympathies ,. ,., ti- iiriul the state k.; Stockman nn had not connected Stockman up with the salesmen but that the state still brought these witnesses to influence the Jury. Barnett Goldstein, special pros ecutor, concluded the argument. He accused the defense of at tempting to lure the Jury away from the real issues in the case by telling of what others had done and not meeting the facts as presented by the state. AT BERRY FESTIVAL Salem's Cherrians played a prominent part Friday in Leba non's annual strawberry festival and were heartily welcomed by that city in the first visit of the local organization to the Linn county city in many years. King Bing Hixson and 12 other mem bers of the Cherrians made the trip to Lebanon and acted as es corts for Queen Edith Morgan and her attendants both at the crown ing exercises and at the sports events later in the day. An outstanding feature of the festival waa a huge shortcake, 12 by 14 feet in size. The cake was carried on a large track In the parade' ad later -a dozen girls served large pieces without cost to everyone who desired the cake. For mor than three hours people were being fed and the cake had then only decreased half In sue. The giant cake was baked in squares and these- were put to gether to form the large layers. Among the people from Salem to attend were Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Downing, Mrs. E. C. Cross and Mr, and Mrs. C. P. Bishop. Miller Denies . Fraud Charges DALLAS, June 2 (Special) Frank Miller, Yeeently Indicted on. two charges of obtaining; property under false pretenses, .was ' ar- raignea neiore juage" waiter here today and pleaded not gnUty to both charges. - Judge Walker set June 10 s the date for Mil ler's trial on the first charged Trial on the second Indictment will follow June 11. ' STOCKWASETO BEACH JURY TODAY HI GUESTS GEIiTLEDElD RIGHT TO Till AT GRADUATION Had Been Scheduled Junior ... Hign Exercises Speaker; Monmouth Aroused President Landers Refuses To Reveal Source Asserted Order of MONMOUTH. June 3. (flne- clal) Citizens and parent of Monmouth school children are voicing indignation over an al leged Insult to Thomas H. Gentle, ex-director of training schools, here last night. Mr. Gentle received an Invita tion about three weeks ago from the graduating class of the junior ugA school, to deliver the com evening. June 2. He accepted the inviiauon ana announcements to that effect were given the press. Mr. Gentle made the following statement today "I was pleased to be asked to talk to this class, as many of them were beginner pupils when I was In the training department. I sent a formal acceptance of the honor to the secretary of the class, and was preparing tor the event when at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of June 2, the princi pal of the junior high school came to my home greatly upset and In tears. She said she had been sent by officials Of the school to tel me that I could not address the class on the normal camnus or In any 0f the bulldines on same. She said She did not know the reason for the order and begged me not to be offended at her. She was much distressed, because she ' did not know how to break the news to the class whose members were f0rner pupils of mine and are very fond of me. 'I assured her that I bore no malice but that I was neither communist, agitator or criminal and had had no Intention of ad vising the pupils to do otherwise than to follow the highest prin ciple of conduct in their daily iiTes. "Later I asked Mr. Landers if the objection to my filling the engagement was raised by local narties. He assured me that he knew of no one locally who would object in the slightest degree. (Turn to page 2, col. 1) E STATEMENTS FILED J. O. Bailey, elected to position No. t on the Oregon supreme court by receiving more than a majority of rotes east In the pri mary election, spent 11.583.84 on his eamoalrn. his statement or expenditures filed with the secre tary of state late maay showea. Other expense items niea in clude: - Kenneth G. Harlan, for United States senator, $551.53. Francis V. Galloway tor democratic con- rressman from second district $125.49. Emmett Howard lor congress from the first district. $283: Ro bert Gordon Duncan for United States senator, $450; Harvey O. Starkweather for the democra tic nomination to congress from the first district, $260.68; James T. Brand for the Oregon supreme court $774.66. Roy R. Hewitt who was secona in the campaign for position wo. 2 on the Oregon supreme court spent $494.07; Loyal M. Graham tor position No. 3, $65.72. Hannah Martin for Marion county representative $65. Wil liam H. Trindle. for district at torney of Marion connty $125. CAMPAIGN EMS Diplomas Handed to 326 At H. S. Commencement Before an audience of 1100 parents and friends, 32$ boys and girls yesterday morning passed from the standing of seniors to that ot alumni of Salem .Jiigh school, at the annnal commence ment exercises held at the Elsl- nore theatre. In addition to the 32C, 19 more students were eli gible to receive their diplomas at the exercises, according to Princi pal Fred D. WolL The class of '32. ithe girls in flowing, vari -colored pastel frocks. the boys In dark coats and wnrt flannel trousers, marched to their places in the Elsinore to the mu sic ot the "Triumphal March" from "Alda" played by the school band. Following the invocation by Rev. J. M. Frans, Earle Potter, ac companied at the piano by Eva Cochran, aang the tenor aria from "Where'er Yon Walk" by Handel and Dalbert Jepson. accompan ied by j Emory Hobson, played on I the violin, "Sonata in A Major" i by Handel. In a, brief, pointed address to the class, Burt Brown Barker. vice-president of the University ot Oregon, drew a material compari son with what the graduates Ufa might' bav..r ".."-;...,,. -.v-.,- -. Six Swept to Death by Raging Oklahoma Roods; Eight ... More Reported Missing, 700 Homes Washed Away When Rush of Water Comes Suddenly; Many. Persons. Still Marooned in Shawnee Lowlands Series of Earth Tremors Rocks Large Portion of Mexico With H Dead; no Report From Region Where Probably Greatest Damage Done; Capital Jarred and Several' Small Buildings Topple Over OKLAHOMA CITY, June 3 were swept to death by a tral Oklahoma today. Five lives were known to have been lost in Oklahoma City and a negro mail carrier perished near Seminole. Eighty persons were reported missing in Oklahoma City and two farm families were unaccounted for near Shawnee. About 700 homes were washed away by the sudden Oklahoma City flood. Seminole, Wewoka and Bowlegs were isolated by inun dated highways and washed out rail lines. The known dead in Oklahoma City were Mrs. Norah ONorrls. 50; Ella Christine Mor NO REPORT COMES OF RISER PLANE Seen Over Halifax, Sydney And Then Nothing; no Radio is Carried NEW YORK, June 4. (AP) At 2 a. m., eastern standard time today (Saturday) there had been no report for many hours con cerning the progress of Stanislaus Hausner's flight from New York to Warsaw, Poland. He took off at 8:56 a. m., and was reported seen at 3 p. m., yesterday over Halifax and two hours later over Sydney, N. S. Hausner's huge monoplane car ried no radio: At a cruising speed of 100 miles an hour he hoped to complete his crossing of the water in 20 hours or by 4:56 a. m.. eastern standard time. His con templated route lay over London and Paris. NEW YORK, June 3. (AP) Alone in a flame-colored mono plane, Stanislaus Felix Hausner, -mystery" flier of Newark, N. J., rode eastward into the darkness tonight headed for his native land. (Turn to pfege 2, col. 3) SM NEXT YEAR PORTLAND, Ore., June , I (AP) Dr. C. C. Poling, pastor of the First Evangelical church of Salem, at his own reqvest waa granted the relationship of evan gelist at a business meeting of the Oregon conference, holding its 49 th annual session here. Dr. Poling will maintain resi dence in Portland but expects to travel widely., The next annual session of the Oregon conference will be held at the First church in Salem, begin ning June 1. 1933. "Every boy and girl la born with a stick called 'life' In one hand, and a knife called 'experi ence' In the other," he said. MEv ery one haa the privilege of carv ing oat his life. The world ex pects every boy and every girl to whittle hie or her lire stick to purpose. or a point." To the parents, the speaker commented: "What we want to do Is not to protect these children but to teach them how to whittle their Uvea." . Changing the comparison, Mr. Barker .adjured the students to "Look at life as tn study at mathe maticsproblems to solve every day. Make np your mind that when those problems come, they will never crush yon even though ygn will meet some you will never solve, nave laitn in your mental workshop." - . , . . At the conclusion of the ad dress. Marie Patton, accompanied by Miss Cochran, sang two solo. "O Mlo Babb'ao Caro" by Schtc- chl and -Ch. My Lover Is a Fish erman" by Stricklaat. La Verne Homyer. das vale dictorian, then spoke tne . worn of farewell for tho seniors. : (Tarn to page 2, col. 2) (AP) At least six persons rush of flood waters over cen gan, 15; Buster Glenn Morgan, 5; Mrs. James Webster, 40, and El len Webster, 11, her daughter. Approximately 100 families were marooned In lowlands north of Shawnee. Homes of two fami lies were surmerged in the same vicinity and no trace of them had been found. MEXICO CITY, June 3. (AP) Fourteen persons were reported killed today in a series of earth quakes that were felt through a large area of Mexico. Mexico City suffered consider able damage, several small build ings being toppled over. In down town streets numerous cracks were caused. Reports of the casualties, which were not officially confirmed. In cluding eight dead and 14 Injured in Colima. Mexico's smallest state, and six dead in the state ot Jalisco. Alarm was caused by the fact that no report came from Oaxaea, w n e r e ordinarily earthquake cause much damage. The epicenter, government seis mologists said, probably was some 400 miles southwest ot the capi tal, probably along the line be tween Oaxaea and Guerrero state borders. It would appear the en tire Pacific coastal area from Cape Corriento to Point Angel waa shaken. 1 Mexico City proper was Jarred by three distinct shocks beginning about 4:55 a, m. The first was most st ere. and lasted three minutes. Several small buildings were toppled over here, and cracks appeared in downtown thoroughfares. STOCKTON, CaL, June t. AP) Venice island, valuable farm area of 3871 acres in tho San Joaquin delta area, waa un der eight feet of water tonight as result ot a break in the San . Joaquin river levee. The break occurred as Goreon Schleckler, mansger and co-own-f er of the Island, was directing in stallation of a flood gate. A pile driver crew was rushed to work in an attempt to dam the flow. Those directing the work said tidal action would probably pre vent checking of the flood tor 10 days and estimated it would re quire two months to drain the island land. Laborers at 15 camps on tbe island piled their belongings on the levees to save them from the water. LAW BEING TESTE H SCHOOL FUND EUGENE. Ore., June 3 (AP) A suit to test the constitution ality of the state high school fund Uw, or Wheeler law, began in cir cuit court her today' be ere Judge H. B. Norton of Medferd. The Eugene school board la tn plaintiff and county official wer named defendants. The case will bo appealed to the supreme eowrt no matter what the outcome l the present trial. Larger high choola claim tho law Is inequitable because, tbe amount aet for each pupil I ar bitrary, regardless of the actual . , cost ot educating the student. . The ease under trial at Eugen la almost an exact opposite to that pending In Marlon county wber tax-payers of non-high school dl ' tricts are plaintiffs and the object -Is to find the high school tuition law unconstitutional on tn ' grounds that It la burdensome these outside districts If they do not send a larg number of ta-. atanta n lh fefrh achoola. " I f