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CmCULATlOtf , WEATHER" Fair and continued warm today, Sunday cloudy and. cooler; Max. Temp. Friday 03, Mia. 40, river a feet, northerly winds. a w w 7185 Average Distribution May, '33 Net paid, daily, Sunday 6822 MEMBEB a. 8. C. FOUNDCD I Q5I EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, Jane 11, 1932 No. 65 WWW lifl SUSHICT M II VI II II J t J J I A J I v GRADUATION AT WIIIDMFTTF IK " I I ami till la I I ka I W f 1111 rjgv THIS WEEK END W, Senior Breakfast, Meetings Of Trustees, Alumni on Today's Program Baccalaureate Sunday - and Formal Commencement Scheduled Monday EVENTS AT WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY'S 88TH ANNUAL COMMENCE MENT SATURDAY: 6:30 a. m. Fi nal senior class breakfast at the campus. , 10 a. m. Annual meeting of the board of trustees, Eat on hall. 2:30 Class day exercises, university chapel. 4 p. in. Alumni association business meeting, univer sity chapel. 5:30 p. m. Annual banquet of the Alumni association. 8 p. m. Reception of Presi dent and Mrs. Doney at Lausanne hall. SUNDAY: 11 a. m. Bacca laureate service, First Methodist church. 4:30 p. m. Reunion and farewell" service at univer sity chapel. 8 p. m. Y.M.-Y. E. C. A. fare well service at First Meth odist church. MONDAY: 10 a. m. Com mencement exercises at First Methodist church. Eighty on liberal arts seniors tea seniors in the law school and one candidate for a roaster of arts degree today begin the three day round of activities which for Willamette university marks its 88th annual commencement. From the time of the farewell sen lor breakfast on the campus at 6:30 a. m. today until the, formal sheepskins are passed oat Monday morning at the commencement ex ercises at the old First Methodist church, the days will be full for these students, their friends and relatives, of pleasant celebration. of anticipation and of some, sad ness that college days are soon to be gathered with the possessions of memory. The annual meeting of the board of trustees at 10 a.m. at Eaton hall today will find that body confronted with economic problems which thus far have not been severely felt at Willam ette university. After three years of righting the economic tide. however, Willamette will follow the course of institutions and re trench its costs, including the measure adopting a ten per cent cut in the payment to all pro fessors and instructors. Determ ination of the faculty list for next year will ' be made also at the meeting. Alumni association Will Convene Today The first event of the alumni participation in commencement comes this . afternoon at 4 p.m. at the university chapel when the association' holds its annual business meeting. Following this. the banquet held annually by the association will be staged is the university gymnasium. Dr. Carl J. Holllngs worth of Portland, as sociation president, will preside. Dr. Burt Brown Barker, vice pre sident of the University of Ore ten is to be the principal speak er. Following the banquet, the (Turn to page 2, col. S) NORTH IS DROWNED CORDOVA, Alaska, June 10. (AP) William Alfred Moora, u- or.nM e4ltftF-in-h1ef of the Chi- tlna Herald, weekly newspaper known throughout tha nation, was drowned today when he.slippea Into Copper river from log while playing with companions. Tti' Knr An nf Mr. and Mrs. A. E- Moore, published the weekly pa per, which, has been the subjtct of several magazine articles, witn hrnther. He was graduated from th rhftina rrade school last week. ... ? Young Moore and his fellow pub lishers recently sent copies ei tne Herald to The Statesman. Tne pa- f alnffl sheet. mlmeoKTaph- ed on both sides, containing many Interesting items concerning Chi tina residents and a yariety of ad- Tertlsing from thatjeity and ear- On th Herald's masthead, the Uaam hvr anneara as circulation manager, Adrian C. Nelson as edi- tornd Philip C. Nelson as reporc- if . Their turner. ' theT Bay. is the farthest north boys' newspaper. and Its motto, "Tales and Train.- BOY PUBLISH OF Defender Faces Murder Charge Suspended from his duties as Pub lic le render of San Francisco, Frank J. Egan (top) has now been ordered held in connection with the death of Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughes, in whose will Egan was named as beneficiary. Verne Doran (lower), Egan's former chauffeur, is also held. It was at first believed Mrs. Hughes met her death acciden tally, but the coroner's jury brought in a verdict of murder. WILL ENTER FLOAT II) H0SEFESTI1 Cherrians Plan for Salem To be Represented Thus -First Time in Years Salem for the first time in many years will be represented with a float in the Portland Rose Festi val parade if plans of the Cher rians, made at last night's meet ing, materialize. Members of the booster organization decided to enter a float as well as a march ing group. Twenty-four marchers will surround the float and act as an escort. The parade win be held next Friday afternoon. Tentative plans call for equip ping the l)oAt with a public ad dress system and broadcasting music, possibly home talent. Flow- (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Vets Auxiliary Selects Group For Convention Delegates to the state conven Uon of Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary to be held in Eu gene July 21, 22 and 23, were elected at the special meeting of the auxiliary of Salem held at the home of Mrs. J. A. Remington Friday afternoon. Regular dele gates include - Mrs. Henry Sim, Mrs. William Rush, Mrs. C. Ploer and Mrs. Henry Fournier. Alter nates are Mrs. Effle Wetzel, Mrs Webb Moorman, Mrs. John Gram and Mrs. J. Moorman. Mrs. Effie Wetiel was also elected to serve as an. 18-month trustee for the auxiliary. Monday night will, be state Inspection for the Salem auxiliary and this will be made by Mrs. Cecil Porter, state department president, and her chief of staff, Mrs. "Hardie both of Portland. - aty to Cut ' " t xf f , & I v s Life v") I i;-.iV - v If Fire Menace Created Grass and rubbish covered Ta- cant lots in Salem will be cleared by the city wnere they constitute a fire menace. The property own ers, however, first will be given oDDortunity to have . the work done at their own direct expense, Alderman V. E. Kuhn, chairman of the street committee, pointea out last night in explaining the recent announcement of Hugh Rogers, city engineer and street commissioner, that the lots would not be posted as done last sum mer. - . - - "The grass will hav to oe cut. What we wanted was for the citi zens to take care of it themselves as much as possible, li tney win help the unemployed by doing that, they will save the city's hir ing men to do it and collecting for the cost of tho. work saving ex tra expense," declared Kuhn: "'If the public would cooperate, there would be less expense- for them and better results. Tne oiu is cheaper for tho citizens, in this way because the city mutt pay men to post the properties, to dp Turns Fetty, Adams Trial Decision Responsibility Back to Officials Another Conference Slated Today to Decide Issue Of Further Trials Judge L. H. McMahan yester day refused to make any recom mendation regarding the trial or dismissal of charges against I. H. Fetty and W. R. Adams, Em pire Holding corporation's former officers who have not yet come to ceurt on the charge of devis ing a scheme to defraud. McMa han's answer came in a letter written to John H, Carson, dis trict attorney, who made inquiry of the judge's wishes in the mat ter following receipt of a letter from Goldstein. "I have not read the Indict ments nor have I read the press reports of the trial," reads Mc- Mahan's letter. "I am therefore not in a position to express an opinion in regard to the subject of your inquiry. You and Mr. Goldstein having examined the witnesses before the grand jury, drawn the indictments and tried three of the cases are certainly In position to decide what ought to be- done and it seems to me that the responsibility rests upon you gentlemen," the Judge's let ter continues. Another Conference Is Expected Today As a result of McMahan's de cision, another conference be tween Attorney-General Van Win. kle, James W. Mott, state cor poration commissioner, Carson and Goldstein is expected here today. At that time the state will determine whether the cnarges shall be pressed or wnetner a dismissal shall be asked. Fetty's trial is set to start Tuesday, June 14 before Judge Arlie G. Walker at Dallas. (Turn to page 2, col. 3) 93 Degrees Recorded in City Friday Fickle is the favor of buman- ity bestowed upon the weather man If he lets the days come along cold and rainy, then men say "did you ever see sucn weatn- er?" and when at last tne poor old soul gets tired of hearing re quests for warm weather he tries to please with such days as Thursday and Friday and then another din arises, "I don't like this hot weather." But like it or. hot Salem caught It "warm" Thursday and Friday and likewise Portland which showed just about the same tem peratures as Salem Friday. The maximum here Friday' was 93. A downtown thermome ter which is about as accurate as the town gossip, registered 97 de grees at 6 o'clock Friday night. Hour by hour temperatures at the aim or t are as follows: 7 o'clock. 8 degree's; 8 o'clock 73 degrees; 9 o clock 74 degrees; 10 o eio.es: 77 degrees; 11 o'clock 81 de grees; 12 o'clock 84 degrees; 1 o'clock 86 degrees; 2 o'clock 90 degrees; maximum of 93 degrees between 2 and 3 o'clock;' and. from 3 o'clock to 6 o'clock the, thermometer held at 89 degrees. Weather bureau forecasts in dicate cooleKweather and clouds or Sunday. . 'Tall Grass the clearing and to collect the. bills." This expense is charged to the property when the city does the work. "The chairman of the street committee urges every one to take advantage of this opportunity and also help the unemployed," Kuhn concluded. - " Two-thirds to three-fourths ot the owners whose property the city cleared last summer never paid, Alderman v Paul - Hendricks, member of the committee, added. Hendricks decried "annoying the poor people with posting the lots." Defending his position. Com missioner Rogers said: "If the committee orders me to do it, shall go ahead put a man on the Job." Alderman S. A. Hughes does not agree with the stand of his fellow committeemen, he said last night. . "I think we ought to do like Portland; have a nuisance de partment operated by the police The city then advertises for bids, r-': (Turn to page 2, eol. i Heads Chilean Radical Revolt J. - t J :-1 -V- !' - A recent photo of Dr. Carlos Da vila, former Ambassador to the United States, who is leader of the revolutionary Junta which was formed following the over throw of the Chilean govern- nirnt. Tlavila la n itl trt tw. nwwl. ellng the new government upon principles similar to those of the Russian Soviet. President Montero and his cabinet surren dered to avoid bloodshed. e. FUfiEfilLIS THY Civil war Veteran 93 Years Old to be Paid Honors By Comrades Here Sedgwick post, Grand Army of tb Republic and the W. R. C. will be in charge of the funeral serv ices to be held for Thomas Green Harris, ivil war veter an and popular Salem resident, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clara McDerby, 1660 Waller street Thurs day, from the I. O. Hirrij Terwllliger fu- neral home, tbJs afternoon at 2 o'clock. He was 93 years, 6 months and 2 days old at the time of his death, and was unbelievably ac tive for. one of his age until a few months past. His harmonica solos, which he played on -an old bat- terea Harmonica, made him tne center, of attraction in any group in which he was Included, being several 'times leatured on pro- grams by community clubs and patriotic organizations. At one time he received unlimited pub- licity by virtue of his feat of driv- ing his car alone. across the coun- iry 10 Illinois to visit relatives and inenas. TT - X M , f 1 f I w vvru. la iinnois. living there untilv1884 at which time ho uiutvu ij jieuras. tie serrea mree years during tne Civil war with the Illinois 77th Tolunteer ihfantry and took part In stveral aportant battles He lost his w uc,., 1B i,io, wa iaen came to Oregon to live with his (Turn to page 2, col. 1) .. Parole of Lute Sought; Walker . a 7PT7C WICinn im. r M. niTi le t n . r. .... -Judge Artie G. talker was i Dallas today and beard an appU- cation for a parole for Claron THOMAS 1 V- t ml Lute.-Lute was recently indicted1 by the Polk county grand Jury ior complicity m tne creaking I into - and robbing of a service He gave himself lip last Tuesday sight and pleaded guilty Wednes day to a charge of burglary not In a dwelling. Judge Walker was to sentence Lute today but post poned sentence until Tuesday morning in order to consider the matter of a parole, Louise Fox, implicated in the same crime, pleaded guilty last week, was sentenced to serve two Tears iu iu peuiMjauifj, then placed on probation for five years.. ne oroae jus pronation almost immediately and this was revoked' Wednesday by Judge Walker. Fox is now a fugitive from justice and will have to serve his two year sentence when caught. Sanford Dies at Roseburg,Word Stephen A. Sanford. former Sa- lenr' resident, died yesterday at Roseburg, according to word re ceded here. Funeral services will be held in that city at 1 o'clock Monday morning, with Interment! following ai 2:30 o'clock In the fair this yeart Mrs. Mable Chad Masonte cemetery at Albany. J wick, secretary of the fair board. In the fO's, Sanford married Clara Litchfield of Salem. The widow survives. EO II LLIDN RELIEF PASSES SENATE Unemployment aid Measure Voted 72 to 8; Faces House Opposition Advances to States, Basis Of Population, Scheme Backed by Solons WASHINGTON, June 10 (AP) An overwhelming bi-partisan majority swept the $300,000,000 democratic relief bill through the senate today In lees than six hours as congress drove for an early adjournment. The unemployment aid meas ure was approved 72 to 8 in the same senate which last Febru ary brushed aside all legislation ior me use oi ieaerai iuuus The bill, which now goes to the house, provides for advances to the states on the basis of popu lation through the reconstruction corporation. Carries Approval Of President Hoover Carrying President Hoover s approval, the relief measure found easy going in the senate despite a prophesy by Senator Reed (R., A.), that it was a "mile Btone In the disintegration of the American republic." , It faces harder sledding, how ever, in the house which has al ready passed a $2,300,000,000 re lief measure sponsored by Speak er Garner. After its approval today by the senate, Representative Ralney, house democratic leader said the measure "offers no permanent relief." Reed's solemn warning drew the quick retort from Senator Borah (R., Idaho), that: "I do not believe this marks the be ginning of the fall of the repub lic, nor that the republic will fall." Etterburgs' Canning May Start Today First packing of Etterburg strawberries may get under way today at the Hunt Brothers can nery, and If not today, the first 0f the week. Weather conditions of the nast few days have ripen ed these berries faster than was anticipated the first of the week. pckinr of the Etterburrs will nrnhnhiv h in full swine- for the season around the 20th of the month. Hunt Bros, is the only Unnr. whlrh Axnecta to handle I " " . r - - fl - .mail nnantltlM of Etter- burgs beforethe middle of next Iweek. Some canneries will rely upon tne en mtrket for Etterburgs, while other, haTe contracts out on these Wnllo tho priCe situa t Etterburgs is stronger than on Marshalls, which hit" bot tom this year, it is understood canners will . attempt . to bring down the six and seven-cent con tract on Etterburgs. Just what the dicker on these berries, fewer acreage of wnicn ii. - 1 n thia nnntr. will lucre j " w ? - be. canners do not state. . Growers, It is generally said; are nomng nv mwiuu's m .- 11 4 A.vVn war Wl4jftA 7"! " " h !? " f1", ntImale However, so far as buyer win this is purely conjec- MrS. tl OiianCL IS Hurt, Car Crash 'At Independence INDEPENDENCE. ; June 10 Mrs. Effie Holland of 648 Trade street. Salem, was severely in jured in an automobile collision at 7:30 o'clock this evening, when hav rianvTitnr Tvrene. who VII drlTlnK the ear. drove off the 1 .rnlnr t)ii ilnnrh on Wll- llam, 8treet in. north Indepen- i inrfl Mrs. Holland was taken imme diately to a Salem hospital and her condition was not divulged. The other occupants of the car were two small children and Har ve MassengUL No one besides Mrs. Holland received Injuries al though the automobile was a com plete wreck. . T A Lane County to Cancel Its Fair J EUGENE. Ore.. June 10 (AP) Lane county will not hold, its said today. Adverse financial con I ditions were given as the reason I for the decision. THE i Strong Glues Point to Ernest Brinkert, Ex-Convict Friend of Morrow Servant Who is Suicide Waitress Gives Clue Before Taking Poison Discloses Brinkert's Identity; her Sister Sailed For England Shortly After Ransom Paid, Police Learn ENGLEWOOD, N. J., June 10. (AP) A waitress in the Dwight Morrow household, who police believed had guilty knowledge 5f the Lindbergh baby kjdnaping and murder, committed suicide today after disclosing the name of a man whom she said had gone on a mysterious trip the night of the kidnaping. O The waitress, Violet Sharpe, 27, FAIL TO CONNECT E Second new Suspect Denies Knowing Waitress who Took own Life DETROIT, June 11 (AP) New Jersey officers who ques tioned Robert Burns, arrested last night as a suspect in the Lindbergh case, Indicated early today they do not believe he had anything to do with the kidnap ing and murder. The officers questioned Burns, whom local police said they be lieved had been a sweetheart of Violet Sharpe, waitress who com mitted suicide, for more than an hour. Burns denied knowing the girl, and it was Indicated that no evidence was found to connect him directly with the Hopewell, N. J., crime. LONDON, June 11 (Satur day) (AP) Officials at Scot land Yard this morning denied they had a request from New Jersey police to locate Edna Sharpe, sister of Violet Sharpe, servant at the Morrow home who committed suicide at Englewood yesterday. Such a denial is customary for Scotland Yard in such cases, however. EGAN DECLINES TO SAN FRANCISCO, June 10 AP) San Francisco's suspended public defender, Frank J. Egan. failed to appear tonight before the board of supervisors, assem bled to consider the demand of Mayor Angelo J. Rossi that Egan, in jail awaiting a murder trial, be permanentry removed from of fice. His attorney. Vincent W. Hal linan, appeared before the board and asserted he had advised Egan not to appear. "I refuse." he said, "to permit my client to appear before this board that another Roman holi day might be enjoyed at his ex pense. Egan had nothing to gain by appearing here. This board has filed no charge against him. His presence here is not compulsory and in nowise would have, affect ed any Judgment this board may pass -upon him." Last Silverton G.A.R Man Dies SILVERTON, Ore., June 10. (AP) Jared Karstetter, 86, died here last night. He was the last member ot the Silverton Grand Army. post. Funeral services 'will be Sunday afternoon. His widow a daughter and two sons survive. LICENSE ISSUED TACOMA, Wash., June 10. (AP) A marriage license was Issued here today to Charles Sew elL Portland, and E. Olson of Salem. APPEAR PROBE Important Announcement THE Sunday Statesman will contain the outline of a proposal by the editor of this paper which is of vital -concern to the people of Salem. Developed as a civic plan it offers possibilities of great good to the dty. ; Watch for The Sanday Statesman.' drank poison in the home of the baby's grandmother Police immediately Intenr,fled the search for her companion, Ernest Brinkert, who they re vealed had been under suspicion since March 2, the day after the Lindbergh baby was stolen from his crib. A general alarm was broadcast for the- arrest of Brink ert, who was missing from his home in White Plains, N. T. The waitress' sister Edith, po lice said, sailed for England four days after a 150,000 ransom was paid in a Bronx cemetery by Dr. John F. Condon, the "Jafsie" In the case. The 6fster had stayed before the kidnaping at the home f Constance Chilton in Engle- wood, and a cablegram was sent to Scotland Yard immediately, asking for her apprehension. Police said Brinkert had a po lice record for larceny In New York state. Violet Sharp had been em (Turn to page 2, col. 5) Scott Backs New Plan of Relief Work PORTLAND, Ore., June 10 API Leslie M. Scott, chairman ot the state highway commission, said here tonight that the state highway department will provide emergency relief work. After a long conference today with Highway Engineer R. H. Bal dock, the commission decided on a wage scale of $1.50 a day Instead of the $3 a day carried under the old plan. "It is a plan whereby, in our opinion, the credit ot the state will be conserved," Scott said. The commission anticipates that 1 2.0 00.0 00 in federal aid will be forthcoming from congress within' the next month. Scott said the commission has almost $1,000,000 of federal aid still available if it can provide the match money for it. "It would be businesslike," Scott said, "to issue bonds for this purpose under our new plan." Concentration camps would be built on the jobs. Minimum wages would be specified, as well as max imum board charges. Present plans are te use part of the $2,000,000 extra emergency government relief appropriation to mafch the $1,000,000 of federal aid now available, Scott said, so as to lessen1-the strain on the state's finances. Engine Going to Fire is Halted, Cuts Up Paving Like the fire horses of bygone days, one of the city fire engines was "raring to go" yesterday aft ernoon when ' a call came from West Salem that the Salem Box company plant was afire. Just as the engine pulled out of the station, a second call an nounced the fire was out. Fire men flagged down the engine driver who in turn "reined in his gasoline steeds. Ne boors to brace in a dusty street, the en gine's .wheels slashed 10-foot grooves in the soft blacktop pave- Lment. The f lremen s modern horses were "hauled down" in mid street. 11 CONDON ATTEMPTING TO Unexplained Connection of Taxi man With Sharpe Woman Under Probe Suspect Waives Rights and Is on way Early Today Into New Jersey NEW ROCHEIJ.E. X. Y, June 11 (Saturday) (AP) Ernest Brinkert, suspect lis the Lindbergh kidnaping-niar-der rase, signed a waiver of ex tradition early today and start ed for New Jersey fa thr com pany of Inector Harry Walsh and two deteftive from that state. NEW ROCHELLE. N. Y., June 11 (AP)-At 2:25 a. m. E. S. T., after he had been presumably locked up for the night, Ernest Brinkert was brought from his cell for continued questioning. He was to confront again the woman who says she is his sec ond wife and whose story of re cent events does not coincide ith his. ENGLEWOOD, N. J.. June 11 (AP) A taxlcab driver with a criminal record was seized in the Lindbergh murder hunt last night after the suicide of a Morrow servant woman opened a sensa tional new chapter In the baby kidnaping slaying. ; The man arrested was Ernest Brinkert, 30 years old. His ar rest ip New Rochelle, about 10 miles from the outskirts of New York city, was a consequence of the death by poison of Violet Sharpe, 27 jear old waitress in the Dwight Morrow household here. Miss Sharpe swallowed poison after being told police would ar rive here to question her for a fourth time regarding conflicting stories she had told about her whereabouts the night of March when the Infant was stolea from Hopewell, N. J. Was In Brinkert's Company That Night Working secretly, polite had established that Miss Sharpe was in company with Brinkert on an unexplained Journey that night Brinkert was apprehended by Westehester county authorities. Efforts lo fit Brinkert Into the mystery puzzle were made along several lines. First was the possibility of his being Identified by Dr. - John F. Condon. 72-year-old intermediary, as the man to whom he paid a ta ttle $50,000 ransom in New York City April 2. Dr. Condon found a resem blance to the ransom receiver ia pictures of Brinkert. After mid night he confronted Brinkert la New Rochelle, N. Y., police head quarters. Brinkert, who was subjected te an hour's intensive Questioning Immediately after his detention. walked up and down, for several minutes before Dr. Condon. The aged educator oeered sharply at. the prisoner and said nothing. Later Dr. Condon told police: (Turn to page 2, col. 1) FOURllESlED Filing time for the June 20 school election of two directors closed yesterday with four can didates nominated. Friends of Mark D. McCallister, incumbent, completed the required petition bearing 21 names yesterday, al though It was announced from a reliable source Thursday, that be would not accept. A statement of acceptance most be tiled early next week if a candidate's name goes on the ballot. Petitions for- the nomination of E. L. Wieder, incumbent, were, in circulation yesterday, it was understood. None were - filed with the school elerk. The three nominees who have accepted are Mrs. David A. k Wright, Dr. a F. Pound and K, C Perry. " . ; DENTIFY 0 FIG SCHOOL BOARD