- ' -, -J PAGE FOUR The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem Oregon, Friday Horning. March 17, 1933 ""tit' "M Favor Stray f; No FearStaB Awe' From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Chaklcs A. Speacux - - - - - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett ..... Managing Editor Member of the Associated The Associated Press U exclusirelr entitled to ths a a for publics ten ol all news dispatches credited ta It or sot otherwise credited In thU paper. - - ADVERTISING Portland Representative Gordoa & Bell, Security Building, Portland. Ore. Eastern Advertising Representatives ' Bryant. Griffith tt Branson. Inc, Chlcaso. New Tors, Detroit, Boston. Atlanta, Entered at the Postoffiee at Salem, Oregon, ae Seeond-Clats Hatter. Published every morning except Monday. Business office, SIS S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mat! Subscription Rates. In Advance, WithSa Oregon : Dally and Sunday. 1 Ma SO cents: S Ma $L25; Ma I3..S; 1 rear fi.00. Elsewhere 10 cents par Ma. or tS.M for 1 rear ta advance. Br Citr Carrier: 45 cents a month; 15.00 a rear In advance. Per Copy S eenta Ob trains and News Stands 5 cents. "The Ch ,11 f I By Wiwic Deeping Banks Makes Good His Threat T . A. BANKS of Medford killed his man. JLl Banks made good hia threat of bloodshed, his de claration that he would not submit to arrest. The feud in Jackson county came to a bloody climax yesterday when Banks killed an arresting officer, Constable George Prescott. His antipathy to Prescott dated from the time several weeks ago when Prescott served attachments on the paper stock in me pzanx 01 tne Meaiora .News, then operated by Banks. The latter poured editorial vitriol on Prescott for hia seiz ure of the paper stock, attributing his action to the attempt oi tne "gang" to put him out of business. J "The Jackson county discord had simmered recently since Banks lost the News to former owners, and since some 15 of his followers were arrested on charges of ballot thefts. It was when the grand jury returned the indictments and service was attempted that Banks defended himself in his home, by shooting the process-server. While state police swung into the city to preserve order, the situation there is still volcanic, with possibility of further violence. To a considerable degree the civil strife there is a prod uct of hard times. Banks was a man of means, a fruit oper ator on a big scale. He was heavily involved and could not realize enough on his assets to meet his obligations. From the time he entered the publishing business he manifested symptoms of delusion. He ran for the United States senate against Charles L. McNary, denouncing the federal govern ment particularly for what it did to pear-growers in its hor ticultural control. He built up the journalistic bogey of the "Medford gang", including in it all who crossed his purpose. lie rallied to his cause hundreds of people who cherished sim ilar bitterness, against conditions or against individuals. His frequent phrase was a breakdown of law and order '; an other, "rocking Jackson county to its foundations". Clever in his use of words and with scant regard for news accuracy he fomented the discord through the columns of his paper, cre ating and fostering a division which has culminated in civil strife and bloodshed. Banks was long the butt of general ridicule over the state. His parodies on reality were so preposterous to be wholly unconvincing to those at a distance accustomed to appraise the printed word. But the jest turned to earnest as the situation grew more tense ; and for weeks there has been fear that open strife might ensue. Long distance diagnosis would class him as a paranoiac, one suffering from delu sions of persecution; and this will undoubtedly be used to save his neck now. The condition illustrates however the social instabilities which prevails in these unsettled times, even in a community so fine and intelligent and usually so prosperous as Jackson county. Clearing the Way for Branch Banks YITHEN the smoke all blows away the country will find it- Tf self delivered into the hands of the branch system of banking. The president s declared policy has been to with hold licenses until a bank was 100 solvent according to strict standards. The result of this will be that a great many institutions will not qualify. They may reorganize, but in many cases there will be towns without banking facilities and they will then be open for branch bank invasion. Some people regard this as a step forward, and as giv ing assurance of greater safety to depositors through affilia tion with large institutions. It will mean of course central ization of control over banking resources. The system has possibilities both of good and of evil. The country needs to have its banks operated more conservatively. But it needs to have bank funds really used in productive business and not just sterilized in government bonds. When the federal reserve system was projected, Senator Aldrich held out for a central bank. Pres. Wilson and Sen. Glass resisted and the present group of 12 reserve banks was organized. If under branch banking, control would head up in a few big organizations there would be grave danger of abuse of power. Government itself might be supine under plutocracy. The conduct of the biggest bankers in recent years was nothing to commend enlargement of their powers. The best interest of the country would seem to be in permitting branch banks under strict limitations of control ; and to preserve at the same time strong independent banks, which still have an important place to fill. The country needs to be on guard lest the present bank reorganization end in delivering the country into the hands of a very few financiers; who put no limits to power and greed. Prof. Albert Einstein refuses to return to Germany owing to the change- in the government there. Hitler is a Jew-baiter; and Prof. Einstein Is of the Jewish race. Resentment at the anti-Semitism of the nazis doubtless accounts for the Einstein decision. Hit ler is a demagogue who swept Into power by fanning popular pre - Indices. When a government becomes so intemperate in its procla mations of policy that It drives out men of Intellect like Einstein, things get to a pretty pass. But governments are ruthless with great minds. Enemy soldiers pat Archimedes to death while he was pon dering the problems of the universe. The bonus army which was violent a year ago in order to get immediate payment of the bonus, has completely subsided; and now Legion points are passing resolutions some of them endorsing the Roosevelt stand for economy; others offering to take a 25 cut. What a change In attitude in a year, particularly since the condition among veterans is worse now than then. How much politics was there In 'the bonus army anyway? Were there behind the scenes marplots seeking to embarrass and discredit Pres. Hoover? VBuumsM rvan-nmn BozaO Med to talk ealmlr, with out any prejudice r any gnashing at teeth. Baft th fir within would not be smothered. Els rabid mouth began to snarl mad to declaim. "Yes j they wars all there air, with Turrell la the ehair. He had his sneer at m directly I wtat in. That s right. Mr. BoxaH, we wast all the representative of the Press hem Sit down sad put n all an paper. We dost want say hole and- corner business. Impartiality row stick to that! Impartiality! 1 eouid set most of them torn and took at me. and their sulky, sneerinx faces. They had eld Threadgold there, sad they mads him get up and pomp oat hi options. El opinions! The man looked yellow, and all com flat. He stuttered, and lost himself. Too could see TurrtU biting at his beard: he was savage. Ten could feel the creed in the rows like a raw fog. It stock la their throats. Pharisees!" BoxaH walked on his toes, his whole body moving jerkily as - tfinnorh it raa umi mechanism worked by steel spring. His gas1 tores were grotesque, almost hys- tericaL His wards Sew oat as! though they were afraid of being! bitten, . "Do anything? Net they I They said openly Turrell himself said It that the thing was a political Job. Thsy refused to be talked dowa at by the bigwigs In London. Crump''s face! Running over with smog, shrewd smiles. He'd prompt sd them. Wolf felt a grave disgust for BoxalL The man waa too venomous. too wet about the mouth. His red head might have been rolled eut of a furnace. "Then they refused to do any thing?- They have sold themselves to the devil." Wolfe's silence was more Imp: sive than the journalist's spitting acorn. They reached Peachy HID. and the stone house by the Lombard poplars. Josiah Crabbe was sitting in his garden, his red handkerchief across his knees, a frail black little figure that watched and waited. They told him the news. "What else did you expectf" he said with a flash of the eyes si Boxail. They have doomed themselves to day, though it may take years to prove their ruination. John Wolfe, If I prayed, sir, I should pray for hist one thing." And that? Cholera." They looked at him in silence, this grim old man who was ready to let Death loose in order to prove the virtues of clean living. Soon after her return from ibroad, Ursula Brandon decided to ixplore Navestock's slums. For the first time, she walked its streets . . . bserving and observed. The nest day she Sent for Crump, and held him to his eyni- tisms, under one of the cedar trees, rhe borders below the house were orilliant with tulips. The man and the woman sat in their chairs and talked. "My dear lira, Brandon, 1 have already explained that all this was thrashed out and settled while you were away." "1 suppose that even a Brandon (s allowed to have a conscience! 5fou settle mine for me in my ab sence. "My dear lady " "I am not being sentimental, Mr, Crump. I have seen dirty towns la the South, but somehow, it seems Afferent from English dirt. Per saps .it is the greyness and slime f a 'wet climate. I have come to feel suddenly that the money we ak from that oroDertv is doI- When the beer bill passed members of the lower house of con gress indulged in such rejoicing the sergeant-at-arms was called out to quift them. One trouble with prohibition has been that the majority of politicians were at heart opposed to it because they like to indulge themselves. Portland General Electrtc company reverses its name to Port land Electric Power company, "Pepco" for short. This change Is a nubile benefaction because it gives the political hash-slingers a short and. easy name to abuse in running for office. a man named Xsekiel has been appointed economic adviser to the secretary of agriculture. He should know something about the valley of. dry bones. - : ' Twenty-five 'years ago the politicians were talking about "Roosevelt luck". Th sama old stagers appear to bo reviving the -ohraseaow. . c .. . . . All those who can make th twists la pretsels are looking tor- , ward to steady work .soon. 1 want yen to draw up a report aw th state of my property and M msk any suggestions ye please," lira. Brandos told Welfe. luted." He stared at her. sodding a whimsical head. "If my stables were as dirty as much of that Navestoek property. do you think X should keep say coachman? A horse Is a slssa beast, and deserves to b bettor treated than most men. But those cottages! One's pride 1 piqrued. It 1 intolerable that these Inferior people should have a just grievance against their betters. No. W must do something." Crump reflected, and than glim mered hia little eyes at hex. "Of course, my dear madam, you will have to persuade your trus tees." , "I shall persuade them, if neces sary." No doubt, no doubt. But until they have considered th mat ter She betrayed a sudden kindling anger that astonished Crump. He had always said that she was more Like a beautuul corpse tnaa a woman. "I have not asked you here for you to collect all the objections you can think of. I expect a lawyer to legalize my wishes, not to contra- diet them." Th very next morning John Wolfe received a note from Mrs. Ursula Brandon asking him to call at "Pardons" that afternoon. "I wanted to talk to you. That la why I sent you that note," she ex plained in greeting the young phy sician. "I wanted to tell you that I explored Navestoek a day or two ago. Much of the place waa as new to me as the Trastavere Quarter in Rome. It is abominably ugly." Wolfe watched her white hands. They moved with a slow serenity, very beautiful with their, flowing lines. "Wen, I want you to draw up a report on the state of my property in Navestoek, and to max any suggestions that you please." Wolfe looked at her searching' ly. She seemed to have made up her mind upon an impulse. "It wul b a big business to make the town what It should be. Moreover, we shall need the co-operation of such men as Turrell." "Perhaps nothing less than the plagues of Egypt wul persuade soma of th people At all events, on win do this for me?" "Nothing eould please hw batter." And remember, I am sot a phU aathroDist. I desire to hav noth ing t do with th low order. ! only want them and their bouse mad less ugly." Wolfe rod Turpia horn .at S walking pace, trying to decide a his owa mind whether this woman had worn a mask or sot. He stiO looked slightly askance at her, like a big barbarian brought before the love-weary yot Impcriooa eye of some Roman lady. The trustees of the Brandon es tate refused to sympathize with Ursula Brandon in her hatred of ugliness. "My dear chfld," said th elder of th two, and it needed a very pompous and purblind old fogy to sail Ursula Brandos "child," "I am a reasonable man, but what Is th us of building glorified pigsties until you have re formed your pigs?" And ther th project had stuck is the mire. It waa is the thick of the sum mer daya that Fate came and stood upon the heights of Tar ling Moor and looked down on Navestoek with her ail-seeing and imperturbable eyes. She saw the littl red tows strung on the silver thread of th river, with its rows of poplars and its slender, soaring spin. Fate had chosen her emissary. She sent him into Navestoek, and passed upos her way. It was pathetic that such a 'vul gar little tub of beery good-nature should have been chosen as the vessel of wrath. He arrived from Wanningtoa In th "Whit Hart" coach, with three beery and bat tared leather cases, th baggage ef a commercial traveller. Ther was a ruddy robustness about him, a fleshiness, a coarse self-confidence that helped to impress shop-keepers. His convivial and swelling waistcoat floated in wherever drink and gossip and gibes were to be had. Th Commercial Room at th "Whit Hart" had known him for years. Gladwin, the landlord, and he were old and leering friends. "Glad to see you again, Mr. Gaw trey, sir." CTe Be Con tinned) GaerrieU. 1932, fcy tobert if. McBrid Ca Dutrtboted T Cine Feature! Sndicate, las. BITS foi BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS- HIT ICE MEET TH SLID The Hayden Island amusement company, operators or jantzen beach near Portland, has sent a letter to the executive department here requesting that it be granted a permit to operate a race track under House Bill 541 approved at the recent legislative session. The letter was signed by Harvey Wells, president of the amuse ment company. The bill under which the appli cation was filed legalises racing in the state of Oregon, and cre ates a racing commission. Gover nor- Meier has not yet appointed the members of th commission. "If the commission will grant us a permit", weus letter reaa, it is our plan to construct a suit able track on Hayden Island near the east approach of the Inter state bridge where we have ap proximately 500 acres of land available. Hayden island is an ideal location for a race track". Salem YM Board Makes Reductions The monthly meeting of the board of trustees of the Y. M. C. A. was held yesterday. Faced with the necessity of reducing expens es further a cnt of 25 a month was made in the salary of the general secretary. The services of the physical director, R. R. Board- man, will be terminated June 1. Load of Smelt is Brought for Needy Many ' families living on -Red Cross-Community' Service relief provisions hero will hav a varia tion in th daily menu this week end. W. A Fits.- fish market pro prietor, la .bringing Is a load of smelt from Washington to dis tribute to th seedy folk on re-1 I QUisition, from the relief office. The Call Board By OLIVE M. DOAK THE GRAND Today Buck Jones in "Mo Keuna of th Mounted". WARNER BROS. EXSINORE Today "Cohens and Kelly in Trouble," Charles Mur ray and George Sidney." WARNER BROS. CAPITOL Today Nancy Carroll in "Th Woman Accused". HOLLYWOOD Today Laurel and Hardy in "Pack Up Tour Troubles". St. Patrick's day special. Pre pare for a riot of merriment when the famous comedy team George Sidney and Charlie Murray return to Salem In their latest comedy feature, "The Cohens and Kellys la Trouble." The new feature will be th attraction at th Elsinore theatre Friday and Saturday. Having weathered the storms of Paris, Scotland and Atlantis City In the previous picture of the "Cohens and Kellys" series. f v nV g JtTlBft .sw FN: .-v Wy 4? ( capitulating audiences with their hilarious adventures. Sidney and Murray now put their mirth-provoking abilities to the task of fighting off the depression. Ad vance reports testify to their suc cess in reaching heights of humor that surpass even their funniest escapades in former pictures. Jack Dempsey, former world's heavyweight champion of the world will be seen in his first talking comedy, "Th World's Champ," as an added feature to th program which also Includes a screen snapshot reel which brings informal scenes of the famous stars of Hollywood at work and at play. Sixteen bushels of corn, a bush el of sweet potatoes, a ham and three corda of stovewood were glvn on th minister's salary at a church in Georgetown, S. C. History of the court house: Piper architect: Called upon by prominent Sa lem peopl to arbitral a dispute as to who. was th architect for th Marios county court hous. th writer searched through th records of th county eourt for th year 18 7 0-7 S, and found it quit a task, because during that Urn so index waa kept, ana, oz course, everything was in long hand. - Th architects were Piper Burton of Portland. It is appar ent that W. W. Piper was the mala member of that firm having to do with preparing th plans and specifications and supervis ing th work of construction. All th county warrants for the ser vices were mad out to him. Th Bits man believes th eth er member of the firm was X. M. Burton, a prominent early day Booster or Portland, who took a large part in getting railroad and other enterprise started. But let us go, through the records named for matters connected with th construction of th court hous. cursorily: Coming into office through the Jun election of 1870 were C. N. Terry of Balem. county Judge. and John Gieey of Aurora and Al Coolldg f SUverton, commis sioners. Mr. Oiesy was chairman of th board of head men or dl rectors of th Aurora colony.- Mr. Coolldg was afterward a prom ineat Sllverton banker, one of the founders of the bank of Coolidge tt McClaine. Judge Terry waa an abl early day Salem attorney. A. B. Cosper was county clerk, J. N. Matheny sheriff, W. S. Moore, treasurer, T. C. Shaw assessor. la the MarcbvlSTl, term of the county court, the county treas urer was ordered to set apart $11,878.82, the proceeds of the three and a halt mill tax with which to start a new court bouse fund. At the May term of that year, the treasurer was ordered to loan $12,000 of this fund to the Ladd tc Bush bank, "at the best rate per cent he can obtain." a S For the same term, "In the matter of the new court house plan," the recgrd reads: "It is this day ordered by the county court' that the plan submitted as draws by Mr. Piper, architect of Portland, be and the same is here by adopted and the said architect to- complete th said plans and specifications." "s In the June, 1871, term, a rec ord reads: "Ordered that the county judge proceed to settle the title to the block uponwhich the court house now stands by com mencing action as he may deem best." The judge. C. N. Terry, proceeded against the heirs of Dr. W. H. and Chloe A. Wilson, townslte proprietors, and after -a hot action at law, the title was cleared; decreed to be la Marion county. (The old court house, built in 1851-52, stood where the present one stands.) S S During the October, 1871, term, the old court house was sold to tl. W. Law son and John 8. Hawk ins, the terms being its removal to lot 4 of block 22, which Is on the northwest corner of High and Court streets, and diagonally op posite the court house block. Law son and Hawkins were to remove the old record vaults and to put the building in good shape in Its new location, and give the use of it to the county pending the con struction of the new court house; to the extent of the needs of the county. There was no other con sideration. V S A number of old timers remem ber that "Deacon" Peter H. Hatch, famous pioneer house mo ver, made the transfer without in terfering much with the business of the county. S The record shows that in the October 1871, term, there was a four mill tax levy on real prop erty to prorlde additional funds for going ahead with the con struction of the new court house and tradition says there was a good deal of groaning of the tax payers, and abusing of the mem bers of the county court; but in a little while giving way to feel ings of pride over the splendid structure. a S In the January, 1872, term, a record reads: "It is hereby order ed by th court that sealed pro posals be received up to the 7 th day of February, 1872, at 9:00 o'clock a. m. for building a court house, and that th county re serves the right to reject all bids. and that th elerk giv nolle by pubUeatlos ta Th Oregon States man and tn oregosiaa xor in same." It appears later that a warrant for 5 was draws la fa vor of Henry L Ptttock tor th advertisement is th Oregonlas. Is th case of Th Bta teaman. 8. A. Clark got th pay, along with a warrant that covered other services of a like nature. Th record shows that in th February, 1878. term the contract was let. It reads is part: "is tn matter of th erection of a eourt house: This day com Messrs. Boothby ek Stapletos, D. A. Mil ler and H. R. Myers, and propose to the eourt to erect a court house according to th plans and speci fications on file as prepared by Messrs. Piper A Burton of Port land, with certain modifications, tor th sum of $89,150 gold cola, which, upos consideration of th court. It is ordered that a con tract be entered into between said Boothby A Stapleton and D. A. Miller and H. R. Myers." It was specified that th contractors give a bond "with good and suf ficient sureties," an of which was done on February 9th, 1872. It was provided that the speci fication be altered by the use of Inch and a Quarter flooring in stead of inch flooring through out; also instead of dressed stone step cast iron ones be put in, and that locks of the value of not less than $5 be used. The structure was contracted to be completed by th first of November, 1878. Th payments: 812,000 on ex ecution of contract; 818,000 from the taxes of 1871 or so much thereof as might be collected; 810,009 September 15. 1872; 810,000 Oct. 20 of that year, 810,000 November 15; 810,000 December 15, and $10,000 in May, 1873; $5000 la August of that year and a like amount Nov. 1, 1878, or when the building was completed, and the balance April 1, 1874. "a The contract was signed by C. N. Terry, judge, and John Gie- sy and Al Coolidge, commission ers, on the part of the county, lOLLYWOOP Hons of 25c Talkies 15c Till 7 Today & Saturday 25c After 7 Mickey Moose Matinee Saturday 1 :30 P. M. OILYWOOP 15c Monday & 25c I'M 7 Tuesday After 7 CONTINUOUS PERFORM ANCE SUNDAY a TO 11 Is oar new president doing all he can do, too? "GIVE US BACK OUR UNITED STATES" Is the cry of 120,000,000 people as1fO Also Mickey Moose Com edy, News and Serial '"The Hurricane Express" TTEXTION MICKEY MOUSE MATTXE3 DOUBLB FEA , TURPI THIS SATURDAY Starrinr A Lee Tracy Constance Crrmrnings Alas Dinehart - Walter Conolly and w th contractors aS ahov named, and by thlr bondsmen. the following: D. veuuujv . . Moores, B, M, waosw a. ju a- Cuuy, T. MCF. ration, as. . Cook and Rev. A. F. WaHer. - "sr. " " . lir Aid timer win tell you that was a' good-andstflcient set of bondsmen -eom or tn inaina- uals good for tn ran amount. Th witnesses wer Rural mi lory aad Johs J. Shaw, of th law firm that evidently drew th contract, then leading Salem at torneys, and Maliory artarwaru congressman from Oregon. Th federal stamp was 25c (Concluded tomorrow. New Views As th banks opened Wednes day, Statesman reporters asked thes questions: - "How do you feel about business, now tnat bank reopennlgs have been ac complished? Are we definitely on th up-grad?" v A. C Burk, sheriff f "See that truckload of "lumber going down th street? Thst's one of th sur est signs of business pick-up I've seen." Thomas A. Roberts, loan ana investment baslness: "I think things are picking up, sow that the peopl are getting away from fear. Signs of Improvement show better confidence." Earl Nutter, Salem visitor: "I think business Is coming up all Tight. At least Tva got a job la sight." G. O. Boyce, letter carrier: "I hare been looking for th "up turn" for ao long that now I will reserve my opinion until I am sure it is here." Mrs. O. D. Loren, homemakert "If there is anything in an en thusiastic boosting tor good time they should be here now, and I believe that the action of the president Is going to do much to hurry us out of this horrid de pression." A petition 20 foot long and car rylng 808 student nsmes has been presented to th Presbyterian synod of South Carolina asking a 1 new church at Cleznson college. TODAY and TOMORROW ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL! ... A real, honest-to-goodness, human interest STORY punctuated by the kind of laughs that make yon glad to be alive! C3U AND TTtRCDOJlBILEE with GEORGE Sidney MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN CHARLIE Murray -v-vxV-iaXv: r .-- .X..-.s ;? vXn-sa.. -' - - " Mr ir -x at Also Jack Dempsey in "World's Champ" Last Liberty Magazine AD 8t ar Story "Woman Ac n . ned" by Ten Best Authors Nanry Carroll Uay: Cary Grant TOMORROW and SUNDAY TWO BIG FIRST RUN FEATURES if -M? DOOM! V;v SC. nt-. ' teKT S mm iwiimini Oragoft. Girfsf W9 or sovedf He cosjd take lot of psaWsj W Swt gss seSsr So ae Inaelor asoitsswdk. - r i t I r: x- i i ; V - i h 4 . V-'sx. . ..': 'J, -v. Drama of a girl who found decency had lis price . . . True love marked her down to a false value SHOPWORW .wit Zasu Pitts Regis Toomey CONTINUOUS SHOW SAT.. SUN. 2 TO 11 P. M. S5