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V ... f " f i - IJT1XE MERCHANTS - All Statesman carriers are charged for all .papers they deliver. Please notify the of fice when changing address. Telephone 0101 EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning:, April 22, 1933 No. 23 U:v;;-Vl - f - T1X. f-" iriW Va.'; . . cloudy. t - , y0 s. P. J J. FARHAH GUILTY OF ASSAULTON BELIEF. LEADER Jury out one Hour, Decides Attack was Made Upon Ellis Purvine Defense Says Scuffle but No Beating; Judge to ? Sentence Tuesday : A Jury-out-slightly .more than one. hoar returned a verdict of guilty Friday at S:30 p. ,xn. against Max Farrar, tried in cir cuit court here on an Indictment of assault and battery against & Ellis Purrlne. The latter suffered a stroke two days after the al leged attack and was unable to appear at the trial. Judge L. . H. McMahan an nounced that he would sentence Farrar at t:SO a. m. Tuesday. " The sentence under the Oregon law is three to 12 months in the county Jail or a fine of from 1 60 to $500. The courtroom was t crowded when the Jury, M. C. -George, foreman, tiled in to return its verdict. Farrar Is a member ot a local workmen's league and had many-sympathisers at the trial. A statement that a protest par ade would follow an unfavorable verdict for Farrar was not borne out in developments after the verdict was returned. Farrar made no statement and apparent ly took the decision in 1 good humor. Trlndle Declare Case la Clear Cat District Attorney Trindle, In closing the state's case before the Jury, said the evidence was over whelming that Farrar had grap i pled with Purvine and severely Injured him when the pair met In the Red Cross offices here last January. He held Farrar at fault for Purvine's subsequent illness. Trlndle reviewed the evidence ot Maria Wilson, Red Cross secre tary, who was In the offices here when the trouble Arose. . --. - Roy R. HewItr,etendtnrFr rar, defended the latter before the Jury as a young man trying to secure help for a needy, family. He contended Farrar only scuf fled with Purvine and did not atrlke him. Hewitt laid stress on the psy chology of the situation, painting a word sketch of the dislike and distrust Purvine and Maria Wil son, Red Cross secretary, alleged ly had for Farrar and his as sociates. Farrar Frightened When Door Locked He declared that Purvine's move to lock the door to the room where be and Farrar were, while a natural one to protect himself from supposed attack from Farrar's associates, logical ly affrighted Farrar and made the latter resent an attempt to telephone the police. Counsel for the defense said Farrar's former residence away from 8alem was no more preju dicial than was the fact that Miss Wilson had come here from Grants Pass to do-her work. He aid Farrar's "communistic" views were no more dangerous than the doctrines ot social serv ice set forth In the bible. US IIIBH5 BUTTLE BENTON. Ills., April 11 (AP) Sporadic fighting between members ot the progressive min ers ot America and the united mine workers occurred on the streets of West Frankfort, lit., to- aight, and one, miner was subbed critically. 4 i Clyde Bruce, of Benton, was In the West Frankfort hospital sui ferine from a stab wound in his left breast, ' The knife penetrated Is lung. Officers said the outbreak ap parently was nnorganlsed - and consisted principally of fist tights. The disturbance was the first reported since sheriffs of five Il linois . coal mining counties an nounced yesterday they would defy-a circuit court Injunction forbidding them to Interfere with picketing or other activities of the progressives. Major Guthrie Special Forest Reliei Officer PORTLAND. Ore April iV (AP) Major John D. Guthrie. assistant! ; regional forester . In charge of public relations tor the pacific northwest district, ; re ceived orders today to report Im mediately at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio. Tex., to be civilian Conservation corps liaison officer between the civilian and military agencies ot the 8th corps area. He expects to leave Portland to morrow and to stop enroute at Denver to confer with Regional Forester A. a. Feck and at Albu duerque, N. Mw to confer with Re gional Forester F. W. Pooler.,, i MB IS STABBED Chicago's New Mayor Seli-Made; Battled His Own Way to Top Rank ' " 'V-.' - ' . -: V.- ;. : I. While watching uorkmea excavating for the 1803 world's fair, in vmcago, bawara Josepn Kelly, a young apprentice to a mortician, decided there was no future in embalming, so he threw up his Job and took one with a pick and shovel. Today, he Is not only at the peak of the engineering profession, but Is mayor of his native city. The maa who takes ap the reins dropped from the hand of An ton Cennak, Chicago's murdered executive, was bora in 1870 ia the city he now rules, of Irish parents. He attended public schools and night classes until he came of working age. Then' be got the fun eral parlor Job which he left to become a ditch digger. Bat he wasn't long at that humble Job. Using ap his spare time in study ing engineering at Notre Dame university, Kelly was soon on hi way to the top. An Idea of his progress may be ganged from the fact that for the past nine years he has been president of the Sooth Park system of Chicago, and Is also director of a $120,000,000 sanitation district improvement project. He has been called oae ef the foremost builders of modern Chicago, for he was associated with every plan for civic betterment ia the windy city these many years. Chicago's new mayor has been twice married. His first wife, the former Mary Edmumd Roche, of Chicago, died ia 1SL8. He married Bliss Margaret E. Kirk, of Kansas City, la 1022. They have three adopted children, Joseph aad Patricia, twin of , and Stephen, 2, r ROUP AGREES Oil M1MIIMS PORTLAND, Ore., April (AP) The Improvement ef the Columbia and Snake river tor nav igation, at an estimated cost of $14,500,000, was asked of Pres ident Roosevelt today by the gov ernors of three states. Governor C. Ben Ross of Idaho, who had suggested the meeting here today; Governor Clarence D. Martin of Washington and -Governor Julius L. Meier of Oregon heard the project described as necessary to the welfare of agri culture in their three states, forthwith adopted a resolution fa voring the project, and dispatched telegram to Presid it Roosevelt urging him to include the im provement of the two rivers in his program of agricultural relief. In a session remarkably, free from any hint of friction, the con ferring governors agreed that Washington, Idaho and Oregon want , Columbia and Snake river navigation facilities for fanners, lumber producers and other bus iness. In their telegram to Pres ident Roosevelt, they pointed out that the projeet is not a contro versial matter, and that if it were undertaken, it would not Interfere in any way with hydroelectric or otner development planned on either river. - TO FINANCE SURVEY BEND, Ore., April 21 (AP) Definite steps toward construction of a municipal power plant were taken today with beer license money "pointing the way." it was agreed to consult Portland engin eers to discuss preliminary steps. Cost ot the investigation pre liminary to construction will be paid from revenues received un der the new beer ordinance." At tempts to undertake construction heretofore have been halted, by failure to Include items for pre liminary surveys in the city bud get. Mayor J. F. Hosch pointed out, however, that the beer revenue "Is all velvet" as it had not been ex pected when the 1132 budget was prepared. ; :;.:;;rv. , SEEKS GROSS TAX FUND PORTLAND. Ore- April 21 (AP) The city of Portland today filed suit In circuit court against the Pacific ; Telephone A Tele graph company In an attempt to force the company to pay the city 5 per cent ot its gross earnings in Portland for the first quarter of this year. The amount sought. City , Attorney Frank S. Grant said, is $4?.7. - The action was brought under a city, ordinance . requiring the ; company to pay the elty i per ICD01LD NO 13-ELIi) SALUTE NEW YORK. April SI (AP) "When the boat bearing Prime Minister MacDonald comes into New York harbor today." said an announcement from army head quarters this morning, vthe army batteries on Governor's Island will fire a IS -gun salute, in accord ance with the dictates of Interna tional courtesy." But when the boat bearing Prime Minister MacDonald came into New York harbor the guns of Governor's island tired no salute. "Something went wrong, we aren't Just sure what," said one officer when an explanation was sought. "It was a big mlxup in orders," said another. "I understand," said a clerk in the commandant's office, "that there was some question about how many guns a prime minister rates." BRIBE-TAKER SUICIDE 3 ATLANTA, April 21 (AP) LLewls Williams, former federal agent in the department of In ternal revenue, shot himself to death here todsy six hours after ha was sentenced to prison for ac cepting a bribe of IS, 000. Beer Aids Power Plans Colonials Sweep Meet Oty Sues Phone Firm To Repair Canal Break cent ot Its gross revenue as lone as it continues to operate in Port land without a franchise. TAKE ALL VICTORIES PORTLAND. Ore- April 21. (AP) Washington hlrh school of Portland made a clean sween of the Portland - lnterscholastlc league relay carnival here today, carrying oft the honors in both the senior and Junior events. The Colonials won first Place In the senior events with a total of 27 points. Grant was second with It and Franklin third with 10. The Washington Juniors took IS points to top their, class.. Grant was second with 11 and Franklin third with B. FUND IS AVAILABLE ' PORTLAND, Ore., April 21. (AP) Congressman Martin ot Oregon was advised today that re pairs to the Celllo canal near Tbe Dalles will proceed as soon as report of the extent ef damage and estimate of cost is received by United States army engineers in Washington, D. c, it was stated in a special dispatch from Washington to the Oregonlan. General Kingman advised Mar tin, the dispatch said, that he be lieves funds for the work are available under authority to keep canals open. . . . . BRITISH LEADER Gotd Embargo no Basis for Friction, MacDonald Tells Newsmen Ogden Mills Leads Q. 0. P. Attack on Inflation; Plan of Bourbons WASHINGTON. April SI. (AP) In a capital seething with war against depression. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain, put their heads together tonight to And ways for better days. The tall British prime minister stood behind the desk of Mr. Roo sevelt shortly after his arrival and told newspapermen ot his pur pose to seek with the president and the other nations, a solution of the economic crisis. Behind the same desk a few hours before, a confident. Jovial president put a new stimulus into congressional leaders for the pending legislation to give him control ot the monetary situation and negotiate the agreements he had in mind for his foreign dis cussions. Roosevelt's Ideas For Trade Talked He will take up with Prime Minister MacDonald over the week end his Ideas for reviving world trade and stabilizing the fluctuat ing currencies through reciprocal tariff agreements and for a re storation of tbe gold standard on an International scale. To his demand for power to re (Turn to page 2, col. 1) WALLS OFF Pursuit of Troops South of Great Wall to Cease, War Office Orders TOKYO, April 22 -(AP) The war office announced today that Japanese troops hare been order ed to cease their attacks on, and halt their pursuit of, Chinese troops south of the great wall of China. The campaign south of the wall, it was said, has gained all objectives the termination of Chinese pressure on the southern boundary of Jehol nrovldence and artillery range of the wall. The campaign began officially April 10, more than a month after the seizure of Jehol. A war office spokesman said the Chinese have been expelled entirely from the district east ward of the Lwan river and also from a zone extending an average depth of 10 miles below the wall west of the Lwan river as far as the Mlyun area. TIENTSIN, China, April 21. (AP) The van of a Japanese "western expedition," numbering SOOO troops, was reported today to be threatening the Chinese pro vince of Chahar Just west of Je hol province. Chinese advices from Kalgan, (Turn to page 2. col. 1) DOLLAR STEADIES LONDON. April 21. (AP) Interest in America's currency position, whipped into excitement by her lapse from the gold stand- ard. was still keen today, but there was mere of a disposition to view the situation with equan imity and to wait for develop ments. Whitehall set the example ot passive watchfulness, expressing itself as content to leave Its In terests In the hands ot Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and his experts. Their discussions with President Roosevelt are looked upon as being more Important than ever In view ot American developments. The range of prices was much narrower than Thursday, with the low point ot 13.92 to the pound approximating that ot yes terday. The last dealings reported an Improvement to $3.85 H or the same as last night. Mildred Waters Is Wed in South t.a 1 O Ull UOeratOr ..... THE DALLES. Ore., April 21 (AP) Legeve 8. Barnes ot Bev erley Hills. Calif- aad Mildred K. Waters of 8alem were married here Wednesday by the Rer. W. L Eck, pastor ot the English Luth eran church. - r- Barnes is a prominent Califor nia oil operator. Mrs. Barnes was formerly employed in the office ot the secretary of state at Salem. She is a sister ot Mrs. J. R. Doch- die irrrn emus ASEIOPEWATS erty ot this city. Kidnaped Youth Returned Home JEROME FACTOR F Claims he Knows who They Are; no Ransom Paid, He Emphasizes CHICAGO, April 21 (AP) Jerome Factor wrote the climax to his sensational kidnaping by appearing safely at his home ear ly today. Swift sequel to the ease was predicted by the father, John, in the apprehension of the conspira tors who kept the 19-year-old un iversity student prisoner for eight days. "I'll push the hunt for the kid napers, ne said. w nad plenty of clews hot clews. And we were closing in on them. 'I am pretty sure I know who the guilty men are." About eight men were involved in the abduction. Factor said. none of them men who had achieved much prominence in the underworld. When Jerome arrived at the home of- his mother, Mrs. Leonard Marcus early this morning, he had an eight-days growth of beard. and S It. 5 in his pocket. When seised the night of April 12 he earrled III In hills with him. The difference represented taxi tare from the point of his release to his home and. the elder Factor emphatically said, the sole expense of his return. He repeated bis denial that the $100,000 ransom demanded or any part of it had been paid. M1EII FLIGHT OF AKRON. 0-. April 21, (AP) The U. 8. S. Macon landed at :I2 p. m. (Eastern Standard time) today, after cruising nearly IS hours over northern Ohio and Lake Erie on her maiden flight. Thousands of persons lined the hillsides encircling the airport to watch the world's largest airship connected onto her mooring mast Just before sunset. The task of pulling the Macon. sister ship ot the U. 8. S. Akron. into her giant dock was started Immediately. The new Leviathan of the skies shuttled back and forth across northern Ohio today in her maid en flight, the first of a series of tests to determine finally whether the nary will welcome her into the fleet. Reynolds Estate Agreement Made CONCORD. N. C., April 21 (AP) An agreement whereby the Infant son ot Libby Holman Reynolds and his half-sister, Anne Cannon Reynolds, second, would each receive $2,000,000 of the es tate of Smith Reynolds, their father, was disclosed here today. The agreement is still subject to court approval. - v Late Sports CHICAGO STADIUM, Chicago. April 21.. (AP) - Tommy Loughran, the Philadelphia box ing master, mastered the basque blaster, Isldoro Gastanagsi with a marvelous display ot boxing skill to win the decision without a dissenting vote In their 10-round contest in the Chicago stadium to night CHICAGO. April 21. (AP) Tony CanxonerL world's llght- 1 weight champion, signed to meet Barney Ross, 22-year-old Chicago i . m a . . . . i coaiienger, in ueiense oi nis nui with the Chicago Stadium Operat ing company tonight. The tentative date was set for June 22, with the Lite of the battle Wrigley: field, the home of the Chicago Cubs. VANCOUVER. B- C April 21. (AP) Ed "Strangler" Lewis, 242, former heavyweight title claimant, defeated Jack Forgren, Vancouver, here tonight, taking two falls out ot three.-. ' H OUT AFTER KIDNAPERS OF SOU MAGON IS SUCCESS AND S75Q FII Watt Draws About Half of That Penalty, Aurora Loan Fraud Case Phoenix Acquitted; one of Defendants may get Another Trial PORTLAND. April 21. (AP) A sentence ot It months in prison and a fine of $750 each was imposed by Federal Judge C. C Cavanah of Boise, Idaho, here today on Dr. B. F. Glesy, presi dent ot the Willamette Valley Mortgage A Loan company, ot Aurora, and Zeno Schwab, secre tary, convicted by a federal court Jury here today of using the malls to defraud. Gordon Watt, attorney for the company, convicted on a similar charge, was sentenced to five months in prison and fined $400. William Phoenix, manager of the company and co-defendant, was acquitted. Dr. Glesy and Schwab were con victed on three counts ot the fed eral grand Jury indictment which contained tour counts and Watt was convicted on one count. The men were accused of sending through the mails mortgage notes, which they knew to be worthless. to Investors in exchange for other notes which had become due. Case is Involved Jury Out for 17 Hoars Judge Cavanah granted IS days in which to file a motion for a new trial. The case was one of the most (Turn to page 2, col. S) Testimony all Received but Delay of Witnesses and Court Avert Verdict FLORENCE, Aril.. April 21 (AP) Winnie -Ruth Judd went back to her prison cell tonight barred by court delay from learn ing until probably late tomorrow the fate a sanity Jury is to decide for her. The 12 men who are to deter mine whether the blpnde young woman is sane enough to be re quired to pay with -her life for the murder of Agnes Anne Leroi, marked time while three court recesses, and finally an overnight continuance, were ordered. They spent lees than 10 minutes in the Jury box. Missing state witnesses caused the first delay, County Attorney Will C Truman and his assist ant, Charles Reed, being granted a recess until afternoon to attempt to find and interview them. Counsel for the state and for Mrs. Judd agreed later, when it developed the missing witnesses could not be located, to close the case without presentation ot fur ther testimony by either side. An additional hour was allowed Reed, who was to make the ehiet state argument, to prepare. Passenger Taken From Train and Put in Jail Here Blood - spattered and drowsy. W. R. Power of San Francisco. was removed from the Southern Pacific train Cascade here early this morning and lodged in city Jail on a charge ot being drunk. The train was held up for of ficers to take the man into cus tody. Trainmen said be had been creating a disturbance on the train and among other things, in sulting women. By whom he was struck and cut aoout tne iace was not known. Advertising DECISION ON JUDD SANITY DUE TODAY Opportunity Says Folger "Organised advertising today stands at the threshold ot its greatest opportunity, Walter A. Folger of San Francisco, president of the Pacific Adevrtlslng elubs association told members ot W1V lamette valley ad dubs at a din ner .last night at the Gray Bene restaurant. In the field of agriculture, the natlonfs greatest Industry, adver tising can do a work, the results ot whieh will be felt In all forms of related Industry and selling. "Advertising should extend aid to agriculture, a prosperous agri cultural community is reflected la the business and prosperity of tbe nearby district or community, Mr. Folger said. The restoration ot profitable selling stands as an other - Job for the , advertising man. Advertising today, during the past year especially, has worked hard to turn the public mind to quality . merchandise, he explain Led. Quality has been the keynote Police Radio Station Test Calls are made ISO-Acre Berry Pool Announced, Near Sublimity SUBLIMITY, April 21 A pool ot ISO acres of strawberries has been formed by Sublimity grow ers, who named Theodore Minden as chairman of the organisation. The berries will be sold to the highest bidder. Already several bids have been offered, but so fsr none has been accepted. This pool has no connec tion with the 8tayton cannery. F FREE SEED GIVEN 133 Packages Worth $1400 In all Distributed In This County Distributing 1331 packages of free garden seeds the past month. the Red Cross here has msde it possible for virtually all needy families in Marlon county to pro vision themselves adequately this summer as far as garden produce is concerned. Miss Maria Wilson, assistant executive secretary, an nounced yesterday. Each package ot seed is sufficient to plant a large lot to a wide variety ot veg etables. The cost ot these seeds, paid by the state R.F.C. relief fund, amounts to approximately 11400. Today will be the last day for distribution ot the seeds, accord ing to Miss Wilson. Needy per sons desiring portions of seed may obtain them by applying at the Red Cross office, above Fry's drug store. Visiting the families that have obtained seeds. Red Cross work ers this summer will seek to aid them in canning large quantities ot vegetables for the winter months. If any of the families do not have Jars for this purpose, efforts will be made to supply them. Through efforts of Salem chamber of commerce, many ex cellent garden lots are available. free of charge. Information re garding these plots msy be had at the U. S.-T. M. C. A. Employment bureau, 250 Court street. EASTERN SLOPE OF DENVER. April 21 (AP) Still whirling down from the skies tonight on the eastern slope of the Rockies in Colorado and Wyo ming were thick, wet flakes of snowstorm which struck the re gion three days ago. Laying its blanket of whiteness over an area of more than 100. 000 square miles ot farm lands, rangelands and municipalities. the storm brought welcome relief from the drought of, a nearly snowless winter and promise of bountiful water supplies for the summer. Hundreds of motorists who were marooned on hlshways aad road crews spent todsy at -rescue work as they tried to clear the drifts. Between 7 and 100 persons, members of auto or bus highway 12 miles east of Point of Rocks Wyo were liberated lata today by state highway snowpVows. Six Denverites and two resi dents of Colorado Springs, Colo rado, who left their homes on ex cursiona into the mountains Wed nesday had not been found by searching parties tonight. Faces Great of most national advertising, he said, citing the sales ot Sunklst cranges as aa example of "qual ity' advertising of an agricultur al commodity. Folger left Friday night for San Francisco, his Salem stop being the last on his northwestern trip. The theme ot the P. A. C A. con vention to be held at Sacramento June IS to 21 will be "The Ad vertising Man's Job Today, he announced. t With Mr. Folger was Merrimaa Holts, ct Portland, vice-president of the northwest district ef P. . C. A. Ad clubs from Albany, S1I- vertoa and Salem were represent ed at the meeting as well as Al pha Delta Sigma, men's advertis ing honorary, from the Univer sity of Oregon and Oregon Bute college, aad Gamma Alpha Chi, women's honorary . ' advertising groua from Eugene. C A. Spragde, president of the Salem ad elub, presided over the meeting. " . - . . LARGE AMOUNT 0 5 IW Realization of Minto Plan is Achieved Late Friday Final License Awaited But Plant Will be In use at Once A dream of Chief . of Police Frank Minto and his men, cher ished for nearly a year aad a barf, is realised. The department now claim the most modern de velopment in crime control a short wave radio station for in stantaneous communication with all traffic and prowl cars. At 10: SS o'clock last night the first official test call was broad cast. Hereafter owners of short wave radio receivers will nightly hear the call. "KGZR, Salem po lice department, calling car Ne. and other numbers. Cltixeae espying trespassers can obtain the services ot an officer in as IK tie time as it takes to telephone po lice headquarters. With this serv ice available, city police anticipate that the number ef calls tor as sistance each night will increase rapidly, the cltixehs knowing that previous delays in calling officers are now obviated. Until the police station liceae arrives from Washington, D. C all calls must remain of a test character, but it will be possible to call auto patrol officers with the radio by terming the broad east a test call. Application tor the final license will be forwarded . to Washington by air man today. It is expected the local depart ment win receive notification ef the granting ot Its license within a few days. Local RadJotridaai Itallder ef System 8alem's police radio may ac curately be termed a Salem pro duct. It was constructed by Lloyd Rogers, local radiotrician, under direction of Gordon Sloat. radio engineer for a Portland firm, whleh supplied the necessary equipment. The station's rated power is St watts', swhich is ex pected to cover the Willamette valley from Eugene to Portland consistently. Don Poujade will be the operator. Not for many months has any activity at police headquarters at tracted sueh public Interest as did tbe imoendlng going on tbe air of the rsdlo station. Throughout all last evening, beginning at 7 o'clock, doiens of men and women dropped in at tbe city hall to look over the neatly-fitted transmit- t ter. which Is located behind the counter at the south end of the room. Not till 11:30 o'clock did the crowd begin to dwindle. Esrly last year, Salem police decided they should some day have a radio station of their own, as had Just been set up at Port land. As an initial step, tbe offi cers among themselves raised SCO snd purchased a short wave re ceiver. Using this set since that time, thev have kept tn constant touch with Portland police, gain Inr information as to criminals believed fleeing in this direction. Vnb!ic Snvnort Is Give tn Projeet Last December Chief Minto de rided to sound out sentiment far a transmitter. Enthusiastic re sponse from business men aad others was Immediate. So the Ba ilee deoartment set out to raiae the SHOO needed and did so by two dances, and a wrestling match stared -for them by the 8alasa boxing and wrestling commission. When KGZR goes Into full sets vice, operating from around C p. m. to 4 a. m it will eon tact six city police ears, and at pres ent oae state police car. Sheriff A. C. Burk expects soon to equip three, of. his cars with receivers, and officers ot nearby towns pUn to do likewise. The Day in Washington By the Associated Press Prime Minister Raataay Mae Doaald of Great Britain con ferred at the white bowse with President Roosevelt oa ucueosa te coaditioas. Congressional republicans or ganised opposition to administra tion credit and currency expan sion legislation as democrats con tinued confident ot Its enact ment. PreeJdeat Roosevelt ated Summer Welles ef Mary itly aamed assist sat. ex.if.CaTy of i dor to Cuba. state, as asnoa?a Partlcipatioa by former Secre tary ef Treasury Mills la repub lican fight against ad ministration Inflation program prompted de mand from Representative Dies (D-Tex.) for Investigation ot lob-, hying." :'. ?' . . t r i