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i SERVICE i - We guarantee our carrier service. If your paper doe not arrive by 6:15, call 0101 and a copy wfH be dellrered at once. WEATHER Cloudy with occasional raina .today - and Friday; Max. Temp. Wednesday 87, Mia. 40, river 4Jt ft. ratm .70 inch, eouth wind. FOUNDED 1851 EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR Salem, -Oregon, Thursday Morning, May 4, 1933 No, 33 i - it t , .1 . V V .1 "Fanatical Rogue" State's Description; "Cornered ! Creature " Defense Attorneys Give Theories of Alleged! Crime; Wife's Role is Disputed "M'i EUGENE. May 3. (AP) An swering the prosecution charge that the defendant Is a "fanati cal rogue" who shot in cold blood, defense attorneys today pictured Llewellyn A. Banks as "a corner ed creature" persecuted by coun ty officials to the point of despera tion, who killed a peace officer as a defensive gesture In protection of his home. Banks,; 62, former Medtord newspaper publisher, and orchard ist of Riverside, Cal., and southern Oregon, is on trial with his wife, Edith Robertina Banks, for first degree murder for the slaying of Constable George Prescott, The officer was shot to death when he attempted to arrest Banks. The trial was brought to Lane county from Medford on a defense mo tion for a change of venue. The Jury of six men and six women listened Intently as open ing statements started today. Banks, as In the two preceding days of the trial, drummed ner vously with his fingers on the arm of his chair. Mrs. Banks appeared unmoved. Political Warfare Background of Case The gray -haired man, for months the center of a political turmoil that split southern Ore gon Into bitterly opposed factions, was the organizer of the so-called "good government congress" which waged a scathing and un relenting -attack on nearly every official In Jackson county. A score of persons went to Jail on criminal syndicalism charges, the result of the disturbance. 71st fights occurred and the editor of a weekly paper was horsewhipped. Ten thousand ballots were stol en from the courthouse vault and burned. Banks was Indicted in this connection.' The officer who at tempted to arrest him was shot to death on Banks' front porch. For this slaying he is on trial. Today the prosecution declared that the killing of the officer was "the culminating crime In a ser ies of cleverly dramatized politi cal plots." The defense stated Banks was driven to the act in sudden desperation after corrupt county officials had conspired to ruin him. He since lost through court action and foreclosure, his newspaper, his fruit lands and his home. "And what of Mrs. Banks?" the defense attorney said. "She is Just a wife and mother who had no part la the affair. Her presence here would be ridiculous' If it were not pathetic." The prosecution had pictured her as having held the front door et the Banks home part way open so her husband could take good aim with his army rifle at the constable who held the warrant for Banks' arrest. She was indict ed Jointly with her husband on the first degree; murder charge. MITE THIRTEEN Thirteen new members were formally received into the Sigma Lambda chapter of the National Honor society at the Salem high school auditorium last night. In stallation officers were chosen from the charter members of the orranlzatlon. INTO HONOR CROUP The following students took tne w-m g t!xs&jsss.Petitwn tor Wi wav "-'rf v - Mark Oehlhar, Dorotny .eeion, Lucy Klein, Jean MCEininney, Laurence Morley, Harry Mosher, Rachel Pemberton, Eleanor Trin dle, Mlna Turner, Esther Wirt and Rachel Yocom. Installing officers were Alan Baker, Martha Spragut, Francis Barnes, Robert Read, Jane Fianer and Helen Worth. A piano iolo, "June." by Tsenai- kowsky was played by Lola Bar- ton, and the vocal number, "Banjo 8ong- was sung by Delbert An derson. C. A. Howard, state superin tendent of publio Instruction, was ' present at the induction services as special guest. ' ! -. Negotiations on For Forty Days rl rr rJ..r We art mot here to criticize Ut tiOrSe KaCing anybody but there is a very strong . PORTLAND. May 8. (AP) Prospects of the first legalized horse racing in Oregon in nearly as .nn.. n h. frnrth- ned tonight when it was disclos- d that the Multnomah County Fair association at Gresbanv had extended a contract to John Jer ome of San Francisco, to nee the association's track , at - the fair grounds. Under the contract, Jer- Am mt ts .r(Hon ui t aaa t km of the tracf . Hanging Threatened For Judge, D arrow ! Witnesses who Were Passing in Truck Tell Incident E MARS, la., May 2 (AP) One of three eye witnesses a m YiA amit threat. Lned hanging of District judge M. i. nrsaiey xoia a milium j court today he had heard some of the ISO to 200 men who dragged tY Judge from his courtroom shout: "Get a rope. Let's hang him." The witness testified that oth ers in the mob tossed a rope over a telegraph pole and fastened it around the Jurist's neck. The three men told their story as th court martial began sifting evidence against more than 160 farmers arrested in connection with last week's riots. The witnesses said they were passing the scene In a truck. They testified they were noticed by part of the mob and commanded to "get out of here. You're not part of our gang." CHICAGO, May 3 (AP) Clarence Darrow was busy tonight studying "several points" which he plans to emphasize In defend ing nearly 100 Iowa farmers charged with the mobbing and abduction of an elderly Judge in an attempt to halt farm mortgage foreclosures. The noted lawyer, now 71 years old, decided to enter the case to day after he said he understood that P. P. Pavllle, former chief Justice of the Iowa supreme court; and Attorney William Holly, his colleague in other recent trials, would assist him. . "I could take no strenuous part," Darrow said, "because of my health and age. Probably I will be unable to be present dur ing all of the trial, as It apparent ly is going to be a long one. "However, there are several In teresting points that I have con sidered, and which I shall study further. I have given considerable thought to all of the case." Mrs. V. O. Kelley, route eight, suffered a severe head laceration and broken collarbone yesterday forenoon in an accident on Court street between High and Church when she was struck by an au tomobile driven by R. R. Bailey of Front and Trade streets. At tendants at Willamette sanitar ium last night reported her con dition as "fine." Bailey in his report to city police states that Mrs. Kelley ran in front of his ear from behind a parked car and that he was unable to avoid running in to her. He stopped his car with in 20 to 25 feet, he says. No ar rest was made. One other accident was report ed yesterday, a minor collision between cars driven by Marjorle Kay Huntington, 250 North Win ter street, and R.- N. Sherwln 370 Bellevue street, at State and Liberty streets. Elder Huxley is Called by Death HAMSTEAD, England, May 3 (APJ Leonard Huxley, writer and editor of the Corn hill maga zine, died today at his home here. Leonard Huxley was the father of Julian S. Huxley, biologist and writer, and Aldous "Huxley, writer. f Hf T WOMAN SERIOUSLY HURT I ACCIDENT ui jvviz uvemea invalid o- SILVERTON, May 3. (Spe- j cial) For the second time with in a few weeks scores of patrons of the Silverton school district at tended a board meeting tonight in i the hope of enjoying some excite ment, but were disappointed, al- f though the petitions which were I expected to provide the fireworks were presented. Because the crowd - could not be accommodated in the ofilce where board meetings are usually held, the session was moved to the school auditorium. The peti tions were presented by Ernest Boesch, who stated that he was elected by a group of taxpayers in district No. 4 to serve as their chairman. ' We art not here te criticize sentiment mai Misa.,nan&an wi- M be put baearincipal of the Eugene Field baUdlng. ' Mr. Boesch said in part. He declared that of 125 persons asked to sign the petition in favor of releasing Robert Goets from his duties as superintendent,' 558 signed; and that 683 signea in xevor oi reieu- tloa of the school band. H." R. Irish." chairman er the board, asked if there was anyone I nresent who -wished to talk. No I nna arose. Mr. ; Irish:' remarked . that the board would consider the Related; Takes Case Intrepid Judge Escapes Noose District Judge Charles C. Bradley of LeMars, Lu, who was drag ged from his court by a mob of OOO farmers who mauled and choked bim with a rope in a effort to induce him to swear he would sign no 'more farm foreclosures. When the Judge refused, they told him to pray before they hung bim. His pray. er, asking "justice for all mem,' sobered the mob and be was re leased. L TO ASSIST SCOUTS Modest Contributions From Large Number Sought in "Button" Program Believing many Salem citizens interested in the Boy Scout pro gram have not had opportunity to contribute to the support of the organization either because they have felt they could not make a large contribution or because they had not been approached, the ex ecutive board of Cascade area council tomorrow will remedy this situation by instituting a finance plan new to the area. Committees from six civic and veterans' organizations will can vass the business district offering a "Scouter" button to persons de siring to contribute 60 cents to help raise the conservative bud get of the local scout organlza- (Turn to page 3, col. 3) Trindle Claims Archerd Right To Appeal Lost Right of Charles Archerd to an appeal to the state supreme court from the three-year sentence glr en him in circuit court here for alleged conversion of warehoused grain was questioned in the high er court this week by William H Trindle, district attorney, who prosecuted Archerd. Trindle filed a motion asking for dismissal of the appellant's appeal, claiming the county clerk here was not notified of the ap peal as is provided by law. Trin dle cited several supreme court decisions which hold that failure to notify the clerk constitutes a basis for dismissing an appeal. - f" - Retirement IT 11 petitions and the meeting ad journed. The school board retired to its office where the petitions were considered first. The petition relative to the band insofar as the retention et Hal Campbell as director was con cerned was denied. The board went on record as favoring reten tion of the band and instructed Superintendent Goets to examine applications tor a band leader, who should also be a full time teacher, music to be one of his subjects, and who would be sub ject to the discipline et the school board. The petition asking for the re lease et Mr. Goets as school super intenasnt was placed on the table with the remark that it was oat of order as no resignation by Mr. Goets bad been filed with the school clerk. : A third petition, presented at the last regular meeting of the board, asking for a reduction la the salary of the superintendent, and that tho superintendent's and senior high school principal's po h m sitions be combined, besides a number, of clauses with economy in view, was also tabled because "it is of no value,-Infringes, on the school board's rights, and that (Turn to page 3, eel. IX : EUROPE PLANS REPRISALS IFOR GOLD EMBARGO British Banks to Contest Legality; Sanctity of Contracts Cited 1 Surtax to Offset Slump of Dollar is Proposed by French Officials LONDON, May 4 Thursday (AP) British banks likely will contest the legality of the United States gold export action on be half of their clients, some newspa per reports said today. America's alleged "breach of contract" continues under much criticism in financial Quarters and the press. A commentator in the News Chronicle said: "In this blow to the sanctity of private debt contracts, America is establishing a dangerona prece dent. Her example will hardly en courage her debtors to try to con tinue to fulfill their obligations. "What is sauee to the goose Is sauce to the gander." Some comments, however, were more restrained, while promin ence was given to explanatory and Justificatory statements cabled frcn America. PARIS, -May 3 (AP) Cling ing stubbornly to gold in the face of President Roosevelt's dictator ial monetary powers and the bat tle between the dollar and the British pound, the French govern ment is planning a 15 per cent surtax on American goods should the dollar go as low as 20 francs. A decree imposing the surtax has been drawn up and is ready for signature. Similar measures are effective against British and Japanese goods, against which France considered former tariff measures ineffective because of the depreciation in British and Japanese currency. The currency problem comes at a time when the question of the budget is pressing. Premier Ed ouard Daladier will have his hands fall in both the senate and the chamber of deputies with con sideration of the budget the next few weeks. T TO CHICAGO. May J (AP) ' America's derelict freight cars, obsolete, wrecked or rusting in disuse, are sailing for Japan as junk Iron at a rate of thousands of tons a month. A report that 2000 ears had been bought up from southeastern railroads for shipment to the Or ient brought an explanation to day from M. S. Kaplan. Chicago scrap Iron dealer. He said he was loading a ship at Jacksonville, for Japan via the Panama Canal at cheaper transportation than by rail from New York to Pittsburgh. His company in the last six years has purchased 60,000 worn out freight cars. 16,000 since Jan. 1. Kaplan said they were stripped of wood and the metal sold, most ly for shipment to Japan. He es timated 250,000 tons of scrap had oeen taxen irom wrecked cars this year. Italy is another big buyer of scrap iron. Latest Gangland Terrorism Eyed By Government CHICAGO, May 3 (AP) Gangland's terroristic war to ob tain eontrol of labor unions to night was reported to have come under the scrutiny of the federal government. This development followed the seventh bombing In 48 hours and the 41st since Jan nary 1. Government officials were un derstood to have launched an in vestigation of the books of the Coal Teamsters and Helpers' un ion in an attempt to reveal pos sible violations of the income tax laws by hoodlums on the organi sation's payroll. Thomas DeBes Government to Seize His Gold DENVER, May 3 (AP) A letter from Charles 8. Thomas, 84, former Colorado governor and United States senator. In which he defied the government to take from him 1120 In gold. has been forwarded to Attorney General . Cummings, Federal. Dis trict Attorney Ralph 8.cCarr of Denver said tonight. Carr, to whom ' Thomas - ad dressed the letter, said he would take no action unless Instructed by Washington to do so. In. the letter Thomas stated he had purposely acquired the gold in order to test the government's right to require - citizens to give ap the precious metal, OLD FRECH RS SAILING 1 Stratosphere Trip His Plan J- Vr jif In an attempt to emulate the feat of Professor Aagnste Piceard. Belgian scientist. Lieuteaaat Commander T. O. W. Settle (above), TJ. 8. famous bal loon pilot, i planning a 10 mile flight Into the stratosphere this summer. The U. 8. navy bas sanctioned the attempt, and Settle will take off from the Chicago expositiom grounds in July. Construction of a special balloon and gondola will start immediately at Akron, O. UP R, F. C. REQUEST Company Reply Brief is due May 22; Arguments in Court to Follow While nearly one and one-half yeari have elapsed since citizens of Salem voted 12.500,000 in bonds for a mountain water sys tem, determination of the validity of the bonds is still In the courts. The Oregon-Washington Water Service eompany has been granted until May 22 to file a reply brief in the state supreme court, an swering therein contentions brought out in the city's reply brief filed April 25. The suit at issue and on appeal is one brought by the city under the declartory Judgment statute, testing the regularity of the bond election. The city lost in circuit court here and tiled its brief as appel lant December 15, 1932. The water company answered January 18. More than three months elapsed before the city replied. Argument before the court must be had after the water company tiles Its reply. The bond authorization was voted December 15, 1131, at a special elty election. All efforts of the city to obtain federal help in Its water program must await supreme court deter mination of the validity of the water system and construction vote. Transportation Of Beer to Dry State Unproven DICKINSON. N. D.. May 3 - (AP) Charges against George Berzel, Dickinson merchant and truck line operator, for transport ing beer into a dry state were dis missed today at a hearing before U. 8. Commissioner B. O. Tor- kleson. Two truck loads of 3.2 beer were ordered returned to Berzel for delivery to his consignee at Wibaux, Mont, i The case was dismissed for lack of evidence after Zersel had es tabllshed the beer was Intended for interstate transportation. Late Sports PORTLAND. May 3. (AP) Robin Reed of Reedsport. de feated Louis Saunders of Yakima, taking two straight tans in the main event of tonight's wrestling matches here. Reed weighed 143 pounds and Saunders, 146. Reed won the first fan in li minutes with a hammerlock, and took the second and winning fall If minutes later with a whtp wristlock. Walter Miller. 112. Lot Angel es, took two straight fans rrom Bulldog Jackson, 151, Klamath Falls. In the semi-windup. Wild cat Pete. 160. Seattle, defeated Glenn Stone, 158, Olympla with one fall. Jesse McCann. 151. Port land, and "Dutch Merlin, 180, Richmond, va., wrestled three rounds to a draw In the prelim inary. SEATTLE. May J. (AP) Gus Kalllo of Finland, middle weight wrestling titleholder, won two straight tails hero tonight from Yaqul Joe, Sonora, Mexico, Indian, using Japanese wristlock s In the fifth and seventh rounds of a scheduled eight-round event Bob Myers, f Tillamook.- took two out et three falls from Jack i Kruger Fori ' Ore hard. WATER T HOLDS F. R. WILL PUT BILL TO Production Control First Aim; Action Needed as Crop Season Near Inflation Passed 307-86; Parent Measure Sent To Conference WASHINGTON, May 3 (AP) -President Roosevelt and his eabinet laid plans at a lengthy conference tonight to put the ad ministration's agriculture control bill into operation immediately upon enactment. With the season already well advanced, prompt action Is planned by the administration with a view to controlling pro duction in the surplus crops. The . president also had with him in the agriculture parley At torney General Cummings. Secre taries Roper and Perkins and Postmaster General Farley. WASHINGTON, May 3 (AP) With a roaring chorus of ayes. piling up a vote of 307 to 36, the house today spproved the Roose velt currency Inflation and sent its narent. the big farm relief bill to conference with prospects of a- preetdentlal signature by Saturday night. The inflation rider which now has complete congressional ap nroval will allow President Roo sevelt among other things to ex pand currency and credit by as much as 16,000,000.000 besides altering the gold backing of the dollar by as much as 50 per cent. Senate and house conferees will hold their first formal meet ing tomorrow in an effort to agree upon several score of dif ferences in the farm relief meas ure. Action came on the Inflation amendment in the house today after It disagreed to all senate farm relief amendments and sent them to conference. Representative Snell of New York. Republican leader, chief opponent of the inflation proposi tion, demanded a separate vote on the expansion rider. Thirty republicans and four farmer-laborites lolned 373 de mocrats for the proposition Seventy-nine republicans and sev en democrats voted In opposition. W RAIN ALREADY The merry month of May bas usurped fair April's tradition; In tact. It haa caused April to hide her head In shame, in whatever world of by-gonee she now dwells So sav the Inevitable statistics. The first three days of the month of flowers, which by pop ular saying are the fruit of April s showers, have generously sprlnki ed flower and man with 1.2 S in ches of rain. Cause enough for April's shame: Miss Last Month could coax but 0.48 inch of rain from the skies In 30 days. Young May is not content with such a deed. More rain, in occas ional showers. Is to come today and tomorrow, according to the government's westher prophet. Marian Congress Postponed Year; Request of Pope PORTLAND, Ore., May 3 (AP) The first Marian congress to be held in the United States had been postponed until August, 1334, Father A. M. Mayer, presi dent of . the congress, announced tonight. The congress, whieh will be held at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother at Portland by the Servlte order here, was orig inally to be held August 13 to 15, 1933. Exclusively 1 AT E PAST APRIL FIGURE Sale, Health Group Plan Members of the Marlon county public health association elected Rev. 8. Darlow Johnson of Salem, president tor the year 1383-24 at their annual meeting held at the Market yesterday afternoon. During the past year Rev. jona son haa served as secretary. Other officers chosen are: Eu gene fiilke, superintendent of acbools at Hubbard, vice-presi dent; Mrs. John P. Ballantyne of Silverton. secretary, and Mrs. w. W. Allen et Mill City, treasurer. A radical departure from the association's annual Christmas seal sale endeavor was suggested by Dr. David Hill in his address as retirinr president. Stating that 60 per cent of proceeds from. the seal sales annually hare been sent outside the county. Dr.' Hill per sonally -.recommended . that., the local association conduct a' ut sale of 1U own, thus keeping all TO FIFTY 80 BALES Three Lots Taken at That Figure by Portland Company; Advance to .10 Cents Since Last Weekend; Visioned Goal Reached More Quickly Than Growers had Hoped; Future Trend Difficult to Predict Contracting of Futures Also Reaches new High, Thirty Cents on This Year's Crop, 25 for Next Four, Years; 40 is Reported but Unconfirmed; Spot Offers of 474 Spurned; Other Markets Also Booming HOPS boomed skyward locally yesterday to hit a growers paradise of 50 cents a pound. Exactly 580 bales sold at that figure, in three lots, and all to Williams and Hart of Portland. The 50-cent actuality marks a 10-cent jump over Tuesday's business, and nine cents higher than the 41 cent sale made yesterday morning. In the 580 bales were 250 bales owned by Louis Lach mund, 250 bales owned by T. A. Livesley and 80 bales froia the H. L. Bents holdings at Aurora. The hop market has skyrocketed to such an extent in the last 10 days that even veteran dealers and growers are beginning to wonder where it will all end. When the market STUDENTS CP.LL IFF WILLAMETTE DICE Conference With Deans Gets Results; May day Event To Start Tomorrow Student leaders st Willamette university agreed to cooperate with faculty leaders and called oft a projected student body dance to be held downtown Friday night, as part of the annual May day exercises. Dean Frank M. Erlckson asked student body co operation with Willamette tradi tions in a cbapel talk Wednesday morning, his appeal following a conference between students and Olive M. Dahl, dean of women. and Dr. Robert Moulten Gatke, president of the lnterfraternlty council. Plans made this week by a Sa lem graduate of the university, called tor a "Kappa Rho Rho bag rush" Friday night at the armory, the affair to be a dance. A num ber of tickets had been sold. Student organizations at the (Turn to page 2. col. 2) APPEAL OF FEN Irvine Goodman, attorney for the International Labor Defense. announced here yesterday that his organization was planning to appeal the case of Max Ferrar to the state supreme court. Fer rar is In the county jail, start lng a six-months' term for as sault on S. Ellis Parvlne. leader In the community service work here. Goodman denied that the labor defense group was essentially communistic although he said many of Us members were com munlsts. Headquarters of the or ganizatlon are In Berlin. Goodman conferred with Theo dore Jordan, negro, awaiting ex ecution at the penitentiary, while he was in the city. Jordan, con victed of the murder of a rail road employe at Klamath Falls, msy have his ease presented to the state supreme court, Good man said, the International La bor Defense furnishing funds. Local Seal funds for local health work. The suggestion was taken under ad visement. How agitation against the Marlon county health depart ment, a separate organisation from the health association, was evaded last rear, was told by Dr. O. A, Olson of the health depart ment executive board. The board. he said, voluntarily pared 20 per eent from its 1333 budget. Dr. Olson outlined the history of health department. pointing out that it was started en an ex-i tensive scale, backed by un.imit-1 ed re sco u rces from the Common wealth fund and that later- its support was turned over to the city, sehool district and county taxing bodle for support. The main address of the meet lag was delivered by Mrs. Jesta . mine C. Williams, head of - the food 7 and - nutrition' department, Oregon State eollege. n CE NTS; SOLD -Obit 40 cents late last week, asd held tbat early this week with higher options not taken up, there was talk of a possible 50-eest market by the end of this week. ' Bnt this wek Is only half over. and tbe amaslngly high 50 mt figure has been reached In fast time. The 530 bales, averagis around 200 pounds to the bale, represent a mere 338,000. And last fall growers figured they were lucky to get 13 cent a pound! Contract Bualne Also Goen Skyward Contract business also hit the high spots yesterday, with Arch Jerman contracting 600 bales to Lloyd L. Hughes at 30 cents fer 1333 and 25 cents for the next four years. Jerman confirmed this sale. Bishop. Hughes' agent here, said yesterday his company had contracted more than 2.000 balsa for 25 cents. Fire hundred bales were also contracted by Bishop for four years, beginning In ISSf, at 25 cents. The highest outside contract price, 40 cents for one year, was reported yesterday from Saloraa, but was unconfirmed. Yakima hops are also hlttisg high spots this week, and yester day Hughes was buying right and left at 40 cents a hundred, accord ing to word here. Bona fide offers of 47 cents per pound were refused here es terdsy. T. A. Llrealey and compaay bought 85 bales from Chrlstoffer son of Eugene yesterday morning at 41 cents, high price until tko 50-cent deal was closed. Sells Wool Clip For Twice What He Got in 1932 BAKER, May 3 (AP) George Spiropolos of Huntington has sold his wool clip of 20.000 pounds to Rosenthal Brothers et Boston for 17 cents. The price was announced as "more than twice what Spiropolos received last year. This is the first impor tant sale made here this spring. The wool was described as of good average quality. John Col ton of Keating today reported the loss of 200 head of sheared sheep by freezing. The Day in Washington By the Associated Press House passed adnsiaistratloa currency and credit laflaliosi bill and sent farm sneasaro, to which it was attached, to roak feremeo om eeiste aaendmewta. Senate passed Norrls Muscle Shoals-Tennessee valley develop ment bilL House interstate oomnierre committee reported revised ad ministration setmiltios regula tion President Roosevelt began ec onomic conversations with Guide Jung of Italy as Tomas Le Bretea and Ambassador Felipe Esptl et Argentina conferred with Secre tary Wallace. ' j Baustnea leaders at chamber of commerce of the Caltedv States netting recommended -that industry voluntarily work . at minimum wage and other , regnlatioua, - It was learned at white house President ' Roosevelt : expects . the government will need only 3120 60 0.0 60 more savings- to balano. budget for the next fiscal year.