I --.......: . .... ...,-'-.''''''"' . - --." . - ' ..-,.,..- . . ... . .... - - - ' - f 1. WEATHER Fmiil cloadj today aad Budar, continued cool; Max. Temp. Friday 54, Min. 99, rlTer 4 feet, raia .IS inch, nonthweat wind. 1: j. v 1T-. " I EIGHTY-THIRD TEAR Salem, Oregon, Sat'urdaj Bloming, May 6, 1933 No. 35 .; Pig:-' llppSWffl - ,V . . FOUNDCD ' 1051 ; v ' - ' 1 3 ij i r I, -V; AC A ! ( -- . I f- - '.''. iV I mm ROLE OF EDITH MIS 111 CASE IS LIMELIGHT wWe did' she Is Quoted as Saying After Pointing . To Of fleer's Body ;V ! Truck ;Driyer Quotes Note M (hvitingr Rdlice.'ta r vl;:f Reitiove Remains : . ENGENB. May . (AP) Mn. Edith Robertina Banks, who tine Monday aa sat beside her husband la circuit court here and heard bint described by the prose cution as a fanatical rogue and a killer,! was today linked with him by the state in the respon sibility for the slayinc of Con stable George Prescott of Med- ford, for -whose death the two re," on trial "for murder. W dMI" On tbese two words which a state witness declared were uttered by the woman, the Drosecutkin today sought to es tablish that the two must share equal responsibility for the fatal shooting! The : words, the witness aid, were spoken when he point ed to the body of Prescott and asked "Who killed him 7" Prescott was shot to death When he stepped to the porch of the Banks home in Medford with a warrant for the former news paper publisher and orchardist. The defense has described Banks as a man "persecuted to the point of desperation" by corrupt county officials who conspired to erict him from his home, his newspaper office and his exten- sire orchard lands. Track DrlTer Tells f CoBTersatlon Tommy Williams, a truck driv er, was the witness who teatmea as to Mrs. Banks' reputed con section with the slaying. A few minutes after the shooting, he aaid. he drove . by the Banks residence. Mrs. BaBks waved to him. He approached cautiously Bhe gave him a not and asked that he deliver it to state ponce Williams Quoted from the note which, he said, was signed "Mrs. Banks." It read, he testified. "Come and get George Prescott and you will be all right. Then vroceed In order Williams said he asked where Vrmicntt was. and Mrs. Banks pointed to the body and said "There!" "I said 'Who killed him?'." the witness stated. "She said. We did!" Ti-ftnfore Mrs. Banks, who has sat craciouslv beside her gray haired,, austere husband, has tlg red only casually in the state's evidence against the couple. The Jury was instructed to disregard testimony on Mrs. Banks' note and conversation so far as it con cerned her husband, but the evi dence was admitted in the prose cution's case against the woman. Ijonerfcan, O'Brien Wage Verbal Fight Earlier testimony today was in terrupted by frequent and -unusually acrid controversies be tween Frank J. Lonergan, head ing the staff of defense attorneys and the Beveral witnesses. Loner- gan clashed sharply with bergeani James O Brien, state pouceman, Who stood by Constable rrescou s aide on the Banks' porch as a dui- let plowed through the constable's heart. By Inference the attorney accused Sergeant O'Brien of hav- Ing arranged a rifle, revolver and cartridges on the table in Banks', llvinsr room after the omcer naa testified that Banks had left the weapons there. The state .trooper nan leaped from his chair as he cnea out Angrily that he "most certainly did nothing of the sort." Further testimony disclosed tbat Prescott's revolver was still In its holster when his body was examined by the coroner. DEPLORE DELAY Oil U. DEVELOPMENT! SEATTLE. May 6 (AP) De- elaring Idaho, Oregon and Wash Inrton must unite to develop tne Pacific northwest, wmis t. cam- teller, chief engineer of the Co- lumbla river development league. today called the action of Ore - - "rVT .1 .r il .Idetrack the Proposedevelop. ltrKMlK iicsiucu wvo v w tsd ntnlr aVS .!5kortlg!?.,d ""AVi" "'T A tim. m-w iinMitM no . Batheeller aaid. -II Senator (Charles L.) Mc - Nary hasn't' learned about the 1 iMn nthfn .hont . 1s MrmisBihl to Infer.- the englneer aaid. Vthat Oregon and h Mwr crowd at Portland not want the Warrendale dam. miles up the. Columbia river from Portland, any more than they want the Grand Coulee dam. The Warrendale dam was merely men tioned as a scarecrow to frighten President Roosevelt away from the Grand Coulee project." "Old Ironsides" in Oregon .V - 1 ;-.r if . The historic V. S. Frigate Constltation, the Teasel which safeguarded steel holla were Invented, has arrived off the coast of Oregon om will be in Astoria today for a special ceremony. It will go north to returning to the Columbia for a E Identical Figures Turned In by Nearly all of Firms, Complaint WASHINGTON, May 5 (AP) Chairman Charles H. March of the federal trade commission said tonight that Secretary Ickes had filed several complaints with the commission, c o n t e n ding that "practically all the leading ce ment manufacturers in the United States" were submitting identical bids for federal road work, and that there was "no competition." March said the complaints made by the secretary of interior were that since all the bids were alike the bidding was "unfair." The federal trade commission has docketed the complaints for investigation. It was indicated (Turn to page 2, col. 5) Letters were being mailed by the Red Cross here yesterday to notify 126 Marion county young men of their being chosen to fill the county's quota for the Roose velt forest conservation corps. Se lection of men for the quota was made after Individual cases had been investigated to determine the need of each man and his suitability for the work The county's forest crew could 1 be called In to undergo nrellmln ary medical inspection on short 1 notice, should the word come for mobilization. Red Cross officials sia. as yet no information has been received here either as to 1 hen the vouna men will be called or as to how many more than the Initial 128 will be taken 1 under Oregon's - Increased auota. egon dels J ORDERS PILING UP BEND, May 8. (AP) H. K. Brooks, general manager of the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber company of Bend, announced to day that the company's mill B, one of the largest pine milling plants U the northwest, will be- - 1 gin Monday operating two elght- hour shifts dally. One shin is i operating at present. I Th increased nrodnotion. J Brooks said, was made necessary 1 v irfl a v hooted and W the scarcity or certain new v m a M .v TJ ! fa laarlV J.-.eTerel been improving of late." The Increase In operating ached Ule. It Is understood, will not 1 men. but will give increased em- 1 Ployment to regular members of 1 the crew who have been on a 1 part-time oasis. A PORTLAND, May 5w (AP) I "es w J""- ry store some time last mgnt do 1 escape wua waicnes. oraceieu SS and lockets valued ; aat $5000. police said today. The robbers gained entrance through a sky light. - . - . -;. - r WOLP. ADMITS ACT. . . 1 : MEDFORD Mar (AP) Fred Wolf, 36, was held la the 1 1 ill CEMENT IS K COUNTY'S QUOTH Of FOREST CREW READY 2k TO U2AJL. w ,0 tfc iri iiifc visit to Portland a boat mid-August. Famous War Vessel Seen At Newport NEWPORT, Ore., May K (AP) The U. S. frigate Consti tution, making slow progress In a rough sea, passed the Taquina bay entrance at 5:30 p.m. today, in tow of the mine sweeper Grebe. The historic "Old Ironsides" was close to shore, but her time for passing was not known in advance here, and only a few townspeople saw her as she pro gressed slowly northward. A rough bar which has kept the steam schooner Dan F. Han- Ion "barbound" for eight days prevented small craft from going out when the frigate was sighted. ASTORIA, Ore.. May 5 (AP) Citizens of Astoria looked for ward tonight to giving a rousing welcome to the U. S. S. frigate Constitution when the historic old ship visits here tomorrow. "Old Ironsides'' Is due off the river at 9 a. m. The vessel, travel ing under tow, will be met by the unuea Mates coast guard cutter Redwing and convened Into port. She will remain here until May 15. The first official welcome will be made at 1:30 p. m., when May or J. C. Henbrook and city and county officials will pay their re spects to Commander Louis C Gulliver and other officers of the ship French Training Cruiser Arrwesj&: HPX PORTLAND. Ore., May 5 (AP) The French cruiser Jeanne D'Arc. said to be one of the most modern and complete naval train- ships in the world, arrived In Portland today for a week-end visit. The ship will be open to the general public tomorrow ' from 4 to p. m. and Sunday 9 to 11 a. m. and 4 to 6 p. m. - Bend Mill Doubles Output Valuable Jewelry is Gone Triangle Slaying is Eyed Rush Umatilla Plans East county jail here today for qnes - tionlnr eoncemfn tT, f . t .1 . . . ,flwUB OI William Sheldon, 42, who was killed by oned by the court when proper Wolf, police said, because he had I ty holders along the desired been extending his attentions to urs. Wolf. State police said Wolf told them he suspected an affair be- considered: For relocation of an d tonight it may tarn vol tween his wife and Sheldon, had old road in district No. 14 la the been going on for months. Last North Falla section, ' signed by Qreat clouds of gas. making a night he followed her alon a A. Reinhart and others; for ,... tv. -iit. nonred out trail leading from their mountain home. He found her and Sheldon talking, the officers said, and shot him after a brief struggle. DAM SURVEYS MADE PENDLETON, May I, (AP) Mayor Jack Allen of Pendle ton, was scheduled to leave here tomorrow by airplane for Wash Ingtoa, D. C, with briefs of the Umatilla floor control project, dsvelopment of which 1 urred Umatilla eounty residents under .v. i.ii. ...w. -Satisfactory surveys for dams a110111 convention, to be held la - Geologists aaid the gas probab-v-.!ff" HA 1 Chicago October 2 to 5. that thelly was from and -surface fires. :::::Z:,'Z,r: : :rr. . VwPl includes "adequate compen- ject are favorable. The project, l ...... nf vrtnit.ii.i r n he said, -would save a TastjTeteraM with war service eon- amount of money to Umatilla neeted-disabilities without regard land owners who yearly, suffer I to financial status or other means from flood damage. A similar project for the .-. Walla . .Walla, rlver in Umatilla county la be - Ing studied. . Waters .1 V I 1 1 an i'A"- Y,'i the nation's Integrity long before m tour of Pacific coast ports, and Pugt Sound ports from Astoria, ANTE, THREAT NOW May Demand 9 CentS due tO FffpCtiveneSS Of MOVC CliebllVeiiC&& Ul IVIUVC, IndUStry FrOZen UP ASTORIA, Ore., May 5 (AP) Encouraged by reports that their strike was spreading farther up-river, gillnetters who walked out when the commercial fishing season opened Monday predicted tonight that packers will meet their demands by Sunday. The packers, however, remained firm in the declaration that their can neries will not reopen until the fishermen moderate their de mands. A price of 8 cents a pound for Chinook salmon was demanded by the lower Columbia river fish ermen. The packers oiierea s cents, the opening price last sea son, and later some were report ed to have offered tentatively a 7-cent price. Arvid Mattson, secretary of the Columbia fishermen's protec- tlve union declared today: "it won't be lonr before our price will be 9 cents a pound in- stead of 8 cents." As the strike continued, with i no immediate prospect of being settled, 14 canneries along the Columbia river were closed, at a time when the industry, one of the most Important In this region, is normally at Its busiest. A few St. Helens fishermen who ventured out on the river last night declared today down river boats were in th district. ing indiscrlmlnantly. Union of fi- cials here answered that firm in structions have been given the fishermen that no violence is to be used. With surveyors now preparing ! for completion of the ailver Falls i secondary nignway over a newiy- selected route, the county court yesterday was surprised when petition headed by F. L. Lang and signed by many residents the affected territory was sub- m,"ed asking that the road be P tarougft along tne oia route. the original survey, coursing Sil T.r Tall. hot Hfr ahand- I right-of-way objected and put in I heavy, claims for damages. Two other petitions also were Mw road JBlK bool- nB?w.' aw r wora senson ana oiacr. Legion to Favor Uniform Aid For Alt 1 n.'.LTJ All Ul MSIZC.UMCU INDIANAPOLIS. Mar I (API bvl The American Legion's nation? I executive committee today- de- Icided to.. recommend to the .next Won Uk. a .tand tor legislation 1 0f support." , Coincident with this action the 1 committee added $10,000 ta the rehabilitation committee's budget, S1RIKERST0 RAISE OPPOSITION TO OLD FALLS ROAD CHANGES REGULATION OF SECURITIES IS PASSED, HOUSE Wagner Bill Granting Huge Relief Fund to States Ready for Approval Cost Guaranty in Farm aid : Measure Only Barrier; .! Program Speeded;- WASHINGTON. May 8 (AP) Federal " regulation of future security Issues -was voted over whelmingly today by the house as it drove to put all of the Roo sevelt ' emergency program through congress , in time to ad journ by the first of June. The congressional speed was demonstrated again in quick agreement by a conference com mittee on the Wagner bill for f500.QOO.000 of relief grants to states, making possible final passage of that measure the first thing next week. With it; too, may pass the big farm relief bill with its inflation rider. Monday the house will vote on the one point remaining at Is sue since conference with the sen ate was started. This Is the clause inserted by the senate under which the government would un dertake to guarantee each farmer a reasonable profit on his pro duction. Secretary Wallace Is against it. the house so far has been against it, but the senate instructed its conferees to hold on. n v a At r day. but advances were made on important legislation still in U,mmtM fitM Senator r.Uu (Dm- Va ) worked out an agree- his bank regulation bill which he said would result in a measure going before the senate early next week. The second bill advanced was the one-cent federal gas tax meas ure which also carries a reduc tion to two cents in the local pos tage rate. The finance committee was ready to report it. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. May 8. (Saturday) (AP) Spring storms, causing destruction from the Mississippi valley to the At lantie seaboard, left 37 known dead in their wake today and raised to nearly 200 the total of lives taken by southern tornadoes since March. Yesterday s twister, the sec ond of a series born in the low er Mississippi valley this week, killed 22 in Alabama and IS in South Carolina as they levelled homes and buildings in a mad dance over half a dozen com munities. The winds, accompanied by I V?"""1. !al?8 nd 5tnln did heaviest damage at Helena, In west central Alabama, killing 11 and virtually wiping out the little town. Four were killed at Demopolls, Ala., and seven in the Brent-Centerville, Ala., sec tion. At Belton, near Anderson S. C, 10 more died, four lost their lives In the Lebanon sec tion of Greenville county. South Carolina, and one In Laurens eounty, South Carolina. Relief forces today followed the new trail of storms to aid the homeless and scores of in fBP,a nd berin rehabilitation. Jigsaw Peak Threatening Volcano Act DURANGO. Colo.. May I (AP) Carbon mountain, the Jig- mm ub 4h. RunH m ATU of tna mountain after a aeries of rumblings, much louder than' any of those previously heard, echoed from its depths. New avalanches occurred ana reolorlsts estimated that a mil lion tons of debris rolled down the mountainside at various I places Animals ranrinc in the region of the nerambalaUag peak visibly I were nervous and stopped fre- I quently Jn their erasing- to peer I at the mountain with ears pricked I forward. ' created by the betwhkh the va- lanchea generated. They explained Ith.t ttt. mit nnantifv nt dabria rolling down the: mountainside generated an enormous amount of heat which probably set tire to subterranean coal beds. In all. It I wae informally estimated SS.000.- i 099 tons of debris have avalancb- ed down the mountainside. THDO TOLL FOR SEASON NEAR 1 Eighty Thousand ISdnape Agreement; McMath Girl Tells Story of Kidnaping Kept in .Cellar; Head Of Gang Concealed . His Face, Word WOODS HOLE:, Mass., May (AP)' General Daniel C. Needham, head of the Massachusetts state police, early today made public 10-year old Margaret McMath's own story of her kidnaping.' The child told a tale of being held in the cellar of a house by a man who told her she must "never look at his face." His hands, she said, were white. She was tossed In the back seat of the automobile, she said, when she was carried oft. Her hands were bound to her sides and she was blindfolded. "I was taken to a shack near a cranberry bog," Margaret told General Needham. "The.- carried me under the shack in a space set aside for (Turn to page 2, col. 5) TODATJiMPOEG 90th Anniversary of Vote; Sons and Daughters in Charge This Year CHAMPOEG. Ore.. May 5 (AP) Pioneers and their famil ies are expected here from all parts of the state tomorrow to celebrate founders' day. The oc casion will be In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Champoeg meeting May 2, 1843, when a representative form ol government for the Oregon coun try was voted. For the first time since Its ob servance, this year's celebration will be given under the auspices of the sons and daughters of Ore gon pioneers. George W. Cald well, president of that organiza tion will deliver the opening speech after a basket dinner is served at noon. In past years the Oregon Pio neers association nas been in charge of the program, but decid ed after the picnic last year to turn over the active preparations (Turn to page 2, col. 1) HDAN AND TEN PARTNERS CALLED NEW YORK. May 6 (AP) The New" York Times says subpoe nas were served today on J. P. Morgan and ten of his twenty partners to appear In Washington May 23 and explain to a senate banking and currency subcommit tee how the International banking house of J. P. Morgan ft Company operates. Those served. In addition to Morgan, were: Thomas W. La mont. Charles 'Steele, Junius Spencer Morgan, George Whitney. Russell C. Letfingwell. Arthur M. Henderson, Francis Dwlght Bar tow, William Ewlng, Thomas S til- well Lamont and Seymour Parker Gilbert. The banking firm at first ob jected to turning Its records over to Ferdinand Pecora, counsel for the senate sub-committee. But re cently, Pecora said this had been done. Morgan and his partners were notified in advanee of the subpoenas and made no effort to evade service. IS mm Many Visitors Here toi Willamette Annual May day festivities for Willamette university students and graduates opened last night with, the "Willamette night' pro gram at a downtown theater, fea turing college entertainers as well as the regular show. The a n a a a 1 May morning breakfast will be served by the eemnus T. W. C. A. at 7:10 today In Lausanne hall. Unless a de- elded -change for the. better in weather occurs the student lunch eon at noon will be served In Eat on halL Tne coronation of Bernlee Biek- man acQueen Bernlee I and rec ognition of her court - of honor which was originally planned for the corner campus will be held in the gymaaslsm at S o'clock where also will be staged the dsnee pa ansom r fouce Start Profee Worth $80 ftOO, Parents Agree it 1 1 'rr; v-;-"-v-' MARGARET McMATH FROM GUAM CITED TOKYO, May I Saturday (AP) The nationalistic newspa- per Kokumin Shimbun, under the headline "American governor's outrareous order." today featured an alleged order of Captain E. S. Root, governor of Guam, "deport ing" 112 Japanese laborers from the island. Kokumin Sbimbun's own ac count was that the laborers had entered Guam tor six months res idence, which had expired and Root had refused renewals. Nev ertheless the laborers appealed to the Japanese consul-general at Manila asking Tokyo s interces sion with Washington. The newspaper said an Interna tional Issue was likely to arise, but the foreign office declared it was ignorant of (he matter. Lewelling Will Rule Next Week On Beer in City Judge L. G. Lewelling, before leaving for Albany yesterday, said he would return here Mon day and Indicated his decision In the eity beer ease would be forth coming sometime next week. Pro prietor Kahle of a soft-drink place here seeks an Injunction against all city officials, restrain ing them from enforcing a city ordinance against the sale of beer. A temporary Judgment was granted by Judge McMahan. Judge Lewelling Is now to decide whether or not the lnjuctlon shall be made permanent. Meanwhile beer is being sold steadily In Sa lem with none but a federal li cense required. May Festival geant centering around an inter national theme. Featured athletic events of the day wlll be the Willamette-Reed college tennis matches at It o clock on the Willamette courts and the Lin field college-Willam ette baseball game on : O linger neia in the axternoon. Activities will close with the Junior class play "As Tea Like It". -Advertised as the play Sf years eld. to be held in the 8alem high school auditorium Saturday night el 1:10. - ,.vr v . So far bo tally baa bees, made of the number of guests on the campus, according to Ray Rhoten, student manager, but a large aumber of kirk school students and alumni were quartered at so rorities, fraternities aad- dormi tories with still more expected to day. - - - ' ' i ' " i' 1-- v t... '4 r h .f ,"-'- ' ' - . I i- i . w . : t -1 f 1 ... . - ' t t- V' ? tv- ,v:i ; JAPANESE n aid to 1PE0 TO IE Girl is Returned at Early Hour Friday; Inqub7 Made, Guard Ship News Leaks out too Soon; . Persons Well Known to Family are Blamed HARWICH PORT. Mass.. Mar Saturday (AP) Ten-year-old Margaret McMath, who was kidnaped from school last Tues day, was restored safely to her family last night after the pay ment of about $80,000 ransom. A letter received Wednesday night In the girl's handwriting, and a subsequent mysterious con tact established with the abduc tors, led to her return to her' fa ther. Neil C. McMath. at S a.m.. Friday. She apparently was la good health. Early today. McMath and Wil liam Lee, his business associate. were being questioned aboard a coast guard ship by police and District Attorney William C. Crossley, who described the ease as "very unusual." Daniel G. Needham, state com missioner of public safety, said the two men were remaining with the Investigators voluntarily, that no one was In custody, and that Crossley was cooperating "hi ex amining various Individuals with the hope of ascertaining Informa tion which will lead to the appre hension of the perpetrators of this dastardly deed." The kidnapers exacted a prom ise they would be given a 48 hour start after returning- the child. But news or her return aboard Lee's boat, the Bob, "leak ed" out. Coast guard boats closed la at dusk on the Bob, in the harbor in front of the McMath's Har- J wlchport home, and took off the girl, her father, Lee. and twooth- er Harwlchport residents. Her fa ther had intended keeping her on the boat until the 48-hour limit expired under "dire threats" of what would result If he broke his promise of Immunity. News of Margaret's safe return i first developed when she was seen on the deck of the coast guard boat. Also summoned for questioning were George Bacon, vice president of the Merchants National bank of Boston, and Ralph Snow, head of the Cape Cod Five Cents Sav ings bank of Harwlchport. Ser geant Harold Delaney of the state police was present. Lee had acted as spokesman for the McMath family ' during the child's absence. Bacon, accom panied by Delaney, took about $80,000, from Boston to Harwich port Thursday night. The Boston American, in a co pyright article yesterday, aaid a person well known to the family had engineered the abduction aad that Margaret would be returned safely within 24 hours. Needham issued a statement telling how authorities broke through the wall of silence Mc Math and his friends had tried to build around the girl's return, presumably to make good their reported promise to the kidnap ers. "Last night," he said, -the Merchants National bank et Boston requested Capt. Bllgh f the state police at the state house to furnish an armed guard for the transportation of money. "Capt. Bllgh . . . sent Sergt. Delaney, armed and la plala (Turn to page 2, col. 1) The Day in Washington By the Associated Press Bowse passed government s cmrltiee regalatioa MIL Dr. Hjalmar Schacht of Ger many arrived for economic venations with President relt.-' - - ' v ' : ,-- . ". " ' V Bemata aad koaac coafeswea reached agreraeat oa for 500,000,000 relW tm states. -. i ' 8enator Glass and Secretary Woodla. agreed on provisions ot former's basking reform bill, ex pected to.be brought up for eem slderatioa soon. - Chamber of eomiucWe of the United States cwdorard prteci pie ef KoternmCTteptnlaed ' control, ef prod act tea .aad pet&Joa by tadastry. TO ABDUCTORS