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THHEAT STORY
Bank's Indictment was not!
Returned j. Until After
Time indicated
nafancJ Da Pw moil
Defense Rests, - Casemay
Reach Jury, Tonight;
Alienists Heard
EUGENE, May 1. (AP)
Attempting to punch holes In the
. bulwarks or defense testimony,
ths prosecution today launched a
Tigoro is attack on witnesses fori
Llewellyn A Banks and his wife,
Edith Robertina Banks, on trial
ia circuit court her tor first de-
(reo wuruer.
The prosecution -opened Us re
buttal within a few minutes alter
the defense bad brought Its case
to a surprisingly . sudden conclu
sion after havlne introduced alien-1
ists whose testimony rerealed I
they considered Banks was labor-I
lng under a form of "ImpuIsiTe night ristted the bonus march
mania" when two months ago to- era' encampment at Fort Hunt,
day ha shot and killed Constable Virginia, and amid their cheers
George Prescott of Hedford, who told them she felt all of them
was trying to serre a burglary would hare "fair consideration."
warrant on the former Mearora
newspaper publisher and orcnard-
1st.
Walker Denies Be
Uttered Threats
In the rebuttal Ed Walker,
state policeman, testified that he
had nerer threatened Banks' life,
Defense witnesses had made the
accnitatlon- CArAa Warren state
trooper, who stood outside the" marchers, demanding immediate
Banks home before and after the payment of the bonus, are as
shooting, denied anyone had en- sembled. She smiled and said a
tered tho house until the officers word to each of 10 men who had
came. Several defense witnesses, been decorated in the war as
who had declared that they also they were presented by Brady,
were ;eye-witnesses" to the slay- Mrs. Roosevelt smilingly told
ing, had. testified otherwise. the men she could not talk with
George R. Carter, county clerk, them "of the thing about which
aiLthe ballot theft indictments you want to know most," say
werej not returned until 5:30 ing "It is not my business to
o'clock on the afternoon preced- talk politics." She referred to
ing the killing, whereas a woman the bonus issue,
defense witness hadsaid-Prescott JLs ah went about the camp,
had a warrant f oranksr" arrest B0m6 men on the outskirts had
on this charge at 3:30 p. m., and .hona "What ahnnt tm
that tho consntable had then
made a threat on Banks' life.
Attorneys believed the case
would be put to the Jury before
court adjourned tomorrow. Con
cluding arguments were expected
to be fiery and lengthy.
Principally through Dr. 8. E.
Joseph! of Portland, did the de
fense try to show that Banks was
a victim of "transitory mania,
otherwise known as compulsory
or Impulsive mania or mental eon-
fusion" when he raised his rifle
and shot
"32 - wlmingly for "repeal in pre
as the constable stood on I ,. t, :,
heart
P."Lt. "J&SZ
sion to the Banks home. On the
witness stand la his own behalf.
Banks had declared he believed
hi. w nf on th- iif of mm.
Banks was in danger.
Delegates irom me lour unns i
PH-TEUS
C01CIL PHED
of the rarent-Teacner association No dry delerate8 were Reeled
In Salem met Ust night at theJ ,n 8eTen of tne 2S countlea ln
chamber of commerce rooms to4TA ..... .
organize a city council to be
known as the Salem Council of
rareni-ieacners.
Speakers at the meeting were
r.rr t wi.;!.. f
" ;l n L.;.:.
i "7... JTnU: w
. i h.vi.i.. ..kMi nriTioi
school prtncipal. Mrs. R. L.
wtrh t.A-nr.iant f the Ore-
gon Congress of Parent-Teachers.
A Mmmlttu in nnmtnate offl-
cers to be elected , at the next
meeing. May 2 6, "was appointed.
Those named were George Hug,
J. McNeil, Gofdon McGilchrlst,
Dorothy Taylor, Fred Wolf, Mrs.
McLellan and Mrs. Daugherty.
Ex-President of
Princeton Killed
WOODBRIDGE, N. J., May 16
(AP) President-emeritus John
. Grier Ilibben. Woodrow Wilson's
successor at Prineeton university,
was fatally injured late today in
an automobile accident near a
traffic Intersection here. He was
72 years old.
Mrs. HIbben, who was riding
with her
isr nusoana, was -uri iuu
to the Rahway. N. J.. gen-
taken
eral hosplui.
Oregon Baptist
j? Session. Opened
:Tr Z Jl TLiT:
rarts of Oregon' were here today
to attend the opening of the an
nual state Baptist convention. Dr.
F. B. Matthewi.of Corvallls pre
sided
; eolventton t executive secretary, invasion of any nation or the
gave, the annual convention ser- destruction of a national sov
' L J' i.r in h -on-l ereiicnty.. eaa be. prevented only
... e. a r n 117 I - atarai siauu via -7 siui vi . -w
rtuuid Thursday. "
Germany Expectant
As Hitler
On Arms is Awaited
Roosevelt Pronouncement Deemed Related to
Nazi Leader's Program; France Blamed
Chiefly for Deadlock at Geneva
BERLIN, May 16 (AP) All Germany tonight waa on
.tiptoe of expectation over Chancellor Hitler's address to
the reichsta tomorrow when the Nazi chief will announce
German policy on the armaments question and other related
international issues.
In preparation for this momentous event, the chancellor
FiRST LADY VISITS
BOB MM
Assures Them of Fairness
But Will not Discuss
Mission's Purpose
WASHINGTON, May 1
Wading through ankle-deep mud.
If rs. Franklin D. Roosexelt to-
The wife of the chief execu-
tire was ajtcompanied by Louis
M. Howe, one of the president's
secretaries.
As she stepped from the auto
mobile she was greeted by
George A. Brady of Oklahoma,
permanent chairman of the con-
Tenuon lor wnicn the 1Z00
Us?", but were quickly silenced
by those nearby.
IM1G REPEAL
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 16
I A s-r 1 Uav n VAtan
Uoved forward tonight to the
next two steps that will com-
" formal ratification of
I th congressional resolution to
repeal the
eighteenth amend-
ment.
A total of 325 precinct con
ventions has designated 451 dele
gates to vote for repeal and 76
to vote against it at 23 county
conventions May 18. These coun
ty conventions in turn, will elect
delegates pledged to vote either
wet or dry at the state repeal
convention in Casper May 25
Thpr worn ft A 7 nrnclncti In tha
piatt had majorlt, of dr;
delate8i Tne margin there wa8
it . n j.t..... t-
comparl8on Natrona e0nnty
eea 11 wet delegates and no
W delegates, Albany 44 wets
m no drys and Sheridan 72
- 1 "eis ana no arys.
gQ ScOllt FaCG
Ul,wuia CUC
: CoUtt Of HonOT
Eighty-nine Boy scouts have
r ui aanceineuiB
to be formally awarded at the
Marion-Polk county court of hon
or to be held at Oregon Normal
school, Monmouth, at 8 o'clock
tonight. Judge George Rossman
of the state supreme court will
preside.
MINT n
Arms 1 01 Wat Unneeded
Says Roosevelt Message
WASHINGTON, May 16
(AP) Arresting phrases from
PrealriATit Ttnnaevelt'B measarea to
messages to world leaders and
congress:
. , has become increas
ingly evident that the assurance
of world political and economic
peace and stability is threatened
by selfish and ahort mlghted
I UrfM to ndtttar
actions.'
"The :deep rooted desire fof
IJiZiijku for better living con-
Unions and for the "avoidance ot
war is - shared by mass humanity
In every country." ' ' -
"It- is high time . for us ana
1 the complete elimination
Message
-Otoday held a prlvata conference
I with President Von Hlndenburg
and then retired to seclusion to
work out the exact terms of his
eagerly awaited pronouncement.
Newspapers and the pubUe gen-
erally are Intensely interested in I
the coming declaration by the aggression and abolish the pow
chancellor and are deeply concern- erful weapons of attack that the
ed to know how it will affect the nations may move together to
recent drift of foreign opinion ward peace and prosperity.
wnicn apearea to do sweeping ine
reich toward international isola-
hm
France is being blamed by most
of the newspapers for the dead-
lock at Geneva, but other coun
tries are also the objects of criti
cism.
Some of the journalistic com
ment finds a connection between
President Roosevelt's message of
today which was generally re-
ceived with approval and the
chancellor's speech tomorrow. The
Tageblatt says the Roosevelt
sneech cives the world an onnor-
tunity for quiet reflection.
- I
Plans for Entertaining him
Here June 3 Formulated
At Night Gathering
Tentative Diana for entertain
in. Tni. a rnii... I
hr- w v. .ift.'i
burg, W. Va.. national command-
er or ine American region, on j
June 3, were formulated last
night at the chamber of commerce
uj m truup Wi 1CR1onnire w
mciuaea jaca jcaam or uaiias,
state commander, Carl Moser of I
Portland, state adlutant. Allan
n I
v..D, CTiumutr 01 uapu
pom, ana Mayor uougias MCKay.
Tne group named H. G. "Fod"
'"uuu cuiraiu on ar-
(ugeiueuu.
Commander Johnson's visit in
Salem will be his only official stop
in Oregon, it is understood. Wind
ing np his official tour of posts
throughout the United States he
will be making his first visit here
since his election at Portland last
August.
Plans for Commander Johnson's
coming Include a parade and ban
quet, Salem was ehosen for his
official vtalt In nrarnn Wani. i(
the national champion drum
corpa and auxiliary trio beinr
uerw uia uecaase oi me city s
central location.
It is expected Johnson will out-
te Diana for the 193a n.tinn.i
legion convention which will be
held at Chicago early ln the fall,
Hop Yard Labor
Price Fixed but
I m . a
Pickets Remain
TAKIMA, Wash., May 16
(AP) Hop growers in the Moxee
district, whose varda have been
ram chief of
LEGiON WILL VISIT
picketed the last two dava hvllmmMi tatin- hA nf th. nr.
groups of men urging workers to
demand 35 cents an hour for an
eight-hour day, met today and
adopted a uniform wage scale of
rm tu uvui iui . ivuuui
day. The previous wage was 10
12 cents an hour for a 10-hour
cents an hour.
Ranchera tnAxr nntntAil nnt
ncners today, pointed out
most of them have not profited
by the recent advance in hop
prices, as their crops were under
contract at IS to 13 cents
ponnd.
the weapons that make such a
course possible today."
u mi -u wivuHiHie. . , wr
people realise that weapons
S-t".?.
"u hiu
freely give them np if all the
nations ot the world will do
likewise." 1 -
'The economic) conference
must establish order in place
the present chaos by a stabillza-
tion of currencies, by freeing Ue
now or world traae, ana ny
ternauonai action to raise price
levels." .
"Our duty (in the disarma
ment conference) Ilea in the
reetion of bringing practical
suits through concerted '. action
based upon the greatest good
the greatest number."
ot
BOLD MESSAGE
OF PEACE SEWT
BT ROOSEVELT
Proposes Nations Shall not
Send Armed Forces out
For any Purpose
r..-ui o-L- .
Favorable Reception met in
Germany Encouraging;
Acclaim General
WASHINGTON. May 1.
(AP) America stood before the
world tonight with an nnnrece-
dented direct appeal to renounce
i . , , A .
LitVt,ll A from the. elected
I fpre8entativea of his own people.
tantiv " tnwtH RArin tv.a
and othe lmnort.nt A
whose reaction depends the suc
cess of this bold and straightfor
ward American effort to lead the
world away from war and talk of
war.
Encouragement was drawn
from nreliminarT dlaMtrti.
ing the message had been very
favorably received bv nrm
statesmen for, most of all, offic-Iian
i.i xxr ,', ' .. 1'
ll BOUluaiUU WU LUUL'CrUKU I
with the attitude of Hitlerite
Germany.
There, open rebeUion axainst
the restirictive provisions of the
Versailles treaty has aroused
fears of a revived teutonic mili
tary power dashing all hope of
arms reduction and nnifled eMnn
against the forces of degression.
Ranked br manv rorerament
officials amonr the treat state I
papers of American history, the
Roosevelt message, sent direct to
the sovereigns or presidents of 54
nations, was disoatcheA with rhur.
acteristic and dramatic surprise
eiiect this morning.
It proposed the nations not
only should limit their arms and
abandon those that are nsed for
offensive nurnoses but ahonld I
that thT will send no arm-
ed foPce of whatsoever nature
across their frontiers."
The message was seen in offic-
,al ousters as striking at the
roots of strife in the far east, of
wa . - ,,
cf forebodings of another and
serious conflagration in Europe.
1 proposing that no armed I
forces be sent beyond frontiers, it
wonid commit the United States
against tending marines to Latin-
American nations a haa hn
done In the nast.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 16.
( kt A tlrnnuii ttan tn
break the force of the Wisconsin
milk strike, now ln its fourth
day, was decided npon tonight as
Btate authorltie. deUIled larze
I VA V v uiuuilbicv ugvauu iaia,o
detachments of naUonal guards-
I v ,
of pickets halting market ship-
ments
wmMOM reporia reacmng oi-
1 1 1J
mi.i- .v.. rnn.
in Shawano county, west of
vjreen nay, were planning -o
close cheese factories, eonden-
i series ana creameries in meir
ht pnee.. compare-
serles and creameries in their
tive quiet prevailed at snawano
following the closing of four
plants in that vicinity yesterday
by irate dairymen,
Adlutant General Ralnh M.
dieted outbreak, instructed four
national guard companies here
to be prepared.
The effort to end the strike
aeaaiocKea on tne Teiusai oil
strike chiefs to confer with Gov-
deadlocked on the refusal of
Urnr A. o. Sohmedeman rnA.r
I . V..t .
conditions he prescribed.
E
Election ot directors to the
v . .. .v- .-1.-. 1 .....T. t
19 win be explained at a publle
Education
-- .Miuiv vt
of I TiiC T tTTC. .VT,
"t a". The
euestJon of suitable directors, who
wm contract with hii school die-
trlcti t0 uke 8tadents from non-
ht-h -.hwi iiciri t. u ni
ta nnkt uw rfi'cnuioa.
ILK MILK
STRIKERS
FE1ED
SH
W LL BE EXPLA NED
ofl That the Education Promationl Steve Wallnlla, 206. Astoria.
J .Moela tion nlana to fleht for re -
j tentlon ot the pupil transportation
in - 1 system is evidenced ln the form
letter announcing the Friday
I meeUnr. which reads ln part:
- "it Is very Important that neo -
dl-ple elected as. directors tor this
re - 1 new board ... are people who be -
I lieve ln . . . transportation and! 155, Portland. won a four round
to I who will . . . work to keep both
1 tuition and transportation.'
Plans Two-Way
Hop Over Ocean
Ambitions to go one better than
the "Lone Eagle," Louis J.
Hmitii, 21-yearHld aTtator, of
St. Petersburgh, Fla will an
tenpt a solo flight from New
York to Paris and back this
summer. He plans to take off
in the latter part of June, and
hopes to make the round trip
in 74 hours.
Frflnrkrn shakpn Fflrlv
rTdnuiaGU OlldKeil tdTiy
- .
in Morn, l. a. Later in
Day; Long Beach hit
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16
(AP) Two sharp earthquakes.
hours apart and centered far from
each other, shook San Francisco
anl Lo Angeles today
Coming at 3:45 a. m. the first
earth movement awakened resl-
dent f the San Francisco bay
area caused minor damage In the
at bay region and was felt as
'ar eout a Watsonville and as
r uurm is .ureaa. nesiaenis
1x1 8ome auctions ran from their
homes. Clocks were stopped.
Tn tremo caused an earth
allde In Niles' canyon, Alameda
e?natT- rolt windows, cracked
Pter andtumbled canned goods
lTom Bl0T "helves. It registered
H 01 moderate intensity but was
" a J"v ' ok In many
Placet. Professor Perry Byerly of
tho University of California, de-
BcriDe " a stne severest local
,noek "Ince 12
u9 Angeies was snaren i or
Dont lwo aeonds at 12:58 p.m. I
The earth movement there was de-
acnoea as onsk but no damage
M" reported. The shock also was
felt in Long Beach, which suffer-I
ed more than any other city ln the
recent southern California earth
quakes
Hop Mart Holds
At 75 Cents But
NO SaleS Noted
" 1Mlt,u
Tne local hop market held firm
Teterday at the 75-cent figure
I 7"'
4"yw lcu- "
. -
V Bal
1 were made. So far A. J. Ray &
COm?any fd W", ?op comW
hf 7 Ct Urn 016
hi flrni-sv
I - O -
fiAmk rnntrtM hn.tn.., I.
I 7 .a BuS
on, but no new tops on this angle
naTe reported
lis .
Late 5DOrts
i i
SAN FRANCISCO May 16
(AP) Bob Kruse, 206, Port -
land. Ore., took two out ot three
falls to defeat Abe Kaplan. 220.
New York wrestler, in a main
went bout iere tonight. Kruse
I " the first fall with a double
wrist lock in 19 minutes. Kap-
,an t001- the second with a body
" iuo nwuu imu uuuj
m ia 9 minutes and Kr...
came back to win the deciding
I -.h v v.t,. .
fall with a crab hold in 4 mln-
utes.
lUKTl-AiSD, Ore.. MaV 16
l-1 ,' nnstner of Akron
t m i . -
and Frank Van Hee of Seattle
loagm iv last ronnas to a draw
in the main event of tonight's
fight card here. Chrlstner weigh
ed 207, five pounds more than
van Hee.
Wan XT VI. .
1 .1, ' ",.Ctl v"" " A"
I ner backed up against the rooes
tV"7vf ?'C. ChrtBt'
V.T v
- 1 w'uww came oaca m tne next
' I round with a succession of hard
r1? S'"' hd tha
.awr wuenn. ,
Ford Smith. . 201, Kallspel.
Mont, won a four-round decision
over Bearcat Baker. 185. Seattle.
I ln the aeml-windup.
1 scored a technical knockout
I the third of four scheduled
rounds over Bob wiuard. 218.
I Hood River, carl Campbell. X iff,
I Portland, took a f onr-round de -
1 fision from Carl Eastland. 1 8
UOH CITIES
ROCKED BY QUAKES
I Astoria. In the first of fosrleert E. Rahe of Willamette naW
1 scheduled ' rounds.' Paul t Kerch. I versltr. JOss Margaret Stevenson
decision , from Ray Morgan, 166,
1 Portland, In the opener.-
KOLUIIA
FISHERMEN TO
CEASE STRIKE
Seven Cent Price Agreed on
As Compromise; Astoria
y Group Belligerent
One Meeting is Broken up;
Lower River Contingent
Barred at Meeting
ore.. May is (AP)
Belief was expressed here to-
nignt that the end or the strike or
4,000 Oregon and Washington
rillnetters was In siitht when fish-
ementtom 15 mid-coiumbia riv-
with the assurance they would be
paid seven cent sa pound for Chi
nook salmon.
At a meeting from which lower
river fishermen and strike offi
cials were barred, the mid-Colum
bia gillnetters offered to return
to work for the seven cent price.
and the packers, who previously
had named 6 cents as their
nr-.m mw-raA tV.l. to-m. Th.
strikirs had demanded " eight
cents.
The compromise between fish-
ermen and packers was effected
at a second meeting at Legion hall
after a first meeting called at Al-
ien hn hv Mavor w. j. smith hi
been broken up by about 50 troi-
. 7 Vt . . v w" - , I
art1 n narTova rvnm r n a a i
iwria uisirici. A guara was piacea
at irton hail nni. f!hrmi.
from Altoona, Wash., uprlver I
" i
were admitted. Once the meeting
was convened, it was held with no
outside interference.
Eight representatives of pack
ing firms operating several can
neries along the river in Oregon
and Washington attended the
meeting and agreed to the terms
on which the fishermen said they
WOuld return to their drifts.
CLEAN WILLAMETTE
PORTLAND. May 16 CAP)
The Portland city council today I
directed its Reconstruction Fin-
ance corporation committee to
Uke up with Governor Julius L.
Meier plans for the state to back
a project for all cities of the
Willamette tiIW tn nnitA in
vi nn th win m t
river. The committee will sug-
rest that the state fnrniib
funds for preliminary engineer-
ing and that the federal gov -
ernment be asked to furnish
funds for carrying out the pro-
jeet
The council's decision followed
. . . .
construction of a sewage
I At .i... . .m
mated to cost upwards of 16. -
aaa aaa t h- -
r ,
000.000. It would be financed by
the Reconstruction Finance cor-
I "
I
TnflC ZTf NlTlPtv
llUUb die lVlIlCLy
rn v'rv rnm
tS 12 KjOttiam
VFtt TflltK- Mit 1R ikT
Hops advanced about three cents
a pound today ln response to ac-1
tive inquiry from brewers. It
was said that a heavy contract
business was being done on the
Pacific eoast for the next two
and three years. Pacific coast
I Prime to choice 1932 hops are
1 uuoiea ai as 10 so cents a
VonnA.
Tr a ntwri Dplann
siAaus
Is Name Chosen
i , , , , , . . .
hA
!?ea in on. ?orn "r. "u
I airs. Herman nans or route eigm,
,d,, . h.Tth c-rtiflcate
filed with the Marlon county
kaUV i.ai -4-t a r aatarf W The
hmu -,. Kv-a fm A mrsA
UtUO i-uuw wao uvi aa waj w. uu,
wn0 knows, maybe he'll be presl-
dent some day, as la the man he
is named after.
1
Bethel Community Gives
Best Play,
I ,-.-
drama contest was held ln Salem
M -torium and tti
prtxe certuicates wsre awaraaa.
Dr. Phillip Parsone ot University
0f Oregon presided,
' With its bnbbllnr three-aet
- I eomedr. "The Little Clodhopper,"
I Bethel eonunnnity elub won the
in I honor of producing the best com-
I munity play ln the county this
1 year. Hayesrlue community cjub
I presenting another eomeay. rne
1 Littlest Bridesmaid ," , ranks aeo-
5. 1 end. - Judges were Professor Her-
I and Mrs. -Marjorie Walker Rat-
1 cliff e. - -' ' "'
Xntcrmhulon entertainment was
Construction Costing $3,300,000,000 Contemplated; Bin
Also Includes Regulation of Industry, Voluntary
Agreements Encouraaed but Power is Also Included
r r-x -r, .,
10 niorce I Mem IT NeCCSSary
Bill Provides 400 Million
For Naval Construction, Like Amount for Army and
Various Other Undertakings for Which no set Limit
Is Prescribed; Liquor Revenue Anticipated
(Copyright. 1933. the
Mr TASHINGTON.Mavlfi
TJ ' J "
T T time the hlh puohc works-industrial regTiktion bill in
which President Roosevelt will ask almost unlimited Dowers
to combat the depression through a S3.300.000.000 construc-
tion program and through regulation of industry tonight was
finally yaoA nr. t. t.u
,.J J Tf, " "W-
Declaring in its preamble the existence of "a state of ruu
tional emergency" because of
nvi-i Kn "itMAiiMA;..!;.- m -
me uiouigtiuiAauun oi
bt nn nrnnll fV.
'
fn u . !J.
y u proviue permission IOr voluntary agree-
menis wunin inaustry. ine power is included, however to
OREGON WILL GET
iT
Eugene, Medford and Baker
Destinations of Groups
From Chicago Area
SAN FRANCISCO. May" 16.
(AP) Plans for the reception
in western states of more than
100,000 members of the civilian
conservation corps, many of them
from the eastern United States,
were completed here today by Ma.
lor General Malin Craig, com
mander of the ninth corps area
of the United States army,
I General Crai todav notified
I com mandinr officers of the aec
oni, third, fifth, sixth and sev
ntn corps areas, requesting that
"keleton groups of from 500 to
1 iov men be entramea at once ror
I various destinations In the west.
These will be followed within five
days by succeeding detachments.
sixth corps area head-
anartara.. ChtcarA IK riira will
P "ttt0 Medfrd' 0"': " cadT
res to Eugene, Ore.; IS cadres to
l tt. ... V.--..V. M. , V . II I
. . . 1, 7,1 . , Q ' ' , "-4
Baker, Ore.; 18 cadresT
ort Lew Wash ' 26 cadres
T n. ' . . ;
I
WASHINGTON, May 16 (AP)
I Gaston B. Means' lurid version
I of the Lindbergh kidnaping tailed
I to impress a jury ln the District
lot Columbia supreme court and
j the former federal agent and his
i co-aeienaani. .iorma i. m is
ker, were found guilty ot con
spiracy to defraud through a
ransom hoax.
The Jury deliberated two hours
and 20 minutes before It returned
a verdict finding the two had con
spired to mulct Mrs. Evelyn
vjt.i.v .t .i .
w!
"ri" . . "1
i in. ion x-ob, oi t,v .
ther told her was to be riven the
kidnapers ln exchange for "hot
I rirl-iMn 11 An A V Til tflfim YlT fVil
I T In i K -
mw e
I The maximum penalty facing
the two men is two years ln prl-
'son and a fine ot 810,000.
Judges Rule
provided by the county champion
Sllverton Hills orchestra and Lib
erty community chorus. Over
200 persons attended.
First place certificates were
awarded as follows:
Attendance,. Lablsh Center;
best use of Ulent, district one.
West Stayton; district . tsar,
Bethel r Improvement- Jn -attendance.
Turner;, pnblle speaking.
Sflverton Hills; community, his
tory, from standpoint of
English.' Waldo 'Hills; commun
ity hlsotry from historical stand
point, Roberts,' written . by Doro
thy Rice; best neighborhood spir
it, - Hayesvllle; best appearing
community house. Waldo Hills;
laprorement duriag course of the
wlntervJUimsvlIle; orchestra, Sll
verton : Hills; . eborns,'. Liberty:
drama. Bethel.
MS IN FAILS
TO IMPRESS JIIH
for Highways, 100 Million
Associated Press)
fAPl Pft t. in.u
-.v.iu.v Aui "'C "'U1
the unemployment situation
muusiry, ine momentous leeis-
a a a . .
!Av. i , ,
"cvuuve wiin uiuau ioan-ma-
J- , .
enforce agreements if necessary.
It was disclosed tonight that
President Roosevelt, searchisg
for new avenues for gaining ad
ditional federal revenue, is con
templating an early appeal to
the states to ratify the amend
ment repealing the etehteemfc
amendment.
With an eye to the wossibilv
of such revenue at some future
aate, it was Intimated that ia
sending the public works-Jndas-
trial control bill to congress
will ask that he be given power
to reduce or eliminate any bw
taxes proposed for the amortiia
tion of the big constructs
fund.
The legislation is to be in
troduced tomorrow shortly axr
noon with the full weight ot th
administration behind it for en
actment at this session of con
gress. As finally completed late to
night at the office of Lewis W.
Douglas, director of the budget;
who conferred with the president
until after sundown, the bin
would authorise the following
construction works.
1. Public highways 8400.
000,000, of which 8250.0ee.69t
would follow the present alloca
tion and 3150,000,000 would be
for extensions.
z. public buildings No set
limit.
3. Naval construction 3106.
000,000 maximum.
4. Army, including equipmeat
and possibly a hugh airplane flo
tilla should the disarmament
conference fail 3100,000. 046
maximum.
5. Slums and housing follow
ing the pattern of the U. S.
Housing corporation of war days
no set limit.
6. Natural resources. Including
soil and erosion work. foratry
and similar projects no tt
limit.
7. Loans to railroads for main
tenance and equipment no Un
it. ,
E
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. May 16
(AP) Southern rivers were off
on new spring flood sprees today
and dwellers of the lower vslley,
weary of continuous high water
fights, anxiously awaited Brother
crest from overburdened stresses
to the northward.
Tributaries ot the MUs's!ps
again rolled over thousands of
acres of farm lands ia Mississip
pi. Arkansas, west Tennessee and
Missouri, ruining some crops
which had been planted alnce the
last flood waters subsided, a&d
causing a new and serious delay
ot planting ' in many sections.
Planting of cotton has suffered a
severe shock la many sections ot
the valley. .
With 15 deaths attributed to
floods In the Ohh basin, the pew-.
erful Mississippi tributary to the
north had calmed down consider j
ably today, starting a fall at Cln-.
einnatl as 'the crest 'moved to
wards the Mississippi and St. Lou
is, where a stationary gauge is
expected Wednesday or -Thursday,
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SDH EIIS
OiEWiK
IXTOX1CATIOX CHARGED .
City poUce' Ust night arreaUd
a man giving the name of Harry
Jensen. Salem, on a charge et.be
tug drunk. - He , was held Ia .city .
Jail.'.-- - " --..." .,
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