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V--' - W) r Vacation Time ' . Have the Statesman for' warded to your Tacatlon ad- dress. Yoor regular carrier will collect when . yon re turn. Telephone 010L v WEATHER J t Partly cloudy todaylan-l : Moadar, Ugh rain o I Max. .Temp. 4 Saturday TeV' .Mia. 60, rirer 8 feet, soutn FOUNDED 1051 1 " t' EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR Salem. Oregon, Sunday Morning:, June 25, 1933 mWW I t I A ft I I I A 1 DRAGWETFA1LS TO GftTGH BAHK HOLDUP BAIT Hitting Below Belt Taboo in Industry; Coae is Formulated Roads to North and South Watched; Aumsville Loss is Insured Leaders in "Dozen Lines of Business Convene Draft Rules; -Wages and Hours of Employment not yet Decided To Mrs. E. T Pierce Describes Invader; $700 Taken, : ' Vault not Opened Stat police and the Marion county, sheriffs office early this morning had been unable to ap prehend a Z 5-year old bandit who Bhortly-before 11 a. m; Saturday morning robbed the Aumsvllle State bank of .$750 in currency. Roads north and south of Salem were being' checked for the ban dit and a,' net of police 6tficers had also been stretched ; east and west of the scene of the robbery, the escaping man haying been ob served to hare started towards Stay ton,' while others said be went north towards Macleay. . ! ,The bank was entered when Mrs; E,T. Pierce of Salem, wife of the " bank " cashier and rice president,' was there alone. . Mrs. Pierce had Just placed several bundles of currency In a drawer beneath the cashier's ; window when the robber, entering by the front i door, asked v; Mrs. Pierce where the man was." Mrs. Pierce said that when she Inform ed the bandit that Mr. Pierce had stepped out, the robber whipped out pistol and ordered her to hani oyer the bank's money "damned quick. Does Not Demand . Opening. of Vault . The bandit scooped the curren cy from the counter and left the bank hurriedly. Ignoring $15 In rolled money on the counter. Sev eral thousands of dollars were in the Tau.lt which the; bandit did not order; Mrs. Pierce to open. There was a time lock on it which made it impossible to open the ITHIISTS TO CONVENE HERE WPiffl Officers ! n m I bLlaZil ILIInD I mm CHICAGO, June fc4 (AP)-The fight in many lines of American business has been "tempered' -Competitors in a dozen industries who have met here to organize the industries , under the national industrial recov ery act have made Queensbury rules by which competition is strictly limited. Their chief concern, as shown in the finished - i ' i i i.i codes, has been to see that the outcome, the price lor their prod ucts, was not in doubt. Many of the agreements which hare been reached by riTals in the oil, coal,' macaroni, candy, beer barrel, motor equipment, paper and: stamp printing lines were promises which hare, been made before. They were taken from the codes of ethics which almost all Five Cents LikelV Price On I trade associaUons had. Leaders iuiu 1110 cuuv uitrciiiigB uiu Be cause of the recovery act they could have new significance. If written into the code, practices which had been little more than good business manners could be made laws, with stiff penalties for violation. 4 Wages and hours for employes were left in most Instances to be determined later. Oil producers bound themselves to observe min imum wage and maximum hour regulations to be set by the pres ident of the United States. Soft coal operators repeated the labor guarantees of the recov ery act In their code, recognizing (Turn to page 2, col. 1) AT CENTENNIAL Arrival of Jason Lee; 1844 Will be Celebrated; ; Invitation Given : Membership and "Baptisms Gain Though Salary Figures Reduced - , WILL ! BE UMITED Fresh Royal Annes but Others to go Higher vault until noon. I The' robber, of sandy - com plexion, with a reddish mustache and wearing white corduroy trousers, made his '- escape, Mrs. Pierce said. in a 1333 model Ford. V-elght She described the man a4 one" whose face the thought she had" seen. before.lThe bandit escaped before anyone ascenainea the auto license number Several times before the robbery, the car was observed to have been driv en back and forth in front of the bank. - . v Us '."-"v-'v Bank Loss Pally Covered by Insurance i The loss to the bank was fully covered by Insurance. - - i un. Pierce ' had been subst tmtlng In the ban for Mrs. Mae Talbott, bookkeeper, who recent ly took 111 and was Temoved to a hospital, . ' . . ; vj;v ! Mr Pierce. has been In charge for years of the Turner and the Aumsville banks, spending a por tion .of each day in each of the communities, 1 both of which lie between Salem and Stayton. The Aumsville bank, while restricted since the bank holidays, has been open for new business daily. Royal Anne cherry growers probably will receive five cents a pound for; fruit handled through the Salem Cherry Growers asso ciation for its fresh trade, O. E. Brooks, president, indicated yes terday. Two ears, however, will most likely be the maximum amount of Annes taken. ' The association expects to ship J0 to 80 cars of Bings, Lamberts and Black Republicans, processed to keep, for the , eastern states. Brooks said. These are expected to bring a higher price. Packing will be started between July , 4 and 10. No barreling . Is con templated this year. ; The Willamette Prune associa tion probably will pay Its mem bers a higher price for Royal Annes this year than last, when returns were around 3.2 cents, ac cording to H. S. Gile. The prune association here and at Newberg will handler three times . as many cherries as last year. Reports from The Dalles yes terday that cherry, growers would be, paid 2 cents place Salem growers on a better' basis. The Producers Cooperative Canning company will pack all of its growers, cherries but when the barreling will start Is as yet undeterminable, - Frank Gibson, manager, reported. He would give "no estimate of probable prices. : ' ':' - ' ' Starr Fruit Products company will not handle -local cherries 1 FILED IN TRUCK BILL CASE Attack on new law Ready For Hearing in Court ! Here This Week this year, Glenn ager, stated. Lengren, man- POLK SCHOOL VOTE CHECK HEM FIIIISK The way was cleared late Sat urday for a judicial determina tion ; of the injunction . asked against the so-called bus " and truck bill passed by the 1933 legislature when answer to the complaint of the Northwest Asso ciation of Highway Contractors was tiled in circuit court here. Attorney-General Van Winkle filed the answer in behalf of C. M. Thomas, named defendant in the suit, and contended the new law, which becomes effective Ju ly 1. Is not unconstitutional. The matter now can come be fore Judge L. G. Lewelling here this week and an Injunction can be granted or denied. PORTLAND, Ore., June 24 (AP) Although salaries of Me thodist Episcopal ministers In the Oregon conference this -past year hare decreased 22 per - cent, an increase of 8 per eent was regis tered in Infant baptisms and an increase of 15 jer eent In adult baptisms was registered. Earl B. Cotton of Willamette, con ference statistician, reported at today's session of the 81st annual conference being held here. The conference will be concluded to morrow night with the announce ment of assignment of ministers to the various churches of the de nomination in the state. Cotton reported that chureh membership In Oregon Increased about 5,000 in the past year. Commenting on these statis tics. Bishop Titus Lowe observed: In the midst of this depres sion, it looks as if there is curve that is to the glory of Al mighty God. This Is one of the first times since X have been on this area that the human affairs have gone up. The conference adopted there- port of the temperance commit tee taking an emphatic stand against repeal of the 18th amend ment. The report concluded: "We oppose with all the vigor we possess our government s at tempting to balance its budget with money that comes from the sale of liquor." A committee was appointed to push a campaign to retain Oregon among the dry states of the nation. Salem's Invitation to the next annual conference, extended by the Rev. B. Earle Parker, pastor of the first church of that city, was accepted. The eonferenee will celebrate the centennial of the ar rival of Jason Lee in the Oregon country simultaneously with an observance to be held by the northwest eonferenee at Vancou ver, Wash. A joint meeting of the two conferences will be held at Portland as the half-way point for the presentation of a historic pageant.' The annual memorial service year from now will be celebrated at the grave of Jason Lee in the Jason Lee cemetery at Salem. The conference reelected Cot ton as statistician. Dean C. Poln- dexter as treasurer and Signer W. Han or Ashland as secretary. In Prestige LONDON, June 24r-(AP) Baring fought their way through two thrilling weeks, of the world economic eonferenee. the Ameri- can delegates, many of whom were new to International deliberations on their arrival here, .emerged to night as experienced campaigners In the give- and take of world di plomacy. - 1 - - .' - Volleys of criticism ' aimed at their methods by the British press during the first few days of the parley . have now slackened and indeed almost ceased. In fact at least one American delegate, James M. Cox of Ohio, Is fast gaining an. International reputation for statecraft. His frankness and boldness mixed with humor have often lightened weighty discussions' and relieved embarrassing 'tension. , - Wandering "around the lobbies. talking .to , - delegates of many countries, dropping Into first one committee and then another, and keeping his eye on all, the former governor of Ohio has become one of the most active figures in the conclave here. ,v: " Frenchmen, -German, Russian and Swedes all call him "Gover nor, or the equivalent for this title in their native tongues.. FOR KIDNAPING oton- Ira OfSiMaey Cyril Acquitted Upon Same ; Charge; McMath Case v Draws to Close A61TAT0RS Hill M COURTHOUSE Belligerent Speeches are Made; Red Cross has Further Visits Under scattering trees on the Marion courthouse members of the Unemployed Council which has harassed the Marion county court for the last week, were camping last night and early tbis morning,' . avowedly Intent on staying there until their "de- tnandss" for relief were acceded to. Beginning at t o'clock yester day a series of belligerent speech es were delivered from the court house steps by leaders of the group who declared they would secure more satisfactory relief or eie ena up in Harry Correll. a Newberg citi zen who has taken part in several demonstrations throughout the state, joined the speakers and made an impassioned plea for justice tor the poor. man. O. H..Goss, organiser of the Council, took the lead In march LUB IKTRY HCEDElEHiED I'.:, r -;" : :: -s, -: 'yw.r- -r J- , ' I PORTLAND, Ore.; June 24--(AP) -A minimum wage scale for the lumber. Industry of the west ct 42 cents an hour for common labor as part of the In dustry code to be presented to the government for Its approval In ac cordance with the national indus trial recovery act was adopted here today by the board of direct ors of the Loyal Legion of Log gers and Lumbermen. - ' The boara, eomposea n DALLAS, June 24 Unofficial returns from 52 out of 63 school districts In Polk county show the following five men elected to the non-high school district board: Zone 1, W. Frank Crawford with 801 rotes; zone 2, Jesse E. Johnson, 93; zone 3, L. M. Lin deman 701; zone 4, George D. Stewart 713; zone 5, A. R. Cadle 332. The new members will serve from one to five years, the one receiving the largest number of votes serving five years. Unless . official count and re turns from the one missing dis trict ehanges the trend materially these men will take office at the next meeting of the board the time for which will be decided at a meeting of the district boundary board here Tuesday, It must be held within . 15 days and a chair man and rice-chairman elected at that time. All the new members favor, the -bus transportation inJJ!&Lyle Howard 2 for the public untillties commis- ffi hxr Allnrnnhllf sioner contend that its provisions are no more drastic than. the ex isting regulation. The second of two suits filed has not been announced. In it the Oregon Truck Owners and Farmers Protective association alleges that the act is discrimin atory and that its enforcement would compel more than 15,000 small truck owners to- suspend operations. The law provides that farmers - (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Lyle Howard, two year old girl. residing at 2385 Front street, was struck by the fender of a ear driv en by O. C. Crowe, farmer resid ing on route 8, yesterday after noon. The child was following her mother across the street and the driver of the car was unable to stop In time to avoid striking her. The child was picked up ana tax en to the hospital. It was not be lieved her Injuries were serious. Leniency Plea Finds Judge Deaf; Sentence Given Soon Af er Verdict BARNSTABLE. Mass., June 24 (AP) Kenneth Buck was con victed tonight by a. Jury of kid naping 10 . year old Margaret "Peggy McMath and ihe extor tion of $(0,000 ransom from her parents, and. was sentenced imme diately to not less than.. 24 years or more than 25 years' in state prison. His brother Cyril with whom he had been jointly on trial' was ac quitted of the kidnaping charge. Kenneth, who shed tears dar ing the 'trial, stood up and re ceived the sentence without flinching. His aged mother, Mrs. Bertha Buck, collapsed and was taken from the courtroom. Other relatives cried openly, and Mrs. Albert Chase, a sister of Kenneth, left the room near collapse. Cyril, meanwhile, sat In the de fendant's dock unmoved by the verdict that .acquitted him. His counsel, Wlllard Carleton, rush ed to his side and shook his hand. Cyril smiled wanly. Leniency Plea is Made for Kenneth As soon as Kenneth's sentence was pronounced by Judge Edward F. Hanlfy, a deputy who sat with the convicted man snapped hand cuffs on his -wrists. Before pronouncement of the sentence. Attorney Burwlck plead ed with the court for leniency, de claring his client had never pre viously been convicted of a ser ious offense, and asking the court to consider his family. The dis trict attorney, however, asked for a maximum sentence and it was to his plea that the court barkened. ' Officials said they did not be lieve Kenneth would be transfer red to the state prison until Mon day. Kidnaping Attract National Attention Kenneth Buck Is 28 years old. The crime tor which the broth ers were tried, was one which drew national attention. "Peggy" was kidnaped from tbe Harwich Center school at 2:30 p. m. on (Turn to page 2, coL 1) Woodpecker at Gearhart Threat To Summer Home Mi4ouri car Bobs up In Seattle; Alcon -Is Recognized :. 's Dirt Roads Asked; Police Warned portlan. june 24-(ap- Bellingham Route by chief of the city bureau ot build ings, left today tor his summer home on tbe shore of the Pacific ocean at Gearhart. not knowing whether he'd have any cottage left there or not. On hi last trip to the cottage, Plummer discovered that wood peckers had bored through lwo layers of shingles and shiplap and in places had even gone throagh the studdlnr. He patched up the holes, but before he returned to! Portland, the birds had rattattat tated five more holes, some of them two Inches in diameter. 1 through the walls of the cottage. - v MW SCT . FOB COAST STATES Eight Hours Recommended; Pay of Cents to Be Minimum Here BELLING HAM. Wash.. Juae 25. (Sunday) (AP) Heavily armed detail ot deputy sheriffs, police and state patrolmen' werf stationed on all roads leading in- to Bellingham early this morning following .the report that Verne Sankey, accused kidnaper, and his partner. Gordon Alcon, were en route to this city. Sub - machine guns and sawed off shotguns that have reposed in their eases for many months were carried by the officers guarding the highways. At an early hour a number ot automobiles had been stopped by the officers while the drivers sub mltted to a short, swift grilling; but none answered the descrip tions of the notorious kidnaping suspects. At Blaine an equally alert watch was being maintained on the border, with all federal offic ers warned that Sankey might make a bold attempt to cross in spite of the preparations made for his apprehension. lng 75 members of the unemploy-l JZtitllincr Pft&c ed to Red Cross headqusrters on DUUUUlg IT itfti Up Past Week; June Above May PORTLAND, Ore., June 24. (AP) A minimum wage for wo men cannery workers of 27 cents an hour for 1833 was de elded upon for the industry in Oregon, Washington and Califor nia at a meeting here today of members ot the Industrial wel fare commissions ot the three states. The minimum represents an increase ot five cents an hour over the rate paid in Oregon and Washington last year, and equals the minimum determined by the welfare commissions ot Oregon and Washington before last year's reduction to 22 cents an hour was permitted because of condi tions in the Industry. A work day of eight hours was recommended. When over time work is necessary, the com missioners from the three states (Turn to page 2, coL 3) North Commercial street, and there staged a demonstration in the halls. . Red Cross executives, Thora Boesen and Carolyn Parker, did not admit the storming group to their, small offices, so the men stood In the hall and yelled that they would stay there until one family waa given more groceries, and one family, whose water sup ply had been turned off, had the water restored to them. One member of the city police force was In the hall but did not Interfere with the demonstrators who shouted at the Red Cross headquarters doors 'and made noisy comments ot criticism against the way relief was belag handled. CLUB'S CARETAKER Building operations In Salem picked up smartly last week. doubling the total for the. pre vious week, aad bringing the June total to date to 10 per cent above that for all of May. Sixty- eight permits have been Issued this month for building work to cost 813.315. These Include four new houses. Last week's permits, number ing 22, were for costs amounting to 87295. Of these 17 were for repairs and alterations, 84773, and five tor new construction, 32515. MB Spruce Planted as Memorial to Oregon G. A. R. Jury Chosen to ployes and 11 employers, reached TrV JOlHl Glenil , a complete agreement late today! . -r v'1 11 -W in tsaiioz oase at a : conclusion or us nree-a7 conference. " v i A second wage scale, to become effective throughout the Industry July 1 and to remain In effect un til the Industrial code is approved by the government, provides a minimum wage of 82 cents an hour for common labor. Directors , pointed out that the average wage . now paid In the lumber industry In the Pacific northwest at pres ent is 25 cents an hour. The directors also roted v to maintain differentials In 15 sep arate semi-skilled and skilled oc cupations listed In the 4-L wage scales and regulations for saw mills, logging- camps, shingle , MEDFORD, Ore., Jane 24 (AP) The Jury to hear the trial of John Glenn, former-jailer of Jackson county, on charge of complicity in the theft of several thousand ballots from the county courthouse last : February : , was completed here today. The state will open Its case .Monday. Glenn Is the third of about 20 indicted In the ballot theft case to go on trial. Arthur Ladieu of Medford and Walter Jones, mayor of the town of Rogue river, the first two to be tried, were both convicted. mills, box factories, sash and door prjrjg Salem. slants and nlywood factories. 1 . . plants and plywood ' 2 1 -J. - ,S.;-'Ls::?-i UU;U'U Donaugh Chooses i Two of Deputies I : PORTLAND, Ore., June 24 (AP) Carl C. Donaugh, recent ly appointed as United States dis trict attorney In Oregon, today announced the appointment of James Mason Dlllard ot Portland and Edwin D. Hicks of Canyon Cltv as hla deputies; - W.' Mc- Culloch, the present first assist ant deputy under George Neuner, will be retained in that capacity for" the present. , It is -expected that Donaugh and - his deputies will take office abooi July 1 . One of Eaglet, State Officers u BURNS. D." .D. -r - ; zu:: ' ... J? ' T " - --- -i , s-- . 'J' - - 4 ' i X s Js. j p y . . J".;". v .-;r- :? - . . - - : : - 4-u,. ... . . . .. . .. , . " : ' . ' ." - ,. . ' ' ' L - ' ' - . 1 . v .'. "iU'U .. f. " ' .' ' , ..." .. .."'.--. r Wr:-: . .. . .j-JJ Us "' '' ".''-KCi " , . ' - taste If en ft MARSHFIELD. Ore., June 24. (AP) Bones found la the ruins of the Spirit Lake- Duck clubhouse at Sand Hill lake north of Coos bay, tonight gave rise to fears that Gas Boy, caretaker of the place for the past 20 years, might have met his death In the flames. Claude Giles, MarshMeld at torney, and a friend left for the lakes this noon to spend the week end. They returned tonight with the Information, that the elubhouse had mysteriously burn ed to tbe ground, apparently about two days ago. As there is no other place within the immedi ate vicinity, they could not defin itely . learn just when the fire started. Efforts were being made to night to determine If the bones found in the ashes were those of a human betag. Boy had not been heard from for several days, but this had not led to any Immediate apprehension, as there is no phone at the elubhouse. . Althoagh Information was meager owners of the clubhouse Intimated circumstances led them to believe -that Boy might have met with foul play before the structure was burned. County of ficers and state police were plan ning an Immediate' investigation. The county coroner's office said an Inquest will be held tomorrow. Loss of the clubhouse was esti mated at 33000. partly covered by Insurance. SEATTLE, June 24. (AP) On an identification from pic tures of Gordon Alcon, partner of Verne Sankey, notorious mid west kidnaper suspect, as one ot two men seen here tonight in a car carrying Missouri license plates, a wide search was ordered over northwestern Washington! - The search got under way after James MeBrlde, a watchman st Playland. an amusement park north ot the city, had "positively Identified. police said, a picture of Alcon as that ot one of two men who had asked him direc tions to Bellingham. The-second man in the machine kept his face averted, McBride said. Can-you tell us the best way to get to Bellingham. using only dirt roads?" McBride quoted the driver as asking. The men were traveling in a dark blue Buick sedan, which pulled up to the amusement psrk about 9 p. m.. McBride said. The ear was headed north. 'His partner' was leaning In back of him. keeping one hand on a large Bundle nenina me iron seat," MeBrlde added. "I couldn't see his face. On notifying the sheriffs of fice, word was flashed to all northwestern Washington peace officers and highway petrolmes to be on the lookout for the ear. The customs patrol at Blaine wan also notified. 1KB FIELD HELD AT CLATSOP CAMP CLATSOP, Ore.. June 24 IAP) While a crowd ot 10,000 visitors looked on. 2.000 troops ot the Oregon National Guard, manning heavy artillery, light field pieces, machine guns and rifles, today gave a thrilling exhibition of field maneuvers. The review came as a climax to the first two weeks of the field training period. . Under a cloudy sky through which the rays ot a warm sua oc casionally broke, the troops re pulsed the attack of an Imagin ary army that had landed on the sandy shores ot the Padfle eceaa. The performance of the troops brought praise from military of ficers and visitors alike. Opening the defense, the 218th field artillery rushed their 155 UM. artillery onto the parade ground and seat bursts of shrap nel into the air above the -Oregon coast lines. Then the lighter field pieces were brought up for a display of marksmanship that demolished targets, representing small tanks of the enemy force. Simultan eously a machine gun attack was. Merchant Killed In Hicrhwax? I .mZn I opened .against the enemy range " . laa ther marched over the dunes nTiinr Dorr firfnrril from tbe beach in an attempt to ai bdX A WAS. W w I Mt ram rv Hitinn HantrU re.. June 24 (AP) Hall was reelected pres ident of the Eagles order of Ore gon at the conclusion of the state convention here today. Other offl- - Harrr Howell of Burns, re- , picturesque ceremony in Wlttson park Wednesday, a Koste Bine elected rice-president; Ben Bon iface of Eugene, , chaplain; A. J, Perkins of Salem, worthy conduct or: J. R. Voorhees f Portland, secretary Don Graham,, wyssa. treasurer; GY DlMon. Cottage Grove, trustee:; Xoe Quick, Pen dleton, inside guard; Che Carter, Burns, outer guard.. spruce tree was planted by the Oregon Daughters of Union Vet erans of the Civil war as a lasting memorial to their fathers, A memorial plaque, shown in the right forefront of the above picture, informs the park visitor of the memorial which the tree symbol tzee. Above, left to right: the G. A. B. fife and dram corpe of Portland, T. If. Kellogg, Henry Hopkins and Roy Scott, the latter two earhu 87 years ot age; Mayor Douglas. McKay of Salem who accepted the tree for the city; Colonel W. G. D. Mercer who pro Botmced the invocation and benediction; Mrs. C N. Seedham of Salem, chairman ef that tree planting committee; Commander James W. Jones ef Portland ef the Oregon department of the G. A. R; Mrs. Fred T. Warren of Portland, state president of tbe Daughters of Union Veterana of the Civil war; Julia X. Webster, former president, Daughter of Veterans; Mrs. Paul D. Bales of Salem,: president of local Daughter of Veterans. Mrs. Warren, Mary Jones, daughter t Commander Jonee. Commander Jones and Mrs. Bales each placed a shovelful of dirt around the tree. . Miss Webster delivered a tribute to the Grand Army men and Mayor McKay accested the ree. ; , - . - ; MARSHFIELD. Ore., June (AP) Alex Miller, Portland clothier, died la a hospital at Ban don today from Injuries received In an automobile accident en the Oregon Coast highway north ot Port Orford late yesterday. ' Harry Herxog, Portland archi tect, suffered a fractured nose and severe cuts and bruises; - Harry Mlttlsman, contractor and builder ot Portland received bruises and eoncusions but was not badly hurt. Harry Gergurtz, driver ot the ear. Portland clothing wholesaler, was uninjured. . , The accident occurred when the ear. in which the four men were riding struck loose travel oa a curve and bounded out of control Into ft bank adjoining the road. capture Camp Clatsop. ot Infantrymen rushed In to the view of f-he assemblage as the barrage of hit h explosives and machine gun bullets ceased, to route the foe. -. ; . Aleutians Feel Quake is Belief SANTA CLARA, Calif.; June 24 (AP) Record of a severe, earthquake apaprently located In , the Aleutian Islands oft the Alas kan coast was reported at the Uai-' verslty of Santa Clara this after- noon.. The quake began at. 2:14 p.m and waa still leaving a re cord at f P-m according to Dr. Albert J. NewUn, director ot the Rlcard Memorial observatory. '