; r EIGIITY.THIRD, YEAR - " ; - : ;J - 1 ' Nttl75t " ? . i ! ' : : I i.-.- K"4 4 - - .4 A I ' - i A Two More Criminal Insane GiTER; WELCH STATE OFFICER Descriptbn5 Indicates They . Are Hen Seen Recently : In Hubbard Region Pair: Worked Northward by Slow i Degrees, Hiding t By'Day, They Aver " t Alrln Carter and Dean Welch sat behind the bara of the crim inal insane ward at the state hos pital here last night after slightly less than, a week and a day of 11b- erty. They were apprehended a few hours earlier by State Police man Ed Snow a mile south of Ore gon City on the railroad tracks that parallel the Pacific highway. Capture of the pair leaves at large only William O. Bowen out of the six who escaped the crim inal Insane ward Sunday night, - October 8, after cutting cell bars, slugging Charles C. Williams, at tendant, and taking his keys. .. Snow, The Statesman was ad vised by the .Associated Press, ; satd Carter and Welch readily ad mitted . their Identity. ' They had spent the entire tTreek"; of their ' freedom working northward from Salem, traveling at night, Snow said they told him,', ' -. Belt red Jtfen Seen . ' ' ' , , 1 In Hnbharrt . Vicinity i . That they J probably were the two men reported to hare appear- ed last week, feet wrapped In rags and paper, at farmhouses between Hubbard .and Aurora and asked for food, .was evidenced by the ' fact that they had discarded their leather ward slippers. Welch when - caught was wearing leather boots and Carter work shoes. ' : i - State . hospiUtF officials said Carter andWelch would be lnter rogated - today. ".The J two . were ' Quoted by thQ state policeman as -saying they did v not know the whereabouts' of Bowen, who is credited with being the leader of " the break. : - ' ' The two ' menT were walking along the railroad track that par allels the highway when, Snow came along. The two told Snow, he said, that they had slept be- . neath a warehouse In Pulp Center, a mile south of Oregon City, and had talked but a few feet when apprehended. ',"2- -f; "I was alert, Snow said, 'be . cause we had . received reports these two men had, been seen near Aurora and, Canby. When I saw them on the railroad track I was ' Instantly suspicious. ' .' ... " Deny Identity When ' f First Questioned i - "I went np to them and saw ; that one had had no strings in his shoes. I knew the men had no shoes when they escaped. The oth . er man had an Impediment In his - eye;' That made me sure he was Carter. - "The men gave me no trouble when X questioned them. They said -they were from Missouri.; I .hand--cuffed them and took them In to Oregon City, where they admitted - . their Identity, v. 'They said, they -had had noth ing ' to eat for three, days They .bad a few potatoes In a sack and a few nuta in their pockets." State police hare expressed the v opinion that Bowen, whom they consider the most desperate of the escaped men,? and s who "engin eered the break from the crim lnal Insane- ward took the other : five Into his plan in order to make more effective his own escape. They said he apparently wanted the. others to break out. with him so tli search would be divided. No tangible , trace of the" pur- ported leader has been found since he escaped. ' Carter and Welch, like the other three who were cap tured, said hey had not seen Bowen since shortly -. after the break, and had no Idea where he had gone. Elmer Becker was caught near Gervais the night after, his escape when he appeared at the Christian Schlndler tana home to use the telephone." " The occupants of the -home recognlxed his name when he phoned his alater, and detained him by Inviting him in for a bite to eat, while they phoned state police, - . " , , Two more, Adolps Bauier and George Farren, were captured be tween Wheatland ferry and Fair view. - - f . : ' 1 : STOKE TOTAI LOSS ' ROSEBUlia, Ore' Oct. It. (ff) The F. W Woolworth store here was a complete lot as the result of a blaze which last right eecasioael ' losses estimated '-- at Great Britain and United States Parley Settlement of War Debt V The "big three" of the new war debts negotiations are shown during first conference In Washington. Left to right, Sir Frederick Leith Itoss, spokesman for the British delegation. Dean Acheson, under secretary of the U. S. Treasury and spokesman for the United States, and Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador to Washington. It is believed Great Britain wants to settle for a lump sum. IW MEN MRS FOR HIGHER BOARD Nelson and Marks Siicceed '' Starr and Colt, State Education Group PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 16. (JFl Governor Meier's two latest ap pointees to the board of higher education, Roscoe Nelson of Port land, and Willard L. Harks of Albany, were today chosen by the board as president and secretary respectively 'of that body In an election made necessary by the re cent resignations of the former of ficers, C. L. Starr and C. C. Colt. Starr's resignation had been re quested by the governor. The action was . by unanimous vote of the eight members present and was taken at the regular quar terly meeting of the board held at the Benson hotel "this after noon. E. C. Sammons, the only other member of the board, was absent in the east on a business trip. The meeting this afternoon fol lowed two informal caucuses of the board members, one huld last night and the other this forenoon, at which time i' evidently thresh ed out any differences that may here existed, with the result that the reorganization went through without a hitch on a prearranged schedule. A policy of "courageously exe cuting the sacred trust" given the (Turn to Page t, Co I. 1) Third Inning Starts Tonight In Contract Bridge Tourney CLASSES AND FREE LECTURE FEATURES Mrs. William H. Quinn, recognized as an outstand i j. g Cblbertson associate teacher" will continue today her popular contract bridge classes at the Marion hotel. Caaseea for beginners will start C p. m. Advanced : classes will be at S:30 p. m. While ae classes' have relationship to the ones gone before, each class la complete la itself and play ers are urged to come, wfceT ther or not they have at tended previous classes. . As a special feature, Mrs. Quinn will give her popular lecture, MT he Meaning of the 15 Cards," Wednesday BMH-nlng promptly at 10:80 -Sw-m.. t the chamber: f commerce rooms here.-The lecture la entirely free. In other cities where Mrs. Qonva has given the lecture large audiences hare come and there has been general expression of appreciation. . Players, s whether- beginners or advanced students, are all irelcome to attend and each class wul benefit. V . Salem's fir i t contract bridge tournament gets Into lull swing tonight ' with the : third evening eg ylaj starting yromjt a$ Governor Hopes to Stiffen ' Demand; Asks Other States to Join BISMARCK, N. D., Oct. 16. (fl5) Governor William Langer late today signed a proclamation pro hibiting shipment of wheat from North Dakota, effective at mid night Wednesday and continuing Indefinitely. The chief executive of the na tion's leadingj wheat producing state of 1933, acted, he said, in an effort to "restore to our farm ers a .buying power with which to maintain a livelihood, and to stimulate commerce and trade among our people." Prices now being paid farmers for their wheat "are unconscion able with the cost of production . . . and results in an unwar ranted drain of the natural re sources of our state," said the proclamation, which the governor formally signed at 6:30 p. m., after a series of conferences. Governor Langer took his ac tion under authority granted him by the 1933 legislature. Use of national guardsmen would be per mitted to enforce the terms of the embargo If he deems It necessary. Governor Langer said he will ask governors of all other spring wheat producing states to join him in the embargo plan. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) p. m. at the - Marlon hotel. The Oregon Statesman and 'Irs. WI1 Ham H. Quinn, tournament -con ductor, especially stress in an nounclng tho play tonight that players who have not participated to- date are fully as welcome as those- wh hare played hereto fore. Only six nights' scores can be entered tovtrd the'' grand prizes so players starting tonight era In equal position tor the pri see with those who have played earlier. , In addition, each night's play la complete . in itself and 'eight valuable awards are made in each section. The Statesman hopes for and Is preparing' to receive a larger attendance tonight than at any time daring the tournament. Duplicate boards will be play ed tonight but as a novelty, hands will be dealt at the outset by the players. Instead o " playing pre viously prepared hands. The in! tlal ! hands - dealt hy each - table will, be recorded for , reference in ease any hands are mixed., Then the hands will be placed in the boards and -each pair during the course of the evening: wul test Its skill on these hands. : i Close attention will be given tonight to the, heating and ven tilation of tho playikg rooms and to the conduct of the tournament la a quiet, orderly manner eon patlble with good playing..' ; Many : players who . heretofore have not won "awards have ex pressed great d e s 1 r e to score, holding that their former defeats were caused bj first tournament UNITED STATES ADOPTS POLICY OF 'HANDS OFF' Hopeful Disarmament Cause Not Totally Lost and 1 Willing to Help Germany Adamant Against Proposal; Stand Meets General Criticism WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. (JP) The Rcosvelt administration late today decided the Question whe ther present disarmament efforts should be continued had become one for Europe alone to deter mine. Although hopeful the arms re duction cause had not been com pletely lost, and expressing pub licly a belief disarmament is of "vital importance" to world peace, the administration decided definitely to remain on the side lines of forthcoming consultations between European capitals as to whether conditions were favor able for continuing. (By the Associated Press) With the adjournment Monday of the world disarmament confer ence until October 26 world lead ers pondered the next mo7e to be made in the muddled arms situa tion. The plea of Arthur Henderson, the conference president, that the strutKle for disarmaments must go on" was re-echoed in some world capitals, but others took a different view of Ger many's withdrawal from the par ley and the league of nations. Geneva Delegates said they had a two-fold problem: getting Germany back Into the negotia tions or drafting an arms con vention without Germany. In a note Henderson sent Foreign Min ister von Neurath of Germany. the chairman declared he consid ered invalid the retch's reasons for withdrawing. The conference adjourned to give delegates op portunity to consult their gov ernments. Many had the convic- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) E Undaunted by his 69 years, O. O. Hughson, organizer for the Oregon Building congress, made his annual walk from Portland to Salem yesterday, arriving at 6:05 a. m. to be greeted by members of the local congress chapter. For many years, Hughson has taken this hike on his birthday to dem onstrate his physical fitness. . To proper diet and exercise. chiefly diet, Hughson attributes his agility at 69, be told builders at the congress forum meeting at the chamber of commerce last night. When he was 42, he said, he refused to take his physician seriously when the medical man said he was In serious physical condition, Hughson waged a fight against his disorder which he again demonstrated yesterday as having won, - . A delay in leaving Portland and a desire not to keep his Salem welcomers . waiting led Hughson yesterday to cut down his walk to around 40 miles. He rode the first 11 miles. In the past he has been accustomed to walking the 62 miles In 13 hours. Circumstances this year prevented his making the jaunt according to custom on his birthday, which came late last month. - Bassett Hoofs l It; Car Stolen TL H. .'Ray'V Bass ett sat through the Capital Post No. 9, American Legion, meeting at the Fraternal! temple last night, ' un aware that he would hare to walk home or beg a ride. When he left the hall, he found his car, a light coach bearing Oregon license 149-800, had been stolen, he re ported to city police. " r. ALIMONY IS AMPLE i NEW YORK." Oct 11. (fl -Claire Lace, actress, and her so ciety husband; Clifford Warren Smith, hate agreed to "disagree" and as a result the one-time fol lies girl is scheduled to receive S2E.fi 00 a Tear for the rest of her 1 IE HERE ID i Oil, Gasoline Price Set by Ickes' Order WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. (JP) In the first government effort at pegging prices under the NRA program. Secretary Ickes tonight ordered minimum levels fixed for oil and its products, effective as of December 1, to prevent "com petitive abuses." A complicated structure Of pri ces was established by the order, which was expected In some oil sources to force Quotations to consumers upwards from one to two cents a gallon for gasoline. The Pacific coast was allowed 74 cents for tanker gasoline and 7 cents for tank car prices, while varying schedules were es tablished for areas in which spe cial factors such as transporta tion costs were above or below the general level. PORTLAND, Ore,, Oct 16. (JP) The first aet of the Oregon state committee for the code of fair competition for the petro leum Industry, meeting in execu tive session here today, was to make it mandatory on all deal ers to provide a uniform method of displaying all price signs for all grades of gasoline. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. OP) Major oil company officials said here tonight they did not expect any immediate change in Pacific coast gasoline selling rates as a result of the price peg ging order issued by Secretary Ickes in Washington. Retention of Uniforms With That in View Suggested By Manager Hill A suggestion that the Salem drum corps be only temporarily disbanded, to be revived a year from now to praetn for partici pation in the competition at. the American Legion national conven tion to be held at Los Angeles in 1935, was made by Manager Tom Hill at the Capital Post No. 9 meeting at Fraternal temple last, night. Hill asked that the corps' equipment be retained, rather than sold, with this end In view. On Lehalf of the corps, Hill presented Allan O. Carson, post commander the past year, with a handsome yellow gold signet ring. Carson was praised and thanked for 1 . support of the corps. Profits from the Lenefit dance given last Friday mounted to 134.25, which will go toward pay ment for the new uniforms. No official word has yet been receiv ed regarding the reported allot ment or 75'J, equivalent of sec ond prize in the Chicago compe tition, to the corps, It was re ported. The post meeting was followed by a social session . ith enter tainment provided by the auxi liary including music by the championship trio and quartet, and Professor F. E. O'Hara, vio linist, and talk by Mrs. Dorothy Eakin of Dallas, state auxiliary president. Mrs. Glenn Seeley was program chairman. Request Bids On Approach Widening Job . First work toward widening the Pacific highway, entrance to Sa lem via Fairground road and North V a. ltol street can be got ten under v ay this winter if satisfactory bids r.re received at the state highway commission meeting at Portland October. 25, it was reported the highway department her yesterday." Re placement -of . the North lull creek bridge on North Capitol is not included in this letting. Provided drainage : problems not arise, workmen can start as soon aa . the contract is . let.: on tearing tap old carting and lay ing the 8000 linear feet of new curbing called for in the plans. The bulk of the ; Job, however, consisting of laying 19,000 square yards of asfhaitie concrete and 7000 yards- of Portland cement concrete pavement, 1 1 S 0 square yards rof concrete sidewalks and drivewayg will go over until suit able weather la the spring. ; ' Specifications submitted to bid ders eall for a - 6 9-foot roadway between Madison and Myrtle are nae and 44-foot . ro '. way ' north to the city limits. Corners at Mar ket, Shipping and Center street COUPS H HE : FOR '35 Will INTERSECTION MARKING HERE Metal "Buttons" Get Trial Instead of Painting Pedestrian Lane Fire Prevention Ordinance To Be Revised; Budget Ready for Action A variety of miscellaneous business, most of which deajt with formal approval of street Improvement assessments against real property in the city, passed the city council '. n Cay night. The councilmen adopted a new ; olicy regarding street intersec tions following Alderman V. E. Kuhn's recommendation that me tal "buttons be laid in the pave ment to .ark intersections, in lieu of te use of painted strips. Kuhn said a Bet of such buttons would cost, installed, 964 a sec tion in comparison t- 912.50 for painting, the latter being requir ed twice a year. He declared the new gytem would save money. Installation of such markers on four downtown afreet crossings was ordered as a start. Petition fr the placing of a popcorn wagon on the curb on North Church street near the State theatre was referred to a committee ior consideration. City Attorney Kowits . aid such a per mission could come only through new ordinance, present ordi nances making such a placing of popcorn wagon illegal. The council voted $150 from Its 'emergency fund to use in equipping the office and Improv ing the buildinc to be used by the federal reemployment service. Permission was given tne state convention of Gideons, coming (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) r. ELECTS LEADERS Reelecting five former directors and selecting seven new members of the Junior board, Junior divi sion members of the city T. M. C. A. completed their annual bal loting last night. Bill Shlnn and Joe Law were selected as grammar school mem bers of the boys' board. Douglas Chambers, Charles Wiper, George Arbuekle, Douglas McKay Jr., and Tom Roen will represent Junior high school boys on the board, with Chambers, Wiper and Ar buekle serving their second terms. Phil Brownell and David Comp- ton were -reelected as high school representatives. Serving with them from their age-group will be Gordon Black, Dayton Robertson and Pete Gelser, newly elected. - The Junior board of directors works with Gus Moore, boys' work secretary and Dwight Adams, phy sical director. Murder Definitely Shown In Death of Doubt about the manner In which Matt H. Hage, CO, Silverton, met his death sometime after mid night Saturday no longer exists, Deputy Sheriff Newell Williams declared upon return to Salem last night after spending the day at Silverton - making investigations. Williams says there Is no doubt bat that Hage was murdered. State Police Officer Mulkey also spent some time at the scene of the tragedy yesterday, afternoon. ThisoDlnlon is also held by Dis trict-Attorney W. H. Trindle. who spent most all of Saturday and Sunday and several hours Monday on the case., . ."..) ... The killing was a local Job there. In opinion of Williams. Sup posedly, money which. Hage Is said to have flashed was tne mouve. Williams said he yesterday found at the . Hage home papers- which Hage was reported to have taken from, his safety box. at the bank Friday. A careful -. examination showed ail the papers to be intact. According to what Deputy W Li lian) S learned, Hage, boastful when he had? imbibed' of liquor, told about . town that he . had taken some papers from: the safety de posit box aad that the papers used to be" worth a great deal more than they were now worth.' Hage, when found "about T o'clock CaturCaj. porslsf Ja tie Relief Fund BderalGraiit Control Chief Agenda ; o 1 Mrs. Kelly and Mother Headed Toward Prison OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 16. VP) The federal government re moved Kathryn Kelly, wife of George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and her mother, Mrs. R. G. Shannon, both under, life sentences for the Charles F. Urschel kidnaping, from the county jail today and hustled them toward prison aboard a Rock Island train due in Memphis at 6:45 a. m. tomor row. Tickets for the two women and their four guards were forwarded here from Washington and their destination could not be ascer tained. However, it was expected Mrs. Shannon would be taken to the Shelby county workhouse, leased by the government, about 10 miles from Memphis. Kathryn probably will be taken to the fed eral prison at Cincinnati. HOLDUP IS STAGED AT WALLOWA BANK Traditional Tail Man and Short Man Get $2200, Miss Equal Amount WALLOWA, Ore.. Oct. 16. (ff) Two men who addressed each other as "Shorty" and "Slim" held up five persons, one a woman, in the Stockgrowers National . bank here shortly after noon today and escaped In a light' green roadster with 12,200 In cash and an unde termined amount of bonds and ether papers. Police who investigated ex pressed the belief that the robbers either left town on a ; little-used road in a northeasterly direction toward Flora, near the Washing ton state-Wallowa county line, or headed in the direction of Lewis- ton, Idaho. Florence M6ffitt, clerk, and three patrons, D. A. Scott, C. L. Bales and Marion McCrae, were lined up and forced into a room at the rear while the cashier, C. (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) Dawes vs. Allen Suit Opens Here Trial of the suit brought by Joe Dawes, guardian of Lucy Dawes, to recover 975,000 from Dr. Wil liam W. Allen, Mill City physician, opened in the circuit court Sat urday. The plaintiff alleged Incompe tency snd neglect on the part of the physician. This was denied by the defendant. Matt H. Hage railroad yards in Silverton, bad 91.29 In' small change on his per son. Friday he is known to have had 118, presumably three five- dollar bills and small change. Dis trict Attorney Trindle in his checkup found , that Hage had spent for liquor and groceries enough to account tor a $5 bill he is known to hare broken and the $2 in change. It is presumed that when he was killed, the as sailant got only 910. The fatal wound on the back of Hage's head showed no outward signs of bruises or swelling, and tor this reason ft was first taken tor granted that the man . feH, striking himself on the head, with death resulting. Closer examina tion Indicated that a "sap" or sim ilar Instrument had done the workvv".'-- H--' Jff' - :-. . This Is borne out In the au topsy.5 Dr. L. E. Barrick, county coroner, said last night that it is the general opinion of all physi cians and surgeons whox nave naa any contact with : the case that findings point away from the or irinal idea of an aecldenL No inquest has been held, and whether one will be held will not be definitely determined until this morning when the district attor ney, officers and Barrick have further consultation - upon ,.. the matter, . Missing to latch Decision is Reached After Final Word From Hopkins Truck Legislation to Come Up, and Also Schools' Needs Oregon's P90- legislators will gather, for 'the third official time this year, at the statehouse here Monday, November 20, at 11 p. m., it was made certain yester day when Governor Meier reveal ed that he had definitely 'deter mined to convene the legislature and had selected that date. He said the formal proclamation , would be issued, within the next few days. Governor Meier made his an nouncement following riecelpt of a letter from Harry L. Hopkins, federal relief administrator and a long-distance telephone confer ence with Raymond Wilcox, chair man of the state relief commit tee. Governor Meier declared that the speci: 1 legislative assembly was . imperative because "of the demand for relief funds. which can be provided by the .federal gov-t' ernment only on a match basis. Statement Points Need of Conclave -, A statement issued by Governor Meier In connection with the call read: "In order that funds may be made available for the state to cooperate with the federal gov ernment In affording -relief te ap proximately one hundred thous- f and .persons in destitute clrcura- ' stances because of unemployment, and In order also that legislation' may. be enacted regulating the manufacture ' and sale of Intoxi cating liquors I have decided ts convene the legislature in extra ordinary session on November 2t, r 1933. "Although the federal govern ment has heretofore allocated funds for the care of the desti-. tute without requiring the state to cooperate, the federal relief ad ministrator, Harry L. Hopkins, re cently announced that In the fa ture it would be necessary for the state to match federal funds on a two to one basis, and be has this day formally notified the ex ecutlve department that federal contributions for relief in Oregon will not be continued beyond the middle of December except on a cooperative basis. . 'In view of this policy of the federal government with respect to future relief funds, and in view of the further fact that the vari ous counties and cities are finan cially unable to carry on any fur ther relief work, there Is no alter native left but special session te provide ways and means for meet ing the demands of the federal re lief administration." SUte To Be Without Liquor Control Lw "With respect to the need of legislation ' governing alcoholic beverages, it la sufficent to state Sat when' the prohibition amend ent of the federal constitution ts repealed a few weeks hence. Ore gon will be without any regale- : tory legislation on this Important subject. We must meet the sltoa ' Uon promptly if the evils attend ant upon the? old saloon regha are to be avoided. , ohj "-t, "The special session will aks4 afford an opportunity to consider legislation for the relief of finan cially distressed school districts, remedial legislation connected with bus and track regulation, -and certain other emergency mat ters which have arisen since the . regular legislative session." ' : The amount of money necessary to care for relief needs in Oregon tor the . last month in 1 9 3 3 and 1934 and how the money shall be -raised already has been recom mended by GoVernor Meier's com mittee of 32' members appointed , to investigate and determine the necessity of a special legislative,! session. A majority report ; ef a sub-committee declared that $1?- -000,000 would be required walls the minority report recommended $8.O0a,00O as the maximum ate ount that would be necessary- The ; minority report was signed by Raymond. Wilcox and two others members of. the sub-committee, and later was adopted by the cos (Tum ,to Page X, CoL 9) '. it it I f i ? i