PAGE TWO Tfca OREGON STATESMAN. Safest Oregon, Wednesday filoroing, January 17, 1934 01 FREES HIS PAL 2 Guards Wounded; Cache Of Pistols on Prison Farm Aids Plan (Com timed fnn pmtm It" , climbed upon It and .the driver roared away In the direction of . Lovelady." ' The hern of an automobile wag aonaded continually during the shooting o guide the convicts and there were reports that the aide might hare been Bonnie Parker, two-gas cigar-smoking companion of Barrow en his three-year career of major crime. Besides Hamilton and Palmer, the conTlcts who escaped were: Henry Methvin, serving ten yearn; "W. H- Bybee, serving a life sen tence, and J. B. French, 12 years. Palmer was serving a 25-year sen tence. Other prisoners. In the group of 17 who had Just started to work mad no attempt to escape. They toM prison officials Barrow man ned the-machine gun., , Several persons reported seeing one of the automobiles on a road not far from the prison farm. Two men were in the rumble seat with their heads held low. k .'Radio, telephone and telegraph quickly spread the news of the break and every peace officer In centra! Texas was warned to be on the watch for the desperadoes. Extra precautions were taken in Dallas, where Barrow firBt ran afoul of the law in 1920. , Barrow's criminal record lists ' murders, robberies and kidnaping in virtoally eTery middle western and southwestern state. Hamilton went with him on his depredations frequently but they separated orer the affections of Bonnie Parker. Clyde. Bonnie and Back Barrow, his brother, and Buck's wife teamed up for a time but the quar- tet was broken when Buck was fa tally wounded In Iowa last sum mer ' when officers surrounded their eamp. With customary adroitness. Bar row and his companions shot their way ont of the trap and once again were free. FMMHM CUHES IN CUBA (OoBt!BD4 from PI 1) would declare the mayor of Ha rana president. There was no doubt that neith er Batista with his army nor Guiteras, with the support of the nary, was overlooking any possi bilities for precaution. As night fell Batista's soldiers continued to more arms and am munition from Castillo Fuerza, former headquarters of the army , en the waterfront near the city. - Whether Cuba's new govern ment will swing to, the right or to the left remained enigmatic. It was 1 nown that Guiteras, wide ly known as a leftist, had com municated with his followers In the interior and that he was defi nitely pulling away from Hevia, whom he considered to be in clined to turn to the right. Theoretically Batista was still supporting Hevia, but many in , formed persons said they believ ed the link between them was thin. . BOIEVILIE LOCKS IE IS SETTLED (Continued from page 1) 7 CI feet wide and 360 feet long. No further change In-the plans for the lock are contemplated by the engineers unless excavation reveals the rock formation unsuit able for the single-lift lock. The bid of 28.717 by George Waale company of Portland was the lowest of 14 bids submitted today for building the construc tion eamp at Bonneville. The United States engineers' estimate was 33.49.S0. Blue Birds Win From Canaries The Blue Birds won a fast bas ketball game from the Canaries by the score of 8 to S at the Par rish gym Monday noon. Blue Birds v Canaries Kenfleld S Fr Nichols Qnamme -.F.... . Harvey Lowe . 1LC 1 Gutekunit Llndstrom 3 . O Harrey Swelgert . C .2 Fontaine START CWA WORK AMITY, Jan. II The first CWA work to be done on the Am ity high school began this morn ing. Sixing, kalsomlning, and painting will be done In all the rooms, except the office and the study hall which were cleaned last summer. Local men are do ing the job. this being the first job for specialized labor In Amity, under the CWA program. They expect to spend about ten days to complete the work. v Rocque ' TAt the home, 385 Bellerue street,? Tuesday, January 16, Jo seph Rocque, aged 87 years, be loved husband of Emma Rocque. brother of Napoleon Rocque of Salem land of Fred and, Albert Rocque, Mrs. EUa Campbell and Mrs. E. J. Partrow. all of Wis consin - Funeral announcements ltar by Salem - mortuary, 845 North Capitol street. ISSI Obituary Farm Leader on Bringing agrarian difficulties home to the metropolis, afflo Reno, "big gun" of the Farm Holiday Association, tells a gathering of New Yorkers that "we are ready for a United Third Party of the people, which means a Farm-Labor Party. Insert, Alfred Bingham, son of ex-Senator Hiram Bingham, of Connecticut, member of the Farm-Labor Federation, who also aooke. West Salem News WEST SALEM, Jan. 16. Hon or students for the past term and for the semester were announced Monday: first grade, Donald Starr and Dormalee Mitchael for entire term ; second grade, Margaret Moritz, Helen Friesen, Dorothy Hoven, Norma Newgent and Thel ma Hall for the term; third grade, John Jensen for the term; fourth grade, Eldoris EInfeldt, Raymond McCoy, Virginia Ries beck and Dorothy Pyeatt for the term; fifth grade, Thelma Jane Anderson, Mary Patterson, John Goffrier and Helen May Cook for term and only Hel&n May Cook for semester; sixth grade, Nedra McCoy, Evalyn White, Bethel Smith and Seth Underwood for term with Bethel Smith for the semester. Thirty - four new stu dents entered the first five FIFTY AIRPORTS III Continued from pas 1) chain of airports through central Oregon. The route would be from The Dalles to Klamath Falls, con necting southward with Weed in California. Oregon's allotment of men for airport work has been increased by 980 men, Hoppin said. HILLSBORO. Jan. U.-JP-An emergency landing field here to be used when the Swan Island air port at Portland is fog-bound is assured with allotment of $15, 292.50 CWA funds, R. W. Well, chairman of the county CWA com mittee announced, today. The field will be provided with 3000 - foot runways permitting tour - way take - offs. It must be municipally owned, so the city has obtained a deed to the 100 - acre Smith airport between Hillsboro and Orenco. Work for 100 men will be provided immediately. (Cmtlaa4 from etc 1) turned with reports that deaths In that stricken town would exceed 1000. Scarcely a single house was left standing, they reported. Water spouted from fissures open in the ground, flooding a vast area of northwest Muzaffarpur to a depth of five feet. Many houses were submerged, the railway washed away and many bridges were down, they re ported. The neighboring Tillages, Kat- cherl, Riga, Motiharl and Barrah, were razed, and another one, Kat- ka, was burned. New Liquor Plan Voted at Dallas Under Knox Law DALLAS. Jan. 16. (Special) A new liquor ordinance was passed Monday night by the city council to replace the old beer ordinance. The new bill Is pat terned after the Knox bill and follows the Knox biU all details. Officers for the new year were elected at the meeting with all office holders being re-elected. Those elected were: chief of po lice, Tony Keufeldt; city attor ney, Oscar Hayter; city treas urer, W. G. Vassall; night watch man, Pete Kracher; special of ficer, Bill White; street commis sioner, R. Osburn. Walter L. Young was re-appointed as fire chief at the last meeting. srl aJIV TONIGHT til 'Heart Exchange"; a a-acc uomeay i Admission 25c Curtain 8:15 NELSON AUDITORIUM Liberty at Chemeketa HUNDREDS M IN ill EARTHQUAKE w - : ant r vaseseiBBr wmmwmm -; "ThirdParty" grades. In the seventh grade. Dorothy Johnson and Dorothy Kaster were honor pupils for the term; eighth grade, Eloise Fer guson and Elsie Janzen for the term and Elsie Janien for the semester. Seven new pupils en rolled. Nick Rattle left this week for Corvallis and will continue to the coast and on to Medtord and southern Oregon on a prospecting trip. A new power Job printing press was installed In the Kingwood Review office Monday which will modernize the work of the of fice. There will be a basketball game held between the Liberty school and. West Salem Wednes day afternoon after school. West Salem has been hearing frog concerts these mornings. Dallas Methodist Church Planning Revival Meetings The Methodist church of Dallas will open a revival series in Feb ruary, with the Duff trio assist ing the resident ministers, Rev. and Mrs. George W. Bruce, re ports Dr. Louis Magin, district superintendent. The Dallas church auditorium is now being redecorated and re cently the church basement un derwent renovations. Rev. and Mrs. Bruce were complimented at a party given recently by the con gregation, and Mrs. Bruce was presented a set of table forks. Dr. Magin reports the Bruces have done outstanding work In their pastorate. P. T A. Group At Scio Will Meet Thursday SCIO, Jan. 16 The regular monthly meeting of the P. T. A. will be held Thursday evening of this week, January 18. The pro gram committee, Mrs. E. P. Cald well, Mrs. Lester Arnold and Miss Doris Klindt, hare arranged a program of Mr. Van Loan, of the extension division of the Univer sity of Oregon will talk on the re organization of the school dis tricts. At the same time, his wife will hold a meeting for the child ren in another room. Both parents and children that are interested are Invited to attend the meet ings. Francis Fuller Returned Home Francis Fnller, Salem attorney who suffered a broken neck in an automobile accident at Eugene several weeks aco. was brottrht ir his home here from the Eugene nospitai Tuesday night. He is Im proving rapidly. Butteville Group Will Meet Today The annual meeting of the Butteville Farmers' Fir a TtUf sociation will be held today at uonaia starting at 10 a. m. A group of members met at Mia chamber of commerce here last night to make plans for the meet ing. THREE PERMITS ISSUED Three building permits rained together at 1 360 were issued here Tuesday as follows: Caplan gro cery, alter store at 137 8outh Commercial, $100; Ray L. Smith, alter dwelling at 1895 Center, $110: Mrs. H. B. Canady, alter dwelling at 791 South 13th, 3 50. "STREET SCENE" with SYLVIA SIDNEY pi muiuuLii TO Fi n. Reply to Former Message is Received; Appreciation Is Expressed Another telegram of thanks for jobs received was telegraphed to President Roosevelt yesterday, this time by workmen represent ing 60 families, employed on Marlon county CWA projects eight and 31. The message read: "The workers on CWA projects number eight and 31, Marion county, Oregon, representing 60 families, wish to thank you for assistance and wish you a happy birthday and many of them. More power to you, Mr. President." The telegram was signed by Otto Hov en and L. E. Henneis, foremen on the two projects A reply from the president via the federal works administration, to a similar message sent by work ers on the Salem school projects recently, was received here yester day, reading as follows: "Your telegram of January 7, addressed to the president has been referred to us for reply. You express appreciation for the presi dent's civil works program, es pecially as to Its Improving con ditions in your locality. "The spirit of helpfulness and cooperation with the administra tion as evidenced by your com munication is sincerely appreciat ed. "We are sure that those con nected with the state federal civil works administration in Oregon would be pleased to see your gen erous mesage, and we are, there fore, passing your telegram along to them. "We shall count upon your con tinued cooperation in the develop ment of the president's great civil works program." T Asks Sample Prunes After Sees Recipes LIBERTY, Jan. 16. The Wom en's club is in receipt of a letter from Indianapolis, Ind., from a man who had received one of the club's 500 prune recipe booklets at the Century of Progress In Chi cago. The writer of the letter asked whether small samples, for size and taste, were available and stated that demand was good there for the fruit. He also wrote that his son could do canvassing for orders, and he is Interested In get ting In touch with some prune grower. Mrs. John Dasch, club president, states that any grower interested may obtain the name and address from her. Agency Valley Dam Job is to Start at Once VALE, Ore., Jan. 16.-!P)-Th; low bid of 3496.286.10 on the contract for construction of agen cy valley dam was submitted to day by Hinman Brothers' con struction company of Denver, the local office of the reclamation of fice announced. Dale Hinman of Denver, here for the bid opening, said today that his company was ready to start work within two weeks aft er the contract has been awarded. Approximately 150 men will be employed on the dam, which will take two years to complete. Missionary Opens Bible Conference Robert L. Taylor, former mis sionary to the Samoan Islands, will conduct a six weeks' bible conference at the United Assem blies mission on Ferry street. Mr. Taylor, who has been a bible teacher for 25 years, claims a rare insight Into mysteries of the bible and of the prophecies con cerning the immediate future. The United Assemblies In Christ is a new church organiza tion organized and incorporated In Salem two months ago. The first meeting opens tonight at 7:45 o'clock. ASK GOLD RULIXQ WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-(ff)-A written opinion on the constitu tionality of commandeering the gold stocks of the Federal Reserve system was requested from Attor ney General Cummlngs tonight by the senate banking committee after democratic members had sharply challenged the validity of this phase of the Roosevelt mone tary program. nnillliniwrnp UiKHhifUI u T1.KS Eugene Gleemen in Concert SALEM ARMORY This Friday Evening 8 o'Clock 80 Trained Voices Under Direction of Prof. John Stark Evans GOOD-WILL TOUR ALL PROFITS BENEFIT CASCADE AREA BOY SCOUTS Admission Students 25c General Admission 40c Reserved Seats 50c ' Tickets on Sale at Miller's and Will Music Store The Gil ard , . GRAND Today and all week Eddie Cantor in "Roman Scan- dais". ELSIXORE Today Constance Bennett in "After Tonight." Friday Paul Muni In "The World Changes". CAPITOL . Today Lionel Barrymore in "Should Ladles Behave". Thursday Double bill. Slim Summervllle In "Horse Play" and George Brent In "From Headquarters". ? HOLLYWOOD Today Reginald Owen In "A Study In Scarlet." Friday Zane Grey's "To the Last Man" with Randolph Scott. Saturday Midnight matinee, Claudette Colbert In "Three Cornered Moon". 1 - STATE : Today Sylvia Sidney In "Street Scene". Thursday Evelyn Knapp in "Air Hostess". I Saturday only Charles Blck- ford In "The Last Man". A beantlful spy in whose charms and Intelligence are vest ed the power of an army corps Is the role enacted by Constance Bennett In her latest release from RKO" Radio, "After To night," opening today at the El sinore. The dramatic trend of the story comes when disguised as a peas ant girl she falls in love with a counter - espionage officer who little dreams of her real Iden tity. Later he Is assigned to cap ture her. Succeeding, he knows he must sentence her to death or himself become a traitor to his country. Gilbert Roland plays opposite Miss Bennett. $U0 Wage for Wood Cutting is Refused, Report Many unemployed men in Sa lem vicinity are refusing to work for less than 50 cents an hour, the CWA scale for common la bor, with the result that stump age owners are unable to obtain workmen to cut up their wood, it was reported here yesterday. The demand for the higher wage may mean an increase In fuel prices next summer and fall, it was said. A 50 per cent increase in wood cutting wages has been offered without avail. Hundreds of men were hired through the national re-employment agency here last winter to cut wood for $1 a cord but now they balk at 1.50 a cord. Philip M. Bowen, Former Chef Here Dies at Portland Philip M. Bowen, well-known in Salem, where for a number of years he made his home and conducted a business, died in Portland Tuesday, January 9; funeral services were held there last Friday and Interment was in Portland. Mr. Bowen was for sev eral years connected with the Senator hotel as chef and later conducted the Salem hotel res taurant. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lilla Bowen of Salem, a daughter, Virginia of Portland, and stepchildren, Harold and Edna Allen of Salem. Joseph Rocque Dies; Operated Brake Business Joseph Rocque, 57, for a num ber of years owner and operator of the brake repair station at 241 Center street which bears his name, died at his home last night following a illness of some time. Besides his widow, Emma Rocque, and his brother Nap Rocque of Salem, he is survived by brothers, Fred and Albert, and sisters, Mrs. Ella Campbell and Mrs. E. C. Bar trow of Wisconsin. Rocque was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic charch, and of the Salem lodge. Modern Wood men. Funeral arrangements are In care of Salem mortuary and an nouncements will be mada later through that concern. 80 Bo ciiuiniEco PAYS OFF BIG DEBT Dr. Louis Magin, district M. E. superintendent, y e s t e r d ay for warded to the Methodist church at Toledo papers which show the payment of a nearly $16,000 debt which the church faced. The church building, used as a com munity center, and the parsonage faced foreclosure sale. However, at efforts of Dr. Magin and his predecessor, M. A. Marcy, the mortgage holder agreed to- settle for 34000 if paid by January 15. The board of home missions and church extension agreed to loan the church 33000 if an addi tional 31000 was raised by the Toledo congregation. The Toledo folks raised the necessary sum, and in addition paid off about 3800 in local debts. And on Janu ary 15 the mortgages were tak en up with the 34000. The congre gation held a victory banquet re cently to celebrate the -event, 125 being present. Rer. and Mrs. Feenstra have been in charge of the pastorate since last summer and the pastor with Dr. Magin did much, of the work which resulted In getting lo cal people there to .wipe out or scale down the purely local debt from $800 to $242. The balance was raised by subscriptions and entertainments and donatio ns from outside. T SUBLIMITY, Jan. 16. The Sublimity Berry Growers' associa tion held a meeting Monday night at the cfty hall to discuss the mar keting conditions, and elected of ficers: President. Herman Ruett gers; secretary-treasurer, Peter J. Etzel. Directors are Joseph Zuber, George Wolf and Lou Hendricks. They will have another meeting In the near future. Mr. and Mrs. John Zuber and son John and Clemence Zuber of Portland were Sunday visitors at the Paul Zuber and Frank Bell homes. Helen Ruettgers, who is employed at the woolen mill at Washougal, fs at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Ruett gers, for a week's visit. Herman Hassler while near Turner on his way home from Sa lem, had a car driven by C. Groves of Salem run Into his. His car was badly damaged. Many Boys Being Sent Home; Camp Will Open Soon An average of three boys and young men transients daily are being sent back to their homes from Salem, according to R. R. "Bob" Boardman, local transient relief supervisor. For those who have no suitable home to return to, a camp Is being prepared near Estacada by the transient relief administration. There boys 18 years of age and under will be given food, clothing, housing, work and recreation. Boardman predicted that the government order banning free riding on freight trains would within a few weeks clear the rail roads of most of the transients. Griffith to be In Court Today G. B. Griffith, against whom a larceny complaint was made two years ago by Rose Gwinn, will be given preliminary hearing In Jus tice court this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The hearing has been held up from time to time as re sult of efforts at a compromise, but now Judge Hayden has called the hearing to clear his records. Griffith is accused of larceny by bailee of 67 sheep belonging to Rose Gwinn. HORSE GETS FRIGHT JEFFERSON, Jan. 16 J. W. Hutchinson is suffering from cuts and bruises as the result of an accident which occurred at the railroad crossing near the Homer West place north of town. He was driving to town with his horse and buggy, and the horse became frightened at the approaching train. I fiS,ryrKjll M A ftaQvnd Theater P OLIsYVYOQU TODAY & THURSDAY ARE DIME NITES FIRST SHOWING SALEM Based on the Famous Sherlock Holmes Adventure ar with Reginald Owen, Jane Clyde, Allan Dinehart and Anna May Wong OEM GROWERS J mm All fjExcPt SeatsyLoges Start River Control Unit For Santiam JEFFERSON, Jan. 16. A meeting was held Monday night at the Masonic hall to discuss prob lems of getting the Santiam river control project started. A. R. Mul ligan, elected president at a meet ing January 9, presided. A com mittee appointed earlier reported that about 10,000 acres would be affected by the project. An assess ment of one-halt cent per acre was voted to create a fund for expense of the control association. The president and secretary, A. P. Ray, together with the-investigation: committee,, Philip Jagelski, Charles Lamb, D. Tnrnidge, Wil liams Krebs, John Calahan and Henry Amnion, were Instructed to circulate a petition, to be present ed to the county court for consid eration in helping to set CWA funds to start the Santiam river control and reclamation project. At the first meeting. D. A. Young of Salem told the group the best way to proceed was to get government help, with the CWA the most likely to be feasible now. The following people have al ready Joined the project: Myron Baker, H. A. McKee, El mer Chleborad, A. C. Miller, Joe Okrasinski, J. G. Morgan, Verne Mclimmons. J. A. Harris. N. F. Giimour, J. M. Calavan, W. Wied erkehr, John Potts, George Potts, R. Harlan, Oscar Hoven, J. W. Giimour, Claude Johnston, Dan Donohue, Eva WIntermantel, Wil liam Krebs, T. H. Krebs, from north side of Santiam; H. C. Shields of Salem; Ed Spallnger, R. L. Wlldman, C. A. Harnisch, M. C. Helms, E. A. Chambers, Fred Hoefer. E. T. Rykman. Albert Dickinson. J. A. Etzel, Philip Tagelskl,' G. W. Vanderventer, A. J. Ray, on south side of river, and Durbin Jb Cornoyer of Salem. Mrs. G. C. Bolter Dies; Resided in Valley 40 Years Mrs. G. C. Bolter, for more than 40 years a resident of this part of the valley, died at her home at 2016 Trade street yesterday at the age of 79 years. Although she has lived In Salem for 25 years she had maintained her membership and much interest in the First Baptist church at Inde pendence. Her husband died In Salem last May. Surviving Mrs. Bolter are three daughters, Mrs. J. C. Yautis of Salem, Mrs. C. A. Kurre of Al bany and Mrs. Cleve Prather of Newport; and one son, D. J. Bol ter of Monmouth. Funeral servi ces will be held from the Keeney Funeral home in Independence at 2 p. m. Friday afternoon. Inter ment will be In the Independence I. O. O. F. cemetery. Entrancing1 as an - - 'llssllv TODaV & THUR8.) A V A K Her haunting eyes Qt lured lesions to V their doom! Ladies Matinee Today A Thnrs. ALSO Angci . out van- f . V?a , ..y gerous as the DeviL V WJ? FR1 II I M n3L l-JTN I ii sill r i i i mm k 1 .mm "SHOULD LADIES BEHAVE" FROM -THE VINEGAR TREE" LIONEL BARRYMORE ALICE BRADY TOMORROW, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TWO BIG FEATURES "SUM" AND "ANDY. mm Twa Vool fVvvrhnvn . tUM SUMMIIVJU! ANDY DEYIKa IN ' . m a art PLAY (IB GREAT HIT WALDO HILLS, Jan. 16. -r-Even standing room was at a pre mium Saturday night at the club house when the Silverton Play makers of the high school put on the three-act play, "Mama's Baby Boy." The cast was directed by G. W. DeLay. Between acts, num bers were announced by Henry Aim, president of the Silverton chamber of commerce, sponsors, consisted of vocal solos by Char- lottle Goplerud accompanied at the 'plane- by her brother, Wal ter; vocal Quartet by the Four Norsemen; vocal solo. Mrs. W. P. Scrath accompanied by Mrs. Roy Davenport. The social committee of the Waldo Hills clnb is sponsoring a social card- p.a r t y at the club house Saturday night, January 20. Members should bring two pies. card table and cards. Open Business Project The pupils of Centerview are doing an Interesting project in operating a bank and grocery store. Materials for the latter are furnished by national advertisers. The teacher is . Edna M. Good knecht. Jury Dismissed After Deadlock In Russell Case DALLAS, Jan. 16. Judge Ar- He G. Walker dismissed the Jury In the case of the State of Oregon vs. Miles Rnssell about 9 o'clock this morning after they had fail ed to reach a verdict. The cast went to the Jury shortly after 5:00 p. m. yesterday. The Jury men were released subject to call for the remainder of the court term. Tuesday, January 23, wm set as the date for the new trial of Russell. This case is an appeal from the West Salem court of Justice of the Peace Elmer Cook where Russell was found guilty on a charge of drunken driving. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail, and was ordered to pay a fine of $250.00. A civil case of Seal vs. Lippen was tried here today in Judge Walker's court. COLUMNIST DIVORCED NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-yP)-Hay-wood Broun, the columnist, today disclosed that he and his wife, Ruth Hale, head of the Lucy Stone league, were divorced last Novem ber at Nogales, Mexico. U-Park Tonite 8:30 MAURICE WINTER'S RAVD Ladies Free! Men 15c Dance Every Friday - Adm. 1 5c 5 1 f -"Tft-Ti mi-" U f.J . Condance AV gmmmL L-aJ m LI U GILBERT ROLAND SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS Last Times Tonite Doors Open 6:45 -ml mm uaagnt in ine blackmailers dragnet! Don't miss this sen sational picture of crime today! "From Head quarters" with George Brent Blargaret Lindsay Eugene PsRette High Herbert Dorothy Bargess