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Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, February 1, 1934
No. 267
SB
CHEAP DOLLAR
Dollar Drops An Terms of
5 Franc and Pound; Se
i r curities Rise
Bankers See Stabilization as
: ; Return to Gold
: Standard -
4 - By CLAUDE A. J AGGER
(Copyright, 1934, by the
' : . Associated Press)
" KEW YORK, Jan. Jl. J
dent Roosevelt's proclamation de
' valuing ; the dollar tq, 5. n-.-cent
.of former gold, parity, late
today brought a prompt decline
In the dollar in terms of foreign
currencies, and prompted an up
turn in the Pacific coast securi
ties markets where trading was
still in progress. .
Foreign exchange dealing was
still via progress in: New, York
when the announcement of this
momentous . monetary step was
flashed to banks and other finan
cial offices, bat exchange dealing
abroad had ended several boors
previously, and principal security
and commodity markets both hers
and abroad were closed. -'
Wall Street international bank
ing quarters Interpreted the more
as a return, at least tentatively
to the International gold bullion
Standard, and a definite stabiU
xatlon of -the dollar in terms of
foreign, sold currencies, while cir
culation of gold for monetary pur
poses, either in the form of coin
or bullion, was still prohibited in
fernally. r
Some financial authorities here
Toreaaed the opinion it saved the
way for a huge expansion of cre
dit and should greatly facilitate
the flotation of ; the , additional
15,000,000,000 in new federal
bonds which the treasury proposes
to Issue before June SO, next. ?
" Some banking circles suggested
that devaluation of the dollar to
as low a level as J 1,0 jper:; cent
of its old parity migntwell
prompt a huge flow of gold from
abroad, and1 that further foreign
gold : purchases to stabilize the
dollar might be unnecessary.
With some $2,000,000,000 of
fugitive American capital, accord
ing to rough estimates, still
broad which may rush back in
view of the more definite status
of the dollar, some bankers felt
that an inflow of gold might
r e a e a proportions difficult to
manage, unless the stabilization
fund were to take action to oM
set it.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-ff)-Gold
that was worth 4,029,100,
000 at S o'clock today jumped
in value by almost $3,000,000,000
at .Jrlft o'clock with the signing
of the devaluation ordered by
President Roosevelt.
" ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. - (JPf
An International .gold bullion
standard is the way treasury ex
perts describe the new monetary
position of the United States,
- The citizen can't demand gold
at the treasury. He could under
the old gold standard by present
ing a gold certificate. ;
.The citizen cant buy gold un
less he has a treasury, license to
do so. He could under the old
gold standard. '
1 But the government will t-oth
buy and, sell . gold. Further, the
government will - ship abroad
when it is considered necessary
to settle , International exchange
balances.
The gold so shipped will be In
bullion form, not coin. That is
the explanation of the phrase "in
ternatlonal gold bullion stand
ard." . , .. .
T'
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OF FEDERAL HELP
WASHINGTON, Jan, II. - CD
Admin titration forces today- tem
porarily blocked efforts to liber
alise veterans' benefits by taw but
give in to pleas for more pay for
federal workers. V
The senate appropriation! sub
committee considering the inde
pendent offices bill pad its econ
omy clauses voted 5 to 4 against
Incorporating the American Le
sion four-point program ' or any
other veterans legislation on the
ground it was new legislation of
fered to an appropriation bill and
therefore out of order. "
- rm Ad!rai mt. however, the
inb -jcommItteavoted, to "restore
nethird KZ tne i& per.een jear
era! pay-cut February 1 and an
third Jnlv 1. whereas the
house only approved a return of
6 per cent beginning nw jujj.
-. AArdanea with the budget.
The restorations will cost an eetl
mated ,000,eoo xo auiy ana
$126,000,009 in the next fiscal
year. -:; "
' - i,m -wttn all the'ehaaces.
. Im nnrtM to the t nil com
jnlUeo tomorrow. Whether It np
holds the sub-committee or not,
the veterans' question Is expected
to be presented on tne .woor or
tarried on In another committee.
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WAGES
SCENE OF CAPTURE OF DILLINGER AND CLARK
i l'' r s
- '4 'I r,
Photo shows the house La Tucson,
front of the house are three police officers who participated in capture of the Dillinger gang. DHlin
ger was removed to Indian
Proclamation Defines
Gold Content of Dollar
New Gold Cert ificates
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. (AP) The following state
ment was given out today at the White House in rela
tion to the new revalued dollar: '
"1. Acting under the powers granted by title 3 of the
act approved May 12, 1933, (Thomas amendment to the farm
relief act) the president today issued a proclamation fixing
the. weight of the gold dollar at 15 5-21 grains nine tenths
fine. This is 59.06 plus per cent of the former weight of
25 8-10 grains, nine-tenths fine, as fixed by Section 1 of the
act of congress of March 4, 1900rThe new gold content of
the dollar becomes effective immediately on the signing of
the proclamatiorrby the president.
"Under the gold reserve act of p.
1934, signed by the president
Tuesday, January 30th tital to
the entire stock of monetary gold
in the United States, Including
the gold1 coin and gold bullion
heretofore held by the Federal
Reserve banks and the claim upon
gold in the treasury represented
by gold certificates, is vested in
the United States government and
the "profit" from the reduction
of the gold content of the dollar,
made effective by today's procla
mation, accrues to the United
States treasury. Of this "profit"
two .billion dollars under the
terms of the gold reserve act and
of today's proclamation, consti
tutes a stabilization fund under
the direction of the secretary of
the treasury. The balance will be
covered into the general fund of
the treasury.
Settlement from the gold
coin, bullion and certificates tak
en over from the Federal Reserve
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THOMAS FIXES
Basic rates' and charges of any
where for hire freight common
carriers operating In Oregon un
der provisions of the state trans
portation law, were fixed in an or
der handed down Wednesday by
Charles M. Thomas, state utility
commissioner.
The rate for single vehicle, ve
hicle and trailer or any combina
tion containing load of 2000
pounds or less than 3000 pounds
was fixed at 30 cents for, the first
25 miles or less, 28 cents for over
25 and not over 60 miles, 26 cents
for over 60 miles and not over
100 miles and 22 cents for all dis
tances' over 200 miles.
Other rates, ranging upward for
combined weights of from 29,000
to 80,000 pounds, were fixed at 82
cents for the first 2o miles or less,
80 cents for over 25 and not over
50 miles. 78 cents tor over 60
miles and not over 200 miles and
74 cents for over 200 miles.
The" loading and unloading time
charge varies from $2 to $3.50 an
hour and the waiting time charge
from $1.50 to $3 per hour.
.. When extra labor Is required
and furnished by the operator an
extra eharge based on the actual
labor cost plus 20 per cent will be
made. - -
Wrestle fs Blow
Fells Referee
. PORTLAND. Jan: IWTV-How-ard
Cantoawine, iXO, Portland,
took the deciding fall from Charlie
Hansen, 111, White Plains, -New
York, with a mighty blow to the
neck here tonight.
Referee Vera Harrington, also
feUed by Canton wine's sweeping
overhand blow, regained his feet
and awarded! the fall to Canton
wine, In : 50 minutes. , ' ,
- Hansen ; took the second fall
with a body press in 11:13 after
Cantonwine spent 16:20 applying
a body press for the first tall. '
With headlocks and a body
press, Don -Wagner, 225, former
Oregon State gridster, threw Jack
Ring. 2 OS, Portland, one minute
and SO seconds after the start of
the second round.' ".
TICK
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Arix where officers captured Rnssen Clark and John DHlinger. In
for trial. International Illustrated
Working to save the Salem
Y. M. C. A.'s camp site at Ocean-
side, Secretary Kells conferred
yesterday with the county court
at THlimook. The Y owns a sev
en aero site lying between Ocean-
side aad Cape Mears in a very
secluded spot. Visiting the tract
last woek Mr. Kells found clear
ing started for a road to the Cape
Mears lighthouse which would
cross the camp ground and de
troy its usefulness for camping
purposes. The bridge across the
ravine which the .Y built would
be replaced with a highway
bridge and the present kitchen of
the camp, the only permanent
structure there, is in the survey
for the right of way. Other im
provements made by the Y in
elude a water system.
Sec. Kells found the county
court sympathetic. County Judge
Rosenburg was one of the donors
of the land and did not know that
the new road would affect the
camp. The court promised to see
if the road could be rerouted , to
avoid : hurting the camp site and
the engineer is to run new lines
and make estimates.
The Oceanside camp has what
is regarded as one of the finest
natural locations of any camp in
the world; and the Y has been
ambitious to develop it properly
into a year-round camp for recre
ation and nature study. Sec Kells
was hopeful last night that chan
ges could be made in the route of
the road to save the campsite for
the Y.
The road is a county road be
ing constructed as a CWA project.
Arrest Ex-Cashier
On Grand Larceny
SEATTLE, Jan. . 81.-P)-Ken
dall Wheaton, about 45, former
cashier of a Seattle brokerage
firm and reported at present to
be employed in a bank at Elk
River, Minn., was charged today
with grand larceny, accused of
having misappropriated $5,200 of
his employers funds here.
The complaint was sworn to by
R. H. SeoUin, present cashier of
the brokerage firm of George H
Burr, Conrad and Broom, Inc.,
who alleged that Wheaton' con
cealed his embezzlements by jug'
glln$ the accounts : -
Ask Police Aid
, To Locate Boy
MaMMOKM ;
Police assistance . was sought
by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Even
den, 1830 North Winter. street
last night In an attempt to locate
their eight year old son. Stanley.
who failed to return home from
Highland sgooL The lad was last
seen as he left the school grounds
It t p. U. 'i ..
. The boy was described as hav
ing blue eyes, very light hair and
blond complexion. He was wear
ing long dark. , blue corduroy
trousers and a black leather
Jacket
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PICK ID ROUTE
Super-Highway to Use Front
Street; Traction Com
pany to Move Off
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 31. -IIP)
-The route for the four-lane Port
land-Oregon City east side high
way was determined and comple
tion of the project by October 1
predicted by state highway de
partment officials at a meeting
here today.
A long standing tangle over the
route and its financing was ended.
Franklin T. Griffith, president of
the Portland Electric Power com
pany, promised his . company
would finance rebuilding and re
locating its Johnson creek trestle
and Milwaukie portion of its Ore
gon City carline which must be
moved off Front street, the super-highway
route, .
"It'll bust a pretty big suspen
der button right off our pants,
but we'll do it," Griffith said.
Bids on the Portland section of
the $533,000 project will be taken
here February 16 and on the Mil
waukie section March 15, State
Highway Engineer R. H. Baidock
indicated.
It is a public works adminis
tration project.
If present plans materialize,
Oregon's' super-highway from
Oregon City to Portland will be
completed by October 1. The
problem of selecting and financ
ing the right of way had been the
Btickler before.
SALEM OFFICE TO
ISSUE PERMITS
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 31.-(ff)
-The Oregon liquor administra
tion today announced its first
main step in actually setting up
head offices at Salem, a requisite
of the new state liquor law. Appli
cations for licenses will be re
ceived there.
Preliminary operations and the
bulk of the liquor control commis
sion meetings have been in Port
land. There has been indication
that commission meetings would
continue to be held in Portland
because of its central location.
Likewise Administrator George
L. Sammis has stated that Port
land would doubtless be the main
supply and importation center for
the state stores. Liquor ready for
sale on the opening date is now
stored nere in ' bonded ware
houses. .
Previously it was announced
that the Salem office would be
used for tiling records of the
commission and administration.
Tomorrow another activity win
be added license application
business.
Laurence Hickam, regional su
pervlsor of the state. liquor com
mission, had not arrived at a late
hour yesterday although he was
scheduled to be here by noon. The
office at the state capitol opined
that Hickam had been to Astoria
and Tillamook and wonld come
to Salem from the coast country.
A location tor the Salem liquor
store la to be chosen shortly after
he arrives and the personnel of
the store here is also to be an
nounced.
Equipment for the two-room
office-suite on the third floor of
the capitol building was being de
livered yesterday and the new of
fices were to be occupied formal
ly tomorrow. The headquarters
of the commission, by law are
established In Salem.
- Tens of thousands ot individual
permits for purchasers were be
ing run off the state printing of
fice presses yesterday. The forms
are 5 by 9 Inches In size and
on the back contain spaces tor re
cording 40 separate purchases of
liquor. The permits, selling, tor
$1, are good until December $1,
1934. - -
THRDUEH MILWAUKIE
LIJUDCE
Judge Yankwicb, Presiding
in Aimee McFherson
Trial, Threatened -
Silver Shirt Literature At
tacks American Jews;
Inquiry Ordered
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3
A relentless . investigation into
threats of intimidation hurled
against the superior judge who is
presiding over the trial of the
$240,000 breach of contract suit
against Aimee Semple McPherson
Hutton was ordered tonight by
District Attorney Boron Fitts.
The threats, contained in a
typewritten letter, were received
by the Judge, Leon Yankwich,
shortly before court .convened.
Attached was the printed liter
ature of an organization known
as "The Silver Shirts."
Fitts said the organization had
been under investigation of the
police department for several
months. The letter stated: "Don't
try to get in the good graces of
Almee's followers. Remember
Richfield. And dtm't run for re
election. You know why."
"In the trial of every important
case. Judge Yanrwlch said be
fore handing the letter to Fitts,"
judges receive letters from
cranks. Usually I pay no attention
to them. This letter, Jiowever, is
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CRASH EIJBS FLIGHT
STMTOS
E
MOSCOW, Jan. 31.-)-A trag
edy as dramatic and spectacular as
its beginning was revealed today
as the end of three balloonlsts'
venture into the stratosphere, for
which a new altitude record was
claimed.
Secret and surprising, like their
takeoff into the upper regions,
was the finale which ended in
their deaths and the destruction of
all scientific Instruments capable
of proving their claim that they
had reached a height of 67,585
feet.
The end came on a snow-covered
spot some 350 miles southeast ot
Moscow when the whole balloon
crashed with "such a terrific im
pact that the hydrogen-filled en
velope was wrenched loose from
its gondola and drifted away Into
the night, leaving the bodies of
the crew imprisoned therein.
When the communist congress
heard the announcement, its mem
bers rose In silent tribute to the
victims and adopted a resolution
that they be buried with the na
tion's heroes in Red Square.
Marshfield Mill
Opens for Month
MARSHFIELD, Ore., Jan. 31.
-P) The Coos Bay Lumber com
pany today announced at least
one month's employment for more
than 600 men at its mill and camp
to be opened Feb. 2. The mill has
been idle since Dec. IS.
Payroll for the month was un
officially estimated at $60,000.
The mill will absorb about 300 of
the men and an additional 200
will augment the present crew of
100 at camps near Powers.
Plans beyond March 1 have not
yet been announced by the com
pany. Only former employes will
be hired, vice-president and gen
eral manager Henry Leaf said.
Kill!
'Listen to Leon1 Vehicle
For Chemeketa P layers
By LEE COB
"Listen to Leon," Chemeketa
Players' production seen last
night at Nelson hall, was a cre
ditably presented comedy featur
ing an inveterate liar and his in
evitable troubles. Roy Cole (Leon
In the play), the liar, was decent
ly convincing, got his Jaughs from
the audience, and may be said to
have deserved his role. ...
Leon started, the performance
by -s declaring that he . "always
wanted to go on the stage," and
thereafter told a string of whop
pers not so amazing as reminis
cent of milder untruths' Indulged
in by a substantial majority "of
the well-known., human, race.
Leon's uncle, played by 'Norris
Kemp, blustering old Kentucky
colonel with . goatee and handle
bar mustaches, finally caught up
with Leon's lies and rounded out
the plot by : curing his ' gabby
young nephew ot his malady.
Marion Downs '.as. a- superan
nuated spinster looking for a hus
band furnished the best perform
FLOOD CONTROL
GETS BOOST
AT OLYMPIA
State Officials, Government
Engineers Confer Over
Northwest Problem
To Ask Congress for Relief
Funds and for Survey
for Control
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. Zl.-VP)
-Three steps in the interest of
flood relief and flood control in
Washington were taken at a meet
ing here today between state of
ficials, U. S. army engineers and
members of the executive commit
tee of the Pacific Northwest Flood
Control association.
Ten western Washington coun
ties were represented. The session
was called by Governor Martin to
discuss possible moves toward
solving the flood control and
flood relief problems in counties
stricken by the devastating floods
of December.
After hearing several speakers,
including Col. C. L- Sturdevant,
Seattle, district army engineer;
Marshall Dana, regional director
of the PWA; John McClelland.
publisher of the Longview Daily
News; E. F. Banker, director of
conservation and development
and Charles F. Ernst, state civil
works administrator, the dele
gates took the following steps:
1. Obtained the services of
Governor Martin and Director
Banker in drawing up a flood re
lief bill to be submitted to the
state's congressional delegation
for introduction in congress im
mediately. The measure would ap
propriate "sufficient funds" to
meet the flood relief emergency
which still exists in the state.
'2. Requested Governor Martin
to speed a communication to
President Roosevelt asking him to
intercede in the state's behalf and
cooperate with the congressional
delegation in getting the appro
priation bill through congress
without delay. Governor Martin
said the message would be ex
pedited. 3. Approved a proposal to have
Banker prepare for a possible
joint state and federal survey
looking toward one major, per
manent flood control program for
the state.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Jan. 31.-()
Auditors reports of "unbeliev
able disorder and lack of effi
ciency'' in books of the county
treasurer's office from 1922 tb
1931 will be submitted to the
county grand Jury, District Attor
ney Guy Cordon announced here
today. , .
James E.. Sawyers, treasurer
during that time, was , replaced
in 1933 by D. H. Lenox.
The, auditors from Wann and
Collier of Marshfield reported that
errors In accounts "have been
found to number not hundreds
but many thousands,' and also
reported "unbelievable disorder
and lack of efficiency shown In
the .administration of the subsi
diary school accounts."
District Attorney Cordon said
the audit disclosed "a great num
ber of payments on school dis
trict accounts, particularly in the
nature ot payments on bond and
bond interest, in which, in many
cases, no charges were made to
any districts, some cases in which
the Charge was made to the wrong
district, and other cases where the
charges were made to more than
one district."
He said litigation would be in
augurated, if necessary, to deter
mine the liability of the former
county treasurer or his bondsmen
to make up deficiencies
ance of the evening, evincing an
ability to smirk and coquette In
the proper way. She did quite well
for one day, too, becoming en
gaged twice and finally agreeing
to marry the nncle, who didn't
seem to mind.
Ruth Yersteeg, very good-looking
as the leading heart-throb,
did her Job In the approved fash
ion. George ; Campbell got his
share . of the laughs as Leon's
raletj and even managed once to
be a better liar than his . more
practiced master. Charles Lives
ley, playing a monocled English
man, tickled the fancy of the au
dience - with his almost genuine
Prince of Wales accent Nathalie
Panek. was blonde and charming
as the New England . girl who
didn't like to meet gentlemen
without Introductions. Clara Bell
Barnside In her bit as a hotel parlor-maid
played foil to the coy
ness of Marion Downs spinster
part. 1-
. Directing was Beulah Jane Gra
ham. .The play, was written' hy
Janice Gard,
DOUGLAS AUDITORS
HARDOflTREISIER
Government Agents
Wanted tor Kidnaping
: -r-o; '
15th Day Passes
Bremer Relatives
Receive No Word
ST. PAUL. Jan. 31. -CP) -The
15th day without further com
munication from the kidnapers of
Edward G. Bremer passed today.
The family and Walter Magee,
contractor friend continued to
maintain a day and night vigil
beside telephones in their respec
tive homes, anxiously awaiting a
message from the gang which
would tell them where to pay for
the freedom of the 37-year-old
bank president.
For more than a week $200,
000 demanded as ransom has been
held in readiness pending final
instructions from the abductors.
Paul T. Jackson, superintendent
of schools at Klamath Falls and
chairman of the executive board of
the state high school athletic as
sociation, will file formal applica
tion with the Salem school board
for the school superintendency
here, he told Chairman F. E. Neer
yesterday following conferences
with individual board members.
Jackson, who seeks the position
which will be left vacant at the
expiration of Superintendent
George W. Hug's contract August
31 of this year, is 36 years old, a
graduate of Linfield college at
McMinnville and well ' known in
Salem where for a number of years
he has been a periodic visitor in
the interests of the annual high
school basketball tourney on the
Willamette campus.
No fight will be staged by the
present superintendent to retain
the job. Hug said yesterday that.
while he Is steadily recuperating
from a recent major operation, he
did not feel that his health would
allow any strenuous efforts on his
part to organize support in his be
half and that, too, he would not
consider attempting to run schools
with one hand and fight off oppo
sition with the other.
' In addition to four applications
already received and the promised
one from Jackson the name of
R. W. Tavenner has been men
tioned. Although Tavenner, pres
ent assistant principal at the high
school here, has presented no ap
plication, he. has intimated he
would be interested. Other appli
cants Include: Frank B. Bennett,
present superintendent at Tilla
mook; John T. Cramer, Grants
Pass superintendent! D e G a r Is
Reeves, superintendent of Van
couver, Wash., schools, and Fred
erick M, Lash, Seattle.
Dealers Bidding
For Texas Wool
SAN ANGELO. Tex., Jan. !.
CP) Wool dealers here said today
several eastern wool firms are of
fering to contract spring of 1934
wools In southwest Texas at prices
ranging from 30 to 33 cents. And
some few contracts . are . reported
cl08ed.at various points in the
country. ,
The tonnage is yet nominal and
none of the purchases has been In
the strictly wool producing coun
try, but in the areas where wools
uusually sell cheaper than in this
section.
Growers are asking 35 to 40
cents for their clips. -
Continue Grant
On Animal Control
WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.-(JP-Representatlve
Lea (D-Cal.) said
today he had been advised by the
office of the director of the bud
get that a supplementary recom
mendation would be made to In
crease funds for predatory animal
control work In 193S to $400,009.
In the budget as originally pro
posed by the president.' the fund
was cut to $91,000, Lea and Rep
resentative Taylor (D.-Colo.) led
a fight among western congress:
men tor restoration ot the appro
priation to the approximate, fig
ures of preceding years. ., -
Permits Decline
For First Month
Last monttt proved a dud as
far as building operations la Sa
lem were concerned.' Although as
many permits were Issued as In
1 3 3, the total permit value
amounted to only $3316, or-$3,-
331 less than In 1133 and $1044
than In January 1932. - :
WA11 but two ot last month's 18
building permits were for repairs
and .'the most costly Job under
taken was te cost $600, the next
$600. New construction consisted
of a $110 grease rack and a $40
garage. . -
JACKSON cons
WITH SCHOOL BOARD
Public Enemy No. 1
Captured in Barber's
Chair in Chicago
Confesses to Part in
Boettcher and Bohn
Abductions
CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-jP)-Vera
Sankey, one of the nation's most
notorious kidnapers, suspected la
the fatal Lindbergh abduction and
nearly a half dozen others was
captured here today by federal
agents.
The former Gann Valley, S.
rancher, turned desperado, was
taken in a northside barber shop.
He was unarmed and offered no
resistance.
In his clothing were found sev
eral poison pills, presumably car
ried for the purpose of ending his
own life in event of apprehension.
He was overpowered, however,
before having a chance to use
them.
In Sankey's apartment was
found a small arsenal two .3t
calibre revolvers, a sawed - oft
shotgun and a large quantity ot
ammunition. In a ' tin box was
found 33200 in 3100 bills. 3260
in $20 bills, and $30 In $1 -bills.
A woman giving the name ot
Helen Matern was arrested in the
apartment. She denied knowing
Sankey's true identity.
Rushed to headquarters, San
ke confessed, Melvin H. Purvis,
head of the local office ot the
federal bureau of Investigation
said, to participation in the ab
duction of Haskell Bohn, St. Paul,
and Charles Boettcher II, Denver
broker. ,
He denied, however, any con
nection with the recent kidnap
ing of Edward G. Bremer, St,
Paul banker, and that of William
Hamm Jr., wealthy St. Paul brew
er, a year ago. St. Paul -officials,
advised of the arrest, started here
immediately to question him la
both cases.
Purvis and his aids submitted
Sankey to a severe grilling con
cerning the Lindbergh kidnaping
case. .
What the agents learned, if
anything, was not immediately
revealed.
The federal authorities did not
know what disposition would be
made of Sankey. New Jersey prob
ably will have the first claim 'for
him if evidence definitely linking
him with the Lindbergh kidnap
ing is developed, Purvis said.
DENVER, Jan. 3 l-P)-Thomas
J. Morrissey, United States dis- '
trict attorney, announced tonight
he will request the federal gov
ernment to send Verne Sankey
captured in Chicago t o d a y, tq
Denver for prosecution in connec
tion with the kidnaping of Char
les Boettcher, II, wealthy Denver,
broker.
Sankey, Chicago officials said,
had confessed the kidnaping o$
Boettcher and Haskell Bohn, son
of a prominent St. Paul, Minn.,
jeweler. He has. been indicted la
connection with both cases.
"We believe we have a very
strong case against Sankey here."
Morrissey said. "For this reasosi
we believe he should be returned
to Denver and not to St. Paul for
trial."
Police Chief Albert T. Clark
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(By the Associated Press)
Memoranda . recognitlng , Car
many's "claims to arms eqaalstjt
and urging other powers net ra
increase their armamentsww e rej
made public Wednesday by tha
Italian and British governiMsts,
Both statements predicted, aa
an alternative, a race for met
arms. . . , , '
The Italian pronouncement ex
pressed doubt that heavily anna
powers wished to disarm or coola
do so, advocated a general
ment for abolishing chemical '
tare, and civil bombardments, aa
voiced Impatience with recent
plomatle negotiations.
The British "white paper" rg
ed other governments to reach aa
agreement to abandon certain
classes ot weapons or at least not
to Increase present armaments."
Both mentioned the desirability
of Germany's return to Geneva
conferences. - -
r An official French quarter rn
Paris expressed doubt that Chaa
cellor Hitler would accept t4
British arms compromise. i , .:
Ifeanwhile, the Japanese diet
was told that Japan's auxiliarjt
vessels would outrank those 4
the United' States at the end of
193$ and that if naval leaders of
the two nations . dictate con 1 84 .
ot action tn a naval conference?
set for 1J35, a mptura'Vwtml
result. - -
POIRS STRUGGLE
FOR PEACE HOPES