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... -Y 05 CIRCULATION Distribution 74RQ THE WEATHER Considerable cloudiness , today and Monday, tempera- tare unchanged; Max. Temp. Saturday 89, 31 in. 54, river 8.2 feet, southerly winds. . . - - - w V vvfor June, 1934 " : Net Paid 7l2fri ; Member of a! Bf i rvwixwcw IQJI I -..a I 1 EIGHTY-FOURTH YEAR4 " ' Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, July 8, 1934 TtZ 0 HITLER ORDERS TRUCE, LEAVES Surface Calm Observed Berlin; Government Still Alert in No Political Changes This Month, Plan Announced to Soothe Public (Copyright, 1934. bjxthe Associ ated Prers.) BERLIN, July 7 Adolf Hitler called for peace and quiet and or dered a political truce today after the most turbulent week of the Nazi regime. The chancellor set an example of oatward calmness for the Ger man people by leaving Berlin and going to hla retreat in Uie Ba varian Alps, at least for the week end and possibly for a longer va cation. The government still 3 on the alert, the propaganda ministry in dicated, for any sign of renewed efforts of dissatisfied elements to overthrow the Hitler regime. Activities of secret police will continue through the "truce," which if carried out as planned means that no major change can be made during July. The Cabinet, which rules Ger many aa a legislative as well as executive body, will have no meetings during the month, it was stated at the chancellor's of fice. Presumably, the government feels that its position is sufficient ly strengthened to warrant relaxa tion on the part of high officials unless their rest is Interrupted by new disquieting reports from the secret police. To the storm troopers, among whose leaders the revolt de veloped, nazl party leaders issued a carefully worded statement as suring them that the troops and the party belong to each other and cannot be separated. Many of the 2,000.000 men in j the organization, vacationing un der orders not to wear uniforms, face the prospect of being, shoved aside in the reorganization now under way as a result of the exe cutions among their former lead ers. WEATHER BUFFETS (By the Assocated Press) The elements buffeted sections of Oregon with earth tremors, lightning, violent storms, flying dust and forest fires the past two days. Hail did extensive damage to fruit in some sections of Rogue river. Orchardlsts of the valley reported from 15 to 25 per cent loss of fruit In several sections. A few reported practically total loss of fruit in limited areas. The storm also harmed tomatoes and corn. Coleman and Wagner cree s flooded water for a while follow ing a violent downpour. .A por tion of the Southern Pacific tracks was washed out near Phoe nix and a highway culvert was partly washed out at Talent. Lightning struck the forest range. lookout station on Mount Wagner near Ashland and ignit ed a box of matches, but did no damage: Telephone poles were toppled by electrical bolts near Ashland. A woman was rendered unconscious and . a man working near a barbed wire fence burl 3d to the ground by lightning. Neith er was injured seriously. ED AiS PLANE DROPS IN DETROIT July 7-i?s)-Mrs. Fred J. Lapp's nearly done ham burger steak was ruined tonight by the Unexpected and unconven tional arrival of two guests through, the roof of the house. When Mrs. Lapp and her family got out on the lawn In front of their summer cottage at Grosse .He. and removed some of the oil and plaster that bad showered them t the dinner table, they looked up on the splintered roof to see Harold C. Gooch and Charles Volker, both of Detroit, crawling out of their demolished airplane. Gooch explained fcls motor quit suddenly and the root of the sum mer cottage was his only choice for aland lag. : The plane nosed through the roof and caved In the ceiling of the dining room lust as Mrs. Lapp was emerging from the kitchen with the hamburger steak.. Gooch said be would settle for the dam age. . ' " - LINCOLN KIV DIES BLACKWELL, Okla., July T-faV-Mra. Frances Baker. 92 years ld, a second cousin of Abraham Lincoln, died here today at the borne of her daughter, Mr. Effie Hardin. UPON VACATION Die VARIOUSLY HIB0R6ER in M illion Per Year is Estimated Income of Stale Liquor Control Half to Come From Profit on Sales and Half From Licenses and Gallonage Taxes; Relief Goal 3 Years Away NET income to the state of one million dollars a year from the state liquor commission now seems probable on the basis of the commission's second quarter operation. Persons who have studied the monthly compilation of fig uresthe June, 1934, net profit study is not yet available predict that net returns from licenses and from gallonage STiRT CONTEST if Ballots Will Be Available at Stores, Newspapers, Leaders Announce The contest to select a "Miss Salem" to represent Capital-post No. 9, American Legion, at the Legion state convention at Astoria August 23 to 25 will start early this week, Brazier G. Small, con test chairman, announced last night. Names of the first entrants will be made public by midweek, he said. The young woman picked by popular vote as "Miss Salem" will be given a trip to the Astoria con vention, expenses paid. The state winner will receive a free trip to Hollywood. Entrants In the local contest must reside In Salem, West Salem or the Immediate vicinity, from which Capital post draws its mem bership, and must be between the ages of 17 and 2 5 years, inclusive. Ballots will be obtainable from business houses and daily from local newspapers. Votes will be distributed with purchases at the stores, 10 votes with every sale up to $1 and more according to the amount of the purchase up to 500 votes with a $5 sale. Adver tisers in Salem papers will each be permitted to give 100 votes in one advertisement each week. Shortly after the contest gets under way the committee will be gin making daily tabulations of' the votes, will distribute prizes to entrants first to reach certain bal lot totals and will arrange for pub lic appearances of the would-be "Mips Saleins'' in local theatres. There will be five ballot boxes, located at Bishop's clothing store, Miller's department store, Busick's market, Johnson's ready-to-wear store and the state office building. (Turn to I'ape 3, Col. 4) EX-DEPUTY SHERIFF OF LIE ARRESTED EUGENE, July 7.-(;p)-Roy W. Potter, ex-deputy sheriff of Lane county In charge of auto license fees, was arrested by order of the sheriff today following his Indict ment by a grand Jury yesterday on charges of larceny of public funds amounting to about 9800. Potter was released on $1500 bond this afternoon and will be arraigned In circuit court next Thursday. The shortage laid to Potter, to taling $794.33, was discovered In a county audit of the departments of the sheriff's office made early In June. Potter is said to have admitted the defalcation of about $250, but denied any knowledge of the remainder. The grand jury In dictment specified the entire sum shown In the audit, however. Sheriff C. A. Swarts discharged Potter when he was notified of the alleged shortage. The amount was made up, as the sheriff and deputy were both under bond. MISS SALEM Prune Industry Code Gels A pproval at Meeting Here A tentative marketing agree ment to cover the northwest prune Industry was agreed upon here yesterday by a code com mittee which will present the code early this week to Max Gehlhar,, state director of agri culture. A public hearing Is ex pected to be held on the code. If a sufficiently large number of growers approve It and If Gehl har accepts it, It will become binding on all the prune grow ers. The agreement would apply to all growers, producers and co operatives engaged in the pro cessing of prunes In Oregon and Washington, and would be ad ministered by a control board of 30 persons to be selected in the two states. Ten of the board members would be cooperative processors, three from Oregon and seven from Washington. Twelve of the remaining 20 members would be growers from Oregon and eight .from Wash ington. I The state of Oregon would be follows: First district Washington, Co taxes will bring the state $500. 000 annually. Another 2500,000 is expected to be the state's net profits from Its operation of state stores and state agencies, whose gross sales now seem likely to run to $3,000,000 a year. If such net Income is available. In three years the commission would be able to meet the $3, 000,000 relief appropriation from its net revenues, aa prescribed by the second special session of the 1933 legislature. The commission yesterday de posited $107,527 of its profits for the second Quarter to the ac count of the state relief com (Turn to Page 3, Col. 7) BUSINESS IF OF 79J COUNTY Salem's 1933 Retail Sales Estimated $8,000,000; State Loss Greater Marion county's 662 retail es tablishments did Just one-half as much business in 1933, based on dollar otals of retail sales, as the total retail establishments In the county did in 1929 according to U. S. census figures released yesterday. In 1929 the volume of retail trade In the county was $24,170,000; last year the total volume was $12,081,000. The entire county did consid erably less retail business in 1933 than Salem alone did in 1929. the figures show, since Sa lem in 1929 had retail sales to talling $17,959,000. On that bas is Sslem four years ago did two thirds of the retail business In the county: by a similar pro portion in 1933, the retail busi ness In this city would have to talled $8,000,000. The figures were obtained and compiled as one phase of CWA work this spring. For the state as a unit, re tail sales In 1933 were off 61 per cent from the 1929 totals, making Marion county's ratio of loss slightly less than the loss for all of Oregon. The compiled figures show that the total payroll for work ers in retail stores fell off 50 per cent In the four years while the number of employes hired fell off 37 per cent. Dynamite Cache Uncovered Near Cooperage Plant PORTLAND, Ore., July 1-(JP)- A mysterious cache of 16 sticks of dynamite wrapped In a piece of canvas was found here today under the loading platform at the West Coast cooperage. Investigating officers were un able to cast any light on the cache, discovered by W a It e r Owens who was rebuilding the platform. Officers expressed doubt that recent labor troubles at the plant had anything to do with the-explosives. No caps or fuses were found. The dynamite may be Part of quantities stolen from construc tion and road work camps at va rious times within the past sev eral months, police said. lumbia, Clatsoop and Tillamook counties, one board member. Second district Yamhill county, two members. Third district Marlon county, one member. Fourth district Polk county two members. Fifth district Lincoln, Benton, Linn and Lane counties, two members. Sixth district Douglas county. two members. Seventh district All the rest of the state of Oregon, one member. The entire state of Washing ton would ' e embraced in one district. Grower members of the board are to be elected by a majority vote of members who do not market their prunes through a cooperative processing associa tion, at a meeting called by the state director of agriculture. Processor members of the board shall be selected by vote of the cooperative processors, and shall be elected from the states of Oregon and Washington at large. The board. In addition to ad ministering the code, is authorized to act as an Intermediary between (Turn to Page 3, Col. 1) STATE DEBT TO BIG DISTILLERY HI ATTACHED Government Proves Again in Case of Reifels; Plans Huge Garnishment Tie-up With Other Firms is Eyed; Defendants Say It is Spite Work SEATTLE. July 7-(JP)Tollow-lng the arrest here of the mil lionaire officers of Brewers and Distillers. Ltd., of Vancouver, B. C, the United States government moved today to tie up all money owed by the state liquor boards of Washington and Oregon to the British Columbia Distillery com pany, Ltd. The government planned to seize the money, It was said, If Its suit for J17.250.000 for cus toms taxes and penalties on al leged smuggled liquor Is success ful. In addition, officials asked that the Seattle plant of the Hemrlch Brewing company re veal what assets it holds belong ing to the British Columbia Dis tillery company, Ltd., the Van couver Brewers and Distillers, Ltd., and Henry Relfel and Hen ry S. Tobin. Henry Relfel, -of Vancouver. B. C, and his son George were arrested yesterday, charged with having smuggled hundreds of thousands of cases of liquor Into the northwest United States In recent years. They were later re leased under bonds of $100,000 each. Tobln Is a director of some of the Canadian corpora tions named in the government's suit. Writs of garnishment were also secured by the government against the World Importers, Inc.. of Seattle, and the First Na (Turn to Page 3, Col. 4) BUTTLE IS ON FOR SCOLLIRD FORTUNE SEATTLE. July 7-(;p)-The heirs of wealthy, eccentric. Sar ah E. Smith-Scollard and the state of Washington battled all diy today for the mysteriously missing millions of dollars and piles of jewels supposedly left by the "Hetty Green of LaSalle street." Testimony in the probate court of Judge James Rlnne was that someone counsel for the heirs said It was the late Reese Brown of Yakima changed the will of the woman slightly. The heirs demanded haste In probating of the will, on the grounds, George Rummens, coun sel for them, said, that Impor tant discoveries as to location of part of the woman's fortune are about to be made. The will named Denton G. Bur- dick, former Oregon attorney, now a resident of Seattle, as one of the executors. J. T. MeVay, financier of Seattle, was the oth er. McVay resigned, and Bur dick asked appointment as co- executor of Wilmon Tucker, pres sent guardian of the estate of Mrs. Smith-Scollard. W. H. Pemberton, supervisor of the state Inheritance tax and escheat division, Intervened, de manding the entire estate for the general school fund, on the ground that the heirs named were only entitled to two dol lars. Private Funeral Service is Held for Mrs. A. Bush Funeral services for Margaret Lynn Bush, wife of Asahel Bush of Salem, were held yesterday In the chapel of the Portland crem atorium hi Sellwood with only members of the family present. Dr. B. Earle Parker of the First Methodist church here read the Episcopal burial service. The body was cremated. Mrs. Bush, who had lived In Sa lem since coming here as a girl In 1911, died In the Toledo, Ore., hospital Thursday night after an illness of three years. Besides her widower she is survived by two sons, Asahel, Jr., of Klamath Falls and Stuart of Salem, and her mother. Bertha Rot of Agate Beach. Cattle Industry Relief Launched WASHINGTON, July 7. -(")-The farm administration today be gan dispensing some of the $50, 000,000 placed at its disposal for reliief of the dairy and beef cattle industries under the LaFollette amendment to the Jones-Connally bill. Three million dollars was made available for a fight On Bang's dis ease, the money to be paid to beef and dairy cattlemen in the form of indemnities as high as $50 a head. Named to Head Storm Troops WW, Viktor Lutze, above, was named chief of the nazi storm troops when Chancellor Hitler deposed and summarily executed Cap tain Ernst Roehm, former brown shirt leader for con spiracy, in a masa "blood bath" that swept all Germ any. Preparation of Four Kinds of Pickles Outlined by Round Table Editor By JESSIE STEELE . Corn was a standby vegetable for early pioneer families. Per haps your grandmother handed down to yon a recipe for some corn dish that is as delicious as It Is different. Send it to the Recipe Round Table editor before Thursday noon. A first prize of $1 and two secondary ones of 60 cents each will be announced Fri day. In writing down the recipe, list all the ingredients first. Then the method of combining them, how long to cook or bake and ap proximately .how many the recipe serves. If these Instructions are followed, the chances of winning a prize are much better. Also any suggestions as t what to serve with the corn dish make the reci pe more attractive to the judges. Be explicit as to measurements, since a "little" spice or salt may unbalance the flavor of an other wise good Tecipe. Our series on pickles continues: Best Pickle in the World Soak large cucumbers In very cold water for 5 hours. Cut lengthwise without paring in four or five pieces. Pack tery closely (Turn to Page 3, Col. 6) E T ROSEBURG, Ore., July 7-)-Circult Judge B. L. Eddy tonight contemplated prompt court ac tion In effort to have his name placed on the November ballot as a candidate for circuit judge of the second judicial district. Of four Judges running for the three Judicial seats In the primary. Judge Eddy received the low vote. Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle Friday handed down an opinion that declared Judge Eddy's name should not be placed on the November ballot. Stating he would seek a writ of mandamus ' to compel the secre tary of state to place his name on the ballot. Judge Eddy said the attorney general either over looked or ignored a supreme court decision bearing directly upon the issue. A precedent In determining the matter of majority vote was set. Judge Eddy declared. In the case of Othus versus Kozer In 1926 the action being one to compel the secretary of state to accept Initiative petitions. Rockefeller to Reach 95 Years in Good Health LAKEWOOD. N. J.. July -John D. Rockefeller comes to his 95th birthday anniversary to morrow In health as good as any one may reasonably expect, al though the heat of the past few weeks has enfeebled him to such an extent that even those close to him have marked its effect. Tomorrow will be the first time In 15 years the aged capi talist has been absent from his estate near Tarrytown, N. Y., on his birthday. Unfinished Filter Plant Gets Paint Steel reinforcing in the partly built filter plant of the Oregon Washington Water 8ervlce com pany, started in 1929, was being painted and sprayed with asphalt emulsion Saturday. It was the first work of any kind done on the plant since construction was halt ed abruptly upon the launching of the local drive for municipal water. NIL CORN PE SOUGHT IN CONTEST APPEAL UN GREW REFUSES TD TAKE T L Freight Movement Blocked Again; General Strike Vote Set Monday Rail Workers' Leader Says No Hard Feelings Over Hurling of Rocks PORTLAND, Ore., July 7-(JP)-Picketing maritime workers counted another triumph tonight after preventing a freight train from entering Municipal Terminal 4 with cargo for reshipment by water. A cordon of police armed with death-dealing guns and demoral izing tear and "vomiting'' gas held strikers back from the tracks. But the crew would not take the train through, because they feared retribution for them selves or families at some future date, it was stated. Police officials, who had mo bilized 110 officers, were a bit critical of the crew's refusal. Members of the train crew gave as their immediate reason for re fusing to take the train into the terminal the fact that several rocka were hurled at the train by pickets, thereby creating a haz ardous situation. This was the third futile at tempt to forcibly move export car go to the docks by rail. Portland's general strike com (Turn to Page 3, CoL 1) House Builders, Farmers to Benefit, Held; Chamber Considering Survey Sales of building materials leaped sharply upward here yes terday under impetus or the an nouncement that Oregon dealers had agreed to reduce prices on an average of approximately ten per cent, it was announced last night by L. R. Schoettler, distnet man ager for Lumber Promotion, Inc., of Oregon, code administrative agents. Saturday's business in lumber and other building materials was the highest since June 28 when Washington, D. C, press dis patches reported that the national code authority had approved a ten per cent cut. he said. Between that date and yesterday sales had dwindled as builders awaited the expected reductions. The action by the Oregon was entirely voluntary, aimed at co operating with President Roose velt In his housing program, but received the approval of William C. Bell, northwest lumber code (Turn to Page 3, Col. 5) Republicans to Picnic Today at Portland Resort A large number of republicans from Salem and other parts of Marion county are expecting to go to Portland today to attend the all-state republican picnic to be held at Jantzen park. E. A. Mil ler, chairman of the county re publican club, reported yesterday many tickets. The Marion county contingent is expected to picnic together. Tbe speaking program will start at 2:30 p. m. and will include talks by Senator Joe E. Dunne, by Rep resentative Earl C. Snell, Senator Jay Upton, by State uperlntendent Howard and by Judge William lEckwall. Joe Singer Is to act as official sergeant-at-arms. fill INTO T UNA CUT KINDLES L LI M B E ri DEMANDS Mailing of Tax Statement Is Farmers Union Request BETHEL, July 7. - (Special) -Delegates to the Marlon County Farmers Union convention at Mar ion today voiced emphatie and unanimous approval of the action of tbe Farmers Union Oil com pany of Polk county in defending the Farmers Union trade name. The Union Oil Company of Cali fornia is suing the Farmers Union Oil company for alleged damages arising from the use of the word "union," which Is incorporated in both firms' names. The Marlon county unit of the Farmers Union, protested the "harassing methods' of tbe Union Oil company and offered the sup port of the nnit to the neighbor ing county. The resolution adopt ed declared that the various Farm ers Union Oil companies are sub sidiaries of and owe their exist ence to the Oregon-Southern Idaho division of the Farmers Union and it has become common usage to incorporate in the names of their many business activities the Farmers-Union prefix. Another resolution, a copy of I which Is to be sent to the county New Crises Amid Outward Calm at Strike Center in S. F. World News at a Glance (By the Associated Press) Domestic: SAN FRANCISCO Police guard downtown buildings after "threats"; union strategy group aids dock strikers. WASHINGTON James A. Mof- fett, new housing administrator, outlines $500,000,000 home re pairs program. LAKEWOOD, N. J. John D. Rockefeller, on eve of 95th birth day anniversary, plans quiet ob servance. CLEVELAND New steel mer ger is reported: Republica to buy Corrigan, McKinney for $33,000, 000. JACKSON, Mich. Republicans sound campaign keynote, charge emasculation of constitution" to democrats. LEXINGTON, Ky. Pilot, his wife and their daughter die In airplane crash. BATON ROUGE, La. Legisla tors invoke lobby rule to oust HueyLongt but "Klngfish" stays. Foreign: BERLIN Chancellor Hitler leaves tor rest in Bavarian Alps after ordering political truce. AMSTERDAM Troops use bayonets and tanks to quell riot ing of communists and unem ployed. ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands Excited city welcomes President Roosevelt. PARIS Veterans condemn pen sions reduction with overwhelm ing anti-government vote. NICE, France American sail ors promise to "be good"; Ehore leaves, cancelled after fracas, are renewed. SEPARATE PEACE TALKED, SEATTLE SEATTLE. July 7-P)- While Tacoma docks were a hive of ac tivity today in the handling of Alaska shipping, through the new agreement by which union long shoremen are working there, the waterfront employers here launched a new movement to end the strike by laying plans for a "separate peace." The association mailed out a questionnaire to each of the 895 longshoremen registered at em ployers halls prior to when the strike started, asking If ho wanted a secret ballot on the question of returning to work un der the agreement reached by by longshorement leaders on June 16, which was subsequently re pudiated by the various locals along the coast. A second question asked the workers if they did not believe they and the Seattle employers were competent to handle their own affairs, "without the aid of Tacoma, San Francisco, Washing ton or New York." Labor leaders, however, headed by J. C. BJorklund, district secre tary of the longshoremen, were cold to the proposal, BJorklund saying that no separate election here would be legal, under their by-laws. BONNEVILLE BIDS CALLED WASHINGTON. July 7.-(351)-The army engineers corps an nounced today additional bids on contracts for construction on the Bonneville flood control project In the state of Washington, amounting to $5,260,000 will be opened within the next month, and work started later this sum mer. court and the sheriff of Marion county asks that hereafter tax statements be mailed to all tax payers as soon as the tax roll Is completed. J. Alonzo Sanders, recently of Minot, N. D., declared in an ad dress concerning the State Bank of North Dakota that tbe bank has proved a tremendous success. It has been Instrumental, he stated, in saving hundreds of farmers from being put off their farms. He also told of the workings of the North Dakota state-owned flour mill, which functions not for profit but for service and has proved to be a great boon to the people. Musical numbers were rendered by the Marlon orchestra, composed of Mrs. Jim Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Colgan and Helen Wilson. Jim Wilson, colored and In cos tume, gave negro songs accom panied by the orchestra. Despite the busy season a good attendance was on hand from many points In Marlon, Polk and Linn counties and many state of ficers and prominent Farmers Union leaders were present Are Faced Police Guards Placed at Many Points as Threats Made General Strike Move Proceeds Slowly; No Violence SAN FRANCISCO, July 7-64Pt- . The strike situation Jumped from one crisis to another In San Francisco today despite the ort ward calm on the waterfront en forced by long lines of machice guns and rifles in the hands of 2000 national guardsmen. Still more machine runs tnAri their appearance this time in the hands of police outside the national guard sector while tbe possibility of a general strike hovered above peace efforts. Delegates of 15 unions affiliat ed with the American Federation of Labor reported at a meeting with the maritime strike com mittee, that their organizations were in favor of Joining a general walkout if one la called. About 12 other unions. Includ ing the teamsters, delegates re ported, will vote on the general strike proposal within the nt-xt few days. The teamsters here and In Oakland, east San Francisco bay city, are to meet tomorrow for a vote. Eighty of the 120 unions In San Francisco were represented at the meeting, during which spokesmen for striking longshore men and seamen pleaded for support. A "strategy committee ap pointed by the San Francisco central labor council, meanwhile, continued efforts to bring about what Its members said would be a "sane' solution of the explo sive situation resulting from Thursday's bloody crash between police and maritime strike pick ets and the calling out of the militia. PniiPK hpadnuarters said tre bluecoat guard assignments out side the militia sector incldf-d 10 men at a warehouse in the industrial district, an undisclosed mimhpr at the San Francisco In dustrial association office: four eaea at the establishments oi two morning newspapers; one each at the plants of two after noon dallies, and a guard at a downtown flower shop in which Mayor Angelo J. Rossi is inter ested. , Not all the rollce assigned to these stations were equipped with machine guns and the reason for the extra precaution was not ex plained although threats had been reported. . The possibility of a general strike In the city hovered in tl;e background but a strategy com mittee representing 45.000 per sons In 120 unions was formed to take united action in support of the longshoremen and mari time locals, whose long walkout finally resulted In Thursday's bloody clash betwn police and pickets and the calling out of the militia. The plight of beleaguered San Francisco began to show rami fications in nearby communities. Authorities said the Vegetable Growers association of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. In the east bay area, had been warned its truck trlvers wouia i trouble If they continued to transport produce into San Fran cisco and adjoining cities. 1 Body of Missing Man Found; Foul Play Indicated KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. 'July 7(iip)Search for Elmer Johnson, 45. who disappeared July 2, was ended by discovery late today of his knife-slashed body In Ewanra lake. The body was badly decom posed, but a knife wound in the left side of the neck was discern ible. In pockets of the clothing was $72. An autopsy will be conducted to determine whether Johnson a par tial paralytic was killed and thrown into the lake. Boys fishing from a dock dis covered the body. Officers Chosen for Re-organized Silverton Bank SILVERTON, July 7-(Special) -Officers or the reorganized Coo lidge and McClafne bank, which will open Monday for unrestricted business, were elected today as follows: President, Glen Briedwell, for merly of McMInnvIlle; vice-president, George Steelhammer; cash ier, C. B. Anderson: assistant casbnler, Clifford Rue. On the board of directors were named Mr. Brlewell. Mr. Steel hammer, George Hubbs, E. S. Porter and Roy Morley.