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BARGAIN TIME For limited Urne The Oregon Statesman by mall only to any address in Ore gon, $3.00 per year. Today's Paper Today. THE WEATHER . - Unsettled with rain today and Monday, continued cool. Max. Temp. Saturday 67, Mln. 45, river -3.9 feet, rain .IS inch, southerly wind. FOUNDED 1651 EIGHTY.FOURTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Bforning, September 23, 1934 No. 155 im&s i K wm mil .'Si: LINDY TO FLY EAST TO HELP UNRAVEL CASE Some Officials Put Strong Emphasis on Story of " Convict in Ohio Fisch Angle is Scrutinized; Alibi New Claim Made by Mrs. Hauptmann (Copyright, 1934, by the Associ ated Press) NEW YORK, Sept. 12. Col onel Charles A. Lindbergh will harry east to lend his aid against Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the alien-exeonvice linked by a chain of incriminating evidence to the kidnap-kUling of the flier's first son. Lindbergh telephoned this word from the Pacific coast to H. Nor man Schwarzkopf, superintendent of the New Jersey state police. Dramatically, it came in the same afternoon with the spectacu lar statement of an Ohio convict that Hauptmann wrote him before the abduction, in a code letter, of a plan to kidnap the Lindberghs first-born and the disclosure by District Attorney Samuel Foley, of the Bronx, that every one of the ransom notes had been pos itively Identified by experts as the writing of Hauptmann. Mrs. Hauptmann, discussing the charges against her husband for the first time tonight in an exclu sive interview with the Associated Press, denied the Ohio convict's story entirely and said neither she nor her husband ever heard of him. Alibi Is Mentioned By Mrs. Hauptmann Near exhaustion after long days of working to aid her husband. weary from the ordeal of ques tioning by investigators, Mrs. Hauptmann declared that In 1932, keeping her job as a waitress aft er her marriage, she worked" every Tuesday and Friday night, and that Hauptmann could not have been in New Jersey the night of the kidnaping. It was on a Tuesday night, March 1. 1932, that Baby Lind bergh was stolen from bis crib at Hopewell. "It seems," Mrs. Hauptmann said, "the world is taking for granted the guilt of my husband in this horrible affair, without (Turn to page 2, col. 1) FARMERS PLEASED II HEAVY SMER Rain, enough to please but not to satisfy the farmer, fell in in termittent heavy showers here yes terday the most copiously since August 2. The .04 Inch overnight and .IS inch during the day brought total September precipita tion to .40 inch. Chief benefit from the showers will be felt in the freshening of pasturage and late vegetables. Much more moisture is needed to soften up the soil in preparation for fall plowing. It was expected the wind and gusts of rain would rapidly loosen the walnuts, which already had been dropping In some locations. . The new season, promising more rain, will be ushered in by the autumnal equinox at 9:46 a. m. today. Precipitation this "month has been as follows: September 7, .04 Inch; September 10, .02 inch; Sep tember 12, .03 inch; September 13, .12 inch; September 23, .04 Inch, and the .IS inch late yester day which will be included in this morning's official figure. The August 2 rainfall was .21 Inch. Mining Congress Picks Salem lor January Session MEDFORD, Ore., Sept. 22.-ff) -Salem was chosen as the next meeting place of the Oregon min ing congress at its annual session her today, Resolutions adopted by the congress urged a reduction of freight rates on ore and concen trates; state and federal aid for the building of roads and trails to mining properties; and approved list ofOregon assayers, and set ting aside a portion of the federal vocational fond for Instruction in mining work. - . Another resolution urged re peal of the present "40-day lien law." - . Dr. i Warren D. Smith of the University of Oregon geology de partment was elected president of the congress. The Salem meeting will be la January. BANK EXECUTIVE DIES j BOISE, : Idaho, Sept. 22.-JPf Mntnf Pitner. 49. executive tice- president of the First National Bank of Idaho and eight affiliated basks in this stata and Oregon, was drowned today In ike Snake river near Hagerman, 1 09 miles outheaBl t here, while on. a fish ing trip. - - " - " " Garage, Where Ransom Money Was Found ' 1 -5 I . . i - - Iooking down on the garage of Bruno Richard Banptman In the Bronx, sedan was found, and into the $50,000 ransom money that Dr. J. F. ("Jafsle") Condon turned over to an unknown person two years ago in a Bronx cemetery for the release of the Lindbergh baby. Note debris piled up in front of garage and dirt thrown up from SCHOOL BUDGET TO BE TOPICTUESDAV Slight Increase Occasioned by General Salary Boost Principal Feature The tentative f 395,965.95 bud get for the Salem school district during the year 1934-35 will be placed before the taxpayers for their approval or suggestions as to alteration at the annual budget meeting Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the administration building, 434 North High street. Immediate ly following the taxpayers' session, which seldom attracts many tax payers, the directors will vote the budget as it will be submitted to the county superintendent. This budget calls for an in crease of approximately 117,000 in the district tax under the 6 per cent limitation on operating expenditures. The rise is occasion ed by the recently approved higher salary schedule for teachers and janitors. The amount proposed as tax for operating expenses is $212,442.73 and for interest and principal on bonds, 345,600, making a total tax of 3257,9 42.73. Receipts oth er than from district taxes are es timated at $138,023.22. Item by item the proposed bud get is as follows: General control, $8580; instruc tion, $241,725; operation, $31,- 200; maintenance and repairs, $11,500; auxiliary agencies, $10,- 200; transportation, $3000; fixed charges, $3300; capital outlay, $18,500; debt service, $66,160.95; emergency $1800. "While the budget is being in creased, the district has reduced its Indebtedness from $332,837 in 1932 to $309,174.99 in 1933 and this year, $186,432.66. Old High School Building Burns PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 22.- (ff)-Only the brick walls of the abandoned James Jonn n i g n school in St. Johns remained to night while investigators sought to determine an Incendiary orig in to the flames which swept through it early this morning. Loss was estimated about on a par with the $28,000 Insurance carried on the building. Several persons reported a cab stopped at the building shortly before the flames were discov ered. Sopwith Claims Foal as Rainbow Ties Cap Series NEWPORT-, R. I.. Sept. 22.-P) -One sensation piled on another today as, soundly beaten In the fourth race for the America's cup, T. O. M. Sopwith, skipper of the British challenger Endeav our, protested the victory that pulled Harold S. Vanderbilt's de fending Rainbow up on even terms with the Englishman at two victories each. It was the first protest filed In an America's cup contest since C. Oliver Iseiln broke out a red flag in the series of 1895 between Defender and Lord Dunraven's British challenger Valkyrie 3rd, a protest that brought disquali fications of the British boat and almost caused international com plications. - Not understanding Sopwith's action today, -the . cup committee waited for his written protest to be filed with them. The English man has until 6 p. m. Monday to place his claim of foul but it was considered likely that with no V, I v . . garage, beneath which a sum of money was found, the remnant of the floor by searchers. World News at a oiance (By the Associated Press) Domestic: NEW YORK Col. Charles A. Lindbergh telephoned from Pa cific coast he will return to give aid against Burno Richard Haupt mann, implicated by Incriminating evidence in kidnap-killing of his son. COLUMBUS, O. Charles Mak- ley, Dillinger gangster, slain and Harry Pierpont, sentenced to ex ecution with him for killing Sher iff Sarber, wounded in futile prison break attempt. COLUMBUS, O. Warden Pres ton Thomas told by George Paul lin, prison inmate, that Paullin had received code letter before the kidnaping from Hauptmann, say ing "will kidnap LIndy baby, hope for me." WASHINGTON United Tex tile Workers of America termin ates three weeks old textile strike. All workers ordered to looms Monday. HYDE PARK, N. Y. Bernard Baruch, chairman of the war In dustries board in World war days, assails criticism of American at titude during the conflict by Da vid Lloyd-George as "unfounded." Foreign: KAMENZ, Germany Former townsmen of Hauptmann learn body of his friend, Isadora Fisch, may be exhumed it American po lice desire to learn cause of his death. WREXHAM, Wales Hope for the safety of 100 miners entomb ed in Gresford Collieries by an ex plosion and fire, Is given up. TOKYO Home ministry an nounces death list In Friday's ty phoon at 1,661 persons. Many Injured as Panic in Theatre Caused by Smoke PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22-P)- Tnrown into a panic by sudden puffs of smoke and cries of "fire," several hundred children in the balcony of the neighbor hood Leona theatre. In suburban Homestead, scrambled for safety today, crushing andt rampllng more than 20 youngsters. Seven were kept overnight in a hospital, four of them reported seriously hurt. Samuel E. Blyer, manager ot the theatre, said about 800 chil dren were In the show viewing the ' cinema "Treasure Island. A back draught In the furnace of the building sent a cloud of smoke to the first floor, he said. race scheduled . for Sunday the matter would be threshed out to night or tomorrow. If Sopwith's protest against Vanderbilt, known throughout American yachting as a quick pro tester himself. Is upheld by the committee the challenging En deavor will lead S to 1 In the best four out of seven series and will be within one victory of lifting, the cup the United States has held since it was won off Eng land in 1851. Apparently Sopwith based his claim of foul on the allegation that Vanderbilt failed to meet his luff, a high technical situation, shortly after the British sloop rounded the first mak of today's 30-mile race over a triangular course 23 seconds ahead of Rain bow. Racing in a swift breeze and boisterous sea, the Defender gained on both the second and third legs in the 11 or 12 miles an hour wind to cross the finish , (Turn to page 2, coL 4) : , . l' J. 9- New York, showing where stolen JAPANESE HPHOON DEM UST RAISES Total Set at 1661 Now and 562 Missing; Property Damage Extensive TOKYO, Bept. 22.-flVPlacIng the typhoon death toll at 1,661, Japan's home ministry tonight be gan the grim task of relief and rehabilitation in rast industrial areas of the nation laid waste by Friday s catastrophe. The cabinet in a four-hour ses sion debated the possibility of convoking parliament to vote funds for relief. Decision was de ferred wihle home Minister Fu- mio Goto proceeds to Osaka Sun day to Investigate. The following compilation was made by the government: Injured, 5,414; missing, 662; buildings de stroyed, 18,391; buildings washed away, 862; buildings damaged, 22,037; buildings flooded, 169, 873. No Americans were injured or suffered serious loss, according to a check at the United States em bassy. United States Ambassador Joseph C. Grew and Mrs. Grew, who left Kobe the day before the typhoon on the steamer Fuso Maru for Dairen and China, were reported safe. Steamship officials said the vessel missed the main typhoon and passed through its fringe Friday morning without damage. The army continued to distrib ute supplies to 200,000 homeless and three destroyers sailed from the Kure naval base laden with medical necessities and other sup plies for Osaka. S, 6UH ARE SLAIN CHICAGO. Sept. 22.-P)-Two policemen were killed an hour apart today, each by a cornered and desperate gunman, but both were speedly avenged. Policeman Louis Furst, 84, was dead; so was James Franklin, an escaped convict who shot Furst. Policeman Thomas Torpy, 88, died few minutes after Clifton My- rick, the robber who wounded him, was killed by other police. Furst was shot by Franklin dur ing the robbery ot a real estate office. The slayer was besieged in an apartment by police squads and riddled when he fired from a pan try. Torpy's killer was shot by a pa trolman in the patrol wagon when he attempted to escape. Infant Burns to Death in House YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. 22.-(flV-Louise Raltz, 16 - months - old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Raltz, employes on a fruit ranch near here, burned to death today when fire destroyed her parents' home. The mother bad gone out for a few minutes. She heard the child scream and ran back, but the small dwelling was flaming and she was unable to enter. Three Arrested In Tra&c Cases Three more motorists were ar rested by city traffic officers last night. Chester I. Polver, 2180 North Fifth street, was booked on a charge of cutting a corner; Carl J. Schaeffer, 2395 East Nob Hill, and Jess E. Wade, 595 North 20th, n charges of driving with lonly one headlight burning. 7. v Ml 1 RON ID 1 13-0; BEARCATS SHOW PROMISE Match Beavers in Endurance by Permitting No Score During Last Half Willamette Gets More First Downs, More Total Yards Than Orange Squad By PAUL HAUSER CORVALLIS, Ore., Sept. 13 (Special) Matching the famed "Iron men" la rugged endurance by holding them scoreless In the second half, Willamette univer sity's gridmen demonstrated, as they bowed here today to Oregon State 18 to 0, the lowest margin In many years of competition be tween these schools, that the Bearcat team this year is one of the strongest In the Salem school's history. Both Oregon State touchdowns came as the result of "breaks." Both on offensive and defen sive Willamette, playing on a muddy field with rain pouring down almost continually, looked like a ball club that will have little trouble with schools of its own size this year. The Orangemen on the other hand, appeared not to be clicking perfectly and will need a lot of working over before they meet the strong San Francisco team next Friday. Exceptionally good work was done by Johnny Oravec, stellar half, who got away for good gains several times and with the help of Welsgerber, new fresh man fullback, did most of the ball carrying In the Willamette offensive drive that took the ball for 52 yards to the Oregon State 23. V Linemen Outstanding In Bearcat Showing The line functioned smoothly and efficiently to stop for no gain many Oregon State plays. Outstanding work was done by Karl Weisser and Mike Baikovlc, tackles, and L'ren Grannie, guard. The first touchdown came in the first quarter when the game was only ten minutes old. Mills fumble was recovered by Helk- (Turn to page 7, col. 1) BANKHEAD COTTON COHl RETAINED WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 2. -")- The Bankhead cotton control act went on trial for its life today and the verdict was acquittal. "The act will not be suspend ed," said Chester C. Davis, AAA administrator, after a conference in which Secretary Wallace and congressmen from the cotton states participated. Wallace said virtually the same thing. To help small farmers, who complained against the measure, their allotments under it will be increased 10 per cent. The Bankhead law, passed largely through the efforts ot Sen ator Bankhead (D., Ala.) who par ticipated in the discussion today. places a tax of f U cents a lint pound on all cotton sold from this year's crop in excess of 10,460,251 bales. Primarily because of drought, the production of cotton this year is estimated at only 9,253,000 bales more than a million bales below the Bankhead quota. Never theless, many farmers east ot the Mississippi river and some else where, will have to pay the levy, Their production has exceeded, or will exceed, the allotment assign ed them under the measure. This, combined with delay and admini strative difficulties, led to an out cry for outright suspension of the law. The idea was abandoned, so far as the farm administration is concerned, at today's conference. RACKDD1 UH NEW YORK. Sept. 22.--The New York Herald Tribune in special dispatch from Washington tonight asserted that friends o General Hugh S. Johnson said he was "through" as national recov ery administrator. General Johnson, the dispatch says, returned to Washington Fri day night after an absence of sev eral weeks but did not go near the NRA then or today. ,The White House records showed that since the general left the capital, President Roosevelt for the first time has been dealing directly with his subordinates in the NRA," the article continues. "President Roosevelt, in" a con ference with General Johnson at Hyde Park September 10, left him in no doubt that -his reorganiza tion plans for the NRA did not contemplate the general's contin , uance as administrator. Textile Workers Here and Over ntire Nation Will Work Monday; Strike is Ended Wool Mill Employes Pleased at Prospect Banners Discarded, Kay Workers to Return on Monday ; Prospect of Extended Run Not Certain, Director Declares AFTER loss of 16 working days since September 6 when operations stopped because of strike of textile unionists, the Thomas Kay woolen mill morning at 7 o clock. This announcement came he mill and the local union, THOMPSON'S LUCK STAYSJITH DIM But It's All Gone Now That Par-Optic Wizard Ends Last Blind Drive Strange as it may seem, believe it or not, the lucky Hayward Thompson declared that his luck was finished, just as his blind fold driving terminated. In oth er words, superstition plays a big part in Thompson's life and as he said: "You know I've always been ucky but like the fly in Friday's ointment, I really thought that after making the statement of Salem being my last blindfold drive, something would surely happen to either me or the fine new Chevrolet sedan that I was driving; however, here I am en sconsed in my comfortable quar ters In the Marion hotel, with ev ery luxury that would be the want of any man; courteous serv ice, Simmons mattresses and the typical Joe Herman service that he brought from the famous Portland hotel of Portland, Ore gon, and the equally famous Crat er Lake lodge. By way of contrast and to show the human side of Hayward Thompson, early Saturday morn ing, Mr. Thompson received a tel ephone call from Melvin Johnson stating that he had an Invalid daughter, Helen, who since child hood had been crippled and af flicted with an unfortunate mal- (Turn to page 2, col. 8) ABOLITION DF IA IS CHAMBER PLEA WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. -UPt- AboliUon of the present NRA was nrged today by a special commit tee ot the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. In flat opposition to the major ity representation rule established by the national labor relations board, the committee said minor ity groups should have a voice in employer-labor collective bargain ing. It asked early amendment of the law. The committee reported to the chamber that its final recom mendations on NRA would be made In October. It did not dis cuss the more immediate rear an- ization plans under consideration by President Roosevelt nor detail what agency It would bave taken NRA s place. The committee's views were made public as Hugh S. Johnson returned to the capital after a sea shore vacation. Johnson reman ed at home and declined to be interviewed. Kickoff for Housing Plan Drive set Complete personnel of the Tar- ious committees named to direct the national housing act campaign in Marlon county are to meet at t o'clock tomorrow night at the chamber ot commerce. Final plans for the program are to be outlined with the workers speed ing up the drlTe within the next few days, Sheldon F. Backett, ex ecutive chairman reported last night. Several novel experiments are being contemplated by the execu tive committee in an attempt to convey to the home and property owners of Salem and Marlon county, the feasibility ef mo dem iting properties at this time. Funds for the improvements are available at local banks operating under the federal housing admin istratlon and may be secured either on short or long time notes. Local bankers yesterday re- oorted the receipt of a large num ; ber ot applications for loans -and will resume work Monday concurrently from officials of following receipt of a wire f r o m F. J. Gorman, national strike chairman In Washington directing workers to return to their jobs pending arbitration with President Roosevelt. At 6:05 p.m. yesterday the strike sign was ripped off the board in front of the Kay offices on 12 th street and the walk-out was officially ended. Prior to this Phillip Fisher, head of the Salem union, had read Gorman's telegram to the unionists gather ed at the mill. The workers then demonstrat ed their satisfaction at the call back to work and appeared elat ed by the wire which stated in (Turn to page 2, col. 2) SWEET POTATO USE TOPIC FORCOHTEST Banana Recipes Also Asked This Week by Round Table Editor By JESSIE STEELE Sweet potatoes may be used In pie and crusted pastries much the same as squash and pumpkin. Recipes of this nature will be welcome at the Round Table this week. Don't forget to send along a banana recipe too, if you have a very fine one. There is no limit to the type of either sweet potato or banana ideas, the latter being opened to include puddings, chill ed desserts, pie, casserole dishes, etc. Please submit only one recipe on each topic and get them to The Statesman before Thursday noon. Cash prizes totaling 2 will be an nounced Friday morning. LlBt in gredients, then method of com bining and lastly, how many the recipe serves. Here are some more suet con coctions for the holiday shelf: White Fruit Cake 1 cup batter S cups iueir 1 enp tweet milk t4 caps floor 3 tfen teaspoon taking powder T tr. whites (Turn to page 7, col. 2) Thomas Bowman Missing; Police Asked to Search With 850 in his pockets, Thom as Bowman, about 50, who assists Harry Rowe, merchants patrol man, In turning on street cluster lights each night, disappeared from his residence, 451 North Cot tage street, yesterday. Mrs. Bow man, in asking police to try to find her husband, said he had been missing since S p. m. Bowman was described as weighing about 280 pounds, stand ing six feet high, having light brown hair and gray eyes, and wearing a gray coat and hat, blue bib overalls and black oxfords. Monday Night the granting of several requests. First work on many of these fi1"6 Jf t0, starid f tnto w wav lug rviAA. iw uuvwyivjcu and revivinr the bufldlnr and trades Industry. The meeting tomorrow night is the first session to be attended by all of the campaign personnel. Chairmen of the ten sub-committees hare accepted their assign ments and have selected the per sonnel ot their various groups. Announcement ef the membership of the various committees is to be made by Chairman Eackett Tuesday. With the formal opening of thi campaign, downtown headquart ers are to be opened so that de tails of the workings of the na tional housing 'act may be explain ed to the property owners of this section. The drive Itself Is to be two-fold, one section directing the work for Salem and the second for Marlon county, outside of Sa Return to UNION LEADERS ni iiRfl uinTnm liLHIIYI Vlbl UNI Mil HI I ICCIILT. 1 1 ill liar w i Ull flLL lUUULlT End of "Stretchout" Chief Feature of Agreement, Gorman Declares President Has Full Power to Put Program Into Effect, Revealed WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-iJFy-The great textile strike is ended. Hundred" ot thousands of workers who responded to the call of union leaders, tonight were ordered by those leaders to man the looms Monday. Their decision to terminate the most gigantic walkout of modern times followed a thorough study and discussion of a settlement plan advanced by the Winant mediation board and 'endorsed by President Roosevelt. Jubilation reifrned at strike headquarters. Officials from all sections of the industry, some bearing the scars of strike eorn bat, slapped each other on the shoulders. With William Green, president of ethe American Federation of Labor, at his side, Francis J. Gorman, energetic generalissimo of the Etrike forces, smilingly told newspapermen: "We have gah.ed every sub stantial thing that we can gain from this strike. Our strike has torn apart the whole unjust struc ture of NRA, lifting a load from all labor as well as from our selves." Ends Attained Are Cited by Leaders The strike committee. In a lat er statement, asserted: "We have secured these defin ite things: "1. An end to the stretchout. (Turn to page 7, col. 5) WOIET IS A6AIN POLITICAL FACTOR PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 22.-" (-Willis Mahoney, Klamath Falls mayor defeated m the dem- o c r a 1 1 c gubernatorial primary, loomed tonight as a possible im portant factor in the final stages of Oregon's three-way race for the governorship. It was announced that Mahoney ollowers in Multnomah county have called a mass meeting here for Monday night to lay plans f organization of Mahoney clubs. Political observers interpreted this as an attempt by the Mahoney - group to swing its bloc ot support to one of the candidates who will endorse the Mahoney platform of last May. Highlights of the Joe E. Dunne platform filed with the secretary of state are ample old age pen sions; in adjusted tax program, and a "pay as you go" state finan cial policy. Pension funds would come from sources other than property taxes, which would be reduced without resort to expedients already re-, jected by the people. Gasoline tax es would be reduced as soon as practicable. Reorganization Oi Toledo Bank; Gains Approval WASHINGTON, Sept tt.-(JPy The comptroller ot the currency today made public the names of 38 unlicensed, national banks of which reorganizations plans had been approve! as ot September 8. These institutions, plus seven not yet approved for" reopening, were among 1407 national .banks which were not licensed after the national banking "holiday." The list of 88 Included: Oregon: Toledo, First National bank, $862,000. Ku Klux Klan to .HpIiStateMeet O W 1 ff T. W Cant. SS SJPV-Tn launch a new program agreed upon at a national session In At lanta, Knights Of the Ku Klux Klan. inactive in this region tor several years, will hold a, state convention here tomorrow, - J. Frank Adams, who said be wa grand dragon, announced today. He declared 200 would attend from 25 state J.ocals. . - . ' - 4
