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CIRCULATION Average Daily and Sunday .for March, 1935, - Distribution 8051 Net Paid 7623 .MEMBER A. B. C. Iff THE WEATHER Cloudy today and Thnrs- day, little change In tem perature; Max. Temp. Tues day 87, Mia. SS6, rtver 4.3 feet, northerly wind, clear. FOUMDEP 1851 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, April 3, 1935 No. 6 ROOF BEHDUS BE BUILT HERE Five - Story Structure Will Cost $100,000, Biggest Project Since 1931 Hop Storage Chief Purpose; Southern Pacific Takes Lease, Three f loors A five6tory, thoroughly fire proof class A warehouse, to cost 1100, 000, will be erected In Salem immediately under arrangements completed yesterday between D. J. Pry and the Southern Pacific com pany. The structure will be the larg est construction undertaking in the city in the last four years. Architects are now finishing the detailed specifications and bids will be called for oi the ware house within the next fortnight. Its completion is expected by next Au trust. Site of the new biuUding will be between FerryTand Trade streets on Front. Property now owned by the Southern Pacific company has been acquired by Mr Fry and this proper jty, together with the Fry holdings, will be the site for the new structure which will be 120 feet in length on Front street and - 82 feet in depth. Southern. Pacific Leases Upper.Floors Mr. Fry, owner of the new struc ture, said yesterday that the sec ond to fifth floors would at once be leased to the Southern Pacific company for a long j term while the first floor would! be reserved for the warehousing activities of the Fry interests. Old structures now on the land will be razed and work on that job will begin atTtnce. i . . , According to H. Wj Klein, gen eral freight agent for the South ern Pacific company which made the lease, the new warehouse will be the largest in Salem and the most modern hop warehousemen the coast. Plans ' wrearawn'"t Knighton and Howell, Portland. Because of the extreme care used to make the structure as near fireproof as possible, insurance rates in the new warehouse will take the minimum quotation for the Salem territory. A sprinkling system will be installed through out and watchman ! service 24 hdurs a day will be provided. Conveyor Machinery I Will Be Installed New conveyor machinery, to be used both in-sending to the sec ond story and to assist in direct loading of hops from! the second floor to railroad carsi will be in stalled to augment the elevator service planned for the new building,''- A. series of windows will be placed in the second floor of the new. warehouse to aid; hop men in grading samples, a feature which Mr; Fry thinks will add greatly to the use of the new structure as a hop warehouse. Negotiations between the South ern Pacific company and Mr. Fry have been under way j for the past ' 18 months. For a time last year it seemed that construction would . begin in time to handle the 1934 hop crop. When these negotiations failed to materialize the lease ar- rangemenU were held ap. They '.were resumed early) this spring and brought to conclusion yester day. -,"( Construction work will call for the employment of several scores - of workmen, it was skid here yes terday. I COAST AGREEABLE TOHCL01G - MA RSHFIELD, Ore., April 2.- (p)-Coast spokesmen! today indig nantly denied that the coast die trict north of the Rogue river was opposed to closing of the stream to commercial fishing or ' that any referendum! of the clos ing law was contemplated. The statements were in answer to reputed intimations by Repre- ' sentative Moore Hamilton of Jack son -county that coast interests . are sponsoring a referendum on . . the law, and, that as a reprisal upper Rogue 1 river jvalley inter ests might sponsor a referendum of the enaetmeht making the coast bridges toll free. I Ed W. Miller, Oregon Coast Highway association manager who championed the free bridges, said that when- he was in the senate he Introduced the Rogue river closing bill himself In 1929. : Senator John Goss of Coos county Telterated a statement by Miller; that the majority of the coast, with the exception of com mercial fishing Interests on the Rogue river, was emphatically in favor of a closed stream. CHIMNEY BLAZES LATE - City firemen were routed out - at 11:16 p. m. last night to ex- tinguish a chimney; fire at 715 i North Commercial i street. They ETO paid the fire did no damage. : Board of Agriculture Is Revised by Martin; Grange is Recognized Farmers' Union Also Places Several Men on New Group; Brown, Fullen wider, Rowell and Semon are New Members THE iitate board of agriculture, a non-paid advisory group whilch assists the state director of agriculture, was re constituted yesterday when Governor Charles H. Martin named four new members to the board, retaining three of the incumbents. Appointed to the board for the first time were G. A. oBrown Portland; George Fullen- FIGHT IMPENDS I SECURITY MEASURE Neither Party's Attitude is Definite So Far; Many Squabbles Forecast WASHINGTON, April Advance signs of a bitter house battle noxt week ever the social security bill appeared tonight after both democrats and republicans, in separate meetings, failed to agree on strategy plans concern ing it. The house ways and means committee today reached an agreement on the final form of the measure and plans were made to open house debate next week. Immediately after this word was spread through house corridors, republicans were called into con ference to determine their voting attitude. After a two-hour ses sion, however, no agreement was reached and further consideration was deferred until Thursday. Democratic leaders, In a secret meeting of their own had no better luck. They, too, talked for two hours about whether to bring the bill up under a "gag" rule for bidding amendments. And they, also, postponed untilFriday a de cision oi that problem. Meanwhile, however, a special survey will be made to determ ine whether the house would ac cept a "gag rule." The republicans, who hoped to adopt a fairly unanimous attitude toward the bill, found opinion in their party highly divided. They conceded that as a party they could not vote against final pass age of the measure because a ma jority of their members favored at least one provision and there fore would feel they had to vote for the others. Quarter Million State Funds for Relief Available Two hundred and fifty thous and dollars in state funds for re lief work in April have been pro vided out of liquor revenue anti cipation certificates it was an nounced yesterday at the state house. Funds will immediately be disbursed to the counties on a population basis and will enable work relief to go on in Oregon for another week, irrespective of whe ther or not federal relief moneys are forthcoming. The state relief committee has in addition about $300,000 of un obligated balances accrued from more than a year past. These funds can be called on in event of fur ther delay in a new apportionment of federal relief moneys. While work will be curtailed, It can go on, Elmer C. Goudy, state relief administrator, said yesterday. Prospects Bright as Farm Season Gels Five days of full sunshine, or nearly so, have taken the wrin kles out of the brows of the farming male population and sent hundreds of, men into the fields In this section. 1 . Ploughing is getting into full swing, except on some of the lowlands where the ground Is still too wet for the blade. Inci dentally, more horses than in many years will see work on val ley farms this spring, and many more ' farmers would - be using horses if they eould buy them. Demand for Old Dobbin, now worth about $120 if he be a good horse, is far ahead of the supply. Planting of grains was just getting; under way In a small way yesterday, according to re ports coming In to dealers. Pur chase of seeds, particularly seed grains, -came up like the ther mometer on an August day with the advent of sunshine, dealers say. Saturday and Monday were peaks for the season, to date. "This year looks mighty en couraging to me, with the best prospects for spring grain I have ever seen," one of the older teed and seed dealers commented yes terday. .Weather conditions, soil con ditions and snow in the hills which is helping to hold back the season all combine to beget his enthusiasm, be said. wlder, Carlton; Frank Rowell, Scholl; Henry Semon, Klamath Falls. The four members who quit the board include M. J. Gunderson of Sllverton and Martin Rostvold of Woodburn, two Marion county men, and Morton Tompkins of Dayton and H. R. Richards of The Dalles. The governor handed a bouquet to the grange and to the Farmers' union In making the appoint ments: "I regard the appointment of the state board of agriculture as one of the most important duties devolving upon me as gov ernor," he said. "I have given this matter long and careful con sideration and have acted only af ter consultation with the leading representatives of agriculture, In cluding prominent members of the Oregon State grange and the Farmers' union." The governor went on to state that it was not his intention to take action upon matters vitally affecting the welfare of the farm- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) HOSPITAL HE TO STANDARDIZE SOON Deaconess Takes Immediate Steps to Comply; Staff . Officers Elected The Deaconess hospital board announced at a dinner given to the physicians and surgeons of Salem and neighboring towns that it was taking immediate steps to standardize its hospital in con formity with the rules of the American College of Surgeons.' The dinner was held at the Argo hotel last night and was attended by over 50. Members of the hos pital staff were also in attend ance. Doctors present organized a medical staff for the hospital, electing the following officers: President, Dr. Verden E. Hock ett; vice-president, Dr. E. V. Fortmiller; secretary - treasurer. Dr. E. A. Lebold; executive com mittee, Dr. J. H. Garnjobst, Dr. Edgar S. Fortner, Dr. R. Lee Wood. F. F. Wedel, manager of the hospital, whose father,NF. B. We del, founded the institution, acted as toastmaster for the brief pro gram, introducing Homer Leisy, president of the board of trus tees, and Rev. J. N. Franz, sec retary. Sister Anna, who has been connected With the hospital since it was established in 1916, told something of the early history, as did Dr. M. C. Findley and Dr. H. J. "Clements. Dr. Fuhrer of l&ugene discussed laboratory work as essential to the modern hos pital. Miss Dnttennaver ot the of fice staff read the new by-laws of the board and staff.. The Deaconess, which Is locat ed on South Winter street, as building a 30-bed unit, the top floor of which is now being oc cupied. This will give it a ca pacity of 11S beds. It is conduct ed under the auspices ot the Mennonite churches of Oregon. Started Here A great deal of spring grain will be put in here this year, par ticularly in view of the small acreage planted last fall, com paratively the smallest tall acre age In years. Although consider able spring grain was planted on the hills during the streak of fair weather about five weeks ago, little was planted on the bottom. ' Some dealers anticipate such a heavy demand for seed grains cms spring, especially wneat ana oats, that they anticipate the de mand will use up the available supply. r Farmers are paying cash for most of the seed, and what's more few ot them are 'doing so on seed loan money, according to dealer reports. Feed sales hate gained each month this year over last year, which Is attributed largely to higher price of cream, which has been more than double last year's figures. First plowing In hop fields was reported this week. - . ; Farmers are finding first fruit deals greatly encouraging over last year. Etterberg strawberries have sold at 7 cents a pound, with stems on, and a few days ago the Scio Marshall strawberry pool sold at S cents a - pound, with the buyer. Baker & Kelly of Salem, to get up a receiving plant la that territory EWQUESTIQNS ARISE AS CODE FOR HOPS EYED Majority for Growers Upon Industry Board Wanted Group Here Avers Clarifying Awaited Before Action is Taken Here; flo Members Picked Forty representative Oregon hop growers! pondered the pro posed hop marketing agreement here yesterday afternoon, adjourn ing after a two hours' deliberation with some of their major questions unanswered and with no unanim ity of view expressed on whether a marketing agreement should be entered into by growers when the completed draft is finally received from Washington. Because of uncertainty over the marketing agreement, the advis ory board of 12 from the state, already named by the Oregon Hop Growers' association, refused to name Oregon's proposed three members on the industrial board which will rule the hop industry, when the marketing agreement Is established. Two specific objections to the tentative marketing agreement promulgated by Washington were raised and resolutions were passed asking that Washington officials immediately be informed ot these protests. Want Majority on Industry Board First of the criticisms concerns a clause In the revised market ing agreement which makes the industry board consist of seven growers, seven dealers and one member-at-large who is not con nected with the hop industry. The Oregon growers want seven grow ers, three dealers and three brew ers on this board. R. H. McDrew, handling the hop marketing agree ment for AAA, was notified last night by wire of this desired change. Second, the growers here want the manager of the industry board to be elected without restriction as to whether or not he has had connection with the hop Industry. Under the last draft of the hop marketing agreement, the man (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1 ) IE DEW PART IN ST. PAUL, April 2.-(P)-Nlne of the 22 persons charged with ex acting the nation's biggest ran som $200,000 from Banker Ed ward G. Bremer entered pleas of not guilty in federal court today in preparation for their trial two weeks away. A tenth defendant, James Wil son, former chauffeur for a Chi cago physician the government al leges was hired to treat Bremer during his 23-day captivity, was allowed to make . a conditional plea of guilty. He was accorded' the option of changing his' plea. If he desired, after consulting counsel. The 10 did not include Alvin Barker, current candidate for public enemy No. 1 notoriety, but embraced his comrade, the alleged co-plotter of the abduction, Ar thur (Doc) Barker. Pleading not guilty with Bark er was Elmer Farmer, tavern keeper at Bensenville, 111, where Bremer was held; Harold Alder- ton, whose Bensenville house was identified as the hideout; and Byron Bolton, Chicago, all indict ed tor the kidnaping; and Jess Doyle, Edna Murray, John L. Mc Laughlin, William Edward Bid ler and Philip J, Delaney, all in dieted for handling Bremer ran som money. Federal Judge M. M. Joyce set the trial for April 18. One other of the indicted is in custody Bruno "Whitey" Austin, qtlll held in Chicago. Govern ment agents are still seeking Kar pins and the rest of the 22 in dicted. .w Three Ttue Bills Are Reported in By Grand Jury An indictment was returned by the Marion county, grand Jury late yesterday against Elma c Lama charging him with Issuing checks with Insufficient funds. Two other true bills were return ed but they were secret and un til arrests are made the county clerk's office Is withholding the names of the persons accused. Two non-true bills were also brought in by the grand jury. The grand Jury had no report to make regarding the causes for the break from jail ot three pris oners here last , February. The matter concerned the jury for sev eral days here two weeks ago. 1 BREMER KIDNAPING Found Innocent; Served 4 Years a. u7 After serving four years for an other man's crime, Edward Sin gleton, above, was released from the state prison at Michi gan City, Ind. Ralph Harwood, below, confessed to a $40 rob bery in Hammond, Ind.. for which Singleton was incarcer ated. ASPARAGUS RECIPE CONTESTOFFERED Timely Topic for Opening of Fresh Vegetable Season Chosen These grand spring days inspire all good cooks to give their fam ilies, something faeah.jnmathing green, and If possible, something different. Perhaps you have for gotten . about asparagus during the winter months or only served the canned variety occasionally. Fresh asparagus is now avail able, Your family will like It, es pecially if prepared in an inter esting new way. Send in as many asparagus ideas as you wish to the Round Table this week, You may win a "cash prize. Then fol low the column this coming week and restock your recipe files. All contributions must reach The Statesman office by noon, Thurs day. More date and raisin Ideas fol low: Tnttl Fruitti Cake 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 4 cup butter or other shortening 2 squares bitter chocolate 1 enp sour milk 1 teaspoon coda 1 cnpi flour 1 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 cap chopped dates enp chopped walnuts Tanilla Cream sugar and butter, add beaten egg yolks. Melt chocolate and add to the sugar and butter mixture. Sift flour and add alter nately "with the sour inllk. Dis solve soda in vinegar and add. Then chopped dates, nuts and va nilla. Stir In the beaten egg whites. Bake in 2 layers in a mod erate oven. Ice with the follow ing: Fuflge Frosting 2 squares unsweetened chocolate cut in pieces , cup cold milk - 2 cups sugar dash of salt 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Add chocolate to milk and place over low flame. Cook until smooth and blended, stirring con stantly. Add sugar and salt and stir until sugar is dissolved and (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) Woman Gets Year; Admits Poison Count Mrs. Elsie Brown, it, pleaded guilty in circuit court here yes terday to as Indictment charging her with attempted manslaughter and was sentenced to serve one year In the state penitentiary. She was taken to the state prison yes terday afternoon to begin serving her term. ; She was accused ot giving bich loride of mercury tablets to Har ley Davis, a patient at the state hospital, in which Davis said was a "suicide pact." Prompt medical attention saved his life as physi cians said he had taken sufficient poison to kill him had be not been given immediate care. The indictments were changed la court to make the name Mrs. Elde Davis, the prisoner having been described by Davis as his common-law-wife with whom he had lived at Dayton, Ore., before coming to Salem. The sheriff's office said yester day that Mrs. Brown bad received a number of letters from other men with whom she ostensibly had an acquaintance. MILLER HANDED SENTENCE FAR Minimum Adds Up to Three Years in Prison and Fine of $1000 Wood Alcohol Was Sold in "Denatured" Can Says Defense Counsel PORTLAND. Ore., AprU Z.-JJP) -Sol Miller, proprietor of the drug store where denatured alcohol causing 22 deaths was purchased, wept in court today as he pleaded guilty to manslaughter indict ments and was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary. He also was fined $1000. While his attorney, Leon Behr man, urged leniency, Miller cov ered his face with his hands and wept. Many seasoned drinkers of "de horn," as the denatured alcohol Is known to addicts, were among those who met sudden and violent death from the lethal potion pur chased at Miller's drug store. It contained wood alcohol instead of the usual denaturant, it was ad mitted in court. Defense Attorney Behrman de clared the real offender in the case was a "soulless corporation" which sold wool alcohol to Miller in a can labelled denatured alco hol. Son and Clerk are Cleared of Charge Manslaughter Indictments against Spencer Miller, Sol's son, and Irving R. Schwartz, clerk in the store, were dismissed. The court ruled that they were only employes taking orders from the store proprietor. Schwartz had agreed to appear as a witness for the state in the event of a trial. Circuit Judge Jacob Kanzler pronounced the sentence on nine of the 14 Indictments against Sol Miller. Four of the indictments were for manslaughter, four for violation of the Oregon liquor laws and one for selling liquor to Indian, Sentence on the other five in dictments, all for violation of the poison label act, was deferred pending the payment of the fine. He was given 10 days to pay the $1000 fine. His sentence is to begin April 13. "We were fully prepared to pre sent the case," District Attorney James R. Bain said. "The defen dant offered to plead guilty for a light sentence, and after negotia tions we arranged for the plea of guilty for the minimum sentence under the indictments. "We feel that this is the best plan because of the expense of a trial and the possibility of acquit tal. Also it is evident that the de fendant will be punished fully for his crime through the minimum sentence." Burglar Enters Downtown Store, Gets Small Loot Meat, "smokes" and smal change constituted the loot burglar got when he broke into the Piggly - Wiggly store, 245 North Commercial street, early yesterday morning. He apparent ly entered the place, breaking rear door window, during the police round ending at 1:50 a. m, The manager said checkup showed 75 cents worth of meat. a box of cigars, 40 pennies and $1.25 in other change, missing DEHORN DEATHS Sammons and Callister May Keep Education Jobs Reappointment ot Edward C. Sammons of Portland as a mem ber of the state board of educa tion and continuation of Fred E. Callister, formerly of Albany, on the board seems assured from au thoritative information received yesterday at the statehouse. While Callister is at present working in Spokane, Wash., he has attended board meetings reg ularly and maintains bis residence in Oregon. He is a close friend ot Willard Marks, chairman of the board, and it was thought yester day that Marks had asked Gover nor Martin to retain Callister. That Mrs. Walter M. Pierce is slated. to go as a. board member is certain although it is not yet known whether she will be ousted by Governor Martin for cause, or will resign. Mrs. Pierce, who serves as secretary to her husband who is congressman from the sec ond district, has been suable to attend the majority of the board meetings the last two years due to her absence from Oregon. John E. Cooter, speaker of the house in the last session, arrived late yesterday from a' trip to Washington, D. C, where he ap peared before army engineers asking for the development of the jetty at Newport. Cooter is to be taken care of by the administra yief i Continues as Federal Aid Funds Run Short I I IV I oria news at Glance (By the Associated Press) Domestic: WASHINGTON Senate muni tions committee makes public drastic bill to tax war incomes, limit profits and draft industry. WASHINGTON Administra tion leaders plan force to break deadlock on labor amendment, pave way for passage of- relief bilL NEW YORK Church group says Coughlin, Long, Johnson in race "for leadership of develop ing fascism" in U. S. WASHINGTON Strateev nlans fail, forecast bitter house battle over social security bill: discuss gag rule" weapon. WASHINGTON France warn ed by state department it must drop trade discriminations or be denied reciprocal pact tariff cuts. COLUMBUS, O. Former chief ot state liquor enforcement unit, ousted by governor, ends life. WASHINGTON Congressmen begin move to get president to withdraw "must" legislation, re submit it at special November session. CHICAGO Democrats steam roller opposition to elect Edward J. Kelly mayor by largest vote ever received by mayoral candi date. Foreign: WARSAW Observers see Po lish sentiment veerine back to ward sympathetic alliance with France. PARIS Reveal proposal to drop suggested eastern Locarno pact and substitute guarantees of East European frontiers consid ered by France, Russia. ATHENS Talk of new revolt. demands tor restoration of throne heard as public mutters against government s clemency for rebels, CHICAGO RECTI ONE-SIDED AFFAIR Kelly Gets Almost Eighty Per Cent of Vote for Mayor; is Record (By the Associated Press) unicago democrats gained an unprecedented victory in the may oral election yesterday, naming Edward J. Kelly by the largest vote ever given a candidate for mayor In the nation's second city. He received 793,150 of 1,077, 829 votes cast while his republi can opponent, Emil C. Wetten, obtained only 166,571 and New ton Jenkins, independent third party candidate, trailed with 87, 726. In Wisconsin early returns In an election to choose two state senators showed, the new prog ressive party which was sent Into office last fall under leadership of Governoi Philip La Follette was adding strength, progressive candidates were leading by substantial-majorities. In ZIon City, 111., Wilbur Glenn Voliva, for 23 years political dic tator of the religious colony went down in defeat and his mundane domination ended. His municipal candidates, with the exception of one township supervisor, were defeated. tion although his particular post at the statehouse has not been se lected. There Is a chance he may be named an industrial accident commissioner although his train ing has better prepared him for a post with the department of agri culture. Solon T. White, newly naked director of agriculture, is known to have Cooter under con sideration as one ot his depart ment chiefs. , Appointment of a new highway commissioner to succeed Carl Washburne of Eugene may be made before the week ends. South ern Oregon will probably get the appointment with former County Judge Touvelle of Medford the favorite. Robert W. Ruhl, Med ford editor, has been considered for the post but he may get an appointment to the board ot high- er education when Governor Mar tin names a successor to Mrs. Pierce. Mrs. Ella Wilson has been men tioned this week as a possible di rector ot the state fair under Mr. White, resuming many ot the du ties she administered from 1911 to 1931 during which time she was secretary of the state fair. When former Director Gehlhar as sumed control of the show he de moted Mrs. Wilson and was on the f (Turn to Page 2, CoL 4) ill Deadlock Roosevelt Leaders in Senate Propose Drastic Move Instruction or Choice of New Conferees to Be Invoked By CECIL B. DICKSON WASHINGTON. AprU 2.-CP)-Administration leaders contemp lated the use ot force tonight to pry open the bitter labor amend ment deadlock that continued to hold captive the $4,880,000,000 relief bill. When a second meeting of sen ate and house conferees late to day failed to strike out or modify the requirement that one-third of the $900,000,000 for loans and grants to states be paid directly for labor, Roosevelt leaders at once called a meeting of their own. Present were Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the democratic lead er; Vice - President Garner, the house democratic conferees, and Senator McKellar of Tennessee, a senate democratic conferee. "Nothing was agreed upon," Robinson said afterward. "I am hoping1 they can reach an agree ment tomorrow." But it was indicated, neverthe less, that unless an agreement is reached soon, drastic steps to In struct the senate conferees to eliminate the controverted provi sion would be made. Either this or new senate conferees will be cho sen. Leaders plainly were disturb ed over the virtual exhaustion of "dole funds." Little Immediate hope appeared for a quick agreement between the senate and house groups. In fact, the gulf between them apparently widened as Senator Glass (D-Va), broke up their second meeting late in the day.-i- " "-- - - Obviously annoyed, Glass rush ed out ot his committee office where the conference was held, grabbed ills hat and said: "Thefe has been no agreement." Asked as to the next move, the little Virginian, his white hair rumpled and his face flushed, an swered: "I don't know; it won't come from me." BUYING LIQH Of PBOXV IS ILLEGAL PORTLAND, Ore., April 2.-(JP) Liquor permit holders who ac commodate their friends without permits by purchasing liquor for them are subject to a federal tax of $25 a year as retail lieuor dealers, J. W. Maloney, district collector of internal revenue an nounced today. Maloney said he had receive re ports that some persons holding purchase permits issued by the Oregon liquor contdol commission have accepted money from others without permits,- and, bought them liquor at state stores. The federal ruling, -Maloney said, provides that "'every person who sells or offers for sale for eign or domestic distilled spirits, wines or malt liquors, in less quantities than five gallons at the same time, shall be regarded as a retail dealer in liquors." Thia rule applies even though the purchaser makes no : profit from the transaction, he stated. SHOT BITS li BSD LUCK ATHLETE TOLEDO, Ore., April 2.-3 Gale Welborn, 16-year-old Toledo high athlete who suffered a bro ken arm while high jumping only last Saturday, was critically in jured today when accidentally struck on the head by a 12-pound shot daring shot-put practice. His skull was cracked and his condition considered grave. He was in an unconscious condition. Welborn, with his arm in a sling, was watching track prac tice when Gilbert Kay, 17, let fly. the iron ball which dropped Welborn to earth. He had been looking elsewhere and didn't see the missile. Welborn is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Welborn. His father is Lincoln coanty school clerk. : " , CAB UPSET FATAL "ASTORIA, Ore., April t.-ijf Irvln O. Johnson, 28. of Illwaco, Wash., died in a hospital here to day from a broken neck and other injuries suffered when his auto mobile overturned on ocean sands near Long Beach, Wash., Sunday,