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Latest Markets Latest Portland market appear, in The States Bian; daily checkup on lo cal markets provides np-to-the-minute guide for buyer, seller. The Weather . Fair today and Saturday, o change In temperature. . Max. Temp. Thursday 82,. Min. 44, river feet, Va riable winds, partly cloudy. FOUMDEP, 1851 EIGHTY-FIFTH year Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, September 20, 1935 No. 152 ecree USS0 ower G ive 1R) M Mm i Www P US Grand Jury is Recessed Till Early Monday Van Winkle to Announce Prosecutor Choice by That Time Martin Order Refers to Gambling Probe, Not Kellaher or Burk The Marlon county grand Jury, whose investigation of gambling conditions in the county was dis rupted Wednesday when Judge McMahan ordered District Attor ney Trindle out of the picture, was yesterday recessed until Mon day morning, by which time a special prosecutor to be r med by Attorney General I, H. Van Win kle, upon order of Governor Mar tin, is expected to be on hand. Van Winkle stated last night that he as yet has no definite an nouncement ,of his selection in this matter. Prognostication on the appointment continues to place Ralph E. Moody, ill at his home for the past several days, as the probable person to draw tbo assignment. "A copy of the order to Van Winkle from Governor Martin di recting the attorney general or his representative to appear berl fore the grand jury was received by County Clerk U. G. Boyer yes terday. Gambling. Probe is Only One Covered The order from Martin men tions only the gambling sitnatlon and Ignores both the Burk and Kellaher investigations, slated to come before the present grand Jury. ; i Wording of the governor's' or der requests the attorney "gehen. al's office to appear before the grand jury at the present or suc ceeding terms and take charge of the investigation and circum stances connected with alleged violation of criminal laws in con nection with alleged operation of gambling games and gambling devices in Marion county, or nav ing arisen out of or connected with any such matters in said county. The attorney general's office is further ordered to prosecute be fore the Marion county circuit (Turn to Page 5, Col. 3) Work Relief Goal Seen in November WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-JF)-Harry L. Hopkins predicted today the 3,500,000-job goal of the work-relief drive will be reached November 1, but simultaneously opened the door to continuation of the federal dole after that deadline. The works progress administra tor, a frequent visitor at recent Hyde Park conferences with Pres ident Roosevelt, told his press conference 931,703 persons al ready had been put to work, leaving 2,458,297 to absorb in the next 42 days. "Our schedule," Hopkins em phasized, "provides for our put ting these people to work. On the assumption that we will, we will end direct relief November 1." But he added immediately that should the work quotas not be reached in some localities, WPA will "feel obligated"' to make fur ther direct relief provisions for those sections. Such a develop ment was regarded by some ob servers as at least a partial aban donment of another deadline set in the $4,000,000,000 work drive that the federal dole should end with October. Baby Stays Beside Bodies Four Days MacLeod, Alta., Sept. t9.-(JP-A hardy little 14-months-old, Wil liam Long, found in a gully near here today beside the bodies of his father and mother after four day and five nights exposure to the raw cold of September, slept soundly in a hospital tonight and doctors said he would recover. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Long, MacLeod district resi dents missing with their son, Wil liam, since last Sunday, were found on the bank of the Belley river, 14 miles southeast of here. The baby was unconscious near his mother. ' An inquest opened tonight was postponed until Friday. Harry Long, father of the dead jnan, started a search when he went to his son's farm Wednesday and found the stock had not been feds, The todies were discovered on. the. slope of a 100-foot em haakment, apparently thrown clear when their automobile left - tne roaa. me car was at the hot torn ot the Incline, upside down. FLIERS EXONERATED IN DEATH OF BALL PLAYER -' ' H . X t AT A coroner's Jury this morning returned a verdict of self defense in the slaying of Leonard Koenecke, Brooklyn baseball player, in an airplane early Tuesday during a struggle with William Joseph Mul oueeny, pilot, and Irwin Davis, parachute Jumper, who are shown in this picture. Arrow indicate Davis' torn sleeve where be says . . . . . . j, lurea wun lis aamagea Exonerate MmmZSS3Z In liOeneeke LaSe l Ball Player Grabbed Wheel as First Indication of Trouble, Said ISLINGTON, Ont., Sept. 20. ( Friday) (JP) - A coroner's jury early today returned a verdict of "self-defense" in the slaying of Leonard Koenecke, Brooklyn baseball player, in an airplane early Tuesday during a struggle with William Joseph Mulqueeny, pilot, and Irwin Davis, parachute jumper. The verdict freeing the two air men came only a few minutes af ter the Jury had retired. For sev eral hours it had listened to testi mony from many witnesses. Shortly before the jury retired, undisclosed details of events lead ing up 4o the fight in which Pilot William Joseph Mulqueeny and Irwin Davis, parachute Jumper, engaged were related privately to (Turn to Page 5, Col. 7) Graham Candidate For Speaker Post PORTLAND, Sept. 19. -(-William L. Graham, democrat, state representatire from Multnomah county, tonight said be was send ing out letters asking members of the house to support him for the speakership. He is running as "Just Bill Graham" and not as the "Govern or's candidate" even though he Doesn't think Governor Charles Martin is opposed" to him, Gra ham saia. Other democrats who-have de clared' themselves out for the speakership included Howard La- tourette, N. Ray Albers and Victor J. Nelson, all Multnomah county, and Moore , Hamilton, Jackson. Throngs to View Styles At Fall Opening Tonight What is smart for fall? Salem will turn out in thou sands tonight at 7:30 o'clock to see the answer, for tonight down town merchants will present their annual fait opening. Windows at their smartest and entertainment features second to none tor this annual event will combine to make the opening a record affair. Curtains will be drawn from the windows, veiled during the day, sharp , at 7:30 o'clock tonight This will be the signal for begin ning of festivities which Include street entertainment, a Willamette university football rally and a grand climax with the dance at the Crystal gardens. Three Bands Will Aid in FesttvlUes . Music from three ; bands, the municipal . band, Salem Kilties, and the Willamette band, will en liven the evening. A treasure hunt will be indulged in by the crowds, he was bitten. Below, the plane . i v , I v. . . . unaer-carriaged interna uonai musiraieu O . Crash; Three Men Hurt Three men were taken to the Salem General hospital and one of them later removed from there to the city Jail, as aftermaths of an automobile collision on the Pacific highway north of Salem Thursday night. Frank Schrader of Lebanon and Floyd Miller and Joe Kepiew, Warmsprings Indians, were the men injured. Miller was the one taken , later to jail and charged with driving while under the in fluence of liquor. All suffered from lacerations and shock, but none of the injuries was consid ered serious. Bars Are Down in Louisiana Tussle NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 19. JP) - A political coup executed early today by Lieutenant-Governor James A. Noe and Wade O. Martin, chairman of the Louisiana public service commission, appar ently let down the bars in the old Long machine and it is everybody for himself. While the Long lieutenants were squabbling over candidates for the ticket for the January elec tion, Noe and Martin took the bull by the horns and formally announced for governor and Unit ed States senator respectively. The announcement broke like a thunderclap over the X.ong camp and sent, the captain, Governor O. K. Allen, into a spin. At first he would not believe it as he had thought he had the machine un der control and that a slate of candidates would be chosen in or derly fashion at a caucus. The governor plainly was shock ed by the rebellion within his ranks and other lieutenants ex pressed anger. and two extra special features will come when two footballs, contain ing tickets to the Saturday, ball game, will be thrown from the First National bank building at 8:15 o'clock and Lee Eyerly will fly over the business center at 8 o'clock to drop envelopes contain ing tickets, also to the Willamette- San Jose battle. The dance at the Crystal gar dens will feature both old and modern music, with both floors opened for the event The complete list of merchants, with whom the Salem Ad club is cooperating for; the fall opening, participating is: Fred Meyer Salem store, Stev ens & Brown, Miller Mercantile company, Darto parlor, Stiff's Furniture store. Woolpert & Legg, Montgomery Ward & company Hogg Bros. - Bishop's, Grand Silver store, (Turn to Page 5, Col. S) in which the fight occurred, pic- , . W puuiu Spartans Receive General Greeting Cherrians, Band, Students and Officials on Hand as Squad Arrives Led by smiling Coach "Dud" DeGroot, San Jose's brawny bunch of Spartans, 25 strong, detrained from the Cascade limited at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon to be met by white uniformed Cherri ans, university, city and state of ficials and a large crowd of stu dents and townspeople. "You even fixed us up with Cal ifornia weather," was DeGroot's first remark as he was greeted by "Spec" Keene, coach of the Wil lamette eleven, which the Spartans are aching to humble Saturday night. While the Cherrians hustled the husky San Jose squad into a wait ing line of cars DeGroot and his party were greeted by Mayor V. E. Kuhn, Secretary of State Earl Snell, Dean F. M. Erickson and other notables. Accompanying the San Jose coach was Mrs. DeGroot, Assistant Coach Bill Hubbard and Mrs. Hubbard. Informal Parade Staged With Squad With the Elks band tunefully leading the way and the Cherri ans marching behind them the (Turn to Page 5, Col. 3) Canneries Afford 150 Student Jobs Willamette university s cam paign to produce Jobs for students got its first wholesale reaction! this week when two Salem canner ies informed Dr. Daniel H Schulze, dean of men, that they could provide jobs for 150 stu dents. Hunt Brothers and the Oregon Packing company were the two plants who offered to use student help in packing a record run of pears and prunes. Class schedules of many stu dents will make it impossible for them to accept cannery jobs and students will be unable to fill all of the 150 Jobs open. However, a large number are expected to take advantage of the offer. Favorable results have come from the Job campaign and Dean Olive M. Dahl stated that in many cases she has been unable to find girls for people who wish a uni versity student to work for board and room. Prune Harvest to Start Monday Near La Grande LA GRANDE, .Ore., Sept. 1 19.-(vP)-The prune harvest in Union county Is scheduled to get under way Monflay, with prospects tor a good crop. - - The yield will vary,, growers say, but is considerably heavier than usual in some sectors.! The harvest is expected to take about two weeks. w ; . Mooney Story Under Attack; Wife on Stand State Abandons Question of Radical Beliefs; . Aims to Impeach Spouse of Convict Avers Hat Identified Wasn't Finished That Day SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19.-(jP) Two attempts to impeach the testimony of Thomas J. Mooney and sudden abandonment by the state of its cross examination to draw out the prisoner's radical political views marked the habeas corpus hearing of the convicted preparedness day bomber here today. In one instance Assistant State Attorney General William Cleary obtained from Mooney the state ment that he heard no word spoken when two policemen brought John McDonald, prosecu tion witness, to the labor leader's cell here for identification pur poses shortly after the bombing of July 22, 1916. Kxplains Answer Given Previously Cleary then called Mooney's at tention to his testimony yesterday in which he said he saw McDon ald's lips move. "I saw McDonald's lips move but I heard him say nothing,' Mooney replied. "After all, it has been 19 years since that hap pened. If you want to know ex actly when I said you can go back to the original .testimony." At another, point Mooney named date on which he said he receiv ed permission from a union head to organize. the employes of the Unltad railways, fcere. Cieery-then" handed him a let ter showing Mooney had, subse quent to the date mentioned,-written a friend asking to intercede with the union head for permis sion to do the organization work. Mooney retored that the date on the letter had been "tamp ered with" but modified his testi money as to the date mentioned in his preceding remarks. Wife Declares Hat Not Worn That Day The convicted labor leader, now seeking freedom on the ground that he was. convicted on perjured testimony, finished his testimony earlv In the afternoon (Turn to Page 5, Col. 5) Clues Lacking in Robbery of Bank SEATTLE, Sept. 1 9-(iP)-PolIce tonight lacked a single clue to the identity of the gunman who held up and-robbed the Broadway branch of the First National bank of $3,062 today. An automobile, without license plates, driven by a woman or a man disguised as a woman, car ried the gunman safely away from the scene of the robbery before police squad cars could reach the scene. With a shotgun concealed be neath his overcoat, the robber hurried into the bank at 2:15 p.m He stopped at the first cage and put the gun down on the counter, its muzzle pointing towards L. G. Hunton. assistant cashier." With his foot on the burgler alarm the cashier stuffed all the money in the cage into the bag and the bandit fled with It. N. R. Schwartz, bank patron at the net window, said he saw the man "jump into a car with a woman or man disguised as a woman at the wheel. Machinery Set up To Aid Neutrality WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-(ff)-The government moved today to set- up special machinery to help guard its neutrality in event of foreign conflict. Amid blackening war clouds abroad,, Secretary Hull summoned to their first meeting next Tues day members of the national ma nitions control board created by the new neutrality law. The boards of which Hull Is chairman is required by law to re gister before December 1 every manufacturer and exporter: of arms, munitions and implements of war and thereafter to Issue li censes' for the shipment of any munitions lo other nations. It will designate what "arms, munitions -. and - Implements of war" are Included in the law's provisions. . This list is expected td form the basis of the munitions embargo which tn neutrality acts directs President Roosevelt to de clare agalns shipments to or for any belligerent ''upon the out break or during the progress of war between or among two or more foreign states.1 Powder Keg Seen in Proximity of Mediterranean Fleets Blowing Up of Main is Fears of Untoward Incident; Selassie Expected to Accept League Proposal (Copyright, 1935, by L ONDON, Sept. 19. A dangerous situation in the Medi terranean, where Great Britain and Italy are amassing instruments of war, absorbed capitals of the world and Geneva Thursday night. Crack ships of both nations, airplanes and troops were moved into strategic points of the sea, some in close prox imity. Foreign military observers here, recalling the blowing up of the battleship Maine, called the situation a "powder keg" which any untoward incident could ex plode. Premier Mussolini, apparently determined that Italy must be prepared for contingencies if she is to' undertake settlement of the East African dispute, announced tonight, by an official decree, he was setting up a commission to effect a "formulation of legal measures" adjusting Italy's legal attitude under the international war code toward neutrals and bel ligerents. Well-informed sources said the declaration gave proof again that Italy is ready to go forward in her expansion program under the sole leadership of II Duce, regardless- of difficulties. Italian newspapers openly said Great Britain wants war. Official (Turn to Page 5, Col. 4) Delay Court Test On Marble Boards Hearing, Injunction That Protects Brown to be Held Soon, Word The hearing scheduled for yes terday on the disposition of a tem porary injunction restraining the city from removing the marble boards owned by Ellwood Brown, has been postponed, Chris Kowits, city attorney, announced yester day, because of a conflict in court calendar. As soon as the injunction is disposed of, Mr. Kowitz declared yesterday, action would be taken wHh respect to the removal of all marble boards. "We hope to get Judge McMahan to pass on the disposition tomorrow," he added. Kowitz announced that the war rants, paying the unearned share of the license fee back to the op erators of the marble boards, slot machines, and the dart game, were ready to send out at any time. Grounds for Opposing Injunction Listed The city is asking that the in junction be dissolved on the fol lowing grounds: 1. The city had no notice or (Turn to Page 5, Col. 7) Boyer Undecided On Move, States PORTLAND, Sept. 19.-()-Dr. C. V. Boyer, president oft the Uni versity of Oregon, has made no definite arrangements to relin quish his post and accept a sim ilar position at the University of Montana, he said here today. "Even should I go to Montana I should remain at the University of Oregon throughout the fall term and should not go to Mon tana until January." Dr. Boyer returned today from Missoula, Mont., where he said he had "a delightful time" at a meet ing of Montana state education leaders. The U. of O. president declared he anticipated a greatly increased enrollment at the Eugene school and looked for a "happy and con structive" year. Mrs. T.S. MacKenzie Wins Contest o n Such a splendid array of. pear recipes was received at the Round Table this week that the judges were at a loss where to begin. A number of samples accompanied the recipes, which Is unusual but always welcome. - Finally the prize winners were narrowed .down as follows: First of $1 to Mrs. T. S. MacKenzie, 148 N. Church, for pear con serve; the two. second prizes of 50 cents each to Mrs. Fay Black, 1309 N. Commercial, and to Mrs. F. M. Williams, 1975 Center. All awards may be obtained by call ing at The Statesman office. Next week the topic is pump Situation Recalled as Precedent for IS the Associated Press) World News at a Glance (By. The Associated Press) Domestic: Washington Secretary Roper says business improving due to New Deal. Government moves to guard neutrality in event of for eign conflict. U. S. chamber of commerce plans renewed attack on New Deal. Chicago War scare boosts the wheat market 2 to 5 cents a bushel to highest level in five years. San Francisco State, about facing, strikes out radicalism re marks of Tom Mooney. Ocala, Fla. Cross-state ship canal work starts when President touches off thunderous blast. Atlanta Georgia political ob servers see Roosevelt. Russell and rivers as possible obstacles to Governor Talmadge's political am bitions. New York Ultra-violet light developed to destroy germs from air.- Foreign: Geneva, Statesmen, fearing the worst, await Mussolini's action on new peace proposal; military ob servers see 'powder keg" situa tion in Meditterranean due to British-Italian concentration of ships, airplanes and troops; Mus solini establishes commission to adjust Italy's legal attitude un der international war code; Lloyd George says world is "within a week or a fortnight of war"; Em peror Selassie inspects war lords. Tokyo African war scare hikes stock exchange prices to highest peak in 57 years. False Step Fatal To Flying Soldier HAMILTON FIELD. Calif., Sept. 19.-(ff,)-Accidentally step ping on the trapdoor of an army bombing plane, Private George H. Brinkley. Was hurtled 3500 feet to bis death in the rugged country between this and the Pt. Reyes lighthouse late today. Major John M. Davies, who was piloting the plane, reported that Brinkley had taken off his para chute to do some work in the plane's cockpit as it few in man euvers, thus sealing bis fate when he plunged through the trap-door constructed for bombing. Major Davies was commanding the squadrom or six planes which participated in the maneuvers. Immediately after the accident was reported, 40 men and three planes set out to search for the body in the gullies and gulches of the sparsely settled country. Brinkley was 22, unmarried. His home was in St. Joseph, Mo. Visitors Will be Taken To See Corvallis Game Salem Cherrians will furnish cars Saturday for the 28 mem bers of the San Jose football squad to go to Corvallis to wit ness the contest on the state col lege field between Linfield and Oregon State. The group will leave here promptly at 12:45 o'clock. The San Jose team plays Willamette here Saturday night Pe a r Recipes kin. Any recipes using this late fall vegetable are eligible. The contest ends Thursday noon, Sep tember 2. Here are the winners: - Pear Conserre S Tb. pwra r. .. S lbs. tuftr " S Umeoi, crate' rind and jule 3 orssgti, frated rind tod jnies M lb. preferred ginf IK. bUaehed sad shredded almond Select hard pears. Peel and dice or put through a coarse grinder. Add rind and Juice of lemons and oranges. Cook pears, sugar and Juice slowly for i hour. Add shred ded nuts and cook 30 minutes. (Turn to page 2, coL.l) Necessity For Quick Action Is Recognized Entire Responsibility is Placed in Hands of Nation's Premier Britain Hopeful of War Which Will Weaken Italy, Charged ROME, Sept. 19. - (JP) - Ualy moved tonight to decide her atti tude toward neutrals and belliger ents on a war-time basis, and an authoritative source said the ac tion, taken in an official decree, was a maneuver to place in Prem ier Mussolini's hands the entire responsibility for "possible quick decisions''. In well-informed circles it was said the decree, which set up a commission to bring about a "formulation of legal measures" for the adjustment of Italy's at titude toward friendly and enemy nations under the international war code, was considered "care blanche" whereby II Duce coaU amass the nation into immediate activity. This activity, it was asserted, could be turned against any pres sure brought .against Italy's east African policy by Great Britain or any other nation. Qui'k Decisions May Be Necessary, Held Quick decisions might be nec essary in the immediate future, it was pointed out, as regards Italy's relations with either neutral or belligerent countries which might be drawn into the Italo-Ethioplan conroversy. The government announced the organisation of the commissien. composed of the nation's highest commanding officials, for a re vision of agreements which govern the conduct of war among bel ligerents and neutrals." The decree provides that Pre mier Mussolini, as chief of the government, will be the sole judge of the necessities of revision. The funds of the new commis sion which is to write Italy's new laws regarding belligerents and neutrals already have been ob tained by a special levy on the ministry of finance, the decree jn--dicated. Charge Britain With Fomenting Trouble As the new decree further stir red the tenee emotions in this capital tonighi. en editorial by Virginio Gayda In the authorita tive Giornale D'ltalia, and a state- j ment in La Tribuna, asserted that Great Britain had made the peaee proposal of the five-power com mittee unacceptable in order te force Italy to reject it and have recourse to war. Excellent sources expressed the view that there was a growing be lief among government officials that Great Britain's current idea is to force an Italo-Ethiopian war to a finish in which Britain hopes Italy will become exhausted and Mussolini's dream of empire will completely explode. To do this, these sources con tinued, she will encourage Emper or Halle Selassie to resist to the utmost and will promise hint in direct assistance. Evangelist Admits He Escaped Prison JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Sept. 19.-(P)-Evangelist Benjamin F. Smith today solved the mysteri ous Missouri penitentiary escape 16 years ago of Frank Davia, con victed murderer. Appearing before Governor Guy B. Park, the 4 S -year-old gospel preacher disclosed he was the young Newton county miner who was given a 30-year sentence for killing a man at a country dance hall fight. His life story unfolded. Park paroled the evangelist with the comment: "I found he has had a ery good reputation." It was one bleak evening, De cember 3, 1920, when Convict Davis, who had been made a trus ty, was sent to a local bakery. He slipped away, unnoticed. At his trial, Davis claimed ha killed Fred Youst to save the life of his brother Floyd; who kei been threatened by Youst. Smith's counsel said the evan gelist bad traveled throughout the country, and recently had! conducted revivals at Portland.' Ore., Birmingham, Atlanta and Philadelphia, - : . r PORTLAND GIRL WINS SALT LAKE CITY,' Sept. 19.-A)-Marian McDouglaes of Port land. Ore., carded a 77 to wind up" her 54 holes of medal play with a grand total of 238 strokes and win the annual Salt Lake conn- , try club women's Invitation golt-tournament.