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EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem; Oregon, Friday Morning, October 25, 1935 No. 182 .tea TTT). ' - n KT - 1 out McMahanHits Mileage Claim But It Is Paid Charge Made ; by ; Sheriff Not . Justified Says " .-Acting Judge.' . 1 nsvi Aia II IaivaH " t hllf AS ' - T 11 1 A 1 Past and Present, of - Officials Flayedl .Circuit .Judge L. H. McMahan, as acting county Judge, yesterday tiled with the county court a pro test ol the mileage claims or sner lft A. C. Bark and called atten tion also to other alleged unlaw ful expenditure of public . funds.,: - ": Pointing to the separate claims filed by the sheriff. McMahan con- eludes that they "prove, three v actlTe and inquiring.: mind; that he does not - confine 'his official activities to the duties, of his' of fice; that this court would at all times he an easy mark for . the promotion of a shell game.' ' 'The protest then mentions In Testigations by the sheriff at many beer halls in and out" of Salem, claims the sheriff knew gambling was going on in them in defiance of law. and that neither the sher iff nor district attorney did any thing about-the gambling situa tion. - ' '. ' Strain on Relief v, y , " Fnds Mentioned The protest enters into the strained finances with regard to : relief funds, and points to nearly 130,000 "lawlessly taken from the people" by -various county of ficials. ; winding this "segregation np with a slap at the commission ers. "The old graft of .keeping the court open all. the, time, in or der. .to collect $5 a dayXor.'dolng nothing one -half of -the . time. Graft In all totaling fully $40,000, and continuing." : Incidentally, Sheriff Burk late -yesterday was paid on signature of the tw o -commissioners, his mileage claim. - - ----- - McMahan 's protest,: the fourth filed on claims presented for Sep tember by the district attorney's and sheriff's offices and the ex penditure of Paul Marnach, delin quent 'dog license collector, fol lows in full: " i , . f l cai your attention to some bills of the sheriff and to other . unlawful expenditures of public funds.- . -. ' ' , . The law prorides" 'that the sheriff shall receiTe his -"actual 'traveling expenses; necessarily in curred." In order to collect for ex penses he must show that his bill calls for no more than actual ex penses and that the expenses were necessarily Incurred in the per formance of duties imposed upon him by law. The burden is npon v. him to prove these two elements of the claim and all doubts, if any, must be decided against him "I find that he has charged for . a trip to a hopyard, alleged to ... hare been made because of a riot there. A riot Is a felony and ar rest can be made without a war- awiiiuugu uie fiu uiu uui w . car in xne oiucer s presence, as no arrest was made it-is fair to as sume that there was no riot," ,' Investigating Fist , -. Fights Held Vain , ' "I find other bills for 'investi gating? fist fights. Without a war rant an officer cannot arrest any man for fighting, unless the fight . .' takes place - in the officer's pres- enee. As a fight would be over be- tore the sheriff could get to the place and he could not, therefore, make an arrest, these bills were. evidently,: not necessarily incurr ed. "I find bills for investigating , automobile wrecks. The duty of investigating wrecks on the high way is by law made a special duty oi me siais police, isine state po licemen are stationed in Salem , and their cars are equipped with radios. As soon as a wreck is re ported, the nearest car thereto is called and ordered to Investigate. There is no excuse for the sheriff making said investigations. " "r There re also bills for invest!- .. . 1 1 . I ... . , . ... muu iiguis m Miem ana m 0111 for IS miles travel in Salem in vestigating 'a complaint' about - tin eans whatever that - may - mean. As Salem provides 12. po lice officers and a constable to -enforce the - law, It apparently is ' not ' necessary tor the sheriff , to investigate city fights or city cans. "There are bills for investigate lnc 'familv rows.', bills for lnsnect- . 'tng country dances In the grange hall at Macliy, at-Mehama and other places: for patroling north. for patroling south and patroling game areas. These bills but illus- . trate the absurdities of a major ity of , all the bills. They . prove three things: That the sheriff has an active and Inquiring mind: ... that he does not confine his offi- c-- elal activities to the dutjes of his .: :cttice; that thfs court would at all .times '.be 'na .-easy mark for the . promotion of a shell game.V """This court knows that many beer. halls In Salem and out of Sa- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) M Leo HaU Held After Woman Makes Chai ge Beer Parlor Waitress is Accused; Was "With : Him, Admits Suspect Silent; Crime of Eriand's Point Last k Year is Recalled - BULLETIN . 'SEATTLE, Oct. 25P) County Prosecutor Warren G. -Magnuson said today he had a ; statement from at man implicit- .- ing Leo Halt, 33, in the slaying ' ot Frank Akin in Portland Ore in 1933, and that he be lieved the Portland case would be solved with the mass alay ing of six persons at Erland Point near Bremerton, Wash in 1934. - Oregon officers questioned HalL early this morning, after King county. Seattle, officers had finished, temporarily grill ing him about the Erland Point case. . SEATTLE, Oct. 24-6?VSton!- ly defiant, Led, Hall, former pugi list and dry dock worker, was questioned by authorities tonight in connection with the Easter sea son sextuple slaying at Eriand's Point, in 1934. Sheriff William B. Severyns made public a signed statement by Mrs. Larry Poulos, 27, beer parlor waitress, admitting partlc-l patlng In a holdup which she said preceded the killings at a fash ionable beach colony near Brem erton. - ' V Mrs. Poulos named HalL Sev eryns said, as the mass slayer of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Flieder, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Chenevert, Mag nus Jordan and Ezra M. "Fred" Bolcom. Some of Victims Brutally Beaten The six bodies, some of them brutally beaten with hammer and furnace shaker, some shot and one stabbed, were discovered in the Flieder home on the eve of Easter Sunday. They had been killed the previous Wednesday, authorities decided after investi gation. Prosecutor R. W. Miller of Kit sap county, scene of tire crime. Joined1 with Seattle authorities In questioning Hall and Mrs. Poulos tonight. Capt. Ernest Yoris, chief ot the homicide squad of the Seattle po lice, said questioning , of Hall would "continue indefinitely maybe all night." "Hall seems to have a lot on his mind," Yoris commented. Yoris said a "lot of corrobora te rn to Page 2, CoL 5) Gervais Granted Additional Funis WASHINGTON. Oct. 24 -V Public Works Administrator Ickes announced today increases total ing $425,102 in loans and grants for non-federal projects from the old PWA funds. Increases because bids exceeded original estimates included: Gervais,. Ore. Grant for school construction, $15,000 to $15,700. Sandy, Ore. Grant for school construction, $16,100 to $17,900. House Moves to : : Unnecessary JLegislation With expressed determination to hold the business ot the ses sion to' a minimum and to-' con sider only .-emergency legislation, the house . yesterday morning adopted a resolution referring all bills to the legislation and rales committee before allowing the measure to' come upon the floor of the house. The committee would serve as a graveyard:- for non-emergency legislation, fr That : the house : members are trying to. keep to the main issue ot the session," that IS the build ing of the new capitol. Is evi denced by the fact that only three bills have made their appearance in the house. , .. Full Investigation' . of Fire Is Sought House bill 3 introduced by Senators Carney and .Zimmerman ana Representative Harrison pro Tides for, the appointment of a committee to, investigate-and de termine the origin of the ' tire which.. destroyed the eapitol. Two I members ' are . to be appointed Flames Driven by Fierce Wind Lay Waste Film Colony Palatial Homes . , . . 4 ' : V ... Km. 5 " rJtr Photo rushed. north by airplane shows all that remains of a palatial home in the Altadena section near Los Angeles; a gate, a chimney and an ash damp, following the fire that leveled 50 homes with a - loss of $2,000,000, Wednesday. Up to last night the loss in the vicinity of Los Angeles, had risen to f 8,000,000. International Illustrated Sews photo.' ' Second Victim of Crash Badly Hurt Virgil Long in Critical Condition; C D. Hyde of Dallas Killed OREGON CITY, Ore., Oct. 24- (V-Virgil tamg, driver of the car which hurtled from the Paci fic highway near here early to day, was still in a critical condi tion in a hospital here tonight. ' C. D. Hyde, 50,. Dallas grocer, was killed in the mishap. Others injured Include: Forrest Yexley and Albert Holder. Both were hospitalized ; .-JtJ All three men .were rendered unconscious. Their car burst Into flames when it" crashed '-to --the railroad tracks near New Era. . Passing motorists extinguished the blaze and aided in bringing the Injured men here. - . . C. P. Hyde, Dallas grocer who was fatally injured early Thurs day morning, was formerly era ployed with Safeway stores . at Dallas as manager, and about a year ago he and Virgil Long, also hurt' in the accident went ' into partnership in their own venture. - The party was - enroute "home from an initiation ceremony - of the ' Eagles in -Portland Wednes day night. Hyde was active in that lodge. Surviving him are Mrs. Hyde and a son Jay; his mother, Mn. Rachel Hyde' Wicks and sis ter, Mrs; Francis Ziegler, both of Corvallls; and a brother, Lloyd F. Hyde of Philomath. Mr. Hyde was born in Philo math September 27, 1899. His grandfather, John L. Hyde, was a Dallas druggist la, the early days (Turn to Page 11. CoL 5) ' Sidetrack from the houae and one froSTthe senate. They are given $350 for expenses and are to make their report ' within' six months' after their -appointment. . -J. . -v- House Joint resolution No. 1 sponsored by . Represe n t a 1 1 v e Dleen and. Senator Wallace pro vides. tor. a constitutional amend ment to be submitted to the peo ple at the . next election which provides that the supreme court shall . gave advisory, opinions - on the constitutionality of a propos ed law when requested by either house of the legislature. ' Windshield Stickers for Members Wanted - A resolution in the house In structs the state printer to print windshield, stickers for the mem bers of the legislature designat ing their posillon as legislators. Another resolution adopted yes terday in the house. ' introduced by Representatives Farrell and Barnes, extended - sympathy - to Lew Wallace and his family over. the loss of ' his father, Henry , Wallace. if r- T .i Si 'if. Dutch dchultz and 3 of Henchmen Die Rosenkrantz Lagt of Four to Succumb; Police Seek Slayers NEWARK. N. J., Oct. 25-(Fri- day) (!P) Bernard Rosenkrantz, shot down with Dutch Schulti and two other S c h u 1 1 s lieutenants Wednesday night, died in city hos pital at 2:20 a. m., today. V NEWARK, N. J7, Oct U-UPh Dutch "Schultx Fliegenheimer died tonight from gangland's bul lets, victim of underworld vio lence, which brought death to two lieutenants, and sent three other men to hospitals, two dangerously wounded. The man who. was overlord of Manhattan's illicit beer traffic in the best days of the prohibition era, ceased his delirous rantings about 8 o'clock tonight after a day of agonizing pain, and lapsed into unconsciousness. He died 85 minutes later. Schultx . died only' a few min utes after. Deputy Chief John Hal Ier finished a radio appeal, for help to enable police to -track down "- the . slayers who trapped Schultx and three henchmen in. a downtown Newark cafe last night. Three Are Killed, Idaho Farm Blaze CALDWELL. Idaho. Oct. ' 24- CD-Death tonight had claimed tne third victim of a fire which early today razed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Toung, located about 20 miles from here. ' - v The dead: '7- .-:- - , . . - Nellre Young, 1C;' Donald Sevy, z, ana Grace young i. Nellie Young died in the blaz ing - home - after attempting to hand Grace out the window to her mother. The . window and . floor collapsed, dropping Nellie to the basement .where her body was la ter recovered with, that of Donald who remained In the house. Be fore -she died,". Nellie: had, passed Ralph Sevy, S, and Jimmy Sevy, 1, to her- mother.- v ? "" . Grace died this afternoon two hours after being brought to a hospital here. Senator Fisher Figures ' in Auto Collision With Local Man; Nobody Hurt : City police were called to State and Court streets at 10:50 o' clock last night to Investigate an automobile accident in which State Senator Walter S. Fisher, RoBeburg, and George Becker, 171 North Commercial street, were the drivers. , None of the oecupanta of either machine was injured.'. A rear fender on Becker's. light fee- dan was partially crushed, a front tender and hub cap of the sena tor's heavy victoria coupe dented. , -wA- Senate Taldng Big wath; 12 More Bills In Two are Passed; Plea of Governor Ignored in Business Handled Three Similar Measures Providing Capitol Commission In Twelve bills were introduced n the -senate yesterday, bringing the total to 22, the variety of subjects going far beyond the" 'emergency" test suggested by Governor Martin. Two bills were passed,- one. by- Senator Bynon to correct a defective' title in a 1935 act to enable' Multnomah county to finance, its old age pensions: another, by Senator Wallace and Representative Oleen, : to - allow the legislature to ask the su preme court for five-day advisory opinions- on constitutional ,ques- tions. It is supposed to be used to settle the question of where the capitol may go. Senator Burke opposed the lat ter bill by saying he hoped the people would get through talking about .: boundaries. "The. people want the building on the old site. They may .move - the capitol to Portland." Senator Wallace said there was no such purpose, but a desire to find out just what rights the leg islature had. '."My mind is open, and I - believe the legislature shouiaAaveaQr open mindOnly four opposed - the bill: Burke, Stringer, Staples and Zimmerman. The capitol question was laid before the senate with three bills introduced, alike save that each bill used a different location to cover the three discussed possi bilities. The bills were drawn by Ralph Moody, assistant attorney gener al, for nse of the committees as a working basis for consideration. They were ordered Introduced in the senate. The committees went on record that no member of the committee was bound to support any recommendation made by the committees. The general provisions of the bills as drawn by Moody are as follows. (Turn to Page 13, Col. 7) (My One Dead in Storm Off Alaska KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Oct. 24- tV-All salmon trollers of a fleet ot 12 caught in a raging gale two. days ago had been accounted for tonight', with the toll of loss one man drowned and- three" boats sunk. - k The victim was Harold Morse th. of Ketchikan, owner and only man aboard the small troller Premier, which . foundered . in deep .water Tuesday," the -ceastguard.utter Cyaae -radioed here. : . TheL IvJs, also operated by one man, sank in the same area and the E. NIelson, with a .two-man. crew, went down nan a mire northwest of Cora-point, the Cy- ane messaged. AH three men were' saved and the Cyane was bringing ..the Nielson'a crew here tonight; . - Another t r o 1 1 e r, the Venus, Capt. William Mueller, , rescued the I vis' owner aa the small fleet raced' to safety, at Coronation is land. Seven of the fleet, feared lost for many hours, were found near the island today by the light house tender Hemlock. . .. ' Townsend Voices - Plea of Harmony 'ICHICAGO. OcC 24r-WVPieas tor internal -harmony and - pro phecies of imminent realization of their program were voiced by founders ' of the Townsend clubs tonight before the organization's first national convention. Dr. Francis E. Townsend and R. E. Clements,1 "national secre tary, who Jointly fathered the movement, predicted - their 4lan for providing pensions of $209 a month to persons of CO and be yond would shortly be enacted into law., . , . ' Striking out at insurgents, the (8 -year -old Long Beach, Calif., physician asserted: ' "Let 'me admonish yon against insidious propaganda which -mar arise within your ranks. Our. very rapid development made it Inevit able that Inefficiency, selfish am bition and even rank dishonesty should find lodgment among us." of Oregon Prison . Will Be Urged Fire Protection Need is Stressed in Bill to Reach Hopper Soon Grange Power and Chain .Store Ghosts Ahout Ready to Walk Two legislative familiars, bo geys to many legislators, political provender for others, are expect ed to appear today. -They are the grange power bil, . and a chain store tax bill. The grange power bill will be a substitute for vetoed HB 404, which lies on the table in the house. The bill will be In troduced under the sponsorship of the house committee on public utilities and is said to carry a reference clause, thus seeking to place the question before the peo ple. . The chair store tax bill will also come up, though the exact form the bill will take is not known. Prison Bill Backed ' - By Mnltnomah Man Plans for the remodeling of the state penitentiary, are contemplat ed in a bill which will be introduc ed under, the sponsorship of Re presentative Ellis Barnes of Mult nomah, chairman of the public in stitutions committee. The plan is said to have the approval ot the penitentiary officials and the need which has long been appar ent has been further stressed by the capitol fire, officials pointing out that there would be a large loss of life if fire should break out in the prison buildings under present conditions. The bill would make an appro priation of $75,000 to be expend ed' under the direction : of the board ot control for the :rehabili- - (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) ' Roosevelt Urg es Private Charity Relief Provided by Tax Must End Rapidly as Possible, Message WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-fl)- President Roosevelt told the na tion tonight that relief "furnished by funds received from taxation should decrease as rapidly as hu man needs will allow." Appealing by radio to the na tion to participate in the 1935 mo bilization for human needs, Mr. Roosevelt reported that private Industry is "taking up the slack" in unemployment. ' He asserted that the September employment gain of 350,00 in pri vate industries reporting to then department of labor was "the largest for any single month in the past year and a half." . But - this pickup,- he; declared. was - all the more reason to give to 4harltyv V , l;V-.' In 'addition to decreasing gov ernment relief, the-executive. said it' was t . greater importance that JUTSV' MMMa DUV I MIK V the duty -completely of providing means' for those physically unable to work. ' . : ' "But-we do want to' emphasize work,'." he said.' "Neltherprltate charity ' nor government relief wants -to help people who can work but who won't work." Business Closing Here .' Armistice Day Planned i Assurance that virtually all Sa lem business houses, other than restaurants and - confectioneries, would close up shop November 11 in observance of Armistice day wag given last night by Lawrence N. Simon. He said the Salem Business "Men's league, of which he Is president, had voted full ctosing xn xnai oay. ' . -a - . Mrs. AhndK AtcKisdh Round TaW By "JESSIE STEELE- The winners of this week's re cipe; contest are as follows: First prize of $JL in.cash to Mrs. Anna E. Atchison, : 1191: Sixth street; the second prizes Of 50 cents each to Mrs. C, Harold,- 2332 state street, and to Mrs. F. L. Wilson, route 2.' All prizes may be ob tained by calling at The States man office, i - T Next week the topic I s ' ham burger. The uses for-this econom ical ground meat are legion and an? recipe calling for It is eligible in the contest. If you -know-how to concoct" unusually delicious , "wlmpys" send In" - the tormula, First HeaLigHeld-' Upon Site Question Before Committees Space Requirement Stressed With No Recommendation as to Definite Location; Heights Praised Open, Hearing is Scheduled Tonight; 7 Bills Covering Three Choices - Are Introduced in Senate , Capitol Developments -Thursday 1. Bills introduced In senate covering state ' capitol" reconstrnc- - tion; alternate sites: old location; old location pins adjacent - ground; Candalaria heights. 2. Bill passed senate authorizing advisory opinion on constitu- tlonal questions; may be used to get court opinion on limits) eligible. - 8. Public hearing last night at which state planning board and officials urged larger grounds. fTlHE house and senate joint committees in charge of X the capitol construction question gave the planning . board and state officials an opportunity to-present their recommendations respecting a site and the require ments of the state for public buildings at an open hearing last night A number of speakers appeared but the pre- Film Celebrities' Homes Threatened Flames Are Near Malibu Colony; DeMille's : Place in Peril t . , VSAXTA MOXICA," CaL; Oct. 25-( Friday )-(ip)-The 'palatial retreats of scores of film cele- ' brities were confronted with; the most serious threat of the week's fire menace shortly af ter midnight when flames from the mountain country to the : east were '.whipped by a strong wind to within a quarter of a mile of the Mallbn beacbu col ony, LOS H ANGELES, OcC 2 4.-fl3)-Changing winds swept the Malibu hills forest fire out of control again late today. Flames leaped into Escondido canyon, destroying (Turn to Page 2, CoL 6) Fire, Blast Wreck Large Paint Plant NORTH KANSAS CITY. Mo Oct. 24.-(fl3)-Fire accompanied by a " series of explosions Injured three men and destroyed a three story building at the plant of the Cook Paint and Varnish company here late today, . The . company's loss was est!-. mated by C. R. Cook, president, in excess Of 2200,0 00.' The-fire which followed an explosion in a vat or chemicals in the concern's . re search laboratory was controlled by firemen from Kansas City and North Kansas City after a ; three-5 hour battle.' , ;; . A company employe William Fleming,- 29, a blender; was seri ously' burned -when flaming liquid from the vat, was thrown on him by the first explosion, the cause of which was not. determined . . BUI Lowering Pension - : Age Reported Favorably ' . .. 'i , - - - - 'k -The'senate judiciary committee Thursday voted to report out fav orably a bill by Senator Bynon re ducing the old age pension quali fication from 70 to 65 years. This bUl is In conformity with the federal security act. enacted at the last session "of congress. . o- The contest closes Thursday noon. October 21. - . Following are the winners: Boenf fitroganov lU Ibt. tco4 Uk - . S Ubleapoeu fat ' . . ' . 1 . ,-i.X u - . , ; , 1 tMipoea Soar - w - '1 Uipo Mttare - . S"top ilock , t :ir- - 1 np wttar - " . , .-. .. . , 1 cap tovx ckm .. x : SJt tvd pepper - , 4 rf petfttoe , ; . .Cut the roundatealqlnto Jons., narrow strips -and brown. In 1 tablespoon' of .fat, together., with the chopped onion.-Make a aanee of-1- tablespoon of tat, the -flour, (Turn to Page 13, CoL 5)''- osentation was poorly organised - and not effectively centered, in the Judgment ot listeners. No specific site was urged except that Architect. Hutchinson of the high way department and "Secretary GossBn answered objections to the Candalaria heights proposal and t praised its possibilities. The plan-': ning . board speakers confined their remarks to emphasis en need WV BT. Crowell. Investigator. for,. the' planning board,- w h o made ' studies of the snaee requirements tor the next decade, said that the expansion naa oeen ia percent ui past ten years, and gave an esti mated increase of 65 tier cent for the . next decade, . with special em- -phasis on greater need for stor age vaults. . ' . Jamieson Parker,' chainns of the public works committee of thai planning board,' discussed 'their studies of the problem which, had. begun even, before the. fire. He developed, two. principal " points, First, the wisest plan,-architecturally and economically la tec a group ot buildings, conceived, in - advance and built as needed; and second, the need tor ample ground to begin with so heavy costs wiU -not be incurred later. "Every capitol. development sine thet war has been on the group plan," he said. t Candalaria Cost Rot Excessive, Stated . i " F, G. Hutchinson, architect whov did the sketching of buildings on auierent sues, . ipuea imm n . les that improvement ot Candal aria with landscaping, water-and " sewer would bring Its cost to the eauivalent of the, Willamette cam- ; pus, branding such a. report "asinine." Fifty, acres at most . would need to be improved and the cost oL landscaping would run, . about' $ 2,0 0 0 an- acre. The main building itrould stand out wlth a -wide promenade between It and nfhpr hn lid (Mr a. &nd terraced D proaches from dthe 'east - . -- jtowhere, he said, was there a like eminence at the same price. Speaking ? ofe-the -WiUaniette campus - he said it ma tcondueive orproperdetelolmnt botn aa to depth land width audi eouM c- commodate five- buildings In a very beautiful diagram of design. T"EL H. Baldockr said if the Can- laria ' tiofrhft ttum rhnun the ' highway department would locate tne aciiic mgnway, xor - vca 2150,000 has already been allot ted for Salem south, to swing past the border of the tract in wide bonlevard. He also urged . provi sion-tor more . fireproof storage. Had the highway department been - In the old. building and iu rec ords destroyed, the loss weald be from 1350,000 te 3400.0I0. and the road program of the year-delayed twelve months. - ' . - - - Long Range View ' v Urged by-GoosUn r V - W, L. Gosslln, secretary ,te Ue governor,-, speaking - as; a ; private citizen, urged long range develop ment. He. pointed. out theological direction of Salem's development would .be Bouth because of Un pedlmentu ' in the other . three di rections. The- present .old build ings , would continue to be used until obsolete. - '. . ' i O. B, Bean of Portland.1 cnatr man of the planning board, off er ed expert services to the commit tees end promised, to furnish a technical man next week. Prof.-P.'A. Parsons of the uni versity, ', also a planning- board member, made a plea for planning lo meetthe:.needs: of . a atowiar state,- It would be false eceaomy and poor statesmanship to la th erwlse he," said; and. urged the point,, that the . capitol - bnUding i (Turn to Page 2, CoL ) - J