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governor iHLojjman ibonvmcea
Wants Condon
To Tell Story
But He's Gone
Jafsie Quoted as Saying
in Magazine Article
He Knows Others
Intermediary Departs on
Cruise; Pardon Court
Will Meet Today
NEW YORK, Jan. ll.-(JP)-The
New York American, in a copy
right story today quoted Gov.
Harold 'G. Hoffman of New Jer
say as saying he does "not be
lieve Bruno Richard Hauptmann
was the sole perpetrator of the
kidnaping of the Lindbergh baby"
and as wishing to question Dr.
John iF. Condon.
Dr. Condon, the "Jafsie" of the
Lindbergh ransom negotiations,
sailed last night on a winter
cruise to South America.
Governor Hoffman made his
statements, the paper said, after
"weeks of intensive study" in the
Lindbergh kidnaping case.
''I do not believe the fall ends
of Justice will have been served
with the execution of HauPt
mann," the paper quoted him.
"Condon has written that be
found evidence in the baby's crib
that the child had been killed
there. He also makes the flat
statement that more than . one
person was involved in the crime.
"Dr. Condon goes so' fafr- to
write he knew two of those In
volved. If Dr. Condon knows
these things I feel the authorities
should hare the information."
The paper declared Governor
Hoffman indicated he had been
prepared to ask that Dr. Condon
submit to questioning and that he
was "taken by surprise" when he
learned Dr. Condon had sailed.
(Copyright, 1930, by Associated Press)
TRENTON. N. J., Jan. 1Q.(JP)
Dr. John - F. (Jafsie) Condon
boarded a ship for Latin America
tonight even as his name was pro
jected 'anew into the Lindbergh
kidnap case on the eve of a court
of pardons hearing of Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann'g clemency plea.
His departure from New York
followed quickly on the disclos
ure by Governor Harold G. Hoff
man that he had requested the
original manuscripts of the fa
mous Lindbergh Intermediary's
articles just started in a maga
zine. Highly Significant
Says Governor
Governor Hoffman, informed of
Dr. Condon's departure, said:
"This is highly significant in'
view of Dr. Condon's actions and
statements since the Flemington
trial."
But Attorney General David T.
Wllentz said Condon had received
his permission to leave.
Wilentz -said Condon's daugh
ter, Mrs. Myla Hieker, who sailed
with him, telephoned him last
week and asked if there was any
objection to their leaving on their
usual winter cruise.
"I eaw no reason then why
rthey ' shouldn't do so," Wilentz
laid, "and I see no reason 'now."
Governor Hoffman, president of
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Neutrality Bill
Section Changed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-(p)-The
administration today agreed
to elimination, from Its pending
neutrality bill of a section regard
ed by some senators as linking
the United States too closely with
league of nations sanction. "
The phraseology, stricken by
unanimous consent of the senate
foreign relations committee after
a talk with Secretary Hull, would
hare authorised the president to
prohibit exports to belligerents of
non-munition commodities useful
In war whenever he found "that
by refraining from placing such
restrictions would contribute to a
prolongation or expansion of the
War." ' . - '
Membership Drive For
Legion Post Launched
An Intensive drive to put the
membership of Capital Post No.
9, American Legion, over the top.
the 467 mark, by February 1, was
decided upon at a-meeting In Ad
jutant William Blivens' office last
night; George Arerett, member
ship chairman, and his . captains
and lieutenants, laid out Plans
which . they hoped, carried put
would bring in the necessary 87
more members this month.
Leap Year Fizzle in
Marion County; Few
Women Pop Question
Last Three of Them Show Decline in Marriages for
Some Reason; Origin of Custom Shrouded in
Antiquity; Law Recognizes It in 1288
By JESSIE STEELE
LEAP YEAR, longest of the four, has set the world of
women to plotting how best to ensnare husbands, for
by common law since the 13th century, it's woman's
prerogative to "pop the question."
Strange as it may seem, however, statistics reveal that
leap year does not increase marriages at least in Marion
Quitting Jobs to
Get on WA Eyed
Possible It Had Happened
in Few Cases Relief
Worker's Opinion
Relief officials yesterday de
clared they hod not heard reports
that women had been leaving pri
vate employment to take assign
ments to work in the WPA sew
ing room. One official, however,
admitted that such a situation
was not improbable in "a few
cases."
The sewing room work pays a
woman a minimum or S4s per
month. If she is classified as semi
skilled, she receives 55 and if as
skilled, 70 a month.
With" approximately 200 Salem
women certified for WPA employ
ment from the relief rolls, it is
not unlikely that in "a few cases
some do not need the work," Dor
othy Knn Gordon, head of the
caseworkers division of the coun
ty relief organization, stated.
Changes in Staff
Slake it Possible
"Our staff has been changing
and it is possible a few women
have concealed assets in applying
and getting accepted for relief,"
Miss Gordon said. "But we are
investigating and will take such
action as we can if cases of this
sort are found."
The only women certified for
WPA employment to date have
been women who had dependents
to support. Miss Gordon reported.
She said single women had been
required to work for board and
room, although many were clam-
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Silverton School
Plan Backed, 4-L
SILVERTON. Jan. 10. The
4-L organization in, its meeting
here tonight voted to sponsor a
new election' seeking to obtain
voters approval on a previously
rejected $4 5,000 bond issue, to
match federal funds of $38,000
for $S3,00T in additions to Sil
verton high school.
The 4-L group tomorrow will
ask district officials for a school
election by which it is hoped to
obtain the bond issue. An educa
tional campaign will be conduct
ed among the citizenry to explain
the proposal.
In a school election last July,
the $45,000 bond issue was voted
down. Subsequently, in December,
government approval of the plans
for the P. W. A. project were re
ceived here, carrying with it a
grant of $38,000.
Lions to Aid Equipping and
Landscaping, Blind School
Sports equipment will be pro
vided for the recently completed
play field at the state blind school
here as the result of a meeting at
the Spa last night of presidents
and secretaries of the fire Lions
clubs in Oregon sub-district two.
which was called to discuss the
organization's program of land
scaping the grounds about the
blind school dormltoryjiow under
construction.
After Wallace Bonesteele, chair
man of the committee which has
been steering the landscaping un
dertaking, had suggested that an
added project might wen be sup
plying the blind children with
Slay equipment, 'Ov; F. vTate of
Portland, state Lions secretary,
announced he woud underwrite
the expense estimated by Bone
steele at less than $100. He said
a woman's organization interested
in such philanthropies would
doubtless be (lad to pay for the
. i u ipjczr:: 9-:a not aivuige tne
I Portland group's ident?
county. Actually tnere has been a
decline in marriages in the last
three leap years. For example, in
19 24 there were 62 fewer licenses
issued at the courthouse than the
previous year and 75 less than in
the boom year which followed,
1925.
Glancing at '28, one finds a dis
crepancy of 60 between that year
and '27, and 41 more licenses in
the following year, '29. Only in
the case of 1932 were there more
marriages than in the following
year. In '31, there were four
more weddings in Marion county,
but in '33 there were 71 less.
Poor old 1933 was the leanest
year in the past decade for Cupid.
Depression took a toll in persons
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Argo Hotel Clerk
Tied, Till Rifled
Bold Robbery Yields Only
Small Sum; Hussock
Cuts Self Loose
After binding and gagging Her
bert Hussock, night clerk at the
Argo hotel, 345 Chemeketa street,
an armed robber looted the till of
the hotel and escaped with $33.10
in loot at about 3:15 o'clock Fri
day morning. Police have been
unable to find any trace of the
thief. They believe him to be a
trans lent, probably traveling
south.
The robber entered the hotel
early yesterday morning and ask
to see a room. When Hussock
was showing the man one of the
cheaper rooms in the basement,
he received orders to "stick 'em
up" and then was ordered to lay
down on his face.
Loot Obtained by
Bandit is Small
Hussock's hands were bound
behind his back with a heavy
cord and his feet, tied to the bed.
The robber gagged the clerk with
his own handkerchief. Searching
Hussock, the thief took a pencil,
watch and a five-cent piece.
Returning upstairs, the robber
took $25 from the till, $6.67 in
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New Deal Behind
On Oregon Votes
Only 42 per cent of Oregon
citizens reporting in the Literary
Digest's poll on the New Deal
"now" approve the acts and poli
cies of the Roosevelt New Deal
to date, the latest returns from
that magazine indicate.
. Votes sent from Oregon and
counted to date total 16,089. Of
these 8895 were cast for New
Deal policies and 9194 were cast
in opposition.
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Twenty one Lions clubs in the
state have contributed a total of
$312.50 toward the plan of beau
tifying the blind school grounds.
Bonesteele said It was probable-;
state funda to match this sum
probably would be made available
He announced that Miss Elizabeth
Lord and Miss Edith Schryrer had
made a favorable offer for prepar
ing the design and supervising
the landscaping.
The new building will be 100
by 50 feet In size, facing Mission
street east of the present school
building. The firjt floor will be
used solely as a boys' dormitory.
removing the .pupils from the con
aemnea - wooden structure on
Church street. A second floor sec
tion' rising from the center of the
new building will be used for a
nursery and hospital. A long run
way will be left open in the base
ment for future installation of a
bowling alley to provide recrea
tion for the pupils. , The exterior
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Favorable Bid
Received Upon
Crossing Here
Kern & Kihbe are Low at
$256,502; Referred
to Engineers
Short Routes to Require
15 Years at Present
Rate, Complaint
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10.-)
-City Engineer Apperson of Port
land told the state highway com
mission today it work continues
at the present rate on the Wolf
Creek and "Wilson River short
routes it will take nearly 15
years to complete the projects.
The engineer's appeal for fur
ther efforts in behalf of the two
roads culminated the hearing of
10 county courts who asked for
various road programs and im
provements.
In continuing yesterday's busi
ness session, the highway com
mission today awarded three con
tracts for road and bridge con
struction totaling $116,464, pro
visionally awarded three more
totalling $315,479.20 subject to
engineers' approval, and rejected
bids on two projects.
The bid of $66,589 by Jacob-sen-Jenson
company of Portland
for the 122nd avenue-Troutdale
section of northeast Halsey street
in Multnomah county was accept
ed. The contract for the job was
provisionally let yesterday.
Largest of the projects on
which bids were opened today was
the undercrossing at Salem's
north city limits.
A bid of $256,502.20 by Kern
and Kibbe of Portland, was re
ferred to engineers for final
award.
The three contracts let today
included:
Deschutes county Grading 3.5
miles of Tumalo Falls-Bend coun
ty road, M. L. O'Neil & Sons, Eu
gene, $15,842.
Union and Wallowa counties
Rock crushing, Arthur H. Hardes
ty, Portland, $22,731.
Multnomah county Overcross
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20-30 Club to Be
Sponsor of Dance
The Salem 20-30 club last night
accepted Mayor V. E. Kuhn's re
quest that it assist him in putting
on the 19 36 president's birthday
ball here. The mayor said he had
accepted Governor Martin's re
quest "Wednesday to act as chair
man after the governor had been
advised that Salem was the only
capital city in the nation which
had not already begun planning
for such a soci,l event.
Dr. O. P. Howard, Portland, na
tional 20-30 trustee, served as in
stalling officer at the banquet last
nicht. held at the Quelle and at
tended by members and their
wives. The new officers are: pres
ident, Frank' Earnest: first vice
president, Glenn Nash; second
vice-president, Kenneth Lee;
third vice - president, Robert
Sears; secretary-treasurer, C. S.
Emmons; sergeant-at-arms, John
George; directors, Ralph Mapes,
Joe Young, Vern Matthis, Harold
Pruitt and Floyd Emmons.
The mayor, the club's senior
adviser, was speaker of the eve
ning. Out of Salem clubmen at
tending Included Dr. Howard,
Bret Neilsoh, Portland, district
governor, and George Calkins,
Ramon B. Shannon and Everett
Chandler of the Lincoln beaches
club, Delake.
Woman Arrested
On Murder Count
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. lO.-
-Miss Laura E. Stevens, 55, faced
a first degree murder charge to
day a a result of the fatal shoot
ing of Myron T. Hullett, 75.
' Lieutenant Ben Wade prevent
ed the woman from taking her
own life when he answered a call
to her Some. He said she had
placed a pistol to her chest when
he arrived but that the discharge
struck the wall when he pushed
tne gun to one side.
Wade said the woman told him
she shot Hullett after he refused
again to marry her. She said he
once criminally attacked her and
that they had been living as man
and wife,j Wadre reported. Hul
lett repeatedly promised to marry
her. Miss; Stevens was quoted as
Baying. f,. - .5,
Mruno is iiot uniy une (Lfiiiwy
Wrote Decision
Toppling AAA
Justice Owen Roberts of the Uni
ted States supreme court who
wrote the prevailing opinion In
the AAA constitutionality case.
Huge Profits For
Morgan Outlined
Nine Million and Half in
Underwriting First of
Loans to Allies
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-;p)-A
$9,550,000 profit to a J. P. Mor
gan syndicate for underwriting
the first big allied war-loan was
revealed today by the senate mu
nitions committee, coupled with
a charge of high pressure tactics
in selling to the American people.
This development capped a
furious battle of denial and accu
sation which had J. P. Morgan
himself grimly slugging it out ver
bally with the committee on the
latter's insistence that his firm
influenced a reversal of American
neutrality policy to permit the
$500,000,000 loan.
Repeatedly the Influential bar
on of finance thundered his indig
nation as Senator Clark (D-Mo)
persistently contended that the
Morgans precipitated a panic in
the foreign exchange market to
achieve their purpose.
The charge that the Morgans
had "put the heat on American
manufacturers" to subscribe to
the British wa bonds came short
ly before the committee adjourn
ed for the weekend and Morgan
and his men hurried back to New
York.
Veterans Pleased
At Bonus Passage
Salem veterans generally were
happy over the passage of the bo
nus bill by the house of repre
sentatives yesterday. Their hopes
were high for the early passage of
the bill by the senate and the re
ceipt of the second half of their
payments within a short time.
King Bartlett," commander of
Capitol Post No. 9" American Le
gion was optimistic over the pros
pective early payment of the bo
nus. "I guess there is no doubt of it
passing," Bartlett said, "I believe
the money will do a lot of good.
It is something that should have
been done a long time ago."
Bartlett expressed the opinion
that the payments would be used
carefully by the ex-service men,
because so many of them have
been bard up.
Jurors Locked Up
In Marinof f Case
TACOMA,1 Jan. 10.-P)-Jurors
In the first degree murder case
of Peter Marinotf, former presi
dent of the Northwest Brewing
company, and three former brew
erv guards knocked on the' door
of the jury room at 10 p. m., re
porting they were unable to reach
a verdict tnnieht.
Rnnerior Judas Hodge granted
their; request to retire for the
night, and ordered deliberations
to begin again immediately after
breakfast -Saturday morning.
On trial with Marinof f were
H. H. Hiatt, J. L. Hanford and
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Conservation
Of Soil Basis
Of Farm Plan
Production Control Also
Considered as Long
Sessions Held
Obstructionists Hit by
Wallace; President
Tells "His Views
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-(V
TJsing soil conservation and pro
duction control as blueprints, one
hundred representatives of the
nation's farmers today began con
structing the foundation stones
upon which to erect a successor
to the toppled AAA.
As they worked far into the
night behind closed doors in the
agriculture department, they had
before them President Roosevelt's
assertion that he believed a soil
conservation - production control
program was the best means of
aiding agriculture. He turned,
thumbs down on export subsidies.
Committee Named
to Draft Program
A committee of 13 was named
late today to confer with mem
bers of congress and agriculture
department officials to prepare a
tentative draft of a program to
be considered by the conference.
In a dowded day these major
farm developments stood out:
1. At his press conference Mr
Roosevelt said:
"We must avoid any national
agricultural policy which will re
suit in the shipping of our soil
fertility to foreign nations."
2. Secretary Wallace, address
ing the farmers before they be
gan their conference, lashed out
at "obstructionists" to a new
farm program and Indicated 50,-
000,000 acres of farm land may
be takin out of production of
cash crops.
Composite Scheme
Favored by Davis
3. Chester C. Davis, adminis
trator of the AAA wrecked by the
supreme court, expressed his per
sonal preference for a composite
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DuPont, Raskob
Held Tax Dodgers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-UP)-
A formal accusation wa3 lodged
by the treasury today that Pierre
S. du Pont of Delaware and John
J. Raskob of New York entered
into an agreement in 1929- to
establish "fictitious losses" on the
stock market for income tax pur
poses. Raskob is a former chairman
of the democratic national com
mittee, and Du Pont is a member
of the prominent Wilmington mu
nitions and industrial family.
Both have been active recently in
the American Liberty league, a
harsh critic of the New Deal.
In a brief filed with the board
of tax appeals, replying to a suit
by Du Pont protesting additional
taxes, the treasury charged that
Du Pont "entered into a plan,
agreement and understanding"
with Raskob in an "attempt to
crate fictitious losses for the pur
pose of understating their net
taxable incomes respectively for
the year 1929."
The government's answer, writ
ten by Herman Oliphant, treasury
counsel, demanded Du Pont's
taxes should be increased by
$617,316 for 1929.
Roosevelt Real
Delzell Informs Democrats
Comparison of John Quincy
Adams, who believed government
could best be conducted by the
few for the benefit of the many,
and of Andrew Jackson who be
lieved people were able to govern
themselves directly In a true
democracy, was made by W. A.
DelseU, principal speaker at a
meeting of the Marlon County
Democratic society here last
night.
"The true test of a democrat,"
said Delzell, "Is that of a man
who believes In the rule of all
the people; not a few of the peo
ple. Such a man sits in the
White House today. He carries
on the spirit of Andrew Jackson."
Change in Primary j '
Date la Opposed v
DelseU asked democrats to rote
against any change In the time
for holding the primaries in Ore
gon. He said the September pri
mary would mean a return of the
power of the convention system
House Passes Vets9
Measure With Only
59 Opposing Votes
Plenty of Margin to Override Veto;
Affects Three Million and Half
Men; Amendments Rejected
Administration Aides Want to Amend
Providing Payment in Bonds That
Will Be Payable Upon Demand
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (AP)A boisterous house
shouted approval of a fash payment bonus bilt'today,
tossing the 1936 battle over the perennial issued into
the lap of the senate. ; -
Even as the measure sped unamended through the
house on a 356 to 59 vote more than enough to loverrpe
a veto efforts to change its form were in the making at
the other end of the capitol.
Democratic senate leaders, seeking some form that
might find assured presidential approval, were reported to
be negotiating for veteran support for bonus payment in
bonds redeemable in cash on demand. Chairman Harrison
-O (D.-Miss.) called a meeting of the
Almost 5 Inches
Of Rain Recorded
1934 January's Total Is
Already Bested; River
Due to Rise Again
Following the almost steady
downpour of rain which fell on
Salem yesterday, the creeks
and streams were filling rapid
ly last night and the river,
stopped In the fall which has
been In effect the last few
days, turned and had started
to rise.
The river had reached an 11
foot 6 inch stage at 12 o'clock
last night and gave Indications
of a continued rise today. It
had reached the 10 foot 4 inch
mark yesterday morning before
the day's rains set in.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10-P)
-The United States weather bu
reau said tonight "the Willamette
river at Portland will rise Satur
day and Sunday." The reading
here at 5 p. m. was 7.8 feet.
Nearly five inches of rain have
fallen in Salem this month up to
last midnight, weather observers
here reported. The total precipi
tation is exceptionally heavy for
so early In the month; with 20
days remaining, marks for many
years may be broken. The baro
meter was low last night and con
tinued rainfall was predicted.
Rainfall in Salem yesterday
morning had reached In the, first
ten days almost the exact total
of the entire 1934 rainfajl in the
same month. In January, 1934,
4.39 inches fell. Up to 7:30 a.m.
today 4.34 inches of rainfall had
been recorded here.
Already More Than
All January, 1934
January, 1935, showed more
precipitation, 6.31 Inches being
recorded in the first 31 days last
year.
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Jacksonidn
on choosing candidates for the
presidency, a move he termed a
"backward step."
Resolutions supporting Sheriff
A. c. Burk and condemning "un
just and wholly unwarranted
criticism of Mr. Burk in the dis
charge of his duties," were pass
ed by the society.
The resolutions declared that
the legislature bad greatly In
creased the labor and expensea of
the tax department by amending
statutes providing for new meth
ods In tax collection.
"The present sheriff of Marlon
county, exercising especial busi
ness acumen and judgment, and
by the employment of efficient
deputies, has served the public in
an accurate, efficient and econ
omical manner unprecedented in
the sheriffs office," the resolu
tions set out.
' George Cusiter of Silverton,
president of the society, presided
at the meeting.
senate finance committee Monday
to consider the bonus. The major
veterans' organizations are back
ing the house bill.
The Vinson-Patman-McCorm-ack
measure passed today - pro
vides no definite method of pay
ment. It would declare veterans
adjusted service certificates pay
able immediately, but would of
fer three per cent interest until
194 5 to former soldiers who re
frained from cashing them.
After republicans were beaten
back, 319 to 89, on a final effort
to force payment of the adjusted
service certificates from jreiC
money, many of them voJetf for
the bill. 'HfcJvJ'
The legislation affects "itfeaort
3,500,000 former world wfk-t
diers. Its backers claim approS
Imately 11,000,000,000 will W
needed at once to pay off their
certificates, but that figure has
been described by toes of the bill
as much too low. ?
Still remaining to be fought oat
is the matter of where or how
to obtain the cash. Representa
tive Patman (D-Tex.) wants t
pay the money with currency Is
sued against government gold. .
Others favor a bond issue.
New Proposal by
Japan Indicated
LONDON, Jan. 10.-(iT-An ap
parently authoritative bint from
Japanese quarters that they are
preparing to spring a hew pro
posal in order to obtain parity
and save the international naval
conference from foundering was
given tonight.
This varied from- the widely
held belief in other delegations
that the Japanese would walk
out of the conference next week.
In British officials circles it
was said that If the Tokyo dele- '
gation withdraws, soviet Russia
and Germany will be asked into
the conference and it will pro
ceed on 'a six-power basis.
The United States and Great
Britain, it was stated, have
agreed they will reconsider Ja
pan's insistent demand for ton
nage equality i but even the
Japanese themselves held, no hope
it would be granted. ' I
Alexander Heads
Enforcers Group
George Alexander was elected
president of the Northwest Ore
gon Sheriffs and Police Officer
association at its quarterly meet
ing held at McMinnville last
night, Salem was chosen for the
next meeting which will be held
late In April.
- Other of fleers elected were: T.
B. Hooker, Dallas, rice president;
Oscar Weed, St. Helens, secre-'
tary; Harry Niles, Portland and
George Mann, McMinnviUe, execu
tive committeemen. ;
Sheriff A. C Bark, W. H. Trin
dle, district attorney. Captain
Walter Lansing, , George Alexan
der, deputy superintendent state
police. Sergeant Max Alfred and
City Recorder . A. . Warren Jones
attended the meeting, k - -