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IV ''- Pictures by Air From Saw Francisco and from the east' coma ' many news- pictures ased In The Statesman, affording quick er service by man y hours. The Weather. . .Unsettled with occasional rain today and Saturday, normal; Max. Temp. Thurs day 48, Situ. 37, river 1941 ft rata JUS i-. 8. wladV FOUND np 1691 EIGHTYrFIFTH YEAR if Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, January 17, 1936 ' Price 3c; Newsstands 5c : No. 254 71 : TTV ram O Hauptmann Is Given 30 Days More to live Reprieve by Governor : is Announced 29 Honrs Before Time Set Reason Kept Secret for Present; Confession : Story Unconfirmed TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 16.- Bmno Richard Hanptmann, con Ticted Lindbergh baby killer, was . eared temsorarilv from the elec tric chair late today by a 30-day reprieve from Got. Harold .G, 'Hoffman; It came only 29 hoars before the time of execution.. "t am granting a t reprieve," the governor said, "for divers reasons which I do hot care to disclose at this time." The reprieve, though only for 30 days, actually assures Hanpt mann of at least eight more weeks of lifeand perhaps three months due to the fact it will be neces sary to re-sentence him. Governor Hoffman acted soon after the United States supreme court, in a one-sentence decision by Chief Justice Hughes, denied Hauptmann's appeal for a writ of habeas corpus and a stay of exe cution. There will be only the one re prieve, "unless the . evidence should warrant" another, the gov ernor said. If Hauptmann is to be finally saved" it " must be through the presentation of suffi cient new evidence to warrant Justice Thomas W. Trenchard. who sat at Flemington, . granting a request for a new trial, or for a new plea for clemency to the state pardons court. Talked to Wife of Condemned Kidnaper The governor announced his de cision In his office 'shortly' after talking with Mrs. Anna Hanpt mann who presumably had called upon him to plead for. her bas eband's life. There was no formal statement by the . governor; who spoke ex temporaneously. He said: ' "The attorney-general and I have been in conference on this matter,, and I have decided to an nounc a reprieve of 30 days. "We have agreed that this will not be challenged. "It is my intention to grant only this one reprieve. There will be no further reprieve. "l am getting his reprieve for divers reason which I do not care to disclose at this time. It is an act of executive clemency, - and there can be no extension of reprieve unless tbe evidence should warrant it. . ''No formal request was made to me to take this action. "There is plenty of precedent for the action I am taking, i . "I will send a formal notice of the reprieve to Col Mark O. K' berling (principal keeper of the state prison) within the next half hour." Beprieve Unsigned Bat Is Effective A delay in preparation of the . reprieve '- order, 'however, caused the governor to leave his office Turn -to page 2, col. 5) 1- Warrant Total Is 'larger For 1935 Marion county issued 1455,- 518.15 worth of warrants against the county treasury during 1935, according to figures compiled in the office of U. G. Boyer, county clerk. This represents a total is suance of about $11,000 in war rants ; above the 1934 expendi tures. Outgo for. roads accounted for more than halt of the 1935 war rants, with a ttat of $266,330.41 In road fund warrants issued last year.' This compares to $251, 955.88 In road; expenditures for tLe IX months of 1934. Warrants Issued in 1935 from the county general fund reached $182,778.90. Expenses of collect ing dog licenses, investigating sheep killings and reimbursing for same cost the county $49(7.09 In the year and warrants for $1441.76 were issued to the state forester for the fire patrol fund collected in the county. Permits For Moving Two Ilouses Will Be Granted Police and recorder's permits for moving two bouses off the new senior high school : site. along the south side of D street between 14th street and the rail road,- were prepared at the city hall yesterday and were to be is sued today to E. B. Gabriel, pur chaser of the structures. -One of the hbnses is to be moved to 1785 North 19th street and the other to 1760 North 20th. Hands Reprieve To Hauptmann J mi GOVERNOR HOFFMAN Mundt Chosen as Acting Treasurer Hauser Also Suggested in Move to Fill Place of Rice Temporarily Alfred Mundt, in his 13th year as deputy city recorder, was transferred by the city council last night to a newly created position of deputy city treasurer. He will serve in his new capacity until Clyde O. Rice, treasurer. recovers sufficiently from his ill ness to return to bis office. The council placed Mundt in the treasurer's office by an 8 to 4 vote over Paul H. Hauser, sr.. the only other nominee. Hauser, former deputy collector of in ternal revenue, was proposed by Alderman Fred A. Williams. Recorder May Hire Help in His Office Moves to grant or limit the authority of Recorder A. Warren Jones to appoint a successor to Mundt as his assistant were drop ped by the council after City At torney Paul R. Hendricks ruled that Jones already had that au thority, which the council could not usurp. Jones said that tem porarily, at least, he hoped to (Turn to page 2, col. 4) Newmyer Backed In Many Letters While Governor Charles H. Martin yesterday declared that the Incident of Dr. Philip New myer's resignation at the state tuberculosis hospital was closed as far as he was concerned, all members of the board of control admitted the receipt of many let ters from people about the. state, urging Newmyer's retention as a physician at tbe hospital. Governor Martin also said that he had no intention of going fur ther Into charges made against Dr. Bellinger's handling of the hospital administration. Dr. Newmyer was uncertain yesterday whether he would en gage in private practice here or not. It was reported that State Treasurer Holman favored, plac ing Newmyer in a position In the eastern Oregon tuberculosis hos pital at The Dalles. Condition of Treasurer Rice Slightly Improved But Serious, Announced The condition of Clyde O. Rice, Salem ' city treasurer, continued serious yesterday, though slightly improved. He was not expected, however, to be able to return to hist office for several weeks at the least. Rice suffered a heart attack while at work at the city hall Monday afternoon. He is In his 22d year as city treasurer. Tpst Case on Pickup J fuck License Issue Starts Here . Mandamus proceedings to com pel Earl Snell, as secretary of state, to issue a license for $5 In full paym3i of fee for operation ot pick-up or tarm truck was In stituted in circuit court here yes terday by W. S. Boatman, farmer Of Tillamook county. The action arises out of con struction placed upon chapter 374, Oregon laws, passed by the 1935 legislature, in which license fees collected on trucks used ex clusively for farming and not for hire are set at $10 and $5, de-' pending upon classification into Which they fall. - Outcome of the suit will affect a large number of small struck owners. Discrepancy Seen . In Licensing BJU Tbe petition for mandamus sets out that trucks for farm use with' a combined weight of over Bonus May Be Voted Upon in Drive on Despite Hints New Taxation Will Be Made Necessary Morgenthaa Declines to Say Definitely Wliat Will Be Required WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. -(arsenate administration leaders to day shaped a drive for passage of the coalition "baby bond" bonus bill by tomorrow night, de spite the publication of a confi dential finance record which raised the possibility of Ihew taxes to discharge the veterans' debt. After the senate had agreed un animously to take up the bill to morrow, the verbatim committee testimony of Secretary Morgen thau before (he senate finance committee was made public. Morgenthau Declines To Forecast Result The treasury secretary refused to take a stan i on the bonus bill itself, but contended enactment would boost the new money to be raised by the treasury in the next 17 moi ths to $5,500,000, 000, exclusive of $5,800,000,000 of refunding operation. Senator Bailey (D-N.C.) the committee record showed, asked Morgenthau if new taxes would not be necessary this year. . "What the president said, if I remember correctly," Morgenthau replied, "was that no new taxes would be necessary It no new legislation was passed." "I think that is correct," Bailey replied. "Now, we have these new obligations right at hand. There are more thai: a billion dollars in the soldiers' bonus. Why would we not be compelled to raise the money?" Attempt Made to. Obtain Opinion "I won't know," the secretary replied, "until I know what con gress is going to do, whether they are going to pass the appropri ation and whother they are go ing to pass any new legislation." "I believe,". Bailey retorted. "you have put yourself in the po sition of saying- that if we do pass the bonus, sound policy and con sistency with the president's plan would require that we do levy new taxes." "I did not say that today,' Morgenthau responded. "No, but the implication was that," the North Carolinian re plied. W.U. Orators Get 2 Second Places Willamette university speakers took two second places in the state extemporaneous speaking contest at Albany college last night. Randall Kester, speaking on tbe subject "The Blue Eagle or tne. American Eagle, took a second In the men's division while Constance Smart spoke on "Local or Federal Relief" to take second in the women's division and a $7.50 prize. Pacific university took both first-places while Lin field speak ers collected both the third place honors. James Yeomans and Joy Smith won for Pacific while Paul Hatt and Esther Greenwald won tor Linfleld. Other schools represented were Albany college, Oregon State and Portland university. Two Electrocuted OSSIN1NG, N. T., Jan. 19.-VP) -Albert H. Fish, 66 - year - old slayer of Grace Budd, and John Smith, 41, one-legged negro, were electrocuted tonight at Sing Sing prison. 4000 pounds come within one classification and are licensed upon payment of one-half of the regular truck . fee, or $ 5, while trucks with a 'lesser combined weight are pot Into a different classification and not allowed any reduction in fee for the licenseJ paid, and that "solely, because of such construction ty the defend ant he refuses to issue the plaint iff license applied for ' for the amount paid by the plaintiff." Boatman contends his truck has a combined maximum weight and load of 394)0 pounds, or 2900 pounds weight of the truck and 1000 Round maximum load, and that heent $5 with application for, license and license was re fused, t : - - ' The petition for writ of man damus alleges that the construc- Senate Today (Tnrn to page 2, col, 6) Colonists Must Go to Work or Get Out Says Matanuska's Manager Backed Up by WPA; Each Family Must Have 10 Acres Slashed by May 1; Sanitary Measures Also to Be Enforced, Official Declares PALMER, Alaska, Jan. 16. Ar) A drastic "Go to work, or get out" order was given lagging Matanuska colonists today, with the at Washington. Culminating an investigation of the past several days by corporation authorities, Ross L. Sheely, colony manager, Red Cross Again Bombers Target British Leader Protests; Italians Claim Great Victory in South (By The Associated Press) A loss of 14 lives when the town of Waldia was bombarded by Italian aviators was reported Thursday in Addis Ababa. -Supplies of a Red Cross unit, led by a Briton, were destroyed. "Seven women and seven old men were allied, ' a government communique said. Maj. Gerald Burgoyne, British leader of the Red Cross unit, telegrap hed his headquarters here: "Wake up Geneva. It is evi dent that the Italians are making special targets of Red Crosses." Decisive Victory Claim of Italians The Italian government claim ed a decisive tictory on the south- (Turn to page 2, col. 4) Ickes Wrang But - Has Tart Retort No Enactments Signed by Hoover Ruled Out, He Admits in Letter WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-;P)-Secretary Ickes admitted today that he was under a "mistaken impression" when he declared re cently that three laws signed by Herbert Hoover were declared unconstitutional. In an open letter to the former president which termed "ex treme" Hoover's demand for a correction, Ickes hit back also with a statement that "it is en tirely constitutional to do noth ing." In a speech at Rochester. N. Y., before. AAA was invalidated, Ickes had said the supreme court had ruled out five new deal laws, and called this "a fine showing when one considers the desperate plight, of the country on March 4, 1933, and the necessity of adopt ing emergency remedies to save the life of the patient." The cabinet member had added that three laws signed by Hoov er were Invalidated, seven under the Harding administration, and seven under the, Coolidge regime. He has since learned, he con tinued, that three adverse deci sions rendered during Hoover's administration were against sta tutes enacted previously. Clues Lacking In Lautermaii Holdup Clues were entirely lacking yes terday as to the identity of the burglar who, discovered In the kitchen of the J. H. 'Lauterman residence, 475 Nortth Summer street, held up Mr. Lauterman and 'demanded money. Chief of Police Frank A. Minto said last night. The burglar fled after he failed to obtain any money from Lauterman. Chief Minto said reports had come to him Indirectly that the woman burglar who stole two rings, a pair of gloves : and sev eral handkerchiefs from the Rob ert' Johnson residence, 162 - Lin coln street, Tuesday night, had attempted to enter two other homes on Fairmount hill. Own ers of the places, he said, did not report the attempted burglaries at police, headquarters. Big Bad Wolf Follows Boys Home but That is : Mistake, it Develops KETCHIKAN, Alaska,! Jan. 16. The big, bad wolf won't keep William Wakefield's sons from school any longer.! The boys, . confronted by the wolf on their way to the rural school at Wacker, ran home, the animal snarling behind them Wakefield shot It from his door. It bore two old bullet wounds. approval of WPA authorities issued an ultimatum. He also dis closed the text of a telegram from Lawrence Westbrook, as sistant WPA administrator. Sheely ordered that each of the families must have 10 acres of land slashed by May 1, ready for stump-pulling operations, de spite the winter weather now pre vailing. The colony now has a population of approximately 160 families, made up of 336 adults and 419 children. He also called upon each fam ily, under a threat of dispossess ing them of household equip ment and. he like they have been obtaining 1 from the corporation, to "clean up" around their houses within two days. He said inspec- (Turn to page 2, col. 3 ) Sacramento River Is Out of Bounds Large Territory Flooded, Princeton Threatened by Rise of Waters SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-UP) -The Sacramento "river burst lev ees at two points north of Colusa tonight, lnnndatiag several thou and ,acres "and" threatening the village of Princeton. One break occurred 10 miles to the north, flooding the "Old John son" ranch, a large tract or ier- tile grain land. The high water broke through a sand bag dyke across an approach to a ferry. now out of commission because of the flood. Another levee' gave way two miles south, inundating the ranch owned by Mrs. Clara Packer. Fred Farnsworth, weather bur eau official connected with tne Sacramento office, said unemploy ed men in the neighboring towns of Arbuckle, Williams and Sutter City bad been summoned to aid in preventing further damage. The Southern Pacific main line tracks are only a few miles from the flooded areas. Farnsworth said the company plans to mobil ize a train "crew from Sacramento and Marysville to protect the roadbed. , At Colusa, the river level was 25.9 feet, only 2.1 feet below the danger mark. Farnsworth said the onrush would reach that city early tomorrow. Kipling in Coma; End Feared Near LONDON, Jan. 17.-(Friday)- UP) - Middlesex hospital officials denied today reports that Rud yard Kipling, British author who is seriously 111 after an operation, had died. LONDON. Jan. 17.-(Frlday)- (iP)-Rudyard Kipling, British au thor who Is seriously ill in a hos pltal here, went into a coma at 4:30 a. m. today, hospital authori ties announced. His wife, who had been called to his bedside with their daugh ter, at his request, was sitting near the noted writer, it was stat ed, while his surgeon. Dr. A. E. Webb-Johnson, was restingln an adjoining room., Dr. Webb -Johnson announced earlier that the condition of Kip ling, who underwent an operation for a perforated stomach nicer last Monday, was "very critical." Hope Revives For Ellsworth Party LONDON. Jan. 16.-UP-Hopes that Lincoln Ellsworth and Herb ert Hollick-Kenyon, missing near ly two months, are safe In Little America soared toinght with re ceipts of a message from the res cue ship Discovery II that It had sighted an airplane and a. man. Neither the airplane nor the man, seen on the Bay of Wales, was identified. An official of the colonial of fice said it was presumed the man must of necessity be either Ells worth or Hollick-Kenyon, his Can adian co-pilot since "no other per sons are known' to be in the Tl- icinlty." - -, . ,. Hoover Swats Farm Aid Plan Of Democrats Radio Cut Off at Close of Talk but Former Chief Satisfied Raising' Products Which are Now Imported is Solution He Says LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 16.-flPr- iierDeri h cover tonight gave the midwest his ideas for the future of agriculture. Ten thousand persons gave the former president a rousing ova tion when he appeared in the University of Nebraska coliseum for the fourth of his series of at tacks on New Deal policies. The crowd Interrupted the speech at several points to ap plaud his criticism of the wrecked AAA and readily responded with laughter to many of his quips in regard to the New Deal. It lis tened Intently while he expound ed his farm program. Only the crowd in the coliseum 1 heard the entire address, radio , listeners being cut off because ' Hoover's address ran two min utes over the scheduled 30-min-ute time. Columbia Broadcasting officials in New York explained their schedules would have been disrupted had they permitted him to continue on the air. Road Leading Out of Quicksand Need "A new road must be built by which agriculture can get back onto solid ground -from the quick sand of the New Deal," the for mer president said. He charged President Roose velt's farm relief measures were an application of a "system of scarcity,"' hostile to the free Am erican spirit and urged farmers to defend "their heritage of indi vidual liberty." In the large audience was Ar (Tnrn to page 2, col. 1) Controversy Over War Probe Arises Attempt to Smirch Name of Wilson Charged; Challenge Right WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.- Charges of bias, prejudice and ef forts to besmirch the reputation of Woodrow Wilson were hurled broadside at members of the sen ate munitions committee today as the result of their delving Into America's foreign policy before it entered the war. Directly In the line of fire, which drew answering shots from the committeeman, was an accus ation by Chairman Nye (R-N.D.) of the invesigating group that the wartime president had "falsified" the record. On the senate floor, Connally of Texas, face flushed with in dignation, asserted that Nye, to. further his own political Interests "flagrantly, wantonly, and with out Justification insulted' Presi dent Wilson with his statement. Only minutes later, while J. P. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) Frf Unit, Cofferdam At Bonneville in Place BONNEVILLE. Ore.. Jan. H.- (fl-Clyde ' Lester and Fred De vine, Portland divers, reported to day that crib number 22, first leg of the Bonneville cofferdam construction, came to resV with perfect contact on the bedrock of the Columbia river. The lowering of the erib began last night, cul minating six months of prepara tions. Mrs. William Dried Beef By JESSIE STEELE Winners of the dried beef re cipe contest are as follows: First prize, $1, to Mrs. William Cul lums, Route 7; two second prizes of 60 cents each to Josephine BelL Stayton, and to Mrs. M. F. Cochran, 355 Kingwood, West Sa lem. All awards may be obtained by calling at The Statesman of fice. . ? :;, . ; ":;T -: , Next week . the ' Round Table will - welcome , Scandinavian re cipes. There are many Norwegian and Swedish families in f Salem and vicinity who have tine old re cipes for Norse dishes. Send In as many recipes as you like. The con test ends Thursday soon, January 23. Here are this week's winners: Savory Rice-Beef r seeded (ra pepptr, diced . X Bedlam eaioa Two of Victims Of Plane Crash t V R i r I t. 1 ' 7 A Above. Frank C. Hart, millionaire oil products magnate of New York City; below, Julian G. Cahn, 26, of Los Angeles, who were among the 17 Persons killed In the crash of an air liner in an Arkansas swamp Tuesday. International Illu strated News photo. Money For Roads Mav Be Included J Senator Hayden, chairman of the senate sub-committee on road appropriations, . will recommend the inclusion of 2125,000,000 for federal aid for road construction in the 1937 fiscal year. Senator Charles L. McNary adtised R. H Baldock, state highway engineer. here yesterday. The senator said Hayden was going ahead with the request for an appropriation despite Presi dent Roosevelt's omission of the federal aid highway item from the 1937 budget. Baldock pointed out to Senator McNary that Oregon s federal aid projects would almost all be un der contract by April 1 and that the bulk of the work would be done by October 1. While mid dle western and southern states hare not used their 1935-1936 al lotment in full, states like Ore- con will virtually have to suspend road construction for a year If federal funds are not obtained. Cullums Wins Recipe Contest 3 tablespeoBi fat 1 cup waits rice 2 caps canned tomatoes S p kot water -1 tablMpeo nit lb. triad beef ' tebltipooos batter Peel and dice the onion. Cook the green pepper and onion in the fat until tender. Then add the to matoes and one cup of the water. Heat to boiling. Add the rice and salt. Cover and cook hour over low heat, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Now add the re maining 2 cups water and cook hour longer or until the rice is tender. Meanwhile, shred- the dried beef, cover with boiling water and let stand : 2 minutes. Then drain and saute in the but ter until it begins to crisp; Just before serving, add the dried beef to the rice mixture. Blend well y (Turn to page t, coL 2) Retirement of Acreage to Be Basis of Plan Reimbursement ; PaTnent Through "Rental" is Democrats' Scheme Permanent Program May Be Started in This Session, Stated ; WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-)-A definite decision to seek immedi ate "temporary" farm legislation continuing federal payments to farmers was Teached today at a White House conference. 4 Administration leaders , who talked over the problem created by AAA's invalidation with Pres ident Roosevelt said that while details remain to be worked out, the general plan is this: Retire Acreage for Soil Conservation 1. Crop production would . be adjusted through retirement of acreage as a soil conservation and erosion prevention measure. , 2, Farmers would be reimburs ed for land thus retired through federal "rental" payments. ; 3. Such authorization as Is ac cessary will be sought through amendments to existing laws rather than new ones. 4. An appropriation of $30e,- 000,000 to 1400,000,000 will be asked to finance the program's estimated cost in 1936. 5. An additional appropriation of about 1300,000,000 will be re quested to reimburse farmers un der the invalidated 1935 adjust ment contracts, il f 6. A "permanent" program might be sought later this session or deferred until next year. : Provisions of the AAA un touched by the supreme court's decision would be strengthened and more fully utilized. Xo Time to Draft Permanent Program Speaker Byrns told newsmen after leaving the White House the necessity of enacting farm legis lation "is so immediate that it has got to be done at the earliest possible moment, and there won't be time for permanent legislation now." There were similar expressions from Chairman Jones (D-Tex) of of the house agriculture commit tee and Chairman Smith (D-S.G.) of the corresponding senate com mittee, s ? Other officials said privately they hoped to get the program under way in time to affect the 193$ cotton crop by renting land for "soil conservation" which might otherwise be planted in cotton. -ft Amendments to existing taws already have been drafted, it was ascertained, but agreement has not been reached upon them and they are subject to revision. , Third Baseman is Bought for Dii PORTLAND; Ore., Jan. 1 -E. J. Shelter, president of the Portland baseball club, said today purchase of Fred Bedore from the Indianapolis club of the American Association rounds out the Port land infield with the exception of the shortstop position. jl . Bedore, who hit .313 in , 146 games last year and led the Amer ican Association third basemen In fielding averages lit 1934, will come to Portland In a cash deal. Shefter also, announced he had purchased Herman Irefsr sonth paw pitcher, from the St, Joseph club of the Western league. Drefs won 12 and lost 7 last year. Shef ter Bald. Corudlis Nosed Out , ,v.s- .- CORVALLIS, Ore, Jan. 1) -The Tillamook high : school bas ketball team defeated Corvallls high 23 to 22 here ; tonight by virtue : of a foul shot after the regular playing time bad ended. Jurors Trying Cronin Fail to C Reach Verdict A AUUNT," Ore., Jan. 16-(&-The jury acting for the trial of ; James J. Cronin, charged with assault , with .Intent to kill, reported it was unable to agree tonight and was discharged by tbe court. Cronia was tried In connection w 1 1 h I injuries which permanently blinded Claud , HoltK4 20, Croniu'a hunting companion on snow swept Blain mountain Nor. 1, 1035. ... x - - CKS