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Th OZ2G0H STATESMAN; Salem, Oregon, Friday Ksraln, Felsnary Si, ItZS
Convict McMulIeh
In Military Court
Accepting Favors Proven
in Contract Matter;
Penalty Severe
WASHINGTON,- Feb. S0.rflV
An army "court of honor" tonight
found Colonel Joseph I. McMullen
guilty of dishonorable conduct
and sentenced him to demotion, to
partial forfeiture of par, and t
official reprimand: .'---'
McMullen was. found guilty on
two of the 1 four specifications
brought against him," all centered
upon me cnarge tnai in ivi ie
accepted two round trip railroal
and Pullman. tickets from Wash
ington to San Francisco, both val
ued at $369.70, from Joseph Sil
verman, r.. New York dealer In
"old clothes."
Silverman's com p a n 1 e s, pur
chasers of enormous quantities of
surplus army goods, were then
seeking favorable changes in their
war department contracts.
r McMullen was accused of hav
ing "wrongfully, dishonorably and
to the discredit of the military
service" accepted the railroad
tickets as a gift from Silverman
while negotiations "were still pend
ing in which his advice was
sought, . .
Forfeits $ ISO Month
The court-martial, presided ov
er by Major General Upton Bir
nle, Jr.. chief of field artillery, and
composed often other general?
-and colonels wearing tun uuuorm
n A awftrrle 1 twin A McMnllfl
guilty" after four days of testi
mony and more than three hours
deliberation on the evidence.
He was sentenced to be remov
ed to the bottom of the list ,.4 ol
onels, forfeifS150 pay pe month
for two years, and be reprimand
ed by Secretary or war uern.
-. Col. McMullen has sought to re
tire several times because of ii)
health and It is now expected
will be retired in the immedia
future. Foreiture of $150 ser
month would amount to mor?
than half of his retirement pay.
New Type Service
Will Be Tried Out
A new typo of morning service
will be inaugurated Sunday at 11
o'clock at the First Congrega
tional church. It will be '. known
as "The Family Service" bceause
its aim is to provide, in a single
inert program, opportunity for
worship, instruction and discus
sion for the entire pronp.
The beginners will meet in
their own room and remain there
the entire time with a program
adapted to their needs. The re
mainder of the family will unite
in a halt hour of worship, identi
cal in character with the custo
mary worship service of the
charch. At 11:30 the children
win retire for classroom work
while the young people and adults
will remain for a 20-minute ser
mon, After the sermon this older
group will meet in various classes
for 20 minutes of discussion of a
variety of topics. The entire pro
gram will end at 12:15.
. .This new type of service is an
experiment which is an out
growth of a long period of re
search by a denominational com
mission, headed by Roger Babson,
which has been investigating the
reasons for the decline in church
Attendance and Sunday school en
rollment . in most protestant
churches.
Similar services are being tried
by many Congregational churches
in various parts of the country.
Whether or not they will be con
tinued in the local church will
depend upon how effectively they
serve the parish and community.
SpAvinpr Project's
. . O J
Approval Awaited
. WPA officials here are still
hoping to receive word that funds
have been allotted for a sewing
project at Silverton but to date
the only word they have of the
application for this sewing room
is that it has been approved by
Washington, D. C, WPA officers.
It has yet" to go to President
Roosevelt and Comptroller Gen
eral McCarl. -
The Silverton sewing project
Is the only one of six such pro
. Jects in this district, not now in
- operation, to have any sort of
Washington approval. Word is
entirely lacking regarding re
Quests for sewing rooms at Dal
las, Monmouth, McMinnville, Cot
tage Grove and Newberg.
The WPA hasr approximately
400 women, 208 of them in Sa
'lens? working on seven sewing
projects in this district. The sew
ing rooms are running in Salem,
Woodburn, 'Tillamook, Newport,
Corvallis, Albany and Eugene.
Moody About Ready to
Report Upon Gambling
Probe; Likely Tuesday
Special Prosecutor Ralph-
Moody will begin saturaay to pre
pare the report of , the Marion
county grand Jury on its Investi
gation of alleged gambling actrvt
tf o here ft was learned yester
day. It was Indicated Indictments
would be returned but their num-
her er nature was not revealed.
if MandT'ft Ti resent Diana mate-
rlalixe, the grand Jury will present
Its report not later man next
Tuesday.
Securities Withdrawal
Requires Court Order
The state banking department
fia no anthftrttv tn release securi
ties deposited with bank except
upon the order of a court. Attor
ney General Van Winkle ruled
' Tba onf&ion further held that
there Is no provision whereby
cash deposits can bemaae in ueu
r fxnriti at anv time. Mark
- Skinner, state . superintendent of
Banks, requested tae opinion.
Lincoln Renews
v f" ' ' '
'Harold Ickes
Harold Ickes, secretary of interior, did not berate Gov. Eugene Tal
madge as "His Chain Gang Excellency", nor did Georgia's governor
call Ickes a "cinch bug", names which they had previously applied
to each other, bat the two political enemies found themselves in
wide difference on interpretation of what Abraham Lincoln would
have done if faced with problems of today when they epoke at the
Lincoln anniversary at Springfield, HI.
Prison Screaming
h Tough Problem
Happens in Every Bastile
Says Warden; Various
Reasons Assigned
WALLA WALLA, Feb5. 20.-P)
-Screams, breaking the stillness
of a prison at night, are one of
the most difficult problems of
prison discipline, J. M. McCauley,
Washington state penitentiary
warden,- said today.
"Anybody versed in penology
will tell you this screaming in
the dead of night occurs at all
penal institutions occasionally,"
McCauley said. "However, we
haven't had any of it here in
about a year and a half."
Some prisoner who is nursing
a fancied grievance may start it;
or maybe an old - timer who is
slightly "stir-crazy." Sometimes it
is a new inmate, unused to con
finement, giving way under a
flood of pent-up emotion.
Punishment Given
Other convicts take it up and
soon screams are emanating from
virtually every cell in the wing.
Self discipline is the most ef
fective method of combatting the
demonstrations, the warden said
he believes.
All inmates of the offending
wing are locked up in their cells
for several days and forbidden
the usual prison privileges, such
as Sunday :motion pictures, ath
letics, chapel and evening radio
entertainment.
"Most convicts cherish these
privileges," the warden said, "and
as a result will see that their fellow-inmates
keep quiet."
a
WPA Expenditure
Reach High Figure
Cumulative WPA expenditures
in Marion county alone neared
the-, $200,000 mark during the
first two-weeks payroll period of
the present month whilethrough
out th eight-county district for
which Salem,, is headquarters the
aggregate tdutlay of the new
work relief program near $400,-
000, it was announced by the ac
counting division yesterday. Mar
ion county bad 1725 men and
women at work on WPA pro
jects, nearly half the total 'num
ber in the district, during this
period.
The two-weeks district payroll
of 174,667.27 was. segregated by
counties as follows:
Marion, J34.278.97; Polk.
$2900.58; Linn. $8328.92; Yam
hill, 14759.11; Tillamook, $4639.-
16; Lincoln, $1223.63; Lane.
$7551.16, and Benton, $10,984.
74. Total expenditures in wages to
date in Marion county have
amounted to $198,126.50, and in
the district, to $399,277.77.
Department Editors of
Clarion Annual Chosen
. And Staff Views Task
Dorothy Williams, editor-in-
chief, has announced staff edi
tors for the Salem high school
Clarion yearbook to be published
late In the spring. She has placed
DavI4 Com p ton in charge of the
administration department; Alice
Swift, classes; Martha Daye Wo-
daege, organisations; Barbara
Young, publications; Wilfred
Hagedorn, activities; Esther
Vehrs, girls section; Bruce Wil
liams, athletics, and Marjorie
Craney, features. '
The staff met yesterday for the
first time with Mrs. Leah Hogue,
faculty adviser, for suggestions.
Salem Debaters
Defeat Two Foes
Salem high school debaters
piled their score to five wins
against one loss In district inter-
scholastle debate yesterday when
they defeated - Albany and Cor
vallis teams, each by 1 to 1 de
cisions.
The Salem negative team, Bin
Thomas and Rath Alice Grant,
bested the affirmative pair at
Corvallis high school and the Sa
lem affirmative; Dean Ellis and
Jean VWlley, I won from Dermal
Robertson and Ronald Long, Al
bany high debaters, here. Bill
Thomas presided over the local
icontest. - : i
Political Feud
Gov. Eugene Talmadge
Dog Teams Ready
For Ashton Derby
New Cup Hung Up and
Cash Prize of $400
Awaits Winner
ASHTON, Idaho, Feb. Id.-iJPf-Some
15 dog teams, trained tor
the 24-mile grind by weeks of
mushing through deep snow and
over beaten trails, were ready to
night for the 20th annual run
ning of the American dog derby
Saturday afternoon.
The prize for the winner is
$400 and a leg on the new sil
ver loving cup. Don Cordingley.
the champion who will defend his
title Saturday, took final posses
sion of the old cup a year ago by
winning his third race. Three hun
dred dollars additional will be dis
tributed among other finishers.
Beginning at 1:15 p. m.. the
yipping. whining strings of five
dogs each will start over the three
laps of the track at Intervals of
one minute. The order of start
ers is determined in a draw short
ly before the race.
All Dogs Must Finish
The rules require that each en
trant finish with all five of his
dogs. Should one or more of them
become incapacitated, they can be
cut out of the string and hauled
for the rest of the way on the
sled if desired.
Cordingley Is expected to be
given stiff competition this year
from at least two directions. Celey
Baum, his rival for race honors,
has a finely trained team of Irish
Setters as his entry. Lloyd Van
Sinckle, driving a string entered
by the Porcupine CCC camp, will
probably have the largest rooting
section of any contestant In the
250 Kentuckians who comprise
the camp.
Other drivers are veterans from
Wyoming. Montana and south
eastern Idaho points, including
Thula Geelan, woman musher
from McCall, Idaho.
Italo-German Aid
Pact Plan Viewed
ROME, Feb. 20. -(&)- Despite
press ministry assurances that a
sudden burst of Italo-German-
Austian-Pollsh conversations were
normal," diplomats watched to
night f-dr new European align
ments to counterbalance the Brit
ish-French-Russian front.
German sources In Rome said
that Reichsfuehrer Hitler was re
sponsible for initiating the Italo-
u e r m a n diplomatic exchanges
(Sources close to Hitler in Berlin.
however, denied that the German
leader was responsible).
Since Germany has withdrawn
from the league of nations, the
Reich is taking no part In the
league's sanctions against Italy
and, consequently, there is a
growing public feeling friendly to
Germany. ,
License Act Upheld
OLYMPIA, Feb. 20-1lp)-Su-perior
Judge D. F. Wright up
held the constitutionality of the
state commission merchants act
today, dissolving an order re
straining the state department of
agriculture from enforcing the
act against E. A. -Dillon, Olympia
poultry man.
RED DP
THE RED SPOT with the
name FISHER'S repre
sents a high standard of
unvarying quality. All
Fisher's family products
carry the Seal of Accept
ance of the Commirtet on
Foods of the American
Medical Association.
Coimteranction
Scanned by Italy
May Refute to Sign Naval
Pact Because of League
Action Against Her
LONDON. Feb. 10. -UP) -The
shadow of "sanctions fell across
the entangled International naval
conference today with a widely
circulated report that Italy may
"counter - sanction" by refusing
to enter a naval agreement until
the League of Nations lifts em
bargoes against her.
The status of the apparently
deadlocked negotiations among
the United States, Great Britain,
France, and Italy at the present
time Is:
All Holding Out
1. Japan, refused her demands
for naval equality, has withdrawn
from the conference.
2. Great Britain Insists that
Germany should be brought Into
any naval agreement if such an
agreement is to be called "Inter
national."
3. The United States, with her
naval bases scattered at great dis
tances. Insists that the present
maximum limitation of 85.000
tons for battleships be maintain
ed; The United States also re
fuses to take part in European
political discussions.
4. France, suspicious of Ger
many, refuses to let the relch en
ter the conference and Insists that
the maximum limit on battleships
be 27.600 tons.
5. Italy, resenting the sanctions
which Great Britain and France,
among others, has Imposed on
her, threatens not -to sign a' new
treaty. w
Warning Against
Solicitors Given
Business and professional men
are urged by Lawrence T. Simon
not to contribute to solicitors un
less a letter of approval from the
Business Men's league Is pre
sented. During the past few davs ao-
icitors have been working the city
notwithstanding the fact their ap
plication to the Business Men's
league had been turned down.
'If business and professional
men will Just ask a solicitor for
letter from the Business Men's
league, time and money will be
Baved." Mr. Simon said. "If no
letter of approval Is presented,
it means that the special commit
tee to which the application has
been referred, did not endorse.
The committee does not take a
negative stand. It either endorses
or refuses to endorse."
The Business Men's league has
disapproved all solicitations for
dances or other amusement pro
jects by telephone. It announced
again yestreday that such solicita
tions were contrary to Its policy.
Young Democrats
To Hear Wharton
Young Democrats will meet at
the courthouse Tuesday night to
hear Wallace S. Wharton, newly
named executive secretary for
Oregon, discuss the subject: "A
Newspaperman's View of Poli
tics." Wharton, assistant city edi
tor of The Oregon Journal, has
Just begun his work as supervisor
of the state budget.
Webster A. Jones, secretary of
the board of areonautics for Ore
gon, and Glenn Greenwood, in
spector for the board, will be pre
sent at the meeting and make
short talk's.
The organization will discuss
candidates for offices in the coun
ty this spring and will pledge its
support to the central committee
of the democratic party and to the
democratic society of the county
In the efforts of the two last-named
groups to provide a strong tick
et for the party next tall.
"Marvin Headrlck is president
of the Young Democratic group.
. . Vieds fact:.
Senator Long Assumes New Job
V
V'
Senator Rosa McCoanell Loag
In prominent position on the desk of Mrs. Rose McConnell Long
when she took over her office as the new senator from Louisiana
position to which she was appointed on the death of Senator-elect
0. K. Allen, was a large portrait of her late husband. Senator Huejr
P. Long.
Revoked Licenses
Seldom Restored
Only Two Out of 247 Are
Reinstated, Report or
Secretary of State
Only two out of 247 motor ve
hicle drivers whose licenses were
revoked or suspended during the
period July 1, 1935, to February
15, 1936. have furnished proof of
responsibility under the Oregon
safety responsibility act enacted
by the regular 1935 legislative
bession. This was announced by
Secretary of State Snell Thursday.
Two others furnished proof of
responsibility through coverage
from the public utilities commis
sion, but their privileges were re
stricted. Causes are Listed
Revocations during the period
were:
Driving while intoxicated 232.
driving while license revoked 1,
driving while Intoxicated and hit
and run 2, ball forfeiture 1 and
hit and run 5.
There were five suspensions by
trial judgment resulting from ac
cident and one for driving while
license was suspended.
In 143 cases only operator's
licenses were involved. Cases in
volving car plates numbered 104.
Twenty-two titles were trans
ferred within five days and 81
plates were cancelled. There were
two cases Involving three years'
additional proof.
Alness of Juror
Holding Up Probe
Inability of Mrs. May Neiiling,
member of the Marion county
grand Jury, to attend yesterday
because of illness, held up an an
swer by Judge L. H. McMahan to
the presentment made by the
grand jury recently in the investi
gation Into the causes of the sud
den death of Mrs. Arthur Andre
sen. She was fatally injured when
struck by an auto on South Com
mercial street December 10, 1935,
the driver of the ill-fated car be
ing A. N. Drawson.
Mrs. Neitllng, who lives at
Stayton, was shaken severely
when the Hamman stage turned
over Wednesday morning near
Stayton. She came on to Salem
and attended the grand Jury ses
sion but was unable to return
Thursday morning.
The grand Jury has Inspected
most of the state institutions here
and will report on their condition
shortly.
B & ETJED
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and they can be so easily made
when using Fisher's Blend
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Your representative at the mill,
Mary Mills, will be glad to furnish
recipes. Protect your efforts and your
ingredients by using
Fisher's Blend, the
flour for every pur
pose. Ask for It by
name. Say, "Send
me a sack of Fish
er's Blend Flour."
Friend"
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Bronze Palm Is
Won by R. Smith
Scouts Receive Awards
at District Court;
Grimmer Lifer
I
Raynor Smith, Willamette un
iversity student and member of
troop 228, Tlgard, received the
bronze eagle palm, highest award
presented at the scout rourt of i
honor for the Cherry City district
Wednesday night, and also was
awarded a first class merit badge
in chemistry and first aid to ani
mals. Herman Grimmer, troop seven,
received a life scout rank. Bill Ev
ans and Bob Whitby, troop nine;
Mack Maision, troop 12; Frank
Pierce and Edwin Stortz, troop
14; and Fred Evenden. troop 64,
all received the star scout Tank.
Those who received first xlass
merit badges, besides Smith, were
Andy Paris, troop four; Russell
Fields, troop nine; Mack Maison,
troop 12; Harold Blakely, Earl
Moxley, James O'Brien, Frank
Pierce, Edwin Stortz, and Fred
Tartarlni, all of troop 14; and
Robert Adams, troop 15, were
awarded first class merit badges.
Deryl Shields, troop four, and
Mark Wagner, troop five, both
were elevated to first class rank.
Mark Wagner, troop five; Rob
ert Butte, troop nine ; Robert
East, troop nine; Joe Chase. Fran
cis Drake, James McKnight. and
James Ogle, all of troop 14, re
ceived second class merit badges.
Hal Abrams, Howard Boock, both
of troop seven; and Lyle Brown,
Arthur Feilen, and Walter Kell
wer, all of troop nine, were given
second class rank.
P. H. Ringle served as clerk
and G. V. Kaderman as commis
sioner of the court.
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Release Smith in
Auto Death Case
KLAMATH FALLS, Ota, Feb.
lft-55)-Telegr..phic Instructions
from the' prosecuting attorney at
Treka ' resulted"? In- the release
from Jall.here of Merit Smith, ar
rested last week as a fugitive
from Siskiyou county, CaL
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: nis arrest folio weight death,
of Elmer Rock, Tule Lake ranch
er, last December. Rock was fa
tally Injured when struck y a
ear in which Smith was alleged
to have been riding.
District Attorney Hardin B lack
in er of Klamath county said he
believed Smith's arrest was de
signated to br .. him to Califor
nia to testify at the trial of French
Johnson; alleged to ,haT. been
driving v the car which struck
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