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. Markets Dally The Statesman taring a detailed report of markets -local, Btat and national for the nse of Its thousands of rural readers' who depend oa these reports for sale of their products. Stf The Weather Cloudy with occasional rain today and Thursday, no change In temperature; Max. Temp. Tuesday 51, Mia. 82, river 11.3 ft rain .22 inch. FOUNDED I831 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning:, February 26, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 283 dPEta aicDaii' - in Mffitary Con Coup 1 Mrs. Finegan's Odyssey Ends; Back in Ocean Police Escort Her Back to Salt Water Near Nelscott Beach Aurora Vicinity Treated to Close Inspection of Rare Specimen Mrs, Finegan yes sir, the same brownish-tan sea-lion who lias carorted about in the waters near Portland and Oregon City Crew tired of her aquatic life ear ly yesterday morning. Or maybe she just wasn't getting enough at tention way off in Padding riTer. Anyway, Mrs1. Finegan flipped and lurched herself out of a draw and by 8 o'clock yesterday morn ing she had left Pudding river a mile and a half behind, and was thumping high and dry on a stubble field on tbe A. Erickson farm on the Wilsonville road about two miles from Aurora. -And in no time at all, the word got about and the sightseers be gan to pour in. But why the sudden switch in gender for Finegan, heretofore known as "Mr."-? Well, the fem inine handle is straight from one of the representatives of the state game commission, who with the help of state policemen and oth ers got Finegan into a truck and headed oceanward shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Xo Infant's Play " Handling Wanderer The business of, gfetting Mrs. Finegan from the Eriekson field into the truck was no babe's game, in spite of the fact the big I lion had been out of the .water for some hours, and had gone through an experience she prob ably hadn't had before or won't have again unless she liked this land life. The truck was backed as close as possible to the ditch beyond which a wire fence separated the Finegan from the road (not to mention the young horde of on lookers who came and went dur ing the hours), and planks were laid from the truck to the field. Then, with members of the state police force and a few oth ers taking the roles of cowboys, the Finegan was roped about the flippers--though -don't get the idea that Finegan was just a do cile old woman through all this and the ascent to the truck start ed. Just started, for evidently Finegan thought anybody playing . at cowboy ought to have one's money worth. One Final Thrill Given to Crowd Anyway, to make a long story short, Finegan only gave the crowd one real big thrill, when she lunged and lurched her way out of the ropes and almost free, except for one rope which held. After that more work, and even tually the crowd gave a last sigh as the truck pulled away bound for the Pacific ocean and Nel scott where it is to be presumed , Mrs. Finegan is even now boast ing a bit about her excursions. How Finegan, who first at tracted attention after leaving the ocean and coming up the Col umbia to Portland, got from the .Willamette into Pudding river no one knows. Probably Just the same way she got into the Wil lamette and up the falls at Ore gon City. She managed to hobble the mile and a half, flipping over or through fences en route, to the Erickson land without attracting attention. Bert Jeskey is the man credited with first espying the big animal wallowing through the fields. Finegan weighs close to a thousand pounds, say those who know their sea-lions, and from tip of her nose to end of her hind flippers covers about nine feet. On the whole, the Finegan's disposition can't be had, judging from her showing before the crowds yesterday. Much of the time she was quite indifferent to the many folks who hung ajong the fence to get the best view of her. Weary but Not Slow; Chases) Tormenters But when she swung into ac tion as she did now and then when someone Just couldn't resist playing tormentor Mrs. Finne- gan wasn't slow, albeit she show ed she was tired and worn, when after a- spasm of exertion .she would fall prone to the ground to remain there quietly for a few seconds. Earlv in' thnTNnomlnr before land life began tobe wak . ing, she gave the spectators, not to mention the man she was chas ing, something to "gasp S bout when she lurched after this man ' noi oy incnes but by feet at a time. But he escaped, and in all fairness to i Mrs. Finegan, she had been provoked into tnis show or temper. f Smelt, which some thougbtf ul person brought for the Finegan's ? . crura to Page 2, CoL ) LADY SEA-LION SURVEYS TERRA FIRMA ' , i -VIX . ,j,. - - j-j tt-f Mrs. Finegan, Marion county's first sea-lion, poses for the camera near Aurora,' a mile and a half from the- nearest body of water large enough for her to bathe in, aa admiring crowds look on. Third Venire For Kyle Case Called Jury May Be Accepted by Noon Today ; Some Balk at Death Penalty A third venire of Jurymen was necessitated yesterday in the trial of John Kyle, Broadacres chicken rancher accused of murder, and as a result, the court adjourned before noon until 12 additional prospective Jurors could be sum moned for service this morning. Twenty-eight men and women had been examined when adjourn ment came with only 11 tenta tively selected as jurors for the case. Counsel for the state and for the defense said late yesterday a Jury could probably be selected by noon. today out of the 12 ad ditional Maijon county residents who will be at the courthouse when the case opens this morn ing. e i Some Unwilling to 0 Impose Death Penalty A number of members or the second venire, which was sum moned yesterday, expressed an unwillingness to impose the death (Turn to Page 8, Col. 6) Flu Epidemic in North Spreading (By The Associated Press) Heavily populated centers of Washington were threatened with serious developments in a current influenza and cold epidemic to day which spread to eight coun ties in different sections of the state. State Director of Health E. R. Coffy said the spread of illnesses due to cold weather, Influenza, pneumonia and colds was becom ing "alarming and serious." He said he had no definite fig ures on how many persons were ill, but that their number was in creasing. Four influenza deaths were re ported in Spokane. The counties of King, Kitsap, Cowlitz, Benton, Yakima, Walla Walla. Snohomish and Kittitas were the most affected. Others re ported a slight increase in influ enza and colds. ? T w e ! e Snohomish county schools have closed in less than week. Panhandling Charged Ben Abrams. Marshfield, was booked by city police last night on charges of being drunk and "pan handling" on the streets. He was lodged in jail. Deacon Loses Over Additional Charges Salem's civil service law is in for another round of court tests, it appeared probable last night, when counsel for Harold M. Dea con, discharged policeman, an nounced they would ask for a circuit court revfew of the deci sion of the civil service commis sion, n. That body, after a two hours hearing, denied a motion by Dea con's attorneys in which they sought to have all charges, save those filed February 3, stricken from the complaint filed against Deacon. When Deacon was discharged, Police Chief Minto wrote him a formal letter, stating that neglect of duty was the reason for his dismissal. Deacon was accused of failing to discover a robbery of the Aiken Jewelry store. February 17, in a supplemental letter to the civil service com mission, the chief accused Deacon of leaving the police headquarters before he had completed the time he was to be on duty, of leaving his beat before his time was np and in trying to "fix" a traffic ticket. . Five Animals Electrocuted, Odd Accident KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb. 23 -JPy-One thing led to another in Langell valley when a power line fell and killed a cow. Another cow tonched the dead one and received a jolt that stunned her for several minutes. A cat came to inspect and was electrocuted. Two Jack rabbits met similar fates. Rural Electricity Scheme Launched WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-Jp)-A drive initiated rn the senate for a billion dollar program to carry electricity to farmers today ran into an immediate flurry of ques tioning that carried a hint of sub stantial opposition. Senator Norris (R-Neb) "Fa ther of the TVA," opened debate on his 18-year rural electrifica tion measure with an assertion that "outside of private power companies, there is no objection to this bill." But several senators, including majority leader Robinson of Ar kansas, at once questioned him as to how the senate agriculture committee had determined with out hearings the amount of money needed, and whether the expense would be justified. (The bill would authorize con gress to appropriate 100,000,000 a year, for 10 years, to apportion among the state loans to rural co operatives and individuals to fi nance generating plants, distri buting systems, and wiring of pri vate rural homes.) Koon Visits Gardner To Ascertain Views On Water Source R. E. Koon, consulting engin eer for the Salem water commis sion, yesterday paid a visit to A. D. Gardner, sr., Stayton water right holder. He indicated that it was merely a friendly call to as certain Mr. uarainer s views on the question of Salem's proposed use of the North Santlam river as a water supply source. Mr. Gardiner has objected to the Salem proposal, fearing it would impair his water power service, and has proposed as an alternative that the city sink large wells on tbe island above Stayton in place of taking water directly from the stream. on Protest Paul R. Hendricks, city attor ney, made the contention that the chief had full authority to add to the original complaint, by amend ment, at any time before the for mal hearing of charges was held. Mrs. Hannah Martin and Dwight Lear, representing the patrolman, contended no charges, other -than those filed within the 24-hour pe riod after dismissal, e o a 1 d be brought before the commission. Arthur H. Moore, chairman, Paul Johnson and A. A. Gueffroy, commission members, all voted to sustain the city's position and to have the hearing, originally set for Tuesday, March 3, include all charges made against Deacon. Counsel for Deacon, " after the decision was made, asked that the hearing date be postponed until the circuit : court could declare whether or not the original dis missal order could be amended. Hendricks said that a study of many civil service cases convinced him the civil service commission was given broad authority in con sidering whether, or not the dis missal of an officer should be sus tained. Mountain Water Choice Approved Advertising Value to Be Great, Realty Board Resolution Says The choice of a "permanent mountain water supply" for Sa lem has the full approval of the Salem realty board, E. B. Graben horst, president, declared last night. "The advertising value alone of a mountain water system for this city will be worth thousands of dollars," Grabenhorst com mented. The exact location of the intake is not of great concern to the board, he indicated. A resolution commending city officials for designating the moun tain water supply as the city's permanent one, on the North Santiam river, was authorized at a meeting of the realty board and completed, yesterday. It reads as follows: Whereas, the city council of Sa lem and the Salem water commis sion have chosen a permanent mountain water supply for the city of Salem, and Whereas, the members of the Salem Realty board, through con (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) "Mutilated" Guns Used Again, Word WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 5.-;p)-Army plans to sell hundreds of "mutilated" firearms as steel scrap were made known today despite testimony that such wea pons in the past have been re paired and resold for death-deal ing purposes. The senate munitions commit tee recently was told that guns sold in this manner have been turned into the devious channels of the arms Industry; have reach ed South American armies and revolutionists and in one instance figured in a ganster killing. War department officials said today the sales would proceed as scheduled, that no revisions of regulations had been ordered and that instructions always have been that the weapons be ren dered unserviceable before sale. Informed of this development, Chairman Nye (R.-N.D.) of the munitions committee announced he would' protest and take steps to see that in the future all guns sold are "mutilated" beyond the possibility of restoration of use fulness. Word of Okada's Death Confirmed MANILA, P. I.. Feb. 26.-j?V Radio advices received by authori tative quarters here late today from Japan, said the assassina tions of two liberal leaders in a Japanese military coup had been confirmed. These reports said the assassin ation of Premier Admiral Keisuke Okada. liberal elder statesman, and Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi, had been definitely established. The military coup, this source said, started late, Tuesday night. A complete press censorship was Immediately imposed. ' t I Absolute martial law was 'de clared In Tokyo, this source said, and the censorship promptly ex tended to include the Japanese press service to Shanghai. Mounted Deer "Gores9 Police Captain's Wife EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 25.-P- Mrs. Elmer Geiger, wife of Police Captain Geiger, was "gored" by the horns of a tour-point buck and in her own kitchen. The mounted head of the buck fell on her when she jarred the wall. Her scalp was cut. v Five Are Hurt Badly as Cars Crash, Brooks Collision Deemed Worst in Many Months for ..Marion County Two Portland Men, Three From This Vicinity in Bad Shape Five men, three from Marion county, were Injured in a head-on automobile collision on the Paci fic highway in front of Ramp's store at Brooks at 3:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The crash was the worst to occur in this vicinity in several months, state police declared. The injured: Paul C. Zirkel, route one, Mt. Angel, a driver, chest crushed against steering wheel, condition serious. William H. Chapman, 1525 Bellevue street, Salem, compound fracture of right leg above knee, condition serious. Rudolph Butte, route seven, Sa lem, multiple lacerations about face, condition not serious, re leased from hospital last night. Jack O'Nell, Portland, com pound fracture of left leg above knee and of right heel, condition serious. Borson Mathis, Portland, pos sible Internal injuries, cuts about hands, abrasions about head. s Robert Orr, 13th and Cross streets, Salem, was the only pas (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) Politics Charged To Army Officer WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-JP) The military exile of Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood was injected in to the senate as a political issue today, with democratic leaders coupling a defense of the action with a general warning against army officers playing politics. Interrupting an attack by Sena tor Hastings of Delaware, chair man of the republican senatorial campaign committee, against the "punishing" of Hagood, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, majority leader, broadened the issue. He named Maj. Gen. Frank C. Bolles as a politically active member of the high command. General Bolles, commanding of ficer of the seventh army corps area at Omaha, Robinson assert ed, was "actively engaged in poli tics, with a candidate for the presidency." Further, said the Arkansan, he "boasts of his ac tivities in his behalf." He did not name the "candidate." Postman Sentenced For Pilfering From Letters PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 25- -Carroll C. Berry received a sen tence of a year and a day at Mc Neil Island federal prison today on a charge of pilfering (22 from letters in his car. Berry was a mail carrier. The court was told Berry previously had a record of 11 years of satisfactory service with the postal department Late Sports PORTLAND. Feb. 25 -tiP- Al Spina, Portland, won a technical knockout in the first round from Young Tommy, Los Angeles, in a scneduled lo-round oout Here tonight. Tbe Californian went to the floor six times before Referee Tom Louttit gave the battle to Spina. i PENDLETON, Ore., Feb. 25-ypy-For tho second time this sea son Milton-Freewater turned in a one-point victory over Pendleton high school as it marched off with a 21-20 triumph in a basketball game here tonight. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25-iffy- Bensoa .thumped Washington high '37" to 33 to retain the leadership of the Portland Interscholastic basketball league today, Jefferson lost to Franklin 30 to 21, thereby giving Franklin undisputed pos session of second place. The teams previously were tied for second ranking. Other results: Commerce 31, Grant 20; Lincoln 54, Roose velt 13. TUCSON. Ariz., Feb. 25-i?V Hank Leiber, holdout slugger of the New York Giants, said here tonight he has decided definitely to accept, appointment as baseball coach at the University of " Ari zona.' - y. '";'.'- Blaming salary differences for his decision, Leiber said he "ab solutely will not" return to the Giants for their present offer, which is understood to be f 10,- 000 for the season. Three Cabinet Members Slain Says Unofficial Report; Tight Censorship is Clamped Down Chemawa Fete Is Brought to Close Two Celebrations a Year Justified, Governor Says in Address Oregon should have two cele brations annually depicting the history and progress of the In dian the Pendleton roundup and the Chemawa birthday anniver sary, Governor Charles H. Martin told a large audience yesterday afternoon at the Chemawa gym nasium. Speaking as guest of honor, after ten chiefs had welcomed him to the school, the governor said retention of Chemawa as a train ing school was due to the person al decision of President Roose velt. He predicted the school was now permanently established and would grow rapidly with Paul T. Jackson as superintendent. Indiana Headdress Worn by Governor Welcomed at the gates of the school. Governor Martin wes de becked with an Indian headdress and was cordially greeted by the chiefs as Indian children danced for his entertainment. Motion pic tures were made of the ceremon ies. At the afternoon exercises were also Mayor V. E. Kuhn, represent ing the city. Dean Frank M Erick son, representing Willamette uni versity and Charles A. Howard, representing the state education depa tmen-. The speakers were followed by a colorful group of Indian dances. Closing Ceremonies Draw Huge Crowd Last night the Chemawa gym nasium was packed as 1500 peo ple gathered to view the clos ing ceremonies of the two-day celebration. A brilliant parade of feathered and elaborately embroidered cos tumes provided atmosphere to the native war dances and other con tests. As a finale, the huge birth day cake was lighted, cut and passed out to the crowd. Prizes were awarded as fol lows: War dance, first to Vidal Ballard of Fort Hall, Idaho, son of a Bannock chief; second to Bruce Humphreys of Yakima, and (Turn to Page 8, Col. 6) Public Invited to Suggest Mottoes The Salem school board last night invited townsfolk to join students in suggesting inscriptions to be placed above two doors flanking-the main entrance to the new senior high school building. The inscriptions must not exceed 60 letters and spaces in length. A committee of judges was ap pointed consisting of Mrs. David Wright, chairman; O. D. Olson, president, Salem chamber of com merce; Mrs. Beatrice Walton Sackett, state board of higher ed ucation and press representative; Superintendent S. Gaiser; Miss Ada Ross, head of English de partment, and Cecil Quesseth, stu dent body president. All suggest ed mottoes submitted in writing will be considered. High school students have been advised that the time for offerings of this na ture has been extended to Thurs day. Aviation Progress Looming Young Democrats Informed Great development in Oregon's facilities for airplane , transporta tion is imminent, Allan Green wood, newly named secretary of the state aeronautics board, told 75 members of the Marion Coun ty Young Democratic organiza tion at the courthouse last night With federal allocations of S3,- 400,000 already made available for the next year, Greenwood said a super-modern airport was as sured for Portland along with the development of many upstate ports. Greenwood contrasted this allotment with $258,000 made available in the two years before a new state aeronautics board was appointed. Big U. S. Airfield Declared Assured Construction of a $19,000,000 federal airfield "somewhere in Oregon or on land nearothe state, has already been approved by congress, he explained, with con struction only awaiting appropri ation of funds, j One of the largest manufactur ers of airplane equipment has cho sen Portland for its next , large Premier Okada and Home Finance Ministers Assassinated Declare ' , Indirect Oriental Sources Martial Law Proclaimed; Result of Election Eyed; Chinese Fearful of More Aggressive Invasion TOKYO, Feb. 26.-(A)-Emperor Hirohito summoned Admiral Mineo Osnmi to the palace today and commanded him to form a new cabinet. This was the first advice to be received directly from Tokye since reports from all over the world indicated a militartist upris ing in the capital of tbe Japanese empire. (By the Associated Press) UNOFFICIAL reports from the orient said militarists U seized control of the Japanese government through a coup d'etat today after assassinating several political leaders. Martial law was proclaimed throughout Japan, the Reu ters (British) news agency reported. Unconfirmed Chinese reports said Premier Keisuke Ok ada, Home Minister Goto and Viscount Korekiyo Takahashi, minister of finance, were among those killed. Japanese quarters in Shanghai said the coup was carried out at dawn by the third infantry regiment of the first Tokyo division by occupying the homes of ministers and police stations. The powerful militarist bloc, which has pushed Japan's -o Wilentz Defends State Witnesses TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 25.-0P)-Attorney General David T. Wil entz rushed to the k defense to night of state witnesses whose testimony against Bruno Richard Hauptmann has been attacked by Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, with the announcement he will not tolerate their "persecution. Returning to New Jersey from a three weeks vacation In Flor ida, the head of Hauptmann's prosecution at Flemington said be did not believe anything de veloped in his absence to warrant a second reprieve for the convict ed Lindbergh baby killer. Haupt mann is under sentence to die the week of March 30. Only a few hours before Wil entz arrived from the south, Hauptmann's chief defense coun sel, C. Lloyd Fisher, made a de mand that the state bring per jury charges against Millard Whited, one of the witnesses whose credibility the governor at tacked. "So far as I am concerned," Wilentz said, "no state witness is going to be recalled for perse cution or to satisfy the whims of any other individual." Devlin Gets One Year Upon Burglary Charge Robert Devlin, who admitted yesterday to a burglary at the home of Norval Carter on Novem ber 22, was sentenced by Judge L. H. McMahan to serve one year in the state penitentiary. Devlin was also arraigned on another theft charge to which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve one year in state prison. The two terms are to run concurrently. factory, he said, with 3,000 to 4,- 000 men to be employed, but the name of the concern is not ready for announcement. Greenwood depicted the devel opment of commercial aviation in the next two years as a fast-mov ing process, with passenger liners carrying 40 travelers, cruising at Z35 miles an hour and propelled by four motors of 1000 horsepow er each, using the super-airport facilities of Portland as the west ern terminus for transcontinental hops. -Blind" flying, be said, is coming rapidly with special radio beacons being designed to get air planes to earth when no "ceiling" is available. ' Only Five Complete Airports la State Greenwood said the first step for the new board, appointed by Governor Martin in July, had been to survey Oregon's airfield facili ties. Of 60 airports in the state, only five are complete with gas facilities, weather reports and hangar equipment, He said the Portland-Medford airway remain (Turn to Page S, CoL 5) campaign for expansion in Man churia and In China, and tor equality on the seas, was said by Reuters to have seized the . gov ernment and police offices. Tight Censorship is Clamped Down A strict censorship was clamped down and efforts to reach Tokyo by cable or telephone from the United States were unavailing. A Singapore Reuters dispatch said the Japanese consul was ad vised by his foreign office that military authorities had seized the home of Premier Keisuke Okada, a retired admiral, all po- , iice oinces and the residence of Fumio.Goto, home minister. Okada's government bad Just been upheld in a bitterly contest ed general election. Trading on the Tokyo and Osa ka stock exchanges was reported in Shanghai to have been sus pended. Although only meager and un confirmed reports were revived, . diplomats in capitals throughout the world followed the situation with keenest interest. The Domei (Japanese) news agency in Shanghai said the coup was engineered by younger army officers. The censorship situation was without parallel in Japan in re cent years. Telephone Out of Order, Explained N hen an attempt was made by the Associated Press to telephone to Tokyo from San Francisco the trans-Pacific service reported the exchange was "out of order. Similar attempts from Manila, New York and Shanghai were un availing, which observers in-New York believed indicated a grave situation. The Japanese consulate in Man ila said it was Informed from Tokyo that the situation is "not alarming." A spokesman said he was advised the rouble was caus ed "by a few soldiers" but appar ently be had no details. . Chinese officials; were visibly perturbed and reported " fearful that the reported government switch would mean an increased Japanese campaign on the main land. A long battle for control, with militarists usually holding the up per hand, has been under way in (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) Bearcats Defeat Portland Pilots PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25.-ifl5) -The Willamette university Bear cats, displaying a sparkling brand of basketball, defeated the Uni versity of Portland quintet, 38 to 24, here tonight. Bill Anton, Willamette center, chalked up It points and played, the'outstanding game on the floor before he went out on personals midway in the last half. The Bearcats piled up 13 points before the Pilots tallied from the free-throw line and went to IS be fore the Portland team garnered its first field goal. Willamette led at half time, 18 to holding the Portlanders to three field goals -for the initial period. v 1 The Salem quintet-pat up one -of its best games of the season . after playing aa the in-and-outers of the Northwest conference. -