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; EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, B larch 1, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands Sc No. 292 - -o . tioniec M Jewelry ' -: O BuiFglary WO re Leaders Agree On Bonneville Control Plans Martin Greatly Pleased at F Jl. Support Given McNary Proposal Supreme Court Justices File; Unseating Them Almost Impossible By SHELDON F. SACKETT No one in Oregon was more pleased with word this week from Washington that the president had given approval to the McNary bill for handling of Bonneville power than was Governor Charles H. Martin. The senator's propo sal is for the federal power com mission to set rates, with the ar my engineers in charge of the handling of the dam and the act sal sale of energy. , Governor Martin has been fear ful that Bonneville might he tied into the Grand Coulee project and tte advantages of its tide-water rates nullified by such a combina tion. He has also been alarmed lest a too-expensive and cumber some authority be set up to ad minister sale of Bonneville pow er. The federal power commission. Tersed in power costs and in fair rates, should make an admirable rate-fixing body, the governor be lieves, while the engineering staff which located the dam. and super vised Its erection U the logical rroun to administer the genera tion and distribution of the pow er thereby created.;.: Robins in Address, " lakes Like Stand ; Colonel Robins' statements ; in Salem last week reinforced the position the governor has consist ly taken on Bonneville power Its greatest benefit will go to In dustries which demand huge blocks of power at low cost and will locate their establishments In Oregon Jn order to obtain such powerDistribution of power from Bonneville throughout the state to thousands of scattered consu mers cannot result in greatly les sened rates because transmission nil . rtistrthntinn coaut bulk SO large in the rate paid by the ulti mate retail consumer. Considering tr 4 the average urban user of power puts only 11 per cent of bis power bill into actual genera tion costs, power without any eost at the switchboard at Bonneville could not be sold materially low er than at present, transmission and distribution costs remaining constant. Robins Credited With Major Help Governor Martin credits Colon el Robins with the preparation of the engineering designs for Bon neville which enable Senator Mc Nary and Major-General Martin, then congressman, to get a com mittment from President Roose velt for the construction of the dam in September. 1933. With out the report of Robins and without the earnest intercession 6f Mcxsary d Martin with : the president, against Secretary Ickes wishes, it is probable Bonneville would have been kissed off with PWA allocation for further en gineering study and Washington 'would have had Grand Coulee and Oregon would have been left only engineers' plans for a dam. Rob lias thinks a small, inexpensive Croup of engineers supervising Bonneville, at least until power sales are much heavier than in 1937. Is much superior to a west ern version of the TV A authority. Incidentally Colonel Robins Is extremely anxious this session of congress sot only provide for sale ot Bonneville power bnt appropri ate funds for transmission lines reaching down to Portland and to Vancouver.. Bonneville will be ready for business In 1937, the engineer reports, and he Is eager to see rates determined, transmis sion lines built and firm contracts with power purchasers made so Bonneville eaa begin to take in money as soon as the power gen erators are ready for operation. Count on the appointment of Robert W. Ruhr early this week as a new member of the board ot higher education.' Ruhl. Harvard man, Pulltser prise winner for his work on the Banks case through his Medford Mail-Tribune which he edits, has the back ground and outlook which Gov ernor Martin thinks most desir able on the board. Lett Flnseth ot Dallas will be the man Ruhl succeeds, Tlnseth's term running out tomorrow, flnseth went on the board after the unpleasant ness which resulted In the resig nation ot Roscoe Nelson and C C Colt, both of Portland. i. His friends wanted him reap pointed but Martin Is known for months to have sought Ruhl as a member of his official family, preferably la a position like high way commissioner or member ot the board ot higher education. Ruht, who loves to travel fully as well as he likes to write editor ials, did not seek the appoint- r . (Turn to Page 14, CoL 1) Off er Gaiser 3 f 9 School Leader Receives Vote Of Confidence No Conditional Features Included; Two Favor Longer Period Superintendent Silent on Acceptance but is Expected to 4 The Salem school board accord ed Superintendent Silas Gaiser a majority vote of confidence at its special meeting yesterday after noon and decided to offer him a new contract to remain here for three years longer besnnninr next July 1. The formal contract prob ably will be acted upon at a called meeting early this week. Chair man E. A. Bradfield announced. The directors not only tendered the superintendent a contract to run one year longer than his ini tial contract but also ruled, that he should receive a salary in crease proportionate to that which they plan to give all teachers in the system next year. Chairman, Bradfield declared that the new contract would con tain no conditional or probation ary features. "It will be the same as he had ! Gaiser Expected To Accept This Week Mr. Gaiser's present contract provides simply that he be em ployed for two years beginning July 1, 1934, and that his salary be 13600 per year. Mr. Bradfield declined to issue any formal statement concerning the board's action yesterday and did not officially advise the su perintendent regarding the offer he is to receive. Although Gaiser withheld com ment, he is expected to accept the new contract this week. The three -year 'contract was agreed upon by three of the direc tors Mrs. David Wright, Walter (Turn to Page 14, Col. 7) Leader of Revolt Suicide, Reported (Copt-right. I93. by Anoolte4 Pren) TOKYO,. March l.-(Sunday)-W-The alleged leader of Tokyo's abortive four - day revolt, Capt. Teruco Ando, shot himself in the head Saturday and died. He was said to have followed the suggestion of martial law au thorities that suicide was the only way for him to keep his honor because of his leadership of the mutiny of army officers and troops. Premier Keisuke Okada, whom the insurgents apparently believ ed they had assassinated in their attempted coup Wednesday, took the helm of government again, although in authoritative quar ters the opinion was expressed he soon would be relieved of bis post. Okada, the government an nounced, bad escaped with his life when the rebels mistakenly killed .his brother-in-law. Col. Denxo Matsuo. For Zhb days it had been generally thought the premier was dead, but the body which, lay for si&ny hours in the snow outside his official resi dence and which later was bur led was that of his aide, the gov ernment said. I ebruary Breaks All Past Building Records in Salem Building operations surged up ward to $60M51 In Salem during February to set a new record for permit values in any single month hero. The previous record was $53 0,3 SC. established la August, 129, when the permit for the state office building was Issued. The definlteness ot Salem'a February building recovery Is not dimmed by the fact that the per mit tor the senior high school building; alone accounted tor IS7M18 of the month's toUl: The 130.83$ value of 45 other permits for' private construction last month: exceeded the, sum of all permits In any single previous February ct record excepting 1929. with 957,792. and was near, ly ten times as great as the de pression low point, $3843, In 1934. :.' -v . January and February permits together this year bring the 113 C building values for Salem to $893,349 and March operaUons already fn sight will shove the construction thermometer .. well Asked to Stay 3 Years More r SILAS GAISER Sheriff Will Run For Office Again Swat9 Critics; No Apology For Record, Assertion of Incumbent Burk A. C. Burk, much-publicized sheriff of Marion county, announ ced late yesterday that he would seek reelection on the democratic ticket. Burk won the sheriff's job in 1932, when as a democrat, he caught the Roosevelt swell, and turned it into personal victory in county usually strongly repub lican. . . ., In his format announcement of candidacy Burk declared: "I promised to do my full duty as a public official. I have kept this promise." The sheriff went on to state that the cost of feeding prisoners has been reduced for the county although In some instances, food costs have doubled. "I have clean ed up the Jail and have kept it clean," Burk declared. Malice in Charges Against Him, Says Alluding to troubles of his four- year term. Burk declared: "Re gardless of malicious charges and spiteful persecution, I have no apology to make. I once more seek the support of citizens of Marion county who believe in Justice and fair play." On the ballot, Opposite Burk's name will be the slogan: "Hon esty, efficiency, economy, with im partial Justice to alL" Governor Queries California Policy Governor Charles H. Martin wants to know the policy of Cali fornia on transients. In a letter sent to fesenror Merriam of the sou (Hern state yesterday, the Oregon executive declared many letters bad been re ceived at his office, complaining of treatment accorded -Oregon residents by California police. "My attention has been repeat edly called to alleged instances of Oregon residents being denied ad mittance to the state of California by persons purporting to repre sent the chief of police of the City of Los Angeles," Governor Martin wrote. "I would appreciate having from you any information you may have on this subject and a statement as to the policy to be pursued." over the million dollar mark. The permit for the new grade school building here Is expected by E. C. BushnelL building Inspector; to be taken out by the contractors, Drake, Wyman Voss, within a few days and thereby add $114, 900 to the 1I3C building total. Last month saw construction of five more houses started; 13 per mits for houses were iseued dur ing January, Other new construc tion last month Included a $300$ service station begun for the Sig nal Oil company at 295 North Lib erty street. - The liveliest full building year Salem has experienced since Bush nell sot up the present permit rec ord system was 1929 when $1, 259.175.15 In construction was undertaken. By y e a r s,; building permits since that timet have to taled as follows: 1930, $525,401. 85; 1931. $325.7(5.14; 1933. $304,384.87; 1933, $181,907.49; 1934., $28(.7$7.35; 1935. 1343. 359.05. ".. : .. ; , .' - Year Contract Experts Offer Theories Upon SI Death oans Three Shots in Back are First, State Claims; Physicians Heard Jurors Must Remain Over Weekend; State Will Rest Monday Noon (T A parade of medical experts featured the trial yesterday of John Kyle, 65-year-old Broadacre farmer, accused by the state or first-degree murder of Hugh Jean Sloan, his neighbor. ! Using expert testimony, District Attorney Trindle sought to prove that three shots which .entered Sloan's back were fired prior to one which entered his stomach, pierced hit aorta and brought al most Instantaneous death. Importance of the state's the ory as to which bullets brought death lies in the contention of Paul Burris, counsel for Kyle that defendant shot Sloan in self- defense. The state, through iU witnesses, claims Kyle shot Sloan, first in the back three times, and then when Sloan had arisen, that Kyle fired the shot which ended his life. Today the 12 Jurors and the two alternates will not be allowed to go home and two bailiffs will have the Job of "guarding" the Jurors as they take walks about the city Wind Up on Monday When court was adjourned at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. W H. Trindle, state irosecutor said that he had two more witnesses to call and several to return for additional testimony but that the state's case would be completed by Monday -oon. The defense case will not take more than a day. the defendant's attorney indicated.. The case should to to the jury not later than Wednesday night Dr. Frank R. Menne and Dr. Warren C. Hunter, both of the medical school of the-University of Oregon, testified for the state. Their testimony was corroborative and their answers were given to hypothetical questions based on facts surrounding the shooting and death of Sloan. Pemberton Agrees On Order of Shots Dr. Paul Pemberton of Wood burn, who with Dr. E.'V. Fort miller of Salem performed the autopsy on Sloan, opened the tes timony in the morning. His evi dence followed closely that given by Dr. Fortmlller on Friday after noon. His opinion was that the three shots in tbe back of Sloan's body were fired before the fourth shot to the stomach caused death. Pemberton caused a mild sen (Turn to Page 14, Col.. 4) Invalid Youth Is Victim of Crash MEDFOBT?, Ore.. Feb. 19. -)-Richard Fleming, an invalid lad of 12 years, was killed tonight when struck by an automobile on the Pacific highway, near Gold Hill, as he walked witbhls mo ther. The death car was driven by Carol Corcoran, 17, Medford high school student, according to the state police.. Corcoran, with three boy companions was en route to a basketball game at Grants Pass, when the tragedy occurred. Corcoran, and companions, told the state police the tragedy came when they swerved oft the high way, to avoid striking an ap proaching truck. The Fleming lad was holding his mother's hand when death struck, according to the state po lice version. The Injured youth was brought to a local hospital, where he died shortly after arrtraL SEATTLE, Feb.- 19 The lowly Calgary Tigers pounced on the first place Seattle Seahawks here tonight and beat them 3 to ti in a Northwestern Hockey league game that kept the Hawks from cinching a. place In the play offs. - .-.-- . .. "ROSEBURO, Ore Feb. lM) -The Myrtle Creek high school basketball quintet defeated Gar diner high,"-defending, champions, 38 to 34 here tonight to Jake the Douglas county "B'v-Pennant, ' -: Late Sports Twins Aged 72 Observe 18th Birthday Now MOXMOUTH, Feb. JS9 A, F. Shesler of Monmouth, and bis twin brother, J. VY. Shesler of Butler, Mo., who re 72 years old, celebrated their 18th birthday today. Mr. Shesler is wondering how many other twins if any observe this as their natal date. The local "twin" is proprietor of the Cozy Cottage Anto camp at south city limits, Monmouth, com ing here several years since from Butler, Mo. Despite graying hair and other evidences of age, the twins have observed only a Juvenile number of birthday celt brations. Landon Swats at Policy on Relief Tax Funds Being Used to Set Up Big Political Machine, Charges LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 29.-45)-Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas, standing beneath a "Landon for president" banner, tonight criti cized federal relief policies, and charged the Roosevelt administra tion with "discrimination;' in ag ricultural policies in an address before Nebraska republicans at their Founders Day celebration hera tonlcht. John K. Selleck, business man ager of the University of Neb raska athletic department, said annroxiSMtelv 5000 Dereons were in-4ts coliieuih-to,hear the Kan sas. Republicans Front Many States Attend The address climaxed a full day of celebrations and organiza tions bv Nebraska republicans. Hundreds of members of the par ty from Kansas. Colorado, lowa, Wyoming and other nearby states loined In the programs. Vigorous applause greeted Lan don's challenge ot new deal re lief policies. "when a national administra tion takes millions and millions paid in taxes by the American (Turn to Page 14, Col. 7) Under-Sea Craft Assembled, Word LONDON, Feb. 29.-P) -A re port Russia was shipping "knock-ed-down" submarines from Eu rope to her naval bases On the Pacific circulated among mem bers of the naval conference to night. The report stated the sub marines, of various sizes, were being hastily reassembled "to meet any emergency. According to other sources in London, the government at Mos cow is thoroughly alarmed as to the situation in the Pacific and considers that much larger naval defenses are needed on the east coast than previously. The submarines, It was said. were being carried over the trans Siberian railway to Vladivostok.' In addition to the under sea craft, large numbers of troops and. airplanes also were going ever land to Siberia, these reports fiald. Birthdays to Be Few For Hamman Boy, Born 29th One very young Salem man' Is going to find this world has few birthdays to offer him. He Is the five-pound boy born at 1 a. m. yesterday at Salem Deaconess hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hamman, 13 5 S Cross street He has been tentatively named Gilbert, Jr., hospital at tendants said. Toung Gilbert win be four years old on his second birthday, Feb ruary 29. 1940. And he will not have another birthday on Satur day until February. 29, Iff 4. - But don't worry, Gilbert, moth er and dad doubtless will give yon a birthday party each year any Scott and Lamb Case: Up Monday. Silterton . ' SILVERTON,. Feb. 39. Exam ination of witnesses will begin at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon in the city hall In connection with Teck less" driving charges , against Rus sell Scott of Silvertoa and Theo dore Lamb of Mt. Angel, who fig ured In fan accident Febraary IS In which Dare 'Allen was fatally injured.,; Vi - Burk Thwarts Jail Delivery; Brick Removed Aperalurc Large Enough I for Man to Escape I Through, Found Sharpened Spoon in Cell ;of Ex-Convict Deemed Instrument Used ;A near-jail break was thwarted late yesterday at the courthouse through the action of Sheriff A. Ci Burk who discovered 12 bricks removed from the south main wall of the Jail, creating an ap erture large enough for a man to get through. The bricks had been taken from the Interior lining of the main wall of the courthouse; removal of 20 more bricks would have brought clearance to prison ers in the jail. !Burk said the escape attempt occurred while the ten prisoners, nw In Jail, were allowed the free dom of the corridor yesterday af ternoon. The corridor, which runs around the cell block, is used by prisoners for exercise. The sheriff immediately locked all prisoners in their cells and began an in vestigation Into the manner In which the attempted jail break was begun. -Thompson's Cell Tfelds Likely Tool Burk found a sharpened spoon in the cell of John Thompson and said yesterday that he was of the opinion that Thompson had been the ring leader In the attempted jail break. Thompson, who has & penitentiary record behind him. has been in jail here since last September Oh a larceny charge. The district attorney's office said an Immediate and thorough lnrestigatfon would be made of the attempted jail break and in dlctments would be sought against any prisoners who parti cipated In it Two prisoners escaped from jail last year by seizing the keys of the sheriff's office and getting away. Five years ago several pris oners, tunnelled their way to , free dom. , Deputies from the sheriffs of fice yesterday were checking through each cell to find instru ments which might permit pris oners to obtain their freedom. Thompson was thoroughly quizzed on his participation in the jail delivery but bad nothing to say. Three bricks were found in a hole leading from one of the cells. The hole, six feet from the floor, leads to a "listening cham ber" where officials sometimes are hidden to get testimony from the casual talk of prisoners. It was in this "chamber" that fire was started in the courthouse this year. Court Action, on Water Forecast Despite the denial of Carl T. Pope, secretary, rumor persisted yesterday that members of the Sa lem Taxpayers league were con templating court action against the city council's plan of obtain ing a water supply ' from . the North 8aniiam river. Actual fil ing of suit was being held in abey ance. It appeared, until after the league had asked the' council by resolution Monday night to' give further consideration to the pos sibility ot a well water system for the city. . The court action reported as In the offing; would be an Injunction salt in circuit court to restrain the city from expending funds on the North Santiam project ' Aldermen Must Construction, BelieJ Here That the city council Itself raust shoulder the . responsibility of supervising all water system construction paid for from bond funds was the growing .consensus ot legal opinion here yesterday Specific provisions to this effect were pointed to in -the charter amendment authorising the 2,- 100.000 water bond Issue, pur. chase of the old water system and additions thereto. , If this verdict Is held true, as Mayor V. E. Kuan said yesterday he had considered correct "all along, construction of the In take, pipeline, filtration plant Fairmount hill reservoir and cross-town feeder main proposed at the last city council meeting would doubtless - be handled by special- council committees, the mayor predicted.'.- i -Word CoxnpIeter r & V : Key to DerlsJUm - . - A definite ruling that only tne council may expend money from the water bond funds would pre vent the. council's , delegating re sponsibility: for. tho construction Window Broken and Six Watches Taken; Loot Not Recovered Laura Smith, 18, and Arthur Staples, 22, Seen in Vicinity; Woodburn , Woman Has Part in Tracing Suspicious Actions Are Reported by Several Witnesses; Couple Held Correspond to Descriptions A GIRL, 18, and a young man, 22, were beingjield by city . police early this morning forquestioning in connection street, at 11:15 last night.? Police announced the pair, who denied any part in the crime, were Arthur Arlie Staples, of 1145 Hoyt street, and Laura Smith, of 182 South Church street. S. Muchnick, proprietor, estimated that six women's wrist watches which he valug at between $200 and $250 were removed from his show window through a large, ir regular hole crudely broken in the heavy plate glass. . The j'oung couple being held for investigation by police were taken intocustody at High and Court streets by an officer and Fern McDonald, Woodburn woman, who with Tuna Is Topic For Recipe This Week Entries 3Iust Be in Office by Thursday Noon; More E&calloped Dishes Tuna fish, available the year around in inexpensive tins, has become a standard item in the average family's diet It may be prepared in a host of different ways, salad.sandwlcbeX, en cas serole and in molded loaves. Any recipe using tuna fish will be eligible' for one of the three cash prizes awarded weekly by The Statesman Round Table. En (Turn to Page 14, CoL 3) May Reopen Case Of War Sabotage -WASHINGTON. Feb. 29.-P)-On the basis ot new evidence involving a mysterious affidavit the United States will launch before the German-American mix ed claims commission on May 12 an attempt to reopen the famous Black Tom and Kingsland world war "sabotage" cases. The commission was revealed tonight to have set the mid-May date for hearing arguments on the American petition to lift the lid once more on the explosion cases, involving claims totaling 140.000,000, At. the time, representatives of this government will seek to put forward what was authoritatively described as evidence centering upon an affidavit made by James Larkin, Irish labor leader. Two Son to Have Only One Birthday 4 Years BELLINGHAM, Feb. 29.-tirV Birthdays of their two sons should not prove such a problem to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eason of this city. Twin sons were born to Mrs. Eason tonight to increase the to tal of Whatcom county's leap year babies. Sup ervise program to the water commission as bad been proposed by certain aldermen. v r v I The chief question lies In what constitutes - a -"completed, water system,- as referred - to In the amendment - 1 . . - ' "All monies of said fund (des ignated city of Salem-water bond fund) shall be expensed only on order of the city council - npon .warrants-signed by the mayor and attested by the city recorder. one clause la the amendment reads, while a subsequent section provides: - - - - . "Any surplus remaining tn' the water bond . fund after, the com pleted water sratem Is delivered to the Salem water-commission shall remain in such water bond fund until such time s.s the- com mon council may direct the pay ment thereof to the retirement of water fund bonds or may author ise the transfer of such funds to the Salem water commission tor additions and betterments to the Salem municipal water plant (Turn to Page 14, Col. 3) oi. O. Maylield ot that city, re ported the window breaking to -police. Mayfield said he followed the pair from the jewelry store to ' State and Church streets, where he turned back to go te police headquarters. Witnesses told police they saw a young man and woman loiter ing in the entryway of the shop which the Howard 'Corset shop had just vacated last, bight at ICS North Liberty street Tho . girl, they said, helped the young . man put on a baggy orereoat while passersby were, gathering cunuu7 in iruui, Ul me proifa Jewelry store window two doors to the north. Pair in Castody ) Answer Descriptions The yonng man was described as being blond, bareheaded, a littl nfpr mAfifim hoiht inJ weighing at least 1S5 pounds, the young woman as having dark hair, being five feet tall, weigh ing 11S pounds and wearing a green jacket and red dress. Po . lice said the pair in custody an swered approximately to these de scriptions given by witnesses. Mrs Harry La Don heard a ciafiled crssh, as of breaking , to!asa, at about 11:15 p. nr. as she entered the door of Harry's j-iiucny luncu, 01 wnicu iae US 7 her husband are proprietors. Thinking there had been an an tomobile accident, she and her hnsband stepped outside and they also saw a young couple near the -.' corset shop entrjway; meeting the description given by witnesses who saw the young man in front of the Jewel shop. The girl, Mrs. La Don said, en- . tered the lunchroom a few mo ments later and said she wanted a hamburger. "The girl didn't want to y leave." Mrs. LaDou told a' re porter. "But the . young man wouldn't come in. He seemed in " a big hurry and keft saying, . 'Come on, come on. Tbe&v'the girl went on and they . walked down to State street and turned east T isoth Deny Part in ( ' ' Affair; Amatenr Job " Miss Smith declared I don't 4 know a thins about It when Questioned regarding the, bur glary, Myra L. Shank, police ma tron, reported. , Staplesnikewise denied any part fn; the affair. Mnchnick said last nighfs was the first burglary of which he had been a victim. He carried no bur glary Insurance. Mr. and Mrs. Ma-. chnick.left the shop shortly after 3 o'clock last night and ' Harry Rowe, m e r e h a n t's patrolman, turned off the show window lights at 10:15. . - ' tv- ;,..- -;- Police branded the. burglary an . exceptionally amateurish one In that it VII lnmmlttn mt noh early hour, while many persons (Turn to Page 14, Col. 2) Qub Tederatioii Utility RICKET, Feb. 25 Three hun dred members of the Marlon Polk, county Federation of clubs started . plans at a meeting- hero i4night for the formation f a tin- -ity districts la this section. A eon. mlttee was named'. to draft a res olutlon calling, for? each ,dlstrkts ; ' and to start work on the project. Members of t h e committee earned to head the campaign ar Luther Chapln. Clear Lake: Al bert Blankenship, Robert; John Marshall, Swegle, and Ray Hack- art, Sunnyslde. - It la expected tha first report will be made at the next meeting, of the - federation scheduled for Turner March 1S." -