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m The Weather Fair today and .Friday, no change in temperature; Max. 1 Temp. Wednesday 52. Mm. ; 81; rain O, partly cloudy, light northerly winds. Valley Coverage - provide daily new coverage from as many communities, . explaining steady growth of thl paper in ita wide field. FOUNDED 1891 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 295 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, March 5, 1936 site BFOF I I I -3pK rv4tCC??V; aVTS ' I I fl' I I I 'A A1 I I I I I I I T I I I I I I I i Holding f i Gregory Hurls Waste Charges At 8 Aldermen Asks District Attorney 1 to Act; Says He Will Sign Complaint Claims Council and Water Commission are Guilty of Malfeasance P. M. Gregory, ex-mayor, could hardly wait until the John Kyle murder case was completed yes terday to confront District-Attorney Trindle with charges that eight city council members and fire ;nembers of the water com mission were guilty of "mal feasance in office." Gregory insisted last night that he would sign a complaint against these men charging that they were wasteful and extravagant in the expenditure of public funds. He asserted the council had no right to delegate any power to a com mittee for constructing an addi tion to the existing system. He also charged that no funds could be taken from current revenues of the water system here to buy land for a new reservoir for the system. Four thousand dollars was thus diverted Monday. Trindle to Hear Rest This Week Trindle last night said he was su busy at the completion of the Kyle case, which has occupied him for nine days in court, that he did not have time to hear all of the former mayor's allegations. He said he would hear Gregory's story this week and determine whether there was any legal basis for filing a complaint charging eouncilmen with malfeasance". Councilmen complained against by Gregory were Merrill D. Ohl ing, Carl Armpriest, Brazier Small, Ross Goodman. Don Young, H. H. dinger. E. B. Perrlne. Van Welder. "There are only three things the water commission can use revenue funds for at the present time," Gregory declared. "It can use the revenue from the plant for the payment of interest, bond principal and for improvements to the distribution system. Until the source has been determined and the plant completed , the council the commission can make no capital investments." "These charges have nothing to do with the determination of a source of supply. I am tired of seeing public funds wasted and the system handicapped because of it." Charges Based on Appropriation Vote The specific charge aga'nst the mayor and the eight councilmen Darned by Gregory will be based on their vote at Monday night's council meeting appropriating the remaining 146,303 in the water bond fund to the water construc tion committee for use in the con struction of the new reservoir. Gregory's contention is that every act in the construction of the plant and the pipeline to the Santiam must be approved by the council and that this authority (Turn to Page 10, Col. 1) Georgia County's Vote Is For F. R. DONALSONVILLE, Ga., March 4. -(-Democratic voters of Semi nole county In rural southwest Georgia today voted more than five to one for the renomlnation of President Roosevelt over Gov. Eugene Talmadge in the nation's first presidential primary test. The complete official tabula tion announced by G. B. Garwood, election official, gave the vote In the preference primary, which is not binding, as 681 for Mr. Roose velt, and 120 for Talmadge, his outspoken critic. Triplet Birth Slakes 7 Born In 33 Months WALLA WALLA,- March 4 (JP)-Mrs. Andrew Jackson Robertson," Sft-year-old farm wife, bore triplets today, be coming the mother of seven children In a period of S3 months. The mother and two, of the children, the boys, were doing well late in the day. Or. A. E. Lange reported. The girl, the first, child born, died within ' short time.. On Jane 2, 1933, Mrs. Robertson became the moth er of twins, a boy and a girl. Again e Oct. 2, 1034, a boy and a girl were born. All are still living, along with two other children, bora singly:"." Less Drastic Tax on Corporation Incomes Hinted Secret Meet 15 Per Cent of Undistributed Surplus May Escape 33 1-3 Per Cent Levy; "Windfall" Tax of 90 Per Cent on AAA Refunds Talked WASHINGTON, March 4 (AP) Hints of a less drastic tax on undistributed corporate income emerged tonight from the day's second secret session of treasury experts with a house ways and means sub-committee. Chairman Samuel B. Hill (D-Wash) told reporters "it had been suggested" that a portion of such income be taxed at a less severe rate than the 33 1-3 per cent proposed by the treasury. Under the suggestion, it was explained, the government would tax all such income, the bulk at 33 1-3 per cent. How- Oever, a portion 15 or 20 per cent Senate May Pass Power Bill Today Norris Fends Off Efforts to Restrict Rural Electric Plan WASHINGTON. March '.-(&)-Backed by a wall of administra tion support. Senator Norria (R Neb) today beat back attempts to pin new restrictions on iiis J420. 000.000 rural electrification bill and hoped to put it through the senate tomorrow. Connally Attacks Bill Bitingly While administration leaders predicted the path of the bill would be reasonably smooth, it ran into bitter opposition today from several senators. A bitine attack was delivered by Senators Connally (D-Tex) and O'Mahoney (D-Wyo) against certain of its discretionary spending provisions. By agreement with President Roosevelt and departmental exe cutives, X o r r 1 s introduced an amendment to trim the bill from its original 10-year $1,000,000. 000 authorization to $420,000, 000. The amendment went Gver until tomorrow to be matched against one by Senator King (D-Utah) who proposed to cut the sum to $100,000,000. Although a number of amend ments were added, the general purpose of the bill remained the same to lend money to rural communities, farm cooperatives and to farmers for generating and distributing plants and electrical equipment, thus financing deliv ery of power where none is avail able from private sources. Silverton Vets Demand Armory A neighborhood squabble over nse of the armory at Silverton was carried into circuit court here yesterday when Silverton Post No. 3004. Veterans of Foreign Wars, filed a mandamus petition requir ing the Silverton armory board to allow the vets to hold their meet ing in the armory. The petitioners allege that they have been refused the use of the armory although they assert they are fully entitled to It under rules of the armory board of the state. Named as defendants are Harry L. Riches, Lee Alfred and Frank C. Alfred, armory board members. Plaintiffs claim there is ample room for the veterans to meet at the armory. Their regular meet ing date is Wednesday night and they want the court by manda mus, to compel the armory board to set that date aside! for them Los Angeles Jury Hears of Sale oj U. S. Naval Secrets LOS ANGELES, March 4-(-U. S. District Attorney Peirson Hall went before the federal grand Jury today with a witness In an inquiry unofficially report ed to involve supposed espionage and sale of United States navy se crets to foreign powers. It was said that information' in the case has been turned over, to agencies at Washington, including the nary intelligence, bureau of Investigation, department ot Jus tice and state department. Ex-Sailor's Associate Reported Witness The witness was William James Turntlne of Long Beach, Calif., former associate of Harry Thorn? as Thompson, 27, discharged nav al sailor. Thompson was indicted recently on eharges of illegally Wearing a naval uniform and thus gaining access to naval vessels in the Saa Pedro-Long Beach area. Thompson is in Jail in default was the ratio mentioned would escape with a lower levy. Billion and Half Yield Predicted It was on treasury estimates, known to have been based on col lecting an average of 33 1-3 per cent of all undistributed corpor ate income, that President Roose velt suggested yesterday his pro posed wholesale revision of cor poration taxation would yield not (Turn to Page 10. Col. 2) Students Prepare To Present Glee Serenade Is Theme For Big Event Saturday on W. U. Campus Preparations for Willamette's 28th annual Freshman Glee, to be held in the gymnasium Satur day night, went into their heaviest stages yesterday as the four com peting classes began marching and countermarching to perfect the in tricate drills they present as part of the competition. Platform Set I'p For Practices The large platform, arranged in six steps, on which the classes march to present their original songs was completed in time for one of the classes to practice be fore most people were out of bed yesterday morning. A serenade theme has been cho sen for this year's glee and the lilting tunes with lyrics that rhyme with moon and tune are heard daily from various spots on the campus. The class of 1934 seniors- this year has won the glee three times running, a record, and competition is keen among the other classes for the honor of tumbling the seniors out of their place of glory. Helen Benner of Salem, who composed all three of the winning songs for the class of '36, has again written the sen ior's song. It was with a seren ade song that the class of '36 won its first glee as freshmen. The losing class is traditionally bound to submit to a ducking in the Mill stream that flows by the campus. The present juniors have received the ducking for the last two years. For the first time in history the freshman glee will be broadcast this year. Art Kirkham, sports commenator, will describe the fes tivities over sUUon KOIN. Portland School to Get $100,000 Science Hall PORTLAND, Ore.. March 4-VP) -Notre Dame university, which controls the University of Port land, called for bids today on a proposed $80,000 to $100,000 sci ence building for the Portland in stitution. Father Michael J. Early said contractors will have until March 12 to submit offers. o-- of the unusually high bond of $20,000. Foreigner Supposed Information Bayer Department of justice agents were reported to have failed in attempts to arrest a foreigner apposed to have bought informa tion about fleet movements and equipment. This man was said to have sailed across the Pacific some weeks ago. The case was un derstood to date back to 1934, when. It was said, secret orders in the annual fleet maneuvers, disclosing naval movements 10 days in ad vane were stolen. The nature of Turnine's testi mony today was not disclosed and no official information about the espionage inquiry could be ob tained. It was reported, however, without -fflsial denial, that de partment ot justie agents, naval officers and o'hers will he, called before the grand Jury 'later. Colby Assails Senate Probe Of Telegrams Wilson State Secretary's Named With 18 Firms, Persons in Quiz Lobby Committee Ready to Fight Challenge to Subpoena Right NEW YORK. March 4.-(JP Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson and a leading democratic critic of the present administration, assailed seizure of telegraphic correspond enre hv the senate lobbv commit tee tonight In an interview with the Herald Tribune. 'I have not ever represented any utility interest," ne was quot ed as saving. "If my name was included among those whose tele grams were seized, it shows the desire to harass anybody they feel is unsympatnetic or critical to the new deal. ... "Just Another of New Deal Infamies" "The record of the present ad ministration so abounds in infamy that this is simply one more m a long series." NEW YORK. March 4.-JP) The Herald Tribune published a list of persons and organizations tonight as being among those whose telegraphic files have been subpoenaed by the senate lobby investigating committee. It in cluded : Colby, Bainbridge. International Mercantile Ma rine company. United States Lines. Roosevelt Steamship company. Crusaders and The Crusaders' National Organization, Inc. Sentinels of the Republic. Women's National G.O.P. Club Included Women's National Republican club. Caraway, Mrs. Henry. American Steamship Owners' association. National Council of American Shipbuilders, Inc. American-Gas association. American Petroleum institute. American Liberty league. National Woman's party. (Turn to Page 10, Col. 1) White Ethiopian Victims Mystery 3 Unidentified Bodies Are Found, Battle Area; May Be Doctors ASMARA, Eritrea, March 4.-VP)-An unofficial report said the bodies of three unidentified white men had been found today in the recent battle area between the Tembien sector and Amba Alaji. Fascists guessed- the three, as yet unidentified, may have been a British doctor, an Indian doc tor and an Australian, whose ad dresses were found on two Poles captured recently and sent to Italy. These doctors were with an Ethiopian Red Cross unit. (Two Poles, Dr. Maximilian Stanislaus Below and Thadeus MedynskI, a Warsaw newspaper correspondent, who were serving in the Ethiopian Red Cross sur rendered February 16 in the bat tle of Amba Aradam and were sent to Italy as prisoners of war). Nelson to Return Today To Salem High Position J. C. Nelson, head of the Salem high school history department, will return to his classes today, It Was announced last night. Nel son, former principal, suffered a heart attack February 21 and had been confined to his home since that time. Late Sports SEATTLE, March 4-GfV-Seat- Ue's Seahawks, early season eel larites, tonight tightened their bold on first place by beating the Edmonton Eskimos, 4 to 1, leav ing only Portland a mathematical chance ot finishing first in the Northwestern Hockey league. PORTLAND. March 4-UFV- Chief LitUe Wolf. 220,1 Trinidad, Colo., defeated Mayes- McClaln. 225, Tulsa, Okla., two of three falls in the, main event of the wrestling card here tonight In the semi-windup.i Paul Bo- escb, 226, New York, and "Wee Willie" DariSr 2 8, Blaxksburg, Va., grappled an hour to a. draw. Wilson Cabinet Member Quizzed I t i i -o'"' : jf jv I BAINBRIDGE COLBY Treason Tribunal Set Up in Japan 22 Officers Face Trial; No Progress Made in Choosing Leader TOKYO, March 5. - (Thurs-day-(;P)-E m p e r o r Hirohito commanded Foreign Minister Koki Hirota today to attempt to form a new cabinet to take the place 'of that of Premier Keisuke Okada, decimated by last week's military rebellion. TOKYO. March 4-;P-The mill tary side of the liquidation of the Japanese emergency advanced to night with the establishment of a special tribunal to try for trea son 22 officers who participated in last week's coup. Search by Premier Material Frnitlees Japan's search, however, for a man to lead her from the emer gency caused by the bloody re volt made no progress. Prince Konoye, 42 -year -old aristocrat, asked the emperor to excuse him from the "heavy responsibility" of the premiership on grounds of health. The prince had been called to the palace and commanded to form a cabinet to succeed that of Premier Keisuke Okada, which was decimated by four assassina tions during the rebellion. A portion of the troops which hastened to Tokyo last week to suppress the revolt have return ed to their home cantonments. Tired old Prince Saionjl, 82- year-old elder statesman, faced a resumption tomorrow of the task of presenting Emperor Hirohito with a suitable candidate for the premiership. Gates Closed to Fill Norris Dam NORRIS. Tenn.. March 4-6P)- To the screaming of a siren set off by President Roosevelt on the third anniversary of his inaugur ation, potential kilowatts began piling up today behind TVA's Nor ris dam, fourth largest in the world. Thousands watched as eight sluicegates slipped Into place and the Impounding of water of Clinch river started. The siren, sounded for two minutes, signalized official com pletion of the $3$, 000,000 dam, the first constructed by the TVA in its development of the Tennes see river system. Power generating equipment is expected to be ready for opera tion about August 1. It will have 132,000-horsepower capacity. Schlador Rumored As Sheriff Aspirant SILVERTON, March 4 Ru mor became current at Silverton Wednesday afternoon that J. Cal Schlador will bo one of the candi dates for the Marion county sher iff's office. When Interviewed late Wednesday evening, Mr. Schlador would neither deny nor confirm the rumor. Friends Ut Sil verton are strongly urging him to seek, of flee. - For years Mr. Schlador was connected with the Interurhan Telephone company here. Last summer he leased the Inman ser vicestatlon, selling the business Monday of this week to Alvln Le- rard of Salem. : Owners Stand Against Union In N. Y, Fight Proprietors Meeting in Early Hours Today ; No Reports Divulged Union Leaders Cited for Threats to "Tear Down the Town" NEW YORK. March 5.-(Thurs-day)-(P)-A conference to seek a settlement of New York's violent four-day building service strike, which threatened to extend to other cities, lasted into the early hours of today with representa tives of the building owners hold ing out determinedly against tbe union's demand for a closed shop. No word came from the confer ence room in city hall as to how negotiations were progressing on the union's demands for higher pay and shorter hours. Meeting with the opposing factions were Mayor F. H. LaGuardia and Ed ward F. McGrady, assistant secre tary of labor. Subpoena es Served On Unlorf Counsel As the conference got under way subpoenaes were served on counsel for the union calling for the appearance before the di3trict attorney this afternoon of James J. Bambrick, local head of the Building Service Employes union and George Scalise, International rice-president with headquarters in Chicago, who is here for the strike. District Attorney William C Dodge said he wanted to question them about statements he con sidered inflammatory. Bambrick had threatened to "tear down the town" and "fight it out in the streets" If necessary. Violence was renewed yesterday in many clashes between groups of police and strikers. In one case SO men set upon a youth working in a building. Police listed 88 ar rests since the strike started Sun day. The first death attributed to the strike occurred when a detec tive who had been operating an elevator since Monday was killed in a mechanical accident. Other developments: In addition to raising the threat of a countrywide strike of ele (Turn to Page 10, Col. 1) New Water To Meet Body Friday The first meeting of the water construction committee appointed by the city council Monday night to handle the management of the building of the new filter plant, reservoir and pipe line to the San tiam riTer will probably be held Friday night It is understood that the com mittee will meet with the mem bers of the water commission af ter thae commission's meeting and discuss with them the work that has been done so far by the engineers. Plan for further devel opment will likely be discussed at that time. The Salem Taxpayers' league which petitioned the council .to consider wells as a source of sup ply before going to the Santiam river announced they would re quest a hearing from the commit tee. Committee members had not received the request yesterday but said that they would be willing to give it consideration if it were made. Statelwuse Plans Speeded Up, Moody Report Indicates Evidences that the state eapitol commission is speeding up plans for the new statehouse here were presented to the board of control yesterday by Ralph Moody, legal adviser to the commission, who said the commission anticipated that eapitol designs for the archi tects contest would be here by May 21. Announcement of the winning design would be made within eight days. Moody said. Plans to PWA By September 15 By September 15 completed plans for the new building should be in the hands of PWA officials and contracts can be called for as soon as the federal government approves the plans. Moody pointed out, .. - . " - The entries in the competition are to be put in. the hands of the clerk of the state supreme court and the designs will be opened in the presence of the chief Justice of the court. Two members of the commission, . two outstanding ar chitects . and one layman: will Judge the winning designs. Moody said the .names of these persons will not be divulged. ; Verdict Undecided At 1 A. M. Today, Courthouse Report Instructions Given Jurors During the Afternoon; Deliberations Are v Begun at 7, After Dinner Physician at 10 p.m.; 4 Kinds of Verdicts Are Possible SI HOURS of deliberation had passed at 1 o'clock this morning and the circuit jury holding the fate of John Kyle, alleged murderer of Hugh Jean Sloan, had still not reached a verdict, it was reported from the courthouse. After receiving their instructions and then going out to dinner, the jurors went into their verdict pondering session at7 o'clock la3t night. Facing the jurors were four alternatives to find Kyle giilty of first-degree murder which would mean hanging or life imprisonment, to find him guilty of second degree mur der, to find him guilty of manslaughter or to acquit him. Indicating the thoroughness with which the 12 men and women were considering the case was their request for re reading of portions of the evidence. At the consent of the Birthday of New Deal Evokes Tiff Party Spokesmen Clash; Borah Critic of Demo "Waste" WASHINGTON, March 4-P)- The third anniversary of the new deal today touched off a free-for-all political debate in the senate, with -democrats advancing a Roosevelt "prosperity" issue against a republican charged that the country was "in a mess." Robinson Claims G. O. P. Support Senator nobinson of Arkansas. the democrats leader, leaped up to interrupt an attack on the ad ministration : with a declaration that the "country. Ton the whole, is prosperous." For every demo crat who takes a walk in Novem ber, he asserted, "we will take away and accept the support or five republicans." Senator Dickinson (R-Ia) con ducted the anti-new deal assault single-handedly on the senate floor. Later, however, Senator Borah (R-Ida) in a press 'statement crit icized administration spending and "waste." Senator King (D Utah) likewise .scored "this spend ing spree" in a floor speech, but blamed others than the president. Barbara Disney, 4, Hurt Severely When Struck by Motor Car Near Woodburn Barbara. Jean Disney, 4, of Woodburn, was struck and severe ly injured yesterday afternoon on the Pacific highway near the State training school about one mile north of Woodburn. The car which struck the small child was going south and was driven by Robert Rayfield of Lps Angeles. The girl was taken to a Wood- burn hospital suffering from deep lacerations and a severed artery. She was said to be in a serious condition. Final details in the architects competition will be approved at a meeting of the eapitol construc tion commission in Portland to day. Moody appeared before the board of control to determine whether the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer, were satisfied with their space allot ments in the new building. The governor has been allotted 150 square feet of office space while the secretary of state , will have 7C0O square feet of space. Approximately 4100 square feet of space was awarded to the state treasurer. . j Executive Offices Oa Second Floor' . Other state departments to be located id the new structure in clude the state" tax commission, board of control, land board and budget division. The ' governor's of flees will be on the second floor, near .the senate chamber and house of representatives. V; The house of . representatives will include 14,300 .square feet (Turn to Page 5, CoL 3) vcourt, testimony of Dr. E. V. Fort- miller on the course of the three bullets which entered Hugh Jean Sloan's back was reread to the jury at 10 o'clock. Trial of Kyle, began Monday, February 24, and save for an In tervening Sunday, continued daily until late yesterday afternoon. The 65-year-old recluse, who own ed a small chicken ranch' at Broadacres, north of Woodbum. was brought to the county jail January' 2 after he admitted hav ing killed his neighbor, Hugh Sloan. Kyle said Sloan was his "best friend." He claimed Jsioan had come to his house early in the morning of January 2, had grabbed him by the neck and told him to "come across." State Contends Robbery Was Motive Sloan to get the latter's money. Both sides to the suit admitted heavily on their New Year's trip together to Salem. A parade of witnesses crossed the stand in the sL days following the obtaining of a Jury. The latter has been kept away from home since the case opened at the re quest of the state. The estimated cost of the trial to the county is $1500. f Alternate Jurors Are Excused Instructions which took an hour to read were presented to the Jury by Judge L. H. McMahan before the 14 men and women who have been hearing the case for nine days, began their deliberations. The two alternate jurors were ex cused before the initial 12 jurors went to the Jury room. The courtroom was stuffy as the case was concluded. Dirty, blood-stained clothing and bed clothes were strewn about the front portion of the room In front of the Jury. The audience packed the benches, ventilation was inad equate. District Attorney Trindle re viewed the evidence with care. He contended tbe state did not neces sarily ask for hanging but was willing to leave the question ef punishing Kyle to the Jury's dis cretion with that gropp allowed to recommend the punishment it saw tit. He riddled discrepancies in Kyle's testimony and pictured a drunken rancher taking the life of his best friend. Paul Burrls. defense counsel. stressed the fact that Kyle was in hf own home,-in his own bed. when thes shooting occurred. He said whether Kyle was guilty or not depended on what the average Juror wcsld do If he were a re cluse, afraid ot robbers, suddenly awakened with someone's fcaari va aim mruiu 11 you Uf a a pis tol under your pillow, you'd pull it out and shoot the same as John Kyle did," Burrls declared. Burrls minimized discrepancies in Kyle's testimony by saying that Kyle was excited and intoxicated (Turn to Page 10, CoL 1) LI. . . . . . Round Table Tuna Contest Closes Today ; The tuna fish recipe con test t nds today at boob, s there are only a few abort hours left to enter your fa Torite tun concoction in The Statesman Round Table First prize of 91 in cash and two second prises of 50) cents each will be anBonne sd tomorrow morning, to gether wltn new topic for next week.