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Food Hevn Women read the news of food prices, selections, bargains. The Statesman leads la food advertising news In the capital city. The Weather j Rain with rising tempera tare today and Saturday; Max. Temp. Thursday 64, Mm. 82, riTer &S feet, rain JOS inch, north wind. FOUMDEP 1631 EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, April 3, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c FOPS liiBTf 1L .e w mm van nwoj t b r rv mm 1 m r SA I I 1 1 1 I I f I 1 1 1 1 1 1 wvww 0 W (BIKC INoShakeupin Police Slated Over Charges Chief Minto Entitled to Retain Position, View of Council Group Contention He Followed Committee's Advice Seen as Defense . Chief of Police Frank Minto will" not be asked to take a leave of absence or to resign while in dictments against him are pend ing In circuit court here, the po lice committee of the Salem council decided unanimously here j last night. j City Attorney Paul R. Hen-1 dricks informed the committee i that Minto could not be removed Dr- c- B- Cassell. Klamath from office unless charges wereiFalls- Thursday asked the secre- filed against him by the commit tee or by some taxpayer and the charges heard and proved before the civil service commission. Since charges of malfeasance in office and of failing to enforce the gam bling ordinance are pending in cir cuit court here. Hendricks said he thought it would not be wise to bring parallel charges before the civil service board. Would Be Viewed As Prejudicial Members of the council a po lice committee concurred wun iucj opinion, jonn (.arson, counsel ior Klamath Falls. Minto in the cases In circuit j Question also was raised here court, said he would resist, for his today as to the suffici?ncT of pe client, any removal attempt or any petltIons flled by Walter Whit proposal that he take a voluntary beck Portlandf for the democratic leave ox ausence. ne saia .uiniu was not guilty as charged in the indictments and that any removal. voluntary or otherwise, of his au thority before the cases were tried would be prejudicial to him Members gvoting to take no ac tion included Walter Fuhrer, chairman, John Minto and Ross Goodman. Mayor V. E. Kuhn at tended the conference but did not vote. Chief Minto told the committee that he had followed its instruc tions in enforcing the law and that he saw no reason why he should voluntarily, or by compul sion, be removed from a position which he has held satisfactorily. Fuhrer proposed to the chief that he remove Orey Coffey from the plainclothes positio 1 he is holding on the force and give him another assignment. Other mem bers of the committee did not ex press themselves on the proposal and Chief Minto indicated that he would continue Coffey in a status quo situation until Coffey's case has been disposed of in cir cuit court. Coffey is under Indict ments charging malfeasance, fail ure to enforce the gambling or dinance and accepting of a bribe Committee Policies Followed, Defense Carson Indicated the line of de fense Minto would follow when bis indictments came to trial in circuit could. He said the chief had met frequently with the po lice committee of the council and had asked for instructions in handling what he thought were eases of gambling behind locked doors. The city council police committee and the chief. Carson aaid, were advised by the city at torney that the police should not break down doors in making raids. Similar advice was given by the district attorney's office Car son asserted. The police commit tee, Carson said, told Minto to follow this advice. Carson said last night be was ready to argue the demurrers against Minto's Indictment which were made last month as soon as they conld be set for hearing. Mayor Kuhn emphasized to the committee the advisability of keeping written records of their proceedings and of avoiding di vided authority in giving Instruc tions to the police department. He aaid the division of authority In Siring orders In the past and the fact that the instructions were net made in writing, had resulted In confusion In the chiefs instruc tions and had afforded no evi dence1 of tne committee's position when difficulties arose. Stringer to Hang SlajSentence O. VANCOUVER, Wash.. April V , fjpv-Glenn Stringer, iformer. Med " ford. Ore., youth, heard himself sentenced to hang today for the ---slaying.- of Herbert ,Caples,-tobae- co - salesman, near the Iatter's home here two years ago. . . . . Superior Court Judge George B. Simpson set May -21 u the date for the execution. He overruled motions for a .new- trial. -Stringer was convicted last week. Stringer, in a repudiated confession which was entered at the trial, implicated Ralph Tre-' aaalne. who Is still at large. . . " ' The slaying took place during a attempted holdup. ., - - - Borah Beaten In New York, Initial Tests ALBANY. N. Y., April 3-(Frlda)-y!P)-Henator Wil liam K. I tor all apparent ly hail lost his first test of pre sidential strength today when his convention candi dates in nine New York con gres&lonal districts trailed 5 to 1 behind regular re gular republican contenders. The test was unconclu sive, however, because the Borah backers had not en tered candidates iu the other 34 districts. Townsend Choice Withdraws Name Cassell of Klamath Savs Action Taken Because of "Disorder" Net tary of state to withdraw his name as a candidate for democratic na tional committeeman. Cassell said he was withdrawing because of the disorder in the (Townsend ranks. His form for withdrawal was ; not in proper form and had to be returned to him for affidavit. Cassell's withdrawal leaves four candidates for democratic national committeeman. They are Howard Latourette and Dr. Joseph F. Wood, Portland; A. M. Dalrymple. Salem, and Claude McColloch. congress from the third district Multnomah county. A friend of Whftbeck said he probably would send his check for $100, covering the regular filing fee for this office. PORTLAND. Ore.. April 2.-(JP) -A statement supporting the Ore gon Townsend board's action in endorsing candidates came from Campaign Manager Charles Paine today almost synonomously with the withdrawal of the candidacy of Dr. C. B. Cassel of Klamath Falls, who was endorsed by the board for democratic committee man. Paine said he had a letter from national headquarters approving the state board's endorsement ac tion and displayed a missive from F. J. Elgin, former editor of the Townsend Weekly, saying "it is . . . the Judgment of the national headquarters that you accept the findings of the district boards and abide by their action." I Ward's Preparing For New Building Just as soon as a decision on the title of the Skiff property on North Liberty street can be had. representatives of the Montgomery-Ward company are ready to complete their option to the land and to call for bids on construct ing a building which will cost up wards of $100,000. Litigation over the property has been heard intermittently for three weeks before Judge L. G. Lewelling and the case is now be fore him for decision. Mark Skiff asserts that he has met all the terms of his mother's will and Is entitled to possession of the land. Other heirs under the will who were to receive their inheritance In cash, are protesting against the court giving a clear title to Mark Skiff. Appraisers Seek to Obtain Options for Champoeg Road Seeking to get options on 71 acres of land along the Willam ette river between Champoeg and Buttevllle, three appraisers will start out this morning to deal with the 11 different owners of the pro perty. The land is to be acquired for Marion county which will then permit the state highway depart ment to begin construction of a three-mile roadway aloug the riv er a portion of the long-contemplated historic route between Champoeg and Portland. The appraiser named yesterday by the court was Frank Derby of Salem. . He went at once to the Buttevllle district and after con ferring, with Ed Quinn, the two of them chose James P. Feller as the third appraiser. - Qulnn had been approved at a meeting at 'Butte vllle earlier this week. Acreage Owned By Zorn is Largest The land to be purchased will be taken from 11 farms. The larg est tract sought is S 9 acre from the holdings of Henry . Zorn. Twelve acres are sought from the Ruth Bertha Lee place. The coun ty wants nine acres from the Rex O. - Burgess farm.- Other . persons from whom the county seeks to I purchase ' land and the acreage Tornadic Wind Death Toll 34 In Five States Cordele, Georgia, One of Centers; 16 Dead and Thousand Homeless Greensboro, N. C, Lists Eight Victims, Big Property Loss CORDELE. Ga.. April t.-iJP)- Erratic spring storms cut a path of death and destruction up the southeastern seaboard leaving be hind them tonight 34 known dead, hundreds of injured and millions of dollars of property damage in five states. s Slashing at Alabama and North Florida, tornadic winds battered this south Georgia city of approx imately 6.000 persons, killing 16 and making more than 1,000 homeless. From this general region, where the Red Cross said the winds dev astated a narrow lane about three blocks wide and TO miles long, the storm moved on northward to strike at the Carolinas. Greensboro, North Carolina, waa the hardest bit of the cities in the sister states, (iuanl Called Out To Aid Victims Early reports said eight were known dead in a twister that struck the southwest section or the city, damaging dwellings and business houses. Damage was es timated at more than $1,000,000 and scores were reported injured. The North Carolina national guard was ordered out to render assistance to the stricken district Georgia's known dead were to talled at 23 with single fatalities in Alabama, South Carolina and Florida. The deaths brought to more than half a hundred the sea son's storm tolL Seventeen were (Turn to rage 7, Col. 6) Search Made Here For Missing Girl Walter Allen, route four, box 265, called on city and ftate po- 11 . a, a 1 C Inc. tltDht n hunt ffr his 12-year old daughter, Ganda ( Rrlop who he said had last I been seen walking toward Salem at 9:30 a. m. yesterday. The girl left home at 8:45 a. m., supposed ly to go to the Rosedale school, in which she is a pupil. Allen described the girl as be ing four feet, eight inches tall, weighing 79 pounds, having blue eyes and medium brown bobbed hair. When she left home she was wearing a red and w hite plaid dress and a short brown coat with brown fur collar. Although Salem police immedi ately broadcast a description of the missing girl by radio and re peated the calls later in the eve ning, no report of her where abouts had been received at 12:15 a. m. today. Light-Heavy Champion To Meet Delaney Soon NEW YORK, April 2. - (JPf John Henry Lewie, world light heavyweight champion, will meet Al Delaney of Bridgeport. Conn., in a 10-round non-title bout at Detroit. April 17. Lewis' man ager announced today. sought from each are: H. P. C. Freeman, 3; A. M. Coblentz, l.SS; Albert Edward Smith, 1.33; Er nest Haycock, 2.57; R. E. Dona hue, 2; R. Woolworth, .65; R E. Donahue. .51; Kasper Kruplcka. Funds now on hand with the state highway department will make $50,000 available this spring for grading the roadway once title is obtained by the coun ty. The highway department is ex? pected next year to surface the road. At Buttevllle it will tir In with the present county road to Aurora and eventually the latter will run into the main Pacific highway as the latter swings north from the Aurora district and runs to Wllsonville, then on north through Tigard to the Fourth street cntoff to Portland. The proposed Champoeg road provides a ' beautiful highway, county officials say. It will skirt the river and the grade will be ex cellent. The right-of-way soaght for the state will run from SO to 100 feet in width. Along the river bank the state expects to acquire land which it will retain as a jsrk All the engineering work on the project has been completed. Leaves -o. Walp Indicted By Grand Jury In Death Case First-Degree Murder Will Be Charge; to Arraign Today if Possible Insanity Defense to Be Made; Victim is to Be Buried Today After six hours' deliberation Marion county's specially conven ed grand jury at 5:15 p. m. yes terday returned an indictment a,gainst Harry Walp, charging him with the first-degree murder of his former wife, Mrs. Martha Neal. Mrs. Neal died Tuesday night when her former husband, accord ing to his own confession, entered the home of her parents at 8 $5 Union street, and shot her four times with a .32-ealibre revolver found in the house. District Attorney Trindle said he would ask for an arraignment of Walp today if Judge L. H. Me Mahan can be here from Albany to take the plea. Judge McMahan has been away for this week In the Linn county seat. Counsel Not Yet Obtained by Walp Walp had not obtained counsel late yesterday. His parents came here yesterday from Eugene and were discussing hiring an attorney for his defense. His mother, friends said, was prostrated by the shooting and for one day was un able to arise from her bed and to come to Salem to see her son. Funeral services for Mrs. Neal are to be held at 3:30 p. m. at the Rlgdon chapel, Rev. Guy Drill officiating. Interment will be in in Belcrest Memorial park. Walp's defense, it was indicated yesterday, will be that of Insanity. His parents, however, are said to favor the making of a guilty plea and Walp's throwing himself upon the mercy of the court. fl rin OlltcldprC ViaCalJlI VUlClUCia Get School Jobs Salem carpenters are complain ing that outside craftsmen are re ceiving the bulk of employment created by the school building program here, Chairman E. A. Bradfield declared at last night's school board. Although he object ed sharply to this condition, if it exists, the board took no action. Bradfield said he understood some contractors were hiring Portland carpenters for the maxi mum of 130 hours permitted per month under PWA regulations and were then filling In on addi tional work with Salem carpent ers. Hearing that 0. L. Hannaman, superintendent for the Hoffman Construction company, had taken charge of delivering concrete test samples to the testing labora tories at the request of, the school inspector, A. Bashaw, the direc tors ordered that hereafter Ba shaw as a matter of policy should handle all testing operations. Unemployment Plan of Oregon Board Accepted Tentatively Sayg Dunne PORTLAND, Ore., April l.-ii -T. Morris Dunne, chairman of the state compensation commis sion, said today the federal so cial security board approved ten tatively plans of the Oregon un employment compensation board. Dunne returned today from a con ference In Washington, D. C. He said, "Now we are all set to go," and announced opening of headquarters la Salem, at the of fice formerly occupied by the utilities commissioner, and a branch office in Portland. PORTLAND, Ore., April i.-W) -Eight amateur scrappers battled their way to state titles In the Oregon A. A. U. boxing tourna ment tonight, thereby earning the right to compete in the, national A. A. TJ. bouts at Cleveland liter this month. The' state. A. A; U. board has not announced wheth er finances will permit the- en tire group to go east. Results of the finals. Included: 112 pounds: Jack Dahlman. Multnomah " Club. . of Portland, knocked- out George. BostwlckJ Chemawa Indian school,'. In the third. Late Sports Hauptmann Fate Still in DouBt WHISTLE-PHOTO" I 8 : -TTI Photograph showing Warden Mark O. Klmberling of the New Jersey prison announcing postponement of the execution of Bruno Richard Hanptmann. It was transmitted by the new "sound photo method to the Pacific coast, on an ordinary telephone wire as a high-pitched whistle. At the receiving ead It was re-translated Into light fluctuations, the ordinary telephoto form. International Illustrated News photo. Believe Hoffman Isn't Licked Yet 3Iay Grant Reprieve Today But Legality Will Be Highly Clouded TRENTON. N. J., April 3-JP)- ( Friday) -A high state official close to the prosecution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann predicted early today that Governor Harold O. Hoffman would grant another reprieve to the condemned Lind bergh kidnap-slayer, despite legal opinions that he has no power to do so. The official declined to say whether his forecast was based on information or conjecture, but said: "Did you ever see him quit!" Wednesday night when the gov ernor was asked again about the possibility of a reprieve, in view of the grand Jury's consideration of a murder charge against Paul H. Wendel in the kidnaping case, replied through his press aide: "No comment." A source to the Hauptmann pro secution said the prosecutors probably would neither consent nor oppose a reprieve. Should a reprieve be granted, Col. Mark O. Klmberling would be faced with the question of de ciding whether to obey it and he has said that if such .a situation arose, he would seek legal advice from the attorney general. Books Hopelessly Muddled, Claimed WASHINGTON, April t.-npf-K special house Investigating com mittee today recorded surprise tes timony that the 'financial records of the Townsend plan were so muddled and confused" that four expert accountants failed to un ravel them in a fortnight's work. Coincident with this disclosure, Robert E. Clements, resigned na tional secretary, testified that some $1,700 collected at a recent Townsend mass meeting in Los Angeles was cot turned over to the- old age revolving pensions, Ltd., the parent corporation, nor recorded on Its books, although he urged Dr. F. E. Townsend to do so. - ; James R. 8ulllvan, committee counsel. Intimated the money was 'pocketed" by Dr. Townsend. Clements said he had no knowl edge of what happened to the money, but understood It was turned over later to E. J. Margett, San Francisco area manager. Serious Injurier Occur ' In 'industrial - Mishaps " ROSEBURG. Ore, April l-(ff- Two. Douglas county men incurred severe Injuries In industrial acci dents here, Arnold Jones, 47,. was sanr to the hospital with a Me tered skull and severe bruises as a' result of being struck by grav el truck. Lloyd Hill, It, pressman. was treated for a badly mangled arm. Incurred when he 4 was caught In a press. . l v" OF DRAMATIC SCENE 'Orange Peal' Is Suspended Rest of Term ALBANY, Ore., April 2-(Jpy-The "Orange Peal," nn dergraduate newspaper at Albany college, lias been temporarily suspended,' Dr. Thomas W. Bibb, college president, said today. Dr. Bibb said the publica tion "for the balance or the year wUl be under the de partment of English and that It will be utilized only Tor the various classes." The present editors will not be retained, he said. The president gave no reason for the latest devel opment in the college con troversy. Tobe Skeins Convicted Of Manslaughter Over Death of Ed McDonald BURNS, Ore., April 2.-iiP-A circuit court Jury convicted Tone Skeins of manslaughter today af ter being out 13 hours. Sentence will be pronounced next week. Skeins, pioneer rangeman, was charged with the fatal shooting of his brother-in-law, Ed McDon ald. He pleaded self-defense. McDonald was killed last Sep tember. Dercher to Speak ZEN A, April 2. Andrew Der cher of Salem, formerly of Cxech oslovagia. will speak at the meet ing of the Spring Valley Christian Endeavor society at the Zena church Sunday night Miss Max ine Sautter, blind girl, will give several vocal selections. Barbara Compton Winner With Marshmallow Recipe By JESSIE STEELE -Winners of the marshmallow recipe contest have been chosen as follows: First prie, f 1 in cash. to Barbara Compton, 1010 ri. Summer: two second prises of SO cents each to Mrs. Lola Pearson, box 71, route 1, and to Mrs G. F. Korlnek of Stayton. All awards may bo obtained by calling at The Statesman Office. Next' week the topic Is Jigi. Dried figs are "always available and fresh fig la season may' be obtained - on the Pacif le . coast. Any recipe using figs will be wel come. The e o n re art lasts until Thursday oon.iApru . - Following are this week's win ners: ' , -.- tWky Road Plo Itt taps MUM -H e whippiaf ema . ? ;. S qaaras . mmWMtcni cfceits, easts)? eaeppee j ' - ! . X cas IWar .;' K Uupm salt ; S jrlks - Uupn Tmill S rhmIlw cat ia. quarter Put coffee and cream in top of a double boiler. Add chocolate and scald. Pour, about cup of this mixture on the flour sugar and salt which have been mixed School District's Budgeteers Named - ' Expenditures to Be Eyed Soon Increased Pay May Be Granted To permit early reelection of teachers at increased rates of pay, the Salem school board last night appointed the 1936-37 citi zens' budget committee and au thorized Superintendent Gaiser to submit an outline of suggested expenditures. Gaiser indicated he would have a tentative budget ready for committee action with in a few weeks. Committee appointments and directors making them were as follows: W. L. Phillips by Chairman E. A. Bradfield, George H. Graben horst by Director Percy A. Cup per, Chester M. Cox by Director Walter. Minier, Don Upjohn by Director F. E. Neer, and Harley O. White by Director Wright, D. W. Eyre and W. H. Dancy, al ternates, by the whole board. (Turn to Page 7, Col. 6) Income and Intangible Taxes Over Tico Million State taxes from incomes, from corporate excise and from intang ibles levies had reached the f2, 100,000 mark here yesterday as heavy mails swelled the tide of tax moneys rolling into the state. State tax officials were confident the total receipts for the year would run well beyond S3, 500, 000 or a $1,000,000 gain from, the 1936 aggregate of tax re ceipt. Filing time for returns ex pired at midnight April 1 but re turns. postmarked up to that hour were excepted without penalty. together. Blend well and return to double boiler. Stir until thick and then cover. Cook 20 min utes. Add beaten egg yolks ana stir welL Continue cooking for fire minutes and then remove from the stove and blend in va nilla. When almost cold, mix in marshmallow! and fill cooked pie shelL Chill and cover with sweet ened whipped cream before serv ing. Makes six portions. Barbara Compton 1010 N. Summer 24-Hour Salad " J trrt btaUa ' 4 UblaapaMs viacfar 4 taaWapaaaa sarar t Uakapaaas batter 1 cap eras 5 capa watta cbarriea eat la balvct ' S caaa aiaaappla, cat ia piacas S araag, cat ia plceaa S caaa auasaauUoara, cat la aaar tors -. i - Put-eggs la double boiler and add vinegar and sugar, beating constantly until thick and smooth. Remove from fire, add butter, and cool. When cold, fold in whipped cream and fruit mix ture. Turn Into fancy ring mold or any. deep dish and place In re- atAA - Caw 91 Iiamm Tnlfl (Turn to Page VCoL'fli I No Barrier to His Execution Tonight, Md Foreman Freeman Close Mouthed, Status of Case Uncertain Bruno's Defense Claims Failure to Bring, in Bill Significant TREN'TOX, X. J., April (JPf-There will be no request from the Mercer county gnod jury for a further stay of exe cution for Bruno R 1 c h a r i Hinptnuui, it was learned au thoritatively early today. TRENTON, N. J., April 3.-(Fri day )-(jip-The fate of Bruno Rich ard Hauptmann became suddenly more beclouded than ever carry today when the Mercer county grand Jury suddenly voted, after more than 12 hours' deliberation, to discontinue Its Investigation into the charges that the Lind bergh baby murder was committed by Paul H. WendeL The Jury, whose consideration of the Wendel charges caused the postponement Tuesday, of Haupt mann's execution, now set for to night, did not vote a "no-blir which would hare dismissed the formal murder charge on wkian Wendel now Is held In Jail, nor did it vote an indictment, LV'E." Rogers, assistant prosecutor, aaid. Leaves Case Open For Later Inquiry Prosecutor ErwinMarshall said: "The grand jury has voted to discontinue further investigation of the Wendel case, and I have no further instructions to summon or subpoena witnesses in this case. The result, therefore, of Its in quiry, which has Included the questioning of Governor Harold G. Hoffman, Attorney-General Da vid T. Wilentz, Burlington county Detective Ellis Parker, and Wen del himself, among others. Is to leave the murder charge open for further action by the grand Jury, if it should desire, or the prose cutor. Richard Stockton, 3rd, assist ant attorney general, however, said : "The Wendel case is finished so far as the grand jury Is con cerned. The charge of murder died when the grand jury failed to Indict." A high legal authority asso ciated wfth Hauptmann's prose cution, interpreting the grand jury's action, said: "There is nothing standing ffa the way of Hauptmann's execu tion tomorrow night." Foreman Allyne E. Freeman of the grand jury said its next meet ing would be Tuesday. Hauptmann's attorney, C. Lloyd Fisher, said it was his un derstanding that the failure of the grand Jury to take any ac tion left the case "up in the air." The jury's failure to take any action leaves the fate of Haupt mann, most authorities believe, up to Governor Hoffman, and his hands appeared to be tied by rul ings of the attorney general's of fice that he lacks power for further reprieve. Col. Mark O. Klmberling. pri son warden, who postponed the execution from last Tuesday un til tonight, can not delay K on his own authority longer than the -end of "the week of March JO." The last witness to be heard by the grand jury In a session that began before 10 o'clock yes terday morning and did not ad unUl 11:40 p. m.. was the ac cused man. Wendel. He was tn the room three and a half hours and came out cheerful. 700 Pensions in County Forecast County officials predicted terday that 700 old-age assistant benefits would be granted as mafeir individuals throughout the conv ty once the new setup Is Inaugur ated, by the county relief commit tee. - : - ' " . . For the last few months approx imately 41 0 persons have received help from the county; Increase fa the number of- pensioners win come from relaxation In the ultc Ibillty rules. " Heretofore pension recipients must hare been resi dents "of .Marlon county for 15 years. Now they may receive pension If they-have lived fivo of the ten years preceding their ap plication In the county where the pension Is to be granted.. The monthly outlay for pension pay ments will probably run to 17- 500. V ' -i- :