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PAGE TWO Tht OREGON STATES5IAN, Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, April 22, 1937 Silverton Man Gable Witness Pay T7as $3.20 a Day in 1923, Woodard Says . in Court at L. A. , (Continued from Pag 1) demaading support of herefrom aim. -The federal gorernsieat accuse- her of use of the mails to defraud . and - conspiracy te de fraud. ' -. ' -. "- . . Tour Oregon residents, U. Er nest Nelson, Chris Neilsen ' and Margaret Liesure, or Portland, and M. T. Woodard, of Silrerton. were called to establish the tact that Gable was working in Ore gon during the years Mrs. Norton aid she was his mistress ia Eng land. .Nelson, a civil engineer, said he employed the actor as a labor er in 122. .'Miss Liesure testified he was aa advertising salesman on The Morning Oregonian. ..Neilsen and Woodard said he was employed by them. also. Ills alary as a lumber-worker, Wood ard said, smiling, was f J.2 a day In im. Itomaace Recalled By Fnuu Doerfler Earlier today Miss Frani Doer fler of Hollywood, formerly of the Silrerton district, testified that be met, Clark Gable in Portland Ii lt22 when he joined a stock company in which she was playing.- " She said that "at first wo hated each other," bat that later when the stock company folded np the groan of stranded actors stayed together and that they shared food which the men would go ont and plunder. ,"" "We were Tery fond of each other at that time," she testified. Later, she said. Gable stayed at her father's ranch, and then worked at a lumber mill in Silrer ton. "Every weekend he would visit me. He would walk the seven miles from Silrerton to the ranch on Saturday. We used to put on overalls and Jump from the. raft ers in the barn onto piles ot hay," he added. "It was fun Grangers Decline To Attack Martin (Continued from page 1) lower rate than prirately own ed companies. The committee was ordered to continue its studies. Harry Riches reported for the county agricultural committee on the four-fold objectlres: Rodent control, 4-H scholarships, pas ture grass trial plots and seed crop trials. - Alternates, appointed to the atate grange were Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Rice of Roberts. A large class Initiated into Po mona ' included - Mrs. Ingeborg Brothen, Mrs. Earl Miller of An keny, Mrs. Harry Riches of Sil - rerton, Herman Lafky of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Johnston of Roberts, Mrs. Belle Peterson of Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Put man of Chemawa and George Gerdes, Betty and Yvonne Mur ray, aU of Silrerton Hills. State officers : present were District Deputy Arthur Brown of t o u on now ONE DAY ONLY MATINEE & EVENING r-lf 4i 1 M SlllllllflP ON THE SCREEN "i A Clever. Delightful Comedy Hit! !" j TOO MANY WIVES" j with AXX SlgBLEY JOHN IORLEY PRICES I Matinee Cffi ' Evening 2C All Seats -21 All Seats.r- 22 C KIDDIES 10c ANYTIME LAST TIMES 'ANTHONY ADVERSE' With Frederic March Olivia De Havfland A Warner Bros. Picture Directed by Merry Le Roy West Salem; Helen Theissen, lec turer; Mrs. Fred McCalL Juto nile matron; Mrs. i Elmer Cox, district home economics chair man, . Pomona adopted a resolution asking the grange, to allow 1 100 yearly to the Juvenile matron for juvenile grange work. The July meeting of. Pomona will be with Salem subordinate. at Mac leay halL J. O. Farr of Ankeny is Pomona master. Program numbers . today In cluded solos by Mrs. Harry Rich es and recitation, Maurine Lind quist. . . i Madrid Suffering Under Heavy Fire (Continued from Page 1 gent troops claimed adrantage in the battle f or Dwango- and Bil bao, on, the northwestern bay ot Biscay front. Insurgents said the government defenders fled under heary tire. Both sides claimed El Gueta, small Tillage and focal point of battle. .1 , Six Ships Ready i To Bam Blockade 1 In French St. Jean Do Lux, nearest foreign haven to the Be leaguered Spanish ! Basque cap ital. Bilbao, six British, freighters were reported ready to attempt to run .the Insurgent blockade with food cargoes i for .Bilbao's near-starring population. Diplo mats at St. Jean De Lus believed they would sail : under the .''Be norelent Watch" of British war ships, but-the admiralty . In Lon don denied there would be any convoying' of blockade; runners. ' Britain's stand, ! Sir Samuel Hoare, head of the admiralty, told parliament, still is that Brit ish shipping shall hare fall pro tection on the .high, seas but must enter Spanish territorial waters at ts-own risk, - 8C9 Exhibits For V"SH Show (Continued from. Page 1) his assistants at the county health office will be examining boys and girls entered by the health clubs In a. contest to select the coun ty's healthiest bay and girl. An other health contest, based on self-improvement, is being spon sored by the Marion county Pub lic Health association. The exhibit building will be pened to the public at 8:30 a. m. Friday and remain open un til 9 p. m. . i Saturday the doors will open at 8:30, a. m. Exhibits will be released to (heir owners at 5 p m. Saturday following the stria reme and presentation of awards. Motorists may reach the ex hibit building by driving thru the Silrerton road gate. April Assistance Average Is $21.03 Old age assistance grants is sued to 929 persons in Marion county in Apr. totalled $19,512.94. Glenn C. Nlles, executice Sec'y of the county relief committee, stated yesterday. The arerage grant was $21.01. Assistance given 1 to 27 blind persons totalled $621 and aver aged $23 per person. o .ft . TODAY Reed Defense to Be Offered Today Lack of Affluence May. Be Principal Claim of Ex-Mat Champion "; I Con tinned from Page 1) her asking for protection from her husband. Reed, Mrs. Garln asserted, followed and, cursing, demanded that his wife return to their own apartment. - "1 slammed the door in his face." Mrs, Garln said. , . ' Mrs. Reed, the witness added, had a red mark on her nose that appeared to hare r been caused by a blow. i The Reeds. Mrs. Garln aald, racated their apartment, a short time later. Mrs. Reed tiled suit for dirorce last September. Called back to the stand late in the afternoon, Mrs. Reed said she was asking for $15,009 -because when I married him he wasn't worth anything ' and . I struggled 'along beside him and now I'm older and not ao able to work and afraid my leg la go ing to giro me trouble. She re ferred to earlier statements she had made concerning an accident which occurred on a trip east In a truck. She alleged Reed forced her to leare the truck. She fell on icy parement, she said, the truck ran orer her leg and she spent nearly fire months In two hospitals. Mrs. Reed Recites Alleged Craelties Mrs. . Reed recited numerous alleged cruelties she said her husband had inflicted npon her since their marriage November 8, 1925, declared the police had been called in one instance and also alleged that after ' she left Reed and went to Portland he had taken her - child away from a farm" where the girl had been left In care ot relatives. Reed." she arerred. on more than one occasion sjtruck the child. She de clared he frequently became in toxicated, rlsited speakeasies and otherwise humiliated her and then would ask for forglreness. The trial Is expected to close this afternoon.' The plaintiff Is being represented by Jay Bower man and John H. Hall. Portland attorneys, and the defendant by Custer E. Ross and Roy Hewitt of Salem. . Name Contest to Qose Late Today Shortly after the deadline, at 5 o'clock' this afternoon, for en tries in the contest to name Col. Carle Abrams' new addition to Salem, the judges will, meet to select the winning name, which will not be announced, however until Saturday morning: at .11 o'clock in the big tent on the ad dition. The person submitting the winning name will receire a $25 prize ana li otner prize con sisting of credits toward pur chase of lots will be awarded. . .Messrs. Aschim tc Thomas, ex clusive sales agents for this beau tiful addition, hare opened their new office at 2 SO North High street and announce, that they are ready to interrlew persons interested In owning homes In thia desirable location. They re port a large number of entries In the contest Indicating keen nubile interest In the addition. They ad rise early selection of lots, an- ucipatlng a rapid sell-out. Five Indictments Are Handed Down ( Continued from page 1) charred Samuel J. Dark and Frank Lomker in each instance with non-support of their chil dren. Tneir ball was placed at xz&o eacn. Alrin Bord. Inrestiratad in connection with the robbery of Aaoipn Krehbiel for XZ0, was ex onerated in one of the not true bills. The other two not trn m. ports cleared William Haaklna of a charge ot receiving a stolen die- sei engine and Monte Leonard of a cnarge or non-support. Plants, Trees Suspected Of Carrying Cherry Fly And Borer Under Ban WASHINGTON. Inril 1-b a us poaumce aepartment join ed Montana today la banning shipment Into the state of plants and fruits suspected ot carrying the blass luscust borer or the cherry fruit fly. The department Issued orders prohibiting mailing of fruits and plants from Quarantined areas In Idaho, Oregon and Washing ton Into Montana. Today & Friday ! Two Die Hittc SYLVIA 1 HEMtr SIDNEY VFONOA And 2nd Hit n rTi , Body of Fontana Is Found in Bay SAN FRANCISCO, "April 21-P) Waters of Ban Francisco bay to day gare up the body of Roland D. Fontana, 62. wealthy presl- hlnt of a food products company. who . had oeen. missing for . If days. .. Dr. Sherman Leland of the cor oner's staff announced he could find no evidence of foul play. Since his disappearance April B, members of Fontana's family hare expressed belief the cap italist's dropping from sight was due to his . brooding orer the death of his brother, Mark Fon tana. killed -in an' airliner crash February 9, la south San Fran cisco bay. I Stop Signs Mean Stop, Emphasized That stop signs indicate that motorists saoald stop their cars at the designated spot was the les son conreyed by Salem police yes terday to - 22 motorists who ran through atop signs, mostly at the Court and Commercial Intersec tion ot the Pacific highway. Police, working In relays, kept nearly constant watch orer the Commercial and Court Intersection where stop signs were placed on the two streets coming Into the highway, from the north and west sereral months ago. ; Booked for tailing to obserre stop signs were: Lyle Johnstone, McMlnnrllle; Alrin A n g a s t u s Sweger, 12 SI Edgewater, West Sa lem; Alfred L. Coote. Silrerton: Maurice Knglebert, 989 Mill; Alex Crulkshank, McMlnnrllle : Har riett. B. Christofferson, route 7; Medora E. .Woodry, 4 7 9 South Commercial; Elmec FrefUg, Sclo; George A. Thomason, 299 North 1 9thi Nickoll. H Goentsen, 159t Franklin: Daniel C. Schlrmen, 240 N.ojr tI.CotUge;jQXL Harrey, Portland: Robert G. Bowman, Portland; Dan Wesley Daris, Scio: Ef fie JL. Darenport 1191 Rnge. West Salem;. Dale E. Brown, 980 North 'i 20th; William Loewen, 1122 Ruge, West Salem; Alba J. Barham, 440 DirlBion; Alice May Heathy Silrerton; . George H. Vroek, S6fr Oxford; T. M. Miles, route 7; Benjamin F. Felger, 1185 Ruge, West Salem; Roy Stafford, 1840 Broadway. . : Bridge Crew Asks For Higher Wages Rising prices pinch the county as well as its employes, county court members declared - yester day in; answer to seren members of the county bridge crew who asked that their present wage of 94a day be increased. Court mem bers promised to consider the re quest but made no promise ot granting it. - . . , Commissioner Roy - 8. Malson pointed out that the bridge crew worked -rirtually the -year round while laborers under , other em ployers, state and private, re ceived higher wages but had sea sonsal jobs - only. Commissioner Leroy Hewlett, in answering a complaint that road foremen . re ceived more than the bridge work men, said the foremen receired 40 cents a day extra but- were required to carry gasoline and oil to their districts and did so at, a loss. War Entry Observance Planned at Willamette A student body chapel at Wil lamette unirerslty will be held this morning In observance ot the anniversary of the United States entry into the World war. Prof. S. Stephenson Smith of the Unirerslty of Oregon will dellrer the address. Jehn Toss will pre side orer the meeting and George Self will speak on behalf ot the students. Smith Is professor ot English and chairman ot the Rhodes scholarship committee for this district. M GRAND Today "Midnight Taxi. with Brian Donlery. , Saturday Don Ameche and Ann Sothern In "Fifty j Roads to Town. HOLLYWOOD Today D o u b 1 e bill. Car- ole Lombard and Fred MaeMurray In "Hands Across the Table and "Man Who Llred gain.' with Boris - Karlof f and Anna Lee. Friday Double bllL "Devil on . Horseback." with LH1 Damlta and Fred Keating ' and -The Mighty Trere." with Noah Beery Jr.. and Barbara Read. CAPITOL Today Double bin. Fred- ric March la "Anthony Ad- - rerse. Friday only On the stage, . original stars of KNX. and on the screen. "Too Many Tlres " Saturday Double bllL -We y Hare Our Momenta. with -- Sally Ell era and "Hills ot s Old Wyoming. with Bill Boyd. . t ! j ELSINORE Today Double, bill "Ton Only Lire Once" with J Sylria Sidney and Charles ' Laugh ton in "Private Life I of Henrj the VIIL". Saturday "Swing High. . Swing Low," with Fred ' Mac Murray and Carole e . s ' TLnmhard. - ; ;; STATE ' . Today Double bill. "Along ; out Ordera." Friday Eastern rauderille. headlining Sunny LaMont. The Call Board : plus first showing ot Cary t Grant and Mary Brian in : Romance and Riches." " Quest of Federal Revenues Mapped f Continued from Page 1) lag the cash inflow through exist ing channels prior to any effort to derelop new rerenne sources. Most Pay Despite ! : Validity Oweetioa ' For example, the Internal rer enne bureau announced today that taxpayers must pay social secur ity levies regardless of pending litigation, or suffer penalties if the supreme court validates the security act. Mr. Roosevelt, re rising earlier budget estimates, told congress yesterday that the treasury would report In ' Norember on possible methods of stepping up collections under existing taxes and would suggest "new or additional taxes' If these were necessary to meet rerenne deficiencies. With state and local tax schemes ruled out. any general sales tax would not be considered. Similarly, there probably would be no effort to hike the existing one-cent federal gasoline tax. President Roosevelt already has asked, howerer. that the levy be continued at this rate beyond Its June 20 expiration date. BuUding Planned On State Street (Continued from page 1) modeled. He will retain his 42 foot frontage on State street. A masonry was "Separating the meat department from the groc ery section will be removed. The barber ahop will remain in its present location. 1259 State street, hut will hare a new front entrance.. . Mr. Lebold. owner of the three properties inrolred, said he would proceed soon with construction of a new building at 1258-1290 State street for an unannounced tenant and would raie'the frame structure at 1272 State, occupied by the Cosy confectionery, early In the summer. The confectionery, of which Charles L. McLin is proprietor, will take space in the new building. Fronts of the two new buildings will match that of the building occupied by Pade. A building permit Issued to Le bold last month for the new store building at 1260 State street listed Its cost as 12000. Board Importuned To Buy Properties Members of the state board ot control are being flooded with let ters and resolutions from Port land organizations. Including lodges, endorsing the purchase ot certain office buildings and build ing sites offered to the atate un der an act of the last legislature. "These Indorsements are a waste of Ume and energy, State Treasurer Holman said Wednes day. "The board of control Is In terested only In descriptions ot the properties, locations, cost to the state and the plan under which payments can be made." Holman said he had . receired not less than IB proposals. In cluding sereral east Portland properties In all eases the form al proposals were followed by a flood -of letters and resolutions. the state treasurer continued. Body of Patient Found in Slough The body of 8. Damlamlon. 99, who escaped from the Oregon state hospital here April 19. was found Wednesday in a slough a few miles west of Salem In Polk county. The coroner of Polk coun ty waa notified by hospital, offi cials. Damlamlon was receired at the hospital May 18. 1928, from Port land. He haa a widow living in Greece.7 Six Young People Held Here For Investigation Three men from California and three young women were being held by Salem police last night for lnrestlgatlon. The young men are Alrin Jones and Eddlson Womack. Sacramento, and Thom as Houlihan, BakersOeld. The girls are La Verne Bean. 18. La Nore Bean 19, and Zelma Arthur, 22. Storm Damage to Roads Lighter Than Expected Recent storm damage to Ore gon highways. Including the Jan uary snow, will not aggregate more than $199,000. R. H. Bal dock. state highway engineer, re ported Wednesday. Damage from last week's floods. was comparatirely small, Baldock said. ' .,. k u .e n it rn Ft V II v V III Last Times N Today i -Hands. , Man: Across the Table" Who Lived Again" TWO FEATURES The I "Devil oa fl Sflrhtw I. RarM - Smone SIMON ' ' j James STEWART J avCTw: A CUfiflTft J ( 2 TrrareH beck" Pinball Seizures Injunction Given PORTLAND, Ore.. April ll-VP) -Circuit Judge John P. Winter is sued a temporary Injunction today restraining City-Attorney Frank S. Grant and Chief of .Police . Harry M. - Nlles from arresting - pinball operators or aeisure of the ma chines. - "V -; Argument was set for April 29. The complaint, filed by Walter L. Toose, on behalf of the North west Amusement company, alleges that many of the machines should not be classified as gambling de- ricee as no prises are offered. Salem Girl Is on Cleveland Stage According to an announcement from The Play House, Clereland, Ohio, Dorothy Keeton of this city appeared tn that theatre's production ef "Johnny Johnson" aa anti-war play by Paul Green which has just ended a four weeks ran. Mlss Keeton has been In Cleve land since last fall when she en tered The Play House school ot the theatre; As an apprentice she appeared In a number ot pro ductions this season. Including "Merrily We Roll Along." "The Play House Rerue. "Call It a Day," and "Within The Gates." The rariety ot the theatre's rep ertory ranges from modern to classic plays by foreign and na ttre playwrights. To prore the rariety, Dorothy .will next be call ed upon to take part In a Shakes pearian classic; "The Tempest." whleh ' will be "one 'of the' dosing plays of the season, sometime In May. Radford Estate's Qaim Confirmed Chester B. Zumwalt as admin istrator ot the Mary L. Radford estate was awarded a decree yes terday ruling the Radford estate entitled to receire the remainder of the purchase price on a real estate contract and a deed to the property - Inrolred, held by Ines Knapp, one of the defendants, was canceled. The decision was hand ed down by Circuit-Judge. L. G. Lewelllng. The effect of the decree fs to roff Ines Knapp's claim to the property and to permit Anna Boelter, who had contracted to buy the property from -Mary L. Radford, to pay the balance to the estate. - Judge Lewelllng orerruled de murrers In the case of Nellie Fahey against Herrall-Owens company and a motion. to strike in the case of Herf arth re. Bosch. Emery VanSlyke Called by Death Emery Claude VanSlyke. S8, died at the family home, 948 Gar net street, Wednesday afternoon after an Illness of three months due to influensa complications. He had been employed as a printer at the state. printing department here for about IS- years. Mr, . VanSlyke was a member of the local typographical union, of Jason Lee Methodist church and-had taken an actlre Interest la Boy Scout work in-recent years. Surviving are the widow, Min nie VanSlyke, anil two children, Jean and Robert, both at home; also one brother, Carroll in Georgia. Funeral serrlees will be held Friday afternoon from the Clough Barrick chapel here. College President Dies NASHVILLE. Tean., April 21 -flVDr. Bruce R. Payne, 88. pres ident of George Pea body College for Teachers, died early tonight of a heart attack at his home. ROOF YOUR HOME with PA B C 0 Shingles that wear like armor plate. , -are un-fading' fire resisting weather proof storm proof . -and that give your home that needed pro tection and beauty de sired by everyone. We estimate with out charge any kind - of roof. - i R.L Elfstrom Company : Formerly Xelseei Bros. - Roof and FJt prpt. 361 Chemeketa Salem . : Phone 6550 "Prisoner at the Bar" Set Tonight The drama and trial. 'Prisoner at the Bar.' will be presented In the Salem " First Erangellcal church tonight at 7:45 o'clock. The east Is composed ot 21 promi nent Salem citizens. Ralph Jones, the - prisoner, is accused . ot the murder of his wife. One of the touching scenes tn the trial is when his s-yeer-old daughter. Is brought oa the witness stand to testify against her father. The trial brings an Indictment against preseat-day conditions as a re sult ot the liquor traffic : The cast follows: judge, Guy L. Drill; prosecuting attorney, N. J. Reasoner; defense attorney, William J. Llntoot; prisoner at the bar, Hayward H. Johnson; prisoner's little daughter, Mary Ethel Morgan; sheriff. Captain Walter Lansing; fingerprint ex pert, J. S. Murray; court clerk. M. B.'Stegner; star witness, Mrs. Hannah Martin, and bailiff. B. W. Macy.- - . ' ' ' Summoned on the jury are J. F. -Ulrich Supt. . , Silas Gaiser, Roy Ohmart. Mrs. W. A. Barkus, G. R. Storer, Mrs. G. N. Thompson. W. C. Hawley, L. L Thornton. C A. Kells. Miss Esther Kilmer, Miss Anna Jensen. W. C. Keck. G. E. Wlkotf. and C. A. Howard. ' Admission win be free but a collection will be taken. The publle Is lnrlted. Retailers Slate Eugene Meeting , -A one-day program of the Oregon- Retail . Distributors associa tion will be held in Eugene at the unirerslty - on Monday, . May S. Morning, afternoon and night ses sions are planned, with a group of leading merchants as speakers and provision made for open dis cussions of-retailing problems. Specially featured will be dis cussions on new retailing legisla tion. Including the fair trade act, the national Patman act. and the Oregon price regulation act. Among speakers listed are Har old WendeL manager of Lipman. Wolfe A Co.. Frank Kau, Portland druggist, Edward F. Bailey, at torney, and E. A. Tibblts of the Portland branch of Sears, Roe buck St Co. In the evening a banquet will be held at the Osburn hotel, with addresses by Chancellor Hunter and President Boyer ot the uni rerslty. Ladies' Night Is Held by Kiwanis Large attendance Including a number of members ' and their wires from clubs In other cities marked the Kiwanis "ladles night program at the Marlon to tel Wednesday night. . Entertainment Including num bers by the Willamette song-men and dancers from the Barbara Barnes studio was followed by dancing. "WITHOUT ORDERS" with SALLY KLLERS May-Saturday' A SURPRISE ! A BIG EVENT V The Greatest STAGE SHOW That Ever Played Any Salem Theatre ... . 2 HEADLINERS 2 KA8TKRX CIRCUIT VAUDEVILLE THE ONE AND ONLY ORIGINAL m PERSON! At Last Your Chance to See the World Famous Originator of the Frisco Dance He's Terrific! JOE FRISCO PLUS OTHER BIG TIME ACTS I LUCKY SALEM! Just think! Herein your oten I otcn a headline shots that you couldn't see in New York or Chicago for : less than $1.00 ..- Vessel Aground, Lake Huron. Isle MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., April it -(Thursday) The Mackinac Island coast guard sta tion said early today that the freighter' W. H. McGean was aground on a shoal near Bote Blanc Island, south of here In Lake Huron. ; - . 1 The coast guard said the freight er was In no Immediate danger, although a IS to 40-mile an hour wind was blowing. Rain and anow were falling intermittently. Motor Tuning Is Popular Subject - Twenty auto mechanics regis tered for the free ereatng trade extension class In motor tuning opened by the rocatlonal educa tional department at the Salem high school building Wednesday hight. The class will -meet from 7:3e" to 9:20 o'clock each week night except Saturday for the. next two weeks. Not more than four addi tional persons win be permitted to enroll, aa -the purpose is to limit the class to a number which will make possible maximum ben efit. - -. ; Topics selected by the group for study and discussion Includ ed Ignition, earburetlon. oil con sumption." motor temperature and electrical connections. - Information about the course may be obtained by caning T. T. MaeKensie. rocatlonal' director, phene S71t,-OT by attending to night's session of the :- class la room 2B at the high school. NO EXCEPTIONS If you are interested in daily affairs, eager to read and learn, you need the aid of modern glasses. " . Eyes that .easily tire, quickly destroy your pleasant disposition and rob you of vitality. The penalty, is head aches, constant frown ing, watery e y-e s and wrinkles. Youll be proud to wear our new style glasses. See MORRIS OPTICAL CO. Optometrists 444 Stale St. - Ph. 5523 Last Day Today DOUBLE BILL! "ALONG CAME LOVE" J Irene Heryey . " Direct From thm Blories to You In Person I SONNY IMliMi - and - . - BETTY Stars, of "Coronado Tough to Handle "Old Man Rhythm" To Beat the Band" ONLY THEATRE KXUAGKMEXT Vf THE NORTHWEST OUTSIDE OP SEATTLE! V: