' Art Appreciation
. Only a ' few , wore weeks
to purchase the 4S repro
ductions of famous paint
ings from The Statesman.
Watch for early announce
ment. Weather v
Increasing clou dines,
rain today, ansettled Wed
nesday; Max. Temp. Mon
day 47, Mia. 31, riTer 18.8
feet, raia .IS inch, south
wind. -
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ElliUTY-SE V ENTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon,. Tuesday Morning, March 22, 193S
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
No. 308
.Mninte
(fitieclole
Couunci
30
Minis
Disorder M(i
Industry fffmnge of
" y ' 1 ' vfr 1 ' - o
Crisis Is Seen in
Lithuania
Poland Accord
Two Ministers Offer to
Quit; not All Serene
t tct t ! e
is warsaw Deiiei
Neutral Bloc Proposed;
Britain Drafts new
Pact With Italy
KAUNAS, Lithuania, March 21
-0F)-Reports were circulated to
day that the entire Lithuanian
cabinet bad resigned as the in
ternal .situation continued tense
over the government's submission
to Poland.
Two cabinet members were
known to have tendered their
resignations, but official circles
refused to confirm or deny a ru
mor that Prime Minister Jona Tu-
belis had stepped out.
- ' Foreign Minister Stasys . Lazo
raitls and . Minister of Justice
Stasys Silingas offered to resign
but it could not be learned wheth
er Pres. Antanas Smetona had al
lowed them to quit.
The Lithuanian student associ
ation declared a 10-day period of
mourning in protest to the gov
ernment's capitulation. The mem
bers decided to adorn their caps
with black crepe until March 31.
fin t h a t -dte Lithuania ha
agreed to exchange diplomatic en
voys with Poland, as demanded
in the Polish ultimatum. , ;
WARSAW, March J l-(ip)-The
feeling prevailed in some quar
ters tonight that re-establishment
of Polish-Lithuanian friend
ship may not experience smooth
sledding.
Negotiations to put the agree
ment between the two countries
into operation and to start bor
der traffic were under way at
Tallinn, Estonia, by the Polish
and Lithuanian ministers.
WASHINGTON, March 21-)-Poland
will take the initiative in
forming a neutral bloc of nations
stretching from the Baltic to the
Black sea and separating Russia
and Germany, Count Gorgs Po
tocki, Polish ambassador to the
United States, aaid tonight. ;
Ambassador potocki told news
papermen this was made possible
by Poland's settlement of her
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Pay Upon Gallows
MOTJNDSVILLE, W. Va., March
2 l.-idP)-Three . men died on the
gallows tonight, the first to pay
the extreme penalty in West Vir
ginia for, kidnaping. " ',
: James Travis, 25, and Orvil
Adklns, 25, fell through the trap
together at 9:02 p. m., and
Arnett A.. Booth, 30-year-old
World war .veteran, was hanged
34 minutes later. '
. The trio, all from Huntington.
W. Va4 were convicted of abduct
ing Dr. James L Seder, elderly
anti-saloon crusader, who was
held . captive 11 days, then died
four days .later of exposure.
0
d dit.ee
in the Afwi
WASHINGTON, March 21
(P-Representative Lemke B
ND) said today a good way to
save the taxpayers n o a e y
would be to reduce the Bomber
of congressmen. -
He proposed to reduce the
membership of the house of rep
resentatives from 483 to 188.
Smaller states would have a '
larger representation, propor
tionately, than they do bow.
-CLEVELAND, March
Judga David Copeland said all was
cosmic in the damage suit
against Joe Voamiav -
.. Dismissing Landlord Joseph
Kaufman's 3300 suit today against
the Boston Red Soz outfielder, in
which Kaufman claimed Vosmik's
dog did his rug that amount: of
damage. Judge Copeland wrote:
"Methlnks , the dog that Joe
doth own -
"Does more than gnaw upon a
bone.
He announced the lull was set
tled out ot court, and wound up
with:
"So Joe paid Joe and let's play
ball
. "Dismissed and settled once
for alL - x ' ' - .
TV A Chi f on't
Preside... FR
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' t
ARTHUR E:
o
Grainger Concert
In Salem Enjoyed
Leslie Auditorium Filled
to Capacity; Musician
Receives Applause
- By MAXINE BUREN
From the moment ihat Percy
Grainger appeared on the Leslie
auditorium stage last night un
til he had finished Is final
"Molly oa the Shore" a good two
hours later the audience sat in
tent on his hands and the music
they made.
Not many musicians can fill
Leslie auditorium, few can hold
them through a long program,
with an encore after almost ev
ery number. Grainger showed
bis fascinating personality at
last night's rehearsal; re looks
very much like a musician, and
one expects temperament with
certain mannerisms, but as he
discusses each piece, telling a bit
about the composer and demon
strating at the piano his explana
tions he shows utter pleasure in
playing. He has few mannerisms,
sitting quietly but with a great
show of. strength.
Contrasting the strong first
number on the program, "Fan
tasia and Fugue G minor, Grain
ger played "Blithe Bella," also
by Bach as an encore. "Symphon
ic Studies" by Schumann was ex
plained as a robustly athletic
composition, quite unlike the us
ua romantic . character of the
composer's nature. As an encore
Grainger played "Romance in F
Sharp Major" also by Schumann.
'-, "Ballade op 24" by Grieg Is
distinctly Norwegian and was en-
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Zimmerman Presents Issue
i Of 7-County
Peter Zimmerman, former state
senator from Tamhill county,' up
held the ' proposed seven-county
utility district which ip to be voted
upon April 8, In an Address at the
Salem c h a m b e r of commerce
luncheon Monday noon.
The district if created will In
clude portions of Polk, . TamhilL
Clackmas, Washington, Clatsop,
Columbia and. Lincoln counties.-
Zimmerman assailed the unfa
vorable report of the state hydro
e 1 e e t rie commission, declaring:
"Change the governor of Oregon
and youH change that report,"
He said the report assumed that
the district would pay a consider
able amount 1 for promotion but
allowed nothing for the expan
sion such promotion would bring,
and also assumed that the' project
would be paid for twice in 20
years, through replacements ao
offset depreciation at the same
Ume that the cost was being am
ortized. Zimmerman devoted the major
part; of his talk, to answering
statements made by Franklin T.
Griffith, president of the Portland
Mexwan
Resign, Tells
He Can't Fire Him
JHORGAN,,
- 1
Chairman of TV A
Defies Roosevelt
"Not ra Public Interest"
Is Answer; Silence Is
FR Threat Basis
WASHINGTON, March ll.-(JP)
-i-resiaett Koogeveit threatened
to suspend or remove Arthur E.
Morgan from the chairmanshin
of the Tennessee Valley Author
ity toaay and promptly was con
fronted with a blunt declaration
rrom Morgan that he was power
less to do either.
. The determined chairman de
clined to nartleinatn ' further In
Mr. Roosevelt's personal investi
gation or tva and spurned a
presidential sueeestion that he
was obligated to resign or re
tract tne charges he bad made
against his fellow members of
the TVA board of directors.
"It is my Judgment," Morgan
told the president in a third and
apparently final session of the
chief executive's inquiry, "that
my resignation at this time would
not be in the nubile Interest.
Therefore, I do not tender my
resignation. I wish also to say
that I - challenge the sna-areation
and deny the right and power
to remove or suspend me." -He
Persisted in hia refusal tn
give the nre8ldent facta tnnnort.
ing his accusations that Vice-
unairman Harcourt Morgan and
Director David Lilfonthai
been guilty of malfeasance, or to
aeiena mmseii against tbel
charges , that he had sought to
"rule or ruin" the TVA,
Mr. Roosevelt said that on the
basis of the record of his hear
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Power District
General -, Electric company, . in
previous chamber of commerce
address opposing the district pro
ject. i-'V: V-' '.
Challenging Griffith's claim of
low rates, .Zimmerman . said the
Eugene municipal plant's charge
for 15 kwh. was 75 cents com
pared to the PGE of $1; for 100
kwh $255 compared to 33.39 and
for 250 'kwh. 34.50 compared
to IS. . - -
Admitting that PGE rates were
lower than those of federal rural
electrification administration pro
jects, Zimmerman said the latter
served remote districts which pri
vate utilities refused to serve, and
that therefore the costs would nat
urally be higher.
Zimmerman attacked the past
policy of the PGE, saying it had
required rural petitioners to post
excessive 1 sums before building
transmission lines, varying that
policy only occasionally "through
fear."
The speaker attacked the hold
ing company system under which
he said, eastern financial Interests
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Oil
Control
One American
Held Prisoner
In Pay Dispute
Agrarians Cause Trouble
in Sonora but Troops
Control Situation
QS Protests Seizure of
Oil Plants but Will
Still Buy Silver
NOGALES, Ariz., March tl.-lJP)
Federal troops controlled the
city of Ciudad O b r e g o n, Son.,
Mex., tonight, reports reaching
the border said, after armed agra
rians relinquished possession of
mills and municipal buildings they
had seized earlier in the day as a
protest against the policies of the
local administration.
The Nogales Herald reported
three rice and flour mills, closed
when 200 armed agrarians took
complete control of the city, were
reopened after federal troops un
der Col. Avila Blanco assumed
control of the city. No property
damage was reported.
Agrarian leaders, border dis
patches said, agreed to surrender
the mills and municipal buildiuKS
and withdraw from the city pend
ing .outcome of a petition asking
Got. Ramon Tocupicio of Sonora
to oust the city administration of
Presldente (Mayor) Felix Verdus-
duzco.
MEXIPO CITY. March 21. -FV-
An American and two Mexican oil
company executives were reported
to be held nrisoners today by Tam-
nirn worker In the first disorders
developing from Pres. Lazaro Car
denas expropriation or the tor
eign petroleum industry.
Tamnico advices said Edward
Borrego, American superintendent
of the Standard Oil company ot
New Jersey refinery there, and the
Mexican were held "within a
building" by workers demanding
navment of back pay.
Company officials here said they
knew of no pay due, unless It was
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Japanese Army Is
Reported Cut off
WITH THE CHINESE RED
ARMY IN CENTRAL CHINA,
March 21-(fl3)-The commander of
the Chinese red army today as
serted 40,000 Japanese troops in
southern Shansi province were
cut off from their supply bases
and in greatest danger of defeat
since the Chinese-Javanese war
started.
The red. commander. Tu Cheng
Tsao, drew a grave picture of the
JaDanese military, nosuion in
Shansi where forces have been
moving south toward the red cap
ital. Sianfu.
At his field headquarters in
central Hopeh province, south of
Pelping, Yu also recounted
series of red victories in the past
month which put the Japanese
in a precarious position.
. Japanese troops in southern
Shansi have been fed for the
past six days with fsod dropped
from planes, red military reports
said. Their mountainous com
munication lines eastward along
the Peiping-Hankow railway were
cut by 30,000 red Chinese troops.
Raising of Money
Orders Admitted
, By Dean Maxwell
DALLAS. March 21. Dean
Maxwell, who was arrested here
Saturday by Sheriff T. B. Hooker,
charged with forgery of an Amer
ican Epress money order, has con
fessed to 18 such forgeries, offt
cers here said. The confession was
made to O. H. Montgomery, spe
cial agent of the express company,
State Police Officer Webb and
Sheriff T. B. Hooker.
- Maxwell was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Charles-Greg
ory, here today and waived pre
liminary hearing. He was bound
over to the grand Jury.' He la be
ing held in the Polk connty Jail.
, Maxwell was arrested here Sat
urday afternoon by Sheriff Hook
er, for passing an -American Ex
press company money order at the
Guy's Hardware store. The order
had ben issued for 11.48 and had
been r a I a e a to 117.4s, it
charged, "
I I if ine
nuuse
BigNavIffl
"e high
Nearly 3 to 1
46 Warships, 22 Smaller
Vessels, 950 Planes,
Cost One Billion, . ...
Reorganization Bill Hit
by Gr.een; Amendment
by Byrd Defeated
WASHINGTON, March 2l-(ff)
-The administration's billion-dol
lar naval expansion bill won
house approval today by a ma
jority of nearly three to one.
Thirty republicans joined one
progressive and 261 democrats in
swamping the opposition, 292 to
100.
The measure would authorize
construction of 46 warships, 22
auxiliary vessels and 950 air
planes. Experts say its author
izations could be carried out in
four to six. years.
It now goes to the s enate,
where Senator La Follette (Prog
Wis), Senator Borah (R-Ida) and
some others have indicated they
will fight It vigorously, and ad
ministration leaders have pre
dicted passage by another large
majority.
As approved by the house, the
bill carried no actual funds for
construction. President Roosevelt
has recommended, "however, that
work be started this year on some
of the vessels it would authorize
two of the three battleships
and two of the nine cruisers. To
make this possible congress
would have to approve a separate
appropriation hill.
In addition to providing ior
the new ships, the bill would
authorize the navy to:
1. Build a $3,000,000 dirigible
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Witnesses Appear
In Relief Inquiry
Several More Subpoenaes
Issued; Maxwell Case
may Get Attention
Investigation of the Marlon
county relief organization went
into its second day before the
grand Jury yesterday and indica
tions were that the probe would
last for at least two or three days
longer.
Joseph B. Felton, deputy dis
trict attorney, said he didn't know
how much more time the Investi
gation would consume.
C. A. Sprague. publisher of The
Statesman, appeared before the
grand Jury during the day by re
quest to explain the nature of
complaints, against the handling
of relief as made in editorials
which appeared in The Statesman
last month.
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Shrock, Lewelling
File for Primary
Walter S. Shrock ot Hubbard
filed in the state department Mon
day for the democratic nomina
Hon for Marion county state rep
resentative. Shreck was the first
democrat to file for the house in
this county.
Circuit Judge L. G. Lewelling
filed for renomination ' for his
present office in the nonpartisan
primary.
There were two filings tor gov
ernor: Charles A. Plaine, Eugene
real estate man, republican, and
Ralph M. Erwin, Multnomah conn
ty coroner, democrat. ,
Other . filings, all for republi
can nomination for the lower
house In the legislature, were. A.
J. Swett of Tillamook, third dis
trict; Malcolm L. Wilkinson of
The- Dalles. 21st district; L. D
Nash of Nashville, Lincoln coun
ty, ninth district.
Perrine Files to
Succeed Himself;
i Nicholson to Run
With' the preliminary filing
yesterday ot E. B. Perrine, as a
candidate to succeed himself to
the four-rear - term on the city
council from ward 1, and tht
announced IntenUon to file to
day or tomorrow by J. H. Nichol
son, for the two-year unexpired
term from ward 1. all 10 poten
tial vacancies, with the exception
of that of Fred A. Williams of
ward 5, have one candidate each
in the field.
City Recorder A. Warren
Jones, completing nil second
term In office, yesterday formally
tiled his preliminary petition as
a candidate to succeed himself
tor a third term A His announced
campaign slogan is: "My rf-d
is my pieuonxL. -
Storm Drain
In Council
Prompt ' Relief Sought
Aldermen Testify as to Early Morning Calls From
' Irate. Citizens; Sewer
: , ;. Bring in 'Plans
Fully a half dozen council members reiterated last
night how they had been beseiged by irate citizens in their
respective wards all the way from midnight to 5 o'clock
in the morning concerning flood waters and sewage backing
up into their basements and causing untold damage and grief.
While Alderman Exed A. Williams, m a lengthy speech,
' O was vehement in his demands that
Croup Organized,
Back Art Center
Mrs. V. A. Douglas Head of
Association; Scbool
Will Be Opened
Mrs. Vernon A. Douglas was
unanimously elected president of
the Salem Art Center association
at a meeting at the YMCA last
night at which it was announced
the campaign to raise 32000 for
a federal art school project here,
had gone over the top. Contri
butions totaling 32196.02 were
announced, with further reports
to be received.
Other officers named by the
association included Otto K. Paul
us, vice-president; Edward W.
Acklin, secretary, and Tinkham
Gilbert, treasurer. A governing
board consisting of 60 people
representing interested organiza
tions is being formed.
Definite announcement of a
date for starting the project and
opening the art school to be lo
cated on, the ground floor of the
old senior high, school building
is expected to be made at a meet
ing of the board Of directors with
D. S. Deffenbacher, national art
project director, and . Coast Sup
ervisor Danysh at the TMCA at
7:30 o'clock Thursday night. The
two executives were unable to
keep appointments to attend last
night's meeting.
Dr. Burt Brown Barker, state
chairman of art projects, who
discussed the movement last
night, win confer at the YMCA
at 5 o'clock this afternoon with
the officers. . . '
River Drops From
Peak of 18.7 Feet
Cool weather and a cessation
of heavy rains over the weekend
at least temporarily halted a Wil
lamette river flood threat and
the stream began falling yester
day after having reached an 18.7
foot crest recorded at 7 a.m. Sun
day The river was dropping at
the rate of one-tenth foot an
hour last night At 10:30 p.m.
it stood at 18.1 feet.
A weather bureau forecast of
rising temperature for today and
cloudiness followed by rain made
it possible the river's drop might
be checked by melting snows.
Only .03 inch of rain fell in
the 24-hour period ended at 7
a.h. Sunday and .13 Inch more
up to the same hour yesterday.
Thornburgh, 105, Oldest
Resident of Oregon Dies
FOREST GROVE, Ore.. March
2 l-(P-Ambers Thornburgh, 105,
listed In Who's Who In Oregon
as the state's oldest resident,
died today. .
Thornburgh crossed the plains
to California in 1859 and came
here two years later.
New Theory as
Source Told, Ledford Case
ST. HELENS," Ore March 2 1-(iPy-Mrs.
Mlrron -Jensen, mother
of Mrs. Agnes Joan Ledford, 35.
testified today ahe knocked down
"something In dark fJlt cel
lar on September S, the day be
fore the state contends her daugh
ter poisoned Ruth Ledford. 13.
: Mrs. Ledford. charged in . a
separate indictment with th poi
son death of another stepdaugh
ter. Dorothy Ledford, 15, previ
ously testified she placed a pack
age of poison purchased cs an in
secticide In; the fruit cellar.
Mrs. Jensen said ahe felt some
thing strike her arm when she
reached up to a shelf In the cel
lar for butter, but failed to find
what had fallen In the dark.
She said Ruth died - the next
day after asking for a glars of
milk. Mm. Ledford was in Port
land with Dorothy, who waa tak
en to a hospital, at t!.e time. -.
Mrs. Jensen was still on the
witness stand when court re
cessed. - '
Other defense witnesses testi
fied briefly to apparent good feel
ing and affection ? existing be
Problem
Li
Committee Asked to ,
at Next Meeting- .
the council take immediate action,
Mayor Kuhn and several of the
council were ot the belief that
definite plans ot procedure should
be adopted although they were
of the same general opinion as
Williams.
Although Williams was for
making an attempt to give flood
provoked citizens immediate re
lief, it was his citation that the
city had in years past appropriat
ed and spent 3500,000 on -sewage
disposal outlays for which they
now had very little to show, that
caused fellow council members to
point more firmly to the necessity
of having well-devised plans of
operation.
Mayor . Kuhn's announcement
that word had been-received that
a WPA grant of 313,000, which
the city has to match, had been
appropriated, was a signal for ex
pression of disgust from Williams
concerning WPA projects. Citing
Shelton ditch as his example, Wil
liams said It always would be an
eyesore and "no earthly good."
Action was ultimately taken by
the council, demanding that the
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Policies for Flax
Industry Outlined
Committee to Meet Twice
Yearly; State Will
Limit Activity
A committee ot nine, represent
ing Oregon's three cooperative
flax plants and officials of the
state flax industry, will meet
twice annually hereafter to dis
cuss standards, grades and. prac
tices involving the Oregon flax
setup, it was determined at a con
ference Monday of members of
the state board of control and
flax cooperative officials.
Prices to be paid the growers
for their flax also will be con
sidered at the committee confer
ences. The state, under the new pro
gram, will confine its activities to
developing new flax fields and
processing flax which cannot be
handled by the three cooperative
plants.
The cooperaUve plants are lo
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"Reelect Martin"
Group Organizing
A "Re-elect Governor Martfn"
club has been formed In Salem
with T. A. Llvesley as president
and Paul B. Wallace secretary:
Rosters for membership are be
ing circulated, about a hundred
lists being out. The club is be
ing organized on a- nonpartisan
basis.
"People we hare approached
have been signing up virtually
100 per cent," reported Wallace
last night. -
The heading calls for support
for Martin for reelection as gov
ernor, the signer joining a club
with that object in view.
to Poison Y
tween Mrs. Ledford and her step
daughters. ' . ' r:--V::,:
Mrs. Gladys Wooten, Portland,
friend, of Mrs. Ledford, testified
the children called he- .'Mama
Agnes." She said Letha, 10. an
other stepdaughter, had told her
Mrs. Ledford mada orer her wed'
ding dress for, Ruth, who needed
a new . dress. J
Leland Rice, Yankton, testi
fied he had used a spray machine
previously used by Clyde Watson
to spray a potato field. . He said
dust rose only about. "six feet in
the air in a light wind and never
blew more than 100 feet. Pre
viously, witnesses said the dust
rose 20 or 30 feet. ,
The-defense has contended the
girls were poisoned by eating
blackberries from a patch to
which spray from the . Watson
field was blown.
Mrs. Eva Steves testified pre
viously the last words spoken to
Ruth by Mrs. Ledford were: -
"Dear, do you know that moth
er loves you?" -f T.':.
"Yes, and I love you. too
Ruth was Quoted as answering.
ineligh
Route Changes
Also Provided,
New Ordinance
Vote Is Unanimous With
two Qualified ""Ayes
on Firm's Request
9
Refunding Airport BondV
Approved; Hain Given"
Riverfront Lease
Without a dissenting vote, but
with two qualified "ayes, the
city' council last night passed the
ordinance amendment calling for
specifications of bus routes and
designating the schedules upon
which city busses will operate at
not more than 30-minute inter
vals. "
Alderman David O'Hara quali
fied his assenting vote by saying
he so voted with the stage com
pany's assurance in mind that
north Salem would receive 15
minute service during the morn
ing and evening rush hours.
Stating that he didn't approve
of the procedure and thought it
all wrong, Alderman M. D. Ohlteg
further qualified his "aye" by say
ing that because citizens in his
ward demanded bus service he
had no alternative. .
The public utilities committee
returned both the bill regulating
busses and the bill changing bus
routes without recommendation.
Alderman L. F. LeGarie, chair
man, said while the committee
felt that the Oregon Motor Stages
company was justified in asking:
for the change In routes and 30
minute schedule, it did not wish
to go on record. .,
Airport Refunding '
Bonds Are Authorised
By a unanimous vote the ordi
nance providing for an-lane-et
city ot Salem general obligation
airport refunding: bonds, - In
amount of 325,000, was passed.
Upon the withdrawal by the
Hotel New Salem of all objections,
the license committee tendered its
approval ot the application for a
bowling alley at Ferry and High
streets, made by J. H. Coe and
L. Y. Congdon. The council ac
cepted Its recommendation to li
cense the establishment. j
Although the special commit
tee reported back to the council
as in favor of leasing the city
property along the river bank, at
the end of Chemeketa street, to
W. L. Hain of the Salem Naviga
tion company for five years at
$1 per year rental, and tendered
a lease to the council for approval.
the council referred the lease to
the dock committee for a report
and revising. Mayor V. E. Kuhn
was no clause in ' it giving the
council assurance that Hain would
build there as he promised, and
Alderman Evans objected In that
there was no clause directing dis
posal of the building at the end
of the five-year period should tha
city not renew the lease.
A report ot the health and sani
tation committee, . recommending
passage of a bill prohibiting the
irainage oi roois oi ouuaings or
surface water into sanitary sew
ers, was adopted.
Zone Change Voted
At 17th and Market
Both a petition, from "approxi
mately 150 residents ot the -zone
and a resolution, tendered by Al
derman Fred A.' Williams, asking
the council to restore the south- -east
: and northwest corners ? ot
17th and Market streets to origi
nal class one residential district
from' tha claaa three hairiness zan -
it now is, appeared before the
council. The resolution was adopt
ed, and both it and the petition;
directed to the planning and lott
ing commission, along , with, the
passage oi a motion ny Aiaenaaa
Evans prohibiting the city buOd
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. . . .
Charges of Jury
Tampering Heard
OREGON CITT, March 21 HA,
-A statement by District Attor
ney Fred A. Miller that he has
submitted to a county grand jury
evidence of alleged Jury tamper
ing in the recent trial of Sheriff
E. T. Mass drew, demands for a
speedy investigation today -from
Charles T. Seivers -and Arthur J.
Beattie, Mass attorneys.
The Jury in the trial ef the
sheriff on charge -of larceny of
public funds failed to reach a
verdict art the -case will be re
tried April 5.
"If any part of this purported
investigation, by the grand Jary
would hare been to have stated
all of the facts concerning the in
vestigation so that those persona
connected with the trial who are
not guilty of . misconduct would
not be under-the cloud of this
veiled accusation, Selvers aaid.
He added that he had.. offered
"every assistance" in the invest!-
gatlon,"