Extended r If you're a tennis player, there's a place for jrom ta. ' the . Statesman playgrowad city toarney. The deadline for entries has been extend ed to July B. msm The Weather -" Generally fair today and Monday with cloudiness o eoast. Maximum temp. 79, ndaw 47. River 1J) ft. North west wind. A,. KIGHTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning-, July 2, 1939 Prict . 3c; Newsstands 6e No. 84 Asked to Fro Be OUMl 7 y Find Hunted fisictiiia LSU President Gives Self up To Canadians Smith Says He Had Not Heard of Charges Against Him Educator Telephones to - Police From Cabin in Ontario . BR0CKV1LLE. Oat (By Tele phone to New York), July 2-(Sunday) yp) r Dr.'. James Monroe smith, former president of Louisl- ana State uniTersity, and his wife, were held by police here today after surrendering themselves. Police disclosed that the Smiths. both of whom are nnder indict ment In Louisiana In connection wun anegea irregularities in lsu . funds, telephoned Chief Constable W. P. Young at 9 p.m. (EST) last night and, said they wanted to give up. Police Quoted Dr. Smith as saying he had not heard of. the charges against him and Mrs. Smith, until he read them yester day (Saturday) afternoon. In a Toronto newspaper. wants to Get Hatter Cleared up They said Dr. Smith declared he wanted to get the matter cleared up right away and an nounced his willingness to return to the United States. " - According to police, Dr. Smith telephoned from Charleston Lake, 17 miles t north Brocrille, where he said he had been star ring In a rented cottage for" two ... days. .'-,. f - - . Charleston 'Lake Is a popular tourist resort, frequently visited by Americans. Dr. Smith, police gald, explained that he had gone there on a vacation and had rented the cottage for one week. Brockvllle police said Dr. Smith told them by telephone he would be at this city's police head quarters In one hour. - They were dressed In traveling . clothes and the automobile was , packed with bags. - I fSv an4 Xtrm Cmttn -Mil WAM in me oince ox me police nsuun early today awaiting a decision whether they were to be locked In :. cells. -'" " . - ' Smith Held on .' Embexle men t Charge Dr. Smith was held on a charge of embezzlement. 7 (The former university presi dent was Indicted in Louisiana on a charge of embezzlement of $100,000 of " the Institution's . funds. Mn. Smith, her nephew, J. - Emory Adams and the Smiths' son-in-law, Owen W. Ware,twere ; Indicted on charges of "aiding and abetting : In the embezzle- ment.") , r Police said both Dr,, and Mrs. ! Smith were willing to waive ex i tradition. ' : -7 u, 4 i - They said they had been In 7 formed that Louisiana', state po lice would fly here tomorrow, i ' Have Tax Actions John Steelhammer, state repre : tentative from SalemMias been re commended to take the place of Edwin Keech In carrying on the Impending tax foreclosures tor Marlon county. District Attorney - Lyle J. Page disclosed yesterday. .. The court is expected to file an - erder-Jely retaining Steeiham- Keech had been appointed to handle the foreclosures out gave took the defense of W.T. Rich ardson,' former deputy county county treaaurer recently troea on : a charge of larceny , of public money. ' The sheriffs tax collection de Steelhammer May. partment has prepared certificates . of tax delinquency against 40,1 parcels of property. These will be listed In circuit court foreclosure ' ' complaints unless required 1 pay ments are made before the actions are tiled. 7 - 7 '- fru,V'- Adjournment Jlay! Come in 2 Weeks WASHINGTON, July Conrress can adjourn "within two weeks." Senator Bankhead (D, Ala.) - Insisted today, U - lead ers want to. . . r . ' The - Alabama senator and fcrother of Sneaker Bankhead of the house said "all major legis lation la out of the way, except the monetary bill and neutrality.' : Bankhead said a congressional C:ci:!ca ca " ticsa ccull hi eh- tilael jriii sjted,f : . 7 Hull Plea Ifyto Congress To Okeh: j eu trality BUI In Administration Form Administration Program Best Calculated to Keep Country out of War and to Discourage War, He Declares WASHINGTON, July l4-(AP) Voicing a new plea for approval of the administration's neutrality program, Secre tary of State Hull pointedly told congress today that it was needed not alone for this country's own interests but to en courage world peace. The administration program, he said in a statement, "is not only best calculated to keepo this nation out of war in the event war comes, but also, what is all important at this time, best cal culated to make a far greater con tribution than could the present law or its equivalent toward the discouragement of the outbreak of war." ! t. The secretary's statement was made at a press conference, but it was obvious that it was direct ed as well to Capitol hill where a coalition of republicans and democrats in the house ripped the administration's measure to pieces last night and approved an em bargo on arms sales to nations at war. The present law Includes a mandatory embargo on sales of arms, ammunition and Imple ments of war to belligerents. Re peal of this provision is the heart of the administration's neautraHty program, but the house voted for an embargo on sales of arms and munitions, merely striking out "implements of. war." . . I -Representative Vorys (R,' O), who sponsored the amendment. explained that he wanted to tor bid sales of "lethal" weapons, but waa. willing to permit sale of air planes,, oil, copper and other pro ducts which might be embargoed under the existing statute. . l - In come quarters Hull's state ment was interpreted as a warn ing that failure to repeal the em bargo completely would encour age dissatisfied nations to aggres sion, since the arms factories of this country would, be closed to their victims. Sweetland Is off ! To Boom 3d Term PORTLAND. Ore.. Julv l.-6P- Monroe Sweetland, secretary i of the Oregon Commonwealth Fed eration, left for Washington today to investigate the possibilities of launching a third-term campaign for President Roosevelt in Ore gon. Sweetland. who said it was doubtful If the president would be Interested tn declaring himself In time for the Oregon May primary, explained his name e o uj d i be placed on the baUot by fUUngil,- oeo signatures. - - 8. Stephenson Smith. - Federa tion president,- will leave -if or Washington when Sweetland re tarns. - v. - .,. r . Last week Willis Mahoney. for mer democratic US senate candi date, organized a statewide com mittee to work for Roosevelt's re nominatlon. : j. DivE C Brown Id Dead m Poitiiid PORTLAND. July l.-6TVDeath removed Dr. B. C. Brown, nloneer physician, today. He waa for many years a contributor to the TMCA and Oregon social hygiene society. ' j'-v ", Two brothers, Dr. 8amuel A. Brown of Cahby and William W. Brown of Salem, and a sister. Mrs. Sarah J. Rodkey, Turlock, Calif., Britain, France Reaffirm Vows to Fight for Poland 7 By the Associated Pre is ; nHtaln . and Franca . reaffirmed yestef day : (Saturday) their deter mination to fight, for Poland In the event of aggression bat atiU unanswered was tne aeauon whether a nasi putsch from with in Danxig Inevitably .would lead to war. f : , t The British stand was under scored by an official foreign office spokesman while Foreign Minister Bonnet waa sail to have made France's position clear In a aur prlse conference with the German ambassador to Parts. -?.r Discussing - frankly the possi bilities of Adolf Hitler arranging an "apparently s p o n t a n eoun" movement: within Danzig for re union with. Germany, the British spokesman ; asserted this . would "at once create a most dangerous situation." He avoided a specific declaration, however., that such a denouncement would set off a Eu ropean explosion. 7 i". 4 Bonnet talked with the German ambassador - and conferred also with th British and Polish en joys after Premier Daladier sum Heads July 4th Fete for Salem KING BARTLETT Largest "Foiirtliw Motorcycle Races, Dance, Fireworks Are on Day's Slate . What Is expected to prove Mar lon county's largest Fourth of July celebration is scheduled for the state fairgrounds under the aus pices of the American Legion posts of Salem, Silverton, Stayton, Au rora, ML Angel and Woodburn. Finals for an old time fiddler's contest will be held in the after noon, attracting entrants from all over the county. Motorcycle races will be staged during the after (Turn to page 14, coL 1) Duncan Will Be Oregon Governor 7 Robert M. Duncan, Burns, pres ident of the - state senate, ' will serve ai governor of Oregon from July 7 to H. Governor Charles A. Sprague will cross the state line Into Cali fornia late the afternoon of July 7 on "his way to San Francisco to speak at the world's fair on "Ore gon day," July 8. The governor later will spend a few days visit ing with his daughter, who is now employed In California. Mrs. Sprague will accompany her husband on the trip which will be made by automobile. This will be Senator Duncan's first opportunity to serve as gov ernor since he became president of the senate. - moned General Maurice rGustave Q a m e 11 n commander , of all France's armed forces, back ta Paris fori projected Corsican tour to keep French defenses rea dy In case of trouble over Dan- sig. 7 77 7 ' , . . .. 7, --i.i- The recall of General Gamelin followed a three-hour meeting of the French cabinet with President Albert Lebrun during which Dala dief received unanimous approval of his backing given to Poland. ' tn London Prime Minister Chamberlain waa reported consld ering adding Winston Churchill, war-time first lord of the admir alty, aad , former. Foreign Secre tary Anthony Eden to his cabinet in a further, move to strengthen hla hand against Germany. Both Churchill and Eden have been re peated targets of the nasi press and now are - staunch supporters of Britain's alliance building ef forts.; 7 s 1 v Contrasting' to the diplomatic activity In Paris and London was the Berlin foreign office, deserted ... XTurn to jjaje Xit eel, H Planned by Legion Savant Parking Meter BidMay Never Reach Council Opposition t o Devices From Business Men Is Strong New Parking Plan to Be Offered for District Downtown By RON GEMMELL Parking meters, made legal In Salem by an enabling act of the city council. two months ago and for which installation proposals were received two weeks ago, may never be reported out of the special traffic committee of the council, it was learned yesterday, . At least the six Installation pro posals given the committee for study and a recommendation will not be reported back Monday night, and if they ever are it has become apparent It will have to come about either through a stronger public demand or through a realignment of political affiliations on the council. Business Men Object to Change Opposition to meters on the council is evidently caused, not so much by the personal dislikes of certain councilmen tor the parking devices, but because of strong opposition by Salem bus iness men and by a political divi sion of the council. Alderman Frank Marshall, chairman of the special traffic committee, said yesterday hit committee has so far given no con sideration to the Installation pro- KiiE J.r L?5i0.? be called . until after public hear ings have been held. A hearing, at which Ormond R. Bean, former Portland street com missioner and now state public utilities commissioner. Is sched uled to discuss meters, Is tenta tively set for next Friday night. The meeting hinges on Bean's availability. Parking Suggestion Is Offered Meanwhile the special traffic committee has for consideration a suggestion that the city engin eer . and chief of police t believe would increase by 20 per cent the parking spaces In certain down town areas. While the report of the two city offices, following a survey of the traffic problem. does not recommend the change, It states that If the parking en gle In the 45-minnte sone which extends from the west side of Commercial street to the center line of High, and from the north line of Ferry to the south line of High, and from the north line of Ferry to the south line of Cheme keta. be changed from Its present 45 degree angle parkins to 37ft (Turn to page I, column l) Auctioneer Claims New Swim Record FORSYTH. Mont July 1-SV Clarence Giles, Glendlve's swim ming a u e tl o!n e e r, temporarily climbed from the cold Yellowstone river here tonight and claimed a new American distance swimming record. He left the water at 9:05 p.m. (Mountain standard time) at the Forsyth dam and claimed the Am erican record by swimming 176.8 miles in 12 hours and SS minutes. A swift current aided him. Legless Charles Zlmmy'a American mark was 147 miles In 147 hours. Giles said he came ashore be cause of an injured eye and lack of food since faia wife's car carrying the provisions had broken down west of here. He said he would resume ? his ISS-mlle maratnon from Billings to Glendlve after re ceiving medicine and food from the car. Picnickers near the dam save hint sandwiches and milk. Fee (largesWPA IFunds Are Wasted l! " ,t ."ii-f 't-.? f - .PORTLAND, July l-reder-al Judge- James A. , Fee , charged today WPA food and lodging funds in: Oregon, were . handled with ". "almost criminal careleaa nessw The observation waa made as, be sentenced John L King to two years tn prison today. i King, former office manager' of WPA Camp McNamers in Tilla mook county, was convicted of embessling $2 It In such funds. "Administration ot these funds has been carried on by the organ ization with a carelessness that Is almost crlmim! the Jndgw eera- mented. . s. ' ;. - : US Attorney Carl Donaogh eald the attorney general had been In formed on handling of funds In Oregon with the Idea it might lead to mora stringent regulations. New 3-Member Liquor Board Is Announced Lloyd J. Wentworth Is Chairman of Brand new Group J. N. Chambers of Salem and Lowell Stockman Are Members PORTLAND, July l.-ffV-0re-goa possessed a. brand new liquor control commission today com posed of Lloyd J. Wentworth, Portland, chairman, J. N. Cham hers, Salem, and Lowell Stock man, Pendleton. The group, replacing Chairman Arthur K. McMahan, Albany, Judge James D. Burns of Condon and Stanley G. Jewett of Portland, will take office formally at an or ganisation meeting In Governor Sprague's Salem office Monday, 10 a.m. The governor announced the ap pointments here immediately after his return from Seaside where he had attended dedication ceremon ies in connection with the opening of the Wolf Creek short-cut from Portland to the beaches. Fulfill Residence Requirements The appointments fulfilled re quirements the commission in clude a representative from each congressional district and each major political party. Chambers was the only democrat, Chairman Wentworth, a gradu ate of the University of Michigan, la manager of the Douglaa Fir Ex ploitation and Export company. During the World war he waa manager of the US emergency fleet for the Colombia river area. He represented Multnomah coun ty at the legislature in 1916. ' Stockman, who will represent the icond district. Is one ot Uma- "h He la president of the Oregon State College Alumni an- (Turn to page 2, column 4) Farmer's Union Cracks Utilities Resolution Asks Utilities Department to Grant "Protection" LIBERTY, July 1 The Mar lon county Farmers' anion at Its quarterly session here today re solved to request Governor Charles Ar Sprague and Public Utilities Commissioner Ormond Bean "to govern the selection of the personnel and the administra tion of the official policies and procedure of the public utilities commission to grant . . . the max cessive political activities of the private electric utilities." A resolution calling for appoint ment of a committee to promul gate forming of a public utilities district was also adopted. Other resolutions were: to present facts of education and taxation before locals and recommending that the Farmers' Union cooperative or ganisation be closed to non-members. During the afternoon session State President . Harley Libbey spoke of the future of the Farm ers' union and Mrs. Guy Williams, state Junior leader, outlined the program of the Farmers' union junior camp. Martin Rostvold re ported on the work of the adult education committee. , An announcement was. made of the state picnic at Champoeg Au gust 20. The next quarterly ses sion will be held at Mt. Angel. Maybe There Was A Safe Robbery, e not - There' might , have beea a daring robbery at the Commer cial Cigar store on South Com aaeretal street last Bight and , again there might mot hare beea. Nobody seemed to kaow for anre.7'i::7-e! Counterman D. ft. McCarroU began to think there might have. ' been what be returned from a. trip te a storeroom la the rear : of the building to find the safe; door swinging ewear aad few' lak scattered loosely oa the floor. ' -;--- - - It comld not be immediately ascertained whether any moary . was missing from the safe. , . Three Oilif ornia Tourists Injured Three Los Mollnos, CallL, mo torists were received at Salem General hospital last night tor treatment ot automobile accident Injuries that were not - believed serious. They were 't ' V ; 1 Fred Wilson, shoulder Injury; lira. : Wilson, scalp lace rations, and their daughter, Ila. shock. i ' The Wilson ear ram Into a ditch along the Pacific highway south pt galea, shortly, before 1 p. Three new Liquor Commissioners Are Appointed 6 j Governor Spragne yesterday named aa new members of the Oregon liqnor control commission Lloyd J. Wentworth (top), Portland re publican and lumberman, chairman; J. If. Chambers (lower left), Salem store manager and democrat, and Lowell Stockman, Pen dleton wheat rancher and republican. (Courtesy The Oregonlan). FDR not to Give Up Money Battle Compromise Is V not Idea on Blither Monetary or Neutrality ; WASHINGTON, July i.-ff)-President Roosevelt was reported today to have taken a "no surren der" position In his twin battles with a rebellious congress over monetary and neutrality legisla tion. . Friends said that apparently the chief executive had not thought of compromise on either issue. His last public word on the monetary , question was aa insis tence that his powers be contin ued. - ; . Administration leaden had the advantage of a long holiday week end to rally their shattered forces In an effort to put through the senate next Wednesday legislation to revive the president's power to devalue the dollar and continue operation of the $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund. . Both sides admitted that the re sult was in doubt, thought Sen ator Minton (D-Ind) predicted that by the time the vote was tak en President Roosevelt's friends (Tarn to page !, column i) No Trace h Fq No trace ot the four state Insane hospital escapes who broke from the criminally Insane ward shortly before noon yesterday Jty prying open a padlock with 4 smuggled bolt,, had been found by police' early, today. - I - State , and city police were guarding all exits to the city, and conducting an Intensive search for the . four, "at least three ef whom were considered by hospital officials as violently and crimin ally lnaane.7;7;7ik The escapes were: Leo Davis, It, fX. Lafayette; - "Andrew Carl Schneider 32, Hillsdale; Harold Sueae, 28, Wilmington, Calif.; and William Walker, 47, Portland. TAll three of the younger men, Davis, Schneider and- Saeaa, were said by hospital employes to, be violent and frough," with Suess probably the most cunning '-and Schneider , the, most - inclined . .to roughness. :. Walker, they said, Is given to noisy blustering,, but Is probably the mildest ot the Quar tet. . ueaav who. Jiu long. Jail re- Escaped by Gov. Sprague - 7'" i" h;i - 5$ : Elder Burgunder Says Boy Insane Father Takes Over Boy's Defense; Says Youth Stubborn PHOENIX, Ariz., July l-(ff-Robert, Burgunder, for whom the state asked execution, was pic tured to a. Jury ny his father to day as a stubborn, Immature youth with a persecution complex. The father, Robert M. Burgun der, former Seattle, Wash., prose cutor, who became associated de fense eounsel at his son's request, clearly Indicated that Insanity would be . the youth's defense against charges that he shot and killed two '. Phoenix automobile salesmen. v 4 ' His endeavor to reveal the boy's characteristics to the Jury was made during cross-examination of Dr. Merle A ns berry, professor of public speaking at Arizona State Teachers college, Tempe, where Robert was a student. The youth was a frequent visitor In the Ana- berry home. ' - , Dr. Ansberry, the prosecution's 11th witness. Identified - young Burgunder's outline of a speech entitled "Murder," which waa eon (Turn to page 2, column 1) um cord, according to hospital : au thorities probably engineered the break, which -was ' accomplished while attendants! were at work shaving an&7 bathing ' ether pa tients tn the Ward. It was believed they smuggled Into the ward a 12-Inch bolt, with which they pried open a padlock, on a barrel window, sprung the bars on the first-floor ward, and dropped late Center street. . t Descriptions furnished by the hospital: 4 w 4. r Darts vr--' Height 5'f", weight ISO, dark hair, grey eyes; wearing a blue coat and dark trousers, r i Schneider Height 51 tH. weight 115, brown hair, blue eyes; wearing light ; colored corduroys and a regulation state "hickory shirt -. ' : -. ' ' . : Suess Height I'SV weight ISO,. light brown hair, blue eyes; wearing a yellow: cheeked coat, dark trousers.:. t.;v--- -f, -Walker Height i'lf. weight 125, ligbt hair, hazel eyes; wear ing state clothes, including over alls and "hickory ahlrt, - - 1 V , " 1 " r v W :.y--. : V.-m .-. V A .. .. -;' " jq ... :'- TSi-l.' ,. .i. '. M." - 1 " Is 1 McMahan Says 1- ' f. ' I J : Duty ' i 1 Is First Compliance, With State Auditing Laws Is to Be Probed j i - Suggests County Court Should Be Exonerated f of "Rumors" Careful Investigation of Mar ion county records and "the of ficial conduct of the county court in regard to the audit of the books of eounty officials who handle county funds" wss assigned to a newly-drawn grand Jury yester day afternoon In special Instruc tions' presented by Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan. Specific Inquiries Judge McMa han put np to the new, Jurora were: il. "Has there been an official audit made each year of all the eounty officials handling county funds?" 2. -"Have the auditors PS ployed been Competent account ants?'' 3. ,If you should find that ac countants not ' competent bave been employed, you should then determine whether the failure te employ competent accountants has resulted in the misappropria tion and loss of county money." States one .Sheriff Paid In Excess The judge's Instructions i alee called the Jury's "attention to the fact that the county records show, that one sheriff was paid . for boarding prisoners $8740 In ex cess of the amount allowed .by law; that one constable failed to comply with the law; thai bia books were never audited; and that the county sustained a lose by such failure. , . j No indication was given as te Whether or not District kA.ttorneT; Lyle J. Page would direct the la TestJgation. He said he had ne other matters to place before the grand Jury yesterday. ' j Five men and two women com prise the new investigating Jury: William H. Humphrey, Jr., farm er. East saiem; Roy . lovs. farmer, East Hubbard; Edwin C Hovenden, farmer, S collars; Mary E. J. Coleman, housekeep er. East Hubbard; Ralph Swarts, merchant, Salem : Carl T. Miller. farmer, Macleay, and Lana Beech-. ler, housekeeper, Salem. 7-" Judge McMahan designated Mrs. Beechler as forewoman. She and Humphrey, Love, Hovendea ' and Miller, It was recalled, (were members of the trial Jury which last month heard the state's lar ceny case against W. Y. Richard son, former deputy county treas urer, and failed to agree on a ver dict. - The law. Judge McMahan toll the grand Jurors, '.'provides that it shall be the duty of the county court to have an official audit made by a competent accountant at the end of each calendar year Of the records and affairs of each and every county official hand ling county funds." .1 The statutes further specify, the jury was advised, "that any county court violating any of the provisions of this act shall no't re ceive any compensation during . the time the court tailed te have such audits made, and upon fail ing to have such audit made at aB shall forfeit their salaries." (Turn to page 14, col. ) i. Coiinie Mack Held Very Seriously HI BOSTON, July l-(AVDeseTlbe by hia physician as being "very seriously HI," Connie Mack, 7S-year-old manager of the Philadel phia Athletics, was taken aboard a train tonight bound for his home in Philadelphia. -T 7 r 7 Mack, 'who Iwat strlcke - last Thursday by what physicians de scribed as an acute attack of in digestion, waa accompanied by hie wife, and his daughter, Mary, He waa carried in ft stretcher down the service elevator of the hotel, where M has beea confined tor three days; transported In an ambulance to the south station and placed aboard a train depart ing at 1:49 p. m. (EST) and , reaching Philadelphia at; 1:22 a, m. (EST) tomorrow. 7 .:- ,. ' The whole maneuver waa car-1 lied out la secrecy, and railroad nolle kept away the curious.' SUverton Chosen4 ailcMINimiXEy July Tl - jPi -Sljverton waa awarded the 1940 Oregon Association of Chiroprae- ' tic Physicians convention at the . conclusion of a -meeting nere to- ji Harry Moran, Salem, ' was named president, "Carlton Mast, Portland, ' : vice - president. '- end - -" Franklin Helsley, Oregon City, secretary-treasurer. D. KeUhnm. Bend, retiring t!2 president, was named state cure- wr .ior tne iauoaa4 ahvcuuvs; , ot Culropraetorto .- ; .