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PfiUNOOO 1651
1IEIETIETH YEAR
Salem. Oregon. Wodncsaay Morning, August 21, 1940
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Barely Missed
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Salem Champs Continue
in Race; Bonneville .
Foe on Thursday
- Grif f inV Perfect Game
Is Highlight; Fast
Games on Tonight
GAMES TOXIGHT
& : OO Corral Us ts. Julia Lee
Wright.
9:00 Portland Firemen vs.
Medford. I-
Scores: Last Night
Oregon City 9, BfcMlnnville 8.
Pendleton 2, Kennedys O. .
Square Deal 8, Woodburn 1.
Bonneville 7, Eugene O. ' t-
By RON GEMMELL
Pitching perfection was last
night attained in one of the four
contests that concluded first
round firing in the seventh an
nual state Softball tournament
now In progress on Sweetland
field, and just one more out sepa
rated yet another moundsman
from the night's second no-no
achievement. J -
Pendleton's Harvey Griffin
faced but three batters an Inning
as he pitched the high country
team to a 2 to 0 win over Salem's
Kennedy- Kids :thus leaving the
Square Dealers,' who ,had little
trouble dropping Woodburn j-by,
an 8 to 1 count, thsvcapital city's
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En One
Pawl Hanser's Column
Swimming Is a habit, which
comes naturally to fish, frogs and
some fowl. Most dogs and horses.
some cows and r
most of the less
"NSr apes also
swim, whether
not, on contact I l
with water. Men t
also swim. f
On the whole, '
fish are better
men, though we
jh we
a f el- r
1 Gil-1
who!
k Ant L
once knew
low named
1 1
s
lingsby
claimed he out
distanced a sal- pnl h. Hiawr, jt."
mon over a -mile course, includ
ing three fish ladders and a wat
er hazard. We had no reason to
disbelieve h)s statement at. the
time.
Blen most learn to swim,
which Is where fish have the
upper fin. This Is a handicap
which some men are able to
overcome. It Is often said fof
such persons that H swims
like' av fish." It is sometimes
said of some men that, He
drinks like a fish, bat there
is no apparent parallel here.
Although it had been recorded
In the works of Grimplus, the
Roman Ichthyoulogisit, that oc
casionally a carping carp has
been heard to remark tn slur
ring tones of another fish that
"He swims like . a man, bo
fish has ever been heard to ;
say of another that He drinks
like a man.
Men, on the whole, drink much
asler than fish, which is where
men have It on the fish.
Considering the problem from
all angles, including the obtuse,
however. It must be recorded that
fish, on the whole or In filets,
have much easier time lntheir
relations with water than men.
In the first place (and as far
as this discussion Is concerned
there are not subsequent places)
fish are never confronted with
the- problem, of getting in the
water. Men, on the other hand,
must face this problem ! every
time they face a body of water
with the v intention of total or
partial immersion.
One and one-half per cent of
the : total body of human swim
mers will ' when . confronted with
body of water Jump (or: fall)
in. The other 98 per cent do
nothing, of tho kind. Stubborn
souls, s they die tj Inches. They
(the -SS per cent) ; twiddle a
tentative toe in the water for
several minutes before deciding
It's worth, while wetting an ankle.
The progression Is gradual from
there on. ' 1
It Is therefore proved that
8 W per cent of the swimmers
would never get la the water r
If they had no toes. Fish are
not faced with this. This Is the
reason (and this, ryott will be
surprised to learn. Is the con
clusion of .; this roonogrcph)
that fisb have mft !.
Down Woodburn Emlrr
Mere Comes the Bridal Party
After Interruption by Air Raid
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An air raid siren interrupted their wedding ceremony at All Saints
church, Eastbourne, England, so Eric William Essex aad Bliss Doris
- Bailey, accompanied by the bridal party, headed for this air raid
shelter. Time passed, so did the bombers. Out came the bridal
party to return to the church for the final "I do." AP Telemat.
Transport Course
Brings Accusation
Some Stubborn Man Opens
Way to War Peril, Is
Charge in Senate
WASHINGTON, Aug. td.-JP)-
The senate heard an accusation to
day that a single "stubborn" man,
"either President Roosevelt or
someone in the state department,"
had refused to change the course
of the refugee ship American Le
gion and thereby had risked a
provocative Incident that might
have "precipitated this country
Into war in a week."
: The accuser. Senator Bone (D
WaEh), spoke while the army
transport bearing 897 passengers
headed for New York, apparently
safely beyond the waters off Scot
land which Germany had warned
were mine-infested and highly
dangerous.
"Someone Is risking the lives
of 900 human beings aboard that
vessel," Bone told the senate, "lf
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Refugee Steamer;
Is Reported Sunk
DUBLIN, ' Aug. .O-iSVThe
torpedo sinking of a SOO-ton Brit
ish steamer bound to the Ameri
cas with British - war refugees,
some ' of them en route to the
United States, was disclosed to
day. Seven persons were killed, sur
vivors said, when two torpedoes
struck their ship when It was two
days out from a British port. The
survivors 1 were landed Sunday
night Tat a port of northwestern
Ireland by a Yugoslav steamer.
The name of the British ship was
not disclosed. Her destination
had been Jamaica.
Salem's Part in McNaryDay
Event to be Outlined Today
By STEPHEN C. MERGLER
' Salem's part In providing a fit
ting welcome tor and tribute to
United States Senator Charles L.
McNary next Tuesday in connec
tion with the formal notification
of his notninaUon for tice-presi-dent
will be worked out at a meet
ing here today, Ernest A. Miller,
president : of the Marion County
Wlllkie-McNary club, ' disclosed
yesterday. Exact time and place
of -the meeting had not been fixed
last night. - ' -Ti :
v Representatives - of the Balem
Merchants association, interested
war veterans organlxatlons, the
Balem chamber' of commerce and
the Marian county republican cenr
tral committee, headed by Dr. B.
F. Pound, will attend.
Merchants will be asked to close
their stores at 8 o'clock the af
ternoon of the notification: cere
monies, which will begin at the
state fairgrounds at 4:80, Miller
said, f The state board of control
la expected to consider at a meet
ing today a suggestion that state
offices be closed at the same hour
to enable state employes to at
tend, .".'t.. . - ' . .
Putslda scammnitles jrJU fee ist.
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Q'Mahoney Holds
Big Lead in Vote
Simpson Tops GOP List;
Bourbons May Again
Lead, Total Count
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 10.
(ff) Wyoming's senior senator, J.
C. O'Mahoney, piled up a 8000
vote lead late tonight in the demo
cratic primary election for re
nomination over his opponent,
Cecil W. Clark, Newcastle attor
ney. In returns from 178 precincts
out of the state's 898, O'Mahoney
received 8804 votes to 401 for
Clark.
In the republican primary. Con
gressman Frank O. Horton was
leading his opponent, B. Frank
Bratcher, Sheridan attorney, 4181
votes to 755.
A close contest was Indicated
in the four-man democratic con
gressional race as returns from
171 precincts showed that Dr. J.
C. McHenry of Gillette, Townsend
old age pension group-approved
candidate, and John Mclntyre,
Douglas attorney, were running
within 100 votes cf each other.
McHenry had polled 1468 votes
to Mclntyre's 1871.
Milward Simpson, Cody attor
ney and University of Wyoming
trustee, was leading the repub
lican's five-man race for the nom
ination for US senator with 2201
votes from 158 precincts. State
Senator Harry B. Henderson, jr.,
of Cheyenne, was running second
with 1611 votes: Former Con
gressman C. E. Winter of Casper,
third, with 702.
.A prediction that the demo
cratic vote total would exceed the
republican was made by R. II.
Rose' of Casper, state democratic
chairman. Two years ago demo
crats polled more primary elec
tion votes than republicans for
the first time in Wyoming's his
tory. vlted to send their bands and oth
er show organizations to Salem
for the day, to add color for the
benefit of the crowds expected to
come In large numbers from all
Oregon and in smaller numbers
from many other parts of the
United States. !
Arrangements to have the
streets properly decorated with
flags and banners are certain to
be' effected. Miller said. In addi
tion the Wlllkie-McNary club
hopes to obtain several thousand
pictures, stickers and banners
bearing pictures of the two repub
lican national candidates for dis
tribution by merchants to the psb
lic . ; ;
"The town will be dressed to fit
the occasion down to the minutest
details," Miller declared fr--
Alteratlon : plans for the Cen
tennial' stage at the fairgrounds
have been changed to bring the
notification speakers platform
within the view of a larger num
ber of people. At least 25,000 peo
ple will be able both to see and to
hear the speakers, according to
Ralph H. Cake, republican na
tional committeeman 'for Oregon.
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Italian Force
Massing Upon
Greek Border
British - American Union
Is Possible, Claimed
" in Parliament Talk
Foes Exchange Air Blows
as Air Base Deal Is
Deemed Imminent
(By The Associated Press)
The possibility of eventual un
ion of the United States and the
British empire was visioned by a
former war cabinet officer In the
British commons Tuesday night
after Britain's war government
disclosed an agreement in prin
ciple" to lease naval and air bases
on British possessions In tbe west
ern hemisphere to the United
States.
Prime Minister Churchill end
ed his eighth war statement to
the house of commons by pictur
ing the mutual interests of Bri
tain and the United States as a
flood which, like the Mississippi
river, "Just keeps rolling along
inexorably.
Then Leslie Hore-Belisha, for
mer British war secretary, told
the commons:
"If that trend should lead to
the same kind of consummation
as we hoped for In the case of
France, namely an eventual com
mon citizenship all the evils of
this war will hare been worth
while."
Just before France collapsed,
Britain offered as a last desperate
measure to bring the French and
British empires still closer to
gether by making all Britons and
Frenchmen citizens in a common.
united realm.
In Hyde Park. NY. President
RooBevelt ald that conversations
with Britain on the acquistion of
naval and air bases by the United
States were progressing satisfac
torily. Bad feeling between Greece and
Italy Increased.
Usually well Informed circles
in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, said
Italy is massing troops in Albania
on the Greek border. Several
thousand men of new Greek mili
tary classes were called to the
colors. It was the third time
Greece has strengthened her army
in the last week;
In Rome, the official Italian
news agency, Stefanl, charged that
Greek terrorists had gone into the
Clamurla district of Greece with
the evident purpose of killing Al
banians and burning their pro
perty."
It was the alleged murder of an
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Coordination of
Utilities Urged
PORTLAND. Aug. tQ.-JP-Co-
ordlnation of the northwest's
transportation, o m m nnieation
and power generating facilities as
a national defense measure was
proposed today by O. R. Bean,
Oregon utilities commissioner.
He Invited! Bonneville Adminis
trator Paul J. Raver and Wash
ington Public Service Director
Don G. Abel to a conference.
"All power production units,
transmission lines, distribution
centers and Interconnection of
power sources (In Oregon and
Washington) should be coordina
ted into a system for general use
In case of necessity, Bean said.
"The same should be worked out
for bus. truck, rail, water and air
transportation, and for telephone,
telegraph and air communications
so that the proper defense or
emergency authorities can hare
at hand all available informa
tion.
Socialized Banks
Fear Expressed
SEATTLE, Aug. 20-iSVC. B.
Stephenson, vice president of the
First National bank of Portland,
commented here today that "It is
hard to tell where bankers will
be 10 years from now. . ,
"With encroachment of gov
ernment, - signs , point to some
form of socialised . banking,, he
said in an interview while here
to address the Pacific Northwest
Banking school. I don't say it
will happen, but it could. These
trends should be arrested, if yoa
believe In private enterprise.
Senators
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LeonTrptsky
Gravely Hurt
Russian Exile Attacked
by Supposed, Friend;
' Assailant Held ;.
Two Chatting AlonV Just
Before Assault, Say x.
f Mexican Police " ".
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MEXICO CITY. Aug. 20.-(X)-A
supposed friend drove a pick-ax
lnta the skull of Leon Trotsky as
the5 two chatted in the home of
the exiled Russian revolutionist
at nearby Coyoacan late today.
Gen. Jose Manuel, chief of the
federal district police, told re
porters surgeons had operated on
Trotsky and "there are hopes of
saving; his life."
Poliee tonight said the assail
ant gave his name as Jacques
Mortan, 86, a Belgian. They said
that besides the attack weapon
he also carried a revolver. .
Hospital attaches said it ap
peared Trotsky had a fracture at
the base of the skull, a hole in the
skull where the plck-ax entered.
one wound on the right. shoulder,
and another on the right hip.
Trotsky only recently escaped
unharmed in a machine gun at
tack on his house in which about
20 persons have been arrested. He
blamed the attack on the OGPU,
the Russian secret police, because
of Trotsky's attacks on Josef
Stalin; the Russian dictator.
As pieced together from unof
ficial versions, the story of the
attack follows:
Trotsky and the acquaintance
regarded as a friend w ere
chatting in Trotsky's office alone
when auddenly there was a cry
for help from Trotsky.
One v of Trotsky's bodyguards
dashed in and found the visitor
raining blows on the Russian's
head with the small pick, about
12- inches from . tip to Up. The
bodyguard disarmed the assailant
Trotsky and the 'assailant-, were
taken to the police hospital where
patrolmen, armed with tear-gas
rifles, stood before a heavy iron
gate to keep the crowd away. Po
lice officials said they could not
discuss the case Immediately.
Roosevelt Turns
Down Debate Bid
And Tells of Progress on
Defense Bases; Willkie
Renews Challenge
By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL
HYDE PARK. NY. Aug. 20-JP
President Roosevelt answered no
today to Wendell L. Wlllkie's
challenge to debate campaign is
sues f and reported that con
versations with Britain on US
acquisition of naval and air bases
on English possessions in tnis
hemisphere were progressing sat
isfactorily. Both subjects were discussed at
his regular press conference at
the summer white house, with the
chief executive- Indicating that It
was defense problems like the
naval-air base situstlon which
would keep him from campaign
ing for a third term.
Things are In such shape this
year, he said, that he can do no
political campaigning, Including
debating with Willkie. as the re
publican presidential candidate
suggested in , his acceptance
speech at Elwood, Ind., Saturday.
While Mr. Roosevelt coma not
be persuaded to say when deci
sions In the British-American
conversations might be reached.
British Foreign Secretary Lord
Halifax told the house of lords
in London that "agreement in
principle" had been "arrived at
for the leasing to the United
States for 99 years of British
sites in the Atlantic, various West
Indian points and Newfoundland;
And while British Prime Min
ister Churchill, speaking In the
house of commons, appealed to
this country for "timely rein
forcement" of the British navy,
Mr. Roosevelt told reporters they
should not speculate on proposals
that the United, States sell, to
England destroyers built in World
war days. He did not deny, how
ever, that such sales were under
consideration. - '
President Roosevelt's no to the
Willkie challenge came when, a
reporter asked this question:
"Mr. President, when are you
going to start the debates with
Wendell Willkiet" j
Smiling and flicking the ashes
from a cigaret, Mr. Roosevelt told
the reported, they, knew as well
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Stamp Plan I Extended '
to 23 . Oregon Counties
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-AV
The surplus farm commodities
food stamp plan will be extended
to 13 Oregon counties -Malheur,
Harney, Lake, Deschutes, Crook,
Gilliam, Grant, Hood River, Jef
ferson, Morrow, Sherman, Wasco
and Wheeler the agriculture' de
partment, said 'today,, -.- : ;
With Pick
Ax
Battered Gunsmith
Of Using Auto,
VTT
Tm. r. Robfheoa. bis head bandased
istered bv Joseph Williams of
man following his arrest on a charge, not yet filed formally, that
he injured Williams fatally by driving an automobile over him.
TtnMnann Is m. lUckreaU arunsmlth and run dealer. Statesman staff
photo.
House Draft Bill
Is More Drastic
Committee Rejects Senate
Plan; Would Register
Men Aged 21-15
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10-av
A broad conscription bill making
men 21 to 45 years old, inclusive,
liable for immediate military
training was tentatively approved
by the house military committee
today, while the senate debated
a less sweeping measure.
The house bill calls for regis
tration of men from 18 through
84. Those selected immediately
for a year's compulsory service
would come from the 21-45
classifications, however.
Chairman May (D-Ky) said
that the committee, by an almost
unanimous vote, turned down
proposals that provisions of the
senate bill, calling only for reg
istration and training of men 21
to 80, Inclusive, be Inserted In
the house measure.
"It's the opinion of the com
mittee that these are the proper
ages and we're going to -put the
bill out this way," said May.
Clergymen, divinity students
and conscientious objectors would
be exentpt, and the training of
college students In their senior
year would be deferred.
An exemption for students
studying for the ministry in theo
logical and divinity schools was
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Valley Project's
Inspection Looms
. PORTLAND, Aug. 20.-JP-The
rivers and harbors board of the
army engineers will visit Oregon
projects next week and attend
public hearings at Port Orford
and Toledo.
Brigadier General Thomas M.
Robins will accompany the .board
which will Inspect the Willamette
valley - flood - control work near
Eugene August 28.
Democracy to
1 Of Petain; Friendly to US
By JOHN LLOYD
VICHY, France, . Aug. 2 0-6ffV
The new France views with sym
pathy the - American trend ; to
ward armed preparedness chief
of state Marshal Philippe Petain
said today, and "will remain
firmly attached to the ideals she
professes in common with the
great American democracies. .
The marshal disclosed to for
eign correspondents that he had
received a message from uenerai
John J. Pershing expressing the
wish that Pershing could be at
the aide of his old French com-
rade-at-anns during these criti
cal days; and added: -m
r was deeply movea ana pro
foundly grateful for his wish to
help in ' saving France and the
youth of -France.,- -
Petain eonuaenuy - preacitea
his defeated eountry would re
cover from its present trials.
The will to recover exists, he
said, and added grimly: "If in
any sense it does- not, i wui
create it." ... - -v.-r .:
The Franee of tomorrow," he
asserted. ' "will be . at . onee rery
new and very ancient. -
"She will become again, what
Faces Charge l .
as Lethal Weapon
J
i
following a blow allegedly admin
Salem, is shown with a state police
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Woman Is Killed
In Auto Smashup
Recent Spokane Resident
Victim; Three Girls
: Suffer Injuries ;
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SILVERTON. Aug." t-rridi.
C. Sibley, about 10. recently- of
Spokane, was killed and her two
daughters and another young
woman were injured when tbe
automobile driven by Mrs: Sibley
crashed into a power pole on the
Mt. Angel road about 10 a clock
tonight.
Ellen and Eileen Sibley suf
fered fractures and June Cook of
Spokane suffered a broken thigh.
They were brought to the Silver-J
ton1 hospital where it was indi
cated tneir injuries were serious d
put not critical.
The automobile appeared to go
out of control after passing an
other car at the first turn on the
south side of. the Abiqua bridge.
The car was badly smashed
The Sibleys had been visiting
for several weeks at the Dawes
home on South Water street. Miss
Cook had arrived recently to visit
the Sibleys.
Argentina Crisis
Iniiriinent, Hinted
BUENOS AIRES, Aug.? 21.
( Wednesday) -(iTT-Presldent Ro
berto M. Ortiz, who had turned
his duties over to an acting presi
dent because of illness, was re
ported suddenly to . have re
assumed leadership of his cabinet
early this morning nl an attempt
to check a growing crisis threat
ening his regime.
The crisis centers around - an
army ' land purchase in which It
is alleged too much money was
paid. . -
Ortiz was reported to : have
called the cabinet into session at
his home at 1:30 a. m., and as
the group met It was said the
resignations of some or . perhaps
all the members was imminent.
Survive, View
she never should have ceased to
be an essentially agricultural
nation. Like the giant la. the
fable; she will regain all her
strength through i renewed ' con
tact with the earth. : j r
"She will restore those old tra
ditions of craftsmanship which tn
the past made her fortune and
glory. It goes without saying that
she will remain a land of arts, of
which culture, of disinterested re
seareh.. ' , ' "
'Petain "declared' America, was
doing wen to prepare herself
against any possible invasion." It
is not only the right of American
nations to prepare themselves ma
terially and morally, he said,, but
their duty. - , ; -
. Petain observed that there has
been some criticism of France for
not fighting on from her colonies
after defeat on the continent.
"But what would you have had
us do?" he asked. "Our army In
Africa was rery weak. Wf had
nothing but the debris of an army
left on the continent. What could
we dot.. . ; : . V " .
He described" France in her
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Struck by Car
After Quarrel
Witnesses
RicJcreall Man Hit Over
Head With Shotgun,
- Story of Affray. ';
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Charges - Await' Outcome.
'? of Autopsy; Both Men
''i Drinking, Claimed
Joseph Williams. S 2, pioneer
Salem battery man,'vi dead last
night, and L. D. Robinson, SO, of
RIckrealL was held, in the county
Jail on an open charge involving
homicide as the result of an al
tercation over sale of a shotgun
which occurred early yesterday
afternoon at Williams! , trailer
house home a half-mile south of
Liberty.
1
Formal charges will probably
be placed against: Robinson to
day. ; District Attorney Lyle J.
Page indicated last night, follow
ing further investigation of tbe
matter by local authorities and
the filing, of an autopsy report
by Dr. Joseph Beeman. Portland -
medical criminologist.
The dispute, in sthe course of
which Robinson allegedly drove a
car over Williams injuring . him,
ratany, arose over details of a
gun-swapping deal, investlgatinf
authorities reported.
Robinson, a gunsmith and bow.
maker, called on Williams shortly
after noon to Interest him. in a
bargain Involving i shotguns ' be
longing to both parties, and tbe
dispute originated : when the two
men were unable to agree on final
terms of their bargain.
Theft of Watch I
f Charged, Related
Witnesses, including Mrs. Phyl
lis Ramsden and Mrs. Maude
Beckman, both of whom lire next
door to Williams' trailer-house,
reported that the two men were
arguing when they emerged from
Williams' house and Robinson
started to get into his car. Both 1
men had been drinking. . i
Williams was reported "to hare
Mviwufciuft iv aiixu, aim ac
cording; to one witness was seen
to search Robinson's clothes Id a a
effort to find it. i
The two fell to scuffling, in the
course of which Williams struck
Robinson over i the head with a
12-gauge shotgun, and- then
sought to choke the older man.
Williams then returned to. bis
house, leaving Robinson, bnt
when the. latter climbed Into his
car, a 1930 Ford coupe, and be
gan to drive slowly down a 100
foot driveway toward the road,
Williams jumped t on the run-
nlngboard of the machine.
Witnesses reported that Rob
inson, evidently confused, steer
ed into a pergola tof the Robert
Ramsden house adjoining the
driveway and knocked it (down.
Drove over Williams
Twice, Is Story '
He then turned his car toward
Williams, who had moved to the
center of the driveway, struck .
him down and' drove over him.
Witnesses said that Robinson
then 'reversed his machine and
backed over the prone body of
Williams. He then drove away.
and. was later reported to haTe
returned to Rlckreall, where he
was arrested by state poli&e. i
Mrs. Ramsden and Mrs. Beck-
man, who saw. the altercation.
telephoned the Marion county
sheriffs Office, and Deputy Sher
iff L. L. PIttinger, who respond
ed, summoned the city first ail
car. The latter i took Williams to
a local hospital where he died
at 3:65 P. m. s t . ; -.
A hat found in tbe yard near
Williams house disclosed Robin
son's identity to the authorities.
Williams had been living on
10-acre ; prune tract belonging
to him after. having been in the.
battery and automobile electric
business in Salem -for 15 year
prior to 1938. He Is survived by
a son. Joseph Williams, Jr., nw
serving, in the! navy, and - by
brother, -William, living, in W.
natchee. Funeral f arrangements
are in charge of a nsin. Palmer
Williams, of route, three. . "
Mndd Is Present .
During AltereafJoa ..
Police authorities also , Ques
tioned G. R. Mudd in reference f
to the case. Mudd was present'
during the dispute between Rob
inson and Williams, having spent
the day and preceding-night with
Williams. He was a witness of
their dispute. 4 -- i
He was held briefly as - a ma
terial witness and. released late
last night. 4 ; - - V- ;-!
Authorities said Robinson made
the statement that Wnilama shot
at him twice as he was leaving
In his ear, 1 and that the ) Shots -shattered
the windshield and both t
side windows of. his car.
Other witnesses reported hear
ing no shots, however, vand ln
ye8tigatingofficers were unable
to - find empty. . cartridge cases
about ' the scene of -the alterea--"
tlon. District Attorney Page said -
yesterday that Robinson,-asked if
he deliberately backed his car
over Williams, replied,- "I hope
I backed over him. -
. Robinson himself was suffering
from head Injuries when brought
to the courthouse, and was treat- :
ed by Dr. C. Hayes" before belng
questioned by the f district ' atlor-
ney and police authorities. .