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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1930)
FAIR tonight and Wednesday, but cloudy on the cout, continued mild. Mod erate ninds. Local Max. 75; Min. 52: rain 0; river 1 loot; cloudy; northwest winds. CIRCUIJaTION . . Dally average dUtrlbuUon for th - moutb ending April M, 130 10,636 Average daily net paid 10,201 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1930 PRICE THREE CENTS IK.fS'VSSS 43rd YEAR, No. 114 . :. . 'JJVEfttSR m Ml aVatlUi3 pi ADMITS HOME Anti-Saloon League Head Says Home Manufac ture Probably Legal Admits League Support Of Dry Congressmen Who Drink Wet Washington (IP) The prohibition law may permit the manuiacture oi beer and wines in the home, F. Scott McBnde. general superintendent oi the anti-saloon league, guiu-dedly told the senate lobby committee Tuesday. McBrlde said Rep. Franklin Fort, republican. N. J., "may be tight" In his contention that such manufac ture of mild liquor is lawful. He qualified this statement, however, with the later assertion the league had taken no position on the jnat' ter and that he was not sure whe ther the home-brewing loophole was ooen. Blaine, the only wet member of the commitee, challenged vigorously McBride'a claim of divine origin for the league, but McBrlde declined to answer that line of questioning. McBrlde also admitted during his third day on the stand the league supported some dry congressmen who drink. -Not every man of them," he said. "Most of them exist only in news paper headlines." The dry leader previously had ad " (ConcludcoTorrpaec 18. columnB) WARN NEGROES IN SHERMAN TO LEAVE COUNTRY Sherman, Tex. IP Typewritten warnings advising negroes that un less they -left Sherman within 24 hours their homes would be destroy ed, were found by national guards men tacked on several residences In an outlying negro section Tuesday. Another warning was found at the business place of a contractor who employed a number of negroes. It advised the contractor he must discharge his negro workers within M hours. Colonel L. S. Davidson, Provost marshal, advised the negroes and the contractor to disregard the warnings and reiterated his state ment the lives and property of ne groes would be protected. "It we have to shoot to kill to do It, we will," the colonel said. He said guards In the negro sec tion had been strengthened and troops had been ordered to shoot anyone caught attempting incen diarism. The officer said, the mili tary court of inquiry had some leads as to Monday night's activities and would Investigate. MRS HOOVER'S BACK SERI01M INJURED Washington (IK The Injury to Mrs. Hoover s back wnien nas con fined her to the White House for the past month Is mora serious than was at first admitted, It was learn ed Tuesday. Several weeks must elapse before she can resume her normal activities. Captain Joel X Boone, White Bouse physician, said as soon as the weather moderated Mrs. Hoover would begin to take short motor rides. She has not left the White House since she fell. Last week's beat was followed by raw, cold wea ther and Boone does not wish her subjected to it. Mrs. Hoover probably win be un able to accompany Mr. Hoover to Gettysburg for an address on Me morial day. BANCORPORATION SUIT IS DISMISSED Portland OP) A suit brought against too directors of the Pacific Bancorporatlon by J. P. McNaugn ton. stockholder, resident of Cow- lit county, Wash, to recover from the Bancorporatlon ll.130.OSS so al tered to have beta lost by the cor Deration through stock deals by Its directors, was dirmliafd Tuesday Id federal court. A provision that If the complaint were amended to show alleged fraudulent transactions on the part of the directors It might be brought back Into atari," Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Charlie Wilson bad AI Nor--blad as guest at the chamber of commerce luncheon yesterday and Charlie forgot bis company manners, Be didn't bring tot the black top tables. We're a little bit exercised about the desks the state will provide Newell Williams and Hal Patton when they move up to the state house after election. Personally we suggest for Newell one with the new non-skid black top so his feet won't slip off. As for Hal the old slippery surface would probably be handler. Then all the letters asking for Jobs would skid off Into the wastebasket. Interest in the election sort of faded out today when It got noised around the streets that tbe Begum of Bhopal Is dead.- There ought to be a law. This business of having the pri mary election 10 days after taxpay- lng time closes Is great stuff for the demagogue. This should be changed. Taxpayers come away from the tax collector's office all hot and bothered and are ready to shove the stilletto into anybody In office. We expect taxpaylng time, for Instance, will make several thou sand votes for George Joseph. Mark McCallister, our corporation commissioner, was downtown yes terday addressing a small body of men on a street corner. Frank Derby slipped up behind him. "You'd bet ter get out of here," whispered Frank in Mark's ear. "Sips has been watching you for 10 minutes and you're sure due lor a Dawung out. Half a minute after Mark was head ed statenouseward, coat tails play ing In the breeze. Doggone if we don't go before the council with a five minute parking ordinance for all these State street political talkers. It will be too late for this csmpaign but will relieve congestion between Commercial and Liberty streets next October. Mr. Mountain, the new city agent for the Oregon Electric, was talking to Doc Hill In front of the Valley Motor company the other day. It, was one of the most topographic sights we've seen since we came to town. If Steve Stone, Frank Rock and Sam Vale had been there it would have been a regular bangup geologic reunion. We heard a rumor that Alder man Rosebraugh Is t amine all his shoesh Ining bus. ness over to Tom Manoles at his thine shop. Bat dorred tf we be litre eTerythlnff we hear. ROBBER SLAIN IN GUN FIGHT Duncan, Okla. OP) Police Tues day sought Jeff Cunningham, the aftermath of a gun battle near here Monday night in which one of Cun ninghams brothers was killed, and two other brothers and two officers wounded. - . A group of officers, seeking two men who earlier bad committed a robbery, halted an automobile they said was occupied by the brothers at Mar low Junction, near Duncan. Occupants of the automobile fired at their approach. WaU Williams, Stephens county sheriff, and R. B. Gossett, chief of police of Duncan, were wounded. Forrest Cunningham, one of the men In the car- was killed. John Cunningham was severely wounded snd Is not expected to recover. Man uel Cunningham was Injured less severely. Jeff Cunningham escaped during the fight, the on leers saia. Fliers Cross Ocean With First Air Mail In Less Than 22 Hours Rio Janeiro (AP) Bringing with them the first trans Atlantic air-mair to South America, Jean Mermoz, French aviator, and two companions landed at 6:12 a. m. (4:12 a. m. I. s. T.) Tuesday at naiai, near the northeastern tip of the contin ent. The landing completed a flight of about 1,700 miles from St. Louis. Senegal, which Is near the far eastern tip of Africa. It took 31 hours and U minutes, mora than an hour longer than the aviators bad expected would be necessary. - The plane, a postal hydro-airplane, left Perlpgnan, France May 1 for St Louts When 6 parting at noon Monday for Natal It picked up air mail which had been brought Saturday night from Paris, by plane and look M across the Atlantic INDIANS SEIZE CITY; MARTIAL lAWjOLLOWS Gandhi's Sholapur Le gions Set Up Sejf-Gov-ernment, Defy British Troops Infest City Re volt Leaders Senten ced to Prison Terms By the ASSOCIATED PRESS Mahatma Gandhi's Sholapur Le gions Tuesday seised that city of 119,581 population and swiftly brought upon themselves a state of martial law with investiture of the city by government troops. The natives set up Swaraj (self-government) In defiance of British domin ion. The Bombay government sum moned a special session at Maha- baleshwar, summer capital, to deal with the extraordinary crisis. While Dr. Sarojinl Naldu and Ma nual Gandhi prepared to launch salt raids on government depots. Abbas Tyabji, Gandhi's succesor whom Dr. Naldu succeeded;and nu merous other leaders were sentenced (Concluded on page 15. column C) SOLO FLIER ON FLIGHT TO BEAT LINDY'S RECORD Municipal Airport, Wichita. Kan. WPV Behind the record Lindbergh schedule for the one-stop trans continental flight, Roscoe Turner, Los Angeles aviator, took off for New York at 11:12 a. m., C. S. T., Tuesday after a 20(mlnute refueling stop here. Los Angeles Aiming at a new trans-continental speed record for airplanes, Roscoe Turner, Los An geles pilot, left here at 1:02 a. m. Tuesday on a one-stop solo flight to New York. Turner hopes to better by an hour the mark of 14:23:27 hours, set on April 20 by Colonel and Mrs. Char les Lindbergh. Like Lindbergh, Tur ner will stoD at Wichita. Kans. The big, cream and red monoplane was loaded with 400 gallons of gas oline. The ship is a high-wing mon oplane, of the same make as Lind bergh's, but It Is powered with a 525 horse-power motor, a hundred horsepower greater wan tne engine of the Lindbergh ship. The craft taxied down a long runway, getting away slowly but taking the air perfectly. The pilot circled the field once for altitude and then roared away to the east and disappeared beyond the range of beacon lights over the San Ga briel mountains, which border tne city. . HOOYER TO VISIT . IN PORTLAND SOON Portland UP) L. " C. Newlands, nresident of the chamber of com merce, received a telegram from Senator Charles McNary, republi can, Oregon, stating that President Hoover probably would visit Port land and Seattle during the sum mer. The senator said president Hoov er "Intended visiting all the parka In the Pacific northwest and clues like Portland and Seattle. This lap of the Europe-South Am erican airmail heretofore has been mad In fast destroyers, AU was not easy flying for the plane. The first part of Its trip was easy, but one near the middle of the journey the aviators radioed that the cabin of their plant was nearly filled with rain which fell during a storm through which they bad just passed. They passed over Fernando do Noronha, where trier, la a Brazilian penal colony at 4:45 ajn. O. M. T. (13:46 A. M. C. 8. T.) but needed '(Concluded oa page IS, column 7) STIMSOII TELLS DETAILS ABOUT IIAVALPARLEY Cruiser Tonnage Divided Between 6 and 8 Inch . Gun Cruisers Treaty to Save $400, 000,000 'in Battleship Replacement Costs Washington OP) Secretary of State Stlmson told the senate for eign affairs committee Tuesday In his second appearance to testify re garding the London naval treaty, that American naval officers are divided on the comparative merits of six and eight-inch gun cruisers provided by that treaty. "We decided we should not put all our eggs In one 8-inch gun bas ket at London," Stimson said. "We divided our cruiser tonnage at London Instead of putting all reli ance In 8-inch gun cruisers which never have been tested In war and we obtained parity in doing that." Some American naval officers ob ject to the six-inch gun cruiser pro vision. The United States now does not have such cruisers, while Great Britain uses a number of them, and under the treaty the United States is permitted to build the six-inch gun cruisers. Stimson's claims that the London naval treaty gives the United States parity with Great Britain was ques tioned at the outset of tne neanng, particularly by Senators Swanson, democrat, Virginia, who , also Is ranking member' of the naval com mittee, and by Senator Robinson, republican, Indiana. His claim was defended by Senators Reed, republi can, Pennsylvania, and Robinson, Concluded on page 14. column fl) PRESS BAN ON - PRINCE CAROL Bucharest UP) The Rumanian government Tuesday ordered confis cation of any newspaper which mentioned the name ol the exiled Prince Carol, who traded his right to this country's throne lor love of a woman with red hair, Mme. Hei ene Lupescu. The action was taken In conse quence of publication of Vintila Bratianu, former premier and lead er of the liberal or opposition party. of 100,000 copies of a vitriolic pam phlet accusing the government ana recency council of plotting to bring about return of Carol as a member of the regency council. Carol Is now In Paris. It was said that the government believed that M. Bratlanu'a venom ous publication would strengthen hands of Premier Manlu In dealing with the opposition. ASKS ROTARY TO PLAYPOLITICS Spokane () Urging a plan for development of Ideas of citizenship before 1300 delegates of district No. 1 Rotary International from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, British Colum bia and Alaska, Frank H. Lamb, of Hoquiam, Wash, declared the or-, ganlxatlon was "without an ade aulate program to maintain Inter est. "The onlv thing sure on earth," he added, "is the universal ity of change and I want to aay riant now that I am changing my mind on the value of by-law i. which says Uie club must be kept out of politics. We wonder why we have bad government when we do; yet we sit back with smug com-nlataanr-n and let the bootleggers, the gratters and the professional polltlcans run things and wash our hands of It all." Other speakers Included W. B. Dennis of McMinnrlle, Ore. HUSBAND SHARES ' WIFE'S EARNINGS Los Angelei (ID The to-called Independence of women received a blow here when Superior Judge W. A. Anderson ruled that what a wife earns la community property and belonas half to the husband. The ruling was handed down Mon day In the divorce suit of Mrs. Lu netta B. Howsley who charged non auDoort. The court held that as Mrs. Howsley was earning sufficient mo ney for her own support and re tained her husband's share too, she could not complain of non-support against Luclen B. Howsley. Officers Of Cipltal Journal Stuff Photo Officers of the Orrron state federation of women's clubs, meetinr fcere tn their biennial session are. reading from the left: first row, Mrs. C. N. Btlyeu of Dallas, recording secretary; Mrs. O. J. Frankel of Portland, president; Mrs. George Gerald Root of Portland, corresponding; secretary;. Mrs. William Fordyce Farro of Salem, president third district; Mrs. Lola M. Smith of Barns, president fifth district. Second Tow, Mrs. A. Y. Myers of Marshfield, second vice-president; Mrs. H. G. Cooper of Hood River, president fourth district; Mrs. Charles E. Wells of Hlllsboro, treasurer; Mrs. Seymour Jones of Salem, auditor; Mrs. Ray W. Logan of Seaside, director; Mrs. G. DEADLOCK ON TARIFF WORRIES G. 0. P. LEADERS Washington m Frankly worried over the status of the tariff biU, senate republican leaders were con ferring Tuesday in hopes of solving the procedure disagreement over the flexible provision. The meetin gof the senate and house conferees which was expected to be held late Tuesday was called off because of a meeting of the finance committee on veterans' leg islation. Chairman Smoot said the conferences probably would meet Wednesday. Meanwhile, the house group was standing firm on Us position that the senate conferees take the meas ure back to the senate for a vote on the partial conference report and for Instruction on the Items In dis agreement. Including tbe flexible and debenture provisions. Senator Smoot said Tuesday that the only way to make any headway was to report to tne senate a iau ure to agree on any of the unsettled points and ask for Instructions. Senator Watson, Indiana, repub lican leader and one -of the sen ate conferees, said after a con ference with Smoot the senate con ferees would report the measure back to the senate after Wednes days conference and ask Insistence on its flexible clauses provision. This, ltw as explained, would re turn the bill Immediately to confer ence and give the senate conferees a free band to work out an adjust ment of the Issues. ' SEARCH BEGUN FOR DES MOINES SLAYER Den Moines. Iowa m Intensive search continued Tuesday for the slaver of Evelyn Lee. 9 year otd school Hrl. Her body was xouna in wooded sect km on the outskirts of the city late Monday. Six men were arrested Monday night. Four oi them, however, were released af- tT being questioned Mid poUoe ad mitted they had no conclusive tri denco against the other two. Police centered their hunt Tues day on one man whom they did not name. PURSE SNATCHER PLEADS HUNGRY Portland (LP) "I was hungry." This was the only explanation given polio by Tony Petosky, XI. held without ball after ha was al leged to have snatched a purse from Mrs. Geneva Hutchena late Monday. Petosky was apprehended after a chase and fist fight by a pasterny, Harry Turner. According to the polio, report, Petosky threw a padlock at Mrs. Hutchens and a companion, Mlsa Marguerite Conner. Ht then stepped up and grabbed Mrs. Hutchena' mrraa and started running. Ht waa overtaken by Turner and heal antll help arrived. State Federation Here .IT. kmmr- ;Pf If .' It , M. G lines of Portland, parliamentarian. Operates on Self With Razor Blade For Appendicitis New York, (LP) Louis Ca petta died Monday ntght, al though he thought the opera tion for appendicitis which he performed on himself with a rasor blade had been suc cessful. Capetta's friends told him the pain In his side was ap pendicitis. He couldn't afford a surgeon's fees, so he operat ed on himself, removing part of the append.: without the aid of anaesthetic He had traced the position of the organ from a cheap book on medicine. When the pain returned after a few days Capet la operated again, this time re moving more of the offend big member. But the pain would not leave him, so he went to a hospital and told the as tonbhed physicians .of - his amateur seir-surgery. He did not know he could have had treatment as a charity pa tient Last night be died of peritonitis. STEED REMOVES : TWO TEACHERS 'It was announced at the office of the state board of control Tues day that Mrs. Bva C. Sutter and Mrs. Ollle B. Raymond, teachers at the state deaf school who were Im plicated In the controversy waged recently around the school admin istration, have both been dismissed by J. Lyman Steed, tht superin tendent. Charges made by students, mem bers of the Oregon Association of the Deaf and at least one teacher against Superintendent Steed were silted by tht state board and Steed upheld. The main charge was that he was over-stressing oral speech Instructions at against the man ual method and thereby retarding the progress of students. Mrs. Raymond was not directly Implicated, but her husband, Har ry Raymond, who was not con nected Wlul me scnooi, was saia or tht board members to have been largely Instrumental in causing the trouble. Mrs. Raymond nas oren with the school staff only since last fall. Mrs. Butur hat been a teacher at tht school for about 12 rears. ORPHAN ANNIE GETS BLAME, RUNAWAYS New Orleans, La., OP) Three small children, missing since Sat urday and objects of a clty-wlde search by police wert found In an abandoned house Tuesday. They said they had run away from home, lnantred bv tht adventures of a comle atrip character, "Orphan Annie." A bakery dellveryman found the children, tmeitda Barrios, 10, and her brothers Homer, a and Hubert, 7. Their parents had feared the trio had been kidnapped. WOMAN LEADS FRESH ATTACK ON SALT WORKS Bombay, India (LP) A new movt In which a woman will lead the fol lowers of Mahatma Gandhi In op position to the government was an nounced Tuesday In plans for fresh attacks on the Dharsana salt works. Shortly after martial law had been established at tha terrorised city of Sholapur, Mrs. Sarojinl Nal du, who succeeded Monday to the leadership Gandhi was forced by his arrest to abandon, started en listment of volunteers for the salt works raid. Both Gandhi and his first successor, Abbas TyabJL, were arrested when they prepared to raid the Dharsana works. Mrs. Nsldu's determination to force the policy of Gandhi to the limit was demonstrated in violations of the salt laws at Shlroda and Bel- gaum Monday night and Tuesday, She expected to enlist about 300 volunteers. There also was danger at Karachi where a hartal was declared in pro test against sentencing of Tyabji to three months In prison. All Hin du shops and markets were closed. Moslems were not affected. A mass meeting was arranged for Tuesday night alter several peaceful parades bad been held. LABOR MINISTRY AGAIN DEFEATED London (LP) Tht labor govern ment was defeated in tht house of lords Tuesday when an amend ment to tht coal mines bill was passed over the government's op position, 134 to 3s. No governmental crisis was ex pected to result. The government has sustained minor defeat In both houses of lords and commons In re cent months without resigning. Sculptor Rewrites Coolidge History For Dakota Mount New York (AP) Gutzon Borglum. sculptor, in a com munication published In tha New York Times reveal chano-eg he had made In the text of the 500 word history of tht United States written by Calvin Coolidge. to be Inscribed on tht granite of Mount Ruthmort In South Dakota. Tht Coolidge text which read: Tht Declaration of Independence the eternal right to seek happi ness through self-government and tht dlvtnt duty to defend that right at any sacrifice," was changed to read. "In tht year of our Lord 177t tht people declared the eternal right to seek happiness self gov ernmentand tht divine duty to defend that right at any aacrlllct." ur Ttora-lum. who Is In charge of tht memorial, said he mads tht REPORTS SHOW GOOD GROWTH DURING YEAR Wore Than 200 Club women of State Fed eration Attend Meet Committees Named and Reports of Progress Made of Club Activities More than 200 clubwomen repre writing federated clubs from all districts of Oregon convened for tha first session of their 39th annual biennial federation convention thla Tuesday morning. Reports and program by the American home de partment of the club featured thw morning session. Mrs. F. O. Fran kel of Portland, state president. presioea. The Oregon federation Include 144 clubs with a total membership of 7,638 women, according to a re port submitted by Mrs. C. N. BU yeu of Dallas, recording secretary Exactly $1,993.2$ was paid in dues) during the year 1929-30. The fed eratlon Includes five districts wita 72 clubs, two county federations of 36 clubs, 3 city federations of 101 clubs, 2 organizations with associ ate membership. During the past year 7 new clubs were accepted by the lederauon, and 7 clubs wert) dropped through delinquency. Th report by Mrs. Charles E. Wells of Hlllsboro. state federation treasur er, showed that a balance of 1379 Js) waa on hand. Reports of dlstrtc; presidents and) individual clubs were received din Tcohciuded oh page 14. column" Tf" COLLEEN MOORE GIVEN DIVORCE FROM PRODUCER Los Angeles UP) Colleen Moore off the films, was granted a decree at divorce in superior court Tuesday from John B. Mccormick, mm pro ducer, whom she charged with cruel ty. Mccormick, who the petite act ress married in August, 1923. did not appear to contest tht suit. Colleen, whose legal name, Katn leen Morrison Mccormick, was used) In court, spent half an hour on tht) witness stand testifying to asset-tea mental cruelties and humuitatlona suffered from her husband. 8ht as serted he repeatedly insulted her guests, broke social engagements and was "in an ugly mood" durinf the whole of their European tour last year. "I always hesitated to ask friends' to our house," Colleen began beg testimony, "because I knew what Mr. Mccormick would say to then. He always was making disparaging; remarks about them In their prea ence. Ht would say they bored) him and that they did not bavt) good taste. He never apologized. PEN POPULATION : TOTALS OYER 900 A new high mark in prison pop ulation was established here Tuea day when the records showed that , 901 prisoners wert housed In tht) Oregon state penitentiary. Plvt) women, all federal prisoners wert) brought here Tuesday to swell tha total. change to Identify tht historical era In which tht tventi reeord"j took placs). Ht said ht wroto "us the year of our Lord 1776 to mark tht Christian era and eliminate the words "Declaration of Indepen dence" to convert tht text Into tht) style of historical narrauvt. "Tht declaration states thai the Creator endowed man with certain) inalienable rights," Mr. Borgnna said. "The existence of these right Is so obvious that It needs only ta bs stated. Tht pursuit of happiness) Is one of thoso eternal rlghta, and Concluded on past 14, eolusan 41