BOY BANDIT CLAIMS TO BE N.Y.
CIRCULATION
Dally avtimt dlitrl button for tht
umtb cndlDi May SI, 1030
10,670
Average daily net paid 10,237
U ember Audit Bureau of Circulation
42nd YEAR, No. 148
YOUTH CAUGHT
ROBBIII&PAYII
SHOP SHOOTS
Insists He Is -Mystery
Murderer Wanted By
New York Police
Note To Newspapers
Says Maniac's Last
Victim Has Been Killed
Boston (IP) A 15-year-old boy
who said be was "3-X" New York's
murderous maniac, tu arrested
here Saturday after he had shot
pawnbroker during an attempted
holdup.
The youth gave his name as
Frank J. Page of Long Island City,
N. Y.
"I am the murderous maniac
wanted in New York. You've got
me now," the boy was quoted as
having told police after hs cap
ture. Authorities were skeptical, but
Page Insisted that he was the mys
terious killer.
Passing the pawnshop of the Pub
lic Loan company here. Patrolman
Patrick J. Caffney noted that the
door was closed, which he consider
ed unusual.
Entering the establishment, he
(aw the proprietor, Abraham Beck,
35, of Dorchester, standing behind
the counter, his hands In the air.
(Concluded on page 11. column 7)-
FIND OWNER OF
REVOLVER USED
TO KILL LINGLE
Chicago (IP) The revolver used in
the assassination of Alfred J. Lingle,
Chicago Tribune reporter, has been
definitely traced to one of "Scarface
AT Capone's most notorious gang
sters, Frank Foster, for whom a na
tionwide search was under way Sat
urday. Foster Is being sought, It was
learned, not as the man who killed
Lingle, but in the hope that he
may be able to identify the murder
er among the deadly enemies he
made when he went over to Capone
from the George "Bugs" Moran and
Joe Atello gangs, Capone's most
powerful rivals In the beer and alky
rackets.
Positive proof that Foster pur
chased the revolver, a short-bar
relled .38 calibre weapon deliberately
left by the slayer near the body of
his victim, was obtained Dy Dam
tics experts. They had worked con'
tlnuously In day and night shifts
to bring out the Identuicauon num.
bers that had been filed from the
gun.
A check of the number revealed
teat the revolver had come from
the sporting goods store of Peter
Von Frantzius, who frequently has
been Involved In investigations of
gangland murders. Von Frantzius'
records showed he sold the gun to
Foster.
The tracing of the weapon, to Fos
ter indicated, it was said, that Lin-
gle's slaye rhad two motives in kill
in the reporter, who "covered'
gangsters' activities for the Tribune
lor 18 years.
Expect to Start Work
On Great Northern in
California In July
San Francisco (UP) Extension of the Great Northern
and Western Pacific railroad systems to permit entry of the
first-named transcontinental system into California will
probably begin within thirty days,
President H. M. Adams of tne West-
ern Pacific said,
The tremendous battle -of the
transcontinental carriers, which had
Its Inception In the days of Hill
and Harriman, was terminated Fri
day In Washington by decision of
the interstate commerce commission.
The Great Northern and Its
southern ally, the Western Pacific,
emerged victorious from the epic
fight, with a permit to spend $14.
000.000 in building 300 miles of con
necting trackage, despite the vigor
ous opposition of the Southern Pacific
Entered m mcod4 elM
matter at Salem. Oregon
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Dr. Martin F. Ferrey has an
nounced his intention of becoming
a candidate for state librarian, we
think Dr. Ferrey will be able to
fill and to capacity the chair once
so capably and completely filled by
Cornelia Marvin.
After seeing a couple of Issues of
the Woodburn Independent since It
has become Rod Alden's editorial
baby we are satisfied that is one
place where the Rod could be spared
without spoiling tne cnud.
We note among some of Tom Kay's
political enemies in particular a
sudden acute concern developing as
to Tom's health. But having seen
Tom a few times lately we are glad
to say for all those within the
sound of our typewriter that Tom
is the wellest looking sick man
we've ever seen.
We'll make a guess that Tom will
outlive not only his term as gov
ernor but a lot of those so deeply
and suddenly concerned.
But even if he was still sick It
might be a good scheme to try a
sick man once. Two apparently
well men were unable to stand the
strain and it might be an 111 man
would outlive us ail. When a man
finds out there is something wrong
with the old breadwagon he begins
to take care ot himself while the
hale and hearty chap takes all
kinds of punishment physically and
succumbs to it.
Some of the boys who are worry
ing about Tom's health should do
less worrying along that score and
worry more about how few votes
the party would get If some of the
ether chaps are nominated. Al fer
Instance.
Why It Al is nominated the county
clerks won't even need adding ma
chines to figure up his vote.
It would be like a grammar school
problem In mental arithmetic.
Al has been away and maybe
doesn't know what has been going
on. But when he kicked Bob Saw
yer off the highway commission he
kicked away every chance Al Nor
blad ever had of becoming governor.
And we don't mean maybe. We
think even his best friends will tell
him.
If they don't they ought to be
cause they know it as well as we do.
With all this stir about the gov
ernorship don't forget folks that
Miller Hayden and Kennetn Bayne
are still running for Justice of the
peace.
Maybe that will scare us up a
couple of cigars. . '
HOUSE DELAYS
HARBORS BILL
Washington, uP) The plan of
the rivers and-harbors committee
to seek Immediate final action In
the house on the rivers and har
bors omnibus bill passed Friday
by the senate was changed Satur
day because oi tne mammy u ob
tain conies of the revised measure.
Chairman Dempsey of the com
mittee had been instructed to sub
mit the bill carrying authorizations
aggregating 142,000.000 for action.
It had been planned to request
the unanimous consent of the
house to agree on the senate
amendments which Increased the
total $24,500,000 more than carried
In the house bill.
Dempsey said he would submit
the bill for action prorjaoiy Mon
day. The Western Pacific, under terms
of the I. C. C. grant, will Immedi
ately begin costructton of 112 miles
of main line from Its present 8an
Francisco-Salt Lake system at Kid
die. Calif., to Belber, Calif.
The Great Northern simultane
ously will start construction from
the Oregon line south to Belber, a
distance of 88 miles.
The Western Pacific's part of the
building program will cost approxi
mately $10,000,000 and the Great
Northern's $33,000,000. In addition
the two companies Jointly sre to
Conciudeaon page 11, column 6)
mi
PEACE TREATY
RATIFICATION
REPORT SPLIT
Majority of Committee
.Favors London Naval
Pact Approval
Senate Consideration
Set For Special Ses
sion During Summer
Washington (Urhe senate for
eign relations committee will meet
Monday to report the London naval
treaty favorably to tha senate,
which will consider It at an extra
session to be called after congress
adjourns.
A majority report merely saying
that the comittee approves the
treaty will be adopted. Chairman
Borah will present this report to
the senate after the committee ses
sion. Senator Johnson, republican,
California, who is leading the op
position to the treaty, is expected
to present a minority report against
ratification.
A poll of the committee shows 16
for the treaty, with five opposing.
Proponents of the treaty claim the
necessary two-thirds of the senate
for ratification. Opponents are
seeking to postpone consideration
until the autumn.
EDITORS ELECT
CRONISE; PICK
SALEM FOR 1931
Astoria (IP) Ralph Cronlse of the
Albany Democrat-Herald was elect
ed president of the Oregon State
Editorial association at the final
meeting of the association's annual
convention Saturday. Cronlse will
succeed George K. Aiken, publisher
of the Ontario Argus, who refused
renomlnatlon for the position.
Harris Ellsworth, editor of tne
Roseburg News-Review, will succeed
Cronlse as treasurer of the associa
tion, and regional vice presidents
were elected as follows:
Merle R. Chessman, Astoria Bud
get, western division; Alton Baker,
Eugene Guard, ' southern division;
Verne McKinncy, Hlllsboro Argus,
Willamette valley; Vawter Craw
ford, Heppner Gazette-Times, cen
tral Oregon; and Mrs. R. E. Bean,
Freewater Times, eastern Oregon.
Salem was chosen as the con
vention city for 1931, in competition
with Ontario and Marshficld.
"There is no secret formula for
successful development of a state,
such as that experienced by Calif
ornia," W. G. Ide, manager of the
Oregon state chamber of commerce,
told the newspaper men In an ad
dress In which he described the
newspapers' part in state develop
ment and In creating a new psychol
ogy for Oregon. "California bought
and paid for her publicity and it
was handled in an organized and
carefully thought out system."
Mr. Ids presented a suggested
program for state development and
urged that editors ot the state pa
pers recommend sn appropriation
of 1100,000 from the state legisla
ture at its next session for public
ity purposes only and that over
head items be taken care of by ap
propriations from public utility cor
porations and commercial enter-
Drlses that would benefit by state
development. He also recommended
that each county court snouia al
low $1000 from Its budget for pub
licity purposes, WOO of which should
go toward producing county litera
ture and $500 to the state cham
ber for general development,
FIFTEEN ARE DEAD
WHEN CRAFT SINKS
Melbourne. Australia (IP) Fifteen
persons were lost Saturday In the
wreck of tne motorsnip vaivui in
a storm off Papau.
The dead included Magistrate
Berge and his three children. They
were trapped In the cabin of the
Valvlrt.
The captain of the ship was swept
away with Bergc's baby, whom be
was trying to save.
Mrs. Berge, who also was attempt
ing to save the baby, reached the
beach after nine hours of struggle
In the water.
Thirteen others, all natives, were
saved.
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930
STOCK
Drowns Crippled
Son In Bath Tub
Then Suicides
Jacksonville Fla. UP) Loals
Web, former wealthy real
estate owner here, drowned
his 14-year-old son, Francis,
In a bath tub, then commit
ted suicide by shooting him
self In the head. The eon
had been stricken since birth
with Infantile paralysis. -
"He said be had to do It,
bat I didn't believe It," Mrs.
We Is told county authorities.
ESPEE TO ABIDE
BY RAIL RULING
ASSERTS SHOUP
San Francisco UP) Paul Shoup,
president of the Southern Pacific,
Saturday announced his railroad
would not appeal from the Inter
state commerce commission ruling
granting the application of the
Great Northern for permission to
connect with the Western Pacific
In Northern California.
In announcing the company's de
cision Shoup also extended con
gratulations to the two rival rail
roads. "Congratulations to the Western
Pacific and the Great Northern,"
the announcement said. "I wish
earnestly again to thank the thous
ands of shippers and the many
communities who believe as we do
that the existing facilities, rail and
water, with slight additions from
time to time, are ample to take care
of all existing traffic and all that
may be created, and that the sup
port permanently of the new line
must come principally from busi
ness diverted from us and our con
nections. "If events prove us wrong In any
substantial way In this view, we
will be pleased as well as surprised.
"In any event we will, as gooa
citizens, cheerfully accept the de
cision ot the Interstate commerce
commission, which is, under the
law, the final arbiter in such mat
ters. I will be Interested in read
ing the full text of the decision."
PLANE CRASHES
INTO YACHT AND
SINKS IN BAY
New London. Conn. (IP) A coast
guard hydroplane operated by Lieut
N, M. Nelson of Gloucester, Mass1.,
crashed Into the superstructure of a
yacht while attempting to take off
from the harbor here Saturday.
The plane sank but the pilot and
commander, Eugene A. Coffin,- a
passenger, escaped from the cabin
and were rescued by the yacht s
crew.
The heavy seaplane skimmed
along the water and slowly rose to
an altitude or 15 feet, suddenly,
the pilot said, the yacht seemed
to loom In front of him and he
could not rise above it .
The plane tore through the rig
ging, smashed the cabin roof and
plunged, nose first on the other
side.
Nelson worked his way out of the
cockpit and was dragged aboard
the yacht by the crew.
Several passengers aboard the
yacht were injured by flying glass
from the shattered cabin and were
treated at the- coast guard sick bay.
DRIYER OF DEATH
CAR IS CAPTURED
Portland UP) Clarence F. Harless,
21. wss under bonds of $2500 Satur
day following his alleged confession
to police Friday night that he drove
the automobile which struck and
killed Ambrogl Dlnlcola, (0, on June
II.
Harless wss charged with Invol
untary manslaughter and failure to
stop and give aid. He is alleged to
have struck Dlnlcola and then sped
away from the accident.
Witnesses to the accident aided
police In arresting him later.
BABE GETS HOMER 23
New York UP Babe Ruth hit his
23rd home run of the season off
Elon Hogsett in the eighth inning
of Saturday's game between the
Yankees and Detroit. The bases
were empty, Ruth being the first
oatter oi tne inning.
PRICES IN
NEW COMMITTEE
HI- B Hi N m .-BB .SHB KM
Alone Has
nam ma aw ana est sua got , sjbj gtgg
TO PICK NOMINEE
A republican candidate for
on the ticket caused by the death of George W. Joseph, must
be selected by the newly elected or re-elected members of
the republican state central committee, Attorney General
Van Winkle has advised Phil Metschan, chairman of the
committee.
"I learn from the newspapers that the countv rentml
committees have been reorganized
and state central committeemen
elected in a majority of the coun
ties at this time," the opinion of
the attorney general reads. "Con
sequently at any meeting of the
state central committee which may
be called hereafter such newly
elected members would be qualified
to sit and participate In the busi
ness of the committee.
While the law specifies that coun
ty central committees shall meet
and organize within twenty days
after the primary election this time
element, the attorney general holds
'Is directory and not mandatory
(Concluded cm pge10. coiurnrT3)
MEXICANS OFF
ON 2200 MILE
NONSTOP FLIGHT
Brownsville. Texas VP Colonel
Roberto Fierro and his mechanic.
Araulfo Cortes, attempting a non
stop flight from New Yojpt to Mex
ico City, crossed the Texas-Mexican
border shortly before 2 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, according to a
message received by the naval radio
station here.
Roosevelt Field, N. Y. W With
Mexico City 2,200 miles away as
their goal, Col. Roberto Fierro, one
of Mexico's foremost aviators, and
his mechanic, Arnuflo Cortes, took
off at 1:30:15 a. m. (B. S..T.) Sat
urday on an attempted non-stop
flight.
Thev honed1 to reach the Mexi
can capital In 16 hours, thus
achieving the first nonstop flight
between New York and Mexico
City. -
Col. Fierro planned to follow the
trail blazed by Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh in 1920 on his non-stop
flight from Washington to the
Mexican capital. Col. IJLndberg
lost his way over the mountains
and the trip took him. 27 hours.
Fierro said he decided on a take
off at night so that he would have
daylight for the 10,000 foot climb
over the Sierra De Pachuca range
between Tamplco and Mexico City.
Col. Fierro s plane is a Lockheed
Sirius, similar to the one in which
Col. Lindbergh recently established
trans-continental record. He
carried 475 galons of gasoline and
27', gallons of oil. The plane is a
white, low winged monoplane with
an open cockpit.
LEO FEIST, SONG
PUBLISHER. DIES
Mount Vernon, N. Y. UP) Leo
Feist, 80, song publisher, died at his
home here Saturday of arthritis.
Starting his business career as a
corset salesman, Mr. Feist wrote
popular songs In his spare time but
was unable to sell them and finally
published one ot them himself. It
was popular enough to enable him
to publish several more and when
he saved $200 he went Into the busi
ness, building up what became the
largest publishing house of popular
songs in the world.
He was born In New York city, of
Alsataln ancestry. His widow, Bes
sie Meyer Feist, and three sons sur
vive him.
One of hli most profitable songs
was "Over There." He paid George
M. Cohan, the author, $25,000 out
right for it. The song made a small
fortune.
Feist also was the first to Intro
duce American popular music in
Europe, establishing offices in Lon
don, Paris and Berlin.
DUNCAN APPEALS
Portland UP) Robert Gordon
Duncan, self styled Oregon "wild
cat," through his attorney, Friday
filed notice of appeal in circuit
court from his conviction and sen
tence on a chsrge ot electioneering
on election day.
"MANIAC" SLAYER
Authority
governor to fill the vaeancv
;
SHARP PUTTING
GIVES HOGAN 4
HOLE HANDICAP
Vancouver Golf Club, Vancouver,
B. C. UP) Clever putting gave Ed
die Hogan of Portland a four hole
lead over Johnny Rabbins, also of
Portland, Saturday on the first
nine holes of their 38 hole final
match for the Pacific northwest
amateur golf championship.
Stroking two under par Hogan
won the first, second, seventh and
ninth holes. Bobbins got off to a
bad start when he took fives on the
first two holes, but he played In
per tec; figures the rest of the dis
tance. Hogan sank a 20 foot putt on the
seventh for a birdie three and a
win and he dropped another from
30 feet at the ninth for another
three on a par four hole. Hogan
halved the eighth with a 15 footer.
Their cards were:
Par 443 44S 44436
Hogan 443 445 34334
Robblns 653 445 44438
Defending her northwest champ
ionship, Mrs. Vera Hutchings o
Vancouver, stroked the outward
nine in two under par to gain a
six hole lead over Mrs. Fred Jack
son of Seattle In their 38 hole
match for the women's title.
Mrs. Hutchings won the first,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth holes and halved the oth
ers. Both women made terrific
drives, but Mrs. Jackson's Iron
shots were a little weak.
Their cards were:
Out par 443 548 4S5 40
Hutchings 453 545 34538
Jackson 553 668 45545
EMPLOYES SEEK
FURTHER ACTION
Washington (LP) Reconsideration
of Its order approving the merger
of the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific railroads was asked Sat
urday of the interstate commerce
commission In a petition filed by
the Minnesota Railroads and Ware
house commission.
Holding the commission had not
given employes of the two roads
an opportunity to show how the
consolidations would affect them,
the state commission declared the
evidence "obviously incomplete and
insufficient to Justify the finding
that the proposition will be in the
public interest,"
Consideration of further evidence
which might be presented by the
employes, the arguments that would
follow, would cause the commis
sion to rescind its report of Febru
ary 11, the state commission said
it believed.
"From the circumstances and
facts stressing the competitive situ
ation between the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific, we feci the
proposed merger will completely
eliminate all benefits accruing to
the public from the present aggres
sive competition." the brief stated.
ENDURANCE FLIERS
IN AIR 230 HOURS
Chicago iP) in Uielr quest-for a
new endurance reiueJing fiignt rec
ord, Kenneth and John Hunter, had
completed 330 hours In the air at
8:40 a.m. C. D. T) Saturday in
their plane "The City of Chicago."
At Sky Harbor airport, It was re
ported at that hour that all was
well with tne p ane and its crew.
PRICE THREE
to mm
CRASH
BEARS FORCE
ALL LEADERS
TO LOW LEVEL
Slump Parallels Sharp
Break in Wheat and
Cotton Prices
Support at Close of Mar
ket Not Sufficient To
Offset Drop
New York (LP) Terrific bear pres
sure shot the stock market down
Saturday to new low levels for 1930
new levels as measured by the av
erage-pare Holing another aevere
break in wheat and cotton.
Although there was support tn
evidence at the close, it was not suf
ficient to counteract the damaging
Influence of an earlier bear raid
and the market was from 1 to 6
points down.
The preliminary calculation show
ed the Dow, Jones Co., Industrials
average at 215.69. off 0.23 and the
railroad average at 128.71, oft 134.
Both of these averages were at the
lowest levels since November 14,
1920, the day after the culmination
of the autumn crash. .
The Industrial average this week
lost 28.56 points net and the railroad
average 5.75. The Industrial average
at Saturday's close was down 78.38
points from its high for the year
and the railroad average 29.23.
Sales Saturday totaled 1,966,610.
against 1,255,710 last Saturday.
The drastic break In the stock
market came simultaneous with de
pression In the wheat and cotton
markets. Wheat touched the lowest
levels in 15 years on the Chicago
board of trade while cotton at New
t Concluded on pane 11, column 6
IT GIRL DENIES
FIANCE ASKED
RETURN OF RING
St: Louis, Mo. (IP) Clara Bow,
the Inimitable "It girl" of the movies,
stepped sprightly off a train from
Dallas, Tex., Saturday and an
nounced she was en route to New
York to see Harry Rlchman, night
club owner, her fiance.
She denied she had been In Dal
las In connection with an aliena
tion of affections suit settlement,
but said she wanted to see "Harry
and talk the situation over with
him.''
The Titian haired screen star
won the horn rimmed alasses she
had hoped would keep her from the
public eve. but a news cameraman
was on hand at the railroad ter
minal to point her out.
"Do you still love Harry?" she
was asked.
"Of course I do, and with all my
heart." she responded pertly.
I understand he aked for return
of your engagement ring?
"He never asked lor my engage
ment ring,'' Miss Bow replied.
Road Viewers Claim
Santiam Road Route
ToHave Gentle Grade
W J. Knox, W. A. Taylor and Fred J. Miller, county
' i I l-M.,,, nftnrnnnn frnm Viewinff the
roau viewers, reiuiucu i n....j '" , - ,
stretch of North Santiam highway proposed as a county road
between Detroit ana n
., t i.n Mnnt. itn in r.nM maun
tains and were here Saturday com
piling their report which will
probably be forthcoming next week.
"This will be a wonderful road,''
declared W. A. Taylor, who has
been for 23 years road viewer In
the county, and incidentally knows
his Cascade mountains like a book.
"There Is not a place In it beyond
Detroit where more than a five per
cent grade will be needed and the
greater part of it can be built with
a grade of not over one per cent.
There Is no question but what this
road will be the easiest pass to be
uic mull wuj ...... ... -
FAIR
Tonight; Sunday cloudy In the west
portion, moderate temrjeiatnre;
Gentle variable wind.
Local: Max., 09; Mia, SO; rata, t
river, -1 toot; partly cloudj; vest
wind.
CENTS KMffiSS
stands mm exortt)
FIVETKI
FROM CUFF
BY MIC
Demented Man Tosses
Family Over PrecfpfctJ
And Then Leaps
Tragedy Occurs During
Picnic With Hundred,
Looking On
New Haven, Conn. (UP)
Raymond Spang of Anaonia
took his wife and four chil
dren on a picnic in beautiful
West. Rock park here Satur
day to celebrate hia release
from a sanitarium Friday
night and then, seized by a
murderous mania, threw
them over a 400 foot preci
pice. Pressed by a posse of po
lice and firemen he leaped
from a ledge half way down
the abrupt rock face of the cliff Is
a death on the Jagged racks below.
Moving swiftly. Spang kicked Eds
wife, Oertrude, over the brink ta
she stood admiring the irks and
tossed the screaming children after
her. . '.
The children were Helen, 13; L
CohcIuded onpseePio, column S)J
TEN GASSED BY
FILM FUMES IN
HOSPITAL FIRE
Atlanta UP) Ten persons, includ
ing newspapermen, firemen and at
taches, who Inhaled fumes from
burning X-ray films at Grady hos
pital, were under the observation
of physicians Saturday while au
thorities supervised the return of
350 negro patients, removed1 during
Friday's fire.
Dr. J. J. Clark expressed the
opinion that only a "safety type of
film was exposed to the fire and
that those who Inhaled Its fumes
would suffer no serious conse-
quences, but W. Frank Lacklesn,
manager of the Atlanta office ef a
film manufacturing company, said
he thought some old film, capable
of giving off a deadly gas, was
stored In the hospital in supposedly
fireproof cabinets.
Dr. Frank Lavleri of Chicago was
overcome by smoke and Friday
night James Jones, a negro order
ly, who was. credited by hospital
authorities with assisting In the re
moval of 20 patients, collapsed. Bis
condition was described as serious.
Flames, punctuated by two ex
plosions, were confined to a single
room used for X-ray work.
The 250 negro patients In adja
cent wards were removed on
streacllcrs. They suflered only
only from shock.
MUX WORKER DROWNED
Klamath Falls (4-; -John D. Ha
ley, employe of a lumber mill here,
was drowned Friday when he slip
ped from a log Into the Klamath
river. His body was recovered.
.,, .cross the
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tains and constructed at the least
expense of any road.
"When you get beyond1 Niagara
the mountains begin to smooth out
and are not so rugged and the
road from there on can be con
structed at comparatively small ex
pense. "The only trouble we expect to
see the county have with right of
way between Detroit and White
water will probably be with 1
small owners, principally In or near
Detroit. These owners own from
one kit to an acre and WW to tt
"iConcludedon p 11, calwaaa 7)