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C apitaljij wnal FAIR tonight and Saturday; continued low humidity. No change In tem perature. Moderate north wtnda. Fair Sunday. Local: Max. W; mln. 43; rain river -13 feet; dear.; north wind. CIRCULATION Dally average dlitiibutton for the month eDding April 30, 1831 10,581 Average daily net paid 10,146 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation 43rd YEAR, No. 128 J!85Pu'i5gZ8 SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1931 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TRAIN AND NRW bTAMIS FIVE CEVTH mm sr n n mm POWER RATES ORDERED CUT TENPERCEHT Thomas Orders Reduc tion in Rates of Paci fic Power & Light Co. Company Operates in Eastern, Central Ore gon and in Clatsop A 10 per cent reduction In the tales of the Pacific Power & Light company, resulting in an estimated caving during 1931 of 1105,000 to rate payers, was ordered Friday by Charles M. Thomas, public utilities commissioner, at the conclusion of the hearing held here. The rates will become effective, with one ex ception after July 1. The exception has to do with the service within the city of Bend, where, it was brought out at the hearing, the company Is in con troversy with tlie city over a pole tax. The tax was assessed by ordi nance of Bend, requiring the pay ment of approximately $3400 an nually by the company, in addition to other taxes, John R. Lalng. vice president of the utility . company testified. Upon request of the company the commissioner took the Bend situa tion under advisement, and the re duction of rates In that city will rest upon the decision ofthe com (Concluded bn putte 9, column 0) HOT WEATHER FOR HOLIDAY Portland (IP) Some good hot wea ther was In prospect Friday for the Memorial day holiday, according to forecasts by the United states wea ther bureau. With the temperature starting out Friday to reach a new seasonal rec ord, perhaps, the forecast was for continued fair and warm weather Saturday. The "hot" wave started Thursday when the thermometer reached 82 degrees In Portland, 93 in Medford, 82 In Roseburg, 85 In Albany, 12 in Marshfield, 87 in Umatilla and 72 in Seattle. Friday started out much warmer and gave promise of smashing the season's high, which in Portland la 89 degrees. The middle west and east were also In the grip of a heat wave which sent temperatures above 90 degrees and to which the death of one man In New York was attribut ed. The west coast heat spell reach ed Into California and Sacramento and Red Bluff having recorded 90 degrees each Thursday. INSURANCE COMPANY MUST PAY FOR FIRE Portland UP) A auit on which four Insurance cases were predicated and which will result in the recovery by policy holders of more than 8175.000 was decided in federal court here Thursday In the case of Burke Packing company of Astoria and the Pacific Trading company against the Federal Insurance company. A verdict for 143.915.22 was award ed the packing company and it was said this case automatically settled the other three now pending. The plant, stock and equipment of the plaintiff's salmon packing company was destroyed by fire last year. GAS TANK LEAK STOPS AMELIA Pittsburgh on The flight of Amelia Earhart to the Pacific coast in an autogyro plane was Interrupt ed for several hours Friday by a leak in the ship's gas tank. Miss Earhart aald she was not aware of the leak when she landed at Bettis field. Mc Keesport, Thursday night on her flight from Newark, N. J. Mechanics worked on the plane Friday morning tad Mist Earhart was unable to say how much time would be required for the repairs. To Serve Mayors Mineral Water Dt)on. France '" With Ameri ca's prohibition law in mind, mu nicipal authorities here are serious ly considering serving only mineral water when the touring mayors from the United 8tats are received here Sunday. A toast has never been drunk here in water since Dijon was founded. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN ' The governor was a little peevish because Hal Hoss wasn't rt board of control meeting yesterday. Just why should Hal attend these meet ings? Nobody pays attention to his suggestions when he's there; he's about as happy as a henpecked husband and la chirped at wtoen he opens his mouth. Rufus and his master have the reins and should take the responsibility for the actions of the board. Surely, Hal has nothing to say about It. The governor Is cutting down the overhead by trampling a lot of job holders underfoot. Local business men arc complain ing that the uncertainty at the statehouse is hurting business. They say a bunch of clerks and office holders who don't know whether or not they will be fired the next min ute won't spend any money but are hoarding their pay checks against a rainy day. Well, it's hard to blame them. HERE'S RHYTHM If there's anything we get a thrill from it's a good pome. When rhyme and meter meet It gives a regular heart throb. So when we espied these lines from a local poet ess in' the Amity Standard we couldn't refrain from reprinting some of them. The pome's a little long to reprint all of It but no doubt anybody Interested can get the rest by sending the Amity editor a nickel for a copy of the current issue. But these lines are enough thrill to start on: We're Just a group of neighbors, Who have organized a club: We decided the most appropriate name to give It. Was the East Side Sewing Club. And we've got some club. We East Side Farmerette, . There's nothing like It on the globe. At least, not yet. "Keep the home fires burning" Is our -motto, And we surely keep them bright; Why, we've grown so fond of each other. We talk o'er the phone most every night. We're a lively band of merry makers, And I don't mean perhaps; For what one can't think of, an other will. And you'll laugh until you almost collapse. WOMAN'S BODY FOUND ON ROAD New York (IP) The body of young woman, bearing marks Indi cating an automobile had been driv en over her repeatedly alter snt was killed, was found Friday on the old country road, near Westbury, L.. I. Police believe she may have been killed by gangsters who then ran their car back and forth across the bodv to make certain she was dead The body was so badly muuiateo that Dolice were unable to deter mine immediately whether the wo man had been shot or stabbed. She was about 25 ye-irs old, weigh ed 125 pounds and v. as five feet, six inches tall. Hie body was ai tractlvelv dressed In a printed dress, black shoes and black stockings aid a black coat. When found by a milkman the body was face down cn the road. SOUTHERN PACIFIC KILLS TWO TRAINS Portland OP) Two local trains will be discontinued on the Port land-Eugene run, and two will be discontinued on the Eugene-Marsh-field run, J. A. Ormandy, passenger traffic manager for the Southern Pacific, said Friday. One train each way on each run will be discontinued, effective Sun day, he said. Trains 31 and 32 on the poruano Eugene route, and trains 501 and 302 between Eugene and Marshfield will be discontinued. Southbound sched ule of No. 33, the Portland-Ashland local, will be advanced two hours, from 10:15 to p.m. June 1. the Union Pacific will dis continue its Tie Dalles-Bend pas senger train. TO CALL FOR BIDS ON BAKER PROJECT Washington 'V- Hwood Mead, reclamation commissioner, confirm ed reports Friday that bids will be called for soon, on the Baker. Ore., reclamation project. After years of delay the project will be under con struction by autumn, the commis sioner said. A contract tor a million dollars worth of work on the Owyhee pro ject In Oregon will be let soon, the commissioner said. PRESIDENTS HONOR DEAD AT VALLEY FORGE Decoration Day Services To Be on Ground Where Washington Camped Battlefields of the Revo lution To Be Tramped Over by Party Washington, UP) In the hilly country where a winter of privation and training prepared revolution ary soldiers to continue their struggle lor independence. Presi dent Hoover Baturday will honor America s war dead. His duties at the White House left behind, the president will, like many others. Journey to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, for Decora tion Day services. On the ground that felt the tramp of George Washington's volunteers during the winter of 1777 he will deliver his Memorial address. The chief executive's train will leave the capital Friday afternoon, reaching Philadelphia in time for Mr. Hoover to have dinner Friday night with the Union League club. Early Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Hoover, two of his secretaries, Theodore Josiin and Law; ence Rlchey, and the White Jlousejihy tConcludcd on page 9, column 7) ODOM PLACED ON UNFAIR LIST Action of union labor at a meet ing of around 200 workers In Labor hall Thursday evening in voting to place F. L. Odom, contractor on the new building at the state tubercu losis hospital, on the unfair list brought a statement Friday from Odom In which he defended his action In offering a reduction In wages from the union scale and a denial that he is attempting to in crease his own profit on the Job at the expense of his workmen. "In estimating my bid on the tu berculosis hospital building I based my calculations on a wage scale of $6.40 a day for carpenters and $4 a day for common labor, and I know that all of the other contractors bidding on the Job did the same, said Odom. "All of the seven bids submitted were within $400 of my low bid, which is evidence of the fact that all were figuring on a re duced scale of pay. "I have always employed all union labor and all of my men have (Concluded on page 8, column 7) GROSSES COUNTRY IN FIRST AUTOGYRO San Diego VP) Having completed the first trans-continental flight In an autogyro, Johnny Miller was scheduled to take off about 10 o' clock Friday morning for Los An geles from the North Island naval air station, where he landed late Thursday afternoon. Miller arrived at the end of an uneventful two- hour flight from Yuma, Aria. While here the autogyro was in s peeled by naval officers at North Island, where It remained over night. Miller started his flight from Philadelphia several days ago, hav ing made the trip west In easy stag es. He said that everywhere he stop ped keen Interest was manifested in the plane. PRINTERS VOTE TO SHORTEN THE WEEK Portland U To enable the 40 or 50 unemployed newspaper printers In Portland to obtain part time work, the Midtnomah Typographical union voted In a referendum of its entire membership, to adopt a five and one half day week during June. July and August. The present week Is on a basis of six and one half days and each printer will lay off one extra day each week. It Is estimated that the unem ployed members of the union will obtain at least two full days' work each week by this method, accord ing to George Howell, secretary of the union. HAYES TO RETURN Jefferson City. Mo. Robert Hayes, wanted hi Lake county. Ore gon, where he la charged with un lawful possession of liquor, will be returned to Oregon for trial. Oov emor Caulfleld Friday granted a requisition lor his return. He la un der arrest In Ripley county, Missouri. 'Our George' In Sight Of Knighthood Paris, (LP) Another storm was arising amidst America's Junketing mayors Friday Because it had been learned that It Is the custom of the French government to reward the leader of such a group with a knoghthood of the Legion or Hon or. Mayor George L. Baker of Port land would be the one man in the group eligible for such distinction, and he was pushed out of chair manship of the mayors' party, In favor of committee rule, because It was thought he was getting too much spotlight. If France were to give him the Legion's red ribbon (Concluded on page 9, column 6) DEATH COMES TO MOONEYOFOHiO Cleveland HP) Congressman Charles A. Mooney, democratic rep resentative of the 20th Ohio (Cleve land) district since 1923, died at his home Friday of lobar pneumonia. Mooney. who was 52 years old, had been waging a losing battle against death since Wednesday. Oxygen was administered in the hope of rally ing his stamina, but he steadily grew weaker. The democratic chieftain of his district was first elected to congress In 1910. He was defeated for re election in the Harding landslide of 1921, but was returned to Washing ton In 1923 and since then his re election had never been seriously doubted. He was particularly active aa a member of the rivers and har bors committee. Mooney was a supporter of the national law against child labor and a foe of prohibition. Washington W) The death of Representative Mooney of Ohio, was the fifth among members of the new house and the third among the democrats. The political division of this body now stands: republicans aia; democrats 2i; farmer-labor 1; four vacancies. The seat left vacant by the death of Representative Aswell, democrat, Louisiana, has been filled by elec tion of another democrat, John Overton. Besides Aswell and Mooney, the democrats have lost Representative O'Malley, of New York, who died last Tuesday. Republicans have lost Speaker Longworth and Represen tative Cooper, Wisconsin. SENATORSTO SEE CHEMAWA Arrangements were being com pleted Friday by Acting Superin tendent James T. Ryan of Chemawa Indian school for the reception there Saturday of a United States senate sub-committee on Indian af fairs which Is under the chairman ship of Senator Lynn J. Frazier. of North Dakota, The official party, which is ex pected to arrive at noon by auto from Warm Springs reservation In southern Wasco county. Includes besides Chairman Frazier. Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana. Sen. a tor Elmer Thorn at, of Oklahoma. Senator Frederick D. Stelwer of Oregon. J. Henry Scattergood, as sistant commissioner of Indian af fairs In the department of Interior, and Messers. Crorud and Mason, clerks of the sub-committee. During the afternoon an open meeting will be held at the school auditorium and all Indians adja cent to the school or in the sur rounding countryside will be given an opportunity to present their vari ous problems before the meeting for the consideration the senatorial party. It was not expected the partyw.ll 'Concluded on page . column 5 All Theories Changed By Flight To Skies Say s Daring Swiss Scientist Obergurgl, Austrian Tyrol (VP) Althoutrh delighted with the success of his balloon voyage to the stratosphere, Prof. Auguste Piccard, Swiss professor at the University of Brussels, regretted that he could not m.h. Zr,.L m..,rement which Prof. Albert Einstein, his teacher, had requested. "As we started," Professor Piccard said Friday, "the wind suddenly be came weaker, which meant that we rose much more rapidly than we had bargained for. Professor Ein tein had requested me to make cer tain measurements while we shot upward, but try as I could this proved Impossible. "Our measurement of cosmic rays, however, which Professor Hew previously had measured up to 27,- CAPTAIN ASH TO HOP OFF AT 5P.UFR1DAY Attempt To Span Pacific Without Halt Has Ta coma as Goal Leaving Japan, With Heavy Cargo Main Ob stacle Feared by Flier Samushiro, Beach, Japan (P) The "somewhat cumbersome" monoplane "Pacific." in which Thomas Ash. Jr. the American flier, hopes to span the Pacific without a atop, rested on the natural runway of this beach Saturday ready to take off for Tacoma, Wash., at 7 a. m. Saturday (5 p. m Friday, E. 8. T.). Ash landed here at 3:34 p. m. Fri day ((1:34 a. m.. E. 8. T.) after a joO-mile flight from Tachlkawa air. drome, near Tokyo. He devoted the balance of the day to Inspecting and preparing his plane for the 4,400 mile Journey across the Pacific. He expected to land at Tacoma from 40 to 50 hours after rising from the beach here. The problem of getting the mono plane into the air with a ton and a half of fuel aboard was the chief concern Friday nlgnt of Ash. A section of the beach runway here was planked for about 200 yards to give him a smooth start. After the plane shoots off tne planked section It will taxi along the bare beach for a mile or more. Ash planned to attain a speed of 70 miles an hour before attempting to take It Into tile air. "If I can only succeed In getting the plane off he pound with a (Concluded oh page 9, column HERO OF WAR SENT TO PRISON Portland (IP) Ernest C. Kyle, dis abled veteran, holder of the Dis tinguished Service cross, and victim of tuberculosis, Friday was under sentence of a year and a day in federal prison at McNeil Island for manufacturing liquor. Sentence was pronounced by Federal Judge James Alger Fee. Kyle, as a private with the 116th ambulance company, 104.h sanitary train, 29th division, won the medal for repeated heroism in removing wounded soldiers from a battlefield. Three other stretcher bearers had been killed or wounded on the field near Haumont, France, on October 11, 1918, when Kyle performed the heroic acta of rescue, his citation showed. SILETZ RAILROAD CASE POSTPONED Portland. Ore., tu Data of hear ing the Oregon Electric Railway company'; exceptions to findings In the Valley and Slletz case has been indefinitely postponed, according to word received by Charles A. Hart, Oregon Electric attorney. The hearing was originally set for June 22. The case Involves rival petitions of the Oregon Electric and South ern Pacific to buy the valley and Slletz, a 40-mlle logging road, from Cobbs and Mitchell for (2,000, 000. Dissatlefted with the examiner's recommendations, the Oregon Elec tric asked for review before the full Interstate commerce commis sion. - ,000 feet, were carefully conducted up to 50,000 feet." A'ked what conclusions he had made from his measurements, Prof. Piccard replied: "I don't want to make a statement yet aa to that." Professor Piccard and Charles Klpfer. his aide on land and in the air obtained a measurement of the conductivity of gases generated by cosmic rays at the maximum height about four hours after leaving AugAburg Wednesday morning. "During the first part of the as "(Concludtd on pait 9, column t) Starts Pacific ' 11 r- Tf -: nwW A Aaaoctattd Prist Photo Thomaa Ash, Jr., shown at lower right, plans to attempt a 4,450 mile non-stop flight from Tokyo to Sesttls over the route shown In map. He will use the low-wlnoed high speed monoplane (above) In which Harold Bromley failed In his efforts to span the Pacific last year. TOWED AUTO LOST IN CRASH Swinging out from behind the machine that was towing him, W. H. Lutz, route 1, box 5, headed directly In the path of a southbound sedan driven by A. D. Kearn, 290 East Sal mon street, Portland, with the result that the Lutz light coupe was com pletely demolished though he es caped injury other than a 6tnall cut on the chin and badly scraped leg. Neither Kearn nor his daughter were Injured but the young woman re ceived a slightly sprained arm. The Kearn sedan was not badly damag ed. J. J. Crawford was pilot of the towing machine when the accident occurred at Sunnyslde, a few yards south of the service station, shortly after 6 o'clock Thursday evening. How Lutz escaped with the slight Injuries he received was a mystery (Concluded on page S, column 8) G. 0. P. DEFENDS TARIFF RATES Washington (IP) The republican national committee Friday replied to agitation for tariff reduction with a spirited defense of the Hawley Smoot rates and an assertion that present duties are "in some cases perhaps not mgn enougn." If the present tariff Is not main tained the committee said "the Am erican people can look forward to the leanest years ever witnessed on this continent." The defense of the tariff was Is sued under the name of the com mittee Itself. The statement was viewed as a reply not only to democrats, but to members of the republican party who have been suggesting that the tariff be lowered to stimulate foreign trade and aid business recovery. The republican statement said: "There is now ample evidence to show that under present conditions the rates In the Hawley-8moot tar iff are no more than adequate, in many instances and that In some cases perhaps not high enough. K.G.W. PETITIONS FOR INCREASE IN POWER Washington iPi Radio station KOW in Portland, Ore., Friday pe titioned the federal radio commis sion, asking a hearing on its appli cation for an increase in power to 9000 watts. The station said its present power Is wholly insufficient and that the station Is restricted to a relatively small area of not exceeding 25 miles radius for consistent night-time re ception. CROWLEY CONVICTED ATTEMPTS A BREAK Mlneola. N. V., P A Nassau county Jury late Friday convicted Francis Crowley. It-year-old gun man of first degree murder for the killing of Patrolman Frederick Hlrsch near Merrick, three weeks aeo. Crowley threw the courtroom Into a furore tne lnstanv tne jury re ported, by making what the court guards declared was a break for freedom. Flight Tonight 7 AIRPLANES TO CROSS ATLANTIC New York Pi Seven airplanes are awaiting a favorable weather report from Dr. James H. Kimball. meteorologist expert, and the trans Atlantic flights will be on once more. Within the week, one wom an, Miss Ruth Nichols, and 12 men hope to start their long Journeys. Three of the expeditions are around the world flights. Miss Nichols will fly alone and expects to start from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. She has not di vulged her Intended destination. The only expedition that will leave directly from New York will be the Bellanca plane manned by Hugh Herndon, Jr., and Clyde Pangborne, veteran flyers, who hope to beat the Oral Zeppelin record around the globe. John Henry Mears and Vance Breeze expect to leave for Harbor Grace In their Lockheed for a globe circling trip. Two more flyers are chancing thler lives on visits home. They are Otto Heltg, Liberty. N. Y., photog rapher,,and Holger Holriss, Danish aviator. They will take off from Harbor Grace for Denmark and Germany. Russell Boardman of Boston ex pects to start on a solo flight for ""(Concluded on page o. column 7 HICKMAN CAPTORS MAY LOSE REWARD Los Angeles, (IP) T. B. Ourdane and C. L. Lieuatlen. Pendleton, Oregon, police officers, will prob ably not know until June 8 whether they are to receive the $10,000 re ward promised by the city of Los Angeles for the capture of Wil liam E. Hickman, slayer of 12-year year old Marian Parker. Federal Judge William P. James late Thursday set June 8 as the date for the hearing of a motion by the city to set aside his Judg ment that the two officers be paid the reward. The city attorney In opposing payment contends It was Illegally offered since the mayor did not sign the ordinance providing for the reward until seven days after Hick man was captured. RANCHER RESCUED FROM FOREST FIRE Grant Pass, Ore. iPi Joe York. SO, a rancher on Boat mountain, 15 mile southwest or here, was recov ering Friday after having been res cued from the flames of a forest fire late Thursday. York was taken from the path of the flames by a state game warden after he had been overcome by the heat. The flames were not under control Thursday night. Clara Bow To Be Retired As Star New York (IP) The Motion Pic ture Dally said Friday Paramount Publlx corporation Is trying to buy up Clara Bow's contract, which has alx months to run. It 1 presumed, the publication state, that the step means no more Paramount picture starring Miss Bow are to be made. BOARD VOTES COORDINATION OFCOLLEGES Committed to Policy of Organizing Single Sys tem Under One Head Future of Institutions To Be as Separate Plants Of Coordinated Whole Portland (LP) One system of high er education In Oregon, with one administrative head, Is the goal to ward which the state board of high er education la working. That was made plain Friday In a resolution which set forth the aim of the board, but which was very careful not to commit the group to any tune limit in which the project will be worked out. Members of the board did not leave their executive session to am plify the written resolution. Its wording, however, Indicated that the future of Oregon's college, university and three normal schools would be as separate plants In one coordi nate and unllled system, with one executive. Action of the board was not Inter preted to mean that heads of the state institutions were due to lose their Jobs In the near future. It was believed that In the period of re organization no time limit for which was set those whose services will no longer be required would (ConcludtxlorPpRe 8, column FILE COUNT IN IMPEACHMENT Nashville, Tenn. (LP) The first count in Impeachment articles against Gov. Henry Horton, present ed the state house of representatives Friday charged the governor entered into a conspiracy with Rogers Cald well, financier and Col. Luke Lea, newspaper publisher, whereby the chief executive "was to be perpet uated In office." "Chairman John Tipton, of a spe cial house committee, introduced the charge which consisted of 05 type written pages. It was based on al leged violation of the criminal con spiracy laws of the state. Governor Horton was accused of showing favoritism to Lea and Cald well in various administration ac tivities. The count Is expected to be thA major one In the Impeachment move against the democratic gover nor, under fire in connection with over-deposits of state funds In banks controlled by Caldwell that failed last fall. Tipton said that a conspiracy un der the law includes any tacit un derstanding to cheat or defraud. "The committee has found," he said, "that the governor entered Into such a criminal conspiracy with certain persons to defraud the state for their personal gain. He then ex plained that the lengthy indictment detailed many acts in the alleged conspiracy. CAPTAIN SCAMMON RIVER PILOT DIES Portland (IP) A clot of blood on the heart Friday ended the career of Captain Bidney Scammon, M, former rtver pilot and captain for the Port of Portland during the past 10 years. Captain 8cammon died at till home. He became 111 May 29 and later developed pneumonia. He was skipper on The Daltas City, operating between Portland and The Dalle for several years and later was on the old Bailey Oattert, He H survived by his widow and a daughter, Mrs. Frank Cox. Talk About Results, Journal Ad Got 'Em B. F. Shepherd wanted berry pick ersneeded them in a hurry to save his fast ripening crop. Wednesday he placed a want ad in the classified columns of the Cap ital Journal. Thursday ai;ernoon Mrs. Shep herd telephoned the Journal office. Please take that ad out of the paper." she eald. 'We have more pickers than we can use and they are pestering as to oa'h with tele phone caM." FRLIZIM' IN IILNVEB Denver iu While the east swel tered, cold ralni drove the lemera ture In Denver down to within 13 degrees of fr-eamg Friday. The reading at 11 a. m. was 44.
