CIRCULATION
Daily average distribution for tht
month ending May 31, 1031
10,795
Average daily net paid 10,116
Membtr Audit Burtau of Circulation
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tonight and Tuesday;' normal tern
prature. Moderate north and north
west winds.
Local: Mai. S3; mln. 39; rata :
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SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1931
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matter at ealem. Oregon
II
FEEL Ml
NAME EINZIG
SUCCESSOR TO
CARLE ABRAMS
Efficiency Expert for
Meier To Be Purchas
ing Agent for State
Reorganization of De
partment To Follow
Completion of Survey
William Einzig, who has during
most of the incumbency or Gov-
rnor Julius Meier been employed
by the executive as a special in
vestigator making surveys of the
various state institutions, was
Monday morning elected tempor
ary secretary ol the board 01 con
trol with instructions to proceed
with the reorganization of the ad
mtnLstrative work of the board's
office.
Einzig succeeds Carle Abrams.
whose resignation along with those
of his entire office force was re-
quested at a special board meeting
last Wednesday, and which was ac
cepted Just prior to adoption of a
resolution by which Einzig was
designated.
Governor Meier and State Treas
urer Rufus Holman were the only
two members of the board present
at the meeting Monday morning,
Hal Hoss. secretary of state, who
declined to participate in the oust
ing of Abrams and his assistants
until he had been advised of the
reorganization plans of the major
ity members of the board, being
""l-Concluded on page 8, column 7)
TROUBLE GROWS
FOR POOR TEXAS
Paris UP) Officials of the ministry
of interior said Monday that the
decision barring Texas Guinan and
her troupe of showgirls from Prance
remained unchanged.
Le Havre. Prance lPi Texas Gui
nan. saddened but not yet defeated
by the inhospitaluy of Prance to her
and her "little girls," waited In a
ramshackle hotel Monday for final
word from Paris whether she and
her troupe can officially enter the
country.
Miss Guinan Indignantly denied
she was suffering a nervous break
down. She said she played poker
until midnight and was up early.
"I should have had a breakdown."
the entertainer said. "I couldn't
even draw a pair of deuces."
She said she had more bad news,
the French line officials adding to
her troubles by telling her they ex
pected Miss Guinan to pay her
troupe's bills during their detention
at the Emigrant hotel.
Miss Guinan, her white horse and
her troupe of night club entertain
ers were barred on their arrival last
Friday. The labor ministry said she
violated the labor laws and that
there were too many entertainers out
of work in Paris without others com
ing In from America to add to the
depression.
SENATOR M'KELLAR
INJURED IN CRASH
Memphis, Tcnn. Py For the sec
ond time within seven months Sen
ator K. D. McKellar of Tennessee
was under a doctor's care Monday
as a result of Injuries received in
an automobile accident.
He suffered a fracture of four ribs
and bruises and lacerations when an
automobile in which he was riding
skidded from a highway near Cov
ington, Tenn., late Sunday A. H
Lawo, of Memphis, his companion,
was badly bruised.
The Tennessee Senator was sev
erely injured in October when the
automobile In which he was touring
Oklahoma was wrecked near Law
ton. ESCAPE IS TRIED
IN GARBAGE CAN
Pocatella. Ida. (IP) Two trusties
lit the county Jail struggled through
the corridor with a garbage can
That's funny," mused Night Jail
er J. C. Barrett. "Ordinarily the
ean was carried out by one man
without much effort."
Barrett Investigated. Concealed
In the can was Lester Collins, 33
under sentence of 10 years In the
ttate penitentiary for robbery. A
newspaper was neatly tucked over
tils head.
Collins was held In solitary con
flnmrl Monday pending his trans
fer to the state penitentiary.
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Our vast following of false toothed
readers who from time to time have
been mentioned In this column will
be interested In assertions made
by Hedda Swart, county engineer,
that he has a false tooth record
unequaled In the county. He de
clares that he cot complete sets of
false teeth when he was 17 years old
and he's so accustomed to them nc
doesn't know he's got them. "There's
no steak too tough for those teeth
to puncture," he declares proudly
In his 42nd year.
There folks. Is a mark to shoot
at. Can Marlon county produce
any Infant prodigies who started
out In life with false teeth any
younger than Hcdda? Trot out your
records. The only accident we ever
heard of Hedda having with his
false teeth was one band concert
night when he blew the lowers out
through the horn he plays In the
band.
Governor Meier stirred things up
at the board of control meeting
today when he declared that here
after work done on remodelling state
buildings will be done by somebody
other than architects who have
hertolore done the work.
What, hoi Can It be that the
Job done by our well known state
specialist, Rolla Southwick, hasn't
come up to standard acmanaea oy
the fastidious executive? Maybe
Rolla could set things right by go
ing ud to the statehouse with a
keyhole saw and correcting any de
ficiencies.
Paul Hendricks. Frank Sneers and
Graham Sharkey last week set the
local golfing world agog by mlro
ducing a new form of baby car golf.
Mounted on or in one of the in
fant cars, the trio put on a game
played from the peewee car. They
wound up on the ninth falrwav with
a thrilling exhibition of cowboy
stunts such as picking up tneir
hats and handkerchiefs from the
ground as the car raced by at top
speed.
Then to make it good Hendricks
and Speers startled a sedate resi
dential neighborhood by driving the
car up the steps and onto the porch
of Karl Beck's nouse.
Ah. the thrill and exuberance of
youth!
Everv time Commissioner Thomas
knocks 10 per cent off the rates of
some utility no doubt the utility will
lay olf lo per cent oi lis neip w
catch up. So while tne average cus
tomer saves 15 cents a montn on
his light bills a lot of families will
wonder where their meals are com
ing from.
It's nice for the workingman to
have the administration its friend
WILD CAT BOB
LOSES APPEAL
Washington U1 Robert Gordon
Duncan, one of radios bad boy
announcers, was Monday denied a
supreme court review of his con
viction on charges of using profane
language In a series of radio attacks
on Portland, Ore, public officials
and editors.
Duncan snoke over station KVEP,
which he referred to himself as the
"Wildcat" In a series of talks ac
cusing those whom he attacked of
personal Irregularities as well as of
graft and political corruption. His
talks were replete with "hells" and
"damns."
A Jury found the announcer guil
ty of violating the radio prohibi
tion against bad language and he
was sentenced to serve six months
In the Multnomah county, Oregon,
tail, and lined $500.
Duncan contended the language
wa not "obscene. Indecent or pro
fane," within the meaning of the
statute. The circuit court ruled It
waa profane, but neither Indecent
nor obscene.
Portand (IP) John A. Jeffrey,
Duncan's attorney, said Monday that
an appeal to the president for a
pardon would be made Immediately.
Duncan was indicted a year ago
this month after he had conducted
a radio campaign against chain
stores and for his candidacy for
congressman In the republican pri
maries.
Switching from his attacks on
chain stores Duncan abused a num
ber of prominent Portland indivld
uals. It was during his abuse of
these Individuals that he used what
the courts determined was profane
language and a violation of the
radio code.
Lightning Fatal
To Camp Tender
Baker. Ore. 'P Oorge Pnllllps
50. a camp tender, was killed b?
lightning Sunday on the Lltle Look
out mountain, a few miles east of
Baker. He waa In his tent when the
bolt rtrack. Two dogs were killed by
the same flash. Phillips had lived In
this section for many years. A son
Rose Phillips, Uvea In Baker.
ALL CATHOLIC
CLUBS CLOSED
BY MUSSOLINI
Dissolution of Church Or
ganizations Announ
ced by Government
Pope Holds Consistory
Papal Nuncio Likely To
Be Recalled
Rome (JPl Dissolution of all Cath
olic Youth associations not directly
connected with the national fascist
party was announced by the govern
ment Monday evenmg.
This development came after the
Vatican had directed the editor of
the semi-official newspaper Osser-
vatore Romano to discontinue an
anti-fascist editorial campaign and
the editors of fascist newspapers had
been told by Premier Mussolini to
stop their anti-Catholic campaign.
It was expected in some quarters
that as a result of the dissolution
the pope would recall the papal
nuncio to Rome leaving the charge
d'affaires as his representative.
Police prefects in the provinces
reported to the minister of the In
terior that all Catholic Youth or
ganizations in their territory had
been disbanded without incident.
The brief announcement by the
government showed that dissolution
was behind the closing of thousands
(.Concluded on pnpe 9. column 7)
FIRE DESTROYS
STATE BARNS
Two large barns, one of them
among the finest dairy bams In the
state, were completely destroyed by
lire at the state hospital farm 4's
miles southeast of Salem Saturday
night, the fire starting about 9 o'
clock. Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner, superin
tendent of the hospital, places the
total lass roughly at $25,000, and
thinks it will appraise less than
that. The two barns were built 21
years ago at a cost of $25,000. The
amount of feed-stuff burned, in
cluding 105 tons of hay and about
an equal amount of straw, totals
about $2000.
Dr. Steiner docs not believe the
fire was of Incendiary origin. No
one was about the buildings at that
hour and a night watchman had
made a tour of the buildings at
8:25 o'clock. The fire was first seen
as the flames appeared through the
roof about 9:05 o'clock.
An alarm was immediately tele
phoned into Salem and two city
fire pumpers responded. Though
it was too late to save the build
ings the pumpers kept the flames
from spreading to other buildings.
(Concluded on pntte 8, column 4)
REFUSE SEATTLE
RECALL INJUNCTION
Seattle ypf Superior Judge J. T.
Ronald Monday refused an Injunc
tion to prevent an election to recall
Mayor Prank Edwards. Eight tax
payers, supporters of the mayor,
had asked a restrainer on the
ground the city had no money to
pay the expense of such an election.
Judge Ronald's decision will be
appealed to the state supreme court.
CANADA TO ABSORB
5 CENTS ON EXPORTS
Ottawa. Ont. () Premier B. B
Bennett announced In the house
late Monday that the government
will absorb five cents a bushel of
the cost of wheat exported from
Canada.
The premier announced that the
budget, as submitted Monday, did
not provide for a general revision
of the tariff.
Only those Items which required
to be changed and which would
assist in meeting unemployment, he
said, had been dalt with.
Coroner Will Probe
Grants Pass Death
Grants Pass, Ore. An inquest
Into the death of Roscoe Lyle Mc
Calllster. 31, who was found dead
under his wrecked automobile on
the Southern Pacific tracks, Sun
day, was ordered by L. B. Hall
coroner.
McCalllster is said to have left a
Merlin dance hall shortly before
his car apparently failed to make
a turn in the highway. He is sur
vived by relatives In Chesterfield
Indiana.
Idaho Officials
Win Acquittal
Of Rum Plot
San Frantslco. (P) The
United State circuit court of
appeals Monday refused to
re consider Its recent action in
which It reversed the Idaho
U. 8. district court in Its
conviction of Herman J. Ros
si, mayor and approximately
40 other residents of Wallace,
Idaho, for alleged conspiracy
to violate the prohibition
law.
Tne circuit court recently
held that Rossi and the oth
ers did not violate federal
laws In levying fines on sa
loons, reversing the lower
court. The government asked
for a rehearing.
GINGER BREAD
WINS OVER WINE
Dijon, Prance, (IP) Dissension
over prohibition and how an
American official should act on the
liquor question abroad again caus
ed trouble among the touring
American mayors Monday.
Mayor John H. Porter again led
the "dry" forces and won.
The mayors had been scheduled
to spend the morning visiting the
famous old vinyards and cellars of
Bergundy. Mayor Porter and a few
others objected. They declined to
visit the cellars or the vinyards.
A consultation was held and to
keep peace in the party the others
gave In. The mayors Inspected a
ginger-bread factory instead here
in the heart of Bergundy, and a
little later departed for Nancy.
They were greeted at town hall
on their arrival in Dijon by Gaston
Gerard, under-secretary of stale,
and tourist officials.
A visit to the v?'ace of the an
cient dukes of Burgundy was one
of the most interseting scenic high
spots on the tour so far. Sunday
night the mayors were the guests
of Gerard at a banquet, where
they had an opportunity to sample
the famous old Burgundy wines.
Gerard told the mayors he hoped
the day would come when the
United States would enjoy the fam
ous old vintages again.
Emile Colletto, one of the wealth
iest distillers In France, sat next
to Mayor John H. Porter of Los
Angeles, who walked out of the
room when wine was served the day
the mayors landed in France, and
has refused to take a drink ever
since.
ASH GIVES UP
OCEAN FLIGHT
Tokyo 'TV-A Rengo News agency
dispatch from Samushlro Monday
said Thomas Ash. Jr., had abandon
ed his proposed non-stop flight
across the Pacific and was return
ing to Tokyo.
Ash's abandonment of the flight
was attributed In the Rengo dis
patch to the failure of his plane
to come up to expectations in sev
eral particulars. The message sala
th3 motor failed to run perfectly
and had developed only enough
power for 1.850 revolutions per min
ute when at least 1.850 were need
ed to rise with his heavy load of
fuel.
The failure of a detachable dolly
which Ash used In the place of a
tall skid was listed also as a factor
In his decision to abandon the pro
ject. The message also mentioned
a bent left auxiliary wing and said
Ash had found the plane did not
respond properly to the controls.
Prior to the announcement that
he would abandon the flight, Ash
reduced his gasoline supply to 900
gallons. He had originally supplied
the ship with 1.020 galons But twice
reduced the amount
Numerous of Ash's friends hen
telegraphed him Sunday urging him
to abandon the flight.
Former Salem Girl And
Two Children Slain By
Drink-Crazed Husband
Mrs. Sallic Helen Orniond, who, with her two children,
was murdured in Portland Sunday by her drink-crazed hus
band, was a resident of Salem before her marriage. She
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Louis Dlekman, who live on route
5, and two brothers, Carl and Fred
Dlekman. live here. Two sisters,
Mrs. Hugh C. Budlong and Mrs. T.
R. Weatwood, live In Portland.
She was born In Campbell, Neb,
June 18, 1893. In 1902 the family
came to Oregon, jrhere the daugh
ter attended school.
A number of years ago she mar
ried Art Moehler, a professional
baaeballp layer. Following di
vorce she was employed In various
restaurants In Portland.
It was during the Rose festival of
COURT DENIES
FOR REHEARING
Former Cabinet Officer
Must Report At Once
For Year Prison Term
Convicted on Charge of
Accepting Bribe in Na
val Oil Lease
Washington. UP) The supreme
court Monday refused to review the
conviction of Albert B. Pall on
charges of accepting a bribe In
connection with the naval oil re
serve leases as secretary of the In
terior under President Harding.
Under the action of the court.
Fall must report at once for com
mitment under his sentence of one
year In tin penitentiary, and pay
ment of a fine of $100,000.
The former cabinet officer was
convicted In October 1929 of hav
ing accepted a $100,000 bribe from
Edward L. Doheny. The money
was alleged to have been brought
to Washington by Doheny s son in
the famous "little black bag."
The government contended the
money was given to Influence Pall
in leasing the Elk Hills naval oil
reserve in California to the Pan-
American petroleum company which
Doheny represented.
Fall argued the sum was a loan
from one old friend to anotner.
El Paso, Texas P Albert B. Fall,
former secretary of the Interior, was
-- 'Com-lurted on page 9, column 5)
TEAGUE LATEST
TO QUIT BOARD
Washington 'LP) President Hoov
er has accepted the resignation of
another member of the federal farm
board. C. C. Teague, vice chair
man, is returning to private busi
ness. The board's first chairman.
Alexander Legge, resigned recently.
and Samuel R, McKelvle Is to leave
In two weeks.
The White House Sunday night
made public Teagues letter of res
ignation, at tne same time denying
that he was prompted by motives
other than personal. His services
were highly praised.
In his letter the retiring member
praised the work of the board, as
serting that It had saved the farm
er during the depression, and that
Its emergency wheat and cotton op
erations were worth far more than
they had cost. He also referred to
the rapid growth of cooperative
marketing.
DROUGHT TO CUT
OREGON WHEAT YIELD
Pendleton -VP) Unless a good rain
occurs soon, the wheat yield of the
Pacific northwest will be about 40
per cent less than estimated, ac
cording to a statement from the
Farmers' National corporation
headquarters here. Lighter lands
are suffering from continued winds
and hot weather, and during the
past few days conditions have been
for the heavier wheat sections, the
corporation said.
A sprinkling rain fill here Satur
day night but in a quantity insuf
ficient to be of any value to the
wheat crop. The rain followed a
maximum temperature of 102 de
grees for the day. This record was
rollowed by a 90 degree maximum
Sunday.
1921 that Ira Ormond. a sailor
aboard the destroyer Delphln, came
to Portland with his vessel to spend
the festival period in the harbor. He
met Miss Dlekman, who had dis
carded her former married name,
In a downtown restaurant. Their
romance was brief and culminated
with their marriage In New York In
the following November.
During the following nine years,
Mr. and Mrs. Ormond resided in
Roanoke and Richmond, Va., where
their children were born. With
"(Concluded on pe . column
Appeal To Courts
By Utilities Likely
Carfare Rate Case
Portland UP) What action the street railway company
here will take in view of the order of the state public utilities
commissioner to reduce fares from 10 to 7 cents, remained to
be seen Monday, although it was believed the case would be
carried to court.
Charles M. Thomas, utilities commissioner, issued the
order late Saturday reducing street
car fares to seven cents, with ua
limited strip tickets to sell at 10
for 60 cents. The school rate will
be four cents. The new rates go
into effect July 1.
Franklin T. Griffith, president of
the Pacific Northwest Public Serv
ice company, which operates the
street car system, declared Thomas'
order "clearly and unequivocally
upholds the doctrine of confisca
tion."
'Unless we are entering an era of
legalized confiscation of property
and forced employment of money
in non -remunerative service," Grif-
tConcluded on pnge 9, column 6)
LOAN OFFERED
Washington (LP) An administra
tion prediction that the turning
point in the business depression has
been reached was coupled Monday
with action by Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon to set the govern
ment's own finanlcal house in order
before the end of the fiscal year
a month hence.
W. L. Cooper, retiring director of
the commerce department's bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce
said "The first quarter of 1931 has
marked the turning point in the
prolonged decline In business which
commenced nearly two years ago."
Mellon announced Monday a long-
term bond issue of $00 .000,000. one
of the largest since the World war
Liberty loans, which Is to take up
short-term debts due June IS. and
leave the government in a better
position to begin the new fiscal year
July 1.
The call for money In this amount
emphasized anew the strained fin
ancial condition, due to unusual ex
penses and greatly reduced Income
tax returns, which already has
brought suKgestlons from Mellon for
a general revision of the federal tax
structure to bring in more revenue.
A deficit clow to a billion dollars
is expected at the end of the fiscal
year.
COURT UPHOLDS
PRESS FREEDOM
Washington M'j The Minnesota
press suppression law was set aside
Monday by the supreme court.
The decision was rendered in the
case of the Saturday Press of Min
neapolis, which had been suppress
ed under the statute by the lower
courts as malicious, Rcandalous, de
famatory and a public menace.
The constiutionality of the law
was challenged by J. M. Near, one
of Its publishers. He contended the
statute deprived him of the liberty
guaranteed to the press by the fed
eral constitution.
The case attracted widespread at
tention. Numerous influential news
papers commented editorially on
the Minnesota law, regarding it as
an encroachment upon the tradi
tional freedom of the press.
Chief Justice Hughes read the
court's opinion.
"There Is no question that the
publication made serious charges."
Hughes remarked, adding however,
that the statute went farther than
most similar acts.
He noted that in the Near case
there was no proof of falsity of
charges made in the publication be
fore tlie court which Issued the sup
pression order.
Any of the olficials at:a kal, he
said, have the civil and criminal
libel statutes for their protection.
The law he said practically imposed
a censorship.
Slayer of Officer
Must Die in July
Mlneola, N. Y. A". Francis Crow
ley was sentenced Monday by Coun
ty Judge Smith to be executed the
week of July 5 for the minder of
Policeman Frederick llirsch.
Crowley, who, despite his 19 years
waa described by a defense alienist
as "a moral Imbecile with the mind
of a 10-ear old child," was con
victed last week of slaying the po
lice officer, who came upon him at
night In a parked car. The murder
took place 28 days ago.
Crowley s pal, Rudolph Diirlnger,
now Is on trial In New York for the
murder of Virginia Brannen, uancc
hall employe.
LEGION HEAD
DEFENDS R.O.T.C.
Baldwin, Kas. (IP) Asserting that
"everything we hold mast dear is
being subjected to the hatred of
communism," Ralph T. O'Neil, na
tional commander of the American
Legion, Monday vigorously attacked
"determined efforts to eliminate tne
R. O. T. C, a vital part of our
democratic system of national de
fense.
Speaking before the graduating
class of Baker university, his alma
mater, O'Neil said the graduate of
today faces a strong test of the
citizenship principles he has learn
ed in school.
The Legion chief deplored "In
creasing efforts to destroy all means
of maintaining the peace or our
nation," adding that, while such op
position to preparedness has come
to be known as pacifism, it Is so
interwoven with the objectives of
the communists of Russian that it
can no loneer be misunderstood.
"Attacks on the proper national
defense of our country," he told
the graduates, "represent but one
phase of the Red paclilst s drive,
although It is the first and all-important
step."
Attributing the ultimate purpose
of the communist as an effort to
smash the government of the United
States so that the nation can be
taken under control of Soviet Rus
sia, O'Neil asserted that the "sin
cere but misled pacifist is playing
the game with the communist.
FAMILY PLACED
Augsburg. Bavaria (LP) Professor
Auguste Piccard announced Mon
day he has promised his wife not
to attempt a second ascension Into
the stratosphere.
During his adventurous balloon
Journey last week. Mine. Piccard
suffered intense anxiety. She is
mother of four children and is ex
pecting another within a few
montiis, and her pnyslcian feared
for her health.
Professor Piccard was much af
fected on hearing of her experi
ence and soon after establishing
communication with her he intim
ated consideration for his family
might rause a decision against fur-:
ther flights despite his desire to
continue the observations of last
week.
DCUMERGUE WEDS
MADAME GRAVES
Paris OP) The Havas News J
agency announced that President
Gaston Doumcrgue and Mme. J.
Graves were married Monday after-
noon at a private ceremony. j
There had been reports for some
time that M. Doumcrgue, known as
the "bachelor president," would be
married either before or soon after
his term as president expired June
13..
Tlie.se reports said the bride
would be a French woman whom
the president has known for many
years.
On June 13 M. Duumeigue will
retire from office to be succeeded
by Paul Doumer, who ai elected
May I. He has served the full
term of seven years as chl'f execu
tive. Hoat Overturns And
Three Are Drowned
Vancouver, B. C. HP) Three per
sons were drowned in Powell lake,
60 miles north of here Sunday,
when their boat turned over.
The dead:
Mr. and Mis. Milert Juhnson.
Harold Skarberg.
With three others they were re
turning from fishing when choppy
seas filled and overturned their out
board motor boa i. The trio, all of
whom could swim, started to swim
a quarter of a mile to the shore b it
perished in the ley water.
The three other occupants of the
boat could not swim and clung to
the overturned boat unt.l trry
were rescued an hour later.
MEIER INSISTS
01INEWr,:BI
FORMS
Ultimatum Given by Gov
ernor on Repairs for.
Court Building
Survey of State Farm
Industries Ordered
Ask Uniform Appraisal
By HARRY N. CHAIN
Indicative of a further determ
ination to make drastic changes in
the manner in which state business
has been carried on in the past and
to accomplish this reform through
the inpection of "new blood" Into
oil branches of the state service.
Governor Meier Issued the ultima
tum at a meeting of the board of
control Monday morning that It is
his desire that designing and su
pervisory contracts in connection
with the construction or remodel
ling of state buildings be hereafter
taken out of the hands of the archi
tects who have heretofore done
most of the state work.
The declaration came out of a
clear sky while the board was con
sidering the request of the supreme
court that certain alterations In its
quarters authorized by the legisla-
(Concluded on page 8, column t)
HUGE MERGER
OF AIR LINES
Chicago (IP) The largest air
transport company in the world
was established Monday with con
solidation of four United States lines
which operate a total of 120 planes
daily over 6110 miles of Improved
airways.
Announcement of the merger was
made by F. B. Rrntschler, president
of tlie United Aircraft and Trans
port corporation. The four compan
ies Involved are NaMonal Air trans
port, Boeing Air Transport, Varney
Air Lines, and Pacific Air Transport.
Tlie new corporation will be known
as United Air Lines. Its general of
fices will be in Chicago. P. O. John
son will be president. He recently
was elected president of National
Air Transport and Varney Air IJnes
and previously- was president of the
various Boeing companies.
Each of the four lines now be
comes, Rentschlcr said, a division
of the one big company with branch
es in practically an parts of the
country and all operated from one
central office.
FORT WORTH GETS
NARCOTIC HOSPITAL
Washington (A ) Fort Worth,
Texas, Mondny was selected as site
of the narcotic ho-,p:tal for the
western half of the United Htates
by the Joint interdepartmental
committee.
The hospital will be constructed
:it a cost of approximately 13,000,-
000 and will treat all addicts west
of the Mississippi river. It will be
administered bv the United Stales
public health service. No appro
priation has been made by congress
lor construction.
PORTLAND THEATER
SAFE YIELDS $1200
Portland, (t' - A sa'e cracker who
tiM'rat-d with paction and dis
patch, punched a complicated vault
.system of the Hollywood theater
line early Monday and escaped
with 1 1,200. It v." discovered, too,
that the safe ! the Candy Pro
ducts company had 'm opened In
the same manmr. mid 318 In cash
and a $350 wo'ih Uk"n.
Police said the experienced
cracksman went t!-ough the in
tricate thcaler sale as If It had
been paper."
La.st week the Fro-1 lust Ire Cr-am
company plant was broken into
and more than : 000 taken from
the vault in tl"- same manner.
Police are ihe"kint up on all
known "safe men" n ho ever oper
ated here, to sie 1; any of the mor
exjerlenced arn nt o: prison.
MAY sr.NTF.St L AC.AIN
Valparaiso, Ind. r -Judge Grant
Crumpaiker. critic:?! d for the one
to 10 year sememe he pronounced
on Virgil Klrkland for the slaylnn
of Arlene Diaves, Monday ordered
the Gary youth returned here from
Pendleton reformatory.