CIRCULATION
Dally average distribution for the
month ending May II. 1091
10,795
Average dally net paid 10,116
Umbr Audit Bureau of Circulation
FAIR
tonight rod Wednesday but cloudy
or fogey on the coast; normal tem
perature. Northwest winds.
Local Max. 77; Mln. St; rain (;
river -1.9 feet; cloudy; wind wind.
43rd YEAR, No. 131
Entered u second class
matter at Salem. Oregon
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1931
PRICE THREE CENTS
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MOTT ORDERS
CLOSURE OF 3
LOAN HOUSES
.Guardian, Western, Dime
And Dollar Associa
tions Affected
Petition for Receivership
Filed and J. P. Kava
naugh Named Receiver
Under an order forbidding the of
ficers or board of directors to re
ceive or disburse any funds of the
association whatsoever the state
corporation commission Tuesday
morning took over the affairs of
the Guardian Building and Loan
Association of Portland and two af
filiated concerns, the Western Sav
ings & Loan association and the
Dime & Dollar Building & Loan as
sociation, it was announced by
Jarues Mott, commissioner.
The order does not effect nor does
the action involve or Impair the as
sets of such affiliated companies of
the Guardian as the State Savings
ec Loan coin on ny of Salem.
Mott's order places J. R. Callahan,
savings and loan supervisor for trie
state department, in charge of the
three Portland associations. It was
Callahan's investigation of the af
fairs of the three companies which
disclosed the alleged Irregularities
upon which the action was based
Specifically, according to Mort,
Callahan's report discloses that "the
management of the Guardian Build
ing and Loan association had Il
legally abstracted from the a&fiocla-.
(Concluded on pukb 10, column 6
STATE SAVINGS
NOT AFFECTED
Action of the corporation com
missioner In connection with the
Guardian Building & Loan assocl
ation will have no practical effect
on the State Savings & Loan as
sociation of this city, said officers
of the local association.
Some reserve fund stock of the
Btate Savings & Loan association
Is held by the Mortgage Investment,
company of Portland, It was stated,
and four members of the board of
directors of the local association
are connected with the Mortgage
Investment company but plans arc
now under foot for a complete di
Torcement of the two.
"The assets of the two companies
have always been distinct, separate
and apart," stated J. J. Elliott, sec
retary of the State Savings k Loan
association. "There has been no
mingling of assets one way or an
other. Our association has never
sent a dollar to Portland and the
Portland association has never sent
a dollar to us. Our assets stand
practically as they were when the
investment company took over the
reserve fund stock.
The plan, stated officers of the
company, is to as rapidly as possible
bring about a complete divorcement
of any possible connection of the
two organizations. It has been
learned that when the Mortgage
Investment company took over the
tConcuided on pace 11, column 7)
FIRE PREVENTION
LINES TIGHTENED
Bend, Ore. (TV A general tighten'
tnx of lire prevention lines In cen-
tral Oregon forests became effective
Tuesday in areas facing the greatest
tire hazards.
The forestry office here announc-
d that three lookouts were added,
making a total of five, and eight ad
ditional firemen were put on amy,
bringing that department to
strength of twelve.
The greatest fire hazard was said
to he In the blown down area in the
Metolius river section of the Des
chutes. Camp fires and smoking are
prohibited there and similar bans
have been placed on the Canyon
and Jack creek districts below Al-
Jlngham ranger station.
Senator M'Xary
Enroute to Salem
Washington 'jpi Senator and
Mrs. Charles L. McNary of Oregon
were on their way to their home In
Balem Tuesday. Their party left
the national capltol Monday night
and they expected to be In Portland
Friday.
senator McNary will return to
Washington in October and will at
tend the Crescent City and Port
Orford harbor hearings and the
meeting on proposed canalization of
the Willamette river.
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Hal Patton is constructing a
handsome tile building at the rear
of his State street store. What,
what! Can this be the new hotel?
The architecture seems to be
designed along the lines recom
mended by the leading special
ists of this locality and else
it here.
As tlie move for having weeds
cleaned from property about town
gets under way we suggest that the
weed brigade first make a care
ful survey of councllmanlc proper
ties so that no one wiil be over
looked. We met Al Oucffroy clumping
up the street yesterday on his new
pair of shoes bought about April
1. "The heels are now worn off
enough to make It worth while to
shift over to rubber heels," said Al,
'and I plan to do that same when
rubber heel day comes along Wed
nesday.
We're glad to get Al to commit
himself so we can plan on a nice
quiet summer on the streets here
this year.
Having received a number of In
quiries on the program of our
strawberry competition we are glad
to report. It will be remembered
we were to give as a grand prise
to the winner of all tne empty
strawberry hallocks. And we adhere
to this generous offer. We can an
nounce In the light of this fact
that the Woodburn chamber of
commerce and Dr. Gerald Smith
can have their empty hallock back
any time they wish to call for it.
Archie Holt was up from Mcdford
yesterday looking fine having lost
10 pounds under the influence 01
that hot but bracing climate. But
10 pounds doesn't take much of a
nick out ot Arcnie.
Reports of drought again from
all over the country and of probable
short crops In all lines indicates
that God has taken a hand to re
duce production down somewhere
to the point of consumption. May
be with Legge off the farm board
Providence figured that It would
have some show.
Anyway marriage licenses are
showing an Increase here this year
indicating that in one brancn 01
the Industry the depression Isn't
causing much worry.
The earwig crop around here this
summer also bids fair, from early
returns, to a heavy increase over
any preceding census.
One family reports that It left
a wool blanket out in a lawn seat
over night for two or three nights
and It was half eaten up by ear
wigs.
Thlc rovnl the rcfil wev tn
combat this pest. Just drop your
winter overcoat on tiie lawn and
save the nowers.
STARVED TOTS
GAIN WEIGHT
Portland (IP As officials prepar
ed Tuesday to prosecute Miss Lelah
Nelson, "self-styled physiotherapist
who was arrested after officials
found a number of emaciated chil
dren in her "sun school,'' encourag
ing word came from Doernbecker
hospital where the children were
placed by the court.
Harry Chinakas, the 13 year old
boy who was found In Miss Nelson's
school ' weighing only M pounds,
eained six pounds In three days at
the hospital, attendants reported. It
will be a matter of several cays,
however, before they will be able to
feed the boy solid food, so emaciated
and starved was his condition.
Miss Nelson said she was "bulld-
hur ud" the children by alternate
starvation and milk diet. She was
arrested late Monday on a warrant
charging disturbance of "tne public
peace and health, a misdemeanor,
frvstalized Lve
Fed to Children
rvu-tmrtn Kv. npuAit Intensive
i - inaariM nnirntl-
senren ur " -
fled man who attempted to feed
crystallized lye to several school
children under tne pretext tni n
was candy was made Tuesday.
Two children. Clara ttose im
lin. 5. and Wanda Rogers, who
l - Parnt. if whlrh
were piB.uig '
the man visited suffered painful
mouth bums.
Tn. ma first onrvflred at the
.i .v. rfitirirt uhnni and scat
tered pieces of the white substance
on the ground. oeverai un.ui,
started to eat ine canay um
cautiomd not to bv older pupni.
vfRC-r mRRST FIRE
Walla Walia. Wash. 't-The sea
son's flr-t forest fire In this vl
. . ..nnrtrri cover about
an acre on Weston mountain, near
Weston, Ore., Tuesday.
STATE MONIES
BOUGHT PIANO
FOR GOVERNOR
i Articles of Impeach
ment Laid Before Ten
nessee House
Horton Accused of Fraud,
Conspiracy and Wilful
Neglect of Duties
Nashville, Tenn. nrr Eight arti
cles of Impeachment, charging
Gov. Henry Horton with various
deed of maladministration, rang
ing from alleged conspiracy with
political friends for their own
gain, to "moral delinquency" In
purchase of a $2,850 piano out of
state funds, were presented to the
state house of representatives Tues
day. If the house approves the arti
cles, the senate will sit as a trial
court, with the governor as de
fendant. The chief executive has
been under fire since lost fall when
various banks controlled by Rog
ers Caldwell failed, tielng up near
ly $7,000,000 In state funds.
The articles presented 10 me low
er house were drawn up by a com
mittee of five members who found
their basis for the charges In the
majority report of a legislative
committee that Investigated the
Horton administration.
The count of seven In the arti
cles, made public last week, charg-
CConculded on pace 11. column 7)
ABOLISH STATE
MARKET AGENT
The office of state market agent,
which position Is held by Seymour
Jones, will be abolished and will not
become a part of the new depart
ment of agriculture, Max Gehlhar,
director of agriculture, announced
Tuesday. The department of agri
culture will become operative July
1, as provided by the last legislature.
The move eliminates an expendi
ture of $7300 a year, Gehlhar an
nounced. In addition to the agent,
who receives a salary of $400 a year,
the Jobs of the secretary and ste
nographer are also eliminated. Geh
lar stated this was but the ocgin
nlng of other economies that will be
effected within the department, the
majority of which will not become
effective until later in the year.
Under the new department the
market agent was to be renamed as
chief of the division of markets,
grades and standards. The elimina
tion of the office, Gehlhar said, was
made In the interest of economy and
to avoid duplication of work that Is
now being done by the Oregon Agri
cultural college. The grading and
standardizing of fruit and vegetable
products will be attached to the di
vision of plant Industry, while that
of dairy and poultry products will
be assigned to the foods and dairy
division.
Oehlhar said that more applica
tions were received for the position
of head of the markets department
than were received for all other de
partments combined.
"DEAD" GIRL COMES
TO LIFE IN MORGUE
Greenwich. Conn. (LP) Eighteen-
year-old lve Rogers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard W. Rogers, was
recovering Tuesday at her home
from the shock of being pronounced
dead" and put In a temporary
morgue In New York City to await
an undertaker.
Her parents told the United Press
that the girl had fainted In the
Grand Central terminal while en
route to catch a train home last
Thursday. A doctor was called and
pronounced her dead.
Therealtcr, according to their
story, she was placed in a temporary
morgue in the terminal, where the
cold air revived her.
Terrified, she knocked on tne
doors of the dark, mlndowless room.
they said. Finally an attendant of
the terminal hospi al unlocked the
room and released her. Her parents
meanwhile had been notified ot her
"death."
Dollar-Liner Hits
Bottom at Whangpoo
c. tv. ,ar Th. marine
exchange Tuesday reported the Dol
lar liner President jenersun aurvunu
at the mouth of the Whangpoo river.
Shanghai. Advices said the ship's
cargo was being oiscnargru iim
that she probably would be refloat
eed at the next hl?h tide. The ship
was on her way uwiu iun.w
to Shanghai.
Board Orders
Rebuilding Of
Dairy Barns
Reconstruction ot the two dairy
barns of the Oregon state hospital,
destroyed by fire last Saturday
night, was ordered Tuesday by the
board of control, and work was
started at once. The loss by fire
was estimated at $25,000, but the
estimate of reconstruction was not
given.
The board further requested the
Oregon State college supply the ne
cessary architectural advice for re
constructing the buildings. Dr. R.
E. Lee Stelner, superintendent of
the state hospital, will have charge
of the building.
FALL EXPECTED
TO EVADE PRISON
Washington (LP) Albert Bacon
Fall must go to the prison gate, but
he may never set foot Inside the
walls.
Justice probably will lead the
former secretary of the Interior to
the prison and release him there
content with exaction of a $100,000
fine, and the fine may never be
paid.
The last legal recourse against
sentence of one year in Jail and the
fine was exhausted Monday when
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes
curtly denied Fall's application for
review of his case.
Hughes was a cabinet colleague of
Fall during the Harding adminls
tratlon.
Expectation that Fall will not ac
tually enter prison is based on the
sMtcment made November i, ia,
hv .liiKt.i William Hitz of the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme 'fcourt,
before whom the former secretary
was convicted. Fall was 111 then.
He had made a dramatic entrance
into the courtroom In a wheel chair.
The Jury was excluded during his
painful progress lest It be Infuenced
by sympathy for a sick, old man. In
passing sentence, Hitz referred to
Fall s physical condition.
"This court," said Hitz, "has the
power to put a defendant upon pro
bation or to suspend sentence; and
were this sentence to go into execu
tion today, the court of Its own mo
tion would suspend so much of the
sentence as requires Imprisonment
so long as the present condition ex
ists."
FOR PINCHOT
Washington UP) Sentiment among
western senators over the prospects
of Governor Pinchot of Pennsyi
vanio. becoming a candidate for the
republican presidential nomination
next year is being sounded out by
some of his friends here.
While the senators receiving the
overtures have declined to divulge
the names of the Pennsy.vanian s
friends, the approaches precipitated
much conjecture at the capitol. The
senators would not Indicate their
attitudes or discuss the matter open
ly. Previously speculation Involving
Pinchot and other republican Inde
pendents has been circulated. This,
however, appeared to be the first
indication that a candidate may
enter the field against President
Hoover since former Senator France
ot Maryland, announced his candi
dacy.
Republican independents from the
northwestern states have not ap
proved a number of the administra
tion's policies. Leaders of this group
have been urged by Senator Brook
hart of Iowa, to enter the republican
presidential race In 1932. He also
has suggested Pinchot as a possible
candidate.
Plan To Test
Shipments Of Fruit 1 o
Middle West Markets
Feasibility of shipping perishable fruits to middle west
ern markets in less than carload lots by airplane is to be tried
out by Salem fruit growers in a test lot of 500 to 600 pounds
to be sent the latter part 01 mis
month. This decision was reached
at a meeting of representatives of
Salem fruit growers associations,
wholesale distributors and members
of the board ot the Eyerly Aircraft
corporation held here Monday
night.
The fust shipment, to consist of
extra fancy black cherries, will be
sent 1500 miles to Omaha. Neb,
probably the farthest point east at
which fruit could be shipped profit,
ably by airplane, the latter part of
this month. A four passenger cab
in monoplane piloted by ofliclalt of
BIG LEADERS
AIR OPINIONS
ON POLITICS
Roosevelt Urges Cau
tious Action During
Present Depression
Pinchot Warns Against
Hand of Utilities in Na
tional Affairs
French Lick. Ind. UP) Governor
Frandltn D. Roosevelt of New York
and Gifford Pinchot of Pennsyl
vania were headliners of the an
nual governors' conference here
Tuesday.
The Pennsylvanian chose to de
liver a warning against domination
by public utilities in political affairs.
He said this is a grave danger to
government by the people.
Governor Roosevelt, speaking on
land utilization and state planning.
told the state executives that In
time of booming Industry "we can
overlook the defects of organization
and danger signals from Industry
and agriculture, but In times such
as the present, these symptoms at
tain new importance and show us
the urgency of tne new prooiems
we have to face.
Another speaker at Tuesday's ses
sion was Governor George H. Dern,
of Utah, who advocated that a chief
executive be given the duties and
powers of a general manager, and
be made the real business head
of the administration. Governor
William Tudor Gardiner, of Maine,
CohoIudcd"on page" 11, column 0)
HUGE SAVING IS
YEAR'S PROGRAM
Washington, P) Conferences
between President Hoover and
Secretary Hyde have disclosed that
for the next fiscal year the agri
culture department expects to save
$20,000,000.
In addition, it was said at the
White House Tuesday, during the
present fiscal year, which closes
July 1, there will be an additional
saving of $11,000,000.
The White House statement said:
"Secretary Hyde and the chiefs of
the department of agriculture re
port that out of the appropriations
available for expenditure by the
department during the fLscal year
ending this month, together with
unexpended balances carried for
ward from last year, they have dur
ing the year saved about $ll.oco,ooo
by economies throughout the var
ious divisions.
"Considerable unexpended bal
ances will be carried forward Into
the next fiscal year beginning July
1 to cover obligations and contracts
entered into.
"Of the appropriations for this
next year and these balances, it Is
expected that about $20,000,000 will
be saved during the next year."
CRESWELLGRAIN
PLANT DESTROYED
Eugene, Ore. (LP) Fire which
started from spontaneous combus
tion, destroyed the plant of the
Creswell Grain and Seed Co., and
two lumber docks at Creswell Mon
day night. The Eugene fire depart
ment dispatched apparatus to Cres
well to aid the volunteer department
In stopping the blaze. Damage was
estimated at about $15,000.
Airplane
the Eyerly company will make the
test fllaht. Fruit for the cargo will
be furnished by the Salem Black
Cherrv Growers association, under
a pledge given by O. E. Brook
manager.
While transportation costs wiil be
considerably above other transpor
tation rates on the Initial shipment,
the fruit can be placed on the Oma
ha market within 34 hours after
nicklni here, after a flight of 17
hours at comparatively slow speed,
and command a superlative price
TcoDCluded on prge 11. column 4l
Governor Attacks
Referendum Upon
State Police Force
By HARRY N. CRAIN
With but approximately 4000 names lacking to complete
the referendum petitions which would put the Btate police
department act on the shelf pending a vote of the people at
the general election in November, 1932, and signatures being
attached to the petitions at a late which indicates success
for the referendum Governor junus
Meier has voiced another plea to
the voters of the state to Ignore the
petition circulators.
Tuesday morning Ed F. Averill,
former state game warden and
sponsor for the referendum move
ment, estimated that close to 7000
signatures had been obtained on the
petitions. Ten thousand six hun
dred and eight names of registered
voters must be obtained and cer
tified to by midnight Friday, and
a certain percentage of the names
signed are always thrown out In
the checking.
"I feel that we have a good chance
to put the referendum across," Av
Ccon"cluded onpnKe 10, column 4)
PLOT AGAINST
FARMERS SEEN
Wenatchec, Wash., ?) John S.
Simpson, president of the Nation
al farmers' union, who was enroute
Tuesday to a meeting of the union
at Couer D'Alene, Idaho, charged
In an address here, that "every
thing happening to the farmers In
the past two years was planned
deliberately as a diabolic plot,
"The comptroller of the currency
told me early In 1930 the federal
reserve board planned deflation to
start May 1,' he added. "The farm
board spent too much money
gambling In wheat at Chicago and
in cotton at New Orleans. It made
gambling so crooked the gamblers
had to quit."
He advocated a government-
minimum price of wheat and cot
ton, based on "cost of production
plus a fair return." He assailed the
farm board, accusing It of deli
berately "betraying" the American
farmer.
He said the minimum price of
wheat in Italy was $1.60, Germany
(1.50 and Prance 11.85.
CONGRESSMEN TO
SEE OREGON SIGHTS
Portland P Word reached here
Tuesday from Washington, D. C,
that the sub-committee of the
house appropriations committee for
the Interior department will visit
Oregon next month.
This committee will reach Klam
ath Falls July 14 after conducting
several California hearings, and
will spend that night there. The
next day the party will go to Crat
er lake, spending the night of July
15 there. On the 18th a trip will
be taken to Chlloquln. From there
the group will go to Portland.
The Itinerary then calls for a trip
to Seattle, a tour of Alaska and
then visits to other Washington
state points.
TEXAS GUINAN TO
PAY OWN WAY HOME
Havre, France Uft Texas Guinan
not only will have to leave France
Wednesday afternoon, but she will
have to pay her own fare back
home, the director of the French
lines said Tuesday.
"Her visa stipulated that she and
her girls were not coming to France
to work," he said, "and It's not our
fault that she has to go back. They
can go anyway they want to but it
will not be at the expense of this
line
The Broadway entertainer spent
Tuesdav afternoon posing for Am
erlran news reel photoaraphers and
sorting out several proposals of mar
riage which she said sue nau re
ceived. She said nothing regarding re-
oorts that she had been offered
Job at Monte Carlo and word from
the Casino management there said
no official offer had been made, al
though It might be powible Casino
booking agents had approaenca ner.
Medford Walkathon
May Be Suppressed
Medford, Ore. (P) George A. cod
ding, district attorney, announced
Tuesdav he was awaiting word from
C. H. Oram, state labor commission
er, relative to action on the local
"walkathon" In which there are sv-
en women contestants. The affair
lias gone 300 hours.
COUNTY FAIRS
GET $56,258
County fairs In Oregon this year
will receive $56,258.03 toward their
support from the one-twentieth of
a mill tax levy assessed against real
property for this purpose, the sec
retary of state announced Tuesday.
Of this sum $1,000 will be used for
the northwest turkey show in Doug
las county, as provided by the last
legislature.
Where counties receiving their
apportionment do not hold fairs
this year, the money will be applied
to county roads, the law provides.
Most of the counties hold these an
nual agricultural exhibits, and more
funds are raised within the coun
ties to complete financing the ac
tivity. ' The state fair at Salem is
not financed by this fund.
Multnomah county will receive
$16,50. 17 of the total appropria
tion, while Lane county is second
with $2,131.80, Marion county third
with $2,696, and Clackamas xourtn
with $2,623.40. Umatilla county will
receive $2,369 and Klamath county
$2,022.
Counties receiving between $1,000
and $2,000 of the fund Include Bak
er, Clatsop, Coos, Douglas, Jackson,
Linn, Tillamook, Union, Washing
ton and Yamhill. AH others re
ceive less than a thousand dollars,
with Curry county receiving the
least $304.14.
REDUCE POWER
RATES IN BEND
A -supplementary order, Including
the city of Bend in the 10 per cent
rate reduction oruer last wee xo
the Pacific Light and Power com
pany, was announced by Public
Utilities Commissioner C. M. Tho
mas.
Thomas said a controversy over
pole tax had been settled by Bend
officials and the company, thus
opening the way to the rate re
duction. It was estimated Bend will save
about $11,500 yearly.
H. B. Parsons, Bend city attor
ney, conferred with Thomas late
Monday.
DEBT INCREASED
ABOUT HALF BILLION
Washington, fP) It was said at
the White House Tuesday that the
financial transactions of the gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1931, will show an Increase
of about $500,000,000 In the national
debt.
The treasury deficit. It was said,
will be from about $900,000,000 to
$050,000,000, of which about $440,
000,000 will be due to the redemp
tion of the national debt required
by law.
The deficit Is principally due. It
was said, to a falling off In re
ceipts of the treasury caused by the
depression, which will be about
$840,000,000 below the fiscal year
which ended June 30, 1930.
Added to this Is the additional
burden of about $.rtO.O00.00O caused
by the fall It. pnstnl receipts.
DILLARD TO BUILD
ALSEA HIGHWAY
Portland Aj F. C. Dillaid. Med
ford contractor, was low bidder
Tuesday for the reconstruction of
a six-mile section of the Alsea high
way adjacent to Walriport in Lin-
coin county. He bid $81,835. The-
Union Construction company. Port
land, was next at $M.072. Twelve
contractors submitted proposals to
he bureau of public roads.
Find Crude Bomb
In Plane Hangar
New Yotk (LP) A crude bomb
with a half charred fuse was found
In a cigar box near Hangar No. 4 at
Floyd Bennett airport Tuesday.
live bomb was taken to a police
station In Brooklyn for examination
I U) uuillv oiuau ,,,,t.
DEADLOCK III
NEGOTIATIONS
DELAY BREACH
Crisis Between Church
And State Held Grav
est in Recent Times
Closure of Catholic Clubs
Causes Intervention of
Cardinal Gaspari
Rome, (TO cardinal Ptetro Gas-
pa it i, who as papal secretary of
state signed the Lateran treaty In
1920, is believed to have taken a
hand hi the new crisis in relation
between the Vatican and the Ital
ian government which has resulted
in dissolution by Premier Musso
lini of all the Catholic youth clubs
in Italv,
It Is understood that the cardinal
is laying the groundwork for offi
cial negotiation to prevent what
appears to be a parting of the
way between the church and th
state. He is one of those. It la said.
who regard this situation as one of
the gravest m recent times and
threatening both the Lateran
treaty and the Concordat between
Rome and the Holy see. American
interests are still Involved, for per
mission extended unofficially Mon
day for reopening of playground
operated by the American Knights
(Concluded on page 11. column
ORMOND SILENT
IN CITY PRISON
Portland -VP) While his fellow
prisoners regarded htm with anx
ious, wary eyes, Ira H. Ormond, 3S,
sat hunched in a comer of the
bull pen" of city Jail Tuesday, dull-
eyed and gaunt. Sunday, In a
maniacal frenzy, he slew his two
children and his wife.
A formal complaint charging
murder In the first degree was filed
against the insurance salesman and
former sailor Monday. He remem
bers holding a gas hose connection
In the mouths of the eight year old
girl and the six year old boy, he
told officers, but he has no recol
lection of slaying his wife who died
from frightful cuts and stabs In
flicted with an old bayonet.
Half clad and dancing, shrieking,
weeping and laughing like a mad
man, Ormond was found by neigh
bors and police Sunday beside the
mutilated body of his wife. He had
Intended to take his own lire, ne
said.
It was believed Ormond became
suddenly Insane after brooding on
financial troubles. He reseniea
deeply the circumstance that hla
wife worked and furnished the ma
jor support of the family.
Monday Ormond refused to take
food In the Jail. Unnaturally, his
fellow prisoners thought, he ap
peared to show no grief over the
terrible tragedy, and showed no
concern over his own predicament.
CONTESTANTS REFUSE
TO QUITWALKATHON
Portland 'IB The Lotus Isle
walkathon may be officially ended
but It still continued Tuesday for
eight persons locked Inside the big
ballroom.
They refused to quit at midnight
Monday after Al Painter, promoter,
with a dramatic flourish, paid each
contestant $250 and said he had
promised State Labor Commissioner
Oram to close and he was "washing;
his hands of the whole affair."
The contestants, however, refused
to accept the check, saying they
were striving for the grand prize of
$2000 and a diamond-studded belt
and would not quit. Pslnter ordered
the crowd out and the ballroom
doors locked.
Several persons acre reported
peering in the windows of the ball
room while contestants milled
around, apparently confident that
the doors will be reop-red In a day
or two.
Baker Bay Company
Gets Fishinjr Lease
Olympla, Wash. (IP) Baker Bay
Pish company Tuesday held state
lease to fish off Pencock Spit near
Ilwaco. The single bidder tor the
lease offered the state land board
$7500 a year, a minimum for the
fishing right for two years.
A $15,000 a year lease was offered
last week but there were no bidden.
It was claimed fishing was not pro
fitable enough to pay such a leas
price.