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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREfiON
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1934
DARK STRANGER
NOW SOUGHT BY
SCOTLAND YARD
London IP) Credulous villagers
of Wenhaston, near fiouthwold in
Suffolk, are gazing ruefully at de
pleted ban kaccounU, and Scotland
Yard Is searching for the perpetrat
or of the most fantastic swindle of
recent years.
A dark, handsome stranger de
scended on the peaceful South wold
pkted bank account, and Scotland
respecting American "con man1
would shame to relate. A number
of the villagers swallowed the story,
and begged lor more.
Major Leonard T. Crane, KM
C B E., was the title the engaging
stranger assumed for his operations.
The first lnularu mean that he was
a King's Messenger, and the other
that the King had made him a
Commander of the British Empire.
Crane asserted that a check of
his for a mere 350 pounds had been
dishonored by a joint stock bank.
60 incensed was the major over
this business that he threatened
the bank with proceedings. The
bank became frightened, he claimed
and offered paltry few thousand
pounds In settlement.
Then th bank's otter grew un
til It got In the millions. But by
this time, the major claimed, the
crown had become aware of the
situation. And the crown had no
liking for this particular bank, be
cause It had not dealt in War Loan
securities during the war. 80 with
the King's active assistance, said
Crane, the bank was offering more
than 100.000,000 pounds to hush the
matter up.
Of this Imposing sum, King
Oeorge was due to receive person
ally, some 35,000.000 pounds. Crane's
share, he claimed, amounted to 43 ,
000,000 pounds, out of which he was
going to present each 01 the per
sons who temporarily financed htm
with 500,000 pounds. And of course
he had numerous, important-looking
documents to prove his asser
tions. He got 5,000 pounds from the
villagers.
POUCEMANTO
ENTERPIILPiT
Mansfield, Ohio A1) A police
man here Is studying to be a min
ister. Lieut. Leroy Coffey, regular
member of the police department,
has that ambition.
Professors at Ashland college, 13
miles away, at Ashland, Ohio,
where he attends morning classes,
know him as a student and address
him as "Mr. Coffey." In the after
noon he becomes "Lieut. Coffey."
On evenings off duty he Is a
frequent speaker before clubs on
sociological problems.
Back In 1926 Coffey completed
theological studies In a New York
seminary. But he believed he was
not properly prepared to enter the
pulpit. He wanted to "see more of
life." So he turned salesman for a
while.
In 1927, he Joined the police de
partment. "The ministry, generally,
is fulling to accomplish its alms
I thought the reason was that most
ministers know life only as It should
be and not as It is," Coffey ex
plained. Policing gives him the
taste of life" he sought for min
fcterial preparation.
Ho plans to major in sociology at
Ashland college, then enter the
Ash lit nd Theological school.
Col fey is rated as a "regular fel
low" among other members of the
force, who ssiy he is no "goody-
joodv. He Is married and has
family.
SURVEY'S PET DOCK
HERALDOFSPRING
Washington, D. C. (IP) A female
duck, banded by the Biological
Survey and used as a "Spring her
ald" for seven years Is known clear
across the continent for Its recular
return. This year it broke all its
former records for an early return,
It came bark to its Nebraska barn
roof on February 4.
Her banded ducks have been
killed all over the United Slates
and Canada and although she has
escaped injury and the hunters
bog, It Is requested thit if she Is
eventually shot, Mie will be returned
to P. J. Keller, proprietor of the
Katnbow's End Game Refuge. Her
number was 555.414, but she was
given a second after her first band
became verv worn. Her new desig
nation Is A604.109. Keller desires to
mount the bird because of her his
tory making performance.
DANCE HAS LIFTED
New Concord. O. (IP) Dances and
fcridge parties are now reality for
Muskingum college students here.
The. institution's board of trustees
bus voted to lift an alt-time ban
on th two diversions, barred dur
ing the nearly 100 years existence
of the school.
Hubbard A. L. Kromllng of Ap-
r legate Is making a visit at the
ome of his brother. M. B. Kroml
lng. He expect to stay about two
eeks. Allan Kromllng Is now work
ing In Balem. He was formerly em
ployed as clerk by the Hubbard
hrug Co.
Chemawa Reside nts of the cam
pus were pleased to see some of
their former neighbors, Mrs. T. L.
Ros. Mrs. Henry Boyes, Mrs. D. B.
Klelhrge and Miss Shirley Roves on
the ground diirlnr th week
Wa pv no drufs or operation Mnt r r.MALfc i'OMI'I.AIM'S
ArPENIIITICIS. GALLSTONES and UU'tBS ot the STOMACH
eon be removed. fioaranleed remrdlea for ARTHRITIS. ril.FS.
SKIN DISEASES. HIIFI'M.TISM and allmrnta of H ANDS. KID
NEYS, IKINAIIV 111 ADDER of men and women.
DR. CHAN LAM
CHINESE MEDICINE COMPANY
SM', Court SI., Corner Liberie
Ofllre Hours: 10 A M. lo I P M.
P M to 7 P M Ever? Tuesdat
and Saturday Only
Ufrnvd N D Phvsirlana
It Vtara In Biulnraa
Consultation. Blood Pressure and
Urine Test are Kre ol t'haraa
County Jail Prisoner
Figured Prominently
In Thrilling Murder
In the Marion county jail, under indictment for auto
mobile theft and awaiting trial, is Andrew Baker, who, in
the winter of 1932 figured prominently in one of the most
inmung muraer cases that ever
stirred Monterey county, California.
Baker, however, was on the right
side of the law. His picture ap
pears In the November, 1933. issue
01 True Detective Mysteries In
story of the crime under the title
"Love Murder on Mustang Ridge,
It was a little drinking bout that
got Baker Into trouble In Salem
though he and trouble have cross
ed trails many times In past years.
On the night of February 23, this
year, Baker and one Leonard Ash'
man, ex-convict, got drunk and
stole three automobiles In Salem
The first was that of Mrs. Loreen
T. Mathls, 54 Norway street. After
abandoning this car they took one
belonging to A. W. Gardner of the
Cherry City Baking company. They
soon abandoned It and grabbed an
other belonging to Chester Pulver.
2180 North Fifth street, and this
car they wrecked when they ran
it into a woodpile. Both were im
mediately caught by the city police
and Baker lost the sight of one eye
In the accident. Ashman lmmedl
LEAGUE URGES
PUBLIC WORKS
Geneva (IP) The International
Labor office has Issued an appeal
to governments to Institute con
struction of public works in order
to alleviate the unemployment
crisis.
In a resolution recently adopted
by its governing body, the text of
which has been mailed to all mem
ber governments, the Labor of lice
stated "The persistence of the un
employment crisis is increasingly
affecting the workers throughout
the world.
The resolution also appeals "to
all governments to 1 n s 1 1 t u te
schemes without delay or to con
tinue without Interruption the ex
ecution on their own territory, na
tional or colonial, of schemes of
public works calculated to give 1
fresh Impetus to economic activ
ity and to reduce the number of
unemployed."
At the same time the government
body expressed the hope that the
committee created by the London
Economic and Monetary Conference
to study the question of public
works and other means of alleviat
ing unemployment "may be con
vened as early as possible.
In Its communication to the dif
ferent governments the Labor office
further stated that It Is at the pres
ent time preparing for submission
to the next session of the Interna
tional Labor Conference In June a
report on public works which are
In progress or are contemplated in
the various countries.
VISITING PASTORS
OCCUPY PULPITS
Dr. Dan Poling of New York, who
is making a hurried trip to Salem
to participate in the 50th anniver
sary of the Christian Kndenvor of
Oregon, will occupy the pulpit of
the First Evangeliral church Sun
day morning. Several other visit
ing ministers who are here in con
nection with the C.E. convention
will preach to local congregations
Sunday morning. The early morn
ing session of the convention will
adjourn In time to permit the dele
gates to attend churches of their
own choosing. Ministers who will
occupy pulpits during the Sunday
morning services in addition to Dr.
Poling include Dr. Paul O. Brown
of Jaw Angeles, First Presbyterian:
Dr. Walter L. Myers of Eugene. First
Christ uin ; Itev. Earl L. Soward.
Knight Memorial ; Rev. Len B.
Fishbaek. Tillamook. Court Street
Christian; Kcv. R. L. Dunn. South
Salem Friends; Rev. W. I,. Killrnn,
Leslie Methodist; Rev. Claude Neely.
Portland, Chemnwa Indian school:
Rev. T. M. White, First United
Brethren.
Long Lost Name Tag
Finally Returned
Griswold. Iowa IP In the sum
mer of 1918. Jiul before he went
overseas as a member of the A. E.
F.. Malcolm Reynolds, oil station
attendant, lost the Identification
tajr fmm his wrist while changing a
tire. Fifteen years and two months
later. In the autumn of 1933, a
friend found the tnir about a mile
and a half from the spot where it
was originally lout.
F NDANflKltS HSU
Harrisburg. Pa. 4LP Resumption
of operations in small anthracite
collieries is endangering the fish in
Pennsylvania streams, which draw
fishermen from all parts of the
country. The State Fish commission
is planning steps to abate the con-
dltlnn.
Shanghai Cafe
Chinese and American dlsheft
Beer and anft drinks. Open 11
to S A.M. N. Commercial
Ihone 5717
55!
alely went before the court and mas
sent to the state penitentiary.
Getting back to the California
murder case Baker, Edward Etes
and Wesley Hickey, three trappers,
were marooned by snow In a nar
row canyon on Mustang Ridge. In
the same canyon lived two natives
of the place, Alec Garcia, and Ger
trude, his girl wife who wasn't more
than half his age.
Intimacy sprang up between Ger
trude and Estes. Then the girl
dropped her attentions to Estes
and favored Hickey, who was tlic
youngest man of the group. She
and Hickey quarreled and she con
sidered he had double-crossed her.
Anyway the girl went to E-stes
and told him he was being double
shuffled by Hickey and Baker. She
made her atory strong, and Estes
became enraged. He returned to
his cabin where Hickey and Baker
were, but held his temper until
after the three began drinking.
Then he broached the subject of
the girl, and the quarrel began.
Hickey taunted Estes Into a fren
zy, and Estes grabbed up one of
the rifles In the cabin. Then Bak
er, who had never taken any Inter
est In the girl and not much In
the love affairs of his partners,
leaped for Estes and wrested the
rifle from him. Estes grabbed up
another, and Baker tried to get it.
but was handicapped by keeping
his hold on the first one. Estes
raised the gun and shot Hickey
three times, killing him. Then he
attempted to shoot Baker, but Bak
er got out of the cabin safely.
He remained out In the cold dur
ing the night and at daybreak
stole back to the cabin, and, .jeer
ing Inside, made sure that Hickey
was dead. Then he started out
afoot for San Lucas where he could
telephone the sheriff at Salinas.
He did this, and didnt know that
Estes, spurred on by the girl, trail
ed him with the Intention of kill
ing him.
Baker got his message to the
sheriff without revealing his Iden
tity at the time. The sheriff, Carl
H. Abbott, who tells the atory In
the magazine, expected trouble in
arresting Estes and was prepared
with his deputies for a gun fight.
To his surprise, when he forced his
way into the cabin on Mustang
Ridge, Estes surrendered without
resistance and told his story. He
is now In San Quentin on a one-to-15
year sentence. The Jury
failed to agree in the first trial, but
In the second brought in a verdict
for second degree murder.
Checking Baker's record through
the federal department of Justice
fingerprint system, local authori
ties have found the following:
June 17, 1920, arrested In Seattle
for vagrancy. Held to be a drug
addict. Disposition of case not
given. j
In 1921, arrested in King county, 1
Wash., under the name of Andrew
Pekasky for manufacturing and
selling opium. Sentenced to six
months In the county Jail.
In 1926, arrested In San Francis
co for violation of state poison law.
March 8, 1927, In Seattle con
victed of grand larceny and given
six months In the county Jail.
In 1928, under the name of Roy
Jackson, received at the Nevada
state prison at Carson City for vio
lation of the Harrison narcotic act.
In the Mustang Ridge murder
case he was held by the authorities
as a mntertnl witness.
TO....
the People of Salem
and
the State of Oregon
PmiiiK the week of April 23d to 29th,
the people of Orepon are called upon to
observe "Oreiron Products Week" In or
der to make them conscious of the tireat
possibilities of this state and that they
give our Oregon Industries first consid
eration in all their purchases.
Every Oregon citizen knows that loyalty
to our state costs little and that It pays
big returns. The Salem Brewery Associ
ation is one of the newest industries.
The quality of "Salem Beer" is unsur
passed. Oregon products are used in its
manufacture and "Salem Beer is shipped
in "Oregon Made" "Oregon Oak Kegs."
The Salem Brewery Association desires
to thank those who are using its products
in preference to such made from other
products in other states.
A continued growth of this institution
means increased payrolls and by your
choice you stand out as a loyal cilfr.en of
this state.
Salem Beer
The Pride of the Valley
AND NOW THE STREAMLINE BOB!
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Attractive, Isn't It? It's the "streamline wavt," a new style of hair
bob for 1934, and it won Jean du Pleisfs of Chicago the gold trophy,
with which she Is shown, In th Century of Progress bob contest The
contest was part of the annual convention of the Hairdressers' asso
ciation. (Associated Press Photo)
COPPER REGION
FEELING BETTER
Phoenix. Ariz. (LP) The copper
mining industry is talking In terms
of twelve cent metal, despite the fact
that prices are holding around eight
cents.
The great copper mining camps,
which during the past 18 months
have dwindled to almost ghost cit
ies, are talking of better times in
the offing and of the higher pi ices.
Considerable optimism is surround
ing the possibility of limited re
sumption of production at the New
Cornelia Mine in Ajo, scheduled for
July. This is one of the biggest pro
ducers of the Phelps Dodge Corpor
ation, and between 500 and BOO men
are expected to go back on the pay
rolls there.
It Is agreed that prices must rise
before employment figures will show
any decided Increase as compared
to the more prosperous periods of
the past. Only two or three of the
major mines of this section can
operate on eight-cent metal, It Is
said.
It is generally agreed that many
producers could go on regular
schedule with a 12-ccnt copper
market.
In the hopes of boosting prices,
Arizona, which produces more than
40 per cent of all the copper in the
United States, has appealed to the
government and NRA administra
tion to purchase all surplus stock
and place a prohibitive embargo on
foreign copper. j
WINS 6TI1 HUE PRIZE I
Lakewood, O., (IP This Cleveland
suburb for the sixth consecutive
year has been awarded first prize
for fire prevention among cities In
the 60 000 and 100,000 population
class. At the same time, the city
for the second time was awarded
first among all cities In the coun
try. Awards are made annually by
the National chamber of commerce. !
The city's fire loss last year was
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NEWS SHEETS
BACKED VETO
New York (LP) No event in
1933 aroused such universal editor
ial discussion throughout the Unit
ed States as the recent congres
sional veto on the soldiers' bonus.
A detailed survey of the nation's
newspapers shows that 90 per cent
discussed the event editorially. In
the majority of papers the editor
ials have been unusually long and
detailed.
The survey revealed that the at
titude of the papers largely has
been Independent of party lines.
The president has been supported
by a large number of Republican
papers, and condemned by many
Democratic papers. Although widely
different opinions have been ex
pressed, the discussion has been
'nusually temperate.
A classification of the editorials
ihows that 70 per cent of the edi
torials supported the president out
right In vetoing the bonus bill. Of
the remaining papers, IS per cent
defended Congress for over-riding
the president. In other words, the
press of the country supported the
president five to one. The remain
ing 15 per cent was neutral. The
survey was made by the Romeikc
Press Clippings Bureau.
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One of the Finest Meat Packing Plants
of the Northwest Here In Salem
BUY.....
Oregon Products Made
From Oregon Hogs
VALLEY PACKING COMPANY
Operated Under U. S. Government Inspection
The
MOTHER'S DAY STAMP
Philatelic reports from Wash in g
on. D. C, give the information that
the Mother's Day stamp which was
scheduled for appearance on May 1,
will be issued at Washington the
3ud, and will be available at all
postof flees the next day.
The color has finally been de
cided upon as purple and the stamp
will be about twice the size of an
ordinary stamp, or that of the cur
rent special delivery stamp. The
stamps will begin to be printed the
coming week and will be produced
on the rotary press, which mill
mean that there will be no so-called
straight edges, but that all stamps
on a sheet will be perforated all
around.
The motif for the stamp, which
Is of the 3-cent denomination, will
be the famous painting of Whist
ler's, "Portrait of My Mother." The
American War Mothers will sponsor
a cachet for first day at Washing
ton, D. C, at a moderate cost, all
revenue from same to be used for
the funds for homes for American
War Mothers. It is predicted that
this stamp will be one of the most
popular ever issued by the U. 8.
post office department, and the first
printing will be in excess of 200.
000.000, with the likelihood that
this issue will be materially in
creased. FURTHER NEW ISSUE POSSI
BILITIES Rumors of several new stamps
have been coming thick and last
of late in the philatelic press, the
most recent being the issuance of a
special stamp in honor of LaFayette
on May 20, this being the date of
his death. The postof f ice depart
ment, however, emphatically denies
any possibility of such a stamp.
Other talk In the national stamp
circles was of a series of 12 regular
postage stamps, depicting national
parks, said to be contemplated in
the middle of July. The post office
department refuses to confirm this
report, however, and says "there Is
nothing to it," while no decision
has as yet been reached in regard
to the tercentenary commemora
tlves for the states of Wisconsin
and Connecticut, which were also
supposed to appear presently.
All In all It seems as if the post
office department prefers to spring
each new issue as a surprise, as was
done with Mother's Day stamp.
For this reason It can be safely
said that almost anyone of the sep
arate requests, which by the way
number over a score, may receive
recognition, this including also the
Jason Lee stamp and not to forget
the much agitated stamp in com
memoration of Old Ironsides, for
which there has been done a great
deal "petitioning" to both members
of congress and the postoffice de
partment. It Is sure that since the postof
fice department receives a worth
while income from sales to philatel
ists no opportunity will be over
looked to present one or more
Salem
Cascade Hams
Cascade
Stamp Comer
Conducted by
A!. Van Dahl
stamps which will "go over big"
with collectors as well as the public
in general, and announcements of
this or that new stamp may be
looked for momentarily.
BIRD IMF ERF. SHEET RE
FLATED When the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing put the Byrd Imper
forate stamp, Issued in February
this year, into the hands of the
public, it was stated that the work
was so "perfect" and uniform that
It would be impossible for philatel
ists to re-plate a sheet of the
stamps. With re-plating Is meant
that a full sheet or "pane" of the
stamps, each stamp a separate unit,
is gathered together so as to rep
resent the exact position of each
stamp of a full sheet.
This "re-plating" Is possible only
if there are small defects, scratches
and irregularities, characteristic of
each stamp, which are discernible
only through a strong magnifying
glass, by which to distinguish the
relative position In the sheet of
each stamp. Particular care was
made to put forth such a product
that such re-plating would be im
possible. The writer made a state
ment at the time this "challenge"
was made that the Bureau of En
graving would probably be disap
pointed in its boast, for there
would be many philatelists who
would take up the "impossible" and
make a showing.
Such is now the case, for phila
telic publications report that a com
plete re-plating of the 3c Byrd Im
perf. has been done and it didn't
seem to take very long time to do
it either.
Re-plating is an interesting side
line of the hobby, requiring a lot
of minute work under magnifying
glass, the result being more or less
similar to a jipg-saw puzzle, al
though It Is quite possible that
dyed-in-the wool variety specialists
would take exception to the com
parison. MUCH EXPECTED OF
COLLEGE WOMEN
Philadelphia (IP) Sophisticated
co-eds will lead the way out of a
"messy civilization," in the opinion
of Ruth Dorsey, dean of women at
Drexel Institute.
"The modern girl Is faced with a
rotten world, presented to her by
her ancestors," Dean Dorsey said.
"She will have a big part in mak
ing it a better world for her chil
dren. "The present girl is afraid of
nothing, competing In all work and
play. She isn't afraid of men and
has no illusions of masculine su
periority. She has met men on her
own terms, and found them no bet
ter and no worse than she herself.
"The college girl of today is a
credit to her parents, her sex, and
herself."
Industry
Bacon
Cascade Lard
Manufacturers of
VALLEY LAWN FOOD
NANKING CIVIL
GRADUATES AID
IN PUBLIC WORK
Nanking LP) Established scvefl
years ago to bring honesty and ef
ficiency into the Chinese civil err
vice and raise the standards of )e
gal and political practice, the Ceo
tral Political Institute of Nanking
today regards with considerably
pride Its 300 and more graduates)
who are making good in the publM
service of the nation.
Founded by the National Govern
ment on a plan similar to that of
L'Ecole Science Politique at Paris,
but broader in scope, the Central
Political Institute has set for itself
the task of effecting civil srnrtc
administration reforms by concen
trating upon the education and
training of selevted young men audi
women.
To inculcate these disciplinary!
principles in its students, the In
stitute is run on a military basis.
All male students spend half ant
hour each day and two hours twice)
a week in military drills, and on
Saturdays they are required to take
part in supervised fatigue marches.
The rules and organization of tha
Institute are those of a military
school, but it is In no sense a part
of the army school system. Having
observed that graduates of ordi
nary law schools learned much of
academic legal and political prin
ciples, but little of practical poli
tics, or public administration, tha
Institute developed a curriculum In
which the practical and the theo
retical are combined.
Unlike less fortunate graduates of
ordinary institutions of higher
learning in China, holders of Cen
tral Political Institute certificates
are assured by the government of
positions requiring the specialitedt
training and knowledge which baa
been offered thera during their
four-year course.
Farmers Warned of
Chicken Diseases
Washington, D. C. (LP Farmers
are wanied not to rely on medicines
to cure chirks sick with coccldiosis,
serious chick disease. Dr. H. E. Mos
key of the Federal Food and Dnnr
Administration warns that no drug
or medicine has been considered a
cure for the disease. He says that
cleanliness in food, soil and water
and dependence upon natural re
covery are about the only assistance
which can be given.
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