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9 STRIKE RIOTERS ACCUSED OF MURDER C apitaJjUowiiaLl City Edition Fair tonlte and Wed nesday; temperature above normal; north and northeast winds. Local: Max. 88, mln, 47; rain 0. rlv -3.8 ft. Clear, northerly wind. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1934 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TRAINS AND NKWS STANDS KIVB CENTS 46th YEAK, No. 199 8ElXSgSL .MR A, U Q A Circulation "Tby Dally average dlstrlbu uon (or the Month ol FtrjF " 1031 gptuj' Average dally ael paid mjp'jp Member Audit Bureau Cat, of Circulation BflMBTS SET LOOT IF . , . : i 29 WARRANTS FOR PORTLAND KILLERS FILED Feme Continue Arrests Of Suspects In Hiring ' Hall Slaying Ship Loading Operations Held Up Pending Fed eral Board Order Portland. Aug. 21 (LP) Bob Hus ted, 26, a union longshoreman, was formally charged today with the murder of James Conner during a clash between union and non un ion longshoremen here Monday. Husted was arrested this morning at the I. L. A. hiring hall and was questioned for an hour by pollco and representatives of the district attorney's office, before he was formally charged. Portland, Aug. 21 (P) First degree murder charges were placed today against nine of 14 persons arrested bv officers investigating tne water- lront hiring hall dispute riot here vesterdav in which James Conner. 22, was killed and another man was wounded with a bullet. Deputy District Attorney Joe Price said 29 murder warrants naming soecific persons have been issued, Loading operations were neiq up (Concluded on page 8, column 6) BANKS PLEDGE Washington. Aug. 21 (LP) The American Bankers' association today Dledged to president Roosevelt Its lull cooperation in promoting loans to industry and modernization loans under the housing act. The assurance came from Fran cis M. Law, head of the association who expressed belief that the set-up for the loans was sound and offered a very useful field that bankers could well afford to cooperate wholeheartedly in. "I told the president that the American Bankers' association would lend Its friendly office in civmB full cooperation under the two classifications and would not hesitate to say that it would be quite in order for banks to cooper ate in tne two activities," Law re marked. WON DUE HERE WEDNESDAY MORN deattle, Aug. 21 (LP) The naval dirigible Macon, on a training flight tc Seattle, was 30 miles north west of Point Arena, Cal., shortly after 1 p. m., a message to navy department hcadouarters stated, The position was about 110 miles northwest of the dirigible base at Sunnyvale. Navy headquarters have put out the following approximate time schedule when the dirigible would auocar over various cities of the northwest tomorrow: Aberdeen 6 a.m., Olympia 6 a.m. Bremerton 6:45 a.m., Seattle 7:15 a.m., Tacoma 8 ajn. Centralia 8:40 a.m., Longview 9:20 a.m., Portland 10 a.m., Salem 10:40 ajn., Eugene 11:30 a.m., thence out to sea on the return trip to Sunnyvale. YOUNG LUND SENT TO INSTITUTION Eugene. Ore.. Aug. 21 (LP) Rob ert Lund, 14-year-old Florence boy, thought responsible lor tne Drown ings last week of Stewart Gorski 13. and Dean Coulter, 11, in Buck lake, was sentenced to the state school for feeble minded by Judge Fred Fisk Monday. Testimony as to the lad's mental condition was given by Drs. R. Romia and A. O. Waller, ph, clans, and Drs. B. W. Debusk ant. E. S. Conklln. psychologists. Denutv Sheriff Grant Treat tes titled he bellevel Lund responsible for the drownings of the other two boys but it was his opinion the tragedy probably occurreo. aunng a scuffle rather than being a pre meditated, malicious act. Mrs. Jerry Gorski, mother of one of the drowned youth's, Monday appealed to the authorities to find her eldest son, Jerry, 16, who hu been missing from home for Severn months. Mrs. Gorski bore a fourth son only a few hours before Stew art's body was recovered from the hike. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN rinv Rmit.h. not the lawver but tVio nil mmnate. Is reported to feaa inc all hi. ippt.h 1m an accl- dent with the dentist and then to have fled to Breitenbush hot springs so we couldn't see him and adver tise him in our column. Tnis snouiu insure Guy top of column, first page nnciiinn which we cive him while he's away, so as not to embarrass a good old pal like that. sneaking in terms of the trachea, a coupla thousand rabid Salem kit hull fans were completely out this morning talking like Blng Crosby sings. As far as tneir laryngeal arrangements were concerned tncy Mt At ihoiieh their vocal chords were a coupla cinder paths which had been used for maratnons Dy dinasaurs. Same being due to the city championship Softball contest last night between Pade's and Park er's. That million dollar game was the biggest 10 cents worth ever handed over a baseball counter. Said game will go down in history alonir with the skirmish at Tner- monvle. the affair at Waterloo and the Imbroglio at uettysDurg. n.ms who last night decorated tne side lines will be telling their great grandchildren about said game when the depression is a mere wisp of smoke in the annals ol tne poor. Ben Pade sat on the bench and watched his team crushed to the size of too dressing on a macadam road. As he sat there he cnewea the whole upper half of his finger decorations plumb off. Doc Bar- rick was called in to yank out the rest of his nails and make him a new set to chew on at renewal ot the affray Wednesday eve. It's re ported Ben turned over in his sleep last night like a barrel rolling over Niagara Falls. On the otner nanu Cliff Parker yelled so loud that his epiglottis was put back in piace this morning with Instruments. You may not believe it, but what we ore trying to do is to convey the impression it was some game. So you'd better save a dime tilt Wednesday night and go up and see one of these games some time. As we once before remarked soft ball has grown into the capital city classic with a bang that can be heard from Eckerlen's on the north to the chicken roost on the south, to say nothing of way points. We hear Charley Sprague Is about to send out a hurryup call for a pulmotor. It seems despite all ef forts at applying nourisnmenc to the reborn republican party the midwives are not yet sure whether the child was stillborn or may have a gasp of breath left In Its little frame. Iirn vaarl In Rlrtlov nhftllf O man back east who hadn't slept for 13 years. We opine Steve Stone would consider such a chap the world's worst nuisance. Frogpond Frank Perry made the weekly count of his recently oorn tadpoles last night and found that the whole 80.000 are still wiggling. in fact he says there are 80.002 having made a miscount In the first Instance. Frank classes right along with the doctor raising th quintuplets. A few more Frogpond Franks and It wouldn't be long be fore tadpoles took the country. We suggest Frank bring his tad pole exhibit to canoe canal at the state fair. 98 AT MEDFORD Medford, Ore., Aug. 21 W) The mercury rose to 98 degrees In the upper Rogue. River-valley Monday It was one of the hottest days of the summer, and was accompan ied by low humidity. City Council Accepts PWA Offer To Name Third Man On Board The Salem city council voted last night to accept the offer nf the nublic works administration to appoint the third arbi ter of a board to fix a purchase price on the water plant of the Oregon - Washington Water Service Co. The acceptance was tel egraphed to Washington today by City Attorney Chris J. Kowlte on behalf of Mayor Douglas McKay. The motion that the proposal be accepted was made by Alderman S. A. Hughes, chairman of the utilities committee. Out of eight members a bare quorum who were present at the meeting only two voted against acceptance. They were Alderman E. A. Daue and Watson Townsond The afflrmitlvo votes were Hughes, Fuhrer, Boatright, O'Hara, Olson and Hendricks. When the councilmen voted first on the measure by acclamation Mayor Douglas McKay declared it CHRISTIANITY UNDER FIRE OF NAZI BARRAGE Hitler Youth Writer Pleads for Fight Again st Religion Pity and Mercy Ridiculed; Catholics and Protes tants Alarmed Berlin, Aug. 21 (IP) Nazi propa ganda guns fired an anti-Christianity barrage today which caus ed grave apprehension in Roman Catholic and Protestant circles. Developments In the troubled church situation indicated fresh tension, despite Chancellor Hitler's acknowledgement of "positive Chris tianity" in a recent declaration at Hamburg. Heading the developments was an appeal for abolition of Christianity, apparently inspired by Hitler youth leaders. Paul Joseph Goebbels, minister of propaganda, added to the fears with a veiled threat against Catho lics and a new church drive was announced by Relchblshop Ludwlg Mueller which would "cover every city and county from autumn until spring." Another indication of strife was the hesitancy of the German-Catho lic heiracrchy to estaousn tne sta tus of a concordat between Vatican City and the nation. The death of the late President Paul von Hlndenburg. who had ad monished Dr. Mueller "to see to Jt (Concluded on page 9. column 6) T Bend, Ore., Aug. 21 (LP) A dem ocratic convention to select a can didate to run against T. R. Gillen. waters of Klamath Falls, republican nominee for the state senate from this district, will be held here next Saturday afternoon. Twenty-five delegates, five each from Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, Klamath and Lake counties, will make the se lection. The vacancy resulted from the resignation of Jay H. Upton, who is a candidate for congress from the second Oregon district. Last Saturday the republicans met here and nominated Gillen. waters. Klamath county district at torney, after a hot contest between rival Klamath county delegations. No such battle among the demo crats is in prospect, although the delegates are reported to have at least two candidates in mind. The struggle, if any develops. Is expect ed to take place behind closed doors before the convention is call ed at 2 p. m. Saturday. When the meeting opens the democrats expect to have only one name before t-ie delegates for endorsement. W. T. Lee, retiring Klamath county assessor, has been mentioned. as a candidate, but the democratic high command Is far from unan Imous In his support. Even the Klamath delegation will come un Instructed, according to word from the south. There are persistent rumors that the mantle will fall on tne snoui ders of a Bend attorney whose name Is being carefully deleted from all announcements. lost. But Hughes demanded a roll call which showed the resolution has been adopted. Hughes, In making his motion said he had been Informed by the state public utilities commissioner that the water company was man lng 9 per cent on $050,000, which is the figure that tne water company demands for the plant, and lor that reason he believed there would be a good chance for the figure to be reduced by arbitration. In opposing the Hughes motion Townscnd asked pointedly where Hughes proposed to get the money to buy the plant at any figure the (Concluded on putrt 9, column 8 May Be Speaker -Associated Press t-hotc JOSEPH WILMINGTON BYKNS BYRNS IN LEAD 'S Washington, Aug. 21 MP) The name of Joseph Willington Byrns headed many lists of likely succes sors to the late Speaker Henry T. Rainey today. Though the matter is not settled and may lead to strong intra-party rivalry, the Tennessee representa tive, who is democratic floor leader. appeared to some observers to nave the pole In the race. ,K Other were far from being count ed out. The list of possible con tenders included: Representatives Sam Rayburn. of Texas: William B .Bankhead and John McDuffie. of Alabama; cniton Woodrum of Virginia, John Mc Cormack of Massachusetts: Lindsay Warren of North Carolina, and John E. Rankin of Mississippi. Rankin announced hlcandidacy last night at his home in Tupelo. "I announced several months ago,1 he said, "that I would not be a con tender at the coming session of congress against Speaker Rainey, but that if he were not in the contest I would be a candidate McDuffie said he expected to con fer with Bankhead, Chairman of the rules committee, who once gave way to McDuffle's candidacy when both sought the speakership. To prevent rancor that might threaten the smooth functioning of the legislative new deal, party lacn ers were expected to seek a com promise in an attempt to satisfy various elements. One thing foreseen In some quar ters is that northerners of the party may go after a larger share of the notent house posts. That conceiv ably might lead to the elevation of a northerner to the speakership or to the post of floor leader. SPANISH PRINCESS MAY BECOME NUN (r?ftiivrfBht. 1034. by -United press) Paris. Aug. 21 (LP) The Infanta Beatrice, daughter of the ex-king of Spain, may cover her blonde nair beneath the black veil of a nun, and forever bar her blue eyes from the world in sorrow because of the death of her brother, the Infante Gonzalo, the United Press learned today. From a member of a family close to Alfonso, it was learned that the tragedy of her brother's death has deeply affected her. Gonzalo was killed while riding In an automo bile which she was driving, and bled to death before his Injuries could be treated. The 25-year-old Spanish princess, whose English blondness was an in heritance from her motner, is in sistent upon seeking consolation in a convent. The royal family will make its decision, it was learned, within a few weeks, and it is believed Beat rice's request will be granted, for she is extremely unhappy. TANG OF AUTUMN CHEERS MID-WEST Kansas City, Aug. 21 WP) A tang of autumn, instead of blistering heat which prevailed for two months, was cheering to Kansas City and other sections of the midwest today Kansas City's temperalm-e at 3 p. m. Mondav was 63. This summer the mercury frequently has passed 100 at that hour. At 2 p.m, today it was 01. At 10 a.m. it was vo. Showers aided in giving reliet here as they did in northern Kansas. parts of Missouri and northern Ok lahoma. The precipitatic however. was not sufficient in most sections to revive crops. CHARTS MADE FOR NEW PLAN INCODESETUP Reorganization "of Re covery Program To Come With Regrouping Hour and Wage Provi sions Expected To Have Fairer Basis (Cooyriaht. 1034. by United Press) Washington, Aug. 21 (LP) The NRA prepared today to announce a new "army" setup wmcn win re organize code administration in preparation for fulfillment or its desired goal of full self-government business. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, ordered by President Roosevelt to keep his feet nailed down" to NRA head quarters. Is believed about to an nounce the complete re-grouping of the approximately 700 codes and supplements which now cover 95 per cent of the nation's industrial workers. The new NRA set-up follows the general lines of army organization by divisions and armies. Charts for the new plan have been drafted, studied and revised for weeks by Johnson and subor dinates. It is believed the final schedule will bring all codes Into at groupings of related -Industries. Smoothing out hour and wage pro visions in related groups will put them on a fairer basis of compe tition. Eleven divisions would be set up over these groups, necessitating ap pointment of at least three more division administrators, over the divisions five "sectors" are proposed. (Concluded on page 0, column 4) PRIEST KILLED; G Dcdham, Mass., Aug. 21 (fP) A "woman in white" reported seen bending over the body of the Rev. William P. Drennan of Our Lady of Grace Church, Chelsea, as it lay beneath a tree on a local school grounds today was sought in the investigation of his death. Police said they were not satisfied the priest was not the victim of foul play after a medical examiner an nounced he had found a sharp indentation on the left side of the head and bruises on the left side of the face. The "woman in white" was obser ved by Mrs. Walter Keene, who lives opposite the junior high school. She told police that some time be fore the body was discovered she heard groans and saw a man under a tree. Later, she said, she again looked out the window of her home, and saw a woman bending over the body. She observed her leave, she said, and get into a car parked some distance up the road. The body of Father Drennan, a man of great physical strength, was found lying in the school yard shortly after 6 o'clock. His brother--in-law, Richard Keelan, told po lice that the priest, who had been stopping at his home for two days, left last night to take his custo mary walk. He said that when Fa ther Drennan left his home he was attired for hiking and was not wearing his priestly garb. FEDERAL HOUSING PLANS ACCEPTED Washington, Aug. 21 (IP) The federal housing administration an nounced today the following banks had accepted contracts of Insur ance under the modernization plan: Oregon: Albany, Bank of Albany; Ashland, the First National Bank of Ashland; Astoria, Bank of Astoria; Clatskanlc, First National Bank In Clatskanlc; Corvallls, First Nation al Bank of Corvallls; Forest Grove First National bank; Hood River the First National Bank of Hood River; Klamath Falls, American National bank; Marshflcld, First National bank of Coos Bay; Mnlal la, the First National Bank of Mo lalla; Myrtle Point, Security Bank of Myrtle Point; Oswego, the Os wego State bank; Portland, the Ilnnk ot California, and the Unltco Stales Nalolnal bank; Salem, Ladi St Bush, bankers; Sandy, Clacka mas County bank. Idaho: Cascade, Inter-Mountali. State bank; HaRerman, First Na- itlonal bank; Jerome, Jerome Na tlonal bank. Total Of $150,000 In SERA Projects Approved by Board Portland. Auir. 21 (P) The largest construction and re construction SERA program for many weeks was approved by the state relief committee which left today to attend a three day regional SERA conference starting tomorrow in San Francisco. The committee approved $50,000 projects late yesterday and another $100,000 today. Thanks to the SERA program, Bonneville damsite will have two tennis courts, a wading pool, a baseball plot and other improve ments. Other projects approved includ ed Altamount school construction in Klamath county, nine secondary road jobs and bridge jobs in Des chutes county, Willamina school work, cannery project for Coos county at Marshfteld, auditorium extension for school for the blind at Salem, nursing project for Coos county. Panther creek school work, near Carlton, educations work for teachers in Clackamas, Grant and Gilliam countries, work at Monte Cristo school at Woodburn, school census at NcMinnville and profes sional projects at Roseburg. The largest project was about $27,000 on construction of the new Rockwood school building on Rock wood and Baseline roads out of (Concluded on page 8, column 7) Washington, Aug. 21 (Pi Sena tor Hastings of Delaware, chairman of the republican senatorial cam paign committee, today declined a proposal of Senator Lewis of Illi nois, chairman of the democratic senatorial committee for a Joint de bate on campaign issues. "The democratic party has, in the past 18 months, made the issues and we propose to hold thier .feet to the fire," Hastings said in a letter to Lewis. "No Joint debate which we could inaugurate would be of any parti cular value unless we could start with an unbiased audience," Hast ings added. "You know and I know that the democratic organization as well as the republican organization would, immediately upon the announce ment of such a debate at any par ticular place, prepare to fill the assembly rooms with the adherents of their particular speaker. "In these days, with so many democrats employed by the govern ment, a mere suggestion of the democratic political boss would send them headlong to such a meeting and they would occupy a large part of the front part of the hall." FLAGS IN CAPITAL DIPPED FOR RAINEY Washington, Aug. 21 ) Presi dent Roosevelt Issued an executive order today directing that flags in the capital and on government buildings in Illinois be placed at half staff tomorrow as a mark of respect to the late Speaker Henry T. Rainey The text of the president's ordei follows: "As a mark of respect to the mem ory of the Honorable Henry T. Rai ney, late speaker and member of the house of representatives of the Unit ed States it Is hereby ordered that th flags on the White House and public buildings In the District of Columbia and the state of Illinois be placed at half mast on the day of the funeral service at Carroll ton. 111., Wednesday, August 22, 1B34." Sweeping Campaign For Rate Reductions Launched By Council On motion of Alderman Paul K. Hendricks the city council last night launched a campaign for a genera! reduction of utility rates in Salem. Lower service charges for water, tele phones, lights and gas are to be the uoal of the movement. The utilities commlttre of the council, together with the city at torney, is to carry the fight along. Numerous hearings before the state public utilities commissioner will be necessary, and necessarily a great deal of time will be required. Hendricks' motion, which was ap proved unanimously by the eight members who were present, was the outgrowth of an ordinance bill pro viding for a reduction from $2,50 to $1.82 a month in the cha"ge made by the Oregon-Washington Water Service company for hydrant serv ice in the city. Tills ordinance bill Coiyrl(tlit. 1934, by United PrvfA Geneva, Aug. 21 (LP) Eighteen nations joined today In the first world-wide effort to end war by de nying its implements to belligerents. Italy, last oi the i principal arms exporting nations, notified the lea gue of nations it had forbidden ex ports of munitions to Bolivia and Paraguay and tnat us emoargo al ready was effective. The two south American nations, fighting for more than two years for possession of the rich Gran una- co territory, were cut off from Am erican munitions and airplane fac tories, the great Creusot works oi France, the Skoda works of Czecho slovakia, and Bofors company ol Sweden all of the big plants whose products make war possible. In addition, the neighbors of the belligerent countries have agreed not to permit transport of muni tions through their territories, ana neither Paraguay nor Bolivia can reach the sea without passing through territorial waters of other nations. The embargo was perhaps the greatest triumph for the league in IS years of storm and discour agement. Export and .re-export of arms, im plements of war, aircraft, aircraft engines, spare parts and ammuni tion destined directly or indirectly for Bolivia or Paraguay are included in the embargo. Neither country can manufacture arms in any considerable quantity, and if the embargo proves effective the war must result In a stalemate that will permit effective resump tion of diplomatic peace efforts, which have been made all the time for two years. Stromboll Island, Italy, Aug. 21 (fl1) Heralded by two shattering crashes, Stromboll volcano, "The Lighthouse of the Mediterranean," erupted today pouring hot lava down the fertile slopes of the huge mountain. Burning rock was thrown from the cleft of the crater toward the east. The eruption was clearly visible from lYopea of the mainland, 35 miles away. The eruption resembled that of September, 1030. when a serious lava flow destroyed a for tune in farms and vineyards on the island. No immediate danger was re ported. The volcano is called The Light house" because its constant flames for generations have served as a landmark to ships at sea nt night. it CHILD KIIXKH Portland, Aug. 21 (IP) Glenn Tay lor, aged five, was fatally injured Monday when he was run over by a car driven by Dan O'Bannon, route 2, Olympin, Wash. O'Bannon, who said he did not know the child was in the roadway until he felt the shock of the impact, was not held by police. was on third reading and passed. When the ordinance bill was read Hendricks wanted to know why the move for reduction could not be carried against all utilities operat ing in the city and Involve rates paid by the people as well ns by the city government. City Attorney Chris J. Kowlte re plied that the two situations were not parallel, and that hearings would be required for general rate reduc tions. Concerning the bill which was on final passage Kowius said that the original water franchise, Rraiucd In HwHuUcauiT puiTo'v, column Q) ROBBER GANG HALTS TRUCK GRABS MONEY Holdup, Biggest In Brook lyn History, Finished In Three Minutes Criminals Pursued As They Flee In Two Pow erful Sedans Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 21 (P) Machine gun bandits today held up an armored truck, escaped with $427,000 in three speedy automo biles, and two of them abandoned one of their machines for a speed boat, heading out into upper New York bay toward New Jersey. None of the stolen money was found in the abandoned car. a large sedan which was round 19 blocks from the scene of the ! ld- up. Police advanced the theory '.' it the money, tossed from the armored car into the bandit machines, had been transferred by the robbers into a smaller machine and that the two men who escaped in a boat headed for the rendezvous to take over the loot. The hold-up, coming shortly after mid-day, was one of the boldest and most quickly executed robber- (ConcTuded onpage 9, column 8) PAINTER EVADES Chicago, Aug. 21 (fP) James Du- gan, business agent for the Painters union, early today won a wild race for his life against a machine gun squad which pursued him right up to the door of a police station. Dugan was driving home from the wake of Roy Thompson, a dele gate of the labor organization and the second victim of strife over con trol of the painter's union, when the gun crew wheeled alongside his car and loosed a stream of bullets. Dugan hunched over the wheel of his machine and opened the throt tle. He headed for the Deering sta tion, his assailants directing a con stant round of shots at him. They were close behind him when he drew up before the police head quarters. The final fusillade was directed at him as he sprinted for the station door. He was not in jured. Thompson was slain Sunday. Au thorities attributed that killing and the recent assassination of Michael "Bubs" Quinlan to the litigation over control of the union. BIG FAMILY BRINGS AWARD TO MOTHER Budapest, Aug. 21 Ml Mrs. Antal Orammer, a peasant woman living near Budapest, today was awarded the government's first prize for having more children than any other mother In Hungary. Mrs. Krammer, who Is only 48 years old, now has 21 children. She was married at 16. dold medals were awarded ,000 other Hungarian mothers, who, combined, have a total of 80,000 children an average of 13 1-3 chil dren each. This la proof, said Hungarian au thorities, that Hungarian parenta are the most prolific In the world. HITLER DRIVE FOR CONVERTS OPENED Berlin, Aug. 21 IIP) President Chancellor Adolf Hitler's drive to "convert'' the 10 per cent of Ger many's voters who cast ballot:, against him In Sundays election began today with numerous arrests, It was reported on reliable author ity. The arrests wero said to have been made largely among the labor clement on the outskirts of Berlin, and were presumed to have Includ ed many of those who voted "nein" on the Issue of accepting the relclis fi.chror'.s dictatorship. NKW VOHK S11IVKR8 Hnmn M V Alllf. 21 Ml A tom- pcraturc ot 39 degrees was recorded here at 6 a m. In a cold wave that swept through New York state ear ly today.
