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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, APRfL 21, 1937 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON 13 1' LOCALS 'I A mass meeting sponsored by the Toruend clubs of Salem will be held In the Bush school house, Mis sion and University streets, Wed nesday evening. April 21, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of instruct ing the high school essay contest ants in the Towiuend plan. Mrs. Maf.el of Lacomb will peak. Every one is invited. Ellis Kimball. Mello Moon Wed. 95 Rev. Lynn A. Wood, pastor of the Jason Lee Methodist church, was seated as a fraternal delegate last night by the Salem Trades and La bor council. Sixteen locals report ed that they would have a total of 30 delegates at the Oregon Com monwealth federation convention in Portland Saturday ana tounaay. The federation is an outerowth of the farmer-labor party movement in Oregon. Mrs. Russell Stannard. who under went a major operation at the Sa lem General hospital Monday morning, is reported improving. Salem Vintage. 149 N. Hi. Ph. 4014. tf Planned as a benefit for the building fund, the Salem Heights Woman's club is sponsoring chicken dinner at the community hall Friday evening, serving to start at 5:30 o'clock. Mrs. C. W. Sawyer is general chairman. Bau-Hueter pnt. Malhis,474 Ferry1 Marriage licenses have been is sued at Vancouver. Wash., to Jo- seph R. Melvtn. Salem route 8 and Mrs. Wilhelmina Peters, of Salem: Wells G. HI ings worth and Margaret M. Robnrtl. both of Corvallis; How. ard L. Ernst, Oregon City and Bcu lah 1: Harris. Silverlon; Marion M Maxwell and Bernlce E. Gray, both of Wood burn and to Vernon C Sprague, DcLake and Juanita Fox Of Ocean Lake. "Hie Psychology of Christian Personality" is t he current study and discussion in the WPA adult education class in psychology of personality, carried on through the cooperation of the Salem schools, Members of the class are finding the study of the combination of mental traits and qualities which determine character and personal ity. Interesting. Class sessions are held at the high school on Mon day. Tuesday and Thursday eve nings. Auction Friday 1:30 p.m 1060 N 14th. Beautiful 5-roomed bungalow, piano, elec. refrigerator, elec. range, etc. Woodry & Woodry, Auctioneers. Phone 5110. See Ad. 95' Highland and South Salem Friends C.E. societies will unite with other Quaker endeavorcrs throughout western Oregon and southern Washington in a rally a Pacific college in Newberg, Friday at 7:30 p. m. Paul Cammack, state Friends C.E. union president and Willamette university senior, will deliver an address following the program boasting the annual Twin Rocks conference. Skits, group singing, novel announcements and special music will feature the pro grain. The public is Invited to at tend. Linoleum 33c sq. yd. Woodry Fur niture CO.. 474 S. Com!. St. 85 Lacking only .43 inches of rain to equal an all-time record or pre etpitation for April and nine more days to go, the month so far this morning has contributed 7.07 inches or rainfall, an additional .13 being added during the last 24 hours, most of which occurred early last night. The all-time record for April is 7 50 inches, established in 1893. The Wil lamette river has rapidly rcceeded from its flooded conditions and this morning was standing at 8.8 feet. Ellis Kimball. Mello Moon Wed. 95' Check-up on the blossom day route for the annual observance to be staged by the Cherrians next Sunday was made today by King Bing A. A. Guefiroy and E. H. Bui genhetmcr. Boy Scouts will be sta tioned along the route to direct traffic with state police on duty at the west end of the Marion-Polk 1 county bridge and at the turn around at the Franklin tulip farm on the Wallace road. Signs will be placed along the entire route Satur day. Blossoms show promise, on the higher elevations, of being at their best Sunday. The route to the south has been extended to include the Ro.:edale district Arrangements have also been made to have the observance announced by the Rich field reporter during his new broadcast. All committees of the Chcrrians will meet at the chamber of commerce rooms Thursday night to complete final details. Buy a home and furniture at auc tion Friday 1:30 p m. 1060 N. 14th. 85 The West Salem Townsena club No. 1 will meet Thursday night at 6 o'clock. T. J. Sweany will be the speaker. A reporl on the board meeting in Eugene will be given and J. R. Brown, president, urges all members to be present. The public is invited. Grand Central Florist, 185 N. High 95 Frank A. Kittiedge. chief engi- Tier for National paiks, visited in Saiem Tuesday night as a guest of his brother-in-law. Fred W. Mears Mr. Kittredge was en route to his home in Palo Alto. Calif Townsend club No. 4 will meet Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock In the Hizhland school and will have a mtH tpcaker. Prof. Tuoma Gentle of Oregon Normal school in Mon mouth. There will be a musical pro gram and the public is invited to attend. When I Was in Paris and Other Experiences" will be the subject of the speech to be given by Sergeant Earl R. Goodwin, former newspa perman and at present field secre tary of the World war veterans state aid commission, before members of the Praternus club at their weekly dinner to be held at the Golden Pleasant cafe Thursday night at 30 o'clock. He attended the 1924 Olympic games In Paris, Prance, as "war" correspondent and wit nessed Robin Reed, Salemtte, win the world's lightweight wrestling amateur championship. The ser geant also served 23 months In the United States army during the World war and for four years was a congressional private secretary be fore entering on his present duties. For sale by owner, mohair daven port. Splendid condition. Reasonably priced. Call 5410. 85 An interesting and entertaining, as well as educational moving pic ture of old Mexico will be shown after the regular Elks lodge meeting Thursday night. Junior Artisans will hold a party and no-host dinner Thursday at 4 p. m. Ila Catton and Lola Weekly are in charge of arrangements. A marriage license was Issued in Kelso Tuesday to Otto Gross, Wood burn, Ore., and Octavia Johnson. Portland, according to Associated Press dispatches reaching here. The case of Clemence W. Bcecroft, charged with driving a motor vehi cle while under the influence of in toxicating liquor, has been contin ued for trial in Justice court from today to April 29. Clyde Anderson pleaded not guil ty in justice court today on a charge of giving short measure wood. The case will be set for trial later. He was released on his own recogniz ance. A 60-day suspended Jail sentence with a year's probation, whs Im posed in justice court today on J. H. Cook, charged with vagrancy. Three more new dwellings for Sa lem were included among new build ing permits on record today. They were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith to build a l'.i -story dwelling and garage at 460 Mission, $2610. E. W E. W. Stripling, to a l'.a-story dwell ing and garage at 943 South Liberty $3500. C. T. Klatt, to build a l'i story dwelling and garage at 355 Falk. $2900. Other permits were William Hobbs, to alter a one-story dwelling at 1065 North 22nd. $50. A R. Anderson, to rebuild a chimney at 595 North Front. $70. Lyle Johnstone of McMinnvllle and Alvin Augustus Swegle of Salem are on the city police blotter for failing to observe stop signs. In Jus tice court Forrest C. Freeze pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle not having an Oregon license and was fined $5 and costs. Fred Morse charged with violation of the basic speed rule, will have a Jury trial Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock. The case of Joe Ciaffoni, charged with the larceny of an. automobile, has been continued in Justice court to April 29 at 10 o'clock. He was re leased on his own recognizance. Motor vehicle accidents reported today were: Mrs. Ted Payne. 148 North Summer, and Maurice w Walker, 1045 North Summer, at Church and E streets. Herman W. Relbenstein, Salem, and an uniden tified car, at Front and Marlon. Jack Price, 444 North Cottage, and W. D. Pinson, 280 North 18th, on Pacific highway. Bert Patterson, Portland, and Tom Waddell. 1640 Saginaw, 10 miles north on Pacific highway. C Walton Larue, Port land, and Lee G. Wilcox. 2315 Cen tor, 10 miles south on Pacific high way. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Townsend club No. 3 will meet with Mrs. Louis Cervenka at 201 North 25th street April 22, at 2 p. m., for a quilting bee. All women interest ed are invited to come. Bring nee dies. Final settlement has been entered in probate in the matter of Clara Faist, minor, releasing Anna Faist as guardian, the ward having at tained her majority. Stgurd Ostrem has filed his final account as administrator of the es tate of O. B. 0trem showing re crlpts of $573.58; disbursements the same. Appraisal of $501 was placed on the estate by J. D. Thomas, Gun der Alrlck and Elling Teigen. Alfred L. Adams and Frances Ad ams Reynold have filed their final account on the estate of L. J. Adams showing receipts of $8893.60 and dis bursements Of $1971.81. Millie E. Warner has been named administratrix of the $500 estate of Edward C. Warner and Glenn Brledwell, Clifford O. Rue and C. B. Anderson appraiwrs. Edwin L. Baker, filing hi final orrntmt as executor of the estate of Frances E. Baker, shows receipt of $4035.45; disbursements oi avja and in a recapitulation shows assets of $42,231.69. Rachel Ann Patton, executrix of the estate of L. F. Butler, shows re ceipts of $3589.19 and disbursement of $1242.50 in her linai account oal bearing 1 set for May 2t RUDY VALLEE FOUND GUILTY OFASSAOLT Boston. April 21 (U.R) A municipal court judge today convicied Rudy Vailee. radio crooner, and his public ity agent, Harry Paul, of a ult on ' newspaper photographer I VaHec's case was filed. Paul was fined $50, appeared, and was released on $100 personal recognizance. Judge Daniel J. Gillen acquitted the photographer, Benedict Fitzger ald, of a counter-assault charge brought by Paul. The alleged assault occurred April after Fitzgeraid snapped a photo graph of Vailee and a Miss Evelyn Gresham in the lobby of the Shubert theatre following a performance of Babes in Arms." Vailee denied punching Fitzger ald or calling him pro! an e names. Fitzgerald testified Rudy called him a "dirty lousy Irish ." but the crooner smilingly reminded the court: "I am of Irish descent myself." Rudy testified he was about to take Miss Greshanrs arm at the theatre checkroom when he suddenly saw a flash. Harry Paul, my friend, readied for the plate that Fitzgerald had in his hand and giappled lor it," the croon er said. Take it easy, I told Paul. 'Let him a.one and give him back the plate.' I was afraid they would fall down a flight of stairs. Then 1 went up to Fitzgerald. "'You can take as many picture. of me as you want,' I said, 'but please leave the young lady out of them. I don't believe she cares to be photo graphed'." The estate of Louis Land lias been appraised at $3439.47 by George H. Riches. H. V. Compton and John H. Brophy. Order has been entered In pro bate authorizing sale of real prop erty of the estate of William H. Pocue by C. W, Pogue, adminis trator. County Clerk Boyer was today notified by the public utilities com missioner that a hearing set for Fridav, April 23. at the courihou.se here in the matter of the applica tion of H. A. Austin to operate bias es between Eugene and Portland as a common carrier has been post poned to a date to be set later. The county court was called to the Clearlake section today by water over the road and to look over the situitiun there. Default judgment for $371.50 has been entered in circuit court in the case of James Imlah against A. P. Nys and others. Motion has been filed hi the case of C. E. Bunce, by R. H. Bassett. guardian, against Ida Canos, to have the cae placed on the circuit court motion docket. Transcript of judgment has been filed with the county clerk from Sa lem Justice court for $172.67 in the case of Emil Folk vs. Anna Laue. The grand Jury was expected to file a report with Judge Lewelling some time this afternoon to cover routine matters and there was also the possibility of its making some report on the audit recently made by the state auditor on the affairs in the constable's office under the late Walter DeLong. Confirmations of sales have been filed in the cases of Icibella V. Scott Robert H. Scott and Federal Farm Mortgage corporation against John Palmer and others. The estates of Amy C. Adams, de ceased, and her daughter, Genevieve Adams, minor, a guardianship, were both admitted to probate today. The deceased left a $4100 estate. This is recited as property of the daughter subject to a life interest of Hector Adams, widower, of Amy C. Adams. At his request Homer H. Smith was named administrator of the Amy C Adams estate and guardian of the Genevieve Adams estate. Ariel Van Fleet, E. M. Page and J. D. Taylor were named appraisers of both estates. SLAYING SUSPECT ARRAIGNED -4 i J fa- . . 7f J ! 4 i - Trembling and near collapse, Mi.tcha Rosenbaura. alias Rosa, la shown In New York as he was arraigned in connection with the hammer slaying of Julia Nuenhaum, night club Hanrer and vio linist. S. &. LeibowiU right), faia attorney, U ahowo with the William Powell Likes Casey Jones Hollywood. Call!., April 21 4V Muic has charms to inspire Luise Rainer, but William Powell, her cur rent screen partner, opined today that he prefers his acting straight. The two are together in "The Emperor's Candlesticks." Duruig her Vienna scenes, Miss Rainer ha had none but Viennese waltzes play td. For her St. Petersburg scenes, she insists on Russian music. "Why not 'Casey Jones'?" sug gested Powell "for your scenes on the railway train." FIRE DRESS OF HULA DANCER; RESULT FATAL Los Angeles, April 21 (U.R) Mae Perdue, -J-year old caie Hula danc er, tt-is in critical condition today at couivy general hospital from burns suffered last night when her grass skirt was ignited while she was per forming at San Pedro. The girl, formerly a resident of Portland. Ore., was burned from head to foot as the tinder-likc skirt flared into flames. Physicians gave her little chance for recovery. Police accused Matthew Donahue 57, a mechanic, of touching a lighted match to Uie skirt after the girl as sertory ignored his attentions. Don ahue was held on suspicion of assault pnerii.ig outcome of the girl's fight for life. I 0:ar Reitly. San Pedro, was taken into custodoy as a material witness. Patrons of the cafe were thrown into confusion as the girl's skirts shot up into flames while she danced to a Hawaiian dance number. Many hurlei water and other beverages at the flames while others tried to ex tinguish them with their coats. The girl was said to have been dancing professionally for less than a year and last night's performance was reported to be only her fourth as a Hul i dancer since making her local debut last Saturday. Portland. April 21 (U.R) Parents of Mac Perdue, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Perdue, live here. The father is an employe of the Union Pacific. The familv moved here about four years ago ironi The Dalles. Miss Perdue left here about a year ago. ASK STATE GRANGE TO AID JUVENILES Silverton, Ore.. April 21 Marlon county Pomona Grange today went on record requesting the State Granse to appropriate $100 annu ally, payable quarterly, work of the juvenile Grange. Mrs. Fannie McCall is juvenile director. Mem bers of the resolution committee were G. P. Bowcn and L. O. Hadley Contrary to custom, the lecturer's hour this afternoon was closed to the public while initiation in the fifth degree was carried out. The all day meeting, held in the K. P. hall, was well attended. MAY RQBSON SAYS IT'S FUN TO BE 72 Hollywood, April 21 OJ.R) May Robson, just past another birthday, said today "It's fun to be 72." The grand old lady of the stage and screen was surprised with a big birthday cake and roomful of pres ents at the M"tro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio yesterday. Miss Robson made her stage debut 54 years ago. The district boundary board was meeting this afternoon to decide the question raised at a big hearing re cently as to whether a part of the Rickey school district, including that in the well settled section of the penitentiary Four - corners, should be attached to the Auburn district. Indications from discussions were that the petition would be de nied though no definite action had as yet been taken. It al.-o developed at the discussion that probably a new move will start in that section soon to create an entirely new dis trict out of part of both of the dis tricts to Include the community at the Four comers. ' 1 5 ' :. A y-s. x r. vi SAYS ACTOR IN OREGON IN 1922 PLAYJNJLSTOCK (Continued from page 1) Kugland with one "Frank Billings' whom she later believed to be Clark I Gable. I "Clark was a likeable chap," Miss Doer Her continued. "He was lone some. At first we hated each oth er and growled at each other. But we had our youth in common and I helped him learn his parts. "After the company folded up and we were all stranded without any money, Clark and other fel lows would go out and plunder for food which we cooked in our hotel room. I wondered afterward where some of the food came from. "We were very fond of each other at that time." Miss Doerfler told how Gable lat er lived at her fathers ranch near Silverton. Ore., then worked for a lumber company in Silverton. "Every week-end he would visit me. He would walk the seven miles from Silverton to the ranch on Sat urday. We used to put on overalls and jump from the rafters in the barn onto piles of hay. It was fun." A motion for a directed verdict to acquit Mrs. Violet Wells Norton of charges she tried to defraud Clark Gable by naming him the father of her daughter was denied today by Federal Judge George cosgrave. Bic-eared, dimple-checked Gable was mated to be recalled to the stand today by counsel for the 47-year old woman who the government charg es demanded money from the actor to support her daughter, Gwendo line. 13. Morris La vine, Mrs. Norton's at torney, was asked if his client, after seeing Gable in court and hearing him testily, still thought he was the Frank Billings" she says she car ried on an illicit romance with in Englaud in 1922 and 1923. 1 can t say," said Lavinc. "1 11 probably have to base my whole case on that point." Mis. Norton, Jack L. Smith, a de tective, and Frank Keenan, of Win nipeg. Canada, have been indicted for use of the mails to defraud and for conspiracy. Mrs. 'Norton wrote letters to. Gable informing him his real name was "Frank Billings" and that lie was the father of Gwendo line, born in 1Q23. Gable took the stand late yester day. He detailed the places where he lived as a boy and a young man. He itemized his movements from 1922 to 1924 when, Mrs. Norton contends, she was having the illicit romance with "Frank Billings." Then he quietly said "no" to some twp dozen questions. He was asked if he had ever communicated with Mrs. Norton, or her representatives; if he took her letters seriously; if he ever paid her any money; if he ever had seen Gwendoline. He said "no" to ail of these queries. Are you the father of Gwendo line?" asked Asst. U. S. Attorney John Powell. "No," said Gable. Before he was called, defense at torneys moved lor a directed verdict amounting to acquittal on the ground that no fraud or conspiracy was in tended by Mrs. Norton or the two men rhe allegedly enlisted in her aid. Her attorney pleaded that she had made an "honest mistake" in con fusing Gable with the man she knew as Billings. He said Gable never had been deceived by her letters, and that there was neither fraud nor the in tent to commit fraud in any of her actions. The government argued against this contention and Federal Judge Cosgrave. after htanng the plead ings, announced he would take the question under submission until this morning. "May we ask, then, that Mr. Gable be brought back to the courtroom,' petitioned Deiense Attorney Lavine. "We may want to call him as our own witness. Gable was instructed to return. Huge crowds, composed almost en tirely of women, stormed the court room and the corridors yesterday waiting for him to appear. They de fied the efforts of a heavy cordon of mirslials who were prepared for trouble, but not that much. The actor was the second witness. He followed James Fidler, movie commentator, who was called merely to identify some letters Mrs. Norton wrote to him. as well as other peopie, telling her story. Three of these letters were read in court. The most significant one equalled 18 pages when it Was copied In a typewriter. It said '"Frank Bin Inks" discovered, in England, that she was the mistress, not the wile, of the man supposed to be her hus band. It :;iid that "Frank drew me Into his cottage and told me, 'then I've as much nsht to you as he, come to that"." It said said she learned "what love was for the first time" Years later, the letter said, she saw a movie of Clark Gable, in which Gable embraced and kissed actress Joan Crawford. He took me in his arms and had that same look in his lower lip and when I saw that picture I was sure he was one and the same as Frank Billings," Uie letter declared. Somewhat bitterly, the letter de scribed how "Billings" presumably became Clark Gable. It declared the village grocer, near where f,hey lived, was named Clark, and that he had a tore called "The Gables." The estate of Margaret Thiel, val ued at $25,000. wa admitted to pro bnte today with Willord O. Fisher named as executor. A son, Jow-ph 8 Bck. is left a farm of a little over 200 acres, with $100 each to two grandchildren, Margaret and Theo Berk, and the entire residue is left to a daughter, Mary Leona Fisher. I t I HOTEL FIRE ROUTS GUESTS I ..... .. ,. . : : & , . ' - , ,1 ' ' iA 1 . , 'ti ,' i 1. ; if i . ' ; " : fp, 'vf a .Jy- feg Forty guests fled upper rooms of Miami, Ha., when fire tutted the the blaze to the roof in GRAND COULEE DAM HEARING Washington, April 21 (U.Ri Direc tor John Paste of the bureau of reclamation, today favored before a senate irrigation sub-committee, a bill designed to eliminate land speculation In the 1.200.000 acres surrounding Grand Coulee dam. "The bill would enact Into Jaw a policy of the reclamation service in operation for 10 years," Page said. "It has been tested on two occa sions in Uie court and held to be valid." The measure would deny water rights to lands sold for more than a fixed appraisal value set by the reclamation bureau on the basis of its present worth. It would limit the holdings of one person to 40 acres and would require him to sell everything in addition to this acre' age at the appraised price. I have not received a single pro test from the state of Washington on this proposal.- Sen. Lewis B Scljwellenbach. D., Wash., said. Hen. Homer t. none, v., wasn. said that this legislation I the onlv obstacle" In the way of pres idential approval of a supplement ary budget item amounting to ,- 750.000. Without these funds, Bone said construction on Grand Coulee dam will stop about January 1, 1038. and leave a huge chunk" ot concrete in the river, not productive of power or anything else." Saidie'Orr Dunbar Boosted by Oregon Portland, April 21 (1 Mrs. Sal die Orr Dunbar of Portland, whom Oregon deltyates plan to nominate for the presidency of the National Federation of Women's clubs at the annual council meeting in Tulsa will leave tonight with other repre sentatives of the Oregon federation for a pre-convention meeting there She is now serving as first vice president. The state delegation will Include Mis. A. C. Mclntyre of Pendle ton, president of the Oregon fed eration, and Mrs. H. D. Peterson of Dallas, chairman of Juniors. School Fund Quota On Downward Trend Hlllsboro, April 21 ? Semi-an nual distribution of 1037 elementary school funds May 1 will reflect a progressive downward trend. Su perintendent O. B. Kraus of Wash ington county predicted. Districts will share $26.837 82 at the rate of $128.30 for each teach er, with an average daily class tendance of 27 pupils. Yhe rate has decreased from a peak of $176.95 In 1020 More Money Needed For Rust Campaign Washington, April 21 W) The house appropriations committee aslcd congress today for more funds to cooperate with states and coun ties to fight blister rust in the white pine forests. It recommended the agricultural department's share In the 1937-38 battle should be about $300,000. This Is an Increase of $45,000 over the present fiscal year. In approving the forest service re ouest for additional funds to carry on the control work, particularly Mi the Paclllc northwest, the commit tee went $5,000 beyond the amount set aside In the budget. Marriage licenses have been is sued to Daniel L. Whltcscll. legal mechanic, and Kathleen V. Laldlaw legid, housekeeper, both route 3. Sa lem: Alwyn M Ormer. legal, truck driver. 858 center, and Katlierlne M Schlltt. legal, secretary, 1765 street, both Salem. Gordon K. Moll and Ravmond Carr have filed with the county clerk the assume d . busines. name of Moll Carr. the 18-story Alrazar Hotel in roof garden. Firemen confined a four-hour battle. EXTRADITION OF PARKS REFUSED Phoenix, Ariz., April 21 r Act ing Governor James H, Kerby to day denied the application of Gov ernor Charles Martin of Oregon for the extradition of Ray Parks, sought by Douglas county, Oregon officials on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Parks was charged with obtaining $150 on a sight draft. Deputy Sher iff Clifford Thornton and County Attorney J. V. Long of Roseburg appeared before Kerby, In denying the application Kerby id "Arizona is not going to act , a collecting agency for a per sonal debt. He directed that Parks, who was arrested recently at Tuc son, be relea,sed immediately. DIVINE ORDERS TO EAT ARE AWAITED Stooping Oak. Tenn April 21 (U.R) Jackson Whitlow entered the 43rd day of a fast "Inspired by God' to day, hopeful of soon receiving message "from above that he might resume eating. "I won't eat until the Lord com mands me to end my fast just as He commanded me to begin it,' the 42-year-old mountaineer said. Whitlow "prayed In the moun tains" yesterday, and said he felt stronger. "My faith gives me strength," he Id. He believed God was preparing him "for some great mission." Ear lier this year, he said, God ordered htm to give all his pos.scssions to the poor. So he gave the Red Cross J3 and distributed the rest of his goods among the needy of the mountain country. Whitlow's weight has dropped from 136 to 106 since he began his fast. Pinball Ordinance Returned Unsigned Hlllsboro. April 21 if?) Declaring the plan "inimical to the best In terests of the people," Mayor J. J. Garett returned unsigned the pin ball licensing ordinance, passed un animously by the city council last week. The mayor asserted the element of chance was the controlling fac tor in pinball operation, making them gambling devices. Cook on Steamer Drowns In Portland Portland, Ore.. April 21 (U.R) Clyde Shires, cook on the river steamer, Skookum, plunged into the Willamette river and was drowned, police were informed. Joe Lincoln, dock employe, said Shires tripped on a cable as he was about to go ashore and fell Into the swollen .stream. The harbor patrol was seeking Uie bodv today. Two 13-year-old boys, Douglas E Steven.son and Delbert C. Clark, both of Kugene, are in the protec tion of fialem police today because a freight train didn't stop last night at Junction City. The boys ha;J they got aboard the train, in tending to get off at Junction City and spend the day fishing. Bu'. whin the train kept going they couldn't rH off until they reached Kalrm. They said they hpent the night in a box car. Police picked them up in the railroad yards, Eu gene authorities have not yet been contacted. Green Stamp (every day. DoahlH I every Saturday CARSON PHARMACY Dial 5tfi-.Vl Court l Salrm ACCUSE MOTT OF INSULTING PARK EXPERT Washington, April 21 (U.R) Rm. John S. McGroarty, D. Cal., span- sor of a bill for federal purchase of timber land areas as part of Yose mite national park, today accussed Rep. James W. Mott, R Ore., of insulting a government witness testifying on the measure before the public lands committee. The measure would provide for purchase of more than 7,000 acres of valuable sugar pine land. It was supported by H. H.. Horning of the national park service, whose quali fications as a logging engineer were questioned by Mott. Opponents of Uie bill sought un successfully to force Horning to es timate the cost of acquiring the area. His nearest approximation was based on another purchase. which he said was twice as valu able and cost $3,500,000. Homing's qualifications as an ex pert witness were disputed by Mott after Horning asserted that the lumber firm now operating in the disputed area could utilize trucks to move timber from stands the company had claimed would be in accessible If the major tract goes to the government. "Why heckle the witness and In sult him as to whether he Is an expert logging engineer?" Inter jected McGroarty. "I'm not, retorted Mott Homing asserted that "the claims that the lumber company would be forced to stop operations are ex aggerated." He said it would take lour or six years under the company's plans to complete cutting in the affected area, and charged that the Yose mite valley railroad was opposing the sale on grounds that lass of lumber freight revenue would In jure it. "For many years the railroad has been a losing enterprise and is try ing to ase this proposal as an alibi," he said. 154,514 CRIME CARDS ON FILE The state police report to the governor revealed today the state police has on file 154,514 crime cards with finger prints and detailed In formation. During the month or March 572 sets were taken by the bureau of Identification. Under general law enforcement during the past month the state police made 220 arrests resulting in sentences totaling 102 years and fines assessed at $2,338. Most ar rests were made for drunkenness and larceny. In the game law division 68 ar rests were made resulting In fines of $1,781. Most arrests were for hunting and fishing without li censes. Traffic law violation arrests reached the high point of 1,050, re sulting in fines of $0,278. Drivers without operator's licenses consti tuted the largest number In the list ' of arrests. MILLIONAIRE WINS SUIT OF SECRETARY New York, April 21 (U.R) A fed eral court Jury returned a verdict today in favor of J. D. Wooster Lambert. St. Louts millionaire, who was sued by Dorothy Sabine, for mer "Smndals" girl. She contend ed she had served him as confiden tial secretary and financial advis er. The Jury deliberated two and ft half hours. U. S. Judge Alfred C. Coxe thanked the Jury and said: "It seems to me It was the only verdict you could have reached under the circurrustances." Miss Sabine, visibly disappointed, said: "I don't know whether TO appeal or not." The case went to the Jury this af ternoon after the sum Miss Sa bine sought had been reduced from $35,750, which she claimed was due her in salary and commissions, to $15.044. Amendment Asked In Pierce Measure Washington. April 21 (Pt Repre sentative Walter M. Pierce of Ore gon offered a joint resolution today to amend the constitution to pro vide for state preferential votes on party candidates for president and vlce-preMdent. The suggested change would make the vote binding on state delegates to national conven tions. Bridge Extension Asked by McNary Washington, Ainll 21 (IPj Senator diaries McNary has a-sked conRroM to extend by one and three yenra the time for the Oreaon-Washlng-ton bridue board of trustees to start and finish building a bridge attosa the Columbia river at Astoria. fyLOW PRICES J pjt UNf OUI!