Statesman Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 1

The Weather Occasional rata or mow today, probably Wedj-sdy; Max. Trtup. Monday 49, MLn. t7, river .7 feet, rain .01 Inch, 3f. wind.

Jl' Spring! Latest, best fashions for prtoff an available dally through the pattern service) afforded by The Statesman EIGHTY-SKTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, March 31, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c Now 3 S1JIM.5 -o. Foiaiglmft Maim March Leaving Says Husband yReadyto-Talk Occidents ''Prove Numerous Bad Executions etfor 8 o'Clo ck: Pardor 1 Court Snurns Plea Early Morning Crash Results Young Bicycle Riders On Highway Struck by Truck, Seriously Hurt Jack Craig and William Trudgen Knocked Down by Lanktree's Machine; Both Have Fractures; Driver Runs Some Distance for Help Wife Reported to Have Told Hoffman Bruno Is "Ready to Talk" But Official Denial Is Made Warden Could Delay Action TiU End of Week; Reputed Confessions Receive Scant Atention 1 4 i n' v-' i -v i- i i i i- tyrr V''t ff- inn i laswiiisasaj TWO bicycle riders, Jack Craig, 16, of route three, and William Trudgen, 15, of route four, suffered grave injuries at 7:50 o'clock last night when their wheels were struck from the rear by a southbound truck on South 12th street cutoff a quarter mile south of the city limits. John Albert Lank-tree, route four, the truck driver, was released by police pend- Oing investigation by the district rkc 4 n-wr (attorney. The condition Of both boys was rpRENTON, N. March 30.

(AP)C. Lloyd Fisher, chfef defense attorney for Bruno Richard Hauptmann, came away: from the condemned man tonight with a statement he was taking a message from Hauptmann to his wife, which was followed swiftly by reports that she" had sent word to Gov; Harold G. Hoffman that her husband "might talk more." These reports were denied officially, but they came from sources close to the governor. Even as they were being denied, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck, said that Airs.

Hauptmann had suggested to him recently that he talk to her husband. Hauck said Mrs. Hauptmann expressed a belief that the condemned man might talk more readily to him. Hauck added that he replied he would be willing to visit Like Lion With Freeze, Snows No Break in Cold Spell in Sight; Minimum is 27 in Salem' Central Oregon Plateau Hard Hit; Near-Zero Weather Recorded Gusty old Boreas continued last night to masquerade as the March lion and force father to keep the home fires burning mer rily. A chill- Sundsy and Monday are to be followed by a similar Tuesday and probably a Wednes day just as cold, the weather bureau predicted last Sunday brought a 27 degree minimum temperature to Salem, and.

to everyone's surprise, a one to two inch blanket of wet snow that melted early in the day. Yes terday's minimum temperature remained the same but the maxi mum rose three degrees over Sunday to register 49. (By the Associated Press) The weather man predicted March 'would go out like a lion in the Pacific northwest Tuesday. Meteorologist Lawrence C. Fisher said the breaking up of the prolonged cold snap was not in sight.

Monday was the coldest March 30 In Seattle since 1897. The minimum temperature was 30 degrees. Snow flurries accompanied by a strong northwest wind swept the city. Spokane reported a minimum (Turn to page 6, col. C) Silyer.

Falls Park Work Is Arranged WPA crews next week will un dertake to Improve the 2600 acres of land the resettlement administration has purchased In the Silver Falls park district, it was announced at WPA headquarters yesterday. The resettlement or ganization has requested assign ment of 100 men to this task early next week and indicated It would require crews totaling 300 men within the near future. The crews, who will be hauled to and from work dally by trucks, will be selected first form the Sil-verton district, and later from Stay ton, Sublimity and Salem. Their wages will be the same as they now receive on WPA pro jects, $48 a month for common labor. The Improvement program calls for construction of roads and forest telephone lines, falling off snags and clearing of brush.

Work will be started In the vicinity of Hullt. Kentucky Groups Will Back Landon LOUISVILLE, March endorsement for the presidential candidacy of Gov. Alf M. Landon was pledged by republican conventions in Kentucky today. National convention delegates in seven of the state's nine congressional districts were instructed to support the Kansan.

In one district, the fifth, which includes Covington, delegates were not Instructed. The district comprising Louisville will not meet until "tomorrow, prior to the state convention, when four delegates at large will be OKLAHOMA CITY, March SO. -(AOklahoma's democratic dele-In Philadelphia, were Instructed gates to the national convention today to cast their 22 votes rbr Roosevelt for president and Garner for A plat form 'endorsing the Roosevelt administration a a adopted. Iran Breaks With U. S.

Over Slurs to Shaah; Recalls All Consuls WASHINGTON, March -ThO' Iranian (Persian government has ordered its legation in Washington and Its consulates in the United States closed because of art tele appearin; la the American press "if consid-; era a 'discourtesy, to-the PrMnmablv in connection with the arrest in last October o( the Iranian minister to Washington, the near eastern monarchy ordered all Its Atninmatie and consular person- ner la the. United States to re turn to Iran immediately. Cv luiro ITCUlltaUUY For Miles McKey Attorney General's Aide Victim of Pneumonia; Native of County, Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. for Miles H.

McKey, 39, assistant state attorney general, who died early Monday morning after a fortnight's illness. Pneumonia was the cause of death. Last rites will be said at the W. T. Rigdon chapel and interment will be in Belcrest Memorial pork.

He held the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the reserve officers organization. Members of that group, as well as officers from the national guard, will attend the funeral-services in a body. Pallbearers be from the local chapter of the reserve officers. The firing squad at the grave will be from headquarters battery, 249th coast artillery, national guard. In State Service For Dozen Tears Mr.

McKey had served with the state's legal department since June 1, 1924, when he was ap-(Turn to page 5.. col. 4) Emergency Rates Under Discussion SALT LAKE CITY, March Oregon, Washington and Utah officials and shipper representatives Joined at an in' terstate commerce commission hearing today in opposing proposed continuance of emergency freight charges allowed railroads In 1934. A. F.

Harvey, chief of the traffic department of the Oregon public ntilities commission, said his state did not oppose continuance of the rates if it could be shown an emergency still exists. However, he said It does not want permanent establishment of the surcharges. Pay Increase in Higher -Brackets Contemplated In Timber Worker Scale PORTLAND, March O. Lindey, president of the Portland Sawmill and Timber Workers' union, said agreements were being completed with most Portland operators for a new wage scale effective tomorrow. The minimum wage will remain at 50 cents an hour, but Increases of from 6 to 15 per cent' granted in higher brackets.

About 15 per cent of Portland mill workers are in the minimum 'classification, Lindey Record Filing list Complete For Primaries Roosevelt and Borah Go Uncontested as Does Mott Until FaU 441 Candidates Seeking Nominations; Demos' are More Active Last-minute candidates for district and state offices congregated here late yesterday with Secretary of State Snell's offices crowded with aspirants as the close In hour came at 5 o'clock. Doors of the offices were promptly closed but it was some time before all the candidates could be accommodated. Four hundred forty one candi- dates bad filed when the tabula-. tton was completed last night, set--" ting a new mark, it was held by state officials, for the total entries in a primary election In Oregon. Increased actirity within the dem- ocratic party was held responsible for the upturn in the number of filings.

Roosevelt, Borah Lack Opposition candidates for the presidential nomination were without opposition. President Frank D. Roos- evelt had filed for the democratic nomination while Senator William G. Borah of Idaho was unopposed for the republican preference rote which will guide delegates to the national convention at Cleveland. "Five candidates fffe5-for Unite States senatorial nomination and 19 for nomination to the three seats in congress.

Representative James W. Mott, republican Incumbent from the first district, was the only congressional candidate without primary election opposition. Vice-president John N. Garner of Uvalde, Texas, was on the democratic ballot as running mate of President Roosevelt, while William S. Bennett of New York, was the lone filing for vice-president on the republican ballot Brown and Nelson To Oppose SIcXarjr Senator Charles L.

McNary must compete with Sam Brown of Ger-vaia and Theodore G. Nelson of Salem, Townsendite, for the republican nomination for his return to Washington. Willis Maho-ney of Klamath Falls and John A. Jeffrey, of Portland, will seek the democratic nomination. (Turn to page 5, coL 1) Only One Justice Faces Opposition Only one candidate for the supreme court of Oregon to oppose the incumbents had filed yesterday when the final lists were made up.

Be Is George T. Cochran, attorney from LaGrande. who will contest for the place now held by Chief Justice J. U. Camp-- bell.

The election of a supreme court justice Is now a non-partisan contest. Justices Belt and Kelly are now unopposed for Cochran, was state water superintendent for 12 years. In 1915 he established the constitutionality of the Oregon water eode before the United States supreme court. Last month he represented Oregon citizens in presenting their rights to water from the Walla Walla river. Roy W.

Ritner of Pendleton, who as senate president in Oregon served one month as governor, yesterday filed for the republican nomination for congress from the second district. He will oppose B. Phillips of Burns and C. D. Nlckelsen of Hood River.

Held in Fatal Auto Crash Attorneys for A. Donald Apper-son. -34, Salem state employe whose automobile fatally injured an Ocean Lake woman there Saturday night, said here yesterday he planned to arrange for Apperson 'a bail before the day closed. Apperson was taken to Jail at Newport Saturday night and held on a charge of driving while under the influence of Intoxicating liquor, according to reports received here. The woman" Apperson's ear struck was Mrs.

Pearl Puller, 40. of Ocean Lake. Apperson has been employed In the automobile registration division of the secretary of state's office here for several years. In Two Deaths Johnson and Curler are Victims; One Truck Figures Twice Driver Given No Blame; Others Injured are Recovering, Word Two motorists died and five others received hospital treatment here as the result of two collisions with the sanae truck on the Pacific highway south of 6a-lem early Sunday morning. The dead.

Walter Johnson, 22, Cromwell apartments, Portland, formerly of 1311 Saginaw street, Salem. Albert L. Cutler, 47, Cromwell apartments. Portland. The 'injured: Shirley Parker, 1520 Lee street, Salem, broken rib.

Injured ankle. Wllmer Johnson, brother of the dead man, fractured left hand. Mrs. Ben Stone, Marshfield, severe facial Injuries. Martha Glenn, Marshfield, minor injuries.

Walter Reed, Marshfield, minor injuries. Same Track Figures la Both Crashes Cutler, the two Johnsons and Miss Parker were injured when their sedan, driven by Walter Johnson, crashed into the rear of a heavy, slow-moving refrigerator truck operated by Mario Tore, Seattle, on the snow-covered Pacific highway four miles south of Salem at 1:15 a.m. Sunday. Cutler died soon after being brought to Salem General hospital and Walter Johnson died later In-the morning at Salem Deaconess hospital. Wilmer Johnson left the hospital Sunday night.

Miss Parker remained at the'Deaconess hospital last night. (Turn to page 5, coL 4) To Open Span at Florence Today EUGENE, March An Impromptu parade headed by city officials and including a band and caravan of can will attend the official opening of the Oregon coast highway bridge over the Sluslaw river at Florence tomorrow noon. It Is the first of the five new coast highway bridges to be opened to traffic. It's opening signals the end of free ferry service maintained across the Sluslaw from Florence to Glenada for many years. Dedication of the bridge will take place May 23 and 24.

Accidental Shot Kills Baker Boy, 13; Group Scuffling, Reported BAKER, March bullet accidentally fired from a rifle in the hands of a playmate fatally wounded Robert F. Cole, IS, of Sumpter. He died here last night a few hours after Buckley Robb, 12, accidentally discharged the gun while several boys were scuffling at the Robb home In Sumpter. Sixty Desert Strike of WPA Crews, Marshfield MARSHFIELD, March SO -JPr-The majority of WPA strikers remained on sidelines today while CO members bolted ranks and returned to work. The.

workers demanded at Portland headquarters that they receive 1 60 Instead of 140 a month. Late Sports PORTLAND, preii March SUgal, 159, former Salem high football sUf, ducked under one of Jack Lipscomb's flying tackles, hoisted the 1 1-pound In- dianan high ia the' air and crash ed him to the canvas for the deciding fall In their wrestling match here tonight, Lipscomb won. the first fall with a toe hold and Sugal evened with-a combination deathlock and surfboard hold. Ben Sherman, ,157, PorUand, gained two of three falls from Otis Clingman. Oklahoma City.

Jack Curtiss," 1C3, and Bill Cauel divided falls ia 30-mlnute exhibition. MRS. ANNA HAUPTMANN Question Wendel On Iindy Slaying Alan Reported Confessing in Kidnap Case Given Careful Quizzing TRENTON. H. March J0-6P) -State police and representatives of the Mercer county (Trenton) prosecutor's office tonight questioned relatives of Paul H.

Wen-den, held In jail on a charge of murder as a result of a "confes sion" to the Lindbergh kldnsping which he later repudiated. The -questioning was conducted In the office of Attorney General David T. Wllents In the state-house. Officials did not divulge the trend of the questioning or Its purpose. Wilents said that be had conferred with Prosecutor Erwin E.

Marshall this afternoon regarding the Wendel case, but his only comment was: "I am cooperating with the Accomplice Story Is Being Traced Those questioned were- Paul H. Wendel, and Mrs. Dorothy Phillips, son and daughter of the man, both of whom live In Trenton. CoL H. Norman Schwarzkopf, head of the state police, said one of his officers had questioned Paul Wendel, the prisoner, at length today about a reported "accomplice." Wendel, according to Schwarzkopf, told the officer: "Well, I didn't commit the crime so I wouldn't have any accomplices.

If I had committed the crime it would be different." Salem Woman Darkens City Car Crashes Pole OREGON CTTT, March JO, -ity-An automobile driven by Miss Viola May McClaln. Salem restaurant proprietor, splintered a power line pole and plunged a portion of Oregon City into darkness two hours early Sunday The car then knocked down a gasoline pump. State Police Officer. Frank Westcott reported. i reported highly serious at a late hour last night.

At Salem General hospital it was reported that Craig, son of Dr. and Mrs. Don D. Craig of Salem Heights, had received a badly crushed chest, several rib fractures, face and body lacerations. Trudgen suffered a skull fracture and probably Internal injuries, Salem Deaconess hospital attendants said.

He is the son of W. J. Trudgen, route four, box 78. Sees Them Too Late To Avoid Collision Lanktree told state police the two cyclists loomed in front of him so suddenly he was unable to dodge them. Craig was thrown against the radiator grill and Trudgen apparently against a corner of the truck body and then (Turn to page 5, col.

2) Champion Benton Hoopsters Feted CORVALLIS, March county feted its three famous basketball teams with loud fanfare and a sumptuous banquet tonight Corvallis high, state basketball champion; Belifountain high, team champion of Oregon, and Oregon State college, runner-up for northern division coast conference and Olympic honors were the teams whose players were honored. Coach Roy S. "Spec" Keene. Willamette university coach and general manager of the annual high school tournament, praised the two high school teams as among the best of their class he had ever seen. Dr.

Frederick M. Hunter, chancellor of the Oregon tlon also praised the teams. Brown to Discuss Slate Over Radio PORTLAND, March Brown of Gervals, republican candidate for United States senator, was expected to assail certain members of the Townsend state area board in a radio address over a Portland station tomorrow night, the Oregonlan said. His topic was understood to be "political fixers in Townsend ranks." The board failed to endorse Brown for the senate, but threw its support to another Townsendite. Charles L.

Paine, Townsend campaign manager in Oregon, announced receipt of a letter from H. E. Wirth of Medford stating Wirth decided to support endorsed candidates rather than seeking a United States senate seat. As lively contests shaped -up for all of the. positions for for mayort for treasurer, and for water commissioners.

City Recorder A. Warren Jones emerged from the 'nominating period without a competitor, Jones received the high vote among five contestants for the Tecordership in May ,1934 and defeated the Incumbent, Mark Poulsen, at the runoff vote the following November. The following are the 3Z candidates for the 15 city offices to be filled by election this year are as follows: Mayor V. E. Knhn, incumbent; Chris J.

Kowttz. Recorder Warren "Jones, Treasurer rC. O. Rice; Incumbent; J. B.

Protxman. Paul H. JIauser, Thomas E. Cole. First ward, tout year term-- (Turn to page 6, coL.

2), the prison only if Hauptmann had something important to tell. The matter rested there. Mrs. Hauptmann was not arail-able for comment on the reports but one of her associates said she was "far from giTing up hope" that a last minute development would come to sare her hasbaad from the electric chair, TRENTON. N.

March Richard Hauptsaaan's execution eve came tonight witn only the barest of chances remaining that he would be saved from the electric chair for ta kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby. Report of Offer to Talk" is Denied Denied clemency again by the state cout of pardons and with Gov. Harold O. Hoffman asserting there will be "no Hauptmann -Is scheduled to diet shortly after o'clock tomorrow night. The dashing of virtually all hopes for his life was followed swiftly tonight by fresh reports ot possible last-minute developments, including one that Hauptmann might be ready to "talk more," but there were official denials that Governor Hoffman had re- ceived any message from him.

Robert W. Hicks, criminologist active in the governor'sinveatlga-tion of the case, said be "would see the executive tomorrow regarding the future investigations, and pointed out that the prison warden himself could delay the execution until the end of the week to permit an intensified effort to find new evidence. Hicks said he talked to the governor tonight and the latter Indicated the investigation would continue, even after Hauptmann's death. Hicks said Anna Haupt- (Turn to page coL X) Three Salem Men In Delegate lists Three Salem men will contest for the honor ot representing their parties at the national conventions hls year. Each ot them filed yesterday.

Joe E. Roman, banker, wil seek to be- a delegate-at-large to the republican convention, while Frank N. Derby, who attended -the' 1932 convection. will aeek again to represent the first district. The repuhl icon party will select two delegates from each congressional district and four at W.

A. Delxell will seek te represent the state-at-largo for the democratic party. Dr. Paul Fehlen of Staytea tiled as a candidate to represent the first congressional district at the democratic Marshmallow Recipe Topic This Week Marshmallow are the housewife's ICht hand men wbew It ronw lo making ice cream. Thy 'lend -m wrll flavor." Any mipe calling for manhmallows may cash prize at The Statesman Round Table thfe week.

Sead tax as many as yon like by Thursday Oregon Projects Are Back in Bill Willamette Flood Control Restored on Protests, Filed by McNary WASHINGTON. March McNary and Bone (D-Wash.) said today the senate commerce committee had restored Oregon and Washington projects to the omnibus flood con trol bill. PreTlouslr the' committee elim inated all Oregon and Washington projects except the PuyalluP rirer basin-Mud mountain dam project in the latter state. The committee is expected to complete the first draft of the new measure tomorrow. No Bill if Oregoa Left Out, Warning After, learning of the committee's action against Washington and Oregon programs, McNary and Bone conferred wfth the committee members.

McXary said he serred notice on the committee that "If Paci fic northwest flood control programs are ignored, there will be no omnibus flood, control bill passed this session." Bone said be gare similar notice. (Turn to page 5. col. 1) Guard Instructor Aaron to Retire Sergeant James Aaron, regular army Instructor for the national guard, will 8erre his last day on duty today at the adjutant-general's office here and tomorrow will go on the pensioned retirement list-Since coming to Salem from Sacramento. in Norember; 1931, he has adradced to first sergeant's and, this month, to master sergeant's rank.

The only formality In connection with Sergeant Aaron's retirement was his last appearance last night before the Salem national guard units. He' is understood to be planning to return to California when his daughter completes spring semester studies in school here. -J --4 Relief Message take np a voluntary contribution from its, employes, not forgetting the manager, for the relief of the eastern flood sufferers. Then fill out the coupon at the end, of this story and send it at once wltl the moneys collected to any of the three banks or the local Red Cross office, 147 North Commercial. 7 The small towns in Marlon county are apparently more dla aster-relief minded than Salem, Milton Meyers, -rice president of the Red Cross and directing the drive for relief moneys, said yes terday.

Two more small towns, Hubbard And- --Jef erson. have come through with their full quota and then some for the disaster relief fund. where the Pythian Sisters sponsored the collection of money," contributed its full quota and half again as much. U. charge there were Mrs.

-Coble (Turn to page I) Briefly Business to Halt 32 Seek City Offices But Recorder Has Job Cinched lor Mood The cooperation of every business man In Salem in- making Wednesday, April 1, the tero honr for -completing- Marlon I county's quota of $1500 for the Red Cross disaster relief fund is sought -by the disaster fund publicity committee, including Mayor E. Kuhn, T. A. Windishar and Judge George Up to last night $S5S ot Marion county's $1500 quota had been received. In an appeal made last night, this committee' urges every busi-nesa concern in Salem to cooperate by suspending business between 12; 4 5 and 1 o'clock Wednesday noon.

During this 15 minutes, some leader at the business house, preferably the manager, is asked to explain to his employes and anyone else ur gent need' ot raising this Following this short" talk, every business Concern Is asked to Thirty-two candidates til-, ed and completed nominating petitions when, the ballot lists for the city election May 15 in conjunction with the tate primaries closed at the city hall at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. One of the longest ballots In the city's history was the Impending, result. The last day for filing brought In only two" additional nominations. They were of Napoleon J. "Nap" Rocque.

truck service operator; 195 West Owens street, for the four-year term In the third ward, and Shannon Pat" Hogue. high school tcher.1000 Chemeketa street, for the two-year term In the second Neither man made any campaign or ballot statement. Rocque will run aralnst E. Loose, also a trucking company proprietor, and Ho cue. against Fred E.

Wells and Fi-ank P. Marshall 2.