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iraal CIRCULATION Daily average distribution (or tfti Month ending November 80, 1033 CITY EDITION Fair tonight and Tuesday, with ground fogs; gentle changeable winds; continued cold. 9,725 Local: Max., 39; Min., 5; rain, 0; river, 3 feet; atmosphere, clear; wind, northerly. Average daily net paid 9,24ft Member Audit Bureau of Circulation! AAtVi VF. A R Nn 2t)fi Entered u eecona clam 11in 1 XLiAtV, 1NO. matter at Salem, Oreon SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12,1932 PRICE THREE CENTS WASMW tvumi O 1 O Capital JiJbi .. '-Ll;--- " 11 i ' - 'vw BEBHBT-P ITS 1M OH IT Jl mm NO PROSPECTS OF MODERATION OF COLD WAVE For Third Successive Day Thermometer Drops to 5 Above in Salem Skating In Order Float ing Ice Hampers Water Service Mains Break Prospects for moderation of the cold spell that has pipped Salem and vicinity since last Wednesday afternoon went glimmering Monday morning .which brought the third consecutive low temperature of 5 degrees above zero and the weather forecast of continued clear and cold. The mercury mounted to 31 degrees Saturday afternoon and to 29 de grees Sunday afternoon. Skating parties were in order over the week-end with practically all the small lakes caused by overflow Jfter or draining being frozen. The small pond north of Salem between the state deaf school and Painter's woods has a covering of several Inches of ice while skating ice is available on north Mill creek east of the 21st street bridge. The up per slough and a lake adjacent to Hazelau station on the Oregon Elec tric are also proving attractive to skaters. Floating ice is causing consider able difficulty for the Oregon Washington Water Service com pany, all available men being on constant duty and six or others hired in th$eo shifts to maintain service, according to J, T. Delaney, ConciudeUbu page 0, column 3) Washington, Dec. 12 (IP) A reso lution disapproving the whole gov ernment re-grouping program sub mitted by President Hoover was of fered today in the senate by Senator King, democrat of Utah. King explained he favored many of the moves, but was strongly op posed to others. To bring the question to issue, he proposed disapproval of the lot. His resolution went over for future con sideration. Other reports were being started to block the realignments suggested by the president, on reasoning that the changes should be left to the Incoming, democratic administra tion. If, however, administration rep resentatives can convince the house expenditures committee with Its democratic majority that cash would be saved, some changes might be al lowed to take effect. Unless con gress acts in 60 days, all the pro posals become effective. Speaker Garner at his press con ference today said he thought con gress either "should put aside all the transfers and eliminations or let them all become effective. UTYINOFF. PLEADS - FOR RECOGNITION Geneva, Dec. 12 (IP) A formal statement to the press interpreted as an Indirect bid to the United State for recognition of Russia ....... hit Mllvim T.it.- vinoff, Soviet foreipn commissar. In connection wun uie aimuuiiue ment of resumption of relations between Russia and China after a break of more than three years. "Dr. Yen and I today exchanged notes by which diplomatic relations . ho,.i,nnn ,hn TT Q R T, Bnri f!hintl have been restored," he said. "This Is a quote normal act in my opin ion and hardly requires any expla nation. "What does require explanation Is the rupture of relations between states or the refusal of relations a phenomena which is an infringc- mar, nn wmnnl IntprnnMonnl life and which sometimes constitutes a danger to peace. - PRINTERS VOTING FOR 5 DAY WEEK Indianapolis, Dec. 12 (IP) With votes tabulated representing one third of the membership on the five day week proposal, Interna tional Typographical Union offi cials today announced the plan was favored by 14,057 and opposed by 5.490. Charles P. Howard, president, said 19.754 ballots from 32 large lo-c-.l unions have been counted. Al together there are some 700 locals. SEEK TO BLOCK HOOVER Pl.is.fi Good Evening Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN The weekly bulletin of the Kl- wania club coming from the deft fingers of Willard WlrU, club sec retary, solves another of the town's mysteries. For long it lot of folk have wondered what the "E" stood for as part of the front handle of E. Fritz Slade, bank president, hy droelectric expert and father of the town s huskiest pair of twins. The club bulletin lets the cat out of the bag and shows that Fritz' first mon iker is "Bbert." We expect now the best way to get along with Fritz is to hail him as "Ebert." Fieurcs show that Judge Bean got the largest plurality of- any opposed candidato running on the state ticket. His opponent was Roy Hewitt of Salem. But Roy has the perfect alibi the Oregonian endorsed him a few days before the election, Which party do you think got the worst beating when the democrats exchanged Brazier Small for Newell Williams?" asks an inquiring cor respondent. "Has Brazier a good set of teeth? Is there anything else falsetto about Newell Williams be sides his teeth and his brains?" And why. asks another correspon dent In the same mall, "do you pick Newell Williams and Walt Thompson?" Well, Ben Bernio has his Walter wmcncli; Bill Einzig has his Rufus Holman, and the county court has Its Ed Porter and Billy Jones. So why shouldn't Newell Williams and Walt Thompson be entitled to somebody, If It s nobody but us? The lesislature is coming. And probably will be unique in legisla tures as it is coming for the avowed purpose of cutting down expenses. It has been the habit to refer to legislators- sort of damptiool ani mals. But analysis will indicate tnat most of their damphoollshness has been done because they have been egged on to do it by a lot of dam ptiool constituents. The constituents themselves are now beginning to wake up so there is a good chance the legislature will backtrack and undo a lot of things it has done. Wi rni-A not what, others sav. but as for us give us another good old urcgon mist.. "Stronger relation with God needed," says a Portland pastor. And annarentlv he's about the only relation there'll be left to fall back on when the others are broke. Dorothy Parker, poet, says the most beautiful words in the Eng lish language arc "check" and en closed." But how the beauty of those words is marred by the otner words, "returned," and "N.S.F.' And now all youse guys who are worrying so much as to whether Europe will pay its debts. Just how much of it will you get H sne aocs pay? MAN FINDS WIFE DEAD BY BULLET Grants Pass, Ore., Dec. 12 (IP) Shot through the left temple, Mis. Lloyd Johnson, 26, was found dead in the Johnson home by her hus band, owner of the Medford-Cres- cent City, Cal., truck line, here Sunday. An investigation Is being con ducted by state police and the sheriff under direction of the dis trict attorney's office. Death was said to have been caused by a 25 caliber Colt's revolver bullet. Johnson after finding his wife's body called a doctor and later no titled the sheriff's office. Diplomatic Records For Speed Broken In Debt Notes Exchange Washington, Dec. 12 (U.R) The British-American debt debate reached a crisis today after a swift and dramatic ex change of new notes. London offered to pay $95,550,000 next Thursday conditionally, eec - retary of State Stimson promptly rejected the conditions. Great Britain seemed to face a choice between unconditional pay ment and default after Stimson had refused to take the payment as an advance installment under a future debt agreement. He insisted the money must apply on Britain's $4, 005,000,000 debt as funded in 1923 Congressional reaction supported him. Never in recent diplomatic history have two powers exchanged views on a major problem so quickly as did America and Britain. Stimson had Just finished his H0SS0UTF0R FLAT $3 AUTO LICENSE FEES Secretary Favors Restor ation .of Motor Vehicles To Property Tax Rolls Tells County Judges He Favors Present 4 Per cent Tax On Gasoline A flat $3 license fee for an pri vate passenger automobiles to go entirely to the state, restoration of motor vehicles to the personal pro perty tax rolls with the counties to receive the entire proceeds in lieu of their present one-third share in license fees, retention of the present 4 cent tax on gasoline without in crease, and abolition of all refunds on distilate and gas as a means of meeting the demand for lower li cense fees without endangering the highway system of either the coun ties or state was advocated Dy Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state, this af ternoon in an address before the annual convention of county judges and commissioners hi Portland. Such a program with other ac companying modifications in the motor vehicle laws would return to the state highway funds an esti mated sum of $9,567,202 a year, as against minimum requirements es timated by Leslie M. Scott, chair man of the highway commission, of $9,100,000, Hoss declared. Restoration of motor vehicles to (Concluded on poge 7, column 4) Berlin Dec. 12 (ffl Official cir cles today described as "a hundred per cent gain for Germany" me agreement reached at the Geneva five power arms conference which gave Germany assurances of arms equality. One spokesman, however, admit ted the relch Is by no means out of the woods yet. "Germany's aim Is the reduction of armaments, not their Increase," ho declared. "The latter Is out of the question for us, If only for fi nancial reasons." On the other hand, Der Angriff, organ of Adolf Hitler, nazi leader, denounced the agreement as "a rot ten compromise." One high official gleefully pointed out that Germany, by virtue of the concession involving equality, pos sessed the means of exercising pres sure at any critical moment that might arise. "In such an event we would draw consequences the same as we did last July, should our demands not be complied with. The situation for us now is the same as under the Lausanne reparations agreement. "Possibly that agreement might (Concluded on page 8, column 1) "BRIAN RESIGNS AS TRUST BUSTER Washington, Dec. 12 (IP) John Lord O'Brlan, of Buffalo, N. Y., re signed today as assistant to the attorney-general in charge of anti trust matters. Effective December 20, the resig nation was accepted by President Hoover. sp; Sunday dinner and prepared for n quiet afternoon when Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador, called at wooaley, 8tlmson's estate, with the British note. Stlmsorf hurried at once to the state department, summoned Secretary of Treasury Mills and Assistant Secretary of State Bundy, called in a corps of stenographers, and began work on his reply. At 7:35 p.m. Stimson and Mills finished the final draft. Shunning a trip over ice-covered ground to the White House, Just across the street, they telephoned the tf-Xt to Pie-'d--nt. Hoover. He iConchid'-U on page 9, column 61 GERMANY WINS ARMS EQUALITY Santa Claus Headquarters In City Hall The basement of the city hall, un derneath tho central fire depart ment headquarters, rivals the child hood Imagination picture of what Santa Clause's own headquarters must look like up at the North Pole. Every year the boys of the fire department Issue their call for dis carded toys, and In the shops under the city hall they are repaired, painted and dressed up so they are Just as good as can be bought In any store in town, and then at Christmas time they find their way to the small boys and girls about town whose folks can't afford to buy them very much in the way of Christmas presents. The output from the fire depart ment shop goes to the Elks who distribute them about the city, where most needed, on Christmas eve. About everything imaginable is heaped up at fire headquarters, (Concluded on page 8, column 7) ASK CONGRESS TO PROBE B. E. F. Washington, Dec. 12 (LP) Con gressional Investigation was de manded today of last summer s bonus battle in which tanks and cavalry clattered down Pennsylvania avenue and sent the rag-tag bonus seekers shuffling northward In re treat. Senator McKellar, democrat, of Tennessee, drafted a resolution pro viding for an inquiry by five sen ators to be appointed by Vice-Pres ident Curtis. He Informed the United Press he would lay It before the senate today. Two veterans were killed by po lice in the bonus clashes before troops appeared and scattered the bonuseers. Women and children saw their makeshift shelters consumed by flame. McKellar seeks to establish defi nitely responsibility for all move ments of the troops. He would In quire especially Into acts and orders of the District of Columbia com missioners, Secretary of War Hurley, Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur, and Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, former superintendent of police, who challenged the wisdom of and refused to accept responsibility for summoning troops. Adoption of McKellar's resolution probably would bring before the committee all these officials and perhaps some representative of the White House. The resolution con tains the unusual provision that all committee hearings shall be pub He, so it would be impossible for any witness to testify secretly. RESTORE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS IN EAST Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 12 (IP) Maxim Lltvlnoff, Russian foreign commissar, this afternoon announc ed the reestabllshment of normal diplomatic and consular relations between Russia and China, effective today. In a letter to Dr. W. W. Yen, China's - spokesman before the League of Nations, Mr. Lltvinoff wrote: "In pursuance of our recent con versations I have the honor to in form you that, being desirous of promoting peace and friendly re lations between our countries, my government has decided to regard normal diplomatic and consular re lations with the government of the Chinese republic and reestablished from this date." POPE FIRM FOR DISARMAMENT Vatican City, Dec. 12 (IP) The United 8tates must insist on dis armament In return for any con cession to Europe on wor debts, Osscrvatore Romano, official Va tican organ, said today In an ar ticle reviewing the war debt claims. "The sacrifices requested of the United States must not be discon nected from the cause of peace and economic resumption," the article said. Bakery Employe Fatally Injured Portland, Dec. 12 (IF) Michael Erndt, 38, employe of a local bak ery was fatally injured last night after having both hands and a part of one arm ground off by a bread mixer. He died early today. The Injured man was drawn into the mixer and held for about 15 minutes before police and firemen effected his release by the use of chisels and sledge hammers. He was also severely cut and bruised about the face and chest. NEW PROJECTS TO BE DELAYED Scott Outlines Commis sion Policies To Coun ty Judges Convention Maintenance Must Be Continued Under the Makeshift of Economy Portland, Dee. 12 (IP) County Judges and commissioners of Ore gon, assembled in their 27th annual convention, today heard Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the state high way commission, declare that "the first duty of all of us Is to ease, as best we can, the terrific tax burden of the people whose servants we are." Scott discussed "mutual prob lems." The meeting opened today and will close Wednesday. At the same time the annual two-day con vention of the county clerks and re corders 9 Oregon, and tho annual meeting of the county engineers of the state, opened In other offices. "New projects we 6hall have to defer until taxpayers are better able to pay for them," Scott declared. 'Maintenance we shall have to continue under the makeshifts of economy. "The federal emergency funds which come to the highway depart ment without direct cost to Oregon taxpayers or as a bounty, we should use to piece out our highways, In stead of beginning new projects, ot indefinite completion." Other speakers today Included Charles V. Galloway of Salem, member of the state tax commis sion, who represented Governor Meier, and Hal E. Hoss, secretary of (Concluded on page 8, column 8) DAVIS RETRIAL SET J 9 New York, Dec. 12 (P) Retrial of United States Senator James J. Da vis on federal lottery and' conspir acy charges today was set for Jan uary 9. Similar charges against the West ern Union Telegraph company and three ethers were set for the same day. One of the cases will have to be again postponed. Co-defendants with Senator Da vis, director-general of the Loyal Order of Moose, are Theodore G. Miller, Bernard C. McGuire and Raymond Walsh. McGuire was convicted and Walsh was acquitted on lottery charges last week which involved the Fra ternal Order of Eagles. Conrad H. Mann, president of the Kansas City chamber of commerce, and Frank Hcring, editor of the Eagles' magazine, also were convicted In this case. , KLAMATH BANKER SHY IN ACCOUNTS Klamath Falls, Ore., Dec. 12 (Pi Shortage of $4,727.97 In the accounts of John M. Glover, assistant cash ier of the First National bank of this city, was announced today by President J. A. Gordon. The short age was disclosed during the regular semi-annual audit being mode by bank examiners and Examiner Leo Shapircr confirmed the statement and said that he had reported it to the head of the twelfth federal re serve examiner's office in San Francisco. There will be no loss to the bank which is protected by a heavy blanket bond of $50,000 on each employe, Gordon stated. The loss occurred in collection ac counts between banks, Gordon said. Glover is reported to have left for Newport, Ore., with his wile. GUN BRANDISHING TO BE INVESTIGATED Washington, Dec. 12 (IP) The cfiiotf. tiiifK mm mi tier todav ap pointed a sub-committee headed by Senator Harrison, ciemocruw Mis sissippi, to investigate the action of Charles F. Pace, senate financial clerk, who Friday entered tho sen- tiin nrpc ttuUrrv lirfl t ifiishli IT ft OUfi and threatening harm to Charles Stevenson, a United Press corn pondent. nMir nf the committee arc Cnnainrc nolo rnmihHran Vprmfltlt. ana Ifcu, rfpuDfiean, rcnnsjiVBiiia Special Session On Tax Problem Slated To OpenJanuary 3 Sales Levy or Other Substitute for State Prop erty Tax Chief Business Scheduled for At tention of Solons; Wide Variety of Proposals Indicated; Unemployment Relief Up By HARRYN. CRAIN The 87th Oregon legislative assembly, composed of the senators and representatives elected in November, will con vene here in special session on January 8, one week prior to the opening of the regular 1933 session, to attempt a solution of the state's financial problem and seek out a substitute for the state property tax, which the state tax commission now nounces it will be necessary to levy to protect the state's credit, and to devise methods of unemployment relief. After weeks of deliberation and repeated conferences with tax offi cials, legislators and businessmen Governor Julius Meier has an nounced his decision to call a spe cial session and today Issued the following proclamation: I, Julius L. Meier, by virtue of the authority in mc vested as gov ernor of the stat of Oregon, do hereby direct the two houses of the legislative assembly of the state of Oregon to convene in special ses sion in the state capitol in Salem, (Concluded on page 9, column 7) ENATE DEBATES PHILIPPINE BILL Washington, Dec. 12 (IP) Prohi bition, war debts, government econ omy, Philippine independence and entrance into the, World Court troubled congress today as the short session entered its second week. The senate debated the Hawes- Cutting Philippine independence bill and heard Senator Vandenburg, republican, Michigan, denounce it as leaving the American flag "half up, half down" in the Orient at a time of tension. In the house, where the trcasury- postofficc appropriations bill with it drastic cuts was the order of busi ness," Representative Tread way, re publican, Massachusetts, and ad ministration stalwart, sharply criti cized the latest British war debt stand. A group of senate leaders, princi pally democrats, urged that the question of American entrance into the World Court be acted on during the abbreviated session, which al ready is beset with Innumerable problems. SPIDER BEATEN IN ALARM CLOCK BATTLE Akron, O., Dec. 12 (LP) A spider's battle to spin a web over the re lentlessly moving hands of an alarm clock appeared ended, at least temporarily today. The spider ceased its futile ef forts and retreated under a small web which It has built along the edge of the clock face. Broken strands covering the hands and the dial remained-as evidence of the 21 days of ceaseless attempts, to stretch a web over the hands. Dr. W. C Kraatz, Akron univer sity biologist, who has studied It under a microscope, believes the Arachnid has started a period of hibernation. He said the spider might remain in seclusion through out the winter if kept warm. Dry Women Vision Era Of Drunkenness If Beer Bill Passes Washington, Dec. 12 (U.R) Significant action toward speeding a vote on prohibition in the senate was taken today as the drive for immediate modification of the Volstead act met staunch and heated feminine opposition before the house ways and means committee. The senate judiciary committee referred all prohibition repeal and modification measures before It to a sub-committee headed by the o u t s t a n ding antl-prohibitionist, Senator Blaine, republican, Wiscon sin. Blaine said he would call the group together immediately. Meanwhile prominent leaders of the women's prohibition movement appeared before the house ways seeking to write a modification bill which the house can vole on be fore Christmas. Arguments of the women wit HOUSE SUSTAINS Washington,.. 12 (LP) The house today voted down an amend ment to knock $0,000,000 from coast guard appropriations after Repre sentative Harlan, democrat, Indi ana, charged that sum would go for prohibition enforcement, "I would not blame anyone for voting against a measure for con tinuing the seventh largest navy In the world In its enforcement of a law nobody wants," he said in dis cussing the proposed $25,772,950 ap propriation in the treasury-post of fice supply bill for the coast guard. The amendments, offered by Rep resentative Shafer, republican, Wis consin, proposed that guards funds should not be used for prohibition enforcement. Both personnel and operating expenses of the coast guard have increased 50-percent since enactment of the 18th amend ment, he said. He saw no reason for continuing the full appropriation in the face of ultimate repeal, he said. Another amendment by Represen tative Boylan, democrat, New York, to reduce the fund to $15,000,000 also failed. Instead of "levying on the salaries of poor government clerks to effect economy," he proposed that the sav. ings be obtained by returning the guard to its pre-prohibltion activi ties. Washington, Dec. 12 (IP) Presl dent-Elect Roosevelt may press for his "new deal" as applied to the banking world by appointing Sen ator Carter Glass of Virginia, a collaborator In the federal reserve act, as his secretary of treasury. Karnes of likely cabinet choices were brought back to Washington over the week-end by close friends of Governor Roosevelt who gathered here for the gTldiron dinner. Many had conferred with the president elect in Warm Springs, Ga., and Al bany, N. Y. While the door was left open In all cases, some reported Roosevelt was thinking favorably of an ofii- cial family which in addition to Senator Glass would include New ton D. Baker of Ohio, John W. Davis of New York, George Dern of Utah, Miss Frances Perkins ana Jesse Isldor Straus of New York. The capital was full of demo cratic politicians, most of whom professed to have "sure thing" in formation. Tills preference was regarded as Indicating a detenninatlon by Gov ernor Roosevelt to pursue his "new deal" regardless of powerful oppo sition from financial interests. nesses that modification would bring unprecedented drunkenness and weaken the nation's moral fibre brought applause from a sympa thetic audience. Chairman Collier finally was forced to warn that continuance of the demonstrations would necessitate clearing of the room. Several of the witnesses provoked committee members to argument over the merits of prohibition. While committee members grin ned at him, Representative Estop, republican, Pennsylvania, argued with Mrs. A. Haines Upptncott, nw (Concluded on puge 8, column 6i EUROPE'S DEBT CRISIS LAID TO MORATORIUM French Premier Say 5 Hoover's Action fnj 1931 Caused Trouble France Proposes To Pay With Reservations Chamber to Vote Paris, Deo. 12 (fl) Premier !? riot, blaming all Europe's debts troubles on the Hoover moratorium of 1031, told the chamber of dep uties today his government pro poses to pay with reservations the $20,000,000 debt installment due th United States Thursday. Payment without reservations, h said, would be in acceptable and out-and-out refusal to pay would be "the final Imprudence." The reservations which he wiU attach to payment he declined to outline before he had an opportun ity to explain them, sometime this afternoon, to the chamber foreign affairs and finance committees. Before he finished his statement; and before the chamber adjourned, he let it be understood that when he Is ready to present his detailed proposals to parliament he will make the Issue a question of con fldence, risking a possible adverse vote and the downfall of his min Istry. There was an impression among the deputies as they scattered aftofi (Concluded on pnpe a, column 0) R FAVORS Washington, Dec. 12 (A1 An or der clearing the way for construc tion of the proposed highway from Roseburg to Diamond Lake along the North Umpqua river was an nounced by the federal power com mission today. This order in eifect approved withdrawal from the power site reservation of acreage previously applied for by the California-Oregon Power company. Three power sites were involved, Rock Creek, Hogback and Bound ary. The power company consented to the exclusion of these sites from its application. The late vice chairman Ralph BC Williamson recently presided ove the hearings at Portland. CONFESSION SOLVES SUITCASE MURDER Rome, Dec, 12 (!) A three-weeks old mystery involving threr suit cases con tii In in g the dismembered body of a woman was solved today with the confession, police said, of Sesare ScrvieUi, 47. The body was said by authorities to have been identified as that of Paulina Corictti, his sweetheart. Serviettf, police alleged, kicked the woman to death during a quar rel. UTILITY MAGE SHOT BY EX- Los Angeles, Dec. 12 (IP) S. O. Haver, Jr., assistant secretary and employment manager for the South ern California Edison company, was shot and killed today by a negro who walked Into his office and be came embroiled In an altercation over a job. The negro, a former employe of the company, then ran into another office of the building and commit ted suicide. STATK M1MTIA ('AM.lilJ OUT Washington, Dec. 12 (IP) -Governor Ross Sterling's use of the state militia to enforce his orders restrict, lng production of crude oil in Kasfc Texas fields In the fall of 1031, to day was found by the supreme court to be an unconstitutional use of his executive authority. oof SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS W