CTRCCLATIOX Dtilr ifmf Utribtio for tte , antk dine October 11, ltlB 6,674 Avrt-'4Uy paid S.93S ' AppBeaat for membership, ' iUil Bimi st CireuUtioa V WEATHER Fatr today and Saturday; Slightly higher, tempera tures;. Max. temperature Thursday SO; MJn. 28; Riv er -'2A Calm; Clear. FOUNDED 1631 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning,. November 22, 1929 NO. 505 FOREST FIRES COH HELD ilTHllBER (I. S. CONGRESS Boosts Pay Mayor Livesley Turns Gate in Gas Main rn-r r- r hiruwn nMiii IATET011 f tjr" IT-:- y:t '.aI La. i HS TO BE KEPT: IIP 51 ) U.S. LEADERS AGAIN RAGING OF FARM BDDY w 'K J ' 1 Labor Leaders and Indus trialists Meet With Mr. Hoover Formal Statement Is Issued Following Conference At White House WASHINGTON, Nor. 21 (AP) A general maintenance of ex isting wage schedules was agreed upon today by industrials and la bor leaders who conferred separ ately with President HooTer. Tns White House statement aid: "The president was authorized by the employers who were pres ent at the morning's conference to state on their individual behalf that they will not Initiate any movement for wage reduction ana it was their strong recommenda tion that thi3 attitude should be pursued by the country as a whole. Consuming Power of Whole Country Maintained They considered that aside from the human consideration involved, the consuming power of the coun try will thereby be maintained. "The president was also author ized by the representatives of la bor to state that in their individu al views and that as their strong recommendation to the country as a whole that no movements be yond those already in negotiation should be initiated for increase of wages, and that every co-operation should be given by labor to in dustry In handling of its prob lems." "The purpose of these declara tions Is to give assurance that conflicts should not 'occur during the present situation which will affect the continuity of work, and thus to maintain stability of em . ployment." BALDWIN IS DUBIOUS NT LONDON. Not. 21 (AP) - Disarmament, but only on the bas is of British security, was advo cated tonight by Stanley Baldwin. former prime minister of Great Britain, In a speech at a mass meeting of the conservative party. Albert Hall, with a capacity of .1,000 was crowded with listeners. Mr. 'Baldwin predicted future woe to the labor government in the way of growing unemploy ment, business depression and higher cost of living. Turning to disarmament be said: . "During the World war the con servatives stood for peace with henor. Today we stand for peace with security. "We all favor disarmament, but disarmament on our part irrespect ive of what other nations may do. does not truly serve the cause of peace. "We must be able to guarantee peace in our empire. If the em pire is unable to do this within her borders, she becomes a source of peril to the world." Gene Tunneyand Wife Upon Way Home to America - NAPLES, Nov. 21 (AP) Gene Tunney, former heavyweight champion, and his wife, the form er Polly Lauder of Greenwich. Conn., denied themselves to inter viewers on the eve of their re. turn to the United States. They will sail on the steamer Vulcania which leaves Naples tomorrow. The Tunneys have been In Eur ope ever since their marriage in this country on October S, 1928. If! DSiRMlE VALLEY DAY SUCCESS n Out-of-Town Shoppers BARGAINS DISCOVERED Surpassing alll previous efforts to bring out-of-town shoppers to Salem stores and acquaint them with the savings and convenience of trading in this city, the first "All Valley Day" proved to be a complete success, according to the proprietors of many of the busi ness houses participating. This in spite of handicaps which attended the event, includ ing a late start in preparation for It, mid-week date, weather a trifle too cool for somfort and the the fact that it was too late In the month to be an Ideal shopping day. These handicaps were fore seen In advance, but The Oregon Statesman and the Capital Jour nal proceeded to carry out the plan at this time In order to make a beginning and give It a fair trial before the holiday shopping season started. There were no rraf bargain oargain counter mobs. kn In neany every store that advertised bargains, every clerk was kept - vw HENRr FORD ORDERS INCREASE 1111 WAGES Auto Manufacturer Inaugu rates Move to Improve U. S. Business By JAMES L. WEST Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (AP) Henry Ford wrote his own prescription today for improving business conditions by announ cing an immediate general in crease In the wages of his many thousands of employes over the country. Visiting Washington at the In vitation of President Hoover, ha sat in on a three hours confer ence of industrial leaders at the White House and then Issued a previously prepared statement of what he thought ought to be done to counteract the stock market fall. Then rushing uptown for a has ty lunch, he returned to the White House for a brief talk with the president and as he was getting into his light overcoat before starting back home he smilingly made his wage Increase announce ment to a couple of inquiring White House newspaper reporters. Increase to Become 7, ' Infective Immediately "We are going to increase the basic wage scale of our employes," the automobile manufacturer blandly announced. "When?" be was asked. "Immediately." "How much?" Oh. it will be general." "Will it be as much as ten per cent." "We know the amount but it has to be worked out In detail. But we are Increasing wages. That Is plain enough, Isnjt it?" Mr. Ford bad given wage in- (Concluded on Page 10, Column 1.) LOSING BATTLE FOR LIFE IS CARRIED ON CANYONVILLE, Ore.. Not. 21 (AP) The story of how she waged a losing battle with death in a cold, wet mine tunnel four miles west of here last night with only a tiny brush fire to protect her from below freezing tempera tures, and of how she finally set out for help and returned to the mine to find her 80-year old hus band dead was recounted here to night by Mrs. W. Webb, 66. The grief-stricken widow to night was near collapse from the strain of her long lonely vigil in the tunnel of the gold mine from which she and her husband since their marriage four years ago had eeked out a meager living. Webb, an "old timer" who had mined and prospected in this dis trict for many years, collapsed from a paralytic stroke while working in the tunnel beside his wife late yesterday. Come in Great: Crowds busy waiting on customers a big snare or me cay. some of the stores sold out their supplies of the listed articles and had to send in hurry calls for more. They also did an nnnsnallT heavr n- eral business, aside from the bar gains. As for the customers, they found real barxains at aaeh of th stores cooperating in "All Valley uay, iirst cuss merchandise sold at prices which could not have al lowed any appreciable orofit. bnt which demonstrated to them that reai service is provided for them at Salem's stores. , It is expected that "All Valley Day will be repeated at more or less regular Intervals, the next one coming in about 10 days, sometime In February. In view of the success of this first trial. It is practically certain that the number of stores participating will be much greater the ' next time. Forty-tour stores vartic- 1 VlUlQt lpated Thursday, each I two special bargains. " offerlng Part of Village 50 Miles West of Grants Pass Is Destroyed Two Other Blazes Reported ; In Southern Part of . This State GRANTS PASS, Ore., Nor. SI. - (AP) After having destroyed a section otthe village of Harbor, 50 miles west of here, a forest fire tonight was attacking a 300 foot bridge across-the Chetco. riv er, about seven miles west of that community, reports received at district headquarters of the United States forestry service here revealed. Advices did not reveal the ex tent of damages to Harbor but no lives were believed to have been lost since the residents were warned of the danger hours in ad vance. 'f. . The fire', which started yester day, was reported to be spreading, despite the efforts of several crews of experienced fire fighters under the direction of forest An gers. The crews were being re cruited here and forest officials said they would be dispatched to the front during the night. Another fire near the Oregon California line was reported spreading tonight. Forest officials feared that it might spread into the virgin forest of the Siskiyou range. A third fire, of undetermined area, was burning on private pro perty near Jones creek, several miles west of this city. Fire fighters were handicapped in their efforts to cope with the situation by below freezing tem peratures. E War Department Gives Con sent to New Span In Southern Oregon PORTLAND. Ore., Not: 11. (AP) The Oregonlan will say tomorrow that the war depart ment has approved the application of the Oregon state highway com mission for approval of plans for a bridge to be constructed across the Rogue river at Gold Beach, Ore., about three quarters of a mile above Its entrance to the ocean, under authority of state law. The Oregonlan will also say that 'approval has been given plans for a bridge to be construct ed by Grays Harbor county, Wash ington across the east fork of the Hoquiam river, near Hoqulam. The bridge over the. Rogue river on the Kooseveit coasi nignway at Gold Beach will be the most ex pensive bridge on the Oregon state highway system and one of the most ornate. It will cost in the neighborhood of $500,000 and the outlay will be shared 60 per cent by the government and 48 per cent by the state. Bids froln contractors will be opened at .the January meeting and it is estimated that two years will be required for completion. The bridge will consist of seven 230-foot arches, to which witt-be added a IS 4-foot approach at each end, making a total length of lr- 938 feet. The roadway will be 27 feet wide with a sidewalk 1 feet on each side. The' bridge will be entirely of reinforced concrete It was said at the office of the bridge depart ment of the state highway com mission. WASHINGTON, Not. 21. (AP) The first shakeup designed to diminish the inflow of liquor which senators have charged ap peases the alcoholic appetite of Washington occurred today John P. J. Herbert being trans ferred as prohibition administra tor at Baltimore for this district to the nineteenth district with headquarters at Helena, Montana. Announcing the shift. Assistant Secretary Lawman also revealed that John F. Qulnn had been sus pended as deputy administrator at Baltimore pending hearing of charges. The treasury official, who has charge of making the na tion arid under the Volstead Act declined to discuss either move; but it was learned the actions were based on the belief that Washington was entirely too-wet DR. VAUGHN PASSES RICHMOND, Va., Not. 21. (AP) Dr. Victor Clarence Vaughn, noted scientist and for mer dean of the University of Michigan medical school, died-un Li SHIFT ORDERED III PROHIBITION rone expectedly here tonight, , , Cooperative Marketing Plan Outlined in Session At Portland 137 Representatives of Ore gon Agriculture Ask Many Questions PORTLAND. Ore.. Not. 21. (AP) A picture of Oregon's co operative', marketing plans and problems which enable the federal farm board to deal Intelligently with organizations in this state was obtained today by Charles S. Wilson. .. members of the board, and James R. Howard. Its organi sation specialist. In an all-day meeting with the Oregon co-operative council here. 1 Mr. Wilson, who with Mr. How ard answered a barrage of ques tions from some 137 representa tives of the state's organized agri culture, declared at the conclusion of thoi oneetlng that he had; ob tained the direct contact he antic ipated. He declared he hoped those present had a better under standing of the scope and poli cies of the board. Banquet Held at Conclusion of Meet The visiting representatives concluded the meeting at a ban quet tonight with members of the cooperative council. Tomorrow they will end their visit in this state with a meeting at Hood River with the Fruit Orow.ers as sociation there and later with rep resentatives of the North Pacific council of apple growers' coopera tives, which includes associations from Yakima, Wenatchee and Ok anogan, Wash., and Hood River. In answer to a question as to what an association like the Low er Columbia Cooperative Dairy as sociation can expect in the way of facility loans, in the face of lack of a state or regional dairy fed eration, Mr. Wilson replied that the board retains the right to treat each Individual case on Its merits and that he would ad.lse the enquirer, A. E. Engbretson, secretary of the Astoria, associa tion, to lay his facts before the board together with his request or assistance, if any. Sound Organization on Large Scale Stressed "On the whole, however, the (Concluded on Page It, Column L) is SAN FRANCISCO, Nor. 21. (AP) A first degree murder charge was planed tonight against Laurence Tullocn, program direc tor for a local radio broadcasting studio, who confessed to firing the shot which killed Mrs. Gertrude Hawkins La vine. 26-year-old di vorcee, during a party early to day in his Telegraph Hill apart- mento. William Whittle, former Santa Crus broker, Tullocn a roommate was- released. SAN FRANCISCO. Not. 21. Laurence Tulloch, radio studio employe, admitted after all-day questioning by police that it was he who fired the shot early to day which killed Mrs. Gertrude Hawkins Lavine, 26 year old di vorcee, during a party in his Tele graph Hill apartment. Tulloch Insisted that the shoot ing was accidental. He explained that itfost of the guests had gone and William Whittle, Santa Cruz broker, who shares the apartment with Tulloch, had gone to bed. Bigger and Better Time Is Demanded EVANSTON, His., Not. 21. (AP) Northwestern students have launched a crusade for lib eralism in the social code with bigger and better parties as their goal. : " Instead of a 2 a. m. closing rule for special formal social events, they want a S o'clock eurfew, and Instead of a $6 per person ex pense limit for formal functions they want an increase so they can "throw a decent affair." So widespread was the student demand for greater freedom, the faculty supervisors suggested new code be drawn up and sub mitted but when the new desires became known, it appeared doubt ful that the faculty would assent. Slides Prepared By City Chamber The Salem chamber of co: meree has prepared two slides for an exhibit which the Oregon State Motor association will show In ten Oregon cities. The slides prepared here picture Silver Creek falls and the capitol building. They were made at the request of Roy Con way, one of the officials of the 1 wmm m MURDERER stat association. 'Ik i Mayor Ureasey holds wrench branch of Portland Gas and Coke Company. Ceremony marked completion of $500,000 pipe line bring ing gaa from Portland to Salem. MAYOR I Salem's Representative Ex presses Appreciation At Ceremonies "I am proud to turn on the gas from Portland to Salem. I con gratulate the Portland Gas and Coke company for showing their confidence In Salem by making an Investment of f 500,000 to supply this city with superior gas. I know it is appreciated by the ci tizens here and that they will re spond by increased use of the su perior product." With these brief words Mayor T. A. Livesley opened the gate valve admitting the full flow of gas from Portland plants of the gas company through the newly completed main to Salem. A small company gathered at the gas holder at the plant of the company, foot of Chemeketa street The simple ceremony took place at 1 p.m. Thursday. Pre- viously some of the oil-gas had been used in mixing with the lo cal gas, but from now on the en tire consumption will be supplied through the big main direct from the Linpton plant near Portland where a modern oil-gas plant is operated. Manager Bersvlk reports tnat the new gas has already met a fa vorable reception as customers have already noted the Improve ment in heating quality. Grange Not In Favor of Hoover Idea SEATTLE. Nov. 21. (AP) - The National grange, In conven tion here today, voted unanimous ly against President Hoover's scheme to turn unappropriated and unreserved federal lands, mainly valuable for grazing, over to state control. A resolution declaring these lands can be better administered by federal authorities than by states, offered by A. S. Goss, Washington state grange master. was adopted without a dissenting vote. ; Another resolution unanimous ly passed Insisted that the export debenture plan will be added to Hoover's farm relief program pledged support to Hoover's farm board. A resolution, also presented by Goss. was passed pledging all granges to a campaign to sniit the burden of taxation from farm lands. The entire session today was devoted to committee, reports, on about SO. resolutions which will continue tomorrow, the last day of the convention. McGilchrist to Be Laid to Rest Monday Is Plan Funeral Services for Millar E. McGilchrist will be held In Port land. Monday at 2 o'elock at the Portland crematorium, according to .announcement here. - The serv ices will be conducted by Rev. H. D. Chambers, formerly pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal church of Sa lem. . Mrs. McGilchrist. accompanied by her father left Washington, D. C, with; th-body Wednesday. RUM INDICTMENTS MANY COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho. Nov. 21- (AP)' The federal .grand jury tonight bad added IS names to the SO accused by the federal government of wide spread liquor activities in the mining region of North Idaho, and it still was In session. MB opens m CzJsjsmo&tofFJi used t term gate valve. At right. Manager IJef Benrsrik of Salem 3 Oregon Players Are Denied Jaunt East to Florida UNIVERSITY OF ORE GON, Eugene, Nov. 21 ( A P ) Because faculty members believed their scholastic standings such that two weeks' absence just before examinations would endanger their grades, three members of the University of Oregon football squad to night were declared ineligi ble to make the trip to Mi ami, where the Webfeet meet the University of Flor ida in an Intersectional foot ball game on December 10. The three players are Aus tin Colbert, tackle; Irvin Schultx, substitute tackle; and Charles Spear, back, field. SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 21. (AP) Superior Judge Wil liam G. Dehy, at the close of the first day's session of the court contest over the guardianship of Stanley McCormick, incompetent multi-millionaire reversed his ruling earlier in the day, that court sessions should be secret. Judge Dehy announced that his granting of a secret sessions mo tion presented by Oscar Lawler, counsel tor the defendants, Harold F. McCormick and Mrs. Anita Mc Cormick Blaine, and concurred in by Newton D. Baker, counsel for Mrs. Katherine McCormick, the plaintiff, had been temporary. Mrs. McCormick. wife of the wealthy invalid, is seeking to oust Harold McCormick and Mrs. Blaine, her husband's brother and Bister, as administrators, and have herself declared sole guardian of Stanley McCormick. He was under the impression when he granted the motion. Judge Dehy said, that Stanley Mc Cormick would be present in court. The multi-millionaire was not in the courtroom today and Judge Dehy said indications were he would not be at any time. 'S CASE is E SACRAMENTO. Nov. 21 (AP) Admittedly blocked by'the ninwlllingnesB of witnesses to give Information and claiming that he has not been able to form an opin ion after months of study. Gov ernor C. C. Young announced to day he was asking the advisory pardon, board to Investigate and recommend action In the pardon appeal of Thomas J. Mooney, con vlcted of the 1916 preparedness day bombing in San Francisco While the state supreme court considers the case of Warren K. Billings, convicted with Mooney for the bomb blast that resulted In death to ten persons and inpury to more that forty others, the par don board, consisting of Attorney General U. W. Webb, Lieutenant Governor H. L. Carnahan, James Johnson, director of the dep art- men tot penology, and Wardens Court Smith of Folsom and James Holohan of San Quentln prison, will be studying the Mooney ease. Huge Tidal Wave Kills 36 Persons ST. JOHN'S. N. P., Not. 21 (AP) A clgantle tidal wavo caused by the earthquake of last Monday, hit the Isolated section of the south coast of the Burin peninsula, Newfoundland. and took a toll of 36 lives., and caus ed property damage of unestlmat- BE DPFrj TG PUBLIC mm MMKINGTIm ed proportions. m RECEDES SLIGHTLY Stream Now Down to Point 218 Feet Below Nor mal Level Relief from the unprecedented autumn drought which "Is handi capping industries, agriculture and water, transportation and cre ating a forest fire hazard'even at this late season, seemed farther away than ever Thursday as the Willamette river in Salem drop ped another tenth of a foot to the 2.8 in ark, breaking the low water record established in the last few days. - 8 AN FRANCISCO, Nor. 21. (AP) Five western states to night anxiously watched the weather forecast in the hope of rain; as an Associated Press sur vey revealed lack of moisture, general throughout the far west. is seriously affecting water sup plies, hampering the production of hydro-electric power, increas ing fol-est fire hazards and work ing a hardship on the farmer and rancher. No immediate relief from these conditions, existing in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Utah, was promised by the United States weather bureau which pre dicted "fair weather, no radical change in temperature and humid ity much below normal," for to morrow and Saturday. W. B. Summers, government forecaster here, added that there was a disturbance over the Pa cific ocean that might bring rains to the coast, but that it was too distant and too subject to change in direction to permit an accurate forecast. 3 Dog Teams on Way to Rescue ' Stranded Pilot NOME, Alaska, Nov. -21. (AP) Three more dog teams left the the Nanuk fur trading ship, ice bound at North Cape, Siberl, today to search for Pilot Carl Ben Eiel- son, who became lost about 12 days ago while attempting a sec ond trip by air to the Imprisoned vessel; A dog team sent out previous ly from the ship was expected By Olaf Swenson. who is aboard the ship, to reach the vicinity today where Eielson was last seen by a party of natives. A report from this first party could not be ex pected for some time, as the dist ance was approximately 0 miles. NEW ROAD Counter Attack Opened at G. N. Rail Hearing ESPEE FIGHTING HARD SAN FRANCISCO. Nor. II. . (AP) Forces "opposed to the Great Northern Western Pacific plan to build a connection rail road from Klamath Falls, Ore., to Keddle. Cal., today opened their counter attack in the Interstate Commerce commission, hearing. Representatives of the state of Nevada, the Reno chamber of commerce and the Indian Valley railroad, a small tributary to the Western Pacific serving the area through which the proposed line would pass, testified the project would not do enough good to off set the harm. The Southern Pacific, principal opponent of the Great . Northern and Western Pacific, la the fight over the 200 mile construction scheme, will present its ease in connection with the Union Pacific, which Is also an intervener op ponent. It was expected late today that the Southern Pacific would Week's Rest Will be Taen Before Regular Session Begins at Capital President Hoover to be In Formed of Cessation Of Activities By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON Associated Press Staff Witter WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 (AP) House approval was give to day to the senate's proposal to adjourn the special session of cm. " gress on tomorrow night, thus terminating the eventful meeting which began six weeks after the inauguration of President Hoov er. The senate will enjoy a needed rest and resume in the regwlar session, .beginning December 2, the uncompleted tariff bill which is the last of the four recommen dations submitted to the special session to be acted upon. Despite threats of administra tion leaders that the adjournment would not be sanctioned unless the senate first concluded the tar. iff struggle, the house acceded to the demand from the senate for a week's respite without a roll call. Little Heed Shown To Demand For Work Representative Schafer, repub lican, Wisconsin, objected and said his people expected the tariff revision within the jpxtra session. Representative Howard, democrat, Nebraska, Joined in objection and urged an immediate start on ad ditional farm legislation and then the house roared approval of the adjournment. Tomorrow a joint congressional committee, including Senators Jones, of Washington, and Walsh of Montana, the acting republi can and democratic leaders, re spectively, and Representatives Tilson, of Connecticut, and .Gar. ner, of Texas, respective party leaders In the house, wirf inform. Mr. Hoover that the extra session Is ended. Jokes Offered About "Finished' Business There was some joking at the capitol today as to whether the committee would adopt the usual form of its announcement and tell the president that the congress has completed the work for which it was called, in view of tho un finished status of the tariff bill. Senator Jones said "We will tell the president that we are done." The tariff contest has sundered the Republican majority la thm senate into factions which haa made the extra session noteworthy from a political viewpoint. The (Concluded en Page 10, Column 4.) SENATORS RESENT WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (AP) An irate senate turned back to the financial world today the blame for the recent collapse f the stock market as republicans -and democrats bitterly assailed critics of congress. Senator Glass, Virginia, a form er democratic secretary of the treasury and one of the fou-idera of the federal reserve system, said that Charles E. Mitchell, chairman of the board of the National City Bank of New York City, was "more responsible than all others together for the excess that have resulted in this disaster." The Virgianian spoke up when Senator Fletcher, democrat, Flor ida, laid some of the blame upen the New York member banks of the federal reserve system for fail ure to heed the advice of th re serve board. Senator Glass previ ously has assailed Mitchell for ad vancing funds to brokers when the Interest rates .on call loans in creased rapidly. IS OPPOSED SI1IG CRITICISM put Its president, Paul Shoup, on the stand tomorrow morning. Other lntenvenors to be heard from on the opposing side include the Good Railway Service associa tion, the Engels Copper mine, the California counties of Modoc, Te hama, and Siskiyou, the Mode county development board, and the Alturas chamber of com merce; J. F. Shaughnessy. chief of Ne vada Railroad and Public 8ervice commission, testified his statu wag opposed to the project because: it would divert traffic from the Southern Pacific's Alturan liao re sulting In a reduction of the nam ber of employes at Sparks. Ner.. the territory could be served . through existing facilities, and the -proposed benefits front tbevUne could be achieved through divert ing Western Pacific traffic to the - (Concluded en Pag It, Cotama Lk .