LESS THAN lc DAILY The Statesman's animal bargain period' la on. For less than a cent daily yon may have this paper, deliv ered by mail. Subscribe now: $3. WEATHER Occasional cloudiness to day and Friday, moderate temperature; Max. Temp. Wednesday 71. Min. 41, riv er -2.7. FOUNDED 1831 EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, October 2, 1930 No. 162 WA TER n AWT VALUE $8.75,000 . O n on EVE OF DEATH ENDSJLENCE Admits to Mothers of Lost Youths That he saw Lads Buried Does not Admit any Part in Slayings; Says Clark and Mother Know SAN QUENTIN, Cal., Oct. 1 (AP) Gordon Stewart North cott, who Is to be banged here to il Drrow, told the mothers of three of the boys he is believed to have killed that he saw their sons' bod ies on his Winevllle chicken ranch. Northcott made the state ment in a surprise interview in the death cell late tonight. Northcott did not admit mur dering the youths. "They are now burled," he said He described their burial places as near that of the head or a Mexican youth whom he was con victed of murdering. They were buried in shallow graves, three feet deep, he said. Mrs. Nelson Winslow, whose two sons Northcott was convict ed of murdering, and Mrs. Chris tine Collins, whose son he naa rionlfld kdllintr. talked with the condemned man less than twelve hours before he was to go to the gallows. Evades Answering Questions Directly Whenever Mrs. Collins, who did most of the Questioning, at tempted to find out from him who did the killing, Northcott evaded the question and said: "Ask Sanford, he knows." This was taken to mean San ford Clark. Northcotfs 16-year- old cousin who was one of the principal witnesses against -him in hia trial. When Questioned concerning detail, of the burial of the youths. Northcott again evaded giving a direct answer and said, "Ask my . . . 1 1 i .. i mother, Bne mows uuut t.. Mm Winslow is Dartially deaf Mrs Collins did not place much credence In Northcotfs story, but Warden James B. Holohan ex nrpwAd the belief It may be true. ThU was believed to be the first time a woman was admitted to the death cell at San uenun. Severe Swims Hola uck Back AMARILLO, Tex.. Oct. 1 . ( AP) Robert Buck, youthful flier making an effort to lower the junior transcontinental rec ord now held by Eddie Schneider, arrived here at 1:07 p. m., (C. S. T.) today after a hectic trip from Wichita, Kas. Unfavorable weather prospects caused him to decide to spend the night here instead of continuing to Albuquerque, N. M. PORTLAXDER HELD CORVALL1S, Ore., Oct. 1. (AP) James Yarno, Portland, was In the Benton county jail here today charged with robbing four fraternity houses of $208 in cash and checks. Yarno was discovered prowling about the Tau Delta house after midnight and Don Harris, a stu dent, reported it to officers. Yarno was arrested a year ago tor auto theft and was sentenced to one year in jail but was par oled. SKKLETOX REPORTED PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 1. ( AP ) Possibility that the re mains of Leslie Brownlee, 20, Portland, had been discovered were seen here today with the re port of the skeleton of a human being had been found on the south slope of Mount Hood. The find was reported by Lar ten Spencer, an Indian, who said he was picking huckleberries. Spencer said the skeleton was lying on Mud creek. The Indian reported the incident to Louis Law who spent most of today lead ing a search for the skeleton. It Was not found b t the search will be resamed tomorrow nnder the guidance of the Indian. Brownlee was lost on Mount Hood January 1, 1927. TREE KILLS MAX EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 1. (AP) Floyd Wilaon, owner of a saw tnill near Dexter, was crushed to death nnder a falling tree near the mm today. He is anrrired by Ills widow and two small daugh iters. OX SANTIAM LIKE &UGENE, Ore., Oct. 1. (AP) J5erard Blum, St, Panl, chief ragged Big bat Potent In A's Victory .61 '" 7 vjk Al Simmons, American League's leading slugger who carried bis heavy artillery into the world series with telling effect wed ncsday, clouting the home run that tied the wore in the fourth inning. More Wooden Construction Would Have Paid, Says County Roadmaster Marion county undoubtedly would have been saved money if 300 feet more of wooden con struction had been added to the northeast end of the "million dollar highway" in the Lake La- bish territory, Frank Johnson county roadmaster, said yesterday after visiting the site. Commis sioners Jim Smith and John Por ter accompanied him. The trestle will not be used this winter, the group decided yesterday. It will be recalled that a 300 feet filling at the northeast end has been giving the county crew which is making the fill plenty of grief, all because it involves beaver dam Jand. This section of filling sinks about as fast as is leveled up. and accordingly Is causing the county a good deal of expense that was not foreseen. Roadmaster Johnson said yes (Turn to page 2, col. 4) Frat Burglaries Charged Brownlee Body Said Found Railroad Work to Start State Foresters . Convene engineer of the North Pacific rail road, announced today definite plans for starting construction of the Lorane line of the Oregon elec tric railway early next spring and for laying rails on the Santiam line out of Lebanon this fall. Blum left today after surveying the Lorane and Panther lines out of Eugene to th, Suislaw timber belt. He was accompanied by A. J. Davidson, general manager of the Spokane, Portland and Seat tle railroad; G. E. Votaw, super intendent of the line; A. J. Mit chell, chief engineer of the S. P. & S., and other officials. WOMAX WOUNDED PENDLETON, Ore., Oct.l. (AP) Mrs. A. Schweiger, of Pendleton, received hand and leg wounds today when a hunt er fired in her direction. The wounds were not serious. 23 AT CONVENTION PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 1. (AP) Twenty-two Btate forest ers, representing every major tim ber belt in the United States, met here today for the annual conven tion of the state foresters' associa tion. The meetings adjourned late in the afternoon and the foresters left for Long lew, TOtea., where they will remain until, Friday morning. They will Inspect lum ber camps and logging operations at Ryderwood and Friday will leave for Seattle. Lynn F. Cronemfller. Oregon state forester, explained to the visitors the operation of Oregon's reforestation law which became effective a year ago. He said al ready 180,000 aerea had been clas sified for reforessation and najLt year the total wc3 reach 300,-000. MARINE KILLED IN NIGARAGUAM BANDIT AFFRAY Armed Force Attacks Party Of Americans; Beaten Off With Losses Leave Several Dead; Hunt For Slayers Begun by U. S. Authorities MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Oct. 1. -r-(AP) One United States mar ine private was shot and killed and another slightly wounded and several bandits were killed In an encounter six miles north of Condeda, in the Jino Tega dis trict yesterday, It became known here tonight. The marine killed was Private Lawrence L. Culbreth of Rose boro, N. C. Mortally wounded In the clash which followed upon an ambush of a squad of ten marines by ban dits, Culbreth died in a Managua hospital at nine o'clock last night. Ten marines carrying supplies to another patrol of about the same size, were set upon by an armed force which had waited in the woods along their route. Bandits Leave Dead and Wounded The bandits were badly whip ped, leaving several dead and wounded in the highway. Both Culbreth and his wound ed companion were brought to the Managua hospital by airplane in the night, but nothing could be done for Culbreth. The marine authorities pre pared at once for a roundup of the bandits and a hunt for them was proceeding today. TIENTSIN. China, Oct. 1. (AP) A group of well dressed Chinese gunmen today shot and critically wounded Bertram Lenox Simpson, British commissioner of customs at Tientsin under the re bel general, len Hsl-shan. The gunmen who are alleged to have spoken the Manchurian dialect arrived here this after noon and registered at a Japan ese hotel, saying that they had come in by rail. Later they hired a car and three of them drove to the com missioner's residence. After they had shot Lenox Simpson they escaped unmolested but the police are making a close search for them. The car anfiTthe driver, ob tained from a garage, were traced. Lenox Simpson's status as cus toms commissioner has not been known since the Manchuri army of Chang Shueh-liang took over the city last week, supposedly to aid the nationalist government in the civil war. He is widely known as an auth or, writine under tire name of Putnam Wcale and haseen fam iliar with the orient for many years. He has an American wife. Mary Louise Parrott, of San Fran Cisco, whom be married in 1917, and an American grandmother, Sarah Hollis Putnam. She was the grand daughter of General Israel Putnam, the revolutionary war hero. Atonement day Conflicts With Harvard Exams CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 1 (AP) Through an oversight last spring. Harvard college schedul ed a divisional examination in the modern languages department for tomorrow, which Is Yom Kip- nur. the Jewish day of atonement. Tonight a novel method was de vised to meet the objections of Jewish students to taking an ex amlnation on a sacred day. Robert K. Lamu, director of publicity, announced tonight that proctors would be seated beside all Jewish students who desire them and that they would write th elimination from the stu dent's dictation. Thus the stu dent would he able to take the examination without performing manual labor. Fighter Freed In Death Case SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1 (AP) After more than a month of Investigations, manslaughter charges against Max Baer, San Francisco nrlxe fighter, were dis missed here today within a min ute after his case was called. He had been charged with fatally beating. Frankle Campbell In the prize ring here five weezs ago. N El MURDER BRITISHER Wanted, live Toads; Professor Seeks to Disprove Long Life WIN'FIELD, Kas., Oct. 1. (AP) Wanted; Horned toads, plain toads and terra pins for scientific experi ment. Five and ten cents will be paid for healthy spe cimens. Dr. William M. Goldsmith Of Southwestern college here, president of Beta Beta Beta, national honorary biological fraternity, is doing the ad vertising. He hopes to prove his theory that such reptiles can live entombed only a short time, and he ridicules the claims that toads have lived hundreds of yean sealed up In corner stones and the likw. tain issue win NOT EOJBlliOT County Agent Proposal Also Lacks General Interest Commissioner Avers It is virtually certain that pro positions to increase the county's appropriation for public health work and adition of a county agent to the county payroll will not. go on the November ballot for expression of the people. Word to that effect came yester day from Jim Smith, commission er. Mr. Smith said that while the county court had not discussed the matters as a unit,, he believed they would not be placed on the ballot. Commissioner Smith based his assertion upon general lack of interest in the propositions. He said little effort or work had been done in recent weeks in either case, and that accordingly the in sufficient interest would probab ly not warrant pl.acingyie ques tions before the public. Unless the plans should be plac ed before the people for expres sion of feeling, the county court will simply exercise its discretion, guided by funds available, in both health and county agent proposi tions on the budget for next year. It is supposed even the popular vote would not commit the court, but simply guide it in fixing the budget on these items. At least when the items were first talked several weeks ago, County Judge Siegmund so intimated. NAPLES, Oct. 1 (AP) The volcano Vesuvius burst into erup tion tonight, throwing burning rocks 300 feet into the air and arousing the inhabitants for many miles around. The director of the Vesuvius observatory said there was no immediate danger from the lava flow but the peo pie continued to maintain a watchful attitude late Into the nieht. Shifting of the crater about 60 feet produced "two fountains Of lava which cast flaming streams into the sky. Thousands of Neapolitans and foreigners gathered on the neigh boring hills to watch the progress of the tremendous display of the eruption. Vesuvius has been more or less disturbed since early in the sum mer. On July 11 a great stream of lava overspread the whole western zone of the crater but did not spill over the edge. This con tinued for several days. Reassur ing statements were issued from the observatory and although the increase of lava flow became marked and a spillway was form ed, the Incipient eruption did not progress. In August Vesuvius emitted sulphurous gases and steam. LIABLE TO SEARCH NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (AP) Federal Judge T. Blake Kennedy of Wyoming ruled today In fed eral court here that automobiles are not liable ta search by cus toms and prohibition agents "on mere suspicion. He ordered the return of an au tomobile to Sebastian Estrada and a power boat to Antonto Pal mer! and dismissed liquor com plaints against two other men. Customs agents declared liquor was found In the ear but not In the boat, at the time of the seiz ures and arrests on a north Side pier. "The development of subse quent events after the search has been instituted." Judge Kennedy ruled, "cannot be held to justify unlawful search and seizure on mere suspicion that-they are be ing used for the unlawful trans portation of liquor." VESUVIUS RESUMES UT ER T ON AUTOS DEEMED CITY EQUIPPED TO START Offer of Appraised Price is Possible First Step of City Council Alternative is Compromise But Litigation Likely To Prove Necessary Equipped with an appraisal prepared in accordance with the charter amendment mandate of May 16, the city council and the city water commission are now prepared to enter the second sta) in the municipal acquisition of a water supply and distribution system for the city of Salem. Under the provisions of the charter amendment, a proposi tion for purchase may now be made to the Oregon-Washington Water company officials, but the charter provision does not provide that the bid price be the exact amount Indicated as a market valeu in the engineers' report. The charter does set the sum of $1,200,000 as the total author ized bond Issue and restricts the council and water commissoin from any purchase at a figure in excess of this amount. The first step apparent last night was a conference between the engineers, the water commis sion and the council, as to the exact precedure to be followed. Approval Figure May Constitute Bid Alternatives opening nerore me council included the submission of the engineers' market value as the bid of the city for the plant. (Turn to page 2, col. 1) DELEGATE HP TARIFF GENEVA, Oct. 1 (AP) A rap at high tar-if countries was taken before the league of na tions assembly today by the French minister of commerce, Pierre Etienne Flandin. M. Flandin was speaking on the report of the economic committee. which recommended various methods of concerted action to relieve the world economic de pression. He expressed misgivings at the attitude of Canada and other overseas tariff countries in abstaining from collaborating with a concerted movement to lower trade barriers. "You cannot advocate an open door while keeping your own door closed." said M. Flandin. "it has been forgotten that in order to buy you have to sell. It would be disastrous if we substituted for military Imperialism an eco nomic imperialism which might be far worse. ' Efforts of organized women header! bv Alice Paul of New York, to reopen the question of the nationality of married women, suffered a check ln'the assembly Judicial comlmttee. Walker Serves Notice Tammany Men Must Talk NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (AP) Mayor Walker served notice to day on Tammany district leaders emnloved bv the city that they must testify freely before the spe cial sxand iury investigating charges of corruption in the city courts or lose their Jobs. The mayor's mandate was de livered in a.-brief address to sev en Manhattan district leaders and two women co-leaders who are members of his cabinet. His ultimatum was in compli ance with a recent letter to him from Governor Roosevelt expres sing dissatisfaction with 17 Tarn many leaders who refused to sign waivers of immunity. Eeverybody is Invited to Cooking School Come to the cooking school you will enjoy it. . Ton will see delightful, tasty foods, complete meal, prepared by Miss Goodwin of the Ella Lehr Cooking Schools, in her unique mod el kitchen. Her program la entirely new and different. The Time: 2 to 4 p. in. The place: Armory. The dates: Thursday, Fri day and Saturday. The Statesman Invites every woman in Salem and vicinity to be Its guest at this entertaining and in stinctive fr-e demonstration of the latest in modern cookery. There is no charge and no obligation. NI NEGOTIATIONS n RAPS Mains Obsolete and Inadequate, Report Of Appraisers Says Intake and Pumping Plant Built at Undue Cost, Claimed? "Writeups" of Values Without Basis for Increase are Charged Marked exception to the valuation standards of the Oregon-Washington Water company, criticism of their methods of determining "overhead" and a detailed exposi tion of the weaknesses of the water plant now serving Sa lem and planned for the future, are contained in the exten sive appraisal and report filed last night by Baar and Cun- "Oningham with City Recorder SCHOOLS 0PE1US W First Session at Armory is Scheduled at 2 P. M.; Interest is High Plans are now completely in readiness for The Statesman's Free Cooking School today. The model kitchen Is prepared and every convenience Installed for lo cal housewives who attend. The time: 2 to 4 p. m. Thurs ay, Friday and Saturday. The place: Armory, corner of Ferry and Liberty streets. Miss Helen Goodwin of the Ella Lehr Cooking Schools will be in charge. Hundreds of local wompn have already arranged to attend the series of three schools sponsored this newspaper. Local mer chants are co-operating by fur nishing displays of kitchen equip ment and in demonstration ma terials. Valuable Gifts Await Patrons Surprising gifts of excellent value and utility will be given away. Foods of all descriptions, extracts, spices and recipe books will be given out. New and novel ideas presented in entertaining style will be on tap at the food demonstrations. held in the unique set of Miss Goodwin's model kitchen. Recipes 'like mother used to make", and others illustrating the very new est kitchen artistry all will be covered at the free cookiLg school. Make your plans now to attend the "Cooking School That's Dif ferent."From two to four p. m each of the three days. MISTER ALLEGED RECKLESS DRIVER PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 1 (AP) Rudolph Wagner. 50, route 4, box 48. was inlured prob ably fatally tonight when he was knocked down by an automobile in rront of his home on the Pa cific highway. He was taken to an Oregon city hospital. The Rev. E. A. Danly, 1176 Lawrence street, Eugene, Ore., was arrested and held In the Oregon City jail pending the out come of operations on Wagner by Oregon City physicians. Traffic Officers Morgan and Bloom re ported witnesses told them the Rev. Danly . forced another ma chine off the road and this one struck Wagner. The driver of the second car was not apprehended Th drlTer of the car which struck Wagner stopped and offer ed to take Wagner to the hospital but when the offer was refused he got In his car and drove away Danly did not stop and was ar rested by Traffic Officer Mor gan. He did not have a driver's license. Waener was nam to have been pushing a small car loaded with fodder. Glider Refuels; Pilot Gets Food From Fish Line ELMIRA, N. Y.. Oct. 1 (AP) A glider pilot received food on the wing here today tor the first time in history. Jack O'Meara, Akron pilot, went aloft in a gild er and br means of a weighted fish line lowered a substantial luncheon to Wallace Backus of New York, when the latter' sail plane was more than 300 feet be low. Yesterday, when the attempt was first made, O'Meara wag on the receiving end and the wing of his glider cut the line when the food was within an Inch of his hand. FAMED GRJDDER DIES HUDSON. N. Y Oct. 1 (AP) Ezra Deane De Lamater, 79 who played on the Rutgers col lege football team which in 1889 Introduced the game to American colleges, died here today. Poulsen. In clear and concise language, the writers' of the report delve into every phase of the company's investment here and set out in detail the methods followed in arriving at their figures of valua tion. Among the outstanding weak nesses which the existing water plant has in the opinion of the engineers making the report are: Inadequate mains, more than tea miles of which are four inch es In diameter and laid between the years 1926 and 1930 in oppo sition to the National Board of Fire Underwriters who provide for a minimum qf six inch mains. Pumping Plant Site Criticized A highly expensive Intake and pumping plant which at a repro duction cost of $150,000 for its present location could be dupli cated on an up-river site feeding into Fairmount reservoir at a cost of $64,000. Inflated book valuations of val ue Including two "writeups" one between April 30, 1911 and May 1, 1911 when the fixed capital (Turn to page 9, col. 1) CLAIM LIQUOR BILL NEARLY 3 MILLION WASHINGTON. Oct. 1 (AP) The annual expenditure for In toxicants in the United States was placed today at 12,848,000,000 by the association against the pro hibition amendment, which said this figure "exceeds the most lib eral estimate of what we would have been spending if the eigh teenth amendment never had been enacted." This conclusion was announced In a pamphlet entitled "Does Pro hibition Pay?" which the associa tion said was compiled as the re sult of 18 months' research work by statisticians and political econ omists. The report challenged claims that national prohibition had in creased the productivity of work ers. "The increased output of work ers $an be accounted for," the re port explained, "by the increased use of power, improved machin ery, mass production, personal management and similar factors which are quite outside the con trol of the Individual worker. TO EXILE IN SPAIN BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 1 (AP) It became known in official circles tonight that Spain has bees chosen tentatively as the country where ex-President Irl goyen will lire in exile. Circles close to the new provi sional government tonight ex pressed certainty the cruiser Gen eral Belgrano would take Irigo yen to Europe. WILL 00 Health Program Plans For Oregon Announced First detailed Information of the Commonwealth Fund's pro ject to develop rural health -work through a state wide public Jigjjlth project was given here yesterday by Dr. William J. French, director of the division of public health for the Fund who is now in Ore gon making studies and holding conferences with the groups around which such a program would revolve were Oregon se lected 'as one of the states In which to carry on th project. For Oregon, it has previously been announced, is bidding for the project.- Oregon is the only western state which the Fund Is considering, but there are several other states also seeking the pro ject. The Fund, headquarters ef which are at New York, launched this program last January 1, and has already selected Tennessee and" Massachusetts as two of the three states In which the pro ject will be . operated.' "Public health work has been developed to a high degree in mm i IDE IB WITH COMPANY Discrepancy Approximate $375,000; Survey is Exhaustive Work Baar & Cunningham Assert Full Weight Given to Duplication Cost A fair market value of the en tire local plant of the Oregon Washington Water company M $875,000, according to an extens ive report filed last night with City Recorder Poulsen by Baar. and Cunninghcm, Portland engi neers, who yesterday completed their two months' survey and ap praisal of the local company. This figure is In sharp contrast to the asking price of the compa ny which in informal negotiations with the city council and water commission has sought for its lo cal investment the sum of $8, 000 paid for the plant July 1 1927, together with additional ex penditures made since that time said to amount to $400,000 or a total local investment consider ably in excess of $1,250,000. The Baar & Cunningham sur vey, a bound volume of 4 6 pages, profusely supplemented with map and charts and later to be aug. mented by numerous tables and in ventories, goes extensively into every phase of the company's la vestment here and discusses at lengths various theories of values, Full Weight Given Reproduction Cost In concluding the report, Baar & Cunningham state: "The greatest possible weight has been placed upon the coet ot reproducing the plant at present day prices less the accrued depre ciation. Consideration has aleo been given to the various intan gible elements of value such as water and power rights, general condition and utility of the plant, the cost of equivalent plant, and going concern value. "Still another item Is the- prog ress made and the costs incurred for the filter plant which do net (Turn to page 9. col. 7) E ISLAND PROVIDENCE. R. I., Oct. 1 (AP) The democratic state con vention In session here today unanimously nominated forme United States Senator Peter O. Gerry, for return to that office, and adopted without debate a platform calling for repeal of the 18th amendment and for consti tutional reforms in Rhode Island. Theodore Francis Green of Providence, was named for gov ernor. Samuel W. Smith Jr., James town, Arthur L. Conaty of North Providence, and Francis B. Con don of Central Palls, were nom inated for congress. The keynote speech by John J. Cooney of Providence attacked the republican administration ef the state and appealed for united Roman Catholic support for the democratic ticket in November. Cooney accused the republican, organization of seeking to bar Catholics from public office in Rhode Island. JHe also charged the party with undue interference) in municipal affairs here and with having "crookedly con ceived" state and city re-dtstriet-lng legislate. GERRY 1 IN RUOD many cities, but the rural area have been grossly neglected, aael because we believe arradee;ata public health program can be and should be developed In the rural areas we will aid some state to Increase the public health pereea nel and will aid the metftcal school to provide additional ed cation facilities for rural work. Dr. French said. He pointed out that administra tion of the project Is left entirely in the hands of the state health department, through which, la conjunction with the state uni versity medical school, the r- ' Ject would be carried on. In the program, the- stats - and provision wouia De nraaa t enlarge the state health person- : nel to medical officer,sanltary of fleers and field public health1 workers. In addition, the project weald," aid two specific counties to. far ther develop public health wet av (Turn to page I. eoL 4) r9r