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ONLY 8 DAYS The Statesman's annual bargain period will end in eight days. Order now; one fall - year by mail, only $3.00 anywhere in Oregon. WEATHER Unsettled with rain and colder today, occasional rains Wednesday; Max. Temp. Monday 71, JUn. 65, south wind, river -2.7. FPU MP ED 1 351 EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, October 7, 1930 No. 166 PAPER COMPANY WENS .Bxir ... ... ...Ed H-101 DISASTER E SOUGHT; DEATH JOLL 47 One of Original Survivors Dies; two Stowaways Aboard, Claimed Investigators Fail to Find Solution; Pieces Seen Five Miles Away By THOMAS T. TOPPING BEAUVAIS, France, Oct. 6. (AP) A Tast mass ot twisted steel upon a storm-swept hillside failed to divulge to investigators ot the British and French govern ments today how the world's larg est dirigible airship, the British R-101, met disaster here in the early hours of Sunday with the loss ot 47 lives, among them at ast two titled Englishmen. Tonight, after officials had pried and hewed their way into the enormous bulk of the stripped and broken carcass they seeming ly were no nearer to a solution of the greatest air catastrophies of ail time, than when dawn yester day first brought them a sight of the still flaming ruin. Nor did any of the 47 bodies, so pitifully charred that they all ; looked alike, give up the secret of the sudden, tragic ending of a i voyage that had been projected as an 8,000-mile trail-blazing round trip to India. Two Stowaways llelieved Aboard From the survivors, whose num ber had been decreased by the death of one early today, was pieced together the only story of events within the great craft leading up to her destruction. That one and possibly two stowaways, one of them a woman, were on the R-101 became a pro spective development of the in quiry being directed for England by Air Commander A. V. Olt. aft er the finding of a woman's shoe with a buckle among the debris. This discovery seemed to throw light upon a discrepancy between the number of the dead and sur vivors and the airship's official passenger list. A further complication was the finding by peasants of metal pieces five miles from where the airship drove her nose into a hillside and exploded. These bits were picked up along the route which the R-101 had taken to her point of grounding Experts gave them careful attention in an effort to determine their bearing upon the accident. Engineer Harry Leach, on duty as pilot when the disaster occurred, said the craft had hit the ground once or twice before crashing to a full stop. It is pos sible that parts were torn away in (Turn to page 10, col. 7) log iieis CASE IS UNIQUE PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 6. (AP) Robert Gordon Duncan, who formerly called himself the Oregon Wildcat," will go on trial at Medford tomorrow on charges of broadcasting obscene, inlecent and profane language. Duncan, accused under five courts of an indictment returned by the federal grand jury, is said to be the first person in the Uaited States to be tried under the federal, radio act prohibiting the use of Improper language. Duncan's trial is regarded by federal officers here as a test of the radio act. The indictment against Duncan was upheld by Federal Judge Kavanah, who overruled a demurrer to the in dictment and held the act to be valid. TITY TO TURN OUT El'GI'N'E, Ore., Oct. fi. (AP) The University of Ore gon and the city of Eugene will Join tomorrow in welcoming the university football team on its return from Chicago where it defeated Drake university i Friday night. Plans for a student rally were being made today. G. A. R. MAN DIES . VALLEJO, Cal., Oct. t. (AP) Milton Berry, a Civil war vet eran, died here today. Berry was a Justice of the peace and city re corder at Ashland, Ore., many years."1 He came here in 1908. , k APPLES DRIED THlB DALLES, Ore., Oct. 6. '(AP)-Drylng of apples was tarted, today at the plant of The pallet co-operative growers. The Applet were being shipped here from the Milton-Freewater dis trict. H. fl. Miller, manager, of the Co-operative, said at minimum of MO tone of apples will be firied. A crew of 100 women and CIS L on hi- 1 T v I Theatre Is Bombed PORTLAND, Ore., Oet. 6 (AP) Half an hour after the Granada theater was closed here tonight a charge of dynamite was exploded against the rear wall of the build ing. The building was undamaged and no one was hurt. Stephen Parker, manager of the theater, said his place had been picketed for a year. He said he paid union wages but refused to hire two operators to be on duty at the same time. Louis H. Strickland, who lives across from the theater, said shortly before the explosion a large sedan stopped near the rear of the building. About two minutes before the ex plosion it moved away. Fifteen Thousand at Legion's Convention Cheer Nation's Chief Applause Also Accorded Coolidges, Pershing and Other Notables; Detroit, Los Angeles Chief 1 93 1 Meeting Bidders . T0ST0N, Oct. 6. (AP) Fifteen thousand cheering del- 13 egates and visitors crowded into the flag festooned arena today for the opening of the American Legion, heard the fall of the National Commander O. L. Bodenhamer s gavel and listened to Pres ident Herbert Hoover sound a call to the Legion to renew Heads Legion Parade Today Dressed as "Hera," highest mem bership figure in the American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs. Charles V. Saxton (above), of Kays ville, Utah, will ride in a gold en chariot at the head of the big parade today at the Boston convention. Mrs. Saxton will also serve as sergeant-at-arms daring the convention. SHOT 18 FATAL ASHLAND, Ore., Oct. 6. (AP) Russell Crosby, 15, died here today from pneumonia and effects of gunshot wounds in the abdo men. He was shot September 27 by a playmate, Leroy Lindner. f i J , : "iVfe 'IP Duncan's Trial on Today Plan Webfoots' Welcome Plan to Reinstate Bison Don Nacker Denies Guilt 20 men will be employed in the plant for ten weeks. "NATIVES" RETURN PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 6. (AP) Harvey L. Moreland, state game warden, announced today he intended to take steps toward .eturning the American bison, or buffalo, to Oregon. The animals are believed to have been native to south central Oregon. The national park service has announced that more than 100 of the animals in the Yellowstone park herd must be disposed of. The herd there numbers more than 1200 and the grazing area is not great enough to support them. The live buffalo can be bought for $55 to $70 each. Two years ago a move was made to re-establish the buffalo herds in Oregon and J. W. Biggs, Burns attorney, offered the state enough land for a preserve. Moreland said he would pre sent his plan to the state game commission. PLEAIS NOT GUILTY KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 6, (AP) Donald Nacker today entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of murdering Frank Dunbar, Klamath salesman. COUNTIES ORGANIZE PENDLETON, Ore., Oct. . (AP) Organization of counties ot the western states, naring In dian reservations ijaay be the out growth of a meeting here today of Klamath and Umatilla county court officials, relative to the pressing in congress for action wherjby counties may receive Ues on reservation lands. ' It is the hope of the group to form an organisation and to em ploy a secretary t carry on the work over the west. A meeting will be held with the Yakima county court tonight of the 12th annual convention and expand Us mission of em zenship The same 15,000 accorded a thunderous ovation to former President and Mrs. Coolidge, to General John J. PershlDg, to General Henri Gourard, one armed French war hero, and to a host of other notables who crowded the platform. Aside from the president's ad dress and a wholly unexpected two sentence "speech'' which for mer President Coolidge consent ed to make, the chief business of the convention was the adoption of the eport of Commander Bo denhamer calling for greater ac tivity on behalf of disabled vet erans and dependent children of veterans. Perhaps of next importance was the announcement by the time and place committee that the 1931 convention selection had been narrowed down to Los Angeles or Detroit, the two "ser ious" contenders. Power of Legion For Good Cited In his address, which was widely broadcast, the president said: , "You have a post in every town and village. These 11,000 posts are organized Into divi sions with state and national commanders. You are already an army mobilized for unselfish and constructive endeavor. Your strength is made up of men who have stood the quality test of citizenship. You have it in your power to do much. "Through your local posts you can awaken the minds of the communities throughout our na tion to a higher ideal of cluzen ship." Although Commander Broden hamer strove hard to expedite the business of the opening as (Turn to page 10, col. 2) E. SE PITTSEURGH, Pa., Oct. 6. (AP) In a secluded glen In Shenley Park, all but hidden by the trailing branches of weeping willows, a memorial to George Westinghouse, Pittsburgh indus trial genius, and inventor, was dedicated today. Leaders of science, Industry and government, accompanied by thousands of the men and wom en who owe their present employ ment to Westinghouse, unveiled It. "Characters such as he well deserved to be honored by their contemporaries 'and their succes sors," President Hoover, said in a brief message, "you do well to commemorate his memory." Boyd Planning To hop Across Atlantic Today ST. JOHNS, NF.. Oct. Atlantic weather reports received by Captain Errol Boyd at Harbor Grace today led the Canadian flier to a decision to hop for England tomorrow, should local weather conditions permit. The wind along the Newfound land coast, however, was norths east tonight, with drizzling rain and reports from Toronto promis ed the same conditions for tomor row. YOUNG WILLS LOSES . SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. . (AP) Young Harry Wills, 145, San Diego negro, lost to Eddie Mnrdock, 144, Tulsa. Ok la., here tonight. MEMORIAL HONORS in BRAZIL REVOLT IS REBELS' GUI Army of 80,000 Marching On Rio de Janeiro, Says Uruguay Dispatch Nine States in Rebellion; Federal Troops Massed On Parana Border SAO PAULO. Brazil, Oct. e. (AP) Federal troops were con centrated today on the border of the state of Parana to repel the advance of an insurgent army from the south. Parts of the state of Parana, lying south of Sao Paulo, are in the hands of the rebels. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct. 6. (AP) Leaders of the Bra zilian revolt asserted in dispatch es tonight the triumph of the rev olution was only a few days away. An army of 80.000 men is marching on Rio de Janiero and nine states, in both north and south, rebelling against the gov ernment of President Washing ton Luis. The states In arms against the federal administration are Rio Grande Do Sul, Santa Caterina and Parana in southern Brazil; Minas Geraes in central section and Piahuy, Ceara, Rio Grande Do Norte, Parahyba and Pernam buco in the north.. Outbreaks Occur In Many Districts General Francisco Flores Da Cunha, federal deputy and leader of the revolutionary troops, said he could not make definite state ment as to the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, where the government is stfongeet. In addition, some reports say revolu tionary outbreaks have occurred in the great northern state of Para. General Da Cunha asserted that In case Sao Paulo and the capital resisted, the revolution ary troops now moving toward Sao Paulo were ready to attack them. This powerful body, num bering 80,000, comprises infant- (Turn to page 10, col. 6) UNITED STATES TO OFFER ITS HELIUM Sale of Non-inflammable Gas Proposed to Prevent More Tragedies WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. In an effort to avert future aircraft dis asters abroad, Chairman Britten of the house naval affairs committee today anounced he would sponsor legislation at the next congress to permit exportation of helium for use in dirigibles of foreign gov ernments. . Voicing the opinion the disaster to the British dirigible R-101 would not have occurred had the non-inflammable helium been used instead of hydrogen ga3, Britten said he favored either permitting foreign governments to establish plants in the United States or in creasing the facilities of this country so the product could be sold abroad at cost. The United States Is the only country in the world possessing helium in unlimited quantittios, (Turn to page 10, col. 3) Labor Meeting Opens With 400 In Attendance MEDFORD. Ore.. Oct. 6 (AP) Nearly four hundred delegates from all sections of the state were here today for the annual conven tion of the Oregon state federa tion of labor. Resolutlns favring a municipal tax for bands, increased compen sation for injured workmen and old ace Densions were introduced at the meetings today. The unemployment, situation was discussed in detail. Three Children Burn to Death In Farm Blaze MARION. Ky., Oct. . (AP) Three children were burned to death today in a fire which de stroyed a barn on the farm of Graves Rickett, near Raywick in Marion county. The children who perished were Ruth Bickett, S. and her two cousins, Louis Blanford, 4, and Victor Blanford, 2. The children were playing in the barn and are believed to have set it afire. SUCCEEDING Held ' em Safe Eight Innings H- ? -.V.V V. .w., V t BURLEIGH GRIMES 7 - BIT DOWNHEARTED Hallahan Street's Choice For Wednesday; Foxx Had Premonition By CHARLES W. DUXKLEY ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6. (AP) It was a snarling, defiant flock of Cardinals that hurriedly packed their luggage today after drop ping a heart-breaking 2 to 0 game to the Athletics in the firth battle of the world series. They were one down to the White Hle phants but they were not down and out by a long ways in spirit. They openly muttered defiance with Gabby Street, their manager, declaring they would certainly win two games in Philadelphia. There was no solemn depressed air of a burial in the Cardinal dressing room. To hear them shout, the impression prevailed that they had won instead of lost today. "It was a well pitched ball game that anyone could have bust ed up," Street said. "And neither Grimes nor anybody else is excited about losing it. We're going to Philadelphia heads up and deter mined to win the next two games." The old sarge said he would start "Wild Rill" Hallahan. the pug nosed Irish kid who blanked the A's Saturday, and expected (Turn to page 10, col. 1) RENAULT WIKS BUT PHILADELPHIA, Oct. . Jack Renault, Canadian heavy weight, won a close 10-round de cision oer Babe Hunt, of Okla homa, in the main event at the arena tonight. Renault scaled 208 H. seven pounds more than his opponent. The decision was unpopular with many of the fans. The decision was given by the referee after two judges had dis agreed, one of them voting for Re nault and the other for a draw. Renault displayed much of the cleverness which once placed him in the top ranks of the heavy weights. The Canadian bad an edge in the first three rounds and the eighth. Hunt took the fourth. sixtn ana seventh. The fifth was about even. Thev stood toe to toe and exchanged punches in the mntn and tenth with honors about even., Shakeup Occurs In Bears9 Ranks After Drubbing BERKELEY, Cal., Oct. 6. (AP) In the first practice ses sion of the California football team since its 16 to 0 defeat at the hands of Washington State Saturday, Coach Nibs Price today shook up the squad. George Watkins, first string halfback, was demoted to the third team, and Marcus Swinney and Gus Castro, fourth string tackle and halfback, respectively, were given positions on the varsi ty. CHASE IN COMMAND SAN PEDRO, Oct. . (AP) Admiral J. V. Chase, in a brief ceremony, formally took charge of the United States battle fleet on the battle-ship Texas today. He succeeded Admiral W. V. Pratt, new chief of naval operations. CARD NALS AH DECISION POWER FUNGS PLEBISCITE TO GO ONJAILOT Voters to say November 4 Whether They Desire Santiam Rights Five Million. Dollar Bond Bill Buried by 8 to 3 Negative Vote Salem citizens will be asked at the November 4 election to indi cate whether or not they desire the city to make filings on Mar lon lake and North Santiam river water power rights and later pro ceed to develop them. This was determined Monday night at the council meeting when a resolution calling for such a ballot expression was passed without opposition. The resolu tion carried clauses which permits the council to place the measure on the ballot despite the fact that less than 30 days remain until election time. There was talk last night on the part of some local citizens that the matter of the election might be enjoined although noth ing definite was available on the request for a restraining meas ure from the court. Doesn't Obligate City to act 'Alderman Dave O'Hara explain ed that the vote was for the pur pose of Obtaining a plebiscite from the people regarding the steps desired on the council's part in protecting feture water and power development for Sa lem. He said the vote would by no means place Salem in the wa ter and power business. "This measure give sthe citv attorney a case when he comes before the re clamation commission and asks prior rights on these rights," said O'Hara. ' Earlier In the evening the council put the $5,000,000 bond bill beneath the legislative sod when by a vote of 8 to 3, it refus ed to permit reconsideration of he vote made at the last meeting. Alderman Patton brought up the measure for reconsideration but could muster the "ayes" of only Hughes and O'Hara besides his own, in asking to consider the bill anew. KANSAS CITY, Oct. . (AP) Police tonight advanced the opinion that two men slain by a fusilade of shots fired into their moving automobile from a parked motor -r near Twelf "i street and the Paseo early Sun day were victims of gangsters with whom they are believed to have had dealings. Officers said they were unable to connect Erie V. Varble, gamb ler and confidence man, with the killing of Oldora I. Jefferies and Jess Trowbridge. Varble was arraigned today, however, on a charge of assault with intent to kill resulting from the shooting of Floyd F. Thomp sc an insurance salesman, when they met at the apartment of Lillian Rise Saturday night. Thompson was shot acciden tally, Varble told police, when an argument over Thompson's pres ence in the apartment turned in to a fight in which Varble struck Thompson with his pistol, dis charging it. Marquardt not Dead Although Search Failure ASHLAND Wis., Oct. . (AP) Glyen up as dead after a sheriffs posse of 200 men had dragged Mud lake for a week last July, Benjamin Marguardt, farmer and former St. Paul American association baseball player, today returned to his farm, near here. He said he had been living un der assumed names in various cities near Marengo. He returned after family difficulties had been adjusted. 3 Youths Escape Training School Officials of the state training school for boys at Woodburn were searching In the vicinity early this morning for three in mates who had escaped late Monday night while their com panions were attending a motion picture show in one of the build ings. The missing lads are Gor don Taylor, Victor Crooks and Vernon Levy, all about IS years old. Description were not available arly this morning. blame ens FOR 10 KILLINGS Cinders Must go, is Ultimatum as Paper . Mill Granted Street Cinders cast about Sale i by the Oregon Pulp and Pa per company are a "damn able nuisance" and Alder laan Henry Vandevort, a staunch advocate for the Trade street vacation, served public notice last night that he would gladly join hands with Alderman Hal Patton to Me that the. cinders are forever banned. "Now that we've given 'ein the street, we can sure ly make the paper company step some," said Vandevort. "It's a crime the way busi ness men have to shovel cin ders off the sidewalks every morning. I'm willing to join In the fight on this disgrace to the city." said Vandevort in concluding his self-char-aterised "feeble remarks." WATER PURCHASE IT IS FILED Figure on Offer to Company Due two Weeks Hence, Olson Announces While water and power mat ters as well as Trade street vaca tion occupied tho center of the stage Monday night, at city coun cil niretinp. the bulk of the al dermen's time was devoted to miscellaneous affairs of city bus iness. Heading the list was the re port of Alderman O. A. Olson who recommended on the part of the utility committee that the Baar & Cunningham valuation report on the water plant here, be used by the committee as a guide in preparing a proffer to the company for its plant here. Olson's committee is to report at the next council meeting the price and terms they expect to offer the water company. Under the charter amendment of May 16, 1930, the council must make an offer of purchase in writing, on or before November 1, 1930. The council agreed to settle a claim for damages filed by Mrs. Butz for $100. She alleged per sonal damages to that extent were received in a fall she sustained south of the Liberty street bridge. She claimed the fill of the bridge was defective and led to her accident. Hangar Insurance Deemed too High Watson Townsend reported that fire insurance for the air port hangar had been quoted at $500 a year. The matter was re ferred to the committee on pub lic buildings which was asked either to take a long-term and lower price policy or to reduce the fire hazard and secure a low er rate, or to do both. Petition on the part of P. H. Holmes, et a I, asking the Oregon Stages to change some of their routes in the city, was ordered indefinitely postponed. The same treatment was accorded a peti (Turn to page 10, col. 3) Russia ik Most Moral Country, Barrett States NEW YORK. Oct. (AP) Dr. Robert Barrett, national pre sident of the Florence Crittenden mission in America, returned from a survey of sex standards in Europe today with the state ment that Russia is the most moral country In the world. Dr. Barrett, who debarked from the liner Westenland, said he found Sweden, Norway and Switzerland highly moral on sex masters, France liberal on the question of Illegitimacy and Eng land a bit prudish still. P Drill Method is Lauded By Speaker at Institute The drill method of instruction is not the unsatisfactory and un interesting process that many school teachers believe it to be. Dr. Raleigh Schorllng. noted edu cator of the University of Michi gan who is here as principal speaker at the Marion county teachers' institute, declared in an address before nearly 400 teach ers yesterday afternoon on "The Need for Drill." The sessions, pre sided over by Mrs. Mary L. Ful kerson, county school superin tendent, are being held in the senior high school building. As a matter of fact, few teach ers know except now and then which of the pnpila need further drill in a given subject.' Dr. Schorllng outlined a few of the ways to make drill exercises more Important and effective in the ed ucation of the elementary school child especially. The educator even ; brought home the psychology of drill by an adult illustration: he de E STREET STRIP VACATE or Vote is 8 to 3 Terminating Lengthy Contest Over Gift of Property Injunction to Prevent Move Likely; Referendum Plan Defeated The Salem city council termi nated the well-nigh endless Trade street vacation matter Last night by voting, 8 to 3, to vacate the street to the -Oregon Pulp and Paper company. After rejecting tne majority report of the ordinance commit tee which called for a referen dum ot the matter on the No vember election, the council, al most without debate, pushed tbo bill through the final reading and gave it approval. Councilmen voting for the va cation were Averett, Dane?, Johnson, Kuhn, O'Hara, Olson. Vandevort, Wilkinson. Councilmen opposing the vaca tion were Huphes. Fatten, Town send. Councilmen absent were Hen dricks. Kowitz and Purvine. Injunction Step f Deemed Likelv John liayne. attorney who nl the fijiht on the vacation of tbe street, would mak no comment last night other than saving he had sufficient tinie in the future to file an injunction or to ask a writ of review on the council's action. Bayne has previously declared that he would he forced to take the vacation matter to court if the counil granted the Oregon Pulp and Paper company tlft 43-foot strip of Trade stff t which it requested. Alderman Hal Patton made the only talk, a brief one, on the vacation ordinance. He said- the street would be decidedly too narrow if the strip was granted to the paper company. He also made the point that the miU should first care for the cinders it produced before asking the city for. any favors. O'Hara Believes Majority Speaks Alderman O'Hara', explaining his vote, took the stand that tl signatures of 6500 people, ask ing for the street vacation, indi cated the public wanted the ae tion taken. He said that he had favored submitting the matter to a vote of the citizens, but sinee the council had disapproved this action, he felt he should vote with the expressed will of tl people and cast an "aye" ballot. The vacation of Trade street came np in June and has been before the council almost contin uously since that time. Tbe Oregon Pulp and Paper company had claimed it needs the 4 3-foot strip for space on which to con struct an addition to its plant. It has said that it would spnd $60,000 on the new building and would in addition rehabilitate and place In operation a paper machine now standing idle in the plant here. Longview man is Wounded in leg By a Companion LONGVIEW. Wash.. Oct. 6. (AP) Frank Foley, of Longview, was struck in the leg by a ballet fired accidently from & gun in the hands of Alvin Coney, a compan ion, here yesterday. The bullet lodged in the bone just above tne knee. Stray bullets pierced the bed room of a local residence and narrowly missed Mrs. C. E. D Haven who was in the room. clared that a check showed S0 000 newspapers had been sold im mediate after the game tmoag the 90.0 00 spectators who wit nessed a football classic In Abb Arbor, his home hown. The 80, 000 obviously bought the papers to read account of the game Jtrst witnessed. Dr. Schorllng also addreeeed the teachers in the morning as sembly in that speech comparing European and American Ideas of education. Music for all the general as semblies is in charge of Lena Belle Tartar. At the afternoon assembly yesterday the American Legion auxiliary quartet sang. The musical program Included: "Hymn to Night," Beethovea. "The Gypsies," Schumann; "I Hear a Thrush at Eve," Cadmaa : "Fairy Pipers," Brewer; aad "Song of the Setsons," Halwy. Part of both morning and af ternoon sessions was devotee t (Turn to page 10, col. 1) T 11