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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1930)
i THE END! The Statesman's most successful bargain period comes to an end tomorrow. A full year by mail any where In Oregon $3. WEATHER Cloudy today, rain with lower temperature Friday; Max. temperature Wednes day 01, Min. 31, south wind, river -1.8. FOUNDED 1651 EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, October 30, 1930 No. 1S6 BISHOP HEADS JOINT RELIEF ORGANIZATION Community Service Plan is Put Into Effect Vith Officers Chosen Chest Plan to be Talked at Meeting Friday Night, Announcement Community service, new organ ization to assist in financing local relief work, was permanently or ganized last night by the election of C. P. Bishop, president: R. A. Harris, secretary; E. B. jliHard, treasurer, and an executive com mittee consisting of William Mc Gilchrist, Jr., Douglas McKay, George L. Arbuckle, Harry Leyy and Captain Earl M. Williams of the Salvation Army. Adoption of a constitution and by-laws was deferred to an ad journed meeting to be called by the president at an early date. Work Previously Done Approved The preliminary work accom plished in advance of permanent organization on the authority of 17 citizens whose names appeared on the printed appeal now being circulated, was approved. In attendance at last night's meeting were C. P. Bishop, Dr. W. B. Morse, Daniel J. Fry, Sr., Dr. S. B. Laughlin, Thomas B. Kay, David W. Eyre, E. B. Mil lard. Douglas McKay, Mrs. D. J. Fry, Sr., William McGilchrist, Jr., and Captain Earl M. Williams. The subject of a community chest which had already been re ceiving attention in the city was among the features discussed and announcement was made of a meeting scheduled for Friday night at 8 o'clock when a com munity chest worker from Eu gene would address those inter ested. A summary of the results of preliminary activities of the new community service movement showed $154.10 in cash received, aproximately $100 a month in pledges now in and 2,500 pledge cards distributed to committees now working In a dozen or more business organizations, fraternal societies, churches and state de partments. It was brought out at the meeting that the new organiza tion is one largely devoted to fi nancing and that all money paid into the service funds will be de voted to pure relief work. Neces sary overhead expenses are to be met with funds raised apart from the service funds received on the regular pledges. It was also pointed out that the work so far achieved was the result of one appeal through the mails the resultg of whih are probably not as yet more than 20 per cent complete. Dumford Enters Prison After it Waits 15 Years MANSFIELD. Ohio. Oct. 29 (AP) The state's reformatory here today received a prisoner for which it had waited 15 years. Raymond Dumford, 43, jumped through a train window while be ing taken there on Oct. 29, 1915. s QQQTi titers WILL. PREACH 11 HOURS GRESHAM, Ore., Oct. 29. (AP) Endurance testa of al most every conceivable charac ter are on record bnt the mar athon sermon Is believed en tirely new. The Rev. A. L. Aldrlch, evangelist, announced today he would preach from 11 a. m. to 10 n. m., at the Methodist Episcopal church here Sunday. In the eleven honre he expects to deliver 21 sermons. His dis course will be interrupted only by an occasional song during which Aldrlch will eat a sand wich. Mrs. Aldrlch wag a nurse be fore her marriage and will be on hand to administer first aid should the marathon prove too strenuous for the pastor. CONFERENCE FRIDAY PORTLAND, Ore., Oct.- 29 (AP) The Oregon Potato Grow ers' association will hold its third annual meeting here Friday afternoon, W. H. Zlvney, Oswego president, announced today. H. E. Droblsh, of Boise, will be the principal speaker at the meeting. He will discuss next year's - probable acreage and means of eliminating low-price years, i A committee studying the new potato grading law will report at the. meeting. MORTALITY LOWEST PORTLAND, Ore., Oct 29 (AP) A report Issued today by the department of commerce aid Oregon led the nation In 1119 with the lowest infant mor tality rate. Oreron'a rate was 48 deaths Publicity Yen Gets Golf Business but Murder Charge, too WASHINGTON' Oct. 21 (AP) A real estate dealer told a J dry today how penchant for publicity had made him the principal in a mnrder trial. Testifying In his own be half In District of ClnmbU supreme court where be Is facing a charge of murder ing Mary Raker, a govern ment clerk. Herbert M. Campbell said some of the stories he had told about the case were based on a desire for publicity for his golf course in nearby Virginia. He said he did not know why he took a revolver to authorities telling them he thought it might have been u?ed to kill .Miss Baker and admitted that the story he told them was false. TO PROVIDE JOBS Funds may be Transferred According to Plan of Alderman Patton Hal D. Patton, alderman, yes terday said he would urge the council to do everything possible to relieve unemployment condi tions which he said were sure to be serious this fall. "We all know there are .lots of people in Salem who want work this winter; they don't want food but they want some way to make money,' said Pat ton. "I propose that some of the funds appropriated for street improvement and perhaps some from other funds, be used to pro vide for work in our city parks. "Walks could be built in the parks, rubbish cleared away, old trees cut down and general im provements made which would add to the beauty of the city and at the same time provide work for needy men." Patton said he doubted if the special meeting of the council to night would give him an oppor tunity to bring the situation be fore the city solons but he said he intended shortly to see what could be done to provide work for needy citizens through help of the city. Peace Pact Upon DM t Now Sought CHICAGO, Oct. 29. (AP) The American baseball association today asked the minor leagues to appoint a committee to meet with it for a final conference on the draft controversy with the major leagues. Representatives of the Ameri can association met to consider the utimatum of the major leagues that unless the minors submit to the drafts rule by December 1, re lations between the circuits would be severed. The invitation sent out by the American association suggested that the meeting be held in Chica go or some other centrally locat ed city within the next few weeks in an effort to arrive at an agree ment with the majors. Endurance Sermon Plan Potato Growers to Meet Oregon Babes Healthiest Essay Subject Selected for each 1000 babies under one year of age. With the exception of Oregon's low rate of 47 per 1000 In 1928. this is the lowest rate ever recorded for any state by the department of commerce, the report said. The infant mortality rate in Oregon has declined steadily since 1919. Oregon's birth rate, the report said, also was the lowest in the nation at 14.1; Washington's birth rato was 14.fi and Califor nia's, 14.8. New Mexico, with a birth rate of 26.9, led the na tion. "THE OREGON" TRAIL" PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 29. (aP) The Oregon historical so ciety has selected "The Oregon Trail" as the subject'for the 1931 essay prize contest sponsored by the society. Four prizes will be awarded for the best original essays writ ten and submitted by boys or girls over 15 years of age and un der 18 who are attending any public or private school, acade my, seminary, college or other educational Institution, within the state of Oregon. The essays must be delivered to tbe society's headquarters. In Portland not later than March 1. They are limited to 2000 PARK WORK URGED words. SAWMILL IX USE GLENDALE, Ore.,' Oct. 29. (AP) The new sawmill being constructed here by the LystuJ-Lawson Lumber com pany is being used to cut some of the timbers from the new plant. The new mill will replace one destroyed by fire In Sep- CHINA RUSSIAN CONFLICT OVER SEEN Forces Face Each Other in Manchuria Upon Failure Of Negotiations Soviet Airplanes Claimed "Demonstrating" and Barracks Built SHANGHAI, Oct. 29 (AP) Chinese and Russian troops threatened each t other in Man churia today in renewal of the controversy over control of the Chinese Eastern railway, said nese press dispatches from Har bin. Breakdown of negotiations at Moscow for settlement jot the dispute was said to have icaused armed demonstrations by both China and Russia along the Man-churian-Siberian border. These were similar to those which caus ed fighting and invasion Of Man churia by Russian soldiers late last year. Two batallons of infantry and one of artillery were reported ordered by Manchuria to patrol the Siberian border near Man chuli, northwestern Manchuria. The movement was said to have been ordered because "for several days Soviet troops with bombing airplaines have been demonstrating and new barracks are being erected in border towns." Refusing to grant demands of Russia for complete observance of the Khabarovsk protocol of last December for joint management of the Chinese Eastern railroad across Manchuria by Russia and China, said dispatches, the Chi nese envoys were about to depart from Moscow. t orcea to yieia at nnaDarovsa io wrms uemanaea dv ivussia ter Soviet troops had occupied several Manchurian border towns, the Chinese delegate, Tsai Yun Shang, signed the preliminary agreement. Later this was re pudiated by Chinese Nationalist officials who asserted Tsai had exceeded his authority. PROMOTION TALKED CORVALLIS, Ore., Oct. 29. (AP) Ways and means of sell ing Oregon products through statewide advertising and devel opment work were discussed at the opening of the semi-annual two day meeting of the Oregon commercial secretaries' associa tion here today. William North, Corvallis, pres ident of the association, presided at the meeting. About 40 secre taries or other civic workers are attending the conference. Dan Freeman, Portland, pre sented a program for increased use of Oregon products, It would provide for greater distribution of Oregon goods; regular annual weeks' for these products; for promoting Interest in Oregon fac tories and for helping retail trade by bringing more money in to circulation. Marketing special ists of Oregon State college took a prominent part in discussion of the program, which was unani mously adopted. Co-operation with other state and national agencies also was discussed. One of the principal suggestions approved was that the association co-operate with the state chamber of commerce in appealing to the legislature for more liberal appropriation for state advertising. It was sug gested 1100,000' for advertising would be an appropriate figure. Yocum Returns But Won't Tell About Kidnaper GALVA, 111., Oct. 29 (AP) Returning home unharmed to day after being held blindfolded for three days by kidnapers. Earl Yocum, banker, refused to di vulge who had held him captive or what ransom he had paid for his release. He admitted he had been a prisoner or an extortion gang since Sunday but refused to lend any aid toward tracking down the kidnapers. "I'll let someone else save the country," he said. Yocum was returned to his home early today by a motorist who found him walking- on a lonely road near Atkinson, 111. Employment in Oregon Gaining Survey Reveals SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 29. (AP) Industrial employment in Oregon was 4 per cent higher In federal reserve survey, .made pub federal reserv survey, made pub lie today, shows. It was nearly 13 per cent lower, however, than In September, 1929. The curtailment in the lumber industry accounts largely for the unfavorable com parison with a year age. 1 n New President To Take Reins ) , i i$ CETULIO VARGAS B FOR IISMEUn Vargas Government Agrees To Meet Obligations Up to October 3 (CoDvrlKht 1930, by the Asso- elated Press) -SANTA ANA DO LIVRAMEN TO, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil, Oct. 29 (AP) General Fran cisco FloreB Da Cunha of the in surgent general staff made clear todav that the new Brazilian r,nrnmi.iit will taV severe government measures to punish those guilty of wrongful acts under the de posed Washington Luis regime. In a statement issued at his headquarters here, the leader of some of the first revolting troops in the state of Rio Grande Do Sul outlined the hopes of the victor ious insurgents and said the new government would oust all the old authorities and hold new elections to reestablish constitu tional government. He also said the new regime under Getulio Vargas, would guarantee payment of all agree ments made with foreign houses up to October 3, the day the re volt began. "It is my privilege to let the world know through the Associ ated Press that the revolution headed by Dr. Getulio Vargas and directed against the govern ment of Washington Luis Pereira De Souza, former president of Brazil, has been victorious throughout our country and that the 24th of October of 1930 will be one of our glorious memor ies," his statement said. The objective of the revolu tion was to bring about the res ignation of Washington Luis, to establish administrative moral ity, and to fulfill the constitu tional principles of independence of the legislative and judicial powers from the federal execu tive." WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (AP) -Employment for 20,000 men in the nation's shipyards for the com ing year was assured today by the shipping board as a call was maae for women of the country to aid the president's emergency commit tee on employment in iinamg work for the heads of hungry families. Plans of the shipping board to advance $15,000,000 in loans to ward construction or snips to cost a total of 150.000,000 gave aer- lnite assurance of employment for at least 20,000 men. That number mar be keDt occupied for two or three years as rebuilding of the American merchant marine con tinues. Assuming charge of the worn en's division of the emergency committee, Dr. William Gilcyeth, Montclair. N. J., appealed to the women to aid by having neeaea repairs done to their homes. Plans to work through the chil dren Also were made known. Dr, Gilbreth said the youngsters could resort conditions of destitute fam ilies and might make suggestions that could be converted into prac tical ideas. Purity Stores Group to Meet Here Thursday Owners, managers and clerks of Purity stores in the Salem division will gather at the Gray Belle on Thursday evening for a banquet and program according to C. M Lee, local manager of Willamette Grocery company, who Is In charge of arrangements. Present plans are for approxi mately 150 to attend the affair. Following the banquet there will be an Informal program, featured by discussions of local problems PUN SUM NTLOOMS SUDS OFFER JOBS FOB 20.01 THREE CHARGES OF CRUELTY TO BE E Frost and Hefgard Claims Added to Matter for Saturday Hearing Previous Complaints From Levey's Parents not Borne out, Word Governor Norblad announced on Wednesday night that the hearing called for Saturday to Investigate charges of cruelty alleged to have been practiced on Vernon Levey, 15, while he was an inmate of the state training school for boys, also will Include, a probe of charges preferred by Chester Frost, 17, and Nels Hefgard, 19, both of Portland. The hearing will be held under the direction of the state board of control, which administers the affairs of the various state insti tutions. Governor Norblad said the investigation would be thorough, and that a large number of wit nesses probably would be called to testify. Among the persons who will be asked to attend the hearing are Judge Clarence Gilbert of Portland, Vernon Levey, his par ents and their attorneys, W. H. Baillie, superintendent of the boys' school and a number of employes of the institution. Baillie has been ordered to produce at the hear ing the "Oregon boot", which was alleged to have been worn by young Levy for more than three weeks prior to his release from the school. Previous Complaint Of Levey's Recalled Governor Norblad said that Le vey's parents called at the execu tive department three months ago and complained that their son was being ill-treated at the school. The governor and State Treasurer Kay, majority members of the state board of control, conducted an in vestigation and found that the charges were unfounded. This was before the boy was forced to wear the "Oregon boot". At the time Levey's parents called on Governor Norblad they complained that the boy was forc- (Turn to page 3, col. 1) GUT IN TAX BASE If the state tax commission undertakes to go back to the property.? fax base that existed prior to the 1929 reduction in which the 1930 levy was made, Lane county has threatened to form a combination of all coun ties to fight the commission. The combination, if formed. would include those counties that have reduced their property tax bases In accordance with the state property levy that was re duced $1,000,000 when the levy was made last December. Members of the tax commis sion said that counties that cut their bases erred in their belief that the county bases were af fected by th'e reduced state levy. No county lost its old base be cause its levy for state purposes was reduced, it was said. The levy for state purposes Is separ ate from the money levied for by the county for county purposes within-the six per cent limitation of the constitution. "If any county reduced Its base .then the problem is one for that county to solve,'' members of the tax commission declared. The apparent tax muddle fol lowed .a recent opinion of the state supreme court holding the state intangibles tax law uncon stitutional. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 29. (AP) In- a campaign against submarine traffic acci dents, the United States bureau of fisheries Is Installing traffic signals to guide Inexperienced young salmon down Pacific ocean streams to the ocean. Enticing but fatal byways ir rigation ditches and shallow creek3 are being placarded with traffic signs even a fish will un derstand. The traffic signals are electrically charged nets across the entranceway to the danger ous bypaths which have a force ful way of telling the young sal mon he is trying to enter a "no thoroughfare". All of which will greatly les sen the number of preventable accidents and preserve the sal mon for the fishermen when they come home a couple of years from now -provided the fish escape the seals and sharks and other hazards of submarine life. NOTED CHIEF DIES PQNA CITY, Okla.. Oct. 29. (AP) Benjamin Fonkier, 86, snbehieftain of the Kaw tribe of Indians, and said to be a blood relative of . Vice President Charles Curtis, died today at Washinga, the old tribal agency north of here. COUNTIES TRAFFIC MB SALMON Offer of City for Water System Will Be Decided Tonight Varying Opinions Range From Engineer's Fig ure of $875,000 to Amount of Investment; Trade Street Matter up too DETERMINATION of the proper amount to offer the Oregon-Washington Water Service company for its plant here, will be the major matter before the city council tonight. The session is an adjourned meeting. It is expected that the figure agreed upon by the coun cil will not vary far from the Baar & Cunningham appraisal Owhich evaluated the plant at IS L Ranks Next to March With One Large Permit yet To be Recorded Building permits for October, to date, total $74,435.05. There is another permit to be issued to day or tomorrow which raises this amount to $77,435.05. This amount more than doubles the figure of October, 1929, which was but $32,045. City building inspectors office can only guess what next month's total will be. November, 1929, had an amount of $34,991 on the books. November building usual ly is less than October. Last year's big month in build ing permits was August with a figure of $530,336; of this the state office building accounted for $500,000. June was the other big month with a total of $168, 672 of wich $133,600 was credit ed to the new telephone building. October, 1930, shows to date the following division: new structures, $66,613.05; repair work, $7,822. The number of permits listed is 49. Church Buildings Add to Total Other months of 1930 have the following amounts in building permits credited to them: Janu ary, $30,732; February, $27,029; March $158,706 (the largest in 1930 to date); April $58,717; May, $34,196; June, $37,827; July, $17,458; August $16,907; September, $20,3 65. One of the Interesting things about October Is that a large amount of the building permits are accredited to permits issued to Salem churches. To date, they are as follows: October 17, Free Methodist church, to erect a gar age at 1230 North Winter street, estimated cost $150; October 17, First Evangelical church, to erect a church building at 925 Marion street, estimated cost $24,336; October 27, St. John's Lutheran church, to repair the church at 16th and A streets, estimated cost $150; and October 29, Cas tle United Brethren church, to erect a two story church at 17th and Nebraska, estimated cost $15,000. EXTENDING HEALTH WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. (AP) Adequately trained, full time health service officials for every city and rural community were recommended today by Dr. George H. Bigelow, chairman o(,the com mittee on communicable disease control, in a report drawn up for the coming white House child health conference. Since but 505 counties, repre senting 24 per cent of the rural population now have such a serv ice, Bigelovf said, strong effort should be made to provide the other 76 per cent with a health service safeguarded against con tagious disease. In impressing present -hazards, the report said about 3,000,000 cases of communicable diseases were reported annually, and that many remained unreported. Half these disease cases were said to occur among children. The com municable diseases were held re sponsible for about 15 per cent of the total deaths. SHOOTING AFFRAY IDAHO FALLS. Idaho, -Oct 29. (AP) James Gray. 50, bachelor and wealthy rancher living two miles south of here. was shot three times by A. B Croney at the home of the lat- ler's divorced wife here tonight. Croney then shot and killed him self. Gray Is In a critical condi tion In a hospital. Mrs. Croney. who was divorced from Croney last July, said her former husband had been Jealous of the attentions of other men and the shooting followed a quarrel during which Croney ob jected to her going out with Gray. Croney had been living In a room in the rear of the Croney home. OCTOBER HEAVY MONTH DING SERVICE n MUSES SS75.000. The charter amend- ment passed May 16 does not make it mandatory upon the council to submit this figure buf. Indicates that it shall be used as a basis for the offer. Considerable debate Is expect ed on the subject. Several coun cilmen have said the city should not offer one cent more than the appraisal while several other members have definitely stated that they would favor an offer much nearer the figure the wa ter company is said to have in vested here. Court Attack on Movement Looms While, the council debates, the threat of attack on the charter amendment authorizing the pur chase, will be sure to come up. Attorney Walter K-yes, repre senting F. G. Peckebach, Sr., Friday will add an intervener's protest against the bond issue on the ground the charter amendment was not filed the le gal number of days before the May 16 election. .Inasmuch as other points have (Turn to page 3, col. 1) Hallowe'en To Bring out Many Ghosts Ghosts will walk, goblins stalk and irate citizens growl, all be cause tonight is Hallowe'en. Stores that have party goods to sell hail the day with joy. Such quantities of favors, masks and every conceivable object in the prevailing colors of oranrr and black as are sold at this time make a rich harvest for these merchants. The hostess is glad because it is so "easy"' to get up a Hallo we'en party and make it a -success. Cider mills are running over time and the pumpkin fields are bare all in preparation for the evening. Is there a small boy, or pirl, who does not delight in Hallo we'en pranks? The days when Farmer Jones' cow was locked In the church and Farmer Smith's bugfcy found Us way to the barn roof are past but 'there is still much to do It seems. Youthful energy will find an out let. The Dallas American Legion has contrived a unique way of satisfying this urge and each year sponsors a Hallowe'en pa rade, offering prizes for the best costumes. The kiddies in most grotesque array march to the city square where treats are pro vided by the Legion buddies. It Is a great relief to the city po lice. Salem will no doubt have her share of the fun. Houses will be startled by the sound of tick tacks on the windows, Jack-o- lanterns will light the dark cor ners but it is all in fun and Hal lowe'en won't come again until next year. All But One of Blast Victims Accounted For MCALE9TER, Okla., Oct. 30. (Thursday) (AP) All buf one of the 29 miners entombed in the Wheatley mine No. 4 by a violent explosion Monday night. bad been accounted for at 1 o'clock this morning. Four bod ies still remained in the mine. Three of these had been found but had not been brought to the surface. "Come out and Fight!' " But Challenger Unseen Members of Willamette uni versity social fraternities were shocked severely last night at a series of abusive telephone calls which they received during the evening. Some unknown person, calling two to three times to two of the fraternities and five to the third, gave voice to a flow of florid epithets, threats and insinuations the like of which the men said they had never before heard. Ex cited over the matter, they de clared the Incognito abuser used every kind of remarks la the category of vulgar and profane Llanguage. With his last call the person declared the fraternity men cow ards and demanded they meet him at the north entrance to the state capltol building within IS minutes. Some 25 men from the various houses responded, sleeves rolled up and ready for action. MISTS' DEMAND HEARD Br CITT DADS Cries of "Revolution" are Heard as Marchers Near Scene of Meeting Division of Wealth Plea Of Group; Violence Isn't Offered SACRAMENTO. Cal., Oct. 29. (AP) Singing the "Interna tionale," 100' communists marched upon the city hall here tonight demanding a hearing at an unemployed conference called by Mayor C. H. S. Bidwell. They were halted in t:i- street before the city hall by police reserve. There was n violence. Shouts of revolution" heard as the marchers approach ed the "dead lln" drawn by po lice about the city hall. As the column led by Mike Daniels, communist party organ izer in Sacramano. was haittd the vanguard shouted demands that they be permitted to addrM the meeting. Mayor Bidwell acquiesced and a group of 20 communists, led by Daniels and bearing banners demanding al.l for the unemploy ed and distriliut! m of wealth to the poor entrd the council chamber where city, county ant! state officials and business aud civic leaders vr-j assembled far the purpose of considering unem ployment relief. Inside Daniel presented tbe party's demands, asking the city to provide a sinking fund of $:$. 000,000 from which unemployed persons in Sacramento would re ceive $25 weekly and $5 for -aei dependent. In the street the police it serves retained a semblance of order in the mass of singiof, shouting, shouting communist who soon quiet-ed sufficiently to permit orators to address tiinu, expounding communistic thfoi-a and demands. More expansive de mands were voiced to this banner-waving group. No sign of violence was mani fest either before, during or fat ter the vehemence of the spokes men was exhaust .J, Within the council cluiL!l-r discussion was orderly as Daniels laid the demand- rf the marchers before the mavor. PHANTOM BABOON CAPTURED AT LAST BEAVERTON. Or?.. Oct. 29 (AP) Beaverton'a phantom ba boon, raider of many chirkm coops uring the past three weeks, was captured today after a sharp battle with a 17-year-old boy nd his father. Donald Gardner and his father were driving near Beaverton when Donald saw the baboon. He stopped the car, approached the ape and dived at him in approved football style. The 60-pohnd aa imal tore loose, slashed the boy's hand with his claws and sank his fangs into big wrist. But the boy's father was fct hand with a rope. The ape leas ed upon the man and started tearing at his clothes. Gardner brushed the animal oft and as it fell It grasped the rope he was carrying. Gardner swung tbe ape about in a circle and in a moment It dropped to the ground, too dizsy to rise. Meanwhile, R. J. Faxton, who lived nearby and saw the start of the battle, had approached with a heavy fish net. When th ape fell he dropped the net over it and soon it was safely trussed. So far the owner of the baboaa. is not known. Young Gardner's injuries wera not serious, physicians said. QUAKE AT REDDING REDDING, Cal., Oct. 29 (AP) Builders in Redding wr shaken by a series of earth trem ors beginning early today and, conlnuing at intervals until noon, but no damage was reported. But there was none and no tna my larking in the shadows. Tbe men were at a loss to fully explain any such conduct. Site all fraternities were "equally re viled, It was not a matter ot house quarrels. One student who answered one of the rings stated the mysterious caller might hava been intoxicated, but others were not ot that opinion. Certain of the men harbored suspicions of the acts bavin come from persons who have been obpecting to serenades. These same persons were yester day victims of a series of prank . In the form of having taxicab. Tans and dellverymen call at their door, at some one's ele er der. Other of the fraternity m and the police were reluctant t think these Individuals should b suspected of the vilifications -er the telephone. -ff