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: TIIE WEATHER J : Cloudy weather, with the , wind la , the feorth, la pre dicted for today la Salem. Max. yesterday 88; mla. 28. : EIGIITIETI1 .YEAH Saleia, Oregon, Thursday Morning, Jantouy 1 1931 No. 210 GREETINGS For better or for worse, ?, 19S1 la with M today! The SUtowuui extend It greet- :; tag and good wishes. , , . i s ' - . : z '. itL ' --ii - : - ; '-'." :- .. . f -1 Ki!nt. Oion. ThnradaT Mornfnfir. JsntiArv 1 1931 ::r W- "t ' -. 11 ' r 1 HID SAYS EltlSTEIfJ IDEA ; CBEIlTIOfl OFF Discount Famous Leader's Cosmology, but not Rel ativity Theory Kansas Professor Establish es Link Between sex ahd Circling ! B7 HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE Associated Presa Science Editor CLEVELAND, Dc 31 -(AP) '. Th foundation of Dr. Albert Einstein's cosmology or theory of creation 1 disputed by a Harvard dlscorery reported to the Ameri can Association for the Advance ment of Science today. An apparently definite connec tion between sex and the VP grain ed tendency of a man lost In the woods to walk In circles was re ported from, the .University of Kansas.' Einstein's relativity theory is not involved by the Harvard findings, his cosmology being: an . entirely separate work which nev er has been accepted aa widely, as relativity. - .Kr.' lUrvard astronomert, mapping things 'seen deep in outer space, have discovered that contrary to an assamptlon made by Einstein as a basis of his cosmology, mat ter is not .uniformly distributed. Doubt TKt Space Is Completely Flllel With uniform distribution, the Einstein cosmology conceives of space - as completely filled with matter, so that no more substance can be packed in. His universe Is static, that is. It does not change much. ; His cosmology has been interpreted by some scientists as meaning possibly that space may not be Infinite but Is some how limited. Dr. Harold Shaply, director of Harvard observatory, reported the new star mapping In an ad dress as retiring vice president of the section on astronomy. Jle said it Is possible to Interpret the Harvard findings differently, but that he takes them as showing space to be no more uniformly populated with stars than' the United States a with jbuman be? Ings. .-..f.:i.f;- The stars are clumped into groups scattered about like Amer ican cities, with some great open spaces like the emptiness of the Rockies. - ' Link Between Sex and Circling Applies to All The link between sex and cir cling was found by Dr. A. A. Schaeffer, professor of zoology of the University of Kansas. It ap plies alike to plants, animals and man. , . In the circling tendency all of them divide Into two general classes, one with a right turning propensity and the other with left splrallng. ! In sex they divide also into two general classes, one that repro duces without sex, which Includes lowly forms of life, and the other whish reproduces sexually- and includes the higher forms. Whatever causes the difference In circling quite generally causes also, the difference In sex. The higher orders' tend to one direc tion of circling while the lower; or sexual groups, tend to go the other direction. ; . The dividing line between left and right turning Is not hard and fast, but approximate, something like comparative numbers of left and right handed persons, i There are also sex exceptions. ' : Dr. Schaeffer concludes that .the spiralling and sex differences originate from the same source, and that this Is something too .small to be seen In a microscope, probably units of living proto plasm, which are each about the size of molecules. The Importance the work is the fact that it seems to prove the existence of these tiny living bits, which Dr. Schaeffer said long have been suspected, and to . discover one difference between them which may enable scientists to learn more, and then find-uses for the knowledge. . Dashby Airto . Get Serum tor ; Lad Who's Dying SPOKANE, Dec. SI. (AP) An international dash by an air plane carrying infantile paraly sis erum today possibly, saved the life of ten year old Hugo ' Wood, son ot K. R. Wood, Grand Forks, B. C., rancher. ; f The ; serum was ordered from a . drur company here and a Hammer air transport plane tra veled the 145 miles to Grand Forks In an hour - and - fifteen minutes, arriving .two hours aft er Hugo's Illness: was diagnosed as paralysis. , ; - v . ;7; Naval Treaty is In Full Force as ' t Irish Papers in LONDON, Dec 31 (AP) The Lendon naval treaty, born of the five-power conference last spring, at last is In full force with the deposit at the foreign office today of the ratification by the Irish " Free State.. ; ! ; A NEW YEAR'S EDITORIAL f PEOPLE tore the ' 1930 calendar off the wall rather eager ly, aa though anxious to be done with it. Now the 1931 calendar greets us from the wall, ihe first day of the first month of the first year of the third decade of the century." With all our impatience to kick 1930 into, the" gutter through disappointment at the way. it turned out, Salem citizens may-take genuine comfort that its industrial, com mercial and civic life has been well sustained through the past year and conditions are healthy for resumption of nor mal expansion when signs are favorable. r ;': --- In checking over the various Salem industries for material for this annual edition. The Statesman was greatly impressed with the stability of these Industries and the regularity of their operations during the year. Plant after plant has operated at normal rate during the year, maintaining payrolls and building up markets for goods..; Some industries: have been launched; none of size -has been forced to suspend.! The lumber Industry .through the northwest suffers the worst, but Salem's paper mill, woolen mill, linen mills, converting plant, 'packing plant, creameries, bakeries have run with even increased volume of busienss in 1930. , ' ' ! Dairymen. Hop Growers do T, Quite .Well . t i. fn this locality farming has probably suffered most severely through the fall In prices and fruit-growing through disappointing yields in '1930. Salem eannerles did not have such a large year as previously because ' of the reduced yields ot berries. Dairying has Increased production d tiring the past year; likewise the poultry business showed growth. Hop growers have had a better year. Live stock save sheep and wool has had a ready market at profit able prices;; so the farm picture Is by no means wholly gloomy. - ; Credit Faculties la Excellent Shape -c- Salem has felt the effects of what is recognized as a major de pression; but the wonderful diversity of our resources has served once again to sustain the city and its business , institutions' in re markable manner. Savings deposits have increased, no marked shortage ! of credit was experienced. Our .: Industries have come through the year successfully. The amount of actual unemploy ment while greater than normal, has not been excessively .so. . . With 1930 behind,: city and state and nation are girding them selves for definite recovery, and advancement in 19 31. Stocks for the most part are low; revival ot demand will quicken the pulse of trade and lnerease the hum. of industry. Forward into 1931! - HOOVERS READY TO GREET j WASHINGTON, Dec SO (AP) President and Mrs. Hoover spent New Tear's eve getting ready for a haYd day's work to morrow, if They will have to shake hands with some four to' six thousand people on New Year's day, the fig ure depending somewhat on the weather. ! ! The chief executive and Mrs. Hoover spent a quiet day. They planned not to wait np for the New Year; it beingisaid at the White House that the president felt the year would arrlr? anyway. t In the morning, Mr. and Mrs. Hoover will receive the" govern ment officials, beginning with the cabinet, f The morning will end with the reception of patriotic or ders. . The j supreme court, diplo matic corps, ' house . and senate members, army and navy officers and ranking bureau chiefs and commission members will pass through the line in the meantime. The afternoon will brine the general public. u i .- ' - Amos and Andy Start Raid on King's English j " - LONDON, Dec. 31 (AP) Un less millions of British radio-fans were "regusted" tonight they probably will be shelving "Fawncy that!" and other exclamatory ex pressions for 'Sho! Sbo! For Amos and Andy, the black faced , pair .familiar . to American dial twisters, were heard In Great Britain tonight for the first time. Reception was excellent and of ficials of the British Broadcasting corporation estimated that a po tential audience ot 12.000,000 was available to hear the pair dis sect the king's English. Liquor Resorts In New York Are Given Big Raid f . . : ) NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (AP)-f-Determined to make New Year's eve safe for sobriety, 30 of Uncle Sam's dry warriors started out to day bent on throttling the shrill blast of 'Broadway's celebration down to a i mere whisper. A huge truck from the government ware house brought up the rear. Tins 5 .' s-,'.;"" Popolatlon Gas User' V .'J Phone Users ' " Water; TJsen"' 1 i '.J-Power Users Postal Incomo ' 'lUaK Depoaits j . 1 '-- t -------- --------. mw----------- -----------9 gfm-i-a -. ----------------! :: ..i..r, ; ' ' ' . ' ' " " 1 -' i " ' , ,, , .Hi...., --IQ25' ' - ' "'' Z - ' : ii ' - A ? : .. - . " - r I . j 1 1 "'' ) " 1 " 11 ' ' " 11 n 1 i - ' ' ' ' n i ' i iiini rn - n i i i i 1.11-11 ;IQI 5 1 ;;- . 'X - :: u - : - a"asjaam---a-i i -- mmmmmmmmmmmmtm- i m u mmmmammmmmmmm-mmmmmmm 1 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm MHaaasaMMKmMHi-KB-m nmmmmmmmmmmmmBmm m&mmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmamm'w " I9IO " - - f. '. ' . ' -.qo5:- "' ' -'"' : IZZZT ' ZZ Z ZZZZZ- " r IQOQ . r ' :1 : j ; j: h ' - : I'! - - V' -' , :. Busch Youth Is Kidnaped In St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Dec 31 (AP) Adolphus ( Busch Othwein, 13, grandson 'of August A. Busch, president of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., and great grandson of the late Adolphus Busch, was kidnaped at 7:30 o'clock tonight from the grounds of the Orthwein home In Huntleigh village, St. Louis coun ty, by a negro armed with a revol ver. ; r The boy Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy J. Orthwein. His mo ther before her marriage ; was Clara Busch., His father Is vice president of an advertising agen cy. -' j' !;:'! "V Immediately after the kidnap ing. Sheriff Alfred Llll of St. LgOUis county, placed constables and deputy sheriffs on guard on all important roads in the county and notified St Louis police. As sistant Chief of Police Glassco of St Louis, ordered the city police department to patrol the streets on the lookout for the kidnaper. Gtaduate School To Make Better News Men Talked BOSTON, Dec. 31. (AP) Dean Erie W. Allen of the Univer sity of Oregon today said Ameri can schools of journalism were ready to accept the suggestion of the American Society of Newspa per Editors that they become graduate schools "like law and medicine." providing sufficient background was provided by the profession. j , In his presidential address opening the convention of the American association of schools and departments of -journalism. Dean Allen pointed out 25 years had . been required to . pnt ' the schools of law and. medicine on their present basis. r j I! Chinese Robbers Raise $1 37.11 :, - . - - ! PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 31 (AP) Two Chinese today held np H. L. Sun,' manager of the In ternational Dollar store, and rob bed him of 31237.11.- Sun was en route to the bank to deposit the money, Tuesday's receipts. 1 He told police he did not ! see a gun in the hands of elther of the rob bers. !--.; ' ;- ' ;,- 30-Year Survey -of Amazing Growth Revealed in Census Figures, EILSSTEIfJSIS I FAITH MUTH Joy of Living and Joy in Work Praised in U. S. As he Sees it ; Great German on way to V Attend Scientific Meet f In Los Angeles J By WALTER B. CLAUSEN Associated Press Staff Writer : SAN DIEGO, CaL, Dec. 31 (AP) Albert Einstein came,, saw and gave his solution to the prob lem of the American human equa tion. " - . "I feel that you are Justified In looking into thsT future with true assurance because yon have a mode 'of living in which we find harmoniously combined the Joy of life and the Joy of work.. That was the ' broadcast In response to hSs wel come to Calitu u t drew an arc of h la-con tacts New York and San Diego. He meas ured his impression; of the Ameri can people. i The greatest living mathemati cal mind then further classified the American spirit, with this greeting: f "The spirit of ambition which prevades your very being seems to make the day's work like the hap py child at play." f Greeting f children Thrills Professor The little German professor was thrilled to vibrant emotion over the welcome extended by school children, Then he expressed his analysis a pronouncement of faith In the youth of today. "Youth, Is always the ; same, endlessly , the same." he said. brushing aside all frequently J heard contentions ' that modern youth was wilder or had more liberties than in other days. After a few hours In San Diego he left by motor for Pasadena, where he will meet the largest family of advanced scientists who are to be found anywhere; work ing upon his general principle of relativity. " i f His most interest, he said, was in the progress of work bein un dertaken: there with respect to the influence of the earth's rota tion on the propagation of light. Reno Divorces Higher in '30; 2135 are Given RENO, Nev.. Dec 21. (AP) Reno divorces la 1930 exceeded those of 1929 by at least 32, a compilation made today by Coun ty Clerk E. P. Beemer disclosed. At 2 p. m., 2135 divorces had been granted for the year, with three additional cases 'set for hearing during the late afternoon and a possibility that one or two might be added to these. A comparison of the two years shows women to have predomin ated this year In the number of decrees granted, while in 1929 men predominated.! Marriages In Reno also exceed ed those of last year, a tabulation showing a total of 4513 licenses as compared with 4210 In 1929 and 3407 in 1928. I Norblad Denies Partner! Rumor ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 31 (AP) Governor A. W. Norblad, visit ing here tonight, denied rumors he had formed a partnership with a Portland attorney. ' He said he would return to his law practice hereafter January IS. "This is my home," said the governor. "I have fought here many successful battles tor legislation beneficial to Oregon. Here I received the highest plurality Clatsop county ever accorded any candidate for governor. I shall remain here with my friends." j! MIS GREAT Salem Disarms Those Who iviaus ana iapia increase in name jueposits COUZEHS HITS HOOVER RAIL l a Says Would .Help Trusts at Expense of Human Misery President Unethical in sponsoring iaea, is Statement 1 " . . . M 1 By NATHAN ROBERTSON WASHINGTON, ' Dec. 31.- (AP) Charging ; the proposed four ' system 4 consolidation of eastern railroads was - a plan .' to help the roads out of financial difficulties "at the expense of human misery. Chairman i Cou tens of the 1 senate it interstate commerce committee today ac cused President Hoover of being "most unethical" In sponsoring 'Both Con tens and Senator Mc- Keiiar, democrat. Tennessee, said the president prejudged the merits of the plan by comment ing on it before it was submitted to the interstate commerce com mission. . The plan, announced by Fres- Ideal Hoover at the hlte Honse yesterday, would plate aU eastern roads. except thos In New England, Under the Penn- sylvan ia. the Bal timbre and (Turn to page 2, coL 3) LONDON, Dec! 3 1 ( AP ) The king's traditional list of New Year's honors made a knight to day of a man who did hard, work with his. hands at the age of 13, later went to sea and since has been a battler for the cause of the trade unions. j Yesterday he was James Sex ton, but today he is Sir James Sexton, still a prominent laborlte and leading figure in the British unions. .The list contains other tinges of romance. George Thomas, a not ed financial writer - whose ' pen name Is "Audax" becomes a bar onet, i -. Wilmot LewlsJ who has covered Washington for; years for the London Times', now is Sir Wilmot Lewis by virtue of his having been made s knight commander of the Order of the British Empire. 4 Another knighthood was con ferred on Norman AngelL noted pacifist, who wrote "The Great Illusion." J - ' 1 y General Strike On in Coal Area Of South Wales : 1 - 'j i CARDIFF. Wales, Dec 31. (AP) A general strike la the great South Wales eoal mine area Involving approximately 150,000 workers, was ordered tonight, by officials ot the miners' federation, effective at midnight. The decision followed an eve ning spent in hurried conferences as representatives1 of the ministry of mines made last-minute dashes between the headquarters of the miners and owners. Neither; side would agree to the demands of the other and the miners were or dered not to return to work to morrow, . ; Mrs. Jane Wood . Hit-Run Victim PORTLAND. Ore., Dee. 31 (AP) Mrs. Jane Wood, 55. whose home was! about a mile south of Canbyjon the Pacific highway, died. Aoinlgbt at Oregon City hospital from Injuries receiv ed when she was; struck by a hit and run driver whose machine crashed iAto her while, she was walking on the highway near her, home. ' i ' HOOD HONOR GIVEN LABOR CHIEF Utility Customers, Revenue From! Uncle Sam's 5 Major Top ics for LegislaUhnQoming Faced b States Associated Press Makes Survey of. Problems Confronting Assemblies n ! New Year; - Taxation By DALE j ! (Cpyricrht. 1930. By NEW YORK, Dec- 31 (AP) The znakino; of law be comes next month in 43 states capitals a matter of serious concern., - ' ' : !!'"'-' p.. :'.V:"l' ! By summer statute writing is a tedious affair these 43 legislatures, joined in April by a forty-fourth, Florida will have adjourned ;.and an estimated 20,000 new measures will have been acted upon. Only four states-Vinrinia, Kentucky; Louisiana .and Mississippi will have . no ! legisla tive sessions next year. TO SEE 1 BETTER DRY LAWS WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (AP) Al new; year's prediction that 1931 will see a gradually im proving enforcement of the dry laws was made: today by Prohibit tlon Director Woodcock. ij; An optimistic view at the year's end also was taken by Dr. James M. Doran, commissioner of industrial alcohol. He an nounced that the new non-poisonous denaturant, alcotate, had been distributed to . alcohol distillers throughout the country and would be mixed with ; their product be ginning January; 2. ii Woodcock summed up his views on enforcement in one brief paragraph: . Vt "Last July we started with the Idea of making the commercial violator the immediate objective; we believe that Is the correct pol icy. We believe our force of agent has become' more efficient through systematic training. We propose to continue along these lines. ; Improvement In enforce ment will follow Improvement In the training of our force." Professor Swift Raps Education In Vogue in U. S PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 31 (AP) The annual session of the Oregon State Teachers' associa tion dosed here today. One ot the closing pieces of business was the organisation of the Oregon Social Science associ ation. The association, it was I ..u n . .t.'tv. r promotion of social science teach ing in the high: schools. C. E. Rothwell. ot the Univer sity of Oregon! high school, was elected chairman of the associa tlon..' ' '1 ,' -; : Dr. Fletcher : Harper Swift, of the University of California, told the teachers education .In the United States ia not free and Is neither equal nor universal. Legge Says Short I Selling j Must go j Or be Restricted WASHINGTON, Dec, 31 (AP) The dispute 'between grain' men ano the farm board which mark ed most of 1930 drew to a pitch as the year waned and brought a prediction today from Chairman Legge- that eventually short sell ing must be eliminated, Responding to a statement by Peter B. Carey, a vice-president of the Chicago board ot trade, in which that exchange was aligned with others in outspoken opposi tion to farm : board operations, Legge called for further federal regulation of the exchanges. .,: The chairman considered it Im probable that further government-; al regulation might cause the ex change to close its doors. H I ' Restriction of short selling was Legge's expressed desire. j Feel Pessimistic! . ; ; r . First on List HARRISON . Y: i ' The Associated Press) : ; . r--. i O Money and morals are ' the general headings1: under ' which major statutes will bet written. Of these, money taxation, ap propriation, debt retirement snd public! works dominates.-. : . Specifically, - the program groups itself into five classlfica tions: rx-y-. ' Taxation, i .. '; Prohibition. i Penal, reform. ; Unemployment relief. Governmental reform.: Taxation Is a vital business In every r legislative' hall, (but .20 states! In particular, are looking next month to their lawmakers to do concrete things concerning It. ; ! : , . ' . Fourteen states i will i consider prohibition In one or more of its vexing phases. Not all the con templated h discussion. - however, has to do with enforcement or repeal. ' j . .; . 4 Prison Reform, State , Policing Causes Some Concern ' ,Thei matter of prison reform and state policing assumes high importance in 10 states. I In two of them, Kansas and Massachu setts, there has arisen a differ ence et opinion as to "the merit of the death penalty for capital crime.. Kansas would legalise capital punishment once more. Massachusetts would repeal it. Arizona, still shuddering over the decapitation of a woman- it hanged last spring, will I seekr'a more humane method of execu tion". Its governojelect favors abolition ot - the oeath ! penalty altogether; ;vr- - j ;. . Unemployment relief is prom ised consideration by at least 11 legislatures. . Probably j others will ponder the problem, , once the work i of lawmaking strikes Jts stride, j1 ( ' : What, would appear in effect as an offset to any extensive state j sponsoring, of unemploy ment : relief Is the pronounced determination I of many new ad ministrations to pare expendi tures to the core." Governmental- reform Ike k's the "human interest" element of such affairs of state : as problbi (Turn to page 2, coL 1) Roy G. Lyle Is Given Job Under Doran SEATTLE. J)ec. 31-l('AP)-r-Roy C. Lyle, - former; Pacific northwest! prohibition adminis trator acquitted a tew months ago of bribery and ' conspiracy charges," today - revealed he has been appointed supervisor of in dustrial alcohol in the 12th dis trict, He will assume his I new du ties January 2, probably with headquarters here. U: -, I, ; The appointment was made by Dr. James Doran, head of the na tional division of industrial alco hol. He was head of the prohibi tion department when - Lyle was northwest t administrator. - Lyle's salary will be $1000, the samel as he received, as adminis trator. His district, under the Justice department regime, In cludes ' Idaho and Montana as well as Washington, Oregon and Alaska, which formerly! (compris ed the northwest prohibition en forcement district. ! 3 DIE I BIDITS R0B8IK New Orleans Tragedy' Enacted by Hooded " ' Robber Trio i ! Ruthless Slayings at Eve of Festivity Sobers City NEW ORLEANS, Drc. 31. r( AP) Advised tonight f rumors of a plot to bomb the first precinct police st alios . nd adjoining; cHnilnal rottrfa bulldln darina; the mldnigjfie ' "ew Year's fireworks pop-' ping the police immediately threw a squad of men ariwexl with riot guns about the building as a precautionary ' measure. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31. (AP) Three Uvea were lost to day In a bloody climax of bank; banditry that has Orleans during the last yeari ! ew Orleans was shaken out of Its New Year's festive mood by three white hooded bandit ing long linen dusters walking in- 10 me inird district branch of the Whitney Trust and Savings bans: and announcing their entry by a blast from a slug-laden shotgun. The first shot killed Pierre N. Rlzan, bank guard,' who reached for his pistol at their approach The. bandits then kept up a steady fire from shotgun and pistol until one of them had scooped up $3100 from the paying teller's cage and had escaped in an Vautomoblle manned by a fourth member! of tne grag. , Lumberman's Son Found Dead at Teller's Window K Gilbert Dietrich, son of a luia iberman, was found dying ou the iioor in ironc oi a receiving tol ler's window where he stood to make a deposit. He died later in a hospital from slug wounds In the body. , j i Albert W. Brownson. MiliUn. teller, received a pistol bullet in nis ooay ana was taken to a hos pital. Physicians said he could not recover. 1 1 : Within an hour detectives bad arrested two suspects in a' nearby garage. one of them. , Owen Couehe. Jumped from the nelice automobile and escaned fhpfnra they reached headquarters. " 1 Later the otkerj Claude Cefalu, was shot through the mouth and killed by Detective Frank Lannea as he attempted to leap oat ot the automobile while being taken to the scene of the holdup. , j j Police said suspicion L pointed, strongly to the pair, especially to Couehe, who had a fresh wdnnd over the right eye and a bliody hankerchlef. Three hundred dol lars In cash was found hidden in an outhouse to the rear, of! the dwelling around which .Couehe fled from the police. - ; , i Cullum Denies Any Love for Model, Suicide ..i. . : . LONDON, Dec. 31. (AP) The Evening News quotes Charles Cullum, actor playing the part of Captain Stanhope in "Journey's .End", in the United States, as saying over Transat lantic telephone there never was a hint of an engagement be tween himself and Mary Helen Chaddock. , jf' . 1 Miss Chaddock, pfetty mode! for magazine cover artists, was found dead in her gas-filled room Sunday. Iler- parents at tributed her death to love for Cullum, who, she had learned, had married recently. Bowles and Girl ) To be Arraigned ; In Court Friday PORTLAND, OreJ Dee. 31. Nelson C. IJowles, Portland capi talist, and Irma O. Loucks. his former secretary, will be arraign ed In circuit court Friday to an swer first degree murder charges. District Attorney Stanley Myers said today. 4 : ; t Bowles and Miss Loucks were indicted Tuesday for the knife murder of Mrs. Leone C. Bowles. If they request it, the vlefnd ants.may be allowed a week in 'which to enter a plea.- f j . START nm.N'fl WIII1VT DODGE CITY. Kaa., Dec 3 W- (AP) The Farmera Commis sion Co. here has been author lied to buy 'where from , tlie Farmers' National Grain corpo ration, farm board agency. Stor age will be in-the Dodge City terminal elevator. An- initial purchase of 25 cars 'was record ed today. - j .' -