; , - VI' .-. .v; , " , . . ,, . "- " ... J ;-.si; '(.-...; . . '. - - 1 IF. 1 s : CirXULATION Average 4IA Distribution I f M January, 31 f If Cm Net pid.-dily, 8dV Ml - mzjcbes or A. n. o. - THE WEATHER I Generally cloadr tcxlaT if- and Tbursdajr, . modrmt - K-uiprraiure; mai, lenjp. Tnesda 55, Jliu, 30, cloud, north wind, rirrr uerb. FOUISLDHD 1331 EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, February 11, 1931 No. 273 HEEflOT 00 HUGE ALCOHOL i ill It II.VN V v I nil i wmuaa vw . 4mm w a -aJr . t ; ; r :.:'.:tt:;- .;..:-.!-.:: ';-:.,:- -" ; Li 10WSP0IB BILL BED PLffilT IIDEDi IRES! THREE -IV- Hydro Commission Measure : Likely to 5 be up for. - -. Enactment Sbor V Amendments-. Reconcile to : Federal s law;; .Utility Obiectionstmet: t v li' ft rMulf of llearlD nd eonfertneca- yatrdar - psi .the . Timwii nnvAr tili known aa the tivAra-AlerAriA - commission bill amandtaMita were a creed to which 'are .expected to . bring apu early an r,TarthI reDort trem the committee so that lta" enactment by the lejlslaturelmay bei expect- '' ed 7ahortly.t'Thea ameadmenU serretf to.reconclle djrersence " between "the state and j federal power acta and met some of "the objections of-the utility interests that senate bill No. 2 would stl TIo detelopment -by prirate in- - terests. :-; - ;-V :; " 1 .' . - The principal 'changes fciade in the bill as approTed by CoL-'A. K. Clark, its author, I A. Lll Je qTist, and E. A- Reamea repre senting the ' utility companiee makes no requirement for fa 'min imum fee for use of the water, learing the rate to be flxedby the commission up to a miximum of $1.00 per horsepower per year. ' - . j Slay Conform to ; ! Federal Statute ' I The most important - jamend-j ment howeter is the "one; -which permits the commission jto' ex empt any company from ill pro Tisions of the act except the term of the license and the payment of fees if Buch modification i neces sary to conform to the ifederal Tpower act or to make It possible for development to go ahead. A change was "made" in thej, provi- - slons regarding issuance j of, se curities so the utilities, will not hare to organise separata com- j panics for each project -but may coyer properties -by blanket mort gages. ...r;..vi A Additional amendtcrents ' pro posed by Senator " Eddy wisre ap prored which will giro consider ation to seenie and : aesthetic considerations In considering - power deTelopment, and another . (Turn to page 2, col. (8) m LIST BIB DEMANDS PORTLAND. Ore.; Febj. 10. (AP) Six hundred unemployed men; some of whom ' admitted they were communists, inarched on the city hall here today and demanded the, city raise $1,500, 000 to be tujned orer to them for their relief. -, v j The demand; was lmade by Fred Walker, spokesman.', who stood beside. Mayor .George L, Baker on a soap box, outside the city ball. r, lift-,. ; When Walker had completed -his speech be tnrned to Mayor Baker and ' asked a . direct reply to his demands. -- :l. . ' The mayor told him it; was il legal . and Impossible to meet their requests and warned Walk er It would be "wise to watch your -words because of the. large number of Americans listening". Cash was not -the-only thing Walker demanded. He said the unemployed ; wanted free street ear 'rides; demanded the use of the public auditorium for' meet ings; the use of city property and racant buildings for bousing the unemployed;' that no city of ficial should recelre more ban $2500 a year In salary; that the police force be cut in half; that the . ceus .r board funds and. the community ehes funds ' be turned orer to them; that a spe cial tax be placed on property la excess of , $2500; that interest on sinking funds for city bonds be dlTerted for - relief; that the ra grancy laws be abolished; and that all communists - now in jail be released. ; j The demonstration was. or derly. . . .. . -L- ' '. Negro to Otter Prayer in House Rer. J. Lyle Caaton, negro pas tor of - the Mt? Ollret Baptist ' church In Portland, will offer prayer this morning In the, ho use at representatives. K r Rer. Caston was in town last , night to address a meeting of lo cal churchmen. Last night, dur ing the course of his speech, he mentioned that in the early days of the state negroes were prohib ited from entering the borders. And that later, once they were In, those of his race could hold no ? property. , ' Whether he Is the first negro to open a legislative day with prayer is not known. j 4 ' r ' "in . Vearth shocks felt - TIRANA, Alabama,. Feb. 10 , (AP) Earth shocks were felt today . In tho Korltza ; dlrlct which was severely damaged by " quakes late last month, no sew UNEMPLOYED a Si Four men were burned to death and blue-blooded horses valued at i f 7 OO.OOO perished ta a spectacular fire which destroyed the tern- i porary stables at the Oakland National horse show at Oakland, KIUGSLEY ARRIVES J AT STATE PBISQrJ ' ! Long Empty Death Cell now Occupied; Slayer to ! Hang April a James Kingsley 24, convicted of first degree murder- for the TURinr f "Sam Prescott; Ashland police of fleer, was received at the state .penitentiary here last night and Immediately placed . In r a death cell j t - await; execution April S at 8:30 a. m. A Kingsley , was found guilty last week by a jury in Jackson county and the death - penalty was Im posed upon him by Judge Nor ton. He shot and killed Prescott at Ashland, supposedly forje- venge on the part of liquor oper ators i whose setivitives 'Prescott had attempted to curbi' 1 Penitentiary officials said - last night that Kingsley had nothing to say upon his arrival. He is a medium-sized young man, about five feet seven Inches in heighth and weighs 155 pounds." His hair is sandy in colorj Thus far since the i killing no relatives of Kingsley have ap peared.' He is unmarried and his parents are thought toj live some where, in the east. v The cell In which he has beeu placed Is In the north! cell block of the penitentiary on ithe ground level of tiers. A death jwatch la to be kept each night .until the exe cution while in the day time his cell will be under the observation of the chapel guard, -i Wins Bet Bui He : Regrets it Now i In The Hospital QU'APPELLE, Sask., Feb. 10. (AP)--Henry. Sekse, 20, won a bet,i but today he Is In a hospi tal suffering from a broken leg. broken arm, dislocated shoulder and fractured hip. ,' .- j : ; Heary and two friends 'were walking down the railroad tracks near here last night. An express train approached. - j "Bet I can. stay on the track the 1 longest, dared Henry. I It was a bet. He was Just jumping when I the engine caught up with him, and tossed him into a ditch. His companions ' escaped injury. : The Legislative Calendar HOUSE TODA f - ' Third reading house bills 92, 98, 99, 1(2, 183, 193. 232, 252, 254, 255. 29, 276. i- , . . Third reading senate bills -22. 38. 51, 78, 145i -Angell r bUl on I Port of Portland commlisionsrs com. Ing up for hearing. - . ki r ! Senate today Third reading senate bills 37. 5, 1. 3. 110, lit, 11T, 210. 1 - i Third reading house bills , 12. 129. 131, 172. I ! : j VUBUC HEARINGS j I TODAY I - !4 p. m. House! bill 238., amending game commission . law, room 314. After legislature adjourns, hanking and corporation committee hearing! on pend ing legislation. I , 7 p. m. Police bill, room III. "i 3 : 7 p. m. Basle scieneo bill, joom" 314. ,.J Incendiary OH gin Of Fire Blaze Costing ,4 Human Lives and 48 Highly; Valued Horses, Started in Unoccupied - ; ." ; Stall, Officers Disclose OAKLAND, CaL, Feb. 10(AP) Investigators an nounced tonight an incendiaryistarted4he fire which burned to death four men and at least forty eight horses in .the stables of the Oakland horse show yesterday. - i i Inspector William F. Kyle, in charge of the Investiga tion, made the announcement! following posting of a $1000 UeiBLES TAX Commissioner Galloway of the state tax commission told j the public at a hearing held last night on the Intangibles tax law pending T before - the legislature that the: commission .favored the retention of the 1929 Intangi bles tax collected ahd the collec tion of -that outstanding on the ground that no promise of re funding the tax was made unless all intangible property holders In 1929 could not be treated alike. He maintained that the revised law' would , affect equally all in tangibles tax owners in -1929. The commissioner also held that intangibles in 1929 were subject to assessment and taxation and thus could legally claim no ex emption. . i !' '' : B. Smith of the Taxpayers' association, held that the law Should not be applied to 1929 in tangibles and that refund should be madet of this money, Representative Mott- said - the trouble with the excise, Intangi bles and income measures of the state were that they did not raise sufficient revenue. He Indicated he would favor , much higher rates than -those ' now : existing with the view that real property receive some adequate relief. - -"- - - POSTAL BILL UP - ; WASHINGTON. Feb.lO--(AP) The senate agreed late today to Tote tomorrow on the house bin establishing a 44-hour week for postal employees. : 7:3 p.m." Joint game committees, senate chamber, ' game code changes. - - , " SENATE YESTERDAY - Indefinitely postponed "Dunne- measure - requiring one day of rest weekly for,; certain laborers.1 . - . ." Indefinitely post p o n e d , Woodward measure for ap pointment by governor t of supreme, circuit and district Judge.-1 --v- f :t .: Senator iMoser fails : to : move reconsideration - o n much-debated Angell bill for : appointment .- election ; of Port of Portland commis sioners. : ". HOUSE YESTERDAY Old-age pension' bill t set I forward - to Thursday at 2 p. nu for final consideration. Agieed to reconsider prop osition for r diverting - tax moteys In Multnomah cobih ty for a maintenance of art. project. mm IS ARGUED Callf Monday morning. Show officials estimate the loss at over a mfllion dollars. Incendiarism Is auapeoted. Above, si general view of the ruins. . . i .. , . I '. Confirmed OTeward by Aaron M. Frank ; of Portland, . exhibitor, .who lost nine horses In the fire, for the arrest and conviction of the per son who started the tire. WAlle searchers probed the ruins In the possibility of find ing more victliri the remains of Seton Mischief, favorite horse of Mrs. Muriel Vanderbllt Church of Newport, R. I., were burled in a remote corner of sj-Hayward stock farm in a formal cere mony. A tombstone will be erected for the beloved mount, Mrs. Church said. ' The bodies of all of the other horses, except five belonging . to the National guard which were held pending' completion of an investigation, . were disposed of at sea. i i Kyle based bis incendiary -theory on the decision that the fire started in - an unoccupied stall. Stories 'of a mystery man and the finding of empty gasoline cans which grooms said they had not seen before, Kyle ' said, left no doubt in his mind that 'the fire was the work of a fiend. "The stall in which the tire started, the Inspector ' pointed out, "was on an aisle from which all horses had. been removed Sunday. There was not even anyone sleeping In that vicinity." Given 18 Autos :ButN6w Steals : One; Arrested CLEVELAND, Feb. 10--(AP) Henry Lewis, 19, who said he Is heir to 300.0 00,. and has been given 18 automobiles by his par ents and relatives, pleaded guilty in federal court, here today to a charge of automobile stealing. His mother, Mrs. Pearl Lynch, divorced wife of the late-H. H. Lewis, ' founded of a - Mansfield, Ohio, stove company, said the youth had been raised on "dollars instead of sense. , - Federal Court Judge Samuel IL West withheld sentence - pending further investigation. v j Unbroken Eggs l -: Break Records -.1 STOCKHOLM, Sweden, "Feb. 10. (AP) Unbroken - dinosaur eggs - and . dragon flies from the carboniferous age hate been dis covered In the interior of Mon golia by the party of Dr. Sven Hedin, Swedish explorer, he an nounced upon his return 'here. Dalles Bridge .Bill- is Passed WASHINGTON, T). C. Feb., 10 (AP) The McNary bill auth orising construction of a bridge across the Columbia at The Dalles. Oregon, -was passed by the senate and sent to the house to- "day.-- " ' t,.m. -. r -t i I ELUOH CONFERS WITH CITY CHIEFS L-.. j, (- No Response Made to Offer Renewed on Riant Sale; : Council to Consider j President E. C. lEUIott of the Oreogn-Washingtoa' Water Ser- vice company -arrived A In Salem yesterday and held a conference with Mayor Gregory, city ; Attor ney Trindle and members .of the council -committee on public utilities. EngineeriBaar was also present.1 Mr. Elliott renewed his offer of last summer to sell the water plant to ther city on the basis of the company's net invest ment cost, allowing the city jto name one appraiser, the company another and the two to select a third. Or he offered to arbitrate on the basis of the value j of the property Irrespective of the com pany's Investment icost. He also renewed his offer to complete the filter plant -j " ;: j The city officials made !no re sponse to the tender of Mr. Elli ott. They have been In a huddle ever since Judge Hill's decision against the city, 'and the sub (Turn to Jage 2, coL 3) BJBTLETT SATS I ME WAS 'USED' . WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (AP) John- Bartlett, former assistant postmaster, general, testified j to day before the senate postal lease Investigating committee that; he had made noV attempt to preveat-a grand jury investigation of the St Pau commercial station lease but that he might have been "used" for that pntpose. ;j 1 . - Charles F. Trotter, who! served under Bartlett, told the commit tee he was ordered! by Postmaster General, New to draft an accept ance ;of the lease, which was later characterised . by aj federal grand jury as fraudnlentj . -; 4 - , -Chairman Blaine announced that New, who has asked for! an opportunity to appear, - probably would be called a j week from I to morrow. . :-,--.v;-.l ", .( ' i'.-r-'r- Bartlett's testimony concerning the grand Jury Investigation came while he was questloaed by Chair man Blaine about a trip he made to St. Paul In July. 1928. shortly before the grand Jury convened. . "Did you have Uny knowledge whatever, Blalned asked, "of an attempt to prevent a grand jury InveeUgatlon?" i i r' "No, BarUett replied. N0th ing whatever of that kind came to my knowledge or was even sus pected by me. The only thing of that kind was New's errort to dis place, Fesler, j i : Manley,L6mskr4; BattIeToDraw PORTLAND, Ore., Febi 19. (AP) George Manley, Denver, and Leo LomskL Aberdeen, fought ten slzxllng rounds to a draw here - tonight. They tare light heavyweights. -. I - t: 1 ! BRODH2 TO LEAVE " PORTLAND, Ore., Feb, 10. (AP) E. E.. Brodie, ; United SUtes minister . to Finland, will leave Thursday for his post', at Helsingfors. Brodie and his fam ily returned from Finland be fore Christmas tot spend a vaca tion here. . . 500-Ga!lon Still . Designed - To Turn out -"Straight -Stuff Discovered ' UoreArrestsJ Expected by State and County men-'i 1 Stitqt: andtcounty'- prhftltlop. officers.; made : jina. ot.the.largest werralds gulled. of in .te.co.unty iU" we jnpnins : yesieraay alter; noon when they.' invited : them selves Into' the unsuspecting pres ence ; of three1 men manning: a 500-gallon alcohol still on the old Joe "Sh'afer " farm about, midway het ween Mt. ' Angel and . Wod burn.:T;.-,,.". .Z. . !':r , Tho three men were all check? ed in at the county jail la about; 90 minutes after the officers walked in on them. They are: AI Sttfppfel, who also gave his name as Stopper, George Marquartand George Williams. Williams - said he" was from Portland, The " arrest--was . made "by "Buck Marriott of the state force and Deputies Webb Haskins and Walter Barber of the county sheriffs office. I As near as could be determined from the hurried visit yesterday afternoon, alcohol was the only product turned out, only the 500 gallon still and three 1000-gal-lon vats being in evidence. Two of the huge vats were full of mash and the other was not' en tirely empty. - - ' Little of Product! ' ' Found on Premises Officers brought In along with the prisoners a five-gallon can of the product. Straight alcohol. Ev idently the trio had a good mar ket, for this was all the evidence oft that nature that, could be found. Officers believed, from impres--. Turn tp page 2, col, 6) " TOlUTli TUCE : : PROJECT BACKED George W. Lipper. president of the West Side Traffic association told the joint committee on roads and highways last night that his group favored the Tualatin tunnel project and that the bonds Issued could have printed across the face of each ..bond 4hat the state was not connected . with issue of the securities. ' Proponents of j the .tunnel pro ject declared that a check had showed a sufficient percentage ot people In -the districts affected would use the tunnel, to make its construction feasible. They Indi cated the matter could be financ ed, although it was admitted In the hearing that eastern capital was first interested in a proposi tion wherein the1 state would su pervise the work through its high way commission.) Under Senate Bill 19S now pending, the state' does not super vise construction! v or , operation, this being done by a tunnel com mission of three men from the district served, j 'Technical .matters regarding the relation of .income to bond interest and amortisation were left out last night pending a jnore extensive hearing. Marcellus Goes :: jTo California j Hospital I PORTLAND, Ore. Feb.' -o (AP) Dr, M.' B." Marcellus. medical officer ! at the United 8tatea Veterans hospital here for the past six t years, has been ordered to report for doty at the united States veterans hospital at Palo Alto. Calif.. February "Dr. Marcellus formerly was Portland health! officer and a member of the i state board ot health. He served overseas dur ing .the war as regimental sur geon of the lC2d Infantry and as assistant division surgeon of the JJUt division, j . Wctch Found by - Small Class Ad LOST and FOUND LOST Whlt cold filled Oruea wriat watch. Reward. Zaav at States man or TeL ZI84W. , The above ad appeared la Sunday mornlnga- States man. By o'clock that morning the watch was re turned to Its owner. People read the claaslfled ads very carefully and aston ishing results are obtained at so little cost. -' Use them for your needs .today :. - cansco Your ad will "receive the same careful attention as Si yon called la person. College Weekly : Barred BecauseV &01 Broad Humor j .. . -t . ., . . ; . r. -j v. . . . . . . V MEMPHIS, - Tenn.; Febt.-10 ; CAP) VThe annual freshman edf i tiph of the-Sou'wester,. Southwest; ern .college' campus weekly,';, has been withheld from" the mails be cause of objectionable, matter, the student board of; publications disclosed today. , .... . , J...James .Hughes. Memphis, edi tqr., accepted, responsibility, snd. resigned .from the. paper. ; , cooD'Scnooi'e DATE DRAVJS HEAR Startsext Tuesday f Many Things'; of ' Interest to i V Be Told Housewives ! Salem housewives have a real treat in store, for them In the gas cooking school, to be held February 17-18rl9-20 in the basement of the First: Methodist church, corner of Church and State streets, sponsored by ' The Statesman. Through the courtesy of the Portland Gas and Coke company Miss Willa Campbell, home econ omist for the Tappan Stove com pany, has been secured to con- ni net these interesting . affairs. She will be assisted by Rita Con ner.' well known home economist of this -city. These, two ymng ladles make a wonderful team, for they are fast cooks as well as good coots!, and .' the lectures should . prove to be of great in terest to everyone. , At these .matinees the modern housewife will be . given, an op- portonlty to add to her store of cookery knowledge by the num ber of helpful ideas and sugges tions which Wills Campbell and Rita (Conner will disclose . to them.' Ladles who have the rep uatlon ot being excellent cooks and housewives are always eager : , (Turn to page 2, coL 2) E PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 10. (AP) The Woodmen of the World Old Members Protective association was formed here today at a meeting attended by 300 dele gates from' nine western states. -- The purpose of the organiza tion, as announced by Adolph Ja cobs, San Francisco, who presided at the meeting, is "to commence, suit to recover equity in the 19. 000,000 old guarantee fund and to recover for the beneficiaries of the members who were in good standing on April 25, 1929, and who-have since died, the amounts due oh their certificates." . Jacobs said each state repre sented will be organized and a conference of attorneys selected Win he i held In Salt Lake City soon to plan a course of action. Officers chosen were: Dan Kel laher, Portland, president: Adolph Jacobs, San Francisco, vice-president: I. Friedman, Portland, trea surer, and F. E. Coulter, Portland, secretary. Tobacco Tax Law Eyed Enactment of a tobacco tax that would raise. approximately, $750r 000 annually, and a so-called tithing law that would return to the state In excess of $1,500,000 during the biennium, were con sidered rioualy by tho Joint ways and means committee here last night as a method ot wiping out the state eficlt now aggregat ing more than $4,000,000. The suggestion also was made by Senator Strayer that all budget requirements for the years 1931 and 1932. as they pertain to sal aries, wages and operating ex penses of the various state Institu tions, departments, boards and commissions, be .kept within the appropriation authorized for the years 1929 and 1930. Although no definite figures were available. It was estimate dthat this action onthe part of the ways and means committee would save the state many thousands of . dollars. The tithing bill, as prepared t7 Senator Bennett, . proposes that the state treasurer shall set up in his office what would be known as a deficit fond.- Against this ar bitrary figure would be credited five per cent of the receipts of all state departments, boards nd commissions. .M The lsw would operate until the deficit Is wiped out and the state la on a sound financial basis. Senator Bennett declared that MH mm c Rcmaimni 540,003 in i-l Bond r Authorized I " 5 Maybe Useci .r &jIewobd9 . , Hichlnd. . ; H&ye ccd of Rc:ii : - .7 ; For More Pup I , First jn or of. what may lead ta construction .of, additions to the Englawood .and. .Highland grde' schools. was made at the Tuesday night, meeting of the school board.' when Supt." George- Hug propesed ' that"' S40.000 building bonds yet remaining, in the hands of the .'-' trie be used to that end. While! no action. was taken last night, the members expressed Individual ap proval of. building at this time. The superintendent presented sketches of a suitable plan drawn' by. Lyle Bartholomew,-school ar chitect, at Hog's request. The plans shown called for a 29 by 62 foot addition on the south end of each of the buildings. Like the main - building, each addition would contain basement and two stories and the finish would match the original structure. A rough estimate placed the cost at about $35,000 for the two-wings. Aadltoriem To be Provided The basements of the winrs would be used for play rooms, the second stories would contain audi- tor lump, and the top, floors would contain two classrooms. Neltber building' has : an auditorium at present, and there Is. need for a room In whfch:4he students may assembler If growth demanded, the large assembly rooms could later be converted Into classrooms. i - (Turn to page 2, coL 4 ) POM INTERESTS LOT ASKED TO WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 10. (AP) Major General Ly- tle Brown, chief of the United States Army engineers. ! has recommended to congress j that In Oregon not be local interests required to contribute $50,000 for development of the Willam ette river between Oregon, City and Portland, Oregon. A . bill passed last year provid ed for a channel eight feet deep and from 150 to 200-feetj wide to be dM In the Willamette I river between Oregon City and 'Port land at a cost of $210,000, pro vided local interests contribute $50,000 . . i i r General. Brown reported;. that power benefits gained, by the im- provement work would not be so great as had been expected. Frank Troeh is Leading Field v In Interstate KANSAS CITY, Feb. 10(AP) Frank Troeh, Portland. Ore., took thai lead among individual marksmSj In the 27th annual in terstate 'trapshoot withla brilliant performance today. In the class A field of the dou ble Century raee, Troeh broke 195 targets Including four straights of 25. His victory came In the sec ond day of the shoot, i j and Tithing by Committee commodities used by the various state departments now cost 16 per cent less than two years sgo, and that none of the state activities would be injured by contributing five per cent of their receipts to the state. It was pointed oat that the state now contributes many thousands of dollars to these de partments In the way of costs in various prosecutions and other li tigation. A sub-committee was appointed to investigate the Ben nett tithing bill and report at to morrow night's meeting ot the ways and means body. . An attempt was made to pass a similar law at a previous session of the legislature, but It was op posed by virtually all State de partments, boards and commis sions affected; Senator Kiddie's tobacco tax has been prepared and submitted to the consideration of the ways and means committee to night. . This tax would be levied on all tobaccos, and would be paid by the Jobber or wholesaler so at to avoid criticism of the retailor. It was indicated that Kiddle's bill would receive the Jnorsement of the ways and means committee. The 1927 legislature-eaacted a law levying a tax on cigarettes, bat it later was attacked by the referendum ''and defeated, i The principal attack on the claret to law was on the ground that It ex- claded i elffsrs. - t