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Today's Wire Report Tills newspoper offers nr. al readers a fresh, fall, au then tic wire report the day the paper ts printed not du plicated in Salem. , THE WEATHER Fair and mild today and -Sunday; Max. Temp. Friday 68, Min. 87, riTer -8.4 feet, south wind, partly cloudy; mo rain. - " eighty-hrst year Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, -October 17. 1931 No. 175 i i i i f ri i i i r 1 1 t i i i i i i i i i VWw Sslfup TO II 11KLE Issue Raised Upon Legality Of Action Taken by One Member Status of Proxy Voting1, on . Letter j or ""Telephone ' Word Also Raised Question as to the legality ot action, taken by one member of the board of control, sitting as the board with t the other two members absent. Is before Attor ney General Van Winkle for a le gal position. This question along with several related ones was framed by Secretary of State Hal E. Hoss bat they were submitted by William Einzlg, secretary of the board. The opinion on the "one mem ber" board was asked in connec tion with a meeting held early in October, when Rufus C. Holman, state treasurer, the only member of the board of control in attend ance, authorised the expenditure of state funds and transacted con siderable other state business. The minutes of the meeting were signed by Holman and were at tested by Einslg. -The minutes of this meeting mentioned specifically that neith er Governor Meier nor Secretary of State Hoss was in attendance. At the time the meeting was held Governor Meier was ill in Port land, while Mr, Hoss was spend ing a few days on the coast. Absentee .Voting Also Questioned . The attorney general alsowas asked to pass on the following Question: "In the event of the absence of one member of the board of con trol, with the remaining two mem bers taking opposite sides on a question, what is the status of the said question?' i - Hoss , farther asked the attor ney general if one member - of the board cast either the -telephoned or written proxy vote of an absent member, if such was an official act of" the board. This question was said to have been raised by Hoss in connection with a recent meeting of the board of "control when Holman, with the proxy of Governor Meier, voted for tha! farmed reRtmaHnna ot W. H. Balllie, superintendent of the state- training school for boys, and Mrs. Lenora Kay Rob erts, bead of the Oregon employ ment Institution for the adult blind In Portland. Hoss voted against the resolu tion to remove Mr. Balllie, and asked for further time in which to consider his vote with relation to Mrs. Roberts. 4 4 Attorneys Consider : -J Actions Illegal - i h v - In demanding the resignation of Mrs. Roberts, the resolution presented by Holman provided for merging the administration of the Oregon employment institu- uuu tor . iu aauu ouaa ta tron- .'and and state blind school in Salem, under Walter R. Dry, su ( Turn to page 5, col. 4) Carrying Loaded Weapon Punished Chester Pulver, Salem youth who lives on North 5th street, was fined $100 and costs and his hunting license revoked for one year and both sentenced subse quently remitted pending good behavior, when he was brought before Justice of the- Peace Hay den yesterday; charged with car rying loaded weapons on a pub lic highway. Hayden in remit ting the fine commented that the law regarding carrying loaded weapons on the highway was new and he did not think the public generally knew about , it The law makes it mandatory 'upon a Judge to Impose a fine of not less than 1100. - Cbnfer on Santiam Road Plans of the Marlon county court for cooperating with the forest service in tke construction of the. North Santianv highway south from Whitewater creek to the Junction of the road with the South Santiam route were infor mant discussed yesterday with the county court of Linn county at Albany. 4 County Judge Sleg mund. Commissioners Porter and Smith and Engineer Hedda Swart and Road master Frank J ehnson made up the party from here go ing ' to Albany. : The Linn - county court was told that this county did not pro pose to put its funds into work actually conducted in, Linn coun ty but - would depend upon the federal forest road .officials to do the actual construction work there while Marion county would expend its share' of the costs In widening and straightening . the road to Detroit from Niagara. Certain angles of bridge con struction over creeks in Linn county were discussed by the two courts. JThe Marion, county court lis tened with Interest to the plans Ownership vBiisL tries Over t o Oregon Firm New Corpbration,WilI Conduct Street Trans portation; Systems Here, and in Other i Parts of State, Announced OWNERSHIP and management of the Salem city bus J lines changed from the Pacific Greyhound corporation to Oregon Motor stages, a new corporation, at 12:10 o'clock yesterday mormne, Mark -Poulsen, city recorder, Yesterday was informed in a letter from Paul P. Farreni, attorney for the former concern. The new corporation, capitalized at HCW MEET E TODAY Hour Class Period First in Use Here Discussed at Friday's Session Virtually every section jot the state was represented at the third annual high school principals conference which opened here Friday. The conference will con tinue until late today. Speakers at" Friday's sessions included C A. Howard, state su perintendent of ; public Instruc tion; A.i F. Bittner, principal Grant high school, Portland, and James M. Burgess of the state de partment of education. "B. S. Wakefield submitted a re port on "The Class Hour Per iod", while W. V. Ferguson of Co quille discussed character educa tion. A report on the "Specific Problems of the Senior High School," was presented by Balph Moore of, Eugene. Another report relating j to contests in high schools was submitted by Troy D. Walker of Baker. . - I : The conference dinner was held last night; with R. 7 E. McCor mack of Pendleton presiding. , i Today's program Includes an address by Hal E. Hoss, secretary Of state, and committee reports bv. Norman Throne, Portland; John Jandrall, Seaside, and K. R. Blakeslee, The Dalles. 1 Officers will be elected at the closing session. ; 1 , The class hour period discussed yesterday: was Instituted In Salem senior high school by irmcipai Fred D. Wolf when he came here three years ago., Under this plan the school day is divided into live plana neriods each an hour long, instead of former seven 45-min- ute -.periods. The scheme has proven beneficial, allowing the students more time in each class for instruction and study. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct, 4 ( AP ) Efforts to reduce taxes is to 25 ter -cent have been promised for 13J by four east ern Oregon counties, J. A- 'Har bke, special representative of the nreron Taxpayers equalization and Conservation league, report ed today.! -. . Harbke has Just compietea a tour of eastern Oregon. Umatilla county plans a gen eral cut of 20 per cent in taxes. Morrow and Gilliam counties ex-? pect to cut from 15 to, 20 per cent, and Wheeler county will make cuts of 20 to 25 per cent, Harbke reported. Expenditures for high schools will be cut about 20 per cent and other schools about 16 per cent. Harbke said. Most of the conn ties - have reduced expenses for road construction and county of ficials are planning to take a voluntary salary cut of 10 to IS per cent. -.- EASTERN COUNTIES TO REDUCE TUXES Linn county had adopted to pro vide men 'with emergency : work this fall; The county to the south Is hiring married men resi dent in the county at $2 a day and giving them shelter In bunk houses erected above Cascadia on the South Santiam route. Meals wiU bo furnished by the county at approximately 50 ec .ts a day and after this amount Is deduct ed from the dally earnings ot the worker, the balance will be paid to his family which is staying at home.-' . t ; : . n- -.. - Workers are told frankly that If they can' get any other kind of a Job It should be taken, the county providing work inly be cause the winter is : considered a time of emergency and some line of work is urgently needed. ' Commissioner Smith said upon his return , yesterday, that he doubted if. Marlon county, would adopt so low a wage payment although I he said the matter had not been! determined as yet ; by the court. Last y.r , the court paid S3 a day and staggered the shifts,-no men working b1x days (Turn to page 5,' col. S) - " - ! . . , . " ! of Salem is Turned 140,000, will operate the Salem, cugene, juugene-spnngiieia ana Portland-Cook bus lines.) i -The franchises I'tor these lines held by Pacific Greyhound were assigned to Oregon Motor Stages Incorporated and! the equipment sold to this concern Jot an un- namea casn ,i consiaeration, ac cording to the letter. M. A. Reed and R. W. Lemen of j Portland are the incorporators of Oregon Motor stages.;, j j . : manager of the old Southern Pa cific Motor Transport company which operated the city busses before they were! taken j over by Pacific Greyhound. Lemen, vice president of the old company, al so win assume management re- vuuBioiuiiea ior ine new : con cern. Botb men ; wero connected with Oregon Stages lncoroorated. which sold control of the lines Involved in the latest deal to Southern Pacific Motor trans port. ;,i Better service for Salem bus patrons was predicted by Attor new Farrens.'Who stated that "in oar opinion the: city of Salem' will experience ever more satis factory operatlonf of its bus lines than heretofore.'! AMERICA LEADING IN FEEDING IM ID Advantageous Balance No ted in Foreign Trade as Exports Increase - WASHINGTON, Oct. lfi (AP) -America's part! in feeding and clothing the world has quickly re turned to the United States the advantageous balance in foreign trade. , t - j i . i On contrast . with an unfavor able balance f 1.847.716 in Aug ust, the commerce department to day reported the nation's exports in September were 110,000,000 greater than Its:! imports. Ship ments of wheat and cotton large ly accounted for the difference. September exports M totalled roughly $181,000,000 and im ports $171,000,000. ' Fori August the figures were, respectively. $1(4,821,973 and $166.69,689. while for September 1930, they were $312,207,000 .and $226, 352.000. ' : - 1 The unfavorable balance i in August was the I first such since April, 192$. I Reckless D river Gets Jail Term And TleavyFine Roy Owen of Beaver, Tillamook county, yesterday was fined $100 and sentenced to serve 50 days in Jail, after he pleaded guilty in Justice court; to a charge of reckless driving. He was Charg ed with beingj responsible for a collision on the -Pacific highway near Lake .abish Thursday night, in which Mrs. i Grace Perkins, 1510 State!, street, riding In a roadster driven by M. T.I Moisan, received a compound fracture of the- leg. A c - i ; Moisan swore out the com plaint against Owen, accusing him of cutting acros$ the highway to the wrong side of the road. ' Defaulting Bank Cashier Is Given Two to 10 Years i J- ! W .V.ir-, VANCOUVERj Wash. j Oct. II (AP) Ordin Hilm, cashier of the Clarke county bank at Washou- gal, pleaded guilty today to viola tion of the state banking! laws and was sentenced to from two to It years In prison. t - Hlim was sentenced to from two to 10 years on each of three counts, bat the sentences will run concurrently. One charge accused him ef unlawfully lending bank funds to himself. ; i ; ; , The bank was closed yesterday by order of the! state superinten dent of "bankaj I ,fv ;-p : ? - - :v.. h -;:u5 - Defendants Win . In DamageCase : rU-V A verdict la favor of the de fendants was returned last night In circuit eourtH by a Jury which for two days heard the case, of Pearl Matting, administratrix of the estate of Philip H. Carpenter, and Ernest B. Church. Plaintiff sought damages of $50iS because of the death of her father who was killed In an aotij accident on the highway no-th of Salem. STEM SINKS iJD Yonan Maru Crew of 40 or More all Lost Belief . Following Search Resident - Jefferson With Lindys Aboard Active X Hunting Survivors SAN FRANCISCO, Oct li (AP) The deck-load of tho Jap anese freighter Yonan Mara, which reported Itself sinking In tho stormy North Pacific early to day, was found by the Dollar liner President Jefferson, cruising : in the vicinity, late this "afternoon. In a message to the Mackay station here, the Dollar liner said: - L "Found deck-load, but nothing else. Cruised vicinity three hours In company with Ayaha Mam and Taigen Mara, but no ships found trace of anything except logs from Yonan -Mara deck-load." I The Japanese freighter carried a crew of from 40 to 50 men. The three ships proceeded Immediate-; ly to the position given when the freighter sent its first S. O. 8., but the search was hampered because of poor visibility due to rain and high seas. The Jefferson, whose passen gers included Colonel and . Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, was con tinuing the search, as were the two other ships, in the hopes some of the crew may have es caped in lifeboats. .. The cause of the difficulties re sulting the supposed disaster to the Yonan Mara was not told by the freighter. The vessel, was car rying a lumber cargo to Shang hai, having left Portland, Ore., -September SO. The Tonan indi cated earlier It had lost the deck load. 'We are now sinking. Come aulckly," the 7,1 5 4-ton liner ra dioed shortly before 0 a. m. No further messages were Intercept ed, as. far as coast radio stations could learn late today. "Our stern deck is same hori- on west sea. Now we want quick coming," was a message Inter cepted a little after 4 a. m. READY TO OPERATE Under the management of two unemployed loggers and Frank Mlnto, chief of police, the transi ents quarters in the third floor of the city hall yesterday were put into operation." First meals, con sisting of four gallons of "mulli gan" were served and gulped down by the hungry men. Transients worked all day split ting and carrying wood for the coo kstove. Others stored the food stuffs, built tables and dish Tacks. and swept out the place. Bui mil- son, a logger rrom Jtoeraeen, Wash., expects to act as chef and manager of the quarters during the winter. He ta being assisted by Fred Clark, also a Grays Harbor logger. The most Important Item of equipment lacking for the "flop house" is blankets. As radiators have been installed, however, it is not expected the men will suf fer from the cold. One hundred camp cots were supplied for the place by Salem business men. Carrying out plans mads when he first considered the "flop house", Idea, Chief Mlnto in the next few days will order his offi cers to clean out the several Jungles" in the "city. All unem ployed transient men staying here will be required to sleep at tne city hall "hotel" or leave Salem. Chilean Revolt Leaders Not To Face Execution SANTIAGO. Chile, Oct. 1 " (AP) The government Issued a decree tonight commuting to life imprisonment all death sentences which had been . meted out, to those found guilty of leading the recent naval revolt. , J- Flfteen former members of the navy were under death sentence as a result of tne revolt. Tne last four wre condemned by court martial last week. Premier Laval Is on Way for -Hoover Parley HAVRE, France, 'oct. If (AP) Premier Pierre ; Laval sailed on the He de France today for his conferences 'with resident Hoover, taking with, him - the assurances- of Ambassador Walter E. Edge that the American peo ple eagerly await his arrival. - At his side as the big liner pulled out was his daughter Jose, Just , under 20 years, an olive skinned smiling girl who' said she was enjoying the happiest day of her Ufa ITHING FQU BUT DECK LOAD . -- , i - : i . . - . .- - M NT HHTFL m Ui S. Taking Part, Leag ue .v WASHINGTON, Oct. II (AP) For the first time In his tory the Washington government was receiving reports tonight from a representative -sitting with the eouneil of the League of Nations. ; . , Amid excitement ai ta tha ul tlmate result, the United States definitely aUled . Itself with the League efforts to " dispel the threat of war between China and Japan. '--' v - - The step was taken despite Japanese objections.' The formal invitation was received In Wash lnsrton af tr tha - ronnpll ttA voted IS to 1 Japan easting the opposing vote to admit the United - States. " The invitation pointed to th KalloravRrUnil anti-war pact as the instrument sor aispersing tne storm clouds overhanging Manchuria. ' Although it cast a wholeheart ed lot with the League's possible attempt to invoka th KaIIah pact, the American government remained aioor from obligations under the League's covenant. S AT L Chico Teachers1 Will Play Monmouth Eleven as Feature Event MONMOUTH. Oct. 1 Mon mouth last night was the scene of much unusual activity and not a Httle noise as the town and the student body -of the Oregon Nor mal school turned out to celebrate In advance of the homecoming game here i tomorrow . with the Chico State normal school. The celebration started off with a parade consisting mainly of a number of floats, most of them depicting in some way the hoped for downfall of the Chico football team tomorrow. These were very colortul and entertaining and re ceived many remarks of commen dation from the spectators. . At the end of the parade all of the students assembled in the school auditorium where they held a Pep rally rery ably led by Glen Sweeney. After this 14 short and . very entertaining skits were presented by members of the stu dent body. . One of these skits was a clever burlesque on a young business, man and his best girl at tending 1 a football game. Tim West of Canby played the part of the man and Margaret Lacy of Portland that of the young wom an, i - . Following this program two sil ver trophies were presented by the Lyon s club. The first of these went to the best float in the parade. The float picked by the Judges was a clever checker board effect with the letters. Check Chico." written across it. This was designed by the girls of the second floor dormitory. A casket scene portraying Chico as the deceased, was . given first place among fourteen skits pre sented.! This was given by mem bers of the-Matcheny house. President Landers of the- nor mal school gave ' a short speech in concluding the program. He described previous encounters with the Chico Normal and noted that this would be the fourth football i game between the two schools, i The first ot these he said was on by Chico with a Ion-sided score. The following two were won by Monmouth. He concluded his speech by saying that Monmouth had a better chance than ever of winning again this year. , One Near Death, Several flurt in -Bomb Explosion crvrtr.knn net. is (AP) vA bomb exploded tonight in the cen ter of the Colony theater, a neign borhoed picture house, sent spec tators rushing in panic for exits, and caused probably fatal burns to one man, severe burns to two others, and minor, injuries to sev eral other persons, inciuamg women and children. : PailM said thev believed the bomb, composed of sulphur, had exploded in the pocket- ot Peter Mooney, 20, who was sitting In a seat adjacent to the 'main aisle and about midway between the stage. and rear exit. Mooney, burn ed perhaps fatally when his cloth ing eanrht fire, said the bomb was thrown from the balcony. " Stayton Cannery Finishes Largest Pack in History STAYTON," Oct." It The Stay-! ton canning company has Just completed the largest pack In its hisjtory. - Approximately 82,000 cases of various goods were can ned around 3.000 barrels ot cold pack strawberries. At the peak of the season 200 persons were employed and many are till at workv labeling and making sbip meftl. . Among their, best known brands are, Santiam? Stayton and Good-rich. Three cars nave been shipped the past few days - and more will be shipped as soon as Parley HOMECOMING OPEN OREGON NORMA possible. - ITER VOTE! DECEMBER f Ordinance Already Drafted ; To put City Ownership ' Issue Upon Ballot , .... j - : Two Million and Half Bond Issue Suggested With Source not Told ; A special election in Decern. ber to provide Salem citizens a second ' opportunity, to express themselves on the ; question of municipal ownership of the water . ' , . system uere win no proposed ujr the ntilities committee ' I of ' the council at the meeting Mondayl it was learned late yesterday. City Attorney Trindle has I already drafted an ordinance calling for the election and a charter amend ment to be submitted to the vot ers in December. The exact date for the election has not been de termined. -. .(..-... i . The charter amendmc t favored by the utilities committee would authorize the issuance of: general obligation bonds of-Salem, la a total sum not to exceed iz,&o, nno all the nroceeda rotnsr to con demn, purchase or build a muni cipal water system. - ! Control and ooeration of the water plant would be vested . in a commission of five to be , selected by the council. Source Would be j TWr!led bv Board ( The source of water supply would be determined by this MnmlMtoa as well as the amount of money to be expended by the city for the plant but, a test or popular feeling would be made by- an advisory, ballot which wnniit be' submitted at the same time the charter amendment was voted i upon. j I This test ballot would ask TOt- Ar in indicate their preference of a source fojr the water. Wells, riv er and a mountain water source would each be listed and voters would check the one source of these'three which was preferred. It Is expected ..that the ordin ance providing for thel election will be sent through first and d readlne Monday night but will probably bo held up for a fortnight for third reading nn less: sufficient councllmen show their approval and secure unani m nn ntnuent ta burrr the or dinance through to :inal reading the first night It Is introduced j ' - CAPONE CASE Will REACH JURY TODAY vnnrniT. RTTTL.mNQ. Chi cago, Oct, 15 (AP) --A1 Ca Mil a merciless ranrster and un derworld power, and A Capon e. spirit of open-nanoea generosity and t friend who never . failed. r tba "contrasting I pictures etched in oratory by attorneys for government ana ceiense: in final pleaa at the gangster's jln come tax trial today, I And through It all, capone sat with sullen visage, his usual smile missing, moving irom nis alnnned nositlon only : to band notes or documents to j his law yers, and replying witn noncom mttal grunts to reporters' aues tlons. - , , . -I The case against the big, scar faced gangster was completed to day except for two hours remain in of the government's final plea 1 and Judge James H. Wil- kerson s Instructions to the jury. Attorneys on both sides said the 12 middle aged farmers, mer- chants and tradasmen on the Inrr nrfihablr will hArin deliber ating the gangster's fate by to morrow noon, j FORECAST HERE Bishop Cannon to Stand Trial on Federal Charge WASHINGTON, Oct. I- (AP) -i-Bishop James Cannon, Jr., must stand trial on charges aris ing from his management jot thousands of dollars contributed to his relentless anti-Smith, cam paign of 1928. - (...- With Miss Ada I . Burroughs, treasurer of hi "headquarters committee, anti-Smith d e m o -craU in Virginia, tho ! Southern Methodist prelate was Indicted be-. fore the District ot Columbia su preme court today for conspiring to violate the federal corrupt practice law. - . K--".. M' The grand Jury returned :. ten counts. Conviction would carry a maximum ; penalty of ten years' Imprisonment and fg0,000 fine for each defendant. I i K Failure to report contributiens of ICS.000 from B. O Jameson, New !, York capitalist and republi can, as required by law was the basis of the indictment. Bond was fixed at fl.OOO for each.; From Atlanta where ne is at tending a meeting of the college of bishops of the aietnoaist A M w V V iU Gasoline Price Reductions Not Forecast Here No word Of gasoline price re ductions! has been received In Sa lem, following two and three cent drops at Seattle, gasoline company employees said here last night. They declared they had heard o( no rumors of local price cuts and had no. information to such an effect from company headquarters. ; Seattle service station opera tors are! reported to have aban doned the II cent price agreed upon at the conclusion ot the last -gas war' ... - ; I-" BELIEF PRflGRAM TO BEL Comm jnity Service Group To Meet Tuesday Night, Nan for Winter " Salem's coordinated : program for relief this winter i is sched uled to I get under way next Tues day night when the community service organization goes Into i huddle at 8 o'clock at the cham ber of commerce rooms. Douglas McKay has been named chairman of the j organization and yester day sent word to bis 15 commit tee members to be on hand for the first gathering. The plans tentatively adopted by the community service group last mqnm can xor assigning to each community charitable or ganisation, a specific line of work toibe followed. A general campaign to secure funds which will be j pro-rated among the va rious groups has been planned Miss - Theresa Boeschen, , Red Cross secretary here, has been designated as coordinating work er to see that there Is no over lapping lot charity . work. .Men Summoned. to the meeting Tuesday! night include George L. Arbuckld, William McGIlchrlst, Jr., C. P. ; Bishop, J. C. Perry. T. M. I Hicks, S. E. i Purvlne, Judge John Siegmund, George Allen, Judge George H Rossman, U. 8. Page, W. W. Moore, J. N. Chambers, William Busick, Har ry LevyJ . ", : , - . Gehlhar Slated To Talk Before, Pomona Grange MACLEAT. Oct. It! Max Gehlhar, : head of - the state de partment of agriculture, will be the main speaker at the lecture hour of the Pomona -grange which will be held at Biiverton Wednesday. October zl. accord lng to ' Pomona lecturer, Frank Bower. ; The morning session will, be taken up with the regular rou tine and obligating of fifth de gree candidates, L. S. Lambert, Pomona master, will preside. Report Edison Condition Same WEST I ORANGE, NJ J.. Oct, 17 (Saturday)r-(AP) Thomas A. Edison was , resting . comfortably early today and his condition was reported to be unchanged. Dr. Hubert H. Howe, who Is staying at the Edison homo at the request of the aged Inventor's family, retired shortly after mid night, anticipating no emergency, he said. I . copal church south, the church man said: : X am not surprised at anything that the Roman Catholic district attorney might do." j It was; the second time he had directed publie attention to the faith of District Attorney Leo A. Rover. Earlier he saldR over, had ignored his offers to testify ' be fore the grand Jury. - ; Rover withheld comment then but immediately after the grand Jury reported today he said - the clergyman' requests - that he be permitted! to testify and that cer tain witnesses - be called were "promptly ; transmitted by me to the grand Jury and that body was advised that it was within Its province to grant the request if It so desired." f . ' - The bishop once said he would welcome a grand Jury Inquiry. - Robert H. McNeill, tho bishop's attorney, j said Miss Burroughs would make bond in Richmond, Va., her home, and arrangements would be made for the j bishop's bond npon his return to Wash ington. Vi.-. '?:.r'--r.. I-".: ;:t-'''.:;v '. AUNCHED er virisl V Fleet Ball Voters & Through' Columbia For 7 Scores Five Thousand Loo! J oriat First Night Grid Contest in Salem By RALPH CURTIS Inspired, presumably, by Uu-! occasion which was the dedicatfoav of the new lighting system oa S w e eft 1 antl field and by the colorful crowd of 6,-, 000 or mere whlehthei lights disclose ed, Willanit, ette universUt' ty'm football team cllckedf at top speed; Friday nighe and changed what was ex pected to be a close contest1 Don rbr punching over seven touchdown to defeat Columbia university of Portland 4 8 to 0 in the first night game of Salem's history. Disparity between the teams was not really as. great as the score Indicated, Willamette capi talizing 'breaks for the three touchdowns scored in the first period and then, having gotten Columbia oa tie run, continuing the slaughter. Columbia showei its real strength in holding th fresh Bearcat regulars through most: of the final period afteri slightly outplaying a third string eleven in the third quarter whicW was scoreless. v j 3 First Score Made , I In Short Order i It took the Bearcats only four) minutes to sully the Cliffdwellers goal line at the opening of tho game. After the Irish received the open ng klckoff two bad passes) from! center forced them back td the ten-yard line and Walt Erick son returned the succeeding pun! 19 yards to Columbia's 21. II made; a first down in two mora plays? and then cut wide arpunj the end, simply outrunning i th. opposition to reach the double chalk mark. He then kicked goal, -An, exchange of fumhle frn-- ed th next klckoff and then Fa- 1 1 urn 10 page I, col. 6) J. IN. England. bf wfc nu England, and daughter. L,nrii. were taken to a hospital , yester day aufferinr Tmm tntn.!.. i . . ling from an automobile collision? on the Pacific highway, a short distance north of the city limits. Mrf and Mrs. England and) their daughter were In a car driv en by A. c. Anderson, brother efl Mrs. England. Mrf. England suf fered a fractured rib and lacera tions j and Luclle, a broken nose " At the time of the accident Mrs England was on her way to Pert land for medical attention. She) Is a school teacher, and makes) her home at Aumsvllie. i Police reported that when Fre W. Brown, Portland, dririnr south, attempted to turn around a city vehicle and then applied his brakes, his wheels locked causing his car to swerve broad side Into the machine driven bvj Anderson. Brbwn in his Tenori to the police blamed the acci dent ion the wet, slippery black- lop pavement. S NO PRUNE BIDS JtOSEBURO, Ore., Oct. 1 (AP) No bids were received om the prune pool offered here to day by the Douglas county pruaa growers' association. TACOMA. Oct. 1 It riPi Whitman Missionary rridmen: i battled throurh a tu rf ' and a stubborn Cr.ilarm. of x.a Sound defense to annex Its ini tial Northwest conference victory; 18-8, tonight in the Tacoma sta- aiunu ... I - . ClLDWKLL." Ids.. Oct. It- rAP-Paclf!A nnl-rorcff nt ITnrm est Grove, Ore., slaughtered the) Northwest conference champion ship hopes of the College of Idahd and running a 28-7 victory. EUGENE, Ore., Oct. If (AP)J The University high school d&! feated Eurene high. T to 9. In the annual football game here tonight, : Mllllgan, university high full back, carried the ball over the line) in the first five minutes of play, McKlttrtck, Eugene fullback, leact the attack that brought his team's toucnaown. . v f THREE INJURED JlliTOilSILE CRffil Ilate Sports :t--