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-1 ; - CIRClfLATION Average a $ " FT O H Distribution f HUh October, '31 I UUU Net paid, dally, Sunday $714 ; - SfZMBS A. n. a ;. THE WEATHER Fair sad cold today" and: 'Monday,- freezing tempera tores at night; Max. Temp. Saturday. 44, Blin, 27, river 10.6 feet, clear. V , r FOUNDED 1631 -1 CIGHTY-FIRST YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, November 22, 1931 "Ko. 20ft USSLE BY 21-8 SCORE Pete" McCaffery Shines as .- Dark Horse Ball Toter; Reed's Boots Help Power big Factor in Salem Attack;. Visitors Show Overhead Threat ire's on And Appears Built v Rain Descends Rise, Winds Blow Reorganization Is Still Held by '. Interested men Hope Leaders in Empire's Dazzling Advance in $800,000 Stock Sale Br RALPH CURTIS Plowing through near-freezing mod puddles,- the Salem high Cherrlans overpowered a stubborn and dangerous Albany high elev en, 21 to 6, on Olinger field Sat urday afternoon, affoiding Salem rooters a measure of consolation ear the close of a rather disap pointing season. Brilliant line plugging by pete" McCaffery, who entered the game, more or less a "dark horse, and the 'punting of Jim Reed we're important factors in Salem's victory. Weisser, "Chuck" Reed and DeMarais were not far lehind McCaffery in ball carrying effectiveness, but "their showing was less spectacular because it was no more than they had done In earlier-gamee. Sugai and Per rine did some good work after going Into the game late. The Cherrlans' '-linemn all did notable service. Reed's Punting Provide Opportunity Jim Reed quickly put his team in scoring position at the open ' Ing of the game, for he booted the ball from mldf ield to the three rard line where it stuck in the mud and would roll no further; and Albany's kicker, bothered by the mud, punted short , and the first scoring drive was on. Three plays carried the ball to the 11 yard line, Chuck Reed plunged to the four and Weisser made It first down with six Inches to go. Chuck Reed bucked for the touch down and again for the extra point. Albany came back strong witn a spectacular passing attack, Bain to Bates being the usual combina tion, and with the aid -of two Sa lem fumbles and some line smash ing by Bain, reached Salem's 12 yard line, but lost the ball on downs there as the second -period opened. Salem's line swarmed in to spoil this and succeeding Al bany threats. Salem elected to carry the ball out Instead of kicking, and lost It on another fumble on the 19-yard- line but Albany - was held right there. Again Albany leaped to the attack and reached Salem's three-yard mark this time before being held, fiecond Half Opens With Hoorlnz Drive Opening the second half, Salem atarted an Irresistible drive after receiving the kickoff, -rinding up with a first down and tnree yaras (Turn to page 5, col. 4) ROAD MEEK TO BE HELD; II NEW The. road was believed clear to chances ' for Increased taxation rather than reduction when the county clerk's office last week sent out a poll book to be used at a special road district meeting In the schoolhouse at Detroit Sat urday night It was the first step taken In the county under a new law. Any registered voter In a" dis trict, who has resided there for 30 days or more, may vote at a special, tax meeting, under the new law. The former law re stricted the voted to be a tax payer and property owner In his own right In district where the vote was to be taken. A poll book contains all the names .of the registered voters in a dis trict. Two other special road district meetings are to be held on No vember 38, one In district No. 14. above Silverton, and the other, the Crooked Finger district No. 11. FtOREE SHOOTING SUSPECTS ME HELD MARSHFIELD. Ore., Nov. 11 (AP) Two men who gave their names as Thomas Callahan and Ray Miller were arrested at North Bend last night and are . being - held for Investigation in connection with the shooting of W. B. Deal, barber, at Florence yesterday morning. ' Police said Miller was carry ing two revolvers when he was arrested. The guns are to be sent to Portland together with ballets ' removed -from Deal's body and will ha examined 'by ballistic ex- pens. Police said the two men denied any knowledge of the shooting. Physicians at the Kelzer hosplr ' tal at North Bend tonight report ; ed Deal's condition gave them hope he might recover. He was - semi-conseloue today and eonld give no description of the men hit ahn 1H Difficulties are Huge Because of Laxness In Operations x By SHELDON F. SACKETT TODAY is Sunday, a time set apart for rest, reflection and for worship. The business af fairs of the Empire Holding corn puny which for- a week have de manded attention in this, newspa per might well be relegated to another day nd other columns. Yet the full etory of Empire has not been told. Since The States man began its avowed policy of showing clearly, as concisely as possible, and without fear, the facts about this A'vast" financial foam, new facts have come in and must not be suppressed. Behind the figure of Ignorance are de vouring wolves. The Statesman asserts anew that if eternal vigil ance is to be the price of liberty it has renewed confidence in its duty of public information. Judge Coshow who was and is the president of the Empire Hold ing corporation found sweet re lease throughout the years in the Sabbath day. Friends have told how for years he trudged to and from hi Roseburg home to teach a Sunday school class and Salem people recall him as a deacon in the Baptist church avowed and' regular' communicant at the church rites. During reorganiza tion days in the Salem church Judge Coshow upon occasion took the pulpit to make solemn obser vation on the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood, of God. "House Built Upon Sand" is Recalled As the tide of Empire flowed in, and as now seems . sure to sweep far, far out to sea, the judge must hare recalled that fa vorite scripture of ro many peo ple, verses 24 to 27 of the 8th Chapter of SU Matthew. They read : 4 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them. x win men rum unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. . - . I i 1 . ... Ana ine rain aescenaco:, ana trie floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house: and It fell not; for it was founded upon a rock. z Ana every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth- them not. shall be. likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand. 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and ueai upon inai nouse : ana It reu ; and great was the fall of it. Perhaps even today, Judge Co show who is a teacher of a large class In the White Temple Sunday school in Portland, is again re stating and restudying these re markable lucid four verses! For it must be recalled that Judge Coshow of the Empire Holding corporation used supreme court stationery, state of Oregon time and his official Quarters, to give solemn and binding acknow ledgment of his own 120,000 "paid In money" subscription. Adding to this keystone of the financial arch. Judge Coshow was able to obtain a full page adver tisement of his company in the Masonic Analyst and under It the potent statement: "Patronize An alyst Advertisers." Threading ev ery investor's judgment was the evidence of high moral purpose and sterling character shown in Empire president's record: prohi bitionist, deacon, teacher, denom inational college trustee! - Was the financial structure of the Empire "well and truly laid" or was it veritably a house built upon sand, which rain, floods and winds would beat into a great fall? It Is hard to see from a minute investigation of Empire's pros pectuses, from discussions with its salesmen, from the financial over head of organization, from the "prudent" salaries paid its offi cers, how the Empire structure was anything but doomed to dis mal downfall from the day of its inception! The marvel to this writer as the tortuous financial labyrinth of Empire has been entered, has not been that the Empire Hold ing corporation Is now in dire straits. The marvel has been that the corporation was even con ceived, mneh more that it waa or ganized, and it has been a con tinuously amazing fact that in 1931, that at the lowest point In the. financial tide for a decade, more than $100,000 worth of Em pire stock was sold! " When Jay H. Stockman, gener al counsel for the Empire Holding corporation at a salary of $7100 a year, eame to .plead to this paper that time for reorganization be allowed and that there remained sufficient meat on the skeleton of Empire yet to produce a healthy, glowing financial body, ho- was given - three hours time and thoughtful attention. Aside from suggesting the -removal of Keller, aside from protesting his great ire at the utter "instability" ef this sales counsellor, Stockman, to A 1 "V iV 1 7 if A V' V V fx ' r. JfS..: Attack by Japanese There Is Forecast; League's Plan at Stalemate America Asserts Tsitishar Occupation Threatens Serious Results (Copyright. 1931, the Associated Press) TOKYO, Nov. 11. Military au thorities were aroused today by re ports that China is massing 50,000 troops in the neighborhood of Chlnchow. The concentration. Mukden in formation said, is taking place under the orders of General Jung Chin, chief of staff for Chang Hsueh-Liang, deposed governor of Manchuria . i A': t-.-'.li: Cnina agreed yesterday to con sider a proposal for an investiga tion of the Manchurlan conflict, under League of Nations auspices. Japan proposed that the inves tigation cover China proper as well as Manchuria. China's league delegate clung to his position that before any In vestigation is made Japanase troops must be evacuated. The Japanese league delegate gave assurances his government was prepared to withdraw its troops as soon as the safety of the lives and property of Japanese na tionals was guaranteed. Attack on Chntchow Rumored In Paris Paris heard unconfirmed re ports that the Japanese army in Manchuria was preparing to at tack Chlnchow. The American government has Informed Japan it believes Japan ese occupation of Tsitslhar In the soviet Russian sphere of influence threatens dangerous complica tions. Ambassador Debuchl is under stood to have replied to Secretary of State Stlmson that the Japan ese advance vas necessary to scat ter the Manchurlan forces of Gen eral Mah Chan Shan. Some Japanese goods in Canton have been seized in the anti-Japanese boycott there. Willamette River Projects Included In Federd Plans PORTLAND, Ore- Not. 21. (AP) Major Oscar O. Kaeats, United States army district engineer, announced today work on several ap proved river sad harbor pro tects tn the Portland district, use of which- had been I planned for 103S, has been advanced and will be under taken next year. Projects and allocation of funds includes Jetty repairs tn Yaqahw bay and harbor, f 100,000. Umpqtur river Jetty, 12OO0. Lower Columbia and Wil lamette river project, f 180, OOO over and above what had been planned for 1032. Dike work in the Willam ette river above Portland, S20.000. Willamette river dredg ing above Portland, $24,000. BELIEF CI!I IS , MUitiort I Third of Quota Filled With Campaign in Last Week; Importance Shown iomeis umer in Desert Youth Well Known at Dallas; was Born At Newber? Letter to his Mother Causes Tracing of Crime in South r Survey Going on To date the Red Cross chapter In Salem has a third of its quota of S5000 in the roll call drive which has been In progress since Armistice day and which will close Thanksgving day. "UDon the recipts of this drive will h determined the life of the nii . trrnn Pntntte- Witt Red Cross chapter of Saiem". said KIW I w v. KAkln active chairman of Be Made TodaV: Jobs the roll call. "To have the chap- ter uisoanaea are wuuiu ie no thing short of a disaster to Salem relief work. The community ser vice organization has planned to use the Red Cross headquarters as a clearing house for all con fidential exchanges between char ity organizations. In this plan no duplication of aid would be made by any organization and that is the very thing the public Is objecting to more than one or ganization helping the same fam ily and thus overhelping It and underhelplng someone else." "The Red Cross national or ganization has maintained' the chapter here for a year in order to get the work started. From now on Salem must maintain it or it will be withdrawn. Mis Boeson. a competently trained worker, who has been in charge here, has proved herself exeep tlonaly capable and has met with the relief organizations with whom she cooperates completely." "The organization has trained workers in the field. Is national in scope and operates thus at almost no cost, so that the money given locally is kept in local cir culation and the greatest good is obtained from It." "T. A. Livesley is honorary chairman for the local roll call. Saturday morning he expressed the opinion that "this Red Cross chapter must be put over", and (Turn to page 5, col. 4) Inquest probably will not be held over the death on Friday I night of Mrs. Oliver Johnsrud, 78, of 1978 Brooks street. She was believed struck by an early i evening passenger train at the Southern Pacific crossing at the Smith street entrance to the state fairgrounds. J. Dale Taylor, deputy coroner, who Investigated the case that night and again yesterday with George Edwards, city traffic of ficer, and a railway company in spector, declared it his belief that no blame could be laid on the engineer of the train. As Mrs. Johnsrud was known to have good sight and hearing, the only theories advanced for her death are that she either be came confused on seeing the ap proaching train or that she mis calculated its speed in attempt ing to eross the tracks in front of it. There are no known eye witnesses to the accident. Meeting with a generous,, res ponse to its eforts, the Commun ity Service committee yesterday reported approach to its goal of 125,000 to be dispensed this win ter through the Associated Char ities, the Salvation Army and the service commltees of the Ameri can Legion and the Legion auxi liary in giving relief to Salem families left destitute by lack of employment. The commutes Is following up its solicitation of business hous es, offices and industrial plants by requesting Salem ministers this morning to refer from their pul pits to the need for charity this winter and the work of the Ser vice, which serves as a centraliz ing agency for the relief organi sation proper. Pledge cards for distribution among church members who are able to give financial assistance to the charities were mailed to the ministers yesterday along with the announcement requet. To relieve distress Insofar as possible by giving employment rather than supplies, the commit tee is surveying the prospects of creating as many jobs as possible in the city. In this way, -the charity funds will be made avail able for the most needy cases. Persons who can give odd jobs requested to communicate with of ficials at the chamber of com merce office. Suggestions of ways of providing employment will be welcomed. Replying to objections which have been raised against the Ser vice's campaign for funds, the committee has declared it is not demanding mat employed per sons necessarily give a day's pay a month but, rather, that they give as much as they are able. Persons desiring to contribute to the charity fund, may make their checks payable to Commun ity Service, and mall them to the chamber of commerce. DALLAS, Ore., Nov. 21 (AP) Discovery of the skelton of Dale ' Slater, 20-year old Dallas youth, dragged from its shallow grate' " in the desert east of Los Angeles today, ended months of nncer- 1 tainty over his fate for his par, ents and sisters. Gilbert F. Coliie, Itinerant ) blacksmith under arrest in Los ' Angeles, has confessed he mur- dered Slater and George Walker, Slant Ana laborer, Los Angeles police announced. The news was carried to the Slater home in the foothills eight nmes west of here today by Verda Slater, sister of the murdered boy; . who remained at home with her father, Ray Slater, and her sis ters, Maxine and Lois, when Mrs. Slater went to Los Angeles a month ago to seek information about her missing son. Verda came to Dallas, obtained a news paper telling about the murder and discovery of Slater's skeltoc, and returned home. Last Christmas Spent At Home Young Slater spent last Christ mas at home and left early this year for California. Later he. wrote home he was working at Nogales, Ariz., with Collie. Last June he wrote he wa3 leaving for Boulder Dam and would be home July 4 unless he obtained work. He was not heard from again. Dale was born at Newberg, Ore December 12, 1910. Soon after wards the family moved to .a ranch near Dallas and he weit to school at Ploner, Oregon. He . worked at home until about two" Tears ago he went to California -a a loborer and carpenter's helper. Besides his parents and threo sister here he is survived by two other sisters, Mrs. Howard Coy, pioneer, and Mrs. Cecils DeiL Huntington Park, Calif. PMRISU DEFEATED III ITS LIST 1 E Parrlsh junior high dropped its last game of the season Satur day to Roosevelt junior high of Eugene 12 to 0, the same score by which Roosevelt downed Leslie earlier In the season. The Eugene juniors received the initial kickoff and marched .right down the field on a series of plays for a score. Leonard Brown took the ball on a lateral and made the last 35 yards In one Tuesday Night wocked v 1 Tnn mjr n f ntisn1 wrn ma m a in au o'X.waa, s, v uvuu w u vaiuv axa Legion to Meet LOS ANGELES. Nov. 21, (AP) ; A letter to the mother of one of his victims, it was revealed by police here late today, led to the arrest of Gilbert Collie, itinerant blacksmith, and his confession ' that he killed George Walker, Santa Ana laborer, and Dale Slat er. 20-year old carpenter. Detectives struggled through a snowstorm In the desert east of tr.evto the kIton of Slater, which had been dragged from Its shallow grave by animals. Slater was killed last August. Collie's arrest came after police had found the charred body of Walker in the ember of a shack in a canyon near Anaheim, Cal., Pridav. Claimed Slater Was Broke And Drinking Oficers were waiting at the man's lodgings when he returned from the fire bv whfrh b o. Relief Program Strictly business will be the er- der for the bi-monthly meeting of Capital Post No. 9, American Le gion, at McCornack hall on Tues day night, according to Com mander Irl S. McSherry. Business to come up will Include reports on the Armistice day celebration and the work of the Service commit tee. VtgedbyWeier MaHon County fldS 131 Miles, Secondary Roads Pictures of the above 21 men, the majority of then rahscribers in diriduslly to 920,000 of Empire Holding corporation stock, and therefore eligible to directorates, all appear tn beautifully printed fallopage display tn prospectuses Empire salesmen used. Under neath are named the men, the rows reading front left to right, and the top row appearing first, the) order them being down by rows j Governor Meier Saturday issued a letter urging the citizens of Oregon to patronise the special benefit performances at moving picture theatres Wednesday night. Total gross receipt from these performances will go to the re lief of those in need and distress. "I wish to commend to the peo ple of Oregon this effort to assist the unfortunate". Governor Meier's letter read. "I hops that our citizens will cooperate with the representatives of the motion pictura industry who are carrying forward this generous and public spirited undertaking." J. O. Ksbinaoa Q. h. XKy I. R. Dl7 Dr. W, H. Dal tl. Otis Skftmbroak Tknua Ik Watklns P. Ttot sarJtk H. X. BMt 3. H. risvasy Dr. Alt B. Pssk Jos, O. YsUsm M. A. flsiriMa BsMbssb Hta. Sacrfs J. Cocarmm &W9 B 0 lal.US Stapsra Hvil H. 1C Dorr O. I Oct O. Harartr Koapp pr. O. I Vf. O. H Lramsre t, New Shiit Will Be Sent Out on Road Work Now An entirely new shift of 5 0 men tomorrow morning will be sent to work on the emergency em- nlAvmMit nrnfaeta tn Uirinn and this writer's knowledge, had not Polk eountles, Agent Sim Phillips the whit of a definite, tangible, of the T. S. employment bureau feasible idea how new financial yesterday was informed. He sup HStwjras to be breathed Into the plied the names of the men for financial corpse of tho Empire, the new shift from his list of 850 True Stockman ejrcke of a "reor- men who have registered for the (Torn to page I, eoL f) work. Posse Fails to Find Traces of Knott Slayers GRANTS PASS, Ore.. Nor. 11 (AP) Sheriff B. H. Lister and Marion Scoville. members of a Lacks Muffler ; Arrested: Cold ' WaltA rflfiA) Pe seeking the slayers of Victor ii tauiM vauaci w. Knott, special policeman, at v lost why1 a' man should la ar rested for going bat without a muffler is hard to say, unless it Is that the city police are looking out for the health of Salem citi zens in these chill days. At any rate, Elmer Kessell, 1940 North Capitol street. Yesterday was hooked at pollen headquarters on a charge of no muffler". Ashland .Wednesday night, return ed here today after spending ths entire . day ' tracking ., two men whose trail led to the head of Jones creek and then vanished. A posse of 150 men has been thrown about the Birdaeye creek district where the suspects were sighted last night but officers ex pressed tear the fugutlves had es caped the cordon. Bloodhounds used in the man hunt hava proved ineffective. There are 1910 miles of sec ondary roads in Oregon, as recent, ly designated by the state highway commission and the various coun ties, according to information re leased at the offices of the Oregon state highway commission Satur day. A total of 17 roads are enum erated, the designations being completed for all counties In the state with ths exception of four. Cholco of secondary roads in Col umbia and Tillamook counties win not be decided until details con nected with the proposed new highway from Portland to ths sea are worked out. Further study with relation to secondary roads also has been requested In Curry and Multnomah counties. Ths ad ditional mileage will not exceed 101 miles, Roy Klein, stats high way engineer, said. In Marlon county there are 111 milea of secondary highway, in cluding the Silver Creek Falls road, 40 miles: Sllverton-Wood- bum-Newberg road, SI miles; Sll- verton-Oregon City road, f miles; Aurora-Wilson villa road, 1 miles; Woodburn-Molalla road, 1 miles, and North Santiam road, 41 miles. Laao Has Largest Mileage Approved Lane county has ths largest mileage of any reported to tho state highway commission. Three proposed secondary roads hava been designated a Laao county, the corresponding quarter and I "dtted, he sought to destroy Wa! -w a uuujr. MO saifl 6 both for their few possessions. Authorities were placed on Col lie s trail two months ago by Slat er's mother at Dalias.Ore., after she had received a letter from Collie stating that he left her son at Las Vegas, Nev., In June and that he was drinking heavily. The letter was mailed from Sa cramento, Cal., last October 23. . "This boy Dale Slater," it said, was. in Las Vegas, Nevada, in October 10 last. He was down and out and I gave him $4. He ua oeea in -Las Vegas for weeks and did not catch on at the Boul der dam and I am sorry to say he was drinking, and that's may- u wny no oon't write Ashamed to be broke." once more the kick for extra point was blocked. Parrlsh was weak on tackling and Its offense was unable to pen etrate far. Coach Harold Hank's men made only a few first downs from scrimmage. Coons played a good game at end, as usual. Saturday's win left Roosevelt undefeated in its class this season. with a total of 117 miles. Lake county has 105 miles tor two high ways and Marlon county 131 miles with six roads. Mileage of secondary roads is approximately one-third of the former total of 1000 miles of mar ket roads. These secondary roads will receive not to exceed one-halt of ths amount of revenue former ly spent on market roads although definite figures cannot be given until lata in December when the reports of tho stats tax commis sion are compiled. Klein said that ths mora heav ily traveled and principal market roads were designated on tho sec ondary system. "Those of tho mar ket roads not chosen for tho sec ondary designation continue at their present status but will de pend for funds only upon county levies. "Ths stats has apportioned 111.I01.10J.S9 for market road systems between 1920 and 1910. To this was added 111.114,211.41 in county levies and 17,119.415.22 from other county funds, such as bond issues." . Klein said ths stato spent 11.- 110,000 for market roads tn 1921 you. POLB I- CASE NEAR CLOSE Tho retrial damars actios i of R. F. Polanakl arafnst TVr w. O. Hummel will go to ths-jury sometime tomorrow morning. This was determined late Saturday when closing arguments of plain tiff and defense attorneys occu pied tho closing hour. Judge Mc Mahan'a instructions to ths Jury will probabls open tomorrow morning's session. i In ths first trial Polanskl was awarded damages totaling S7500, but a motion for a. new trial was granted. Polanskl alleges that hs . received permanent affliction from alleged malpractice, i Hs charges that Dr. Hummel perform- m.A Mvtafn snSiiithnrtsaA itnamtfana and hs did not believe there would i on him while ho was under an bo any appreciable change in see- I anasthetlc The surgeon's defense ondary apportionments or second ary arteries. Klein expressed tho opinion that a mora substantial tyno of construction would be maintained on tho new secondary system. is that hs performed such opera tions to save tho plaintiffs life. -. The retrial was started last Wednesday morning, and - has drawn a crowded courtroom at each session. . ; A'