-V-
; Accident Insurance
' Yob may secure a Travel
Insurance . policy . through
. The Statesman for only 91
per year. For appointment
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WEATHER.
i Rata today and If onda-fY
m change tm temperatsre;
Max.. Temp, . Saturday S9. f
Ma. 23, tmtn JS9 Inch, rtrer
feet, tenth wind. .
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FOUNDED 1051
EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, January 17, 1932
No. 254
s.
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PROMOTION OF
IRKPR01I
HUGE SUCCESS
Total Approaches $50,000
" As Thermometer Rises
Showing Progress ;
Suggestions as to Repairs
Made and Accepted by
Owners of Homes
RESULTS OF WORK . s
PROMOTION . PLAN
Third, day'.. $12,029
Second day - 19,282
. First day . . . 15,748
Total . 47,949
Another bottle of red ink yes
terday was required to run up the
Work Promotion plan thermome
ter "as five of the, 14 teams re
ported $12,929 worth of Jobs
promised by persons they had in
terviewed during the day.
With the thermometer board,
which stands in the chamber of
commerce auditorium, registering
nearly $50,000 as the fruits of but
three .day's canvassing for Jobs,
the solicitors were confident their
labors would prove well worth
while both in creating Jobs for
unemployed and in getting need-
' ed money into circulation.
The hearty courtesy with which
ttey were received at homes and
business houses encouraged them
- to plan on starting off the new
week with renewed confidence in
their undertaking of both mercy
and public service.
Most Teams Show
Gain Over Friday
The teams reporting at the 5
o'clock meeting at the chamber of
commerce yesterday afternoon
with but two exceptions had in
creased amounts of pledges to
show for their day's work and that
of the blustery evening before.
Yesterday's reports, followed by
those of Friday's were as follows:
5820 $340; $58 $15; $4000
$3450; $310 $320; $2220
$8198. Since the 14 districts vary
in the amount of pledges possible
to obtain, rivalry in terms of
money is not being fostered In the
- drive.
: Construction of two new houses,
one to! cost $5000 and the other,
$4000, was pledged yesterday,
bringing to five the number of
dwellings promised. Erection of
residences and repairs and altera
tions to business buildings so far
i have comprised the major portion
of the pledges.
. Solicitors calling on dwellers in
rented houses are ascertaining the
name of the landlords, then visit
ing the latter to show how their
"income properties j may be made
more attractive at the same time
that the needed employment is be
ing provided.
Alteration Needs ' m
Easily Discovered
Property owners have only -to
give consideration to the matter in
order to find many repairs and al
terations which can be done profi
tably at this time when the cost
el high grade labor and building
materials is so low, It is being
shown. One man interviewed yes
, terday concerning a civic build
ing for which he is trustee decid
ed that the present winter would
be an opportune time in point of
cost to refinlsh residential prop
erties which he owns. -Pointers
on Jobs that may well
be done at this time are given on
a card being distributed by the
solicitors. Some of them are as
..." follows.
Replacing window panes, wea
ther proofing, and weather strip
ing, gutters, and downspouts,
porches and steps, repair or build
fences and trellises, insulate out
' side walls and roof, garage repairs
and improvements,, build garage,
house cleaning:, repairing furni
ture, painting and decorating, pa-:;-
perhanging, calciminlng, chimney
and fireplace repairs, build In fire
place, waterproofing basement.
overhauling heating system. In
' stalling new plumbing facilities.
reDalrlnr plumbing facilities, in
ipection or overhauling electrical
wirinr.
- The Work Promotion plan soli
citors will report the results ot
their fourth day of efforts at the
thamber ox commerce at 5 o clock.
Crew Shorted in
Road Work Given
More by County
A an aid to workmen on the
state highway employment pro-
ita to Marion county who last
week received only two and three-
quarters days' work, James - .
Kmffh. eonntr commissioner, and
Frank O. Johnson, county road
master, yesterday arranged to
provide two days additional em-
,. ent -for" them on county
vnarla thla week, according to E.
A. Kenney. acting agent at the
Y. M. C. A. Employment. Bureau.
Th a men on the emergency pro-
ieeu at : best, receive olnlone
work In five. Their slight
earnings of last week would hare
left them In severe financial
Straits. -
Ex-Empire
To be Arraigned in
Court Here Monday
N.
Coshow and Associates to Face Fraud Charge
In Circuit Court; may ask for Change of
VenUe Because of Publicity Here
A RRAIGNMENT of the five former officials of the Em-
-TjL pire Holding corporation comes up here Monday morn
ing in department one of circuit court, John H. Carson, dis
trict attorney, announced yesterday. The five men will be
brought before Judge L. H. McMahan who returned to Sa
lem late Saturday night after spending a fortnight in Port-
, - -eland where he has been ill.
PEDESTRIAN IS HIT
E
Miss Serena M. Anderson is
Victim of Rebound in
Traffic Shiashup
The Innocent pedestrian was the
victim of the collision of two au
tomobiles at High and Ferry
streets at 5 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon. Just as Miss Serena M. Ander
son, 67, ot 3Z5 South .winter
street, was crossing High street,
cars driven by Miss Doris Pickens,
615 North 15th street, and Don
ald Doerfler of Macleay, collided
at that intersection and the pedes
trian was struck by the rebound
ing Pickens coupe. Miss Pickens
had borrowed the machine and did
not have a driver's license with
her, investigating officers re
ported. Miss Anderson, suffering pri
marily from shock, was cared for
in a nearby office until an ambu
lance arrived to take her to Salem
General hospital. Although she
was knocked to the pavement and
run over, her injuries were slight,
it was believed. The police were
informed she probably would be
able to leave the hospital today.
As Miss Pickens' car was struck,
she was thrown hard against the
Tight door. Taken into a nearby
store, she did not recover from
semi-consciousness for nearly 15
minutes. Other than bruises, she
was uninjured. Young Doerfler, a
Salem high school student, was
not hurt.
The youth was arrested on ,a
charge of reckless driving, then
released on his own recognizance.
He immediately reported the ac
cident to the police. L. Q. Page,
United States National bank build
ing, who was driving west on
Ferry street, as was Doerfler, told
the nolice the youth passed him at
high speed Just before the colli-
810II. A118S riCKeua, yiuvccuius
west on Ferry street, was seen to
slow up before entering the inter
section.
Neither car was badly damaged
Claim Widow is
Loser as Result
Of Leaving Home
Francis E. Shafer, widow of
Frank E. Shafer, late Salem har
ness and leather goods dealer, left
his house in June, 1931, three
months before his death, and thus
forfeited her homestead rights to
his property, contends Frank E.
Shafer, executor of his father's es
tate in a reply filea" yesterday in
probate court. He -contends that
Mrs. Shafer left for good, taking
with her all her personal belong
ings and household goods. She did
not live with Mr. Shafer thereat
ter. the executor contends.
Under Shafer's will his widow
was" to receive one-half of "his
property and after other bequests
were paid, was to share with bis
three sons in remaining property,
TO SENTENCE MONDAY j
PORTLAND, Oret. Jan. 1
(AP) Earl E. Fitswater; presi
dent of the Guardian Buiiaing
and Loan association, will be sen
tenced Monday on hw plea or
guilty to unlawfully lending funds
ot a building and loan association
without security, attorneys said
today. .
Fitzwater was indicted jointly
in four indictments with Jay S.
Moltsner, who was sentenced Fri
day to two years ln tho state pen
itentiary following his conviction
in circuit court. Attorney! for
Moltsner announced today appeal
to the supreme court will be filed
next week. .' '
PROPOSAL REJECTED . i
MEDFORD. Ore., Jan. - It
(AP) Jackson county school di
rectors at a special meeting here
today rejected a recommendation
that salaries of rural teachers be
cut from S to 15 per cent.
The directors adopted a - pro
posal that-married-women teach
ers, who have no dependents and
have other sources of income, be
replaced. They also recommended
that prices asked for teachers'
Officers
The men are individually
charged with devising a scheme
to defraud in the issuance and
fate of shares of stock in the
holding corporation with many
representatives made in the sale
untrue. Each of the men was
indicted in December here and
is now free on separate ball of
$1500.
Former president of the com
pany was the former chief Jus
tice of the state supreme court,
Oliver P. Coshow. Other former
officers to be iiere tomorrow with
Coshow are I. H. Petty, vice-
president; W. R. Adams, treas
urer; Jay H. Stockman, coun
sel; Frank Fetty, sales counsel
lor.
The indictment of the men fol-
lowed the publication of a series
of articles by The Statesman ex-
posing the untruthful methods
observed by the corporation In
its promotion.
District Attorney Carson and
Barnett H. Goldstein, special
prosecutor for the state corpora-
tion department, will handle the
prosecution of the Empire of fl-
clals. Counsel for the five men
has not been announced. Word
irom roruana nere indicates
there has been dissension among
the orncers over the hiring of I
legal counsel. One ot the off i-1
cers is said to have offered to I
(Turn to page 3, col. 5)
OHG STATES
FISCAL YEAR PUN
Changing the state's fiscal year
so that it would end June 30 in-
stead of on various dates from
September 1 to December 31, as I
unaer me-existing laws, is to oe
considered within the next few
weens oy a committee created un- i
der a resolution adopted at the
1931 legislative session.
It is proposed that the fiscal
year for all state departments,
commissions, boards and Institu-
Hons, shall be made uniform.
The committee is composed of
Senator W. H. Strayer of Baker,
Representatives Homer H. Angell
of Portland and Hector MacPher-
son of Albany, Governor Meier,
Secretary of State Hoss. State
rreasurer Hoiman. ana Attorney
General VanWinkle.
Under the present set up the
appropriations for general govern
mental expenses are authorized by
each legislature, which convenes
in January, and are made for two
years ending December 31 of the
biennial period. In most cases
these appropriations are not au
thorized, until late in the legisla
tive sessions, with the result that
the money is not available until
late in March.
Over Two Feet
(it SnnW hall
f TT VPTiTAXT T . . e T" w.A
diii.r.iuu.1, ju. id inuauu
one-nair reet or snow was reported
in the region of Sliver Falls Tim-
hr rrnnnnnv amn 16 Saturday
aftemnon. Prons who nlanned to
- mr w
---- ' -
go to the camp this afternoon were
advised by telephone that they
would be unable to get ln. Several
are already in camp
Fitzwater Case Looms
Won't cut Teacher pay
Federal Charges Faced
Pacific Defeats Albany
board and lodging be reduced to
the current cost of living prices.
MONEY DIES 'SEIZED
MEDFORD, Ore., Jan. 1
(AP) Benjamin W. Batten, a
namer, and Luko Jennings, a
rancher, both of Medford, and
V'-"
Mas.!t. An . w..
conspiracy to make and manu
laetnre dies and molds similar to
those used In
States dollars.
minting United
- Batten and Jennlnsra are held
ln the county jail here and Dunn Oll in
in the Siskiyou county Jail underc'Ul, C?itCU All
S5C0O bonas each. Hearing of the
charge; against them has been
set for January 22, before United
States -Commissioner Chauncey
iorey.
SCORE IS 81 TO 22
FOREST GROVE, Ore.. Jan.
16 AP) Pacific, university I mona and Antonio Ollvero Salaa-ljury trial concluded during ; the! though this was denied by Japa
opened its . northwest conference j ar, minister of-finance... - -i rreek. Judge Gale S. Hill of Al- nese authorities. -
uasM.ci.uni season nere tomgnt
wna a. oi ro ij vieiory over Ai
bany college. -
Tne game was loosely played,
auv ituio i iu ii.rn.it was zs 10
ITER
BOARD
UP
MONDAY NIGHT
Amendment Requires Choice
By Thursday; Forecast
Of Names is Vague
Few of Previous Group to
Be Picked Again; Other
Details Coming up
Most Important of the business
items before the city council here
Monday night Is the selection of
a municipal water board. The
charter amendment passed De
cember 15 by the voters makes
such selection' mandatory with
the aldermen within 3 0 days from
the time the passage of the
amendment was proclaimed and
this date will bo Thursday, Jan
uary 21.
fr.i.i- v ij
thkt the council may consider the
yZiitT.- , Vm,!
nniSnl.
i S? tE JV
,n a 2a SLJhS.
UD La .JpeC lal,mee
meeting the requirements of the
amendment. If such postponement
f"? .Mondy !t wlllI1 1.nd,5,t
nat "m ln the council is sUU-
1Qg x?r m m wmcn to seteci
n securing auequaie Dacaing
iior a water Doara ucaei; omer-
nomination ana election win
completed tomorrow. - 1
No Indication of
unoiee Kereaiea
While the charter amendment I
proponents nave neen insistent
that only men who supported the
municipal water Dona issue oi i
$2,500,000 bo chosen for the I
water ooara, there was no maica-
SELECTION
tion late yesterday that such aland Portland.
proposal had received the en-
dorsement of the majority of the
council. Neither was there any
certainty that any ticket had been and a large section of the coun-
endoraeri hr the milnrttv. Tt laltrr tint arionnatelv irT1
therefore llkelv that nominee for
the water commission will be se-
lected in catch-as-catch can meth-
od. a number of ballots beln re-
quired before the five men to
w I
All of the five men selected will
serva for a hrlef trm hItica the
charter amendment nrnrfdea th.t
at the first election following
their nnnntmnt
must select the entire personnel
of the board, three to serve for
f0Ur years and two to serve for
two years.
Aldermen' Interviewed
Possible Appointee
a number of conferences have
been held between aldermen and
candidates durlns- the weak while
I certain candidates have neraon-
ally or through friends anoroach-
ed the counAlmen for support. A
I caucus Of a small rrnun of alder.
men was 4 scheduled last night.
Prominently mentioned for t
position on the board i. Ed no-
tein, ardent proponent of tho $.-
500.000 hond ntn .
w.. d-f-JV v- "ZZV:-
'l.Tl?l:e n th University of II-
(Turn to page 3, col. 1)
Grocer Wounded
When He Resists
TJnllim Atmni'
aiSiUU7S(.lC7JJJSl
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 1
(AP) Lou Harris, Portland
grocery store proprietor, was
wounaea in the wrist and chest
,a.te tonIght when he resisted
uum-
un or nis store dt two men. Phr.
I. . - - -
sicians who attended him at a
hospital said his wounds
I serious.
were
tjii- a , x,,..i
a. uiii.n bi Lnii neiirv j niair.
n jfi: Z " T 2
uoo -j w
nearby apartment. Blair was
J wounded In the wrist.
Blair, police said, admitted tho
attempted robbery but blamed
the shooting on an unidentified
companion.
Mountain Feud
Flares up and
F0Ur Are Slain
vMkirw-kw tr t tI
pA mountain fAwklek flared
T""?"'."';' '".f .rii
claimed lour lives today. The
r w - r --
trouble resulted, witnesses said, er, M expressed In tho recent ref
from the aecnsatlon nf om fm- I j
Uy that a member TV th. ether
ponged a 17 year old
tT" Vr I :i
- 1 15, brothers, and Homer rrook!
1 32, and Forrest Crook. 10.
1 brothers.
Portuguese Plov
LISBON. Portugal. Jan. II.
(AP, -Police arrested 10ft nor.
softs today ln connection' with
what they declared was a plot to
assassinate President Cter Cm
A former-priest named Fuaree
- lwas taken into custody as the
1 leader of the movement. A num-
ber of low-ranking army officers
s.'aiao were neid.
SellsStill
To Officer,
Claim Made
Selling a still to an officer
seems, bad business deal. L Saf
fron, $20" North Commercial
street, was In the city jail last
night, thinking over that matter.
He was arrested by Alvie F. Mar-
SMIi L?egXVde
whiskey-maker.
The same officer also arrested
Lloyd Schaeffer. 1230 North Lib
erty street, on a charge of pos
session of -liquor.
COM ASKED TO
I HIGHWAY U
Marion Court may not put
In Word for Wallace
Cutoff Proposal
The Marion county court will
probably not become Involved in
a move to put the so-called Wal-
Uc Toad ?J "1U.tf IKj"ray
as another cutoff road be-
tween Salem iKd' Portland. This
w" 'bleated at the courthouse
Saturday after the court had re-
ceived a delegation from Polk
county Ro Wood leader ln
.hi,h -r ... ..v t
giro Its approval to a petition to
taa 8tate highway commission
for adding secondary highway
No lg ln ponc COUnty to the
gtate map
This road runs from the end of
the Willamette river bridge ln
p0ik county, past the Wallace
farm, and follows the Willam-
ette river line Into Dayton where
it meets the west side highway
Reasons cited by the petition
ers are:
i. The proposed route is one
of the shortest between Salem
"2. It follows water grade
"3. It affords direct commun
lcatlon between the state capital
"A. It do not ask for a new
road but the completion of one
heretofore considered.
"5. Would nrovide a loon route
I
between Portland and Salem re-
llevine the coniestion unon the
t side.
". Proposed road tans one of
the most nromlslng sections of
the valley and affords adequate
hirhwav not heretofore nro-
Wed-"
FOB WILLAMETTE D.
The position .of head librarian
for Willamette university will be
filled by Robert Spencer who will
. v t " , ZL
i.ep,ce .Vr u r"n w
t
CHOSEN
" ' vc',v-c' " "Mmoomj .renmi waica u oimtu
wesieyan nmversiiy or uonnee-
I Unols library school. railing
health, caused by an automobile
i accident early last summer.
brought Dr. Franklin's request to
resign.
He has been an Instructor at
Willamette for 14 years, starting
no nrnfeaanr nf Social sciences ln
l9' and assuming the position
of librarian in 1921.
1 At present Dr. Spencer is con-
I nu.td with the TTniversltr of
Rochester in New York state
where he is engaged in reclassl-
fvln the medical library. He
has been previously connected
wit n iiDraries ai universuy oi
Washington, University of No- Columbia river basin in Washlng
braska and Iowa State college. ton as a rreat sower and Irrira-
Dr. Spencer is SO years of age
"w .wvr"
amaiiammva w ami m vt Avm vaai nwe
Envisagea in th Bulky nnamgs
i releases mm irom ms
contract.
present
17 J r t
" eUGT rfl KsOnilUl .
Oi Liquor to be
Plan ot FirdaMXTtLL
. Tiit nZ ' vf A u' v.v.
II (AP. The cabinet's nrohibl-
U0n repeU W1H wHch,?,,ld Mt
n? a government-controlled source
I af lloBor annnlv without nrlvata
" ' . .. . '
Pront, was mane pnww toaay. n
WM bo presented at a .pedal sei-
i ins iuiuio. orawa uv m cvu'
I nitance with the wishes of the vot
VJmKCTtZZL
I uoT manufacture and 7 of Jn-
M toxica ting beverages, ln which the
coniroaing mierw wuum om
I"-7 th gTBrainnt.
Hattie Smith is
Winner in Suit
An award of 12 and costs was
made Saturday ln circuit court
lllattie L. Smith, plaintiff ln ae-
I inn in mil Act .rent brought
against George -Vilstrup. The Jury
I was out slightly more than an
hour. The case marked the fourth
bany was on the bench, substl
tuting for Judge L.-H. McMahan General Mah Chan-Shan, enemy
who has been ilL Judge McMahan I of the Japanese ln the Nonni
will preside Monday having re-1 Tsitsihar campaign : last Novem
turned to Salem last night, ' ber, to emerge as the leader pt a
UNGRADED
H
LEWI EYED
BY PRODUCERS
New Threat to Organization
Discerned; cut Prices
Promised, Report
Mickle Addresses a Meeting
Discusses Outlook of
Milk Producers
"The citizens of Salem want
gcod milk, and most of them
know that they cannot afford to
buy C grade milk If they wish to
avoid sickness and disease," said
J. D. Mickle of the state depart
ment of agriculture, ln an address
to the milk producers of the Salem
district, assembled at the chamber
of commerce Saturday afternoon.
The producers evidenced much
concern over the report that an
attempt to sell C grade or ungrad
ed milk was being -made by local
producers' organization. The pro
ducers were unanimous ln declar
ing that the difficulty in the milk
situation ln Salem was not one of
price or of volume but rather of
antagonism of distributors toward
producer organizations.
According to reports, solicitors
have been canvassing the residen
tial districts to secure customers
for milk at a reduced price.
Answers to Query
On Grade Evaded
When questioned by the house
wife as to the grade of milk of
fered, the solicitors have been
evasive, giving such answers as,
"We have a grade A plant, or
"Our wagons carry the grade A
label."
Mr. Mickle was called upon to
give his views ln regard to C or
ungraded milk. He pointed out
that he had recommended that
only grade A milk be used in
state Institutions and declared
that if grade C milk can be dls
tributed in Salem that the local
milk ordinance and the producers
organizations are wortniess.
I m aeepiy sorry, said Mr.
iMiMie, u. a iew aisinDuiorB
I will deliberately attempt to wreck
a i vj mi . m a
the welfare or so many consum-
ers in oraer euner to maae more
profit for themselves or to keep
their heads above water If their
business is being poorly man-
aged
Ton producers will have to
exert yourselves farther than you
ever have if such a move is made.
Ton may find that you will have
to function not only as producers
but as distributors as well." This
remark brought enthusiastic ap
plause from the large audience.
Ordinance Coming
Before City Council
R. W. Clark, local head of the
state dairy cooperative organisa-
tion, reported on the progress of
the association and then- stated
lBO TC,U011 uu lBcn wu
tnat an ordinance wm oe present-
lu".rJ ."S":." "2
dinance against selling ungraded
to aid in the enforcing of the or-
muv ManT nroducers signified
their Intention of attending the
(Turn to page 3, col. 7)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (AP)
The reclamation bureau report
ed today that he develonment of
tlon project was financially and
pnysicauy leasiDie,
i . . - .
1 0f reclamation engineers was a
dam across the Columbia river
just above Grand Coulee which
would be-4 50 feet high and 4100
feet long, forming a lake extend
ing 150 miles to the Canadian bor
der.
Inin Hn, Pad Iaa A TV Tn U. It .4
both w0 t mk aemi-natura:
I
The cost of the dam. and Its
er lMnU th9 report M,d W0-M
. .. .. ,
I oe paia wu.nut w jeara wna
Mr eMt f-t-rest. through the sale
17 Zi&t'lli
development could bo paid from
power revenues.
RO
COLUMBIA PROJECT
IS FOUND FEASIBLE
Japan Ti oops Go Foith
To Avenge Recent Loss
(By Tho Associated Press)
brigade of Japanese Infan
trymen marched westward from
Chinchow, Manchuria, yesterday
to avenge tho slaying of 20 of
their countrymen by Chinese ir-
I regulars. -
to I The brizade had orders to
clear 15.000 Chinese soldiers
I from the area between Chinchow
land the border of Jehol Province
I -and perhaps to . press on into
I Jehol, Chinese sources said, ai
- 1 Observers in Harbin expectea
School-Ttiffioijsi: B.iys
TransD
Face Court Attacks
General Mah to
Head Army, Help
Japanese Regime
HARBIN, Manchria, Jan. li.
(AP) American, Japanese and
most Chinese authorities agreed
today in' the opinion that General
Mah Chan-Shan, enemy of the
Japanese ln the Nonni-Tsitslhar
campaign In November, will head
a hew army that will work with
the Japanese-supported regime in
the province of Heilungkiang.
General Mah recently conferred
at length with Chang Ching Hul,
who was made governor ot Hei
lungkiang by the Japanese last
week.
F
OF
Fall in Liberty Road Area
Measures 17 Inches;
Cars are Stalled
If anyone thinks it didn't snow
about here, a Jaunt out the Lib
erty road and on to the vicinity
of the MeDougal Iron Hill orchard
would hare been an eye-opener
yesterday morning.
Only, the eight or nine cars that
did get ln the orchard area didn't
think it such a jaunt. For they
encountered 17 inches of snow!
By actual measure of tho ruler.
Three large oil trucks and sev
eral cars got stalled in the snow
there, and had to summon the aid
of two of the thoroughbred Bel
gian horses from the MeDougal
farm to get back onto roads that
could be traveled.
Even the Belgians had a hard
time getting the cars out of the
enow, and probably were more
than a little indignant at the glis
tening machines that Insisted on
lunging from side to side of the
road even with the horses pulling.
William Boswell, superintend
ent at the ranch, took the horses
to the aid of the snow-bound ma
chines.
GLENDORA. Miss.. Jan. 16
(AP) : Water from the Talla
hatchie, Coldwater, Yalobusha and
Taxoo rivers spread out today ln
six Mississippi counties, maroon
ing hundreds of persons.
Leveescrashed after a month of
severe strain and residents took
to high ground to await rescue.
In Louisiana, faint kept the j
Ouachita river ln the Monroe sec- j
tion pushing upward, and levee
crews raised the dikes to prevent
deeper inundation of West Mon
roe. Shreveport, in northwest Louis
iana on the upper Red river, re
ported the flood' spreading below
there. At least 20,000 aeres of
lowlands between Gilliam and
Shreveport are under water and
200 families, most of them ne
groes, have fled their homes.
A repetition of the disastrous
floods of 1930 in the Caddo Par
ish area were anticipated because
of a new rain.
Kozer Gets Job
- As Statistician
Sam A. Koser, for many years
secretary of state and later state
budget director, has accepted a
position as statistician in the Sa
lem offices ot the state board of
higher education. Koser already
has assumed his new duties. He
has lived ln Portland since his
retirement as state budget di
rector. .
new - army that will cooperate
with the Japanese-supported reg
ime ln the Province of Heilung
kiang. ....
In Nanking the new govern
ment succeeded ln bridging tem
porarily its financial crisis.
Shanghai bankers agreed to pro
vide .the government with 2,500,-
000 a month. This sum was ex
pected to enable the government
to get along.
It was learned that ' Sun Fo.
who holds the post correspond
ing to premier in the -Chinese
government," and Foreign, Minis
ter Eugene Chen had strongly
urged the severance of diplomat
ic relations with Japan and pos
sibly a declaration of wsj,.
Dili
SOUTH
HUBS BECOME
FLOOD'S PRISONERS
orfationlaws
Deem System Unfair
To DiatricU With
FewBenefittinff
Large Area in County,
I Represented at -Protest
Meet
Oregon's high School tnltlnn la
passed in 1915 and Its high school .
oum u-ansportatlon act adopted in
1929, both measures legislative
enactments, may come under
court attack ln this county If plans
being formed In the Mt. Angel dis
trict and in tho North Howell
area are carried into action. ML
Angel and adjacent taxpayers last
wee met to discuss and agreed
that the tuition and transporta
tion levy is unfair.
Nine districts represented at the
meeting included Mt Angel. Mt
Kee. Scotts Mills. Belle-Passl.
Grassy Pond. Hazel Dell. North
Howell, Labish Center and Cen
tral Howell.
The lawsuits which are expect
ed to enjoin payment of the tui
tion and transportation money by
the county court will probably bo
begun in February.
Taxed for Tuition
But Get no Benefit
Reason for the suits lies In ob
jections by taxpayers in non-high
school districts to paying taxes for
tuition and transportation when
few or no pupils from that district
attend an out-of-distriet high
school. Tho situation becomes
more grevioue. taxpayers eontend,
where children are receiving their
high school education at private
and parochial schools and the tui
tion and transportation t
thereby added to the charge made
for private instruction.
Search of the supreme court re
cords yesterday revealed that the
tuition and transportation acts
have never been passed upon by
that body in Oregon. They have
been made the basis for many in
terpretations from the attorney
general's office ln this state. In
many other states similar acts
have been favorably ruled upon by
the highest tribunal in the com
monwealth. Number of Pupils
Is Not Considered
As the tuition law operates in
Oregon, non-high school districts
in each county are assessed annu
ally an amount sufficient to pay
the total tuition bill of all non
high school district pupils attend
ing public high schools ln the
county. Tho assessment is made
upon the basis of assessed value
of property, not the number ot pu
pils attending from tho district.
Tuition is determined by a uni-
form cost finding accounting sys
tem, ln which each high school re
ceiving out-of-district pupils re
ports to the county school superln
(Turn to page 3, col. 4)
Improvement in
Motor Industry
Being Heralded
DETROIT, Jan. 1$ ( AP)
Improvement in employment con
ditions In the automobile Industry
is reported in today's issue of the
Michigan manufacturer and finan
cial record which says the Ford
Motor company has begun produc
tion of Its 1932 four cylinder
models and stepped Its employ
ment rolls up to more than 50.000
workers.
Volume production of tlf new
models It says, may not get fully
unaer way until late In February
or early March "with the prospect
that some 75,000 will be on the .:
payrolls by tbe time the reported .
new V Eight Is ln production.
Leak of Sqcret
Information is
Stimson's Claim -
WASHINGTON, Ian. II
(AP) An assertion by Secretary
Stlmson that secret state depart
ment Information bad . "leaked' -brought
a sharp clash with Sen-" :
ator Johnson. , republican. Call- .
fornla, today in an executive sea
sion ot the senate finance com-
mittee. - -
The flareup resulted ' from . a
remark by Stimson that questions ;
asked by Senator Johnson In the "
committee's investigation of the J
notation of foreign bonds tndi- .:
eated . information, "from the dc-
pertinent's files.
Originator of t
' Hair Bob Dies
L09 ANGELES, Jan. II. -i
(AP) William Hepner, T7, ered"
Ited with - creating the mode , of -:
bobbed hair for women, died to
nlghfof a protracted Illness. He
was Internationally known " for -halt
a century as a wig and hair
xpert. v - -,..