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WEATHER -' Fair today f aaL ' Monday, : ' slowly rising teniserstsrei " ' Max. , Temp. Sat srday I -Mia. 43. river 4 feet, rain . : J4 lacb. - . f :; E1GHTYF1RST YEAR . . - : Salem, Oregon, Tnesdaj Morning, BUy 24, 1932 . : ., -. r . -- .' .' :.. . - . , - . No. 3S3 RBIEtlilE RIDER ; E1PEMR er Standings ! Filibuster; Threat J$ Worn t Down; Vote Upon Item , : ! iTurnsoirt 36-24 - McNary vand Steiwer Favor : tevyf Farrn' aid . Plan Vote Is Doubtful . - WASHINGTON. May It (AP) Th aenate wore down the first filibuster threat against th billion loltar rerenne bill tonight to ap roTe the lnmber and copper lm Krt leries last ot the four tariff terns in the measure. The copper and lumber Import .axes carried br comfortable mar tins as the tariffs coalition com peted the Job It began in preserr n? the oil and coal duties in the till. The lumber rote was 36 to S4; that on copper 42 to 25. Senator Ty dings (D . Md ), op onent of the Urlff prorlsion. tarried out his threat early In the tight to seek 500 tariff amend nents to the tax measure, but af :er three proposals were swept wide by two-to-one Totes he gare ip the Job. temporarily, at least. vrm Aid Proposal Withheld From Vote Senator Norrls withheld his ontroTersitl farm aid proposal to jermlt a roll call on the copper luty. The outlook for a Toto out the export debenture and the re mit of that roll call Is doubtful. President Hooter has opposed this lystem of farm relief. Preyiously Senator Nye (R-, N. D.) had pro posed the export debenture, the equalization fee and an allotment arm relief plan as a "rider" to the dill. . The lumber tax was put at SI a thousand feet. The copper Import levy was fixed at 4 cents a pound. There is now no tariff on copper. Hardwood flooring was ex empted from the lnmber duty, ilnce it carries now an 8 per cent tax. Almost the same combination of republicans and democrats lined dp for the lumber and copper tar iffs as stood together to eep the oil and coal Import taxes. This tax was supported by 25 republicans and- 17 democrats, while 13 democrats, 11 republi cans and the farm labor member 0PP08 it. The rote for the lumber tariff was: For republicans: Capper, Cou tens, Daris, Ooldsborough, Hale, Hatflel, Hebert, Johnson, Jones, Keyes, McNary. Moses, Oddie, Reed, Robinson of Indiana; Short ridge, smooth, Steiwer, Thomas of Idaho; Vandenberg, Watson, and White 23. Democrats Ashnrst, Bailey, Caraway. Connally, DM, Hawes, Hayden, Kendrlck. Long, McGill, Sheppard and Trammell 12. To tal If. Against: republicans Barbour, Blaine, Borah, Cutting, Fess, Fra sier Howell, LaFollette, .Norrls, Nye, Schall 11. Democrats: Barkley, Cohen. Coolidge, Copeland, Costigan, George, Harrison, Hull, Logan. Robinson of Arkansas; Smith, Walsh of Massachusetts, and Wheeler 13. Total 24. Amelia Gets Recognition For Ability LONDON. May 23 (AP) Amelia Earbart Putnam shopped today for clothes to augment her flying togs,. was toasted by British journalists and gained one of the points of her solo flight across the Atlantic an admission by a man that women could do something valuable. The slim blonde flier, whose tousled hair and frank smile hare captured the fancy of the British public, said feminine resentment at all the, "catty things" men say abcrat women drivers and women pilots was the driving urge behind her ocean flight, 7 "When there's a traffic Jam on Fifth avenue, men always com ment, Oh it's a woman driving,, she explained. "I have 'gone up with a me chanic who doesn't know the con trols from the altimeter and when 've eome down I have heard people say he probably did most of the flying. , . - And outside of demonstrating that a woman can Oy the Atlantic alone. I dont see that I're added anything to aviation, ideneo or anything else." - ' - Ralph D. Blnmenfeld. editor of the Dally Express, aald however, whan ha eronosed a toast to her at a luncheon of the Institute of ; Journalists: ; , "I hereby retract my pet theory that a -woman never did any thing really valuable. ; . - . . - $ f lsf: INCREASE GAS PRICE KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., May JS (AP) A general Increase in gasoline prices from IS to 20 cents -a gallon probably will greet Klamath Falls motorists tomor- The giant dirigible Akron may pass orer Salem some time early this morning, though information ob lta route and possible time of arriTal la rather Tagae. It was reported at Budon at 12: SO and had made only about SO mile in the previous two hoar and a half. Plane yesterday were for the Akron to proceed trp the coast to the mouth af the Columbia, but they were chaaged because of weather con ditions and she was to take aa lnlaad route. FIRE LEW R A I S ES N Measure Passes but Likely Not to Mean Miliage Now Available Now that the Question of the city's using the special two-mill fire department lery for salaries has been settled in the afflrmatire by the TOters, the council is faced with the question of whether or not the miliage can be used to put the department's personnel back at previous strength. The ques tion probably will be submitted soon to City Attorney William H. Trlndle for a decision, It was indi cated by one alderman yesterday. The question InrolTee the state budget law for cities. Under this law, a city may not expend more than is budgeted at the start ot the year. Levies likewise are pass ed at this time. Last January the council levied four-fifths of a mill from the two-mill measure for up keep of the fire stations. This amounts to 114,400,. The full two mills would net 136,000. Since the remainder of the two mills cannot be appropriated this year, it is possible only for the money with which to pay fire de partment salaries if the eight dis charged firemen are returned, or to overdraw the fire department's account by transfer of funds. The loan or overdraft then would be repaid from the two mm levy made next year. The legality of spending more than Is budgeted, even though the source of repay ment is provided for in the ensu ing year, is the question. Whatever Is decided about the matter, prospect of Immediate re manning ot the fire stations to former strength Is slight. Tl SAN ANTONIO. May 23 (API -A special dispatch from Lar edo, to the San Antonio Light to day said "A man positivelv iden titled by two officers as Harry Fleisher, head of the Detroit 'Purple gang,' who has been wide ly hunted in connection -with the Lindbergh kidnaping case, passed through this city Sunday after noon, apparently headed for San Antonio. "He arrived at the internation al bridge in a maroon coupe driv en by a dark haired, -brown eyed young woman, who appeared ner vous. Fleisher feigned drunken ness apparently to escape ques Honing, and his companion an swered questions and Inquired the distance to San Antonio. "Homer T. Sealey, Laredo po lice officer, and L. H. Garcia; United States customs officer. both identified - Fleisher from photographs in the customs files. FLEISCHER n H SI iflTBl Bonus Marchers Give Up Cars When EAST ST. LOUIS, I1L, May 33 (AP) World war veterans ot the bonus "expedition," bound tor Washington, tonight -released 30 freight can ot the Baltimore and Ohio railroad which they had held for nearly twelve hours following refusal ot the railway, to tiro them free transportation aboard the cars.-?- Decision ot the veterans to abandon the ' train cam only - a short time after Illinois Katloonal guardsmen had - been ordered to the scene. :- ;-. --- -v Sheriff Jerome Mtmle of St. Clair county ; brought about re lease of the cars by promising the member of the "expedition" they would be given free transports tion to Washington, Ind., by mo- Big Gas Bag May Go Over Salem Today EUGENE, Ore., May 24 (AP) Word received here from Bandon, Ore., today said the dirigible U. S. S. Akron passed over that town at 12:80 o'clock. Kasdon la approximate ly 00 miles north of Cape Blan co wherie the Akron was report ed at 10 p.m. Monday. PORTLAND, Ore., May 23 (AP) The dirigible Akron was sighted near Cape Sebastian on the Oregon coast at 10 o'clock to night by the steamer San Clem- ente, said a radio message from the ship to the Makay radio ex change here. Cape Sebastian Is about S3 miles south of Cape Blanco and Just south of Gold Beach. BREMERTON, Wash.. May 23 (AP) Efpecting "better weather conditions soon," the navy dirigible Akron messaged the naval radio station here at about 9:15 p.m. -tonight that It plans to turn in from the coast to Eugene. Ore., and arrive- over Portland about daylight. The message said: "Encounter ing high head winds. Expect bet ter weather conditions soon. Plan to turn In at Eugene. Arrive over Portland about daylight." WASHINGTON, May 23 (AP) The house rejected beer-tor-revenue today, but In so doing rounded out for the 1932 cam paign the most complete prohibi tion record of any congress since the Volstead act. The vote was 228 to 169 against a motion to bring np the O'Con nor-Hull bill to tax 2.7 b per cent beer at three cents a pint. Party lines were obliterated. Just as when submission of the prohibition Issue In a proposed new amendment to the constltu tion was deefated last March 227 to 187. Joining with 85 democrats for the bill were 83 republicans and one farmer-laborite. The March vote on submission brought to gether 90 democrats and 97 re publicans. Leaps 8 Stories But Isn't Killed SAN JOSE. Calif.. May 23 (AP) Miss I Johnson, 20, sought to end her worries here tonight by leaping from the eighth floor of a downtown hoteL .She fell through the top of a parked automobile and landed on the cushioned seat. She Is in the hospital with a broken leg. Troops Sent tor truck tomorrow morning. SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 28 (AP)- Three hundred National guardsmen were ordered tonight to East St. Louis, I1U to preserve 1 order among mora than 100 World war veterans stranded there en route to Washington D. C, to demand , Immediate cash bonus payments. The veterans, who organized their "march" at Portland, Ore., have been In East St. Louis since Sunday. The railroad allowed two trains, one of them loaded with thousands ot dollars . worth ot nerlshablo foodstuffs, to remain In the yards for several hoars rather than move them with the j veterans aboard. - BEER FDR REVENUE DEFECTED III HOUSE HIGHER UN BUDGETS SLASHED Salaries cut Voluntarily; Fees are Increased; Saving $120,000 PORTLAND, Ore., May 23 (AP) Salaries were slashed, bud get Items pared and student fees increased today by the state board of higher education in an effort to balance the budget, The reductions and the expect ed increase in revenue from stu dent fees totalled 2209,430 and covered an apparent deficit of 3180,000. Faculty members of the various institutions of higher education volunteered to accept a reduction on a sliding scale of from 5 to 15 per cent. This alone will save 3120,000 a year, the board an nounced. Oti the 260,430 cut from the budgets, about 330,000 was cut from the budget at the state col lege, where Dr. W. J. Kerr, pres ident, reduced the amount allow ed the school of agriculture. He- also withdrew certain salary ad justments. At the normal schools about 812,162 was 'saved and 35, 000 was cut from the funds of the University of Oregon medical school In Portland. The balance was made up through increased students fees On recommendation of the stu dent welfare committee the board voted to forbid student automo biles on the various campuses ex cept In cases where students come a considerable distance to their classes or who earn a living through the use of their cars. The board deferred action on a proposal to forbid pledging of freshmen by fraternities and sor orities. The board agreed to let juniors in commerce and mines at Oregon State college complete their work and obtain their degrees. It also provided that 35 juniors in pure sciences at Eugene may complete their work at Corvallls but receive their degrees. It also provided that 35 juniors in pure sciences at Eugene may complete their work at Corvallls but receive their degrees from the Univer sity of Oregon T TJHRICHSVILLE. O., May 24 (AP) (Tuesday) A machine gun fight between guards at the Wolford coal mile near here and snipers In the bills nearby broke out early today. Hundreds of shots were fired but apparently no one was wounded. Ivan and J. N. Wolford, brothers, owners of the mine, said the at tack ot the snipers was another outbreak of a wage strike of min ers. The shaft was closed by the strike several weeks ago, but re cently resumed operations on an open-shop basis. . The first shots were fired by the snipers. J. N.-Wolford said. Several guards employed by - the mine, and armed with, four ma chine guns, sent a hair of bullets in return. The shooting continued steadily for about 45, minutes and ended when the snipers retired. Noted Shipping Leader is Dead MONTE CARLO. May 23. (AP) The Earl of Inchcape, one of the great shipping magnates of the world and father of the Hon. Elsie Mackay, who perished in an attempt to fly the Atlantic in 1928. died today of a heart attack on . his yacht Rover oft Monte Carlo. He was 79 years old. - - COAL MINE GUARDS AND SNIPERS F1GH - i 11 ii m mm m n b it . a u 11 a 11 m m m 11 11 m'm ii ? ' Jay Stockman Defense Asks This Evidence be not Given to Jurors Robison First Witness for State; Preliminaries Like Other Cases "v'i'ti ie trial of Jay H. Stockman, ex- I the counsel for .the Empire Holding corporation, on a charge of devis ing a scheme to defraud will meet tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock to continue their argument regard ing the admission of declarations and statements of salesmen and agents as evidence. The' jury was excused this afternoon . at 4 o'clock. C. T. Brlxey of Gervais had tak en the stand and started to tell what S. E. Howard, a salesman. had said to him. Dexter Rice, de fense attorney, objected to the In troduction of testimony regarding the statements of salesmen on the grounds that these were not In any way connected with this de fendant. Judge Walker excused the Jury and state and defense at torneys began their arguments. The courts adjourned at 5 o'clock and will resume the arguments before the Jury is called tomorrow morning. Statements of the salesmen were I admitted as evidence in the trials of Frank Keller. Jr. and Judge O. P. Coshow on the same eharge but in each case the defense at- torneys objected. In his argument, Rice stated that the state had not shown any connection between the salesmen and the defendant and that these salesmen were not agenta Of the defendant or .nT f the other officers but were the (Turn to page 2, col. 1) CITY Mil BLAZE Hotel De Minto Guest Gives Alarm, Averts Possible Serious Damage One of the beneficiaries of Chief of Police Frank MInto's quarters for itinerants last night gave alarm of fire which, not soon stopped, might have destroyed the city hall or at least have done heavy damage. While sitting on the stone steps on the east side of the building, at 9:50 o'clock, the trampster noted smoke coming from the second floor and shouted the word to two policemen. They caHed out city firemen. , The fire apparently started In the cupboard nnder the stairs leading to the city engineer's and building Inspector's second-floor office. When first seen, the IS SOON STOPPED flames were Shooting out of the I Benson and his son and Fred adjoining lavatory and across the I erlck P. Wallace, said to be a hall on the north side ot the building. Firemen nsed (0 gallons of chemicals Inputting out the fire. The flames charred the inside of the cupboard, the nnder portion ot me stairs, ate ineir way through the stairway wainscoting, also Into the lavatory. The wood work there was charred, the mir ror and glass in the door shat tered. The heat cracked one of the outside windows of the build ing. How the fire started firemen were unable to say definitely. They found pine-tar disinfectant. fly poison, liquid soap and furni ture polish In the cupboard. A small amount of muriatic acid also was kept there. The flame were barred by brick walls from spreading east and south through the building. Head ot Japan's Army Dies Says Shanghai Report SHANGHAI, May 24 (Tues- day) (AP) The vernacular and foreign newspapers here today carried the report that General Oshlnorl Shlrakawa. supremo commander of the Japanese army auring me natue oi snangnu, ness men, members ox the nauon who was wounded April 29 by a aj Legion convention commission, bomb, died at t p. m. last-night told the Salem chamber ot com of his wounds. The statement was merce group yesterday soon. ' made without qualification. - - - Headed by Cot. XL' C Brum- Jsnese. military headquarters. the Japanese consulate, attend- inr physicians and hospital at- tendants asserted today, however, that General Shlrakawa was still alive but very weak. Their state - ment was mads at 10:20 a. m. (9:20 n. m. eastern standard time.) Unofficially in Japanese quarters it was said that 4eath was imminent. : L O. o. F. CONVENES EUGENE. May 28. (API More than (00 delegates to the grand lodgs session of ths L Q. O. T. arrived here today . and more than 1000 are expected be- fore the end of the convention. See Saw Breaks All Records Mott and Hawley' Pass . . Votes Reported, Continue After Count Complete as Errors are Found NOT once in a decade does Oregon witness such a battle royal for a nomination or election as the state has seen over the past weekend and yesterday when Congressman W. C. Hawley and James W. Mott, state corporation commis sioner, were engaged in a political horse-race which kept the candidates and their partisans on edge for 72 hours and was Vote Figures Are Changed By Rechecks Rechecked figures for key posi tions in the Friday elections afiAVAyt , vn.i.... v M . ""ZiltJ Tfi. n. "S S.S"iL?iSSJ those iven out Satur- .J w" , " v . ' , . nonht the tabu atlons in cer- Uta prtaeU and atao by th ot- f cU l"00. ?f eertln 5reT J"" which had been on y unof- "C1 couonsa Diuray nigau Figures for the county follow: For senator: L. Harlan 515; Stantleld 3614; Steiwer 4245; Clark 4053; Duncan 404. For representative In congress: Hnlet 1282; Mott C225; Hawley 3711; Howard 538. For representative, Marlon county in state legislature: Mar tin 52(6; Paulus 5436; Pettyjohn 3005; Pugh 3317; Settlemler 4247; Abrams 5111; Davey 3880; r.nn1 Tl.rrta ltlt TnnM 4o. For county commissioner: King 2(91; Melson 2906; Porter 1910; Heater 2324; Jory 1191. For sheriff: Ratcliff 39(9; Williams 1481; Bower 5416; , Gearin 9(9. HARBOR, Ore., May 23 (AP) Oscar O. Benson, Harbor ranch er, and his son, Earle, 11, were drowned at the mouth of the Chetco river near the California line today. Their boat was cap- I sized by waves. member of the Los Angeles police force, were en route to deep sea fishing grounds in a small power boat and reached the bar Just at the change ot tides. The second wave that struck the bt upset i it. Wallace reached shore safely and then saw that the waves had carried Benson and his son and the boat to shallow water on the opposite side. The two were standing in about two feet of wa ter, Wallace said, and were try ing to haul their boat to safety. Wallace started for help and then glanced back In time to see a wave engulf the man and boy and carry them out to sea. The last seen of them by others who had witnessed the accident the boy was trying to hold 'his father above water. RICHER ID SON DROWN IT HARBOR Legion Convention Will Benefit Oregon, Claimed With the opening of the na- tiona.1 American Lerlnn mdtm. Hon till nurl four mnnthi awtTt Oregon and ths Pacific northwest aro already deriving much valuable publicity from ths Mc event, and will gain mueh more. Portland Legion and bust- I bauxh." president ot the comm la sion. and Charles Berg, who acted las master of ceremonies, members lot the commission told of plans I formulated to handle the crowd lot from 56.000 to 76,000 persons anticipated. Ths convention is ths I first national ono of the Legion I to be held In ths northwest, and I will hold sway in Portland tor lfour days, from September. IS tol 15. ' ' .' N ' " - I Several ot ths commission vlsl- I tors hart recently returned from 1 ths east, and each reported that I eastern and southern people are I looking forward with mors than usual Interest . to the Portland I convention, and that there were for Oregon EacK Other Often as -onot fully determined late Monday night. Apparently James W. Mott is nominated and by 74 votes but with the see-saw which existed since the first returns came in and continued throughout Mon day still in mind, absolute assur ance of Hawley's defeat cannot be had until the secretary of state's office completes its official count. 8unday night unofficial reports indicated Mott the winner by about 1000 votes. The state cor poration commissioner therefore planned a short vacation at Can non Beach and was ready to start out Mondy morning when the early wire reports indicated that Hawley was nearly even with Mott due to an Incorrect previous report from Jackson county. The latter report cut down Mott's lead materially, and for the time put (Turn to page 2. col. 5) TABLE OF RETURNS Some Democratic Votes yet Missing in Clatsop; Races are Close . , PORTLAND, May 23. (AP) The table below gives the vote by counties In the two outstanding election contests. Except In coun ties where the report is not com plete the number of precincts re porting is not listed. Democratic Representative Pre- Stark- County dncts Deliell weather Benton . 22 .103 420 1,134 145 276 647 (56 1.418 220 451 Clackamas Clatsop . Columbia Coos .... Curry . . . Douglaa . Jackson . 1.693i 216 606 709 91 769 1.306 ' 421 Josephine (Turn to page 2, col. 2) Polk County is First to Make Official Count DALLAS, May 23. Official election returns from the 35 pre cincts in Polk county were totaled late Sunday afternoon with the result that Polk was said to be the first county to have the offi cial count completed. According to the figures compiled from the official count, the republicans cast the heavier percentage of votes according to the number of republican voters registered in the county. Republicans east about a 68 per cent vote, while demo crats cast about a 55 per cent vote. o many Indications that people of the east are planning not only to eome to ths convention, but to come to ths northwest at that time with a view to making their homes in this part ot ths country. Mr. Berg pointed out that not only Portland, but the entire northwest will benefit from the heglra of Legionnaires this fan and stated that thousands of these visitors will pass through Salem, slther on ths trip into or out of ths watt. .Aaron M. Frank, . chairman ot the executive committee ot the convention, told ot ths two na tional broadcasts ths Portland convention has already received. and indicated that at least tour mors-would follow. In ths past. ons has been ths limit on national air hook-ups for Legion conven tion notice. w . Mr. Frank also said that 3000 men and women are now at work shaping details of ths - various phases of, operating ths biggest convention Portland has ever been hoat to, anl said that this num ber would be greatly increased in U (Turn to page 2, col. l) . B C I ESH G. I P. VOTE IS COMPLETE BUT IT OFFICIAL Error In Lincoln County's Tabulation Corrected, Hawley is Down More Democratic Votes yet To be Reported, Likely To Change Result PORTLAND. Ore.. May 33 (AP) The battle ofthe ballots between .Representative Willis C Hawley and James W. Mott far the republican nomination for representative from the first Ore gon district tonight seemed head ed for a recount before the voters decision finally will be known. Complete Vat unofficial returns from the 802 precincts In the dis trict gave Mott a lead of only 74 votes. The lead alternated throughout the day with almost every tabulation of votes and fre quently the difference in the count was so slight that a small change is the unofficial figures would change the standing. The complete vote as tabulated tonight by the Associated Press was: Mott. 30.814; Hawley, 31. 740. No change in those figures was expected before some time Tuesday. Starkweather is Eight Totes Ahead Xven closer but drawing slight ly less Interest was the raoo be tween Harvey O. Starkweather and William A. Delsell for the democratic nomination for repre sentative from the first district. When the last' tabulation was made tonight. Starkweather held a lead of eight votes 11,9(2 to 11,954. These were the returns from 789 of the 802 precincts. The ballots from the IS missing precincts were under lock and will not be opened until Tuesday. Walter Gleason. candidate for the democratic nomination for United States senator, who has been described by dry forces as a "wringing wet," led his nearest opponent, Elton Watklns, dry, by 4(7 votes in returns from 17(7 precincts out ot 1783. The count stood Gleason 21,480. Watklns 21.013. Marshall N. Dana, associ ate editor of the Oregon. Jour nal, was third with 16.741. The table below rives the total vote available in the various con test at 6 o'clock tonight. It was not expected there would bs any further changes until Tuesday be cause a number of ballot boxes will not bo unlocked until that time. 1(35 15 redacts state Republican president- Francs 64,565. Hoover 17.640. Republican senatorr 1757 Prec Clark 32.408. Duncan 11.518. Harlan 13.920. Stantleld 37.507. Steiwer 73.680. 802 precincts Republican representative (first) Hawley 30.740. Howard 6.345. Hulet 10.669. Mott 30.814. , - 421 precincts Republican representative (secd) Butler 16.517. Richards 7.952. 1 , 1754 precincts state Republican secretary state Hoss 106.699. Palmtter 66.727. Republican state treasurer Holman 112.103. Scherplsg 42.919. Republican attorney general Bronaugh 62,507: ' Tan Winkle 91.386. 1690 precincts stats Democratic president ' Roosevelt 46.257. Marray 10.910. ' Smith 132. , Democratic senator 1T6T Frssv Dana 16,7 4 L Cleason 21.420. Watklns 21.013. 739 precincts stats Democratic representative (first) Delsell 11.954. ' Starkweather 11.9(2. Democratic representative (see'd) Galloway " 3.681. : Pleres t.61. r 1616 precincts state V , ' Supreme eourt position 2 ;. Bean T9.S62 - ' f Brand 34,541. -: ; Hewitt .43430. . . j McCullock 40.689; Supremo eourt position 3- ' . v Ballsy 98.305. , Brown 63,356. . -Graham . 34.393.