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EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
SaTem, Oregon, Sunday- Morning:, June 19, 1932
No. 72
BIENNIUNLL
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STATE DEFICIT
Cause Different This Time,
Hinging on Poor Guess
As4o tax Income
Budget Director and Meier
Busy Lopping off all
Loose Outgo Items
By SHELDON F. SACKETT
Old Man Oregon is. now pre
pared to Join with Uncle Samuel
and Mr. Municipality in the cur
rent chorus of complaint about
gorernmental deficits, shrinking
revenues, crying need for econ6
mies and imperative demand for
hudjet balancing.
Unless aali omens" are wrong,
the state of Oregon deficit which
has been a considerable "trifle"
of three million dollars for sev
eral years, is almost certain to
have increased at least $1,000,000
when the end of 1932 i3 reached.
Oregon has had deficits before
but the financial Illness has been
caused by one thing: over-spending
by the legislature of the
money raised by direct and In
direct taxation and since the di
rect taxation was a prior claim
against each of the 36 counties
raising the money, the .state
knew to a dollar how much" it
would raise by Its property tax.
Itevenue Shrinkage
Cause Of Deficit
The current deficit Is a defi
cit, true enough, but the causes
are somewhat different. The leg
islative appropriations of 1931
for that year and 1932, were
slightly more than the budgeted
income by taxes, but vetoes, ref
erendum and reduction of costs
will hold the actual expendi
tures below the estimated rev
enues. The painful deficit this
year comes from one main cause:
vast shrinkage in 1932 revenues
over the generous estimates made
In December, 1931, by the state
tax commission.
Heretofore, the tax commis
sion could determine the prop
erty levy and know with mathe
matical certainty how much
money the- treasury would re
ceive. This year the direct tax
on property was cast aside and
the state exchecquer was forced
to rely upon Income taxes, in
tangible taxes, excise taxes and
Inheritance taxes as Its main
source of financial support with
Indirect taxes on insurance poli
cies, corporations, and similar
levies bringing up the secondary
reserve.
As the half-year mark ap
proaches it Is now certain that
the $3,500,00 estimate for in
come taxes which Include excise
and intangibles levies, is going
to be at least $1,300,000 too
high; the state tax commission
feels certain that $2,200,000 will
cover all income to the state
from this source. Add to this
$1,300,000 shrinkage, at least
$300,000 more shrinkge in the
$2,554,000 of estimated miscel
laneous revenue and. the state
finds itself faced with a deficit
of $1,600,000 in addition to the
$2,600,000 deficit with which the
1932 year rwould have ended
provided revenues came in as an
ticipated. What can be done about this
deepening financial hole into
which the state Is falling?
Rolution Matter of
Simple Arithmetic
The first thing to be done Is
the' same policy pursued by Mrs
Jones when her husband's wages
are cut 25 per cent: she re
trenches. Like Mr.- Micawber,
housewives and states alike know
that Income of 20 shillings, out
go of 19 shillings, sixpence means
content,-but income of. 20 shill
ings and outgo of 20 shillings
sixpence, means torture.
Thus It is that Henry Hanzen,
budget director, now fully awake
to the fact .that the state must
cut cargo or be financially em
barrassed when the year is over.
has started rigorous retrench
ment In all departments. Doubt
less the large estimates of rev
enue made by the tax commission
In December, 1931, lulled Direc
tor Hanzen into false security;'
while many ef the retrenchments
have been made early this year,
wage cuts and some eliminations
should have come sooner than
the last six months of the state's
blennium.
Hansen has a mammoth job
ahead of him, in any event, in
whacking $1,600,000 out of the
total of 45,70,000 which are the
expenses to which the state is sub
jected In 1932. These expenses
do not Include the carry-over de
ficit from 1931 and former years
nor are expenses not under the $
per cent limitation included. These
expenses $1,480,000 in total,
largely mileage taxes for the
higher educational institutions,
are not to be cut a cent for the
colleges already have been re
duced $1,081,000 and the other
items in the total are fixed
charges. - ;" - -
Institntlons WW
Return Large Sums
j On the $5,570,000 total. Hanzen
Is going to make some .handsome
" savings. -The state penitentiary
will tarn back ttfTeduce the sur
plus $100,000 to $150,000. The
state hospital will de, nearly as
well although the penitentiary can
probably exceed It as a large part
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NIT 1
Bonus Army's Ranks
Thinned but Leader
Seeks New Recruits
Disappointed, Many go Home But Part of
Exodus is for Purpose of Bringing new
( Groups;' 150,000 by Fair Made Slogan
WASHINGTON, June 18. (AP) A caU for recruits to
fill widening g-aps in their, ranks and swell their num
bers to 150,000 was issued tonight by leaders of the veterans
army, disappointed and disgruntled by the senate's defeat f
the bonus measure. The number of former service men here,
which has been estimated at 20,000, diminished somewhat as
0h more discouraged groups re
PEDESTRIAN HURT
DRIVE)) HELD
Mrs. Donald Middleton has
Severe Injuries; First
Case for new law
Struck by an automobile as she
was walking in a pedestrian lane
at Court and Liberty streets yes
terday afternoon, Mrs. Donald
Middleton, 25, of 705 North Li
berty street, suffered severe in
juries to the head and possibly
other injuries, which could not be
determined last night.
The driver of the automobile,
Mrs. Nellie E. Dorrance, of 532
North High street, was airested
by city police on a charge of fail
ure to give right-of-way to a pe
destrian. She was cited to appear
in municipal court on Monday,
then released on her own recogni
zance. Mrs. Dorrance is the first
person to be arrested under the
new city ordinance giving pedes
trians the right-of-way while
crossing streets in pedestran
lanes.
Mrs. Middleton was conscious.
but not fully rational when she
was taken to Salem general hospi
tal by ambulance. A few hours la
ter she regained mental normalcy.
The attending physician said
that her condition was "satisfac
tory" and that he thought her
skull was not fractured. Whether
or not she suffered other injuries
is a question, he stated.
Witnesses to the accident told
police that Mrs. Dorrance, who
was turning west on Court street
after going sooth on Liberty, was
driving at' about 10 miles per
hour. The car struck Mrs. Mid
dleton with the bumper, spinning
her around and throwing her to
the pavement on her back.
The injured woman is the
daughter of Mrs. L. H. Ellis, real
estate saleswoman, whose rest
dence is also 705 North Liberty
street.
The annual "Pioneer" picnic
will be observed in Salem today
at Marion Square. This for the
past number of years back has
been one of the outstanding
meetings of the year for a large
number of those early settlers
who laid the foundation for Ore
gon and Salem.
The number to be expected
runs into the hundreds and both
pioneers and the younger gener
atlon are Invited to attend for as
one of the committee said, "the
you ones will be pioneers some
day.,T
A picnic dinner beginning at
1:30 o clock will precede an In
formal program and afternoon of
visiting. Group singing of "Amer
ica" will be lead by Dr. L. E.
Barrick. 4
H. C. Porter of Aumsviile, pi
oneer of about 1850, will be one
of the speakers on the program
Others will include Frank Davey,
Silverton, and Peter D'Arcy. W.
T. Rigdon will read one t of his
original poems to "Oregon."
Clough-Barrick will give
group of numbers accompanied
by Miss Dorothy Pierce.
D. A. V. INCORPORATED
WASHINGTON, June 18.
(AP) President Hoover signed
into law today legislation incor
porating the Disabled American
Veterans of the World War.
Reparations
Is Dratted
LAUSANNE. Switzerland, June
18 (AP) A final reparations
settlement, without any guarantee
from the United States that war
debts would be cancelled or revis
ed, was being prepared today by
the great powers represented at
the Lausanne conference...
This Information was obtained
from - .quarters - well Informed
about what the leading European
nations are planning.
The conference itself was In re
cess over the weekend and many
of the delegation chiefswent to
Geneva. : - -..-a
K Before this war debts and re
parations parley opened Thurs
day there was talk of asking the
Washington government to wipe
out all war debts. Today it ap-
ID
MEEDS TO MEET
III HI SQUARE
fused to need the urging of stump
speakers that they remain to car
ry on the fight for $2,400,000,000
on their bonus certificates. -
By nightfall police trucks had
evacuated 300 and the roads lead
ing from the capital were dotted
with members of the tattered
army plodding homeward.
One of the principal withdraw
als was that of the official Massa
chusetts delegation, headed by
John H. Fahey of watertown. who
had been appointed chief aide to
W. W. Waters, the veterans' commander-in-chief.
Before leaving, Fahey told the
commander he agreed with other
veterans who contended the
groups should "he home working
(or their interests In the forth
coming elections rather than sit
ting in Washington."
In an effort to fill out their
ranks, recruiting officers were
dispatched early today to St.
Louis, Chicago, Mobile, Daven
port. Ia., Philadelphia and other
key cities.
Waters' last word to them was:
'Have 150,000 men here by fall."
The veterans' national head
quarters said 150 men had left
during the day, but attributed
their departure to a determination
to return home for more recruits.
BE TOPIC rvlRNDAV
State Wide Conference at
Portland is Called by
Governor Meier
Mobilization of Oregon's re
sources to stamp out human suf
fering In this state In the winter
of 1932-33 will be thoroughly dis
cussed and planned for at a spe
cial conference to be held tomor
row In Portland at the call of
Governor Julius L. Meier.
"I realize that a serious situa
tion exists," Governor Meier said
last week. It is evident that some
united action is necessary. I be
lieve that Oregon has sufficient
resources to care for its citizens
and that we can work out a plan
where hunger and distress will be
averted."
Reports received by Governor
Meier indicated that virtually ev
ery section of Oregon would be
represented at the conference. In
eluded among those invited are
the county judges, who are now
actlng as chairmen of the county
relief committees. There also will
be representative of industry, la
bor, Amrican Legion, railroads,
women's clubs, grange and many
other organizations.
Advice received late Saturday
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Kowitz to Pick
Campaign Group
With Much Care
Appointment of a new execu
tive committee of ten to serve
with Chris J. Kowitz, newly elect
ed chairman of the county repub
lican central committee, will be
held up for a few days, Kowlts
announced yesterday. He said he
wanted to go over the new list
of 79 precinct committeemen
thoroughly, choosing men for the
executive committee who were
able to give time to the coming
campaign! The men will also be
picked on the basis of geography,
each area in the county having a
man on the committee.
Kowlts said a fund will be
raised in Marion county to defray
the coming campaign expenses. In
1930 this fund amounted to $350,
Ia the presidential campaign In
1928 the amount was larger. No
state help Is expected for the
county committee.
Agreement
at Lausanne
peared that this project had been
given' up, largely because It might
interfere with the presidential
election in the United States.
The scheme to arrive at a final
settlement of reparations without
any commitment from the United
States looked toward the possibil
ity of creating a favorable Impres
sion on the American public.
: Under this scheme Germany's
conditional and unconditional an'
nultles provided In " the Toung
plan would be cancelled. German
railways would be bonded for an
undermined amount and then bal
ance sheets, showing Germany to
be unable to pay her debts,' would
be published In the hope they
would Influence public opinion in
the United States.
RELIEF WORK WILL
Abolition of State Budget
Office and Others is
Another Proposal
State Convention Closed in
Early Hours Saturday;
View Many Issues
SILVERTON, June IS (Spe
cial) Opposition to the high
school transportation act was ex
pressed by the grange in the fin
al session here early this morn
ing. The convention decided to
ask to have the law amended to
permit people living in the terri
tory affected by the transporta
tion act to decide by ballot wheth
er they should pay the tax or
not.
The same resolution advocated
that the lower school boards
should be subject to recall.
Opposition to compulsory mil
itary training was reaffirmed and
the executive committee of the
grange was urged to use "every
means possible" to secure adop
tion of the voluntary system of
military training. It was recom
mended to the board of higher
education that a required course
in the study of Kellogg pact and
other means of peaceful settle
ment of disputes be offered for
all students not electing military
training. Concerning the iam
subject a more liberal interpreta
tlon of the rule permitting excep
tion from military training to in
elude consclentioua as well as re
ligious grounds was advocated.
Five Dollar Auto
License Favored
All monopolies, including chain
stores, were opposed In another
recommendation. Five dollars for
automobile license fee combined
with a property tax on the cars to
be collected with the license was
advocated. The same resolution
urged that state bonds be retired
as soon as possible.
Insurance of bank deposits was
the subject of another resolution
which was approved and which
urged the grange to take neces
sary steps in starting that move
ment. Rem onitlza tion of sliver and
abandonment of the gold stan
dard was urged In still another
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PERRY DENIES HE
Sharp denial of any report that
his candidacy was sponsored out
of sympathy for the secret or
ganizations In the high school
was made yesterday by Kenneth
Perry who Is one of the candl-
dates at tomorrow's school elec-
tion
"I was urged to run by a group
of younger business men who are
interested in the schols and in
eivic affairs" said Perry, "and
not to aid secret societies. I
graduated from high school 12
years ago. When In school I was
a member of a forensic organiza
tion known as Knights . of Ora
tory. Later this became one of
the high school clubs, the KO's;
but it was a literary society and
not a secret society when I was
in school. The law prohibits
secret societies and if elected I
would endeavor to apply the law
to the best of my ability."
Perry graduated from Oregon
State college in 1925 and has
since been associated with 1 his
father J. C. Perry in the drug
business, being one of the pro
prietors.
Prices of Tireg
To Rise Monday
Due to New Tax
Tire dealers announced Satuf
day that present prices on tires.
which are the lowest in history.
will remain unchanged until Mon
day night, when the excise tax will
be added. This will result In In
creasing the prices on tires and
tubes 10 to II per cent.
The past week has seen many
buyers scurrying to beat the tax.
Many other articles beside tires
are to be taxed to help balance the
budget. Tires, however, being In
general ' use and now being the
height of the motoring season,
have helt a marked stimulus.
Present prices will continue to
day and tomorrow, but Tuesday
the tax will be added.
Friesen Denies
Liquor Charges
DALLAS. June It., Henry
Frieesen, North Dallas service sta
tion operator who was recently In
dieted on three liquor charges
cleaded not rulltv to all three
charges Friday He has obtained
Oscar Hayter of Dallas as his at
torney and the first trial has been
set for Jnly 11. He will be tried
on the possession charge first and
later on the charges of selling
liquor and selling liquor to
minor. ; -
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Nurse Board
Head Replies
ToRidehalgh
PORTLAND, Jane . 18. (AP)
Miss Jane Gavin, executive sec
retary of the state board of ex
amination and registration of
graduate . nurses . today answered
the criticism of W. W. Ridehalgh,
Investigator for the state board of
control, concerning an expense
voucher a member of the board
submitted.
Miss Gavin said the expense
voucher of; $270, incurred on a
tnp.io can Antonio, Tex., to a na
tional convention of nurses, was
charged against a special fund
from annual fees paid by the
nurses themselves and not from
taxpayers' money. -
The state board of control al
lows $300 from this special fund
to send a representative to the
national convention every two
years. Miss- Gain caid. Ridehalgh
had said he considered many items
on the voucher excessive and re
fused to approve It untU sanction
ed by the board of control.
SET FDR
Polls Open 2 to 7 P. M- at
W. C. T. U. Hall; Much
Interest Shown
With the annual school district
election looming up only a day
away, backers of the four candi
dates are sitting on the seats of
the uneasy and wondering whom
the voters will choose.
Will the Interest at the polls
be light, thus favoring the groups
who have been out pledging
votes wholesale, or will
It be heavy and landslide
against this or that nominee?
These are the questions bringing
wrinkles to the won-ied brows of
the citizens who are taking the
election of two school directors
seriously.
The interest of the voting pub
lic, however, is a matter which
cannot be determined until to
morrow night when the polls
close. The recent flareun of pub-
feellng over the secret so
ciety situation In the high school
may serve as an Impetus to many
citizens who otherwise would not
take the trouble to vote.
Because no bond issues come
up at ' this election, all persons
who are egal voters by virtue of
six months' residence in the
school district may cast ballots
tomorrow. Tax payments will
not be a necessary qualification.
Two directors are to be elect
ed for three-year terms. Nominees
are Mark D. McCallisier. who Is
ust completing his second term
on tne board; Mrs. David A.
Wright, K. C. Perry, and Dr. B.
Pound.
The -oils will open at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon in the W. C.
T. U. hall, 201 South Commercial
street, and close at 7 o'clock. Mrs.
Ida Niles will be chairman of
the election board and Mrs. L. H.
McMahan and Miss Constance
Kantner, clerks.
The results of the election will
be announced at the annual
school meeting to be held at the
senior high school at 8 o clock.
At this time W. H. Burghardt,
School district clerk, will make
his annual report. Formal can
vass of the vote will be made
at next regular school board
meeting, June 28.
DALLAS VOTERS TO
EYE SCHOOL ISSUES
DALLAS, June 18 (Special)
The annual school election for
District No. 2, consisting of Dal
las and adjacent territory to the
west, will be held Monday, June
20 in the junior high BChool
building, between 2 and 7 p. m.
The purpose of the election is to
vote on the proposed budget for
1932-33 and to elect two mem
bers to the school board. C. L.
Crldef and Dr. A. B. Starbuck are
the two members whose tefms ex
pire this year.
The budget being presented this
year has been reduced a great
deal by the school board from
that of last -year. The total esti
mated expenditures for next year
are $70,200 as compared with
$77,750 for last year. The amount
to be raised by taxation is $10,-
050 leas than In 1931 as the esti
mated receipts are $2500 greater
in addition to the decrease In the
expenditures of $7550.
A financial statement for the
district shows that Its bonded In
debtedness has been decreased
$4000 during the past year leav
ing outstanding bonds of $48,000.
There is no warrant Indebtedness,
j . ,
Pound is Against
School Activities
That Dr. B. 7. Pound ia abso
lutely opposed to secret societies
in the high school was the decla
ration made on his behalf by
friends yesterday. Dr. Pound
with the national guard at Camp
Clatsop. Over the telephone how
ever he authorized the expression
of his attitude on this question
which has become one of the is
sues of the directors race In to
morrow's election.
MONDAY
END DF LABORS
FOR THIS TERM
Adjournment This Week is
Forecast; Economy and
Relief Issues Faced
Two Billion Dollar Scheme
For Providing Work is ' "
Up Before Senate
WASHINGTON, June 1$
(AP) With the bonus bill out of
the way and adjournment next
week within easy reach, congress
got a running start today on Its
last major legislative worries
unemployment relief and govern
ment economy.
The senate opened debate on
the controversial $2,000,000,000
democratic unemployment relief
bill, which its sponsors claim
will provide work for the jobless
and set new blood running
through the nation's Industrial
veins.
In the house, the conference re
port on the badly battered nation
al economy bill was presented,
preparatory to consideration Motf-
day, when a settlement of the dis
puted governmental pay cut con
troversy may be reached.
Hoover Gathering
Data for Savings .
President Hoover began gather
ing from his departmental heads,
in response to a senate inquiry.
recommendations for further gov
ernmental economies. He obtain
ed from Secretary Mills sugges
tions for further reductions of
$4,367,000 in treasury funds.
Adjournment plans were still
Indefinite, but leaders were confi
dent that the end of the session
would come next week if no unfor
seen obstacles arise.
From the democratic leader of
the house. Representative Rainey
of lllnols, came the suggestion,
however; that congress Bhould not
adjourn sine dies but recess for
0 day periods, in order to be on
hand to meet any national emer
gency that might arise.
Half a dozen controversies were
bundled into one in the democra
tic relief bill on which the senate
opened debate.
The major controversy is over
the provision for a $500,000,000
public works bond issue, which
President Hoover has staunchly
opposed. The bill also carries au
thorization for Increasing the bor
rowing power of the reconstruc
tion corporation by $1,500,000,-
000.
STATE FMR FATE
IS TOPIC TUESDAY
The fate of the Oregon state
fair for this . year probably will
be determined definitely at a con
ference to be held with Governor
Meier in the executive department
here Tuesday.
This was announced by mem
bers of the state board of agricul
ture, following a meeting Satur
day. The board Inspected the phys
ical plant of the state fair, dis
cussed all items contained in the
budget, and considered prospects
for holding a creditable fair with
out creating a deficit. A commit
tee of the board, composed of Fred
Cockeli, Miiwaukie; M. u. Gun
derson, Silverton; Morton Tomp
kins, Dayton, and H. R. Richards,
Portland, will confer with Gover
nor Meier.
Henry Hanzen, state budget di
rector; recently sent a letter to
Max Gehlhar, director of the
state department of agriculture,
warning against the creation of
any financial deficit in connec
tion with this year's state fair.
TORNADO HITS AIRPORT
WICHITA, Kas., June 18
(AP) A tornado which swept
Wichita's municipal airport to
night caused damage to buildings.
equipment and airplanes eetimat
ed at more than $100,000.
Unemployment Relieved
With 460
Like a safety valve, the U. S.-
Y. M. C. A. Employment office
last week released the heavy pres
sure of unemployment In the Sa-I
lexn vicinity when It received calls
for 872 laborers. The result was
that over four times as many men
and women were given jobs and
toward the end of the week sot
enough berry pickers could bo
found to supply the demand. . .
, Last week 3 7 men and - IS
women were sent to work. In bold
contrast with but 9$ men and 21
women the week before. At the
same time, applications for jobs
tell from 48 to SI.
As the week ended, orders for
strawberry pickers, were mostly
filled. Orders tor 95 Etterberg and
70 -Marshall berry pickers were
still chalked op, however, and not
all- had been supplied.
New calls for berry and cherry
pickers are expected; toward the
Launch Bourion
Campaign Fight
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VC'V: SrS -fci
Above, Jouett Shouse, chairman of
the executive committee of the
democratic national committee
who 1m on hand at Chicago mak
ing plans for the convention
and taking lnty cracks at the
republican platform. Below,
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, who
la a Roosevelt candidate for
permanent chairman of the con
vention. TO
ACTIVECAMPAIGN
Party Leaders to Carry on
Fight While he Works
At Regular Duties
. WASHINGTON, June 18.
(AP) Seeking to divorce from
the White House the political de
tails of the coming presidential
campaign. President Hoover an
nounced today he would withdraw
from the active drive for his re
election with the exception of a
few major speeches.
In a brief statement handed to
newspapermen, the president as
serted "My undivided attention
must be given to the duties of my
office."
The chief executive added that
In order to gain this end. republi
can campaign headquarters would
be removed from the capital to
Chicago and New York.
The actual burden of campaign
ing, he explained, will be placed
In the hands of party leaders head
ed by Everett Sanders, former sec
retary' to President Coolldge and
newly elected ehalrman of the re
publican national committee.
Kufner is Held
After Crash as
Drunken Driver
, Following an automobile col
lision at State and Winter streets
last night, George Kufner, 280
North 23 rd street, was arrested
by city police on charges of driv
ing while under the influence of
Intoxicating liquor and of pos
session of liquor.
Kufner's car hit an auto driv
en by F. R. Nusom of Gervais,
route one. Damage to the latter
machine consisted of a sprung
body and smashed bumper. Neith
er driver was Injured. '
Provided Jobs
middle of the present week and
may result in another labor short
age. Picking of late strawberries
and early cherries la predicted to
be In full swing by that time.
Wages for strawberry picking
are showing an upward trend. Lat
est calls for pickers offer one
cent and halt a cent bonus. Only
one cent a pound Is expected 'to
be paid for cherry picking.
While fruit workers eclipsed
others la the number of Jobs ob
tained last week, common laborers
and woodcutters fared better than
In the previous week. Twice as
many common labor and three
times as many woodcutting Jobs
were secured. . " - ;
- Workers were placed last week
as follows: Men farm work I if
common labor 21. wood cutting
SO, truck driving one and painting
one;. women farm help 90, ana
housework three. . -
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AWAIT OPENING
fJIIOi'J
Jouett Shouse Swats' Hard
At G. 0. P. Platform in
Address Over Radio
Nine Candidates Will Have
Headquarters; Farley
To Appear Today
By CECIL B. DICKSON . '
Chicago, June 18 (AP) Aa'
attack upon President Hoover and
the republican party-was made to-"'"
night -m democratic headquart
ers by Jouett Shouse. as the di
vided forces of democracy pre
pared to find their candidates and
form their platform next week.
Mr. Shouse chairman of the
democratic national executive
committee, in a radio speech cal
led the new republican platform
nedging on every controversial
Issue, accurately reflecting pretty
much everything that Mr. Hoover
has said since his advent in the
White House."
He oald the prohibition plank .
was a "perfect counterfeit of the
style and method of Mr. Hoover
It can be read by anybody to
accord with anybody's Idea."
Voters Reaentful,
Leader Declares
"Instead of being deluged by
the one man show that has been
put on in Chicago under the name
of the republican national con
vention, a vast number of the
voters of America have become
embittered and resentful at what
they regard as a stupid attempt
to mislead and to deceive them
again."
Mr. Shouse is the lone holder
of the newly established demo
cratic fort here but tomorrow
James A. Farley, the field mar
shal of Governor Roosevelt of
New York, arrives.
Farley will organize the drive;
of the Roosevelt people to make
Senator Walsh of Montana the
permanent chairman in the nlace
of Shouse, the choice of Alfred E.
bmith for that post
Tnis contest appears Inevitable
and is destined to bring a show
down between the Roosevelt and
anti-Roosevelt delegates at the
opening of the convention a week
from Monday.
Despite the trouble brewlnr for
the democratic convention. Sbou?e
and other landers nrofesa con
fidence of part harmony after
wards, at least a "reasonable de-
gree of it"
Third Party Threat
lewed by Leaders
The third party threat has been
noted by both democratic and re
publican leaders. Friends of Gov
ernor Roosevelt contend the best
way to avoid a third party split is
to nominate the New Yorker.
The prohibition controversy.
which divided the republican con
vention. Is another worry eon-
fronting the democrats, but
Shouse believes the way will be
found for a simple declaration in '
favor jf submission of a reDeal
amendment to the states.
On Monday, the Congress hotel
quarters will become a scene of
picturesque activity. Headauart-.
ers for nine candidates with ban-
ners, pictures and managers will
be established.
Besides Governor Roosevelt and
Mr. Smith, the following candi
dates will have headquarters:'
Speaker Garner, James A. Reed .
of Missouri. Governor Ritchie of
Maryland, Melvin A. Traylor of
Illinois, former Governor Harry
Byrd of Virginia. Governor
William H. Murray of Oklahoma,
and Senator J. Hamilton Lewis
of Illinois. u
Churches Won't
Admit Election
Booster Groups
Reports that a group of men.
who yesterday were, planning to
distribute school election leaflets
at Salem churches this morning
were representatives of First
Methodist church brought quick
denial from other members of the
church. These latter members
declared that the church was tak
ing no part In the election.
Dr. B. Earle Parker, First Meth
odist pastor, averred there was
nothing to the reports, that they
had "all been knocked Into a
cocked hat,"
According to the reports, the
group of men Intended to appear
at the various churches this morn
ing and hand out printed matter
advocating the election of certain
candidates for the two school
board positions to be voted on
tomorrow.
Lincoln Grounds
To Open Monday
The Lincoln playground will '
open at 1 o'clock Monday. June .
20. The director will be Margar- :
et Allen Nelson. A good attend- t
anee on Monday Is . hoped for,
since the leader plans to dlscusa r
plans for the, activities of the ;
coming:, weeks.' There will be a
story hour 'period. 'and games.
ThA baseball teams will also be ,
organized. '. , . . ; ,:--u