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VACATION TIME Have The Statesman fol low row while on your tv catloa : mailed to ant ad. WEATHER - Cloudy with shower to 7 day ad Wednesday; Max. , Temp. Ifoaday 70, Sanday ; 88; Ilia. Monday 2; river. -2.0 feet, soth winds. 5 dress two weeks, only 23 cents. Call 9101. No. 113 EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR . a . n M " .' " ; ' wtju'H -mcauay Jiwuuig, August , A?J' Officers From 65 Clubs in Nortbyvest are in City For Conference Service Club's nfluence Toward World Peace is Told by Anderson TODAY'S PROGRAM ' 8:00 Presidents' breakfast; Secretaries breakfast. I 0:45 "Value of Masic in a Rotary Club," Dr. H. C. Epley, Salem. 10 to 12 Discussion of Ro tary problems. 1:00 Farewell luncheon, speaker, Kstes Snedetor, past International president. 2:16 Tour of Salem's In dustries, v I At 10 the ladies of the as sembly will be taken On a trip around the state institutions. . With a largo attendance from the Tl clubs in the district, the Rotary district assembly began sessions Monday morning In the statehouse, with William McGil christ, Jr., district governor, pre siding The registration' was 130 for 65 clubs. J The assembly is chiefly a con ference for instruction, of club presidents and secretaries, with some inspirational addresses and social features to round out the program. After the welcome by W. L. Phillips of the Salem club. Governor "Bill" outlined the pro gram for the district which he has In mind. I Topics taken up for discussion had to do with the aims and ob jects of Rotary, club service, boys work, and the application of the Ideal of serrice to community seeds. Men from various! clubs In tbe district bad been selected by the governor to develop) the dis cussion of these subjects In a manner helpful to those in at tendance. Anderson Discusses Problems of Peace Dr. Elam J. Anderson, new president of Linfleld college, Mc Minnville, formerly Rotarian of Shanghai, China, talked: Monday afternoon. Coming from the zone where international relations have heen in the raw for months, be gave a most practical talk to the assembly on the problems of peace. He was Intensely practical. "It Is fine to talk about peace, but It Is a different matter when you are face to face with a man of a different race and; in dis pute -with him over a point," he said. Then he related how as a boy in this country, with other hoys, he would follow "Chinaman" and make him. Then when he went an ola fan ol to China and heard boys "kl-yling" after him, he found they said, "There goes a foreign devil." He used the illustration to point out the need for understanding the point of view of the other man. ' It Is air right to discuss in ternational relations when the parties '-are reuoved, but what about race riots at home? Could any of you show the Rotarian spirit of good-will toward a Jap for example, who came in as a competitor and undersold yon?" reeling Tense Even AN it h In Rotary Clnh Referring to the Shanghai in cnlent. ho described hoiw tense t e situation was in thi Shang hai dub, which embraces repre sentatives of all nationalities. In f lite of the great bitterness be tween Chinese and Japanese, both races continued their club affilia tion, j He urged the men to make a study of the orient, and to be t' mperate in their judgment. He condemned Japan, yet heTsaid the Japanese justified their seizure of Manchuria by reference to our conquest of Mexican territory; and said they were convinced that Manchuria was essential ,to their existence. In conclusion he urged fiat the Rotary Idea of good-will ri-.ould begin at home by treating those of other races, such as Unese, as gentlemen. jHls ad ! ?ss was regarded as one of the tizhlights of the convention, "Xot a challenge to crusade but t think and to live," is he way Superintendent C. A. Howard de scribed Rotary to the assembled members of the district assembly and Salem club at luncheon Mon day noon. "It is not an organized movement, but a philosophy of living. Its Interest is not to much action as attitudes." Howard poke on "The Four-fold Chal lenge of Rotary." I Rotary provides a wholesome fellowship where men of differ ent vocations may meet and min gle, forget for awhile the cares of their own Jobs and learn eome . thing of the interests and ideas f men in other lines of activity. This refreshment serves at a con stant stimulus. Vocational Challenge Is Expressed There Then there Is the vocational challenge by. which a ban is called not merely to make a llv Jng la his occupation but to make a way of life, an oonortunltv for his talents to flow- lout for the best service. Rotary encourages Individuals to participate in community ac tivities, and do their share in (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) Embezzling of Fire Relief Associations' Fund Laid to Gear in Member of Pioneer Family Misappropriated . $17,000, Complaints Declare; Arrest is Made Monday Night at Donald "OACING charges of embezzlement of approximately $17, JL 000 from two fire relief associations for -which he has acted as secretary, Fred M. Gearin of Donald was arrested at Donald early last night and brought to the county jail here. It is likely he will come up in justice court this morning for arraignment. -O F REffliJIULTW Stocks, Bonds, Cotton and Wheat not all; Jobs 'Now Increasing (By the Associated Press) Buoved hv - . i.w.ma. Donas, ana cotton nriiM na tion's business Monday was en couraged by other bright spots In financial circles. Developments in cluded: New York The American ' Lo comotive company reported un filled orders on July 1, at 82. 145,513 about II. 000.000 above the amount of unfilled orders on the same date last year. Washington DenartmAnt f labor statistics said employment in the radio industry increased 4.S per cent in June over the nra. vious month. St. Paul M. H. Heimann. ex- ecutive manager of the National Association of Credit Men, pre- aieted in a speech a 10-year era of prosperity for the northwest with, rapid recovery from the present "reconstruction period." Washington Th knrun it mines reported coal production Increasing. Chicago Peter B. Carey, presi dent of the board of trade, said the rise in grain prices put new hope in the breasts of American producers. E PORTLAND, Aug. 8. (AP) Jack Dempsey, in Portland on his way from Salt Lake City to Seattle where he is scheduled to fight Wednesday night, said to night that he Is definitely out after Jack Sharkey, world heavy weight champion. Dempsey said that he already has been offered a championship fight with Sharkey and that a dis pute over terms Is the only thing keeping him from coming to a definite agreement. The ex - champion planned to stay here overnight before con tinuing tomorrow to Seattle by automobile. He will return here for a bout Friday night. TAVKEE TEAM LOSES OLYMPIC STADIUM. Los An geles, Aug. 8 (AP) Led by two spectacular sharpshooters, Ke nichi Konlshi and Janzo Inchara, Japan, conquered the United States 4 to 2, in semi-final Olym pic games field hockey contest today. TT71 ) XT 71 W IIO S W-IIO In Rotary STEVE SAUNDERS, president of the Marysvllle, Washing ton, club, was much Interest ed in the nut orchards he noticed around Salem. He is a filbert grower himself. Tom Goodlake is the only secre tary the Victoria club has ever had. He was here at the assembly 12 years ago. Mrs. Goodlake and their son George, a student In Oak Bay high school, are with him on the trip. 1 Wlien there is any business "Dad" Conner of Everett is a printer. When there isn't, which is now, he's a golfer. - Dr. Hal Skinner flew his own plane over from Yakima, arriving just In time for the opening ot the session. Jack Janek of bit club accompanied him. - A bit bumpy, was the way the doctor described the flight. Ittook two hours and a half. r From the mountains ot south eastern British Columbia eame Dr. Albert Asseltlne and Thomas Beck representing the club at Fernie. . ,t, -f .. " . Some school men are. on hand to exemplify service. Raymond E. Cook ot Everett, II. R. Goold ot Eagene and A. C. Hampton ot As toria are each presidents ot their clubs and superintendents, of the city school systems ot their home towns, i H. C. Tilley, secretary, Walla Walla, is high school In sno BUSES DEMPStT SAYS H ran Gearin, about 50 years old and member of a pioneer family ot this county, was arrested follow ing filing ot two separate criminal informations signed by officers of the respective companies. He Is accused of diverting from the Farmers' Fire Relief associa tion of Butteville, about 112,000; and of embezzling from the Hop men's Fire Relief association $5,000. The diversions are said to have extended" over a period of years. Rumors of the close study to com panies' books given by officers of the two institutions were heard late last week, but it was not un til yesterday that complaints were filed with an warrants drawn here by Justice of the Peace Miller Hayden. The criminal Information on Butteville Fire Relief association charge was signed by James P. Feller, as president of that con cern; and John Murray signed the criminal information charging the Hopmen's association defalca tion. Murray lives on route three, Aurora. Advised that Gearin had been arrested Justice Hayden indicated last night that he had set ball on the one count at $10,000 and on the other at $5,000. It Is known that State Insur ance Commissioner A. H. Averill had been advised of the alleged Irregularities in the two compan ies, and a company officer was quoted as saying that Gearin had confessed the diversions to the commissioner. Gearin's bond is said to be $2, 000, and there is some presump tion that the bonding company would be liable only for this amount, even though the misap propriations were carried on over a period of years, variously re ported at from four or five to 10 years. If Gearin is brought before the Justice of the peace today, It is likely he will ask time in which to consult an attorney before en tering a plea. In any event, pre liminary .hearing cannot be held until the district attorney's office finishes the Erpelding murder trial, which is now in circuit court. Gearin was arrested by Depu ties Sam Burkhart and Bert Smith of the sheriff's office. Demo Keynoter Leading Rivals By Wide Margin LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 8. (AP) With nearly half the pri mary votes counted. United States Senator Alben W. Barkley tonight appeared almost certain of victory in his fight for a chance to be the first Kentuckian in 30 years to serve more than six years in the upper branch of congress. Returns from 1829 of the state's 4195 precincts gave the democratic national convention keynoter 59,897 votes more than a two to one lead over his closest opponent for the democratic nom ination, former Senator George B. Martin, who had 25,958. The third and last candidate, Dr. J. F. Wright, had 2764. The Lowdown on Of Here for Conference; Officials Tells Who They are in Their Own Home Towns structor and clerk of the school board. Mrs. Tilley is here too and has been art instructor in Walla Walla high school. Along came Charlie Howard to meet every body. Charlie eats with Salem Ro tarlans and -pays dnes In Marsh field. A. J. Chisholm is one of the fine Canadians In attendance. Chisholm is collector of customs at Cranbrook, B. and reports that the raising of tariffs be tween the two na tions has suc ceeded -in cutting down com merce sharply. 1 Wallace, Idaho, is a mining town, and Secretary John G. San ders describes it as four blocks wide, eight blocks long and 1800 feet deep. The city is la a canyon. Mining is the chief occupation, but the low prices for lead and sine have curtailed production so the railroads (Sanders is Northern Pacific general agent there) have little to haul. His general man ager aald now was a good time for him to take a vacation. Mrs. Sanders Is with bin. " She is state organizer for P. E. O. in Idaho. so the two. Sanders children hear lots ot' "service" work talked about their fireside. Where's the golf course? were the first words nttered try Clyde Lester, Walla Walla, after registering at the Marion. He is a florist and came to play as well as work." ' :-' ' , : . - . - (Turn to Page i, CoL I) IS BLANK UPONSHOOTl SAYS ACCUSED Erpelding Says big Liquor Party Preceded Events At Eddy Residence Both Sides Rest: Defense Offers Two Witnesses; Officers Testify A booze-muddled mind which now cannot recall a single inci dent surrounding the actual slay ing of Lloyd Eddy on March 2. Is that of Harry Erpelding. alias Robert Coleman. Erpelding. tak ing the stand la court late yester day in his own defense, declares that from the time he went up stairs in the Eddy house here un til the time he was arrested his mind is a blank. Erpeldlng's testimony furnish ed the climax to the extended line of testimony which the state had produced In his trial. Except for the testimony of Asa Fisher, po lice officer, concerning Erpeld lng's condition several days after his arrest, the testimony of the defendant furnished the sole evi dence of his counsel. The case for the state was rested shortly after noon; the defense rested its case about 4:30 p.m. yesterday. Everybody Drank Heavily, He Says The story of the defendant, told In low tones so that his counsel and the judge frequently had to ask him to speak louder so the Jury could hear, was this: He went to the home of J. W. Mays near Sunnyside, the night before the morning of the death of Lloyd Eddy. There a party was being held in which all participants drank heavily. Everybody had all (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) OF HEART ATTACK AURORA, Aug. 8(Spectal) Mrs. Neadle Durantl 52, daughter of the late Charles Hubbard after whose son the town of Hubbard was named, died suddenly, as the result of heart trouble, at the By ron Grimm residence near here today noon. While her home was at Woodburn, she had been stay ing at the Grimms. Evelyn, granddaughter of Grimm, found Mrs. Durant lying dead at the head of the stairs. She had apparently Just started downstairs when the heart attack came. Earlier In the day she had complained of pain. She had not been well for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Grimm have been as Newport since a week ago. Mrs. Durant la survived by four sisters living in Washington, Cal ifornia, Portland and Woodburn and a brother living at Oregon City. Mr. Durant died four years ago. She was a member of the Gar den club of Woodburn, the Wom en's Relief corps and tbe Daugh ters of Rebekah. Funeral arrangements are be ing made at Woodburn. Libby Departs Quickly After Bond is Put up REIDSVILLE, N. C, Aug. t (AP) Libby Holman, released a few hours before on $25,000 bond to await trial for murder of her young husband, wealthy Smith Reynolds, made a hurried depart ure from Reidsvllle shortly after 2 a.m. today. The former Broadway blues singer came from her hotel here with two men, stepped Into a wait ing automobile and It sped away immediately.. . Ocean Voyages Highly Popular Coastal steamship voyages this summer are so popular among va cationists that the demand tor ac commodations cannot be filled, J. B. Kugel, local agent, reported yesterday. Many Salem residents are making two weeks or month round trips to California ports out of Portland. In the past few days, Mr. Kugel has been unable to get accommodations for all per sons wanting to make the trips. Forest Firebugs 1 Hear Sentences GRANTS PASS. Ore., Aug. S (AP) Ralph - Burns, Glendale, was today sentenced by Circuit Judge Norton to serve a year In the state penitentiary and Frank Ring, also of Glendale, was sen tenced to serve six; months. The two were convicted of setting fires in timber between Glendale and Wolf creek. i G. O. Pt COUNSEL DIES WASHINGTON. Aug. 8 (AP) James Francis Burke of Pitts burgh, general counsel of the re publican national committee, died I at the Garfield hospital tonight. MRS WW DIES Newest Member Ot U.S. Cabinet s f Roy D. Chapin of Detroit, who was appointed secretary of com merce by President Hoover. Mr. Chapin, chairman of the board of the Hudson-Essex Motor Co., succeeds Robert P. Lamont who resigned to re-enter business. T Unmistakable Better Tone Prevails in Industry Says new Officer WASHINGTON, Aug. S. (AP) Hopeful that American business will continue to Improve, Roy D. Chapin, 52-year-old Detroit auto mobile manufacturer, took office today as secretary of commerce. To his predecessor, Robert P. Lamont of Chicago, who was pres ent when he was sworn, the new est member of President Hoover's cabinet expressed gratification at the "unmistakable better tone that now prevails In our indust ries and marts ot trade." Franklin W. Fort, chairman of the new home loan bank board, held preliminary conferences with the' board members to rush or ganisation of this federal machin ery, set up by congress at the president's request to ease the financial worries ot homeowners and to stimulate home construc tion. 161 HAS BLAZE DALLAS, Aug. 8 Another tire broke out late yesterday about one-half mile from Biack Rock along the Little Lucklamute river. It is burning In the underbrush along both sides of the river over about six acres of ground. The fire was believed to have been started by a campflre left by picnickers Sunday. Efforts are being made to trace down those responsible. Fire which has been burning through the logged-off land near Valsetz Is reported to have been brought well under control. The forest fire situation in va rious sections of Oregon has im proved materially during the past 24 hours, Lynn Cronemiller, state forester, declared Monday. Cronemiller said a large num ber of men were fighting fires in the Clarke-Wilson holdings In Co lumbia countv and In the Rowland creek area in Coos county. Many other smaller fires were said to have been extinguished during the last 24 hour period. Squatters Fail To Get Release After Hearings PORTLAND, Aug. 8. (AP) Five squatters from Umpqua na tional forrest, unable to tunish bonds varying from S500 to $1500 were denied their appeal that they be released on their own recogniz ance and be allowed to return to their families, when they appeared- here today before Federal Jndge Fee. E. H. Best, P. G. Croft, Edgar Martin and W. S. Day pleaded not guilty to euarges growing out of occupancy of their forest homes. Dalton' Green received time to en ter his plea. Late Sports OLTMPIC STADIUM, Los An geles, Aug. 8 (AP) A team of western football players defeated an eleven from the east tonight 7 to I, as a part of the demonstra tion program of tho Olympic games. Players "from southern Cal ifornia. Stanford and California came from behind to score a touchdown and kick a goal in the fourth period after the representa tives of Tale, Harvard and Prince ton had scored in the same period. The gam was designed to in troduce American football to Olympic games visitors unfamiliar with the sport. . i Y -' ' ' j CHAPIN SWORN IN FITS DM HHffiB BUDGETEERS OF CITY ORGANIZE, n FINANCES Mayor-Elect Douglas McKay Is Chairman; Groups Are Announced Council Will Place Most of Responsibility on This Citizen Committee Initiating city budget prepara tion early this year, the citizens' committee met at the city hall last night, elected Douglas McKay, mayor-elect, chairman, and New ell Williams secretary, and named committees to study costs of op erating the various city depart ments. In a brief talk. Mayor P. M. Gregory spoke of the need of and demand for economy but at the same time warned against an ex cess of this popular tax relief remedy. "If the affairs of the city are curtailed too deeply, somebody is going to suffer, and In this case it's the taxpayers," he advised. Full Responsibility Given Committee That the city council this year is inclined to place In the hands ot the citizens' committee of 15 members the full responsibility for settling on the city's 1933 budget was the opinion voiced by Alderman Chris J. Kowltz In re sponse to Williams' query as to whether or not the council would do as it pleased with the budget, regardless of the citizens' com mittee recommendations. To coordinate the salary scale of all city departments, the final consideration in these budget items was delegated by motion to the ways and means committee of (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) Within a few days, officials of the Spauldlng Logging company here will have determined the opening date of the local plant. Charles K. Spauldlng, president, stated yesterday. "We are trying to work out our plans to cut up the logs we now have on hand," he said. "I can't say Just when we can open." Spauldlng said that he hoped the mill might continue to oper ate after tbe small quantity of logs on hand were cut. Whether the -mill does go on depends on the lumber situation. "I have not ed some stiffening in lumber de mand," he said Monday. "Of course it has been too slight for us to make any plans and assur edly the trend will not be main tained if all tbe mills should re sume cutting." Spauldlng said that any pickup in the railroad business, particu larly in the business of the. South ern Pacific company, would be a great boon to lumbermen in the northwest. Albany Girl is Credited With Saving Friend ALBANY, Ore.. Aug. 8 (AP) Elaine Chandler, 15. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Chandler of Albany, was being congratulated here today when townspeople learned that Saturday she had rescued Lav erne Bates, of Leba non, from drowning In the Cala- poola river near here. After bringing Miss Bates, who was Just learning to swim, to shore. Miss Chandler successfully applied resuscitation methods she had learned from a Red Cross swimming Instructor, she said. SPU6'S MILL WILL REOPEN SOON Scorched Valley Greets Refreshing Rain 's Advent As though ashamed ot having given Willamette valley residents' such a roasting last week when he ran the thermometer up to a high mark of 102 degrees. Old Sol yes terday hid his face behind a bank ot clouds and wept. He seemed not overly penitent, however, for his raindrop tears were not of suf ficient volume to he measurable. What Sol will do today, accord ing to the forecast, is register greater penitence. "Cloudy and showers" is the prediction. .Pianlckera and weekenders', were thankful that he waited un til Monday for his weeping. Sun day they enjoyed 88 degrees of warmth here and made the most of It. Yesterday's maximum tem perature was 70 degrees and min imum 52. " The rain which sprinkled Salem In the morning and, showered it briefly in the early afternoon fell short ot amounting to 0.01 Inches, according to the rainfall observer. This was the first time In 16 days that rain had been recorded here, Both Parties Gain lusiness Helping Salem Man Hero When Girl Gets Into Deep Water STAYTON, Apg. 8. When Eunice Temple, aged about .18, got In water over her depth at tbe "swimmln' " hole at the park here Sunday afternoon, she creat ed no little excitement. A bystand er named Wilson, of Salem, tally dressed Jumped in and rescued her. She was attempting to swim from ope diving board to the other and in getting into deeper water became frightened. Those who witnessed her plight called for aid, when they saw she would probably be unable to reach the bank Or nearby diving platform. CLAIM FOOT LOPEZ Paraguay Says Bolivia has Attacked Successfully, Other Side Denies ASUNCION. Paraguay, Aug. 8 (AP) Fort Carlos Antonio Lo pez, scene ot the clash which pre cipitated the present conflict be tween Paraguay and Bolivia over the potentially wealthy Gran Cha co territory, changed hands again today for the third time within seven weeks. Foreign Minister Higinio Arbo sent Secretary ot State Stimson at Washington a message, notify ing him that "Bolivian forces at tacked Fort Lopes anew and ask ing him to Inform the other neu tral American nations, which late ly have attempted to bring about a peaceful settlement of the Paraguayan-Bolivian dispute. The foreign minister reported that the "Paraguayan garrison re tired, the fort remaining in the aggressors' possession." June 15 Bolivian forces took the fort away from the Paraguay (Turn to Page 2, CoL 1) PROTEST IS FILED Alleged inflation in the valua tions of the Oregon-Washington Water Service corporation were protested yesterday in petitions filed with the state public util ities commissioner at the caplt ol, yesterday. The petitions were signed by 15 Salem residents. Rates of the utility are unduly high because they are based on excessive valuations, the petition ers claim. They also declare that the company has been deficient in providing ample protection for fire. The water supply is polluted with sewage from other cities, the petitioners also claim. The petition was placed en file to await investigation by the com mission when prior matters placed before it for investigation are at tended to. Buck Takes Off For Long Flight NEWARK, N. J.,fAug. 9 (AP) Bob Buck, holder of many Jun ior records for flying, got off at 3:05 a. m. eastern standard time, on his oft-postponed flight to Mex ico City. His first scheduled stop on the 2,250-mile air route to the Mexican capital was Richmond, Va. Last showers came on July II, when 0.01 inehes fell. Children, milkmen and firemen are especially affected by the cool er weather. Not a single child was seen swimming in the Mill creek pool at Olinger playground yester day, and tew appeared there at all. Last week record crowds ov erflowed the swimmln' hole. Quality ot milk delivered to dis tributors by the producers is im proved during the cooler weather, according to J. E. Blinkhorn, county dairy and food inspector. As the weather cools oft, the bac teria count in' milk decreases, he says. . . After a siege of grass fires dur ing the hot spell, the city firemen rested at their stations over the weekend. No alarm was run be tween Saturday and last evening! At 9:16 o'clock last night flremeft Investigated smoke at the C'and C. store. 254 North Commercial street, and found that it was com ing from rubbish tinder a aider walk grating. It caught nre.pre- sumably from a cigarette stub. IS CAPTURED AGAIN W MM 16 Revival is Their Cause Hoover, Working Acceptance Speech, Told of Gains Bourbons say Hope of Roosevelt Victory Explains Boom WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. (AP) A series of optimistic reports, all forecasting victory for Presi dent Hoover In his reelection campaign, today poured In upon the chief executive and stirred the loudest hum of political ac tivity heard at the White House in many months. Concentrating on his Thsraday night speech of acceptance, tfcw president talked to one political leader after another, partlcalarry about his handling of the prohi bition and. foreign affairs sec tions. In return, each conference re ported he had delivered either to Mr. Hoover or Walter IL New ton, his political secretary, proph ecies that the chief executive's chances for another term in th White House were bright Claim Two States Snre for Hoover Senator Moses (R., N.H.). after two conferences totaling nearly' three hours, said he was "able to report cheerfully" that both New York and Massachusetts could be listed In the. Hoover column. Representative William E. Hull (R., I1L), said be had told Sec retary Newton that trips through Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa had convinced him Mr. Hoover would poll heavy majorities there Cleveland A. Newton, former representative from Missouri, said he had reported that state and others in the farm belt would fall in line and that Mr. Hoover's re election was assured. NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (AP) Business Improvement, tbe stock market spurt and the recent rise In commodity prices were attribut ed in part by two democratic lead ers today to what they called the "growing conviction" Governor Roosevelt will be elected presi dent. Senator John S. Cohen, Atlanta (Ga.), editor and publisher and vice-chairman of the national committee, and W. A. Julian, na tional committeeman from Ohio, were leaders making this clahm. They, with other lieutenants of democracy had gathered in the party's national headquarters for the first of a series of strategy conferences with James A. Farley. They came from 19 states .scat tered across the map. Behind closed doors of a hall in the cew ly opened headquarters they spent five hours going over party fi nances, party prospects and plans for the Roosevelt-H,oover battle. T AUTO L CUE CU IS URGED BTUOSS t Hal E. Hos8, secretary of state, announced yesterday that he fa vored a cut ot at least 50 per rent in automobile license fees In Ore gon. Analysis of several hundred letters from distressed motorists and a study of reports from tbe state of Washington motor ve hicle department accounted for hit view, Hoes stated. A number of evasions of the Oregon law have been made to escape the high license rate here. Hoss opined. "Real relief lies in a lower li cense fee." Hoss said. "I am cer tain that the next legislature will cut the present license fee in halt. I know from the mall received at the state department that peosM generally are demanding a lower tee." Hoss said he had received many letters recently asking what had become of Governor Meier's plaa r for issuing stickers or permits to lieu of annual paid up license. Jackson County Circuit Judge's Recall is Asked MED FORD, Ore., Aug. 8 (AP) Petitions were being circu lated in Jackson county today tor the recall ot Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. The sponsors of the move ment were not named on the pe titions. Judge Norton presides over the first Judicial district, comprised of Jackson and Jose phine counties. The petitions will be placed in circulation in Jose phine county Tuesday. ."- y'-- The text of the basis tor the ac tion cites alleged "prejudice axd bias' In decisions, and "the re placing ot Justice ; with miscar riage of justice In his court by his rulings to the extent that the lib erty, life and property ot the dJ zens ot the first Judicial district are endangered." . . t