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I i if' -f 'TV - v ' . SERVICE I v WEATHER ' Wo guarantee our. carrier , . service.- If your paper does , not arrive by 6:15 call 0101 . - and a copy will be delivered -promptly. j j -i t Fair today,- Thursday, low er temperature, higher nw saldlry; Max. Temp. Toeeday 9, IUM. 43, rtver -3.4 feet, clear, Borthweat wlnda. ' I EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR ' I Salem, Ortgon, Wednesday Blorning, October 5, 1932 . V--'.- i Court Action to Rake' Ruins of- Questioned on - Insiill i Utilities Empire .Bomping azory )'- . I -J T THROOb CHEERS HKR'S FIRST iGlifflBTl IIUTYFITS Many Policies for Relief Of Agriculture Listed : By G. O P. Leader -1 Nation was Perilously Near I Gold Standard Collapse j1 ' Once, he Reveals j i COLISEUM; Des Moines, Oct. 4 (AP) A demonstration lasting 2 minutes greeted President Hoover tonight -when he took the speaker's stand here for his cam paign address.' The c r o w d which filled - the auditorium con tainln g 9,69,0 seats, stood : as one of the three bands 'played "Hall to the Chief.-" The president spoke extempor- i aneou8ly for EwWit Boevtr moment in an expression of appreciation, before beginning his carefully prepared speech. Mr. Hoover said he now could speak of some of the forces which at one time caused the secretary of treasury to inform him that the nation could remain on the gold standard "but two weeks longer,' unless a remedy was found. "Happily we have won this bat tle," he said. "There is no longer any danger from disclosure." Party's Retention of Gold Basis Applauded The first applause came when he told of how during the Gar field campaign, when "the dem ocra tic party was still coqueting with the great panacea of the time greenbacks," his family then living in Iowa "tightened its belt, and with confidence, voted for James A. Garfield, a republi can president." DE3 MOINES, Oct.-. 4 f A.P) President Hoover tonight declared sponsorship for a dosen policies for the relief of agriculture, and. naming the democratic leadership directly, asserted that if the pro- gram proposed by members of that party in the last session of congress had ever reached enact-! taent "it would have been the end of recovery." In his first campaign address since accepting the renomlnation. (Tarn to page 2, col. 1) HIDED TIX If MARYSVILLE, Mo., Oct 4. ( AP) Vice-President Charles Curtis, a member of the; Kaw tribe, .denied today that he had ever registered himself as an 'In competent Indian. j "Absurd and false," commented Mr. Curtis when his attention was called to a Question concerning his Indian status and land owner ship contained in a letter , from Morris A. Bealle, editor of the magaxine "Plain Talk," to Henry J. Allen, publicity director for ttie' republican national commit tee. Bealle's letter, made public la .Washington, asked: "Why didn't yon deny that Vice-President Curtis in 1903 reg istered himself with the TJ. S. In dian bureau as an incompetent In dian and. as such, for 29 yean has found . It unnecessary to pay any taxes on his Indian lands In Oklahoma?" Mr. Curtis said: "I am a member of the Kaw tribe. In 1902 was passed an act alloting lands. In the act they provided that a member to sell bis property must file application to remove restrictions.' I nad promised Chief Wash-Shungah tfcat I would not at any time sell my lands,, Tberefei, I have nev er filed application to sell and X never filed as an incompetent." TOPIC DF PARLEY LONDON,' Oct. 4 (AP) The Fxchanea Telesranh agency to- night said the British government w - , - w - . - was seeking to determine whether ' a conference could be arranged to discuss Germany's .withdrawal from the disarmament conference. France, Germany and Italy were being consulted. . ! The agency - said - the matter was stUI under consideration and the British government had lnti- mated; that v 11 " the conference Course-were feasible and general ly approved. It would bo Willing to arrange a meeting for thli pur- : pose In London. - The exact object of the confer- - en ce would ' be to determine whether', the differences arising from Germany's withdrawal eonld bo discussed In an exchange i of views. I aV 1 r IB oh attitude; ' . - , i - r . . - ) , lKSULV A . ; . ; h -.:r.:V;- ;.V:' I h A - ' - ' j : Formal action against the men wbo financial debacle In America's history was started Tuesday when Indictments were returned against Martin and Samuel Intnll, beads of the Insult holding companies, in connection with a federal probe started by Attorney General Mitchell. : Attempts will be made to extradite Samuel from Paris and Martin from Canada. Samuel Insull came to the United States fifty-one years ago from his native England as the secretary of Thomas A. Edison. For eleven years he worked with the Inventor, aiding In the formation of many of the companies that bear the Edison name. He struck out on his own when, through Edison's influence, he became pres ident of the Chicago Edison company. His genius for organization was such that he was credited with the Midas touch. Everytliing he touched seemed to turn to gold, and at one time his personal fortune was estimated at $10O,UOO,0O0. 8 NLIICTEO he n cui j i tmDezziement and Larceny Charged Against Pair In big Enterprise CHICAGO. Oct. 4 (AP) Samuel Insull. 72 year old public utility ruler until his realm crum bled during the depression, was indicted today with his brother, Martin, on charges of embexsle ment and larceny. The collapse of the Insull hold ing . companies caused losses of many millions. The indictments today were based on charges that fnnds were abstracted from two financing companies in the Insull utility sys tem and used to support a mar ginal stock market account main tained by Martin Insull. Samuel Insull was alleged In the indictments to have had know ledge of the withdrawals and to have endorsed a check for part of the abstraction. The total of funds allegedly diverted was 1514,942.7.4. - A county grand lury returned the Indictments in open court aft er deliberating less than an hour on evidence given by six ..wit nesses." Capiases we re, Issued tor th. ar rest of the two brothers. Action was started to extradite Samuel Insull from Paris, where he has been since shortly after the fi nancing machinery Tor his rvast holdings collapsed, and Martin In- .(Turn to page .2, eol. 1) . , TO FINANCE BUILDING PORTLAND, Ore., Oct, 4 (AP) Word was received here today that the Reconstruction Fi nance corporation has granted an $800,000 loan to the Public Mar ket company of Portland to fi nance construction of a $1,400,- 000 public market building here. The money will be available as soon as papers,' being prepared In Washington, are completed. It I was estimated the papers would be ready tor signature in about two weeks. :,'V'-.a:.,";1':-", GONE SINCE FRIDAY - BAKER, Ore., Oct. 4 ( AP) Fear, for the safety of Carl Hew- Mr rmm ww v v j va wwa a w , go, living near here, when a searching party organized out Of North Powder had .failed to lo cate him . late today. The elderly man left his home Friday to go deer hunting on Goat mountain near North Powder. He has not been seen since. ; 7: DRIVER DOESN'T STOP PORTLANDS Ore., Oct,- S 1 APfc Benjamin E. Moore, II,' of , Portland was Instantly killed to night when his bicycle was I struck bv an automobile while he was riding on the east side Pa- . " I euio highway:, south of Portland. Pol$ceyinvestlgators said ho . was struck by a hit-run driver, Mr. Moore was the father of Mn. E, B. Lyons, who with her h Briefs flgnred la the greatest single Women Invited tO Attend At Capitol Theatre Week From Today The annual fall cooking school under, the sponsorship of The Statesman will be held Wednes day and Thursday of next week. October 12-13, at the Capitol the atre from 2 to 4 p. m. This event brings to the ladles of Salem and vicinity the very newest ideas In cookery. Co-operating will be the Portland Gas and Coke company. who will supply beautiful new gas ranges for use In the school, and electric refrigeration. Cooperating also will be the Buslcks G --)ry and The Market, purveyors of quality foodstuffs In Salem for many years. They will supply the- grocery and meat requirements for the school, and will direct their merchandising for the week to make It fit In with the cooking school program. Other local and national advertisers will also par ticipate. The Instructor will be Miss Elisabeth Reger of Portland, who has served with gas cooking schools In previous years and Is known to Salem women as a very capable demonstrator. Open to all Women Of Community The school will be open to all the women of the community and the time will be profitably spent In attendance. Methods of modern (Tunr to page2, col. 2) nwoon SCHOOL OPENS SOON Market Gets ILF.C. Loan Elderly Hunter Missing Bicyclist Struck, Killed Bus Fund Ruling is Made husband and . six children, was killed September 11 when their automobile was struck near Mil- waukle, Ore., by a train. ' The dead man was Identified by his 15-year old son, who, was at tracted to the scene by the si- rened approach of an ambulance. .. COUNTY MUST PAY MARSHFIELD, Oro-fOet,' ( (AP) The transportation ' item covering costs of transporting out-of-district high - school .stu dents to high school districts must be left in the Coos county budget and the expense need not be borne by Individual districts.- THls lfl effect was the jrullng handed down today by Attorney General Van Winkle In response to a request , for a decision made by State School Superintendent C. A. Howard. The latter was ask-! riffgxrc T&Znh ' et b? Lran Parr, superintendent I CI d IV A CCZUi- r of Marsh field schools.? and L. A. LUjeqnlst, school board member, to seek an official decision on the question which the Marshfleld school board and the county boundary" board had declared It would - eliminate- the transporta tion item from the county budget; snd the districts were not yet cer tain who would have to bear the burden of expense. v Ci- : -v- . Van Winkle's opinion Is believed to be the first of its kind In Ore gon.": : , Public Service . Company's Hearing is Under way Before Thomas r Molaila Manager Recites Sales Program Forced On Local Employes PORTLAND. Ore., Oct 4 (AP) The story of a stock sell ing campaign that was imposed on .local utility employes and ap proached, the intensity of a war time liberty bond drive was un folded . before state ' public utili ties commissioner, Charles' M. Thomas today through the tes timony of A. L. Strickland, man ager of the Molaila' Electric com pany, a subsidiary of the Pacific Northwest Public Service com pany.! in,;;;i . - Mr, Strickland's testimony con sumed the entire day otthe hear ing being held here by Commis sioner Thomas to inquire into the financial relations of the Pacific Northwest Public Service com pany, its Chicago parent com pany, the Central Public Service corporation, and the Chicago brokerage firm of Albert E. Pierce ft Co. Employes of the Molaila Elec tric company, like those of other subsidiaries, were organized into a sales force to approach rela tive, friends and customers with the proposition to exchange their stock of the old -Portland Electric company (now the Paci fic Northwest Public Service company) for that of the Central Public service corporation, or to buy the latter stock outright, Mr. Strickland testified. Each unit was assigned a quota of stocks to sell, Mr. Strickland said, and twice he received let ters from high officials of A. Es Pierce & Co., asking why his men were not making a better record. A. E. Pierce himself sent Mr. Strickland a telegram requesting an explanation, the latter testi fied. Ihad been threatened with loss of his position if he did not show more activity in selling the stock. Within two and one-half months after sale of stock was discontinued January 1, 1932, a dividend payment was passed. None has been paid since. LINE IS SHOT DEAD CANBY, Minn., Oct 4 (AP) Nordahn Peterson. 25. farmer near here, was shot and killed to night by unidentified assailants in an automobile as he stood with several other persons sear a farm picket station about one mile west of here. Fred Hacker, another plcketer, was shot a few minutes earlier at another picket station, but escaped uninjured. Hacker, also a farmer, was shot down by to men at another point near here, a few minutes before the Peterson killing. Authorities said after an inves tigation that Peterson, and three other plcketers, while In a tent alongside , the highway, ' were aroused by shots from a passing car. ... As Peterson stepped from the tent, the machine circled back and several more shots were tired, one bullet striking him In the chest snd killing him Instantly. The car then sped away. . - Over Billion in Loans Reported FARMED N PICKET r . " . . C. C. Z. Z. By CorpOratlOnl"" - I to nimmiu arouna tneir atiics WASHINGTON. Ocf. 4 (AP) In its first seven months of life the reconstruction finance corpo ration lent to private enterprise and state governments more than one billion, two hundred million dollars. This grand total of Its opera tions from . February 2 through August 31, was announced today by the corporation In a summary which ' showed - banks, : railroads. Insurance snd -. other financial companies borrowed $1,115,532,- 963;- farmers received. $54,201,- 989: and $35,465,171 went to 25 states and one territory for relief of destitntion. The grand total was .$1,218,190,129. or approxi mately one .third of the $3,800,- 000,000 allowed" the corporation by congress. - tx - t , T" - j V Or ISAjOm JD03.ru. BOISE. Idsho. Oct, 4 (AP) Banner Jordsn, graduate of Lew iaton normal school, today offered to teach a school for the coming year for board snd room. Tie made his offer to W. D. Vin cent, commissioner . ot education. with the explanation that be had been unable to secure a Job teach ing and was willing to donate hl& services for board and room. "J' i Ls ; Av -;i,4 fix'- V -' i .-V . v- H.-CTg-W;ililHlnnM)iji,.n,i.jw(,- Paul CSalllcotte, Portland mown ' taineer, , was - yesterday - ques tioned by: San Francisco offi cers familiar .with the Pre pared ness day bombing In that city In 1918, concerning his story that he placed a suit case which may hare contained the bomb which killed 18) per sona. ' REPEAL PEIITIONS T Ballot Title to be Given Boyer; Expected to go , Tp Van Winkle . Checking of the names of a suf ficient number of water repeal pe tition signers to meet legal re quirements will be completed by this morning, it was announced yesterday at the office of City Re corder Poulsen. Poulsen said he would then turn over the petitions and the proposed repeal measure I to citv attorney for a ballot title. I The netitlons and the repeal pro- posal of the S2.o00.000 water bond issue authorized December 15. 1J1, were presented to Poul- sen late last week. It Is expected that the city at- torney wUl promptly prepare ballot title, and return the meas ure to the city recorder who will then certify the repeal measure to County Clerk Boyer. The Ques tion will then come up whether the repeal proposal can be-placed on the general election ballot No vember 8. It Is contended by some attorneys that Boyer should not and cannot place the measure on the ballot since the 45-day time limit provided by state law has passed. The 30-day limit provided by city ordinance does' not expire until this weekend but these at torneys hold the state law, not the cltr ordinance, governs in a general election. County Clerk Boyer is expected to refer the matter to District At torney Carson who has announced he will nass the legal question on to Attorney General VanWinkle for an opinion, since a state ques tion Is involved. Wood Nickels Only Taboo, Collections COLUMBUS, Ohio. Oct, (AP) Wooden, nickels will still be taboo, but most anything else, so long as It has a bit of gold, will i be acceptable when the couecuon plates are passed in the fashion able Broad street Methodist ehnrch next Sunday. - The Rev. F. Howard Callahan and dig up those discarded watch es, Jewelry, trinkets and dentsl .work. It's his plsn for Increasing the church collections without lower ing the members bssk accounts. The rifts will be sent to a re finers' and the money realised from the dross' will be placed in a "minister's permanent emergen cy fund.' "Doesn't Exodus 35:33 ay 'And every man that offered. offered an offering of gold?" the pastor said. '. Scio Woodcutter- Seriously Hurt By Falling Tree ; SCIO. Oct, 4 (Special) Rich- twi .vwit o'clock I tvt. ifurnAAn vfcan a' troo which U. nm .tmrv htm. n was worklar about 'seven miles east of town for P. C Goplln. Schriek was brought here and attended by Dr. Prill, "who rushed him to ; the Albany hospital, , lie is unconscious, and tne aoe-1 tor says it will be at least 24 hours before he can lay how good chances for recovery are. - Schriek, : an unmaiTled . man. I lives with his father and brothers la few miles east ot hero. GOING Tilt Immediate Danger Averted By Back Firing; Crew Works Feverishly Stop. Flames at Highway; Several Small Fires In County Fought , . LYONS, OeU. -4 (Special) - The forest fire near here, which originated" on the ' Hawley-Healy acreage and grew to. sizable pro portions Monday is still biasing, although -Immediate, danger was sidetracked' when a large crew, of men back- fired . along, the . high-war- to prevent the .fire lumping to the houses on the south side of the road. .Warden Thomas of Jordan and a. warden from Sweet Home are on the patrol here, and with their crew have besn able to hold the ffr- tmikm Attfn t- tit, T wn a scboolhonse. All available pumps I have been kept going. Quite a. quantity of wood has been burned. Including some be longing to Mr. Ransom of Lyons and some to others who had cut wood for sale. A belt of dry grass between town and the river which had grown waist high, and an unus- uaiiy large amount of unburn ed siasmngs neiped to teed tne biase, which is said to be burning over an area a mile and a half square If present humidity keeps up. the fire will be a threat to the town's safety for two or three days more. SILVERTON, Oct. 4 A truckr load of men left Sllverton late Monday night for the Grassy Flat district to fight a fire there. The I tire was across the creek from the milk ranch on the Abiqua river above Sllverton. Another group was reported going out in the Crooked Finger country on Butte Creek. No report of tires in Marlon county, except a few ranch biases. had been received up to late last night by the state forester's f- flee, according to Theodore Rain- water, deputy. WATER CASE IS UP E Demurrer is Taken Under Advisement; Judge has Notably Busy day Judge L. O. Lewelllng, opening term of court in his depart ment here, has one of the bnslest aays Tuesday which can come before a Judge. A group of lm portant matters were before him. several of which the Judge con sidered within the day. A demnrrer on the amended complaint of the 'city against the Oregon-Washington Water Ser- Ties company was taken under advisement by the court after argument. An early decision Is expected. The esse Involves the mooted $2,500,000 -water bond Issue authorized In the charter amendment passed last December. Two cases Involving sals of Central Public Service company stock were also argued on de murrer before Judge Lewelllng, the court taking both cases under advisement and asking for briefs. Similar action was taken In the appeal of the Ladd A Bush Trust company from the decision of the probate court In the Mills will case. Judge Latourette of Oregon City . will hear the Carson vs. the County Court case. Judge . Lew - hav- i . . ... lng served ss district attorney and taken compensation in Linn county in a manner similar to that received by arson. Counsel on bots sides agreea to juagei Latourette. ' Before starting his own work. (Turn to psge 2, col. 1) LEWELLNG Gershkovitch Engaged to Conduct salem aympnony The symphony orchestra of Sa lem will have for Its conductor during the current season Jacques Gershkovitch,' who for nine years has Veen conductor of the Port land Junior orchestra. Arrange ments for snrsglng.Mr. Gershko- ltch wero completed Tuesday B7 I a committee of the orchestra I board composed of Prof. Edward I Ttlison. SITS. W. . Anurun, Mrs. R J. Mscsk Waltar Jsnks and C A. Spragns ' " " v v ' The Initial- pracuco under tns new conductor was held at the T. U.C.A. last night, and further practices will bo held each week until the first concert of the sea son which will be the last week in November. About thirty members oartlclpated ln-the practice last night and additional members are But Only one Death Reported And Wyeth Destroyed; Wendiing Blaze Is Battled by Big Crew With Slight Hope of Saving Property; c3 V Of Residents Evacuate Many Farm Houses Incinerated Gales Creek District in Washington County; Nearly 100.000 Acres of Timber and Brush Land Burned Over In Widespread Sections of State T0RTLAND, Ore., Oct. 4 ( JL by writhing red flames and western Oregon forest lands today. Damage was estimated at est fires lashed through several logging communities after burning through vast stands of ficials estimated nearly 100,000 lands were covered by raging from the Columbia river to Curry county, bordering on the California line. The only consoling factor dous property damage, only one -O COUNTY PAYS Off I Treasurer Redeems $18,000 In Bonds Turned in by New York Holders Marioa county's last cent of indebtedness was faUy paid yes- terdsy. , " Technically the county has been out of debt since July 15 hen the final Installment of 1850,000 In bonds became due and the eounty made available Interest and principal to pay ths full obligation Actually $15,000 of the bonds remained outstanding. In the hands of holders who evidently were In no hurry for the money. Yesterday from an eastern trust company County Treasurer Drager received IS $1000 bonds. ten of which bore not only the July 15 Interest coupon but inter est coupons for January 15. 1532. showing the holders did not bother to secure the semi annual Interest payment. Treasurer Drager immediately paid the face of the bonds and took - up the Interest coupons. thus completing the transaction by which Marlon county borrow ed $850,000 for road Improve ments. The eountv bar bad no war- (rant Indebtedness for years. I Road and general funds on hand at the end of 1532 are expected to exceed $500,000 despite In creasing tax delinquency. Waters is Again Named. Chiei ol Bonus Marchers UNIONTOWN. Pa.. Oct. (AP) In a dramatie session which several times swept beyond control of the officers, a national convention of the bonus expedi 1 uonary iorcw louaj riBcw Walter W. Waters of Portland. i rw. mm Mmniou tionary force today re-elected Ore., as Its commander Convention rules were tossed aside, as the- shouting, - milling delegates from more than a score of states threatened Franklin Coffin of Washington, D. C who nrred that Waters bo not eon sldered for re-election. expected to build the numbers up to around 60. - It is planned this year to have coaches or assistant conductors for separate sections. : These aro exoected - to be: Mary - sennits. first violin: Grace Mauris Mitch ell, Monmouth normal, second vi olin: Mrs. R. J. Msaske; wood wind: Wesley Roeder and Walter Rahaut, brass. Raymond Carl WUl N BTED ESS bo librarian and orchestra, man-1 ed the Ducks for- fneir sporta ager. . - . Imansbip shown; throughput tb '.Tho?soioUt for the nm eoniissz race.- ;? cert will bo Miss Nancy Thlelsen. ' President Tom Turner ar. Salem girl, who after completing her course in the University of Oregon is now instructor la voice at Albany coUege. i . . " Persems who desire to join ue orchestra are Invited . te get. In .iv vm rmrJ iM!ln; who Is chairman ot . the .music 1 Phelps C Phoenix, Ariz la a 14 i. . .Irannil Kntit hr. " . ' . ' cvuuiuiiav, . n. . .-.. ILK Though Towns of Cochcsi by Flames Sweeping Over AP) Destruction, symbelijwi greenish smoke, spread ver several million dollars as for green timber. Forestry of acres of timber and brush flames, the fire pits ranging was that despite the tremes- life was lost. ' Two hundred persons fled tfco I community of Cochran betes blasting flames obliterated lb place leaving only glowing eoeJa where the "Washington eovary timber town has stood. At Wyeth. west of Hood ttlvec fire engulfed the postotflee, m store and service station and sev eral houses burned. Wendiing Believed Doomed; All Leave Nearly 200 men battled furleae- ly with ravaging flames whLcax threatened the mill town of Wendiing In Lane county. By oajy the best of fortune, they said. could the town be saved. Vluagfm were evseuatinr the nlaee late to day. Flames, in seething, roarlrg walls, all but- encompassed la town, only the west entranoe re maining open. From 10 to IS farm honaea im the Gales creek district of 'Wash ington county were destroyed Ay Cre and that blaze was spraadxaT on a wide front after sweentesi (Turn to page 2, coL 4) t 1 1 mm k t r- r v Oct. t . At new in nyauucui m A T X? V V- VII . state convention today tell lxe step behind Hoover, Donovaa asf Davison and began a big pared which they hope will lead thew over the top to victory November 8. To the stirring, martial siosh: of a song dedicated by a groaj C New York City World wr veter ans to "Wild BUI Donovan of (be fighting lth, CoL WilUam J. Donovan became by tumultous Ac clamation the republican candi date for governor of New York. Unanimously with, so ether 1 candidates submitted against jeoy . of them the entire ticket nominated. F. Tarbee Davison. secretary of war snd a candidal for the gubernatorial nominal! ' until he withdrew Sandsy in tawsr of CoL Donovan, was Toomisuctod' amid yells and "the thumping ot big baas . drums tor lieuteRwet governor. i By acclamation also . the . ventlon adopted a 2000 word plat form which included an endorse ment of President Hoover's stand on prohibition. Late Sports PORTLAND. Ore., Oct, 4 (AP) The - Washington Jilt to school " football eleven ' defeat the Franklin high school svaad hero today, 8 to 0. ' The v Colonials - gained--, their touchdown - after intercepting at Quaker pass on the latter tt yard line, and .advancing by combination of passes and tia. plunges. They sdded'two pourte In the second period with a safety. PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct.' 4. (AP)-Tho pennsnt winning Port land Ducks were honored tocfrbt at a banquet sponsored by th Portlsad Junior chamber, ot osb mere. Several speakers. head4 I by Mayor George u, Haaer, yrnf Manager adsou responaeo " half of tho Portlsnd dub,-. - - . . : - ALEXANDRIA.' a.. Oct. A. i iajti vince wuaa. ' . . I middleweight, lomgai reeeM I referee's . decision over .Cowboy . WILD BILL DOiiDVI REPUBLICAN CHOliF