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' " ' . ..... ...... ' i ' - ' ) - ' . " 1 1 L X NOW IS THE TIME " l Subscribe now. The Ore- gon Statesman Bargain per iod now on To any address in, ijregou 35.0O per year by mail only. ,. . V WEATHER . , ' .... . , - s - I.- Fair, but becoming cloudy, today, warmer; rain Tbnrs day ( Max. Temp. .Tneeday 1, M in. 40, river -1.4 feet, rain JOG Inch -4 . CAiiainnn f A5f EIGHT Y-SSCOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, October 19, 1932 No. 17S CITY'S APPEAL Water. Repeal Case Will be Placed B ef ore Supreme Court Today, Word . ... ... Early Hearing Promised so Notice may be Given If Vote Allowed The Seance SI O o 0 THE AM5WtBT THt FURMtSCV Quert6hrtSt aoMeTHiNo. round tw rrra e aouwa hoct, it 4 NcrrHCfi ran nob. rowt., i UVUL A CHICKEN ? Appeal will be taken today to the-state supreme -court on a writ of mandamus issued late yester day by Judge L. H. McMahan which compels City Recorder Poulsen to prepare and distrib ute special ballots for the Novem ber 8 election on which will be proposed repeal of the water pur chase charter amendment adopt ed December 15, 1931. City -Attorney Trlndle yester day announced his decision to ap peal as soon as Jud-e McMahan had held adversely "to the 'city at torney's" position that the: special Tote could not be taken because the petitions calling for It were filed less than 45 days before the general election. In his decision, Judge McMahan held that the state law regarding the initiative and referendum does not apply to cities which In their own charters and by ordinance have provided to exercise this power. Judge McMahan upheld the contention of Walter E. Keyes. attorney for T. M. .Hicks, a peti tioner for repeal, that Salem's or dinance providirf for filing not more than 30 days before election should prevail. Case Advanced on Docket, Is Planned It is understood the supreme court, because of the short time remaining before election, will ad vance the case on its docket and hear it either today or Thursday. If the mandamus is upheld, deci sion must be given by the end of this week in order to permit Poul sen to give 10 days' notice to all voters. The city recorder yester day said it would take him four days to prepare the notices to all voters. These not teas most be in the mails not less than ten days before the election. The petitioners for repeal ask citizens to reverse their decision of last December calling for a bond Issue of not to exceed $2, 5.00,000 for purchase or construc tion of a city-water plant and ad ditions thereto. The petitioners allege that if this threat of munic ipal ownership is removed, the Oregon-Washington Water Serv ice company will complete its new filter plant, work on which ceased when Salem voted in 1930 to ac quire a water system. This elec tion was subsequently declared Invalid. 1 o New York Herald-Tribune 1 T PACT ffl RUSSIA Parliament Opens in High Spirits but Jobless Darken Picture Scarface Al To Make Bid For Release II IS PI TO in. EDISON WEST ORANGE. N. J.. Oct. 18 (AP) The memory of Thomas Alva Edison, the electrical wizard, was honored today at simple serv Ices in which his former co-work' ers and family played the most Important parts. 1 1 . At 3:24 a. m. the time he in ventor died Just a year ago thirteen of bis former associates stood in the dark and rain and slaced a wreath on the Edison grave. Not a word was spoken. The men bowed in silent prayer, then filed silently away. At noon, a memorial service was held in Mr. Edison's labora tory at the West Orange plant The laboratory has not been used since the Inventor's death. His desk remains sealed. It was draped lu purple and surrounded by flowers. Resting on its flat top was a bronze bust of the man who once used it. There were about 300 persons at the ceremony, including Mrs. - Edison, the three sons of the late Inventor, Thomas, Jr., Theodore and Charles, his daughter, Mrs. .John Eyre Sloan and his former secretary, William H. 'Meadow- croft. LONDON, Oct. 18 (AP) The spirit of empire prevailed In West minister as parliament reassem bled today and heard from Do minion Secretary J. H. Thomas that Great Britain had abrogated her trade pact With soviet Russia i:i accordance with the imperial policy formulated at the Ottawa economic conference. Later Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, des cribed the Ottawa agreements, the purpose of which is to consol idate the empire with emphasis on trade and commerce. But lust across the Thames in ancient Lambeth, a poorer class section, battalions of unemployed converged to protest their plight before the legislators, and before their demonstration had got very far it broke out into a riot that brought many casualties. Police reserves, however, pre vented the demonstrators from disturbing the calm of historic Westminister, and parliament proceeded with . its work while the battle raged a tew blocks away. The lawmakers had long since concluded their deliberations for the day before the rioting had ended in Lambeth. Quiet was not restored there until 11 p. m. In the' empire panorama that was laid before parliament, there appeared one smudge. It was the breakdown in negotiations be tween the government of .the united kingdom and President Ea- mon de Valera of the. Irish free state for settlement of the land annuities dispute. This argument has led to a tariff war between the two countries. DO-X DESIGNER DIES MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 18 (AP) Maurice Dormer, co-de signer with his brother Claude of the giant flying boat DO-X, died today at the age of 44. DEBT OF ELECTRIC VOTE COERCION CHARGES BRING QHiDEttS All Judges b id Two Cut Own Pay; One. of Holdouts McMahan Roosevelt Campaign Chief! Says Rubber Companies Dictate to Workers Local Jurist Continues to Pocket $500 Each Month, all Others Except Baker man Take ' 1 0 per Cent Less Voluntarily - . Ford CompanY Statement in Support of Hoover is Also Under Fire LINDSAY SHORU OF ROWERS Kl SCHOOL SETUP adjustment in their salaries, These two are Judge C. H. McCol loch of Baker who continues to draw salary at the rate of $458.33 a month and Judge L. H. McMa han of Salem who continues to draw bis warrant of 1500 a month. The net savings In state costs In September over August in pay to Judges was $250 accomplished by 350 a month less taken by Judges Brand, Skipworth, Hewitt, Tax well and Walker. Salaries for circuit judges are set by law and reductions are en tirely voluntary on the part of the Jurists, the law providing no judge's salary may be reduced during the period for which he was elected. When the payroll of state employes was reduced from three to 15 per cent July 1, 1932, many of the Judges voluntarily agreed to reduce their salaries in line with existing conditions. 1 0 n ATLANTA. Oct. 18 (AP) Prisoner 40,888 will put aside his blue-gray denim uniform tomor row or Thursday and "Scarface Al" Capone, Chicago's . erstwhile gang chieftain, will emerge from Atlanta federal penitentiary to wage another legal battle for his freedom. Hir petition for a writ of ha beas corpus is scheduled to be heard In federal court tomorrow before Judge Marvin Underwood, but a trial now in progress may delay it for a day. The gangster is serving a 10- year sentence for a violation of the income tax laws in 1926, 1927 and 1928, and seeks his freedom on the contention that prosecu tion is barred by the statute of limitations. The filing of the petition Sep tember 21 gave Capone his first few minutes In the open since he was brought to the penitentiary, heavily manacled, last May 4 to begin his term. He was taken to court for the filing of the petition, but Judge Underwood postponed the hearing until tomorrow. Large Amount cut From Valuation, Claim of Thomas In Probe Use of Common -Sense is Plea Of Ray Wilbur IOWA CITY, la., Oct. 18 (AP) An appeal to voters "to nse common sense and not the emo tions" In casting their ballots in the coming election was made to night by Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary of the interlon In a cam paign speech for President Hoo ver. Secretary Wilbur asserted that "the most critical question be fore our people is whether they are to register a protest rote against the depression and there by defeat our economic recovery which is now on it? way or wheth er they will use their Intelligence and allow President Hoover to lead the way out." . . PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 18 (AP) Resuming his hearing In to the relations of the Pacific Northwest Public Service com pany and Its parent, the Central Public Service corporation of Chi cago, state Public Utility Commis sioner Charles M. Thomas sought to develop today that the funded debt of the Portland utility and its subsidiary, the Portland Gen eral Electric company, had been Increased by 226.279,766 since the Albert E. Pelrce controlled utility group gained control of the companies in 1929. From the testimony of Claude R. Lester, chief engineer for the commission, Thomas drew the in ference that a large part of this amount had been "diverted from this community" through impair ment the Portland company's cre dits for the benefit of other units of the Central Public Service cor poration. "It appears to me," Thomas said, "that there were bad deals and that even though they had been good deals they would still have been bad. What business has a local operating company here investing in the operation of utility companies in the mid' die west? It is my position that tnw riA KnifnAM wft rnvap The reference was to a trian gular transaction whereby the Portland General Electric com' pany assumed possession of $5,' 680,000 of the stock of the Cen tral Gas and Electric, a subsld iary of the C. "t. 8. The stock came by way of the Pacific Northwest Public Service company to settle for proceeds of a $7,500,000 debenture issue re tained by the C. P. S. NEW YORK, Oct. "18. (AP) From democratic national head quarters today came a statement that three Ohio rubber companies are "carrying on a camnalxn of 'Intimidation among workers in an effort to secure votes for Presi dent Hoover." James A. Farley, Roosevelt Garner campaign chief, made pub lic the allegation while comment ing on a statement Issued by the Ford Motor company to its em ployes, which disclaimed any at tempt to "control any man's vote," and concluded: - "To prevent times from getting worse and to help them to get better. President Hoover must be elected." The report from Ohio came from Virgil E. Rogers, state cen tral committeeman, in a telegram to Farley. It rwas quickly denied by officials of the three companies named. "Last Frantic Move" Says Demo Leader In referring to the Ford state ment and the report from Ohio, Farley said: "I am not at all surprised at this, because for a long time we anticipated that this would be the last frantic move of the republi can leaders to re-elect President Hoover." Clifton Slusser. vice-nresident of the Goodyear company, made State Convention Set Next an unquauiiea aeniar or tne re port and said: "It has been a settled company yuwey over many years to urge all employes to vote as a citizen ship duty, but the policy has been equally definite that Goodyear as a company Is te take no Dart In political elections." James D. Tew, president of the B. F. Goodrich company, said any I announced allegations mat his concern "has Instructed or in any way coerced its employes to vote for any candi date for office in the November election Is untrue." R. R. Gross, Firestone factory manager In Akron, said: We have made no statements to our employes as to what party they should support." 7u"VE of seven circuit judges throughout the state, who in i JL a cneckup made by The btatesman last montn naa taicen no reductions in August paychecks, either reduced the amount of their warrants 10 per cent for September or re bated 10 per cent to the state. This information was obtained yesterday at the office of the secretary of state. Out of 28 circuit Judges in the o state, only two now have made no Kerr Made Chief Official Of Higher Education; Move Significant IRK IB DM HPS Secretary Expected to go When Contract up; Cost Of Office Here High By SHELDON F. SACKsTTT Direct subordination of Dr. E. E. Lindsay, executive secretary of the board of higher education, to Dr. W. J. Kerr, chancellor, was agreed upon by the board la tt meeting Monday in Portland. By a new article in the board'i by laws the chancellor was naated 4-H Award is Captured at his authority was designated as "complete" subject only to ta In staff elee- Stock Show; Portland Girl Most Healthy 16 REPUBLICANS 10 ffiET IN SUM Week; to Link up Group With National Body ELECTION OUTCOME 111 HURT NOBODY NEW YORK. Oct. 18 (AP) Richard Washburn Child, former diplomat, writer and chairman of the republicans for Roosevelt lea gue, made public today a protest of nationally known educators and publicists sent to the demo cratic and republican national committees and condemning what Child described as "shipwreck pol itics." The protest. Child said, was presented by Lothrap Stoddard, lecturer and author, and read In part: "Though we are adherents to both large political parties, we are Americans first. "No blow will be struck at the safety of our national life no mat ter which of the leading candi dates for the presidency is elected We deplore and denounce po litical tactics sapping, for polit ical purposes, the confidence of the nation, predicting evil. preaching disaster, injuring Amer lean reputation and credit abroad (Signed) "Hendrick Van Loon, Lothrap Stoddard, Christopher Morley, Burton Holmes, Richard Wash burn Child, Ida M. Tarbell. Hen ry Bruere, Virginia C. Gilder- sleeve, Frederic R. Sawyer, John Ersaine. Young republicans of Marion county will be hosts to the state convention of Young Republican clubs of Oregon at a session to be held here October 26, It was yesterday by Jack Johnson, local president. More than 50 delegates are expected for the conclave, representing 12 counties where the Young Repub licans bave been organised. Importance of the work being done by the younger organiza tion was stressed in a call for the convention by Edward Soz of Portland, temporary state chair man, who pointed out that 40 per cent of the legal voters of the country were under the age of 35 years. The .meeting in Sa lem Is to effect a permanent state organization to link; the activity in Oregon to that of the national Young Republican league. Plans for a membership cam paign prior to the convention here were discussed at a meeting of the local executive committee yesterday. Announcement was made that membership cards were available at republican headquarters In the Guardian building and a call was Issued by President Johnson to all repub licans between the ages of 21 and 35 years to register their names for enrollment. Young women are Included in the local organ lsatlon in a womens' division (Turn to page 2, coL 1) PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. IS (AP) Prize - winning cattle, horses, pigs and sheep from all parts of the United States and parts of Canada, a thrilling ro deo, and the competition of the 4-H club youngsters shared the attention of the thousands who visited the Pacific International Livestock exposition here today, while Judges continued their tasks of naming the champions among the champions. Janet Scoysmlth of Portland was selected the most healthy girl and Edward Stiller of Walla Walla, Wash., the most healthy boy in the anual 4-H clnb growth and health contest. Charlotte Fisher of Dudley. Idaho, was Judged second healthi est girl and Beth Francis. Mor gan, Utah, was named third. Other boys selected were: Bur dette Robinson. Wasco county, Ore., second: Robert Magnuson. j Worley, Idaho, third, i The Washington county. Ore.. 4-H team won the meat Judging contest with a score of 105. Oth er teams placing were: Portland. 97; Whitman county. Wash.. 91; Lewis county, Wash.. 88; Lane county. Ore., 87; Elko county, Nev., 59. The Uowlits county, Wash.. team wen the 4-H poultry Judg ing contest. The Marlon county. Ore., team took the crops Judg ing event. To the Lewis and Clark county, Mont., team went first place In the home economics Judging. California Gain Made by Demos SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18 (AP) A gain of more than half million in democratic registration in California for the November election, reducing to less than 400,000 the republican lead of nearly a million fn 1928, was re vealed today by an Associated Press tabulation ' of complete, semi-official registration figures from all but one county in the state. .' FOXX S ADJUDGED BEST IN lU By ALAN GOULD NEW YORK. Oct. 18 (AP) Jimmie Foxx, the Maryland mauler and new home run king of the major leagues, is the choice of the experts as the Am erican league's most valuable player for the 1932 campaign. The first baseman of the Phil adelphia Athletics, by polling 75 points out of a maximum of 80 in the vote conducted by a com mittee of the Baseball Writers' association of America, beat his New York rival, larruping Lou Gehrig by a decisive margin. Gehrig, winner In 1927 and now runner-up for the third successive year received 55 points. The selection of Foxx makes the most valuable player contest an all-Philadelphia affair this year. Chuck Klein. Phlllie out field slugger, has been designated as the National league's outstand ing star of the year, in preference to Lon Warneke of the Cubs and Lefty O'Doul of the Dodgers. The vote in both contests was made public by J. Roy Stockton ef St. i Louis, ehairman of the selection committee in each league. board's approval tlons. The board's action was deeaaed here yesterday as a direct mev to curb the rapidly growing high er education bureau at the gate house bere. It was held by tbeea who know higher educational af fairs in Oregon as the begrnniar of the end of the bureau here and probably the deatb-knell of th executive secretary's Job. Friction which developed while Dr. Kerr was president of Oregon State college and Lindsay, secretary, it Is thought will lead to Lindsay ouster when his three-year con tract is up in 1933. Cost of Education Burr a a Here Mounts Illustrations of the motmtinr costs of the higher edncatioaal bureau here were obtained yeteT day In figures at the secretary of state's office. The payroll filed for payment there shows that tbe higher education department ber cost $3443.74 In September salaries for employed workers. This is exclusive of all transpor tation items, of aU supplies, mi cellaneous costs and the stipend of the board. Twenty-one persons were em ployed bere on a foil time basis while business offices were con tinued at all the state Institutions of higher educatloa. Of these 21 persons. 18 worked full-time tm September an Investigation re vealed that employes have not ytt been subjected, to the general wage and salary redactions which have generally pr availed at tbe statehouse. Extensive Payroll Shown on Report The payroll of the board's of fice showed the following: f clerks hired at from $80 tm $135 a month. 4 auditors and assistants hired at from $135 to $300 a month. 2 bookkeepers hired at $11S . to $130 a month. 6 stenographers hired at frees $85 to $110 a month. 1 superintendent of properties at $300 a month. 1 statistician at $200 a month. In addition to these employ on a full-time basis, the Seatesa ber record showed eight part-time workers being paid 40c an hour except for one assistant statisti cian who was paid $1 an hoar. (Turn to page 2, coL 1) TRADE SHOWS 018 1 SEPTEMBER States Entitled To Reapportion Solon Districts l WASHmOTON, Oct. 18 (AP) The states were given unre stricted freedom by a supreme court ruling today to map j out their congressional districts as they see fit. ! The highest tribunal upheld the recent redisricting of Mississippi and declared regulations Imposed in the federal reapportionment act ot 1911 .were no longer In force. ' . Reynolds Family Willing To Drop Murder Charges -i - . i - REVEAL TUMOR CURE f ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18 (AP) Treatment of brain tumors by di rect Implantation of radium into the human brain, without harm to the patient, wag described to the clinical congress of the American college of surgeons tonight. WINSTON SALEM, N. C, Oct. 18 (AP) Attorneys for W.; N. Reynolds revealed tonight he has written Solicitor Carlisle Biggins that the Reynolds family will not oppose the dropping of murder eharges against Libby Holman Reynolds and Albert Walker, charged with slaying Smith Rey nolds, . if the prosecuting officer feels he has Insufficient evidence to aeek a conviction. . u ... At the same time the attorneys, Manley, Hendren - and Womble, disclosed that alter a two montns study of the case they had been unable to find sufficient evidence to justify them' In advising the family to join in prosecution or the case, if Solicitor Biggins was out ef the city. i and.. eflorts. to reach, him were not successful. In his letter to Higgins, Rey nolds expressed the opinion, how ever, that his nephew, and ward was mentally so constituted that he did not believe his death was a suicide. . Young Reynolds, heir to one fourth of the R. J. Reynolds to bacco millions. wV found fatal ly shot at Reynolda, the family home here, July 6, shortly after the dispersal ot a birthday party. His death was first attributed to suicide, but a coroner'a jury several days later found he came to his deat at the hands of un known persons. ,,. .- '- 1 --t On August 4, the Forsyth coun ty grand .jury-returned murder Indictments against his widow, the former, Libby Holman, a Broad way favorite,, and his chum,1 Al bert (Ab) Walker,- 1 ;year old Winston Salem youth. Legion Not Back Oi Bonus March TOPEKA, Oct. 18 (AP) Louis A. Johnson, national com-1 rmander of the American Legion, denied a published report that the - legion was co-operating - in another projected bonus march on Washington. "As national commander of the American Legion, I nave not ap proved and thoroughly disapprove of any bonus march on Washing ton," he aald. Deputy Sheriff Taken for Deer Justice Delay in Luper Case Subject tor Probe Weber Guilty of Larceny, Admits PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 18 (AP) Edward O. Weber, former secretary-treasurer of the Nation al Savings and Loan association, pleaded guilty - In - circuit , court here- today to a charge ot larceny by embezzlement ot $500 June 20, 1929.;,--,r:W Aifv..f , n His" case was -continued' to No vember 1 for sentence, i ,ZJ Judge L. H. McMahan yeater- Dft-j. Clis. I?f day called upon the Marlon coun JDUL OnOl r ailSltr grand Jury to ascertain why an Indictment brought January 29 of this year against Rhea Lu per, former state engineer, has not been prosecuted. McMahan pointed out In his letter that the fifth term of court since the in dictment was returned is now in progress without an arraignment of Luper. District Attorney John H. Carson Immediately countered McMahan's suggestion with a re quest that a public Investigation of the delay be made, Inasmuch as the grand Jury's action would be secret. Luper was originally Indicted February 21, 1931. on a charge -t C -t . i or larceny or pnouo money in Dry Says Ritchie . when the grand jury had not been le- CHICAGO, Oct. 18 (AP) j gaily appointed, the Indictment MEDFORD, Ore., Oct. 18 (AP) Deputy Sheriff Paul Jen nings narrowly escaped - serious injury late Monday, he disclosed here today, when a hunter mis took him for a deer. . Jennings said he was seated on a log on Wagner Butte near Ash land. A rifle cracked and a bullet pinged at his feet. The district at torney's office said that, the bant er, trailed to his camp, admitted shooting. Republicans Are Governor Albert C Ritchie, in two addresses to Chicago voters to night, said the .republican plat form offered "no hope". for oust ing the 18 th amendment from the constitutions was quashed and a second Indict ment by a new jury came la De comber IS, 1931. This indictment charged the engineer with mak ing a. " profit - from using" nubile I money.- . WASHINGTON. Oct. 18 (AP) For a second consecutive month, American trade increased in September. A commerce department aaaly sis today showed that both ex ports and imports were higher last month, continuing a riee from lows for the yesr established in July. September exports were $132. 000,000 compared with 1109. 138,000 in Auirust and $10f.83 000 In July. The September ins ports rose to $98,900,000 froea $91,100,000 in August and 879.- 420,000 in Juiy. For the first nine months of this year, goods shipped out t the United States were valued at $1,188,894,000 compared with $1. 841,775.000 in the same peried of 1931. Gold Imports of $27. 967,000 In September left saw country with a gain of $27.87.- 000 worth ef the metal because 2C9.000 000. with exports $28.70$.- Late Sports Luper, with his attorney, Oscar W. Hayter of Dallas, and John II. Parana. Alatrict ttnmT T. presenting the state, appeared be-oulJ ""narw;- v.cvuuu u I year ago the Imports were J4J.- xore juage jjejianan eariy mis year bnt no plea was taken and thus without a formal arraign ment, the ease never came up for trial. Meanwhile friends of Luper have sought to nave the case dismissed. A form ot petition ask ing . dismissal was presented to the district attorney's office with a blank left tor the signatures of both Judge McMahan and the district attorney. Neither . one of the parties has Indicated - ho would - sign such a ' petition or seek dismissal. An affidavit of prejudice was filed by Luper'a counsel against Jadge McMahan In the first In dictment bnt the affidavit was not renewed In the second In dictment on which Luper is yet to bo arraigned.' .- Judge ' McMahan ' originally brought the matter ot Leper's LOS ANGELES. Oct. IS (AP) A blond fighter from old Mex ico, Alberto, (Baby) Arlamendi. bobbed tantailxlngly for ten rounds before the vision ot News- : boy Brown at the Olympic audi torium tonight to win a convinc ing decision. The -Baby weighed -122 and his oppeaent a pound less. v - , . . . :,- Apparently rejuveaated after - his -visit to his native land re cently, Arixmendl returned te 4 he ring hero tonight' to win sight of the tea rounds and bad the Lee Angeles Jewish battler reeling on ' the ropes In the third and ninth. alleged ' nse . of publle funds to I Brown . wen only the' sixth by the grand jury's attention, '. . , I narrow margin. - -