X.t,
1 '
. NOW IS THE TIME
. Subscribe now, - Th Ore
gon Statesman Bargain per
iod now on. To any address
in Oregon $3.00 per year by
'mail only.
1
r
Intimates he had Told his
Views Before, Hasn't
Chanaed Them &nv
Beer tax nlS Panacea for
Budget Difficulties; At
tacks Incumbent
FORBES FIELD, Plttibnrgh,
Fa., oet. l (AP) in a speech
assailing fiscal poliicies of the re
publican a d- r
m 1 i s t ratlom
and -pledging
himself to a
program of gor
ernmental economy,-
Franklin
D. Roos evelt
told many thou
sands of per
sons in the high
tiered grand
stands of a
baseball park
tonight that he
aia noc see now l v
a . gorernmenl
could consider
anticipating bo
TP p , Roosevelt
nus payments until it had a bal
anced budget with cash in the
treasury.
ine democratic nresidenttai
candidate made his bonus state-
ment in the form of an assprf inn I
that he had given his views last I
April and that his mind on th I
subject had not been chan ed I
While resoundine cheers toIIpH
across the field to his speaker's I
siana at second base, the demo-1
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EIGHTY-SECOND; YEAR; ; f Salem, Oregon, Thnday Morning, October 20, 1932 . w , ; . - V ; No. 177
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cratie presidential cndlHtf"on.
pointed to a beer tax as one mth. I
od of avoiding new tar inrrosgn I
accused the renublican ad mini.
tratlon of "concealment and yju- I
uiation" which he said had nro- I
Tcuiea eoninress from hlnnplnr I
A - .
the budget, and said h wnni I
exact from every member of hislthey are 8tin be, Dald on the
csuiuw, a two-ioid economv I
pledge.
He said he honed that it nnM
not be necessarv "to incrs hA
present scale of taxeff.'in t' ran I
aennne attention to the fact that I
as soon as the democratic plat -
form sledge Is enacted intn
lation modifying the Vnlstoad ... I
a source of new revenue amount,
mg to several hundred millions I
of dollars a rear will h m..
avanaoie toward the balancing of
mo ouugec
I refer specifically to a federal
tax on beer which would h rafasut
through the sale of beer in those
scales and those states only which
vj aiaie iaw anow t&e sale of beer.
"At the same time I ratto'
the simple language of the demo
cratic piatiorm which opposes the
return ot tne saloon."
1. recited figures
SnfLl. e ?!1 K0Te"nt
tM- tuJT "S1 qh&Her ot
ima iiscai year, said a new dt-
V- v. . . T .
ua,v llo uuBgei oai-
ancing worn to do over at the
next session of congress
He said that "for my dlstln
uurn to page 2, col. 1)
32 Scouts Given
Advancement at
s-t . v
kfOUTt Ot rlOnOT
Thirtv-two ho a. .
ed at the court of honor held at
tne court house last night to re-
celve advancement award w s
Levena presided at the meetinr in
the place of Justice Belt of the
state minnim rnnrf
The room at the courthouse
was full of visitors with little
stanaing room remaining. Aa I
IVZT. on of human tower
Late Sports
PORTLAND, Oct. 19. (AP)
Patrick Reilly, of Boston, won
two falls out of three to defeat
Wallace Muscovitca. of Poland, ln
the main event ot tonight 's wrest
ling card here; Reilly weighed 208
nrl Vfiiarmrtf -h 90K
With a flying head scissors the
- "
Bostonlan took the first fall In
10 minutes. A pin fall climaxing
,iM f Kr,r aia."., xt
eovlteh even in 10 minutes more.
Tm or-i M. ,.M. rth
series ef right-hand punches to
xne "oianaer s jaw, ana jhusco-
vitch dropped to the mat with his
. .1 J . .Vl- T Ik. 1 1-
ttgat lanaed home. Reilly was
Baptait k, fall 1h 4 Via lima f
three minutes
Hal Rnmbergn,' 230, Spokane
and Al Pereira, 223,- Portugal,
wresteled five rounds to a draw
ln the seml-windup. Fred Marac-
cl, 178, Scppoose, beat Toby Chris-
tensen, 176, Portland, by a tail
in -the last frame ot the three
round preliminary. - .
Ctrl TTr v . rift itiDtl
scoring two knockdowns. "Dyna -
mite Jackson, Los Angeles- negro
heavyweight,' was awarded a tech -
nical knockout over Frank Van
Hee, Seattle, one second before
the end ot "the - sixth: and final
ground of a boxing bout here to -
otgai.
. - T" i ...
Tammany
Roos evelt
Of ' 'Happy
Complete Victory in Nation Necessary to put
Democratic Principles in Operation,
Smith Tells Fellow Members
I nT W. WW S. M A M..
Niiiw xukil, vci. iu (AT)
the loyalty and devotion "of the
tion of this city will fie exerted
the election of Roosevelt and
With the smile that won him the sobriquet of the "hap-
. Opy warrior," Smith said Mtha
GRIFFITH DIES
ES
Depression all to Blame,
Says as Defense of
Utility Opened
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct 19
(AP Franklin T. Griffith, pres
ident of the Pacific Northwest
Public Senrice company, said to
day that the misfortunes of own
ers of Central Public Service cor
poration stock are merely a part
of the general catastrophe that
struck the rallies in corporations
of every description throughout
country
Griffith was the first witness
called by the defense, which open-
"s case today at state ruDiic
Utilities Commissioner Charles M.J
elal relations of - the Portland
Utility and its Chicago parent, the
enira ruonc service corpora
Oregon residents had invested
millions of dollars in C. P. S
stock, in many cases trading Pep-
co toek (Pacific Northwest Puh-
uc service company) ror u. uiv-
IJ--J. 1 - t . .V
iucuus ur neeu siuypea en
holding company's stock, while
ruiu"u wmpuj smc.
Griffith testified that the P. N.
P. S. dividends have held up long-
r than those of its parents and
other utilities because heroic
meBures economy were msu-
llUM!a -
The Portland utility president
specificly denied charges of "mis-
management, manipulation or chi-
canery - in relations oi nis com
Pny and the Chicago organiza
UOIU
TORONTO. Ont.. Oct. 10
(AP) Reports that rioting had
renewed in the Portsmouth
wher the -900 prisoners particl-
n8.ted in nn outbreak Mnndnv.
an
were denied by implication early
today by Brig, Gen. D. M. Or
mond, superintendent of peniten
tiaries
Although officials of the de
partment of justice declined to
issue an official denial that there
had been a new outbreak, General
Ormond said all prisoners at, the
i penitentiary were locaea in taeir
I cell at 9 o'clock last night.
I Tie general's report was re-
ceived by the government at Ot-
tawa from here h 1148
D5en tonoucuns an investigation
I of Monday's riots.
The deputy warden of the pen-
"entiary said "as far as he knew"
there was "nothing to the re-
Pris-
, n .
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viewed as Lause
Oi Two Killings
CHICAGO. Oct. .19 (AP)
The bodies of two men, executed
In gang fashion, were found to
day. C
Thomas Kane, 34, had been
shot through the back of the
head and his body left ln an
abandoned automobile in the west
side, where it was discovered by
i i. m 1 i . i 1 M .
Eaoa,5"0.V . ",er in? 01
uaiJ Punciurea y a
half "n blltt9 141 found on
south side street.
"uvu ". lr
wrus as auiomoDiie inieves,
i r-y J r u.
r HulCU FLeuOIiei
I . A . .
r TH.TLK. vJ iriHlltiV
I V
Called by Death
NEW YORK, Oct 19 (AP)
Frank Ward CMalley died today
in Tours,- France "a voluntary
l exile from the land that nailed
I him as a brilliant newspaper re-
porter, playwright and . magazine
writer.
nni.n ' v.ir.. o
i The name was an integral part
I of a glamorous age ot American
1 Journalism.
. Life O'Malley said,: was saner
I In Europe than in the United
I States: So there he lived ln the
J last few yeara of his life asdla-
oeiea nurrjea nis aeam
mm
FURTHER ITS IN
1 REPORTED
; .. ; ; : r
Will Back
is Claim
Warrior''
a A a ...
Alired J2. Smith told his
srreat democratic organiza
to the last degree in favor of
Garner.
bright star guiding as into a bar-
bor and haven of repose is com
plete and full democratic victory
in November."
He devoted most of his 45 min
ute address to a discussion of
state and city issues, explaining
he would talk of national issues
In a speech in Newark, N. J., Mon
day night, and at the "windup of
the campaign" in New York City
ust before election.
"Complete victory In the na
tion," he said early in his address.
la necessary to the carrying out
of the party declarations of prin
ciple ..."
Cheers that had greeted previ
ous speakers' mention of Govern
or Roosevelt's name? echoed
through the Tammany wigwam as
Smith referred directly to the man
he had fought for the presiden
tial nomination at Chicago.
I have been privileged in the
past and from a democratic
standpoint I think the leaders of
the party will still extend me the
privilege of speaking on behalf of
the rank and file of our great
party in this city o know that
the loyalty, the devotion of the
great democratic organization of
this city will be exerted to the last
degree in favor of the election of
Roosevelt and Garner
Seek Relief Funds Within
Own Memberships, is
Decision, Word
The war veterans' organiza
tions in Salem, together with
their auxiliaries, have banded
together for a campaign for relief
funds, which will primarily be a
campaign within their own ranks
-"of and for war veterans," it
was announced Wednesday night.
This announcement followed
meeting of representatives of thia
central veterans' group with re
presentatives of the Associated
Charities and the Salvation Army.
at which some final discussion
was held relative to a Joint cam
palgn. plans for which were aban
doned, with mutual good feeling
because of the veterans' groups
desire to limit their solicitation
to their own groups.
It was announced however that
the Associated Charities' and the
Salvation Army would make their
(Turn to page 2, col. 2)
VETERANS TO IKE
DEPEHT DRIVE
Out ot the Same Mouth Proceedeth Blessing and Cursing
i , By om n tM l assim tum -
WMM.
LUGAS REPORT
270 Electoral Votes, Four
More Than Necessary,
Claimed Assured
May Reach 340, Chairman's
Statements Declares;
Strength Gaining
By JOHN T. CHESTER
WASHINGTON, I Oct. " 19:
(AP) A statement (hat 270
electoral votes four more than
a majority now could be counted
safe" for President Hoover, was
delivered at the White House to
day by Robert Lucas, chairman
ot the executive committee of the
republican national committee.
In an Interlude in. the presi
dent's drive toward completion ot
his coming speech at Detroit, Lu
cas said he reported to him that
the republican campaign now was
aimed at making Jhe election
even safer."
He predicted the Hoover elee
toral total "may go to 340."
The chief executive, meanwhile.
gave final aproval to plans for his
third successive political swing in
to the mid-west. Mr. Hoover is
scheduled to appear Saturday be
fore 13 different audiences In
West Virginia and Ohio before
reaching Detroit.
Lucas said he had reported that
the political situation "is improv
ing very, very rapidly."
"I told him," he said, "there
was no doubt in the world but
that he would carry California. I
am perfectly confident of that.
The executive committee chair
man's resume of that part of the
political field upon which he' said
he reported, described Kansas and
Iowa as "perfectly safe," Oregon
and Colorado as "safe," Washing
ton and South Dakota as "rapidly
becoming safe," North Dakota as
in some doubt," Nebraska as
leaning strongly toward the
president." Ohio and Illinois
confused. and Indiana as "safe
today."
Home Loan Bank
Is to Function
Within 2 Weeks
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19
(AP) Within a week or at most
two weeks the Federal Home
Loan bank ot Portland will be
prepared to lend money, Frank S,
McWilliams, chairman ot the 11th
district board, reported on his ar
rival here today to confer with
directors and to arrange details
for establishing permanent bead
quarters for the bank.
McWilliams said that loans will
be available as soon as organiza
tion of the board is completed.
Loans from Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana, Utah. Wyoming
and Alaska will be acted upon by
the Portland fcank.
T iiiWWafc nniTiPii iinnpr hn nn 1 nn i w
ants
Name Clear,
She Insists
WINSTON-SALEM. N. C. Oct.
19 (AP) Complete exoneration
of blame in the fatal shooting
of Smith Reynolds, tobacco heir.
was asked by his accused widow;
the former Broadway torch sing
er, Libby Holman, through her
attorney today. ;
Benet. Polikoff, '.the attorney.
awaited Solicitor Carlisle Hig-
glns reaction to tne Reynolds
family's suggestion that murder
charges be dropped. He quoted
the defendant as saying she want
ed the cloud over her created by
her indictment, along with " Al
bert Walker, Winston - Salem
youth, "lifted permanently." -
Declining to reveal the where
abouts of Mrs. Reynolds, Polikoff
said he had talked with'.her by
telephone after a letter had been
made public In which W. N. Rey
nolds,' uncle . and co-guardian ot
Smith, bad written Higgins that
the family would be "quite hap
py" if the cases were dropped.
Would Support him Aside
From Party Loyalty,
Auto Maker Says
DETROIT, Oct. 19. (AP)
Henry Ford said in a radio cam
paign address tonight that "If
Herbert Hoover were a democrat,
with his record during the last
four years, I should have to sup
port him."
"Mr. Hoover," he said, "Is
carrying a greater burden than
Abraham Lincoln carried and he
Is carrying it in a way that places
him beside Lincoln in sacrificial
service.
Disavowing any Intention of
making a "party sueech," Mr.
Ford said, "I suppose I am like
most Americans we never bother
about politics until it means some
thing to us. Party politics have
never meant anything to me, and
they mean nothing to me tonight."
The automobile manufacturer
spoke from the Engineering Lab
oratory building or the Ford
Mater"eQ20Jany In Dearborn. He
wa -Introduced by Governor Wli
ber M. Brucker, republican can
dldate tor re-election, to whom he
also gave his support.
He said that "every act of the
president has been in the Interest
ot employment," that he "kept his
head when others lost theirs," and
that "no act of his has been die
tated by panic or politics."
Wilson Cabinet
Member Called
SEABRIGHT, N. J., Oct. 19
(AP) Lindley M. Garrison, sec
retary of war under Woodrow
Wilson, died unexpectedly to
night. He waa 67 years old.
Mr. Garrison was secretary of
war from March 5, 1913, to Feb
ruary 10, 1918, when he resigned.
He was vice chancellor in New
Jersey from 1904 to 1913.
N BS
SUPPORTS HOOVER
uiii i iuii iiuuuL LVMlVlcUlcUl IVIdiUllg Pig
Dft I LLO U th "I Til AnnlAMn ft PL
RELIEF FOLIC!
"Means Test" Abolition is
Demand of Laborite
In Parliament
Cognizance of Rioting by
Unemployed is Taken
By Government
LONDON, Oct. 19 (AP) Chambers Prairie. Wash., and
Less than 2 4-ho u-rs after 10,009 Frank Craig, 27, of Baker, Ore.,
jobless, men an(i women had riot- were being held here to be ques
ed across the Thames from Par- tioned concerning the death ef
llament square, the house of com- Arthur McGram, ' 22; ef Tooele,
mons engaged in sharp debate Utah, who was crushed under the
tonight over the government's I
policy of handling the unemploy-1
ed. I
Prime Minister Ramsay Mac- I
Donald, taking note of the dis-
turhance across the river, cleared
the way for the debate early to-
day and it was opened by George
Lansbury, 'labbrite leader. I
"I aemaae'that the damnable j
means test' be abolished." Mr. I
Lansbury said, "and every jnan I
be given a chance to decent ex
istence." (Before an unemployed person
can receive unemployment insur
ance, he must show the govern
ment proof that he has not the
means to subsist normally.)
Mr. Lansbury was supported by
George Buchanan, the Glasgow
laborite, who declared future de-
mi.t,onbL th6 ,nemploy,c1
wuuiu wrec lue existing social
system or Itself be wrecked in
the attempt," unless concessions
were made.
Taking up the government's 1
case promptly. Sir John Gilmour,
the home secretary, charged that
there was a material connection
between Moscow and the "nation-
al unemployed workers move-
ment" which he said formed the
nucleus of last night's street
Ilgnting.
I am not going to say this I
organisation la solely directed
from Moscow," Sir John said.
xjhv m quiio ciear mere is a
material connection between
l-!8,,.n.0SW and BOm ln tbl8
organizatlon,
-POLICE
AUTO CRASH FATAL
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Oct.
19 (AP) Chief of Police E. B.
Voxel 48. was instant! v killed and
four others hurt, one seriously,
when a big patrol car collided
with a fire truck at a street in
tersection here late today.
Chief Vogel and the fire truck
were speeding to answer a false
fire alarm. The cars were travel
ing at a high speed, and approach
ed the Intersection at the same
time. The fire truck waa turned
over, spilling the firemen, while
the police car was spun around,
bounced over a curbing and crash
ed against a house.
9 Georre Barton, who was driv
ing the truck, was the most ser
iously Injured, doctors saying
later they feared his back was
broken.
Vogel, who has been chief of
police since 1930, is survived' by
his widow, one son, a reporter on
the Walla Walla Union, and one
daughter in college.
Secretary Doak
Uenies Claim oi
Senator Norris
WASHINGTON. Oct. 19 (API
Senator Norris assertion that
Secretary Doak suggested a fed
eral judgeship for Donald R. Rich-
berg, railroad labor attorney dur
ing discussion of a compromise on
the antl-lnjunetlon bill was de-
nied todav bv the nhtnAt mmW
reiterated bv Norris and affirmed
by Rlchberg.
Doak called the Nebraska sen
ator "a professional character as
sassin. He termed the allegation
sassin." lie lermea tne allegation
zs'Sisists.
nection with any of our confer
ences upon which any such state
I ment could have been based."
Rlchberg, ln Topeka, Kama,
said Norris' assertions were "ab
solutely accurate."
LaFollette Will
BackDemocrats
FIRE i
Ae DVrvAooT-Adlthe American National corpora-
, "J ilSiCAJiVM
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MADISON. Wis. Oct. 19-(AP)
Progressive republicans were
inrormea toaay oy one or meir
foremost leaden. Senator Robert
M. Latollette.- Jr, that he will
vote in November for the demo
erauc candidates ior presiaem
and for Wisconsin junior United
I States senator and governor. .
Laiolieite is not a candidate,
his term having two years to ran.
-The announcement stated tne
Latollette position on current poU
i ltics, which was given an upheav-1 regarding - the two corporations
al in Wisconsin by the vote ln
primary which transferred repnh -
ucan party eontroi rrom the pro -
gresslve to the eonservatlc
I menL T'" I V.' : - -
" Me Informs Grangers
i Pair Being Held
For Questioning
In McGram Case
, PENDLETON, Ore., Oet. It
(AP) Police said tonight that
Frank Thuerwaehlte. 29, of
wheels of a switch engine near
Pendleton last night
Expressing belief that McGram
was intoxicated when he lay down
on the tracks, the officers indicat-
d Thuerwaehlte and Craig were
not suspected of being Implicated
in McGram's death. They said the
two admitted coming nere from
Bat er yesterday ana prowling
about cars at the yards where Mc-
Gram was struck.
Nail Studded Planks Taken
By State Officers From
Blockaded Roads
ST. PAUL, Oct. 19 (AP)
The state hisbwav natrol swnna
into action tonight against farm
pickets who had been halting
trucks carrying farm produce to
the twin cities area
Groopi of plcket."Were dlspers-
- tv. Annka and Vnrut T.aVa,
. mtAAA i.v.
and Delu th hld n.ed' were
v ' ..
Fifty highway patrolmen, un
der command of Captain George
Kuch. and traveling in automo-
biles, first went to Forest Lake.
Then they advanced to other
picket stations."
Reaching Dayton port, ln An
oka county, they were joined by
O. M. Olson, Anoka county sher
iff, and 45 deputies. The pickets
offered no resistance.
Captain Kuch said his patrol1
men would make every effort to
keep the highways clear and pre
vent tleupa of traffic such as had
occurred when a dozen or more
trucks, halted by pickets, 'bad
blocked other vehicle movements
WATER REPEAL TO
City Attorney Trlndle yesterday
carried his fight on the legality
ot the proposed .water bond repeal
to the state supreme court. Friday
morning Trlndle's appeal on
Judge L. H. McMahan's mandam
us writ compelling the election,
will come before the court which
set the ease ahead on its schedule,
Trlndle contends ln bis appeal
that the state law prohibits legal
filing; ot an initiative measure less
than 45 days from election time
Judge McMahan, ln his mandamus
order to City Recorder Poulsen
ordering him to proceed with pre
parations of ballots, held the city
of Salem's ordinance- require
ments, not state law, should pre
vail.
The repeal measure election, if
upheld in the higher court, will
ask voters to determine whether
the I2.S00.000 bond issue, auth
orlxed by vote December 15, 1931
shall be continued.
SHOE BUSINESS GAINS
NEW YORK. Oct. 19 (AP)
I The shoe business has taken
ueciaea turn ror me neiier, as-
I soclated Business Papers. Inc., re-
- Ported toaay.
PATROL DISPERSES
1
PICKETS
BE ARGUED FRIDAY
I w-m .
Probe ot Bancorpomtion
Deals Demanded in Com I
A petition demanding a writ
ot mandamus against James W.
Mott. state corporation, commis
sioner, to compel him to have in
vestigation of alleged fraud In con
nection with the sale of stock of
th Paclfia Baneornoratlon and
tlon wu riled 'in circuit court
I here late Wednesday afternoon by
I j. Gllstrao. a Portland resident
aa allegedly injured stock-
i bolder.
I - judge L. H. McMahan Ust night
I rranted an alternative writ to the
- 1 plaintiff, i 1 1 n g Commissioner
i jjott to - appear-in court nere
I Thursday, October. 27, and ahow
I causes, if any, why the manda-
mus writ shduld not he issued.
I Gils trap asks that the' manda
l maa eomnel Mott to tarn over all
I records and facta ln his possession
the I either to the attorney-general
to a district attorney tor full
1 vasugatlon. -.-. , ; i
ale - 1 The plaintiff alleges that stock
. I In' the Pacific BancorporaOon waa
WEATHER
' Fair today and Friday, bo
change la tempera tare; Max.
, Temp. Wednesday, 61, Blin.
42, river -1.4 feet, rain -2
inch, northwest winds.
That's his Answer to
Revelation He has
Not cut Salary
Pomona Meeting Wc3.
. Attended; Issues :
Are Discussed
BUTTEVTLLE, Oct. 19.-
L. H. McMahan, of Salem, de
clared , here today that wsil to
was continuing to draw hi tuH
salary of $500 a month as Jndge.
he was donating from li f
$200 each month to charity. Hfe
statement came in reaponce te a
recent newspaper article in which -It
was shown that Judge McMa
han was one of two out of 28 cir
cuit judges in the state who . had
not taken voluntary salary reder- '
tions of. 10 per cent.
Seymour Jones, former stale
market agent speaking on the pro
gram after the judge, said he did
not agree with Judge McMahan 'a
policy and thought when otbec
public officials were taking re
duced salaries, the judge should
fall In line.
Judge McMahan spoke at length
on the recent Carson case in whira
the judge Arlie G. Walker held
Carson's stenographer and deputy
were legally paid by the county
court out of county funds. Heal
talked of the long term of tbe
Marion county grand Jurjfc, Th
judge discussed at some length al
leged ' unfair treatment received
by him at the hands of The Ore
gon Statesman.
Many Counties
Gran gen Represented '
More than 100 people wrm
present at the meeting of th ie
mona grange here. Representa
tives of granges at Salem, Weed
burn. North Howell, atacleay.
Stayton. Ankeny, Monitor, Fair
field. TJnlon Hill. Silvertow HOh.
Sllverton. Red Hills and Batte
ville were present.
During the morning busiMw
session M. Rostwold, G. ButWr,
and F. Mathews were appointed
on the resolutions committee.
Reports were made by J. X.
Stolker on the county meetrncof
the arrlenltural and home eeee-
omics committee held at Madeny,
by Mrs. W. Dallas. Pomona chair
man on the county home econom
ics work.
Five candidates were given the)
fifth degxee obligation with 9tn.
L. S. Lambert ln eharge.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hugill, grangers
who had recently celebrated there
55th wedding anniversary aad
Mrs. D. Brown, wife of the staae
deputy, were introduced to the
assembly and District Home Ec
onomies Chairman Mrs. L. S.
Lambert gave a report on chartry
health work, and other phases cf
the economic work ln the five
counties that she represents-
Mrs. Lambert Paid
Honor by Clnbs
Mrs. Lambert who Is resigning
because of ill health, was present- ,
ed with a silver piece from the
home economics clubs of Marion
county in recognition of her ef
ficient work.
At the close of the roomier
session Frank Saalfeld gave a
short talk on cooperation et
farmers.
At the afternoon meeting Os
wald West talked on the proposed
freight, truck and bus bilL
Henry Zorn spoke on the work
of the Tax Equalization league en
Marion county and on the consol
idation of higher institutions ?
learning. j
State Master Ray Gill gave a
brief talk on the four grange hCla.
namely the power bill, tbe ee
bill, the Income tax bill and ex
posing tbe repeal of the 11th '
amendment.
Next Meeting Will
Be at Fairfield
Senator Charles K. Spauldtes
, spoke on the bills to be voted, on
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sold fraudently, with a statement
signed by G. S. Hinsdale, prefr ,
dent, which was misleading. H
also claims that commissions were '
paid for the sale of this stock, tw
direct violation of the permit te
sell the stock granted by the stare
corporation department.
In a subsequent exchange of
Pacific Ban corporal Ion stock 'for "
American : National - corporation
stock, the plaintiff alleges an true
statements were made, Gilstrap -
holds these were designed to lee
sea the security - ot the Paclfte .
Ban corporation stockholders and
to advance the security ef Amer
ican National corporation' atoek
which at that time was held lar- -ly
by JuUus L. Meier,' W. L.
Thompson and O. S. Hinsdale.
Gils trap also contends that ike
exchange ot Pacific Baneorpora- -tion
stock for that of the other
bank ' concern was largely made
when the American National cor- r
poratlon - had - no license to sell
stock la' this state and that.there.
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