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EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR - Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, October 21, 1932 1 , : , ; .1. : ... ; , lXl FOBJlilEi III llnto Plan Involves Only ; ; i Community House, not v Separate Cabins Provision for Women "rid - Children Unnecessary, ' Chief Points out A M 1 . f A . MM b found, .Chief ef Police Frank Mint yetterdar tpoko for nae of the onmanlty, nouie t the city auto nark for this purpose. He aid he hoped to he ahle to' oper ate this place on the same success ful plan used for the men's quar ' ten on the third floor of the city hall daring the past year. . "That he Booght nse also of the 11 cabins on the camp ground the f ?chlef .denied. Hia scheme "was mis construed to that extent, he said, as he mored immediately to cor rect the wrong impression. Transient Women Are More Numerous Already this tall, the number of transient women and children appearing here has increased over last winter, according" to the chief. His men and Mrs. Myra Shank, police matron, hare been digging down in their own purses to pur chase lodging for many of these needy persons. But all feel-that with thair salaries reduced and the men officers contributing to Hotel de MInto, they cannot af ford to donate further money. "Three or four nights ago, two women with seven children came in, the oldest child about 11 years, seeking a place to stay ; for the night." Chief Mlnto stated. "What are you going to do with them?" It is the chief's plan to house the women and children in the community house, provide a stove on which they can cook their meals, and permit them to bathe and wash their clothing at the camp ground shower house. He U confident some woman can he 'found to serve asi cook' and- man i ager in return fpr food -and a place to live, as two men are do Ing In the city hall flophouse. Cost of Equipping Guaranteed by Mlnto Answering complaints against cost of equipping the community house, Chief Mlnto declared he himself would be responsible for obtaining blankets and other fur nishings needed. He believes pub lic spirited merchants and citizens will provide the food supply as they have done for the transient men's quarters. Permission for use of the com munity house must be obtained from the city council and the eity park board, 5. a. Deckebach. chairman, and L. P. Aldrich of the park board, yesteraay epoae iavoraoiy oi iue plan provided it could be shown no damage would result to the campground property. Alderman Hal D. Patton and Panl Hendricks of the council park and play grounds committee received the scheme likewise. Apprised by Chief Minto that only the community house and shower Tooms would be used. Al derman O. A. Olson, another member of the park committee, reversed his previous declaration against the scheme, and said: "It you would set aside one building and turn it over to the police department and no other organisation, that would be all right." The Community Service organ ization already has planned to utilize the auto park cabins tor needy local persons. President S. Ellis Purvlne stated last night. Permission has not yet been ob talned from the park 'board. His plan, It is believed, would not con flict with that of Chief Mlnto. Purvine declared that housing young married persons without children, who are not being given emergency employment, is needed and that use of thesecabins would cave a considerable sum of char ity funds which could then be de Toted 'to other purposes, than housing rent How to Hold Mate Advice 'Doesn't Help LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (AP) A .lecturer on hna in hnlit husband, with a presumed nation wide radio clientele, Lorna Fan tin revealed herself tonight as a physician who couldn't prescribe lor nergeii. Mrs. Fan tin. 'whose t&llra n nn merology. and ways of charming ... J- A A m . a masculine jmeresi were leaiurea for eight months over a national radio network, said she would tile suit for divorce within a few days against Umber ton Fantin, New . York Importer. - ' She will charge Incompatibility, .she said, adding that she and Fan- tin have -been separated about three years. .. v ' Her talks ra the hansv married tat have been broadcast f It , - times weekly recently from;, twe aiauons in tun aistnct. c - . -w . .- . . . . - V V I . m I I W V a W M H H Bl Bl HIIILI BiBl UUVBBi ll Bi MM II Bi AsHostaaesM Toronto Report oh Portsmouth Prison Bedlam Denied by Officials; Troops Open Fire With Machine Guns, Wounds few " TORONTO, Out, Oct 21 (FridAy) (AP) The Toronto . Mail and Empire published a special dispatch from Ot tawa today saying 40 soards are being held as hostages by the, riotinar prisoners, of Portsmouth penitentiary at Kings ton Tha prisoners, it said, Jiave threatened the lives of the guards if unduly repressive measures are taken to put down .. ' . . . ' -Otis riot. D II Declares Against Short Road to Ocean; Many Pledged, $5 fee ; Any attempt on. the part of the state highway commission to start construction operations on the proposed Wolf creek short road from Portland to the sea, will re sult in the launching of injunction proceedings,' Senator Joe Dunne of Multnomah county announced while in Salem yesterday. The Wolf creek route was ap proved by the state highway com mission following extended engin eering studies covering six pro posed roads. The commission held that the Wolf creek road, while costing a trifle more than some of the others, would prove the fastest and most economical from the standpoint of motor vehicle operation. Dunne was said to have favored another route. Dunne also announced . while here that 32 members of the house of representatives and 25 members of the senate, had pled ged themselves to vote for. a flat $5 annual license fee on passen ger automobiles at the 1933 leg islative session. Dunne refused to divulge the names of those legis lators favoring the low license fee. Dunne said there was no doubt but that Fred Kfddle of LaGrande would be elected president of the state senate. He indicated that several committee chairmen al ready had been selected. GLASSFDRD QUITS; DENIED FE HID WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (AP) The Washington police chief, who differed with the administra tion of the bonus army quit his post today after disagreement over changes he wished to make in his force. In his resignation, accepted soon after it was submitted, Pelham D. Glassford, retired brigadier gen eral, said the District of Columbia commissioners refused to give him a "free hand" in choosing and as signing his subordinates. Superintendent of police only since last November, Glassford was given the task of handling the invasion of Washington by a group of self-styled hunger march ers, then a large delegation head ed by Father Cox, Pittsburgh priest, and finally the veterans seeking cash payment of the bo nus. Astride a motorcycle, Glassford took charge of the policemen who kept close watch on the visitors and was praised for tactful hand- uug lire mot .nu (jiuuyi. Bladine to Talk 0 Farm Strike Before Ad Club Lars E. Bladine, publisher of the McMinnvllle Telephone Reg ister, and recently collector of in ternal revenue In Iowa, will talk on politics and the farm strike of Iowa at the Salem Ad clnb today noon. Mr. . Bladine, resigned some months -back to come to Oregon to join his aon Jack In the publication of the Me- Minnville paper. Lately he made a trip back to his former home; and so has fresh knowledge of affairs in the great midwest. The Ad club meets at the Bo hemian restaurant, and any who are Interested are cordially Invit ed to attend and hear Mr. Bla dine. C. Liebe Dies of Heart Attack in Doctor's Off ice PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 20 (AP) Carl C. Llebe, 89. Port land investment banker and prom inent sportsman, died In a doc tor's office here today where he went to get a prescription for what he thought was a slight at tack of Indigestion. f V .Waiting for the doctor, who was not in, Liebe rose suddenly as If, In pain and reeled over to a couch. A doctor. In a aearby of fice responded Immediately to the eall,. but found the man already dead. 1 - : :' y -- - CTIC is Alt er RititsClairiied . . The Royal Canadian horse ar tillery,. 150 strong, has been mo bilized within the gates, the dis patch said, but not within the walls of the penitentiary building, because the rioters have threat ened to kill the guards if the sol diers were brought in. KINGSTON. Ont- Oet. 20 (AP) Rlotinr nrisoners tnrnwl Portsmouth penitentiary into bed lam for five hours today, seising one corner of tie prison yard and holding it even under the menace of machine guns manned by sol diers caUed to reinforce the regu lar guards. Acting Warden Gilbert Smith denied reports that 40 prison guards were being held as hostag es by .the rioting prisoners. "No one is held as hostages here,- be said. "The prison lights t rum to page 14, eol.'S) EA TO SPEAK M0.PJEE1G Will Address Banquet Held At Young Republicans' Convention Here Senator Fredrick Steiwer will be the principal speaker at the evening banquet of the state convention of Young Republican dabs of Oregon which meets here October 28, according to an nouncement yesterday. The.han quet la to be open to the nub ile and a large attendance of Marlon county republicans la ex pected. ' The same night, Senator Stei wer will address a public rally at the Armory. Hia annearance here Is part of a speaking cam paign through the state In sun- pbrt of the national ticket and hlch includes a public address at a Republican rally In Sllverton on October 27 th. Applications for membershin In the local Young. Republican . club continued to come Into republi can headquarters In the Guar dian building yesterday with in dications that the local organiza tion will become one of the larg est ra the state. An original goaj. of 300 members was set, (Turn to page 14, col. ) jump rop .$Q aMifV Ft- Ul I VIII I ULUTU 5Im.Or.v pioneer hoct U I ill U U llLM LL I . k - . i "Commercial" Amounts Will Be Paid United . States Herriot is Quoted Negotiations for Altered Terms on "Political" Portion Planned PARIS. Oct. 10 (AP) Pre mier Herrlot'a Intentions with re gard to payment of the debt to the United States will come up be fore the chamber of deputies at the opening session Tuesday, Several members of the cham ber announced this evening they intend to ask the government at that time the exact debt situation between thla country and Amer ica. Newspapers quoted the premier today as having said France would make prompt payment of - the $400,000,000 December install ment of the French "commercial war debt,- representing payment for army stocks bought during the war, but would continue efforts to obtain cancellation or reduction of the rest of this country's obli gations. . Interest Will Be Paid Say Reports Despite the campaign of the "rightist" press against payment of the war debt, it la said in in formed quarters the premier will go through with payment of the 120,000.000 Interest charge due December 15. There were different versions in the chamber lobbies aa to just how-M. Herriot does stand. An article In L'Echo de Paris attributing to the premier the in tention of making the December payment quoted him as saying: "But I make a distinction be tween the commercial debt and the political debt. Regarding the latter, whatever the result of the American presidential election, we will negotiate, trying as far as we are able to obtain more favorable treatment. If we could have can cellation it would be most desir able, but don t ask mm for any promise because It doesn't de pend on me. Not being swindlers, we win-pay our commercial debts scrupulously." Principals Hold Meet Here Today Principals from high schools throughout the state will gather here today for the annual confer ence held under the auspices of C. A. Howard, state superinten dent of schools. One hundred to 200 principals are expected. John Johnson of Laplne is president of tne group. The sessions convene this morning in the legislative halls at the statehouse. Tonight a ban quet will be held. What to Do in a Storm .. ; PORTLAND,-, Ore.; Oct. (AP) George Berry Gray. 74. r Salem, Ore:, pioneer who came t the Pacific coast by way of r-the Isthmus bf-Penama in 1845,-died today at hia Seattle home, accord ing to work received here. He had been engaged In the wholesale hardware business in Seattle with his brother. Will T. Gray, since 1104. Previously they conducted a hardware establish ment in Salem. Gray was the son of George Washington Grav in 4 Prudent Berry Gray, pioneer Salem family. He was born in Lansing,. Mich., May 21, 18SS. .He waa a gradu ate ef Willamette university, and a member of the Masonic lodge for half a century -. r. .-: Gray la survived by his widow two daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Gray Patterson of San Francisco and Mrs. Margaret Grav Robb of Portland, and a brother, W. T Gray of Seattle. ID Municipal Ownership and Mountain Source Were Studied in 1907 Recalling to the "older genera tion" of Salem residents that the municipal and mountain water questions are by no means new here is a front page article ap pearing in The Statesman exactly 28 years ago yesterday. A special committee of the eity council received a report of a sur vey made by a Portland engineer on the feasibility of a municipal water system and ef using one of three mountain streams as a source. The engineer recommend ed that the north fork of the San tlam river be used as a supply for a gravity water system if the Wil lamette river should be given up aa a source. The artiele read as follows: "After several months' research and Investigation, Engineer Frank C. Kelsey, of Portland, has ten dered his report to the special council committee appointed to investigate and report on the feasibility of a gravity or other waterworks system to be estab lished under municipal ownership. In which he submits various plan's for the construction of a gravity system from either Cornelius springs, Stout creek. Silver creek. and a pumping plant from the Willamette . river, together with complete specifications for same and estimates of cost. "The engineer's report Is a vol uminous document covering 23 closely typewritten pages. After a full and careful Investigation and complete survey and measurement of the flow of each of the mountain streams mentioned, he does not think either the Cornelius springs. stout creek or Silver creek has (Turn to page 14, col. 5) ITER ISSUE HERE HlfFiSO But no Details Given; Will Not Name Commissions, Terre Haute Told Reiterates Beer tax Idea Says ' Business is not Afraid of His Plan ' ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPE CIAL, Terre Haute. Ind Oct. 20 (AP) Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt told several thousand persons who crowded about the back platform of his train here tonight that he expected the fed eral government would have to exert a stabilising influence In the eoal Industry. After relating that he had found mines Idle in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, the democra tic presidential candidate said: I am not going to appoint a lot of commissions when I come to Washington but I am going to undertake to get the eoal indus try stabilised and not have just a lot of talk." At Indianapolis a little earlier he had told one of the largest crowds of his campaigning jour neys that he had observed no fear on the part of business as he had outlined the governmental pro gram and that he felt certain the people were not going "to be de ceived by threats. " The crowd at Terre Haute stretched over an acre or so of space about the station. It cheered lustily as he spoke of the coal In dustry and referred to the pledge of the democratic party to mod ify the Volstead act which he said would permit the sale of beer and allow the federal government to obtain In taxes money now going to bootleggers and racketeers. "I believe that by restoring old- fashioned common sense econom ies la our government," the gov ernor told the crowd, "things are going to be better after fourth of March. "I feel strongly that a new ad ministration in this country will bring back the level of farm prices and can do much to aid the coal Industry. - - - Application tor a loan to build a dock terminal on the Willam ette river here may be In shape by this weekend and thus permit prompt forwarding to the Recon struction Finance corporation at Washington, William P. Ellis of the chamber of commerce indus trial committee announced yea terday. Ellis said he expected today to bear from the Salem Navigation company whom he has asked for definite statement on the amount of annual charges it can pay to a terminal here. Meanwhile Ellis and William Hamilton, chairman of the cham ber's industrial committee, have conferred with Fred Erixon. lo cal contractor, to obtain an esti mate of what a terminal build ing will eosL Application will be made under the second division of authority given the R. F. C for self-liqui dating loans. This permits the corporation to loan money to prl ate corporations for a period of not more than 10 years. The security of the loan must be snown to- be adequate through ability of the project to meet the annual payments of interest and principal. Dogs Have Their Day at Portland Livestock Show PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 20 (AP) More than 200 dogs had their day at the Pacific Interna tional exposition here today as the Pacific International Kennel club opened Its second annual show In a corner of the 11 -acre pavilion. The dogs, their coats glistening like dew In the dawn, immediately won their right to share with prise-winning cattle and horses and pigs and aheep and with the rodeo the admiring attention v of the numerous visitors to the ex position. ' Hoover Friendly To Dry Cause is Word of Leader PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 20 (AP) Fred A. Ramsey, Clncin natl manufacturer and dry lead er described President Hoover as friendly to the . cause of prohi bition in a speech here tonight. -"President Hoover's fundamen tal friendliness to the dry cause Is something on which the drys of this nation can depend." Ram sey said, "and he wUl help us to ciear me rog in which we are wandering mow and to . keep the gains we nave made In 75 years ef struggling to eliminate the li quor traffic- TERMINAL LOAN MAY BE REQUESTED SOI Furniture Plant Suffers Damage, Marshfield Fire MARSnTTXLD, Ore.. Oct. 20 (AP) Valuable mill properties in South Marshfield were menaced today by fire. that destroyed the boUer plant of the Ostllnd Furni ture company, with an estimated damage of $1,500. The machinery was only slight ly damaged however, and officials expressed belief the plant will be able to resume operations to morrow. T BETTER Blames Public Service Woes On Depression; Resumes Defense Testimony PORTLAND. Oct. 20. (AP) gift for "an extraordinary amount of hindsight" has come seemingly to everyone along with the economic crisis. Franklin T. Griffith, president of the Paeifie Northwest Public Service com pany observed today as he re sumed the stand for the defense in me nearing into ms company s financial relations with its Chi cago parent, the Central Public Service corporation. . Asked by Charles M. Thomas state public utilities commissioner who is conducting the hearing, to survey transactions following the incorporation of the Portland util ity with the C. P. S. system, Grif fith replied that any opinion now must be colored by what has hap pened since the Incorporation, and that It would be unfair to observe them In that way.' -- "Securities which looked bright In 1929 and 1910 loot black now, after they have been seared by economic fires," Griffith said. The Portland executive had lit tle to do with the P. N. P. S. com pany's purchase of the Seattle Gas company, the day's proceedings developed. Griffith said the trans action was conceived by the hold ing corporation for both compan ies, the C. P. S. organisation, on the theory that a stronger and bet ter operation could be worked out by combining the operations of these-two utilities in the Pacific northwest and providing more ag gres8ive management for the Se attle company. PIUS TILKED PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 20. (AP) Standardization of crops, effective marketing and the licen sing of potato and other produce growers in Oregon were listed as necessary steps in the develop ment of the state's potato Indus try at the meeting held here to day by the Oregon Potato Grow era association. "The solution to the problem of dumping by the irresponsible Itinerant pedler competing with responsible growers in the state,' State Agricultural Director Max Gehlhar declared, "Is the regis tration, and licensing of all grow ers provided by law and forcing dealers to operate under bond.' Arthur J. Farmer, manager of the Maritime commerce depart ment of the Portland chamber of commerce, described foreign mar kets for Oregon potatoes, partic ularly In the orient, from which he recently returned after an ex tended visit. A. c. Hyman told the growers of effective marketing of potatoes In Albany, where price has been maintained at a good level Uroagh efficient cooperative work. ., v. SI GRIFFITH ft POTATO ens McMahan Gives Nothing To Courthouse Aid Fund Clalms ; of monthly donations of from 100 to $200 from his $500 salary to charity, made Wednesday by Judge L. H. Mc Mahan at Butteville, could, not be confirmed yesterday by The Statesman, Insofar' as contribu tions to the county courthouse relief fund raised last winter waa concerned. j. Investigation of the books ,f S. H. YanTrump, secretary-treasurer, showed that McMahan gave nothing whatever to th relief work there. :' Almost all . court house employes gave on day's salary a month from December, 1921, to April. 1922 Inclusive. Th total. money raised by. the courteous fund : was : $998.99. This was : distributed to -various allies la t&e county who In torn Presidential Race to Be Decided There, Leaders Think Hoover, six Cablnrl v Members Visit; so Do Democrats . By RAY BRENNAN CHICAGO. Oct. 20. CAP)- the corn belt, political battle ef almost unprecedented intend tr are raging on a dosen fronts Tor ' the vote that both republican ant democratic leaders believe will elect the next president. Orators of both malor n&rtiea have been sent Into the agricul tural central states, campaign di rectors on . both sides asserting that the deciding vote on Novem ber s would come from Ohio, la diana, Illinois. Iowa, "whero tb tan corn grows. and nearby states of like political complexion. Hoover and Many Of Backers There From the Hoover camp have come six members of the presi dent's cabinet, the vice-presideel, a dozen senators and former gov ernors and, flnaHy, the president himself, all intent on getting lb power of 15,000,000 farm and midwest industrial votes behind the republican ticket. Likewise, the democrats hav brought their campaign Into every strategical area of the central states. Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt Is routed again through the mid west with a speech today at In dianapolis and one tomorrow at Springfield, "following through on half a dozen utterances already pronounced In the midwest. In cluding hia speeches on farm ro ller at Topeka and at Sioux Ctty. Perhaps the most vigorous on slaught of any one place has been mapped out for the million and s nan votes in vnicago. - Coolidge May Talk At Chicago Rally President Hoover has bee sought for a speech here, an Calvin Coolidge has been Invited to address a rally at Chicago sta dium, the auditorium seating 22,000, where both Roosevelt as Hoover -were nominated last spring. For the democratic national ticket, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland already has begun work here. Senator George W. Norrle t Nebraska, Insurgent republican who came out for Roosevelt, as he did for Alfred E. Smith four years ago, is touring Illinois. An invitation has been extended to Smith to come. Even as Intense as has becoss the presidential campaign through the corn belt. It is equalled in sev eral of the states by state cam paigns. Attorney-General' L It. Van Winkle will resist a petition for s mandamus writ against James W. Mott, state corporation commis sioner, the latter announced yes terday. The matter will be np be fore Judge L. H. McMahan In court here October 27. The mandamus was asked by L. R. Gilstrap of Portland vrk-o demands that further Investiga tion be made of allegedly frauds lent stock transactions of the Pa cific Bancorporation a n d t h American National corporation. - "There is no basis for the salt whatever." said Mott, "The mat ters referred to hav been Investi gated by thla office and also by , the district atorney of Multnomah : county at the request of Witt B. Haines of Portland. So far there has been no evidence whatever furnished ns or to the district at torney that would Justify any . charge of any kind, or to warrant further investigation by this of fice." - o-- used the money for' needy people. Included In the donors were 11 employes in the county court department, two in th treasur er's office, seven with th county clerk, five with the' county re corder, fir with the county as sessor, three with the county school ".superintendent, . ten with th county sheriff, 12, with th road department, on with the county surveyor and 11 with th county, engineer. Judge McMahan told Pomona grange Wednesday ; of ! his large donations to charity in explana tion of his own continuation of his full $500 a month as circuit Judge. Figures available : at the secretary: of state's office at the eapitol show 18 out of It cir cuit Judges .la Otegon have Uk ea tolnnUrr. salary redactions.' VMIILE DESISTS eiLSTRAWIiS -. .