EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR - Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, October 21, 1932 1 , : , ; .1. : ... ; , lXl
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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 - .
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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
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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,
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"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
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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.
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GRIFFITH
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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." -
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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.'
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