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.NOWlSTHETniE; ; ; Subscribe now; The Ore gon Statesman Bargain per iod now on. To any address in Oregon $3.00 per year by mall only. WEATHER y: Unsettled with ceaalonal rains today and Sunday Max. Temp.' Friday 67, Mia. 44,. river -2.4 feet, cloudy, f oath wind. " FOUNDED 1851 EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Jlornrng, October 22, 1932 No. 179 I'm. I a T - r. fmml " i -a W I ... Will be . Broadcast Tonight By KGW, 5:30 to 6:30, Is Announcement President on Swing Around ; Circuit, . to Speak at - Detroit Tonight President Hoover's Detroit ' ; address ;fiday , wlU be .broad-' cut over: radio station KGW -on the nation-wide hook-np. He " Is scheduled to speak, from :.8:JO to 6 :SO p.m Pacific coast time. ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL EN ROUTE TO DE TROIT. Oct 21 (AP) Presi dent Hoover tonight sped across Virginia And into West Virginia, where V: tomorrow morning at Charleston he will start a one- day campaign swing; te Ibe climax ed lifter nightfall at Detroit l with a new outline of political issues as he sees them. With a boom of photographers' flashlights to start them off, the chief executive and Mrs. Hoover left the national capital aboard this train at 10:33 p.m. As the president and his party passed through the rotunda of the station, and again as they boarded the train, a crowd that had gathered applauded. With what is scheduled as one of the most strenuous days of his campaign before him calling for appearances before 15 separate audiences in three states the president prepared to retire early after working a short while on his Detroit speech. He planned to arise. tomorrow In sufficient time to allow for work on his Charleston address. set for 9 am. NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (AP) - President Hoover In Madison square Garden on the night of October SI will deliver an ad dress intended principally for the eastern seaboard states, it was formally announced tonight. With the exception of rear plat form talks, it will be the first speech he has delivered during the campaign in any of the 17 states comprising . the republican eastern division. " Present-flans call for Urn to stop in Newark, N. J., on the way up from Washington and to go directly back to the capital after his address. In Newark, the announcement said, the president will probably leave the train and make an impromptu " speech in some park. Miner is Killed Beneath Cavein L : MED FORD, Ore., Oct. 21 Bur led beneath a cave-In of a creek bank beneath which he was work ing, Charleo W. Pursel, a miner, was killed today. Pursel was cleaning up his sluice boxes when the earth toppled. He died while being taken to a Med ford hospital . CORVALLIS, Ore.. Oct. 21. (AP) The Oregon university frosh and Oregon State Rooks splashed through four muddy per iods of football to a xero tie to night in a loose game marked principally by fumbles, blocked punts, and long distance kicks on the slippery surface of Bell field here. The Rooks tanie within a vard "of scoring la the first period, los ing their chance when the Frosh held for fourth down. The Rooks held a long advantage in the first half, but the Frosh rallied to , threaten in the third period. They were stopped on the Rook 12 yard line. Honors were even in the fin al period. The Rooks won four first downs to three for the Frosh SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 21 (AP) -Gns Copulos, Eugene, Ore.-, chopped down the lead of Jay Bozeman, of Vallejo in their 00 point, three cushion billiard match for the Pacific coast cham pionship .here today by winning the ninth block 19 to 60 S, 50 Innings. Bozeman leads in grand total points 450 to 390 in 401 Innings. Copulos high run to day was t and Bozeman's was HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 21 (AP) 'Tom Patrick, Los Angeles heavyweight added another vic tory to his long list of triumphs, when he defeated James J. Brad dock, New York, easily tonight In a ten round bout. Patrick was given nine rounds. The Los An geles fighter, recognised as Cali fornia champion, had Braddock ' under the weather moBt of - the way. v; J . " s - . : SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21 (AP) LeRoy Haynes, awlft . punching negro heavyweight prospect from Los Angeles, re turned to the ring wars here to night to batter out an easy de cision oyer the giant Italian, Ar 'tbur De Kuh of New York in a ten-round bout at Dreamland auditorium.- Haynes - weighed -190 pounds and De Kuh 220, Late Sports Towns in Terror of Prospective Return ':f.!AlleffeUBad&n. Mclver Charged With Burning Home,' Attacks Woman and Three -Children With axe" and Gun ; Appeal Made to Governor NAMPA, IdaOct. 21 (AP); In terror at the prospect of the return of Jim Mclver. to be released on J1.000 bond tomorrow from the' Vale, Ore., on a charge of burning the home of Daniel Haylett, Jt4 and attacking Mrs. Haylett and three young children with an axe and grm, residents of RockviUe and Sheaville, Ore., today tent FOR LAD'S DEATH Soth, Contractor, Claims Shot Tired After boy Annoyed Daughter ! PORTLAND, Ore., Oct! i 21 (AP) Murray E. Soth. 57, Port land contractor, was held, to an swer to the grand Juryr; on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in connection with thn death shortly before midnight Thursday I of Elbert Guy Harrington, 19, Portland high school student. Soth's bail was set at $10,000. Previously the man had been charged with first degree mur der on a complaint which police said was signed by Mrs. Emma Gray, the slain youth s mother. with whom he lived here. The charge was reduced when Soth was given a preliminary hearing before Municipal Judgo Henry M. Tomlinson. Harrington, who came here about three weeks ago from pollTe "Valdrh toTd'them. he had followed the lattei"s daughter, Eleanor, 21, from, a bus line and had been flashing his searchlight, upon the house.' The officers quoted Soth as saying he approached the youth in the yard, asked him what he wanted, and fired only after Har rington started to run and re fused to stop when asked. Mrs. Gray said that Elbert, whose father, Abra Harrington, lives at Mountain View, was (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Eli'jIE TAKES CUT 10 1M The salary of William Einzig, secretary of the state board of control and state purchasing agent, yesterday was reduced from $7000 to $5000 a year, effective January 1. This was announced here by Governor Meiere, who said the new salary would be included in the budget of the board of con trol for the next biennlum. I am in receipt of a letter from Mr. Einzig in which he vol unteers to accept such a reduc tion,' Governor Meier's statement read. Governor Meier declared that he had conferred with Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state, and that the latter official concurs in the reduction. Einzig has been employed as state purchasing agent since early In the Meier administration. He previously resided in Washington, where he was connected with the Weyerhauser Timber company and a number of other large Industrial concerns. Keller to Close 'Financial! Help' Bureau, is Word PORTLAND, Oct. 21. (AP) Robert Mount manager of the Portland Better Business bureau, said today that Frank Keller, now under sentence of five years in the state penitentiary as a result of the Empire Holding company prosecution, will close his "bureau of financial investigation". tomor row. Mount said the "bureau" has been selling $10 memberships as a financial advisory agency. Kel ler's decision t . close .the bureau is in accordance with a promise made to Mount, the latter said. Owner Suspects Firebug is Cause Of House Blaze Suspicion that an attempt was made to burn up his house at 155 North 21st street was expressed by Ernest W. Peterson, cashier for -the state , industrial .accident commlsion, after city, firemen succeeitl in extinguishing flames In the dining room and basement around 11" o'clock last night Pe terson was away from home when the tire started, he said..- When- firemen arrived," they found furniture piled up in the dining room . afire. The flames spread re the basement and-wood pile there. ' Damage was confined chiefly to the furniture and- floor ing. - - - r jail, where he haa been held Oan appeal to Governor Meier ef Oregon. They asked the governor to help us in our extremity. People of this district very much upset. In fact, we are all in great dread and terror of his return here," said the letter, signed by St fami lies. "County court is withholding Justice."- The townspeople, Including toe teachers of the two schools, are declared to be armed. The al leged arson and attack took place October 10. PORTLAND. Ore... Oct. ,11. (AP) Governor Julius L. Meier. reached at his Portland residence tonight, said he had not yet re ceived any communication from residents of Rockvllle and Shea- u,e Ore-. appealing to him bar cause of fear of Jim Mclver, due to be released tomorrow on $1,000 bond from the Vale, Ore., Jail. The governor said, however. that such a communication may have reached his executive desk at Salem, and if so would be given attention tomorrow. State Police Captain Vayne M. Gurdane, asked about the report ed request, said he had heard nothing yet, but expressed belief that the correct procedure would be to petition the county court in volved to raise the bail require ment. He said that any appeal to !LP " 1"WJ""' 1J1I15 LEAVE Snow Highway Barrier is Removed; Three men Still Missing SHERIDAN, Wyo.. Oct. 21 (AP) Removal of the last snow barrier on the. Sheridan-Lovell highway over the Big Horn mountains today permitted egress from the stormswept range for some 300 hunters. uost of the group, bent on I big game hunts, had continued their quest since Monday, while others were hemmed in by the 14-inch snowfall which drifted badly in places and made auto travel Impossible. Three men were still missing tonight while two others were accounted for during the day. The three missing men were Fred b. Demmel, 15, of Sheridan; Dillon McKlnnon. 17-year old (Turn to page 2, col. 2) ST01B01D16E Hush! . . 1 I ' feS' ' '(cov when Vou WK -f4v A V ) "FOR U$ TOO f f H TS PILE IIP 3H SCORE Oravec and Cannady Prove Great Mudhens, Make ; Sensational Runs" U 1 Rain and mud Factors as W. U. Slides Lighter -Pirates Backward By RALPH CURTIS. ... Developing unexpectedly Into flashing pair of "mudhens. George Cannady and ' Johnny Oravec, Bearcat -halfbacks, splat tered their way to five- touch downs, always with the heln of a lot of Umber-toppling by their mates, to give Willamette unl verslty a 23 to, victory over Albany college Friday night on Sweetland field. Albany, led br the flerv Gra ham Buchanan, put up the adver tised stiff opposition and twice held Willamette fori downs with in the five-yard line; bat the big Bearcat line slid the lighter Pi rates backward in the mud con sistently, and blocked so. fiercely that few hands were placed on the two stellar ball carriers in their three long sprints for touchdowns. Willamette scored the first time it got hands on the ball. Albany received the opening kickeff, tried two plays, then punted to Oravec. Johnny, side stepped an end and with a screen of blocking team mates penning the opposition on other side ef the field, dashed almost untouch ed 5 yards to the goal line. Pirate Tighten p Rest of First Half Albany didn't punt to Oraveo any more and between its stub born defense and a large as sortment of fumbles, Willamette was held scoreless most of the remainder of the first half. Ed Frantz of Willamette was kick ing out of bounds inside Albany's ten-yard line consistently, and all the Pirates could do was kick out and try to stop the Bear cats. Late in the second period Bu chanan's punt was blocked by i crasning wall of . Bearcat for wards and bounded back Into Albany's endt lone . where- - Ba ehainnr teTTon it for a safety. men, 45 seconds before the half ended, after Oravec, Frants ana Williams bad packed the ball to Albany's ,1 8-yard line again, cannady burst into the lime light with a dash that carried it the rest of the way. In the remaining 45 seconds Willamette almost scored again. recovering a fumble on the two yard line but lacking time to put it in play. After Albany had nenetrated Willamette territory for the first time, early in the third period, the Bearcats launched another drive, Cannady and Williams figuring largely in obtaining a first down on the 10-yard line from where Oravee dashed around end to score. Williams bucked for the extra point. An exchange of punts a little (Turn to page 2, col. 1) PugetS Idaho Eleven 19-0 TACQMAAWaslu . Oct.; U, -r (AP) The College et. Paget Sound, -football . team Amoved a aotcb closer te the Northwest ebn ferenee .grid efcampionih.ln .Jh ere tonlgfct,wlth a lt-to-A victory, ovef Collece -of - Idaho' .on -a '.muddy field. The Loggers are undefeated this season. . ' . Puitet Sound scored its first touchdown en the Initial play la the second' quarter. Captain Ster ling going over. The aeeond tally came early in the fourth -frame with Brooks, crashing the line for the touchdown. ..-.-- . - A 30-yard dash by Ennls late in the fourth period brought C P. 8. its final touchdown. A pass, ster ling to Kimball, accounted for the extra point.- : -. -' Paget Sound had an advantage ! over Idaho in ' every - department of the game except punting. The Tacomans made 18 first downs to four for the Coyotes. DISCUSSION SPLITS DEBT MATTER OPEN French Parliament. Press Arguing Question; no Decision Reached PARIS, Oct. 21 (AP) The problem of payment by France of the December war debt InstalV ment due the United States ap peared to be wide open tonight after several days of discussion in the press and parliamentary cir cles. The government, which has been under fire from sections of the press particularly since Pre mier Herrlofs appearance Wed nesday before the foreign affairs committee of the chamber of dep uties made it known semi-offi-elally that no decisions had been reached regarding debts. The en tire problem is expected to come np In the chamber next week. One difficulty facing the gov ernment is the necessity of asking parliament for an appropriation to cover the payment. May be Discussed With British Considerable confusion resulted today from an announcement that Jacques Bizot, of the ministry of flaanee, was rornrrto London to consult Sir Frederic Lelth-Ross, ' (Turn to page 2, col. 2) Commerce Totes Fumble Away to Defeat Lincoln PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 21 (AP) A recovered fumble in tie last five minutes of play pared the way for a to 0 victory for Commerce high school Just when it appeared Lincoln high would earn a scoreless tie In their loot- ball game here tonight. The Stenogs recovered a fum ble on the Lincoln 10 yard lineJ They slushed the ball ever en a muddy field en the fourth down. Lincoln missed a scoring ehanee in the first period when Com- imeree held en its one-yard line. FARW1ERSV ILLS MM Agricultural De p r e s s to n Dates-; Back to 1 91 9 is - Claim In' Address , Tariff Adopted by G. 0.- P. After 1921 Victory Held Beneficial SIOUX CTTT, la., Oct 21. (AP) Vice-President Charles Curtis tonight blamed the demo cratic administration in 191 for starting -the farmers' economic troubles. t Speaking at a republican rally here, Curtis said the agricultural depression was started in 1919 by 'deflation policy" of the federal reserve system "calling for pay ment of farmers' and stockmen's credit- Contending the last democratic administration gave the farmers no relief, the text of the vice- president's address said that when' the republicans stepped into con trol in 1921 the emergency tariff act was passed, "shutting out a thousand million dollars worth of imports," and that the next two years "saw 26 separate farm re lief bills passed." Curtis charged that Gov. Frank lin D. Roosevelt, the democratic presidential candidate, "tries to make folks believe it all started in 1921, because the republicans were in control then." Much of his address dealt with tariff protection which he said had been given to American farmers and industries by the republican policy and with criticism of demo- I cratlc tariff views. Roosevelt spoke here three weeks ago during his campaign tour to the coast. Curtis touched briefly on the I general economic situation and I urged that the American people 'put patriotism ahead of polities and all pull together" behind President Hoover "until the pres- ent trouble is over.' HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 21. (AP) Tom Mix, 52-year-old veteran star of western films, was Injured Aody.0".n-!"m eompany In attempting to enact one of the spectacular stunts with which he and his famous horse, Tony, have thrilled screen fans for a decade. Racing the big bay at break- Tony down an embankment but the horse stumbled, plunged his master over his head and fell upon him. The accident occurred near Lone Pine, CaL, in the mountains about lev miles to tne northeast. Bleeding and unconscious. Mix was taken to a nearby farmhouse where a doctor administered em- mergeney treatment The actor was believed to have suffered a slight concussion of the brain, a badly wrenched right leg and one side of his body was a mass of bruises. He was placed under oh - serration for possible internal in juries. Several hours after the ac cident he regained consciousness. Tony escaped injury. F DEMOCRAT OFFERS' WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (AP) In dw tor Ernett W. Brown was TDM MIX INJURED WHEN HOUSE FAILS EL1SS IE appointed superintendent of police aay provision, ins recoraer man today to succeed Brig. Gen.. Pel- under provisions of the city chart ham D. Glassford. who resigned er mall the election pamphlets to because District of Columbia com- i mlssloners would not give him a free hand In the assignment of assistants. Glassford was among the first to congratulate the new chief with the hope that Brown could stay on the Job until he retired five years from now. Glassford held the post 11 months, resigning yester day. Earlier, the retired superinten dent told newsnanermen that dem ocrats had attempted to approach him, presumably to enlist his aid in the political campaign, but that he had. "turned them away and I refused even to discuss" such a project - Alleged Murderer Denies His Guilt LA GRANDE. Ore Oct 21 (AP) Appear-in before Circuit Judge J. W. Know lea today, Jaek Newman. Jointly Indicted with Fred Moore on a charge of mur der in connection with the death August 4, of E, L. Smith, Union Pacific railroad detective at HU- gard, . pleaded . not guilty. Moore, who escaped from the Union eonnty Jail here about a month ago,: is luu - at liberty. Date for Newman's trial has not yet been set ; - Killer Removed Secretly . When Mob Threatens SEMINOLE. Okla., Oct 21. (AP) While three orphaned chil dren wept, Z. J. Williams, J 1-yearr old farmer, alleged killer of their parents, was secretly removed from the Seminole jail tonight lor safe' keeping as a gathering mob gave rise to fears of violence. Williams was quoted by police as saying he shot Amos C Bruner and his wife in a quarrel over rents. Mrs. Bruner, 29, was shot as she held her year-old son, Leonard, in her arms. Publisher Declares Farmer Conservatism Asserting Itself in Corn State Iowa will go for Hoover next month by 100.000 votes, Lars Bladine, former collector of in ternal revenue, estimated while in Salem yesterday. Bladine is now publisher of the McMlnnvllle Telephone-Register and a resident of that city. Jack Bladine, editor of that paper, accompanied him on his trip to Salem. Bladine said that six months aro Hoover's position in Iowa was had. As the Iowa farmers have heard both sides, their usu al conservatism has asserted it- self and Hoover will win substan tially, Bladine remarked. He was in the east on an extended visit this summer, Bladine said the times had been opportune for the politician to work the people into a frenry by trying to make them believe their troubles were all due to the party in power. The victory of Henry Field, re publican nominee for senator, was predicted by Bladine who said Field haa surprised him with UTnti.r.oundnDesr Elkhart his common sense and his es- as an Independent will draw strength from the democratic nominee rather than from Fields, Bladine said. He pointed out that after Hoo ver spoke in Des Moines, the pa- tions in one day. all but three of which were republican. REPEAL LEGALITY PEN I Decision of the state supreme 1 eourt on legality of the proposed water bond repeal is still pend ing. Attorneys yesterday morn ing argued their ease before the eourt Arthur Benson, clerk of the eourt last night said the de cision probably would be handed down Monday at the latest, since request has been made for early action on the matter. Meanwhile City Recorder Poul- sen is delaying completion of the city election pamphlet and pre paring to add the repeal measure to it and have special ballots printed In case the court rules that the petition for repeal shall come under the city charter 30' I the registered voters by October 21. City Attorney William H. Trin- dle. In opposing the repeal meas- eontends that the petitions should come under the state law which prohibits filing of an ini tiative measure less than 45 days before election time. Ml PREDICTS IOWA FOR HOOVER Roosevelt Denies Booven Has Exhibited Leadership ST. LOUIS, Oct 21 (AP) Setting forth reforms whleh he proposes to Institute to safeguard the savings of citizens In all kinds of securities. Governor Roosevelt In a campaign speech at the coli seum tonight Inquired: . . ' "What leadership has, the pres ident exerted toward the elimina tion of the type of abuse which re sulted la the Insull failures T" " "The Indifference ot the pres ent administration," he asserted. 'has permitted the savings of thousands ot . our . citizens to be swallowed ' up and lost - tor. all time." ' v.: , Referring to real estate mort gagee, which he said are paid ?by the little man, the forgotten man if yoa like," the democratic pres idential nominee commented that Deal With Utility Franchiie v. Matter , Is Criticized Costly - job Could x3 Done foir $300 is Thomas Claim : PORTLAND. Oct 21. (AP) , Employment by the Portland eir. coundl of Carey Harlan, rate ; engineers; on money advanced bp the Pacific Northwest Publle Serv. ice company was branded by Charles M. Thomas," state publi utilities commissioner,' today an immoral piece of business." . hearing' into the financial relations' ni- of the Portland utility and 1t '' ? Chicago holding organzation, the Central Public Service corpora tion. Interrupted the questioning ' of Franklin T. Griffith, president of the P. N. P. S. company, t make his observation about the transaction with the rate engin eers. They were employed, testimony at the hearing has developed, in connection with the breakdown valuations of the street railway system here for the "serviee-at-" cost" franchise to be submitted to the voters on th November ballot. Job Could be Done For $300, Asserted For their service the city coun cil paid Carey & Harlan $9509. the hearing developed, which was advanced by the Portland traction company with the understanding that if the franchise were approv ed by the voters half the amount would be returned. Commissioner Thomas said he had three men la his department who could hava done the work for $300 and that he would gladly have loaned tVeae to the city had he been asked. , Thomas further remarked that the council, had. no right to force the utility to advance the cost ct such work in order to get the franchise on the ballot. Intent on "spiking" a rumer that Griffith had profited frees the sale of Central Public Service) company stock. Cassias R. Peck. . counsel for the utility Interests, questioned the Portland executive. Griffith Bays He Profited Nothing Griffith testified that he receiv ed nothing directly or indirectly from the sale but had. in fact, made considerable -investment himself in the security, and shar ed with other Investors their loss es in equities and dividends. He 14 tTist 111.,. Inmf were no different from those he had sustained in other stocks. utility and industrial. "If so many other men had net fared as badly." Griffith observed, "I might think that I was the su preme dunce of the universe. I estimate my holdings on the aver age are now worth about 4 per cent of what they cost me. It is rather humiliating to make that statement hut It is a fact." Gangland' s Guns Take Three More Victims on Ride CHICAGO. Oct. 21 (AP) Gangland guns took two more vic tims today, bringing to four the casualty list of "one way rtdee"; since Wednesday. "Fat Teny Jerflta, 40, race track hangerea, and branded by police a former Capon e lieutenant and Karry Let ; ton, alias Lefkovltz. 29, reputed, "fence" were the latest victims. NEW YORK, Oct 21. (AP) Another cohort of Jack "Leg" Diamond Dominlck Bufano, waa. murnered in gangland fashion to day. Severely battered, his body: was found In an abandoned auto mobile on East 78th street The knees were tied up around the. chest with rope noosed over the neck: they "are no longer forgotten, be-: cause in the midst of tne cam- . palgn, the federal administration, has finally considered their diffi culties." ; , "We agree to the necessity of home loan banks, he said, "hut. we shall Insist In the administra tion of these banks that they shall not be subject to the unwise Vnd Improper administration that haa characterised the . : federal and Joint stock land bank systems un der which the bank makes money while the mortgagor goes un aided. V . - : I ' "To the extent that, the .homo loan Lanka effect this 1 shall be glad to approve the policy, and X shall be glad to make whatever modifications are needed to la-, sure that the relief grant reach ea .the spot it is Intended to cover."