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i ' J . CIRCULATION WEATHER Cloudy with rains today and Monday, bo change in temperature Mar. "Temp. Saturday 69, Min. 42, river 8.4 feet, tooth wind. Distribution I1 it AT Average f 111 I Oct.-'82 t " f Iif Net paid, felly Sunday, 6837 '. MJiE A. a. O. .... FOUNDED 1851 EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, November 13, 1932 No. 198 W I J 1 1 1 1 y Vj 1 1 7 I b. 1 r I Mi UI-I II U 11 PlWrtaS: ii l-Tl III II r.Si i I til 1 1 nil I II I JUGGLINGTR1CK HEIPS BAHGFRS Weird -Volleyball Interlude Gives Pacific 6 to 2 Win Over W. U. . Title Hopes go Glimmering; Willamette Threats at Goal Line Stopped : - By RALPH CURTIS PORTLAND. Ore.. .Nov. 12.- ( Special) Two Badgers and one Bearcat-played volleyball Instead of football for several nerve- wracking mements on Multnomah field here this afternoon while Willamette university's hopes of a tie for Northwest conference gridiron honors hung on the out come of their little game of bob-the-OTal. Blaine Johnson, Pacific quar terback, then found, to his infinite surprise, that the ball was In his hands. He studied the strange sit uation for at least a second, fin ally comprehended it and walked across the goal line, two paces away, for the touchdown that gave Pacific a 6 to 2 victory and robbed Willamette of all but a nominal chance for the title. The play occurred In the first period after two "breaks" in rap Id succession had given Pacific its third scoring chance and after Willamette had beaten back two threats. Marching to the Bearcat 14-yard line. Pacific was stopped and it pass was grounded back of the goal line for a touchback. A fumble Immediately gave Eldon Jenne's crew another opportunity from the 14-yard line, but the Badgers were held on Wlllam ette's six. A partly blocked Wil- i lamette punt gave Pacific the ball again on the 11. y Fronts Bate Ball Into Johnson's Hands Then Weinel. Pacific fullback, dropped back to pass: his toss bounced off the hands of Parber ry, Badger right end. Eddie Frantz of Willamette, leaping up with Parberry, next touched the pigskin and batted It out across the goal line and it happened, en tirely by accident, to stick in Johnson's hands. Aside from that fortuitous oc currence for Pacific, the teams battled on fairly even terms, though agonized Willamette sym pathisers thought their team wa? being outplayed. As Pacific had received three chances to score, so did Willamette in the fourth (Turn to page 3, col. 1) BY ITS NAMESAKE BOULDER CITY. Nev.. Nov. 12 (AP) President Herbert Hoo ver came tonight to see the Colo rado river flow for its last night over the spot from which will rise one of the greatest engineering works of man, a tremendous dam that is to bear his name. Tomorrow morning the mighty river will be shoved out of its bed and diverted through a big hole in Its canyon wall, so that excava tion work may be started for the Hoover dam. Under the floodlights of hun dreds df electroliers made from dishpans, providing the illumina tion that makes night work pos sible In the mile-deep canyon, the president inspected the construc tion work. The president's first Inspection of this 1165,000,000 project, which he was instrumental in bringing into existence while sec retary of commerce and acting as mediator between the seven west ern states Involved, came tonight on the eve of the accomplishment of the first major step In the big program. VICINITY KILLS I KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nor. 12 . (AP) At least 80 persons were killed, more than 800 were seriously Injured and property damage of about 11,000,000 waa Inflicted on Tuesday night when the hurricane whose fall force fell on Cuba the next day, struck the Cayman Islands, three coral Isl ands 200 mile northwest of here. All buildings on the isles cf Cayman Brae and Little Cayman were demolished, reports reaching here tonight said, and survivors are suffering from exposure. Word of the disaster reached hero only today for communica tion facilities between ' here, and the Caymans are not of the beat. The steamship Lochkatrlxe left hero this afternoon for the Islands loaded with Red Cross supplies, tents, slothing, baildlng materials ana rood. ; - CRUSHED TO DEATH " - SPOKANE, Nor. 12 (AP) W, A. Compton, 27,' father of four children, was crushed to death by aa automobile tonight as he step ped behind his truck to mend HOOVER DAM SEEN STORM IN Ml S Another "Roosevelt Family " f. ... .J As! When Theodore Roosevelt was In the r bi families. T. R. waa a great believer in them. T hie photo of the Franklin D. Roosevelt family which will soon reside there, brings that fart to mind. T he president-elect is seated beside his mother, Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt. Mrs. F. D. is on the extreme right. The others are Elliott (son) and wife, James (son) and wife, Mrs. Curtis Dall (daughter) and Mr. Dall. CHARITY M M is Community Service Report Shows 97 per Cent of Funds Reach Poor Collecting and disbursing about 114,000 during the past year, Community Service, Inc., did its work at an overhead cost of but 3 per cent, It is disclosed in the report given by S. E. Purvine, president of the organization. Out of every dollar raised the past year 97c went either for di rect relief of to local charitable organizations. During the coming winter the Community Service will handle relief work directly rather than through agencies. The only salary paid, says Mr. Purvine, is that of a local girl to keep office, answer phone calls and act as secretary. Four lo cal' business men paid her salary all last winter, and during the summer Community Service has paid her $200. The services of the Red Cross secretary, who does the investigational work for Commun ity Service, are paid for by the Red Cross, and not by Commun ity Service. Community Service has on hands the following supplies for use this winter, the total value represented being $4325: 2592 cans tomatoes, 858 cans locans, 2316 cans strawberries. 000 cans salmon, 2400 cans beans, 240 gallon cans tomatoes, 500 lbs. prunes, 8000 lbs. meat (Turn to page 3, col. E) Defense Action On Dunne Suit Is Instituted First defense action by the' high way commission to block the pro posed injunction against eontinu lng with Its Wolf Creek road con struction from Portland to the coast was taken here Saturday when demurrer was filed against the complaint recently made by 8enator Joe E. . Dunne. Attorneys Van Winkle and Devers, represent ing the commission, contended the circuit court here is without authority. to ' take Jurisdiction In the case, that Dunne is without authority to sue and that the facts of his complaint do not contain sufficient grounds for a lawsuit. Qgdn riefs WAS LIQUOR OFFENDER ASTORIA. Ore., Nov. ITH-CAP) Kenneth E. Erickson, released yesterday from the city Jail after serving a 40-day sentence on a charge of liquor possession, com mited suicide in the city hall, po lice said. His body was found la the store room today by the jan itor. . j - Erickson, who police said I had failed to become reconciled with his wife, returned to the eity jail after his release, gained access to the eity hall from the Jail, and locked; himself in the store room. After -writing two notes, one to his wife, ho turned on the gas. FIRST SHIPMENTS Ot4 ' ROSEBURO, Ore., Nov. 12. (AP)-4-Orgon "turkey growers are loading, at .Oakland .today, in the first holiday pool of the se; son. Turkeys 'have already, been received ' at McMlnnville, Salem and Eugene, but information as to ne LOLL L' ' tan ft White House, much waa heard Beer Parlor License Plea Waits Ruling PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. II (AP) The city council here to day received its first application for a beer parlor license since the state prohibition enforcement act was repealed at Tuesday's elec tion. Prendergast and Prendergast, attorneys, filed the application with ehief of the city bureau of licenses Joseph S. Hutchinson on behalf of the Imperial Billard Par lors. Inc. Hutchinson said several 'phone calls on the subject had been re ceived and chalked up to post election "kidding," but this appli cation was in writing and was filed, and was referred to the council for consideration Thurs day. The application reads: "Please .consider this an appli cation for a license or any such li censes as may be declared avail able under, any ordinance that may be drafted or that now exists for the sale of beer or malt bev erages." City hall attaches said the coun cil will probably refer the matter to the city attorney for an opin ion to determine what the eity may do, if anything, about Issuing such a license. HUGE HOOVER VOTE WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (AP) President Hoover was pictured today by hi campaign chairman as "one of our greatest chief ex ecutives' who was "beaten only by forces of fate beyond human control." Chairman Bandera, of the re publican national committee, is sued a statement saying the final election figures would show "that no defeated candidate in history! ever received as great a popular tribute as did Herbert Hoover last Tuesday-. "No successful democrat, prior to this year, Sanders added, "ev er received tn victory s popular vote oven approaching that given the president In defeat.' SANDERS pons to Leaves JaiL Suicides Turkey Harvest la On Drowns In Willamette Storm Warnings Go Up poundage fa unavailable here ow lng to the absence of the officials of the association. The association is advancing 10 cents per pound on prime birds. 8 cents on choice and t cents on commercial grades. IUGINB, Ore.. Nov. 12 (AP) Elmer Longworth, 20. of Eu- gene, was drowned in the Willam ette river today when he fell into a deep hole as he was snaking lumber out of the stream. The body was not, recovered at a late hour. Longworth's brother. William was drowned in the Me- Kensle river last spring, j ' . HIGH WINDS FORECAST PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 12 (AP) The United States weather 1 bureau today" ordered southeast storm warning, along the Oregon and Washington coast north of Marshf ield. Southeast and south winds, at times of gale force were! forecast during the next 24 hours, of "Roosevelt families, meaning ROOSEVELT BETTER AFTER SLIGHT COLD President-Elect Remains in Bed; no Word on Debts Communication ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 12 (AP) -Franklin D. Roosevelt was im proving today from the slight cold that confined him to his bed yes terday but despite his bettered condition he remained in bed to rest and relax. At the executive mansion ifwas said he showed no trace of fever today and his cold was much im proved. He spent the day reading mail, dictating letters and resting. Mrs. Roosevelt remained here today, too, working at the stacks of mail that have arrived since election day. She put asldher work for a brief shopping trip at noon, but resumed it In the aft ernoon. She plans to return to New York tomorrow after attending church at the All Saints Cathe dral. Mr. Roosevelt expects to re main In the mansion, receiving no callers, until Tuesday. No word came from the man sion to indicate whether a copy of the British note on war debts had been received there. The note, described as suggestion an exten sion of the moratorium which last year permitted war debt payments to be delayed for a year, has been delivered to the state department and a copy of It telegraphed to President Hoover at Palo Alto Another copy was said to have been sent to Mr. Roosevelt. PROSPECT OF BEER CHICAGO. Nov. 12 (AP) Prospects of modification of pro hibition laws had ranch to do with sweeping advances In the grain markets today. Barley paved the advance with a 4H cent gain and trade In this grain continued firm. Corn was in greater demand than of late and swnng along on a much wider front, with wheat and rye also well advanced. Buying was encouraged by strength in stocks and other commodities. Traders early manifested their expressed belief that modification of the Volstead act to permit manufacture of beer was immln ent by flooding the pits with buying orders for all grains. And the buyers found tew sellers un til prices had risen to the point where minor profits eonld be taken. December delivery reached 28 H cents a bushel and the May option ST cents. M CM ah an Extends I , . . . urana jury Again lUjfU Z T fffW C f I " 1 LtUpCl L, t? Judge L. H. McMahan yester day again extended the duration of the present .grand ' Jury. His order continues It through the November term of eireult court. The Jury has held together now for the entire year. It. has under Its consideration ; the Rhea Luper ease, who has been indicted for taking interest on state funds but never brought to-v triaL m Both Judge MeMahan and District" At torney Carson bate beeti .before the grand Jury ;to state their reasons why the ease has not been brought up. DEATH TO LL 1 N CUBA DISASTER RISESTQ 2300 Pitiful Scenes Observed as 1000 Bodies Cremated In Gigantic Pyre 70 per Cent of Population In Santa Cruz Wiped out Is Latest Estimate By j. b. Mcknight ENROUTE ACROSS CAMAG UEY PROVINCE, from ! Santa Crux, Nov. 13 (AP) (Stnday) Secretary of the Interior Zubl zarreta early this morning esti mated the dead in the recent Cu ban hurricane and tidal wave at 2,600 persons. His estimate followed a hour inspection made in three Santa Clara, where he conversed with the sanitary and military authori ties, j The scattered wreckage Of San ta Cruz last night served a fune ral pyre for Its dead. In tjie pall of smoke hundreds of cremation fires mingled their fitful flame. The odor was indescribable. This train as It Journeyed back to Camaguev stopped at every hamlet to distribute food to the hundreds of persons who gathered la the wasted fields. Dr. Anibal Penia, the health of ficer of Santa Cms estimated more than a thousand bodies had been buried under this supervis ion. They were piled eight, ten and twelve to a pyre. He pleaded for one hundred gallons of gaso line to finish their cremation. Dr. Zubiiaretta, who came from r.fnmv VMtarAav mnrnln .ft. er visiting Nue vitas. Moron Ciego and Florida, all In the Province of Camaguey, said 70 per cent of the Santa Cms population had been wiped out. He said he had burled more than seven hundred bodies Friday. "There are still hundreds. grouped in three and fours every where," he declared. The full moon, flooding over the landscape, disclosed a scene of desolation. As It shone through the pall of smoke it could be seen that almost all the town of Santa Cruz was still Inundated. Only one or two telephone posts still stand upright, their timbers breaking the flat monotony. The sailboat Eulalia Plnero put in yesterday carrying 20 sailors who had been shipwrecked on the coast. It was learned that the sailboat Nueva Concha Santa had foundered and only one of its crew of nine was saved. O. B. MoCullough, for the past 12 years bridge engineer for the state highway department, today was appointed assistant state high way engineer. He succeeds R. H. Baldock, who sometime ago was elevated to the office of state highway engineer. McCullough has a national rep utation as a bridge engineer, and many of his designs have been adopted by the larger eastern states. He has been a resident of Oregon since ltlt. G. B. Paxon. who has served as assistant bridge engineer, will V m a ahavsra m 4na Kv4 A a arl n aeeww vuisv vi few w earing . department until sueh time as a permanent successor to McCullough Is selected. Friends of Paxson said he prob ably would receive the appoint ment, although tfrlfl, h not .yet been announced by members of the state highway commission. NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (AP) Stocks held to the upward mmijrs-m: the averages dosed unchanged, but during most of the two hours the market was able to show pro gress. rarm implement issues were especially strong and under their leadership the Ust made fair pro- trees saw tan minui dented the gains. Transactions totaled 888,752 shares. Extreme advances in stocks ran from fractions to I points. With the exception of Case and Har vester, which held well, these gains were either shaded or lost, with the result that net variations were almost entirely fractional. Inhales Gas by Error and Dies ' PORTLAND, Ore J Nov. 12 (AP) Mrs. Mary Wannermacher, 10, of Portland, died in a hos pital . here today from : the effects of Inhaling gas accidentally .at her home Thuirsday-'.vi;'' .;k;: ;". i s The aged woman turned on .a gas Jet while cooking " and failed to Ignite it. M WHICH WED OILDOCK ASSISTANT SHARES COHTH Of UPWARD THETJD SalesTax Proposed By Governor Due to income Levy Only Means Meier Sees Of Property Taxation; Special Session Is Possible as Budget Time Near FRTLAND, Ore., Nov. 13 (AP) Governor Julius L. Meier in a statement to the press tonight said he is con sidering recommending to the state legislature that a selec tive sales tax be enacted. The governor, pointing out that eight or more states are now using a sales tax as a temporary means of raising funds, said that such a tax would prob-O- ably be the only means of prevent ing the restoration of the state tax on property which was lifted last year. Resumption of the property tax, he said, would result virtually in bankrupting some of the counties. He said he had not yet arrived at any definite conclu sions on the selective sales tax. Legislators, pointing out that the budget must be made up in December, expressed the opinion today that Governor Meier may call a special session of the legis lature before the end of December to consider a sales tax. Governor Meier, however, was silent on the subject. "Although the savings achieved under my administration total considerably more than $7,000, 000 there has been such a tre (Turn to page 8, col. 1) UQUOR STATUTES Matter Par-P I fmielatnrc Drunken Driving to be Watched by Police When the Oregon legislature convenes here early next January it will have before It the task of clarifying and making under standable a number of state liquor statutes connected remotely with the Anderson prohibition enforce ment act which was repealed by the voters at Tuesday's general election. This was announced by Charles P. Pray,, superintendent of state police, following a lengthy confer ence with I. H. VanWinkle, attorn ney general, Saturday. Pray declared that while some of the remaining liquor, statutes were conflicting he would instruct his operatives to enforce strictly the law prohibiting the. driving of automobiles on the state highways while Intoxicated. This law is part of the state motor vehicle code and had no connection with the Anderson act. The law against drunkenness also is effective and will be enforced, Pray said. Officials said they were agreed that while the penalties for the manufacture of liquor under the Anderson act were repealed, this offense is covered by another statute. It was made plain, how ever, that penalties for this In fraction apply only when the li quor Is manufactured for bever age purposes. Pray said he already had not! fled his operatives that penalties for possession, transportation and sale of liquor had been repealed through elimination of the Ander son law. Importation of liquor still remains an offense under state statute as does the operation or possession of an unregistered still. I f fa m SqYJUSS $OURtlt I P In Lane Budget EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 12 (AP) The Lane county budget com mittee will meet Monday to study a program of retrenchment through which it hopea to save the county 8250,000 next year, Cal Young democratic county com mlasloner elected last Tuesday, announced today, i Young said the committee will consider abolishing the offices of county agent and home demon stratlon agent. Beer Issue is Factions i wisnivnToM un 1 1 rap orgmnizatlons on both sides of! th. prohibition argument came i forward today with new state- I -nrnnos the election re sult. The Methodist board of temper ance restated its view that the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt "is no sense a wet victory." This was eon pled with an assertion that the churches would renew the tight against liquor, and that congressmen voting; wet would be held responsible and their careers would be "adjudged by the conse quences" of their votes. The day. also brought the first contention that President Hoover would, sign, a bill legalising beer. A statement by the federal dispensary-tax reduction league, an or ganization seeking: prohibition change' said: -"-T-O? V We are Informed by three of ficials - very close ' to . President L Hoover that he will sign the beer bill if It comes before him. ra in Defeat e of Preventing Return RIVER WILL State Title Semi-Final Grid Game Looms at Home of The Pear Pickers PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 12 AP) The two prep football teams that have shown the most outstanding performances this season in this state outside of Portland, the Pearpickers of Med- ford and the Apple Packers of Hood River, will meet next Satur day at Medford to determine which will oppose Jefferson high, champion of the Portland lnter scholastic league, in the big Thanksgiving day post - season clash at Portland civic stadium for the state title. After a busy buzzing of phones between Medford and Hood River today, followed by an announce ment that Hood River had de clined Medford's offer for an elimination game, Medford and Hood River officials met here tonight with James J. Richardson, manager of the civic stadium, and officials of the Portland ln- terscholastlc league. The outcome waa the ironing out of obstacles in the way of the Hood River-Medford game, and the definite agreement of the Apple Packers to make the long Journey south for the game next Saturday with the Pear Pickers. Darwin Burgher's Medfordites have amassed an Imposing record this fall, winning seven conse cutiv contests without a defeat or tie. Hood Kiver has a score less tie with The Dalles, but was awarded the game by the board of control of the state associa tion because The Dalles played an ineligible athlete. WATER COOLS OFF GENEVA, Nov. 12. (AP) Military authorities turned from machine guns to fire hoses to night In an attempt to thwart an other serious clash with civilians. A threatening crowd obstinately sang the "International" in front of a line of soldiers with rifles drawn almost against the breasts of the crowd. The situation was tense and another incident sim ilar to Wednesday's battle when 12 persons were killed, seemed imminent. Then officers gave the order to turn on the fire hose. The crowd scattered. Jeering as they did so. Two additional battalions of troops from the conton of Valais were brought to Geneva and hous ed in the large exposition building near the barracks. With other re inforcements, Geneva appeared as an armed camp. The order to "keep moving" was shouted ev erywhere. NOTED LAWYER KILLED NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. It. (AP) Prof. Charles P. How land, research associate at Yale and an International lawyer, was fatally Injured tonight in an au tomobile accident. He was 88 years old. Dominant; Gird for Fight The statement has had no con firmation as yet in any other quarter. Rufus 8. Lusk, national legis lative officer of the Crusaders, repeal organization, issues a state ment saying: "One cent a glass tax on beer will start aa immediate golden flow of revenue into the United States treasury at the rate of over 1600,000 a day or well over S2Q0. 000,000 a year. Tax It two cents a glass, and the revenue will be al most half a billion annually. In the following; states, Luik's statement said, MBeer may be sold the day the Volstead act Is changed because they have re pealed their state prohibition laws: " ' "..-r-i y: . , Maryland, Massachusetts Mon tana, New 'York, Nevada; Wiscon sin Arizona; California, Colorado,. Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon. Washing' ton and the District ef Columbia. I 1 MB PH RISES 4- . DUE TO DEFEAT Meier Sends up Balloon to Test out Sentiment on State Sales tax Liquor, Patronage, Puzzles Arising as Aftermath Of Voter 'Revolt' By SHELDON F. SACKETT Old Man Oregon, a bit groggy from being declared a radical democrat and wet In one knock down punch, was coming back to earth yesterday with the realiza- -tion that come Hooey Long or beer, the tax' problem was still with us. For the state's immediate prob lem is budget balancing for the next biennium and the very press ing question of what tax levy will be made by the end of next De cember. The' administration which ban ned direct property taxes for state revenue last December had staked its hopes on an Income tax, high er and broader, to close the gap between revenues and expenses for next year. But the death of the income tax at the hands of the ur ban population of the state, ban ished that hope. Now the question Is: A sales tax or a renewed tax on property? Trial Balloon is Launched by Meier Sensing the Imminence ef the problem, the governor today sent up a trial balloon to see how a sales tax would be received In the- state as compared to the restora tion of a property tax. Counties like Wallowa, Union, Deschutes, Klamath, Curry and Coos have been telllnr state officials that a renewed property tax would about complete their financial ruin, tak ing as it would, a priority on all tax moneys, paid Into their respec tive county treasuries, already vastly overdrawn. Should a sales tax be favorably received it would need to be pass ed by a special session of the leg islature, which would need to con vene in Salem and enact the tax before December 31 when the tax commission under the law, must make its levy. 1 If the proposal of a sales tax meets with general favor the ques tion before the special session of the legislature, if and when it is called, will be the articles on which it will be imposed. State Tax Upon Tobacco Proposed There has been suggested a tax on all tobacco such as is now add ed to the federal tax in a dozen states. There has been suggested a tax on utility gross revenues. A schedule of taxes has been sug gested on gross retail sales on a plan modeled after the one adopt ed by Mississippi. Any sales tax will be bitterly fought by the group affected and any legislation a special session might enact would be certain of referendum slpce revenue measures cannot in clude an emergency clause. Thus the question Old Man Ore gon faces Is the same as that faced by most Individuals and business men: How to balance his budget after making severe economies and the broad outlines of the forthcoming state budget to be sent to the regular session of the legislature shows these economies are to be drastic. Liquor Puzzle to Old Man Oregon The Old Man Is stumbling about a bit trying to know on what foot he shall stand as regarda the li quor question. Apparently the people of the state want him wet but he has about him the Impedi menta of a group of dry state laws not Included In the Ander son act. To these must be added numerous city ordinances enforc ing prohibition which are still valid. The entire question of prohibi tion will probably come before the (Turn to page 3, col. 3) i Pirates Abound In Statesman's Coming Serial Leave depression behind and travel back to the buc caneer days of the Spanish Main. Yon can do it begin ning next Thursday when The Black Swan starts tn The Oregon Statesman. This story by Rafael Sa batini, noted author. Is the best continued narrative The Statesman has offered this year. ' I Sabatini founded his story on material found in "The American Sen Rovers, bnccaneer written book printed tn Amsterdam in 1S7S. f . Whil the story is his torical, it is by no means dolL Against a backfrroand of fact Sabatini tells the love story of PriaciH Bar ridane, , beautiful English girl, , and the courtship of Monsieur Charles De Bernia, known' as Topgallant Char . .'Ton will want each day's developments: 7 tho first ' chapter starts Thursday, No vember lTiAlfi s TAX t. - s