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Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning November 16; 1932
No. 200;
IPS!
Levy! on PropertFolIowed
;By Substitute In Form
1 Of Sales tax, Plan- -
Special Session . Essential
Part of Scheme; Further I
; EcoriomyJis.Ured
. Th InTolTed Qaestlom of vales
tax' ,t. - state property , tax. of. a
pedal session of the legislature
and- the related question of far
tber redactions In the 1933-1134
state budget were being carefully
welched -yesterday, by Governor
Julius L, Meier, Henry Hanzen,
state budget director, the - mem
bers of the state tax commission
and attorney-General Van Winkle
The days developments were
alight although certain aspects of
the state s financial . situation
appeared clear, following the pro-
Eosal made by Governor Meier
ite Saturday that a sales tax be
substituted for a general levy In
1913 on property for state pur
poses.
first, it was agreed that a
direct property tax -must -be lev
led In December for ,1933 Income
by the state.
Sales Tax Would be
Substituted Later
Second, It was agreed that a
sales tax, if and when effective
could be utilized as a substitute
for this levy, provided the sales
tax became law in time to head
ff the collection of such a prop
erty tax.
Third, Governor Meier had ten
tatively arranged last night for a
conference with business and state
leaders In Portland on Thursday
to discuss state finances and to
weigh the advisability of a sales
tax as a way to meet them.
If a sales tax program is decid
ed upon as a plan favored by the
administration, a special session
of the legislature would . be an
Integral part of the plan. At this
session, summoned in December,
a general one per cent tax on re
tail sales would be proposed--,
.Jf the tax passed the legisla
ture, it would necessarily be 90
days before the tax became law
since the emergency clause, un
der the state constitution could
not be applied. In the Interim a
referendum on the tax would
probably come ; In view of the
state's experience with all new
tax measures voted in the legis
lature. It was proposed yester
day at the capital that the legis
lative sales tax would also in
clude a provision for a special
lection to be held within 30
days after the 90-day period fol
lowing the law's enactment had
expired.
Bapid Decision oa
Xevy la Favored
. Thus voters would be able
within 120 days to pass finally
upon a sales tax, a provision of
-which would be that Its collection
in 1933 and 1934 would be In
lieu of a state tax on real prop
erty.
Bute officials yesterday point
ed out mat approval of a sales
tax within 120 days from the date
I the legislature adjourned In De
i camber would come before the
county assessors turned the 1932
tax rolls over to the various sher
iffs for collection. Under the Ore
gon law real taxes are a lien
against property from the day
ue tax roils are turned over to
the sheriff tor collection.
If a special session of the leg
islature was nof called, the last
date for first half-collection of
11932 taxes. May 6. 1933. would
-, kave passed before the measure
: could be decided upon by the peo
ple at a special election. That
would mean that the benefit of
4 the sales tax its offset of prop
erty taxes for 193 2 would be
nullified inasmuch as the collec
tion of these taxes for one-half a
year would already be past doe.
' The gist of the present sales
tax discussion Is simply whether
the citizens of Oregon, who
aiust pay for the costs of the
1933-1934 biennlum one way or
another, wish to do It by restor
ing a tax on real property or
wish to do It through a sales
tax.
Would Insist Upon
ropalar Referendum
8tate officials, lnttead of fear
lag a referendum on a sales tax,
should one be passed In a spe
cial session of the legislature,
would welcome and might Insist
pon a referendum for then the
group which now protests against
property' tax would advocate
the sales tax while the latters
opponents would campaign to de
feat It. Usually when a special
tax is proposed an organised
group, ; many times a minority,
wields enough power to defeat It
because the xreat rank and - file
of people; are Indifferent to the
issues Involved-: .-'.".-
one per $ent tax on retail
saies in Oregon would raise sz,-
T 0,0 0 0, it was estimated - yester
day, if utility sales were excluded.
If mtillty sales water, light, pow-
' er, telephone, railroad charges-
were included, at ; least another
' ll.OOO.OOO 1 would - be -Included,
Utilities, assessed by the state on
their ' real property- and ' in the
case of light, water telephone and
power companies, taxed by . the
federal government on sales.
would protest vigorously against
ft sales tax,' It Is assumed.-How-
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Scene oi Disastrous Gubah Huriricane 1 .ABATES
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Above is a map showing where the disastrous hurri cane swept the southern portion of Cuba causing a
loss of life estimated at 2500. The province of Camaguey bore the brunt of the storm, the town of
Santa Crua del Sur being reported as completely wiped ont by a 20-foot wall of water that swept over
I'iC!hT8 yrfront at SanU Cru del Sur. The
Camaguey province is said to have been ruined. Relief was rushed
MHOUTH Flora
IMM 18 DEAD
W. J. Muikey, Sr., 86, was
Legislator When Normal
School was Built
MONMOUTH, Nov. 15 W. J.
Muikey, Sr., 86, prominent in this
locality for many years, died at
the family home here today after
long illneHS.
Muikey was born in June, 1846,
in Missouri, coming with his par
ents to Benton county. Ore., the
following year and locating near
Corvallis. The family moved to
Monmouth In 1856 where 'he at
tended the public schools. He later
went to college In McMinnville
from where he ran away and Join
ed the army, becoming a member
of Company B, Oregon Volunteers,
in 1866.
Following tneCTvn war Milley
was married In 1868 to Miss Por
tia Butler, at Vancouver, Wash.,
the couple Immediately g6ing to
Monmouth to live. They celebrat
ed their 64th anniversary last
spring. All of their married life
was spent in and around Mon
mouth except for six years during
which time they lWed in eastern
Oregon.
Most of Mulkey's life was spent
in farming and merchandising, al
though he was elected a member
of the Oregon state legislature in
1882. It was during his service
as a legislator that the Oregon
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City Water Test
Suit Appealed to
Supreme Court
Transcript of appeal In the City
of Salem's test suit against the
Oregon-Washington Water Service
company was tiled with the state
supreme court Tuesday by City
Attorney Trindle. Briefs by the ap
pellant and respondent will next
be tiled and the case will then
be argued before the court.
The suit Involves the validity of
the 32,600.000 water bond issue
voted by Salem citizens December
15,1931.
Trindle Is appealing the deci
sion of Judge L. G. Lewelling, who
sustained a demurrer of the de
fendant against the city's com
plaint which called tor a declara
tory judgment In the matter.
LANK ADOPTS PLAN
EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 15 (AP)
Sherit-Elect a A. "Tom"
S warts today announced a plan of
co-ordination between his office
and that of state police whereby
32,500 a year will be saved tax
payers In addition to $4,460 a
year already saved by reduction of
the sheriffs budget, ho said.
Swarts said his plan Is to have
state police do all Lane county's
criminal work. The sheriff will
have but one criminal deputy, who
will serve as Jailer In addition to
his other work la the criminal de
partment. f'";a
The sheriffs office will confine
Its work to tax collections, service
of civil actions, , and emergency
criminal work. J
: HEART ATTACK T1CTJM '
l PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15
(AP) Anthony Neppach, Tf,
prominent Portland manufacturer
and sportsman, died at his home
hero ? today. His : physician said
death was due to a heart attack.
,. Neppach was manager of the Nl-colai-Neppach
company, planing
mill, manager of the Coliseum
Amusement company, and4 had
served as president of the Port
land Hockey association tor seme
time. - He was a baseball and foot
ball enthusiast ---- . -
Beer Garden
License is
Applied For
What would it be for a beer
garden license?" an elderly Ger
manic gentleman inquired of City
Recorder Mark Poulsen yesterday
afternoon. Poulsen was so sur
prised at the request that he for
got to ask the former saloon keep
er his name.
The man, who said he had lived
In Salem several years, after com
ing west from Minnesota, bad
first asked city police about get
ting a saloon license. He explained
that he did not suppose he could
get one Just yet.
Although he bad bad to do with
liquors all bis life, the would-be
beer garden operator said he had
never before seen a still. So he in
terestedly inspected the 100-gal-
lOn still that has been lcept at po
lice headquarters since last fall.
when it was found in operation in
a South Commercial street base
ment."
TOLL OF TYPHOON
TOKYO, Nov. 16-(Wednesday)
(AP) Fifty-three known
deaths were listed today as caused
by Monday's typhoon, but the to-
tal was expected to be much lar-
ger with belated reports showing
800 to 860 persons missing.
The death toll was increased
with reports from Ibaraki prefec-
ture that 20 persons were killed
there. The new totals given out
by the home office Included 43
seriously Injured and 62 missing,
including fishermen at tea. News
paper dispatehee however, lndi-
cated maritime deaths were likely
to exceed official estimates with
fishing ports along the Pacific re
porting 40 boats with crews to
taling 250 men nnreturned.
In addition, 18 men were re
ported missing after two freight
ers foundered. The freighter Gen-
ehu Mara, 3,200 tons, was report
ed to have sunk off Isti Penin
sula. Seven of the crew were res
muim. seven wi iuo crew Hri rea- 1
cued and 36 are mis.it.g. TlJ
freighter Unakl Maru Went
aground on Oshlma Island. Nine
men were rescued but 22 others
aboard were feared lost.
DEAD BEACHES
Law Forces Cooperate
Noted Sportsman Dies
Coupe Dives, 2 Drown
Longshoreman Killed
Born In Fond Du Lnc, Wis.,
March 1, 1866, Neppach came to
Portland In 1371. He was asso-
dated with the Whittler A Fuller
Paint company and later entered
the employ of the Nicolai Brothers
company. Tan years latnr he ac
quired an interest la the business
and the firm's name was changed
to Nicolai-Neppach.
SINK INTO SLOUC1H
ASTORIA, Ore., Nov. - II
(AP) - Jalmar Hendricltson, 42,
of Deep River, Wash., and Henry
Niemi, 60, of Hwaco wero arown-
ad In Bear creek slough near. II-
waeo yesterday when their light
coupe broke through tho railing
of a bridge over the slough and
sank la about nine feet oC water.
The men were unable to extri
cate ; themselves, ; and tassersby
who witnessed the accident could
not recover the bodies until about
an boar after the accident, Nei-
ther man was married;
HIT BY IRON BLOCK
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15
(AP) Eric Bolln, 29, Portland
longshoreman, died In a hospital
hero today from injuries suffered
at a Portland dock whet ho was
struck by a flying' Iron block. His
skull was .fractured, hospital au -
thoritles said. ".-.
entire crop of sugar cane In the I
from an points.
WITNESSES ASSERT
Prisoner Blamed for Fatal
Fight; First Degree
Charge Is Faced
The murder charge against W
H. Baughn, 43, alleged knife slay
er or Roy Roblnett, 41, at Detroit
Sunday, appeared more serious
yesterday as witnesses to the fray
were questioned further, Lyle J.
Page, deputy district attorney, an
nounced here late last night.
Baughn, be said, will be arraign
ed In Justice court this afternoon
on a formal charge of first degree
murder and probably will be
bound over to the grand Jury.
Page said he had obtained state
ments from Mrs. L. H. Schocker,
sister of Robinett, and Henley
Baughn, brother of the defendant,
to the effect that H was Baughn
who started the fight which re
sulted In Roblnett being fatally
stabbed. Baughn went to the
Schocker home, started the fight
with Robinett over an automobile
title, and struck the first blow,
Page said be was Informed by the
two eye-witnesses. Their opinion,
he stated was that Baughn knifed
Robinett without provocation.
'The Interview with the two
witnesses puts a different light on
me story wan Baugnn toia, rage
explained.
Roblnett, horribly gashed, died
in a hospital here early Monday
morning.
Baughn was brought to the
county Jail here early yesterday
afternoon from St ay ton where he
had been held since Sunday night.
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GENEVA. Nov. II f AP)
The' American delegation to the
diB-rmament conference annealed
disarmament conference appealed
today to be well disposed toward
the French disarmament propos
als, published yesterday, which
provide for European security
pacts and for the replacement of
Europe s professional armies with
short-term conscript troops.
One of the bases for the Amer-
...,. ,
JnTa,
was the belief that the French
plan provided a means of meeting
Germany's demand tor arms
equality and, therefore, for get
ting Germany back Into the dis
armament conference.
Charles - Dawes
Q uits Politics
!7 v ri
rOr KJUUU OayS
'
rn-rr-knn v. iiriTn.
I door of retirement has shut with
tinality on the picturesque politl-
cal career of ex-Vleo-President
Charles Gates Dawes.
A power In virtually every ra
I publican national campaign since
that f his fellow Ohioan, Presi
dent MeKinley, la 18 91. the form
er head of the Reconstruction Fin
ance corporation has, ho declared.
sheathed bis political rapier tor-
OTW,
"My retirement is permanent,"
ho told Interviewers tonight.
am out of politics for good.
o7 Ti. A f
Oct! CS i OA JUSO
Being Talked by
BAIH AGGRESSOR
rfinrrrocc hi ate the second round. Able Israel. Se-. bers. Community Service and eir
UIlglC&& IUCli atti featherweight, came back lie leaders voiced yesterday In ap
': strona- to administer a smashing I oroval of the Red Cross roll call
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15
(AP) With the federal deficit
j mounting steadily, i congressional
I leaders today began talklne of
Ilia anaomant nf a mannfartiiti
tax and legalisation of
1 beer for revenue at the coming
I short session. ;::y $ i
Representative Ralney, Illinois,
democratic floor leader said he
could noil "think of any other
i source" except a sales tax from
j which to obtain l additional . rev-
enue required by the treasurer.
Heavy Rain to Cease Today
Is Forecast; no Damage
By Wind Reported
Rainfall of 6 Inch Noted
Past two Days; Weather
Same Over Oregon
Gradually diminishing winds.
following a 10-mile an hour gale
around the noon hour yerterday,
gave promise of a let-up in stormy
eon dlt ions of the past 24 houre
and. the federal weather report
last night intimated that steady
rainfall might be at an end for a
few days.
Apparently the gale, bearlest of
the season, which came between
11 a. m. and 12 noon yetiterday,
did no damage other than to till
recently - raked lawns with a new
accumulation of fall leaves. The
Willamette river was swelled a
foot higher to the 2.6 feet mark
by the 0.38 Inch of rain that fell
Monday night and an 0.48 Inch
between T a. m. and 3 p. m. yes
terday. The temperature remained 10
degrees above the freezing mark
yesterday and at maximum reach
ed 57 degrees.
The age-old, always new query,
'How do you like the weather?"
usually evoked the answer yester
day, "Terrible!" from pedestrians
scurrying along under marquees
and sheltering trees, or peacefully
observing the brief tempestuous
rain storm from the dry side of
home and office windows.
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. IS
(AP) A steady and heavy rain
fell here today, accompanied by a
stiff wind. Precipitation, bat light
er, was the order tonight, and the
wind had considerably lessened.
The temperature was mild. At B
p. m. rainfall for the 24 hour per
iod was reported to be .Is of an
inch.
Although smaller streams were
reported rising rapidly because of
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MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. II (AP)
Minnesota mav replace Wlscon-
tin as the nation's political labor-
atory.
Assured of control of the state
government, farmer-labor ltes to-
day outlined proposals th.y hoped
to write Into the state constitu
tion and statute books making
Minnesota an experimental ground
In the field of social and economic
legislation.
The party Is pledged to work
for a constitutional chang to per
mit Introduction of the Ontario
system of public development and
I aammisxraiion 01 eiecirta power
and light. Its platform advocated
this project as "a means to make
ouree or power or tne ruture.
I raan' acrvant and helper and not
w oppressor and mastor as is
now the case.
its platform this year, were pros
pects of a bitter legislative fight
la which the third party does not
expect unity. Its farmer wing is
opposed to financing any part of
the plan out of the sUte treasury
tuv puui uui wi iu Bimie irwiur
wing favor. The party Is also on
reeord la favor of greatly in
creased allowances nnder the
state's old age pension law and in
creased aid for the unemployed.
HENNY APPOINTED
PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. 13
Announcement was made
I r' lu" " v. xaeuuj,
V AL.t W1 J M WW
ro,n,-a engineer nas oeen ap-
Pointed to the advisory committee
the' self liquidating loan see-
"on, J0"111! lon lT..-
W1WKUM imw.iwjmiwi.
Late Sports
PORTLAND, Ore Nov. II.
(AP) Washington and Commerce
tf TTrdVoMho PoVi:
tfsle aaVixAla m A A aaaiVit Si nsiTsl
landi lnterscholastlc 1 earns this
season when they met la their
MINNESOTA TO TRY
OUT RADICAL LAWS
football game hero today, I cases of seed for the eounty court
It was the eighth scoreless tie land Community Service, and pro
la the league this year. I Tiding flour and cotton goods
, . .
SEATTLE, Nov. II (AP)
Although running Into a left
ii, tYiat.aani tilns raa.llna
I h-atin to Joe Calder. Seattle Fll -
lpino, in a six round boxing bout
hero tonight. Israel weighed 223
pounds and Calder 120. 1 .
LOS ANGELES. Nov. IE (AP)
"Speedy" Dado, .flashing Flli -
pino bantam weight, won a riotous
10 - round decision over "Baby
Face" Casanova of - Mexico City
bef ore 10,000 persons here to-1
night. The visitor, weighed 1171
pounds, a halt pound lighter than
his opponent. jv ..?:i;T..yl. ,;r.
71 Mm m . T7 m W -Y-Y rt
mortg
ages
Program Outlined ipScto:FiraVGer.
Unusual Moves to Assist Agriculture V
Talked at Farmers Union Meet
OMAHA, Nov. 15 (AP) Refinancing of farm mortgage
loans at radically reduced rates of interest will be fought
for, at the coming session of congress by representatives of
farm states, delegates to the. annual convention of the Na
tional Farmers', union were told late today by Senator Lynn
J. Frazier.(R.) ..of North Dakota.
' At an evening session Senator o-
Elmer Thomas (D.) of Oklahoma
outlined his plan for government
regulation of farm marketing and
urged that "the several farm or
ganizations enlist and cooperate
under a unified command."
Throughout .the long session of
the 300 delegates from 28 states
ran sentiment favoring stringent
measures to obtain cost of produc
tion for the farmer. This senti
ment was expected by many to
solidify through endorsement of
the farm strike activities of the
Farmers National Holiday associa
tion.
Frarier stated that growing sen
timent in favor of his senate bill
to refinance the farmer as an
emergency measure i n d 1 c at e d
prospects for early favorable ac
tion are good.
I opposed the moratorium on
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Tillamook, Nehalem Fishing
Halted; Slides, Falling
Trees Cause Damage
TILLAMOOK, Ore., Nov. 15.
(AP) Fishermen on Tillamook
and Nehalem bays were forced to
tie up their boats today while one
of the worst storms of the year
was raging along the coast and
through Tillamook eounty.
Falling snags snapped several
telephone lines, temporarily ham
pering communication, and elides
partly closed roads through the
county. The gale achieved to a
80-mile an boar velocity.
Heavy rains brought surging
streams of the district to nearly
flood levels. No serious damage
had been reported, and tonight
the storm was abating. Storm
warnings remained up, however.
all along the Oregon coast.
The tugboat Arrow No. 3, which
left Newport with an empty barge
at a. m. bound for the Columbia
river, was unreported at Astoria
late tonight, where it was over
due. The boat was understood to
have no radio aboard, however,
and belief was expressed it was
probably driven off Its course by
the gale.
T
ACTING EXECUTIVE
Oregon now Is without an as-
UViviuvi miioi a ww v w bu evv
or In incapacitated is the informal
opinion of Attorney-General Van
Winkle, who said yesterday that
he thought the newly elected leg-
,ultori offlc on th6 fo1"
1, . , r,
In this ease, neither the house
or the senate being organised
there Is no president of the sen
ate or speaker of the house to
serve tor the governor in case of
his absence or Incapacity.
Van Winkle based his decision
on a constitutional provision
which states that legislative of-
I flA,rfi um frnm iYt tim alert Ml.
1 Anntfcv tnnctitntlAnal nrorlsion
I .
i declares that state officers take
office the January following the
rmr1 .lirMnn Van WlnYl 1n-
tarn rata this as aeelleable to
stata elected officials, aot legis-
Bloril
COSST HAS WORST
sim is wmi
Public Officials, Relief
Workers Laud Red Cross
"We think the Red Cros Is giv-
ling a much-needed service caring
(tor needy families. Investigating
i free, as well as a trained socuu
I worker and office help." In these
I words might be summed up the
I finlalAnt wTilaH (Mat eonrt mim-
I now roinr on la Salem and about
to bo started la surrounding Mar-
lion eounty towns.
I "We've bad pretty fine cooper
ation from these -'people tuea
Cross)," declared County Jndgo
I JJ.C. Slegmund. "They ara doing
most" or - our investigating ngnx
I now. , They, are taking mora ana
I mora work now, gathering infor-
matioa concerning needy persons,
making financial reports o'f food
and clothing they provide' They
try to make soma plan for needy
STATE POLICE TAKE
DP MlAWQUEBY
Are Investigating Alleged
Illegal Killing of Deer
This Year
Officlals of the state police de
partment yesterday were making
further Investigations of the al
leged Illegal killing of a deer by
Judge L. H. MeMahan of this
county. The Investigation follow
ed the discussion of the matter at
iaJ mouiuij laevuufi 01 iub ui?
game cummissiuu iu ruru.uu ,
1 I I T 41 .1 I
Monday. The commissioners took
no steps to regain the 1931 deer
tag found on a deer killed by Me
Mahan this year, declaring they
had no Jurisdiction over the mat
ter.
State police officials said one of
their traffic men found the 1931
tag when be looked at the deer
in this county where it was
brought from Grant county, where
it is said to have been killed.
If an Information Is filed
against Judge MeMahan, It will
probably 'be placed by a state po
lice officer.
The Oregon law constitutes
hunting without a proper license
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L
F
WINSTON-SALEM, N. 0., Nov.
15 (AP) The state of North
Carolina today wiped out the mur-
v. .oin.t
der charge it had placed against
Llbby Holman Reynolds and
young Albert Walker shortly after
the fatal shooting last July oi
Smith Reynolds, millionaire hus
band of the former and chum of
Walker.
Solicitor Carlisle Higglns nol
crossed the case, with a brief an
nouncement that a thorough study
of the evidence against the former
Broadway idol and the 19-year-
old Winston-Salem youth eon-
vlnced him the state would not be
Justified in pressing the charges.
brief and unspectacular Interlude
during a petty larceny trial.
"In my opinion," he said, "a
trial upon the evidence we have
would produce one result only
verdict of acquittal."
The ease was officially ended
when Judge A. M. Stack, presid
ing in superior court, directed the
clerk to enter the order of nol-
pros, discharge the defendants,
and release their 25,000 bonds.
Barney Page to
Remain District
Attorney's Aide
: Lyle J. "Barney" Page, depu
ty district attorney since 1320
under John Carson, will continue
In that position with the advent
of W. H. Trindle as district at
torney next January, Mr. Trin
dle announced Tuesday. Mr. Trin-
die's stenographer when he takes
up his new duties will be Miss
Hattle Bratsel who has been em
ployed In his office for several
years.
John Heltxel and M. Clifford
Moynihan had been mentioned as
possibilities for the assistant pro
secutor's office.
persons, to get them to help them
selves."
J. E. "Jim" Smith, eounty com
missioner, also spoke highly of the
Red Cross t
"They are a big help to the
eounty court. Wo work with them
and they do a lot of Investigating
and furnish us some of their looo.
The blxrest helo to their flour."
, .Willamette chapter of tno km
Cross has obtained hundreds of
sacks of the flour made from fed
eral farm board wheat for distri
bution in Marion eounty.
? "They havo done a very good
Job,- carrying . on Investigating
work f or . the county court and
Community Service," said Doug-
Las' McKay, mayor-elect and Com
munity Service executive commit
teeman. "As rar as wo ara con
cerned, they have donated their
car and services without cost to
- 0. Kills r Purvlno, Community I
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B Y ID WALKED
SEED OF CHARGES
BiiiifBI
Will Reach Capitol Today; ;
Belgium Joins In Ptea
For new Moratorium
Reports President In Favor.
Of Another Year Delay
Officially Denied
ON BOARD PRESIDENTIAL '
SPECIAL" TO WASHINGTON, k
Nov. 15 (AP)-rOn the ove at
his return to the White House
he Is set to arrive? there be-:
fore a.Bftrt tomorrow President
Hoover today formulated bat1
kept silent on the pressing was.
debt policies. He will dfcrnsa
these policies shortly with Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, president-elect.
As his train rolled swiftly
across Missouri, Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio and headed on tonight
through West Virginia, aides cC
the president reported that bar
ring unexpected developments he
would continue to keep his own
council until reaching the execu
tive mansion. r
WA?HTT.TnV Vnw 1 K (in,
.. I
miiA vnrnnMn ,,nlt.l,
anxlously toda'y for ,rtca.t aBl
tn 'h
swer to French and ' British re
quests for a renewed study of the
war debts situation and an exten
sion of the Hoover moratorium.
a tnird request for such action
was received at the state de
partment, this one from the Bel
gian government.
President Hoover, meanwhile.
was speeding eastward to dig in-
to the problem with his advisors
here and to go over it person
ally soon with President-elect
Roosevelt. The date ; of the lat
ter meeting had not been set, bat
Albany dispatches Indicated it
would occur by the middle of
next week.
Deny Report Hoover ?
Favors Year Delay
Administration spokesmen de
nied press reports (not carried by
the Associated Press) that Mr.
Hoover favored another year of
the moratorium. It was Indicated
that the administration believes
this country should adopt, a
more rigid attitude than a free
and easy granting of extensions.
The view was that while some
'Jjr " L T tZZZ
I European nations were in finaa-
tial difficulties, others were wen
able to pay the sums due Decem
ber 15.
During the -day; democratic
leaders expressed dissatisfaction
with the republican administra
tion's handling of the debt con
troversy and one of them, Repre
sentative Ralney of Illinois, the
party's floor leader asserted any
move to revise the debts would
be rejected "in this or any other
c0nTe81LB ... ; , .
notable for Its brevity, called
f""1"00 l9 ffrnQ "d Bri
ish notes and said the Brussels
government "has the honor to
make the same request. Of a to
tal debt funded at 400,68,,
Belgium has made payments to
America totaling 2 52.191,273.
The sum of 12.125,000 is duo
Dec. 15 and under ? present ar
rangements is not postponahle.
British and French obligations
to this country aggregate more
than 38,000,000,000.
Many Burned by
Gasoline Shower
BOSTON. Nov. 15 W (AP)
Mors than 30 persons received
I burns tonight in a shower of Mas- -
ling gasoline from a; drum which
exploded in the East Boston dis
trict, near the entrance to the
I East Boston tunnel. F
None of the victims, who In
cluded many children, were burn
ed seriously. V
Pirates io Fight,
Walk the Plank in
Statesman Send
Friday there begins 1st
The Statesmen aa waaswat
serial story by aa nmasmalry
tales ted author. The story
Is The Black 8waa"t tJse
writer ltefaet Sshattnt,
knows, to readers every
where as a . nam of engag
ing plots and great histori
cal background. J
. This new ' story Is eased
oa days of pirates, of gold,
of -t- tmccaaoers, of bard
fighting, with jaa favors
asked.
Babatinl based his book
a aa old book f oaad ia the
British BMseena: "The Aae
ericaa Sea ' Rovers." This
book, -" Imecaaeer - written,
was published . la " Aaaetex
dam' in 197.; v & . ' f -
Not aloao Is this stew ser
ial story a. reconating of
: htstorie incident, Sabatiai
has taken . these i and aag
neated theca " with imagta
. atioa to make aa-altogether'
: fascinating story of advea
tnre and of rooaaco.
' You. . wm want to, ead
each chapter aa they appear
daffy la The Statesmen. -: