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EIGHTY-SECOND TEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Mornln?, November 24, 1932 niwi lllTinr"! ilFRT mil iuivu vuu i: ;WitrftDiiin : u 1 1 v". m.' ' Congressmen 'Approve That -Stand but Oppose Plan ; Of new Commission j - , - " ...r Roosevelt; Favors Parleys Through Existing Means. Of Foreign Contact Was&NOTON. Not, 2-(AP) Forelsn nations were told bluntly today by President Hoo ter with the knowledge of -Pres identelect Roosevelt that they will be expected to meet -their aayments December It on debts lue the unitea states. Shortly after the eblef ex ecu Hto tar a lengthy statement bad tovlawed the debt sltnation -which sad drawn him and Mr. Roose velt Into an epochal conference at the White House, Secretary Stim lon handed to the British. French tnd Belgium ambassadors replies r this srovernment to Teanests for an extension of the morator ium and general review of the itaM munition. They were not nade public.1 in me lice ot iuuv musiw ional ODDOsition, Mr. Hoover Bronosed legislative creation of in agency to review international financial pledges In - connection with world economic and disarmiJ iment problems. Little chance was seen, how - ever, for such a commission be cause of determined objections on Capitol Hill, especially by demo eratie leaders In the house, and Mr. Roosevelt failed to give bis approval to the idea. Existing Agencies Declared Sufficient Instead, the president-elect Is sued a statement aboard his train in route to Warm Springs, Geor gia expressing a , belief nations ould make the most convenient and effective . contacts !. with the American government through the existing agencies of diploma tic intercourse. iH said: : '. "The advents r r. thin method , ar mainuunins CuuwU"i.a iui elgn toyeramenU-liUhat any nr ef the debtof nations may at ny time bring to the attention of the government of the United States ew conditions and " facts affect ing any phase of its lndebted "ness. ' ' " Mr. Roosevelt renewed his as sertion that the Immediate ques tion raised by the ' British and French notes created a responsi bility resting upon those now Tested with legislative and execu tive authority. President Hooter's statement Issued only a few minutes be- fnr M anftcensor-elect left the 1 capital' and shortly after"an ex traordinary conclave of congres sional leaders at the White House. It declared , emphatically against debt cancellation but . suggested "other forms of tangible compen sation than cash." Some Claim Hoover Has Desired Power Immediately there followed a chorus of mixed approbation and opposition. One senator and rep resentative after another declared against a commission to review the debts. The same men, how ever, expressed approval of Mr. Hoover's stand against further moratorium or cancellation; Some congressional leaders told President. Hoover t the White House conference that he already had power "to negotiate or set np a commission such as he proposed to negotiate with the foreign powers. The same view was echo ed later by other, prominent mem--hers of congress on. Capitol Hill who did not attend the meeting, but in administration Quarters it was held that the executive had no such power. ; Speaker Garner, the vice pres ident elect, who, led the democra ;, tic contingent Into this morning's cabinet room .conference at the White Honse. and later Into par ley with Mr. Roosevelt, reiterated In public. a belief expressed by several at both meetings. "Let them default?" he exclaim ed in answer to questions. "Who said they would default? They won't." .' - NEW YORK, Not. JI-(AP)-- The National action committee ef the : American defense - society, through its : chairman, Richard Washburn Child, appealed to the entire country tonight to help pre vent the "national hunger march' on Washington next month.' Child said the-march was de , signed to start from nine cities- Seattle. San Francisco. Los . An geles, ' San Antonio, ' Sioux City, . Buffalo, Boston, New Orleans, and Tampa and converge on the na tional capital the day before con gress convenes. :i - . "It begins as t thoroughly r g a a 1 e d subversive movement sponsored by the communist par ty. XJM.kJ he said. t. The marcher, he aaserted, plan lo augment Uetr fereee by enlist- lng the unemployed through, dem- ' Anstratlont la eouusuplUes they pats through. ' - BED KB' BII0 AS REDS Bir dwell, Notorious OklahommOutlawis, MiUMBmkRa id "Charmed Life" -Fails ax Negro Bank President; Vigilantes Kill Second Bandit, Wound a Third ROLEY, Okla., Nov. 23 (AP)The hitherto charmed life jlt 01 ueore oiruweii, lieutenant 01 uie uiuanoma uespex-1 ado, Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, was ended today in a fur rious gunfight in the littlebank just after he had killed the. white-haired negro president. Charles Love, Seminole" county deputy sheriff, definitely ' identified ' the body as that of CHARGE IS BED Stanford, U. of C. Assert Eugene Charges Empty; Butler Files Data SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. t3. (AP) Denials of charges of sub sidizing: football players, made in an editoral in the Oregon Dally Emerald, University of Oregon student publication, were voiced by officials of Stanford university and the University of California today. At the same time, it was learn ed Jonathan Butler, official Inves tigator for the Pacific Coast con ference, after a two-year study of conference athletics, submitted re ports today to Stanford and Calif ornia on athletic conditions at those schools. He Is expected to make a general report on all coast colleges December 10, at Los An geles. Dean Thomas Putnam, of the University of California, also de nied what he said were intima tions from other sources that aca demic requirements were being overlooked at the university in the case of football players. - The editorial in the University of Oregon publication was report ed to have accused Stanford, Cal ifornia, the University of Wash ington. Southern California and Washington and Oregon State colleges with "subsidising players. Dr. Thomas A. Storey, head of the physical education department at Stanford, described the charges as "silly. He said scholarships at Stanford were awarded on a non-discriminative basis. Almon E. Rothr, comptroller, described the charges as "ridiculous. " At California, officials denied .football players were provided I with "easy jobs' as the Oregon . editorial assertedly stated. fUl11 A I- illa WHIIi 111 WOJid Feasters Around Fireplace Today The fireplace will continue Its popularity today since no change In the weather is predicted. To night Will be cloudy if the wea ther observer guessed right. ' The, air continued chill yester day and warmed from a 29-4egree minimum up to only 41 degrees, four under Tuesday. Heavy fog continued last mgnt to harrass motorists In this vicinity. PAH) TO TOTE, CLAIM TAZWELL, Tenn Nor. SS (AP) Boys and girls whose ages ranged from 14 to 18 years testi fied today before Representative J. E. Nelson. (R., Maine), that they received dollar bills for vot lng in the Tennessee primary in August. CUT ACROSS ABDOMEN . EUGENE, NOV.. 23 (AP) William Sorrenson was seriously injured today when he fell into a saw at the Westflr mill ef- the Western Lumber company. " Sorrenson was caught In the saw which cut across his abdo men, severing several arteries and causing a serious loss of blood. He was brought to a hospital here when his condition was re ported critical. c.Mi' BREATHES MONOXIDE GAS ALBANY, Ore, Nov, 23 -(AP) Leon Gavette, 8-year old , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tit' V, Gavette of ? Inglewood. Oallfn fell anconsdooa tonight from carbon monoxide gas from the engine of her parenta car. Albany firemen revived the girt " . -"v- ' .-ct1 The family was enronte from Oregon City to Inglewood. Af ter the child's recovery they re ' sinned their tttp, BOSEBURG "PLANS FESTIVAL R08S3UR0, Ore., Not. SS t API Deaieeuon of the North west National r Soldiers' - home. hearlag eompietUa here, la sched aed i U be held May 2 and ST, It was aaaeaaced acre today. ; Delegation from all parts of the state will be invited to at tsad the tr-i-isy fsstlral. The home will be sjomnletsd and. rea dy for etrsupancy earlg a April, Last After He Slays of this quiet negro village Blrdwell tonight at Okemah. The elusive Floyd was not- a member of the raiding gang, which included a negro, identified as Charles Glass of Earlsboro, who was shot to death, and a sec ond white man, C. 0. Patterson of Oklowa, wanted in ' Shawnee for the shooting of a policeman about month ago. who was gravely wounded. In dosens of bank robberies and gun battles . with peace officers. Floyd nd Rldwell emerged un scathed, their apparent Immunity leading to reports they wore bul let proof vests. Enraged by the reckless killing of D. J. Turner, the negro bank president, who pulled a hidden alarm In the presence of the rob bers, a sharpshooting book ee per dropped Blrdwell. Townsmen fin ished the Job. In the words of W. W. Riley, cashier of the bank, "there was a regular war" after the first shot was fired by the white man who killed Turner. The negro .village of 800 popu lation was excited over the gun- fight but townsfolk were proud they had ''cleaned out" the rob ber gang. McNary Telegraphs Report On Appeal for Y job Bureau Funds Scant hope for renewal of fed eral aid for the T. M. C. A. Em ployment bureau here is given by Senator Charles L. McNary in his telegraphic reply received here yesterday to the appeal sent him on Tuesday by a group of Salem men. His telegram, received here by his secretary, Emma Murphy Brown, reads as follows: "Have renewed appeal to Di rector Alpine of employment serv ice In behalf of Salem office. He insists discontinuance of office it necessary because of heavy cut In appropriations but he has asked me to plaee the whole matter be fore him in a written statement to which he will give further oonsld oration. I shall keep yon In formed." C. A. Kells, local employment bureau manager, last week -was informed by C. J. Stack, state em ployment supervisor, that federal aid would end on November SO. If this should be the ease, activi ties of the local office would have to be curtailed probably to the vanishing point since the federal aid, $100 a month, eonstltited over half of the operating ex penses. "BOOM" TOWN FADES ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. SS; (AP) All hope of glory gone. "Ocosta-by-the-Sea," chosen by the Northern Pacific railway 40 years ago as Its western terminus. has decided to disincorporate. HOPE FDD FEDERAL lOIIEYDlWie Mm Worker Falls On Saw Albany Firemen Revive Tot Dedication Date Is Slay 26 j f 1 J. Bain Sentenced, Paroled it was said, and Is expected to be la full operation by the time of the dedication. ' CONVICTED EMBEZZLER ' PORTLAND, Ore., Nor. 23 (AP) John Bain, 71, waa today sentenced tn circuit court here to four years' Imprisonment In the state penitentiary and ' paroled. Bain, president of the John Bain investment company,- was eon- Tleted on a charge of larceny by embeulement of 81300 from Charles A. Ingram January 4, r Deputy District Attorney WIMtrlct enclneer for the United Ham C. Raston opposed the par- ole, declaring that despite the de- fendanfs age he could not recom- mend that he escape penalty. The jury nag. recommenaea extreme leniency because of the man's PORTLAND STORE ROBBED PORTLAND. Orcw Not. i (AP)- Three armed men : en- , . tend m store hero tonight whUe : customers .'were makins; last miaats Thanksgiving nnr : ; chases, held up 8vE. Miller, manager, anil escaped with the : day's receipt, an undetermined amount, police said. ' The robbers . did not molest the customers, - who were scarcely aware of the incident before the robbers made their DOTS OF LABOR Fl TO Welnstock Wing and Police Battle; Raiders Routed 1 " wr L Want Immediate Insurance For Unemployment and Back Hunger March CINCINNATI, Not. 2S-(AP) An Insurgent faction of the Ameri can Federation of Labor butted fruitlessly against a barrier of po lice and locked door today, and was foreed to turn away, falling In its plan to present its own la bor program to the federation's annual convention. Federation officials refused to admit the delegation pf SI to the convention hall. Police stopped an attempt to hold a rump session outside the locked convention doors. The Insurgent leader, Louis Welnstock, of the painters' union of New York, said his group had planned to demand support of "Immediate" unemployment in surance: of a "hunger mareh" on Washington; of recognition of the soviet republic; and of plans to slash the salaries of federation of ficials. Bat they got only as far as the door, and even there only In an impetuous rush as the convention session opened and police were caught unawares. Shouting denunciation of Presi dent William Green and of the convention, the group finally was turned away. Police, and plain clothesmen thronged the building. Only those properly identified could reach the floor on which the convention is meeting, and some were stopped even on the street outside the con vention hotel. The delegation ap proached only under strong police guard. Welnstock began to address his followers when all other moves had failed. "William Green refused to ac cent us. the representatives of the rank and file tabor, rfcc hsv come iu present uui uvutouo be ahonted. Detectives stopped him. inside, the convention session rumoiea on. PORTLAND. Ore., Nor.-SS. ( AP) A brisk, bright day. bring inr the coldest weather of the season, was Portland's prelude to Thanksrivlng today. The weather burean thermom eter registered SS degrees be tween 7 and 8 a. m., colder by two degrees than at any time dur lng the night. A sun shining from a virtually eloudless sky cleared away a heavy morning fog and lifted the temperature to S3 de crees. A thin sheeting of ice maae some of the streets . slippery for awhile, and eaused seven minor automobile accidents en one of the bridges over the Willamette river. Warmer weather for Thanks giving day is the. forecast of the weather bureau. PENDLETON, Ore., Nov. 23 (AP) The temperature descend ed to 2 S degrees today, the cold est weather In Pendleton of the I current season. The day was of a frosty Thanksgiving morn- GRANTS PASS, Ore., Nov. 22. (AP) The' Slskiyoua exper ienced their first freese of the year today when the thermometer dropped to 20 degrees, James G. Bromley, resident state highway maintenance engineer sakL- Bromley reported that the Cra ter Lake highway la clear of snow although the road is bordered with snow' drifts all the way to the lake. Engineers View Columbia, Snake I Power Prospect PORTLAND. Ore- Nor. 23. (AP) Major O. O. Kuents, dis- states army engineers, and four members of the staff returned to Portland today from an eight-day launch trip np the Columbia and i Snake rivers. The engineers, who traveled np the Snake to Johnson's bar, head of navigation SO miles south of Lewlston. exrtressed themselves as being considerably : Impressed with the possibilities for develop - meat ot navigation; hydro-electric power,; flood control and irrlga- I tlon in thlf district;; h-me ituHjfiHBiAMjai win SACRAMENTO. Cat, NOT. '22. (AP)-Max Rosenbloom, light heavyweight champion ot thej world, .won a 10-round decision i from Tony Poloni. ef Lincoln, in a well . fought main - event hero to- 'nlghJ. - ' m TEMPERATE ARRIVE IN 0RE00N i -1 i - 1 1 1 .linn,, ' f' ...... ' ' I ' - ' f ox& tty mean tt feaoc cf opniritt ano KgtKittg anS ' in gmettt fir al( ifc qpgat anb ramtis facty yfecjf ff(t (taffy men pleaieS b ecttftf upti vu Qfy EX-OFFICER EKMd You a CHECKUP OF POLICE Vandevort Promises That Investigation Will Be Thorough Promise of a "pretty thorough" Investigation of charges voiced against the city police department by James D. Hartwell at the coun cil meeting last Monday night, was given last night by Alderman H. H. Vandevort, chairman of the committee appointed to sift the allegations. The committee, which includes Aldermen F. E. Needham and Dr. O. A. Olson, will taki up Its task early next week. KjBfoit Indicated. - " Belief nhat the signer of the af fidavits which Hartwell presented to the city council then withdrew, in regard to his charges, is a for mer member of the police depart ment was expressed by Vandevort. Similar rumors were floating about the city yesterday. Asked about the ex-officer In question, Chief of Police Frank Mintd asserted that as far as he was concerned there bad been no bad feeling In this case and that the officer had submitted bis res ignation, not been dismissed. Whether or not a public hearing will be required In the investiga tion. Vandevort was not ready to say last night. He intimated that holding of aueh a hearing was possible but not then probable. Gambling Hard to Prevent, Said Hartwell made three charges in particular. First, he averred that a city policeman had accepted 88 In payment for a gallon of moon shine which he has failed to de- (Turn to page S, col. 5) AT DALLAS FRIDAY DALLAS. Nov. 23 Funeral services for Colonel Conrad Stat rin, 88, who died at his home here . ' . A n kle and Thomas funeral parlors are in charge ot arrangements. Military services will also be held at the graveside In charge of the American legion. Mayor Flnseth has issued, a proclamation requesting all stores to close at 1:48 In the afternoon In honor of Colonel Stafrln. Maiion-Polk county reserve of ficers at their meeting at The Spa last night voted to attend Colonel Stafrln'a funeral tn m lforuu The colonel wan the rank ing officer In this reserve area land a moving force tn the local association.? . l. - A resolution of condolence to be sent to his family waa passed. ate rts PORTLAND, Not. 34 (AP) Ahe Kaplan, of New Tork, and Charles Santon. of Los Angeles, struggled two hours to a draw in the main event of tonight's wrest-1 lino card here. Kaplan weighed 330 pounds and Santon 810. Kaplan took the first fall in an 1 hou? and IS minutes with a wing lock and Santon took the second In SI minutes with a reverse fly ing headlock. Neither could pro- does the decldiag'faii. , r i f A1 Periera, 2 20 Portugal, won two straight falls from 'At Sparks, 212,, 8eattle, in, the five-round seml-wlndup.-7' r Bob Miller, ISO, Portland, won a fall from Jack Krueger. 182. I Seattle, , in the - three-round - pre-1 1 Jiminaix, : ... -Vm t.iirW.. 1 SERVICES Spo IE?. iSSSi. "We're sold out. . . We've been out of turkeys since 10 o'clock this morning. . . You can't get a turkey In town." Such were the cries from markets yesterday when late customers sought the big bird around which to build the Thanksgiving dinner. There was a paucity of chickens, too. All as a result of which the re tail prices on turkeys rose, until at 6 o'clock yesterday the only market which apparently hustled about to get in some last-minute birds, was asking 28 cents a pound for the choicest ones. Before the sell-out, the usual priee was S3 to 25 cents. Growers who held until Tuesday and Wed nesday got a top of 19 cents a pound. OUSTER EFFORT IS PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 23 (AP) Willis E. Mahoney. Mayor- Elect of Klamath Falls, said here today that the Caifornia-Oregon Power company la behind the Ouster suit to remove him from office. The suit was filed by R. C. Groesbeck, attorney and president ! of the Klamath Falls chamber of commerce and was described as a 'friendly action" to test the le gality of a city eharter provision that a person must lire in the city for at least two years. before i holding office. Mahoney was elect ed on a write-In vote. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Nov 23 (AP) R. c. Groesbeck, con testor of the election of W. E, Mahoney as mayor of Klamath Falls, branded as "utterly ridicu lous" Msjtoneys statement in Portland Interview that the Call fornla-Oregon power company behind the ouster movement He said Mahoney had left the elty. before papers connected with the ouster proceedings could be served on him. I InWnninnifioi Man ShOOtS HlS Hand ALBANY, Ore.; Nov. 23 (AP) Harry Davis, 17, of Indepen dence, accidentally shot his hand while hunting ducks near Albany today. He was brought to a hos pital here for treatment Second J. Hi UM First; Parrish Wins 20-0 . ' By RALPH CURTIS It ought to be pretty generally accepted by this time that Par risk junior high is two touch downs better than Leslie on the gridiron this season; it has even been convincingly demonstrated that Panish, with Phil Balstrom on the field, is able to score three touchdowns in the course : ot; a game against ' Leslie, and that Leslie, with Balstrom eft -the field, is able to score one touch down with a treat deal of ease. For those things happened, as if by schedule, in both of the games the junior ; highs played this year. Panish won the second game 20 to Wednesday night after taking the first one 18 to 0 two weeks ago. The only notice able differences were a coupe ot extra points; the fact that Par rlsh, in the second game, had to work harder for its score; that Leslie this time earned its touch down: and the weather, i"" When all is said and done, how- ever, the ' difference between the Ja?4o? Wt grllmen 9 north and 4 II BE INVESTIGATED Thomas Orders Hearings on Salaries Paid Heads by ' Under Companies A thoroughgoing public investi gation of the Northwestern group of public utilities was ordered Wednesday by Charles M. Thomas, state public utility commissioner. The investigation follows a simi lar one conducted last month Into the affairs of the Portland Gen eral Electric company and the holding company which controls It. Included in the companies now to be Investigated win be the Portland Gas and Coke company. the Pacific Power and Light com pany, the Inland Power and Light company, and the Northwestern Electric company. The hearing win be held in Portland beginning December IS, and probably will require two weeks. Thomas dndared that much of the testimony to be of fered at the hearing would have to do with the salaries now paid to various officials employed by the northwestern group. There also will be testimony dealing with the Interlocking di rectorates, i n t e r e ompany pay ments, and the amounts ot money and under what terms these were paid to the electric bond and share company which la the holding cor- (Turn to page S, col. 5) E EX-LEADER DYII MEXICO CITY, Nov. 23 (AP) The office of President Abelar- do Rodrlgues announced shortly before midnight that Senora Leo nora Llorente de Alias Calles, wife of General Plutareo Ellas Calles, was dying. The president's office announc ed that the wife of Mexico's fam ous '"strong man" .was in a dee- Lperate condition from a brain tu mor, but that she "had not yet passed away." Previously, unofficial reports from the Calles home here said Senora Calles had died at 10:40 p. a. but there waa no Immediate official information beyond, n statement from the chief execn tive's'office. Mrs. Calles' Illness first became widely known last June when her husband tock her to Boston for a delicate, brain operation. Game is Like south Salem lies principally . in bmty f nn on, ball.: Both are strong on offense and passably weak on defense; each made yardage ' at will but Leslie frequently, messed up Its own plays with tumbles and poor passes from. center, nullifying many of its big opportunities. Leslie toosr the ball at the I tor "thrU-'suSrt mstdowns. two of them taking one piay acht 'then- a bad pass caused n iz-yara toes ana - ioreea pusi which Salstrom returned SS yards to Leslie's - 4 4. Panish marched from there to s score two ot them in fact, Ssrdota going over ones on a play in which both teams -vers offside. Salstroni tin- aly went over from the one-yard line. . ' M . The nrocees was reneated with alight Tariatlon,' Parrlah starting Its second drive from IU own 84. On the first play ot tho second period Salstrom went 20 yards to ORTHSTER TO 0 MEX1CATJ Leius a ' 88. Two mors ; nrsi itaxen at once w- ATnrn U pge t, eol. t At Salem, , ' . - -: ; y THaSGIIiC f : SPIRIT RULES inCITYTDDriY Dinners Prepared for a! Needy Persons, Church, Services Planned Sports Fans to see. Salem High Play Chemawa'at .' 8 o'Clock Tonight Salem was ready last do full Justice to its annual eo -r-servance of Thanksgiving day.. Fog fn the morning and gea erally chilly weather .predicted tor today will not dampen or overcast thousands of fireside reunions and dinners to be held throughout the city. Preparations had been complet ed last night to see that no per. son In the city, In want, wvat without a Thanksgiving dinner. The Allied Veterans, a rroun wit representatives from every ex-ser vice men s organization la the city, was prepared to serve all comers at a Thanksgiving dlaaer to be given In . Fraternal temple. wenier street, rrom 1 to I p. nw Fred 0Neil and Bert Ellis, form er army cooks, will prepare the meal while a score of former doughboys will serve as kitchen police. Any persons unable to get a meal as well as veterans Were Invited yesterday to "come and set it." Salfim m f n (.to.. va'o.e... pounced that the city had been aisinciea into lire sections, m each of which Thanksgiving ser vices will be held from 10:38 to 11:30 o'clock this morning. Ser vices will also be held in Wert Salem. Special musical numbers haTe been arranged at all the ser vices. Thanksgiving Birds At Premium Wednesday tsy neon time tne big trek t the home dining room will be on. Sell-outs of turkeys in local aar I kets Wednesday after a rapid rise In price during the afternoon in dicated tn old favorite niece d resistance would not be forgotten xnis year. Geese, ducks ehleken and leg 'o pork were also favor- , ltes on the menus announced by some ot the city's housewives. Business will be at a standstill In the city, all firms except res taurants, confectioneries, roctca- ' tlon parlors and theatres being; closed throughout the day. The) statehouse offices as well as the) city and county offices will a closed. Frank Lonergan, aetissx governor, and Rufus C. Holmes. state treasurer, will spend the) holiday In Portland. Governor Meier Is expected to attend tho St Marys - Oregon game In the south and Hal E. Hoss, secretary ui win Buieriam inenas m his home here. Willamette university dlsmfcte ed classes Wednesday noon to en able students to reach their homes) Thanksgiving day. Dr. Bruce Bax ter, of the University of Southern wainornia aeuverea tne holiday ehapel address to the student body. Classea will resume Monday morning. School Students' Holiday Begun Schools throughout the city closed Wednesday afternoon and will not reopen until Monday. Sport fans will center their at tention here on the Chemawa-Sn len high football game at 8 p. m. at Sweetland field and will Inter sperse their turkey dinners with radio accounts of the coast con -ferenee clashes on at Seattle and . San Francisco. Chief of Police Mlnto annoano- ed that he would serve no meals at his "hotel" while the Allied Veterans' feed waa In progress, but later in the day Inmates of his hostelry are to receive a ehtekeei dinner. Prisoners in the elty and county Jails were scheduled to re- v eelve customery dinners with roast beef the center of the mens. The ' city health department staff will take a holiday aavo for one nurse on duty throughout the . day and Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, . who will be subject to call. Travelers Overtax Transportation Lines ' Transportation lines running in and out of Salem were overtaxed ' yesterday afternoon as local pee- I Influx ot fuesta other clues tn spena ... wi minntidtlt 'guests came into the .MerehanU were already, busy Wednesday preparing tor the Christmas trade. A number ec stores had placed n portion eg their holiday decorations end the arrival of Friday ia expected te see merchants settle down In earnest tor the Christmas season. George Hairwood i r zZ rp' I : UlVen Lit 6 I CTUl ; PORTLAND, Ortw Not. 2S (AP) Georce Harwood. SS, was - sentenced by Circuit Judge James ; M Crawford today to life imprls- - onment in the state penitentiary - on a charge of second-degree mur . der In connection with the fatal , shooting September f of Marie G. Barr, described by police as n. beer Tendor. ; ; - j - : Harwood was denied ten-day stay ot sentence and was ordered 1