LITTLE MERCHANTS All Statesman carriers are charged for all papers they deliver. Please notify the of 1 fice when changing address. Telephone 9101. WEATHER Fair .today and 'Wednes day, continued cold; Max. Temp. Monday -62, Mia. S2, river 4.2 feet, rain .09 inch, clear, variable winds. POUNDED 1851 EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning;, December 6, 1932 No. 217 PERMIT GIN MARCHERS FOR Their Attitude is Changed Quickly; Will go Home 'Soon, Indication Two Committees Will Take Petition to Congress; Peace is Assured WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. (AP) -The end of a long trail was in sight tonight for the 2500 march ers encamped here as city officials gave permission for a parade past the capitol tomorrow. Boos and hisses at the police turned to shouts of enthusiasm as word spread through the throng of shivering, would-be demonstr tors that police would lift the iron hand which has held steadfast since they arrived late Sunday. Except for a few who were al lowed to straggle into the capi tal during the day, and several hundred who were sent to billets In private residences and two large buildings tonight, the marchers have been held within the ring of heavily armed police. The parade for which they came and which Ernest W. Brown, su perintendent of police, sanctioned tonight, will take the marchers out of their New York avenue seclusion and down New Jersey and Constitution avenues to the capitol. Committees to Take Petition to House There a halt will be permitted while two committees carry to the senate and house the petitions containing demands for unemploy ment Insurance and cash relief. On the return of the committees the procession will march down Pennsylvania avenue to Thirteenth street, north to Thirteenth through the shopping centers to M street, back to New York av enue and thence to their present encampment. David LevinBon, one of the lead ers, said it is intended that all the marchers with the exception of the western column will be on their way out of W&fUasApn by tomorrow night. The western col nmn is scheduled to leave Wednes day morning. Herbert Benjamin, another leader, said that in sanctioning the parade, Superintendent Brown had warned that fully armed po lice will be at the capitol during the stop to prevent any en masse movement toward the building. Will Avoid Clash, Remain in Street If this is the situation Benja min added, "it will be our policy to avoid a clash by remaining in the street while the two delega tions go into the capital." Just before the announcement f the parade was made at the camp, an ugly temper ran through the marchers. Nearly 200 had left the truckij and gone to doml:iles downtown as cooler weather de scended upon the city. Later permission was given for gome 300 men to go to large build ings and private homes which had teen opened to receive the visi tors. After more than a hundred de parted and trucks and taxicabs were standing by to take others, it was found that a half dozen of the vehicles were disabled by lashed tires. Charging police vandalism, the marchers shouted threats across the sternly guarded deadline. The officers denied the accusation and In return, charged the marchers with cutting the tires to excite sympathy. Best prospects for construction work in Marion county at present are in the hop industry, Chester M. Cox, assistant cashier of Ladd it Bush Bank, told a crowd of 100 men interested in the building in dustry who attended the Salem Building congress smoker in the Bligh building last night. Mr. Cox aid he had found that many hop growers are planning repairs and alterations to their plants, which they had postponed during the last four years because of poor hop prices. A considerable amount of build ing will be started, he said, if the public is informed as to present low prices of materials and labor. The Work Promotion plan sponsored by the congress last winter brought unexpectedly good results in creating jobs and de mand for building materials, Mr. Cox declared. Sixty per cent of the pledges made at that time by nroperty owners were fulfilled and in many cases the persons pledging finally had much more work done than they had prom ised, he added. A skeleton state building code probably will be passed by the coming legislature along witn a bill for registering architects, T.vi Bartholomew told the men. The proposed code chiefly would regulate public buildings. The three-match boxing card was featured hv a knockout. Bar rel! kayofd Ray Brown ta the third round. PARADE TODAY BUILDING FORESEEN DUE TO HDP TREND Hunger Marchers Reach Capital ' ; ! ' Despite repeated warnings from official sources tha t no demonstrations would be permitted In the cap ital, these "hunger marchers" from New England continued their trek to Washington to demand re lief before Christmas. They are shown as they pas sed through Wliite Plains, N. Y., where they were escorted by police to prevent disorders. Contingents from many states reached the national capital Sunday, but were barred from the city proper un til today, when as parade will be permitted. DRUM COBPS STILL HOPEFOLjOII TRIP Participation in Rooseveit Inaugural Possible Says Manager Tom Hill The outlook for Salem drum corps traveling" to Washington, D. C, for Inauguration March 4, of Franklin D. Roosevelt as presi dent of the United States is prom ising, Manager Thomas B. Hill reported at last nights meeting of Capitol post, American Legion, at Fraternal temple. The cost of the trip, he said, would be borne eith er by the federal government in its inaugural appropriation or by the democratic national committee. When the drum corps partici pated at Portland, In welcome to Governor Roosevelt during his campaign tour last fall, the presi dential nominee is reported to have declared that if he was elec ted, he would have the Salem corps participate in his inaugural. The post will invite the United Spanish War veterans to be its (Turn to page 10, col. 1) E RELIEF HERE SEEN Swiftly growing need of aid by families in and around Salem was reported yesterday by Miss Thora V. Boesen, executive secretary for the American Red Cross chapter here, in commenting on the chap ter's activities throughout No vember. The number of families listed on . her files who require continual assistance grew about 100 last month to a total of around 500. Many more, she said, are receiving small services daily. Sixty of the families are those of ex-service men. Every possible resource is be ing used to cut costs of relief down, Miss Boesen said. The Red Cross, cooperating with Commun ity Service and the county court, is attempting to provide the sta ple foods, such as flour, sugar, and salt to balance the diets of the many needy persons. Already one-third of the families aided last summer in canning fruit have used up their supplies. Miss Boesen heartily commend ed the Community Service direct ors for maintaining a year-round organization and preparing last summer for the winter relief sea son. By preparing in advance, canning food products, they have cut the expense until now many of the supplies they have would cost three times as much as they paid out, the declared. "Unless the organization exists over the entire year, it couldn't take care of the families as it does now," she concluded. Nut Growers Convention The first of two state conven tions to be held in Salem this week will come to order at 9:30 this morning, when President W. G. Brown, of Portland, opens the two-day sessions of , the Western Nut Growers association. All meetings will be held at the cham ber of commerce. The second state-wide gathering, tho 47th an nual meet of the Oregon state horticultural society, opens Wed nesday and continues through Fri day. The nut growers have a busy program, the first day of which will Include talks by two old tim er nut growers, Fred Groner, pioneer English walnut grower, of Hillsboro, who manages 400 acres of walnuts and will give an illus trated talk on how Europeans grow nuts; and Charles Trunk, of Dundee, who will give results of an investigation on something that he discovered to be killing his nnt trees last summer. Runk and Groner, with Paul W. Miller, of Corrallis. who will 11 Einstein Not Red; Wrathy Over Queries WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (AP) Whatever Professor Albert Einstein's political beliefs may be, America's consul General at Berlin believes they are not suf ficient to bar him from the Unit ed States and the noted scientist will receive his visa tomorrow. The state department an nounced today that George S. Messersmith had "examined Pro fessor Einstein in th same man ner as he would any applicant (for a passport visa) and has reached the conclusion that Pro fessor Einstein is admissable to the United States." Messersmith advised the de partment he would Issue the vi- a tomorrow. Earlier in the day he had interviewed Professor Einstein and the scientist had stomped from bis office in a rage. Asserting he did not ask to go to America, "Your countrymen invited me, yes begged," Ein stein said to Messersmith: "If you don't want to give me a visa please say so. then I'll know where I stand. But don't ask me humiliating questions." The woman's patriot corpora tion had filed a complaint with the state department charging he was lnadmissable to this coun try "because of his affiliations with certain organizatons claim ed to be connected with the communist Internationale." Frau Einstein, who accom panied her husband to the con sulate in Berlin, said after wards the professor was neither a communist nor an anarchist. but was a confirmed pacifist. TWO SELECTED FOR The powerful committee on committees of the Salem city coun cil was partially filled for 1933 last night by aldermanlc vote. Dave O'Hara and Henry Vande vort being chosen on the first bal lot and on the second vote, Alder man Olson and Alderman Frank Needham were tied. The deadlock continued through several more ballots. With only 12 councilmen present and eight votes needed for election, Mayor P. M. Gregory's rote could not he deciding so as midnight ap proached, the councilmen ad journed with one position on the committee nufilled. This committee selects the council's 1933 committees. The authority was granted the com mittee during Mayor T. A. Lives- ley s term when the alderman, Irk ed by the mayor's actions, took the appointment powers from his hands. Will Open Here Today talk on blight and its control, will speak this afternoon. This morning, Douglas McKay, president of the Salem chamber of commerce, will welcome the growers: Brown will give his an nual address; C. E. Schuster, of Corvallis, will talk on pollination of nuts; and Clarence W. Noble, of Skyline orchards here, will talk on pollination of Franquettes. The annual banquet will be to night at the Marion hotel, and for it an Interesting program of mus ic and speech has been arranged. Frank Branch Riley, of Portland, will be the speaker and Tommy Luke will also be on the program Wednesday morning S&m Brown will talk about his 20 acres of Barcelona filberts; A. S Burrier, of Corvallis, will talk about competition In nnt enter prises: and Lee Turner, of Eu gene, will tell how he plants fil berts from 12 to IB feet apart and after full growth pulls out a tew trees. The closing session, Wed- (Turn to page 10, tol. I) It! COMMITTEE SPECIAL SESSION DECISION LOOMING Sentiment for Sales tax is Mounting, Indicated at Portland Meeting PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 5 (AP) Members of the state legislature and state tax com mission are understood to have agreed in a closed conference with Governor Julius L. Meier today that more taxes must be raised to meet Oregon's serious nancial condition. Sentiment was reported to fa vor a sales tax rather than re storation of the state tax on real property, and to be sympathetic toward the idea of a special ses sion of the legislature to delve into the financial problem. When the conference was over Governor Meier said he would think the matter over for a day or two before deciding whether or not to call the special session. Organized opposition to a con (Turn to page 10, col. 8) EFFORTS TO FREE VESSEL FRUITLESS ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 5 (AP) Efforts to free the Sea Thrush, large freighter of the Shepard line, from the treacherous trap of the Desdamona sands were post poned until tomorrow after a fleet of powerful, squat tugs and coast guard cutters had strained mightily all day at heavy hausers in a fruitless attempt to float the vessel. Hope that the large steamer could be saved lessened gradual ly as the ceaseless surge of the eea pounded her hull more tight ly into the sand. The tug Salvage King was to go out tonight to stand guard on the stranded ship. Tomorrow at 9 a. m. on the high water slack the Salvage King, the tug Arrow No. 3 and the coast guard cutter Redwing will throw the utmost of their force into a strenuous attempt to bring the vessel off the stand. The Sea Thrush, Captain Er nest Landstrom, master, piled np on Clatsop spit in a heavy fog yesterday while attempting to en ter the Columbia river. Drawing 24 feet of water, the ship was resting in but nine feet at low tide, with a 20 per cent list to sea. The crew, a stowaway and Miss Frances Whiting, Olympia, Wash., author and only passenger, were removed yesterday. Engineers were placed aboard today with in structions to get steam up and to make ready for the "big pull" at high tide early tomorrow. School District Taxpayers Will Have Say Today Salem school district taxpayers will hare their final opportunity to look over the 1932-33 budget and express their views, at the taxpayers' meeting called for I o'clock this afternoon at the su perintendent's office, 424 North High street. The proposed budget calls for expenditsre of 1404,230 for the year, $16,904.72 less than in 1931-32. The district tax planned is $55, 000 for redemption and Interest on bonds and a $195,984.57 levy under the six per cent limitation. a total redaction of $5515.43. Crew oi 105 is Believed Lost TOKYO, Tuesday, Dec. 6. (APP The navy office announc ed today that the destroyer Saw arabl, struck by a storm 100 miles off northwest Formosa, late Mon day, was found drifting upside down today and that 105 members of the crew apparently lost their lives. GARNER'S PLAN TO REPEAL DRY DEFEATED Lacks six Votes of Passage By Two-Thirds; Further Action not Likely Special Session Prospects Increased; Hawley one Of Those Opposing WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (AP) A bold and unprecedented at tempt by the democratic leader ship to force its party's outright prohibition repeal proposal through the house failed today and dimmed prospects of further action on the issue in that branch during the short session. The action was interpreted as foreshadowing a special session of new congress next spring soon after President-elect Roosevelt is Inaugurated so the democrats may carry out their pledge for flat repeal. Despite the defeat of the res olution by the narrow margin of 27 2 to 144 two-thirds majority being required for adopting the democrats planned immediate at tack on the problem of modifying the Volstead law. Speaker Garner hopes a beer bill will be ready for action before the Christmas hol idays. 81 Lame Ducks Aid In Defeating Plan Eighty-one "lame duck" mem bers, not returned to the next congress, and 33 democrats re elected in November, voted against the measure. Sixty-nine defeated incumbents voted for it. A shift of six votes from the neg ative to the affirmative would have sent the resolution to the senate. Altogether 168 democrats, 103 republicans, and 1 farmer-labor, voted for the measure; 4 4 demo crats and 100 republicans voted against it. Eleven of the demo crats opposing are "lame ducks" while 70 are republicans, a total of 81. Spectacular In its Inception, swiftness of action, and failure, the democratic effort will go down In history as the first to bring a constitutional amendment before a legislative branch of the government under procedure pre venting any amendments and cur tailing debate to 40 minutes. Congressman Hawley was the only one of Oregon's representa tives to vote on the repeal meas ure and he voted "no". The oth ers were listed as absent. STAYTON. Dec. 5 (Special) It is reported here that a deal is just ready to be closed, whereby R. D. Paris, of Salem, will ouy outright Ladd Bush's Interest in the Stayton woolen mills. Mr. Paris, who is said to repre sent considerable capital, has been running theiill at Brownsville, and his contract expires there next January. He has put in consider able machinery of his own there which will be moved here. Accord ing to report 75 people are being employed in the Brownsville e tabllshment. He is said to have had many years of experience in this line of business. Late Sports PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 5 (AP) After Walter "Tinkit" Achiu, Dayton, O., Chinese grap pler, took two falls out of three from Billy "rough-house" Coj gins of Tacoma, Wash., in the main event of tonight's wrestling card here. Referee Harry Elliott of Eugene, Ore., added an un expected ending to the go by tossing Coggins from the ring. Achiu weighed 165 and Coggins 160. Cgggins won the first fall in 14 minutes with a nammer ioce Achiu took the second in 10 min utes with a series of shoulder butts, and the third in 8 min utes with a flying tackle. Meanwhile, Elliott had warned Coggins against roughness, and Coggins had responded with piston-like punch that landed in Elliott's midriff. The match over, Referee Elliott slapped Coggins to the mat with a shoulder butt applied an Arm lock, picked np the Tacoman and threw him through the ropes into the first row of seats. Mn agile sports writer leaped from his seat bare ly in time to keep from serving as a cushion for Coggins. Thor.Jensei, 163, Astoria, Ore., defeated Eddie Burke, 165 Tacoma. Burke was unable to re turn to the ring after Jensen won the second fall. Burke had taken the first fall. Art O'Reilly, 142, Eugene, and Lewis Wykum, 140, Oregon City, wrestled three rounds ta s draw each taking a fail. WOOLEN MILL DEAL IMPEKIS REPORT State Office Block Has Fire Scare but Damage Isn't Great Blaze in Janitors' Supply Room Sends up big Smoke but Peril Slight; Baled Paper is Kindling; Cause not Ascertained FIRE, making its second threat on the state office building here since that structure was built in 1929, shortly be fore midnight last night was discovered in the janitors' sup ply room in the basement by Leon Hansen, night watchman. Opening the room door in search of smoke he smelled, Hansen was faced with a sheet of flame. a, 0 Hansen dashed to the first floor ITALY DECIDES TD PAYDEDTTOU. S. Then Will Seek new Accord For Further Payments; Only Interest due ROME, Dec. 5 (AP) The grand council of fascism presided over by Premier Mussolini, to night recommended that Italy pay the entire $1,245,437 due the United States December 15. The council, Mussolini's high est consulting body, at the same time recommended that upon payment of this sum the Italian government Initiate negotiations for a new accord before June 15, when Italy's next principal pay ment was due. The Italian payment due this month represents no principal but merely the interest due on its debts. The council said a new accord should be based "on the recent declarations" of President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt and should take Into account Italy's present situation and rights. Italy had failed to Join France, England and other European na tions in sending notes to the United States for reconsideration of the payments due this month. The council decision came alter the Duce, Finance Minister Jung and former Finance Minister De Stefan! addressed the body. This was the third successive night session of the council at which the debt question was discussed. BE IE MOSCOW, Tuesday. Dec. 6. (AP) A telegram from Chita. Siberia, said today that General Sn Ping-Wen and his staff, flee ing before the Japanese offensive in northwest Manchuria, were dis armed and interned when they at tempted to cross into soviet ter ritory from Manchuria. The message said the general, who was holding about one quart er of Manchuria against the Man- chukuo government before the Japanese offensive began about two weeks ago. and his army tried to cross the border on a train of 45 cars. The train was halted and searched by a frantler guard. Jury Gives Harr $2075 Jn Second Damage Case Damages of $2075 were award ed the plaintiff In the case of Harr vs. Elk Ins which went to a circuit court Jury here yesterday at 11 a. m. The Jury reported back at 5 p. m. Harr fell down a ladder leading to a haymow when he was work ing on the Elkins farm near Woodburn. He held Elkins liable for failing to keep the ladder in repair. Harr broke his leg In the fall. When the case was first tried before a former Jury, plaintiff won a $1575 verdict. New trial was granted and the larger ver dict resulted. Cll HELD AT SUET BORDER County Budget Committee Chosen; Starts Work Soon Tomorrow at 10 a. m. the Mar ion eounty court and Its three of ficially appointed budget advisers will begin formal consideration' of the 1933 county budget. An ticipating the meeting the court yesterday named its budget group. It consists of M. O. Gunderson, Sllverton; Keith Powell, Wood burn; T. B. Jones, Salem. Action on the budget thns far has been eonfined to the work of the Marion County Taxpayers' Equalization and Redaction lea gue, working with various elected officials of the eounty on pro posed reductions In county expen ses. The eounty court is at liberty to do as It sees tit with the rec ommendations of the league. Decreases in the 1988 budget over the one for 1182 hare been estimated at $236,000. The ac tual tax rate for 1118. however, I will probably see little change It I to turn in the alarm and called to janitors to find a fire extin guisher. There was none he knew of in the basement. Billows of smoke poured out of the basement entrance and ele vator shaft as firemen sought to get at the source of the blaze. Donning gas masks, they crept along the halls until they found the supply room, then turned chemical and water on the flames. The fire was put out within half an hour and damage found to be negligible. The supply room con tained a large quantity of baled waste paper which chiefly fed the flames. Damage was confined to the bales, a bale of towels, a hand ful of valueless books and rough shelving which was charred but not destroyed. At no time was the office build ing in great danger. The supply room, located in the center of the basement area, is fully fireproofj with plastered tile and concrete walls, floor and ceiling. Its two doors faced on a hallway, also with concrete walls. Fire Chief Harry Hutton said that in his opinion the blaze did not start from spontaneous com bustion. The watchman express ed the belief that an unburned match thrown Jn a waste paper basket and baAexLwith, the paper, might have been the cause of the fire. Hansen said that as far as he knew none of the janitors, nor himself, had been in the supply room after office hours yester day. He was sweeping in the base ment hall when he smelled the (Turn to page 10, col. 5) DECLARED SUICIDE SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5 (AP) The death of Miss Letha Driscoll, 32-year-old graduate nurse, whose body was found on a beach sand dune here yester day, was Accepted by authorities today as suicide. Coroner T. B. W. Leland, who said an autopsy revealed the nurse had died from a quick act ing poison, 'stated investigation of the case was closed unless some new circumstance warrant ing attention is revealed. Inspector Allen McGinn of the police force said Paul Trout, who had been "going around" with Miss Driscoll for several months, told him the nurse attempted sui cide four months ago by slashing her wrists. Miss Driscoll's mother. Mrs. Oscar D. Bower, wife of the sher iff of Marlon county, Ore., is ex pected to arrive tomorrow, au thorities said, to take charge of the body. Legionnaires to Go to Woodburn On Friday Night A large delegation of Salem American Legion members is be ing sought to attend the Marion county Legion council social meet ing at Woodburn next Friday night, it was announced at the Capital Post meeting here last night. Legion auxiliary members also are invited by the Woodburn post. All legionnaires expecting to at tend were asked to inform Her man Brown. The local delegation will leave from 12th and State streets at 7:30 o'clock Friday night with transportation' fur nished those who have no auto mobile. the state collects a 3-m!U tax which calls for $170,000 from this county. In addition mlscel laneous receipts for the county will be down and thus more mon ey comparatively must be raised by a direct tax. Proposed reductions in depart ments which will go before the budget group and the court to morrow include: Sheriff's office $2710; assess or, $1135; derk 300; coroner $300; health officer $1050; herd inspector, $500; insurance $300; Salem justice court $300; Juven ile court $100; recorder's office $110; registration and elections $5196; school superintendent. $290; surveyor, $270; treasurer. $91; feeble minded examinations, $100; law library, $100; rebate of tax, $200; state fair exhibit. $110; roads, bridges and ferries (Turn to page 10, eol. 4) COUNCIL suae EXPENSE Citizens' Committee Budget Greatly; Revised, Salary Items Changed as Basis Is Deemed Unfair Band Concerts Eliminated From Appropriation but Playground Item Remains On Final List The city council tossed the two months' labors of its special citi zens' budget committee out the council chambers windows Mon day night and after two and one half hours' effort adopted a re vised city budget for 1933 which reduced by $14,877 the budget adopted by the budget commit tee. The 1933 tax levy will ne cessitate $348,833.33 for city re venue, a reduction of approxi mately $28,000 from 1932. Dissent from the proposed budget was lead by Alderman Frank Needham who protested mac salary cuts adopted by the budget makers ranged from five to 28 per cent and were highly unfair and Inequitable. Needham proposed instead uniform 10 per -ui eaiary reductions on all salary and wage earners, the reductions to be based nn th wages received in 1932. Need ham's proposal prevailed save for the city engineer's pay which was left at $2000 instMH t $2400 as in 1932 and the citr treasurer's salary which was left at $1800 annually. The Janitors of the comfort station also were not reduced. Some Increases From First Figures Needham's plan called for ev- eral salary increases from th budget committee's recommenda tions. These Included the citv re corder's pay, the salary of the pouce matron and the city attor ney. In the latters office the appropriation for a stenographer at $600 a year was stricken out, leaving the attorney $2160 for salary and stenographer instead of $2400 as recommended by the ouagei group. The largest single cut in the proposed budget was the elimina tion of $10,000 set up for tax de linquency coverage. Alderman Da rid O'Hara protested at this charge on the grounds that itwras double taxation and tended ta keep taxes up, thus reducing abil ity or taxpayers to settle for their taxes and increasing delinquency. ao uand Concerts At Public Expense Most debated elimination was the item of $840 for municipal band concerts which the council- men voted down. Salem has had tax-supported band concerts for 20 years. Aldermen took the post tion that funds could be raised by subscription or that volunteer bands, such as the American Le gion organization, could provide free entertainment. The eouncil added an item of $300 for 1933 donation to the Sa lem board of charities. The Item was proposed by Alderman S. A. Hughes. It had not been Included in the 1933 budget prepared by the citizens' committee. The council's 10 per cent wage reduction on the fire and police department's put the total salaries paid firemen for 1933 at $55,674 instead of $58,640 recommended by the budget committee and sal aries paid policemen at $23,458 instead of$29,400 recommended by the budget committee. Alderman Paul Hendricks moved that the city's expenditure for lights be cut from $25,000 to $13,500 but the motion failed as did a proposal that the city light expenditure be reduced to $20, 000. Instead the item was reduced from $25,000 to $24,000, the councilmen adopting W. M. Ham ilton's suggestion, as manager of the Portland General Electric company here, that certain lights be kept out on moonlight nights. Throughout the evening repeat ed efforts were made by budget members to restore the sliding scale adopted by the citizens' com mittee bnt generally without avail. Mayor-Elect rcKay did make a plea that the budget' ap propriation tor playgrounds t re tained after Alderman O'Hara had moved to eliminate the entire item. The item stayed in with slight modifications. Puller Breaks, Marsh Injured SILVERTON Dec. 5 (Spe cial) Joe Marsh suffered a bad ly smashed leg, braises and pos sibly internal injuries. In an ac cident which occurred on his farm near Sifverton today. He was palling stamps when the stamp puller broke and struck him. He was brought to the hos pital here.