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FOUNDED 1051
EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, December 9, 1932
No. 220
Ten-Year Prison Plan
or Oregon
Self-Help
Definite Wage Scale
With Part Going
To Dependent
Industrial Extension
Along Many Lines
Recommended
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8
(AP) A ten-year plan for the
Oregon penitentiary to be submit
ted to the January session of the
state legislature will suggest self
support for prisoners with a cer
tain wage scale of which a per
centage would go to dependents
of the prisoners or to the prison
ers themselves upon release.
The plan, developed by a sub
committee of the committee on
custodial institutions appointed by
Governor Julius L. Meier under
direction of the 1931 session of
the legislature, was presented by
Mrs. G. L. Buland at a meeting
here today of the Women's Great
er Oregon association. Her assist
ant committee members are R. J.
Hendricks of Salem, secretary;
and Isaac Staples, Mrs. J. Francis
Drake, Mrs. Charles N. Bilyeu,
Mrs. Joseph Spiess and Miss Mar
tha Randall, all of Portland.
Occupation for All
Prisoners is Goal
One of the principal recommen
dations of the committee is exten
sion of industries, and the sugges
tion Is made this should be ac
complished so "that all prisoners
may have occupation ; that prison
ers be made as nearly as possible
self-sustaining and able to contri
bute to the support of their de
pendents; that prisoners be train
ed in doing work fitted to their
ability and to enable them to get
work in the state when they are
returned to society."
Of the wage for prisoners the
report recommends that M a per
cent . . . shall go to dependents
or, in case of no dependents, be
paid to the prisoner upon his re
lease." The further recommendation is
made of the "state use plan of
prison production along all lines,
supplying other institutions needs
or exchanging with them."
'We recommend increased pro
duction tn all dairying and agri
cultural lines, meat, eggs and so
forth, adequately to supply food,
with use of butter and milk, to
all state institutions; such man
agement of state institutional
lands to be directed by institu
tions directly or through manage
ment agreed upon by them," the
report reads.
Want Reformatory
For First Offenders
Other recommendations include
a reformatory for flrot offenders,
education and vocational training,
health and physical efficiency,
sentences and paroles and welfare
and endowment funds.
The report recommends use of
indeterminate sentences and of
well-supervised parole in suitable
cases "having always in mind the
safety of Bociety, the rehabilita
tion of the offender and the wel
fare of his dependents."
A full-time physician, with a
knowledge of psychology, com
plete dental service and adequate,
modern hospital facilities are
recommended.
Concerning a welfare and en
dowment fund the report sug
gests: "The building up of a welfare
land, by means of a prison store
operated by inmates; a small
charge to casual visitors for being
shown through the institution . . .;
repayment by released inmates for
help provided them or their de
pendents . . . the welfare and en
dowment fund to be used in help
ing needy and deserving offenders
to become established after re
lease and to help deserving de
pendents during Incarceration of
bread winners."
Attorney Falls
Oft High Bridge
To Canyon Road
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8
(AP) The body of Ed Win E
Heckbert, 55, Portland attorney
was found tonight on the pave
ment of Canyon Road below the
high Vista avenue bridge here.
Police said they answered t
eall that a man had Jumped from
the bridge. But were unable to
locate their informer .and could
find no witnesses. The officers
Investigating expressed belief the
man either fell from the bridge
or was the victim of a hit-run
motorist.
Heckbert Is survived by his
widow and a daughter.
RECALL 1022 FIRE
ASTORIA. Ore., Dec. 8 (AP)
Tho Astoiian-Budget, evening
Bewsaper, today published a spe
cial lire edition commemorating
the tenth anniversary of the great
Mre that destroyed S3 bloeks of
the business district here on De-
embor 8, 1921.
Prepared;
Emphasized
Arson Suspect
Merely Trying
To Thaw Pipes
Winter weather sent firemen at
East station scurrying up the
street- half a block in search of
an arsonist yesterday morning
when a woman rapped at the sta
tion door and reported a man at
tempting to set fire to a store
building.
Jumping off their truck at the
place indicated, firemen found -not
an arsonist. Just a man thaw
ing out water pipes with a blow
torch.
PORTLAND, Dec. 8. ( AP)
Fire following an attempt to
thaw out frozen water pipes with
an oil-soaked rag caused $500
damage to Joseph Oliver's resi
dence here tonight, the fire mar
shal's office reported.
Only About Half Dependent
On Property tax; Auto
Fee Fate an Issue
COUNTY'S BUDGETED
1933 ROAD TAXES
Secondary highway
work $70,000
County roads,
bridges, ferries . . 90,000
Market road
maintenance .... 40,000
General roads 92,000
$292,000
Less receipts:
State secondary road
funds 70,000
County's share
license fees 90,000
Net levy on
property $132,000
A 1292.000 road program for
Marion county in 1933 is budgeted
in the estimate made by the coun
ty court and Its budget consult
ants thin week. Less than half
this sum will come from direct
taxes on real property although
$292,000 doee not include district
road fund work which will be
small and work on the North San-
Mam where the count? has already
appropriated money for lta 1100,
000 share of 1933 construction.
The item of 170,000 for sec
ondary highways 1b entirely con
tingent on action taken by the
1333 legislature. If state aid for
secondary highways is abandoned
(Turn to page 2, col. 4)
Mandamus Action
Forcing Tax on
County Forecast
Indications that the state may
file mandamus proceedings against
Marion county to force it to in
clude In its 1933 budget a state
tax estimated at 8172,000 by the
state tax commission were noted
here yesterday. The county budget
committee Wednesday tefused to
include this tax in its recommend
ations.
Officials declared there was no
way in which the county could
evade this tax levy in case man
damus proceedings were filed. The
budget makers said that restora
tion of the state property tax
would result in bankrupting a
large number of Oregon counties,
and suggested that it was np to
the state administration to find
some other means of raising the
required amount of state revenue.
BUDGET FOR ROAD
WORK IS S202.0QO
C. P. S. in Receivership;
Oregon Firm Said Sound
BALTIMORE, Dec 8 (AP)
Announcement was made today
that Iredell W. Iglehart, rice
president and treasurer of the
Baltimore Mail Steamship com
pany, has been appointed receiver
of the Central Public Service cor
poration pending determination
of the bankruptcy proceedings
filed in the United States district
court here recently against the
corporation.
The petitioning creditors are
holders of convertible gold 6
per cent. Debentures of the com
pany, due in 1949.
The petition of involuntary
bankruptcy alleges that the Cen
tral Publie Service corporation,
organized, and operating under
Maryland laws, is insolvent, and
that within the last four months
the company had committed an
act of bankruptcy.
The balance sheet of the cor
poration as of December, for It
self and its subsidiaries, shows to
N
One-Third TTaxes due Last
Month Missing, Funds
So far Adequate
Will Have $250,000 or so
In Treasury at end of
Year and no Debt
Real property taxes in Marion
county levied in 1931 and due
by November 5, 1932, are ap
proximately 33 per cent delin
quent as of November 5, the
sheriff's office here yesterday no
tified the state tax commission.
The total 1931 tax roll, payable
in 1932, was 81,734,789; of this
$544,000 was unpaid November
5 according to estimates of the
tax collector's office.
Last year at the same time
tax delinquency was approximate
ly 24 per cent, there remaining
$485,359 unpaid out of a total
roll of $2,026,466. This was a
considerable increase from 1930
when delinquency as of Novem
ber 5 was only 15 per cent. The
total 1929 toll collectible in
1930 was $2,118,003. Unpaid on
November 6, 1930, was $323,
153. Certificates of delinquency can
not be Issued against the prop
erty for six months after Novem
ber 5. These certificates bear
only eight per cent and the de
mand for them is slight. Before
the Mott law pas3eu In 1931 re
duced the interest rate from 12
to eight per cent on past due
taxes, there was a considerable
demand among investors for the
certificates of delinquency.
County's Position
Is One of Best
Marion county's position on de
linquent taxes, even with 33 per
cent of taxes unpaid, is among
the best of the 3 6 counties In
Oregon.
Despite the tax delinquency of
the county, its cash position re
mains good.
On hand in all county funds as
of December 1, 1932, was ap
proximately $540,000.
During the month of Decem
ber 875,000 of general bills,
mainly for roads, must be paid.
In addition about 885,000 will
probably be disbursed to the
school districts to pay the last
half of the 1932 $10 county pay
ment per census child. Eighty
thousand dollars is yet due the
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
PRESENT TIFF IS
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 8
(AP) Satisfaction with present
tariff regulations governing wool
Imports, criticism of the govern
ment's forest service policy, and
an underlying conviction that the
wool industry will be one of the
first to recover from the effects
of slack business conditions, were
expressed here today at the open
ing of the 68th annual convention
of the National Wool Growers' as
sociation. Use of intermediate credit
banks rather than deposit institu
tions, and borrowing mainly on
real property instead of on flocks
was advocated. One speaker de
clared in speaking of foreign debt
payment that it it becomes appar
ent that to secure this payment
the nation must accept large
quantities of foreign manufac
tured articles and agricultural
products, "it would be better for
ourselves that we should lose our
debts and protect our own peo
ple and our standards of living."
F. R. Marshall of Salt Lake
City, secretary-treasurer of the
national association, blamed laek
of confidence of companies carry
ing wool stocks for the extreme
low price this year. "The price
drop could have been prevented,"
he said, "If all these concerns had
taken advantage of the protective
duty rates."
O
tal assets in excess of $361,000.
000. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8.
(AP) Cassias R. Peek, attnrnav
for the Pacific Northwest Public
Service company and its subsid
iary, me Portland General Elec
tric company, said the Portland
Utility companies would not ha
affected by the Involuntary bank
ruptcy proceedings taken against
the Central Public Service corpor
ation of Chicago, parent company
of the local concerns.
"There could not possibly be
any relationship between the
holding company and the local
subsidiaries that would cause
bankruptcy proceedings against
the Chicago Holding company to
force the Portland General Elec
tric company into receivership,
the attorney stated.
Hundreds of thousands of dol-
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DELINQUE
CO
MOUNT
COUNTY
POSITION
LIKED BY WOOL MEN
Another British
Film Star Here
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Miss Benita Home, well-lot wn
English actress, Is shown as tthe
waved s joyful greeting from
the liner Leviathan as she ar
rived at New York to fill an
American stage engagement.
Miss Hume was voted the most
charming girl on board by her
fellow passengers, among whom
was her fiance, Jack Dunfee,
racing motorist, who plans to
do some racing in the United
States.
Community Service Foresees
Present Situation, has
Adequate Supplies
Thia cold weather need not
strike terror In the hearts of the
hundreds of needy individuals
under the wing of the Commun
ity Service - Red Cross - county
court relief group. With fore
sight the court and service direc
tors during the summer and fall
amassed a supply of fire wood
now amounting to over 100
cords, according to Douglas Mc
Kay, director and former service
president.
Recent shipments of stockings
and underclothing received by
the Red Cross, quantities of old
clothing collected here, and gar
ments Salem women have sewn
from Red Cross cloth form a
backlog for keeping the needy
families warmly clothed. Boy
Scouts Saturday will solicit more
old clothes to fill the heavy de
mand. Pleas for assistance. In the
form of food, clothing and fuel
are Increasing rapidly with the
cold weather, it was reported yes
terday. The clerk at the Com
munity Service warehouse said
he bad been checking out extra
large quantities of staple foods
(Turn to page 14, col. 5)
Trappers Safe
Though Boat is
Frozen in Lake
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec.
8. (AP) H. J. Boken, 60, and
his son Glenn, missing from
Klamath Falls since Wednesday,
were found tonight by sheriff's
deputies and townspeople who In
stituted a search in the region of
Upper Klamath lake.
The two. who had gone trap
ping, were none the worse for
their battle with a blizzard and a
sub-freezing temperature. They
explained to their rescuers that
their boat had been frozen in the
ice that quickly formed on the
lake when the thermometer sud
denly tobogganed to within a few
degrees above sero.
Carbon Monoxide
Victim Saved by
Blustery Breeze
BEND, Ore., Dee. 8 (AP)
It is an ill wind that blows no
good as Miss Marlon Bowen
found last night To a cold and
blustery wind, In fact, she prob
ably owes her life.
Miss Bowen, Deschutes coun
ty social worker tell unconscious
to the floor of her garage last
night overcome by carbon mon
oxide gas fumes from a running
motor.
The gale-like wind, suddenly
Increasing its fury, whipped open
the door of the garage. Presently
the cold, biting breeze revived
her.
Not Even Cargo
Of Sea Thrush
Hoped for Now
ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 8 (AP)
AH attempts to salvage the
freighter Sea Thrush, aground on
Clatsop Spit, or her cargo were
abandoned today and the Shepard
line ship was left for the winter
storms to break her up. Her back
Is already broken by the foaming
breakers and the grinding sands.
Annn in nnnuinrn
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FOR NEEDY PEOPLE
SHOTGUN KILLS
FRUITLAND Ml
ACCIDENTALLY
Harry Clay Hanson is Found
Dead by Family; was
Hunting Rabbits
Fatal Accident in Forenoon
Not Discovered Until
Some Hours Later
Catching his gun on a fence
wire, Harry Clay Hanson, 45. who
lived one-half mile east of Fruit
land, yesterday forenoon shot and
killed himself while hunting rab
bits half a mile from his home.
Deputy Coroner J. Dale Taylor re
ported last night. Taylor said Han
son's death was undoubtedly ac
cidental. Hanson's body was found lying
face upward by the fence, his
pump shotgun still leaning on the
wire. The shot had entered his
neck, badly mangling him.
Leaving home late in the
morning, Hanson told his wife he
was going to look for rabbits.
When he failed to return at the
expected time, Mrs. Hanson
searched but could not locate him.
She then waltesl until the children
returned from school and togeth
er they discovered him by the
fence, dead.
Surviving are the widow, Alta
Hanson; a daughter, Gladys, and
three sons, Kenneth, Dwight and
Harold, all living near Frultland.
The body Is at the RJgdon mor
tuary. Funeral arrangements were
not completed last night.
MAY BE WAGED HERE
Trindle Says They Violate
Law; Police Chief Says
He Awaits Opinion
An influx of punchboards and
other games of chance has been
noticed in Salem the last few
weeks and brought an opinion
yesterday from City Attorney
Trindle that all were clearly in
violation of the anti-gambling
law of the city. When Chief of
Police MInto was asked yesterday
if he would move to stop the use
of the board 8 he replied that
whatever the city attorney wants
to do, I'm ready to do."
Chief Minto added that his for
ces took up the punchboards at
one time, then "bad to give them
back. The checker boards are pro
tected by a supreme court deci
sion; how can you tell them from
other boards?"
City Attorney Trindle Bald no
complaint had been made to him
and he had not yet consulted with
the chief of police. Both Indicated
they would proceed against the
operation of punchboards If urged
to act by the council.
Most Boards Used on
Chance Basis, Said
Two years ago in a supreme
court decision here. Justice Oliver
P. Coshow held that the so-called
checkerboard type of punch-board
was a game of skill and not of
chance and therefore not illegal.
The person playing was required
to work a certain puzzle to win.
As a result the majority of the
punch boards now out are formed
like ehecker boards. However all
that have been inspected here in
Salem are used entirely on a
chance basis with the buyer of a
punch dependent entirely for a
prize on the number he draws.
In addition to punch boards a
number of 10-ball machines have
been brought Into town. On these
players win prizes when a cer
tain number of points are won by
shooting the 10 balls skillfully.
Some observers say these are also
chance machines.
The Day in
Washington
(By tbe Associated Press)
United States Insisted on De
cember 15 war debt payments
In note to Great Britain and
sent second note believed f
same tenor to France.
Senate debated Philippine inde
pendence measure with passage
forecast next week.
Canada protested seizure of
Canadian Teasel and warned
against continued 12-mile limit
seizures of nun runners.
Volstead law modification pro
ponents urged before house ways
and means committee early legal
ization of wine' and beer.
Plans were laid for consider
ing veterans' legislation aa II p
resentatire Patman (D., Tex.)
again advocated Immediate bon
us payment. A
Interstate commerce commis
sion recommended congressional
investigation of government ub
sidies to transportation.
HPUQi
Frigid Storm Continues, Mercury
Reaches 14Degrees Here With Wo
Relief in Sight; Nation Shivers
Minnesota Coldest
With29 Below Zero
Montana and Idaho Also Suffer Brunt of icy
Attack; now Alleviates Situation in
Kansas, Some Eastern States
THE first extended cold spell of the winter which bat
tered temperatures down to 29 below zero in Minnesota
spread out Thursday night and brought shivers to nearly
half the nation.
Accompanied in several states by snow flurries, sagging
temperatures already had brought discomfort to most of the
vast area between the Appalach-O
ians and the Rockies. Govern
ment forecasters had little hope
of balmier weather before Satur
day. The Dakotas, Minnesota. Mon
tana, and Idaho appeared to have
suffered the brunt of the cold
snap. Hlbbing, Minn., had 28 be
low zero, Devils Lake, N. D., 20
below, and "Wallace, Ida., 11 below
with a blizzard. An unofficial
reading of 30 below was made at
Georgetown Lake, Mont.
New York City was promised
16 above for tonight and it
snowed in the New England
states.
Idaho reported cold "so intense
that it snatched frost out of the
air and allowed It to fall In a
shimmering cascade." Blackfoot,
Ida., had 14 below, Meacham,
Ore.. 15 below, and Pasco, Wash.,
S below. Ice-laden winds beat over
mnch of Idaho.
Zero temperatures brought no
complaints from Kansas, however,
as an accompanying snow provid
ed needed moisture to wheat
lands. Oklahoma expected snow
flurries. Texas and Oklahoma had
sub-freeiing weather, and an un
identified man was found frozen
to death near Enid, Okla.
Some relief from the cold came
to Chicago after the mercury had
dipped down close to tero. A man
died on the street from heart dis
ease aggravated by the cold.
From 10 below at Dulutn,
Minn., to six above at Omaha,
Neb., it was eold enough to be un
comfortable over the corn and
wheat belts. Michigan and Ohio
were below freezing, with fore
casts of colder. It was 22 below at
Superior, Wis.
China-Japanese
Clash Reported
From Manchuria
TOKYO. Friday. Dec. 9 (AP)
A Rengo (Japanese) news agency
dispatch today said that Japanese
and Chinese troops had clashed
In the vicinity of 8hanhalkwan.
Although the bulletin was vague,
the Chinese troops were believed
to be those of Chang Hslao-Llang.
Shanhaikwan is in Manchuria
at the beginning of the great wall.
The Japanese assert that Chang
Hsiao-Liang's regular Shanhaik
wan garrison fired on a Japanese
armored train and that when the
fire was returned the Chinese re
treated.
Ford Returns to
Job on 12th Day
DETROIT. Dec. 8 (AP) On
the 12th day after he underwent
an emergency operation for her
nia and removal of the appendix,
Henry Ford went back to work
this afternoon.
The 9-year-old automobile
manufacturer spent about three
hours in his office at Dearborn,
and was reported by his aajcl
atee as "feeling fit.'
Hbi ticul tui ists Choose
Carlton; Meeting Today
The extremely cold weather
held attendance for the second
day's program of the state horti
cultural society, in session
through today at the chamber of
commerce, to a small group. At
the business session at the close
of the day, Medford was chosen
as the next annual meeting place,
and B. W. Carlton of Central
Point was named president, suc
ceeding Clayton L. Long of Cor
vallis. Floyd Nunamaker of Hood
River la the new vice-president.
O. T. McWhorter of Corvallis
was named secretary-treasurer
for his second year, and R. W.
Ritter was chosen trustee, to suc
ceed Albert Burch of Medford,
whose resignation, due to ehange
of vocation, was announced. II. E.
Merrlman of Goshen was elected
trustee also. Ray Glatt of Wood
born was chairman of the nom
inating committee.
Today's sessions, all of which
are open to the publie. Include
ey
ELKS JSSUCCESS
Near-Capacity Crowd There
Despite Weather; Will
Repeat it Tonight
iy GENEVIEVE MORGAN
Old Man Weather tried to pull
a faster one on that negro wise
cracking quartet of the Elk's an
nual charity show, but it just
didn't work, for, in the chatter
of the black bell hop "tousands
and tousands of peoples come'd
outa dis 'ere show."
Which, boiled down, means the
Elks' show, which will be repeat
ed tonight, was a hnge success
from every angle but then, Sa
lem people have come to expect
some real entertainment when
the Elks announce a show.
Which accounts for an almost
full house In weather like yes
terday's. Every number was good, from
the opening hunting score by the
Elks' orchestra to the finale by
the entire company. Fancy of the
audience singled out for encores
the acrobatic toe dance by little
Naomi Hayes; the "Brown Oc
tober Ale" hit by Max Alford and
chorus; tap dancing by Ernest
Whitman; rolllcky songs of the
Antlers' quartet; acrobatic waltz
by Phyllis Grant and George
Fowler was accorded extra hear
ty applause.
Numbers of both the orches
tra and the Elks' chorus were
outstanding, and it's purely a
matter of Individual likes as to
which left the better impression.
Both groups of musicians were
a credit to their directors:
"Tiny" McNamara for the orches
tra; and Dr. A. F. E. Schler
baum of Mt. Angel for the chor
us. Solos by Mrs. R. H. Robert
son, R. D. Barton and Everett
Park must also be given special
mention as vital bits of an even
ing of pleasing music and wit
ty word tossing. But see it your
self tonight and help swell that
charity fund.
Woodburn City
Budget Raised;
Tax is $10,685
WOODBURN, Dec. 8 At the
close of the city council meet
ing here tonight the newly com
pleted budget showed a total to
be raised by taxes of 810.685.
This was $70 more than shown
by the proposed budget of the
committee.
This added amount will be
placed in the general fund with
1180 which was cut from the
saary of the street commissioner
to aid in charity work this win
ter. discussions of tree and small
fruit industries by W. P. Durua,
W. S. Brown, 8. M. Zeller, Thom
as Onsdorff, L. R. Breithaupt, all
of the state college; Charles A.
Cole of the state department of
agriculture; Bert E. Rowell of
Washington county; J. J. Ins
keep, Clackamas county agent;
and S. M. Burns, secretary
Northwest Canners association.
Yesterday afternoon, Ronald
IB. Jones, manager of the Lablsh
Celery Growers told how the La
blsh celery is grown and market
ed. Heavy summer markets are
In the southern part of the coun
try, as far southeast as Florida.
Shipments are made to most of
the eastern states, but at present
Increased celery plantings in Ida
ho and Montana are the worst
menace to the Lablsh industry,
because of better freight rates
there.
Jones cited growers' Inspections
(Turn te page 3, coL 1)
eiTiniiis
ADDED FACTOR
. FIREMEN BUSY
Radiators and Pipes Givf
Much Trouble; Alarm
An Hour Comes in
Other Portions of Oregof,
Hit Harder Than This
Region, is Report
WINTRY WEATHER
Hour by Hour
2 a. m. 2 2 I 2 p. 2J
3 a.m. 21 3 p. m.- It
i a. m. 20 4 p. m. 24
5 a. m. 19 I 5 p. m. It
6 a. in. 18 6 p. ni. IT
7 a. m. 18 I 7 p. m. IT
8 a. m. IS j s p. m. tl
9 a. m. 19 ' S p. m- 14
10 a. m. 21 f lo p. m.--lt
11 a. m. 21 ! 11 p. m IB
Noon 22 I Mid night-13
1 p. m. 23 j 1 a. m.- 14
Shivering Salem folk begar to
think the bottom had dropped out
of the thermometer a.s the weath
er grew steadily colder and fur
naces less effective all day yester
day and last night. After striking
18 degrees between 6 and I
o'clock yesterday morning, the
lowest temperature registered
here since 1930, the mercury
climbed slnwlv tn 93 mt 1 n 1.1
- j - -
then started a downward course
which broke the new record at I
p. rn. and had dropped to 14 de
grees at 1 o'clock this morning.
The temperature between mid
nights Wednesday and Thursday
averaged only 19.3 degrees, bwt a
fraction above the record of 1$
last winter. Only three times si ace
the winter of 1929 has the ther
mometer here gone to 19 degTeea,
with the exception of January,
1930, when the mercury wt?nt
flown to 5 below sero.
For 14 hours yesterday start
ing at 8 a.m., a bitter cold 29
mile or more gale blowing iross
north and northeast whipped the
city, freezing water pipes and aa-
tomoDiie radiators, oenetratiaa
the clothing of hurrying pedestri
ans. Twice, at 11 a.m. and I
p.m., the wind rose to 27 miles
per hour. At midnight it slowed
to 13 miles.
Fire Alarm an
Hoar is Reported
Service station operators and
plumbers did a rushing business
thawing pipes, repairing break
in house and automobile water
systems. Battery men reported
emergency equipment exhausted.
Firemen were kept jumping at
the rate of nearly an alarm aa
hour as overheated chimneys
caught fire. Fifteen alarms rang
between 6:30 a.m. and 11: 36
p.m. Only two of the fires as
sumed serious proportions.
At U:30 o'clock last night a
fire which firemen said started
from a defective fireplace de
stroyed a portion of the second
floor in a second story room of
the apartment house at Liberty
and Chemeketa streets, belong
ing to the old A. N. Gilbert
estate. Only chemicals were need
to extinguish this -fire, and also
one at 757 Center street yester
day afternoon that burned a
large hole In the house root.
With the temperature remain
ing well below the 32-degree
mark, all day yesterday, tbe
ground frote deeper, and ice
grew in thickness on Miate
slough heightening the hopes of
would-be-skaters.
Large numbers of transient
men in the city hustled to flad
shelter from the cold wind. At
Hotel de Mlnto, 105 meals were
served. Between 200 and 300 men
stopped at the U.S. - Y.M.CJL em
ployment bureau during the day
to warm up around the stove. As
sistant Manager D. D. Dotson re
ported. At one time, be estimated.
100 men were huddled in the little
building:-
Dallas Thermometer
Down to 11 Degrees
DALLAS, Dec 8. (Special)
Dallas buttoned up its overcoat
here and wrapped op in mufflers
as the temperature fell to 14 de
grees early in the morning and
failed to rise above 20 degrees all
day long.
At 8. o'clock tonight, the mer
cury hovered around 11 degrees.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec I
(AP) Hilariously the east wind
swooped down the Columbia gorge
today and with the amplified
screech of a hydraulic elevator on
the descent, slapped down tbe
weather bureau thermometer to a
new low for the season 18 above.
It was Portland's coldest day
since January, 1930, when the
mercury dropped to IS degrees
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