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LITTLE MERCHANTS All Statesman carriers are charged for all paper they deliver, please notify th of fice when changing address. Telephone 0101. WEATHER Fair and cob tinned cold today and Sunday; 3Iax Temp. Friday. 20, Min. 11; rain 0, rlTer a feet, atmos phere clear, northerly wlm. FOUNDED 1851 EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, December 10, 1932 No. 221 DENYING FUNDS TO EXFERKKT II OPPOSED Horticultural Group Avers Stations do Much Good To Large Industry Attack on Appropriation is Met With Declaration At Meeting Here . Resolutions deploring any ac tion that will eliminate appropria tions for experiment stations and agricultural work in Oregon were passed by the state horticultural society in the closing tours of Its annual meeting. They were Pre sented by a trio of tamers: V. E. Goln, H. C. Compton and R. C. Stowe, and follow in full. ""Whereas, the public press of this date carries the announce ment that appropriations for sup port of experiment stations and agricultural work In Oregon are In danger of being discontinued. "Whereas, the Investments in the horticultural industry id this state approximates $150,000,000 and is a large source of Income In Oregon. "Whereas there are many un solved problems confronting the horticultural Industry that ned the continued assistance of the experiment stations and field ser vice. "Be it resolved that the Oregon 6tate Horticultural society go on record as deploring action that will eliminate these services that so vitally affect Ore gon's leading sources of income, viz, horticulture and agriculture." In the chief morning addres3, elimination of unproductive fruit trees was UTged by Charles A. Cole, secretary of th state de partment of agriculture, who com pared such trees to the "boarder" cow that does not give milk. The closing address was by J. J. Inskeep, who told how Clackamas county farmers are growing and marketing Christmas holly. 11 FIRST PRIZE III 'FOLLIES' The Juniors captured first prize for the best skit at the first an nual "Bearcat Follies" put on in the high school auditorium last Bight by members of the four classes of Willamette university. The winning class presented a fra ternity serenade and a play, "He roes in Conflict", with Ray Grif fith and D. Johnson in the cast. The seniors won second place and the freshmen third. Interlude numbers were given by the Willamette trumpet trio, (he Pop-eyed quartet consisting of larl Henry, R. Foster and the two Ifagin boys. Barbara Barham con tributed several solos on the ma rimba. The grand prize was presented to the winners before an audience f approximately 400 persons by Professor W. C. Jones of Willam ette. The announced purpose of the Follies", instituted by the sopho more class with the hope of estab lishing them as a university tra dition, Is to promote interclaas ri valry, stimulate initiative and originality and provide entertain ment for the patrons. Coburg Man is Killed Walking Along Highway EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 9 (AP) .Curt Peterson, Coburg, was fa tally injured and Mrs. Rebecca .51 mons, Coburg, suffered a frac tured left leg when the couple, walking along the road near Co burg, was struck by a car driven by Claude McKibbens, Harrisburg, early tonight. Peterson died shortly after reaching the hospital in Eugene. The couple was walking In the middle of the road, McKibbens, 17, told Coroner Clarence V. Si mons, and he was upon the pair before he saw them. Due to the Icy condition of the road surface be said be was unable to stop aulckly enough to avoid bitting the couple. Coroner Simon was uncertain whether be would bold an inquest. Barking of Dog Saves Tot From Kidnap Attempt PHILADELPHIA, Dec. t. (AP) Kidnapers, who police said patterned their scheme after the Lindbergh case, attempted to night to abduct the two-year-old aon of John R. C. Master, socially prominent young broker, from the Master borne near Suburban Wayne. The barking of a police dog guarding the child's nursery door, la believed to have frightened the intruders away after they bad pri ed a metal screen from the win dow. They fled as the baby's maid IN tothed into the room. Von Schleicher Regime Safe for Winter, Reichstag is Adjourned Kurt X NX. VON X Vi Vv The new cabinet of General Kurt von Schleicher in Germany took office without the best prospects in the world of holding power morn than a few necks, but it is safe at least until late January, for the rcithstag adjourned yesterday and will not meet until that time. Von Schleicher's appointment was heralded as a change, but it merely brings him oat from behind the "throne", from which vantage point ho has dominated the last two ministries. He litis called Franz Bracht as his chief assistant in the role of min ister of the interior. Von Schleicher Is personally friendly with Adolf Hitler, fiery fascist, and this may mean the end of the bit ter struggle Hitler has waged against recent cabinets, though there has been no definite indication of such a tendency so far. SPLIT IN HITLER'S His "Crown Prtnce" Quits; Adjournment Victory For new Premier BERLIN, Dec. 9 (AP) Chancellor Kurt Von Schleicher eliminated the possibility of a parliamentary crisis today Tiy pre vailing on the Reichstag to ad journ subject to call by Speaker Hermann Wilhelm Goering. This political victory, the first scored by the chancellor since he became head of the government, paved the way for a "winter armistice" since the .elchstag will not meet again until late in January. The cabinet will be (Turn to page 2, eol. S) Medicinal Liquor Is Not Available Here Yet, Said No local physicians or drug gists have yet received permission to prescribe or fill prescriptions for llQuor and none are expected locally until after January 1. While a number of applications have gone into federal authori ties at Seattle a period of time must else pending investigation of the licants. Liquor will then be sold only on prescription, in unbroken bottles and for medicin al purposes. Less rigorous regu lation will be followed in Wash ington, it is expected, since that state toally repealed its boqe dry law, the repeal being effective December 8. A nnmber of the Ore gon statutes, apart from the An derson act, still stand. FORCES Wool Tiade Need is Good $15 Suit and Protection PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 9 (AP) What the wool industry I of this country needs is a good $1S suit, made, by American manufacturers, protected by tar iff against the influx of ebeap foreign suits, and bought by American consumers, speakers at today's session of the 68th an nual convention of the national wool growers association agreed. And because such a suit Is be ing made, by American manu facturers, and bought by Ameri can consumers, the wool Indus try is already on the upgrade, with prospects of a gradual bet terment of conditions, these same speakers concluded. Tbe manufacturer of woolen goods as well as the producer of wool must have tariff protection if tbe wool Industry Is to thrive. Franklin W. Hobbs of Boston, president of the national asso ciation of wool manufacturers said In an address before the convention. "There is but one market for American wool, and that is the American woolen mill,' Hobbs declared. "It would do no good If a $1 tariff was put on each pound of raw wool and the for eign manufactured woolen goods M US STATE I CONTEST Local Student - Excels as After Dinner Speaker; Talks Over Radio PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 9 (AP) John Rudin, 22. of Sa lem, Junior at Willamette uni versity, was awarded first place in the third annual dinner speak ing contest, sponsored by the intercollegiate forensic associa tion of Oregon, here tonight. With the general subject, "American Political Ballyhoo," Rudln chose as his particular topic, "The Forgotten Man," and in his address he analyzed the appeals of Roosevelt and Hoover to the typical voter In the re cent campaign. The judges ac claimed the finished and easy presentation of his address. Veldon Dlment, Pacific college, won second place with an ad dress on the subject, "Fighting Ballyhoo With Ballyhoo." James Yeomans, Pacific university, was third with the address, "Man of the People." Pacific university was host for the occasion, and President Levi T. Pennington of Pacific college was toastmaster. Other speakers included Niilo Lain pi, Albany college, "The Great American Circus Nation al Political Conventions"; Mar garet Page, Linfield college, "The Kettle Can't Call the Pot Black"; Warren Reid, Oregon State college, "Ballyhoo, Ancient and Modern": Wlnfield Atkin son, University of Oregon, Ballyhoo and the Wet Parade." Coaches of public speaking were the judges, the coacb from each school represented, Judging (Turn to page 2, col. 1) allowed to slip through. There mu,t be compensatory tariffs on Lf th0 wool prodncer, of tw' country are to have a market for their product. The $1S suit as tbe salvation to the American wool Industry was suggested by L. TJ. Edge- hill, eblef of tbe sales depart ment of the national wool mar keting corporation, in bis ad dress to the delegates. "Low mercantile stocks are a most encouraging feature. Edgehill observed in speaking of the prospects for Improve- of the industry, and it appears that wool has the best chance of any commodity for a come-back. "But the biggest factor Is the cheap all-wool suit that Is on today's market. These are being sold at from $12.60 to f 18. with 816 perhaps the average price. "Tour average man in this country buys a suifc every three years. If we can get him, through an advertising campaign, to dress Just a little better, we're going to lift the wool market out of the doldrums. And these $16 and other cheap all-wool suits offer him a tremendous Induce ment to do that very thing.1 LUNCH COUNTER IN DIES FROM ESCAPING GAS Orsen Phelps, 58, Found Dying in Stand Near Salem High.School Death is Accidental, Says Coroner; Resuscitation Efforts of no Avail Inhaling the fumes from two open gas plate burners, Orsen BIs mark Phelps, 68, of 1860 Waller street, died shortly after 8:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the sandwich shop which he was Just opening at 635 Marion street, north from Salem high school. Passersby found the man lying in the shop unconscious but still breathing feebly. Firemen who were called in attempted to resus citate him with the use of the dr partment lnhalator under direc tion of physicians but their efforts were unsuccessful. They reported that the doors and windows of the shop were closed when Phelps was found. Reports that Phelps had com mitted suicide were doubted by J. Dale Taylor, deputy coroner, who Investigated. Phelps was known to subject to recurring at tacvs of heart disease. Taylor said he assumed the man had lighted the stoves then either dozed off in !s cbair or suffered a heart attack. "The stove mlKht have gone out," he Indicated In explan ation of his belief that Phelps died accidentally. No inquest will be held. The deputy coroner stated that there was nothing known of the man to indicate that he might have been contemplating suicide. Little could be learned about him, Taylor said, other than that he had lived here several years. In the city directory, Orsen Phelps Is listed as a cabinetmaker. He had just started the lunch coun ter business, it is understood. Surviving, are the widow, Ra chel Phelps; a son, Oliver James Phelps, local musician who also lives at 18 60 Waller street, and one brother, Marus Phelps of Can- Funeral arrangements are be ing made by W. T. Rigdon ft Son. y TO 01 FOOD The tinkling bells of four Sal vation Army workers at four downtown kettles are reminding townsfolk daily that this organiza tion is engaged in its annual push for Christmas cheer funds. Last year Adjutant E. Parsons and his helpers distributed more than 100 boxes and baskets of food and sup plies to needy families through out the city who thus were afford ed a merry Christmas. Adjutant Parsons hopes at least as many baskets may be distributed this year. The Christmas distribution is apart from the other relief work done by the Salvation Army and does not conflict with the Community Service enterprise. Up to Thursday night $84,28 had been collected in the kettles. Adjutant Parsons has set as the needed mark $500 and is hopeful it will be attained as the public becomes better Informed about the purpose for which the money goes. Meanwhile the Army is main taining a "soup kitchen" where 30 to 40 meals are served dally. Only resident men are fed. transients being cared for at DeMfnto hotel. Supplies are furnished by Com munity Service. Guy Identified In Wanderwell Case, is Claim LONG BEACH. Calif., Dec. 9 (AP) Two persons, one a pretty Georgia girl, Marian Smith, who saw the ''man at the porthole," on the night Captain Walter Wan derwell, noted globe trotter, was slain aboard bis yacht. Carma, Monday night, positively Identi fied W. J. Guy, a suspect, as tbe man tonight, police said. She dramatically made her identification and then collapsed. Her statement of "I'm positive he's the man" was added to that of Cuthbert Wells, engineer of the Carma, who told authorities he bad finally determined that Ouy was the "mystery man in gray" wbo peered through tbe porthole and asked for Captain Wander well. Candidate's Car Used in Holdup PORTLAND, Dec. 9. (AP) After holding np D. T. Hill, pro prietor of a Portland grocery store, and obtaining $70 tonight. two robbers escaped in an auto mobile, which police said they be lieved to be the one stolen ealier in the day from Moll B. Mack, candidate for mayor in the re cent election. ARM baskets cistis Lotteries Send Them to Prison t V. i - 'Is Above, Frank E. Hering, editor of the Eagles Magazine; below, Conrad H. Mann, past president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. They were found guilty several days ago of violating the federal lottery laws in connec tion with charity campaigns conducted by the order, and yesterday were fined and sen tenced to several months In fed eral prison. 23 TRAPPED AFTER E Ten Bodies Recovered; Dust Blamed for Tragedy in Harlan Coal Area HARLAN, Ky., Dec. 9 (AP) Twenty-three men apparently were trapped In the Zero mine by an explosion today, John F. Dan iel, chief of the state department of mines, announced tonight. Ten bodies bad been recovered at midnight. Daniel said six of the bodies had been removed from the mine and that four more had been lo cated. George 8. Ward, secretary of the Harlan County Coal Operators association, said the tragedy, which occurred at noon at the Zero mine of the Harlan Fuel company at Yancey, apparently was caused by a dust explosion. Six of the bodies had not been identified at midnight. The first (Turn to page 2, col. 4) Reports made here yesterday that Chief of Police Frank Mlnto and Sheriff Oscar D. Bower had issued orders to their men to ar rest all persons who were found to be operating punch boards were virtually denied by the police chief. Minto declared he had not given any such orders. The report is believed to have arisen from statements made in the press yesterday by William H. Trindle, city attorney, to the ef fect that he believed punebboards were illegal under city ordinances against gambling. Both punchboards and the mar ble games were in operation about the city last night. Late Sports CORVALLIS. Ore., Dec 9 (AP) The opening of the Ore gon State college varsity basket ball season was moved np today with the scheduling of a game for tomorrow night with Mon mouth Normal school, to be play ed at Independence. Five other games here and in Portland will be played during the holidays before the opening of the confer ence schedule January I at Pull man. EUGENE, Ore., Dee. 9 (AP) Bound for Baton Rouge, Lou isiana, where they will play Lou isiana state nnlversity December 17, 2$ Oregon football players, assistant coach, Johnny K. Klts mlller. Trainer Bill Hayward, Manager Robb and Assistant Graduate Manager Stoddard will leave here tomorrow noon. At Los Angeles they will be Joined by Coach Prink Callbjon, and will go to New Orleans, where they will stay sntil tbe day before tbe game. BOSTON, Dec. 9 (AP) Jim my Maloney got 'lis third come back campaign uif to a success full start tonight by waddling around the Inexperienced Johnny Dixon, former Boston college- football capaign, for a 10-round decision. Maloney's weight was announced as 210. He looked much heavier. Dixon had 207 pounds thinly spread over his feet 4 inch frame. XPLOSi IN MINE INTO DEIS W PB PACIFIC COAST REGIONS STILL ARE ICE-BOUi Meachem Retains Doubtful Honor With 28 Below; Coos Bay Fringed San Francisco Sees Snow, Blizzard Farther South But Alaska is Warm PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 9 (AP) A cold snap continuing generally over Oregon today brought the season's coldest wea ther to Portland when the ther mometer at the United States weather bureau, final court of appeal so far as the correct word in weather is concerned, thumped down to the 17 - degree above mark. Comparatively, however, the Rose City was enjoying a mild temperature. Meacham in the Blue mountains was again at the top of the bottom of the ther mometer with a temperature of 28 degrees below zero. Madras was not far behind with 24 below and Baker bad no cause to shed overcoats with 13 below. Enter prise registered 12 below and La Grande 8 below. Klamath Falls finally yielded to the irreslstable call of the cold and saw its thermometer sluggishly settle at 6 below. Up per Klamath lake was frozen over. Farmers in central and east ern Oregon estimated that con siderable damage had been done by the Eub-zero temperatures to crops of fall-sown wheat. An attempt to thaw frozen wa ter pipes resulted in a fire which destroyed the superintendent's house at the Union county poor farm. Nearby quarters of the In mates escaped damage. Pendleton Joined the weather parade with a temperature of 5 below and Lexington had 10 be low. Crescent reported 20 below, Crane Prairie 17 below and La Pine 14 below. Bend's minimum was 7 below. and the Deschutes river within the city limits was frozen from bank to bank. Medford had a temperature of (Turn to page 2, col. 1) The rush firemen had been in the past two days answering alarms slowed down yesterday bat fire losses were greater. Starting early in the morning with a root fire, there were five alarms, three of them for roofs, one for an auto mobile and one for a blazing chimney. At 9:45 o'clock last night fire starting from sparks did minor damage to the roof of the W. N. Savage house at 1433 State streets. A similar fire occurred at the H. A. Keene residence. 1572 State street, at 2 p. m. and fire starting about 4:30 a. m. badly damaged the roof of the Capitol Florists greenhouse boiler room, at 17th and D streets. Firemen also were called to put out flames starting in the carbur etor of a car belonging to Brazier C. Small at '795 South Church street. Damage was slight. Clothes Ignite Causing Death SEATTLE, Dec. 9 (AP) Mrs. Agnes Moe, 88, died at a hospital tonight from burns she received In her home today when her elothlng caught fire as she leaned over a stove. Alone at the time, she put out the flames by rolling on tbe floor of her living room, but was un able to summon help. ROOFS BUI FEWER HIS TURNED III Brewers Warned Abuses Will Keep Prohi Law In By CECIL B. DICKSON WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (AP) A spectacular demand that dis tillers and brewers "get out and stay out of Washington" was flung at them today by Representative LaGuardla of New Tork before the house ways and means committee In what he described as a "warn lng" against abuses that might de feat repeal of the 18th amend ment. The republican anti-prohibitionist stalked into the quiet commit tee room and Injected into the hearings on the -democratic beer bill what he termed an "unpleas ant bnt truthful statement" He testified after a score of repre sentatives of the brewing and al lied Industries had told the group that federal revenue, employment and eommerce would be Improved by the legislation of 4 per cent beer. LaGuardla banged the witness stand and shouted the brewer "should have no right to help" in drafting a bill effecting the liqnor laws. The earlier they left, be said, the better It would be for 1 the antl-prohibltlon move. Mercury Reaches New Low,llDegrees,Then Climbs Late at Young Couples Found Huddled In Snow Drift ONTARIO. Calif., Dec. 9 (AP) Lost overnight In a fierce blizzard, two young couples from Upland, Calif., were found late to day by forest rangers, huddled in a snow drift high jip on "Old 3al dy" (Mount San Antonio). The young people were reported suffering from exposure. A storm that deposited six inch es of snow on the upper reaches of Baldy last night obscured tbe mountain roads for the four and they finally abandoned their into moblle in efforts to reach better shelter. They are Frances Roberts, 19, Delight Phillips, 18, Paul Page, 21, and Robert Miller, 28. COMMISSION VOTES WATERJIF OUT Action Against Davis Taken For "Peaceful Rela tionship", Said SILVERTON. Dec. 9 At a special meeting of the city water commission a motion was car ried to the effect that tbe com mission voted "to dispense with the services of the present sup erintendent, Charles Davis on March 1, 1933." The motion was passed by J. A. Campbell and A. W. Simmons. Dr. C. W. Keene, the other member of the com mission was not present at the meeting. Dr. Keene said that he had been overuled by the other two members of the committee and had nothing beyond that to say. No mention has been made of who is to succeed Mr. Davis. Dr. Keene's position on the commis sion expires with the end of the year and E. Garver, who will be sworn in as mayor in January will appoint a commissioner to succeed him. In s peaking of the matter Mr. Campbell made the statement. "We have no fault to find with Mr. Davis' engineering ability but in view of tho complaints and the demand upon us, and for the sake of peaceful rela tionships and resumption of con s uctive work, we have decided upon this course of action." Mr. Davis came Into the water office as superintendent two years ago on the first of Novem ber. P-ior to this he was with the Silver Falls Tlmb-r company at Silverton He succeeded A. E. Janz, a brother-in-law of Mr. Simmons of the present water commission. Mr. Jans has been superintendent of the department for a period of nine years. Firemen Ask for More Toys for Needy Children A last minute plea for further supplies of old toys was voiced yesterday by city firemen, who are busily engaged in their annu al task of repairing playthings of all sorts to be distributed chil dren in needy families at Christ mas time. Already a large quan tity of toys has been turned out by them but the need is still be lieved to be far greater than the present supply of articles. Persons desiring to donate old toys, in any condition, are asked to call any of the first stations. Firemen off duty will call for them. Representative Rainey of Illi nois, democratic floor leader, who was presiding, Interrupted with: "We Invited them here, you know; they are here at the com mittee's request." "Yes, I know that," LaGuardla retorted, "I am just telling ?ou my personal opinion. I want to advise the wets that If this bill becomes law and abuses of It fol low, the 18th amendment will never be repealed." LaGuardla was answered by Representative Scbafer (R.,Wis.), who said he resented the state ment. "They came here at the Invita tion of the committee that Is try' lng to get facts," Schafer declar ed. "You can't get facta from Bishop Cannon (James Cannon Jr.), but from those people in the industry who know them." The flurry near the end of the third day of bearings, came as a shock to the representatives of bre era and distillers, the bottle, cooperage, farm and otb er Industries who bad spent boars In Building up their argu mtnta for the measure. Night Pall of Smoke Brings Slight Recovery; More Cold due Public Getting Used To Frigidity and Troubles Less HOURLY TEMPERATURES Noon -23 7 p. m. 19 8 p. m. 19 9 p. m. 16 10 p. m. 11 11 p. m. 18 Midnight 14 1 p. m. 12 m. 24 m. 26 m. 25 m. 25 m. 21 m. 19 Salein's official temperature swooped down to 9 degrees above zero shortly before 2 o'clock this morning, then rose to 10 degrees. After twice breaking 1932 kw temperature records yesterday, the mercury suddenly started up ward at 11 o'clock last night, reaching 14 degrees at midnight and registering 12 decrees by 1 o'clock this morning. At 10 o'clock la?t night the thermom eter stood at 11 degrees, lowest for the year and exceeding the 6 a. m. low by one degree. Allan M. Car.field. government weather observer at the airport, said the rise in temperature there last night might have been caused by a pall of smoke which settled over that vicinity. The weather forecast 13 for con tinued cold both today and to morrow with moderate north and northeast winds. Afternoon Warmer Than PTerious The thermometer rose to 25 de grees at 2 o'clock yesterday aft ernoon, three degrees higher than Thursday's maximum and six de grees below that of Wednesday, when the cold snap began in ear nest. The north wind, leading fac tor in Thursday's uncomfortable weather, yesterday calmed to a five-mile an hour rate. While fewer fires occurred yes terday, cold weather troubles continued to develop about the city. J. T. Delaney, manager for the Oregon-Washington Water Service company, reported he had employed three extra men to shut off frozen water services, keep ice from collecting in filter boxes and break up ice at the company's diversion point in the canal from which it manufactures power. Garagemen, not as rushed as on Thursday, continued to do a live ly business towing in cars, thaw ing and repairing frozen radiators and motors. The freezing conditions had not affected telephone service, accord ing to H. V. Collins, local man ager. Strees busses were unusual ly popular during the chill morn ing hours. Hopes of would-be Ice skaters were faint, as Minton slough was not frozen solid and what Ice had formed was rough. Near the Ore gon Pulp & Paper company plant, the Ice was barely short of bridg ing tbe slough to Minton's island. The mill streams in the city were partially covered with ice at sev eral locations. DALLAS, Dec. 9 The maxi mum temperature here today was 22 degrees and the minimum 16. At 11 o'clock tonight the mer cury stood at 18. Yakima Resident Is Shot Fatally YAKIMA, Wash.. Dec 9 (AP) Adolphus Ameline, about 88, who came here last winter from Great Falls, Mont., was shot to death tonight on a little traveled road, his assailant escaping. Two persons living In the neighborhood told authorities later that they had heard men talking excitedly, and then the shot and- the sound of someone running awsy. Rushing to the scene, they found the body. The Day in Washington (By the Associated Press) President Hoover in special message to congress announced plaa for regrouping govera ueat departmeata. National farmers relief confer ence petitioned congress for cash and other relief. Senate amended Philippine independence bill to exclude Filipinos of oriental stock and further reduce sugar Import al lowance. At beer hearings Representative La Gnardia (RJf.Y.), demanded that "the brewers and distillers get oat of Washington." Aati-ealoon league opened meeting to organize for resist ing prohibition repeal.