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The OREGON STATiasalAiySaleiai Oregon, Thursday Morning, ifeccmber 15. 1532 PAGE TWO 3 ADD i TAXES, Reduction League Opposed To Sales Levy; Lists Recommendations (Continued from pas 1) "That the tut Institutions be allowed 25 per eent less than at present for operation, this being in line with reduced eosU. "That prlrata owned autos need in public service receive a maxi mum mills ge fee of four cents. "That the state police force be reduced, the repeal of the prohi bition law baring reduced the work required of them. We are opposed to the state police sup planting the sheriff's office in lo cal law enforcement and desire to S3 fnll cooperation between the state police and all local law en forcement officers. Favor Repeal of School Bus Law "That the high school bus law be repealed. "That hls:h school districts be permitted to make a maximum charge of $S0 per pupil for pu pils from non hish school dis tricts. "That teeth be put In the pres ent budget law. OF- "That we oppose the county nnlt system for public schools. "That in the- organization of leg islature a committee on commit tees be formed for each branch, with a chairman elected at the time the president of the senate and the speaker of the house is elected, and that for each com mittee two representatives be elected by the legislators from each congressional district, thus doing away with the present ar rangement which makes a czar of the presiding officer. 'JThat the state receive from the taxes collected in the counties only such amount as shall be in proportion to the whole tax as is the amount collected to the whole tax to be collected. "Expecting that a bill will be introduced in the next legislature for the establishing of a state bank, we recommend that each taxpajer give the proposed law careful consideration and study. Your committee a3 a whole Jeels itself not competent to decide upon the merits of this question. EHjHM'ially Decry LeRixlatlve Waste "Resolutions condemning the extravagant methods of past leg islative assemblies and recom mendations for the coming ses sion : "Whereas, the extravagant man ner especially as to clerk hire that has been the custom during past sessions is out of all reason and a disgrace on the fair name of our state and grossly unfair to those paying the bill, and "Whereas, on account of the acute financial conditions con fronting our state and its people whereby they cannot further bear tho burden impo sed upon them In the way of taxation, be It "Resolved, that we, the taxpay ers league do hereby condemn the extravagant methods employed by past legislative assemblies in their reckless wa?te of the public funds and recommend a curtailment of the past vicious practices at the coming legislative assembly, and be It further, "Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to each mem ber of the 1933 legislative assem bly and also be given the press. "Kvery citieen of the state in terested in reduction of govern mental functions and expenses is requested to watch the action of the next legislature and hold him fsett in readiness to appear when needed a3 a protest. "That each member of the Mar lon county delegation be inter viewed and his stand on each of these resolutions be ascertained. Woodruff, Utah Coldest Place; 49 Below Zero SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. (AH) Congealed in polar weath er that sent the mercury In one place to 49 below zero. the mountain west still was at the mercy of the cold wave Tuesday but temperatures on the Pacific slope moderated somewhat from the record breaking frigidity of Sunday and Monday. Woodruff, Utah, had the low est figure, its 49 below being one degree colder than the pre vious low record there estab lished in 1899. It was 40 below in Coalville, Utah, and 22 below at Airport, near Salt Lake. Elko reported 37 below and Reno re corded minus seven. 8HEDD BEATS JEFFERSOV JEFFERSON, Dec. 14 The Jefferson high school boys and girls teams played Shedd there Friday night and the Shedd teams won both games. The score of tho girls' game was 16 to 12; and the boys' game 32 to 28. iOLLYVJOOJ COMING SUNDAY THE FOUR STAR LIBERTY MAGAZINE PICTURE SENSATIONAL1 tan Eattt SBBSBBMSht iWsi bb m I SmI -r W3SS I WELCOME TO WARM SPRINGS O" o iV J- sr )ne thins evident aboot the entourage of President-elect Franklin D, Xoosevelt at Warm Sprit es, Ga, is the entire absence of undue formality. State matters are being: discussed here in simplicity and frankness. la die above croup are Senator John S. Cohen, of Georgia, seated on the. running board; the President-elect wearing beret, in the coupe: Senatoi rY. F, George, of Georgia, and Admiral Cary T. Grayson. Photo was mrt ritW H Prvmirfnnt-elect'n home ia Warm Sarinirs. W. C. T. U. DEPLORES SEVELT SPEECH (Continued from page I) statement represents the opinion of American womanhood, and we wish to register a protest against your statement just referred to." "We very earnestly feel that the welfare of the young girls and women of cnir land will be ad vanced," the letter continued, "1st. Through total abstinence from use of all alcoholic bever ages. 2nd. A firm stand for high er ideals in the Individual life. 3rd. No compromse on Issues which vitally affect the morals of youth. 'We commend to your sincere consideration personal support of the just before mentioned princi ples and hereby express to you our keen regret that you have publicly made the statements at tributed to you. Tho liquor traffic has ever been a force most de moralizing to our womanhood. As first lady of our land we ask you to stand with us in a united front against this enemy whose trail Is marked by the destruction of body, mind and soul, and the de gredation of nation, state and community. (Signed ) "Lydla V. Lehman, prudent, "Ruth E. Tooze, secretary." (Continued front page 1) Hatchery creek section of Wilson River highway, 1.22 miles of grad ing, low bid by R. L. Houck, In dependence, $23,712. Awards pending investigation of low bidder: Tillamook county Hebo-Dolph section of McMinnville-Tlllamook highway, low bid by F. C. Feschau & Son, Tillamook, $5195. All bids rejected, project to be readvertlsed: Washington county Forest .Grove-Hillsboro section of Tuala tin Valley highway, construction or s30 feet of 20-foot concrete pavement and five miles of crush ed rock or gravel shoulders. Railway Workers Reject Proposal Anent Wage Cut CHICAGO, Dec. 14. (AP) Leaders of 1,150,000 railway workers flatly rejected a proposal by their employers Tuesday that the 10 per cent wage cut be ex tended indefinitely past January 31. Their decision virtually return ed the joint conference to the point whence it started two days ago. The agreement has sliced $200,000,000 off the workers' pay checks since February 1 with out disturbing the basic wage rates. Alexander F. Whitney, spokes man for the brotherhoods, des cribed the suggestion of the car riers for an indeterminate contin uance subject to 30 day cancel lation by either side as "wholly Inconsistent" with the request, for the conference. CONTRACTS CH I IT JOB r Educational Smash Hit of 1932 M OUH VU Women U tiSrt hIr" mm ,1 I i ?m llVtllK.ll r II u.i inn oiauik h W Professor of I Jl Will Steal II - SoIosr I m Y" Heart .IB T&fiwatI (Mm) i J' 1 V I V -f ? " ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. - (AP) An emergency farm plan. aes:gned to boost IMS farm in comes through immediate appli cation of the domestic allotment principle to four great staple commodities, was submitted to the house agriculture committee Tuesday by its democratic chair man, Representative Jones of Texas. It was labeled a "tentative draft" for the committee's con sideration and has not yet been introduced. But since Jones has been in frequent conference with farm experts and advisers of president-elect Roosevelt, the bill generally was received as a party measure. It applies to wheat, cotton, to bacco and hogs. "It is just a suggestion," Jones said. "It is intended as a shot in tne arm pending more per manent adjustment of such bur dens as the farm mortgage situ atlon, trade barrers and taxes." Chicken Thefts Are Charged to Three at Dallas DALLAS, Dec. 14. (Special) Police here today arrested Fred Dunn and Frank Mors on a charge of burglary not in a dwelling. The charge stated that they broke open and entered a chicken house and made away with some of the fowls. Mors was also arrested on a like charge along with Arthur Lacy. Elmer Lightfoot was arrest ed on a charge of petty larceny. All four were slated to appear before Justice of the Peace Greg ory today but Dunn and Mora failed to show up in court.. Lacy was bound over to tha grand Jury and Lightfoot was told to appear again tomorrow. Mrs. L. M. Bitney Is Worthy Matron Of Woodburn Star WOODBURN. Des. 14. Mrs. L. M. Bitney was chosen worthy ma tron for the Evergreen chapter No. 41, Order of Eastern Star, Monday night at a meeting held in the Masonic temple. Other officers are: Assistant worthy matron, Mrs. E. T. Sims: worthy patron, C. R. Peterson; as sistant worthy patron. Earl Gib bons; conductress, Mrs. Aline Beers; assistant conductress, Mrs Minnie Melvin; secretary, Mrs Minnie Richards; treasurer, Mrs. H. Overton. Mrs. Martha Rolling was named as a member of the board of trustees. First Contest Slated Friday FALLS CITY, Dec. 14. Th high school will play Its first con ference game Friday night, De cember 18, with Bethel on the lo cal floor. Bethel has a strong team and the local boys will have to keep their eyes on that old ball pretty close or they might not come out as good as they did in their first practice game with Monmouth. EMERGENCY FARM AID PLAN DRAFTED POLICE PROBE LIVELY AFFAIR Charges Mostly Indefinite; Hartwell Admits That No Gambling Seen (Continued from pace II when you were not violating park ing regulations?" querrled O'Hara. . "Well, oh, no," Hartwell re sponded. "What about the whiskey?" Alderman Hal Patton broke In. Hartwell declared he had never aid the policeman ia Question had taken money for a gallon of moonshine while ha was on the force. Defending his moonshine charge. Hartwell said: "This Is jnst a hearing. I talked before the preachers . . . electioneering against civil service." Denies Being raid to Oppose Civil Service The crowd roared when Hart well denied he had been paid to fight civil service and added that the civil service measure and President Hoover were the only two things I voted for that I lost in." "If Mr. Winslow (with whom Hartwell engaged in a flit fight) is unfit, I want to know it," de clared Patton. 'That is not for me to say." replied Hartwell. "The only reason I brought these charges was be cause he hit me." He then told the detaibj of his encounter with the officer. Testimony by Winslow was that when he struck Hartwell in front of police headquarters he was off duty and not wearing his uniform or badge. Olson Affidavit Brought to Light The Louis Olson affidavit brought before the public for the first time at this meeting referred to Chief Minto'a alleged misuse of money paid by the county for his returning prisoners here. Mlnto and Officer George Edwards both declared under oath that they had not used city-owned cars" In the cases mentioned and therefore were entitled to remuneration. The date of the original affi davit was December 1, 1930. Hartwell also presented a Novem ber 13, 1932, affidavit signed by Olson and reenforclng the origi nal. One of the charges Hartwell brought was that Chief Mlnto had never paid Carl Radke $1.80 for eggs delivered to him. Charges concerning police bad knLiAhlr. li:Jr well's report that he had heard that a city officer had been seen drunk In a house where a booze arty was in progress. Formal hearings probably will ot be held for remaining Investi gations but all questioning of wit nesses will b done at the city hall with the public permitted to at tend, Alderman Olson said. Silver Falls Ice Presents Sight Of Rare Beauty Rare scenic effects, the lee sculpture of nature, are reported at Silver Creek falls since the cold snap began. Persons who have visited the falls declare they pre sent the most beautiful sight they have ever seen. Gigantic green Icicles hang from the rim ot the lower north fall and surrounding trees and shrubbery are masses of Ice lace- work, the result of freezing spray. The water flowing over the lee also is green, It la reported. The falls road from SilvertoB Is in excellent shape, recent visitors there say. Change in Fish Law is Sought ASTORIA, Ore., Deo. 14. (AP) -Representatives of local pack ing concerns and fishermen's an ions conferred with state fish commission officials last night and adopted motions approving chang es recommended by the fish com mission in the poundage tea and license reductions. An additional proposal was made that the salmon gilnettlng season be opened April II Instead of May 1. OLlYVJOOllJ Homo of 25c Talkies Last Times Today First Showing; Salein with Norman Foster Jans Clydt Zasu Pitts Henry ArxnetU J. Fsrrell MacPonald FRIDAY A SATURDAY A Story of the Snow Oonntry andl the Northwest Mounted Police 0 CXLisANCV The Call Board . By OLIVE M. DOAK WARNER BROS. ELS IN OR F. Today Stuart Erwin, Alison Sklpworth and Susan Flem ing in "He Learned About Women". Friday Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery in "Faithless". WARNER BROS. CAPITOL Today Lewla Stone and Jackie Cooper in "Divorce in the Family". Friday Randolph Scott in "Heritage of the Desert', Zane Grey story. GRAND Today Spencer Tracy in "The Painted Woman". Thursday "Our Scarlet Daughters". Saturday Marion Nixon in "Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm". THE HOLLYWOOD Today Norman Foster. June Clyde and Zasu Pitts in "Steady Company". Friday Bill Cody la "Mason Of the Mounted". A local chapter of the White Cross Anti-Narcotic society has been formed here by Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, Douglas McKay, George W. Hugg, Rev. T. Britten Ross and Rev. B. Earl Parker. Alms of the organization are stat ed "to educate the younger gen eration against the pitfalls ot the narcotic menace." Fully one-half of the holdups and thefts in every city are com mitted by addicts spurred on by a desire to obtain narcotics, accord ing to W. E. Roberts, state direc tor of the White Cross. He claims that addicts average SI years in age and most of them are made innocent victims ot drugs by nar cotic peddlers. The White Cross Is to educate the publio against narcotics by the distribution of literature, and publicity from newspapers and other sources. Men Have Narrow Escape as Motor Races S. P. Train AURORA, Dec. 14. Two men. William Miller and a man named Cox, narrowly escaped death at 5:18 p. m. Monday when they drove their car on the Southern Pacific tracks trying to beat the approach ot a southbound train. The car was caught by the engine. taking it about IS feet down the track. Both men escaped serious injury, but the ear was badly damaged. Both bystanders and the en gineer stated that there was evi dence that the car was not work ing well, as It would stop, plunge forward and stop again. Trinity Choir Will Give Cantata Sunday 8ILVERTON, Dee. 14 The Trinity Christmas cantata. "Lord of All", will be given at Trinity church Sunday night at 8 o'clock by Trinity choir members directed by the Rev. C. L. Foss. Taking solo parts are Mrs. Alria Legard, Mrs. H. E. Johnson, Mrs. M. O. Gnnderson, Miss Francis Nelson, Alfred Jensen and Harry Sanne- rud. Miss Peggy Goplernd la pianist. CHAPTER OF WH TE mm T ends t;ii,tVA j ir aT 4 v - ""v-o!-' I 3 today ) M(0 IXt) i.ttj) r-.rZi Mr & f Lois Vt lilAJjLJM? r2w I 1 PLUS I VVf (vW i 111 WILSON vliili i n n H 1 T Jawi J LJ j I noM I yfr C$ V, ' 4 HOT ' 1 1 ATES I Meet the Richer and V I . . . II! P 1 "Shamjoo 1 the Funniest Sap la Y" DMRDXjWS I ll r.'?; ' LafeJ Ho couldn't forglvo nor u ... ib i in w :- nun i a j t.7iri ' . i IHII 1 ft I i H I dl T I 1111 II ft ft. - a rUi8a3ir ln, s3wmm' III " 1 a kk 1 III I III i - fc--J. - I Satan s Wil ! Playground" y ifrSmQ&l& 1 n SO Tli rill Parked ( J Minutes! " " '' j ED, ASSAM KILLED NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (AP) Dr.. William J. Walsh, 41, physi cian to the New York Giants base ball club and an honorary police department surgeon, was shot and seriously wounded in his office to night. His assailant, a young man tentatively identified as John William Wilson, was slain by po lice after a short chase. Police learned Wilson told the surgeon by telephone last night that his brother was seriously ill and that he would bring him to the office. Dr. Walsh said he pre ferred to visit Wilson's home if it was a serious case, but the youth persisted. Fearing his prospective patient might be a wounded gangster. Dr. Walsh asked for the two police guards. He waited with them for Wilson and his brother but they did not appear. Tonight Wilson burst into the office, brushed past a nurse and entered the physician's private office. Three shots followed al most at once and the young as sailant ran out. Jackson Judge Holding Office Illegally, Held MEDFORD, Ore., Dec 14 (AP) Announcement of a dis patch from Salem that a coun ty Judge elected following ap pointment of a judge by the gov ernor to fill an Incompleted term becomes the legal holder of that office as soon as the certificate of election Is issued was applicable to a case here. Earl Fehl was elected at the November election, but Judge C. B. Lamkln, appointed by Gov ernor Meier to fill the unexpired term of the late Judge Alex Sparrow, Is still occupying the bench of county judge. Although Fehl expressed the opinion today that Judge Lamkln has been holding his office illegally since November 18. he did not Indi cate he would attempt to take over the office before January 1. Seattle Woman is Injured in Wreck On Highway North Condition of Mrs. Frank Car ter of Seattle, Injured in an au tomobile accident near here yesterday morning, was reported as apparently not serious last night at Salem general hospital where she was taken. She was resting well, attendants said. Mrs. Carter, the wife of a member of the Seattle brokerage firm of Carter ft Carter, received spinal injuries when an automo bile in which she was riding col lided with a car driven by A. L. Lamb of Salem route eight on the Pacific highway a few miles north of here yesterday morning. Lamb reported to the sheriff that his car was struck from the rear by Carter's machine as Lamb was turning left on the highway. State police investigated but made no arrests. Auto Thieves Hit P-T-A Attendants Automobile thieves drove away with two machines from Salem high school during the Parent-Teacher - Student associa tion meeting last night, police were Informed. One was a large sedan, Oregon license No. 115 308, belonging to William De Vries of Pratum, and the other a large touring. No. 208-870. owned by W. T. McClaln, 8780 Cherry avenue. SURGEON WOO Rhodes Scholar v Aspirants Take Exams, Spokane SPOKANE, Wash.. Dee. 14 (AP) Twelve brilliant young men, the pick ot scholars from six northwestern universities. faced a corps ot Inquisitors here today seeking four Rhodes' scholarships to Oxford- univer sity. The candidates represent North Dakota. Wyoming, Montana, Ida ho, Oregon and Washington. Preliminary examinations were given today, wit hthe finals set for tomorrow. The contestants Included: Oregon J. B. Knapp Jr.. Port land. Stanford university; R. Hayter, Dallas, University of Oregon. COUNTY BUDGET IS ILLEGAL. ASSERTED Marion county, if it adopts its 1988 proposad budget, will be ob taining money under false pre tenses, C. A. Rat cliff told the Marlon County Taxpayers' league her yesterday. He cited failure of the budget committee to in clude an Item of funds on hand as directly contrary to the budget law. Ratcliff contended that the county court had large cash re serves on hand but had failed to make any mention ot these so the court would continue to hare mon eys on hand. Ratcliff asked the league to pass resolutions to strengthen the present budget law and to provide penalties for Its non-observance. Registered Mail Theft Reported At Myrtle Creek ROSEBURG, Ore., Dec. 14 (AP) County, railway and fed eral officers are today searching for clues to the person or per sons who last night stole from the Southern Pacific depot at Myrtle Creek two pouches of reg istered mail which had been left there at 11:08 a.m. by a north bound train. One pouch was for Myrtle Creek delivery, the other for transfer southward. During the night the hasp was pried off the door of the depot baggage room In which the pouches had been deposited. The robbery was dis covered upon the arrival of the southbound train at 4:30 a.m. Gas Blamed for Deaths of Three PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 14. (AP) The bodies of two men and a woman, apparently the vic tims of escaping gas fumes, were found In a hotel room here today. They were Identified as John Stokes. 55. and his wife, Lottie, 45, Indians from the Klamath res ervation, and Ed Mat ilia, 4 0, a sailor. SOX TO STEPHENSON'S JEFFERSON, Dec. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stephenson are the parents of a 9 pound son, born December 10, at their home here. The baby has been named Nell De Roy, and Is their first child. KEIZER, Dec. 14 The post poned Keiter ladies' bazaar and cooked food sale will be held at the old Cooley store in Salem Fri day, December 18. Last Times 3. f t i ..ill V PLUS A SELECTED PROGRAMME OF VTTAPHONE FEATURETTES FOR OLD CLOTHES PLIED Over-10t Boy Scouts were sign ed up yesterday to make a house to house canvass for old clothing here Saturday morning. Execu tive O. P. West announced yes terday. At least four trucks win be available to haul in the articles collected by the boys from the charitably-minded citizenry. The canvass will start at 8: St o'clock and be continued all day. according to present plans. Scouts will be divided into groups, each with leaders, to visit as many houses as possible. Community Service will be the distributing agency for the cloth ing, which will be cleaned, repair ed where necessary, and doled out to needy persons, of whom the Red Cross is finding a great num ber. The large quantity of Red Cross cloth and manufactured clothing articles already have been heavily drawn upon. The demand at present is espe cially heavy for shoes. Footwear in any degree ot condition will be gladly accepted, since relief agen cies have found an unemployed repair man to fix up all shoes brought to him. Better Reporting Of Fires Asked By Chief Hutton "The city fire department could avoid much needless risk and use of equipment If citizens reporting tiree would state the nature of the blazes," declared Chief Harry Hutton yesterday In commenting on why three trucks were dispatched to a chimney fire at 649 North Cottage, across the street from Garfield school during the noon haS yesterday. "I wish you would tell the people." he added, "that it will save us a lot of unnecessary runs with the big trucks if they will only tell us the eitent of the fire." The department often sendf out the major downtown equip ment. Including the aerial, pump, er and chemical pumps, as a safe ty measure when the nature of the fire is not reported. District Deputy Briggs to Visit Elks Lodge Here William Briggs. Ashland at torney and past exalted ruler of Ash'.and Elks' Lodge No. 9 4 4. will be In Salem this week to attend initiation ceremonies of the local lodge. Briggs repre sents the lodge In the capacity of district deputy In southern Oregon, and will speak before the local members. In addition to Briggs visit and Initiation activities a big feed is also lelng planned by the mem bers. TniRD TEACHER ILL HUBBARD. Dec. 14. Mrs. Lot tie Fry, the fifth and sixth-grade teacher, was absent Tuesday with the flu. She makes the third teacher to be absent on account of Illness. LIQUID - TABLETS - SALVE VS. EPIDEMICS Today! Prince and Prirv cess of recWesi romance ..thrill ing you in hSeir first appear- anc togetherl " , 1Mi.UE.AH DAUKHEAD M-G-M PICTURE 666