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EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, February 3, 1933.
No, 263
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PACKED
Show of Hands Reveals Sentiment of Crowd is Heavily
In Favor of Retaining Transportation Service for
Country Pupils; Weinacht Leads Opponents; Claim
System is Costly and Discriminatory
Present Method More Economcal, Enables More Youths
To Obtain Education, , Defenders of law Assert; Idea
Of "Home Rule" Decision Advanced by Spokesman of
, State Grange; Argument Grows Heated
TJEPEAL", the word that has split the nation for years,
ii formed the subject of spirited debate at the house
chamber last night only the "repeal" under discussion was
not prohibition but the high school bus transportation act.
The chamber was crowded chiefly with people from the coun
try. The division of opinion among the speakers was as
sharp as on the prohibition question; but the "gallery" seem
ed packed in support of the present law because speakers op
posing H. B. 155, which would do away with bus transporta
tion of high school pupils', drew prolonged applause. On a
show of hands the vote was overwhelming in favor of retain
ing bus transportation. The
eommittee on education.
Supporters of the repeal bill
were led by Jacob Weinacht of
Mt. Angel, who was plaintiff in
the Marion county suit testing the
constitutionality of the high
chool tuition and transportation
law. Their plea was for redac
tion of taxes, calling attention to
the tax burden on the farms, the
Increase due to the high school
eost in non-high school districts.
R. W. Hogg of Polk county criti
cised the law, saying it cost $40
per pupil to transport the pupils
from West Salem to the Salem
high school. ,- ,. .-J'.., ri
C. A. Ratcliff, speaking for the
Marion county tax league said the
children were better off to be ed-
ucated in the country rather than
in town.
Unhealthy Rivalry
Is Macpherson Claim
Hector Macpherson of Linn
county was a leading speaker for
the bill. He cited figures of cost
which ranged from $20 to $100
for transporting pupils. Previous
ly families clubbed together and
sent their children to school. The
rivalry between high BChools leads
to waste in bus routing; yet there
Is discrimination because some
children are not servti.
Supt. Robert Goett of Sllverton
Introduced the speakers for the
negative, who pleaded for reten
tion of bus transportation because
It is more economical than pri
vate cars, safer, and gives an
equal opportunity to children In
the country. Tom Potwln, clerk of
the Albany school board, declared
that school attendance Is stimu
lated by the bus law, that only
one-third of the special tax is due
to transportation, and figured in
Linn county that the tax on a 1Q0
acre farm worth $80 an acre was
onlv $7.63 for this purpose. He
denied there was discrimination;
and said that Linn county was
spending twice as much for unem-
ployment relief as for high school
transportation. "The future of
America," he concluded, "depends
on universal high school educa
tion." Oscar Hayter of Dallas repre
sentin a group of Polk county
taxpayers urged equality of op
portunity for country youth.
Doerfler Leader of
Farmer Contingent
Leading the farmers who want
ed bus transportation saved were
F. A. Doerfler of Macleay, presi
dent of the Education Promotion
association, Mr. Prinns of Inde
pendence, and Mrs. Hicks of cne
mawa. Doerfler cited his own
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
The Day in
Washington
President Charles A. Miller of
Reconstruction corporation urged
before senate committee Increased
funds for direct relief, and Sena
tor Lewis (Dem., 111.) charged
discrimination in their admini
stration.
House voted $310,000 addi
tional funds for trade commis
sion and rejected amendments
to independence office measure
to eliminate farm board funds.
By the Associated Press
Senator Robinson (Rep
Ind.) demanded in senate, state
department brine home Wil
liam C. Bullitt, reported talk
lng war debts with lorciga
statesmen.
Senate adopted amendment to
treasnry-postoffico supply bill Au
thorizing heads of those depart
ments to cut expenditures a per
cent under appropriations.
Chairman O'Brien of tariff
commission, opposed - before
house ways and means commit
tee automatic tariff increase
BEFORE
GALLERY
hearing was before the house
URGE C0NT1
IK BELIEF EFFORT
County Officials Declare
Community Service is
Doing Good Work
An appeal to persons who are
receiving' relief from the county
in tia mnn tnlorant AnA tn haln
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p rrn rtff.A vPstPrdaT aftr-
noon was T0cei by a county of-
ficial. outside the court but cor-
i-ant of the relief work beine
done. ,
"The workers at the Red Cross
are trying very hard to take care
of all the needy, but without some
cooperation this cannot be accom
plished. Riots and near-riots only
slow up the work. Marlon coun
ty is expending a tremendous sum
for relief of its poor, but those
whom circumstances place under
charity care mast Indulge ln more
of 'help one another' spirit if the
work is to be carried out ln the
quickest manner," official said.
A member of the county court
added his plea for orderliness at
relief headquarters.
"Demonstrations only upset the
routine," he declared. "Commun
ity Service and Marlon county
with the Red Cross have worked
together satisfactorily to date.
Since the first of the year our list
of needy families has doubled. In
T- 4 i.l.l.a ccn lit A. 1
we nave a wieiy oi iooubiuiu
available that is better than many
of our taxpayers have. But we
Ju8t let tne needy peopl help
themselves; the supplies wouldn't
last two days then.
S1TMUM BLAZE
CLEVELAND. Feb. 8 (AP)
Fire broke out in a cottage
connected with Ridgeclift sanl-
tarium early today and fire of
ficials said eight elderly inmates
were unaccounted for.
All available apparatus from
surrounding towns was called to
the scene. The sanitarium is lo
cated in Suburban Wickliffe.
Capt. Robert Parkin of the
Wickliffe department said bodies
of several persons were seen
throughout the flames. At 8 a.m
he reported the blaze under con
trol.
About 80 patients and nurses
occupied the cottage. Wickliffe
police said they had located 22
nersons known to have been in
it when the tire broke out ana
expressed the belief others might
later be found wandering about
the grounds.
Jig-Saw Puzzles
Boon to Jobless
CLEVELAND. Feb. 2 (AP)
TCmnln-rment In at least tOUT
Cleveland plants nas tax en a jump
because of new Interest In Jig
saw" puzxles. Nearly JO nersons
hare been put on day ana nigm
shifts to fill rush orders.
DAIRY t-OP MEETS
Current problems of the Dairy
Cnnnorfttlre association will be
discussed at a meetinz at the
on amber of commerce here at 1
p. m. today. A large attendance
is expected.
EIGHT MISSING
Tried as Slayer
Of Wanderwell
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Jurors were selected yesterday at
lxmg Beach, CaL, to weigh the
state's case against WilUaai
James Guy, seasoaa, charged
with the slaying of Captain
Walter Wanderwell, explorer,
aboard the latters yacht,
Carma.
BELIEF BILL GETS
MINIS BILLOT
Meier Expected to Sign at
Once; $5,000,000 may
Be Asked of R. F. C.
Without a dissenting rote, the
sena'e Thursday afternoon passed
the unemployment relief bill pre-
Tiousiy approved by the house
The measure now goes to the
governor for signature and since
the bill was sponsored by his
office, quick approval is expect
ed. unaer me acts provisions a
statewide unemployment eommit
tee la authorized with sub-com
mittees of seven members in
each countr. three named hv th
coty court in each county and
four by the governor. Raymond
Wilcox, present head of relief
ln th "tate, is expected to be
appointed to the new committee.
(Turn to page 2, col. 3)
E
IE IS UNDERWAY
LONG BEACH, Calif., Teh.
-A Jury was completed late to
day to determine whether curly-
haired and smiling William
James Guy. seaman, killed the
professional traveler. Walter
Wanderwell, aboard the latter's
yacht, Carma, ' last December 6
on the eve of an adventure cruise
to the South Seas.
Thirteen persons were in the
, Jury box nine men and three
women a rrnlar tnmri mil n.
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. denntr district itbiran
lining the state's case, began
recital of circumstances which
sounded like a reading from
pusxling first chapters of a d
tecuve novel
In the knowledge that the
state oases part or its case
against Gay on alleged identifica
tion of the slayer as he inquired
for Wanderwell through a port
hole of the Carma, defensive at
torney Eugene MeGann said he
would ask that the yacht, a for
mer rum runner, be brought to
t " v . ampyara wnere
" " rey
Wanderwell's body was
found
in his cabin.
American
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This excellent photograph, made
M
RWELL SLAYER
1 the rescue of 23 of the 28 members of the crew o f the British freighter Exeter City, which f oudered
I xa xoia-AUaauc. Tne ureooax,
I ; f crew of too xeter Wty,
HIGHER SCHOOL
FUfJO AMOUNTS
IRE ALLOCATED
Portions of Slash Proposed
Are Taken From Both of
Possible Sources
Committee Sees no Need of
Closing any Units of
Education System
Making some alterations, the
Joint ways and means committee
of the legislature Thursday night
adopted the report of its sub
committee calling for elimination
of S575.260 from the budget of I
the higher educational institu
tion. The subcommittee bad rec
ommended that aU of this amount
be transferred to the general
fund from the higher education
mUlage: but ln the final action
it was Agreed to take S50M18
from the mlllage and S6C.342
from the continuing appropria
tions.
Salary reductions achieved by
applying the ways and means
eommittee schedule were estimat
ed to account for 1258,918 of this
slash and $250,000 was estimated
as a reduction to offset continu
ing appropriations restored by the
committee but transferred to mil
11 e tax expense in the governor's
b.idget.
The millage appropriation re
maining would be f3.45t.08X and
the continuing appropriations for
experiment stations and extension
work, $242,556.
Need of Closing
Any School Denied
The report of the subcommittee
said in part:
"It is the opinion of your com
mittee that this amount may be
deducted with discretion from the
mlllage tax for higher education
without crippling or materially re
ducing the scope of the activities
of the colleges and that nothing
In this action justifies closing of
any one of the six state institu
tions under the state board of
higher education.
(Turn to page 2, col. 5)
Tusko Eating
Too Much so
Must Depart
SEATTLE, Feb. 2. (AP)
Tusko, the park board's seven-ton
elephant, laces another crisis.
The giant pachyderm's appetite
and the cost of a keeper for his
care, the park commissioners were
told today, runs at the rate of
$2520 a year.
That's too much for these times.
so a committee was named to de
cide the manner of his departure,
However, other claimants have
previously notified the board they
would demand possession of him
on March 1.
Tusko has had a longcareer of
misbehavior in the Pacific north
west, with previous "evictions" on
his record.
Measles Flurry
Not Spreading,
Douglas Reports
The epidemic of measles break
ing out ln Highland and Grant
schools apparently Is being con
fined to that section of the city.
Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, city
health officer, reported last night.
No eases In other sections have
been reported.
While not many new cases hare
yet been noted among Grant and
Highland pupils, the health offi
cer believes a number will be
noted within a week or so, when
children exposed later than the
earlier victims will break out with
the tell tale rash.
Sailors Heroes
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from the bridge of the American steamship American Merchant, shows
manned ny Amen caa sailors, u.anowm taking off tne nmron, roar
laciaaing t&o mas ter, were drowned.
200
Solons Hear
COUNTY COURT
AS
TO
Private Agencies are not
Satisfactory, Leader
Of Group States
Capital Levy on Property,
Legalizing of Eviction
Delay are Requests
For the second time in the
present legislative session, a
large delegation representing the
unemployed appeared before the
members to emphasize the need
for relief. A seven-point program
was offered by spokesmen for
the group of 200, members of
the Civic Emergency federation
of Portland.
Principal speakers were Ken
nel Fitzgerald and Harry Gross,
both connected officially with the
emergency federation.
Gross stressed the seriousness
of the present unemployment sit
uation, and urged that the leg
islature take some immediate ac
tion toward providing relief for
those persons who are without
the necessities of life and unable
to obtain work. He declared that
every county ln Oregon was af
fected by the unemployment sit
uation, and that conditions were
not improving.
Capital Tax Levy
Is Recommended
The program presented by the
federation Includes:
Approval of a capital tax levy
on property, based on accumu
lated gains.
Direct legislative expression
relative to maximum hours of
labor and minimum wage scale.
Passage of bill providing for
old age pensions.
Legislation ratfying practice of
certain Judges ln extending time
ln eviction proceedings.
Opposition to sales tax or any
other levy that will add to the
burdens of the fanner and small
home owner.
Creation of a council of county
courts to handle all relief opera
tions under unemployment leg
islation.
(Turn to page 2, col. 7) .
coLirm F0UWI6
No developments came yester
day in the search for mother of
the baby girl found early Wed
nesday morning on the porch of
the Tinnel home at Sllverton, and
as a result Mrs. Nona White.
county probation officer, has
promised immunity to the mother
if she will make herself known.
The baby, so far known mere
ly as 'Marlon county's baby," was
under a doctor's care Wednesday
night, a cold developing due to
exposure the night before. Reports
from the hospital here last night
were that the Infant was much
better. Fear that pneumonia
might develop was expressed ear
lier ln the day, but had passed ap
parently last night.
If the mother does not now
wish to retain the child, Mrs.
White hopes she will communi
cate with her ln order that ar
rangements for care of the Infant
may be made. It will likely be
placed ln a home.
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Storm, Relief
Debt or Relief Mo ve
Started; Resolution
Against Foreclosure
Paulus one Author; Forfeiture of Property in
Case Mortgagor Making Honest Effort
Held Inimical to Public Good
INTRODUCTION late Thursday of a joint house resolution
aiming to give all-possible legal relief to debtors on mort
gages and contracts, was given approval by the state admin
istration and held in line with the policy outlined in a special
message to the legislature this week. The resolution bore the
names of Representatives Paulus, Lonergan, Nichols, Oleen
and Macalear. v
The resolution provides that "It
Is Inimical to the public interest
that mortgages or conditional
sales contracts be foreclosed dur
ing the present emergency where
the mortgagor or purchaser Is
making honest, bona fide efforts
to meet the payments specified
and is unable to make such pay
ments in full as same become
due."
The resolution asks that Judges
of courts of equity where the
cases are brought take note of the
maxim that a "plaintiff seeking
the aid of equity should be re
quired to do equity, and that for
feitures are abhorrent to equity."
The act further provides that
no decrees of foreclosure by de
fault should be permitted but that
ln all cases evidence be produced
in court regarding the cause for
default.
Testimony Is called for regard
(Turn to page 2, col. 8)
FULLEMDER AEAIU
OF
Oleo tax Favored; Bill to
Change Tuberculin Test
Period is Opposed
Support of the oleomargarine
tax measure and opposition to
house bill No. 122, revising tu
berculin test requirements, were
advocated in resolutions passed at
closing sessions of the Oregon
Dairymen 8 association here late
yesterday. The dairymen spoke
positively against H. B. 122,
which would require tuberculin
testing of cattle every three years
Instead of annually as at present.
George H. Fullenwlder of Carl
ton was reelected president. Aft
er several years service as sec
retary. Prof. P. M. Brandt of Ore
gon State eollege retired from
that position. Roger Morse of the
state college was elected to suc
ceed him.
Where the next annual conven
tion will be held was not decided.
President Fred E. Kiddle of the
senate invited the dairymen to
LaGrande for the 1934 meetings
and Mayor Douglas McKay ex
tended them the hospitality of Sa
lem at an times. B. E. Slsson,
president of Salem chamber of
commerce, also spoke briefly at
the banquet at the Marlon hotel
last night.
State Treasurer Rufus Holman
regaled the banquet gathering
with quotations from a history of
the years 1724, '88 and '8 In-Mas
sachusetts, which spoke of high
taxes, low returns, and election
of new legislators who convened
but accomplished litUe.
Corrections in attitude toward
state finances were pointed out
by Secretary of State Hal E. Hoss,
- (Turn to page 2, col. 7)
II! SHOTS
With every one of the 12 stu
dents selected from the senior
class at the Salem high school to
become members of the National
Honor society chapter here ex
pressing willingness to carry on
the organisation's activities, the
first meeting, in the nature of an
initiation, will be held in the near
future.
Just how the initiation cere
monies will be carried on. since
the chosen 18 students will form
the first organization of this kind
ln the historyv of the school, has
not been decided. Plans will be
announced soon, according to
Principal Fred Wolf.
The students asked to form the
nucleus of the society are: Helen
Purvine, Gwen Gallaher, Helen
Worth, Fern Dow," Margaret Do
ege, Julia Johnson, Martha. S Pra
gue, Jane Fisher, Bob Read, Al
an Baker, . Francis - Barnes and
Phil BrownelL Approximately thfs
many more students will be tak
en in to complete the membership
list. -
Faculty advisors are Beryl Holt,
Elizabeth Hogg, Mrs. Leah Ho
gue, . Garnle Cranor and R, W.
Tavenner.
MS AiBUn
New Bemands
16
LICEIIS
DELAY BILL PASSED
3-day Wait After Applying
Voted in Senate; Wood
Bridges Favored
The so-called "gin marriage'
bill, a measure aimed to obviate
hasty marriage and leisurely re
pentance, went through the up
per house in the legislature yes
terday, 25 members voting aye
to four no. Senator Woodward of
Portland and Senator Booth of
Lebanon sponsored the bill, simi
lar to a measure which was de
feated ln 1931.
The measure adopted by the
senate compels county clerks to
welt three days between the time
marriage licenses are applied for
and the time they are finally Is
sued. A similar bill has become
law in 15 states Including Cali
fornia.
Senator Bynon spoke against
the bill, declaring It would be
futile law as long as Washing
ton had no such enactment and
encouragement would thus be
granted for marriages of Oregon
people to be consummated ln
Vancouver, Wash.
Regulation of train crews is
provided in a bill instrodneed by
Senator Duncan. Passengers, ex
press and mail trains would be
manned by crews of five men
while freight trains consisting of
more than 40 cars would be
handled by crews of six men
This bill was -said to have recelv
ed the Indorsement of the va
(Turn to page 2. col. 7)
Qroundbog is
Sorry, Goes
Back to Bed
"This Is Just too bad for Wil
lamette vauey," chuckled Wood
chuck the Groundhog yesterday
as he peeped out of his winter
sleeping hole, rubbing his eyes.
yawning and peering at his shad
ow. The spring sunshine wmcn
persisted several hours was too
much for his eyes, but halt open
ed after the long snooze.
So Groundhog reset his alarm
clock for six weeks from yester
day and went back to bed feeling
sorry tor the bustling humans
who would have to trundle about
ln the month and a half of
stormy weather supposed to fol
low February 2 when Groundhog
sees his shadow.
If Woodchuck. as he shall be
called until February 2, had post
poned his weather predicting un
til today he might not have seen
his shadow. Partly cloudy weatn-
er. becoming unsettled is the
weatherman's forecast.
Bargain Offer to Get Cars
On Roads Again Proposed
A bargain offer plan of a flat
82.60 license fee for all motorists
on all types of cars, as yet unli
censed, was proposed yefterday
afternoon by Speaker Earl C.
Snell in conjunction withy Repre
sentative George Winslow, chair
man of the house eommittee on
highways. The 82.50 rate, it pass
ed, would be in effect from the
date the bUl became law until
July 1. 1828.
"This plan will put cars now
unlicensed on the highway at
once, Snell - declared. 'This ac
tion will greatly enlarge the field
of the Jobless man ln his search
(or employment, will greatly fa
cilitate the convenience of the
farmer daring his spring activi
ties and will bring added revenues
to the state."
Winslow planned to put -the
matter before his - eommittee
again early this morning and aft
er a preliminary discussion last
night. .
Snell's statement continued:
t "There is no enestlon as to the
need of some sort of relief for the
Center;
RIOT QUELLED
Br LOCAL ID
STATE POLICE
Professional Agitators arr.
Leaders in Disturbance
At Red Cross Office
Some From Hunger March at
Washington, They Aver;
Escorted From City
Usurping the time of doiens of
needy persons awaiting their turd
to obtain food requisitions at the
Red Cross-Community Service oN
flee, 24 8 North Commercial
street, a group of professional ag
itators yesterday afternoon led A
crowd of men in storming the in
side office and demanding relief
for a certain family in West S
lem.
Before the riot was quelled by
city and state police, an esti
mated 200 men were miltirff
about the sidewalk, stairs and
second floor of the baitdin?
shouting demands for food. No)
serious blows were struck ny
either demonstrators or poli
and no arrests were made bat of
fleers escorted several of the net
from the city.
Shortly before 3 o'clock, men
in the relief office waiting room
forced the door to the main office
and nine of them crowded in bo
fore Patrolman Harry Smart, sta
tloned inside, could stop the rus'o
Report Sent Quickly
To Police Station
"We want to see Miss Wilson,
we want food for West Salem.
the men cried. MUs Maria Wil
son, assistant to Miss Thora Roc
sen. Red Cross executive secre
tary, handles a portion of tte
checking and requisition work.
As the demonstrators Jammed
their way into the office, MSs
Carolyn Parker, Community Ser
vice secretary, grabbed for the
newly Installed switch to give the
alarm to a local telegraph ofttc,
from which city And state pofUe
were called to the scene.
Meanwhile two more city po
licemen, stationed ln an automo
bile at the front or the building
at 2 p. m., rushed to the second
floor by another stairway and
helped keep back the mob until
reinforcements arrived. The re
lief workers had been tipped off
to the coming demonstration.
Leaders Say They
Were at Washington
Combining forces and led by
Chief of Police Frank Minto. the
officers gradually pushed the ro
clf eroas rioters back Into the hn
way'and downstairs to the street.
There the demonstrators maesed
together while their leaders de
livered a soap box harangue.
Police said that two of tao
leaders asserted they had bee
sent here from "national head
quarters'. From what "national
headquarters" they did not ex
plain but declared they had par
ticipated in the national "hunger
march" on Washington, D. C.
Among the leaders ln the riot,
officers also reported, were mem
bers of the delegation which wait
ed npon the Joint unemployment
committee of the senate and
house yesterday afternoon. Two
of the key men, according to
lice, were men from West 8e)en
and had been given food let
week.
Plan Supply Depot
On Polk County Side
Miss Wilson explained that em
ergency rations had been doted
out to a few West Salem residents
last month but that the practice
(Turn to page 2. coL 8)
needy motorist who np to this
time has been unable to Urease
his ear. Evidence la available on
every hand ln the form of na
nsed cars and cars bearing the
eheaper license plates of neigh
boring states.
We are now in the third quar
ter of our Ucense year. All cars
have been licensed whose owners
mean to license them this year.
LWlth a 88.80 flat tee tor the re
mainder of the year we allow the
legal use of the highways by tkoee
who through unemployment have
been unable to pay the higher fees
and who need their ears In seek
ing and performing the -occasional
odd Job of work which Is their
sole dependence. The farmer too,
could avail himself ef the use of
his ear, which In 'great many
cases has remained without li
cense and which tinder this plan...
of relief would become imroedl
ately.aranable. '
"The ear In the garape Is a II
bflity. The car on the highway la - l
an asset as it serves the purpose
(Tomato page 8, coL 1)