- BE THRIFTY Save many times the price of your Statesman subscrip tion by using Statesman ad vertisements as your baying gnide. WEATHER Unsettled, probably rate today, dondy Friday; Max. Temp. Wednesday 47, Mia. 7, rive &S feet, raim .04 Inch, eontb, winds. FOUNDED 1051 EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR fifllera. Ornmn Thnruinv Mornine Ffc-r-"w lit 19.4 - ra ASSASSIN HIES AT ROOSEVELT . - nr " : : 1 1 - . Vi V STATE SESSION TO El IN IE Heated Argument is Heard On Bill for Reducing All tax Budgets Primary law Changes Also Come in for Debate at Committee Hearing Legislative leaders last night were unanimous in their declara tion that the 37th session now in progress would bo concluded by Saturday, February 25, but with only nine working days ahead, a bulk of work remaining unfin ished. Meanwhile legislative hearings on moot bills continued. The house committee on health and public morals last night con ducted a two-hour open session on two pending measures: one to create a board of guardians of five members in each county to assist the county court in Ju venile cases, the other to pro vide for county aid to families keeping two or more orphan children in their lome. In a hearing room on the third floor the senate committee on municipal affairs heard a heated argument on H. B. 20 by Representative Gordon, a meas ure making a 20 per cent tax reduction on the 1953 budgets over 1931, mandatory. A Port land group with Amedee Smith, former Portland commissioner as leader, told the committee the bill was imperative In order to curb unreasonable city, county and school district expenditures In Multnomah county. Members of the East Side Tax Reduction league joined with- fimitiutn. an ardent plea for legislative aid and said budgets of subsidiary governmental units could not be forced down sufficiently because of officeholders' resistance. Wil liam Briggs. representative of the league of Oregon Cities, introduc ed numerous speakers who op posed the bill on the ground that a flat, unflexible provision was unworkable in some com munities. Proposed changes in the Ore gon primary law were talked pro and con in another commit tee room while in a committee room off the senate the special committee on mortgage moratori ums labored over pending bills effecting the status of mortgages In the state. H. M. Hawkins led in the opposition to a general mortgage moratorium but said be would favor the Joint resolution now before both the houses de manding consideration by circuit Judges of the circumstances be hind foreclosures. The bouse committee on taxa tion and revenue continued Its labors on Income producing measures, concentrating most of their attention on Income tax bills, but at a late hour no meas ure was yet ready for report to the lower house. Hot Dogs Must Be Yellow Says Idaho Measure BOISE. Feb. 15. (AP) The red and sizzling Idaho "not aog' hereafter will become a yellow, slisllng "hot dog" under terms of a bill passed today in the bouse of the Idaho legislature. It now mm tA the, senate. The bill prohibits artificial col oring of any kind in meats, elim inating the vegetable dye reputed commonly to be used In ween ies." Representative Gossett said the bill aimed at preventing aanuera- tion of meats. Children, Men Without Shoes; Donations Asked Shoes for small children so they can go to school, shoes for their fathers that they may earn bread and batter for the little ones these are the pleas betas received la increasing num ber at the Red-Crosa-Ooni-munity Service relief office here. And the charity workers continually hare had to send the pleading fathers and mothers home, on pro vided for. An argent call for dona tions of all sorts of shoes, regardless of. their condi tion, was Issued at the re--lief office yesterday. Shoes, ' as well . as hats and other Items of " cloth ' teg, should be delivered at ' the relief warehonse, 147 - North Front street. ."'f : 0 BELIEF Train Rob ber Slain, Conductor Wounded Critically in Duel Overalls-Clad Bandit Herds Passengers, Gets Money and Valuables; Exchange of Shots Ends With Both men on Floor SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Feb. 15 (AP) An uniden tified train robber was killed and Conductor Judd Cas ter of Southern Pacific Transcontinental No. 2, was shot through the stomach, m a pistol duel aboard the train near here tonight. Fred Byers, a passenger from Beverly Hills, was wounded in the leg. O The robber, wearing overalls, WETS Will EM OR LIQUOR REPEAL Senate Ballots Today for Submission to States By Conventions WASHINGTON, Feb. IB (AP) The senate tonight struck from the Blaine prohi bition repeal resolution a pro vision to give congress concur rent power to regulate or pro hibit the saloon. The vote was 83 to 32. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (AP) Strategy and votes tonight placed senate antl-prohibitlonists within reach of a goal toward which they have striven for years, a vote on removing the 18th amendment from the constitution. By unanimous agreement, the chamber will vote tomorrow at S p. m. on the Blaine repeal reso lution modified to stipulate rati fication by state conventions, rather than by legislatures, and stripped of a section which would have authorized, congress to leg islate against the return of the saloon. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the democratic floor leader, led the fight for these changes in the. measure, but capitulated on another change by which he and others were seeking to bring the Blaine measure Into conformity with the democratic platform. He expressed the opinion the (Turn to page 8, col. 4) Fis-ht Taken In Extensive Liquor Raids Federal, state, city and county law officers Joined here last night In a prohibition enforcement of fensive which when completed, had resulted in the arrest of eight persons, the seizure of three au tos and the taking of considerable quantities of whiskey and other liquor. All persons arrested will be charged with violation of the na tional prohibition laws when they come up for hearing before Lars Bergsvik, federal commissioner here. In a raid on the Bridge cafe, (Turn to page 8, col. 4) BOBBER IS KILLED, SAN DIEQO. CaL. Feb. 15 (AP) An unidentified robber was killed and a bank, teller ser iously wounded by a policeman. who mistook him for a bandit during a holdup of the United States National bank today. The robber was shot by J. R. RussclL cashier, 'after he had cooped up 13,154 and ?Mle he was brandishing a sawed-off shotgun. Officer Ernest Hance met war ren Mead, teller, as the latter ran out of the back door carrying a pistol in his hand. Hance fired one bullet through Mead's right lung. Surgeons said Mead had an even chance for recovery. Officers to Take Suspect of Bond Theft to Boise OMAHA. Feb. 15 (AP) Ida ho state officers and Omaha po lice detectives today ceased their Questioning of Ray Wenger, Boise hlrh school graduate, who has : confessed the theft of 1230,000 In Idaho state bonds, as they waited for Boise officers to arrive here to take charge of W enger tor we return to Boise. Wenger had been -subjected to relentless Questioning after' nil arrest here ' on Saturday, but throughout he resisted the efforts of hie Questioners to draw from hint an admission he had the aid BANK TELLER SHOT of others Is the theft. appeared in a forward car of the eastbound train between Ontario and Bloomlngton, about 25 miles west of here. Brandishing a revolver, he herded passengers through sev eral ears toward the rear. He bad taken money and valuables from a number when Conductor Caster appeared -with drawn pistol. There was a rattling exchange of shots and both men fell, the outlaw dead and the eondnetor critically wounded. One of the bullets struck Byers. The wound ed men and the body were re moved from the train at Coulton. The train, cobminlng the South ern Pacific's Golden State Limited and Sunset Limited, left Los An geles early this evening. The robber was about 65 years old. Supplant Justice Court Is Plan; Present System Held Antiquated The house of representatives here yesterday gave a strong ma Jority to H. B. 190 providing for district courts in lieu of Justice of the peace courts In 17 counties in the state including Marion. The bill provides for the estab lishment of at least one court In each county at pPe county seat. Other district courts may be es tablished In cities of more than 1800 population. Cases Jurisdic tional with the court run up to 1750. Payment for the district Judges is not to exceed the pres ent pay for the Justice of the peace in the county seat. Representative Kelly, urging the bill' acceptance, held the present Justice of the peace sys tem was antiquated, expensive and inefficient. He said the dis trict court system had worked well where tried. Under the new measure's terms, no one but a member of the bar can hold office as a district bill. Another fc'll affecting the low er courts paseed the house yester day. It raises the per diem fee for ustice court witnesses from f 1 to 1.50 and reduces the daily fee for Jurors from S1.50 to fl. Under the Kelly bill Justice courts more than 30 miles from the county seat are not abolished. Avers Roosevelt Must be Careful NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (AP) When informed tonight of the Miami shootings, James A. Far ley, chairman of the democratic national committee, said Presi dent-elect Roosevelt will 'now probably have to refrain from making so many public appear ances." Farley had no further com ment. DISTRICT COURTS FAVORED BY BSE Senate Adopts Favoi able Report on The state senate after an all- afternoon debate, yesterday . re fused to accept an unfavorable minority report on the fundamen tal science bill by a lt-to-14 vote and subsequently accepted the majority report. Final decision on the measure, however, was held up today when the measure reaches third reading and final passage. Opponents of the bill were claiming last night that one senator would switch to their side, leaving the vote on final passage 15 to It or an insufficient num ber of rotes to carry the measure. The majority report, signed by Senators Jones, Booth and Wood ward, recommended that the bill be approved. - The measure re quires five fundamental sciences as a Qualification tor practicing healing in Oregon, and would ben come effective July 1, 193 f. The house previously passed the bill by a substantial vote, A two-hour debate preceded the rote in tne senate. Senator Staples led the fight for the. minority report. He (barged DIRECT RELIEF FUND FOR THIS COUNTY TALKED Prospect Good of Obtaining Emergency Assistance, March and April County, City and Charity Officials Confer With State Field man A conference to determine the sum Marlon county will ask Go v ernor Meier, through the staie relief committee, to obtain for di rect relief here, was held at the courthouse Wednesday afternoon between members of the county court, Community Service and Mayor Douglas McKay, and Ivan White, Salem young man who Is one of two field representatives of the state relief committee. Although some suggestions wre made a to the possible sum to be asked, this will not be de termined until a survey is made. It was reported that Lane coun ty's application for $22,000 was granted this week. Funds which the R. F. C. Is re leasing now for direct relief are for only two months, March ana April, White said, adding that al ready 14 Oregon counties have made application. Relief will be given only on basis of need, and funds will be granted In one sum to the state relief committee, and from this point allocated to the borrowing counties. Renayments will be started In 1935 by diversion of 20 per cent per year from the federal highway appropriation of the state. Relief Problems Increasing Rapidly Marlon county's need for help In financing Its relief problems, which have doubled monthly the last two or three months, is urg ent, the county court and others declared. The Marlon eounty-Red Cross- Community service set-up is now feeding 890 families; 150 are be ing cared for by the Associated Charities; and 40 by the Salva tion Army, the court informed Mr. White. The county has 2,500 men registered for work. As need for relief work in the county increases, funds have de (Turn to page 8, col. S) SEATTLE'S JOBLESS MDE CITY ILL SEATTLE, Feb. 15 (AP) More than 2000 "Mahatma Gand his" of the unemployed squatted patiently In the city hall today and obstinately organised for an indefinite stay, saying they would not leave until their relief de mands were granted. Meanwhile their committee pre pared to go to Olympla, where the state legislature Is In session, to protest abolition of the King county dole system and present requests for jobs, groceries, free light, water and gasoline. It was as Queer a gathering of the discontented as the northwest' has ever seen. They Jammed the county commissioners' auditorium until they could barely breathe, then gasped out speeches. They sang, played pinochle, swapped stories, "bummed" cigarettes and handed out sandwiches to women and children who had slept in the marble corridors all night. The county jail kitchen fur nished coffee to demonstrators who slept in the courthouse last night: Basic Science that the measure was In the In terest of monopoly and was not wanted by many of the outstand ing physicians In the state. "This is an intolerant Issue, Staples de clared, "and has no plaee In this legislature." "This bill Is a simple require ment," Senator Woodward said. and should not be objected to by any honest ' person." senators Booth and fupton also spoke against the minority report. Senator Burke protested stren nously against the Indefinite post ponement of seven bills pro-riding for salary reductions affecting state and judicial officers. These bills were reported out adversely by the joint ways and means com mlttee. Officials involved In the pro posed salary reductions included the state director of agriculture. governor, secretary Qt state, state treasurer, attorney general, sec retary to the governor, justices of the supreme court, public utility commissioner, circuit court Judges (Torn to page I, eolu 1) , President - Elect is Unhurt 'But Chicago May or May Die I HOOVER DEATH Changed Mind Upon Learn ing Roosevelt was to be in Miami, he Explains Guard for Both President And President'Elect To be Augmented MIAMI. Fla.. Feb. 16 (AP) The broken story of Giuseppe Zen- gara slowly unfolded here tonight to police. Questioning brought the infor mation that he purchased his eight dollar .32 caliber pistol three days ago with the original Idea of assassinating President Hoover. He said he read in a newspaper that President-elect Roosevelt was coming here and he changed his mind and decided to go after Roosevelt. He insisted that no one encour aged him or prompted him and that he had not discussed his plans with anyone. He said he had lost more than two hundred dol lars at the race tracks. NEW YORK. Feb. 16 (Thurs day) (AP) Police Commission er Mulrooney said today that "ev ery man necessary" will be as signed to guard President-elect Roosevelt when he returned to New York. Expressing shock and regret at the Miami shooting, Mulrooney said it wa3 proof that "in these times too many precautions can not be taken." "It shows anything can hap pen," he added. "I had that in mind when I assigned 700 or 800 men to guard President Hoover on his recent visit. We'll use as many men as are necessary to take care of the president-elect when he returns. We know we can't be too careful." WASHINGTON, Feb. II (AP) ine secret service detail as signed to protect the life of Pres ident Hoover (mmedlately was doubled tonight upon receipt of word here of the attempted as sassination of President-e 1 e e-t Roosevelt. The executive mansion was cul- et at the time of the attempted assassination and although lights still burned on the lower floor the president bad retired to his. own room after sitting for a while alone. (Turn to page t, col. I) Resentment At Shooting Voiced Here Expressions of resentment at the attempted assassination of President-elect Roosevelt mingled with Joy over his escape last night news of the Miami tragedy reached Salem and was relayed to the large number of people at the state capitol. Comments were frequent that the escape of Mr. Roosevelt was a miracle. Questions arose as to whom Mr. Roosevelt's successor would be had he been fatally injured Senate members determined that the position of president would fall to Mr. Garner, vice-president elect, under the provisions of the recently passed 20th amendment to the federal constitution which has been ratified by more than St states. This amendment makes the vice-president, not the nominee of the electoral college, the presi dent-elect la ease the former president-elect dies. In event the vice-president is also unable to qualify, congress is allowed to de termine the successor. Late Sports PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 15. (AP) Gus KalUo, 157-pound claimant of the world's middle weight wrestling title from Cin cinnati, won from Bob Miller, Chl-eagOy-by taking two straight falls here Wednesday after Miller won the first after 42 minutes of straggling. - KalUo used wristlocks and wlnglocks to. score his victory. 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Feb. 15 (AP) Chicago police officials tonight were too stunned at the Miami shooting to advance any theory that it might have been Mayor Anton J. Cermak, Instead of President-Elect Roosevelt, who had been marked for the assas sin's bullet. Although it was recalled that Chicago's mayor has been crusad ing against gambling syndicates, the police said they knew of no threats against him. Since he became mayor of Chi cago, cermaK nas waged a con tinuous campaign against the hoodlum element of the city and gambling syndicates. If threats ever were made against his life. they were kept secret by the police. NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (AP) CoL Louis Howe, confidential secretary to the president-elect,' exDreased great surprise tonight at news of the shooting in Miami In whieh President-Elect Frank lin D. Roosevelt's life was endan gered. "The president-elect s mail hM been especially free of any crank mall or threats of any kind," he said. I seriously doubt," Howe con tinued, "the ballets were meant for Mr. Roosevelt as he Is not the type of man who would be the target of such an assault.' Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt bustled Into the room of the .Roosevelt mansion on East C5ta street while Howe was talking Assassin below. Mayor Anton J. Cermak of at the president-to-be in Miami, Mr. Roosevelt bnt wounded Mayor reporters and calmly aked "What Is it all about" Her daughter, Mrs. Anna Cur tis Dall, followed her into the room anxiously. When Howe explained that Mr. Roosevelt was unhurt, Mrs. Roosevelt sat on the edge of her chair, smiled broadly and said "Phew, that's great." SPRING FIELLD, Ills., Feb. 15 (AP) Dr. Frank J. Jirka, son-in-law and personal physi cian of Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago, tonight made arrange ments to charter an airplane for an immediate flight to Miami, Fla., where Cermak was wound ed tonight. Dr. Jirka Is director of the Il linois department of public health. Jirka said he would try to get Dr. Karl Meyer, head of the Cook county (Chicago) hospital, to fly to Miami also. Dr. Meyer, a stomach specialist. has helped attend Cermak in pre vious Illnesses. DEMFSET WDCa SUIT LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. (AP) The municipal court ruled today that Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion, need not pay Aaron Baum for copies of films depleting several of Demp- seyB title bouts which Baum said he obtained for the fighter. Bam sued the former champion for to I ANTON GERIK 10 4 OTHERS ARE WOUNDED Zangara, Assailant, Caught, Says he Wants to Kill "All Presidents" Shooting Occurs Just After Roosevelt Talks From His car at Miami MIAMI, Fla Feb. 10. (Thursday ) ( AP) -Phy sldaa f early today said Mayor Cermak of Chicago has more than a "fifty-fifty chance to recover. The following statement was issued by physicians: "The condition of Mayor Cer mak at a a. ra. was as follow: pulse 88; temperature 98.6; respiration 24. His condition is regarded as dangerous bat mrt immediately critical. The bulfet evidently traversed the dia phragm and margin of the liver and lodged in the body of the eleventh dora&al vertebrae. Sur gical intervention is deemed unwise unless his condition be comes worse.' By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 15 (AP) . A determined gunman with Puot aim made a deliberate attempt to night to assassinate President Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, bos his shots Instead seriously wound ed Anton Cermak, mayor of Chi cago, and four other persons. He was a stocky, swarthy com plexioned assailant with curly black hair who fired on the president-elect's party In a Miami street crowd. Mr. Roosevelt was not hurt. The assassin said he was Joe Zangara, of New York, and told police he attempted to kill the king of Italy some years ago. "I'm sorry I didn't kill him. the gunmsn told police. I want to kill all presidents all offi cers. Mayor Cermak, from his hospi tal bed told Mr. Roosevelt: "I'm glad It was me instead of you." The Chicago mayor's condition was considered grave, and plans for an operation were abandoned for the time being. Roosevelt Delays Trio to New York The president-elect was hur ried away from the scene of the shooting and postponed his sched uled trip to New York going to the hospital where h" visited all the victims. fter visiting the .ai. Mr. Roosevelt returned to the yacht of Vincent Astor from '-'- he had Just landed after his tithing cruise in southern waters. En route to the train, he stop ped at 9:30 p. m., amid a huge throng in Bay Front park to speak a word of greeting. He had Just concluded when the shooting occurred. The gunman fired about 25 feet away from Roosevelt's automo bile. Startled, the president-elect waved an assuring arm to the crowd and to those near him said "tell them I am all right Pandemonium broke loose. While officers pounced on the (Turn to page S, eol. 1) The Day in Washington By the Associated Press Senate debated in night sioa bill to repeal 18th amend ment amending it to provide ratification by conventions la stead of legislatures. Senate agriculture committee reported domestic allotment farm bill limited to wheat-and cotton. Senate hanking - committee heard Samuel Insult, Jr., as It opened bearings on utilities em pire. House sent (41,900.000 inter ior department appropriation bill to White House. v Industrial and flaanrtal lead en con tinned presentation of economic recovery proposals to senate finance committee. House republican leader Snell attacked a proposal for "sale of federal Jobs" appeal of Chairman' Farley ef democratic national committee, for contributions wipe eat party, deficit, i ft