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SERVICE ' We guarantee ear carrier errico. if your paper doe not arrive bj 0:15, call 0101 nd a copy will be delivered WEATHER , Rain today and Friday, Moderate temperature; Max. Temp. Wednesday 87, Mia. S3, river 8.2 feet, rate .27 inch, southerly, wind. FOUNDED 1Q51 1M m W SOUTH TO Cheering Crowds Greet him Along Hudson; Woodin Meets him at N. Y. "Louis, Mac and Steve" fori Official Family, are Last Appointees dy FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON NEW YORK, March 1(AP) . Through cheering lanes ol neighbor New Yorkers, Franklin D. Roosevelt motored down the Hudson river valley tonight on the first stage of his trip to the wnite House. Reaching his New York city home at dusk, the president-elect began preparing for tomorrow's train ride to Washington. William H. Woodin, new secre tary of the treasury, met Mr. Roosevelt here with a fresh re port on the business situation. He was cheerful after his Washing ton visit. The two are undoubtedly watching Xhe economic situation but there is no sign of apprehen sion on their part. Whatever his thoughts, Mr. Roosevelt was in a happy mood after what turned out to be a tri umphal ride into the city. He stopped on the front steps to be photographed. Official Family Appointments Made The president-elect has not re vealed his program at all, holding fire until after Saturday's Inaug uration, but there is a growing conviction among his Intimates he Is prepared for swift action. Before leaving Hyde Park, Mr. Roosevelt made his official fam ily complete with the announce ment that "Louis, Mac and Steve' would be his secretaries at the White House. Louis M. Howe, of Massachusetts, senior secretary. will "run the shop;" Marvin H. Mclatyre, of Kentucky, will be In the front office making appoint ments and receiving visitors; Stephen T, Early, pt Virginia, will be- In charge of public relations and travel. All are old "pals" of Roosevelt and veterans in politics and public life. SENATE VOTES AYE in Following a debate which last- I ed more than an hour the senate Wednesday passed a house bill in troduced by Representative Scott providing for the creation of an osteopathic board of examiners and eliminating the members ot this profession from the jurisdic tion of the state board of medical examiners. The vote was 18 to 12 Senator Booth opposed the measure on the ground that it would place the osteopath on a par with the physician and sur geon. "I consider the bin unjust, unfair and a shortcut to the prac tice of medicine". Booth declared "This measure has a history Senator Staples said It is far reaching and If approved in its present xorm viu permii pains m pracut cine, optometry and obstetrics without proper training. The os teopath should be made to live and operate within the confines of his education. Portland Fights Sales Tax, Fears HnntlPP tSUVint PORTLAND. Ore.. March ! AP The Portland eity council today adopted a resolution urg ing tho Oregon state legislature to reject any general sales tax plan that might come up oeiore lt for consideration. Introduced by Commissioner J. B. Bennett, the resolution was approved by au council e"""5" but Mayor George L. Baker, wno voted against It. Late Sports PORTLAND. Ore. March 1.- p Bob Kruse or oswego, l Ar i DU . .. -v. ure., , - fh. & at waAa as nan rx h 1 1 . m. ua BILL fhemaS event f tonlghtTwres- happening in connection with die the maia event i vm. mitnn rharzed tun . nard here. Kruse weigae- o r . . m -untM with a Boston crao fTk the deciding tail three SS-JKaKiffTlSdSU. a A 141. ilAlIM rUUDU .lA.MW.wv . - - "... iBah- livers. Ill J. TUtamooa, nro.: took one T xrom - . - -lravia Barrakman,lM, Seattlo to win tho me-rouna .TSa ".Vh tV Flint. Mich: Bplka- Ashbr, Uj.TllnU Micn. iriasmr - one ibj m , )xund preliminary What New First Lady Will Wear During Inauguration Ceremonies 1- Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Is shown la picture on left wearing the costume she will wear at the Inauguration of her husband March 4. The gown Is of "Eleanor blue" of crystelle velvet. The coat aad gown and the matching accessories are Americas designed and made by Arnold Constable, whose store has made gowns for Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Ulysses land. At right, Mrs. Roosevelt in at the inaugural ball. It Is cnt with "V neck and small pieces of brass els lace are used in both front and back. It la worn with pink chiffon shawl and corsage of orchids. Photos From International Illustrated New. Photo of Inauguration Costume Copyright by Arnold ConataM. FULL-TIME LEADER j i - Portion of Fund Needed to Keep Schultz on job is Raised by Members Plans for providing Immediate full-time instruction for the na tional champion Salem drum l corps were formulated last night by the "On to Chicago" commit tee meeting with J. T. Deianey, chairman. The 10 men present each subscribed to the plan, that of giving II a month for the next seven months for this fund Todav committeemen will seek similar agreements for 90 other (Turn to page 1, col. 1) BOY SCOUT DAI STI The Boy Scout financial drive to raise $2100, Salem's share of the Cascade council budget, will t,. VrMo mnmlnr. the cam- .(r .nmmitfoomBTi headed hv T. A windishar decided at a meet- . yesterday. Other committee- ,. are M ciurord Moymnan, Dr. B. F. Pound, Clifton a. Muaa, M. W. Maynard and Willis Clark Cascade council treasurer. Between 12 and 15 men and women have agreed to take up the oltcitatlon. according to Execu Hve O. P.- West, who today win Mmnleta preparations for tne drive. Among the solicitors will be fathers and mothers of scouts. The total Cascade council una- I llie lUWi get this year calls for 2S700, in- up over a period of several years Sales 7 ax Special Order In House, o Tae general les tax bill Is a ipeclal order of business m tne h -t 10 0ci0ck this morning. I judged the most controversial leg islation of the present session, we measure is expeciea w ri general argument wnicn may con most of the legislatir day. Placinc of the bill on tho calen- dar was preceded yesteraay oy noor couiru"". - I -v.. nnrMAntativa Hilton s ruai bled va thftt ..extraordinary things were --: . . J v I lAMaTe tArl Mfl rflUHUlXBU LU ff IfcA i erai eaies v I ItlU fi 0. Representative Lonergan arose to a prompt and .turdy defense I 1 . Dlltmi'a JKrffM. 'There as".- -r'T; " Beiai wiaawanr romn mai w BUDUiue ww rhi. mov. la a smoke screen by those opposed to tho bill to delay w w poMlM0 ta the i .. . . . I hopes that In the closing hours of i 1 0 ,4 8. Grant and Mrs. Grover Cleve white brocade gown she will wear Eugene Members and State Educators Assist With Ceremonies Here Impressive exercises at the high school last night marked the inauguration of the 8igma Lamda chapter of the National honor society of secondary schools and the initiation of the 12 charter members who had pre viously been selected by vote of the faculty. The ritual of installation was conducted by representatives ot the Alpha chapter of the Eugene high school, Harold Strawn pre siding. The auditorium was dark ened and the stage was illumin aied ny yeuow candies symbolic of the torch of knowledge. The ceremonial was Impressive and the cardinal points of the organi sation stressed: Character, lead ership, service, scholarship. Addresses explaining the mean ing and value of the organiia- (Turn to page 2, col. 2) Drum Corps to March, Portland Jubilee Parade Salem will be represented in the inaugural Jubilee parade in Portland tomorrow night by Its American Legion drum corps, na tional champions. The corps will head the parade. Included la the parade, spon sored by the chamber of com merce will be a variety of uni formed marchers, three national "t ----- guard bands, several high school course the business district. 10 a. m. Today the session the bill tin be de - fted " Representative Wells, as chair- man of the committee In charge of the bill room, called Chief Clerk Elliott Into the house, and through him Informed members that 700 copies had been printed ;r4 .j;moi"M pim ;v: Z:.r TvA ;ri Z:,?:.:,; : supply had been sent the office of the secretary of state and that some of these had been requested back. Ho said ho had Instructed tho clerk to be careful about distri bution to lobbies and others until members had the number of cop- lea they desired, each being en- itiai to in. w ainrMsed sunrise! at Hllton'a remarks, explaining In tfc nffl Of thn a amft tliAv Bad been Instructed to withhold cop- sons who had no other source lea from the public, that ho had of Income. The measure was re requested that general dlstribu- f erred to tho senate committee tlon not bo made until members on assessment and' taxation for (Turn to page 1 coL 4). consideration. .r ESTATES California Latest; Three Days Deemed Essential To Lessen Tension Some are Optional and not Generally Effective; Limit Withdrawal SAN FRANCISCO. March 1. (AP) A proclamation mandator lally closing banks and financial Institutions throughout California for a period of three days was Is sued by Governor James Rolph, Jr., here -tonight following a con ference with the state banking commissioner and leading state bankers. SACRAMENTO, Calif., Mareh 1 (AP) State Senator J. W. Mc Klnley, of Los Angeles, chairman of the senate banking committee said tonight he would call mem bers of the committee into session the first thing in the morning to consider legislation providing safeguards suggested In connec tion with the three day bank, holi day that was declared by Gov. Rolph. JACKSON, Miss., March 1 (AP) Effective tomorrow, with drawals from Mississippi bankB will be limited under a decree is sued tonight by State Superinten dent of Banks J. S. Love. By The Associated Press Moratorium measures to protect banks and their depositors were placed in effect Wednesday by Kensucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Proclamations by the chief ex ecutives made the holidays In their states of short duration. Tennessee's moratorium was not mandatory and was to last six days. That in Kentucky, also op tional, was to be in effect four davs. Alabama's suspension of banking business was for 10 days. The Oklahoma order was compul sory for three days. Louisiana's holiday was for three days. In Mississippi withdrawals from wfe to Umltd "ec- Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Arkansas have in force mea sures authorising banks to limit (Turn to page 2, col. 1) MEDFORD, Ore.. Mareh 1 (AP) County Judge Karl H. Pehl tonight Issued writs of ha beas corpus for J. Croft and Vir gil Eddincton. held in the citv Jail here, and T. L. Brecheen of Ashland and C. W. Davis of Med- ford, held In the Josephine eoun ty jail at Grants Pass. The writs were made returnable tomorrow at 10 a.m The four men were questioned In connection with the theft and destruction of 10,000 ballots from the Jackson county court house vault February 20 on the eve of a recount demanded by Ralph Jennings, former sheriff, who contested the election of Sheriff Gordon Schermerhorn The district attorney's office said that the writs would be con tested on the grounds that Judge Fehl was facing a charge of burg lary in connection with the bal lot theft and that he has no Jur isdiction in Josephine county, Judge Fehl was arrested Mon day on a warrant and was releas- ed on 15000 bond. Andrew Volstead To Lose His Job With Enforcers MINNEAPOLIS. March 1 (AP) The Journal today said Andrew J. Volstead of St. Paul, author of the federal prohibition enforcement aet, and now legal 1 adviser for the northwest prohi- oiuon UK, was siatea 10 do re- M B" 9? n after tho democratic national adminis tration takes offlee Saturday. According to the Journal, it was reported Willard J. Moran, SL Paul attorney, probably would ? Democratic club and was active in support of the Roosevelt cam- J"" Intangibles Tax f T) K.G Dea I frO DOSetl en. T?OT.n,. 4 trod seed a bill which would re- m.i h ... int.nrihioa (it Bynon declared that this tax was I mnA liaif nmxl mmaiu I .am. t ,,n itnmW nt !. I Still Set up 7?sxpynflTr 10 Raid victim On information obtained by city police, a federal prohibition! agent yesterday afternoon arrest ed Claude South 44, and his son, Roy Claude South, XI, In a house on Union street west of Front, on two charges, possession of a still and of mash. The men were lodged In County JaiL In the basement of the house were 450 gallons of prune and sugar mash and a 25-galldh still, the agent reported. After elty, state and federal officers found no one at the place early yester day, the agent lay hidden, there until the Souths arrived. He was preparing a bed for the night when the pair entered. The elder South, said the fed eral man, was convicted ot violat ing state liquor laws nine and three years ago. ITll in th. ho llll ItV LP SSri? E SI! uZ !fV.. eity police. When they visited the pUce yesterday morning the still had recently been heated. It was later learned that-the mash, to have been the first batch to be run, had spoiled PRICHDT16 Bl FAVOBEDJT SENATE Forbids Merchandise Sale Below Price Specified By Manufacturer The senate Wednesday gave hearty support to a bill by Repre- sentative Lynch which forbids merchants from selling contract merchandise at prices lower than those specified by manufacturers or Jobbers. Twenty-seven mem bers approved the measure; three voted against it. The bill now goes to the governor. Senator Woodward declared that cut-throat competition was disastrous to any business and had resulted in the failure of many legitimate merchants in Ore gon during the past few years. "It la this unfair practice that this measure seeks to correct," Wood ward, said. I introduced a fair trade bill In the legislature sev eral years ago but it was defeat ed. The same interests who op posed the passage of that measure are here today lobbying against the bill now before the senate." The measure was discussed by Senator Dunne from the stand point of a manufacturer. "This as weu as ine producer, "uunne .m CMd wl? ?k l poS" sible for the manufacturer to mar- ket a good product. Senator Staples said he was op- posed to the passage of SO many reguiaiory measures, "wesnouid not restrict our consideration to the manufacturer and merchant,' Staples declared, "but we also (Turn to page 2, col. 4) PLACE CE1MK III MIAMI. Fla., March 1 (AP) Mayor Anton Cermak slept peace fully tonight in a specially con structed oxygen chamber while his physicians Issued optimistic state ments on his condition. The Chl-aro executive was mov ed into i chamber from his hospital room tonight, soon after his doctors predicted he would live "barring unforeseen circum stances." The oxygen chamber, measur- 4n tr rtlnsm hv nlna faf w mmrx t ,,-. t-nm v. vrv' h nT.na I PhvulHan. hart M earlier todav they probably would not use it. but tonight they ordered then- patient transferred to the cham ber to relieve strain on his lungs. Air containing 50 per cent oxy- rn w nnmnet into thm Mnm ? jin?d !5"ilTe..r"tel transfer to the chamber was not an indication that he had suffer ed a setback. Just before he was moved, glucose was Injected Into the mayor's reins. That nourish mam w nhniKitn. id wn. rM.i fvln mnnth ha. not been sufficient to sustain the patient. Sleuth Says He Had Lindy Case Almost Solved CLEARFIELD, Pa., March 1 (AP) John J. Devlne, Johns town private detective who work ed "under cover" for several months on the Lindbergh kidnap i mg case, lesuuea m a is iriai iw abduction today that he could ing case, testified in his trial for j have solved the mystery "within - l two weeks" had not the law step - ped tn and up:et his plans. Devine and seven others are on trial, charged with abducting Gar- I tell SCUenCK. HODCWeU. M. J 1MB SMQlCr. lUQ BOlQUir BUB SruOBW - . , - ,L. in a mountain shack nearby three months. The detective said his solution tho majority report. Wyers crlti of tho crime would have involved I clxed tho public utilities commls the fishmonger. I sioner for tho latter attitude to THIS WEEKEND Resolution to That end is Introduced in House; Members Active Delay "Bloc" Ineffective, Indicated When Senate Bills are Passed Prospects of a sine die adjourn ment of the legislature by mid night Saturday developed yester day as a group of members in both hon" "a their deter- minatlon that the 7th session should finish its business by that u u , d, ' wh th J fl RepreMnU0Te Dammasch erys- t,n,, tv f ,.-;,- house members when he introduc ed a concurrent resolution pledg ing the legislature to sine die ad Journemnt Saturday. The resolu tion was referred to the resolu tions committee of the house. In the senate. Senator Zimmer man was active throughout the day trying to pledge a majority of members to stand firm tor ad journment this week end. He esti mated Wednesday afternoon that he had 17 votes for such a pro posal. "Bloc" Ineffective, Developments Show Indications that the effective ness of the "bloc" had disappear ed after the Tuesday night session -ftAnnn wvftn lt .rttkl, t.TOr ably Bpon Benate bUlg laying with its work until all the senate bills on its docket had been dis posed of. The house killed only one senate bill, held two up for consideration today, and referred three bills to committee. Records in the secretary of state's offices show that the 37th session, if it adjourns Saturday night, will hare been the longest session in Oregon's history. The (Turn to page 2, col. 4) By The Assoclted Press The Japanese army has swept away two ot the great defensive TW thft HMe. of Llnrrnan and Chihfeng. where the chlnM6 bad been expected to nnt thelr .tronrest resistance th inradir. These cities Mntrol mnnntafn nasae leadinr to the capital. Dispatches from the front re veal that only the southern fringe i of the western mountain wastes ot Jehol remains In Chinese hands. At Nanking the government of China announced It was making representations to Great Britain concerning the British arms em bargo affecting both China and I Japan. The Chinese contend that this embargo plays into the hands of the Japanese, who already are heavily armed, while China must depend on materials of war from abroad, Service Station Is Destroyed by Fire, Explosion PORTLAND. Ore.. March 1 ( AP) A service station operated here by Austin W. White was de stroyed by fire and explosion to night. Firemen said that a truck was unloading gasoline at one of the three pumps of the station when the fire broke out. The truck was badly burned, but did not explode and was hauled away. Two of the pumps exploded. Another tank truck containing 800 gallons of gasoline was park ed near the station, but firemen said safety valves on the tank pre vented its exploding. Amendment Bill Passed; Fight Looms A grist of amendments to the so-called Thomas utility bill was approved by the house Wednes day by a elose rote, SI members approving tho majority report continuing the amendments and 27 voting for the minority report which followed closely the origin al Thomaa bill. A further house fight on tho measure seemed probable today Inasmuch as the I lower assembly refused to sus- i tower assemoiy niuea w ua- I send its rulea Wednesday and J thus to put the measure on final 1 passage. Representative Lewis lead tho I fight for the minority report ald- ed by Representative Hilton. Both I OeCiareO. POWr vl BUUIJ rviua I UOB W TMUJ carra uuww i . . I tho proposed amendments. ' I Representative Wyers spoke for Kidnapers Free Denver Broker 7 CHARLES BOETTCHER, 2nd SETUP FOB RELIEF IS County Court Creates Road Work; Large Families To get Most aid Marlon county's setup for ad ministering direct relief under the fund which It is borrowing from the R. F. C. Is complete. and just as soon as final word on the loan is received, and blanks are received, the machinery will start operation, members of the county court staged yesterday. tmiMij vuui b ova'u J w c i ua, i as bookkeeper under the admin- istrative set-np made necessary as careful cbetk Is made of all assistance given through the fund borrowed, which will probably be between i41.S0o anA 144. 000. Niles will have an office in the Red Cross-county court-Commun- ity Service relief center. At the Red Cross headquarters some re- modeling has been done this week to make for greater efficiency in work The county court has taken steps to create some road work which would not be done under the regular county funds, and to this end about 15 road patrolmen have been named to work in that many large districts. The pa trolmen will be paid out of eoun ty funds entirely, and will super- vise the work done under the re- lief program, as well as help as- certain what Jobs may be done. Widening of roads, deepening ditches and similar work will be included in this program. The county . will likely pay SI. 50 a day for such work, 50 (Turn to page 2. col. 1) OLYMPIA. Wash., March 1 (AP) Ten millions ot dollars for unemployment relief were made available by the Washington leg islature late today as unemployed marchers from various sections of western Washington moved into Olympia for a demonstration. The senate removed the bar riers from H. B. 263 when it re ceded from its amendment provid ing that half of the money be spent by the director of highways on primary and secondary roads. As the measure now goes to the governor, authorization is given for the issuance of $10,000,000 in bonds, the money to be used by the new state unemployment re lief commission for public con struction. The unemployed group, esti mated to total between 1.500 and 2.000, are scheduled to parade to the capltol tomorrow to demand Jobless Insurance and cash doles. to Utilities the house committee hearing. He made a good stump speech aad told us to put tho bill "back in it oHrinai iih a- i-iirut -h oit t that h n the commissioner and we were lexislators. Wyers said he did not believe the government should Interfere with private utilities except In the determination of tho rate base. Hilton described in detail mis treatment ot utility investors. He argued that tho Thomas bin pre W II OR ASSURED rented futaro attacka on Invest- mem-. La.) for 1500.000 dax ors and permitted the commit- a.M u outgrowth senate tovestt sloner to reguUte utility expen- gitkm Louisiana primary election, Commissioner Thomas Is un derstood to have stated that the amended bill was so weak prop er regulation, of utilities would bo Impossible under it. Ho has Informed lerlslator that he wonid not favor anactment of the amended bill into law. BROK Charles Boettcher Returns Home Unarmed; Doesnt Know Where he has Been, Didn't see Captors Indirect Report Indicates Ransom Paid; Statement After Return is Meagre, Through Police KANSAS CITY, March 1 '1AP Haley, an cl. of Chariee Boettcher 2d, wtx waa released in Denver by kid napers tonight, said he wat informed by bis wife over Ions distance telephone that pay. ineiit of f 00,000 ransom pre ceded tha young man's releaae. DENVER, March 1 (AP) Charles Boettcher. 2nd. wealth Denver broker kidnaped February 12 was released tonight by hie abductors and retnrurt t hi. home at 10:15 p.m. He was brought to tha k -w door of his ornate residence at 777 Washington street by a Do lice car. It was from the Art TATaT al this house that h w w. , , - Dy tne kidnapers who carried hi m f 7. Rfer thrusting a note into r7u Vl ni" wue aemandini 60,000 nsom. Jnst after young Boettcher ar- nTea at his home, his father, Claude KL Boettch nI 1 stone mansion at 400 east iKntn street. T1 elder Boettcher, excited, rerused to answer Questions. H liastened Into the bouse a ceo in panieo by a friend. wrove Two Xighte And Day, Reported The kidnapers drove hv an to. mobile two nights and a daj after abduetinc Boetteh k 12 before making him prisoner is a bouse. Chief Albert T. Clark said after a conference with th young broker. The Chief said whether th. bo.nM WM B Dw and certain oinf aetaiia conld not bo Beads Pn at this time. The office "yrwiea ine opinion, bowever, that the abduction was a "legiti mate abduction. " According to the story Chief Clark said Boettcher told ate. the kidnapers told the young hefr he was "going on a long, ride," and that if he was -rood- he would not be injured. Tne abductors drove all nizht of the kidnaping, all the next day and most of the next night. Boettcher was blindfolded after the kidnapers' car had progressed only a block from the Boettcher home, scene of the abduction. Kent Blindfolded Till Men Are Gone Boettcher remained In the house throughout his absence. Chief Clark said. The wealthy society favorite) was released on Gaylord street between 34th and 35th streets, was blindfolded and Instructed to count 150 before removing: the blindfold. He was told then to walk "around the block" where he would find a drug store aad could communicate with his fam ily. Clark said Boettcher Inform ed him that when the ransom notes were written he was placed in a corner and a light placed between him so he would aot see his abductors. Boettcher said he believed there were only two men Involved. (Turn to page 2, cot S) The Day in Washington By The Associated Press Congreeaiomal action vi completed on eaaergeocy bank rupt revision measwre. Senate and house conferees I agreed on treasury-postof flee bm with economy program including reorganisation powers for prori- dent but eliminaung Brawon mo par ctnt cuts provision. Senate seat cotton pooLocre age redaction bOl to WW to House. Brigadier-General Samuel T. - 1 AnselL retired, sued Senator Long; President Hoover signed $102 OOO.OOO appropriation hill fee state. Justice, commerce and la-; bor department. Senate approved nuH-Walcotf mortgage foreclosure moratorium 1 bill which awaits house action. C, 3 I- - J . Jt ..