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Newspaper Page Text. f r Spr i ng O p e .;--L;i-.-. ' ' Accident Insurance tBPiTWPB T cannot afford to be without toe Travel and Traf fic Accident Insurance which la issued to Sutes?nan sub scribers for only $1 a year. dowdy today followed by rain tonight or Friday Max. Temp. Wednesday SI, Mia. 82, river 6.4 feet, rain M inch, K.W. wind. EIGHTY -SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, March 23, 1933 No. SCt i Im v - -.. - .. -.t . S) Annual ..t,:r..- - ..-' ' ' - FOUNDED IBSl . ! t 0 t : I i r Ft IWiBll Supreme Court notlikely To Hear Original jase Even if Requested - Milwaukee Plans .. Beer day Celebration; Portland Dads Favor License WASHINGTON, Marcls 22. (AP) Lawyers who study close ly the procedure and activity, of the ' supreme court advanced an unofficial opinion tonight that the high S tribunal could' not find its way clear to stop the flow of beer 1 by injunction after April 6, even ir the constitutionality ot the law is questioned before It . The legal experts pointed out first that It would be an unusual procedure for the. supreme court to take up the question without having It dealt with first in a lower court. They argued, in the second place,' that should the high court take up the question, that pend ing a decision it would find the way difficult to stop by injunction the flew of beer in widely differ ent parts of the country. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. March 22. (AP) This pre-prohibition brewing center bubbled over with activity with the signing of the 3.2 per cent beer and wine bill today by President Roosevelt. Police were called to maintain order among thousands who clam ored tor jobs at doors of eight large breweries. Engineers and firemen in the city s Doner rooms leaned on whistle cords to announce that the president had made law of the beer bill. The fire depattment con tributed with sirens and bells. Mo torists pressed horn buttons. One large brewery installed 10 additional telephones te. receive orders. And one of teeny's or- Am ft ninn. ... . . r.nift.H f k,. The city ha. declared a holiday trw wnlenmA lornl hur Plana fnr 4 f..iin T, tnra,A i a i- v.i I . v eea.uvav au uudiucdO yviiuveii I and industrial life were appointed tn . KAmmirf.. tn. -,ronl eants, parades and song-fests. WASHINGTON, March 22. (AP) A variety ot reaction all of it, however, in opposition was manifest today among prohi bition leaders here after Presi dent Roosevelt signed the 3.2 beer and wine bill. Edward B. Dunford, attorney for the Anti-Saloon League ot America, said "an attack upon the (beer) law will certainly be made when the requisite circumstances arise," but indicated bis organiza tion would sponsor no attempt to restrain by injunctions the issu ing of licenses for sale. ieiaiuiai jsipwcopai Doara 01 iem- persnce and public morals, has served notice, however, he would seek to obtain such an Injunction He made no statement today. PORTLAND. March 22. (AP) Adoption of an ordinance to make beer available in Portland as soon as national legislation per mits appeared certain today when City Commissioners Ralph Clyde and J. E. Bennett declared them selves' for such a measure.- The two had previously Indicated op position to changing the city's pro hibition ordinances. Opposition to proposed high li cense fees led members of the council to explain today that the proposed fees of $3600 for brew - ers end wholesalers, $1800' for restaurants and $1200 for grocers had merely been suggested as "something to work on." They in dicated that the fees would be considerably reduced before the final draft of the ordinance is made. The Day in 4.4: Washington Bv the Associated Press President Roosevelt signed - bill legalizing 5.2 per cent beer a nd wines. v; . '. House . passed . administration farm relief MU. . . . ." Senate confirmed " appoint ment of Robert W. Bingham, Louisville, Ky., as ambassador to Great Britain. - Consideration of President Roosevelt's proposed reforestation eml0Tt relief llatteu T" ".v v ".i-VT sailed congressional leadera Late conference. " -'T' ' Bemaie delayed vote a day a ' bowse approved bill to permit WMBtaber state beaks and trust eompaalea to borrow from federal reserve. -f r' : ;. - State department announced ad- tninistration wocld seek free bind t arranre tariff reciprocity agree. enta.i . " ' QT EXPECTED Southern Entff - Miss Bunny Bainbridge of Ashe viUe, N. C, who has been chos en to represent her city In the nation-wide contest to be held for the purpose of selecting the Grand Beauty Qneen of the Chicago Wprld's Fair. The win ner of the queen's title will re ceire a 95O0O prize In addition to her expenses to the exposi tion. DEFENSE OF SALES TAX WAflllZED Meier, Kiddle, Snell Take Lead; tax Committee Members to Help PORTLAND, Ore., March 22 (AP) A program of support for the 8ales tax recently approved by the Oregon legislature will be considered at a meeting of the taxation committees of the sen ate and house at Salem Monday at z p. m. Decision to call the meting was reached here today at conference with Governor Julius L. Meier, Senator TClddle, president of the senate, and Re- lat"Z fi;TC!f.5! "vuo- " ""8 " n the governor's office The house and senate leaders, . . . SJlowiBl tne 0fnce. red H members of the tax commlt- " 4 " . t J v. lief that the response will be gen eral. "It was the consensus of opin ion of the conference," Speaker Snell . told the Associated Press, "that in view of the fact that the legislature, realizing the serious financial condition of the state and necessity for property tax re lief, saw fit to pass a sales tax and submit it to the people, that it should carry on by presenting the full facts to the voters In con- n' tlon with this legislation." Members of the taxation com mittees called to the conference are: Representatives McCornack Hfli, HAPPnn T,nrn jM, and Staples; Senators Chinnock Hazlett, Zimmerman, Fisher, Yates, Woodward, Corbett, Brown ana staples Quake Drills in Schools Ordered At Los Angeles L03 ANGELES. March 22 (AP) The board of education announced today that, taking the experience of the March 10 tern lors as a lesson, - earthquake I drills have, been established as I part of the regular routine of all Los Angeles schools As a test, the 3700 students of the -Los Angeles high school poured from the building and as- j sembled 10 feet from the walls I in three minutes, Hop Prices Higher, Some Growers Decline to Sell A bona fide offer of 27 cents per pound tor local hops was re fused by a grower yesterday; ac tual sale ot 43 bales was made at 214 cents per pound; and re ports came from the ' Sonoma, Cal.. district ef sale of 200 bales at an even 30 cents. . These mark ed the Wednesday for the hop world. "v The 43 bales sold here yester- 1 day at it hi, cents were bought by Hart from Scttaar. The won hop company also bought 13 bale fro 1 Ed Hartley at 25 cents.: eT'to Told f or T Growers here are .apparently 1 mrkt. although a. the 30-cent price nears it Is considered likely more sales will be made within the next few days. Particularly In view of the fact that growers generally will probably, turn loose enough hops to square their ac counts at banks, which have help ed them over the financial bumps ot the past few years. The higher market. In Califor- I nlaU In line with the general 1 trend this year, as.the otiera.in 'that state' have been about two FLflDD-S GHEST IVES RAPIDLY TO SOUTHWARD Relief in Ohio Expected as Mississippi Rises and Residents Decamp Indiana, Illinois yet to Fee! Worst Effects; Disease Feared LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 22 (AP) A new flood threat, the rapidly rising waters of the mighty Mississippi, tonight alarm ed Kentucky's western border ci ties as residents along the north ern boundary took cheer from re ports that the Ohio, which has spread destruction all along its course, had almost reached its crest. With the flood waters of the Ohio yet to pour into it, the Mis sissippi river in the vicinity of Hickman near the Tennessee bor der, was rising rapidly. The gauge at Hickman recorded 37 feet, and flood stags is 45 feet. Farmers in unprotected low lands between Hickman and Col umbus, Ky., already have started moving out. In the Owensboro section, the Ohio river spreads over Kentucky and Indiana bottomlands and in some places was almost six miles wide. The stage at Owensboro was 41.8 feet today, a rise of 2.3 feet in 24 hours. Flood stage at Owensboro is 38 feet. The stage at Louisville was 38.5 feet today and rising slowly, with a crest of 38.7 feet expected before morning. Temporary dikes where constructed to protect low lands. Approximately 800 Louis ville families already have aban doned their homes. CINCINNATI, March 22 (AP) The flood menace of the Ohio river moved downsteam from here tonight, while authori ties took steps to combat the .haz ards that follow high waters. Possible collapse ef flood weak ened buildings in areas where the (Turn to page 2, Col. 3) COALITION TALKED BERLIN, March 22 (AP). The aspirations of Chancellor Adolf Hitler's Nazis for a political union - of Germany and Austria were emphatically proclaimed to day at the opening session of the Prussian diet. The spokesman for union was Wllbelm Kube, the Nazi floor leader. Amid the greatest enthu siasm he saluted eight Austrian Nazis who were in the gallery. and declared: "As the leader of the Nazis In this house and on the order of Chancellor Hitler, I. as a Prus sian, say that we Prussians are pan-Germans, that we shall con tinue to be so, and that we shall have obtained our goal only when all Germany, including German Austria, is united with our father land in one great state which can then serve Germany's mission in the world." Pendleton Beer Plant is Ready PENDLETON, Ore., March 22 (AP). The local brewery Is "ready to go" as soon as the man ufacture and sale of beer is legal ized, William Roesch Jr., head of the plant, said today. In antici pation of the right to make beer. Roesch said he has ordered 20 cars ot bottles and five cars of malt. cents ahead of the local Jbusiness ever since the 1932 deal opened A number of contracts ranging from IS to 18 cents a pound were filed with the county recorder this week on the 1933 crop, all being made by T. A. Ltvesley and company. - Growers, - pounds con tracted and the price are: Henry Annen, 10,000 pounds at 1H cents; Chin Ban, 10,000. at- 17 cents: John C. Berhorst. 10,000 at IS cents: L. H. and Mary Bun- ning, 8,000, Raymond Ebner, 10,- 000. William Grimm. 12.000. and Henry H. Humpert, 10,000, all at 15 eents; James T. McKay, 20,' 000 at IS cents: . W. R. Milllcan, f.000 at 18 cents; F. E. Needham, 80,000 at 17 eents; Fred and L. Newmans, 7600 at 17. cents; A. K. and Au- tusta Oner r. 10.000 at IT eents: Theresa Schlndler. 'fc.OOO at IS cents: Sod Ranch. 20.000 at 17 cents: John N. Schneider, 20,000 at 1 8 cents; Guy H. Smith. 10,- 000 at 17 cents; Velva J. and Catherine White. 15,000 at 18 cents; ,Wolf Bros., 10.000 vat II eents. -'- ' ; - GERMAN sn Spring Opening Program Sponsored by Ad Club Windows Unveiled at 7 :30 p. m. Street Parade, featuring American Legion World's Champion Drum Corps, Scotch Kiltie Band and new models in automobiles, 7:30 p. m. Street Program (to be presented at several points downtown) Featuring Miss RosaLee Nusbaum, songs and dance numbers, Zollie Volchock and Mickey Mouse Entertainers, Chuck Bier, Art Stubble field, Virgil Harrison and Curt Williams. Ac companiment by Marion Draper. "Haywire" Orchestra. Selected numbers. Starts at 8:00 p.m. Dance. Crystal Gardens, old time and modern. Starts 9:00 p. m. j JOB LACK DEEMED E Owen Cotterman, 71, Hangs Self; had no Work for Two Years, Said Using a piece of stout sash ' cord for a noose, Owen Cotter- man, 71, hanged himself in the small barn behind his house at 1073 Highland avenue early yes terday afternoon. Despondency over lack of employment is be lieved the motive for his act, ac cording to Patrolman Donald Nicholson, who Investigated. The elderly man had been anxiously watched by his family for several weeks, the officer said. The body, feet resting on the floor, was found in the barn at about 3 P. m., by Albert Giese, & neighbor, to whom Mrs. Cotter man had gone when she failed to find her husband. Mr. Cotterman had left home shortly after the Boon hour. Apparently Cotter man, the cord looped about his rfck and fastened to a loft rafter, had jumped from a box, to kill himself. He was dressed la ord inary street clothes. Coroner L. E. Barriek declared the case one of suicide and said no inquest was necessary. Mr. Cotterman for many years was employed by the Charles K. Spauldlng Logging company here. He had been out of work since the saw mill closed down two years ago, the coroner was in formed. Surviving .are the widow. Lin da Cotterman; three brothers, El mer ot Glenford, O., William of Minneapolis, and Gilbert of In diana; two daughters, Mrs. Elsie B. Townsend and Mrs. Minnie Pe ters of Salem; and two grand children, Richard and Marshall Peters of Salem. The body Is at the Clough-Bar-rick mortuary. Funeral arrange ments had not been completed last rtfght. E HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. March 22 (AP) Joe Mandell, 33, sought throughout the west since he attacked his wife with an axe and kidnaped his 9-year old twin nieces from Truckee, Calif., yes terday, shot himself perhaps fa tally in the head in the presence of the girls in an automobile in front of the Hollywood high school tonight. The nieces, Azad and Yvonne, taken from the Truckee grammar school by Mandell after the at tack on bis wife, were dozing In the rear seat of the machine when the man shot himself through the head. They were unharmed. Mandell, a barber, was said by Truckee police to have been mad' dened by gambling losses and ex cesslve drinking. TRUCKEE, Calif- March 22. (AP) Mrs. Axad Mandell, 28, who was severely injured Monday by her barber-husband, who shot himself In Hollywood tonight, was given a "good chance" for recovery by her doctor tonight. . , Col Olson Weds . Portland Woman A marriage license was Issued at Portland yesterday to Lieut. CoL Raymond. F. Olson of Salem and Marjorie Taylor ot Portland, according to the Associated Press. Lisnt. CoL Olson Is field inspector for the Oregon National guard. FLAW KCCIPBOCTTT WASHINGTON, March (AP) The administration will seek from the present special con gress s tree band tor - President Roosevelt to open American tar KIDNAPER W doors In return for compensat-' mining degrees of imbecility, lag breaches in foreign , tariff b Ths present crate tor puzxles walls ,.by meang.e .: ednrocal Is a nenrotlo-condUlon, a- symp treLies. torn of a nervous disorder." TO UNVEIL SPMI6 FASHIONS liffl e Patofiil Uruif Win Entertainment Proaram. M tea I raraae bCneaUiea r Three groups of entertainment in progress at the same time dawntnvii tnnlpht will h a fso- ture of the Spring Opening pro- gram presented by the merchants of Salem in conjunction with the Salem Ad club. Performers will be routed so soectators at each of the three downtown stages will see all the acts presented. Promptly at 7:30 p. m. will start the downtown parade of new autos with the Salem drum corps. Cascade national forest, said to the high school band and the y that more than $1,000,000 is Scotch kiltie band featured mosi- Pcted to be allotted to Lane cal organizations in the lineuu. At the same hour, windows nicely styled with newest spring goods will be unveiled bv merchants. Manv ef the merchants nlan ane-1 dal -window events to amuse, the t crowds which customarily throng the downtown streets for the P'euon oi tne Willamette . hlgn openinr'. wy over the Cascade summit: Following the entertainment en the streets, the annual spring! opening dance .will he heid at f Crystal Gardens, starting at t p. m Merchants cooperating in to night's spring opening are Patton Book store, Parker Sporting goods, Quisenberrys Central pharmacy, Ladd and Bush bank, George C. Will, Atlas Book store, Hartman Brothers, jewel ers, Pomeroy and Keene, jewel ers, Gunnell and Robb studio. The Spa, The Man's Shop, Hogg Brothers, R. C. Aiken, Inc., Mid get Market, Thompson-Glutsch, Paramount Shoe Co., Morrts Op- r- t-v t a I ttt T,-.v , I nore theatre. Warner Brothers Capitol theatre. Milady thaairm XfHalv Rhnn I Bishop's, Buster Brown Shoe store. Commercial Book store, Sa- (Turn to page 2, Col. S) F. R. Smiles As He Signs Beer Order WASHINGTON. March 22. (AP) With smiles, the Roose velt administration today formal ly authorized sale of beer. The bill legalizing both the amber brew and also wine of, 1.2 per cent alcoholic content became law with the signature of Presi dent Roosevelt at 2 p. m. "And I hope you get the smile at the end," he remarked to pho tographers who recorded tue sign ing in the cabinet room at the White House executive office. Wearing a broad grin an hour earlier, Vice-President Garner had affixed his signature to the legis lation to send it from congress to the White House. Fifteen days hence, or after midnight on April C, the beer may be sold In the 14 states permitting it. The midnight hour applies to the eastern tim belt. Sales may begin at 9 o'clock April 8 on the Pacific coast, for instance. Jig-Saw Puzzle Craze Symptom Oi Nerves Case NEW.TORK. March 22. (AP) Now Charles Gray Shaw tells what be thinks of jig-saw puzzle fans. Shaw.-philosophy professor at New York university, caused m storm when - be said something about whistler being morons, sev eral months ago. The Jig-saw, like the cross word puzzle,' be declared today, Mlc a self-imposed intelligence test, by which the puzzler wishes to assmre himself that he Is not in the moron class. Sack tests, on a smaller scale, are nsed In deter- OREGON LIKELY; JOBS PROM Million for Cascade Forest And Part may be Used 0r Santiam Roads Objections to Roosevelt's Plan not Removed but Enactment Certain PORTLAND, March 22. (AP) Should congress approve the 4 reforestation program of Presi dent Roosevelt as outlined in a special message to the national legislative body Tuesday, employ ment for many Jobless men will be made available in Oregon and Washington, Regional Forester Clarence J. Buck said here today Buck stated, that all ot the men to be employed would be selected from those now listed with county and city emergency relief organ izations In the two states. The program, he said, would call for road and trail construction, im provement or present roads, and the building of fire lines. Tele nd towers would also receive at- I rAnrlnn h a a 4 1 The regional forester expressed the opinion that tree nlantine w0uM be .on,T. Bma11 Dai o' the ""sl"m JQ lu,8 Tory as me amount of stock now available is JlmItl- He emphasized that al- l"uu'u ul n "r me n- "yen program as n arrects ure8n n Washington have been mM9 no on will be taken here until congress has acted. EUGENE. March 22. (AP P. A. Thompson, supervisor of the conwy and vicinity for land im- Pavement work If President Roosevelt's reforestation program ntw before congress is enacted. Projects named by Thorn t son 4eiyo. receive urst attention n,r under the program are com- construction of the North and South Santiam highways; of a road from Fall creek to the north "rk or the Willamette, and of a (Turn to page 2, Col. 1) TO T drf'Z , t thi " ' nty "en; flr'cxs will head the Capital post rMfv n t n Hen- American Leglonj? emergency :VTt. i.; ...i . -T " "'" v urn in ail der Allan G. Carson and other legion leaders. As chairman of the committee. Hendricks will di rect the activities of hundreds of veterans here in time of an emer gency. Assisting him will be Paul F. Burris, King Bartlett Major Elmer Wooten. William H Rush, Commander Carson and Adjutant William Bliven This committee is to proceed immediately with appointing pre cinct chairmen to be responsible for swift mobilization of the vet erans in their respective districts Detailed plans for the operation will be laid soon and a test mob ilization probably, called for. ac cording to the post commander HENDRICKS iUiiSETIIF (htrtgXW LDmbr Plant to Reopen JlQOri Lane Relief Work Halts jrjT Yifxffc Pacific Student Kidnaped QJxJLyjiliJ cquit Portland Slayer INDUSTRY IMPROVES PORTLAND, Ore., March 22 (AP) The West Oregon Lumber company, of Portland will resume operations tomorrow following a four-months shutdown, E. D. Klngsley, president, announced tonight- About 210 men will be employed on an eight-hour shift. and Klngsley said additional men will be put to work as business wsrrants. Charles Ditewig, formerly with the Canyon Lumber company of Everett; Wash.; has been appoint ed new sales manager of the or ganisation.' Klngsley said season al Improvement. In the . lumber industry made reopening ef the plant possible. .WARRANTS DISHONORED EUGENE, Ore., March 12. (AP) Local relief road work here was ordered stopped by 'the Lane county court today. The rea son given was that the banks ef this city bad declined to easb county warrants. Reconstruction Finance) corporation relief work was to go forward, at least for a time, it was said. ' - Members of the court express ed the bono that althoegh a large number wfU be throws temporar ily est . ef .work, the tangle will shortly be straightened est. War rants are not eligible-, for. dis count, it was pointed oat, and Half-Million in State Warrants Oufstandir Refused N. Salaryless Men Think President Should Get Most NEW YORK, March 22 (AP) What 10 men In the world de serve the highest salaries? The question was put to 1171 men who earn nothing homeless men taken care of by the Salva tion Army at Gold Dust Lodge. These 10 got the greatest num ber of votes: Any president of the United States, Babe Ruth, Al Smith. Jack Dempsey, Franklin D. Roo sevelt, Henry Ford, Charles M. Schwab, Herbert Hoover, Joe E. Brown, movie comedian and Jo seph V. McKee. who was acting mayor of New York city tor a few months after James J. Walker re signed. BIG SCRIP ISSUE Local 'Money' is Backed by School Warrants; now On Printing Press SILVERTON, .March 22 (Spe cial) Issuance of $10,000 worth of scrip in 50 cent and dollar de nominations wss authorized at a special meeting of the shamber of commerce directors here this week. The scrip Is secured by Marion! county school warrants, redeem able on or before December. $1. 1934. A. I. Coolldge and com pany Is trustee. 1 Scrip, size of the new curren cy and bearing a Silver Creek falls scene, is being printed here now, and will be in circulation by Monday, it is said. If success ful, othex issues will likely be made. School warrant use here is largely responsible for the issue, as the scrip plan is expected to make financial matters easier for the school force. The Idea was presented to the teachers' associa tion by Charles Reynolds Tues day night, and met with general aproval. The chamber of commerce com mittee in charge of the issuance is George Hubbs, chairman. Er nest Starr and R. B. Duncan. Marriages, Also Divorces Fewer In Oregon, 1932 PORTLAND. Ore., March 22 (AP) Marriages kept well ahead of divorces in Oregon in 1932, it was disclosed in statistics issued today by the United States cen sus bureau. Divorces in the state decreased 29.6 per cent in 1932 as compared with 1931, and mar riages decreased 9.1 per cent. Last year 6.688 marriages were performed in Oregon, com pared with 7,339 in 1931. A to tal of 1,702 divorces were grant ed In the state in 1932, compared with 2.417 in 1931. for that reason the banks could not carry an unlimited number of them. i -IN MAY QUEEN ROW FOREST GROVE, Ore., March 22 (AP) The student body of Pacific university was thrown in to a turmoil today when Robert Heesecker, student body presi dent, was "kidnaped" at the out set of a campaign directed against methods of nominating and ejecting a May queen. - ; The excitement as "started." It was said,' through the dlssatisfsc tkm of McCormlck Ball men with the three candidates nominated for queen. The 'ball men pnt forth their own candidate, Mildred El der. . Balloting on qseen candi dates Is scheduled for tomorrow. ACT S JUSTIFIED --PORTLAND, Ore., March 22 (AP) A ; circuit court Jury here today acquitted Shelby C. Brown, 41, Portland mechanic, of a charge of. first degree mur der la connection - with the fatal shooting last June II - of Harry ' ' rVA amms.-m aim - At-wfh' tne Finn; after being warned, to stay away, was shot when1 he re turned to Brown's apartment and was , found. , there . drinking, beer with Brown's wileV . ' S. F. StaEin Some Banks Agree U Loan Some Portxca Of Face Value - - Legal Action Delayed And State Workers Talk Mandamus State employes, business and banking Interests Joined yester day In their mutual anxiety over the condition of Oregon's finance when it became known that $6S 000 in state warrants were out standing, with the state trees!? unable or refusing to cash them and without ability to mark them "not paid for want of funds" be cause of State Treasurer Holmaa's sudden decision Tuesday not to comply with the decision made unanimously in board of control meeting. The only rift In the clouds ap peared when a number of banks in the state agreed to help custo mers caught with uncashable war rants by loaning from 65 to 80 per cent of the warrants value for a short time. Banks in no in stance were cashing warrants and upstate bankers were warned by Portland institutions that wax rants sent there for collection would be returned. . No definite action was started yesterday by the state treasurer office to test the newly passed law which makes it mandatory that warrants shall be stamped not paid and made interest hearing, when funds to pay them are lac ing in the treasury. State Trees urer Holman indicated Tuesday suit would be brought quickly state supreme court here to. deter mine whether the ' law Bsurswd any of his constitutional functions as state treasurer. - There was discussion held jrw terday by several sUtehees workers looking towards a man damus action on their part to ae cure stamping or payment of war rants it the state treasurer tek no action. Meanwhile Mr. Holman, wbess) r" decision brought the present tr moll into state finances, was s2j9 ' ly on his way to Mexico City, bar.' --' ing sailed Tuesday night fratn Portland. At the boat he la r ported to have paid an uneere monious goodbye, by way of re porters, to the governor. Mr. Meier yesterday said he was withoat au thority to act in the situation sine the new law provides the state treasurer "shall endorse war- rants'' as, not paid for want ef funds, after which they shall bear 5 per cent Interest until paid. De termination for the state to go on the warrant basis, under the new law, resides with the state board of control, which already baa acted. Banks In Portland had agreed to lend the sUte highway depart ment $1,500,000. taking an ua- " sold short-term bond issue as se curity. Proceeds would be used to retire $1,600,000 in state highway bonds and to aid the bonus com mission to meet $1,000,000 In ma turing bonds. Both issues are due -April 1. It was pointed out tbat the highway department and the bonus commission had placed themselves in their present posi tion by making heavy loans to the general fund of the state, which the treasury has been unable' to repay. Holman signed the beads before sailing Tuesday night, lie left the fixing of the interest rate and other details to the board ef v control and assistants in his office. PROTESTS DETROIT BANK MERGER PLilfl DETROIT, Mich-, March 22 (AP) Protests arose tonight against an announced plan for formation of one new bank to supplant Detroit's two national banks. . Inspired by an address by Po lice Commissioner James K. Wel kins, a lawyer of notes sad a Rhodes scholar, thousands of tel egrams were dispatched tonight to Washington protesting against the organization of" a $25,000. 000 bank, backed half and bait by the Reconstruction Finance corporation and the General Mo tors corporation. - f ' Qeneral Motors and federal of ficials declined to comment on the probable effect of the flood; of protests, bat it was recalled " that only a ' few weeks - ago. a plan whereby , the Ford millions would ' have . backed a new bank fen .before-' protests .thai wets 5 tees dramatically presented. TTosr 1 eity- Is - being sold at -front nnder your feet," the com-' mltsioner said. "Tour actios and -yoar action alone can giro to De troit control over her own baakfj; and save the eitj fronj lsptading :, disaster- ' 4 : - . Iw rfj ' .j., r ...kr-.