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dowdy today followed by
rain tonight or Friday Max.
Temp. Wednesday SI, Mia.
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inch, K.W. wind.
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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
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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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- '
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