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7TI 1 s - i BB THRIFTY WEATHER " Save many times the prlos of your Statesman subscrip tion by using Statesman ad vertisements aa your buying guide. ' Occasional rafa today and Friday, ' strong - wind - at , coast; Max. Temp. Wednee." day 81, Mia. S3, river 5JJ feet, rain .23 inch. C EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, March 30, 1933 No. 3 . .3.? I I WARRANT BASIS Forma! Admission Made of Inability to pay Cash; Amount to $450,000 l5ou!d be Redeemed Soon If Banks, Highway Board Willing to Wait : The Stato of Oregon took the plunge yesterday and went on the warrant basis thus formally ad mitting Its Inability to meet all obligations as due for the first time in more than a decade. At mid-afternoon Wednesday Deputy Treasurer Fred Paulas beean to mark warrants "not paid for want of funds" and interest tearing at fire per cent annually. Warrants will te stamped as of the day presented, .not the date the warrant was Initially drawn. Panlus estimated that $450,000 general fond warrants were now outstanding- and would be stamp ed. Special books and stamps hare been provided to handle the re cording of data about the unpaid warrants. Farly Redemption Mav be Possible Tne state could speedily re deem these warrants. It was indi cated yc I'.erday at the capital, if two things could be done. The flTst would be the indefin ite extension of the $1,024,000 loan made by Portland banks to the state October 1, 1932. The second would be the indef inite extension of the 1700,000 advanced the general fund by the state highway department. If these lenders would consider their obligations of the state se cure and would not ask that first moneys coming to the general fund go to them, warrants could hortly be entirely taken up. The reason lies in the fact that early In April from $800,000 to $750,000 in Insurance companies fbv.s are to be paid into the gen eral fund. Income, excise and in tangibles taxes are also coming In large amounts to the general fund. Counties to Send In Taxes In May In May, the state is due to re ceive from the counties of the state about $1,400,000 as the first half payment of the 1932 tax lev ied for state purposes. While some counties may balk on this payment, state officials find no precedent in law to allow them to refuse payment. These three large sources of revenue would take up the $450, 000 in warrants outstanding and meet current demands on the general fund. However, if the Portland banks and the state highway depart ment insist their advances be paid out of these moneys and employes and sellers of goods to the state accept unpaid warrants, the lat ter will accumulate. Ranks here and in Portland were not taking state warrants yesterday except for collection or as collateral for loans, the latter ranging from 65 to 80 per cent of the race value of the warrant. W IKED PORTLAND, Ore., March 29 (AP) The future of the lumber Industry depends largely on the construction of dwellings to re place those built several decades ago. Dr. J. E. Lode wick of the Pacific northwest forest expert ment station told members of the North Pacific branch, society of American foresters, at their monthly meeting here tonight. Dr. Lodewick said that surveys conducted by the experiment sta tlon have shown that the housing of families in apartments requires only one-third as much lumber as would construction of private homes for the same number of families. Proper use of grazing, agricul tural and forest lands, L. A. Breit haupt. agricultural economist of Orezon Stato college, said, Is of Increasing Importance ta Oregon because of the large number et, federal and private forests In the state. - Bystander Grabs Yegg, Holds Him Till Police Come PORTLAND. Ors March 19 (AP) Police tonight reported the arrest ot Roy Snyder, 17, and George Auberton, S8. after Snyder was alleged to hare held up Myr tle Devine in a downtown capdy hop. When Snyder ran from the door after getting $20.08. police said Miss Devine followed, and pointed . out the fleeing man to Dell Wil ton, who grabbed him and held him until police arrived. Police said Auberton, who was standing across the street, admitted he had been with Snyder Just before tho holdup bat had refused to partici pate after trying to argue him out HELP F LI n 1 1 Proving That Errant Bankers are Not Immune to Prison Sentences n pa If I l1' ? v, -':t',- s i I i S r 1 ! Hanked by deputy sheriffs, Bernard (II), president and vice-president, of the United States, are shown 81ns; prison, Ossining, N. Y'to In expiation of their financial the bank they had misruled, with tho pair fought desperately to keep were futile. I TO Mayor, Sheriff and Others In Ogden Indicted on Federal Charges OGDEN, Utah, March 29 (AP) Charges of a liquor con spiracy involving the mayor, the sheriff and half a dozen other city and county officials were contain ed In Indictments returned by a United States grand jury today as result of a federal investigation. Named as. participants in the alleged liquor ring were Mayor Ora Bundy, Sheriff Amasa M. Hammon, City Commissioner Fred E. Williams. Chief of Police A. E. Willong, Captain L. W. Pack of the Ogden police department, Dep uty 8herlff John W. Harbertson and Erastus Bingham and Detec tice Marion L. Christensen. Licensing of soft drink parlors operated by bootleggers, payment of money by bootleggers to offi cials, "tipping" liquor establish ments of police raids and the col lection of funds from liquor sel lers by officers, to be used la pay- (Turn to page 2, col. 2) FEHL WHHhT OF MEDFORD, Ore., March 29 (AP) The state today took Btepa to contest the affidavit of preju dice filed last week against Cir cuit Judge W. M. Duncan by County Judge Earl H. Fehl, In dieted on a burglary charge in connection with the theft of 10, 000 ballots from the Jackson county courthouse here last Feb ruary, for which 22 persons have been indicted. The district attorney's office in dicated the state would base Its contest of Judge Fehl's affidavit of prejudice on the law providing that when any number of de fendants are jointly indicted they in filing affidavits of prejudice. must act together, and not singly, The Rev. O. R. King, spiritual minister, and Donald Tryor, both prominent members of the so- called "good government con gress ' organized by Llewellyn A, Banks, former Medford editor, were eleased from jail today They had. been indicted for crim inal syndicalism In connection with activities of the congress LIQUOR CONSPRAC OPPOSED Income, Intangibles lax Receipts Over 1932 Mark Contrary to tax commission ex pectations. Income, excise and in-' tangibles tax receipts are thus far exceeding in 1933 the payments for the same period in 1932.. Yesterday morning the commis sion reported receipts on 1932 taxes payable this year in the sum ot 45,801 compared to $417, SCS for the same period a year ago. The commission had esti mated sr20 per cent shrinkage In these receipts this year. The commission sajd it (lid not think early returns fairly reflect ed the amounts the state would receive this year, since many more individuals and corporations are paying their taxes in full this year than did in 193Z. All tax reports are due April 1, with one-half of the-tax; payable then and one-half payable in six months. Auditors find ' many tax payer this year prefer fo dis charge their obligation In full on the due date. ' Personal Incomes and taxes on Intangible incomes far exceed ex cise taxes from corporations. Of he taxes received thus far, only 1 150,000 are from corporations. V V v I v K. Marcus (A) and Saul Singer respectively of too wrecked Banc I as they entered the sates of Sins; I begin a three-to-elx year sentence crimes. FoUowinaT the collapse of losses to millions of depositors, out of Jail, but all their appeals I LOSE TO BEARCATS Knotts and McCuIlough win Contending U. S. Ought To Cancel Debts Willamette university's debate team, upholding the affirmative side of the question against de baters from Stanford university at Waller hall last night, received the decision in its favor given by Professor Earl Wells of Oregon State college, critic Judge. In ex- nlaininr his choice Wella stated that he used as basis of his de- clsion the strength of arguments presented, other factors being equal. The question was: Resolved, That the United States should agree to cancellation of inter-al lied war debts. The strongest argument of the winning team, Ross Knotts and Ralph McCuIlough, In favor of the resolution was that due to lowered prices it cost the United States 11,000,000,000 to ship farm prod ucts to England, while it collected only 95,000,000 from Great Bri tain. Bromley Smith and Leonard Bloom, taking the negative side for Stanford, used as the basis for their arguments the fact that enforced payment of debts by Eu ropean countries would serve as a valuable lesson to them, and would be instrumental in keeping them out of war in the future. Ray Lafky of Willamette acted as debate chairman. The Stanford team, coached by (Turn to page 2, col. 2) Wage Reduction Is Announced by Pepco President PORTLAND, Ore., March 29 gon will have no general regula (AP) Announcement was made tion over sale of legalised beer, today that the Pepco group of utilities will institute wage re ductions early In May. Employes of the Portland Traction com pany and Portland Electric Pow er company will be affected. Franklin T. Griffith, president of the two corporations, said the move was made necessary by de clines in revenues of more than 11,000,000 for each of the com panies. Paul Gurske, business agent of the streetcar men's union, said tonight his organization is pre pared to contest the proposed re ductions. Banking Institutions which here tofore have been large payers ot excise taxes are reporting almost no het Income for 1932. Income from intangibles held by individ uals Is quite satisfactory. In making the real property levy for this year the commission estimated that an aggregate of 11,500,000 would be received in 1933 by the state from personal, corporate and intangibles taxes. This figure will probably be iet If Initial payments Indicate the trend ot Income for the year. All tax payments received by the state are receipted, subject to audit. Last year the state recover ed $247,000 In addition to report ed taxes, from Its audits, or 15 per cent ot the total excise, per sonal "Income and intangibles taxes reported. : ; All Individuals, married, who made $2100 Income last year or received this amount from salar ies, wages and Intangibles income. are required to tile a report. For single persona the minimum is $1500. All corporations are re quired to file an excise tax state ment. JEWS PETITIOH GEIliN CHIEFS IffilT BOYCOTT Have Made Every Effort to Counteract Reports in Other Lands, Said Einstein to Renounce his Citizenship; Movement Already Started BERLIN. March 19 (APt reaaing representatives of Ger man Jewry appealed to President . ' von Hlndenburg, Chancellor Hit ler; cabinet members and the Ber lin ponce president tonlcht against a Nasi-inspired boycott of Jews which begins throughout uermany Saturday. ne appeal expressed confi dence that the president and the government will not "let our suia ana means or existence ba n irom us." Declaring that German Jews fla succeesruily put forth their Lutmost efforts to counteract re- pons abroad of Jewish persecu- .iwua ua xoreign ooycott cam paigns, and pledging that they would continue to do so, the do cument asserted that "dBnJti. this, German Jews, as allegedly the guilty party, are now to be ruined.' The appeal was signed by members of the general council of German jews and fhe board of Berlin's Jewish community. Ue SrmTpiV K ""ft a very heavy blow to our honor." - CWJ)iO to Point to Loyalty During World War The message pointed out that 12,000 of Germany's 600.000 Jews died In the world war. Direct-action repressive meas ures by Chancellor Hitler's Nazis got under way against Jews In many parts of Germany today as a prelude to the nation-wide boy- co" It was learned, meanwhile, that Prof. Albert Einstein has taken (Turn to page 2, eol. 1) HILLS COIDOLLED PORTLAND, Ore., March 29 (AP) Commissioners of Mult nomah county today considered provisions for regulating the sale ot 3.2 beer as it may affect the v-uub vi pubuc nance nans In the county outside of Ineor- porated cities. I which the commissioners were .ipni , provide that no beer, wine'or oth- er beverasres shall be sold or I or drunk In any room or building where public dancing is conducted except in public eating houses where dinner dancing is permit ted, and that in such places none of the mentioned beverages shall be allowed In the same room where the dancing and dining take place. Although the attorney general has held that counties In Ore- the county commissioners here pointed out they have the power! of granting and revoking dance hall licenses, and that the restric tions, If adopted would provide tnat any violation would be ground for revocation. ILL OF ITS ! CINCINNATI, March 29 (AP) City council clerks droned to night through the reading ot or dinance after ordinance, Intended to replace those of the past six years, which the Ohio supreme court apparently held to be in valid. Refusing a rehearing, the state's highest court upheld an earlier decision that an assess ment ordinance was not legally In force If It was published In the of ficial city bulletin. Instead of a newspaper of general circula tion." which the law requires. Taking no chances, city officials promptly set about enacting a new, complete, city general code. The eode contains more than COO pages of closely typed legal matter. Clerks started reading it this afternoon. They are to keep on reading, all through the night and Into tomorrow, until the Job is done. ' Elderly Man is Frozen Fatally NEWPORT, Wash., March 29 (AP) The frozen body of C. M. Berger, 84, was found near his home seven miles west ot here to day. It was believed he died from cold and exposure after falling from the root, of his house -between three and four1-weeks ago. DRINK T ICE CITWRFJFJ IS Beauty Experts i Can't be Wrong ',wa jr.? WW 1 j 0 The fact that 82,000 beauty cul turlsts can't be wrong was dem onstrated when the choae Eth el Hampton, NewTork society thespian, as "Mlsa 1934" at the International Beauty Show in the metropolis. Miss Hampton wm cnosen Because ane con forms to the experts' idea of what the trend of beauty is to day. HEW STYLES TO BE Fashion Revue at Elsinore Tonight is Sponsored By Several Firms Living models will step their paces on the stage of the Elsi nore theatre tonight to present the new spring modes in a Fash ion revue sponsored by a group of Salem merchants. Those In charge promise some real sur prisesthe exact nature of which they are not disclosing in ad vance, bu the view of which will excite many "Ob's" and "Ah's" from the audience. Some 10 dashing young wom en and young men too will dis play the new creations, while an orchestra will add Its lilting tunes to the program. Three acts feat uring sportswear, afternoon and evening apparel fn a gorgeous setting of special scenery and flowers will be presented. Glimps es of some of Hollywood's newest In styles will be dis ni.VAIt wA fnr th flr.t tlmo Tne event In former seasons A . Kl ' but it was found It made the ev- enlnv toovfa11- "Vhe fa8hlon rf . . y . .. . . ed attention. Stores participating are John son's Ready-to-Wear, Millers, Mi lady's shop, Shipley's, Smart shop, Fashionette. Montgomery Ward & ?o.. Bishops, Buster Brown Shoe store. Price Shoe Co. The revue will be an added feature to the regular entertain ment program at the Elsinore. L GRANTS PASS, Ore., March 29 (AP) George P. Jester, 70, vice-president of the Grant Pass and Josephine bank, died In a hospital here today from a revol ver shot wound just below his heart. Sheriff Lister said that the banker, who had been In 111 health for two years and on sick leave from the bank since the first of the year, telephoned him today and told him he was "through and going to shoot myself." The sheriff urged him to "wait a minute, I'll be right up." When he arrived at the Jester home he found the elderly man lying in the basement ot the garage seriously wounded, jester was rusned to a hospital, but died about an hour later. Jester was one of this city's pi oneer business men, and was one of the founders ot the Grants Pass Banking '& Trust company, later merged with the Josephine county bank. He had been city treasurer for several years, and was re-elected to that office last November. iD. A. R. Session Starts, Eugene EUGENE, Ore.,' March . 29 (AP) Members of the Oregon society of the Daughters ot the American revolution opened their 20th annual conference here to day. E. O. Harlan; secretary of i the Eurene chamber of com ! merce. presented a myrtle-wood gavel to Mrs. John x. menara- son, state? D. A--R. regent, s ::: Sill UPON STAGE RANTS PASS I OFFICII S oKS Boards Merchant Vessel in Wild Attack; British Subjects Kidnaped Steamer, Starts in Pursuit Of Junks but They Flee To Shallow Waters NEWCHWANG, M a n e h u rla, March 2i (AP) In one of the most daring raids In recent his tory. Chinese buccaneers kidnaped four British officers today from the British merchantman Nanch- ang while the vessel was waiting for the high tide at tne New chwang bar. J. R. Robinson, skipper of the Nanehang, Immediately turned the vessel about to pursue the pirates, at the same time sending out an alarm by wireless, but the pirate junks escaped In the shallow wa ters. British gunboats at once start ed search for the pirates and the victims, W. E. Hargraves, A. D. Blue, F. L. Pears and Charles Johnson. Other Abductions By Bandits Recalled The kidnaping recalled tne re cent abductions by Chinese ban dits of Mrs. Kenneth Pawley and Charles Cochran, also British sub jects, who were captured by Chin ese last fall and who arrived at Newchwang October 20 after hav ing been In the kidnapers' cus tody 44 days. Fourteen pirates on two small junks boarded the Nanehang and, firing their rifles and pistols wildly, ordered the. Chinese crew to show them the officers cabins. From the cabins the buccaneers drove their four victims at the point of their guns. Then the officers were bound and thrown over the side Into the waiting junks, which are large vessels having lug-sails. Meanwhile, the pirates looted all the cabins on the Nanehang and wounded two of the Chinese crew in so doing. Before Captain Robinson and the chief engineer were able to re store order and get their vessel under way, the pirates had a head start which enabled them to reach the shallows where the Nanehang could not follow. PILOT 1! HITS PORTLAND, Ore., March 29 (AP) Governor Julius A. Meier announced today that he will ap point a new state board of pilot commissioners tomorrow to re place the present board. The governor declared that the present board, consisting of Cap tain William C. McNaught and Captain Clyde Raabe, both of Portland, and Captain Frank M. Sweet ot Astoria, has "ceased to function, and for that reason I will within 24 hours name a com mission which will function." The pilot commission, the exec utive observed, should fix rates for pilotage which would be at tractive to shipping and which would encourage ship owners and agents to patronize the ports of Portland and Astoria. ASTORIA, Ore., March 29. (AP) Frank Sweet of Astoria, pilot commissioner, said today when advised Governor Meier had decided to appoint a new com mission, that he believes the board has no power to lower rates and that pilots were authorized to fix their own rates so long as they did not exceed the maximum fixed by, state law. Members of the bar pilots organisation here expressed the same belief. i FOOD COMES EASIER NELSCOTT, Ore., March 29. (AP) When a 1200-pound sea Hon made his appearance at the beach here recently, some of the local citizens roped him and plac ed him la captivity. After keeping him for several days, during which several thousand tourists from over the state came to see him. be was released today to make his way seaward wherever he wished. He swam out a short distance. paused, and then as if resolutely maklnc an his mind, turned ana eaxne baclc to the beach, where in terested visitors are still passing him -the clams. MORS ARE AVAILABLE 3 PORTLAND. March 29. (AP) There's going to be a lot of radishes and turnips here before long. The city has already assign ed 2000 of its lots to amateur gar deners, and the delinquent tax bureau has announced that there are several more for those who want to wield a spade. : BACK IT GOVERNOR Municipal Beer Sale Flan Being W.C.T.U. Asks No Court Tests Anent 32 Beer UHllAUU, marc a z ) The Women's Christian Temper- mwvm a m a mm . aiA awn ance Union plans no court test oi tho federal S.2 beer law but will launch an educational campaign against beer at Its national con vention next summer, Mrs. Mar- caret C. Munns. national treas urer of the organization announc ed tonight. The convention will be held In Milwaukee starting June 30. The call for the gathering has already gone out and every field general of the W. C. T. U. Is expected to take part In the demonstration against the use of beer at that time, Mrs. Munns added. BEER TO BE LEGAL E South Carolina Solons act Also; Lenman neaas For Model Bill (By the Associated Press) The states marched on yester Am-v n.AnaHnr til A wlv ttT the . " i KoAv th a iri" .V '.Ar.w . rt.A o. nvnhfhIHnn ivi ntuCf ciai?n yww state, saw Its beer legalizing bill nassed by the state senate and Bie-ned bv Governor Brann. It will take effect 90 days after ad Journment of the legislature, or about July 1, unless set aside oy a referendum. This brought to 23 the states In which the way now appears open for beer. The South Carolina bouse pass ed a bill legalizing beer and sent It to the senate. In Albany. Governor Lehman made a personal appearance be- fore the New York legislature to plead for passage of a model beer By It E V E r J N DRY In law. warning that otherwise Deer feel there wllI; be maea better con sale will be uncontrolled and f, tT,- vi. ,!? hAr b that the chances of repealing the 18th amendment rest largely on success of the big states In deal ing with beer. There was no Im mediate indication, however, that the legislators would comply The Kentucky attorney general announced that old beer tax laws, dating to pre-prohlbition days. would be applied to sale and man ufacture after April 6 In Washington, Attorney Gen eral Cummings turned down a plea from Chicago that the clocks be moved up an hour so as to permit beer drinking to begin at the same hour as in New York, which has the eastern time zone's advantage when 12:01 a.m.. comes April 7. Public Market Bonds Sale to R.F.C. is Made ,LATm ,V March Mil of the company which plans to ennntrurt ft niihlte market hern at a cost of more than $1,000,000. announced today that contract ot purchase of the company's bonds by the Reconstruction Finance corporation was signed yesterday by the officers of the company and was forwarded to Washing ton. D. C. v Washington officers of the R. F. C. are expected to sign the contract, by which the corpora tion will agree to purchase $775,- 000 ot the market company's bonds. Sea Lion Likes Captivity 2000 Farm on City's Lots Trapper Gets Skunk Only Storm Warnings on Coast BITTEN BY MCSKRAT BEND. Ore., March 29. (AP) Fey Robideau, trapper, brought a real hard luck story with him to Bend today. During the entire winter, he declared, he was able to trap but one animal, a skunk. On his way to Bend from the Cas cades, just before be reached the city limits, he was bitten by muskrat. Bid BLOW COMIXQ PORTLAND. March 29. Storm warnings were ordered np along the . Oregon - and Washington coasts tonight when a stiff south east wind threatened. The United States weather bu reau here stated that two storms starting Tuesday morning off the Canadian eoast In the Alaskan rulf had become one big storm today. It appeared at present. however, to be stationery, the bu rean said. Vessels at sea reported wind of gale-like proportions due west of Vancouver Island. Discussed Angel Council O ri Experiment Expected To Brigg Revenue, Prevent Abuse f, fx J . Clty-LI Wtjed iiaraeil tO Be Only Source it Present Scheme Business men and eouncllmem In the substantial little town et ML Angel have come to a tenta tive agreement to dispense t be new 3.2 beer .through a municipal set-up, it wits learned by Tan Statesman last night from a cin sen there. Profits, if any, will ac crue to the city. A beer parlor, operated on m virtual municipal ownership plan. will likely bf set up and ready for operation! by the time tb three-two bevnrage comes Into le gal being April 7. These clans were agreed upn at a meeting; of eouncilmen aad business men Jthere Tuesday mgw. and an ordinance covering tbe proposition will be drafted and presented to the city council for """" City Is Proposed - W Mt. Angel'ispian, as sxeicnea so far, is to ,have one beer par lor, managed -iy the city and un der full control of the city coun cil. The plan Ms an experiment, -but leaders tbeVe feel it is full ef possibilities, and has the advan- tare of getting away from ta SalOOn idea. Details of the city-owned beer garden, which will be the br.tr place selling the beverage, will worked out so that careful restric tions will guard against the olw time drunken; spectacle. While no contract has yet been signed, it Is understood there to talk of setting up the first city beer parlor at the Mt. Angel ho tel, with the hotel proprietor, Ja cob Berehtold, In charge tor thn 4Awrn TVi f 1 raa A h ffitint&tA . ,v7 w-i Expt Xo Abase. Vnaer gyBt The iw-rs in the movement ,.- th. town man are th huss- ness," The Statesman's informant said, adding: 'i "We plan to have such regula tion that beef may be purchase! Just like food in any restaurant. and without! the objectionable features that have attached to the saloon. We want it so the whole family may, if it wishes, come in. sit down and enjoy beer Just aa its members would in their own home." While the plan Is being started on an experimental basis, there U alreadysome vision that In the fu ture a typical German beer garden and grounds may be constructed in connection, with the municipal project. ; Mt. Angel Headers feel that they have hit upon" a mode of handling the beer situation which may, if successful, be readily suited to needs of other small towns and cities. ? Attorney Allen Sstker DleS' Formerly Here BAKER, Ore.. March 29 (AP) George E. Allen, 82, Baker at torney and formerly Justice of the peace here, died at his home yes terday. He was born in La Pierre eounty, Mich., August 7, 1850. Before coming to Baker eounty 32 years ago, he lived on a farm near Salem, Ore., for 15 years. He was admitted to the Oregon bar In 1900. r Besides his widow, Mrs. Ida Hawley Allen, he is survived by two sons and' three daughters. The ODay in Washington (By the Associated Press) House passed administra tion unemployment relief mens are which goes back to senate for action on amendment. r i President ' Roosevelt recom mended to congress federal regu lation of new security issues, and bills to that lend were Introduc ed. 5 Governor's oil eonfc adopted report requesting fed eral snpervisioa of that indus try. ) Senate passed hm to lift exist ing limit on liquor prescriptions in District of ' Columbia and an-. j proved bill to permit S.S per cent beer and wine in capital. . Secretary Hull and state de- partment economic experts con- I f erred wtth 'Ambassador land- 1 say of Great Britain on world , if - 1 f i V t economic conference. N - - - . r-i." ?- ---- :-'---;--1 . ' " I " - - i the attempt. 1 - ' - r--4" -A . i. IV