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7fl I THE WEATHER f V JBut NOW! Bales firms Join tomor row in a month's coopers tire activity urging purchas ers to Boy Now, anticipat ing advancing prices. - v. Partly cloudy today and Thaisday, fogs night mad . ' morning; Max. Temp. Toes day 52, Min. 29, river .4 foot, southwest wind. FOUNDED IBS! EIGHTYTHIRD YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, November 8, 1933 No. 194 iTMTES DRY 1 ;XI 9 s Answer to Latest Query is Expected Today; Case In Court Resumed Elliott Returns From His Trip East, Company's Stand May be Told The next two days are expected to bring definite indications of the coarse the city will pursue in Its plans to acquire and build a water fsystem, reports from city and Oregon - Washington Water Service company officials reveal ed last night. At the same, time City Attorney Kowitx announced that pending litigation over val idity of the city's $2,500,000 wa ter bopd issue would be resumed in circuit court early next week. An answer is expected today f rom the Washington, D. -C., of fice of United 'States Senator Charles L. McNary to a query sent yesterday to ascertain the truth of a report that PWA officials are granting loans for purchase of utilities to carry out munici pal projects or to build compet ing systems. The message was sent yesterday following a con ference between Kowitz and Sen ator McNary nere. It developed that there was some doubt as to authenticity of the. report on which the council Monday night based its action In ordering an application for a $950,000 addi tional PWA loan to use in buying the existing water system or building a competitive one. Another indicator is anticipat ed - tonight when E. C JUliott, president of the Oregon-Washington Water Service company. is scheduled to arrive in San Fran cisco from New York city where be has been conferring with Chase National bank officers re garding the" water company's, ac cepting city bonds in payment for its local plant. J. T. Delaney. local water company manager, last night said be expected to night to communicate with Mr. Elliott by long distance telephone and possibly report results of Mr. Elliott's eastern trip. . That Mr. Elliott would come to Salem at once if "anything can be- worked out" was stated last night by Walter E. Keyes. at torney for, the water company. Mr.. Keyes also, indicated that, the outcome of Mr. Elliott's New York, conference would be known here soon. . - .The city attorney yesterday ar ' ranged tor have a hearing before 'Circuit Judge; W G.-Lewelling shere at 1 r30 p.nv .next ' Monday on, the clfv'r demurrer to the wa ter company's 147-page answer In the bond litigation.' The case was ' remanded by the supreme court totae, lower court for coisidera ' tion of this answer; If tneepry. front Washington, D. C.; -ieohfirms "the report had here, ctty of flciala ill probably start -at , once ; preparing a com prehensive application for the $950,000 Moan for submission to C. C. Hockley, Oregon. PWA en-t glneef. This loan, would be in addition to. the $1,500,000 loan and grant' allotment made for im proving the ; local water system and connecting it with the con ' templated ' North - Santiam : river mountain supply. ... -i' , Students Resolution Over . EUGENE,' Ore., Nov. 7. () 'Petitions- worded 'similarly to the resolution' adopted unanimously by the University of Oregon fac ulty and ataf f yesterday demand' Ing tho "resignation :of Roscoe Ci Kelson, ? Portland attorney, as president: of : he. stateboard of higher education, were circulated among atudents at the university Ak. ami fnnirht bore the signa tures of about 1000 of the stu dents. A : Stanley R. Stevenson, president of the Eugene chamber of com w.ma mid dfreetors of the cham- ' IUVtv - ber were unable to agree on a pol- . Icy in the eoniroversy nu no ac tion was taken. Auio is Stolen But Soon Found - Lorn. I Gower of Silverton tot only had to find a parking place when he came to Salem last Bight but he also had to find bis car 1 after returning ' to the parking spot he chose on Court street After reporting to police Mat Ws car waa missing, Gowcr found ft near the Royal Court apartments, Chemeketa and Cap itol streets. v , . Epidemic of Burglary is Held Solved Blood cn a broken window pane at the H. A. Cornoyer house at 775 North Summer street led last night to what city police be lieved is the break they have been anxiously awaiting for over six weeks apprehension of the man who with almost monoton ous regularity has been breaking into local residences by day and night. Arte.- investigating ; a burglary at the Cornoyer residence last night, two policemen later took their man into custody at Com mercial and Chemeketa streets, tentatively identifying him by a freshly cut finger. They declined to reveal his name but said he was a locc. youth, about 19 years old. Samples of the blood on the window and of that on the youth's fresh bandage were taken for comparison. Since late September police have been harried by recurrent burglaries. In most cases only money and jewelry have been t en, home, owners reported. No great sumj were stolen from any one place. During October. 14 cases of burglary and 18 of lar ceny were reported to police. STANDINGS SHIFTED Some Leaders Fall and New Players Come to Fore; Slams are Made Another closely contested even ing of play in The Oregon States man's contract bridge tournament Tuesday night at the Marion ho tel saw a number of new pairs ad vance to high places in the scor ing. Several of the higher scorers in former evening'B of play fell by the wayside and failed-'to place. Playing with hands set before the play opened by Mrs. William H. Quinn, tournament director, a number of the players . received small slam contracts and made them. A few more venturesome players achieved grand slam con tracts when not vulnerable. Play was exceedingly close, the scores compiled early this morn ing showing that in several instan ces only ten points separated one team from another. High honors for the evening, consisting of both sections and east-west, north-south pairs went to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Huston. The places by sections and sides, follow: section one, north ' and south: first: Miss Ruthlta Hoff nell and Steve Crockett. Second: Mr and Mrs. Sheldon P. SacketL Third: Two. pairs tied: Mrs. James Linn and Mrs. Harry Haw kins with Mrs. J. H. Cattaghan and Mrs. Roy Simmons. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8) Airplane Helps In Search for Zielihski Body An almlr.ne search to locate the hndv of Leo Zielinski. late Mar- Ion county deputy sheriff, proved rutue yesteraay, anenn a. j. Rnrk renorted on his return here with Lee TJ. Eyerly. Together they new. along me uiacaamas river below the snot where Zielinski is believed to have drowned a week ago Monday when his car plunged into the stream. Rivermen have, been employed to patrol the river and nets a Kept at US S1UHUI Jii6U iu.viu that the body may be retrieved as ' soon as it comes to the surface, Burk said. From the plane ne was able plainly to see the river bot tom except in the deep holes. Demos Lose But Elect (By the Associated Press) ; Democrats lost control of may oral posts in two of the country'a largest cities, New York and Cleveland, yesterday, but made offsetting gains in others. Fiorello H. LaGuardia, inde pendent republican who ran on a fusion ticket, won in New York city by a large plurality. In Cleveland Harry uavu, re publican, was conceded victory by Ray Miller, democratic incumoent, after a nip and tuck race. Davis la a former governor of Ohio, Frederick Mansfield, democrat, was elected mayor of Boston in a six-sided race in which the lead frequently changed during the counting of ballots. The- three BRIDGE TOURNEY leaders were: Mansneia tu) es-ic 408; Nichols (R) 7,4$9; PoleyVy (D) 0.921. An'eaoly lead held by Nichols, republlcaVta Boston, was changed in later returns to a slight lead for Mansfield, democrat, in a race la which fonr democrats and two re publicans were candidates, STATEMENT BY NELSON IS HINT HE W RESIGN Many Asking Him to Stay, Including Some Eugene Grads, He Declares Integrity Not at Stake so "Under Fire" Angle to Carry No Weight PORTLAND, Nov. 7. (JP An indication that Roscoe C. Nelson, Portland attorney, may resign to morrow as president of the state board of higher education was seen here tonight in a statement he issued, a day after the Univer sity of Oregon faculty and staff had adopted a unanimous resolu tion demanding his resignation. Governor Julius L. Meier, how ever, asked if Nelson had submit ted a resignation, replied: "He has not." Nelson, commenting on the de mand made Saturday by Wayne L. Morse, dean of the Oregon law school, before the annual home coming alumni banquet and by the university faculty yesterday that he resign, said that he had re ceived hundreds of requests today urging him to "carry on." "Many have called me to say, 'Keep up the good fight,' and to advise, 'Don't resign under fire'," Nelson stated. "But my integrity is not impugned in this matter, so this 'under fire' angle is not an element. "The personal abuse added to the tremendous work of the Job itself make the position on the board quite unpleasant. I am not an office-holder, in the usual sense of the term, so might not be expected to take such abuse and like it. r . '"ijcan never express my grati tude and appreciation to the le gion of persons who have called, written or telephoned to plead, for the interest of the state and the university itself, for that mat ter, with me not to resign. Among these are scores of University of Oregon alumni. "I hope, when I reach a final decision in what I conceive to be (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) The American Legion national executive committee will consider the Salem drum corps' protest over. its disqualification in. the na tional contest at Chicago last Sep tember at the next meeting of that body in Indianapolis, Ind., J. T. Delaney, state drum corps chair man, announced here yesterday. En route home from New York, Delaney conferred with Legion of ficials at Indianapolis and in formed them that Capital post No. 9 would file a formal statement of its case. Delaney reaffirmed reports that the national Judge advocate and drum corps committee of the Le gion had admitted at Chicago that authority was lacking for dis qualifying a corps In the national contest. On that and the ground that timing at the contest was not according to the rules, the local petition for clarification of the rules and payment of .second prize money will be filed by . Capital post, he stated. All through the eastern states Legionnaires commented favorably on the Salem corps appearance, Delaney found. " in Big Cities Some Mayors William .McNair, young demo crat, had a good lead In early re turns over John S. Herron, Mel-lon-backed candidate for mayor of Pittsburgh. Democrats made striking gains in up-state New York,. Buffalo elected a democratic mayor for the first time since 1914, Roches ter went democratic for the first time in SO years; Poughkeepsie, nearest city to the home of Presi dent Roosevelt, named a democrat for the first time since its incor poration S3 years ago. In Jamestown a J 4-year-old newspaper reporter, Leon F, Rob erts, unseated Samuel A. Carlson, who has been mayor 24 years. : There was a considerable over turn on both aides in smaller Scltie. ; . -' ' . i .. : In Connecticut, the democrats ere overturned at Hartford and Bridgeport. In the latter city, Jas per MeLevy, a socialist, went In with a majority of tho city coun cil. It was the first time a social ist had been elected to a mayoralty la Connecticut. - . mm w LL HEAR mm Governor of N. G. Said it; And is Right RALEIGH, N. C, Nov. 7. () And the governor of North Carolina said to the governor of South Carolina For the benefit of the younger generation the story might well be repeated Once upon a time before prohi bition was taken seriously in the Carolinas or anywhere else, the states of North Carolina and South Carolina fell out about a boundary dispute The governors of the two states good men and true disliked the wrangling so they met to settle the matter After long dis cussions the Issue was ended to the pleasure of all, but much ar gument had gone back and forth across the table and throats were dry. So the governor of North Caro lina he was visiting and couldn't come right out and ask for one kind of hinted: "It's a long time between drinks." Well, it has been and apparent ly it's going to be. Legion Not Making Request This Year; Two-Hour Shutdown Likely The American Legion will not ask Salem merchants to close up shop Armistice day this year, be cause of present conditions, but instead will leave it to the busi nessmen as to their manner of observing this commemorative, a statement issued last night by Claude McKenney, commander of Capital Post No. 9, Indicates. The statement was given out follow ing a meeting of the post exe cutive nd celebration committees and a conference with a repre sentative of the merchants. Some merchants, it was report ed at the meeting, favor closing their doors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., others will vary the clos ing; but generally business houses will be open the major part of the day. McKenney's statement reads as follows: "The American Legion has al ways considered Armistice day a day of Thanksgiving for the hon ors won and the peace brought to the world. The American Legion believes that the day should be fittingly observed each year by all people joining in the day's activities. "The American Legion believes that Just as in war all industries and businesses should cease their respective activities and join la their communities, all of which naturally tends to create a real spirit of love and devotion to the country. Such a wholehearted ob servance on the part of all the people will create a real spirit of Americanism and teach the peo ple to live as well as die - for their country." ' "It is with the deepest regret that -we of the American Legion can not expect a complete ob servance of this sacred day for this year owing to the peculiar circumstances which are con fronting all of us today." Roosevelt Eyes Election Trend, Remains Silent WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 Oft President Roosevelt noted in sil ence tonight mayoral elections which brought defeat to democra tic candidates in New . York' and some other major cities and the prohibition vote which . saw a breaking of the line of Successive states favoring repeal. Mr. Roosevelt had carefully re trained from associating him self with the New York and oth er contests. But his national .par ty chairman, James A. Farley, who is also New York state chairman, aligned himself with Joseph V. McKee who was de feated in the three-cornered New York contest by Florella H. La Guardia, the fusion candidate. Ports Oiiicials Asked to Resign PORTLAND, Not. 7 (JPj A recommendation that the port of Portland commission request the resignations of James II. Polhe mus, general manager and engin eer; James P. Doyle, assistant se cretary: James Healy, dock su perintendent, and R. W. Nelson, assistant engineer was made in a majority report submitted today by a special committee named .to investigate charges of irregular ity and unlawful use of pnblie money by the port's executives. UWTICE MY IS MOOT POINT fflcB ELECTION ROWS Three Dead in Harlan Coal Region; Outbreaks in Other Areas Noted Count Votes Today; Repeal Forces Confident They Will Carry State LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 7. UP) Heavy voting and outbreaks of violence that caused seven men to be killed and fonr wounded marked a chill, gray election day in Kentucky. The vote on repeal of the 18th. amendment and on state issues served to bring out a large number of voters. The first violence reported was in Louisville where Hugh Chllds, 50, a negro democrat, was shot to death in an argument with other negroes near a polling place. A suspect was questioned but no formal charges made. Three men were killed and two critically wounded at Layman in the Harlan county coal fields. Watt Dearlng, 72, was seriously wounded in Fleming county, and his son, Jim,' 48, was arrested in connection with ' the shooting, which, was said to have been over the election. Near Hopkinsville, in Christian county, Lloyd Marquess, 22, was stabbed1 four times when he Intervened in a qnarrel at a polling place. His alleged assail ant was a negro. The Harlan county men kill ed were Z. B. Blanton, 46, A. H. Hensley, 57, and John Blanton, 24. Jesse Blanton, 26, and Zach Hensley 21, a son of A. H. Hens ley, were wounded. Witnesses said Zach Hensley started shoot ing at Jesse Blanton and a gener al fight followed. Voters and spec tators scurried to cover at the men shot it out.' Officers were told the participants had engaged In a dis pute over the election. Hannibal Sharp, 38, a negro, was killed and his alleged as sailant, John Nance, 50, negro, was wounded in an election quar rel in Middlesboro. Jack Parker, (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) BOHIE PUN HOOD RIVER, Ore., Nov. 7. UP) -Plans for extension of high volt age transmission lines to various Oregon municipalities from the Bonneville dam power structure, were revealed here today in a let ter from Alfred P. Dobson of Portland. He said he represents a number -of cfvic-mmded residents of Port land who have learned that fed eral money mar be obtained pro vided a complete statement of each city's setup is filed immedi ately, and application made be fore January 1, Dobson sought determination of the municipal, industrial and do mestic electrical needs and the ex isting average rate of each. He also, asked the city to provide de tails of its franchise or contract with public utilities and asked if the municipality is willing to pur chase a franchise. The council took no action. - Pinchofs Home Town Votes tor Sunday Baseball MILFORD, Pa., Nov. 7. (JPy Milford borough and township, home of GIfford Pinchot, ; Penn sylvania's dry governor today voted for Sunday baseball and football and for the sale of .beer. Pinchot opposed liberalization of the Sabbath, but signed the bill which allowed communities to vote today on licensing foot ball and baseball. Injunction Stops Warehouse Case Judge L. G. LeweWng In cir cuit court yesterday gave a de cision enjoining further law ac tion, pending the supreme court's decision on an equitable defense made in the case of Cawrse Broth ers against the Fischer Ware house Mill company and bond ing eompan- which bonded the warehouse - company forth Cawrse Brothers grain stored there. Cawrse Brothers brought the law action for about SS0OO in a bond, alleging that grain they stored In the warehouse had been converted. POWER II FROM Both Carolinas Spurn Wet love But 36th Moist State Recorded; Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah Enough Tammany Mayoralty Years; LaGuardia in Violence, Fraudulent Voting Features of -N. Y. Election NEW YORK, Nov. 7 JP) Fio rello H. LaGuardia was eiecieu majui ui new iuii city tonight in a bitter contest that saw the Tammany candidate, Mayor John P. O'Brien shoved in to third place behind Joseph V. McKee, whom postmaster Gener al Farley had supported. Historic Tammany Hall con ceded LaGuardia's election for a four-year term within two and a half hours after the last of 2,- 000,000 voters had registered their choice. It was the first time since 1914, when John Purroy Mitchell was elected mayor on a fusion ticket, that Tammany had been defeated. Although the fiery LaGuardia, who four years ago was defeated for mayor by James J. Walker, piled up a strong lead, the con test for the other two major of fices on the board of estimate were comparatively close. Frank J. Prial'democrat, who has asserted his independence of Tammany, held a slight lead for comptroller, and Bernard S. Deutsch, LaGuardia's running mate on the fusion ticket, was ahead for president of the board of aldermen. Tammany, however, maintain ed enough strength In Manhattan to place Samuel Levy in the van for borough president and Wil liam C. Dodge for district attor ney. Ferdinand Pecora, the senate banking committee's counsel was far behind in the district attor ney race. As the returns were being counted, police and court officials began a cleanup of the cases of violence and fraudulent voting reported during the day. Of 36 warrants issued by the court of general, sessions for Illegal regis tration, only two -were executed. Blackjack squads worked in some lower east side districts with almost the precision of the voting machines before the polls (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) California Jail Breaker Caught By State Police OREGON CITY. Ore.. Nov. T. O?5) Recognized by his photo pub lished In a detective story maga zine, William E. Boyd, 24, wanted In Santa Ana, Call, where he es caped . from jail ' while awaiting trial on charge, of impersonating an army officer was arrested at Oswego,' near here, today, police said, after threatening a state po liceman with a loaded revolver. State Policemen . Snow and Walsh, the arresting officers, said Boyd admitted he was wanted in California and claimed his true name Is Patrick C. Murphy. - Great "Buy Now" Campaign Ready to Start Thursday Final preparations for Salem's official NRA Buy Now. campaign were to be made today, prepara tory to formal opening of the move here tomorrow. Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, the city fire siren will sound an nouncing the opening of the Buy Now movement. In the downtown streets sirens will be sounded while var ions manufacturing plants have been, asked to blow their whistles for one minute at 10 a, m. , . A crew of workers was sched uled to be out early this morning decorating; downtown street cross ings with tho Buy Now slogan. At nine o'clock distribution of cards to all participating merchants will be under -way. In addition, a sten ciled "If everyone spends, every one works. will be placed on the window of each firm participating in the movement. Later in the day the first fall page newspaper advertisement an- Loses First Race in 19 Leads Victory Over Tammany .y:,:' :.-"i,'- 5 v.;x , V? F. H. LaGUARDlA PORT DISTRICT FOR Meeting of Civic Leaders is Called Tonight to Vote On Special Election Whether or not Salem people will be asked to sign petitions calling for a popular vote to form a port district to obtain a PWA loan of about $100,000 to con struct a muniplcal dock here, will be determined at a meeting to be held at the chamber of commerce tonight at S o'clock. The decision one way or the other' on the proposal will be in. the hands of presidents of all serv ice clubs, heavy shippers, city al dermen and members of the coun ty court, who have been asked to attend the sesion tonight; Should the port plan be favored and a popular vote called, the publie works administration money obtained, if any, would be 30 per cent a gift of the govern ment and the other 70 per cent would be paid back over a 25 year period at 4 per cent and from the earnings of the munici pal project. The city would not be bonded and the borrowing would In no way be a liability , to the Call for the meeting was is sued yesterday by B. E. Sisson, president of the chamber of com merce, and was made following a meeting with the chamber board of directors Monday night at which time Shelby Wiggins of Portland outlined - what other cities are doing to secure PWA funds for municipal docks and other enterprises. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) nounclng the beginning of the But Now movement will be run A number of merchants, sensing an opportunity to give buyers ex cellent opportunities to buy goods before prices advance, were pre paring yesterday for special mer chandising events to urge popular buying of goods. The Buy Now campaign Is to run from tomorrow, November 9, to Saturday, December 9. It is a part oOhe nation-wide Buy Now campaign. Scores of additional merchants signed up yesterday to participate in the movement. Ralph Cooley, chairman of the Buy Now cam paign, urged all firms which had not signed to do so at once. If solicitors or letters sent out last week end have missed reaching firms, Cooley asked the merchants to volunteer their support and their contribution to the Buy Now campaign. Sponsors of the move (Turn to Page 2, CoL I) fV.y -" " j I : f AX'- f Fill DECISIVE VOTE RECORDED PRDHI DEFEAT Utah Majority Grows With Late Returns; Eastern States Go Strong Kentucky Result to Decide Whether Ratification is December 5 or 6 (By the Associated Press) With 'tah' prohibition lead ers conceding that state baa joined Pennsylvania and Ohio in voting repeal yesterday, the eighteenth amendment has beea ousted from the constitution. - Returns from about half et Utah's precinct showed nearly a two-to-one lead for repeal!. Obioans gave repeal a OOO, OOO majority while Pennsyl vania went overwhelmingly wet. North Carolina stayed dry by a large vote. South Carolina also Toted against repeal by a narrow margin. Thirty-three state have vot ed repeal. Only three were needed to complete the Job. Kentucky ballots will be count ed at 10 a. m. today. (By the Associated Press) The eighteenth amendment was apparently voted out of the con stitution yesterday on the face of returns from Utah, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Mounting majorities in Utah, on returns that came from repre sentative sections of the state re corded repealists as gaining vjM tories in districts that hitherto had been regarded as doubtful. These gave assurance to repeal ists that the final total would record the state as the 38tk to vote for repeal. J Already, by a 100,000 major ity. Ohloans had registered them selves in favor of repeal. Pm- sylranians had followed by a 'six to one vote. The returns .from Utah, com ing from late closing precincts. changed the trend after North -Carolina and South Carolina had Chosen to stand by prohibition, the former by a wide majority, the latter by one that thinned, as the evening dragged on. ' The upsets in North and South Carolina left it for Kentucky to decide whether repeal would be come effective on December S or be deferred until.- December 6. Ohio, Pennsylvania and Utah will hold their ratifying conven tions on December 6. It Ken tucky, which voted yesterday but does not count ballots until to day, voted for repeal, ratifica-. tion by the necessary 3 6 states would ' be- had with the affirma tive action : of Ohio, Pennsyl vania and Utah. If not, it would be deferred until the following day when Maine holds her ratify ing convention. , The criminal Insane ward which it is proposed to construct within the walls of the state penitentiary must be conducted as a part of th atata hosnital and not as a part of the penitentiary In case criminal insane patients are to be transferred to the ward, Attorney General Van Winkle held in an opinion handed down here Tues day. The opinion was asked oy state hospital officials. - Vm lirfnVla liaM ttiat th treat- ment of patients in the ward shall be by and Under the supervision of the hospital physicians. The ward was estimated to cost f 85, 000. The board of control has au- thority.'Van Winkle continued, to transfer natients back to the state penitentiary from the state hospi tal who previously were trans ferred to the insane wards rrom. the prison. Should the Insane ward be a part of the penitentiary, the board could not transfer insane patients there, since tber had not been ' committed to the penitentiary - CRIMINAL WARD AT PEN HOSPITAL CARE