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V I CIRCULATION -A THE WEATHER " UISITIDUUOU ' ; , h A . . . A I 7622 Averasre .. 5) Bala today and Thursday, t irmal temperature; Max.; Not. 33 - ," normal (. J Net paid, daily, unday,7232 .... -. Temp. Tuesday S3, Min. 47, . j rive 4.2 feet, rain. .44 inch, . south wind. . FCUNDCD ICHl nncc mamyinaMa warn DeclaresNRA MM lILU Power Liitiiied T X w ' 1GM J m TD DEF ENDNRA Mi of ti ii oil i . 1 2, Expected to - Sign by .Late Today; ' Bills Held Up: While Perfected -r-- Major Ones are iCqmpteted, Tuesday;. Selection of v Commission Eycdf: ? The Knox liquor . control bill ytia not law, today principally be cause eZ dlf flculUea encountered by the engoeslng Committee of the hoase whlch had nottarned the measure OTef. to the goTernor ai a late hour yesterday.-It is ex pected that the bill jwlll be reced ed and signed today. ; . ' : Meanwhile'-the executlre office was busy determining upon a li quor eontro! commission, the ap pointment oif whU h la expected shortly. One Member , dust be named from each of the three con gressional district of the Btate. - Delay in enrolling many ot the bills was holding tinrtheir enact ment Into law. Under rules of the house and senate, bills as tin ally enrolled most be letter ! perfect, There can be no erasures, no in sertions, no changes la punctua tion or capitalization,: As a result the preparation' of : the bills, for executire approral is a, painstak ing,, meticulous .task. . (The three" major bills of the special session,- Including the Knox- liquor control measures, sales tax, andbus and truck law amendments, were . enrolled. late Tuesday afternoon and subse quently were signed by Fred -E. Kiddle, 'president of the senate, and Earl Snell,1 speaker ; of the house of representatiTes. The bus and truck bill iater' waa: sent -to the ex ecutiTe "department while the Knox liquor control . measure and the sales Ur bill will be filed with the goTemor .before noon to . day... . ..: i ;:; i I , Goyernor Meier. jAdlcated.' just prior Ja leTlnf Wtffiselast ugnt tnat none or tne tnree ma jor bills would be 'signed, before late t o d a y or Thursday. Attor neys, in the meantime, will exam ine the measures , to determine whether .they are constitutional and will withstand the test of the courts. -. ' -." - f A :? - The Knox liq nor bill ' contains approximately 5 0 pages and was amended materially during t h e closing hours of tne session One of these amendments eliminated the 'woman member of the liquor control commission while another remoyed that proTision proriding a salary or per diem for. the com missioners. 'The third .amendment reinstated a provision ot the ori- " ginal 'bUl pro riding that the li cense fees shall go to the muni- : ripalifies.'c-r U' ..'ii Records ' of the -; executive- de partment showed that 8 of the 97 bills approved at he . special session bad reached the gover nor's' desk". Tuesday night. These previously were signed by the pre siding officers of the senate and h o-u s e. Attorneys employed - by Governor Meier said a number of bills probably would bo signed of retoed tomorrow, while others would be released later in - the week. The law provides that the rovernor shall hare five days-in which, to. act on a bill after it has been received at the executive de partment. -Governor Meier Tuesday refus id to discuss w h o m he has In Blind for appointment as mem bers of the state 'liquor control commission. Reports received from Portland Indicater'. that Dr." Wil liam Knox, who ,was active in drafting the liquor legislation. had announced definitely that he would . not serve as one of the rhree commissioners. Frank Spen ser, ex-wholesale merchant, prob- ibly will receive the appointment as state liquor control administra tor, persons close to Governor Meier said. . Members of the com- mission, will receive neither salary . aor ner diem.'v;- -i.-i Hundreds of Inquiries for copies f the Manor' control, truck ana bus and sales tax bills, continued Tunr, to Page 2, Col. 3) ' CHRISTAIA6 SEALS ft - C-M -T- .. - MM r-vTiTTTr73 TIAV i Cashed from an unidentified lish SliUi'Jr JIHU Uni 0 1 1 ing Tsael wUcn reported a boat TO..CIIIUST3VIAS Theft of $3 7,04 7:From 1 93 1 rAUeged; E-Huibahas of Noted; .-; : - Stars to Face Court Todav BOS ANGELES, Dec; : 12-(AP) Indictments charirfnjr two of . the three ''marrying Mdivanis'5 Princes pavid tod;SerA with 14 counts of grand theft in connection with uieir operation or the Pacific' turned .today, by.1 the coionty; v.w iuuiviuj;uisj, cuuninaung two oays or, investigaiion S111S SEEK SOUTH POLE IP Three Youths Found ori 'Byrd Vessel Get Their Wish; Cannot Turn Back V ABOARD ADMIRAL " B YRD'S FLAGSHIP. Dec. 12. (f). Three New Zealand youths stowaways or the south pole - were dis covered today hiding In one of the lifeboats, nine hours out of Wel lington,: t3 the expedition of Ad- miral Richard E. Byrd steamed on her last lap, to the Antarctic The youths were discovered at boat drill, while all hands muster ed at their respective stations and the tarpaulins were being remov ed from', the boats i,s yell came from one of the dog drivers on Doat No.' 4 Stowaway. The cover was torn off and two more appeared,, curled up in the gear and blinking . in the sudden light. For 19 hours they had lain crampedup in the small boat They gave their names as Rob ert E Christian, Goetfrey B. Wray ana aucnaei nicher, all of Auk land, the eldest of them 23. In terrogated by ship's officers they explained they had, attempted , to enlist but had been refused. ' - ,"We thought we'd like to have a go at the south pole," said one. To return taem to port would cos t.the expedition 1 g hoars1 cruising, and Admiral Bird or dered them assigned to deck duty on the already - overcrowded Tea sel, whose complement Bumbers 95 men, a lot of dogs and three cows.. - :' . . . - The expedition left Wellinxton this morning, en route to Little America. ; . i -. :-.,: WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. fV- The proposed code for the Ameri can Newspaper Publishers associ ation has. been sent to the White House for. President Roosevelt's Inspection. 1 This was done, Hugh S. John son told reporters today, because the president "wanted to see It,' The NRA chief said action on the. code awaited receipt of the grsphie arts code. The two, he ex plained, must be correlated. A decision on whether reporters and editors will be given a place on the, newspaper, code authority was said by Johnson to depend upon-whether labor obtains rep resentation on code authorities In general. t-CK "That debate Is going on right now, .Johnson added. - The newspaper code, Johnson said, provides tor a survey ot the code authority ot working hours of reporters and editors. He added be would insist the survey be made immediately upon the code s adop tiOn. : . Tv :- ' ' Season's First MS i: Lanibis Early I HTJBBARD Dec 12The first lamb of .the season was a pure bred Hampshire ewe . lamb ; drop ped at the Waldo. Brown - farm Sunday December : 10. The first lambs usually come on Christmas day but they are earlier this year. PSESIOETJT VIEWS IBPAPEB CODE Unknown Ship Burns and Sinks Off Southern Coast . SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12." (ff) An unidentified flaming vessel, which cast a red glare across an overcast sky, was reported to have sunk In mountainous seas offshore about S 5 miles south: of I here to night and a few hours later coast guard vessels ' found - floating wreckage."" . ; .-.In a terse message to coast guard headquarters, here,,the cut ter Tamaro, one of the searching vessels, reported .."all indications are that the vessel has sunk." : "Three oil tanks found floating among other wreckage,' the cut ter reported, adding there was no way ot Identifying the ship.'. " i First news ot the disaster was flashed from an unidentified fish- j . t ; Wf Firnr s Treasury Siiice Shore oil cornnanvi wer 'riC grand jury.- " ' ; Oil wmcn various stocknolders In the oil concern, some ot them motion picture players, were sum moned before the jury, accused the former husbands ot Mae Mur ray, film actress, and Mary Mc Cormlc, opera 8lnger,rrespectlvely, with the theft of $37,407.53 from the company treasury since Febru ary IS, 1931. - , Notified that her clients had been Indicted, the attorney for the Mdivanl 'brothers, 'Edna Covert Plnmmer Informed Sheriff's Deputy Frank Fletcher that she would surrender the- Georgian prinees tomorrow morning. War rants were Issued and bond for each was set ia court at 910,000. The princes, who . have been called the "Marrying- Mdlva&ls" because of their and their broth er, AIexl8V Buccess in marrying wealthy and prominent American women, are accused ot taking company funds In the period be tween February 13, 1931 and last June13 Grand jury investigation was started on complaint of stock holders, some of them motion clo ture players. . - , Merchant Obiects; Groups Obtain Funds for Many Worthy Projects I-.'4 -- Is candy good" for a school child? Should pupils be permitted to bold candy sales in school halls?-;. - -,.'. '-!:'-;:';"" These two . nrohlemi inln r- cefved consideration of the Salem school board last night and the directors again let . the matter slide. Since- a grocer doing busi ness near a local school protested the sales some time ago, the di rectors have considered .the mat ter at each meeting. j-; Candy sales by student groups are averaging 92 daily at the se nior high and at Leslie Junior bigh schools and SO cents dally In tne parrish eareteria, Assistant Principal R. W. Tarenner Inform ed the board in a report ordered at the last meeting. Altogether this year the French club at the senior high has taken in $121.62 and the Parrish cafeteria $22. At Leslie $361.05 profit has been made since 1930. .- .- Director B. F.7 Pound spoke against the practice, holding it not beneficial to student health and unfairly competitive with pri vate business. Chairman F. E. Neer upheld it on the ground that purchase of needed equip ment with the candy profits in stilled in the pupils a personal in- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) - : i- Reliet Workersi Dumped Out of . Truck ;c 8 Hurt PORTLAND, Dec. 12. (jp) Ten county relief workers were thrown from the back of a dump truck la which they ; were riding today when a passenger in the front seat accidentally tripped the dumping lever. The sudden upending ot the truck bed hurtled the men to the pavement, and eight of them suf fered Injuries severe . enough to send them to the hospital. -. The two most seriously Injured were William Barthh, treated for a sprained back, and Ray C Hoe-" die, treated for a back injury and face lacerations. The others were cut and braised. . Shortly afterward, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Nelson, tenders of the lfght house at Point Plnos, reported a vessel flaming about five miles offshore. , v l .rif-Hv1 The news spread quickly and numerous .rescue vessels plunged through the angry seas in an at tempt to reach the stricken vessel before she sank. :-.?-?w-.i?T w r Among these vessels. In addi tion ; to the Tamaroa, were the tankers Emedio and Lebec, the coast' and ; geodetic survey boat Guide and; the lighthouse tender Lanlne.-vV-H-r..'.?---. - Many smaller ships which would have rushed to the rescue were prevented from so doing by heavy seas which! had pounded an angry challenge ' along -' the Monterey coasM'" all during the day. Willamette Valley Lumber ; Company , Suit One . of 1 Only Two, States ncrease in ." Lumber's: Use Forecasts Quota Boost, Said at Meeting ; , PORTLAND, Ore Dec. 12. (fl5) William H. Griffin, special counsel for the NRA, arrived here from Washington, D. C today In connection with the administra tion's defense in the suit recent ly filed by the Willamette .Valley Lumber company of Dallas. The company has asked a per manent injunction restraining the West .Coast Lumbermen's associa tion, administrative agency for tne national lumber code, from en forcing certain provisions of the code that would reduce the oper ating hours of the Dallas plant with a resultant decrease in em ployment. The company Is now op erating two shifts under a tem porary restraining order. Griffin said that only two suite have been filed so tar against the NRA, that filed by the Willamette Valley Lumber company and an other filed by a cleaning and dye ing establishment in Tampa, Fia. The Florida suit is still in litiga tion, he said. - PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 12. (ff) A considerable increase in use ot . both hard and soft wood lumber .throughout the n art 1 o n was predicted by the conservation board of the national lumber con trol committee here today, on the basis of consumption for the last quarter ot this year, and expected use in the first three months ot 1934. The lumber production - quota under .NRA regulations probably will be increased as a result of improved business conditions and inadequate lumber at ock-ln. yards. board members said. ; Nearly 100 executives of some of the country's largest lumber firms attended the first session today ot the national control com mittee of the lumber code author ity; This committee will allocate production for the first three months of 1934 and determine policies affecting the Industry for the coming year. : Frederick F. Robinson, assist ant deputy NRA administrator, said the meeting may ' continue for ten days or more. A national survey Indicates lum ber consumption for the first three (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) NEW YORK, Dec. 12. OP) The election of Dr. Walter A. Jes sup," president of the University of Iowa since 19 IS, to head the Carnegie foundation for the ad vancement , of teaching was an nounced tonight by Dr. Henry S. Pritchett, president emeritus of the foundation. ... As president of the foundation, which was established in 1905, Dr. Jessup will supervise the handl- inz of a teachers' annuity system and will direct studies ot educa tion problems of American and Canadian . colleges and univer sities. : He wOl succeed the late Dr. Henry Suszallo. Since the latter's I death In September, Dr. prucnett has been acting president of he toandattoBV'-' jy-- ':' ? Dr. JessuD. who is EC years old. Is a native ot Richmond, Ind. He became dean of the school Of edu cation at Indiana ; pniverslty In 1 9 1 1, ' and the next year went to the University of Iowa in a similar capacity. , 1 ' VANCOUVER,' B. C," Dec 12. (JP) Two men were missing In British Columbia tonight as the southeastern part of the province fought a blizzard and .the, souta- west was threatened by floods. r Alex Sherwood of Fernie; was lost i in -ithe' hills . southeast of Galloway while a Vancouver Is land searching parties were- out from Nanalmo looking for Harry Walkfer, missing since Sunday In the Mount Benson codntrr. In the southwestern part of the province, on- the lower mainland between the Fraset river, and the international boundary, power tine failure had put the pumps oat of commission which control water flow Into various low lying areas, Including the Somas reclamation land. Communication by telephone IH HEAD OF CARNEGIE FUND AFTER BISH and telegaph was cut off tonight. s .1 Federal -Judge" Akxandcr Acker man of Tampa, Fla wbo.. re cently created ; sensation by handing down a decision that NRA is unconstitutional insofar as its control of local Industry la concerned. While ruling the act might, have valid standing in interstate commerce, the judge ruled the federal govern ment has no authority to invade reserve power of the states. E Stole Five Autos, Dodged Hail of Bullets Since, . . Departure Dec. 2 . BEND, Ore., Dec. 12. UP) Charged - with the theft of five automobiles in Oregon and Wash ington since his escape from the state' reformatory at -Woodburn, December: 2, : Paul Johnson, 18, was. arrested here today.. - Police said he told them he had a narrow- escape at Maupin where he "engaged. in. a jrunnjng-, fight with service station operators who tired eight shots at him. . Johnson, with - another boy. stole a . state - owned ear from the Woodburn institution Decem ber 2 and headed north for Cen tralis, Wash, Three machines were stolen . In Washington,- poliee said Johnson told them. From Centra 11a the youth went to Portland. There another car was taken, and he headed for central Oregon. - - After having had his gasoline tank filled at a service station on the Wapinitia cutoff, . the youth left without paying the bill and was" pursued,: and . overtaken on Maupin hill. He abandoned the car as the pursuers tired at him, and escaped In the heavy, timber. Yesterday, he said, fie was giv en a ride to Bend by B. V. Wright, Portland lumberman. Last night he stole Wright's car, drove north to Redmond, and then returned to Bend. He hid in the home of his foster father. As county, state and city police were preparing to use tear gas bombs on the house- to day, the youth attempted to es cape and was arrested. S OF BLOOD, EIIDM PORTLAND, Dec. 12. CP) A solemn blood oath, 'muttered- In the seclusion of a Chinese ceme tery here, has ended any possibl- Ity of a tong war between the Hip Sings and Sing Hung-Bow Leongs, A larra white hen was the sac rifice. As the ax fell on Its nick Won Joe ot the Blng Hung-Bow Leongs; took the blood oath,-pe culiar to his race, swearing he was not guilty as accused, oy Jan Lun Tott, a Hip Sing. ' : Jan had accused Wong ot hav ing "turned him. in" for reputed ly operating a -i"short lottery. the peace society fined Jan 1200; and the' two men came-to blows. Although the two tongs remained aloof, there were many rumors a conflict was Imminent. . Wong declared he ;was . not guilty.- To .prove It, he said, he would take the blood oath. So sol emn - is this procedure to : the Chinese,1 no member -ot that race could be found to witness the act. S3 two police detectives accom panied Jan and Wong to the ceme tery. There the hen was sacrificed. Wong repeated a lengthy oath ad ministered by Jan . then, the two agreed, their differences had been settled. To make doubly sure, the detectives asked them to shake J hands. They did. - Farm Otfice in: ' - .... . " VB . Portland f Plan WASHINGTON, Dec, 12 senator steiwer tR-Ore) was ad vised, by the farm administration today, that a regional office would be estbli8hed in - Portland, Ore., about the first of next year. The senator said no manager for the "In ' " I. i - f 4 11 ESCiP ARRESTED AT BEND ETAKEOATH office had been named. . Civil Works Crew. Is Struck i By-Avalanche Caused M By; Nearby Blast Three' Brushed v'Off fcCHff, Others CrushetJ WliiehM ' Boulders Tumble : ; iv GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Dec. 3.2. -() iThe- Jubilation7 of fifty ooiess men given employment on a federal civil works project, was turned .to. sorrow late? today as nine of their .number were kUled by a rock slide which swept down upon the new scenic rmtock road la the Colorado national monu ment, 22. miles northwest ot here. Three of the men. were brushed off the high cliff and fell more than S00: feet.. The others were crushed on the road. . Blasting on the-opposite side of the canyon, a quarter mile away, was-b lamed by T. W. Sec rest. United States park engineer in charge, for the tragedy. The dead; John Rupe, SO. Frank 'Winters. 65. Clyde Van Loan, 28. Ed Cannlchael, (0. - Leo Adams. 19. Robert Fuller, 28. - W. L. Wltsotn, 17. Harley Beason, 22. Buster Moreland, 19. All the victims, except Beason, who lived at Fruita, were resi dents of the Glade Park district adjoining the monument, and the majority leave families. FRICE'S DEFAULT PARIS, Dec 12. (JPV For the third time the French cabinet con firmed today default on the war debt payment to the United States, this time on $22,200,921 due De cember. 15. - Since the government considers Itself bound by the refusal ot the ehamber of deputies to pay a year ago because the situation has not changed in the meantime. Foreign Minister Joseph Paul-Boncour was told to advise Washington ot the decision, against payment. Simultaneously., the legislative body approved the government's firm stand In French-German rela tions, Paul-Boncour's declaration that France will not consent to a German army of 2 0 0,0 00 unless nasi storm troopers are inciuaea in that number, and his statement that France will Pot grant conces sions In the Saar Basin territory. Of the sum due Friday, $2,354.- 438 is nrincipal'and $19,855,487 interest. The remaining debt ag gregates $3,863,650,000. Alto gether,' France will be $82,200,- 925 In arrears. Government officials say Franee stn awaits 4 downward revision of the British, debt so she may claim like treatment. Andre LeFevrt de Laboniaye, the French ambassrdor to Wash ington, presented the debt state ment to the administration. . MediordSeaitle Flight Mark Set SEATTLE. Dee. 12. UPh-Pilot Herschel Laughlin brought a Uni ted Air Lines passenger plane here today from Medford, Ore., a distanced 392 miles, in two hours and nine. minutes. A new commercial speed record between the two cities was claimed. I MUSSOLINI GRANDPA ' ROME. Dec. 12." ifA daugh- ter was born - today to countess Edda Ciano, wife of Count Gaie- azso Ciano, making Premier Mus solini twice a crandfather. The countess, Mussolini's daughter, has a son, Fabrisio, I years old. - HighSchoblP 111 1 Be Held Behind Iron Gate Salem v high school students may be herded behind Iron gates at their school affairs ia the sear future. . The '. school - board : last night referred to its building and grounds committee the task of investigating prices of such gates to be set ' across the gymnasium doorway- where - the' parties are held. .-, - -, , - The matter came up on a re commendation .fro a Principal Fred Wolf, who was quoted as saying there was considerable complaint over outsiders "crash ing" these parties and over stu dents leaving the affairs early, going elsewhere and then telling their parents they had been at the. parties; . o - - v r. '. f. Adult education classes "under federal relief plans for an employ ed teachers! probably will begin here in the near future, Superin- 4 tendent George W. Hag Informed the directors, who granted use of high school, rooms. for this pro- uiglrei Macon to Start North Tddkyji . : l?WemlUght SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. UJm -.Decision as to when-the navy dirigible Macon wilt make Its trip np the Pacific coast over Oregon and Washington -will depend en tirely on weather, conditions, it was said here tonight. : The dirigible was scheduled to leave its base at Sunnyvale tomor row for. the trip, a f t e r having been forced by adverse weather conditions to abandon p 1 a n s to leave earlier. It was Indicated that the ship will leave on schedule to morrow, -weather permitting. OPEN HERE, BELIEF Repealing Clause In Knox Bill ' Decides Issue in Salem Says Kowitz Sale of intoxicating liquors In one or more state stores to be established in Salem is ' legal In the opinion of Chris J. Kowitz, city attorney. Kowitz yesterday pointed out that the Knox li quor control act, when if becomes law, specifically repeals. all con trary charter and city ordinance provisions. - Thus city's ban ou sels of hard liquor is lifted, he opined. . : . - Before the conference commit tee ot each , house late Saturday wrote a repealing clause into the bill, Kowitz was doubtful if the measure' would take precedence over. Salem's own charter provi sions. If the bill did not. a sne- ciarcharteFWe be-re quired and a favorable vote need ed by the' citizens of Salem,- be fore a store could be established here. Koti It pointed to several supremo court statutes which held . . that state, laws are su perior to and take precedence over city enactments. v- He also: pointed out that the Knox bill sets up a specific pro cedure -for local option in ci ties. Thus if Salem wishes at the next election by eiarter enact ment to ban the sale7 of hard or mildly Intoxicating liquors here. it can do. so, he said. The rote will be. If held, by the city as a whole and. not for loccal . option (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) EUEEfl KILLED S HOT SPRINGS, N. C, Dec 12. () Plunging through the mur ky night,, the southern railway's crack Carolina special was derail ed near here tonight, killing En gineer H. Arthur Houchlns, of Kndxville, Tenn., and resulting In injuries to nine other persons. Four day coaches careened on their right side as the engine left the rails on Clock curve, three and a halt miles west of here, but three Pullmans and the dining ear were not overturned. ; The Pullmans were turned Into an emergency hospital to treat the injured until they could be remov ed to a Newport; Tenn, hospital. Firemen Fred Harrison of Knox ville, and James Ev McCulloch of ColesvUle, Md., two of the most seriously hurt, were .rushed to Newport tonight. : ,. The other Injured included: Mrs. Mildred Webber of Port land, .Ore.; who suffered body bruises. " ' ' ' , arties o- gram, Salem's cash, allotment, ap- pareptly, is $ 1 9 5 for four class units to run for one month. Hug said. - .'- These clashes will deal in sub jects of particular Interest to adalts and will . be taught by teachers now J without jobs, . un der supervision of T; T. Mackes- sic'Toeational director. They will meet either late in the afternoon or at night, - ' To ' finance the ' district's share In the cost of the playground and school Improvements under - the civil works i program, the direc tors approved a transfer of $3000 from the" item budgeted for bond Interest to the special. CWA fund. Another $500 was transferred from: the former . item ; to ' the building and. (rounds fund. This $3500, it was explained, was ex cess money mistakenly budgeted for ' bond Interest r payments. Ac tually bond . interest during the i 4r.(Turn .to Page ;2, Col.. 1 ) May Flood Control PIsas Sent; Death Toll There Nine Early December JRairi - Record , Set Here, : 6.69 Inches (By the Assqciated Press) More' than 65 lives have been forfeited to blustering winter ia the mountains and river valleys of the northwest and the ice- sheathed hills and plains of the . eastern United States. Warm rains along the Pacific coast state Monday night follow ed earlier mountain blizzards and inflicted -a new menace of Hoods. Already millions, ot dollars in property damage had 'been count ed and nine persons had been kill ed in Washington, Oregon and Idaho by exposure to bitter cold in the highlands or by floods. In northwestern Washing ton the Skagit.' and Snohomish rivers swelled with the melting snows and rains. SEATTLE, Dec. 12. LTV Seek ing immediate flood control relief in the wake of western Washing ton's worst floods in years,- wbiefc have now receded on nearly all fronts, farming and business In terests ot the inundated Whlto River valley called for federal aid today. . In the name of 75 community and commercial clubs, a plea for some system ot federal flood con trol work was telegraphed to : President Roosevelt. It was sign ed by William J. Wilkius and D. C Conover, the'presidents ot two of the leading organizations. ) "For years our organizations have waged an unsuccessful battle for flood control there," the me& sage'sald; -: T " -- l "" : Meanwhile the death toll over the entire area, attributed to storm and flood conditions, stood at nine tonight, One of those wio had been feared missing, James Melkle, a rancher living near Longriew, returned safely after an enforced stay at a ffearby rela tive's house . 1 Railroads, were returning to normal service, and main ale ways were being reopened, and the huge task of clearing away flood debris and repairing the widespread damage and devasta tion was under way. Decembers 1933 and 1932 show up In bold contrast as tar as the weather in Salem is concerned. The present month, mild in tern-, perature, gives promise of being the heaviest on record In point ot rainfall; the same month last year was comparatively dry but un usually cold. - " Total rainfall the first 12 days ot December 1933 is 6.69 inches; for last December it was but 0.52 inch. On the other hand December 1932 was generally cold, bringing a minimum temperature on its (Turn; to Page 2, CoL 3) World News at i , a Glance ' (By the Associated Press) Domestic: ' WASHINGTON Federal re serve figures ' show enough gs4 .. reserves to increase currency circulation 0 per cent; assistant treasury' secretary ' quits, vl. "V Washington - issuance) or - emergency foreign-liquor import,' permits ended. ' - . - CHICAGO SecreUry Wallace ' and George . Peek tell farm u- -reau to support Roosevelt's tarn policies. ;''-. -i l : - - - :i LOS ANGELES Princes Serge and David Mdivanl indicted o . theft , charges in connection with f operation of ell, company.' ; WICHITA Jack Wisdom. slj -r er, of three, pleads guilty axsT .f sentenced to life imprisonment. i , WASHINGTON Hugh .i JokaL f son asks A. F. O. L. to subsaJa ; 1 evidence to support claim ForeT Motor company violated NRA Ja- ? bor provisions. '- SAN JOSE, CaL Touth indict- ed for alleged participating v te I lynching of kidnapers; governor says views unchanged !;; CHICAGO R. F. C. chairman ; calls American dollar best money in world.. . A ' ', Foreign i . 1" : - ' ' . .MONTEVIDEO United SUtes, Argentina,', merge influences to -lead American nations toward re covery and peace. r.i-:- i . PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad l Lindberghs - complete ; hazardous ; jungle flight " from Manaos, Bra- ; ziL " - - : 1 BERLIN Hitler supporters or-' -ganize new ' fceiehstag in seven : and one-halt ;minutes. j : 1 ABOARD ADMIRAL i BTRD'S t FLAGSHIP Three New- Zealand youths discovered as. stowaways onsouth pole trip.' f :'i NsH - -! Ai .1