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' Accident Insurance ' - i Yon cannot afforo. to be . without the Travel and ' Traffic Accident Insurance which is Issued to States- man subscribers for only fl -a year. . :' " EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR , THE WEATHER v Unsettled with occasion., al rains today and Friday; Max. Temp. Wednesday 40, Mia. 89, river 11.6 feet, rain .05 Inch, NE wind. POUNDED 1851 r . Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, December 28, 1933 No. 237 1 . J!tj,- V t 5 -. ; V - j TEACHERS ASK' OF SALES TAX Meed of Saving Schools is Stressed at Meeting of State Association If No; Referendum, .Benefit n District Credit to 1 Be Immediate, Said . PORTLAND.. Ore., Dec. 27. (ff) -A resolution Ttavoring the sales tax, enacted at the recent legis lative special session, as a means of saying the public schools of Oregon was adopted at a meeting of the representative council of the Oregon State Teachers' asso ciation here today as the associa- tlon' opened nta annual session, -, i r Charles. H Boyd' xt: Portland succeeded to the office of presi dent from his post as, Tice-presl- JdenL; In accordance with the ruies of the association. Mbr Jane Bar nett of Jennings Lodge. has been president during the past year. Officers elected today were the following: H. W. Adams, superintendent of schools at Corvallis, rice -president; Charles A. Rice, superin tendent of Portland schools, mem ber' of the board of trustees for district No. 2; E. H. Hedrick, su perintendent of schools at Med ford, member of the board of trustees to represent the state at large, and R. R. Turner, superin tendent of schools at Dallas, mem ber of the board of trustees to represent district No. 3. Declaring that action on the sales tax was taken by the teach ers "in the interests of the boys and girls of the state of Oregon, who will be denied educational opportunities unless this definite aid is forthcoming," the resolu tion urged 'Ithat every voter in the state of Oregon who has the t Interests of those boys and girls at heart work and vote for the sales tax, in the event that it is referred to the people of the state as a referendum, measure." The sales tax Was, discussed in detail at today's meetlngl H." R. Goold of Eugene told the teach ers that "if thetieferendum Is not Invoked, the law will become op erative March 10. The first actual payments to school districts are required to be made July 1, but the effect upon the credit of school districts would be imme diate." The tax is expected to produce $4,000,000 annually for the schools, to be distributed to the counties on the basis of their re spective equalized assessed valua tions and to school districts on the oasis of the number of class room units, both elementary and high school. State Superintendent i of Public Instruction Charles A. i Howard explained. In another resolution the teaeh ers endorsed scientific temperance Instruction for boys and girls en rolled in Oregon public schools. Still another resolution urged the promulgation legislation to provide work for unemployed school-teachers In Oregon "at a wage commensurate with the -training And skill required." .' Speakers today included J. A. Churchill of Monmouth, on The Teachers', i Training Program in Oregon lor Elementary Teachers," and J. R. Jewell of Eugene on "The Teacher -Training Program in Oregon for High School Teach- PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27. (P) A report of what were de scribed a unfair methods of com , petition in violation of the petro , leum industries NRA code occu 3 pied tho attention of the Oregon state petroleum committee at Its meeting here today. Six new cases in which retail ers were said to have.yiolated the code were reported and surveyed at the meeting. The committee previously had-received reports of the unfair practices and had undertaken an Investigation of each case. .After the evidence had been presented, the names of the vio lators were sent by the commit tee to Washington, D. C, togeth er with a recommendation for im-. mediat? prosecution, It was said. Young Musicians , Heard on Radio ' Salem persons who listened to the program broadcast over radio station "KOAC in Corvallls yester day afternoon by th Salem Pre p a r story Symphony orchestra were not disappointed. The fin ished presentation, under the di rection of Raymond Carl, delight ed its hearers while studio per sonnel was said to be pleased with the Individual young people mak ing up the orchestra. era." . ' nrrnm riiy nnnno rLliluLLUllI UUUL U Jri VIOLATION CHARGED f1? - - R fines SILVER AGREEMENT IS BOON TO MINES 1.1 XT. Though there may be a difference of opinion as to t he final results, the Immediate outcome of President Roosevelt's ratification of the London silver agree ment which raises the price of silver from 40 to 65.4 cents, has been a general strengthening of commodity and stock markets. Silver proponents, in cluding Senator Key Plttman of Nevada who proposed the agreement, regard the move as a big step toward prosperity through increase in foreign trade, and world stabilization of the silver price. Silver mining districts are especially jubilant. Mi nes in Nevada, Idaho, Utah and Arizona widen have been closed down because silver did not pay cost of production, will open up full blast. LIQUOR Li Will BE ARGUED TODAY Watkins and Bowerman to Present Opposing Sides Of Knox Law Issue Arguments in the suit brought by' the city of Klamath Falls at tacking the constitutionality of the Knox liquor control law en acted at the recent special legisla tive session, will be heard by Judge Lewelling of the Marlon county circuit court here this morning. Elton Watkins, Portland attor ney, will represent Klamath Falls while Jay Bowerman, also of Portland, has been retained by tho state liquor commission in the ab sence of George Neuner, who was reported to be out of the state. District Attorney Trindle said he was in conference with both Judge Lewelling and Watkins Wednes day and they were agreeable to having the arguments set for this morning. Trindle declared that he did (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Auto Tips Over, Injuries Slight i A sedan driven by Raymond Burton, 2475 Broadway street, struck a curbing and overturned, landing on one side in a mud pond at Pine street and Portland road early yesterday morning, but neither Burton nor Maxine Hock ett, who was riding with him, was seriously injured. Miss Hockett received a bruised forehead and torn clothing. City police had arrested Bur ton a few hours earlier on a charge of speeding, they said. LEOXUARDT IN FIELD PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27 (P) J. W. Leonhardt of La Grande announced during, a visit here today that he plans to file for the democratic , nomination for state superintendent of public in struction. It was understood here to be the first definite announce ment by a 1934 candidate for state office. The office of state superinten dent of public Instruction Is now held by Charles A. Howard, re publican. MRS. LOWELL CALLED PENDLETON, Ore., Dec. 27 (ff) Mrs. Ella Puringtoc Lowell, 75, wife of former Circuit Judge Stephen A., Lowell of Pendleton, died at the family home here Christmas day from Pneumonia. She was born in Emden, Me., Not. 27, 1858. Besides her widower she Is sur vived by a .Son, William E. Low ell of Denver, and a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Lowell Ferrln of Portland. J . T PASSENGERS TJNHTJRT - THE DALLES, Ore., Dec 27 (ff) A Spokane, Portland A -eattle" mixed train was , caught in a landslide one mile., south of Maupin today and the engine and one car were dew railed, No one was - Injured. The engine was reported to be I I VxH-i 1 Gasoline up Half a Cent At Portland PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27. () The retail price of gasoline was advanced a half-cent a gallon in the Portland area today, restoring the price to the early November level. The price had been reduced a half-cent in the latter part of November during what oil com pany officials declared as a "price flurry." Ethyl gasoline was quoted here today at 24 cents a gallon, first structure at 22 cents and third structure at 20 cents. Oil company officials said a similar advance was made at Se attle, Tacoma and Med ford and that a one-cent advance on the two top grades and a half-cent on third structure was made at Spo kane. The price Increased 2 cents a gallon In California, but prices in San Francisco were still lower by ty cents a gallon than In Portland. Annual Banquet Is Enjoyed by Artillerymen ' Experiences were retold and hopes for the coming year's pro gram expressed at the annual banquet of Headquarters battery, 249th Coast artillery, of the Ore gon national guard, which was held at the Gray Belle restaurant last night. The more than 40 men present gave special attention to training activities in preparation for inspection early in 1934 for the summer camp program. There was no set entertain ment program. . Arrangements were in charge of First Sergeant Donald M. Baker. First Candidate Shows Wife of Ex-Judge Dies Train Derailed, Maopin Cents' Pay For license badly damaged, and it was es timated the track would not be cleared before tomorrow. The train was backed to' Wishrnm and reached Bend over other tracks. SAVE 800, THEN WED -PORTLAND, Ore., Dec 27 (ff) For nearly a year Robert E. Fischer, - 22, . and . Audrey . L. Johnston, 18, both of Portland, saved their, pennies.' Finally they accumulated 300, car.ied them down to the courthouse today and bought themselves a marri age license. "They say it takes . a lot of sense to make a go of marriage," a bystander wisecracked - as the conple clanked Jcwn- the . 300 pennies on the marriage license bureau counter. TIDE STEALS ATJTO -CANNON BEACH, Ore., Dec 27 (ff) That old one about, the fishermen catching & Boot or a washboiler may assume a' new variation for some surf fisher men here. - : . Dr. E. E. Pel uman, Astoria den tist warned fishermen not to be surprised if they hook an auto mobile. He left his on the beach at Arch Cape Monday. Along came a tide and when it receded thenar had disappeared. Dr. Pe- Jnman said - he thinks it either unk in the saad or was carried out to atms- - - " i SlXVEItltlNE m UTAH E Community Clubs are Likely To Sponsor Program, Council Reveals Plans for organizing garden clubs through the community clubs were presented by W. C. Dibble at a meeting of the coun cil of the Federation of .Marion county community club at the chamber of commerce last night The council, consisting of presi dents and secretaries of individ ual clubs, deferred action on the matter until the next federation meeting, Thursday, January 11, at Rickey school. As outlined the garden club plan calls for visiting days on which yards and grounds in the com Jiunity visited would be open ed for public inspection. Mrs. H. J. Pierson, president of the Ore gon Federated Garden clubs, told the Lroup of advantages of be longing to the state organization. All community clubs also were Invited by Dr. Dibble to cooperate with Salem Garden ;1u'j In stag ing a general flower festival in the spring. Assistance offered clubs by University of Oregon was ex plained by Dr. Philip Parsons of that Institution. Luther J. Cha- pin, federation president, was in charge of the meeting. FOB POLICE RADIO Clive Scott, until recently oper ator of an amateur radio station here. Is expected January 1 to fill the second operator job at KGZR, Salem police radio sta tion, It became known last night. He will begin service today un officially to acquaint himself with the work. Scott recently passed the federal examination for a radio telephone second class operator's license. Addition of another operator at the station as provided for in the 1934 city budget, will per mit operation of KGZR 20 hours daily. Contemplated service hours caii tor a silent period only from 3:30 to 7:30 a,m. each day. Don ald Poujade, present operator, was employed when the station went on the air last April. The coming year's budget ap propriates salaries of 1 100 a month each for the two operators, or t2 S apiece more than now paid the single operator. - McKay NamedTto Head Municipal Ownership Club Mayer Douglas McKay, though not present, was elected president of the Municipal Ownership-lea gue at a meeting' of between 59 and 0 citizens at the chamber of commerce last night. - Former Mayor P. M. Gregory was chosen vice-president and Fred Tooie secretary. The new officers along with Earl Adams and A. M Church were delegated to draw up by-laws and present them at the next meeting, Friday night. January S. GARDEN I1SFII GAIN CREDITED TOGOL November Figure 45 Million Over Year Ago; Import Business is Less Treastiry Deficit Grows to Billion buf Recovery Cost Explains It WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. (ff) Pleased at the November strength of America's export trade, offi cials tonight interpreted it as tho partial result of depreciation of the dollar abroad coincident with the first several weeks of the Roosevelt gold buying program. The total of foreign, purchases in tha t uited States was slightly below that of October, but the drop was not so sharp as statis tical records showed was to be ex pected at that time of the year. Meanwhile, America bought less abroad, giving the nation the largest favorable trade balance in months. Studying these developments, administration officers today held the goid purhasing program sta tionary, offering $34.06 an ounce for domestic newly mined told, the figure unchanged since De cember 18. They noted, but with out surprise, that the treasury's deficit had passed the billion dol lar point. At the White House, It was said the deficit was expected to go even higher as the result of continued emergency expendi tures and that President Roose velt's principal interest in this connection was making sure that receipts would cover the govern ment's normal and ordinary ex penditures. T o d a y' s treasury statement showed them doing so with a little to spare. The foreign trade figures, pub lished by the commerce depart ment, showed November exports totaling 1184,000,000, a figure $9,734,000 less than in October and $4o, 000,000 greater than In November, 1932. Imports aggre gated $128,000,000 compared with $150,856,000 In October and $104,463,000 in November last year. Thus, November, 1933, showed a favorable trade balance of $56,000,000 October one of $43,000,000 and November, 1932, one of $34,000,000. The chapel at RIgdon's mor tuary was more than filled with friends who assembled to pay a final tribute to Lewis P. Aldrich, who passed away Sunday. The as semblage was one of the largest ever held at the mortuary and signified the respect and esteem in which the late banker was held. Men and women of all walks of life rubbed shoulders at the fun eral service which was conducted by the Rev. W. C. Kantner, for mer pastor of the First Congre gational church. Prof. T. S. Roberts played a group of organ numbers as the company assembled. A male quar tette composed of Max Alford, Dick Barton, William Ryan and R. H. Robertson sang "Lead Kind ly Light" and "Abide With Me." Rev. Kantner presented a eul ogy of the deceased for his ser vice and fidelity to trust and at the conclusion of the service hun dreds filed past the grey casket, about which were displayed many beautiful floral tributes. Interment followed at Belcreet. Late Sports CALGARY, Alts., Dec. 27. (fl3) Tho Portland Bnckaroos climbed to within a single point of the leagne-leadtag Calgary Tigers here tonight, when they defeated Lloyd Turner's crew, 2-1, in a Northwestern pro hockey league game. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27. (ff) Benny Bass, former world's featherweight champion, retained his Pennsylvania state lightweight title tonight by outpointing Eddie Cool. Philadelphia, in a 10-round windup at Convention hall. TACOMA, Wash Dec 27. () -University of Washington bas ket tossers defeated the Super ior Dairy clpb of Tacoma,' 41 to 29, in a practice game here to Bight. , . - .-- - BERKELEY, CaL, Dec. 27 (ff) (AP) The University of Cali fornia basketball team clinched Its annual three-game series with the St. Mary's college Gaels by win ning the second contest, 34 to 27 here tonight. - . , POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec, 27. (ff) The Idaho Vandals returned to the local basketball floor to night to subdue the Idaho Tigers 43-30, After losing the opening encounter of a two-game series 40 to 44 yesterday. 1 PUNS LIST TR BUTE PI 10 LEWIS HO Below -Zero Covers Wide Region; Snow Blocking Minnesota Records 47 Below, Exceeded Only By White River in Canada; Unseasonable Warmth Noted in Rocky Mountains L (By the Associated Press) THE northern states were numbed by a bitter blast out of the arctic Wednesday." ' . From Montana to New England and down to the Masqn and Dixon line the raw zero weather . stretched, with the eastern states under a deep coverlet of snow while the bleak western prairies of Canada calked windows against a 30 oeiow zero wina. ay a vagary or nature, mile high Denver shed its overcoats in a sudden advent of springlike weather. There the temperature rose to 52, and unseasonable warmth spread over Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico while their neighbors north and south were frigid. ' Over" New England and . the porth Atlantic seaboard a biting gale whistled, pounding shipping. Four fishing craft with 29 men aboard were reported missing off Portland, Me. It' was this same storm that sent eight Lake Michi gan sailors to death off the Michigan and Indiana shores Tvlesday. Eight-foot snowdrifts locked the Vermont - Quebec highways against traffic, while down in New York city in 16 degree tem peratures, 28,000 men were giv en Jobs clearing away Tuesday's 11 inch snowfall. White River, Ont., was the coldest spot on the official wea ther map with 56 below sero, and the north central states felt the sharpest thrust of winter's shaft. In Minnesota, north of Duluth, there were thermometer readings 47 -below zero; 27 be low in Fargo, N. D., 28 below in Iowa, and' a minus 31 in cen tral Wisconsin. Satisfactory Credit Plans And Reciprocal Trade Agreement Needed NEW YORK, Dec. 27. (iP) The soviet program for the purchase of American goods, it was learned reliably tonight, is being rapidly developed in conjunction with the general buying budget for the sec ond five-year plan. The extent of these purchases depends on two things: 1. Satisfactory credit arrange ments. 2. The removal of obstacles to soviet exports to the United States. The soviet position on these two points was enunciated by a high soviet official in the United States: -It would be difficult to in crease substantially our purchases (Turn to page 2, col. 1) AFTER BIB FLOOD The packet Stranger, due to dock here today, will be the first Salem Navigation company steam er to negotiate the upper Willam ette rirer since December 20 when high water at the Oregon City locks blocked river traffic. The Stranger is expected to arrive by noon, unless river . currents delay her, and leave tonight for Port land with around 100 tons of cargo. The company's larger steam packet, Northwestern, will not be put hack in service again until rrobably early next week because of damage done when It was struck by the steamship Forbes Hauptman in the Portland harbor last Sunday, Damage to the Nortn wegtern was estimated at 11500 by Captain Frit Cruse. SOVIET PROGRAM OimiNED MM U Illinois Drops Property Tax for Levy Upon Sales SPRINGFIELD, HI., Dec. 27. (ff) Illinois today abolished real estate and personal property tax es so far as state assessments were concerned. It was the first complete substitution of a sales tax for property . taxes In the United States. The step was taken after state officials decided a two per cent tax on retail sales, with perhaps some help from liquor taxation, wouli be adequate to replace the $35,000,900 levied annually in re cent years on general property.. Although cities, counties, park systems, . sanitary districts, and other local units win continue to tax real and personal property, abolition , of the state's share of tho revenue will result in a tar ing, of from seven to 1 per cent to property owners. The abolition is effective on 1133 taxef, for' which property owners will , be billed . early In Weather Roads EXPECT FUMBLE Devers Reports Conference At Which Oregon Solons x Urge Early Decision Favorable action by the federal public works administration on the five bridges which it is pro posed to construct on the Oregon coast highway, was predicted by J. M. Devers, attorney for the state highway commission, in a telegram received in Salem Wed nesday. Devers reported that he attend ed a conference Tuesday at which Senators McNary and Steiwer and Representative Martin urged im mediate and favorable action on the lotn application. Definite ac tion probably will be taken at a meeting of the public works of ficials to be held tomorrow, Dev ers said. The telegram indicated that the public works administra tion also would act favorably on applications lnvolving'the Colum bia river development and other Oregon projects. The bridge loan application is in the amount of approximately 25,200,000. Thirty per cent of this amount would be received as a dirert grant while the remain ing 70 per cent would be borrow ed from the federal government and b3 repaid out of bridge tolls. Devtrs was sent to Washington recently to confer with federal officials regarding the bridge loan application and other projects. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27. (ff) Spokane contractors were found to be low bidders on two Jobs at the $31,000,000 Bonneville dam when bids were opened at the dis trict office of the United States army engineers here today. Clifton and Applegate of Spo-, kane, bidding 140,345, were low" on the Job of grading and reloca tion of tracks and facilities In t&e station grounds of the Oregon, Washington'1 Railroad A Naviga tion company at Bonneville. The work Is tq provide space for the construction of locks at the dam. Other low bids on this job were all submitted by Portland con cerns. The Diamond Drill Contracting company of Spokane, bidding $20,150 was low on the Job of exploration drilling at R n e k e 1 Slide between Eagle creek and Cascade Locks. Lynch Brothers of Seattle were second, with a bid of $25,280. Counties. Share Forest Receipts PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27. (ff) A total of $54,376.1 in re ceipts from the sale of timber and rental of grazing land in national forests will "be shared by Oregon counties whose borders encom pass tho forests, the Portland dis trict office of the United States forest service announced today. 1934, except in Chicago where 1933 taxes have not yet been billed and $200,000,000 is over due in taxes for 1929, '30, and 31. Although Cook county's saving will be only $15,000,000 or about seven per cent of the total general property level, officials hollered the reduction would be a consld erable encouragement to heavily burdened taxpayers. ' The decision to discontinue the state's fenf was made by Gov ernor Henry Horner. State Treas urer John -C. Martin and State Auditor Edward J. Barrett,; ," : "niincis for the first time fa 115 years has been able' to re lieve real estate and personal property of the state tax," Hor ner said. "The reduction In lndl vidual tax bills is the largest in dollars and cents that Illinois property owners ever have re ceived in a single year.; - ran 0,1 shies SPOKM LOW ON DAM JOBS BORDER BATTLE FATAL TO Tli MEXICANS HELD Smugglers-Captured After U. S. Patrolman Slain; Two More Sought One of Law -Breakers Also Killed; Guns Blaze in Close Range Fight EL PASO, iTexas, Dec. 27. (Ap Threo Mexican smugglers sought after a fight in which two persons, one smuggler and one U. S. border patrolman were kill ed, were captured late tonight in a house near the international " boundary in South Ei Paso. They saade no resistance.-Tw were wounded and one was taken to a hospital. An elderly man, : who liver, in the house where the men were hiding, also' was ar rested. Fifty officers participated 'in the manhunt. The fight, which took place about two hours before ,the smug glers were captured," resulted in the death of Patrolman Bert G. Walthall, 34, and a smuggler identifjed as Jose Estrada, of El Paso. Louis A. Smith, another border patrolman, was slightly injured during a fierce exchange of gun fire. Walthall and Smith were in a detail of three officers headed by Patroln-an Curtis D. Mosley. They approached the smugglers' car while it was parked. The smug glers opened fire at close range. Walthall fell mortally .wounded. Smith's head was grazed by a bullet. He and Mosley returned the fire. The smugglers fled la their car. First reports weie that three smugglers were in the band. The smugglers car was found a few minutes later a few blocks from thi scene of the fight. A Mexican about 35 years old was dead in the front seat. The car had been riddled with bullets. - Shortly before midnight border patrolmen, headed by Col. H. C Horsley and reinforced by . JSL Paso rolice were closing In on a house near the scene of the fight, It was reported the remainiag two smugglers were barricaded there. Educational Trip Attracts Record Number of Boys The largest group of boys evr to take one of the Y. M. C. A. holiday educational trips yester day visited the state penitentiary: At the turnkey's gate 261 weris counted going in and an equal -number came out. Tjila morning trips will includ a tour of the Ray Woolen mSl and th Western Paper Convert ing company plant All schee! boys In the fifth grade or over are Invited to join these super vised tours; organisation for tho trip starts at 8:50 o'clock each morning this week. World News at a Glance (By the Associated Press) Domestic: f WASHINGTON. Emergency recovery expenditures send treas ury deficit past billion dollar mark, but normal expenses are balanced; export trade strength ens; present recorery program to continue another year. WASHINGTON. Nary will ask congress to bring fleet up to full treaty strength by 1939. WASHINGTON. Federal pool guaranteeing 97 per -cent of na tion's bank deposits called manda tory, despite Chicago bank's ob jections. NEW YORK. Sorlet quickens American buying program; wants credit and reciprocal trade agree ment. SPRINGFIELD. niinois be comes first state to rely entirely on sales tax; real and personal property levies abolished. , MARLIN, Tex. Robbers loot bank of $41,000; kidnap threo employes: 1 PHILADELPHIA. E iperti agree that world economic situs- . tion is improving. ATLANTA. Major General Ed ward L. King, reteran of ,hree campaigns, dies suddenly. - ) Foreign: ' u, J PARIS. France, rejecting Ger- man rearmament demand," will offer to scrap half of it bombing planes c as peace gesture; !' other powers must do likewise.- r , SHANGHAI Nationalist! forces ,r prepare - for . crushing :. attack on Fuklen province rebels. ;! ;L LONDON. Other nations i dis regarding naval treaties, say Brit ish, explaining big keel-laying pro gram. A . I 'i - HAVANA. $20,000,009 debt contracted under Marhadd held 11- . legitimate; repayment aspendei penaing siuuy. , r v t: V