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I- K ' THE WEATHER Unsettled with rain today and Thursday, moderate; Max. Temp. Tuesday 54, Mia. 88, river 2 feet, rain .01 Inch, variable winds. K-3 - EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, February 7, 1934 No. 272 101 and a-copy'wm b de- ,y S ' 4tV - XT V ' ! - - V7 livered at oncc7 FOUNDED 1851 V LJ r . A. a ". 1 . " , A t ' v i: t I t ! 4 1 ft I - v "i - . . . i I - - Secretary ; Expected Scon Since Business of Office is S Speaker of House in 1933 Would Provide Eastern Oregon One Off ice Parte Ahram ftpnrnp Raker ,w ' ; a- ' Mentioned; Board is All Changed Since 1930 No transactions requiring: the official approval or signature of the secretary of state can be car ried on by the government of Ore gon, pending: the selection of a successor to the late Hal E. Hoss. As a consequence the offices of the secretary of state, -while open yes : terday, were stopped from any im portant transactions. Appointment of a successor to the secretary of state is entrusted to the f overnor under-Oregon law, the appointee serring until his successor can be elected, the latter filling out the unexpired term of the official who died or resigned in office. Governor Julius L. Meier, forced by the circumstances to act promptly, was known yesterday to be considering an appointment, but his decision will not be an nounced until the last rites for Mr. Hoss hare been said. Both political parties are ex- pected to nominate adidte lor the secretary of state's position In. ; the May primaries and in the run i off In November, the new secre tary of state will be elected to till : out the two remaining years of i Mr. Hoss term, which ends De cember 1, 1936. Earl SneU One of capitoi rumors pointed yester- aay to several possioie iyiiuiww to succeed the late secretary of state. Earl C. Snell, considered a likely candidate In 13 to suc ; uj Mr TTna via nrominentlv nntionfl. finell was sneaker of the 1933 sessions of the legisla- ture and Is a resident of Arllng- ton. eastern Oregon. His appoint- EARL SHELL 5B ment. It was Stated, WOUia give wiu open rnuay nignt, reuru the eastern part of the state repre- ary f. in the senior high school ABtatlon on the state board of building, T. T. Mackenzie, direc- eontrol. whose two remaining members live In Portland. George C. Baker," many-term mayor of Portland, was mentioned, as was Carle Abrams of Salem, who for many years was secretary of the mti board of control and who bas often been mentioned as candidate for secretary of state. ADOOintment of a successor to ' vf !.. vt t.i( f control as then constituted will be composed entirely or memoers tst the nresent governor's official fimtlr. Rnfus C Holman, pres- ent treasurer, having been first annointed by Governor Meier as a reward for Holman,' service in the 1930 campaign as enairman oi the - Meier forces. Subsequently Mr. Holman renounced all al- leglance to the governor and has frwmentlr attacked him In public "Whoever Is appointed to fill Mr. Hoss nlace. It was thought yes- terday, will be known to be sym- pathetic to Governor ueier in nis conduct of arrairs auring tne w niaining months or his term. Flags at the statehouse were placed at half-mast yesterday as (Torn to -rage z, uoi. World News at a Olance (By the Associated Press) orT-Henry Ford nrge. higher wages; plans $250,000 rise in mouuu Vajwu. mPRTTA. K. Second state fHi aeonltted in imneaebment charges growing out of bogus bond scandal. A EVANSVILLE,. Ind. Farm kand admits slaying former eir- eus girl in dispute over 1 3.7 wages. -V ' - ' " - jfvrejgnj .-. T PARIS Soldiers fire into antl- rovernment mobs as rioters sees: to. storm chamber; three killed. cores hurt. .LONDON British envoy to talk disarmament with continental governments; quality- for Ger- xnany urged. ' LONDON Lord Ashley snes former tollies darling for divorce, naming Douglas Fairbanks,' Sr. o-respoadent , of State Appointment Temporarily Oregon io Pay Honor Thursday Popular Official Passes Illness Kept Him Away From Office but Work Carried on Until Near End LAST rites for the late Hal E. Hoss, 11th secretary of state since Oregon became a state, are to be said here tomorrow afternoon at the Clough-Barrick mortuary, Ferry and Church streets, at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Bel- r.re' crest Memorial park. All state tne services. Mourned by All i Oregon Citizens HAL E. HOSS T LL Many Classes Already Full; i r- . r-.j.u ,-,,, - PUndS FOrthCOmng tor February, Announced The second term of free adult vocational classes made possible by allotments of federal funds under the Civil Works service tor of the work in Salem, an- nounced yesterday following re- ceipt of word that money would be forthcoming for this month's work. The last of the January term classes will be held tonight. Registration, carried on dur- ling the past two weeks, remains open only for a class in economic problems of today and a course l In hoalth anil recreation, all oth- ers having a full quota now sign- up. l The class In health and re- I creation is open only to men land boys over 16 years of age and out 'of school, it win meet I each week day at 9 a.m. at the it. M. c. A. wnere gymnasium, swimming and shower facilities have been provided. Demand for this class has made It necessary to limit enrollment to those who leould not otherwise avail them- selves of the faculties proviaea I Registrations for this class will ine accepted at tne x. any wee i aay at a.m. Those registering for the I course in economic problems may (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) 'i in MDNTH LONGER Principle of NRA to Live On, Field "The NRA is no temporary move in American history; the name may vanish but the prin- - ? r y genwatloM longer It u tne i ji-r-tlott of interdeBendene I a challenge to every business man to cease nnfalr practices." So de- clared Frederick Vining Fisher, field representative of the NRA, i m a tnouzuuui aaaress oeiore a handful of people at the chamber 1 0f commerce last night. I "America under the NRA Is go- I lng tnrougn an evolutionary revo- I lutlon a second naif of the revo- I lotion of J.776, and in the new I ; f.i r I h..i.M. I v. ---.-ted" ha said. Fisher de- clared 95 per cent of the Ameri can people have been for the re covery movement, arid further that "the worst chiselers in Amer- I ica since the NRA have not been big business but little business men who can't; see' the great value." -: The Pacific coast has little con- i eeption of the "revolution" which Paralyzed to Hai Hoss Away in Early Morn; offices will be closed during Death came to Mr. Hoss at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday while be was asleep, Mrs. Hoss said. At his bedside in the family home, 362 Jerris street, were his wife and their four children. Mr. Hoss had been ill for many months al though he has been able as late as the last special session of the legislature to be at his office at the capitoi for brief periods. A week ago his condition, said to have been brought on by tuber culosis, grew serious and he was able to speak to friends for only brief periods. Services tomorrow will be sim ple and without ostentation, ac cording to wishes of the family. The Christian Science church will conduct them. Honorary pall bearers will include Governor Meier, State Treasurer Holman, Chief Justice Rand and Justice Campbell of the state supreme court; C. A. Howard, superinten dent of schools; Paul Kelty, edi tor of The Oregonian: B. P. Ir vine, editor of The Oregon Jour nal; Robert W. Sawyer, editor of the Bend Bulletin; P. O. Riley, publisher of the Hubbard En terprise; Dean Eric W. Allen. University of Oregon; Walter R. May, manager of the Portland chamber of commerce. Six newspaper men will be the active pallbearers. They are C. P. Bollinger, Oregon City; Ben R. Litfin, The Dalles; Arne G. Rae, Eugene; A. I. Lindbeck, Salem; Elbert Bede, Cottage Grove; T. Ray Conway, Portland. Scores- of telegrams were re ceived at the Hoss home Tuesday, many from distant states, ex pressing regret at "the passing of Mr. Hoss. The death of Mr. Hoss, re moved one of Oregon's best known and most beloved polit ical figures. Since Hoss came to Salem in January, 1927, to be come private secretary to Gover nor Isaac L. Patterson, he became well-known throughout the state for his faithful, intelligent ser vice In public affairs. Hoss, 41 years old at the time of his death, was born In Port land on October 7, 1892. He was the son of Oregon pioneers, James B. and Marilla Toung Hoss. His early years were spent in eastern Oregon. Limited in the formal educa (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Search for Job Ended in Crash PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 6 Death in an automobile collision ended Archie N. Edelman's search for work here today. Edelman, 38, Portland, had borrowed his brother's car to look for work. Although both cars were badly damaged, two passengers with Edelman were only slightly Injured 'and Ralph Storm of Port land, driver of the other car, was uninjured. Worker Asserts has transpired in the east of the spiritual Far which has been wag ed against greed, hunger and de pression. But the great economic results are marching across the country and will be felt on the coast, where so far faith has been the sustaining factor. Although the NRA and AAA hare already brought great eco nomic results, and wUl bring more, the true value lies in the new mental attitude, and the an swer it has. given this country to give to Europe and its threats of fascism or dictatorship of wealth. and communism or dictatorship of poverty. That answer is American ism which Is the dictatorship of teamwork, of one people working together freely. Fisher said the NRA. idea was as old as the American govern ment, that the Idea, though not by that name, started after the World w- r In attempts to unite labor and capital and was then frustrated by big business interests. He paint ed the moral breakdown following the war, the growths which led to (Turn to Page j, CoL 51 ENEMY NO. 1 PLANS TO PLEAD GUILTY Boettcher Kidnaping Will Be Formally Admitted Says His Lawyer Alcorn Expected to Follow Sankey's Example and Close Noted Case SIOUX CITY. S. D., Feb. .-(P) -Verne Sankey, described by offi cials as America's "public enemy No. 1," will plead guilty in the Charles Boettcher kidnaping, his counsel announced here tonight, and Gordon Alcorn, his alleged lieutenant probably will follow the same course. Announcement of Sankey's in tention was made by Ben B. Las ka, Denver lawyer representing Mrs. Sankey and her husband, as he emerged from a conference with U. S. district attorney, Olaf Eidem. Laska was not able to state when the expected pleas would be entered but said he felt "it would be soon." ' He said he planned to return to Denver tomorrow afternoon or Thursday morning but explained his presence here was not neces sary when the formal pleas were made. Sentencing of the confessed kid napers would place behind the bars the two remaining members of the band which abducted Char les Boettcher II, wealthy Denver broker last February, and held him for $60,000 ransom. During his captivity Boettcher was held on the Sankey turkey ranch near Gann Valley, about 160 miles west of Sioux Falls. The penalty for kidnaping un der the recently enacted federal law may be life imprisonment. District Attorney Eidem said he had not definite information re garding the prisoner's pans. He said, however, he had been led to believe that guilty pleas might be entered. PORTLAND, Feb. 6.-UP)-Hold- Ing company fees were aired here today at a hearing on budget re ductions Oregon Utilities Commis sioner C. M. Thomas ordered for four utilities operating in the state. The Portland General Electric company, which pays no holding company fees, has the lowest ad ministrative costs of any of the larger utilities operating in Ore gon, it was brought out. The hearing was ordered by Thomas who issued orders exclud ing certain contributions from op erating expenses and reducing sal aries of officials of the Northwest ern Electric company, Pacific Pow er & Light company, Portland Gas it Coke company, and the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company. E. B. MacNaughton, director of the Portland General Electric company, said their previous ex periences with the Central Public Service corporation were "unhap py," but that be knew nothing of other holding companies. - Franklin T. Griffith, president of the Portland General Electric company, said they did not get value received for money spent with the holding company In 1931 and 1932, but did get some excel lent work In modernization of the accounting system. Late Sports SILVERTON, Feb. 6 (Spe cial) A much Improved Lebanon high school basketball team gave Silverton high's hoopsters a hard battle here tonight before going down to defeat 28 to 18. Silver ton led 13 to 6 at half time but Lebanon 'reduced the margin 17- 16 before the Silver Foxes forg ed ahead again. TACOMA, Feb. 6-P)-WhItman hoopsters continued their unde feated pace along the Pacific Northwest conference title path by downing the College of Puget Sound for the second time here tonight, 56 to 26. The Mission aries won a triple overtime game last night, 47 to 45. Tne waua waiia live too an early lead, relinquished it in the middle of the- first quarter and then forged ahead again, slow ly moving away from the weary Loggers from then on. Whitman led at half time. 26 to 14. ALBANY, Ore., Feb. 6-VPa cific university finished strong to defeat Albany college basketball team 42 to 33 in a Northwest conference game here tonight; Corrigan, Pacific center, - sid ed an early Pirate threat by batting the ban in the Albany basket. Douglas was high scorer of the game with 16 points and Bradley scored 12 for Albany, HOLDING FIRM FEE QUEST! IS AIRED Plans to Admit Kidnap Charges f - -l" - J v -, ' ?!v - , i , - ' ' V . ' . f v i V::-' ! .V: ' ' f h -I' y V. ' 5 J I - v ' 4 tin ir i ?. - n - v run i in i VERNE SANKEY El It's Revenue Measure and Not Criminal Statute Says K. F. Counsel The Knox liquor control act reached its final court stage yes terday and rested last night witn the supreme court for the lattef's decision on whether the measure was in harmony or conflict with the state constitution. The court, sitting en banc, heard Tuesday morning arguments of counsel for both sides in the test case of the City of Klamath Falls, plaintiff and appellant, against the state liquor commission. Case was to be assigned yesterday afternoon to one of the justices who will prepare the decision, expected next week, after consultation with the entire court. Elton Watklns, representing the City of Klamath Falls, took exception to the defense conten tion that the Knox liquor law was a criminal statute and therefore takes precedence over the home rule provision of the state consti tution. He said that section 2 of article 11, known as the home rule amendment, gave to cities the exclusive right to regulate liquor, subject to the constitution and criminal statutes of the state. "It would first be necessary to prove that the statute Is a criminal measure and second that the act makes the Bale and licens ing of liquor unlawful,'' Watklns continued. "Otherwise the crim inal law would not apply." Wat kins contended that the act was a revenue measure pure and simple. Watklns also argued that the act was passed by the legislature not as a criminal measure but to raise money for relief purposes. George Neuner, attorney for the state liquor commission, de clared that the intent of the con stitutional measure and the In tent of ,the legislature In passing the law should govern the con struction of the provisions. "The Intent of the people in approving the prohibition amend- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) 01 YEAR, PAROLE Sentences of one year In the state prison, With conditional par oles attached, were meted out to Albert Meyers and Enel Rogers, who pleaded guilty yesterday be fore Judge L. H. McMahan to charges of burglarizing a St. Paul pool hall. The prowlers were par oled to Deputy Sheriff Newell Wil liams, on condition restitution be made. The two boys, both of St. Paul, were apprehended by the authori ties, after their automobile bad been wrecked and some of the loot recovered. It was reported one of the boys was intoxicated at the time of the wreck. Andrew Jairl, who pleaded guil ty to burglary, not In a dwelling, was freed on his own recognis ance, when he reported the loot, a dragsaw, had been stolen by an other party so that Jairl could work. JuSge McMahan intimated Jairl would be brought into court for sentence only In event he did not keep out of troable. Frank Kubin, 71, Called Suddenly MEHAMA. Feb. f (Special) Frank Kubin. age 71, died quite suddenly last night at the Kubin heme above town. He had been III for some time. He was born in Bohemia, coming to this country at the early age of four years. He is survived by his wi dow and four children, otto, or Salem, June of Canby, Ernest and Edwin of Portland. Mr. Ku bin has fire sisters In the east and one' brother Fred, of Salem The Kubin family has lived here since 1916. . M LIQUOR LAW 1 NTS n BURGLARS HANDED LIQUOR AGENTS SELECTED FUR Steelhammer at Silverton, Evenden at Woodburn are Among List Sammis Says Location and Personnel Here iWill v Je Revealed Soon. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 6.-JP)-A partial list of state liquor agencies was announced late to day by .the Oregon liquor control commission. The agencies will all begin liquor sales coincidentally with operation of the first regular state liquor store, it Is now planned. There will be at least one agency in every county the day the first store opens. Sites and personnel for the state stores will be announced to morrow or the next day in the towns where they will operate, tt was announced. Other agencies will be announced as they are ap proved. The partial agency list In cludes: Silverton, George W. Steelham mer, druggist; Woodburn, F. G. Evenden Drug Co.; Independence, M. C. Williams, Williams Drug Co.; McMinnville, Perry Drug Co.; Sheridan, King Drug Co.; Oswego, Thomas H. Allen, Oswego pharmacy; Hillsboro, Palm Drug Co.; Tillamook, J. S. Lamar Drug Co.; Scappoose, R. E. Allen, Scap poose Drug Co.; Rainier, J. G. McKay, Rainier pharmacy, and Seaside, Arthur Graham Drug Co., in the northwest district. George Sammis, state liquor ad ministrator, informed The States man by long distance telephone from Portland last night that be expected the location for the state liquor store here would be settled upon today and its personnel an nounced. The store will be opened for business, he said, Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Laurence Hickam, director for this district, wa to have been here yesterday afternoon, Sammis believed, but did not arrive, as far as could be learned. An assistant, however, was reported to have come and investigated a question raised over a proposed site at Ferry and High streets because of the location of Calvary Baptist church being across the street. protest of this site because of (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) HUMS TOTAL UP TO if CHICAGO, Feb. 6. - (JPt - Anti- crime authorities tonight totaled tne dollars terrorized from Ameri ca by kidnapers and placed the toll at "almost unbelievably high in tne minions." Records of the Chicago nollce. the state's attorney, the Chicago crime commission, federal Investi gators, and cooperating bodies showed that in the past year kid napers had demanded 81,000,000 in cases reported to authorities. In most Instances, the victims or their families paid a large por tion of the demands. And. the au thorities said, there were many other kidnapings which never came to their notice because the frightened victims preferred to pay and keep quiet. As to the cost In running down and prosecuting kidnapers. CoL Henry Barrett Chamberlln of the crime commission said it was suf ficient to "have cared for a good large number of our unemployed." The government's bill for cap turing and ultimately convicting George "Machine Gun" Kelly and his southwestern gang for the $200,000 kidnaping of Charles F. Urschel, Oklahoma oil magnate, was estimated at several times the amount of ransom paid. Gehlhar Eyes DISTRICT M IS Costs in Reply to A ttack Before ordering a three cent per pound spread, in butter prices as requested by the creamerymen of Oregon, farmers are entitled to know why the costs of some creameries are three times as high as others, Max Gehlhar, state director of agriculture, declared in a statement Issued Tuesday. He thus replied to an attack made upon, his office at a state-wide meeting of the Oregon Creamery men's association here Monday. "Until that Is Justified I will not, through code, load upon the backs of farmers" the results of expensive management, Gehlhar continued. "Get your house in or der is my advice to all creamery men, both private and coopera tive. The farmer la losing his shirt- i Gehlhar said that, testimony of fered by the creamerymen at the code hearing indicated that it costs- some cooperative creameries ap proximately three times as much SCORE KILLED IN FIERCE FIGHTING Ministry of Marine Set Afire but Furious Mob Pays in Blood; Machine Gun Fire Rakes American Embassy as Crowd Charges Across Bridge for Attack on Chamber of Deputies; Midnight Finds Fight Still Raging Two Hurfdred Police Injured, 350 Persons Arrested; Wo Official Estimates of Dead Obtainable; Three Times Police and Soldiers Fire Volleys at People, Most of Whomare Unarmed; Herriot Has Close Call By ALEXANDER H. UHL (Copyright 1934, by the (Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 7 (Wednesday) (AP) Furious mobs in revolt against the government battled with police and troops through Paris streets into the early morning hours today, set fire to the ministry of marine and paid with a death toll which may reach a score or more. Machine gun fire raked the front of the American embassy as mobs charged across a bridge leading to the chamber of deputies. Many were reported dying. An esti mated 100 to 200 were gravely injured. Thousands received minor hurts. Three times police and soldiers fired upon mobs. At midnight a running fight punctuated with devastating re The Washington Spotlight (By the Associated rPess) The senate heard demands for investigation of NRA 'officials, the legality of federal emergency cor porations, and campaign expendi tures. Two congressional committees pressed deeper Into the story of huge profits made from air mail and naval aviation contracts. Purchase of trucks and autos for the army was held up while grand Jurors studied war depart ment contract matters. The house voted $84,170,577 to finance the state, commerce, Jus tice and labor departments during the next fiscal year. The senate agriculture commit tee approved compulsory control of cotton production by a prohibi tive tax on ginnings above 9,000, 000 bales. Members of congress predicted devaluation of the silver dollar. " Senator King introduced legis lation to create a regulatory stock exchange and security commission. Three Ministers Decry Technique oi Fisher Talks EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 6.-()-Three prominent " Eugene minis ters today decried the "spellbind ing" and "mob-rousing technique' by Dr. Frederick Vining Fisher, NRA field agent, in appearances here. They also objected to Dr. Fish er's descriptions of the NRA as "synonymous with the religion of Christ." The Rev. Clay Palmer, pastor of the First Congregational church, in whose pulpit Dr. Fisher spoke Sunday; the Rev. Cecil Rls ton. pastor of the First Methodist church, where a mass meeting was held Sunday; and the Rev. Frank S. Beistel, pastor of the United Lutheran church, were the pro testors. Creameries' as It costs others to handle but ter from the Cube at the creamery through to the pound package de livered to the grocer. "To be exact," Gehlhar declar ed, "the figures for the two larg est cooperative creameries are 2.2 cents and .62 cent per pound re spectively. Smaller cooperatives show a similar range of spread while private creameries have even a greater discrepancy. The farmer is asked to pay the bill. "A nam her of cooperative creameries have set the pace in Oregon in reducing the spread between producer and consumer. Shall we. through codes,' encour age an increased spread and throttle the very principle of low cost handling that cooperatives are organized for? I stand for the co operative principle of shortening the road between producer and consumer and this principle need work no hardship on private op erators."" Ml REVOLT volver lire from tn- police drove the immense crowd from tfce Place de la Concorde into tbe Rue Royale. ending at the fam ous Madeline church. The toll of death and Injury. not completely known, was esti mated as follows: The ministry of the interior said the death toll aay reach 2t. Six were known to be dead while royalist headquarters had declared they knew 12 person were dead. The prefect of Paris police re fused to estimate the number of csaualties despite reports that tbe list had reached 12 to 15. Two hundred police were im Jured and 350 persons were ar rested. Four hundred persons were crowded into hospitals. The Place de la Concorde, the Rue Rivolie and the boulevards . blazed long after midnight with bonfires built by mobs after tie ministry of marine had be"1 set afire earlier in the events by torches thrown through ground floor windows. - Two men were known to hare been shot and killed in the battle at the Place de la Concorde. A French girl on the roof of the Crillon hotel, shot in the head, died In a hospital. The first concentrated flrlag thto mobs of people, mostly with out firearms, was from the steps of the chamber of deputies, where machine guns raked the approach ing mass of humanity. The aecoBJ shooting was rifle fire from the head of the bridge leading to the chamber. The third outburst was indiscriminate pistol fire which broke the back of the demonstra tion. Former Premier Edouard Her riot, leaving the chamber of depu ties, narrowly avoided being beaten by rioters. Steiwer Raises Issue Regarding Code Authority WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-)-r " Senate republicans demanded to- day to be told whether recovery administration officials have bee personally interested In tbe codes they have handled and by what authority some of the new govern mental agencies were created. The first resolution, presented by Nye (R., N. D.), was blocked temporarily, but the second, by Steiwer (R., Ore.), was Adopted. Nye's measure called on the re covery administration for a re port of the business connections of officials and employes who have handled codes. Steiwers resolution not only asked by what authority the four special agencies wer created, but for Information cm the func tions they perform, the money they hare received or expended, and lists of their employes and salaries. Oregon ON A Has NoOfficialWord on Student Help PORTUIND. Ore., Feb. 6.-iff)-The state CWA office has receiv ed no official advice that federal funds would be made available to provide college students with part time jobs. Executive Secre tary Elmer Goudy said today.: - He said the only information ho had on tt was through press dispatches from' Washington. However, he surmised from tbAtev reports that such a program, might be forthcoming. ; 4 i 3 i t I i i Z t I. 1 . 1