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v."r PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Tuesday Morning, October 13, 1936 1 Santiam Blaze' Heldin Check Not Fully Controlled Is .Latp Report; Breaks ., Oat Again Monday ' (Continued from page 1) i ' "... ley near Sitcum on the southern Oregon coast line yesterday, the forester's office reported, but the general situation in Coos county -was favorable. The humidity was up to 60, a 16-mile northwest wind ' was blowing and no fires were 'spreading. No change in the fire "situation at Yachats was reported "here. ' PORTLAND, Oct. 12.-(P)-Wlth ' wind, temperature and humidity conditions generally favorable, the ' fire situation in Oregon was con siderably easier tonight. M. L. Merrlt, assistant regional -foreeter , 8aid the Sandy creek blaze in Coos county still was dan gerous, and the Big creek fire -near Yachats was spreading. A- crew of CCC workers was tak en to Silver creek, 16 miles up the ..Rogue river from Gold Beach, to combat a threatening fire. Haze settled over Klamath Falls. . A fire on the outskirts of a Klamath residential district, set - by the backfire of an automobile, was extinguished after It moved close; to several homes. The Larch mountain burn near Portland was regarded as a men ace in case of unfavorable wea ther. In Washington near Darrlngton, a fire on Mount Baker was under -control. ' k- ' - Two new fires were closely watched In .Tillamook county. Forestry .officials reported o !4ay that four fires in Curry coun ty probably wrere caused by flre- bugs. A man and woman were questioned Sunday at Port Orford after an apparently Incendiary blaze broke out at Carpentervllle. Max Guzik, 33, was held In the county Jail at Hillsboro in connec tion with a blaze 20 miles north east of there. - Lighthouse Will : Honor Columbus TRUJILLO CITY, Dominican Republic Oct. 12.-(P)-President Rafael L. Trujillo. in an address before the tomb of Christopher Columbus, said today the long dis- cussed lighthouse memorial to the explorer will be under construc tion shortly. i - The president's address, before diplomats of foreign countries, j army officials and an audience of 30.000 was broadcast to the Unit ) ed States and South American nations. ! " Following Trujillo's speech. 1 United States Secretary of State iCordell Hull spoke by radio from Washington. The United States, a half dozen 1 South American nations, the Lea ! gue of Nations and the Pan-American - Union have endorsed plans for the $4,000,000 C o 1 u m b u s memorial, to which it is hoped eventually to house the American discoverer's remains. 12 Leaders Face Murder Charges UNIONTOWN. Pa., Oct. 12 -(Jp) The Fayette county court sus tained tonight the right of At torney General Charles J. Marg totti to appoint himself special prosecutor in what he termed the "dark ages' death of 74-year-old Frank C. Monaghan, hotel man. Chief defense counsel John Duggan announced immediately he would appeal to the state su preme court. Twelve men prominent In the official or civic life of the com munity went free today on bonds totaling 1100,000 pending their trial January 4 on indictments arising rfom Monaghan's death. MarglottI charged the hotel man was "barbarously and brutally beaten to death" In an effort to force him to confess the stabbing of County Detective John C. WalL Party Terminates Week Of Freshman Activities RICKREALL, Oct. 12 Fresh men veek was concluded with a school party Friday afternoon. 4 There are .10 freshmen enrolled this year: Florence Lantz, James Grolbert. EloiseJ Findley, Ruth Middleton. Hal. Fox, Dick White, Melvin Irving, -Donna Wells, Er; nestlne Teter, La Verne Teter. : If Khes 4 Faswes HsdMats Act Tagetber Tkousaada ef people who formerly suffered throosfc niserabl aixbta and agonisinc tora. mw steep ereMlr aad break 0 coida Vy nenun-. tkaaka to the eomWaed cUoa ef iour szat medlcinn. la eae ainsie taUet, caemiats bare roogal toretber Aapiria, Alkaliser. Quis Im sad Laxatife ... tnedicinei preaeribed by doetorm the world aver. ah tablet Joe fcur laaportaat tbinsa at oae time, thereby lowing up tae eoM a jrooc body earn Set rid It qaiekly. "Fwr Doctors Cold Tablet" tkafi fba MW. Nad bere la wbat tbey dos lint, the Aeinria acta a pains sad acbea. fiee oad. the Ancaliser belpa to aeatraUze acid eonditioB. Third, the Quinine takea dowa (ever. Fourth, the Laxative keepa the bow. is sets rid of poiaoaoos waste. Tb MtoniaUnrfr snick reiulu frooi Four Doctor Cold Tablet have amazed one aaer after aaotber. The torn oatstaadina aedioiaea la each tablet eem to hare aa laoprorud actioa ay working towttktr. Doart toy with a eold rrt rid of It! Through the cooperation of the larev aaedieitie eoaeera which make Four Doo tora Brand Cold Tahleta, we aae mm upplra box of 12 UbleU for eair 5C On Sale at Fred Meyer : Toiletry and Remedy Shop mo m . r Wild Horses i r ? s. I ' Nk- if IRICHMONO NORTHAMPTON NORFOLK A I t . . I iLoatUon Of Island I It -ft - V V VL f V V N E - J 4" r Band of Wild ponies in Virginia? Yes, it's true and they were there befosa the west ever heard of wild horses or roundups! This band of equine is on Chincoteague island, just off the Virginia coast. Various theories have been suggested to their origin, but it is generally believed that the ponies are the progeny of tha, survivors of a wrecked ship which was carrying livestock to the colonies durbur colonial days. Ulihee Awarded Attendance Prize ROSEDALE, Oct.! 12. The an nual rally day at the church was enjoyed by all, especially those who brought new ones to Sunday school. The attendance was listed at 123 for Sunday school. Promo tions were made and as a result many new faces will be seen in different classes. A bronze plaque of the ten commandments was presented to the Illihee school for having the most new pupils in Sunday school since Easter. The Rosedale Community club met for its monthly, meeting at the school house Saturday night. Several political speeches were given and John Carter, president of the club, showed some travel pictures. . j Francis and Leah Ohse motored to Philomath Saturday, ; where they attended the 1 newly organ ized Willamette Valley Young People's Ifoliness association meeting. I ; Retail Prices of Milk to Advance PORTLAND, Oct. 12.-(JP)-The retail prices on some grades of milk here will be advanced next Friday from one to three cents. The State Milk Control board has authorized a jump from 11 to 12 cents for milk with 4 per cent butterfat content, 5 per cent milk will retail at 14 cents in stead of 12, and 6 per ment at 16 cents, a gain of three cents. Mrs. N. J. Adams Is Patient at ; Hospital; Report Scarlet Fever SILVERTON. Oct. 12. Mrs. X. J. Adams (Merine Digerness) Is at the Silverton hospital recov ering from a major operation. Charles Hartnian who under went a major operation a week ago, Is recovering nicely, but will have to remain at , the hospital another week. f Earl Hartman, Jr.. is In quar antine at his home suffering from scarlet fever. f . i The Call Board ELSIXORE Today Robert Taylor In "The Gorgeous Hubs y" plus latest tissue "The March of Time." ' ! .Wednesday Charlie Ruggles in "Wives Never Know" added plus attraction. Bob Burns in "Rooftops of Manhattan r r - t Saturday As t air and Rogers In "Swing Time." . CAPITOL Today Double bill, Dong las Fairbanks, jr., in "Am " ateur Gentleman" and Marion Davies in "Hearts Divided." i Thursday Double Bill.' "The President's Mystery" with an all star cast, and "Un dercover Man", with: John Mack Brown, i -' :-, GRAND Today Jean Arthur 4n "Ad venture in Manhattan." Wednesday Double feature. Jack Holt !n:"JEnd of the Trail" and P. G. Wode house's "Thank Ton Jeeves." ' Saturday Special Return . Engagement. Will Rogers In Ambassador Bin." ! HOLLYWOOD , Today Sylvia ; Sidney ; end Spencer Tracy In "Fory.' Wednesday- Carol Lombard in "Love-.Before Break fast" with Preston' Foster. Friday Two' features, Hoot Gibson la VLucky Terror" and "Postal Inspector" with Ricardo Cortex and Patricia Ellis. state : ! . i Today First "Salem showing, George Arliss In "East Meets West." r j Thursday - Frances Lederer in "One Rainy Afternoon." Saturday Only "The Arizo na Raiders" j with Buster Crabbe. ! in Virginia ! 1 , 7 - - V - M t i j wild horses" Coughlin Seeking To 6Get' Reporter BOSTON. Oct. 13.-JP)T h Rev. Charles E. Coughlin said today he was staying "over here to get" a Boston reporter who he asserted had "batted In" on a meeting between the priest and the Rhode Island officials of the National Union for Social Jus tice In Providence, R. I. "juy private Dusiness is my private business," he said. "It was none of his concern. And then, when he started trying to get into our car, where Mrs. Keelon , he broke off. Frank Keelon, New York bro ker, a supporter of Fat her Coughlin, said his wife was In the car, drawn up at the curb before the Providence-Biltmore hotel, preparatory to a return triD to Boston. : "I ihrew him out and he land ed In the gutter," Keelon said, Overhead Cost of Relief Announced WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-(P)- A few Hours before Gov. Alf M Landon's speech at Cleveland to night on relief, Harry L. Hopkins reported the cost of administering the works prograss program up to September 1 was S72.J15.997, not counting expenses of the Washington office. In a statement he said this represented 4.1 per cent of tho total cost of WPA work up1 to that time, which be placed at 11,772,756,795. i With administrative costs of th ecentral office here added, Hop kins continued, the total per centage for administration would amount to 4.5 per cent. , Governor La n don, the republi can presidential nominee, recent ly accused Hopkins of "censoring the source of -news" concerning WPA costs. Economic Parley Sought by Japan TOKYO, Oct. 12.-(P)-Japan, it was disclosed tonight, ' favors international action to stabilise the world's currencies and wipe out barriers to international trade. - - - - The Japanese position was made known in an announce ment that Japan would." attend any international economic con ference convened with' those ends in view. r ; . - (No such conference has been summoned since the . world eco nomic and monetary conference which adjourned in London in 1933. -After the recent devalua tion of the. franc, lira and other currencies, however, spokesmen at Geneva and- London urged such a parley be called.) Federal Control Of Arms Planned In Wartime Only LONDON, Oct. 12.-aVThe roy al commission on the manufacture of arms tonight recommended in a report 'that only, in war time should . the British government control fully the munitions Indus try. . - ,r. - Proposals for a nationalised munitions industry in peace time were rejected by the commission which substituted a suggestion that the government only super vise private : contracts , in peace time, v 'Vv . '' Last Times Today , v ' ..7f ' ( I uii Liberal Relief Landon Pledge No Selling of Votes For ; ! Bread, Deelaration of Republican Leader ' (Continued from page 1) 1 ,'. give , him its 26 electoral yotes November 3." As Landon stepped to the bril liantly-lighted - speaker's stand to a place just below a huge sun flower r bearing his picture, the crowd arose and for five minutes cheered, . applauded and wared thousands of American flags. "Tonight I want to talk about the most urgent human problems that face the American people at this hour," Landon began. He was Interrupted immediate ly by more applause. . He attributed "flagrant mis management" ' and "tragic ne glect" to the conduct of relief by the, Roosevelt administration. He said the new deal's record in "duties that go beyond mere dol lars" protection of "human val ues' and assistance of "real re covery" was a "miserable failure." Mill Destroyed In Night Blaze AIRLIE, Oct. 12. The mill of W. Cootes at Berry creek about three miles from here was com pletely destroyed by fire Thurs day night. The blaze which start ed In the sawdust bin was found by the night watchman, Clarence Whltaker, but had too much of a start to be controlled by one man. The Corvallis fire department was called and arrived in time to save the planer. The mill carried no insurance. Cootes carried about i men on his payroll. ; w. R. Lowrle held a public auc tion sale at his home at which he sold everything. The crowd was fairly large in attendance. The Ladies Aid furnished the lunch at noon. Mrs. Ann Wheeler, Mrs. Laura Keyes and Mrs. Elmo Wheeler spent the weekend at Waldport with the former's daughter, Mrs. George Barclay.. Negro Drawn For N. Carolina Jury CHARLOTTE, N..C, Oct. 12.-(Jpy-A negro was drawn for jury duty in Mecklenburg county to day for the first time since re construction days. Judge J. Will Pless ruled last week that a negro could not be tried because members of his race were barred from the grand jury. There were 625 names of ne groes and 10,000 names of white persons in the jury box at the courthouse. The names of ne groes are written in red ink and the names of white men in black ink. ' ' : Judge Pless had been told all' names written in red ink were returned to the jury box unlisted when they were drawn. Today the county commission ers ordered officials not to throw back any names printed in red ink. -; - Ex-Running Mate Twits Al Smith PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12-)-U. S. Sen. Joseph A. Robinson said tonight Alfred E. Smith "has the right to take a walk'." but that "all I complain of it that he grows resentful when his-old associates refuse to follow or accompany him in his wanderings." The Arkansas senator, in an ad dress prepared for a democratic rally, said the former New York governor had the right "to take a walk even though the way be devious and lead among darkened paths overhung with cypress boughs." .' " Robinson was Smith's running mate on the national , democratic ticket in 1923. One-Legged Desperado Is Shot Fatally' After . Kidnaping of Officer SHREVEPORT, La., Oct. 12.- (JP Death caused br ihotrnn wounds ended todav (he crima- studded career of Ross Pittman, '. alias Dewey Ross, one-legged des perado. Pittman. " after abduct in sr Ktnt Officer Raymond Bishop, was shot by Carl Swanson, who said he fol lowed the gunman from Green wood.' - Officers said Pittman's record was strewn with arrests, scattered from New Mexico to Illinois. Today and Wednesday! 2 SMASH HITS I'M!, k ( I m I - AND 2nd HIT THRILL AFTEX TMfiSif FJUHfiHsV Box Office Opens 6:45 500 SEATS 20c Linked in NewePFilm Romance Sweetest romance at the moment In the film colony, according- to stosaips. is that between Astrld Allwyn and Robert Kent, newcomers to the screen, who are seen abow dancinf: In a HoUywood night spot.. Red Tendency of F. R. Gted Again BOSTON, Oct 12.-P-The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin today reiter ated his assertion that President Roosevelt has "communistic ten dencies" and quoted from the chief executive's message to con gress of last January as "proof of his contention. The chief executive, he said, told the national legislature the new deal has created government al powers, which If benevolently administered wonld bo for the public welfare, but which would result in "shackles" for the poor if they should fall Into the hands of "political puppets." At the same time, the Michigan priest again struck out at the Rt Rev. John A. Ryan of Catholic un iversity who last weelc-criticlzed his campaign. He said Mgr. Ryan has "stultified himself by not knowing the primary principles of the issuance of money in the United States of America." Brady Gangsters Still at Liberty . INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 12. -JPy An intensive search on land and front the air near Lafayette had failed, tonight to produce any trace of three Brady gangsters who escaped from' the Hancock county Jail at Greenfield yester day. Picked state police riflemen were rushed to Lafayette today when Mrs. Haskell Rennlck of near Archerville, a small town in the northeast part of Tippe canoe county, reported a man, re sembling Clarence Lee Shaffer, jr., one of the fugitives, beat and kicked her in a futile attempt to ootam money. Children Suffer Slight Injuries as Car Ditched SILVERTON HILLS, Oct. 12. A car driven by Mrs. J. C. Bon ner was reported crowded into the bank above the old power house site Saturday night. Two children with Mrs. Bonner were scratched and bruised. The car was quite badly damaged. HURRY!! HURRY!! LAST TIMES TODAY ROBERT TAYLOR JOAN !" IJtr " 1 CRAWFORD jt'wM Francbot Tone1 jTiVS" STARTS TOMORROW She Wanted a "Man-of-the-WTorld" And Charlie Strived To v Please i i ,2 '1 i $8 Always 500 V'-1 ' , Good Od Seats a-Jt - s fv Record in Voters' Registration Seen Registration of Oregon voters for the If 36 general election will exceed all previous records, ac cording to reports received from half of the counties at the state department. Multnomah county reported Monday. . Figures from the IS counties- show a total of 359.613 registra tions tor this year as against 313, 062 for the same counties in 1934. This is an increase of ap proximately 12 per cent. Demo crate registrations increased from 119,458 in 1934 to 162,000 this year, or a gain of 37 per cent. All counties reported an Increase In the democratic registration. Republicans still have a lead of 20,732 over the democrats In the 18 counties. Multnomah county showed a gain of 24,321 in its democratic registration, and Clatsop 1761. Counties reporting the largest in crease in total registrations were Multnomah, Marion and Linn. Linn county reported 9 SI more republicans and Douglas county 828. Today and Wednesday FIRST SHOWING GEORGE ARLISS in. 'EAST MEETS WEST Also Latest Mickey Mouse SaJa. UW-JV-rl OAf I jo o o e o o o o o oo cj I i -o -0 o o T I "" " ' jQ o ts y- o 1 . -.: ... .v " . - . f . ;-...:; - - - .... GAVE TTOIUn OS)ILEG AIJE) KIESEILG GE-35)P Looking for furniture? A pevr'. columns. Our want ad sec rug?, A pet? A fur coat? A qar? lion is the largest and most You can do all of your shop- ' simplified in this city.'THore ping through our ; classified ' : people advertise in it! v New Diagnosis of Diabetes Oaimed Surer, Method Outlined by . Dr. Lawrence, Himself Victim of Malady . -4 'I -a - ST. PAUL. Oct. lt-VPh'An em Inent : English surgeon himself afflicted -with the disease today advanced a new method for diag nosing diametes. before 1200 del egates to the international medical assembly, j ... ..---w ,, -r Dr. Robert D. Lawrence of Kings College hospital in London suggested the blood used in exam nations be taken from the ear lobe instead of from a vein in the arm. 7 i ' .; ' . . "This is like catching a sugar train before it reaches a town, in stead of catching the train after it returns! from the town where the sugar has been unloaded," he said. 'II- ... He said he believed such a prac tice would greatly reduce the per centage off doubtful cases. In makfng the tests, the pa tients ar ; given a large dose of sugar. The blood is examined ev ery half hour for two hours. He said I protamine insulin, now In use in many medical centers of the United States, had proved a great relief to patients since its action is more prolinged than or dinary 'insulin. Protamine, which Is added to Insulin, is obtained from the sperm of salmon. "Swing Time" Due To Open Saturday Few pictures this season have presented a. supporting cast laden with such glittering lights as stud the roster of "Swing Time," the delightful filmusical. co-starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at the Elsinore theatre, starting Saturday. ; , As Astaire's buddy in legerde main, Victor Moore heads the feat ured cast! Recruited from the Broadway! musical comedy stage oa which: he ape pa red in sucn memorable hits as "Anything Goes"j hd "Of Thee I Sing," Moore Is mated with Helen Brod erick, another footlight comedy ace, in "Swing Time." Betty Fjirness, feminine charm er, completes a romantic triangle .Involving Fred and Ginger, Geor ges Metaxa.- singing star of "Cat and the Fiddle" and "Music in the Air," is Fred's rival for Miss Ro ger's favor. Eric Blore, who gained a legion of fans as a result of his splendid laugh-making in previous Asta Ire-Rogers shows, offers a comic characterization in "Swing Time." i: Jerome! Kern scored "Swing- Kids Take an Old Auto Tire Bill WTatkins Tire 11 Station . COR. LIBERTY & CHEMEKETA Atn RECEIVE A FREE SHOW TICKET to the . HOLLYWOOD 1 THEATRE SATURDAY 1-3 P. M. : I MATINEE Bring Tires to Station Before Saturday ; Elsinore Soon " -: V. ::7v.. J GINGER ROGERS Time," providing" "The Way You look Tonight," A iine no mance, Pick Yourself Cp.' 'Never Gonna Dance," "Bojangles of Harlem" and "The Waltx In Swing Time," the filling dance spectacle treats In the picture. Dorothy Fields Is responsible for the lyrics for these numbers. Selling Rented Bicycle Charged to Local Youth A 17-year-old Salem vouth will be taken to answer before juven ile authorities today lor the al leged sale of a bicycle he had rented from the Moor evl hnn. city police reported yesterday. The boy told officers he sold the wheel ior sz nut did not know the name of the purchaser. Helps Prevent .- w aa-aa s vvhwf Especially designed aid for nose ad upper throat, where most colds start. VlCKS VlCUS VATnOflOL TONIGHT - 15c SYLVIA SIDNEY . SPENCER TRACY h Comedy, News And Cartoon WEDNESDAY THURSDAY --FAMILY NIGHTS MOM, POP and UNMARRIED- KIDS, JUC LOMBARD BDliEAKIrAST r n tmtm, rilSTON J
