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Bargain Period . : The special offer to mall C&bflcribera In the middle Willamette ' valley,' f3 per rear, will not continue long. Take advantage now. The YTeather , Fair today and Friday, rising temperature; M ax. Temp. "Wednesday 72, Blini 44, river -4 feet, cloudy frith gentle southerly wind. -n . 1:1 vi r. . FOUNDCP 1651 Salem, Oregon, Thursday Blorningr, October 15, 1936 EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 173 .X. I 1 i i (T ' i v, in saw 1 FOUNDCP "iMl ! j ' ' - - ; ...... ..... V - - I.. , I I i: Soviet Demand Russia Insists Port Blockade Demand Commission Meet at Once to Consider Neutrality Issue Three j Fascist Countries Charged With Aidin Rehels in Spain LONDON, Oct. 14.- (JP)- Lord Plymouth, chairman of the Span ish non - intervention committee, tonight turned down Russia's "rfr tual ultimatum" demanding that the committee be reconvened im mediately to discuss alleged neu trality violations. . Lord Plymouth's reply to so viet representatives said: "I do not think it would be proper for me to summon a fur ther meeting immediately. "All specific complaints brought against Portugal were submitted to, and discussed by, the commit tee October 9, and the Portugese government was requested to sup ply as early a3 possible such expla nations as were -necessary to es tablish the facts.. " . . . Your note contains no ad ditional evidence to show In -fact that the ; (neutrality) agreement bM been violated." " MOSCOW, Oct. 14.-;P)-Russia tonight demanded blockade of Portugese ports to prevent ship ment of arms to the Spanish in surgents. ! . An .official communique calls upon the neutrality committee to urge the British or French navy, or both, to patrol Portugese ports. ; The Russian demands, the com munique raid, were handed di rectly in the form of a note, to Lord Plymouth, chairman of the Span ish non-intervention committee .n London. The note also insisted, it was said, that the body be reconvened Immediately to consider concrete proposals which Russia advanced to prevent neutrality violations The text of the Russian demands was given Lord Plymouth by the soviet representative, M o I 8 e y e vich. Kagan, "in connection with his declaration of October 7." . Pledges Violated By Three, Charged This "declaration" charged It aly, Germany and Portugal with breaking their Spanish neutrality pledges, and held that the alleged violations made the neutrality pact but "a screen" for aid to the insurgents at the expense of the Spanish government. Kagan s note, the communique said, "presented the following fir the urgent consideration of the committee: "The main supply of rebel arms is carried on through Portugal and through Portugese ports. "A minimum urgent measure to put an end to this supply and -to Tillatlon of the non-intervention agreement would be immediate establishment of control over Por tugese ports. Would Turn Over to French or British "We demand from the commit tee establishment of such control. "We suggest the enforcement of the control measures be turned over to the French or British fleet or both, acting together. "Without such minimum and urgent j measure against violation of the agreement. It will soon b4e not only defunct, but will serve s a screen for aid to " the rebels against the real Spanish govern ment. 'I have the honor to request you to have the above-mentioned proposal discussed at the next ses sion of the committee, which I In sistently request be convoked without delay." When the committee adjourned after hearing tbe first Russian charges. October8 10, it was an nounced officially that no date for the next session would he set un til after Italy, Germany and Por tugal had time to reply to the ac cusations in writing. Row on Fire Line Brines on Arrest ? -PORT ORFORD, Oct. H-(ff)-A tight growing out of the cora mand of a fire line boss sent John ; Anderson, Portland, to jail for 90 " days today on a charge of assault i and battery. Anderson, fighting f irea in Curry county with a group of : other men, was alleged to have refused to obey the order of L. H. O'Neal, also of Portland, to help 1 bring some water up a hill, Anderson was discharged and O'Neal and another men went to aid in getting the water. Upon ascending the hill, they were met by Anderson and a fight followed in which,, it was asserted, Ander son knocked out O'Neal. State police arrested Anderson and lis pleaded guilty, before Justice of the Peace Frank B Tichraer. un rortugue Mrs. McArthur , Dies; Noted as Valley Pioneer PORTLAND, Oct. 1S.-(JP) -Mrs. Harriet McArthur, daughter of a I'nitctT States , senator and mother of a con gressman, idled ; suddenly here tonight. Her father. Col. James W. Nesmith, was senator from 1861 until 1807. Her son, tbe 1 a t e C. X. McArthur, was United States represen tative from the third Oregon district from 1015 to 1823. Mrs. McArthur, 85, was born at Rlckreall. She was one of the organizers of the Oregon Historical -society and was active for many years in the Oregon Pioneer association. ' She Is survived by a son, Lewis A. I McArthur, Port land; a sister, Mrs. W. M. Molson, Montreal, and a bro ther, James Ii. Xesinith of Rlckreall. j Suffering Severe In Typhoon Areas Known Dead 415 With Some Estimates Higher; Food Supplies Low MANILA. Oct. 15-(Tnursday)-(P)-Unresi resulting from, the threat of starvation increased In typhoon-stricken northern Luzon island today as the total of known dead rose to 415 and officials took hurried steps to combat the men ace of disease. Some officials estimated the death toll as high as 678 and the number: of missing as more than 500. A correspondent for the Manila Daily Bulletin reported the. threat of public disorder was increasing in Nueva Ecija province as rad icals took advantage of the sit uation to stir up the hungry and homeless who survived last week's typhoon and the resultant floods. The populace said the . corre spondent, was threatening to loot rice storehouses of the wealthy If it was not given immediate re lief in the form of food and cloth ing. Fearing, trouble, the army sent heavy j constabulary patrols throughout j four stricken pro vinces. i Government officials and re lief agencies were attempting to provide relief as quickly as pos sible but were unable yet to get into the flooded areas. Milk Price Boost Delayed by Court i i PORTLAND, Oct. 14.-P)-A tmeporary I injunction issued by Circuit Judge Walter today halted a milk "price increase effective here Friday. The suit to restrain the Oregon milk control board was brought by John H. Hall, Portland attor ney, for Thomas A. Sweeney and B. E. Kennedy, consumer repre sentatives.! The date for a hearing has not yet been set. Under a recent milk control board order, the price was to go up Friday from one to three cents on various grades. War Insurance Is Declined, Lloyd's LONDON, Oct. 14.-(J'P)-IJoyds, the insurance people, decided to day not to bet there would be no war In England. The firm announced.it would issue no more war insurance to landowners in the British isles. For many years Lloyds has been ready to insure any land owner against war damage at a rate of one-fifth of one per cent. Recently, It was explained, Lloyds was startled by a sudden increase in requests for war in surance and decided to decline such policies, entirely "and prob ably permanently". Concentration Deplored in CHICAGO, Oct. 14-(i!p)-PresI-dent Roosevelt told the nation to night that American democracy had been menaced by "concen tration of wealth and power," particularly in the last 12 years of republican administrations, and that the new deal "above all' had fought to break "the deadly grip" of monopoly on the busi ness of the country. He spoke to thousands of per sons who gave him an almost hysterical welcome that lasted several minutes as he walked onto the stage of Chicago's huge stad ium to confront a deafening roar and a e a of madly fluttering flags, i Crowd Paralyzes Traffic In Loop His appearance w a s preceded by a demonstration so huge that Chicago loop traffic was paralyz ed. Thousands of persons lined sidewalks solidly for a two-mile stretch watching a parade rln which Barnet Hodes, one of the Ref used Four Are Hurt In Crash Upon Cour fridge V f Auto ' fraek; Three are 1 aken ' to jv ai xj.usj.iii.ai Two Arrests on Drunken Driving Charges are 'Made in Vicinity Four people were injured, three motor vehicles were badly dam aged and two motorists were ar rested on drunken driving char ges on highways in or near Salem between 4 and 7 o'clock last night. The injured: ; Mrs. Fern Doherty, 42, route six, severe scalp laceration and chest bruises. - Mrs.; Ella Wallace, 44, route six, severe scalp wound. '-. - . . Mrs. Fay Linn, route six, pain ful but not serious bruises. : , Lewis Bowen, 51, route six, driver of the car in which all four were injured, cuts on nose and head, shock. ; Those arrested:: j Morris Francis McGraph. 53, 1111 Saginaw street, on Fair grounds road near Capitol street. John Frank Ewert, 4S, Moni tor, on Woodburn-Mt, Angel high way near Mt. Angel. Sedan Hits Truck? f On County Bridge j The " four injury cases resulted when a light sedan driven by Bow en crashed Into the rear of a truck driven by Charles L. Newton, 37, Salem, on the brow of the Marion- Polk county bridge at 6:30 p. m. The front of the sedan was demol ished. State police declared New ton's truck had no tail light burn ing. He had stopped in a line of traffic awaiting the passing of an Oregon Electric freight train. Newton was uninjured. f ' - The three women were taken to Salem Deaconess hospital but Mrs. Linn was able to leave after re ceiving emergency care. State po lice gave Bowen first aid at the scene of the accident. State police arrested Ewert on the Mt. Angel road at 4 p. m. aft er his car ran Into a ditch as a trooper's automobile approached. He was! brought to the county jail here pending appearance in Wood- (Turn to page 8, col. 3) Townsendites in Oregon Assailed By Gerald Smith PORTLAND, Oct. 14-;p)-Lead- ers of the Townsend movement 'n Oregon were indicted by Rev. Ger ald K. Smith, right hand man of Dr. Francis E. Townsend, for 'selling out to the old parties." Smith, here in behalf of the presidential candidacy of William Lemke, said Dr. R. I. Shadduck, Oregon club leader, had refused to announce his scheduled address. President Roosevelt and the new deal received the brunt of Smith's attack. He said it was im possible for voters to be for both the president and the Townsend policies. Oregonians were declared "suckers" for not getting more federal appropriations. t Flax To Be Topic On Radio Tonight Marion county young demo crats will give their second broad cast tonight over KOIN at 9:30 o'clock. The broadcast will deal with the development of the flax industry in this valley and the erection of the retting and scutch ing plant at Mt. Angel wit-li 4WPA support. , -' ! i Tbe broadcast is one of a series being presented during the cam paign by the young democrats of the state. t of Wealth is Roosevelt Talk co-managers ot the mass demon stration, said 150,000! persons marched. ' Roaring fireworks and bursting aerial bombs added to the mass of color and sound. To the people who jammed all the 26,000 seats in the hall, over flowed into the aisle and the streets outside, and to a national radio audience, the president con tended that "above all" the new deal had attempted to break what he called "the deadly grip" of monopoly on American business. As he had asserted yesterday ia Wichita, Kas., he said again to night that the republican leader ship was attempting to spread fear through "fairy tales" and "bogeymen." t ; -. "You have heard about how antagonistic to business this ad ministration is said to be," he remarked. " . . . it was this ad ministration which saved the sys tem of private profit and free en terprise after it had been dragged (Turn to page 8, coL 6) Compli cations Bids Revealed Combination, Part Wood Offer is Lowest But May Not Be Legal Failed to Prequalify is ' Report; Changes in Estimates Shown Review of the Salem-Stayton gravity pipeline opened by the city council Tuesday night re vealed yesterday that a combina tion wood and steel pipe proposal was the lowest Instead of one com bining steel and concrete but at the same time raised a question as to the legality of tbe bid on the wood-steel line. Important developments were: 1. That a combination wood and steel bid made by James Crick, Spokane, Wash., contract or. In addition to his all-steel pro posal, was 931,682 lower than the concrete and steel -combination which appeared Tuesday night to be the low bid. 4 2. That, acording to Water Manager Cuyler VanPatten, Crick and his two associates had failed to prequalify for bidding. 3. That the bid on a concrete and steel pipeline was $647, 985 instead of $649,272 as announced unofficially Tuesday night. 4. That two - other bids were lower and one was higher than the amounts calculated at the Tuesday meeting. For a three-section pipeline. J one section of wood 5.66 miles long and two of steel together 10.67 miles long. Crick bid $616,- (Turn to page 8, col. 1) ms Arrange Amicable Divorce LONDON, Oct. 14.-()-An amicable" arrangement tonight paved the way for the vivacious. dark-eyed Mrs. Ernest "Wallie" Simpson, American-born friend of England's bachelor King Edward k a -divorce from husband The suit, it was announced bv the husband himself, has been set for hearing before Justice Jawke at the Ipswich Assizes, opening uctoDer 27. .: ' f-"The case will not be defend ed," Simpson authorized the As sociated Press to announce. "Be yond that I have no statement to make." Adultery the only ground for divorce under British law will be the means by which the slend er, dark-haired Mrs. Simpson, for merly miss Wallis Warfield, of Baltimore, Md., will seek to cut the legal knot which has bound her to the tall, handsome ex-officer in His Majesty's crack Cold stream guards regiment during recent months of estrangement. Matrimonial Tri np Of Duke Is Futile LONDON. Oct. 14-UPWThe ele gant eleventh Duke of Leinster ruefully testified today that an unsuccessful "prospecting" trin for a wealthy American bride had avaled him naught save an emp tied pocketbook. The duke, 44 years old. appear ed today in bankruptcy court to explain to creditors why he owed some $700,000 and had no assets convertible into cash. The duke told how he had lived at an extravagant rate" in Am erica and entertained lavishly on borrowed money in efforts to find an American wife who would pay off his debts. But, he added, the only two applicants who came forward to share his title, and assume his debts. Just didn't pan out. Lightning Cause Of Costly Blaze COTTONWOOD, Ida., Oct. 14. -P)-The flour mill and - ware house of the Cottonwood Eleva tor company burned here tonight with an estimated loss of be tween 40,000 and $45,000, fully insured. During a short but severe thunderstorm, a bolt struck the flour mill and It was soon in flames. The warehouse, adjacent to the mill, succumbed soon af terward and with it about 5,000 sacka of grain. The concrete ele vator was saved. The mill had a capacity of 200 barrels, dally but had not been operating, and tbe grain loss was light,.;. Burned Area Will ; Be Good Pasture CORVALLIS, Oct 14. -(Disaster may be turned to profit la the forest fire burns of Oregon. G. R. Hyslop, head ot the plant industries division at Oregon State college, said today early seeding with grass mixtures would produce valuable pastures. The ashes, he "stated, would pro Tide fertile ground. - - Oyer Pipeline SimpsG Marati To Japanese Plan Railroad Over1 I Mongol Waste Would Reach Vicinity of Russian Border; Held Defense Program Army General Staff Has Charge; New Five-Year Plan is Made Known ft TOKYO, Oct. 14.-yP)-Japanese drafted a second fire-year rail road ' extension - program tonight; td shove an additional ,2 500 miles, of track right to Russia's "back door" on the- Soviet-Manchouku-oan border. I . j rt The . new j lines, projected through bleak and bandit-infested areas of Mongolia, would enable the Japanese military command to pack troops to almost any point on the frontier within two or three days. ; j j tThe network of railways was planned directly by the Japanese army general staff im Tokyo. r Since 1931, Japan has con-. structed 2000 miles of new rail roads in Manchuria, j bringing the state's total trackage up to -6000 miles. " . ; "... j - There are now 2 1 separate rail road lines In Manchoukuo, lattic ing an area of about 600,000 square miles an area larger than England, France, Germany and Belgium combinedr f When the new five-year plan is, completed, Japan will have built 16 times as much trackage in Manchuria as there was. in 1905 when the treaty of Portsmouth gave Japan the-Dairen-Changchun and Mukden-Antung lines, - T h pt protected line terminals no only would give; Japan acces3 hex-4T,Irly Europe, but wou!4 give to 'ne Asiatic mainland ana ln- the empire effectual protection from Soviet Russia. China, and other potential military enemies. The South Manchurian railway directors, who will supervise con struction, have estimated the to tal cost at 400,000,000 yen. ($114,000,000). Nominations Made For VFW Offices Nominations for offices to be filled at the October 28 meeting were made at Wednesday night's meeting of Marlon Post No. 66 1, Veterans of Foreign wars, the first since the holiday season. Nominations included: Commander, Lester Jones: sen ior vice-commanderL J. P. Stirna min; junior vice - commander. Ward W. Wolf: Quartermaster, Wilber Cavender, W. H. Parks and Charles W. Brant; post ad vocate, D. i Reeves and Miller B. Hayden; chaplain, L. B. Davis and Kirk Simpson; surgeon. Dr. George Lewis; trustees, Henry Fournier, Elmer Wetzel and Joe Ringwald. - j ... Two new members, Richard Harms and H. C. Deep, were Ini tiated. The auxiliary provided a surprise in the form of refresh ments after the post meeting. Order of Ballot Names Protested PORTLAND, Oct. 14-P)-J0Qn W. Kaste, Portland attorney and democrat, said today he would start mandamus proceedings this week against the Multnomah county clerk to compel an alpha betical arrangement of legislative candidates on the November 3 bal lots. , r 1 Kaste said the ballots, already printed, listed the republicans first in alphabetical order, the democrats second j and tbe inde pendents third. I He contends that E. C. Allen, democrat, should : be listed first and Gust Anderson, republican, second. Anderson was given first place when the ballots were print ed. . ! Sign of Greeting To New Settlers Includes Warning ASTORIA. Oct 1 1 4 .-(flVA ' wel come to prospective settlers but also a' warning will be erected on highways in this section if a pro posal of the Clatsop county Pomo na grange is accepted. The petitions for signs was sub mitted to the county court. While newcomers will be en couraged, the grange feels they should be warned against buying worthless land. . The county agent's office was suggested as a clearing house for listing reliable information! meeWraoin) AmtMorize Huge Crowds Greet Landon During Recent Journeying f in Campaign . ' v-tf Sample of the crowds that have been turning oat to see and hear Gov ernor Alf M. Landon, repablical) presidential candidate, on his cam paign trips.-Picture shows a rear-platform, appearance of the nom Inee darins his trip through the farm belt. . - ' Lumber Schooner Burned; Aberdeen Santiam Is Total Loss and IV Towed I Into .River to. Save Docks.' ABERDEEN, - Wash., Oct. 14.- (iP)-F"ire swept through the wood en coastwise lumber schooner San tiam of San. Francisco as it lay at a mill dock here, tonight and still raged out of control atajate hour as the ship was ordered towed out into the Chehalis river to prevent the fire's spreading to a wharf. The ship appeared to be a total loss. '.."";.' c- - .-n ' y'-" " .. Origin of the blaze has not been determined. . - The Santiam, 946 gross tons, Is ' owned by the Sudden and Christenson company. The vessel is a sister ship to the Tlmberman which lost its propeller last month in a storm off Cape Blanco, Ore gon. The Aberdeen fire department responded with all equipment but was unable to check the blaze. Five hoses played water on the fire. Three were rigged to pumps which used water from the river. When the engines arrived the blaze already had the whole cen tral part of the vessel enveloped. Soon the fire spread into the fore ward hold and forecastle. Ten men of a crew of 22 were aboard when the fire was discov ered. Capt. Ingvald Hellisto was in command. .Fearing that the flames would reach the oil tanks and blow the ship, dock and all, Fire Chief Charles Borum summoned Mayor Herbert Horrocks to order the ship away, from the dock. VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. H.-JPf-The Greek steamer Nereus, out bound from British Columbia ports to the orient with a cargo of lumber, was reported afire in rher bunkers tdnight. The vessel turned about from her position near the Queen Char lotte Islands and headed toward Victoria. The fire was not believed seri? ons. Close Election Is Smith Prediction PORTLAND, Oct, 14.-(i!p)-The closest presidential election since Wilson and Hughes in 1916 was predicted today by Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, Louisiana. He predicted a "phenomenal, unprecedented" vote shift against Roosevelt. The share-the-wealtb advocate is here stumping for Lemke who he says "is the only real democrat in the race." Liberal, Sound! Government Pledged in Landon9 s Address GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 14. (iF)-Contending the New Deal has confused change with prog ress. Got-. Alf M. Landon called tonight for a "forward - looking liberal government based upon principles tested by time and ex perience. "We know from history and from the hard school of experi ence that we desert the old truths only at our peril," the republican presidential nominee said. " '. Landon spoke from a hotel bal cony after a day's campaigning through Michigan's Industrial cen ters, bringing with him a personal endorsement from the automobile state's biggest Industrialist, Henry Ford. -- Crowd of 75,000 -Out to See Landon Arrving at 7:20 p. m., Landon was driven in an open car down streets packed with spectators and fringed with red flares to the hotel. From where he stood on the balcony, tbe Kansas looked Ask: PossiMe t i Setback in Labor Peace Move Seen Suspended Unions Seek to Determine Prospects of Reinstatement WASHINGTON, Oct. 14-(-Prospects for a settlement of labor's "family row" received a setback today when the ten rebel unions suspended by the American federation of labor decided to sounjd out the possibility of re instatement before negotiating for peace. - . " " John L. Lewis, president of the united mine workers and leader of - the ten unions suspended for 'insurrection,' told reporters ac tion had been postponed on the federation's peace disposal pend ing clarification of the reinstate ment Issue. Lewis emphasized that refusal of the federation to reinstate the unldns did -not mean peace neg otiations could not start. He said he just wanted to know where the federation stood on this point. , The peace proposal, advanced by the united hatters, cap and mil linery workers, called for rein statement of the ten unions and appointment of a peace committee to work out a settlement. "jhe executive council two days ag$ agreed to appoint its peace coipmittee. but made no mention of reinstatement. Bids For Federal Tug Insufficient PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14.-(iP) The decommissioned George H. Mendell, army engineer's survey tu, sloshed at her moorings in the government docks on the low erHharbor today, still the proper tyjbf the U. S. .Four offers to buy her , were unaccepted by the district engin eer's office, as too far under the valuation of the boat to receive consideration. Government offi cials planned to call for more bids at a later date. Offers opened yesterday were: William Greenberg, Portland, $1 8T7.77;- Union Steel Rail com pany, Portland, 1946.50; Lake Union Drydock & Machine Works, Seattle,' I126S; Nider & Marcus, Seattle, 1818.88. Colby on Air Tonight ' iBainbridge Colby of the "Jef- fersonian democrats" will discuss campaign issues over the NBC network tonight at 8 o'clock, Pa cific time. Col. Frank Knox, re publican candidate for vice-president, will speak over NBC at 630 but whether this will in clude coast stations was not learned here. , gown on a solid sea of faces spreading more than a block in each direction. Police Chief Frank E. O'Malley estimated the crowd, including spectators along the path of Landon'a car, at 75. 000. ! Uniformed national guardsmen Supplemented local police on the atfeets. After making his talk and waring, a farewell, to the. throng below, the governor stood in a receiving line shaking hands with well-wishers. Referring to the Grand Rapids furniture industry, the Kansan ex emplified his picture of tbe "best" government as a "progressive ap plication of old truths" by say ing: . . - "The craftsmen whose skill is resp6nsibie for the success of your famous Industry here did not start by discarding good designs which are still famous, even though some of them go back way beyond the horse and buggy days. On the con - (Turn to page 8, col. 4) .Members Strike Truce Demand i By Commission Is Questioned Board Assuming Power it Doesn't Have, Charge of Labor Leaders Plea Made to President; Pacifying Attitude Expected, Claim SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-) In the face of a federal mari time - commission demand on the unions for an indefinite water front truce, maritime labor lead ers, tonight asked their member ship for authority to call a coast wise shipping strike October 28 "if necessary". The unions issued a statement asserting that maritime commis sion's insistence "contained a threat" and that the commission was ''assuming power with which it is not entrusted." The statement also asserted it was apparent the employers wished to settle the present con troversy J'by arbitration, to ta!:e away some of the (union) gains made in the past.' - "Consequently," the statement concluded, "the (labor) organiza tion cannot submit to this as a ' matter of principle." Later the union spokesman, telegraphed' President Roosevelt saying the current 15-day truce had resulted in "great unrest ca the part of our membership due to Employers' attitude in refusing bona .fide negotiations.' Situation Aggravated By Commission Action . The telegram added that the situation had been "aggravated" by the maritime commission's "latest assumption of authority, not yet in" effect, when the pub- lie and tbe unions were looking to it to take a neutral and paci fying attitude Leaders told tbe president they were tasking the strike referen dum "to avoid a tieup through spontaneous action by our mem bership" and "to give the commis sion a chance to-correct all the suppression left in the minds ot our members and the public, and to use' their efforts to settle the situation peacefully by media tion." The proposition put to the un ion membership asked whether it would authorize its joint negotiat ing committee to strike at mid night October 28 "if no satisfact ory agreement is reached with the employers on "fundamental issues." Union Heads Noisy Discussing Demand The move came after union rep resentatives had discussed loudly behind locked doors the maritime commission's sharp declaration that their offer of a truce limited to October 26, when .the commis sion officially comes into-existence, was unacceptable. Employers previously had voted unconditional acceptance of t h e commission request, which asked an indefinite extension of present working agreements pending an investigation of the whole water front situation. The strike referendum resolu tion was taken only by officials ot the international longshoremen's association by the official state ment said executives ot the six other major waterfront unions agreed to take similar action so that the result would come sim ultaneously. - The limited union acceptance of the maritime commission's truce request also containedthe provis ion that the commission give "as surance" that the new true would be "fruitful." Steamer Held Up By Crew Dispute PORTLAND, Ore., Oct 14.HP) -The steamer Oregon was held up at Vancouver, Wash., today be cause of the refusal of unlicen.d crew members to sign articles. The men demanded cash or transportation back to Portland if the vessel Is tied up on the Atlan tic coast. They also asked changes in the crew's quarters, saying they were unsanitary and crowded. The ship is scheduled to leave for the Canal Zone tomorrow noon with a cargo of wheat. Young Transient Held, Death Case KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 14 (Jf) An 18.year-old transient, Juddie Savage, was under arrest today in Siskiyou county, Calif., for. the slaying of an unidentified mah at Tulelake last night. Sheriff Chandler said the youth admitted subbing tbe man aftef a dispute In a pool hall. , '- -i