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PAGE EIGHT The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem,, Oregon, Thursday Morning, November 3, 1938 Bennett Raps . Chance Games Crusading Commissioner " Urges Votes to Oust w ' Gambling Play ' Unless the voters arouse them selves and take proper action at the polls next Tuesday, gambling situations such as exist in Port land, will spread to every city, -village and "- hamlet In Oregon, James E. Bennett, commissioner of public affairs of the city of Portland, told a small crowd gathered at Leslie auditorium Tuesday night to hear his discus sion of the gambling situation. Conditions such as Bennett has found, upon hts own inves tigation, to prevail in, Portland exist "because the decent ele ment is asleep at th s switch," the commissioner declared. V He particularly urged those .who stand lor the rignt to wor . assiduously for defeat of the pro posed gambling amendment to the constitution, a move passage of which "would enable racke teers of Portland to .extend their operations to 'the entire state." Urges Tfes'' '."-.Voted' . . He- urged Also a vote of 310 x yes, and 308 z yes, bills which "the gambling fraternity InToked the referendum - upon. These bills, one of them' Intro duced in the last legislature by Representative - Hannah Martin of Marion county, deal with the slot machine and pin ; ball de vices.:;' , The proposed gambling amend ment brines ud an economic as well as a moral Issue, the com missioner declared, for any time the racketeers are allowed to take 20 per cent of the income of the people, It is an economic issue." .' t "We've got to have honest law enforcement, not a vice squad . that tips off owners of houses and Joints just before a raid is to be made,'' Bennett said in pointing to - the necessity of electing honest public officials. He gave a graphic description of vice conditions in Portland, and said there' is .n operation there, in broad daylight and in contradiction to ordinances of the city and laws of the state, 100 gambling "joints," 100 or more houses of prostitution, with the city licensing, in violation of ordinances, 360 prostitutes. Tells of Crusade He told of his own crusade against gambling, wLer for a period of six months last year he was able to keep every gam bling place closed - and to put "400 Chinamen on relief and from 2000 to 3000 white men off relief." Bennett's appearance here was sponsored by the . Salem Minis terial association, .with ..Dr. Irv ing A. Fox, president, presiding and Rev. Dean Polndexter intro ducing the speaker. At a short session prior to the meeting, the -.. Christian , Civic Brotherhood went on record for these votes: Measure regulating sale of liquor, 323 x yes; refer endum on slot machines, 308 x yes; measure prohibiting slot machines, 310 x yes; constitu tional amendment legalizing lot teries, 325 x no. j . Turnover of Tax Of 41,194 Made The' county tax department yesterday turned over $41,194.78 to County Treasurer D. O. Din ger in 1938 taxes collected since early September. The . treasurer said he probably would finish distributing the money to the various towns and school dis tricts today. -The turnover Included $6400.35 the Salem and $500.08 for $8033.01 for, the city of Salem and $423.14 for Sllverton. Election Supplies Ready to Go. out Ballot boxes and supplies for the 80 precincts in . Marion coun ty were turned over to the sher iffs office by County Clerk U. O. Boyer for distribution b e fore next Tuesday's . general election. The supplies Included official and sample u ballots, poIlT and law books and tally' sheets. . - " The sherifrs force is expected to start making deliveries this morning. . . ; ; ." Till fm rwlrl I, -I. - i " mr mi mtrm '. ' -: CMA;MIH(V CPitSHINg APMTURgr 77 V, j40c "Law of the rBdervrorlTt with Chester -i-MorrU : " Anne Shirley Lew Ayres -Helen Black -. tJ y 14 King of the Newsboys" Two Features A Saga of I the'Jongle L 'Booloo 3Ian-PTOor , with : Franc hot Tone ; Mynu Loy President Entertains Cardinal Mundelein on Yacht j- ,-- -., J ' y i ' f tii-, - - J W :":..:-: v. -vy.v.-.-.v.y- .s--v:-: y.;.--: ;:::.;.:-.:.- .rw . ,.. : HI I s V.:; ;:. - V?SS; 'i - Ci V z ' I Capt D. L. Callahan, President Roosevelt and George President Roosevelt entertains an old .friend, George Cardinal Mundelein, right, on his yacht on a cruise down the Potomac as part of the observ WU Team Enters Debating Tourney - '- . - : -; - " ''. " ,-'" -A group of debate men and women from Willamette univer sity will take part in a practice debate tournament Saturday, No vember 5 at Pacific college at Newberg. Oregon schools which will participate are Pacific uni versity, Pacific college, Willam-, ette, Linfield and Oregon State college. The tournament is a prelimi nary to the Western Association tournament at Tacoma, Novem ber 21-23. Willamette men planning to attend the practice tournament are Aldus Smith, Bill Thomas, Ralph May, Glenn Olds, Francis- Wise and- John Hobson. The women are Doris Darnielle, Marian Hall, Beverly McMillin and Helen Newland. Accompanying the group will be Robert Laws,x forensic manager, and R. M. Murphy, debate coach and head of the university speech department . v Property Owners Against Mortuary .. A remonstrance against the erection of a funeral home at tte southeast corner of Cottage and Marlon jBtreets, the remon strance carrying 58.15 per cent of the signatures of property owners within a 300-foot radius of the proposed site, has been filed with the city engineer. The remonstrance carries enough signatures to defeat the petition,, backed by Thomas W. Ladd, G. R. Munkers and A. L. Bones, for the establishment of a mortuary there. November Offers Trio of Holidays State officials and emnloves will have nine days of leisure during November or nearly one third of the month. There are three legal holidays this month, Including general elec tion day next Tuesday, Armistice dav next Friday and Thanksgiving day November 24. In addition to these holidays most of the state officials and em nloves will have tour Sundays and four Saturday afternoons off. Santiam Ski Club : Has Headquarters Headquarters of the Santiam Ski club for the winter will be In the Halmar Hvam building at Government veamp, it - was de cided at the club's regular meet ing Tuesday night, .' -. j- I It was also decided by i the club i to hold a style show" In Miller's hall the night of Novem ber 15, with a full display, of costumes and equipment. A pro gram of entertainment will ac company the style show; to which a small admittance charge win be made. - t i Jefferson Revival r services 1 oui"m ALBANY Rev. Charles Whel- erhel. nastor of the Albany Evan- r pi leal chnrch. is starting a series at v&nreliatle - meetlnes in - the Evangelical church at jenerson Thursday night of this week, serv ices will be held each mgnt tae next two weeks, excepting Saturn day. Itev.'Whelechel will hold two services Sunday. ' ,kj'Ta '(" whiia tha AlhAnY nastor Is at Jefferson, Rev. A. P. Layton will till the pulpit of the local cnurcn on Sunday. - : ' ' 14th Bl ance of Navy Capt. D. L. aide - The Call Board GRAND. ir-- Today Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You," with Lionel Barry more, Jean Arthur and James Stewart. Saturday Jane Withers In Always in Trouble." HOLLYWOOD Today Double bill, "Law of the Underworld," with Chester M o r r 1 s and Anne Shirley and "King of Newsboys" with Helen Mack and Lew Ayres. Friday Double bill, a sage of the jungle "Boolo o" with Colin Tarpley and . Jayne .Regan and Myrna Loy and Franchot Tone in "Man-Proof." ELSIXORE Today "Drums," with Saba and Raymond Massey and "Swing That Cheer" with Tom Brown and Andy Devine. CAPITOL . Today "Army Girl," with James Gleaeon and . H. B. Warner and "Reform- atory" with Jack Holt. . STATE - - Today Erroll - Flynn and Olivia DeHaviland in "Charge of the Light. Bri- gade" and Eric Linden and Boots Mallory In "Here'a Flash Casey." Saturday Eastern circuit vaudeville and Smith Bal- lew In "Hawaiian Bucka- roo." i. Saturday-Mldnight show, Mickey Rooney and the Hardy Family in "Love Finds Andy Hardy." 1 " Safety Is Topic Of Elks Tonight Traffic safety la to be the subject of the program of the Salem Elks lodga Weetlng to night with Hugh Rosson, direc tor of state traffic safety as the speaker and officials tt the city, county and state police Invited to attend. " William II. Hammond of the state traffic department, in charge of the program, will pre sent talking pictures on the safety subject. The meeting, which will fol low the regular lodge session, is being held in cooperation with similar programs by all Elks lodges in the country this week to further the prevention of au tomobile accidents. Sprague Winner In Straw Ballot A 28 to 0 vote for Charles A. Sprague, republican ' nominee tor governor, was astf in a straw ballot -election conducted, at the Salem Active- club' meeting by the membership last night at the New Salem hotel. The club men .voted In favor of ; the municipal stadium pro posal' 24 to 4-and.for a new; county courthouse 2? to 1. In lieu of Its regclar meet ing next Tuesday,' the club will viBit : the Silverton Active club next Wednesday night., and put on the evening's . program, of which the highlight will be an address by Professor- Franklin Thompson of Willamette, univer sity. -:y r ; y - Tonight - Friday- Saturday LSLjiZBU ChirlclisWratcrx Brut Uitelill Frtikit Darro Cardinal Mandekla Day In the capital. At the left to Callahan, the president's naval - . . ,'. . ; , Holcomb to Take Over Job Monday Maurice E. Holcomb will 'ar rive here next Monday to take over his new duties as Marion county relief administrator, Vic tor D. Carlson, acting adminis trator, announced yesterday Hol comb since October, 1937, bas served as child welfare activi ties director and relief adminis trator for Coos county. After assisting Holcomb in ac quainting himself with local re lief operations, Carlson will give full time to his regular position as field administrator for the state relief committee. John Whitelaw, who was sent here by the state committee in May to assist with reorganization of county relief operations, left yesterday for Portland to work in the state relief offices. Local Staff Sees '39 Ford Mercury Bill Phillips of Valley Motor Co. has returned from Portland where the Ford Motor company's new entry In the automobile field, the Mercury V-8, was shown Friday for the first time to the Ford dealers and sales men In the territory ' served by the Portland Ford branch. His guests at the meeting were mem bers of. his sales staff. More than 500 men saw the presentation of the Ford and Lincoln line for 1939. This com ing year Ford dealers will be able to offer for sale five cars: Ford V-8, the deluxe Ford, the Mercury, Lincoln-Zephyr and the Lincoln V-12. Absentee Voters To Swell Totals More absentee votes have been cast for next Tuesday's election than for any previous election in Marion county's history. County Clerk U. G. Boyer declared last night. He estimated more than 200 absentee ballots vere issued before the deadline, 5 p. m. yes terday; The absentee ballots will be sent to the precincts in. which the voter would ordinarily have voted and will be counted along with regularly cast ballots next Tuesday. LEARN TO The "NU-WAY" Join "Nil-Way" Club . Entrance Fee.... .$30.00 14 Monthly Dues " ; $5.00 Dual Flights, per hrL$3JM Solo Flights, per hr.f2.50 " See Leo Arany at , Salem Flying Service Salem Municipal Airport Anti-Pickets BiU Mulled it Forum '. . . ? . . . ,".'. j Schaef er Points out Bill Slav Be Boomerang if : ; Jt Is Passed "If -the anti-picketing measure is carried, all sincere union men and most other citizens will be come law violators," declared Marvin R. Schaef er, federal for um leader, before a forum audi ence In the old high school audi torium last night. , 1 Passage of the -bill will play Into the hands of racketeers and a reign of terror and of flagrant law .violations will follow, Schaefer said. "On the other hand, if the measure is lost, continued Schaefer, "labor may think it has been given a green light and racketeering leaders may move In with a reign of terror again. No Laws to Heaven "You can never legislate people into - heaven nor can you legislate them to be law abiding. It is a process of education and employers have been - educating cnployes in skull breaking, force. battles, wars. And, like wars, there are no rules." .:'.- , Schaefer pointed: out that if employers analyze the -measure; especially sections two- and-five, they will find in it a huge Boom erang wh te unions- can -use against - the ' employers especial ly if the judges are willing, and If labor will analyze the measure it will find that by proper or ganization of its strikes it will be able to draw strike benefits in the name of unemployment com pensation and then - backbite the employer in a glorious fashion. Speakers Chosen For Boys Meeting Selection of speakers for the Older Boys' conference Dec. 2 and 3 and plans for Ili-T induc tion ceremonies which, are to be held at 7:30 Sunday' night at the First Congregational church, was the prinicpal business dis posed of by the Hi-Y council last night at its meeting in the YMCA. Conference speakers will not be announced until they have ac cepted invitations that are being sent them. Parents and friends, especially, of the 35 boys who are to be inducted into the Hi-Y organiza tion Sunday night, are invited to the public ceremonies. Rev. Ro bert A. Hutchinson will deliver the address at the conclusion of the ceremonies. Previous to the council meet ing, the Abel Gregg club dined at the Y with Harold Hauk, Sa lem high school coach as guest speaker; the Arthur Cotton chap ter held a dinner and business meeting; and the . Harrison El' liott chapter held a business meeting. Farley's Letter Says Democrats Are all Capable Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Ran dall vesterdav received a nerson- al letter from Jam eg A. Farley, national democratic chairman, declaring the Oregon democrat party's nominees, including Sher iff A. C. Burk. candidate for congressman, "all capable." Farley a letter declared the forth com tnr ceneral election "in many respects . . . as Important as any that has been held in the history of our republic." 1 STARTS Dangerous See the bitter straggle between East and West. Thrill to the love story of a bravo woman who followed her man among seething tribes. A drama of India. A A 1 V Jk 1 S wis V In" ClorioDs . I y t ' Technicolor il y o I -tt ' I With SABU 1 .. Raymond Massey 1 Desmond Tester I . . . Roger Liiesey I Yalerie Hobson 1 i 'An4as Cast of ,000" : 1 rzuiii - -' '"-'"' 'A" HIT so. a r I Weds Director if y r' Martaret Tallichet Wm colony was only mildy iUr P"ed when Margaret Tallichet. actresa-protege of Carole Lom bard, married Director William Wyler at Running- Springs, Cal. Wyler is the former husband of Margaret Sullavan. "Bidycle Safety" Week Proclaimed Governor Charles H. Martin Tuesday issued a proclamation designating the period November 13 to 19 as "bicycle safety week." Observance' of "bicycle week" is being sponsored in Oregon by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Portland junior cham ber of commerce. Cooperating with these organ izations are the National Safety council, Boy Scouts of America, automobile clubs, Portland police bureau, council of churches and parent-t, e a c h e r s association. There are 55 posts of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Oregon with approximately 3600 members. The purpose of the safety cam paign is to. organize bicycle clubs in the schools, conduct an educational program, and en courage self-regulation. Veterans to Tall Support for Hess Dr. N. N. Lowery has announced a meeting of Marion county ex service men for 8 o'clock Thurs day night in Marion county court room No. 2, the court house., re petitions are being circulated calling for the organization of a veterans' non-partisan "Hess for Governor" league. Over a hun dred veterans of various wars have signified intention of working for the election of Henry Hess as governor. Mr. Hess is a veteran with a long and excellent record of World war service. The vetera n's non-partisan league is statewide in scope and is planned as a permanent organ ization for promotion of veterans' interests. Officers will be elected and all service men are invited to attend. 33 SALEM'S LEADING THEATRE I 4 TODAY Adventure ! 1 " ) V 1 Road Designation Sought by Couple Turnidges Ask That Road on Santiam River Be ,'. County Road v V Designation aa a" county road of a road improved by contrac tors ten gaged in revetment con struction along the Santiam riv er in southwestern Marion coun ty was urged upon the county court yesterday by D. E. and H. J. Turnidge. They explained that without such designation, they .cannot, secure a desired power line extension from the Mountain States Power company. The court" visitors also advised the . court that : the army engi neers were setting up a ferry landing which might later be utilized, with a toll ferry in operation, to save Linn county farmers in the vicinity 10 miles travel in hauling- produce to Sa lem canneries and the flax "plant. Court members indicated they would view the road and on the same trip investigate reports that contractors building a 2500-foot revetment for the Santiam Dis trict Improvement association were damaging . a newly oiled road with trucks beating "huge boulders. Hospital Burner Assistance Noted At the meeting of the Salem General hospital auxiliary which was held at the chamber of com merce rooms Tuesday under the direction of Mrs. T. A. Livesley, president, the groups expressed thanks -to Salem merchants .who assisted in the success of the tea given by the auxiliary last Friday. Proceeds from the tea went toward payment on the 7,600 gallon tank and oil burner in stalled two months- ago. The auxiliary formally accepted the burner at the meeting yesterday and announced that of the total cost of $968, $602 is now paid, remainder to be paid through the efforts of various interested groups. A bronze plague on the burner names the auxiliary as donor. Snell Is Pleased At Car Toll Drop Traffic fatalities In Oregon for October this year aggregated 36, which boosted the 10 month, total to 25? as against 297 for the cor responding period in 1937, Secre tary of State Snell reported, Wed nesday. The decrease for the first 10 months of this -year - was 13 per cent. "It is gratifying to know that better driving is now an accom plished fact rather than an emp ty, hope,;Snell declared.-, . . . . ' . , , i ; 1 , , Hogg BrOS. Present The Standard of Comparison Fulfills the 4 Girdinal Features a Good Range Should Possess O Even Baking O Efficient ' Top Cooking O Durability O ; Beauty - A Some Models - as Low as we. nave ueauiuai . r i w $17.50 -WT . . 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