Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, November 17, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textft C apitalJUbiuimal CIRCULATION Dally average distribution for t)i luuntb ending October SI, 1990 10,513 Average daily net paid 10,072 Member Audi Bureau of Circulation. RAIN Tonight and Tuesday, continued cool. Fresh westerly winds. Loral: Mar, : Mln.. M; rata, .11: river, 41 feet; cloudy; south wind. nnnrrr U2ni YKAT? Mn 974 trd u second clan JiillU 1 TjIII, IMU. .1 nittttr at Salem, Oreson SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1930 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TRAINS AND KKt 8TANUH IIV1 CKM mm Any if msm h mwm ase SNOW BLOCKS HIGHWAYS IN MANY PLACES Storm General Along Pa cific Coast With End Not In Sight Local Rainfall Totals Nearly Three Inches And More Looms Rainfall totalling 2.84 inches hart fallen in the Salem area in the 60 hours up to 1 o'clock Monday morn ing and the weatherman held out little hope for any material change in conditions during the next 24 hours. The heaviest precipitation was re ported between Saturday and Sun day mornings when 1.33 inches of rain fell. The Willamette river here Mood at 48 feet Monday, a Tire of 58 feet in 48 hours. San Francisco (P) A storm w hich has ruled western states for the last three days and claimed two lives in San Francisco bay win wear itself out in California and Nevada Monday, federal weather men forecast. Riving way to clear skies with the mercury falling in Nevada and the Sierras. Overcoats should still be worn ""(Concluded on page' 11. column 6) FIND SKULL ON SANTIAM RIVER Stayton, Ore. Mystery surround ing the disaDoearance of H. A. Brown from the Silver Creek falls district a few months ago, may be solved by the discovery of a skull with several gold-filled teeth in a windfall across the Santlam river from the Harry Hobson place on what is known as the E. S. Grob lebe farm. The skull was discovered by Claire Sietsinger, 25, of Me hama and his father who were hunting coyotes Sunday afternoon, The location of the skull was such that suspicions have arisen that foul play may have account ed for its position. The men did not search the vicinity for any other bones and they reported their discovery to the authorities. The skull was left where found and not moved. Representatives from the sheriffs office in Salem were to nave mane an lnvesittration Monday morning but were prevented by a fall of snow during the night. Snow was also reported as failing tnrougn out the morning, and the officers believed ft search during the day would prove fruitless. The search may be made Tuesday, weather permitting. murdWaWts DEATH PENALTY JUST Huntavllle, Tex. (LP) Jesse J. Maple. World war veteran, was found guilty of killing two Houston policemen during an attempted rob bery, will be put to death in the electric chair at the Texas state penitentiary shortly after midnight. Maple, convicted of killing E. B. Fitzgerald and fatally wounding an other officer in a gun battle, ex pressed the opinion during his trial that he should be assessed the death penalty. Monday, his opinion has not changed. He chatted cheerfully with prison officials and refused to accept special favors accorded con demned men. October Exports Show Big Slump Washington IIP) Although in creasing over September, United States exports In October showed a marked decline under those for the exports lost month were valued at 32.000,000, as compared with Sep tember exports ol a91z.u14.uuv aim 52s.514.0O0 for October 12. Married Fullback Quits Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. Joe Savoldl. star fullback on the Notre Dame football team, Monday withdrew from the university because of his matrimonii! venture and th sub sequent furore It raised. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Old Man Depression is being bur ied by the Lions this afternoon. But we rather guess they'll have to ex hume old man business who died a couple of years ago. before the ob sequies have much effect. We notice that some Hoover commiftsion estimates there are 3,400,000 aneroployed in the country. Now if they'd figure ap the number out of work as well and add it on, we'd have some information worth listening to. According to the report filed with the secretary of state the Meier cam paign for governor cost about $72, 500. Julius himself spent $150, the report says, and kind friends do nated the rest. Gee. it must be great to have such loyal friends. We wish Julius would print a list oi them and broadcast around Just who these generous hearted bozos are who donated around $72,500 to his $150. And we d like to know Just why- some folks were so anxious to see Julius elected governor they pungled up 72,500 bird seeds! There must have been some axes to grind some where. "Federal Employes Pledged Not to Desert Posts," says bead line In the Sunday Oregonlan. No such pledge Is needed. You couldn't chop them loose with We wonder who the University ol Oregon will hunt up for a new coach now. The chances are they dldn t pay Doc Spears enough money. What they need is a $20,000 a year coach to beat the state college. But really what they need, as we told 'em when they fired McEwan, was not a new coach but some foot ball players. When they rally around and get a few of those they should worry about the coach. We are in receipt of the following Pioneer of 1849 of Polk County,' (Uncle John Brown of Dallas sus pected): "Dear Sips: X saw in Capital Jour nal that tlie Salem hog was begin ning to grunt and wanted to annex Eola water hole for a Salem hog wallow." That's the stuff, Uncle John, twist the old heg'e tail and make him squeal. Julius Meier has sent in his check for membership to the local Lions club and Is now Lion Meier. There's si 111 Henry Hanzen left for the Ro tarians, Fred Buchtel for the Ki wanls, and Fred Brady for the Sa lem Breakfast club. STEAMER AGROUND - WITH 36 ABOARD New York The freighter Hor ry Bowen, with 36 persons aboard, wirelessed for immediate help Mon day morning saying she was aground In the fog off Montau Point, the ex treme tip of Long Island. The mes sage was picked up by the coast guard and vessels in the vicinity were ordered to go to the Bow.n's aid. The steamer Harry Bowen, of 1988 tons. Is a coastwise vessel ply ing between New York and Norfolk, Va. MArlne records indicated that she left New York November 13 for the southern port. The Bowen Is operated by the Fo cohontas Coal company. SEEK TO ABANDON BULL RUN SERVICE Pacific Northwest Public Service company Monday filed with public service company an application to discontinue passenrT service on Its Bull Run line. The company would abandon ap proximately 13 miles of that line be tween Barnes road and Bull Run Lack of sufficient business, was given as reason for permission to make the changes. Laboratory Error Causes 16 Deaths Medellin. Colombia, IP A la boratory error was alleged to have caused the death of 19 children and made 33 other ertticalij. ill with little hope of recovery. Authorities said a doctor at the CasaJ Cunas free Institute had Inoculated the children with dlpth erta grrms in mistake lor ami dipiherla vaccine. SEEK CUT IN PUBLIC HEALTH WORK BUDGET Hollywood Club Pro tests Appropriation Under Fund Control Organization Called Ela borate and Unneces sary Contrasts Made Declaring that it believes that a great deal of the present expendi tures of the county health unit un der control of the Commonwealth Fund of New York has no bearing or effect on the health of Marlon county, the Hollywood Community club has transmitted a resolution to the county court protesting against any appropriation of pub lic funds to the health unit as now constituted. The resolution 1a transmitted by P. M. Gregory, pres ident ol the club, and mayor-elect, and by W. H. Henderson, secre tary. While, states a communica tion transmitting the resolution, the Commonwealth Fund is now demanding an appropriation of approximately $55,000 for 1931, Polk county is spending less than $500 a year for public health work, Linn county less than $000. The letter says that these are probably cases of extreme curtailment but iConrludrtJ on pane 10. column 7. BORAH BLUNTLY AGAINST 'GAG' Washington (Jfiln blunt terms Senator Borah of Idaho, republican independent leader, has served no tice he will not be stampeded in the disposal of legislation at the coming term of congress. Returning to the capital Sunday the Idaho senator used the term "superlative impudence" in discuss ing implications he saw in the ad minlsixatlon quest for assurances from leaders of both republicans and democrats in congress against a fili buster to force en extra session in the spring. "I have not heard of any such threats from the democrats, neither have I heard any such threats from the progressives," he said. "I think it an exhibition of superlative Im pudence to be stating in effect the progressives of the democrats have not Just as keen a sense of respons ibility and quite as intelligent con ception of their duty as the regu lars." He added he never had filbus tered and did not intend doing so now, but dl not propose "to be stain peed out of giving proper and nec essary consideration to approriatlon bills and such other important legis lation as we know is now pending." "I will pay no attention to any cooked up effort to stampede the congress," he conchided. Jones Retires From Golf Competition To Star in Films New York (VP) Robert T. Jones, Jr.. champ of golf champions and holder of ail the major titles oi the United States and Great Brit ain. Monday announced his retire ment from competition. Jones, having no more worlds to conquer In the royal and ancient sport, made known his decision In a statement issued on nis oenau through Herbert H. Ramsay, exec utive vice president of th United States Golf association. Jones, In his statement announced that he signed a contract on No vember 13 with Warner Brothers, motion picture firm, to make a series of twelve one-reel nims. "purely educational in character." Thinks Republicans Control Democrats Washington .P) Representative Box, democrat of Texas, has writ ten his belief the democratic party "is In the hands of republicans" and 'others directly opposed to its best principles." He made this statement In a let ter to Senator Olass. democrat. Vir ginia, commending Olass for his protest at the cooperation state ment of democratic leaders. Box sent copies of his letter to news paper office. Impossible To Fill-Up Young, Bear The guy that originated the say ing 'hungry as a bear" sure anew his proverbs," Is the remark of Karl Peters who with Jack Callag han captured a cub she-bear to the Blue mountains a few weeks eto and since that time have been ministering to little Miss Bruin's wants In a pen provided out at Belcrest park. "If we had a few bears spotted here and there around the valley to be fed there'd be no depression in tho vegetable market," contin ued Peters. "I have reached one (Conchided on page 11, column 5) RELIEF RUSHED TORNADO AREA Natchez, Miss. tLP) Relief was tims of a tornado that swept the sent from Natchez Monday to Vic- delta sections of Mississippi and Louisiana late Saturday night, kill Inn four negroes and one white woman and injuring scores ol per sons. Special automobiles carrying doc tors and nurses were expedited as reports of razed plantation buildings and injured persons witnout ade quate care came out of the devas tated sections. Hospitals in Natcnez were crowded to overflowing with patients, and many others were re ported in need of medical aid. Property damage was neavy. near Natchez, on the historic old Sunken road, several plantation homes were blown down. Mrs. Charles Beattle and her two children were injured severely. Mrs. Beattle was picked up and swept bodily Into an open fireplace -by the force of the tor nado. Bhe was badly burned before she could extricate herself. Mrs. George Davis, 25, was killed instantly at Brookhaven, Miss., when her home collapsed. An in fant she was holding in her arms was uninjured. Governor Urges Board To Go Slow In Book Changes When the state textbook commis sion met here Monday for its bien nial session It had before It a letter from Governor Norblad urging that as few new books as possible be adopted. This advice of the gover nor, he explained, was for the bene fit of Oregon families that are fi nancially hard-pressed. The com mission met to make new contracts or renew old ones covering one third oS the texts used Jn Oregon schools. "Thousands of families are find ing It difficult to meet the ordinary needs of existence." the governor wrote. "The unemployment problem , is more serious than It has been for years. This is a time which calls loudly for retrenchment along all lines. "I suggest that you proceed very slowly in the matter of changes in your textbooks now in use. To adopt many new textbooks, unless there Is a real reason for doing so, means a very large expense for many of the families In this state, for un doubtedly many of the present text books will be handed down to other members of the family or sold or turned In on other textbooks. I feel certain that. In the event of many displacements, there will be a gen eral resentment evidenced against the department of education in gen eral and your commission in partic ular." As governor, Norblad is a Mem ber of the state board of education. Administration Seeks To Restrict Business Of Lame Washington (UP) Congress will convene in two weeks in a short session which the administration intends to con fine to routine supply bills and emergency appropriations to relieve unemployment and drougm. dlstreM. The administration hopes to prevent a special session of con gress. A more comprehensive progres sive republican program Is taking shape and promises to challenge the administration leadership. Dem ocratic leaders have pledged co operation with the republicans to meet emergency needs but powenui democrats already are publicly or privately condemning this pledge. Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, has declared he wlU not submit to any 'stampeding" methods. The house appropriation commit tee has begun executive (onions and GOLD PROBLEM THREATENING BANKRUPTCY International Bankers Predict Reactions From Accumulations Period of Non-Payments Throughout World Seen As Result London (LP) The movement and concentration of the world's vast gold supply was studied Monday by International bankers seeking a so lution to the problem of economic depression. With glittering heaps of precious metal crowding the heavily guard ed underground vaults of the Bank of Prance, whose store of gold has become second only to the United States, several of the leading bank ers and economists of England pre dicted severe teacUon unlets mea sures were taken immediately to solve the proolem of gold dlstribu tion. Sir Josiah Stamp, who was one of the principal fig-urea in the framing of the Dawes and Young reparations plan, told the Dally Mail In an interview that he be lieved Europe would go bankrupt unless the gold problem la solved. Lord d'Abemon, noted economist and former British ambassador to Berlin predicted in an address to the Liverpool chamber or commerce Concluded on page 11. column 8) ELECTION WON BY PILSUDSKI Warsaw, Poland W) Marshal Ptt sudski, fiery Polish leader, emerged victorious from Sunday's parliamen tary elections, his supporters cap turing 247 out of 444 seats. He thus is In control of the house in which he commanded only 118 votes on dis solution last August. Large though his gains were, how ever, they did not give him the hoped-for two-thirds majority of 206 needed for purposes of amend ing the constitution. Government circles were confident that there will be enough supporters In the other camps to make up the needed votes On matters requiring more than an ordinary majority, it was said seml-officially, there will undoubt edly be enough adherents in the oth er parties to insure constructive work. BLAME NOT PLACED FOR RAID KILLING Medford (VP) Responsibility for the death of Everett Dahack, 34, found dead Friday morning during a liquor raid in the Reese creek mountains, was not placed by the coroner'! Jury in its report Saturday night, which stated the man was slain by a pullet from the gun of an unidentified person. Joe Cave, deputy sheriff, who ad mitted he fired at the legs of Ra leigh Matthews, who ran when or dered to stop, but said the shot was not In the direction of the spot where Dahaeks body was found. Matthews, along with W. A. Goetjen and Ted Smith, were arrested by raiding officers. They were changed with operating a still. Duck Session expect, to have two or three bills ready when congress meets. The first of these probably will go from the house to the senate duilng the second week of December. If so disposed, the senate may utilize the early days of the session considering recets appointments, including mem bers of the tariff and powfr com mission, Eugene Meyer, Jr., as gov ernor of the federal reserve board and others. Mere consideration of routine ap propriation measures will be suffi cient to excite sharp debate on pro hibition, naval building and prob 4Cror.clu(il on dmc 11, column t Tax Board Figures Lost Revenue Not Threatening Levy By HARRY Presuming upon a liberal cent tax increase limitation provisions of the constitution the state tax commission will, in event the revenues from the illegal intangibles act are refunded and the 1929 income taxes are not collected, proceed to levy the state tax for 1931 using the levy for 1930 as a base although revenues actually collect ed in 1930 will run approximately a quarter of a million dollars short oi the estimate established by trie last levy. This Is the opinion expressed by Earl Fisher, charlman of the tax commission, Monday morning. In levying the state tax for 1930 last December the commission es timated the combined resources to be derived from the intangibles and excise levies at approximately $900, 000 and deducted that amount from the total budget requirements to establish the property tax levy. In (Concluded on pace 10. column 3) BUDGET PLANS UP TO COUNCIL A preliminary discussion of the city budget for 1931 will be the main business before the city council Monday night, with all of the com mittee membeis of the annual bud get committee expected to be pres ent. The budget was still in such tentative form during the day that the ways and means committee of the city council refused to make it public, but the total tax levy Tvlll be in the neighborhood probably Of $385,000. Of this $184,638.71 will be the regular levy within the 6 per cent constitutional tax limitation and the remainder will be in special levies. Last year the regular levy was $164,753.50 which will be in creased by 6 per cent for 1931. There were no Indications of any other business of importance to come before the meeting. Alder man Ellis Purvlne, chairman of the ways and means committee, Is ill at his home and said he would not be present. Muskrat Shoots Man When Caught In Hunter's Trap Jamestown, N. Y, Tearle H, George, Jamestown fireman, died In a hospital Monday from gunshot wounds suffered when his shotgun was accidentally discharged by a muskrat Sunday. George caught the muskrat In a trap and attempted to free It be cause it was out of season. As he pried the trap open with the butt of his shotgun, the muskrat scrambled over the gun. One of its feet touched the trigger and a charge of buckshot penetrated George's ab domen. CHINESE FIRE ON YANKEE GUNBOAT Washington W) The United States gunboat Tutila was fired on by Chinese bandits Monday at two places while steaming along the Yangtse river. Lieut. Commander L. P. Bischoff. commanding officer, reported the fire was silenced with 3-lnch shells and machine guns. Lieut. Commander R. D. Tlsdale, commanding the gunboat Paloa, re ported his vessel had been fired up on Sunday five miles below Cheng ling bluff. No casualties were report ed in either case. Appropriations for Harbors Released Washington (AV-Immediate re lease of all available appropriations to speed rivers and harbors, flood control and army construction dur ing the winter was announced Mon day by Secretary Hurley. LOS ANGELES JUDGE KILLED IN ACCIDENT Lot Angeles UP Municipal Judge t V. Rosenkrans, 40, was killed Monday while motoring from his home to court. Slippery streets re sulted In his car skidding Into an other at Third street and Norton avenue, throwing the jurist out. His neck was broken. N. CHAIN interpretation of the six per STRIKES SPREAD THROUGH SPAIN Madrid (IP) Disordes which marked a general protest strike of union workers in Madrid over the week end spread to other cities Monday, while agitators In the cap ital attempted to enforce continu ation of the walkout. At Barcelona strikers and stu derAs, Tftanv oi whom tawe leaders In recent republican demon strations, inaugurated a general 24 hour sympathy strike with rioting and street fighting. The strike was not weif organized at first but soon spread through out Barcelona, halting all work. Crowds of restless men gathered in the central parts of the city and stoned trolley cars and buses which did not Join the strike. Students attacked street cars, tearing off signs and wrecking cars. Police attempted to disperse them and were stoned when the strikers tore up the pavement and started a general destructive riot on Cortes street. SHERIFF CHARGED WITH LIQUOR PLOT Spokane, Wash. (Persistent rumors of Illegal liquor traffic In Perry county were strengthened Monday with reports of the arrest of Sheriff Ernest Clemens on a con spiracy charge. The spokesman-He view was in formed that Clemens was arrested in Republic, the county seat, last Thursday by a deputy United States marshal on a charge of conspiracy to violate the liquor laws, but fed eral officers refused to confirm this report. Sheriff. Clemens could not be reached, and inquiries at his office failed of enlightenment. The re port said he was in Spokane, and that he had been released tn $3,000 bonds. LA FOLLETT GOES BACK TO BASTILE Portland, (IP) Charles R. La Fol lett. state representative of Wash Ington county, will surrender late Monday to Sheriff Hurlburt to start sentence of ten months charges of non-support brought by his wife In behalf of herself and four minor children. LaPollelt recently finished serv ing eight months of two six-months sentences for contempt of court pending a divorce action brought by his wife, Mary LaFollctt, for non -support. His conviction on non-support charges was made in circuit court and was affirmed by the state su preme court. A petition for hearing was recently denied and the papers reaffirming the sen ten ce were returned here last week. Stole False Teeth From Dead Woman Baltimore W) John Hill, , was fined 9G45 in county court Mon day on ft charge of disturbing hte peace. Police charged Hill stole the falne teeth from the mouth of Rose Watson, deceased. Hill was a lodger In her house. She died Saturday and police testi fied he stole the teeth Sunday. Hill said he did not recall the incident. He was a "little intoxicated, ' he said. Franciscan Brother Gives 4379 Dimes New York i4v-Standing bare headed In the rain for hours, Franciscan brother Sunday handed out one by one 4,31 ten-cent pieces and as many sandwiches to a long line of penniless, bedraggled men In front of the cnurcn of ut Francis of AmIsI. HALT INQUEST TO SEEK TRACES OF POISONING Tests To Be Made of Tis sues From Stomach of Supposed Suicide Relatives of Dead Woman Seek Custody of Two Daughters Portland 'VP Tlie inquest Into the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Leone Bowles. 33, Monday was postponed from Tuesday until Thursday. She died last Wednesday with a knife in ber heart at the apartment of Mrs. Irma Loucks Paris, 25, former secretary to Nelson C. Bowles, her husband. Bowies and Mrs. Paris were present when she died. They declare she stabbed herself. Mrs. Bowles had gone to the apartment to inquire Into the relationship existing be tween the two. Postponement of the inquest was announced by the district attorney and coroner. Tests will be made of tissue from the dead woman' stom ach, they said, In search for poison traces. We have no suspicion Mrs. Bowles was poisoned," Stanley My- 1 Concluded on page 10. column C) PORTLAND GIRL TAKESJP LIFE Portland (JP) Less than an hour after she was scolded for being out too late the night before with her boy friend, the lifeless body or Nalrne Johnson, 16, Portland, was found Sunday in her room with a bullet hole through her forehead, in flicted by a shot from an old-fashioned .22 calibre four-barrel pistol given her as a toy last July 4. Mrs. Theresa Johnson, her moth er, had scolded her for coming home after midnight and prohibited her from seeing her friend again. The girl appeared not to mind this edict, and went to her room, where her body was found later. Impresario's Widow Seller of Apples On Gotham Streets New York .TP) "Ladies must eat." explained Mrs. Oscar Hammersteir?t widow of the impresario, Monday as she became a seller of "apples, only five cents apiece," on the sidewalks of New York. She stood in a foggy drizzle at Chambers street and Broadway briskly polishing apples and calling her wares to passersby, and dis posed of two boxes of fruit In less than two hours. "It's the best X can do now to earn a living," she said. "My step son. Arthur, told me he will be un able for the present to pay me the $40 a week which would provide for my wants." EUGENE REGISTER BOUGHT BY GUARD PutTim Or op- Alton T. Baker. n.ihllahar ftf tVu Rlllfpn ftllAnr Mon day announced purchase of the Eu gene KeglS'.er, oany ana duimj. The papers will be combined as the Eugene Regis ter-uuara, to oe pun ched dally and Sunday, with full Associated Press services, Pr--r.tr lanklnl VSfrflr mhltfthf f nt th RpfflAtsT. has not announced ; his plans for the future. Arms Conference In 1931 Unlikely Geneva (IP) The possibility of calling a world disarmament eonfer ene in 1931 appeared to fade Mon day when the league of nations pre paratory disarmament commission adopted a French resolution confin ing the study of the budgetary limi tation of land armaments to a com mittee of experts. The result of the experts' studies will be reported to the secretary general of the league and be sub mitted to each nation before a gen eral disarmament conference la call ed. Many observers doubted whether the expert, would be able to com plete their work In time for It to be studied before the tentative dale set for a general disarmament confer ence next year.