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Newspaper Page TextCIRCULATION Dalit distribution for the aiosU. audi o October SI, USO 10,513 Average daily net paid 10,072 aftnber Audi Burwu of Circulation. Jomraal CLOUDY tonight and Saturday; no chant la temperature. Gentle variable winds. Local: max. 63; mln. 34; rate ; liver 1 foot; cloudy; north wind. UO..I VrlV XTn QQ Entered as mccbh eli mum inn", matter t 8al.ni. Owon SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1930 flTANDH riVtt CUNTS row n a a 0 n o jo n 11 ' mm ffD IT A Wk? EYES OF GRID FANS CENTER ON GAME HERE Bearcat - Whitman Tilt Makes Salem Football Capital for Day Bitter Battle for Title .Expected To Bring Out Record Crowd By nARRY N. CRA1N Salem will take Its place in the sun of sportdom as the football capital of the Pacific northwest when Coach Spec Keene's Willam ette Bearcats and "Nig" Borleske's Whitman college Missionaries stage their traditional gridiron battle on fiweftland field Saturday, Una year to determine supremacy of the northwest Intercollegiate confer ence In football. There is every indication that It will be an epic contest, providing an exhibition of skill and finesse In the gridiron art comparable with any game played In this section of the country during the entire 1930 sea ton. Boasting of records untarnished by defeat so far both teams will take to the field at maximum strength, unhandlcappcd by Injur- (Conciudcd on page 15,column fl) KIDNAPING RING UNDER ARREST Los Angeles (A) Police claimed Friday they had broken up a gang of alleged kidnappers, responsible for threats recently made against several prominent Los Angeles citi- sens. The announcement came ai ter the arrest of 12 men and a wo man In a series of raids conducted by Edward Chitwood, head of the narcotic squad, Thursday night. Although members of the suspect ed gang, allegedly organized in East fit, Louis of volunteers from Chicago and New York: were held on charges of violation of the state narcotic act, Chitwood said he had informa tion from the unccrwond they plot ted the kidnappings and actually carried out two of them. Those In custody are Albert Kem pe, 22, Harold J. Stransberry, 31. 8am Strong, 35. Margaret Bryce, 25, Howard J. Smith, J5, George Scott, 29, Ernest Stocker, 38, George 8. Concluded on page 14rcolumn 3 GENERAL MACARTHUR NOW CHIEF OF ARMY Washington, (LP) Douglas Mat Arthur, the nation's youngest Manor-General, was proclaimed chief of staff of the United States army Friday and automatically took the rank of full general. MacArthur took the oath In the presence of Secretary of War Hur ley and high military officials. The ceremonies were held In the flag draped office of the secretary, here the strategy of America's battles has been planned since Civil War days. "I will well and falthfull dis charge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter," Mac Arthur recited firmly In complet ing the oath administered by Major Edward A. Kregcr, adjutant general of the army. Hurley stepped forward and clasped the hand of the new chief, who succeeded General Charles P. Summerall. Summerall bade fare well to the army late Thursday. Forest Road Fund For State Doubled Portland IP) Oregon and Wash ington will each receive better than 100 per cent Increases In forest highway funds this fall over last year, the United States forestry service department said here Friday. Oregon will receive 11,334,195 or an Increase of $701,557 and Wash ington $669,555 or an Increase of $335,939 over 1930 allotments. The total appropriation of the forest sen ice for 29 states and two terri tories will be about $9,600,000. Increases in funds will assure more rapid construction of highways In national forests, the Portland of fice said. Maintenance work on secondary roads and trails also is Included In appropriations. GLIDES IPSIDE DOWN Los Angeles JP Lyman Voelpel tan fly upside down In a glider, twice In a flight he flipped the machine ver and flew 100 feet. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Thirty or 40 leading business men were strutting about their places of business yesterday morning as they had each received a special delivery letter from Governor Norblad, on executive office stationery, reading follows: "I am calling a meet ing of a few leaders of BaJem in my office to discuss a matter which X believe to be of great Importance to the capital city of Oregon. Will greatly appreciate your being pres ent at 0:30 a. m., Thursday, Novem ber 20. Yours very truly, A. W. Nor blad, Governor." 'Hot dog!" said the business men to themselves and then hotfooted it to the capitol at the appointed hour. It isn't every business man that gets a special delivery letter from the governor In which he says he is calling a "meeting of a few leaders." So the leaders landed at the exec utive office and found the matter of great importance to the Capital City was Hal s new hotel. Doggone, can it be that Hal and Al are brudders in de one great lodge, De Mystic Knights of De Sea? FRIG ID AIRE ' St. Louis, Nov. 21 tPh-Mrs. Stella Ice has filed suit for divorce against Dr. Ralph K. Ice. Mrs. Ice alleged the doctor's love has grown cold. In the Bowles case the Portland papers are dishing op five or six columns a day apiece of blood, lust. Infidelity, murder, assignation and what not. Thank God for our great, clean metropolitan family dailies. Alice Rainwater was named as a party to a marriage license Issued at the courthouse yesterday. She must be an Oregon girl. FAMOUS LAST WORDS Old Man Gloom "Dead men tell no tales.' GANGS STARTED Waehinton (LP) Organized rack eteering facrd an organized govern ment campaign Friday, with the federal offensive pledged to con tlnue until gangland has been whip ped Into submission. Outlining the most extensive fed eral effort ever undertaken against local crime. Attorney General Mit chell told of a coordinated drive by all government law enforcement ag encies against gangsters. . The campaign was instituted early last summer when the Hoover ad ministration realized that the un checked growth of racketeering In Chicago and elsewhere constituted a threat to law and order on a na tional scale. Because the situation Is more acute In Chicago than eslewhere, Mitchell said a special agent was sent there from Washington to act as assistant to the U. S. district at torney and to coordinate the work of all government agencies. The government branches con cerned in the war include the Jus tice department, prohibition bureau, coast guard and customs service. In Chicago recently the staff of several of these units have been increased, but Mitchell explained the government was not concentrat ing its forces In that city. Its pres ent effort is national in scope wher ever the gangster threat is serious. he said. BANKER SLAYS BANDIT IN BATTLE Sydney, N. S. W. P Left in sole charge of the suburban branch of a bank for a few minutes Friday morning the cashier, M. R. Hodg kinson, not only beat off a desperate attack by three gunmen but fatally shot one of them after being him self seriously wounded. The baffled gunmen dashed off in a waiting taxi to which they dragged their wounded companion. The body of the dead gunman later was found dumped on the sand hills Just out side the city. WILSON PRESIDENT OF DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY Portland (IP The Jackson club elected Johnston Wilson president at It meeting Thursday night. Oth er officers elected were Joseph K. Carson, Jr., first vice president; William A. Delzell, Salem, second vice president; Mrs. Rosemary Schenrk. Toledo, Ore., third vice president; Mrs. J. E. Frright, re cording secretary; Mrs. Bert Mill strap, corresponding secretary, and John D. Mann, secretary. CULLERS HELD AS WITNESS IN BOWLES CASE Business Associate Ac cused of Having Brought Clothes Home Miss Louckc Remains in Hospital Bowles De clares Innocence Portland (LP) The already tangled Bowles death Inquiry became more confused Friday when authorities held W. H. Cullers, business asso ciate of Nelson C. Bowles, as a ma terial witness under $2500 ball In connection with the fatal-stabbing of Mrs. Leone Bowles, young society matron. It was learned that Cullers vis ited the Bowles mansion the day following the death of Mrs. Bowles and left a quantify of clothing for Bowles, who is held without bail along with Miss Irma Loucks, his admitted paramour, on first degree murder charges. The Bowles' maid, Mrs. Mabel Way, said Cullers and herself went directly to Bowles' room with a suit case, two handbags and two bundles of clothing. Bowles admitted to police follow- ( Concluded otrp"nge15. column tV NORMS DEMANDS SPECIALSESSION Washington (LP) Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska, told the United Press Friday the adminis tration must permit the short ses sion of congress to vote on a com prehensive progressive republican legislative program or accept the probable consequences In the form of an extra session after March 4. Norris said the November 4 elec tion had been a direct repudiation of the administration on the tariff and on republican opposition to what he considered progressive legislation. "I don't want an extra session," Norris said, shortly after arriving from Nebraska where he was re elected to the senate with a major ity of 73.000. "If there is an extra session. It will be brought on because the ad ministration won't give considera- . Concluded on page liTcolumn 6) POLICE CONTINUE HUNT FOR CAPGNE Ban Francisco iPh-Police officials of bay district cities said Friday Donald Conn, managing director of the California vlneyardlsts' as sociation, had not been able to give then any Information on the whereabouts, activities or reported movements of Al Capone, Chicago gangster recently reported In Cali fornia. The police learned Conn had re ceived threats from persons sup posed to be Capone s lieutenants, in connection with plans of the California grape growers to mar ket fruit concentrates in Illinois and elsewhere. The gang leader was said to have objected to marketing of the legal concentrates on the ground they turned Into wine, thus Interfering with his market for Illicit alcoholic beverages Eisen, Arrested 37 Times, Claims Insult by Judge Chicago, (LP) Maxle Eisen has been "insulted" and by no leas a personage that Judge John H Lyle, leader In Chicago's drive against crime. "It Is a compliment to be asked for a change of venue by a man who has been arrested 37 times. said Judge Lyle after Eisen made the request when arraigned on charges of vagrancy and disorderly conduct. The Judge did me an Injustice, said Eisen as he left the court room under $5400 bond, accompan ied by a deputy under orders t o bring him back to Jail for trial next Monday, "It was an Insult," Eisen contln tied. "He said I'd been arrested 37 times. It's not so. I've never been arrested but 24 times in all my life.' Hoover Opposes Encroachments On Sinking Fund Washington, CP) President Hoover announced Friday that the administration was opposed to any encroachment upon the statutory provisions of the sinking fund to enable the government to continue the one per cent tax reduc tion. The president said the sink ing fund amounted to approxi mately $430,000,000 a year and that other allocations applied on the debt brought the total payment to about $1,000,000, 000 annually. GOLD SEIZED DY MEXICANS Nogales, Ariz. Pi Theodore I?. Robinson, former assistant secre tary of the navy, declared Mexican customs authorities at Nogales, So nora, Mexico, held him and Mrs. Robinson under arrest Thursday and confiscated $320 in Mexican gold. Although the Mexican authorities denied arresting him or his wife. the nephew of the late President Roosevelt Friday prepared to place the matter In the hands of the state department at Washington. The Robinsons arrived Thursday from Mexico City, with the gold, which the former secretary said he had been unable to exchange for American money previously because banks were closed at Guadalajara, Jalisco. When the train was board ed by customs officers at the No gales, Sonora, city limits. Robinson produced the gold along with his other personal eflecte for Inspection. He then was accused, he said, of at tempting to export the gold in vio lation of a presidential decree and was held under arrest until the No gales passenger station was reached, At the station, Javier Larrea, Mex ican treasury department official. advised the officers to confiscate the gold, according to Robinson. Robinson was allowed his freedom and after placing his case In the hands of Maurice Altaffer, United States consul at the Sonora city, left for Tucson, Ariz., and the east. Thursday night at Tucson he reiter ated his charges. 12 STATES SHOW BUSINESS MEND New York ifP) A survey in 18 states has convinced the National Association of Manufacturers that business conditions are on the mend. Discussing the survey, John E. Edgcrton, president of the associa tion, told the New York state cham ber of commerce Thursday night that industrialists and business men generally were unanimous In the belief that the nation was "only just now taking a breathing spell in the tremendous Industrial strides it has made as its own pace." The states surveyed were Califor nia, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklaho ma, Rhode Lsland, Utah, Washing ton, New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Con necticut and Georgia. Twelve states reported Improve ments, two reported a stationary status and four reported a decline of which one was In the drought area, another In an exclusively mining region, and a third In an exclu sively lumber section. Regarding unemployment, twelve states showed a "fairly encourag ing situation," 14 were optimMic of Improvement In the late winter or early spring, one antHpai-Jd no change, and three, which were In agricultural, mining or lumber re gions, thoguht the situation unfavorable. 3 Despondent Sisters End Financial Cares by Drowning in Pacific Los Angeles (AP) The cold waters of the Tacific ocean, washing ashore in Santa Monica bay the bodies of two elderly sisters, Friday had uncovered what authorities term one of the strongest suicide pacts 4c ever recorded here. The body of a third Bister is being sought. Thursday the bodies of Ada Me lt eon, a widow 65 years of age, and Abba Miller, 63, a spinster, were found. About the same time, Ralph Miller, 72-year-old Hollywood art ist, prominent In his profession, re ceived' a letter Informing him his three sisters planned suicide. Read ing in newspapers of the strange case, he sent a friend, A. Dow, to the Baw telle, Calif ., mortuary where the bodies had been taken and identification was made. Miller NEW BLIZZARD NOW RAGING IN COLORADO Deaths Added To De struction in Heaviest Early Snow on Record Snow Up To Eves of Houses Carried Along By Driving Sleet Denver, Cola (LP) Deaths were added to destruction Friday as the heaviest pre-Thanksgiving snowfall in weather bureau history burled the western United States. The snow, up to the eaves of Colorado homes In the Arkansas valley, and carried along by a sleet blizzard In the northwest, para lyzed whole towns and caused suf fering among marooned motorists and train passengers. Reports of the deaths were add ed to the blizzard's toll while searching parties of two states took advantage of a lull in the storm to hunt for four missing persons, one of them a girl, who was believed to be lost with her kidnaper. A new snow storm whipped across southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, in two hours, more than an inch of snow came down at Trinidad, Colo., where drifts al ready were seven feet high in downtown streets. Outside that city Concluded on page 13, column fl) CO-EDS INDULGE IN REAL FIGHT Delaware, Ohio (LP) Scratched faces, torn dresses, blacked femi nine eyes and campus grounds lit tered with lipstick and compacts marked Friday the battle site of 400 freshmen and sophomore co-eds of Ohio Wesleyan university. Police threats to use tear gas bombs and pointed nozzles of fire hoses were used before the battle, which arose over the right of freshmen girls to wear or not wear berets, was brought to a close late Thursday night. Fighting started Thursday at supper hour when sophomore girls raided Monnett hall to enforce a long standing tradition that fresh men co-eds wear berets on the campus. Freshmen launched coun ter attack that swept the sopho mores off the campus. Tlie battle continued In city streets. Police were called and , finally Police Captain Frank W. Plucker baum called out the fire depart ment. "It's water and tear gas bombs for you If you don't stop," he warned. Fighting finally came to a halt along the main front, but private feuds were reported to have continued in remote spots far Into the night. BARCELONA STRIKE RIOT PROVES FATAL Barcelona, Bpaln, UP) One man was killed and four were Injured Friday as rioting broke anew be tween striking workmen, the police and a group of strike-breakers. The clash took place In one of the industrial suburbs where dis orders have continued for the last two days despite strike headquar ters' orders that a general strike be discontinued. said the third sister was Jessie ler. 60. Miller, who lives with his family In Hollywood, gave the letter to the police. It was self-explanatory. "Dear Ralph: Take a good grip on your courage, dear, and try to think that what will have happen ed when you receive this is for the best. "It Is useless to try to hold out any longer we have come to the end. we owe 11,325 and have no other way to pay it and noth- (Concluded on past 16, column Democrats to Ask Repeal of Dry Law In 1932 Says Cox New York (AP) The New York World Friday quoted James M. Cox, democratic presidential nominee in 1920 who waa here to attend the wedding of his son as saying he be lieved the democratic platform in 1932 would contain a plank calling for repeal of the 18th state liquor control. It said he believed Governor Roosevelt of New York, his running mate on the 1820 ticket 4- would be nominated b ythe demo crats for president in 1932 on the Issues of water power, utility regu- I lation, unemployment and the I working out of a scientific tariff to : place the country on a sound eco nomic basts. "The democratic party,' the World quoted the one time Ohio governor, "has never had a more necessary mission or a brighter prospect than It has now." OFFICiALCOUNT OF VOTES ENDS Senator Charles L. McNary was re-elected on November 4 by a ma jority of 38,901 votes over the com bined vote of his four opponents, ac cording to the official but uncan vassed election returns completed Friday by the secretary of state. Ju lius L. Meier was elected governor by a majority of 32,405 over the combined vote of his three oppon ents. The official returns on national and state offices follow: For United States senator Banks, independent, 17,488: McNrry, repub lican 137,231; Stallard, Independent, 10,573; Tee), socialist-independent, 5051; Watkins. democrat, 66,028. Mc Nary 'a majority 38,091. Congressman, first district Del zell, democrat 44,810; Hawley. re publican, 55,855. Haw ley's majority, 11,045. Congressman, second district Bradford, democrat, 13,061; Butler, republican, 25,304. Butler's majority 12,243. Congressman, third district Ko- rell, republican, 35,483; Martin, democrat, 49,316; Stretff, socialtet- iConclvidrd on page 14. column C) POWELL ELECTED RESERVEDIRECTOR San Francisco, tP) The San Francisco federal reserve bank Frl day announced the reelection of Malcolm McNaughten as a class a director for the three year term starting January 1, 1931. McNaugh ten Is president of the Broadway department store ol Los Angeles. Keith Powell of wood bum. Ore gon, was elected a cIass A director succeeding Vernon H. Vawter of Medford, resigned. Powell, who Is president of the Bank of Wood burn and the First National bank of the same city, will take office January 1, and serve three years. , Isaac B. Newton, chairman of the board, announced the appoint ment of E. O. Howard of Salt Lake city and H. E. Hemingway, Ogden, as directors of the Salt Lake City branch of tlie federal reserve bank of San Francisco. Howard suc ceeds L. H. Farnsworth, deceased, and Hemingway fills the unexpired term of Charles H. Barton, also de ceased. AMERICAN FLIER INJURED IN PANAMA Panama UP) Captain Roy W. Ammel, Chicago flier and broker, in jured Friday in the wreck of his plane, the Blue Flaw, was brought here by an army transport plane an drushed to a hospital. He was re ported resting easily. Panama UP) Captain Roy Ammel. America air man, was reported to have been gravely Injured In the wrecking of his plane while taking off from A neon field Friday on a nomton, flight to Chicago. While details were lacking It was reported "that Captain Ammel ran Into a ditch across the field's run way, cracking up the plane In which he made a nonstop flight from New York to Panama recently. $72,735 Additional Refund to Mellon Washington P) A refund of 172.735 to Secretary Mellon for over assessment In Inrnme tax in 1926, was announced Friday by the na tional revenue burr an. amendment and the return to BERLIN PLANS MORATORIUM Berlin (LP) A demand by tlie Ger man government for a reparations moratorium in 1931 was foreseen by many political observers Friday. A speech by Foreign Minister Dr. Julius Curtius before the federal council, an upper chamber In which the 17 German states are represent ed, tended to confirm the impres sion that a moratorium wiU be sought in April or May. Tlie United Press was informed in high official quarters that the gov ernment Intends to await a possible business improvement until after the seasonal winter slump, after which "the moratorium question will be re examined." Curtius' speech reflected the resur gence of German nationalism during the last few months and showed that the growth of fascist support hid ex erted a potent Influence on the mo derate foreign policy of the govern ment of Chancellor Helnrich Bruen ing. REGIMENT TO BE DECORATED Portland (tP) Delegations from Salem, Corvallls, Eugene. Silverton, Lebanon, Tillamook, McMlnnville, and other points will Join with many others here Friday night In a cere mony at the armory which wilt be featured by the decoration of the colors of 162d Infantry, Oregon na tional guard. Major General George A. White, 41st division commander, will pre sent battle banners in the presence of state and city officials and rank ing army officers. A review of troops will fellow. Tlie enlisted men and their frlendh will have a dance following the review while officers entertain guests at a reception and buffet luncheon. SIGHTS WRECKAGE NEAR POINT ARENA San Francisco 7P The marine department of the chamber of com merce Friday received a wireless message from Captain W. McAvoy of tlie steamer Columbia nhe had flighted what appeared to be a wreck at 8 p.m. Thursday night 14 miles south of Point Arena. The Columbian was enroute from San Francisco to Seattle. Tlie wreck, Captain McAvoy said. nppeared to be that of a vessel 40 feet in length and eight to ten feet wide. It was about two feet above water. It was reported as a menace to navigation. The marine department knew of no vessels missing. The hulk was presumed to be tliat of a fithing vessel or a pleasure craft. Interstate Fair At Spokane To Be Discontinued Spokane fJP) Tlie Spokane Inter state fair, an annual event here for 37 years, was ordered discontinued Thursday by vote of the stockhold ers. 'The fair, a great drawing card a few years ago, had no longer ap peals to the public fancy," R. In slnger, a director, said after the dissolution meeting. "There are too many other amusements and diver sions." WHI-.fc.L3 BARROW 1.3 .MILLS Chicago W) Albert Crockett, neg ro republican leader of Peoria, has trundled a wheelbarrow of coal to Chicago 173 miles. The reason was his confidence that Mrs. McCor inlrk would be elected senator. Hi elapsed time was 74 hours. OHIO DRY LAY AUTHOR SEEKS MODIFICATION Crabbe Admits Failure Of Volstead Act And Favors Its Change Favors Sale of Wine and Beer Under Strict Gov ernment Control Columbus. Ohio tJP C. C. Crabbe, father of Ohio's dry laws and for mer attorney general of Ohio, Fri day announced he favored a modi fication of the Crabbe act to per mit the sale of light wines and beer. Crabbe said the enforcement el the present stringent prohibition law In Ohio was "not satisfactory and that the people of the state not respected the statute. The former attorney general said the law was filed to promote true temperance and that It needed to be modified to suit the majority of the people of the state. Crabbe said he was for modifica tion which would permit the sale of light wines and beer under strict government control. This plan, be -Concluded on page 13. Hoi u mnaT" NORBLAD ASKED FOR PROSECUTOR Governor Norblad has leeeired several telephone calls during the past 24 hours, requesting the ap pointment of a special prosecutor in the Mrs. Leone Bowles alleged mur der case at Portland. Although the calls, all from Port land, indicate a feeling of dissatis faction in certain quarters over the manner in which Portland officials are conducting the investigation In to the mysterious killing, the state executive would make no comment as to his attitude toward conduct of the case thus far. Under state law, the governor Is authorized to appoint a prosecutor in cases of this character when In his opinion the district attorney's office Is not functioning efficiently MRS. HOOVER GUEST AT SCOUT BANQUET New York, UP) The first lady of the land came to New York Friday to attend a "party'' given In bcr honor by the Girl Scouts. Mrs. Herbert Hoover, honorary president of the Girl Scouts will be guest at a dinner Friday night at the hotel Blltmore which will mark the inauguration of the Girl Scout federation of greater New York. At noon Mrs. Hoover was to at tend a luncheon given by directors of the scouts national organization. CHEMAWA DOCTOR AT WHITE HOUSE Portland LP) Dr. Henry N. Sisco, school physician at the Che ma wa Indian school and President Nor man Coleman of Reed college, Port land, are members of the school child committee of the White House conference on child health and pro tection now In session In Washing ton, D. C , according to a dispatch to the Oregon Journal Friday. Dr. Siwo was for four years med ical superintendent of the Washing ton sanitarium and hospital, Taco ma Park. D. C, and Dr. Coleman was president of the Oregon Social HygU-ne society for a number f years. Other Oregon members of the Tonference include Dr. John P. Bo vard, dean of physical education at the University of Oregon; Louise Cottrell of the Portland- ehlld wel fare commission and Mrs. Saldie Orr-Dunbnr, chairman of the de- Dart ment of public welfare of tha general federation of women's club in Portland. SOUTH AMERICA SEEN AS LUMBER OUTLET San Francisco JPt The market for lumbrr is good in South Africa, 9. E. Day, American commercial a 1 1 ache at Johannesburg, said here, adding Pacific coast lumber men mlifht find an outlet there for Douglas fir. pines and redwood If t hey aggrelvely developed lb field.