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Newspaper Page Text! CaBitaUl Journal CIRCULATION Dally average dUUibutloo for the month tudmg December II, 1830 10,209 Average daily net paid 9,765 Uimbcr Audit Bureau of Circulation RAIN tonight and Thursday, moderate temperature. Strong southeast wind. Local: Max. 46; mln. 34: rain M: river 2.0 feet; cloudy, southwest J-.1 Vl'lD M 1Q Entered as second cli PRICE THREE CENTS ATs!!f.JSDcRW SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1931 aoiu nu. 10 tailui it blrm. Own Jl JLL Hi us Mil Slilf Z mm MEIER BILLS AGAIN FAIL TO MATERIALIZE Measures for Carrying Out Governor's Poli cies Not Yet Received Legislature Marking Time Service Bill Sent Back for Redrafting Disappointed again In its expec tation that at lease two of the pro posed measures lor carrying out the utilities regulation and public pow er development policies of Governor Meier would be Introduced Wednes day morning the legislature spent mnolher morning of comparative idleness, although the senate did get Its machinery grinding on some minor legislation. Representative Lawrence was scheduled to offer the governor's kill for abolishing the public serv ice commission and recreating it under a single commissioner, with revised and greatly broadened pow ers. But when the measure was laid before the house legislative com mittee It was fired right back to be redrafted to conform with the rules ef the house as to technical form. In Its general provisions the bill sets ud an organization headed by one commissioner at a salary of 7500 a venr. nrovidrs for an ad visory water power commission of three membei-s, and provides the machinery wliercby individual cit ies may regulate public utilities un der the home rule plan. The bill, drafted by Colonel A. E. Clark, did not indicate by the prop- (coticiiulrd on page 10. column 71 HOOVER STANDS BY DRY FORCES Washington (LP) Senator Simeon D. Fcss. chairman of the republican national committee, said Wednesday President Hoover's stand for con tinuation of the present prohibition system forecasts the position he will take In the wyj p.-csiaentiai cam paign. less made this statement follow ing a call at the White House, but emphasized that hte remarks were not Inspired by anything that had transpired in his interview with the president. A democratic senator opposing prohibition, Walsh of Massachu setts, placed upon the president's message, the interpretation Mr. Hoover had definitely taken up the dry side, and would lead his party in 1932 against revision. Another democratic anti-prohlbl-tlonlst. Representative Mary T. Morton of New Jersey, described the president's stand as "amazing," In view of the revision leanings she saw In the report itself. Prom a republican opposed to the dry statutes. Representative Schaf r of Wisconsin, came this observa tion: -It may be necessary for congress lo conduct a survey to ascertain what conclusion was really reached." QUARREL OF LOVERS ENDS WITH MURDER Louisville. Ky. tP Miss Mildred Meyer, 24, was shot and killed on the front porch of an apartment house here early Wednesday, oeorge w. 'Newt" McCasland, ex-pugilist, was arrested and charged with murder. Two Chicago youths, Gordon C. Keith, 23, and Donald H ck, 24, who were stopping at the apart ment house, were held as witnesses Police sold the killing was the result of a sweetheart's quarrel and that MacCasland killed Miss Meyer In a row over a date she had with Huck recently. Bill To Authorize Prison Completion Completion of an additional wing at the state penitentiary to cost 153.000. now under construction un der direction of the state board of control and the payment of claims Incurred by the board in the con struction authoiiied by the emerg ency board April 4, 1930, Is author ized In a measure ready to be in troduced during the Wednesday af ternoon session of the house. The bill It sponsored by the Joint house and senate ways and means com mittee and bears the emergency clause. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Tom Calloway, oui well known banker friend, reported to the county court this a. m. that a part of tha road out Rosedale way to ward his home la so ilippery It It dangerous. Why." said Tom, In explaining the situation, "the pavement out there la so bad that on 11:30 New Year's eve as we started to as cend this certain hill we decided we couldn't make It and turned back to town.'" Fie. lie. Tom. You're not the only party who couldn't get home on New Year's eve. We could name Just dozens of them around Here, But they don't go and complain to the county court about it. Now that the Wickersham com mittee has reported, we suggest that Mister Hoover name another coinmk&ion to find out what the report means. Sportsmen held an oyster ban quet at Jim Linn's place last night and looted around ior a couuie oi hours doing It. Sort ol an oyster loaf, as it were. It's a good thinj to have sportsmen get together over food once in a while. That'i the only way Oiey ever will get together. We can't heln but wonder whe ther the oyttcrs were caught by salmon eggs or flies. That ems to be the biggest bone of conten- tnon among the fbhermen. We undei-stand Ed Piaceskl, whom the Oregonian a while back proclaimed as the most experienced of all Oregon sporttmen in the matter of wild life was also pres ent giving some first hand wild life presentations. According to a report a lot of people are now going over to the West Salem btore for their water. That's good for the Oerth, anyway. But it Just shows you what municipal ownership can do. Bince Salem voted to buy the water plant we haven't heard a kick about Little Algae, bum water, or any of the diverse and sundry complaints so common to past winters. It's the old story. If anyone fig ures he owns something It then becomes a little better than any thing anyone else owns. HISTORICAL NOTE General Howe had lust taken command of tlw British army Alex Hamilton rushed tip to his chief George Washington and marked, "Now General Howe will command the British we'll give those guys a sure enough licking. "And Howe!" said George. And now home for a neck wash and a clean hankie to go out to Doc Steiner's biennial banquet to the newspaper boys. It's a habit generally to wait and put lilies on a great and good man's casket. But we pas a few to Doc right now as man who has made as gooa a record as any man ever In state employ. Maybe we U get a second help ing of beans tonight for that. Ballet Dancing Now Opened to Deaf and Dumb Atlanta. Ga. ifl't A new world, interpretative dancing and the bal let, is open to the deaf. Tests, following months or inten sive study and experimentation at I the Georgia school for the deaf at Cave Springs, show that the deaf can "hear"' muMc and respond to Its rhythm by sensing the physciai vi brations of musical notes. Three students of the school. Miss Maxlne Morris. Miss Gwendolyn Ro binson and Miss Ada Jackson, dressed in gay Spanish costumes, performed an entire ballet number in demonstration of the new prin ciple. Turns Congress Into Beer Council Portland 1F General Charles H. Martin, tongressman elect from the third Oregon district, declared Wednesday "revision of the 18th amendment according to the Wick ersham commission plan would make beer council out of con gress." Martin advocates repeal. "If conress were given power to enforce liquor regulations," he said, "elections would be determined solely on the liquor question." "EQUAL TO NOTHING Jacksonville. Fla. V Thomas A. Edison, who arrived In Florida Wednesday, said the report of the Wlckervham commission on prohi bition ?ss "equal to no'hing. but slightij In favor of the drys.' ROOT PLEADS ADHERENCE TO WORLD COURT Aged Statesman Outlines History of Tribunal to Senate Committee Says America Protected At All Times Under Ac cepted Reservations Washington iff) A group of wom en crowded the senate foreign re lations committee room Wednesday as the venerable American states man, EUhu Root, urged American adherence to the world court. Mr. Root, wlio will be 86 years old next month, could barely be heard above the babble of voices and con fusion outside the committee room as he related his part In drafting the modified proposal for American adherence. Sitting at the end of a long table opposite Chairman Borah, an op ponent of the court, Mr. Root was not interrupted as he went into the history of the tribunal and the de tails of Americas first proposal to enter the court with reservations five years ago. He said there were two obstacles in the way of acceptance by other powers of the senate reservation put upon American adherence in 1926. This reservation provided that the court should not render an advisory t Cone) utleti on page 11. column pT MOTHER ASKS HIGH COURT TO FREE SON Seattle IIP) The Washington state supreme court will be asked to rule upon the case of a high school boy being sentenced to a state In stitution because of. his participa tion in a series of revelries. It be came known here Wednesday. The mother of the boy. whose name was not disclosed, announced that she had Instructed a law firm to appeal his case to the supreme court, contending that he was the only one of 96 students Involved In drinking parties who was sent to the state Institution. Two other boys and two girls were directed to leave the state, and one girl was placed In a home for girls as the result of sweeping invent .gallons wnicn ioiiowpo high school drinking party aboard a yacht, RAIDERS DESTROY KLAMATH WINERY Klamath Palls .-pv Tracing the liquor supply of Klamath Indians to Pelican City, a suburb of Klam ath Falls, state and federal pro hibition officers led by Louis Muel ler, special United States Indian officer, Tuesday night swooped down on the largest winery ever found In Klamath country. More than one thousand gallons of wine was poured onto the snow, staining it a blood red. One vat having a capacity of 1,250 gallons, was destroyed. Three men. A. Conte, Jesus Jara and B. Rastiralla, were arrested. Officers said the men will prob- ablv be bound over to the federal grand Jury. Many gallons of moon shine whiskey was found and de stroved by the raiders. WILLIS W. MOORE SENT TO PORTLAND Mcdford 'IV; Willis W. Moore, assistant attorney general detailed to conduct a special grand jury In vestigation Into the death of Ever ett DaHack of Eagle Point, kllleil during a liquor raid six weeks ago left for Portland Wednesday for medical attention. He la suffering from a cold and general run-down condition. He was stricken on the first day of the investigation. The special grand Jury Investigation has been discontinued until a new spe cial prosecutor can be assigned. Fine and Jail For Killing Elk Pendleton t4; Don Eaton, Laur ence Tlmmoni and Kyle Cow lea. all of Milton-Freewater, were fined $200 each and sentenced to 30 days in Jail when they pleaded guilty Wednesday in Justice court to a charge of silling cow e)k. Labor Control Meets Defeat But Refuses to Resign London The Mac Don ald government was defeated in the House of Commons Wednesday on an amendment to the education bill, but prime Minister MaeDonald said no vital principle was Involved. Thus the govern ment will cot be obliged to resign. The bill was moved by John Scurr. Roman Catholic labor member, who previously had moved an amendment which would authorize the use of government funds to enable denominational schools to meet expenses Incurred by the provision In the bill rais ing the school-leaving age from 14 to 16 years. He said In making that mo tion that tills provision meant that the denominational schools would need $5,000,000 to enlarge their buildings. TUNNELS LINK CHICAGO DIVES Chicago. IP Resorts In Chica go's ' badlands' In the 22nd street district are connected by tunnels, one of them at least three blocks long, through which underworld characters escape from police raids. Police Captain John Prendcrgast said Wednesday In explaining the difficulties of 'keeping the district shut down.'' "It's not only the operation of vice resorts in that area which we are fighting.' Prendergast said. "It's their influence that reaches all over town. That district was the training school In which the Ca- pones and Guzlks got their start. Operation of the resorts was disclosed when nolice raided notorious Rex hotel, arrested five women and 14 men and confiscated voluminous records in which sup posed transactions between police and underworld characters were recorded. The resorts are equipped with warning buzzers, tunnels and rude outs by which the InmBtes escape on a moment's notice. One main tunnel la several blocks long and connects at least eight estaolish menu.'" OFFICE SUPPLY BILL REPORTED IN HOUSE Washington HP1 The independent offices supply bill, carrying In ap- i propria tion of $l,O-5.358.l90, was re ! ported to the house Wednesday by its appropriations committee. The measure provides working funds for the Interstate commerce commis sion, veterans' administration, the shipping board, power commission and several other governmental branches. The bill as reported oahs for an increase of $246 790,555 over appro priations for the last fiscal year. Most of this Increase Is due to ad ditional requirement of 1108.298,712 for veterans' administration and the advance of $100,000,000 to the federal farm board, the last of the $500,000,000 revolving fund created under its authorizing bin. Makes Doctors Turn Bootleggers uatuac ritv. -;rv-Dr. Jabez H .lac kKnn. former nresldent of the American Medical asociation, iaid Wednesday the Wickersham com miuion'K recommendations to re- restrictions on the number of liquor prescriptions a physician mav write "would make crooked doctors rich quickly " it would turn the bootlegger b iinew over to the medical pro fession." he asserted Pressure Exerted to Speed Up Senate to Avoid Washington (IT) Sharp administration pressure was exerted Wednesday for the first time to expedite legislation and prevent an txtia eion. The senate met at noon under threat of rem.ami in w w Jnuouly until the interior depart ment appropriation is paiwx-u. The bill include the t25.000.000 relief appropriation, which ha I around bltfr feriing between Pres ident Hoover ar.d eongrew. The senate adopted a resolution offered by Senator LaFoliet'.e, re publican. Wisconsin, requesting the pre'iden' enierpenrv employment committee to cubimt 'o the senate reports of the Metropolitan Life In surance company jrv of unem plovn.en. It is reported without STATE HOOVER URGED CHANGE IN DRYREPORT President Persuaded Wickersham Commis sion To Change Front Individual Reports Show Modification of Amend ment Agreed To Washington (LP) A report that President Hoover had persuaded the Wickersham commission to abandon at the last moment, a tentative rec ommendation for revision of the eighteenth amendment was con firmed in an authoritative quarter. The report followed speculation con cerning discrepancies between tne separate reports of the commission ers and the commission's general findings. The commission, in Its general re port, stated that if the eighteenth amendment Is revised, it should be changed to give congress power to regulate" the liquor traffic instead of making prohibition mandatory, , now. However, in his separate report, Judge William I. Grubb said he con curred In all or the conclusions "ex cept that recommending that the amendment be revised immediately without awaiting further trial." Judtre Paul J. McCormlck said In his report that he was in accord Concluded on page 11. column C) OFFICERS GUARD NEGRO SUSPECT HookinsvUIe. Ky. (IP) Thirty dep uties and police officers armed with submarine guns, shotguns and tear gas bombs, guarded the county jail Wednesday, fearing a mob from Padurah would come here in an attempt to lynch Sam Magee, negro. suspect In a Paducah holdup killing. Magee was brought here by raa ucah authorities Tuesday night Just before a mDb stormed the Paducah Jail. -bent on lynching the negro. Officers maintained an all night vigil and. although several Paducah cars loaded with strangers stopped here at 3 a. m., there was no dis turbance. Magee Is accused of killing diar ies Clark. 18, during a holdup In which Clark's father-in-law, George Rock, shot and killed another negro. Meier Promises Cooperation in Dry Enforcement Governor Julius L. Meier, In an exclusive statement to the Asso ciated Press, declared the state of Oregon should, and that he be lieved would continue to cooperate with tlie federal government in the enforcement of the national proni bition law. His comment was made in connection with the Wickersham commission report, and Is as follows: "The state of Oregon has always cooperated to the fullest extent In the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and has gained national reraonition for enforcement ol m nrohibltlon law. 8o long as the law constitutes a part of our fed era! statutes I believe Oregon should, and will, continue to co operate as In the post." Extra Session th. company's report ahous more persons unempioyea than the 4.500.000 to 5,000,000 esti mated by Chairman Wo-xic of the presidents commute. Thi senate also adopted a reso lution of Senator Dill, democrat Washington, asserting "control of government airmail contracts rap- idlv Is coming under the direction of the aviation monopoly," which Dill believes is headed by United Aircraft Inc. The resolution asked "tcuciutita on pane 10. column 3) BowlesDefenseAsk Alienist Examine Mrs.Howards'Case Portland (AP) A demand that the circuit court ap point a committee of three physicians to examine Mrs. If. W. Howard, state witness in the murder case against Nelson C. Bowles, millionaire, and Irma day by John Collier, defense has not been acted upon oy ine? court. Collier Insisted the court appoint "an alienist, an authority on nar cotic addicts and their hallucina tions, and a general practicing phy sicians." The petition was In the form of a letter with a copy to Lotus L. Lang ley, district attorney, asking his consent. Langley promised prompt consideration. Mrs. Howard was recovering Wed nesday from Injuries suffered a week ago when, she said, she was (Concluded on page 10. column 4) THIRD HEARING OF RAIL CASE Portland (JPi The Ill-starred cross-state railroad case, on the cages of which death has twice written the names of federal Judges, 111 have Its third hearing In court here Thursday. The Union Pacllic system. through the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation company, seeks to quash the order of the in terstate commerce commission in structing the line to build 186 miles of railroad from Crane, on Oregon's eastern border, to Crescent lake, to the west. The first hearing was before Judges McNary, Dietrich and Bean. Judge Dietrich died In Idaho a few days later. The second hearing was before Judges McNary, Rudkin and Bean. and was followed by the oeam oi Judge Bean on January 7. At Tnursday s hearing judge Mc Nary will hear the case reviewed for the third time. Sitting with him will be United states circuit Judges Rudkin and Wilbur. PALESTINE SWEPT BY SEVERE STORM Jerusalem. iP) A furious storm which raged over Palestine for 3! hours, abated Wednesday leaving a wide trail of destruction, particul arly ilons- the coast. At Halla towering waves Bat tered a mile lone breakwater and making gaping holes at several places, washed away the break water railway, and several cars. Electric cables were blown down and one man was killed. Jaffa harbor presented a scene of havoc. Thirty lighters were smashed or sunk and the offices of the port authority and stores were Inundated. Serious damage was done to the orange crop. Istanbul. Turkey, W) What fc said to be the worst Black Sea storm in thirty years continued un abated Wednesday, us fourth day. Enormous breakers destroyed ail the wharves at Zongouldak, crush ing scores of small craft. Three fishermen were drowned, beverai Turkish cargo boats have been been wrecked. CASH TO VETERANS IMPERILS FINANCES Washington Secretary Mellon Wednesday reported to the house ways and means committee enact ment of tire Oarner bill to pay cash on veterans' compensation certlli cates would seriously affect national finance and "our general economic situation." Several hundred American Le gionnaires marched Wednesday in a demonstration, urging legislation to authorize the cashing of the World war veterans adjusted com pensation certificates. They were from Baltimore, Fred erick and other towns In Maryland and from local posts. They marched ud Pennsylvania avenue to the Cap itol, where they broke ranks and walked to the south steps. There they were addressed by Representatives Putman of Texas, Rankin of MtaMaslppI and Connery of Massachusetts, democrats. AVAI.AM UK KILLS HKVEN Munich, Oermany '41 Seven of eight Bavarian constables who were buried In an avalanche near here Tuesday were found dead under the snow Wednesday. Tlie eighth was villi alive but severely Injured. Loucks. was made Wednes attorney. A previous request DENY COERSION BY PRESIDENT Washington, iff) The growing tumult of discussion, dispute and speculation over the Wickersham prohibition report centered Wed nesday around two salient queries How far did the commission mean to go toward recommending revision of the eighteenth amend ment? And what will be the effect of President Hoover's opposition to such a step? So aroused were the commission members over reports that the president had intervened to forestall an unequivocal modification pro posal that the following statement was issued by Chairman wicker sham : 'The statement this morning in the Washington Herald that the president persuaded this commis sion to abandon a tentative recom mendatlon In favor of revision of the eighteenth amendment Is ab solutely untrue and without foun dation." Neither the chairman nor any member of the commission now in Washington, however, was willing to tell the full story of the weeks of discission within the commission, or explain how or when the deci sion against an out and out revision proposal was reached. CANADA BAR FAILS TO HALT BOOZE FLOW Ottawa, (LP) The Canadian law prohibiting the exportation of li quor to the United States has not decreased the volume of ship ments, officials said Wednesday. They were said to be in accord with the findings of the Wicker siam commission on that subject. It Is admitted here that virtually all llrjuor exported eventually reach es the United States. For Decem ber, the total exported was 294. 978 gallons, compared with 288, 720 gallons for December. 1929. The 1930 total was 3.250,000 gallons against 1,526,000 gallons In 1927. Officials say Canada Is losing $14,000,000 a year revenue because of the ban on direct exportation to the United States, but It was in dicated the government would not entertain any proposal to repeal the law. GERMAN-POLISH TROUBLES AIRED Geneva (LP) Germany and Po land, whose relations have seemed near the breaking point many times in post-war years, brought their differences before the league of na tions council Wednesday. Dr. Julius Curtius. German for eign minister, read a long docu mented charce against Poland, cen tering on alleged mistreatment and denial of rights to the (krman mi nority in Silesia. Refennces to ter rorism and violence formed a re current theme. Asks Senate for Probe of Decision By Wickersham Washington 'LP) A move was made in congress Wednesday to clear the mysteries involved In the seeming conflict between the anti-repeal recommendation of the Wickersham report, and the individual reports of commissioners taking widely op posite stands. The congressional step a reso lution fostered by Senator Tydtngs. democrat, Maryland, for investiga tion of the commission's processes In reaching conclusions followed closely upon publication of a United Press story quoting a high official as confirming that President Hoover had Intervened at the last moment to induce alteration of an immedi ate mlston recommended in the report. PURCHASE BY ESPEE FAVORED BY EXAMINER Oregon Electric Refused Permission To Buy Valley & Siletz Proposed Price of $2, 000,000 Not Justified Bridge Not Needed Washington F Plans of the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific railways to extend their oper ations in Oregon in competition with the Southern Pacific system met with a preliminary obstacle Wed nesday before the interstate com merce commission. Thomas P. Sullivan, examiner who investigated, advised the commis sion to disapprove purchase of the Valley and Siletz railroad by the Oregon Electric railway, a subsid iary of the northern companies, at $2,000,000. He urged the commission to refuse the Oregon Electric per mission It had sought, to construct a connection with the Valley line at a cost of $465,000. Sullivan advised the commission to allow the Southern Pacific, which opposed the program of its compe titors at all points, to purchase the Concluded' on pugeTl column 4 COLLEGE BURNS MILLION LOSS Cambridge Springs. Pa. 'JP) The main building of the Polish Nation al Alliance college here Including; the school's fine museum was a mass of smouldering ahes Wednes day and faculty members estimated the loss In Tuesday night's fire at close to $1,000,000. The building burned to the ground. Many valuable relics. In cluding letters exchanged by George Washington with distinguished Poles who aided him in the American rev olution, were prey of the flames. College officials said the Polish government once hod offered the school $50,000 for these letters. No one was injured The 500 or more students, who were in the Chanel when the fire broke out. were not informed the building was ablaze until they had filed out. Most of the students were quar tered Wednesday in hotels and pri vate homes. MACDONALD TALKS ON INDIAN PROBLEMS London (LP The achievements of the Indian round table conference, the problems yet to be solved in granting India a constitutional gov ernment, and the origin of the movement to call the historic An glolndlan gathering were outlined in a radio address by Prime Min ister Ramsay MaeDonald Tuesday night. MaeDonald was heard in the United States over a National Broadcasting network. Tlie irains of the conference were manifold, MaeDonald said, and the meeting closed nith the greatest unanimity. "The myth of the existence of a public opinion in Gieat Britain essentially hostile o India and un willing to regard It as anytnir.g more than a tnbate state has been dispelled. In short. e have rot down to business and have been coonerators and not opponents. "We have given proof that this country Li prepared to discuss In dian problems fairly, and that It 1 not In the attitude which propa ganda In India and the United States In particular so habiuallv attribute to It.' Storm Warnings Flying on Coast Portland Southeast storm warnings wre or;-rd displayed a' all Oregon and Washington coast stations Wednesday. The weather bureau ald low pres. sure covers the northeastern Pa cine ocean and is extending In on the north Pacific coast, attended by rain, with high aindi at sea. PORT RILL READ The Multnomah delegation was given the hoa.e bill requesting the appointment of the Port of Port land commission by 'he governor, by 8peaker Frank J Ixinergan alt er It was prevnted I second read ing Wcdn".'day.