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UNSETTLED Tonight uu Thursday; mocfatt temperature; Increasing toutherly local! Mm. M: mta. ei: rain A3; river, -3S feet; clear; aouth 43rd YEAR, No. 233 jtfffiftEglgg. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1931 PRICE THREE CENTS rVttSwNPS! 0 CIRCULATION DtllT average distribution for the month ending August 31, 1931 10,446 Average daily net paid 10,000 Member Audit Bureau ol Circulation mm GRAND JURY TO PROBE BISHOP'S ELECTION FUND Charges That Cannon Violated Corrupt Prac tices Act To Be Viewed Score of Witnesses In cluding Church Offici als Summoned Washington &) District Attorney Rover Announced Wednesday the District of Columbia grand "Jury would investigate charges that Bish op James Cannon, Jr., and Ada L, Burroughs, former treasurer of the Virginia anti-Smith committee, vio lated the corrupt practices act in the 1928 presidential campaign. The Investigation will begin Oc tober 8. Rover said the jury would seek to determine whether the two naa violated the law through their al leged failure to report certain cam paign expenditures to the clerk of the house or representatives. Th attorney said a score of wit nesses, including several bankers and officials of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South, would be sub poenaed before the grand Jury. The list of witnesses were describ ed as containing the names of neith er the bishop. Miss Burroughs, nor any of the senators who have con ducted an investigation Into the bishop's campaign activities. It was described as necessary to expedite action In the ease because the statute of -limitations la about to expire, MORATORIUM ON POLITICS ASKED Atlantic City iff) A "Political moratorium" In the opinion of Jul ius H. Barnes, chairman of the board of the United States chamber of commerce. Is needed so that a restored equilibrium of business may reflect a restored welfare of nations. He told the American Electric Railway convention Tuesday night: "There must be sincere accord be tween Prance and Germany by which the world shall have a polit ical moratorium; a friendly under standing of Great Britain, her trials and perplexities, an atmosphere of peace and confidence for all Europe; development of the trade and com merce potentialities of South Amer ica; and the restoration of national confidence In American in such a way that our resources and energy shall expand the fabric of trade un til It takes up the fringe of unem ployment." There Is plenty of money to fi nance a world-wide business revival, there must, however, be definite as surance of peace and Industry as evidence, he said, of the sincerity of borrowing nations to discharge assumed obligations. He made a number of suggestions to hasten business recovery. He urged the United States to Join the world court as s-n evidence of "in ternational cooperation and good will." Edison Weaker Is Report by Doctor West Orange, N. J. JF Thomas A. Edison, suffering from a complica tion of four diseases, has lost strength the last few days, his phy sician, Dr. Hubert 8. Howe, said Wednesday in a bulletin. "Mr. Edison seems to have less in terest in things and his strength has failed somewhat In the past few days," Dr. Howe said. Republicans Rally About Declaration Of Calvin Coolidge Washington P) The proposal of Calvin Coolidge for a solid front in support of the president" is to be the hub about which republican organization leaders will rally their forces for re nomination of Herbert Hoover. The veteran party pilots for the most part accept Mr. Coolidge's eopyrichted article In the Saturday Evening Post disclaiming any inter est In his Immediate return to the presidency as infinitely eliminating him from next year's political race But the appeal of the former president for "party loyalty" te viewed with less warmth among re publican Independents of the north west who have opposed some of the major Hoover policies, Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Ben Col bath always stands for progress. When he was sherin jteam In the county, unless perhaps we i am ui mc ui. stepped hts a bit. Now, opines Ben, that the bus company has put smokestacks on the big grey buses and are evidently getting ready to serve hot meals enroute. he urges that sleep ers be put on the buses out the penitentiary route. Well, we don't blame Ben. He's been looking for a good berth somewhere ever- since he was sheriff. John Gamble, who has charge of the big pavilion at the state fair. we aver is the most high minded man In Marion county. He Is about a foot more high minded, in fact, than Johnny Carton, district at torney, who is a pretty high mind ed man himself. To say nothing of Harlan Judd up to the county clerks ofiice who has to stoop to get into a circus tent. Simile As much as a Legion naire loves Clarence True Wilson. can't we even call oir dog? New York LP Take It from Prof. Charles Gray Shaw, when you hear a person going around whist ling "The Old Gray Mare" or "When You and I Were Young Maggie." he is only advertising his simple mind. For persons who whistle, be they jazz tunes or bal lads of long ago, are morons, de void of moral stamina and possess ed of an inferiority complex. Prof. Shaw asserted In a vitrei ic disser tation of the whistling population of the world. "No great or success ful man ever whistles," said the New York University philosophy professor. "Can you think of Ein stein, Edison, Hoover, or Musso lini tuning up to 'When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain?' "I "Dwelling Wrecked by Still Ex plosion," says head In Oregon ian. And Charley McNary and Willis Hawley still want still water In the still Willamette. Coolidge has come out squarely for Hoover. And yet there are folks who claim Coolidge is a good poli tician. This Is a great fair with a harn ess horse driver dropping dead in his sulky; the world's greatest buckeroo being thrown and knock ed unconscious and reported dead, and three wounded in a stable quarrel between hostlers. A guy who won't pay four bits to get Into a fair like that wouldn't pay a dime to see Washington crossing the Delaware with the original cast. Salem day started off bright and pretty but as we write this no one knows how it will turn out. We started out bright and pretty, too, when we were a baby but some thing happened. CHANGE IN RULES FOR GOLF TOURNEYS New York iP) A change In the rules of golf as laid down by the United States Golf association for tournament play, which would al low use of the club in removing any loose Impediment on the put ting green, was announced Wed nesday by H. H. Ramsay, president of the U. 8. G. A. A similar change has been made in Its rule by the Royal and An cient golf club of St. Andrews, Ramsay said. "Prior to this amendment," Ramsay said In explaining the new rule, "only certain objects could be scraped aside with the club and all other Impediments had to be lifted. This was the cause of many disputes and called for many deci sions." Senator Brookhart, republican, lowa. called for a 'progressive pro gram and a progressive candidate," after reading the Coolidge article. He mentioned as possible candidates Senators Borah of Idaho; Norris of Nebraska; Johnson of California; LafoUette of Wisconsin, and Gov ernor Pinchot of Pennsylvania. Also, there were a few In the re publican congressional fold of reg ular who kept their silence on the (Concluded on pate llcolumn 7) PARLIAMENT WILL ADJOURN ON OCTOBER 7 MacDonald Announces Emergency Program Completed by Then Question of General Elec tion Held in Abeyance Until Country Quiets London (IP) Prime Minister J. Ramsay MacDonald announced In the House of Commons Wednesday that parliament would adjourn. The announcement was taken to indicate that the question of a gen eral election would be held tem porarily in abeyance. The date for adjournment of the present emergency session, he in dicated, probably would be October 7. Lord Reading in the house of lords also onnouneed that the ses sion would end October 7 unless "something unforseen occurred." Significance of MacDonald s an nouncement lay in the difference bet wen adjournment of parliament and dissolution. Adjournment means that the session Is merely inter rupted and will reconvene. Dissolu- (Concluded on pre 11, column 6) lindympfTng flooded area Hankow, China. iP) Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh and Dr. Borcic, health expert of the League 01 Nations, arrived here at 3:10 p. m. (3:10 a, m., E. 8. T.) Wednes day, completing a flight from Wuhu, down the Yangtse river from Nan king. The Lindberghs will devote their stay In the Hankow region to map ping the survey work In the flooded area similar to that which they did In northern Klangsu province. Dr. Borcic, an expert on epidemics, will assist in the curbing of dis eases which become widespread af ter the flood. His help is badly needed here owing to the presence of cholera among the refugees. It was definitely decided that tne Lindbergh plane, which is a civ ilian craft, would not come within the scope of objections of local militarists to permitting foreign military planes from being used In the survey. BUTTERFAT PRICES SHOW RECOVERY San Francisco fPt California cream producers were benefitting Wednesday from an upturn In prices that has been in progress since midsummer. Butterfat was bringing 33 H cents the highest price since the first week in Janu ary. Wednesday's price compared with the low of the year 23 cents show ed a marked recovery. This came largely from depletion of surplus supplies, due to low butter prices. Butter prices have followed cream into higher levels, although not keeping pace. The forthcoming Issue of the field service bulletin of the Golden State company will say: "So far, the records of the trade indicate a more favorable market ahead. If supported by develop ments of the coming month It may be considered that we have 'turned the corner' and that the worst of the depression so far as the dairy Industry Is concerned Is past." 2913 REGISTERED AT STATE COLLEGE Corvallis, Ore. 'Pi Enrollment at Oregon State college at the end of the first day of class work and the second day of upper class registra tion, reached 2913 as compared to 3126 on the corresponding day last year. Registration Is still far from com plete, as last year's record show 200 students enrolled after this date. This total is for lull-time students and does not Include short course, extension or other students. The grand total for the present year, including tne Bummer session is now 4549. exactly the same as last year's fieure for the corresponding day. The recent summer session was the largest on record. ITALY TO BAN GOLD Rome IP A governmental de cree prohibiting the export of gold is imminent. It was said Wednes day on high authority. DEADLOCKED FOR CONTROL OF CONGRESS Election of Democrat in Missouri Ties Member ship of Parties Six Elections for Vacan cies To Determine Or ganization of Session Washington (A) Jouett Shouse, chairman of the democratic nation al executive committee, Wednesday reiterated his belief that the dem ocrats would organize the next congress. He said In a statement that the result In the seventh Missouri dis trict where Robert D. Johnson was elected Tuesday was "but another evidence of the discontent of the people with the rule of the repub lican party and of the nationwide determination to rebuke that party which has made so continuously the boast of enduring prosperity under its rule." "The result speaks for itself," he said. "It gives an adequate reflex on the agricultural west toward the republican party as at present con stituted and directed. Six special elections in five states hold the key to control of the next house, although death again may intervene. Selection of Johnson In Missouri again threw the house membership into a deadlock, barely sixty days before congress convenes. Each party now has 214 members as compared with 218 republicans and 216 democrats after the No vember elections last year. Seats at stake In the special elec tions, all of which will have been (Concluded on page 11, column 6) ARGUMENTS ON RATE RAISE END Washington, (IP) Arguments on the railroad petition for a 15 per cent freight Increase ended Wed nesday before the interstate com merce commission, with a final warning that failure to grant the increase would result fn wage re ductions. Assertion that the carriers must resort to wage cuts If higher rates are refused was made by Grenville Clark, representing life insurance companies and mutuar savings banks with large holdings of railroad securities. ''The railroads are being crushed between the upper and lower mill stones," Clark said. "It la not wise or prudent to precipitate a wage controversy at this time, and re jection of the petition surely will accelerate such a move." The commission took the petition under advisement. A decision Is ex pected within a short time, prob ably during the latter half of Oc tober. The arguments began Sept. 21 af ter a summer of hearings in prin cipal cities. The carriers presented their petition lit June, and the commission has put consideration of it ahead of all other matters. NEWSPAPER ADS AS CURE FOR HARD TIMES New York UP) Newspaper adver tising will open more doors to pros perity than will any other method of advertising or sales promotion, a statement Wednesday by Howard Dexter, sales manager of the Pe troleum Heat & Power Co., manu facturers of oil burners, said. He pointed out that Instead of cutting down Its advertising appropriation when the country was overtaken by the business slump, the company Increased Its newspaper advertising, with the result that sales have mounted steadily, with this year's business showing an Increase of 103 percent over last year. POISONED LIQUOR KILLS ALBANY MEN Albany (iPt Fred Bomke and William Dahlen. employes of the local saddlery, died early Wednes day from the effects of poisonous liquor. The two are said to have staged a drinking party in Dam en's room, where Dahlen was found dead. Bomke had left and gone to his room in a nearby rooming house, where he was found Just before he died. The examining physician pronounced It a case of probable wood alcohol poison. Fine Horses Hold Center Of State Fair Stage 555 r T Here are some of the hon.es and people who are contributing materially to the success or the annual stale fair and the greatest night horse show ever seen here. In the upper left Is Flora Jane McBride, Port land, up on her hunter "Hebe" which has cleaned up everything In the hunter clats around Portland. Upper Hht Is G. L. Lauer, Seattle, with "Red Man", his Chestnut gelding. Harvey Dick, Portland, Is posed In the lower left hand corner with his polo pony, "Little Mickey." The trio at the lower right arc George L. Pearson of Bend, of the Four-L; George Griffith of the Portland office of the United States forest service. and W. V. Fuller, state forestry deportment, who have charge of the elaborate and highly educational for estry display. PAIR PLANS TO HOP FOR HOME Samushiro, Japan, yp) Bad wea ther In the Aleutian islands Wed nesday caused Clyde Pangbom and Hugh Herndon, Jr., American filers, to postpone until Thursday - their takeoff here on a projected non stop flight to the United States. They hope to break two records. Their primary aim is to be the first to fly all the way across the Pa cific in an airplane without making a stop. Secondarily they would like to make a record for distance in a single hop. Pangbom and Herndon figured if they could get as far as Salt Lake City without an intermediate landing they would break the dis tance record of Russell Boardman and John Polando. who covered 5,011 miles in flying from New York to Istanbul, Turkey, last July. The Americans were confident to the utmost, even having dreams of the possibility of their gasoline holding out long enough for them to reach Dallas, Tex. If they reached the latter place they would be eligible to receive a $25,000 prize offered by Colonel William E. Easterwood for the first nonstop flight from Japan to Dal las, In addition to the $25,000 offer ed by the Tokyo newspaper Ashal for the first nonstop flight across tne pacuic. LAVEL TO START ON OCTOBER 16 Paris 'Pi Premier Laval an nounced Wednesday afternoon that he will sail for New York October 16 on the lie de France which is due there October 22. He is going at the invitation of President Hoover with whom he will discuss matters of mutual In terest to both countries. Premier Laval and Foreign Minis ter Briand Wednesday reported to the French cabinet, presided over by President Doumer, the results of their trip to Berlin and received congratulations on their work In the form of a resolution unanimously passed. 5 Wounds on 3 People From 4 Shots Fired In Fair Shooting Scrape While John Carson, district attorney, was awaiting the outcome of two gunshot wounds inflicted upon Ernest Far ron, 30, of Hurrah, Wash., bv Charles Ward, of Condon, in a orawi over liquor at the racing stables at the fair grounds Tuesday afternoon before preferring a form al charge against Ward, state and city police were trying to figure out Just how the four shots fired by Ward Inflicted five wounds on three people. At the hospital where Parron was taken. Immediately after the shoot ing with the expectation that he would die at any time attendants 'aid Wednesday noon that the wounded man had rallied and Liquors Sold On American Liners At Sea New York tLP Alcoholic bever ages sold on American liners are as cheap and as good as any to be had on foreign vessels, Inquiry revealed Wednesday. Light wines and beer, champagnes and the "hard" liquors such as whis ky and brandy, can be purchased over the bar on some ships operated by the United States lines. Wine lists are available. Drinks may be and are bought and brought to the tables on these (Concluded onpage 9, column' if ASK REINSTATEMENT OF POLICE CHIEF La Grande, Ore. WV-Petitions were being signed here Wednesday for the reinstatement of A. C. Hayn ea as chief of police. Otherwise the political situation appeared quiet after a hectic period of changes in the lineup of the city administration. The trouble started when A. B. Che ids city manager, discharged Maynes, appointing John Crawford in his place. That night Cherry resigned and the city commissioners appointed Angus McAllister to suc ceed him. McAllister then ousted Crawford and appointed James Steffen, night patrolman, as tem porary chief. Tuesday petitions were out to reinstate Haynes. and Wednesday many school children of the city were behind the move to give the veteran police chief his old Job. This being fired isn't an alto gether unpleasant experience," Haynes smiled, when told the chil dren were working in his behalf. GUN KILLS BOY Medford, Ore. (IP) Lawrence Kline, e-year-old son of B. M. Kline, died here Tuesday night three hours after a shotgun In the hands of Emery Culbcrtson. 7, had torn off the right side of his face. The boys were playing together on a ranch near here when the gun exploded. showed good prospects of recovery. He received two bullets In the chest. Meanwhile Ward was being held under guard In a hospital room- with one bullet wound in the hand and another In the arm. Neither is considered serious. Roy McQueen. of Sunnyslde, who attempted to stop the brawl and disarm Ward was wounded silently In the arm. Police officers advance the theory "(Concluded on page 11, column 6) RICH WIDOWS BECOME BRIDES Portland (IP) With a penthonse roof garden as a background and Europe as a honeymoon playground, two of America's wealthiest widows were brides Wednesday in Port land. At a double wedding ceremony. they were married to two leading ousinessmen or Portland and Seat tle. Mrs. Maxine Goodall, widow of Harry W. Goodall. former head of the shipping firm of Goodall and Perkins, became the bride of James C. Zanker, vice president and gen era! manager of the Electrl Prod ucts company of Portland. Mrs. Sue Darneal Talbot, wdow of the mil lionaire lumberman who died a year ago, became the bride of Edwin Morgan Ricker, president of the Pa cific Equipment company of Seat- tie. The ceremony was performed at noon in the roof garden surround ing Zancher's studio apartment. Rev. W. A. Ekwall performed the ceremony. Hoe, Zancher's Chinese butler, was the best man. Three of the principals had been married before, but Mr. Ricker was a novice. He displayed nervousness as the city's whitles shrieked high noon and the lour celebrants stood in line. GUGGENHEIM SEES FUTURE FOR SILYER New York (IP) Simon Guggen heim, president of the American Smelting and Refining company, on his return from Europe said that of all metals, sliver appeared des tined at the moment for the geat est future. "As a direct result of the eco nomic disturbances all over the world and the suspension of the gold standard In mast European countries he said, "I believe that silver will come Into Its own. It is necessary and most countries, in cluding Great Britain are begin ning to realize Its importance in value. "A conference should be called of leading exponents of silver and a plan should be developed where by the metal could regain some of its former prestige." Mr. Guggenheim said he believed the present would be an opportune time for a concerted effort on the part of world copper producers to help remedy the present situation. Concerning dividends, he expres sed the opinion that In considera tion of the smaller stockholders, di vidends should be maintained so long as It was possible for compan ies to do so without the necessity of borrowing money to continue to pay them. Manslaughter Is Fulton Accusation PorUand (LP) -Allen Pulton, As toria attorney. Wednesday faced formal manslaughter charges here. Temporary charges had rested atrainst Fulton ever since Aug'ist 24. when a car driven by the attorney struck down William Manz, 18. who died. Mrs. Manraret Mnnz, moth-r of the boy, filed the fcr.-nal complaint PERFECT DAY WINS THRONG OFSALEMITES Fear of Financial Deficit' Fades As Sunshiny Weather Prevails Diversified Program With" Special Features Add To Attractions Sunshine, smiles, a comfortably warm atmosphere and "something more than 30,000 people" to enjoy them, were the order for Salem day at the state fair Wednesday. Pair officials were still unwilling at noon to place any estimate on the proa able attendance for the day, ex plaining that the heavy deluge for the afternoon race program and the night horse show were yet to pass through the gates. At noon it was estimated that tne crowd on the grounds was around 25,000 and the gate turnstiles were beating out an increasing staccato. The widest smiles on the ground were those worn by Max Gehlhar, director of the department of agri culture and general manager for the fair, and Mrs. Ella S. Wilson, veteran secretary. With the breaking of Wednesday with its clear skies, warm sun and an atmosphere cleared by the rains of Monday and Tuesday, tney saw last prospects of a likely financial deficit for the week, fade away. Dur ing the first four days the aggre gate attendance ran well over the 40,000 mark, with paid admissions for mo e than half that number, and there seemed nothing to pre vent the 80,000 mark being passed by night.- Tuesday, the quietest day of the fair so far, brought 4500 paid admie "Tconcluded on page 11, column 4) THOMAS FAVORS TAX ON WEALTH Black foot. Idaho. (fP) Increased income and inheritance taxes were advocated by United States Senator John Thomas in an address at the eastern Idaho district fair here Wednesday. "Taxes should be levied in propor tion to the ability of the people to pay," he said. "I favor the placing of greater surtaxes on the enormous net Incomes and a heavier Inheri tance tax. 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