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G apitaJJIJoiuiraal CIRCULATION Dftlly tvtrae distribution for th Mouth cuulug September 30, 1033 10,338 Average daily net paid 9,784 Member Audit Bureau f Circulation CITY EDITION Far tonight and Thursday; cooler; variable wind. Local: Max., M; Min., 44; rain, ; river, -3.4 feet; clear; southerly winds. AAtVt YFAP V'n 9'11 entered aa aeeond claia 491,11 I.AK, I0. .13 niBltr at Bulrin. Oregon SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1932 PRICE THREE CENTS VtSSSSMcSSSP la JUlS GARNER HITS BACK IN REPLY TO PRESIDENT Says Record Shows In ability To Make Good On Promises Made Vetoed Measures Assur ing Farmers Credit Cites Effect of Tariff Washington. Oct. 5 tfll In reply to President Hoover's Iowa address, Speaker Garner in a formal Mate ment today said "If we Judge the promises he now makes in the liyht of those he has made and failed to fulfill, either his sincerity or his ability to make pood his latest pledges Is seriously open to ques tion." The text of the democratic vice presidential nominee's statement follows: "President Hoover's statement to the effect that he is using his pood offices to prevail upon the land mortgage companies and other tin ancial institutions to which the government has loaned hundreds of millions not to foreclose upon home;, and farms is indicative of the in consistency that has characterized his entire administration. "The president vetoed the meas ure that would have assured farm- (Concluded on pnt:e 11, column 4) CREDITORS GET S Chicago, Oct. 5 lFi The U. S. circuit court of appeals today filed a decision awarding $125,000 now in escrow to tlie creditors of Fred Herrick. northwest lumber mag nate, instead of to the First Na tional bank of Chicago, which had claimed it. The decision affirms a lower court ruling that the bank had no ntUrt to the money because, the court ruled, the agreement on which its claim was based was "made to hin der, delay or defraud creditors," and was null and void. The money has been held by the Edward Hlnes Western Pine com pany and represented part of the purchase price of S750.G00 which the pine company paid for the assets of the Fred Herrick Lumber Co., of Burns, Ore., in 1928. Herrick, In building a $1,000,000 plant at Burns, had borrowed most of the money Irom some of his other companies, ihe Milwaukee Lumber company. Ihe Export Lumber company of Harrison, Idaho, and the Cocur d'Alenc Mill company. JAPAN TO PROTEST LYTTON REPORT Tokio. Oct. 5 IIP) Acting under Instructions issued today by Minister of Army Sadao Arakl, his parliamen tary councillor, M. Ilshli prepared to leave within a few days for Mukden, where he will hold an Important conference regarding the Lytton re port with Nobuyoshl Muto, Japan ese ambassador to Manchukuo. Pao Kuanchen. Manchukuo'a rep resentative to Tokio, Issued a state ment declaring the recommendations contained in the Lytton report to the league of nations are not satis factory to Manchurians. "It Is clear that the league com mtssoiners listened to Chinese prop aganda at several places in China before they came to Manchuria and had a pre-conceived opinion before their arrival." he said. PAPAL DELEGATE FLEES BY AIRPLANE Dallas, Tex.. Oct. 6 (IP The American Airways radio operator at Brownsville, Tex., today advised his district headquarters here, the Most Rev. Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores, papal representative being deported by airplane from Mexico, spent the night at Tampico, and would con tinue by plane to the border. The plane left the Mexico City airnort on an announced non-stop flight to Brownsville and when It did not arrive there last night some fear was expressed that it was forced down by bad weather. The Brownsville operator was ad vised Floyd Clevenger, piloting the plane bearing the papal represen tative, had delayed his departure to Brownsville until midmorning. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Tills is the most darned unpluvial weather we've ever seen for fall. Back in Pittsburgh an heiress named Soles married her chauffeur and he's now studying for the min istry. Probably enjoyed his first effort at winning Soles. A man is reported to have lost his right eye when he absent mind- edly abstracted a farmer's cabbage from his patch and the farmer just as absent mindedly plunked him full of bird shot. Much as we like sauer kraut we doubt if the cab bage was worth it. At any rate, sauer kraut in the raw is seldom mild. Johnny Weismuller's Hollywood wife got a divorce because she had to eat her own meals alone at home in tears. Many a wife would stay at home alone in teal's if either she or her husband had to eat her own meals. We suppose now the Chicago baron will feel Inhumed because he has been indicted. Mister Hoover ran roast pro- posed panaceas all he wishes but the fact remains the coun try needs some other kind of panacea than Herbs. NOT II LARD ON THE RADIO Among slogans appearing in tile farmers' parade at Des Moines yes terday celebrating the advent of Mister Hoover were the following: "Hoover, Hyde, Hell and Hard Times the republican 4 H club.' "We don't want loans, they mean more dtbts." "Mr. Curtis We're not so damned dumb in 193a Signed, Mr. and Mrs. Iowa Parmer. "Beat Hoover and eat." "In the G. O. P. we trusted; That's why we're busted." Finding Ends is Issue for Coach Keene," says Statesman headline. Maybe he wants to make them meet. Which is what nobody else can do in these times. Mister Schiller's declaration that he will resign if Oregon wins, automatically makes ev erybody in the state an Oregon fan. It semis that even over at the state college now all they con do is to scmss for Schissler. The time for picking autumn leaves is here but be sure they're autumn leaves not poison oak. These complaints about the water company seem to be keeping up Bill Trindle. city attorney, filed a complaint. Then he filed an amend ed complaint. And then a second amended complaint. He Just seems to keep on complaining. AFTER EVERY HOOVER SPEECH Chicago, Oct. 5 P Corn dropped to the lowest level since 1896 on the Chicago board of trade today and all deliveries of wheat slumped about 2'i cents. At about mid-ses- sion, December corn touched 26 off V. cent, and December wheat sold at 52, May at 57 b, and July at 58. NORRIS SUMMARIZES HOOVER'S ADDRESS McCook. Neb. Oct. 5 LPl Senator George W. Norris today said of President Hoover's Des Moines speech: "Mr. Hoover's speech at Des Moines, boiled down and summed up in one sentence is: 'It might be worse.' and taking into consideration the remote possibility of his re-election, I am inclined to agree with him." Jobless To Pioneer Homestead Colony On Cutover Forest Land Johannesburg, Mich.. Oct. 5 (U.R) A small band of mod ern pioneers, seeking a new frontier to support their families, pitched tents on a wooded section near here today to start a homestead colony on state-owned land, The pioneerf, heads of families dependent upon the Dearborn, Mich., welfare department, arrived in a truck, loaned them by the city of Dearborn. They came to survey, claim and settle 160-acre plots of cut-over hardwood land, now owned by the state department of conservation. Led by Ernest Langston, a one armed carpenter, the settlers set to work immediately to establish homes in the woodland wilderness of Ot sego county. They felled timber for the first log cabin. The group, eight in number, ALAND FRANK SHAKE HANDS ENDOLDFEUD Smith and Roosevelt Force Nomination of Lehman and Wagner Each Refers In Compli mentary Terms To The Other Alto Campaign Albany, N. Y.. Oct. 6 Two hands clasped in flood -light lin gered In the memory of democrats today as they squared away for final tussles with republicans. They were the hands of Gov, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alfred B. Smith who called each other Al" and "Frank" as they grinned over a common victory. Both had fought for the nom ination of Lieut. Governor Her bert H. Lehman as governor. They met on the platform of the demo cratic state convention last night. Their el torts were successiul. Ten thousand pairs of eyes watched them. It was the first time they had met since before the Chi cago national convention, where Roosevelt won and Smith lost the nomination for the presidency. Smith, arriving to place Lehman in nomination, went on the plat form. Shaking hands with persons there, he approached the spot where Roosevelt was standing. It was "Hello, Al" and "Hello, Frank" and then the handshake. Tumult drowned their further re marks, but as reported by Guernsey T. Cross, the governors secretary, (Concluded on page 11, column 8) CONFESSES TO SETTING FIRES Medford, Ore., Oct. 5 (P) Frank Milick, 20, self-admitted paranoiac, on parole from the Arizona state hospital, according to the slate po lice, confessed today that he set fire to the business district of Brownsville, Ore., ten days aeo en tailing an estimated loss of $100, 000. Milick was arrested here Sun day, and has confessed setting fires in this county and Klamath Falls. Milick told the state police, they say, that with his father whose whereabouts is unknown, he ar rived in Brownsville, in an old auto, which they sold to an auto wrecking concern for $5. Milick says his father then Instructed him to hitch-hike to Grants Pass. He did not do this, but instead remained in Brownsville, until his funds were exhausted, and then started the blaze, expected to steal groceries and an auto In the excitement. State police say they have check ed Milick's story, and have been un able to find any glaring discrepan cies. They are endeavoring to lo cate the purchaser of the old auto. Milick confessed yesterday, the state police say, that he fired the White Pine Moulding company, and Ellingson Lumber company ware houses in Klamath Falls, and that he planned to set fire to the Palace hotel in Grants Pass. The authorities allege that Mil ick has a mania for arson. MALES LEAD IN CANADA Ottawa. Ont. (LP) Canada has 372,296 more males than females in its population, according to returns from the last census made public re cently. The total males, 5,374,541, and females 5,002,245. brought supplies for six weeks. They hope to complete six log cabins, one on each plot of land, before their supplies are exhausted. With the cabins constructed to shelter them agaiast a winter tn the north, the pioneers plan to re turn to Dearborn for their wives and children and additional sup plies. The Dearborn welfare de partment, approving the courage and ingenuity of their action, has promised to assist them through the first year in every way possible By next year, the settlers believe, they won't need assistance, but will (Concluded on p-nte 11, column 0 Insull Plans Fight Against Extradition Chicago, Oct. 6 () Two repre sentatives of the state attorney's office left today by airplane for Toronto, Ontario, bearing s capias lor the arrest of Martin insull. Insull, named with his brother Samuel In indictments charging embezzlement, larceny, and larceny by bailee In connection with the collapse of the Insull utility sys tems financing companies, was re ported to have left Orillia, Ont., today by train for Toronto. Toronto, Ont.. Oct. 15 (IP) Mar tin Insull, under indictment In Cook county in connection with the collapse of the Insull utilities, came to Toronto today but refused to disclose the purposes of his visit or his ultimate destination. Reporters traced him to a down town office building, and it was (Concluded on pgVe 10, column 6 ASKS SUPPLIES FOR PORTO RICO Washington, Oct 5 (LP) Resident Commissioner Jose L. Pesquera of Porto Rico today appealed to American public opinion for aid in attaining tents, cots and blankets for Porto Rican hurricane sufferers which have been refused by the war department. The commissioner in a telegram informed Secretary of War Hurley of this intention and said, "I beg you before you go out on the poli tical stump again that you act humanely for the people of Porto Rico by revoking your previous or der which Is without precedent in the war department. We cannot procure shelter from any other source in time to prevent a heavy death toll." Pesquera also ent a letter to Senator Wagner, democrat, N. Y., in which he expressed suspicion 'that politics Is playing a part in this war department policy." "The administrations attitude is; as amazing as It is heartless," the j letter said. "Col. Bicknell of the! Red Cross states that during his 24 years of connection with this relief agency the war department had always furnished these sup plies to the victims of similar dis asters not only in the United States but throughout the world." Pesquera- said 10,000 homes had been destroyed In Porto Rico, 250, 000 persons were homeless, 300 killed and property damaged by $40,000,000. NEVADA SURYIYERS TELL OF SHIPWRECK Victoria, B. C, Oct. 5 (IP) A blonde 11-year-old high school boy. Jimmy Thorsen, of Portland, and swarthy Filipino lad, Gonzaia Decenay, reached here today to tell the last tale of the steamship Nev ada whose bones lie on the rocks of the Aleutians. It was a grim story simply told. An epic. of sallormen's courage In the face of death. These boys told how they swam ashore through raging seas when the Nevada struck a reef 13 days out of Portland, how they saw one rescue ship standrby helpless tnen leave them. How they lay two days on wet rocks of Amatigmak island without food and without hope. How the sailors of the President Madison quarreled for the honor of swim ming ashore with the lifeline which finally saved them. LOUISIANA FRAUD CHARGESPROBED New Orleans, Oct. 5 (tP) Senators Samuel O. Bratton, democrat, New Mexico, and Thomas Connally, dem ocrat, Texas, constituting a special senate Investigating committee, be gan today an open hearing here Into charges of fraud in the recent Loui siana primary election. Senator Edwin S. Broussard, who on the face of returns, was defeated for renomination in the recent pri mary, Is contesting one election on grounds of fraud. Broussard was de feated by Representative John Ov erton, the candidate of Senator Huey p. Long and the administration. Salem Girl In Dallas Hospital Dalian. Oct. 8 Miss Mary King. 19. of Salem, Is in the Dallas hos pital today with a fractured Jaw and police are investigating to de termine the cause of her Injury suffered In an automobile in the outskirts of Dallas about 11.30 o' clock Tuesday nlRht. The police have been Informed that Miss King was struck by one of the other occupants of the csr after she had broken a window in tiic machine. RECEPTION IN IOWA CHEERING TO PRESIDENT Hoover Returning to Capital After Launch ing Fighting Campaign Describes Battle To End Depression and At tacks Demo Policies En Rounte to Washington V. C, With President Hoover, Oct. 6 (LP President Hoover launched a fight ing campaign for re-election today spurred by the enthusiasm which met his opening defense of his ad ministration and attack on his op ponents. Heartened by the tumultuous re ception given In the corn belt cap ital if Des Moines to his fight against the crucial economic situa tion and his outline of plans for the future, the president was re turning to Washington with new optimism. The president's address took up three broad subjects the battle waged by the administration In de fense of the gold standard and against debilitating influences of the world economic crisis, a slashing attack on policies of the democratic party, and a plan for continued rehabilitation of the nation with special emphasis on agriculture. The success of Mr. Hoover's ap pearance, the great throngs which cheered the sight of the executive and absence of any untoward inci cent went far toward restoring the (Concluded on pnite 11, column' 6) CAROL DENIES SON'S RECALL Bucharest, Rumania, Oct. 6 (P) King Carol bitterly denounced to day the accusation credited to his former wife, Princess Helen, by a London newspaper, that he had cut short the visit of Crown Prince Michael to London because of the publicity given it. "How untrue, unjust and unfair!" the king exclaimed to those near him after he had been given the gist of his former wife's remarks In a long telephone conversation yes terday. Later the king suggested that the Interview probably was "invented and not authentic. In any case, he said, it certainly did not agree with the facts. Helen, he said, has the prlvikg; of coming to Rumania any time she wishes to see Michael and in this case, when she asked that he be allowed to visit her in London In stead, the wish was readily granted. The young prince, however, was scheduled to return here In time for his father's birthday, October 16, he said, and he also had an invitation to atend the Sigmaringen hunt, which was accepted before he left for London. MA WINS VICTORY IN CONTEST SUIT Austin, Tex., Oct. 5 ) District Judge W. F. Robertson today held he did not have Jurisdiction to try an election contest suit filed by Governor R. S. Sterling to test the right of Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson to enter the November election as the democratic candidate for gov ernor. The decision means that further proceedings in the district court will be discontnued, at least untl the hghcr courts have passed on the question of the jurisdiction of Judge Robertson's court. LINTCHICUM DIES IN BALTIMORE HOSPITAL Baltimore, Md., Oct. 5 W) Rep resentative J. Charles Llntchicum of Maryland, chairman of the house committee on foreign affairs, died here today at the Maryland general hospital. Llntchicum, who was 65 years old, was a candidate for re-election on the democratic ticket from the fourth Maryland district. HI op ponent was Charles L. Weigand, re publican. He had served in the house continuously since 1911. He teas an outstanding leader in the anti-prohibition block In con gress. He was co-author last ses sion of a repeal bill which was the first to reach a vote in the house since prohibition went into eflect. Many Fires Raging In Brush And Timber In Marion And Polk Timber And brush fires in widely scattered sections of Marion and Polk counties were but had not reached proportions according to reports from fire wardens and patrolmen. Full crews of state and county men were reported get ting the most serious lire, in green timber along the North santiam, under control at noon. Back firing had driven the flames away from most of the houses near Lyons and had prevented the flames from jumping southward across the highway. Atmospheric conditions In all of the eastern part of Marlon county were menacing, according to O. C. Hon, camp fire warden for the Sil ver Falls Timber company station ed at Camp 16, southeast of Sil ver ton. The humidity had dropped to and has been hovering around 25 for the past three days, he said. Fire fighters were also battling a blaze in the Abiqua region near the Old Stone church and have so far been unable to get it under control. After burning over 120 acres ot green timber at the headquarters of Salt Creek, in western polk county. (Concluded on pa, re 10. column 8) PACIFIC FLEET AT SAN PEDRO San Pedro, Calif., Oct. 5 P) - Concentration once again of the nation's fighting naval . forces in home waters at one point was started this morning when the bat tleships West Virginia and Mary land nosed into the local harbor through a heavy fog after maneuv er'mg in Puget Sound and visiting San Francisco. Other ships of the battle force were to arrive during the day, With the arrival of air craft car riers and the ships of the battle force, the nation will have 30 war craft and nearly 30,000 officers and men in the harbor here. The Atlantic scouting fleet is already here. Coincident with the renewal of concentration of the ships at San Pedro, Admiral Richard H. Leigh. commander-in-chief of the United States fleet, stated he had received notice he has been authorized by the Secretary of the Navy to take direct charge of the naval districts comprising Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone. Previously, the two districts had been administered directly from Washington. SOCIALIST STATE LABORITE OBJECTIVE Leicester, England, Oct. 5 Sweeping aside the objections of its leader, Arthur Henderson ,the labor party conference today carried a resolution declaring the establish ment of a socialistic state to be the main objective of the party. The program for achieving this end probably would Include nation alization of the Bank of England and Joint stock banks, but it would not affect the constitutional posi tion of the crown should the labor party come Into power. Henderson warned the confer ence against adopting the resolution but It was warmly supported by Sir Charles Trevelyan, formerly a lib eral and once minister of education in a labor government. HendersDn was reelected secre tary and treasurer of the party by acclamation. Sir Ben Turner w-as not reelected to the executive board Grand Jury at Dallas Refuses To Reindict Black For Larceny Dallas, Oct. 5 Kepoiting because of the refusal of the to testify in trial of the ease, from the state of another witness the Polk county grand Jury last night reported to Judge Arlle O. Walker that It was not re-Indicting Lynnc Black of Dallas, accused of larceny of a set of 193 code books from the office of the county clerk. Black was Indicted by a former grand Jury, but the Indictment was quashed as being Insufficient and improperly drawn upon motion of defense attorneys and the case was remanded to the grand Jury for further action. In Its statement to the court the grand Jury said: "Testimony was placed before the grand J'iry by the principal witness causing some concern today threatening serious damage, HORSES NEEDED TO SAVE FARMS The return of horses to the farm would be the salvation of agricul ture, and were the horse population today comparable with that of 1920 more than 50,000,000 acres now used in the consumption by humans would be needed to produce feed for horses. This was the assertion here today by William Hanley, eastern Oregon farmer and form er member of the state highway commission. Hanley was here to attend a con ference of farmers to consider ways and means of stimulating interest in horses. Max Gehlhar, director of agriculture, produced figures to show that the farmers who were surviving the present financial sit uation were those who relied upon horses for power. Plans for a sur vey of the horse population In the state and probable demands during the next ffve years were made. 'Machinery has contributed more to present depressed condition of agriculture in this country than I any other single factor," Hanley said. "In the first place the use of machinery involves a big invest ment and continued outlay for gas oline, oil and repairs. In the sec ond place it has released million's of acres formerly devoted to the pro duction of horse feed for the pro duction of wheat and corn for human consumption resulting in our present surplus with its ruinous prices for all farm products." THALIA MASSIE NOT TO BE CALLED Lansdowne, pa., Oct. 5 (LP) Mrs. Thalia Massie, greatly relieved to know she will not have to return to Hawaii as a witness against four men accused of attacking her be lieved ths men can be convicted if they are retried. "These men are all criminal char acters," she said. "At the time of the trial the only witnesses for out side were myself and a Portuguese. Several months later It was learn ed two enlisted men saw me drag ged into the car." Mrs. Massie Is here with her hus band, Lieut. Thomas Massie, who is detailed to the U. S. S. New Mexico, now being modernized at the League lseland navy yard. Mrs. Massie said she could sec no reason for the investigation by private detectives "unless they wanted to whitewash the men." SZE APPOINTED AS MINISTER FOR CHINA Nanking, China, Oct. 5 (yp Dr S. Szc, former Chinese minister to Great Britain, has been appointed acting minister for China in the United States, It was announced today. Ho will serve while W. W. Yen, the minister at Washington, is heading the Chinese delegation at Geneva. in a written statement that principal witness for the state and because of the absence to tlie effect that the books were taken by the defendant, and sold through him to a third party who also appeared as a witness, admit' ting that he had purchased the books for $.'0. The original Indict ment was dismissed on motion by the defendants, and re-submlttcd to the grand Jury by order of the court. The principal witness was again called and took the position that he would refuse to testify before the trial court upon the grounds that at Ihe time of the transaction he knew that the books were the property of Polk county: that the defendants had no right to sell them: and that iCoucluUed oupiir 11. column 6) shift inn AND HUMIDITY AIDCOIITROL Hundreds of Blazes From Central Washington tot California Line Fires Subsiding and Dan ger in Many Regions Passed for Time Being Portland, Oct. 5 (IP) With a ris ing humidity and lowering wind th forest fire situation In Oregon and Washington was less dangerous to day. Although a hair dozen hamlcta had been destroyed, score or more of farm homes and baiu burned, damage of more than S2. 000,000 wrought, no fatalities had been reported from any 01 the fires which were burning In an area 200 miles wide and 500 miles long. There were literally hundreds of fires from north central Washing ton to close to the California hne. The mo6t disastrous blaze, that lit the coast mountains which des troyed the town of Cochran was still burning over a wide area but no more towns were threatened. In Clark county, Washington, Just across the river from Portland tcopcluded on page 10. column 6 RECEIVERS TO ASK R. F. C. AID Chicago, Oct. S (TP) The receivers of Middle West Utilities company determined today to ask the rcccm struction finance corporation for $21,000,000 to liquidate loans of tho National Electric Power company held by five New York banks. Middle West, the gigantic Insull holding company, Invested $40,000, 000 in Its 99 per cent stock owner ship of the National Electric Pownr company but lost operating control last July when the New York bunks took charge. Edward N. Hurley and Charles A. McCulloch, receivers, annoumedl their plan to regain control for Mid die West today after a conference in Danville, HI., yesterday with U. S. District Judge Walter C Dudley. By obtaining the $21,000,000 loan and applying It to repayment of the National Electric Power debt the receivers would obtain release of $36,000,000 In collateral pledged against the loan. The banks in volved are the Chase National, Chemical National, New York Trust company. Manufacturers Trust com pany and Central Hanover bank. LOGGERS RESCUED FROM FOREST FLAMES Astoria, Ore., Oct. 5 The h.'.ofo rescue of two men by their em ployer, who drove his own loco motive through living curtains ot flame to save them from death by a forest fire, was added today to the saga of the Pacific northwest woods. William Evenson, owner and man ager of the Benson Timber com pany, learned late yesterday thrt two loggers were Isolated In a small clearing, completely surrounded by raging flames which lashed throu-rh the company holdings In Clatsop county. The two were standing by one of the large donkey engines. At the throttle of one of the company locomotives Evenson push, ed through the fire lines, savins; the two men from certain dwfh. Five logging engines and othT equipment were destroyed by the fire which raged through the tim ber 40 miles cast of here. Mre than 200 nun were fighting the blaze today and cooler weather lent a hopeful attitude while dying winds made the fire fighters' work much easier. LINDBERGH SENDS HOOVER MESSAGE Aboard President Hoover's Spe cial Train. Lima, O., Oct. 5 IIPV Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh s-nfc the following telegram today to President Hoover: "Will you please accept my best wishes for the success of the cam paign for your re-ciection. Your single purpwe of devotion to tlie service of the American people de serves every support. Your experi ence, your courage and vision are, in my opinion, needed to pilot us safely out of the world-wide depres sion from which we are emerging.