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Monday, November 21, 1938 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Nin a Locals The Rev. Nicholas Dels, pastor or the Catholic church at Monroe and formerly stationed in Salem, is re covering from an attack of pneu monia at the hospital in Eugene. "Wreck Whitman" Turkey lay. Vft' Mrs. Roy Davidson, wife of a ga rage owner here, received internal Injuries late Saturday when the au tomobile driven by her husband was side-swiped by another car, driven by Virgil dinger, of Mt. Angel. The accident occurred near Aurora while the Davidsons were returning from the football game. Mrs. Davidson was brought here by ambulance. Da- vldson received minor bruises. Clln "Vjer was cited by state police on a minor charge pending completion of investigations. J. D. Mlckle, of Salem, will speak at a meeting of the Bulklers' Sun day school class of the SUverton Methodist church at a dinner meet ing tonight starting at :30 o'clock. Harold Davis, president of the class, will be In charge. I. B. Alfred Is the teacher. SUverton arrangements are In charge of Mrs. Henry Sprick. Mis. Theodore Hobart. Mrs. Floyd Ellefson, Mrs. Ted Flnlay and Mrs. W. Roger. Prime dressed turkeys. Ph. 67P3. 278 County Engineer Hubbs went to Detroit today to observe progress of graveling on the road between De troit and Niagara and check on oth er road matters. The county court was in receipt of a petition today signed by Charles ' L. McNary and 71 others asking y completion of the oiling from a half ' mile east of the Kelzer school to the Chemawa Indian school. This road has recently been improved and widened as a market road and some oiling done on it near the Rei ser school. Transcript from Woodburn Jus tice court has been filed here, bind ing over William Fowler, charged with burglary in the night-time In the home of Reuben Lewis, where It Is alleged he stole a package of clg arettes. Hotel Argo, extra special Thanks giving dinner. Turkey, goose, duck, chicken "Sc. 277 Bmll Loe has filed an application with the county court to be permit ted to extend 1000 feet of water line along Reserve street Just outside the city limits of SUverton. Application has been granted by the court for extension of an electric, line from the Pacific highway to the new Plo. neer school, formerly the Manning school. The line will be about half a mile long and extend along a county road to the Parkersvllle road on which the schoolhouse Is sit uated. Order confirming sale has been filed In probate on the estate of Charles W. Alexander of which Law- son Hadley Is administrator. Sale Is confirmed to C. M. Janlk for 82725. LuU Florist. Ph 9992. 1278 Lib. The first semi-annual account of Ladd & Bush Trust company as ex. ecutor of the estate of Henry Schnltzpahn, Br shows receipts of $46.42 and disbursement of (7.23. Alta Bright as administratrix of the estate of M. J. Tr ester has made report on sale of real property show ing the estate's equity in the same was sold to Leon M. and Kathern M. Nlckerson for 8100 cash. Circuit Judge Lewelling, who was scheduled to be here this rooming . to hear arguments In an injunction matter, did not come as under ar rangements between attorneys and the arguments went over to a later date. "Wreck Whitman" Turkey day. 279' North Salem W.C.T.U. will hold a roll call tea at the Jason Lee church Tuesday from 2 until 4 o'clock. Prof, Ivan Lovell of Willamette univer sity will speak at 3:15 o'clock. Miss Velora Williams will give a reading and Miss Fouts, a piano solo. Judge C. H. Hendricks of Grant county assigned to this district for trial of cases up on affidavits of prejudice or otherwise for a change of Judge was held today and set a number of cases for trial this month and next, dates being fixed as fol- RADIO Day by Day Time TR Csitcrn Stamford) Nmt York, No. 31 iJPi BroftdcaiU with Prr)lant RooMvelt M the central figure will be included tn the Thanksitvlni achedule and that for December I. Th Thaokwlvins program. Inclnrtlnt tonn by children, will orninaw from the annual Pounderi d dinner at Warm Sprlnca foundation. Georgia, at which the prueldent Ift to site the turkey. It la Haled for WJZ-NBC at I p. m. Returning to Wash int ton. the president I to atop at Chapel Hill, N. C, to ad drea the third annlYeraary meeting o the Carolina political union of the O. of north Carolina, with tranimllon nounced for both NBC and CBS at 4:30 P. m.. December ft. ' Ait Insert from London for WJH-NBO at :!( Tuesday ( to be Lord Wlnlerton. f halrman of the lntrtovrnment com mittee on refugees, in a dtcuion of the steps being taken to evacuate Jews from Germany. Norman Thomas, socialist leader. Arthur T. Robb of Editor and Publisher, and Rep. Hamilton Pish of Ne- York are the speakers for America . ton-, meeting on WJZ-NBC Thurday Kittit. Their topic 'What Dom Praa pee Meaa Today f" lows: November 23, Waters vs. Thompson; November 25, Lacey vs. Fred Meyer; November 28, Irwin vs. S, P. Co.; December 1, Oreen vs. Hayter; December 12, Davis vs. Hlnz & Wled; December 16, Dow vs. Cuts- forth; December 19, Zimmerman vs. Zimmerman. The cases of SUfast vs. Matheny and Davis vs. Zlelesch were not set, the former case going over into January. Leslie L. Eaton of Salem pleaded guilty In police court today to a charge of driving motor vehicle while under the Influence of Intox icating liquor. He allegedly collided with two other vehicles, both on North Capitol street. He was fined $100 and given 30 days In Jail which was suspended on payment of the fine. first mortgage investments 5 to 6 percent Hawkins At Roberta, Guard tan Bldg Transcript of Judgment of prin cipal sum of $36.56 has been filed with the county clerk from Salem justice court in the case of Mark Skinner, superintendent of banks, vs. Joe Harris. Order of dismissal has been filed in the circuit court case of Fire stone Tire & Rubber Co. vs. A. L. Peterson, having been settled out of court. A similar order also has been filed In the case of Commercial Credit Co. vs. Loder brothers on a stipulation showing settlement. Alvln L. Hiebert, 1126 Huge street, is booked at police headquarters for failing to observe a stop sign. Raymond A. Hilton is charged in justice court with non-support and the case has been set for a plea No vember 30, at 2 o'clock. He put up a bond of $250. For F.H.A. mortgage loans sec Childs k Miller, Inc. 344 State St. 379 In Justice court Norman Ray Jet ty pleaded not guilty to reckless driving and will have trial Novem ber 29 at 2 o'clock. W. J. Mann today pleaded guilty in justice court to a charge of giv ing a check for $43 to the Little Lady's store without sufficient funds to cover the check, waived prelim inary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury. In default of $250 ball he Is held by the sheriff. Governor-elect Charles A. Sprague will be the speaker for the Klwanis club luncheon Tuesday noon. Extra fancy fresh, dressed, tender young turkeys. Place your Thanks giving order now. Capitol Dairies, 910 S. Commercial St. 278' Four Salera young men have been accepted for enlistment in the U. S, army, according to announcement of Major H. D. Bagnall of the re cruiting office. Portland. The new soldiers are Riley L. Applegate, 1945 Oxford; Richard M. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, 2035 North High; Warren Stoddard, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Stoddard, route 1, and Milo L. Webber, son of Mrs. Grace Brocker, route 6. All were accepted for enlistment by Ser geant Joseph Scarpa, of the local army recruiting office and forward ed to Vancouver barracks, where they satisfactorily completed further ex amination and tests. Applegate and Williams elected to serve with the 30th Infantry stationed at the Pre sidio of San Francisco. Stoddard and Webber selected the 80th Ord nance company stationed at Bene da arsenal, California. Extra fancy fresh, dressed, tender young turkeys. Place your Thanks giving order now. Capitol Dairies, 910 S. Commercial St. 278 Mrs. E. V. Lisne, T75 North I7th, received word last night that her son-in-law, John L. Acrea. was struck by an automobile and fatally Injured In Los Angeles. He formerly lived In Salem. Age retirement and youth employ ment club No. 12 will meet In Wes ley hall Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The annual account of Ladd Ac Bush Trust company as guardian for Virginia Hinkle shows receipt of $261.96; disbursements of $260 and present assets as $2250. NAZI CLAIM for .11 hel pre-war colonies wms voiced by Cm Frsnt Rltler von Fpp (above) Hlller's personal deputy for colonial (Hairs. Bat. adds von Epp: "W will never attempt la solve the colonial problem b military lore." Pi HAIR PULLINC wasper. milled even encouraged In Paris when the hairdressers had a speed contest No prim were given to the long - suffering women subjects like this girl. Application of KSLM Returned Washington. Nov. 21 (U.R) The federal communication commission today returned for technical correc tion the application of Oregon Ra dio, Inc.. for increasing the power of station KSLM, Salem, Ore. The company also wanted to change the station's frequency and move the transmitter. The commis sion said information on the propos ed transmitter site was Incomplete. Confusion In the description of two proposed new locations for ra dio station KSLM by its eastern at torneys in filing application for the contemplated change was the cause of return of the application for cor rection by the federal commission, according to H. B. Read, president of Oregon Radio, Inc., owners of the station. The company, several months ago, asked permission to increase its power from 100 to 500 watts, dupli cating the Installation now in use at the state college station, KOAC, at Corvallls, and to change the lo cation of its transmitter. Under he new set-up, which Read is confident will be approved, the offices and studios of the station will be located at the east end of the lnter-county railroad bridge at the foot of Union street, and the transmitting aerial at the west end of the bridge on the Polk county side of the river. It will operate on a fre quency of 1360 Instead of 1370 kilo cycles as at present. Negro Witness Shot, Still Lives St. Louis. Nov. 21 WP Lee Baker. 39-year-old negro, who was to testi fy for the state Monday In the bombing trial of Isadore Londe, pa roled convict, was shot Friday night by two men who left him tor dead in a boarded up and deserted club house. Baker, wounded twice In the head and once In the neck, revived after several hours and managed to make his way about five miles to the Howard's Bend waterworks. An am bulance took him to the St. Louis county hospital, where physicians said he would recover, unless com plications develop. The Identity of Baker, as the wit ness who said he saw Londe bomb a cleaner's shop, had been concealed by police for his protection and for several months the negro has been employed on a cotton plantation near 6ikeston. Mo. Park Fights Liquor Case Portland, Nov. 21 JP The Crat er Lake National Park company has started Its second legal attack on the right of the state liquor con trol commission to enforce the state liquor laws within the park bound aries. The company's application for an injunction against the commission will be heard before a three Judge federal court here Friday. Hotel de MInto, shelter for tran sients on the third floor of the city hall, was thrown open for the win ter today, with Policeman Hobart Klggins detailed as supervising of ficer. About a dozen Jobless tran sients are awaiting the first meal, to be served tonight. J. A. Hauchlns. in charge of J. E. Brunk. deputy warden of the New Mexico state penitentiary, was lodg ed over-night in the Salem city Jail Brunk took Hauchlns in custody on a felony charge when Hauchlna was released from the federal peniten tiary at McNeil island. The estate of F. X. Boulllard has been appraised at $300 by Ivan O. Martin. Betty Stevens and Svea Okerberg. Ladd ic Bush Trust company has filed its eighth annual account as guardian of James E. Murphy. showing receipt of 15212, dis bursement of $357 and assets plac ed at $1066.38 Mr. and Mrs. o. R. Dorman of Devils Lake. N Dak are vl.-1'lng Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Nufer of tills city. Program for ChristmasSeal Sales Given Eradication of tuberculosis is the slogan of those engaged in the fight against the "white plague" and nothing short of this accomp lishment will be satisfactory. Dr. G. C. Bellinger, superintendent of the Oregon state tuberculosis hos pital, emphatically declared Mon day noon as he addressed a capa city audience at the Chamber of Commerce where a program in the interest of Christmas seal sales was presented. Additional guests to the luncheon were Coach R. 8. Keene, Assistant Coaches Howard Maple and Elliott Becken and members of the Willamette uni versity football squad. Early detection of - tuberculosis and the checking of the course are prime factors in, control of the dis ease. Dr. Bellinger said. In this connection, he added, seal sale plays an important part since the funds so derived are used to conduct- tuberculin tests and In other ways add to control measures. Seal sale also has resulted In stimulat ing county health associations in the battle against tuberculosis. With Dr. Bruce R. Baxter presid ing, Howard Holm an, president of the state association for the pre vention of tuberculosis, Portland, and Mrs. George Moor head, execu tive secretary of the Marlon County Public Health association, were call ed upon for brief statements. Coach Keene, Nell Shaffer, full back, and Leigh ton Blake, captain. spoke for the football team which will engage Whitman college on SwceUand field Thanksgiving day, Ralph Gustafson of the music department of Willamette provided a vocal solo. Monroe Committed To insane Asylum St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 21 WV-Jam es R. Monroe of St. Paul, charged with kidnaping In connection with criminal assault of a 21-year old girl, was declared today to be Insane with homicidal tendencies and was com mitted to the state-Insane asylum. It was revealed Monroe Is an es caped Inmate of the Patton state hospial for the Insane at California. Monroe, 37, was indicted for kid naping on complaint of the girl, who Asserted he lured her to a garage, held her there overnight and as saulted her. Monroe's record shows he was ar rested for extortion In Los Angeles In 1928, was committed to the Insane hospital In California and escaped the same year. He was sentenced for grand lar ceny in Monroe. Wash.. April 5, 1933, was given 15 years and was paroled the same year. Two Idaho Hunters Accidentally Killed Rexburg, Idaho, Nov. 21 OP) Two Idaho hunters were killed In acci dental shootings today. The victims were Harold Robert Browning, 21, Rexburg, and Andrew Hill. 25. St. Johns. Browning, former University of Idaho student, was found dead in his automobile near Rexburg. 6herlff U. H. Btgler said Brown ing's shotgun discharged while the youth was climbing into his auto mobile after hunting rabbits. His bird dog was sitting In the car when a farmer discovered the body. Hill, preparing for a duck hunt, was shot through the chest when his shotgun discharged. Officials, saying an Inquest was not necessary. reported Hill had been warned the gun was dangerous because of a "hair trigger." Sit-Down Case Pondered by Court Washington, Nov. 31 Pt The su preme court considered Saturday whether to review litigation to test the right of an employer to dls charge workmen who participate in a sit-down strike. This quetston. directly affecting the Fansteel Metallurgical Corpor ation of North Chicago, was before the Justices at their regular Sat urday conference. An announce ment Is expected Monday. The national labor relations board appealed to the high tribunal from a decision by the federal cir cuit court at Chicago that the strikers could be dismissed. f FIRST LADY' of the Key- stone state will be 22-year-old Dorothy James, daughter of Pennnylvanla'a rovemor -elect. Judge Arthur H James. She's been the Judge's housekeeper slnre her mother died, and says she "knew" be 4 be elected- ' ' ' ' ' ' ,r( GEARED FOR HICH SPEED, the army's new anti-aircraft matte mounted on an all-around " --wheel towable trailer. It State Closes in Alcatraz Trial San Francisco, Nov. 21 & The government today unexpectedly rested its case against Alcatraz con victs Rufus Franklin and James C. Lucas, charged with the 'murder of a guard tn a futile attempt to es cape from "the rock." The government's surprise move followed testimony of Thomas P. Geraghty, former FBI Investigator, who told of a prison Interview with Lucas and the convict's admission that the plan to escape was a "nut ty" one. Uncalled by the government, but waiting in the U. S. marshal's guard room, where Convicts Mervln Geb hardt, Nebraska bank jobber, and Frank E. Moten, negro robber from the District of Columbia, who had been brought with Convict Milton T. Pettijohn from Alcatraz to tes tify. Pettijohn, Texas mail robber, was the only one of the manacled trio to be called to the witness stand. He finished today, after saying he "thought" he had seen Franklin in the prison saw filing room where Guard Royal C. Cline was ham mered to death, and had seen Lucas and Convict Thomas Limerick later enter the room. Veto Presidential Trip to Peru Washington, Nov. 21 (U.R) Presl dent Roosevelt's state department aides have advised against a quick presidential trip to Lima, Peru, for an appearance at the 8th Pan American conference, it was reliably reported today. There remains, however, a possi bility that Mr. Roosevelt might go to Lima to lend his political and personal prestige to a conference at which his new "continental defense policy is certain to be a major Issue. Among some of the president's military advisers the belief prevails that it has not been determined fi nally that the president should not visit the conference. League to Work For Local Option Spokane, Nov. 21 (P) Carroll Haw ley, of Spokane, one of the incor porators of the Washington Muni. clpal Control League, Inc., in Olym pla Saturday said the league would work principally for local option on the "liquor by the drink" question "We think the present setup Is wrong' he said. "Under It, the state get the revenue and the local com munities get the grief, but the local authorities have no control. We will try to return that to the communi ties." Timber Cruisers Find Body of Man Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 21 JPt Timber cruisers discovered the body of a long-dead man Saturday on the Clark county shore of Lake Merwln, about eight miles above Artel dam. The body was believed that of Tom Lusk of La Center, according to Sheriff Leland Morrow. Rusk, about 40, was drowned in the north fork of the Lewis river two miles west of Cougar, Cowl it . county. May 6, 1937. Earl S. Griffin Dead by Own Hand Medford, Nov. 1 JP) Earl 8. Orlffin, 41, died Saturday of self inflicted wounds. Coroner Frank A Perl said. Grlflln, CCC education al advisor at Camp Wlmer near the town of Rogue River, had been despondent over 111 health, pprl said. He was a former Oregon State college student. Puget Sound Has Bigger Shipping Portland. Ore., Nov. 21 Oc tober wheat and flour shipment from Putret Sound exceeded those of the Columbia river district in October lor the first lime In many months, the Port land merchant exchange reported. The Sound region shipped 216 -&'8 barrels of Hour and 382 876 bushels of wheat as SKainst 147 144 barrels of (lour and 4:6.152 bushels of wheat for tha river. iu?. M .'V.-'. "vi ir ft f lit s . ' "i. x ? I Dean Ellis Wins Speaking Prize university or Oregon, Eugene, Nov. 21 Dean Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Ellis of Salem, was winner of Che Jewett after-dinner speaking contest held for the Uni versity of Oregon students last week. He received $15 for his ef forts. Ellis, a Junior In law, is affiliated with Sigma Phi Epsllon fraternity. State Textbook Board in Session The state textbook commission opened its three-day annual meeting here today to adopt school books to be used In Oregon grade and high schools for the next six years. Reading, arithmetic and spelling books will be bought for grade schools, while high school books to be purchased are literature, English composition, typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, commercial law, busi ness training, and world geography and civilization, Flares Bring Aid To Drifting Boat North Bend, Ore., Nov. 21 (P) Flares made of fuel-soaked rags brought aid to a drifting fish boat Sunday and were thought to have saved four lives. The craft, Active, Yaquina bay, was bar-bound at Newport and ran out of fuel two days ago. Saturday a squall tore the anchors loose and she drifted south off Coos bay where the emergency signal was sighted and the Coos bay coastguard cutter i went to the rescue. Commander B. F. KJelland of the guardsmen said the four men, head ed by the boat's master, J. L. Ten brook, melted Ice from the hold for drinking water. Wallace Appointed State Senator Portland, Nov. 21 0F The Mult nomah county commission appoint ed Lew Wallace, Portland insurance man and member of the state game commission, today to succeed Wil liam D. Bennett as state senator. Bennett, a hold-over legislator, had resigned. Wallace, who was endorsed by the Democratic Central committee, has submitted his resignation to the game commission. He was represen tative from Multnomah county at the 1935 legislature. Morality Saves Chinese Nation Portland, Nov. 21 (JP "China Is the only nation that has survived from antiquity because it is the only one whose people have realized that moral rectitude and not force is the only firm foundation for a lasting civilization," Dr. Henry Hersch Hart, author, said Sunday. Dr. Hart spent years studying and lecturing In Cathay and authored five books on Chinese literature. Green Pea Crop Valued at $916,000 Washington, Nov. 21 UP Ore gon's 1938 green pea crop for man ufacturlng was valued at 1916.000 by the bureau of agricultural eco nomics. Statistics showed that 20.450 acres were devoted to the crop, with an average yield of 1,600 pounds to the acre. Attendant Shoots At Gasoline Thieves Portland, Nov. 21 0P An atten dant at the August Itel garage ex changed shots yesterday with gaso- kline thieves on the Sherwood road near Tualatin. The employe emp tied his shotgun after the robbers who fled In an automobile, fired thrpe revolver shot. Rodent Control Project Approved Albany, Ore.. Nov. 21 (U.R) The 13.000 acre WPA rodent control project for Linn county has been approved with certain restrictions, according to H. F. Merrill, district :eident engineer. The project had bn petitioned by Santtam valley 1 residents around Lebanon, gun Is a 31mm. eallt has s heavy volume i Ask Jews for $100,000,000 Washington, Nov. 21 (U.R) Jewish leaders called upon American Jewry today to levy upon itself a "volun tary fine" of $100,000,000 for re settlement of Jews being persecuted In Germany. The proposal was made by Rabbi Edward L. Israel of Baltimore at a one-day emergency conference of the seaboard region of the united Palestine appeal. He suggested that the $100,000,000 would contrast the $400,000,000 "stolen from the Jews of Germany by the nazi regime," and would create opportunities for Jews "now languishing In a no-mans land In central Europe." The conference climaxed a week end of concern for oppressed min orities. Sen. King, D., Utah, speaking at the Palestine conference yester day, denounced the "sadistic'' anti- Semitic policy of Germany and urged the United States and Great Britain Jointly to promote mass set tlement of Jewish refugees in Pales tine. Another suggestion for solution of the problem vame from Chairman Dies, D., Tex., of the house commit tee investigating un-American acti vities. He announced that he would Introduce a bill to congress legalizing the exchange of discontented ele ments In this country for groups of oppressed minorities In Europe, Killed by Gun Brother Cleaning Eugene, Ore., Nov. 31 (" An ac cidental discharge from a shotgun which his brother was cleaning prov ed fatal to Leo Fox, lS-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Fox of Thurston, yesterday afternoon. The accident occurred about 3:30 o'clock after the boys had returned from a duck hunting trip. Kenneth Fox, brother of Leo, was cleaning the gun when it went off. The boy was brought to the Sacred Heart hospital where he died this morning. Leo was one of a family of five brothers who played on the Thurs ton B league basketball teams. He was a member of the Thurston team which was one of the popular en trants in the 1937 state high school tournament at Salem, Fred Berqh 45th Traffic Fatality Portland, ore., Nov, 31 nj.R FTea Bcrgh, 32. Portland, killed In a Sunday auto accident, became Port land's 45th traffic fatality of 1938. Mrs. Ruth Aiken, 30. and Mrs. Dor othy Dan, 32, also of Portland, were seriously hurt. All were passengers in a car driven by Clarence Cor nell. Springdale, Ore. which collid ed with another car driven by Arn old Anderson. Oregon City. Fishermen's Union To Protect Salmon Astoria. Ore., Nov. 21 Wi E. A. Storvik, secretary, ftald Sunday the Columbia river fishermen, union was taking action to prevent de struction of a valuable salmon spawning ground on the Lewis river south of Woodland. A proposed canal would ruin a two-mile stn-lch of river aa spawn ing bottom. Tlie canal waa a part of a program for re-routing the Pa cific highway from Woodland sooth. Policeman Loses Badge in Crowd Portland, Ore.. Nov. 21 UPi Pa trolman A. F. Crabtree moumed the loss of his badge today. He was caught In the crowd surging around the goal posts after the Oregon-Washington game and found his badge, like the goalposts, had disappeared. Burglar Solves Problem, No Pay Hopland. Calif., Nov. 31 (Pi A burglar blew open the sare at tne Southern Pacific railroad depot, solv ing a problem for station employes but getting no money. The station agent told 8herl!f E. L. Williams the aafe had been abandoned as useless long ago, be cause the combination wouldn't work The company money waa kept in a cash drawer, which the burglar overlooked. Delay Action On Parking Meter Bill Alderman Boss Goodman, chair man of the special committee hav ing under consideration the ordi nance bill for the Installation of parking- meters on Salem's down town business street, was of the opinion this afternoon that the bill would not be reported out to night for final action. The bill Is an especially contro versial one, and while It appears to nave substantial support In the council It Is said quite a strong ele ment among the business people of the city do not look upon It with favor. The measure was Introduced two council sessions ago, and under normal procedure would have been reported out for action two weeks ago. The committee having the the bill In hand Is the regular traf fic committee, namely. Aldermen Goodman, Prank P. Marshall and James H. Nicholson, with Aldermen E. B. Perrine added because he is chairman of the street committee. Goodman Is said to oppose the measure. Goodman expected to confer with him today, but had -been unable to meet him up to early afternoon. Bids on six new automobiles for the Salem police department will be an Interesting matter outside of routine before the council tonight. Competition Is expected to be keen among automobile concerns bidding tor the contract. Further resistance la to be en countered by the council from the Lebeck company that moved the old postoffioe to the campus of Willamette university. Damage to State street waa done, the city claims, by the moving of the heavy structure, and the city demands $1,320 from the Lebeck' company towards the cost of repairs. The company resists on grounds the amount Is excessive. Proposed condemnation of an old dwelling house In the 1800 block on North Church Is to be given a hearing before the council tonight. The building waa occupied up to about two months ago when It was pronounced dangerous by City Building Inspector E. C. Bushnell on grounds that It was unsanitary, in danger of collapse and had de fective electric wiring. It la owned by W. J., and A. J. and Jamea Waterhouse. Mississippi Negro Victim of Lynching Wiggins, Miss., Nov. 31 UP) Peter Lott, a resident of Wiggins, said a negro, Wilder McOowan, waa lynch ed today by a mob of white men who had trailed him with bloodhounds after the alleged rape of a 74-year old white woman last night. The mob trailed the negro to hla grandmother's house, where he had slept, and overtook him as he pre pared to drive to Oulf port in a truck. Lott said the negro was dragged from the tnick and strung to a tree a short distance from his grand mother's house. Sheriff 8. C. Hlnton was Investi gating the case and could not be reached for a statement. Confesses Slaying Of Yakima Man Yakima. Wash, Nov. 31 (U P) Boy Wright, 18-year-old suspected slayer of John D. Moore, Yakima auto mobile dealer, confessed the killing to Deputy Sheriff Bert Guns and Detective Floyd Luce, two Yakima officers wired Sheriff Lew Evans. Wright was en route to Yakima from San Jose, Calif., where he waa arrested and waived extradition. When first arrested Wright denied he was the slayer, but the telegram received today said he had signed a confession. The two officers and their prison er planned to stop tonight In Med ford, Ore. Wallace to Fill Bennett's Place Portland, Nov. 2t (P The Mult nomah county democratic commit tee Saturday night recommended that Lew Wallace, member of the state game commission, be named to fill the vacancy of State Senator W. D. Bennett. Bennett resigned recently because of 111 health. Gales Threaten Damage at Nome Nome. Alaska. Nov. 21 (UP Oales. lushing the watfront for nearly 16 hours, threatened exten sive damaRe today. The storm whipped up waves which tore at docks, plera and buildings. 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