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M. aBitam Journal I Circulation Oally average distribution for the Month of September. 1039 9,956 Average dally net paid M79 II ember Audit Bureav of Circulations City Edition Unsettled tonight and Wednesday, rains west portion; strong southerly winds. Local: Max. 74, mln.

43, rain 0, river ft. Partly cloudy, southerly winds. wt doouii not 45th YEAR, No. 253 Entered as second class matter at Salem, Oregon SALEM, TUESDAY OCTOBER 24, 1933 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEW STANDS FIVE CFNT mm xa jo Wt BO out way I nnnraw Good Evening! Septets Born SEEKS TO END Senate To Generate PURCHASES OF NEW GOLD TO BEGINAT ONCE Price To Be Paid To Be Slightly Above World Price Level COUNTY ROAD FUND DEPLETED FOR NEXT YEAR Only $146,1 63 Left in Reserve Highway Fund For Next Budget GORCH YIELDS INFORMATION OriABDUCMI Wrestler and Wrestler of Hopewelj Held On Suspicion Own Session Heat, Whatever Be Issue By HARKY N. CRAIN What a merry gyroscope of political philandering the senate promises to be when the legislature meets here next month lor at least 20 days of special session what a galaxy of political ambitions to be aired and nurtured.

To observers with imagination and an apprecla- Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN About the only room in a public building you dont need a pull to get Into Is the elevator. And that takes a push on the bell. The mystery of the white flag floating from the courthouse flagpole remained as tense as ever, in fact became tenser today, when Arthur Wyatt, cutodian of the building, said he didn't know how the flag got on the flagpole. And he's the supervisor of flag-raising at the building. One explanation came today when It was remembered the white flag was flying the same day that Ed Porter, champion tax cutter, made a visit to the building.

The employes may have run up the white flag when they saw him coming. Speaking of tax cutting, It seems to date about the only place the tax cutters have made any dent is In county expenses. They started on the courthouse and quit there. And now the legislature is coming along again in solemn conclave for the express purpose of raising more money. The tax raisers are still In the saddle, but with the taxpayers bucking it begins to look as though the tax raisers will raise more hell than taxes.

Parrlsh Junior high school teach ers are reported to have been vlO' latins narkinar regulations. Naugh ty, naughty, maybe the board will make them stay after school and write their names on the blackboard 500 times. Somebody called np the office this morning and asked where he should send a sample of shoe polish to have It chemically analysed. Nobody around the office knew, bnt all agreed that he waa probably wasting time as shoe polish Is not safe to drink, It seems that all the candidates for presidency of Willamette who have appeared on the scene to date are not candidates for the presidency of Willamette at alh This will simplify the situation for any candidates who are candidates. We beg leave to advise the board of trustees that while we were up on Wlllam ette campus a few days ago neither are we candidates for tne joo un less pushed too hard.

A few days ago we announced the name of Henry Crawford as a logical candidate for governor. And now we note Henry made an address tbe other night to the chamber of commerce at Sclo. Atta old fight, Henry. With cooperation like that maybe we can pat it over yet The slogan of 60,000 for Salem by 1935 Is apt to come true alter au. If the rest of the counties of the state refuse to budget funds for the old age pension, and this county does budget them, by 1935 we'll have all of the eligibles from the other counties living here.

This should cause our town to reach the 60,000 mark handily. Chamber of Com merce bulletin please copy. STORM WARNINGS HOISTED ON COAST Portland, Oct. 24 VP) Southeast storm warnings were ordered up at all Oregon and Washington coast stations today, and the weather bureau predicted fresh and strong southerly winds off-shore on the Oregon coast, and occasional gales to the north of the Columbia river. Rain throughout the west por tion of Oregon was forecast, bring' intt to a nend the period of balmy weather the state had enjoyed for several days.

Monday's maximum temperature in Portland was 72 de grees, and the minimum was bu de grees. tlon of the spectacular the prospects are enticing. Picture four aspirants to the presidency of the upper house; add half a dozen candidates for gubernatorial honors; sprinkle with three self-starting congressmen; spice with such general hell-raisers as Senators Peter Zimmerman, Isaac E. Staples and William Woodward; mix together within the four walls of the senate chamber before a gal lery or press correspondents and curious spectators and" you have a dish to please the most fastidious. in one sense it will be an economv dish, generating its own cooklna heat.

With President Fred Kiddle pre siding it Is anticipated that service will be a la cafeteria, or help your- (Concluded on page 4, column 6) ORDER END TO NAZI BEATINGS Berlin, Oct. 24 (IP) A sharp or der to all German police chiefs "unequivocally" to protect foreigners irom Nazi attacks was Issued today by Dr. Wllhelm Prick, minister of tne interior. The police chiefs were ordered to instruct all forces commanded by them to grant foreigners every "necessary protection." Storm troop leaders and Nazi party authorities were also notuiea of tne order. The Instructions were the outcome of vigorous protests by American diplomatic officials and others against a succession of beatings and attacks upon Americans and citizens of other nationalities by storm troopers wno resented their failure to salute the Nazi flag.

The statement to police officials pointed out, it was learned, that although the government has thus far succeeded in preventing serious international complications, "the fact cannot be overlooked that the maltreatment especially of Americans and British citizens for failure to salute the flag would result in considerable damage to the Reich's reputation, threatening ser-ious diplomatic consequences." NEW RIOTS IN COTTON FIELDS Fresno, Oct. 24 (IP) Two companies of state militia were ready today to "move at once" into the San Joaquin valley cotton fields where new outbreaks among striking pickers threatened both the cotton crop and the strike-breakers picking It. Dispatch of the civilian soldiery into tne territory awaited only orders of Governor James Rolph. He sent special representatives by air- pane to tho vnlley to determine the exact situation. Rolph cancelled plans for an overnight trip and remained in Sacramento, the state capital, when unerui w.

v. Buckner, Kings county, reportedly pleaded for Immedi ate military Intervention to prevent Diooasnea. strikers and growers are "arming" it was reported. Buckner described his county as an "armed camp- lonowing tne sabotage raids by 1,000 Mexican strikers from their tent city near Corcoran on nearby ranches. One Delivery Doing Nicely Georgetown, British Guiana, Oct.

24 Senora Carola- Perez today was caring for seven sons born to her In one delivery. Physicians regarded the septet birth as unique in medical history. The mother and all the children were reported as "doing nicely." The senate of the Bolivar department listened to an appeal for a government grant to the Perez family, whose head Is Senor Nxluis Perez, then referred the matter to the department of public works. New York, Oct. 24 (ff) Inquiry at the New York Academy of Medicine brought information that there is not in gynecological records a single case "absolutely substantiated" of multiple births more than six.

Even six is an extremely rare event. Two six birth records are cited as well substantiated for the past century, There have been reports of seven births, which the gynecological record cited not as authentic but because they are interesting to physicians. LITTLE HEADWAY IN FARM STRIKE By th Associated Press) The national farm strike made little apparent progress today. Milo Reno, national leader of the Farmers Holiday association, returned to Des Moines from Kankakee, 111., without comment. A group of Kankakee farmers voted last night tp Join the strike.

AU Iowa highways were clear at noon as pickets withdrew from around Sioux City and Omaha, In the face of a predicted cold wave. First reports of violence came to Sioux City officers today from George O. Brown, trucker. Pickets near Movllle, struck him in the face, he said, because he was re luctant to return with a load of livestock. Twenty creamer? operators In Chippewa county, Wisconsin, voted to close their plants Friday for five days as an expression of sympathy for the strike movement.

In North Dakota sheriffs sought to prevent shipment of grain from elevators, In accordance with an embargo proclaimed by Governor William Langer. Despite the strike, however, market centers 'in Iowa, Minnesota. Nebraska and Wisconsin reported there had been no pronounced effect on receipts. Meanwhile in Washington, George N. Peek, administrator of the farm adjustment act, urged farmers to "fight enemies, not friends." BOOTLEG KING HELD SUSPECT Portland, Oct.

24 UP) Roy Moore, once known by police as "king of Oregon Frank S. Par ker, 41, and Estrel S. Oatz, 26, alias John Burns, were held in Jail here today while police investigated several cases of robberies, hold-ups and arson to determine whether the prisoners Were involved. Parker and Oatz were booked on charges of assault and robbery while armed and ordered held under $20,000 bail. Moore, listed as fugitive from Clackamas county, was held with ball at $3,000.

His wife, formerly Dorothy Lane of Marshflcld, held as a material witness with bail at $1,500. Police said Parker told them he took part in the holdup of a police car carrrying Western Dairy com pany money, two service station holdups, a shooting in Kelso, a safe robbery at Raymond, several car thefts, and the burning of a house at Marshfleld for In surance. Detectives said he tried to Involve Patrolman Aubrey L. Chamberlln, guard with the dairy messenger, whom he accused of having given a signal for the holdup. Police out- cials declared they did not believe Parker.

Parker said Moore was the "brains" of the alleged crime or ganization. ALIMONY CLAIMS WAIVED BY MAE Los Angeles, Oct. 24 WT Waiving all claims of alimony, Mae Murray, blonde screen acress, was divorced in superior court today from David Mdivanl, prince of tne soviet proV' ince of Georgia, In foregoing any claim to alimony, Miss Murray said she thought she was giving up something she felt she was rightfully entitled to, but "I am also gaining something that is very Important my freedom," she declared. DEADLOCK ON WATER SYSTEM Elliott Enroute New York To Conclude Sale of Plant to City Authorization Sought for Acceptance of City Bond Issue E. C.

Elliott, president of the Oregon-Washington Water Service company, was said authoritatively here today to be on his way to New York where he will attempt to make arrangements with the Chase National bank for Immediate sale of the local water plant to the city of Salem. The Chase bank is trustee for the company. The nroDOsed deal on wnicn El- liott will advise with the New York bank is the Plan whereby the com pany would accept xrom tne city water bonds in an amount to equal, at the present market price, the $950,000 the company demands for the plant, since tne price oi sucn bonds iii not over 88 or 87 at pre- sent the face value of the bonds would be In excess of $1,000,000. raiiott's trin to New York was made known In Salem today after a conference this morning between Walter E. Keyes, attorney lor tne water company and Chris J.

Kowitz, rltv attorney. Progress in tne water aeai nas Wn at a standstill because of combination Involving tne market price of securities and a state law inhibiting the sale of city bonds at less than 95. The water company asks $950,000 cash for the plant and (Concluded on page column 4) MACHADO SHORT ON TRUST FUND Washinirton. Oct. 24 UP) Evidence that former president Machado of Cuba used $9,000,000 out of a trust fund with the knowledge of tho American state department was presented today to senate lnvestglators.

A letter from the files of the Chase National bank disclosed the now deposed president was short In the fund In 1931. The letter, from one Chase official to another, said the matter was "worrying the president and our own state department." Ferdinand pecora, committee counsel, read the letter Into the record, but did not Immediately go into the trust fund affair. The same letter reported that Machado's son-in-law, who was employed by the Chase bank in Havana, was "useless from a business standpoint," but recommended his retention because otherwise Machado would have to give him an allowance. Large loans to Machado and his companies, some of which were stiU outstanding at the time, were dls- (Concluded on page 8, column 4) Newly Mined Gold Advances 21 Cents Washington, Oct. 24 (VP) Today's treasury newly mined gold price was set at $29.80 an ounce; 21 cents higher than yesterday's price.

Under the practice the treasury has been following for some time back, this price Is based on the world price and has nothing to do with the Roosevelt governmental purchase plan, under which first purchases will be made tomorrow at a level above tne world price. ltseu mere may oe avrici regu sider a program of conservation under their NRA code. Wallace said the objective of the NRA can be accomplished only if handled In such a manner as to "avoid unnecessary destruction of usable timber and young growth; Insure prompt and adequate regeneration following cutting; and produce a reasonably steady output of timber and other products continuously from year to year, with only such fluctuation as may be dictated by the requirement of the market." "Reasonable conservation measures can be demonstrated to be '(Concluded on page 4," column' 7) DALADIER AND CABINET FALL Paris, Oct. 24 (P) The cabinet of Premier Edouard Daladier fell early today battling for a balanced budget and insisting to the last that sound finances alone could avert imminent inflation and the fall of the franc. Within an hour after Its defeat 329 to 241 on a vote of confidence.

the entire cabinet hurried to Elysee palace and presented their resigna tions to President Lebrun. The president Immediately outlin ed a series of consultations with senate and chamber of deputies presidents, committee heads and party leaders before offering the premiership. Albert Sarraut, a senator, was mentioned as the most likely to suc ceed M. Daladier. Owing to the bitterness which developed In the chamber.

It was not considered like ly a deputy would be considered. As M. Daladier fell, he burned his bridges behind him in an open break with the socialists reproaching their millionaire leader, Leon Blum, for negotiating ft compromise and men refusing to BUpport It. Usually calm and deliberate, the premier raised his arms in violent gestures as he denounced Blum, who appeared to take tragically the supposed end of his power seen In the socialist spilt on the vote. His spare form contrasting sharply with that of the thick-set and burly premier and his voice choking, Blum asserted the government's plan would but have paved the way for a further deficit.

"You are going to again reduce the purchasing power of the con- (Concluded on pngo 8, column 8) SLAYS HIMSELF Hollywood, Oct. 24 UP) Robert Mantell, 21-year-old son of the late Robert B. Mantell, famous Shakespearian actor, shot and killed himself early today in the apartment occupied by himself his mother, known on the stage as Genevieve Hamper, police reported. The suicide, for which friends told police the motive apparently was discouragement over his career as an actor, took place on the eve of his mother's return to the stage. Miss Hamper was to appear In the role of Portia tomorrow night at Los Angeles theater with Lucille La Verne cast in the role of Shylock.

The youth had accompanied his mother to a rehearsal and they returned to their apartment late last night. Several hours later, Miss Hamper was awakened by a revolver shot and found her son dead. Young Mantell and his mother came to Hollywood six months ago from their home at Atlantic Highlands, N. J. The father of the dead youth was one or tne most famous of all Shak espearian actors and Miss Hamper for years was his leading lady.

The elder Mantell died several years ago, his death being hastened by an in-Jury suffered when thrown from a horse he was riding on his eastern estate. stripped of technical verbiage, may oe acscriDca tnus; "World prices of wheat, cotton and other international commodities reached their lowest levels oh a gold basis In 1933. Since then prices have remained steady. A bar of gold, In other words, will buy no nigger sacx oi wneat now than it would a year ago. "This ldlcates that the economic flurry engendered by the World war is beginning to spend itself; that world commodity prices, measured In gold, are tending to stabilize themselves at present levels.

"The president therefore has an Roosevelt Takes Charge Of Effort for Managed Currency Washington, Oct. 24 UP) The first purchase of newly mined gold under President. Roosevelt's move toward a managed currency will be made tomorrow. Jesse Jones, chairman of the reconstruction corporation, Dean Ach-eson, acting secretary of the treasury, and probably Henry Morgen-thau representing the president, will meet at the treasury at 9:30 a. or soon thereafter.

Through the treasury's regular fa cilities, foreign gold quotations at that time will be received and the price and amount of the first federal purchase decided upon. President Roosevelt today conferred with the three officials. It was said in high government quarters today that the price to be paid would be slightly above the world price level. With President Roosevelt taking direct charge of preparations for putting his plans In operation, other officials clamped on the lid so far as comment and explanations of what is taking place were concerned. Officials ordinarily accessible to newspapermen for comment of sunn aeciinea to oe interviewed.

This was the last day for the trea sury setting the price to be paid for gold on the world level. It was plac. ed at $29.80 an ounce, 21 cents more (Concluded on page 4, column 7) LINDYSTOFLY TO SCOTLAND Galway, Irish Free State, Oct. 24 Mrs. Charles A.

Lindbergh Is getting homesick. "I'm terribly anxious," said the wife of the famous American airman after their hop from Southampton, England, "to see my baby "Yes, I'll be glad to be back home again." She insisted, however, the long trip with her husband has not been tiresome and she said she considered Ireland one of the most delightful land over which they have flown. But perhaps there was a reason: The westerly part of Ireland, Col onel Lindbergh pointed out to his wife, gave him his first sight of land after his historic lone Atlantic cross. ing years ago. Even the quiet-mannered colonel confessed seeing the land again gave him a "thrill of pleasure." Colonel Lindbergh said he and Mrs.

Lindbergh Intended to fly to Inverness, Scotland, tomorrow. Today's Inactivity was due to ft heavy coastal fog. The flight tomor. row will be by way of Loch Foyle, where air Marshall Italo Balbo halted on his flight from Italy to America. DRUNKARDS MAY BE STERILIZED Berlin, Oct.

24 UP) A threat of sterilization was faced by chronic drunkards in Germany today. The threat was embodied In a new law, effective the first of the year, which provides for "prevention of hereditary incurables." The act will be compulsory, said the Essener National Zletung, only in cases of complete irresponsibility, Others, however, may escape sterilization. It Is applicable to hereditary cases of feeblc-mindcdncss, schizophrcne (split personality), Insanity, epilep sy, St. Vitus dance, blindness, dear ness and dumbness and serious phy- cal deformities. Prof.

Fritz Lenz of Munich dis cussed the law before a meeting marking the 80th anniversary of the Oerman Anti-Alcohol society last night. ROYAL SCOT TRAIN DUE According to the local Southern Pacific office the Royal Scot, crack train of the London-Midland line, will go through Salem Wed nesday morning about 6 o'clock. It Is doubtful if it will stop here un less to take on water. The train has been on exhibition at the World's Fair In Chicago during the summer and is now making a tour of tne united states before returning to the British Isles, via Vancouver, B. and Montreal, Ransom Money Traced Notes and Addressed Found In Room Boston, Oct.

24 (ff) Lieutenant. James Finn of the New York police department today said that information gained from John Gorch provided a clue to the kidnapers ox the Lindbergh baby. After a conference which follow ed the questioning of Gorch and which was participated In by BostoA police officials and Corporal WU-11am F. Horn of the New Jersey; state police, Finn said: "Gorch provided us with name and addresses In New Vork. These will have to be checked up.

What they will prove to be I can't say now." Asked If the Information gained from Gorch was of "real Import ance, Finn said, I wouldn't want to put It as strong as that but It a clue. I wouldn't want to go any stronger because to do so would frustrate any plans for the future." Finn said that samples of GorcMl handwriting had been taken to com- pare them with tne Handwriting (Concluded on page 7, column "41 BRITISH VESSEL RAMS CRUISER San Francisco, Oct. 24 The cruiser Chicago, one of the navyle newest fighting ships, was badh damaged and at least one man filed, one missing and two seriously injured, in a collision at 8 a. today off Point Sur, south of here. witn tne uriusn steamer a live Palm.

Both ships proceeded toward San Francisco. The Silver Palm was reported badly damaged also. The destroyer Chester accompanied the cruiser, which headed lor Mare Is land. Naw reports said the Chicago was struck on the port side just forward oi tne number turret and that in bow of the silver Palm tore a great hole In the fighting ship, penetrating to a point near midship. The Chicago's forward compartment be low tho water line was filled.

The body of J. W. Troy, chief pa- clerk aboard the cruiser, was re covered. Junior Lieutenant H. A MacFarland was missing.

First Lieutenant F. 8. Chappelle of the marine corps and Machinist J. A. Oehlers were reported seriously Injured.

GRAF ZEPPELIN ON FLIGHT TO CHICAGO Columbus, Oct. 24 (p The Graf Zeppelin passed over Colunl-bus at 7:35 a. m. (Central Stand ard time) today, heading north. The Graf Is en route from Miami to Chicago.

The Graf, which flew to Miami from Brazil, Is making her fifth visit to this country. After she left Miami at 0:45 o'clock last night. a report arose that a stowaway was aboard. Several members of tho ground crew said one of their number, a Cuban, had climbed Int the rigging and stowed away. Twenty-one passengers are aboard, Including Mayor Scwcll of Miami and 11 -months-old Billy Munson, Billy is the son of an America lawyer of Rio Do Janeiro.

LIST RESOURCES OF NATIONAL LIFE Chicago, Oct. 24 (IP) A complete Inventory of all tho assets of the $200,000,000 National Llfo Insurance company of the U. S. A. and started today to enable an early reorganization or reinsurance of the firm which is now in receivership.

To forestall drastic shrinkage of the volume of the company's business, Ernest palmer, state Insurance superintendent, issued a warning to other companies that any raids on the National Life company would be met with tho recent "antl-twlst-Ing" law. palmer hoped to prevent policy holders from letter tholr insurance lapse. Patrick J. Lucey, receiver for the company, said that tho Inventory would study tne company's holdings In securities, mortgages, real i and other assets. Bridge Fund Best Showing Other Funds Nearing Exhaustion With the county budget committee meeting apparently but a few weeks away, Indications are from the status of road funds now, that the court and budget committee will be faced with nearly a bare road cupboard for the first time In many years.

The big reserve highway fund which at one time was over $600,000 shows on the books now as $323,163, but out against this are an appro bation of $105,000 lor the North Santiam highway and an item of $72,000 to draw against It to pay the last half of the state taxes. This theoretically will leave $146,163 in this fund, but there are apt to be other drains against It before the lirst of the year or before the new year Is far advanced. This fund is entirely separate and apart from road appropriations made at the beginning of the year. Seemingly, from the present outlook, there should be some money (Concluded on page 8, column 1) RETAIL PRICE CONTROL FIGHT Washington, Oct. 24 (IP) Battle lines for a new fight over retail price control were being drawn today in trade circles and the NBA.

Far from disposing of the issue, master retail code promulgated yesterday by the president to take effect next Monday seemed merely to have defined the limits within which the controversy now will be fought to a finish. Knocking out an original provision to ban sales of goods at less than wholesale cost plus 10 per cent, the code forbids sales at less than cost with the added declaration that "the selling price of articles to the consumer should include an allowance for actual wages of store labor, to be fixed and published from time to time by the trade authority." stores with five or fewer employes In towns of less than 2,500 are exempt not only from this but from all other provisions of the code. The Issue affecting all other stores now Is how much of the labor costs the trade authority will decide should be included in the prices be low which goods cannot be. sold. Those within the NBA who fought to the last for the cost plus 10 per cent plan expressed confidence that the mark-up to be recommended Dy the trade authority would be close to that figure.

They believed it would prove more acceptable when presented, as it now will be, as a mark-up to cover part of actual labor costs. SCHOOLCHILDREN INJURED IN CRASH Poison, Oct. 24 (P) Twen ty or more school children were badly shaken and two were danger ously injured here today when I coupe driven by Wilson Owens of Poison, crashed into a district school bus at a city street intersection. The heavily laden bus was nearly demolished. Two children, Ray Ransey and Garland Sturm, were the- most seriously injured, suffering possible skull fractures.

Owens was only slightly' The crash occurred almost in the heart of the city, as- the bus was en route to the school after picking up the children. MANY LIVES LOST IN WRECK OF TRAIN Evreaux, France, Oc. 84 WlV-Por-ty persons were feared killed today In the derailment of the Cherbourg-Paris express. The engine, baggage car and three passenger coaches of the train plunged off a viaduct over the Rouloir river near Saint Elier. Ten bodies were recovered from the cars, which were smashed by a 33-foot fall.

Many of the Injured were brought to hospitals In this city, which Is nine miles northeast of Saint Elier. So far as was determined, none was American. Lumber Industry Gets Monetary Policy To Place Commodities On A Profitable Basis (OopyrlKht, IMS. bs United Press) Washington, Oct. 24 (U.R) A new interpretation of President Roosevelt's announcement of his monetary policy was made today by administration economists who professed Ultimatum In Session With Cabinet Member Wnshino-tnn.

Oct. 24 (Pi Secretary Wallace today told delegates to the lumber conservation conference here that unless the industry controls lations by government." to see in it an opportunity to place- commodities immediately on a firm ana prosperous basis. Their research yielded such cheerful conclusions that Oeorge N. Peck, administrator of tho agricultural adjustment administration, called the president's announcement the culmination of a 12-ycar fight to bring prosperity back to the American farmer. "I interpret the president's speech as being his recognition of the principle that the dollar simply should represent fair exchange, rather than dominate the price of commodities," Peek said.

Discoveries of scientists of the bureau of agricultural economics, Wallace said stabilised employment and a stable industry were "impossible without conservation and sustained production of the basic resource." Government control has been adopted in many other countries, he said, adding public opinion sooner or later will force such action In this country unless the problem is solved in some other way. The forest industries are to be given every opportunity, he explained, to work out the solution themselves, and only II they fail, will extensive public regulation be undertaken. The operators are here to con (Concluded on page 4, Column of.