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i If War God Mars Is Planning to Monopolize the Spotlight, He '11 Have to Hurry Because Old Man Baseball Is Limbering Up for His Seasonal Performance. THE WEATHER Highest temperature yesterday 72 lowest temporal urn lust night 39 Precipitation for 24 hours 02 Preelp. since first of month .14 Preeip. from Sept. 1, M.15 26.00 Deficiency Hi rue Sept. 1, 135 .10 Fair; Frost. TWO SECTIONS TODAY J VOL. XXVI NO. 199 OF THE EVENING NEWS VOL. XXXVftl NO. 279 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON. SATURDAY. MARCH 21. 1936. Ml K ni MW v , , f THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY IL mm MIPS TO mm Editorials on the Day s News liy FRANK JENKINS JlOUli league of nations stuff which would be getting tire some if it weren't ho cynically funny. This dispatch from London, for .example: V "A prominent member of the leaguo of nations council predict ed tonight thut the league would remove all sanctions (boycotts) from Italy in order to obtain a unanimous condemnation of Ger many for denouncing the Locarno treaty." IN ORDER to understand that dispatch you must read this one in connection with it: "Ambassador Cirnndi (Italian ambassador at London) declared that Italy fully recognizes that Germany bad committed a treaty violation, but added: 'You can not expect my country, after what happened at fleneva, to take any measures which are incom patible with or In contradiction to our ideas.' HplIK bearded Cirandl (who will be remembered by newsreel au diences as the leader of the flight nf Italian planes to this country a year or so ago) added that Italy recognizes there has been a treaty breach by Germany but bluntly warned the league council it could not expect any help from Italy un til Italy's "rights" in the Ilalo- Kthiopian .dispute have, been .ftecog- iied and "injustices" removed, HA' inn IAT Is. Italy says to the lea- KUo: . Sure. Germany Is a treaty vio lator. Wo can see that as well as you. But If you think we're going to help you boycott HER while YOU'RE boycotting US, you're crazy!" So the league of nations, which is vastly more interested In what is happening along the Rhine than in any helpless nation like Ethio pia, la apparently preparing to (Continued on, page 4) SI BHOWIU 0111 SALEM, March 21. (AP) Sam H. Hrnwn of Gervais. former state senator and a candidate for the republican nomination for gover nor at the last primary election, announced last night he would seek the republican nomination for .United States senator from Ore gon. lirown will oppose Senator Charles L. McNary. He said last night he had been virtually draft ed for the race by the United Pro gressive society, with headquar ters In Portland. lirown announced he stood for "such pertinent issues of the day as the Townsend revolving pension plan; a sane and practical type of farm and home financing: for tak ing the profit out of war: for pres ervation of natural resources, and for restoration of absolute cur- rency control to the hands of the government. House Members Force Caucus to Fight Order Closing CCC Camps WASHINGTON, March 21 (AP) Turned down on their request thai President Roosevelt revoke an order to close hundreds of CCC camps. rebellious house mem bers today forced a demooratlc caucus on the Issue. A petition carrying 31 signa tures, nine more than necessary, was filed with Chairman Taylor (D-Colo.) of the democratic caucus, demanding a meeting Tuesday. Partv rules make it mandatory for Taylor to call the caucus. Representative Johnson (D.. Okla.) said: "The president turned us down mighty cold." Chairman Nichols (D-Okla.) of the bloc of revolters paid a com mittee would be named Immediate ly to prepare legislation to author FEDERAL S470,00Q,0QQ AUTHORIZED TO FINANCE PLAN Farmers to Get Subsidies for Adjusting Plantings to System Laid Down by New Dealers. WASHINGTON, March 21 -(AD Flashing throughout Uk coun try the signal to start the com plex soil conservation machine roll ing, the new deal strove today to bring the nation's fanners within the 470.000 000 program before spring planting starts in earnest. Farmers were summoned hur riedly to many conferences to or ganize county producers' associa tions. These will help administer the vast conservation plan, basis lor subsidy payments to farmers. Secretary Wallace estimated the new proerain, substitute for the invalidated agriculture adjustment act, wo:ld provide an average pay ment of $10 for each acre of com mercial, soil-depleting crop lauds shifted to foil conserving uses. A short time earlier President Roosevelt bad signed an appropria tion bill carrying S440.OOo.ooo for tp program and making $:'.0,000,- 000 of unexpended money avail- able, Operation is to begin immediate ly, with the aim of shifting 30,000, 000 acres from soil depleting crons to conservation., .growths, In , 193G. ( The secretary said the program was planned on an estimate that SO per cent of eligible farmers would participate. Farmers are ex pected to begin signing applications for participation within a week. Three-Way Plan Set The AAA divided all crops Into three classes for subsidy purposes soil depleting, soil conserving and soil building. Each participating farm is to have a "soil depleting base acre age" the acreage of depleting crops planted in 1935, with modi fications to meet "unusual situa tions.' Special Boil depleting bases, cor responding to the base acreages set up under the old AAA, are to be established for cotton, tobacco, peanuts, sugar, rice and flaxseed. There are to !-j two types of mbrffdles "soil building" and 'soH conserving payments." The soil building payments will be made for planting soil building crons ci crop land In . . 1 1936 and for approved soil build ing practices on crop land or pas- (Continued on page 6) NEW LIOUOR LAW FOR OREGON SOUGHT SALEM. March 21 (AP) A preliminary initiative petition filed here late yesterdav provided for the repeal of the Knox liquor con trol act, and would replace It with a system nf county nnd city regu lation of the sale of intoxicating liquor. The home rule league. Portland, represented by A. K. Kern, presi dent, and R. O. Welch, secretary, sponsored the repeal measure. The measure would grant towns nnd cities the right to license, reg ulate and control the Bale of bard liquors. The tax revenues would be allocated on the basis of 2: per , cent to the general fund of the j state and 75 per cent to the corn- I mon school fund. ize an appropriation to continue the present 2.1. IS CCC camps. lie wanted to ohtnin house passage before April 1. Nichols said a presidential exe cutive order would eliminate about "00 camps on that date. He esti mated $7.ft0O,n00 would be needed lo keep the present number of ramps going until July 1 and about SI 50.000.ooo In addition to- $246 000,000 now in 4he budget. Jo main tain the entire 2,158 through the next fiscal year. Once the authorization bill is icted upon, he said, an effort will he made to obtain a deficiency ap propriation or $157,000,000. Present plans of the group will call for reducing the $1,500,000,000 relief appropriation requested by the president by that amount If the CCC appropriation goes through. SOIL CONSERVATION League's Proposal Embitters Portland Law May Drive Out Doernbechers PORTLAND, March 21 (AP) Portland faced the possible loss of the largest Individual payroll in Oregon today. Harry A. Green, president of the Doernbecher Furniture company, ordered the night shift of 450 men laid olf and said the remainder of the 1.600 employes will he released gradually. The announcement followed a verdict in municipal court holding the Doernbecher company guilty of violating Portland's smoke-density ordinance. Municipal Judge Donald E. Long did not levy a penally. G risen said "We don't want to be a nuisance to our neighbors, so we will move to another state." He! declared the furniture business was too highly competitive to permit installation of a new power plant, and remarked "We have prided ourselves on keeping men working during the depression, hut we can not continue in the face of this ordinance." The Doernbecher plant was established here In 1100 when the company moved from Chehalis, Wash. Walter W. R. May, of the Port land chamber of commerce, said a special meeting of the chamber committee will be held today and commented "We did everything we could. It is terrible this had to happen." Federal Credit Plan Will Be Explained by Agents of Administration. Citizens of Roseburg and neigh boring communities are invited by the Douglas county better hous ing committee to attend a public meeting at 7:30 p. m. Monday at the Roseburg city hall, showing the building business, financial in stitutions, equipment dealers, build ing tradesmen and the general pub lic how Roseburg may secure all of the benefits of the federal housing program benefits that result in better stores, better homes, better "'ces much Wtar toln. vnliimp fnr th entire community. volume for the entire community. Oregon property owners are now spending more than $10,000 per day for the improvement of homes and business properties under the modernization credit plan of rHA, ihe Roseburg chamber of com and the Monday meeting will dem-imerce Is informed in a telegram onstrate how Roseburg may take i received this morning from U. S. full advantage of the opportunity for profitable participation in the program. The meeting will be addressed by John R. Towles, of San Fran cisco, whose wide experience as a member of the housing organiza tion has enabled him to give valu able assistance to local committees In many Oregon communities. John H. Hoppes, head of the Oregon PHA field staff, also will address the meeting, giving interesting de tails of expanded business activi ties in other sections of the state. COPCO FILES ON WATER IN DOUGLAS SALEM. March 21. (AP) The I California-Oregon Power company appneu witn tne state engineer to day for permission to appropriate 500 gallons of water daily from a tributary of Brewster creek for domestic purposes In Douglas county. The company also applied for a similar appropriation from a tribu tary of the east fork of the Co qnille river, for domestic purposes In Coos county. SHEEP THEFTS LAID TO THREE BROTHERS SALEM. March 21 (AP) A t wo weeks' search to sol ve t he mystery of a series of sheep thefls in Marion and Polk counties ended last night with the arrest of three Dayton men, brothers, state police reported. The three were John, Harold and Robert Anderson. They faced graud larceny charges In both Marion and Pulk counties. TAX PROGRAM HEARINGS ET BY CONGRESS Proposed Levy on Surplus Corporation Income to Be First Up Before House Group. WASHIN'GTON, March 21. (AP) Chairman Doughlon (D., N. C), announced today that the house ways and means commit tee would start open hearings a week from Monday on President Roosevelt's $71)2,000,000 tax pro gram. He said the committee probably would start off with the proposed! levy on undistributed corporation I Income, with treasury officials as the first witness. The sub-committee, which has been wrestling with the tax pro gram for two weeks and a half, is to file a report to the full com mittee as the basis for the hear ings. Dough ton said no decision had been reached on new processing taxes of a "windfall" levy. . There was no immediate com ment by the tax drafters on treas ury JJgures that income tux collect tlon In the first 20 days of March totaled $389,694,381, a 28 per cent Increase over that period last year. (Mr. Roosevelt proposed in creasing revenue by $620,000,000 through taxing undivided corpor ate income and dividends. He ul S - ."1.?? ."l";!:! and impounded AAA processing taxes. The revenue was request ed to meet costs of the new farm program and payment of the (Continued on page 3.) CUT MAY 60 BACK The senate appropriations com mittee has reported the agricultur al appropriation bill to the senate with a recommendation for resto ration of the $645,000 cut from the extension service appropriation Senator Frederick teiwer. The .action ff agreed to. It is stated. will restore the appropriation to an amount equal to that which was made available for the present fis cal year. The Roseburg chamber of com merce recently sent strong resolu tions to the Oregon delegation In congress protesting the proposed cuts In appropriations for the ex tension service. The cuts, It was claimed, would have greatly handi capped the field work of Oregon Slate college. FROM THE HEADLINES - By Deacon Richmond "Oregon on Verge of Great Era If Groups Cooperate" Oregon has abundant wealth, of minerals and help to health. Its snow-fed, forest-bordered streams are beauteous as an artist's dreams and have a great potential power, that Is the countryB greatest dow er; but these have suffered great pollution and need some well planned restitution. Now all our wealth. In fir and pine, in water power and In mine and in the beauty of the land. the)pJt mountains, streams and ocean mient strand, cannot produce their bene fits unless we, each one, do our bit. The groups must all cooperate and help Improve this wondrous stute till all Its assets are employ ed and naturul beauties all en Joyed. When all our resources are used, and none are any more abused, and eastern states have learned to know the wonders that we have to show, we'll have our place In the sun and enjoy laurela richly won; but all of this will have to wait, un less all groups cooperate. PROGRAM BEGUN Dionne 5 Greet Proud Parents From Movies NEW YORK, March 21. (AP) -f-Proud and a little sad was Elzlre Dlonue. plump mother of the ! fdonue quintuplets, today after I feeing her five babies perform on) he screen for the first time in ; "The Country Doctor." , Here with her husband, Oliva, 1 on a special trip to Bee the pic ture. Mamma Dionne voiced a mild Objection to only one scene. "Why. it wasn't like that at 11!" She exclaimed in French on teeing Hollywood's portrayal of the manner In which one baby after another was carried into the room and placed before the flab bergasted Pupa Dionne, J Oliva Dionne agreed with her (hat this scene was not strictly accurate. "It's crazy," he ' said. 1 1 Hit In the main, he enjoyed huge I jy the screen portrayal of himself nervous, confused little man Kmerging from the theatre aft-! Ilin norfnt in.nio thn miintiin- lets' mother dabbed at her eyes and smiled wistfully. She lingered before posters bearing the pictures of her lively daughters and said 'I am very proud. And I am also a little sad. I hope that some day we may be reunited." The Dionnes quickly Identified each quintuplet in the picture, '("est Yvonne! C'est Emelle; An-, hette . . . Ceclle . . . et Marie!" they said. $uead Mr tho quitituplets parents. This Is their first New York visit. STILL DELIBERATES . . . Verdict rrom Ihird 1 rial Awaited After Request for Exhibits. RAN JOSE. Calif.. March 21. (AP) The Jury deliberating the case of David A. Lamson, charged with slaying his young' wife, nuked for more exhibits of the trial to day. Drawings of the bathroom In which Mrs. Allene Thorpe Lam son's body was found on May 3ft, 19113, sketches of her fatal bead injuries, and testimony of Dr. Mil ton Saier, autopsy surgeon, were given lo the jury. t The jurors resumed their delib erations at 9:20 a. m. Superior Judgo J. J. Trabuceo expressed hope a veidict would he reached and announced he will keep the Jury out over the week end If none Ib forthcoming. Crowds remained In the court room while the jury deliberated. Lamson is accused of slaying Mrs. Allen Thorpe Lamson In the couple's Stanford university cam pus home. He was convicted at his first trial hut the state supreme court granted him a new trial. which resulted In a hung jury. Hp contends his wife was killed In an accidental fall In her bathtub. The prosecution contended Lam - son slew bis wife with an Iron pipe because of an unhappy family life, CANYONVILLE CHILD niF AT HOSPITAI Pneumonia following of measles caused the . . i. death at of Mrs. Cecil Wolford of Canyon ville. The child was horn In (Jar den Valley and had lived at Can yonvllle for the past five years. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Roseburg I'ndertaking company chapel, Rev. Lock hart officiating. Inter- ill be In the Hiown ceme- tcry. FUGITIVE SLAIN IN ATTEMPTED HOLDUP ST. LOFIS. March 21 (APV A robber, shot and killed yesterday during an attempted holdup of the bank of Rloomlngdnle. Ind., was, identified today by St. Ixmls police as Paul Mills, 27 years old. who escaped from the prison ward of the county hospital two years ago. Germany N G AT ON FLOWS 21 PAPERS Hitler Given Blow Below Belt, Assertion of His Spokesman; Renewed Talk Forecast. (By the Associated Prpsn) The Locarno powers awutled re action from Berlin today to t lie elaborate set of proposals formu lated with the Intent of assurlnn the lastillK European peace und set tling the lthlneland problem. Germany was by turns stunned and embltlered. Chancellor Adolf Hitler's own newspaner. Voelktscner Heoimciv caned tne suggestions r,n- iiutli o uuumi uiiu iumi-ulhw uiu lenness. ! From London flew Joachim von Ribbentrop. Hitler's personal emis sary, to obtain from the relehs- fuehrer the answer to proposals that a "buffer" zone be created in the Rhineland, policed by at international force, pending deter initiation of questions created by remilitarization. Rlbbentron was expected to re turn Monday to London, scene of the Locarno conferences, and Ger many's,., imliclpient . as ..ft treaty breaker- by the council of the league of nations. Alarm Manifested Some league representatives were alarmed, and Germany was caustic, over the Invocation by Britain. France. Uelgtum and Italy of article XI of the leaxue covenant providing for action against threat of war. This implied possible sane tiotiB if Germany rejected tho Lo carno powers' proposals. In a speech last night In Ham- .'burg. Hitler asserted, "Germany is ready to withdraw Into the se clusion where she can keep her good conscience." The British observed that the Lo- icarno powers' suggestions were subject to revision, and the Im ; pression in Ilerlln was that Hitler ! would attempt to negotiate away 1 some of the sharpest points of the program drawn up jathor than re ject it all flatly. The Locarno proposals encom pass, besides creation of the "buf fer" zone, submission of tho Franco-Soviet pact and the Rhineland inoccupation of The Hague interna- (Contlnued on page 3.) AXE THEN EXPIRES RAYONNE, N. J., March 21 (AP) William Fenhan. 55, walk ed Into the Mechanics Trust corn- .pany today, an axe In bis hand. The few depositors In the bank i were startled as Feehan attacked two doors, smashing the wood and i glass to pieces, then, swinging 1 wildly, he hacked at the cages of the tellers, breaking more glass land pounding at the marble and metal work. Someone In the street shouted "holdup," and three policemen came on the run. They entered the bank with guns drawn, but Feehan. i ii in fjiuiin, mi 1 1 1 imj it i cii :ur iia- i bis efforts, !a I,a,rolmHn uml 1,,en collapsed. He . failure. The bank has been operating on a restricted basis since Jan. 1, ;1!i3i. Police said Feehan had about $200 on deposit. I WINTER HITS IN ROGUE RIVER AREA MEDFORD, March 21 (API Winter routed spring In the Rogue Irtver valley today, with a biting i March wind in the lowlands und snow In the mountains. Friday the mercury rose to "n degrees. This morning It was offi cially recorded at 41 degrees. The weather bureau reported that snow fell this morning on tho summit of the Slsklyous and J Sexton mountain norih of Grants (Pass. Snow was predicted for the mountains tonight, with rain In the vulley. NA F. R. Allocates 43 Million to Repair Flooded Regions WASHINGTON. March 21 (AP) President Roosevelt today allocated (43,000.000 to the works progress administra tion for re pa I ib and replace ments In the flood stricken areas. Mr. Roosevelt gave the WPA "blanket authority to restore roads, streets, bridges, sewers, water and electric power plants, and other damaged public prop erties." Harry L. Hopkins, WPA ad ministrator. Informed the presi dent he could put 250.000 WPA workers on the rehabilitation job In the 10 states where prop erty looses are heaviest Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania. Maryland, West Virginia and Ohio. The president announced that emergency ljrojects would be given preference in alt cases. Cottage Grove - California Line Link Favored for Work Concentration. Unanimous endorsement was given a recommendation to the state highway commission, thut Pacific highway Improvements be concentrated between Cottage CJrove and the south state line, at u meeting of the state highway association In Eugene yesterday. The meeting, held in connection with the Commonwealth confer ence, was attended by representa tives :., from the vJDquglus county "court, Roseburg chamber of' com merce and the city council. Portland representatives were In agreement with representatives of the southern half of the state, that the Pacific hlghwav In the south part of the state should be given preference In forthcoming high way allocations. Contact la to be established with the Oregon dele gallon In congress In an effort to have federal aid money earmarked for the southern section of the Pa cific highway in Oregon. Roseburg nnd Douglas county were well represented at the con ference In Eupeno yesterday, among those in attendance being County Judge George K. Qulne, County Commissioner Britt Nich ols, County Clerk Roy Agee, V. V. Harpham, forest supervisor; May or Charles W. Clark, City Attor ney n. L. Eddy, City Recorder A, J. Geddes. Councilman W. F. Har ris, W. C. Harding, secretary of the chamber of commerce, and A, C. Marsters, chairman of the cham ber of commerce road committee and a director in the Pacific high way association. McNARY FILES HIS CANDIDACY NOTICE PORTLAND, Ore., March 21 (A P) Senator Charles L. Mc Nary (R., Ore.), mailed his de claration of candidacy for another term to the secretary of state at Sulom today, the Journal's Wash Ington correspondent said. His only pledge was to "con lliiue faithfully to render public service." He asked that three words be printer) after bis name on the bal lot. They were: "Candidate for re-election." CLYDE SEEKS MAYOR JOB AT PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore., Murch 21. (API City Commissioner Ralph C. Clyde filed decimation of can didacy for election as Portland mayor toduy. Winchester Waters Yield Their First Chinook Salmon of Season The flint chlnook salmon to be the main body of salmon will be taken from the t'mpqua river at Winchester, favorite salmon fill ing grounds five miles north of Roseburg. was caught late yester day by J. A. Collins of Roseburg, while fishing with Raymond (Red) Pearson of Winchester. The fish weighed 31 pounds. The prize for clese the Cmpquu river to comiuer 'he first chinook In the Roseburg i cial fishing, and a final decision on district was captured yesterday !the request is expected at the com m or nine by N. O. Williams, who i mission's meeting scheduled for look a 32-pound salmon at the forks April 14. The chlnook run In tho of the t mpquu, 12 miles west of Cuipitua river has been gradually Roseburg. The fish now being j decreasing for the last Beveral caught are believed to be an ad-1 years, and sportsmen contend that vaiicc run und It Is anticipated that I commercial fishing is the cause, SUFFERING TRAILS FURY OF WATERS River's Torrent Surge Into Hartford and Middletown; Rain Lashes Cities. Death List Fror 11 States Stands at 167; Homeless Total Estimated Now at 300,000. A group of pictures of the flooded regions will be found on page 6. Hy THEODORE F. KOOP (Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press) Storm warnings were flying) along the North Atlantic coast and snow intensified the suffer ing over the Pittsburgh-Johnstown-' Wheeling areas as the Connecticut lver w rou gilt its most widespread havoc today. It surged with de- ; vustatlng fury over the populous, business and Industrial cities of . Hartford and Middletown. The death list stood at 167; but as rescue and rehabilitation work was rushed in 11 eastern states ufler the worst floods In history in many localities officials fear-' ed the toll would mount. The number of homeless ap proached 300,000 persons. The damage estimated, hovered about. the $300,000,000 murk. The fifi-foot flood crest of. wtha Ohio diminished as It spread down' ' the broad valley toward Hunting ton, W. Va.. reaching Pomeroy and Point Pleasant, W, Va., and. (ialllpolis, Ohio. Hut on down the river, lowland, areas were flooded from Marietta to Cincinnati. Residents of Proc torvllle, Ohio, opposite Hunting ton, awoke today to find them selves on an island. A ferry boat hastily carried them across tho river to higher ground. Hartford and Middletown wero the hardest hit as the Connecticut river plunged down to Long Island 'sound with a force never beforo experienced. (Continued on page 6) WALLA WALLA, March 21 (AP) Saved from the gallows by last minute action of Gov. Clar ence U. Martin In commuting their death sentences to life Imprison ment, Merritt Hunter Jr., 21, und Carl Patterson, 20, were prepared today to leave the death cells In condeinued row of the state peni tentiary to begin the regular pris on routine. The two youths, who had devel oped an unusual friendship during their confinement, will be assigned to work In the license plate mill within a week. Warden J. M. Mc Cauley said. While the two youths expressed pleasure at the governor's action and their parents voiced apprecia tion for the executives act or len iency, there was bitterness In one home today. S. Kanda, Mud Day oystermnn' und futher of Lillian Kanda, for w hose death Hunter wan blamed, was disappointed at the news. "Hunter should have been hanged," he said. "He will never be any good anyway." Pa'lerson killed William Simp sou, a Yakima farmer. In the upper river within a week or ten days. The run will probably continue until the early part of June. Reports from tidewater nro that a large number of fish are; In the lower river. Local sportsmen havo appealed , to the state (Ish commission to
