Now That the President Has Spoken His Inaugural Piece, Let's Have Action for Maritime Labor Peace. Intervention Is Past Due and the West Demands 'Do'
THE WEATHER
Highest temperature yesterday 31
Lowest temperature lust night 17
Precipitation for 24 hour.1.. ')
preelp. since first of mnmh 2.11
Prccip. from Sep. 1, 19:111 C.tfl
loficiency Blnce Sep. 1. 193b IO.k
Moie clouds, less cold Thurs.
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Ljf THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAhG -
vol xl no. 227 of rosfouro review . ' ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 20. 1 937. -vouxxvi no. w of the evening news
.. ' -
DOCK STRIKE REACHES 1934
tT
SO FAR SET AT
581 MILLION
Negotiation . Efforts Still
Stalemated; Wage-Hour
- Issues Continue as
' Peace Barriers.
i SAN. FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.
(AP) -The 83-day Pacific couat
maritime strike equalled in length
but far surpassed in cost today its
bloody predecessor of 1934 as
final" peace offers stood rojeetcd
ly Hhipqvfrners arid oi)G hey union.
Tleun of 240 vessels by the near
ly 10,000 "meii on strike has cost
$581,000,000 to .coast business, -under
the $7,000,000 daily average es
timated by the shipping ir.erchnnts'
association here.
Negotiations between shipowners
find the International Longshore
men's association remained stale
mated in a dispute over wages and
hours, in which the union charged
tlit employers "repudiated" a pre
strike offer embodying virtually
-what the stevedores wnnt now.
Both sides characterized settle
ment proposals as "final" and each
rejected the other's offers.
T. Cr. Plant, spokesman for the
offshore shipowners, issued a
statement last night sayinir the em
ployers had done "everything in
our power," -to -settle -the - .'strike,
and declared favorable peace offers
had boon made .to each of the
seven unions involved.
"Our offers grant virtually every
union fi'ndampnlal.'inclndlng union
recognition, collective bargaining,
cash for overtime, and union pref
erence for nli unlicensed person
nel." he paid. -
Kmnloyers were, represented as
believing the granting of wages
(Continued on page 61
Willnrd Smith; recently injured
in the wreck of a school bus of,
which ho was driver, today resign
ed the position of supervisor of tho
3Jougla8 county dog control board,
to which he was recently appoint
ed by tho county court. He is suf
fering from bruises resulting from
the wreck and will not be able lo
give, the time necessary to organi
zation, of the control district, he
told the court in presenting his
resignation.
V. J. Meredith of T.ooklnggloss
was appointed to fill the place left
vncant by the resignation of Mr.
Smith. John Abeene of Oakland
and Victor Phlpps of Dillard. the
latter havinc been chosen as chair
man, being the other members of
the hoard.
A meeting had been planned. at
Itoseburg today with the law en
forcement officer from tho Lane
county control district, hut due to
inclement weather the officer re
ported that he would not make
the trip. Members of the county
board, however, conferred with o
small Eroun of dog and sheep own
ers concerning policies deemed
advisable for Douglas county.
BUS NESS LOSS
Editorials on the Day's News
riy FRANK JENKINS
npiIE Lengue of Oregon Cities Is
asking the legislature lo DI
VERT u small share of the gnsoline
lax for use by cities In maintain
ing and reconstructing city streets.
A hit of advice to the legisla
ture: UKTTER NOT. If we start di
verting 'gasoline taxes from con
struction and maintenance of slate
highways, there's no telling where
we'll stop.
Everybody will want a share of
the EASY gas tax money.
-TPHE gas tax Is easy money bo-
cause people want highways
and are willing to pay for them,
but if we start using gas tax
money for other purposes the gas
tax payers will rise in their might
and vote the tax down.
Hunt for Killer
of Mattson Boy
Widely Spread
SEATTLE. Jan. 20. (AP) Fed
erul, state, county and city authorl
tieB organized a vast and Intensive
hunt for Charles Mattson's kidnap
sluyer today, fingerprinting all sus
pects even bofore they were book
od.
Police Chief William H. Sears
said the manhunt here was at the
order of "the head of the G-men,"
C. C. Spear, agent In charge at
Portland, and that It was launched
simultaneously in Seattle, Tc.coma,
Everett, Portland, liellinEhniu and
other northwest cities and towns.
With 75 officers taking part In
slinck-tov.n raids here, authorities
hud fingerprinted 20 men in nn
hour and a hnlf. Only 11 of them,
however, were hooked. The others
wore rushed o the fingerprint lab
oratory without the formality of an
open booking, and all were report
ed being grilled closely about their
activities.
FALLS QUI MADRID
MADRID, Jan. 20. (AU) A
score or more persons were killed
and many others seriously . wound
ed today when a fascist iiir floet
comhedj thqi(B0Uthern, section, of tho
capital: : ' ''
Among the first to he brought
to the first aid station at Puonte
lie Vnliecns, south of Madrid prop
er, wero the hodios of six women
and five children.
Reports from Oljon. on the north
ern front, said socialist mllitlumen
repelled nit attack near Ovledo af
ter thev 'learned fascists were
planning to advance, and were able
to nrepare a countercharge.
Socialist. shells battered gaping
holes today in the half-built, par
tially demolished clinic hospital in
a vain effort to drive a besieged
garrison of insurgents out of the
university city district of north
west Madrid.
The war ministry salt! a govern
ment flank attack south of the Ma
drid siege lines yesterday had
struck at three' points deep in fas
cist territory.
Tho attack. was said to have de
moralized the Insurgents In the
,sectpr, resulting in the seizure of
war materials and prisoners. Be
sides 200 cuntlvos. reports said, n
cannon, 12 machine guns, 300
rifles, two mprtnrs nnd quantities
of ammunition were taken.
POPE GRADUALLY
GROWING WORSE
VATICAN CITY, Jan. 20 -(AP)
Pope Plus, described ns "Incur
ably ill," suffered today from In
termittent pains in his swollen
legs the use of which, relinhle
sources said, has been "complete
ly lost."
Adding to the pontiff's discom
fort wns weakened heart action
and Increased difficulty in breath
ing, vntican sources reported. But
Dr. Mllanl. the pontiff s physician,
expressed belief he could keep .the
pope alive for some time to come.
The pope himself attempted lo
lake his mind from the agonizing
pnln by conferring on church mat
tors with prelates.
We'd better leave well enough
alone.
GOVERNOR MElirtlAM tells the
PDlrn..nli, Inr-tal..,..'. - f t. n t
lax measures now In effect should
return enough to balance the 1937
1939 budget, retire a carry-over de
ficit of J19.000.000 and leave
Sl'RPI.l'S of 21,0f.0,000 by June
30. 1939.
He advises that this be done.
IN" OREOON, Governor Martin
tells a somewhat similar story In
his message to tho legislature
similar in results, although much
smaller in actual figures. If we go
onjis we're going, he says, we'll
bo Wit of debt (current debt, that I
bonds not Included) In a couple
(Continued on pact 4.)
STRIKE
BILLS
IE
E
Oregon Industries Call for
Protection by Means of
.. State Laws; British
Plan Copied. .;.
By CLAYTON V. BEItNHARD
SALEM. Jan: 20. (AP) The
anticipated labor bills directed
chiefly against sympathy strikes
and requiring labor unions to re
gister with tho state corporation
commissioner will appeor in the
uregon legislature late today or to
morrow, introduced bv Mrs. Wil
liam Munroe of Hood River and
Senator P. J. Stadelman of The
Dalles.
The two measures, introduced ns
a result of recent maritime and
other strikes, will carry the names
of the delegation representing the
Hood River npnle center which felt
the effect of tho waterfront strike
on the Pacific coast in material
mnnuer this fnll.
Doth measures, to be followed
later by a third calling for a 30-day
arbitration proposal, have the en
dorsement of agricultural organi
zations and sponsors declare also
have the approval of many subor
dinate granges over the state.
" The one bill seeking to prohibit
the, .spread andj effects .of sympa
thetic strikes likewise carried a
provision making lock-outs by em
ployers illegal; The measure also
defined strikes other than - for
furtherance of a trade dispute
within the trade or industry in
which strikers are engaged," as il
legal and would prohibit them as
contrary to law.
rhe measure ,Btntes if would be
unlawful for any person to insti
gate, Incite, or take part in furtherance-of
a strike or lock-out de
clared to be Illegal, the violation to
he subject to a fine of $1,000 or by
tnprisonmcnt In the county jail for
ono year as penalties.
The other proposal, calling for
registration of labor unions, will
be known os the "Industrial organi
zation act. and will carry the
same penalty. Both proposals have
the emertrency clause attached
which would make them effective
(Continued on page C)
JAIL BREAKER TO
FACE THEFT COUNTS
PORTLAND, Jan. 20. (AP)--
Captaln Vayne Ourdane of tho
stnte police said he returned Ar
chie West, 37, to (Irants Pass to-
ilay to face charges of larceny and
possession of stolen goods.
The officer reported West bad
in his possession several fur coats
valued at $1100 or 1400 nnd other
articles alleged to have been stol
en from -Grants Pass stores. In
formation from Medford said sev
eral other persons are Involved In
what the officer described as a
shop-lifting ring.
Captain Gurdnne said the car
West drove, was reported stolen at
Marysvllle Calif., December 14.
Colusa, Calif., authorities said he
broke Jail there In July lost year
following his arrest on grand lar
ceny charges.
LEGION TO SPONSOR
BOY SCOUT TROOP
Umpqun post of the American
Legion will snonsor n Boy Scout
troop, with Harry Howe serving ns
scoutmaster. U was decided at the
regulnr post meeting held at the
armory lost night. Tho post has
maintained a scout troop fnr a
number of years nnd Is cooperating
in the reorganization effort.
The convention commission,
which had chnrge of arrangements
for the state meeting held here
during the post sui'imor. made Its
final report. All till in vere pnld
the committee announced, the coats
and income bnlnnrlng so closely
that only 22 cents remains In the
fund.
Following tho post business sn-
slon. the Legionnaires Joined with
the auxlllnry in an entertainment
and refreshments.
McNEECE INFArfT
OF DILLARD DIES
Helen Jane McNeeee. Infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oral H
McN'eece of Dillard. died Mis morn
Ing at Mercy hospital. The body
was removed to the Rnsehurg Un
dertaking company parlors. Burial
GISLATUH
will be arranged later,
WALKOUT
T
;.SU
EDS IN
FIVE STATES
Swollen Rivers Continue
Destructive Sweep in
Lowlands. Smashing
Through Levees.
(By the Associated Press) ' '
Raln-swntlen streams battered
levees with unabated fury In tho
mfddlewest today, sweeping over
lowlnnds and forcing hundreds of
families from flood-engulfed homes.
Anxiety for the safety of thous
ands of other persons was height
ened by forecasts of additional
rnins In portions of, Ohio, Indiana.;
Missouri, llllno-s and Arkansas.
lied Cross officials said at least
5f.0 families evaluated homes in
the vicinity or -Kennett nnd Sen
nth, Mo., where the raging St.
Francis river pounded throneh at
least nine levee brooks. Weary
emergency workers demobilized af
ter a losing fight to restrain the
stream.
Thousands of acres of farm1
lands were inundated along tho
Missouri-Arkansas line. Monette
and Black Oak. Ark., nnd the rich
farming area of northeastern Ar
kansas faced flood waters. Farm-
erfc and sharecroppers joined in the
tnulr nf linl,ll.1(T iIia Gt EVa n it i
1
-ki;i ! ir hhiii.-D -'!- rt.i,iir&iiH Fivd-Wllliams.-o -unertioav floles.
Dunklin
county, Mo. s
The Whlto river, climbing stead
ily an Inch an hour, , burst through
two levee breaks and flooded thou
sands of acres of farm land near
Hazelton, In southern ; Indiana.
Farmers have expected the break.
WPA workmen and volunteers fell
back before tho swollen stream.
Homes Abandoned
Rivers in southern Illinois rose
steadily. Many persons In the dan
ger 7onn packed their belongings
and fled to higher ground. The city
council of Mt. Carmel. 111., appeal
ed for shelter for refugees. More
than 100 homes were evafitated In
the WabnBh river valley. Highways
at Shawneetown were under wat
er to a depth of 2i feet.
Thirty-five persons found shelter
(Continued on page G)
S LONG SLEEP
NEW YORK. Jan. 20. (API-
America's amazing, air-minded mil
lionaire, the 32-year-old Howard
Hughes, devoted himself today to
sleeping.
The calm, wiry six-footer, who
han sustained terrific speed in n
land plane over greater distance
than any previous human being in
history, wns utterly tired from his
'winged bullet feat of spanning
the continent yesterday nt a speed
of .132 miles au hour.
In his little plane, designed by
his own engineer, Richard Palmer,
and built Ju bis own factory at
Burhonk. Calif., he flew '2.490 miles
In seven hours, 2S minute. 25 sec
onds, to break every existing air
plane distance speed record In tho
world.
Tho only man who ever has
flown faster than Hughes Is the
Italian, Froncescn Atrello. who
traveled '140,0 miles an hour for
less than two miles in a seaplane
Oct. 23, 1031. That record was sH
with an engine designed for about
one hour's service.
Hughes Is tho ortrlght nwner of
petroleum nnd mar.uf icturine inter
est.s and estates in T"ns. Califor
nln and elsewhere. He formerly
was a motion picture producer.
Among his pictures were "Hell's
Ancels" nnd "Scnrrnce.
And why does he risk hi neck
setting speed records? "I like to
fly," is his answer.
CHILD DIES WHEN
FIRE IGNITES DRESS
PORTLAND, Jan. 20 (AP)
Arlene Flscus. 7. lout her life when
flames shooting out of a furnace
door set her dress on fire.
The screaming child ron upstairs
from the basement, her clothing
and hair a muss of flames. The
mother. Mrs. H. M. Flscus. receiv
ed serloiiN burns attempting to
beat out the fire.
The youngster died early this
morning after receiving n blood
transfusion from her father.
MARK
OFFICER SLAir
AFTER CAPTIVE
ABDUCTS
State Policeman's Corpse
, Fastened to Mail Box;
j Fugitive Ex-Convict
J Being Sought.
MONIIOK, Mich.. Jan. 20 (AP)
The bullet-pierced body of
Michigan Slate Policeman Rich
ards F. Hammond was found hand
cuffed lo a mail box on a lonely
country road today, five hours af
ter he was abducted by a former
convict he had taken into custody.
posse of more than 200 offi
cers from Indiana, Ohio and Mich
igan combed wooded ureas for
Alclde (Frenchy) Beuoll, alias Joe
La Rile, who was paroled from the
Michigan state . reformatory at
Ionia a year ago.
Airplanes piloted by Detroit po
lice and Indiana state police join
ed tho search and Michigan state
police issued radio appeals for
1'nrmei'B to arm themselves and
search their outbuildings for tho
fugitive.
Hammond, a husky, six-foot
trooper, with a. fellow officer, Sam
Sinenl, baited two men while
blockading the highway at Men
too shortly before last midnight In
Settl C tl 01 IU O
search of two gunmen who abduct-
imiu in uttinm, aim iuu mm uuu
lo a tree in Toledo.
Hammonds took Benoit In the
stato patrol car while Slnenl en
tered a car operated by the sec
ond Buspuct, John Smith, alias
Mike Delberto, formerly of Flint,
and ulso a former convict.
Hammond Overpowered
En route' to the state police bar
racks at Erie, . Mich.. Benoll. sud
denly overpowered Trooper Ham
mond and sped away with him In
the motorcar.
Trooper Sinenl pursued the fug
itive patrol cor for ten miles, ex
changing shots with Benoit until
the pursuing car was ditched.
Two Monroe county deputy sher
iffs, Joe Hansard and Robert Na
varre, came upon the hunted car
near Lulu, Mich., and again a gun
battle ensued with Benoit finally
abandoning the patrol car. Ho es
caped on foot, into nearby woodw.
In the hlond-slalned car was the
uniform coat of Trooper Hammond
It was saturated with blood.
Al f a, in. officers patrolling
roads In the area came 'upon the
(Continued on page 0)
Horace Cumphell, 00, resident of
Roseburg for the past 38 years, died
at Mercy hospital last night, death
resulting from complications fol
lowing a fall In which he suffered
a fractured hip.
Born In Tippecunoe county, In
diana. October 15, 1847, Mr. Camp
bell received his education In the
common schools of his home dis
trict. In ISliK he crossed the plains,
driving a six-mule team, and set
tied in 1873 In Colorado where, In
1SH0, ho wns ninrrled to Mary A
Curtis. The family moved to Ore
gon In 1X08, nnd Mr. Campbell has
since made bis home In lloscuurg
He was the father of seven chil
dren of whom five, with tho widow,
survive. They are: Perry Camp-
hell, UunnlHon, Colo.; Mrs. George
Neuner. Pmthiml: Mrs. E. B. No
land, Saguache, Colo.; Mrs. I
Strong. OHkland, Ore., and Mrs.
C. D. Gb-nn, Roseburg.
Funnnil services will be held
2 p. m. Friday at the Roseburg
Undertaking cointuiuy rhnpel, R
J. It. Turnhiill officiating.
DEATH CAR DRIVER
HELD TO GRAND JURY
PORTLAND. Jnn. 20. (AP)
The municipal court ordered Miss
(lenevleve llenrd. 23. hold for the
grand Jury todny on charges of Hi
vo notary inanslaugliier in ine trn
tic death of Mrs. Abbie Hlnshelmer,
S.
.Mt. Hlnshelmer received fain
Inlflrles on January Id when an
toinoblle slvwk her at n bus
Handy boiilnvVid Intersecllnn. 11
sister. Mrs. Charles Hamilton
Pendleton, suffered a fntcliired
leg.
Cheers Acclaim President as
He Speaks Bareheaded in Rain
FEET OF U. S.
SAID ON ROAD
OF PROGRESS
n . . a j m i i i
vjuvcrumcui mu nccucu tu
Solve New Problems of
Complex Civil Life;
Executive Says.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. (AP)
President' Franklin 1). Roosevelt
dedicated himself uuew. nt tho
slnrl of his second administration
today to removal of "cuncers of In- I
justico" Hint cuubo want In tho !
midst of plenty.
n hlH'inuUKural nddress. deliv- I
ered beneath a Hlorin-darkenod sky i
to thousunds withered on the cap!
tol plaza, ho pictured uncounted
poor families HvinB "under the
pall of disaster" and said:
We are determined to, ninke
every American cllucn tuo sub
ject of his country's Interest and
concern.
ProRress In recovery is obvious,
the president said, hut tho "new
order of .things" brought about
since 1033 menus more than that.
IteslutliiK his philosophy in
broad terms and leaving Ills speci
fic program lo the fuluro, ho spoke
of using now mnterlalH of Hoclul
justice "to erect on the old fonn
ilutlbnH a morn enduring structure
ftH'-lho'UHe'-or-future Rnneiintons,;,
Refers to Constitution
Moments before he made his ad-
ilroHS he had taken die presidential
onth again from Chief Justico
Hughes. Willi justices of the su
premo court among his henrors, ho
spoke once more of tho constitu
tion hut said nothing about the
co'trls.
This year. Mr. Hnoseveii recall
ed, marks the IfiOih anniversary of
hat fundamental charter. The
fnrefa'hers found It a way out of
tho chaos that followed tho revo
lutionary wur, ho Bald, adding:
Thev created a strong govern-
menl wllh nowers of united ncllon
sufficient then and now to solve
problems utterly beyond Individual
or local solution. A century and a
half ago they established the feder
al government In order lo promote
the general weirarn and secure ine
blessings of liberty to Iho Ameri
can people.
Today we Invoke those snme
powers of government lo nrhlove
(Continued on nam (11
STREET RIGHT SUIT
HERE IS SETTLED
Senltleinont of right-of-way issues
wllh .1. U. Sawyers and the Itast
nslate, legal barriers to the propos
ed extension of Stephens si reel to
form a new highway route tnrougn
Hie north part of town, wns an
nounced todny. While negotia
tions are Hi HI pending on two
pieces or property. It was stated.
Hie way Is now clear for starling
oustructlon as soon na contracts
:li-p If.t.
The highway commission hnd III-
d suit for condemnation or the
Sawyers and Hast niopertles upon
which agreements hail not neon
reached, but settlement has been
ai e out of court. It was reporieu
today and It Is expected tho suits
will he withdrawn.
Tentative plans. It Is reported,
are Hint Hie bids for construction
of the new highway will he let by
the stale highway commission ill.
meetings In February. No rormni
announcement concerning the start
of construction, however, has
been made by the commission.
UNION AGREES TO
UNLOAD CORN CARGO
POIITLAND. Ore.. Jnn. 20
r AIM Tin longshoremen's union
completed lis ngreiuuent to unload
1700 tons or Argentine corn irom
the steamship Primern Induy, nnd
as n resell chicken raisers were
hHppler and I'ncle Ham's pockets
had an additional (10,1100 In duties.
Lett on the shin were 2,700 ions,
which grain men Indicated might
be needed It cold weather con
I lliiues.
The unloading began last month
aller longshoremen held hearings
in determine whether an asserted
I need was a fact. The corn was the
il only cargo moved here since the
J maritime tlo-up ucgun.
Private Autocrats
; Beaten, President
; Informs Country
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
(AP) President Roosevelt re
ported progross today lit his
fight itKuinst "prlvutu autocratic
powers."
In a cnmpulgn speech nt Madi
son Square Harden Oct. 81, Mr.
Honsevelt said:
"1 should like to have It said
of my first administration that
in it these forces met tholr
master."
In his Inaugural uddross lo
ony the president said:
"In these last four yuars.-wo
have mado tho exercise , of all
power moro democratic: for we
have begun to hrlhg private au-i
tncratlc powers Into their prop-1
er subordtiuttlnn to the public's
government. Tho legend thai
they were invlnciblu above and
beyond the processes of a dem
ocracy has boon shattered.
They have been challenged and
beaten."
MILK CONTROL ACT,
TARIFF FAVORED
Oregon' Farm Federation
; Also Urges Retention
- Vof Gasoline-Taxes. -
PORTLAND, Jan. 2(1 (AP)
A icomprohenslvo program calling
tor taiitr retention, support of the
milk control act anil prevention of
Industrial tie-ups faced the Ore
gon Farm Bureau federation todny
it result of resolutions pnsBed
lit the orgnnlzntlnn's first annual
meeting hero.
The group iiIho went on record
favoring support or Rtnte nnd coun
ty fairs and agricultural education
agencies: inclusion or lime in
slate mineral surveys; zoning of
timber nnd grazing lands: continu
ance of nn Interest rutu of 31 per
cent on tedernl laud hank lonns,
anil retention of gasoline taxes, ve
hicle tuxes and drivers' llcenso
fees for uso'bn roads only.
Comn ele Black-water develop
ment of the Columbia '' river1 ror
boat and barge service between
The Dulles ami Lcwlstan also wtia
commended. ' ' 1
Mac Hoke, Pendleton, was re
elected president.
Tho group went tin record oppos
ing the proposed' sanitary conven
tion with Argentina and the re
peal ol win long ami short haul
section or the intorslatu commerce
act. It In vol ml strenHtlienlng nt
rederal nuiirnnline measures
against hoof ami mouth disease,
the passing ol national mnrkuting
agreements to stabilize, prlcea, and
delay In administration or Ine
soil conservalion and domestic al
lotment act until July 1, HMO, to
allow states time to work out sup
porting agencies.
Pneumonia-" Flu"
w c . !-
into uregon on
v lly the Assnclnto.l Press.
The second January cold wave,
in some sections the most severe
In nearly 20 years, rndo Into tho
Oregon country today ami with It
(Mini) n dread epidemic or Inriu
ona and pneumonia.
Clear skies and a brilliant mil
Impotent sun routed comparatively
warm rains and snow. The severity
or (lie Icy blast sent Ihominnds or
Oregoulaiis lo bed villi colds or In
fluenza. .Many mooting nnd ath
letic events were cancelled nnd
everywhere health authorities Is
sued warnings.
The cold spots were cast of the
white-capped Casea'de divide.
Meachnm found unwanted fame
again when the thermometer sag
ged to 41 degrees below zero. The
coldest dav In IK years occurred at
Klamath Falls where the mercury
dropped 21 degrees overnight nnd
stuck at 12 below. The Dalles had
a minimum "f .1 degrees below
r.ero. lletul HI. La (Irnnde 0. Mllll
can 21, Madras 21, Pendleton K.
linker 4. Lakevlew n. Hums 12.
l innlllla I I below. Two feel of
crusted snow lay along Iho centrnl
Oregon foothills and nearly a foot
at llend.
The temperature skidd.'d fur bo
low the freezing point In western
Oregon. Knlem had a minimum of
11 degrees. Medford II. Ornnls
Puss II, Portland 17 and -Astoria
CONCERN FOR
ALL CITIZENS
IS ASSURED
Incessant Downpour Send
Many Away rrom Place
of Speech and Line
of Pageantry.
WASH1N0TON, Jnn. . 20. (AP) '
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
formally opened his second ad
ministration today with a demand
tor more and stronger government
conaecruted to "provide enough for.
those who have too little." i '
In mllltnnt phruses which left
specific details to the fuluro, he .
spoke to n rain-drenched crowd on
the capltol plaza, of the need for
government "to Bolve for the I licit-.-'
vldual tho ever-rising problems of
u complex civilization" nnd to con
trol "blind economic forces and
blindly sultlsh men."'
Moments before,- in words re- :
nonted solemnly after Chief Jus
tice Hughes, tho president had tak-
en the oath of office and been ;
cheered with n warmth that belied j
the cold, forbidding day. For j
once ."Roosevelt weather . luck" did,
not hold. !
.. Barohesded In Rain
Ousts of rnln blew -Into Mr.
ItoMnretfr-rirco; Hr stood 'hare-" '
headed. Innklnir nut now mid nfrnin '
over the black mass of umbrellas
which confronted mm. Nearby Bet i
tho newly-sworn Vice-President :
Garner, members of their families,
justices nf the supremo court, tho
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Cfl-PHDT FIFTH TO
'LOS ANCJULES, Cnllf., Jen. 20.
(AP) Only eight survivors, nil .
hospitalized, wero ieft todny of Iho
13 parsons nbnuril n Western Air :
ExprcBB liner when it crashed on a '
snowy mountain ridge near the
Hurbank airport ;Jiinunry 12.
C. T. Owens, co-pllot of tho big
transport,, died In a hospital last -night,
tho fifth victim of a disaster '
tor which tho federal bureau of
air commerce expects : to hold ii'
public hearing tomorroW, j
Other fulalltles wero Martin'
Johnson, explorer; Jumns Rrndetv
Cleveland;' A. L. Loomls,'- Omnhil,
nnd K, K. Spencer, Chicago.
Tho eight Injured who Biirvlved
were reported Improving today by;
physicians. K. T. Anderson, ' nt
Ilnelltnu, Cnllf., nnd Herbert Hulse,
!.a Salle, 111., were still In a serious'
condition, howover.
Owens is survived by his widow
und two sonfl, 11 and 8 yenrs old.
Epidemic Rides
i r t twr
rresn rrtgta wave
18 abovo zero.
Fatal Wave Worse
Dr. Frederick Strlckor, state
health offlcor, reported on official
list of 1)00 Influenza eases and 11H
pneumonia. Unreported cases, how
over, mrde the wave at least leu
times more erltlcnl. He listed eight
deaths In the Portland area. An art
curate check throughout tho stats
will not bo available until Hie
monthly statistics come In.
Morion county said 11 per cent
of I he public school enrollment wn
absent. Absentees nt Salem high
school jumped 25 per cent abovo
normal. The henllll bureau recelv-
ed reports of 22 now cases Mon
ey anil Tuesday compared witn
last week's total of 27.
Portland counted 112 now Infill
enza rases In one dny.
Patients crowded tho Hospitals
nnd many doctors worked both
lav nnd night, stricken woriier
nt Itonnevllle dam were sent til
Portland. Hood River end Van
couver, Wash.
Although hundreds of children
and scores of teachers rcmulneil
nwuy rrom Portland clnssrooms,
schools havo not yet been closed.
Health authorities curtailed school
entertainments and gradunlliin ex
erclses. Physicians at linker estimated In
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