Seeing and Fleeing America Are Now in Season. One Class Going Overland in Motor Cars, the Other, Ignoring War Debt Dodging, Going Overt to Spend
THE WEATHER l
Highest tejqpWaturo yesterday GO
LoweBt temperature lust night 10
Precipltatluii' tur 24 houra... .08
Preelp. since first or month 1.3S
Preciit. from Sept.-1; l'j:iO 19.US
Deficiency since Sept 1. 1936 8.24
Probably ihowers; mild.
DECieON
Whit will the.lt. 8. supreme
court do bout ftw Wagner la
bor re lailooa act?, A' decision Is
expected Monday. ' Whether fv.
arable or unfavorable, the deci
sion will have far-reaching ef
fect Watch NEWS-REVIEW
wlro news. -
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THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY
VOL. XL
NO. 296 OF ROSBURO REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON. SATURDAY. APRIL 10. 1937.
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Dy FRANK JENKINS .
IN THE news of the day this Is
written (Wednesday) there are
three developments in the current
strike situation one hopeful, one.
cynically amusing, and ouu disturb
ing. ; ' -
T'HE BIG development, an,d the
hopeful one, Is .the Ktiltlemenl
of the costly Chrysler sit-down
strike, and the accompanying set
tlement of the much less exten
sive Reo strike. ' -
The dispute In the Chrysler
strike was over tho closed shop.
.Each side clnims to have won.
John L. Lewis' CIO says it got
what It wanted, which was recog
nition as EXCLUSIVE bargaining
agent for Chrysler workers. The
Chrysler corporation says It
DIDN'T thnt In tho settlement
CIO, was grnnfod bargaining rights
only- for its own. members, which
are asserted to ho n minority of
Chrysler workers.
The important thing to the coun
try ns a whole Is that tho strike,
with -all Its oxploslve possibilities,
Is over.: Tho Chrysler settlement
gets the sparks just that much
farther away from the powder keg
Dver which wo are all sluing' , in
these' days.1
'TVWOTXMBNT No.'. 2 : "
' The U. S. senate votes con
demnation or both sit-down strikes
and company unions. That hurts
(Continued on page 4)-
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COSTS PRINCE TITLE
BUCHAREST, Itunianfn. April
0.(AP) King Curol ordered his
brother, Nicholas, placed under
house arrest today shortly after a
royal court decree stripped .Nicho
las of all princely titles and privi
leges. .
This action was taken to pre
vent Nicholas from appearing In
public with his commoner wife,
whom he had refused to give up.
Nicholas formally wll) be re
lieved of his titles and rights as a
member of the royal family tomor
row, 'when his bouse arrest is to
cease.
The crown council road Nicholas
out of Hohenzollern royalty short
ly after midnight with the terse
announcement:
"His royal highness (Prince
Nicholas) is no longer a member
of the royal family."
The gay, 34-year-old Nicholas,
at odds with Carol, chose the role
of a private citizen in a final p how
do wp rather than give up bis com
moiiftr wife and their two-year-old
son.
King Carol refused to panctlon
their etoixmicnt and marriage in
1931, which violated royal family
law. '
Chief Justice Hughes, 75 Tomorrow,
Gives no Sign
CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES '
WASHINGTON, Anrll 10 (AP)
Charles Evan Hughes, chief
justice of the United States, will
be 75 years old tomorrow.
Today he called the usual secret
weekly conference of the nine jus
tices, four of whom are older than
their chief. The meeting may re
sult In flnnl determination of the
constitutionality of the national
lalmr relations act.
Mr. Hughes declined to make
any stntcment concerning his at
tainment of thnt age which he
once said could be more ensllv de
fended than 70 ns a compulsory
retltement period for justices.
Whether he has changed his
mind about that. Mr. Hughes nlone
knows, hut he has given nn Indica
tion that he Intends to retire.
Since he became chief Justice in
1M0 he has nol missed a day In
court through Illness. .
Twenty yinnt.aeo he observed
his hlrthdnv. hv. maklne it speech
In praise of Woodrow Wilson, who
had defeated--him" for 'the presi
dency the previous" November.
War had been 'declared ' five days
before and the nation was mobiliz
ing. '
GIC. STRIKE
CONTINUES IN
ORDERLY WAV
Pickets at Oshawa Jeer 60
Returning to Plant for
Repair Service But '
i Don't Interfere.
OSHAWA, Ont., April 10.
(Canadian Press) Sixty men' and
women workers of the strike-clos
ed Oenernl Motors of Canada plant
V a 1 k e d - without molestation
through a picket line today and
went back to work In the parts de
partment. Thus a situation which the CIO-
affiliated Automobile Workers un
ion, the company and government
officlnls all hud reared might break
into open trouble passed peacefully
with no more Incident than the
Jeers or tho ICO pickets.
The main plant, from which
3,700 union workers have struck,
remained closed. The parts de
partment was. reopened for motor
car and truck repair purposes and
not for actual production.
A dozen girl workers were
among the sixty who filed through
the picket h today.
At tho lime, provincial authori
ties mussed police reserves In
nearby Toronto, ready for Instant
action, but, they were not needed;
Premier Hepburn of Ontario, out
spoken opponent of the CIO, had
promised government protection
for the returniug parts depart
ment workers. ,,
"I am highly pleased there has
hopit no trouble." said 'Mayor Alox
Hall. "I am glad the strike has
conttnu&d.nMcrlv. There is no rea
son why It Should'hot.'1
Threat Intent Denied r , r '
The Oshawa mayor had 'Waited
half an hour at the headquarters
of CIO Organizer Hugh Thompson,
who said upon his arrival that he
wanted to retract - a previous
suggestion ' that nn "aocldent"
might happen to returning work
ers. Thompson explained he
meant no "threat.". . .
"Stewards of the union promised
to give snfo conduct to strike
breakers through the picket linoi,"
said the organizer. "But they had
thought there might be Individual
hanging around who mleht. start
something, nut that Is all out and
the union absolutely will protect
strike breakers and seo that they
got safely out or the plant."
With the reopening of the parts
(Continued oh page 81
EAST GARDINER MAN
KILLED BY TRAIN
John Wage, a resident of Enst
Gardiner for the past six months,
was killed Thursday night when
he was struck by a passenger
trnin. Both legs were severed. He
died within n few minutes after
the nccident. It was believed by
the train crew thnt he was sitting
on tho tracks near East Gardiner.
Wade, who was 69 years old.
was reported to have been drink
ing heavily and was so much un
der the Influence of liquor that he
could not get off the tracks, ac
cording to Coroner H. C. Stearns,
who Investigated tho accident. The
investigation was conducted by
the coroner, aided by Dick Miles,
state policeman, nnd Hnrry Mc
Cube, deputy sheriff, and It was
not deemed that an Inquest was
necessary.
of Plan to Retire
Addressing the Dwlght alumni
association In Now York, Mr.
Hughes said then: .
"We have tonight a condition in
which we are realizing what our
democracy means and tho tests to
which it Is subject. Wn speak -of
the principles underlying our In
stitutions. "What Is their security? Their
security lies not lo any form of
words embodied in either consti
tution or statute. Their security
is In the abiding love of democ
racy thnt exists in the hearts of
the people."
Mr. Hughes first came Into pub
lic attention through n series of
rnle Investigations In New York
in 1(105 nnd Ipoii. In IMWi he enter
d the flplit lo defeat William
Rnndolph Hearst for the gnvernor
shiti. He was elected governor twice.
In the clo-lng days of his second
term In 1910. President Tnft an
nolnted htm to the supreme court.
He remained on the bench until,
into when he quit to run for presi
dent. Mr. Hughes returned lo the conrt
In 1030 ns chief Justice, appointed
by President Hoover.
I
73
i Plans "Real Competition" in
iutput, Higher Pay, Increase in
Jobs When "Strike Mess is Over"
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WAYS, Ga., April 10. (API-
Henry Ford said today the Ford
Motor company will demonstrate
'wages, production and compel!
Ion such ns never seen before,"
when current strike disturbances
subside.
I'he 73-year-old Detroit manufac
turer in an Interview at his winter
home here reiterated charges that
war seeking financiers are backing
lubor unions. He asserted also his
company has been "holding down"
production so as not to take ad
vantage of striko beset competi
tors. ..,',
ord said Wednesday he never
would recognize the United Auto
mobile Workers association or any
other union for collective bargain
ing. Ho decliued comment today
on nnnouncod plans of tho U. A.
W. A. to unionize his pinnls des
pite this statement.
When this strike mess Is over,'
Ford . snld, "we'll demonstrate
some real competition In quantity
production with new mothods thnt
will call for more -skill, higher
wages, and a larger number of em
ployes." -
Ford would not sny whether lie
has n definite plan at this time
to boost his minimum wnge, now
nt $0 per day. Ho recalled that his
minimum wage was 17 por day at
ouo time, prior to tho depression.
6IVEEEB00ST
Increases Come as C. I. O.
and A. F. L. Compete for.
o - Bargaining Power.
HOUSTON, Texas, April 10.
(AP) One hundred thousand oil
workers of the southwest, heart
of the nation's petroleum Industry,
divided . their Interest today be
tween pay raises that mny reach
$16,000,000 and a movement to
weld them into n giant Industrial
union. -(
Two groat oil firms, tho Texas
company nnd Humble, led wilh pay
raises of about 10 per cent affect
ing , 41,000 employes. - Informed
sources constantly expected about
60,000 workers of other southwest
companies to share in wage ad
justments which would raise the
total increase In this area to $15,
000,000. The committee for industrial or
ganization pursued its campaign to
organize 1,000,000 worker:), ex
tending Its drive from the south
west Into all corners of the oil pro
ducing industry.
In southern California the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, bitter
foe of John L. Lewis' CIO, an
nounced formation of a body to
act as joint bargaining agency
for JtB craft unions. In the south-
em California district there are
about 35.000 oil industry workers.
The A. F. of L. group was unmed
the oil industry council initials
the reverse of the CIO.
The CIO at the same lima sent
Its organizers in seven regions of
the country, establishing district
offices for Its announced hope of
having "the nil industry completely
organized within a year."
WHITMAN STUDENT
TOPS ORATORY MEET
SALEM, April 10. (AP) Wil
liam Fifleld of Whltmnn college
won first place in tho 14th annual
Paclflq ForenBic league extempore
speaking contest held Inst night at
Willamette university. His ' sub
ject wn.B "Can a Nation Remain
Neutral in the Next War?"
Sterling Livingston of tho Unl
versity of Southern California plac
ed second and honorable mention
went to Clifford nobler of the
University of Idaho.
Tho finals in tho debate ron
tests and other phases of the meet
will be decided today and tonight.
BAD CRASH BRINGS
ONLY BROKEN LEG
8AI.EM. April 10. (API In
what pollee officials termed a ml
raculons escape from more serious
injury or death, Mrs. Henry Craw
ford of nismnrck, N. Dak., suffered
n leg fracture Into yesterday when
the light track she wns driving
was demolished In n collision With
a Salem pnsscnger bus.
Walter Stark, brother of the In-
lured woman, was uninjured, ns
wore tho driver nnd three passen
gcra In the dub.
"Lalmr union organizations are
tho worst thing that over struck
the earth becauso they take away
a man's Independence," Ford said.
"Financiers aro behind tho unions
and their object Is to kill . compe
tition so as to reduce the income
of workers, and eventually bring
on war." ' -
Discussing the relationship be
tween employer and employes,
Ford said:
"We're all workers together, the
men nnd I."
"There shouldn't bo any bargain
ing or dealing necessary. Our com
pany pays tho best wages it can,
nnd alwuys bus. We keep a sur
plus on hand so as to be Indepen
dent of financiers, but our surplus
has not Increased. Wo can pay
more when we increase tho quanti
ty of our production.
"We have been - holding down
production lately so as not to tako
advanlnge of others during the so
called sit-down strikes. When
these aro over, there will be wages,
production and competition such
ns never seen before.
"My son, Edsel Ford, president
of the Ford Motor company, nnd
1 last week dlBcussod the strike
situation first and then talked
about our men. He's very keen on
revising present, methods , in pro
duction, .salaries and efficiency.
I'm In accord." . ;
Ex-Prison Pal of Seelert
Tells of Making Pistol
Found in Auto.
.PORTLAND, Ore., April 10.
(AP) State police and city detec
tives, questioning Michael O.1
Swonson, 37, said today he had
Identified a hand-made revolver
abandoned by the suspected killers
ot a Chehnlls, Wash., deputy sher
iff as one he had assembled.
The weapon was found In an au
tomobile believed to have been
abandoned by the slayers in their
flight after the shooting of Deputy
Sheriff R. S. Jnckson last Wednos
day. Swenson was stopped by officers
i he was boarding a . steamer
docked here and on which he is
employed.
Captain of Detoetlves Joseph
Keegan snld Swenson told of giv
ing the weapon to Walter Seelert,
alias Pinky Mason, who is being
hunted for questioning lit connec
tion with the slaying.
In a signed statement, Keegan
said Swenson told of fashioning the
firearm out of a .22 calibre single
shot rifle, from which the stock was
removed, the barrel shortened and
a silencer nttached. Swenson said
the silencer was made while he was
aboard the steamer and he gave
the gun to Seelert some 30 days be
fore the killing.
With Seelert nt a later meeting
was another man, whom Swenson
identified from pictures ns Claude
H. Ryan, the second suspect In the
Chehnlls shooting.
Swenson, relating that ho met
Seelert while they were Inmates of
the Washington state prison, said
Seelert told him Ryan was "all
right; that he was from tho joint"
(the prison).
After questioning Swenson, offi
cers turned him over to Chehnlls
authorities.
REDIFERS FREED OF
WOODS FIRE CHARGE
CharRPS of sotting forest flros
brought here last weok against
Kenneth and Wilford Redlfer were
dlsmissod In the JiiHtlce court tq
day following a preliminary exam
ination. Evidence sufficient to
hold them to the grand jury was
lacking, the court decided. Frazfel
DyHert, nrrented with tho Hedlfer
brothers, at the hearing yesterday
admitted setting fires following a
drinking pnrty, claiming that the
two defendants were implicated
with him. The defonHe, however,
moved for dismissal on the
grounds of unsupported testimony
of an "accomplice."
ELM IRA MURDERER
FACES LIFE TERM
KUflENB, April -10. (AP) Kl
win 8. Brown, 2-yearoId Klmlrn
youth, convicted lato Friday of
first degree munfcr with recom
mendatlon for life Imprisonment,
for tho slaying or peter p. Col
gaard. 7Gyear-oId F.lmlra atom
proprietor, was sentenced accord
ingly In circuit court here this
morning by Judge Skipworth.
KILLER'S DISCARDED
AWEAPail IDENTIFIED
MARTIN
i
TERM SEEKER
Pledges of Support Include
Republicans; Mahoney
May Race Steiwer
for U. S. Senate.
Dy CLAYTON V. I1ERNHARD
SALEM, April 10. (AP) 1
Rounds of political speculation,
with Governor Churles H. Martin
ns the pivot point, occupied poten
tial candidates and observers us
well rnllowing the recent addrcsson
and uctinns or the executive uud
tho subsequent reaction noted In
hundreds or lotters received daily
by him.
These lotters rrom nil parts of
tho state, and (from responsible
citizens aro highly commendatory,
particularly upon I ho governor's
stnnd expressed In his Pendleton
nddross last week aaglnst sit-down
strikers nnd upon his refusal to ac
cept the resignation of Dr. Ever
son of Portland ns n member of
tho hoard of conciliation because
of criticism.
The feature of tho letters whore
In aroso tho major, speculation was
that with' few exceptions they have
been rocolvod from republicans,
some who stated they were "red
hot" republicans hut would sup
port Martin should ho choose to
seek re-election.
Governor Martin has not public
ly expressed himself nnon his
plnns for IMS, hut Indications,
ovldoncod virtually- dally, point
strongly to his hopes of onlorlng
48l8lftlCiH'-'''TViy-
- - Primary Chief OhstaoleT
.fudging from the lotlors, nil of
which are on file and rend by tho
writer, and from reports over the
stato, Martin's hlggost obstnelo
will he the primary) election. With
tho nomination in his pocket tho
executive would receive consider
able republican support' lor nniith
or term. . i
ObscrvnvR'1 belio'-e WIHls Ma
honev, Klnpitth Fn'K who .ran
against Mai'l'ln In 1031. would' not
outer tho gubernatorial rnco this
vonr. but would seek again n. sent
In tho United S'ntoR no"nto, the
position now hold by1 Frederick
(Continued nn pngo 8)
WASHINGTON, April 10. (AP)
-Tito sonntn lineup on the Koohc-
velt court 1)111 appeared so close
today that some members said tho
balance might be tipped either
way by the supremo court de
cision on the Wagner Inbor law.
Opponents of the court reorgani
zation program ; counted 13 suro
votes on thoir side.
They claimed several additional
"probablfc" votes, and forecast that
a decision upholding tho Wagner
law would win their buttlo for
them. It would demonstrate, they
said, that a revised court was not
needed for annroval of social and
economic legislation.
Administration leaders insisted
they hod more than a mnjorlty of
tho Oft senators pledged to vote for
the hill, but they were nnxloualv
awaiting the effect of the court's'
verdict on the labor relations act.
The decision may be announced
on Monday.
The wocner decision wm not the
only uncertain factor. Almost
dozen senntors still were uncom
mitted, and Ihnlr colleagues were
nn?zlcd over which way they would
swing.
Kven on the imHctory conimM
tee, which concluded n month of
henrines vesterdnv. thorn were
still enniieb donbtO'l vott t"
mekn It nn"lble fnr both fil'oH td
clnlm uiHmntn victory In the re
port to the senate.
SUFinr. dopant
NEGLECT CHICKENS
OPKOOM TITV. Anr'l 10 (V
State no1lv fn'tnd ihe bodv of
fhnrles Austin. 70. (n the P'tddlnrr
Ivor port' of A'tror1- tied to n
tren nn the Imik Willi n rope
amnnd the wnlnt.
Two not pi. one nddrefd lo n
brother tn Fnetmd. and the other
tetlinc of hit intention to commit
"Mclde, to bis employer, fleorge
Fr".
The note directed Frv ntten-
Mon to omn f nnd fltWed. "f
hftvf fnd the rhlckn find ihey
wnt.be nit rtttht until tonight "
i The note mfd the rone would
make it easy to find tho body.
BATTLE RAGES
SECOND DAY IN
MADRID
E
Defenders Claim Further
Successes in Offensive
to Weaken Grip of
Rebel Forces.
MAnniD, April 10. (AP) The
Second day of tho government's
major counter-offensivo to hreuk
the Insurgent, grip in Madrid prov
ince brought terrific combat today
at the very doors of tho city.
While 3,000 of General Franco's
men wore roported Isolated by n
machine gun trap In - University
City, the northwestern suburb,
tho government opened a deafen
ing artillery nnd aorlnl firing along
tho whole array of Bloge linos.
An Associated Press correspon
dent saw Oenernl MlaJa's govern
ment arttiiory nlnnt flvo out of
six six-Inch spoils snuaroly on the
root or one strategically, located
building on n hillside overlooking
tho Casn do Camp sector to the
west.. '
So long as Oonornl MlaJa's "mlll-
clanos" hold tho gains mndo In n
continuing, full force counler-of-fenslvo
to shako Franco's army
from Mndrld's outsklrts, the 3,000
troops will remain Isolated, mon
need by the shattering fire of mass
ed Infantry, artillery and planes,
a bridge over tun Mnnzanarna
river, which tho Insurgent besieg
ers una useu to connect forces 'in
Unlvorslty City with tho adjoining
Casa do Cumpo' sector, was wrest
ed from ' them In the launching ot
whnltnny bo a decisive campaign
in.inw.Ky. thwneoiw!iil-of-iege
lines now five, months old,
Official reports gavo no ostlmnte
of government casualties, but told
of widespread Insurgent losses.
Tho reports admitted, howovor,
thnt MlaJa's losses wore heaviest
In that area, duo west of tho city.
victories summarized
Aside from selinro of tho brldgo
In yesterday's oombat, government
commanders summed up their suc
cesses as follows:
1. Onvernmont tronns gained
control of one of tho dominant no-
sltlons on a slope of Las Pordlcns
tun In the vicinity of Casn do
Campo nnd the Coriina highway; -2.
Mlnjn's men penetrating tho
spacloiiB park, Casa do Cnmpo,
onco a playground of royally.
reached El Agulla hill nnd Bought
(Continued on pngo 3)
COURT ISSUE SEEN
IN TEXAS ELECTION
ATTRTIW To. An m t n
Political observers over tho na-
iinu wnicnou tno special congreB-
fllnnnl nlnMInn In ll,lu ,ll..ln u
day for n hint nt voting Bontlment
wu i-ii-Biuuiu iiuuHuvoii b supremo
court renrirnlilvit! Iftn nrnniunl
Votors of the ton county district,
iivui-wiiuMiuiigiy ueinocrniic, nnd
their choice of olght democrats to
...,-...v., h.d KILE, UUINIin I , ' lUi;itt!-
an, house appropriations committee
ciiiiiriiian who men in wnsnington
in I'uuriiury.
filv rtflMfllflnfnD UnnUnit nHl
dent's plan. Two woro ngnlnst It.
Neither the stato nor national
democratic, administrations had
takon any part In the rnco,
o
PRISONERS "SORF "
REFUSE JAIL FOOD
BAKETt. Ore.. Anrll 10 (AP)
Clifford n. Tiffany and George
M. Coffin, held In tho rami I v lull
In connection with tho abduction of
John O'dormnn. linker taxi driver.
inter a jiiii iireak Sunday night,
have found a new wny lo snve
unner rnunty money.
Tho two have refused to eat
since they were returned In linker
after llielr capture at Cascade
Locks Monday night, but Insist
thev are not on a hunger strike.
Tiffany said to Deputy Sheriff
McKlnney "we are not on a hun
ger strike. We are sick and sore,
and we don't like the way wo aro
treated.
PUPIL SWINGS BAT
ON TEACHER'S HEAD
TOLEDO, April 10 (AP)
An nssnult upon a teacher with n
hasebnll Iml was charged lo nn
eighth grade pupil loduy ob the
climax lo an argument over the
teacher's asserted order lo the
youth to remain nfler srhool.
Tho teacher, Herbert n. McDce.
was taken to a L'orvallls hospital
suffering from a fractured skull
nnd broken Jaw. The pupil, ln-yenr
old John F. Miller, was brought
to the county Jan.
Officers said the youth told
them ho felt the teacher's order
unfair and struck him when he
tried to prevent his leaving school.
Sculptor Sought
In Triple Murder
Hobert . Irwin, above. Portland.
Oregon, born sculptor and theo
logical student of. St. Lawrence
university, I, the object of a
general police aeareh because of
clue, alleged to link him with
the murder of Veronica Gedeon,
artists' model; her mother and a
man roomer In a New York City'
apartment house Easter day .
Obtaining, Mortey by Falee
Pretense rrom r federal"'
Official Charged.
Rny Parks, wanted here on a
chnrgo of obtaining money by false
protenses, Is under arrest at Tue
boii, Ariz., according to a wire re
ceived - tills morning by Sheriff
I'ercy woiib.
Parks Is alleged to have secur
ed $22li from (leorgo Flnle'y of the
u. m. innu orrice nt Koseburg, by
posing ns n representative of n
New York flnnnco company with
which Fluley was doing buslnoBS,
nccordlng to District Attorney J,
v. l-ong. t wo nnnk arans, 0110 lor
8150 and tho other for $75. drawn
on a Hollywood representative)' of
tno company, wore cashed by Fin
ley, the district attorney Bald,
Application is bolng made for
extradition papers.
Flnloy, tho district attorney said,
had been In communication with
tho Now York company nnd had
beon notified a representative
would cull on him. When Parks
appeared bearing credentials which
appeared genuine, Flnloy advanced
cash on the drnrts which Parks Is
alleged to have drawn In his favor.
Tho drafts' woro returned together
with a letter that Parks had no au
thority to draw thorn, tho district
attorney suid.
Parks will not waive extradition,
according to tho messnge, which
said ho Is employed at Tucson.
HOPKINS HELD ON
KILL THREAT COUNT
William F. Hopkins, recently or
rcBted on a churgo of making
threats In kill, was today ordered
held to the grand Jury, after wnlv-
Ipg preliminary examination In the
Justice court. Ho was released
without hall, however, after being
placed In charge of a friend, W.
T. Mnllory of Lnoklngglass.
Oregon Mayors Divided on Carson
Plan to Snub California's Fiesta
PORTLAND, April 10. (AP)
Oregon worked Itself Into u dither
today In.snme quarters over Port
land's Mayor Joseph Carson's sug
gestion to snub the Golden Onto
bridge opening fiesta because of
California's border Inspection
Ibwb, while others tossed It off
with n smile or n BUggestlon of nr
liitrutlon. "A sit-down strike should he de
clared against California until they
pny tho llfrkmnn reward and stop
border Inspection," wns olio of tho
more pointed arrows of comment
upon the mayor's crusade and It
enmo from a fellow mayor, C. L.
(Buck) Llcunllen, Pendleton.
Lfeunllen was one of the officers
who captured William Edward
Hickman, California girl slayer.
Willie similar comment flew back
and forth across the state, Gov.
Charles II. Martin, who Indicated
he would not follow the Carson
suggestion to decllno Invitations to
tho brldgo celobratlon, announced
he would ask tho California legis
lature lo modify the Inspection law
so It will not apply to non-fruit
GOVERNOR'S
OPFCESCEHE
OF TUMULT
Defiant Aid Seekers TakeJ
Refuge in Church; State,
Relief Plana Center .
of Controversy. 1 .'.'-
COLUMBUS. O.. Anrll 10. (AP)
A defiant group of 100 relief
seekers occupied a church today as
a haven from the office ot Gover
nor Martin. L. Davey. from which
they were dragged and carried by
sheriff's deputies.
Six of their organizers were in.
Jail for Investigation, cut off from,
all but attorneys. A committee of
tho Ohio Workers Alllauco took
ovor tho, leadership and declared
they would stay in tho state capi
tal until their demands were met.
Many nursod bruises made by of
ficers' maces ; nearly all went with
out food for nearly 12 hours from
tho time the national guard stop
ped feeding ,thenr until they could
take up a collection for supilRes.
Screaming, kicking and nursing,
tho ranrcherB, mostly from the To
ledo area, struggled for several!
minutes before ejection was com
pleted. One was taken to a hoa- .
pltal for treatment.. Another hail
severe bruises. , -
"Limit," Governor Saya
Governor Davov. who-, had or
dered them fed until yesterday
noon, Bald "we tried to Be very
courteous to them, fed them, anil
tried to niako them comfortable
or course, (here Is a limit to til
things " .
The climax of more than two
months or 'Ohio relief' crises stlH
was ohad
The legislature appropriated In
two Installments a total of ?li,000,
000 for relief and flood aid from
Jan. 1 to April 15 and deadlocked
on proposals to make the counties
contribute to a permanent relief
program. . . i
Oovernor Payey urged matching
ot state funds. Tho house passed
a bill providing $16,000,000 for. it .
two-year relief program but turn
ed down enabling acts which
wouiu nnvo allowed counties and
municipalities to ' levy! taxes to
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James Monroe Ellison. 86. resi
dent of Douglas county for more
Hum do years, died, at his homo
on South Pine street shortly be
fore noon today following a short
inness.
Born November 16. 1851. at Par-
rottBvlllo, Tenn., Mr. ElllBOn came
west following his marriage. Fob.
25, 1874, to Susan E. Ottlnger. He
wub engagod for a great many
years In successful farming In the
uakinnu district.
In recent years he was retired
from active labor, but conducted
extensive financial operations.
Ho was a member of tho Prqsby
torlan church.
Surviving is a son. Edward
James Ellison, Roseburg, and two
brothers, John D. Ellison, Rose
burg, and Hugh Ellison, Pnrtlund.
Tho body was removed to tho
Douglas Funeral home homo. Ar
rangements for funeral services
havo not yet been made.
carrying vehlclea. '
The Curson proposal, giving;
spark to an aging controversy over
Califiirnla'a Insistence upon In
specting automobile travelers to
discover any insect pests which
might endanger craps, provoked
such briefed official comment ns
Mayor C. II. Ashlop, Alhuny '
Disapprove Inspection, hut do not
concur with Mayor Carson on thin
particular occasion.
Mayor Lelf S. Flnseth, Dallas
Inspection mny bo Inconvenient,
embarrassing but not sufficient
reason to decllno participation in
fiesta.
Mayor T. 8. Wlloy, Ashland
Modification of border rules should
he worked on In friendly way.
Mayor Willerton, Tho Dalles
t heartily concur - In Mayor Car.
son's refusal. '
Mayor V. E. Kuhn,- Salem I dot
not concur In Mayor- Carson's re
fusal. Feel sottloment can bo mada
by more diplomatic procedure.
Mayor H. W. Hand, Corvallls -
t believe Mayor ' Carson's nttltuda
Justifiable; thorn -should he friend
ly cooperation belnoon bottt lUtCfe