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SIX ROSEBURC NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBUC, OREGON, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1939. WASHINGTON. Fob. U. (AP) .School coHtji vary na much GOO nisr cent between Btata, the president's advisory committee on emicutton fmtu yesterday. During the l!35-3(i school year the variance ran from $12.lfi per I ujill in Arkansas to $7fj.fi7 in Call fori) la. The committee recommend ed n. broad program of federal aid lor education lo equalize opnor timltlcH. Tlie committee listed by ntitteH (he unit expenditures duritifc the liKiS-.ti, hcIiuoI year and Hie ratio of present expenditures to the rev enue which would be obtained if the taxpayer' burden for ediiea lion in each fitate were tho same. In Oregon the expenditure per unit wan f to.W) and tho ratio of expenditure per unit to estimated revenue .74, California wan $7-1. 07 and .!; WanhlitKton $4t.2:i and 1.M; Idaho $:iH,Hfi and 1.07. - o LACK OF HARMONY STIRS DEMOCRATS (Continued from page I.) Ibority tliat led to the meeting to day. HepuhllcaiiH have been Know ing up in force at the daily Iiouhg SOKHloilH. The party meeting precedeil by a few ininuteH a 8flslu of the Iioiiho at which an important phiiHO of the preHident'K national derenHo program was the Bchedul ed bimincHH. Ak the hoiiHC debated the meaa tire, to provide both pernnnuel and equipment increaHes tor the army, democratie leaderH predicted the chamber would approve it without alteration, despite republican ef forts to spread airplane pur chuHos over the next three years. amendment; and which had first "declared the right of collective bargaining through the creation of the mediation board." New Deal Fiayed Turning .to his attack upon President Roosevelt, the former president asserted that "millions of our people have bad to stand aside for six year? in unemploy ment and destitution to make v. ay for Itl-fated experiments ' The punctuation points In the administration's budgets, he said. hail been living "a sad and hectic life wandering around umong re glmeuted ciphers," ami lie added that under the fiscal "hallucina tion" of the new deal "all admini strations for 70 years, except the war years, would have shown nurphiH." BILL RAISING TRUCK WEIGHT LIMIT DIES (Continued from pake 2) HOOVER RAPS NEWS DEAL'S POLICIES (Continued from page 1) torv. through unity." lie was introduced with n burst of pipe organ music and the siug Inr of "Amerlci." Much of bis sneech was devoted lo developing the assertion that (bo republican party was (he party of "true liberalism." From this be went on to say It was his o w n republican administration which. In 1930, was "the first to announce the national obligation bo American through no fault of bis own should go hungry or cold, and first to organize nation-wide relief for tbo unemployed." "And," 1 l" said amid shouts from the ballroom where bo spoke before 11 crowd officially estimated nt some 2.00(1, "it organized relief In a fashion which excluded cor Mtpliou, waste and demoralisation of community responsibility. And it Is high lime to roturn (0 n sys tem that does not piny politics wiim human misery." The other major speakers, fJov rrnors Itnlnh L. Crit of Colorado, I'Tamc int.gorald of Michigan Harlan Tlunhfleld of South Dakota, Julius p. Hell of Wisconsin, nnd Raymond R naldwln of Connecti cut, all look up, in one way 11 not hot, the simian proclaimed by tup banner at their backs. U. S. Tired of Dynnntles "The pcnplo of Wisconsin." said (lovernor Hell, "and the poo nle of this country are tired of rntnllv dynnstins In government "1 hero Is no pi urn nor need in America, ho added, "today ever, tor one man government. tint wo need Is more represen tative government; better repre sentative government.' fiovernnr lMtzgornld, snvlnir he s'oke with "tbo happy conviction inni. our country is on the way J back." added: "We want to get rid of the tax-to-spend to-elect era. Wo want to be American citizens, marching straight ahead In the American way and that wo shall be." (lovernor Can contended the ac tion or the voters In Kansas, Wy onilii". Idaho and Colorado tint-. imr the last rnmpnlgn In electin? repunitcan governors was "a for cast of what 1s going to bappon In 19(0 when n similar platform is nriered the country at large." Forward Guidance Accepted Covernor llnhlwin of Conned! cut, commenting ho wns "proud to im a nan 01 ine united republican front," added wherever the "men ago" of "forward-looking republi can leadership" had been orfre;l to the public "the people's accept ance of It has been Instant and un mlrlnkalile." Coventor IliishMpld, In a ref erence to a phrase once uttered by President Itoosevelt. said "the people or the middle west look with dlsfnvoi'" upon the 'new In struments of power'" which hud been "formed by those in author It y." ". . . we do not subscribe," he said, "to the preachment that our frontier Is In Kram-e." November Vote Interpreted Hoover, referring to the No- vemner eloellouR, said Americans bad "again spoken their demands that the safeguards of liberty In maintained." "The people." be added, "have restored much independence to congress. Tiny have returned to office men who fought staunbly for tbo independence of the courts." Turning to bin definition ef "true liberalism," be declare! It sought "freedom from both bur eaucracy and private privilege In thn confident belief that without such Treedom the pursuit or oth er blessings la In vain." It wns the republican party or republican administrations. he added, which flr'st "initiated re gulation ngainst monopoly and business abuse In the states"; which had created "seven of the ten greatest federal regulating agencies of today": which had1 first proposed the child labor that a bill to nrohibit advertising of debts for salo would bo Consti tutional. To Revive Road Law. Thn house hlubway nnd highway revenue committee Introduced n referendum today to re-enact the market rnnd law, repealed In 1 9 :t 1 and succeeded by the secondary highway act. The hill would permit thn peo ple to vote In stalo-wldo election in November. 1940. to levy a one- mill tax outside, tbo six per cent limitation. Counties taking ad vantage of tbo proposed law would recelvo all tbo proceeds, estimated nt 3! 1. 000,000 a vonr. H wns Introduced In behnlf of Judge Fred Pblnps of The. Dalles. rnnrcHcntlng the. Association of Ore iron counties, who said the bill would permit counties to do much needed work on their roods. Billboard Advs. Ranoed Revemi sneakers criticized hlgh wnv billboard advertising as a driving hazard at. a hearing con ducted by tbo senate roads and hb'hwav committee last nlbt. Tte hofi-fmr was on a hill rejo in fug billboards and other read able advertising. Clayton Lewis. Portland, sntd other states h,,i taken the lend In eliminating nd vortbdnc signs nnd that Oregon should follow suit. O. C. Itoehr "Hod the bill a snfetv measure. He said Ibe signs diverted tbo at tention of drivers from the road. Tax Diversion Opposed The f.engun of Oregon Cities' bill to divert auproxlmalelv "$800,- 000 a year of stale gasoline tnx monev lo tbo cities for street ineinlenanen received an unfavor able report yestcrdav from the house highway and highway rev on"n cnuiinittee. , Itov M. Carter 'said he would re copiniond psHHngo In a minority re port. Tho committee deferred action om h rnonfst hv ,7ml kg Fred Philips of The DuIIch that n eno riill tn lot1 sunno'i. of market roads he sponsored In a referen dum. Tho hill would re-enact the trmi'ke.t roml law which was effec tive, from 1010 in 1fHII. Insurance Tax Refected The bnpse killed Ihn flronieu'f: tension hill hv a -10 lo 20 vote. The measure would Iwvn provided neusloiis and disability henents for paid flromon and disability benents for volunteer firemen. U would have taxed flro insurance protuiinns three nor. cent. Itcp Frank ,1, Louergan said the measuro renresenled tbo "Just debt owed the firemen hv the In surance company" and that Mre loonnq p Oreirnn bud been cut J?7. ono.000 In the hint f ve y e.- rs Ihrouirh the efficiency of the flro iletMirlments. It i'n. A. S. flrnnt said he ppmiov ed of a Pension Tor Mrcnicn hut de clared the principles of the bill wrong Inasmuch as the measure would lax onlv tho man who car ried flm insurance. Utility Buvlnn Advised 17. W. Ibck. chief electrical en gineer of the Hounevlllo dnni prn lect. warned a senate committee that It would lie impossible In make material rate rcduei Ions in most pronosed people's utility dis tricts until Ihn districts becan re tiring outstanding bonds. He de clared the proposed dlstrlrls would "Provide cheaper power for the next generation" rather than the present one. He recommended the d'sl rlcts neouiro private utilities Kirotmli direct neuol hit Ions rather than through competition or condem nation. Heck said loss of taxes through elimination of private utilities would ho counteracted bv provi sions In tho proposed PUD law creating tho districts which per mitted the collection iTf equal taxes from the new power dispenser. He ur"ed revepno bonds be Is sued to finance PCIVs rather than eneral oblh-ntlnn bonds because nubile lit 11 1 ( v district commls- sinners could line their discretion and would not have their hands tied.' He said there never had been case of utility revenue bonds in default even during the depres sion. The FLAPPER FANNY Bysyiv;a I ... CWt 19lTMtAUWICI.UC. I X IIC.U.1MT Off. . j Hfc Oil j JFL OFFER MADE "This one's from Skinny. I kinria expected it because lately r.e 3 been tnppin me every time I go past his desk. taxation commit (no voted to re port out favorably a bill providing that the county judges and com missioners of counties not having boards of county commissioners comprise the county equalization board. A group of relief bills that would appropriate approximately about $22,000,000 were considered by the joint, ways and means com mittee today. Hair of the money would be paid by tho federal gov ernment, half by the state and counties. Itellef authorities ori ginally asked $30.000,0.00. Bakery Board Bill Slumbers Sen. i,. C. Wipperman asked what had become of tho bill to abolish the stato bakery board and when Informed it was still iii com mittee suggested It be introduced on tho floor of the senate with out recommendation. Ken. Ilex Kllis put through a mo tion giving tho ways and means committee another week for con sideration of a bill providing (or appointment of an Interim commit tee to pass on rules and regula tions of stato departments. since 1!)2;I, collapsed with a brain hemorrhage today while address ing students at a chapel exercise and died at his home a short time later.' Over-exertion and over-work were were given as causes of his col lapse. Ho had just launched a mil lion dollar building drive for W.P.I. JAPS LA! FORCE MYSTERY SHROUDS FATE OF 2 PLANES (Oontlmiflcl from paRo 1) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. H. (AP) The national tabor relations tioaril today contfiilereri an orrer by the AFlj Sawmill ami Lumber Workers union to return members to their Jobs at the Red River Lum ber :omnany plant at Wentwood provided the board delayed an elec tion to deslKiiate the bargaining agent nt the plant no longer than 3u days. .Mrs. Alice RoRHPter, regional di rector of tho board, forwarded tho AFIj . offer to Washington last night without comment following a conference here with attorneys for the California State Federation of I-nbor, and Jack Granger, AFfj organizer nt Westwood. The offer countered the NITtn's proposal to call an election within !() days made after the union had thrown picket Much around the plant February 0 to purge it of CIO uuiunistH ami later closed tho plant by refusing to work when a truce was called as requests were made for national guard mobilization to prevent strife. JACK BENNY GETS TRIAL POSTPONED NEW YOItK. Feb. 1-1. (AP) Trial of Jack Penny, comedian, on charges of buying smuggled jew elry, was postponed today until March G. The postponement was granted to give Denny time to com plete a motion picture. He did not appear In court. LINCOLN JUDGMENT HELD NEED OF U. (Continued from page 1) ground crews struggled back to (he airport last night and reported no wiccHHH. mini ot (lie search planes hail long since reported entlio lack of clues. "I'll never givo up hope until see hi in dead. "Hut I've been afraid for him," sue milieu wearily, "and fearing this for Kl years. There's Mrs. Mam er, Mrs. I-tvennnre, Mrs. Kigelow and Mrs. Axberg. I wonder if I'll join them now." (Shreck learned lo fly from Nick Mamer when he came to Spokane I.I years ago and later was Mamer's partner in the Mamer-Sbrerk Air Transport company here. Mamer was killed over a year ago at Mridg er. Mont., and Shreck carried on alone. The other women listed are also widows of prominent Spokane idiots who crashed.) HO.NCKONCJ, Feb. II . (AP) Japanese naval and aviation units landed today at Yulinkan. at the southernmost tip of Hainan, the Chinese island near iiritish and French empire lifelines, whose pre liminary occupation Friday brought French and Hiltish diplomatic in rjulries about Japanese intentions. 'Ibe landing placed the Japanese navy in a potential base 750 miles due west of Luzon, the principal island of tho Philippines. (Hainan is about 200 miles from the Indo-Uhlna coast and 300 miles from Hongkong, a llritish crown colony. In Tokyo Foreign Minister Arlta assured the llritish and French ambassadors the occupa tion of Hainan would not exceed military necessity and was done only to curb Chlneso shipping.) SHIPPING STRIKE AT SEATTLE ENDS Meniite asMesmnetit SKATTI.F. Feb. 11. (A P) A Ht-day deck of fleers strike that hulled all Alaska shipping here ami caused a fresh foods shortage In the territory was ended today, but grievances which caused the walk out remaiued( unadjusted. Members of the local masters, mates and pilots union, concurring in a recommendation made by their executive committee, agreed bv an undisclosed vole last night to re turn to work today. Operators of the tltreo steam ship companies, who have main tained (he walkout violated an iigreeuient with the union, an nounced they held lo their decision not to negotiate grievances until the officers returned to their Jobs. Tho union sought increased pay for pari of its membership, a guar antee of H months work a year, and separate staterooms for offi cers. No negotiation plans were announced. POLITICAL BAN PUT ON WPA OFFICIALS WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. (AP) WPA officials said today some slate administrators have ordered aides who filled political posts as county committeemen to resign from these committees, or give up their WPA positions. These orders, they said, were In line with instructions from Wash ington for complying with the 'no polltlcs in-relief" provisions of the act congress passed in appropriat ing an additional "2 5,0 Ut), Out) for relief (his year. The instructions from "Washing ton laid particular stress, officials said, on sections prohibiting WPA administrative workers from partic ipating in or directing any political activity. cans tho following personal ob servat ions''.-of the election: 1. It recovered "belief in a few fundamental principles of political self-government and economic common sense after six years . . . of new deal-visions that had prov ed alluring but delusive, Frank, who said ho was not "at tempting an Inside smear" on the party's past, warned the election was more of a revolt against the Itoosevelt administration than a return to the republican party and that the "acid test" would como in 1 940. 2. The November election! smashed the "legend that the sub sidized vote is unbeatable." :i. Decisive republican victor ties occurred where tho new deal "was taken head on . . . not where candidates were apologetically re-i publican. tween a frantic clutching at pat ent medicine remedies and re sponsible statesmanshio, between workable and unworkable policies, between realism and muddling." "It Is to the credit of the admini stration that It has so fully em phasized the social obligations of eovernment," he continued, "but It has seemingly failed- to realize that these increasingly heavy ob ligations cannot be adequately fi nanced or permanently carried un less American business .Industry and agriculture are kept going concerns, the people . . . 'iept em ployed and . . . new health creat ed annually." Lincoln's Spirit Wanted Whilo Lincoln faced a hreak-np of national government and a dis union of states. Frank stated. "We face" a '"break-down of national enterprise" and a "disunion of classes." iJr. Frank counseled the "con structively daring spirit' of Lin coln" as '"essentially middle-of-the-road" with dangerous ditches at both the right and left. "Never before In the history of this republic has It been so Im perative that we bring tho balanc ed judgment .of a Lincoln upon . . . ttie quick nnd quack remedies that the hurry-up school of poli tics" proposes for the solullnn of social and economic problems. WESTERNER FOR HIGH COURT URGED (Continued from page 1.) common man and vigorously sup ported social experimentation. He voted to sustain much of the New Heal legislation which a majority of the court held unconstitutional. Mr. Roosevelt now is embroiled a half dozen senate . contro- verles over appointments to federal posts, and his designation of l)run- dels' successor may show whether he intends to. listen to senutorlal recommendations. The appoint ment will be the president's fourth to the court. Western senators are certain to look askance ut any appointee who does not come from their region. and were quick to suggest candi dates. There was speculation whether Justice James C. Melleynolds, 77-year-old dean of the court, might follow Urandeis Into retirement. Some friends, however, predicted he would serve until after the 1940 presidential election. Senator Norris culled Brand els "one of the ablest jurists that ever sat on the supreme bench." Chief Justice Hughes said Urandeis' re tirement brought "a most serious loss to the court." Champion of Labor Rrnndeis was the Kentucky-horn sou of Czechoslovaklan-Jewlsh par ents. After graduating from tho Harvard law school, ho practiced ' Hi's t in Louisville and then in Dos work for better labor laws. His nomination to the supreme court brought opposition from fi nancial interests and a number ot attorneys. Seven former presidents of the American Bar association. Including William Howard Tuft, said he was "not a Tit person" to sit on the court. Among his sun porters was Uavfd I. Walsh, now a Massachusetts senator, who said: "The real crime of which this man Is guilty is that he has expos ed the Iniquities of men in high places In our financial system." Important Decisions Recalled Justice Urandeis delivered two of the supreme court's major de cisions during the present term. One. of them gave the states vir tually unlimited power to prevent sale of intoxicating liquors. The opinion upheld-Michigan and Mis souri laws barring importation of alcoholic beverage from other states which enact discriminatory legislation. The other held that If a patented Invention Is applicable to differ ent uses, the owner may restrict a licensee to a particular field and exclude the product from other uses. Won For Oregon Law As an attorney, Ilrnndels was tho first to present economic briefs to the supreme court. His first such effort in 1908 resulted In an unani mous decision in favor of the con stitutionality of the Oregon law limiting women's work day to 10 hours. Tlmndola knour Httln loiml (itfri.- ment was available to sunnort the statute. nu nun Minn jusepnine uoiu- mark, hiw wifp' aiut. uconmhiu I material? sne went into reports of legislative committees, factory In- KtlPflnt-H hvirfono u'fit-L-au tili.tul. clans and social workerA The evi dence was designed to show long working hours were harmful to Drandeis' brief consisted of 15 pages of a review of legislation, two pages of law, and 95 pages of "thf fnrta nt rnmmnn Iriinti-luilnn nf which the court mav take imiieini notice." ' Stock and Bond Averages STOCKS Compiled by the Associated Press Pb. 13: ' 30 15 15 60 Iml'ls RR's Ufa St'ks Turwdny 71.7 20.5 37.6 50.2 Prev. day 71.8 20.8 37.5 50.3 Month ago 74.0 21.9 37.1 51.G Year ago 63.0 19.3 30.7 3.H 1939 high 77.0 23.8 38.0 63.4 1939 low 67.8 18.9 35.5 47.3 BONOS 20 10 10 10 Jill's Ind'ls Tit's Fgn. Tuesday 59.8 099.3 94.2 02. U Prev. liny 59.0 99.1 94.3 61.9 Month ago 60.5 98.9 93.4 C2.6 Year ago 65.2 90.5 89.5 65.0 1939 high 61.7 99.2 94.4 62.7 1939 low 57.5 98.7 92.2 59.4 Low yield 111.2. New high. ' Roseburg Dairy Grade A Pasteurized and Raw Milk 'DRINK MILK FOR HEALTH" PHONE 186 Mothers Attention Portrait of your Baby FREE SATURDAY ONLY ' At The Link Studio 124 W. Cass St. Roseburg, Ore. Authorized Maytag Sales and Service Ott's Music Store W. Cass & Sheridan. Phone 461 4. "Hlislfi llrlnninles" mnv hp morn important limn "engaging He roiignt In the latter city for liersonulllloB" In 191(1; a lelinn to reduced premiums on Industrial llfo "reason" is underway. ' insurance and for public ownership 5. Tho election was a '"revolt of the Btibwuy system. In fact, he of Hie masses of Americans ... in gave upgi lucrative prlvato busi nuxlei'ate circumstances" who (lis-mess to battle the utilities nnd to like "to drift into Incronsini? de pendence upon tho government." 6. A rural "revolt" against the "more futile and dangerous drifts of Ihe new deal." Straight Thinking Needed "Tho issue is not between the young and the old or between lib erals and conservatives," Dr. I'Vank said. "It Is between straight and crooked thinking, be- ATTENTION PRODUCERS We are in the market for more Poultry, Eggs and Cream You are assured of Satisfactory price and grade. EGGS 18t NO. 1 HEAVY HENS 16 NO. 1 LEGHORN HENS 13 VALLEY PRODUCE CO. PHONE 646 WASHINGTON AND MAIN W. FITZPATRICK OF MYRTLE CREEK DIES MYHTI.K CKKKK. Feb. II. Word was received here this morn ing of the death at Albany hospital of William C. l-'itzpalrick, 31, a resilient of Myrtle Creek. Surviv ing are his slep-fatber and mother, Mr. and Mrs. .1. P. Drill, of Al bany, and a sister, Mrs. June Mott. tinnier. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. VALLEE ACQUITTED OF ASSAULT CHARGE -a- RETIRED ADMIRAL COLLAPSES, DIES MIAMI, Flu.. Feb. 13. (AP) Rudy Vnllce was acquitted 'today of an assault charge filed by Itodney iinruen, it, nus uoy in n niglit club, wlio said Ihe orchestra leader struck li i in when lie accidentally brushed bis buck with a tray. I WOOD . luiiJ NOW-and save Be wise bird, and don't delay ordering your full winter's wood supply. You'll save now or you'll pay more later! IMMEDIATE DELIVERY DRY WOOD 16" green S3.00 load 4' green $2.00 cord Mill ends $4.50 load Soreened Sawdust $2.50 Delivered In City TELEPHONE 282 ROSEBURG LUMBER CO. WOIiCllHSTKH. Muss., Feb. 13. (Al1) - -Admiral Kiilph II. Harle, 64. 111. S. N., retired I. iircsltli'lll of nilil ''WniThester I'nly technic Institute SAY V i 1. t J....11 mid enjoy the "double-rich " Bour bon favorite of old Kentucky. PINT 85C QUART 1.55 ffll CAV Si tt W rKUOr iCHENLKY DlSTILLtRI t INC, LOOK!! LOOK!! 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