CIRCULATION
Dmlly rr aittrikatioa for t
oath diag . March II, 1930
. WEATHER
Cloudy today and Saiar
day; occasional railns. Mr.
temperature Thursday 55;
miB. 47; rate .07; rtver -JJ;
wind south, 20.
6,612
Averts aaily paid S.22S
Aadit Bar at Clre&UUoaa.
POUNDED f 1831
EIGHTIETH YEAR
Saltn, Oregon, Friday Morning, April 4, 1939
No. 7
Hollywood Group
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Chief Executive Plans First
Recreation of Year in
Summer Camp
Party of Men Accompanies
President to West Vir
ginia Mountains
WASHINGTON. April
3.
API President Hoover will!
leave wore oeamu mm "?
LI-J VI t m ll7 a r 1
ington tomorrow ana baturaay
while he whips the streams at his
summer camp high In the Virginia
mountains.
Resuming the week end fish
ine trios which he enjoyed so
much last year, the chief execu
tive planned tonight to take a
small party of friends with him to
his recreation camp on the Rapid
an river in the Blue Ridge moun
tains.
Though at first It was planned
that Mrs. Hoover and the wives
of some of the men accompany-
inf the president would go wltn
them, it was announced later at
the White House that the party
would Include only men.
Small Group of
Friends Forms Party
Secretaries Lamont and Wilbur,
Attorney General Mitchell, Rep
Fnrt of New Jersey. Lawrence
Richey. one of the president's sec
retarles And Dr. Joel T. Boone,
White pouse physician, will go
with Mr. Hoover,
Theparty expects to leave the
Whit House after lunch to per
mit their arrival by automobile at
the camp in time for some fish-
i J3M.kw Tfcuw ill Td
turn to Washington Sunday aft-
ernoon
This is the president's first re-
imite since his trip to Florida
ahont six weeks ago. The last vis
it of the chief executive to the
summer camp was on the occa
sion of Prime Minister Ramsay
Macponald's trip to Washington
The Virginia fishing
season
opened April 1 and will close on
. ... . . . i I
June SO. This win give me presi-
dent an opportunity to enjoy one
of his favorite outdoor sports.
SHIRS 11111
ITi
Hostilities Due tO Break OUt
At Willamette Univer
sity Today
If noise and tumult suggestive
wf a general riot awake residents
In almost any quarter ot Salem
this morning, it will be nothing
to wonder at. Many persons who
have lived here a number of years
will fall to be surprised or alarm
ed: they know what to expect
about this time of year.
fta "flunk dav" season for the
nnnnrelansmen of Willamette uni- I
voraitv. and that has always spell-
ed trouble in bunches unless the
"flunking" class manages to out-
wit the enemy completely, as aw
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MAN ELUDES MARSHAL
ELKO, Nev., April S. (AP)
Deputy Marshal William Lewis,
here from Carson City to arrest
C. L Wadsworth, under indict
ment by a federal grand Jury at
Portland, Ore., in connection with
an alleged $200,000 mall fraud
today was making a search for
Wadsworth, who left here tome
time during last night, Authori
ties said they did not . know
whether Wadsworth hag become a
fugitive or bad simply returned to
his home in Idaho, where he is
engaged in the livestock and
sheep business.
SLIDE CLEARED AWAY
MILL CITY, April 3. The re
cent slide on the highway between
Niagara and Detroit has been
cleared and the road is again
open. This slide occurred near to
the big one of last winter, which
was on Sardine creek. It how
- ever was not so bad, except that
the dirt and rocks had to be
hauled away in trucks due to the
running of trains dally between
Mill City and Detroit, At the
earlier slide the train schedule
was only one day a week and as
a result the dirt was shunted onto
the track and then a crew of men
hovelled it on down the bank
Into the river.
Traffic was not delayed any by
this last slide. . ,
KING DENIES CHARGES
; PORTLAND, Ore., April S.
, (AP) Rlcbard Hay King denied
concealing any of the assets of the
; estate ot hie father, Nahum Amos
; King, wealthy Portland resident.
when he was called into Circuit
. Judge TlxweU'a court today, to
answer under oath to Barge L
. Leonard, - guardian of the : elder
King's . estate, I, regarding certain
property and money ot the estate.
, - OKLAHOMA HTRES PROF,
EUGENE, Ora., April (AP)
Dr. Cuxtave Mailer, assistant
mm
Mayors Veto of Council's Bills Arouses. Ire
of North Salem Folk; Investigation May
Show Time not Sufficient
AROUSED to activity by the mayor's veto of ordinances
designed to authorize a popular vote on a $7000 Bond is
sue to finance appraisal of the water utility, with a view to
Jater decision on a municipal
wood community club at its meetme Thursdav nitrht deter-
rained to laiirtrh at. nnco initiative rmtitinna fnr-ra Hio KnlH.
tasr of the election which Mavor
.
isefore preparing the petitions, .the Hollywood group
Women Employes
At State Capitol
Denied Cigarettes
State officials Thursday
placed taboo on women
employes smoking cigarettes
daring working hours, and
ordered the superintendent
of capitol bull dings to place
"no smoking" signs in the
women's rest rooms In the
new state office building.
In order not to display
any partiality similar signs
probably will be posted in
the men's rest rooms.
ID IS CITY TODAY
150 Youths From Two Coun
ties Meet in Second An
nual Conference
Approximately 150 boys of
high school age from all sections
of Marion and Polk counties will
be In Salem today to attend the
n n .1 a l Alji.. T1 -a Ann-
ceum UUUai
ference, held under the auspices
i "e i. m. . a
The theme of the conference
this vear Is "First Things Firat.,.
Delegates will arrive In Salem
during the afternoon and will
register at the T. at 4:30 and be
assigned to the homes In which
they are to be entertained.
The onening event will be a
banquet at 6:30 p.m., presided
over by Dean Roy Hewitt as
tnastmaator. Th inTOCitloB
will be led by Dr. Frank E.
Brown. tiaroia wiicra.ii oi
Aumsville. president ot the con
ference, will introduce the toast-
master. An address of welcome
will be delivered by Irving Hale,
president of the Junior board of
the Y. and the response win he
by Fred Davies of Stayton. There
will be addresses by Dean J. R.
Jewell of O. S. C. and Prof. W. C.
Jones of Willamette university.
The Willamette university glee
club will provide musical num
bers.
Activities will be resumed at
9 a.m. Saturday with a fellow-
shin Period conducted by Charles
Crumley of Corvallis. Dean Jew
ell will address the conference at
9:30, and at 11:45 a conference
group pnoiograpn wui oe
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OLDER BATHER
Officer Searches in Vain
Detroit Highway Cleared
Concealing Assets Denied
Oregon Prof Has New Job
professor of philosophy at ' the
University of Oregon, has accept
ed an offer to become associate
nrofessor of philosophy at the
University of Oklahoma, or Nor
man, Okla., he announced today.
Dr. Muller, who came to the Uni
versity of Oregon In 1925. will
assume his new position with the
beginning of the fall term, 1930.
SovOOO PERSONS COUNTED
PORTLAND. Ore., April S.
(AP) About 35,000 persons
were visited on the opening day of
the 1930 census enumeration here
and probably more than that to
day, the second day, local head
quarters of the census bureau an
nounced.
Among those counted In the
early reports were a few babies
who happened to be born during
the last few days preceding the
opening of the census. -
Enumerators said they found
difficulty in several cases when
they requested Portland house
wives to tell their age.
FRAUD CHARGED
PORTLAND, Ore., April S.
(AE) A complaint charging Ur
ban Peler, 77. with setting fire to
his house here was filed in cireult
court here today, charging Intent
to injure the Insurer. Peler was
said by members of the district
attorney's office to have admitted
setting the fire early yesterday.
The house was insured for $3000
and damage estimated. at $300 was
done.
NEW CANNERY. OPENED
i.
PORTLAND. Ore., April J.
(AP) Joint announcement has
been made by George W. McMath,
general .tax and rlghtf-way
agent of the Union Pacific, and
W. E. Opperson, president ot the
Puget Packing company ot Seat
tle, .that " construction - will kbe
started here immediately on
$109,000 packing house tor frulU
ownership project, the Holly-
T,.vm1av nnnnapd
will ascertain how much time
they have to file the petitions
m order to initiate a vote at
the May 16 election, and also
how many names will be required
on the petitions.'
In discussion of this move, the
Hollywood club members were
not disposed to question the good
raitn oi the ten aldermen who
voted for the ordinances ten days
ago, and belief was expressed that
the council would pass them over
the mayor's veto.
Immediate Start
Favored by Group
However, it was deemed best.
in view of the fact that persons
in all parts of the city who favor
municipal ownership nave en
trusted their cause to this group.
that the club take immediate ac
tion rather than wait until the
council acts, at which time it
might be too late to invoke the
initiative.
Alderman David O'Hara, who
started the movement in the coun
cil to obtain an expression of
opinion on the advisability of mu
nicipal purchase of the water
plant, said Thursday night that
so far as he could determine, all
of the aldermen who voted for
the ordinances at the special
meeting recently, were still of the
same attitude.
The ten votes mustered in fa
vor of allowing the people to de
cide the issue, will be sufficient
to pass the ordinances notwith
standing the mayor's veto, if it
develops that no one has under
gone a change of front.
Livesleys Arguments
Declared Erroneous
At the same time, Mr. O'Hara
took exception to the agruments
advanced by Mayor Livesley la
Justifying the veto. The fact that
ten aldermen voted for the or
dinances, their votes evidently
representing public opinion in
their wards, is sufficient, Mr.
O'Hara contends, to disprove the
mayor's claim that little Interest
is being taken In the municipal
ownership issue.
On the other hand, if the mayor
is correct on this point, it is logi
cal, said Mr. O'Hara, to assume
that the 17000 bond issue will be
voted down, in which case there
la no danger in submitting It.
Possibility was seen Thursday
that the suggestion of a test vote
to determine sentiment for or
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T
ART AKERS LOSES
PORTLAND, Ore., April 3
( AP) Jack Silver. Los Angeles.
was awarded a hairline decision
over Tom Morgan, claimant of the
British and European light heavy.
weight titles. In the 10 round
main event of the fight card here
tfmight.
The decision was unpopular
with rlngsiders, "who proclaimed
lustily that tbey thought the
Irishman was entitled to a draw.
Silver scored heavily at ; elo
Quarters while Morgan landed his
best blows at long range. The two
fighters recently fought a" ten
round draw here.
In the six-round semi-final Kew-
pie Riley, Vancouver, Wash
scored a decision over Art Akers,
Salem, Ore., lightweight. Perry
Ureal, Portland bantamweight,
lost on a foul to Floyd Ambrose,
Salem, In the second round of a
scheduled four rounder Isreal had
Ambrose down twice in the first
round hut lost the fight in the sec
ond when he hit low as they were
Breaking out of a clinch.
Mellon Brothers
Lose Big Lawsuit
PITTSBURGH. April 3.-(AP)
-Damages of $102,427. one of
the largest amounts ever granted
In a common pleas court verdict
here, were awarded Miss Margy
G. Hahn, 23. In a 'suit against
Secretary ot the Treasury Mellon
and his brother, It. B. Mellon to
day. The Mellons were-sued as
owners of the Pittsburgher hoteL
Miss Hahn was hurt when a man
employed In the construction of
the hotel dropped a hammer which
shattered a window. Miss Hahn
was struek by flying glass. .
r ' CORPSES RECOVERED
KETTLE ISLAND. Ky.. April
(AP) The last ot the bodies
of the sixteen miners entombed
here Saturday by an explosion
was recovered today.
f JURY HANGS "
NEW YORK. April 3 (AP)
The Jury reported disagree
ment-tonight in the case oi. Mae
Wast, Broadway actress.
AMBROSE WINS BU
Details of Extensive Passen
ger Service Are All
Worked Out Now
Schedule Expected to Be in
Operation Within Next
2 Years, Word
WASHINGTON, April S (AP)
- Out of studies and conferences
which have engaged Dr. Hugo
Eckener day by day, there em
erged tonight the latest details
concerning trans-oceanic dirig
ible service which may be institu
ted within two years. One of the
Graf Zeppelin commander's
closest advisers. Commander ' J.
C. Hunsacker, revealed that:
Passengers fares will be approx
imately double steamer rates.
Germany will furnish two ships,
the Graf Zeppelin and a new dir
igible to be constructed for com
pletion in 1911
America will build two ships,
modeled after the two dirigibles
ordered by the United States navy.
Eastward trips from airport to
alrnort win ho mad in two davs
airport will oe maae in iwo uya
and western trips in three days.
Navy Dirigible Expert
Confers With Eckner
Commander Hunsacker, for
mer navy dirigible expert and vice
president of the International
Transport Co., has accompanied
and conferred with the Graf Zep
pelin's skipper during the reeent
terminal surveys. Dr. Eckener is
technical adviser and leading
German figure in the proposed
service
Immediately on his return to
Germany" Hunsacker said. Dr,
F.rlrpnpr will rn ahead with thn
construction of a new dirigible
for th service, n lare-er and fast- I
er ship than the Graf Zeppelin and
scheduled to be completed by the
autumn of next year.
The design has been drawn
but new ideas gained by Dr. Eck-
rGermatubsId will flniSce the
bnUdiBB ud in little moretban I
year the sister ship and the Graf
will be ready as the European
coninouuon 10 me venture.
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ARRIVES IN SALEM .
Fred Alban Weil Will Take!
Held at Local Church
Immediately
The Rev. Fred Alban Weil,
whose selection to fill the pulpit
of the Unitarian church here was
announced more than a month
ago, has arrived here and will
preach his first sermon next Sun
day morning.
He has expressed himself as
pleased to be here, and particu
larly pleased with the beautiful
city and bis Impression of a very
friendly people here. He has come
to cooperate in both religious and
civic work, he further stated.
The Rev. Mr. Well has been for
the past nine years pastor of the
First Parish church in Quincy,
Mass., which church is more fam
iliarly known as the church of the
Presidents. John Hancock a fath
er was mlnistesjof that church and
two presidents, John Adams and
John Quincy Adams, and their
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WINDSOR OnL. Anril x.
(AP) A seriously wounded man
was taken from a burning speed-
boat which crashed mto a liquor
export dock at La Salle near here
tonight He had been shot through
the face and arm.
.The man was brought to Grace
hospital here and identified as
Steve Jurieck, 26. He was uncon
scious.
Reports that there was ' shoot
ing on lower Detroit river had
been - received earlier by police.
Jurieck- was, hanging over the
side ot the boat ai It crashed in
to the dock.
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patrol headquarters at Detroit re-
ported that no border patrolmen
r-t .w. tonta-ht
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Professor Herbert E. Rahe. de -
bate coach at Willamette unlver-
5fW.Vl. w i.
uaiuornia anu ulwu, ai uuui,
where he attended the Paciric
coast oratorical and extempore
contests with Ray -Larky, Roy
Harland,- and Charles Campbell.
representatives of Willamette.
ThA three debaters are exnect
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step toward the English dream of
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Atlantic trip. The tnited States, focal point of the German airship's former crossings, win be neglected
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on the sixth, as the big Zeppelin will fly for South America, while the dirigible R-lOO in Its flight to Can
ada may determine whether England wall carry out its plan of establishing a fleet of dirigibles linking
the far-flung units of the empire by air. Major G. H. Scott will be the skipper of the R-lOO on its first
oceanic crossing.
Concluding Cooking Event
Scheduled This
LSiirrrvifiil 3 Dav Prncnram Rrnticrfit to Onset
JO
Famous Recipes for Choice Dishes Distrib
uted Among Women in Attendance
T11113 third md Iast day of Oregon Statesman Cooking
J- Matinees is at hand. Don't miss this last chance, be-
cause if it ia as good as the first two, it will be an extremely
interesting and profitable way
O
STATESMAN COOKING
MATTTVKR
Time: April 2, 3, 4.
Place: Capitol Theatre.
Hour: 9:80 to 11:00 a, m.
Instructor: Iis Elizabeth
Reger, home service expert.
Portland Gas and Coke com-
pany.
Open to the public; all la-
dies In Salem and vicinity
invited to attend.
New Improved Equipment is
Believed One Reason for
Council's Action
The Salem general hospital has
just been awarded the highest
rating given by the National
Hospital Council, according to a
telegram received by The States
man Thursday evening from Bal
timore, Maryland. This superior
endorsement of the local hospital
ts declared to be a signal honor
and Is the first time that the
city has rated the standing, It was
learned yesterday. . .
About six months ago an in
spector from -the American Col
lege of Surgeons inspected the
local hospital and at a taeetinr of
the board of directors of the hos
pital declared that Salem i w
fortunate in having an Institution
of Its kind. The inspector highly
complimented the directors and at
that time stated that the Salem
tenerai was the best in its class.
ur George Robertson, local
n??,,c,n " memoer oi
oi surgeons, saia yesw
day that the Installation ot
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Fatal Shooting
Is Found Result
Oi Altercation
i rri a j-isi-w a . , m i . t
I April .
April
ours
Twenty-four hours after he had
been shot in an argument, Elliott
Lyons, alias Harry Edwards, died
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10 o'clwk tonlgM, as a Yesuit,
.. alU assailant RanrtA
.2 V ml"'U 7. T Wow
??ene?r ?4' n 5nYl.' ?ow
mi p"" ii,tp":
bended will be charged with mar-
The shooting occurred in an
automobile Just a short distance
south of the city limits on Pac
ific avenue shortly before 10
o'clock Wednesday night-as. the
1 1 vT.r.T ZJZZ-i-Z .
8Utement made to' police by Lyons
before he died.
RAIL HEARING HELD
SAN FRANCISCO, April X
(AP) The Southern Pacific Co.,
- 1 opnoslng entrance of the Western
oil cine on lis own iraca nu
LOGflL HOSPITAL IS
H I
attempt to bridge the Atlantic
an air-linked empire. The Graf Zeppelin will start on Ite sixth trans-
o
of spending the morning.
iri;,oKoh T?oroi o v n a r f
demonstrator of the Portland
Gas and Coke company and
Victoria Warner, guest demon
strator (from Tappan Stove corn
pan yof Mansfield, Ohio) have
some more delicious dishes to
share with their audience this last
day and are again to be assisted
by Rita Calhoun, home demon
strator of the Salem office ot the
Portland Gas and Coke company
and . Elisabeth Cuthbert, instruct
or In home economics at the Girls'
Polytechnic school of Portland.
Surprising Efficiency
Shown by Experts ,
It is simply amazing the things
these young women can do in
such a short time. Having had prac
tical experience, both Elizabeth
Reger and Victoria Warner have
learned how to fill every minute
profitably and efficiently; their
manner is quick, yet smooth and
their little lectures during the
preparation of each dish holds
your undivided attention. In
fact, Victoria Warner has quite a
reputation for being versed on a
great number of short-cuts, as is
Elizabeth Reger, who is also fa
mous for her cake baking.
Rita Calhoun has some more
pies to tempt you with. And don't
forget that these ladies would be
very happy to give you any reci-
pec you are Interested in. Of
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Payment Asked
For Veterans
Of World War
WASHINGTON, April I. (AP)
Payment in cash to world war
veterans ot the face value ot their
adjusted compensation certificates
with saoney to be raised by a tax
on the "incomes of multimillion
aires' was demanded in the house
today by Representative Patman,
democrat, Texas.
"Much has been said about con
gress equalizing the burdens of
war and causing property to
serve as. well a men during the
war." he said.
"Congress has an opportunity
now to equalize the burdens of
the last war by placing a tax on
multimillionaires who are in pos
session of these enormous war
profits and cause the payment of
these certificates."
Religious Meet
Held Especially
, For Young Folk
Dr. M. Howard Pagan, who Is
conducting a series of evangelis
tic meetings at the First Chris
tian churchy will preach tonight
particularly for the young people,
taking as his theme, "Wrecks.
Rocks and ' Lighthouses." Mrs.
Trista powers will sing.
. A good-sized audience heard
Dr. Fagan preach last night on
"Pentecost and What Happened,"
in which be pointed out that the
religious world generally Is In
terested In the 1900 anniversary
of Pentecost, which falls on June
8 this year. Mrs. Mary Fargo
sang "The Beautiful Garden of
Prayer," with Mrs. Clifton Mudd
accompanying her. .
early this year, marking the first
Morning
Cooking
School
Sidelights
"If the drain pipes of Amer
lea were human things they
would be the healthiest things
in the world" quoted Victoria
Warner at the Oregon States
man Cooking school on Thurs
day. And all because Mrs. Av
erage Housewife covers vege
tables to be cooked with water
and then pours the water down
the drain. It is safe to venture
that she will not do it again af
ter watching Victoria cook one
of her famous oven dinners.
There is certainly nothing
wasted in one of those dinners
of Victoria's. Certainly very
few of us would be cooks re
alize how many things could be
gotten into one 1C inch oven
and cooked successfully.
It takes real cleverness to be
a good cook and It also some
times takes the same charac
teristic to attend a cooking
school. One mother helped the
cause by furnishing her -small
son with a bottle of soda pop
and two straws. The young
man sat is blissful quiet for
many minutes and watched the
"bottle go down" as he kept
the straws in action.
Even the daddies do their bit
at the cooking school. One was
noticed entertaining his two
year old daughter in the foyer
while mother learned how to
broil that steak. He knew
what he wanted certainly.
"Would you believe it!" ex
claimed one of the ushers at
the theatre when she saw the
crowd. I
"I waa afraid I would miss
that" said one of the women
aa she received her copy of
the attractive cook' book giv
en to all who attend. No need
for any one to miss one of those
cook books and - they contain
all sorts of suggestions for new
and tempting dishes.
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RACE HORSES BURNED
NEW ORLEANS, April 3
(AP) Four race horses were
burned to death tonight in a fire
that awept through a barn en the
Jefferson park race track. Jim
mie "Red" Mulligan, exercise boy
with the Jack Bishop' stable, was
missing.
Cost Of Operating State
Institutions Held Great
Mounting per capita cost ot con
ducting certain state institutions
Thursday caused Thomas B. Kay,
state treasurer, to Issue a warning
to superintendents that further in
creases might cause the board' of
control to take some definite ac
tion. The warning was voiced by
the state treasurer after the board
of control had received the reports
of the various 'atate institutions
for the month of March. Partic
ular reference was made by the
state treasurer of the state school
for deaf, of which J. Lyman Steed
is superintendent. Kay declared
that the per capita cost ot con
ducting this Institution was ex
cessive, when compared with the
expense attending the operation
of a number ot other Institutions.
Mr. Steed explained that while
he realised that the per capita cost
of eondnetinsr the deaf school had
increased. It was due principally
Violent Acts on Part of Of
ficials Prohibited by
Red Dictator
Peasant Given Far Reaching
Concessions in Drive on
Rich Farmers
By JAMES A. MILLS
Associated Pre? Staff Writer
MOSCOW, April 3 (API
Far reaching concessions to the
peasants in an effort to eneniiT-
age them to Join collective farais
were announced today at the
same time that Joseph Stalin,
communist leader, issued a fur
ther warning against violent ad
ministrative measures again
the peasants in an effort to stamp
out the Kulaks or rich peasants.
Stalin, replying to an avalanch
of letters received from peasants
inquiring into the meaning of q
government's recent abrunt im
In carrying out its agricultural
pians, issued a statement which
occupied the entire front page of
the Soviet newspapers.
Idea of Retreat I
Scouted by Stalin
He insisted the government
attitude did not constitute a re
treat but simply meant correct
ing former mistakes and excesses
committed by over zealous offi
cials who were "drunk with the
success' of th collectivization
movement.
He explained the principal
mistakes made by party workers
and government functionaries,
declaring the most serious -of
these were measures taken
against the middle class peasant
who in many cases were treated
like Kulaks instead of being re
garded as strong allies of the
workers and poor peasants in
fighting against capitalistic ele
ments. Violent 5Iethols Are
Condemned by Dictator
He condemned those officials
who in their eagerness to achieve
a high percentage in collectisa
tion adopted violence against the
peasants, the negative results of
which soon became apparent,
such collective farms "melting
away as quickly a they were cre
ated." Stalin said that If these excess
es were allowed to continue they
would lead to a break between the
government and the masses, dis
organisation of the poor peasants,
confusion within the ranks of the
communist party, weakening -of
the entire socialistic framework
of the country and restoration f
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10 Days Precipitation Would
Be Harmful Says County
Horticulturisr -
While no damage has been done
by the cold rain which fell there
Is a possibility that the 193d
prune crop will suffer consider
ably if the precipitation continues
for the next 10 days, is the o pis
ion of 8. H. Van Trump, county
horticultural inspector. Yesterday
afternoon Van Trump made a trip
to the Liberty and Rosedale dis
tricts and took particular note ef-
the condition of. the prune treea.
and the effect which, a spell of
cold rains would have upon tbess.
'The trees need favorabto
weather when the pollen is ripeaw
tag and it Ihey doaVget sunshine
and warmth they are apt to be
come weak, the inspector declar
ed. "Two or three days of rain
would be alright, but 10 Hays wUl
be too much' and will do mock
harm, he added.
The prune orchards at Liberty
and Rosedale would suffer mere
than those in the Keixer bottom,
because the . hill orchards ar
about 10 days ahead of those in
the bottom this year, it was said.
It was a siege of cold rain laht
year, which contributed .to the
heavy damage of the cherry crop.
Van Trump mentioned, pears have
been out in blossom-- for about
three or four days and ought to
be well poHenlaed.
6ED0NE
rami
to the demands made by teachers
for higher salaried. He said the
salaries ot other employes of the
institution were nominal. Kay re
plied that he did not object to
the salaries paid to teachers at
the school, but thought the nam-
ber might be decreased tn view ef
the existing economic conditions.
Kay also pointed out that the
per capita cost ef conducting the
state training school for boys ex
ceeded that ot the state industri
al school for girls -and other aim
Bar, institutional W H. BallUe' te
superintendent ef the boys' school.
BallUe replied that he was not
paying excessive salaries, and that
It was difficult to reduce the over
head expense without Impairing
the efficiency at the InsUtuUeu.
The, board ot control authorised
the employment of a third parole
officer at the hoys' school. He.4
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