The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Tuesday Elornfng, Jnly 7, 1931
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Famous Players Group Said
Unfair Competition;!
Probers Report .-A
OTTAWA. Ont., July (AP
A special commission appointed
under the combine. investigations
act charged .in a report tonight
that American producers and dis
tributors or moving pictures were
operating a combine to . control
and restralnthe film industry In
'Canada.
The report, prepared by Peter
White, K. C. special commission
er, was made public by Gideon D.
Robertson, minister of labor. ,
Mr. White , reported the com
bine was "throttling" Independent
' exhibitors by withholding films,
preventing the erection, and, in
tome cases, the operation of inde
pendent theatres, and enforcing
Improper contracts on exhibitors
sting films made or distributed
by members of the combine.
-Famous players Canadian cor
poration,, Ltd., dominant in the
Canadian film Industry: the Para
mount Publix corporation, its Am
erican parent company; 'tenef
tta subsidiaries; thirteen Ameri
can owned exhibitors ot Canada,
srere named as principals of the
combine: Paramount Publix cor
poration was pictured as domlnat
' Ing " the Canadian industry
through control of Famous Play
trs Canadian corporation and two
Sf-the distributing companies.
The report declared that "the
if forts of the motion picture' dis
tributors' and exhibitors of Cana
ls, the distributors, and Famous
Players to acquire and retain
Canada as a field for the exploi
tation of their pictures, produced
in the United States as nearly as
may be to the exclusion of others'
jras against the public Interest. .
"The acquisition by - Famous
Players of many theatres, some
times by threats of building in
opposition to the theatres sought,
sometimes by threatening to
cause the withholding ot a sup
ply of suitable pictures, sometimes
by taking steps to actually with
hold such supply, and the im
proper use of Famous Players'
buying power and paramount po
sition in the moving picture busi
ness In Canada" . were listed
among the detrimental activities
ot the alleged combine.
' The Motion Picture Distributors
and Exhibitor of Canada was
termed aa offshoot of the similar
organization in the United States
headed by Will Hays. . It was con
demned for professing to repre-
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Under the
Dome ...
THREE hundred Inmates of
the state hospital for the ln-
sane were removed In order
ly j manner . when fire roke" out
late yesterday tn the north wing
of! the building which houses
about! 2000 inmates. About a
fourth of these were bed-ridden
patients. No one was Injured and
no one escaped during the tire.
I Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner was a
bbsy man daring the short fire,"
which for st time threatened the
entire structure. He stated that
the sprinkler system saved the
day until the Salem fire depart
ment arrived. Water did more
damage than fire. - The . loss
could not be estimated exactly
last might. The situation looked :
serious for a time. 4
' Governor Julius L. Meier went
to the fire as did also the state
treascrer and secretary, to the
board of control. It was learned
there the fire started from a blow
torch used la removing paint. The
worker using that blow torch has
lost his job, as It was believed the
fire started through his careless
ness. 'I--'.---...-:' -
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The board off control In two
short meetings Monday not only -authorised
the repair of fire
damage at the Insane hospital.
, but-railed-for bids on the two
dairy barns recently destroyed
by fire at the hospital farm. The
cost of these buildings will not
exceed $12,000, it was estimat
ed. New bids for the state, tu
bercular hospital were also or
dered. i: L '. ;
Plans and specifications for the
tubercular hospital will have to be
revised before the new bids are
called.' The lowest cost under bids
recently opened would total $93,
009, while the legislature appro
priated but S 9 0.0 00.
Something will be done soon
to further - developments ' at
Champoeg park. The advisory
committee at its session Mon
day split Into two committees
to start a definite program. One
committee will determine the
purposes of the park and the
park and the other ways to raise
ff ends for such work. Itufus C
Holman is chairman of the com
mittees. sent Canadian exhibitors while on
ly. Famous Players and their affil
iates, were members. It. was also
accused of enforcing unfair con
tracts. (The report charged the com
bine with practically excluding
British made films from Canada.
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Occurence and Gossip
at the center of Orezon'f
state government j
Mrs. I. I Patterson, widow, ot
the late goternor, was named to
head the committee to determine
whether It shall be a shrine park
or a commercial park. - Senator
Charles K. Spaulding of Salem
will head the committee to pro
vide ways and means for financ
ing work. The two committees will
meet here again Thursday morn
ing. s " . ; I j : ;. i -
J. M. Joseph, deputy '.sheriff
of Martines, CaL, arrived here
yesterday, after he was forced
down by plane at Bend because .
of the dust storm. Me called on
the governor for extradlt' "n pa
pers for Arthur W. Floss, wanted
in the south on a bad check
charge. He will be taken from
Port land back, home by plane.
Joseph went through here with
out the knowledge that he was
supposed to be lost. Shortly after
ward word came that he was lost
after he left California. Doubts as
to 'his whereabouts were settled
here. He perhaps was as surprised
as the governor was to learn that
a lost man had called upon him.
Even statehouse officials were
hot yesterday. Governor Meier
resembled Governor- Roland H.
Hartley of Washington as he sat
In his office in his coat sleeves
during the afternoon. He was
not the only one who palled his
coat for the afternoon tasks.
Fire added to Dr. Steiners dis
comfiture during; the peak time
'of the day. . . ? i ' -
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Charles A. Howard, state super
intendent of schools,- Is teaching
teachers at Eugene this week, giv
ing them a course in the program
ot the state department of educa
tion. He is conducting the regular
week's course on -this subject at
the University ot Oregon summer
school, which Is mostly attended
by teachers. .
No casualties were reported
among state employes during
the holidays with the- exception
of James Mott, corporation com
missioner, who is suffering from
athletes' feet. All reported back
for duty except Hal E. Hoss,
secretary of state, who got a
late start on his Fourth of July
vacation period.
8peaklng of Hoss, reminds there
have been no new developments
on the automobile license situa
tion, other than licenses are still
being Issued, and that it la esti
mated that all but the usual num
ber who always wait to.be forced,
had received their licenses. No
pardons have as yet been Issued
by the governor. ; j
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SALES POLICY
Curtis and Capper asjc for
Assurances no Sales
At Present Prices I A?
WASHINGTON. July I CAP)
The farm board stood by its
wheat sales policy today during a
two-hour conference with "Vice
President Curtis and Senator
Capper of Kansas, but did. not
assure them It would not sell any
of . last year's surplus "at i the
present range of prices.! t. .
The two -Kansana demanded
that the board refuse to sell any
of . the 200.000,000 bushels .of
wheat carried over from last year
until the price ot this year's crop
has reached SS cents a bushel. -..
The board. clung firmly. to its
announced policy ot selling the
surplus .at the rate of S, 000.000
bushels a month when and if
prices Improve.
Leaving . the conference room.
Capper termed the position of the
board "unsatisfactory. Curtis
was displeased but said he; was
"hopeful."
WU1 not Appeal .
To President "
Both 1 apparently were willing
tonight ! to rest their . ease with
the board - and had abandoned
temporarily a plan ot appealing
to President Hoover.
Senator. Watson ot Indiana, the
republican leader.- previously had
gone to- the board with a demand
that last .year's surplus be ; held
off the market entirely during
the marketing ot this year's crop.
He. too. was ready "tonight to
leave the Issue with the hoard.
In making their appeal today
Curtis and Capper said Kansas
wheat farmers were being forced
to sell at well below SO cents a
bushel. They attributed a recent
decline in the price of wheat to
the policy of the farm board ' in
dealing, with last years surplus.
Ericksons go to
Northern Beach
Dean and Mrs. Frank If. Erlck-
son and their daughter. Mary
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mulKwn JtKrsuTosAocoCo.
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Erlckson, left yesterday for Fri
day Harbor, Wash-, where tor the
next three weeks Hiss Erlckson
will do research work at the ma
rine station there ta connection
with 1 the doctor's degree for
which she Is working; at the Uni
versity ot California. Dean and
Mrs. Erlckson will remain for a
week.; Miss .Erlckson graduated
from Willamette university in
17.' r. In 1121 she -received a
master of arts degree from the
University of California. .
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JEFFEBSOII'S pan
DEFEATS CUMBERS
Ice conditions at the peak of
Mt. Jefferson made It impossible
for the party ot Chemeketans who
started the ascent Saturday: to
gain the pinnacle. Thirteen per
sons 1 were in the party,' and de
spite the hoodoo number, -all
made It to the base of. the 00
foot steeple. ' .
. Richard Upjohn, who led the
group, and Bob Keudell attempt
ed to gain. the highest point.. but
were forced , back after . climbing
up ISO feet from the base of the
final peak. - - - . "'
1 The group reached Pamella lake
about 11 o'clock Saturday night,
even this part of the trip being
made hard by a large 'amount of
fallen timber between Hunt's cove
and the lake. A crew la working
now to" clear the route.-:
The group reached Pamella lake
late Friday, and started tns ascent
at S o'clock Saturday morning.
Made Daughter
Head oi House,
Says Complaint
: Shortly after their marriage he
brought his daughter to their
home, and she assumed charge of
the household over her protest;
and he refused to take her to a
doctor in the family car and told
her If she ever used the car she
would have to pay for all the cms
so consumed.' . - -
Such are highlights of answer
and counterclaim filed yesterday
by Clara Relchel In connection
with divorce suit brought against
her by August RiecbeL
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A Well Known Here
TURNER. July t. Rev. land
Mrs. R. X. Putman and three
daughters of. Gladstone were
camped as usual on the tabernacle
grounds during the recent state
convention. In fact. Mrs. Putman
boasts ot not missing: a conven
tion as long as she can remember.
She , is a daughter of Mr( ! and
Mrs! Henry Von Buren, who np to
a tew years ago lired on their
farm about three miles south of
Aumsville, where the three daugh
ters, ot the family spent their
earlier years. (. . ; - i
Perhaps , no minister of the
Christian church, who attends the
conventions is better ) town i and
more esteemed by Turner people
than la Rev. Putman. - i
' He organized the Turner church
IS years ago, when he was' the
pioneer pastor of the Court Street
church of - Salem.- He has been
called by Turner people to offi
ciate at 'weddings, and ' again to
conduct the last-sad rites for departed-loved
ones; and often on
Memorial day he has filled! the
place of orator on the program at
a local cemetery. I
- The family left Salem after a
long pastorate - of nine or ! ten
years, going to 1a Grande, where
three years were spent In the work
of the Christian church there.
Owing to the change ot climate
Mrs. Pat man's health began to
fail, and they moved to Gladstone
a year ago, where the family Is
happily located. Mrs. Putman has
often filled her husband's pulpit
when a substitute , was needed.
Rev. Putman has been caretaker
of the tabernacle grounds during
convention time tor a number of
years. -
LeGhrie Opens
Center Street
Grocery Store
lb D. LeGarie, well known to
the grocery trade In Salem; has
os me
opened a grocery store at the cor
ner of Center and Statesman
street. LeGarie waa for years
with Allen and Lewis as travel
ing salesman and later was man
ager here of the General Grocery
company. More recently he has
been working tor his: old firm in
the Walla Walla territory.
Mr. and Mrs. LeGarie returned
recently from Walla"-Walla, mov
ing back into their home -i on
Court etreef. They were pleased
to return to Salem - where they
have many friends and are going
into business here with the inten
tion of , making this their perma
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LOiiDOil IS STILL
BIGGEST VILLAGE
LONDON, July S- (AP)
This still Is the largest city in the
world and easily so. "Census fig
ures, made public today, proved
It. ' ' .
In London and the "outer ring
there are 8.202.81S residents.
Greater New Tork, runner-up Jn
size has f .981.S17. That puts
London 1.220,901 to the good.
New York, however, is taking
on new residents at a faster rate
than London. The American me
tropolis added 1.3S1.SS9 during
the last ten years. London's In
crease in-that period was S22.S19.
Mifiy LOCAL ELKS
ATTEND COfJVEfiTIOfJ
Between SO and 50 Salem Elks
will be in Seattle the middle of
the week for the national conven
tion of Elks, and plana are for
mulated : for the local group to
enter at least three events, t- '
The Elks band, directed by Os
car Steelhammer, will march : In
the parade Thursday. -About 25
members will be In the band. Five
members of the Elks bowling
team will participate' in the bowl
ing tournament. The lodge will
also enter a float In the. parade
Thursday. ;
Paul Stege, member of the local
lodge, .will design and construct
the float In Seattle. .
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IIUTCIIOO CASE
FIRST On DOCKET
July Term of Court Opens;
! Much Time Required
To Select Jury
July term of circuit court un
der Judge L. H. MeMahan ot de
partment one opened yesterday,
with case of Hutchinson vs. Ran
som. The ease was barely start
ed at the elose of the day, as it
required irom morning until 3
o'clock In the afternoon to com
plete the jury. The case is ex
pected to require two more full
days. - - -
Hutchinson as administrator of
the estate of Blanche E. Hutchin
son, seeks 110,000 damages as
result of fatal injuries to Blanche
Hutchinson last December 15.
when car driven by Justin Ran
som crashed with another at la
tersection of Center and Capital
streets.
John J. Ransom, father of Jus
tin Ransom and owner of the
ear. Is named defendant .with
Justin Ransom. Prosecution will
claim that negligence of Jastln
In falling to stop at the highway
sign was responsible for the
death.
The defense will claim in part
that the driver did not know the
streets In Salem and was unfa
miliar with fact that Capitol
street is a through street.
Mike de la Fuente, pitching ace
of the. University of Texas, has
signed for a tryout with San An
tonio In the Texas league.
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