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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1932)
CIRCULATION .WW 71 23 WEATHER Clearing today with low er temperatures; Wednes day fair and continued cold; Max. Temp. Mop. 89, Mia. 26, river 5 feet, snow trace. Average Distribution January, '32 Net paid, dally, Sunday 6340 MEMBER a, B. 0. FOUND BP 1831 EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, February 16, 1932 No. 279 mi A - V f HieHWAY 1 TnTTv SWEPT c r ) Ordinance Allows Company To try new Routing For Sixty Days Selecting Sewer Disposal Plant Site Proposed; Time Opportune An ordinance was given first and second reading by the city touncil which will give the bus company 60 days to try out a; new routine: on some of its bus lines. The Chemeketa street loop will be reestablished. The State street run will be east on State to 19th, louth to Trade, east on Trade to fist, south to Lee, east on Lee to 25th. north to State and thence Sown State. Another loop to be tried will oe on the South Commercial street run which will turn ast on Jud son to High, north on High to Lincoln, west to Commercial and down Commercial. The ordinance will come up for final passage at the next meeting, and if adopted the bus company will try the new routes for 60 days and then final changes will be made. Sites of Disposal Plant Is Considered selection or a site ror a sewer disposal plant will be made at an early date by the members of the sewer committee and the city en gineer; Alderman Kowitz brought tn subject up, pointing out that money was supposed to be re served from the sewer bond Issue to buy a site, that now would be a favorable time for making a pur chase, and that if the' city waited until It was forced to install a disposal plant it might find prop erty values very high. Alderman Dancy agreed to take time to make a thorough inspection. The council meeting was slug gish and devoid of much news Nothing was done on the water purchase matter. The question of possible .eombination of offices of street commissioner and city en gineer was not brought up. It has been hanging fire since the, first of the year. The council voted to give the West Salem bus line a parking place by Doc Lewis's drug store, but defeated an ordinance to bar stage lines from stopping to unload or pick up passengers In the downtown area. Townsend changed his vote on this question so It may be reconsidered at the next meeting. Numerous Small Matters Discussed Here are items of business be fore, the council: Received bids for supplies of fire hose, gravel, cement, asphalt, and referred first to the fire com mittee and others to street com mittee. Approved committee recom mendation to award $50 damages to Joe Rocque account damages to property from Liberty bridge fill Approved committee report rec ommending acceptance of Colgan proposal for acquiring strip to permit widening of drainage ditch at 14th and Waller. Denied saiem public market a parking permit Received a petition signed by Hugh B. Fouke, Jr. and others asking suppression as nuisance aale of livestock at Woodry auc tion house. Mayor's Debate, Privilege Denied Held. up sidewalk improvement orders pending report by city en gineer covering whole question. Filed copy of opinion of the city attorney to the effect that the mayor has no right to discuss pending questions from the chair. his privilege being limited to : (Turn to page 2, col. 4) No Action Upon Midnight Matinees Before Council No action has been taken by the police committee of the city coun cil on the question of prohibiting midnight matinees at theatres which has been under considera tion in response to protests from parents. Manager James M. Carey of Warner Bros, theatres stated regarding the midnight shows at the Elslnore that be would coop erate with city authorities to sup press any Improper conduct at the shows. Father Thomas V. Keenan, of St. Vincent de Paul church, gave out the following interview on the question. Insofar as his own views and those of his church are con cerned: '' '));. iJ-' v."- "Personally, I see no reason for these midnight performances, but, of course. Salem Is no longer In the country town class and the customs prevailing In other' ci ties will naturally be adopted here. We all abhor freak towns And blue laws communities, and A ccidental Discharge is Fatal; Carl Berndt Victim Local Young man Killed ; When Weapon Catches While He is Crossing Fence While On Hunting Jaunt; Brother Witness ACCIDENTAL discharge of a Carl Berndt, 27, son of Mr. this city, late Monday afternoon. Caff and his brother, Oscar, had been out hunting on the river road near Belcrest Memorial Park. Carl had just started to climb over a fence after crossing a potato patch. when the gun went off, the shotO striking him ju6t below the heart and killing him instantly. His brother who was following about one hundred feet to the rear heard the discharge and looked up in time to see Carl fall on one side of the fence and the gun on the other. He thought at the time that the fall had been occa sioned hv the kink of the run. no inquest will be beid. The J I body was taken to Rigdon a mor tuary where funeral arrange ments will be made later. Surviving are his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William Berndt of this city; brothers, Os car, William end Paul Berndt of Salem; sisters, Mrs. Clara Judd of Corvallis, Florence and Mary Berndt of Salem. Because of the catastrophe, the minstrel show to have been held at the Liberty community hall tonight by the Woodmen of the World has been Indefinitely post poned. Mr. and Mrs. Berndt are pioneers of the Liberty district. Carl has been employed for a number of years on the Bruce Cunningham farm there. TO FACE CHARGES Starker Declared to Have Been Drinking; Girl's Funeral Wednesday J. A. Starker, 21, of Brooks driver of the automobile in which Frances Monner, !20, 729 North Liberty street, was killed here late Saturday, yesterday was charged with manslaughter, In an information filed by District At torney John C. Carson. Starker, In Salem General hospital suffer ing from injuries suffered in the crash, last night was reported In good condition with recovery practically certain. Bail for Starker, has been set at $1000, and warrant issued for his arrest as soon as he is able to leave the hospital. The complaint for the state was signed by George Edwards, city traffic officer. The information alleges that Starker was under the influence of liquor, and that he was driving the an tomobile in a reckless manner Two witnesses told the police that the Starker car was traveling at a speed of 60 miles an hour. Frances and Agnes Monner, her (Turn to page 2, col. 4) I Jjlgyl, !") Dn'ma rlLK LSI . r 11111(2 New President (Jt 1 T3pS LslUu Dr. Glenn E. Prime last night was elected president of the Sa lem Trap shooters club at a meet ing he.ld at the chamber of com merce. Bert McKay was elected rice president; Clarence Baum, se cretary, and Carl Bahlburg, treas urer. The state telegraphic shoot will announced. In conjunction with hta Man th InAfil otnK vlll I stage a ham and bacon shoot the adverse publicity that Is Inevi tably accorded them. "The proposed municipal leg islation referred to in Sunday's Statesman, wherein the matter of submitting an ordinance to the council, barring midnight mat inees In theatres Is nnder consid eration by members of the police committee could wen be abrogat ed by a strict and consistent en forcement of the present curfew ordinance, r "The Catholic church has never assumed to dictate what the atti tude of her mature members should he toward lawful amuse ments. The church is naturally solicitous of the moral and physi cal welfare of Infants and adoles cents, bat even here holds to the doctrine that the parent, under nroner spiritual guidance, rather than the state, -is responsible for the training and upbringing of children. So long as public enter- (Tarn to page 2, col. 1) DEATH Shotgun shotgun claimed the life of and Mrs. William Berndt of .- SNOW FALLS AFTER wearing weatner Forecast ... .1 M . Today; Portland Gets Wintry Weather Snowy strees Monday morning came as a shock to Salem people who had yet the vision of the bril liant sunshine of Sunday in mind But snow there was and the near er Portland a traveler got, the more snow there was. At least an Inch of snow covered Portland at 10 o'clock Monday morning, but with evening most of it was gone and as for Salem there was only a "smattering." Weather bureau reports from the airport flying forecast indi cated Improved conditions during Tuesday night and the Portland weather bureau forecast gave hope for a fair day with rather low temperature for Tuesday. The temperature at 9 o'clock Monday night stood at 32 de grees. Sunday was a day such as Feb ruary frequently give9. it was per fectly clear. In contrast to many weeks of cloudy, rainy weather. The mountain ranges stood out sharp, the great peaks, from Sis ters to Mt. Rainier, standing out clear, and were visible to those who traveled the length of the valley. The Cascade range below the high peaks is also covered with snow on the tops of the ridges and reaching down the flanks. In fact there is more snow on the mountains, as seen from the valley, than for many years. The coast range too shows much snow on the higher alti tudes. Monday brought cloudy weath er again, though the chill north wind continued until late after noon. F P LOT FOUND SAFE CLEVELAND, Feb. 16 (Tues day) (AP) Mysteriously kid naped last Thursday, Harry H Blagden, wealthy sportsman of Lake Placid, N. T., was located early today, unharmed, at the home of a friend, Claude J. Peck, in Cleveland. Blagden'B friends here said he 1- a m . m - V. A I Ji night by overpowering one of his During his absence from Lake Placid, friends and relatives there had feared Blagden had been slain. A letter In his writing ap pealed for $1,000 ransom but when a brother took the money to the appointed place, the kid napers failed to appear. fPi I ecia HlatlTlinP I O Manchuria Move rn T... T..-J 2 ORyO iniOrmeO TOKYO. Feb. 16 (Tuesday) (AP) Concern was expressed in official quarters at a report reaching the foreign office today from an undisclosed European capital that Soviet Russia was contemplating measures to pro teet Soviet lives and property In Manchuria. Japanese authorities, however, professed to disbelieve the Teport and to scout the possibility of a Russo-Japanese clash in north Manchuria. Body Found on Reedville Farm HILLSBORO, Ore., Feb. 1R (AP) The body of an unidenti fied man, about 65 years old, was found on the C. H. Thompson farm between 8choll8 and Reed ville Sunday afternoon. Coroner Fred Sewell, after an investigation, said the man had been dead about six weeks. He did not reveal the probable cause of death. DUE BEAUTIFUL DAY III JAPANESE E FOR PROTESTS Say American and British Troops Also Landed In International Area Answer Cunningham Claim; No Advice of Apology Received by U. S. TOKYO, Feb. 16 (Tuesday) (AP) The foreign office today- instructed Consul General Mural at Shanghai to say, in reply to American and British protests against Japan's land injr troops, in the International settlement, that Great Britain and the United States also land ed troops there and are main taining them, so there is no rea son why Japan should not do likewise. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (AP) Great Britain and the United States today continued their unit ed efforts to avert a catastrophe in the international settlement at Shanghai by remonstrating against the use of the settlement by the Japanese as a military base for attacks on the Chinese. Consul General Cunningham advised the state department of a protest both he and the British consul general made against the landing of Japanese troops' Feb ruary 14 within the International settlement. This action was In accordance with general state department In structions to consular officers in China. The state department has not yet been advised by Consul Gen eral Cunningham of the apology press dispatches announced by the Japanese consul general in shang hai made for an attaek by Japan ese civilians upon Arthur Ring- wait, American vice consul, and Mrs. L. Young, an American ci tizen of Chinese blood. FEVER S REPORTED IN CITY The first 1932 case of scarlet fever in Salem was reported by the county health department yes terday. Patsy, 12-year old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee, 735 Stewart street, was pronounc ed suffering with the disease. On account of the illness, she had not attended her classes at Parish lunlor high school since last Thursday. The case is a mild one. Danger of other children con tracting the disease Is slight, said Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, county health officer. The only two per sons who actually were In contact with the patient were members of the family. Republicans to Discuss Coming Race Saturday County Chairman J. C. Perry expects to issue a call for a meet ing of the county central commit tee of the republican party for next Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the court house. Henry Porter, veteran commit teeman of Aumsville, desires to submit a resolution which would call for more effective organ! za tlon work In the way of recom mending candidates tor dVice, etc. Porter believes that the direct primary is injurious to party or ganization, and seeks action through the party machinery to offset the disintegrating tnfluen- ces of the primary. ATjr, afaan JPcnana lV lllCieCll LZLcipC 'Ac Vfih Rwirrie x a", "wiiw MEXICO CITY, Feb. 15 (AP) A dispatch from Santa Rosalia, Lower California, to night said that 19 American sur vivors of the burned yacht Almee 11 SCARLET were brought there by motor boat I CL,-!--from Puerto Escondido where the OnOIlGT 12 OUlS yacht burned February 12. The ship left Los Angeles Jan uary 17 on a pleasure cruise down Mexico's west coast. Late Sports FLINT, Mich., Feb. 15 (AP) Jack Dempeey- knocked out a man a minute In a short-lived ex hibition here tonight, dropping George Kohler, Chicago, and Pat McLaughlin, Waupaca, Wis., in Just a little morsvthan two min utes. - The bouts were scheduled for two rounds each. Protests Acts Of Japan Force 1 , EDWIN S. CUNNINGHAM Apparently Awaiting More Troops and Guns; big Attack Expected (Copyright. 1932, by The Associ ated Press) SHANGHAI, Feb 16 (Tues day) Japan withheld her big drive todav. apparently determin ed to wait for still more guns and troops In order that there might be no repetition of the bitter ex perience at Chapel, where out numbered Japanese bluejackets were repulsed by a suddenly Bel licose Chinese army. Fifty thousand Chinese soldiers have been concentrated In the trench lines and fortifications in Shanghai and at Woosung. Latest official estimates put the Japan ese strength at 215.000 with addi tional men already on the way Tokyo reported still more units might be dispatched In view of the threat that the Chinese will refuse to give In until they are overwhelmed. During the last 24 hours. there has been Just enough activity by the Japanese guns to keep the Chinese aware there was an ene my army in the field. At dusk Monday heavy artillery, blazed away against the Chinese lines at. Chapel. A weak response came from Trench Mortar batteries After an hour or so the tumult subsided. Shanghai resounded to the tramp of marching men all day Monday as Japanese units were moved off to Chapel and Woosung fronts. Other outfits were landed from troopships and sent to Jap anese cetton mills, lactones ana warehouses which have been tak en over as concentration points Regulation For Contractors is CongreSS 1 OPIC 0 Public regulation of the gen eral contracting business was dls cusused last night by Salem con tractors and members of -the building congress board of direct ors at the chamber of commerce. In answer to the question, "Will legislation remedy existing abus es?", the general opinion was yes. The home owner and build er need some sort of protection from unscrupulous contractors. the men held. To five further consideration to the problem and report at a later meeting, a committee of three contractors was appointed: A. A. Siewert. Foster L. Odom and Earl Barr The appointment of a commit tee to nominate directors for the congress, scheduled xor last night, was left in the bands of the president, R. D. Slater. Given Approval Kw CnntmctarS ,uuiia,Luio PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 1R f APi-Annlicattnn of th nix-hoar day or the eight hour day with ro tation of labor to Portland build ing projects was approved today by the Building Construction Em ployers' association and the en gineering construction division of i the associated general contractors. The two plans, the building groups said, are designed to meet the unemployment emergency by distributing available work. f ' t i "?: QUIET AS JAPAN HOLDS BACK SPAIUG OUT BUT PROUD If SUPPORT GIVEN Shows File of Letters to Prove Public Back of Economy Efforts Governor Supported all of His Moves, Declaration Of Ousted Official The people of Oregon appar ently approved of my enonomy program," said Charles K. Spauld Ing Monday night after learning that Governor Meier had removed him along with the two other members of the highway commis sion. As proof of his claim, Spaulding pointed to a letter file which he said contained more than two thousand indorsements received from taxpayers and busi ness men representing all sections of the state. "These letters Indicate what the people of Oregon thought of my economy program," Spaulding continued, adding that he was not ashamed of anything he had done while on the commission. Spaulding declared that there had never been any dissension be tween himself and Governor Meier, and that the latter repeat edly had approved of his program to reduce the costs of operating the state highway department. Business Methods Were His Sole Aim "My sole object In accepting the appointment of state highway commissioner was to place the af fairs of the state highway com mission on a business basis," Spaulding said. He made it plain that he was not disgruntled, and that he would continue to advo cate business principles in the conduct of state government. . , . 'The program I have outlined while a member of the state high way commission will bear fruit," Spaulding said. The first authentic Informa tion I received Indicating that there was to be a change in the personnel of the highway commis sion came last Saturday, when (Turn to page 2, col. 1) At a meeting held at the cham ber of commerce Monday evening of committees from the Women's Greater Oregon association and the chamber of commerce, tenta tive plans were made for the holdlnK of a dinner and exhibits of Oregon products grown and manufactured in Marion and Polk counties. W. M. Hamilton, di rector of the industrial depart ment of the chamber, provided. It was agreed that in order to call attention to products grown and made In the Salem district, a dinner should be served featur ing home grown products and that In addition there should be a complete display of manufac tured products of the two coun ties. In working out plans for the dinner, suggestion wi (manufacturers was made that o f foods would be glad to cooperate. Mrs Leon Gleason and Mrs. Hannah Martin were appointed to con tact these producers. Mrs. W. Carlton Smith, presi dent of the Salem branch of the Women's Greater Oregon associa tion was appointed to arrange for place in which to hold the dinner and exhibits and to work out other details. Opinions of H S 011ET mm New Football Rules Vary A t least two of the several changes in football rules announc ed by the national rules committee will work toward elimination of injur.. ies, in the opinion of Roy 8. Keene, head coach at Willam ette university. One is the require ment for soft covering over bard leather or other unyielding ma terial used in head, shoulder. and knee guards; the other is the 11b- nlliln. ikt tli anhrtttntfnn rnla. which will encourage removing t tb t L While not denying that the rule forblddinr stnwnf wun nanus or arms by defense piayers in ine would prevent Injuries if en forced, Keene fears that it will be almost Impossible to enforce it, at least nntil some clarifying is done and perhaps not then. It may, he indicated, cause a change in line defense tactics, the line men -driving through more than in the past and leaving tbe task of stopping tbe runner more to the secondary. Is Named Upon Highway Board t ' X f ' ,'". .. - , 1 r-i7a-?jSK,wvi -- V- T r V 1 L. i LESLIE M. SCOTT III. U. BOARD FACES LAW SCHOOL ISSUE Future of Department may Be Determined Today, Portland Meeting The board of trustees of Wil lamette university will meet In Portlnd today for the semi-annual business session. In addition to the regular rou tine business, there may possibly be a report from a committee ap pointed to Investigate the Willam ette law school. Social life of the students may also come in for con sideration, though little attention has been given to modernizing it lately. The committee appointed to In vestigate the field of the Willam ette law school in the northwest consists of Judge Rand, and Wal ter Keyes of Salem and Judge Carey, Roy Shields, A. R. Watzek and E. E. McXaughton of Port land. The committee may have its report ready for th meeting to day. This committee was appointed as an outside group which had no close connections with the univer sity and which would bring in an Impartial report as to the best course to follow concerning the law school. Some have interpreted this in vestigation as an effort to abolish the law school complet ly. How ever this view Is held chiefly by students and Is not shared by Dean Roy R. Hewitt, head of the law school. Hewitt states, "I believe there Is not the slightest chance of It being discontinued." There are now 3 5 students in the law school which Is serving its 49th year as a law seminary. Hewitt believes the report of the committee may speed up the standardization of the school. At the present time Willamette university forbids, its students to hold dances and discourages dan cing by its students. There has been no indication that the board will make any change In this rule, even though the rule is being In creasingly disregarded. Fire at Capitol Is False Alarm An array of fire fighting equip ment was rush to the state Capi tol building at 6:35 o'clock last evening in answer to an alarm sent tn by a passing motorist who had seen smoke apparently billowing fro mthe eves of the structure. Firemen discovered that the smoke was coming only from the smokestack and settling down over the building. Coaches on The new "dead ball" rule, he believes, will stop some "piling up" but may also reduce the drive" of tbe ball carrier. Tbe new kickoft rule will do away with mass play, Keene says, and he thinks it may do some good even though the klckoff wedge was one of his pet plays. Tbe wedge has caused some Injuries to players unwisely diving into it Instead of nnder it, though he re members few such cases. Keene has not, in fact, had much fault to find with football as a "too rough" game. While some players have been hart enough to keep them out' of the game for a few weeks, he recalls only three broken bones suffered by players nnder his care, in 11 years of .coaching. PORTLAND. Feb. 15. (AP) Conflicting opinions about the re vision of football rales as an nounced today by the national (Tarn to page 2, col. 1) I'. VJ WW "IMSIll Willi' BajMBWHl M ENTIRE GKIGE OF PERSONNEL IS ANNOUNCED Leslie Scott of Portland, Washburne of Eugene, Aldrich Selected Ainsworth and Hanley Quit and Spaulding Forced Off Commission 1 PORTLAND. Feb. 15. (AP Governor Julius L. Meier tonight announced the appointment of an entirely new state highway com mission. The new commissioners are Les lie M. Scott of Portland, Carl G. Washburne of Eugene and E. B. Aldrich of Pendleton. They suc ceed J. C. Ainsworth of Portland. William Hanley of Rurns anl Charles K. Spaulding of Salem. A meeting of the new commis sioners will be held in Salem Wed nesday at which It is expected or ganization will be effected. Ainsworth Hanley submit ted their resignations to Gover- or Meier following the chief ex ecutive's recent return from Wah- ngton, where he appeared in ti.e nterest of Columbia river derl- opruent. Spaulding was remord by the governor. Spaulding Criticism Irks Other Members Hanley and Ainsworth had loug been dissatisfied with Spaujdict's ctlvitles, termed by Hanley a 'program of rows and confusion." Spaulding In recent months issued several statements in which he expressed harsh criticism of tne manner in which the highway commission conducted its affairs. Goverlpr Meier was understood to have' proposed reorganization of the commission with Ainsworth and Hanley as two of the mem bers but the two commissioners would not consider it. The new commissioners come from the three congressional dis tricts in the state. Two Connected With Newspapers Washburne. a prominent r.u- gene mercnant, coiner irum mw first district. Aldrich, from the second district. Is editor and pub lisher of the Pendleton East-Ore-gonian. Scott is a well-known Portland business man, and pres ident of the Oregon taxpayers' equalization and conservation league. He represents the third district. All the new commissioners have accepted their appointment. it was understood here. None el the three had any formal state ment to make tonight. "These men." said Governor Meier, "are known throughout the state and their high standing as citizens and successful bus ness men give assurance that the affairs of the state highway com mission will be administered with the highest ability and the great est efficiency and economy. Meet Wednesday Here With Meier "The appointment are effec tive at once. Formal commis sions will be issued Tuesday and I shall meet with them at Salera on Wednesday at which time they will probably organize. "It Is a source of regret mat Commissioner Ainsworth, Hauley and Spaulding were not able to work together. They are all out standing men whose honesty of purpose and high civic ideals no one will question. But our spien- plid highway system and its main tenance on an efficient and eco nomical basis are above and far more important to the people of the state than are Individuals or personal disagreements." EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 1 (AP) Carl Washburne, Eugene mer chant who was appointed by Gov ernor Meier to tbe new Oregon state highway commission today, Bald at his home here he knew nothing of the appointment and did not care to make a statement. "I have heard only rumors," he said. "I prefer to say noth ing about it till I have recetred more information. Washbnrne's appointment came as a surprise here; no hint that he might be named had been heard. DISPUTE UNSETTLED KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb. 15 (AP) Arthur Lawrence and A. F. Hunter, state industrial ac cident commissioners, left here to night without reaching a definite decision in the fee dispute be tween the commission and two lo cal hospitals. COSTELLO STRICKEN LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 (AP) Maurice Costello, matinee Idol of years ago. father of Helene and Dolores Costello, film stars, was stricken by cerebral hemorrhage today and is pronounced tn a crit ical condition at the California hospItaL