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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
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EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, February 16, 1932
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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
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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
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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-
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DEATH
Shotgun
shotgun claimed the life of
and Mrs. William Berndt of
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SNOW FALLS AFTER
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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
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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.
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Manchuria Move
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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
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JAPANESE
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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