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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1932)
.... t -. . . . - v . ; i, . WfiATHER ; Fair today: and ' Bauday,.'. .-Slightly "Wgher tempratn-ef 5iai Temp Friday 7Ti Mia- 1; 55, river 2.fl feet, rata JOt ; inch BorUk winds., ?r - CIRCULATION Average Distribution July, sa ; 7072 Net paid, daily, Sunday 6682' XTKBU A. B. c . FOUNDED 1051 -a--::-I" r.:v:-::;:-r!-.'-.-, - ; 1 r EIGHTY-SECOND TEAR - Salem, Oregon; Saturday Blornlnr, Anjust 13, 1932 Vt r . , No. U . V hfiaV I W FARO LES - - - 7 Kiel vii I avif iiuiiw in r: AlsmarvCase, Attacked by Friend of Youths Freed I By Judge McMahan Court Action is Indicated; Two of Trio get 2 Years I For Burglary but Then Are Released 7 Continuing his customary prac tice. Judge Jj. H. MeMahan yester Cay fentenced, then paroled, Mar lon Alsman and Them Miller, who had pleaded guilty to burglary not In a dwelling, and Alma Alsman, who had pleaded guilty to receiv ing Btolen property. The first two he sentenced to two y ears In pris on and then parole: tha latter he sentenced to three months in the county Jail and then paroled. The Judge's action followed an extensive courtroom conference in which it was Indicated that the young men could -do better out and at work than confined t to prison. The defendants agreed to Tepay the item of 1592 said to be the value of the goods stolen, and the cost of their capture and trial. The trio were held In connec tion with theft at goods from A. P. Speer, owner of the Little French Shop on North High street. Speer appeared in court and was allowed to question each defend ant. Ha counselled them against the eflls of theft. Judge McMahan advised Miller to keep away romtha, .Alsman oys, whom ha characterised as a 'bad" combination when Miller was Included. Witness Attacked By ' Atamans' Friend Melvln Davia youth whom po lice had held in jail since last May as a material witness against the two Alsmans and Miller, was farced to take refure In city police headquarters late yesterday after noon to escape the vengeance of tha trio. As. ha stepped into Liberty street from tha office of Justice of the Peace Miller II. Hayden, he was attacked and severely beaten about the face by a friend of the. Alsmans. Preceding the attack, he said, he was called aside by Gene Ala man, son of Alma. A man whom he knew as Matthews, or Pattucl. a young Italian , from Portland, then dismounted from a truck oc cupied by a man whom Davis took to be Alma Alsman. t "Too squawked on the boys, accused Mathews. . This. Davis denied -: Then Mathews struck him , heavily three times. i Suffering from a cracked nose and t painful bruises about tha eyes, Davis fled to tha Bllgh hotel, where a. policeman was called. Taken to police headquarters, ha told his story and was given treat ment by Dr. Vernon A. Douglas, county health officer. Police ad vised hint to sleep in Jail for pro- i taction. District Attorney May Take Actios District Attorney John H. Car oa Indicated that the affair would be investigated and proper actios taken. While In Jail, the Alsmans had ' made threats against both Davis and Orey Q. Coffey, plain clothes . officer, who was instrumental In their, apprehension following tha robbery v - Davis is an orphan. He has a sister, Mrs. John D. Hinkle. who lived here until recently but ha does not know her whereabouts. Women Seeking New End urance Flight Record ' HI y '' ''V .; .... i-ii, : . CURTIS S FIELD. Valley Stream. N. T., Aug. 12 (AP) A couple of yonng women trying to set a new endurance flying re cord for their sex plucked a sup per of chicken soup and chicken salad from ' a refueling plan to night and settled down to spend their first Bight aloft. Tha fliers, Mrs. "ranees Mar- sallls and Mrs. Louis Thaden, passed their sixth hour la tha air at 9:17 p.m. (eastern standard time) with their motor humming prettily and no indication . of ' trouble. ' .' --. ' '- ?' Tha first refueling will ba due tomorrow. . .v-' - SPEECH IS PRAISED NEW YORK. Ang. 1 2 ( AP ) George- W. Wickersham. who headed tha commission President Hoover appointed, to itudy prohi bition, praised the president's ac ceptance speech tonight, but mado no reference ta the liquor issue statements. ' ... isSS Writ Calls on Roosevelt to Defend his Right to Judge N. Y. Mayor ;. V Jimmy More Jovial; Curtin Engages in v Squabble With Governor By WALTER T. BROWN EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, Al bany. N Y.. Aug. 12. (AP) A threat of time-consuming court action today thrust itself Into Governor Roosevelt's Investiga tion into Mayor James J. Walker's fitness to remain as chief execu tive of America's first city. The litigation menace to in early disposition of the case arose when a supreme court Judge granted a writ calling upon Mr. Roosevelt to defend his power ef Judging the mayor. The governor agreed to withhold a decision un til after the supreme court meets August 19. Further litigation would possibly hold back the gov ernor's final word until the na tional election next November when his democratic candidacy for president will be. submitted to the voters. Sherwood Matter Not Vet Touched Fending off all implications that he used his office for per sonal gain, Mayor Walker denied to Governor Roosevelt that he worked for a bus franchise to fa vor a friend and was cut In on a stock market transaction because of influence he might exercise over city contracts. The end of the second day of the hearing left one of tha most important charges, that involving the. missing accountant, Russell T. Sherwood, still untouched. The (Turn to Page 2, CoL 4) L ii PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12 (AP) la recognition of their re search work and their efforts in arousing interest in and Increas ing knowledge of Oregon history. eight men and a woman were to day made honorary associate members of the historical re search council of Oregon. Tha organization was former ly known as tha trail seekers council. The organization nam ed one honorary member for each of the nine past years, as fol lows: 1924 Vincent Astor, for As toria column. 1925 The late Henry J. Bid- die, building trail up Beacon rock. 192 B Ralph Budd. placing his torical markers. 1927 Charles H. Carey, book; "History of OregonT" 1928 The late Albert Haw kins, historical research and writ ings. 1929 Lewis A. McArthur, book, "Oregon Geographical Names." 1930 Nellie B. Pipes, histori cal consultant. 1931 Leslie M. Scott, book. "History of the Oregon Country." 1932 Will G. Steel, work at Crater Lake. ACCEPT WAGE CUT BUTTE. Mont., lur. 12. (AP) Agreement was reached here to night in the wage dispute between nrintin? crafta and nublishers and Job printing shop proprietors, the employes accepting a reaucuuu $1 a day in tha basic wage. HEFFRON WILL BUN j EUGENE. Ore., Aug. 12 (AP) , F. a Heffron, local attorney, today announced that he will run for congressman from this district, onnosinr James W. Mott, republi can nominee, and Harvey Stark weather, democratic nominee. Heffron, who will ran as an In dependent republican, said he was entering the race to "give the sup porters of tha 18th amendment someone to vote for." ' I- DEIiTXQIJEXCY STUDIED COQUILLE, Ore., Ang.' II (AP) The great total of tax de linquency prevalent in Oregon at this time and v valuations and equalisation 'of assessments occu pied tha attention of assessors rOm'l3 Oregon counties, holding their annual convention here to day. " 1 - The assessors expressed general favor for the plan adopted In sev eral counties of allowing taxpay ers to make monthly installments on their real estate taxes and on delinquent personal property tax. MIIXXI'TIXE HIT , 1 McMINNVILLE. Ore.. Aug. -11 (AP) Two fires started here n ran Hsu IZED Jimmy Walker no Visecracker Now v -.v -.- ::: Scene at the opening ef Mayor Walker's hearing b efore Governor Roosevelt of New York in Albany Thursday. Walker facing possible removal from office becaase' of unexplained income revealed In the Seabnry investigations, was deadly serious Instead of his usual wisecracking attltnde. Here he is shown with bin counsel. From the left, John Curtin, Mayor Walker and Judge Adelbert Rich. Telephoto from -New York to Pacific coast. I B SEEN FOR Fill BUYING Auto Sales Increasing Says Leader; Finance Paper Abroad Hopeful NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (AP) The weekly, mercantile reviews re ported accelerated buying In many merchandise lines and Dun's said renewed confidence In fall buying was manifest. DETROIT. Aug. 12. (AP) H. J. Kllngler, general sales man ager for the Chevrolet Motor com pany, said sales -of fleet cars and trucks for commercial use increas ed 13.7 per cent during the first six months of this year compared with the same. period last year. LONDON, Aug. 12. (AP)" -The Economist, British financial newspaper, said editorially "that one may expect tha recovery of American fixed interest securities to ba maintained or even advanc ed." WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. (AP) An agricultural credit corporation with a minimum cap italization of $10,009,000 was pro posed to aid the farmers of the northwest. NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (AP) C. E. Kelly, president of the Ana conda Copper Mining company, back from Europe, said trade abroad was improving slightly. Loyal Brazilian Force Claim of Gains is Denied- RIO DE JANEIRO. Aug. 13 (AP) The federal government announced, today the advance guard of forces operating against the Sao Paulo rebels on the north eastern front had consolidated their lines after two weeks of steady driving and expected soon to : reopen the offensive against Chacoelra and Cruxeiro. , SAO PAULO. Braxil, Aug. 12 (AP) Violent fighting on tha northeastern front between tha Sao Paulo rebels -and federal troops has failed to effect any change in the lines, tha rebel gov ernment announced today. Mott Has New Opponent Assessors Eye Problem Fires Held Incendiary .. News Faces Second Salt within twelve hours of each other last night and today were declared by firemen to be of incendiary origin. ' j' j - . . r -Tie first was discovered in the Christian , church shortly before midnight by Glen 8. Macy, county coroner." The second, discovered at 10 a. mv today, was In a vacant house near the county courthouse. : MIXER BRINGS ACTION MEDFORD. Ore., A nr. 12 (AP) A $60,000 damage suit al leging conspiracy was filed today against the Medtord Daily News, L. A. Banks, its editor, and F. . Bates, Gold Hill miner, and his daughter, Mrs. . Margaret Lund. The suit, the second in two days. was brought by Ted Dole of the Gold Hill section. Tha suit tiled yesterday was for , a similar amount, i-v . -t-- m. Dole alleges that prior to March V last. Bates attempted tor"ex-' tort large sums of . money by threats to murder and dynamite,' and , that the News published an article beaded "Miner tells Ule of woe on Foots reek," without ascertaining tha truth or falsity of charges made by Bates. v Bonds Make Gain, Stock Prices Hurt NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (AP) The summer upswing in the stock market suffered a severe setback today, but bonds made further moderate gains. The fact the selling came hi the wake of President Hoover's ac ceptance speech occasioned some comment In Wall Street, but opi nions as to the possible effect of the president's remarks were varied. Some bull traders may have been disappointed tha presi dent took a conservative stand, pointing out that recovery "may be slow," but In other quarters the opinion had prevailed that the market had been going too fast and a good "shakeout" was over due. The most encouraging aspect of tha financial markets, probably, was the stability of bdnds. Sev eral railroad issues forged ahead, wheat closed off about 2 cents a bushel In Chicago, wool and coffee worked higher. THEM KILLED LONGV1EW. Wash.. Aug. 12 (AP) Three persons were fa tally Injured In the collision of passenger car and a Seattle- bound stage near Castle Rock, north of here, shortly before day light this morning. A. fourth may not survive her injuries. The dead: R. M. Higgins, about 35, Port land. Mrs. Jean Noble, Portland. Jane Abraham, .14, of Seattle. In addition. Mrs. Hazel Har rington, of Portland, received a broken back and her condition was serious, and her son Bert, 12. has a broken leg. All were passengers in Higgins' car, returning to Portland after a visit in Seattle. Andrew HarvliL driver of the stage, told officers later that Higgins' car swerved directly across tha road in front of him and the impact hurled tha lighter machine into tha ditch. KEILEB TO IPPEIL PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12 (AP) Frank J. Lonergan, attor ney for Frank Keller, stated today that bis client, convicted of de vising a - scheme , to defraud through sale of stock in the Em pire Holding corporation, will Ule an appeal. . . Keller baa until August 19 to appeal from tha conviction, for which be was sentenced last June to five years in the state peniten tiary A motion tor new trial is now pending. . . Frank J. Keller Jr.. was con victed at Dallas this snrln g under an indictment Issued by the Mar lon county grand Jury , charging him with devising a schema to de fraud..' He was the first of three former officers of tha Empire Holding corporation to be tried. Wallace Beery : OregonVisitor KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Aug. 12. (AP) Wallace Beery, mo tion picture actor, and Mrs. Beery flew into . Klamath Falls tonight fronvLoa Angeles.'" -.'.--':. - Tha couple, who attended the funeral . of Mrs. Beery's mother yesterday, la Los Angeles, declin ed to say where they are going tomorrow. but -Intimated ,. they would continue north. , IN HIGHWAY CRASH SAYS HIS HER t t OMMEniS Ml HOUR SPEECH All Agree it's Definite; Some Drys, Some Wets , Applaud, Criticize WASHINGTON. Aug. 12 (AP) At variety of comment was drawn forth today by President Hoover's stand for a chance In the prohibition laws. Representative Rayburn of Tex as, who conducted the pre-conven- tion campaign of Speaker Garner, termed the Hoover address "a 10 S0 speech. (0 per cent wet and SO per cent' dry." The president, ha said "gave both the wet and dry partisans in the audience an op portunity -to- applaud vocifer ously --. .-:...- " Canen --William - Sheaf e Chase, superintendent of tha Internation al reform federation and' a mem ber of the prohibition board of strategy, called for organization of a third party in view of tha pres ident's advocacy of a change in prohibition. Representative William E. Hull of Illinois, a republican, said that as one of the antl-prohlbltlon lead ers he endorsed Mr. Hoover's statement. ' From Oliver W. Stewart and other officers of the flying squad ron, a dry organization, which bad previously endorsed him, Mr. Hoo ver received a telegram saying the speech "reaffirmed and Intensified their faith" in him. Ira L. Reeves, western director of the Crusaders, an antl-prohlbl tlon organization, expressed sur prise "that the president spoke as frankly as he did" ana added: "He eertalnly Is not so ambiguous as tha platform Is." Kinsey and Fern Arrested, Fined For Possession DALLAS, Aug. 12 Henry Kinsey and Fred Fern were ar rested today on their place on tha Falls City road and taken be fore Justice of the Peace Elmer Cook in West Salem. Kinsey was fined 1 150 on a charge of pos session of liquor and Fern was fined $109 on a like charge.' The two -were also fined 3(00 apiece on a joint charge of sos-J session of a still, and received a iall sentence of.. 30 days. They were taken to the Jail at Dallas and being unable to pay . the fines, will probably, ba compelled to lay it out In. the Jail. DempseyWillbe Here This Morn . PORTLAND; Ore.. Aug. 12 (AP) Leonard Sacks. Jack Dempseys manager, said tonight after Dempsey's fight here with Frank Sawyer that on their way to San Francisco - by automobUe they? will stop at 7 a.m. tomor row at Salem to visit the Ore gon , state penitentiary. . ; ; - PARIS HEAT RECORD ARIS, Aug. 12 (AP) Paris today suffered its hottest day in twenty-one years. The peak tern perature was 91-73 fahrenheit. Late Sports OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM, Los Angeles, Aug. 12. (AP) Ameri ca's - chances for a team boxing title received a serious setback to night when bit Fred Feary ef Stockton was defeated In the semi finals by Lulgl Rovatl of Italy. " SAN" FRANCISCO, AuV II. (AP) Fidel LaBarba. Los An geles ' featherweight and former flyweight champion, was awarded a technical knockout victory qver Al Citrino, young San Francisco boxer, in the sixth round of their scheduled 10-round fight here to night. ;'--!. SIM VISITED? BfBOKEERS; :PLB RELATED Sunseh Division" Headed ' By B. R. Green Arrives; V 55 men In Party Legislation to Give; Jobs ;Tb:an VYill be Plea, ' Leader Asserts .Washington Is not . through! with the bonus armies by any means, for by October 1 a "peace ful force 300,000 strong will be encamped within 35 miles of the national capital. With . the army now being re cruited, tha bonus as such will be a secondary consideration; tha paramount demand will be for legislation that will place be tween 10 and 12 millions of un employed American men and women back at work. These forces near Washington will not attempt to dictate how this legislation shall be drawn up. They will simply be a stim ulating reminder to that end. If congressmen fall, the only "vio lence" will be attempt to change tha congressional personnel at the polls In November. Group to Recruit On Journey East , Such were' tha statements made here yesterday by B. R. Green of Hollywood, Calif., organizer of five bonus army units and commander of the Sunset -Division of the Bonus Army of the United 8tates, Incorporated, which reached Salem yesterday afternoon on its motor caravan travels from Oakland, Calif., to Washington. About 65 men were in the division when It reached Salem. As the "march" east is made, recruiting t reach a strength or 250 will be carried on. "We are stopping in each town of any Importance for recruiting, and to get our message before tha American people," Comman der Green said. Green's division pitched tent at tha camp grounds Inst west of tha Marion-Polk bridge at mid afternoon - yesterday, and -will leave today, going to Portland and from there east, probably through Spokane. Montana, St. . (Tarn to Page 2, CoL 1) ILEEEISITED LE MARS, la.. Aug. 12. 4AP) Reports of violence were receiv ed today from northwest Iowa. where some farmers have organ ized a -strike" for higher prices. Five milk trucks were seized near Klngaley and tha milk dis tributed to the poor. Court action was reported lm mlnent tonight .against two Plym outh county . farmers alleged to have destroyed 200 pounds of cream because a truck driver from Cherokee refused to observe the non-selling movement. The farmers holiday association of Iowa asked' its members to strike" Monday by refusing to sell produce for 30 days unless fair prices are received. Seafood Dinner Enjoyed by 500 Elks qt Oregon SEASIDE, Ore., Aug. 12 (AP) Fire hundred .delegates to the state Elks convention, beiwg held here, partook of a seafood dinner today. A Joint concert was featured here this afternoon by tha Junior Elks band from Portland and tha Seaside girls band. A bathing beauty concert on the beach will be tomorrow's en tertainment feature. . Zoofc Praises FARMER STK Here; Otherwise Silent PORTLAND. Aug. 12 (AP) Declaring that he is "Just here on a visit," Dr. George Frederick Zook, president of Akron, O., uni versity, arrived la Portland today. . Dr. Zook. invited hera by the state board of higher education ta inspect the five institutions under Its direction. , la understood to have eoma here In connection with tha chancellorship of higher edu cation, a position which tha board has recommended in pursuance of Its policy, of unifying-controls of Oregon's institutions ef higher learning. : . , "I expect to talk with members of tha board and visit tha various nasUtutlons, Dr. Zook said. -Be yond that. - there is nothing for ma to say. I feel that It would not be appropriate for ma to comment! further. I have been invited ta make an Informal visit here and I have coma for that purpose." Dr. Zook recalled he, had visit ed all tha institutions here except tha normal schools, 10 years ago isiiessirap Asserted Thief Caught, Loot is -. Kept by His Pal PORTLAND, Aug. 12 (AP) Chased by a waitress and two taxi drivers, through downtown streets today, Edward O'Connor, 20, stumbled and fell and was cap tured. Police arrested him in connec tion with the theft of a sum of money from a cash register in a cafe where O'Connor and a com panion bad ordered dinner, then left. Police said they rifled the till on the way out. O Connor had none of the mon ey with him. He was quoted by police as saying his companion had made away with all of It. APPEAL OF TUITION Formal Notice is Filed in Supreme Court; Early Decision Desired Formal notice of appeal in the case of Weinaeht vs. Bower was tiled late Friday in the circuit court here, the constitutionality of the existing high school tuition law thereby being carried to the state supreme court. James O. Heltzel, representing tha plaintiff, filed 'the appeal which is to be taken from the decision of Judge L. G. Lewelllng handed down here June 17. Judge Lewelllng held the 1915 high school tuition law con stitutional and dismissed an in junction restraining Sheriff O. D. Bower from collecting taxes un der It. M. Weinaeht, plaintiff, repre sents a number ef school districts in tha Mt. Angel area, In carrying the appeal on. Heltr zel said his aim would ba- to hurry proceedings in every possible way to a decision could ba made by next month, if possible. As long as the law da in the courts, school leaders throughout the state are undecided on.thelr plans for falL In Salem contracts hare not been signed with high school teachers whose services would not be needed if tha tuition law failed to be held constitu tional. CHILE QUELLED SANTIAGO, Chile. Aug. 12 (AP) Two army regiments and large detachments of .police con quered 400 students In a battle at the University of Chile today and snuffed out a revolt aimed at the government. The uprising lasted exactly an hour and a half. It resulted. In three deaths-r-a police officer, a student and a boy bystander and there were . unconfirmed reports that five others were killed. Twen ty persons were wounded. The purpose ef the revolt was to- restore Colonel Marmadnke Grove to-control of tha govern ment in place of Carlos O. Davfla, former ambassador at Washing ton, who now beads the Chilean socialist regime. The rebellion started at 5 p. m.. and ended aV:30. As soon as the students, who had seised the uni versity saw the two regiments of troops they abandoned their bar ricades and fled under heavy rifle fire. All except 50 were captured. Education when ha was ehlef of tha division of higher education of tha United States bureau of education. He was also here a year ago for a conference en higher education. i Dr. Zook stated he Is familiar with tha federal survey of educa tion la this state, and thajjie was made acquainted with the pro gram of the state board by Ed ward C. Sammons and C L. Starr, members of the board, on a re cent visit they paid him ta Akron. . The state of Oregon has insti tutions which are very wea known throughout the nation." the Akron president observed. "The work be ing dona at Oregon State college Is an outstanding piece of educa tion and tha development of tha University of Oregon -Is the tub- Ject of comment . in - educational circles. "There Is a clear tendency In tha direction of some form of co ordination of state institutions of higher learning. No two states are ;- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) I MB SWOT UPRISING roving Courage Taking Placa Of Gloom; Money Is Invested Upward Cycle Begun; Price Advances -: Are Noted By STEPHEN C. MERGLER Is this talk of a brightening on the United States' financial, industrial and business herizoa backed by facts? Are Salem and the WinasMtt valley showing signs of busine Improvement? These questions were pro pounded Friday to a number af leading men locally In bankinc -and business In general, tha answers were as follows: 1. . Gloom has . given war ta courage in the public mind. Thto In Itself is considered a highly important factor in bringing aa upturn in business. 2. Gradual Improvement, in business locally is anticipated. . Belief is held in tha ultimate soundness of tha Willamette val ley and its industries. 3. Interest in sound- invest ments is reviving. Hoarding Ja , diminishing. 4. From all appearances, tha bottom of -the cycle has e-n reached, the upward climb agala begun. . . 7 General Feeling One of Optimism Douglas McKay, president ef tha Salem chamber of commerce, last night opined that "thing rlook better." "I think the national situation looks better," he said. "The peo ple are in a better frama af mind. And I think things are going to Improve locally. I haw noticed an improvement" la my business in the last few weeks." And from - Theodora M. Roth. manager of tha Willamette Gro cery company, came this - opti mistic statement: I have noticed a considerable strengthening of commodity pric es. Rica, beans, flour, and sugar are all . stiffening; in manufac tured grocery lines, tha . pries are still falling. I believe w have reached bottom after tw trying yean and I believe im provement Is in sight." Stock Market Gaine ated as Indicative . . An upturn is in order, thought J. N. Chambers, manager af tha- -J. C Penney company store: "There lsnt any - reason . why ' business isn't going to get better. It always does in September wbea tha crops are la. It may net ba as good as in 1928 and 1929 bat think tha bottom is reached and a slow upturn will ba Bated . in the next six months. - - In Mr. Chambers' opinion, tha increasing stock market interest:. Is proof of renewed confidence, because, be says, earnings , nava not increased to Justify tha re- ; cent stock sales. While not optimistic aa other. . Brown E. SIsson, manager ef tka- Miller Mercantile company, said: "I'm not predicting. Don't quota me as pessimistic. Ill have formed an opinion 30 days front now." Turning to the leading bank ers, the reporter found no. traca of pessimism, much of hop- and soma optimism for national and (Turn to Page 2, CoL 3) STATE FILM1 C .01 CORVALU3, Ore., Aug. 12. -(AP) The future af Oregenv poultry Industry is In the hand oLthe commercial chick hatchery-' men, H. E. Cosby, extension spec ialist, declared in tha second day session of tha state poultrynena convention at Oregon State col lege. - Oregon's export egg buslne) " depends upon high production coming from well-bred stock,' Cosby declared. He said that la-: finance tending to "make hatch eries as thick as filling stations" and to lower the standards to a mass production basis, threaten ( the future of the egg business. -Officers chosen tonight follow: Fred CockelL Mllwaakle, re elected president: J. R. RaaseU. Corvallla,'Tlee - president; F. L . Knowiton. Corvallis; secretary treasurer; Lloyd Lee, Salem, ard ' G. M. Leslie, Tigard, director. - Oppose Cut for Vets? Benefits LAWRENCE,' Mass.. Aug. 12 (AP) Th resolutions eommiUe of the' Massachusetts department ; ef the American Legion, despite a personal appearance by Rear Ad-. -intra! Richard E. Byrd, in behalf :. of tha National Economy league, voted tonight to report favorably to -the state convention a retain- . tlon opposing curtailment of ben efits now received $y veterans. l -
