i"
CIRCULATION
WEATHER
Cloudy with occasional
light rain today and Mon
day; Max, Trap. Saturday'
S3, Mia. M, river X2 feet,
southwest wind, dowdy.
Distribution
Average
Mar. 8S
Net paid, dally, Sunday,G669
MZXBHL A. B. O.
POUND HD 1051
EIGHTY-THIRD TEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sundaj Morning, April 16, 1933
No. 18
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BEER LICENSING
ISSUE MAY BOG
UP AGAIN SOON
Reconsideration Move Seen
As Possibility Monday
At Council Session
Applying for U. S. Loan to
Construct Terminal to
Be Discussed Also
Sale of 3.2 per cent beer le
gally in Salem may yet be a
fact. Indications last night -were
that one of the seven aldermen
who Toted against the beer li
censing bill at the last city coun
cil meeting might move for re
consideration of the measure at
tomorrow night's session
If such a motion Is put and
given a majority vote, the coun
cil can then proceed to amend
the bill as may be desired and
bring it to vote on final passage
the same night. If such a motion
Is either not put or voted down,
any move to enact a 3.2 beer
control ordinance for the city
must go through the routine of
first, second and third readings
Members of the council licens
ing committee, however, do not
speak as enthusiastically of city
beer legislation as they did two
weeks ago. Defeated at that time,
they hold to the Idea of drop
ping the matter until after the
July 21 special election at which
the people will vote on liberaliz
ing the charter prohibition
amendment, according to queries
put to the committee last night
May Change Bill
If It Is Revived
Several aldermen, nevertheless,
are considering attempting to
bring up the bill again, amend
it to include restrictions as to
otoenlne and closing hours of
business places selling beer and
as to their locations In regard to
schools and churches. There is a
feeling among them that the
city should be obtaining revenue
from the sales of beer now going
on under protection of a circuit
court Injunction against the city
Other matters to face the alder
men tomorrow night may Include
an economy schedule for, opera
tion of street lights, and discus
sion of applying for R. F. C. loans
for Construction of the proposed
municipal dock and mountain wa
ter system.
Reduction In City
Light Bill Topic
Although the question of re
ducing the city's light bill several
weeks ago was taken from a spe
cial committee and referred to the
council's light committee, headed j
bv AJaerman Lj. vviiimson, mu
latter committee has not yet bud
mltted any recommendations to
the council. Reduction of tho
$25,000 lighting bill can como
only through decreasing the num
ber of lamp clusters and corner
lights used, according to confer
ences held with power company
officials. One proposition given
eonslderation is that of turning
off at least half of the cluster
lights and disconnecting many of
the corner lights In the residence
districts.
Alderman S. A. Hughes, chair
man of the utilities committee,
last night said his committf a
would confer here tomorrow with
engineers figuring the cost of the
dock and terminal to arrive at a
decision as to how large a loan
will be needed. First estimates of
175,000 later were raised to
195,000.
Hughes was not yet decided as
to what would be done in regard
to the proposed municipal water
plant loan.
Sliverton high school contes
tants won the annual Marion
county bookkeeping contest held
at the Salem high school building
Saturday morning, with a score of
S94 points out of a possible 486.
The winning team was composed
of Edith DobberfuhU Clyde Par
sons and Allen Roster, with Lor
raine Zollner as alternate.
Of the other two schools en
tered Salem's team of Marjorie
Darby, Juanita Cross and Earl
Johnson, won second place with
386 points, while Woodburn, last
year's winner, scored S3 6 points,
Woodburn team members were
Louise Molding, Marjorie Jones,
Florence Logen and Fred Cha
, pelle. alternate.
Individual scoring honors were
divided between Marjorie Darby
of Salem and Clyde Parsons of Sli
verton with 14e points each out
of a possible 162.
The contest was under the su
pervision of E. T. Ludowici, mem
ber of the instructional staff in
the accounting department of
Behnke-Walker business college
in Portland, who presented the
DeWItt trophy, a silver loving cup.
to the new champions.
BROWN GETS LICENSE
SEATTLE, Wash.. April 15
(AP) A marriage license was is
sued here today to Chandler. P,
Brown. St. of Salem. Ore., and
Eleanor PI am on don, 22, of
Seattle. '
SILVERTUiJ WINS ID
BOOKKEEPING TEST
Roosevelt Forest Army Takes Field
: -
In dozens of camps all over the country, ' thousands of young men between the agea of 18 and 25 are get
ting a taste of real army life, getting np to the bugle and going to bed to the bugle, even eating to the
tan-tar-ra-ra of the bugle. They are members of t he Civilian Conservation Corps, or, aa It la more fa
miliarly known, the reforestation army, recruited from amongst the unemployed to participate In the
gigantic forestry program Inaugurated by President Roosevelt. Under
the men are undergoing a preliminary "oonditionJ ng" period before
they are intended; During this training period, strict army discipline is maintained. The men are
roused by the strains of reveille at 0:55 a. m., breakfast on scrambled eggs, coffee and toast (some
times cereal and bacon are Included), after which the business of the day begins. First they are given
a series of setting up exercises under army lnstruc tors. Then they attend a series of lectures on for
estry. These lectures are given by experts on the subject who have been recruited from among the
jobless. Then there Is time out for recreation. Football and baseball facilities are provided, aa wall
as gymnasium. At Fort Slocum, New Rochelle, N. Y., where nearly 2,000 recruits are encamped,
the forestry army is a happy family. Included in the list of rookies are at least one sculptor, store
keepers, postal clerks, telegraph operators, blacksmiths, barbers and electricians. After the men have
completed their course, they will be graded accord tag to qualifications. Some will be appointed clerks.
Home foremen, but the great majority will be la bo rers, who will do the actual work of planting and
transplanting trees. The northwest will participate in this program within a few days.
EX-RAIL OFFICIAL
CALLED SUDDENLY
A. J. Davidson Dies in Less
Than day After he Left
S. P. & S. Position
PORTLAND, Ore., April 15
(AP) Within a few hours after
he had retired from active rail
road life, Alfred James Davidson,
died at his home here today. Da
vidson retired only yesterday, on
his 70th birthday, as general man
ager of the Spokane, Portland and
Seattle railroad. He had been In
poor health for some time. Death
was nrnnnmipoil drift to a heart
-ttark
Davidson was born In Decatur,
111., April 14. 1863. Immediately
after graduating In 1S80 from the
high school at Lexington, -111., he
entered railroad work, his first
ob being with the Chicago and
Alton railroad, as station bag
gageman. Later he became tele
graph operator and then station
agent for the same company. In
1834 he went to Birds Point, Mo.,
eventually becoming baggage
master.
In 1881 he was named chief
train dispatcher and train master
of the San Antonio & Arkansas
Pass railroad and five years later
was appointed superintendent of
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
railroad, a position he held until
1898. Then he went to the St.
Louis & San Francisco railroad as
superintendent of transportation
and later, from 1901 to 1904, as
general superintendent. He was
named president of that road in
1904, serving until 1909.
Retiring for a rest, Davidson
did not resume active railroad
work until 1911, when he came
west and entered the service of
the Spokane, Portland and Seattle
railroad, serving as superinten
dent, general superintendent, fed
eral manager and finally as gen
eral manager.
PECULIARITIES TOLD
BURNS, Ore., April 15 (AP)
Harry Riley took the witness
stand in his own defense in cir
cuit court here today where he Is
being tried on a charge of first de
gree murder for the aeatn ox nis
wife, Hilda Thornburg Riley.
In a clear voice Riley told of
meeting Hilda Thornburg in
Burns in 1923 and of marrying
her a year later. He asserted that
friction between his wife's family
and himself grew from their first
acquaintance.
Before Riley took the stand,
the defense put on several wit
nesses to testify to asserted pe
culiarities of the defendant.
NO FULL TIME JOD .
ALBANY, Ore., April 16 (AP)
Dr. Thomas W. Bibb, president
of Albany eollege, announced to
day that the Institution will not
employ a full time director of
athletics next year. It was further
disclosed today that Charles Lap
penbusch, present coach, will not
be a member of the faculty next
school year.
Dr. Bibb said, however, that
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Tim out thb 'Tuvyn-tsT
Vascos With
Their Ailing
Child Vanish
HASTING S-ON-HUDSON, N. T.,
April 1 5 (AP) Leaving their
home In the early dawn without
telling anyone where they were
going, the family of John Vasco
had disappeared tonight, adding
another strange circumstance to
the events arising out Of the at
tempt to remove a tumor from the
eye of two-year-old Helen Vasco.
Some neighbors said Vasco, his
wife and three children, 'Mary 11,
and the twins, Helen and Anna,
left their home in an automobile.
Others said the Vascos trudged
away on foot.
Mrs. Vasco has opposed the
plan to remove a tumor on the
retina of Helen's left eye, which,
doctor's said, will cause her death
if left to grow. The father said
yesterday he would sanction the
operation, but today William
Birch, who lives next door to the
Vascos, was quoted as saying the
father told him he was "not go
ing to have any doctors."
A decision by the appellate di
vision of the supreme court Is ex
pected next week on an appeal
against the order of a Westchester
county children's court judge au
thorizing the operation.
Girl Lets Tear
GasLoose,Yegg
Trio in Retreat
NORWICH, Kans., April 15
(AP) Miss Ruth Allen, assist
ant cashier of the Norwich State
bank, gave three holdup men
the gas today and frustrated a
robbery of the bank.
The robbers entered with
drawn revolvers and commanded
her to hand over the money. Re
fusing to comply, she stepped on
a trigger releasing tear gas Into
the bank and the men fled with
out any money.
Harry Riley Takes Stand
Albany Coach Will Leave
Otto Muetzel Acquitted
Find Body; Suicide Case
Albany will maintain Its mem
bership in the northwest confer
ence, which It joined last year.
and will play full conference
schedules In football, basketball
and baseball.
SLAYING NOT PROVEN
GRANTS PASS, Ore., April 15.
(AP) Otto Muetzel was ac
quitted by a circuit court jury
here today of a charge of having
killed Sol Stone In a drunken
brawl last winter.
Yesterday the court ordered
that the first degree murder
charge be reduced to one of man
slaughter, since premeditation had
not been established.
MISSING 13 DAYS
MARSHFIELD, Ore., April 15
(AP) The body of W. M.Tur
pin, it, who disappeared from his
home In Bay Park April 3, was
found late this morning south of
Marsh field by Horace Mitchell,
while the latter was hiking
through the woods. Police said
Turpin had evidently committed
suicide by shooting himself with
a shotgun. The widow and a son.
Dan, servive.
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capable TJ. 8. armv instructors.
starting the actual work for which
FACTOR IS
HELD FOB RANSOM
Son of Alleged Swindler is
Spirited Away; $100,000
Payment Demanded
CHICAGO, April 15 (AP)
Jerome Factor, 17. son of John
"Jake the Barber" Factor, is be
ing held for 3100,000 ransom, po
nce revealed tonight.
The son of the internationally-
Known speculator was overpow
ered and spirited away from In
front of his home on Chicago's
south side last Wednesday. Cant
Daniel Gilbert, chief of the state's
attorney's police, said.
A letter demanding 150,000
ransom was delivered Friday to
Factor at his hotel suite where he
has been living In seclusion pend
ing outcome of his appeal to the
U. 8. supreme court from an or
der extraditing him to England
on charges of swindling British
investors of 38,000,000.
Another letter raising the ran
som demand to 3100,000 was sent
later, according to Capt. Gilbert
who conferred with Factor tonight
concerning it.
Factor denied himself to all
other callers and refused com
ment on the abduction.
Capt. Gilbert said he was told
the boy, a student at Northwest
ern university, was entering his
home at 11:15 p. m., Wednesday
when four men drove up In an
automobile, forced him to enter
and drove him away.
Previously, Capt. Gilbert said.
numerous attempts had been
made to kidnap the boy who Is a
Denericiary of a huge trust fund
established by Factor. The fath
er, following the previous at
tempts, planned to withdraw him
from school as a means of pro
tection. E
T
Prospects are that the police
radio dance to be given at Crys
tal Gardens tomorrow night will
serve as a celebration over com
pletion of the short ware trans
mitter for which the dance la to
raise the last needed funds. Pow
er line connections were made
with police headquarters yester
cay and Lloyd Rogers, who is
building the transmitter, said he
expected to Install the equip
ment today.
As well as good old-time and
modern orchestra music, the
dance will offer patrons mirth-
provoking Intermission enter
tainment, according to Inspector
Orey Coffey, who is In charge
of arrangements. The "Haywire
orchestra of Capital post. Am er
lean Legion, will be oa hand to
present new skits and musical
numbers. Its four comedians are
Dr. A. D. Woodmansee. H. R
"Rafe" White, Frank ZInn and
Dr. 8. r. Scott
Indications are that tomorrow
night's dance will be even bet
ter-attenaed than the first one
given to build np the police ra
dlo fund. Inspector Coffey said
I tickets were selling In large num
a.
JFHOME
RADIO
Mil
oe men EVEN
WORLD PARLEY
OVER TRADE IS
Roosevelt Turns Attention
Jo Conference; Farm aid
Occupies Senators
Early Vote on Price-Boost
Measure is Sought but
Not yet in Sight
WASHINGTON, Aprl II r-
(AP) Leaving his domestic pro
gram to those pressing It to
maturity, President Roosevelt to
day began pointing decisively for
his International conferences to
begin late next week with Prime
Minister MacDonald of Great Brl
tain.
On all sides, no doubt was left
as to the paramount Importance
attached by him to mores
planned for reciprocal tariff
treaties, aimed at the diminish
ing of trade barriers and the sta
bilization of international ex
changes. The senate devoted another
day to wordy farm bill debate,
while the house stood in recess.
Senators and representatives in
committee and in private con
centrated on the Muscle Shoals,
relief, securities regulation and
other legislation, but advanced
forward little more than for
days past.
Wants Legislation to
Empower Negotiation
It was evident that now with
Mr. MacDonald on the high seas,
the dominant administration
drive would be to formulate
quickly the prospective legisla
tlon empowering the president to
negotiate tariff reduction agree
ments in the Interest of resus
cltatlng world trade.
That done, it probably will be
rushed to congress with the same
emphasis to be given the rail
road reorganization legislation to
be submitted early next week.
and the subsequent propositions
aimed to increase employment
through public works and to re
form banking procedure.
Experts at the treasury and
state departments continued col
lation of data on the disordered
money exchange situations; and
on the war debts that are des
tined to be used as a bargaining
means in the forth-coming dis
cussions.
Determined to expedite action
as much as possible in the face
of recurring opposition, the sen
ate democratic leadership man
euvered with little success to
day to get early votes on both
the massive farm price lifting
bill and the hanging-over five-
day week bill.
Objections from members of
his own party and from the re
publican ranks as well spelled
failure for an attempt by Rob
inson of Arkansas to get an
agreement for debate limitation
on the farm bill, beginning Mon
day. By then, however, he may
have worked out another way to
reach an early vote.
White House
Effff Rolling
In Prospect
WASHINGTON, April 15.
(AP) An old style White House
Easter egg-rolling Is in store for
Washington boys and girls Mon
day, with a warm welcome as
sured them by Mrs. Roosevelt and
her grandchildren.
Weather permitting, the young
sters this year will take their Eas
ter eggs straight, with no enter
tainment trimmings or winding of
Maypoles or folk dancing on the
green. They want every square
foot of that green to roll their
eggs upon.
It's tradition, and the custom
of a half century being sturdy
and strong, Mrs. Roosevelt agreed
to let It have its way when the
whole matter was explained to
her.
From Mrs. Roosevelt's last
press conference the word went
out that only music from the ma
rine band would accompany the
fete.
Further trimmings were to be
only the gay little Easter baskets.
Some time during the morning
Mrs. Roosevelt has promised to
wander through the festive scene
the only one of its kind in these
United States.
Oregon Repays
$250,000 Upon
Loan Prcincipal
The State of Oregon yester
day repaid $360,000 in prlnci
pal owed on its $1,024,000 bank
loan made last October In Port
land. The treasury has already
retired moneys - borrowed from
the state highway department
and from the veterans' bonus
commission.
State warrants now outstand
ing and unpaid for want of funds
aggregate $911,434. Retirement
of these is expected to begin la
June after the state receives the
first-half of the 1931 property
tax from the counties.
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Holy Fire Ceremony
In Jerusalem Draws
Pilgrims From Afar
Western and Eastern Churches are Observing
Occasion Simultaneously This Year;
Spectacular Observance Seen
JERUSALEM, April 15 (AP) With pomp and splendor,
the Greek orthodox community celebrated today the
ceremony of holy fire, the most spectacular of Eastertide ob
servances. Almost every Christian country sent representatives to
attend the rite. Jerusalem was crowded with an army of pil
grims who came for the Easter ob-O -
servances, recalling the huge pre
war pilgrimages. Thousands be
gan gathering at sunrise at the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre to
witness the ceremony of the holy
fire. The edifice was jammed and
the overflow crowd tilled the
court yard.
Many worshippers purchased
seats on specially-constructed
platforms. Some took up their
stations three days ago, paying
high prices for the privilege.
It was a tensely expectant
throng which was waiting when
the acting Greek patriarch at 1
o'clock thrust his hand into an
orifice of the wall of the sepulchre
and withdrew a flaming mass of
material.
At the same moment a great
bell pealed out and exclamations
of amazement arose from the vast
crowd of witnesses.
The worshipers then rushed
1th candles to obtain a light
from the holy fire.
Owing to a coincidence this
year In the Gregorian and Jul
ian calendars both the western
and the eastern churches are cele
brating Easter simultaneously.
Especially large Catholic parties
have been attracted here because
of the observance of the holy year.
KEPT BVJILieil
Wins Class B Title Again;
Jefferson Wins Class
A, Hill Class C
EUGENE, Ore., April 15 (AP)
Jefferson higli :hool of Port
land won the class A band cham
pionship of Oregon at the Univer
sity of Oregon here tonight for
the second year in succession.
Grant high school of Portland
won second place and Corvallls
high was awarded third place
The claSs A competition brought
to a climatic close the 10th an
nual contest.
Silverton high school retained
its title as band champion in class
B in the annual state high school
band contest here late today. Ore
gon City placed second and West
Linn took third place.
EUGENE. Ore., April 15
(AP) The band from the Hill
Military academy of Portland to
day won the class C high school
band championship or Oregon
Bands from virtually every sec
tion of the state were entered in
several contests, being held at the
University of Oregon, which feat
ured the 10th annual tournament
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Few Jobs Other
Than on Relief
Tasks Provided
The U. S.-Y. M. C. A. employ
ment bureau last week put 687
men to work, D. D. Dotson, as
sistant manager, reported yester
day. Of these 660 worked on the
county roads relief crews, IS at
common labor and 11 on larms.
No women were placed.
Applications for positions in
the reforestation camps boosted
the registrations to 699. the high
est in manv months. Of this num
ber 541 sought the forest jobs, t
state highway work, one, work on
a chicken ranch, and three, com
mon labor.
CHAMP
Yeggs Held in Portland
Admit Philomath Holdup
PORTLAND, Ore., April 15.
(AP) Already positively linked,
police said, with a payroll robbery
la Tacoma, Wash., and a hank
robbery at Philomath, Ore., four
men were held here and at Van
couver, Wash., tonight while Van
couver, B. C, authorities planned
to attempt to Identify them as
participants In a payroll robbery
at that city.
Three of the four suspected
robbers, Frank Butler, Phillip
Wallace and Perry Reynolds, were
held at Vancouver while Carl Bre
han was detained In city Jail here.
Sheriff T. J. Newton of Benton
county went to Vancouver today,
viewed the men held there, and
later reported that Frank Butler
and Phillip Wallace had admitted
to him that they took part In the
daylight holdup of the Philomath
state bank January 4, when $2,-
800 in eash and $1,700 in travel
era' checks were stolen. The sher
iff aald he had reasons to believe
that Perry Reynolds and James
De Long, arrested Thursday night
judo sin
May Last Until After Time
For Hanging; Reprieve
To be Requested
FLORENCE. Ariz., April 15
(AP) While Winnie Ruth Judd
occupied the attention of matrons
with mild attacks of apparent hys
terla, and threatened to throw
herself from the courtroom win
dow. Warden A. O. Walker of the
Arizona state prison, Assistant
Warden E. H. Shute and four ma
trons told a sanity Jury today they
Delieve the condemned woman is
insane.
As the second day of the hear
ing closed. Mrs. Judd had before
her only five more days of life,
unless the Jury decides she law
fully Is subject to confinement In
an asylum Instead of death for
the murder of Agnes Anne Lerol.
Only six of 40 subpoenaed wit
nesses had been heard and
among the remaining were half a
dozen psychiatrists whose testi
mony was expected to be long and
involved, including the two ex
perts called by the state. Dr. Jo
seph Catton of San Francisco and
Dr. Paul Bowers of Los Angeles.
The coast alienists, when Mrs.
Judd was convicted and sentenced
to be hanged for the murder of
Mrs. Lerol, testified she was sane.
Attorneys for both sides de-
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City police are wondering
an attempt at prison reform
being tried out in their Jail. At
any rate, the battered, plain
chairs which formerly served the
inmates yesterday were replaced
with leather-seated oaken chairs,
half a dozen of them, ordered by
Mark Poulsen as city purchasing
agent.
The replacement of the old
chairs was a necessity, however,
because two unruly prisoners,
Peter Scott and Velma Hodges
who were lodged In the Jail
Thursday night broke up the
old furniture and some of the
jail windows as well.
Poulsen as municipal judge
collected more than the usual
fines for drunkenness from both.
$15 from Scott and $20 from the
Hodges woman, who paid the
fine after starting a 10-lay sen
tence.
Repair Permits
Prove Numerous
Spring building activities con
tinued last week with the lssu
ance of 16 permits for repairs
and new construction with a to
tal value of $4635, $391 above
the first week in April. The three
construction permits were for
house and service station, $1000
each, and private garage, $60
Numerous large repair and alter
ation jobs costing from $150 to
$750 were undertaken during
the week.
in Tacoma, were the other two
mvn Implicated in the robbery.
Police had already Identified
the four men captured here yes
terday as members of the gang of
six who held np a messenger of
the Veterans' hospital at Tacoma
last month and robbed him of the
hospital's $4,600 payroll.
After obtaining the admission
of Butler and Wallace concerning
the Philomath robbery. Sheriff
Newton said, a large part of the
money taken was recovered. He
said $730 In travelers' checks
and $620 In cash were found In
a package held by Mrs. lone Ar
ants, a friend of Butler. The rest
of the money was "accounted
for" in Portland.
Boiler. Newton said, was the
first to admit a part in the Phil
omath robbery, bat refused to
Involve anyone else. Wallace la
ter admitted participation, the
sheriff reported, bat also refused
to name the other two men.
With this information, Nei
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JAIL FU1HE IS
PI FOR III FINES
FUND JUGGLING
IN WASHINGTON
VEXES OREGON
Highway Department's Loss
Immediate Issue; Much
Pressure Brought
Farm Extension Support in
Danger; Bank Situation
Becoming Brighter
By SHELDON F. SACKETT
Oregon's affairs of state hare
been much concerned the last
week with actions, real or poten
tial, taking place In Washington.
D. C. The situation served to di
vert attention from Salem which
was more quiet politically than
it has been since the year be
gan. The most vexin Uuiiion be
fore the state highway depart
ment is the recapture of $500.
000 of federal road moneys here
tofore appropriated and alloted
to Oregon, now set aside for the
tree-planting project of the new
administration. The department
was counting on this money to
finish jobs begun last fall, no
tably as far as Salem is concern
ed, the widening project between
here and New Era.
Unspent Funds Are
Taken for Woods Army
fc-nterprlslng Mrr Douglas. 39-
year old bicycling budget er. con
ceived the novel idea of gather
ing all the unspent appropria
tions and using these for the re
forestation project. The result is
embarrassing, to say the least.
to the highway department
which lacks funds of Its own to
proceed to finish Jobs It had
counted upon since congTess ap
propriated the money. The Ore
gon delegation is pulling every
wire to restore the funds; unsuc
cessful In its attempt, the com
mission may have to leave its
road projects in partial comple
tion until more federal funds are
forthcoming.
Even more serious from a
long-time standpoint Is the bud
get director s reported attack on
all agricultural extension work.
on vocational education and on
the agricultural .experiment ser
vice. If this extensive federal
work, partly supported by coun
ty and state match moneys, goes
by the discard, about $350,000
in federal aid will be taken from
Oregon annually.
' Specifically this means elimin
ation of county agents, of 4-H
club work, of home demonstra
tion work, of experiment farms,
of all the varied extension work
done by Oregon State college. The
bulk of the moneys budgeted to
the college by the state are con
tingent upon the federal grants,
some of which have been received
since the colleee began its work.
Protects Are Filed
Here and Elsewhere
Chambers jf commerce through
out the state wasted no time las
week voicing their protest and as-
suredly such kickbacks are goin
to -Washington, D. C. from every
agricultural state. President Roos
evelt Is reported to have received
100.000 telegrams during the
bank holiday, the majority pro
testing the government's rigid re
opening requirements. He was not
budged. If Director Douglas
stands pat on his agricultural pro
gram, and congress goes with him,
the most serious crimp taken in
decades In Oregon agricultural ex
tension program will have been
effected.
The state banking situation is
clearing up slowly after 23 state
banks remained closed or opened
on 5 per cent restrictions after
the holidays. Two of the 23 banks
are now open for full business.
One has been merged. Another
has Bold 60 per cent of its assets
and discharged 60 per cent of Its
liabilities. Several banks have
gone to a 10 per cent withdrawal
basis. Albany contemplates a new
bank to take over 50 per cent of
the assets and liabilities of its two
closed banks.
There Is no all-embracing plan
for reopening the remainder ef
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The Day in
Washington
By the Associated Press
Argentina formally accepted
President Roosevelt's invitation
to Washington world economic
parleys.
Senate democratic leaders gave
notice they would seek Monday to
table motion to reconsider senate
passage of five-day week bill.
Chamber of commerce of
United States demanded govern
ment stay oat of power business
as house Muscle Shoals hear
ings concluded.
Chairman Steagall of house
banking committee predicted that
house would approve currency In
flation If brought np.
. President Roosevelt nomlaaU
ed James Crawford Biggs solici
tor general and John Comer In
dian eoBamlssloaer.
Senate oratory postponed a vote .
on currency Inflation to aid th
farmer. -
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