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: ' Follow the Tonrnqr -Bead complete results sad : sidelight on each day's veati at the state bas ketball tournament In The Statesman. First la Sports. THE WEATHER Fair .bat occasionally cloudy today and probably Thursday; Max. Temp. Toes day 69, Mia. 44, river sero variable winds, clear. a: . : t; FOUMDEP 1691 'EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, March 21, 1934 No. 308 mm i I r if. rt nrn nniiiinu jp bUUI.UILD ON PERMIT Construction Upon Parking - Strip Opposed; Court . Fight is Planned 40-Foot Right-of-Way for Quinaby-Champoeg Road to Be Recommended a. The firm of Haynes and Kim ' Is to be enjoined from completing construction of a rest station and a grease rack on the parking strip In front of its service station at 1505 Fairgrounds road if City At torney Chris J. Kowits complies with a request yoted by the city planning and xoning commission last night. ' The station proprietors recently received " permission through a special city ordinance to proceed with the construction, It 'was pointed out, but the commission was not formally consulted on the matter. Chairman David Pugh declared that when Alderman V. E. Kuhn, chairman of the city council's street committee, had told him of the proposed ordinance, he had advised Kuhn to place the matter formally with the commission. Pugh raised the question of why City Building Inspector E. C. Bushnell Issued Haynes and Kim a building permit but the com missioners agreed Bushnell could iot refuse the permit after the council had passed the questioned ordinance. Others Will Want Same Right, Argued "If we let one do it. every ser vice station will want to use the parkins strip," declared Commis sioner Irl S. McSherry. Prior to the motion for an in junction. Commissioner W. W. Rosebraugh, had moved that a protest be sent to the council over passage of the ordinance. The commissioners declared that it might be advantageous to have a rest station maintained 24 hours a day for use of(the general public at the location in question but they seemed dissatisfied with the structure being erected. Pugh and Rosebraugh recalled that permission had once been refused for this same project. Haynes and Kim received their building permit March 15. The structure was estimated to cost $50D. Wider Roadway is Urged Upon Court ' After half an hour's discussion with L. R. and Aveld Barnick. C. A. Beckner and others, the commission agreed to recommend to the county court that the pres ent Quinaby - Champoeg private road have a 40-foot right-of-way when dedicated as a public thor oughfare. A 30-foot right-of-way 'bad been asked by Barnick and his neighbors in a petition to the county court. The group interested In the road said the 40-foot width would be agreeable if, as Hedda Swart, member of the commission and county surveyor, stated, they would not have to set back their -fences Immediately. Rosebraugh yesterday confer red with the county court relative to establishing a definite policy as to width of new roads within six miles of the city limits. The zon ing law provides that no new road may be laid out within this limit under 0 feet in right-of-way width without sanction of the city planning commission. Rather than set a 40-foot width as a gen eral minimum, as suggested, it was tentatively agreed that each case' should be considered on its merits. COLLEGES TO WORK Tl PORTLAND. Ore., March 20.- mm PLEOGED ' ()-Co-operation with University ' - cf Oregon was pledged by Dr. ; George W. Peary, acting pres r Ident of Oregon State college, at 5j an Oregon State Dads' club In his honor here tonight. - There need be no rivalry be tween the two," said Dean Peavy. K "With both created by the state for one object, the better service to the people. I pledge fullest co operation with the University of Oregon. I know and admire Dr. Boyer, Its president. ' "He and I will work together If permitted to work together. But I will see that Oregon State college Is protected In Its field." He said the college would be a "conservative and stabilizing In fluence In the period of social and Industrial change. It is Imperative that the transition from the old to the new be made carefully and without revolution." - Chancellor W. J. Kerr told of developments forced by economic conditions and congratulated par ents on their Interest In changes which might affect the Institution of Oregon. .. v ', . : More than 200 members of the Dads' club and the Mothers club $1 Oregon State college attended Roosevelt Holds Off Strike Threat; Rails Delay Pay Reductions Automotive Walkout Deferred Until Thursday as Manufacturers Agree to Discuss Difficulties With President (By the Associated Press) PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT stepped into the breach be tween capital and labor Tuesday, won a promise from the railroads of an extension of present wages until next January 1 and halted momentarily the plans of 50,000 automotive workers to strike today. Leading motor car manufacturers, after a conference -o General Hugh S., Johnson E BUT FIRES Sill Wrong1 Address, Refusal of Admittance Add Spice to Lively Evening Between a chimney fire, a leaky smokehouse and furnace and a wrong address for an alarm, the central fire station crew was kept on the jump for a short time last night. At 9:14 p. m, firemen received a call to go to 365 North Summer street. While the chimney fire runabout crew rwas trying to find this address, which does not exist, an alarm came in from 635 North Summer street Jand was almost im mediately followed by one as from Summer and Union Fireen found but one blaze, that a lively one in a chimney at 635 North Summer, residence of Wal ter T. Jenks. While one truck crew scaled the roof, other fire men sought entrance to the house but were refused until, aided by a city policeman, they convinced the residents they should be ad mitted. The blaze was extinguish ed without loss. Just as the chemical truck was being backed into the station on the return from the Jenks blaze, it was dispatched to the New Sa lem hotel where smoke was re ported. The smoke source was -the hotel building furnace, firemen discovered. Back in the station, firemen were settling down again when Walker's market, 178 South Com mercial street, was reported afire and three trucks were ordered out. Everett Walker, proprietor, greeted firemen with a hearty laugh on himself. He was testing out a smokehouse he had just con structed and it leaked. Two Drowned at Coulee Dam Site WILBUR, Wash.. March 20.- W) Two men were drowned in the Columbia river today when their rowboat capsized near the Grand Coulee dam site. The victims, Antone Frances, 40, and Wilson Joe, 18, were stringing wire across the river. Four members of their crew, on the bank, were powerless to help them. . BRAXNAN BEGS OFF RIVERSIDE! Cal., March 20.- (jT-William Lane, owner of the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific coast league, said he received a letter today from Otis Brannan, veteran second baseman, asking to be placed on the retired list be cause of illness. NEW APPEAL LIKELY BURNS, Ore., March 2Q.-iPy-Appeal may be taken to the United States supreme court to set aside the convjction of Harry Riley who is sentenced to be hanged for killing his wife, Ri ley's defense counsel announced today when notified the state su preme court upheld the convic tion. Decision will not be made on further appeal until formal noti fication of the state court's opin ion. It was stated. If taken, su preme court appeal would be over the allegation that the defendant was deprived of his constitutional right in that most of the Jurors In circuit court were drawn from Burns, scene of the crime and home of the prosecuting witness. TAX LEAGUE TO PROBE KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., March 20.-(3)-Recall petitions bearing 200 signatures were stolen from the home of a petition circulator, announced John Irwin, president of the Taxpayers league which Is seeking recall of four county offi cers. Irwin said the tax league would investigate the alleged theft which had not been reported to authorities'. None of the petitions have been filed yet with the coun ty clerk. - WOULD HURT INDUSTRY PORTLAND, Ore.. March 20.- yp) Unanimous protest against a tentatively approved AAA mar u N (HI M at New York, entrained for wasn ington to chat at the White House over reconciliation of dif ferences with the American Fed eration of Labor. Adamant in demands for recog nition of federation unions, Wil liam Green, federation president, agreed to defer until Thursday the strike that would empty Mich igan automobile plants of 44,000 workers and 7000 more from Cleveland factories. The central committee of the Auto Workers' union, meeting at Pontiac, Mich., accepted President Roosevelt's request for a truce. A few hours later nearly 7000 automotive parts workers in Cleveland took similar action and agreed to postpone strike action pending outcome of Washington negotiations. Mr. Roosevelt, disappointed in the failure of railroad executives and Brotherhood presidents to narrow their breach, warned that he might have to appoint a com mission to examine railway wages in the public Interest. FORENSIC LEAGUE Willamette Squad Going to Palo Alto Meeting Will Extend Formal Bid Willamette university's public speaking department next week will invite the Pacific Forensic league to hold Its 1935 tourna ment on the local campus, it was announced last night. If the in vitation is accepted. It Is ex pected most of the college and universities of the Pacific coast and Rocky mountain region will send representatives here. The invitation will be extend ed in person by Professor Her bert E. Rahe, head of the public speaking department at Willam ette, and his five students who will participate In the 1934 tour nament on the Stanford univer sity campus, Palo Alto, Calif., next Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday. At the Stanford meet Ross Knotts, Garfield Barnett and William Mosher will represent Willamette in the debate com petition, Talbot Bennett In ora tory, and John Rudin in both extemporaneous and after dinner speaking. Professor Rahe has been invited to preside over the after dinner speaking contest. Knotts, Barnett and Mosher left by Southern Pacific train last night for Pasadena where Thursday, Friday and Saturday they will participate in the PI Kappa Delta Invitational forensic meet. All three will debate and in addition Barnett and Mosher will enter the extemporaneous (Turn to page 2, col. 1) III 10 EM Riley Case May Go Higher Recall Petitions Stolen Berry Code is Protested Longshoremen Satisfied keting agreement for strawberries in Florida was voted by berry and small fruit growers and can- ners at a meeting here today. R. D. Bodle of Portland and Seattle warned that the Florida agreement would "put canned fruit in the Junk class." He explained that under the agreement only the standard sizes and grades of fresh strawberries could be shipped, but any size or graae couia De snipped u irozen or canned. A committee was named to draft a marketing agreement for berries and other small fruits. Those named were B. E. Mating of Hillsboro to represent com mercial packers, R. D. Bodle to represent cold packers, J. A. Fore hand of Sumner. Wash., to rep resent co-operative organisations, and Ray J. Glatt of Woodburn to represent growers' bargaining as sociations. NO STRIKE IN COOS MARSHFIELDy Ore., March 20. -V3)-Longshoremen of the Coos Bay region will not Join the strike which threatens most Pa cific coast ports, labor leaders dis closed here today. Amicable relations exist be tween workers and employers. It was pointed out, and long Inter vals between lodgings preclude disagreement over hours. Last December the base wage for wa terfront workers was raised from IS cents to IS cents an hour. HOPE SEEN FOR ERA HELP UPON PROJECTS HERE School, Playground, Other Long Time Works Seem to Have Call Now Relief Committee Awaiting Word of New Setup as Crews Reduced "Where and how do we go from here?" This is the question being pon dered by members of the Marlon county relief committee, CWA employes and relief recipients as April 1 looms and a change im pends in the relief organization. Local relief officials anticipate notification dally now of the form their organization will take under the ERA emergency relief administration which is schedul ed to be set up April 1, accord ing to press advices, with the ap proval of President Roosevelt. Weekly reductions In crews on civil works projects have brought the number of men and women on the payroll down to 730 this week and it will drop to 600 next week, CWA Administrator Glenn C. Niles reported yester day. Next week, therefore, will see the CWA program in Ma rlon county, in point of Jobs, back to its status when it opened here November 24. At the peak around 1600 workers were em ployed. Only Two Projects Are In Rural Class Of between 15 and 20 projects Niles said were still in operation, but two are in the rural class, the cabin building crew in Silver Falls state park and the Schaef fer hill road crew. The others include Salem airport improve ment, Englewood and Highland school additions, dinger and Leslie playground developments, statehouse statistical surveys, Pine and Spruce street road work, Cross street sewer, South Mill creek channel clearing, state fair grounds improvements and wom en's sewing unit. Whether or not federal aid will be continued after April 1 for the four school projects here is not known by the relief com mittee, J. N. Chambers, chair man, stated yesterday. He inti mated, however, that there was some likelihood of these projects (Turn to page 2, col. 1) TOKYO, March 2 1.-( Wednes day) (JP) A complex immigration problem confronted Japan today in Brazil, similar to the- one she faced In the United States almost exactly ten years ago when the United States congress barred Japanese. Tokyo was represented as gravely alarmed over the prospect that the largest outlet to Japan's surplus population may be closed by inclusion of restrictive meas ures in the Brazilian constitution. Instructions were sent today by Kyujiro Hayashi, ambassador to Rio de Janeiro, much like those sent to Mashanao Hanlhara, am bassador to Washington, in 1924. Ambassador Hanihara's "grave consequences," letter he sent to Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes in that year which caused an angry congress immediately to enact legislation providing com plete Japanese exclusion, is well remembered here. The foreign office communica tion to the ambassador in Brazil gave him discretion in handling the Brazilian affair tactfully, al though insisting that a firm at titude be maintained. Japanese Lose 24 Men; Rebel Chinese Routed TOKYO. March 21.-(Wednes-day)-(P)-Rengo (Japanese) news agency dispatches from Harbin, Manchukuo, said today that 24 Japanese infantrymen had been killed and 60 wounded Monday In another sanguinary battle with ir regular Chinese troops. The battle, dispatches said, was in the region east of Han, where for the last fortnight Chinese have been' bitterly resisting the Japanese- The dispatch added that the enemy had been practically anni hilated. Gasoline Prices Down at Seattle SEATTLE, March 20.-GPH)ll to a price war which major , dis tributing companies said started when Independent stations shav ed the price last week, gaso line prices were down 1 to 2 cents a gallon here today. Ethyl was selling for 20 cents, 18 cents for . second grade and 17 cents for third grade. BHD. SHUTS MB ON JAPANESE ENTRY FIRST TO ARRIVE FOR HOOP rrrr ft' Si---' h r: i: : H '. I ' V 'J; ' li i M ; f ;i) l J I -l : r' ii '1 I' V) ; l;l f) I) ' Representing district No. 1 which lies farthest away from Salem, the La Grande high school basketball team was the first to report at the Willamette an iversity gymnasium Tuesday in preparation for the 15th annual state tournament which opens today. La Grande will play Eugene at 5 o'clock this after noon. Upper row, from the left: Gene Pidcock, manager; Arnold L. Gralapp, principal; Ira Woodie, coach. Lower row: Baddy Reynolds, Hughey Irwin, Kenneth Webb, Ralph DeBoie, Don Stitt, Earl Peterson, Vic Bean and Tom Zavkovich. The Washington Spotlight (By the Associated Press) Railroad managers agreed to a presidential proposal that existing railroad wage rates be continued until January 1. President Roosevelt asked that the scheduled automobile strike be called off pending conferences at the White House. Richard Whitney of the New York stock exchange said the re vised Btock exchange control bill did not meet widespread objec tions. The government tiled suit to prevent the Weirton Steel com pany from violating the industrial recovery act. The senate asked Secretary Morgenthau for a list of silver hoarders. Investigation of nazi activities in this country was ordered by the house. Secretary Wallace signed a code to regulate the grain exchanges. The trade commission reported the iron and steel code placed large units in control and allowed price-fixing. Dominance of Pennsylvania pol itics by the Pittsburgh Aviation company was asserted by Senator Robinson (D., Ark.). Amelia Earhart Putnam, trans- Atlantic flier, urged speedy enact ment of airmail legislation with out "too many restrictions." Representative Patman, author of the bill for cashing the bonus, opposed another bonus march on the capital. Insull Ship Not at Port Said as Rumor Reported PORT SAID, Egypt, March 20. -( Wednesday )-T,-A check by a member of the Associated Press foreign staff showed that despite reports the Greek steamer Mai otls had arrived at Port Said with Samuel Insull aboard, the vessel had not reached here up to 6 a. m., today. Earlier advices reaching Alex andria reported his arrival and said the former Chlcagoan was waiting passage through the Suez canal. McKenzie Pass Opening Looms BEND, Ore., March 20, -WV Opening of the McKenzie Pass by this weekend was predicted today by highway engineers who said tomorrow a rotary snow plow would start boring through drifts blocking the road between here and Eugene. Warm weather caused the snow removal operations to be started at once Instead of April 1 as ori ginally scheduled. DEATH ACCIDENTAL PENDLETON, March 20.-V Dr. Victor Reeder, Pilot Rock physician, died from Injuries re ceived when he fell from a cliff near Pendleton, a coroner's jury decided last night. He was killed In the tall last Sunday. WIC1S REVEAL SPy RING ACTIVITY Military Secrets of Four Great Nations Gained, Switzes Declare (Copyright, 1934, by the Assoc!- &t6d Press) PARIS, March 2G.-UP)-A world wide spy ring with a recruiting center in New York and formed to deal in military secrets, of the United States and other countries was said by authorities tonight to have been revealed during a long grilling of a young American cou ple, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon Switz. The Switzes, natives of East Orange, N. J., and New York, de cided to tell what they knew when they realized "the real im port of what they were doing," said M. Klotz, their lawyer. Military secrets of the United States, France and England were said to have been gathered by the syndicate for soviet Russia and Germany, and Judge Andre Ben- on, the magistrate investigating the band, predicted an espionage network would be found spread in many countries. A half dozen arrests were made, including a retired army colonel who, authorities believed, disclosed details of secret sessions of the French war school. Judge Beon Indicated that the (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Dillinger Banned as Movie Motif by Cinema Czar HOLLYWOOD, Cal., March 20. -rfTT-Hollywood was notified to day that the ban was In effect on a motion picture production based on the life or exploits of John Dil linger, notorious Indiana outlaw. Members of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of Am erica were notified by their presi dent. Will H. Hays, that such a picture would be "detrimental to the best public Interests." The Hays organization embraces near ly all the major companies In the industry. H ighway Beautificaiion Plea Heard at Eugene Conference EUGENE. March 20.-(;P)-The entire state should cooperate now in a unified plan of highway beau tiflcation, and this should Include not only proper landscaping of na tive trees and shrubs and preser vation of natural settings, but city entrances, auto camps, roadside business establishments and other phases as well. It was declared by members of the Oregon council for highway beautlfication, at Its opening meeting here today.- Sessions of this group are a part of the annual commonwealth conference which Is being held here all this week. Satisfactory progress ts being made la various phases of highway beautlfication, and work of nany individuals Is particularly encour aging, reports of committee chair men at the meeting this morning indicated. Garden clubs, which are steadily increasing, have done a great deal in many communities to foster beautlfication of surround ings. It was pointed out. Enthusiasm for the cause of TOURNEY World News at a Glance (By the Associated Press) Domestic : DETROIT Workers suspend strike plans in automobile plants. CLEVELAND About 7000 au tomotive parts employes agree to postpone strike. WILMINGTON, Dei. Farley scores "greed" of business lead ers; defends course on air mail. BISMARCK, N. D. Governor declares new moratoria on bus iness debts and farm ousters. Foreign: PARIS Inquiry reports ev idence on world-wide spy ring with center in New York. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Sam uel Insull's ship is reported at Port Said, bound through Suez. HUE, Annam Young Emperor Bao Dai weds commoner in secret ceremonies. BERLIN Hitler opens drive against unemployment; 100,000 men to get jobs. THE HAGUE Crowds mourn death of Dowager Queen Emma. PARIS Mob attempts to seize prisoners in Stavisky scandal. T SEEK OFFICE LA GRANDE, Ore., March 20. Temporary retirement from politics was announced today by Fred E Kiddle, president of the state senate who said he would not be a candidate for any public of fice this year. A rush of candidates seeking his office was expected. Mayor Jack Allen of Pendleton already has received democratic backing for the post. Other announce ments are expected soon from can didates seeking to succeed Kiddle, republican who served eight years as senator from Union, Umatilla and Morrow counties. During the Christmas holidays Senator Kiddle was acting gover nor while Governor Julius L. Meier was In California. highway beautlfication was sound ed In a message from Mrs Jess M. Honeyman, head of the Oregon Federation of Garden Clubs, which was delivered at the luncheon meeting by Mrs. J. S. Landers of Monmouth. Mrs. Honeyman point ed out that the "white list" of firms who do not advertise on highways is steadily growing, and that merchants are finding It Is "good business" to avoid this type of exploitation. Cooperation of landholders along highways who have pledged themselves not to al low bill posting Is also Increasing, Mrs. Honeyman pointed out. At the afternoon session "Beau tifying City Entrances" was the main topic, with Arthur L, Peck, Oregon State eollege, and Y. A. Cuthbert, University of Oregon, giving expert advice on this phase of highway planning. Dedication and planting of a tree in honor of Mrs. Honeyman was an event of late this after noon. The tree will grow near the statue of the pioneer mother on the campus. KIDDLE will NO NOW TOURNEY HOOPERS ARRIVING La Grande Here First; Big Basketball Show Slated to Get Under Way Today at 1 p. m., W. U. Gym Salem High Plays in Second Night Game; Silverton to Face Strong Pelicans at 7:30, Says Schedule TODAY'S PROGRAM IX STATE HOOP TOURXEY 1 p. m. Mitchell vs. Co quille. 2 p. m. Ashland vs. Colom bia Prep. S p. m. The Dalles vs. Jef. I fcrson. 4 p. m. Astoria vs. Dallas. 5 p. m. Eugene vs. La Grande. . 7:30 p. m. Klamath Falls vs. Silverton. 8:30 p. dleton. 9:30 p. Franklin. in. Sal fin vs. Pen ni. McMlhnvills vs. By RALPH CURTIS Led, strictly according to cus tom, by the team from farthest away, that of La Grande high, district champion basketball squads from the 16 districts of Oregon began arriving in Salem shortly after noon Tuesday, re porting at the Willamette univer sity gymnasium where the stage was all set, the curtain to rise at 1 o'clock this afternoon, for the 15 th annual Oregon high school basketball tournament. Of the first half dozen teams to arrive, lour were from east or the Cascades and the other two from southern Oregon. Teams from cities closer to Salem, need ing less time to rest up and limber up from their travels, arrived late Tuesday night while those nearest of all will not come until this forenoon. Fans from a number of the cities represented were also ar riving in the city and as a result of their quest for seats as well as a sudden increase in similar ac tivity among local fans following belated realization that the date of the, big show was just beyond the next sunrise, the demand for tickets speeded up appreciably. There were, however, many good reservations still available. Arrangements in the Willam ette gymnasium were completed Tuesday and Coach "Spec" Keeiie and his student staff turned their attention to welcoming the visit ing hoop stars from up-state. Teams were assigned to hotels and provided with Willamette student-"managers" as follows: La Grande, Bligh hotel, Claud Cook. Coquille, Bligh hotel, Cecil Harmon. ' ; Dallas, Bligh hotel, Pete Mc Cann. Mitchell, Argo hotel, Al Pie tela. Silverton, Argo hotel. Miles Woodworth. Astoria, Senator hotel, Brone Williams. Columbia Prep, Senator hotel. Bob Utter. Pendleton, Senator hotel. Rex Pemberton. (Turn to page 2, col. 1) GET TIMID JOLTS ROME, March 20.-MV-Twa al leged anti-fascist terrorists for whom the prosecution had asked the 'death penalty were sentenced tonight to 30 years imprisonment for plotting against the life of Premier Mussolini and the bomb ing of St. Peter's cathedral last June. They are Leonardo Bucciglionl and Renato Cianca. Claudlo Ctan- ca, son of Renato, was sentenced to an 18-year term Instead of the 30 years asked by the prosecution. and Pasquale Capasso the fourth Ifll FASCSTS defendant, was acquitted. Involved in the charges 'waa , one of . the gravest offenses against fascist law a plot against II Duce. ' i The four men were accused of -having planned to kill Mussolini by releasing a deadly gas from ta especially devised generator at some place be was to visit. Four persons were Injured and Holy Year Pilgrims fled In terror, when St. Peter's was bombed. Three other anti-fascists out side the country have- been charged with aiding In the plot, among them Prof. Gaetano Sal veminj, writer who recently de- nied the charges in Cambridge. .Mass. . , .
