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Newspaper Page Textr i ? V. i?; 't SERVICE ;V We guarantee our carrier " - service. If iour paper does ( not arrive by-C: 15, call 9101 and. a copy will be de- . ' Uvered at once. - THE WEATHER Fair today and Wed. esday, rising temperature; Max. Temp. Monday 88, Mia.' 47, river -8.S feet, dear, northerly winds. ' f!jj p EIGHTY-FOURTH YEAR . Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, August 211934 No. 126 - ' FOUNLDEP 1651 r , Jttf f L t . 1 i " v i: f : I MB: James Connor, 22, Killed as Recent Strikers; Attack V Rival Dock Union - Three Arrests Made; Group May Be Held Guilty of One Member's Act PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 2(Hff) -The eeconl Portland death at tributed to the r e e n t coast waterfront strike -wm under in estlgatloa from exerj angle to night. . .. ."f - Jamea Coaaor, 22, was killed this morning when runflre sud denly boomed forth as a mob of SO men attacked and stoned a group of SO . longshoremen who bolted from strike ranks before settlement .ins reached. R. A. Griffin, another member of the Columbia Rirer longshoremen's association, was wounded in the forehead by a bullet. Pollca were "ordered to arrest all identified with the attacking f roup. The Columbia longshoremen in corporated during the re c e n t strike. Some of their members gathered at their own hall to day ready to go to work at a dock. i They said they recognized some of their assailants as members of the International Longshoremen's association. The local office of the longshoremen's association denied any of its members parti cipated. The Columbia group has used (Turn to page 2, coL 7) BiiEsinn conueup ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 20. -iJPjr Oregon's prize beauties were combing their hair today, and Oregon's best drum corps were beating out test tattoos both in preparation for the American Le gion state convention which opens here Thursday. The official entry list of girls who will compete for the title of -Miss American Legion Oregon" Friday includes: Helen Robina Nairn, Sheridan; Tronne C. Fish er, Rainier; Emma C. Laughlin, McMInnTille; Evelyn Lore, Baker; Vera Beer, SilTerton; Eileen Hum bert, Portland; Mildred Dorr is, Portland; GenerieTe JBaird, Reeds port; Elliee Merten, Newberg; Marguerite Smith, Salem; Beryl fifaniav fipftalrffl. and June Torrik. Astoria, i Other enicles are ex- pectea rrom uswejroi R.amu Falls, LaGrande, Oregon City and Sherwood, i " For the drum corps title, Port land. Klamath Falls. Roseburg. The Dalles, Corraills, enterprise trni Taranda will comnete Five additional eorps not . In the con- . test win be present. Car Hangs Upon High Cliff Edge, Doesn't Go Over . Motorists returning yesterday from Marlon lake and Breitenbusa were attracted by a mishap which might easily have been fatal to Bob Wobson of .422? Northeast 23rd avenue, Portland. Going north to Breitenbush on the high way just south of Niagara. Wob son swerved to avoid a car neaa d south. Striking loose gravel the wheels of his automobile skid ded and carried him to the edge of the road, where his machine hung in a precarious position oyer an almost perpendicular ledge 60. or so teet In nelgbC Loggers with block' and tackle equipment tried in vain to extri- . cate the car without endangering Jt further, but it remained for a wrecker from Mill City to accom plish the task after an hour and a half of strenuous labor. Neither Wobson nor the car he. met was . traveling at any great speed or the results would hare been sad der, onlookers said. - , - Beauty Contest Prof it Reported Net profits from, the American Legion beauty contest which clos ed here Friday night will amount to approximately 250, it -was an nounced at the Capital Post No. . 9 meeting last night. Gross re ceipts amounted to 1590. From this sum expenses of the contest and of sending the winner. Miss 'Marguerite Smith,, and her two attendants to the state conven tion at Astoria Thursday Friday stnd Saturday, wilt be paid. Militia Still on Job Keeping Order in Minneapolis Strike t At right. Governor Floyd B. Olson of Minnesota, conferring with z s Major General Hangen 'concerning the military rule which has prevailed in Minneapolis throughout the protracted truckmen's strike. In this unique cam, the governor seems friendly to the strikers and the truck owners object to the troops presence. St! more drastic regulations. were put in force yesterday. TELEPHONE SAVING City May Build Own Lines Between Fire Halls; Damages Given Shortly after anDrovinsr a tele phone economy plan submitted by E. C. Buuhnell. citv building in spector, and estimated to save from $25 to 230 a month, the city council last night finally al lowed a bill for automobile ac cident damages that it had once rejected. Where the money to pay the damages, 2200, is to come from was not specified. The emergency fund from which such bills usual ly are paid is far overdrawn. Shannon P. Bogue, high school instructor, Is the beneficiary. His automobile collided in October, 1233, with a police prowl car; originally he claimed 2306.10 damages. The city's present monthly nhAne hill is till. 30. Bushnell recommended discontinuing two fire department extension connec tions, the playground phones at (Turn to page z, cou 3) CITY DEPOSIT DILL FAILS OF PASSAGE Thnmbs nointed floorward last night when the city aldermen fared final action on a bill re pealing an old ordinance requir ing banks to pay twe per cent intnrAst on denosited citv iunas. "This is a banker s' bill." charged Alderman Davia o iiara. "It enables them to say whether or not they pay us any inter est." 'T don't like it. exclaimed Al dorman Watson Townsend. "There la a. new law nassed by the legislature that the banks think enables them to reluse to taV ftr fnnda " said O'Hara. "Maybe the eitr shouw give ine treasurer a steel vault." In snite of the old ordinance but In line with the new state law, the banks are now paying the city around one-rourtn oi one per cent interest, City Treasurer r. O Rice told the council. The councilmen discussed the possibility of the banks Tefus inr to handle citv warrants if the new bill were not passed and then threw the measure out, six to two. Tha Vitll would bavA aet nD machinery under the state law whereby agreements could be ne gotiated with the banks for handling city money. ra n Industrious, Happy Group Enrolled in By JES3E STEELE The dining hall at Lausanne is once more peopled with happy faces and murmurs with dinner chatter. Not Willamette univer sity, co-eds, but equally earnest Students, have gathered from all over the state to study and play tor .one month . under . the tute large of seven instructors and Mrs. Clara V. Thompson, super intendent.' The writer was a dinner guest of. the FERA school for unem ployed 'women last night. The food was excellent, well -cooked and expertly served by girls .who were working in that ' particular shift. The entire project is co operative, with 12 women to group and changing duties every six days. Food . prepared f n . the cooking classes Is utilized and theory as to serving Is put to practical test three times a day. The students range from 12 to t F T GETS GOOD START Thousands Working, 65,000 To Be Employed When Peak Is Reached Harvest of fuggles and early clusters began Intensively in the valley yesterday as crews began picking in several large yards in the Salem and Independence sec tions. The army of pickers is growing steadily with prospect of 65,000 hands before the heavy season begins the first week in September. Work started on the L o n 1 s Lachmund place at Independence with over 900 pickers and labor ers reporting for duty. Mr. Lach mund stated that he expects to continue full swing for six days to get the early hops harvested The crop Is in perfect condition, he reported, and the yield heavy. He will begin late picking Sep tember 3. WalVer TrrH and Donald Mc Carthy alto b e ar a n nickine In their independence yaras. Re ports from there state that an tS. m,W yarda were ntlnt "fnll speed" yesterday with the early harvest. More pickers are com ing daily to give the town us yearly "hop season appearance." More than a thousand work era her&n nickinr and handling thA e&rly hona at the T. A. Lives- ley Lakebrook plaee yesterday morning. Mr. uvesiey siaiea mn one of hia yards shows much heavier yield this year than last while the second will bear about fifty per cent. He plans to be gin his late picking tne lasi oi Aucnst. Arch German also started on fnrsiea and A. G. Russel early clusters to swell valley hop ac tivity. E. A. Miller obtained u pickers from the Te-employment agency to xm oui nis crew ox early workera- on his Brown's island place. Cigarette Gets Blame for Fire In Mosier Area THE DALLES. Ore., Aug. 20. -4PV-Sa!d to have been started when an apple tree branch jar red a cigarette smokers arm and caused the 'cigarette -to-shower hot sparks into dry grass, a brush fire was advancing on a nine mile front south of Mosier to night More than 100 men. In eluding 48 CCC workers from Camp Wyeth, were battling to keep it from spreading toward the rich Chenowith orchard dis trict to the west. FERA School 35 years of age, with most of them about 20, judging from ap pearances. In addition to class work, they are given recreation al opportunities of swimming, athletic games and musical "fire sides" which make their stay on the campus healthful and enjoy able. .,.:": , i - Courses offered . and selected according to the students ex pressed desires are nubile affairs personal hygiene, clothing recon struction, social problems includ ing a study of governments and current events, home furnishing with special emphasis on the eco nomical home, foods, literature appreciation, recreational reading and, corrective commerce. 'The commerce tutoring in volves" individual study of each girl's problem and intensive cor rective and brushing- up training, (Turn to page 2, coL S HIES CHIGAGOASKING BEHER ALT1EHJ P AH Transportation May Be Throttled; Minneapolis ' Strikers to Vote Textile Union Will Await "Action by Companies And Government (By The Associated Press) A von oral trftnsnnrtation strike which would tie up Chicago street cars and elevated trains hinges on vote to be taken toaay. The' request of Chicago's union bus drivers for a sympathetic walkout by JO.OOO other transpor tation employes was put before the executive board of the Amal gamated Association of Street Railway and Motor Coach employ es, Monday, as tne ooara opened a meetinz in Detroit. Discussion was postponed until Tuesday. Meanwhile, militia officers cre ated a "no man's land" in the rear of Minneapolis to stave off violence In connection with the employe election Intended to end the protracted truck drivers' strike. The market district was closed to trucks until after the voting. The date for the election had not yet been set. The strike committee of the United Textile Workers, with a strike of 300,000 cotton textile workers already called, opened of fices in Washington and waited for action by the employes or the government. The cotton and f er tile Industrial relations board Is to meet Wednesday. New proposals intended to end the strike - of emnloves In air plants of the Aluminum Company oi America were laid before the participants by a government con ciliator. Pickets again patrolled the closed plants in Pittsburgh, Aicoa, Tenn., Massena, N. T., and East St. Louis, III. Steel union leaders laid charges before the national labor relations board that the wheeling steel cor poration virtually had lnrVcd it employes out in an attempt to oreax tne union. National guardsmen mnyed nnt of Kohler. Wis., le&ylne- d entities to maintain the peace between tne Kohler Manufacturing com pany and its striking employes. A dynamite bomb wrecked the fan house of a Canton, 111., coal mine, and company officials, lay ing it to the protracted Illinois mine union dispute, feared more trouble. Installment on Street Debt is Due Next Week Installment navments on bond. ed street assessments aggregat ing approximately 129 onn win fall due September 1, or the lar gest sum in several months. Citv Treasurer C. O. Rice reported yesterday. This Includes 120,000 due from resident and 15000 from non resident taxpayers and 24000 from the city as its share in paring Intersections and ' alleys. Rice is mailing out some 500 notices to the various property owners. October installments will come to a much larger sum and heavy Davmenta will rontlnna to fall due through January. FIND M'CALL'8 BODY VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 20. -)-The body of Roland McCall, 26, of Vancouver, who lost his life in a 110-foot dive from the Interstate bridge during the an nual Columbia Regatta here July 4, was found today on an island eight miles below the bridge. Late Sports PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20.-LF) -Which is the world's worst job- wrestling referee or baseball um pire? Harry Elliott proved it's not the referee. For the referee, as Elliott demonstrated, can occasionally get some Justice, whereas everybody knows the umpire just has to take it and like it. Elliott's justice was at the ex pense of Texas Teddy Waters, one of the roughest matmen seen here. The law student stepped out of his ordinary role to meet Waters in the headline bout of a wrestling show and took two smooth falls as his revenge for countless past insults. He used a full leg. nel son in each, while Waters man aged of squeeze in one fall with a series of head scissors. Ben Sherman, Portland, took two straight falls from Sailor Trout. San Pedro. An tone Le- Blanc, France, took the last two falls from Jack Curtiss, New Mex ico. Goes Down Into : Sea, Half Mile 1 i 1 - SM 1 ia 11 111 1 111 s mr- . . Reaching ocean depths man never has reached before, a half mile below the: sea, off Hamilton, Bermuda, Dr. William Beebe, American explorer, above, and Otis- Barton, at fellow scientist tell a graphic story of strange fish and other wonders of the uncanny deep they saw from the windows of their hermett cally-sealed steel ball shown here. E F "Wings" for Aerial Roundup Service Are Awarded at Meeting of Post Dr. Verden E.Hockett, who has brought in over 50 paid members to Capital Post No. 2, American Legion, the past year, and earned a silver wings emblem in the re cent aerial member roundup, was last night nominated for the com- mandership. There were no nom inations for vice-commander. Oth er nominations were: William Bliven. Incumbent, ad- Intant: Leo Page, finance offi cer, to succeed Arthur B. Bates who after seven years' service de c lined renominatlon; D. W. Rutsch, incumbent, chaplain; Do- negan Wiggins, Quartermaster; Irl s. MeSherrv. historian: Claude McKenney, Dr. G. E. Prime, Les lie Wadsworth. Ror Nelson. Har ry Levy and Sidney Jones, execu tive committeemen. (Turn to page 2, coL I) Fireman Using Wrong Car Tag To Face Probe E. L. Smith, city fireman, who was fined 15 and costs in justice court Monday for drirlng a car with California license plates probably will be called up for in vestigation by the city council fire department committee, Alderman O. A. Olson, chairman, stated last night. Dr. Olson siad some sort of penalty might be imposed. "City employes have no right to break city or state laws; they should know better, Dr. . Olson explained. "We don't intend to countenance it. Smith, chemical truck driver at central station, recently purchased the California car and was subse quently arrested by state police because he had not purchased an Oregon license for It. Houses Damaged By Brush Fires PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 20.-P) -Brush and grass fires east of Portland destroyed two residences and endangered a number of oth ers during the week-end, deputy sheriffs reported today. .A vacant I house on Rockwood road, two-blocks north of Powell and .another at 3. E. 104th and Steele were the two seriously damaged. : " .- HQGKETT HI CI ROOSEVELT 10 SERVICE TODAY Government Officials Pay Honor to Speaker of National House Many Messages of Regret Sent; Rites Set for This Afternoon WASHINGTON. Aug. 20r-tff- President Roosevelt will leave to morrow on a mid-western Journey of tribute to a warm personal friend and political ally the late Speaker Henry T. Rainey. The body of the house veteran of thirty years will be sent from St. Louis to the Rainey homestead at Carrollton, 111., for burial Wednesday. President Roosevelt will go on his sad mission on a special train to attend the services In the quiet little agricultural city, where Rainey was born 74 years ago and where he made his home during his entire lifetime. The body will lie in state in the rotunda of the Greene county court house until after noon, when It will be taken to the Rain ey home. There the funeral ser vices will be held at 4 p. m. (CST). Original plans to hold the ser vices in the Carrollton Episcopal church were abandoned after it became known that the president would attend. Burial will be in the Rainey family lot In Carroll ton cemetery, beside the graves of the speaker's father and mother. President Roosevelt will lead in homage a distinguished group of government officials and members of congress. Included will be the entire Illinois congressional dele gation. Representative Byrns of Tennessee, democratic house lead er, and Representative Snell of New York, republican chieftain. Meantime, thousands of mes sages of condolence were sent to Walnut Hill," the Rainey home. Others were received at the speak er's office from his former col leagues, diplomats and high gov ernment officials. EUGENE. Ore.. Aug. i0.(JP Robert Lund, 13, Florence youth held here for the past several days in connection with the drowning of two boys in Buck lake last Tuesday, today was committed to the state school for the feeble-minded following an exhaustive mentality test be fore several physicians and uni versity professors. County Judge FIsk declared Lund a "border line case. Included In the examining board were Judge Fisk, Dr. B. W. D e b u s h of the university school of education; District At torney W. H. Brooke, Dr. R. C. Romig, county health officer; Dr. O. A. Waller, consultant, and Edmund S. Conklln, university psychologist. The Lund boy was held after he is said to have reported at home certain facts in connection with - the drowning of Stewart Gorskl. 13, of Florence, and Dean Coulter, 11, of Glenada. in Buck lake. Bruises were, found on the Gorskl boy s body. SEEK BOY'S BODY rt. HELENS. Ore- Aug. 20.- (tfV-Search for the body of Rob ert Ttatke. Tounr son of Mr. and Mrs. Adalnh Batke. Portland, be lieved to hate been drowned in the Columbia river near Goble Sunday, proved unavailing today. SUSPECTED YOUTH iW STATE MD Regret at Rainey' s Death Expressed Regret at' the death of Speak er Henry T. Rainey was expressed Monday by Congressman James W. Mott as follows: -.-,.- I "Both Mrs. Mott and myself are deeply grief ed and saddened at the news of Mr. Rainey's eath. The Speaker and Mrs. Rainey were personal friends of ours and we lived at the ; same hotel In Washington. "Mr. Rainey was loved by ev eryone regardless of party affilia tion. He was one of the outstand ing men of the "congress and the majority organisation, will have a difficult task in filllnk his place. . As a new member of the 73rd congress X have always been most deeply appreciative of the many courtesies extended to me by Mr. Rainey. .Time after time he has gone out of his way to give me recognition when matters affect ing our state were under consid Gesture Made f owar ompeiing City Council Meeting World News at a Glance (By The Associated Press) DOMESTIC: WASHINGTON Administra tion seeks to avoid price-fixing in drought emergency. NEW ORLEANS Armed con flict looms on eve of Long's probe of city officials. WASHINGTON- President Roosevelt to attend Speaker Rain ey's funeral at Carrollton, M., to morrow. PITTSBTJRGH-Aluminum com pany considers government's strike solution, but Indicates re jection. WASHINGTON Textile strike leaders say peace move is up to mill owners or government. . COOPERSTOWN Surprise witness against Mrs. Coo, her guest, knew of Wright's "steam- (Turn to page 2, col. 5) DOUBLES li MIS IFJTO START Anna Calaba Singles Champ, Barbara Howe Winner In Junior Group Play in the doubles division of the city tennis tournament will start today. Barbara Howe yes terday defeated Eleanor Perry 2-0, 8-2, 10-8 In a three-hour match to win the junior women's singles ti tle. In the women's singles Anna Calaba took the crown by defeat ing Rachel Yocom, -2, 8-0. In the men's singles Emory Hobson beat G. Birrell, 6-2, 8-0 and is matched against Norris Kemp, the winner to play Fred Hagemann in the semi-finals. Don Sanders and Jim Beall meet in the other half of the semi-finals. Harold Beall plays George Gutekunst in the semi-finals of the junior mens' singles and Ken neth Cater plays winner of the Eu gene Beall-W a r r e n Bertelsen match in the other bracket Pairings for first rounds In the doubles matches are: ' Mens' doubles: Kemp and F. Hagemann play Gles and E. Hob son; Cater and partner play Du Bols and partner; Sanders and Staynor play H. Hobson and P. Hagemann; Gutekunst and Mosh er play H. Beall and J. Beall. Junior mens doubles: Bahl burg and partner play Robertson and Barrett; W. Bertelsen and Doug. McKay, Jr., play B. Reeves and partner; H. Beall and E. Beall and Gutekunst and Cater, byes in the first round. Women's doubles: Anna Ca laba and- partner play Barbara Knrta and partner; Betty Bur dette and Barbara Williams play Ruth Starrett and Barbara Evans; Sally McLelian and partner play Percle Miles and Nathalie Panek; Rachel Yocom and partner drew a bye. , Junior women's ' doubles; D. Graham and Janice Wooley play Caroline Brady and partner; Bet ty Burdette and Barbara Williams play Maxlne Bach and partner; Sally McClellan and partner and Barbara Evans and Ruth Starrett drew byes in the first round. Veteran doubles: "Spec" Keene and Frank Neer play Dr. F. M. Erickson and Prof. Monk; Dell Williams and Bert Lundahl rplay R. E. Patton and V. O. Ty ler; Ralph Curtis and Leslie Sparks drew, a bye. by So Ions Here eration and when time- was a vi tal element in getting the legis lation through. 'Mr. Rainey was as much ad mired on the republican side of the .aisle as on - the democratic side although - we differed with him on many Questions of policy. He was universally respected for his fairness, nis ability and his kindness.' He -was a friend of ev eryone." . Statements of other members of congress from Oregon were: . Senator Charles L. McNary (R., Ore.) was shocked at the sud den death of Speaker Rainey, for whom I had a very high regard as a citizen and as a legislator. He was an excellent presiding officer In the house of representatives and' rendered Invaluable service to the new deal. (Turn to page 2, eoL 2) System at Lawyers Working on Condemnation Are Kept on Job Lower Utility Rates Sought in Motion By Hendricks The city of Salem accepts the public works administration pro posal for arbitration to determine what is a fair purchase price for the Oregon-Washington Water Service company's system here and urges the PWA Immediately to ap point the third arbiter, as it of fered to do late last spring. The city will appoint one arbiter and the water company a second. This word will be telegraphed to PWA headquarters at Wash ington, D. C, this morning by Mayor Douglas McKay under di rections issued by the city coun cil last night. Not a word was said by any of the eight aldermen present last night as to qualifications of the PWA appointee. Previously the arbitration plan had been turned down. The watter company had held out for having the third man on the board a member of the American Society of Civil Engi neers; the council had balked at the Idea. Contradictory Moves Made by Aldermen The vote for arbitration was preceded and succeeded by car ried motions that were more or less contradictory to it. First, the council passed Alder man O. A. Olson's resolution di recting the utilities committee, the mayor and the city attorney at once to Investigate whether e r not the bonds authorized by the people in 1931 could be eold te raise funds with which to build a new and competing water sys tem, to ascertain the rate of in terest they would have to bear and the bids that probably would fee- received. (Turn to page 2, col. 1) TilTKIDKGS' OTTAWA, Aug. 20.-(ifpv-A law designed to suppress kidnaping by making impossible the pay ment of ransom by relatives and friends of victims was advocated here, today by Arthur W. Roe buck, .attorney general of Ontar io, in charge of the investigation, into the abduction of John S. La- batt of London. Mr. Roebuck said he woold ask the Ontario legislature to pass law "giving the poliee autaorhy to close the bank accounts, seel the deposit vaults and generally take protective control of the af fairs of all in a position te ey ransom. MI hare been asked," Mr. Roe buck said, "if one of my relatives were kidnaped, would I be will ing to have the state step in the matter I hare outlined by dosing bank accounts and safety deposit boxes. "My answer to that argument . is that if would-be kidnapers knew that I would not he in a po sition to pay any ransom, because the state would be In control, then no member of my family would be. kidnaped the business el kid-. naplng will thus be made nnpro fi nable and with the state taunt these effective measures, the racketeer will seek more preOs- able pastures for his work." Einzig-to Make Trip to Promote -State Flax Sale , William Einsig, state purchas ing agent, will leave late this week for the east where be win. contact a number of paper mill; manufacturers and. textile operate ors in connection with the sale of Oregon flax. ' Einsig recently prepared n tn- . ventory showing that the state now has approximately 2155.0 SO worth of flax products on hand. This represents a " reduction of more than $100,000 in the tnven- tory during the past 18 months.'. Einxig recently sold CO tons of flax vow to a New Jersey paper mill manufacturer- and has re-" eeived the promise of other equal- ly as large orders. This flax tew will he used for experimental pur poses. . ' '-, u. - The state flax fund has inereas- ed from 25 on January 8, 1281, to 1175.000 on July 1 of this year.