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! COMICS The Statesman baa the only four -page comic mo tion la-luted In Salem. It's yonra in the Sunday paper along yvlth a score of other features. THE WEATHEK J Rain today and Friday, heavy- snows. '.over moun tains; max. temp. Wed. 51, min. 88; rain .S5 inch, river ; 8 ft, cloudy. Booth winds. FOUNDED 1851 EIGHTY-FOURTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, March 7, 1935 NoJ296 Mil OIL ILLEM0S1 FATAL TO SEVEN Nitroglycerine Blast Goes Off Ahead of Schedule in Utah Field Derrick Hurled Upon Crowd of Curious; Attorney Sees Tragedy ST. GEORGE, Utah, March 6.-(Py-A premature blast of nitro glycerine killed eix persons "to night and Injured at least a dozen others as a crowd gathered to watch the "blowing in" of an oil well fire miles south of here. The dead had been identified tonight as: Joseph Empey, electrician -of St. George. Mr.nd Mrs. Charles Alsop, St. George. William Maloney, St. George. Ray Nelson, St. George. Mrs. Joseph Snow, wife of a St. George attorney. C. M. Fleckinger, oil driller, lard Garrett, father of Lucille The exact number of injured and their identity was not known at a late hour. Top of Automobile Is Blown Off Ellis J. Pickett, lqcal attorney, witnessed the tragedy. He said he was sitting with his wife in their automobile near the well and aft er the first blast moved 60 feet farther back because of Mrs. Pickett's nervousness. The sec ond charge was sent down, he de clared, but it exploded before reaching the bottom of the well. With a terrific roar the derrick was ripped from its anchorage and hurled upon the crowd. Force of the explosion tore off the top of Pickett's automobile. Reason for Invasion by 8 . Machine Gunners is Not Ascertained HAVANA, March G-(jip)-Eight men armed with machine guns wrecked a radio station here to night as the climax of a day of violent developments directed against the regime of President Carlos Mendieta. The reason; for the wrecking of the broadcasting studio was not ascertained. The property loss was estimated at 112,000. An emergency meeting of Cu ban political and army leaders to night took decisive steps to crush the strike threatening President Mendieta's government after an outburst of terrorism took the life of one man and left 11 wound ed itfHaana. Colonel Jfulgenelo Batista, army commander-in-chief, in an almost unprecedented move ordered mil itary commander in each of the six provinces to name new cus toms and revenue chiefs to replace striking government employes, and announced the appointees would be permanent. Asserting peaceful methods had failed to settle tbe spreading school strike, which today involv ed employes of three government departments, the 34-year-old for mer top sergeant said the moment had come "when we must use oth er means." Survey of Flood Control Approved For This Valley Approval of an appropriation of $7600 for survey of flood con trol and irrigation development in the Willamette valley was giv en by the .house yesterday. . The bill as passed provides that the state's appropriation shall not be used unless a like or larger amount be provided by the fed eral government to match Ore gon's outlay. The Willamette Talley study was approved by Governor Martin and passage of the bill was urged by him in a .special message to the legislature. The bill provides that the state engineer conduct the survey-in conjunction with federal engin eers. Clerk Receives Nameless Check, Bill for Dog Tag The county clerk will be $1 to I he good through dog license el ections If county residents don't Recollect their shortcomings. Among the moneys' received through the mail for dog licenses Is one dollar check with no sig nature or address, save that the . ionvelnTiA bnr a Jeff enrrn nntt. i aaark. Another person carefully t attached a, dollar greenback to an 'rder J or a dog license, but ne glected to give name and address. RADIO STATU IS lECKFJICII 38- Year Old Rancher Admits Slaying Utah Stockman, Grandson Says He Killed to Protect Wife and Land; Leads Sheriff Through 28 - Mile Chase by Automobile SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas, March 6. (AP) Sheriff Clint Reneau said tonight Clinton Palmer, 88-year-old ranchman had admitted to him orally, in the presence of newspapermen, the slayings of a 70-year-old Utah stockman and his grandson last Monday in a Utah range argument and said he killed them "to protect my wife and my land." Brain Trust for Nations, Scheme ',7. DR. NICHOLAS M. BUTLER LON DON', March 6.-(-A propo sal to set up an International body of experts which would serve as a "brain trust" for all governments In advising ways to restore prosperity was for mally presented at this eve ning's session of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler's unofficial world economic conference. It was understood the immediate reaction of the conference, in cluding a score of leading Bri tish economists and bankers, was divided. Xo decision will be taken until tomorrow. E KANSAS CITY, March 6.--The drought - harassed western farmer counted some gain in a six to eight-inch snow blanket left behind by the March lion as he roared eastward tonight. But it was not nearly enough. The report of A. E. Anderson, Nebraska agricultural, statistician, fitted the case generally: "This snow might help a lot but probably will not add materi ally to sud-boH moisture." Top-soil was benefited In the Dakotas, Nebraska, Colorado, Ok lahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Northeastern Colorado farm lands sopped up the moisture of a six- inch fall. North Colorado's "Sugar Bowl the sugar beet region was placed in good condition for spring crops but the fall was light. The storm passed up the hard hit wheat region of western Kan sas to drop a traffic-stalling snow in the central sector. The heavy snow in Wyoming and Montana fell in the moun tains. Highways of Minnesota and Wisconsin were ice - sheathed. North Dakota's snow was the heaviest of the winter. JAMES BAKER KILLED NEWPORT. Ore., March S.-JP) -James Baker, 25, was killed this afternoon when the truck he was driving hurtled off the Newport Corrallis highway four miles from here and crashed down a steep embankment Baker ' was dead when found in the wreckage. REORGANIZATION SOUGHT PORTLAND, Ore.. March .-0P)-Owner3 of the Kenton Lum ber mills of Portland today filed a petition in federal court for re organization under new provi sions of the national bankruptcy act. The petition asks that all suits and actions against the debtor be enjoined and the owners be con tinued in possession during the reorganization. Assets of the company were listed In the petition at $117,600 and liabilities at $73,000. PETITIONS CIRCULATED, UO. EUGENE, Ore., March Agitation for optional instead of compulsory military training is being made for A the second con secutive year:, fey a small group of univeraitbt Oregon students cir culajUng petitions asking the fac ulty to act f : st If ? v. -4. . I " f I - THROUGH MIDWEST Reliefs Palmer, arrested here yester- day after a 26-mile chase, was held in Jail on an indictment charging him with the slaying in Hopkins county In It 34 of Dil lard aGrrett, father of Lucille Garrett, the 14-year-old girl who accompanied him here. SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex., March 6.-(P)-A widespread search for the suspected slayer of two stockmen in a Utah range war ended today when it was learned Cllnto Palmer, arrested here for a Texas slaying, was the fugitive. Sheriff Clint Reneau announ ced Palmer, known in Utah as James C. Palmer, had admitted orally to him the slaying of one of the Btockmen, William E. Ol iver, 70. The bodies of Oliver and his grandson, Norris Shumway, 24, were found at the foot of a cliff in the San Juan, river valley of Utah. Their bodies were brought into Blandlng, Utah, yesterday. After a 28-mile automobile chase into the Sulphur Rivernbot toms yesterday, Palmer was caught by officers here. With him were a woman and a girl. Two ri fles and a pistol were in the car. Palmer was indicted here re cently for the killing of Dillard Garrett in Hopkins county about a year ago. Garrett's skeleton was found last December. FOB STATE POLICE Appropriation Cut $73,000 Below Hanzen Budget; Guard Gets More An appropriation of $882,000 for the state police department was approved by the Joint ways and means committee last night at its last general meeting of the session. The appropriation is $73, 000 less than requirements of the department sought in the Meier Hanzen budget. Of the total appropriation, $517,000 will be diverted to the state police from the state high way department. Other diversions will include $233,000 from the game protection fund, $34,000 from the state fire marshal's de (Turn to Page 9, Col; 7) Hammond Mill to Close in 3 Weeks Closing of the Hammond Lum ber company mill at Mill City at the end of the next three weeks was announced yesterday by P. R. Olin, manager of the mill with headquarters in Portland. Olin stated that reopening of the plant was "entirely inde 1 1 n 1 1 e." He would not comment on future op erations of the mill at Mill City but refused to confirm reports that the shutdown was to be per manent. Olin indicated the com pany's policy would depend on the lumber market 1210 ALLOWED Newport Accident Fatal Ask Reopen Kenton Mill Want Training Optional Albany J. P. Pays Back Last year the faculty turned down a petition for optional drill by a narrow margin of 36 to 31 votes. DISMISSAL ASKED ALBANY. Ore.. March 6.-tiPi- Declaring he has made restitution of funds he allegedly embezzled, C. I. Leavengood, former Leban on Justice of the peace, has pe titioned the circuit court hereto dismiss an Indictment returned against him May 3, 1933. Leav engood, accused of embezzling irom me ieDanon Masonic ceme tery funds, said in .his petition that while he pleaded not guilty to the indictment he offered to submit the case to the court with out jury. Leavengood said his offer was accepted, but for some reason the case never was called. ' 3 POLICEMEN DISCHARGED PORTLAND, Ore., March- .- opv-Two Portland policemen ac cUsed of taking various articles from a drug store, were dismiss ed tonight by order of Mayor Jo seph K. Carson and Chief of Po lice Harry Nlles. A police disciplinary board had recommended the dismissal of Patrolmen M. E. Nelson and R. C I Monlton following the hearing. RECIPROCITY IN TARIFFS TO BE REQUIRED. SAY Nations With Policies Not Favorable to America Will Be Left Out Germany, Italy and Russia Come Under Scrutiny of State Leaders WASHINGTON, March 6-Pr- A foreign poller aimed at keen ing the benefits of this country's reciprocal trade treaties away from nations whose nationalistic politices are detrimental to Am erican trade was enunciated today by President Roosevelt Specifically, the president ex plained, tariff reductions achieved in trade pacts would not be ex tended to countries who do not, in return, give favored nation treatment to this country's goods. Elsewhere, it was learned au thoritatively that policies pursued by Germany, Italy and soviet Rus sia have brought on close scru tiny by the state department. The study will determine whether those countries are to receive any benefits derived from the reci procal trad agrtements program. State department legal experts have been requested to render an official opinion as to whether, despite the existing unconditional most-favored-nation agreements, the United States must extend to those and other nations tariff re ductions and other concessions granted in pacts concluded with Brazil, Cuba and Belgium. German Treaty Ends This Year Germany, the first nation to conclude an unconditional most favored nation pact with the Unit ed States, denounced the treaty on October IS, 1934, and an nounced it would be considered as ended on October 14 of this year. Under ordinary circumstances the United BtateB, under the un conditional most - favored-nation doctrine, would grant Germany any reduced tariffs granted to any other country until the treaty expires. State department officials, how ever, consider that Germany has violated the treaty in a number of specific Instances and have re quested legal advice as to whether the pact is not already null and void. PI BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, March 6.-P)-Led by President Roosevelt, the great and humble paid tribute to night to the memory of Oliver Wendell Holmes, whose lire endea early today. With full military honors, the Jurist will be buried by the side of his wife in Arlington cemetery on Friday. Had he lived, the day would have been his 94th birth day. The president, who called Holmes "one of the nation's first citizens," will lead the list of dignitaries at the private burial rites. "His was the life of rare dis tinction, soldier, scholar, author. teacher, Jurist and gallant gen tleman, he personified through out his long career the finest Am erican traditions," Mr. Roosevelt said. The body of the man acclaimed as the "great liberal" In his 29 years as a Justice of the supreme court remained in his unpreten tious red brick home on Eye street. Recovery Act is W 1 Tfl tieia illegal in New Orleans Case NEW ORLEANS, March f.- -United States District Judge Wayne G. Borah orally expressed belief today that the national in dustrial recovery act is unconsti tutional. He denied a government petition seeking to compel a box manufacturer to comply with the maximum hour and minimum wage provisions of the lumber code. The district Judge's ruling was expected to place before the Unit ed States supreme court for final decision the constitutionality of the interstate commerce clause of the lumber code. Bill for Rejected Claim is Vetoed Governor Martin late yesterday vetoed a $00 appropriation bill designed to pay Mrs. Bertha Ber geraon for a claim rejected by the industrial accident commission. "I am not unmindful of the dis tress of Mrs. Bergerson but ap proval of such legislation would open the way to subjecting the legislature to importunities of other1 claimants whose claims have for one reason or another been denied by a commission act ing In good faith," the governor TRIBUTE TO HOLMES declared, Leader of Italy's Forces in Africa W?&WltyW,Sm?&Xm,W n. ' Sjwaia I Ji M. ,v '-r (r"A I V y ' v ' ' . ' a 5 y4 v .'X t- i A J i 'it V -" f - - a r f : : : :::::. v. -if - 4 II L -.fj;. i The commander of the Italian ex peditionary force in Africa, Gen. Rudolpho Grazinl, is pictured in tropical uniform at his head quarters near the Abyssinian border. He will lead Mussolini's Black Shirt troops against the Abyssinians in event of hostili ties. E Administration Held to Be Wavering on Disputed Relief Act Point WASHINGTON. March 6.-(JP)- a stinenmg" of support for his prevailing wage amendment to the $4,880,000,000 relief bill and a "wavering" in administration op position ranks was claimed today by senator McCarran (D-Nev). The curly haired Nevadan made his forecast after a survey of re action to announcement that Ver mont's two republican senators Austin and Gibson would change from his to the administration's side if certain committee changes were retained in the measure. Administration forces refused to concede any "wavering" and a "battle of amendments appear ed. in prospect. Other amendments are sure to be offered when de bate is resumed. The senate did not reach con sideration of the revised relief bill today, but hoped to get to it to morrow after disposition of the army appropriation measure. McCarran prepared the stage. however, by re-offering his wage amendment in the form in which it passed the senate, 44 to 43, two weeks ago. The bill, sent back to committee on motion of demo cratic leaders, was reported back again yesterday with some admin istration concessions, but minus the McCarran amendment. These concessions include a breaking down of the $4,000,000.- 000 works fund into eight classes of projects, with $350,000,000 to go for flood control, and eliiu ination of much of the house pre amme under which bill oppon ent claim the president could do anythinir he pleased with the nwaey GANGSTER'S APPEAL FUTILE AUSTIN, Tex., March 6.-UPW Another Barrow gangster must die. The Texas court of criminal appeals affirmed today the death penalty of Joe Palmer, convicted of murdering an Eastham prison farm guard in an escape engin eered in January, 1934, by killer Clyde Barrow, southwest desper ado since slain by officers In Lou isiana. Late Sports PORTLAND, Ore., March .-?) -Angered by kicks and punches in the groin, Gus Sonnenberg butted and tackled his way to the decid ing fall in his wrestling match here tonight against Jules Strong how, Jls-pound Oklahoma In dian, Sonnenberg, who weighed 70 pounds -less than his opponent. refused to take the match on a foul and finished the giant red skin in short order after they divided the first two falls. Ted Cox, 220, Lodi, Cal., re quired only 10 seconds to slug tbe third and deciding tall from fack Washburn, 240, Boston, in i a fough bout SUPPORT FOR WAG Fl'lSI CLAIMED AMERICANS IN FEAR, GREECE; BATTLE RAGES Hand - to Hand Fighting in Kavalla Streets Comes After Air Attack Martial Lavy Prevails; All Communications Said to Be Suspended (Copyright 1933, by Associated Press) UilrJVUHKL.L.l, Greek - Yugo slav Frontier. March 6. DesDite the announcement of tht Athens government that it has the situa tion in hand and expects soon to crush the bloody revolution. Americans in Greece tonight con sidered the situation highly dan gerous. Martial law prevails through out Greece. The whole country ap- pears paralyzed with fear and mis givings. Rail, telephone and tele graphic communications are cut off and normal activities are sus pended. (Copyright. 1835, by Associated Press) ATHENS, March 6. Bloody hand - to - hand fighting in the streets of ancient Kavalla tonight followed an attack by 20 govern ment bombing planes which sow ed death and destruction in the ranks of Macedonian rebels. Bombers Strafe Insurgents' Camp Alter raking Kavalla with ma chine guns and raining bombs upon it, the bombers roared away to Strafe, the insurgents' encamp ment near Seres, from which gov ernment artillery blasted them earlier today. A five-hour battle, the out come of which was not disclosed in semi-official messages reach ing the capital from the front, fol lowed the aerial raid on tke old Aegean seaport as residents, de scribed as supporters of the gov ernment, rose against the revolu tlonaires who had invaded it So hard pressed by the govern ment's land and air forces was' General Demetrios Cammenos, the rebel commander, that he wire lessed an appeal to the rebel ship Psara to put in at Kavalla and help quell the enraged citizens, the message said. IN PORTLAND, Ore., March 6.-UP) -Unemployment in Oregon is gradually diminishing, the state relief committee reported today, The number on relief rolls dropped during the two-year per iod ending in January from 43,- 659 families or 145,396 persons, to 39,991 families or 136,953 per sons. The report credited a growing private construction program for the upward trend. The committee announced it now has about 800 work relief projects under way In the state. giving 16,000 men and women 48 hours of work each month. The state's seven transient camps are caring for 1200 men and boys. The committee ordered addi tional projects, aggregating $42,- 000, in Multnomah, Tillamook, Umatilla, Lane and Coos coun ties. RAIL STRIKE VOTED MEXICO, XD. F., March -A general strike of all employ es of the National Railways of Mexico and the Mexican railway was voted today in protest against refusal of the companies to sign a general labor contract Licensing Slot Pay Pensions The now-illegal slot machine was giren new dignity by the house late yesterday when it ap proved Representatives Snider and Krier'a measure to license tbe devices throughout the state. Thirty seven representatives voted for the bill, 1? voted no and five were absent. The amended slot machine bill, which failed to receive approval In the public morals and health committee, received the support of the majority of the cities and counties- committee to which It was later referred. A $15 a month license must he paid on each slot machine under the terms of the act with $1 a month license provided for marble-games throughout the state. Proponents of the slot machine act contended It would raise from $300,000 to $1,000,000 annually In Oregon. Cities may levy an ad ditional tax on the machine If they desire or may prohibit their operation. Representative Snider, leading the floor fight for the bill, eon- tended that efforts to prohibit slot machines had failed and that they HI MBIT IS ME H Cabinet Bill's Study by interim Ccmmitiec to be Proposed Today w I I It I oria incws at Glance (By the Associated Press) . Domestic: WASHINGTON P r e s i d e n-1 Roosevelt says prices too low to justify stabilization now, denies devaluation move. WASHINGTON Long files for mal charges against Farley; says he will run for senator. NEW ORLEANS U. S. district judge expresses verbal opinion NIRA unconstitutional for intra state manufacturer. j WASHINGTON Move to re place XRA codes with industrial self-government gains beadwajr in congress. WASHINGTON House com mittee defeat proposal to issue $2,000,000,000 ln new currency to pay bonus; method problem debated. r PINEHURST, N. C. Inquest witnesses repeat Mrs. Elva Stat ler Davidson was despondent shortly before she was found dead. WASHINGTON Capital mourns death of former Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. NEW YORK Herbert Wither- spoon named to succeed uiumo Gattlcasazza as general manager of Metropolitan opera next season. Foreign: ATHENS Government planes bomb rebel ranks; bloody fight ing follows in ancient Kavalla; rebels hard-pressed. HAVANA Cuban army and political leaders make sweeping move to crush school, employes' strikes threatening government after flare of terrorism. - LONDON New date will be set for Anglo-German peace parleys, perhaps next week; government swells defense program. BERLIN German army offi cers pay tribute to Gen. Kurt von Schlietcher, killed as traitor in nasi "purge." PARIS Deputies fight duel, one wounded. LONDON Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler proposes international "brain trust" to advise govern ments on naths Of prosperity. MOSCOW Soviet announced private trade eliminated except for minor forms. E WASHINGTON, March 6.-(jP)- A nip and tuck fight over how to pay the bonus shaped up today for the house when its ways and means committee decided, ; by a narrow margin, against a measure which would issue $2,000,090,000 in new currency. The committee voted 14 to 11, to consider the bonus bill of Rep resentative Vinson (D.. Ky.) In stead of the bill of Representa tive Patman (D., Tex.) The problem of providing a method of payment will be sub mitted to the house early next week. Tonight, predictions of vic tory came from advocates of both the Patman bill, with its currency expansion provisions, and the Vin-son-American Legion bill, which would leave the manner of pro viding funds up to congress and the treasury. NED SPARKS DIVORCED LOS ANGELES, March 6.-(-Mrs. Mercedes Sparks, wife of Ned Sparks, solemn faced motion picture comedian, was granted a divorce this afternoon after testi fying her husband's temper was bad and that he used harsh lan guage. Machine to Voted, House were in use throughout the state. "You can't drive them out; why not license, the machines and get money for paying old-age pen sions," he queried. Representative Thomas of West Salem took issue with Snider, de claring the law against slot ma chines could be enforced. He characterised the slot machine as an evil which should not be made to raise money for the citizens of Oregon. Same as Legalizing Thievery. Thomas Avers "To legalize thieves would be Jnst as logical as legalizing these machines," added Representative Harrison. Representative Krier said the legislature should deal with slot machines realistically and quit "klddlnsr Itself that making law would put the devices out of operation. - - "Twice I aiked Governor Mar-, tin about this bill and twice he told me he was for It," Represen tative Nelson - declared. "We should look to the forgotten fa milies and provide old-age pen- , (Turn to Page f , Cot i) . m mm OF BONUS DEFEATED Saturday Adjournment Made Probable by Martin's Move Sentiment Grows for Ending Session as Measures Rushed Way for adjournment of the legislature Saturday night was paved late yesterday when the governor s state government re organization bill was jerked from the lineup of measures which must receive final consideration this session. " The controversial bill, intro duced Monday in the senate, will go to a special interim committee for consideration, it was learned authentically last night. Gover nor Martin is expected to send a message to the two houses to day proposing that the reorgani zation plan be studied by a spe cial group consisting of two sen ators, three representatives and two citizens with the newly-cre ated state planning board acting in an advisory capacity to the interim group. Opposition Noted By Governor Governor Martin made his de cision in the face of growing opposition to hurried enactment of a bill as sweeping in scope as proposed here this week. While he had no statement to make last night, it was understood that a series of conferences Wednesday had convinced the governor It was unwise to press for the reorgaal zation plan this session. . Governor Martin did reiterat his former statement that he wanted the legislature to adjourn this weekend. Some of the sponsors of the reorganization bill. Interviewed last night, said they were aite content to let the matter, go hen. fore a special committee rather than seek to jam It through this session. D. O. Hood, budget director, who sponsored the writing et the bill, said he would prefer to see the bill given further study ra ther than have it greatly amend ed in a hurried action by the leg islature. A public hearing on the, bill is scheduled for tonight but the ex pected message from the gover nor may cancel this meeting-over which Senator Hazlett, chairman of the senate committee where the bill now resides, is to preside. Saturday ' Adjournment Resolution Proffered Sentiment for adjournment grew apace In both houses yes terday. A resolution for sine df adjournment Saturday night was introduced in the lower house late in the afternoon and was laid on the table to be used Saturday if the senate cleans up its calen dar, the house having pushed through most of the major legisla tion before it. In the upper house final con sideration of three fish bills, of the Ickes'-Grange utility bill, of (Turn to Page 9, Col. 3) Compulsory Fee Plan Given OSC Confidence Vote CORVALLIS. Ore., March 6.- CTV-The Oregon State colleg Un dent body today gave an wrer whelmlng vote of confidents to the compulsory student fee pay ment law enacted by the Oregon legislature. 1 The vote taken by secret ballot showed between nine and tea to one in favor of the uniform fee plan. . The only opposition expressed in the student body meeting pre ceding the vote was by Don Saun ders, graduate student who trans ferred here from the University of Oregon. Dick Barss, editor, of the Oregon State Barometer, made the chief supporting argu ment. Private Trade in Soviet is Driven - Out of Business MOSCOW, March S.-tfVPri-rate trade In. the soviet union has been finally eliminated with the exception of such minor forms as market vending and the like, it was officially announced today. The Bolshevik Ideal of direct exchange of products wlthomt the medium of money is yet far from achievement it was admitted, but victory over private traders was regarded as an Important step on the way. : ' ; .- r . Figures were made : Hblie showing that private trade In the U. 8. 8. R. during 1SJ0 was 1,000,000.000 rubles (the ruble is nominally 60 cents) while In 1934 It was reduced to zero.