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IRTIPUl RELIEF PROBE fndependent Committee to "Be Selected; to Have Full Cooperation (Coatin4 Trm Pa fa 11 - .' 13 months was promised by Got . ernor Martin daring bis eam pa Ego. His decision to name committee of three persons to do the probing- corresponds to bis pre-election statement . and hie written promise to the legislature this week when Representative Warren Erwln took the lead in trying to force through a legis lative probe of relief. . The investigation committee is to serve without pay. as a public service to the state, the governor said.. The committee will work, without any direction or control by the state relief committee of seven; both Governor Martin and T. Lw Edmonds, federal relief su " pervtsor for District 9 agreeing that '' any checkup mast be kept independent from, the group now administering relief in Oregon. $dth Governor Martin and Mr. Greenman, newly 1 named chair man of the state relief committee, made it plain that the inveatiga , tion would itf no wise interfere with ' the handling of relief in Oregon in the next 30 days. Such expenditures as are needed for stenographic service and other clerical help will be provided - - either from relief administration funds or from the governor's own budget for Investigations. Members of the state relief committee said they would wel come an investigation. Mr. Green man; chairman, said the admini strators of state relief would not set up the procedure for the in vestigators, leaving them entirely free to choose the method of their probe and the amount of terri tory to be covered. Greenman said yesterday's con ference was entirely concerned with organization of the new re lief committee and with discus sion of the proposed investigation. Greenman said the state commit tee would continue to meet the second and fourth Thursday of each week in Portland. Routine . administrative matters will be taken up there. Retention of Goody Not Yet Considered Greenman said the matter of the retention of Elmer Goudy as state administrator was not con sidered by the new committee. Goudy &s head of the state organ- ization has been subjected to con siderable criticism by critics of re lief operations in Oregon. After the conference, Mr. Ed monds, federal representative, said his department considered Goudy "one of the most efficient administrators of relief in the en tire United States." "We have no objection to an Investigation," Edmonds said. "In fact we will help with it in furn ' Ishing some trained workers if tey are needed. However, you ; can understand Washington's at titude towards Oregon when I state that it has received its monthly request for funds, usually in full? Washington will not put money into a state for relief If it is cot satisfied with the adminis trative setup. Mr. Goudy and his relief committee have been suc cessful in getting their requests; that speaks for FERA's apprecia tion of their work; in a number of states relief has been held up because of improper local admin istration." Suite Appropriation Believed Sufficient . 1 Edmonds also said that he thought the $6,000,000 appropri- ated for relief in Oregon the next two years would meet the federal 1 government's requirements. H e said Administrator Harry Hop kins was sticking to his original reqest-oX $4,000,000 a year from Oregon for the care of relief. Ed - monds pointed out that counties were contributing more than $500,000 a year for old-age pen sions in the state and $700,000 a year for the care of indigents, Thus the counties are expending at least $2,400,000 a blennium for relief in addition to the $6,000, 900 the rAate expects to spend in 1935 and 1936. The aggregate Oregon expenditure will run to4 $8,400,000 for the blennium. and In Edmunds' opinion this will be accepted by Washington as the state's fair share In handling re lief work the next two years. ' Until the investigating group can meet and organize, the pro cedure it will follow is a matter of conjecture. It was presumed by members of the state relief group that the investigators would take affidavits on complaints, would - have these checked,' would per haps make "test" Investigations - in various parts of the state and would probe the records of the various county relief committees - to gain a comprehensive record on the way relief funds had been dis tributed in the state. Mr. Goudy who was not at the meeting yesterday, said while in Salem yesterday afternoon that he bad no objection whatever- to an investigation, if It were made by fair-minded individuals. He said the records of the state relief or ganizatlon were open to the in vestigators and indicated he would furnish, any and (all material he might have , available to assist 'them.-"' v ; :-'!-. - Edmonds said the federal gov ernment was Just completing an audit of relief affairs in the state. No discrepancies hare been found and the books are In good order. Edmonds said... He stated the audit did not Include a checkup of the worthiness . of Various cases where, relief bad either been re fused or .where there may have been claims that the clients of the relief organization: were receiving too much aid a month, , - - - - " ' A - CJT A Introducing the OST J 'Carder System of service during Lunch and Dinner. Won't you try it today? . v Beauty Smiles Greeting for St. Patricks Day !! Kay Sattoa 'Top o the mornin'," smiled Kay Sutton, one of Bollywood's most through a shamrock to greet St Patrick's MILL CITY WINNER II) DISTRICT MEET (Continued from paj 1.) Wheeler led 12 to 10 at half time, but the Mill City boys fi nally got to really "logging" in the final frame. Westport won consolation hon ors with a 27-to-0 win over Dun dee. Lineups: Mill City (23) (20) Wheeltr Allen 5 F 3 Hansen Seim 10 F Rietaa iScAulley 2 C 9 Garland Smith 8 G 2 Staben Catherwood G...2 Chambers Walker S 4 Frye PENDLETON, Ore., March 16 (JP) Umapine high gained en trance into the state high school basketball tournament at Willam ette university by defeating Wal lowa high 28 to 20 in the district 13 B tourament finals here to night. Umapine entered the finals with a last minute 23-to-23 win over Odell. In the semi-finals Wallowa upset Wapinitia 35 to 26. PORTLAND, Ore., March 16-(P)-Portland's B entrant in the state high school basketball tour nament at Willamette university will be determined here Monday afternoon when a second place tie is played off. The contestants are Lincoln high, with a smooth, talented out fit, and the fighting Jefferson high team which battled uphill the latter part of the season and which holds one victory over As toria high. CORVALLIS, Ore., March 16-(P)-Corvaliis high avenged a pre vious defeat of the season by turning back Oakridge high 33 to 29 here tonight. Oakridge, one of the B league champions entering the state tour nament, won the first game 30 to 19. LA GRAXDE, Ore., March 16 -P)-The La Grande high basket ball team, one of the longest travelers to the state basketball tournament at Willamette univer sity, will leave here Monday. Coach Ira Woodie is taking Stitt. De Boie, Robertson, for wards; Bean, Gehring, centers, and Marshall, Hansen and Inseth, guards. X. , E SET PTIIESDW In Waller hall Tuesday night, at 8 o'clock, the men's glee club of Willamette university will sponsor the annual Musical Jam boree. The evening's entertain ment provides a wide variety of events. The men's club will be heard in a group of songs to open the concert. Following this will B the "song contest". Last year, "blues' singing was the theme. This year, it will bo love songs. Each -class win have a representative. The faculty will be represented, as well as the law 3 2 5 C O U R T S T C A L L ' o 6 2 2 GEORGE BEVENS Expert service on Elec tric Washers. Specialize on Mayiags and Eaiys Hogg Bros . APPLIANCE STORE Salem - Ore. City - Tillamook JMB x j x v. Ar V Ya " ''AA, I V WAV-- 'v;; school. Already, .contestants from three classes have been selected, as well as the faculty and law school. The seniors will doubt less announce their contender Monday. Prizes are awarded for the win ning candidate. To close the con cert, the "Plumbers' Opera" will be presented. This was given last year and is being repeated by pop ular request. It is a complete comic opera, with prologue, and three acts, and runs for about 40 minutes. SPEEDING CHARGED E. Friesen, 1479 Elm street, West Salem, was booked by Salem police last night on a charge of speeding. A charge of driving a car without license plates was written up against E. F. Oglesby of Molalla. The Safety Valve Letters from Statesman Readers DOES NEW DEAL MAKE SENSE? Editor Statesman: In a recent issue of The States man you were commenting on the arrival of a carload of corn in Salem which was part of a ship load received in Portland and was being distributed throughout the northwest. I, along with many others farmers throughout the United States, are under contracts to reduce the planting of both corn and wheat to get rid of the oversupply of these grains and thus raise the price of these grains to the farmer. Outside of last year's drouth areas there is still an abundance of all grains including corn still on hand. The Willamette valley grain ware houses are full of grain for which there is no market. This Argen tine corn comes in direct compe tition with local grown barley and soft or feed wheat that la raised here. Yet in contrast, the Ar gentine corn cost laid down about $1.70. Local feed barley was quoted yesterday at $1.05, soft white or feed wheat, $1.42, all these per hundred lbs. Grain of all kinds is coming to this coun try from all over the world thus proving that this country is the only market in the world, and should be kept for our own farm ers. Does this incongruous state of affairs make sense to the edi tor or anyone else? Or are the farmers getting an extra stiff dose of the New Deal so they will keep on voting for F. D. Roosevelt or perhaps Huey Long for a change? H. G. Seeley. Intended as a curb on "pistol toting," a bill has been prepared by Alabama legislators that would require registration-of all guns with barrels 12 inches or less in length. Tirttfotu fervlct ffortt Center aad Liberty Phone 9144 low aa"-vV. v I t A- A . attractive citizens, as she burst Day. WOMEN TAKE LEAD (Continued From Pig 1) taining government aid in a prac tical way." The new group will amplify previous efforts which have been made to secure funds. Authoriza tion of a large PWA loan, for de velopment of the Willamette val ley flax industry was made, but funds weren't allocated. Backers of the former move ment have hopes of receiving that financial aid under- new PWA funds expected to be appropriated by. congress. But without resting on previous efforts, the present campaign has been launched to rally support of dozens of state service groups and scores of prominent persons. Concerted action should be tak en to develop industries in which Oregon is peculiarly fitted by soil and climatic conditions, declared Mrs. Gabriel. "This is especially true for Oregon's flax, conceded by ex pects as second to none grown in any part of the world, both for quality of fibre and quantity of crop per acre," she said. City and State Police Compete On Pistol Range Competition among state and city police heightened on the re volver range in central fire sta tion basement yesterday when they were presented with a home made trophy cup to be held by the high scorer. The cup is cone shaped, made of sheet copper, the handles of copper wire and the base a combination of turned wood and a bell-shaped plumb ing fixture. First holder of the cup is State Trooper Farley Mogan. with a score of 91 out of a possible 100 points, a leather plate glued to the trophy indicates. Tentative agreement is that the first man to shoot a perfect score may keep the cnp. Meanwhile it will reside In the department whose best marksman is high man in the police station. MOVE ACROSS RIVER MILL CITY, March 15. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry, who have been occupying one of the mill houses, are moving to the house owned by Mrs, Frank Ilarrom. They will still live on the Linn side of the river. Berry, who re cently had a close call when a small blood vessel in his head ruptured, is now apparently in his usual good healtb. Too Late to Classify .... a . ------ --i--w-yyirtnorirLii- i Bd. and rm., $14 for one, $25 for two. Box Hi. Statesman. THIEF.... By Day and By Night! Yes sir! That's Just what a . gas - wasting carburetor id, and . . . Our carburetor service will positively stop tne waste "Z' 1 !wj ',f . ..' May we make your carburetor honest? - E. H. Burred Battery, Carburetor Hod . Ignition Servire 404 N. Liberty Phone til 78 BOOSTING ILLIU ORE But is Occasioned Wholly by; Belief Program; May Be Avoided (Covtiaa4 from Pact 1) of 1936 that the state bo longer had to contribute money for .re lief and if the state "monopoly on liquor should continue, the $1,- 7(0,000 in certificates, estimated to be outstanllng December 31, 1938, could be paid oft in little more than a year. It is more probable, however. that new sources for liquor pro fits will arise In 1937 old-age pensions, unemployment insur ance, or a diversion of the moneys to cities and counties. Any excess expenditure for relief over the ac tual cash income-from liquor will be a true deficit whether it is in corporated in the general fund or not. For the sake of the statistically minded, here Is a picture of the state's outgo for 1935-1936, all self - sustaining departments, of course, excluded: Budget items . $ Non-budget items Direct relief ... Old-age pensions - 6,305,524 473,844 4,000,000 1,000,000 Ala for counties for nnemployables . World war vets millage High education millage Continuing appro priations .. 1,000,000 943,504 3,774,017 290,710 Grand total outgo ....$17,787,599 And here is the picture of the state's estimated income for the next two years based on as accu rate figures as are now available at the statehouse: 1935 property levy .1.$ 2,667,966 1936 property levy, full amount possible 3,308,373 Income, excise and in tangibles tax '35-36 3,800,000 Miscellaneous rev enues 4,300,000 Unexpended balances including 292.000 of original liquor fund 392,000 Net income from li quor sales and taxes 2,250,000 Grand total income ....$16,718,339 These tables show very clearly that the legislature is by no means the only offender in producing state expenses. Nearly $5,000,000 of the 1935-1936 outgo is occa sioned by millage taxes voted by citizens' and entirely out of legis lative control. Another $C,000, 000 is a relief program, adhered to but not sponsored by the legis lature. The actual "ordinary" ex penses of the state government for the two years, as directly ap propriated by the legislature run to less than $6,800,000 or only 40 per cent of the aggregate out lay the state faces. In income to the state, the bur den by no means falls in major share on the property taxpayer. He bears for the two years less than $6,000,000 of the charges. Taxes based on income will bring nearly $4,000,000. Miscellaneous revenues, garnered from corpora tions, from insurance companies, from a tithe on all self-sustaining departments which get their mon ey from fees, will produce the size able revenue of $4,300,000 for the two years. Finally liquor users will be expected to pungle up at least $2,250,000 to do its bit for the state's treasury in the two years ahead. Rural Students All Enrolled in Safety Program All students in rural schools in Marion county have been enrolled as active members of the Automo bile Accident Prevention associa- Cars: Furniture: Endorsements From a locally owned Finance Corporation. Lending Money in Amounts up to $1,500. Repay Monthly. Our Bates are Lower. Never close a loan elsewhere until you see us. GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION first National Bank Fhone 8553 3 BIG MATCHES v. Good Preliminary - 30 Minutes Cofottl Armnm wuiuiii rtiuiujjf, . PRICES frrr Huor 73c. iU Irony fiOc (No Tai) -- - Ladle &3c Students S5e Tickets. Cliff Parker's and Lytte'a - asnplces America a Legion : Herb (Hrea. Matchmaker , tlon of Oregon, according to Mrs. Mary L Tulkerson, county school superintendent. She Is a member of the board of governors of the association. Preparations are bow being made to enroU the students and parents of all high school dis tricts of the county. - The auto association of which Governor Charles H. 'Martin' is president, is an organization through which each member can work individuaUy and collectively for the prevention ot automobile accidents. There are no fees or does and every individual Is en titled td membership upon agree ing to do his part In making high ways safe. EUROPE EXCITED AT MOVE BY GERMANY (Contiai4 From pg 1) don, Paris and' Rome, prime mov ers in an attempt to weld Euro pean nations into an inclusive se curity agreement that might les sen the danger of war, were kept hot as statesmen of the three na tions consulted as to the signifi cance of the German move. Paris France, asserting the German- action had wrecked the proposed elaborate set-up of anti war and mutual assistance pacts, pictured Europe again in two armed camps, each struggling for the balance of power, Just as was the case before the world war. London An official British spokesman said Germany not only has done away with the Versail les treaty, but has openly an nounced Germany's intention of making her military power su preme in Europe. Vienna While Austro-German relations are none too cordial. Austria was described as sympa thetic with Germany in that her action was considered payment in the same coin for Britain's and France's repeated warning against German rearmament. Geneva Disarmament confer ence circles said Germany, back to pre-war sfetus, Is getting ready to build up another mighty army. Catches Coyote With Hook, Line; Brings in Alive BROWNSVILLE, Tex., March 16.-0P)-Felix Gomez went fishing and caught a coyote. He hooked, fought and landed the animal last night, he report ed today when he brought his catch to town. The animal, still alive, was full grown. The fisherman said the coyote ate a drumfish he caught at Del Mar beach near here, and got hooked in the eating. YANTI8S RETURNING KINGWOOD, March 16. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Yantiss of Mehama were greeting friends here the first of the .week. They report that they have sold their farm at that place and plan to acquire a home near here. WORKER'S FXJURY FATAL EUGENE, Ore., March 16-;p)-J. R. Wells, 56, was fatally in jured by a stump pulled today at his farm near Junction City. He was brought to a hospital here where he died. in powder or folly for FEMIArVE HYGIENE Tbootandi of cotton and Danes employ 8ERVEX in their work. Their choice i He beet recommendation Million! of applications oea dt lastidiona women. Plan your future, too. SERVEX Powder is the ORIGINAL Powder EefilU $1.89 Jell Befills , ; .89 IWfT3 Comer Court a High Fhone 8793 on Roy H. Simmons, Mgr. License No. S138 "Bulldog" Jackion "Sailor" Watkins 1 Hour Duke Rupenthal -Slacey Hall Tuesday 8:30 March 19 I i HITLER SCRAPS PEACE TREATY Half Million or So Peace Time Force Proposed by Germany's Fuehrer (Continued From Paf I) wake ot Germany's disarmament was she willing to destroy her vast military, equipment. "No real pacification followed, yet Germany fulfilled all the inter-allied conditions." Germany, the leader said, "had the right to ask that the others disarm" because she herself was disarmed and because the "Ver sailles treaty obligated the others to disarm." WilUngness to Talk Disarmament Cited Other European nations, how ever, "disregarded our pleas," the chancellor continued, "and the world resounded again with cries of war.", lie recalled Germany's willing ness to enter discussions of paci fic plans, "defeated by other na tions," and said "the equality promised us in December, 1932," (when other powers decided to recognize Germany's right to theoretical equality provided an acceptable treaty was negotiated) was also rendered "illusory." "The new (nasi) government. therefore, found itself 'unable to continue in the League ot Nations ana in tne disarmament confer ence." . . . Protesting that "the German government has but one moral and national aim: to safeguard the world's peace," the fuehrer said: "In an historically almost un precedented manner, we brought about political and military sacri fices, yet to our regret the re armament of the rest continued apace. "Thus Soviet- Russia alone has a peace army of 960,000 men. Similar measures have been taken by other nations.' w For Limited Time Only Your Kitchen Wired for one of our Estate or Universal Electric Ranges I "" "7 jp? - I Lo a A - - - I . ' :- I L Vt'HJ A " Not to be described -these nautical shades in hosiery, the very names of which carry a definite sea tang. The suhtans are in and no one will deny the beauty of these light tones. The best of the new colors are here. And in Rollins ringless chiffons they are all the more beautiful. TT JO Jniinisoini The Store for Ladies . : . 464 - 4 66, STATE STREET The French government's ac tion in Introducing two-year com pulsory military training. Hitler said, was the last warning that Germany henceforth must look out for herself. . Power is Added On Police Radio Signals of Salem's police radio station, KGZR, will split the ether with Improved power and stabil ity today if changes made In the , transmitter by Operators Donald Poujade and dire Scott last night : give the anticipated results. Start ing the alteration Job s at t a. m., when the . station signs off for the night, they expected to com plete the task by early forenoon. BUTS MARION LAND LIBERTY, March If Lowell Lambert has purchased property near Marlon and moved there last week. Modern Dentistry IS TEARS PRACTICE Dr. HIGGINS DENTIST Over J. C Penney Store Telephone 0834 i COLORS FRESHEN YOUR APPAREL per pair