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SPORTS ' . As the major teams swing into action, you'll want each day's reports on the porta page of The Statesman. THE WEATHER Occasional rains today, and Friday,: no change in . temperature; , Max. . Temp. Wednesday. 53, Hia. 25; rain 0, river 0.5 feet, cloudy, A south winds. ' EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, '"'March 28, 1935 No. 1 - found.ep 1631 ; ' ' . . ' " - ,! !Sz. SHOWDOWN DUE FOR BRITAIN IN ARMS SITUATION British Quarters Hint? Some Rearmament by Germany - May Be Desirable French Hope Conference in April Will Circle Nazis With Pacts (By the Associated Press) Germany's determination to match all continental European nations in military power was re vealed In authoritative quarters at Berlin yesterday as Captain An thony Eden, British lord privy seal, traveled across Europe to Moscow to continue the peace con versations inaugurated at Berlin. French officials, meanwhile, urged strengthening of coopera tion among France, Britain and Italy and looked forward to the tri - power . conference at Stresa, Italy, early in April as offering an opportunity to encircle Germany with pacts. Berlin British quarters hinted that Great Britain, by direction, might not regard unfavorably some German military rehabilita tion to check France's hegemony and curb Russia's ppwer. A high authority, meanwhile, said Adolf Hitler told his British visitors Germany means to be the military equal of any European nation. M ill Britain Join, or Be Independent, Question London- Official circles saw in the Stresa conference the cross roads at which Berlin must de- clde whether to enter an alliance against the rearmed reich or re main independent, maintaining her old role of empire. Paris FrotiAh ifriMnli : A Anglo - German conversations, left sharply outlined Germc.y's eager ness, to build herself into Europe's most powerful nation. Rome Italy announced plans to double the tempo of military airplane construction so as to re new and ranfnrp frf fr' 4 three, instead of six, years, it was announced, "for reasons easily un derstood." Soviet Speak for Security System Moscow The official press rei terated that catastrophe threatens the world unless some general se - curity system is worked out as soviet officials awaited Eden's ar - rival this morning. Vienna Josef Reither, minis ter of agriculture, demanded re ; storation of military conscription In Austria so as to do away with private armies such as the fascist liAfmwehr snil tha Pathnlttf etnrm troops. Tokyo Admiral Mineo Qsumi, naval minister, said Japan would not relinquish her mandates hi the Pacific Germany's former is land possessions even though . her withdrawal from the League of Nations is now effective. Warsaw - Captain Anthony Eden, British lord privy seal, passed through the Polish capital - en route to Moscow simultaneous ly with an announcement that Po land has ordered two' destroyers built, in Great Britain. IS WASHINGTON, March ,27.-P) -The NRA took steps today to carry out its newly adopted poli cy of vigorous action in an ef fort to prevent any crumbling of code structures, concededly weak ened by wide violations, before sew legislation is enacted. Donald R. Richberg, NRA code chairman, replied to the request of the lumber code authority for suspension of their code by assert ing the immediate steps to revise the agreement would be taken. Ho also invited coal mine oper ators and miners to a joint confer ence with NRA officials in an at tempt to avoid a threatened strike In the Industry. Textile union leaders coinciden tal annonnced they would seek a reopening of the textile code be cause of dissatisfaction over direc tions for a sharp decrease in pro duction. Nevada's Pension Bill GetsVeto Ax CARSON CITY, Nev.. March 27. UPj Gov. Richard Kirman, sr., today vetoed the- old-age pension bill recently passed by the Neva da legislature. Fear that the measure was unconstitutional and that it would conflict with expect ed federal old age pension legis lation were among the reasons listed by the executive for his ac tion. .. GOVERNOR GENERAL, CANADA LONDON, March 2 7 .-?P)J ohn Buchan, Scottish author and par liamentarian, was named in an appointment signed by King George today as the next gover nor general of Canada, ; - - CUE IN l!M n Their Parley Stirs Europe J- , ' y . VTA I V - -t vf V - r All Europe's talking about the armament parley Sir John Si mon, below, British foreign sec retary, had with Adolf Hitler, above, reichsfuehrer of Ger many, at Berlin Tuesday. TO DIE, LITHUANIA Howling Mob Protests Move Before Legation Nazi Capital in BERLIN, March 2 7. - (JP) - A howling mob of Germans angered at the sentencing to death of four naris in Kaunas, Lithuania, bore down on the Lithuanian legation tonight only to meet determined police resistance and fall back. Hastily summoned police nsed trucks to barricade . the Kurfuer stenstrasse the street where the Lithuanian legation is situated alongside the Polish legation. The Irate mob, part of 60,000 persons who attended one of Ber lin's four protest meetings held tonight, broke through the first police cordon but were stopped by the next. While the police, continually re (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) Drastic Changes Not Needed Now, Salem's Schools No drastic changes are needed in Salem's Junior and senior high school courses, Dr. C. L. Huffaker of University of Oregon told the school board last night in report ing the findings of the curricula survey recently completed under his direction. Any changes to be made should be effected gradual ly over a period of years, he said. The purpose of the survey, it was pointed out, was not to find fault but to determine how close ly Salem's schools were following modern educational trends. Britain May , j r 4 Mm SENTENCED German Rearmament, H inted By LOUIS P. LOCHNER (Copyright 1J35, by Associated Press) BERLIN, March 27. A hint that some German rearmament to check France's domination in Eu rope might not be unwelcome to Britain was given in British quar ters here tonight shortly after an authoritative source said Adolf Hitler demands gun for gun and man for man equality with other powers. Out of the swelter of specula tion following the conclusion of Anglo-German' conversations and the departure -of Sir John Simont British foreign secretary, lor Lon don, these apparent certainties emerged: 1. Hitler wants as many sol diers, as many guns, as many air planes as France has. 2. He would like to have arms superiority to Soviet Russia. ' . 3. "A small percentage of the British navy" wi'.l content him. 4. He regards German rearma ment as an accomplished fact, and revision of the Versailles treaty STATE SCHOOLS EMPLOYES' PAY BOOST GRANTED Partial Restoration of 1933 Cuts to Be Made, Voted by Higher Board 10 Per Cent Will Be Lopped Off Old Reductions; Budget Talked PORTLAND, Ore., March 27.- (JF-The state board of higher edu cation today voted partial restora tion of salary cuts imposed two years ago on staff members of Oregon's institutions of higher learning. At an executive - session, the board voted to restore 10 per eent of the cuts. "The board feels that it would be unfair and discriminatory es pecially in view of the rising cost of living, not to afford this par tial relief to its staff members along with other state employes," said a statement issued following the meeting. Five of Nine Members In Private Session Five of the nine members at tended the private session in which they also considered latest prospects as to Income for the biennium. Present were President Willard (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) E JURY IS lockeojip, mem Jurors Go to Bed Aftec 11 Hours' Deliberation; Gallows Asked . PORTLAND, Ore., March 27-(iP)-The jury of six men and six women in he Joseph J. Osbourne murder trial was locked up for the night at 11: OS p.m., tonight after deliberating his case 11 hours. The case of Osbourne, former special policeman accused of mur dering Simon Mish, Portland furniture dealer, went to the jury at 12:05 p.m. today. The Jury will resume deliberations at & o'clock in the morning. Circuit Judge James W. Craw ford told the jury a unanimous jury would be required for a first degree murder verdict while a majority of 10 could bring a verdict of second - degree murder or manslaughter. The prosecuiton" asking that Osbourne be sent to the gallows, declared he, brutally bludgeoned Mish into unconsciousness and slid his bloody, battered form into a fish pond at the rear of his house. Mlsh's pet dog was (Turn to page 2, coL 8) Roosevelt Enjoys Call on British, Cruises Bahamas MIAMI, Fla,, March 27-(ff-President Roosevelt called on British neighbors in the Bahamas today as be began his fishing cruise. Anchoring at Cat Cay in the Bahaman group, he received the Duke and Duchess of Kent. of the British royal family who were es corted aboard the presidential yacht by Sir Bede Clifford and Lady Clifford. Sir Bede is gover nor of the island. King George's youngest son and his bride, the former Prin cess Marina of Greece, are honey mooning in the Bahamas. After visiting with Mr. Roosevelt the Kents and the Cliffords left by plane for Nassau, where they planned to attend a ball at gov ernment house. Not Frown on actually effected thereby. 5. His insistence of Germany's right to glelchberechtigung com plete and unequivocal equality with other powers in all foreign relationships is unchanged. 6. The Reich's return to the league of nations will depend on his Judgment of the treatment ac corded Germany. . The high authority who listed Hitler's contentions said the ac complishments of the two days of parleys were these: 1. A British "gentleman's agreement" not to insist on the mutual assistance clause of the proposed eastern European secur ity pact, in return for which Ger many gave assurance that she will not attack Russia. S. Hitler's expression of will ingness to enter an agreement for amity and friendship with Lithu ania provided' Lithuania lives Hip to the terms. of the statute guar anteeing certain, rights to German residents fn the former German territory of JlemeL Russell Named Chief Ena ineer Utilities Department Led Willamette Flood Control Work; Lester to Remain, Asked to Prepare Data for Three Big Rate Cases APPOINTMENT of T. O. Russell of Eugene as chief of engineers for the public utilities commissioner was an nounced late yesterday by Frank C. McColloch. The commis sioner said he was gratified that Russell had accepted the appointment since he considered him one of the outstanding engineers in the state. World News at a oiance (By the Associated Press) The Arms Situation: BERLIN British hint some nazi rearmament to offset France acceptable. PARIS French view power thirsty Germany; seek Anglo Italian tieup. MOSCOW Russia sees disas trous war threat in German re armament. ROME Italy speeds aviation program. TOKYO Japan quits league; to keep Pacific islands held for league since world war. WASHINGTON House passes, sends to senate bills to enlarge navy. Domestic: CHICAGO Federal court ac tion charges RFC permitted ac count manipulations by Charles G. Dawes and other directors of old Central Republic Trust com pany. MIAMI, Fla. President visits British Bahamas on Atlantic cruise, meets newlywed Duke and Duchess of Kent. WASHINGTON AAA replace ment by new Betup seen in soil erosion office consolidation under Tugwell. Foreign: BERLIN German demonstra tors protest death sentences to four nazis in Lithuania. -, ACAPULCO, Mexico Giant passenger plane hops 1500 miles nonstop from 'Miami in 11 hours, 5 minutes. LONDON King George names John Buchan, Scottish author, governor general of Canada. PROPOSED BUTTER E SEATTLE, March 27-;p)-Vig-orous opposition to the AAA's proposed marketing, agreement for the butter Industry in 11 far western states was expressed at a hearing held here today by Alva G. Nye, representative of secretary of the interior Ickes. Most of the opposition from producers and distributors from different parts of the state were based on statements the plan would be too unwieldy and ex pensive. No formal vote, however, was taken "on the proposal. The hearing was the second of a series, one having been held on Monday at Missoula, Mont., and another planned for Portland on Friday. English as She Ain't Spoke is Deemed Valuable NEW YORK, March il.-(JPy-After listening to English "as she is spoke" throughout the United States and especially in New York, Dave Apallon has decided to in sure his Russian accent for $100, 000. The Stage performer declar ed tonight that he considered the accent his greatest stock in trade, although he is rated high along Broadway as a band leader, dan cer, singer and musician. Apallon, who is now heading an international revue on Times Square, said he had made the dis covery, at first painful and later profitable, that people regarded his broken English as very fun ny. 5 Champoeg Park Board Members Named by Martin Five Oregon citizens were nam ed yesterday by Governor Martin to serve as the provisional park board, having charge of Cham poeg park and the museum there. The board was provided for by a law enacted at the last session. Named to the group were W. L. Jackson, Albany; Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson, Milton A. Miller, Mrs. Mary Drain Albro and John C. Ains worth, all of Portland. - INVITED, NUDIST COLONY ESTACADA, Ore March 27.-ff)-Members of the Estacada chamber of commerce today had an invitation from officials of the Hesperian society to visit their nudist colony at Squaw mountain next summer, NT FOUGHT for Slate's Russell has had a busy career for 25 years as an engineer. He first served in. Tennessee where he was employed by various rail roads. Later he was an engineer on the Panama canal. From 1907 to 1918 he was with the South ern Pacific railroad. After the world war, in which he was a soldier, Russell represented a number of lumbering concerns in Oregon. From 1928 to 1930 Rus sell was chief engineer in Brazil for American mining interests. In the last two years Russell has been active in the Willam ette Valley Flood Control asso ciation. He aided In preparing the study which the association has forwarded to Washington to back its request tor complete (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) E Accepts, Will Become State Agriculture Department Head Next Monday Selection of Solon T. White of McMinnville, Yamhill county ag ent since 1927, to be director of agriculture, was announced yes terday by Governor Charles H. Martin. White's work will start April 1. He has already accepted the position. White succeeds Mat Gehlhar who resigned January 1 to return to nla farm work" here, ueninar yesterday .afternoon wired White his congratulations and volunteer ed to help him get' started in his new jot. The governor and White are ex pected to confer here today and after conference, heads of the six departments in the agriculture will probably he announced. Sev eral of the incumbents under Geh lhar are expected to stay. White, 44, was born in Linn county In the Yaqulna bay terri tory. Subsequently his family re moved to Wasco county where for four years White assisted his fath er in the raising of wheat and cattle. He was operating a farm for himself when he went to war. Upon, bis return he operated a farm near Tigard and after re gaining his health, which was im paired during the war, White for two years acted as co-manager of the W. M. Ladd estate near Carl ton. White finished his work in Ore (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) Frustrated Trio Of Bandits Flees MAUSTON, Wis.. March 27- -Frustrated in their attempt to rob the state bank of Mauston by a plucky assistant cashier whom they wounded, three robbers late today went roaring across south ern Wisconsin in wild flight. Within five hours the trio com mandeered five automobiles In succession, taking the occupants along In all but one Instance as hostages. Late Sports SEATTLE, March 27.-0P)-The Vancouver Lions won the north west pro hockey league champion ship here tonight 2-1 in an over;, time game, with the Seattle Sea hawks. It was O'Neill, a Vancouver spare, who chucked in the win ning shot in three minutes 14 sec onds of the overtime period. He soloed the puck down the ice and whipped it into the Seattle goal with a backhand drive from near the sideboards. In winning the league cham pionship, Vancouver came from third place in the league's season standings, having defeated the second place Portland team in the playoff to see which should meet the league leading Seahawka for the championship: Calgary was the league's 1934 champion. PORTLAND, Ore., March 27.-()-Jlm Londos retained his claim to the heavyweight wrestling championship of the world here tonight by taking two straight falls from Casey Kazanjian of San Francisco. The big Greek from Los Ange les matched holds and tactics with Kazanjian for 42 minutes and 15 seconds before he secured a short arm scissors .and wore the San Franciscan down for the first fall. - The second session was short and spirited with Londos dumping Casey in five minutes with a body slam. HI MID succ LIQUOR BOARD APPOINTS ALLEN ADMINISTRATOR Reasons for Ousting Frank Spencer Not Divulged; Disagreement Hinted "Matters of Policy" Cause, Says Ex-Liquor Head; Governor Silent PORTLAND, Ore., March 27.-(j'PJ-The Oregon liquor control commission today appointed Sen ator Jack E. Allen of Pendleton as acting liquor administrator. Allen, former mayor of Pendle ton and active in democratic pol itics of eastern Oregon, succeeds Frank A. Spencer of Portland who resigned today after being liquor administrator less than two months. Allen to Resign From State Senate As soon as Allen resigns as state senator from the joint Uma tilla-Union-Morrow counties dis trict he will be appointed perman ent administrator, the new liquor control commission indicated. In a brief resignation letter Spencer said: "During my brief tenure of of fice as administrator of the com mission, I have made a sincere effort to conduct its operations to the best business interests .of the state of Oregon and regret that in certain 'matters of policy' I have apparently not been in agreement with the commission. "I have, therefore, decided to tender my resignation as adminis trator, effective at once." Commission Statement Reveals Nothing There was no elaboration on "matters of policy," nor did the commission enlarge upon the de tails of disagreement in its lacon ic statement. Governor Charles H. Martin said he had no statement to make about the appointment. "I was not aware of what the commission intended to do in re gard to Mr. Spencer's successor," he said. "That is the commission's business.' Senator Allen had been in Port land several days discussing the appointment. Six Beer Vending Permits Revoked The liquor control commission today permanently revoked six beer vending permits and suspend ed licenses of five other dealers for 10 days. Disagreement between Frank A. Spencer, liquor administrator, and the commission, over the method of purchasing liquor being follow ed by Spencer, was understood yesterday at the statehouse to have caused Spencer's ouster from the liquor job. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) IED, COUNTER RFC SUIT CHICAGO, March 27.-(P)-The reconstruction finance corporation was charged in a bill tiled in fed eral district court late today with countenancing "illegal practices, manipulations and juggling of ac counts" on the part of Charles G. Dawes and other directors of the old Central Republic Trust com pany. The allegations were contained in a counter action filed in behalf of several stockholders who are defendants in a suit recently in stituted by the RFC to collect $30,000,000 unpaid on an $80, 000,000 RFC loan granted the old The bill alleged that the RFC acted "in concert'' with Dawes, former vice-president of the Uni ted States, 10 of his co-directors, and the Central Republic in di verting assets of the institution to the recently organized City Na tional Bank and Trust company. DAWES IN NEW Retail Business's Picture Generally WASHINGTON. March 27-P)-A generally favorable picture of national retail, business condi tions, but with some dark spots preventing anything like a uni formly rosy view, was reported today by Secretary Roper. The report was made on the basis of the first weekly "spot check." of business conditions by commerce department experts sta tioned in 23 important cities. The voluminous summary de clared retail trade conditions In most of the sections were "en couraging," but that the lateness of the eastern season was a "re tarding influence in a number of places." - Briefly the conditions as re ported in each city included: . New Tor k "General trade con ditions in New York area "moder ately satisfactory." Philadelnhia - "General busi- ness conditions tor the Philadel ciic tonsil ucfion r Swept Thr Statesman Enters 85th Year Today; . Founded in 18S1 ITS happy birthday for The Statesman this morning, the number one in the top of page one indi cating that another news paper year has rolled around and the 84th year for the publication has become his tory. It was 84 years ago today that The Oregon Statesman published its initial number seven-column, four-page paper which came out at Oregon City, then the capi tal of the Oregon territory. Asahel Bush, editor of the paper, was also its founder, and he continued to print it at Oregon City until June 21, 1853, when the paper began publication in Sa lem. The reason was the re moral of the territorial capi tal here. In 1855 when the capital of the territory went to Corvallis for a few months along went The Statesman and Mr. Bush. Aside from The Oregon Ian, established in 1850, The Statesman is the second oldest paper in the state. 2 TO General Migration to Other Lands Predicted if Dry Spell Unbroken DENVER, March J7.-(-Two months! Within that time will be writ ten a sand ending--or an ending not quite so sad to the new saga of the soil in which eastern Colo rado ' farmers are the drought harrassed characters. Today, the air had cleared in northern Colorado and Wyoming and cooler temperatures appear ed with hints of rain and snow. A new storm blew up during the day in southern Colorado and Kansas, however, and a twist of the wind floated the repulsive yellow cloud over Texas and New Mexico, hampering aerial naviga tion. No crop damage was report ed from New Mexico. . Business men and relief offi cials of Baca county, the area most severely affected in Colo rado by dust and drought, said the homesteaders and the dry land farmers will hold out at least two months, praying for rain to end a four-year dry spell. If the rain does not come the businessmen and relief authori ties predicted a great migration of families to other farm lands. ' AM ARILLO, Tex., March 27.-Py-A fast-moving dust storm the worst to hit the southwest this season swept into Texas to day on a chill north wind, en veloping most of the state in a few hours. How About Some Smokes, Clark? Gets 13 Puppies HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 27. Clark Gable grinned from ear to ear today and said he felt like passing out cigars. His Irish terrier last night pre sented him "with 13 pups. Clark said he'd counted on six, but since he'd already promised pups to a dozen friends, he felt pretty lucky. Favorable, Find phia area during the week were healthy." Chicago ''Gradual pickup Eas ter trade noted." Detroit "Retail trade equal to year ago." Boston "Retail trade in gen eral decidedly off." Cleveland "Retail" trade con tinues to lag because of late Eas ter." Pittsburgh "Retail trade grad ually increasing although lagging behind same period last year, due to late Easter." BAN FRANCISCO "General retail trade below expectations, with department store sales about even." Los Angeles "Weekly Index off from $9.54 to 8.53." Seattle "Retail business slight ly OK. Portland "Recovery progress this area materially retarded by condition export trade lumber, grain and flour." , - . GIVE OUST MONTHS EI,I Base rograip ough House Three Measures Will Strengthen Naval Defense Arms Sent to Senate With Roosevelt Okeh; Significant WASHINGTON, March 21. -iff) -With scarcely a ripple of opposi tion, the house today swept to passage three measures to streng then naval defense afloat, ashore and in the air. The loudly approved trio of bills would: Authorize the navy to proceed with a $38,000,000 program of building up strategic naval bases in the Pacific. Thousand Extra 4 Officers For Ships Provided Provide a thousand extra offi cers for fighting ships. Assure the navy enough avia tors for an expanding air. force. The bills, which house leaders said constituted the most signifi cant naval legislation due this session were handed over to the senate., carrying the blessing of the administration. They were designed to meei the necessities of a fleet now on the way toward the maximum power allowed by international arms pacts. From Representative Mar cantonio .(R-NY) came an asser tion that the measure to strength en naval bases meant the nation is "deliberately waving a war Hag on the Pacific coast, and I be lieve that is highly dangerous." He objected to passing a $39. 000,000 authorization with "few er than 38 members on the floor.' "If we are going to fight, tell us who it is," suggested Repre sentative Hull (P-Wis.). "Let's spend the money for fighting, not to build up million dollar dormi tories." Huge Drydock For Pearl Harbor Included " ' - Naval committee' members ex plained the authorization meas ure, by Representative Darden (D-Va.), would help meet a lack of adequate drydock facilities on the west coast and In Hawaii. A gigantic $10,000000 floating dry dock at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the biggest item in the measure and Is No. 1 on the navy's prior ity construction list. T WALLA WALLA. Wash., Mar. 27. (jp) Martin Agenes, of the University of Southern California, was judged the best of six extem poraneous speakers in the Atcifie forensic league finals her to night. John Rudin of Willamette placed second. One of the most popular of the six speakers with the audience was Thomas Lambert, of the-Los Angeles branch of the University of California. He was first place winner Tuesday night in th ora torical contest. Lambert assert ed ly. exceeded the time limit, how ever, and was automatically dis qualified. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Mar. 27.-(r-Debate teams from the University of Southern California and University of California, at Los Angeles emerged in a ead heat here today in the ftnal rounds of the Pacific forensic league conference. The tied teams will meet again Thursday morning. Tournament offcials declined to reveal other results of debates at Walla Walla until the finals are concluded, according to the As sociated Press. Willamette uni versity's debaters yesterday met Stanford and U. C. L. A. Schools Closed At Vancouver as Diseases Spread VANCOUVER, Wash., March 27. -JPr Vancouver's public schools will be closed all next week because ot the large number of students now kept home by mumps, measles, chicken pox, colds and other diseases, Superin tendent Paul F. Gaiser announc ed today. Attendance has fallen off as much as 10 per cent the past few days. Time lost now will be made up before summer vacation starts next June, . The Vancouver superintendent is a brother of Silas Gaiser, Sa lem city school superintendent BAN SALACIOUS MAGAZINES MARSHFIELD, Ore, March 2 7 -P)-Salaciou3 magazines and other literature must go. Chief of Police Mat. Coy said today, warn ing vendors of obscene literature to get rid of their supplies lmme- -diately - - SECOND SPEAKING CONIES