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EASTER EGGS Three ' eggs win be the only Admission price to the annual Easter matinee for . kiddie tomorrow morning at 9:80 at the CapitoL ' THE WEATHER . Cloudy today and Sat, probably occasional rain; Max. Temp. Tbara. 68, Min. M, river 5.0 feet, southerly winds, partly cloudy. EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem,: Oregon, Friday Morning, April 19, 1935 7 No. 20 J '- FOUMDJED 1831 ZZL ft SlIPT SAYS EXCHIEF "Middle of the Road" Plan . for Industry Necessary ; Says Hugh Johnson Offers Proposals; Section 7-A Only Real Failure; Probe Terminates WASHINGTON, April 1S.-(JP)-Terming NRA a "middle of the road course" between economic f ailnre and , communism or f as cisma solemnly determined Hugh S. Johnson appealed to congress today to renew the recovery law's life. "Scrub our infant offspring vig orous, but let ua not throw the baby down the drain pipe with the dirty water,'' was the burden of the dynamic xeneral's argument in behalf of the recovery act he helped write and (he code rule he built for industry. No sooner had be left the stand late in the day after reading an 88-page statement and submitting to cross-examination than Chair man Harrison closed the six-week inquiry and summoned bis com mittee to meet in closed session tomorrow to start framing a new law. A huge throng filled the big gest bearing room in the senate office building to hear Johnson's account of his 15-month steward ship of the recovery - machine. Frankly, he conceded many errors of administration, assuming the faults himself, put be continued vigorously that) NRA was "the (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) BEAUTIES OF COAST A view of Oregon's five coast bridges, now under construction, as scenic attractions to bring sub stantial settlers to a state ''with everything to offer," was present ed, before the Salem Lions club ' yesterday by C B. McCnllougb, bridge engineer for the state high way department. "We need something to sell what we hare, to advertise it, and there's no one thing we can sell to those prospective settlers more attractive than the coast high way," lie said. "" , This $(,000,000 construction program, the largest the highway department ever has undertaken, -Is beneficial in two ways, McCnl lougb stated. Immediately it is t giving relief employment this i month to 1200 men directly with s a 127,000 monthly payroll and indirectly to as many more work ers, in Industry. Upon completion "the coast bridges are going to link up the last gaps Jn what I believe to be the greatest scenic highway attraction of all time." Design and location of the bridges are 'such that the structures will add greatly to the beauty of the coast line, the speaker said. A brief talk on Red Cross acti vities in this county was made by . John N. Zydeman, liaison repre sentative, between the Red Cross and the veterans' administration. Both speakers were presented by Judge George Rossman. ON RIOTII COUNT PORTLAND, Ore., AprU 18-flP Thje Multnomah county grand Jury" today indicted William Moore and Marcus Weisbarth, Beamen, and three unidentified persons with charges. of riot for maraud ing activities linked with the coast tanker strike. i - One indictment charged the five with wrecking the interior of a cafe where Oil company workers ate. Other indictments charged Moore and Weisbarth 'with assault and, battery on M. F. ; Spring, proprietor of the resnurant, and Richard E. Tobafl, a 'waiter. - i Bail of $4500 each was set. jThe day following the f iTBt of a series of sabotage activities on serves" stations and the beatnp. the two were arrested. Police are searching 'tor three others. . The' General petroleum corpor ation's tanker Tejon arrived hero today to discharge 70,000 barrels of fuel OIL Oil company execu tives declared .they were having practically no ; difficulty moving their ships despite the strike of seamen for union recognition. Pickets and police held their usual position about the oil term inals today. : ; ' - , ADAMS TO RECOVER . MEDFORD, Ore., April 18.- UP Hospital attendants, today re ported that Leslie Adams, Klam ath Falls auto salesman,, was im proved from his critical injuries suffered when the automobile be .was driving crashed Into a tele phone pole south of here Sunday night. BICES DESCRIBED I- - "5 SEAMEN INDICTED Vernonia Loggers Out On Strike Today Over F ir ing of Un ion Group Fifty Replaced Recently, Charged; Move Seen as Partly Tied Up With Northwest's General Lumber Tie-up Program VERNONIA, Ore., April 18 (AP) Union logging em ployes pf the Clark & Wilson Lumber company voted unanimously here tonight to strike tomorrow morning, offi cials announced. . - j Approximately 500 woods workers will be affected. The strike was said to have been based on charges that the Clark ' -ot Wilson firm recently laid off CABINET AESIGIfSEN ISSE Internment of Opposition Leaders Arouses Ire of Zlateff Ministers (Copyright. 1985. by Associated PreMl SOFIA. Bulgaria, April 18.-(;P) -A feverish day of arrests, cabi net resignations and incipient dis orders was climaxed tonight as Premier Petko Zlateff's entire cabinet resigned and King Boris immediately commissioned Zlateff to continue until another cabinet can be formed. "While the capital still buzzed with comment over the sudden cabinet crisis, reports arrived from the provinces indicating vio lent reaction to the summary ar rest of outstanding opposition leaders, among them ex-Premier Kimon Gueorgieff and Alexander Zankoff. A great crowd of Zankoff's ad herents gathered at the railway station at Plovdiv to cheer him as he passed through en route to tiny St. Anastasia island In , the Black sea, where he and four others seized today wUl be in terned. Gendarmes, reinforced by cav alry, were called out to" disperse the throng with swords and bay onets. - ' Zlateff, raised to power In King Boris' "royal putsch" last Janu ary, submitted the government's collective resignation to the mon arch after three of his ministers deserted him in protest against the arrests. CORVALLIS, Ore., April 18.- (JP) - Sweeping the majority of first places, the strong Salem Y. M. C. A. swimming team -out- splashed the Oregon State Rooks 48 to 38 in a dual meet here to night. Summary: 100-yard free style: won by Brownell, Satem; Osier, Rooks, second; Owning, Salem, third. Time, :58.6. Diving: won by Edwards, Rooks;- Ridders, Rooks, second; Causey, Salem, third. 220-yard free style: won by Wiper, Salem; Osier, Rooks, sec ond; Burns, Rooks, third. Time, 2:37.2. 300-foot medley: won by Sa lem, (Wiper, Sexton, Needham); second, Rooks, ( Bennett, Luse, Palmer). Time, :67.6. 400-foot relay: won by Rooks (Palmer, Keiser, Woodcock, Os ier); second,. Salem (Wiper, Brownell, Orwlg, Hoffman). Time, 1:05.8. 10 0-yard back stroke: won by Wiper, Salem: Burns, Rooks, second;-Luse, Rooks, third. Time, l:ll. . 50-yard free style: won by Or- wig, Salem; Brownell, Salem, sec ond, Palmer, Rooks, third. Time, 25.6. 440-yard free style: won by Needham, Salem; Weslay, Rooks, second; Coffey, Rooks, third. Time, 5:32.4. - SALEM SWIMMERS BOUT O.S.C. HOOKS Major A ppo inf merits Are Dae Soon, Observer Says "lt won't be long now before anxious office seekers learn how they stand with the Martin ad ministration, according to an of ficial who is in touch with activi ties In the executive department. Discussing the situation Tester day this official said: "From what I have been able to learn, Governor Martin is about ready to 'shoot,' so far as major appointments are concerned." It was surmised that the offi cial referred to the office of state insurance commissioner, state in dustrial accident commissioner and state parole officer. The gov ernor announced recently that he would not appoint a successor to Carl Washburne of Eugene, state highway commissioner, for sever al weeks. v-sV:---'y"' The principal scramble for. po litical favor apparently has ; cen tered, on the office of state In surance commissioner. The two men ' most prominently mention ed for bis office are Hugh Karl some 60 or more regular union workers and replaced them with non-union help. Fallers and back ers chiefly were replaced, it was said, r " The men were prepared to walk out and remain idle until a decision is reached not only in the local differences but in the general northwest lumber strike tentatively set for early in May. Whether the strike vote of the logging workers would tie up the mills of the company could not be learned here tonight, the plants being located In Linnton and Prescott. The head camp of the logging workers is located at Wllark, eight miles from Vernonia. PORTLAND, Ore., April Frank Johnson, business agent (Turn to Page 11, Col. 8) DERMIS PREPARE REPLTJiD LEAGUE Let Rhineland Alone, Says Warning Received From Britain and Italy BERLIN, April 18.-P)-Great Britain and Italy, it was revealed tonight, hare warned Germany. she , must let the demilitarized -fijiiaeland alone. -, ? , , Ambassadors, &VSbX3. .powers yesterday presented their, ', joint Stresa decision to maintain the status quo in the Rhineland, and Germany met that with "sizzling" diplomatic protest to Great Brit ain against League of Nations censure of the reich's rearm ament. Nevertheless, nasi officials to day were inclined to look upon yesterday's action at Geneva more calmly, partly because the Brit ish and i Italian ambassadors, in response to pointed questions, gave the foreign office assurances of their government's. Intention to fulfill to the full their obliga tions under the Locarno treaty. While the foreign office strove to pour oil on troubled waters and the press received instructions to (Turn to Page II, CoL 4) TO T Before the week ends, the spe cial committee of the council be fore whom resolution prefer ring charges against Fire Chief Hutton was placed Monday night, will probably bold an executive session, David O'Hara, chairman of the group, said yesterday. 5. O'Hara said the committee would then decide whether H would hold any hearings on the resolution or merely decide, in executive session, on whether or not to report - the resolution to the council favorably, : ; Council members who favor the Hutton inquiry, said yester day that the special committee" was duty bound to let the reso lution pass and to have a thor ough hearing pf all the charges against Hutton. Once the charges were made, these members said, they deserv ed investigation and no attempt should be made to quash the in quiry. of Eugene and Representative William ' Graham of Multnomah county. Both are democrats and have been ardent supporters of Governor Martin. ; ' , The office of state Industrial accident - commissioner now I held by T. Morris Dunne of -Portland also has attracted considerable attention from a bevy of office seekers. It was reported that Gov ernor Martin- already bad decided on this appointment but wiU not make the format : announcement until early next week. : Governor Martin refused to comment on the report and would not divulge the name of he man - he has In mind. " - , ..--- " A dozen or more applicants are besieging the governor for the office of state parole officer. Two of these candidates, August Hack- esteln, democrat and Fred Dra per.' republican, live in Salem. Friends of Governor Martin Indi cated that he was anxious to make these appointments without far ther delay. , ; BUTTON PROBE si m FIlS Authorized to Appoint Aide Who Has No Previous Connection There Dry Rot in Two Buildings at Fairgrounds Brings Need for Repairs Management of the 1935 Ore gon state fair was placed in the hands of Solon T. White, state agricultural director, by the new state agricultural board which held its first meeting Thursday. A resolution provided by the board authorized White to employ an as sistant provided the person select ed has never been connected with the fair in any capacity. White said the purpose of the resolu tion was to select a neutral as sistant and eliminate dissension. Mac Hoke of Pendleton, hold -' over member of the board, was elected chairman. Architects reported a danger ous condition from, dry rot in the supporting timbers of the admin istration building and the agri cultural pavilion at the state fair grounds; and use of the buildings was warned against. Samples of the wood were shown the agri cultural advisory board in session yesterday and the condition ex plained to them. As a result the agricultural ad visory board is appealing to the state board of control for assist ance in getting SERA funds for making the repairs. If the board of control is unable to do any thing the matter will be presented to the state emergency board. The state fair Is without funds at (Turn to page 2, col. 6) HONOLULU, April 18.-(ff)-A 48-hour Job of checking, segre gating and analysing data gath ered on their record-smashing first commercial flight betwfen Californla and Hawaii was started here today by the crew of the Pan-American clipper Well rested from the 2400-mile trail-biasing venture completed yesterday, the fliers collaborated with executives of Pan American Airways to get a complete record down on paper for use when they push on westward this summer to establish commercial service all the way across the Pacific. Pan American officials said the plane would spend at least a week in Hawaii, probably mak ing a series ' of flights oyer the various Islands of the territory to become acquainted with local conditions. The next major flight will be a return trip to California but it will await the completion of the inter-island hops. Company of ficials said they might take a dif ferent route on the return trip, to land either at Los Angeles or San Diego instead of Alameda, their starting point. This was referred to, however, as a tenta tive plan. . RUBBERNECK FLIER DERBY, Conn., April 18.-ff)-A-college boy flier, so absorbed in watching the Yale crew prac tice that his plane hit a cable and plunged into the Hoasatonic river, was saved late today by the quick beadwork of Yale's head crew coach, Ed Leader. " The flier, John Sherman, 15, of Cleveland,.. O., a law student at Yale, was fished from the river by Coach; Leader, .who sped to the sinking plane in a launch. - Leader, who came here from the University of Washington, Seattle, was shouting orders to the varsity shell from a nearby launch. He quickly directed the boat toward the rapidly sinking plane, and pulled the youthful pilot from the water just as he was going under. A second later the plane went to the bottom of the river. Except for a chill and a thor ough shaking up, young Sherman was unhurt. Contractors at : McMinnville to Get Crater Job WASHINGTON, April. 18. Joplin and Elden of Portland to day were awarded a 8118,070 con tract by the Interior department for 'road improvements In Mt. Rainier national park in Washing ton. --,- J. C Compton of McMInnvCle was awarded an 889,581 contract tor toad surfacing of 4.5 miles of the east entrance, and 18.7 miles of the rim road In Crater Lake .national park. - GREW OF CLIPPER STU1NG1C0RD FJ COUNTRY HELPLESS BEFORE DUST STORMS ' Mr- Heavy dost clouds drive helpless cattle before them at Tucnmarl, N. M., in greatest scourge the midwest has known. Property and cattle losses are mounting as the storms continue with little abatement. RUIN OF RELIEF fJEARS END Hearings to Be Completed in Next Few Days, Word Reaching Governor Investigation of relief affairs in Oregon, by a committee of three members appointed by Gov ernor Martin shortly after the close of the 1935 legislature, is nearing completion, it was an nounced at the executive depart ment Thursday. The committee is composed of Senator McCor nack of Eugene and Grace Phelps and Verne Dusenbery, both of Portland. Governor Martin said he had been advised that the committee would complete its hearings with in the next few days. The com mittee will then go into execu tive session and prepare , its re port. The report of the commit tee will Include both its findings and any recommendations that it may deem advisable. Investigation of the Oregon re lief Agencies vi was demanded at TfM r mSHeglrtattrrehen Rep resentative Irwin of Multnomah county introduced a resolution urging such action. The resolu tion was the subject of a bitter debate in the house but was de feated. Following the close of the legislature Governor Martin ap pointed a committee with instruc- ions to delve into the complaints nd complete its investigation ithin 30 days. Dam Work is Halted When River Floods BONNEVILLE, Ore., April 18 iJPi-Flood waters ot the Colum bia river tonight reached a level within four feet of the top of main channel cofferdam of the S34.500.000 Bonneville dam and put construction crews and equip ment into hasty but orderly flight. This was a rise of more than two feet in 24 hours for the mighty stream which Is carrying a heavy run-ori from .the snake river and other streams-. - The . Columbia Construction company which has been excavat ing to reach bed rock on the river bottom walled off by the coif er dam is moving its two steam shov els and a huge electric excavator from, the "hole? which is many feet below the river's bottom, v The company is .three months ahead of schedule on the excava tion, but now must await the spring freshet and succeeding drop before completing the work. Pumps which have been keep ing the hole free of water will be removed in the morning." , The wa ter which will fill up inside the dam will . equalize the pressure from the outside - and ' help pre vent the stream from ripping out the structure. : . About 400 men were expected to be laid off with suspension of operations. Colonizing Home Reliei Families, Multnomah Plea j PORTLAND, Ore., , April 1 8- (ArVWhile proposals a are being made to place mid-west drought sufferers on Oregon -- lands, the Multnomah county, commissioners have asked that needy families here be placed on available lands. It was announced today that the - commissioners asked ; the county relief committee to confer with, the state relief committee on some such colonization plan.: Many families on relief Tolls could be made largely self-supporting if placed on 10 to IS aere tracts, it was predicted, v 69 BECOME CITIZENS PORTLAND, Ore., April 18.- (AV-Suty-nine aliens said1"! do' to Uncle Sam here today and be came United States citizens at a naturalization bearing before Fed eral Judge James Alger Fee. 4 I- World News at a Glance (By The Associated Press) Domestic: WASHINGTON . Ickes holds up Louisiana and Georgia relief Accuses Long of intellectual "hal itosis". ATLANTA Governor Talmade brands Roosevelt "extreme radi cal,", talks third party for 1936. WASHINGTON Borah, an gered at Geneva's stand on Ger man arms, calls League "spine less tool" of European powers. NEW YORK 1936 campaign quotas shaped by G. O. P. com mitteemen. WASHINGTON Townsend plan, score of companion pana ceas killed as administration so cial security bill rides storm. WASHINGTON Billions for farm aid asked' of congress; ten ant farmer rehabilitation -bill only proposal likely to succeed. WASHINGTON Senate com mittee ends NRA hearing with Johnson's plea for continuation of blue eagle. KINGMAN, Kas. Federal five state dust stoppage plan gets cold reception in' some parts of affect ed area. WASHINGTON TJ. S. guard ing policy of "open door" for far east, protests against Japanese oil monopoly in Manchoukuo. Forelsn: SOFIA, Bulgaria Incipient disorders stir, Bulgaria, cabinet resigns as government exilesv op position political leaders. BERLIN Hands oft demilitar ized Rhineland, Germany warned by Britain and Italy; Nazis direct hot protest to Britain for League censure of rearmament. LONDON London expects re newed diplomatic bombing by Hit ler. VATICAN CITY St. Peter's Basilica scene of solemn holy Thursday ceremonies. LONDON Cabinet hears Lloyd George's "New Deal" proposals. ZARAGOZA, Spain , Bombs kill and injure alleged terrorits attempt to binder holy week pro cession. - INST ANBUIr Loss of wom en's rights by Nazi women Is de nounced by Women's ' - Interna' tional congress. N CHAMPOEG, Ore., April 18, ()-Rbttting of the new state highway between Portland and Salem past Champoeg park will be requested ot the state highway commission, the Champoeg park commission agreed here today. .The commission will recom mend at the May X meeting of the Blaltt ruau gruuy m tuituuu uv the Willamette river bridge of the highway be situated at -the park.. .;--.-. Customs Collector Milton A. Miller of Portland, temporary chairman of the park commission recently named by Governor Charles H. Martin, said "pioneer highway" ', was proposed as ; the name for the traffic artery . - The ' commission approved a meeting of the Sons and Daugh' ters of Oregon Pioneers for May -4 at the park and for a new 8300 drinking water system.' ,". ' The members, all of whom at tended, are Charles P. Bishop of Salem, W." Li Jackson of Albany, Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson of New berg, Mrs. Mary Drain Albro of Portland and Colonel Miller. CHIP0E6 ROUTE TO HE SUPPORT Mrs: F. K. A icKison, West Salem, is Contest W inner Mrs. F. K. Atchison, 1191 Sixth) street. West Salem, Is the winner of the 81 prize offered this week by the Round Table contest, and Mrs. Ken E. Barker, ?7 5 North Cottage street, Salem, and Mrs. William Stryker ot McMInmrille, win the second and third awards. The Salem contestants may re ceive their prizes by calling at The Statesman office 'at their conven ience and the third prise money will be mailed directly to the winner.- ' . ; -Oysters is the toplo for next collins new head Of philharmonic Other Officers Elected- at Annual Meet; Success of Year Reported . H. V. Collins will head the Philharmonic orchestra associa tion for the coming year. The election took place at the annual meeting held last night at the Y. M. C. A. Other officers are: vice-presidents. Silas Gaiser, T. A. Livesley, Mary Schultz; secretary, Mrs. David B. Hill; treasurer, Mrs. Grace M. Taylor; business manager, Mrs. W. E. Anderson. Reports made at the annual meeting disclosed that the year had been successful from an artis tic standpoint, with three con certs given and a preparatory or chestra formed which will give a concert May 5. Receipts for the year were $1613.03, while expend itures were 81823, the deficit be ing about 8200, halt of which was carried over from former years. : . The association has about $1350 worth Of property includ ing music and, jspepjal j" Instru ments. " "" Directors elected, in addition to the afficers named, are: Mrs. George E. Allen, Joseph Albert, W. H. Barghardt, C. P. Bishop, Mrs. Clifford Brown, Mrs. Rob ert Craig, Mrs. Henry Cornoyer, J. Lyman Steed. Mrs. A. A Schramm, Mrs. E. F. Slade, Mrs. C L. Sherman, Mrs. Carl Jep- sen, W. T. Jenks, Mrs. Roben Maaske, John Heltzel, Mrs. David Eason, Paul B. Wallace, Mrs. W H. Lytle, Mrs. John L. Rand, Mrs. Breyman Boise, Mrs. Karl Becke, Mrs. W. E. Candler, John F. Frie- sen, H. H. Hulsey, Mrs. V. E. Kuhn, Mrs. Charles H. Martin, B A. Newman, Oscar D. Olson. Mrs Joe Roman, Mrs. B. O. Schuck- ing, Mrs. Glenn Seeley, Sheldon F. Sackett, Elton H. Thompson. TO OFFSET PLANS ROSEBURG, Ore., April 18.- (AVOregon's 18 O. and C. grant land' counties tonight stood unan imously behind, the congressional measure under which the federal government would stand the tax loss on private, timber , lands It plana to acquire" in western states. -; Guy Cordon " of Rcmeburg, 'dis trict attorney of Douglas county and legal counsel for the associa tion land grant counties; said be was .forwarding a message . to Oregon's congressional delegation urging support of senate bill No. 2052 by Frailer and Ashurst. At an association executive committee .meeting In Portland Tuesday the counties voted nnan imous support oC . the Frailer Ashurst bill, -Cordon said. - He declared the. hill was "ex actly in line .with the position taken by Oregon' county courts in connection with the timber ac quisition bill passed by the last legislature, when courts endeav ored to secure an amendment to require payment in lieu of taxa tion." Cordon said the courts feel that enactment of legislation of this kind is "absolutely necessary for the protection particularly ot western states where the federal g o v er n ment contemplates pur chase ot merchantable timber and so - called sub - marginal lands. which now are contributing their share of tax revenue." week's Round Table contest, With a subject as popular as this one It should be an easy matter to send In at least one or as many as the reader cares to, good, tasty re cipes. There are numerous Inter esting trays of preparing oysters, raw or cooked, as the occasion de mands which is often, as they are both tasty and Inexpensive. Some of those old time "oyster supper recipes should come out ot their hiding places as "oyster stew Is always good for an after-theatre (Turn to page 2, coL 1) COUNTIES SUPPORT REVISIONS ALL Townsend Plan and 19 Other Proposals Turned Down by Bourbon House Vote Rarely Close; 206 sto 56 is : Margin Against I $200 Pension Idea WASHINGTON, April 18.-P)- ; The bouse democratic ' machiast breezed along 'jn high speed to-" day, ran over republicans who talked about "steam-roller and "unconstitutionality, and brush ed aside 26 proposed amendments to the administration's social se curity bilL When the five and a half hours of work was ' over, some of the better-known liberalizing : amend ments that had been rejected were the Townsend $200-a-month pen sion plan, the Lundeen bill and the Pope old-age plan. - The last one was not actually voted upon, but Representative Rogers (D-Okla) said he saw the way things were going, and aban doned his attempt to offer it. Just before the session ended. the republicans took a sound de feat in their attempt to eliminate from the bill the section estab lishing old-age annuities which would be financed by taxes on payrolls and wages. Defeat Will Help Cause Says Townsend . Townsend, in a statement is sued after the bouse action oa his plan, said: . 7 "Nothing will so crystallixe sen timent and be such a tremendous aid to the Townsend plan as the passage of the administration so cial security pauper pension. bilL It will have the same effect on' the nation as a whole as pauper (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) PROTEST IS FILED Oil OIL MONOPOLY WASHINGTON, AprU 18.-iV- The United States today made a renewed effort intended, inform ed quarters said, to keep the slow-, ly closing "open door" in the far east from shutting on all Amerf. ' can exports from Manchoukao. Acting under instructions front Secretary Hull, Ambassador Jo seph C. Grew lodged a fresh pro test with the Japanese govern ment against the establishment ot an oil monopoly in the Japanese backed empire to the detriment of American oil companies operat ing there. Phillips said" that Ambassador Grew had Instructed to reiterate previous American protects against the. monopoly as in viola tion of treaty obligations and to call attention to promises by Ja pan and Manchoukuo to maintain the "open door. While the protests lodged by the United States. Great Britain, and the Netherlands have been specifically against the oil mon opoly, it is understood all three nations consider the prevention of the spread of monopolistic prac tices into other products aa the vital prlneIplelnvolved. WASHINGTON, April 1 tJFr Riled by the League of Nations ' demand that Germany comply; with the Versailles treaty. Senator-William E. Borah today de nounced the council as the "spine less tool" ot a few European na tions and then Introduced av bill to prevent American money from going into foreign war coffers. Taking the 'senate floor dttxing the afternoon, Borah thundered of the league: : "Nothing in the history of this institution better illustrates that' it Is not an independent body lor peace, but a spineless tool la the hands of a tew nations to do what those nations elect, , ' A stern foe of the League, from its inception, the. senior republi can on the foreign affairs com mittee declared: v 5 -r "This intstitutfon should no longer pretend to be an Independ ent body seeking by Independent methods to adTance the cause of peaee. l Borah's attack echoed througb the chamber at the conclusion of a speech by Senator Lewis of Illinois, (democratic whip, eril V cizing members of the League tor demanding that Germany live sp to her. treaty obligations while they continued to disregard "Dil ations they have contracted with the United States." -J BRUSHED ASIDE LEAGUE DEnOUriCB) or sfjutor eo:i EUGENE DEFEATED EUGENE, Ore., April 1 8 .-(Fr-The Beaverton high school de baters today reposed In the semi final bracket of the state cham- . pionshlo race following a iinasi mous decision over Eugene high,