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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1935)
PAtill TVTO fhs OVJZGtllT STATESMAN.. Salecu. Oregon. lVednesrfay Horninsr. Aaril 24. 1225 EfJTIBE BLOCK IS WIPED OUT toss Estimated at $75,000 From Fire Originating . in Billiard Room , (ContiBOB Trem Pn IV ' from spreading to other bloekal However, the windows serosa th street . were broken - oat. Large sparks flew for blocks and L ' owsen ei oot playing water fcoees on tops of their homes for ' blocks around.: Only a . steady stream of water played on the Nofsker, garae sared that. Three are Injured ia Fighting Blaze Arthur- Dahl, chief of ... police. - suffered a sprained ankle -t the fire sod was confined to .his bed .Tuesdays morning. G.. Brady in substituting for him on the po lice force. Otto Legard and ' B. Feneide- were burnsd In working with the5 fire department. . ' In the American '?. Railway Ex press office which with Its furni ture was also destroyed by th fire, the valuable record were In a safe that was undamaged. Oni one parcel was In tbe office aiw-that-was eayed. i - .The large plateglaas ' windo- In- thef Homeseekers Agency f-" v the Wordea building 'across Or" street from the ' Palace theatr building ws completely crack- " - by the-heat of the fire. Pete Schmidt, shoe repairman, was able-to rescue some of the tboes be had in to repair but Inst - all of his equipment and his books. Schmidt did not carry any r. Insurance. He hopes to open at .Silverton again. ; , : Gilbert Bartnees. who was .sleeping lathe billiard ball, broke the -glass window In front and 1 Jumped through : It He did: not hare shoes on at the time and was eat somewhat. Also be was burned to some extent, ' C H- Lovett, barber, was bnsy Tuesday looking for a new loca- . Hon, ' . ". ' -; - Almost the entire city was out In pajamas and other night attire -to cratch the fire, and all Tues day a crowd surrounded the block where , ashes were still smolder- . leg.; Alarm Is Tamed In - by IJeyd KesBedy Lloyd Kennedy turned In the . alarm Just a: few minutes before 2 o'clock. C H. Lovett and Henry Wil liams were able to rescus some of their furniture and move it to ' the- storeroom next to the Diger ness store, which was recently oc cupied by; Larry Carpenter. This : building was not damaged. The theatre equipment was partially covered by Insurance. Charlie Bock, formerly of Silver ton bat now-of Weatehe.own- - -ed tbe building in which the old Tribune printing office and the Duck 'n Swallow were-housed. In -a telephone message to him Tuesday morning. Mr. Bock In dicated be had - failed to renew Insurance that bad lapsed Jbst recently. ! : Equipment of the printing, shop bad been moved , out just two weeks ago. j nous 07J PAYROLL CITED (OntIaac4 Trtm Pas I) - eers were going to iarestlgate af faira at the Mirk. The money be borrowed, Edwin said, -was plac ed in an old -envelope and put in tbe safe. r .Edwin and Davidson hare pleaded guilty to tbe charges of conspiring to defraud " the gov ernment. The trial Is being con . ducted " In Tederal Judge - Fee's , court. ' ... .v Thistles Killed by ; .Intense Cultivation - -A- fire-acre, patch of Canadian thistles was kUled. by cultivation on the M. P. Cadr- farm at, a cost of 1S an acre, reports L. E, Francis.- assistant county agent. Mr. Cady cultivated 19 times each summer for two years, using a six foot covererop disk and a two-ton tractor. Cultivation is one of the 'most satisfactory means for con trolling Canadian thistle ' and morning r glory. . particularly in patches large enough that the cost of ehamicals for tbe purpose -would be prohibitive, ; Mr. Francis says. - The Gall Board . . . 4 ELSIXORE Today Ruby Keeler and Al Jolson in "Go Into Tour : Dance''.- i . ; . ': Thursday Gloria Stuart and John Beal In "Laddie. CAPITOL . Today -- Double bill, Bruce Cabot - in "Men of the " -Night", and Paul' Muni In "Bordertown". Thursday Patricia Ellis in ' Damon Runyon's "Hold Em Tale". " GRAND Today Mr. and Mrs. Martin - , Johnson's "Baboons". - Saturday George O'Brien In . "When a Man's a Man. HOLLYWOOD - Today Will Sogers and Ev- - elyn - Veaable in "Tbe Connty Chairman'. , Thursday Dickie Moore In "Tomorrow's Youth" and Axllne Judge la "The Mys- terious Mr. Wong". . STATE , - Today Anna sten la "Nana". "Here Is My. Heart." - i Cstnrday - Bob Steele in- "Brand of Bate." . Trying to Insure Peace, But Also I : : i I ... J J Two former Socialists, Benito Mussolini and Ramsay MacDoaald, snown tney met at 2tresaw are sou trying o mux nwans u unanns peace m Eiuvp im weir mm 'fcttiag RELIEF RUSHEO I Fin view (CatlaH From Fag 1) destroyed in the series of shocks which cost at least 3152 lives and left more than 10.O&O In jured. Pipe lines lay in ruins and res ervoir waters were poured to waste by the quakes. Surveys showed that approxim ately 290ft square miles inhab ited by 259,090 persons were- laid tn waste. A few minor shocks terrified the people. None caused damage. The Tansa river was close to the flood stage. Heavy tropical rains have been falling In recent weeks. The Japanese destroyer Shima kase reached Byoritsu with a car go of supplies. The naval office at Tokyo re ceived an offer from Admiral Frank B. Uphara, in command of the United States Asiatic fleet, to place its facilities at the disposal of Japan. The Japanese declined with thanks, saying the situation was well in band. BAXTER IfMTED TO HESS U.S. CLASS The senior class council at Sa lem high school has Invited Dr. Brace R. Baxter, president of Willamette university, to deliver tbe. address at Its commencement exercises at the Elsinore theatre the morning of Jane 7, Principal Fred D. Wolf announced yester day. At Dr. Baxter's office, it was stated that he bad that date open and doubtlens could accept. Selection of the commencement speaker was made by the graduat ing class council and faculty ad visers. Tbe class in the near fu ture will choose a Salem minister to deliver the sermon at the bac calaureate -exercises Sunday, June 2. ' More than 340 stadenta already have submitted formal requests to be 'graduated in Jane and more applications, are coming ia daily. Wolf said. Included are approx imately 2S students who finished their- high school courses last January. .Wolf predicts the lfjfi graduating class will be at least aa large as that of 1934. when a record of 3 S3 was established. liW SHOCK FELT CCostiaa rra." ? tj : the coast under tbe ocean." ' His apparatus showed that the shock bad occurred within a ra dius of 77 miles from the ob servatory. . . .7, At Gloucester, police reported that while tbe shoes; was slight, there- was , much apprehension among residents of the city. cnif on TO BEIISTITE HII WASHINGTON, April 13-(ff-Tbe Oregon Worsted company, of Portland, today was ordered by tbe textile labor relations board to offer reinstatement to nine em ployes allegedly discharged for TOD AT ONLY ANNA STEN in it f op in preparations for war; New photos sho w Italian schookhild (left) with gasmask which all stadenta now are tanght to wear; ana cngtmn women-ingiu; nniimg as mcmurra u gas aquwa. If CAPE SOD AREA 1 anion activities; In a statement Issued by the board it was said "the board eon ehades that tbe sine employes who complain of discriminatory discharge were discharged ' be cause, in part at least, of their union activities. ..."-- -The board -ruled the worsted company bad violated section IA of the recovery act "by Interfer ing with and restraining its em ployes in their right of self-organization through the refusal to re instate employes who participated in tbe strike of September 1134 and through coercion and intimi dation of anion member employes retained or reinstated in employment." Alaska mm W1HD STARTS SAN FRANCISCO, April tif) -Tbe motorsblp North Star will sail oat through' Golden : Gate sometime between ? p.m. and mid night (Pacific standard time) to nigbt with 120 pioneers of a new era, tbe vanguard of a govern ment farming expedition to Alas ka. Tbe men. together with trac tors, ho ires and other equipment, will be takes on the North Star to Sews r. Alaska, and then in land on che government - owned Alaskan railroad 125 miles to the Matanuska valley. There tbey will start clearing 8000 acres of fertile land for -209 persona, to be transferred in a persons, to be t ransferred-in a mass migration from tbe sub-marginal drought-' tten lands of the middle west. Tbe families win sail from here and Seattle early next -month. Other advance workers, all sin gle transient men who will later be returned to California, will fol low the vanguard group daring the next few weeks. ; Arizona Couple Killed in Plane ; Crash in Texas EL. PASO, Tex.. April 23.-flP)-E. T. Pettus, department of com merce inspector, tonight positive ly identified the man- and woman killed in. an airplane crash near Fort Hancoek, Tei-, as Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Deakman of; Tucson, Aril. ' ' ; ,. ': ?.-.,-- Pettus waa a personal acquaint ance of the couple.-Ha waa guided principally by" a belt buckle found in tbe wreckage, bearing-the In itials -c. f. c." t:c--.;;":- E. V. Pettus. department of commerce Inspector, said the two- place cabin plane, with motor missing., flew low over Fort Han cock, beaded "I east, about 7:4ft p. m. A few minutes later a mo torist saw ft grounded tn flames. lTfhr'(i)L,;i TWO FEATURES "Men Of the Night" j BRUCB CABOT . JUDITlI AU.O THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Five f reedwey wfse flvyt gecaOssIofeejeeT help Mn4 t be Yete goel-nests I PATIIOII - t V in m a. m A. UEET CB1EEE: t"lUD riAwLEt 1 f r a V H it V I' If b i!LU . . V.AFiEFi ? innr ncviift penoec BUPBico Preparing J, In newtbaxacteristk eioseup as IL TO BERRIES ITED A group of Marlon county strawberry growers met Friday at tbe George Benson farm In tbe Silverton Hills district for a prac tical demonstration of methods used is the destruction of spittle bugs which create havoc among berry plants. The agricultural committee of the Silverton HQls Pfcraage arranged tbe event in co operation with Connty Agent Harry L. Riches and O. T. Me Wborter of the extension service at Oregon State college, who at tended tbe meeting and assisted with tbe demonstrations. Riches yesterday issued warn ing to berry growers telling them of tbe Immediate danger, of the spittle bug unless preventive mea sures were taken soon. Tbe bus is now very small tn most instan ces and is found on tbe basal leaf stems and In tbe crown of the - plants, -encircled in a small "spit" or "froth" baiL The dam age done by this bag varies from a negligible amount to complete destruction of tbe crop. Entomol ogists report that tbe pest causes more damage to Marshall or Ore gon strawberries than to the 121 varieties of tbe Etterburg plant. "Preventative measures." stat ed Riches, "consist of spraying a nlcotlne-Ume dast which destroys about S 5 per cent of the bugs when applied In time." Tuels Score High tit Birthday Party -at NeSbcrt Home STAYTON, April 22. Compli menting Mrs. C P.'Nefbert on her birthday Saturday night, Mr. Nei bert invited la a group of friends for aa evening: of bridge. Prises for combination high score went to Mr. and Mrs. Tne! and dor con solation to Dr. and Mrs. PIntler. Mrs. Harney Walker entertain ed Saturday night with a dinner party complimenting- the birth day of her husband and Mrs. Er nest Baseh, Dr. O. C. Watson and children arrived here Friday from Vancou ver, B. C, to spend Easter at tbe E., Ray home. Mrs.' Watson, who bad been visiting here ' returned home with blm Monday. TRAINTNa ORDERED NANKING, China. April 22.- GTV-An male high school and col lege students were ordered today to undergo at least a year's pe riod of. Intensive military train lug,:;.::;" , ; r LAST TIMES TODAY 500 SEATS 15c PAUL MUNI In ? C "BORDERTOWN" j n SPITTLE BUG PER V' nn UL A f oroMti Pfcfere witfe ELLIS CESAI BiOERB I If V IfflKiHhM ETL.EH CECHbt L STCat i.UTB PLiaiT IS STRIKE SCEII JV"-V. ' i S'l .eawaaMijaaaeaae----'. '' .;: Spread; to Other Factories is Predicted; Tanker . Vaficcut May End :- yesterday. Terms of the union of fer were communicated - by Al bert Ai Rosensbtse.' board chair man, to the tanker operators with tbe request for an answer: tomor row morning when the mediators convene again. ' SEATTLE, April 2 J.-VThe new maritime federation. - of the Pacific, with a -voting strength in Its own ranks alone of more than. 110,000,1 tonight rejected a pro posal that.lt loster. a union labor party and enter actively Into na tional politics. It was one of tbe fiercest battles' of the convention. Harry Bridges, longshore lead er of Satt Franciseoy who was mil itant in - last . summer's general strike,- was one of, the most elo quent of 20 speakers, arguing for the political partyi-" ., v s -: "Last summer, daring tbe mar itime strike, we were up against attacks not only from the employ ers, but from, the elected officials of the states. Tbe employers use political parties to their own 'ad vantage -why shouldn't wet" W. T. Paddy" Morris, of the Tacoma I. L. A. was tbe leader of those who spoke against it. The majority of speakers were against it, taking this attitude: "we came here primarily to form a powerful federation to work for the inter ests of maritime laborers; not to work for a bunch of politicians." Edith Banta, 80, Passes Away; in . Salem 45 Years Mrs. Edith Banta, 8 ft, a resi dent of Salem 45 years and a charter member of the Nasarene church here, passed away at a lo cal hospital Monday. She was born in England in 1854, coming to tbe United States 31 years later.. Her basbend died tn lt2. One son, Francis Banta, who bad been member of company M, died in 1122. She ia survived by a- daugh ter, Mrs. C R. Moore of Salem; three slaters, Blanche, Annie and Isabella Thompson of Birming ham, England; three brothers, George Charles and Frank Thompson, also of Birmingham, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held under direction of 'dough' Bar rick company Thursday at 2 p. m. front the Nazaxene church. 12th and Center streets. Rev. Marvin lobe will officiate and interment will be tn the X. O. O. F. ceme tery. IristnxctxoTr Class for Crnmiinion is Opened, St. Lonis ST. LOTUS, , April 22. Easier Sunday services were observed here at 8 and it o'clock. At tbe early mass, tbe choir sang the mass by D. Wilson. Father Kraus officiated.- Catechism instructions are be ing taught here in preparation for tho- first communion class to be given some time la May It Is taught -by Adaliae Manning. Mrs. Cbennerte-and Jimmy ef Portland were- Sunday dinner guests at the borne- of Mr. und Mrs, Lawrence Ferschwefter nd family. Largo Crowd Out for Easter Rites in Rural Church -ELDRIEDGE, AprS it. A large number attended the Easter program held Sunday morning at tbe Eldrledge eehool houses Mr. and Mrs. Arthur . Goffln spent Easter Sunday with their daughter. Miss Connie Goffln In Corrallis. The E. 3. Becker family spent Sunday at Broadacree with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Beeker.- John Klenikl underwent a ma jor operation last week at a Port land hospital. LAST TIMES TODAY sons The COUNTY CHMRT.mil Thursday, Friday and Sat urday, two first It run feainrca . jLOk rur teir email irun:i::i vr -rDieiHE vriiTtriuiBiwif V.w wmm timierTn And Second ; . Featare ----- - wit BELA (PtaCAA) IUGOSI WAILACE FORD - r A RUNE JUDGE Goering Adheres to Tradition c ! : C tc ! - 'S S3 n!- . I. : tZ !b 1 v c r 1 c !' , -t C rr " ic z! c . -v . . i f g2 I ' B I , a -v ' Q 5 ! ' : b 2 1 ;n ' . ; s - n n d 3 ' C 2 a fa O ' O 3 3 f r " - ... Q aj g 3 O Despite radical cefigioas referaas institated by Naxian Germaay, Geaw Hermamt Goering; Nasi tiotu, stuck to traditional religion ceremony wben feewas nmrrfcd to Emany Sownemann, . actress, In Berlin. New pbetos show then being waited by Reicbabiahop Mueller, and leavinr tBcCatbcdral. IIUTTOii PBDBETO OPtflHMY . Tbe .'special city council : com mittee named last week to consid er a resolution preferring charges against Fire Chief Harry Hattos will bold Its first meeting, an In formal one, Wednesday night at a location yet to be decided, accord ing to Alderman David O'Hara, chairman. A aecond session may be held later in tbe week. Should the committee decide to investigate the charges against Hutton, It doubtless would con duct a public bearing, probably next week. It Is understood. Otherwise- it would merely decide what recommendations it would make on tbe disposition ef the resolution. The resolution, which super- seaetr a planned ouster proposal, contained a lengthy list of ehrrM against tbe Ore chief and asked that they be investigated by the etvH eerriee commission. It waa introduced by tbe regular fire de partment and water committee of me council. . . THEORY OF SL Witt DOUBTED CREENVTLL.SL Tmr inrtt ()-OrrWrs scoffed today at S. P. Darden'a story that bis wife was killed by a sleep walking son and filed murder charges against tbe nusnand as he wept beside . her grave- Deputy sheriffs baatAned to ar rest Darden, a Caddo MIHa filling station operator, at Clinton altar the funeral services for -the at tractlTe- 3S-year-oId woman. " Hit Will be bard for Jackie Ciena to live . It down," Dardea said ia elinrlnr to ble.torr thai tbe-eight year old ioy Jdlled bis r f' ' .V ' 5. -:;:- 'J , ' , if ' fit f '?- , - mother witb a shotxun while be stood at . the bedside, aafeen.- - " would he a physical Impos sibility for tbe cbSd to even pun the trigger of thA m " Ranrv Pharr, atate prosecutor, . Insisted. i - can't remember,' was au sad eyed little Jackie Glens could say.-' - Darden told tbe officers that af ter the ahootinc- in hl RafriA Mill boms yesterday morning, be bad to shake tbe boy to awaken aim. Tbe father recalled that the boy had played "desperado" with bis chums the day before, using wooden guns. CiMPllKIM GOES FREE BRIEFLY TACOMA, Wash., April 21.-4JPI -Tbe- Pacific northwest's "cham pion Jail breaker, Robert Kress, 39, of Spokane, enjoyed only a short-Hred freedom, today after a dramatic break for freedom in a fast prison boat from McNeil Island" penitentiary. Traced by three bloodhounds from the spot at which be aban doned tbe boat ; near Salmon beach. Just north of here, be was recap tared without resistance early in tbe afternoon. More than 190 snea were combing the area for him. He was armed only with, a knife, but made no attempt to use it. Kress, who was serving time at tbe federal penitentiary for tbe theft of army automatic pis tola la a raid on the Spokane na tional guard armory, waa work ing at tbe prison boatyard this morning-. At t:5 a. nt, be overpowered tbe inmate-en giaeer working on a launch there and . threw blm overboard. Kress then raced away In tbe-iaunchv Within 10 minutes tbe alarm was sounded. Imprisoned three times In Can ada in recent years, he escaped twice, evading capture lor some tin en each occasion. I i 'X vi. -v w1 1,1 r. , i '1 M" tr ' IS FilTI TO THREE NORTH BEND. Orel. April 22. (j) Three persons, : including Merle Sherrai ii-year-oia taxi driver, bis 18-months-old daugh ter and bis eight-year-old - step son, Richard Marks, were, dead here tonlgbt after being trapped in their biasing rooming house apartment; - - y, Tbe threa deaths were discov ered by firemen wbo battered la the door to the Sherrat apart ment after being notified by a neighbor; Mrs. Joe , Owens, who noticed1 smoke and. flames com ing from the blazing room. Sherral's body was lound in a closet; . where be apparently had fled. in an attempt to escape the flames.' The. body ef . bis ; baby . daughter, Merlya Sherral, was found.- tn the remnants- of her Crib, which the flames demolish ed. The ; boy was discovered In bed. surrounded by pillows ' In which he bad suffocated as he. tried to- fight off tbe flames. , Origin of ' the blase bad not been .determined tonight. Officials estimated -damages to tbe room ing house at approximately $SO00. S VANCOUVER, B. C, April (fP All police reserves were called out this morning when about 1000 government - relief camp strikers such as rioted in tbe Hudson's Bay company store yesterday,, were reported massing at Hastings and Carroll streets In violation of the riot act read them by Mayor G. G. McGeer. There were several encounters between the police and tbe dem onstrators who are complaining about conditions in the camps and demanding municipal care. Two men were- sent to tbe emer gency hospital with gashed heads." Police made several arrests and dispersed the men. after bait an hour of Intermittent trouble. The- early morning assemblage fellow ed police raids en two bil lets of strikers in which placards and other literature was reported seised. Graduation Slated . May 10 for Eighth Grade, Hayesville HATESVILLE, April S3 Mrs. Cleora Parks, principal, has set May 10 as the date of tbe eighth grade graduation exerelses. Eu gen George will he valedictorian and Ernest Schroeder will give tbe salutation.- ' 1 Others to graduate areiBern)ece'; Stammea, Evelyn Schroeder Fred' Ellis, Virgil Bolton. Sam Ishlda, Hiroshi Shtthido and Evert Men denhall. Mrs. Gene Reiser .has as her guests , ber sister, Mrs. Herb Ev ans of Syracuse, N. T., and daugh ter, Mrs. Lena Whipple. EXTRA TONIGHT Studio Feature Preview HURRY! ENDS TONTTE AL JOLSON' RUBY KEELER in "GO INTO YOUR DANCE" THTJR. . FRL - SAT. ef StO,teo readers eaae Snse n skescswes L Successful Ancient Cidnesc Herb Remedies Guaranteed tor Bladder, Kid- -ney, and Urinary Disorder, Coustl- -pation. Append! eftis and Tumors. Neuritis, Asthma and Bronchitis. Rhea mails m. Throat. nd Glands. Skin Die S. B. Foag eases. Positive Removal of Liv er anj Female Complaints. Sto mach. Gallstones and paint of male, female and children, all no operation. ::-i CHARLIE CHAN Tears practice in China Chinese Medicine A Hero Cev 123 N.,CommcrcIal BU Salcra Daily orflce flonrs 9 to p. -Sun. and WctL, 0 to 10 a. m. S 1 s -J .an f It 'at I U" sk i?"' y stoi!