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fSAGE OF SALESP A salty, entertaining col umn la the weekly contribu tion of D. 11. Talniadge to The Statesma; , an editorial page feature each Sunday. THE WEATHEH .Fair today and Monday, humidity below normal; Max. Temp. Saturday. 65, Min. 41, river 2.7 feet, cloudy, variable winds. EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, May 12, 1935 No. 40 FOUIMDEP 1631 TWO DRAINAGE PHDJECTS GET VclllCj ucvciupinciu U1UUJ Meets Here; Tualatin, Molalla Jobs Aided Representatives to Be Sent East; Governor Voices Hope for Future Two ' Willamette valley flood control and drainage projects were approved yesterday afternoon by the Willamette Valley Project committee which met at the cham ber of commerce, Douglas McKay, chairman, presiding. Largest of the projects is one to control the Tualatin river, the proposal calling for an outlay of - 93yJ00ttj5;nen u is completed. juffl'"'imrnBare. oresi uroe banker ind' member of the com mittee, moved for the approval of the undertaking and the commit tee "accepted the project unani mously. Twenty thousand acres of land can be made tillable If the project is completed by the federal government, Thornburg said. A $220,000 flood control and drainage project for the Molalla river also won the approval of the valley project group. Both of these projects will now be reported to the state fanning commission with the request that the commission immediately add its endorsement to them and send the projects on to Washington with a request for necessary feder al funds. Much of the preliminary engineering work has already been done by federal engineers. The project committee determ ined to ask the county courts throughout the valley for a small appropriation to pay its expenses while projects are being studied for later recommendation to the state planning commission. The group here yesterday decided it would be necessary within the next 60 days to send a competent representative to Washington to work for federal approval of the wniampftA vallev Drolects which are to be sought. Governor Charles H. Martin at tended the session yesterday. (Turn to Page 2, CoL 5) IT SM COLLEGE -CORVALL1S, Ore., May 11. (Mothers lay the foundation of education while colleges mere ly put on the superstructure, Mrs. Sheldon Sackett of Salem, the only woman member of the board of higher education, declared here tonight. She spoke at the banquet climaxing the 12th annual Moth er's weekend at Oregon State col lege. Approximately 900 mothers and daughters heard the speech of Mrs. Sackett, herself a mother. Mrs. Sackett and President George W. Peavy spoke briefly preceding the principal address by Chancellor W. J. Kerr. Chan cellor Kerr reviewed the tedious growth of women's rights in edu cation and said women now not -only, lay the foundation but are carrying oa the major burden of the education of youth through the elementary and high schools and into the college years. Neophyte Crews Of Oregon State Take on Huskies SEATTLE, May 11 .-P)-T wo crews from Oregon State college. where rowing is being developed as an intramural : sport, met Washington crews on Lake Wash ington today and the Huskies, long-famed for their crews, were easy winners. The main race saw the second Washington freshman boat finish first, three lengths ahead of the Washington 150-pounders, who in turn were two and a half " lengths ahead of the Oregon State varsity. The freshmen took an early lead and held It all the way. Beets and Onions Twin Round Table Topics This Week Harvard beeta are f-o good served . with mild-flavoml meat and they impart a dash of color to any dinner ta bic. All beet recipea are eli gible at the Round Table this week, so better look through your tested files, se lect the very best beet reel- pe yon have and send It In before Thursday noon, May 16. - If you like, yon may send along a recipe for prepar ing onions, too, as the topic Is a twin.i Kew ways, to "team, bake or prepare oik ions : fn combination ' with other vegetables or meat are especially deeired. There are three rash prizes awaiting ' the best recipes submitted. SUPPORT IRE IK GREETED "THEIR MA JESTIES" OPEN 25TH JUBILEE A. w V ? 1 "Y- 'Sfe T si. 51 A u? - J it i This radioed 6cene shows King George V and Queen Mary inside St. Paul's cathedral, London, as they attended the ceremony which opened their 25th Jubilee. Directly behind their majesties are the Duke of York, left, and the Prince of Wales. TS OF C S Man Sends 1000 Letters, Own Name Near Top; Syndicates Operate SEATTLE, May 1 1. - (JP) - Evi dences of a widespread "racket eering" in the circulation of chain letters in the Pacific north west was reported today by the- district attorney's office and post- office inspectors here. Several cases were said to be awaiting prosecution. The district attorney's office said it was investigating the ease of a man who mailed 1000 Tetters at Tacema on Friday, his own name near the head of the list in all of them. At Portland, a syndicate of five men were re ported to have mailed out 5000 letters. The volume of mail here jump ed about 50.000 letters since yes terday, the postoffice reported. CHICASHA, Okla., May 11.-()-Three chain letter emporiums were abruptly closed here today and Clint Braden, Hence Bennett, A. A. Barnes and S. J. Mathis, all of Oklahoma City, were arrested and fined $13 each when they pleaded guilty to charges of vio lating state lottery laws. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) VALLEY BOOSTERS E ON T Two hundred men from all parts of the Willamette valley are eirnected here Tuesday night when the Willamette Valley association holds its third gathering since tne initial meeting was held at Al hanv last month. Sneakers will include Governor Charles H. Mar tin, C. E. Williamson of Albany, secretary of the association, and It. II. Kipp, secretary of the Wil lamette valley project committee "There i treat need for con rerted action in the Willamette valley," Murphy declared in call ing the meeting. "Opportunity is knocking at our door. Our pro gram must be one of pulling to gether. There, never was a better time than now to throw our en tire support behind a greater Wil lamettA vallev movement." Permanent officers for the as sociation are to be elected at the meeting here Tuesday. s 1 1 Hi! UESDAY Old Man Oregon in Stew Over Who By SHELDON F. SACKETT Old Man Oregon worked him self into a political stew during the week over the moot question of legislative eligibility. Until the state supreme court has given its version on the controversial mat ter, there will .be no end of specu lation over who are duly consti tuted members of the 3 Sth legis lative assembly's special session, when and where that body Is con vened. There have been legislators In many sessions past who held mem bership on administrative boards of the state and the question of eligibility has never been raised. The current flurry, stirred by At torney G e n.e r a 1 Van Winkle's sweeping decision of this week. was precipitated, first, by the 1935 law which entrusted to the county courts the' selection of suc cessors to a legislator who was removed . from office or declared ineligible. Added to this situation was the probability- of special ARsion. charged with a decision rn s state capitol. - v The attorney general's opinion precludes legislator from hoia- &2ri - - ?:' - N . r-'-'-v. JT v 'j ; 1 it.-: .oWMeacT .. st 500 Injured In Crowd as Jubilee Ends LONDON, May ll.-fff) -More than 500 persons were injured tonight as King George and Queen Mary made the last of their night ly jubilee appearances on a flood lit balcony of Buckingham Palace before a surging mob of a quar ter of a million persons. Scores of persons were knocked down and many others fainted as the throng pressed the palace gates. Ambulance men raced from the steps of Victoria memorial, picking up fallen men, women and children. Twelve nersnns wpre removed to hospitals while more than 500 were treated at the Field ambu lance station. TEN HURT III BLAZE FAIRMONT, W. Va., May 12. ( Sunday) -(&)- Three men were unaccounted for and 10 others badly burned as the result of a $250,000 fire which swept the workings of the Bethlehem Mines corporation No. 41 mine at near by Barracksville early today. Identity of the three missing men was not Immediately learn ed. There was no explosion and those burned were injured as supporting roofing timbers were leveled by the flames, trapping them. The group had descended to turn on the air fans to divert the blaze up the shaft and to keep it from raging deeper into the workings. Early Stayton Merchant Dies PORTLAND, Ore., May 11-;P) -Word was received here today of the death in Los Angeles of William Elias Thomas, 77. one of the first settlers in the Willam ette valley and prominent Stayton business man for nearly half a century. ASK WEDDING PERMIT PORTLAND, Ore.. May 12-)-Application for license to wed was filed here today by Chester G. Hemenway, legal, Salem, and Georgene Eason, legal, Hollywood, Calif. is a Legislator ing (1) any lucrative state or fed eral office and (2) from holding any executive or Judicial office of the state or federal govern ment, irrespective of the pay fac tor. Nothing is said in the opinion about municipal or county posi tions and on this point a supreme court opinion will be invaluable. Representative William Johnson of Portland has started the pro ceedings before Judge James Crawford in Portland; nntil that case, to be heard next .Wednes day, can be ruled upon, and then carried to the higher court, the membership of the legislative as sembly is uncertain. - Secretary of State snell con tinues to pop perplexing questions at the attorney general; the ones to go before the latter'a staff this week concern the actions of the emergency hoard of the : legisla ture. If (Representatives Cooter and Semon are officially "out" as legislators the board's $5000 ap propriation for the state fair is In valid for Cooter and Semon's votes were needed for the necessary five (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) THREE 1 I U?1 1M i4 - it. ' 1IL ARGUMENT HKJFSUK Transient is Killed With Piece of Lumber; Other Wanderer is Held MEDFORD, Ore., May ll-()-A reputed Quarrel between two transients over how the evening meal should be cooked resulted in one being beaten to death at Ash land tonight and the other being charged with first degree murder. A man giving the name of John Roth, 28, of Bangor, Maine, was arrested as the slayer of J. J. Smith, 44, address unknown. State police said the fatal tiff occurred in the. sheds of the Southern Paci fic railroad yards at Ashland. Roth was arrested about seven o'clock tonight, two hours after the slaying. The state police allege that Roth, during a quarrel, beat Smith to death with a piece of lumber. Roth, the authorities assert, claims he acted in self-defense, and claims that Smith attacked him while he was Bhaving. Two eye-witnesses, both tran sients, are detained by the state police as material witnesses. State police tonight removed from a northbound Southern Pa cific freight train ten transients, and they are being held as ma terial witnesses in the slaying. The transients fled the scene as soon as the slaying occurred, au thorities state. According to Chief of Police Charles P. Talent of Ashland, Roth in a statement to him, de clared that Smith attacked him while he was shaving, and knock ed him down and kicked him. Roth then declared he picked up a short piece of timber, and struck Smith over the head. It Is alleged. Roth was removed to the coun ty jail here late tonight. World News at a Glance (By the Associated Press) Domestic: WASH INGTON President Roosevelt gives new federal agen cy authority to enter power busi ness. HANCOCK, Md. Bonus veto and currency problems discussed by president and advisers in campfire parley. WASHINGTON Borah leads new barrage of oratory for bonus bill with demand for "cheap and abundant currency." BALTIMORE Onaha, Ken tucky derby winner, leads three year olds for easy victory in the Preakness. WASHINGTON Adminlstra tion leaders turn cold shoulder to GOP demand that the Roose velt five-point program be re duced. SANTA FE. N. !. Dennis Chaves, democrat, named to suc ceed late Senator Cutting. WASHINGTr V AdTance agent predicts 3000 farmers will reach capital Tuesday to urge sup port of AAA. Foreiirn: LONDON Five hundred In- jured as throngs press palace gates to get glimpse of king and queen In last jubilee appearance, A DDIS ABABA Ethiopia threatens mobilization If Italy sends more troops into neighbor ing territory. METZ, France French gen darmes arrest nazl storm trooper. bar nazl group from entering cafe In French territory. MANILA Police guard against reported violence plots as consti tution plebiscite approaches. HONOLULU Reports say navy nlanninr "mass attack" on Ha waii with 400 planes as part of Pa clflc air maneuvers. CAPITOL WALLS TO JUDGE DECIDES Temporary Injunction Will Remain in Force; Ruling Likely Wednesday Courtroom is Crowded as Zorn et al Attack Board Program A temporary injunction, re straining the state hoard of con trol from razing the walls of the old capitol, -was continued yes terday by Judge L. G. Lewelling until next Wednesday. The court announced that by that time a de cision could probably be made on whether the injunction should be made permanent or dismissed. Judge Lewelling extended the injunction after listening for two hours to arguments for both sides of the case of Henry Zorn and others against the state board of control, in which Zorn and his three fellow members of the Mar ion County Taxpayers' league, contend the legislature, not the state board of control, must de cide on razing the capitol walls or retaining them for a recon structed statehouse. The court said briefs submitted by the litigants would be studied promptly with a view to as early a decision as possible. The ex act question raised In the pend ing suit is new in Oregon litiga tion, the court observed. Courtroom Crowded As Case Is Argued A courtroom crowded with in terested citizens -who included Secretary of State Snell, heard the arguments. No testimony on the cost of the proposed razing of the capitol or of the value or lack of worth of the old walls was tak en. Both sides in the suit cent ered argument on the question of authority of the state board to take the action it proposes. Assistant Attorney George Moore contended the board of pubUe-hnJldine commissioners - whose members are Identical with the state board of control had full power to order the walls of the old capitol razed under Sec- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) CHANCELLOR JOB'S Tl T EUGENE, May ll.-iP)-The lm mediate abolishment of the of flee of chancellor of higher edu cation was called for in a resolu tion passed unanimously by the Oregon Mothers' club, an organ ization of mothers of university students, at their annual mass meeting here today. A record number of mothers was present for the meeting, with most of ap proximately 600 who are compus visitors for the annual mothers' weekend In attendance. The resolution which was ad dressed to the state board of higher education, pointed out that the University, State college and normal schools each has president, and added that the mothers' group deems an unnec essary expense the office of chan cellor. It was also charged that "the University of Oregon has not progressed comparably with other institutions of like nature in oth er? states." .The resolution authorized the appointment of a committee of three members of the mothers group to present the resolution personally before the next meet ing of the board of higher edu cation. AT STATE COLLEGE STADIUM. Fresno, Calif., May ll-ftPV-In a spectacular assault on times and distances tonight, track and field stars assembled here for the ninth annual west coast relays bettered two official world re-rds, tied another, surpassed an American Intercollegiate mark and cracked many meet records. A medley relay record set by Manhattan college in 1933 was exceeded by the San Francisco Olympic club' team, whose four runners turned the 440 yards, 880 yards, 1320 yards and one mile, in 10:04.7. University of Southern Califor nia's four man team bettered the accepted world 880-yard relay time' set' by Trojan predecessors. The time was 1:25.6, surpassing by two-tenths of a second the mark established by the 1927 Southern California Quartet. Last year's U. S. C. team, however. turned the same distance in 1:24.8 and has made application, for the record. In the 120-jaM high hurdles, Tom Moore of California was credited with a tie for the world's fastest official time, 14.2 seconds, made by Percy Beard of Alabama. STAND T 1 IMS SET FRESNO MS Chosen Senator For New Mexico Vf, i y -f V ' i f DENNIS CHAVEZ Ardent New Dealer to Give Democrats One More Vote in Senate SANTA FE. N. M.. May 11.- (JPh-An ardent champion of Roose velt policies, Dennis Chavez, who served in two democratic houses. was lifted today into the senate seat of his political enemy, the late Senator Bronson Cutting, in dependent republican and occa sional critic of the administration. Chavez, 47 years old, accepted an appointment tendered by Gov. Clyde Tingley to fill the vacant senate chair until 1936 and an nounced he will drop his contest of the election of Cutting, against whom he ran last November. He (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) J SAN JOSE, Calif., May 11. (JP) Chess and bridge occupied David A. Lamson tonight wane a jury of seven men and five women wrangled over whether he was guilty of wife murder. For the second night the Jury was locked up for the night with no verdict yet In sight. At 9:46 p. m. the jury retired having com pleted approximately 124 hours of deliberations. Raised voices were heard occa sionally from the jury room and this morning the Jury requested 11 exhibits which had been in troduced in evidence during the trial. These included a skull, the large picture depicting the grue some scene in the bathroom of the Stanford university campus heme of the Lamsons, where Mrs. Lam ion was found with a crushed skull on Memorial day in 1933; a piece of iron pipe with which the state contends Lamson bludgeoned his wife to death, and a blood spattered clothes hanger from the bathroom were also re quested. Law Fights Law And Dogs Pursue Bunny as Usual VANCOUVER. Wash., May II. -")-They got the law on the law tonight, and as a result the dogs continued to chase the mechani cal bunny before a record crowd at the Vancouver dog racing track. A superior court injunction was obtained by the Evergreen kennel club to present William Cole, chief of the Washington state highway patrol and his aides from interfering with the racing. Chief Cole and his officers had been sent here by Governor Mar tin with orders to "stop all gamb ling at the Vancouver track." CHAVEZ DIM n sun IBS LOCKED IIP FOR SECOND NIGHT Circulation Men to Arrive Today For Big Convention Forty members of the Pacific; Northwest Circulation Managers' association are expected to arrive in Salem today for the 13 th an nual convention of the organiza tion, the capitol city of Oregon being the 'host for the first time since the circulation managers of daily papers In the northwest formed their association. Convention events will begin tonight with a banquet at 6:30 o'clock a the Marion hotel fol lowed by a "liar's contest" with generous prizes for the winners. Entertainment will include num bers by the valley-noted Haywire orchestra. The business session of the con vention begins tomorrow morning at the Marion hotel at 9:30 o'clock, Murray Clark of Yakima, president of the association, in the chair. Clark comes to- the associa tion . "fully bearded" since his home community Is preparing for pioneer days and all men In the community . are - oa ' a barber's strike."" 1 ' Mayor .'V. E. Xuhn will- wel come the visitors to Salem. Fol lowing the opening formalities Compromise is Voted PownOvereel ByLo ngview Clawed by Lions, Noted Trainer Is Expected to Die LOS ANGELES, May 11.-&P)- Attacked and horribly clawed by 18 African lions, Herman Ziegler, 46. noted animal trainer, was re ported near death in a local hos pital tonight. The accident occurred at the Gay lion farm, in El Monte, 15 miles east of here. Noxious gas was hurled into the cage to subdue the lions. Charles Gay, proprietor of the farm, which breeds and trains the animals for motion picture and circuit work, said the attack on Ziegler flamed into sudden fury when he stumbled and fell to the ground, inside the cage. L E E Portland Workers Willing to Arbitrate if New Men Removed PORTLAND. Ore., May 11.- Striking maritime worker? of Portland voted to return to work on oil tankers providing their em ployers agree to arbitration and discharge of non-union seamen now employed, It was announced here today. C. E. Carter, local business agent of the International Sea men's union, said the count had not been completed bat all unions involved in the tanker strike had voted by a fairly large majority to return to work under the con ditions stated. . The vote was ordered by Har ry Lunberg, president of the Pa cific Coast Marine federation. Seamen, firemen, engineers, mas ters, mates and pilots participated in the vote. . The proposal to return to work will be formally placed before the employers after all results are forwarded to San Francisco. CITY MI ROUTES L BE Following an extensive check np made by postal inspectors of Salem and its postal facilities, a new system of routing of mail carriers throughout the city is to be Instituted during the coming week,- according to official word from Postmaster Henry R. Craw ford yesterday. Throughout the residential dis trict two complete deliveries will be made daily. In the downtown business district two deliveries will be made during the morning and one during the afternoon, The downtown delivery is Just revers ed, being formerly two deliveries in the afternoon and2 one in the morning. Arthur E. Gibbard said that during the first week of the new service occasional delay may be experienced but every effort will be made by postal employes to maintain their satisfactory ser vice. The new service will necessitate the use of additional help, but Gibbard stated that only present substitutes now In service will be used, and no additional men will be placed in service at this time. the circulation managers will have morning and afternoon sessions packed with- technical talks and discussions on the problems, of the, circulation manager. Steno graphic notes are to be kept of all the proceedings and copies later printed and furnished the mem bership. Tomorrow night a surprise event has been planned for the visitors. Tuesday morning's ses sions will open with, an address by Silas GaiseT, superintendent of Salem schools, on "Some Phases of Boy Psychology. Additional papers en - technical i circulation subjects will be presented by the visiting manager and the sessions will be concluded Tuesday after noon with the election of associa tion officers for the coming year and the" selection of a meeting place for the next convention. Fol lowing adjournment the new plant of the Capital Journal will be in spected. W.-A. Scott, circulation man ager of The Capital Journal, and Gas Hixson. circulation manager of The SJLtesman, are in charge of local arrangements. 1 EMP S WHO ST1 WIL CHANGED lilmen Eight to One Against Five Cent Boost in Wages Pickets to Be Placed Monday at All of Operations LONGVIEW, Wash., May 11.-(iiP)-OffIcial announcement was made here late tonight that Long view area woodsmen and mill workers voted overwhelmingly against accepting the .compromise plan offered for settlement of the Pacific Northwest lumber strike. While the count was withheld, there was a strong rumor that the 2100 votes Were 8 to 1 against the . compromise plan which granted union recognition but not a closed shop, five cents an hour increase in wages and time and a half for overtime. It was announced that pieket lines will be formed around all operations at 10 o'clock in the morning, thus adding around 900 to the approximately 30,009 Ore gon and Washington lumber work ers previously affected. It had been hoped that a "mod el agreement" for settlement of the still spreading northwest strike would be reached in the Longview area where men re mained at work several days aft er the main strike broke. Union demands were for 75 cents an hour instead of the pres ent 42 to 45-cent minimum, 30 instead of :. 40-hour week and closed shop. Further conferences will be un dertaken tomorrow between un ion and mill representatives, it was announced. Ernest P. Marsh, federal conciliator, attended con ferences where the . coin premise, plan was drawn. E WASHINGTON, May ll.--Following a conference with Sec retar Ickes today, Senato:: Mc Nary and Steiwer, Oregon repub licans, charged that resolutions of the public works board were be ing interpreted by government of ficials to make it mandatory that the Bonneville and Grand Conlee projects, on the Columbia river, be linked in arriving at a rate for electrical energy. Steiwer said the resolution was being interpreted so that Dr. El wood Mead and the chief of army engineers must confer on rates for the frvo projects. The Bonne ville is being constructed by the army engineers while Grand Con lee is a reclamation bureaw pro ject. Until the matter of a high or low dm at Grand Coulee is set tled, Steiwer said, the two pro jects will be tied together and in all probability higher power rates will be demanded from Bonneville than would be neces sary on a basis of manufacturing costs in order to help carry the w... v. u.huu v-uuire, A u v wu ator said his understanding was that an average rate wonM be found for the two projects so that ma n af r?i.knji rHiAA rv .... costs would be covered for both. The Oregon senator charred the ruling that the chief f en gineers and reclamation officials should confer on projects to de termine rates was merely an ef fort of the public works' board to protect the president on the Grand Coulee project by forcing the Bonneville to carry a portion of the load." . Late Sports PORTLAND, Ore.. May -University high .swimmers splashed their way to the State high school swimming champion ship here tonight, outscorlng their closest rival 13 points. The winners scored 38, Mfhreu kie was second with 25 and Salem third with 18. Jefferson scored 10, West Linn seven and ; Roose velt six. Records were set In the 60-yard free style and the 100-yard back stroke. C. Wiper of Eugene swam the 50-yard race in 25.4.- The for mer time was 26.8 held by Ben nett of Benson Tech. - Jeffcott of Jefferson covered the backstroke In 1:09.4 to better his own record of 1:14.8. Salem swimmers winning place were Mack first, Welch fourth in 10 0-yard breast stroke; McDow ell fourth in 50-yard free style Hoffman third in 200-yard tree; Ruecker third In 100-yard hack stroke; Mack fourth In fancy err ing. Salem was second In the yard medley relay. MI 1 PARIS TE CLAIMED