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NEWS BREAKS - The Statesman, published in the morning, has a press time designed to permit full coverage of many important .meetings and sports events. THE WEATHER Fair today and Saturday, lightly cooler, higher hu midity; Max. Temp. Thurs day 86, Mln. 44, river -2.5 feet, clear, north wind. FOUMDEP 1651 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, Jufy 19, 1935 No. 98 v -v v v V X HAtLE SELASSIE IS TO AVERT WAR Calls on Every Ethiopian to Fight for "Liberty if Land Invaded Conquering Lion of Judah Pledges Own Blood for Nation's Defense (Copyright, 1935.. by Associated Press) ADDIS ABABA. Ethiopia. July 1 iiJP) Well-informed sources be lieved tonight that Emperos Haile Selassie, who called his people to day to resist any possible Italian .Invasion, had finally abandoned an nnnp ni nTninmr war. The emperor addressed his mes sage to every man, woman and child in Ethiopia, and foreign ob servers here Interpreted his ap peal to his subjects to give up their lives it necessary for the in dependence of the empire as indi cating the ruler was preparing, for definite military activity. Reports were heard in the cap ital that Addis Ababa would be evacuated immediately if hostil ities should break out, through fear of Italian bombing planes. Message Delivered Before Parliament The emperor today ' delivered his message before a packed audi ence of- parliament members, sol diers and other citizens, who wept unrestrainedly as he asserted he would be among those "to spill all his blood for independence." Challenging Benito Mussolini and his land to respect Ethiopia's independence and territorial in tegrity, the emperor nevertheless loo k e d the possibility of war squarely in the face and told the world Ethiopia was prepared to He paraphrased fascism's fa mous "better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as. aV Iamb" when he told Ethiopians it were better to die free ' than to live without liberty. Scenes of wild enthusiasm, both in parliament, where be spoke, and In public squares outside, greeted the emperor's fighting speech, in which he repeatedly in voked God's help for the Ethio pian cause. Conquering Uon is Solomon Descendant "While members of parliament, tribal chieftains and leaders of his army listened, the king of kings and the conquering lion of Judah said: "God will be our fortress and shield and the modern armament of aggressors cannot deter our duty "which is sacred for Ethio pian independence." - (The God upon whom he called is the God of Solomon and David, for Haile Selassie's dynasty claims direct descent from King Solo mon and the Queen of Sheba. Ethiopians are Coptic Christians.) While the dark, curly - bearded emperor did not order general mobilization of Ethiopia's fierce fighting men, as had been, expect ed, he sounded the call to ap proaching battle in vigorous tones, shouting: "Our ancestors preserved their independence by sacrificing their lives. Follow their example!" Out in the sun-washed streets .of this high-set capital dusky sol diers from the provinces had but lately been drilling barefoot in the dust, learning the rudiments of modern warfare, as Haile Se lassie told his people Italy's inten tion to use modern scientific methods- of warfare would be met with Ethiopia's united resistance. PROBE 10 CAUSE PASCO, Wash., July iS-fl3)-The cause of a passenger-freight train collision that killed two men and Injured a dozen persons, six seriously, was sought tonight by officials of the Northern Pacific railroad. ' The passenger train, a three car local with seven passengers was en route, from Pasco to con nect witth the main line train when It met the freight on a curve 27 miles east of here last night The freight engine telescoped the passenger, ramming the boiler back tnto the cab. Stanley Cowan, 60, of Pasco, engineer on tbe passenger train, was killed. Fred Madson, a transient riding be tween, tbe engine tender and the baggage car, was crushed so badly he died In half an. hour. A... J. Neitzel of Pasco, fireman In the cab with Cowan, suffered a possible broken vertebra when he leaped from the engine. C. A. Johns, of Spokane, engineer on the freight, was badly cut and bruisedV Aimer Buchman of Haze, N. Dak., a transient, may lose a foot. TAX PAYMENTS GAIN THE DALLES. Ore., Jaly 18-Vfy-Wasco county tax payments of the. current assessment have been '-17.131 -better than for the corresponding period a year ago, County TreasofW- J. R. Johnson reported today, c HOPE OraiuIMP Slate Building Tasks To be Exlensive Even If Capitol is Delayed Construction Totaling Assured; PWA Funds Asked, Expected to Be Granted as State Share Ready WHILE plans for a new state capitol have occupied public attention continuously since the disastrous fire of April, state officials yesterday pointed out that a $402,670 building program for the state, of which $375,400 would be 3pent in Salem, would soon be under way if plans the board Df control are formulating, materialize. General Jumps As Plane Burns Major General George K. Leach, chief of the National Guard Jn the United States, who, was r eiied from an Arizona wiideiv ness after bailing out of a burn ing plane Monday night. He Is - due in Salem for a visit in the near future. EYES DEBT ISSUE LOS ANGELES, July 1S.-(A)-A prediction that a "political cri sis cannot long be deferred on he existing major points of con tact between the government and the people," was carried to the American Bar association here to day by its committee on commer cial law and bankruptcy. The report vas read to the gen eral session by Jacob M. LasMy of St, Louis, Mo. The committee stated it is the "present policy of the government to escape coming to grips with the excess debt problem and through the expedience of mora toria and conciliations to move the crisis point along through gradual steps to the indefinite fu ture." "If the inherent recuperative powers of the country, which have not failed in the past, should bring about recovery, these poli cies will be vindicated," the as sociation was advised by its com mitteemen. Merger of Two Coos Bay Towns Topic on Monday MARSHFIELD, Ore.. July 18. - CP) - Merger of two Coos Bay cities Marshfield and North Bend i will be discussed at a meeting here Monday night. The proposed city, which spon sors of the project believe would be called Coos Bay, would in clude about 12,000 persons. Mayor Charles Huggins of Marshfield and Mayor L. A. Cut lip of North Bend were under stood to be supporting the pro ject, which has been under luke warm consideration several years. It -iVr y fa f 71 A 'c 07 f r fci nr fi.wrrr-cii-- inn n BIB ASSOCIATION Tumbling Programs Added Playground Events Today Salem playgrounds will see un usual activity today, with pet par ades and tumbling programs to be presented at both dinger and Leslie fields. All children who wish to enter pets in the grade parade should have their pets at the playgrounds at 1:30 o'clock. The parades will get under way at 2 o'clock. The tumbling events at Leslie field, with Isobele Morehouse in charge, will be given , by Sonny Moffit, Tvonne Moffit, Loretta Deacon, Leah Smith, Donna Gra ham, Cecilia Lamb, Dorothy John son, Junior Mason, Bunny Mason, Lawrence Jorgenson, Carl Jorgen son, Elmer Jorgenson, Betty Gra ham, Gertrude Reeves, Lucille .Wilson, Gloria Standard and Dor othy Dixon. Their program will $402,670 is Virtually This program includes a new building for male patients at the state hospital at an estimated cost, with equipment, of $181, S00; a third floor on the state tuberculosis hospital and a nurs es' and employes' building at cost of $102,700. and a fireproof brick building for the state blind school for $90,900. In addition, a nurses' home at The Dalles at a cost vf $27,270 Is planned. Applications for a 45 per cent grant of tbe moneys needed have been approved by state PWA of ficials and are now resting with the national headquarters of the organization. State officials are . (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) No Connection With Barbour Interests, Linen Mill Promoter Asserts Through Roscoe C. Nelson, Portland attorney. George Mac Donald of New York, who seeks to gain control of the Salem Lin en Mills here, yesterday made public a denial that be was di rectly or indirectly connected with the Barbour linen interests of New Jersey. MacDonald made his statement In response to a public letter of John C. Veatch, attorney for the Salem Linen Mills, in which Veatch intimated that the Mac Donalds, "wittingly or unwitting ly" were being used by "'certain concerns interested in the sale of twine in the northwest, and would like very much to see the Salem linen mills closed down." MacDonald's letter declared: "I was invited to Oregon to look into the flax situation, and the proposition made by my brother for the Salem mills rep resents my views. It Is a situa tion that requires a great deal of money, extensive study and a most competent, experienced ' or ganization, all of which is now lacking there.' "I believe it is possible to de velop an industry that will be of benefit to the people of Salem and the state of Oregon. My thought is that our proposition, being so manifestly fair, we should have the support and the (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) PULLMAN, Wash., July 18.-(ff)-Land utilization, rural re habilitation and resettlement in Idaho, Washington and Oregon have been consolidated under re gion eight of the resettlement ad ministration. Rex E. Wlllard, re gional director, said today. State and planning consultants and directors of rural rehabilita tion and resettlement will be re sponsible directly to the regional administration, combining former activities of the land policy sec tion of the agricultural adjust ment administration and the re lief administration, Wlllard said. Five works projects establish ed under the land policy program remain in the present set-np, Wll lard added. These include forest area in Pend Oreille and Stevens counties, Washington; Tillamook, Lane and Marion counties, Ore gon, and grazing areas In Oneida county, Idaho, and Jefferson county, Oregon. be in three parts and will in clude all kinds of tumbling events. At Olinger Also A dancing and tumbling pro gram will be presented at Olinger playground this afternoon in con nection with the pet parade acti vities. Children who will participate in the tumbling exhibitions for the younger group are Donald Baldwin, Geraldine Huntley, Jean Diddler, Ralph Campbell, Elslna McKimm, George Swartr, Dorothy Bergsvik, Dicky Hockett, Dolores Birch, Jerry Vockle, Angela Kropp, Charlotte Reeves, Phyllis Tucker and Nancy Church. Tumblers from the older group of children who will perform are (Turn to Page 2, Col 1) M DONALD DIES raws us HE WIN PUN DEPARTMENTS' SPACE NEEDED BEING STUDIED Estimates All Completed, Sent to Architect Who is Making Survey New Features are Talked; Application Blanks for PWA Arrive All state officials whose depart ments may be housed in the new capitol yesterday had completed and sent to Portland their esti mated requirements in space in the new building. W. H. Crowell, Portland architect, at the request of Governor Martin and the state planning board, is making a ten tative survey of the size of the new structure from the standpoint of the needs of the various depart ments. When these needs are de termined, the cost of the building adequate to meet them will be checked against the estimated cost of $3,500,000 for the new structure. The latter figure was arrived at by the state planning board by comparing Oregon's size and wealth to the expenditures of other states In the northwest for their capitols. Among the many new features suggested in the new building in clude provision for a restaurant, for automatic passenger elevators, for automatic voting devices for the legislative chambers, for a greatly increased state library with modern-facilities for storage. Data for Presentation To Solons and PWA The summary being made by Crowell will be used solely to out line to the legislature and to PWA officials an idea of the state's needs for a new capitol. Yesterday formal application (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) Postoffice Needs Stressed by Governor Martin in Letter to Farley SILVERTON, July 18-(Special) -Republicans and democrats went into a huddle at Silverton tonight to back the movement to secure a postoffice buildlrg for Silverton. George Cusiter, prominent de mocrat, spoke before the board of directors and officers of the Sil verton chamber of commerce, ex plaining the postoffice movement and what had already been done to further it. A copy of a letter written by Gov. Martin to James Farley, postmaster general, was read. In this letter. Gov. Martin said in part: "For the past ten years or more it has been the opinion of a ma jority of the citizens of Silverton that their local postoffice was hampered in its service to the community through its lack of space in which to "properly carry on its work. Volume of Postal Business is Cited "It has long been thought that the volume of business done by the local office warranted the housing of the office in a build ing of its own, with ample space for the efficient handling of the work. "A federal building would be an asset to Silverton, which fact, together with the apparent neces sity of such a building, should warran; the expenditure of public funds for such purpose. . . . "I am personally interested in this matter and urge that you (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) SE VOTES GOLD E WASHINGTON, July 18. -()-Legislation to block gold clause suits arising from Roosevelt monetary policies swept through the house today on a 258 to 88 ballot. Republican cries of "repudia tion" and "impairment" of fed eral credit marked its progress to the senate. There, similar charges by two prominent demoracts who once headed the treasury Glass of Virginia, and McAdoo of Cali fornia foretold stubborn opposi tion. Glass and McAdoo already have clashed with Secretary Mor genthau and Attorney General Cummings, the president's spokes men on tbe bill. The measure withdraws tbe consent of the government to bt sued on, any securities, coins of currencies. It Is designed to block efforts ; of gold-clause bondhold ers to collect in revalued dollars the equivalent of the old gold dol lar they invested. More than $10, 000,000,000 in gold-clause securi ties are outstanding. It requires $1.69 in dollars of the present gold content to equal the same told weight u the old dollar SELVERTON WITS FEDERAL 1 ILK m mu Officer Killed By Bank Bandit h' I "t: I r f V.' Frank H. Chadwick, chief of po lice of Puyallup, Wash., one of two officers slain by the ban dit wbo robbed the Orting bank Monday. The other officer kill ed while pursuing tbe bandit was Harry Storem, also of the Puyallup police force. s BE T Caucus Held but Members of Board are Silent; Many are Talked Members of Salem's new water commission caucused last night and while extensive discussion was known to have taken place regarding a superintendent for the new plant here, decision was to be delayed until tonight. The water commission will meet for mally at 8 o'clock at the city coun cil chambers and proceed to or ganize and to select a superinten dent. Whoever gets the job will be a local man that much was certain yesterday. Beyond that point com mission members would not go. Individually and as a group the commission has'been besieged for weeks with applicants for the job while their friends and organized groups have pushed for the selec tion of a number of the men seek ing the water managership post. Propose Selection Of Two Executives Some members of the commis sion are said to favor selection of a plant manager and of a con struction superintendent since the water system is expected to de (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) K ASHLAND, Ore., July 18. -)- Condemnation of State Senator Peter Zimmerman of Yamhill county and Albert Slaughter of Portland for signing a petition asking a pardon for L. A. Banks, convicted murderer, was officially expressed here last night by the B e 1 1 v 1 e w grange of Jackson county. The resolution favored the res ignation of Zimmerman and Slaughter as members of the grange state executive committee. Banks, Medford publisher and orchardist, was convicted of shoot ing a Medford police officer after a bitter civil upheaval in which Banks, who claimed he was being "persecuted," led a faction. "We consider it a disgrace to grangers," the Bellview resolution read, "that high officials of the Oregon state grange should sign a petition seeking a pardon for such a character as the said L. A. Banks." Murder Charge Faced by Jones VANCOUVER, Wash., July 18. -P)-Flr8t degree murder charges were placed today against Fred Jones, 0, of Vancouver, Wash., accusing him of strangling his bearded, 9 5 - year - old neighbor, Louis Boucher. Late Sports LOS ANGELES, July 18HP)- Seattle .....17 1 Hollywood ....... ...10 18 2 Cragheid and Duggan; Shellen back and DeSaates,. - SACRAMENTO, July -1 S.-(flP)-Missions . . . .......... 3 3 0 Sacramento ........... . 11 0 W. Beck and Outen; Gregory, Salvo and Salkeld. UPERINTEiENT TO POKED ZIMMERMAN HIT FOR DAIS STAND LUMBER STRIKE FADING OUT AS WORK One Portland Mill Puts on Night Shift and First Loading is Noted One-third of Men Who Went Out in May are Back on. Job, Seattle Word ; PORTLAND, Ore., July 1&.-(JP) -The screeching of saws and the rumble of log carriages sounded here tonight as the Inman-Poul-sen lumber mill Jut on a night crew of 100 union men. Also from the Inman - Poulsen plant was being loaded the first lumber worked by longshoremen here since start of the Pacific northwest lumber strike May 6. Some railroad ties manufactured in rural sawmills have been load ed. Union longshoremen refused to load lumber from any but union sawmills. Otherwise the Portland picture was unchanged with two other mills here operating under union agreement, one without and with five mills closed except for some yard work by non-union help. The Crosett - Western Lumber company at Astoria announced 250 loggers who struck at the Knappa camp last May would re turn to work Monday under union agreement. SEATTLE, Wash., July 18.-P) -No news was "good news" in the . Pacific northwest lumber strike situation -tonight, with an estimated one-third of the 30,000 to 35,000 lumber mills and log ging camps employes who went out on May 6 now back at work. The backbone of the strike was asserted broken, as a survey to day showed between 10,00 and 11,000 men at work, and more returning daily in lumber centers of western Washington and Ore gon. Pointing towards resumption of operations in another smaller cen ter, officials of the Willapa Har bor local of the Sawmill and Tim ber Workers' union "at Raymond (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) PRISONER IS TAKEN MIDDLESBORO, Ky., July 18. -(fl-Arch Redmond, 45, and Rob ert Bailey, 6 8, deputy sheriffs of Lee county, Virginia, were shot and instantly killed this afternoon after arresting Luther Poore, wanted in Middlesboro on an em bezzlement charge. The shooting occurred on the Virginia highway about three miles from the Kentucky line. Green Allen Brooks, 71, father-in-law of Poore, who was charged with the killing, was hunted by a posse of Virginia officers. Witnesses said Redmond and Bailey went to the Brooks home to arrest Poore and that as the prisoner was led away Brooks opened fire, shooting Redmond first and then Bailey. Both officers lived at Gibson Station, Va. Heads oi County Schools Holding Annual Sessions County school superintendents from every county In Oregon gath ered yesterday for their annual three-day convention. The program was featured by a discussion of "plans for the se lection and placement of teach ers", led by D. Lynn Gubser, Yam hill county, chairman. The address of welcome was given by Governor Martin, with C. A. Howard, state superinten dent of schools, the principal pro gram speaker. The convention will continue until Saturday night. Officers will be elected late today. m s Mrs. L.N. Simon Winner in Round Table By JESSIE STEELE , One of the most novel topics the Round Table has had was the oriental dish recipe contest Just completed. First prize of $1 goes to Mrs. L. N. Simon, 1100 South Liberty street, for -Fried RIce., and the two. 50 -cent prizes go to Mrs. Clyde , RUey, route 4, box 314 for "Boo Loo Gai" and to Mrs. M. Allen, 2S North Winter street, for "Chinese Tea Wafers. All awards may be obtained by calling at The Statesman office. Next week the topic is apricots. They are in season now and beau tifully sun-ripened. However, the recipes submitted may "call for preserved or dried fruit, the fresh fruit, or may detail methods of preserving or canning it, The con POLICY ON RATE R BONNEVILLE POWER Wholesale Distribution to Be in War Department Hands . With Rates Fixed by Federal Power Commission and Retail Rates Will Be Determined by State Agencies; McNary Will Draft Legislation Amortizing Cost Over 50-Year Period Will Be Basis of Charges; Decision Viewed as Step Toward Federal Supervision of Rates for All of Government - Owned Plants; Commission to Have Other Powers WASHINGTON, July 18 (AP) Sale of power from Bonneville dam by the war department at wholesale rates to be fixed by the federal power commission was agreed upon today at a White House conference. The understanding was reached with the president after Attorney General Cummings had passed upon the legality of the power contracts to be authorized in a bill ndw being: drawn. Senator McNary (R-Ore) said he would introduce the legislation in a couple of days. Power commission officials said meanwhile they wanted it understood that the "idea" of letting up the commission as a rate-fixing agency did not originate with them. It was World News at a Glance (By the Associated Press) Washington : House passes bill outlawing gold suits; Glass and McAdoo head stubborn senate opposition. Compromise on tax suits delays AAA bill. Utility employes tell of destroy ing records before lobby inquiry. House military group hears surplus army supplies, dealer spent $500,000 for promotion. Ickes stops all Louisiana PWA projects in blow at Long. Statisticians report bank fail ures at lowest since war; only 14 on 1935 list. Domestic: Chicago Louie Alterie. gang war veteran, slain in shotgun ambush. Middleboro. Ky. Two deputy sheriffs Elain making arrest; posse seeks embezzler suspect's relatives. New Orleans Long sees city's "jig about up" as he annexes 4000 more employes. Cambridge, Mass. Distant star 18 times hotter than sun describ ed to spectroscopy conference. Foreign : Addis Ababa Emperor calls for fight to death against Italy to maintain Ethiopia's independence. Rome Italy's aims defined au thoritatively as control of Ethio pian army and right to colonize. Berlin New anti-Jewish out burst follows nazl decree against Catholics in politics; American church editor seized. Tokyo Japanese come into new conflicts in continental Asia. Paris American dancer fined $3.30 for act "artistic but too naked." Montreal Solberg completes first leg of New York - Norway flight. Major Slide in Sisters Region Held Probable BEND, Ore., July lS.-KJP-Be-lief that the hot weather has un loosed a major slide or avalanche on the glacier covered eastern slope- of the lofty Three Sisters was held here today. It was learned that the flow of Squaw creek which runs from the lofty central Oregon .peaks, sud denly became muddy. Usually Squaw creek is crystal clear. Recipe Event test closes Thursday noon, Jaly 25. Following are this week's win ners: . Fried Rice cups cooked rie enp or mora et edoked Brat 1 tt per ponoa to b tcrred Soy met Bait nd pepper Green onion The rice should be boiled ten der but not sticky. Lean pork, ham, chicken or turkey may be used for the meat. Scramble the eggs In a frying pan with a little butter or bacon faL Add meat, either diced fine or cut into small strips,' rice, soy sauce to taste, salt and pepper and heat a few minutes, stirring to mix well and break np any lumps In tbe rice. (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) ADOPTED asserted as well that the commis- sion .had "always felt" that the question of regulating rates was a matter for congress to determ ine. Present at the conference be sides President Roosevelt were the attorney general, war depart ment and power commission of ficials and Senator McNary. McNary said the understanding was the war department would complette the dam and make the contracts for power sales, with the power commission to fix the wholesale rates on a basis of amortizing the cost over a period of 50 years. No rates were agreed upon. Retail rates would be de termined by regulatory bodies of the states in which the power is distributed. Step Toward Federal Supervision of All While- official comment was not forthcoming, one informed source said that placing of the rate-fixing power in the power commission "may be considered as a step toward federal supervi sion of the rates of all government-owned plants In the future." This would be in accord, it was said, with the "spirit" of the fed eral water power act which made the commission the policy making; (Turn to page 2. col. 8) E HE WILL CARRY Oil PORTLAND. July 18.-(i9VS-retary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace today broke his slleace about an adverse federal comrt ruling to tell the world that the agricultural adjustment admini stration program will be contin ued at least until the supreme court rules on its constitutional ity. Secretary Wallace arrived here this morning and then continued to Seattle. And what If the supreme coart rules processing taxes nnconstttm tional? "Congress will find some other way to raise taxes, maybe a sales tax, but I'm not offering ear ideas as to what congress will do," Wallace declared. A federal court recently declar ed the processing taxes unconsti tutional. Silverton Club Picks Delegate For Meet Here SILVERTON, July 18. New officers elected for the Silverton Townsend club for the next six months are: President, Rer. W. O. Livingston; vice-president, L B. Alfred; secretary, W. K. Cfchr,; treasurer, Hans Christenson. The advisory board includes the offi cers and following six members: C. A. Neshelm, R. L. Gourlie, E. A. Domagolla, Everett Cramer. G. E. Bloomer, J. W. Gaeria; chairman finance committee. H. N. Kiev; membership committeey J. F. Van Camp; program com mittee, Mrs. G. B. Bentson; so cial committee, George CnsKer; publicity committee, J. E. Hos mer. Delegate elected to attend the congressional district convenr -tion to be held In Salem July 21, Hans Christenson.. Mrs. Rath Adams will go to to Jantsen Beach August 1. 3 t and 4 as queen from the local Townsend club. The secretary'! report showed a good increase la membership, there now being 499 members. WALLAC ASSERTS O