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NEWS BREAKS . . The Statesman, published In the morning,, has a press time designed to permit foil coverage of many important meetings and sports events. THE WEATHER ' Fair today, and Monday! ; low clouds on " coast; Max. Temp. Batnnlay 86, Mia. 47, fiver .2.6 feet, light clouds, westerly winds. FOUMDJEP 1631 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, July 21, 1935 No. 100 IS NOT OUT OF DEBUTE STAGE Haile Selassie Hurls New Challenge as Italian Minister Protests League and . Kellogg Peace Pact Cited m Claims by Kin of Kings . "rniM-iht 1935. br AncUtrI Prt ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 20. Emperor Haile Selassie flung another ringing challenge at Italy today as Italy's diplomatic repre sentative here vigorously protest ed the "bitter tone .of attacks on Italy" in the emperor's fighting speech before parliament Thurs day. Count incJ, the Italian minis ter, called at the foreign office to protest verbally against the ad dress without waiting lor written instructions from Rome. Shortly before the emperor, cit ing the European nation's increas ing preparations for war, appeal ed to the world to help avert the threatened Italo - Ethiopian war lest peace covenants become mere scraps of paper. Defeat Forty Years Ago Still Rankles The king of kings and conquer ing lion of Judah, whose stirring speech before parliament Thurs day fired all Ethiopia's tribal lords to battle fervor, said in an interview: "Ever since her crushing de feat by our army about 40 years ago, Italy has nourished the desire to attack us. This desire assumed today more acute and more men acing form, which Italy has pro claimed to all the world. "AH our "advances for peace have been rejected and our s'.n cere desire for conciliation has been rebuffed. "Now, 2,000 years after the crucifixion, is peace to be drowned in the blood and tears of a war?" league of Nations -Eff icacy . Imperiled ',' Reiterating Ethiopia's unwav ering determination to "defend Its territory to the last man for the preservation of our deathless record of never having been con quered," the dark-skinned, curly-bearded emperor made these points ia his case against Italy. 1. The Italian attitude threat ens to destroy the efficacy of the League of Nations. 2. It promises to convert the Kellogg pact outlawing war into mere pious hopes. 3. A drunken brawl between native employes of a commercial agency and local police" is the best excuse Italy can find for her apparently impending invasion. 4. Italy "Is seeking a pretext for a campaign of villification with a view to eventual conquest." VAN PATTEN GOING OUT IS AIDE Cuyler Van Patten, newly nam ed manager of the municipal wa IN ter plant, will resign his position the elephant, but if you are rid aa citT alderman, he announced l ing the elephant and have to keep yesterday. He said he thought the . . ... J . tlklA iwo posiuona iBcvuiysuure. Van Patten was busy yesterday receiving congratulations of many citizens on his "appointment as manager and receiving the appll- cations of many local persons who desire a Job with the com- inanT ; He pointed but that all the ; tfrant tnrp vnnM h retained inntil September 30 and that ihA wan nn nsnrincA th.t there would be any changes thereafter. "We will select per- -xrv. BtAr iu competent for the Job, Van r ten declared. "It may be the pres ent crew will be continued almost Intact." i Van Patten said he thought the ! commission and the manager would move slowly in making any 1 changes or improvements in the system, preferring to make a careful study of the problems of operating and adding to the wa iter system before making any de cisions. Committee for i Campus Site Is A j r M ACtlVe, JKeDOrt ) Oscar Hayter, chairman of Gov-pernor-Martin's special committee to confer with Willamette univers- - lty representatives concerning the university campus as a site. ' reported yesterday that his com-r mittee bad. met during the week in Portland and would meet again ' dnrlng the coming week. Roy Shields, Portland attorney. Is ob- - lalnlng some technical data for . 'the committee. 'Shields and E. B. McNaughton are the other mem hers. r . -'-- Hayter said his group had. not yet conferred with the Willamette - committee -headed by . Amedee .... Emith,, chairman of the, board trustees. " . Constitutional Issue, Takes Prominence in Political Jockeyings New Deal Leaders Reveal Willingness to Fight It Out;- Wallace Statement on "Self Government" Held Significant WASHINGTON, July 20. (AP) The projected "consti tutional issue" assumed. formidable prominence in poli tical calculations over the weekend. New deal readiness to battle on it, if necessary to per petuate policies of the past two years, became virtually un questioned in view of current developments. o "Economic self- government" HFFITT TO HEAD E s Series of Resolutions School Matters Passed as Meet Closes on Laurence C. Moffitt of Eugene was elected president of the Ore gon County Superintendents' as sociation, at the closing session of its annual convention in Salem Saturday. Other' off icers are Mrs. Hazel M. Murphy of Lake county, vice-president, and Miss Estella M. Carter, Canyon City, secretary and treasurer. Saturday's sessions were fea tured by a discussion of the 1935 Oregon State Teachers associa tion committee studies and a pa per by Ed Towler on "The Prin ciples of Teacher Retirement Funds." The county superintendents will hold a summer course in Portland later in the year. f Objectives for 1935 and 1936 outlined by the convention fol low: That stress be placed upon teaching the fundamentals of American government. That we reemphasize the teach ing of temperance. Better Placing of Teachers is Urged That emphasis be placed upon the formation of rural study clubs. That measures be taken to bring about a more rational plac ing of teachers and that an ef fort be made to have fewer in (Turn to Page 7, Col. 5) JOE DU1E FIATS RECALL PROPOSAL PORTLAND, Ore.. July 20.-(JFi -The republican beaten by Ma-Jor-General Charles H. Martin for the Oregon governorship today called upon people of Oregon to I cast aside thought of a recall and give full support to their demo cratic governor. "In the spirit of fair play I now ask the citizens of Oregon you have elected Governor Martin to give him a chance to work out the problems of state as he sees ', them," Joe E. Dunne of Portland declared. "It's easy enough to watch the parade go by and hurl rocks at 1 him moving, it's a different prob- I loTYl ".. . i People Were Informed Dunne mentioned the point upon which newest advocates of rc ha based, their activl- ties that Governor Martin, bejng pensioned army officer, ia still a federal official and not eligible l hold " state position of gov I ernor. "General Martin made no secret f bis age, made no secret of his retirement pay, made no secret of bis Position on the things he has said and done during his time of omce, ana me people eiecieu him," Dunne said. H lull Nazi Purge Extended to All Orthodox Religions (Copyright. 1935. hj Associated Pres.) BERLIN, July zo. A new nazi "purge" of "reactionary" op position thus far bloodless swept, through the reich with in creasing impetus today, its chief v i e t i m s or threatened victims Jews, clergymen and war veter ans. I azi publications ana oiiicia spokesmen lumped Hebrews, Cath Nazi publications and official otic ana iruiesiant uieu ui iu cloth, and members of the steel helmet veterans organization with hated communist and other . re actionary" or "subversive" ele ments In the determined fight to make national socialism the faith and the religion of unified Ger- many. V' -' v ,T Editor Announces i He Will Head Drive r The day's developments includ ed: 1. Julius Streicher, leading I Jew-baiter" and publisher of the I bitterly anti -Semitic newspaper "Stuermer," announced he him (self would head the drive to oust I all Jews from Berlin or segre- of. I gate-abenv ia ghettos. - - n ' .- 2.-A decree issued by the mln- emerged as a possible slogan in 1936, should additional basic Roosevelt enactments meet the doom of NRA. The phrase was used by Secre tary Wallace, just after the AAA and the TVA had lost and won respectively in appeals courts, in a Seattle speech attesting the depth of administration determination. Many economic problems are national, he reminded, and pro ceeded to state the broad ques tion much in the manner as did President Roosevelt In the cele brated "horse and buggy stage" press conference: Do federal powers extend to solution of national social and economic problems? Wallace did more. For the first time by so high an official, he (Turn to Page 7, Col. 3) REPUBLICANS WILL I ornoet Qtoto fiathorinn nf G. 0. P. in HlStOrY IS t .. j . NeQry S rOreCaSt Final arrangements have been completed for the Oregon state re- publican convention to be held July 26-27 in Salem according to Ralph Emmons, president of the Marion county clubs, and George Rhoten, secretary. All meetings will he held at the chamber of commerce, and the banquet will take place Saturday night at 7:30 at the Marion hotel. E. Britt Nedry, state president, predicts that this will be the most largely attended republican affair of its kind ever held in Oregon. The stage is all set for an ex cellent program with Dr. P. O. Riley of Salem as toastmaster. One of the speakers will be Gen eral H. V. Gates of Hillsboro, who is state commander of the G. A. R. and is 90 years old. Earl Snell, secretary of state, will also speak. Entertainment for Women Is Arranged The Marion County Woman s Republican clubs have outlined an interesting program for the visit- (Turn to Page 7, Col. 5) WOMAN IS 111 DALLAS. July 20. - (Special)- Mrs. Zilla Biers of this city was drowned at 4 o clock today when the car in which she was riding with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Woods skidded from the highway into about ten feet of water at Woods, near Pacific City. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Woods was Injured, as both were thrown clear of the car. The three were on their way, to Pacific City to spohd the week end. Mrs. Biers has served as secre tary to Dr. A. B. Starbuck during the last 20 years, and has served 15 years on the local hospital board. She was long associated with church affairs. The body was forwarded here and funeral arrangements will be announced later. istry of the interior warned Cath- one priests to tane care in wnat they said from pulpits tomorrow concerning ine nazi orive against political Catholicism." Prosecu - tors were told "quicK proo( ol misdeeds must he followed even by quicker punishment." Wholes sale- arrests of clergymen were predicted. - Minister of Labor Cannot Find Hitler 3. While Minister of Labor Franx Seldte, founder and leader w4 leader of the stahlhelm, tried to contact Adolf Hitler, but of the' country," it was said secret police "who yesterday dis solved the veterans organizations In Thuringia and parts of Silesia would strike . next at Schleswig and Mecklenberg. A sweeping or der abolishing the stahlhelm, was expected. 4. Secret police abolished the international organization of cab aret, vaudeville and circus artists bringing them into the scope of the far-flung cleanup movement' because subversive elements alleg edly were included in It. - e u'l Fi DIVES DALLAS CONGRESS MAY CEASE LABORS BY LABOR DAY McNary Sees Long Delay if ' Broader Tax Program is Insisted Upon AAA Amendments and Bank Regulation are Chief " Jobs Lying Ahead WASHINGTON, July 10.-(JP)- Sluggish from almost seven months of near-record activity, congress was resigned today to a possible stay until Labor day. Senator McNary, of Oregon, the republican leader, saw little hope of an adjournment before Septem ber 1 unless those who would broaden the administration tax program to take in smaller income and taxes outside the Roosevelt plan refrain from debate. Democratic Leaders Are More Optimistic Democratic leaders, including Senators Robinson of Arkansas and Harrison of Mississippi, were more optimistic. Both believed congress could get away the mid dle of August if the house hur ries along the tax bill. Looking back over the record today, leaders found more than two dozen "major" bills on the statute books along with nearly 200 more public laws, 140 priv ate and 36 public resolutions. Contemplating the future, they saw only the AAA amendments, banking, second deficiency, taxes and gold-clause suit ban measures awaiting final action by either ence committees were the utility noming company dui, lennessee Valley Authority amendments, so cial security and rivers and har- bora Improvement. Recovery Suit Baa Coming Ip Tuesday As the house and senate get back on their lobby trials again next week, the senate will strive for passage by Tuesday of the AAA bill barring processings f recovery suits except in certain instances. Meanwhile the house will work on a bill to replace the invalidated federal alcohol control administration. Two of its pro j visions setting up the new ag ency under the treasury and al lowing keg-whiskey for whole sale are opposed by the treasury department. SHANGHAI July 20 -WPV-The vernacular press today published with evidence of extreme displea sure reports from the United States of the marriage of Miss Viola Brown of Columbus, Ohio, and James Lin, foster son of President Lin Sen. There were indications a ma jor political crisis would be pre cipitated. Newspapers stated the govern ment has virtually ordered the president to take retaliatory mea sures against the youth. The aged statesman has se cluded himself on Kuling moun tain near Kiu-King, refusing to discuss the affairs. An uncle, James Lin, at Jul- ing said young Lin was to become head of the Lin family but that his marriage in America compli cated the succession. ROBERT BILE DIES: ;e ROSEBURG, Ore., July 20.-UP) i Another one of Oregon s law makers died today with the pass- ing at his home here of Robert L. Gile, Douglas county represen- tative in the state legislature in 926-27. for the &a8t 30 years operated a packing plant in Roseburg, owned' by tho li. &. Gile and Co., of Sa- i jem. He was partner In the firm. 1 Survivors Included his .widow. I one son, Robert, ot Roseburg; and a brother and two Bisters H. S. Gile and Miss Mina Gile of Salem, and Mrs. P. W. Brown of J Ontario, Canada. I Funeral services will be held nere Monday. Bite of Spider - is wot serious - WILSON CREEK. Wash., Jaly 20.-(SBttten by a black widow spider while she slept, Miss Mar ion Schumacher was recovering today without apparent ill ef fects. She awoke yesterday morning to find her wrist swollen. By noon lumps developed on her arm and her fingers stiffened. Doctors who treated her diagnosed the ailment as a black widow bite. MARRIAGE PLAN OF LIN DRAWS REBUKE Island Student Coming toW.U. i KUULEI EMOTO ST E Exceptional Record Shown for Kuulei Emoto Who Enters Willamette The first exchange of students ever to be consummated by Wil lamette university and the Uni versity of Hawaii will take place this fall when Miss Kuulei Emoto enrolls at Willamette and Miss Martha Jane Hottel matriculates with the island institution. Miss Emoto is' a young woman born in Hawaii of Japanese par- entage. She comes with a fine scholastic record and has heen ac- tive in Y. W. C. A. and other cam- pus activities. The exchange schol- arship pays her tuition and room for the year. Miss Hottel will live at the Wo- men's dormitory in Honolulu. Miss Emoto will be a Lausanne hall resident. Many, Universities Krchandi. Stadents - Wimettetjnrot 12 univer- sltie in the United States ex- changing scholars with the Ha waiian institution. Among the oth ers are Yale, California, Southern California, Stanford and Mills. Dr. Bruce R. Baxter received word from D. L. Crawford, presi dent of the University of Hawaii, concerning the selection of Miss Emoto. The exchange of students be tween universities of different countries has been an Interesting experiment of the last decade. -Not only does it foster international understanding but it provides an unforgettable year for the fortun ate scholar selected to represent his university. The visiting stu dent Is frequently called upon o 8Peak at round table meetings and to appear before campus and church groups. He is welcomed Into student activities and social circles and gets a well rounded view on contemporary life in the city and school which he is at tending. OPERA, LOSES BET NEW YORK, July 29.-(JP)- George Gershwin has finished his urei open, rorgy, auu .t thing I've done": but he has lost a DCl. And he can't remember what He heard an orchestra play parts of his opera for the first wm. r-.n a 1VIM f MUU made with . . . . wager 1922: a friend in "111 have an opera produced in 10 years He lost by three years. Gersh win is now 36 'I was very thrilled and ex- i cltpd on hearine the score." he said, "even though I knew ap- proximately how it would sqpnd. "It came out as I expected it to, and in spots better. S VOTE Oil SATURDAY TnTrTT.AVTvT7vrr. Jnlv 20 -Ji -Oregon football fans tonight .... . io.t n,rfor nil, ana boostinr their "Bi Three" candidates up the scoreboard in the national nool to select an all- star football team to meet the r Chicago Bears next montn in a charity game. Practically all ballots received here today carried th names or Batch. Morse oi Oregon, - Lioren rMnfa a WlllamatTA nnlversttv and Hal Pangle of Oregon State. Morse today received 1,0 08 more totes here: Grannis, the As- sociated Press little Ail-American guard of Willamette university, was second witlrl4,891, and Hal Pangle, Oregon State blocking back, was third with 14,260. in u(m mnatmarVnA nnt inter L rf lit . rtftfclihi f miL iiHiMinmiiA .nim tf...,.ii.iMitnal HQS M GOWN FINISHES N than midnight Sunday night will slble for the strike. Crow de be counted.' I dared. -There are Just a handful THAI CASE Merriam Refuses to Sign V Bill ' Permitting Lease to Whipstock Firm Teapot Dome Comparison is Heard; Standard Oil Monopoly Claim SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 21. -( Sunday )-(iiP)-Governor Merri am last night refused to sign the controversial Burns bill permit ting development of the state's tidelands oil pool by whipstock drilling. SACRAMENTO. Calif., July 20. -(iTVThe fate of two great Calif ornia oil fields rested in the bal ance of law and politics tonight with partisans in one instance hinting of a possible scandal "greater than Teapot Dome." Before Governor Frank F. Merriam was a bill permitting the state to lease rich oil-bearing tidelands to private companies for development on a royalty basis by "whipstock drilling" a new king in the many-sided romance of pe troleum engineering. With some independents con tending the measure enacted into law would give the Standard Oil company a monopoly on the great Huntington Beach field, the issue was whether the governor would sign it. Seeks Recovery of Elk Hills Property Atihe same time in Los Angel- es, John W. Preston, associate Justice of the state supreme court, was working on a suit to be filed with the government seeking re- covery of title to two sections of land in the equally rich Elk Hills field from the Standard Oil and General Petroleum companies. A value estimated at $25,000,000 to $50,000,000 was involved. J The bill before Merriam had onlv until midnight to live unless he signed.it into law. On the turn of another day It was des tined to die by pocket veto. APRICOTS CURRENT ROUND TABLE TOPIC Anw Mpthnri nf orvmn Mav . Be used in Hecipes tor Contest, is Ruled Apricots make up the current topic at The Statesman Round Table. Recipes may call either for fresh, preserved or dried apricots or may describe methods of pre- serving them. Be sure that your entry reaches the food editor by noon Thursday, July 25. Cash prizes totaling 12 will be announced Friday morning. Ev eryone is invited to send in one (Turn to Page 7, Col. 3) Cities9 Merging To Require Act Of Legislature Merging of North Bend and Marshtield into a new municipal- vn rnn9 Rnv wni require u ? 6 1 1 mt- anH n mn KA mafh Inorr . B""r ":?,tv, aireaay was nviiutuia iui uuc vnj IT" vV.v ICrr "7 no ia,7, . m,Ti consolidate as a new municipal I n TVi a lacst arivfoa was eoncht ar - . , "----" Dy persons mieresiea in iub yiw nosed consolidation program Sponsors of the move said tne consolidation would reduce gov ernmental costs and eliminate confusion. T 1 A . pil) I j OW D LlCO.1 Wn t riSeS L CIV JI I VfJ I VLLll WIV I To Delay PORTLAND, July 20.-(yP)-A BpoTcesman tonight said operators of the five Portland lumber mills still tied np In the strike-voted unanimously to reject a union counter-proposal made last night. Simultaneously Frank Johns- ton, executive secretary of the atrikine Sawmill and Timber Workers union of Portland, said: "Ending of the lumber strike I In Portland Is now up to the op- erators. Our offer to the live ! a . I a a. J mius, mane jrnaay nig nt. fair and square proposition. If any mill man will sign it he can open up Monuay mormu union ueauer no I tn Clft Jobs Back C. C Crow of Portland aald the fire Portland mills refused to comply with the union demand for replacement of non-striker workers who have carried on meagre yard work at three of the five mills. t v Furthermore, the mills will not re-Mr the nnion leaders respon- Special Loomsfith Only Few Details Now Delaying World News at a Glance (By the Associated Press) Washington: Congress resigned to session lasting until September;. Guftey coal bill may not pass. House and senate lobby com mittees chart inquiries to last un til fall. Leaders predict passage of so cial security program without ex empting private pension systems. New deal shown ready to light on constitutional issue. Five tests of new deal laws headed for supreme court will settle hundreds of cases In lower courts. Snell charges Roosevelt near impeachable grounds." Senate far from through with AAA bill after 10 days. Domestic : New York Lightning kills four: heat deaths mount over country. Los Angeles Bar delays new deal survey, assails changes in constitution by "corruption of Its text." San Francisco Polar air route between U. S. and Russia seen with flight planned soon in each direction. La Crosse, Wis. Two prison ers killed escaping Jail. Foreign: Berlin Nazi purge of opposi tion sweeps reich; Jews, Catho lics and dissident protestants classed with communists. Addis Ababa Emperor hurls new challenge as Italian minister protests last speech. Rome Conciliation commis sion may meet anew, but Italy proceeds with Ethiopian war plans. London Britain pins hope for peace on league council. Mexico City Official's sister held in political kidnaping. San Bernardino, Switzerland Thirteen killed In crash of third Dutch airliner in seven months London Pilot reports former King George ready to fly back to Greece. Lahore Ten killed in Indian religious rioting. Jerusalem Lieut. Chamber lain, son of Sir Austen, reported seized by Arab warriors. Istanbul Many reported killed in munitions blast. Buenos Aires Newspaper pro tests drastic new censorship on foreigners. Child at Condon Dies in Fire as Home Destroyed THE DALLES. Ore., July 20.- (JP) Fatal burns were suffered yesterday by 14-months-old Greta Wilkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilkins of Condon when their home was destroyed by fire. The badly burned infant was rushed to a hospital in an ambu lance but died soon. Mrs. Wilkins suffered severe burns about the feet and legs. . Origin of the blaze was unde termined. Medford Reports Holdup Epidemic MEDFORD, Ore., July 20.-JP)-A lone, six-foot Jbandit, shortly before midnight held np and rob' bed Ralph Greene, operator of a service station, of 950 in silver The thug escaped in the dark' ness. It was the third service Btation robbery in this city in the last 10 days. Settling Strike of them, anyway," he said. . Johnston said the employers in their six-point tender offered to take back strikers as soon as their ' jobs were available. The union insisted that all men em ployed at the time of the strike be re-hired when their former po- sltions were filled. Consecutive "Work . Dar Item Bothers Another minor point of dis agreement was a nnion demand that the lire eight-hour "work dars of the week be consecutive L Mid -week holiday like tne Fourth of Jaly would cause com plications, operators contended.. Agreement was reached on a five-cent pay Increase to 5S cents an hoar minimum and collective bargaining with plant employes. Three Portland mills contlnned to operate under nnion agreement with 600 men at work. One oper ator with noiwinlon help em ployed li while the other five mills where no cutting was being dona had 1200 ' men on the idle list. . " : ' . ' Session Call Martin About Ready to Summon Soloni; Program Rushed Qualification Issues to Arise; Summer Lacks Dullness By SHELDON F. SACKETT The first special session of the 38th legislative assembly draw near with the exact date of Its calling dependent, first, on the time necessary to prepare a for mal application to PWA for $1. 575,000 of federal funds with which to build the capitol, and second, the specific commitment of PWA to advance the requested funds after reviewing Oregon's formal application. Governor Martin said yesterday that he anticipated calling the ses sion within a comparatively short time. The state's PWA application is to be filled out this week. FWA Administrator Ickes is already or ally on record for ear-marking the requested funds and formal appro val by nis organization will be only a matter of routine. It is probable the session will convene early in September. The board of control during the past week made tentative arrangements to rent the second floor of the Elks temple as quarters for the special session. Must Straighten Out Eligibility Tangle The tangle over the qualifica tions of various members must be ironed out before the session can get down to work. Leading demo crats are divided In their coun sels: some believe men like Rep resentative Cooter and Represen tative Wallace who are among those under the ban of the attorney-general's decision on eligibil ity should resign and permit coun ty courts to name their successors. Other democrats prefer to carry the matter to the house itself, let ting that strongly democratic boiy overrule the attorney-general's de cision. The governor will call the ses sion by issuing a proclamation which will be relayed to each leg islator by the secretary of state. If the latter follows the attorney general's ruling he will not notify the members Mr. Van Winkle has ruled ineligible because they have accepted a state or federal office subsequent to their election to the legislature. The session, under the constitution, cannot extend more than 20 days but there is nothing to prevent the houses from stop ping their clocks or the goveraor from immediately calling a sec ond special "session the moment the first expires. Governor Martin is known to be gTiTinnn tn rnnfinA thn RAlAn A the problem of financing and con structing a new capitol and not to see introduced any number of bw bills which will slow down con sideration of the capitol mattr and lead to further appropriation from the state general fund. Pay-as-you-go Plan Is Favored The executive Is in accord witii other members of the board of . 1 .. . V X of financing the new struct re. Such details as the site of tb statehouse, the method -of holding an architectural contest, th amount of money to be spent and the board to have charge of con struction will all be subjects fr legislative determination. PWAx insistence that work get uner way shortly as a method of reHtev- ing unemployment is expected to' expedite .legislative consideration of the capitol problem. The customary tedium of tbn statehouse in summertime is ab sent this season, what with excit ing subjects like new capitols, re (Turn to page 12, col. 1) TWO ARE HIRED -AS AUTOS COLLI A head-on collision betwe cars driven by Frank Moll, 35t 122d avenue S. E., Portland, and Howard A. Robinson, 2283 L street, on the Pacific highway at Woodburn last night resulted in severe injuries for Moll and Mrs. Robinson, a passenger in the Rob inson car. - Mrs. Robinson suffered a badly lacerated throat and cuts about the arms and Moll received - broken leg. according to state Po lice. Mr. Robinson escaped with contusions of the. chest, Robinson was following a gaso line truck which- stopped sudden ly for a railroad ross ing. : Rob inson swerved to avoid crashing into the track and ran bead ". Into the Moll car, traveling soatn from Portland. Both cars wero badly damaged. ," " - Mrs. Robinson ana mou werw taken to the Salem General bos- reported as good. .