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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1935)
: 'THE weather r - - , Fair today and Thursday, slightly cooler, . higher ha ' midlty;. BIax.;Temp. Tues day 04, Mia. 48, river -3-S feet, northwest wind. - JVHERE ELSE? . '-. . The weather being, as ft i-V-smd 'everything closed up -where is there to' go except Co the fair today 7 And who won't be there? FOUMDEP J831 ' EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, September 4, 1935 - ; ;-4 " : ' ' ; 4 : 1 No. 13S - 1' a 1 'i ' $M$!ersons BIG OIL OIL IS DROPPED Standard-Vacuum Gives Up Concession at Request of Secretary Hull; Desired Due to War Fears President Elated, Ethiopia Legation is Disappointed but Relieved; Italy Must Expand, Rome View WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-)-Wlthdrawal of the Standard-Vacuum Oil company irom its vast oil concession in war-threatened Ethiopia was announced tonight by Secretary Hull in an extraor dinary move to preserve world peace. His statement, given to the press without warning, contained an agreement of Standard . offi cials to abandon at Hnirft'jper sonal request EmperdrHst neS lassie's grant for oil exploitation n more than halt his land. The big oil firm took the step after Hall frankly told them It was "highly desirable" because the concession "had been the cause of ' great embarrassment not only to this government but to other governments who are. mak ing streuous and sincere efforts for the preservation of peace." Stand-Off Policy Earlier Hull had coupled a new plea for the "supreme objective" of world peace with reiteration of an emphatic stand-off policy to ward the African question. A few hours later, he hastily called another press conference and Issued a statement which re vealed he had conferred with of f icials of Standard-Vacuum, for eign subsidiary owned Jointly by Socohy Vacuum Oil -company and Standard Oil Company of .New Jersey. Standard-Vacuum, In turn, owns the African Exploration & Development corporation, which obtained the concession. Previously Hull had told news men the government had adopted a "hands-off" policy with regard to the concession, emphasizing that it would not involve the na tion any more than other com mercial interests of United States citizens in foreign lands. HYDE PARK, N. Y., Sept. 3.-(ffj-President Roosevelt was in formed tonight by Secretary Hull that the Anglo-American land lease in Ethiopia has been can celled and. he expressed his "de light" . The president learned of the (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-(P)-HIgh officials of the city, state and ca- 1 tion paid final tribute to Mrs. Har old L. Ickes today.- - - Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, three cabinet members, the gover nor etf Illinois and the mayor. of Chicago Joined h u n d r e d s of friends at funeral services for the wife of the secretary ot the. in terior. - The rites at the Ickes home In WInnetka were simple as the list of mourners was Impressive. - The Rev. E. Ashley Gerhardt, rector of Christ Episcopal church In the fashionable : north . shore suburb' ' read- two psalms the 15th and the 121st. . He chose them' as most ' expressive of the -character of the woman who be came nationally known as a mem- ber of the -Illinois legislature. .Washington hostess, author and champion of the rights of the an-1 . derprivlleged. . 5 -':r - ' "Mrs. Roosevelt,- Post master : General James A. Farley," Secre tary of war and Mrs.; George Dfrn, Secretary of Commerce and ' Hrs.: Daniel C. Roper, Governor HenryHorner. Mayor Edward - J; ; Kelly. - Mrs. Henry A. "Wallace, wife of the -secretary of agricul- tare, sat with bowed beads as the pastor spoke... . vv. v PAD LAST TR BUTE City Will Cooperate In Capitol Problem, Waive Pasture Right Aldermen in Resolution Express Willingness to Vacate Portion of State Street, Help Finance New Campus THE City of Salem through a unanimous vote of its council last night declared its willingness to cooperate in every way possible with the state in relocating the capitol. In a reso lution introduced by Mayor V. E. Kuhn, the council expressed its "willingness, as far as possible to: 1. Vacate whatever portion of State street which may be o needed for the capitol site. IS W. I.I. CAMPUS SALE Haney, Honored at Banquet, is For It; Gridmen of 40 Years Ago Attend PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 3.-)-Proniinent alumni and former football stars of Willamette uni versity were honored here tonight at a stag "dinner" during which divergent opinions were expressed regarding the proposed sale of the university's campus to the state of Oregon. , Tribute was paid to two alumni recently elevated to Judgeships in United States courts . Bert E. Haney of Portland and LeotfJt. Tankowltch of Los Angel ear Haney was named to the United States circuit court of appeals at San Francisco and Yankowitch was appointed to the California district court. B. F. Irvine, In a talk In which he paid tribute to Haney as "a fighter for his convictions," ex pressed opposition to the sale of the Willamette campus to make room for a new statehouse at Sa lem, declaring that present college facilities had been "hallowed by tradition." j Haney in Favor of Helping Oat State Haney in his acknowledgement took an opposite viewpoint and (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) TREASURY ISSUE IS ana upilai WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Wt- Secretary Morgenthau announced tonight a $500,000,000 'treasury borrowing had been "well over subscribed." : He made the statement to the press .with obvious pleasure. The $500,000,000 Issue of 3-year 1 hi per cent notes had been of fered to the money market with in, a week of the treasury's fail ure to obtain a full subscription on a 1100,000,000 farm mort gage issue. The treasury bead declined to advance an explanation for the difference in the market last week and this. He said the sub scription books were closed on the 3500,000,000 cash offering of notes.. They will remain open until further notice for holders of $1,250,000,000 In called liberty bonds to exchange them for new bonds or notes. FIVE MILES s r I Jff Sir Malcolm Campbell and his slant racing car, the Bluebird, In which be yesterday streaked at speed I of 304.S31 miles an hour and made a sustained run in which he averaged 301.33, which la ever five : I miles a xmlnute. The nuge tan Repot, 2. Waive its right to Bush's pasture for' the location of the Willamette university campus there. 3. To incur any necessary debt, subject to authorization by the legislature and the voters of yie city, to help finance a new Wil lamette campus in Bush's pasture. None of the aldermen opposed passage of the resolution although Councilmen David O'Hara, E. B. Perrine and John D. MInto ex pressed themselves as not favor able to the present proposed capi tol location plan. All of the alder men joined by vote in the thought expressed by Minto that "in event the state desires to relocate the (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) CAMPBELL SPEEDS AT 301-MILE CLIP First Report He Failed to Achieve Long-Sought Goal Found Error COBBLESTONE, Nev., Sept 3. -JP)-ln one of the most startling reversals of an official record in the history, of automobile speed racing, the contest board of the American Automobile association announced late today that Sir Mal colm Campbell had actually ave raged 301.1921 miles per hour in stead of the 299. 875 mile clip he was credited with today after bis trials on the salt beds of western Utah. The change In time that brought the titled Englishman the five mile a minute or better record he has been seeking for years was announced after a conference among the AAA officials. A check of the instruments revealed the error was one of the computation of figures taken from the timing tape. The tape, it was said, showed (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Trustees Called Thursday ; Topic Sale of Campus Aniedee M. Smith, president of the board . of trustees of Willamette university, announc ed last night in Portland a call for a special meeting - of the trustees to consider the matter of Rale of the campus to the state for capitol purposes, the meeting to be held in Eaton hall Thursday at 9:30 a. m. During the meeting, probab ly at 10 o'clock, the board will listen to any outside represen tatives who may care to ap pear. A MItJUTE SPEED which holds the car on a straight' ted Killed in IR VETERANS GAMPS SUFFER GREATEST LOSS Death . Stories Unconfirmed for Most Part; Cigar -District Hit Hard Another Steamer in Slight Trouble; West Coast of Florida Scene MIAMI. Fla.. Sept. 3. - (JP) -Leaving more than 100 reported dead in its patch through the Florida Keys, a tropical hurricane tonight swept northwestward along the west coast and lashed the resort city of St. Petersburg and Tampa, center of the state's cigar industry. The reported deaths, most of which lacked confirmation, were said In meager idvices received here to have occurred largely in the war veterans camps in the Florida Keys. As the storm, reported with a 100-mile an hour velocity at Boca Grande, south of St. Petersburg, whipped into Tampa bay, two fish ermen were reported missing in the gulf and distress flares were seen .in the stormy sky out in the gulf. Capulet Reported Calling lor Help j From Mobile came aj report of the steamer Capulet calling for help and giving a position 65 miles due east of Miami. Tropical radio at Miami said It had not heard a call from the: boat. A short time later divisional coast guard headquarters report ed the Capulet had engine trou ble about 40 miles east of Hol- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) KELLAHER CASE IS DELAYED FURTHER Grand Jury investigation Into the alleg-,1 $50,000 agreement be tween D; Kellaher, former state parole olcer, and L. A. Banks, serving a life term In the peni tentiary for murder, was further delayed Tuesday when a damage action scheduled to come before Judge McMahan in circuit court, was continued until September 12 It was stated that no grand Jury would be called until after that date. It had been expected that a grand Jury would be se lected when the regular Jury panel convened today. The former grand Jury went out under a ruling of Judge Fred W. Wilson of The Dalles when he quashed an indictment against Sheriff A. C. Burk of Marion county, charging him with negli a-ence in office. Kellaher was being held under bond to the grand Jury to which he was committed by the justice court. He was crrestad on a charge of agreeing to accept a bribe, fol L lowing the exposure by Assistant Attorney General Ralph Moody of the alleged contract between Banks and Kellaher. in which the latter was to receive $50,000 If he succeeded in obtaining Banks' pardon. ACHIEVED r H coarse is shown In closeop view. World News at a Glance (By The Associated Press) Kthiopian situation: Washington Secretary of State Hull announces withdrawal of Standard-Vacuum Oil company from Ethiopian oil concession. London Great Britain mobiliz es reinforcements and strengthens defenses in the Mediterranean. Geneva Great Britain and France unable to agree on joint re port to Council of League of Na tions. Rome Italy, -still adamant, pre pares its report to League council. Domestic: Miami More than 100 deaths reported as hurricane lashes Flor ida coast. Four rescue vessels stand by helpless as liner "Dix ie," 349 aboard, is pounded on reef. Wendover, Utah Sir Malcolm Campbell travels 301.337 miles per hour to set new land speed record. Chicago Mrs. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and high government officials mourn at funeral of Mrs. Harold Ickes, wife of the secre tary of the interior. Tampa TFour wounded and dozen injured in election rioting. Foreign: Brussels Body of Queen Ast rid placed In royal crypt while roy alty and commoners mourn. Mqscow Russian explorers re port discovery of new island in Polar regions. CITY AUDIT IIS One Business Head Should Direct Finances Says Protzman Report The present system of handling city of Salem finances "is as out of place and unbusinesslike as it would be for a large department store to be run by a general su perintendent, board of directors and department superintendents, appointed by the stockholders, and the general superintendent and board of directors, without authority to really superintend the departments and correlate their work, J. B. rrotiman re ported to the city council last night in submitting to the alder man the first comprehensive au dit made of the city's records in many years. " The audit, Protzman wrote. "has impressed me with the fact . . that the business of the city should be under the control of one person, responsible to those over him. or under a commission of not to exceed three. . ." Accuracy Lacking In City Accounting Protzman Bald the audit snow ed "the need of more accurate ac counting, and possibly Its simpli fication; a closer check on the various funds to see that warrants and bonds are called and sinking funds invested when they should be; and a complete annual audit, preferably kept up monthly with a Quarterly audit. The immediate result of the au ditor's report, which consisted of one loose leaf book of 256 pages and another book of 145 pages, was council, approval of a motion by Alderman W, D. Evans that Protzman be employed for one month to set up a new bookkeep- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) M. C. Fleming of Troutdale and Hart and -Glmmeltoft of Roy, Wash., swept the field yesterday in- the Guernsey division - at the state fair. Final judging gave Hart and Gimmeltoft grand cham liimmeiioii granu ui- pion bill, two year class; Junior champion bull under two years: NEW fifSIFM H GUERNSEY DIVISIDN wins RUED grand champion bull; graded herd reef and delayed until dawn the first and second, and breeders narardour attempt of nearby res young herd, first. ,.- ene BbipS to remove her 372 pas- .Flemlng received awards ; for ,engers and erew. ! senior champion cow, Junior Bat from' Capt. E. W. Sund- champion heifer, grand champion gtrom came the heartening mea- cow; tnira in graaearnerus;-ana second in breeders young herd- Alex Crulckshank, McMinnville, took third in the breeders young herd class. - - Dairy cattle shows are so large this year that It Is necessary to run two rings and: two Judges at the same time, J. J Toylar, Salem, superintendent of "dairy ; cattle, said Tuesday ' ZiAV:- - Holstein Judging will be started today. And Jersey Judging will be finished, today. - Brown Swiss " and Ayreshire Judging began yesterday. . c - , ! v " t .:" : il; HIGHER BUDGET Record Crowd Certain Levy of IV2 Mills More is Foreseen; October 7 Taxpayers' Date Health Item, Part of Fund Requested for Traffic Signals Get Okeh TOTALS IX 1936 CITY BUDGET AS PROPOSED Outgo, 0 limit . .$223,530.42 Estimated receipts 13,000.00 Tax, 6 limit . .9210,530.42 . 141,750.62 Tax, totcr levies Total tax ....... .$352,289.04 Total outgo .$365,289.04 A Salem city budget for 1936 which will increase expenditures by $22. 8f 4.23 and the millage by approximately 1 mills emerged from the final session of the joint citizens and council budget com mittee at the city hall last night. The council Immediately set Oc tober 7 as the night at which tax payers may have final say on what the levies shall be for next year's expenses by the city. Total expenditures approvd bf the committee included . $141,- 1 9. 04 for bond Interest and AaawmMstma ef raf anstv snf f IrA department tax levies voted by the people, and $223,530.42 for cur rent expenses which by state con stitution may not be increased more than 6 per cent above the highest figure for the top budget of the last three years. Will Cay Deficit Incurred This lear The committee estimated re ceipts 'rom othei than tax sour ces at $18,000 but provided to pay off $5000 of 1935 deficit Irom this sum. leaving $13,000 in re ceipts which could be deducted from the item for current expen ses. This deduction brought the current expense tax to $210, 530.42. the maximum to the cent to which this levy could be raised under the 6 per cent limitation. Reversing their action taxen August 19, the budgeteers. last night refused salary increases to all but one major city employe, After Recorder A. Warren Jones had offered to continue his sal ary at $2160 as for this year and that of his secretary at this year s figure, ?1350, the committee ac ceded to his request that the sal ary of his deputy, Alfred Mundt (Turn to rage z, uou o; Elkhorn School First in County To-StartWork The Elkhorn school which opened yesterday, was the first of the Marion county schools to begin work this year, Mrs. Mary L. Fnlkerson. county school su nerintendent. reported yesteraay. A number of other -county schools. Including those in Sa lem, will anen September 16. with a few remaining closed until Sep tember 23." The sunerintendent's office vesterdav was mailing out school census blanks so that clerks couia begin work on census taking im modiatelr' The census must be w . completed by November l. Dixie Rescue Delayed; Ships Stand By MIAMI, Fla., Sept 3.-ff-A !,., M hnrlerf relent- lcg8. m lnst Morpm v.,,. on . cori igafe: -Morale of passengers high. They had ridden nearly 24 weary, dangerous hours'1 in' the storm-tossed liner which 'ground ed on French reef, 0 iiiles south of here last midnight,- . ''Chief 1 engineer ' reports floor plates In flreroom op two inches,! Capt. Sandstorm radioed the Mor gan line offices ; In New York. "Making no .water except In dou ble . bottom, v Ship' povndlng slightly." . i .- ' . Awaits Daw Before Attempting Rescue " "T The New York office was, un- iuraLure 01 Dig oiiow SALEM DAY PROGRAM AT OREGON STATE FAIR All day Judging Jve stock In arenas, poultry pa vilion, and 4 -II barns and buildings. 2 p. m. Afternoon horse races. Lone Oak track. 6:30 to 7:30 p. m. Free program in front of grand jstand. 8 p. m. Horse show and rodeo at stadium. 9 a.m.- midnight Salem day. GOQO WORKERS ABE All Relief Work Is Halted . Till Harvest Shortage of Labor at End While hon growers reported ffcstr ohortaee of nickers increas ingly acute yesterday, state relief officials Joined in declaring mere would be no further relief work until the harvest seasons are ena- d and employment officers ar ranged for transporting pickers to and from the yards. "Six thousand additional nop nickers are needed in the Salem Independence hop area, jonn m. Cooter. federal farm placement su pervisor, estimated last night. "So acute is .tne.saoriage, ini sever. yards were sraable .to start pick ing today. Practically all yards are short handed.". Cooter announced arrangements had been made to have trucks leave the state employment agen- cv. 35a JNortn niKQ sireei, ai ... l a -A f (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) ADDIS ABABA. Sept. S.-UPi- Emperor Halle Selassie answered critics of his concession of oil and mineral rights with an official communioue today, sent his per sonal bodyguard to a prospective war front- bearing a girt swora from the king of England and threatened foreign correspondents with censorship. Hla communlaue said he was within his! full sovereign rights In wanting his concession to Francis M. Rickett. British promoter. It pointed out the concession was ex clusively of. economic character designed to develop the country. The British government was not Involved in it,, directly or Indlrect- lv tha rnmmiinimift said, aadinz that the conception gave attention to the treaty of 190 which "It- aly is preparing openly to vie- late.1 Through his government, the emperor expressed exasperation at the Increasing number? of false and misleading dispatches-being sent. abroad from his capital and warned correspondents censorship would have to be imposed If the falsifying continued. Efforts Are able to explain reference to the floor plates. Apparently certain there was no danger the Dixie would pound herself to. pieces, the captain ra dioed his decision to await dawn before beginning rescue , opera tions, to the SS Platano, shortly after 10 n. m. YE. Dv T.) t The Platano, with the United Fruit steamer Limon, the Stand ard Fruit boat Gatun, and El Occi-i dente of the , Morgan. line were standing by three miles off the reef. The tanker Reaper also, was in the viclnity.;-K-;;-x-:;--;-:',-- ' - . rain xx :nt,r:w th Platano'. view of the - . ariTC,i. TinMJr - w a nw dHvn hv harricane I.. mat north nri the Flor Ida coast from New Orleans to (Turn to Page 2; Col. 2) f; NEEDED. UOP YARDS SELASSIE DEFENDS CB HETl Public Offices, Local Stores to Shut Up for Salem Day- Life Members Gather; Accidents Occur, None Serious By DAVE JOHNSON Today Is Wednesday and It's Salem's day at the Oregon state fair. Banks will close for the day, . stores and downtown offices are generally scheduled to close for the afternoon, and the city treas urer's office will shut its doors at noon. There will be a .single "de- . livery of mail, including the bus- , lness district, with the postolnce , shutting up shop at noon. County courthouse offices will - remain open, but some bf the staff- will get a half-holiday, and the secre tary of state's office and Other state offices will be open but will be manned by only skeleton staffs. Most state offices will be closed In the afternoon. In addition to its feeing Salem day, this morning, afternoon, .and , evening will mark special observ ance of Governor's day, Marion county day, Southern Oregon day, and fraternal day. Salem Day Awaited, Tuesday Crowd Small Charles H. Martin, state's enter executive, will not be present to- da but ad Salem Cherrians tomorrow morning wnen iney welcome Portland's Royal Rosar ians, coming aboard a special train for observance of Portland day. Reports from the rose city indicate that the visiting delega tion will be the largest at the fair in several years. Dusty glamour and roar or the fair palled on the appetites of pa trons yesterday, with the result that attendance hit the low mark so far in admissions records with the score of 7372 paid entrance fees. Even so, yesterday's total brings fair attendance since the opening day to more than S5,- 000. Despite the slack day, betting at the parl-mutuel machines at Lone Oak track rang up 150 more yesterday than the total r Tuesday a year ago. High returns were paid on some ' long shots, with one $68 ticket going t Oa West. Life Members Hold Their Annual Meet . Interest of old-timers peopM who have watched the fair since inception to the present day I centered last night on the 74th meeting of the life members of the Oregon Agricultural associa tion. The association name has been maintained by this group be cause, baca in isi, k waa i group that started Oregon lair 1 week. I Twelve members of the group I met at the home of Robert Toxir, mayor oi Teniea t,uy ior w (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) WASHINGTON, Sept. . S.-P)- Announcement was tnade by the division of applications and In-1 formation today that President WOODBURN PROJECT RECEIVES APPR01 Roosevelt had approved an allot ment of federal funds totaling) . $20,032 to be used by the works progress 'administration for carry-. ing out the, works program in Oregon. Sponsors of the Oregon pro- . Jects have pledged 913,751 additional. ,lUO IU11"S.i'I''tw 10 eluded ' . " '" " . ' Benton county; Corvaiiis, rene . Ing experimental irrigated lots at , Oregon '. State ; college, federal funds $725, sponsors eonrxxnu- , tion, I40S.V V '.J' vv - Marion . county;. 1 Woodhars, , clearingVand deepening ' ereek, channel, tederai Tanas s - ff I snonsor's contribution $ 1 1 4 7. YamhUl countyr .McMinnvnie,. terashinr and spreading rock three-miles-of road, federrffada. .vr$1310. . sponsor's contrinuijon ! I21I0T extension of East Creek - 1 road 2.5 ' miles, federal funds 1 3804,' - sponsor's 12727.- : contribution ;1J - 7 4 .'