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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1935)
Kent's Column The Great Game of Pol itics," daily column In The Statesman's editorial page, keeps readers abreast of af fairs at Washington. The Weather Cloudy with occasional rain today, and Saturday, normal temperature; Max. Temp. Thursday 63, Mln. S3, river -1.2 feet. EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, November 22, 1935 No. 203 E . i . - - . ..... - j j FOUNDEQ 1851 y , : Hop Men Vote By Big Margin To Form Co-op Walker Heads Committee to Draft Program for Saving Industry Setting Minimum Price, Sales Organization Some of Aims Enthusiastic approval by the hop growers of Oregon, to the formation ofTa cooperative mar keting organization was given at a meeting here yesterday. Growers- were presnt from practically every hop growing section of the state. They represented a yield of more than 27,000 bales. By a vote of 39 to 2 with three ex cused from voting, the tentative plan for the new organization was approved. Rosa .Wood, president of the hopmen's state association, ap pointed a committee to draft plans for, the cooperative. The committee will hold its first meet ing at the Marion hotel at noon today. Dean Walker of Independence was appointed chairman of the committee and Frank Needham of Salem secretary. Ray Glatt of Woodburn, Joseph Keber of Mt. Angel, A. M. Jerman, Louis Lash mund, Frank Durbin, C. W. Paul us and W. S. Walter, all ot Salem, comprise the rest of the commit tee. Setting Minimum Price Chief Aim Tentative plans call for the cre ation of a cooperative group which will set a minimum price at which hops will be sold. Limit ing of production .and acreage is also being considered. Members of the association would have the right either to sell through the cooperative o? to make their own sales, at pres ent. In case they desired to sell for themselves, they would act as agents of the cooperative and would not be permitted to sell for less, than the minimum price. It is understood that several brewing associations have indi cated a willingness ''.to agree to buy hops only from the members -of such a cooperative group, if the members would agree to raise ouality hops. U rowers May Ban Later Plantings They are also said to be willing to' agree not to buy from any yards that were not in produc tion In 1935. Hop leaders point out that If these agreements can be made with the brewers, the danger of additional acreage and overpro duction could be eliminated. It is estimated'that at least 75 per cent of the growers would have to be in the association to make its control effective. Some growers are said to favor the co operative even if only 10 per cent Joint. They feel that the coop erative would eliminate high bro kerage rates and result in a bet ter price to the grower as well as a cheaper price to the brewer. There is said to be considerable feeling of resentment among the growers over the fact that four eastern, buyers control approxim ately 80 per cent of the hop deals. Claim Price Forced Iown, Beer High . Some growers hold ill feeling toward the local representatives of the eastern firms, stating that the local brokers are - forcing prices1 down to their own benefit without giving the reduction to the consumers in the east. It Is as "a result of this bad feeling that the growers ure at tempting to eliminate the brok ers." set a minimum price and con trol production to prevent contin uing chaos in the hop market. Present market demand for 'hODs is practically nil, with prices being offered which do not al low the grower to recover the cost of produdng 'the crop. Costs for growing the hops, curing and baling them, range from 14 cents to 21 cents a pound. Hops are celling now at from 8 cents to 10 cents a pound. Many growers have indicated that it' will be an (Turn to Page 4CoI. 1) Capitol Board to Be Meeting Topic Henry F. Cbrbett, senate presi dent and Howard Latourette, speaker of the house, are sched uled to be in Salem today to con fer with Governor Martin on their appointments to the new capitol commission.; Neither of the two men last night said he had com pleted his selection of appointees. Corbett indicated he was having difficulty getting good men to serve on the commission. Names of H. H. Olinger and Milton Myers of Salem were men tioned yesterday as possible local appointees of Governor Martin who has already indicated one Salem" man would be among his list of three chosen. William Wal ton. mentioned yesterday as an appointee, said last night he was not to be considered as a pos sible appointee. H.' B. VanDuier, former high way commission chairman, is pre sumed to be one of Governor Martin's appointees. Darto Isn't Jury Decides; First I Test Case in Oregon . F . I I Municipal Court Tribunal of Six is Gut Only Ten Minutes; Winter and: Milo Freed of Charges ! but Disputed Game Can't Reopen Here j A SIX-MAN municipal court jury deliberated less than ien minutes in deciding yesterday afternoon to find! A. jF. Winter, owner, and George Milo, manager of the former darto parlor here, not guilty of operating a lottery. Argu ments on the case lasted from 10 a. m. to 2:50 p. m. wjth an hour out for lunch. I f 1- The trial, attorneys involved Self Defense Is ,y Plea of Fiedler Can't Think Clearly Since Accident Several Years f Ago, lie Explains j PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 21j-C'P)-Geor8e Fiedler, 23, told the circuit court "I just had to do it, that's all," in testifying today at his trial on charges pf slaying Deputy Sheriff Ernest Loll. "So I fired twice,", he explain ed in contending the shooting was in self-defense. Fiedler denied he had told A. Ferdinand Weston, also under in dictment in the same case, to fire at he deputy while the latter was on the ground. Blames Accident for Menta) Lack Defense Attorney George Mow ry told the court Fiedler had been seriously -injured in an auto ac cident two years ago. : "It is hard for me to think clearly in times of excitement since the accident," Fiedler said' Loll's riddled body was found on a lonely road near Portland September 29, a few hours after he had been detailed to investi gate reports of pheasant poach ing. s Fiedler and Weston were ar rested at Moclipse, Wash., a few days later and were declared District Attorney James A. Bain to have signed confessions. r Gulf Dock Strike Solution Sought NEW YORK, Nov. 21-(i?VSec-retary Frances Perkins said to night she was "hopeful of a solu tion" of the 'Gulf ports longshore men's strike which union leadefs have threatened to extend to all Atlantic and Pacific ports. !;; After a 90-minute conference with Joseph P. Ryan, president of the International Longshoremen's association, Miss Perkins said: "This Is an Intricate and con fusing situation. I believe we have made progress toward a method of solution, but our meth od cannot be revaaled at this time." The secretary of labor was ac companied by E. P. Marsh of the U. S. department of "labor concil iation service. Marsh said he was "familiar with the west coast sit uation" where union longshore men have refused to unload boats coming from gulf ports. Idaho Governor Sot to Order Special Session t To Take Care of Relief BOISE, Nov. 21.-(P)-t-overnor Ross announced tonight be "ab solutely will not call a special ses sion of the lstate legislature to take care of the relief problem tn this state." I "We will use the 100.000 ia month from the 2 per cent retail sales tax for unemployables now on Idaho emergency relief admin istration rolls, the federal govern ment will take care of the employ ables," he declared. l Scale Down on Linen Mill j Refinancing Reduced, Word Notice that the public works progress administration had agreed to reduce the scale-down on the bonded debt of the Salem Linen Mills. Inc., from 45 to 25 per cent was telegraphed here yes t e r d a y, it was announced last night by Paul R. Hendricks, who has been representing sponsors of the program to refinance the plant's operations with a federal loan. This concession by the lending agency may save Salem bondholders alone $171000. I The loan agreement, whereby the plant would receive $85,000 of federal funds for debt reduc tion and operating capital, now provides that 25. per cent in cash and 50 per cent in debentures shall be given bondholders on the par value of their Investments. In terest on the plant's $150,000 bond issue has been in default for about 4 H years. Definite Commitment In Sight, Claimed While the deal for the loan has not been completed, the bondhold ers' committee is understood to have what it deems a definite Lottery believed, made legal history. This was believed to be the first test case of whether or not a dart game is a lottery and thereby in violation of the state constitution prohibition against this type of gambling. jj The arguments revolved aloiost entirely about the question! of skill being involved in i playing the dart game with Robert! F. Maguire of Portland and George Rboten, defense counsel, contend ing skill entered Into it and City Attorney Chris J. Kow its holding that there was no appreciable ele ment of skill to it. Doesn't Mean Dart i Game Can Reopen i After the verdict was announc ed Municipal Judge Jones refund ed the 1300 bail posted by Win ter and 100 pat np by .Milo. He i Turn to rage 4. col. 4) ! Traffic Control Program Viewed Seven Signals Proposed; Cost to be $2000 Is Word of Agent j Plans for the installation j of a traffic control system at the downtown intersections of Salem were discussed at a meeting) of the street and traffic committees last night. j K. E. Erickson of the Erickjson supply company of Portland met with the committee." He demon- f strated the different types of sig nals, and made recommendations to the committees. ; Tentative plans call for the in stallation of signals at seven in tersections. Three would be plac ed on Court street and three; on State street, at the intersections of High, Liberty and Commercial. The seventh would be placed at the intersection of Commercial and Center streets. j Cost Around $2000 For Seven Signals Erickson estimated that the seven could be installed for ap proximately $2000. If a central control at the police station were! used an additional $1500 would be necessary. j The signals favored by the com-! mittee would be the type known as the center signal, hung from (Turn to Page 4, Col. "8) Need New Session j If Sales Tax Out Courthouse officials yesterday predicted another special session of the legislature will be neces sary early in 193 6 if the skies tax is notyoted as a means of providing old age pensions. ( Old - age pension recipients about 500 In number in Marion county, not only expect pensions! in 193 6 they expect larger pen sions, county officials said, j i Under the law hurried through the last day of the special session, counties are stopped from using 193 6 budgeted funds f)r pen sions. In event the special elec tion held in January does not provide funds, an intolerable situ-i ation for county officials would allegedly be created, forcing tan-f other special legislative ' Besslon, commitment of the $85,000 with; the stipulation that certain (re-j quirements be met, including ap-j proval by two-thirds of the bond holders. The United StateV Na tional bank of Portland and; Its Salem branch have been desig nated as depositories for the bonds. ! The new debentures will be prior to all liens on the miUs with! the exception of the federal loan, which L. C. McLeod. president and manager, has been required to un derwrite. . The loan, at a lowf int terest rate, will be repaid serial ly over a 20-year period. f j Federal requirements Include in part scaling down' the bonded and other obligations, retaining McLeod as manager and paying back taxes. - : Major Bondholders I i Here Have Complied I j j Since the committee voted three weeks ago to ask the bondholder to turn in their bonds on the: or iginal basis of 25 per cent; re demption in cash and 30 per cent in debentures, virtually all ofj the (Turn to Page 4, Col. 7) f i liquor Board Counsel Paid Special Fees Bill for $810 Above His Regular Retainer Has Commission Okeh Time in Court Charged; Previous Setup Seen Less Expensive A bill for $810 for legal services has been filed with the secretary of state by Austin Flegel, attorney for the state liquor commission. The bill is in addition to the monthly retainer fee of $125 per month. It was approved by unan imous vote of the liquor commis sion at a meeting on October 30. The bill will be paid by the secre tary of state out of funds of the liquor commission. Previous to July 1 attorney ser vices had been rendered the com mission by Assistant Attorney General Francis Wade, with no cost to the commission either for services or travel expense. Wade is. a regular employe of the at torney general, on salary; and handled this work along with oth er departmental duties. Numerous Special Services Charged The items listed on the Flegel bill are as follows: Aug. 31, 1935: Special legal ser vices in John Stergois case, 12 hours preparation, three days in court, $150. ' -Same date: Special legal services,' hearing on revocation Columbia Brewing Co. license, 22 one third hrs. preparation and four days in court before commis sion, $400. Sept. 30: Special legal services, L. G. Verdon case, 5 hours prepar ation and one-half day in court, $25. Same date: Special legal services, Silverman case, 5 hours prepar tion and one-half day in court, $25. Same date: Special legal services, Ella M. Foster appeal, 3 hours preparation and appearance in court, $25. Same date: Same case, prelimin- (Turn to Page 4. Col. 2) Test Upon Tariff Proposed by Dill Wants Lumbermen to Join Fight but Northwest Leaders Dubious WASHNIGTON, Nov, 21.-()-A suggestion the lumber industry join with other interests in a court test of constitutionality of the reciprocal trade agreement law came today from former Sen ator C. C. Dill of Washington State. Dill said he would prefer the suggested, action be brought against the recently negotiated trade agreement between this country and Canada under which the duty on lumber imported into the United States was cut 50 per cent. The former senator based his argument that the law is uncon stitutional on the statement the constitution makes mandatory "ratification by the senate after a treaty is made before it is ef fective." He said the trade agree ment law in effect was a ratifi cation of treaties before they ever have been made. SEATTLE, Nov. 21. --Pacific northwest lumbermen tonight received coolly a suggestion by former Senator C. C. Dill of Washington, state that the lum ber Industry join with others in a court test of constitutionality of the reciprocal trade agreement law. Portland, Spokane and Seattle lumbermen, contacted about the (Turn to Page 4, Col. 3) Ras Seyoum Army Met and Repulsed (By the Associated Press) Italy finally came to grips with the elusive Ras Seyoum, com mander of Ethiopia's northern army, and defeated him, the fas cist high command reported Thursday. For weeks Italian columns have sought Ras Seyoum, under whose leadership warriors were report ed rallying for a desp'erate stand against the Italian advance. The Ethiopian army was said to be in flight, carrying its dead. How many Ethiopians were killed in the battle was not known hut the Italian losses were said to be "small." America's oil industry was call ed upon by Secretary of the In terior Ickes to halt voluntarily shipments to Italy. He explained he had no "authority at all" in the matter. The League of Nations is con sidering adding oil to the products barred under sanctions. Italy must Import oil, vital to her navy, army and air force. Final Decision Upon Wells as Source Looms Proposal to Bring Water From North of Town Made to Board ! I Supply There is Deemed Certain but Cost of Pumping Higher On the eve of possible final de termination of well water possi bilities for the city as far as the' water commission Is concerned, A. M. Jannsen, Seattle driller; who has been boring test holes for the commission, last night proposed that a well supply be brought In from north of the city. He stated a definite contract proposal before a group ot city councilmen called to meet at the Marion hotel by Frank Derby, president of the Sa lem Taxpayers league. The water commission, , with two test holes already abandoned on the Turner highway site hear ihe national guard rifle range. Is expected to learn today whether or not the two other test borings started there early this : week show any more favorable Indica tions of an adequate well water supply than the first two did. A small flow of water was found in the first two holes but no in (Turn to Page 4, Col. 4) Youths Urged to Write to Santa Jolly Saint Will Be Here in Person, Christmas Opening Program Write Santa! So the Salem Ad club advises young folk who each year, with the approach of Christmas, recall that the bewhiskered gentleman is to be looked upon as their great est benefactor. Kids' Christmas correspondence for Santa CUtus will be receivable beginning Monday, November '25. Youngsters will deposit their let ters in a specially constructed post box which will be .set up on a different downtown "corner each day next week. Following is day-by-day' loca tion schedule for Santa's letter box: Monday, Court and Commer cial. Tuesday, State and Commer cial. Wednesday, Liberty and Court. Thursday, Liberty and State. Friday, High and State. Santa Will Open Letters Next Friday Friday . night, shortly before merchants unveil their windows inaugurating the 193 5-Christmas shopping season, the Santa mail (Turn to Page 4, Col. 1), Teaching Job in Mexico Perilous MEXICO CITY, Nov. 21.-flp)-The federal secretariat of educa tion, alarmed by the 'growing number of killings of rural school teachers, asked the war depart ment today to allow teachers to arm for protection against violent measure of opponents of social istic education. More than 12 such killings' have been reported in the past month, most of them in the states of Puebla, Morelos and Jalisco; Several days ago two. women teachers were attcked in Puebla by rebels, who cut off their ears and threatened them ; with death if they continued giving socialistic Instruction. Dispatches from Puebla yester day reported the leader of a band suspected of killing six teachers in the Texintlan district in a single day last week had been captured and shot by federal troops. Pants Pocket Burglar h Uncaught but Appears To Be Taking Vacation Salem's pants pocket burgler, who has Invaded several scores of homes within the last few months and stolen a coisiderable quan tity of money, continued free yet terday but no new complaint of hit' activitleo had been received. Chief of Police Frank A. ilinto sale last night. Clues obtainer at houses entered this week de veloped nothing yestrday, j he re ported, ji ' At least seven hoilse hurgla'rles have ,occurred here this : week, three In the north end of the city Tuesday and four in the south Monday nights. Little loot was obtained at any of the seven. Split Baking Soda Poison Probed as In r r Above,. Dr. J. C. Geiger, left, San Francisco health officer, and George Engler, police Inspector, studying specimens of baking soda suspected of containing the poison which caused three deaths, possibly a fourth which occurred Thursday, in that city. Below, Dr. Geiger's hands hold ing two test tubes, one showing presence of the poison (left) and the other no poison. In ternational Illustrated News photo. Police Complaint Group is Created Salem citizens having com plaints against any member of the city police force majrnow present them to a newly formed grievance committee, it was announced at police headquarters yesterday. Ap propriating a system for several years employed by the Portland police department, Chief Frank A. Minto here has appointed Ser geant J. L. Cutler and Officer Louis A. Burgess of the night shift and Officer Donald Nichol son of the day force to receive and act on complaints. The grievance committee Idea was discussed at the monthly po lice school meeting Wednesday night and . approved the scheme. Under it, the committee will con sider complaints and recommend penalties to the chief, who under civil service rules has power to suspend an-officer for a maximum of 30 days' time. Keaton Being Held PENDLETON, Ore., Nov. 21.-()-Justice court at Long Creek place William Keaton, 37, of Day ville, under f 1000 bond as a re suit of the accidental shooting of W. C. Gibbs, 5, while on a hunting ,trlp. w- : v ' . f - . jnw an i i - r kilt fi i - . i- v - r r At-' 1 - " f ' ' r- Biii ni i'i -fi Florence Howqrfi.JPin Round Tabled By JESSIE STEELE A splendid assortment of muf fin recipes was received this -week and will be printed the week fol lowing Thanksgiving. The Roand Table will take a vacation next week. .. ' ' ' IV . .Winners are as follows: t Flor ence Howard of Monmouth, first prise of $1 for "orange muffins"; Helen Lange, i960 Broadway, and Mary Maley, 825 N. Summer, the two 50 cent , prizes - for "spioted apple muffins' and "tea - time muffins' respectively. All aw ards may be obtained by calling at the Statesman office.; .j Orange Muffins ; Top eromb mixtora: . ' 1 enp floor ,! . 9 tableipoon nelte4 borteptng ?i cap browm awgar . TFh 1 U Deaths are piirth Victim Dies A 4 Fourth Death Due To SodSuspect Dishwasher Dies; Theories on Source of Poison Vary Greatly . 8 AN FRANCISCO, Not. Authorities seeking to determine Show 800 pounds of bargain sale baking soda became loaded with E poison were . confronted by a fourth death tonight In a new phase of the mystery. Jeorge Purnaras, 45, a , dish washer, died three hours after taking bicarbonate of soda, hut it came from a different source than that which" caused three previous deaths and made 18 persons ill. peputy Coroner Anthony Tra bucco said after an autopsy the death of Pernaras ''looked sus piciously like" a Case of poisoned sade, but a chemist's report would be! necessary for a, final check. The death of Pernaras came while authorities considered the ories ranging from accident to wholesale murder plotting in con, tamination of the department store soda. Coroner T. B. Leland said there was "a possibility a maniac might have been responsible" but added he had no evidence to sup pott that theory. - The salvage concern where the soda was taken from damaged or iginal packages and put into bar rels for distribution to retailers did not deal in poisons. Joseph Rosenthal, proprietor of the store where the soda wm.m tailed, and Nick Manno, head of the salvage company, were ar raigned on charges of selling con taminated food. Their hearing was continued until December 2. pepding a coroner's inquest. i fyw Sharp Quake Reported. Helena HELENA. Mont., Nov. 21. -(Jp) Ielena residents rushed into the streets tonight after an earth quake described as 'strong" by the weather bureau shook the city at 8: 5 8 p. m. (mountain standard time). There was no Immediate . report pfj damage or injury. fThe shock occurred as the city was enjoying comparative calm after it had recorded 91 tremors since October 12. The earth had remained relatively quiet for the past few days. Tonight's earthquake was marked by a bouncing motion. Its duration was five seconds. The shocks was also reported felt slightly at' Butte. 65 miles f frbm here. : m Recipe Contest .3 tableapoeaa oranra jnicf - tin Grated Tint of 1 oraaga H 'teaipoea cinnamon ' Ifoffita ocli: -9 caps floor teaipaaa aalt P ansa . '. teaapooni ttaklof powder lty tta spoon a grated oraaca rind 4 tablespoona aharteninf H eap oranr Juica - cup milk Blend, together with a fork all the ingredients for the top crumb mixture. . , -4SIft' flour for muffin part once arid measure. Sift fjour, salt, srgar and baking powder togeth er, Blend in orange rind. Cut in shortening. Blend in well-beaten ess. milk and orange juice. Put dough in muffin tins and cover (Turn to Page 4, Col. 7) Tv "Ft t"?T7 T Military and Civilian Viev Are Far Apart Cabinet Decision Likely - to Determine Fate of - Present Regime Situation in Shanghai is More Tense With New Plot Revealed (Copyright. 1B35, If AsiorUtcJ Tn) .TOKYO, Nov. zz war Minis ter Yoshlyukl Kawashima pressed rigorously today for cabinet ac ceptance . of Japanese military riewa supporting the Interrupted program for secession of five north China provinces. General Kawashima obtained a special half, hour interview with Prime Minister Keisike Okada. in addition to the cabinet's discus sion of the question. Japanese political experts said the life of the government possi bly depended on the issue. A cabinet spokesman said tM ministers heard both foreign mfa- ister Koki Hirota and War Mis ister Kawashima "report on north China developments," but the na ture of the debate and any deci sions reached were not immediate ly divulged. TOKYO, Nov. 22-(Frlday)-jr) -Sources close to the government said 'Japanese militarists and op posing civilian leaders faced a showdown today over the north China situation with the life of the cabinet possibly in the bal ance, i The Issue was expected to be debated at a cabinet session with Kokl Hirota, the foreign minis ter, leading the civilian group, and Gen. Yoshiyuki, minister of war. representing the militarists. Hirota, Informed sources said, favors a compromise on the north China issue which would allow the Chinese national government to retain a considerable degree of authority In the five northern provinces. This plan was recommended by A k I r a AriyoshI, ambassador to China. SHANGHAI, Nov. 22-(FrIday) (Jfy The political atmosphere in Shanghai, disturbed by the north China crisis, became more turbu lent today with reports by author itative Japanese sources that an other attempt had been made on the life of Premier Wang Chiang Wei. - The premier who was wounded by an assassin November 1 in Nan king, arrived suddenly yesterday from the capital, and Informed persons said he was closely guard ed at present in a sanitarium here because of an attempt to derail his train at Anting, 16 miles from Shanghai. , -The asserted plot, the reports said, was frustrated by police who came upon several persons trying to move a section of rail. The police were said to have fired, wounding one man. The reports were not Immediately con. firmed. AAA Permanency Sought by Grange . SACRAMENTO, Nor. 21.-A)-Rerision of the AAA to shift it from an emergency program into a long-term, permanent plan for agriculture was recommended to night by the, national grange. The farm fraternity, shaping its agriculture policy tor 136, recommended changes designed to Increase farmer control, adjust production to a quantity rather than an acre base, and write in crop; Insurance guaranteeing the farmer his labor and seed in the event of crop failure. . "The time has come," said the grange report, "when we must definitely begin the shifting from an emergency program to a long term, permanent and economical ly sound program. We farmers must cooperate to take over the machinery of our agricultural plan." ; Building Committee of School Board to Talk , j With Architects Today The Salem school board's build ing committee, Chairman Walter B. Minier and Superintendent Si last GaiSer will go to Portland this! morning to confer with the architects for the senior high and grade building projects and vita PWA officials. It was announced after a special directors' meeting last night. The building commit tee consists of Pery A. Cupper and Frank Neer. Minier declared there was "nothing to report" from the meeting, which lasted for more than an bonr. He said building costs were under discussion. '