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Building Programs Salem's major building programs are finally getting nder way. Watch tor re vived activity along many ther business lines. Tlie Weather Unsettled with rain today and ; - Monday, - moderate; 3Iax. Temp. Saturday 53, Min. 42, river -2 feet, rain .07 inch, southerly wind. t-,. FOUNDEP 1651 EIGHTV-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, December 8, 1935! No. 213 (DJhLOOl tool mini n mill 3" j senior .HHgli Confljractt o I ji tyranny Peril Political Grid fnlm Now Till First of 1936 Martin Still Irked j New Shakeups in State Offices Loom Setup of Candidates For Congress and Other Posts Changing By SHELDON F. SACKETT Over the field of politics lies the -heavy frost of winter and a post-season calm. True, around the political edges the devotees of lung-making are telling their tales of what Is to be In 1936 but apart from this coterie, which always talks politics, and the men who here anJ there aspire to of fice, the'political field is as calm as the Rose Bowl the day after January 1. Only the Townsend clubs are active, a cohesive, hope ful and growing group which is more eager for reward in '3 6 than are the bonus seekers. Not until St. Nick has come and pone will there be ushered in the glorious quadrennial battle- the election of a president but that will be a battle royal if Literary Digest polls, the rejuvenation of Mr. Hoover and the comings and goings of Mr. Farley are harbin gers of the battle of '3 6. CJovernor Vnconsoled Over Capitol Decision Here in Oregon Governor Mar tin continues to feel Irked over the state capitol "debacle". In the main, around newspaper men. lie has been all sweetness and lfght when that sore subject is mentioned. However the day last week when the capitol commis sion met was too much for the governor; te made a smooth enough little talk to the members, then rushed off for Portland, plainly anxious to wash his hands of the entire "mess" and to leave the commission to waddle through its cramped program laid out by the legislature. In Portland on Friday he bub bled over and let the heeds of federal agencies in Oregon know his views on the Oregon senate. "Numbskulls", "dead ones", "dead pills' were th6 choicest phrases of opprobiuru the gov ernor tossed at the senate ma jority which blocked his building program. All of which makes good newspaper copy but only widens the breach opened at the session between the upper house and the executive. By the time the 1937 session comes around, Governor Liartin and the senate will be in open conflict. The Martin administration has shown more political activity the last fortnight than in any previ ous period since inauguration. Apparently the governor and the chief of his kitchen eabinet. Wil liam H. Gosslin, bar decided that the faithful democrats es pecially, the young democrats shall be rewarded and any rem nants of the Old Guard booted out. Gosslin Is making constant political medicine, with or with out the governor's knowledge, with the result that memberships in Young Democratic clubs throughout the state are needed hallmarks on one's letter of ap plication for a state position. The Cronemiller ouster was politics and there are murmurs that the post-holiday season will see the accident commission re constituted and possibly one or more heads lopped off in the state tax commission. A very accurate blacklist is kept by the governor its roster being the recalcitrants who op posed his capitol. building pro gram. For democrats such as Senator Walter Fisher or Sena tor William Strayer to expect any favors hereafter from their chieftain is an unlikely as Gen (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) Pudding Recipe Now Invited; Is Seasonable Padding has been part of the Christmas feast as long as baited fowl. Served with a delicious hard sauce or hot spired sauce. It tops off to perfection a fine dinner. Christmas pudding reci pes are wanted by the Bound Table - this week. There is no limitation on the kind of pudding, just so it is suitable for the holiday season. The sauce recipe may or may not be included. The . contest lasts unto Thursday noon. Takes Swat at Present Setup X-:-".: J " ' " I - ' -if " I ?. s k WILLIAM E. BORAH Final of Tourney Set Monday Night Contest Is Close, Winner List Won't Be Known Until It's Over Not until the final hands are played in The Statesman - Elks' bridge tournament tomorrow night will the winners, east -west and north - south, be determined for the tournament, George Ket chum, director, announced yester day. So close has been the play the first seven nights that an up set in the playing of any of the leading teams would change the present standing of the leading pairs. Following the tournament close tomorrow night, Mr. Ketchum will conduct a playoff the following Monday, the six high teams in that contest representing the city in the stat bridsre tournament later to be held In Portland. Winners of Monday night's con test will be announced Tuesday morning and in The Statesman of the following day tournament win ners will be made known. Women are to play Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Elks' club when Mr. Ketchum Will give a talk on some interesting bridge points to be followed by duplicate play. Prizes will be awarded first aud second place winners. Standing of the teams in The (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Grand Jury's Gambling Report Expected Soon The final report of the Marion county grand jury which has been investigating gambling conditions here for several weeks, probably will be filed early this week, Ralph E. Moody, assistant attor ney general, declared Saturday. Moody said more than. 50 wit nesses had been interrogated. He indicated that a number of in dictments would be returned. Donate Additional Land for Capitol, Chambers Proposes Rather than have the new Ore-: gon capitol confined to a five-acre, tract of ground for the years ahead, Salem citizens should take; up the burden of getting more; land and provide it with a bond! issue on property here. i Such was the opinion expressed yesterday by J. N. Chambers,; chairman of the state capitol com-j mittee whose efforts to secure ad-j ditional land authority from the legislature proved unsuccessful, j "I think Salem could well af ford to bond itself to buy more land, preferably the Willamette! university site," Chambers 1 de clared. "I have talked to a num4 ber of men in our community since the session adjourned and they agree that our community and the state will suffer a great loss if we put the tapitol back where it was." Iowa's Experience Cited by Chambers Chambers said yesterday a booklet had Just come to his hands from the department of state at Des Moines, Iowa. This booklet,' with maps and photo graphs, showed how Iowa, since 1913, had enlarged its capitol grounds from four' acres to 93 acres. Sixteen complete blocks in the city have been acquired and portions of other blocks added until the capitol grounds now contain 93 acres in the heart of Des Moines. Viewed Borah Whacks New Deal but Not by Name Talk Over Radio Eyed as Indication He May Be 1936 Candidate Mention of Kansas Chief as 'Next President' Cheered, Topeka WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-(JPl-A warning against opening "the dike of constitutional restraint" to "the sea of arbitrary power which lies behind" was given tonight by Senator Borah of Idaho. The Idahoan, widely regarded as a potential republican candi date,, spoke over the Columbia broadcasting system. He made fre quent, but unlabelled, references to the new deal and was caustic in dealing with his familiar foe monopoly. He called the latter the "great evil lurking in our eco nomic system." Calling the coming election "ah erent the most notable in the af fairs of the republic," he added: "We all feel that the coming election is to be one of uncom mon interest and of very deep sig nificance. We are discussing con stitutional government and the preservation of liberty. "I ask tonight whose liberty? What liberty? The man or group of men who hedge about or con trol my right to engage in or re main in business are my masters and the masters of my children. lrice-Fixing Power Limits Freedom "The power which fixes the price of the things I must have that I may live and clothe and educate my family shapes my course in life and delimits my pos sibilities as completely as if I were its indentured servant." The senator pictured any gov ernmental dictation of its citizens as "s!;eer brutal tyranny" regard less of the name given it and said (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) Fires Are Quelled But Damage Heavy Firemen prevented the destruc tion of two houses by flames here yesterday morning but not before considerable damage had resulted. Heavy damage was done to roof and attic of a house at 1694 South Capitol street by a fire to which the department was called at 7:051 a.m. A section of second floor wall, which caught fire from a nearby heating stove, was extensively damaged at 152 South Church street at 10:55 a.m. The entire downtown department re sponded to the latter blaze since it was in the downtown fire zone. Chimney blazes were extin guished at 1055 Chemeketa at 7:30 and at 1864 Fir at 9:40 a.m. "I think the city would grow 10,000 in the next 10 years if we get an adequte site for the new capitol," Chambers said. '.'Remov al of Willamette to a fine new campus with a nucleus of new. modern buildings, would pave the way for growth of that institution until It would certainly have 1000 students in a comparatively short time. "With adequate ground for a new capitol on hand, the impera tive additions to the capitol group an office building, a state li brary and a museum could be added as funds were available." Need for State Offices Growing A rapidly Increasing demand for offices is noted by the state, Mr. Chambers pointed out. En actment of nnemployment legisla tion and old-age pension laws by the last special session is certain to demand a large central office organization here and this fact means more office space will be needed. Mr. Chambers pointed out that any move by the capitol commis sion to destroy the magnificent trees in Willson park and to use a portion of the few acres of park therein provided would be stren uously opposed by many Salem citizens. "This park Is a beauty spot in Salem. There isn't a foot of. land (Turn to Page 2. Col. 3) by Idaho Soloifa Protest Upon Bombing Filed By Red Cross ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 7. -(JP) Representatives of the International Red Cross dis patched a formal protest to the League of Nations to day of the second bombing In as many days of Dessye, war capital of Emperor Hal le Selassie. Italian airplanes made the second attack upon the emperor at 8 a. m. Only 50 bombs were dropped to day, in contrast to more than 10OO yesterday. The first raid, Ethiopian author ities said, resulted In 55 deaths and more than 300 wounded. Governor Selects State Flax Board Appropriation Niggardly In View of Linen's Prospects, Says Declaring the $1000 appropri ated by the special of the legisla ture for the new state flax board "niggardly" Governor Martin nevertheless yesterday went ahead with the appointment of the new body, accompanying his appointment list with a statement dealing with the importance of flax raising to the state. The governor intends that the flax board shall have general su pervision of the development of flax culture and processing in the state. Named on the board were: Professor George R. Hyslop, head of the division of plant in dustries at Oregon State college, i H. C. Belton, Canby flax grow er and former state representa tive. Fred J. Schwab, Mt. Angel flax grower. L. L. Laws, office manager for the penitentiary flax industry. Frank Chambers, Eugene. "More than 500,000 acres of land is adaptable for the growing of flax, with returns to the grow er in exces3 of that received by wheat farmers. Large business in terests have investigated the pos sibilities for weaving and manu facture of cigarette papers," the governor declared. "Total flax tonnage harvested during the ten year period in cluding 1934 was 36,258 tons from 20,770 acres, and the amount paid to the growers was $ 1,1 5 3, 0 30. This shows averages for the period of one and three fourths tons per acre, $31. SO per ton, or $55.50 gross returns per acre to the growers. "During the past few years the flax harvesting cost has been re duced about half so that the pres ent outlay for seed, harvesting and hauling is about $16 per acre for average crop of one and three fourth tons. So that on the pres ent price of $25 per ton to the grower, an average crop of one and three-fourth tons would bring him a gross return of about $4 4 per acre, or $28 per acre for his own labor and investment. Prices xt flax are still low with a much better opportunity for advance than liklihood for decline.'' Dalryniple Will Seek Demo Post A. M. Dalrymple, deputy" tax collector, said yesterday he would wage a vigorous campaign for the position of national commit teeman for the democratic party in Oregon. Dalrymple announced his plan t seek the post 4o days ago and since that time has se cured the written offers of many friends to aid his election. Walter M. Pierce, incumbent, will not seek re-election but he is said to be giving his support to Will Peterson of Pendleton. Howard Latourette, speaker of the house, is another candidate for the national committeeman's post. The job affords the incum bent no salary but bis standing in party councils is high due to the patronage which is delivered t's'ough the committeeman's re commendations. Nearly Ttco Inches of Rain Last Ttco Days; Forecast Is for More Oregon showers which ap- proached torrent proportions sev eral times during the day yester day poured a total of .87 of an inch of rain on Salem from 7:45 yesterday morning until 9 o'clock last night. A total of 1.73 inches has fallen since the fal Istarted Thursday night. A continued unsettled condi tion Is predicted for the next few days with additional showers in prospect. Europe Defied By Mussolini; Oil Ban Looms May Be Delayed to Hear U. S. Stand; Bombing Raid is Repeated World Peace Also Under Cloud in Orient as Partition Seen (By the Associated Press) Premier Mussolini, while I bis giant bombers struck again, in Africa, defied Europe Saturday. His rubber-stamp black-shirted chamber of deputies, assembled in a hall heatless because of sanctions, cheered 11 Duce when he declared: "There is no siege that can make us bow; no coalition, how ever numerous, that can turn us from oru path!" An oil embargo, he said, would "gravely prejudice" peace efforts. Embargo Certain Report in Paris French officials, after a pre liminary talk between Premier Pierre Laval and Sir Samuel Hoare, British foreign secretary, in Paris, said an oil embargo un doubtedly would be voted by the league. Its application, however, they said protfably would be held up until it is determined whether the United States also will deny oil to Italy. Effortlessly and almost cas ually, Italian airplanes again bombed Dessye, war headquarters of Emperor Haile Selassie, i For the second straight day the little ruler emerged unscathed. ! PEIPING. Dec. 7-JF)-A new regime in North China, separated from the national Nanking gov ernment in all but name, was in the making tonight. It would result in the virtual detachment from the republic of an area roughly equal to Texas, with a population exceeding 30, 000,000, comprising the pro vinces of Hopeh and Chahar. Apparently the provinces of Shantung, Shansi and Suiyuan, origially included in the auton omy program, will not be a part of the new state. The keynotes of the govern ment will be "pro-Japanese" and "anti-communistic." Terms of a compromise agree ment setting up the regime were reported approved in Nanking late today by Generalissimo Chi ang Kai-Shek, leader of the na tional government. Quigley Company Low, Normal Job PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 7.-(P)-The Ross Hammond construction offered the lowest bid for the pro posed physical education plant at the University of Oregon. Bids were opened by the building com mittee of the state board of high er education today. . C. D.; Byrne, secretary of the board, said the contract probably will be awarded at a board meet ing here Monday. The Hammond company's bid totaled $397,907, with a low net offer, not includ ing alternates, of $270,639. The William and L. L. Quigley Construction company was low bidder n two other projects open ed t o & a y the administration building at Oregon Normal and the inftirmary at Oregon State col lege, j Three Held After Dance Hall Fight' S State police moved in on alleg ed distnrbers at the Mellow Moon dance ball last night and arrest ed three men on charges of being drunk and disorderly. The j trio included Fred Bax ter, Darr Mennis and Harvey Quls tad of Salem. They were taken to the county jail at Dallas. . Jack Gosser, former West Sa lem chief of police, was report ed to bare been knocked "cold, when he attempted to stop the' free-for-all fight alleged to bare' been under way. West Linn to Build OREGON CITY. Ore., Dec. 7.-(P)-Tbe Oswego-West Linn school board awarded the contract for an addition to the West Linn high school to George E. Mangas of Portland. His bid totaled $26,600. .i Heavy Holiday Buying Cheers Entire Nation Rain No Deterrent Here; Instead, Brings Many From Rural Areas Industrial Trend Keeps Pace; Purchases Are Larger, Reported (By Associated Press) Holiday shoppers, in a merry buying mood, rushed retail stores throughout the nation last week for the start of what merchants predict may be the greatest Christmas season in years. Industrial progress kept pace with retail trade. Smoking fac tories, crashing looms, the clang of heavy hammers resounded as the Associated Press index of in dustrial activity touched the high est point since July, 1930. The index, adjusted for season al variation, stood at 86 per cent of the 1929-30 average. From the 20th through the 15th shopping day before Christ mas, practically every section of the country experienced the ben efits of the expanded buying wave. Weather Holds Back Trade, Some Areas In some mid-western centers the revival followed slowness brought on by unseasonable wea ther, and in the eastern part of the country the upturn put many cities definitely ahead of the 1934 level for the first time in several weeks. Survey found customers mak ing larger purchases, and there were more sales per shopper. The demand for better quality mer chandise and luxury goods ex (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) Three Injured in Train-Auto Crash Dirks Family of Pratum Victims; Heavy Rain Thought to Blame A- train-automobile collision at 12th and Center streets In a driv ing rainstorm at 2:10 p. m. yes terday sent three Pratum resi dents to Salem General hospital for treatment and caused damage that resulted in a 30-minute de lay for the train, the Southern Pa cific Cascade. The Injured: Henry Dierks, 61, severe lacer ations about the head, face and ears, possible skull fracture, mul tiple bruises. Mrs. Lydia D. Dirks, 54, severe scalp laceration, bruises. Ervan Dirks, 28, the driver, mi nor cuts about the hands and small laceration on the back of the neck. Pulled Around Car Stopped for .Train The only witness to the acci dent police found aside from the train crew, W. A. Gueffroy, 1120 North 15th street, said the east bound Dirks car, a light coach, pulled around an auto that had been stopped to let the train pass, and collided with the side of the pilot on the northbound locomo tive. The wigwag signal was in (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) Hop Control Plan to Face Opp osition Among Growers Predictions were freely made by several hop men last night that the new proposed hop con trol organization set-up which was tentatively adopted by the trl state committee of hop men here yesterday, would meet with strong opposition upon submission to the! growers for their signatures. The committee which had been In session here two days finished its work yesterday morning and delegated authority to a subcom mittee to prepare a draft of the plan. The subcommittee composed of R. E. Oehlmann of California.' Harry L. -Schott of Washington,: and C. W. P a u 1 u s' of Oregon,) worked through the afternoon on the organization papers and au thorized attorneys to draft the plan. j Meeting Here Will I Be December Is --- i I Instructions were given" to the delegations representing the three ' states to submit the proposed: plan, to the growers in their respective; states not later than December 20j The Oregon meeting has been set' for Wednesday, December 18, In Salem. . The main objection that has, been made to the plan is on the! allocation of the tonnage permit-i ted to each grower. Under the; accepted plan the control board Board Keeps Right Of Changing Plans; Grade Bids SougM Construction of High Building Slated To Start Within Two Weeks Unless , Blocked; $622,610 Is Cost Leslie Addition Contract to Be Signed Monday; Slashing Cost of-Final Project to Be Decided Soon Progress of School Building Program Senior high contract awarded, $ 622.6 lO, subject to change. Leslie addition contracts to be signed Monday. Iecislon near on grade school cost slashing. Bond bids to be opened Thursday, $650,000 issue. CONSTRUCTION on the major unit of the Salem school building program the senior high structure will start within less than two weeks grade building will be action taken by the school board yesterday afternoon meets tvrith no unforeseen obstacles. vises Board Upon Buildings DR. C. L. HUFFAKER ristmas Rush Is n at Postoffice In anticipation of the Christ mas rush of business, which has jalrejady evidenced itself, the local jpostoffice is putting on addition al paen to aid in handling the extra work it was announced yes terday. These men are drawn ;from the ranks. of the substitute carriers. I enry R. Crawford, postmas ter, said there would be suffici e men to keep all windows opep. all the day. Starting next Saturday tne oilice will remain open Saturday afternoons until aftr the holiday rush. A heavy demand has' been pat on jthe money order department for the last several days the post master stated. All departments however are feeling the Increase of business, Crawford said. would be able to set a limit on theS amount of hops each mem ber woiijd be permitted to grow. The national control board would allocate each grower's ton nage on an "equitable basis." Some of the Oregon growers feel that because both California and Washington have increased acre age! faster than Oregon, they should take a higher cut than should the Oregon growers. Historical Basis Would Be Provided A method of making this pos sible was suggested by the Ore gon group. They suggested that instead of making allocation of tonnage on an individual record hat an estimate of marketable hops be made and that the allo cation be made to the state groups on; an historical record over a fire or six year period. The state or ganization would make the grow ers' allotment. This method was rejected by the committee. It has been stated by several hop growers that It is not beyond the realm of - possibility that should the chaotic condition con tinue with resulting removal of hops, which in tarn would bring rise in prices and the replant ing of more acreage, that Oregon my soon be forced out of the hop growing business completely. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) - , . - i jt ri; and bids on the last unit called within that period if The board after an afternoon long conference awarded the high school contract to the low bidder,- Hoffman Construction com pany of Portland, at the basic offer, omitting alternates, ot $622,610. Before the contracts with the company and with the PWA are presented for signature Wednesday of this week, the di rectors will make final decisions as to which features shall be re tained and which ones excluded from the new building. Wings and Side . ?' Balconies Left Out . To bring this building's cost within the $620,539 available, the boar dagreed that wings and side balconies should be elimin ated from the auditorium and the center section hall extended by 13 feet to the original length. These changes will effect a $20, 000 saving which can be applied to erection of a permanent con crete shops building and a bal ance of possibly 16000 will re main, it was believed by the di rectors. . , " - . - . The auditorium under this plan would seat 1350 persons on the main floor and 400 in the balcony at the rear. At some future date it could be enlarged without great difficulty. The new building as .now planned would accommodate 1800 students,' 400 less than once hoped for by the board but 250 more than now enrolled. Hy. crowding as practiced in the old building at present, the new struc ture could be made to care for 2000 students. That the new high school plant will be a decided improvement over the old in many ways was declared by Dr. C. L. Huf faker. University of Oregon professor of education, who has been advising the board as to design and spe cial features. He asserted tb new building would offer much better sanitation, ventilation, fire protec tion and teaching efficiency. "I believe the board is now get ting virtually what It originally set out after,'r Dr. Huf faker add ed. Larger Than Most , , Auditoriums, Stated - While the auditorium will have a capacity" reduced by 750 seats from the early design, it will still be larger than any school auditor ium in Portland other than that at Benson Polytechnic, Dr. Huff aker said. . The new building will require a year for construction, L. H. Hoffman, successful bidder, esti mated. His firm built the Salem telephone exchange building, the nurses' home at the tuberculosis hospital, and now holds contracts for postoffices at Kelso, Wash., McMinnville, Hood River, Marsh field and Baker, and a $100,000 undercrosslng at La Grande. The company is now completing the (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) HI III CHRISTMAS SEALS I .Shopping Days G'til Christmas