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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1936)
-V III S YS'i - . " Thel7eather . .- ..... Sain today and Thursday, Bo change in temperature; Max. Temp. Tuesday 49, Min. 40, river 16.4 feet, rain .25 inch, southerly wind, Hundreds Serve Hundreds of reporters, in eluding the local , staff, cor respondents and Associated Press workers all over the world, bring yon the news. mm PI FOUNDtP 1631 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, January 8; 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 245 ttt ; o Granted. mm ciliool - Jdtlumc no Com rac Reimbursing Farmers Wallace Galls Big Gathering To View Issue 70 Leaders Summoned j to Meet Friday, Discuss Future Politics Moral Obligation c Cited ; . by President; Other I 5 ; i Laws Held Shaky ; . j. WASHINGTON, Jan. l.-i&h Surveylng the ruins of his farm aid program. President Roosevelt reported tonight his only decision so far is to ask congress to reim burse farmers tor suddenly-terminated AAA contracts. Secretary Wallace, however, called 70 farm leaders to the cap ital for a conference Friday and Saturday "to discuss plans for ag riculture in light of the supreme court's decision in the Hoosac mills case." ; i. ' ; Says Condition of , j 1932 Threatened Earlier, Wallace warned in a radio speech against a return to farm conditions of 1932. All field activities : of . AAA , were halted. Employes here reported for work as usual. Although the treasury reported it had stopped writing chedts for administrative expen ses as well as payments to farm ers under the, invalidated law. j Congressional leaders tried to guage the effect of the decision in the nation, with no immediate conclusions. Somevadvisort --'were known to have suggested that the president issue a statement; oth ers warned against an immediate wrnnnnTiOMiipnt: I The effect oh other new deal . laws received renewed appraisal, with considerable sorrowful head- shaking. Cabinet members contin ued their study of the court ver- uici iau uieu iu aigest iu tail implications. . ' wauace cleared up one Ques tion when he announced that in the agriculture department's opin ion, provisions of the adjustment act governing sugar quotas were not affected. . f, Ko News, Presidentt Informs Reporters t Tired-eyed but still smiling, Mr. : Roosevelt received more than-20$? reporters at his regular press con ference with the usual announce ment that - there was "no news.' I X x snul (h. AnAi.AMAA writ It same declaration. ' t 'The president's only positive assertion in reply to eager ques tions was that he felt the govern ment had a moral obligation to reward farmers for performance under existing contracts through which they had reduced crop acre age. - r '. He said congress would be ask-, ed as soon as possible to make an appropriation for this;- purpose, and that he had no doubt of its power to do so. The amount need ed, he believed, would be small! The AAA said yesterday it still -owed some 1283,000,090. In addi tion, officials said they already have disbursed 1200,000,000 - more than the treasury has re ceived in processing taxes. . J Asked if he intended to address the conference called by Secre tary Wallace, President Roosevelt replied he had no plans now to do so. To another question, he said he had not yet written his speech for the Jackson day - democratic dinner tomorrow night, and had ,- not considered whether he would discuss the AAA. Salvage of AAA Dairymen's Hope TILLAMOOK, Ore., Jan. l.-iJP) -The Oregon ' State Dairymen's - association, at the closing session of the state 'convention , today went on record . favoring a re enactment of the agricultural ad justment act's principles of mar , ket controL Other resolutions favored ad ditional federal aid in controlling cattle disease; equalized taxes on oleomargarine and butter, stan dardization of butter manufactur ing and the Frazier-Lemie farm mortgage act-, - - A. E. Engebretson, member of - the Oregon milk control board told delegates today that the next three or four years win . bring higher butterfat prices. Factory - payrolls are advancing-and farm prices are keeping pace, Enge bretson said. The association reelected as president Carl Fullenwlder of Carlton. - i , Leaders Compromise, Bonus Bill Will Reach House Vote on Friday (jlRprnUtiv Berin ) 1 $ 1 l.limiUMlH'""1 1 if Jl ' r'"'' ""T" " j i - - , ' f i V ' - V - V V Speaker Byrnt Three members of the house of representatives who have been active ia supporting a bill for immediate holding a conference on that legislation shortly after congress con vened. Representative Patman of Texas was author of the infla tionary bonus bill which was year. - O Bonus Measure Is Slightly Amended No Refund Upon Interest Paid, But Will Cancel Unpaid Charges WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-&FHA veterans organization bonus bill, slightly amended as to its finan cing features, tonight was steered toward a house vote on Friday which democratic leaders con ppAcA would annrove it by "an overwhelming majority." Speaker Byrns said there was no disposition among the leader ship to postpone action on the Sonus until next week unless its backers wanted that. Members of the appropriations committee said they had no objection to lay ing aside the independent offices appropriation bill, which is to be up-tomorrow for general debate. Save 7 Millions Interest Ref and The bill would authorize imme diate cash navment of the bonus. bui offer a 3 per cent Interest in ducement to veterans not to casn (Turn to Page z, Col. 4) Jiff. Hood Summit Get$ Only 5 Days- Privacy GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore., Jan. l.-(P)-Mr. Hood's summit had, but slightly over five days respite from human invasion in 1938. Gary Leach and Joe Daniels fought through a blizzard yester day to win the honor of being the first to scale the peak this year. The two became separated on the descent, Daniels appeared today noon as a searching party was preparing to look for him. He spent the night at Camp Blossom cabin. Leach arrived here last night. Contracts9 late Riches Stops Control Work Marion county farmers who hare signed contracts for wheat control and for corn-hog produc tion control did not know late yesterday whether the govern ment would be permitted to carry out their contracts and to pay them benefits now due. One-half of the corn-hqg production pay ments are yet unpaid.' All the wheat; payments for 1935 have been met but many contracts for a four-year adjustment program hare been signed and the govern ment is obligated for payment un der these contracts if growers ful fill their control of land plant ed to wheat. v President Roosevelt, mean while, had announced in Wash ington he would ask congress for a direct appropriation to pay ob ligations of the government on the contracts. He opined that such payments would be legal al though certain lawyers here said the government was completely estopped under the AAA decision of the supreme court from paying ReprcnUtiT Ptmn payment of the veterans' bonus. vetoed by President Roosevelt last New Bishop Will Visit Salem Soon First Confirmation With Portland Exception Here, Announced Dean Benjamin D. Dagwell, bishop-elect of the Oregon dio cese of the Episcopal church, will conduct his first confirmation class outside of Portland at St, Paul's -church here Sunday, Feb ruary 23, Rev. George W. Swift, rector, announced to the St. Paul congregation at the annual epi phany dinner held at the parish ball last night, Consecration ceremonies for the bishop-elect will be held in Portland February 12, and the new bishop will make his first appearance as bishop at St. Ste phen's cathedral in Portland Feb ruary 16. Vestrymen for 1936 are Elected St. v .Paul's ' congregation last night elected these vestrymen for 1936; F. G. Deckebach, sr Thomas L. Williams, A. F. C. Perry, J. E. Law, George Ar- buckle, Wallace Carson, E. H. Kennedy. George Wood. Lynn F, Cronemiller, E. J. Scellars, V. E Kuhn and William Neimeyer. . iTurn to Page 2, COL 1) Oregon Man Winner of Coast Artillery Medal WASHINGTON,' Jan. l.-iJP)- The Knox medal, offered the en listed man making the best show ing at the coast artillery school was awarded to Allen W. De Toe of Myrtle Point, Ore., Secretary of War Dern announced today De Toe, private, first class, is as signed to the coast artillery de tachment at Fort: Monroe, VA. in Doubt; any money whatsoever for farm ers' benefits. Ordered to Suspend Control Activities Harry L. Riches, county agent. who has acted as local represents tive of Uhe federal agricultural department, said 'that all produc tion control programs here were now suspended pending further instructions from Washington. . Riches yesterday noon received a telegram from the department of agriculture, as follows: ; . ?On account decision supreme court holding crop control pro grams : unconstitutional, these programs are suspended pending I jrtber notice. As -lederai em ploye yon are ordered by the de partment of agriculture to . take charge of all production ' control association forms, records and property in your county. " Discon tinue work on 'control programs and t Incur, no expenses : pending further notice." - . :p Riches , immediately mailed no- (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) , Roosevelt's Only Immediate "Program Kyle Is Bound Oyer to Face Murder Count No Defense Presented at Hearing in Woodburn; Slaying Reviewed Grand Jury Expected to Take Matter Up With Minimum of Delay John Kyle, 65, was bound over to the grand Jury yesterday; by Justice of the Peace Overton at Woodburn. Kyle faces eharge of first degree murder. Paul Burris, appearing as coun sel for Kyle, made no defense for Kyle, indicating he would present his client's case directly to the grand jury. Transcript in the hearing yes terday at Woodburn will be filed with the grand jury here today. W. H. Trindle, district attorney who conducted the hearing, indi cated he would present the Kyle case to the grand jury now meet ing here, sometime before the week ends. Five Witnesses For State Heard The state put on five witnesses in the hearing before Justice of the Peace Overton. They included the mother of Hugh Jean Sloan, 41, who was killed by four bul lets fired by a gun owned by Kyle. Kyle admits the shooting but de clares he shot in self defense. John Smith, neighbor of Kyle who was called to the house af ter the shooting, which occurred early Thursday, January 1 made statement of what he knew about' the caseT Other witnesses called- Included Captain Walter Lansing and Farley Mogan, mem bers of the state police, and Dr. Paul A. Pemberton of Woodburn who was called to the Kyle house early on the morning of the shoot ing. Kyle and Sloan came to Salem on New Tear's day to attend a boxing match at the Salem arm ory. Both men had drank consid erably during the day, Kyle said the day of the shooting. He said be had gone to bed at his home, after driving back with Sloan, when the latter came to his house and attempted to take money from him, Kyle alleges he shot de fending his property. The state Indicated yesterday at Woodburn that it thought the case clearly one of murder and the district attorney's office said the case against Kyle would be pressed vigorously. Subsidy for Flax Hope Is Retained CORVALLIS. Ore.. Jan. l.-VP -The, Oregon' flax and linen board authorised a telegram to Senator Charles R. McNary (R. Ore.) today nrginz that fibre flax be included In any fature agri cultural program ana recom mending that flax production be subsidized. The board also passed a resolu tion calling for the establishment of a scutching and retting plant in connection wun we agricul tural experiment station at or near Corvallis. Plans for construction of three plants in Oregon were discussed and reports on the crozress of acreage signing work were heard irom Eugene, Mt. Angel and Clackamas county. G. R. HysIod of Corvallis. chairman of the group, said the board conld not determine loca tions for the plants since the works nrozress administration had that power. Locations will be cnosen , from communities meet ing acreage signing reauirements Joe Bernt reoorted. that Mt. Angel had signed for about 750 acres of flax and was "making progress ' in forming a coopera tive. , Protcler Reported But Informant Secretive - City police were advised early last night that a prowler was seen at 1520 South Commercial street. The caller, whose name police did not learn, said he did not care to have an officer investigate the case.' Night Fire Blinor ' City firemen answered a call to 975 Union street at 11:40 v. m. last night and fountl a minor chimney fire in progress. It was quickly extinguished. Kansas Beauty Queen Selected vJ ' Walt Disney, creator of the comic strip, Mickey Mouse, knows his beauties as well as his funnies. judging by his selection of Miss Mary Alice Woods of Independ ence, Mo., as co-ed queen at University of Kansas, Law rence, : Relief Setup Not Permanent, Word Committee Explains, Will Not Argue; U. S. Still Aids' on Overhead Marion county's relief program, which was subjected to criticism last week by County Commission er Hewlett, is in a formative state and charges that administrative costs are too high cannot be soundly made until the relief pro gram is definitely determined by the county committee. It was learned yesterday from members of that body. Members said they did not care to engage In a print ed debate with the commissioner. All overhead costs of the relief administration for January are to be met by the state committee out of funds left by the federal government for "cleaning up" the old relief administration. U. 8. to Pay Half Adminisratlve Cost For the next six months there after, relief committeemen said, the federal government Is willing to share half the administrative coats so that uncompleted records and reports can.be finished. The committee does not; ex pect to keep more than a few administrative positions when the total cost is borne by the county and the state, relief committee (Turn to Page 2, Coh 1) Planning Board Chief Of Josephine County In Under Indictment N.1 RANTS PASS, Ore., Jan. 7.- (AVsThe grand jury today indict ed A. Walker, Josephine county planning board chairman, on charge of obtaining money false ly while pretending to represent an organization. The amount nam ed was $22.50. Walker has ap pealed a year'a Jail sentence re sulting from a similar charge. Earl Thompson, former SERA chieftain bere, was indicted on charge of larceny, brought by D. D. Hail, ifctate Eagles' President. Thompson was accused of the lar ceny of $450 in connection with the state Eagles' convention here last summer. . Suicide Is Verdict of Coroner's Jury in Case Of Leonal C. Morehead a A coroner's Jury - yesterday noon ' decided that Leonal Ches ter, Morehead, St, died at ! his home, 1 5 4 9 Broadway, December 2 7, as ; the result of a gunshot wound, "self-inflicted with sulcld al intent. The inquest was call ed suddenly by : Coroner Li " E- Barrick Monday sight after - In vestlgation of Morehead's death apparently bad ended. - ' " Members of the Jury were E H. Lach, L. J. Connor, W, . H East, J. XI. Dunlap, Leo N Childs and Wayne E. Greenwood. Reds' College j Broken up by War Veterans Police Get There First and Make Arrests as Classes Launched Warning Ignored; Severe Injuries Suffered by Some Communists SEATTLE, Jan. 7. - UPi - The first session of a so-called com munist college ended in rioting and fighting tonight after ap proximately 100 world war vet erans converged on the school in an office building and ordered the students and teachers to move out? Fists and clubs were swung, cracking heads and cutting faces. The students and teachers, fight ing, kicking and slugging, liter ally were carried from rooms in the building where they had as sembled for communist teachings in defiance of orders of Mayor Charles Smith. Veterans Arrive As Police Depart The war veterans descended upon the school immediately af ter a special detail of police left the rooms with five prisoners. One was Morris Raport, Pacific northwest organizer for the com munist party. Last week he de fied Mayor Smith to arrest him or to interfere with opening the school. The promoters of the college went ahead with their Plans to open classes -despite a statement from Chief of Police W. B. Kirt- ley that "teachers and promoters will be given a ride in the patrol wagon if any attempt is made to open the school." The war veterans arrived as Wesley Randall, dean of the school, was attempting to conduct the classes without Raport, The veterans, as they entered the school rooms, suddenly whip ped clubs and blackjacks out of their pockets. The battle ensued. Several Students Suffer Injuries It continued through hallways and down two flights of stairs to the street. Several of the students were hurt. Albert Andrews, 40, chairman of a communist unit. was arrested after the rioting and was treated for a head -injury at tht city hospital. George Brotche (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) Governor Favors Basic Law Change Governor Charles H. Martin came out strongly yesterday for amendment to the federal con stitution to "make it conform to modern conditions." His state ment came in response to press inquiries to the invalidation of the AAA act by the United States supreme court. "You cannot go around the same corner all the time and get anywhere," the governor remark ed. - "The federal constitution, as It stands, has served its usefulness and should be amended,' he de clared. He said he considered the su preme court opinion a severe blow to agricultural interests. He said he had supported the AAA pro gram when in congress. ' ' Constitutionality of Many New Deal Laws in Question WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-CSV Widespread uncertainty - over the constitutionality of many new deal laws continued tonight de spite optimistic views expressed by staunch friends in and out of congress. ' " Studying carefully the supreme court's decision smashing the AAA, some close to the adminis tration privately expressed con cern that such laws as .the social security, Guf ley coal control, Wagner labor, disputes and s the railroad pension acts might also be outlawed. - Few would comment publicly. Wagner Act Is Not Affected, Stated ,t. - . During the day, J. Warren Madden, chairman of the Wagner labor board, told reporters the labor disputes act was not affect ed by the AAA decision. . 'The Wagner act.' he said, "is based on the commerce clause of the constitution. The decision in Some Eliminations Voted, Usei'Made of Contingency Funds Final Price 127,500; Construction May Be Started in Three Weeks, Finished Ere Fall Term ' : Stucco Finish, Smaller Auditorium Some of. Changes; Condemnation For High School Is Ordered THE first general contract for the Salem school tra2diri program was awarded last night to Drake, Wyman Voss, Portland, after the directors had spent 2V hotirs deciding on $2100.50 worth of eliminations from the speci fications. The contract price was set at $127,500, requiring a $1990 dip into a $36,000 contingencymd for the entire program. Construction probably can be put under way within three weeks and completed within seven months, Donald M. Drake, member, of the contracting firm, estimated. He said the company had been able to submit a satisfactory bid because it could set up a central concrete "batching" plant between the grade school site and the scene of construction of the blind school dormitory, for which it also is the general O contractor. Cherrians Greet 15 New Members Breyman Boise Installed As King Bing; Plans For Trips Made Salem's nationally known booster organization the Cber rians made merry last night at the Marlon hotel as tney mstaiiea Breyman Boise as king bing ana welcomed 15 new; members into their organisation "We'll attend more gatherings than ever before in 193,' said the new king bing. "Not only will we go to cities throughout the valley and to the Rose festival in Portland but I want the Cherrians to make a trip to the coast and appear at some of the places there.' William Schlitt, retiring king bing, spoke briefly as did Mayor V. E. Kuhn. The main address was made by F. G. Deckebach, long a loyal Cherrian. The Van Tine entertainers from Portland put on some magic acts as well as some dancing numbers. Initiation Reported As Hilarious Affair New members initiated last night with a hilarious eelebra (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Gould to Confer With Capitol Board Today Acting promptly, Carl F. Gould, who last week was named techni cal advisor for the state capitol commission, will be here this morning to submit a .preliminary progress report to the commis sion. J. A. McLean of Eugene, chairman, came to Salem last night to preside at the meeting this morning. The meeting of the entire commission is schedul ed for 10:3fr a. m. today in the supreme court building. the. AAA case has nothing to do with the commerce clause. : Senator . Byrnes,- an administra tion leader, said he believed that the court, "as now constituted, will kill the social security pro gram. . ' , Harrison Hopeful -4 For Security Act : Disagreeing with Senator Byrnes' pessimistic forecast as -to the social security program. Chairman Harrison (D-Misg) of the senate finance committee con tended the AAA decision would not affect It, He added that he believed some new deal substitute for the AAA "will le worked out soon. ;i .- :; v:. Senator - Nbrrla (R-Neb) and Rep. Rankin (D-Miss), authors of the Tennessee Valley Authority power "yardstick act, both- said they believed .that law would be upheld. It also Is before the court and a decision may come down next Monday. The directors accepted 15 of the 25 items suggested by Archi tect Frank H. Struble for omis sion to cut costs, but balked, en couraged by Director E, A. Brad- field, at cheapening such ma terials as roofing, beating equip ment and stucco, omitting indi rect lighting in the auditorium, centrally - controlled- classroom clocks and heating for the base ment playrooms. Stucco Finish on '- Exterior Planned As now planned the grade building will hare a stneco-fin-Ish exterior in place of brick. The auditorium size has been reduced to 400 seating capacity, accousti cal treatment removed from cor ridors, provision for new teach ers'. desks and new seats in upper grade classrooms eliminated. The board authorised the clos ing of deals for purchase ot sites for both the grade and the seiior high buildings. The grade site will cost 125,225 and the senior high site 121.900. Employment of Inspectors for each of the three school project was left for another meeting. Su perintendent S. Gaiser said he had a long list of applicants, whose names were not disclosed. Objections by Bradfleld failed to stay an order to W. C. Wins low, the board's legal adviser, to institute condemnation proceed ings against eight lots and a store building owned by N. Selig, lo cated between 14th street and the OUnger field grandstand. A store would be objectionable stu dent influence near . the high school. Chairman Walter B. Min ler declared. Record Number of -Wood Bids Received The largest number of bids In the -board's history, 18, was re ceived on supplying S00 eords ot furnace wood for use in the schools next winter. The nnriuf from 1 3.? 5 on slab wood to $4.10 on old fir per cord. Six bids were referred to the supplies commit tee for a recommendation. They were made by Henry Fern, Dal las route 2; Roy Stevens, West Salem! Robert Fromm, Salem route 7 ; Lardon ft Hodge Lum ber company, Crabtree; W. O. Heater, 1585 North 20th street, and W. D. Barnes, Jefferson. The 1935 school district tax levy was amended to include 122, 62S for payment of Interest on the new school bond Issues.. The board gave Its permission for use ot Leslie Junior high school rooms Tuesday and Friday evenings for a WPA sewing class to be taught by Mrs. Flora Sbort i Jackson Diners Will Hear Chief . One hundred fifty young demo crats are expected to attend the Jackson day dinner tonight at the Quelle where Governor and Mrs. Charles4 H. Martin will be special guests. Avery Thompson will be toastmaster. A special "radio" guest will be President Roosevelt , who - will speak to similar banquets being The keynote of tonight's gather-, ing will be the slogan of young democrats for Oregon: "Reelect Roosevelt.-