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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1936)
02EG0N STATESMAN, SalexaOregon; Friday Morning' February 21, 1936 btayton Scans Outlook Group C-. f i sSV4 Chambers Fears Supplies For Power in' Peril; Rights Are Gted 'U (Continued him sags t) .. antics proposal mads by Mr. Gard a,4r several weeks go to the Sa le in eity eooaeil and 'water com etflsslon, merited careful coaslder stjoa. Cruder tkis jprosowd .Salem's Ja tk arould be about the same Jis ttce above Stayton as is sow pro posed, but the water would come ffpm gravel beda on the; island irMca divides the Saatlam at this point, aad. according to Mr. Gard ner's . statement would be spring ter. real mountain water com iag down Irom the blaff on the south a!de of the rirer, known as Kephart's bluff. Vrota this Waff ridge runs directly to the moan til n with no swampy low .places intervening, the local man says. si Some of the chamber of com merce directors aald that even If, as the Salem councilmen seem to fear, this island Jinpply would not i to adequate to that city's future seeds, it could be utilized wltli additional water from the main stream if necessary, and would be better water and more acceptable tpt- those people in Salem who in Ut on mountain water. Better Water and 3TO Dispute, Argued - '"In any event, it vas declared. H Salem could use the water which seeps Into the south. chaa- nel near the island, it would ob viate any eontest with the Gard ner Interests, as this water in the south channel Is not now used for sny purpose until it reaches the Willamette. , Mr. Gardner has said that if Sa lem selected the North Santiam as ts source, adjudication proceed ings in the courts would be neces sary, as' his rights hare been es tablished for many years. The Call Board f ELSINORE Today O'Neill's "Ah WU- denies" with fire stars. CAprroL 1 Today - Double bill, Frank Buck's "Fang and Claw" i and Jack Holt in "Danger i1 ous "Waters. t GRAND f Today Double bUl. Ralph Bellamy in Ban- gerous Intrigue" and Lloyd t Nolan in "One Way Tick- et, if, Saturday "Nary Wife" with r Claire Trevor. .. - HOLLYWOOD Today-"The Lawless Rider" k with Ken Maynard. ' ' STATE f jr Today Chester Morris in f "Let's Talk It Over." f Saturday First run, Steffi Dun In "Hi, Gaucho." p - t TODAY AXD SATURDAY BPM rrsTiS X , I HEARTBEAT A of a NATION! I luussi r"!X 1 1 f 1 I0SMC8 "TVJ I Jiuii 'jW I iiiiii I EricLnutoa v 'A ADDED CHIC SALE COMEDY Screen Act News MICKEY MOUSE MAT. ' SATURDAY - I P. M. special feature Chapter 4 Lanrel and I Serial Hardy In I VOONSIK - STAGE SCOTLAND SHOW - STARTS SUNDAY After you see this . . . you'll r never be qHlte the same! A MJGHTV NOVELI VnamMb Jm swfcMmiM it niMiftfW'WKAs ... - - Delayed Romance in Film 'i V Aline MacBIahone loves Wallace Beery patiently fat "Ah, Wilderness", current Elsinore attraction from the famous Eugene O'Neill play. Beery is a good-natai-ed drunkard so the culmination of their ro mance is delayed until late in life. $60 Pension Plea Of Senator Borah NEW MEADOWS. Idaho. Feb. 29. -OF)- Senator William E. Bo rah acknowledged la a letter made public ihere tonight that he ts aware his rejection of the Town send old age pension jlan "will likely defeat" him if he seeks re election next fall for a sixth term in the United States senate. "I am well aware that my po sition will be disappointing to many -friends which I deeply re gret," the senator wrote. "There are thousands and hundreds of thousands of old people in dire need of assistance-. "If they are ever to hare a .pen sion they must hare it within a reasonably short time or It will do them no -good. "My riew Is that we should pass as speedily as possible, and if all pension supporters get behind It we can pass it at this session a bill which would proTide a S60 month, -not less than $50. in any. event, for -these old people. Milne Goes Free, Extortion Charge NEW YORK. Feb. 20. -Young Caleb Milne 4th went free today of any charges growing out of the hoax kidnaping of himself he perpetrated for publicity last December. Charges of extortion against the actor, member of a socially prominent Philadelphia family, were dropped when a federal grand jury returned no indict ment. U. S. Attorney Lamar Hardy said bail of $6,500 posted for his temporary freedom would be discontinued. Hoffman Insists Case Not Solved TRENTON. N. J., Feb. 20.-() -Gorernor Harold G. Hoffman said tonight the failure of Sam uel S. Leibowltx, New York at torney, to "get something" from Bruno Richard Hauptmann con rinced him "more than ever" that the Lindbergh kidnaping case was unsolved. - A futile attempt to wring a death h o a te confession from wanprmann py . stamping on his i ueaui uifinu electric chair -sraarmade yester day,, it was disclosed today. - Through the eyes of Leibbwlts the condemned, man ."saw" the chair, ixjpaces front cell No. t and just beyond the little door which leads to the execution chamber. Hauptmann paled, the person who described the episode of the interview said, and his hands re vealed his nervous state of mind. But scared as he obviously was, he did not change 'the story he has told since his arrest. And In a short time he recovered his calm. iiairy uomoing Deep Mystery Police HaVe Good ' Clues Bat WonHTeUVThem; ' Not Labor Trouble Count is About Even in Japanese Election; Fete Definite Results' Known TOKYO, Feb. 21.-(Friday)- , The Minseito party, supporting the government of Premier Kol suke Okada, and the Selsukai par ty, opposing the government, ap parently were running about ev&n in early scattering returns today from Japan's national election oZ yesterday. The counting of ballots was ex pected"' to be completed tonight in S2 election districts, which have 239 seats In. parliament. Results from the remaining 60 districts, with 227 seats, probably will be known tomorrow night. Beeches, Former Home - Of Coolidge, For Sale Along With Furniture NORTHAMPTON, "Mass,, Feb. 2&.-(j!p)-The Beeches, snacious Northampton estate where former President Calvin Coolidge spent the last years of his life, is for sale. ' Ralph W, Hemenway, attorney for Mrs. Coolidge and one-time law partner of the late president, said today Mrs. Coolidge would sell not only the estate but such of the furniture as she would not need herself. Victor Metcalf Dies OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 20-' (dP)-Vietor H. Metcalf, 82, sec retary of commerce and labor and secretary of the navy under President Theodore Roosevelt, died today, from the infirmities of age. Jim McLeod Winner TACOMA, Feb. 20.-P)-Jimmy McLeod, 136, Tacoma, won by a decision over Paul Smith, 135, also of Tacoma in a six round box ing bout here tonight. Osaka-Kobe Area Has Sharp Quake OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 21-(Fri-day )-()-A strong earthquake shook thee Osaka-Kobe district today and reserves of police and fireme were mobilized to fight fires, which broke out in 12 places, and to prevent a panic. Three persona were known to have been 'killed and several houses were reported to have collapsed in the quake which occurred at 10:57 a. m. Electric wires were broken in the city. The Osaka stock ex change suspended business tem porarily, but later the session was resumed. Osaka's three known dead were chimney sweeps, shakeen from tall smokestacks. (Continued' from Page 1) producers, sasociation, . scouted the dissatisfied member theory, saying- onltwo customers out of 16$ dnrta ths ssr year lisd shown . "any dissatisfaction. M. 1. Mrohs, explosive Inspec tor oiftni T department" of labor and Industrie -saWHlis exploslTe whlelai ie belleedVo be 'dynamite! bwreeirT,Jtn mHkea near the "sanitary dairy refrigera tor. Damage to the two concerns was estimated by owners at be tween $30,000 and $40,000 with only $,000 Insurance being car ried by the sanitary firm and the building owner. Demo Ex-Official Figures in Probe WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-(JF)- The senate munitions investiga tion closed a twenty-month run as the capital's foremost show to night -with a .final curtain disclo sure that for the value of his po litical Influence, the,, aircraft in dustry retained O. Max Gardner, a former democratic national com mitteeman, as its counsel. This development capped a re luctant tale by three collectors of old but not too old machine guns, Teveatn.how.-fhese and other firearms are bought, by the pound from the army, recondition ed, and sold to 45outh American set olutionkts 4tr e ifovern- In addition the -final day's tes timony included evidence that some airplane manufacturers are accustomed- to paying "squeeze" money ltf llla--thir psoduct abroad; that this Is necessary if their proposals are even to re ceive the consideration of govern ment officials. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-(p-A broadhint that President Roose velt might submit his tax program to congress next week coincided I tonight with a treasury report of January revenue reflecting con tinued business gains. - Ordinary Internal revenue col- rlectiona last month jumped $38,- 626,126 over January, 1133, al though the shut-off of processing taxes through the supreme court's AAA decision brought a net drop of $10,600,000. While the White House remain ed silent on .progress of the broad study ordered Into possible gov ernment savings as well as sourc es of new revenue, congress was given the hint of action next week. Representative Tread way (R Mass), ranking minority member of the ways and means commit tee, had remarked in the house that the tax bill probably v.ould be dumped In the legislators' lap at the end of the session. "vHe was interrupted by Repre ;sentatfve 'Bankhead of ' Alabama, ahe" majority leader, wbo asked, possibly significantly : - j :Would the gentlemen be sur prised we had a tax bill up here juMef consideration- next week ? Boston Financier Sued by Ex-Star NEW YORK, Feb. 20-(-Frederick H. Prince, Sr., Boston financier, was sued for $100,000 today by Florence Walton, dan cer and wartime Broadway star. Miss Walton, now the wife of Pierre Colombier, Freench mo tion picture director, charges Prince with failing to keep a promise to reimburse her for losses inenrred throngh invest ments allegedly made on his rec ommedation. She also charges he promised her, but neglected to pay, $100, 000 for the world rights to her autobiography if she would write it. Counterfeit Ring Members Traced Ripe Watermelon Gets Limelight at Roseburg ROSEBURG, Ore.. Feb. 20-P) Most of Oregon had quite a bit of trouble with sleet and snow to day. But in the Umpqua valley Stanford Buell and Harold Ruse brought the Roseburg chamber of commerce a ripe, full-fledged watermelon. Portland Selected RIVERSIDE, Calif., Feb. 20-(iP)-The grand board of managers of tbe Neighbors of Woodcraft, a fraternal .organization, today se lected Portland, Ore., as location for the order's. 1937 convention. The announcement was made by Mrs. Minnie Hiner, grand guar dian. ; Hood River Wins PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 2Q-JP) '-The Hood River high school basketball team defeated Cblum bV. Prep of Portland 26 to IS here tonight. Hood Riveer led at half time 12 to 6. - - Continuous w '-J ' Saturday atoii J TONIGHT AND SATURDAY HIT NO. 1 e itMWtf fMIMf t I f treachtry sad 500 Seats 15c ...rA.aj tttRlMRMMNS v 1 ffi nttmf 2 BIG HITS! HIT NO. 2 Nature Saved Her Greatest f ( '-'t Thrills jo, Vj; " f BWB .ST Today and Saturday Big Five- IC Unit Show IDC FIRST SHOWING SALEM ADDED TEACHER'S BEAU" Also Cartoon Comedy, News and BUCK JONES In "ROARJ jsr SAN QUENTIN, Calif., Feb. 20. (JP) State prison board member A. R. O'Brien of Ukiah announced tonight names of three more con victs allegedly involved in Saa Quentin's counterfeit "ring." They are Robert La Mar, Thom as Gounis, and Bernard Kert, all of Los Angeles. La Mar and Gou nis are serving terms for robbery; Kert for grand theft. O'Brien's statement climaxed a day-long session of the prison di rectors, at which Jake Lewis, an other convict, was grilled several hours. O'Brien named Lewis as the ringleader and instigator" of the bogus money plot. Walla Walla Worried; Too Well Known For Its Prison, Not For Wheat SPOKANE, Feb. 20-OTVCtvic- spirited former Walla Wallans told the world heretonight that it irks them to have the state peni tentiary and the verdant south eastern Washington "wheat cap ital" view synonomously. Roosevelt Scheduled to r Talk Sunday Night Upon r - . i , urotherhood Day Topic WASHINGTON, Feb. XOnCffV-' President , Rooserelt win - talk briefly orer "the air from his Hyde Park, New York, home on Sunday night at t p. m., (Eastern Stan dard Urns) as a part of the ob servance of brotherhood day spon sored by the national . conference of Jews and Christians,. . Two more speeches ars planned by the president later, one at Temple-university next Saturday audTllie other la'April at a JefferT1 son aay ainner. ., - lajtflrogim Be Revealed Soon May rtti BanksNof Aiding FHA Plan PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 20.-P) A lively controversy as to wheth er the federal housing administra tion needs to "sell" lumbermen or "sell" the banks on the subject of 20-year government loans result ed from an address today by Clif ford C. Anglim of San Francisco, district director of the FHA. Anglim, in speaking at the 33rd annual convention of the Western Retail Lumbermen's association, told the group long-term loans were devised "to give a decent man a decent chance to own a de cent home." C. J. Clause of Lakeview, Ore., interrupted long enough to say, "you're talking to the wrong group. You should sell the banks the idea, not us." Anglim was told by other dele gates that California banks are among the; Jtew in the country which have accepted whole-heartedly the long-term loan plan. Ice Blockade Breaking BONNEVILLE, Ore., Feb. 20 -(P)-Rising temperatures and the forecast that snow will give way to rain indicated ton,ight that the ice blockade in the Columbia river may break up in a few days. Last Times Today 2 Features Ralph Bellamy in "Dangerous Intrigue and "One Way Ticket with Lloyd Nolan TOMORROW I Based on "Beauty's Daughter" by UTIUM ROttlS ciairTtrevor 1 E SWpfc ECU AMY Sen IYOH f 1 A. 1 svv'v -ft 1 m mm sou WO Last Day! MAE CLARKE CHESTER MORRIS -In- "LETTS TALK IT OVER" STARTS SUNDAY! FIRST RUN IN SALEM A Big Comedy-Girl and Music Show Step up end see the" smartest" step -sing show of the season JESSIE MATTHEWS FIRST A CIRt (THEM A SOY) New Dance Novelties! New Song Hits! P V NKW Y .1 J1J lv Nj 1 A II A 1 SPECIAL Spring su VENT! How does your wardrobe look? ' Kind of shiny around the scat? Kind of thread bare - at wrists; and trouser cuffs? "That,will never do! Keep the old suits for rainy day wear,' and get yourself set for the spring season with these brand new styles! All the Features of Custom Tailoring Without the Cost What a bar gain! Men ... you just can't pass it up! 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