an, -i.- m- - sr,.. aw - e nv -, ... .. . iftwV m m m ' . as Help Sought - - - The Red Cress asks Mar- Ion county for f 1000 for re : Uef of flood sufferers in 11 eastern states. Contributions should be made t any local bank. mmm The Weather Fair today and Sudsy, bo change la temperature; Max. Temp. Friday 69, Mln. 82, river 2.1 feet, northerly to westerly winds. FOUMDEP 1651 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, March 21, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 339 Sam Brown to Seek Election Decides to Run Against McNary i t j ; - mi Sheep TTT 1 it ram. Men Arrested Brothers, Former Dayton Residents Held; 171 Head are Traced Delay in Reporting Made Solution Difficult is Report of Police Two weeks ot intensive sleuth ing to solve the mystery ot a series of sheep thefts in the mid-Willamette Taller ended yesterday when three brothers, former Dayton res idents, were lodged in the Marion eounty jail. State police and an op erative from the livestock division of the department "of agriculture said the trio had confessed to the theft of 171 head of sheep from Marion. Polk, Linn and "Benton counties. " The three were John, Harold and Robert Anderson, former Day ton district; fanners. The officers revealed late yesterday that Rob ert Anderson had been In custody since Thursday night. John and Harold Anderson were arrested at Amity late Friday night. All three probably will be ar raigned in court here today, state police said. They face grand lar ceny charges in both Marion and Polk counties. Report of Goffin A Ms in Solution Fred Goffin of Macleay, the latest victim of the sheep thieves, gave the investigators the lead that led to three arrests, they said. He reported to them the morning of March 7 that 19 sheep had been taken from his flock on March 4 and 6. His information proved of material assistance in solving all sheep thefts reported recently from the four counties, officers said. Other thefts cleared up by the three arrests, state police said, were as follows: From C. F. Merrick, Zena, Polk county. 15 head of sheep last December 30. , . . From C. S. Lamery, 'Fairfield. Marlon county, 35 head January 6. From Harry L. Riches, Marlon county agent, Silverton, 35 head March 1. These four cases accounted for 104 of the sheep which the three brothers assertedly admitted hav ing stolen, trucked to Portland and in most causes sold at the un ion stockyards. They claimed not to know exactly where they ob tained the remaining 67 animals. Fourteen of the sheep were picked up one at a time, day or night, along various roads and highways. t Thirty-three were stolen from near Corvallis and 15 from Halsey. Two Trucks Used State Police Say The Anderson trio, state police declared, operated with two trucks and a roaaster. The officers had worked night and day on the case since Goffin reported the thefts of his sheep exactly two weeks ago today. They declared that the thieving activi ties might have been cleaned up much sooner had farmers whose heep were stolen reported the thefts promptly. Only four out of the eight known Separate sheep thefts since December 30 were reported by the owners, it was pointed out. Until the Andersons were arrest ed, state police had no informa tion that 102 of the 171 sheep were missing, they said. The cas es where the thefts were report ed, the reports were made from 10 to 25 days after the sheep were stolen, with the exception of Cof fin's case. Future Profiteer Group Organized Reflecting the wave of ridicule sweeping the country over the conduct of war past and future a "National Association of Profiteers of Future Wars" was hurriedly organized here yester day. Members of the new group pro pose to handle all supplies for the armed forces, the construction ot cantonments and other war time outlays, at a basis ot cost, plus 25 per cent Fire per cent ot the profits are to be shared with the men who do the fighting. Rufus. White, veteran of the Mexican' border expedition and of the world - war. is president ot Salem chapter No. 1. Colonel Wil liam Aurd, veteran of the Spanish-American and world wars, is to be vice-president.- Pocatello and Black foot ' 1 daho Tourney Finalists POCATELLO. Idaho, March 20.-(ff)-Pocatello and Blackfoot high school basketball teams won their way into the finals of the Idaho state interscholastle tour nament here today. Blackfoot staged a powerful at tack to defeat Lewlston 29 to 25. and. Pocatello won from Rexburg In a nip and" tuck encounter 25 to 22.- A " v SAM H. BROWN Doernbechers to Quit Oregon Soon Held Guilty Under Smoke Ordinance; Chamber of Commerce Aroused PORTLAND, Ore., March 20. (J) Harry A. Green, president of the Doernbecher Furniture com pany largest individual payroll in Oregon announced tonight "We don't want to be a nuisance to our neighbors so we will move to another state." The Doernbecher company to day was held guilty of violating the city's smoke-density ordinance-Municipal Judge Donald E. Long did not levy a penalty. Green said the furniture busi ness wa too highly competitive to permit the company to install a new power plant. He ordered the night shift of 450 men laid off and said the remainder of the 1600 employes would be released gradually. The Doernbecher plant was built here when the. company moved from Chehalis, Wash., in 1900. Green said "We have prid ed -ourselves on keeping men working during the depression, but we cannot continue in the face of this ordinance." Walter W. R. May, president ot the Portland chamber of com merce, said "We did everything we could. It is terrible this had to happen. We will hold a com mittee meeting tomorrow to sur vey the situation." Noose Dodged by 2 in Washington Death Sentence Against Hunter and Patterson Commuted to Life OLJMPIA, March 20.-Jp)-Go-ernor Martin commuted to life imprisonment today the death sen tences of Merritt Hunter, Jr., 21, and Carl Patterson, 20, for first degree murder. The youths were to have been hanged in the state prison at Wal la Walla on November 22; Hunter for shooting to death, in a jealous rage, his former sweetheart, Lil lian Kanda, a pretty Japanese-American girl. Patterson killed William Slmp (Turn to page 3, eol. 5) Charles Hansen Ousted i As Tounsend Official; Barde Ruling Opposed PORTLAND. Ore., March 20. UP)A stormy 14-hour session of the state area Townsend board ended early today in the resigna tion of Charles H. Hansen as head of the state organization. James Logan was chosen to succeed him. Elbert Eastman was retained in charge of broadcasts. Hansen was named state director of "visual ed ucation." The action followed Hansen's reinstatement of J. N. "Jack" Barde of Portland as club speaker. Subsidy for Conservation Jo Average $10 Per Acre WASHINGTON, March 20-(P)- Lifting the cover from the admin istration's new 6470,000.000 AAA program. Secretary Wallace to night estimated subsidy payments to cooperating farmers would strike a broad national average of $10 an acre for shifting to soil conserving crops, plus other bene fits. In two swift strokes, the big conservation - subsidy plan was pushed into operation. Roosevelt Signs Appropriation Bill President Roosevelt , late today signed the independent offices ap propriation bill, carrying $440, 000,000 for the farm program and making available $30,000,000 of unexpected funds. The same meas ure carried a $1,720,000,000 au thorization for paying the bonus. Wallace announced details of To U.S. Senate Opposes McNary in Race for GOP Nomination ; is Townsendite Progressive League Has Drafted Him, Avers; Has Another $40 Sam H. Brown, for two terms state senator from Marion coun ty, announced late yesterday that he would seek the republican nomination for United States sen ator from Oregon. Brown had previously been talked as a candidate for the re publican nomination for represen tative in congress from this dis trict. His announcement for the senatorship was deemed an indi cation that Townsend club groups had agreed that Representative Mott would satisfactorily repre sent them and that Brown should make his race against Senator Charles H. McNary. The latter gave a non-committal answer to a recent conference of Townsend clubs in Eugene and did not win their support. Senator Brown said last night that he had been virtually drafted for the race by the United Prog ressive society with headquarters in Portland. The senator said he announced his candidacy "in the sincere be lief that in that position my serv ice can be of genuine value to all the people. Currency Control Favored by Brown "I stand for such pertinent is sues of the day as the Townsend revolving pension plan," he de clared. "I want a sane and prac tical type of farm and home fi nancing; I stand for taking the profit out of war, for the preser vation of natural resources and for the restoration of absolute currency control to the hands of the government." The senator said last night he would make a full declaration of his platform In the voter Vpam-' r'ulet and in the intensive cam paign he expects to wage between now and the primaries. May 15. "My experience of many years in the Oregon legislature, I be lieve, adequately qualifies me for this position." Mr. Brown said. "As a representative of the peo ple I point to a record of issues squarely met and a sincere effort to prevent legislating the com mon people into the bread lines. If elected. I will be a conscien tious representative of all the people." Has Same Ford Bnt Different $40 Senator Brown made a state wide campaign for the republican nomination for governor two years ago. At that time he chose the slogan: "Forty dollars and a Ford." Last night he said he would use the Bame car in his (Turn to page 3, col. 5) Advent of Spring Balmy in Oregon PORTLLAND, Ore., March 20-(")-A theme song of sunshine and flowers marked the advent of spring in Oregon today. Balmy temperatures were reported from all parts of the state. The weath erman forecast a slightly lower mercury tomorrow and probably increasing cloudiness. Clear skies today were wel comed at most points, although farmers In the Grants Pass area indicated rain was needed soon. Other areas reported: La Grande: Sunshine and but tercups. Klamath Falls: White pelicans on lakes and ducka and geese flying north. Medford: Bright sunshine in the Rogue valley. Eugene: Light frost, fruit trees blooming. And .not so many miles from any of these points another re port originated: Mt. Hood: Ski ing conditions fairly good. the plan at an extended press con ference and sent-telegraphic In structions to all state extension directors and farm leaders to be gin operations immediately. The conservation program, suc cessor to the Invalidated AAA. is designed to shift 30.000.000 acres from commercial crops to soil conserving growths in 1936. The first action ot state exten sion directors and farm leaders will be the organization, of state committees, county producers as sociations, and county commit tees. Making clear that the average subsidy of $10 an acre was only the broadest sort ot sin average, shifting widely In different sec tions and for different crops, Wal lace added that up to $1 an acre would be paid for maintaining soil building crops - different from soil conserving, crops, "... Flood Crests Reach Sea But Havoc Remain Death Toll Over 150 in East; Disaster Worst in History, Claim Food Looting Occurs in Some Areas; Disease Spread Feared (By The Associated Press) Military and health authorities superceded civil law in many eastern states as the most de structive flood of the generation spent itself today. New England flood crests reached the sea after taking 22 lives and making SO, 000 home less, while waters of the Alle gheny hills raced east and west. leaving 129 dead behind them. The Connecticut river, roaring straight south through the Indus trial heart of New England, left 30,000 homeless, flooded one- fifth of Hartford, Conn., paralyzed business and electric power there. It broke a flood stage record that had stood since 1854. . The worst had been expected at 1 a. m., Sat urday. Is Worst Disaster Ever, Rays Governor Governor H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire called the flood the worst disaster in his state's history. Hanover and Concord were isolated by land. The state capital was one-third under wa ter. Massachusetts' legislature acted on relief bills. Pennsylvania struggled hard against Its muddy aftermath. State health officials Quarantined Sunbury because of an outbreak of scarlet fever and diphtheria. Coraopolis had a typhoid scare. vigilantes In Leetsdale. Pa.. fought food raiders from another town. Groups of men, identified by Police Chief A. W. Nolan of Leetsdale, as being from Am bridge, Pa., invaded the little town on the Ohio river below Pittsburgh. National guardsmen hurried from Pittsburgh in ans wer to Nolan's call for help. After a battle nine of the in vaders were arrested. Water Shortage at Pittsburgh Serious Hartford, Copn., was in dark ness. The last electric genera tor surrendered to the waters of the raging Connecticut river. Middletown, Conn., below Hart ford, with Its 25,000 inhabitants had no electricity. The Massachusetts house of re presentatives appropriated $750, 000 for flood relief without a dissenting vote. Pittsburgh's water supply sit uation became more acute. Har ristyirg, Philadelphia and New York City rushed water to the stricken city by air, highway and rail. Sunbury. Pa., still was under 10 feet of water. Flood waters (Turn to page 3, col. 3) Routine Matters Up Before Board With a settlement with the city council having been reached rela tive to the management of new construction work the city water commission handled only routine matters at its regular meeting last night. The commission rescinded a previous order establishing in stallment and removal charges on special irrigation meters and sub stituted in their place a five month minimum period for the use of the special meters. After the meeting the three commissioners whose terms ex pire at the end of the year reiter ated their previous statements that they would not be candidates at the coming primary. William Galsdorf stated definitely that he would not run. The other two, Chairman Edward Rostein and I. M. Doughton indicated they did not Intend to run but are still giving the matter consideraUon." Broken Back Discovered 2 Weeks After Accident EUGENE, Ore., March 20.-V Melton James of Blachly was bothered for two weeks with an Injury incurred when he was caught in a drive shaft. He came to Eugene to consult physicians. They found his back was broken. Lou Salica Winner. '; SAN FRANCISCO. March 20.-(iiP)-Loa Salica of Brooklyn, for mer bantamweight champion, out pointed Small Montana, world's flyweight tltleholder. in the eyes ot the California boxing commis sion. In a 10-round boat here tonight B CHAMPIONS OF OREGON BASKETBALL easjBjafsejFr' srassessssasnssssr' ir.nu ' 1 ni'M im'-'mmammmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmy1-'1 ''.r?ywNf.'wer Mi- At $ CZ - iJ h f - I A ' BellfonntalB, kins; among all high schools in Oregon with less than. 150 enrollment when it comes to bas ketball. These boys also made a strong showing for A class honors in the semi-finals of the state tournament last night bnt lost to Corvallis. Front row, from left. Manager Stahl, Cole, King, likens. Key. Back row. Coach Kenneth Litchfield, 8. Buckingham, Wallace, F. Buckingham, Kessler, Larkin. Further Test of Concrete Sought Construction Firm Claims Footings of New H. S. to Be Adetruate Test blocks will be cut from the condemned footings of the new senior high school building to prove the contractors' contention that the material meets Salem code specifications, an executive employe of the Hoffman Construc tion company, said yesterday aft ernoon. He declined to permit use of his name. "There won't be anything torn out," this official said. "That con crete is all right." L. H. Hoffman, head of the Portland building firm, came to Salem yesterday after receiving notice from E. C. Bushnell, city building inspector, that certain concrete footings in the new bulld hgnust -Wreplaced because tests showed they, would not withstand the minimum test pressure speci fied in Salem's building code. Seeks to Confer With Board Member Hoffman attempted unsuccess fully to contact Frank Neer, chairman of the uchool board buildings and grounds committee, visited the building site and then returned to Portland. He did not confer with city officials, as far as could be ascertained. The build ins inspector was out of the city. Should the concrete samples cut from the condemned footings prove of the required strength, the contractor would not be required to tear out the work and replace it with fresh concrete, it was report ed unofficially at the city hall. Kuhn Officer of League of Gties EUGENE. Ore., March 2Q.-JP -Marshall N. Dana, chairman of the Northwest Planning commis sion, told delegates to the League of Oregon Cities today the north west is not yet taking full advan tage of its natural resources. He spoke at a session held in con nection with the commonwealth conference here, Dana also said recent supreme court decisions, indicated a series of flood-control dams on the Wil lamette river would be constitu tional. The league named C O. Reiter of Bend president. Other officers: Mayor V. E. Kuhn of Salem, vice-president; Celia Gavin, The Dalles city at torpey, second vice-president; J. W. McArthur, Eugene, treasurer; J. L. Fransen, Oregon City, sec retary; Ormond R. Bean, Port land, Charles H. Hugglns, Marsh field, and Elisha Large, Eugene, executive committee. ' Eugene Flax Growers Seek $12,500 Capital For Financing Plant EUGENE", Ore., March 20.-iff) -More than 100 flax growers in session ' here today completed plans for a campaign to. obtain $12,500 as the sponsors': portion of a WPA flax plant. The Eugene chamber ot commerce pledged to raise $10,000 if Springfield would complete the quota. The concert ed action was urged by Governor Charles Martin. E. J. Griffith, state WPA ad ministrator, said construction could start within a week if funds were obtained.. . Want Time Extended to -Seek Bonneville Power TILLAMOOK, Ore., March 20.-()p)-nirectors of the Tillamook people's utility district urged to day that the time limit for apply ing. f or power from Bonneville dam be extended to, March 1, 1917. The McNary -Stelwer! bill sets the limit at December 1, 1936. The directors said more time was needed to allow utility districts to perfect organization, t.,-: J .-.. Funds Sought In County For Flood Relief One thousand dollars in rifts from Marion county for the relief of flood suffer ers throughout 11 states of the east was asked yester day in an emergency appeal to citizens of this district made by Judge George Ross man and Milton Myers, chairman and vice chair man, respectively, of the Marion county chapter of the American Red Cross. Dr. Cry T. Grayton, na tional chairman, wired Judge Ross man saying 53, OOO persons had been left homeless by the severe floods in the east and de clared that $3,000,000 was necessary to take care of distress there. Shelter, food, clothing and medical rare are 'urgently needed. Donors to the relief funds should leave their moneys at any. Salem Hank or at the Red Cross offices. North Commercial street. Judge Rossman said. Locarno Program Staggers Berlin Each Proposal Viewed as Blow; Seclusion Now Hitler's Policy (Copyright, 1938, by Associated PrsEi) BERLIN, March 21 Germany raised a bitter protest today against the decisions of the other Locarno nations to settle the Rhineland crisis, the four-power proposals falling into Adolf Hit ler's camp with a completely un expected thud. Foreign office officials winced under every one of the proposals for creation of a new buffer sone in Germany, or submission of the reich's arguments against the Franco-Soviet pact to the world court and for the calling of an international peace conference. The press charged that der fuehrer had been dealt "a blow below the belt." declaring British (Turn to page 3, coL 4) Bennett Candidate For Vice President, Word PORTLAND, Ore., March 20--()-Charle8 W. Ersklne, secretary of the republican state central committee, said today Judge Wil liam S. Bennett of New York will enter the Oregon primaries as a republican candidate for vice-president. Bennett formerly was a New York congressman, is attor ney for lumber Interests and was a delegate to the 17th internation al congress against alcoholism in Copenhagen In 1923. Discord Within League Seen LONDON, March 20.-(JJVDls-cord within the council of the Lea gue ot Nations was disclosed to night over provisions of the, Rhineland -program mapped by representatives of the four Locar no powers. A row broke out when the doc ument was submitted at a private session of the council. Dr. Joseph Bnck. foreign min ister of Poland, led an incipient revolt by angrily accusing the Lo carno; members Great, Britain, France, Italy and Belgium of trying to railroad the plan through the league which, he in sinuated, they are attempting to dominate. When Chile and Denmark gave evidences that they could not has tily approve the proposals without digesting them, Anthony Eden, Britain's foreign secretary his first flush of enthusiasm chined by this flank attack, hastily ex Junking of Knox Liquor Law Plea Initiative Petition Filed Here Proposed Private Sale of Spirits Junking of the Knox liquor con trol act and Its replacement by a system of county and city regula tion of the sale of intoxicating li quor is proposed in an initiative petition filed here late yesterday. The petition is preliminary and a ballot title must be granted by the attorney - general's office before petitions can be circulated. . Sponsor of the repeal measure Is the Home Rule League, Times building, Portland, with A. E. Kern, president, and R. O. Welch, secretary. Towns and cities would be granted the right to license, regu late and control the sale of hard liquors. County control would be through the legislature or by in itiative acta passed in each county. Schools to Receive Most of Revenue All tax revenues would be allo cated on the basis of 25 per cent to the general fund of the state and 75 per cent to the common school fund. The latter funds then would be apportioned to school districts on the basis of class room units. This distribution would be a direct offset against the property tax. The state would have Jurisdic tion ot licensing manufacturers, wholesalers and importers. The initiative measure would reduce the beer tax from $1.30 to 62 cents a barrel and place a 0 cents per gallon tax on whisky. Welch said there was no whisky (Turn to page 3, coL 3) Locey to Return As Dubach's Aide CORVALLIS, Ore., March 20.-(Jpy-Percj Phillip Locey, coach at Denver university and Oregon State graduate ot 1924, sent word today he will accept the position as assistant dean of men at O. S. C, effective Jaly 2. College officials said Locey would have nothing to do with intercollegiate athletics here but will assist Dean U. G. Oubach with student affairs. : Locey was taken from Califor nia to Denver university as head coach by Dr. ' Frederick M. Hun ter, chancellor of the Oregon state system of higher education and former chancellor ot Denver university. oDr. Hunter was su perintendent of schools at Oak land. CaL, while Locey was with the Olympic club in San Fran cisco. Locey was quoted at Denver today as ' saying he would leave for Oregon within three weeks and that he was through with coaching "permanently. Council of on Peace Plan plained there was no intention of forcing anything upon the coun cil. ' Military Alliance Is Contemplated .The program constitutes a vir tual super-military alliance by the four l Hitler, refuses to accept proposals designed to lead to a new security framework for Eur ope. ' . -'- . Adolf Hitler is now studying the offer and the Italian government has not formally approved it. A German spokesman here said "it might" form a basis' for discussion . certain unilateral parts like the police sone and The Hague court reference were eliminated.' Eden explained to the council that the document was submitted purely as a matter of information and that the Locarno powers sub sequently would be prepared to give supplementary - explanations of all proylalons . . Spartans Get Jump, Defeat Neighbor Five McLoughlin Takes Early Lead Over Quakers but is Headed Near-Capacity Crowd on Hand' at Semi-Finals; Good Games Ahead Today's Games 9:30 a. m. Salem vs. Ben son (fifth place, loser eighth). 10:30 a. m. Tillamook vs. Astoria (fourth place, loser seventh). 7:30 p. m. Bellfountain vs. MclxHtghlin (third place, loser sixth). 8:30 p. m. Corvallis vs. Franklin (championship, loeer second). Yesterday's Scores Benson 27, Mm City 25. Salem SS. Bend SO. Astoria 60, Myrtle Creek 2 Tillamook 53, Oregon City 18. RFTM1.FTXATJ4 Corvallis 34. Jlellfountain 23. Franklin SO, McLoughlin 23. By PAUL HAUSER Two fighting, ball-hawking bas ketball clubs that have shows themselves to be the class ot thin year's tournament will square ofZ at 8:30 o'clock tonight and after 32 minutes of rip-roaring basket ball one of them will be '.'the win nah and new ehampeeu of Ore gon basketball. , The two clubs that fought their way through two pTeWmmary , rounds and then through the semi finals are Corvallis and Franklin. When they pair off tonight Cor vallis will be fighting for its first state championship while Frank lin will be battling- to regain a crown it hasn't held since 1921. That year Chappy King, present coach of the Quakers, was a mesa- her of the Franklin team that beat Salem for the state championship. Spartans Get Jump On B Champions Corvallis stepped Into the final: round by getting the Jump on lit tle Bellfountain in the initial pe riod and riding out the fury of the giant killers' attack for a 34 to 2S Win. Franklin shook off a dogged McLoughlin hijrh team In a great second half rally to win its place in the final game by a 36 to score. The bijrgest crowd of th ' week attended Friday night's game. Bellfountain and McLourhlin. the two scrappy clubs who fell aft er battling their way Into the semis, will meet at 7:39 o'clock tonight for third place. Sixth place will ro to the loser. The high-scoring Astoria and Tillamook tems. who in winning over Myrtle ureea ana uregon City respectively yesterday nearly cracked the tournament scoring . record, will play at 19:30 this . morning for fourth place', the loser taking seventh. Salem and Beasesj will meet in the consolation final for fifth place at 7:30 o'clock. ' Mill City Surprises :- ; - , -' By Crowding Benson , . -. With the exception of the two.-. - afternoon games in Which Astoria beat Myrtle Creek 60 to .21 and Tillamook outclassed Oregon City 53 to 18 yesterday's-games were all fairly close and- all hard fought Mill City furnished the . biggest surprise of the .day by nearly edging out Benson 'and los . ing to the Portland champions only 27 to 25. Salem played a close game with the fightlnat Lava - - Bears from Bend but eliminated , them 38 to 30. s If the first quarter hadnt counted Bellfountain might be the team that would enter the finals . tonight instead of CorvalBa. In that first period Coach -Torson's Spartans started out like. a three alarm fire and had the game won before It was hardly. begun. The margin of -ten points the sharp- shooting Spartans gained In that Initial period wa enough to tarry them to victory against , a BeTV fountain team that refused t be ieve it was playing anything but another basketball game against a team that was Just another basket ball team. - - j -v-Contest la Even . After First Period Getting the payoff on wearly every shot, Corvallis bad a If -to-9 lead at the end ot the first per , - , iod and it was too much for Bell fountain . to overcome. - Even . though the scrappers : from a school of 28 boys kept even, la fact a point - ahead, of Corrallia the rest of the game, that 10 points In- the first period waa their downfall." - , . The fans thought it was all wp . for Bellfountain when BTack ledge, Kruger and Ptlugmd bit -the boon in a hurry and then , Blaekledre and Warren did it . some more to make it 19 .to . (Turn tb page g.toL I) , f