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The Weather
; Cloudy and nnSeltled to'
day followed by showers to
night and Thursday; Max
Temp. Tuesday 87, Mln. 45.
river 8.4 feet, J westerly
' EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR " 1 T7 " II ! Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, May 13, 1936 J j Price 3c; Newsstands 5c 7 No. 40
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Harold Hauk
ParrisK Sport
Mentor Takes
Holly's Place
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Former Willamette Star
Will Handle Three of
Viking Teams, Plan
Record is Outstanding;
Success With ""Junior
! High Lads Factor
Harold Haak, four-sport letter
man at Willamette university six
years ago, was selected by the
school board la.n
night to take the
place of Hollis
W.i Hunting ton
as coach of foot- L
ball, basketball f
and baseball and I
as physical edu
cation instructor
at Salem- high
school beginning
next fall. The
question of his
salary w a s de
layed rending a.
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Harold Hu
recommendatio.n from Superinten
dent Silas Gaiser.
' Since he was graduated from
Willamette in. 1920. Hauk had
been employtd as coach of football
and- baseball at Parrish junior
high school here and as instructor
f bovs Dhvsical education ciass
sJ His place at the Junior high
will b filled by Tom Drynan, who
has for three yeariibeenteaching
social and general science at this
school, the board decided.
Hank's base salary, if Salem
teachers receive a i per cent in
crease next year, will be $1432.59,
the superintendent! said, in addi
tion he nrobably "will be paid szza
nr. C3A0 extra for coaching the
three sports. i
Won Eleven Letters
At Willamette T.
The board voted to employ Hauk
on probation for j the first year
-with the provision i that this sum-
- mer he attend college-ana earn
credits he now lacksrin physical
education. These credits are nec
essary to meet new requirements
. for nhysical education instructors
being set up by the state depart
ment of education.
The new Viking coach is 31
years old. He attended high school
In Peoria. 111., before coming to
- Salem to enter Willamette nniver
sitr. Heis" married
: i Hauk won 11 letters in four
sports during. hi3 four years at
Willamette. He was a four-year
letterman in basketball and base
ball, two-year man in football and
' onS-year man in track. He played
with the Bearcat baseball, football
and basketball teams that went
1 through 1929 undefeated.
.. 1 As a guard, Hauk starred with
the 1930 Willamette basketball
.team which became known as the
.wonder team and "was. generally
conceded to be the best quintet on
the-coaet that year.
Competitive Spirit - ,i
Prateed by Keene - 3
! "Harold was one- -of the best
e am peton ve ever had In
school," Coach Roy "Spec" Keene
" of Willamette said of Hauk last
night. "He .hated to take a licking
and wouldn't take a licking."
r : In transferring; to physical edu
cation and coaching work at Par-
rish, Drynan is .moving into the
field for which be studied at Ore-
' gon State college. He majored in
- physical education there, starred
as a halfback on the Oregon grid
.team and- was i an outstanding
track man.
- . Sports observers said lat night
It was likely that Drynan would
take charge of track coaching at
Parrish and Frank Brown would
take over baseball. Brown also is
basketball coach.!
i During the coming summer, the
board decided. Drynan will be of
fered the position of OUnger play-
ground director, which Hauk held
last season
First Design For
Capitol
Received
The first design for the Pro
posed new atate capitol building
arrived at the offices of the state
sunreme coutt j Tuesday. There
was no" Identification,: of the de
sign, other thaa the words fNew
. York City" on the outside wrap-
ner. ' L; : -X'- ' '
Off icials said ., approximately
212 designs were In the making
and that all of these probably
would be received by May 22.
The designs will be opened on
! Mar 22 in the i presence of Chief
Justice Campbell of the state au-
i nreme court. :
- The architect to prepare the
1 trta-ia and specifications for the
buLding will he selected May 28
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Townsend Will Refuse
To Tell Probers More
Than He Wishes, Says
Leader Announces Plan to
Washington; Predicts Arrests as Part of
More Violent Attack Upon His Plan
LOS ANGELES, May 12, (Ar) Dr. Francis E. Town
send, founder of the Townsend old age pension move
ment, predicted before an
ers that the most violent attacks upon the plan are yet to
come. ;:.-'!'
"Arrests will be made among our ranks," he declared.
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Constitution Is
Young Demo Snag
Must Have Advance Notice
of Election, Discover ,
- at County Meeting
Young Democrats of Marion
county hit a constitutional snag
at their scheduled election meet
ing held at the courthouse last
night. With prospective presi
dents lining up support for them
selves, members found that the
club constitution provided- that
the election meeting must be set
by the executive board at least
two weeks in advance and that
majority of members in good
standing was necessary to elect,
Having only a bare majority of
the members present and not hav
ing set the meeting date the club
postponed the election until May
26.
Headrirk. McKinney
And Jetty Running
A warm battle for the leader
ship of the club became evident as
members announced themselves
candidates for the position. Mar
vin Headrick, incumbent, Oliver
Jetty and Fred McKinney all
threw their hats in the ring.
A financial' report of the state
convention held here last month
was given. All bills contracted
by the Marion county club have
been paid and a small balance
turned over to the state commit
tee it was announced.
County candidates present at
the meeting spoke in behalf of
their candidacies at the primaries
Friday.
Eckener Now Off
Nazis' Blacklist
ABOARD THE ZEPPELIN
Hindenburg, En Route to Germ
any, May 12.-tTPa8Sengers on
the giant airship Hindenburg re-
oiced with Dr. Hugo Eckener to
night after news was received the
veteran Zeppelin commander
would be honored at Frankfort
on the dirigible's arrival.
Eckener, still in a happy mood
since the demonstrations of good
will in the united States, beamed
when he was told of plans for
the official welcome and presen
tation of a silver cup.
"Thank God!! several high
nazis exclaimed : simultaneously.
that ends an intolerable situa
tion."
(Eckener, involved in an argu
ment with the nazi propaganda
ministry since he attempted to
prevent the new airship from be
ing used In the election campaign,
has teen seeking reconciliation
with the political leaders.)
Linfield Communist 7 rend
Assailed, Baptist Meeting
ALBANY, Ore., May 12.-(iP)-i
The question of communistic In
fluence, with Linfield - college,
McMinnville, Ore., the center of
discussion, brought a prolonged
controversy from the floor of the
Oregon council I of Baptist men
meeting here today.
- The question was raised by Dr.
J. A. Gonad, traveling evangel
ist, who objected- to resolutions
passed at a youth conference at
Linfield, a Baptist school, six
weeka ago. ' ;
Ministers and laymen partici
pated In the debate, deciding fin
ally to table the matter until to
morrow when the Oregon Baptist
convention opens. Linfield college
has about 600 students.
Tolerance is Urged
By Faculty Member :
Prof. : E. C. Callaway, Oregon
State college, said he believed the
resolutions were; influenced by
propaganda. Dr. Raymond Culver,
t Linfield college faculty member,
High Coach
Walk Out on Hearing at
audience of some 8,000 follow
"Semi - legal means w
11 be found
by way of
to inflict punishment
fines and imprisonment until
af-
ter the election,"
Dr. Townsend said
the inves-
tigating committee
seems com-
mitted to a long, long session,"
and added: H
"I am going oack to Washing
ton on the 19th t otejl them what
I want them to knowj I shall then
say:- 'Gentlemen, that's all. I'm
not coming hack any more. What
are you going to do about It?' "
He declared "My wife and I are
as poor tonight as we were two
years ago." ; "
"There has been jmighty little
corrupt practice in, this great
movement," he asserted. "It was
inevitable that a few untrustwor
thy followers, should! gain admit
tence to our ranks Some have
even sold us out for 30 pieces of
silver The stories they have told
about me And my avarice are man
ufactured packs of lies."
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LeagueY Council
Is Blocked Again
Adjourns Till June 15 as
Italians Walk Out at
i
Mussolini's ! Order
GENEVA, May 1 2. - UP) - A
fresh effort to build up security
for uneasy Europe crumbled to
night when the Italian delegation
to the League of Nations brusque
ly bolted from Geneva at the im
perative command! of Premier
Mussolini. ' I
The fascists walked out after
the council adopted! a resolution
which was virtually a new con
demnation of Italy's conquest of
Ethiopia. '
Asserting It needed further
time "to consider the situation,"
the council adjourned until June
15.' Sanctions meantime will con
tinue against Italy. f
Widespread pessimism also was
based on the fact that the Italians
boycotted a scheduled me sting of
the remaialng Locarno powers to
act on Germany's renunciation of
the treatyi,
Mussolini was reported flirting
with Adolf Hitler. I Some saw the
possibility of an alliance between
the two dictators,
Pinckney Given 30 Day
Jail a Drunken Driver
Drunken driving! brought Ches
ter Lewis Pinckney, Portland mo
torist, 30 days in the Marion coun
ty Jail and a $100! fine yesterday
in Judge Miller B. Hayden's court.
Pinckney,' arrested Saturday night
by state officers, delayed bis plea
until yesterday and then admitted
guilt. : . , - t ,
urged the group to consider the
question: from a broad viewpoint.
At the morning session, minis
ters in separate conference nam
ed the Rev. Walfofd Dawes, Med-
ford, president of i their organiza
tion; the Rev. J. Wanwig, Glide,
Ore., vice-president, and the Rev.
Harold Lndwick, Prineville, sec
retary-treasurer. j
Laymen elected) W. P. Boyn
ton, Corvallis. president; George
Winslowi Redmond, vice - prest
dent; Frank Parent, Portland
secretary. and BJ P..JJeff, Med
lord, treasurer. f
The Baptist women's atate so
ciety named Mrs. G. W. Alexand
er, . Portland, president: Mrs.
Verne Smith, Portland, secretary
tre-erecieaj; mrB; it. . u nomas
Portland, seeretary-drjector. H
The 200 laymen' and minister
ial delegates and; tire 250 women
in attendance were welcomed at
a banquet tonight. -
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Laymen Group
Gives List of
Endorsements
McGilchrist, Hayder and
Hannah Martin Among
Candidates Backed
Eight for Council; Not
Linked With "Mountain
Water" Bloc, Says
The Laymen's Committee on
Law Enforcement, in an official
statement last night through Dr.
B. Blatchford, its secretary, de
clared that it had no connection
whatever with the "mountain
water reform" group but rather
was primarily interested in law
enforcement.
The committee, the statement
continued, declined to make offi
cial endorsements of any candi
date for the position of circuit
udge or district attorney-in this
county. No endorsement was ever
mpending, the committee declar
ed, in connection wyth the repub
lican candidacies for county re
corder. Gambling Situation
Cause of Activity
'The committee was recently
organized as a result of recent
disclosures on the widespread
prevalence of commercializ
ed gambling and. other conditions
necessitating the appointment of
special prosecutor," its officers
declared. ."This organization,
termed by the press as the 'inter-
church' committee, Is composed
of a large group of representa
tive laymen who stand for active
and effective law enforcement
and a cleaner and better city and
county."
The committee last night said
it solicited the cooperation of all
citizens Interested In law enforce-
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Robinson Admits
Stoll Abduction
Has Spent Most of Time
Traveling, Arrested Man
Tells Officer
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 12.-
6P)-Announcement that Thomas
H. Robinson jr., has "willingly ad
mitted" that he kidnaped Mrs. Al
ice Speed Stoll and that during
the 20 months since he had spent
most of his time traveling between
New York and California was
made here tonight by E. J. Conn el
ley, in charge of the Cincinnati
office of the federal bureau of in
vestigation.
Connelley who came here to
Join O. C. Dewey, head of the local
federal bureau of Investigation,
said the 29-year-old will o the
wisp fugitive, caught last night in
Glendale, Calif., and, rushed to
Louisville today in! a chartered
airplane, said the kidnaping of the
young Louisville matron was car
ried out according to one of sev
eral plans he had made.
"Robinson said he didn't know
whyjhe did it," Connelley replied
to a question. Connelley added
that Robinson told the agents dur
ing the questioning today that he
had ! spent the 150,000 ransom
freely in night clubs and hotels
that once he traveled In an air
plane between New York and Cal
Horn la and at other times on
trains, and in automobiles. '
Leche Takes Over
! i
Huey Long's Task
, BATON ROUGE,: La., Mar 12
-JPy-A. S 7-year-old j lawyer, Rich
ard Webster Leche, took the helm
of Louisiana's ship of state to
day and charted for himself one
of the most far-reaching - pro
grams ever undertaken by
Louisiana governor. " '
Within an hoar after taking
the oath of office, Leche moved
to lift all policemen and firemen
In the state ' from any political
control by signing as his first
official act an order commission
ing them for life, i
He explained his order will
prevent discharge of police and
firemen throughout the state ex
cept for cause. ! " : : ?
A self-styledj "100 per cent
Huey P. Long I man," the new
governor has pledged himself to
carry on the "policies and ideals
of the late" senator, but he will
employ methods in vivid contrast
, to his political Instructor,
Water Plan Is
Platform For
11 Candidates
Kuhn, Eight of Council
Aspirants, Two Water
j Board, Endorse It
Detailed Statement Put
Before Voters; City's
Finances Stressed
The present well formulated
program j to improve Salem's
water system was placed square
ly before the voters as the issue
at Friday's city election in a
newspage size broadside mailed
me electorate yesterday by
Mayor Vy E. Kuhn, eight candi
dates for aldermanic positions
and two nominees for water com-
misslonerships.
Should they (opponents of the
present plans) be elected, the
water program now settled will
again be in turmoil with each
group trying to put over its
plan," the campaign declaration
read.
The following candidates spon
sored the paper, headed, "The
Truth About the Water Pro
gram": For mayor, V. E. Kuhn.
Eight Aldermanic
Candidates on List
For aldermen, first ward. Van
Wieder; second ward, Frank P.
Marshall and Walter Fuhrer;
third ward, W. H. Dancy and
Nap Rocque; fourth ward, Bra
zier' C. Small; sixth ward, Carl
Armpriest; seventh ward, Donald
A. Young.
For water commissioner, I. M.
Doughton and E. A. Miller.
Of the aldermanic nominees on
the administration slate, Wieder,
Fuhrer, ; Small, Armpriest and
Young are now seated on the
council.! Dancy formerly served
the third ward on the council.
Doughton is the only water
commissioner seeking re-election.
Three are to be chosen Friday.
Financial Record
Of Term is Cited
The administration supporters
also published city hall records
showing that the city under the
guidance of Mayor Kuhn and the
present; council has in two years
emerged from a $78,865.35 defi
cit to a cash position with a bal
ance of $258,815.81 In funds on
hand as of April 30, 1936.
From administration leaders
came a declaration that the at
tempt to inject "reform" issues
Into this election were late. The
present council, for example,
placed a ban on pin-ball games
and, as well, on punchboards and
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Civil War Vets
Elect Officers
PORTLAND, Ore., May 12.-;P)
-Aged I faces glowed with fond
memories today as 28 veterans
of the Civil war exchange
reminiscences at the annual state
gathering. 4
The
meeting replaces the en
campments
formerly held each
year
The! group chose J. C. .Thomp
son, 89, Portland, state command
er; Z.j T. Bryant, .89, Lebanon,
senior vice commander, and
Henry
junior
Hopkins, 89, Newberg
vice commander,
Moisture Supply
Is Best in Years
PORTLAND, Ore., May 12.WiP)
-The United States department of
agriculture said today a survey
showed the best supply of mois
ture in Oregon in three to six
years, assuring good summer feed
and mountain range. Range and
pasture conditions were declared
to hare improved generally the
past month.
C. J. Borum, statistician, said
the lamb crop in the Willamette
valley iwas fair and that cattle and
sheep j were in good condition.
Losses, except on early lambs,
were described as light,
Locey to Direct Student
Educational Activities
President Peaty States
CORVALLIS. Ore.. Mar 12-OPk
President George Peavy of Ore
gon Sfate college said tonight Per
cy Locey, coach at Denver uni
versity,' will be director of edu
cational student activities at the
college here next fall.
Locey, who is a graduate of
Oregon State, is to join the Cor
vallis staff July 1. He will be nart-
tlme teacher in the department of
business administration and work
under; the dean of men in the new
position created by a recent action
separating educational activities
from athletics. -
Successors to King fish to Carry
On Ideals but with New Methods
Left, Richard Leche, neijr governor
missioned all policemen and firemen la the state for life to remove
them from political central, as
ods even though be isas pledged himself to carry on the "policies
and Ideals" of Huey P Long. Right, Robert Maestri, new mayor of
New Orleans, who sefks, together
machine functioning.- International Illustrated fws photo.
Propose New Tax,
Corporate Profit
Administration Fighting to
Save Essentials ojf Pro
gram in Senate
WASHINGTON, May 12-P)-
Two new plans for taxing undis
tributed corporate prcfiits were
outlined before the senate finance
committee today as the adminis
tration fought to save the essence
from defeat at the hands of hos
tile senators. i
The treasury sought to stem the
tide of opposition with a single,
comparatively simple, tax sched
ule to replace the complex tables
In the bill passed by the house. It
would impose taxes ranging up to
SO per cent on that part of cor
poration income withheld from
distribution.
Chairman Harrison (D-Miss) of
the finance committee; presented
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Flood Control to
Be Much Reduced
WASHINGTON, May 12.-(jPV-A
sharp trimming of the $360,000,
000 omnibus flood control bill was
forecast by congressional authori
ties today close after an assertion
by Presidet Roosevelt that a
measure dealing only with emer
gency projects should be passed
this session.
Questioned at his press confer
ence, the president said a bill
should be put through now so
work on control structures on riv
ers and streams that recently
flooded large areas in the east
and middle west could be started
this coming year, i
He said he believed only the
most urgent projects should be
dealt with at this time, with a na
tional plan embracng flood con
trol ana an reiateu questions post
poned until next session.
Stop Pension, Is
Couple's
Request
SPOKANE, May 12.-UP)-An
aged couple insisted to the state
old-pension officers today that
they no longer needed their 847
a month pension.
"We have just received a 12500
inheritance from a relative,"
they, explained. "And we do not
feel it is right to take a pension
and the inheritance at the same
time."
Mrs. Lucy Schoenrock, super
visor, declined to
reveal : their
names.
Directors for
Control Board Are Chosen
O n hand r ed loganberry
growers of Marion county met at
the chamber of commerce yester
day afternoon and selected Frank
Hrubetx of Salem, O. L. Davis of
Woodburn and Harty Hugill of
Hubbard as directors for the dis
trict comprising Marion county to
the new Oregon Loganberry Con
trol Board, Inc.
Other directors ( to comprise the
state board of nine derectors were
elected yesterdayi also, and the
first session of the board will be
held at. the chamber "here this
morning, with organization and
determination 6t future policies to
come up at this time.
Selecting of Price
To Come np Soon
Whether or not the board will
launch at once Into setting the
I y. - : ' f, 4
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of Louisiana, who yesterday com
evidence he plans to change meth
with Leche, to keep the Long
Budget Scanning
Delayed by Board
Salary Increase and New
Building Needs Clash
In Indication Now
The Salem school board last
night postponed to a later meet
ing, tentatively set for next Mon
day, initial .consideration of the
1936-7 district budget. Prelimin
ary discussion last night indicated
there would be an unavoidable
clash over the relative Importance
of salary increases on the one
hand and of need for an emergen
cy account for completion of .the
building program on the other.
The directors referred to their
finance committee a request from
19 janitors for one week's vaca
tion with pay each summer. The
janitors now work nine months on
a salary basis and during the sum
mer by the hour. ,
Qver the objections of Director
Cupper, the board voted to employ
cadet teachers, graduates from
state educational institutions of
higher learning, to fill temporary
vacancies created by leaves of ab
sence. One year's leave was granted
Eleanor Tonsing, girls "physical
education instructor at Leslie
Junior high school, to permit her
to earn her master of arts degree
at University of Oregon A semes
ter 8 leave also was approved for
Mrs. Grace Fallin, grade teacher.
230 of Delegates
Qaimed For Knox
CHICAGO, May 12. -(An- For,
mer Senator George H. Moses of
New Hampshire said tonight that
Col. Frank Knox, publisher of the
Chicago Daily News and candidate
for. the republican presidential
nomination, had already won 230
votes in the Cleveland convention.
"I do not count ahy from Ohio,
where the primary is still open,"
Moses said, "nor do I count any
from the states where genuine In
structions have been given for
other candidates." 3
Moses, himself a . delegate-at-large
to the convention, has been
in Chicago several days,, confer;
ring , with -leaders ot the Knox
campaign. Grouping the Knox del
egates geographically; he claimed
43 in New England, 26 in the mid
dle Atlantic states,. 2 5 in the deep
south, 94 in the midwest. 16 In the
southwest and 26 in the north
west. " V ,
No Fire Alarm in Week
. Salem firemen took it easy yes
terday for the seventh consecutive
day. A full week had passed with
out the sounding of a fire alarm.
Loganberry
minimum price for logans remains
to be seen. However, If this does
not come up today,; it will shortly.
leaden in the move, believe.
A number of additional signers
were added to the rolls yesterday,'
bringing almost a 100 per cent
representation for Marion county.
Davis of Woodburn presided : at
the meetolng here yesterday.
: The five cooperative processing
plants' will be represented on the
control board by George A. Smith,
manager of the Stayton cannery;
J. .W. Fisher, manager of the
Gresbam Berry -Growers 'associa
tion I and W. H-Wod, manager "of
the Salem Producers cooperative
cannery. This group .voted 'last
night at the Producers coopera
tive jplant here : . ;t - . ' . ;. -
Favorite Son
To Have Most
-" i I
Of Delegates
Idahoan May Elect Some
in Districts; Davey
Holds Good Lead
Roosevelt Piling Pp Big
Margin There and in .
W. Virginia. Word
COLUMBUS- O., May 12.-(ifV
Ohio's "favorite son" -presidential
forces swept Into a good lead late-
tonight in a primary republican
. , . mi . . hi. . r . '. i". n 2,
oeiegaie iigat wiin nery sen. Wil
liam E. Borah ht Idaho;
State wide voting put an entire
slate of eight delegate-at-large
candidates favoring Robert A.
Taft, son of the late . president
ahead of seven Borah delegate-at
large candidates on the basis of
returns form 1348 of the state'
8,579 precincts. . j
Three of Borah's 28 district
delegate-candidates were . leading
in two districts, but 21 "favorite
son" district delegate h candidates
held leads, inf 10 contested dis
tricts. I -
Two contested districts were un
reported, while in eight others
Taft candidates were unopposed.
President Franklin ;D. Roose
velt swept into a commanding lead
over his new deal foe. Col. Henry .
Breckinridge of New York, in .tfee
democratic presidential preferen
tial race. J
Returns from 355 precincts gave
Roosevelt 11,145 to Breckin
ridge's 1,08 9.f
Gov. Martin L. Davey increased
his lead over two opponents for
the primary -; democratic nomina
tion for governor. ---
Davey polled 15,74'7- votes im
531 precincts, Congressman .Ste
phen M. Young of Cleveland 11,
661, and Charles M. Hubbell of
Cleveland, 922.
CHARLESTON. W, Va., , May
12. -(-Halting, returns from
West Virginia presidential pri
maries showed President Roose
velt ' polling! a greater vote in
his democratic contest than was
cast for Senator Borah in the re--publican
presidential preference,
contest. I .
The first J 44 of the stateV 2.
4 37 'precincts to report gav
Roosevelt 3T.033 votes. He waa
assured of I the popular choice
vote and alt candidates tor dele
gate to the national convention
are pledged to him. I
In the same number of pre
cincts Borah had 1,505. votes. He
although there were some write
in votes for Governor Alt M.
Landon of Kansas. The "write
ins" cannot be counted under
West Virginia law! -j
Early returns for delegate-t-larr
to the republican conven-'
tion were insufficient to show th
trend although two !of the c?
didates are! avowed Landon sup
porters. j :
DEVILS LAKE, Ni D-. May 12.
-(VPV-N o r i h Dakota democrat
swelled the pledged l deiesat- in
dorsement strength for President
Roosevelt at the national eoaven
tion by selecting eight delegate
tonizht instructed to, vote lor mm
chief executive. - j
Pope Pleased at
Peace in Africa
' VATICAN CITY, May 12VAV
Pope Pius I hailed the "triumph
ant news'!of peace in Africa to
day and then, turning t other
matters, asserted the state la en
croaching iipon the1 church's dr
mains. f ' -1
The pontiff, inaugurating th
world exposition of the Catholic
press, attacked communism, lis
mentioned Its development in Sot
let Russla.f Mexico, Spain, Urugu
ay and Brazil.
Speaking to thousands of visi
tors from a special throne in th
pine court; of . the exposition, h
expressed hope the end of t.io
Italo-EthIo)ian war would be "a
prelude, to;; true "European and
world peace." '
He remarked , that the opening
coincides wiUi the J- "triumphant
news of af great ' and good peo-.
pie." - .' '3 - ' ... :"
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Senators Get Reduction
In OUnger Field, Ren
The Salem Senators clab : last
night received a 25 gift from the
school board .: In the . form ot a
reduction In that amount of the
rent for thj&Ir use ot Olinger field
for practice and Sunday ""games.
The board Sn reply fto an Inquiry
from. J.. I Holt, Senators. secre
tary, offered, to rent the field for
the season if or 250iThe Senator!
were required to pay the distrie''
175 for this privilege last year. "