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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1936)
r A Good Bet! The Weather r You'll find all the news bout baseball, so ft bull, golf, tennis and other sports In The Statesman's dally sports Section. Fair today and j Monday, slowly rising temperature; Max.- Temp. Saturday Min. 42, river 4JZ feet, rain .02 inch, Tariable grinds. FOUNDED 1831 EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR r : Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, May 17, 1936 iliuirt AMeii . Mace 1 Takes SpotligM in QregoB . Better Times i :- -- .. - i i ,-1. ; Reflected by Sensible Vote Appreciation of s McNary Far from Lacking r in Oregon, Revealed Townsendism Routed in Most Races Although Shown as Factor By SHELDON F. SACKETT Business is better in Oregon election returns show it. Old Man Oregon cast a fairly sensible, con erratiTe ballot Friday.: Four years ago incumbency was equi valent to ouster; ye&terday's to ' tals revealed the public in a stable frame of mind,; hesitant to remove proved officials and un willing to give more than a min : ority of Totes to candidates es pousing political nostrums. The touted "Townsend vote, nightmare : that it has been, for quaking poli ticos, was split in several; direc - tions and had no controlling in fluence on the primary outcome. All fears that Senator Charles L. McNary might be the victim of unappreciative constituents were dissipated as the returns rolled in. Neither ex-Senator Sam Brown nor Theodore G. Nelson, newly -come Oregonian, could dent the two-to-one majority the senior senator piled ; up in the state. Brown's showing was thin and disappointing compared to his 1934 campaign when he made a mighty bid for the republican nomination for governor. : i Circumstances had changed. He was against competition ( which had kept very ambitious demo crats in their caves. Citizens were too busy buying new cars to trek in their old autoa.to the Brown lawn. And the Townsend vote, which Senator Brown figured would in itself and through its connections, hold a firm major ity in the state, was far smaller than he predicted. Such as there was was split with Theodore G. Nelson, forwhom Brown's wrath is deep. ; ' ; - Mahoney Winner Bnt. Democrats are Cool ' ' ' ." W f 1 1 i s Mahoney is with us again, up from his Klamath Falls domain, and by a slim margin, the democratic nominee for the senate over Judge John Jeffrey. The former Populist couldn't keep pace with Mahoney in prom- Jsing voters - the moon and a ;reen cheese. Mahoney and Jeff- rey ouia sougm the Townsend vote. As a consequence many sound democrats are going to say nothing but will put an "x" next to McNary's name in the fall election. There is no heart in leaders of democracy in the state for Mahoney. He is a poli tical acrobat, an office - seeking adventurer and - his: chances of defeating Senator Charles L. Mc- Mary are about as great as a Liberty League endorsement of Roosevelt. ! f The Townsend club vote vein did show through in the national committeeman's race on the re publican ticket. Charles L. Paine of Eugene who was at one-time State manager for the Townsend Ites. sought votes for that job un der the Townsend club slogan and when the tally was made, he was considerable ahead of Ben T. Dor- rls of Eugene. Paine's race was proof sufficient that the Townsend Tote is sizable and will cling to one man when none of his oppon ents endorse ' the plan. Ralph Williams. 'winner of the commit tee-meetings, who now becomes an Oregon landmark like Mt. Hood or the Columbia gorge,: can start his 29th year as liaison: man with the Big Tent for Oregon republicans. with the knowledge that the party ! men can deliver Oregon for him. Williams', was put over because the Portland leadership in the par ty wanted him, could work with him. and did not want Dorris. No Enthusiasm For , Borah Shown Here 4.. . " l . Returns from the state showed republican voters not enthused by the-campaign for Senator William - Borah for. the republican nomina tion. Borah won a heavy rote but . Turn to page ;5, coL 3) EggYolkiUse Is Topic For Round Table - . . j When you make an anget food cake, bow do you use up the' egg yolks jou have left? Recipes of all kinds which call for egg yolks con stitute the current Round Table topic ' ' --- There are fine sunshine cakes using just yolks as well as aU sorts of other pas tries, desserts and casserole concoctions. Send in your 'idea before Thursday noon and you may win a casta prize, i - r; Holds Favor of Oregon's G.O.P. RALPH E. WILLIAMS Japanese Advance In China Watched U. S. Studies Prospect of Trouble; Objective Is Two-fold, Claimed ' PEIPING, May i 1 6.-(P) -i Stoic Chinese watched new files of Jap anese troops tramp into northern mainland garrisons tonight and insisted the eyes of Nippon were on two nations: China and Soviet Russia. i ! While Nanking; protested to Tokyo, and foreign diplomats in cluding the American studied the possible consequences, the j Chin ese saw this double purpose in a triple-strength Japanese garrison at Peiping and Tientsin: ! Encirclement of North China with a view to final occupation and subjugation; preparation for ultimate war with Russia and what Japan calls the "Red men ace." ! i Diplomats, too declared the reinforcements in North China al lowed Japan to strengthen her military status oft the mainland without drawing any troops away from Manchoukuo in the eveRt they were needed: on: this side of the great wall. . i ; New Japanese j troops arrived for Iboth the Tientsin and Peip ing garrisons today. A second contingent, of 150 men and ani mals, reached here ifrom Tient sin and another j group went to Tungchow. About; 7,600 new Jap anese troops have been landed, howeve. ; I) 1 T1 DlQS On KeSerVOIT Pipe Fact Council The- city council Monday night will receive bids for concrete pipe to be laid as a drain and overflow for the new Fairmount hill reser voir. This pipeline, 30 inches in diameter, will run the short dis tance from the west end of the reservoir to Minto slough. City officials yesterday believed it unlikely that Friday's election results could be canvassed In time to seat newly elected aldermen Monday night. These included Ed win Goodenough, W. H. Dancy and possibly Gertrude F. Lobdell. The question of Mrs. Lobdell s eligibility, since she had not lived in Salem a full three years prior to Friday's election, as required by the city charter, probably will be referred to City Attorney Paul R. Hendricks for a format opin ion. Mayor V. E. Kutan said yes terday. " I i '-'We want to be absolutely fair with Mrs. Lobdell, " the mayor added. "If she is qualified, she should be seated' ! Seven-County Worit Pay The state hydroelectric commis- j sion turned a cautious eye yester day on the seven-county i utility district proposal: which it had. been instructed to investigate and told the sponsors; of the plan that it would not pay a return on the Investment, provided an amount equivalent to prevailing, tax costs was paid by the district. The pro posed super-power district which would Include parts of Clacka mas, Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln, Polk, Washington and Yamhill couties, is the largest of the utility groups which the (hydro electric commission has been stu dying. 1 Would Be Deficit 5 -If Taxes Deducted ; In the report, two projects were stressed: ; 1 i .:. - Project A. costing $6,001,000, would be a distribution system to serve municipalities and that part of -the rural territory where five or more potential customers - to the mile might be reached. '' The margin of surplus of this project, provided no taxes were paid, would be $157,413 annually for the first four years when in- s 4 . ; p; I f Fall Campaign Necessary on Circuk Judge McMahah Lacks 777 for Majority of Vote in . I Marion and Linn ! Gouley Squeezes In for Legislative Choice ! Over Mrs. Martin Judge L. H. McMahan and Wal ter E, Keyes will contest for elec tion as cireuit Judge in the third district November 3 on, the basis of final and official election re turns: from Linn and Marion coun ties which last nighti showed that Judge McMahan had failed by 777 votes to win a majority over Keyes and William H. Trindle, his other opponent. The standing in the two counties follows: McMahan 11,874 Keyes ! 9,105 Trindle f J 3,545 Complete returns from Marion county's 77 precincts showed Judge McMahan with 8341 votes, Keyes with 6840 and Trindle 2465. In Linn county Judge McMa han with 3533 votes had a major ity of 188 over Keyes with 2265 and Trindle with 1080. Early yesterday as returns came in from the rural districts in Mar ion county, Judge McMahan went steadily ahead and at 5 p. m. yes terday the returns showed he lack ed only a handful of rotes from having a majority in the aggregate vote of the two counties. The re turns! front five lateto-report Sa lem precincts cut a large hole into his plurality s district after dis trict in Salem gave Keyes more vote than , the incumbent. ; Page Walks Off 1 With D. A. Nomination Lyle Page walked away with the republican; nomination for district attorney, rolling up 5641 votes while! Herman Lafky obtained 2,- I (jTurn to page 2, col. 1) i I i i Britain Planning Another Default (Copy right. 1936. by Associated Preu) LONDON, May 16. Official Great Britain pushed the Ameri can war debt issue, firmly back on its shelf tonight. Responsiblp sources said the question is just as moribund as ever,; perhaps more so, because every extra pound j the govern ment can find is earmarked for armament and future prepared ness not for the debts of a long past war. ' The June; 15 debt Installment will be defaulted as usual and Great Britain has no Intention of taking the initiative for a re newal of payments or for any discussion with Washington on a scaling down or cancellation of the money owed. These assurances came from every concerned diplomatic or financial quarter. J - Seven Killed cu They Leave After Wedding YOUNGSTOWN, O., May 16.-(iT)-Seven men and boys, speeding from a wedding died today when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into the side of an Erie: freight train, j j Four were almost instantly killed while three died in the hospital. 1 S ' ' - j Power Setup Out Says Report terest only would be payable on the indebtedness and $40,000 for the period during which payments would be made toward amortlt atioa of the indebtedness. If, taxes were paid these : fig' ures would be reduced about $170,000 a year, showing for the first four years an annual defic it of $12,72$, and for the next 2fi years an annual deficit of $130, 134. , j ; "' I For project B, to cost $8,426,- 000, the annual surplus would be $129,061 for the first four years and $$33 43 annually for the next 26 i years, provided no taxes were paid. i -' It taxes were paid under - this plant these figures would be re duced to show 'an annual deficit of $49,704 for the first four years and I an annual deficit' of. $175,- 422 during the next 26 years. Little Prospect of f Reduction in Rates i - . J'We urge that you give these ngures careful consideration,' the report continued. The commission held that there 1 was' little - prospect ; of reducing : (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Tables Show Final Vote in Marion County Today The Statesman on page 2, provides its readers with complete returns on the republican, democratic and non-partisan ballots from each precinct in Ma rion county. 1 The Statesman has com piled these tables to pro vide the only detailed re port on the vote in each of the 77 precincts available for Marion county voters. ! As customary. The States man leads in election re turns, giving its subscribers Saturday a check on 68 complete and incomplete precincts in the county. Last night it secured and set in type the final reports from election boards in the city which had been unable to conclude their heavy count ing duties until 8:80 p. m. John Porter Tops Silverton Ballot Leads All Candidates For Total; Write-in Vote Is Heavy There SILVERTON. May 16 John Porter, one-time Marion county commissioner, received the high est number of votes of any candi date in Silverton, including na tional, state, county and local. Porter was a candidate on the re publican tciket for councilman at Silverton. Friday's election at Silverton showed considerable penwork. The names of republican candidates were written in on the democratic ballot and vice versa. Several were thrown out, it was understood, be cause; the voter forgot to preface his choice with an X. Nelson and Barr ' ' '' Justice Candidates Indications are now that the autumn race at Silverton will be one of the most hotly contested in years. Alf O. Nelson won by 217 votes over George Barr, for repub lican nomination for justice of the peace. Nelson is also being backed by the democrats, end rumor was current early Saturday morning that Nelson might still have com petition on the autumn ballot. The recorder fight at Silverton promises to be of stellar import ance in autumn between George Hubbs, one-time recorder, and the present recorder, George Cusiter, who defeated Hubbs two years ago.: In Friaay nignt s election, Mr. Cusiter received 208 democra tic votes and 71-write in votes on the republican tciket. Hubbs ob tained 342 republican votes and 8 write-in democratic votes. Rue; and Amo Get Many Write-ins Clifford Rue, who did not know he was to be a candidate, received 38 write-in votes for city treasur er. iWhile S. A. Pitney, present ; (Turn to page 2, col. 1) AU But Three of Fugitives Caught McALESTER, Okla.. May 16.- (P)-Capture of two convicts leaving only three at large re lease of an Indian hostage and official denunciation of prison guards for throwing down their guns were swift developments to day In clearing up Wednesday s bloody break of 24 prisoners at the: Oklahoma penitentiary. Twenty - four - year - bid Henry Moore, Indian farmer, was freed unharmed as convict Claude Fu gate,: who used him as a shield emerged from underbrush six miles north or Antlers, Ukia., late today and surrendered. The ringleader in the prison break, Claude Beavers, was flush ed out of the thicket with Fu gate but escaped after firing at officers. Later be appeared at the farm home of John O'Neil. bran dishing a rifle and seized food before fleeing. Earlier officers trapped Jess Cunningham, wounded convict, in a farm house one mile south of Antlers. stria's Crisis Further Involved VIENNA. May. le.-C-Anstrl an provincial leaders tonight dis patched a pledge of loyalty and obedience to Prince Ernest Von Staxhemberg, ousted vice-chancel lor. j The message, sent to Rome where Starhemberg tonigbt ob tained an audience with Premier Mussolini, further clouded the po litical picture. : - - One leader of the prince's helm wehr, or private army,' in a priv ate conversation with the Associ ated Press correspondent used the dread wordv "Civil war." Present City Still Holds Power Mayor! Kuhn and Majority for Administration on Council Retained Continuation of Present Water Program Seen iii Vote Results Mayor V. H2.. Kuhn yesterday emerged victor in on of the most vigorous campaigns waged against city administration in Salem's history. Complete official returns from the 24 city polling places late yesterday not only gave Knhn 249 ! majority over Chris J. Kowitz for the mayoralty but also assured him of a continuing ma- ority on the council. xne electorate in addition re turned I. M. Doughton, adminis tration jcandidate, to the water commission, with a greater total vote thah that received by either mayoral nominee. E. B. "Gene" Grabenhorst, who is not an adver sary of I the Kuhn administration though he declined its endorse ment, and Dr. O. A. Olson will succeed Edward Rostein and gad uanisaori, non-contenders, ts-tne other two water commission posts, The election results Indicate that the: proposed improvements to Salem st water system and source of supply will continue to move forward: unless a rumored injunc tion threat should materialize Both E. B. Gabriel and J. M. Rick- man, holdover water commis sioners, have favored the Stayton island water source plan on which engineers are now doing prepara tory work. Whether or not Gertrude F Lobdell j would apply to be seated on the council as a result of her (Turn to page; 14, col. 1) Latelst Tax Plan Is Doubtful Now WASHINGTON, May 16.-UPV- ine senate finance committee was informed by the treasury today that its : latest compromise reven ue plan: would produce the re quired $623,000,000, but the sen ate group halted Its drive to re draft the house tax bill to await more accurate calculations. Some support originally accord ed the hew plan appeared to be wavering. In seeking to break a .deadlock Over how the house measure should be overhauled, the com mittee late yesterday alighted tentatively on an arrangement for: Taxing corporation Income at 18 per cent, undistributed corpo ration earnings at 7 per cent, placing corporate dividends under the normal income tax and hik ing the basic income tax rate from 4 to 5 per cent. Several senate committeemen Originally agreeable to such a revision, after studying it care fully tonight, indicated they now were none too enthusiastic. Ten-Year Old Boy Sates Another From Drowning Playmates credited Dnnnvan Esplin. 10, of 1337 North Winter street, with saving the life of Jackie Corden, about 6, address hot known, when Jackie fell ' in the millstream near Sweetland field yesterday forenoon. Young splln ran along the stream bank until he could reach Jackie and pull hinj from the swift water. The little boy was not harmed by his ducking. Drunken Driving Charge To Face Shattuc, Claim I A charge of driving an auto mobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor will be filed against' Willam Hugh Shattuc. route three, motorist who was in volved In a collision here at 9:35 last night with a car driven by William Blackley, Dallas. Sergeant J. L. Cutler of the city police an nounced. Both drivers escaped in jury and their cars were not badly damaged. The accident occurred at Center and High streets. Bulletin PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. (Sonday)-iip)-17. S. Burt, Cor vallis. led Jack Allen, Pendle. ton, by only 65 votes, on the basis 'of returns from' 1559 precincts early today. They are candidates for - the democratic nomination for state treasurer. ' Alien i picked np 14 vote In the final Marion county tally. Totals: Burt 41,303; - Allen, 41,233. Regime Corvallis Man Leads lay Mere 112 Votes; Mahoney Margin Over John Ahead of Allen By Slim Margin U. S. BURT fay Extend Rails In Idanlia Region Minor Improvement There Indicative of Legging Activity's Revival With logging and lumbering ac tivity in the Mill City to Detroit area more active than It has been at any time' in a decade, the Southern Pacific company yester day filed formal application with the county court here to get per mission to extend its line above Idanha a distance of 1300 feet. Idanha is now the end of the line. The company's right to use an easement of 10 feet along the county's right-of-way on its road was not questioned by the court, which in 1931 entered into an agreement with the Southern Pa cific in which the latter granted an easement 6n some of its right- of-way in return for future ease ments by the county on its road Members of the county court yesterday approved the 1300-foot extension, subject to approval of the bureau of public roads. For many -years the county has had its eye on the Southern Pacific right-of-way between Nl agra and Detroit as possible lo cation for the North Santiam highway reconstruction. Use of this railroad now seems extremely unlikely because a heavy tonnage of logs and lumber are coming out daily over this line. Derby Up Among Leaders in Race PORTLAND, Ore., May 16.-) Joe Dunne, Walter Toore, C W. Clark and D. J. Butcher were leading in the race for the four seats in the national republican convention from the state at large on the basis of returns from 1244 precincts tonight. Frank N. Derby and W. T. Vin ton led for the two convention posts from the first congresslon al district. H. D.v Dearmond and S. D. Peterson were ahead in the sec ond district race for national delegates. Lowell C. Paget anl Henry Col lier led in the race for two re publican delegates from the third district. m Northwest's Progress Seen Inevitable, Expansion in the northwest Is inevitable, declared Prof. Victor P. Morris, of the University of Oregon, at the banquet session of the convention of Advertising clubs of the state at the Hotel Marlon last night. This expansion will be greatly enlarged if it has drive and Intelligent direction.' Prof. Morris urged a considera tion of expansion not Just in terms of numbers of people but in terms of increesing productivity and in comes and rising living standards for residents of the area. , , VWe should not think In terms of going back to the pre-depresslon balance of industry, he said, but in terms of greater development than in the past although on dif ferent lines. v i: : . Natural Resources Chief Advantage "Our opportunities for expan sion are based on possession of splendid natural resources which McNary Total Swelled to More Than Double Both of Townsendites; Kirkpatrick Opposes Mott Ritner, Only Battle Pierce; Portland (Proves Poor PlaceWor Pensionists PORTLAND, Ore., May 16. (AP) The Oregon primary election closed its books tonight, leaving behind smash ing defeat for the proponents of the Townsend old age pension plan on two major fronts but scattering less dam age among the political hopefuls of the plan seeking lesser offices. t The one race hanging fire cratic nomination for treasurer, in which Jack Allen, Pen dleton, and U. S. Burt, Corvallis educator, fund themselves almost abreast after 1472 out of 1627 precincts, Allen mus tering 40,737 votes and Burt 40,849. f ;Far different was the story the ballot qox told for Sen-, ator McNary, who is seeking his fourth term in the upper house of congress, where he is minority lekder, smothered " O his opposition, .two Townsend en Outlook on Party Harmony Darkens Borah Attitude Matter oi Concern as Republican Plans Are Shaped WASHINGTON, May 16-(JP-Outcroppings of hostility toward Governor Landon of Kansas among some followers of Senator Borah presented a worrisome problem tonight for republicans bent on convention harmony. While John D- M. Hamilton, Landon organizer, professed no concern, it was clear that other leaders were considering all the possibilities. The Idahoan still declined to discuss his plans other than to indicate he would speak out in a national broadcast May 28. But it developed that Carl G. Bachmann, chairman of the Borah for presi dent committee, was assembling data to oppose Landon's nomin ation if Borah does not do so. Borah said several weeks ago that be had not and would not "join a combination to stop any one." Following this week's Ohio pri mary, -reverse, he lashed out against the party leadership. The possibility of a deadlock threatening at Cleveland has not been dismissed. Senators Vanden berg of Michigan and Steiwer of Oregon figure prominently among those discussed as potential com promise nominees. . Remit Notice Is Sent to Nations WASHINGTON, May 16-flh "Please remit", notes for more than a billion . dollars due and payable on June 15 were in pre paration today for transmittal to 13 European nations in the Am erican government's semi-annual effort to collect war debts. Treasury i officials estimated that the debtor nations, already $1,049,795,092 in default had in stallments totaling $193,256,164 falling due next month. Ad Clubs9 Meet - we have merely started to devel op, and the opening of the Paci fic basin era, where conditions are much more favorable than in the troubled Atlantic basin. v "Restoring people to. employ ment probably will not mean a return of all to former stations in industry, but into new services, for example In provision of re creational facilities which win more and more be required as in dustrial life becomes intensified." About fifty attended the ban quet, including many from Port land, Klamath Fails and Seattle. E. :.E. t Thomas,- president of the Salem club, served as toastm aster. Kenneth Holman, president of the Portland club extended greetings to 'the new Klamath Fails club which were i responded to by H Burtis Bonner-, president of that club. Hal E. King of Seattle, Invit ed members to attend the 33rd an (Turn to page 2, eol. 2) Has Safe A. Jeffrey Anti-OARP Entry, Will was a state aif air, the demo. thusiasts, Sam. Brown, Gervais farmer, and Theodore G. Nelson. McNary, inf 145 precincts, steamrolled ; hl way to the re publican nomination with 88,492 votes, more than double the to tal of 26,158 given Brown and the 24,170 for? Nelson. vincing victory of the veteran re- . publican leader was the perform- ance of Committeeman Williams, who rolled up 60,699 votes In the same number of precincts to shut out his f nearest opponent, , Charles 1. Paine, Eugene Town sender and former state campaign manager for the plan, who got 41,185 votes. The third contest ant, Ben Dorris, Eugene legion naire, received 27,863. President Rposevelt and Sen ator Borah, running without oppo sition as presidential candidates on the democratic and republican tickets, ran a close race so far as total votes were concerned, (with the Idaho neighbor of Oregon vo ters slightly 14 front, 82,20? to 79,683. It wis a strictly, party ' vote, however. I In the other! major race, Willis Mahoney, mayor of Klamath Falls, appeared to have edged out John A. Jeffrey, Portland lawyer, for the democratic nomination for U. S. senator! in a strietlv all- Townsend fight, Mahoney polling 44,459 votes tot 36,523 for Jeffrey in 1472 precincts. McNary Will Face OARP Opposition . j:v Both laid primary stress in their campaigns oni their . loyalty ta Townsendism, thus furnish inr , Senator McNary with more pen sion plan opposition next Novem ber at the general election The trend of Townsendism. if it - showed anything at all In Oregon, disclosed that IPortland, where a - third of the state's votes lie. was a poor place td seek favor on tha ' Townsend plank. Every major candidate who Shad to depend on the metropolis came out minus winning votes. j McNary and! Williams piled up their greatest fleada here, and it was significant that two men - whose scalps the Townsendera openly soughtMayor Joseph Car-; H son and William A. Ek wall, repub lican incumbent in the third con gressional district, came out on top..-, ".-: j : ji Carson overwhelmed his opposi tion, Townsender Ralph C. Clyde, , also city commissioner, by nearly 22,000 votes, while Ekwall shed! his pension plan opponents, Harry Kenin and Charles (Thomas, by margins of approximately 6,000 votes each, polling 20,918 votes. Ek wall's democratic opponent will be a won$an and non-Town-sendlte, Nanny? Wood Honeyman, who outran two Portland pension advocates. Walter Whitbeek and W. Erwin, by 2,000 and 3,060 votes respectively, piling np more than 11,000 ballots, f In the first Oregon district the Townsendites have Congress man Mott, acceptable to them, who was unopposed for the republican nomination. Mott's November op ponent will be; E. W. Kirkpatrick of Milwaukie who won the. demo cratic nomination tm - as, anil Townsend platform. f t The second ' Oregon district re mained - safe for Townsendism. Congressman waltef ? M.' Pierce, pension plan follower, won the" democratic nomination in an all Townsend battle against Clint' Haight of Canyon City. ; v Pierce's republican opponent In . November wilt be the only one of the fire candidates who opposed the Townsend plan-Roy. Ritner of -Pendleton. Runner-up was C. D. Nlckelsen of Hood River, r.-. . Treasurer Rufus Holman easily outdistanced W. E- Burke for the 1 republican nomination. :