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i ... .J " 1 - Travel Insurance The travel accident insur ance policy' which : The Statesman -offers to sub ' scribers has proven, its value to many who seized the op portunity. The Weatkjer Unsettled wlthfshoweri ad cooler today; Wednes day cloudy; Maxi Temp. Monday.es, Min. 48, river 3.4 fee, v soutberljf winds, partly cloudy. ."- ' t wmm. II ..III II I I It It I 1 111""! u raw' iv i . "Via. FOUMDOP 1631 A EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, May. 19, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 45 (dadta Mo ay Hoover; G.O.P. May Get Legislature's Control Again Loss . of Many Democrat House Incumbents : is'.. . ""V . Held Significant -' Multnomah Situation is Crux; Bourbon Entries There Largely New By C. A. SPRAGUE Shifts in the Multnomah legis lative lineups sire indication that the next legislature will be re publican, In both houses. , It was the twelve-to-one democratic del egation from Multnomah which swung the lower house to demo cratic control in 1935 for the first time since 1878. This time the republican list of candidates in cludes seven" present or former members of the house while the democratic list has only two. Del bert Norton and Charles II. Leach, who are now members of the house, i This would give a con siderable advantage to the repub licans because they have been be fore the electors before. - Likewise the republican lineun in the Multnomah senatorial can didates includes" - three present senators and one long-time house member. Homer - Angell, while among the democratic candidates only one, William - L. Dickson, present house member, has had legislative experience. ; Senate leadership gives little Indication-of change. Robert MV Duncan was " renominated in the 22nd district, and if elected may contest with Frank Franciscovich of Clatsop county, holdover, for the post of president of the sen ate. -'! , .: : ' . ' ' Hill Only One Left Of 1934 Aspirant ' i It is quite early to T prognosti cate on the house speakership, but Earl Hill of Lane is the only republican in sight of the trio of 1934 candidates:: Hill. Low ell Paget and George P. Winslow, tbe last two having been elimin ated Jn the 1934 election and not making the race this year Hill was given some battle in Lane county but finished second on his - IIIJ1 tuiw fiawcD fcv ' 111. Should the democrats control the house, O. Henry Oleen if a mem ber will be sure to seek the speak ership. Other possible candidates would be C. F. Hyde, Eugene, Ver non Bull of LaGrande, A. S. Grant of Baker and Harry Bolvin of Klamath Falls. . : Present legislators who were defeated in the primaries Include J. G. Barratt, senator, Heppner; : Ellin W. Barnes, democrat house member, Portland; Mrs. Hannah . Martin, republican, house, Salem; T. W. Munyan, democrat, house, Lebanon; M. M. Hill democrat, ; bouse. Hood River. The following is the roster of legislative candidates, with party (Turn to Page 9, Col. 1) Four Pay Penalty : On Drunk Charges Three men and a woman were penalized in municipal court yes terday for having been drunk over tbe ; weekend. Myrtle Robb paid a fine of 810 for this offense ac cording to court' records; while Erwin D. Plank' went' back; to jair when be failed to pay a like amount. ",. - -'. Ten dollars' bail posted by Ross Freeman when he was arrested on the same charge was forfeited yes terday. "Two transients, Lawrence Kla math and Louis Harris, were spar ed 10-day jail sentences on condi tion they leave the city at once. Schultze Estate Worth $2500, ' Sey Estimate The estate ot Julia E. Schultx, vho died here November 27, 1934, is worth approximately 82, 5 Off, according to ' petition filed in probate court yesterday. The petition seeks appointment of Mary Schults and Ella S. Wilson as admin istratrice for the estate, and Walter Socolofsky, George A. Rheten and J. F. Ulrica as ap praisers. Bert anger and Lorn ski Win Bouts at Chicago CHICAGO, May 18.-(;P)-Char- ley Berlanger, veteran Canadian battler, won an easy decision over Jack Krant, of Gary, Ind. and Leo Lomski, onetime "Aberdeen assassin,", successfully began his . comeback attempt ,by stopping George Vallas of Birmingham, Ala., in the two main bouts of a boxing card tonight. . He Cast Ballot for 1860 Votes 7 Phlladner McEntyre, J 00, who cast his first vote lor Abraham Llncolm in 1800, Is pictured voting la the Oregon primary at Medford. He was bora in I'rbana, Ohio, December 24, 1833, and is one f Ore. gon's oldest Clvu photo, v - war veterans. Bonneville Power Measure Is Filed Basis Wholesale ' Rate at Switchboard Would Be '.. Set Up, Provided i WASHINGTON, May 18.-P)-A bill to provide regulation of power generated at Bonneville dam was introduced today with the backing of the senators from Washington and Oregon and the power commission, j ; Under the bill the, power com mission and the arttiy engineers would administer the" "project-- the . former its power( resources, the latter Its. navigation features. As a. yardstick' ftuj power rates in the Pacific northwest, the.pow- er commission would be required to fix a basic wholesale rate atij?6 ner JNalng of ajnajority vote the switchboard based on the costs allocable to power plus 'in terest charges. ' I ' - ' Wholesale rates at other, points would be based on the cost of transmissions systems and oper ations plus the switchboard rate and Interest charges; Mast Pay Cot of Project, SO Years . The rates must be "calculated to provide, from the completed installation, revenues sufficient to reimburse the United States for all costs of maintenance, opera tion and replacements of all pow er facilities installed . . . and to amortize within a period of SO "years such proportionate part of the 'cost . . . properly allocable to power, development, w the bill set forth. . " (Turn to Page p. Col. 2) Traffic Signal Proposal : Will Face Council Soon Mayor V. E. Kupn last night requested the city- jcouncil streej: committee to bring in recommen dations for automatic traffic sig nal installation atf tbe June 1 council meeting. Suggested instal lation plans already have been obtained from several signal sales companies. " i ' ' City Moves to Protect Its Interest, f oreclosur.e Sale The city council ; moved last night to . protect tae cltT 8 In terest" in unestimated thousands of - dollars . .worth of street -and sidewalk assessments on proper ty involved in the bounty's latest tax forecloseure sales, wnicn. be gan Saturday. The . city 'has 20 days after receiving notice of a proposed sale ; by the eohnty in which to 'pay the taxes and take title to the property. ' rf " The council directed Mayor V. E. Kuhn to appoint- a special committee 'to act jwith City At torney Paul R. Hendricks la in vestigating sales of city, proper ty which the county proposes to make : and - recommending action to- save the city' from loss of as sessment payments, ? Prospective Buyers " ' " Will Be Notified j - This committee,! consisting of Aldermen David O'Hara, Fred A. Williams and H. ,H. dinger, de cided as a temporary . expedient to order the city treasurer to no tify . prospective Spurchasers of property taken ovr by the coun ty that the city would itself bid in the property unless they ar ranged to preserve the city's im provement liens. Before the Jane 1 council meeting.! the committee expects to d e v 1 b e some , plan whereby full payment ot the as sessments on tax delinquent lots will not be necessary. Hendricks Informed the coun cil the city would; have 20 days from .today, in which to act to preserve its interest in 20 pieees of city property sold at sheriff's sale Saturday. He estimated total value. of the city assessments on Lincoln in in Oregon Primary i Internationa Illastrated News Council Changes Delayed 2 Weeks Canvass Not Completed on . City Vote; Ruling on Lobdell Case Due Seating of Salem's newly-elect ed aldermen automatically carried over two weeks to the next meet ing when it developed at last night's session that returns of Friday's city election had inot yet been canvassed. The delay in mat ing the canvass was attributed to confusion which resulted from the onerous duties imposed on count ing boards by' the long city, county and state ballots. I ; The issue ot Gertrude F. Lob dell's Qualification to serve as fourth ward councilwoman follow Friday will cptne up! on a ruling t be asked i from City Attorney Paul R. Hendricks, ft was under stood last night. Hendricks pre viously has ruled Informally that (Turn to Page 8, Col. 7) Student j Burned Seriously I While Working f in Lab . Jack Powers. Salem high school Junior, was burned Seriously with concentrated sulphuric acide dur ing the noon hour yesterday while making an ' experiment in the ehemistry laboratory at school. LThe most severe bufns are on the: top of his headdown to his eye-; brows, though sonle burns also went through his shirt. Only his quick judgment and action in putting ammonia on the burned areas kept the acid from eating deeper. Word from his: home late yesterday, where he was resting epmfortbaly, stated that the instructor fra not In the laboratory at the time of the ac cident, and that Jack declared the blame was entirely " his own. He is the eon of Mrs. W. F, Powers.! 1256 Court street.. 4 these lots at 81500. City liens on several hundred other lots the e o u n t y now has up for sale amount " to ; many j thousands of dollars more. . . Only One Offer to I SeU City Owi Bonds . . Only one ! offer I was received last . night" to sell back to, the city its own: bonds as. a means of . Investing! ldlej city surplus funds and that was for but 810 000 worth o( city securities,' O'Hara reported to the council. Terms of the bid were such that the city would earn 1 to l4 per cent on its money as against one fourth of 1 per cent now paid by the banks. O'Hara said. Forty-five bond dealers had been cir cularized : by the city recently in an effort to locate , blocks of bonds that might be bought back by the - city! treasurer, who has more than 875.000 in uninvested im pro vent bond sinking funds. J Routine business' occupied most of - the council's time during its brief Bession. The lonly ordinance ot Importance received and put through preliminary reading was a bill to change the east half of the block bounded , by Cottage, Chemeketa,? Church and Center streets from class two residential to class three business zone. The west half of the block already is in the, business zone. Alderman Williams, . sponsor j said. Public Hearings f Scheduled June 1 m. 4 Public hearings on this xone change, and on proposed condem nation of &'. vacant house., and woodshed at 1140 Leslie street (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) Boost For Teachers Isn't Settled Schedules Calling for :4 and 6 Per Cent Lift Asked of Gaiser Budget Committee to Be Handed Problem; Two Proposals Viewed- : Members ot the Salem school board In special meeting last night backed away from making a definite recommendation to the school-, district budget conynittee on aV proposed six per cent salary increase for teachers and other employes. The board instructed Superintendent Silas Gaiser- to prepare schedules showing, the cost of a four per cent and six per cent increases to be submit ted to the budget committee for consideration. The tentative 1936-37 budget studied by the board last night calls for a total expenditure of 842,047.94. This includes debt service on bonds and indebtedness of $41,925. Receipts for the year aside from district taves were es timated at 8139.492. Proposed Budget Exceeds Limitation As ' consideration the budget calls for raising 8252,080.94 by taxation. This is 83380.84 in ex cess of the amount allowable un der the six per cent limitation. In cluded in this amount was the proposed six per cent raise for teachers but not for supervisors and other special assistants. (Torn to Page 9, CoL 5 ) v ' Allen Ahead Now, - - -Vi AppiventlySafe Ritner Pulls Far in Lead of Nickelsen; Derby and Delzell High ,. PORTLAND, Ore.,-May 1S.-(JP) -Two exciting races,' one. of them among the closest in Oregon po litical history, carried the 1936 primary election into its fourth day today without a definite win ner selected in either contest. , In the race for democratic nom ination for state treasure. Jack Allen. Pendleton, was 91 votes ahead of U. S. Burt, CorvalHs. With 1622 precincts reported out of 1627 in the state, Allen was credited with 41,799 in the Associated Press tabulation to 41.708 for Burt. Roy Ritner ot Umatilla county. who trailed tbe Townsendite vU. D. f Nickelsen, Hood River, through the first half of the post election period, took a long lead in Umatilla county and passed Nickelsen for the republican nom lnation in tbe second congression al district. ' i - - ,. With only three of the 411 pre cincts missing, Ritner polled 7548 votes to 6671 -lor Nickelsen, a lead of 877. ' ; . -Delegates Races ; ; v , Are Proving Close , However, candidates for third and fourth positions among the delegates at large to the national party, conventions were having a merry battle. - Joe Dunne of Portland and C W. Blark fo Beaverton appeared successful. J. D. Butcher of The Dalles was In third place and Wal ter L. Tooze ' of , -Portland, . in fourth, held an advantage of 449 (Turn to page 9, eol. 3) Boy Scout Budget Drive Is Launched Fifty team captains and solici tors received final Instructions at a kickoft dinner at the Quelle last night for the three-day drive1 they will begin - today to raise 8 3 9 0 0 as Salem's share in the Cascade area Boy Scout budget for 1936-37. They will meet again at the Quelle v Wednesday and Thursday noons to report on their progress and .expect to meet Thursday night to Close the cam paign. Problems relating, to financial drives were - discussed : at . last night's meeting by Ralph J. Reed, executive secretary for the Port land community chest. : George Rhoten, chairman for the scout drive, outlined ; plans for Its ; conduct,-'' .. . . ,:. : Each of the five team captains was presented with a scout hand book last night, The winning cap tain at the close of, the drive will receive a silver jubilee handbook and the members 'of his team regulation scout handbooks.' The captains are A." C. Haag; ' Dr. George Lewis, -Dr.-W. J; Jhomp son, E. F. Smith sod Harold Pruitt Salary London Substitute Is I Proposed For Coal Measure Guffe Act Outlawed by Highest Court; Wage Provision Cited New Dealers Propose to ' Restore Price, Market , Features of Bill (Copyright, 1936. by Associated PresO WASHINGTON, May lt.-JPi Tbe supreme court-, today ripped from the statute books the Guffey act Intended to regulate wages and hours and fix prices in the soft coal industry, but a ; few hours later authoritative sources disclosed that new legislation was being drafted to replace it. j In a split decision, Justices Cardozo, Brandeis and Stone sharply dissented from the sweep ing majority ruling that tbe price regulation section must fall with the labor provisions it held to be unconstitutional. Chief Justice Hughes agreed with the major ity in a separate opinion that the Wage and hour clauses were in valid, but disagreed on price fix ing. ! : So broad was the decision holding the act to be an inva sion of state powers that, pend ing study, high new dealers for the most part declined to say whether they believed the Wag ner labor disputes act had been jeopardised. . Constitution Change j,' Question BCvlted : j . There waa "Immediate specular tlo'ii,,but"'&o answer, as to whe ther the decision would revive any wide-spread talk of a consti tutional amendment during the campaign. Highly authoritative ' , sources meanwhile revealed the represen tatives j of the national bitumin ous coal commission, the Justice department; operators who favor ed the Guffey act and miners set to work tonight on the task of shaping new legislation for im mediate introduction in congress. Whether their activities ultimate ly would be given White House approval was not known. Although the exact scope of the new measure has not been de termined, it was up der stood price regulation and marketing provi sions would be Us basis. M In making its ruling, the court did not directly rule on the val idity of the act's price fixing pro visions; but warned that' nothing it" said: was to be taken as an indication that it would ' uphold them, even.it they were enacted separately. Tax and Refund, Basis of Scheme -' The ! act, described as an ef fort to, set np a "little NRA" in v (Tarn to Page 9, Col. 7) f : Strike's Leaders Decide to Return MEXICO CITY, May 1 9.-(P-Leaders of striking workers ot the Mexican national railways de cided jtoday to - accept - the - gov ernment decision, declaring their movement 'unjustified, and return' the 481000 strikers to thelr-poets within their 24-hour period of grace. , - 'n The! decision came Just after President Lazara Cardenas, de claring the "unmistakable proofs I have given of my intention to fight for the; bettermeat of . the working classes" entitled him to expect labor's cooperation, called for an end to the strike. ; n The! strike committee, however; announced it reserved the right to appeal to the labor tribunals on behalf of the national railways employes who walked out at . 5 p. m., i central standard time, yes terday in support of their demands tor wage increases - ' j u - ' Bid on Reservoir Pipe Is Accepted : A 82112.10 .'contract for con crete pipe to be used in connection with the new reservoir on Fair- mount hill was awarded by the city council last : night to . the Oregon Gravel company, low- bid der. The order calls for 2940 feet of Bine , ranging from I to JO inches in diameter. The largest size will be used as drain and overflow pipfag tor the reservoir, - Thi aldermen also ordered the purchase of a dump truck for the city- street department; from j the James H. Maden company at a cost' of 996. and Eorali Will First Direct Westerners is Dimmed ByRoiv Over Hoffman -,: ' f '' '- '--7'".- '' r.- i' Y f- l - " ' r' ' : ' ' ,. . ' ". Kansan Has Organization Support But Stays Away from State; Breckinridge Only Democrat 'With Roosevelt Staying on Sidelines TRENTON, N. May 18.r-(AP) Gov. Harold G. Hoff man's fight to retain his place as titular head of the re publican party in the state, despite bitter attacks be cause of his Hauptmann ease activities, overshadowed to night the primary preferential vote on Alf M. Landon and William E. Borah as the party's choice for president. Griffith to Pick - t Armory Projects Salem on List, $236,331 But Fund Insufficient j For All, Declared j WASHINGTON, May 18.-OV- Fate of a 81,466,060 armory con struction and repair program list ed today for Oregon, awaits the decision of the Oregon WPA ad ministration as to which shall he undertaken, WPA spokesmen here said. i ! They discounted talk of a 360,- 000,000 armory construction and repair program on a nation-wide scale under the new 81,425,000,- 000 work relief appropriation and said funds for : armory projects now are available If state admin istrators determine the projects are feasible. National guard or ganizations are pressing for a def inite armory allocation. - j In many localities, a spokesmen explained, armory projects cannot, Be undertaken because of a. latk of skilled labor on relief rolls. i Oregon projects on the approved list hers are: ; i ' Corvallis Construct armory and civic, recreation building, with basketball Door, gymnasium, aad swimming pool, 8178,302. Portland Construct class A armory and civic center . on public property, 8805,884; renovation jot Atkinson school for armory purr poses, 814,936. ;. ! Salem Construction of i class "C" national guard armory, $238, 231. - i . I Union C onstruct battalion headquarters company armory, sponsored by Oregon national guard, 825,000. Gresham Construct armories for .battalion headquarters com panies and to be . used as civic centers, 8 25,000 for one on public (Turn to Page 8, . CoL 7) i -i - Payment Is Voted i For Island Study .' , ; -. i Payment of 82500 to Stevens & Koon for engineering services in connection with development ot the tayton . i s 1 a n B water source was authorised by tbe city council Jast night. The engineer' contract "Z provides ..for monthly payments.-- .- " ; !. ill , Slgningot contracts with Kern & Kibbe, contractors, - tor cdb- struction of the Falrmount hill reservoir, was completed yester day and a satisfactory bond pro vided, according to City Attorney Paul R. Hendricks. '13. OhMIsfaidllY ; Injuredlm ' Two head-on automobile'; colli sions here over .the 4 weekend caused one death 'and Injuries to seven persons. , ; i J Helen Lama, 18, of 580 Center street, died at Salem General hos pital at 4:07 p. m. yesterday as the result of injuries she received when automobiles driven by Willis Wakefield and C. P. Tallon, both of Salem, collided at Commercial and Center streets at 2:15 a.: m. Sunday. " . -! Injuries not considered serious were suffered In the same accident by Mrs.JTreda Tallon. Tom Tallon, Jack Dewey and AHce Anderson. All but Mrs. Tallon, whose con dition was reported improved, had been released from the hospital last night. . v i District Attorney Plans Invest Jgaioa " i District Attorney William H; Trindle: said last night his staff would Investigate the fatal acci dent today. Reckless driving charges were preferred against both drivers hy City Officer E. C. Charlton, who witnessed the colli sion. The two men were released on their own recognisance later Sunday.1" " ; :--- - I i ; ' h Another head-on collision, on River-. road . 2 Vfc i miles ; north' of Salem , sent Mrs. Beulah Barker, Elbert Dahlks and K. L. Heeglee Test for These are the two major Ques tions that the voters ot the state will pass upon tomorrow. The election was the' first di rect ' statewide preferential test between Borah and Landon, . but. the governor's battle with former Rep. Franklin W. Fort for one of the four delegate at - large poets to the Cleveland national convention aroused more local in terest among the electorate. Both Hoffman and Fort are pledged to Landon and Fort has made the Hauptmann case the . sole issue. Landon, who has the support of; the republican state commit tee and nearly every-organization leader, did not make an appear ance in the state. Borah came to Newark, three days ago, warned the party it "must take hold of the question of monopoly" and dropped a strong suggestion that he was ready to bolt to the demo cratic side. If he felt it necessary- .- - - - 1 Borah's address was- virtually the only address . on national is sues; . - . .. . . The democratic primary "was a quiet one. .Col. Henry Breckin- ridge ot New York, legal adviser to . Col. Charles A.; Lindbergh, a i o n entered the preferential contest and; criticized. President Roosevelt for failing to do so. . ' l TTnlPsa (lien in a tn Tote for the president, Breckin ridge will get the preference vote, which in New Jersey is not binding. " j High For County Receive Heaviest Vote in Respective Races For j G. O. P. Delegate Marion county . republicans. In the unofficial count -on Friday's primary, gave J. B.' Roman of Sa lem the highest vote, 4 89 2 ; for delegate . to tbe national conven tion for the state at large.- The other three favored,: in order, are Walter L. Tooze ; of Multnomah county 3853 votes; C. W. Clark of Washington 'county 3433 votes; and D. J. Butcher of Wasco coun ty, 32 62 votes,.; v. i'f; ! "For delegate from this congres sional "district,- the rpartjf' voters here 'gave "Frank.!. 5 Derby of Sa lem 5799 votes : and Herman Scnellherr,' also" of ; Salem;-.! 8 IT rotes; - -; ' ..rv.. "On the democratic. ballot fpr delegates from. the state at large William. A . DeJzell wag .high 1tb j '(Turn ?tfr Page 8, CoL 7) lr to Salem . G eneraf hospital for first aid treatment at. 6:30 o'clock: last night, the Salem. Ambulance com pany reported. All three were re leased later."1; ; r .s' -: c; JJrs.-, Barker's injuries required eight stitches about the head and mouth. - Heeglee suffered a? head injury and possibly a "rib fracture. Dahlke received a bruise - above one eye. All gave their, residence as Riverside auto camp State police reported that Mat thew ;Ga!sin," route 2, drlTer of the nar with which Dahlke's ma chine collided, escaped injury." No arrests were made. Both cars were heavily damaged. - " Girl Thrown 40 Feet Against Pole, Word ' i-i - "i . T The crash hera Sunday morn ing demolished the light sedan driven by Wakefield and badly damaged Tallon's sedan. The Im pact threw Miss Lama against a telephone pole 40 feet away, and Dewey, Wakefield's other passen ger, " the. same distance. Officer Charlton ' reported. The Tallons and Miss Anderson were, forced to crawl out of the other car, which", overturned,", through-; the frame of the shattered windshield. 'Miss Lama leaves -her parents, Mr. and Mrs, John L. Lama; a brother, Orville Lama; uncles, -(Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) and Derby Cbmtesi: Hopes to End Speculation ; On His Plans Ex-Presid'ent Has Great Hopes for? Convention and G.O.P. Platform Lowden is Suggested to . Write Farm Plank ;as Ex-President Talks ' i CHICAGO May 18.-ipy-rep mer President Herbert Hoover in a prepared statement Issued ihert today regarding ; the republican presidential campaign ; said should be evident by ; this that I am not ' candidate. rif time "That should end such disews- 8lon," the statement declared. Af ter relating Mri Hoover's istjerest was in - the republican platformv -and to get these critical issues before the country.' - - ! The former chief executive's . views were issued in typewritten . form as a question-an-answer in terview and made public by Paul Sexson," his'' secretary, - from kis 1 suite in a Chicago hoteL - ' Statement Final, . Secretary Asserts i; Mr. Hoover !was not' available . for comment. He left on a train for his California home. In response I to questions, Mr. Sexson said orilly; 1 - "Mr. Hoover made a lot of news, didn't ha? . ! rThat sutement is tinaL f ; , "There will be no ampliflea tion. - v - j : ?There will be nothing mere aft v IlL?'fV-. - - '").'- ' Taken np la the third of the , typewritten ankwers, dealing wltls ! Mr. Hoover's activities and views, the announcement ' immediately v aroused conjecture in the camps of republican presidential nomina tion' possibilities. "Asked about his personal posi tion," the statement continued, Mr. Hoover said: "It should be evident by this time that I am not a candidate. "I have stated many times that I have no interest but to get, these . critical issues before the country. have rigidly prevented my friends from setting np any or- ganizauon, and from presenting my. name In any primary or to any state convention, and not a singl-. ueicguie ii um viiiiuraia or U other state is pledged to ma. Has Great Hopes for ' i 't y Cleveland Meeting ; J'- A ''; "That should end such discus- sion. ' ' : - ' - - i The former president's : stale- ' ments added that his weekend die- cussions in the east with j sena tors,, congressmen, and others, re- . lated "wholly? to the rennblieaa platform.' Hii statement offered a specific suggestion that Former Gov. .Frank Os Lowden of IHinols , should be asked to write the . agricultural plank. -! : " The statement, some 250 words long, closed with a paragraph de voted to the torthcominr renukli-. - can national convention. ' - vIL ths statement said,, 'will ba cbmposed oft a most unusual and able personnel," and "its serious ness Is evident by the fact that the large majority of the delegates afa without f other , lnstmctions than to find the right thing to do for" the, country in the greatest ." Crisis we . have met in two gen erations. ' r :l f-:.: ' "'- -I g1 ves Drernon A. - Douglas, head Of the Marion County department of health, has been offered a fel lowship "f. by the ? Commonwealth study in, Johns Hopkins mnivs sity, Baltimore. Dr. Douglas is considering the offer; and the probability h that he will ask for a. year's leave bt absence to ac cept it; The study term1 is tea months but i he Would take the additional two months for travel and other study. If he goes be would not leave until fall, aa4 his f amllv won Id aecomnanv hha vslijp for the yean - 'V ? The Commonwealth Fuad lis the foundation which ' launched the coordinated health program in ..Marion county. After several years of financial aids, the Fond withdrew Its direct support and since then the work has been car ried on by the cooperation of lh county, the c4ty of Salem and sev eral school districts of the coun ty. The Marlon county work has attracted national attention. T ..-, .The field In which Dr. Douglas would - pursiie special studies it in publie health which as fas' becoming recognized as a special ized profession. ' . o5