The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, May 21, 1936, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN Hie OREGON STATESMAN Salem, Thursday Morning, May 21, 1936 Farmer Union i, - ? i Hears Martin Cooperative Program! Agriculture Praised by State Leader in - (Continued from page 1 gel Coopeative; Marion County Farmers Union Oil Cooperative; Farmers Union livestock pom mission truck, and finally the of ficial car with State President O. W. Potte; Charles Tilboi, North Dakota president;" and H. Jurgeson, president of the Wash ington Farmers Union. 1 In the afternoon session, a gav 1 was presented by Potts to! Her inan Bernard of Carlton, president of the Carlton Farmers Union, for obtaining the greatest number of paid member?, 307. Mt. Angel lo tal was' second with 187 mem bers. Laurel Scholia local was third with 159. . ; thriving Contest Awards Presented Winner.; in the state - driving contest sponsored by the Farmers Automobile Insurance Exchange were announced by Melvin I Holt and prizes presented to the; win ners by R. J. Chrisman of that organization. Winners were $elma Sprague of Linn county; and Fern Russet of Polk county,; who; held first and second .- places, respec tively. Judges were Sam Brown, Cervais; C. N. Breithauptj Cor vallls; and E. D. Lindburg. Sa lem. Miss Clara Keber sang ivoeal solos. ' . j ' At the morning' session reports from various county presidents were heard, including ErnestWerJ er of Marion, John Shepherd of Linn, Eben Ray ef Polk, : Gordon Sipton of Yamhill, John Kamna f Washington,; Ray Kortge of Wasco, D. L. Parrish of Columbia. Local delegates from large; num ber of unions also submitted their reports. Gratifying increases In memberships were noted gener- ally. ; j The convention sessions continue Thursday. Validity of Tax Board Is Argued " . :Mm The state supreme court! heard arguments Wednesday on the ap peal in the cape to determine the authority of the tax superrising aad conservation commission of Mjultnomah county. 1 " i The circuit court of Multnomah county held the statute creating the commission and outlining its authority was unconstitutional. The city of Portland brought the suit to determine the right; of the commission to limit the budget of the city and to place a maximum on the salaries of officials. Hiram U. Welch was named the defend ant in the friendly suit- j ("Wayne L Morse To Address Class S1LVERTON, May 20., Wayne L. Morse, dean of the i school of law at the University of Oregon, will give the commencement ad dress at Silverton'May 2S.f Dean Morse will have for his subject, "The Challenge of Government" - Rev. J. M. Jensen will give the invocation. Music will be furnish ed, by the school organitations un der the direction of Stephen But ler, j - Herman Kramer, principal of the senior high school, will pre sent the honor plaques, j Candi dates for the T. N. T. plaque were announced Thursday afternoon as Helen Lockren, Mary Jane Nofs ker, Alice Miles, Lloyd Mac-ill and Norman Paulson. ! will Allen -Burt Race Still Uncertain '(Continued from Pajre 1) : trict, western Oregon, Edward C. Kelly, Jackson county, apparently had clinched a seat in the national convention democratic delegation but the other post was still innde-' eVded. On the basis of returns' from 710 of 778 precincts and after drastic revisions had been made in Clackamas. and I Polk county tallies, Kelly had 14,189. A. Ray Martin, Lane county, 13, 443, and R. R. Turner,! Polk coun ty. 13,378. ! i - i . The ' four delegates-at-large to- democratic national convention apparently were William A. Del- zell, Marlon county, 45,951; Mar tin ' A. Fitzgerald, Union county. 41,318; JX A.-Hart, Yamhill coun ty, 41,052, and Ralph M. Erwln, Multnomah county, 39,543. The f if pranking candidate, on the ' basis of returns from 1 6 0 5 of j 1625 precincts, was J. W; Mor row, Multnomah county, 28,646. . John J. Beckm&n and Sam F Smith won the delegates' j p o s t from the third district. There was o contest for the democratic con vention seats In the second dis trict.: . -! j Hoffman Ahead in Delegate Contest : (Continued from Page 1) tricts exceeding the crosses mark ed for Breckinridge. I Renomination of U. S. Senator W. Warren Barbour by thejrepub . Jicans, and the democrats'! desig nation T State Senator William H. Smathers of Atlantic City as New Tax Plan Gains Support Flat Corporation Income Tax of 25 Per Cent to Raise 641 Million Engstrom Named To IOOF Office Hales Will Open New Grill Today To be known as the "5 land 10 Cent Grill", a new restaurant featuring quality meals at low prices will be opened for business at 264 North High street" this morning by Mr. and Mrsj W. V. Hale, who have come to Salem to make their home. Their location here is the one formerly occupied by the Jenny Lind. The Hales have re-equipped the place and refinished it through out. An outstanding feature in at tractiveness is Tarnished, j natural finish fir booths, tables and wood work which enhance the air of cleanliness. The grill . will boast an electrically - operated ventilla- tion system, an electrical j kitchen and excellent lighting. Our menus show our prices will be low," Hale said, "but our quality will be high. Wei operate on the plan of doing a large vol ume of business on a small margin of profit." - j Mr. and Mrs. Hale now have five-ind-ten erills runnine in Yre- ka, JCalif., Medford andj Grants Pass and plan to open several oth ers. They will continue, however, to live in Salem. Baseball Letters Given, Silverton SILVERTON, May 20. Twenty baseball letters were presented by Coach Guy DeLay Wednesday aft ernoon to seniors: Arland Schwab, Bob Hauge, Don Sa,wyer, Vance Olsen. Vance Lee and Kenneth Seeley. i The players who will be back in uniform next year were also awarded letters: Max Simmons, Lyle Specht, Jim Busch, Merle Grace, Don Kuenzi, Weldon Hat teberg, Rodney Oster, Ronald Vor Beth and Lyle Pettyjohn.! Baseball letters are granted to players who participte in 27 in ningsor more. ) (Continued from page 1) provision for taxing foreigners. The latter included an; amend ment by which non-resident ialiens of Mexico or Canada, not engaged in business or trade or havijng of fices or places of business fn this country, would b$ given iaj 5 in tead of a 10 per cent i tax, with held at the source, on inc0m de rived from American sources. .Similarly, for such aiiensjab do have places of business or aire en gaged in buiness In the- United State, who would be; taxed like Americans, a $400 credit iwould be. allowed for dependent!, j The highest estimate from the treasury today was on an arrange ment for a 30 per cent corporation tax with a credit against taxable amount distributed as! dividends. This plan also would repeal iexcess profits and capital stock-taxes and apply the normal income iax to dividends. - ; : i : ' j ROSEBURG. OrerMay 20.-CP) -Nearly 2,000 delegates attended opening sessions of the Oregon grand lodge, I.O.O.F., 8 list annual convention here today, f The patriarches militant and auxiliary and the grand encamp ment and Rebekah assembly met Monday and Tuesday, i C O. Engstrom, Salem, was Chosen grand patriarch of the grand encampment. Other offi cers included P. J. Schneider, Sil verton, grand senior warden. More Men Idle in Lumber! i i I (Continued from page ) test of the employment; of two non-union men; the ! ' Southeast Portland mill was closed 'jrhile of ficials attempted - to procure re pairs for the 32,000 pound head- rig which flew into bits I for rea sons unknown Monday:, the West supply was exhausted and that its 300 men would be idle tomorrow, Bart Parsons.: night (watchman at the Bridal Veil mill, scene of violence during last summer's tie- un. reported ! todays i he was knocked unconscious by : an uni dentified assailant. Nothing ' was reported missing at the plant. , - ; : I i t Many Are Killed, Jew-Arab I Scraps JERUSALEM, May 20HP-A new Jew-Arao incident ! tnrew Safed, ancient home of the? Jewish mystics, into "& panic tonight. The Palcor agency reported a Jewish motorist knocked down an Arab with hi3 car after the Arab had tried to attack him. I A feverish tension ; gripped the predominantly Arab town,- which was the scene of j a I program against Jews in 1929. A short time before a Jewish bus;! hail been stoned by Arabs near. Safed and one passenger injured slightly. . The Pelcor agency said 24 Jews, 16 Arabs and 1 Christian; had been killed and many others injured. Other reports j have placed the Jewish dead at 26. Ml Yamhill's Prune Crop Is Failure Dayton Club Loser DAYTOX, May 20 The Dayton baseball club lost to theiVernonia team in a Tualatin Valley league game here Sunday. The Score was 21 to 5. Dayton will play at Amity next Snnday. PORTLAND. Ore.,!Mayj20.-(,!P) E. L. Wells, federal; meteorolo gist, said today the Yamhill prune crop is a "complete i failure" and that Italian prunes are Showing considerable drop in other north western counties. j I j Wells said truck crops in some portions of the state' are suffer ing "more than usual" from in sects. Ms H Negro Singers Appear AMITY, May 20. The Cotton Blossom singers from the Piney Woods Country Life school near Jackson, Mississippi,.! entertained here Tuesday night; at the Meth odist church with a semi-historical drama. Mi f I Errant Flier Is :: - . I - Handed Sentence SPOKANE. May 20.-kfl)-C. W, McCollum, errant aviator who re ceived a 15 -year maximum pri son sentence for grand larceny Monday, received another today because he went wrong after hav ing been' freed to become a pickle salesman. ' j Judge Fred Witt sentenced Mc Collum to not more than 20 years for passing a. f 13 check without funds two years ago. He pleaded guilty at the time and was re leased on his good behavior to take a salesmanship course. McCollum flew into the news spotlight this month by vanish ing on what he said would be a flight to Portland, Ore. He later landed in Mexico. He was return ed from El Paso, Tex., and sen tenced for grand larceny after pleading guilty to failure to re turn an employe's $450 bond: Demos Aghast as Lehman Declines Harada bescribes Japanese Gardens Artistic Use of Rocks . Is -Typical, Scholar From Orient Tells Group Rocks are as Important to Jap- ) anese gardens as - iiowers anu shrubs, according to the talk given by Jito harada, distinguish ed Japanese scholar, brought to Salem last niht by the Woman's club. Arts league and A.A.U.W. They are not the rough broken stones found in American rocker ies, but rather pebbles or per haps immense boulders .which centuries of erosion have mould ed into unique shapes or polished to a high luster. Stones have been admired in Japan since the seventh century, Mr. Harada said, lor tneir sug gestive lines,! their solid reality and their enduring quality. Use Now High Art Their use for artistic purposes has become a high art. Some are arranged in sand on trays to rep resent landscapes, with seasonal changes traced in the sand. Rocks of unique shapes will' influence the Japanese admirer - to deep reverie and contemplation. The arrangements of different types of atones in gardens may represent landscapes or allegories Great expense and trouble are un dertaken to transport rocks from distant parts! of the country. The Japanese have developed gardens to emphasize the tran quility and solitude of nature, a place where jtliey may commune with nature and the. infinite, the speaker concluded. Morion' Softball Team Defeats Chamber, 10-3; . Wolves Will Play P. U, MONMOUTH, May td. Mor- lan's Softball team, managed by P."M. Schweizerr defeated ; the Chamber of Commerce team, man aged by Clay Eggelston, 10 to 3, Tuesday afternoon. Batteries: Chamber -of Commerce, Hart and Butterworth; Morlan's, Kidd and Winegar. -' Umpire, Al Cox. - Saturday afternoon the Wolves will meet the strong baseball ag gregation from Portland univer sity in a game here. In a previous contestat Portland the Wolves lost to the Pilots, 8 to 3. Arrange Program Of Memorial Day Sunday Morning Services at Lutheran Church in ' Legion Plans Next week's annual Memorial day observance in Salem will fol low the customary program of the past with cemetery services in the morning, water servicer parade and armory patriotic exercises in the afternoon, according to King Bartlett, commander of Capital Post No. 9, American Legion, who has been designated as chairman by the Federated Patriotic socie ties. On Friday before Memorial day patriotic speakers will visit each Salem school. The Legion, its auxiliary, and the Sons of the American Legion will attend a special patriotic ser vice at the American Lutheran church at - 11 o'clock Sunday morning with Rev. P. W. Eriksen, pastor, speaking. The -.veteran groups will first assemnie in. me courthouse square at 10:30. Bartlett said the schedule of Memorial day events -would be as follows: cemetery services, 10:30 a. m.; water service, 1:30 p. m.; parade, 2: armory exercises. Im mediately following the program. Colonel Carle Abrams, gTand marshal f or the parade, will be as sisted by Captain E. R. Austin as chief of staff and Lieutenant Ce cil Edwards as adjutant. - Gomez Installed As Cuban Leader HAVANA, May 20.-tfVMiguel Mariano Gomes, shedding his morning clothes for a white linen suit, went to work oh the nation's problems today an hour after he bad taken the oath as Cuba s sixth popularly elected president. : Hardly had the sound of the 21-gun presidential salute faded away before the 47-year-old chief executive . was in special session with his cabinet charting the course his administration plans for the next fotfr years. Gomez is the second of his fam ily to hold the presidency. His fa ther, Jose Miguel Gomez, was Cuba's second, president, serving from 1909 to 1913. Stammers and) Austin t Lose in Mixed Doubles : PARIS, May 20.-(VThe defeat of the top-seeded British pair. Katherlne Stammers and H. W, ( Bunny Austin in the secona round of. mixed doubles provided the high spot of p 1 a y in the French hard court tennis cham- pionsnips today. Tiey - were downed by the . little : known French combination of SImone Goron-Itechenko and Pierre Pelix xa, 7-5, 6-2. Start Improving Sweetland Field First steps In the actual con struction work - for Willamette's nev grandstand and f I js I d im provements started- yesterday -morning when digging of a new channel for the mill stream waa begun swith a power shovetj The new course of the mill stream, being dug 18 feet wide and averaging 2 V4 feet deep, will be on the edge of the university's property next to the Southern Pa cific right of way on Trade Street. The new grandstand, which will seat slightly over 2000? people, will, be built with the back por tion over the - m ills tr earn, j The stand will be 200 feet long and will set back about 50 feet from the football field, leaving; room ' for bleachers in front of the stand. The stand will be provided with comfortable seats wiih back and will be equipped with rest room facilities. ji A 200 yard straight track will be built in front of the grand stand approximately on1 the pres ent site or tne mill stream. BSI VISUAL j i Lj oiricrs ; i JWJi cotticrn yoj , (Continued From Page 1) nor under the then Governor Roosevelt, is one of the strongest votegetters New York state de mocracy has ever had. He was reelected for a seconod term in 1934 by a plurality of .800,000 votes, a record for the state. The governor has sought to put New York state in line with new deal legislation. Last Yankee Out Of British Meet SOUTHPORT, Eng., May 20.-(iPJ-Another American assault on the British women's golf cham pionship became only a memory today as a pair of long-hitting British girls, Bridget Newell and Pam Barton, fought their way through tot the 36 hole final, which will be played over the Southport and Ainsdale course to morrow. MLss Newell climaxed one of the most disastrous routs ever administered an American team in recent years when she beat the last American survivor, Marion Miley of Lexington, Ky., 4 and 3 in the fourth round. Canby Frosh Defeat Hubbard Grades 4-2 CANBY, May 20. The Canby Union high school freshmen won from the Hubbard grade school 4 to 2 today at Hubbard. Barry of Canby hit three for three. Canby Frosh 5 4 4 Hubbard , i 4 2 4 Feathers and Tomlin; Shank and Dimick. Reprieve Is Denied SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 20. (JP) Gov. Frank F. Merriam stated definitely tonight that he will not grant another reprieve to Alexander Mackay ; and Joseph Kristy, scheduled to hang Friday for their part in a San Quentin prison break more I than a year ago. 5c AND 10c GRILL 5c AND 10c GRILL 5c AND 10c GRILL 5c AND 10c GRILL 5c AND 10c o V o O O. a o a O O 5?CI O O i 264 N. HIGH ST. 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