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Max. Temp. Friday 76, Mia.
49, river .04 foot; variable
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EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning', June 6,-1936
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Senate Passes
Much-Revised
Taxation Bill
.Vote 37. to 24! With Two
Oregonians Opposing; .
Speed in Evidence
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$829,0Q0,000 is Estimate
of Revenue; Fight is' 4
Merely Beginning! 1
WASHINGTON,
June 5.-iJP-A
weary senate tagged and hauled
the tattered tax
bill to
final
passage tonight, and sent it to
conference with the house where
an entirely new revenue measure
may be drawn. The vote was 37
to 24. . , -
Loaded with scores of amend
ments which left oily a vestige of
the bill passed by the house and
of the recommendations of Pres
ident Roosevelt, the measure was
described as capable of bringing
in 1 829, 000, COO in new revenue.
It would impose! a $50 000,000
tax burden on all individuals who
pay surtaxes on incomes in sur
tax brackets above J50, 000. From
corporations and their sharehold
ers, it would take hundreds of
millions of dollars.
Passage Achieved i
With Record Speed
Passage of the controverted le
gislation after only three days of
debate was said by several sena
tors to have set a record for ac
tion on such an important rev
enue measure. j
With adjournment delayed by
the death of Speaker Byrns, the
house and senate j in quick) suc
cession earlier had adopted a re
solution for a week's recess of
congress, beginning Monday.,
As finally adopted by the sen
ate -the tax bill swings so far
away from tax reform ' proposal
submitted to congress by the pres
ident three months ago and em
bodied in the house bill, that a
furious battle confronted it in a
virtually certain senate-house con
ference;
Corporate Income
Levies Increased
The major provisions of ! the
bill are
1. A 15 V4 to 18 per cent tax on
corporate incomes. The present
tax is 12 to 15 ! per cent.
2. A 7 per ceni tax on undis
tributed corporate ; earnings,
which are not taxed under exist
ing revenue law. j
3. Application of the 4 per cent
normal income tax to j corporate
dividends, which now are subject
only to surtaxes, j
4. An increase of one per cent
in the income surtax; on every
surtax bracket between'! 6 000 and
150,000, plus a flat $440 boost
in the tax on every bracket be
yond 50,000.
5. An 80 per icent "windfall"
tax on persons described as "un
justly enriched" fey non-payment
of the ' invalidated - AAA proces
sing taxes.
I 6. Excise taxes
of 2 to st per
fish afwf" vege-
cent on imported
table oils.'
Senators McNary and Steiwer
of Oregon both voted against the
measure. , j . j
Nichols and Rice
Seek School Job
Only two candidates, Cass. Ni
chols of Bethel, and Roy Rice of
Roberts, are in the race! for elec
tion as member of the (non-high
school board fori Marion county
from tone threes C. A. Ratcliff
of Morningside, for whom peti
tions were filed j last week, had
not filed acceptance yesterday af
ternoon when the deadline ar
rived. ' i
Ratcliff, retiring chairman of
the non-high school board, 1 stated
early this week that he ! would
not accept the nomination as he
had signed the petition for Ni
chols. Ratcliff has served on the
board since it was organized sev
eral years agqj' ' ''!''.!
The electionifflll be held June
15, for at least one hour follow
lng the annual
school meeting
in the districts In the rone.
Officials
Off For
Coos Bridge Fete
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Governor Martin, Secretary of
State Snell and Wallace Whar
ton, executive' secretary ito the
governor, left for Marshfield at
soon yesterday to attend the de
dication of the new Coos ' Bay
bridge. !
Members of the state highway
commission will -leave for Marsh-
field early today.
H. W. Bunker, head i of the
Coos Bay Lumber company, U
ntertainlnr Governor Marti
during his stay (there. ;, .-
Festivities of
Coos Bay Span
Opening Begun
NORTH BEXD, Ore., June
S-(JP)- Nearly 10,000 per
sons attended festivities to
day at the opening of a
three-day celebration signal
izing the completion of the
$24123,000 mile-long high,
way bridge across Coos bay.
Coronation of "Queen"
Cherry Golder.a mile long
parade, races and luncheons
comprised the day's activi
ties. The principal address is to
be. given by Gov. i Charles
Martin tomorrow.
First Aid Station
Opened, Sunnyside
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Red Cross Leaders Assist
In Ceremony; Is First
. in Marion County
Marion county's first highway
first aid station established at the
Brown service station at Sunny
side as a project of the county
chapter of the American Red
Cross, was formally opened yes
terday afternoon.
Leaders in the county chapter
of the Red Cross, including Judge
George Rossman, county chapter
president, attended the opening,
when a mock first aid demonstra
tion was presented by Dr. Burton
A. Myers and Dr. Howard Kurtz,
with John Neuenschwander of
Sunnyside the "patient" whose
leg had been broken in the imag
inary wreck as cars skimmed the
highway at 70 miles an hour.
The first aid station has been
fully equipped, even to stretcher,
wood splints, half-ring splint for
leg fractures. Red Cross first aid
kit, blankets and other items. Two
highway signs on hand will be
placed immediately.
Mrs. J. H. Brown will be In
charge of the first aid station,
and will be assisted in her work
by others in that district who have
passed the Red Cross course in
first aid.
. Sunnyside was selected .as the
location of the first aid station
for two reasons, first, because of
the 'record of accidents along that
stretch of highway, and second
because a class of Sunnyside men
and women spent three months
studying first aid to be, in readi
ness to assume the responsibility
of the regular first aid volunteers.
Mrs. Brown, Neuenschwander,
Mrs.. Mary Dyer, Mrs. E. O. Beck
ley and Mrs. George Heckart were
members of the Sunnyside first
aid class who were on hand yes
terday. (Turn to page 2, col. 4)
Confused Juror's
Vote Is Cause of
14:Hour Deadlock
ROSEBURG, Ore., June 5.-(jP)-A
call for a standing vote
.finally ended a jury contro
versy hereone of the Panel dis
covering he had confused his
court terms and was voting for
the plaintiff instead of the de
fendants. Several polls were taken,
with 11 voting to free Deputy
Sheriff Clifford Thornton and
State Policeman Fred L. Per
ry from liability in a $10,000
Bamage suit charging false ar
rest and imprisonment, brought
by Bradford T. Bowles.
Fourteen hours had passed
before someone thought of the
standing vote which ended the
case with an acquittal.
Twelve Thousand Attending
Lebanon's Strawberry fair
LEBANON, June 5. Lebanon's
27th annual Strawberry Fair op
ened this morning with the long
est and finest festival parade ever
witnessed In this city, followed by
the crowning of Queen Martha by
King Bing Breyman Boise of the
Salem Cherrians.
The Cherrians, who marched In
front of the parade in their white
uniforms, presided at the cere
monies of crowning the queen, in
a natural setting on tne lawn oi
the high school campus. Each
of the festival princesses a n d
Queen . Martha Cook of Harris
burg was escorted to the dais by
one of the Cherrians.
Dr. J. C. Booth of Lebanon wel
comed the 12,000 people estimat
ed to be In attendance at the fair,
preceding the coronation ceremo
nies. ; Mayor T. W. Munyan
spoke in behalf of the city of
Lebanon. E. W. Blehm of the
Harrisburg chamber of commerce
represented the home city of, the
queen. j
A choir and quartet from the
high school sang preceding -the
ceremony and ballet dancing aft
erwards honored the queen. -iThe
War Declared
Against Japan
By Cantonese
"Ci a
Still
Marching Northward;
Status in Doubt
Nankins Asks Nations to
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Keep Out jBut Claims
Move Unauthorized
HONGKONG, June S - () A
"salvation army' of the Canton
(south) Chinese government
marched northward tonight after
an independent declaration1 of war
against Japan. ;
The march against "Japanese
aggression" was believed to be an
attempt to force the Nanking gov
ernment into joining Canton in a
war on Japan, i
(Officials of the Nanking na
tional government said they were
uninformed of the war declaration
and that the southwestern regime
had "no authority to declare war
against anyone." j j
Asks That Nations j
Avoid Intervention
(The Nanking government.
through Hsu MoJ vice minister of
foreign affairs, appealed to the
United States, Japan, Greet Bri
tain and other powers to aid China
by non interfering. He pointed to
pledges in the Washington; treaty
to allow China a full opportunity
to develop herself unhindered.
(A Canton dispatch said the
southwestern political council or
dered the combined provincial ar
mies to mobilize an anti-Japanese
expedition, known as the "people's
revolutionary anti - Japanese na
tional salvation forces." !
(Police tightened precautions in
Canton and a number of persons
were arrested. Food prices rose 10 4
per cent and the public stored
rice. I
(The Domel-Japanese iegency
reported from Canton that the
Japanese consul1 - general there
warned all Japanese residents to
'stand by" for eventualities).
44 Cherrians at
!
Strawberry Fete
!
The 44 uniformed Cherrians
who participated in the Lebanon
Strawberry festival
yesterday, were well
received, according to reports
of the members returning here
last night. This is the I largest
group of Cherrians ever to partake
in the affair. Aj crowd of 15,000
people saw the j parade and cor
onation of the queen of which
the Cherrians were in charge.
The famous strawberry short
cake was 12 feet wide this year.
This is 1 foot
previous cake.
larger than any
The coronation
and program
was held in front of the Lebanon
school house. jBreyman Boise,
King Bing, introduced the queen
of the festival nd spoke on be
half of the Cherrians. ! .
Unlicensed Motorbike
Charge Faces
Reinard
j i
Following the rule j that all
types of motor i vehicles must be
licensed, city police last! night ar
rested Sam Reinard, $60 Fawk
avenue, on a charge of operat
ing a motorbike without a li
cense. Reinard j was released on
his own recognizance; pending
court appearance. j
final performance of the corona
tion ceremonies; was an exhibition
by the high school drum corps,
directed by Vernon Wlscarson.
Royal Neighbors
Float Wins Prize !
Winner of the grand prize In
the parade was! the float entered
by the Royal Neighbors. The Girl
Scouts won second place; the
Presbyterian church third; and
the Church of Christ fourth.
The George Alexander car won
first place in prizes for decora
ted automobiles, with the Ellis
Meat market second. : Neighbor
ing towns represented in the pa
rade included Brownsville, Craw-
iord8vlHe, . Albany, Molalla. Har
risburg, and Salem, each with
marching unit or float.
The world's largest shortcake,
12 x 15 feet;' In pyramid con
struction, with helpings for 12,'
000. people, was fed to the crowd
in the early afternoon.
The exhibits of. Strawberries
and roses, traditional ' with the
fair, were displayed in the I. O.
O. F. hall. Winners! among the
Marshall berries exhibits were
Townsend Area
Leader Sought
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Edward K. Margett, California
Area, manager of the OARP,
who has not been found byja
large force of United States
marshals seeking to serve '
subpoena for his appearance be
fore the house investigation in
. Washington, D. C. Frank Ar-
bnckle, regional director, said
, Margett had "gone north .
Supply of Water !
Will Be Adequate
Rebuilt Filters on Mihto
Island Ready; Stay ton j
- , Project Furthered - 1
The rebuilt Minto Island filter
beds will insure an adequate sup
ply of water for Salem through
all of the coming summer. Water
Manager Cuvler Van Patten re
ported to the water commission
last night. Tests of the filters,
completed early this month, show
ed there would be no repetition
of last summer's water shortage
at the height of the irrigation
season, he declared.
The reconstruction project cost
0 per cent less than the esti
mated 15000, the commission was
advised. Total expense for- work
and improvements on the island
during the winter and spring
amounted to $3965.96. A single!
tem, rental of a county ferry
boat to move sand and gravel to
the island, saved $440. The coun-
charged no rental but request-
(Turn to page 2, col. 4)
Backing of OARP
Is Given to Mott
PORTLAND, June B.--Dr.
Ralph Shadduck, state Townsend
manager, said today he received
word from Frank Arbuckle of Los
Angeles, regional pension plan di
rector, that Willis Mahoney was
to receive the Townsend support
in his campaign for election to
the United States senate.
Dr. Shadduck said he also was
Instructed to give the Townsend
support to Congressman James W .
Mott, first district republican in
cumbent, and Walter Pierce, In
cumbent democratic congressman
from the second district.
James R. Hubbard
Dies at Spokane
SPOKANE, June SHJPt-JvneB
R. Hubbard, born In 1860 at Dal
las, Ore., died here today after j $3
years In Spokane county. He came
here first in 1775 by team with
his mother, but they returned to
Oregon. He homesteaded at Span
gle, south of here, in 1883.
He celebrated his golden wed
ding anniversary last year. His
widow survives, with two broth
ers, seven children, 31 grandchild
ren and eight grand-grandchild
ren. The brothers are D. P. Hub
bard. Centralia. and J. E. Hub-:
bard, Independence, Ore.
Bill on Patching
Comes Year hate
A $21.72 bill from the city
street department for patching
paving last night reached the! Sa
lem water- commission almost a
year late. The bill was for patch
ing done in May, 1935, and was
payable by the Oregon-Washington
Water Service company, own
er of the water system at that
time, the commission ruled. ;
The bill will be returned to the
city with advice to send It to the
company Instead of the water Com
mission. - . . - -f
Range Battle
Ends Fatally;
Seek Suspect
Darrell! Walker, 19,
1
is
Obiect of Search
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M. j Peacock ljjain
Windmill Ranch is Scene
of Fatal Quarrel on
i Rights to Fence
PORTLjAND, Ore., June 5.-(P)
-Captain ! Vayne Gurdane of the
Oregon state police said tonight
he was informed officers from
Canyon City and Prineville were
closing hi on Darrell Walker, 19,
reported to have shot and killed
Merritt Peacock, 25, at a cen
tral Oregon sheep ranch.
Officers here said they under
stood Walker and Peacock had
quarreled: previously over range
and fence rights.
PRINEVILLE, Ore., June 5.-
UPi-St&w police and deputy sher
iffs of central Oregon launched
a widespread aunt tonignt ior
Darrell Walker, 19, reported by
Floyd Senecal of Suplee, Ore., to
have shot and killed Merritt Pea
cock, 25, at Windmill sheep
ranch. '
The report was received by
Sheriff Ben Groff. Officers said
they had not ascertained cause
of the shooting nor Walker's
home address.
Peacock, resident of Paulina,
Ore., was married and had one
child. i
Police said Walker was riding
a bay horse and mat ne was
armed with a 25-35 rifle. He was
described as slender, about 6 feet
10 inches tall, with brown hair
and dark complexion and wear
ing- whitorcowboy hatr blue
overalls, ! high - heeled cowboy
boots and a buckskin Jacket.
The horse was understood to
have the brand "O" on the left
stiffle. :
RoblaiirAQtA Tc
DdLLdldUiCdlC IS
Set Sunday Morn
Parents and friends of the Sa
lem high school graduating class
members will be welcome to at
tend the baccalaureate service in
the Elsinore theatre at 10 o'clock
Sunday morning. Principal Fred
D. Wolf announced yesterday. No
admission tickets, as required in
other- years when seating space in
church auditoriunvwas at a prem
ium, will be Issued this year.
The senior class, Wolf said.
will assemble at the Capitol the
atre at 9:30 Sunday morning and
march around to the Elsinore and
down the main aisle to the re
served section. The same plan
will be followed for the com
mencement exercises next Friday
morning,
Rev. George H. Swift, pastor of
St. Paul's Episcopal church, will
preach the baccalaureate sermon
on the subject, "Siphons of Dyna
mos?" Special music will be the
combined high school choirs and
Phil Barrett and Doris Schunke,
organist members of the gradu
ating class.
Meeting on Flood
Control Set Here
In order to inform the people
of Marion county of the work
army engineers are doing toward
flood control in the Willamette
valley a public meeting to hear
the progress reports of govern
ment engineers working on the
project will be held at the Mar
ion hotel, Douglas McKay, presi
dent of the Willamette valley pro
ject committee announced last
night. 1
The tentative date set for the
meeting is July 10. A banquet
will be given to be followed by
the open meeting. The date was
set afte'r McKay conferred with
R. H. Kipp, of the Portland cham
ber of commerce yesterday. A
similar! meeting will be held in
Corvallis July 12.
While the complete plans for
the control of flood conditions
will not be available until Decem
ber 1, i sufficient progress has
been made to Inform the public
on the Idea of the undertaking,
McKay stated.
Roast Only Is Burned
When Bakery Has Fire
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ilt was too late to grab knives
and forks when city firemen ar
rived at the BakeRite bakery, 34 S
State street, with sirens shrilling
at 3:35 p.m. yesterday. 7s The
cause of the fire alarm, a meat
roast cooking over a gas. burner,
was too charred to be edible.
Cere
ibny
Officials, Commission Taking
Part; Harmony Plans Advanced
Neptune Will Run
For School Board
Market Proprietor Stands
For Economy; Fourth
Man in Contest
W. F. Neptune, proprietor of
Neptune's market, 1933 State
street, announced yesterday that
he would be a candidate for a
position as school director. Pe
titons for his nomination were in
circulation yesterday. Various
groups and individuals brought
pressure on Mr. Neptune to file,
among them church groups and
members of Townsend clubs. Mr.
Neptune is a member of Knight
Memorial Congregational church,
also of Townsend club No. 1.
Mr. Neptune has been a resident
of Salem for about 35 years, and
nearly all of that time a taxpayer.
He has declared his stand for
economy In school affairs. For
nine years he has operated his
present market. While a member
of a Townsend club and endorsed
by other members Mr. Neptune
said he was not making Town
sendism an Issue In the school el
ection. His only child, a daugh
ter, Doris Neptune, graduated
from Salem high school, took
part of her college work in Wil
lamette and is now a teacher In
Aumsville high school.
Other candidates so far an
nounced are Walter Minler and E.
A. Bradfield, incumbents, and
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Dairy Herd Croup
Formed in County
As a result of recommendations
at the Agricultural economic out
look conference held here last
January, representative dairymen
met at the chamber of commerce
last night and organized a Mar
ion county Dairy Herd Improve
ment association. Arrangements
for the meeting were made by
Harry Riches, county agent.
The object of the new associa
tion will be to keep an accurate
record of individual cows In the
herds of the association members
to the end that the herd may be
improved by selling the poorer
cattle. Recommendations for herd
improvement will be made by the
official tester.
Rex Ross, Mt Angel, was elect
ed president of the group. Mrs.
H. P. Carl, Hubbard, as vice-
president; John Rasmussen, of St.
Paul! secretary-treasurer; Sam
Kline, Mt. Angel, and Vernon Hep-
pier, canby, directors.
Sufficient dairymen have tak
en membership in the association
io warrant me employment of a
full time herd tester.
Roger Morse, extension dairy
xuau, uregon siaie college, was
present at the meeting last night
and helped with organization of
the group. No tester has yet
Deen named by the association.
Troeh State Champion
LA GRANDE, Ore.. June S.-4JP
-Frank Troeh, Portland, with a
score of 199 out of 200. won the
class A state trapshoot champion-
ship here today.
92nd W.U. Commencement
On; Baccalaureate Sunday
Willamette university's 92nd
commencement exercises will
open officially Sunday .when' Dr.
Bruce Baxter, president, delivers
the baccalaureate sermon at the
First Methodist church. "Open
Doors" will be the subject of the
sermon. The seniors, faculty and
school officials in caps and gowns
will march to the church from
Eaton hall. The graduating exer
cises will continue through the
week, concluding with the Alum
ni business meeting Saturday
night.
Yesterday the senior chapel
services were held. Dr. James T.
Matthews, oldest faculty member
in point of service who is retir
ing from full time teaching this
year, gave a brief talk. Invoca
tion was : given by Dr. Baxter.
The senior processional was play
ed by Helen Benner. Frank
deLespinasse - gave the senior
farewell address and the pro
gram closed with the singing of
"Farewell Willamette" by Maur
ice Dean; '
Soagmea Figure la
Sunday's Program
In addition to the sermon at
the 'baccalaureate . service Sun
I day,-, the - Willamette Songmen
Arranged With State
Postoffice Architectural Work Held
Up Pending Conference, McNary
Wires; Cooperation Assured
Courthouse to Tie
Buildings Already Assured, Idea
Revived by County Official
GROUND will be broken next Monday morning; for thr
new state capitol, when digging of the test pits will be
gin. Appropriate ceremonies
the first sod, with state of ficials members of the capitol
commission, the architects and
Francis Keally, associate architect, of New York City, win
attend, leaving shortly thereafter to return to his home to
begin work of completing the plans. ;
Yesterday Mr. Keally, accompanied by A. J. BassetL
secretary of the commission, and Walter E. I Church, asso
ciate supervising; architect, went to Eugene to call on J. A.
McLean, chairman of the. commission, and to 8ee wood car -
Coffey Trial Set
To Start June 15
Not Guilty Pleas Filed by
Two Police Officers
in Circuit Court
First of the trials In the two
major gambling indictments re
turned by the Marion county
grand Jury following its protract
ed investigation will get under
way Monday, June 15, when Orey
Coffey; of the Salem police de
partment, will stand trial on the
bribery charge against him.
Coffey, who faces three indict
ments, and Chief of Police Frank
Minto who faces two Indictments,
appeared in court here yesterday
before Judge E. C. Xtourette of
Qregon City and pleaded not guil
ty to all charges against them.
Latourette was assigned to the
cases after affidavit of prejudice
were filed against the presiding
judge here. -
Ralph Moody, special prosecu
tor handling the gambling investi
gation for the attorney general's
office, indicated in the courtroom
yesterday that effort would not
be made to bring Chief of Police
Minto to trial in the immediate
future, inasmuch es Minto is not
well.
Judge Latourette, here yester
day to hear the pleas of the two
defendants, at first urged that the
first trial be started next Monday,
but at the objection of John Car
son, attorney for both Coffey and
Minto the court agreed to delay
the trial until Monday, June 15.
Morals Offense
Charged to Enos
Lester B. Enos, route 4, was
arraigned in justice court yester
day on a statutory offense. Enos
was granted until Monday, June
8 to enter a plea and to consult
an attorney.
Bail for the defendant was set
at 42000 which he failed to fur-
nish and was committed to the
I county jail. Two minor children
were involved in the case.
will sing and Dr. James T. Mat
thews will read' the scripture.
Dean Daniel Schulze will give the
invocation. Dr. James E. Milli-
gan, pastor of the First Methodist
church, will preside at the ser
vices. ' .
With final examinations con
cluded. President and Mrs. Bax
ter will honor the senior class
with a buffet supper at their
home on Thursday evening. On
Friday night, the president's re
ception for seniors, faculty, alum
ni and friends will be held at
Lausanne halt
Saturday morning the senior
class breakfast will be given at
6:30 o'clock. The - annual trus
tee's meeting will be held at 9:30
o'clock that morning. Class day
exercises in the chapel at 1:30
o'clock will be followed by the
commencement exercises at the
Elsinore theatre at 4:30 o'clock.
Berkowita Win Be "
Commencement Speaker V
The Hope of America in a
World Crisis,?' will be the sub
ject of the commencement ad
dress which will be given by Dr.
Henry J. Berkowitt.
-The alumni - banquet followed
. i (Turn to page 2, col. 2) ..
K
in With Two New
will attend the turning of
interested citizens present.
ings which have been suggested
as appropriate far use in decora
tion. Returning thev planned U
caU on Prof. J. teo Fairbanks at
Corvallis, chairman of a commit
tee from the Oregon State Art
association, which has been in
terested in the i matter of state
capitol art. ;
Some changes ; will have, to he
made owing to the error in tke
city plat which appeared in the
program, the architects used a
to the elevations of State and
Court streets. Tiie plat showed ft
difference of several feet, where- -as
actually they are. on virtually
the same level at the capitol site.
Mr. Keally said appropriate chan
ges could be made without ma
terial alteration; in the buildinc
plan. Especial attention will he
given, he said, to improving the
State street elevation to make
that approach In keeping with the '
importance of the street and the
outlook on Willamette university.
Postoffice Plans' to
Conform, Prospect
Meanwhile progress was mad
in two separate proposals to ia- -sure
harmony in the architecture
of Salem's civic center.
Conference bfetween the archi
tects for the state capitol and the
architects of the treasury depart
ment who are designing the new
federal building in Salem has
been arranged by Senator Charles
L. McNary on the appeal of Gov
ernor Charles H Martin. ' A tele
gram from Senator McNarjr to
The Statesman carried the follow
ing: j
"I have Justf conferred with
Mr, Simons, supervising archi
tect treasury department. He wfH
withhold any action on postoffice
until architects pay have time for
consultation and this the archi
tects may arrange upon their re-
turn east."
I
Francis Keally, of the cavitel '
architects, offered while here ,
this week to 0 to Wasblnstoa
on his return td his home in New
York and confer with the federal
architects to obtain harmony i
design between' the new state-
house and the; postoffice. The
two buildings are in line on the
Wilson Park ails, with only the
park between. fAs important un
its of the civic 'center of the city
a harmony, the architects a i
many citizens feel, would fl
greatly to Salem's beauty and r
putation. j
Courthouse Move Is
Revived by Hewlett
Another move toward constri c
tlon of a new courthouse for Mar
ion county is id the making, with
Commissioner t-eroy Hewlett dis
cussing the subject with leaders
from here and there over thev
county to ascertain sentiment at
this time. j
Hewlett believes the present
promising initial work soon oa
the capitol and postoffice. Is
good time to i see what Marioa
county residents think of a court
house which win harmonize with
the modern architecture of the
other buildings going up in Sa
lem's civic center.
Reconstruction of the court
house has been brought , before
the public offj and on for sone
years, but became nearer a proba
bility following the statehoese
fire April 25, 1935. After that
calamity, the county court ap
pointed a committee ot 25 rep
resentative leaders from over the
county to study the feasibility eC
building a new and fireproof
structure, but (the committee, al
though agreeing to the need tor
a new building, made no recom
mendation to that end because it
was . felt the county f inaneea
would not stand such a bnrdea.
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