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Follow Sports The Weather .: Fair and cooler today and - Monday, overcast on coast; : Max. Temp. Saturday - 71. . Mia. SO; river foot, part cloudy, southeast wind. It it's worldwide rparts . you want to keep abreast of, read The Statesman sport page for fact and, in Sport Sparks by Paul Ha user, vivid ' comment. EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, June 30, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 81 FOUNDED 1651 1 Permit; start ; Homeward. to Free Teaching Issue Sounded At Convention "Red . Rider" in District of Columbia Deemed Serious Threat V 5 Gigantic Duty FacecV by Educators, Theme fat Frederick Hunter . . PORTLAND, June 29. - () Smouldering resentment of teach ers at the so-called congressional "red rider" limiting the teaching of governmental science ' in the District of Columbia broke Into the open-tonight at' the 74th an nual convention of the National Education association. John W. Studebaker, United States commissioner ot education, and Thomas W. Gosling, national direction of the American Junior Red Cross, in separate addresses before the thousands of delegates, flayed "dictatorship" in teaching a subject which has been a highlight of pre-convention dis cussions. v , Not for Communism But Free Teaching Studebaker said 'Tain certain ly not contending for the estab lishment of or advocacy of com munism. But 1 do wish to point out that the implications of the situation " in the District of Co lumbia are of great significance to all citizens who conscientious ly try to bring a definition of education into harmony with our traditional concept ol American democracy. . . . "If democracy means freedom to inquire, to . learn.' to ' express oneself . ... then we can toler ate no dictatorial censorship of thinking and learning." Gosling, who said teachers of the District of Columbia "are re- uucu u uivu iu ova it; u u der oath they have not taught communism to their pupils," de clared: "Until we remove dicta torship from the schools, we can not with good grace attack it elsewhere. . . ." Ivqnal Opportunity in Small School, Tlea A plea to give students in small schools the same opportunities accorded those in larger institu tions was voiced by Willis A. Sut ton, superintendent of schools at Atlanta. Ga. He urged the asso ciation to "continue it efforts . . . to secure such legislation and such appropriations as will give to every child an equal op portunity to develop his inherit ed and acquired powers." - Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chan cellor of Oregon's system of high er education, described the task of educating the nation's children as one met in a scene "both ter rifying and inspiring." ' In delivering the keynote ad dress, he issued a plea for "soli darity and militancy of the edu cational profession to meet the demands of modern social strife." - "The world wide proportions of the issues joined in this, our generation, can easily carry con sternation to any but the stout est hearted." he said. The chancellor addressed the convention after Miss Agnes Sam nelson, state superintendent of public instruction In Iowa and as sociation president, launched the general session,, and individual as semblies ot 18 affiliated groups (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) 16 WPA Projects ; Here Inoperative Sixteen Marion - county WPA projects, most of them in the Sa lem district, continued inoperative yesterday and WPA officials said they did not know when these Jobs would be resumed. Approxi mately ten projects in the eastern half of the count remained in action. Thesa included eight coun ty, road crews, Silverton sewing room and the Stayton city hall construction crew. Twelve county road repair pro jects near Salem, the Salem and .Woodburn aewlng rooms, the Sa lem city school, grounds improve ment project and the tuberculosis hospital grounds Jobs were on the shutdown list. It was estimated 400 .WPA work en were released when these projects were closed last week in order to provide la bor for the fruit harvest. Carrier Pigeon Stops :' 'At Lake; Seem Lost PORTLAND. June 29.-6?VThe regional forester said today that a weary carrier pigeon the num ber 921B33 stopped at' the Fish Lake ranger station in the Wil lamette national forest. - J. C. Withers, Portland 'pigeon fancier, talc the bird probably was from Berkeley, Gal. 1 . L: "7 r. S Contract Is Let On New Building Ralph L. Hein Will Erect Downtown Structure; Ward Plans Here Contract for construction of the new one-story store and restau rant building at 240 North Liberty street has been awarded to Ralph L Hein, local builder, it was an nounced at Hawkins & Roberts agents for the owner. United Se curities company. Hein began yes terday tearing up planking on the site preparatory to beginning ex cavation for footings. The amount of the contract was not disclosed Early estimates placed cost of the structure at $20,000. While builders were still won dering when bids would be called for construction of the new Mont gomery Ward and company store building at 161-173 North Liberty street, plans and specifications were submitted to city officials for approval. This building, esti mated to cost $125,000, will have 60-foot front, 150-foot depth. and be three stories high, exclu sive of basement. The building will be unique along Liberty street in having a (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) Eugene Ferguson Portland Officer PORTLAND, Ore., June 29. JP) -Eugene W. T'erguson, former football 8ar at Willamette uni versity, joined the Portland po lice force today. ,'tWe are proud of Ferguson's appointment," said Chief Harry M.N41es. "He has a fine record, comes with high qualifications, and should make rn efficient and valuable officer." The selection was In line with the department's policy of pick ing hfgh calibre personnel for the work of law enforcement. A graduate in law, Ferguson practiced law '.x Portland several years. He also is a musician and bandmaster. Following his graduation from Oregon normal school at Mon mouth, he taught . nd coached ath letics at Maupln and St. Helens. Minto J rial is Two Weeks Attorneys for Chief of Police Frank Minto, whose trial on an indictment charging misfeasance in office was elated to start yes terday morning, won a point yes terday when they gained a two weeks postponement of the trial after filing a last minute motion to continue the trial to another term' ot court because ot condi tion ot the defendant's health. , Accompanying the motion to postpone the trial were affidavits from Dr. W. B. More. Dr. R. D. Ross and Minto himsel fassertlng that his physical condition would not permit him to go to trial yes terday. J.; ' i - Before Judge E. C. Latourette, trial judge in the Minto case, or dered postponement of the trial, he called in two outside physi cians, Dr. L. A. Bollman of Dal las and Dr. Graeme H. Strick Al Smith Backers Provoke lore than 23 persons were arrested after youths in the gallery at the democratic national convention unfurled banners reading "Al Smith Democrats" and had been pounced upon by new deal sj m- ' pathizers. Canes as well as fists were nnlimbered. One youth was knocked unconscious and several were hurt. International Illus trated News photo. Judge Insists On Paying for Law Violation When Circuit Judge La tourette of Oregon City em erged from the courthouse here Monday be found his automobile decorated with an overtime parking slip. - Judge La tourette hast ened to the city recorder's office where he Insisted on paying the statutory fine. "I don't want any favors," Judge Latourette said. The judge was advised that it was not customary to impose a fine on first offend, ers of parking regulations. Barlow Killed as Auto Hits Bridge Frank Barlow, 66, salesman living at 840 Trade street, was fatally injured and two other Sa lcm residents, Phil Smith, 47, Leonard hotel, and Mrs. W. E. Goodman, 4201 Bellevue street, hurt in an automobile crash against the abutment at the end of the upper Sandy river bridge near Portland Sunday. Smith, driver of the car, and Mrs. Good man, not seriously injured, were taken to a Portland hospital. Bar low died at the Portland sani tarium. Smith said the accident was caused by the swaying of a trailer drawn by his car. Fishbein Opposes Social Medicine PORTLAND, Ore., June 29.- -The wonderful record of Ameri can medicine will begin to slip backard "as soon as we let com merce or political interests come between the doctor and his pa tient," Dr. Morris Fishbein, edi tor of the Journal of the Ameri can Medical Association and ot Hygeia, said today. Addressing the chamber of commerce, he said the only safe way in medicine Is to individual ire the patient. He attacked the movement for socialization of me dicine. Postponed Due to Illness land of Oregon City, who exam ined Minto at his home early yes terday afternoon. - f Physicians Chosen By Court Disagree - Dr. Bollman reported to the court that : he was of the opinion that Minto was unable to stand trial at the present time, and Dr. Strickland reported that Mino was physically , able to go on trial. With doctors thus standing three to one against trial now, t h e court ordered postponement until Monday morning, July 13. Boll man stated that it was his opin ion Minto could stand trial in two weeks. - "The two outside doctors were chosen -with approval of the sne- cial prosecutor, Ralph Moody of the attorney general's office. De- lense coun-:L John H. Carson,. (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) Rioting Fruit Deliveries Heavy, Canneries Plants Here Running Day And Night; Raspberry t Price Set, Report rnve.rf!rf r.,u Hpitri. ... keeping Salem canners running day and night to get the berries nnH rhprrtM into mii and barrels. cnernes, rea ana sour, iogan berries, youngberries, black and red raspberles, and some straw berries are all coming into the packers. Price for raspberries has been set at 5 cents according to rumors reaching here yesterday that the 5 cent figure had been adopted by the Gresham pool The Etterbergs which failed to while in the blossom last month, are coming in slowly but are of better quality than those of the first picking. Heavy Dockage on Cherries is Rule Cherries are being received at prices of from 34 cents to 5 cents for best quality. Growers have been complaining of heavy (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) I Home at Stayton Total Loss, Fire STAYTON, June 29. The fire siren sounded here about 1:45 p. m. today when the Ralph Kelly residence was discovered afire. Mrs. Kelly was busy in the kitchen making jam and the fire was caused by an overheated stovepipe. The fire had gained such head- way when 'it was discovered that Httla pnnlrt ha don hv thp fire little could be done by the fire department when It arrived on the scene, except keep the fire confined to the one building:. The only things saved cwere a few fan of canned fruit and lams The loss was estimated at $750 for the house and $600 for the contents. It was not covered by insurance. Mr. and Mrs. Kellv have six small children. fills WttQ trlA ttB i ftF. n onv importance In Stayton since the .t, ftr- wn r whn iha big fire two years ago when the Juatthieu and Sestak buildings burned. Late Sports PORTLAND, Ore., June 29.-LT)-Favorites came through as Blitz Welnhard defeated ' Corne lius 7 to 1 and Toledo beat the Journal team 11 to 3 in the open ing games of the Oregon state semi-pro baseball tournament here tonight. The winners meet Friday night In the opening- second round., games, while the losers meet th same night under the double elim inatlon system. Woodburn plays Consolidated Freight at 7 p. m. tomorrow and Yerboot plays Hop Gold at S:30 p. m. PORTLAND.- Ore.. June 29.- (AV-Mike London," 159, Lodl, Calif., landed on top and won the bout when he and Walter Achlu, 161, Dayton, O., fell from the ring in their wrestling match here to night Achii landed on his head and could not continue. Farley Denies Resigning One Of Two Tasks Eastern Newspaper Says He Has;' Alternative Plan Discussed Postoffice Chief Reports Hearing Self Called 'Couple of Names' ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June t9.-(JP) - Postmaster General James A. Farley tonight denied published reports that he had re signed his cabinet position to de vote more time to his chairman ship of the democratic national committee 'I have not resigned as post master general," said Farley, 'And beyond that I have no com ment to make Farley came here last night. threw his bags in a penthouse ho tel suite registered in someone else's name, and planned to stay until tomorrow to steal a little rest 'Do you plan to resign later?" Farley was asked 'I have-no further comment to make, he reiterated Farley, hopipg to avoid recog nition, walked alone several hours on the boardwalk todayV but was 'picked out by at least 50 peo ple," he said "Fortunately," he recalled, 'none was looking for a job." A special dispatch to the New York Times froju Washington D. C; said Farley hadsent his resignation as postmaster general to President Roosevelt so he could devote more time to his duties as chairman- of the democratic na tional .committee. This evening he sat in a restau rant, heard a violent argument between fellow diners over the of the Roosevelt adminis- """"" " , ' . u wu.o . uco. WASHINGTON, June ' 29.-UP)- Advanced as an alternative to re- Turn to Page 2, Col. 7) Dayton Dean Says Guilty to Murder First Black Legion Death Case Wound up ; Nearly 50 Mei now Held DETROIT, June 29.-Up)-Day- ton Dean pleaded guilty today to the Blact Legion murder which brought t light the existence of the black-cloaked terrorist soci ety. Appearing before Circuit Judge Joseph A. Moynihan, the Black Legion "executioner" said form ally that he had kidnaped and ksa A. Foole, young the night of May 12. "Why ere you pleading guil ty?" the court asked Because I am guilty," Dean said. The reply of the burly former city employe was given in a firm voice, but the calm manner in (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) I ppnintlia I fiffe VVlVlJl Ctl.11121 1UU Early Is Charge " was legal to sen-ana ouy- firecrackers inside the city limits yesterday but not to shoot them, Two boys found that out when city police arrested tnem ior vio- a8 e nrecracKer orainanc I and told them to appear at 2 o'clock this- afternoon before Mu ticipal Judge A. Warren Jones. The firecracker ordinance au- thorizes sale of fireworks - begin ning on a day before July 4 as designated by the mayor, which this year was June 29, but for bids their use until Independence day. Shooting fireworks in the downtown fire cone is prohibited at all times. . , . ..- The two boys booked by police yesterday were Tlarlton Boeh- rlnger, 260 West Wilson street. and Dale Newman, route seven. Offers Asked ort Postoffice Site WASHINGTON, June 29.-(ffVi The treasury announced today dates on which proposals for sites ot new federal buildings will be received under its new build ing program; " - The proposals will be opened in ' the postoffice at the ' city - In which a site Is sought. The dates for receiving site of fers Include: . Oregon: July 20 Laksview. Italy Conciliatory at Jbea&u e Arm Territory Heavily Note Sketches Plans for Ethiopia; Selassie Will . Address Session; Stanley "Baldwin Assailed as Menace But Gets GENEVA, Jurie 29. (AP) Italy, seeking to .calm fears of Great Britain and France, promised the League of Nations tonight she would not create a huge Ethiopian army. This pledge was contained in a note delivered on the eve of a session of the league assembly before which Emperor -O Soldiers to Come Home, Noon Today 162nd Infantry Winner of Track Meet; $91,000 Paid Guardsmen Salem's sun-tanned and camp weary national guardsmen are ex pected to arrive home at or short ly after noon today, it was report ed at the Southern Pacific pas senger station last night. Their' train was scheduled to leave Port land at 10:15 this morning. The 63 members of Company B, 162nd infantry, will return home with new honors. Their reg iment this year defeated the 186th infantry in the annual track and field day events. ASTORIA, Ore.. June 29.-CP)-The "war" is over, and Oregon national guardsmen began pack ing tonight to break camp tomor row and end their two weeks training encampment at the broad mouth ot the Columbia river. It was pay day today, and the guardsmen received $91,000 for their sham battle drills. .m The first-unit to leave will be the 249th coast artillery from Fort Stevens at 5:30 a. m. Trains from Camp Clatsop will start at six in the morning and the motor convoys will roil away shortly aft er S a. m. The Astoria unit, which has the least distance to travel, will be last to go. By noon all will be gone except a small rear guard detachment to take down tents and put away equipment Naval Limitation Hit Severe Blow LONDON, June 29. - (JP) - The crumbling structure naval lim itation received two staggering blows today. y Japan officially refused to ad here to the 1936 London treaty, signed by Great Britain, the United States and France, and it was learned the British would shortly invoke the escalator clause of the 1930 treaty to save excess destroyers. Formal notification to Wash ington and Tokyo that Britain wants to invoke the escalator clause will be sent within a few days, diplomatic leaders said. The United States will benefit by Britain's use of the escalator. which will free all signatories to the same extent. The United States also has built over treaty limits but her destroyers are older. Arabs Lynch Jevk , ALGIERS, Algeria, June .9.- (JP)-A mob of 300 Arabs tonight overpowered a police guard and lynched a Jew accused of the mur der of an Arab. Hop Prices Climb, Futures Withheld; MildewiSpreads Falling estimates for the 193C hop crop and rising prices for all hops yesterday featured the cur rent flurry in market conditions, the end of which no one can now predict. Ideal weather for the de velopment .of downy - mildew caused experienced observers to set 50,0,00 bales as the top figure for Oregon production this year as against a top estimate Of 70, 000 last week and a crop of 117,- 000 bales harvested last year. 1 Prices are jumping about with no figure set and no Oregon sales reported aa growers refuse to set price on 1935 holdovers. 'High est reported price . set for 1936 was an offer of a dealer to take 35 cents , a pound tor- his 1 9 3 -contracts. The offer was withdrawn before acceptance could be made. Even 1934 Hops Are Quoted Higher , ' Sacramento, California hops were selling yesterday at 21. cents. .Old 1934 Taklmas were bringing Vote of Confidence Halle Selassie will make a per sonal plea for "justice." The Italian note blamed Ethio pians for the war and sketched plans for the development of the country, promising to keep the league in touch. It announced Italy's intention to "collaborate in every way" with the Geneva body. Haile Selassie wrote officials: "It is our intention personally to take part in one or several meetings of the assembly at the head of the Ethiopian delega tion." The negus, stripped of his em pire by Italy, remained in seclu sion in his hotel working on his appeal, to be delivered In French. Creation of an "international college 'of elder statesmen to help the league keep world peace was suggested tonight by the Greek jurist, Nocolas Politis. Behjnd Politis' proposal was the idea the United States, Ger many and Japan might join the league If members were freed of general sanctions responsibility. LONDON, June .29.-yP)-Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's gov ernment was attacked as "a dan ger to our country and the peace and security of the world" to night but -it won a vote of confi dence in house of commons de bate. After the premier and his war minister, Alfred Duff Cooper, were, subjected to a bitter tongue lashing by labor leaders, a tech nical labor motion for adjourn ment of the debate based on Duff Cooper's speech recently in Paris, (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) Aviatrix Injured t Seriously, Crash PORTLAND, Ore., June 29.-P) -Three broken vertebrae will mean three months in bed for Irma Westover who with Alyce Pashburg escaped death in an air plane crash 15 miles northeast of Camas, Wash. Mrs. Pashburg escaped with only minor scratches. Despite the injury, Miss West over was hiking from the rugged forest area in which the plane crashed when searchers found her yesterday, 30 hours after the crackup. The two women, who were en route to air races at Spokane vhen a fog caused them to land on Archer mountain, were drenched by rain Saturday an spent the night in the open by a. campfire. Aerial search for them started Saturday afternoon. Sunday morning their plane wreckage was sighted fro mthe air. Fire Captain Body h Recovered from Lake OREGON CITY, Ore.. June 29. JP) State police , recovered the body of Roy Pettit, Portland jun ior fire captain, from Oswego lake today. Pettit drowned when the boat in which he, Lynn Sherman and Harold Graham were fishing.' The others reached shore safely. o 10 cents and Oregon 3 4's got 10 cents. In broad contrast to the condi tion a month ago when growers were begging agents , to take the.ir crops, the producers are-now sit ting back ; refusing to offer their hops. TJhey are watching the mar ket : Jump by leaps and. bounds. They show no desire to contract the new crop and buyers, ques tioning the amount of hops that may be , harvested, are . not at tempting to buy the futures, t Downy m 1 1 d e w which has caused , the main damage in the yards and caused the price panic, continued to do its worktover the weekend. Yards that owners said last week : would-yield well were reported to be failing rapidly yes terday with the likelihood that not a 'bale would be taken from the yards. - To' make conditions worse, growers brought In arms of late (Turn to Page 2, Cot 2) Treatment at ' Hospital Was : Severe Claim Won't Wave Farewell to Crowd ; Declares He Will be Back Assault Charge Handled With Posting of $25 Before He Leaves WASHINGTON, June St. ( Tuesday )-(P)-Rep. Marion A. Zioacheck left the capital ay. train early today amid a flare of movie lights while a crowd of. curious people watched. v Earlier, the Washington state representative had left his capitol office, where he had remained in seclusion since early morning af-. ter reaching the capital in a wild flight from a Maryland institu tion for. mental and nervous cases. A squad of capitol police accompanied him to the station. At the station the representa tive removed his straw hat, but declined to wave a farewell for the crowd. "No. .-I'll be back," he said. Wife Won't Come West Now, Stated Zioncheck was squeezed through the iron gates to the train shed while capitol policemen and rail road detectives pushed off on lookers. With him were Keneth Romney, house sergeant-at-arms. and George Bishop, a Zioncheck appointee to the capitol police, who was to accompany the repre sentative to the west coast. Romney arranged for his de parture late last night after post ing $25 at police headquarters to gain Zioncheck's freedom in con nection with an assault charge. Romney indicated that Mrs. Zien-' check, the congressman's "bride et a few weeks, would not accom pany her husband west. A short time after his difficul ties with metropolitan police kad been settled, at least temporarily, by the posting of the bond, Zion check Issued a statement in whkb he charged he had been "shang haied" into the Gallinger hospital here and into the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt hospital for mental patients at Townson, Md., "ta which he had men transferred from Gallinger. It was from the Townson insti tution that Zioncheck escaped yesterday afternoon by leaping a high ' fence and fleeing into the nearby woods. He appeared at his office here at 1:30 a. m., after finally getting a ride on a truck from Baltimore. Will Fly Due to Mother's Illness In his statement, put out through Romney, Zioncheck said: "In the absence of my wife and secretary I will not make any statement other than I was sBanghaied to Gallinger hospital as well as to the so-called Shep pard Pratt .hospital, which is. tittle more than a medieval cell hoase. (Turn to Page 10, Col. 1 Use Lie Detector To Probe Slaying CHICAGO, June 29.--A night club master of cerenveniee who police said gave "shaky" answers to questions under the "lie detector" was held for in vestigation tonight in conaeti with the slaying of comely Mrs. Florence Thompson Castle, 24. night club hostess. The young woman was fcear?K to death in bed early today Vy what the police called a "black face" assailant who talked te negro dialect to " the 7-yer-ell son who lay beside her an4 un wittingly watched the tragedy be fore going back to sleep. The master, of ' ceremonies, a friend and one time fellow-employe of Mrs. Castle, is Sid Schaps. father of two children. Police Capt. William OTBrtea. reported after the test . that Dr. Lonarde Keeler, of the labora tory, "reported Schaps' actions were very unfavorable. H re potted that the subject was shaky on all his answers about his ac tivities and about the story he had told, - causing the needle on the. lie detector to fluctuate con siderably ; i ; Toicnsend Will Head Senatorial Campaign ; J Committee of C.OJ. WASHINGTON, June 29.-fl- lican leader in the senate.-today anno t need the appointment of Senator Townsend of Delaware at "head of the republican senatorial campaign commfttee. He will be aided by Senators Frazier of North Dakota, Steiwer , of Oregon, Davis of Pennsylvania, and Gibson of Vermont,