The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, July 01, 1936, Page 1, Image 1

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I Celebrate Ilere
The American Legion in
vltes everybody In tlte mid
dle .Willamette .'valley .to
celebrate the Fourth or July
at the Fairgroanda here.
Tlie Weather
Pair today and Thursday
without important change in
temperature; Max. Temp.
Tuesday 84, Min. 47, river
.1.3 feet, southerly wind.
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FOUNDED 1851
EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, July 1, 1936
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
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Negus Heckled
As He" Accuses
League Chiefs
E'ght Italian News Men
Arrested After Riot ;
II Duce Incensed
Selassie Tells Assembly
It Deserted Cause of
".-. Smaller Nations
- - GENEVA, Jure. SO.-iT-Riot-om
scenes of cursing and fight
ing in the galleries shattered the
dignity of ih'eti.et rue o JCationa
assembly tonight when black
robed .Ha tie Selassie told the
world's peacemakers, Y o u de
serted us to Italy."
Police were called in to restore
order after a chorus of heckl.'ng
boos and curses- greeted the em
peror without an empire when, he
rose- to make a final, dram&t'c
plea for aid.. ' .
t'ui-sea Shouted;
Jralians Blamed
It was almost 10 minutes be
fore police restored order and the
erstwhile ruler of -Africa's last
empVfKVas allowed to resume and
bitterly tell the league members:
"Cod and hlstorywill remem
ber your judgment!"
Persons alleged to be fascists
started the tumult, shouting curs
es at the Negus in Italian, French
and Spanish. Fighting broke out
when league attaches tried to re
store order. Only ' when police
came and ousted the hecklers was
calm restored.
Officials of the League of Na
tions announced late tonight they
would cancel press cards of Ital
ians as a result of thejdeffipjl
straUon against the emperor.
At midnight police announced
eight Italian newspapermen who
were dragged from the assembly
hall were placed formally under
arrest on charges of "creating- a
scandal during the assembly ses
sion of the LeageTe of Nations and
for outrage toward represents tire'
government accredited to the
Swiss confederation.
Mussolini Angry.
Withdrawal Talked
" Police said tbose arrested would
spend the night in jail and be held
for the disposition of the federal
TrosecutoT at Berne. ,
There were unconfirmed reports
Premier Mussolini, angered at the
privilege of speech and courtesies
extended to the Negus, might
withdraw Italy from the league.
' When the demonstration in the
galleries was squelched by police.
Haile SeUassie said what he had to
say. calmly and fully.
; "I could not believe that 52
nations among them the mo s t
powerful in world -could be de
feated by a single aggressor, he
said sorrowfully.
The emperor warned smaller
members: "In this struggle I have
been fighting the cause of all
Small countries against the greed
of a powerful invader." '
Landon Will Win,
Ebvall Tells Him
ESTES PARK. Colo., June 30 -
CP)-Governor Alf M. Landon - of
Kansas was assured by Repre
sentative William A. Ekwall (R.,
Ore.) today thai the "Republicans
have a mighty fine chance to cap
ture the election this fall." .
Ekwall, en route home to Port
land by automobile, told reporters
after his visit with Republican
presidential nominee, that "Lan
don has tremendous appeal to the
garden variety' of mill run vote."
Ekwall aald he Invited the gov
ernor to make a campaign trip
through the west and added that
he thought "he would win thou
sands" of personal friends if he'll
just let the people see him."
-The Portland Republican pre
dicted that Oregon would "go. back
Into the republican ranks' this
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id Does Well,
June Just Ended
CHICAGO, June 30--AVDan
Cnpid took time "tout tonight to
tally up his 'June marksmanship
record and triumphantly announc
ed tt was "Just about perfect.", ;
Reports from ' marriage license
'clrs la.a dozen or more of the
nation's largest Cities prononnced
the waning month of romance the
busiest In years, setting a new
high record for applications in.
such scattered places as Los An
geles, Indianapolis, the national
capital. Cleveland and probably
Chicago.
The bonus, better business wJtJv
Increased employment, and, leap
year, were given assists In various
centers." "
Droug
ht Situation is
Severe; Quick Relief
Promised by Hook
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Income
of Farmers in Five States Virtually Wiped
Out for This Year;
Work Mapped
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T. PAUL, June 30. (AP)
to i aid farmery in five
virtually destroyed by
formulation here today at a conference of officials repre
senting state and national governments. i
' : rHarry' Hopkins,' head of "the-works-progresa'-adminis-
Irainin
Petition Is Filed
Sufficient Names Handed
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- ; In ; Initiative Bills
Deadline Thursday
Completed petitions "for the
proposed initiative measure pro
hibiting compulsory military
training in Oregon's higher edu
cational institutions, were, filed
in the state department Tuesday
afternoon, j . t
The petitions contained 17.934
signatures and were sponsored by
the Oregon committee for peave
and freedom. The law. requires
only 16.371 signatures.
A group of students presented
the petitions at the state depart
ment. The time for filing completed
petitions for initiative measures
and constitutional amendments to
go, on the. ballot at the November
election expires at 5, p. m. Thurs
day. -...);...:
Three Other Are
Assured of Place - ... ,
Other! measures and amend
ments for j which completed peti
tions "previously were filed fol
low : j .
Tax limitation amendment fix
ing a new : tax base for the Port
land school district.
Measure prohibiting legislation
that would prevent truthful ad
vertising. !
Measure prohibiting the use of
fishing traps and gear on the Co
lumbia river and tributaries.
Completed petitions providing
a flat tax of $10 on real property
up to an assessment of $2500 will
be filed today.
- -Preliminary petitions for 23.
measures and amendments were
filed 'but It was not expected that
more than seven or eight of them
would be completed.
ize Found Dead
In Gamp Ground
A. W. Mlze, about 75, was
found dead yesterday morning in
the Riverside camp grounds in
West Salem, where he set up
camp about a month ago.
j Mize had been in ill health and
unable toj work for some time,
aid Coroner Henkle of Dallas
held the death due to natural
causes, according to Deputy Sher
iff Walter Gerth of West Salem.
Mize had lived in Marion coun
ty for many years and was well
kjnown as an early school teaeh-
e)r especially in the Liberty dis-,
tjrlct where he taught for many
yfeara. jj . . fr
J: Years ago he was a democratic
candidate for county schoolsti
perintendent in this county. "'
Mize's wife and a son are de
ceased, but a daughter Is said to
be living but had not been located,
last night; The body is at the
Henkle and Bollman funeral
home in Dallas, with arrange
ments for burial pending contact
with the relatives. - ,
Rlilitary
725 Patronize Swim Pools; I
Water Gets Highest Grade
Yesterday was not - the hottest
day -of the year but it brought out
the boys and girlsi and .their eld
ers' too, to the two elty PlT
gronnd swimming pool in record
numbers, Vernon Gilmore,- super
intendent 1 of recreation, . an
nounced last night. New seasonal
mark for pool attendance were
established at both dinger and
Leslie fields. .
Seven hundred twenty? five
swimmers, were counted during
the day at Ollnger and 490 at
Leslie. - i
The increased popularity, of the
pools was accompanied 1 by "Gil
mdre's further announcement that
the state board ' of health bad
given both tanks the highest sani
tary rating mode for ' outdoor
swimming facilities. Gilmore was
advised yesterday by Dr. Freder
ick Strieker, state health officer.
Hfcat samples of water from both
pools tested grade "A". Last sea
son, Ibef ore the nrw filtar ware
ins
Extensive Program of
by WPA Director
An extensive relief program,
states whose income has been
drought, was in Drocess for
O tratlon, said -he - hoped - to -have
final details . of the - program
worked out and ready 4o he prut
Into operation in ; a - few days Jn
the affected state's; North and
South Dakota. Montant, Wyom
ing and Minnesota.
"We will discuss the question
of WP,4. projects, the number of
people to be put to work and
the final details of the program,"
Hopkins said. ."We will get j ac
tion, quickly and promptly." "I
Projects to be Included in! the
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In Kellaher Case
Briefs Are Ordered; Lack
of Power to Release
Prisoners Gted
At conclusion of arguments yes
terday before Judge L. H. Mc
Mahan on demurrer to ? Indict
ment against Dan Kellaher, for
mer parole officers r accused of
agreeing to accept a bribe, t h e
court offered briefs filed, and the
defense brief Is expected to be
ready in 10 or 12 days.
George Mowry and John Mur
phy, Portland attorneys, appeared
for Kellaher. who was present for
the arguments. Mowry contended
that the indictment did not set
up any crime and that Kellaher
was not an officer and had no
authority under the law to parole
a prisoner. The defense argued
that since Kellaher had no legal
power by which, he could have
any part in releasing prisoners, he
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Farley-Roosevelt i
Parley Is Slated
WASHINGTON, June J0.-(V
President Roosevelt said - tonight
he would confer with postmaster
General James A. Farley Thurs
day and indicated they would dis
cuss the question of Farley's resig
nation from the cabinet. ;
. Asked at his press conference
whether Farley would resign to
devote his. full time Ho the chair
manship of the national and New
York state Democratic commit
tees, Mr. Roosevelt said he would
have nothing to say until after
the Thursday conference.5
, When he was asked about. the
reports Farley would resign, Mar
vin H. Mclntyre, one of the presi
dent's secretaries, said today:
'A11 I know is that Jim said at
Philadelphia he was 'iot going to
take any action until be talked to
the boss." ' .- ' . ':
During the day the decision of
Gov. Herbert H. Lehmaa of New
York to s seek reelection was
cheered by Democrats as leaders
and .workers of all parties buckled
down to the campaign! wars ahead.
Both friends and foes of Mr.
Roosevelt conceded that Lehman's
name on the ballot might go far
toward- aiding the Democratic
party in striving to carry New
York state.
installed, the pools received a B"
rating. .
;The first leam-to-swlm cam
paign of the summer is tentatively
scheduled to open Monday, July
13,-Gilmore said. The drive to
prevent drownings bf encourag
ing the public to; learn to wim
will'be conducted for a two-weeks
period in cooperation with the
Red Cross. I
Two addlUonal playground su
pervisors were : employed yester
day to take care of the swarms of
children applying to participate In
organized classes and sports.
Frank Brown, Parrish junior high
school coach, i will serve i at . Qlin
ger field and Mike Balkovie, Wil
lamette university football star,
at Leslie.
The raffia weaving and kinder
garten classes were the most pop
ular at Olinger playground yester
day. A total attendance of 174
boys and girls In all classes was
reported by Tom Drynan, field di
rector. .: ' r:
Demurrer Argued
Election Gets
UnderWay
on
Ghiel of NEA
Spokane's School Leader
and Eastern Man in .
President Race
Social Racketeers Prey
Youth, Declared
on
by U. of C. Head
r Robert G. Sproul, president of the
University of California, charged
tonight that, the youth of America
"are'elng. mercilously exploited
.:. by the social racketeers who
tell them that America is not the
fair land of hope and "opportunity
tha;t, always and everywhere, it
has been picture dto be."
His1 address before the 74th an
nual,, convention of the national
education association climaxed a
day of , multitudinous ' sessions
which, saw Orville C. Pratt, sup
erintendent of schools, Spokane.
rand -.William H. Holmes, Mount
Vernon, N. Y., nominated for the
presidency of the organization. .
In a ringing answer to a talk
on "youth's appeal," the Californ
ia educator declared "I cannot be
sure that youth 's taking an ap
peal, even though I hear the clam
or of a multitude of voices claim
ing to speak In youth's name."
Too often, Dr. Sproul said, . . ,
"Portraits of youth are conjured
up, not by persons who see in
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Building Records
For City Broken
First Half of Year Well
! Over Million Mark;
June Big Month
- New building records came into
existence as June closed here last
nlght.1 Here they are:
City building permits for. the
first six months of 193 reached
the $1, 220,233. 45- mark, -in con
trast with the previous high,
1641,845, recorded In. 1929.
Three hundred eighty permits
were issued in the half-eyar per
iod as against last years's num
ber, the previous top, 359.
June brought $66,411 worth of
permits, of which $56,300 was for
new construction, or more than
in any June since 1929.
Number of permits
Also Seta Record "
The 93 permits taken out last
month established a new June
mark; June, 1933, had held the
record, with 66 permits, and no
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Pick Handle Used
On Family; 2 Die
OGDEN, Utah, June 30 -)-A
merciless clubber attacked an en
tire household . today slaying a
middle-aged couple outright with
a pick handle and gravely wound
ing two women relatives..
Tonight some voiced belief a
man sought In the killings may
have committed suicide.
Dead were Adam Snyder, . 62,
and his wife, 52. Hospital attend
ants held scant hope for Mrs.
Snyder's- 8 0-year-old' mother, M ra.
Emma Scott . Rose. Mrs. Grace
Mortensen, 25-year-old daughter
of the Snyders, was injured, less
severely.
Police Sergeant - L. M.- Hilton
said Mrs. Mortensen flatly ac
cused the tall, blonde husband
37-year-old George Mortensen of
Salt-Lake City who Mrs. Mor
tensen -said she left beeause he
"drank too much., . . .
Zioncheck Denied:
Passage on Plane
- CHICAGO, June 3 0.-;p) - Con
gressman Marion A. Zioncheck'a
plans . to switch from train .to
plan4 here on 'his trip home to
Seattle. Wash went awry tonight
when Northwest Airlines declined
to take him as a passenger.
' After considerable discussion
over the refusal the congressman
leaped Into a squad car and was
sped- to the U nion station to
board a train.
F, J. Blxler, division traffic
manager for the airline, aald the
inconvenience to Zioncheck was
caused purely by the' problem of
excess weight In the ship.
; Blxler r said the plane . load
weighed 2,013 pounds, but-was
limited by regulations' to 1,995.
Because of the volume of mail
and baggage, Bixler said, it was
found necessary to assign one
seat in the ship to "operations."
Ex-Sailor Held
On Spy Charge
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Charjfed with conspiring to fur
nlsh thm Japanese government
with " Information concerning
the United States navy, Harry
Thompson", above, was held in
Jail at Los Angeles awaiting
trial. " He was. formerly im the
navy. -,; :. - y
Penney Firm Will
cmodel Building
Changes in Front Will Be
Made, Ten Feet Added,
-.Interior Changed
An expenditure of $10,000 ia
announced by J. C. Penney com
pany for the modernization of its
storeroom at 1.60 North Liberty
street. . The woTk will start im
mediately; after the Fourth an
will be completed in about sixty
days. : A. A. : Siewert will be the
contractor , in charge. Business
will be carried on as usual, with
a minimum of interference from
workmen. ' state J. N. Chambers,
manager, yesterday,. ;
The front will be altered, with
new -.tile entrance laid, and new
display window backgrounds in
stalled. An addition will be' ad
ded ih the rear, Of 1.0 feet, bring
ing the building clear to the alley.
The offices will be placed in the
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Flax Funds Drive
Will Start -Today
PORTLAND, Ore., June 30-p)
-A drive to, raise $12,000 t$ aid
three flax, retting and scutching
plant cooperatives in the Willam
ette valley will start tomorrow.
Portland business men who list
ened last ; week to an appeal by
Governor-Charles H. Martin for
$15,000 to aid the industry, pledg
ed $3000 spontaneously and nam
ed a committee of 10 to solicit the
balance. , 1
. The Mount AngeU- Canby-Molal-la
and Eugene-Sprlngfleld co-operatives
received grants of :$19,
000 each from the WPA, but were
unable to raise sufficient funds in
their own' communities to - com
plete the plants.
On the committee seeking funds
are Horace Mecklem, Paul McKee,
T. H. Banfield, Arthur L.! Fields,'
Harry MIttleman, Fletcher Linn,
W. C .Schuppel, Fred Meyer, H.
A. Sargent and Franx Drinker.
Elderly. "Woman Hurt
MEDFORD, Ore-, June SO.HP)
-An .ancient automobile driven by
John F r y e, t 87, Central Point,
struck and injured Mrs. Marie
Bennett. 78, at an intersection in
the business district here late to
day. Her condition is not critical.
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, Wilkins Ship Safe
OSLO, Norway, June 30. (A
Sir Hubert Wilkins veteran polar
exploration motorship W y a 1 1
Earp, for nhich a search was or
dered last n 1 g h t by President
Roosevelt, . today- as- reported
Safe. . .
Discover Bodj
OfYoungMair
Beneath Train
Unknown Taken to! Local
Hospital But is Dead
: i on Arriving There
Youth - Seen for Several
Days But Apparently a
Not Local Resicfent
" "The 'body "of ' a";"biond, iimoth-
shaven but -otherwise' gnkempt
young man was found bef eath an
Oregon Electric tank" cat! on. the
mainline - between Mission and
Bellevue' streets shortly before 11
o'clock last night. Police; said he
apparently - h a d . attempted , t o
board the slow - moving north
bound freight and slipped between
the cars.. He was taken;-to the
Salem Deaconess hospital lb u t
there a physician pronounced! him
dead.. . ,. t ' i- !-
" Police and the corenerJ'sYoffice
were unable to estabHth t h e
man's identity. The onljr person
known to have seen bird "before
the accident Was Floyd Myers,
taxi 'driver. : - . S ' : . - ,l
- "I saw hint going up and down
the street " here for two 'or hree
days," Myers reported- fj-om the
Salem Taxi office on State street.
Notice Light Spot,
Alongside Tracks
J. M. Bilbrey, Newbefg, the
freight conductor, and Paul : Rea
dy, 10 9X North Summer streets
Brakeman, said they did! not see
the man on the tracks but noticed,
a light spot alongside th tracks.
The "spot", proved to b a pair
of ragged blankets. T h e train
was stopped when trainmen be
lieved the engine had -struck an
object. of some sort. ;
The young man's injuries,- the
physician at the Hospital s a i d,
were two cuts about the ; fore
head, probably a skull fracture,
and abrasions about the arms and
legs." : . jj.-J
The train '8 victim appeared to
be about 22 years old. lie had a
light complexion, straight blond
hair, blue eyes and fairly! regular
features aside from a j slightly
turned up nose. . :
Description of
Victim Is Given
Tne young man s clothes were
dusty as though he had been work?
ing on a farm. He was Wearing a
grey and white checkejjredj cap,
dark grey denim shirt, bine denim
waist overalls, a wide heavy
grained grey-brown leather; belt
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Rail Retirement
Act Partly Valid
i "WASHINGTON, June 30.L(;P)
Sections of the 1935 railroad re
tirement act were d eclated yalid
today in a formal decre Issued by
Justice Jennings Bailey lof the
District of Columbia federal jrourt
to 4fclarify" his opinion! handed
dowi Fridaj. !
. Government lawyers hhdt Inter
preted that opinion to mean that
both; the retirement actl and its
companion tax measuri; were un
constitutional, since if! declared
that; the J wo laws were "Insepara
ble parts of a whole."
. In today's order, however,; Just
tice Bailey did not forbid! the rail-
road retirement board to pay out
$46,000,000 In pensionst author
iked by the retirement act. - He
did. however, enjoin enforcement
of the accompanying tja law de
signed to finance thos0 -pensions.
It would have levied atjjSH per
cent tax on railway payrolls and
an equal contribution t4 employ
es' "wages. '"''i' I " ,: . )
Socialists Mian
A Socialist assembly i for the
nomination of independent social
ist candidates for president of the
United States and staief and; dis
trict offices, has beenj failed for
Salem, Sunday, J y,j if. Monroe
Sweetland, secretary i of Jthej Mar'
lon county Farm-Labor iorganisa
tlon, announced last night, j . . ", -
Norman Thomas, j nationally
known socialist who ; witl e n t e r
Oregon tomorrow, will jrcelve' the
endorsement for president. Sweet
land said.' Thomas Is scheduled to
speak here Thursday ilght.!
Candidates also wilii be endors
ed for United States ,nat6r rep
resentatives in congress and for
the state legislature !i in rcertaiu'
districts. 1 I .
Candidates for .:.....) v-i.i
Senate Mcntlonetl , t ' . .; ,
. Prominent among Ithj socialists
mentioned for United 'sjaates - sen
ator are the Rev Rodbfy Snyder
Portland, and Minni McFar-
Cost is: I Well: Belo7 i
Original
Deals Will JMakf Possible Start Upou
PipelhgJSooii After Bonds Sold;
Utilize iXow Water Period !
Proposed Intake Site All City-O wneil
No ExceBi
County Property Bid In
COMPLETED purefcise of 240 acres of Stayton island as
site for Salem's neW water supply .source was announced
- yesterday at thes 4ity 5water .xJepartment. The laYid cost
the city $2286.13 asijde from a small amount for recovdirTj;
fees, or less than oiU-half the $5,000 sum originally esti
mated, ii
Acquisition of tnls land will enable the water depart
ment engineers to begn the Stayton island underground fil
ter development a sfr&n as the city council sella the. $ 1,000,
000 water bond issue, fori which bids are to be received next
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JLlOD IJealinSf HCre
Is at Standstill
Crop Loss Indications' Are
i h
Piling Up; Offers of
"20 Cents Spurtied
,JIop dealing was at , stand
still : yesterday , as grdWers and
dealers . watched ' 4he Continued
development-of the dowjn$r mildew
kttack. Offers of 20 cenjtl for second-
grade 1935, hops were being
refused by the growersj. No- offer
was being maae on prune nops
and there were no indications of
further contracting of the 1936
crop.. - - . -. - i I
Reports continued to fcome in
of more yards which Sire Com
plete failures. On tha basis of
these new reports top fstimates
for' the new harvest were beine
cut from 50,000. to 4,00 withj
some nop men aeciaringjmai noi
over 30,000 bales would fee picked
this year. J- .11
California Output 111
Not Over 73 Per Cent I
Reports from California Indi
cated that a 75 per cent produc
tion for 1936 would be I top with
the possibility that the) harvest
might go lessj-. Some -three year
contracts were .being written at
around the 20 cent fighre. Less
than 4000 bales of 193$ Call for-.
nia hops are reported in growers
hands with ah estimate jj that ' less
than 15,000 .bales of thefnew crop
will, be available tot $ purchase
after contracts are filled. I .
Yesterday's weather Jjcpnditton
war better Tor the retajj-ding the
downy mildew but grers were
generally of the opjnicvnf that the
damage has already ;been done
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Blum Regime Agnih Wins
VMc of Confideice Upon
Dissolution of I Leagues
PARIS. June 30.-CT9-Frances
new Leftist people's front govern
men won another votel of confi
dence in the chamberpot deputies
tonight after hours of bitter de
bate in which Rightists and Left
ists exchanged threatai and charg
es;"; , ; - " ' ':"
The cabinet of Premier Leon
Blum was upheld 375 jo 192, on
the question of its dissolution of
the v so-called Fascist Rightist
leagues.';. - . l--; .- '.. - .
Convention
Union Party ; UA F He
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Sweetland said the! assembly
was certain to endorse! candidate
for - representative lif . congress
from the first district!
Tbe law provides tpat '250 per
sons must attend an Assembly to
nominate independent! candidates'
and that the nominations must be
filed with the secretary of state
by September IS. j ,
Sweetland Indicate that the
socialist group would oppose the
"Union Party' nomitfees.
It first was proposed, Sweet
land said, to organize! a socialist
party, but this was found impos
sible because of the- jnumber of
signatures required i.and other
complications. I ?
Union Tarty Will ji , i
Organize, Announced t
Notice of intention! to organize
a "Union Party" in Oregon, was
filed in the offices of Secretary of
State Snell Tuesday. .. i
The state ceneral committee of
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unea;
Estimates
Monday night. It nnrjreTltctable
i delay does not arise, it Will make
Possible carrying on important
work In" connection with the sup
ply construction during the com
ing low water period on 1 the
North Santiam river.
- The deals with the Inland pro
perty owners, engineered by Wil
liam McGilchristi" jr., ' included
granting- of easements Jy . A
Gardner of, Stayton for pipeline
right-of-way from the lower - tia
of the island to the Masonic parlc
ill Staytonj. The Stayton Mason ia
lodge, according to Water Man
ager r Cuyler Van Tatten, ha
agreed "to" gife an -e a s e m c m t
through the park without cost t
the water department. ' i
Portion is llought ' I '
Afr Kherlfrs Sale
Other owners from whom " in
land lands were 'bought included
Charles Stayton, largest holder,
and son-in-law of Mr. Gardner;
Joseph Brand, farmer living near
Kingston; Crown-Willamette Pa
per company, which held title to
pulpwood land, and Linn county. -,
McGilchrist and Van Patten , last
Saturday bid In the county pro
perty for $226.13,, the total ojt
taxes, due at sheriff s ale In Al
bany. "
The' city of Salem now own
all of the island with the excep
tion of-a small piece at the nar
row lower end, t
R. E. - Koon, consulting en
gineer for the city, is anxious
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Inland Lumberin"
Halted by Strike
4 SPOKANE, June 30. - (P)
Strikes paralyzed camp operations
throughout the vast north central,
Idaho timber" country today, and
ominous .walkout , talk was heard
In, eastern Washington.
Nearly 2000 workers in Idaho
camps walked oft their Jolia yes
terday and today. Sand industrial
workers of the world leaders said
logging operations of Potlatch
Forests, Inc., a Weyerhaeuser con
cern, would be; halted by tonight.
Other than to confirm reports that
men- in tnelrV camps had struck,
Potlatch officials declined to com
ment, or to reveal how many men
would" be affected. ' -'
'Hundreds of Idle workers,
however, were moving to towns
and cities of the area, declaring
they would stay away from their
Jobs (nntil their demands were
met. These . included 25 percent
wage . increases; elimination of
"Kyppo" "or contract mess halls,
time and a half for overtime and
Sunday work, and better working
conditions. ' -
Morgan's Illness
Held Not Serious
WEST MANCHESTER, Mass.,
June 30.-JP)-J. Pierpont Morgan,
world-famous financier, 'was car
ried in an ambulance and then in
a stretcher, police authorities said
tonight, to a special railroad car
here which Jmmedlately left for
Boston and New, York. i
His sister-Mrs. Stephen V. R...
Crosby; insisted he was onljr.
"slightly ill." and said that re
ports that he was in a serious con
dition were "greatly exaggerat
ed". -'-. -. "- -.I
Railroad officials said the car
was an ordinary" Pullman. Mor
gan bad been, visiting his sister ;
since Harvard university's com- :
mencement(;two weeks ago.
"He waslslightly 111 and went
back to h 1 s Long Island home.
That's all I can tell you," Mrs.
Crosby said.
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