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i Loral News First Tbe Statesman keeps 1H readers Informed of nation- , i and world events bat gives first preference to newt of local interest. The Weather Fair todar and Sunday. temperature uncti a n g e d ; rloudy on roast; Max. Temp. Thursday 73, Min. 46, river ijj.8 feet, X. W. wind. FOUNDED 1651 EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, July 25, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5f No. 103 Madrid Are TSirowk Back m irn h pi r iitfe i roi n n m n n . i " - - - - ' , it 3 I - 1 r Mel Mem Landon Acceptance Is Praised, Draws Bitter Attack Roosevelt Silent ; Head of Bourbons. Declares Kansan "Dodging" Controversy Rises Over ,Civil Service Issue; Glass. Won't Walk By E. J. DUFFY WASHINGTON', July 24-;P)-The speech by Got. Alt M. Landon accepting: the republican presiden tial nomination evoked eiiticism and praise today amidst a series of other developments bearing on the political campaign. James A. Farley, in a state pent as tbe democratic chairman, said the Kansan appeared "more con cerned with dodging" than with definitely discussing his principles last night. Republican headquarters In Chicago made public messages of commendation including one by Got. Harry W. Nice of Maryland, saying it -was "a great speech" giving "the honest and sound iews of a great American. Williams Defends l'rogram of Relief President Roosevelt, who heard the address on his vacation schooner off the NoTa Scotia coast, made no comment. The new deal's relief program wi tended by Aubrey Williams, depot works progress adminis-v trator, who asserted Landon's crl ticisms were "obviously political" and that the only way to reduce relief costs substantially was to "cut the people off and let them starve." Disputing Landon's assertion that administrative costs were too high. - Williams said overhead amounted to less than ' four per cent and that "I doubt very seri ously whether by going over the whole outfit with a fine tooth comb we would be able to make very much of a reduction. Among republican senators who praised the speech were Townsend of Delaware, chairman of the re publican campaign committee, and Austin of Vermont. Among the happenings of the day. Senator Carter Glass (D-Va.) said it was "nonsense" to inter pret a recent assertion by him as indicative that" he would "take a walk from his party. "Whither would I walk?" he asked reporters. "The republican platform and nominee are certain ly as far away from those things I mentioned as any democrat could be." His statement in question was that "we now have a system of government of privilege and dis crimination." In press conference here. Chair man Farley again predicted re election of the president by more electoral votes than in 1932. Regarding the reaction to the executive order placing all post masterships under the civil serv ice, he said no such move would have been necessary "if the re publicans had voted for one of those civil service bills in con gress last year." - In a statement at Grand Rap ids, meanwhile. Senator Vanden burg (R-Mlch. ) said the Roose velt order was "A scheme to give life Jobs to existing Farley in cumbents." Increase Crew on Pipeline Project The crew working on tbe Sa lem water project above Stayton Teas been increased to 30 men. Manager Cuyler Van Patten re ported last night at the end of an inspection trip to the scene of op erations. The work, consisting of clearing upper pipeline right of way and building temporary bridges across the Salem ditch, is being pushed as rapidly as pos sible to take advantage of low wa ter conditions in laying the pipe. Tbe first of four temporary bridges across the ditch had been finished yesterday. Van ratten said, and work had been started on the others. The pipeline under crossing beneath the Santlam riv er, three nndercrossings and one overcrossing of the Salem ditch are the immediate construction objectives. In addition to the labor crew the water department . had a heavy tractor on the Job and planned to obtain a power shov el as soon as it can be used in excavating at the crossing points. TmIM Puts Demos om Defensive LANDON ACCEPTS G O. P. NOMINATION IV'- .- -, -0-- - r ' . A throng of over 100,000 jetger listeners heard Governor Alfred M. Landon of Kansas make bis accept ance speech! at Topeka,' Kansas after he was officially notified of his nomination for the presidency by the republican party. Special trains were run to Topeka and a "typical prairie" celebration was staged for the event. Photo shows Landon. stress lnsj a point during 28 Salem Dairies Meet 6A' Standard Milk Bacteria Content Is Far Below Permitted Level,' Revealed Twenty eight dairies selling cow's milk and . three producing goats milk met the grade "A" requirements of Salem's standard milk ordinance during the last six-months' grading period and thereby earned the right to sell milk at retail here, John L. Ger en, county dairy inspector, an nounced yesterday. The number of grade, "A" milk distributors did not change during this pe riod while the number of grade "B" milk producers dropped slightly. The average bacteria count for all dairies based on tests of 216 bottles of milk showed a content of 5400 per cubic centimeter In pasteurized and 11.800 In raw milk. This average indicates a high grade of purity when it is considered that the milk law per mits a count as high as 30.000, Geren declared. The maximum average count allowed for grade "B" milk, which cannot be sold untreated at retail, is 200,000. General Effort at Improvement Seen The local dairies generally have sought to improve their plants during the last six months. Geren said several had installed new refrigeration plants in order to keep the milk below the 50 degree limit set by the ordinance for grade "A" raw milk, several had obtained modern, closed type delivery trucks, and one had in stalled all new handling equip ment at a new location. : The grade "A" dairies, were listed by Geren as follows: (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) Luihn Heads Relief Board; Shuholm to Resign, Hinted PORTLAND, Ore., July H.-iP) -The Oregon state relief committee- elected Jack Luihn of Portland chairman today, author ized the ! employment of another social worker, set the August budget at 1238.984 and defeated a motion to employ a full-time auditor. Mrs. Thomas D. Honeyman of Portland was re-elected secretary. Both Luihn and Mrs. Honeyman are carry-over members, as are Walfred Shuholm and Dr.. Rob ert L. Benson, both of Portland. New members present were Mark Weather ford. Albany; Da vid B. Simpeon, Portland, and Hugh G. Ball, Hood River. The new members replaced E. R. Bryson, Celia Gavin and Judd Greenman, who announced their resignations during a recent con troversy i o T e r : expenditure in which Governor Charles Martin i : -: - Trade Pick-up i Held Stronger Than Expected WASHINGTON, July 24 CP) Signs of a business pick up this fall "stronger than had been expected" were re ported by the American Fed eration of Labor today In Its monthly business survey. At tbe same time,- the fed eral reserve board noted that the volume of produc tion, employment and trade held up to its May level throughout June, contrary to a usual seasonal decline. Buyers for retail stores are f locking to New York and Chicago in larger num bers than In any of the last six months, tbe A. F. of L. survey said. "A better fall retail sea son than any since 1029 is expected and orders to man ufacturers should create many Jobs and raise work ers buying power. 2 Persons Killed As Train Derails " ROCK SPRINGS. "Wyo.; July 24 JPy-Twenty-four cars of a Union Pacific freight - passenger train Jumped the track near here today, killing one man and Injuring ten, one fatally. The body of a man Identified as C- H. ' Munn of Central City, Neb., was taken from the wreck age. He was riding with a car load of chickens as a caretaker, j Robert Miller of Rawlins, as sistant signal maintainer, died at the hospital tonight after doctors had amputated his arm in an ef fort to save his life. - demanded that relief committee expenses be confined to proceeds from state liquor sales. . Shuholm to Resign Later, Indicates Shuholm, who said today, "I maintain the hungry should be fed regardless of how much pro fit liquor brings," indicated out side the meeting that he would resign later. ? - "I did not want to quit ' un der fire, but I believe those in sympathy with the administra tion's wishes should carry on. I will continue for awhile," Shu holm said. .. . . , . . The $238,984 budget for Aug ust constitutes a reduction from the July figure of 1253,095." Re ports indicated all the present 8.814 relief cases are unemploy able, at least temporarily, or rep resent mothers with families. (Turn to Page 2. CoL I) his speech International Illas- Hogg's and Wait's Win League Tilts Eighth Inning .Rally Puts Butchers In ; Paper Mill Defeafed Aided by four walks Issued by Bahlburg, pitcher for Master Bread, Walt's last night defeated the bakers C to 4 with an eighth inning rally that produced five runs. In the first game of the city league double header the Pa per Mill team lost a S to 4 de cision to Hogg Brothers. Lacking the services of their reaguler pitcher, Marvin Ritchie, Wait's backed up steady pitching by Walker to keep the Master Bread hits well scattered and in effective. The eighth inning rally of Walt's which overcame the 2 to 1 lead that the bakers had estab lished in the fifth was started by a three base hit by Elliott. Adolph was out with a center field fly. Then Bahlburg issued walks to Walker and Willig. Walker came home on Clayton Foreman's hit into right field. Trux Foreman was issued a pass. Crate Drives Home' i With bases filled, Hesemaa re placed Bahlburg- on the mound. Craig's hit brought in three runs. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) Late Sports PORTLAND, Ore., July 25. ( Saturday ) (jp) Caster won his own ball game early today when he smacked out a scratch hit to score Bedore and give the Port land Beavers a 1 to 0 victory over Oakland in the second half of a double bilL Caster yielded but two hits for the shutout. Tbe Oaks won the first 5 to 1 behind the pitching of Wee Wil lie Ludolph, who until the ninth Inning was never in trouble. The nightcap strung along well past midnight instead ' of ending in the scheduled seven innings The Oaks Just couldn't t o a c h Caster and Gould kept his of fers well scattered before Bedore doubled. Holt walked, Pete.Cos carart sacrificed and Caster's scratch sent Bedore racing across the plate tor the winning run Portland is leading In the se ries five games to two. Oakland 0 H Portland 1 8 Gould and Hartje; Caster and Brucker. SAJT FRANCISCO. July 24.- P)-Ray Impelletlere, giant young heavyweight from Cold Springs N. T., returned to the ring wars tonight to win a ten-round de cision over Andre Lenglet of France. The verdict by Referee Toby Irwin was unpopular with several thousand fans. Impelle tlere weighed 243 pounds, Leng let 214. Landon Plans To Launch His Drive in East New York, Pennsylvania to Hear Him First ; Visit Birthplace Acceptance Speech Well Received, Hamilton Told hy Leaders By WILLIAM L. BEALE TOPEKA, Kas., July l.-UPv- New York and Pennsylvania, whose voters control nearly one third of the electoral ballots needed . to name the next presi dent, were chosen by Gov. Alf M. Landon, today for opening his eastern field - campaign against the new deal. - After a talk, with the republi can candidate which began over the luncheon table and extended into the' afternoon, John D. M. Hamilton, national chairman, an nounced : to newsmen Landon would travel to West Middlesex, Pa., and Chautauqua and Buffalo, N. Y., in late August, "My Judgment is that these points will be the .extent of the first trip east," Hamilton said. To Revisit Scenes Of Youth,' Planned , West ; Middlesex Is Landon's birthplace. During his youth he spent many summers at Chautau qua.' , In reply, to aestkmsTTTamtP' ton - saia juanaon prooaoiy wm make another eastern trip later. He aid' a speech In New York City before election day was a "fair guess." New York voters control 4 ballots in the presidential elec toral college, and Pennsylvania 36. This aggregate of 82 com pares with the total electoral vote of 631 and the 266 major ity required to elect. Hamilton said he was "not in a position to say anything" on whether ; Landon would take an other Estes Park, Colo., trip be fore tbe Pennsylvania-New York swing. Mrs. Landon headed west ward tonight to rejoin her two children, 3 - year old Nancy Jo, and 2-year-old Jack, on the Lan don summer ranch. Friends have expected the governor to' return there before the- heat of the fall campaign. Leaders Declare Talk Well Received Before returning to Chicago to start a western tour - August 3, (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) Millunen's Strike In Oakland Ended OAKLAND, Calif., July li.-OP) Threats of a m.ilk delivery tie up in Oaklond and other east San Francisco bay cities lifted tonight when employers and union repre sentatives announced a comprom ise settlement of a one-day strike and lockout. The Alameda County Dealers association, which milk drivers union officials had charged with ordering ( a lockout because of a drivers . strike at one plant, agreed to new contracts. Drivers, the settlement an nouncement said, will receive 170 a month with five days off a month; during the first six months of the contract and six days off during the second six months, i Union officials said 700 drivers were affected. Picket Injunction ent ASTORIA, Ore., July 24.-(SV Arguments will be heard In cir cuit court Monday on the Pacific Coast Fisheries union complaint opposing the ban placed on picket ing of the Columbia River Pack ers' association. " The union today filed affidavits Asserting that the controversy was a labor dispute between the union and the packers and declaring that all picketing had been ord erly. " ;' ; ' . . "Judg4rCSnmerman, in granting the injunction prohibiting picket ing, held that the relation of plaintiff and defendant was that of buyer and seller! of merchan dise and that no element of em ployment was involved. : A larre part of the Pacific Fisheries trolling fleet put o n t today to fish for Puget Sound and Coos Bay buyers. Araim Monday Truck Drivers Strike, Picket Commercial Pact Asked, Paulus Official Says It's Not Possible I Police are Called, Meii Say They Propose tojv Remain Peaceful I I A six-man strike of truck driv ers began at the Paulus Brothers canning company plant, High and Trade streets, early yesterday aft er the management had declined to sign a commercial drivers' agreement. Union men assigned as pickets declared to police that they intended to remain peaceful. The agreement which Drivejrs and Helpers local No. 324 of Sa lem sought to have tbe canning company accept provided for the out-of-city truck drivers'; wage scale, graduated according to the Bite of vehicle Involved, and i for the closed shop. Wages asked for ranged from S4.75 for "sOlo" for single truck, to 36.75 for truck and trailer drivers. II A company official declared Ut was impossible for the cannery ;to operate under the proposed union agreement. I Not Commercial Truckers, Stated "We are not commercial truck ers," tnis official explained. "Our trucks are only used to haul fruit into the cannery and i to deliver goods into Portland. Many of tbe back-haul trips are made empty." The canning company also ob jected to the closed shop provi sion, its representative said. Be expressed . a belief the cannery Lwould not be seriously inconven ienced, by .the, walkout and the management was satisfied to let the matter rest unchanged. Union members were stationed in relays of two to three men In front of the cannery at 8 : 1 fj yes terday morning and : continued there early today. Drivers othfer than the six reported by unloji members to have been working (Turn to Page 2, CoL 3) James Convicted Of Murder Count Death Penalty Mandatory; Appeal Will Be Taken Defense Declares LOS ANGELES, July 24.-(tfH Robert S. James was convicted fot first degree murder tonight fpr the rattlesnake-drowning death pf his seventh wife, Mary. The jury did not recommend life impris onment so the death sentence 3s mandatory. 11 The superior court Jury re turned its verdict after deliberat ing slightly more than nine hours. James was charged with drown ing his wife in a bathtub last August 4 after subjecting her to torture by the fangs of a rattle snake. The prosecution alleged he killed her to collect on her life insurance. - The red-haired green-eyed bar ber displayed no emotion when tbe verdict was announced. I Expected Victory As Verdict Delayed ' His pale face was Immobile, 4s it has been during most of his long trlaL j J Earlier, after the Jury had been in retirement for several hours, he had smiled and said: L "I'm going to win." f Sentence will be imposed Tues- day morning. Defense Counsel Samuel Silver- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6)i j i i Cannery Herfe Si More Men, Budget. Increase Asked for Fire Department A $4762.40 increase in the lem fire department budget fdr 1937 is being requested by Fire Chief Harry Hutton and tbe bud get committee's attention called to the asserted need for an $80QO! pump truck and re-employment of. the eight men discharged during! the 1934 curtailment period. i Hutton's estimate filed for stu dy by the city budgeteers makes a fiat request for restoration Of j salaries to p re-depression levels, -a $6602 Increase under that head ing. No estimate of the cost of re filling the vacant . positions Is offered. The salary boost is partly offset by a $1839.60 reduction, to $6489.60, in allowances for maintenance, repairs and 'minor: equipment replacements. Undermanned Even ; l " Before Slash, Claim f The chief declared before the size of his department personnel was reduced that it was under Heads Spanish I Rightist Army a; i J-..: ; jFRA PjuWi FRANCISCO FRANCO bUc Invited: to See Bright Comet Open House Set Tonight by Bradley; Moon's Phase to Handicap Soon ! . S?alem - citizens interested In viewing Peltier's comet had best do jthelr looking for it -promptly because the moon is growing brighter nightly arid its light will tend to blanket out the Increasing brilliance of the comet,! B. L. Bradley, Salem amateur astrono met, advised last night. Discount ing! the effect of the moonlight, thef comet should reach maximum brilliance, as viewed from the earh,j August 4. . . , Because of the rapid develop ment of the moon cycle, jradley decided to hold' a special open houje tonight in bis backyard ob servatory on Waldo avenue. He issued I an invitation to anyone in terested to come between 10 p. m. and! midnight and view the comet through his home-made eight-inch reflector telescope. The mOon will have qet by 10 o'clock and the comet should show up to goodvad- (Tnrn to page 2, Coi;i3r 4 s- . .. i S4l?m Firm Lcw jOn U. O. Project ; ; Nelson Bros., Inc., of Selem submitted the low bid yesterday for Ian addition to the University of prelgon heating plant, lit was announced at the board of control office. The state board of I higher education will study the jbids at a meeting in "Portland Sunday. Bjid totals were: j?; , . lelsbn Bros., 16 6, 3 3 2,4 6; C. C' Moore and company, Portland, 176 274, and H. C. Hastort, Inc., Portland, 169,640. H-t manned and since the 1934 cut to ss then has maintained repeatedly that his force was Inadequate. The city council fire commit tee is Expected to Join with Hut ton In urging purchase of the new truck, to replace Salem's first mo torized piece of fire lighting equipment, a chemical combina tion! track bought in 19 134 Chair man! Merrill D. Ohling sought un successfully last year to secure an appropriation for a new truck. The pudget estimate falls to in clude tbe 1935 item of $1SOO for installation and replacement of hydrants, a duty and expense Hut ton recently declared now devolv ed ppon the city water depart ment. The council fire committee recently asked the water depart ment to make an estimate! of the cost! of inspecting hydrants a task which Chief Hutton has declined to continue to assume with the KTurn to Tag 2, Col.J2) Rumor Capitol Troops Revolt Draws Denial Ambassador Bowers Safe in Fort Near Wrecked 'North Spain City Three Powers Will Pool' Resources to Protect Nationals, Decide (Copyright 1936, by Associated Press) SiAUKiUt July iio- VJ) The Spanish government disclosed today that 28 of Spain's 50 provinces are In the hands of fascist rebels, but declared loyal troops were gaining: tbe upper hand. . The office of public safety stated 22 provinces were held by tbe government and that communist and socialist mili tia, aided by assault and civil guards, were accomplishing a circling movement back of the Guadarrama mountains intend- ' ed to cut off the vanguard of tbe rebel drive on, the capital. (By the Associated Press) Madrid, where many Ameri cans are Jin refuge, was aaved from immediate danger of rebel Attack when loyalist Spanish for ces threw back a rebel column in a mountain battle northwest of the city, the government claimed Friday night. The government asserted the insurgents fled with . heavy losses toward Segovia, and early Sat urday it declared that city was in tbe hands of loyal fighters. A report of a revolt in Ma drid, in which two infantry regi ments were said to have Joined,' at Teuton, Spanish' Morocco, but dispatches from . the capital did not confirm this. American Ambassador Claude G. Bowers telephoned to Wash ington that he .was safe at a villa near San Sebastian, where much of the northern fighting has centered but which he said was at that time held by loyal ists. Americans who wished to leave the city were taken away xn a British vessel before the United States warship Oklahoma arrived. Americans also were leaving from other ports. Seville Reported In Rebels Hands The American consul at Seville Informed Washington that city was in the hands of rebels. Of ficial sources in Madrid had taken it over. ? The control committee of the Tangier international zone was reported to have authorized French, English and Italian war ships to shoot at rebel Spanish planes flying over the bay, as an Outgrowth of the bombing of a British oil tanker Thursday. Encounters occurred In various sectors, "with the government claiming successes on the north. central coast. It said rebel as saults had been repulsed near Endarlaza. . ". Three powers agreed In Paris to pool their , resources in dis patching government ships . and merchant vessels to take Ameri cans, British and French from the besieged zones. Ambassador Safe In Nearby Fortress First actual word of the safety f United States Ambassador Claude G. Bowers -came through the American embassy at Paris thich received word the diplo at was secure in the fortress at Fuentarrabia, nine mll.es north east of his summer residence in recked San Sebastian. A later eport to Washington said all A ca ncan diplomatic officials who so (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) Emergency Board Meets Here Soon President Harry Corbett of the Oregon senate lait night Issued a call for a meeting of the state emergency board in Salem Thurs day, July 30 to consider requests from the - state welfare commis sion, the child welfare commis sion and the public utilities com missioner. Requests prompting the call. Senator Dean Walker, secretary pf the board said, were for about $5,000 for the welfare commis sion made by Charles H. Gram, State labor commissioner; $720 for the child welfare commission and $600 for the utilities commis sioner In handling log boom reg ulations. . 1 Members of the commission are jtorbett, II o-w a r d Latourette, speaker of the house; Senators Dean Walker and Walter Pear son; and Representatives Henry Semon, Ronald Jones and Roy K. Carter. -