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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1936)
Tb OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Wednesday Morning, September 23, IMS tAGE TWO Four Railroad, Projects Viewed at Meeting of Groups Mere extended "a cordial Invitation to the general public to Inspect the new municipal buildings which will be open - to - flsltora today. Flowers and other special decora tions Willi remain as arranged for the dedication ceremonies last night. . i Victim's Wife at Legion Trial Ruef Fatally Brite Brothers Held in Folsom New City Hall Now Dedicated League Formed HnrMIunting la Member of Prominent To View Plans $30,000 Structure Built Without Adding Debt, Speakers Mention Banwell Chairman; Outlet - ' For Extensive Oregon :, Resources Sought Family; Inquest to Be Held Today (Continued from Page 1) - A statewide organization to 'iptudy proposed railroad develop ment in Oregon came into being iyhera approximately 50 persons representing civic and commer ' -cial bodies of southern Oregon &nd northern California met in Salem Tuesday. A. H. Banwell of tMed ford was elected permanent jthalrmanof the organization 'which will be known as the Ore !gon Transportation league. 'i Four projects were outlined by Frank C. McColloch, state utility commissioner, wht presided at the . preliminary session. These were: !. .Gold Coast railroad from Port jprtord to Leland, north of Grants pajw. : -.. - l Extension of tfie California and "Oregon railroad from Grants Pass 4;to Crescent City. Cross-state railroad from Burns ' t the Oregon coast through ..Klamath Falls. Lines from Humboldt Bay, Cal., to Coss Bay, Ore. The Gold Coast railroad al ready has been authorized by the interstate commerce commission nd: a hearing will be held at .Grants Pass September 28 on the proposed line from there to Cres--Icent.CKy. . - : The ' organization committee's 'report, adopted in full, declared that the league would take In to consideration all development projects for Oregon resources and "would act as spokesman for pub- '. lie opinion. Committee Named k ' Kiel R. Allen of Grants Pass ;Vas appointed temporary secre i'tsry. Members of the executive committee to serve with the vchafrman are: Virgil p. Staples. Ontario, for I, Harney, Malheur and Grant coun ties. f E. 'C. Lorenz. Klamath Falls, :;fr Deschutes, Klamath and Lake jcounties. '.v. C. A. Demaray, Grants Pass, ; fori Josephine and Jackson coun ties. I! John G. Mullen, North Bend, ;for!Coos county. iy 5V. -C. Harding, Roseburg, for ;Duuglas county. i' J. J. McXamara. Crescent City, 'f-Calif.. for Curry county. Ore., and i ifiDel Norte county, Calif. lij Governor Martin, at the outset j'f the meeting, promised to throw '. the ppwer of the state back of the development in southern Ore gon. "Far seeing men such as the sponsors of these four railroads should have the support of the entire state," Governor Martin siid. Dr. W. L. Powers, secretary f the Oregon Irrigation congress, presented a resolution adopted by that body, favoring immediate tudy of the Cross-state railroad project. Other meetings of the league will be held in the near future. Record Crowd at Opening Eorecast (Continued from Page 1) First National Bank, Senator Dress shop, Adams, Florist Leon's. Midget Market, Pomeroy & Keene. Smoke. Shop, Rice & Goe bei. Milady's Shop, Western Un ion. Needham's Book store, G. W. Johnson Co., Red Cross pharmacy. Reed's millinery. Mode O' Day shop, Kay's Dress shop, J. F. Ul rica Co., Cooke's Stationery Co., The Port Hole, Man's Shop, "Cliff" Parker. . Bligh Billiards. Quisenberry's pharmacy, Columbia Food Mar ket. Treasure Chest, Bloch's Gold en Rule Store, Woolpert & Legg, Ifanlger Hat Shop, Fred Meyer. J. C. Penney Co., Grand-Silver. Euster Brown Shoe Store, C J. Breier Co., Les Newman. Fry's Drug store, Benson Bak ery, Farmer Hardware Co., Hutcheon Paint store, Salem Hardware Co., The Spa, Schreder Berg Grocery, Smart Shop, Hogg Bros., Sally's Ready-to-Wear, I. W. "Doc" Lewis, The Fashlon ette. Imperial Furniture Co., Ana bel's Beauty shop, Jaquith Music Co., Anderson's Candy store, Howard Corset Shop. The Ace, The Quelle. Oscar D. Olson, Bil lies Dress Shop, H. F. Shanks, Morris Optical Co. LAST TIMES TODAY DOUBLE BUX! Ann Harding: Herbert Marshall in -The Lady Consents" Virginia Weidler in "Girl of the Ozarks" TOURS. - FRIDAY! i::::::c:.jC.it.;::j ! I ill ci t , ' - ,,r ; - f ' , fit .. . , if v ' ' -.'.--- . v. ' 4 Mrs. Charle A. Poole This striking picture of Mrs. Charles A. Poole waa taken In ootut. at Detroit as she listened to testimony at the trial of 12 members of the Black Legion charged with the murder of her husband who was supposed to have been killed for beating hU attractive wife. Dart Game Found i Lottery, Illegal (Continued from page 1) merchandise offered as a prize in consldertion of moneys paid by each player of the game and that the result of the game, in so far as the winner is concerned, was wholly a matter of chance and not the result of any skill, knowledge or forethought. As such the game constituted a lottery within the prohibition of the j constitution. ::The legislaure has no auth ority to enact any law authorizing or licensing the game." ; 'The supreme court declared the 1933 legislative act, authorizing municipal corporations and coun ties to regulate and license pin ball games, dart games and other games of like character, uncon stitutional only as it relates to dart games. Other parts of the act were not under attack. Schwemler, following his con viction in the Coos county courts, appealed to the supreme court on the ground that the dart' game contained an element of skill and consequently was not a lottery within the meaning of the state constitution. : Other opinions: ! Mrs. Frances A. Bartlik vs. Mu tual Life Insurance company of New York, appellant. Suit to re cover on insurance policy. Ap pealed from Linn county. Opin ion by Justice Belt. Judge L. H. McMahan reversed and action, dis missed. Bad Martinson, appellant vs. State Industrial Accident com mission. Appel from Multnomah county. Appeal from award for personal Injuries.: Opinion by Justice Bailey. Tudge James W. Crawford affirmed. Alice A. Taylor, appellant vs. Oscar E. Taylor, i Appeal from Yamhill county. Suit involving disposition of property following divorce. Opinion by Chief Just ice Campbell. Judge Arlis Walk er affirmed. Petition for rehearing in Beck man vs. Doernbecker denied. Albany Chamber to Hold First Meeting Tonight ALBANY, Sept. 22. The first meeting for the winter season of the Albany chamber of commerce will be held Wednesday at the Hotel Albany at j 6:30 o'clock. Governor Martin, (the scheduled speaker, is unable to come and another speaker will be secured. The board of directors has voted to hold meetings every two weeks this year, alternating the eve ning meeting with; the noon lun cheon. Clem Howard is president f the chamber. H-A mom Owned T neater 5 TONIGHT & THURS. OLLYVOOP FAMILY NIGHTS MOM, POP & UNMARRIED KIDS, 30c TWO BIG At a Lovable Vagabond MISTER HOBO ..... j ; It's Comedy-fA Happy Go Liickyj Rolling Stone George ARlilS S The Call Board ' ELSINORK Today --William Powell In "My Man Godfrey." CAPITOL Today Double bill, Bette Davis in "The Golden Ar row" and "The Three Mus quiteers" with an all star cast. Thursday On the stage, Colorado Hillbillies, and Chester Morris in "Frank le and Johnnie." GRAND Today "Star for a Night" with Claire Trevor and "Zollies Gang Fall Follies." Saturday John Boles 'In "Craig's Wife." HOLLYWOOD Today Double bill, George Arllss in "Mister Hobo" and Robert Mont gomery and Rosalind Rus sell in "Trouble For.Two." Friday K e n Maynard In "The Cattle Thief" and Our Gang In "Pinched Singer." STATE T o d a y Double bill, Ann Harding In "The Lady Consents" plus "Girl of the Ozarks" with Virginia Weilder. - Thursday Margaret Solll van in "The Moons Oar Home." Saturday only Ken May nard In "Heir Jo Trouble." 1 Italians Bolton Ethiopian Issues (Continued from page 1) the committee by refusing to render an opinion. - (In Rome informed ; sources called "rather strange" the league's failure to reach a deci sion Independently on the Ethio pian problem and stated Italy re mained determined on ejection of the Ethiopian delegation from Geneva). Italy's bolt of the broadcasting conference was stated in Italian circles to be a manifestation of her displeasure over the way the assembly, was handling the Ethio pian question. M. DeMichelis, bead of the Italian delegation to the confer ence, announced Italy's action in writing to the president of the conference expressing regret he was no -longer able to participate In its work. No reason was given. The developments split delega tions into two camps called the "realists" and the "idealists." FEATURES YOUH KH7 LGVZ-TEir.l ; - ) ( mm J. Ruef of Sublimity, P. A. Ruef of Stayton, I. A. Ruef of Willa- mina and AJphonse Ruef; who lives with hi parents.j ' I ' " ' " : PORTLAND, Sept. 22.-;P)-The first three days of the 1938 hunt ing season in Oregon left In their wake two dead and three injured, a survey showed today. - The dead: Harry L. Meyer. 35, Medford, attached to a CCC headquarters, shot while hunting with Dr. F. G. Bunch, Medford, and Lieut. L. P. Coates, Medford CCC officer. Max Ruef, 27, Stayton. fatally wounded while chasing a d e e r with his hunting companion, E. L. Castle, also of the Stayton vicin ity, i Dr. Bnneh and Lieutenant Coates were detained temporarily tonight at Lakeview after a cor oner's Jury reported. that Meyer's death might have been avoided had more care been used. The body was at Lakeview, In south ern Oregon. Ruet's body was taken to Prlne vllle. in central Oregon. Coroner G. M. Meyers of Crook county said an Inquest would be held to morrow. . ; The Injured were Vernon Akin, Portland., shot but not seriously wounded near. Cochrane; . Austin Pendergrass, 24.' Roseburg, shot through the hand; and Emmett Walters, Gunter, wounded in the shoulder. L- j Earl Schortgen, Klamath Falls, was reported missing In the Che mult and Walker mountain area of southern Oregon since . early Sunday. ' 1 Traffic Count Is Started in Salem (Continued from page 1) motor vehicles on the streets, up on which a decision as to the need of automatic traffic signals will be based. If it is decided the signals should be installed, as advocated by Mayor V. E. Kuhn and other city officials, the survey will be employed to Indicate' the hours during which the devices should be operated and the best time cycle of the stop" and "go" lights. . .--v. ' . ..- The counts will be classified as to private cars, trucks, busses and passengers, Beakey said, and will be tabulated by 15-minute per iods. He estimated the study of the tabultlons could be completed in 10 days from the close of the survey. Larson Resigns Lutheran Charge SILVERTON. Sept. 22. Rev. Ernest G. Larson, who has been pastor of Calvary Lutheran church for the past four years has tender ed his resignation to the congre gation. Rev. Larson has received a call from Chipewa Falls, Wis. Both Rev. and Mrs. Larson have been very popular at Silver ton, not only within their own' congregation, bat with other con gregations and with the entire populace. Rev. Larso's resignation will be acted upon by the congregation fn the near future, and a .successor to fill the vacancy discussed. '(ED V"y Safe from lynchers, John (left) and Coke Brite, who eluded posses, Indian trackers and bloodhounds for three weeks In the ragged Sis kiyou mountains, recently surrendered to authorities and were tak en to Folsom prison. The Brite brothers were hunted for the slay ing; of two police officers and a retired naval officer lO miles north of Yreka, Cal. Photo shows the brothers after they were lodged in prison, where they were taken after dark to avoid possible lynch mlnded mobs. International Illustrated News Photo. Rescue Looms for Alcazar Survivors (Continued from pagel) Madrid's fall was but a matter of days now. Routed from Maqueda, the Junta said, the government de- tenders fell back along both high ways leading from the juction one northeast to Madrid and the other southeast to Toledo. The insurgents', next objective on the Maqueda-Toledo road, the fascist leaders announced, was Torrijos. The government proclaimed severe casualties had been inflict ed by their planes on the fascist columns during the day long bat tle for Maqueda. Added to the war woes of the Madrid government tonight was the severance of its diplomatic re lations with Uruguay, smallest of the South American republics. The Uruguayan Madrid legation was ordered closed because of the reported executions by govern ment militiamen of three sisters of the Uruguayan honorary vice consul at Madrid. Children Return To New Building NORTH SANTI AM, Sept. 22. School days are here again. The North Santiam school opened this morning with Mrs. Ellen Ford as principal and Miss Mary Feller as teacher of the primary grades. Classes are in the new modern two-room school building, built the past summer. - . The poles are being set which will bring electricity to the build ing. . Drilling for a new well Is also under way which will supply water to the new electric water system which the district has in stalled. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Foster and family , of Oklahoma City, Okla., are at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bethel. Two Foster children will attend school. The Ernest Bethel family have moved to their new home which they recently purchased in Mill City. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bethel are living in the house just vacat ed by the Ernest Bethel family. Dakotins Will Build PION'EER, Sept. 22. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Day and children of South Dakota arrived at the home of her brother, A. C. Wood the last of the week. They will make their home at the DeHartport wood camp. They expect to build soon. On the Screen - GAY COMEDY . m bhs assa aa mm m skw SJSa, CLAIKt I KbVUK JANE DARWELL ARLINE JUDGE Evelyn VENABLE !PIIHI' ON THE STAGE . n fn u n pit' m wmm ANNUAL fall follie GO YOUTHFUL STABS r-1 y-s. j i i j m l . Hi i niPATOi a Ail Vw RJi fry-" -1 k A 9 Newlyweds Given j Welcome, Pioneer PIONEER, Sept. 22. Mrs. Ray Slater gave a dinner Sunday noon "Jk honor of the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Laudahl with the following - guests present: Mrs. Cecil Dell , and daughters of Los Ahgeles,- Mr. and Mrs. Laudahl and sons, Clarence and Mark of Ellendale, Mr. and 'Mrs. Howard Coy and . children, Mr, and Mrs Ken Laudahl of -here, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hughes and children of Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sals berry of Salem called in the af ternoon. I Sunday evening about fifty neighbors and relatives gathered at the Slater home to charivari the young couple. I Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pringle and children of Los Angeles who vls4 ited last week with Mrs. Pringle's sister, Mrs. C. Domaschofsky and family, left Sunday morning for home. Mr. Pringle has a position in the post office In Los Angeles, f School will begin here Monday September 28. Silverton Finds j House Shortage; Moves Recorded SILVERTON, Sept. 22. Silver: ton residents are having consid erable difficulty in getting settled: this autumn, particularly netf people moving into town. A check the first of the week showed only two houses livable vacant In the; city. ..... Building of one or two new houses' is being planned but these; will not be available for a few months. " I Moves in the city within the past few days include - Warren1 Chastain from C13 Miller to 400 Wall street; S. A. Canoy from 4131 South Water to 237 Mill street;! E. E. Erenson from 814 Bartlett street to 434 South Water; A. P So lie from 218 Sheridan to 814! Bartlett: V. De Clark from 219 Koons street to 308 Koons; Mrs.' V. A. Gllhstrom from 421 N. Wa ter to 110 N. Second street. 1 Retnrn to Lane County PIONEER. Sept. 22. Mr. and Mrs. C. Domaschofsky are moving back to Junction City for the win ter. They have spent the summer; on their jjrune ranch here. , Chris' is able to resume his work at the depot. Mr. and Mrs. Peter. Scaff and children of North Dakota have rented the place for two years and I moved In Saturday. a XX w - O S A mm I fir 11; I : -3 I o m J m .-I t i III V SSAVWWW' 111 J f :"-JrXX X X X X. Ill Mi S -Jl ITA X X X "V V X I 111 5 AXV mvJovx (Continued from page 1) West Salem, until this town and Salem become like East and West Portland. . Stumbo said the city council will soon formulate plans for care of the new municipal building and urged plans to further beau tify the building. He expressed desire that development of a part in West Salem be one of the next objectives. Building is Open -To Inspection Today Musical numbers on the pro gram included two solos by Miss Ruth Bedford, accompanied, by Miss Betty Bedford; and num bers by Dr. II. C.' Epley's chorus, with Dr. Epley directing. Rer. K. K. Clark gave the Invocation. A profusion of flowers, 'the tributes of business men and friends, added color to the dedi cation. West Salem officials last night LKIQOIdal -.;a.,j2Sc j 4 DAYS SttOCtlG li : JK VN mm i at their ' witk ALICE BRADY GAIL PATRICK Eugene PALLETTE wiNrre 1 5 IT Last , Times Todav ah 11 "IP' 11 i mi BETTE DAVIS in "GOLDEN ARROW" A First National Picture TOMFRROW - FRI. - & SAT. ON THE STAGE v Walt Shrum and His Famous ; COLORADO HILL DILL1EO . IN PERSON FAVORITE A'UC R.DIO ARTISTS You've Heard Them on the Air - Now See Them In Person ON THE SCREEN Never Anything Like It! ! ! As picturesque as "The Bow- OQl ery"! . . More thrilling than Ei? w.. P16 Barbary CoastMI PRICES THIS AFTERNOON ONLY 111 nii n-nftTf-yi Socialism Danger Gtedby Speaker (Continued from Page 1) ' consequence he was going to warft as many people as possible of the danger. Williams was cheered when he declared. "I would - not let my own blood brother stand In my way for the passage of the Town send plan." The speaker declared that should the advocates of public ownership be successful In getting the passage of utility district measures and state banks that the transactions of auch businesses would be lost for the two per cent tax necessary to the success, off the Townsend plan. "Don't be misled, Williams said, "They're not going to stop with banks and public utilities. They are going to try and tako over all- business. -You must choose between socialism and communism nd the Townsend plan." I day lllrHiiri U Mi mm mmm ineir nome me is as wiia e 4 fan riner rirrne.1 u if a i fa II m w h ii.. I I 1 I r goofiest ... In n - Added KEN MURRAY In -WIFE OP TI PARTY" Color Cartooa Box Office Open 6:45 23 EL HE ILS Tlie 3 Mesquiteers'' and MATIXEE All Beats 25c Kiddies lOc Any Time EYEXIXG Balcoay 2Se lower 33rt ( News j -