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- . I' I Legislature Soon The legislative session la enly & week away. The Statesman wiT provide fall account of th session's ; daily progress, r ( i ; . TL6 V7c2i!icr Parti cloudy -today, Thursday crncrtll f a I r Iax." Temp.'. Tne lay 43.2, liia. 21; raia :3"Lich. river l.n ; feet, northeast win! Q Civ PCUNOSD 1C51 CIUI1T Y -SIXTH ! YKAK - Calcn, Ore-cn, Wcdaecday Ilcrninj, Jaacarjr 6, 1937, I'rira Sc; Newsstand j Cr i:o. 211. (3e. 7, Hi-) H . ... i. , . :f Feiial Sy WcrkFor All Innates Urged f Upon Governor r Forestry .Camps for Men; - Separate Institution for I Women Advised New Board Would Take Full Charge; ! Paroles And Sentences " Recommended change In Ore- ron'a prison and parole system , which will be reflected In propos als before the coming legislative session were outlined in a report by the Federal Prisons Industries Reorganization a d m i n I stration filed -with Governor . Charles H. Martin here yesterday. ; The report recommended crea tion of a board baring complete jurisdiction over parole matters affecting the state's three penal Institutions with power to fix pris on terms under an adequate inde terminate sentence law. This board also would hare authority to grant paroles and supervise pa' rolees and probationers from the , three Institutions and .those grant ed ciemeney ny tne courts. -Other -recommendation were: ; Convict Claswlf iratio by , Psychiatrist Suggested . Establishment of an. adequate classification - program ' enabling proper study of all convicts prior to release on parole including re ports by a trained psychiatrist, psychologist and educational di ,. rector. . - r - -,i ; : Diversification of bvildlnr-scil-Ities for proper - treatment - and work assignment- by conducting a receiving station and medium-se curity Institution at the -peniten-. tiary annex. " j'j.. Separate institution for women prisoners and two) or three for estry camps for the" safest type of men. ., ;.. j- .. . The report recommended against any attempt to convert the present boys' training school at Woodburn Into an adult reforma tory. v . ' . f r '-'f',-:; "There are about a dozen indus tries which can . be developed at the penitentiary on a state-use ba sis', the report continued. ' Goods from these institutions would be sold to tax supported in stitution and agencies. These In dustries would include ' printing, sheet metal and metal stamping, metal furniture, brushes and brooms, mill work,; clothing, ahoes (Turn to pagej 2. coL 5) . . - I George Paulus Is Elected, Canners PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. -JP-Scrutlny of dozens of . cans of fruit, at I a conference of BOO northwest cannery men brought a comment today: from Elmore E. Hill of Salem; chajnnan of cannery " ; superintendents, - that the pack was much ' improved and the grading very regular. Hill said $5 per cent of north west canners were members , of . the association which today el ected J.-M. Seaman,. Mount Ver non "Wash., "as president to suc ceed B. E. Maling, Hillsboro,; Ore. O, B. Paulus, Salem,r was chosen ' vice-president and JS. MJEiurnSr Portland.- secretary-treasurer. LessarW A raued in Court Here The - state - supreme - court will ; sit en banc" at 1 0 - o'clock this morning to hear the : appealed ault ' brought by Delmore Le- - sard of Multnomah county to re tain his seat In the state senate . despite the fact he held a posl- Boivin Feels . Brunt of Job ; Seekers' Rush Itepresentatlve ' Harry Bolvin is coins to keep it "mam next time be rents, an apartment here. . Word that Bolvin, the man slated, for speaker of : the house at the 1 031. leg ' Jatlve sesslonv had rented living quarters here had hardly been printed In the newspapers when the legis lative Job - seekers struck' out for the capitol. ... ; I never saw anything like It, Bolvin said. ."The applicants Include . yirtnal , U of those who worked at the last session and lot of : others. - .'-'v -"'1 - r AI : .... ... . ' tem:GlmaSE New Building Record Predicted by Abrams; Subdivision Planned Buys 32-Acre Tract Near r Fairgrounds ' at Reported r Price of $15,000; AU Holdings ih Q&.Old . " Subdivision" Sold Out. Declares " i L FORECASTING one of the greatest building years' in the history' of the state, Carle Abrams yesterday announced ; the "purchase of 32 acres of land located on the Silvertoni road adjoining; the' Salem-highway subdivision! and extending' north to the Pacific highway. The land formerly, was owned by the Beechler estate and is adjacent to the old Beechler sterv Tacoma -.V l - iJ ' - : -I,..--- " Caij TTrips Noted Reason For Traffic to and ; From Mattsons Home - Isn't Explained i ':;'; if -U :-f-;- TACOMA. Jan. 8-(P)-On t ter another, automobiles of un explained missions moved in and out of the narrow street leading to the W. W. Mattson home to night, the ninth since Charles Mattson was kidnaped. " Only . Mrs. W. W. MatUon, mother of , the boy, remained at home. The other three members of the family, friends mentioned as" possible intermediaries; and unidentified visitors all came and went from the house at short in tervals.9 i r ' . . Question of . Rendezvous Goes Unanswered Vvhether seme of them t were bound for a ..rendezvous to pay the kidnaper - the $28,000 de manded for Charles release, or whether they merely were routine . (Turn to page 2, col. 4) Four j Held Guilty In Second Degree j :, , .. ,. . C .. X) AKLAN D,Cali f", Jan. 5-P-Four maritime union men were convicted! of second degree mur der by a , Jury today In connec tion with the slaying of George Alberts, I chief engineer, aboard the freighter Point Lobos last March 22. " "The penalty for second degree murder ranges from . five : years to life imprisonment. Those con victed are Earl King, E. G. Ram say, Frank J. Conner and George Wallace.! ." : : Judge Ogden announced he would pass sentence next : Mon day. Defense- ; attorneys i said, however they would enter mo tions for a new trial at that time and it. they; were denied, 'an' ap peal would be filed. ' . WUd Life Legislative Committee Is Chosen A legislative committee was appointed by the Oregon : Wild Life council following Its meeting here yesterday, members being Christ - Kowits of - Salem, chair man Harris Ellsworth of Rose burg, Ti M. Munyan of Lebanon, A. E. Haith of Corvallis,' Fred Robinson ' of - Taf t, Murray ; Wade and BeniClaggett of Salem.: My Today Uon. as "attorney for the world war veterans state aid commis sion and held a notary public's commission.".: The court ts ex pected to give its decision late this - week. : : . ''.-;,- -5 ' 1 f : A group of i political leaden recently; raised the question v of Lessard's eligibility ' to serve In the legislature. - They contended his two - appointments ' made him Ineligible. Lessard later filed suit In Multnomah county to restrain the secretary of state from de claring his seat vacant and ar gument a of attorneys were-heard by Judge John P. Winter," x -Notary Public Held To Be Stato Office ' Judge Wlntef refused to trant the application tor an Injunction but held that a notary public was a state office. Appeal to the su preme court foUowed.' 1 " : - In - the meantime Attorney General ! Van Winkle Interpreted Judge Winter's opinion to mean that Lessard' was not eligible to serve - both as a legislator; and notary: public - and ; tnat bl ' In the seflate should he declared vacant. w -'r:-; ' 'Acting npon' this - ruling! - Sec retary of SUU SnelT Monday de- t (Turn to page z, eoL "8) Oiome. consiaeratlon was reported to be m the - neighborhood of 115,000. - jjii.,.: :.:U",. V.r ? In ' making the . announcement of the purchase Abrams stated that all of his holdings In the Salem-Highway tract, which be promoted, has been disposed and predicted that there, would be a still greater demand tor homes in the Salem territory. It la to help in meeting this demand that be made the purchase of the new plot, he said. E-av ; :i Predicts 8alem to Be 1 i ' i Center, House Demands ; "I think 1937 will be the big gest building year In: history,! Abrams declared. "There la a de mand for homes all over the coun try and Salem, with the capitol construction Just starting, a new federal building being built - and the eventual expenditure of close . r (Turn to page Z, coL 1)1 i Sliowdovn Looms Questions Germans Allow to" Friday Morning For Return of ; Vessel, j Passenger (By the Associated Press) Twin moves! by Great Britain last (Tuesday) the Spanish civil and Germany night 'brought war and its parallel - danger of European conflict to the point of showdown. t HighlighU of the Spanish civil war ' and its j International re percussions ' wpre:- -. London The British govern ment demanded that Germany and Italy answer not later than Saturday the (Anglo-French j pro posals of De. 23 for- banning the flow of foreign volunteers to Spain. i . . - : . Berlin Germany will consid er the seizure of the German freighter Palols and retention of cargo and a passenger by Span ish socialists Closed by 8 a. m. Friday. The Germans gave them the choice of releasing -the ship and passenger, in return : for: the 8panish merchan t and Marta Jun- German-seized men.' Aragon quera, or retaining them at the price of seeing the Spanish ves sels turned oyer to the Spanish fascist insurgent. . . . , ? Paris Spanish- socialist Am : (Turn to jpage 2, eoL ) T i . ml OnWarQ Neutrality preUenis; strike lerslation and government rl rer:snlM ; Cant laoea consreea yesicrtBay GameJWen Slap Politics, Eye ProMsed "Recurrent r Raids" Upon vi Game FuncU Scored By; Council Here - t Suggest Definite ; Cause Be Only Ground for cBoard RenibVaU S ? 'I' K - - - ' i ' i i The - asserted practice of "'Ore-' gon's governors of making ap pointments to the state game com mission on a political basis was bitterly condemned - yesterday by sportsmen - and others Interested in conserving Oregon's wild-life at a - meeting . called by the Oregon Wild-Life council here yesterday. . The sportsmen, who were in session from 9:30 yesterday morn ing until after C o'clock last night, mads stability of the game com mission, either by . constitutional amendment or general law, the theme of their afternoon session and did . considerable "putting on the pan of present procedure In selecting game commissions. : Urge Cessation Game Fond Raids . ;- They likewise favored putting a. definite end to "continual recur rent raids on the state game fund';:'. '. ; v- f-ir: ? Three Portland men, Arthur Moulton, Ed F. - Averlll and John Ebbinger, led the attack against not only the present administra tion which, was pictured as hav ing cost sportsmen of the state thousands of dollars by- Its "man handlings' but also all adminis trations since 1910. - ; ; Moulton-: warned" JAe- npproxl mateTyi 00 "delegates to beware of a house bill at the coming session appearing under the title of a "De partment of Conservation meas ure. The Portland lawyer alleged that tills was a move to place all game conservation under the head of a single director politically appointed who would also have full control " of the entire game fund. - - . , , . ' Proposes Removal - ' Only for Cause Ebbinger read a bill he said would be placed before the house and senate which would amend article 15 of the state constltu (Turn to page 2, col. 1) . Woman Says She Killed Policeman PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. SHAV Seattle officers 'arrived tonight to question a woman giving the name of Helen Donna, about 25, who walked Into police headquar ters here today and told C. B. Meehan, desk sergeant, that ahe killed a special officer in Seattle. ' She was quoted as saying she shot an officer named "Clark in a fight Involving him and a Fili pino. .Seattle police said Officer William Clark was Icllled a year ago while he was struggling with a. man named Joe Cortes.. They Wield GavelAs w- as iae rcrvmKatMxfKt w Gptliiim Dock V .ar Supplies; Loading Stops Reason Not Told; Rumor "Washington Orders" :.j May Be Cause - .. Congress Rushes Toward .'Neutrality Action;. ; ; Session " Opens : . KEW YORK, Jan. S-CKVLoad- lng? of the steamer Mar Cantab- rico - with war material for- Spain was 1 halted tonight, - with - two airplanes aboard and six still lying alongside on a-barge. ' Stevedores who .had raced through the day to load the ship tor v clearance - before congress could' pass legislation to prevent Its tailing suddenly quit tonight and no explanation waa offered for their stopping. '"Orders From Washington . Whlsnered On Docka 1 At pier 35. Brooklyn, where the Mar Contabrlco is berthed, the tumor spread that work. waa halted "on -orders from Wash ington. "V.-"'.v L Customs officials at the pier saldv there waa no likelihood; the ship would attempt to sail to night. The captain of the ship refused to be seen. ' Crewmen of 1 the ship stood guard at ; the pier, allowing' no one . to approach the vessel, which has been loading medical stores,' clothing,' military - equip ment and 'field - ketch ens tor the last week. -z ; : WASHINGTON. ; Jan. l.--fV o sooner naa the 7&tn congress convened today In the back-slapping, mood ' of a family reunion than weighty .problems began to command the 'attention of lead- rs.-;-. tv'i1- :V" ":-i'rr-. ? First, they hoped for lightnlng fasl AeUon to mend a gap fn the neutrality law and halt shipment of more than 17,000,000 worth of war materials to ? Spanish loyal ists. Indications were,- however, that some of the materials would (Turn to page 2, col. 7) ' Suspect , Taken in South SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5-flV Police Lieutenant James - Malloy said a self-described - bank rob ber who surrendered here today under the name of William Syd ney Blair, 50, -declared under questioning he was In Tacoma the night . 10-year-old Charles Mattson; was kidnaped. - Malloy said he was sending to Tacoma; authorities a description of the mild-mannered, grey-haired man, who asserted that he formerly owned a chicken ranch at Silverdale, " Wash. ; i - "His actions ar peculiar, Mal loy said, "and ; Tm aot taking any chances. ' The . man j walked . into police keadquarters and- declared he participated - with Joseph Hardl son, ex-convlet from Seattle, In a , $2,800 bask, robbery here December 24. - Cohgre Tak&s Up Kidnap 4 - Cavel of f-e&! call to ercr er . UlT.i.i.'!! ii. tszT'i ty 'Ti !p'nfideiriUa To Rompvelt by Mafl&r EaQleiinStrike Motors Strike Problem Taken Labor Conciliator Is Sent To Detroit; Secretary Perkins Acting 50,000 Worker Off Jdbs In Sixteen General - Motors Plants ; (By the Associated Press) . Aid In settlement of the Na tion's two major strike the auto workers and maritime waa sought Tuesday from ' President Roosevelt and his cabinet. ; From i California, where strik ing' seamen have, crippled the shipping Industry, came a tele gram in: which Gov.' Frank F. Merriam asked the president' for his ''personal ' Intervention - is be half of a speedy and equitable re storation of shipping operations. Roftd Bays President's ' Asaisiaiice Rqwired Mayor Angelo J Rossi of San; Francisco asserted only president tial Intervention could halt? the conflict quickly and urged Pae!' fie eoast residents to petition the! president for action. -f ' j At Washington Secretary of t-a- bor 'Perkins , carried the - General Motors strike situation, before the president. They discussed possible efforts to bring peace in the au tomoblle industrial eontrovex?. j 'Attention .was xocused on tne following developments in the feol-f lectlve bargaining dispute jbef tween . General Motors : and ;. he United Automobile Workers union: : j ' ,. s 1. Following a conference with President Roosevelt Secretary of Labor Perkins suggested that both sides expedite a settlement by onenina negotiations. . i 2. i President Homer Martin of the union pledged cooperation with government conciliator! but declared a ."general stoppage of General Motors is under way.'? . 2.'Sitdown strikes' closed two of the corporation's plants." ji h I (Continued on page 2, col J.) Bariter Reelected ; . e Labor Group Head : - W IT TtarTrnr f wan re-elected president of the Salem Trades and Labor council at the organisa- UoA's meeting at the Labor Tem ple last night. : . : ' Other officers- elected w e r e: vice-president, L. A. Savage; sec ret a r y-treasnrer, Neu Brown; sergeant-at-arms,' William Stapan lk: reading clerk. S. B. Davidson: trustees. Harry S a v a g e.Elvin Thomas, and William Entrees,' 1 t-e sen. s.tors.be?.rd tie Garner.:-. h--: UpWithmu. I Teles irdzti zc;:3z& Ifm. ii- Strike Spread ; Raisea Niimber y :Idle Employes : (By tiie Associated Prves) , - ; The spread of United Ae- tomoblle workers ; strikers' i to General Motors- corpora tion plant s at JanesvCle, iWla, Toesday night ; raised , to 44,500 the number of cor ' poratlon employee idle. I ; By cities, they bicliided:. -: -ninCMicli., Fisher Body plants No. t and 2, Chevro let and Bnlck assembly linea. Anderson, ' IndV, G I d e Lamp and Delco-Remy, -.11; 800. ' ! : Cleveland, Fisher Bod y,y ,7,000. "r .- - -rj , - f . i . Kansas City, Fisher Body and Chevrolet, i 3,500. - Norwood, Ohio, Fisher Body end Chevrolet, .100 -, Toledo, - Ohio, " Chevrolef, t.OOO. ;. -f.'. ;w; Harrison. N. Hyatt Roller Bearing, 70O. ' N " Winter to Oregon '' -v..-. - l-- ,M Crews Attempt to Prevent .'. Road Oosnres ; "All of i State Affected I PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. I.-3-Roada turned Into sheets of Ice and mountain passes Into nn tram meled drifts of snow today as win ter strengthened ; Its grip on all part of Oregon, i,: - " ( ; Road crews vended several miles of the Columbia' river, high kyJer i workers labored far into the night around La Grande, Bend 'and Klamath Falls to keep roads open; Their J battle with snows on the McKentie highway waa definitely lost for the season. (Turn to page 2, col. 2) In Eola i Accident Marvin Humphries, 20, 1895 West Nob Hill street, and Robert J.French, 20, 1745 South Church, were taken to the Salem General hospital with : lacerations about the face and hands and bruises as the result of a head-on collision on the - Salem-Dallas road near Eola last night. ; Humphries, according to . state police, waa driving an automobile going west toward Dallas and col lided with a car driven by Mary Berndt, route 3, going in the op posite direction, i Both cars were totally wrecked but Miss Berndt, who waa alone, escaped with mi nor scratches and bruises. . .. Sailor Goes Berserk 9 j Shoots Woman and Self i SAN PEDRO, ' Calif., Jan. s4 (iP)-A sailor from the U.S.S. Twigs, enraged because he could not reconcile his wife, went be serk today In an attorney's office,-: police reported,' shot' and killed one woman, wounded an other and then shot himself. He was Paul McClelland, I 27. Bring Injured CityCounty Buildinjix Rla n ' Proposed ;C- Advancing the Idea that the Sa lem city hall Is an impediment to business progress to the north, Mayor V,"E. Kuhn yesterday de clared he was ."very much inter ested" In a combined city, hall and courthouse. " . " ' '' . - "I am very desirous of seeing some -procedure established which would . make it ! possible tor the city to combine with the county in the construction of a building to serve both." the mayor said. - City Grows Around ; Hall in 40 Year Kuhn pointed out that the city hall when It was built 40 years ago was In a position entirely out side of the business area but thai the city has since grown' so 'that the-municipal building ii now in the center of the -business district. -I fesl that this is particularly Important. at this time," the may or said in expanding on the idea, . . from the fact that there will probably never be an other opportunity to combine the cZllzts ct both these s;artraents la one fcnil-ilng. -. - The mayor said, that thecom- tlnel government building would considerably . lower.- the'" cc t of operation, errcczally la-regard to heatlag, crkeep, . Janitor work and. elevator service.- lie related ! out- tLat - the ceatral locate . f Of) Dickenng' iri; : aan Francis tStarip X i. Masters, Elates, Sal! ora .IfoW Conferring T7ith :t. j Employer Groups " -V Union Adviser 7. tieclarea .Dock Worker Deinands' ;:. - Easy to Grant ; PORTLAND,' Jan. ' 5-P)-Got-ernor : Martin, ' in disclosing to night that he had sent President Roosevelt! a -confidential tele gram dealing with the maritime tie-up., told the Associated Presa that west coast governors "are at the end of our rope" and that I ame tired of seeing our coun try mined. j ! ; j ; He said his telegram waa an "individual move on my part," but that he ''understood" gov ernors of Washington, Idaho and California, were taking . similar action. He termed the telegram "Interesting" but declined to re veal Its contents. California Governor Asks - -Personal Intervention . .( , (Governor Frank F.t MerrUm of California this afternoon wired President Roosevelt asking bis "personal Intervention.) -' ' Oregon's chief executive ' ssii he was "surprised ' that people have ' been as patient, and . have not risen up in protest. - OLTMPIA, ! Jan. t-4fiy-Gox-ernor Clarence D. Martin tonirht said he . had telegraphed Presi dent- Roosevelt asking that he take action In the west coast maritime strike. "X Presented to Hhe president the present problems growing out of the strike," said Governor Martin; "and asked him to do anything : he could to expedite settlement of j our ; difficulties." . SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. B-r Union forces took today what ap peared to be a long step toward settlement of the 68-day marl time tie-up, and both sides speed ed peace negotiations In the face ; (Contnned on page 2, eoL 8) New Postof f ice Work Starts Soon There will be no ground-breaking exercises for the start of cc: -structlon I of the new federal building, it was announced fro: i the chamber of commerce yester day. The ceremonies will be con fined to the laying of the comer, stone after construction is under way.',': ' i - -: r - L. II. Hoffman of the Hoffman Construction company has advis ed Postmaster II. R. Crawford that the -excavating work for the building will start sometime be fore next Monday. The building is to be completed In 390 days. . by Mayor Kuhn both city and county offices would be-a great convenience. Present Site Good r Bosiness Property, Rays - The present city hall, the may or said, stands on a lot , that soon, will be a . valuable piece of business property but that business growth In that vicinity will be retarded " as long as that type of building is there.; 7 A L L A D E r,) of TOD A f L&r. By R. C- . -G. O. P. Is In the doghouse as the congress Is convene! while the New Deal starts tew capers and Its final goals are creenetf. ,' Middle western r . ?e thiver s i the" snows fall de and whit; Jlrs. llattson sighs and vrhisp rs "Where's My Wandering Hoy To night!" Cportsir.ea catber trre tr. I r -.-derpros and coes of cair.3 a l1 fish; Mayor Varney plans a court hoca fine as acyoaa eoul l ! . -yix.Ing hoopstcrs fir. i V. n gle, much to ITarcIi llai:!.'3 lisLt; . SlaU CHI's Orer-3 I toeander to ..Wlllaactts f . . f - Bih . - : , ... .r.. t . ? ...