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i The Weather ; Pair todar. becomimr n settled late Thursday; Max Temp. Tuesday 56, Mln. 8 7t river 6.0' feet, rata .80 Inch southwest wind, cloudy. EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Horning, March 3, 1937 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c N. 293 sues ujrowcu. V -W - Circulation Average Daily and Sunday for February, 1937" ' Distribution 9268 Net Paid 8765 MEMBER. A. JJ. O. PouNDno - 1651 - '- .- . - ! - i MaJ or Leg t - rm Youth wo Pratum Store Job Is Latest Charge Faced William Lowell Cottew, Alvin . Boyd, Minors, Taken by . Police $21.60 Obtained ; Recent Crimes Here Cleared . . . . . . - , . . - Up by Confession - Less than two hours after they had allegedly held up and robbed the Pratum Mercantile company at Pratum William Lowell Cot tew, 10, and Alvin Boyd, 17, were arrested by Salem police at the corner of Commercial and Court streets last night. Cottew, who lives at 1361 Third street, West Salem, and Boyd, '170 North 23rd, confessed to do ing five recent stlckup jobs in Sa lem and cleaned up the city police slate of recent holdups. . Cottew, who usually did the gun work, according to their con fession to police, entered the Pratum store at-7:55 and made off with $21.60 In cash and six packs of cigarettes. Boyd, his ac complice, drove the old coupe in : which they were accustomed to make their getaway. -. The alarm was given over the Salem police radio at 8:38 and state and city police combined In searching roads - between Salem and Pratum for the robbers. They, were picked up At 9:82 after being stopped at Commer cial and Court streets. Cottew - confessed that he , had ' held' np Lemmon's grocery, near Marion square, early in January and. that he and Boyd were also responsible for robbery of the Bright Spot-restaurant on Center street and of Nelson's grocery at 17th and Chemeketa. lit addition he confessed to holding up Mr. and Mrs. Roy Follis In the south end of town and City Engineer Hugh Rogers on Center street. When arrested last night Cot tew was carrying a Spanish type automatic pistol. . Found on him was 120.90 of the $21.60 reported taken at Pratum as well as the six packages of cigarettes. The two were held on an open charge. . .... " Will Drag Creek; Woman Not Found Belief that Lena Gobtly, 50 year old woman who has been missing from- her I home since Monday morning, either fell or jumped into Mill creek was ex pressed yesterday as no trace, was found of the missing woman and preparations were made to drag the stream for her bod; to day. ' . Walter XJerth, West Salem rir er - expert and experienced grap pling iron " manipulator, inspect ed Mill creek yesterday and de cided It was feasible to attempt dragging: " Miss Gobely, who had not been well, was reported missing Mon day . by her brother, Charles Gobely, Janitor at- Richmond school. " She has not ' been seen since he left their house at 645 South 25th street Monday morn ing. Miss Gobely has been a patient at the Oregon state hospital. Two- Year Audit of D is trie t Funds Opposed; Issue A waits School board members objec tions to spending 1700 or more on an audit of district affairs led last night to another postpone ment of Director Percy-A. Cup per's - resolution - calling for a fi nancial checkup. Revised 1 in - form, the resolu tion requested the state audit ing, division to' audit the- dis trict's books for the two years ending in June of this year with particular relere nee to teach ers' contracts, attorney fees and the system of purchasing now employed; - ' Cupper .was unwilling to ac cept a suggestion by Superinten dent Silas Gaiser that state nnK erslty experts could be obtained to revise the district's financial management system at lower ex pense than that entailed' by a state audit. Objects to Audit Ot Previous Year ' Director E.J A. Bradfield der dared he had no objection "to checking on this year" but indi cated he did not favor rechecking last year accounts which, hal already been audited. . l'd hate to spend that much DEPUTIES OUST STRIKERS 4 Ninety bedraggled sitdown striken were driven from the Chicago plant of the Fansteel Hetallnrgical Corp., after an army of 123 deputies had barraged them with poison gas bombs and hand grenades. This International Illustrated News sotudphota shows depntlea aa tbey were reloading tlveir saa sua preparatory to mrnriag their attack on Uto plant. Youthful Burglar Caught, McKinley Five Entries in Nine Days ' Confessed Say Police; a "Bandit'' Only Ten -Caught In the act of breaking into. McKinley school a ten-year- old boy confessed last night that he was the marauder who broke into the grade school building five times during the last . nine days. ' ; The hoy was nabbed by a special policeman who entered the build ing about six o'clock last night and caught the young burglar breaking in through a rear door a few minutes later. After break ing a pane out of the rear door on his first entry a week ago Mon day the boy, on each successive entry, had pushed out a board put up by the janitor to replace the broken pane and opened the door from the insjde. Only his first two entries netted- him anything. His total haul on Monday and Wednesday of -last week was about S3 and he again made his way into the. building last Friday and Monday and Tuesday, of this week. The youngster also confessed that he had attempted to enter a' grocery store on High street but had given np when he cut his hand in breaking the glass of the door. Nanny Honeynian In Maiden Speech -X. a : ' - !!' ' . ' f I WASHINGTON, March , 2-iJP) Rep. Nanny Wood Honeyman of Oregon ; asked ! in her maiden speech today . for . 'armed . prepar ation for defense of our terri tories only" to carry out the na tion's neutrality policy. -She said because of this coun try's - geographical position she had no fear of invasion . by any Veffectlve" land force or by air. money," t commented Mrs. David Wright. . ' ' - I ' ' Bradfield said he did not "like this idea of oar circuit judge's saying we have violated the law and- stand' in danger ot being penalized,", referring' to' recent objections by Judge L. H. Mc Mahan to the board's hiring spe cial legal counsel for- condemna tion proceedings. "But I'm not afraid of my ac tions," Bradfield added. I Chairman Frank! Neer declined for a time to put a motion by Cupper,'; seconded by Bradfield, for adoption of the audit resolu tion, and proposed it be tabled for - further consideration. "I'm not absolutely opposed to it but I can't j see 8700 unless there's ! something wrong," the chairman explained. Cupper declared in answer to the superintendent that his chief aim was to secure a plan for im proved handling of finances. Pressed by Cupper to permit the resolution to be voted "upon. Chairman Neer : asked Mrs. Wright to preside and then mov ed to table the matter until the (Turn to page 2.. col. 6) " '- - -. : '-''' i " - -. Silverton-Dallas Game Will Decide Entry in Tourney SilVerton high's basketball team defeated the Chemawa five .28 to 21 last night to vtake the rubber game In a two out of three series and win the right to play Dallas for a chance in the District 6 tour nament at McMinnville. . Dallas and Silverton will meet on the Oregon Normal floor at Monmouth at 8 o jelock tonight. The winner will enter the district tournament. Teachers Oath Is Favored by D.A.R. CORVALL1S. Ore., March ' J- (K)A resolution providing that all teachers be willing to take an oath in defense ot the United States constitution won the en dorsement of the Oregon Daugh ters ot the American Revolution at the concluding sessions ot the state convention here today. The resolution specified, how ever, that teachers' oaths should not- affect freedom of study of fered In public schools. Other resolutions passed fav ored deportation of criminal al iens, finger-printing of aliens, Ad ditional, defenses on the north west coast, support of the reserve officers' training corps and the citizens' military training camps, and restriction . of immigration from European countries. Named to the board ot govern ors from the Champoeg memorial cabin were Mrs. George Shaver, Waskena Point; Mrs. E. H. Bar endrick, McMinnville; Mrs. W. J. Wilson, Woodburn. t Elmira Merchant Beaten by Bandit EUGENE, March 2.-Jp)-Peter Colgaard, Elmira- general ' store proprietor, lay critically injured in the Sacred Heart General hos pital here tonight, victim of a dayT light bandit who struck him down, robbed the safe of his store and apparently escaped without The attack and robbery was be lieved to have taken place shortly after noon today, but Colgaard was not discovered till after 1 o'clock. He was rushed to Eugene where he was treated for serious head wounds and shock. He lapsed into a . coma and had not revived up to a late hour this aft ernoon, - Linn Courthouse : Plan Is Scanned ALBANY, Ore., March t-CP The Linn county court took under advisement today a request that a new courthouse be constructed. . A committee named by Clem Howard, president of the Albany chamber, told the court the county now has 8160,000 in its general fund, said public works adminis tration aid might not be available later, suggested that the court house Is in need cf replacement, and cited possible reduction in un employment.: ; WITH GAS f) w Pinball Ghost Is Much Alive Again Old Age Pension Aid New Guise; Bill Favored For Introduction ; The nine-lived cats have noth- lag on the pinball and punchboard issue. Already practically drawn. stretched and quartered by the legislature ' by the passage of the Martin and Carney bills, the ma chines lifted their hydra heads again last night under the guise of revenue for old age assistance and received approval , of the house taxation and revenue committee for the introduction of a bill to license the "games of skill." The action of the committee came over the violent protesta tions of Representative Hannah Martin who demanded a hearing before the bills should be intro duced,. She was told that a hear ing would be held after the bills were in the house. However, before approving the Introduction the committee lis tened to a guard of lobbyists for the bills. It Is their only salvation to stave off almost certain death for the machines should the bills previously passed be approved by the governor without some such legislation - being passed to again license them. The bills have yet to receive the approval of the house legislation and rules committee before they can be Introduced in the house. Similar bills were Introduced in the senate late last week, but when It was found yesterday that they were classed as revenue measures and had to originate in the house, the scene of action was quickly Shifted to the lower body. The bills provide for the licen sing of pinball machines having five balls or more and provides a license fee of 860 a year. Punch-' boards would be permitted on the basis that the retail value of the merchandise given away on the board shopld equal the value of the board and that a prize should be given with each dollar spent. Fees would be six per cent of the retail sale price of the articles given away. (Turn to page T, col. 7) Famed Alaskan Mining Village Virtually Destroyed By Blaze -. The famous Alaska mining town of Gastlneaw Sound as flames razed tne picturesque Aiasaan gold min ing town. Volunteers were Unable to check the blaze until it had razed almost the entire residential and business districts. .Inter national Illustrated Sews Photo. ' ' Steel Firm to ain; Held ictory Carnegie - Illinois Takes Epochal Stef); Lewis Heralds Triumph Seven ; Companies Join in Wage Increases . -ior . 330,000 Workers ' V (By the Associated Press) One of the nation's major , steel eompanles recognized organized labor as a bargaining agent tor its workers yesterday for the first time in 45 years, while a series of momentous events paraded across the shifting strike front. Carnegie-Illinois, . largest sub sidiary of U. S. Steel, announced the signing of a contract between the corporation and the Amalga mated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, a committee for industrial organization unit, after a conference of Its president, B. F. Jalrless, and Philip Murray, C. I. O. officials. Murrey, a lieutenant of John L. Lewis in the C. I. O. drive to union ize mass production workers, said the contract covered hours and working conditions of the union's members among Carnegie-Illinois personnel. t "This is the greatest victory for organized labor in the history of the movement in America," Mur ray said. "1 At New York,' Lewis disclosed the pact ; had been made possible by. conversations Involving him self ard Myron C. Taylor, head of the Vsst U. S. Steel corporation. Lewis added: "Labor, Industry and the . na tion will be the beneficiaries." . Seven steel firms topped by the gigantic Carnegie-Illinois cor poration, employer of 120,000 persons joined six others in granting wage increases calculat ed to fatten the pay envelopes of approximately 830,000 employes ot the 13- Concerns by' almost 8100,000,000 a year. Almost 10,000 workers went out on strike to swell the 'ranks of 30,000 others on the Industrial sidelines because of labpr dis putes. Carnegie-Illinois, the American Steel and Wire and the Otis, Shar on, . Pittsburgh, Continental and Wheeling Steel corporations an nounced yesterday they would hike the pay of their workers an aver age ten cents an hour and insti tute a basic 40-hour week. As in the case of the six other concerns which posted the new schedules Monday, the higher rates will go into effect March 16. This epochal action was regard ed In, some quarters as presaging peace in the. mills during a period that had previously been marked for the committee for industrial organization's "big push" in the industry. . . m. Dave Jones Case; Will Reach Jury THE DALLE3, Ore., March 1 -(tfCalling ot rebuttal witness es and summations by attorneys completed the circuit court trial of Dave Jones on murder' charges today. The case will go to the Jury tomorrow. Jones was taken into custody following the discovery ot the body of his brother, Owen Jones, in the ruins of a burned barn Not 4 last. Surgeons said Owen Jones had been shot In the back. . - " '- - -i ' ' r " ' .'. ' ' ' - Douglas is pictured from across Bars UnionV New Wage and Hour Program Backed by F.R Enactment Before . Close . Of Present Session - ; Roosevelt's Hope Effect Upon' High Court Issue Scanned; Says ; Not r"Must" Bills WASHINGTON, March President Roosevelt came ' out flatly and. emphatically today for new wage and ' hour legislation at the present .session of con gress. . - He said at a press conference that such a statute ought to be enacted and that he : hoped it would be before congress goes home. The president's assertion. In the midst of his fight for author ity to name six new justices to the supreme bench where the old NRA was killed, stirred imme diate speculation as the possible effect upon that- controversy. Some administration support ers have predicted that labor groups would campaign unremit tingly for the proposed court re organization Is assured new fed eral regulation of working, con ditions. In disclosing his attitude, the president cautioned reporters against quoting him as saying the legislation "must be passed.'! He said none of the legislation he has advocated is in the "must" category as far as he is concerned, and . urged that that term be discarded. It has been used widely in -the past to de- (Turn to page Z, col. 3) Major Watenvay, Coliimbia Scheme Steiwer and McNary Will Back. Project; Funds Asked 15 Million WASHINGTON. March Z-Ctf- Oregon and Idaho senators asked-j congress today to-make possible a Pacific northwest inland water way second only to the Mississippi river. Sens. Frederick Steiwer and Charles McNary of Oregon and James P. Pope of Idaho request ed in a bill that S15.000.000 be appropriated annually until com pletion of proposed improve ments to the Columbia and Snake rivers. "Development of the rivers as navigable streams is an essential step in the development of the Pacific northwest, Steiwer. said as he introduced the measure. Chief beneficiary of the project would be the extensive "inland empire," which comprises eastT em Washington and Oregon, northern Idaho and western Mon tana heavy producer ot grain. fruit, lumber and minerals. I Looking to further develop ment ' of the' river, Steiwer said the bill "provides that the sec retary of war shall give consid eration to hydro-electric power possibilities." J The senator said the "lmmed late objective" of the river pro; gram was aeveiopment or a nine- foot channel to Lewlston, Idaho, at the confluence of ? the - Snake and Clearwater .rivers. Vandenberg Hits At Court Scheme WASHINGTON, March 2-ff)- Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, a ; leader in the senate's regular republican wing, swung into the battle against the Roosevelt court reorganization bill tonight. He denounced the proposal as "a de vice that can choke the life out of free American institutions." ' His radio, address (over NBC) came at the close of a day which saw Senator Logan : (D-Ky) . en dorse the presidential measure, and. Representative Sumners (D-Tex) assert in the house that the way is open for members of the supreme bench to retire and thus be ' "cooperating with- their government.. Aside from hrlef. Informal statements to reporters, the Van denberg address ' was the' first statement ot position to emanate from the - regular republican fac tion In the senate. Up until now that group had left the opposition largely .to members ot the presi dent's own party. j Barn Is Destroyed Fire destroyed a barn and a chicken, house on the H. Hansen farm on route 4 shortly before midnight - last night. The South Salem hose company reported to lie scene and prevented spreading ot the fire. May, Not Retain State Job Here mi CHARLES H. CARET ; l I L Carey Retirement Is Reported Here l.i a - Corporation Chief Away, fib; Statement; Wire's , Status Also Eyed ,: .1 Reports were circulating about the temporary capltol yesterday thit Judge Charles H. Carey, st4te i corporation commlss'oner, wil not Resume his duties in the department upon his return from a Vacation. i Ruerrled , yesterday . Governor Martin declared, "I have nothing toll say at this time. No ap pointments are being considered during tne legislative session. .t Judge Carey's office it was stated : that he was away for an Indefinite! time and that he "can not be teached hy telephone. He left last week presumably to visit his daughter in Europe. teport$ were also current that Frank Wire,' state gamjs super visor, ' may not . be reappointed when ; hia .five year term is up Mich 15L There has been some difference! among members of the ccimlssiqn as to Wire's status an ft it wjaa believed that some members will seek a change, though others are said to be supporting his work. jXheS position of corporation commissioner has been one which I 'deserving democrats hate been seeking ever since the election of Governor Martin. Wkile lt was understood that Judge Carey has been willing to retire, j Governor Martin has pre vailed upon him to remain. His appointment which was made' by Governor I Meier has until Janu- 2, 1989, to run. i Higher Education Bill Isn't Sisned G7 porernor Charles H. Martin yeiterday pled, without his signa-; tufe, a bill by the joint ways mad mjiani committee appropriating S 4 & 0,0 00 put of the general fund and restoring! the 1930 millage tai base f pr the higher education al Institutions. . - It was estimated that the res toration of the 1930 millage tax bate lw oik Id raise 1473,000. in 1988. j . T jh appropriation and millage tax! restoration will become effect Ivej! 90' dajfs after the current leg islative session unless attacked by th4: referendum. 6even hjouse . bills were signed by j jthe governor. Power Memorial Is Brought Oiit, Senate Will Vote Today By a vote of 15 to 13 the sen ate! recalled from the railroads and utilities committee the grange power memorial and it was made a special (order of business.' for this afternoon - The motion was made by Sen. Burke who urged that it be considered at this ses sion... j - The senate went through its caienaar yesterday, p assing 14 bills. One bill which passed was HB 50 by Kiddle, to limit voting onltax and bond Issues in school elections la third class districts to tarp ayers, which is now the law In first class districts. The governor's teto of SB t re- Dealinr an act of the 19S5 special session which had, been killed on referendum was sustained by an overwhelming Tote when it was pointed 1 out the act had never gone on the lawbooks. " Electrical Code Bill Is Defeated Itf unite iof thA nrrlnr tit Sen. Chauey thej senate defeated a house bill tightening up the code ror electrical work. Sen: Span Id ing! opposed it on the ground of its increase in cost to small home owners. . - - ' After a brief battle the senate put! the Dickson resolution sub mitting : a constitutional . amend ment for S a day compensation Windupat Any Time Possible igin Continuation to End , ol Week Probable; Today . May Be Eventful Pensions, Building Plan . And Power Memorial - Faced by Senate Today promises to be one ef tke most important days of the legis lative session. ' The matters ex pected to be considered are: IN THE SENATE Old ; age .pensions, consider - report revising KB 472. Building . program, cOn.sil:r three bills for capltol expansion an Salem. V - Power memorial, special er Wer at 8 o'clock.- ' IN THE HOUSE Labor legislation, HB 477 (substitute for 56) may be re ported out.; Fiarole and -prison bills Hlh S42, 343 and 377 on revision of ipenal and parole system. "Gravy bill, SB 105, divi sion of proceeds of pari mnfiwl betting, report - to be eonsM-- lered.' - - Highway office-building, HB 353, special order, 10:30. Adjournment of the legislature Waits on settling these questiene. the most .vital issues of the pre-, est session. If the legislature works with dispatch the bouses may be able to adjourn by Thurs day . night. The more probable time, however, is Saturday night, .j The state's building program, reserved : to the last days of, the session, developed" rapidly In the ways and means committee meet ing yesterday, morning. After brief discussion the committee voted to recommend for passage . L Salem building program: rar sse of four blocks north et the capltol and erection of a-'butld-iag or buildings by the capltol reconstruction commission; ap propriation $300,000 for land sad 3350,000 for buildings. . Ray Off Remainder - W Debt, Proposed j Bills were recommended te pay off the remainder owing "on the office building and agriculture Winding, and then invest np to $850,000 In the new- project, Tjhese bills were introduced la the senate and are numbers 411, 413 and 413, coming on the calendar teday.. J Portland : building progrjunt Bill gives board of control author ity in its discretion to buy or build an office building in Portland for state purposes, to be financed out of rentals. Limit of cost 700.0 Introduced in house. I Portland tuberculosis hospital, bill appropriates from state 110, Op 0, and permits ether grants te supplement amount, ,' While- the reports, were' net unanimous, except for the Port isna o trice building, no minertty rryons win oe presented. - Israel Knocked Out SEATTLE, March t-(Ay-Bnij uton of Victoria. B. a. eon- tinued . his ' march ' through the featherweight ranks tonight by knocklne out Ahim TrtsaI Seattle fighter, in the third round ot a scheduled eight-round mam event. toj legislators for a 50-day session wis put on today's calendar at 1(1:30 a. m. Strayer-objected to consideration, aaying a previous . bill had been defeated. The ree olbtion is endorsed by the legion the grange and organized labor. , jThe senate's axe was called late service to kill SBs 331 and 332, tbjj auto gadget bills which have hdpped around for several days w&h numerous prods from the third house. When the Balentine bills to strip the "liquor commis sion of its arbitary powers to can cel or deny renewal of liquor 11- j ; (Turn to page 2, col. : BALLADE o,TODAv By f R. a BDls, bUls, bills! What a red and weary feeling their " rtfsal now. instills; bills that ss and bins that falL bilis - wihose authors merit lail all tlie bflls - bUls that really - sselled Utopia -would now pro- -' fv dace no thrills; many ills may be foisted on the common- : wfealth by bill!,- bills, bills by the heaps-of wholly useless, ; foolish bUls. . Ton r f