' ;6 Laughs a Day
The Statesman's (ire com
te strip, sad. the fSt)I
Smiles' assure - this news
paper's readers of at least
six chuckles each morning
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resettled today and llos
Ay, : possibly light rainl
llax. Temp. Saturday 4
Kin. 83, river 21.4 feet, rain
I J09 feet, northwest wind.
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EIGHTY-SEVENTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, April 18,-1937
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Pipeline Work
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Inside
Gty to
Start Monday
Excavation at West End
of Stayton Line Is
Due, Announced
Legal Barriers Will Not
Be Invoked, Outlook;
x Pipe Task Speeded
Excavation will start Monday
on the west end of the Salem
Stayton pipeline contract, Engi
neer R. E. Koon has been advised
"by F. F. Jenkins, superintendent
for the American Concrete
Steel Pipe company.
The big line will start at Fair
monnt reservoir and ran eastward
on Rural avenue past the east
city limits. . - '
Jenkins plans to use machinery
for most of the excavating but
will resort to hand labor at points
along Rural avenue where an ef
fort will be made to save rows of
walnut trees in the parkings.
Injunction Plan
Reported Dropped
Rural avenue residents who
,were recently contemplating seek
ing an injunction against the pro
ject have decided It probably
would not be possible to obtain
a restraining order, according to
Edward Majek, who spoke on
their behalf at a recent city coun
cil meeting.
"None of us has any intention
of blocking the project," Majek
declared, "but if they are going
to ruin big shade trees In the
parking strip they should replace
them or we should be compen
sated." Approximately 10 miles of the
pipeline eastward from the reser
voir will be of quarter-inch steel,
ranging from 27 to 3 8 inches in
diameter. All of the 27 and 30
Inch pipe has been completed at
the shops in Portland and will be
ready for delivery as needed, the
water department has been ad
vised. Last of the 36-ineh pipe Is
scheduled to be finished by May
15. v ...
Kew Type Welding
Machine Employed
A new type of automatic weld
ing machine is being employed
for the first time in the northwest
In fabricating the steel pipe in
Portland for the Salem project.
Samples of pipe viewed here yes
terday showed a smooth welded
seam which the engineer said was
highly satisfactory.
Joints between the 32 -foot
pipe sections as delivered here by
truck will also be welded in the
trenches.
The contractor has completed
approximately 2 miles of the
six-mile concrete section of the
line, extending . westward from
Stayton.
Water development operations
on Stayton Island will be resumed
early this,, week upon completion
of a permanent suspension foot
bridge across the Santiam river.
The bridge will swing 16 feet
bore the high water level.
Gridiron Banquet
At Portland Set
PORTLAND. April 17
Governor Charles H. Martin and
Earl SnetL secretary of state, will
head - the list of distinguished
guests at the annual gridiron
banquet here May 12, P. H.
Kneeland, In chsrge of distribu
tion said. . Attendance will be
limited to 300.
The stag banquet is sponsored
each year by the Portland break
fast club.
Dallas High W
And Franklin
Dallas high school and Frank
lin high of Portland won all top
honors la the final events of the
Oregon high school extempore
peaking and Interpretation con
test which ended yesterday af
ternoon on the Willamette uni
versity campus where it has been
Jn session for two days. Dallas re
ceived two firsts and a second and
" Franklin one first, one secondhand
two third places. This Is the sec
ond time Dallas has won first
place in the serious interpretation
contest giving them iermanent
possession of the trophy. :
Bernard Shevack of Franklin
speaking on "A Little NRA For
the Coal Industry" placed first
in extempore speaking. Second
went to Jeanne Hartman of Dallas
talking on "America Administers
to Youth' and third to Don Bar
ker of .Franklin on the- subject
Good-" Earth Gone With the
Wind." V
Bams' Is Winner in
Serious Readings,
In the serious Interpretations,
Paul Sams 'of Dallas won first
place with the selection "Beyond
the Last Mile." Second was
They Face New Labor Law Test;
Strike-Breakihg Ban Is Invoke
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Pearl L. Bergoff, left, self-styled
H. Rand, Jr., president of Remington-Rand, Inc., have bees indict
ed by a federal grand jury at New Haven, Conn on charges of vi
olating the Byrnes act which forbids Interstate transportation of
persons to Interfere with peaceful picketing or the lawful eondnct
of a strike. International Illustrated News photos, ;
Liunberl Workers'
Dispute Gearing
Two Carlton Firms Agree
to 10 Cent Wage Lift,
Other Concessions
PORTLAND, Ore., April 11-iJP)
A possible end of the difficulties
between northwest lumber opera
tors and employes was seen in
the announcement late tonight by
the executive committee of -the
Columbia river district council of
the lumber and sawmill workers'
unions of an agreement reached
between the two. :
Two major! operators - the
Trask Willamette company and
the Flora Logging company both
of Carlton, Ore., have agreed to
a 10 per cent wage increase with
out the Gram-Marsh pact which
unions have twice rejected in ref
erendum, Don Helmick, secretary
of the council, said. Harold Prit
chett, president of the federation,
concurred in the statement.
- The settlement provides for
further negotiation of union de
mands for additional wage in
creases and a new working agree
ment. The increase tentatively
agreed on calls for IVt cents:
Unions had requested 10 cents.
The agreement is retroactive
to March 22. i
Naval Maneuvers
Ony South Pacific
ABOARD BATTLESHIP PENN
SYLVANIA IN PACIFIC MANEU
VERS, April 17-iP)-The United
States fleet is fighting its way to
the Hawaiian Islands.
Every hour is an hour of ac
tion. All units are engaged the
battle force, the scouting force,
the aircraft squadrons, the de
stroyer divisions, the cruiser divi
sions, the submarine divisions,
the mine craft and the base force
of supply and. repair ships.
- Far off the southern California
coast the warships deploy. This
is no cruise. The units form and
reform In various types of oppos
ing forces to stage every conceiv
able kind of naval maneuver. -
Adm. Arthur J. Hepburn, commander-in-chief,
took his fleet to
sea Friday morning. - -
ins Two Firsts
One, Forensics
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awarded to Hope Ballagh of St.
Helens, "After the Liner Reaches
the New World," and third went
to Frances Pickard of Franklin,
selection being "Cherry Blos
soms. t " '
First award In humorous Inter
pretation 'went to Marjorie Wat
ers of Dallas, who presented "The
Little Boy Who Wanted to Be
Spanked. Paul Deutschman ' of
Franklin received second with
"The Arithmetic Lesson i and
third went to Thomas SuBanka of
Gresham with the subject "The
School Program. r
Others who reached the final
rounds but did not place were Lois
Sherk, Albany; . Omar Haley,
Parkrose in the serious Interpre
tations; Dean Goodman, Salem,
humorous Interpretation; and Dale
Birdsell, Beaverton; Virginia Mar
tin, Salem; Jack Strong, Gresh
am; and Charles Porter, Eugene
in extempore speaking. -
Dr., Bruce R. Baxter, president
of ..Willamette "university, presid
ed over the final rounds. Judges
were coaches, faculty members of
the university, and university
speech students. Coaches judged
all contestants but their own.
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"king of strike-breakers" and James
Willamette River
Dropping Steadily
Down to 21.4 Feet After
Crest of 22.4 Is Set
Early Friday Eve
The Willamette river dropped
steadily yesterday following its
pause at the 22.4-foot mark Fri
day night and by early last night
was exactly one foot below the
current flood crest. .
" 'From 22.2 feet at noon, the
river fell to 21.4 feet at 6 p.m.
and water was beginning to drain
from Inundated high points along
the west banks opposite Salem,
Tributary streams were falling
even more rapidly and traveling
conditions were improving. The
north Salem-Silverton highway
was expected to be reopened to
traffic today.
The weather bureau forecast
unsettled conditions, probably
with light rain or mist, for today
and Monday along with moderate
temperature. '
PORTLAND, April 17-iip)-All
main highways except the high
mountain passes are open to
travel for weekend excursions, the
Oregon State ; Motor association
reported today. High water which
covered several main thorough
fares last week had receded. At
several points, however, detours
were necessary because of slides
which have yet to be removed. A
few secondary roads were report
ed still under water.
Johnson creek was out 1 of
bounds and causing a detour at
the rodeo grounds between Port
land and Oregon City.
The route from Portland to
Government Camp on Mount
Hood highway and via Wapinltla
cutoff to The Dalles-California
highway was declared In excellent
shape.
Mattson Suspect
Sought in South
SAN DIEGO, Calif.. April 17-(P)-Special
squads of city detec
tives were detailed tonight to
search rooming houses for a man
answering the description of the
Mattson kidnaper. Police Chief
eorge Sears announced.
Sears took persnal charge of
the search when a man, whose
name was withheld, reported to
him that he had seen the suspect
on a Chula Vista bus this after
noon. ; .
The Informant told officers
that he had studied pictures of
the suspect, broadcast . by ,the
federal bureau of investigation
and posted in postoffice substa
tion's here, and that he was sure
he had seen him. Sears said.
"I stared hard at the suspect.
Sears quoted the informant as
saying. , "He got nervous and got
up and got off the bus near the
edge of the city. ; ; -;
Jenks Hatchery Burnt,
Loss Is Set at $13,000
ALBANY, April 17 -JP Fire
which destroyed Jenks hatchery,
near Tangent on the Pacific high
way, caused an estimated loss of
$13,000. The burned structure
contained 6S00 eggs, J. E. Jenks,
owner, said. The adjoining res
idence, was saved.
; Coast Group to Meet
CORVALLIS. April 17
Starting with a breakfast meet
ing at 7:45 a.m.. the Qregon
Coast Highway association con
vention will open at Toledo Mon
day. The jnorning's program wm
be devoted to speakers from Vic
toria, B. C, and Washington.
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Insistence CIO Be Kept
Out of Negotiations
! Cause of Failure
Further Legislation .for
l Labor Is Discussed
at Washington
(By the Associated Press)
A second collapse of projected
negotiations dashed hopes of Im
mediate settlement of the Gen
eral Motors of Canada strike yes
terday. .
. Premier Hepburn of Ontario,
trying to compose divergent views
In the 10-day-old dispute which
has kept 4,000 workers idle at
Oshawa, announced the confer
ence broke down over company
demands that striker spokesmen
come as representatives of only
the local organization and dis
claim affiliation with John L.
Lewis committee for industrial
organization.
Scattered labor difficulties
marked the American scene. In
the national capital, the recently
validated Wagner labor relations
act was a prominent topic.
TJ. S. Chamber Says
Derisions limited
The U. S. chamber of commerce
contended the supreme court de
cisions upholding the act did not
mean congress could regulate
hours and wages in manufactur
ing operations. Harper Sibley,
president of the chamber, criticiz
ed sit-down strikes in a speech
before newspaper editors.
- The capital awaited opening
Tuesday of a conference called by
Secretary of Labor Perkins for a
discussion of problems relative to
collective bargaining under the
Wagner act. .She said 19 of the
33 industrial leaders she invited
already had accepted.
Service employes in the Netherlands-Plaza
hotel at Cincinnati
struck yesterday, but returned to
work after a few hours. Union
leaders, after ordering a similar
walkout of 3,500 employes In IB
San Francisco hotels, called It
off after a tentative agreement
was reached.
Tarzan Lads Will
Quit Soon, Belief
! MEDFORD. Ore., April 17-(5)
The sheriff's office late today
predicted that Edward Harris, 14,
and his brother Roy, 10, Dead
Hollow district lads, who left their
humble home Wednesday, April
7, to take up a Juvenile Tarzan
role, "would be back in school
by next Monday."
Deputy Sheriff Herb Moore
made the prediction, and based
It upon the belief the lads "have
had enough of the Tarzan stuff."
The state police said they had
been officially notified of the ad
ventures of the brothers, but had
taken no action.
The sheriff's office reports sus
picions that the two brothers are
receiving food and shelter from
neighbors. The state police said
their Information Indicated "the
neighbors were sympathetic."
Datfodils in Bloom Prove That
Spring's Here, Despite Doubts
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Flowers that bloom In the spring wake m pretty picture. Especially
this large field of daffodils In Pnyallnp valley, Washington. Grow
era, however, make more profit from Belling the bulbs than they do
i the flowers. .. ,
To Be Honored
By Willamette
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W. BALLENTINE HEN Y
Special Program
; Set Monday, W.U.
Dean Henley of U. S. C. to
Gain Honorary Degree,
Deliver Address
W. Ballentlne Henley, acting
dean of the school of government
at the University of Southern
California, will, be the principal
speaker at the- special chapel
program to be held at Willam
ette university Monday forenoon
at eleven o'clock. An academic
procession including members of
the faculty and board of trustees
will precede the exercises. State,
city and county officials will be
special guests of the morning and
will be seated on the platform.
The Willamette university song
men will sing several numbers
during the program.
One purpose of this assembly
Is to popularize the new public
administration course offered at
the university. Henley has cho
sen for his subject "Democracy
Decides" and the honorary de
gree of doctor of laws win he
conferred npon him. He is as
sistant professor of public ad
ministration at Southern Califor
nia and a member of the Califor
nia and American bar associa
tions, American Academy of Po
litical and Social science and
Academy of Political science.
For ten years Henley has been
a public lecturer. He has been
instructor in public speaking and
debate coach for the American
Institute of Banking. His teams
have won two national champion
ships In public speaking and one
In debate and finished second the
other year.
Medford Debate Champ
EUGENE, April 17 -UP)- The
Medford high school debate squad
defeated Beaverton here today 2
to 1 in the contest at the school
of education here for the cham
pionship of western ' Oregon. The
subject was "Government Owner
ship of Electric Utilities. -
Movie Patrons Flee
MUSCODA, Wis., April ll-ijfy-A
fire which broke out In the
film operator's booth of the Mus
coda theatre tonight forced ap
proximately 300 persons to flee
to safety.
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Blockade Upon
Spain to Be in
Effect Monday
Aerial: Leak iand Chance
of "Incident" Eyed,
Neutrality Plan x '
Asserted Monks Arrested
in "Spy Purge" Within
Madrid, Announced
LONDON, April 17-(fl-Poss!-
bility of contraband runners
evading an international patrol of
Spain through air shipments and
danger of an "incident" on the
Basque coast appeared tonight to
be the gravest of several prob
lems confronting enforcement of
Europe's neutrality.
- Concern was felt that planes
might transport munitions and
men, which are embargoed
among the 27 nations of the
"Hands Off Spain committee,'
when the Valencia government
charged that 38 Junkers (Ger
man made) planes had been
flown to the Insurgents.
Starting at midnight Monday
warships of Great Britain
France, Germany and Italy will
form an International neutrality
fleet on the Spanish coast. They
will be supplemented by land
agents to observe traffic Into
Spain across the French and Por
tuguese borders. The plans, neu
trality officials pointed out, make
no provision for control of aer
ial shipments.
MADRID, April 17 - () - Sev
eral men whom the Madrid de
fense Junta asserted were monks
financed by religious organiza
tions in Italy were arrested today
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Busy Session For,
Council Forecast
Committee May Object to
Cast Iron Pipe For 12th
Street Job
Despite Its proximity to last
weeks adjourned session, the
regular city council meeting Mon
day night will bring before the
alderman' a heavy calendar of
business ranging from waterplpe
contracts through the gamut of
routine to disputed parking and
motion picture regulatory mea
sures. Whether or not the water com
mission s recommendation of a
372,340.45 . contract award to
supply materials for the 12th
street pipeline will be suggested
to the council will depend upon
action the special water construc
tion committee will take Monday
afternoon. There was some in
dication yesterday that aldermen
favoring steel above the more
costly cast Iron pipe recommend
ed, by the commission might put
up a fight on the council floor.
Fire Truck Bids
Also Questioned
A last minute development
whose nature was not disclosed
caused a hitch In the fire depart
ment committee's plans to re
port out on bids for a new fire
truck. Upon the outcome of a
meeting Monday afternoon will
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Captured Gunmen
Leave Coin Trail
KANSAS CITT, AptII 17-flV-
Federal and .city officers back
tracked tonight a trail of money
left by two New York gunmen
before they, were captured by a
country, sheriff in Nebraska last
night as they fled from the scene
of a Topeka postoffice battle that
left a" young G-man gravely
wounded. -;
MIore . than $17,000, virtually
the same amount as was stolen
In a bank robbery at Katonab,
N. Y., March 17. was found on
the trail of Robert Subay and
Alfred Power, New York gang
sters' brought here after their
bloodless arrest at Plattsmouth,
Neb., last night;
Ttjn the outcome of h u 1 1 e t
wounds suffered by Wayne W.
Baker, 27, federal bureau of in
vestigation . agent, will depend
the gravity - of charges to be
brought against Suhay and Pow
er, District Attorney Alexander
said at Topeka.
Baker's condition early tonight
was reported unchanged. With
his Intestines perforated by bul
lets as be attempted to make his
first major arrest, his recovery
was said to be doubtful.
Dwight Brantley, in charge of
the Kansas City division of the
federal . bureau of investigation.
disclosed that a Kansas doctor,
presumed to be Dr.-S. M. Hlb
bard, Sabetha, led officers to f f,-
954.15 left by the two men In a
hotel room here.
Greenwood Win s in
Bitter Tussle O v er
Slalehouse Regime
Willis Malioney's Talk Interpretecl a3
Virtual Announcement He'll Seek
Governorship; Hits Mugwumps ; . J
Martin Will Seek Second Term, Says
Backstage Gossip, But May Try as
Independent; Attendance Big
NORTH BEND, Ore., April 17 (Special) After an hours
heated skirmish over qualifications of delegates, rem-"
iniscent of a similar battle at the Salem convention last
year, the W. L. Gosslin wing of Young -Democrats prevailed
late today and selected Allan Greenwood, young Oswego
aviator, as the next president of their state organization.
Greenwood won out over A. Ray Martin of Eugene by a
31-to-19 vote despite the fact that Walter Tooze, III, with-
Keeps Control
Of State Body
W. L. GOSSLIN
Howard Cole New
Head of Endeavor
Salem Man State Chief of
C .; Waldo Hiebert
Oratory "Winner
CORVALLIS. Ore., April 17-
tPV-Election of officers climaxed
the state Christian Endeavor con
vention here today with Howard
Cole, Salem, being named presi
dent for the ensuing year.
Other officers elected were
Robert Sawyer, MeMlnnvIlle, vice
president; Viola Ogden, Portland,
secretary; William Bush, Port
land, treasurer; Dorothy Kllks.
McMinnvlUe, financial secretary;
Dr. Walter Myers, Euene, field
secretary; Rev. C P. Gates, Port
land, and Rev. James A. Smith,
Cottage Grove, pastor counsel
lors; Judge Jacob Hansler, Port
land, world-wide president; Etfle
Ritchey, Freewater, Leland Cra
mer, Reedsport, Griffith Morgan,
Astoria, and Helen McClay, Ore
gon City, regional vice presidents.
Dr. Jesse H. Balrd of the San
Francisco theological seminary
told the 1200 delegates that there
were certain principals in nature's
laws which are eternal and which.
because they are the moral foun
dation of life, cannot be repealed
by man-made laws. He termed the
laws a "sort of constitution of the
universe.. .
Elton Fishback of Newberg,
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Water Department Books in
Good Order, Auditors Report
Generally wen ordered ac
counts following with one excep
tion federally , approved utility
practices were found fn the Sa
lem water department by the state
division of audits," the auditors
report released yesterday indi
cated. The audit covered the first
17 months of municipal operation.
or from August 1, 1935, to De
cember 31, 193. . - i .
While they suggest a number of
changes . the auditors state that
the commission's system as now
established is very commend
able i ; .? . --..." . -..v;..
The auditors disagree with the
water department accounting sys
tem in one major practice, that of
prorating a 343, 698. CO organiza
tion expense item among the fixed
capital assets. The organization
expense figure represents expend
itures for legal and engineering
services and arbitration costs in
uiow wiia me arowea purpose ox
throwing his support to Martin
in an effort -to loosen the Gosslin
grip on young democratic politics
in Oregon. The further fact that
such substantial leaders as TJ. 8.
Burt of Corvallis, Vernon Bull of
Pendleton and Ellis Barnes of
Portland Indicated they favored
an antl-Gosslm selection also
failed to turn the tide.
Nominations before the conven
tion were featured by an eloquent
plea on Greenwood's behalf by
George McLeod of Salem.
George - Kronenberg of Banden.
defeated L. H. Hagen of Oregon
City, outgoing secretary, for treas
urer, 33 to 19. Pendleton was
unanimous choice for next year's
convention city. : :
Resolutions referred to the ex
ecutive committee, included en
dorsement of President Roosevelt
and the Charles H. Martin ad
ministration in Oregon, a pledge
In support of the Roosevelt court
plan, and a proposed change In
the organisation's setup to pro
vide only one vice-president fer
each congressional district rather
than two. -
Backstage' talk at this conven
tion, largest the Young Democrats
have ever had. Indicated that Gov
ernor Martin would be a candi
date for reelection. There was a
rumor that he might run as an
independent If too strong opposi
tion developed in his own party.
Reading between the lines of
Willis Mahoney's talk here today.
It wss evident that he referred
to & candidacy tof the governor
ship rather than senator when be
promised that "republican : mug
wumps" would be driven out of j
state appointive, offices, . since a
United States senator has nothing
to do with state patronage. -
NORTH BEXD. April lT-tSV
Young democrats attending the
state convention here tonight had
an answer to the question "What
will Willis E- Mahoney do in next
year's elections?" in the tacit
statement by the Klamath Falls
man that he would be a candidate
"for a major office" in 1938.
The governorship and nnator-
ship are the only major offices to
be refilled, which narrowed his
choice to those two.
Governor Charles H. Martin has
not definitely announced yet
whether he win seek reelection.
Senator Frederick Steiwer, key
noter of the last republican na
tional convention, is expected to
seek another term in congress.
Mugwump" Office - - -
Holders Assailed
Mahoney launched his cam
paign openly by blasting ."mug
wump republican office holders
under democratic administrations
and by making a flaming pro
labor speech.
The WPA and PWA and ntaer
alphabetical organizations are sat
urated with these mugwump re
publicans." Mahoney said, -put
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curred before the city purchased
the water system.
- Additional : separation f rem
fixed assets Is recommended tn
the cases of a 31481. 5 variation
between a. department inventory
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ALL ADC
o TODAY
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It's natural, one must 'con
clude, that , when a group f
politicians, or almost any other
gathering like Legion, bankers
or physicians convene to . talk
of mutual aims they-seem to
think that no convention can
be complete without a lot of
meaningless but fierce conten
tion. - f