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(giii.miiMi News That' Net Morning newspaper read VTcsthcr Unsettled with rain today and Saturday, moderate temperature; M a x. Temp. Thursday 63, Mln. 50.5, rain .55 Inch, river 2.1 feet, southwest wind. r receive benefit or naaay ijor news breaks. Sub scribe to The Oregon States man today keep posted on your capital city. EIGHTY-SEVENTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Horning, June 18, 1937 Price 3c; Newsstand te No. 71 o me'' Placed. 2- J v W' VW PcuNDno 1651 . SOTO TAT Basque Heads Of Government JLeave Capital j. . . v Seat of Government Kept Secret; People Urged to Be Calm Bilbao Defense Stiffens, Say Reports; Saving of City Pledged BAYONNE, France," June 17.-(,P)-The official Basque delega tion announced tonight the gov ernment of the Basque republic had left Bilbao, Its besieged cap ital, "for another point in Basque territory." - ... . ' liin UQictatiuu HIU LUC tvui- tlon of the new capital of the autonomous regime was being kept secret for military reasons. Previously the Basque government,- under Pres. Jose Antonio Aguirre, had declared its deter mination to fight to the finish against the insurgent armies which have been hammering at Bilbao for 11 .weeks. New Defense Junta Takes Over City Official dispatches from Bilbao said Basque resistance had stiff ened under leadership of a new defense junta of four men-which took over control of the city when the government departed. The .Basque reports declared five desperate insurgent attacks on Mount Archanda, called the key to Bilbao, had been thrown taaV with htm lnn.rv.nt Innai The battlefields are strewn with dead and dying," said one dispatch. "The cries of the wounded, the laments of the dy ing can be heard over the rattle of machine guns and the Toar of cannon." The new defense Junta is com posed of Gen. Gamir Uribarri, chief defense commander; Jesus Leixaola, minister of justice; San tlgao Axnar, minister of indus try, and Juan de Astigarrabia, minister of public works. The junta Immediately posted an appeal to the city's population urging calmness. It promised to "save Bilbao" with cooperation of the -citizens. Pursuit Planes ' Machine Gun Streets The delegation published a telegram It said it had received from the Bilbao junta declaring the Insurgent shelling of Bilbao continued into the night, with pursuit planes flying 200 feet above -the streets and machine gunning everything within range. "One hundred fifty thousand persons have been evacuated from Bilbao to Santander by land and sea within the past 48 hoars," the telegram read. - "Some of the (refugee) ships have been stopped by rebel (in surgent) -warships and at least one has been sunk with the loss of many lives." The Junta admitted that "Ital ian troops" had. captured Las Arenas, vital town at the mouth of the Nervion river, Bilbao's outlet to the sea. " . Fiddlers Contest Planned by Legion An old time fiddler's contest will be a new feature added to the Fourth of July- celebration sponsored by the American Le gion at the fairgrounds. It was decided by the legion celebration committee Thursday night. Those men In the Salem vicin ity who used to "fiddle by ear" at country dances are asked by the committee to register their names with Herman Lafky in the New Bligh building, and receive further Information about the contest. A preliminary elimina tion will be held prior to the program on the Fourth. . The fiddlers' contest will re place the public wedding which was previously planned. The eon test will be held between f and t o'clock during the program In front of the grandstand, and Ray J. Stumbo, general chairman of h. r.lohritlnn committee. Is confident that it will be an out standing feature. Parker Receives Fracture of Leg Kenneth Parker, 580 Center street, suffered a fractured - leg late last night when his car ran off the Salem-Dallas" highway near Brunk's corner. State po lice who investigated found his machine had struck a cow stray ing on the road, and the impact caused Parker to lose control ml mmt the car into a ditch. Parker was brought to Salem by ambulance and is at the Gen eral hospital. - V TV . - - "TV m. : nr v. -fn-iff-f Y -nf-ff-'-rn-ftfTtiin'Mfi -1 i Foreign Nation Tax Aid Hinted Governments Obstructing ; U. S. Checkup, Said; Names out Today j WASHINGTON, Ju"ne17:-:i!p)-i The congressional - inquiry into charges of j. tax dodging became International In character tonight after the treasury 'declared for eign governments have hampered its investigators. ' Roswell Magill, undersecretary of the treasury who appeared be fore the joint congressional com mittee of inquiry today, said in ternal revenue agents s e n t to Newfoundland and the Bahamas to check on wealthy Americans have experienced great difficul ties. .. . ,h j The foreign governments them selves have interposed obstacles, he said, and In some cases diplo matic channels have had to be used. i High authorities indicated to night that j Elmer Irey, chief in vestigator of the Internal revenue bureau, would go before the con gressional committee tomorrow prepared tq tell how wealthy cit izens have escaped tax payments by forming foreign corporations. It was added that he also would begin disclosing the names of persons accused of tax dodging, the point of the investigation for which-Washington has waited a fortnight with unconcealed vurl oslty. . ' ; ' i . y- ,"v' Salesman Exonerated LOS ANGELES, June 17-tfV The county grand jury today de clined to indict David Ross, Chi cago film salesman, accused by Patricia Douglas, 20, film extra. of beating and attacking her at a screen salesman's party the night of last May 5. JjeL 1 -! -eV U y iVllllMML : fTUIE dark, energetic chap who X supervised the broadcasting work ,was Eddie King of KGW, Portland. A few min utes before 2 p. m. he instruct ed the audience that tber pro gram was to be on a network, told bow applause should be handled and warned against encores. He won ready friend ship with the large audience which followed , his 'instruc tions' on applause as the pro gram developed. . Jupiter PlUTius was a welcome absentee. He hovered about but 4idn't descend as he had earlier in the day.l At the dedication ex ercises in '7J he was omnipresent and forced the assemblage- to go to the Willamette chapel ' where Secretary of State Chadwick de livered an historic oration. , Many listeners found V van tage point on the second and third floors of the concrete skeleton and took life easily as the long program unfolded. A few lads climbed trees in the park; most of the crowd stood, quiet and attentive, through the 120 minutes of program. w WHERE THOUSAND GATHERED TO WITNESS CAPITOL CORNERSTONE LAYING A. . ... . t :-y-- 4 Sentenced one Minute, Weds Next to Pen PROSSER, Wash., June 17-(jp) It was a, race be tween Cupid and the big; house, here this afternoon for Frank Tanfs, SO-year-old Pasco laborer. Immediately after being sentenced to not more than 20 years la the state prison at -Walla Walla, he was mar ried to Miss Ethel Hnnnel of Kennewick. Vows were exchanged in thesheriffs office while the traveling guard was warm-, lng his motor to take Lantx to prison. Lanta pleaded guilty to robbing man of 3. Margett Denies Townsend Charge In Answer to Suit, Avers He Did not Take any Money for; Leader . SAN FRANCISCO, June 17-) -Edward J. Margett, former state director of Old Age Rerolvlng Pensions, Ltd., denied today he "held out" $100,000 on tr. F. E. Townsend, founder of the prosper ity plan.- 1 " ' ' : Margett filed an answer In fed eral district court here today to Dr. Towasend's " cross-complaint to Margett's f 450,000 libel suits now ' pending. The doctor had charged Margett failed ' to - turn certain funds over to him. The former state director's an swer asserted he collected money for the pension organizations, but not for Ft. Townsend. He denied also that he garnered "fees, quo tas and contributions In excess. of 8100,000, or In any sum, which he has only partially accounted for.", I . Srurounding Ceremony of Laying Capitol n Cornerstone Probably a majority could only listen, seeing little of ' what took place, . v In front of the speakers stand was the press table with seats reserved for seven writers. Near at hand were the cameramen .and several amateur movie producers. A dozen lads also brought their kodaks to get snaps for "memory books" of the historic occasion. Frank I. Dunbar of Astoria, who, as secretary of state du ring the period 1899 to 1907 issued the first motor vehicle license In Oregon, was among those who witnessed the cere monies.;': A show that was missed by those in the rowd who left when the ceremonies ended, or sooner, was the crush -around the corner stone after it was all over. Hun dreds pushed Jtheir way up. to see the cornerstone at close range, and tried to see the vault behind it In which the box of se lected articles was placed, but not much of the vault was visi ble. There was no lining up for (Turn to Page 11, Col. 4.) Murder Says Lewis, Chicago Factions Non - Committal on President's Plan for Arbitration CHICAGO. June 17 A charge by John L. Lewis that the nine victims of the Memor ial day strike riot "were deliber ately murdered in cold blood by the Chicago police department as a friendly favor to the Republic Steel company" evoked a volley of cheers from a mass meeting of his followers in Chicago stad ium tonight. (By The Associated Press) CLEVELAND, June 17 -(PH Warring factions in the multi million dollar "battle of steel" sat tight tonight pledging "co operation" but otherwise non commital on Intervention by the federal government with the ap pointment of a three-man board to arbitrate the strike deadlock. (Turn to Page 11, Col. .) Democrats Split Over Relief Bill Robinson Urges Change to 25 per Cent Share for Local Agencies : WABHINOTON. June 17.-JP- Democratie - ranks In the senate split today over: a proposal by Ma jority Leader Robinson (D-Ark) that more of the federal relief load be shifted to state and local governments. Advanced as a comoromise In the three-day fight over the ad ministration's 1 1, 8 00.00 o.woo re lief hill. Robinson's amendment to require 25 per "cent local con tributions toward WPA work projects fed new flames of con troversy. - Senator Schweuenoacn u Wash) onicklv criticized it as a republican system. Other senators, f firing a. continued free hand for the president In making relief ex penditures, joined in the auaca. Robinson, contending the "time has come to safeguard the credit of the treasury,"- submitted the amendment as a suDsuiuie tor controverted proposal by Senator Byrnes (D-SC) to require 40 per cent contributions. Hoover, to Build Apartment House - A three-story apartment house. to cost $9000, will be ereciea ai 403 DiTision street by L. HooTer, a building permit issued yester day showed. Other permits were Issued to F. O. Bradshaw, to alter a two story house located at 1530 Che meketa, at a cost of 750; to Frank Hughes, to alter a two story hotel at 161 South High, at a cost of $125; to , Don Tounge, to alter the one-story State theatre at 255 Churcd, at cost of $100; to the Andrews estate, to alter a one-story pri vate garage at 1440 State, at a cost of $50; and to Harold W. Pearce, to alter a one-story dwel ling and garage at 968 Saginaw, at a cost of $25., . . . OOn the left, a view of the crowd which Tiewed the cornerstone laying. Picture taken on north side orthe capitoL showing the speaker's stand and a portion of the concrete skeleton of the new structure. Inset shows Associate Jus tice George Rossmaa, master of ceremonies. On right. Grand Mas ter Peters of the Oregon grand lodge of Masons conducts the actual cornerstone laying. Inset, Governor Charles H. SLartin who deliv ered the principal address at the cornerstone exercises. Mayor Joe "De-Louses California Delegation , "' .: ' ! ". '" Visiting Nevada, Golden State Kiwanians Greeted at Portland Station by Spray Gun Brigade and . Receive Attar of Roses Annointment PORTLAND, Ore., June 17 (AP) Mayor Joseph K. Car son, arch-foe of California's bug inspection at the inter state line, got even today when 160 California and Nevada Kiwanians arrived by special train en route to the interna tional convention at Indianapolis. The visitors found the -Union depot turned into a tem porary "de-lousing" station, wlthO members of the reception commit tee, including the mayor, wield ing spray guns fined with attar of roses. The travelers Insisted that the crawling things resembling Ore gon crawfish, which were much in evidence, had been "planted" on them. 18 Sailors Killed osion Disabled Loyalist Vessel ; Last. Baltlesbip Left in Spanish War. VALENCIA, Spain, June 17 (P) The ministry of defense an nounced tonight-18 sailors were killed and more than 100. wound ed by an internal explosion aboard the Spanish government's battleship Jaime I in drydock at Cartegena. , The cause of the explosion, at 2:80 p.m., has not been deter mined, the ministry stated. ' Indalecio Prieto, minister, of defense, new: from Valencia to Cartegena,; about 150 miles to the southwest. He vfsited wound ed in hospitals and ordered an immediate . investigation. Since . the Espana was - sunk April 30 in the Bay of . Biscay the Jaime I had been .the only battleship in the civil war. Clear Lake Game ; Area Suit Filed PORTLAND. June 17-P)-Carl C. Donough, United States dis trict attorney, filed a petition today for condemnation of 301.76 acres of land adjacent to Clear Lake in Marion county for use in connection .with the establish ment of the Willamette migra tory water fowl refuge. Clear lake is , located in the bottom lands north of Salem a short distance from the Willam ette river's east bank. Late Sports ' W-I League : Spokane, 0;- Yakima,3 4. Vancouver, 5; Wenatchee, t. BvSMdExdI V- - . A . A. conservatively estimated at 50000 99 Action Postponed On Flood District Owners Discuss Proposal to Improve Banks of River on South All of the farmers and . prop erty owners along the east, bank of the Willamette river south of Salem who attended a meeting in Salem Thursday night Indicated active Interest in the proposal to organize a flood control district.' but definite Steps will await further Information, It was de? cided at the meeting. On motion of Don H. Upjohn a committee composed of Joe F. Rlngwald. E. A. Rhoten and Er nest A. Miller was designated to obtain the desired Information, which, was to include, a definition of the "maintenance" which the (Turn to Page 11, CoL S.) Deity's Bl es sin g Bespoken For New House of State The construction and future use of Oregon's new capitol received the blessings of two representatives of the church in memorable terms at yesterday's cornerstone ceremony. The Invocation and benediction, by high prelates, respectively, of the Episcopal and the Roman Cath olic denominations, were as follows i Invocation ... by Bishop Benjamin D. Dagwell O Lord, -.our-Governor, whose glory is in all the world; we com mend this state to thy merciful care; that being guided by thy providence, we may dwell secure in thy peace. Grant to the gover nor of this state, and to all in au thority, wisdom and -strength-to know and to do thy will. FiU them with truth and right eousness; and make them -ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in thy fear. We beseech thee so to guide and bless the legislature of this state, that it may ordain for our gov e r n a n c e only such things as please thee, to the glory of thy Name and the welfare of the peo ple. We humbly beseech thee to bless the courts of justice and the magistrates In all this state; and (Turn to Page 11, Col. 4.) Zone Ghangin Move Decried Capitol Commission Asks City to Keep Business From State Area A . resolution urging the city of Salem not to permit the con struction of business -buildings within the capitol group area was passed at a brief meeting of the state capitol reconstruction commission Thursday afternoon following the cornerstone laying exercises. The resolution will be sent to the city council for con sideration. In voicing its belief that any change in the Salem toning or dinance which would permit such construction close to the capitol site would be a serious mistake. the commission had in mind the proposal of Wallace Bonesteele to erect a garage at Court and 12th streets, a short distance east of the state office building. Future Construction Probabilities Cited The resolution set out: that the new capitol building now under construction was only one of sev eral structures which ' probably would be erected by the state during the next few years. A suggestion that . Fran ets Keally, New .York, designer of the new capitol building; be re tained as consulting architect in .connection with 'the construction fit , other stats buildings, was made at Thursday's meeting. Al though no definite action was 'taken' the suggestion, appeared to have been received favorably. Keally, when called before the commission, said - he would be pleased to serve in such a capac ity provided outstanding archi tects were employed to design the structures. . Keally said there were several outstanding archi tectural concerns in Oregon, and that it would nojt be necessary to go elsewhere for designs. . Benediction .-. by , - Archbishop Edward D. Howard - - Almighty - Father, - who dost guide . our destiny and hold the universe in Thy hand, look down upon us this, day and hear our prayer. " r. ':' Bless and protect our beloved country which has been for count less thousands a haven of refuge and a shelter in adversity; keep it ever the land of the brave, as it is now the home of the -free; bless this nation which Thou has form ed from the flesh and blood of many nations and tribes and peo ples; make us ever worthy of the blessings Thou hast showered upon us; keep us loyal to our flag; devoted to our country and our country's-cause, mindful of those ideals of freedom and dem ocracy on which our fathers have built this republic and for which America's best blood has been ; (Turn to Page 11, CoL 5.) History Made In Dedication Of Stateliouse Significant Milestone, Says Governor Martin , in Radio Address State's Individualism It Expressed in Design, Architect States By SHELDON F. SACKETT A cornerstone for Oregon's new capitol, symbol and center of the strength and progress of the com monwealth, was laid here Thurs day at 2:43 p. m. as notables of the state assembled to give offi cial dedication to the 82,500,000 classic structure which will re-, place the statehouse destroyed by fire April 25, 1935. A June sky was veiled with gray clouds as the two-hour exercises proceeded but not once did rain obtrude on the exercises as it did October 8, 1873, when once before the grand lodge of Oregon mason ry performed the ceremonies of cornerstone placement. All of Nation . Hears Exercises Fire to six thousand, citizens gathered at the northeast corner of the new structure, now one third completed, to hear and wit ness the rites, of cornerstone lay ing. 'Significant of the progress ef the times, the ceremonies were carried to the entire state and na tion on ' a network of broadcast ing facilities. ' "Never daunted by calamity and ever able to project our Ideals and traditions into the future after they are forged on the anvils of the present, Oregon will continue Its march of progress," said Gov ernor Charles H. Martin in the major address of the cornerstoue laying services. ; "Construction of this building which will so magnificently depict the majesty and dignity of our government, Is-a significant mile stone in the history of Oregon's capitoi ouiiaings." me governor declared. "In turn it is also a re flection of the growth and devel opment of this great state from that day in 1843 when a group of pioneers met at Champoeg to form a government for the Oregon country." Oregon Masons Direct Marble Block's Placing To Judge R. Frank Peters of Hillsboro, grand master of the grand lodge of Ancient, Free aad Accepted Order of Masons, was entrusted the honor of directing the cornerstone placement. Assist ed by the grand lodge and flanked by 500 Masons who had come by, special train and by auto caravan ' from all sections of the state te participate in the ceremony, the sealed casket with the two score mementoes of the day was placed in the white marble cornerstone while officials of the grand ledge performed the symbolic rites at tending such a ceremony. . The cornerstone, four feet high by six feet Jong, bears the single inscription "1937". an lntaglie e- ign eicnea in concave eireec- im the marble. J. S. Horner, B. T. Crelghton and H. Bond, all of the National Stone company of ."Nash ville, Tennessee, lowered -the Vermont-marble block into square and in . concrete squared r and plumbed the cornerstone for the centuries.--' Then the grand lodge master supervised the historic rites of the lodge. Alexander G." Bennett, grand chaplain, invoked the bless ings of deity on R. Edward Pia ney, grand treasurer of the ledge, certified that the casket in the stone had been duly sealed and D. Rufus - Cheney, grand secretary. recited the list of articles placed in the sealed casket. Stone is Squared,. Leveled and Plumbed In the fashion of the craft, Carl G. Patterson, deputy grand mas ter squared the stone. Franklin C. Howell, grand warden, testified that the stone was duly leveled and Leif S. Finseth.' junior grand warden, plumbed the stone aad found it straight. In turn these . (Turn to Page 11, Col. 1.) ALL A D E o TODAV By R. C. i ' TwaV in the year 2084 the legislature by decisive vote de- creed that it would not meet , any more In that old state house which was now remote from Salem's new hotels for long ago the city center'd mov ed some miles away. And so they pulled the grand old building down and opened up the cornerstone one day, and to their great astonishment they found: Some papers whose purport was dimmed by time, some relics from an old er statehouse, charred; a hor oscope, a teacup and a dloie and Mr. Rufus Holman's call ing card.