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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1937)
Vacation Time , Vacation season la at hand. Keep it In mind to baTe your daily Statesman follow yon wherever yon (9 on that summer trip. Vr leather . Fir today and Ban day, warmer with low humidity Max. Temp. Friday 81, Min. 45, rirer 0.7 feet, northerly wind, partly cloudy. v w vy vvy POUND2D EIGHTY -SEVENTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Saturday- Morning, June 26, 1937 Price 3c; : Newsstands' 5e No. 78 i IS si if i All's Peaceful As Steel Mill Crews Return Company Officials Claim Several Thousands of Employes Report C. I. 0. Leaders Contend It's Merely Shifting; Plants Patrolled YOUNGSTOWN, O-. June 25.-()-Gates of steel mills In the Mahoning valley swung open to non-strlkera tonight and company officials estimated several thou sand hurried back to work' in a 'move unmarked by disturbances. John Owens, C. I. O. Ohio or ganizer, disputed the statement that many workers returned. "They (the steel companies) Just shifted some men around he said. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. and Republic Steel Corp. resumed operations in their Youngstown plants. Ohio national guardsmen and city police guarded the entrance and egress of workers at the 7 o'clock change of shifts. i x Thus the Great Lakes steel strikes, which have made 100,000 Idle in seven states, entered an other phase of the dispute be tween the C, I. O. and four Inde pendent companies over refusal of the latter to sign labor con tracts. i' Reopened After Mediation Falls The mills! were ordered re opened after the collapse of fed eral mediation efforts in Clever land, and an announcement by Adjutant General Emll Marx of Ohio that the troops would stand by to see that order was preserved for those who wanted to go to work.- Gov. Martin I Davey of Ohio ordered troops Into Youngstown Tuesday morning when Republic and Youngstown Sheet & Tube had announced they would re open the plants. Frantic appeals by C. I. O. leaders iui mci, shed If the move were carried out were sent to the governor and he dispatched troops instructed to see that the plants remained clos ed in "status quo" until the me diation board concluded its de liberations. The mediators stood . by In Cleveland tonight, but three of the four affected companies Re public, Inland Steel and Sheet & Tube had rejected their final of fer for a "man-to-man" confer ence to settle the strike. Bethle hem Steel, the fourth company, had not replied. Youngstown Sheet & Tube offi cials estimated a third of its 15, 000 employes reported for work; (Turn to Page 2, Col. S.) Courthouse Fund Outlook Brighter That the renewal of the old policy of a 45 per cent grant for approved projects under the pub lic work's administration will open the way ; for a federal grant for the Marlon county courthouse is the hope expressed by Leroy Hew lett, county commissioner The new relief bill carries & large sum with authority for continu ing operations on the S5-45 ratio, and the PWA administrators are planning to resume grants which were suspended by executive or der some months ago. The Marlon county application and completed plans for the pro posed new buildings are now In the hands of the PWA executives in Washington, Mr. Hewlett stated. Delivery was made to the Portland office some weeks ago and forwarded by Director Hock ley to Washington. The project Is known to have the approval of Mr. Hockley. No steps have been taken to ward calling for an election to authorize the county to proceed with the building owing to delay In receiving the opinion of die attorney general as to the con stitutionality of HB 400. the Deschutes county courthouse blU which was passed by the last leg islature. Plans for financing are held in abeyance until this statute Is construed. Boy of Eleven Is Drowned in Lake PORTLAND. June 25-P)-Rob-ert Lawrence, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Lawrence of Fort land, drowned today while swim ming in Five Mile lake, east of EL. Johns. One of the 100 swimmers at the lake, the boy was believed to have gone too tar out. Evelyn Bigger staff, Vancouver, life guard, re covered the body about 10 min utes after he dropped from sight. Resuscitation efforts were unsuc- isfuL Union's Ban on Beer Declared Law Violation SAX FRANCISCO. June ZS-(JP)-aenm Paul Ma lone, administrator of the California state brewers In stitnte, said today that a ban on non-teamsters union beer, announced In Seattle by Dave Beck, teamster leader, was a violation of interstate commerce laws. J ' Malone's statement foI lowed the action of a San Francisco federal district court today in refusing to act on the Institute's pet 14 tlon that the court decide whether the Institute should bargain collectively with the; International Brotherhood; of Teamsters, or with the Brewery Workers union. I The boycott against red label beer said Malone, has the effect of destroying In terstate commerce In malt beverages -'; because only; Washington and Oregon; brewers could conform com pletely to the demands of the teamsters. J Gregory Harrison, at tor-: ney for the institute, said he would appeal. Governor Rapped At Labor Session IVickerson and B. Osborne Reelected; Corvallisj Officials Are Hit j MARSHFIELD, June 25-V The Oregon State Federation I of Labor closed its annual session here today i after reelecting fits executives without opposition and rapping Governor Charles Mar tin in two resolutions. i One criticized the governor for using the prestige of his office in discouraging affiliation with unions by state employes." The other charged the chief executive with favoring private utilities f by advocating a low switchboard rate for Bonneville dam power. The convention pledged, assist ance to woodworkers' unions in a campaign against the Industrial employes union and scored Cor vallis city officials , for asserted cooperation with the I.E.U., which (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2.) 1 Texas jVotes Ban! Upon Dog Racing AUSTIN, 1 Tex.. June ti.-OPi- The Texas legislature adjourned its "anti-gambling" special ses sion today soon after prohibiting betting on, dog racing and book making on any , contest. Early in the session, called: by Gov. James V. ' Allred to outlaw public forms of gambling, the statute which? four years ago; le galized tie i certificate system; of wagering 6n horse racing was j re pealed. 'Ij.' ' I Allred signed the dog race bet ting and "bookie" bills Immedi ately aftejr passage making them effective--' once. The horse race betting law will be effective September 24. i It Assailing the C. L O. as an "Irresponsible eommnnlstie organization," Tom Glrdler, chairman of the Republic fiteel Corp., spoke out In positive manner when called before the senate postoffice committee In Washington in connection with, the investigation as to whether the strike bad Interfered wltb the malls. Glrdler declared be wxmld Peace but not "At any Price" Is Eden Policy Britain and Use Own Retail .May s to ade Vote of Confidence for Chamberlain Regime Follows Debate LONDON, June 25.-tf)-Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden concluded a house of commons debate on the Spanish crisis to day with a warning that although Britain Intends to exert every ef fort to keep the peace In Europe this does not mean peace at any price. . ; f For the present, however, both Eden and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the house, Brit ish policy continues to seek to prevent a general European con flagration by confining the war to Spain. 1 After conclusion of the "full dress" debate It was authorita tively disclosed Great Britain and France have decided to propose use of their own warships to close the gap in the "hands off Spain' patrol caused by the withdrawal of Italy and Germany. "I beg the house to believe the government will pursue the pol icy best calculated to preserve peaee for Europe and this gen eration," said Eden. ! After he ended the house voted, IS? to 88, In support of the gov ernment. I Conciliatory Words Spoken of Germany Chamberlain's speech opening the debate was marked by con ciliatory references to Germany. The ambassadors of France, Bel (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) Torture Claimed ! : h' ' ' 1 In Mystery Case i t SAN FRNCISCO, June , 25.-fl3) Charles Reeder, SI, who said he was an attorney, wag near death at a police emergency hospital today where he told an incoherent story of being held for ransom and tortured in a downtown apart ment, police reported. : The ; man was found Jack knifed over a sharp Iron rod at the foot of his folding bed, by the manager of the apartment house where he lived. Police Inspector Jack Hart said Reeder had a gaping wound In his abdomen," apparently caused by a puncture of the rod. . Hospital Attaches, however, de clared the man had suffered a gunshot wound. Surgeons ordered him into the operating room. Police said they were unable to find a pistol or any : other weapon In the apartment. ' As Reeder was being given emergency treatment, hospital attaches reported, be muttered: "Held ransom. He gasped, paused and then murmured: "Torture." The man then col lapsed. - ! FREEDOM OF MAILS ISSUE AT SENATE HEARING .'.A Multnomah's Plea for Relief Fund Aid Gets Scant Encouragement Rest of State Should Not County, Committeemen - - Boost to $30 Asked PORTLAND, June 25 (AP) The state relief committee declined, at a meeting here today, to declare a policy to be followed if and when Multnomah county runs short of funds for sreneral relief activities. . The amount of the probable deficit had not been deter mined. - Pickford Changes Mind on Costume Wedding Attire Selected Previously Discarded Day Before Event HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. June 25. -(fln-Exerclsing a woman's privil ege, Mary Pickford changed her mind tonight about her entire cos tume for her wedding tomorrow. At long last, she will marry Charles "Buddy" Roger In a small, private ceremony in an in formal garden. She chose her gown several days go, and tried it on, with full ac cessories today. Friends said she looked "very Mary PIckfordish." Then, she dicarded the whole cos tume. Now, Instead of "ice blue" crepe, she will wear del bleu (sky blue) crepe. Her hat will be mod ern empire felt, rather than the halo type. Instead of blue to match her dress, her gloves will be "lie de vin" (dregs of wine) to match her hat. The dress, hat and jacket carry out the empire mo tif. She gave no reason for the change. Her wedding to "Buddy" Rog ers, handsome, S 4-year-old O la the. Kan., boy. climaxes a rCr mance they assiduously denied for two years. Mies Pickford is 43. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3.) Stastney Head of Engineering Clubs CORVALLIS. June 1S-JF)-Eleven members of thai Oregon State college agricultural' engi neering club who shoveled snow and pulled stumps to .finance a trip to the national convention at Urbana, 111., were rewarded with the election of one of their members as president. He Is Edwin Stastney of Malln, a senior, who will be the second State college student to head the American Society of Agricultur al ' engineers. Henry Collins of Orosl. Calif., held the office In 1933. The group left the college early this month in a trailer outfit visiting educational Institutions and factories en route. 1 1 ..-' aot sign a C L O. contract unless forced to do so by a supreme court ruling. His testimony Included dennndatlon of Philip Hurray, chair man of the Steel 'Workers Organizing committee, and a statement that Senator Joseph Gnf fey of Pennsylvania, "doeant know what he la ,.Tvng aJtwat." International jjlastrated Hews Somndphoto, - Be Asked to Help Biggest Say; Old 'Age Assistance by Retirement League ; O David B, Simpson of the state committee said he felt that "Multnomah county, a metropolis and with one-third of the popula tion, should not ask the other 35 counties, that have conducted their affairs to meet their needs, to stand the cost of supplying the amount of the shortage from state money." ; Hugh Ball, another committee member, said the county should raise the needed funds and in elude the shortage in Its next budget. , J A committee representing the retirement compensation league submitted a petition urging the state relief body to increase old age assistance payments to ISO a month as provided for and eon templated under federal and state laws. State Administrator Goudy ex plained that the federal law will not permit blanket payments of 30 a month to all. but provides (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7.) Freedom of Mail Is Insisted Upon Use of Troops if Needed Urged by Officials of big Steel Company WASHINGTON, June 24.-OPV- Republle Steel Corp. told the fed eral district court here today that federal troops should be used. If necessary, to get mailed pack ages of food into Its strike-bound mills. . . Declaring there Is no legal au thority for the postoffice depart ment's refusal to deliver such packages, the corporation a attor neys contended: "If it be the shameful fact that the C. I. O. has power to control (Turn to Page 2, CoL 4.) Eagles Will Wind Up Session Today ASTORIA. June 25-(iiP-Eleo- uon oi ouicers ana selection ox next year's convention city will end the annual state session of ths Fraternal Order of Eagles here Saturday. Charles Foster of Astoria, the present state vfoe-prealdenl, was a candidate for the presidency, with no definite opposition. Roseburg and Klamath FaUa are both, seeking the 1938 eon-, vention. J M : 1 v Dr. E. Hickman, Once Kimball Chief, Drowns Theology School Leader . Here in '20s One of Three in Tragedy Fishing Boat Is Sucked Into Dam Floodgate on Mississippi WINONA, Minn., June 25-(iiP)-Three men, two of them Metho dist church workers and the third unidentified, drowned when their fishing boat was sucked into a floodgate at Mlnnieska dam, about 12 miles north of here-on the Mississippi river, and over turned late today. The dead: Dr. E. C. Hickman of St, Paul, district superintendent of the Methodist church for the Winona STmban Schoo1r 001078" lem, ore. Rev. L. d. Williams, Methodist pastor at Dover, Minn. A third man whose hat bore the initials "C. F. H. G." and the mark of a Muscatine, Iowa, store. The three planned to aaend the day fishing on the Mississippi river. They obtained a boat near the Mlnnieska dam. Late today the boat was no ticed floating bottom-up a short distance above the dam near one of the big "roUer" gates. None ftf ttiA man araa In mttr The bodies, apparently dragged tnrougn tne roller gate, had not been recovered. Dr. Hickman was born at Aber deen, S. D., in 1881. He became director of publicity for the Meth odist board of education, and president of the Kimball school. He is survived by his widow: two daughters, Mary and Jean Louis, and one son, William. ut. uugene u. .Hickman was president of Kimball School of Theology here from 1920 until 1925. Bank Protection Group Organizes First steps toward Incornora-1 tlon of the Gray Eagle Bar Im-ting provement association were taken by property owners along the Willamette river southwest of the city, meeting last night at the chamber of commerce. The association will ask the federal government to improve the river in the vicinity of Gray Eagle bar. The swiftness of the current at this point, it is claimed. has eaten aw.37 several acres of and at the river bend during the flood crests of the past two years. By deepening the channel at Gray Eagle bar it Is expected the rirer will be kept permanent- ly in Its present course, thus pre- venting further damage to valu able acreage. Joe Ringwald was named presi dent and Frank lieecrham secre tary of the association. These two nffifAra will hA innlnriAA with Frank Hughes, E. A. Miller and I Gus Hayden on the board of di- rectors. Other property owners are expected to Join the move later by signing up at the Miller real estate office in Salem. After incorporation, a descrip tion of the project will be filed with army engineers who will conduct a survey. O. E. Strlcklln, state engineer, was present last night to advise the group on how to Initiate the project. - Walter Pierce to Offer Amendment WASHINGTON, June 25-p)- j Representative Walter M. Pierce of Oregon said today he would offer an amendment to the rivers and harbors committee Bonne ville bill, giving a civil adminis trator complete control, but per mitting engineers, under the ad ministrator, to operate the plant. Representative Nan Wood Hon- eyman of Portland said she would support such an amendment. - Pacific Northwest senators have been Invited to be present Tuesday, when the senate com merce committee will consider the measure. to Confer On Tongue Point ASTORIA, Jane 2 5. -On-Local members of the Columbia defense league decided today to confer with Portland officials of the or ganization before planning further action to obtain development of the Tongue Point naval base. t A bill providing a preliminary appropriation for the project was defeated In the house several wee as ago. C ress one Until Major Bills Get Consideration, Maverick Says Adjournment Will not Be Tolerated; Robinson Denies Politics Talked at "Picnic" Gathering Viewed new control Uver liacksliclcrs; Court Bill Foes Unchanged ANNAPOLIS, Md., June jM through." That was President Roosevelt's reply, a croup of house democrats said tonisrhL to that congress be kept in session until it acts on the Roose- dt biU and other rnajor propoals. : They made this report upon their return to Annapolis after a day with the president peake bay. I Mam tamv; onnmaienA r;n t; nr- t L IT 'It . xisnmy ciuxr mere wraorrow ana ounaay. Aep. juaury jaavencjc oi Churches Council To Be Supported Dr. S. W. Hall Objects to Group's Authority to Direct Policies KLAMATH FALLS. June 25.- (AVMethodists attending their 85 th annual state conference voted, after the. most heated de' bate of the session, to continue support of the Oregon council of churches, but with a provision to assess the membership 1.8 cents per capita for the purpose de leted. . Dr. S. W. Hall, Salem, superin tendent of the Cascade district. asserted that Methodists should not be asked to contribute to an organization with the power to close Methodist churches and open others. Prononents of the measure con- tended the council was active dnr- the last legislative session sponsoring anti-gambling laws. and planned to continue a cam paign against immorality and for prohibition. The conference voted to raise $10,000 for the Old Peoples' Home at Salem, half the amount to be raised within the district. Dr. Bruce Baxter, president of Willamette university, and Dr. F A. Magruder addressed the board of education banquet to night, of which J. E. Milligan of Salem was toastmaster. Both speakers denied state ments that denomination ' schools I were on the wane. Bishop Titus Lowe and Dr. J. C. Harrison, Portland, joined in denjoring the asserted growing (Turn to Page 2, Col. .) RnTTlTinfririo F.llr la .r- Killed by Police KLAMATH FALLS, June 25.- (iP)-State police effectively ex tended their Jurisdiction : to . In clude the Oregon elk today. Local officers reported finding and killing, after a two-day chase, a bull elk which had chased fish ermen and ravaged grain fields in the vicinity. , The police then mounted horses and "hazed" a v herd of 80 elk back ontb their summer range. - Rebates Upon Are Admitted Admissions that he bought oil royalties at a lower price than disclosed to the state corps ration department and that he had sight drafts made to him at greater than the actual sale price . with a rebate to him of the difference were drawn from Leo A. McGrail, head of the oil royalty company bearing his name, during cross- examination yesterday, afternoon in the appeal being heard before Judge McMahan from the cor poration commissions order can celling the McGrail permit to sell 1100,000 worth of oil royalties. Stewart Weiss Is attorney for the corporation commission in the matter. ; . Asked by Weiss how many roy alties he handled which Included rebates or "blowbacks," McGrail gave no figures but said "that was according to what the deal was." McGrail contended that when he bought a big piece of oil land he became not a broker but an Issuer or wholesaler. Under the permit Issued by the to Stay as Attempt to Get 25 (AP) "We're goinar their succestion to him todav on Jefferson island in Chesa- . vWacvCifc lexas, leader or ine group of vnouse memoers opposing congres sional adjournment until passage of legislation on court reorganisa tion, wages and hours, housing and tenant aid, told reporters sir bloc made its attitude known to the chief executive during" three hours of informal conferences. He added he specifically men tioned the bill for new supreme court Justices and said the pret-1-)nt replied he was going through. The stocky San Antonio con gressman was one of more than 125 cabinet officers, senators as 4 representatives who .went .to and from the club to chat with the president under the shade of a large apple tree. Senate and house leaders re ported the get-together was noth ing but a big Jollification, with eating, drinking and singing con stituting the chief recreation. Some went swimming, but there was no fishing and Tery little men tion of legislation, they reported. Senator Robinson, the senate floor leader, returning to attend dinner at the Belgian embassy tonight, said: "We had a glorious day. Every body enjoyed it. The president sat under a big apple tree and receiv ed the guests in groups. Robinson said he had heard no mention of legislation. Rep. Kennedy of Maryland said (Turn to Page 2, Col. S.) Animal Industry Convention Ends CORVALLIS, Ore.. June 21.- (AV-The western section of the American society of animal pro duction, attended by animal hus bandry specialists and livestock men from seven western states, drew to a close here today with the election of Elmer H. Hughes of the University of California as president. Other new officers are Julius Nordby, University of Idaho, vice- president, and Jerry Sotola, Wash ington State college, secretary. Next year s meeting will be held Jointly at the University ef Idaho, Moscow, and Washington State college at Pullman. The session was devoted to dis cussions of technical problems and; experimental . work in feeds and management practices. A need for additional work on range livestock nutrition was pointed out. Oil Royalties by L. McGrail corporation department, the Mc Grail company is entitled to sell oil royalties at a price of 25 per cent mark-up on cost to make a 20 per cent commission, and it is one contention of the commission that McG rail's prac tices violated this section of the blue sky laws. McGrail explained to the court the manner in which he bought "wholesale." He said that he es tablished the mark-up on royalty from general prices and on Weiss' question admitted he went back to the midwest and bought at any price that he could chisel out. As an instance, he said he was sold the same royalty for 11000 less than his competitor. "That's why my royalties pay 1 they do," he told the court. adding "the most important thing for an oil royalty distributor 1s to know how to buy" and that if he could make a good buy he was entitled to share In it. He mentioned one sale price of 17C0 which he marked up ta , (Turn to Page 2, CoL .) ,! ' 1 L