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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1937)
Labor Board's m "Hands Off" Warning for . C W.Hope but Trades Council Differs (Continued from page 1) acceptance last Saturday of a CIO charter by the Portland local of the Lumber and Sawmill Work era' onion. CIO leaders claimed that ap proximately 9 0 per cent of the membership of the Columbia, riv er district council of the lumber union had deserted the AFL with the acceptance of CIO charter last sight by the large Glen wood local at Forest Grove. -,: - i Bonn If athis, secretary of the building trades council and AFL leader here, said: "Tea, absolute If," when asked If he farored Hope's plan for an audit. "We want the rank and file to know where It stands; this is a free country, and we should be glad to- cooperate on an - audit." Morris H. Jones, speaking for the employers, said that- group would "consider any proposal that will.be a speedy settlement of the present controTersy." i SEATTLE, Aug. if-(P)-Chtirlts W. Hope, regional director of the national labor relations board, to night denied charges of Abe Muir. carpenters' anion official, that the board was a "political agency." ' Hope- said he did not view dif ferences between the AFL and CIO In the lumber Industry as a juriaaicuonai aispuie. The board, he said, has Juris diction over any employer engag ed la interstate commerce, "and most lumber mills are in this cat egory." ' LONGVIEW, Aug. 20-(P)-Abe Muir, executiTe board member of the United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners, assailed be fore the Pacific northwest wood workers today the national labor relations board as a "political agency that has no place In this eoaatry." r - tie aaaressea a meeting oi aew egates of the lumber and sawmill workers union from Oregon and Washington called to create a suc cessor to the defunct federation of woodworkers. Speaking at the insistence of the delegates, who overruled his wish sot to appear until tomorrow, Muir said of the NLRB: f not a single piece oi rcai re lief has resulted In its meddlin? and unwarranted Interference In the affairs of the woodworkers. He insisted less than a majority of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lum ber Co. plant workers voted, fpr IF TT This Weekend 10 Miles ..$1.00 25 Bfiles . : . $U0 SIGHTSEEING TRIPS - To Coast and Return 4 Passengers 05.00 Mrt To Mt. Hood & Return 4 Pass. 07-50 each To Portland & Return 4 Pa 06.CO wcn No Stop-Overs MODERN CABIN AIRPLANE S30 Horsepower TRANSPORT PILOT L. ARAXY - SALEM FLYING SERVICE - Salem Airport ' Phone 8900 jQutf m PRIVATE WINKIE has captured the city heart and II soul, and Salem I Adolphe" Temple Saluta! J w U Li CIO. He. charged the labor board with "legerdemain" In creating a "false ; picture of the situation" there. Congress Passes Grant Lands Bill (Continued From Page 1) ceired from the Oregon and Cal ifornia Railroad company and the Coos Bay Wagon Road company before the land was confiscated by the government for violation, of grant terms. - ; xvV;;,.v--.,. '. Generally the new bill provides: 1. Sustained yield management. 2. Perpetual payment of SO per cent of the revenue to the coun ties. . . . - S. Payment of 25 per cent to the counties until delinquent tx loss reimbursements hare been liquidated, after which the 25 per cent will go to the govern ment to clear a deficit in the land grant fund amounting to approx imately 17.000,900. Payment of 2S per cent to the interior department for admin istrative purposes. 5. A guarantee that the aanul revenue to the counties shall never be less than 78 Per cent of the gross revenue of $500,000 re ceived In the peak year of 1934. Appropriation Bill Passed by Senate WASHINGTON. Aug. 20 -)-The senate approved today Us last major legislation ot the aesslon, a deficiency appropriation bill pro riding $150,000,000 for scores ot federal agencies ad projects. It passed the measure without a record vote, after adding Items totaling more than $50,000,000 In a hum-drum fire-hour consid eration. As approved by tjie house me d i ii naa cauea ior omy a $98,000,000 appropriation. Conference committees of the two houses Immediately set to work ironing, out differences be tween the senate and house bills. Senator King (D-Utah) rose to protest the . measure's "extrava gance," and to warn his colleagues that drastic economy would be necessary to avoid "inflation and ultimate ruin." i Sinking Canyon Is Goal of Tourists Continued From Page 1) ates a ranch adjoining the Rob ertson farm, invited hordes of tourists to cross her fields and view the canyon from a distance at 50 cents a car. Many townspeople hire out as guides. Two enterprising amateur photographers from Buhl snapped views of the "canyon," quickly sold 1,000 postcards, and ordered more. To Farmer Robertson, however, who stands by helplessly as na ture dabbles with his land, there is no commercial value. His prop erty is closed to tourists, for fear some may be injured by the shift ing land. He already has watched seven acres plunge more than 250 feet Into the earth. Faithful Mary to Head new Heaven NEW YORK, Aug. 20-(p)-Faith-ful Mary, the erstwhile head an gel of Father Divine's Hrlem serapharchy, set up an opposition heaven of her own today. With a five-story brownstone building to be known henceforth as her House of Universal Light, she signalised her disaffection from the Divine . "heaven" atlll running at the old stand. Faithful Mary's heaven is to have a grand opening soon with a heavy supply of a kind of earth bound manna pork chops and spare ribs for 3000 persons. She broke with Father Divine some time ago; s a i d "it was a money question. acclaims Shirley "Benita Ruler of the Royal Roost. 11 .-l"LJ! i i r ( Congress May O " Wind up To day Complaint Against Demo Failures Regarded as .Significant (Continued from page 1) the Eskimos and reindeer. Under the bill the government would buy all the reindeer In Alaska not now owned by the Eskimos and turn them over to the natives. , While these developments were taking place, house and senate conferees perspired over the task of reaching an agreement on the administration housing bill. The major dispute was over the limit to be placed upon the the cost of building low-rental homes whe ther $1,000 a room fixed by the senate, or prevailing costs, ap proved by the house. Refugees Suffer Terror of Quake (Continued from page 1) when bombs fell only a block away from her Shanghai home. MANILA, Aug. 10-MVTwo Tio- lent earth shocks brought panic, darkness and damage throughout Manila tonight Just as the city was receiving the first American ref ugees from embattled Shanghai. The first and most devastating quake came at 7:59 P.m. (8:59ft a.m. EST). Broken ma sonry and glass cascaded down the fronts ot, buildings and Into the streets. Residents fled in terror from their homes. Darkness enveloped the city of 300,000 aa the electric service failed for a short time, Fires broke out in many places, but few proved serious. The first wave of terror wj just beginning to subside when the second quake shook the city at 8:24 p.m. The death of one person In ad jacent Cavlte province was attrib uted to heart failure induced by earthquake fright. Authorities computed the In jured at about thirty persons. They said the fact that many Manila buildings were of timber and were bolted together probably forestalled a major catastrophe. The shocks, worst experienced here in forty years, centered only 1 miles from the downtown area and were felt as far away s Bagnio, Philippine summer cap ital 175 miles to the north. Barde Case Again Taking Spotlight SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-P) -Herbert Plelshhacker, San Fran cisco banker, aired a 15-year-old accusation against J. N. Barde of Portland today at the closing ses sion of the trial of a bank stock holders' suit charging Fleishhack er withheld "secret profits" from them. Lucien Slum and a group of French stockholders In the Anglo California National bank, of Which Fleishhacker Is president, had charged the banker obtained some $250,000 for himself as re ward for inducing his bank to ne gotiate a 8500,000 loan to J. N. and the late L. B. Barde of Port land. The loan was made to M. Barde and sons, but the Barde Broth ers, forming a new company called the Barde Steel Products company and assigning half the stock to Fleishhacker, used It to buy steel from the United States shipping board after the war In 1919. The deal was described as highly profitable, and the bank loan was repaid promptly. The Call Board GRAND Today Ralph Bellamy, Betty Furness and Ray mond W alburn in "It Can't Last Forever," STATE Today Eastern circuit vau deville and Jane Withers in "Angels Holiday." ' ELSIXORE , Today Jack Benny in "Artists and Models", with 20 big stars. CAPITOL Today Double bill, Miriam Hopkins In "Wom an C h a s e s Man" and ' Charles Starrett in "One Man Justice." HOLLYWOOD TodayDouble bill, Joe E. Brown in "WhenV Your , Birthday" and Bob Allen 1 in "Unknown Ranger." Bob Allen in MUn- . known Ranger" Joe E. Brown hi "When'i Tonr . Birthday" Added News, Popeye, Cartoon and . Serial, w Ace Dnunmond" On the Stage 1:30 P. M. Setb Jayne and the "Hollywood Buckaroos" : Continuous 2 to 11 P. M. UNA MIIKIl gaiC tIMDIN JUDITH aAxalTT acTTT FUBNISS 1 1 11 BSBSSSSBBBRBBsmsSSSSnananaBSBBBSBl x ( r u x a" State library Grant Okehed Last Barrier to Needed Project Here Removed as Funds Provided (Continued from page 1) us and can shane onr ronnt to of conform to their demands." Besides the IJ00.00Q nrovided for land Purchase, the lerialatnr appropriated 1550.000 far th state s share of the cost ot the. building or buildings. The new buildlnr will ha nH. marily a ltbrarr. but -win i.lan tain some omce space for other state departments. Officials Pleased At Announcement The telegram received br Sen ator McNary read: "President has Just annrovod project 10J0-2-D for grant ot stso.vuo tor new llbrarr at 8a lem." 1 am very much rratt fieri orer tne president's action, although I was confident that he would ap prove the project concerning which I talked to both him and Mr. ickes lust before Uavine Washington." said Senator Mc Nary. "The president told me he would use the first public money for rebuilding burned arhonl. houses, the next for public build ings destroyed or damaged bv fire or floods, but that he was confi dent there would be enough left for Oregon s state building pro gram." BREMERTON. Wash., inr. 9ft -(flVGonor Charles Martin of uregon expressed Pieaanr and some surprise at the news tody mat tunas had been allocated for a new state library building- at Salem.. He was confident th atatn would ret the fundi, hnt did nnt expect them so 'soon, he said. The governor said architects should complete the plans by No- vemner 1, arter wnich they must be approved bv the secretary nf the Interior, with a chance that construction my start In- Decern ber. Salem Woman Is Among Refugees (Continued from page 1) brother of Rose Peterson, employe in the -state motor vehicle divi sion here. . ALBANY. August 20-f4V-The ReT. C. E. Coles received a radio gram today saying, his daughters, Mrs. Carrie Pernr and Miss E. E. CUes, left Shanghai today for Ma nila aboard the liner Hover, flee ing the rain of Japanese shells. Miss Coles a teacher at St. Marys Hall, and Mrs. Perry of St. Johns university of Shanghai, had just returned to the Chinese cuy irom tne international teach ers' congress in Japan. Recall Demurrer Arguments Heard . (Continued From Page 1) change in the law which abro gates the former practice of a notary certifying to names. He citea an opinion or the attorney general to that effect. Hewitt declared that the conn ty clerk must accept the names certified by a notary and pro ceed to can an election but added that there waa a process by which the matter could be tested. JudJte Peters, who left for Til lamook yesterday, said ha wnnld mail his decision on the demurrer from his home in Hillsboro with in a short time. Handles of Doors Knocked off Cars PORTLAND, Aug. 20--Po-lice reports Indicated todav that the unknown vandal who recently ruined the paint on 16L auto mobiles by application of acid has found a new amusement. Harry Bruner. service station attendant, reported that door bandies had been knocked from 15 privately owned cars on two local paraing lots. The First Big Stage and Screen Show of the New. Season TRUCK ON DOWN" and See a Jamboree of Jazz-Mad Maniacs and Hi-Swingin Hi Yellows. ON THE STAGE m a. a Mickey Sex "Don't forget. It's always cool and comfortable at the Elsinore." Vou ' Treasure Hunt Is Plan for Scouts 44-Mile Trek Is Linedup by Camp Pioneer Boys for Special Event These Boy Scouts seem to go farther and faster every year. For instance, Robert Day and Everett -Gary outlined a 44-mlle treasure hunt for the boys enrolled la Camp Pioneer at Pine lake. The. hunt will cover many lakes of the ' surrounding; territory and suite a few of the smaller hills, finally winding up by the winner being awarded an excellent dinner cook ed by Chef Claude Tallin, while the rest of the boys eat beans! 1 Late last Sunday afternoon Mr. i Monroe started a group - ot the : older scouts on a full week's hike, j This la known as the -Jeff Park's; Hike," and takes in 10 miles be tween Pine lake, Mt. Jefferson, Pamelia .lake and Breitenbush lake. The same Sunday, a large court of honor and program ended the regular sessions of summer camp of the Boy Scouts for this sum mer. Playground Pool Mecca for Many By DEAN FEAR Junior Statesman Reporter Many Mickey Mousers were seen taking plunges in Ollnger pool. Here are Just a few that I saw: Richard Winston, Bob Burns, and Marion Aplien. It seems as If other members are going to the coast. Just the same Jim Milligan and his sister are spending a week at a sea port town. Last Sunday I saw the ocean for the first time in my life and really Mice, it surely was a thrill to see those breakers roll in on the beach. But the water was too cold for me. About Stamps By DORIS HAROLD I wonder how many of you knew that Lanny Ross, star of Show boat, has a very fine stamp col lection? - - In Great Britain a man is hired full-time to keep the royal collec tion in shape for King George VI. People who live in the south have . the advantage of we west erners in one respect at least. The 4 3rd Annual convention otthe So ciety' of Philatelic Americans is to be held in Ashevllle, N. C, Aug. 26, 27 and 28. Besides see ing exhibitions of stamps those attending will be taken on tours to nearby ..spots of interest. Junior All-Stars Win From Eagles The All-Stars of the junior league won their spurs In major league competition as they de feated the Eagles 6 to 2 in a match game on Sweetland field last night. With three pitchers ot the jun ior contingent, Kenneth Larsen, Smither and Bob Kettscher, show ing their wares the Eagles could knock off only four hits while their six errors afield aided the junior cause. The Eagles came close to being shut out by the junior stars for it was not until the eighth Inning, when Beechler . socked a home run to center field, that they scored. : The juniors produced their first run in the fourth on a pair of hits and a catcher's error. Two more were driven in in the sixth when Pilette singled to left field and the final pair came in the ninth on 'a pair of hits and a brace of errors. Score: Junior All-Stars . 5 6 S Eagles ' .... .:.t 4 6 K. Larsen, Smither, Keuscher and B. Larsen; Mickenham and Forgard. SUN -MONy Only mm PEOPLE JJ PEOPLE t MEET HER HI-DE-HlGHNESS IDA COX (Formerly with Cab Callowsy) Accompanied by Cotton Pickers Orchestra Recording and Radio Artists 0 u LAST DAY TODAY VAUDEVILLE 4 BIO ACTS SUMMER FOLLIES' " Jane Withers In M Angels Holiday mm mm TTtfttirtY' f Wilfred C Salem, Oregon, Junior G-Man Billy Maach, head of the Junior O-Men. digging np evidence In the special Mickey Moose fea ture "Fearod and Sam" show ing today. Club Notes Back on the job again after hav ing two wisdom teeth pulled, but 4 just don't feel right I guess those teeth took too much wis dom from me. I'm even having difficulty in operating my type writer today (Statesman copy desk If you ask us, he always has trouble In hitting the right keys.) M M C From what various Mice have told me during the week, Al Raf fety did one swell job announcing all the numbers on last week's program. M M C Another newcomer to our show last week, through courtesy of KSLM; was Dave Hoss doing his little bit to plug DeLuxe ice cream. Ya man. M M C Jackie Williams, one of the club's favorite singers is running for Hop Fiesta queen. Here's wishing her plenty of luck In the venture. (Teneva Seamster and Irene Fisher are entering the beauty queen contest.) M M C Don't forget boys, the model airplane contest closes next Tues day, so bring your models to the theatre at once. M M C Last week's program was com posed of Bonnie Zwicker, Allen Richardson, Imogene Rock and Merrllyn Boyd, Gene Duval, Dor is Vincent. Eriekson 8isters, Jer ry Cottew, Frances Ltlburn and all the boys In the ork pit. M M C So until 1 o'clock, I'll be see ing you. BILL, Mickey Mouse Chief Family Picnic Popular At Salem's Playgrounds Family picnics are getting very popular at both Leslie and Olinger fields .... why don't yon bring your mother - and father and big basket of lunch, and come out in the evening? Swimming, horse shoes and tennis make it fun for the whole family. fl IT,rO n. aw - sr m Action - Music - Gay Love - Gags and Gals!! i- V. r.vr mSSv MATINEE TODAY 1 1 .. i i i i i i i '" m. 4 Vrw vWtvw Hagedora. Editor August 21, 1937 "Penrod and Sam" Has Own 'G-Boys' Blanch Boys Are Stars in Special Feature at .Mickey Mouse ' Woe to any crooks and public enemies (Numbers One to a Hun dred) who might have shown np. around one certain movie lot a few weeks ago. The place was ever-run with "O-Men." The Department oi Justice aides at Warner Bros, those days may have been unofficial, but they had badges and were on the lookout for clues and crooks. They were, officially. "Junior G-Men of America," a New Tork organiza tion transplanted to Hollywood by the president ot the Junior G-Men and his aide, respectively Billy and Bobby Mauch. The boys arrived from , New Tork to play in "Penrod and Sam," the Booth Tarklngton clas sic of whiefi Billy is the star, now showing at the Elsinore for the Mickey Mousers. They had authority and a lot of badges for the organising of a Hollywood branch. Harry Wat son, who plays "Sam, was made secretary of the "G-Men" organ isation, and all the other mascu line, uuder-thirteen members of the cast were sworn in and re ceived their badges. The Mousers regular feature will bo Jack Benny In "Artists and Models." Lagt MIRIAM HOPKINS "ONE Times NOEL McRKA in - MAN Today "WOMAN CHASES MAN" JUSTICE' SUNDAY AND MONDAY 2 SinmoQila FeQttflM?es A Riot of Marital Adventure UUUU I JoUBC4J3riiNOlANi IWafterPUseea.Telal PRICES PLVS Popular Oeicnco Cpcclal SPECTACULAR DEMONSTRATION OF THE SAFETY FACTOR OF THE NEW 'GOODYEAR LIFEGUARD TUBE' SEE HOW NEW INVENTION TAKES TERROR OUT OF BLOWOUTS A STARTS TODAY! With Ben Bine . Judy Canova ..The Louis Armstrong Andre Kostelanets Special Feature-Billy Mauch ChapL 5 Stage - pENR0D AND SAM" m Serial Show Minnie sei "Write to us often and give as your Ideas mbout onr BIoBsers program. ' No. 33 Letters in The Mail Dear. Bill: Have the boys in the orchestra pit play mora hot tunes, as the; surely make at hit with me. By the way X surely do like the new seriaL How about more con- tests? Ca'r Hlgtins. Dear BW: flfv Saturday .'morning I always look at tb Mickey Mouse sec tjoa thayery first thing. I will sen4in a poem .before long. Will you print ltT -, - Tours. Beverly Barbour. Dear Pal: Any poem that you might write we will print providing it baa a few sentences that ryhme. Bill. Dear Bill: When are you going to have another Joe E. Brown yell con test? A regular Mickey Mouse fan. Dear Pal: The next time we have a Joe Brown Picture, you can be assured ot a jell contest. Dear Bill: I listen to your program every Saturday and I think it is swell. Let's have a few more songs from Helen Hutchinson. Truly yours, Jean Allen. Continuous Sat. & Sun. 2 to 11 P. M. i " w Yacht Club Boys Connio BoswcM . M . -