Weather i
.Occasional rain Thurs- i
day and Friday; snow over,. I
mountains; strong souther- J
ly wind off the coast. Temp.
WeL, Max. 52, Min. 44: i
clondy . , with fresh south,
wind. Rainfall -59 inch, riv- i
er 14 feet. i
. - Football Finale
Games on . Thanksgiving
Jay and next Saturday will
- wind op the football sra-
. bob. Tbe morning paper's
sport page la boon ahead.
EIGHTY -SB VENTU YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, November 25, 1937
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
No.! 208
Makes
With
o TI o. 1. o
Martin jGarson
Of Labor Board
X i uuusc iu nil iu xiii
Power to Get Men -Back
to Work
Timber Salvage in Tilla
mook. County . Stopped
. by Labor Situation
GoTernor Charles H. Martin and
Mayor Joseph K. Carson of Port
land threatened 'Wednesday to
take the Portland sawmill dispute
into their own hands because of
the National Labor - Relations
Board's "Impotency" In solving
the strife.
-. In" a joint statement after a
two-hour conference, the govern
or and mayor said "The board
should admit its , Impotency and
get out right now."
They estimated 4000 sawmill
workers were unemployed because
of the 'jurisdictional fight over tne
mills between the American Fed
eration of Labor and the Commit
tee for Industrial Organization.
"We hare stqod by long enough
and-we -will see if the. board can
bring peace," they said, "but both
of us have come'to the conclusion
ing is approaching an end now.
Say Board Should
Step Out Now
"The board should step out and
giveus an opportunity to see what
we -can do. ...
"We are determined to preserve
law and order and our economic
existence In this state, and we
will do all In our power to Ret
the 'unemployed back to work.
"We will pool our efforts and
we are in complete harmony."
: They gave no Indication as to
what method they would use in
gaining a settlement of the inter
union fight that has crippled the
state's sawmill industry since: Au
gust 14. ' 1 '
Carson returned yesterday from
Washington, D.;C., where he at
tended a national conference of
mayors. While attending the con
ference, his criticism ot the board
resulted in Its decision to re-survey
the Portland situation. This
survey now is being conducted by
Charles W. Hope, Seattle, region
al director for the board.
AFL Refuses
To Accept Election
The surrey, however, struck a
snag when Portland AFL. leaders
said they would not abide by the
resnlt of a ; proposed board-conducted
election among workers.
., "As almost everyone knows, the
NLRB ,. has .; no power , to, impose
mediation or. arbitration in- af
fairs of this kind,". Hope said.' : .
Timber Salvage :. ,
Is Stopped . i 4 . --
The .Ttllamoqk county weourt,
chamber , of ; commerce and cjty
officials .'. .telegraphed the . labor,
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Burleson Is Dead
In
AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 2 4 - (Jf) -.
Heart disease : today ; claimed the'
life of Albert Sidney Burleson, 74,
postmaster general in the cabinet.
. of PresldentWoodrow WilBon and
father' of the" air. mail service.
1 Private. funeral - services were
held later, lh (he day with burial
here.1 The ritual of the Episcopal
church : was "read by ?the - Rev.
James 8." Allen; -;-V rT-';
. Burleson, . the first .Texan .to
hold 'a cabinet' position; retired
from public life' at the end of his
second . term as postmaster gen
eral, rreviouaiy ne servea i
years In congress. '
Grand . Jury - Ordered
To Make Investigation
- ;n Idaho Stale Affairs
BOISE, Ida Not. ' 2.4-py-Ada
county district court ordered to
day sv grand Jury to convene De
cember ; 7 to Investigate. Idaho
state . government affairs. ,
Willis Moftatt, Ada county
prosecuting attorney, . charging
"certain officers and employers of
the state are guilty of felonies
committed In the conduct of their
offices," requested the Inquiry. :
Moftatt mentioned no names, i
Bonus and Dividend Are
. - ' .
Announced by Company
MERIDIAN,' Conn., Nov. 24-(P)
-Roy- C Wilcox, executive vice
president of the International Silver-
company, announced tonight
that company employes would re
ceive a bonus of an extra week's
pay December 15. The distribu
tion would total about $100,900,
lie said.
The directors today voted a $2
dividend on the $7 cumulative
Gram Enters Dilute
Of Local Rest feints
ww'Mmmw . - a-r m
ww ; m m mr . -
Suggests Arbitration -of Wages and Hours in Meeting
With Restaurant Proprietors; Picketed Places
Say Goods Being Delivered by Truckers
A tentative proposal to submit to a three-man commit
tee the matter of wages to be paid and working hours to be
required by non-union Salem restaurants grew out-of a meet
ing between C. H. Gram, state labor commissioner, and four
restaurant operators late yesterday afternoon. Further dis
cussion of the plan was scheduled for Friday.
Meanwhile Joseph H. Rmdall
and Frank H. Chatas declared all
goods consigned to them had been
delivered by truck lines directly'
or via parcel post and Business-
Agent A. N. "Al" Banks of the
teamsters' union at the same time
denied "any -statement that any
union operators or employes are
making deliveries through picket
lines."
While Commissioner Gram de
clined to comment other than to
suggest that "the less said. the
better," it was understood he had
made the committee proposal aft
er he had been requested by Gov
ernor Charles H. Martin to inter
view both sides to the restaurant
operator-culinary alliance contro
versy over picketing.
"I'll hare to consult the other
side," Gram Bald, referring to the
union.
The proposal as reported on
good authority included a stipula
tion that the restaurant men
should agree to abide by what
ever wage-hour schedule the com
mittee might develop. The oper
ators, however, indicated the only
condition on which they would
uina memseives to sucn a propo
sition would be a removal of pick
ets from in front of restaurants
and of the non-union places from
the union unfair list and unimped
ed delivery of supplies.
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Claims Judge Fee
To Be Impeached
TACOMA Nov. 24-0P)-George
F. Vanderveer, Seattle attorney
for the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters, Chauffeurs and
Helpers, predicted today United
States District Judge Alger Fee, of
Portland, will face Impeachment
proceedings as a result of issuing
an injunction against the union
In Oregon, with" an unnamed Ore-'
gon senator taking an active part
in the prosecution.
Vanderveera prediction , was
made in federal district'eonrt here
durins: arguments over a similar
injunction issued in memorandum
bjt Judge O. E'Cushman. at -Seat
tle. Both, Injunctions prevent; the
anion" from -interfering with - the
distribution of beer manufactured
by .the ; Calif ornia state brewers'
association and carrying the label
of the .brewery workers' union.
Vanderveer appeared in .court
to protest against wording of the
Washington injunction, .which he
said would "make virtual slaves
of teamsters. In the course of his
argument he asserte4:V K
"The Judge ;Fee decision has
been mentioned.' I'm ' not a ; bit
afraid to say that proceedings to
impeach that gentleman will . be
launched and that : his own sena
tor wilK be one of them. I don't
know what else congress can do
when a justice just .'won't ; obey
tne law himself which he Is ap
pointed to enforce.".. . .
He was interrupted before com
pleting his statement and left the
court with it still unfinished. No
further identification of the Ore
gon .senator was given." """
"'Judge Cushman held the Wash
ington injunction in abeyance un
til Vanderveer presents further
arguments Friday.
Diminishing Rainfall Ends
Threats X)f Flood on River
The - Willamette Tiver flood
threat appeared ended yesterday
as the stream dropped back to 14
feet from a 14.3-foot crest regis
tered at midnight Tuesday, rain
fall diminished and the weather
grew cooler.-
Oec&sloMl rain today and Fri
day with snow over the mountains
was forecast by the weather bu
reau. . -.. . ,
-With .11 inch of rain falling in
the 3 4-hour ; period ending at 5
p. m. yesterday, the e a r r e n t
month's precipitation' reached'
10-39 Inches. Only in-189 1897
and 1 9 0 9 with falls of 1 . 9 9
11.57 and 10.66 inches, respec
tively, have other Novembers ex
ceeded the present In rainfall. .
All ferry service on the Willamette-river,
above, and below Salem
will remain oat of commission un
til the water recedes. Buena Vis
ta and Wheatland ferry operations
'had been discontinued yesterday.
Ok
m r r-i v
J5 vs ri
Japanese Plan to ;
Drive on Nanking
Invaders Occupy Huchow
on South Hank of
Nanking Defenses f '
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Nov. 24 Japanese
press reports - tonight said three
Japanese columns had occupied
Huchpw, on the sonth flank of the
Nanking defenses..
Chinese : torces were said to
have been driven from the strong
hold, to the tear of the main de
fense line bordering the southern
shordjof Lake TaL ; L '
Japan's army however, tempo
rarily, had suspended large scale
operations to prepare Intensively
for X 'final drive, on" Nanking,
China's evacuated capital. 'I
Defense troops also were gird
ing for an expected major clash
west .of Shanghai. About 200,000
troops were reported massed between-
Kiangyin,' the Yangtze an
chor of the defense line, and Wu
sih, to the south. '. . ' .:
The belief grew, nevertheless,
the Chinese might relinquish Nan
king with only face-saving rear
guard action' In order terparo the
capital from destructive bombard
ment, A Japanese navy spokesman
said bombing planes raided Nan
king but that results were not
known. Dispatches from Canton,
important south China port, said
100 civilians were feared killed
in a half-hour air raid.
The attack on Nanking coin
cided with foreign confirmation
.that the Chinese had acquired
Russian-made planes to bolster
air defenses of the capital. The at
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Bus Drivers Quit
In Nortlieast US
- CLEVELAND,Not. 15
(Thursday) - (Jf) A strike of
nnion bus drivers . went, into ef
fect on Greyhound lines through
out northeastern United States at
one minute after midnight today.
. Dispatchers at , G r e y h o n n d
headquarters here . said drivers
had been- instructed to stop their
busses at " the .: uearest station
where ; passengers", could . obtain
other transportation." : . ? '
Federal Labor Conciliator John
L. Conner, who arrived here: in
a special army plane from Wash
ington last, night, held constant
conferences with-company-representatives
and "leader of the
Brotherhood cf Railway. Trainmen.-
v ; . - - v- "
- 8. R.- Harvey,' assistant presi
dent of the brotherhood, said
1300 drivers', are affected in IS
states east of the Mississippi riv
er. The brotherhood is-, sole col
lective bargaining agency ifai
Greyhound drlvers.Company offi
cials ' said - approximately ,100 0
were'af f ected. ' irJZ yvzt.'h
" .The, eight Greyhound lines pre
pared . to continue operations,
calling in all furloughed men and
extra drivers.
those at -Independence and Wlf
sonville earlier. County Engineer
N. C. Huhbs said high .water and
driftwood hazards, made' it good
policy to shut down the ferry aer
vices. . : '
' The Podding ;. river overflow
across the Salem-SUverton high
way deepened to nearly five feet
yesterdaynear the bridge but this
stream was expected to recede
soon. Mill creek and Shelton ditch,
which threatened to leave 'their
banks Tuesday, both dropped yes
terday. - - -..! v.
i The Oregon Coast highway was
closed because of high water, R.
H. Baldock. state highway engi
neer announced yesterday. :: - :
- A slide was reported north of
the Coos Bay bridge wlta one-way
traffic There was another slide
9 miles south of Coqnille. A tem
porary two-way detour was re
ported 13 miles south of Port Or
ford because ot a slide.
onosai
i
Jones Reports
House Ag Bill
Finally Ready
Embraces Strict Control
With Fines for Violators
j After Referendum
House Bill : Makes no
Provision for Revenues
Required Under Bill
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-VA
controversial crop control bill im
ally was ready for house consid
eration tonight, a week and a half
after the beginning of the special
session called to enact farm leg
islation. . -
The house agriculture commit
tee completed a measure provid
ing! for strict federal control of
major crops, with fines for viola
tors of the program, whenever
two-thirds of the affected farmers
approved In national referenda.
Subject to the referenda, the
legislation provides for limitation
of the marketings of wheat, corn,
tobacco and rice growers and of
the; acreage planted by c o 1 1 o n
farmers.
No IRevenues
Are Provided
Like the bill already being de
bated in the senate. It leaves un
answered the question ot financ
ing the program beyond the
3500,000,000 appropriation auth
orized for benefit payments under
the present soil conservation-subsidy
act.
Chairman Jones (D-Tex) said
he would ask the house ways and
means committee to provide "not
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Brokers Argue on
Douglas' Demands
NEW YORK,' Nov." 24-,$ "The
inner councils of , the New York
Stock exchange were thrown into
a j controversy today by J5EC
Chairman Douglas' demand that
the exchange revise drastically its
internal setup or face sweeping
extension of federal control.
Wrath was directed at the SEC
chairman's pronouncement, but
hard verbal punches also were
thrown at the stock exchange it
self by some brokers who said the
institution virtually had invited
the scolding It received by its
conduct of recent negotiations
with the SEC. .
.Some : well - informed Wall
streeters said the controversy had
ripped open . once more the
breach in the exchange member
ship of two; years ago, when
Charles R. Gay defeated Richard
Whitney, backed . by the ex
change's so-called, "old guard" in
a bitter contest,. for presidency of
the institutiona l- -
There was no indication that
the exchange's law. committee
mdst powerful inner group was
willing to capitulate to the SEC
to reopen the negotiations for im
proved : self - regulation, : . which
broke down after the sending of
a draft of a letter, to the SEC to
Washington Monday.
omats
On Future Policy
. -
' LONDON, Nov. 24-flVBritIsW
ana . rencn aipiomais wu meet.
Monday to discuss German poli
cies outlined In ; the Hitler-Halifax
conversations and to determ
ine the , future of .the. British
French collective security ..policy.
; Prime Minister 'Neville, Cham
berlain,1 carefully .'guarding the.
aims which Chancellor Hitler laid
before Viscount Halifax, .indicat
ed he would make them , known
to France when Premier Camllle
Chautemps and Foreign Minister
Yvon Delbos come to, London.
Chamberlain told the house ot
commons that recent talks in Ger
many were "confidential? and de
iinii trt Aiam them ' beyond
saying "no pledges have' been
given." . -
The feeling persisted in diplo
matic quarters that Britain and
Germany were further from a set
tlement than ever. .
Wheeler Says States to
Oppose Loss of Water in J
j Regional Planning Bills
VJ A SWTNfSTON. Nov.
snatoi; Barton ; K. Wheeler of
Montana joined today in protests
of Rocky Mountain congressmen
against regional planning legisla
tion that might Jeopardize water
rights of individual states. '
I won't vote for any legislation
that proposes to divert the use of
Montana's waters away from Mon
tana," Wheeler asserted. Water
is tne west s greatest assec, ana jl
don't believe any of our states
will relinquish any water that
Dipl
rightfully belongs to it." , -
Strilte Tlireat
On Ford Works
MadebyCIO's
Frankensteen, UAW Ex
ecutive, Approves Strike
- - in St. Louis Plant - -
Assault Charges Against
Ford Employes Dis
missed by Detroit Judge .
DETROIT, NOV.24-()-The CIO
affiliated United Automobile
Workers threatened a spread of
strikes in Fof d assembly , plants
today a few hours after the Ford
Mptor company , won dismissal of
assault charges based on a riot
involving union members near Its
Dearborn plant May 26.
Giving official sanction to a
strike In Ford's St. Louis branch
Richard. T. Frankensteen,, UAW
assistant president, said "If I Ford
is ready for the battle, it will not
restin St. Louis long." f
He telegraphed the secretary of
the Kansas City Ford local to
"prepare for action of necessary."
Circuit Judge Lester S. Moll
dismissed, because of ' insufficient
evidence, charges "of felonious as
sault against the Ford company
and eight Individuals, seven of
them Ford employes. The charges
resulted from the beating admin
istered union members who tried
to distribute UAW literature near
the huge plant as part of a cam
paign to organize the 89,000 Ford
workers employed there.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24-iP)-A long
expected battle between the CIO's
United Automobile Workers of
America and the Ford Motor com
pany materialized today in a strike
which failed, however, to halt op
erations of the t. Louis assembly
plant. - , .
.. Milton A. Johnson, plant man
ager, asserting "Ford employes
are satisfied and want to work,"
fSaid ET men operated the assem
bly lines only 16 fewer than yes
terday. The nnion contended only
100 to 125 men entered the build
ing. The workers went to their jobs
through one of the heaviest picket
lines in the city's history, number
ing more than 1,000 men, includ
ing many members of sympathetic
CIO unions. .
Madrid Battered
By Hard Shelling
By CHARLES P. NUTTER
MADRID. Nov. 24 After
more than a month of comparative
quiet, Madrid was battered " for
more than an hour tonirht in on
of the worst spellings of the war.
, scores were believed killed and
injured: in the furious' artillery
duel, which filled Madrid's streets
witn. a continuous roar, of explo
sions.'.. Government suns answer?
ed. All parts of the citv were all
fected. .. .:; i' . j. - -., -
, The few remaining ' lights . In
Madrid flickered out as if by a
master switch with the first shell.
An overcast sky flashed with the
blaze of: battle. Thousands ' of
Madrilenos huddled sleeplessly in
spots of refue.-'.-i.4?----.;Nv,:-:r.;a
More than 1,2 0( bursts were
counted, and after each came the
crash of glass and mortar, 'and
screams, i - .- .vi -. . ' .
Above' th cannon roar the in
surgents had launched a heavy at-
tacav-t;-v-r.-.-5?. -ti
Shaivs Battle
ATo?Ovaic
i SEATTLE, : ' Nov. V 2 4HiF)-The
Seattle Seahawka and - the Spo
kane Clippers. fought to a l-$ CT
ertime tie In .a Pacific . Coast
league hockey game tonight. It
was the third Ue of the season
for the Hawks. - ? ; ;
- The. tie game thrust Seattle and
Portland In a threeway deadlock
for second place in league stand
ings. AH have five points, two be
hind Vancouver, which vleada with
seven.-
Bill Is Introduced .
. - To Subsidise Ships v
' On Inter-Coast Run
WASHINGTON, Not. 24-JP-Senator
McAdoo (D, Calif.) Intro
duced In the senate today a bill
to pay federal subsidies to oper
ators of vessels In trade -between
the Atlantic and Pacific states.-'
V Sudsldles ranging fronvtl.50
to 812 per nautical mile, depend
ing on the tonnage and speed, were
proposed. They would be paid tn
much the same manner as sub
sidies now are paid on ships en
gaged In foreign trade, McAdoo
said. ,
The measure supplements a bin
the Californlan Introduced recent
ly to eliminate Panama canal tolls
for lntercoastal vessels, :
:g .,.c:.iEFr.c-f tu::. a-"
::
rt . - . 1 5
; , j f jl;; - ' ,
Christmas Seal Sale Starts
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving; .day brings opening of the 31st annual
Christmas seal sale, funds from which go into the battle
against tuberculosis. Which means that Friday morning
the mail carriers will leave thousands of seals aH over the
countyi for this year the entire Marion county distribution
is beine conducted as a mail sale, as has beehjlone for the
Conference Quits
Without Success
BRUSSELS, Nov. 24-(jiP)-Ef-
f orts of the Brussels conference
to end the undeclared war in the
far east were thrown back tonight
to direct exchanges between the
world's capitals.
The conference adjourned in
definitely after adopting a decla
ration condemning ; the use of
armed force in disputes between
nations and strongly urging that
hostilities between Japan and
China be suspended.
Only Italy of the 19 nations
represented voted against the dec
laration. '" - Y
Arrangements were made for
recall of the conferences, when
ever its' chairman or two mem
hers "have reported that they con
sider that its deliberations can
be advantageou8lys resumed.. ::
The participating governments,
the declaration said,' meanwhile
would have time "to exchange
views - and r further .' explore ,' all
peaceful methods by' which" just
settlement of the dispute may be
attained." r"-.;
Workers Laid off
uto Factories
DETROIT, Nov.. 24 - (ff) - The
Chrysler corporattosrmoved to re
duce its payrolls' - "today ' in line
vrtth ' curtailed production Sched
ules. r-; ? 'Jvfl ; yi "
- The corporation announced that
approximately 10,009 of its.55,000
employes in Detroit plants have
been. laid . off and. the-work week
reduced from 40 to 32 hours, as
provided .for In" its! contract wjtb
the r United Automobile Workers
of AmericaThe, management said
tie workers' laid' .off were, proba
tionary and those : with the least
seniority, as provided for in the
contract. ",Z:...'SSk-"' r'.''X-,.', '
This other companies composing
the "big three,'! the Ford MotcfJ
company and General Motors cor
poration; said they had made no
general- cuts in employment.
i The Ford company, which start
ed production of new-models later
than other manufacturers, has not
yet ; completed stocking, its deal
ers. General Motors said Its total
employment this week was ap
proximately' 2000 less than last
month.- ,.-..'!"...
Quezon9? , Condition Is
Reported Much Improved
MANILA, Nov. 2 5- Thursday)
-P-The condition of Common
wealth Pres. Manuel L. Quezon,
operated on for appendicitis Tues
day, showed marked improvement
today. - ; ; f ;4 v - - ) ;.;" .fx fx
" , Wilson Reelected
SPOKANE, iWash Nov. 24-(ff)-John
A. Wilson, of Stanford,
MonU was re-elected a member
of the farm credit board ot the
Spokane district, comprising
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana, today, i
Day in County
vpast few years in tne city oi saiem.
The safe in this county is spon
sored by the Marion 'County Pub
lic Health association, which from
the 1936 seal sale paid $1300 to
the Marion county department of
health for tuberculosis testing and
foUow-up work. -
The 1936 seal sale made possi
ble a record number of tuberculin
tests, 4033. in Marion county, and
sponsors hope to see an even larg
er figure roll up as result of In
creased funds obtained in the 193?
sale.
The complete list ot zone chair
men 4or the Marion county, sale
outside Salem, announced yester
day by Mrs. C. I. Dunlap of Lib
erty, county chairman, follows :
. Aurora, Mrs. P. O. Ottaway;
Jefferson, Mrs. Earl Miller; Hub
bard, Mrs. .. George . Grimp; - St.
Paul, Mrs. Carl Smith; Mill City,
Mrs. Ed Davis; Woodburn, Mrs
Carl:Huher; Gervals, Mrs. Robert
Harper ; - Brooks, Mrs. Ronald
Jones:. - Sllverton city; Mrs. ; Dale
Lamar; SUverton rural. Miss Rita
Rahnt Mt. . Angel, Mrs. 'Arthur
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French in Search
lratbrs
-. PARIS,- Nov. 24-53)-The Gov
ernmehfs search for plotters ac
cused of conspiring to establish e
royal dictatorship,. - in -- .France
'spread today to ' retired-: officers
of the national defense force. '
- While retired naval ComdrV Joseph-
Le Maresquier and Sergeant
Aviator tCheron -' were ' held for
questioning, sarete nallonale In
spectors searched the home of re
tired Aviation Gen. Edouard Du-
seigneur. :' X'X. ;
- They took the general to head
quarters for : examination. r;
v- He previously had : been . ques
tioned concerning v activities of
Les Cagoulards (The 'Hooded
Ones)';- under Investigation since
mid-September and now. believed
by the authorities to have been
linked with the dicUtorship plot.
- - The surete said, there would be
many arrests within the next few
days. X--Jr-'rixXi
i -.The government , ordered the
suirete - to use : all resources to
crush, ithe; secret, revolutionary.
group which ' Minister of Interior
Marx - Dormoy announced last
night had plotted to turn France
into a dictatorship under a king.
;.' Te surete natlonale announc
ed the name of. the plotters or
ganisation was "Csar." the Ini
tials for "Comite Secret d'Action
Revolutlonnalre." "-
Crab fishermen Vote
-; In r Favor' of Co-op
... 'ASTORIA, Nov. 24 Elec
tion returns from the Warrenton,
WestpOrt and Newport locals of
the Crabfishermen's -division oi
the Pacific Coast Fishermen's un
ion showed a slight majority fav
oring a proposed coOperatlve''pro-
duclng and selling plan. :' "
The Coo bay local, with half
the total membership, .was expec
ted to oppose it, :: - . . -r -.Jl
board representing each port
would be authorized to regulate
fishing and tales.
Consp
UtiKty Heads
Confer, Agree
To Start Work
Carlisle and Willkie Dis
cuss , Utility Problems
With Chief Executive
Prudent '. Investment Fa
vored as. Rate Base for "
- Future Valuation
WASHINGTON. -.Nov. 24-UPY-
T h e Roosevelt . administration
made peace with a large segment
of the private power industry to?
aoy and - received virtual assur
ance that at least 1112,000,900 of,
new construction would be start
Ad tn rpmpffv hnsinsaa tTl
Floyd L. Carlisle, chairman ot
the Consolidated Edison company
ana tne Magara Hudson Power
company, told reporters ; after a
White House conference he was
in .substantial agreement with
President ; Roosevelt's power
views and that he expected to co-
uyerait uu me privme nome
construction drive the adminis
tration is now organizing.
Government officials Bald the
two companies headed by Carlisle
constitute the world's greatest
electric generating system, from
the standpoint of power produc
tion. ! ' i
Carlisle Visit
One of Series I '
Carlisle's vlsft to the White
House was one ot a series by pri
vate power executives,: resulting
from the ! president's recent offer
to make peace with the industry
and limit, government Competi
tion to its present proportions It .
the power companies would agree
to change their; method of valu
ing properties for rate-making
purposes.; J !
"I think the fears of govern
ment competition are very much
lessened by the discussions that
have taken place," Carlisle said.
. He said he expected the con -solidated
K- Edison company "to
spend 1100,000.000 in the next
two years by ordering equipment
and expanding power distribution
into areas where new homes
would be built under terms of
legislation - to be proposed by the
president later this week. Consol
idated Edison serves the " New
York city area. !
There also were signs of pro
gress in JNew1 York today in the
peace negotiations through which
the administration and private
utilities avowedly hope te end
their long feud and clear the way
for power company construction ,
totaling between Sl,250,O0t,00 -and
$1,500,000,000. ,- '. '
Willkie Endorses . -Prudent
Investment . - .
. Wendell L. Willkie, 7 president.
of the Commonwealth and South
ern corporation,- -who conferred .
with the president yesterday, an-'
uuuutcu r mere t n wvuia recom
mend utilities he valued s of
thisJ dati" byj. existing rules: laid i
down by the supreme court, and
that , the "prudent . investment"
ttlOAM Wa ajlitta4' liAAnlM
vu wa wu uv(ikcu aais caiicii t . -. -
i ' PGE ; Head NonCommktal
jSAN FRANCISCO, .Ker. 2 4-P)
cif Ic Gas; & i Electric , company,
said today-, he had ; no; comment
on 'tke discussions "on utility con
struction, problems-held today by
President Roosevelt iwith; power
company officials., j - v
-' The Pacific CSa & ertrit? mm.
pany has a 1937 program pt uw
than : 1 8,000,000 of ;;n?wN cea-
struction and expansions; and it "
baa a number 3f power plants in
the planning stage, i
' Companies Fear , Damage - ,
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.,, Nov;
24 r - DlilitiesS9aiHng the,
Tennessee Valley authority power
program sought today to prove to
a three-judge federal court. . that
few unaupplied markets-for eiec-"
trlcity remain '- In " southeastern
states. ' : : , , , t
"In proving this,?, said S. D. I.
Jackson, utilities - attorney, "we
will show that ; Invasion - of our
territory; by the TVA will defin
itely;, cause ' us great damage. ' --:
Olympia Goet Over Top
For Its Community Chest
OLYMPIA, Nov. 23 HJPr- Th
Community Chest drive went over
the top here today In their cam '
paign to raise $21,900, Maurice
Springer, chairman, announced to
night, as the campaign, closed.
B
ALL AD E
of TODAY
fit R O.
I -
The turkey's in the pot today
with lots of meat along its
shanks; though small may be
our weekly pay and slim our
' balances In hanks, well shout a
Ton d "hip-hip-hurray and
drown - out moans of doleful
cranks, for on this gladsome
holiday there's much for which
we should give thanks. " ;-