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PAGE TWO Thl OREGON STATES HI AN. Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, December 21, 193? Pickets' Trial Is Under Way Advisory Jury Is Asked to Rule Upon Facts; Vandalism Noted (Continued from paga 1) of this menace. Safety Director Eliot Ness said the inquiry "is only beginning." Conriction on today's Indict ments, brought under state extor tion statutes, would bring sen. tences ot one to 25 years for tbe defendants, all representatires of unions affiliated with the Ameri can Federation of Labor. DETROIT, Dec. Zo.-i-The city of Dearborn was upheld today by Federal Judge Edward J. Uoinet in its controrersy with tbe United Automobile- Workers of America over distribution of lit erature at the gates of the Rouge plant of the JFord Motor Co. In upholding the legality of at traffic ordinance which makes the area adjacent to the Ford ylant t prohibited, sone for hawkers. Tenders and distribu tors, the court held that regard less of whom it affected it was the right and the duty of Dear born police to enforce any law or ordinance deemed necessary tor the protection-of lives and property. Judge Molnet dec'ared the- right ot free press had not "been denied. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20-JP) 'An Independent union, in one of the first elections ever held by the national labor relations board for employes of a power til it t. won orer the CIO today in a rote to determine the col lectire bargaining representative of the physical forces of the Pa cific Gas & Electric company. Mra. Alice M. iRosseter. re- rlonal director of the labor re Ution board, announced the fol lowing results: California Gas ti Electric Employes' union, 3, tnftr CIO United Electrical & Eadio Workers, 2,254. Shnrtlv -after the result was reborted: the CIO union an nounced it had filed a complaint with the labor board accusing the company ot "coercion," and aiwprtine the election result did not represent tbe wishes ot the company workers. 1 Holman Points to Democracy Perils (Continued -from page 1 must beware of the ambitions of those who seek leadership, while lacking the moral courage to as sume the personal hazards and responsibilities which true leader ship demands." "This is no time for men who seek rotes rather than espouse principles; who trim their sails to every wind that blows, and tem porize with the sinister forces that are undermining our government today." Holman declared that persons who commit personal violence, who trespass on private properly, or obstruct traffic in public sireeis r highways should be suppressed promptly by the constituted au thorities; and urged citizens who witness acts of intimidation or violence or disorder to report the same to public authorities. Holman also warned against fi nancial excesses which bring the rain of public credit, saying, "If governments will not hold their expenditures, within the limits of their tp venues, disaster, botn to the government and to the people Is Inevitable." PORTLAND, Dec. 21,-(flVJohn D. M. Hamilton, chalrm? of the republican national committee. told party leaders here tonight a definite decline in President Roosevelt's .popularity "started with the supreme court fight, continued through attempts to vsurp the power of the whole gov ernment and grew through the continued-increase in the cost of living." . ilrs, Gus Moult on Dies ; Funeral Today, Portland Mrs, Gus Moulton of Portland died Sunday afternoon at the Multnomah hospitals She wUl be remembered as Mollis Bernard! and Is a sister of J. A. Bernard! of Salem. Funeral services will be held today at FIndley'a and burial t Riverside cemetery. 1 . -Added-Mickey Moose Wait! Rig Hits Hay the State Art Certificate No EH This Certificate entitles you to one week's Set of Four Pictures upon payment of only 39c (46c if by mail). i -IMPORT A XT- Be sure to order Set So. 1 if yoa have that or sob sequent seta, order the next umbered Set of Four. Wiih-Hoggfs Appliance Staff i v . . .1 f . . . , A!v- - J ; Left, Miss Lola Walton who has Just joined the appliance department of Hogg Bros, store here. An experienced home economist of wide experience, Miaa Walton will have charge wt swperrfotosi and dem onstration, with Miss Dm-lene Robertson, right, as her assistant, f -J : O '. 4 Road Petitions Filed With Court Bunker Hill, Hubbard and Mission Bottom Areas - Are Represented Four ;road petitions were filed with the county court yesterday by residents of the Bunker Hill, Mission i Bottom and Hubbard dis tricts. The Heltzel estate and 27 oth er signers offered labor and the use of teams if the court would improve the Bunker Hill road as a standard graveled county road from the J. W. Bolding farm to the South River road intersection, a distance of less than one-halt mile. The petition says. the road referred to is at present impass able during the winter Removal of the stop sign at the junction of the Wheatland ferry road and the Salem-St. Paul road at McNary's corners was urged In a petition signed by Mrs. V. 0. Keeley and 25 others. After the sign there was torn up several times the county court ordered the present one embedded in concrete. Another petition from the same vicinity, signed by Theodore Jel derks and 11 others asked that the market road through MiBsion Bot tom north from the hill to the St Paul-Newberg highway be either oiled or otherwise surfaced next summer. ' C. C.: Heifer and others submit ted a petition for the development of a 3 75-yard1 road in the DimmlcK tracts near Hubbard as a county road to serve eight families. New Citizens Are Guests at Dinner Thirty members ot the YMCA citizenship class who recently re ceived their citizenship papers were honored at a turkey dinner in the Y Saturday night. Col. Carle Abrams, chairman of the education1 committee, ex pressed deep appreciation for the faithful work carried on for many years; by C A. Kells,, general sec retary of the Y, In conducting these classes. The speaker also gave an, inspirational talk concern ing United States citizenship and the freedom which it entails, dif fering from the privileges of cit izenship in any other country. Ha emphasized that freedom and li cense should not be confused. J. J.L Fitzsimmons was another speaker. Musical numbers includ ed a Norwegian song by Selma Hanson, a solo by William Dun vllle, jr., with C. E. Wheeler as accompanist, and the singing of the national anthem ot the coun tries from which several of the new citizens came. Pinal Rites Held Here for Coshow Funeral services for the late Oliver P. , Coshow, ex-member of the state supreme court, who died here Saturday night were held Monday afternoon. Members of the supreme court acted , as honorary pallbearers. The body was taken last eight to Roseburg where grave side services will be held at 1:30 p. m. today. . LAST DAY 56 r lJv ' 'RterlerreW, Home Economist On Hogg's Staff Miss Lulu Walton Is New Member; Gives Advice About Appliances Miss Lulu Walton, a home economist of wide experience, is a new member of the appliance department, staff of Hogg Bros. store, 325 Court street, and will have charge of supervision and demonstration of appliances. The Hogg Bros, management announces that the company will through Miss Walton's activities provide; valuable information and service ito housewives desirous of gaining broader knowledge of the use of their electrical appliances. She began her work Monday and will be glad to assist any custo mer desirous of becoming better informed on the operation of ap pliances sold by the company. Miss Walton has many friends in Salem and is looking forward to renewing these acquaintances in her work with Hogg Bros. She will be assisted by Miss Darlene Robertson. Hogg Bros, also revealed Mon day that important announce ments in regard to store demon strations will be made right after the holidays. Institutions Need Tons of Bon-Bons More than 1 tons of candy will be required for the state charges Christmas day, Dan J. Fry, state purchasing agent, an nounced yesterday. Orders also have been placed for a ton of nuts and approx imately 40 cases of oranges. ' More than 2500 patients and attendants will partake of Christ mas dinner at the Oregon state hospital while nearly half that number will participate in a Christmas program arranged at the state penitentiary. Turkey purchases for Christ mas will aggregate less than 800 pounds, the state purchasing agent said. Both the state hos pital and penitentiary raise tur keys for their own use. Two Barber Shops Hit by Vandalism t Two local non-union barber hops were the targets of vandal ism, over the weekend," a window In the Liberty street shop at 223 North. Liberty being broken for the third time by a rock and the Ray Hunt shop on Fairgrounds road attacked for the second time. The damage to their shops was discovered by the owners Sunday but police said no report as to the time of the vandalism had been made to them. The Liberty street shop, besides having a similar attack made on it recently, was also showered with black paint some time ago. One Oregon Youth Is Rhodes Winner SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec. 20,-(P) -One candidate each from North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and OregonwonJiere today the north wesf district's four Rhodes schol arships. ' They were: Grant McConneli, Portland, Ore.; Charles Jellnek, Miles City, Mont.; Leigh Gerdln, Sheyenne, N. D.. and Robert M Mulr, Laramie, Wyo. The five-man examining board announced the scholarship win ners after eight hours of continu ous interviewing of the 12 candi dates from six states. ; - STARTS WEDNESDAY --. ' - -' ' - - - i Two Features "Sudd Dorn LAST" TIMES TODAY Jones inV AJwlj BUI rr Zane Grey's "BORN TO THE WEST Irene Dunne THEO DORA GOES 1 WELD- Refugees not Able to Leave Hankow Region Becoming Dangerous, Civilians May Be Evacuated (Continued from page 1) previously made by American na val officers and British, American and .Italian civilian survivors ot the attack December 12. The army version not only was at variance with that of the sur vivors and the Tokyo foreign of fice but contradicted itself. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-(flV The United States government re affirmed today a policy of main taining protection for Americana in the Sino-Japanese war zone. Answering a letter from Sena torSmathers (INJ), who favored the withdrawal of American ships and citizens from the dan gar zone, Secretary of State Hull said the present "does not seem an opportune moment." The secretary asserted that the government long had expected to withdraw American ships and cithrens from the tar east, but only "when their appropriate function Is no longer called for." In a situation such aa now pre vails." he wrote Senator Smatbers, many of our nationals cannot suddenly disavow, or cut them selves off from the past, nor can the American government sudden ly disavow its obligations and re sponsibilities." A new demand for withdrawal of American ships and troops came from Representative Cannon (D- Wis.) in a radio address tonight. He charged that the American gunboat Panay was not carrying refugees at the time it was sunk by Japanese airplanes, but was "protecting the property of the Standard Oil company and con voying their oil boats through the line of fire." The Call Board HOLLYWOOD Double bill, Ramon Novarro and Lola Lane in "The Sheik Steps Out" and Gene Autry in "Public Cowboy No. 1." ' 'Wednesday D o u b 1 e bill. "She's No Lady" with Ann Dvorak and John Trent and "The Man Who Cried Wolf" with Lewis Stone, Barbara Read and Tom Brown. Friday-D o u b 1 e bill, the Three Mesquiteers in "The ' Heart of the Rockies" and "Married Before Breakfast with Robert Young and Florence Rice. GRAND t Today Double bill, Richard Dix and Fay Wray in "It Happened in Hollywood" and "Think Fast Mr. Moto" with I Peter Lorre. Wednesday D o u b 1 e bill, Movito in "Paradise Isle" and Don Terry in "Paid to Dance." Saturday Jane Withers In "45 Fathers." i ELSIXORE Today Double bill, "Merry , Go Rouad of 1938" with 20 big stars and "Danger Pa trol" with Harry Carey and John Beall. Wednesday D o u b I e bill, "They Won't Forget" with Claude Raines and Stuart Erwin In "Small Town Boy." Friday matinee Regular Mickey Mouse matinee, 12:30 p. m. Instead of Sat urday this week) and next. Saturday Double bill, v4 big days, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis and Olivia DeHavil land In "Itfs Love I'm Af ter" and Fred Stone in "Quick Money." CAPITOL Today D o n b 1 e bill, Zane Grey's ."Born to the West" with Buster Crabbe and John Wayne and Irene Dunne in "Theodora Goes Wild." Wednesday D onbla bill, Wheeler and Woolsey in "High Flyers" and Buck Jones in "Sudden Bill Dorn." STATE Today Claudette Colbert Charles Boyer and Joan Bennett in "Private Worlds" and Anna Stein . and Henry Wilcoxon in "Two Who Dared." Thursday-E a s t ern circuit vaudeville and Ethr Ralston and Regis Toomey In, "Shadows of the Orient." Saturday Morning kiddies club matinee and midnight i prevue. - I SB '1 1 WBVMHMMSBH L-L tftfP I Ia2 Last Times Tonight Ramon Novarro Gene Autry "Public The Sheik Steps Out" carrot KUBsa-Yw ffi&D SHOD. AmuleS "r. a mm owvmu Hcrwt . AXD 2ND FEATURE hit Newman Heads Chamber, 1938 Christmas Message Given by Baxter Based Upon Bethlehem Visits Barkley A. Newman was elect ed president of the Salem cham ber of commerce for 1938 when the annual election was held at Monday's luncheon. He will take office, succeeding W. W. Chad wick, at the first meeting in Jan uary. There will be no chamber luncheon next week. Clifford Harold was elected vice-president, Silas Gaiser, sec re tary, and Lelf Bergsvik, treasurer. Department heads who will also serve as directors were elected as follows: i Harry Scott, social; H. L. Stiff. civic; E. H. Bingenheimer, Indus krlal: Reynolds Allen, legislative; Percy Blundell, agricultural Tells of Bethlehem President Bruce R. Baxter of Willamette university was the speaker Monday, presenting a Christmas message based upon bis own visits to Bethlehem and the legends he heard recounted there. , The fact that the three wise men were led to Jesus' birthplace by the best knowledge of their day, might be an answer to people of today who base an apologetic attitude toward religion upon sci ence while forgetting that there are realms into which science does not extend. Dr. Baxter said. The mention that there was "no room in the inn" for Joseph and Mary might also provide a thought for modern observers of Christ mas, for whom the gift-giving cus tom crowds out the religious sig nificance, the speaker mentioned. Salvation Army's Receipts Are low More needy people and two thirds less money to provide for them such is the picture pre sented by the Salvation Army as Christmas approaches, with only a scattering tinkle of coins into the kettles the Army has placed, in accordance with its custom, on downtown streets in Salem. Adjutant J. Allen reports that the receipts of the street kettles are two-thirds reduced from the figures of a year ago, ad unless they improve, it will be impossi ble to meet the demands made upon the Army at Christmas time. It was pointed out that al though the Army was one of the participating agencies in i the Community Chest, the normal re ceipts from the kettles were de ducted from the Army's budget as approved by the chest commit tee. 200 Employes to Start UCIC Wprk Approximately 200 persons will be employed In he claims and em ployment divisions of the state un employment compensation , com missioned here January 1, T. Mor ris Dunne, member of the com mission declared Monday. First payment of claims under the act will be mpde late in Jan uary, he saidi Examinations involving service accountants and claim deputies have been completed and examin ations for clerks, such as typists and stenographers, will be held January 3. AH original assignments to po sitions will be temporary pending compilation of permanent service records. Administrative offices of the commission are located in the did Salem high school building. Rotary Troop to Hold Investiture Rotary troop No. 1. Boy Scouts, will hold an investiture ceremony tonight at the Rotary hut on the Leslie junior high school grounds. There will be eight new members installed under the direction of B. Brunei Richards, scoutmaster. Supper will be served at 7 o'clock and parents and interested friends are invited to attend. The new members are James Richardson. James Mehloff, James Baker, Wilmer Graham, Robert Mack. Dean Ray, Quinton Nelson and Kenneth Wolfe. Other troop members taking part in, the can dlelight service are Charles Ba ker, Burrell Birch, Donald Clark, Charles Johnson, Jack Pollock, Byron Ray and Robert Tompkins. Stunts and demonstrations will also be put on by the troop. ? mm mm II Vl- U H i t I MM s-i I I 11 11 r H If I S' I V J I 11 11 11' U L . - a ' las , i ' a mm s m m m m i i u - ft y TI I I 11 I 11 11 fl 1 i ! V A ' 1 - Ballot Title Suit Slated Wednesday The suit of the . Oregon Mer chants Legislative league con testing the ballot title on its initiative measure to legalize vir tually all forms of gambling and lotteries will be heard by the state supreme court Wednesday, it was announced yesterday. i The league charged " that the ballot title prepared by Van Winkle was "unfair, false and partial." Carl Hogg Heads Business League i Anti-Racketeering -Work; in Past Year Is Reported Resolutions Passed i At a meeting of the Business Men's league, held last evening at the chamber of commerce, Carl Hogg was elected president for the year 1938, Clarence- J. Hamilton, vice president, and: C. E. ' Wilson, secretary and trea surer. Directors elected were Frank Chatas, Floyd M White, Donald J. Madison, Clifford E. Farmer and Ira J. Fitts. Philip H. Holmes, president of the league for 1937, reported: on the work done during the year to prevent various racketeering and especially that of out of town advertising solicitors. The league went on record as opposed to soliciting of any kind by telephone. It also urged bus iness and professional men to de- ma d cards of endorsement by the league from those who had spe cial advertising schemes to pre sent. Ordinances Stndied The secretary was instructed to write for copies of peddling ordinances from several cities in the valley in order to help the ! board in its Study ot an ordin ance that would prevent to some extent the great nuisance known as "door bell . ringing." The first meeting of the league will be held early in the year at the call of the new president. Fight on Freight Increase Opened PORTLAND, Dec. 20.-(P)Rep-resentatives of Washington and Oregon commodity groups confer red here today on plans to com bat a proposed 15 per cent in crease in railroad freight rates at a scheduled interstate commerce commission hearing in January. Spokesmen contended the in crease would harm the railroads, threatening destruction to such western industries as turkey grow ing, and crippling fruit, livestock, wheat, canned goods, and egg pro duction. "Farmers and stockmen have cut their production costs to a minimum. While the railroads continue to be milked in tens of millions by Wall Btreet manipula tors and by unnecessary duplica tions of service," Arthur M. Geary, attorney for the farm rate council, said. Those attending included Solon T. White, Salem, state director of agriculture. Qiristmas Safety Urged by Martin Governor Charles H. Martin yesterday issued a letter urging the citizens of Oregon to cooper ate in the nationwide sate Christ mas driving program of the na tional safety council. The governor said last year's Christmas toll aggregated nore than 4290 persons. "I am sure that all our good citizens will, give special thought to safety during the Christmas and New Year seasons, so that tragedy need not mar the Joyqhs- ness of the holidays," Governo Martin's letter read. Three Injured in Head-on Smashup (Continued from page 1) the highway on the left hand side going south. The engine of the Burnett car was better than half way driven up under the dash, the steering wheel was broken several times and one of the lights was found 15 feet from the wreck Glass littered the highway for 50 feet on either side of where the colliding automobiles came to rest. Flood Damage Major Catastrophe Here Possible, Geologist Sayg at Hearing (Continued from page 1 ) of valley land now good only for pasture would be increased in crop value by $8,000,000, Dr. Warren F. Powers of Oregon State college, pointed out. He said he represented the Oregon reclamation congress and 125 reclamation and drainage dis tricts. He declared three-quar ters of a million acres of "wet lands in the valley could be made to produce $7,500,000 more in crops if they were properly drained and protected from flood overflows. Iebanoa District Recites Dangers Eastern Linn county farmers live, in fear of the time vwhen the South Santiam river may cut a channel into Mill creek und follow a new course to the Wil lamette, inundating thousands ot acres of land as it spreads, the engineers were told by John Mot ley, fanner residing near Leba non. Control of the North fOTk of the Santiam river "is a matter of necessity," Harley Libby, rep resenting south Marion county farmers declared. He said it was a case of "either control peak floods or abandon our lands." ' From the same district, G. W. Potts, state Farm union presi dent, asserted "there is no guar antee against a repetition of the flood ot 1861" because the hills then tree-covered have since been denuded. D. E. Turnidge was a later spokesman for the same territory. After Secretary KJpp had in formed the engineers that "a steamboat operated where this aimor now stands during the 1890 flood," R. C. Shepherd of Spring Valley added that "there's a possibility that some day there will be a torrential flood In all tributaries of the Willamette river simultaneously and that la what we want to avoid." Recreat ional developments were seen by Fred Bauer of Day ton as one phase of the valley project. He predicted that if tbe flow of the stream were con fined and made more even throughout the year countless summer homes would spring up along the valley s stream, swim ming resorts would increase in number and boating as recrea tion would take a new lease on life. "The way the river is now In our district It is neither beau tiful nor accessible at extreme low water," Bauer explained. Conservation of water along the North Santiam river would make It possible for the city of Stay ton to increase its industrial payroll from a present $300,000 year to $1,000,000, George Keech forecast. He said that at present the city is short of wa ter power in the late summers and a curtailment of Industrial operations may result next Aug ust. Federal aid In executing the giant improvement project is ab solutely necessary because Ore gon farms already carry a heavy burden of taxation because the taxable land is only a small part of the total lands in the state, Charles V. Galloway, told the board. Detailed data concerning pres ent and future possibilities from Irrigation were presented by State Engineer C. E. Stricklln. Other speakers included: L. W. Coiner, Cottage Grove city engineer; C. Cornutt of In dependence, who said many acres of fertile lowlands In his district would be thickly settled if the flood threat could be eliminated; Clyde Williamson. Albany, for the Greater Willamette Valley association; RJJ. Besse, for the Northwest resources board; Mar shall N. Dana, Portland develop ment " enthusiast; Ormond R. Bean, chairman, state planning board; Carl H. Francis, Dayton; Ray S. Gill, state grange master; Claud Buchanan, Corvallis; Dr. Warren D. Smith. University of Oregon geologist; Dr. C. . D. Oberg, Lane county; W. D. B. D o d s o n , executive secretary. Portland chamber of commerce; A. G. Selby. for the farm secur ity administration. S FT lc If You Have Always Wanted a Bird Never Has There gBeen a. More Opportune Time to Carry Out the. Desire We Are Our Entire CANARIES PARAKEETS LOVE BIRDS AT BARGAIN PRICES All Birds Must Be Sold by Christmas We will continue to carry complete line of Cages,, Stands and All Bird Supplies Also Goldfish Bowls Aquariums - Fish Food A Wide Selection from which to Choose I I CAPITAL FEED & SEED COMPANY 9 14 p? 177 S. Commercial Not Guilty, Plea Of Mrs. Ledford ST. HELENS, Ore., Dec. 20-(P)-Mrs. Agnes Ledford, charged with lirst degree murder In con nection with the alleged poison deaths of her stepdaughters, Dorothy and. Ruth, pleaded innocent today before Circuit Judge Howard K. Zimmerman. The judge will return here January 17, when he is expected to set a trial date. Jason Lee Plans Christmas Party Community Affair Tonight Church School Program Is Set Thursday Jason Lee Memorial M. E. -church will conclude its Christmas festivities this week with a com munity and church party spon sored by the Brotherhood tonight and a church school program Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. The event tonight, starting at 7:30 o'clock, will include several interesting features and a short Program. Among program num bers will be a 10-minute talk, "Keeping Christmas In India," by Clare McFarlane. Climax of the Thursday night program, in which all departments of the Sunday school will parti pate, will be the play, "White Christmas" by Dorothy Clarke Wilson, directed by Miss BeuUh Graham. Main parts will be taken by Daisy Minton, Robert Mickey, Clayton Anderson, Esther May De Vore, Jack Naderman. Clare Mc Farlane and Carol Clark. Warreu Biggerstaff is stage manager. Bus Loading Zone Changes Ratified (Continued from page 1) that the highway commission could not lawfully turn out the lights. The council passed an ordi nance authorizing the issuance and sale of improvement bonds in the sum of $48,107.30, approving the form of bonds, and declaring an emergency. All bills introducing ordinances for street improvements were ta bled until the next meeting of the council. In the absence of Mayor V. E. Kutan, Alderman David O'Hara was elected mayor pro tem and presided at last night's session. Hoogerhyde Gets One Year in Jail - (Continued from page 1) mileage for nine prosecution wit nesses $92.80 and for 12 defense witnesses $153.40. Paul F. Burri's, one of the two defense attorneys appointed by Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan. filed a bill for $67.35, including a $45 fee and $27.35 for mileage, meals and hotel expense. The oth er attorney, Edwin Keech, had not yet filed a claim. Hoogerhyde had not been re turned to the local county jail last night. Deputy District Attorney Joseph B. Felton said he did not know when the transfer would be made. Starts Wednesday . TWO FEATURES They And Hit No. 2 Stuart Erwin in "Small Town Boy" LAST TIMES TODAY Merry-Go-Round 1938- 10 Stars "Danger Patrol" with Sally Ellen John Deal IT3 n Won't forget This CHRISTMAS 1 , You Can Have a M BIRD Closing Out Stock of Birds Phone 8533 r i3 A luM 1. m km Amm Imu Aum.A
