Basketball Dozens of basketball games of Interest to Salem . sport fans are played each weekend. The Statesman baa the news first. Weather Unsettled with, rain, to day, rain Monday; Max. Temp. Saturday SI, Min. 40, rirer 0.7 feet, rain .09 Inch, south-southwest wind. poUNDno 1651 EIGHTY-SEVENTH VKAK Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, January 30, 1938 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 265 even Quo estioned mlPorttlaiid. U J N K tii' iV .' - A.1I I iV 1 1111 11 II -. -V V II ti ll .Bomlb Case Anvil Chorus Is H&t&'dv ! . 5r Over Reames SeMition o- But Appointee Voices Praise Of Bonneville Medford Attorney Named t by Governor Also for j Social Security Hosch Views His Choice :; as Showing Martin's New Deal Attitude PORTLAND, Jan. 2-;P)-Dr. J. F. Hosch, president of the Peo ple's Power league, termed the appointment of E?an Reames,: of Medford- to replace Frederick Steiwer in the United States sen ate "another Indication of Gov ernor MarMn's contempt for the new. deal." r "Governor Martin's selection of a power trust attorney tor the . United States senate will make it more difficult than ever to give all the people the benefits ; of Bonneville dam," .Hosch said.' Reames was formerly attorney for the California-Oregon Power company. Quelled today as to his views on Bonneville, Reames replied "I want to see the president's program go through. "The fact that I represented the company makes no differ ence," he - added. "If .one. can't be above those things he had better go home. . t y Reames' described "social secur ; lty as "one of the most wonder ful things I ever saw too bad it didn't start 25 years ago." "No. I don't believe in spend ing the reserves for current ex penses, he went on. "Putting In an IOU is another form of in flation. We must not shake the people's confidence." Regarding' war: "We should keep out of all foreign entangle ments that we cin. .We must de velop our air defense and with it our navy. We must be suffi ; ciently armed to keep the respect of the most greedy nations. The government cannot be parsimon ious. War? No. Everyone want's reace. I know no "one who does n't." . .' Albert Evan Reames, democrat, prominent Medford attorney was appointed Saturday by Governor Martin to serve out the unexpired term of Frederick Steiwer as United States Senator from Ore gon. Stelwer's resignation,' received at the executive'1 department here ea"Vly yesterday, is effective Mon day night. Names of more than 40 prom inent Oregon men were said to have been presented to Governor (Turn to page 2, col.. 5) 0 dditics the TV in exes BUTLER, Pa., Jan. 29-jP)-Be- case Judge jo an ti. Wilson s Siuu watch wouldn't keep time with the courthouse ' clock, the case against Fred Huselton of Butler, convicted by an, alderman of shooting deer a few minutes be fore the season opened at 9 a.m last November 29 was dismissed today. . Game Protector Troy C. Burns claimed Huselton shot a deer sevj eral minutes before 9 o'clock. Hu selton said the shooting occurred at three minutes past the hour. Judge Wilson pointed out: "I have watch that I paid 1100 for and it can't keep time with the courthouse clock, or oth er public time pieces around town. "Case dismissed." BALTIMORE, Jan. 20--Mrs. William H. George told the court today her husband, sup. ported by her parents for three years, deserted k her when bis parents 'bought a place In the conntry so that he could raise chickens. ' "Divorce granted, said Judge Samuel K. Dennis. . " BAR HARBOR, Me., Jan. 29-(j!P)-A dollar mouse 40,000 ot them was the Rockefeller Foun dation's latest contribution today toward man's fight - against can cer. The $40,000 gift -to the Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial laboratory . here, said Dr. Clarence C. Little, director, would allow the cancer research - Institution to stabilize production of its aristocratic col ony ot 40,000 mice. The domesticated animal settle ment, largest and most blue-blooded in the world, provides scien tists with uniform strains neces sary for cancer research. . - Intrigue Hinted In Her Escape Escape of Ana Saavedra de Mlra- vete after allegedly confessing she hired two men to slay her husband, the wealthy Miguel de Miravete, former congressman and high 'customs official, has aroused national , Interest In Mexico. Observers predict grave political exposures If she is re captured, and hint that her escape was sanctioned by cer tain officials. President Praises osc of Dance Infantile Paralysis Fight Aided; 15,000 Parties Held Over Nation WASHINGTON. Jan. 29 -m President Roosevelt told the na tion tonight that it was "glor ious" to have his birthday util ized for a national campaign against the scourge of infantile paralysis. He thanked contributors to the new national foundation for in fantile paralysis, in an address broadcast from- the White House His message was directed es pecially to those attending 15,000 talis throughout the country, celebrating his fifty-sixth birth day tomorrow, and to tens of thousands of others who had sent coin contributions directly to the White House. "My heart goes ont in grati- (Turn to page 2, coi. 1) ; " Purp Roosevelt Lauds Birthday Dance Purpose; in Good Health, Report - 4 i' : i I;- it A recent picture of President Roosevelt who celebrates Ma Kfith hlrth . day today, although the nation wgnc iu uancrs iot we oeueut oi ine new iounoation to combat la fantiie paralysis. . r - Steiwer Action Puts Life Into State Politics Odd Lot of Aspirants to His Job Importunes Governor Martin Silence of Rufus Holman and Earl Snell Means They're Listening By C. A. SPRAGUE The resignation of Frederick Steiwer galvanized sluggish poli tics Into life in Oregon last week. Democrats of high and low de gree made way by telegraph, tele phone and in person to get Gov. Martin's attention either in their own behalf or for the sake of friends. While the list numbered about 40, many were a drab lot, of about democratic-state-repre-sentatlve-from- Multnomah - coun ty calibre, and only a few meas ured up to the standard the gov ernor desired. Among those given closest consideration, aside from Evan Reames, the appointee, were Edgar Smith of Portland, Senator Bill Strayer of Baker and B. F. Irvine famed blind editor emeritus of The Portland Journal. No sooner was the appointment made than the anvil chorus bet gam Doc Hosch, president of the FPL, was first to denounce , the governor for'aniingafopower trust attorney." Since the gover nor was - not expecting Hosch's support In any contingency, he probably will lose no sleep over the protest. In fact, the governor was quite jubilant Saturday morn ing. "Reames is all Oregon,"he declared, as he expressed pro found gratification over the choice he had made. Governor Acquires i Patronage Power The Reames appointment puts a fresh swivel in the Oregon demo cratic machine It means that fed eral patronage of more important offices, and all the first district postmasterships, swings Into the hands of the new democratic sen ator. And this means that the governor's organization will have a most important Voice in who gets what in jobs like the col lector of customs, US marshal, collector of internal revenue, and federal district attorney. While Reames says he will consult the two democratic congressmen. It (Turn to page 2, col. 7) :--3 celebrated It Friday and Saturday - ' ( ' . - . . ; . - - - . - ' . - f - - - , - - Mt. Angel Man Aids, Breaking Burglary Ring Alertness of Geschwill Leads to Solution of Numerous Crimes Bourg and Broom Bound Over to Grand Jury; 18 Cases Traced Watchfulness of Fred Geschwill, Mt. Angel district farmer, early this month has led to the solution of at least 18 rural burglaries committed in seven Willamette valley counties since January 3, state police disclosed yesterday. They estimated the loot involved at in excess of $3000. As a result Martin "Mark" Broom. 59, of Dexter, Lane conn ty, and Clovls "Frenchy" Bourg, 34, of Portland, both ex-convicts, are in jail here facing charges of burglary not in a dwelling. Broom has waived preliminary hearing in Mt. Angel justice court and Bourg has done likewise in Woodburn, justice court and both have been bound over to the grand jury, Broom's bail was set at $2500 and Bourg's at $5000. In addition state police hold warrants for one or the other of the pair from Lane, Linn, Polk, Washington and Clackamas coun ties. The seventh county police listed Is Benton. Geschwill brought about the "break" in the police investiga tions when he observed a light pickup truck parked in front of the garage of Charles - Boeschler, Mt. Angel, the night of January 10. He got up and into hu own car and followed the truck when it pulled away long enough to ob tain a description of it and obtain its license number. It proved to be registered to Broom, who, due to delays- In -checking--on -the- li cense records, was not arrested until January 20, after he had given himself np to the sheriff at Eugene and had been brought to the Marion county jail, Bourg was arrested two days later. State police listed the following Marion, Polk, Linn and Benton county burglaries they said Bourg had admitted being implicated in: Charles Boeschler garage and (Turn to page 2, col. 8) Mountain States Retains Property PORTLAND, Jan. 29-;P)-Z. E Merrill, president of the Moun tain States Power company, said today an order continuing the firm in possession of Its proper ty had been entered by Judge John P. Nields of the United States district court of Delaware, The company filed a petition December 31, 1937, for reorgan ization under the federal bank ruptcy act, declaring inability, al though solvent, to meet $8,182,' 250 in six percent gold bonds maturing January 1, 1938. Permission to Intervene was granted two committees repre senting bondholders and preferred stock holders and provision was made for filing of claims by cred itors and stockholders by March 25, 1938. Late Sports ST. HELENS, Ore., Jan. 29.-(P) -The Salem high school basketball team closed its ledger on a week end barnstorming trip with a bal ance on the credit side when it nosed out St. Helens high 24 to 23 here tonight in a hard fought game featured by close checking. The Salem high Vikings thus gained their second one-point vic tory of the three-day trip, having defeated Tillamook 30 to 29 at Tillamook Thursday night. Fri day night they lost to Astoria, 24 to 12. PORTLAND, Jan. 29.-(ff)-Jesse Owens' Olympians defeated the Multnomah club basketball team, 52 to 42, here tonight. NAMPA, Idaho, Jan. 29.-jP)-Scoring' five baskets in- an over time period. Northwest Nazarene college Cagers of Nampa defeated Eastern Oregon Normal here to night, 66 to 48. ASHLAND, Jan. -29.-ff)-A' 2 24 victory over Medford put Ash land high school back into the southern Oregon district basket ball lead tonight. : High School Scores Klamath Falls 23, Grants Pass 13. , Milton - Freewater 13, Hood River 24." . - White Salmon 15, The Dalles 28. Parkrose 15, Odell 25. College Basketball Clark Junior College 30, Albany college 76. Portland Packards 52, Pacific University 33. Ggts Only Fine ; Attack Case f T ft KEYLOR NOLAND Leniency Granted Dormitory Attack Keylor Noland Fined $500 :- but Paroled Due to State of Health ; PORTLAND, Jan. 29-(P)-Clr-cuit Judge Fred Wilson, acting on a - jury's recommendation for leniency, sentenced Keylor Nol and, 22-year-old violinist, to the county jail for Biz months today and fined him $500 but paroled him to his father, H. B. Noland, Walla Walla, Wash., lawyer, upon conviction of a charge of simple assault. C? The Jury, reaching a verdict at 19 mm. after deliberating since 5:20 "5. 1 r 1 d y, Tednced charges vt -assault wrtnr"raan gerous ' weapon upon Miss Wint fred Ayers, Reed college instruct or, a penitentiary offense, to the lesser county jail penalty and sug gested mercy. The court gave Noland 30 days to pay the fine. Noland's father, in the courtroom with his wife and daughter at the time of sen tence, said he would take his son home today. Judge Wilson said that in paroling him he recognis ed the frail health of the defend ant. - Noland had pleaded self-defense in admitting that he went to the women's dormitory of the college the night of last Oetober 20 dis guised as a woman. He said he wanted to see his sweetheart but upon being unable to do so, he fell asleep in the parlor, later awakening and going upstairs, where he encountered Miss Ayers. He said she grappled with him and he struck her head with a milk bottle; - Miss Ayers claimed she was awakened and found Noland in the corridor. Upon questioning him, she said she was struck Without provocation. . . Filbert Industry Said Threatened PORTLAND, Jan. 29(JPf-C. E. Grelle, chairman of the chamber of commerce agricultural commit tee,said today Oregon's filbert in dustry would be threatened with extinction if a proposed reciprocal tariff agreement with Turkey is approved. , A committee to complete a brief opposing reduction of the present tariff and to raise funds to send Ben Dorris,- Eugene, and"L. E. RiSgs of Dundee, to a hearing in Washington February 9 was nam ed at a meeting of 50 representa tive growers and packers here. Western Oregon and Washing ton now produce practically all filberts grown in the United States Grelle said. WPA Increase at Portland Sought PORTLAND, Jan. 29 -M Plans to employ 700 persons on previously closed WPA projects to be .reopened here were, under way today following protests by the state relief committee that 1900 - eligible workers ; were on direct relief. The state was pay ing the men $38,000 monthly. ; Judge, Scouts Injured - PENDLETON, Jan. 29-")-Cir-cult Judge Calvin L. Sweek and two of seven Pendleton ; Boy Scouts whom he was taking ski ing suffered minor injuries when his car was struck by another on Emigrant hill today. Grandmother at Age 31 " KLAMATH FALLS, Jan. 29.-(P)-Mrs. P. L. Book of Altamont became a grandmother at the age of 3 1 today with the birth of a baby boy to ' her 16-year-old daughter, Mrs. Peter Gray. Frank Advises GOP to Fight Fascist Trend New Deal Copying Moves of Big Business From Past, He Charges Danger to Liberty Must Be Pointed out, Says in Kansas Speech TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 29.-tiPr- Dr. Glenn Frank told the nation s republicans tonight their party must be more faithfully expres sive of the American spirit than the fascist program of the new deal," which, he said, "threatens to Hitlerize what was once demo cratic self-government." Dr. Frank, chairman of a na tional republican program com mittee of more than 150 called to meet in Chicago February 28, made a broadcast address at ths Kansas day banquet celebrating the 77th anniversary of the state's admission to the union. With Alt M. Landon, 1936 re publican presidential nominee, and Chairman John D. M. Hamil ton sitting nearby, Dr. Frank enunciated a five-point creed he described as expressive of the mood in which the party should approach its responsibilities. At an earlier luncheon, Landon said of Dr. Frank that "we are proud to have as our guest a man who was a victim of another man who talks free speech and then de nies it to the people of Wisconsin." Landon apparently referred to the controversy in which the adminis tration of Gov. Philip LaFollette replaced Dr. Frank as president of the University of Wisconsin. Follows Technique of Economic Boyalism "Incredible as it sounds," said DrFrank,, "4he new deal is seek ing slavishly to duplicate all the techniques employed by big bus iness in the early years of the 20th century. ... Political royallsm takes the place of economic royal ism . . . American millions stand to gain no more from monopoly under politicians than from mon opoly under business men . . . . American liberalism has been be (Turn to page 2, col. 8) 350 Salem Water Slogans Received Approximately 350 entries will be scanned by the judges in the Salem Realty board's water slo gan contest, it was announced Sat urday by William BHven, chair man of the committee in charge, following tne closing of entries Friday night. About 50 slogans mailed on Friday before the dead line, were received Saturday and will be considered along with the others. The slogans, descriptive of the excellence of Salem's new water supply from the North Santlam river, will be judged by Mayor V. E. Kuhn, Mrs. C. C. Geer, pre sident of the Salem Woman's club, and Barkley A. Newman, presi dent of the Salem chamber of commerce. The winner, whose name will be announced at the realty board's annual banuet the night of February 11 at the Marl on hotel, will receive an award jof $15 from the realty board. Two Men Sought In Stabbing Case TILLAMOOK, Jan. 29-(P)-Po-llce sought two men today who John Miller. 50, Rockaway paint er, said stabbed and robbed him late Thursday near Barvlew. Miller, in a critical condition in the hospital here, was found by coast guardsmen at the Barview station early Friday. He had crawled half a mile during the night, seeking aid. Major Unit of Distribution System Virtually Completed The major unit ot the Salem water department's current $150, 000 distribution system improve ment program stood largely com pleted yesterday as workmen lay ing the il2th ? street cross-town trunk main finished testing of the line as far north as Hunt and Capitol afreets. Alredy In ser vice to Madison street, the 12th street main will be In use from Rural avenue to Hunt street af ter Monday. . All that, remains .toward Com pletion of the trunk line is the laying of 3600. feet of eight inch pipe from Tile road north to the highway undercrossing, where it will connect with a line of the same size which extends past the city limits. Manager Cuyler Van Patten said the trunk line would be fully completed by March 15. The only other work left to be done on the cross-town main is Carson Takes Pari In Probe; All Are Members of Unions , Si.. Finding of Missile Believed of Type Used in Blowing up Cleaning Works, Basis of Arrests . No Charges Filed and Names Are not Made Public; Shoe Worker Faces Indictment, Assault Count PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 29 (AP) Mayor Joseph X Carson took personal charge tonight of the investigation of the bombing of the Dral Cleaning Works, assisting in the questioning of seven men who were' held by police tonight Captain of Detectives John J. Keegan said the arrest followed the finding of a home-made bomb of a type believecV to have been used to blow up the cleaning establishment Wednesday night. j No charges had been filed and the names of the metij being held were not divulged. Keegan said all were members of various unions. Police believed the bombing was the result of labor O difficulties. anese Pushed Back by Chinese Defenders Seize Town of Mengyin and Surround Force at Tsining SHANGHAI, Jan. 30-(Sunday) -(ffj-Chinese forces today were reported ? to have gained - .new footholds on the Lunghai railway front ' In lower Shangtung prov ince by driving Japanese from the town of Mengyin and sur rounding another force at Tsin ing. "The Japanese retreated to the northwest leaving 200 dead within the Mengyin walls." A Chinese source announced. Chinese ringing Japanese-held Tsining were said to have beat en off reinforcements that tried to relieve the Isolated forces. Japanese spokesmen were si lent regarding reports on the turning tide of warfare in these two sectors except to admit "the Chinese are slowly i advancin g toward Tsining." Mengyin is about 110 miles al most due north of Fuchow, nerve center of the Chinese resistence along the Lunghai railway. Tsin ing Is about 100 miles to Su chow's northwest. On the southern half of the Lunghai front, in northeastern Anhwei province, Japanese at tempted to storm Chinese posi tions across the Mingkwan river but, Chinese sources asserted they were cut down by machine gun fire with heavy casualties. Sine the fall of Nanking Dec. 12 , Japanese troops have been pressing from both north and sonth toward the Lunghai line. Preston Laughlin at 85 Calls on Early Teacher Who Is 97 y JV. Carolina Preston Laughlin of Salem, fa ther of Prof. S. B. Laughlin of Willamette university, who is In his 85 th year, recently called on his boyhood teacher, David Far lpwe, 97, of Guilford, North Car olina,who is the oldest living for mer Student of Guilford college, a Quaker school, the only one in the south which did not close during the civil war. . Laughlin went to school to Far low In 18G0-1. in Randolph coun ty. N.' C. Later he removed to In-' diana and thence to Iowa and aft erwards on to Oregon. He Is now visiting relatives in Arizona on his return from his boyhood home. the laying of a 14-Inch cast Iron pipe across isoria aiiu creex on Capitol street. The pipe will be supported on the bridge struc ture, under the east sidewalk. WPA crews also have extended a 10-inch main being laid on Market street to Cottage, from 17th street on the east.' This line. Intended to Improve fire protection in the riverfront in dustrial district, will continue on to Front street. . Completion of the work now in progress will bring a decided improvement in water service to many sections of the city but will leave much to be done before the distribution system may be considered, completed, v VanPat ten said. The commission plans to continue its main-laying pro gram from year to year as rap idly as Its income will permit. The bomb consisted of black stump-blasting power and caps, wrapped in bread wrappers and asbestos and the . whole covered with heavy black tape. PORTLAND, Jan. 29.-JP)-MaU Klein, listed by police as a mem ber of the Boot and Shoe Workers union, was arrested tonight on an indictment charging asault with a dangerous weapon. Ball was set at $2500. Klein and Roy Hardin were charged with assaulting Lee Max tenson 28. shoe repair . shoe em ploye, -v ,...,...,- , Hardln, facing an additional charge of wanton destruction of property for the alleged breaking of a shop window, was held under $5000 balL ! Druggist Leader Faces Complaint PORTLAND Jan. 29-W-A complaint filed with the national labor relations board by the Pharmacists and Drug Clerks un- -Ion charged Frank Nau, promin ent drugstore operator, with un fair labor practices. The union said Nau was named in the complaint because he was chairman of the labor relations " committee of the Portland Retail Druggists' association and not be- t cause of specific violations in his ' own store, i The complaint alleged the Jan uary issue of a drug magazine contained an appeal for funds to fight unionization, and contended this was In violation of the Wag ner act. i Association Sets State Fair Dates PORTLAND, Jan. 29-P)-The Oregon Fairs association sched uled the 1938 state fair for Sep tember 5-11 ! and the Pacific In ternational Livestock exposition for October 1-9 today. Herman H. Chldgren, presi dent; ' J. T. Krueder, vice-presi- dent,- and Mabel Chad wick, sec-' retary-tresurer, all ot whom have been in office 10 years, were re elected. County fair dates included: Clackamas, Aug. Sl-Sept 2; Lane, September 21-24. Others included: -. Pendleton Round-Up, September 15-17; Northwestern turkey show. De cember 6-10; Eastern Oregon Livestock exposition, June S-5. " . Kinzna Mill Reopens CONDON, Ore., Jan. U.-VFf The KInzua Pine Mills company, which closed! Jan. 15, operated to day with 125 men employed and will call back an additional 75 Monday. Officials said. About 375 are normally employed. Lambing Underway HEPPNER, Ore., Jan. 29-flV Lambing in Morrow county was under way today under ideal weather conditions, with day and night shifts employed on two ranches. . - - - . - ALL A D E o TOD Ay By;R.C. , So the governor picked a man named Reames, a prominent lawyer of good repute, but he worked for the Copco once, it seems, and the free power peo- ns pie get out the boot. ,