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.
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Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, January 30, 1938
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
No. 265
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Anvil Chorus Is H&t&'dv
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Over Reames SeMition
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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
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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-
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Purp
Roosevelt Lauds Birthday Dance
Purpose; in Good Health, Report
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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
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celebrated It Friday and Saturday
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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
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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
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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
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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. ,