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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1938)
K S ... .Tourney Season The season of basketball tournaments Is here. The Statesman brings yon complete-reports on all the games man hours ahead.' Weather Fair today and Saturday, temperature nnc hanged; Max. Temp. Thursday 62, Min. 89, river 7.S feet, rain .01 Inch, northwest wind. EKjUTY -SEVENTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, February 25, 1938 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 287 - v Plan Two Bis rmh ; 1 ; ; t. ; ! , , ! Oj , in E of Independence Is Pledged by ;ria Chief Furthered by Agreement Reached With Hitler He Informs Diet t, Demonstrations Follow Address; Legal Party Makes Biggest One EUROPE AT-A -GLANCE (By the Associated Press) - VIENNA Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg declares "Austria must remain Austria, dedi cates himself to fight to pre serve Austrian independence which he - said Germany had u sir&n teed MUNICH Chancellor Adolf Hitler at nazi birthday celebra tion reiterates Insistence on re turn of Germany's war-lost col onies, proclaims drive against "Jewish agitators." BERLIN N az is indignant over Schuschnigg's ipee ch. Newspapers see change in Brit ish foreign policy as confront ing France with choice either to follow or face isolation in western Europe. LONDON Germany report ed to hare followed Italy in ac cepting British plana for with- drawal of foreign troops from Spain; house of lords endorses new policy for making friends with Italy. PARIS Franee leans toward British plan for negotiating with Italy after political lead ers reject Premier Camille Chautemps' offer to make way for a national union cabinet. BUCHAREST R u m a nian voters in oral plebiscite approve King Carol's new constitution which centers ' power in the crown. VIENNA, Feb. 24-J(p)-Cbaneel-lor Kurt Schuschnigg;" .tonight dedicated himself to a relentless 1 ight'td" preserve Austrian inde pendence which he said Germany unmistakably had guaranteed. Addressing the diet he defiant ly proclaimed "Austria must re main Austria" and declared that since illegal political activity in the nation was finished for all time the Austrian mission now was to develop her own Indepen dent life. Austria's independence, he de clared, as both Austrians and Ger mans listened to an international broadcast of his speech, was guaranteed by Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany, by the Austro German friendship accord of July 11, 1936, and the agreement which he and Hitler reached Feb ruary 12 on their Berchtesgaden conference. Schuschnigg called the agree ment with Hitler a "milestone toward 'peace" and an assurance Austria may preserve her sover eignty. He said it was merely an ex tension and confirmation of the friendship accord and each agree ment, he insisted, contained: (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) d di tics . . . in the Netct SEATTLE, Feb. 24.-;P)-Meet Ralph Albert Johansen, 24, nom inee for city treasurer who says he does not want to be elected. After filing for office he made, no campaign, tried to withdraw, but was told It was too late. He even denied to Interviewers he was the Johansen on the ballot and earned the title "mystery man.": Voters this week returned him in second place In a three-man race. He will run against City Treas. II. L. Collier in the March 8 finals. Johansen said he be- , lieved "all the Hansens and John sons must have voted for me." As for the finals, "I know Mr. Collier is the right man for the Job. -I do not want your vote March 8." HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 34.-(JP)-Im E. Roberts had fried . chicken at his home today but he didn't eat any. . Roberts lost his appetite when a fire burned to death 000 chickens he had ready for the market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 24.-r-Patrolman R. C. Wedam met a man he thought he knew on the , street today and greeted him with an "hello Fred." The man looked at him. "You know me?" he asked. "I'm sorry," Wedam replied, "I thought you were , someone' I knew." ,. - v '- --v "I'm sorry too," the man said, "because I don't know myself.' Later, at general hospital, Mrs. v John Brunders Identified him as her husband, business agent for a had been missing since Monday night. He "was unable to recognise her, however. Hospital attendants said he was suffering from amne sia. .. . - " . Ausl GROUND BROKEN FJ4 LIBRARY BUILDING - n & - - v, ;ff Governor Charles H. Martin turns the first spadeful of earth for the new state library-office building as other state officials, members of the capitol Tfcon s traction commission and members of the library board look on. Cut courtesy The Oregonian. ; ; - , o First Trials Set Soon, Goon Cases Seven More Indictments Involving 11 Men Are Returned PORTLAND, Feb. 74-&)-SeT-en indictments against 11 men, five of whom previously were In dicted on other charges, were returned today by the Multno mah county grand jury in con nection with what deputy dist. atty. Clarence Potts said' were acts of labor terrorism, f ' " Potts said Charles LeRoy Hen derson, James A. Dawes asd William O'Connell, business agent of a local AFL garage and ser vice station union, were charged with malicious and wanton injury to personal property in connec tion with the cutting of service station pump hoses November 11. Bond was set at $2500 each. Henderson, Dawes and Jesse Farrington were charged with breaking windows. William Mohr. Cecil Moore and Ernest Leland Kell were indict ed for assault and battery in connection with a beating a mo tor company employe said he received November 15. Chick Eitelman, Frank Galluc ci, ex-pugilist, Clarence Adams and John Doe Betz were" charg (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) Pendleton Worker Charged, Assault PENDLETON, Feb. 2i-(JP)- John Rupert, 42, Pendleton la borer, was released under $500 bond after his arrest on a charge of assault with intent to kill on complaint of Ray Crowder, 22, farmhand. District attorney A. C. Mcln tyre said Rupert was accused of firing a revolver at Crowder af ter an altercation. He said Ru pert claimed to have fired Into the air to frighten Crowder. Bluebird litis Fire but Damage Is Kept Small Ten o'clock theatre traffic was delayed on State street last night when the fire department sent downtown finnlnmptit to the- Rlue- bird confectionery to a fire that proved to be only an overheated, smoking electric motor, located in the basement kitchen. Damage was slight. Hayesville Development Will Include 20 More New Houses Rich L. Reimann, Salem real tor, last night disclosed plans for the erection of 20 additional four and five-room houses on his sub division located along the Turner-Portland cutoff road and ly ing east and northeast of the Hayesville school, a short dis tance north of- the city limits. On the basis of sale prices the 20 units will . represent ' an Invest ment hy purchasers of more than $50,000. The Reimann addition covers 38 - acres. A majority of the tract units are one acre In size. Eleven houses have already been built, The 20 new ones, on which labor bids have ' been received, will complete the subdivision, Reimann said.- ' 'All of the houses are to be modern - fn design and arrange ment, except that they will not have basements. Each house will be served by an individual deep I f f I ? Germany Believed Agreeing now to Withdraw Troops LONDON, Feb. 24 -(-Ger many was reported reliably to night to have followed Italy in acceptance of O r e a t Britain's plans for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Spain. Agreement on this issue has been a fundamental requisite of Prime Minister Neville Chamber lain for friendship talks between Great Britain and Italy. . ' 1 With Italy's acceptance In prin ciple; already indicated. German agreement would place Reichs- f uehrer Hitler close behind Premier- Mussolini In new gestures toward Britain since the resigna tion of Foreign Secy. Anthony Eden, whom both disliked. French indications tonight that Premier Camille Chautemps might shift French diplomacy in to line with Britain's through conversation both with Italy and Germany strengthened the possi bility of a four-power agreement to solve Europe's problems. Brewery Dispute Settlement Near SEATTLE, Feb. 24-(i?)-George V. Vanderveer, Teamsters' union attorney, tonight forecast settle ment "possibly tomorrow" of the long-standing controversy be tween Teamsters and the Brewery Workers union. "A solution has been agreed upon which, in the opinion of all three parties the brewers, the teamsters and the brewery work ers will end the controversy on the Pacific coast relative to east ern beer." As a result of the dispute, there are two union labels or beer. One for northwest beer, manufactured by men affiliated with the Team sters' union, and the other for eastern and California beer, made by BWU members. Smallpox Case in High School Found, Portland PORTLAND, Feb. 24-(p)-Dl8-covery of a case of smallpox in a classroom brought announcement that approximately 800 students of Washington high school would be vaccinated tomorrow. Health authorities said treatment already had been given approximately half the 1600 enrollment. well for a water supply. The ex teriors of some will be of cedar shakes and of others, cedar sid ing, for variety. The designs are by J. W. DeToung, Portland ar chitect. Construction will start as soon as weather permits, '. R e imann said. , The Reimann subdivision Is set up on a restricted district basis with a minimum of $2000 set on the cost of house construction. Facing Increased population as a result of the Reimann develop ment, the Hayesville school dis trict through Its board decided Sednesday night to make plans r the addition of one or two more rooms to the present school building and install a central heating plant. The proposition will be presented to the voters for approval as soon as possible in an effort to have the addition completed in time for the open ing of school next fall, Ground Is Broken For new Building Governor, Librarian Turn Earth; State Officials and Others Look on Governor Charles H. Martin turned a spadeful of earth and then Miss Harriet C. Long, state librarian, repeated the perform ance in ceremonies for the break ing of ground for the new state library-office building J. A. Mc Lean, chairman of the state capi tol reconstruction c o m m ission acted as chairman. A bright sun smiled on the event, which was attended by several score people, including the entire staff of the state library. Brief talks were made by Gov. Martin, Miss Long, L. L. Hoff man, contractor, Morrl3 White house of Whitehous'e and Church, architects. Judge E. C. Bro naugh, chairman of the library board. Photographs were taken of the official party which in cluded besides those mentioned, Earl Snell, secretary of state; Dr. E. C. Dalton and Dr. H. H. Olinger, members of the commis sion; Ralph E. Moody, assistant attorney general, Rex Putnam, superintendent of public instruc tion, A. J. Bassett, secretary of the commission, W. L. Gosslin, secretary to Gov. Martin. The building is being built in (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) Large Paper Firm Shows big Profit NEW YORK. Feb. 24 -(JP)- Crown Zellerbach Corp., for the nine months .ended January 31, reported net profit of $5,246,865 against $3,760,758 in the like per iod a year earlier. On the basis of the new capital stocks outstanding as a result of the merger of Crown Willamette Paper Co., net profit for the nine months ended January 31 last was equal, after preferred dividend re quirements, to $1.44 a common share, against 73 cents a common share in the corresponding period a year ago. Hospital Patient Gets Hotel Prize NEWPORT, Feb. 24.-6P)-Mar garet McLaughlin, World war nurse who has been 111 in the Ed ward Hlnes hospital for the past seven years loves good food Friends send her menus from leading restaurants In many cit ies. supplying food for dreams. Recently she wrote a contest letter complimenting a big city chef, and won. The prize a week as guest of the establishment. . Mary R. Thompson Funeral Saturday PORTLAND, Feb. 2 4. --Fu neral services will be held Satur day for Mrs. Mary R. Thompson, it, one of Oregon's earliest pio neers and widow of the late David P. Thompson who was appointed governor of Idaho territory - by President Grant In the 1870's. Mrs. Thompson, who died Tues day, came to Oregon from Iowa In a covered wagon in 1845. Holdup Brandishes Acid PORTLAND, Feb. 2 4 - (ff) - A robber obtained $58 from a res taurant ; today after threstenin g the proprietor and customers with a revolver ana a ootue oi acio Bearcats Will Play Badgers; Normals Meet Willamette Tops Pilots 41-27, Pacific Gets Revenge, Pirates Intercollegiate Tourney Develops Series of Tight Contests GAMES TONIGHT 7:30 SONS vs. Oregon Normal 8:30 Willamette vs. Pacific U Willamette's Bearcats galloped Into the semi-finals of the first annual Oregon state intercolle giate tourney here last night, when they drove over the Port land Pilots 41-27 making the third time this year the 'Cats have clawed wins over the Portland col legians. It was a slow first half, ending 13-7 for Willamette, and there being absolutely no scoring for better than 10 minutes during ths half. Without "Wild Bill" O'Donnell, who scored the Pilots only two field goals in the first half, and reamed the hoop for a 16-point game total, the Portland team would have been helpless. From the time Anton canned the opening basket, the 'Cats were never headed. At the five minute mark the score was 10-1, and each man on the Willamette team, Kolb, White, Anton, Weaver and Skopil, had contributed a bucket apiece. "Boomer" Bob White and John ny Kolb, the two Willamette front court men, were the polnt-pllers- up for the 'Cats last night, White slashing for 12 points and Ifylb flicking those baseball wrists for 11. i V Willamette employed a two- one-two son defense - that htui the Pilots casting off from outside (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) Dispensers Would Retain Knox Law PORTLAND, Feb. 24--The Oregon Food and Beverage Dis pensers will support in the com ing elections candidates and mea sures In sympathy with the Knox law, Connie J. Qrabb, president, said after a meeting of the exe cutive board in Salem Wednes day. The board voted to work for liberalization of the law to per mit sale of naturally fermented wines up to 14 per cent alcoholic content by the glass in certain places without the formality of ordering a meal. The proposal was intended to minimize the promiscuous display of hip-pocket flasks on dispensers' premises, Grabb said. A resolution asked the liquor control commission to put whole sale distributors on some sort of a cash basis to aid in eliminating "present chiseling and other il legal practices between distribu tors and dispensers." Farm Meeting at Umatilla Closing PENDLETON, Feb. 24- t Umatiila . county's first agricul tural economic conference, held here yesterday, brought recom mendations for more pasture, less wheat, morefbeef and dairy cat tle, less hit-and-mlBs farm ac counting and lower property taxes. Approximately 200 men and women attended. $ Reappointment of Marshal Pending WASHINGTON, Feb. 24--Jack Summerville. United States marshal for Oregon, on whose re appointment a decision is pend ing, arrived in Washington today. 1 ' Senator A. E. Reames said fur ther conferences with Oregon and federal representatives would be held before selection of a mar shal or collector of the Customs would be announced. Seattle Basks at 61 SEATTLE, Feb. 24 - P) - A warm, sun sent me mercury to si degrees here today, the warm est-day In 33 years, equaling the same mark on this same date in 1905.' A February day here in 1888 set the record of 67, Veteran Newsman Dies SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 14-(P -Edwin A. Smith, 85, Spokane newspaperman for 4$ years, and managing editor of the "Pacific Northwest Farm Trio" since It II, died here today. General Pershing Near Death; Family Gathers ids Hope Is Heart Irregular and Blood Pressure Approaches Critical Level; two Summoned as War Leader Grows Weaker TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 24 dauntless leader of America's rapidly tonight and members fully from his bedside indicated the end was near. A bulletin issued by his 10:45 p. m. said his heart was pressure rapidly approaching" a O "critical low level." "The general's coma con tinues," the bulletin said. "Al though he was semi-conscious for a short period, he is failing rap idly." Elaborating on the official bul letin," Dr. Roland Davison said: With the very rapid progress of ailment against him, I doubt if he can last very long." TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 24.-(P)- The staff of specialists attending Gen. John J. Pershing was in creased by two tonight as physi cians announced the aged soldier was growing steadily weaker. Summoned hurriedly to his bed (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Japanese Debate Over War Heated Air Raid Doesn't Occur; Cutting of Railroad Is Expected Soon TOKYO, Feb. 25 -(Friday)-(jp)-Rlotou3 debate over a war control measure forced parlia ment Into recess today after Ja pan had spent tour terrified hours 'waiting for a "phantom" Chinese air armada that never appeared. The uproar in the lower house, one of the most turbulent scenes in Japanese parliamentary his tory, broke up debate last night on the government's national mo bilization bill wb!ch would im pose wartime regulation ' of Jap anese business, f'.iance, proper ty and private l'ms. A few hours earlier, air raid warnings had been cancelled in Kyushu, southwestern island of Japan proper, on the main island of Honshu and the colony is land of Formosa, ending a scare that had proved false. Chinese bombers, which Wed nesday raided Formosa, had been reported headed across tne China sea toward Kyushu. SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 -(P)-A Japanese army racing for the glory of being first to cut the (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) Swine Breeders' Meeting Planned CORVALLIS. Feb. 2 4-UPl-Mor- ris Averhoff, president of the Ore eon Swine Breeders association. named Emil Schumacher, Cass A. Nichols, A. N. Doerfler and W. L. Creech, all of Salem, to arrange a program for a meeting in June at the state fairgrounds. The association, at Its mid-win ter meeting on the Oregon State college campus, authorized the ex ecutive committee to discuss state fair entry fees and rebuilding of swine barns with state authori ties. Deputy's Slayer Hanged WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb 25.-(Friday)-(ffl)-cland H- Ryan 34-year-old desperado convicted of the fatal Bhooting of a sheriff's deputy in a gun battle after a rob bery, was hanged, on the gallows at the state prison early today. North Santiam to Be Closed Because of Detour Dangers The state highway commission and the Marion county court de cided to abandon further at tempts to keep the North Santiam highway open to travel this win ter because of dangerous condi tions existing on the detour a round the incompleted Santiam river bridge. -v- The decision was made after a party of county and state high way officials had inspected the highway as far as Hogg pass. ; Both Chairman Henry F. Ca bell of the highway commission and County Judge J. C. Sieg mund agreed that further ef forts to keep the road open would not be warranted from the standpoint of expense. "What la done next winter de pends upon the traffic, R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer, said last night. "If there la suf ficient demand to Justify the ex pense, I feel certain the road Abandoned More Physicians Are (AP) Gen. John J. Pershing, World war forces, was failing of the family who came tear staff of three physicians at very irregular and his blood Advice Upon Rate Is Asked by Ross All Types of Consumers, Officials Requested to Register Views PORTLAND, Feb. 2 4. -(.-Ad ministrator J. D. Ross of Bonne ville dam solicited opinions of cit izens throughout Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho today regarding the type of rate structure to be set up for the project. He addressed letters to all types of consumers, public and private power Interests, state officials, members of congress and commer cial and industrial organizations, and Issued through the press an invitation to all residents of the affected - areas to express their views to him in writing. s He announced that public hear ings would be held in a number of centrally located communities in the near future. "We hope to work out a system of rates that will be helpful to ir rigation, manufacturing, mining, to homes and farms and all class es of consumers," the administra tor wrote. 4 : ., "To do this we believe we should fix the wholesale rate at a price so much per kilowatt per (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Timber's Cut but Town to Survive BOG ALUS A, La., Feb. 24-(P)-One of the biggest sawmills in the world the Great Southern Lumber Company plant will close within a month because there are no more towering trees to cut. But this little city of 16,084 population does not intend to become a "ghost town" like many other deserted milling cen ters. That Is because the late Col. William Heiiry Snllivan, found er of the sawmill, saw the nec essity for reforestation. Pine trees planted on denuded lands 20 years ago are now ready for making (Kraft) paper in the $15,000,000 Gaylord Con tainer Corporation plant. Offi cials said the supply for this purpose, through reforestation, would be perpetual. Force Used Upon Labor, Is Charge PORTLAND. Feb. H.-(JP)So- clal security beneficiaries, WPA workers and. unemployed passed a resolution yesterday asking the senate civil liberties committee to investigate "terroristic a c 1 1 vity being carried on by police and other law enforcement officers.' O. A. Webber, chairman of the meeting, said a telegram to Sen ator Robert M. LaFollette, com mittee chairman, charged Gover nor Charles Martin "with the ma jor responsibility for. causing such conditions" by "consistently advocating use of force against la bor." will be kept open next season. Baldock said a page would be borrowed from the experience of road . experts In Switzerland to cope with the 10 00-toot snow slide which early this month piled snow 10 feet deep across the road near the summit. He believes that construction of wire fences across the " face of the slide area will prevent the snow from slipping and gaining head way enough to continue- down and across the road right of way. The Swiss have utilized stone fences for the same purpose for many years, Baldock said. If the fence scheme proves ef fective, it will save the cost of constructing a - long wooden snowshed. - -f Engineer Baldock said the bridge contractor e o u 1 d start work In about one month if con ditions prove favorable and com (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) Fog Is Blamed; Hearst's Pilot Is Also Killed Lord and Lady Phfnket Are Victims; Latter Actress' Daughter Glohe Trotter Lawrence Escapes With Injury and Severe Burns LOS ANGELES. Feb. 24-;P-The wealthy Lord Terence Con ynghem Plunket, S8, and Lady Flnnket of London, England, and Pilot T. J. "Tex" Phillips, were killed in a crash of an airplane a mile and one-half south otm the Hearst airport at San Luis Obispo, Joseph Willieombe, sec re t a r y to William Randolph Hearst, announced today. A third passenger in the plane, James Lawrence of Hollywood, was critically injured, Willieombe said. ' The nartv was en route to the Hearst ranch at San Simeon. - Heavy fog which blanketed the coast throughout the day was blamed for the crasn, wuii combe. at the Hearst ranch, re ported. The plane, a Vultee owned by the Los Angeles and San Fran cisco newspapers of Hearst, crash ed when the pilot Became lost in the fog. Smashing to earth a mile and one-half south of the airport, the ship burst into flames. Lord and Lady Plunket, trap ped in the cabin, were dead when help arrived. The pilot, thrown clear of the plane, was dead. Lawrence, also thrown clear, suirered a aoume fracture of his ankle and severe burns. The nobleman, sixth B a ron ; Plunket and descendant of - historic Irish family, arrived In Los Angeles only two weeks, ago witn Laay nunKei, wno w io daughter of Fannie Ward, fam ous stage and screen beauty. - The party left Los Angeles at 2 p.m. James Lawrence, h world tra veler who had spent much time in Italy, Is the son of Sir Walter Lawrence, owner of a large es tate outside London. He was a traveling companion of the Plun kets. DLord Plunket was born In 1899. He married Dorothe Mabel Lewis in 1922. She was the daughter of the actress and the late Joseph Lewis. Carbon Monoxide Causes 2 Deaths ONTARIO. Ore., Feb. 24.-(P)-Carbon monoxide gas ended the lives of two young men here last night. The body of Harry Rasmussen, 25. service station operator, was found in his automobile, parked beside a country road south of town. A hose had been used to pipe gas from the exhaust to the interior of the car. Coroner R. A. Tacke said an In quest would be held tomorrow in the death of JDavid Dodge, 25, whose 'body was found by his fa ther In his automobile after he had failed to keep an appointment to drive his parents home from a lodge dance. A test showed the victim's blood contained 80 per cent carbon monoxide. Gold Dredging in Jackson Planned MEDFORD, Feb. 24-3VEd B. Hanely and Joseph E. Most of Seattle said today they had ac quired 1500 acres on Pleasant creek. In northern Jackson eenn ty, which they Intend to dredg for gold. " . Most said a S 00-ton bucket dredge, requiring fire months Id build and six weeks to set up," had been ordered in San Fran cisco. 1700 Sheep Snowbound SILVER LAKE, Feb. 24-iiPVU grader and a log drag battled, te release 1700 sheep marooned; by snow on Antelope flat south of here this week. :: Gas Explosion Fatal PORTLAND. Feb. 24-Gf-lohn McClure, 83, died today of burnt received Wednesday when a gaso line container near a stove x- B ALLADE of TODAy By R. C The governor, who call a spade a spade, is pictured wield ing one with greatest vigor; the occasion, when official star is made on a Job to make out capitol group bigger. ' y