The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, March 31, 1938 Widespread Damage Caused'by Twisters I'AGE TWO 27 Death Toll t, : Of Tornadoes Over 5 States Columbus, Kansas Gets Brunt With 7 Killed, Over 100 Injured i t'; Peking I1U Reports Fite Dead; Oklahoma, Also !i Arkansas Suffer (Continuedfrom Page 1 1 100 were Injured and ?00 build ings were demolished or damaged Kert hardest hit, on the basis of report filtering through commun ication facilities hampered by tearing ' winds and the hail and torrential rata they carried, ap peared 10 be the area around - Pefcln, 111., -where nine were listed as dead and 85 injured in the tilineis river valley. One man was killed in Yehlce,.Ill. kew winds that struck after dark brought Missouri's death total to at least five, and Arkan sas' to the tame figure. About 18 were injured In the Missouri storms, which affected widely sep arated areas, and more than 20 - were hurt in two separate twist- - - ers in Arkansas. Oklahoma, where four north r western counties were affected,; escaped without reported deaths, but listed 14 hurt and wide prop erty less. "The afternoon - winds, striking several crowded schoolbouses be fore the pupils were dismissed, provided the most dramatic threat and several heroic epi sode as teachers herded their charge to safety. At Columbus, a town of 3,500, the! twsting wind slashed through the'Upper story of a grade school, threatening 110 pupils, all of whom were rescued without fa tality while the roof collapsed and three classrooms crumbled. The roar of the storm gave some! "two minutes warning, and teacher, aided by Janitor W. A. Fair, had barely time to get their charges into corridors when the wind struck. XI- don't see how any of the. boys -and girls got out alive," said-10-year-old Ted Hamlet as he was led away from his wrecked classroom. "The . fire bell Just : mssed Eddie Bradney." Nearby residents rushed to the ; children's aid, leading them away. I sheltering them In basements, and : tearing frantically into the wreck ; age seeking others who may have beent trapped. " The story of .Ted Hamlet showed the narrowness of the children's escape.. In his room piled' bricks slowed the opening of jthe door to safety, and the - root fell in on the heels of the retreating pnplls. The first Illinois storms oc- curred between ' 4 and 5 p. m.. with" South Pekln bearing the : brunt of wind and accompanying hall and rain. Sixty were taken to Pekin hospitals. Two hundred and fifty houses were wrecked in the llllnbis river valley. The twister cut a swath halt a mile wide through South Pekin. Rushville. Eureka and Astoria also were hit. Sheriffs and state highway patrol forces hurried to (. the devastated area. Mayor Fred Thompson of Astoria - estimated damage thereat 350,000. Several students were injured as a small schoolhouse was blown to bits west of Mount Sterling. HI. Several hours later a new storm struck -at Venice. 111., and jumped to Alton, killing one at Venice, leaving seven injured at Alton. and -causing damage estimated at! )igv,v dj rim smun, v en ice chief of police. Several hours later at 8 p. m. three -persons were killed u vicious winds whipped through Neeleyrllle, -II miles son th of Poplar Bluff. At least 15 were reported injured, and rescue worker feared additional deaths and injuries would be shown by exploration of a .strip at least three miles long swept try the twister. Mud and debris, on roads hampered rescue workers. ' A fourth person was reported missing.- " , The Missouri death list was in . creased by one more when light ning struck Mrs. " Lola Coleman.! sear .her farm horns 13 mils northwest of Lebanon. Arkansas death list. Included the toll ef two separate tornadoes. The. .first struck in the afternoon near Conway, killing one man and injuring at least 14. Cloudbursts following that storm, the second In - the stats in a week, caused flood warnings to be issued. ' Hardly had- the wreckage In the.. Conway territory been ex plored when new winds struck through three small north central Arkansas farming communities near Heber Springs, ; killing at least tour as their homes were re duced to splinters. Disrupted com m nidations and torrential rains made reports impossible but Sul phur Rocc, Moorefleld and Bates- vine -were known to have been hard "hit. About' 75 were hurt. (foolpert Buyt Interest iOf Legg in Drug Store A. change of ownership involv ing the Woolpert and Legg drug ; store on Court and 'Liberty streets was announced yester day.' A. E. Legg sold his interest to his partner. A. T. Woolpert. The deal makes Mr. Woolpert sole owner of the concern. The firm will operate as TToolpert and Co., lac, Mr. Woolpert said Mr. Legg, accompanied bt his wife; will leave shortly for two-week trip to California.' His Hans after returning are indef ffj d-d-It Icq ' , . . . in Ine Neu MILWAUKEE, March 30 JP) Wanted: One wild, adult wolf; may be dead, but with uninjured brain and heart. Dr. George Crile, Cleveland surgeon who is attending the mid west conference of the American College of , 8 u r g e o p s said he would pay$$S0 for an animal meeting fatal requirement. He has collected 1,945 differ ent animals for research into their brain and energy systems. He bagged some himself on hunt ing expeditions in Africa, but has no wolf and said his work would not be complete until he could ex amine one's brain. . "You see' he explained, "the wolf Is one of the smartest ani mals." W1LMIXGTOX, Dei., March SO -OP)-A pastor's salary should be "above the average" of his congregation, the Rev. Dr. J. J. Bunting, superinten dent of the Salisbury, MdM dis- trict, told the Wilmington con. Terence of the Methodist Epis copal church today. Said he: "When you have a half -fed pastor, you most likely have a colorless and spiritless congre gation.' DES MOINES, la., March 30-(iP)-Luck smiled at Police Ser geant Dunagan but it all hap pened in the patrol wagon on the way to the station. Two nickels dropped out of a slot machine seized in a raid. Dunagan idly placed them back into the machine. He hit the jackpot. The 2.40 profit, however, is being held as evidence. WEST UNIOX, la., March SO () Political history bounced back into the same groove 51 years later for Tyson R. Stam. He was elected mayor of West Uniom in the spring eec 1 1 o n here. That also happened to him back in 1887. CHETOPO, Kas., March SO-tiP) -Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jackson are in the market for a tornado-proof house. The farm couple lost their home last year in a tornado. They built a four-room . bungalow on the same spot. Today that house was blown away. Probe Resolution Passed by House WASHINGTON, March J0-UP) -A congressional Inquiry Into TVA and the struggles of certain private utilities against the agen cy's activities became assured to day when the house passed a re solution of investigation by a voice vote. No dissent was beard. The chamber afterward re- ected a republican effort to ex empt the private power companies from the inquirv. The resolution approved was a joint one. already adopted by the senate. Under it a committee of five senators and five house members would conduct the in quiry. The measure now goe- to the senate for action on minor amendments written in by the honse. AFL Croups Back Coos Pay Refusal MARSHFIELD, March 30.-UP) -Coquille plywood, lumber and sawmill workers who recently re jected a proposal of the Smith Wood Products company for a 1 per cent wage reduction have the eTh backing of AFL unions through out the northwest, H. C. Tripp. chairman of the Central Labor council of Coos Bay. said today. Other unions yill give financial aid to the men if the mill remains closed because of the refusal of the local unions to accept the wage cut, Tripp said he was in formed. The sawmill has shut down but the plywood plant is operating. GRAM) Today "Mr. Moto's Gam- tal' With PiUf T nrr. Saturday "Penitentiary" with Joan Pork or XV. I ter Connolly. Today Double bill, W. C. Fields and Martha Rays in "Big Broadcast of 1938" and "Arson Gang Busters" with Bob Living- " aton. Capitol Today Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald tn "Girt of the Golden West," plus March of Time. Friday Double bill, "Dan- gerons to Knok rrith Gail Patrick and At Is Tahiroff and "Varsity Show-, with Dick Powell.. STATE Today Doable bill. Ian Hunter. Lee Car 11 lo and Zaarn Pitt In "5 tad Street", and Robert Taylor and Vir- glnla Brae In Times Square Lday. Friday Four acts Eastern circuit vaudeville and Mel- butne Stone and Helen Mac- - Kellar in "Federal Bullets." HO IX Y WOOD Today "Stella Dallas" with Barbara Stanwek. John Boles and Anne Shir- ley. r ;-..: Friday Hopalong Cassidy story "Texas Trail" with Willllam Boyd and A Girl With Ideas' with Wendy . The Call Board Barrie and Kent: Taylor. Gties League Seeks Part of State Revenue Entitled to Some Share ' of Liquor and Highway . Funds, Contention Many Communities Send Representatives Here for Regional Meet The problem of obtaining a percentage of the gasoline and liquor tax revenues for cities was the major issue that was dis cussed at. the 25th annual region al meeting of the League of Ore gon Cities here yesterday. A banquet, attended by 35 delegates from seven cities, and held at the Quelle restaurant, began yesterday's full afternoon session. Salem City Recorder A. Warren Jones acted as ttast mas ter and Herman Kehrii, execu tive secretary of the league. gave the assembly an outline of the work that has been accom plished by the league, and the nature of the work it is doing now. It was pointed out that the state highway and counties now get all gasoline tax revenues and it Is the general opinion of the league that cities should be en titled to from 6 to 7 per cent. Reason advanced for cities being entitled to a percentage of the tax monies was that the high ways, by increasing tourist traveling and trucking, make def inlte and costly problems for cities. Large Percentage Uses City Streets It was estimated that 2 per cent of Oregon's population lives in the state's cities and use city streets more than the state's highways. A committee- of the league has been befcre the state highway commission, and is scheduled to appear before Gov ernor Charles H. Martin today. It was recommended that the committee continue t work at annuai meetings, through its leg islative committee, to present the matter to the state legislature, Tnree recommendations were advanced for acquiring a part of the liquor tax monies for cltie's use: 1. That the original Knox law for distribution of revenue to cities be ; ut into effect. 2. That 1 0 per cent of the net profits on the sale of hard liquor be allocated to cities. 3. That the liquor com mission be requested to submit budget for its administrative expenses. . . It was resolved that the legis lative committee of the. league present the foregoing recom mendations to the state legisla tare. Other problems discussed In eluded: Advisability of having mayor and council members all elected at the same time for the same duration of office; advisa bility of lengthening the terms of office of city officials: and the problem of delinquent liens and assessments. Ordinance File To Assist Cities Executive Secretary Kehrii told how the league had built np a valuable file of ordinances, aent in by member cities of the league and by leagues in other states. which are of aid to the cities in passing like legislation. Kehrii explained the work done in codification of ordinances, get ting rid of conflicting or ob solete ordinances, bringing them up to date and Indexing them, The league now has 135 mem ers in the state." said Kehrii, and has had -rapid end con tinuous growth for the past fire years. There were but 45 mem bers five eyars ago. Now we hare every city except two in the state with a population of over 1S00, and all but Independence and Union of the cities of over 100 ropnlation. Over 97 per cent of . the city population of the state is under the league.' Mayor V. E. Knhn. president of the league, came in for con siderable commendation by Kehrii for the amount of gratis time he has spent in furtherance, of the league's affairs. McMtnarille Meet Scheduled Today Regional meetings of like na ture are scheduled for. Me-Mlnn- ville today, Oregon City Friday and Pendleton and LaGrande next week. Mayor Kuhn plans to at tend all of these. Those in attendance at the banquet, part of whom stayed for subsequent conferences, were From Salem Mayor V. E. Kuhn; City Recorder A. Warren Jones; City Building Inspector E. C. BushneU; dief of Police Frank Mlnto; Police Matron Bes sie Armour: Secretary C a t o y Brad en; City Attorney Paul B. Hendricks: Water CommiMtansn O. A. Olson and I. M. Doughton; Alderwoman Gertrude F. Loodelb Aldermen Fred A. Williams. Mer rill D. Ohl inc. Frank P. Marshall. David O'Hara. E. B. Perrtoe, James H. Nicholson. D. O. Leax, W. A. Johnson, Ross Goodm L. F. LaGarie and F. K. l-oose, Ftom West Salem Vayer LAST D ATI 2 BIG HITS "52nd. ZIP Kenny Baker - to Carrfflo - :v Zasa Pitts ROBT. TAYLOR "TIMES SQUARE LADY" Pinky Tomlhi Virginia Brare John S. Friesen and Recorder R. B. Pattison. From Hubbard Mayor G. Vo- get. From Dallas Mayor Leif D. Finseth and Auditor J. R. Cra ven. From Albany Mayor C R. Ashton, Recorder K. R. Horton and City Attorney Victor 0111- ver. ML Angel Mayor J. Terchtohl and Recorder P. N. Smith. St. Helens Recorder J. E. Beeler. Treasurer W. B. Bowser and Alderman S. Morton, jr. Roosevelt Denies Dictator Ambition Lacks Desire, Necessary Qualifications, Tells Unnamed Inquirer WARM SPRINGS. Ga.. March 31-(Thursday) (JP) President Roosevelt replying to dictatorship charges by opponents of his gov ernment reorganization bill, de clared in a letter made public early this morning he had "no in clination to be a dictator." The letter, made public by Secy. Marvin Mclntyre shortly before 1 a.m. (CST), and addressed to an unnamed person who had written the president, asserted: "As you well know, I am much opposed to en American dictator ship as you are, for three simple reasons: "A. I have no Inclination to be a dictator. "B. I have none of the qualifi cations which would make me a successful dictator. "3. I have too much historical background and too much knowl edge of existing dictatorships to make me desire any form of dic tatorship for a democracy like the United States of America." Plot in Uruguay Reported Quelled MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. March S0-(JP)-A military plot to depose Pres. Gabriel Terra and prevent his elected successor, Gen. Alfredo Baldomir, from taking office was thwarted with the ar rest of five leading conspirators, government officials said today. General Baldomir, a brother-in- law of President .Terra, won a clean-cut victory In last Sunday's presidential election and will talcs office June 18. The plot was attributed to fol lowers of a defeated candidate. Dr. Eduardo Blanco Acevedo, whs also was related to President Ter ra by marriage. Terra's son is married to a daughter of Blan co Acevedo. Record Passed Navy Fund by Senate WASHINGTON. March ls.- L $529,227,842 appropriation tor ths nary, biggest f n n d In peace-time, passed the senate to day. It now goes back to ths house for action on minor amendments. During- the debate -critics mt s big nary staged x dress rehearsal of their projected opposition to the administration's gLlee.OOO, 000 bill to expand the navy. That measure, distinct from the reg ular appropriation bill passed to day, is now in senate commutes. B High Schools to Vie, Band Contests CORVAIXIS, Hare lb-Wr Class B high -school bands from schools having between 2S0 and 700 registration will compete hers April 1-2 in the annual stats high school bend contest. The smaller schools coming nndar jH new classification set np last year by the state association. Eleven entries already reserved included Lebanon. West Una, Canby, Oregon City, TIBatnoe and Gmsham. The Dalles 'won the title last year and wrfU de fend XL Class A and C nanfls comnete at the University of Oregon ths following week. Second Tnrnorer Of Taxes Is Ilsde A' second, tnrsower of ' 132S taxes, amsumting In 3t21&3aVi will fas mads to ths eosnty ury fixis ,mnrnhig StmrBt Ju C Burk mnnoxmcBd yesterday. Of this acmewnt. ln,TK3.hX wSH go to that city sX Sate send fls,- $ 43.31 to ths Salem school dis trict. Another turnowsr -win he made early mat -weesv Ti J. tax deputy , said. STELLA BMMS WITH Earbaxm Slaawyci Jsha Cedes nsd Anne Shirley 7 Two Features Hopalong Caasidrs Herein Texw TraiT William Boyd , -A Girl With Ideas" with Wenda Barrie Find Gueffroy Trail; Passed Near Signpost Apparently Stopped and Ate Near Sign; Storm May Have Hidden It Hope of Recovery Alive About Ended; Drifts Cover His Tracks TIM BERLINE, Ore., Mount Hood National Forest, March 30-(;p-Ten 'eet from a signpost pointing tbe war to Timnerune lodge and safety, searchers for Russell Gueffroy, 29, found ba nana peels indicating he had stopped to eat in a bliszard which took one other life Sunday. Guetfroy's skis, identified by his mother, were found yesterday in a snowdrift about 1,000 feet above Lone Fir lookout station. where he had left them after turning back from an attempt to scale Mount Hood. Roy Varney, 47, who continued in the climbing attempt with 18 others, died from exposure. Gueffroy's wavering tracks were followed jfrom the skis for nearly three-quarters of a mile, past the signpost which may have been hidden in the bllxzard. The trail was lost at the timber line in deep and impenetrable amis. Searchers prepared tonight to equip mountaineers with long bamboo poles wjth which to probe the drifts in an effort to find Gueffroy's body, although it was feared new snow covered it. j Harold Engles, district forest ranger anLhero of the Varney rescue, said he had little hope of finding Gueffroy alivs, slthough he might have taken refuge in some icy cavern. His grief-stricken parents, the Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Gueffroy of Sales, planned te return to their tme tomorrow tn GnefXrey s car, found late Monday whers he had parked tt near Government camP. GneOrors probable fata was learned Monday night when mem bers ef the M ataman mountain climbing club gathered at Port land ts review the tragic adven ture which caused ths death of Vamey. Anderson Paroled To Employer Here OREGON CITY, March 30.-(P) -ParOled to his employer, Albert Anderson, Salem, escaped a three year prison sentence today for conviction of manslaughter in the automobile death of Mrs. C. G. Thurlow near Aurora last Decem ber. The circuit court put Anderson in custody of . TL L. Tocsm, Salem business man. The court ordered the defendant ts pay a 500 fine in nsanthly Installments of $28 each, revoked his driver's license far s year and Instructed him to report his conduct ia writing each month tor three Lerida Surrender Is Beliered Near KESmATE. Franc At ths Spanish Frontier). Karen 3&-UP) Spanish Insurgent commanders said tonight ths capture ot Le rida, key city In ths drive to Barcelona, was imminent despite stiff resist sure of government forces. ' Ths Insurgents asnexmced Gen. Juan Tagne troops had arrived at the gstes of Lerida and were encircling the historic rrlty. vir tually deserted "by Its jftrfllaa population. Murder Hinted ia Fire Kfllirig Two SPOKANE, Wash., March 10. Jpy-Oewelopments which pointed ts ths -possibility oi a Connie mux-1 asT- tDSEtghx spurred the n tlssi of county officials tnta ths farm horns firs which cremated WQliaaa and George Hawrkav 54 and 73-yasF-old brothers near ham uaily yesterday. Sheriff Ralph Buckley said that bullet nxdss nsd been f omul in ths t two of ths tour hnrned In fhs mysterious nlasa on 19ftnV C38s9atflp xundsW KELSON -EDDY IrffllL. TCrcznoT7 xxn Saturday XXjsterj d ChZZs 'f Ose Orkst ia Tfcia Smash Ac "y ii.n Dit ct ' J: I Eerie CUCfci- '0L!!:.:2iiy::j (All flTItCI KOpen B:4.-i Mil TUIIOFF A L LADE of TODAy By R. C. . On May day, Easter, state fair week and in the midst of haying time, the clouds almost invariably precipitate; but when Spring Opening date is set in Oregon's salubrious clime, the weather will otttimes cooperate. Sears to Handle Modernizing Loan Holts Announces Plan to Provide Home Needs Is Reestablished Reestablishraent of facilities at the local Sears, Roebuck and company store for the handling of home modernization loans un der the recently amended nation al housing act, was announced Thursday by Walter Holts, man ager. In elaborating upon the an nouncement, Mr. Holts said: "Our company Is anxious tc co operate in every possible way with the federal housing admin istration in its efforts to stim ulate building in this country." The manager added that Sears' Salem store is prepared to as sist Its local customers in taking advantage of the plan, put into effect on February 4. - Assist Home Owners The plan provides that home owners may arrange loans for modernizations, repairs and im provements to their properties in amounts ranging from $100 to 12,500. Repayment is to be made in periods up to three years. Special assistance will be of fered in Sears store here to prop erty owners desirous of financ ing their remodeling under the provisions of the act. The per son in charge will acquaint the customers with the details of the act and will personally as sist customers in ironing out their modernization problems, Marshfield Pair Feared Drowned MARSHITELD, March 30-P- Fesr that two south seas adven turers, who left here last August ts sail by easy stages la a 30-foot ketch to Tahiti and other islands in the south Pacific, may have been lost rose among anxious rel atives today. The Rev. J. A. "Edlund. Marsh field, whose son, John was one of the crew of three, said me Doat was at least two weeks overdue at the Marquesas islands, from which they were to have sent a radiogram upon their arrival. In the Njord wih Edlund were Clarence Johnson, also ef Marsh- field, and a young San Diego art ist, who joined the two at San Di ego when they set sail from mere Jannary S. After touching south seas points, they expected to re turn vis Honolulu and seatue. Charles Robinson . To Defend Dawes Charles Robinson. Portland at torney -who was in Dallas last month looking after the Interests of A. E. Rosser, Teamster esse tive jailed on an anon charge, will defend James "Tiny" Dawes, Portland man who faces a charge of breaking windows .of the Gold en Pheasant restaurant here, it was learned yesterday. Dawes' preliminary hearing was postpon ed from yesterday until 2 P-m Monday because Robinson was tied np at a labor trial in Eugene. Dawes is one of three men with defscina s bnllding. He is at liberty under $500 bond. Now Playing - 2 Hits "BIG Shdrtar JEoss -XamufrLi Iunesr fesft Stt GXa sTESXEES' ia GOLDEN WEST LBe si Cidt Favorite im rsssuVj B BKUAD ) CAST I OF fik 938" i in BUSKS ill tM.KllW 3a-U3 M H'ITKffi I mm mm a tt a m - m Art Center Show Notable Success WU Drama Group, School of Dance, Living Picture Series all Please I . By MAXINE BUREN . One of the largest benefits yet sponsored for the Salem Art Cen ter . was the program given at Leslie school last night, combining talents of members of the drama department of Willamette univer sity, Barbara Barnes School, of the Dance, Mrs.- O: P. Andrews with her living pictures, and Dal bert Jepson, violinist. Dance solos were presented by Betty June Kelly, who with little pink umbrella gave "Summer Showers": Edna June Tarnell in Ortentale" danced with bells held in the hands castinet-fashion: Civilla Reeher in "Arbutus," col orful in violet and lavender: Jean Adams in "Moonlight Ballet," a striking number in blue and sil ver; Dorothy Koschmlder In "A Chinese Temple Garden"; Gloria Myers in "Mantille," a Spanish dance. Tiny Janet Lindley and Johnny Croisan danced the rhythmic tan go in true Spanish fashion, all dressed up in red and black. Com edy was Introduced by Jean Holts man and Colleen Kroner in "The Peasant and the Doll.", One of the most effective dances of the evening was the "Glory of Russia" in which Jean Row land, Betty- Zoe Allen, Wanda Grant, Janice Lemmon and Patrlc McCarty appeared in yellow and green peasant dresses with green head kerchiefs. - Others on the dance progrsm (Turn to Page 4, Col. 6) Serum Blamed in 6 Tetanus Deaths ORLANDO, Fla-. March 10-iP) -Six women died todsy from te tanus (lockjaw) after being given injections of a serum for the treatment of cancer; Five other women were in hos pitals with serious cases ot tetan us. They, too, had been given ser um injections. Physicians said all were treated from one bottle which apparently had become contaminated. They expressed fear other patients may have been given injections from the sanre bottle. ' J .' In Kingston, Ont. Can&fla, Dr Henry Connell, who. discovered the Ensol treatment ftfr cancer and announced his f&dlngs in 1935, said "I am convinced one bottle of Ensol becae contamin ated after it left Kingston; other bottles In the same Shipment hare been used at Orlando without harmful results." Copco to Extend Line to Bonanza LAKEVIEW, Ore., March 30-W)-The California Public Service company announced here today it would hutld a $109,000 service line, connecting Lakeview with Bonanza, and a $30,000 substa tion here. The senega cement was concur rent with withdrawal by the city council of objections to a rats cot filed last month by the company. EnJOY lbs afe, Easy Way to J (CHLHMrJIIii i res so as Calif ocssa, Sse if mvti stt s Sowdb - ot Paosc train. You'll rid ia sir-coo&bomai cam. fact sver the sftoothrrt, safest highway is the wodd. Bargain rait iares, economical ataiag car smsIs, 10 sad IV Tray Food servics, ssd-liiw can Puilsasa " rmiimodifiiei, see s few odW reasons why as saary psopls fry tb mmm so California md Uk kt coach- Toutnr SAN FRANCISCO..J22.50 LOS ANGELES 34 JO Cssri fares aire good fa coaches and Mclistsg chair cars. T triii fate ate good fa tourist lUcping cars, . pia snail berth charge. For detailed iafofmatioacall: .v p, Noth, rbone Art Cerlilicale No This Certificate entitles you to one week's Set .of Four Pictures upon payment of only 3ic (46c if by mail). .IMTOUTA NT- Be sure, to order aw4 Jf O. 1 If yon have tlial or ssb oeqaent sets, oris tibm next aaairfrd Set of Fear. Economic Parley Held Peace Hope i . Spirit of Helpfulness to "Have Not" Nations Is Kirby Page Theme A world economic conference. celled in a spirit of contrition to help Germany, Japan, Italy and other nations solve their mutual problems is viewed by Kirby Page, who spoke to a crowded auditor ium at the First MB church last night, as ' the means by which America could dissolve the pres ent threat of war. Only such a move and mood. shriven of the attitude of national self righteousness, could set in mo tion forces that would transform tbe temper of the people on the verge of war. Page asserted his belief against the Roosevelt diagnosis that ths situation is a problem of a peace able people being able to protect themselves against a warlike people, and held instead that the collision is going to be one of aggressors against oppressors." Page, author of several books on 'present world conditions, de clared that this country Is face to face with a serious situation, with the trend in Washington to ward war which if it comes will probably see the United States. England 'and France and possibly Soviet Russia on one side and Germany, Italy and Japan on tbe other. He outlined in some detail problems which he believes have produced the present crisis. He pointed to the post-world war pol icy of France to keep France strong by keeping Germany weak . . . and thereby producing Hit ler. . . as creating a crisis as re sult of aggression against op pression. Other problems which he views as having contributed to the cri sis are the world wide economic problem as typified in Japan's need for cottoa from abroad to run its textile Industry; the prob lem of empire and the habit of conquest or imperialism; and na tional selfrighteousness and arro gance. The United States, England and France gained their world posi tion through war and conquest, the very things for which blame is now attached to Japan, Italy and Germany, Page avowed in drawing his background for the (Turn to Page 14, Col. 6) 3 of Oregon City Stores Picketed OREGOX CITY, March 30-(P)-Three stores were picketed by the AFL Retail Clerks' union today in a new outbreak of a labor dispute. I Pickets recently were with drawn at a five-and-ten cent store. I Stores picketed today were' a furniture establishment, a shoe store and a department store. : The dispute arose when the union demanded insertion of a dlosed shop clause In a new agreement, replacing one which expired March 1. Hours and wages already- have been agreed upon. Employes of ;he picketed stores had not walked out, al though they were described as union members. $25.30 3&35 Ticket Agem. 4408 142- Bk. inite.