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Platform Told By Mr. Holman Files for US Senator on -Balanced Budget and -Cheap Power Slate Filing formally for U n i t e d States senator at the republican primary election. State Treasurer Rata C. Holman yesterday care as his campaign slogan, "balanced budgets; progressiTe ideals; cheap power; fair labor, security and agricultural legislation. "If I am nominated and elected I will during my term of office fire the nation's y business the same- diligent attention I hare given the state's business," Hol roan'a platform read. I beliere wilful waste makes woeful want , and hope for permanent prosper , ity lies chiefly in balanced bud gets, constitutional methods, pres ervation of representative govern ment, revival of business through protection from unjust govern mentar interference, stimulation of employment through fair labor legislation, encouragement of ag riculture, as well as industry, ' through foreign trade agreements openly jarrived at, adequate relief honestly administered . for .aged and needy P . ." Donaugh Files t Carl C. Dona ugh, Portland, United 'States district attorney. 'democratic ticket. Other filings Saturday: & Walter 1 Tooie, Portland, re publican, for representative In congress, 3rd district, Multnomah county- U. S. Balentine, Klamath Falls, republican, for representative in congress from the second congres aional, district. James W. Mott, Salem, repub lican," for representative In con "' gress f rem the first congressional district. Wllford W. SIrrlne, LaGrande, democrat, for state senator 19th district. Union, Umatilla and Mor row counties. Moore Hamilton, Medford, democrat, for state senator 6th .district, Jackson county. O. C Gibbs, Lakeview, demo crat, for district attorney of Lake county., , ; Chapmaa Running " C. C. Chapman, Portland, re publican, for state representative 6th district, Multnomah county. Harry T. C a b e 1 , Portland, democrat, for state representative Eth district, Multnomah county. T. .Walter;' Glllard, Portland, nonpartisan, . for ; circuit Judge, department No. S, 4th Judicial district, Multnomah county. Truman -A. Chase Eugene, re publican, for state representative 14 th district. Lane county, J. H. Truaty. Portland, demo crat, for state representative, eth district, Multnomah county. Ei JC. Allen, Portland, demo crat, for state representative 5th district; Multnomah county. Hector W. Macaffree, Portland, democrat, for state representa tive, 5th; district, Multnomah county. . , Ernest Leonetti. Portland, dem ocrat, for state representative 5th - district, Multnomah county, r Leo Smith, Portland, demo crat, for state representative 5th district. Multnomah county. John W. VanHorne, Portland, republican, for state representa tive. 5th district, Multnomah county. . Hendricks to Run For Governorship (Continued from page 1) vealed that he had decided to Vuna number of months ago. A native of Polk county. Mr. Hendricks was publisher of The Statesman for 43 years, from 1S8S to 1928. In the latter year he retired and has since dvoted : his attention to literary work., In addition to publishing ex perience Mr. Hendricks wna at different times superintendent of the eld boys reform school. fnited States appraiser at Port land and supervisor of the cen sus in the first congressional dis trict.' While Mr. Hendricks plans to Issue a platform revealing his tews on many of regon's pub lic issues, he made known only : a portion of it Saturday eight. One et his outstanding Interests has "been prison reform, and an- other has been Oregon history. On these points he said: 'So that a beginning may be mad in aa ambitious, adequate, effective program for prison re form, and for preserving the memories of our ep' s past, I promise to undertake the Tailing of two funds, starting with more tli an $3900 year oar, all from private contributions, to that Ore gon mar take high ground la the fields of modern penology .and a worthy Tcapect for tm histor ic values; the funds to be egal lxed and rendered perpetual by legislative- action, having provi sions for cnranlatlv and contin uous growth, and to be svdmln- Istered under state authority." Huron W, Clough Named Douglas County Judge - "' - ... . Governor Charles H. Martin yesterday announced the appoint ment of Huron W. Clough, Can- yonvKla farmer, as Douglas conn ty judge to succeed George X. tjuine, who died recently. Mr. Clough served one term as Douglas county commissioner. He is native of Oregon and grad uate of Oregon State ' college where he majored in engineering. Hospital inmate ' Hangs Himself With Bed Sheet Edward L. Scheldt. " 4. HOls- boro, -committed" suicide ? at the Oregon State hospital here yes terday - by hanging v himself -with a bd sheet . ' Scheldt, who was committed to Fii institution February 20 is arrived by a widow. ? Sold for $5 i. '' ' ' ' ... . v . 1 1 . V t: 5 J 1 ' Revelation of a mother's alleged "sale of her baby girl, in consid eration of and other goods". was snade in a Balttmore court during a custody suit. . The moth er. Mrs. Dorothy Ghent, admitted : that ah signed an "agreement" to relinquish her lS-month-old baby. Shown above, but thought she might reclaim her later. The father. Ross Ghent, separated from his wife, attempted to gain custody of the child from Mr. and Mrs. James Wheeler, but toe court ruled the child into the care of a grandmother until further investi gation. Lebanon Shares Top Band Honor ; CORVALLIS, April 2-P)-Med-ford and Lebanon bands shared top lienors among 12 class B groups from high school of 25 to 750 students In the 15th an nual contest at Oregon State col lege today. Both rated division one, and as rules prevent picking single win ners otherwise, the two bands were considered tied for the cham pionship, replacing The Dalles, last year's champion. In class two were The Dalles! Roosevelt high, Portland; Gresh- am, Oregon City and West Linn, and la class three Baker, Beaver ton. Bend. Canby and Marshfield. The Medford band, with Veter an Wilson Waite conducting, played the required "RoMimond" by Schubert, followed by the in troduction to act three of Lohen grin, by Wagner. The Lebanon band, directed by W. G. Gilvrey, by coincidence chose the aame se lected number. Hiding Accidents Fatal to two Men NEWPORT. ADril 2-VPl-Rert Fair. 16, son of Mrs. RIza Fair, was killed when a riding horse, catching his front foot with a shoe on the back foot, stumbled and fell, crushing the rider. The acci dent occurred while Fair was vis iting his uncle. U. M. Fair, and working on the 3000-acr Crowe rancn. McMINNTILLE. Anril 2-JPV- Klcked in the stomach by a horse, Dean Stewart. 35, Delake, died in a hosnltal here after his con dition at first was thought not serious. Irate Unionists Picketing Eugene (Continued From Page 1) tabllshmenta where thera labor dispute, required pickets to obtain a citv license, and pro hibited, them from sneaking to patrons or picketed establish ments or obtaining their car li cense numbers. It als gave the rltr the rieht to reanlate read ing material on banners. Bandon Resurvey Required, Begun BANDON, April z.-(flV-Harry Freeman, consultant for the state planning commission, acting on a request of Mayor Ed Capns, began an. Inspection ; ot this fire-razed city today. The city oeeka modifi cation of the commission's plan tor rebuilding, saying that failure to get an RFC loan made neces sary tho us of th temporary bus iness district and available streets, sewers and water mains In any reconstruction program. Obituary v Ritchie John W. Rltchiet in this city April z, at the age of 63 years. Late resident of 12S0 North 16th street. Survived bv widow. Marv E. Ritchie; daughter, Florence E. Ritchie and sons, J. Marvin, Wes ley E., Marion and Donald Carl Ritchie, all of Salem, aid a son, K. F. Ritchie of Portland ; two grandchildren; nieces, Darlene Hilborn jand Vlrgle WtJte, and nephew;! D. I. Ritchie cf Salem. Funeral! announcements later by the W. T. Rigdon company. Bailey Li von a Bailey, CS, at the resi dence, 93L North Cottage street, April 2. Survived by three sis ters, Mrs. -- Emma - B. Hopper of Seattle. Mrs. M. V. Whetzellot G res ham and Mrs. M. C Hinshaw ot Caldwell. Idaho. Memorial ser vices will be held from the Walker as Howell chapel Monday, April 4. at 10:30 a m., with Rev. Cohagan of the Free Methodist church officiating. Concluding services at Gresham cemetery, Graham. j. I -. 1 -WTv Suggest Veto For Congress Backers to Confer Today at White House, Try to ATert Defeat (Continued from page 1) followed a victory for opponents of , the bill who had succeeded in stalling off any attempt to end debate. "Further strategy to ' meet the threatened revolt against the re organization measure may be dis cussed at a White House confer ence tomorrow. The president ar ranged to confer with congres sional leaders shortly after he re turns to the capital from "Warm Springs, Ga., where he has been vacationing. The house adjourned for the weekend late this afternoon with out concluding debate or taking any vote on the reorganization measure. Before it quit work It heard some of the most vitriolic debate of the session. Administration supporters contended the real purpose of opposition to the re organization bill was to "break Roosevelt, while republicans and some democrats declared the com promise proposal was but a sham which would be stripped from the bill by a congressional confer ence committee after the house had acted npon it. This is what the compromise on ' congressional overruling of executive orders would do: Give congress the right, within a 60- day period, to accept or override a presidential reorganization or der by adopting a resolution which would not require the ores! dent's signature to become effec tive. The two features of the com promise must be passed upon as amendments to the bill after the house ends debate. That will not be until some time next week. leaders said. Some opponents of the bill said the decision of administration leaders to compromise made pas sage of the measure probable. Republican Leader Snell of New York said the opposition would attempt to "cut the bill to ribbons," but that passage in some form was likely. Democratic supporters of the legislation agreed with Speaker Bankhead that the fight was "all over." Opposition, Rail Bill, Is Expressed (Continued From Page 1) in the county were represented and reports revealed that all locals were active and increasing tneir membership. Speakers included G. W. Potts state president, who discussed some of the resolutions and other pertinent matters, and L. H. Mc Bee, former Btate president, who stressed the fundamentals of the organization and urged that locals proceed along those lines and re fuse to be sidetracked from activ Ity for the benefit of farmers. Mrs. Homer Smith discussed the Farmers Union Juniors Dro- gram and the work being done by the Joint. Marion-Aumsville local, which was also explained by Miss Josephine Jones, a member. - Ronald Jones outlined the things the parent organization plans to do for the iuniors. men tioning especially a contest in the composition and oral delivery of essays on "What the Farmers Union Will Do for the Farmers In addition to cash awards, the state winner will be sent to the summer camp in Colorado County finals will be held Mav 1 and the state finals on the first day of the state convention, May 24, at Sheridan. H. W. Livingston discussed the Willamette valley project and Its present status in Washington, P. C, and declared that while the large local contribution men tioned In the report may prevent early realisation, smaller units of the project may be sponsored and developed. Simpson Hamrich ot Bethel presented Interesting facts con cerning the Farmers Union co operative hospital at Elk City, Okla. Dad" Jewett Is Taken to Hospital THE DALLES. April t-JPy-VL- ness sent W. T. "Dad" Jowett. 7-year-old war veteran, to the Portland veterans' hospital today. Jowett is one of the most color ful figures of the American Le gion, boasting a record of being the- oldest veteran of the World war. He has been a familiar figure at Legion conventions, traveling under the title of "the hermit of Jackass mountain. Last summer his home burned down, destroy ing many war mementoes. Recent ly he suffered a heart attack and waa removed from the home of Peter Karametoe, with whom he had lived since he lost his home. Oregon Graduate To Teach at WU Prof. Richard P. Miller, Uni versity of Oregon graduate, will be a member of the Willamette university faculty next school year. It was announced Saturday. He will substitute for Prof. E. S. Oliver in the English department while Prof. Oliver is on leave of absence to study toward a doc tor's degree at University of Washington.' -. Prof. Miller : graduated - from the state, university In 1136 and earned a master's degree at Co lumbia university last year. ALL A D E 7 TOD A y By R. C They'll let the president re organize the setup for his mil lion hired hands; the outcome's labeled as a compromise, but leaves law-making in the con gress' hands. Longshore Confab Opens This Week Bridges to Attend Meeting at Hoquiam; Session to Last two Weeks ABERDEEN. Wash.. Antil 2- tT-Eyes of the west coast's la bor leaders and shipping men will be on Grays Harbor r ext week when the Pacific coast conven tion of longshoremen and ware housemen opens for a session whlcn is expected to last two weeks. Harry Bridges. Pacifie coast CIO director and president ot the International Longshoremen's and Waremousemen's union, will ar rive here Sunday, it is expected, preparatory to opening of the convention at 10 a.m. Monday. Mat Meenan, secretary of the in ternational, will come with Bridges. Hawaii Sends Delegates Early ' today the .vanguard of delegates began to arrive. Among early arrivals were three from Hawaii. John Aukai ot Tilo. Sol omon Kniheu of Honolulu and Tsuruo Ogoshi of Port Allen The three will represent the 590 ILWU members In the islands. Besides the regular coast con vention, another important meet ing of longshoremen will get un der way here Monday. I will be that of the Paget Sound district council of the ILWU, which also Convenes at 10 a.m. More than 50 special delegates from Puget Sound ports will attend this meet ing. 4000 Refugees in Trek From France BAGNERES DE LUCHON. France, April 2 (.P) Four special trains loaded with more than 4000 refugee Spanish government troops rolled out of here tonight in anticipation of a French cab! net decision to repatriate them to Spain. The government militiamen who fled to France to escape ad vancing insurgents were headed for Cerbere, French port on the Mediterranean, where they likely will be returned across the fron tier into government tetritory. A thousand additional refugees were left behind. Some of them will follow tomorrow. In compliance with preferences expressed In secret -balloting, 185 of the refugees made ready to go to Generalissimo Francisco Fran co's territory In insurgent Spain. Subdivision South Of Gty Planned Subdivision of a ten-acre tract In Salem Heiehts facing Oak Row and Liberty road was announced Saturday by H. S. Gtle. All or tne property excepting that portion occupied by the Gile residence will be offered for sale, he said, and offers opportunity for the build ing of several attractive homes on beautifully wooded sites. He has placed a $4000 restric tion upon- residence construction in the subdivision. Sales will be handled by the J. F. Ulrich com pany. Salem Man Rises To Lt. Commander WASHINGTON, April t.-F-President Roosevelt approved to day promotions of 192 naval offi cers to the rank of lieutenant com mander, and 273 to the rank of lieutenant. The promotions, announced by the nary department with present assignments and home towns of officers. Included: Lieutenants promoted to the grade of lieutenant commander RxlDh E. Wilson. TJ. g. S. Wichita, navy yard, Philadelphia, Pa., Sa lem, Ore. Newport Airport Held Army Air Aid WASHINGTON, April 2HPV Brlaadier General H. H. Arnold. assistant chief of the air corps, said In a communication to Harry j Hopkins. WPA administrator, that development ot an airport at, Newport. Oregon, "woald provide a facility of great value to toe air corps because ot its import ance from a military standpoint." Hammer Victim at Marshfield Dies MARSHFIELD. Anril 2.-- Miss Janet Escott, 47, who was unconscious almost from the time she was attacked with a hammer on February IS by her 75-year-old uncle. Harvey Wilson, died today. Wilson, described by Cor oner Ennis Keixer as apparently having become suddenly lnsan. committed suicide shortly after the attacks r Airplane Ambulance For Accident Victim l KLAMATH FALLS, April 2-0?) -Paralysed since an automobile accident a month ago in which her neck was broken and spine sev ered. Mrs. George Ollnghouse, Zi. ' will be taken to her - home at Glendale, near Roseburg. tomor row - ia an airplane ambulance. She .was Injured while enroute with her husband to see his fath er, who waa seriously ilL B Surprise Ye. Possible, Seen New Candidates Are Few at Weekend ; two Seek Place Upon Bench (Continued from page 1) Treasurer Rufus Holman and for mer Senator Robert N. Stanfield are the only candidates in sight. Likewise in the democratic ranks it appears a two-way race between Carl C. Donaugh and Willis Ma honey. Elton Watkins of Portland announced Saturday night that he would not run, a week after E. J. Griffith.' state WPA administra tor, had made a similar announce ment. The governorship is something else aerain. Not only are there four candidates on the democratic side and rIt actually in the race for the republican nomination, but ob servers were predicting spimea races on both sides of the fence. The democratic entries have heen "ail set" for several weeks and no important developments nor hints of further candidacies were observed during the past week. Governor Charles H. Mar tin because of his position was getting his name in the papers oftenest, but in Salem a Willam ette university sroun organized a club to support Dr. J. F.'Hosch of Bend, state representative, ana there were reports of similar trends on other campuses. O. Hen ry Oleen and Dr. R. M. Erwln are the other candidates. PrinHn&l development in the republican field was the entry of Charles A. Sprague, editor or The Statesman, as a candidate. Al ready in the race and awaiting the closing of the lists as a signal for more active campaigning were Ram Brown of Gervais. Charles u. Pslne of Eurene. C. R. Waggoner of Portland and J. W. Morton of Hood River. If candidates for United States senator wera surorisinKly scarce. their number was legion com- nil red to the situation with re snect to secretary of state. Earl Snell. incumbent, was not only the sole republican entry, but actually no one had filed for the democra tic nomination, though there were rumors that Mrs. Emily Edson, democratic national committee woman, would file. Earl A. Nott, Yamhill county district, added fuel to the first district congressional race by in ing for democratic nomination against A. C. Burk, Marlon coun- tv sheriff: Daisy Bevans. ciaca amas representative; W. T. Miner, former legislator of Grants Pass, and Nicklas Zvlstra of Perrydale. Walter Norblad of Clatsop county is the only rival of James v. Mott, Incumbent, for the republi can nomination. ' Portland Safety Men Speak Here In the interest of the local campaign toward traffic safety two representatives of the WPA Portland traffic safety school last Wednesday and Thursday pre sented programs consisting or in formal talks and motioJ. pictures, declares Earl Lltwiller. county supervisor of adult education and recreation. Th safety urograms were pre sented before students at the Sa lem Indian school at Chemawa. at the Hayesvlll and Liberty schools, and at Leslie Junior high school and at SaLsm hlrh school. The program was also featured before the adult classes at the old high school on Thursday ntrht Walter Ricks, who was the principal speaker, stressed stop ninr Inokinar and listening, obey ing all traffic regulations, being courteous and keeping tne car m A vmaah si t I 1 trY rH t f n Yeggs Find Safe Tough; no Loot ASTORIA, April 2.-()-A safe which refused to open balked rob bers who tried to crack it in the offices of the lower Columbia Dairy association Friday night. tiit ancoeeded in knocking the lock off but that was all. Had they opened it, their work would have been for naught Officials said nothing of value was in it. Portland Man Is Victim of Surf DEPOE BAT. April Z-fflV Carried from rocks Into the surf by a huge wave, Richard C. Ring. 32, Portland, drowned today. The accident occurred while he was fishing. K. O. Clark, Oak Grove. his companion, also was wasnea into the water bat he escaped. Bob Elgin Heads New GOP Group CORVALLIS, April 2.-(P)-Stu-denta here who have republican sympathies took a tip from their democratic friends and organised a young Republican club similar in objectives to that recently cre ated by rival party advocates. Ro bert Elgin, Salem, was chosen president of the republicans. Headquarters for THE BEST ASSORT MENT IN THE CITY EASTER CARD S Coolie Stationery Co. 310 State St. f ' Phone 4404 Cat Mothers 134 Kittens; Quints Latest Arrivals HOQUIAM, April 2-()-'-Xig- ger" has done it again. Tne black cat whose maternal in stinct apparently knows no bounds, gave .birth to quintup lets late tonight in her corner at a local cigar store. And counting the latest of Nigger's progeny, Pete Oseng, the cigar store proprietor announced that the cat now has motnered 134 kittens in nine years. lleDiiblicans Will Hear Candidates Marion County Club Sends Bid to Aspirants for Governorship, Talk Republican candidates 'or gov ernor, including Charles A. Sprague, editor of the Oregon Statesman. M. L. Schrock of Mil- waukie, and Clarence Wagoner of Portland, have been invited to speak at a rally meeting of the Marion County Republican club Monday, April 11, at the Marion hotel at S p.m. Snraeue. who Thursday an nounced his candidacy, has ac cepted the invitation. Charles L Paine of Eugene, also r repub lican gubernatorial entry, spoke at a previous meeting of the club. Others who will be heard are the tlx who have a;ounced themselves as candidate for re publican nominations for state representatives, and any ctners who have filed for this position before the closing date, accord ing to Robert E. JoneF. president of the club. Length of the speech es will be held to a minimum Jones promised. Clnh Members Active Since its meeting March 8 many club members have been active in sending petitions and messages to Oregon congressmen urging them to oppose passage of the governmental reorganization hill Jones said. He also indicated the floor at the next meeting will be open to candidates for county and state offices other than those speci tied. Immunizing Sked For Week Heavy Immunizations and vaccina tions headed the week's activi ties at the Marion county depart ment of health. Vaccinations were given to 254 and 161 were Im munized for diphtheria. Members of the nursing staff made 46 vis its to schools and 54 children were given complete physical ex aminations during the week. Fif teen eye tests were given, 24 Schick tests to see if immuniza tions for diphtheria took and 10 were fluoroscoped. The nurses in spected 282 for communicable diseases and 1081 people were seen by the health department. John L. Geren, county milk and water inspector, visited 15 homes in interest of control of milk and water supplies. He took 16 water samples, visited 4 schools, 3 dairies, 5 milk plants and took T8 milk samples. Every municipal water supply In the county is tested monthly by the health de partment. Television Topic For Program Here Recent advances in electricity radio and television will be ex plained and illustrated by motion pictures in a lecture program to be presented Tuesday night at 8 o'clock In the auditorium of the old high school. W. W. Dean's lecture, which will also touch on opportunities in air-conditioning, refrigci ation and dlesel and gas engines, will be augmented by the votlon pic ture. "Modern Inventions on Pa rade." Two othr films. "The Navy In Action, ' and "Hcosler Hotshota" will also be presented Professional motion picture equip ment will be used. Auto Death Toll Drops in Oregon The March highway traffic record helped to reduce the first Quarter, fatalities this year ap proximately 40 per cent when compared -with the figures for 1937. Secretary of State Snell an notrnced yesterday. Fifteen persons lost their lives in traffic accidents last month as compared with 28 in March. 1937 Prineville Sees Hopes For Betterment in City Rail Line's Finances PRINETLLE, April t-iJPf Prospects of a major lumbering operation in the Ochoco forest developed today with the ship ment ot three cars of timber over the municipally - owned railroad. Recent shipments of cattle and lumber have raised hopes for fi nancial habilitation of the railway line. "Yottr Office Office SnppUes Books . A Greeting Card for Every r ' Ocaaloa ' - lonference Raps Youth Standards Free Methodist Convention Elects Rev. Walter at Closing Meeting j Elected to serve as officer? with of Hlllsboro as president yester day closed the convention of Free Methodist young people's mis sionary society which has been In session here for three days. As one of their final actions the -missionary society youn peo ple adopted resolutions recom mending practice of the Golden Rule in relations between capi tal and labor and condemning "loose and low mJial standards of present day yoath." Elected to serveas officers with Rev. Walter were: Vice-presi dent. Wesley Graves. St. Helens; secretary, Ethel Bixby, Newberg; treasurer, Frances Slocun, Port land: secretary of services. Per ry Williams, wooaourn; locre- tary of education, BTiita Mc- Clure. The Dallas; secretary or stewardship, Ethel . Bowe.-man. Damascus: secretary of evange lism, Norris Hughes. Albany, ed itor, Esther Ruedl, Portland; superintendent, Mrs. Tenwick, St. Helens An award for the best report during the conference was given to Esther Ruedi of the Central Free Methodist church of Port land while Herman Hanson of Salem was given first award In a poster contest and Ruth Bailor of Portland second. A large number of delegates visited the state penitentiary yes terday afternoon. Income Taxes to Exceed Estimate The state tax commission yes terday predicted that income tax collections for 1938, based on 1937 Incomes, would far exceed the original estimate of $4,500.- 000 and might be greater than those of last year. Incoming mails as the April 1 deadline on filing returns arrived were the heaviest of the year, tax officials said, with the result lt ill be several days before the total of 1938 tabulations can be tabulated. The 1937 Income tax collec tions, based on 1936 incomes, ag gregated $5,200,000. "Our collections up to Thurs day night were slightly. in excess of those on the corresponding date in 1937," Earl Fisher, a member of the tax commission said, "with returns more numer ous than ever before. Returns not filed up to last night are subject to both penalty and interest. Medford Building Hits Record High MEDFORD, April 2.-(Jp)-a.lie of building permits issued in this city for the first quarter of 1938, totaled $87,050. the highest for any quarter since 1932. The building permits Issued during March amounted to an even $60,000, and was the cause of the building spurt, according to the city building inspector. Permits were Issued during March for the construction of 18 new residences at a construction cost of $41,350. The remainder was for remodeling and improve ment of business buildings. Swegle Bonds Voted SWEGLE Voters of the Swe gle school district Saturday voted 34 to SI to issue bonds in the am ount of $12,000 for the remodel ing of the present school building, Art Certificate lo; This Certificate entitles ? bF;rres . IMPORTANT . Shif ting's Cure Is Claimed THE DALLES. April f err? operator here. C. T. Smith, bothered by drifting "j0?! which now -Jgff automobile road to his -bMt.- covered an ingenious combatting the effects of wind He found that surfacing the dunes with coarse pebbles cured their migrant tendencies. Japanese Young People Convene Hear Kirby Page Saturday, Dr. Branton Today; 2 Sessions Planned The Oregon district Japanese Toung People ennsuan ence at me XT . - tional church. Tatsuro Tada W conference chairman and Martha Okuda. general vice-chairman and chairman of the program cw" mittee. Kirby Page, writer and social ...nroif.r waa the principal speaker yesterday afternoon and again in the evening. o ibkkiI the vouna people wit n questions as to vital points of re ligion and lire, in nis aneruouu 4iu. nrt at night concluded his message with discusslion of "Haw shall I become a creative church member?" About 150 gathered lor me banquet last night. Tom Oyo of Salem acted as toastmaster. a program of music and readings was enjoyed and Dr. Bruce R. Baxter gave a short address. Japanese Christian young people were here from Hooa. River. " Portland. Gaston. Salem' and from Tacoma, Seattle ana Vancouver. Wash. Today the con ference will continue with morn ing sessions at the First Presby terian church and afternoon ses sions at Knight Memorial. Dr. J. R. Branton is the principal speaker today. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kins serve as advisers to the group. Tuition Board Is After 'Triflers'' Policy of the county non-high school board in regard to payment of tuition for students "needless ly delinquent" has been reiterated in a letter sent by County Superin tendent Mary L. Fulkerson. to Principal Fred D. Wolf ot Salem high school. Mrs. Fulkerson said that it had been the policy of the board to re fuse to pay tuition for students who "are just putting In time." During the last three years the board has acted in six such cases. In her letter to Wolf Mrs. Ful kerson said, "we request that you notify us at once when a student' is delinquent in any way that is needless. The board feels it is re sponsible for the taxpayers money and that It must not be squan dered on triflers." ' Marriage Exams Backed by Women GRANTS PASS, April 2-ff)-A committee of 21 women set out today to see that any violation of laws requiring examination of male applicants for marriage li censes Is reported. ; Twelve of them were delegated to ask Grants Pass physicians to obey the law. Members of the Frultdale Improvement club with which the women are connected contended that young men had receivea certificates without ex- amlnations 145 you to one weekV PS S4I