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Liltlc Merchants Statesman jurwm" i Weather Fair today, becoming an settled with rain Wednes day; Max. Temp. Monday M. Min. 40, river 5.1 feet, rain .13 Inch. , westerly wind.- . 1 ! ' charged for all papers they deliver; rpmpt payment to them helpn them In their modest "business. - POUNDDD 1651 EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR Salem, OregonTuesday Morning, May 3, 1938 Price t3c; Newsstands 5e No. 31 WW2 1 J r Hitler Crosses Brenner Pass To Visit Duce Third Meeting of Chiefs of Nations to Take Spotlight Today ' Triumphal Path Through Welcome Fuehrer ROME, May 2- (JP) -Italy's ' square-jawed; Duce ard greater . Germany's ' determined Fuehrer will- meet tomorrow to symbolize their unity. -'',.'.," , - It will be the ttilrd meeting -of these European pace-setters In their eventful working partner ship. While Italy pre- .red a spec tacular welcome for the naxi lead er, attention was focussed on what new events in Europe Ben Jto Mussolini and Adolf Hitler might plan In the few hours for private talks they will have in the crowded nrberam. A uttt.. ,4 1,1. ......... t r I Hprlln thta nfturnn.in His special train will nose through the Brenner pass short lyafter 6 a.m. ' (midnight EST, Monday) tomorrow. It will fol low a 'tigbyy-guarded route and arrive In Rome at 8:30 p.m. (2:20 D.m.. EST) tomorrow night. Sleeting to Symbolize Itome-Iterlin Friendship His state. trip In Italy, repaying Mussolini's visit to Germany September 23-29, 1937. will end May 10. , Before their meeting last year, the fascist and nai leaders conferred June 14-16. 1934. In Venice. .Officially Hitler's visit among the ruins or imperial uome. dressed up in his honor. Is her alded., as a demonstration that fascism and .national socialism are united In effort and thsp at tempts to becloud this unity are destined to fail. ' It follows Hitler's annexation of Austria, the Anglo-Italian agreement of April 1$ for settling Mediterranean. African and Span ish Issues between : Britain and ? Italy. France's move for a si mi-" 'lar ' accord with Mussolini : and i n A mrpnEinpninr dl liib aukiv- -French entente. , Many reports circulated to whatMussoninl nd Hitler would discuss but authoritative informa tion was lacking. Some circles Raid a military alliance would, be. develope 1 but others said 'they doubted the fascist-nazl collaboration would go .that far. greatest factor in Italy-German relations since Mussolini visited Germany the nari absorption of Austria. This move found little sym pathy among many Italians, as it brought German troops to the Brenner pass, but -everything has been don to assure Hitler a rousing welcome. 17th and Market Zone Is Limited Action taken last night by the city council places all but lot 1., block 31 ot the controversial 17th and Market streets lone back in its original tone 1 classification. Alderman Fred William's mo tion, to amend the motion of ac ceptance of the building regula tions and zoning commissions rec ommendation that the rone not be changed, so that lot 1 of block 31 would remain In zone III until a subsequent hearing could be held on that problem, was passed. This actioir was, taken so that Dwight Lear might go ahead with his present plans of building a store building on that corner, the southwest, immediately. The'bfldzes committee's recom mendation that a bridge be con structed over Shelton ditch at Lee and 18th streets, he constructed of wood and trusses and to cost (Turn to Page 3, Cel. 4) Lewis and Green Together On WASHINGTON. May 2-IPf Laders of the embattled factions tf organized labor, the A;FL and the CIO. found common ground today in calling upon congress to approve President Roosevelt's $4,500,000,000 lending -spending attack upon the depression. " Like Mayor LaGuardia of New , Yorkwho proposed the creation of a permanent congressional Tre covery committee to submit a program for action at a special session of congress William Green and John Lewis appeared before the house appropriations subcommittee to argue that the extent of unemployment made the president's program necessary. ..Meanwhile, Chairman Norton (D-NJ) of the house labor com mittee made public a letter from President Roosevelt dealing with another part of the administra tion's economic and social pro gram, the wage-hour bill. The let ter urged that the bill, again bog ged down" In the house rules com mittee, be "brought before the house by petition. Mrs. Norton ar yacxei to submit inch, a petition Pioneer Statue to Capitol Soon to 4 hiiiif i This wax model of a six-ton, 24-foot vv - " r r " v i . . t 1 1 -If r:v :::y -' -: i- rrz V " - s i : . V-:-: 'V v- - : : I v.. 1 tic- - .'- Xew York studio of Ulric H. Eilerhusen and the finished creation placed atop the tower of the The figure, symbolic of the Oregon pioneer, will survey tne city and countryside from an elevation capitol is complete except for this - O Pioneer's Figure To! Be Cast Soon Statue, to Surmount State i Capitol now Exists in Wax Model Form NEWjYORK. May 2--A six-, ton, 23-foot statue, a memorial to the strong, thoughtful men who made a state in Oregon.' ex isted as a wax model today at the studid of Sculptor Ulrich H., El- lerhusen. Soon molten bronze wil! he poured Into the- mold and the great work polished nd shipped to Oregon where it will be mount ed on (the dome of the- new, modernistic capitol building. The creatprjkis depicted a man in the prim eof life who has Just staked out his homestead, strip ped the canvas from his eovereid wagon and, bare headed and ax in hand, stands ready to construct a temporary log shelter for his family.! The 6tatue'a frame will be cast in enduring bronze and the countenance and skin In a beaten gold leaf im pervious to the weather. Ellerhusen's concep tion of the pioneer will gaze over the Oregon country from a height of 171 i feet. ; Leriding-Spendirig Issue ton Friday, and administration leaders were already at work In an effort to lie up the 218 sig natures ? which . wouia automati cally bring the " measure to the hnusa floor, i While Lewis and Green were In agreement that the appropria ttona should be granted, they dif fered on Just how many workers wre without jobs. Green said 11 200.000.. Lewis put the figure at:13.000.000 to 14,000,000. j "If congress chooses to act in accordance wit tha president's mroeram .' said Lewis, "our nation can again be turned toward econ- dmic vigor. If congress iaiis 10 a we will con'aae to drift In the direction of economic chaos. I "The rravity . of the " economic sfltuatfdn we are facing today ex- needs our worst .expectations. said Green: . ; The proposals yon are considering are an es sential part of the action, wnicn must be taken without delay, for even more important than, the measures - designed to ."stimulate business revival are those' which , JTura t Fag S9 CoL 1) Top Oregon's Be Cast, Bronze 1 bronze statue will be cast at the new Oregon capitol building ; here. of 171 ft. The exterior of the statue. Associated Press photo. ' ' Airport Petition . Promptly Tabled Movief Aimed at Arany Gets Scant Attention; new Rules Are Planned : 'The city council last night gave Leo Arany, lessee of the Salem municipal airport, a clean bill of health by indefinitely tabling a petition, signed by 33 persons, ask ing the removai of Arany and the appointment ot a governing body. Motion to table the recommen dation of the petitioning parties was made by Alderman I E. B. Purvine, member of the airport committee, and the only dissen tion arose from L. F. LeGarie, fellow member jot the 'committee. Alderman LeGarie' dissented with PerrineV motion, and cast a "negative vote, saying .that any petition carrying that many names (Turn to Page 3, col. 4j President Handed Big Navy Decision WASHINGTON, May 2-OV-The senate. Ignoring a charge, that . It was ' passing the bucfc," checked up.- to the president today the decision as to whether the United States should build 45,000 - ton super-warships mounting : 18-inch guns- larger than anything now afloat. I r- f ' It adopted a navy i bill amend ment by Senator "Vandenberg (R, Mich.) providing that no battle ship in excess ot 35,000 tons shall be constructed unless the presi dent determines, that some other nation either has officially pro jected, authorized or laid the keel for a dreadnanght larger than that. : - - r ' The chamber brushed aside ob jections by Senator Connally (D, Tex.) that this would be placing the responsibility on the presi dent and by Senator Copeland (D, N. T.) that the president might have difficulty to learning the in tentlons of other nations. Storrnste Elected SILVERTON, May J.M. G. Storruster Was elected city; treas urer by the Sllverton- ctty coun cil tonight to sneceed C. G. Rue who la moving to Molalla. Commons Vote Puts Approval On Italy Pact Lahor-Liheral Group Is Bitter but Hopeless in Final Debate Efforts to Gain Similar Treaty With Germany J Soon Is Forecast LONDON, May 2.-WP) rThe house of commons tonight gave overwhelming . endorsement . to Britain's new treaty with Italy by a vote of .-316 to 108, capping stormy opposition attacks on Prime Minister Neville Chamber lain's foreign policy. Fighting ; off the onslaughts Chamberlain told commons the treaty signed in Rome April 16 was a great step toward avoiding European war and left the im pression he would attempt to form a similar pact with nazl Germany as soon as possible. ' A labor motion to renounce tne accord was defeated 322 to 110.; A biting climax to the debate came as Opposition Leader Clem ent Attlee denounced the prime minister, saying he could not be lieve Chamberlain "would have put his hand to so dishonorable a document." David Lloyd George Taunts Government j Fiery old David Lloyd George taunted 'the government with the assertion that "the Germans are Quite convinced you won't fight and so am I." The, 69-year-old prime minis ter moved for approval of the act as Reichsfuehrer Hitler tri umphantly left Berlin for ; talks with Premier Mussolini, his part ner in the Rome-Berlin axis. (Turn to Page 3, Col. 7) Chinese Surround Qty of Tancheng Second Disastrous Defeat .for Invader, Looming; j Resistance Strong SHANGHAI, May 2-()-Three Chinese columns were reported encircling Tancheng, strategic walled town 20 miles north of the Lunghai railway, , today while 10,000 fresh Chinese troops were being ruBhed to that 'sector, "j In a desperate effort to halt the reinforcements, Japanese warplahes subjected them to al most continuous bombardment. The Chinese attack on Tancheng, however, already had developed into a battle of major proportions, threatening communication lines of the Japanese advance guard near the Lunghai. The question of whether the Japanese were aproaching their, second major military disaster in Shantung was being discussed openly by foreign military ex perts, who expected decisive ac- tlon within a week. If the Chinese can hold their (Turn to Page 3, Col. 8) FDR VACATIONS IN SOUT H r. ' 5- I 3T r- ' s ' , ' T 1 ' ----- " ' .. . - ,l (rr : . vrr . : .. . . . . .-Jr-; -t,. - m : ' b f - , . ;:-.::;" - "" ' " .: Aboard the USS Philadelphia, lO.OOO-toa cruiser. President Roosevelt ; waters while congress considers more of his tt posed legislation ' Philadelphia-was anchored in Sauana bay near the eastern tip of ; 'enJng, resulting In cancellation from the Philadelphia reporteO. Fo iir Offer by Read On City Power Plant Studied Previous Council Action . -on PGE Bid Revoked ; ; Committee -Views Claim for Damages Due to Flood Is Facing City, Revealed With H. - B. Read, owner and operator of radio station, KSLM, tendering .the city bids both for leasing and Purchasing of the city's tydro-electrlc power . plant, the previous vote of the city coun cil authorizing the mayor and re corder to enter Into a contract with the Portland General Elec tric company on its own Proposi tion, was last night reconsidered by the council. ' Read's rental bid is for a five- year lease on a basis of 5 mills per kilowatt hour, and agreeing to supply the city with energy for street lights at a reduction of 20 per cent. His purchase price is stated at $7500, with the city to retain the real property, ditch and water rights. The bid by the PGE company, on which basis the mayor and re corder were April 18 authorized to enter into contract, was for 4 V mills per lfiowatt hour. 7 Both of Read's bids were re ferred to .the utilities committee ot the council, for its recommen dation at the next convening of the council." - - A petition for grading and oil lng Hoyt street, in conjunction with the county, was referred to the streets committee.. ' A petition, signed by Mr. and Mrs. James W. Shaffer and . wit nesses, claiming damages against the city in the amount of 1200 for j 1 r garage - that . was allegedly washed away at 600 South 12th street through negligence of city officials In allowing excessive wa ter to be turned into Shelton ditch,, wag referred to - the city attorney. ' - Recorder A. Warren Jones In formed the council that the pre liminary .work leading to the ul Ultimate zone change in the south east part of Salem, for which the (Turn to Page 3, Col. ty Postof f ice Trade Gains for April Salem postoffice receipts chalk ed up another substantial In crease for April, with business X3290.79 or 12.7 per cent greater than fn the corresponding month last year, reports Postmaster H R. Crawford. . April, 1938, receipts were-$28,- 559.20 as compared to $25,368.41 in April a year ago. of m small boat, exploration. - Fishing was impossible, radio ." reports Inset, Captain Jules James, tbe States One Change A d vised in Report by Grand Jury i Made in Mrs Linfoot Takes Over ; Order" of "Interviews Established; two .. More Caseworkers Are Expected The Marion county relief effect the number one recommendation from the recent grand jury relief investigation report ing others. ; , ! " The committees major immediate step was the assign ing of Mrs. William J. Linfoot, Given Sendqii; Service Lauded COXu T. Mi ROBINS Robins Is Praised At Lpwcheon Here Engineer's Chief Relates ; Progress on Project ; i; ; Leaving for East Appreciation of the work Col. T. M. Robins, northwest district chief of the army engineers, has done in furthering the Interests of the Willamette valley develop ment was Expressed in the Intro ductory remarks of Senator Doug las McKay and reflected in ap plause when Col. Robins address ed the Salem chamber of com merce luncheon Monday noon. The colonel is leaving soon to take up new duties as head of the army, engineers' Gchool' at Mt. Vernon, near Washington, D. C. ' Senator, McKay pointed out that it was Col. Robins who se lected the site for Bonneville dam and supervised its construction (Turn to Page 3, Col. 5) . ATLANTIC la vacationing in south Atlantic in - wasnington. jjast nignt tne San Domingo, with a storm threat- president' -no." pnoto. ? ' i i : ' - H ft :o . 1 1 O' Task Receiving Callers; committee yesterday put into and took steps toward effect casework supervisor, to the Relief Office OtasK or receiving renei -clients: at the mam window, at her own suggestion. Called to the committee's spec ial meeting to discuss the situa tion, Elmer R. Goudy, state relief administrator, consented to -the arrangement as to Mrs. Linfooi. agreed to provide another woman as casework supervisor for two months and promised In addition to obtain two more caseworkers for the local staff. Two of the jury's most definite recommendations were that' a regular caseworker be placed at the receiving window and that the load of the field workers be re duced, to permit them - to give closeir attention to individual clients' needs. (Turn to Page 3, Col. 3) Jack Coogan Wins Initial Skirmish Ruling on Influence That Stepfather Exerted Is Held Significant LOS ANGELES, May 2-(T)-Jackie Coogan emerged the victor today In the preliminary battle to regain his childhood earnings when Judge Emmet 'H. Wiisonri overruled demurrers to his ac counting suit against his mother and stepfather and confirmed the appointment of a receiver. .- The judge also granted a preliminary- Injunction,- preventing disposal ot any of the assets of the Arthur L. Bernsteins, Jackie's mother and stepfather. , During arguments over the de murrer to the action, which de mands the Bernsteins render an accounting -of his fortune. Judge Wilson pointed out that the alle gations of undue .iniiuence, on Bernstein's part must be carefully considered by the court. The Bernstein's Counsel argued the boy's parents might conceiv ably have promised to preserve at least a portion of his earnings for him, but that such an agreement was "revocable at will." But Judge Wilson interrupted with: "You have so much more in this case than that. -You have the influence of a third party, the stepfather, who has injected him self Into the affairs of these peo ple as alleged in the complaint and, as is further alleged, has ex ercised undue influence upon the mother." : .-. -;.- !;". ,' , .. t- , Attorneys for young ' Coogan said today's rulings 'mean he has a "legal cause of action" and can demand an early trial , of his Suit. Legion Post Here Plans Delegation For Hall Opening Capital Post No. 9, American Legion, of Salem will send color bearers and 1 other members to Mt. Angel May 14 to participate In the dedication of .the new veterans' memorial hall there. Commander Glen -.'Porter an nounced last night.' Representa tives of the post also will attend the Boy Scout camporee at Stay ton May IS, 14 and 15. - Vice-commander George . Ed wards extended an Invitation to a?I ex-servicemen to attend the annual past commanders meeting to be held at Fraternal temple here May 16. Past Commander Carl Gabrlelson will preside over the business session.. Entertain ment will follow the Dustiness part of the meeting. -;-.!; v- Republicans Retain Margin Republicans retained a lead of 18,973 over democrats In regis tration in Oregon, completion of the tabulation - of county reports received in the state, department revealed Monday. Total republi can registration was 2(5,132 com pared to 248,159 for the demo crats, " ' Total registration --of 521,207 for this year's primary election established a new high record and exceeded the prtnary total two years ago. by, 43.021- The 1938 primary election registration was 478,;i8' ; : , .V ' Eleven counties are listed in Ballot Florida Offers Best Index of Nation's Trend Claude Pepper Receives Son James' Blessing so Issue Watched Comparative Totals Are Viewed in N. Dakota, Indiana, Alabama, WASHIVOTOM. Mav 2.-(AA Primary" balloting tomorrow may indicate what influence if any, the economic slump and other events are exerting on 1938 political trends, j Four states will have primary elections. .Prospects for an indl-: cation of voter sentiment toward sending Roosevelt supporters to next year's new congress appeared best in Florida. Senator Claude "Pepper had the endorsement of the president's son and secretary, James, in his campaign In that 6tate fori the democratic nomination to succeed himself.' His opponents included Rep. J. Mark Wilcox, a foe of last year's court bill and certain other. Roosevelt measures; for mer P.nv Drnrn Khnlfi nllifd closely with-the White -House a the past; T. C. Merchant, pub lisher of a weekly newspaper, and Finley Moore, head ot a Florida abstract company. Indiana. Alabama and South Dakota also, have primaries to morrow, but they offer . no con tests comparable to the Florida senatorial struggle in potential material for national political speculation. There was consider able interest in the capital, how ever in the proportions of the total democratic and republican vote to be r cast in Indiana and. South Dakota. - -Senator Hill Has Field to Himself - In Alabama, Senator Lister Hill, an administration stalwart, had the field all to himself in his race for the democratic nomi nation to succeed himself. Among the Alabamans seeking - demo cratic nominations to the house of representatives were all of the nine incumbents. ' In Indiana, where the voters will nominate candidates for 12 seats in congress and for city and county offices, local races have overshadowed the congressional contests In popular interest and are expected to bring out a heavy vote. ; J Unopposed for renominatlon were Rep. Charles A. Halleck, the state's only republican in con gress, and seven of the It In diana democrats now in the house of representatives. Most of the latter group, in the main, sup ported administration measures. Probably the largest primary vote in South Dakota's history was- forecast because of interest in senatorial contests there. Sen. Herbert E. Hitchcock was opposed for the democratic nomi nation to succeed himself by Rep." Fred H. Hildebrandt and former Gov. -Tom Berry. All three cam paigned as administration sup porters. " 'On the republican side. Gov. Leslie Jensen and three other candidates sought :the senatorial nomination. In contests for re publican nominations ' to the house of representatives. Rep. JtVnna - IT raai I .Jj . tr . . i rt Mundt, of Madison, .were un opposed, v 1 Cleveland Torso Murders' Continue CLEVELAND; May 2-0P)-The headless, armless trunk, n p p e r legs and left foot of Cleveland's 11th "torso mut-der" victim were found floating Sin the Cuyahoga river today. I - v - Coroner S. Pj. Gerber said tc. day's remains match the portion of a leg found Ir the river April S. The victim was a woman of small build, thejeoroner said, and had been dead about four weeks. Parts of the bodies of 10 other persons, air apparently killed by the same person, bad been found In Cleveland in the last four years. Only three have been identified. the- democratic column for the 1938 primary election. Baker, Klamath, Harney ; and Union counties, the only ones list ed as democratic in the 193 6 pri mary, remained In the Bourbon column, while Columbia, Crook, Deschutes, G i 1 1 1 a-m, Jefferson, Multnomah 'and Wallowa counties shifted from, the republican to the democratic side. ' ' Democrats showed gains in all but two counties. Crook and Har ney. Republicans made gains ia Curry, ''.Baker,", Deschutes, Doug las, Grant, Hood River; Josephine, (Tnrn to page 3, Col. 7)