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3 Election Friday Mr. Voter, don't forget to east jour ballot at Friday's election. And re member to have a Statesman on your doorstep Saturday morning with full election reports. The leather Generally fair and mild today and Monday, light to moderate north to east wind off coast ; max. - temp. Sat urday 76, mln. 43, river 3.1 feet, partly cloudy. POUNDDO 1651 EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, May 15, 1938 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 42 rri to m 1 11 II II IS II II II lit tV li I I I I I I 1 J Hess Suffers Loss of Voice, Misses Rally Salem Crowd Hears Sub Speaker Rap Martin, Sees Play Again Governor Is "Rewarded" for FR Support by Official Denial By RALPH C. CURTIS ' Henry Hess lias lost his rolce. Right at the climax of his par ticipation as a central figure in the most heated campaign for democratic gubernatorial nomin ation in Oregon, the vocal chords of the . left wing challenger to Governor Charles H. Martin's leadership have failed him, it was announced to a disappointed crowd of aproximately 500 which had gathered to hear Hess at the old high school auditorium here Saturday night. Instead, the crowd listened to an address by Robert G. Smith of Portland, who said he had campaigned for Governor Martin in 1934 but wouldn't do it again. Smith scored the governor's ten dency to use cusswords and his alleged dilatoriness in attacking the "goons," and said Oregon must keep pace with the new deal and could do so only by nom inating and electing Henry Hess. Martin Satire Iresented Again ' The crowd also remained ,to see the second presentation in Salem of that satirical melodra ma, "I'd Rather Be Wrong," or 'Charlie Iron rants Goes to Town." . . There was no direct mention at this Hess-for-Governor club gath ering of the left-handed rebuke handed Governor Martin Satur day by the Roosevelt administra tion when Stephen T. Early, sec retary to the president, said Roosevelt didn't remember ever saying to Martin, "You and I make a good pair." Early remark ed that It is njot customary for anyone to quote the president di rectly. And. that,' it is evident, is the sum total of the administra tion's participation la the Ore gon campaign. - . s ? ' ' The truth is that the Early statement .has only a rhetorical effect on the campaign. Re gardless of what anyone la Wash ington, D. C, or in Sle says, the voters all know where Gov ernor -Martin stands anl have Judged for themselves w'-tther that stand squares with the new deal, and whether it ha any hearing on their vote anyway. Assuming that there will be no more statements from Warning ton, the greatest significance is In the fact that the. administra tion did not really commit it self. No one said Governor Mar tin was or was not a new dealer, and no one mentioned Henry Hes3. Administration Actually Keeping Hands Off What it means Is that the ad ministration is not taking any chances of "losing face" over the Oregon primary, although there will be plenty of reople to proclaim It a new deal triumph If Hess is nominated, rnd vice! Yersa. But it just goes to show what a well-meaning politician may be p against. It is-reliably sport ed, that when Governor Martin recently broadcast hLs support of the administration's spending and (Turn to Page 2, CoL I.) d d i t i c o ... in the Neu$ MILWAUKEE, May 14 JP)r Chinese of Milwaukee observed a white flag with a red circle In the center, flying over the Planklnton building. They protested today to Joseph Mallow, building superin tendent, that" such a display was uuduly favorable to Japan. " Mallon explained that the flag, -which is similar to the "Rising Eun" of Japan, merely signifies the Milwaukee brewers are play ing baseball at home. The polite Chinee apologized. SALT LIKE CITY, May 14-(-The 'baby tending" abili ties of Edward Thomas BIcyer didn't mean much to Federal Judge Tillman D. Johnson to ' day. " I ant informed that Bleyera proved an excellent baby tend rr while his wife ws working," Asst. U. S. Atty. John 8. Boy den said In summing up the character of Meyers who re cently pleaded guilty to break ing the seal on a railroad car and stealing interstate freight. "WelL we can't keep him here as a' nursemaid," said Judge Johnson. "Two years. LONDON, May 14 -W)- "With cries of "Onward Spinsters, On ward." more than 10,000 of Brit ain's unmarried women marched on London today with banners flying for a rally of their Nation al Spinsters' Pension association. They demanded "State pen sions at 55." A member of cirllament. MaJ. H. A. Proctor, drew genteel cheers -when he declared "I do not think it inr discredit for a woman to be a spinster for sometimes it is due to her superior Juigment," California Boy Lost 30 Hours Found by Father Lying in Miid ! . . I 5 i t . v.: .. . . ; - V ' ' :' - '-.- v-" ' :.---;-:-.".-.-...-;.-.'. . ': ' ;x : ; V - - j - . . . . ' f S . 'A - n 4I - if j Leon Baumgarten, San Bernardino, Cal., salesman, prayed fervently before starting on a, final search for his two year old son, David. The child wandered away from his parents some 30 hours before Baumgartcn found him lying face Photo shows the dramatic reunion Hutching her baby Mrs. Baumgarten was hysterical with Jot. . Apart from a few scratches, a chilly night the tot was believed Economic Knife Slits new Deal Say's Frank! Knox in Reply to Democrat Position; Corner not Reached OSHKOSH. iWis., May 14-Jfy-Col. Frank Knox. Chicago pub lisher and republican vice-presidential candidate in 1936, told the state convention of young re publicans , of j Wisconsin tonight that "the uncompromising Tknlfe of economic law has whittled down the new dealers to their natural size.j ; Knox, who asserted he was not a candidate "for anything in the world." said a great opportunity "is fairly begging Our party to take it by the hand." Knox termed the new dealers "a noisy, spending crowd of ad venturers" who have- brought breadlines, heavy taxes, idle farms, empty j factories and 12, 000,000 idle men and women. 'The plain truth," he said, "is that we are not going to get out of the mess we are in until we quit worshipping political novel (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8.) The Dalles Gains - THE DALLES. Ore., May 14. -(-Possibility of a further de velopment of f the port of The Dalles for inland freight ship ments grew t o d a y in the an nouncement of the Interstate com merce commission that three trucking companies, had been permits to operate from The Dalles and Attalia, Wash., to in land points, j . , The companies haul oil and, the action of the ICC will permit them to take oil . from river steamers here, which would first transport the cargo to The Dalles from Portland, thus eliminating the dangerous truck run over the Co lumbia River highway between here and Portland. ' The Dalles-Portland truck run has been the scene in recent years of a number! of spectacular oil wrecks, the winding highway be ing especially: difficult for truck travel In winter. Developmen Hope Mt. Angel Legion Dedicates Vetera n s ' Mentor ia IBu i Id ing By LORETTA E. DEHLER MT. ANGEL, May 14 "Pre serve the rights and liberties of the constitution at any cost," was the message that Supreme Judge Hall S. Lusk brought to the audience which attended the impressive dedication ceremonies of the new' American Legi-m Me morial hall here today Speaker of the day. Judge LuSffe commented oa the- coincidence t the dedication of this building to the memory of those who died to preserve the constitution tak ing place In the same year that the United States is celebrating the 150th anniversary -of the founding of that constitution. He named the Legion as one of its staanchest defenders and warned the audience that "unless we love liberty and make sacrifices the constitution will be but a dry document instead of the living guarantee against the dark and terrible theories being taught our children," Judge Lusk was Introduced by Leon LeFebver who brought t v y down in mud and melting snow. of the tiny child and his mother. dirty face and exhaustion from the none the worse for bis adventure. League Bloc to Aid China Forms France, Britain, Russia Indicated as I Backing Far East Defense I GENEVA, May 14 -JFl- The 101st session of the League of Nations council ended tonight with indications a strong bloc of France, Great Britain and sov let Russia had, formed behind Chi na In the far eastern war. t Chile .announced her intention to resign from the league because the council failed to act on reform of the organization's covenant. France's delegate, Foreign Mln Ister Georges Bonnet, took: the lead at the end of the day by de claring in a speech that China had "shown herself worthy"' of the world's admiration and moral sup port. - Viscount Halifax, British dele gate and foreign secretary, backed Bonnet and Jacob Sourits. speak ing for soviet Russia, said he only was sorry the resolution did not go further. What sent Dr. V. K, Wellington Koo. the Chinese delegate, out of the council room with: his face wreathed with smiles, however, was, the promises of individual aid from league members. Chinese declined to say exact ly what they obtained i but pre viously they declared they were given credits in London to buy arms and munitions with assur ances the league powers would help get the material into China. Mosquito Survey Funds Allocated WASHINGTON, May 1 4.-(P-Senator McNary (R-Ore.) was in formed today the WPA planned to spend $11,7 S3 to survey and map mosquito breeding places along the Columbia and Willam ette rivers in the vicinity of Port land, Ore. ' Needy professional, educational and clerical workers will be em ployed. f The WPA, which previously aided control acUvities, recently refused to spend $15,000 to kill mosquito larvae in the area. ' greetings from the Herbert Wor shom post in Portland. George Koehn, national com mitteeman, officiated at. the dedi cation services and unre!li the bronze plaque on the building. He called the building c ma terial symbol of the four comers of the Legion program, hospitali zation, rehabilitation, chil! wel fare and the preserving of the constitution.' Festivities opened with a pa rade led by the color gurd of the Salem post and the Junior Legion band of Sllverton. The various posts with their colors followed, the ML Angel post and band bringing up the rear. The procession formed at the . city hall, marched past the reviewing stand and op College street to Memorial hall. ? Dr. A. F. E. Schlerbaum acted as master of ceremonies. After a selection by the Sil verton band, Rev. Basil Barerts berger. gave the invocation and Mayor Berchtold gave a welcome (Turn to Page 5, Col. 6.) Warning to US Seen in Genoa Talk by Duce Says Totalitarians Can Join Forces, Oppose n "Doctrinal War" Terms Made With Hitler Told; Accord With France Cooled GENOA, Italy. May 14 -UPi- Premier Benito Mussolini took personal note for the first time to day of American criticism of fascism, warning that totalitar ian states "immediately would be come a bloc and march together" should the democracies start a "doctrinal war." Fascists regard II Duce's words, delivered before 100,000 cheering blackshirls in this Mediterranean port, as aimed directly at United States Secy, of War Harry H. Woodriug. Slap at Wood ring Seen in Warning - Woodrlng, in a speech May 5, warned that provocations of dictator-controlled states some day might force democratic nations to war. II Duce declared Italy sought to preserve peace but intended to arm herself to safeguard it in the face of "speeches from across the ocean." Mussolini reaffirmed Italy's "loyal friendship" with Germany and his Intention to "respect" the April 16 friendship pact with Great Britain. ' But he also! threw & generous quantity of cold water on negotia tions now going- on between Italy and France if he did not com pletely drown them. Puts Question Mark On French Conversations "ou will permit me to be cir cumspect regarding conversations with France," he said, "because, even though they are in progress It is not known whether; they will reach a conclusion." American antipathy towards fascism, unmistakably hinted at by Mussolini, was seen in a con gressional . move to have Italy named among violators of the Kdlogg-Briand pact and in state ments by " Harold Ickes, interior secretary..,, '-' d : i The US state department, fas cists noted also, has not recog nixed Italy's conquest Of Ethiouia and that issue has delayed for (Turn to Page 2, Col. 7.) Wealthy Michigan Politician Shot Ex-Associate in Oil Deals 1 Admits Firing Bullet; Attorney Wounded r .! CLAIRE, Mich., May l-(JFy- A bullet fired by an assailant in a hotel taproom tonight ter minated the mysterious career of wealthy Isiah Leebove, Michi gan oil operator and political figure. j Police Chief William Dunlop said William Livingstone, an oil man and former associate of Lee bove, admitted he fired the fatal shot. I Byron Geller, a Claire attorney and an assistant state : attrrney general under Patrick H. O'Brien, was wounded. The shooting took place while Leebove and Geller were sitting together in a booth In the taproom of the Doherty hotel here.. , 1 Leebove was president of the Mammoth Producing St Ffning company and Llvington hat been associated with him. WillUm A. (Turn to Page 5, Col. 7.) Sophomores Win OSCTug-o-War CORVALLIS. May 14.-;P)-A husky sophomore class team won the annual tug-of-war across the mill race today as a feature of the campus weekend celebration. The defeated freshmen took their ducking penalty by the hun dreds and then stormed the soph omore flag, capturing it from the top of a greased pole. Varsity O men conducted the melee so no injuries resulted. , An outdoor convocation, cam pus luncheon, water sports .and athletic events were staged for college and visiting high school students. Labor Head Raps Herinessy Speech MARSHFIELD, May - li-JP)-Crltlcism of , the radio speech (KOIN) last night in which Jo seph Hennessy, Coos Bay AFL or ganizer, ; urged -labor ; to support Gov, Charles -Martin came today from H. C. Tripp, chairman of the southwestern Oregon labor trades council. I Tripp asserted Hennessy - de clared the council was behind Martin whereas the council has authorized no om to express its views. He said the speech had greatly wronged Ibor J this re Britain Quits Mexico, Galls Minister Home Answers ? Mexico's Act Ordering Diplomat to Leave London Internal Finances Grow Grave in Mexico as Oil Sales Needed MEXICO CITY, May H(JP) Owen St. Clair O'Malley, Great Britain's minister to Mexico, an nounced tonight he had been re called by his government, com pletlng the diplomatic break be tween Britain and Mexico. .. Britain's action was in response to that , ot Mexico last , night In withdrawing Ptimo Villa Michel Mexican minister to London, be cause of Britain's "unfriendly at titude" ,toward Mexico. ' 1 Recall of O'Malley had been ex pected in Mexican circles as a consequence of the Mexican step. Mexico's diplomatic hrefk with Great Britain apparently afrength ened , popular supparJOf Pres. Lazaro M. Cardenas today in his program of nationalization of foreign-owned oil properties.' Mexico's grave oil problem, which, led to . the recall of the Mexican minister to London, re mained unchanged, however. Administration's Action Given Support The press, workers' groups and others spoke 'in patriotic phrases endorsing the president's action, (Turn to Page t. Col. 4.) Roosevelt Sails With La FoUette Speculation ;J$, Aroused by Cruise Down Potomac, Third Party Man WASHINGTON, May 1 4.P) President Roosevelt and Senator La Follette (Prog.-Wls.) cruised down the Potomac river today on a weekend trip that stirred po litical speculation because of La Follette's recent espousal of the new national third party move ment. , In addition to the Wisconsin senator the president's guests In cluded Mrs. La Follette, Senator Green (D-RI), an administration supporter and Mrs. James Roose velt, the president's daughter-in-law.. - It was the first cruise "the black-haired young progressive (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8.) . Mayor of Jungle Injured in Fight MEDFORD, May 14.-()-Jack Barnes, 62, known t6 city police as "the mayor of the Jungles," was in a hospital tonight with a possible fractured skull, and An ton Szcuka, 52, Seattle, was jailed in connection with Barnes' In jury, Deputy Dist. Atty. George W. Neilson said tonight., Neilson said Szcuba told him- under questioning he interceded in a jungle fight between Barnes and another man and was knocked down by a glancing blow from an axe. Neilson said Szcuba then struck Barnes on the head with a piece of Iron pipe in self defense. . Barnes has been here about a year, Szcuba since' last Wednes day, police said., Martin Says New 1 Deal Entrenched PORTLAND, Ore., May H.-(JPl -Governor Charles H.- Martin, ad dressing the Italian-A m e r 1 e a n New Deal club here tonight, said efforts Were being made "to cap italize on the need for bringing the new deal to Oregon." : "The new deal is firmly en trenched here and Is in full opera tion," the governor said. 60,000 Auto Drivers ' Added in Pas Year PORTLAND, May 14-a5)-Sec-retary of State Earl Snell -said to day 60,000 more automobile driv ers were licensed to nse. Oregon highways this year than last. On May 1, 1938, the depart ment had issued 419,572 licenses since Jane,, when previous opera tors permits expired. ' ' IEU Protests Cuts 1 PORTLAND, Ore.. May 14.HMP1 -Officials of the Industrial. Em ployers Union, Inc., protested al leged sanctioning of wage cuts by the AFL lumber nnion In a telegram, to the Oregon-Washing' ton council of lumber and sawmill workers at Eugene today.' Silt Chinese Push Counter Attacks to Break up Noose Around Suchow Lunghai Railroad Cut, Say Japanese by Heavy Air Bombardments, Cutting off Defense Supply ' Line; British Subject is Stabbed. SHANGHAI, May 15 (Sunday) (AP) Chinese to day pressed desperate counter attacks to break the lines of Japanese columns steadily tightening a noose of China's cen tral front for ah assault on the key city of Suchow. Concerted Chinese attacks south of the vital east-west Lunghai railroad, which a Japanese communique said had . ; r- German Net Star S e nt to Prison Baron. Gottfried Von Cramm, world's number two amateur ; tennis nlaver. who was convic- : ted of a morals charge in a se cret, three-hour trial in Herlin yesterday and sentenced to one i year In prison. He a e n l e a knowing the 18-year old Jew with whom he was alleged to have been involved. German sport jelrclea saw complete ruin of their 28-year-oia ace-a ca reer. Pension Strategy Program Mapped CORVALLIS, May Townsend organization state offi cers discussed a strategy of public education at a meeting here today.:'- - The following resolution 1 was adopted: "We, the Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc., of Oregon go on record that we will edu cate the general public and work for a suitable old age pension law for the state of Oregon that does pot' require a pauper's oath until the principles and philoso phy as contained in the general welfare act of 1937, HB 4199 known as the Townsend plan, has been enacted into law." Dental Essays Win PORTLAND, May 14-A?)-Dls-trict winners In an essay contest conducted by the Oregon state dental society included Dona Marie Allison and Virginia Waggner of Eugene and Betty Thurlow of Mabel. Contenders to 1 V f t , . i : ' , - vj '-'"I- J 1 For 20-30 Air Circus Today Preparation " for handling a crowd of several thousand persons at today's big air circus at the Salem airport have been made by members of the local 20-30 club, sponsors for the affair. . . "With planes expected from air ports hundreds of miles away, and with several spectacular events and surprises on the program, we have worked'., hard on' field ar rangements and can assure every body a good view of the flying, plenty ot free parking space, con cession wagons for hungry and thirsty visitors and a full day of Qrst-class entertainment." C. S. "Emmons, general chairman, said last night.. Bis Planes . ' ; ' Be on Display . Several big planes not taking part in the events will be taxied onto the hangar ramp where visi tors may view them, Emmons said.' -' ' : -i r"? The day will start when dozen or more ships flown by members of the Sportsmen Pilots of Ore gon descend on the airport be tween 9:30 and 10 a. m. The Sportsmen Pilots make a practice MC been cut, were directed particu- larly against Mengcheng in Yungcheng and northern Anbwei province.- The Lunghai was severed, Jap anese said, by heavy aerial bom bardments that prevented move ments of supplies to China's huge central army. Japanese army spokesmen declared 400,000 Chi-, nese troops had been blocked off from retreat and faced surrender or annihilation. Two hundred Japanese' war-planes supported the forces aimed from north and south at several points along the LunghaL Repeated raids were made on Suchow, causing heavy casualties and serious damages to Chinese defenses and war stores in the juncUon city. Dispatches from Hankow, tem porary seat of the Chinese gov ernment, said transports from (Turn to Page 5, CoL 8.) Senate Split on Relief Bill Looms Committee Swings to View of Letting Roosevelt Have Full Control ASinGTON, May -lip)- Strong sentiment developed In the senate appropriations committee to give President Roosevelt un restricted control over the $3, 164,000,000 relief public works program. As passed by the house, the measure would appropriate funds directly to lending and spending agencies instead of to the presi dent Mr. Roosevelt would retain authority to approve or veto proj ects, however. Chairman Adams (D-Colo.), of a senate subcommittee handling the bill, said he favored making the appropriations to the chief executive, as has been done In the -past. ' Under . this system, the presi dent would have authority to al locate funds to various agencies as he saw fit. Senator Byrd (D-Va.),' leading a coalition of republicans and con servative democrats seeking changes in the lendlng-spending program, said he thought appro priations should be made directly to the agencies and that the presi dent's power to approve or veto projects should be eliminated. , Byrd and his. associates hope to strike public works or "pump i (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) First Woods Fire Put out in South MEDFORD, May 14-;p-The first forest fire of the year in southern Oregon was ''mopped up" today, by the forest service. The fire burned over ten acres of brush in the middle fork of the Applegate district near the Cali fornia state line. Forest Ranger Lee Port said the fire was caused by lightning. Arrive Early of taking weekly "breakfast hops," and today they have chos en Salem as the spot for their Sunday morning meal, according to officers of the association. At 10 a. m.. members of the Leslie junior high school model airplane club, and other boys and girls Interested In model planes. will gather at the hangar for com petition In the flying and non- flying model classifications. As IS boys from the Leslie school dub have entered planes, competition will be keen. Lloyd Swanson Is adviser for the club. Again at noon the sky will be filled with, planes as the cross country - race from Swan Island airport to Salem ends at the local airfield. It Is expected that more than a score of ships will get the -go signal from Art Whitaker at Swan Island. This event, like the other competitive features of the program, will be divided into four classifications on the basis of the ships horsepower. At 2 p. m. the regularly sched uled events will start. Pilots will vie in spot landings, ISO-degree (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5.) , mm Portland C-C Says Industry Unable to Pay Proposal Is 32 Per Cent Above Expectation, Chamber Declares McNary Asked to Gain Delay in Hearings for Objections PORTLAND, May 14-(V-Prt- land chamber of commerce offi cials declared today switchboard rates for Bonneville dam power as recommended by administrator JD. Ross were about 32 per cent higher than expected; They asked Sen. Charles Mc Nary in a telegram to request the federal power commission to ex tend for one week, until June 3, . the time. for filing objections to, the" proposed schedules. 1.23, "not 1.65 Mills - M Expected, Says Scott Leslie M. Scott, president of the chamber, said the proposed switchboard rate of $14.50 Per kilowatt year amounted to 1.65 mills per kilowatt hour for pri mary power, whereas a rate of 1.25 mills had been expected oa -tho basis of previous estimates by army engineers. ? "The proposed rate is too high to attract big Industries to com- pete with those in low rate areas in Canada, Europe and Japan," Scott said. - He added that it had been proved by TVA that low rates could not be given to domestic users unless industrial users. with high load factors were attracted. Chamber-officials said the final report of the army engineers recommended an Industrial rate for primary power of 1.6 mills per kilowatt hour, bused on an allotment or $50,000,000 ot the project's cost to power and a 4 per cent interest rate. QaJcIf Abuorhtionf- - . Figured On by Hon They said the power commis sion reduced the cost allotment to. 142,000,000 and the Interest rate to 3 per- cent, and that Administrator Ross had Indicated he was figuring on a five-year period for the absorbtion of the total power output whereas the engineers based their estimate on a 15-year absorbtion period, i Chamber officials contended these factors would offset a re duction, in the project amortiza- tion period from 50 to 4 0 years and justify scaling the engineers! rate estimate from 1.5 to 1.25 mills. They added that the estimate of $165,000 annually for the ad ministrative cost of selling the power was "much higher" than expected. j -r Santiam Clearing To Begin Monday BEND, May 14-;p)-State high way department crews will leave here Monday on their annual job of opening la road across the snow-blockaded Cascade moun tains between central and western Oregon. Work will start west of Suttle lake and engineers said they expected little difficulty in opening the North Santiam route. - Reports that the department would not undertake an early, opening of the McKenzle route was criticized by Don H. Peoples, . chamber of commetce secretary, who said the North Santiam route would not -serve Bend and Eu gene fully. He asserted that the Willamette national forest offici als appeared uninterested In opening the t lear lake cut-off. which would make the McKenzle available. mi.i ...ij ju m.....i. . -i"n m i i Carson Asks Part Of Ship Buildiiig WASHINGTON, May 14.-n-Mgyor Joseph Carson completed conferences today with naval and relief officials, seeking a' share ot a projected government shifv -building program for Portland, and s way out of the stalemate oyer Portland's $3,000,000 nn completed airport. The mayor said federal officials told, him they would give the city all aid possible under relief rules on the airport project but pointed out that cities with similar, works were paying part of the cost. The WPA , recently notified the city it would have to put up a share of the expense. Adult .Education Study Committee Authorized PORTLANp. May U-i-Tinj Oregon educational leaders, meet ing here today, voted to empower State Superintendent Rex Putnam to appoint a permanent adult edu cation committee of five to stud; methods of broadening forum pro gress in the state. ' i