ti : . ft rv'.-f, PAGE TWO Norris Scored In Martin Talk Neither of Critics Js Democrat, Governor Reminds Listeners (Continued from pace 1) So the words of Senator Norria find - their own origin." . Governor Martin asserted that "free power for nothing the tattle flag of Norrls and Neuber- "Norrls is the father of TV A. to say nothing of a number of other projects in his own state of Nebraska that bare not turned out so well. Itennevflle Rates Held Disappointing "Bonneville power rates have Just been published. They find Oregon power consumers as dis appointed as Senator Norrs pro fesses to be in me." Opening his attack on Ickes. the governor said he was "Wash ington No. 1 thunderbug Woe be to all who oppose his wishes and add to his well-known chronic state of Irritation. He aaid he" had to so oyer Ickes' head to hive Bonneville dam approved when he was con gressman and i hat "Icke has iever forglyen me for thli. 'Aver legislature Killed Irkes Bill "He also nurses a grudge be cause of my so-called veto of his power bill . . . The facts are that the Or-gon legislature declined to pass Jckes bill." The " governor charged that Sheldon Sackett, Coda Bay pub- him. "counts among his labor friends , Harry Bridges Lewis' leader ' and left bower on. this coast."' "On his recent trip to Wash Ington, Mr. Sackett boasts that he received an audience -with John Lewis. ... 1 have found It ne cessary to criticize him (Lewis) as well as his two alien leaders out here Mr. Bridges of Aus tralia and Mr. Pritchett of Cana da. both . enjoying the hospitality of our fine country by grace of the secretary of labor,, Madam Perkins." No Apology Offered For Perkins Criticism The governor said he had no cause to apologize for his criti cism of Secretary Perkins and of the national 1 e. tfo r relations board, asserting that the latter's rulings "have disrupted our In dustry and thrown thousands of our workers out of employment." He charged that some persons arrested In his war on labor vio lence bad confessed "that they bad been assured that Oregon w$uld soon have a new governor T"ho would pardon them." Asserting that he is loyal to the Roosevelt administration, the gtfvernor said "I have given far cvgfeater support, and cooperation to the president than have the ..' democratic congress and most "other goveriprs. . . . The Demo . .erats are not all rubber stamps. Neither' am I." rhone Call From Washington Cited A stenographic report of a long distance conversation be tween Governor Martin and Ro bert Berter, radio director of the democratic national committee April-IS. was published Tuesday by the Eugene Register-Guard, revealing that Berter had re quested that Martin be one of 22 governors to "back the presi dent up" on his lending-spending program, and that Martin had complied, stating the president's message was "Inspiring" but hes itating until assured that it was rthe president's wish." The governor declared Tuesday that Ickes "tried to withdraw his letter to Hess when he found out that Hess was the candidate of John L, Lewis." The Call Board Today Double bill. Gloria Stuart and Michael . Whalen in "Change of Heart" and Jack Benny, Nancy Carroll. Gene Ray mond in "TransAtlantic Merry-Go-Round.' Friday Stage, . f our acts Eastern circuit vaudeville and on the screen. Peter Lorra and Jayne Regan in Thank You Mr..Moto." HOLLYWOOD Today "Merrv-Go-Ronnd of 1I3S" with Bert Lshr, Alice Brady, Mischa Auer anl John King. Friday Double bill. Johnny Mack Brown in "BoothiU Brigade" and "Bulldog Drdmmond's Revenge" with John Barrymore and Louise Campbell. GRAND Today "Rose of the Rio Grande" with Movito and John Carroll. Saturday The Rits Bros., Tony Martin and Marjorie Weaver In "Kentucky Moonshine." ELSIXORE ' Today Double bilV Mark Twain's "Adventure of Tom Sawyer" with Tommy Kelly and May Robson and James Oliver Curwood'a "Call of the Yukon" with Richard Arlen. Thursday Double bill, Burns and Allen in 'Col- lege Swing" with Bette Grable and Lew Ayre.' in "King; of the Newsboys." CAPITOL s Today Double bill, Patrl- cla Ellis in "The Calety . Girls" and Gene Autry in "Red River Valley." Friday Stage Major Bjwes 2nd anniversary revue, 10 acta. 20 people, screen, "Air Devils" with Larry Blake and Dick purcell. Saturday Double bill. Joe Penner la "Go Chase Your- self and Torchy Blare in "Panama." with Lola Lane. Baby Winning V V 4 . f I .fcrtWWlit Hi ...-NLIII.!. f . . . . ,- . .... - x - 9 J .. : - Winning her fight for life and sight, baby Helaine Colan is shown in the hospital after her left eye had been removed to check the spread of a cancerous disease. The operation was performed after the In fant's parents, shown below, bad agreed with a jury of 10 specialists that it was the only thing- to do. Public to View Chamber Quarters (Continued from page 1) fill the niches i In the Capital room the Industries being repre sented so far including the Cali fornia Packing i company, Reid Murdock and company, Western Paper Converting company and Valley Packing J company. The Salem Realty board also baa a display. Pictures of Oregon's three etatehouses are features of this room. j ' ' -The Bend chamber of com merce yesterday advised Cham ber President B.I A. Newman and Secretary Fred D. Thielsen that a delegation hopes to be in at tendance from that city at to night's open house. Oregor City and Eugene chambers will also be represented.' ; Hundreds of Salem -residents -re expacted to attend the open house, opt h "to the public "... j FDR Proposes to Reduce! Reports (Continued from page 1) election day. Summarizing, the president said the plan would give the citizen a chance to dispose of all his business with the govern ment in one day. Statistical information is re quired of business and industry by several government agencies, the securities and exchange com mission, the census bureau, the interstate commerce commission and various bureaus of the com merce department. In some in stances the reports are required by law. In others the bureaus ask the voluntary assistance of busi ness. " i 'Gaiety Girls9 Is Featured, Capitol ' . Jack Hulbert of the "chummy! chin and tapping toes, who is tripping merrily across the screen of the Capitol theatre tody and Thursday in Alexander Korda's first musical "The Gaiety Girls." knows his terpsichore. : I In the course of bis extensive travels, the star made a compre hensive study of the dance forms of nearly exery country and age, going back to the days when the Greeks worshipped Apollo and coming 'down to the latter-day curvets and caracoles. Although Hulbert has no intention .at all of ever siring formal dance reci tals tn public, i his terpslchorean experience is such that he can break into a tango with all the flash and. color of a Spaniard and manage a Russian Kazotsky with the verve of an old time Cossack. Shelterbelt Tree Shipment Is Blade More, than 500.000 forest tree seedlings hare, been ahipped Co Oregon . farmers during the past few months for the purpose ot establishing woodlands, shelter belts and windbreaks. State For ester J. W. . Ferguson, reported Tuesday. . j The trees, consisting of more than 20 varieties, were produced at the state forestry department's nursery near Corvallls. Obituary deadening Mrs. Evelyn Clendenlng, 53, at a local hospital Tuesday, May 17. Late resident of 1584 .South High street. Survived by husband, Wil liam H. Clendenlng, and daughter, Mary both, of Salem; sister, Mrs. Frank Perry of Marti. Utah; moth er, Mrs. John McKay of Park City,' Utah: several nieces and nephews. Funeral announcements later by tae Clough-Barriek company. p. Fight for Lite Johnson Estate's Note Alleged Void Charges that a $1000 note and mortgage were given by Paul V. Johnson and his wife, Leona, to Minnie Graham, his mother-In law, for the purpose ot defraud ing creditors are made In an an swer which Chris J. Kowltz has filed in the action brought against him as executor of the Paul T, Johnson estate by Minnie Graham and others. Kowitx alleges in bis answer that until execution of the mort gage the property was unencum bered except for taxes and that the mortgage was not recorded until five months after its execu tion and six weeks after Johnson's death. Kowltz asks in the answer that the mortgage be adjudged fraud ulent and void and that the plain tiff be barred from recovering on a S500 note. . - . Appraisal of the Johnson es tate. Kowltz said, showed assets of 112.786.90 and claims of $37.- 000. He says. $15, 440. 52 of these have been approved and others are being Investigated or hare been rejected. Johnson's interest in the Salem property, involved waa valued at $8333.33. 20-Ounce Baby Is Kept inSnoe Box VALPARAISO. Ind May 17- (Ph-Nurses guarded the life of a 2 0-ounce, prematurely born baby boy In Christian hospital here to night while an incubator was be ing made ready to be rushed here from Chicago 52 miles away. Born to Mrs. Joseph Gray, a farmer's wife living south of here, the baby was kept alive through the night and most of today in a shoe box lined with cotton and surrounded - with hot water . bot tles. , The baby was born three months prematurely.: Prisoners Fail At Kite Flying WALLA WALLA, May 17--Walla Walla county Jail prisoners met with little success today i in their attempts to fly a kite from the barred windows. The kite had been constructed from odds and ends found in cells. worked through . the bars and brisk wind made it possible to get the contraption quite a distance out on the lawn. McKay Speaks on Credit Policies An untHne of Salem' com munity credit policy was pre sented by Douglas McKay Tues day morning at the Pacific h orth weat Retail Credit conference in Portland. McKay- pointed out some of the difficulties in getting the credit established and out lined the manner in wMch, by "selling' the Idea to retail or ganizations from the "boss" on down, it was finally made suc cess, j r ;; WMUfA XtltU Starts .Midnight Matinre Saturday ll:SO P. M. THUS BUT S Vtw 9Mm iThe OREGON STATESMAN. Salcnu School Taxes Must Be Paid By Counties Regardless of Tax Collection, Opinion of Supreme Court Counties are required to pay to school districts the full two mill state elementary school tax re gardless of whether the full count of the taxes are collected, the state supreme court held Tuesday in an opinion written -by- Justice Rossxnan. A The opinion affirmed the de cree of Circuit Judge Skipworth of Lane county. The suit waa brought by the Eugene, Cottage Grove and Junc tion City school districts and Law rence C. Moffltt, Lane county school superintendent, against Fred Fisk, Lane county Judge, and other county officials. Plaintiffs contended that the school districts should receive the full amount of the tax regardless of whether the taxpayers paid the tax in fulL The amount which the county must pay the districts under the opinion la 1124,864. The decree of the supreme court did not demand Immediate payment to the school districts since the county on January 1. 1937, had only $7624 for this purpose. "The plaintiffs (school dis tricts) have given no indication of au intention to demand payment of the 124,864 balance, and ap- parently are .willing to be pa tient. Justice Rossman said. Other opinions included: Larry C. Fitzgerald, adminis trator of the estate of Susan D Hartxog, deceased, appellant, ts. Delphia Nelson and Charles A. Nelson. Appeal from Lake coun ty. Suit involving promissory note. Opinion by Justice Kelly. Judge Carl E. Wimberly, reversed and remanded for new trial. Mooney Is Given ess Backing WASHINGTON, May 17-(ff)-A proposal mat congress ask s par don for Tom. Jtfooney, convicted of participation in the San Fran Cisco Preparedness day bombing in 1916, won the approval of a bouse judiciary subcommittee to day. ; Chairman Celler (D; N. Y.) called for the subcommittee vote with the statement that he want ed .to "push for action before the. ..lt ., ' T iuii cumiuinee. The resolution would put coni gress on record as believing that a pardon for Mooney would "re establish the faith of our people in the administration of justice; by law." It also would call on President Roosevelt to "inter vene" with Gov. Frank Merriam of California - in the. interest o clemency. . , Smith Has Chance i For Scholarship OAEGON CITY, May 17-)- i. morns uunne, rortiana, chair man of the Aaron Frank four- year college scholarship commit tee, said today that nauies of 15 Oregon high school and jun ibr college students had been se lected for a final interview at Portland Saturday. ! One student will be given the scholarship, provided annually by Frank, pPortland businessman. i Students named includedr Edward A. All worth, Corvallls: Robert Lundeen, Westport; Alan A. Olds, Estacada; .William R At wood, Sheridan: William M. Smith, Salem; Lewis S, Banny, Tillamook; Margaret Jean Milll ken. West Linn; Marine Knight Coquille, and Dorothy Coleman, Cresweu. Brakeman Suffers Fatal Steam Burn ( WALLA WALLA. May 17-H7P)- aeorge Cramer, 42, Union Paci fic brakeman, was fatally burned at Milton-Freewater today when a train crew attempted to flood a carload of cinders preparatory to dumping. The load exploded when a six inch stream of water struck the smouldering-mass. Cramer, stand ing by the spout, was either overcome or attempted to leap clear ot the steam and flying cinders. A few minutes later he crawled from the car; badly burned all over his body. He was rushed to a hospital here but died early this evening. He was a renident of Pendleton tor the last eight years. , , Half of Cardiff Sold by Marquess CARDIFF, Wales, May ll-UP) Half a city changed hands today when the Immensely wealthy Marquess of Bute sold part ot this world port of 200.000 popu lation for a. price understood to be about 20,000,000 pounds ($100,000,000). The mammoth real estate deal was believed to be the largest ever recorded In Great Britain. FREE DANCE at " The Hoyclmore Formerly Ackerman's . Tavern COME LETS GET ACQUAINTED DANCE Wednesday Night May 18th Longr Oregon, Wednesday Morning, Admits Defeat i ' - V Trying again, to win the Pennsyl vania governorship, Gliiord Pinchot, twice Jthe state's chief executive, last nieht conceded he had been defeated by Super-1 ior Conrt Jndse Arthur H. JTaraes for the Republican nom ination. ' v!- Earle Running Up P . I aUliraniS I CIO - Backed Snowed Under Keystone Vote in (Continued From Page One) Margiotti as Independent Runs Poor Third Former Atty. Gen. Char.es J. Margiotti. Independent democratic gubernatorial . canaiaaie ana chief charge-maker of a demo 'U1AS.C1 VS . ux lat knew no quarter, third to jone and cratic fight that knew no quarter, ran a poor Kennedy. Judge James, who rose from "breaker boy" in the antl racite mines' of his home region in north central Pennsylvania, raised his general election batt'e cry against, the new deal wuiiin a few hours after Former Governor Pinchot conceded. Tlo. Y,aA anBAjt Tinchot Of be- . hir n deair" but In Heavy Xead a telegram early today to Pin- j day completed plans. In the arm ehot he said- ory to be decorated by the. auxil- vhpn T miter the rinar c rains t tfcA nw deal this fall, we are counting on you in our corner." Pinchot had promised to sup- port the republican nominee. Gates Graduation Event Is Tonight GATES Commencement exer cises for Gates high school will be held Wednesday night. The address will be given by socIetieSf annoUnce8 that morede Dr. Poling of Albany. The grad- taIJed mformatIon regarding the uatlng class consists of Geneva ODservance of this day will be Blackburn, And r e y Johnson, Annabel Mobley, Vivian Shelton, Virginia Davis. Elliott Knutson. Marv Edith Thomas. Eugene car er. Willis Grafe. Clarence Land- pwing and Kenneth Dike. This class outnumbers all previous classes. Community picnic dinner will be a feature of Activity day which will be Thursday at the Gates school. The baccalaureate sermon waslnounced Tuesday by the Christian given at the Gates school audi - torium Sunday by Rev. James aic- Cauley of Mill City. Howard Far - men acted as m a s t e r of cere- monies. A vocal solo was rendered by Collls Heath, also a song by the alumni, consisting of live former graduates, Gwyn Gates, Eldon Mobley. Collis Heath. How- ard Farmen and Herman Grafs. The benediction was. given, by Rer. Clyde Thomas. . Mrs. Cecil. Schaer of White Salmon Is visiting with her par - ents during graduation week. Mrs. Schaer Is a f ormer resident and teacher in the Gates school for several years. Portland Doctor Missing, Santiam State police said last night no trace had yet been found' of Dii A. Bertsehlnger, Portland naturo path, who failed to return from a fishing trip on tia Santiam river Monday night. Police spent the day dragging the river above the Mehama bridge. I It Is believed .that Dr. Bert sehlnger, who had been a guest at the home of Dr. C. C. Carroll, fell In the river while fishing from the bank. Police report that he inquired at the Lyons tele phone office yesterday as to di rections for reaching the liter. Tils car was still at the Carroll home last night. ' R. J. Baldwin Is Injured In Automobile Accident SILVERTON R. J. Baldwin, who will be remembered . here as an Eagle . lodge organizer, la In the hospital at Burley, Idaho, fol lowing an automobile wreck in which he was badly injured, ac cording to word reaching here. He Is improving. zm DEIltlY: And Host of Stars 1 1 .! I f I. i ill 2nd Hit May 18, 1938 1200Old-Ae Claims Okehed $34,739.88 Is Paid Under Slate Security Setup to End of April " The federal government- had made settlements with more than 1200 Oregon claimants under the federal old-age Insurance program of the social security act at the end of April and bad paid them 34,739.88, Ben O. Lipscomb, Sa lem, manager of the social security board, aaid Tuesday, v These settlements were paid to the families of persons who have died after, working at an employ ment covered by the old-age in surance plan and also with work ers who, are currently attaining the age of 65. 175 Month Average Lipscomb said that an average of more than 175 Oregon claims bave been paid by the social ae- curity board each month during the past three months. Claimants are paid 3 M per cent of wages earned at covered em ployments between January 1, 1937 and date of death or attain ment of age 5. Under the feder al act employes pay one per cent of wages or salaries earned up to a maximum ot 13000 per year from any one employer. The social security board in Washington also announced that a f m in hplnr nnrnirl thr at the rate of one every 30 sec onds. The national figures at the end of April showed' 134,297 claims approved for a total of S4, 249,468. Eligible claimants in the Salem area may file their claims at the office ot the social Security board located at 200 Past Office build ins. iff -f T Memorial liay s Observance Set Dr. P. O. Riley will deliver the Memorial day address at the arm fry exercises May 30 following hJ!arde' U W. announced fol- owmg me meeLiug i wmcu m general committee for Memorial i rr oi me jjiaaoiea American War Veterans, there will be program including the reading of Lincoln a uetiysours aauress Dy sirs., vera mover ana the reading of Gen. Logan's orders by Glen Adams. ' Rev. P. W. Erlksen of the American Lutheran church has extended an invitation to the Pa triotic organizations of the city to attend tnat church on the morn lng of May 29 for special memor ial, service. Glen Adams,- repre senting the Sons of Union Veter ans of the Civil war, and presi dent of the Federated Patriotic given later. Churchmen Make Election Choices Recommendations to the voters In Salem's city election were an- 1 Civic Brotherhood, . chairman of which is Dr. B. Blatchford, 1 Candidates endorsed, the an- nouncement says, are those I "whose records and backgrounds J indicate a real. Interest . In clean government, good laws ana their enforcements" the list follows: Mayor O, A. Olson. Aldermen: I First ward, E. B. Perrlne and lotto M. Bowman. Second ward, A. A. Geer and IS. B. McLaughlin. Third ' ward, Lawrence N I Brown or Ralph H. Kletzing Fourth ward, Arthur O. Davi son. Fifth ward, David O'Hara. Sixth -ward, Glenn H. Gregg. Seventh ward, C. F. French and Willis. Clark. - WHEN A SE1STORITA TAMES A BANDIT . . THERE'S NOTHING TAME ABOUT IT! First to kill an J first to make lovs , . , - but this dasKing rogue wai no matcrt for s pretty senorita! , v .5". In v ;- Ft . - : r , Warn Candidates Against Use of Postmen's Boxes The Salem postoffice U fencing some difficulty f didates cards and other Ill which is being deposited la i a boxes, both on tbe rural routea and city residential boxes benefit of postage. Postmaster R. Crawford says.. The postmaster has warned ser eral candidates that ure is subject, to penalty under the postal laws. J "We don't like to make anyone trouble, but the postoffice , must insist t h a t . this . Practice be stopped." Postmaster Crawford latA1 vAafflrrlflT. Mail carriers have picked up such election literature from boxes and returned it to the can didates concerned with request that postage be attached. Logging Deaths, ties Llimb 60 Killed or Permanently Disabled in 9 Months Period, Says Joy A total of 60 persons were killed or permanently disabled l Oreeon's lumber industry during tbe nine months ending March 31, C- Joy. chairman of the state industrial accident commission re ported to Governor Charlea H. Martin yesterday. . The logging Industry. "- er than nine, had 39 of the 60 claims filed with the commission. Joy blamed this on. employing in experienced men. The payroll for the logging In dustry for the nine months was S24.360.117. Of this amount. 066,090 was paid out during the kflrst quarter of the year. 1444 Injured. Building There were 7 37,147 days lost because of injuries, in the indus try, with 10.314 time loss claims resulting from the injuries. Oregon's building industry took a toll of 1444 Injured during the nine months. There were 154,081 days lost out of 1,152.049 men days work ed. The Industry payroll during the period totaled $6,638,478. Six Divorces Are GrantedTuesday Six default divorce decrees were handed down In circuit court yes terday. Mildred E. Clayton was granted a divorce from Powell Clayton in a decree awarding her custody of a minor daughter and 930 month ly support money. . Sybil: Vida Welsh was given custody of two minor children in a decree granting her a divorce from William Carey Welsh, v Divorces were also granted In the following cases: C. G. Kuhn vs. D. W. Kuhn, re storing defendant's former name of D. W. Mastersdn. . M. H. Myers vs. Dorothy Myers, restoring defendant's former name of Dorothy Crawford. Gladys Elliott vs. Charles Elli ot, restoring plaintiffs former name of Gladys M. McCauley. Albert F. Jalrl vs. Francis A. Jalrl. . - IftT LANS JIMMY SAVO H4.V NOWSt AUCI SAv MtSOIA MM JOV NOOSCS Iniu Flier Unlie From Report Unconfirmed of Plane's un""5 Dakota Village in "....tinned from O.K. IV ..iw a St. P.ul. Minn.. livery - beei .laced iansiort service byNorthwest a mountain p Daggett, wnere t frwf radio beam and proceed on to Las Vegas. The area In whicn ine piaue was the scene was ivi.v.. - two transport crashes that killed 18 persons, within a 16 5ay period only 14 months ago. TMrteln were near Saugus December ,z . a Airlines' San Francisco-Los An geles run. Five persons, among them Martin Johnson, noted ex plorer, died In the crash of West ern Air Express-transport Janu ary 12. 1937. while en route from Salt Lake- City to Los Angeles. Among the passenger vu mo missing plane were the two small children of Mr. and Mrs Henry Webb sausDury oi di. x oai.o bury an engineer for NWA. bad brought his family here while he fin.l nnctrnrtlon work OTerun . . Thu rnlidren on iue iiu.iv... - were Richard. , three years, and Judith, Ztt monins. Tree Wrecks House CORBETT, May 17-r(rP-M"S, Stanley Hotchkiss, 27, suffered a possible fractured arm and shoulder, bruises and laceration when a tree fell across her home, demolishing the building. Mrs. Hotchkiss was. pinioned by fall ing timbers. - LAST TDIES TOD AT 'TOJII SAWYER" All In Color " And "CALL OF THE YUKON Tomorrow - Fri. - Sat. 2 SMASH HITS THURSDAY NIGHT WIIXASIETTE RAH! RAH! NITE ON THE STAGE Big Apple Contest, Loads of Fun and ' Frolic. PLUS 2ND BIQ FEATURE Today & Thurs. - 2 Hits A Swell Swing Sensation 9 Lta2By . - 3 y ' M I AND 2ND HIT Gene Autry in Red River Valley COMING FRIDAY One Day Only ON THE STAGE Major Bowes 2nd . Anniversary Revue AU New 9 Big Acts 20 PEOPLE pi1 Matinee 2:30 T3f? All Seats... Evening 6:45 r All Seats..... )5C Children 10c THE SCREEN Se attle ard "' " i- GEORGE BURIIS M A . GRACIE ALLEN U MARTHA RAYE , 1 BOB HOPE Ny 1 Bette Grable Jr Jackie Cooganv Edward Everett- Horton Ben Bine I 11 , (ML "Air Devils"