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"No Faror Strays Us; So Fear Shall A tee"
From First Statesman. March . 1851
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ClIACLES A- Si'RACUE
THE STATESMAN
Charles A. SP..ue. Pre - ,
Mrtubs-r of the
this prr.
In Case of Kidnaping I
The' American people had hoped that with i the tracking
down of so jrreat a percentage of kidnaper that most hor
rible of deliberate crimes would be wiped Out Eventual
."atJture of the kidnap-slajer of Charles S.Tuss of Chicago
was calculated to be an outstanding object lesson to these
"But they hare not learned. Since that Case was solved
and the slayer brought to certain justice, we .taw lad tte
Peter Levine kidnaning and now the Jimmy Cash kidnaping.
Peter Levine was the son of wealthy parents; the Jather of
Jimmy Cash is a substantial business man but only mod
erately well-to-do. He managed under the spur of necessity,
to raise the $10,000 demanded. 1 i .
! The Levine and Cash kidnapmgs are parallels m that
the police, which means in kidnaping cases principally the
federal bureau of investigation, despite the i cold-blooded
viewpoint one mieht ascribe to that xrime-tracking agency,
obligingly- held off until the parents were given every op
portunity to pay the ransom and fulfill the demands of the
kidnapers. In the Cash case, in fact, it is indicated that no
officers were notified until many hours after the five-year-old
boy was spirited away ; no public announcement, at least,
was made until 48 hours.after the kidnaping, which occurred
Saturday night - . i , ,
i"' Judging from the fate of Peter Levine and Charles
Mattson, there is no profit in temporizing with the type of
criminal that' has kidnaped seven children since the abduc
tion of Charles A. Lindbergh, jr., a little more than six years
ago. The evidence shows that their deaths could hardly have
been made any. more horrible than they were.
Scrupulous compliance with the kidnapers terms does
not seem to increase the pitiable victim's chances of sur
vival, but it does give the kidnapers a ereat j advantage in
making good their escape. Must the FBI ignore parents
pleas to "hold off" until ample opportunity for the victims
return has been given? Cold reason seems to answer in the
affirmative, but it is too harsh an answer for any parent
to give. .'.... J s 1
- The supreme hope must be that the kidnapers, of Peter
Levine and Jimmy Cash are quickly tracked down. Detection
has usually been more certain where the ransom has been
paid, as it was in the Cash case but not in the Levine case.
The Cash kidnaping occurred in Florida, where lynchings are
by no means ! unknown. Such an outcome is far from im
possible. We do not condone lynchmes. even under these
circumstances: but our opposition would be based upon broad
principle and not upon any sympatny ior me:gumy ersuu
in such a case. -
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; Railroad Problem Solution
interstate commerce commission and who now writes a
column in the Wall Street Journal under the heading "Think
ing It Over," analyzes the railroad problem and comes to the
conclusion that public ownership' is the only j solution. Ap
parently it is a reluctant conclusion on the part of-Mr. Wood
lock; more certainly it would be reached reluctantly by the
Wall Street Jqurnal, devoted to the interests ot business even
though it views the broader "problems of business and the
nation in clear-eyed fashion. r H
"Considering the source" in this dual fashion, Mr. Wood
lock's method of arriving at his conclusion is also worthy of
attention. He approaches it in part through the medium of
an address by Fairman R. Dick before the New Jersey
Bankers' association, in which a number of the explanations
that have been advanced for the railroads plight are analyzed
and exploded. , ;
Most popular contention, perhaps; has been that the
railroads are over-capitalized. The railway unions in argu
ing against the proposed wage reductions cling to this con
tention and say bondholders must take their losses. Mr. Dick
pointed out that in 1900 to 1906, the fixed charges of rail
roads took 24 per cent of the revenues; in 1937 they took
only 15 per cent I
Neither is loss of gross tonnage the answer, said Mr.
Dick, for tonnage has doubled since 1890; nor is it failure
to modernize and cut costs, for freight expense since 1921
has been reduced from $10.78 to 56.40 per 1000 revenue
ton-miles. -'-' . , "
Taking up the discourse from there, Mr. Woodlock re
calls a dissenting opinion oh a rate case by Commissioner
Daniels of the ICC in 1914, pointing out a "diminishing re
turns" trend in net revenue due to a general rise in the
price level for which the ICC seemed reluctant to make due
allowance in permitting increased rates. BothjMr. Dick and
Mr. Woodlock agree that this is the answer and the latter
proceeds to his separate conclusion that government )Wner
sjiip is the inescapable solution. To which we may be per
mitted to add a suggestion that the impending struggle over
wages, in which the railway - brotherhoods will fight the
effort at reduction, may quite
of that solution. -. - - -
-' ; . Radio Lobbving
r. commissioner fayne oi ine ieaerai cuiniuuuittuuna
commission charged in a house committee j hearing that
lobbyists influence decisions of the commission in radio cases.
The radio license business has been one of the; near-scandals
in Washington The president appointed Frank McNinch
chairman with the orders to straighten out (the situation.
But lobbying and political pressures continue, - and will
continue as long as the commission has powers of life or
death over radio. i r
No station can be established without a federal license.
The term of the license is six months. Rigid compliance with
commission regulations is required under 'threat of non
renewal of permit. The commission probes every request for
transfer of title to the station. Here indeed is; a fertile field
for use of political manipulation. Undoubtedly, lobbyists and
attorneys represent that they have a drag with the commis
sion in attracting business. Some even assert the business
of representing clients has become something of a racket,
with a sort of "brokerage business conducted by un
scrupulous manipulators. I
Payne himself said, when asked if lobbyists had offered
him any reward: "No. I don't know whether lit was an at
tempt at corruption or great friendliness to me when I had
a decision to make." Quite naive! And every other person in
power has the same doubts Legislators will understand the
"great friendliness which develops when important bills
are un for vote. 1
' The cure at Washington lies with the commission. If it
will tolerate only formal communication, as ,a court doe3,
it will not be bothered. And it should clip wires' from political
headquarters, too. . ' ' j
:, Tagalog, one of some 80 languages or dialects spoken in the
Philippines, was recently decreed the national language. Then the
city council of Manila, the largest city, tried to comply with the law
ad use Tagalog la Its official proceedings, but couldn't manage it.
Not enough ,of the members could sreak it. Another Instance of
"national planning" that didn't take all the factors into consideration.
The rebel Cedillo's first name, Saturnino, fits his pictured ap
pearance and apparently his personality. Wonder how his folks knew
low he would turn out, when they had him christened?
A coTernment report says 42.000.000 days work have been
lost through strikes In the last two years: if that figure means
little, you may siaiplify It by multiplying by your daily wage. ,
. Editor and Publisher
PUBLISHING jCO.
.. - Sheldon f Sackett, Secy.
Aoralt-d lTre j .
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possibly speea the adoption
Sage of Salem
Speculates
By D. H, TALMADQE
Out for a two-day session ot play.
Over the hills and f away.
Up the rirers and down to the
sea, - i
Across the bridges end over the
lea,
Near to the mountain where the
mow still lies. - :
And the eyes drink deep of azure
., skies. ,
The skin may burn and the mus-
; ties ache.
But these things us more certain
make
We've had a good tim eand It did
os good.
As such an outing; naturally
should.
So back again to the manmade
. Jown j
And "Mom.; where the heck is my
nightgown?" i
"What is so rare as a day la
June?" A fampus poet asked this
question years ago, and It had a
tremendous circulation largely
beeause so many newspaper hum
or 1 at s enjoyed quoting It with
"raw" substituted for "rare.f
Thus treated, it was of course
very funny. "Then, If ever," con
tinued the poet, "come perfect
days. Shucks- perfect days are
likely to come in any spring or
summer or autumn month in this
region. Note Memorial day.
which came on Ma 30. In all
probability we shall see many
perfect days during the next sev
eral months.
Salem should have a zoo. It is
not likely that it will have a zoo,
although I have known of sev
eral live towns in different sec
tions of the United States, towns
of less population than Salem,
that nave had s o o s and found
them to be a profitable invest
ment. A zoo is not necessarily a
big drain on the taxpayers. I
once saw a zoo In a park: in a
Montana town which consisted of
a lone coyote. A collection of
common monkeys, preperly
housed, would attract many vis
itors. It would be necessary to
house the monkeys, because
otherwise, being natural politi
cians, they would soon be in con
trol of the town. This Is not In
tended as a serious suggestion.
It merely popped into mv head
one holiday afternoon when I
noted the number, of young peo
ple from out of town, and the
fathers and mothers with chil
dren, who were idly strolling
about the streets.
I made a fairly comprehensive
tour of Salem cemeteries Monday.
For 28 years I have done this in
Salem on each May 30th. It is
an old family custom, and at no
time during that period have I
seen such a lavish and beauti
ful display of flowers as I saw
Monday. We do not forget our
dead. I reckon It may be truly
said that every flower placed up
on a grace carries with it a
thought in color and fragrance not
unlike that flower.
It is well, I think, when we
feel deeply, to make a sign. And
what sign could be more eloquent
than flowers?
To "PInneo," Salem, whose
communication is dated May 23:
Great grief, man, how you strrtled
me! So you also fcught, bled and
sighed under -the grammatical
leadership of that inquisitor of
childhood! Well, I reckon we
are none the worse for It, and
we may as well -remember him
kindly, despite that system ot
"first person, I love; second per
son, you love; third person, he
loves" with which he pestered
us. I think you are right when
you say that one may overstrain
in an effort to use correct Eng
lish, when the effort to use it is
excessive, may be Incorrect Eng
lish. The certain lady you men
tion as having said of a certain
man that he was "broken" would
have better said frankly that he
was "broke," that being beyond
question what she meant. A man
who -is "broke" is not necessary
"broken."
A Movie Is Criticized . "
: Mr. D. H. T. I may be a bit
grouchy on account of I got pretty
tired on our Memorial day out
ing, in the course of wl ich I
contracted some poison oak, but
whatever the reaaon I was ctsap
pointed in the "Rooia Hood' pic
ture. I made a special efiort to
see it. because I like M. De
Koven'a opera . zo much. There
Is none of the music from the
"Hobia Hood" opera In it. Mr.
De Koven, I suppose, never claim
ed his opera to be the greatest
opera of all time, and the pro
ducers of the picture therefore
ignored it naturally. Mr. C'sney,
I think, would have made bet
ter job of it. What do you tclnk?
Salem musician.'
mj utror way, your point as to :
the music must be admitte!. You j
uvw uuie ipuii sucn ir fc ner
than I, and you were doubtless
more hurt by the failure of your
anticipations to oe realized than
was I. As a - matter of fact, I
had so anticipations. I thought
the technicolor was very pretty,
and the company of actoiji very
competent. I aave seen many
pictures which I enjoyed far
more, despite the fact that none
of them were acclaimed as being
in the "greatest" class. .
There is much of a ten.ptlng
nature In the advertisements. I
usually look them all over every
morning, but I never fee' quite
sure of myself whn readir.f any
advertisement except the one
headed "capital wanted."
O, let ns lice, so that flover by
flower,
Shutting in ta-a. may leave
A lingering still for the sunset
hour,
A charm for the shaded eve.
These lines are from a poem
by Mrs. Hemans in an old reader.
I first read them more ttm SO
years ago, and hare Just come
to a realization of the beauty of
the thought.
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem,
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Radio Programs
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7:10 Coiled Press Newt.
7 :4i Time O ly. .
8:00 Tbe Mrrjmker. MB 3.
8:30 Hi t and .Encores.
S:4i C sited lrei Ntwi.
9:00 The Pastor' Call.
:15 Tb friendly Circle.
9:45 Voice of Experience, MB 3.
10:0V Women in the w.
iO:15 Hawaiian Paradit.
10:30 Moraine Magazine.
10:43 Tbis Wotnan'a World, MSS.
11:00 Community. Builder New.
11 : IS Oreanahties.
11:30 Hollywood Spinsters, MBS. '
11:43 Panl Small. HUH.
12:00 aloe Parade.
12 :14 United Press Xewa.
12:30 Hillbilly Serenade.
1.':37 Voice of the farm.
1:00 Country Editor, MBS.
1:15 Rannla Weeks, MBS.
1:30 Popular Sslute.
1:45 US JiaTy Interriew.
2 :00 Bern Xen. MBii. ,.
2:15 Commimity Hall, MBS.
2:43 As the fctory Goes, MBS. '
3:00 Pemmine Fancies, MBS.
8:30 Dr. Van Wyck, MBS.
3:45 United Press News.
4:00 Mr. Mergenthwirker'a Jjobblies,
MBS.
4:30 Kadio Campus, MBS.
4:45 Pulton Lewis, Jr., MB 3.
5:00 arieties.
5:15 Johnson Family, MBS.
5:80 The Coach, MBS.
5:45 Dinner Hour Melodies.
6:00 Popeye the Sailor, MBS.
6:15 Salon Echoes.
8:30 Sports Bollseyet, MBS. ' '
6:45 Tcnig-ht's Headlines. Z
7 :00 Waltstime.
7:15 Invitation to Waltz, MBS."
7:89 Tbe Lone Kancer, MBS.
. 8:00 Harmony Hall.
8:15 United Press News.
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8:45 Son of the Pioneers, MBS.
0:oo Newspaper of the Air, MBS.
9:15 Popular Varieties.
9:45 Blue Plata Special, MBS.
lO:O0 Jan Garber Orchestra. MBS.
10:30 Leonard Keller'a Orchestra, MBS
11:00 fcreret Hoaf land's Orchestra,
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7 :00 Originalities.
7:15 Trail Blaiers.
7:45 News. ,
8:00 De- Jeath, Siaf.
8:15 The O'Neills.
8:30 Stars of Today.
9:C0 Carlton and Wayne.
9:15 Mrs. Wiggs.
8::i0 John's Otner Wife.
9.43 Just Plain Bill.
10:00 Betty and Bob.
10:15 Arnold Grimm's Dsufliter.
10:30 Valisnt Lady.
10:45 Betty Crocker.
11:06 Mary Msrlin.
11:15 Ma Perkins.
11:30 Pepper Young.
11:45 4?m:du,t; Light.
12:00 Sinfin' Sam,
12:15 NBC
12:30 Rash Hufhes.
12:45 Dr. Kate.
1:00 Martha Mead.
1:15 Clinic.
1:30 Radio Review.
1:45 Curbstone Quia.
2:00 Walker's Kitchen.
3:15 Csndid Lady. - -
2:30 Woman's Magsiins ths Air.
3:00 Stars of Today.
:30 Newa.
4:30 Army Band.
5:00 Shew Window.
5:15 Melodie Strings.
5:30 Arm and tiirard:
5:45 Masical Interlude.
5c50 Cocktail Hour.
6:00 Ktrst Nigrhter.
F 630 Jimmy 1 idler.
:4 ABU
7:00 Amos n' Andy.
7:15 Uncle Ezra.
7:30 Sketches -a Sound.
8:00 Gill Orchestra.
8:30 On Review.
9:00 (J ignore Circus.
9:30 Montsg Fireside.
10:00 News i'laahes.
10:15 Shelley, Organ. -
10:30 Kavaza Orchestra,
10:45 Fiddlers Three.
11:00 Grayson Orchestra.
11:303-12 Jursea's Orchestra.
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6:30 Masical Clock,
'6:43 Family Altar.
7 : 1 5 Sweethearts,
7:30 Financial.
7:45 Viennese) Ensemble.
7:43 Markets.
:00 Bible. '
8:3l National Farm.
9:30 Bullock, Piaae,
9:45 Clemens Due.
10:03 Merino Bond.
10:30 News.
10:45 Home Institute.
11 :CO Current Events.
11 ;L5 Saxophobia.'
1 1 :30-Radio Review. -
11:45 Brass Hatters.
12:00 US Department of Africuliutc.
12:15 Crown Chats.
12:30 News.
12:45 Markets.
12:50 O. M. Plommer. .
1 :00 Oregon ians.
1:30 Frnaocial-Grsin.
1:35 Vsriety Shew.
2 :00 Waahinrtvn Call. -
2:15 Piano Pair.
-2:25 News. - - -
2:39 Johnston. Baritone.
2:45 The Vagabonds.
3:00 The Four of Us.
3:15 Masie My Hobby.
8:30 iroim' Pisces.
S:45 Voices of the Night.
, 4:00 Spitalay Orrbeetra.
. 4:30 Sophisticated Strings.,
5 :0o Swartont'a Masie.
6:15 Spring Swing.
S:S0 Dick Tracy.
6:45 Spceti Gibson
Oregon, Friday Morning, Jane
Calling His Bluff
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6:00 Sports by Mock,
6:15 Aviation News.
6:25 Martin's Music. .
6:30 NBC.
6:43 March of Progress.
7:00 Sons of the Plsins.
7c 15 Oregon City Salute.
7:45 Home Building.
8:00 rNevt.
8:15 Tbe Night Wstchmsa.
8:30 Royal Revue.
9:00 Portland vs. Seattle, Baseball.
10:15 Trocadeer Orchestra.
10:35 Dreiske Orchestra.
11:00 News.
11:15 Run van. Organ.
11:330-12 Clover- Orchestra.
KOIK FRIDAY 9 40 Kc.
6:30 Market Report
6:35 Koia Klock.
8:00 Eyes of the World.
8:15 News.
8;45 Our Gal Sunday.
9:00 The Goldbergs.
9:15 Vi sad Bade.
9 :30 SaBy of The Star.
9:45 Totira Sincerely.
1C:00 Biz Sister,
10:15 Aunt Jenny's Real U."c c.J.ies.
10:43 This and That.
11:30 Kate Smith Speaks. "
11:4a News.
li:00 Myrt and Marge.
12:13 Pretty Kitty Kelly.
12:30 Hilltop House.
12:45 Silver Serenade.
1:00 Judy and Jane.
1:13 Hello Again.
1:30 Masie for Fun.
2:15 WPA Band.
2:30 Songs for Yon.
2:45 Maurice Orchestra.
3 :00-Aeolian Trio.
3 : 15 Newspaper of tbe Air.
4:00 Backgrounding the Newa.
4:15 Leon P. Drews, Organ.
4:30CBS.
4:45 Boake Carter. -
5:00 Hollywood Hotel.
6:45 American Viewpoints.
7 :00 Scattergood Baines.
7:15 Lnm and Abnar.
7:30 Paul Whitesaan Orchestra.
8:00 My Secret Ambition,.
8 :C0 Fishing Bulletin.
8:45 The Little Show.
9:00 Hal Grayson Orchestra.
9:3u Slumber Bost.
10:00 Five Stsr FinsL
10:13 CBS.
10:45 Henry King Orchestra.
11:00 Pasadena Orchestra.
11:30-12 Nat Brandwynno Orchestra.
KOAC FRIDAY 550 Ke.
9:00 Today's Programs.
9:03 The Home-makers Hour.
9:03 "Time Out,"
0:40 School for Brides. "Bar
bara and Peter Find an Apart'
ment"
10:00 Weather Forecast.
10:15 Story Hour for Adults. -11:00
The Bellman.,
11:30 Music ot the Masters.
12:00 News.
12 : 13 Farm Hour.
12:16 Pest Control. '
12:30 Market and Crop Bsports
1:1J Vsnety.
2:00 Homemakers' Half Hour.
2:45 The American Scene.
3:15 Your Health.
3 :45 Monitor Views the News,
4:00 Symphonic HslI Hoar.
4:30 Stories for Boys and Girls. .
5 :00 On the Campuses. -5:45
Vespers Dr. Wm, Scho!r.
6-.15 Sews.
6:30 Farm Hoar. . ...
6:30 Editorial Reviews.
6:45 Market and Crop Reports.
7 :00 E. IV Potter.
8 :00 Fishing Conditions.
9:90 Swindles to Snit Portland Bet
ter Business Bureau. .
8:43-9 Music.
Gale in Southern
England Damages
Army Camp, Ships
LONDON, June 2-(Thujday)-(JPh
A lashing lOO-mile-an-hour
jale swept southern Britain early
today, wrecking on army , camp,
rasing show tents at Bourne
mouth's swank : royal counties
agricultural show and playing
havoc with stands at the Kpom
race course, scene of yesterday's
derby. ;
Lifeboats' were called cut In
many southern ports to help dis
tressed fishing boats, while- war
ships rushed to aid yachts pound
ed by waves off Weymouth and
Plymouth. -
Army tracks wera called to
evacuate 800- troops when a gale
flattened every J tent in theetr
camp, Manorbier, Wales.
A balloon broke Us moorings
at Dagenham, where a teat . of
London's air defense bailee n bar
rage for checking attacking
bombers Is In progress.
Suffers Laceration
NORTH S A N T I A M L. C.
i Keithley suffered painful lacera-I
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tween his thumb and forefinger pact alaying of his youthful,
by a rip saw. Eight stitches were j aweetheart. young Douglas Car
required to close the wound. roll broke intojteaxa.
3, 1933
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Ten Years A30
June S, 1928
Miss Marian Emmons and Miss
Florence Shirley have returned
from Fulton, Mo., where they
have taught the past two years
in music department at William
Woods college.
Mrs. Kittle Graver Is leaving
for Los Angeles to attend gradua
tion exercises at Westlake school
for girls. Her niece. Prlscllla Fry,
is a member ot the graduating
class.
Lt. C. W. Holcomb West Point
graduate, left yesterday for Man
illa where he plans to be la serv
ice for next three years.
T wen ty Years f Ago
Jane 3, 1018
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fry, sr
have received a telegram that
their youngest son. Orris Fry, was
leaving New York for France.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Bishop have
returned from Pendleton where
Mr. Bishop went to meet his wife
upon her return from a month's
tour la the east.
Recruiting for Red Cross
nurses will begin at once by the
educational committee of Wil
lamette chapter under direction
of Mrs. L. T. Harris, chairman.
Bids Asked Upon
3 Road Projects
Bids for three road Jobs will
be opened by th state hicrwav
commission at a meeting In Port
land June 15, R. H. Baidock,
state highway engineer, an
nounced Wednesday.
The projects are:
Grading, surfacing and oiling
of 2.95 miles. Coquille-C.ausen
section of Oregon coast highway
in Coos county.
Paving of 3.3 miles, Co.umbia
boulevard-Harding avenue evction
of Pacific highway (west inter
state avenue) in Multcmab
county.
Grading, surfacing and oiling
of 3.4 miles, Enterprlse-Fcotch
Creek section of Hurrkan? Creek
county road in Wallowa c-unty.
. All three are federal aid proj
ects. . - -
Weeps at Trial
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Following: his appearance as wit
ness at the Long Island City,
N. Y trial of his brother. Donald
Carroll, charged with the love-
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Chinchilla Fur
Industry Eyed
California Expert Visit
Salem, Reveals Plan
to Start Farm -
Oregon breeders of . fur ani
mals are showing an an usual in
terest la the Chinchilla, and with
Oregon a better or countrv than
California, where we found 1400
of the 2000 Chinchilla which to
day constitute the world upply.
prospects point to a big business
In this state In the most ex
pensive of furs. (The la Lll
yaa Tashman's Chinchilla coat
brought a cool 330,000 at auc
tion.)
That is the word of Willis" D.
Parker of Inelewood. Call., who
is in Salem making arrangementi
to bring five pairs of Chinchillas
at 33200 per pair into Ore
gon . by the . first of th year.
Parker, who with R. E. Chap
man is interested in the world's
original Sooth merlcan Chla
chilia farm at lng'tewood. brtught
six animals into this are i some
months . .ago. These f i-e in
charge of William Ashby at the
Oak Knoll golf cours. '
Supply Now Bought Oat
The real Chinchilla fur wpply
Is at a standstill at present, and
it will be another 15 or 20 years
before enough Chinchillas are
produced to supply the fur mar-1
kets, Parker declares.
The- two Califo-nians wet t Into
the Chinchilla business t the
critical point when the animals
were near extermination in the
wilds, Parker says. Ther ent
23 men for six years into four
nations In South America to ob
tain animals which thr brought
tn Tns-lewcwwf fn 1 9 22. It Will be
some years before they kll ani
mals for the fur, the only fur
taken so far being from animals
which have died.
Incidentally, they have been
surprised to receive offers of
SdO from museums for Chinchilla
skeletons, and the demand for
them Is greater than . tbf y can
supply under the present plan
of breeding and not killing.
Fair Exhibit Underway
The men are now enrrcd in
putting up a $100,400 exhibit at
the California fair, which will In
clude one set of 10 mounted
Chinchillas, worth $1600 earh or
$16,000 for the set; and other
rare furs.
Breeders of other fur a.Mmals
here have been especially inter
ested In the fact that Chlecnlllas
live on a vegetable diet corn,
rolled oats and alfalfa hay
which cost to feed $2 per year
per pair, says Parker, adding
that the. care per pair pti day
takes amazingly little time. -
Chinchillas produce two young
per litter and two lltteis per
year.
Due to the excessive cist of
this fur, it is largely used for
trimming. A full coat would
cost, around $125,000 If there
were enough furs, avail bie -to
make a full coat,' Parker
Six Are Promoted
In National Guard
Two new Officers Named
While Four Others
Are Advanced ;,
Appointment of two neV com
missioned officers and promo
tion of four others were an
nounced Wedneslay by Major
General George A. White, com
manding the Oregon . national
guard. f
Five of the officers- arn sta
tioned In Portland and the other
in - Albany.
The two new officers are Dr.
Elbert K. Bryant, Albany,, t. com
missioned 1st lieutenant, and
Adolph I. Halverson. Portland,
commissioned 2nd lieutenant.
Lieutenant Bryant has been as
signed to company I, 116th medi
cal regiment, with station at
Lebanon, and Lieutenant Halver
son to company G, 162nd infan
try, with station In Portland.
All four promotions Involve of
ficers in the 21Sth fief I artil
lery. Mike A. Trapmnn. pro
moted from 1st liejtennrt to
captain, has ben assigned to
headquarters sta'f. 3rd battalion,
218th field artillery. Portland.
Other promotions includ Har
old Wharf ield, 1st lieutenant to
captain? Arthur L. Burflbach.
1st lieutenant to captain, and
William Brown, 2nd lleafmant
to first lieutenant.
;ation Keport
Release Due Soon
WALLA WALLA, June 2-JP)-Herbert
.G. . West, executive -vice
president of the Inland Empire
Waterways association, wired the
Union-Bulletin tonight from
Washington, D. C, that presiden
tial approval of the Colombia
Snake river navigation report was
expected to reach congress late
Wednesday or Thursday.
"Immediate steps will be tak
en he wired, "to secure an
amendment to the pending rivers
and harbors authorization bill to
provide for the Umatilla rapids
dam and four dams and channel
improvement on the Snake river
at an estimated cost of $64,000.
000." '
Cut Forecast in
Federal Road Aid
Oregon's share In federal
funds for roads and ht;rrs
will be reduced $2.500.0 0 , ex
clusive of reduced allocations for
parkways and Indian land roads
during 1940 and 1941 provided
the compromise Havd-n-rrt.
wrlght bill is apnroved. "ft. . w
Baidock. state highway encniMr.
reported Wednesday.
The basic approDriation wonM
be reduced from 13.200 ooo tn
XS. 200, 000 in 1940 and to $2.
00.000 in 1941.
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At Death Trial
"j
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v
Wiping--his brow, James Warner
Crabb Is pictured in court at
Peldn, HI, listening' to the testi
mony of his father, Willis Crabb,
"Pekin banker, during the trial of
young Crabb on a charge of man
slaughter In the death of his wife,
who- was shot in the banker's
home.
30 Jobless Draw
18th UCC Checks
Report Made Upon Ending
of Fifth Month of
Payments in 1938
Thirty Oregon workers whose
unemployment period w.u inter
rupted by partial earnings re
ceived their 18th Jobless insur
ance checks with the turn to the
sixth month of administration of
the state unemployment compen
sation law yesterday.
Only 16 benefit thecte are
payable to cover total unemploy
ment, the law providing "the
maximum total amount ot bene
fits payable to an eligible indi
vidual during any benefit year
shall not exceed one-sixth rf his
total wages during his base year
ot 1 times his weekly benefit
amount, which ever is the less
er." Weeks during which -crtial
earnings -have reduced benefit
amounts have increased th.- num
ber of checks required to f.itisfy
maximum rights in some cases
and 216 workers have received
17 checks, in addition to be 30
recipients of 18 checks.
14,903 Get Maximum
Maximum benefits foi the
current benefit year now have
been paid to. 14 933 claimants
but their average weekly check
was $12. . This :, cted to reduce
the number of claimants thus far
receiving 16 or more checks to
1475.
Through May, 287.142 checks
were issued, by the commission,
for a total of $3,291,750. Actual
benefit payments did not begin
until January 25, So monthly dis
tribution has averaged JSOO.OOO.
A total of 68.S46 claim have
been filed of which 55.902 have
been determined as valid. 8 595
have been denied end iZOt have
not been determined.
Communists Plot
Control byJUnioii
Domination, Held
BOSTON1, Jun9 2-()-A legis
lative commission today charged
the communist party sought to
control transport and labor so
that it could "paralyze the coun
try In event of war." The com
mission charged communists con
trolled the- national maritime
union and held strategic positions
in Industries -organized by the
Committee for Industrial Organi
sation. Quick rejoinders came from the
NMU at New York and the New
England office-of the CIO, wjth
spokesmen for both groups deny
ing radical guidance.
The commission report charged
the CIO "welcomed'! communist
leadership; declared communists,
sought to create "dissatisfaction,
unrest and class consciousness"
among members ot the civilian
conservation corps.
Bride of Ickes
i
t
A, new photograph of Mrs. Harold
L. Ickes, bride of the secretary of
the interior. She is the former
Jane Dahlman of Milwaukee and
U 39 years younger than the cab
inet member. The ceremony, per
formed in Dublin, Ireland, was a
surprise,