The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Wednesday Morning, Jane IS, 1938
Opposition Is
On Flood Bill
Jean's Mother Star at
Caterpillar Racing Newest Children's Sport
John Lewis
Given- Blow
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deroted to rural electrification
loans and that $212,000,000 be
et aside for additional farm ben
efit payments.
House Acts
With Speed
The house, acting with rapid
ity - and precision, swept Its
docket clear of most of its con
troversies. One after another, it
approved the compromise wage
hour and lending-spending bills,
an appropriation for army expe
rimentation with autoglro air
panes, and late in the evening, i
by a suspension of Its rules, pro
posals for investigations of al
Wtvi monopolistic practices in
business acd for a survey of the
nation's phosphate resources.
Poth had been requestea Dy
President Roosevelt and both
had been approved by the sen
ate. V Proposals to aid the railroads
by liberalizing RFC loans ap
peared definitely lost, although
there remained a slender possi
bility, they might be revived to
morrow. Some labor leaders
were definitely against this leg
islation, and the house leader
ship also was reported opposed.
"-At a press conference. Presi
dent Roosevelt had a I d that
-such legislation would be helpful.
If congress could pass it before
: adjourning.
The wage-hour bill, which now
goes to the JVhite House for Pres
ident Roosevelt's certain signa
ture, reached that status after en
countering more tribulations than
lalmost any piece of legislation
that has harrassed congress In
years. .
The measure, intended to estab
lish wage minima and hour max
lnja for much of interstate indus
try, had.tne aisuncuon . 01 Dem
kllled" in the house and then
resuscitated and passed.
When it was presented to con
gress in compromise form today,
almost all the opposition that pre
viously beset it had disappeared.
The house cheered long and loud
lr vhrn iivpn the SOU therners who
led the previous opposition to the
measure voted for it In its present
form. The final-tally was 290 to
In the senate, some southern
"ers questioned Its constitutional
ity but It soon passed that cham
ber also, without a record vote,
r The bill would provide a mini
rum pay rate of 25 cents the first
year and 30 cents the second year
From the start, boards appointed
tor each industry would study the
situation and recommend higher
pay levels up to a maximum of 40
eents. if found feasible.
, They would, however, be em
nnvfwd to maVn exemptions for
parts of an industry in which un
employment would result and
fhey could take Into consideration
duch factors as local wage scales,
freight rates and the like.,
; After seven years, the 40-cent
rate would be mandatory, except
that exemptions conld be made
pon a positive showing that un
employment would result. The ex
emptions would be permitted for
parts of an Industry.
. This satisfied the long standing
southern opposition to the bill,
which demanded lower minima in
the south than elsewhere, despite
the fact that the compromise
measure says exemptions shall not
be granted on a geographical
basis. f
. After approving the measure,
and while the senate wrestled
with It, the house took up the
lending-spending bill. By a vote of
231 to 128, it approved a senate
amendment calling for $212,000,
000 additional farm, benefit pay
ments. Then it accepted the con
ference report in Its entirety.
Government Buys
Huge Food Order
r WASHINGTON. June 14
The government stepped into the
country's drygoods and canned
fruit market on a vast scale to
day., for the purpose of buying
$10,009,300 worth of clothing
and 500,000 cases of grapefruit
Juice.
The purpose. It was announced,
was to prevent surpluses of the
articles from demoralizing the
markets, and to obtain goods to
distribute to relief clients.
The Intention to purchase ex
cess clothing stocks was announ
ced by Harry L. Hopkins. WPA
administrator. The goods will be
bought from manufacturers
throughout the country who are
able to guarantee Immediate de
livery, and will be distributed by
state departments of public wel
fare.
Writein to Elect
Harland Planned
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when advised of the committee's
plana.
Harland Is a graduate of Salem
high school and of Willamette
adversity college of law. He has
been a practicing attorney and as
sociate of Walter C. Winslow for
the last six years. He la married
and has one daughter, not yet of
school age. Outside of his profes
sional endeavors, one of Harland a
main Interests has been the su
porintendency of the Knight Mem
orial Congregational church Sun
day school, which he has held for
three years. He Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Harland of Salem.
Seven Rebels Killed
MEXICO CITY, June li-JP-The
defense ministry announced
today that seven reoeis ana two
nUion vera killed and about 10
men wounded in two clashes be
tween federal troops ana outlaw
bands in the state of Guanajuato
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first anniversary, of the death of Jean Harlow found her mother.
Mrs. Marie Bello and William Powell, screen star and constant com
panion of the late actress, at the Forest Lawn Memorial park crypt
j where she was buried.
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the state college, are in a position
to give adequate service without
the creation of any additional de
partments." !
Principal personnel changes for!
frtA BfiVDro 1 Inst It 11 f fr a fnltnw i
Oregon State college Appoint
ments of Willard M. Craig as as
sistant professor of business ad
ministration; Dr. 1 Dwight Curtis
Mumford as head i of department
of farm management. Warren
Reid as alumni secretary; and Rex
Russell as stock keeper in the de
partment of chemistry. Sabbatical
leave for L. R. Breithaupt. exten
sion agricultural economist until
July 31; resignation of R. E. Sum
mers, associate professor of me
chanical engineering; salary in
crease for Dr. R.jW. Dougherty,
instructor in veterinary medi
cine; termination of appointment
of Dr. F. M. Bolin. associate pro
fessor of veterinary medicine; ad
vance in time serve and salary! for
Mrs. Buena Maris, instructor in
h o u s e h old administration;; in
crease in service! and salary of
E. G. Mason from assistant to the
dean to assistant dean of forest
ry, and leave of absence for. Dr.
F. P. Griffiths, instructor, in the
fish and game department, to do
special research work for the Ore
gon state game commission, stu
dies to be carried on at . the col
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Mud Springs Boys Best
All Comers at Pit chin
KLAMATH FALLS. June 14.
(JP) The boys from the Mud
Springs grange ia Jefferson coun
ty amazed the grange convention
last night by sweeping the annual
horseshoe pitching tournament
hands down. j
Stanley Hobson won the singles
by covering every opposition
ringer with one of his own. Hob
son and Thad DIzney took the
doubles event with .ridiculous
ease. , - .
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Husband Deported
This heart-rending scene was en
acted on a New York dock as Mrs.
Margaret Watson waved goodby
to her husband, Robert Watson,
43r cripple on relief since 1932,
who waa deported because be was
found to have entered the United
States from Scotland illegally, in
192S. His wife and three daugh
ters were permitted to remain in
their home at Newark. N. J.
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Chamberlain Says
Not to Use Guns
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aged 11 of the 22 British ves
sels attacked in Spanish govern
ment ports, apparently by in
surgent craft, since April 11.
One scheme would involve the
creation of neutral zones for
British ships within Spanish
government ports.
The other, suggested by the In
surgents themselves, would be the
designation of a Spanish govern
mentxport out of the war zone as
a point of entry for British ships
with an international commission
stationed there to see no war ma
terials were brought In.
- The prime minister said to try
to halt the bombings would mean
"direct intervention In the civil
war." - ' .
The opposition, strongly op
posed to Insurgent Generalissimo
Francisco Franco, was angered by
what it regarded as Chamberlain's
calm acceptance of the bombings,
and announced it would seek ear
ly debate on the subject.
"In several of the cases the at
tack appears to have been delib
erate," Chamberlain said, "we
have considered all possible al
ternatives. We are not by any
means acquiescing."
"You are! You are!" laborite
members shouted.
John McGovern, left wing la
borite member, demanded of
Chamberlain if his statement were
"not a direct incitement to Franco
to go on bombing British ships
and murdering British seamen?"
Chamberlain replied negative
ly, pointing out that his statement
warned if - the attacks were re
peated there would be "serious
injury to our friendly relations
with the Burgos (Spanish insur
gent) authorities."-
Nine Bodies Taken
From Plane Ruins
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broke Into thousands of pieces
against great rocks 100 feet be
low the mountain's crest. -
Bodies were strewn over an
area of several hundred square
yards. Only one was still mingled
with the largest mass of wreck
age. Clothing and metal frag
ments were still In the branches of
five other trees. The rear of the
fuselage, attached to a half of the
tail piece, hung from one of them.
Coroner R. S. Jay of Madera
county said all the bodies were
identified. They were taken to
Fresno, It was understood most of
them would be cremated. ' .
Noted Star Gazer
Leaps From Ledge
SAN FRANCISCO. Jane
-Dr. William Wallace Campbell.
7ff. renowned astronomer and
president emeritus of the Univer
sity of California, leaped to his
death today from a fourth floor
window of his apartment home.
Coroner T. . W. Leland in Mat
ing the death as a suicide said
Doctor Campbell undoubtedly was
motivated fcy approaching blind
ness and aphasia, an ailment
which caused him to speak unin
telligibly and grope for words.
Doctor Campbell, oace a direct
or of Lick observatory, prepared
methodically for his death, work
ing laboriously over five suicide
notes which he placed at various
places in the apartment and left
a card directing his family to the
letters. ;
First German Soldiers
Captured by Loyalists
BARCELONA, June 14.-p-The
Spanish government an
nounced today that 11 Germans
were among 22 infantry prisoners
taken yesterday on the Castellon
de la Plana-Tarragona highway. ,
(French dispatches said the
capture marked the first appear
ance of German Infantrymen in
the Spanish civil war.)
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and i declared "you ' people here
will be recipients of this legisla
tion." He pointed out that under
civil service, all postmasterships
will be on basis of merits, and
urged every postmaster to "put
your heart Into the Job as never
before" to keep your position.
V- Other banquet speakers ere
Charles C. Wenrlck, chief clerk,
first assistant postmaster general,
who' will make his first business
address before the nearly 70 post
masters registered at this . morn
ing's session; Jessie Simmons,
Carnation, Wash., attorney; In
spector S. G. Schwartz of Salem:
Postmaster H. R. Crawford of Sa
lem; Sheriff A. C. Eurk of Salem;
Mrs. Sophie M. Mitchell, Yachats,
president; and Rrby I. Loundree,
Sandy, secretary-treasurer of th.e
assembled postmasters. K. J. No
lan, Portland was postmaster.
Entertainment features were
provided by pupils of the Barbara
Barnes school of dance and O. J.
Hull, Salem postal employe.
; Election Today
Election of officers, and selec
tion of the 1939 convention city,
for which Eugene and Seaside
have entered bids, will feature the
business sessions today.
Speakers, besides Mr. Wenrick,
scheduled for the programs to
day are Inspector C. E. Caine of
Seattle; Inspector Schwartz of
Salem; Ethel M. Foster. Calcka
mas; Josephine Stark, Portland;
Elton A. Schroeder, Myrtle Point,
all past presidents; Rex Putnam,
state superintendent of public in
struction; and P. M. Schweizer,
secretary-treasurer of the Oregon
Letter Carriers' association.
Convention sessions yesterday
morning and afternoon were
carried out as announced yes
terday morning, and in the late
afternoon delegates and their
wives or husbands enjoyed a
drive to scenic points in and
near Salem.
"Visiting postmasters will make
their first interest today a behind-the-scenes
view of the new
Salem postoffice, at invitation of
Postmaster Crawford.
WASHINGTON'. June ll-(JP)-Congress
virtually voted life
time jobs to a majority of in
cumbent first, 'second and third
class postmasters today.
It did so by sending a con
ference report on a civil service
bill to the White House.
Under the terms of the meas
ure, present postmasters would
complete their four-year terms.
They then would be eligible tor
reappointment for life by taking
a non-coinpetlt4ve civil service ex
amination. Thus most of the Incumbents,
trained by service In their jobs,
would be expected to satisfy civil
service requirements and keep
the posts for life.
Some republican senators said
this meant perpetuation of demo
cratic control of a majority of
the postmasterships. Supporters
of the measure replied that it
would extend civil service regu
lations to posts which previously
have been considered political
plums.
French to Raise
Army's Strength
PARIS, June 14-(P)-FranCe
prepared today to handle a
standing army of a million men
the' nation's answer to tension
In Europe.
The cabinet announced It had
adopted a decree Increasing the
number of officers and men, the
third large increase in France's
armed forces within three
months.
, In addition to a renewal of
recruiting of an unannounced
number of professional soldiers,
preparations were made to take
4,000 captains and lieutenants
into the army from the reserve
forces. They will command In
part several new divisions which
will be created with the end of
"war baby" classes of conscripts.
f The normal French conscript
class is nearly 250.000, but duT
ing the last tour years the classes
have been only about 140,000
because of a great drop ia the
birth rate during the World
war.
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Means Gamp Term
WARSAW, Jane 14-(-PeT-ons
entering Poland Illegally
or overstaying times alloted in
their visas will be imprisoned in
concentration camps in the fu
ture, it was announced officially
today. .
The ruling will be applied to
visitors regardless of whether
they are of Polish descent.
The act was regarded as an
other measure aimed at check
ing an Influx of Jews, particu
larly from Austria and Danzig.
It was stated that three Jews
already had been sent to con
centration camps tor illegal en
try under the new regulation.
Keel Laid for 1st
':. Of new big Ships
. PHILADELPHIA. June 1
-The keel of a 35,000-ton battle
ship, the USS Washington, was
laid today at the Philadelphia
navy yard. V
The battleship is being built
under the navy's -expansion pro
gram. Its estimated total cost is
$65,000,000.
Rear Adm. Luther E. Gregory,
USN, retired, representing the
governor of the state of Wash
ington, drove the first rivet. Rear
Adm. Wat T. Cluverius, command
ant at the navy yard, presided.
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Xakins; a tip from the California Mother Lode's famous jumping frog contests, a group of San Francisco
school children went a step farther recently to promote the idea of caterpillar racing. The newest of in
door sports, shown above, is being enjoyed by Bernard Salin (left), Beverly Strassner and Harold
Meyer.. The place? No, it's not out in the lot during a "hooky session," but or top of teacher's desk.
Waters Swirl
Through Dikes
Large Number of Troops
of Mikado Believed 1
' Lost in Deluge
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surrounded by rising waters, and
entire villages had disappeared as
the river spread out over hun
dreds of miles of countryside
which only a few days ago were
swept by war.
The flood waters blocked
Japanese troops before Chang
chow and forced , them back as
far as Kaifeng but Japanese said
they expected to resume the
drive as soon as possible. - It
was indicated an advance on the
city might be attempted from
the south. -
Far to the south of the flooded
area, Japanese warships and
land forces were driving up the
Tangtze toward Hankow, China's
temporary capital. Heavy rains
prevented large scale aerial oper
ations in the campaign against
Hankow. 215 miles upstream
from captured Nanking.
Japanese warships from Nan
king steamed slowly upstream
to within 35 miles of Matow
chen, where Chinese have erected
the first barrier barring river
approach to Hankow.
While Japanese charged that
Chinese deliberately had cut
Yellow river dikes In an effort to
wipe out Japanese forces along
the Lunghai, Chinese asserted
that major breaks were caused
by Japanese bombardments along
the river.
Disabled Veteran
Delegates Elected
The Disabled American Veter
ans and Auxiliary elected dele
gates for the convention to be
held at Bend, June 19, 20, 21 and
22 at their meeting Monday. '
Those going from the chapter
are: Paul Tharalson, T. C. Peer
anboon, Fred Egelus, Leon L.
Hansen, G. E. Kingwell, George
Malstro, Wm. Bliven and Thomas
Boatman. Alternates are: Joe
Ringwold, Jay Harnsberger, O. E
Rinehart, Clarence Moffenbier,
Dr. George Lewis. Stewart Johns,
Frank Crozier and J. M. Elfberg.
Women representing -the auxil
iary are: Mrs. Frank Crozier,
commander, Mrs. Leon Hansen,
state executive woman, Mrs. Paul
Tharalson, charter delegate, Mrs.
Fred Egelus, Mrs. John Boening,
Mrs. O. E.Palmateer. Mrs. Clare
McCormick, Mrs. John Woodward,
Mrs. B. Rinehart, Mrs. Wm. Bliv
en. Mrs. Otto Shields, , Mrs. Joe
Ringwold, Mrs. E. T. Ideen and
Miss Carolyn Snyder.
Also from Salem are the depart
ment commander. Mrs. Vern Os-
trander, department treasurer,
Mrs. Archie Brewster, Mrs. Her
man Lafky, state adjutant is ill
and will b unable 'to attend.
Another Default
Due on War Debt
WASHINGTON, June 14-)-Unless
an unexpected check turns
up, the United States will enter
an additional $211,000,009 in
the "overdue" column of its war
debts ledger tomorrow.
This will bring to $1,891,500.
000 the total of defaulted in
stallments'' on the present $12,
493.087,660 debt.
Great Britain advised today
that it $85,670,765 half-yearly
payment, due tomorrow, would
not be forthcoming, but prom
ised to discuss settlement of the
debt whenever "circumstances
are such as to warrant the hope
that a satisfactory result might
be reached." This promise was a
reiteration of previous notes.
Regrets previously 'had been
received from Estonia, Italy, Li
thuania. Rumania ' and Yugo
slavia in reply to reminders from
Secretary Hull ' that- installments
would be due June 15. Finland,
which never has defaulted, paid.
The other debtors are Belgium,
France, Hungary, Latvia - and
Czechoslovakia.;,
Garner Given 10 Months
in Prison for Assault
PORTLAND. Ore.. June 14-P)
-Edwin L Garner, a former, of
ficer of the , master, mates and
pilots union, received a 10-month
sentence in the state penitentiary
today. He pleaded guilty to a
charge of assault with a danger
ous weapon In .connection with
an attack! on Cantata J. L. Jacob-
Isen, a river pilot, during a labor
controversy last autumn. -
Tot on Tricycle
Killed by Train
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BURLEY, Idaho. June 14.-fP)
A two-year-old farmer's son was
killed near here today when a
crack passenger train struck him
as hes sat on his tricycle in the
middle of the tracks.
Wandering from a field where
his father was Irrigating, Richard
J. Bywater rode onto the tracks.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
p. Bywater, hearing the train's
whistle, were unable to rescue the
youngster who was thrown 125
feet by the impact.
Ask Sewing Room,
Old High School
The WPA through Fred Bates,
engineer, formally applied to the
Salem school board last night for
use of the old senior high school
gymnasium as a relief sewing
room, substituting for the Cham
bers building balcony wnich Is to
be vacated July 1. The board took
the application under advisement.
No teacher appointments were
made although several are pend
ing. The board accepted resigna
tion of Marian Gary, who has
taught home economics in the sen
ior high school for three years
and is now taking a position with
the Portland system. Request of
Earle K. Stewart, Parrlsh Junior
high social science instructor, for
two years' leave of absence to en
able him to obtain his doctor's
degree at University of California
was granted.
The directors gave the Naza
rene church permission to meet
in the. old high auditorium while
its building Is being enlarged. Au
thority to make alterations In the
old building occupied by the Sa
lem Art center was given at the
request of Paul B. Wallace. 4
Fractures Arm
Martha Jane, 6-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry U.
Pearcy, route two, was treated
at the Salem General hospital
last night for a fractured right
arm, sustained while playing at
her home.
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PGEPowerBid
For Sale of City Owned
Power Plant on
Mill Stream
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mendation of acceptance - was
made conditional upon approval
of the lease with these changes.
Members of the two groups
said they were disposed to give
Mr. Read's bid every possible con
sideration but that in view of the
difference between a cash deal
and a deferred-payment offer in
electrical service, .coupled with
the amount' to be received . for
leasing the property and water
rights, the PGE offer was consid
erably more favorable.
The matter Is expected to come
up for final decision by the city
council next Monday night.
Portland Market
Offered to City
PORTLAND. Ore., June 14.-(yP)
-Mayor Joseph K. Carson said to
day the Reconstruction Finance
corporation, holder of a $775,000
mortgage on a $1,000,000 public
market building here, had offered
it to the city for municipal func
tions.
Carson and members of the
council indicated they were inter
ested in the offer made by Jesse
H. Jones, chairman of the RFC.
Carson said the building, if
taken over, would continue to
hcuse a public market, but in ad
dition would cover a super fire
station, police station, municipal
court and provide parking space.
The building, constructed in
1933 and owned by the Mead es
tate and Frederick H. " Strong, is
616 feet long. 142 feet wide and
five stories high." At present It
houses 110 merchants and 200
farmers.
215 South Commercial Street
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denal of future contracts for three
years and to a fine equal t. dou
ble or treble the difference be
tween wages they paid and the
scale Secretary Perkins had pro
mulgated, depending upon the
number of violations.
Twelve of the 14 rules com
mittee members participated in
today's action. Representative
Harlan (D. O.) said later in the
day that illness prevented him
from attending -the meeting and
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said he previously had arranged a
meeting of his house committee to
investigate un-American activi
ties. Lee Pressman, CIO general
counsel; Tom Kennedy, lieutenant-governor
of Pennsylvania and
official of the united mine work
ers, a CIO affiliate, immediately
left the capitol to discuss t!vir
next move.
Representative Lamneck (D,
O.), in a statement tonight de
scribed Lewis' appearance at the
capitol and his subsequent defeat
as an event "which at first gave
pause and then laughter" to the
nation. .
"The American sense of hu
mor,, which is widespread, has
saved this nation from many
crashes," . Lamneck said.
"There may be funnier things
In this world today than John
of the" shaggy locks and weep
ing willow eyebrows setting up a
one-day kingdom in the capitol
and then having his regal chair
jerked out from under him, but
I can not conceive of it. . . .
"His Capitol Hill clowning has
lifted a great strain from a na
tion which - previously, was tak
ing him seriously.
"His frowns have lost their
force. Perhaps his clouding up
and threatening to reign will
prove the clearing shower before
the sunshine of industrial peace
in our nation."
' Lamneck spoke rof Lewis "un
precedented gall" in summoning
house members "to -the throne
room to Instruct them how to
vote" on a pending bill.
William Green, AFL president,
denounced what he termed Lew
is' "brazen invasion" of Bank
head's office.
In a public letter, tonight to
all AFL organizations, Green
said the episode was typical of
the CIO's "all-around stupidity,
feebleness and outright treachery
to labor." He continued:
"All .chances of adoption of
these amendments, which were
favored by the American Fed
eration of Labor, were ruined by
Lewis and his flunkies.
"They attempted to dictate to
congress In the same way they
dictate to the CIO unions. Many
members of congress who had
told us they would vote for the
amendments became so indig
nant at Lewis that they reversed
their position.- They sat down
on Lewis so hard as to make him
a completely ludicrous figure."
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