The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, June 29, 1938, Page 1, Image 1

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Valley Coverage
Eighty alert correspon
dent in Willamette valley
communities keep The
Statesman posted on all Im
portant events of the region.
The Weather
Fair j-.today and Thurs
day,' temperature, humidity
unchanged ; ' Max. Temp.
Tuesday 87, Mln. 45, rirer
-1.9 feet, northwest wind.
POUNDOD 1651
EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning:, June 29, 1938
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
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Eight Selected
As Jurors for
Rosser's Trial
Expect Selection of Jury
to Be Complete Today
Before Noon
Objection to Moody From
Defense Overruled by
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DALLAS, Ore., June 28-;Pr-Albert
Earl RosBer, 4 4-year-old
former head of Oregon AFL team
sters; went on trial In Polk coun
ty circuit court today bn an arson
charge In connection with the de
struction of two lumber company
plants at West Salem on Novem
ber 20.
"Today's four-hour session be
fore Judge Arlie G. Walker was
devoted to selection of a Jury.
Eight men, all farmers, were
passed for cause today and three
were excused because they had
opinions concerning the guilt or
innocence of Rosser.
Attorneys expected the jury
would be selected by tomorrow
noon.
Rejects Motion
To Oust Moody
Judge Walker rejected the mo
tion of Defense Attorney Charles
Robison, Portland, that Ralph
Moody, former assistant attorney
general and now special prosecu
tor appointed by GoTernor Mar
tin, not be permitted to serTe as
special deputy to District Attor
ney Bruce Spaulding.
Robkison .contended that the
constitution proTides a deputy
district attorney must be a resi
dent of the county in -which he
serres. Moody lives in Marion
county. Spaulding argued that a
special court proceeding would
bare to be brought to oust Moody.
Judge Walker also 'overruled
Robinson's bojectlon to Oscar
Hayter, Dallas attorney appointed
by Spaulding to assls tin the pro
secution. George Vanderveer, Seattle la
bor attorney assisting Robinson,
questioned each of 'the prospec
tive jurors as to whether he ob
jected to labor unions, if he had
ever belonged to a union or if he
had formed any opinions about
the case.
Ilosser Takes
Uttle Interest
Rosser, who has been in jail
since February 9 in lieu of $100.
000 bail, took little interest in
the examination of jurors. He
thowed little effects of prison
life, the tall, partially-bald de
fendant being n good spirits.
Albert N. Banks. Salem team
ster official, was sentenced to 12
years In the penitentiary by Judge
Walker on a similar charge. He
admitted hiring three men to set
the fire. John Newland, Cecil
Moore and Ernest Carson, all of
Portland, pleaded guilty to set
ting the fires, but they have not
been sentenced.
Forty persons have been sen
tenced to jail or the peniten
tiary since the state began its la
bor vandalism Investigation six
months ago.
Prospective Jurors who surviv
ed today's session were E. L. Ba
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... in the Neua
DEL MOXTE, Calif., June
28.") Fire hundred girls Just
couldn't . be fooled even by
Freddie Bartholomew, boy
screen star.
Freddie borrowed a bell boy's '
uniform to escape recognition
but at least three of the girls
attending the Gamma Phi Beta
International sorority conven
tion here saw through de
ception. They finally talked him
Into pulling them around on a
baggage truck.
NEW ORLEANS, June 28.-(5)
-Thlrty-five-year-old Mrs. Joa
chim Rogers of Lockport, . La.,
became a mother for the tenth
time and a grandmother for ths
first time all within an hour and
. half.
Mrs. Rogers was pacing the
corridors of a maternity ward
waitlnr for word of her daughter.
Mrs. Gustav Lasselgne, IS, when
it became necessary to hurry the
cirfer woman . into the delivery
room to give birth to a nine
pound baby girl.
Just an hour and 22 minutes
later a seven-pound girl was born
to Mrs. Lasselgne.
PHILADELPHIA, June 28.
-Hundreds of guests waited
today because Prince Bertil ef
Sweden lost bis trousers.
The prince, here for the cele
bration of the SOOth anniver
sary of the settlement of Dela
ware and Pennsylvania by his
countrymen, intended to change
from naval uniform to civilian
clothes for a luncheon.
But he couldn't find the
pants.
He appeared, IS minutes
late, still in uniform.
He Presides at
Trial of Rosser
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ARLIE G. WALKER
Longshore Ruling
Due
for Contest
Power of NLRB to Set up
Bargaining Agency for
Region Challenged
WASHINGTON. June 2S-(JF)-New
and I important decisions,
fraught with material for: hot con
troversy In the courts, are Issuing
these days from the quasi-judicial
chambers of the national labor
relations board, j
The accumulating orders of the
board are building up a body of
labor rules designed, board mem
ber Edgar S. Smith said recently,
to make collective bargaining be
come eventually the rule. Instead
of the exception, in labor rela
tions, j
The permanency of the new
precedents, rules and decisions,
however, will depend in some in
stances upon the decisions of the
courts. M -, ' .
For example, there already Is
talk of a court test of a recent
order granting the CIO longshore
men's union exclusive bargaining
power for; all longshoremen in
west coast ports. The decision put
collective bargaining on a sweep
ing geographical-; basis for the
first time, I
The American Federation of
Labor, which fought against the
idea of a coast-wide unit, Is re
ported getting ready to challenge
the order in court. Other, inter
ested parties, notably business or
ganizations, contend congress
never intended to allow the board
to set up j bargaining for a geo
graphical area, or for a whole
industry, j
Contract Demand
Is Made by AFL
PORTLAND. Ore, June 2S.-(;p
-A new demand by the AFL that
the West I Oregon - Lumber com
pany negotiate a working agree
ment with It was Interjected today
into a national Tabor relations
board hearing of CIO charges
against the company. ,
A. E. Mcintosh, company man
ager, said the AFL demanded that
negotiations begin tomorrow, de
claring the Wagner act obligated
the management to deal with the
majority of his employes and that
the majority -was in the AFL.
Trial .Examiner Martin Raphael
upheld an objection to admission
of the letter in evidence, holding
it had no ; bearing on the case. In
which the .CIO accuses the com
pany of collusion with the-AFL,
refusal to bargain and discrimin
ation. - )
$16,077 Alotted Oregon
For Venereal Prevention
WASHINGTON. June 2&-(JP)
The $2, 400. $00 allocation for the
federal public health service In
eluded 116,077 for Oregon. The
fund will be used for the preven
tion of venereal diseases.
Williams Is Gently Rebuked
For Alleged Political Talk
WASHINGTON. June 28-i)-r
The senate campaign funds com
mittee gently reprimanded Aubrey
Williams, deputy relief admini
trator, today for urging" the unem
ployed to "keep their friends in
office" and warned "all dispensers
of federal funds" against dabbling
in politics.
With the touchy question of the
influence of relief money and re
lief officials on . the coming con
gressional elections very much in
mind. Che committee applied the
word "unfortunate" to Williams
speech of yesterday to a delega
tion of the workers' alliance,- an
organization of relief recipients.
Chairman Sheppard (D, Tex.)
Indicated further action might be
taken, however, such as the requi
sitioning of a transcript of Will
lams' speech, reported to be In
the hands of the alliance, for
comparison with a letter received
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Agree
rw jns
On Evacuating
n Armies
Britain, France, Italy,
Germany Will i Share f
Costs, Decision i.
Russia Balks ; Sweden to
Stay off Commission ;
Probing Air Raids
LONDON, June 28-;iVBritaIn.
France, Italy,: and Germany to
night agreed to split the eost of
proposed withdrawal ' of foreign
volunteers from Spain after Sov
iet Russia declined to shoulder
her full share of the expense..
The agreement removed one
more obstacle to the evcuation
plan, but a new stumbling block
rose to a concurrent British plan
for sending j a neutral commis
sion to Spain to Investigate aerial
bombardments of civilian; popu
lations, t
Sweden unexpectedly followed
the United States' lead in refus
ing to join the commission al
though previously she had In
dicated her acceptance;
Britain, with the aid of France,
is seeking to persuade the Neth
erlands to join Britain and Nor
way on the commission which
Is to attempt to determine wheth
er air raids have been directed
against military objectives.
Purpose of the committee la
to focus, world opinion t-pon
raids on civilian populations.
The Soviet refusal to pay Its
allotted share of the expense of
foreign troop evacuation strained
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Warrenton to Be
Pilchard Capital
ASTORIA. Ore., June 2&-JP)-The
small Columbia river mouth
town of Warrenton soon will, be
transformed into the pilchard cen
ter of the north Pacific coast.
three reduction plan operators in
dicated today. ? i
The Pacific Marine r Products
corporation, the. Redondo Fish
Products company an ' the Santa
Crux oil company secured licenses
to operate reduction plants where
only the Pacific Marine company
operated last year.
The Redondo company will use
a floating pilchard reduction
plant, the steamer Redondo, with
a capacity of 28 tons of oil hourly.
Pilchard seining Is in its fourth
year. Catches were first made in
1935 when the legislature legal
ized use of food fish for reduction
purposes.
Roosevelt Plans
To Assist Thomas
1 OKLAHOMA CITY, June 28-(p)-Sen.
Elmer Thomas (D-Okla)
said today President Roosevelt
would speak at the state fair
grounds here at 5 p. m. Saturday,
July 9,. three days before Ok
lahoma's primary election. ;
Thomas made the announce
met during a campaign speech at
Chandler, Okla., and said' Be
talked today with Mr. Roosevelt
by telephone. H '-' '
Meanwhile, Thomas,: publicity
director, Marty Heflin, said the
president had .Invited . the" sena
tor to. accompany him across. Ok
lahoma " during his west coast
trip. . i ; x . i ; ,
Funeral Service Today v
For Brother of Sunday
HOOD RIVER, June 28.-?V
Funeral services will be held to
morrow for Howard N. ' Sunday,
77. brother of the late Billy Sun
day, evangelist. He died At the
home of his son Sunday. "
from Williams today, contending
that what he had said was Incor
rectly reported: i f i
"1 pointed out to them, Will
iams said in explanation; "that In
a democracy it was Important for
them to keep In office those who
had their point of view. Just as
their opponents think it Important
to removes from office those who
have their point of view.
"There wait nothing political In
what I said," he added, "nor were
any political Implications intend
ed." -.
Reporters who listened to Will
lams speech said he told the al
liance delegates:
"Keep your friends In power.
Judge those friends by the crowd
they run with when they come
to youand ask for support," f
The workers alliance also Is
sued what Its officials called a
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Sees Start on
Projects'Soon
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CHARLES L. McNARY
Work Upon Valley
Project Forecast
McNary Returns; Reports
Confidence Waiting on
Budget Balancing
PORTLAND. Ore., June 28-(P)
Senate Minority Leader Charles
McNary foresaw a start this sum
mer on the Umatilla rapids and
the Willamette valley flood con
trol and navigation projects to
day upon his return from Wash
ington. .
The senator, who left later for
his Fircone home near Salem with
Mrs. McNary and Qielr daughter,
said he was confident the, govern
ment would make agenerous al
lotment for the Willamette work.
"Money should be allocated to
commence construction of the
Umatilla project," be said. "The
project was not authorized by con
gress because . the report st the
army engineers was not received
in time but was approved by the
chief of army engineers and the
board of engineers.
"On two occasions the president
said he. favored the project if he
thought he could find authority of
law for that purpose. ,
"The attorney general Is now
looking Into the legal aspects and
nothing can be done at this time."
The senator denied that the
flood control regulations would
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Jewish Group to
Sue Bund Leader
NEW YORK, June 2S.-;P)-A
$3,000,000 slander suit was filed
today against Fritz Kuhn, leader
of the German-American bund,
by Emmanuel R. Jack, who said
he was suing on behalf of himself
and "all members . of the Jewish
faith who may join with me as
plaintiffs."
The action was based on state
ments attributed to Kuhn when
he testified recently at a legisla
tive Investigation Into nazl actlv
Hies in this country. -
Kuhn was quoted In Jack's
complaint as having testified that
"all Jews without exception are
enemies of the United States."
Spy Hunt Leader
for Europe
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NEW-YORK, June 28-(tft-The
government's spy 'hunt took an
unexpected turn today when U. S.
Attorney Lamar : Hardy disclosed
he would sail for Europe tomor
row to Investigate the activities
of a ring allegedly seeking Un
ited States military secrets.
Eighteen persons, including
three Geramn military officers,
already have been Indicted by a
special federal grand Jury here
for conspiracy to violate the
espionage laws, but only four are
in custody. Thirteen are said to
be in Germany and one is in jail
In Scotland.
Eugene Boy Dies
In Gun Accident
EUGENE, June 28-(P)-A rifle
discharged by a youthful hunting
companion accidentally killed Ray
Irvin, 14, near West Springfield
today. The youngsters and two
other boys fired at a flock, of
birds feeding on a dead animal.
One boy's rifle accidentally dis
charged as he reloaded. The bul
let struck Ray in the head and
he died before help could be
reached.-; . . . .
$80,749 is Low Bid
For iV. Santiam Job
PORTLAND, June 28.-UPY-A.
Milne, Portland submitted a low
bid of 180,749 today to the fed
eral ' bureau of public roads for
surfacing 18.9 miles cn the North
Santiam nigh way, a national for
est road project, from Detroit to
Marion creek in Marion county.
Nye far Ahead
In Vote Tussle
Witli Governor
Ten Thousand Lead Piled
up Early; Incumbent
Congressmen Win
Ahead on Scattering
Returns Reported
FARGO, N. D., June 28-;p)-
Republican: for senator, 1-95 pre
cincts of 2260 gave: -
Langer 22,645; Nye, 86,667.
For governor, 487 precincts
gave:
Hagan 18.945; Thoresen 23,-
067.
FARGO, N. D., June 28-UP)-United
States Senator Gerald P.
Nye held about a 10,000 vote
advantage over Governor Wil
liam Langer in the republican
race for nomination as senator
tonight with approximate one
tenth of the precincts reported.
Nye's running mate on the pro
gressive republican ticket, Lleut.
GOv. T. H. H. Thoresen, had a
considerably smaller lead over
Langer'a ; non-partisan league
candidate, John N. Hagan, state
agricultural commissioner.
Returns from 358 of the
state's 2,260 precincts for re
publican senator gave Nye 24,
806 votes to Langer 'a 14,935.
In 288 precincts for republican
governor, .. Thoresen had 14,384
and Hagan 11,205.
In the republican battle for
nomination for U. S. representa
tive, with two places open, in
cumbents Usher L. Burdick and
William Lemke were innning
close together in the lead, with
Sivert W ..Thompson, third. Bur
dick held a' slight advantage on
the basis of 221 precincts count
ed, which showed:
Burdick -8,964; Lemke 8,426;
Thompson 5,336; Henry G. Owen
4,897; C. F. Kelseh 4,706; and
John Field 690.
With about one-third of the
precincts located in nthe moun
tain time belt In the western
part of the state, counting of the
vote was slowed because polls in
that section closed one hour lat
er than those In the eastern
part.
Because major interest in the
election centered in the republi
can scrap, democratic votes were
put aside for the moment in
most precincts. Returns from 35
precincts for democratic nomina
tion for senator gave: -
J. J. Nygaard, "regular" demo
crat 711; E. A. Johansson, run
ning as a "progressive" 51 and
Halvor Halvorson, independent,
211. , ; . '.
For democratic governor, the
35 precincts gave: :
John Moses, "regular" 881;
Oliver . Rosenberg, "progressive"
58. 1 ' . .
Political System -Of
Prosperity Is
Peril Says Ayres
OTTAWA, Ont., June 28.-
-America, has already reached, or
will reach late in 1938, the bot
tom of the present depression,
Leonard P.' Ayres, . economist of
the Cleveland Trust company.
told the American association for
the advancement of Bcience today
Characterizing the United States
g o v e r n m ent's 83,753.000.000
spending ; program as ."politically
primed prosperity," Ayres admit
ted It would spur business activ
ity.'- -
- He said "American resources
are so great that they can support
such a program for a long time to
come," but added:
"This is a very serious condi
tion, for in the long run, the new
system of political prosperity can
be made to work well enough to
destroy gradually the habits of
self-help and enterprise on which
a free society depends."
Find Portlander
Dead in His Auto
MADRAS, June 28-P)-Sheriff
H. A. Dussualt said the body of
George J. Paradise. 58, Portland,
was found today slumped at the
wheel of his , automobile in a
wheat field near Culver, just off
The Dalles-California highway.
Tracks showed the machine
ran off the road, through a fence
and back across, the road before
it stopped. Health Officcer W. H
Snook said cause of death had
not been determined, ' nt there
was no sign of foul play.
Late Sports
WESTERN IXTL LEAGUE
Vancouver 7, Bellingham 2.
Tacoma 2, Spokane 1.
Wenatchee 5, Yakima 4.
New Orleans Is Scene of Latest
Serious Clash
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Recent violence la Jarisdictlonal strife between CIO and AFL union
ists in New Orleans, as pictured here. Is now followed by charges
filed by CIO leaders that members haTe been Illegally arrested and
brutally treated.
CIO Says Police
Brutala jLawless
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Injunction Granted Cited
as Proof New Orleans
Officers in Wrong -x-
WASHINGTON, June 2-JPt
The CIO appealed to the federal
government today to Intervene
in -New Orleans against "illegal
arrests" of union organizers and
members. - . 7
' Lee Pressman general counsel'
for the committee for Industrial
organization, telegraphed Attor
ney General Cummings that
rights of union leaders In New
Orleans wre being violated ( by
city and state police officials.
He eharged that there officials
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Auburn Will Add
4th School Room
AUBURN, July 28 Auburn
school district voted by a margin
of 26 to 9 today to issue $2000 in
interest bearing warrants to spon
sor a PWA project which will pro
vide a four-room school building
here. .. -" " :
The money raised locally .to
gether with the federal grant: ex
pected, will finance . purchase of
additional school grounds and the
addition of another room to the
present three-roo" . building, to
gether with repair on the older
portion of the structure. ,-
, It Is expected that work will be
started as soon as plans can be
prejared . and the , arrangements
with PWA completed.
1417 Age Qaims
Passed by
WASHINGTON, June 28-tPr-The
social security board disclosed
today that by the end of May it
had certified 1417 Oregon claims,
totaling $43,046, for old age in
surance .payments.
:, The board said May certifica
tions totaled 205, involved pay
ments of $8307.-
Truant Officer Needed Here
Cupper Tells School Board
School Director Percy A. Cup
per served notice on the school
budget committee and board mem
bers that he believed a truant
officer was needed in the Salem
district. - ; ; . ,-
"There seems to be a large in
crease In truancy," Cupper said.
"Women's , organizations . h a v e
been looking Into the matter.
For several years the district
has combined the work of census
taking and attention to truancy
under a $300 appropriation placed
in ' charge of the administrative
staff.- - :-:x-. V-.-
E." A. Bradfield became board
chairman, succeeding Mrs. David
Wright, last night as one of the
two directors entering the third
year of their terms in office. The
other, W, F. Neptune, was named
vice-chairman.
. Bradfield appointed the follow-
Over Labor Rights
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Auto Death Rate
Drops 27 Per Cent
Month Is Seventh Which
Shows Drop in " Auto'
v Accident Deaths
CHICAGO. June 28-iiP)-The
greatest reduction in traffic fatal
ities of the year a 27 percent
drop in May was reported today
by the National Safety council.
May was the seventh consecut
ive month through which the
downward trend in motor vehicle
deaths continued.
Statisticians figured 3,780 lives
were saved during that period.
May deaths totaled 2,280 com
pared with 3,120 in the same
month In 1937.
During the first five months of
this years 11,100 lives vere lost
along streets and highways in
contrast to the 14,090 recorded
during a similar period last year.
Travel Increases
"Another encouraging fact."
the council stated, "is that the
reductions cannot be attributed
to decreased travel. Available
data on gasoline consumption
show that during the first four
months of this year, during which
deaths dropped 20 percent, travel
actually increased 3 percent.'
Most of the states shared in
the general improvement, Ver
mont showed the greatest per
centage ' decline 41 percent
during the first five months of
1938. Pennsylvania ranked sec-
O d with a 38 percent drop, cal
culated to mean the saving of 361
lives.
Discussion Looms
: On Railway Wage
. CHICAGO, June 2 8-!P)-Repre-sentattves
of 800,000 organized
workers agreed today to discuss
the railroads demand for a 15
per cent wage cut at a meeting
htlw spokesmen for the nation's
major rail lines here July 20.
George M. Harrison, chairman
of the railroad labor executives'
association, announced the parley
had been arranged after he and
leaders of 18 brotherhoods held a
brief preliminary session with the
carriers Joint conference mmlf
tee. -V
ing as director members of board
committees:
; Finance, Dr. L. E. Barrlck; sup
plies. Mrs. Wright and Dr. Bar
rick; employment. Cupper; build
ings, grounds and insurance, Nep
tune and Cupperr recreation. Mrs.
Wright and Neptune; health, Dr.
Barrlck.
The board accepted the resig
nation of Esther Bodner, Parrish
junior high home economics In
structor, and made six teaching
appointments:
- Ruth Brandon., succeeding Ma
rlon Gary, aenior high home eco
nomics; Eleanor Trindle, succeed
ing Mrs. Bodner; Horace E. Pat
tison, succeeding U. S. Dotson,
senior high bookkeeping; Virgil
L. McPherson, taking place of
Earle Stewart, who has been,
granted leave from his position
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Plan Favored;
Bush Pasture
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Site Proposed
Transportation Item Is
Backed, Putting Total
Near Legal Limit
Higher Millage Foreseen
Due to Payments Upon "
Newest Buildings
Annronriation of ISflflA "fnr .
real athletic field" to be develoo-
ed with government aid was pro
posed at the citizens school bud
get committee last night and ad
opted in modified, less definite
AaaM fm -- . xt. Amaa.
iui iii i jiik iiinvr- II n l r inn rT w w u n
for transportation- of southeast
umciu ummii Kiaue cnuarrn.
pushed the budget to within 11.-
130.70 of the maximum current
expense tax permissible under the
b per cent limitation.
As it will be nresented at th
annual taxpayers meeting, to be
called later, the budget provides
for the following expenditures,
receipts and district taxes:
Total expenditure. S530.6lfi.
46. 'i
Estimated receipts aside rrnm
district taxes, $195,448.68.-
Total tax. $335,162.38, includ
ing $76,087.50 for bond Interest
ana principal ana $259,074.88 for
current expenses.
The proposed district tax bin
is $60,985.42 or nearlv fnnr nm
nigner man tnat tor 19 3 7-38.
Building bond principal and inter
est account for $47,237.50 of tb
tax increase.
Take Advantages of ' ' A
Spending, 1 Proposes -
Salem, should share in the
huge - federal evnonrlltTiY'ea tn . k
made in the next two years and
development of an extensive ath
letic field is one way to secure
that money, Dr. H. H. Olinger.
committee chairman, declared 1b
proposing the $5000 appropria
tion. "All haywire," protested Com
mitteeman , William J. Entrees.
"We're not here to spend a lot
of money for something we ac
tually don't need. I'm in favor
of these fields but I don't think
It's our place to put them in
here. We're building up a con
dition here where a lot of people
are getting tired of paying for
things not Intended for school
purposes." - - .
Other committee members sup
ported the Olinger proposal but
joined finally ig modifying it to
appropriate $5000 "for sites and
improvements of ites.
"Suppose you get the east end
of Bush pasture," Committeeman
W. H. Phllllna amre-ostart "Tfc
city and school district could go
logetner ana aeveiop a wonderful
recreation iTAiinI "
Don Upjohn objected to the
original Olinger idea but made
the final motion for the appro
priation; George H. Graben
horst declared the city was grow
ing so rapidly school and play
grounds sites should be secured
while they were available at rea
sonable cost.
More Transportation
Costa Proposed
UnJohn also moved for the al
lowance of $800. for, additional
wlthin-the-district transportation.
The . citizens' committee, made
no other changes in the budget as
recommtnded br the school board
finance committee. Aside from
granting routine salary increases,
the budget provides funds for
needed repairs, for : remevimr
stairways from ' Englewood and
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Riots Broken up;
Execution Cause
JERUSALEM June 28 (jfp)
Club-welldlng policemen in steel
helmets tonight broke np dem
onstrations in Jerusalem streets
against the scheduled hanging cf
the first Jew to be executed since
Britain's world war occupation
of Palestine. -
A British constable and thre
Jews, one a woman, , were injur
ed slightly by stones hurled dur
ing the disturbance.
Benjamin Joseph, 19-year-old
Jew of Polish origin. Is to go to
the gallows tomorrow, convicted
by a military tribunal t' am
bushing an Arab jus last April.
Fires Are Fought
South of Olympia
OLTMPIA, June 28.-fJp--Clvil-ian"
conservation crews and regu
lar fire fighters battled two blazs
southeast of hero today, C P.
Roundtree, fire, warden, announ
ced tonight.
The fires, approximately 100
acres in size, were in the Lake St.
Claire area and were believed to
be under control, tonight
Roundtree, too exhausted from
the tedious battle to offer more
lmormauon, saia ne Denevea iie
fires were of incendiary origin.
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