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. PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, August 25, 1933 Japanese Believe War Nearly Finished o-- Say Fighting To Peter out Undeclared Peace' Vonld Follow 'Undeclared War' If Belief By RELMAN MORIN TOKYO, Auk. 4 Well-in-f or Died Japanese bellere the war la China is nearly finished. The air is thick with peace. on 4 high-ranking government of ficial has. pat it. For home consumption, howev er. Japanese officials make such statements as that of Lieut. Gen. ScUhlro jltagakl. war minister, whs asserted recently that Japan wonld continue fighting aa long as Chiang Kai-Shek remained head of the Chinese government, and add ed r That may be for ten or twen ty years." -Peace Kept Quiet The government is calling on the public to make great sacri fices, and it is believed the vari ous campaigns for thrift and "spiritual mobilization" would ceme to a quick end if the man on -thd street thought the war were nearly over. , It was an undeclared war, and Informed Japanese believe it will be an 'undeclared peace. , " The war simply will peter out. It 'will fall in successive levels from active fighting to guerilla warfare and then to a condition of peace without the diplomatic trimmings. Publicly, Japanese military men say tbey will chase Chiang clear toithe borders of Tibet, if neces sary. ' Want Cotal Chunk Vr'hat they plan to do. however, la 4o carve out a chunk of China, a!ong7the coastline, then stop. Once they stop the positions will be reversed. Japanese will be on.: the defensive, content to re main' within the borders of the 409.000 square miles her army of some 400.000 has taken from Chi na' since the war started July 7. 1W;, at a cost of $3,000,000 a 1 day. Chinese will be forced to take the offensive to dislodge them. Refuses Medical Aid lor Son s -. The Rev. Wlnstead and wife pray at bedside Refusing medical aid for their afflicted son, Carl, 7, who la suffering1 , from a serious bone infection, the Rev. James 'Wlnstead and wife of Woodward, Okla-. resort to prayer in an effort to heal him. ? The . case has attracted attention of authorities who are considering legal action to force the Pentecostal church pastor to allow treatment for the boy whom he claims has "been touched by God" and will recover through faith. City Bonded Debt j.Shown $3,550,369 An official statement recently issued by City Treasurer Paul H. Kauser reveals Salem's bonded in debtedness. at the present time as 13.550,369.97. of which $715,500 l& general obligation, $63 4,869.97 street improvement and $2,200, 090 water bonds. With the assessed valuation of the city at $14,750,134. the per capita bonded debt on a basis of 31.009 population is $114.52 and the ratio of bonded indebtedness to assessed valuation is .24. Exclusive .of Bancroft bonds ed interest or water bonds and Interest, for 1939 the city is ob ligated to levy taxes to meet gen eral obligation bonds falling due Iii amount of $59,000 and inter-- est of $28,892.50. or a total of $87,892.50. .Vaults to Death From Gate Bridge i SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24.-(JFV-Ignorlng the pleas of two bridge workers, a man leaped to his death today from the 240 f pot high deck'of the Golden Gate bridge. Three coast guard cutters and a" police patrol boat started a search for the body. .' The leap brought the total sui cide ton from the-Golden Gate bridge to a known seven. Higher Education To Ask $3,600,009 Record Enrollment Next Year, Millage Tax Drop Factors Reports were received h e r.e Wednesday that the state board of higher education would ask the next legislature for approximate ly $3,600,000, exclusive of the revenues received ' through the millage tax for higher education al institutions. Of this amount $600,000 would cover costs for the current blen- nium. The remaining $3,000,000 would be used in conducting the higher educational Institutions during the two years starting next January. f College Enrollment Up Officials indicated that this state appropriation ' would be nec eesary because of the marked in create in enrollment at the unl versity, state college and normal schools and the reduction In mill- age tax revenues. ! The enrollment for the next year will be the highest In the history of the state, it was pre dicted. ! In case the legislature refuses to authorize the proposed appro priation it may be necessary to curtail some of the educational activities, officials said. . State Budget Director Wharton refused to discuss the proposed appropriation. No Apologies MEDFORD. Aug. 24-(P-Frank J. Tlerney of Portland, state democrat chairman, said the party had no apologies for Its primary nominations and urged unity at the general elec tions la November. Tlerney and Senator A. E. Reames spoke at a democratic rally. Testimony Halted Vniliam EL Ilumprey, who once im 'noraanated Earl Brawder. Com munist leader, in a play, was asked to leave the stand before completing bis testimony before the Dies Bouse Committee, in Washington, lnvesti- riUc? un-American activities, as time. Committee was unvestintine alleged Communist control of Fed Professionals Cut Auto Mishap Rate rroiessionai anvers made an outstanding contribution to traf fic safety , In Oregon during the first six months) this yesr by scoring a 22 per cent reduction in accidents in which they were, in voivea compared witn tne same period last year, Secretary of State Snell announced Wednes day. : . '" mis percentage reduction was greater than that of any other group. Snell said. 1 Bus accidents (dropped ' from 250 during the first six months of 1927 to 122 this year, taxicab accidents from 170 to 101 and track : accidents from 3302 to 2191.. i I believe these sensational de clines-la the number of accidents Involving commercial vehicles re flect the effective work being-done In promoting fleet safety.- Snell declared. I : Valsetz Jobless To Have Hearing Unemployment Body Sets Hearing on Benefits at 9 a.m. Today VAC'SETZ. Aug. 24 A. hearing will be held by the state unem ployment compensation commis sion at Salem Thursday at 9 a.m. od the benefit applications of lo cal men out of work because of the disagreement over wages at the Cobbs & Mitchell mill, Pete Latham, president of loggers local No. 2 62 reported here today. Latham denied reports that the unions here were considering a proposal to arbitrate the question of wages. Such action was argued against here last night by Ken neth Davis, secretary of the Ore gon Washington council of Saw mill and Timberworkers union. The union is sending in food supplies for jobless mill men. The mill was closed down last week. Picketing Bill Hit by Labor State Federation .Files two Arguments; Say It Will Kill Unions 1 Two . arguments opposing athe initiative measure . designed to regulate labor organization activ ities in Oregon were filed in the state department here Wednesday by the state federation of labor. The Initiative measure prohlb- Its , picketing unless there is a bona fide dispute between an em ployer and a majority of his em ployes relative to wages, working hours or working conditions. Jur isdictional labor disputes are out lawed under the propoosed Initia tive measure. The measure was filed by the Associated Farmers of Oregon. Measure Called Unfair , One negative argument alleged that the proposed initiative mea sure was unfair and its approval by the voters would make it im possible for labor unions to func tion. It also was held that picket ing virtually would be prohibited in all cases. . "Picketing Is the only means available to unions to inform the public that there Is a strike," Ben Osborne, executive secretary of the labor federation, said. "If the voters approve this measure there will be no labor unions in Ore gon." Pay Measure Unprotested The time for filing arguments against the 13 initiative measures, referendums and referred legis lative bills expired last night. The time for filing affirmative argu ments expired August 7. No argument was filed against the constitutional amendment in creasing the salaries of legislators from $3 to $8 a day and length ening the legislative sessions from 40 to 60 days. Both the affirmative and nega tive . arguments will be printed in the measures pamphlet to be issued prior to the November election. Admiral to View TonguePointas Plane Base Site ASTORIA, . 6re7, Aug. -Rear-Admiral "Arthur J. Hep burn will head a naval board which will Inspect Tpngue' Point Thursday as a possible naval shore base." Congressman James V Mot t, a member of the bouse ' naval af fairs committee, met the board at Marshfield and will accompany It here. -. ------- ;- McNary Requests r Subsidy for Flax Hurst Transferred Here ' for Inquiry to ifeed - for Paymen pie ts WASHINGTON. Aug, t-JP)-Senator Charles McNary, minority leader, sent a telegraphic re quest to the department of agri culture today for a subsidy on this year's Oregon flax output. Tre government has paid sub sidies to the' Oregon growers for two years but eliminated payment this year when agriculture-offi cials said they believed the indus try could manage without assist ance. Oregon producers complain ed and obtained $25,000 for an investigation now underway. W. M. Hurst has been trans ferred to Salem for the duration of the inquiry, S. H. McCory, chief of the department's engin eering division, reported. Father Heibel Alcuin, repre sentative of a group of flax grow ers near Mount Angel, conferred with government men before leav ing for the west. He recently re turned from Europe where he stu died flax conditions. Brush Fire Moves Into Rich Timber KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Aug. 24 (yP-The season's worst fire in this section spread from grass and brush north of Bonanza to day into the rich timber holdings of the Walker Hovey company and the Fremont national forest. A shsrp wind whipped the flames so rapidly estimates of the area covered had to be revised momentarily. The forest service dispatched 100 men to the fire lines and the Klamath forest pro tective association began organ izing crews and assembling equip ment. A second fire three miles from the reservation town of Spragne River was still uncontrolled af ter sweeping 160 acres. Low humidity added hazards to the difficult situation. Cycle Cop Injured PORTLAND, Ang. 24-(-A spill when he shot his motor cycle around a sharp corner late yesterday critically injured Pa trolman Fred A. West of the city traffic speed' squad. Hop Recheek Set By Grower Body PORTLAND, Aug. 24-yP)-The nop growers' allocation commit tee, formed to regulate market ing agreements for California, Oregon and Washington, said today final crop estimates had not yet been prepared. The committee said if could not estimate how much the 1938 crop would exceed the 28,500,000 pounds eligible for marketing under the agreement. Previous field crop estimates were reconsidered : today, the committee said, and arrange ments will be made for a recheek of each grower's yard. Tne committee urged growers to leave at least 20 per cent of their crops on the vines, un harvested, pending determination of the allocations,' thus saving harvesting costs. Naval Board Inspects Harbor at Marshfield MARSHFIELD, Aug. 14-W)- Kear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn and six members- of the statu tory board of naval establish meats inspected Coos bay for a possible air operation today. They studied data on harbor width and prevailing winds be fore leaving for Astoria. noniiiuQnns Long Terms Easy Payments Also FH A Loans unmninQ & nODEllTQ, Inc. Gaardlaa Bldg. Phone 410S Plan of Meetings For GOP Formed Six ' Sessions to Be Held in Key Points Over . .. County, Plan ... , . ' Plans for a series of half a dozen meetings - with - precinct committee men and women at key points throughout ' Marion county were ; formulated at a gathering of executive officers of the Marlon county . central com mittee, together with represent atives of the county republican club and Pro America, last night at the Marlon hotel. - County Chairman Lewis Jud son presided " over the meeting, which was attended by 20 per sons. - '- v It was also decided to sponsor a county republican booth at the Oregon State fair, and to coop erate to any necessary v extent with the state central committee in obtaining and manning a state republican booth. .Members generally expressed themselves ' favorably toward State Chairman Kern Crandall's recent call for a "house to house camnaien. , and indicated that a great deal of etfort will be, ex pended upon personal contacts during the coming weeks. A drive will also be made to ob tain small personal contributions to the county campaign chest from aa many persons as poss ible. ' ' ' ; Chaliman Judson reported up on, the Willamette valley repub lican picnic held August 14 at Silverton. with nearly 1500 per sons in attendance. Falls City Seeks Grant for School , Falls City school district No. 5 7, of Polk, county, has applied to ' the public works administra tion for- a grant of 111,400 to construct a school building esti mated to cost 25,300. J. A. Relber,. chairman of the -district board, tiled the application. Frank H. Struble ol Salem Is the archi tect. The application will be sent to Washington for approval. Pruitt Is Robbed ROSEBXJRG. Aug. 24.-P)-A burglar entered a hotel room last night and stole $15 and valuable papers from Harold G. Pruitt of Salem, state republican club president. Gas Kills 10,000 LOS ANGELES,' AUg. 24-P)-A gas attack took ten thousand lives today in downtown Los An geles. 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