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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1939)
The OREGON STATESMAN, Sakiv Oregon, Tuesday Morning, January 10, 1939 FAGE THREE No Vote Tonight, Superinfendency Decision Soon Predicted; no Board Request for Teacher Opinion - The Salem school board does not plan to act on the. appolnt , ment of .a city , superintendent at tonight's' regular meeting but will make such a step "within the next few days." Chairman E. A. Brad field declared yesterday after noon. Adoption of resolutions by civic organizations and circulation of petitions urging that Superintend ent Silas Gaiser, whose contract expires in June, be kept in Sa lem, signalled the opening or tne superintendency question. "I know nothing about It. Bradfield said when asked If the board had already considered the appointment problem. "We haven't had any executive -session yet and, you know, we usually set tle those things in executive ses sion." ; . 1 The board, Bradfield also said, has not requested the teachers In the, school system to poll them selves to ascertain whether or not the present superintendent is sup ported by his staff. When ballot- ting was "about half over" last week, C. A; Guderian, president of the Salem Teachers council consulted Bradfield, the chairman said, and expressed his disapprov al of the poll. - "I had said to a principal that the teachers shouldn't take bal lots," Bradfield added. "If they voted against Gaiser and he were reelected, it would be embarrass ing." After voting 9 to C in favor of such a poll Friday, the council was called into special session by the president yesterday morning, and the plan was rejected by a 10 to 4 vote. A number of teach ers expressed disapproval of the action that resulted in the second meeting. Self-Expression Held Key to Mental Troubles wwwi'.w H' 11 WW'W" ijhi ju. i.i umiwiii: uiihihjii.il i. um.. inii.miuiu .iu ginimnBnnw mtmmm . v , " . ' v J " tt .. ' " :;::: :A r.::-..-- . : : . .- . - .' . . . - Inferno Collapses On Fire Fighters NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-(Tues-day)-Five firemen were injured slightly early today in the collapse of the r q o f of a fire-damaged three-story warehouse in Brook lyn. Two others escaped unhurt when the roof gave way while they were "washing down" the ruins. The Stagg street police station reported the collapse to Manhat tan headquarters and ambulances and emergency trucks hastened to the scene. A fire broke out in the ware house at 8:30 p. m.- (EST) last night and after two alarms were sounded . the blaze was reported extinguished at 9:30 p. m. The roof collapsed about three hours later. . At the time of the collapse po lice, headquarters received several telephone calls Inquiring, about a supposed earthquake in' Brooklyn. SEEKING PEACE FOR TROUBLED MINDS of children nnable to adjust them selves to normal living, the British children's center of the Institute of child psychology Is constantly exploring the maze that Is a human brain. Here are some of the young patients difficult children with mental problems expressing themselves as they choose while a staff member plays the piano. A " -, , - A . i;-: :-.:.::-:.:-: : V 'S s' X . v. 5A vii i - - P.. 7 v-;--. V A , ' ' ' WHITEWASH BATH was given this one staff member at children's center where London child psychologists observe be- ' havior problems. Exercises to increase physical and mental control and a play therapy department are features of the center. NLRB Gets Test Of Its Influence WASHINGTON, Jan. i.-(P)-The supreme court 'decided today to review a case which is expect ed to throw further light on the question: Just how much of Am erican Industry is under the juris diction of the national labor, rela tions board? The case involves the Somerset Manufacturing company of Somer ville, N. J., a concern operating within the state of New Jersey. The firm contracted to produce clothing from material owned by the . Lee Sportswear company of New York. r The latter firm took delivery of the finished product at Somerville and then shipped It In Interstate commerce. The litigation started when the hoard found the Somerset com pany guilty of unfair labor prac tices and ordered it to reinstate eight women employes, whose dis missal L preceded a strike by the International Ladles Garment Workers union. ; Club Meets Thursday .. LINCOLN Mrs. Joe . Hackett will open her. home Thursday to members of the Lincoln Goodwill club end their, friends. : . ; Justice' Brandeis 111 ' WASHINGTON, Jan. Justice LouiS' v.- Brandeis of tne supreme court, ill of grippe, had a "very restful and good day.' aides In his office said tonight. . Valuable Horses Die in Holocaust AMSTERDAM. N. Y.. Jan. 9.-(ffy-T went y-five thoroughbred horses owned by John Sanford, millionaire sportsman, were de stroyed tonight in a fire that rated the main racing stable of the Hurricana breeding farm -with a total loss estimated at $200,000. Among the horses which were hopelessly trapped in the" flaming barn and were burned to death were Supply House, one of the best steeple chase horses in the country; Fharsalia and Sun Port, which was purchased last year at a reported sum of 115,000. Hollie Hughes, trainer of the Sanford stable, whp estimated the loss, said the fire apparently started in the upper section of the main racing stable. He believed the cause was defective wiring. None of the horses could be liberated when the blase was first discovered. Slate Health Meet BRUSH COLLEGE The Polk county health association will meet at the Rickreall grange hall Monday, January is for a 7 o'clock covered-dish supper. Slide Is Cleared ABIQUA The slide on the road up the Abiqua In this dis trict. which partially blocked traffic last' week, has been clear ed away and traffic again goes through unobstructed. "Pretender" Not Anxious for Job -. . . -. - "'' - ' r Il 4 Soviet to Auction Japan's Fisheries TOKYO, Jan. 9-(ff)soviet Rus sia has informed Japan she in tends to auction during February fishery lots in the Sea of Okhotsk hitherto operated by the Japanese though negotiations still are in progress for a new soviet-Japanese fisheries agreement. The Japanese ambassador in Moscow, Shigenroi Togo, has in formed Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff that such a step would aggravate Russian-Japan ese relations. Officials indicated today the Japanese intended to continue fishing in soviet waters whether or not a new treaty were con cluded. (Russia annually auctions fish ing lots, with both Japanese and Russians bidding. Under past procedure, a certain number of lots went to Japan without auc tion. Today's dispatch apparently refers to this second group of lots.) KOAC Rival Said Asking 5000 Watts CORVALLIS, Jan. gon State college officials said today they were concerned by re ports from Washington that KOY of Phoenix, Arts., sought a permit to use 5000-watt power on the same frequency as KOAC, state owned radio station. KOAC is fighting for exclusive western use of the 550 kilocycle wave length. Officials said they had not been informed of any ad vance in power requested beyond the 1000 now used by KOY. F. O. McMillan, electrical engineering department head and member of the radio advisory committee, es timated that KOY on 5000 watts would blanket 98 per cent of the KOAC night-time audience instead of the 90 per cent on 1000 watts. WA Fund Revolt Lurks in House $875,000,000 Continuing Request of President Draws Foes' Fire WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-UFV- The R o o s e v e It administration faced an incipient revolt in a house appropriations subcommit tee tonight against the size of the IS75.000.000 fund asked by the president to operate the WPA un til June 10. . Some democratic members of the subcommittee predicted pri vately that the group would make a "substantial" reduction in the land when it meets to vote upon the question tomorrow. Although such a decision would be an Initial setback for the ad ministration on the issue of con tinued large-scale spending, it would be far from conclusive. Members pointed out that last year, after the subcommittee had pared a $1,500,000,000 relief re quest by half a billion dollars, the fill appropriations committee re stored the reduction. Among those who came out to day for a substantial cutrailment In the federal work relief program was -Representative W o o d r a m (D-Va), who will handle the ap propriation when it appears on the house floor, . probably late this week or early next. ' In a statement to reporters aft er the subcommittee had heard appeals from Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York and a CIO spokesman, for amounts even lar ger than the president asked, Wood rum said: So far as my personal attitude is concerned, I feel that WPA can stand a substantial curtailment of Its program without causing any great suffering among the people who are in real need. "I think there are many people on the rolls of WPA who are un employable and who should go back to the states as relief cases. "As a sizeable percentage of those on WPA have been there since the program started three or four years ago, a careful re survey of the rolls would take off thousands of such persons." Juror Prospect Is Disinterested In all Parties KNOXYILLE, Tenn., Jan. S-P) -The prospective juror gazed around Criminal Judge E. G. Stooksbury's courtroom t o d ay when the Judge asked if he knew the defendants. "No,! was the reply. . "Do you know the deceased?" the court asked. Again the venireman's eyes searched the courtroom. "You needn't look for the de ceased," Judge Stooksbury said, -he's not here.- Would Whip Drunks HELENA, Mont, Jan. 9HJP)- Lashes with a cat-o'-nine tails would be made the punishment for persons convicted of drunken driving under a bill proposed to day by State Sen. Robert Pauline. County Treasury Safe Is Pilfered PORT ANGELES, Wash., Jan. 9-(P)-The Clallam county treas urer's office was open only for routine business today as W. W. Kinney, state muicipal corpora tions examiner, and other authori ties probed a $53,000 treasurer's safe robbery. It was discovered a few hours before W. W. Gilliam succeeded Walter Baar as treas urer. Police Chief Rube Ide said the loot comprised negotiable bonds, warrants and about $10,000 cash, including $600 in silver. US Road Aid End Prospect Disputed Transfer of Motor Taxes to Municipalities not Dangerous, Claim MARSHFIELD. Jan. 9.-(P)-A claim attributed to the state high way department that allocation of $680,000 from the gasoline tax to municipalities would result in the loss of federal aid road funds, was disputed today by Charles . H. Huggins, . past president of the League of Oregon cities. Huggins said the department. after making the transfer, would have more than sufficient revenue for all. discretionary expenditure in 1939. "The state has never lost fed eral aid highway funds that have been available to it on a matching basis even though state revenue in the past has been below mini mum estimates," Huggins contin ued. Revenue Gain Assured "If there should be no increase in motor vehicle registrations or gasoline consumption in 1939 compared with 1938, there would nevertheless be a $400,000 in crease In net revenue through the biennial collection of drivers' li cense fees. "Add this to the fact that inter est and principal payments on the long-term highway debt will be $400,000 less in 1939 than in 1938 and $500,000 less than in 1937. All short term bonds issued in 1938, according to announced plans, were booked for retirement in 1938, whereas a short-term is sue of $500,000 in 1937 was car ried Into 1938." Trade Pact Good, Wool Men Learn US Secretary of State's Assistant Sees Aid to all Nation . PENDLETON". Ore., Jan. 9 -Trade agreements have benefit ted the nation as a whole and the industries of the Pacific north west, Lynn R. Edminster, special assistant to the secretary of state, told the' Oregon Wool Growers' association convention today. Edminster declared stockmen in the west had been under "con siderable misapprehension" con cerning the agreements. In a speech prepared for delivery, Ed minster referred to previous high tariffs, culminating In the Haw-ley-Smoot act, as a "mistake" none benefited by it, he said. High Tariffs Mistake "It .carried protectionism to snch an extreme that it destroyed markets at h o m e as well as abroad," Edminster continued. "This was the situation which led to the ' enactment of the trade agreements act." Trade agreements, Edminster said, aided industry and agricul ture alike by stimulating latent markets. He listed particularly "valuable concessions" on grain and grain products, meat and meat products, fruits and vegeta bles including apples and pears. "These direct benefits to Amer lean agriculture are, moreover, by no means all of the benefits," Ed minster said. "In addition, farm ers gain indirectly from the re opening of export outlets for non agricultural products. When we increase our exports of non-agri cultural products, that means greater employment in our cities and a greater consumption of farm products right here in the home market." Lumber "Complicated" Edminster termed the case of lumber under trade agreements "more complicated," but added that "the immediate and potential opportunities for increased lum ber sales resulting both from the specific provisions relative to lum ber and from the increased pur chasing power stimulated by im provement in foreign trade in gen eral are obvious." The state department man as sured the wool growers there had been no tariff reductions on raw wool, but that he felt anxiety on the part of the industry over such possible action was "unwarranted." Bucks Avenge Loss VANCOUVER, Jan. 9-(iP)-Port land Buckaroos revenged a crush ing defeat at the hands of Spokane Clippers here tonight when they handed Vancouver Lions a 5-3 beating. Late Sports WALLA WALLA. Jan. 9 WAV Whitman's college basketball out fit played brilliantly in the first half tonight and coasted through, the second to defeat Gonsaga unl . versity of Spokane, 49 to 33. At half time the Missionaries were ahead 32 to 13. Larry Pepin with 16 and Bullock with 14 points sparked the Whitman attack. Klamath Youth Hurt MEDFORD, Jan. 9-(yiP)-Harold Gets, 16, Klamath Falls, suffered a serious cut under the right eye when he fell on the iron spike of a ski pole at Crater Lake park yesterday. Farmers' Leaders Talk Americanism Committees Reports to Be Heard Here Today at Directors Meeting Informal talks, centering most ly on Americanism, and appoint ment of committees which will report today were the main busi- ness Monday at the opening meetings of directors 3f the As sociated Farmers of Oregon, Inc., holding their two-day annual session here at the chamber of commerce. Policies for the new year are expected to issue today from the report of the committees. Presi dent Howard L. Shoemaker of ' Hood River indicated. Klicks, Stringer Speak Main speakers yesterday were B. A. Klicks of MeMinnville and Cortis D. Stringer of Linn coun- , ty. Governor Charles A. SpragoeT and ex-Governor Charles H. Mar- tin both sent regrets that they . were unable to speak due to press of business at the State house. The Associated Farmers ex pect to change their annual meet- ' ing date today so it will not In future fall upon the same day as opening of the state legisla ture. W. J. . Warner of Grants Paso is vice president and W. J. Look er of Medford is secretary of the group. Warrants Are Due For 200 Autoists Nearly 200 Salem clthens who have failed to bring In their "fix less" parking tags since January . . 1, will be served with warrants for their arrest as soon as their identity Is cleared through the secretary of state's office. City Police Chief Frank Minto said ' yesterday. Close to 200 overtime parking ' tags have been issued of the "fix- j less" nature, and most have them have not been presented with the $1 fine each carries, at the police ' station. For this negligence it' will cost the acquisitors $1.50 each and the embarrassment of r being arrested. SKIING IS EXCITING LilBut don't let nerve tension spoil your fun.. advises HANS THORNER Mount Washington (N.fl.) Swiss Ski School Congress to See Secret Arms Data WASHINGTON, Jan. S-W)- Armed with secret data, which is understood to Include a report from Col. Charles A. .Lindbergh on Germany's air armada, two key United States' ambassadors will go to Capitol Bill tomorrow in an apparent effort to remove congressional .doubts about the Roosevelt armaments program. The two men, Joseph P. Ken nedy, ambassador to London, and William C. Bullitt, ambassador to Paris, arrived here unexpect edly today from Florida vaca tions. They held a prolonged con ference at the Whit? House, where the president is finishing the defense message he will send to congress this week. Tomorrow Kennedy and Bullitt are to go before an unannounced Joint meeting of the military committees of congress to tell what they know of the European political and military situation. THRONE IN THE UKRAINE does net interest Grand Duke Vladimir (left), declared the 21 -year-eld pretender to cxar ship ef Russia, shown at recent Paris ceremony proclaiming him . czar. Speculation that Hitler contemplated installing him as a ruler ef the Nazi-coveted Ukraine (now Russian territory) fol lowed news that Yhglaslr was te visit ta Ccrmanx. Dr. Berry Listens To Life Sentence ; OLTMPIA, Jan. l.-;p)-F oar wooaen-iacea oeienaanu received life sentences to the state prison today for the kidnaping and tor ture last August II of Irving Ba ker, $7, retired coast guard offi cer. - ' - : v' . Judge John U. Wilson imposed the life terms on Dr. Kent W. Ber ry, 1 0-year-old capltol city physi cian; James Reddlck, 27. Olympla taxi-driver; William K. McAloon, 50, former If ontesano marshal, and Robert H. Smith. 22. Brady farmer, following their conviction on first degree kidnaping charges. DOWN-HILL CHKSTUMU MODERN SKlINa is a telling I oftkilLsrs mina,and m Nerves simply most aoc wsvet Skiers, particularly, know how well k pays to protect their nerves to rest diem frequent lyby letting op lighting up a CameL HUNDREDS OF SXIEBS hare made their debut to this fascinating winter sport under Hans Thomer's expert guid ance. One skiing principle he stresses 1st "Don't let your nerves get tense, keyed up." His advice to pupils: "Pause regu larlylet up light up a CameL" . I ....... .- f "t, J ! V, x . , . t EllWiiJI OECJUSZaa ClASStdiedguponeqoipmeat, giving erhftitioos, and arranging a host of ooer activities, there's plenty of nicrve strain in Hans Corner's day tool ; Above you see him taking his own advice above the way co" avoid getting tease,! jittery. He's letting up to light up a CameL "It's a graiidwsytt break nerve teatjoa," says " "I find Camels quite soothing to the nerves." : V':-I M ACCOUXTAJfTS WC calls for ' absoiuts accuracy," says Mr. CV, ' McArdiuf. "That means concentta tiooplenrfcnetve strain. My rule to ' avoid tension is to ease off now and then to let up light up a CameL ' ... ..M 1 in m v 1 ill , V S i TrTv Sr ..(X l mm wm tc-x-1 ' 1IH III -Y M wfcl . ( fm k ' 6CS3TRY LEWIS skates brJUiaatfy at the Hotel Sc Regis, N.Y,oo a room she sheet of ice. She says: "Whirl wind spina, tarns are nerve straining. I soothe nerve tensloa every chance I get I let up light up a CameL jk DOB CajtTOIt A mi crt SSJUtY QOOOtaAJS-Kb at CtA artat co ic pertoatJirr. ruU wlaa,a4the world's grams JVjVl lack MoudayiTiniageu she ' Va swiacUsd-KhTaadirt Tl A-LiJ Cobmtbk. Nctwofk. 7J Ml Xjyf alns rnlailiisTTwmt J 30 - B--T- cat, ajo rW mUT, a 50 pm CS.T, 70 A pm BCS.T, 7:30 pm F.S.T ... 1 1 . pa MAT, 6--30 pm IL5.T. VKEN BUSY, STKCK8C8S days put your nerves on the spot, take a tip from the wire fox terrier pictured here. Despite his almost humanly com plex nerve system, he quickly halts to relax to ease his nerves. So often, we hamsnt ignore this . imttimclim a f to break nerve tension. We may even take pride ia ourwIH to drive on, forgetting . that tiring nerve may soon be JtHtrj tunml Yet the welfare of your nerves is really vital to sue ecu, happiness. Make it your pleasant rule to pause regularly-to LET UP-UGHT UP A CAMEL Start today add an exfrw measure of comfort to year smoking with Camefe finer, costlier tobaccos. COSTLIER TOBACCOS Smeka pacs ef Camels v and find oat why tney are the ' j LASCEST-STLLRa ; CSCmSXTTC CI KZSXX Smoliers find CameFs Costlier Tobaccos are; Soothing to the Ksrees