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Clash Council Oliehs Billboard Law Over Protests Company's i Requests for More Changes Fail; License Fee Cnt New Law Hopes to Cut Sign Fire Hazards, Unsightly Boards Though representatives of a leading billboard company de sired farther changes in It, the new billboard ordinance was last night passed by a 9 to 4 Tote ot the city council. Amendments made in the ordin ance before its passage reduce the license fee, from the 1 5 per panel per year rate first written, back to the $50 per year flat rate of the original ordinance, plus one-fifth of 1 per cent of the gross yearly Income of the billboards. . Ixcal Option Needed Jn Certain Section The new ordinance places more stringent fire protection provi sions on billboard erections and Invokes necessity of local option proceedings In certain tones. Wood trucks are, prohibited from , parking on ' or within .150 feet of any artery In the city or - within 200 feet of each other, ac cording to an ordinance receiving unanimous approval of the coun cil. Any vehicle loaded to more than 10 per cent of 1U capacity comes under the ordinance. "New Street Flasher , Bids To Be Called' -- 'The city recorder was author ised to call for ;bids - tor a new city street flusher. Oiling of Turner road between the east end of the paved portion of Mission and the city limits was asked via petition by residents in the district, and by Neil Brown and a, Mr. Parker who were grants ed courtesy of the chamber floor In behalf ot the residents. To allow immediate construc tion of two duplex dwellings, an ordinance was passed changing lots 4 and 6 city of Salem, from tire tone I to fire sone J. . Sewer work in block 21, Nob Hill addition, was granted upon the request of Alderman Glenn Gregg. Petitions, referred to commit tees, asked for a street light at 19th and Virginia and one-hour parking on Center street between High and Liberty. . . , A resolution was : passed pt o testlng the dropping ffom the ,WPA rolls in Marion: county of some 4(0 asking congress to act upon the work and security pro gram of the Workers Alliance o! America,' and 1 designating that copies of 'the resolution be sent President Roosevelt; Harry Hop kins, Jemes Mott. Rufus Holman and ' Charles McNary in Washing- ton, .w v i--"..... . .-. - . : i ; . 1200 Go Back to Work . At Doernbecher Plant ; PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. lC-(P) For the first time since last Oc tober 1 the Doernbecher furniture plant here was in full operation today! More" than 1200 were at work. The plant, was forced down when, employes rejected a 10-cent hourly wage cut. An ? agreement was reached ft week ago on a smaller cut." - City Treasury: r By $32,168 Tear's receipts of the city treas ury totaled $32,118.$ 7. according to a report made by City Treas urer 5 Paul H.r Hauser, who also - pointed nt. practically- all city licenses expire December 31 and that - renewals - should be : made -promptly so penalty clauses in ordinances covering issuance of licenses may not have to be in voked. - i " f ' ' '" ' '1 if'-i If an ordinance Introduced to the city council last night passes, ."the of lice of license Inspector will be createi by the city, the office being coolldated with the office ot sanlury Inspector, . K . Of the $1,211.21 to license re- ceipta tor the year. $709.1 Sct?sin,bTtorr report, n.i' 1 ' ' I'ZIT - T I temlxed receipts for 1 9 3 $ : Airport (rentals and fees, re ceived from Leo Ar any) $830.1$. - Beverage tax (city's " Share of tax collected hy stattf on Alcoholic beverages) $3580.4 8. w; ; ; Building Inspector! (fees,' com missions collected) $5383.23.; . -Dog license (city's share ot dog Awarded Eight . , . Million Legacy X Annie MacDonald, daughter of a Canadian tugboat captain and a 913a-week telephone girl, be fore she married Daniel G. Dodge, 20, last August. Eleven days Inter he was Jkilled in a dynamite explosion.' His wldo has jnst been awarded 8,000,- 000 in a settlement of his $20,- 000,000 estate. - Japanese Jojirnal. Blasts US moves Ultra - Nationalistic Organ Warns America Against Fortifying Islands TOKYO, Jan. H-P)-A news paper considered an organ of the army, and ultra-nationalistic ele ments warned the United States today against fortification ot Guam and Wake islands if it is Intended as the means toward a political foothold in China. If such is the case, Kokumin Shimbun declared, "the Japanese people are determined to smash the American fleet." The newspaper demanded to know "the real intentions of the Ameiiean . people in the western Pacific not those of the presi dent or the state department." If the United States wants only to increase trade with China, the editorial" continued, then .Japan will assist but if the United States seeks to interfere with Japan's China policy, even resorting to (Turn to page 2, column 1) Capitol Grounds Work Due Jan. 30 Landscaping of the grounds be tween the state capitoi and the office buildings to the east will be started by a WPA crew Jan uary 30. Notice that $36,052 in federal funds was now available for the work, to be sui piemen ted by $10,949 left in the state's building fund, was received at the district WPA offices here yesterday."''" -'"'- "- The crew's first task will be to remove several large . trees. " Is Enriched in Year of '38 license collected by Marlon coun. ty) $731.28. : Gas tax : (refund by state ot tax paid by city on gasoline pur chased $1928.10. . Records (fines, fees, licenses paid to city recorder) $$254.10. . . Public library (lines, ; fees oaid) 11214.39. , M 1 c e 1 laneous (incinerator.! - Treasurer (city licenses) l!2, 211.27, . "-. , tit Its T. t UKVim icvcifw uwiiium, AMW wrecking $60, bill posters $100, billiards $210. bowling alley $45. eard' room' $110; dance halls i $110' distributors $50, milk and U'rjSSUwivSk roomlnrf'honse 1389. soft; drink $497, tail v$J58.t theatre and circus $1058.83 and milk distrib utors $7f.- ---.i . : ' r v Public utmtlea. receipts . were: Pacific Telephone and Telegraph $4303.07, Portland ? General Elec tric $2500, Portland Gas A Coke $600, Railway Express 175 j West- era. Union $131. S7, Postal Tele - graph $100. Jr. If ' lOExplosions Occur; Illegal Army Suspect Only one Death Results so far; Damage light From Most Blasts Liverpool, Manchester, Belfast, ' Birmingham Sabotage Scenes LONDON, Jan. 1 e.-CSVGuards watched nearly every power sta tion and reservoir in the United Kingdom tonight following ten explosions in England and North ern Ireland which authorities be lieved resulted from enmity be tween Irish and British patriots. The tenth explosion occurred to night at the huge water tower at Birmingham's power station. An other damaged an electricity py lon near Alnwick. . Earlier, bombs shook the elec tric plant at Southwark, and ex ploded on the cable bridge over the Grand Junction canal at Har- lesden in London. . Three blasts rocked Manchester, another occurred in Liverpool and two bombs exploded in Belfast. One . workman was killed and two were injured at? Manchester fighting flames caused by the ex plosives wrecking gas mains, out most of the blasts did compara tively little damage. - Scotland Yard officials investi gating the dynamitings voiced sus picion that the Illegal Irish .repub lican army organization was re sponsible; . , : At Belfast, where two explo sions occurred, the northern Ire land ministry of home affairs charged the organisation "planned for the overthrow by force of the established government." Many of those arrested are be ing held in Belfast prison. The two blasts today were near the prison. Warn France on Aiding Loyalists Italian Press Turns Eye on Spanish Conflict; Protests 'Insults' ROME, Jan. 18. - (Pi - France was warned today in the fascist press that any French attempt to save the Barcelona government would dash itself against the Rome-Berlin axis. Newspapers also called on the Italian people to be ready to avenge French "Insults" against their national honor. In a third development, L'Os- servatore Romano, , Vatican city newspaper, asserted that Cathol ics could favor only the insurgent side in the Spanish civil war. The entire fascist press un loosed sharp attacks on France as, for the time being at least, Italy turned her attention from Afri can aspirations to the Spanish conflict. It also was announced official ly that a column ot Italian, sold iers was among the first Spanish insurgent troops to enter Tarra gona, Spanish seaport whkh 'fell to the insurgents yesterday. - The press protested against a statement attributed by the Paris newspaper L'Ordre to an anony mous French officer that tenitai lan soldiers were hardly enough to fight one retired Frenchman. Virginio Gayda, editor ot II Gi- ornale D'ltalla, wrote that French hatred of Italy was breeding Ital ian hatred of France , until "fi nally the rifles will go off, by themselves." $40,000 Hotel Is Burned in Idaho ' KETCHUM, Idaho, Jan. ltP) -Fire destroyed the $40,000 St. George . hotel here tonight. The flames, tossed -by, a high wind. threatened adjacent bluldings for a short time. Pete Bonis; proprietor said the fire started on the third floor from a defective flue," and spread rap idly KetehTra , 'Tillage ;of 200, Is two alias north ot. San Valley, the noted winter resort Lane County Boy "Diet Along Darkened Highway v KUGENJ! Dre " Jai. lt-(AV uanny'Anderseji.- T, son oi .airs. Alice. Andersen of Danebo, three miles "south of here, fras killed tonight when Struck by 'a car. The driver, who said he ws blinded nyrttra& approaching car, was not heldU Three Armies ...... ; ... 4 Tighten Noose On Loyalist Capital Feeling Uneasy With Enemy 33 Miles Away . Franco Asks Laying Dowii of Arms; Refugees ; Flooding City HENDATB, France, Jan. II.- (AVThree Spanish insurgent armies cldsed in on Barcelona to night after a day of continued advances. Despite a surface calm, mount ing uneasiness was reported in the menaced capital. The nearest Insurgent force was barely mors than 33 miles away. (Insurgent Generalissimo Fran cisco Franco appealed by radio to government Spain to lay down its arms, asserting an insurgent vie tory was inevitable. His message said the insurgents were march ing on Barcelona "not to destroy her, but to save her.") Rebel Advance Is Ahead of Schedule Travelers reaching the border from Barcelona declared the In surgent advance, which began De cember 23, was a full week ahead of the very best the government general staff thought Generalis simo Franco s men could do. Some said the capital might fall within three weeks. Roads ot central and southern Catalonia were Jammed with refu gees from the zone in which the government's new line of "secret defenses" were built in the moun tains along the borders of Barce lona province. The refugees hampered' troop movements and created a serious food shortage in the capital. 150,000 Insurgents i Outnumber Loyalists Against the government's new defense line, to which militiamen fell back after abandoning the important port of Tarragona yes terday, the insurgents pitted three full army corps totaling almost; 160,000 men on a front of less than SO miles. The largest town to fall during the day was Cervera, a commun ity of 4,000 inhabitants 65 miles northwest of Barcelona on the trunk highway to Lerida. Today's action marked the first time during the 30 months old civil war that the government has been outnumbered in manpower as well as mechanical equipment At Lerida the insurgents esti mated their tremendous concen tration of artillery was hurling nearly 30,000 shells daily against enemy positions along the entire front. This would be an artillery concentration on . a scale com parable to World war engage ments. Insurgent planes also were lay ing down a propaganda barrage, dropping millions of leaflets over government territory declaring an insurgent victory was certain. Duo Held Guilty Of Aiding Refugee PORTLAND. Ore., Jan." 18-fl) -A " federal jury tonight found L G. Ankelis, Portland attorney, and Jean Miller, hotel proprietress, guilty of charges of harboring a fugitive. Ankelis was found guilty on two . counts charging harboring and conspiring to harbor a fugi tives. Mrs. Miller won a directed verdict of acquittal on the con spiracy count but was found guilty on the other. The pair were Indicted on a charge- of giving refuge to An tony Garguilo, now a McNeil Is land convict, when he was being sought by Spokane district federal officers in connection with the al leged kidnap-swindle of an Idaho farmer. lve Sidelights. . Rep. John H. Hall ; (R-Port-laad) told the house he was em barrassed this weekend. He was ' listed as one of the sponsors of a bffl to provide regulation of the sale of securities, prepared '" by the state corporation depart ment, tad want aware of It. : Whea broker friends ashed bins the purport of the bill be bad to admit be didnt know. ; He was . granted permiaaiaa yesterday to have his the tin.; Motorists wffl henceforth .know when they get , ta a tratfie Jam with a . legislator The, bo.ase passed a ' resolution ordering: the state printer to prepare wind shield stickers hearing the legends "SenaUr;and,Ttepresentatlve.i ennenamanMsami i!'':-".4 - ,. "Rep. JBtanhope pier of PordaUd,' who was yi during tie first 7week of -the session;' made his first ap pearance. In the house, yestefday. ' Barcelona Legislat Figure in Sharp ; Senate Dispute V; 4 s 4 i 4 lssenussaK-vww w- i Above, veteran Senator W. . Burke of TambJU; below, Sen ntov J. A. Best of Umatilla whose names are next to each other on the senate roll call but who were far i apart yesterday on the issue of confirmation of Edgar JV. Smith's appointment as a member ot the state hoard of higher education. way Rebuilders Meet Jackson, Lane Pledge Aid to Move to Obtain Federal Funds Enthusiasm for promotion of tourist travel on me racmc mgn wav was in evidence at the first meeting of the pacific Highway association at Eugene on Monday, It wan renorted bv Clifford Harold who represented the Salem cham ber of commerce. The ultimate goal, stated at the organization ' meeting last month, is expenditure of $20,000,000 to rebuild the highway, with possl bility of extra federal aid because it is an important military route. But at Monday's meeting the talk was ot hundreds; Instead of mil lions; Lane county enthusiasts had pledged $800 to support the association's plan and Jackson county delegates matched that to the extent of $500. Both pledges were contingent upon comparable support from other counties along the route, i ' i A number of applications for the post of; manager of the asso ciation were' filed." EUGENE, Ore.i Jan.. 18-ff)-H. S. Merriam Of Goshen was elected president of the new Oregon Pa cific Highway association today. A. C. Marsters,' Roseburg, was named vice-president r Paul Ryn- ning, Medford, secretary; G..H. Demaray, Grants; Pass, treasurer. ' Start Powerhouse Annex BONNEVILLE, Ore., Jan. 18- Lip-Constructionrof a $1,200,000 addition to the -Bonneville dam powerhouse to make room for four more generators was started today by L. H. Hoffman, Portland contractor.- - , - Here and there behind and in front of the scenes at the 4 liM81!1 aemMys' Eastern Oregon members of the legislature blossomed oat with bontonnierea yesterday momina; - signify lng they were from tbe' wide open's paces where the coyotes howl aad the sage blossoms. The ornaments consisted of a sprljE ot sage aad a twitf of Juniper. ' . - ' : Roy Ritaer; Pendleton,' former ly a member of the Oregon legis lature tor several terms, received the courtesies ot the senate Mon day, Rltaef at one time served as president ct the! senate- He con ferred witi a number of state of ficials whila beref-.-i;;r..?- 'z r Two prc.lneat :Lebanon men seen about tie legislative halls on Monday were LlaycT T, 'W. -Mua- yan, wbo 13 izterested la IesU'.a- tioa afiacUag .tie -fcaiery &a try. and ' Sam Garland, former sute - senator .whd . will celebrate i wwe l his 78th birthday this month" kSf Edgar Smith's r czil m. Xruuiirmauuiit Still Held up Senate Votes 16-14'" for 'Special Committee to Consider Choice j Governor Sends ; Message Urging Amendment of Job Compensation , The matter of confirming Ed gar W. Smith's appointment by Governor Charles H. Martin he- fore' he left office, as a member of the state board of higher edu cation, up .supposedly for final action at 2 o'clock Monday after noon in the state senate, was side tracked again when It was re ferred to a special committee ot five for recommendation, after brief but sharp debate. Indicating that the vote might be close even after the committee reports back its recommendation, the standing vote to refer was 16 to 14. Members of the committee. Sen ators L. W. Wipperman of Grants Pass, Lew Wallace of Portland, W. H. Strayer of Baker, W. H. Stelwer of Fossil snd C. H. Zur cher of Portland, planned to meet Monday night and possibly report back to the senate today. Delay Based Upon " Pontics, Charged After Senator Ashby Dickson of Portland had moved for confirms tion, Senator W. E. Burke of Yamhill county moved to refer to the special committee, saying there were matters involved which could be discussed more grace fully in a committee session than on the floor of the senate. Sena tor J. A. Best of Umatilla charged that the opposition to confirma tion was "petty politics," and also that the move for delay was based upon the opposition's doubt as to whether it had a majority. He said he was "willing to stand on a vote now, make or break." . Senator Burke retorted that be had never acted upon partisan motives in all his senate career, and that he resented the !harge. Senator Frank Franclscovich of Clatsop introduced a legal Ques tion as to whether membership on the state board of higher educa tion was "lucrative," declaring Smith was not eligible to accept If It were, since he Is already a member of the milk control board. Senator Ronald Jones of Marion found evidence in the "blue book" (Turn to page 2, column 8) Women's Leaders Are Called Upon Federation President Sees Need for Program to Assist Democracy WASHINGTON. Jan. 10-OPV- ot. sarnie urr uunbar ox Port- hind, Ore., called on women Club leaders ot the 48 states today to Luild a program for makings de mocracy fit human needs. The president ot the General Federation ot Wdmen's Clubs said ihe big job for the sessions here this week o the federa tion's board would be to build a coordinated - program for' at tacking unsolved isodaf troblems. 'There Is an increasing!: de mand among women for 'us -to iaae s tan as on great Questions.' she said. "They realise that world conditions, economic con ditions and social conditions are affecting them their homes, their husbands' iota." "Women." she said, "realize that in order to be effective in regard to many -. roblems which affect them that they must ex press . themselves - through large The federation, which includes garden and music clubs as.weU as those dealing with civic af fairs, Is a n .organization ot 2,000.000 women la 14,509 clubs. : Its ' executive committee, trus tees and department . chairman held separate .dosed meetings today preliminary to the general board sessions beginning tomor row ; . .' v. -j Willamette Valley RaU ' line File Bankruptcy PORTLAND, Jan. lf-&VPlaas for reorganisation of the Winam ettev Valley ' Railway . jrompany have been -dropped, , it was indi cated : today when Cassias R. Peck, attorney for the' line, filed a petition in bankruptcy :ia led- eral court. - i. . -' - The company formerly operat ed on a line south from Oregon City : before -discontinuing Sep tember 13, 1328 . - ; llfiijer,s lloncr Dinned . ' Jan."18iD-Military ceieorauocs Honoring tz.8 sou tirtliiay' January 27 cf former Kaiaer TTUielm II have been for bidden by order of CoL Gea Wit helm KrtteL w Beichsf uehrer Hit ler's personal deputyin army Expansion By Republicans but Revision Liberalization Program of President Approved in Principle; Advancing - Old Age Payment Dates Urged Larger Pensions in Coverage for six Million More Workers, Roosevelt Plea WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (AP) President Roosevelt asked congress for a broad liberalization of the social security program today and drew an immediate reply from republican quarters that the first necessity was the correction of the "mistakes" in the present system. The chief executive submitted, with an approving special message, a report by the social mended that: - Federal old age insurance of 1942, "the date fixed in the Old age insurance payments be larger during the early years of the program than the law now requires. -O T 1 1 Leader uiampions Business Council! O'Reilly Says Organization Did not Start Picket Bill Movement PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. -The Oregon Business Council was defended from attacks of labor groups today by John F. Reilly, Portland attorney and chairman of the council. The council supported the anti picketing bill passed at the gen eral election. "An attack is made oa certain individuals charging; ,tnat they organised the ; Oregon Business CouncU solely " to gather sub scriptions to aid in publicizing the picketing bill and demand has been made that the councU publish the name of every per son from whom it has ever re ceived any money," Reilly said in a public statement. "The Oregon Business CouncU is an unincorporated association, just as the Oregon stata federa tion of labor." The attorney said the council was formed before the bill reg ulating strikes, picketing and boycotts was Initiated. He said the council's aims were "to Insist upon and pro mote the preservation of law and order; to discourage the use of force or intimidation as a means for preventing any person from engaging his services for hire to any other person; in all lawful ways to promote and protect . the business interests and welfare of the community; to enlist the aid of our several groups and pub lic opinion to bring about these ends." Reilly said the group had no part In drawing up the bill, but was active in the campaign be cause it was convinced "the measure would advance the cause of law and order and industrial peace." Portland Eating Houe$ ti Go on' cut Wage Scale PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. ll-W) -Three thousand Portland res taurant workers went to work to day at a fire per cent wage reduc tion, following an agreement last week , that ended the threat of a restaurant strike. The cut was put into effect under a union contract that privileged the operators to request a lower scale if business feU off. Roosevelt Asks Earlier Par jj IwSocwl Sem WASHINGTON, Jan.' 1 !-()-Hers., is a summary of President Roosevelt's recommended changes in the social security law i . - Old age Insurance- Begin payments of benefits Jan. 1, 1110, Instead of Jan. 1, 1142, as originally planned - - Increase monthly benefits In early years of the program by sup plementary payments to aged de pendent wives of retired workers, and calculate benefits on the basis of average wages. Instead of total accumulated wages.." i M-z Provide benefits for widows and orphans tt insured workers. :rf ' v Ail aw workers employed after age CJ to continue earning -benefit credits. ' ;: '.1 ? u Extend old age insurance cover age to farm labor, domestic Serv ice, employes ef non-profit organ izations, employes ot banks in the federal reserve system, and . sea men (excluding foreign crews of American rssels). . -' . Clarification of the program to insurance, real estate aad travel ing salesman.; :-'.;;, c' ; j -'.' " .4 . Unemployment eompensatlon-f-; Simplify employer tax reporting -procedure with view to combin- A a a ing recora Keeping. lor oia age in Favored Need Seen Early Years, and security board which recom payments begin in 1940 instead present law. The old age plan be extended as rapidly as -possible to. some 8,000,000 workers now outside the system. The unemployment insurance system also be enlarged to em brace millions now uncovered. "As regards both the federal old age insurance system and the federal-state unemployment com pensation system," Mr. Roosevelt said in his message, "equity and sound policy require that the bene fits be extended to all of our peo ple as rapidly as administrative ex perience and public understanding permit." Errors of Present System Emphasized Senator Vandenberg . ( R-Mich ), who has made an extensive study of the problem, commented: "He ignores the fundamental necessity of putting the , existing system oa a sound basis before it is expanded. I emphatically agree thst there should be an expansion, but manifestly it Is logical that we must first correct the mistakes in the existing formula." Mr. Roosevelt suggested, as did the board, "a two-fold approach" to the problem of old age pay ments, suggesting that "one way" was to begin Insurance payments earlier and make them more lib eral, aad a second to increase fed eral grants to states of "limited fiscal capacities, so they may pro (Turn to page 2, column 7) 48 Sharecroppers Relieved of Guns NEW MADRID, Mo., Jan. 18-" (AVSherlff A. F. Stanley said he and his deputies confiscated 48 shotguns, rifles and pistols "as a precaution against a possible out break, of violence" st a negro share-cropper camp north of here late today. He said he visited the settle ment, where about 500 disgrun tled sharecroppers, were trans ferred as state police carried out orders to break up their week long demonstration along the main highways, after receiving complaints from white families in the vicinity. The sheriff declared threatening reports had emanated from the camp. There ha been no arrests. " Channel Work Hit WASHINGTON, Jan. 18tfV The war department recommend ed today congress reject the pro posal -i to increase the chansel deptth and dredge a turning basin at Knappton. Wash. surance . and unemployment - com- . pensatlon. ' r. , ' Apply payroU tax for unemploy- -ment compensation . only to-the first 2,000 of wages paid. I Calculate . the payroll tax ea : wages paid instead ot wages pay able. .. .v4 . . .. , .Extend compensation coveragx to farm labor, domestic service, employes ot non-profit organisa tions and banks In the federal re- ' serve system. . - Set up a federal system of Job less insurance for seamea. - - Extend coverage to employes ot one or more employes. (At pres ent it applies to firms with eight ' or more employes.) ! ' 4 . Require, placing of personnel ta state unemployment compensation . agencies oa a merit basis as a eon- dition for receirtnr federal grants for administrative expenses. ; . Consolidate the federal employ ment - service and - unemployment compensation agencies.-' (It 'was suggested that the ef fective date of changes In federal- -state system; of unemployment compensation ..be delayed until . Tan -1 1i1 ' I . -states time to amend their lawsTj