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The Weather . UmMttled today with 5 nlu Friday. $OBtb- erly gale oft coast. Normal temperature. Max. temp. Wed. 44, mm. SO. River &a ft. Soath wind. city, county, state, national - 4 - an if fnirlif ! ttn ! vtvfit f proportions. - 1 " ."J f 1651 EIG HTY -EIGHTH YEAR cdf jo, Oregtm, Tlnmdar Morninfc Febrmary V1939 P ; ..... , Prico 3c; Newsstands 5e No. 237 Centers m orei Is Hit FirstMeasure Wi4Mf iV BERLIN, FRIGID IN CHICAGO Midwest Areas v i i i i a v. .a v . -- jt v J ' , . .... . A, .Mew TTh 71 O c O Moosevelt Move Setup. Appears "v:; -. VNv Hosch Bill Differs From x V W s; Long-Considered One ; - 'f Due Today, Senate .. ;- ' - .. New Income Tax Version Hitting top Brackets I Among House Flood Getting the jump on the more conservative advocates of a public utility district law which would permit financing through issuance of revenue bonds. Rep. J. F. Hosch (Ind.-Bend) introduced Wednesday a bill on this subject which was regarded as suiting more specifically the ideas of X - D. Ross, Bonneville administrator, although it met some of the other group's objections by providing that the first issue of bonds must be specifically authorized by an election. The bill upon which public own ership enthusiasts have been la boring for weeks in an effort to reconcile the Vswg of the Ross faction -with those of , Governor Charles A. Sprague and leaders in the grange and Farmers union, will be introduced in the senate today, Senator Lyman Ross an nounced. The general impression is that this bill will correspond more closely to the ideas of the latter group. Steeper Income Tax Version Introduced The Hosch measure, as yet un identified by number along with approximately 70 others of the 118 bills that swamped the house hopper on' Wednesday just before the deadline for individual intro duction, is Intended, its author said, to facilitate formation of PUDs so that Bonneville power may be brought to the people as soon as possible. . . I Buried also in this heap of un classified bills was a measure by Rep. Vernon Ball (D-LaQrande) which would greatly increase the receipts from the tneoma t&, but would hit most neavily the tippet bracket incomes. On the first $1000 of taxable income the levy would be S per cent as at present, but oa the second $1000 it would Increase to 4 Instead of I; on the (Turn to page 2, column 1) Is Told To Continue War Spanish Parliament Votes Confidence in Chief; Meet Underground FIGUERAS, Spain, Feb. l-(By courier to the French border )-(&) -In a subterranean vault of an ancient castle, the Spanish parlia ment today voted confidence In . the government of Premier Juan Negrin to carry on the civil war. Only (2 deputies out of 420 who ; constitute the normal cortes, or ' parliament, met in the white washed cavern of the ISth century stronghold near Figucras to es cape an Insurgent bombing of the , cortes. v . t l The parliament held a two hour session to fulfill "requirements of the Spanish republic's constitution that It meet twice a year; It was the fourth war-time assembly, no two of which have been in the , same chamber. ; , : i ! Premier Negrin, appearing healthy and nntroubled, told the -deputies the fight, for Catalonia would continue inch by Inch and if, the province were lost, the war l would continue in the central Madrid-Valencia sone." "- ' '. I ' - ! Perpignan, France, Feb. l--English and American relief work ers who returned to France from Gerona and Figueras said both those Spanish cities were bombed by insurgents several times today. n South River Road Crossing Job out I No funds will be available this . year for a grade separation pro ject on the south river road near the end of the hard-surf aelng ap plied last summer, the county court was advised yesterday in. a ' letter from C. B. McCallough, as sistant state highway engineer. OlcCullough suggested that pos sibility of realigning the road to nlace it all west of the Oregon Electric tracks might be a suitable alternative to constructing an un dercrossing structure. The latter. - he said, would be high In cost. ..f Sprague to Speak at ' NormaTi Commencement - LA. GRANDE, Feb. L-ffV-Ds, f A. Howard, nresident of East ern Oregon Normal school, said today Governor Charles A. I Sprague had accepted an invita- J tlon to be the principal speaker at the commencement exercises. here Jane 1. . . I : - V 1",- '.7' vyrx - . ; ; -f . S q "qlrKO ? J "if r2, CP vww- 111 ""i lmmawammmmmmmmmnmmmmmmojBmmmmWl' 1"".' " 'V W mmmrnvmK.-m "m i wq ?J fir "Hv ' ' ; y' ' - x-1 v , t. w-' ' J f f "" ii-"f ; i- ; r .'j," -'V aT; i n ( " J; There's no relation between these pictures except the contrast in temperature. Things international were somewhat warm in Berlin when Adolf Hitler, addressing the reichstag, pledged aid to Italy if that nation were attacked and warned the United States to keep hands off German trade with South .America. Field Marshal Goering is seated above and behind Hitler. Picture sent by radio from Berlin to New York. Below, a high wind adds to discomforts of pedestrians in downtown Chicago, who have to battle swirling flakes as weU as deep drifts as the Great Lakes region experiences its worst storm in yean. It was like this two years ago in Salem, but it's different now. AP Telemats. NY Pro-Loyalists Clash With Law NEW YORK, Feb. 1-iTV-A few minor clashes between police and several thousand pickets occurred late today in a demonstration for government Spain at tfie Palazso d'ltalla, a section of Rockefeller center - housing the Italian con sulate and other off iclaP Italian agencies. Placards demanded that "Mussolini get out of Spain." None was injured. Several hundred police drove back demonstrators who swarmed across the street. Pickets finally were jammed six to eight deep toward the 'curb, leaving a nar row passage on the sidewalk. Po lice started about half of them marching around the .building. They chanted: "Arms, arms, arms for loyalist Spain." T.PfT Qi IfO - 322 Tonight all members of the legislature and their wives, if available, will be guests of the Salem Realty board : and the state association of real estate boards at the local organiza tion's annual banquet, ached-, sled' for 0:80 p.m. at the Mar lon hotel. The real estate divi sion of the state insurance de partment is cooperating in the program -but not, it was em phasized yesterday, to tho ex tent of being Joint host to tho j legislators , C. V. Johnson, president of the Salem board, will preside atahe banquet, which Salem business men as well as reaj estate brok ers and salesmen from -nearby counties have been urged to at tend. As for speakers, the pro gram doesn't list any.-All of the persona mentioned are merely to be introduced." and time allot- .InenU Indicate that they aren't expeciea to . nave mucn, io bt. Those listed are Mayor W. .W. Chadwlck, Governor Charles A. Sprague, President Robert H. Danes of the senate, Speaker Sidelight Germany Exhibit Cancelled at NY NEW YORK, Feb. l.-h-Plans for an exhibit at New York world's -fair financed by Ameri cans showing cultural and scien tific Germany before the Hitler regime was cancelled today. j Grover A. Whalen, president of ; the fair corporation, gave lack of time and money as reasons for abandoning the three-weeks-old project, known as "freedom pavil ion Germany yesterday Ger many tomorrow." Asks Permanent CCC WASHINGTON, Feb. lHJPf Senator Thomas (D-Utah)v pro posed in the senate today that the Civilian Conservation Corps be made permanent. Here and there behind and in . . iruut ox van scenes ai uiv 40th legislative assembly. Ernest - Fatland -of the ' house; Hugh H. Earle, real estate com missioner; William L. Graham, deputy real estate commissioner: Claude H. Murphy, president of the state real estate association; Hillard C Holbrook, president of the Portland - Realty board; Sen ator Douglas McKay. William MeGilehrist, sr., is in charge of music Tho capitol vras all but de serted last night. Members, employes and newshounds all went to Eugene for the big basketball game, which fur nlshed more pleasurable ex citement, no doubt, than an of the legislative proceedings to ,date. t-., V- "vv .,,v- , i -t i Senator Harry M Kenln, chair man of the unemployment com mittee of the upper house, . an nonneed yesterday that z & rep resentatives of the Portland un employed would be in Salem to day , to offer a : program to ' the legislature. ; '-' r tTura to page 2, column 2) Red Cross to Be Chile Aid Agency WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 - (P) -President Roosevelt directed the nation's attention today to the Chilean earthquake with a sug gestion that persons and organ izations wishing to help coordinate their efforts through the Ameri can Red Cross. The Red Cross announced that it had been advised by George E. Smith, its representative in Chile, that 18,000 Injured were in need of shelter and medicine. The or ganization saM 500 army tents would be shipped tomorrow from the Canal Zone and that a large consignment of medicines would be sent" by plane from the United States. Chairman Norman H. Davis of the Red Cross said the organiza tions already had sent $11,000 in cash and $14,000 worth of medi cine to Chile. Ships at Seattle Sail After Tieup SEATTLE, Feb4-(P)-A cargo handling dispute that tied up two McCormick Steamship company vessels here was settled today within' 24 hours after it started. The Point San Pedro sailed for sound - ports, and the Brookings was working cargo. Members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific walked off the two boats -yester day, . ... i. f Meantime Capt. Ernest Brinker, secretary, reiterated - members of the Masters, Ifatea and Pilots un ion would walk off four Alaska steamships hero Friday unless de mands are met for pay raises and improved working conditions. ' KOOS Manager Named MARSHFIELD. . Feb. MflV Ben Stone,- associated with radio station KOOS of this city for 1 years today became Its manager. succeeding the late V B. Toles. Ytt- W& Tllllt Of Snowstorms Gusts of Wind Carry new White Blanket Over big Area Local Weather Is Mild on 2nd Anniversary of Record Snow (By The Associated Press) Snow, sleet and rain pelted scat tered sections of the wet yester day during the third day of a ser ies of winter storms. A storm that originated in the Rocky mountain region Tuesday veered north and whisked snow over northern and western Ne braska, the Dakotas, Minnesota and northern Wisconsin. Gusts attaining a velocity of 35 miles per hour whirled six to 12 inches of snow across South Da-, kota. Roads drifted so rapidly a statewide highway blockade was feared. Temperatures dropped toward the zero level in the west ern sector. Minnesota Snows ; Close Roads, Schools Strong winds whipped snow up to eight inches in depth in Minne sota, SJx inches fell in four hours in the northern part of the state. Schools were closed in Hibbing and Grand Rapids. Western roads drifted shut behind plows. Offi cials, taking precautions against a traffic tleup, requested motor ists to stay at home. Six inches of new snow were re ported la Utah along the west side of the Wasatch' mountains. West ern Nebraska had a blanket four to nine Inches thick. (Turn to page 2, column 2) Plan Survey for Afannil Run Here Questionnaire Next Week to Ascertain Extent of Local Support Salem businessmen next week will be called on to state the ex tent to which they would utilize airmail service if direct plane con nections were established with the present major landing points of the interstate airlines. Decision to present a question naire to secure this information made made at a meeting of civic organization representatives held last night under auspices of the Salem chamber of commerce avia tion committee. Arrangements were placed by Clem Howard, chairman, in the hands of Ray Lessard, Klwanis club; Ralph Coleman, American Legion; Lee S. Ross, Lions club; Fred Thielsen, chamber of commerce, and Alder man Lawrence N. Brown, eity council. Leo Arany, proprietor of the saiem lying service, reported a new organization was being at tempted to provide feeder air service tor Portland, Salem, Al bany, Eugene, Marshfield, Klam ath Falls and Bend. (Turn to page 2, column S) Quadruplet Girls Arrive in Texas GALVESTON. Texas. Feb. 1.- (.lP)-Texas first quadruplet girls tonignt were named Joyce, Jean ette, Janice and Geraldlne Bad gett. The names were given the ba bies by their parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Badgett, who expected trio lets when the quadruplets were born early today. Weak, at first, the youngsters were - given blood transfusions at noon and immediately began to yell for something to eat. The second set of quadruplets ever born in Texas, the babies were pronounced In excellent con dition by Dr. WT J. Jinklns,' at tending physician. " Badgett is a construction com pany foreman at Houma, La. Supreme Court of Ohio Holds Pinballt Gambling COLUMBUS, O., Feb. l.-GPV- The Ohio supreme court held to day that slot machines are gam bling devices and therefore could not be licensed. The court specifically invalida ted a Cleveland ordinance provid lng for licensing various types of machines, generally the so-called "plnball" variety. , Slayer of Policeman Die in Ohio9 $ Chair COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 1MP Without uttering a word, John William Cline of Weal Elkton, O went to his death in the electric chair In Ohio penitentiary tonight for the slaying of Aaron Laubach, a Hamilton, O policeman - pearmgil AtMome and in ii cover tiaims Leads to War Unprecedented Expansion in Foreign Meddling Laid to FDR Absolute Isolation in World Not Favored, However, Says CHICAGO, Feb. l-Herbert Hoover tonight accused President Roosevelt of projecting an un precedented expansion of for eign policy likely to lead to war. and appealed to congress to 'have this adventure clarified before we go blindly into great increases in armament." While European democracies were "consciously or unconscious ly flooding us with propaganda," the former president said in a speech prepared for the council on foreign relations, Mr. Roose velt had announced a "new de parture" for dealing with the world which would lead logic ally to pressures such as econom ic sanctions. "Those who think .'n terms of economic sanctions," Mr. Hoover added, "should also think In terms of war." For, he said, "any form of direct or Indirect co ercion of nations is force and is ths straight path to war itself." Standing Apart" Is Held Best Service "Our country standing apart," he said, "can make a contribu tion of transcendent service in holding aloft the banner of mor al - relationships." suggesting a procedure, he de clared the American people should express unhesitatingly their in dignation against wrong and per- (Turn to page 2, column 1) Social Security's Office Head Here Still well Arrives to Take 3Ianager Position for Salem District Richard C. Stilwell arrived In Salem from Eugene yesterday to take over duties as ' manager of the Salem district office of the social security board. He fills the vacancy created by the death late last year of Ben O. Lipscomb. The local office is not entirely new to Stillwell, as he opened the Salem social security office in July, 19S7, going to Eugene the following month, where he has been since. Carl Monroe of the Portland office succeeds him at Eugene. Stillwell was with the US department of labor at Hillsboro for 12 years. The new manager contemplates no personnel changes in the local office. Edward Foley, who has been acting manager since Mr. Lipscomb's death, continues as assistant manager. Stilwell is confident that social security changes now before con gress will become law and believes much advantage will acme from switch in annuity payments from 1942 to January 1, 1940; from the proposal to compute benefits on the average wage rather than on total earning; and the move to bring the Industrial farm worker under the act. Large Quantity Older Hops Another move In the program to stabilize the Pacific coast hop industry was authorized this week, with approval by the secretary of agriculture of diversion of up to 10,000 bales of 193C and older hops at $7 a bale, it was an nounced here yesterday by John Throne, assistant manager of the Pacific Coast Hop Subluxation corporation. Word to that end was receiv ed from M. J. Newhouse, Oakland, secretary-manager of the coast corporation, and also from C W. Paulas of the hop control offices, who Is now in Portland. At the same time. Throne an nounced that loans under the fed eral commodity credit corporation on 1938 hops were taken on SB,- 945 bales or 7,078,841 pounds, representing a cash outlay by the government of $l,eO,170.5S. These loans were completed this week, ths deadline being Tuesday. Number of growers taking loans were 511 or. well orer hall all growers. - ' ' Of the 95,9 4 bales on which loans were taken, Oregon grow er! covered 12,518 bales; Cali fornia growers, 7815 bales; and Foreign Policy Press Brands Roosevelt as 'War Agitator9 BERLIN, Feb. 1. -(-President Roosevelt was made the center of a new storm today in the German press which called him the world's leading "war agitator" and de scribed his meeting with the sen ate military affairs committee as unparalleled since world war days. Newspapers compared the pres ident's policies to Chancellor Hit ler's statement before the reich stag Monday that "I believe in a long peace." The Nachtausgabe put in quotation marks, as if spoken by Mr. Roosevelt, the statement that "America's fron tier is on the Rhine." Officially inspired comment Is sued by the German news agency, DNB, declared "millions of decent Americans are demanding an in vestigation into these affairs which, if they had not been in spired by the White House, would be branded as high treason." Mentioning the reported- sale of "700 USA w a r p 1 a n e s" to France, the press release suggest ed that "perhaps the starting of a fresh inflammatory campaign in America was deemed advisable in order to boost business." DNB hinted that dark dealings through William C. Bullitt, United States ambassador to France, and Henry Morgenthau, Jr., secretary of the treasury, accidentally brought to light, now "threaten to develop into a gigantic scandal." Stage Hits, Kills Adolph Engelbart Bicyclist Collides With Greyhound Vehicle on South Commercial Death, from injuries sustained when a northbound Greyhound bus, driven by Walter J. Turner, collided with his bicycle at the in tersection of South Commercial and Leffelle streets, came to Adolph A. Engelbart, 9, in the Salem Deaconess hospital shortly before 2 p. m. yesterday. Engelbart, whose home was at 246 East Leffelle. was said by witnesses to have been riding his bicycle across Commercial on Lef felle when struck. The bus driver, according to bystanders, swung his big vehicle to the extreme left side of the street in an effort to avoid the collision. District Attorney Lyle J. Page said late yesterday afternoon he was awaiting a report from inves (Turn to page 2, column 1) Another Hearing Asked for Rosser Attorneys for Al E. Rosser tiled late Wednesday in the state su preme court a petition for rehear ing on the court's recent refusal to consider his appeal, based on his allegel failure to file the appeal within the statutory time. The court is expected to rule on the pe tition next Tuesday. Rosser was sentenced to 12 years in the state penitentiary fol lowing conviction In Polk county on a charge of arson in connection with the burning of a West Sa lem box factory in November, 19S7. Rosser was formerly secre tary of the Teamster's nnion, AFL, In Oregon. of 1936 and Diverted at $7 Washington growers, 5604 bales. These loans, for which advances were made by the PCHSC, cover practically all hops In the coast states not sold by the growers. Not more than 3000 bales of 1938 hops, and possibly nearer 2000 bales, are yet held by growers. At the present time, effort Is being made also to get a federal loan on 1937 hops. The director of the hop stabili sation corporation win meet in Oakland, Calif., February 5 and , at which time final check oa the loans covering 193S hops will be made, and the program mapped out for the diversion of 193 and Older hops. : Attending this meeting from Sa lem will be w. H. Anderson, who left yesterday; William S. Walton, who will leave Saturday and John Throne, who i will - leave Friday. William Kennedy, agent for the commodity credit corporation win also attend. ? - r r A diversion program similar to that to be" carried on now was in effect a year or so ago on 1934 and older hops, with growers al lowed $ 7 'per bale to spread them on their ground for fertilizer. Berlin Secret Plane Sales Target, Senate Attack Holman Joins Others of Military Committee, Publicity Demand Purchase Rights May Be Made Equal for Every Country, Proposed WASHINGTON', Feb. 1 - (P) -The sale of American warplanes to France stirred up a storm of argu ment in the senate today as con gress weighed the implications of a foreign policy frankly aimed at helping the democracies of the World arm themselves against the dictator states. While German newspapers de nounced President Roosevelt as a leading "war agitator" and ap plause was heard in Paris and London, one senator after anoth er arose to condemn the trans action in some times tense and bitter language. They objected that it involved the United States directly in tho threatening affairs of Europe, and opposed giving other nations the benefits of American military progress. And, even more severe ly, they berated the administra tion for throwing a cloak of se crecy over the transaction. "Good God, Senator Johnson (R-Calif), veteran senate isola tionist, shouted at one point. "don't you think the American people have the right to know it they are going down tho road to war?" The administration's course was stouUy defended by Senator Bark ley (D-Ky), the democratic lead er, against opponents who sought constantly to interrupt with re plies to his arguments. He con tended that there was nothing lav the proposed sale of planes to friendly power that might be ex pected to carry the country into war. In addition, he held that no re velations of American military se crets were Involved, and asserted that the senate's military commit tee, in holding secret hearings upon the circumstances of tho sale, was merely following con gressional precedent. Senator Clark (D-Mo) said fee would move to make the tran script public when the committee meets again on Friday, Chairman,.. Sheppard (D-Tex) of the commit tee said eventual publication of the hearings had been intended.' The five republican members of the committee on military affairs Senator Austin (Vt), Nye (ND), Bridges (NH), Gurney (SD) and Holman (Ore) met late today and decided to support Clark's movement to open future hearings to the public and to make public the previous record on the plans transaction. To this was attached a reserva tion that military secrets were not to be divulged. The republicans agreed, Austin said, that all nations should have a like opportunity to purchase planes or anything else in this country, subject to these, condi tions: That the United States should have priority in connection with all new ' devices and . new air planes; That the United States should retain the right to cancel foreign contracts if it became apparent that they were injurious to this country; That all such purchases be paid for in cash. Groundhog Qub Pledges Garner; Ritual Is Today - QUARRY VILLE, Pa., Feb. 1-(-Telegrams and fetters apply ing for membership in this tiny community's Slumbering Ground- . hog lodge cluttered up the office where the faithful planned tomor row's weather forecasting cere mony but only .Vice-President John Garner crashed the organ ization's closely guarded gates. He was voted honorary mem ber, one of seven men thus adopt ed by the lodge -which annually parades to a groundhog hole down in the Swamp Hollow country and finds out to Its own satisfaction what weather is in -store for the. next six weeks. -Fancy-titled .officers of tho lodge who carry staffs and wear top ; hats i and nightshirts ' on - the pilgrimage to learn whether the groundhog; sees his shadow ex plained usually only one member a year is added to the rolls and all such must, be residents of ths vicinity -Those who yam in this year tilled ..vacancies caused by deaths.. t ; - ?V -: - V; ' '