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The 7eather Increasing; cloudy today and Wednesday, becoming unsettled. Xtttlo cbaase la temperature. Max. tea p. Monday 50, mia. 24, riTer 7.7 feet. North wind. -. Valley Newt! ' B I g b t y correspondent situated la strategic, palate fcrlas complete Willamette valley wows to readert of The Statesman. EIGHTY-EIGHTH TEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, February 21; 1939 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No.' 283 rr in vwv i i i i 1 i i i j . i i : i i i poundqd 1651 -, ' : : V; . MecMer Beaten ! A. Braid. Meettiiig Two' Convicts Herr J TiwySleiv Texas Father, Death Penalty Upheld; Pilots Bill Is Vetoed - ! . . ' j Governor Exercises Axe for First and Second Times; Tells View Dickson Resolution Goes Down in Senate With 1 Vote of 17 to 10 The Oregon senate refused, by a 17 to 10 Tote Monday, to refer to the r o t e r s Sen. Ashby Dick loa'i resolution for a constitu tional amendment abolishing the death penalty in Oregon. Dickson, declaring his resolu tion "the most important measure presented to the senate, de manded: "Who has the right to take a lite on the theory of pro tection to society? Why not let the people express themselves at the next election?" Sen. U. S. Balentine retorted that there was no clamor for sub mitting this issue to the people, "Our responsibility is to submit those questions for which we feel there Is a real public demand. Use the initiative. Let's quit clutter ing up the ballots.'' Voting for the proposed amend' ment were: Republicans Booth, Childs, Kenn, Zurcher; democrats -Chaney, A. Dickson, W. Dick son, Eayrs, Mahoney, Strayer. Veto Axe Utilized First, Second Times, ..- The reto power was . exerctsed U. i 4t. . v " a n the controversial pilot commission bill. Later In the day, the governor also vetoed a boose bill which would hare enabled cities and (Tarn to page 2, col. 4) Indian Building, Just Completed, - Razed by Fire BURNS, Ore., Feb. 20-CAV-A $26,500 - federal Indian service building Just completed for ..the Piute Indian population here abouts was destroyed by fire to night a few days before it was to hare been dedicated. -' Burns firemen , rescued. Mrs. Gladys Hutchinson, . an Indian schoolteacher, her infant child and aged mother, fromtheir second story quarters. The origin of the blase was unknown. Robert Mc Leary, Indian superintendent, said the building which contained In dian school quarters, community center and vocation equipment, was a total loss. The fire occurred about 7 p. m. Status of Gtizen Need on WPA Job v All WPA workers must sign af fidavits before March 7 stating ? they art United States citizens, In accordance with an order from the ' new national administrator, it was announced at 'the district WPA offices here yesterday. The order forbids continuance on a project after that date of any worker who has not tiled such an affidavit. WPA officials said affidavit blanks were being distributed on the various projects. More Industralized Oregon Urged Upon Employers9 Meet Oregon could secure the indus trial payrolls it needs to boost Its farm and city trade if Its citizens would pay more attention to In viting and encouraging Industrial development and less to golf, rose gardens and other diversions, de clared W. D. B. Dodson, executive Tlce - president of the Portland chamber of commerce,' in an ad dress before the second annual convention of the Associated Em ployers of Oregon here last night ' Water power that could be util ised to bring needed . Industries ls running to waste while we caterwaul and' fight. Dodson as serted. - He said Oregon citizens should unite. In securing develop . ment of all the state's natural re sources. He named pulpwood. f ruit and vegetable processing and dairying, as well aa water power. as needing concentrated promo tion. -. Labor - relations problems . are easily solved when it if realized that "both employer and employe have, a community of Interest In making a .'business . profitable,' . said Ernest P. - Marsh, federal commissioner of conciliation for - Oregon, la another convention ad dress. ThV-associAtion. elected-Gilbert Same Taxesl Utility, Demand Voiced At Third PUD Hearing Lack of Limit on Indebtedness Also Criticized; Requirement of Vote on Every Bond Issue Favored; Ross Plans Another Bill Opponents of legislation designed to make it easier for peoples' utility districts to finance themselves told the senate railroads and utilities committee Monday night that PUDs should be forced to pay the same taxes as those now being paid by private utilities. Other objections to the Burke PUD bill amending the O Water District's Formation Urged Vista Heights Would Buy Salem Aqua; Petition Is Due Today Petition for an election to form a water district to serve suburban areas south of Salem will be filed with the county clerk today, spon sors of the proposal announced yesterday. To be known as the Vista Heights water district, the organ ization would supply water pur chased from the Salem city system to approximately 150 residents along parts of Falrview. Vista, Ratcliffe, Salem Heights, Hanson and Iowa avenues, it was estimat ed. Principal backers of the plan are Walter A. Barkus, C. A. Dur- George Averett and O. Waddle, The district would begin about three blocks south of the city limits and extend southward, with the Summer street extension as its eastern boundary, into the Sa lem Heights district. The sponsors said the proposed boundaries took in approximately one-fifth ' the area anticipated when the project was first dis cussed In meetings at tho Salem Heights school last fall. Under the law the count; clerk must call the election between 30 and 50 days after a proper peti tion has been filed. Oothes Wringer Rolls Life From Three-Year-Old GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. U -(fl'y-Three-year-old John Thomas Howe was crushed to death today in the clothes wringer of his moth es's wsshing machine. While the mother, Mrs. Leonard Howe, was upstairs, the boy went to the basement laundry and threw the switch starting the washer. He apparently had reached np and touched the revolving rollers. His head and a shoulder had been drawn through the wringer when Mrs. Howe found the body. Shock and pressure on the boy's chest probably caused death ai moat instantly. Coroner Harmon C. Wolfe said. Postmaster Okehed WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-flJ)-The senate - confirmed today the nomination of George B. Holmes, to be postmaster at Eagle Point, Ore. O. Madison of Salem, secretary of the Chadwick Hotel eompmny. Inc.. as general chairman to suc ceed Carl W. Hogg of Salem. Di rectors named were Reynolds Al len. Salem; James Rodman, Eo cene: Ed Heydenbnrk, .Grants Pass: R. C. Denman, Marshfield; Harry Walther, The Dalles; C. W. Barrick, Tillamook and Ralph Wiltse. Bend. Daniel W. Hay was reappointed executive manager. Defeats of senate bin 281, pro- vidinr for licensing and bonding of credit reporting organizations, was urged In one of the resolu tions adopted at the business ses sion. The resolution asserted the bill would lmpair the credit fa cilities of all business men la Ore gon." . .; Other resolution endorsed pro posed amendments to the nation al Wagner "act,' expressed grati tude to former Governor Charles II. Martin, Sheriff Martin T. Pratt and the district attorney of Mult nomah county, Ralph E. Moody and others credited with "clean ing up terrorism in Oregon and commended Manager Hays. ' ? -y : Budget of the state association was set at $11,000 tot the coming year. f Again Say as Private present law so that districts could issue revenue bonds were that there would be no limit, to in debtedness of a district, and that the district voters should be re quired to approve every bond is sue, instead of only tho tint Issue. Speaking in behalf of seven power companies, Allan Smith, Baker attorney, said: It is es sential that PUDs do business on basis comparable to our own. They should be required to meet all obligations, including bond in terest, depreciation and operation costs out of revenues. And they should be prohibited from taxing property to meet these costs. The legislature should require them to pay the same taxes as we do, IS per cent, not the six per cent which they offer to pay if the district so votes. They also should be required to maintain the same accounting system as we do so the public may learn f t the close of each year which has made the best showing. The time has not yet come, w'hen individual ini tiative shouVd be sacrificed, tor government 'ownership." t i James E. Burdette, McMlnn ville attorney, termed "silly and asinine" the provision that dis- (Tnrn to page 2, col. 2) Calif ornians Eye Local Goods Ban FRESNO, Calif., Feb. 20-iTV-A proposal that the state of call fornia be prohibited from buying or using the products of other states which impose discrimina tory taxes or restrictions on Cali fornia products is under consid eration by Assemblymen Hugh M. Burns of Fresno and James E. Thorp of Lockeford, they an nounced here today. "California farmers and manu facturers are gravely concerned with serious losses in business suf fered recently through discrimina tory laws and regulations of oth er states, particularly in Michi gan, Ohio, Oregon, Georgia and Arkansas," the assemblyman said, and have asked us to present legislation at Sacramento to com bat this trend." THOUSANDS V V.." ;; . . ,:5l . ..::'' - V . - .- :-.';:X-.::-;'- ".tf'Kx:-:-: -:-x.v-';:-X:: .-. V.- .".,""..: -.-r i, ' 1 " ;..:xSv:.vx-v:'--':-v':--..-:.;... . v-.-:-x-:-:.;---,-1 v. " z. , ' . ' " '. , r-t , , , , . t.m--" wii lln(rlllil(1Tlll'lllli'y'lvn,'''' i rlnum m.- r Cusfaing throttgli the MGoldea Gates into the Court of Beftectlons tho da of visitors weleomed Gate IntesMtksaal ExpositioBU As GoTersor Calbert J4. Olsoa of Cal if omia tamed a Jeweled key la the symbolic Goldea Gates, PresW : Cent Roosevelt gave ft. tiree-cvaiuxe careen awes? ue ra. Sons Brothers Here With 18-Year Terms Confess Claud and Elmer Tenison Repeat Slaying Tale Before Officers 'Could't Forget It, Claim; Texas Officers Study Bones of Child Two brothers, serving 18 years In the Oregon . penitentiary for bank robbery, nervously told two state parole board members Mon day they killed a father and two of his children near Perry ton, Tex as, seven years ago. Claud Tenison, 40, short and thin, and burly Elmer Tenison, 42, said J. M. Cone promised to pay them S1J00 to murder his two sons, J. M. Cone jr., 10. and Vernon Cone, 6, because "the fa ther had too many kids and didn't want to take them with him when he was going to run off with an other woman." They continued that the father paid them only $250, so Claud shot him. They said each shot one child, and buried them 20 or 25 miles southeast of Perryton. The bones of a child were found Saturday 25 miles southeast of Perryton by a WPA worker, sher iff's officers asserting they be lieved the bones might be those of one of the two children. Texans Regard Act As Escape Plot When the Tenisons first con fessed the crime two and-a half years agCv Texas off teen- discount ed it. Sheriff l. 8. Taney or per ryton asserting In a letter to Ore gon prison officials that the Ten isons "are only trying to get moved from there (the Oregon prison) with the hope of getting a chance to escape." Elmer Tenison, questioned to day by Gerald Mason and Cecil Edwards, parole board members, said "I tried to forget It and couldn't, so I told the story and I feel better for It I'll have to go back to Texas to face it sooner or later, so it might just as well be now." Claude. Tenison. however, re fused to say whether he wanted to go back. They were admitted to the pris- (Turn to page 2, col. f ) Giant Boeing Clipper Loaf g into San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 20-4P) -The giant Boeing Clipper 17, en route east . to Inaugurate trans atlantic passenger and mail serv ice, flew here leisurely today from San Francisco, where rigorous flight tests were completed. , RUSH THROUGH official taaagwaclom of the Goldea Brazilian Dies In Plane Fall In Heavy Fog At Least Seven Planes Crash at Pensacola, Florida, Field Other Fliers Tate to 'Chutes; one ' Plane Reported Missing PENSACOLA, Fla., Feb. 21- .(Tuesday)-(AI)-A Brazilian naval officer was killed and at least sev en planes crashed late last night when a heavy fog closed in after a 12-plane squadron had gone aloft for a night instruction flight. Lieut J. P. Monroe, aide to the naval air station commandant, said Lieut. G. F. Presser, sr., a Brazilian navy officer, was killed when his craft crashed near Corry field and burned. Presser was student pilot. One plane was missing and four had landed in Alabama. Lieut A. C. P. Horta, another Brazilian officer, was among fliers who bailed oat in parachutes and were safe. The planes took off about 5:30 p.m. (central standard time). By 11 p.m. the gasoline supply was exhausted. The fliers, most of them students, were forced to take to their parachutes or attempt to find a spot where they could see to land. Three pilots landed safely near Atmore, La. They were Cadet J E. W. Wbitener, an Instructor; Lieut. W. G. Jackson and Lieut, J. H. Brett, jr.. Cadet A. C. Mc Donough brought his plane to earth safely near Greenville, Ala. Lieut; Monroe said those be sides Lieut. Horta who saved themselves by jumping were Lieut. E. G. Osborn, Cadet R. F. Chal mers: Lieut. C. D. Cummins and Cadet C. W. Harbert. Harbert's home is at Bristol, W Vo. Addresses of the others were not available Immediately. rUgnttf fXorrjr field and the municipal airport were .turned on but were almost useless in tne thick fog. All students were advanced. night flying being one of the last testa to be passed. Most of the fUera who Jumped came down near tho naval sur station and their ships fell in the vicinity. Montana Governor Hits Easy Divorce HELENA, Mont. Feb. 20-OP)-Governor Roy E. Ayres lata today vetoed the bill reducing the resi dence requirement for beginning divorce actions In Montana to SO days. The governor in his message said "I do not believe that Mon tana should have the stigma of commercializing upon the unsuc cessful and unfortunate marriages and domestic troubles of her sis ter states." Rep. O'Connor, of Carbon, moved that the bill become a law notwithstanding the veto and his motion will be voted on tomorrow. GATES AS EXPOSITION OPENS lag opening festivities at Treason LanJ. TJ tfesifect rpc&a froos Key West, Fla. OpeaJbag program for tito axpositiosi was fjaas mar wit interest from 9 a. aa, rag pboco - X:i.r-A---?t tt Britain Asks Italian Press To Go Easier (By the Associated Press) Britain revealed yesterday that $5,250,000,000 of her gigantic $7,500,000,000 rearmament pro gram would be spent in the first three years of the five-year plan, and sought to Induce Italy to ease her press campaign against France. Indications were, however, that Italy was steadily Increasing her forces in her African colony of Libya, adjacent to French Tuni sia signs which fortified many European diplomats in their be lief t h a t a "March crisis" was shaping up. Diplomats, however, were careful, as a rule, to point out that a crisis might lead to a diplomatic settlement and not necessarily to war. Sir John Simon, chancellor of the exchequer, asked the British house of commons, for authority to borrow $4,000,000,000 for armaments and indicated the In creased borrowing would ease the Immediate burden on Income tax payers. British Industry, he said, was so in into "full blast of produc tion" to speed the stock of planes, guns and other war equipment The British representations against Italian press attacks on France were delivered by the British ambassador in Rome who called particular attention to the periodical, Relazione Internation ale, which has declared force might.be used to take Corsica and to keep Britain and France from mixing in the Spanish situation. It was announced officially in Britain that Italy had Increased ber Libyan troops from 30,000 to 60,000, and In Rome diplomats heard the fascist forces there might be raised to a "war foot ing" of more than 100,000. Fascists explained that France had increased her Tunisian forces, which they estimated at 100,000. Weather's Pranks Felt Over Nation Heat-Waves, Gale; Snow and Rain Elsewhere; Springlike Here PORTLAND, Feb. 20.-(ft)-8piing was supreme In many parts of Oregon today although Klam ath Falls shivered in freezing tem peratures. A 15-degree minimum waa re corded at Klamath Falls, with 11 above In the Modoc lava beds and nine above at Crater lake. The sun climbed to a maximum temperature of 60 degrees here, luring many to golf courses and other outdoor centers. (By the Associated Press) Nature produced a freak varie ty show In the United States yes terday. It encompassed "heat waves, sub-zero cold, buffeting winds, snow, rain and rapid changes In temperature. Strong winds, accompanied by rain, swept over the Pittsburgh district. Trees were blown down, windows shattered and scores of small buildings demolished. The county airport reported the wind (Turn to page 2, col. 2) mmta aw as. thm foOowtsts; Madisort Square Is Scene of Disorder While Kuhn Speaks Jewish Hotel Worker Advances Upon Bund leader; Storm Troopers Knock Him to Floor New York Police, Quelling bigCrowd Outside Hall, Come to Rescue; Bundmen Boo President NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (AP) Fighting broke out to night on the stage of Madison Square Garden At a mass meeting of the pro-nazi German-American bund. A man later identified by police as Isidore Greenbaum, 26, a hotel worker, jumped to the stage while national bund leader Fritz Kuhn was speaking and advanced toward Kuhn. Uniformed "storm troopers" knocked him to the floor and beat him severely. City policemen leaped to the platform, pulling the victim from the storm troopers. His clothing in shreds, he was hustled by police from the Garden. In scarcely more than a minute the incident was over and Kuhn continued his speech almost immediately. O The fight was participated la " 1 T. 1 I by perhaps a dozen storm troop- LOUnCll lCClineS er. and at least an equal number - I of police were used to oreak it up. ToOwn,OilKoad Turner Road Within City Declared Slill Owned " by Marion County The city council last night de clined to take over Turner road and oU it, as per a request ten dered the city body by petition two weeks ago, by adopting a com mittee report which revealed the road as the property of Marion county. - As the property, owners spent several hundred douirs In land do nations endvfor moving back of buildings, with the understanding the county was to grade and pave the road, the committee said it felt "it would be an Injustice to those property owners of the city took over the road as the owners would have to pay paving costs." According to the findings of the street committee, Marion county took over that portion of the road within the city six or seven years ago for the Santiam highway. County records found by the com mittee show the county took over the road as an entrance to the city from the Santiam highway and al lowed damages to property owners along it. The council passed a resolution, introduced by the airport commit tee, for the Installation of proper lighting on the Incinerator swoke stack, the lighting to conform to specifications of the state board of aeronautics and the US depart ment of commerce. Albany Aviatrix Oregon's Second Feminine Officer ALBANY, Feb. fO.-UPV-Mrs. Evelyn Burleson, Albany aviatrix, became Oregon's second feminine aerial police officer when she was sworn in here. Her police commission was giv en by Police Judge Karl Horton under sponsorship of the Aero Policewoman's association of Am erica. Duties will be limited to en forcement of air traffic rules and aviation laws, but she will be sub ject to call for duty .in emergen cies. Bessie Halladay, Portland, was given a similar commission two weeks ago. Alderman O'Hara Insists on Knowing Costs of Research "We already have a bin for $500 submitted by an unofficial body tor work done In codifying our laws, something I was under the impression we were going to get done, cheaply, and we , don't yet know how we are going to pay it," Alderman David 0Hara told the city, council last night in in sisting that . complete specifica tions be given the council before bills presented by unofficial bod ies be aJlowed.- . , ? O'Hara's insistence grew out of a" request by municipal .bureau -of research WPA workers for two city maps, on whkk to chart the city's assessment . free . property. The maps were, estimated to cost a total of $4. s: "wv- : f Upon O'Hara's motion the re quest waa tabled until further in formation Is submitted the coun cil as to the exact use of the maps and the value they wUl be to the city after finished. . , ;v X Although the 'street committee approved adequate lighting facil ities for the redwood; tree! a North Summer street. It reported the tree aa betas a definite traffic hazard and that It should be cut down, The extent of the victim's in juries could not immediately be determined, but he appeared con scious as the police, moving ia a running wedge, lifted hira above their heads and rushed out with him. Although his trousers had been ripped off, Greenbaum did not appear seriously hurt. He was hustled to a nearby police station. Verbal Attack on Jews Signal for Outbreak Kuhn had been bitterly attack ing the Jews when the disturb ance occurred. ' The outbreak occurred In the. presence-of irewd that, packed the Garden. From the great throng shouts arose. But the audi ence generally kept to Its pieces. A few moments before, mount ed police outside the Garden forci bly dispersed a lusty, quarrelsom crowd that waited nearby tor the end of the rally. The crowd was routed after a 15-minute street fight that start ed when the demonstrators at tempted to pierce tightly-held po lice lines to march on the Eighth avenue sports arena. Advancing down 48th street, where the crowd was wedged, ze mounted officers drove tho men and women back for a block er more. Horses pranced even into doorways, driving the crowd along. Several persons were knocked down and injured, some by police men's fists. .While police estimated that 20, 0.00 had Jammed into the Eighth avenue sports arena before the doors were closed at 8:65 p-m. (EST), they also figured that 100,000 anti-nails, sightseers and passersby were packed around the area, Isolated from the Garden itself by a ahoulder-to-shoulder ting of 1,600 policemen,, would-be pickets . vainly bucked the defense lines and shouted demands for their Tight to picket." In onslaught s gainst thellnes, several persons - were knocked down, but no one was reported hurt.'.: Two men were arrested for dis orderly conduct, Entering the Garden Beneath banners emblazoned with . anti Jewish slogans, the bund mem bers assembled before a backdrop ' depicting George Washington in whose honor the rally was called standing between swsstica em (Turn to page 2, col. 8) A resolution, - authorizing the mayor and recorder, to apply for, the proportionate part of dog M- -cense fees that, the city is enti tled to from the county, was adopted. The recorder was also in structed, througb a resolution, to -advise dog owners, by newspaper advertisements,' of their duty to obtain dog licenses by March 1. The new city truck will be a GMC, bought from .Wallace Bone steele at a net price of $822.98, according to the council's action. Though not the lowest, the street -committee recommended accep-'.. tan ce of the Bonesteele bid, which . was HOlClfi less $113.19 for the turn-In of a 11 SI Ford truek; - .; A communication from " H. B. Reed, KSLM owner, advocating y, the council Insistent that the fire department be given a s I m p la number on the tront page of the new city telephone directory,-was referred ' to the tire committee . with power to act -- Though . West Salem's petition for use of the Salem incinerator . waa reported unfavorably lo an in- -c is era tor committee report signed by one member, the report wai sent back to' the " committee to , I further study. ;