The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, March 21, 1939, Page 2, Image 2

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    The OREGON STATESMAN. Salens. Oregon, Tuesday Horning, March 21, 1939
PACE TWO
FR Nominates
t7m. O.Douglas
SFf! Chief I Would Be
Youngest Justice
1 ; (Continued from page 1)
Western senator, already disap
pointed during this session by the
appointment of j Felix rrankfur
ter ot Massachusetts, were eon
itnotinr their drive for the choice
of a nan from their area. Douglas
waa born In Minnesota and reared
ia Takima, Wash. He attended
Whitman college at Walla Walla,
w hi. adult career had been In
the east. Borah quietly eased the
way with his western colleagues.
At one point ; It was proposed
that due to his western back
ground, Douglas 'be named as com
ing from the west, out eenaior
Norris (ind.. Neb.), always In the
know; stepped on that particular
strategy. Consequently .the presi-
dent nominated "William u.
Douglas of Connecticut'
On' the court he will succeed
Associate Justice Louis D. Bran-
dels, who retired February 13,
and with the appointment, ' Mr.
Roosevelt will hare named four
of the nfhe members of the tri
bunal against which he waged
such warfare two years ago. " ,
His previous appointees have
p. been Associate Justices Hugo L.
Black. Stanley Reed and Felix
Frankfurter.
Douglas, a thin- shouldered.
sandy-haired man who can be
come extremely sharp - tongwed
when' he considers that the occa
sion warrants it, has had a varied
career. His parents, missionaries,
were poor.. To obtain money for
bis education he worked as a farm
hand, as a Junk dealer and as a
janitor. - After j being graduated
from Whitman college, he came
east, and landed in New York
city in 1922 on a freight train
with 26 cents In his pockets. He
proceeded to work his way '
through the law school ot Colum
bia university. ;
After that, he spent two years
with a financial district law firm,
and then returned to Columbia
as a lecturer. In 1927 he trans
ferred to Tale where he later
became sterling professor of law,
reported to be the highest fpald
post la the school.
' Then, In 1934, Joseph P. Ken
nedy, the first chairman of 8EC,
read an analysis of corporate re
organization procedure written by
Douglas. He sent for the author,
' and soon thereafter, the latter.
on leave from Tale, became a
member of the commission. Ia
i37 uougias Became chairman.
Douglas married Mildred M.
Riddle of La Grande. Ore., In
1923.' They have two children.
William O. Douglas, nominated
by President Roosevelt tor Jus
tice or the United States supreme
court. Ia a "superior person.", Si
las Galser, Salem school superin
tendent, declared Monday.
Douglas and Galser. were close
personal friends while attending
whitman college.
Galaer said Douglas worked his
way through college and was
prominent In student activities.
He graduated with honors In 1920.
"W called him Orvllle at Whit
man," Galser said, "which was
nfs middle name. He wasn't known
as William until he went east"
Galser recalled that Douglas
m-rm iln. t.J (win tt. V. WM vv
school and entered Whitman in
191S.
, "Douglas Is a thorough west
erner." Galser concluded.
Call Board
i
. HOLLYWOOD
.Today Clark Gable and Myr-
i aa Loy In "Too Hot To Han-
i die."
Wednesday D o u b I e b 1 11,
' Adolnhe Menjou. Andrea
Leeds and Ednr Bcracn
and Charlie McCarthy In
"Letter of Introduction"
and "Convicted." with
Charles Quigley and Rita
Hayworth.
rriday -Double bill, Jackie
Cooper, In "News! oa',
.Home" with Edmund Lowe
and "The Little Tough
Gay" and Charles Starrett
la "South of Arizona."
' - a:-'
STATE'
Today- Robert Donat and Ro- i
sallnd Russell In "The Cit-
adel" and Frankle Darro,
;and Evalyn Knapp in
"Wanted By The Police."
Thursday "Valley of the Gl- -
-ants" with Wayne Morris,
Claire Trevor and Frank
MeHugh and Gary Cooper.
George Raft and ' Frances
Deal- "Souls at Sea,"
GRAHD J'.
TodayShirley Temple and
Richard Greene la "The Lit-
- tie Princess,"-all in technl
. color. ,
Saturday Henry Fonda, Man-
reea O'Sullivaa and Ralph
Bellamy in "Let Us Live."
...y - . . - .
V EL8INORB -
Today Double till, "Tea, My
Darllnr Daarhtar with
Prlscilla Lane and Jeffrey
Lynn and "I Was a Convict"
with Barton MaeLans and
Beverly Roberts.
Thursday Double bill, "Tou
Can't Cleat An H o n e s t
Man" with W. C. Fields. Ed-
gar Bergea and Charlie Mo-
Carthy and "The Mystery ot
the-White Roo m," with
Brace Cabot and Helen
Ifaek. e
. CAPITOL
Today Doable bill, fBoy
Trouble." with Charles Rug-
' gles and Mary Boland and
"Rough Riders Round Up"
with Roy Rodgers and chap-
ter S ot "The Lone Ranger
. " . ' Rides Again. " ' .
Wednesday Doable bill. "One
Third of a Nation" with
Sylvia Sidney and Lett Er-
. Ikson and "Four's 1 Crowd"
with ErroU Flyaa. Olivia
( deHavilland and Rosalind
Russell. - . ,
Different ''Welcomes?' for Nazis
Above, Adolf Hitler receives a spectacular greeting at Braeaa, Mora
via, capital of bis new protectorate. A crowd salutes him as he
stands. ia aa automobile before
' troops la recent maneuvers suggest a different sort of welcome if
nazis should invade their nation. Military leaves have been can
celled and border fortifications strengthened. AP Telemat.
1600 Cons Rebel
At Quentin Fare
(Continued From Page 1)
culty until 4 p.m. when 1,600
remained in the prison yard, re
fusing to go into the mess hall.
The night meal which the
strikers refused to sample con-
alatml nf unlit Mk innn. ftfl.lt
pork, whole wheat bread, brown
beans and coffee with milk.
Th. convict, had started' out
the day with a breakfast of ham-
- m lut.n. mwA
Z?:?C -J..?! -a
-Secretary Hnse said if the hold-.
.ti..) tnmrri it wnnM
I. u.i.n T .i.- -
that occasion the more stubborn
strikers were kept in their cells
and fed b.-erd and water until
they decided to resnme eating.
US Probers Mum
On Crash Inquiry
(Continued From Page 1)
metal were found scattered for a
ouarter-mlle in the foothills of lit
Rainier.
Thomas Hardin, Washington.
D. C, rice chairman ot the CAA,
announced a public hearing would
be held at Seattle for eye-witness
testimony ot the crash. The hear
ing date was not set.
Hardin, said "I do not believe
pilot-failure had anything to do
with It. There were enough pilots
I aboard to get them out of any pi-
lot difficulty. We wiU completely
1 analyze the plane, from end to
end, and take our notes to Seattle
headquarters for study."
He said no findings , would be
made until after the CAA had ex
amined testimony and evidence at
Washington.
-The crash killed some of Boe
ing's key aviation experts. A joint
funeral service for six ot the Tie-
Ums will be held Wednesday.
a 'I
the city hall. But below, Rumanian
Jews Feel Clamp
In new Naziland
(Continued From Page 1)
starred" and concluded: "There
fore we demand a forced loan
from all Jews of at least 10.000,-
000 crowns."
The governments of Bohemia
and Moravia, meanwhile. Issued
I earnings that no Jewish buslness-
I e ere u? cnange nanas mrougn
gf? JJW
1 J pj?ing of trustees in Jewish
; stores. . . .
The Moravian government for-
J?, tlSZ
i ns; or ."presentations'? of Jewish
businesses to third parties, wheth-
owned by Jews. "Heavy punish
ment." the order said, would be
dealt to violators.
Meanwhile, secret police noti
fied foreign legations no permits
would be issued for Jewish men to
leave the country. No objections,
however, were being made to the
departure of women and child
ren.
Motorist Decries
Police Car Pace
(Continued fror page 1)
,Alderwoman G. F. Lobdell
wanted tay know If It was unani
mous or by a "famous three-fifths
majority" that the Salem eehooli
Doara at one ume tnrnea down a
city bin, dating back to 1125. in
amount $121 for cleaning- out ot
Mill creek as asked by a school
board director.
'The bill will be re-submitted to
the ' school .board for payment,
with the city engineer and chair
man of the sewer committee au
thorised to make aa , explanation
Of Iti','.J.;'vsv''.t - -r--:--;'5:
2nd Hit!
FrankJe Darro
Evalya Knapp
fWanted by
tht Police"
III
la.
Unions' Attorney
To File Demurrer
Affidavit of Prejudice Is
Also Due in Picketing V
Law Case Here
(Continued from Page 1)
circuit judges sitting en bane! in
Portland early next month.
Goodenough, associated with
Green and Boesen, Portland, In
defending the local case, iad
anion officer and members had
been instructed to abide by the
temporary restraining order, al
though he felt there was some
question as to whether or not It
could be . made effective for a
period ia excess of five days.
PORTLAND. Ore.. March 20.-4
HVDi E. Nickerson, secretary ofl
Jthe atate federation ot labor, in-
wrvVajt a llttla-najul at at law twl
day ia a counter motion against a
motion filed by a Portland; law
firm tor the Associated Farmers
of Oregon to intervent ia labor's
court tight against the state's
labor-control law.
Nickerson demanded that : the
law firm "produce and prove an-l
thority to appear" for the Associ
ated Farmers. -
At the' same time the labor I
leader assailed the Associated
Farmers as an organization that
"'is in no sense an organization
of farmers" but is "organized,
promoted and financed by large.
bitterly anti-union, corporate em-1
ployers and industrialists."
Credit, Chamber
Croups Convene
Joint Luncheon Meet Is
Addressed by Baxter;
Essays Are Read
with credit apparently now
safely anchored as a study in the
Salem high school; business men
of the city are going to feel the
benefits of this in a few years.
James Clark, past president of
the Salem Credit association, told
the combined Monday luncheon
meetings of the chamber oi com
merce and Creditmen. ,
Not the least of the efforts be
ing carried on locally in credit
education is helping people to a I
greater measure jf faith, Dr. ;
Bruce Baxter, president of Wil
lamette, told the group in the cli
maxing the program devoted to
the work of the credit associa
tion. " Dr. Baxter pointed out that
the entire credit system is built
on faith.
Prise Essay Heard
Les Whitehouse introduced
Tlnkham Gilbert, who with Dr.
Baxter and B. A. Newman were
judges of he recent high School
essay contest sponsored Jointly
by the chamber and credit asso
ciation; - Miss Ada Ross, Princi
pal Fred Wolf and Merritt Davis
of the high school faculty, and
essay prise winners Murray. Dow,
Mabel Baumgartner ai.d Cora
Hamreus. Miss Hamreus read the
first prize ssay, written by Dow.
: President Whitehouse pointed
out that the association is con
ducting credit education along a
three-told front For the credit
manager, for the consumer and
for the high school.
Catholics Honor
Archbishop Here
(Con tinned From Page 1)
$350; Toledo,, $200; Sherwood,
$150; Silverton, 1150; Corvallls.
$600; Canby, $400; St. Josephs,
Salem, $2545; St. Vincent de
Paul. Salem, $1050; Sublimity,
$850; Gervais, $100.
Contributors to the fund there
by became members of the Arch
bishop's Confraternity of the
Laity. Adult men and women
parishioners of the district will
be canvassed next week tor mem
bership in the organization. A
system of contributions on a
monthly basis over the two-year
period was outlined by Reverend
Doherty, who formerly was a
Chicago newspaper reporter.
Seated at the speakers' table
with Archbishop Howard and
Reverend Doherty were the Very
Reverend Francis Leipzig of Eu
gene. Reverend Joseph Heesaker
ot Woodburn, Reverend Francis
Schaefers ot Portland, T. A.
Windlshar of Salem, organiza
tion chairman, and Drniel Hay
of Salem, dinner chairman.
Music and entertainment were
provided by Paul Delaney of the
Catholic Actors' guild, William
Elliott, barf tone, and the Laity
string ensemble. ' v
OSC Signs 3674
CORVALLXS. Ore., March 20.-(ffV-Flrst-day
spring term regis
tration at Oregon State college
reached 2174 here today, com
pared to 2425 a year ago. The ?
per cent increased enrollment was
divided into 2442 men and 1221
women. Late registration was ex
pected to bring the final total to
4000.
Today and Wed.
J 1
Germany of Wilhelmand Hitler
aiorWf wmV i AUSTRIA-
s gmwet v ClS GERMANY
a I I
V y ITALY1 V ES
These maps give a vivid comparison between the Germany of Bis
marck (top), and the nation of Adolf Hitler (bottom). The legends
tell the story of gains ia area and population attained by Hitler.
Ia 1914 Wilhelm's continental Germany measured 208,780 square
miles with a population of 60,000,000. Hitler's Germany now ex-
- tends over 244,263 square miles with a population of 85,000,000.
Traveler Asserts
11 Duce Eclipsed
PORTLAND, March 2 .-(')-Warren
D. MulUn, Washington,
D. C, an officer of the National
Council for the Prevention ot
War, declared in an interview here
that it was a'toss-up vdiether
Hitler would take Finland, Hol
land, Switzerland or Roumania
next. .
He" asserted the Rome-Berlin
axis was a "one-way project" and
that Mussolini was the forgotten
man of Europe.'
"In this case, the student, Hit
ler, is much wiser than the mas
ter, Mussolini," he commented.
"I'm sure Mussolini was aa much
surprised by the Cseehoalovakta
grab as was our own state de
partment." i
State Income Tax
Returns Reported
Approximately 40 per cent of
the income, intangibles and cor
porate excise tax returns for the
year 1939, based on incomes for
1938, have been received at the
offices ot the state tax commis
sion. Earl Fisher, a member of the
commission reported Monday.
The time for filing these returns
expires April 1.
Fisher estimated that 140,000
returns would be tiled, baaed on
the figures for last year. Receipts
from the 1939 returns were esti
mated at approximately $4,200,-
000 as against $6,400,000 in 1938
Polygamist Given
Prison Sentence
MEDFORD, March 20fls)-clr
cult Judge H. D. Norton sen
tenced Robert Leroy Hyatt, 27, to
an indeterminate state prison
term not to exceed two and a half
years today after the youth plead
ed guilty to a charge ot polygamy.
Hratt admitted marrying a 16-
year-old Central Point girl last
November beiore ootainmg a ai
vorce from his first .wife, the
mother ot fire children.
Mt Angel Dentist
Passes Monday
Word was received In Salem
late Monday of the death ot Dr
Ralph Appleby of ML AageL He
had been 01 only a short time.
Dr. Appleby had been a practicing
dentist in Mt, Angel for over 20
years and was - well known
throughout the Willamette valley
He is survived by his widow
and two sons, Rex and Robert.
- Clark Gable Mjraa Loy
, ' ia ' ,
Too Hot to Uxadlt-
Charles Qaicley
uua jurmna
A3TD SECOND FEATURE '
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Germany un oes
WILMELM n
GERMANY TOWY
UNDER HITLEA
tWED BY HITLER
Hundreds Attend
Funeral of Ross
SEATTLE. March 20.-(ff)-Fel
low townsmen filled the First
Presbyterian church' and hundreds
stood outside today while funeral
services were conducted for J. D.
Ross, Bonneville power adminis
trator and former securities) and
exchange commission member.
An honor guard from the 8 th
engineers regiment was provided
at request of War Secretary Wood-
ring, because Ross drafted a co
ordination plan for public and
private ntllitlea in case ot war.
The Rev. Mark A. Matthews ana
the Rev. E. Raymond Attebery
conducted services.
Bonneville, Coulee
Funds Past House
WASHINGTON. March 20.-(ff)-$159,543,905
Interior depart
ment appropriations bill, carrying
huge sums for reclamation and
other department activities,
passed the house today by a 267
to 105 vote.
The measure goes to the senate.
Largest individual items in the
measure were szs.vuv.vvv "r
Grand Coulee dam in central
Washington; $10,000,000 for the
central valley project in Califor
nia: 113. 400.000 for the Bonne
ville power project in Oregon and
Washington.
Boating Accident
Fatal for Youth
THE DALLES, March tO.-lPh-
A boating accident at Happy Val
ley dam cost the life yesterday of
Charles Freeman Shead. 18, Sim-
nasho camp CCC enrollee, who
was drowned when the boat over
turned. Three companions reached
shore safely.
Shead's body was sent to Port
land for removal to his Douglas
ville, Ga., home.
interstate Span Tender
fa Automobile Victim
VANCOUVER. Wash..' March
20.-iff)-A gate tender on the in
terstate) bridge, William Bowman
ot H$lsboro, Ore., died today ot
injuries autfered when he was
struck by an automobile Saturday.
William Fields. Prosser, Wash-
struck by the same ear, was seri
ously injured.
The ear was operated by Mil-
ford Bell, Rainier, Ora State Pa
trolman Harry Williams said.
nWMUslHt
Starts Wednesday
Two Smash Hits
Errol FTyrm
Olirla DeHaTiHand
la .
"Four's a Crowd"
Last Times Tonight
CHARLIE RUGGLES
"Boy ! Friend"
"Rough Rider
;R:oundUpw
"Lone Ranger '
.Hides ApdaM.
3 fCig "
y ii
Sprague, Highway
Chiefs to Confer
Aidrich Blay Resign Post
on State Commission
at Meeting Today
The state highway commission
wllll meet here today to confer
with Governor Spragne and dis
pose of a large accumulation of
routine business. No road or
bridge contracts will e awarded
j ml mis uevvuii, xv. n. oaiuoca,
I state highway engineer, said.
Reports yesterday indicated
that E. B. Aldrich, Pendleton, a
, member ot the commission, may
file his resignation with Gover
nor Sprsgue while in . Salem.
Oliver . ia Line
Aldrich previously Informed
Governor opragne that he de
sired to resign from ha commis
sion but he was urged to remain
on the Job vnitl the close of the
legislative session. He ii a dem
ocrat and originally was appoint
ed by ex-Governor Charles H.
Martin.
Governor Sprague sometime ago
announced that he would appoint
Herman Oliver, John Day, to
succeed Aldrich when the latter
resignea. u:iver is now a mem
ber of the state board of higher
education.
$127,654 Is Seen
Near for Schools
Big Federal Program to
Aid Poorer Districts
up to Congress
In case congress approves the
proposed $875,000,000 federal
five-year education program Ore
gon would receive $127,654 for
the fiscal year beginning next July
1, $219,458 for the following year
and $200,662 for each of the three
following years. Rex P a t n a m,
state superintendent of public In
struction announced Monday.
The federal program ia design
ed to assist the poorer schools.
Funds Split Up
During each of the last three
years of the program, $120,000
would be spend for general aid,
$125,637 for adult education.
$50,475 for rural library service,
$30,000 for buildings. $6750 for
the state department of public in
struction, $6000 for teacher aid
and $1800 for cooperative educa
tion research and planning.
The recent legislature passed a
bill enabling Oregon to take ad
vantage of the federal assistance.
Seaman Gets Life
In Seattle Snatch
SEATTLE. March 20.-(-A
superior court Jury convicted Ro
bert Cameron Campbell 34-year-old
seaman, of first degree kid
naplngs late today, and Judge
Malcolm Douglas sentenced him
to life imprisonment for abduc
tion of a mother and son.
Prosecutor's deputy Charles C.
Ralls did not aak the jury to In
flict the death penalty, which is
possible under the state's "Lind
bergh law."
Mrs. Anna Grimlson, steamboat
owner, testified Campbell, a for
mer employe, abducted her and a
son, Capt. Harry Grimlson, 31.
from her off flee last December 23
and robbed them of $500.
Pool Takes Boy's Life
GRANTS PASS, March 10-JP)
-The body ot Dickie Lee Willis.
9, was found by schoolmates to
day In a 10-foot pool 200 yards
from his home after the lad had
been missing for 24 hours.
chozpezt, ocslozt way to got
Oerasw low Ism aaske ridiag cheaper thaa driving. Aad
they arrt yo me comfort, speed sad s-fy of She ttata.
Where will yoa stay? What will your trip cost? Just
ask about our allspeass" sours chat ladode practically
evefydaag bat sassls. Hotel spsce is assured.
Travel while 70a sleep a get d onldcer and have
more time whets yoa want k af tht fdr.
You won't want your ear
Spare yourself die burden of a car ia crowded Saa
Fcaadsco, Street cars and tod are plentiful aad cheap.
Ferries directly 10 Treasure Island, XOc
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A. F. NOTH, TICKET AGENT
Phone 4403 .
Crash Victim
1
Test Pilot Jullns Barr (above),
was one of eleven persons
killed when the Boelna; Air
craft coiupaay's $500,ooo
stratoliner, crashed in a wood
ed ravine near Alder, Wash.
The giant airliner was being
given test flights when the
tragedy occurred. AP Tele
mat. Far West's Trade
Picture Brighter
Oregon's Lumber Material
Business for Month
up 38 per Cent
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20-(-Sparkling
trade gains bright
ened the business map of the far
west during the last month.
Automobiles led the dash for
the "genders' dollars, while lum
ber, other building materials, fr-t
nlture, jewelry and men's cloth
ing took honors In some states.
In Washington automobile
sales were up 29.8 per cent in dol
lar value from February of last
year.
Lumber and building materials
stood out in California and Ore
gon, up 30.7 per cent In the for
mer and 38.4 in the latter.
New Cars In Demand
Jewelry gained 16.5 per cent
in Idaho and 20-1 per cent in
New Mexico to head the parade of
gains in those states.
Automobiles were in the lead
ing group in all states, getting no
worse than fifth place when
ranked on a basis of percentage
gains, and being that far down
only in one state ot the 11 from
the Rocky mountain tier west
ward. Percentage gains of auto sales:
California 24. C, Oregon 10.5,
Washington 29.8, Idaho 12.7,
Montana 24.4.
William Masters
Named to Board
William H. Masters, Portland
attorney, Monday was appointed
by Governor Charles A. Sprague
as a member of the World war
veterans state aid commission.
Masters succeeds Prescott Cook
Ingham, also of Portland, who re
signed.
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