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State Library : Work Praised At Dedication Service . Past to Oregon in and Present Speak ers'Theme Librarian Conference to Continue Today' for Many Delegates - The Oregon state library build ing, center for a statewide library conference now In session, was of ficially dedicated to the use and service of the people of Oregon In dedicatory exercise held Monday night In the main lobby of the new structure which flanks . the west approach to the statehonse. - Governor -Charles A. Sprague. presiding at the meeting attended by librarians and trustees from all parts of the state, outlined the his tory of the library building's de velopment and paid especial trib ute to Miss Harriet C. Long, state librarian, for her leadership in for warding the construction of the building. . Principal address for the occas ion was delivered by Or. Evelyn Steel Little, librarian of Mills col lege, Calif- Terming the state 11 brary. "the people's . university Dr. Steel outlined the "Power of Books in a Democracy." Freedom of Reading Cited as Blessing "We should be thankful not thankful that we have freedom to read them." counseled Dr. Steel. "Books are the enduring record of our cultural heritage. Democracy in the use of books Implies that every citizen must have access to all sides of every question, not that everything that is printed is true, but without freedom to in vestigate we cannot have democ racy" iv.;.v.,;; Dr. Steel contrasted the. demo cratic ideal of , the wide. employ ment of books and their teaching with the restrictions, historic and nresent. placed by totalitarian states on books. "The essence of the totalitarian state is to make looks the agents of a doctrine. Be cause the spoken word over the radio or the use of visual Images through the movie makes possible mass propaganda, dictators' dls-. . I. . .1. m 1tnn Dr. Steel outlined in vivid man ner the contributions . of great books to the knowledge and ad vancement of the world. She av erred that true culture demanded effort from the acquirer of cul ture, a cited reading as a challenge to the intellectual abilities of the reader. She urged librarian throughout Oregon, by their own knowledge of literature and the abundant life it brought, to en courage others to share in the treasure of the library. First SUte Library Allotted 11200 Yearly v Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce, li brarian for the state for 24 years was represented at the dedication (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) Turkey Ready to Take Alexandretta PARIS, April 4.-Tuesday)-p) -Turkey was reported today to hare Informed France she would annex .the ' semi-independent di trict of Alexandretta in northern Syria as her price for supporting the "stop Hitler" bloc. f - The conservative newspaper Le Figtxaro aald a Turkish army of 40,000 'men was waiting on the frontier to march Into the district - after a vote of the Turkish-controlled Alexandretta parliament calls them In. Le Flguaro said the occupation may take place today. The Centrist newspaper L'Or dre said the Turkish ambassador in Paris, Sand Davis, yesterday in formed Foreign Minister George Bonnet of the coming occupation. Committee Backs r Monetary Powers WASHINGTON, April t.-(JP)-Answerlng Secretary Morgan thau's plea for continuation of the treasury's $2,000,000 stabili sation fund because of a posslbtl- lty of "recurrence of International crises,'.' the house coinage com mittee approved a bill today to extend It tor two years. The measure also would renew tor two years the president's au thority to devalue the dollar and the treasury's power to buy newly mined domestic silver above world prices and coin the white metal without limit. Med ford Steel Factory : Stiffen $4000 Damage MEDFORD. April 3-tfV-The Medford Iron and Steel Works were damaged an estimated $4 000 by tire which started from acetylene torch sparks yesterday The chief loss was in foundry pat terna t " - K ' : - Present, Past " Lwrary neaas Above, Miss Harriet C Long, state librarian; below, Sirs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce, wife of the Ore (.if- ( X- . v ;: Xv-:v:-::y.-:v n 1 con congressman and formerTion In eastern Europe, atate'librarian. Both had prom ihent roles in the dedication of the new library building Mon day night, though Mrs, Pierce's hare of the program, was de- IImmuI H nrnTw1 mm mnmt' mrmm as she' was suaable - to h leave -rthe- smt ioi capital. Vincent to Paint Postof f ice Murals ' y t i' -. -. . . ' -,.1; i-. - f ' ; . ;' '. - University of Oregon's Art Professor to Do $2300 Decoration Andrew 4 Vincent, brother of Captain Willis ' Vincent of Salem, won the competition for decora tion of the Salem postoffice, ac cording to a release from the treasury department, section of fine arts. I The space to be deeorated by Vincent is over and around the en trance from the main lobby to the' stair lobby and covers about 135 square feet. Postmaster H. R. Crawford said late yesterday aft ernoon he had not been advised of the project. Thirty artists entered the anon ymous competition, the committee in charge of .which was Frederick A Sweet, director of the Portland museum of art, chairman; Miss Sally Hart and Walter E. Church Twenty-three hundred dollars Is to be paid for this work, the price including complete cost of execution and installation. Vincent's design, 'details of Which are lacking here, . "repre sented a high quality of painting" with the "drawing, of. the figures done, with conviction,' the jury (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6.) Fisher's Body Found In Willamette Waters OREGON CITY,' Ore., April S. (JP)-Tbe body. of. Morris Knud son, - C4, Willamette river . craw fisherman, was 'recovered -from the rlrer near here Sunday. Cor oner Tom Myers reported. A search had been conducted since Lis empty boat was f discovered March 19. ?- Im media te. Start tin I Project Way was last night opened- by the city council for the immediate opening of work oh the old auto park improvement, project. When Alderman David O'Hara'a motion, that the estimated necessary $2, 000 be borrowed from the sewer bond fund, was passed over Aider man Glenn Gregg's objection." Gregg objected on the grounds that the committee, . of which, he was a member, had failed to meet to consider means of obtaining the necessary funds. .He maintained the committee should have further time to consider the matter, and the council should not rash Its de cision. ("- Introduction to the council two weeks previously by City Engineer Harold Davis, the Improvement project la a WPA affair that pro rides for the beantlflcatlon of the pfcrk. It is to be filled In with dirt graded from the city streets, and Ruf panese BerTrooDs - - JV ain Meagre Reports Do Not Tell Casualties of Latest Clash Nazis ' Accuse England of Brewing War on European Front TOKYO, April 4-WVA Dome! (Japanese news agency) dispatch from; Harbin, Manchoukuo, today said a three-hour battle took place between Manchoukuoans and near ly 100 soviet Russians Sunday on the border of northwestern Hsin- gan province. - The dispatch said the Russians, armed with light machine-guns. clashed with Manchoukuo border patrols, but did not give the num ber of casualties. (The border of the province named is in the vicinity of Man chuli, on the northwestern fron tier between Manchoukuo and Si beria where numerous e 1 a s h e s have occurred in recent months.) (By The Associated Press) Britain opened the door to world participation in her stop Hitler campaign Monday and drew an Immediate nasi accusation of fomenting a new war for others to fight. Britain Invites World To Halt Asxression The epochal step marked Brit ain's second departure within a week from her traditional isola tionist policy and was accompan ied by a fresh move to throw up a quick barrier against nasi expan- We welcome the co-operation of any country, whatever may be its internal system of government. its internal system oi government, i not 1b aggression but in resistance I in aggression," Prime Minister j Chamberlain ; told the house of commons.4" --..- Chamberlain emphasised Brit ain had no aggressive designs against Germany "so long as she will be a good neighbor," but he accused her of breaking faith and reiterated British determination to resist any effort at world dom ination by force. Berlin was quick to reply that Germany would not be "indiffer ent or passive" to any aggressive tendencies on the part of Britain and her ally, France. While Hitler enjoyed a holiday cruise in the North sea, his lieu tenants followed closely the move ments of Polish Foreign Minister Joseph Beck who was in London for vital conferences on the Brit- (Turn to Page 2, CoL 4.) WPA Sum Friends Fight More Cuts WASHINGTON, April 3-UP- An errort to obtain a compromise agreement to appropriate 1100,- 000,000 for relief, instead of the 1150,000,000 Insistently request ed by President Roosevelt, was in progress In the senate tonight. Word of this move spread soon appropriations, subcom- ""uw ; vuwo uown, to z. an amendment to raise. the sum to the higher amount and post poned until tomorrow the consid eration of proposals that the ap propriation be cut below $100, 000,000. The purpose of the compromis ers was to get administration floor I leaders to agree to the $100,000, eoo. appropriation In return for guarantee that the appropriations committee 'Would not reduce the figure further. 51 WPA Workers ont ASTORIA, April S.-OPr-Fifty- one WPA workers in Clatsop and Columbia counties will be dropped from their lobs In a move forced oy reaucea congressional appro priations, Resident Engineer E. I G. Gearhart said today. . a stone wall erected around the Park. .. ! ' "I'm Interested In putting men to .work, .said Alderwoman G Sf Lobdell, speaking lln favor prompt action '-'A few days-means a good many loavea of . bread these men, and I'm In a position to know that a good many of them need 1U" oiiitin2i2 B. S Martin headed a group I (ff-President Roosevelt signed to that spoke during the public hear- J night the $268,000,000 emergency ing conducted by the -council rel-1 army air defense bill and the gov- atlve to removal of a group of buildings on South 12th street,! They were the only two impor Martin cited the buildings, which I taut bills approved by congress were used by a steel pipe company I which were sent to him here ; for while the water line was : being laid from Stayton island to Salem, were erected under a temporary permit He said 'residents In the district allowed their construction In J the first place only because they were given to understand they .(Turn to Page 2, CoL 7.) City Council For Dam Po Bonneville EnHneer to Be of Present City Plant for Possible Salem Carrying the names of all 14 aldermen and the mayor as sponsors, the resolutions that may provide a stepping stone for the purchase of Bonneville' power for. Salem were unani mously passed by the city council last night,; They provide: r , 1. That R. Wl Beck, principal Bonneville project engi neer, be asked to make a sur-O vey of the value, Income and oper- atinr costs of the present plant serving Salem and its adjacent territory, as well as a separate study of the street lighting sys tem and cost to the city, and 2. That Bonneville authority be asked to 'reserve for purchase power sufficient for the use of Salem's citizens and industries. The utilities committee, con sisting of Chairman Frank Mar shall, Glenn Gregg and Lawrence Brown, and the mayor, were au thorized to execute for the coun cil an application for the reserva tion of an unnamed amount of Bonneville power. Other resolutions passed: Directing the removal of park ing markings, between Ferry and State streets on High. Providing for the installation of slow signs at the Market and Summer streets intersection. Establishing one-way traffic. south to north, In the alley bound ed by Court and State, Commer cial and Liberty streets. Requests granted: That Ferry street, between 19 th and 21st, be included in the WPA street im provement project; street lights In old auto park, at Jefferson and 16 th, at Winter and Norway, at South 19th between the 00 and 700 blocks, at South 21st between High and 21st, at 18th and Grant. yj -- -& rill 1 1 la PtflFts tfl W W W III Trade Criticism Nazi Barter Is Paralyzing World Markets, Says in Reply to Funk WASHINGTON, ! April S.-UP- Heplyinato criticism of American trade policies by! Walther Funk, president of the German Reichs- bank. Secretary of State Hull as serted today that Germany's sys tem or barter "paralyzes world markets." In a speech last week, Dr. Funk said the world stands at a cross roads and either; "will surrender to American gold or it will accept the new methods of young, strong, aspiring nations." Hull, In a statement authorized for direct quotation, said bluntly that Germany's economic troubles with, the United States were her own fault. Any obstacles which German trade faces in the United States as compared with any and every other country," he said, "are en tirely the result of German policy and practices. They are not the result of any special American laws dealing with German trade. Under American laws and reg ulations, Germany is free to trade w!ta th; Unlted statea under the Mme .et of conditions as can anv other country of the world. The large trade the United Statea is now carrying on with other coun tries is going smoothly and with remarkable absence of dispute." Amity Youth Is Kiued in Crash McMINNVILLE. April S.-UPV- Injurles suffered In an automo bile wreck near his Amity home were fatal today to Glen Sump son, 25. Three other youths were hurt Hospital attendants said Harold Johnson, another passenger la the car which skidded on loose gravel yesterday and crashed into a. tele phone pole, was In critical condi tion from internal injuries. Richard Janeway, 18. and Ar thur Osborne, 20, were less seri ously injured- Peter Slowik, 17 and Newton Rosenheim, 2 7, ; two other passengers, were unhurt, but Amity Marshal J. R. Sondgrasa ar rested Rosenbalm on a drunken ness charge. ..?! Reorganizing Bill, I WARM SPRINGS, Gr., April .2- I ernment reorganization measure. I action. He had ten 'days to act. 1 but sfflxed his signature to both I long before that time was up. I The rearmament bill authorises I most of the money for an increase I to $,000 In army plane strength. (The army now has around .2; fJgntiag planes. Unanimous wer Survey Asked to Check Setup 5 Reserve; of Power '; , Purchase Asked Portland Mill Cf.JL I?- iJm OiriK & MJUUGUm ' ' ' Oil Job Today v mj w j PORTLAND, Ore.. April ZMJP) A strike which closed the Inman- Poulsen mill last week and threw approximately SCO out. of work was settled tonight and the man agement . announced the plant would resume tomorrow. Details of the settlement were withheld. CIO workers voted the strike when several men were released from work after new machinery in the dry kiln department was in stalled. Child's Abductors Given Minor Raps Mitchell, Schwartz, Given Assault Penalties in Katz Incident NEW YORK, April 4-(Tues- day)-jP)-Charles Mitchell, 31, and Sol Schwarts, 29, who admit ted abducting the four-year-old son of Mitchell's "best friend,1 Michael Kats, for 1180 ransom, were acquitted of kidnaping charges"" by a' Kings' county Jury early today, and were convicted of second degree assauk, entailing a possible prison term of two and a half to 6 years. The Jury deliberated about 8 hours. The defendants admitted taking the child from his nurse and hid ing him in a Manhattan tenement for several hours until the father gave an Intermediary a SI 80 "down payment" on a 17,000 ran som demand. They said they had needed the money for gambling debts. Louis Drago, Schwartz's law yer, told the court: "These men aren't kidnapers. They're Just vanilla soda bandits. You heard their own testimony that before and after this unfor tunate episode they were running in and out getting themselves so das." Governor Vetoes Water Right Bill Governor Charles A. Sprague Monday vetoed senate bill No. 412 of the recent legislature provid ing that no person could anchor a floating structure in the waters of DeviJ's lake within 100 feet of the shore, without the consent of the owner of the shore property. The governor said this was a radical departure in giving to ri parian owners control or partial control of contiguous waters. "This measure would involve a partial abdication of those rights in favor of owners of land which I do not think. Is good public pol icy," the veto message read. Dev il's lake Is located In Lincoln coun ty. -.,.,,'. - i- The bill was introduced by Sen. William Dickson, Multnomah. J - - Franco's Emblem ' WTO W" a un us iLmDassy WASHINGTON, April 3.-MV The red and gold flag of Franco's Spain was run np today over the Spanish wmbassy. - . . ; Juan de Cardenas, new charge d'affaires who has been Franco's agent in New York, received cus tody of the building this afternoon-fromt Don Miguel Lopes Pu- marejo, the Colombian" ambassa dor to whom the retiring Spanish ambassador,1 Fernando d Los Rios, had turned over the em bassy. "i.-. ' i Dakota Senator x - ' WASHINGTON, April tP Senate confirmation of William O. Douglas to be an associate Jus tice' oi tne supreme court was delayed today -when Sen. Frailer (R-ND) 'made a lengthy, address criticizing : Douglas activities as chairman of the securities . com mission. Frailer, contended Douglas had performed an "about -face? in Jdsl attitude toward the stock , ex-1 change,- ... ;. j. 1 sflmWAn Tl.-l.lon week committee Meaday UppOSeg UOUglaS nlght,Tne observanco will eon- Council Kills Sunday Odsi t 4 Of AlltO IiOtS Deadlock on Ordinance f Broken When Mayor Votes His "No" Opinions Differ as- to Car Dealers Ideas on Sales Ban Mayor W. W. Chadwtck cast the deciding "no" that killed Al derman S. 8. Laughlin's ordinance prohibiting- the sale of automo biles and trucks in Salem on Sun- bSfots1 suited 7 In last night's city councllmen's up to 7 to council ses sion. The ayes: Aldermen Brown, Davison, French, Laughlin, Lear, Lobdell and O'Hara. The nos: Aldermen Clark, Goodman, Gregg, Loose, Marshall, Nicholson, Perrine and Mayor W. W. Chad wick. Recorder A. Warren Jones held the mayor could not vote on city ordinances, but Alderman O'Hara and City Attorney Paul Hendricks produced charter rules they claimed provided that he should vote. Torrid discussion preceded the vote, with City Attorney Hen dricks holding it unconstitutional and its backers extolling its mer its on a humanitarian basis. Lot Operators, Salesmen See Business Killed Alderman Laughlin stated he introduced the bill at the request of Paul Wallace, who had told him that car dealers had volun tarily attempted to close up sales rooms and used car -lots on San day without resort to legislation. Both Laughlin and O'Hara told the council Portland is now oper ating under a similar ordinance, and making arrests in Its enforce ment. (Turn to Page CoL-4.) . Chinese Surprise Invaders, Report Fresh Defending Troops Are Instrumental in Routing Nippons HONGKONG, April S-(ffKip- anese forces making a new thrust in south China were reported tor night to have been routed by surprise Chinese offensive In which 3000 Japanese were killed, wounded or captured. The remnants of the Invading force, it was stated, were driven back to their ships in the West river, south of Canton. The clash occurred near the city of Kongmoon, 50 miles below Canton, wnicn tne cninese re ported they recaptured. The Japa nese had taken the city yesterday for the second time in four days. Chinese reports said two fresh ly-arrived divisions of Chines troops from1 Kwangsl province were instrumental - in defeating the Japanese at Kongmoon, launching their attack from the rear. - . . ''. " . Postal Business For 1939 Larger Salem postoffice receipts for the first' quarter: of 1IJJ forged $4S00.4f ahead of those for the corresponding 1228 quarter. Post master H. R. Crawford reported yesterday. The Increase came in spite of a drop In March receipts. The quar ters Jnst ended shows $95,8(0.15 on the .'books, as a gains SS1.259.S9 for the first three months of ll88..-V''-:'i January, 113$. led all six months ander consideration with receipts of $40,418.94. February receipts this year were $21,028.74 and March receipts were $28,417.42. BlosspmWeek. Blooms IS earing Their Peak I Blossom week, which succeed- ed the traditional Blossom" day last vear, will be observed again this year starting next Sunday, April t, It was announced by King Bing Harold Busies; of the Cher rians, sponsoring organization, following a meetlnr of the Elos- week ctfmmlttee Meaday eAAa Uw muvui ajwaaaaea. a v w V Members of the committee had made an inspection ' tour of the blossom route and found that cherry . blooms in Polk county wowld, given one or two flays oi warm weather this week, be about at their best by Sunday. The prune blossoms In the Liberty district, always a little later, will make .a good, display by Sunday, coming eloser.than nsaal to meeting the cherry, blossoms' schedule.. It was because of this difference in time They'll Rule on Anti-Picket Law K ft Above, Circuit Judge James T. Brand of MarshfieM; bfelo Circuit Jnde Robert Tucker of Portland. r They together with Circuit Judge Arthur D. Hay of lAkeview are hearing the test case involving Oregon's new la bor disputes art. The trial op ened Monday la Portland. Chicago Elections Today Major Test CHICAGO, April S.-(tf))-The mayoral election, providing the year's first big direct test of strength between democrats and republicans, was expected to bring out more than 1,300,000 voters tomorrow. The contenders were Mayor Ed ward J. Kelly, a veteran leader of the city's democratic organiza tion, and former U. S. District At torney Dwight. H. Green, republi can challenger who won wide no tice as a member of the govern ment's gang -wrecking crew dur ing the prohibition "era. Strategists on both sides of the political fence agreed the results would have an important bearing on the 1940 plans of the major parties. ' Youthful Monarch Of Iraq Is Victim PARIS. April 4.-(Tuesday)-P) -The French news agency (Nat as) reported from Baghdad today that King Gbaxi, 27, of Iraq, was killed ' In aa automobile accident about midnight. The heir to the throne of the independent state la three-year-old Emir' FaisaL " , -- King Ghazi succeeded his fath er. King Faisal, the first kins of Iraq, who died Sept 1, 1933. - Opens Sunday; of maturing of the two varieties of blossoms, that Blossom day was extended, to a week' observance. allowing two Sundays tor the tours." -, The route, it was announced, win bethe same as last year. The west side route will be out Wal lace road, turnins-- left throuah the Orcharl Heigh ta ' district to Brunk's Corner and back to Sa lem. The east side route will be south on Commercial street-and Liberty road through Liberty and Rosedale, east to the Pacific high way and back to Salem. Cherrians will post the route and Boy Scouts recruited by J. E. Monroe, scout executive, will be on hand Jto direct- tourists. :";-t-4y.i King. Bing Busick said that on Wednesday or. Thursday a group of Cherrians would go to a cherry "... (Turn to Page 3. CoL 8.) ' v - - i v -i Honors Nearly Eve,n on First Court Rulings Chief Nflcs Remains' On of Defendants When Motion Denied A. Hampson Is Admitted as Defense Attorney - Over Objections , PORTLAND. April 8.-4P-Or- ganlxed labor won one point an4 lost another today as the long awaited test case on Oregon's new labor -disputes act opened. Unions gained their point this afternoon when the three-Jadga court refused to dismiss Portland Chief of Police Harry M. Niles a a defendant. The unions lost in a legal skirmish this morning to pretest admission of Alfred A. Hampsoa as attorney for District Attorney James R. Bain, one of the de fendants. . The ease was the first test of constitutionality of the labor law, passed overwhelmingly by tbo voters at last November's election, which would permit picketing only when a majority of employee voted to strike, would confine la bor boycotts to bona tide labor disputes, and would provide for open inspection of union books. - The American Federation of Labor, Congress for Industrial Organisation and Railroad Brotherhoods asked a declaratory Judgment against the law tnd a permanent Injunction to prevent its use. The defendants, besides Kile and Bain, are State's Attorney General I. H. Van Winkle and Multnomah County Sheriff Mar tin T. Pratt. Associated Farmers' ; Tie-up Mentioned ' , - J Labor attorneys objected, to ad-: mission of Hampton because his firm-previously was denied rigki to intervene- In behalt. of the As?. . sociated farmers of Oregon, ce sponsors of . the bill. They claimed the firm was merely taking a new track to'enfef-the case; but Cir cuit Judge! Robert Tucker, Port land, James, T. Brand. Marshflel. and Arthur D. Hay, Lakeview, admitted Hampson, saying they wanted all possible legal opinions. A. G. Brown, deputy city attor ney, argued fruitlessly that Chief Niles was not a proper defendant since he could make arrests ia picketing controversies only after fact-finding body had estab lished that a majority of a firm' employes were not on strike. Tee unions replied that as a law ea forcing officer it would be Niles duty to act in apparent violation of. the anti-picketing law. - PHILADELPHIA. April S.-rFV A labor union and its president were held responsible today for damage . during a 1 sit-down strike in the Apex Hosiery mill and were ordered to pay the company $711,132.- The verdict of a federal court Jury of eight women and four men -blamed branch 1, American Fed eration of Hosiery .Worker (CIO), and William Leader, fta president. The strike lasted 4t days In the spring of 1937, The Jury's finding was the first of its kind since the U. S. supremo court ruled sit-down strikes Il legal a few weeks ago. Benjamin Simmons, defense at torney, announced he would ap peal the verdict, which does not make the union's 16,000 members subject to attachment. , . STOCKTON, Calif.. April 3. (AVThe Philadelphia federal court Jury decision today holding a CIO union financially responsi ble tor a sit-down strike followed a Stockton superior court Jury award of $10,500 libel damage tn , an action against AFL onioa groups. - .,4 - j- George Emde and Lots Mar shall, operators ' of f the Happy holme dairy of Lodt were award ed the damages on; charges that an article In the Stockton labor Journal last September caused pt trons to discriminate against their product, s . . . . , Firm Buys Tract For Sodium Plant TACOMA. April Pur chase by the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing company of a Its acre tract of 1 a n d at Cascade Locks, Ore., preparatory to the , eventual construction of a $750,--000 chemical plant, was an nounced tonight by Fred C Shane- - man, manager of. the .eompany'a plant here. : : -; : . ' : . 'r - 'mm. mm. m K . -' T snaneman saia tne siio naa been chosen because of the avail ability of cheap power from Bon-, nevflle dam. Tkvroposed plant's principal . product would be sodium chlorate, used as.: a - weed exterminator. Shanemaa stated.- ; a " v Directors of the company have : not yet decided when actual con- Said. t.- '- .; ,-.-5 ' , :; ' -. . f -