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Tht 0XZG0:i STATESMAN. Eslsa, Orejca, Wednesday Morula, April 19, 1S39. . PAG13 TOO Fate of 6 Men Un!mownFire Pnmokin Ridge District Charred, Three Hornet y Go np in Flames . ( Continued from pact 1) virtually Bo rain' for five weeks. AH blase were controlled. Other mail fire in Clackamas county tear Portland also were subdued. two fires in Oeschmtei county were controlled today, one of them covering fire acre at the western city limits of Bend. The ether menaced temporarily a stand ml ptne umoer near sisiera. SEATTLE, April 18.-(ff)-State foresters and county fire wardens threatened arrest ot slashings burners tonight as low humidity hla-k ismnntDrci rir west era Washington more abnormally early brush and timber fires. More than 10 new biases were reported. Although the weather-forecast was for higher humidity and lower temperatures, the Grays Harbor region reported its fire situation twice as bad as yesterday.' with 1.20ft acres of second growth tim ber aflame- in the North rirer dis trict and 1,500 ares of forest re- I production and brush area burn ing- elsewhere in the county. More than 1.300 acres of Wish- kah sod East Hoqulam rirer ralr If. uwnnri rrnvlh and brnth land " was blackened. la King county, weary fire ffbters again controlled a 2,500 crtfXire after it had raced ' through ftr& lines and approached . to within tiree miles of Fall City. S) miles &! of, here. . - Urn Wldeped Two thousand acres were burn- lag near' SUr;" Lake, Co wilts coanCr aSd fight' new blazes, the . . . J m'Ar.. . largest oi vv acres, .were report d la Clark county. .? j 4 (city v w . .j cyvticu fire threatened1 .bomesv between Long branch- and Homff Colony and JTCC youths were battling a st u boor n brush fire 20 miles south of Tacoma. Thurston county reported two ew fires; one of 160 acres, the other of 140 acres. Pacific count; also reported a new outbreak. ' Rain dispelled forest fire haz ards in British Columbia, eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. SILVERTON, April 18 Smoky atmosphere made . Silverton look like September rather than April throughout the day Tuesday. Most of the smoke was reported -from brush firea being burned on near, by ranches. Reports from the Sil ver .Falls CCC camp were that as yet they had received np notice of fires which they were to-.guard or fight. Hiring Hall Issue May Cause Strike (Continued from 1 page- 1 ) sels through any 'hiring hair and has not made and does not Intend tt make any agreement with any ne to obtain crews for Its ships through any 'hiring halls.' " SEATTLE, April 18.-(VHarry Lundeberg, secretary-treasurer of the sailors' union of the Pacific charged tonight the federal mari time commission's decision continue hiring crewmen for rov-ernment-owned ships through US shipping commissioners registers was prompted by the CIO. "This action "of Land's was . prompted by CIO' agitation 'to break the sailors' union of the Pa rifle." Lundberg declared. , "Well, we've stlU got the strike 7Ote." V . .; ' : -. ... . ': MemoriallDay to Be Observed Here Federated Patriotic Societies bt Salem last night met at the cham ber of commerce to make -plans for observance ot Memorial .Uy In Salem. . The group will have charge of decorations of the Salem armory for the annual exercises held there. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will obtain a speaker, the War Mothers. will Invite, clergy, -men te aid t nthe program, the American uegion wm nave cnarg ef music, and the Women's Relief the Gettysburg and General Lo gan addresses. Bertha Ray was elected secre tary, succeeding Mrs, Paul Bales. Rev. Swift Named ate EUGENE, April lS-tfVA "fan vatic' Hitler, unwilling to start a -losing tight." win be discouraged from grabbing more territory as ng ai the United States backs European democracies, the Most Rev. Adam Crlas de Ponder, ArcLblshop of Metropolitan Brit iah Columbia, remarked In an ad dress at the Episcopal diocese of Oregon session. ' , ,, . . Convention elections included t -Delegate to " provincial synod. May 3-4, San Jose, Calif. the Rev. tieorgo H. 8wlft . Salem. . Bunding committee en the diocese Judge Harry H. Belt. Salem. Diocesan courcll the Ret. Swift and Wallace Carson., Salem. , Grand Jury Rlay Be Called Monday The Marlon county grand Jury probably will be reconvened next Monday. District Attorney Lyle J. Page indicated yesterday. In ad dition to clearing. several cases Of persons recently bound over from justice courts, the Jury may . be presented with data In connection .with the investigation ot the eonni y treasurer's office brought on' by De 1037 audit of county offices. Synoa Deles Arrested in Idaho Camp A search extending over much of the Pacific northwest for three al Jeged deserters from the army and their sweethearts ended with their arrest in a tourist camp on the outskirts of Boise, Idaho. They were sought for assault and robbery In California and Oregon. The girls, all 17 and all of San Francisco, were Cleone Alyea (upper left); Jewel Smith (upper right), and Edna Mallspln (lower left). One of their companions, Donald Bailey (lower right), 27, had been shot In the arm and his wound had been unattended when he was arrested. Wound of Bailey jEepbrted Serious ' (Continued from page 1) took light-heartedly their confine ment to the juvenile ward in the Ada county courthouse. A floor above them were Don ald Bailey, 27. Edward Kalus, 24, and Vera Jensen, 24, their com panions, wanted in three states by police. Said Jewel, whose ambition is to be a model: , "I "wasn't -planning to marry Donald: we were just good friends: I wanted to get back east, and it looked like my best chance." Edna added: , "'Swede' (Jensen) and I were going to get married." She planned to get a job as a typist. , Cleone said she and Klaus also planned to marry. Told that Mann act charges had been filed against their compan ions, Cleone said: "They cant get them for that We walked across all the state lines, just to play safe. And we girls slept together while the men slept together on our trip." Depositions Taken Y i n 1 I In old Bank Case Depositions ot C. W. Paulus, former cashier, of the defunct First National Bank In Salem, and of seven other witnesses were tab en before a court reporter at the courthouse here yesterday in con nection with the federal district curt suit of a stockholders' com mittee to enjoin the receiver, C. C Bryant, from paying Paulus ap proximately $30,000 in Interest on claims be brought after the bank closed.: The stockholders' committee. consisting of J. C. Perry, W. I. Staler, George Putnam and A. A. Gueffroy, asserts In Its complaint that Paulus by virtue ot his po sition with the bank had Inside knowledge Of the value of the claims he purchased- for ' 1 T,- S04.ll, or at a dlseeunt of S1SU.33. Witnesses in addition to .the committee m e m b e r s - included Keith Powell, conservator and la ter receiver of the bank, and Dr. H. H. dinger. I Ti l A l - v I r rK lflC A I fit HflQ Hand in Dispute ; (Continued From Page 1) superior, to confer tomorrow: with the negotiators, who returned .to their closeted discussions today after hearing Dewey. At the same time the union the United Mine Workers (CIO) began Its preliminary discus sions with anthracite operators for a sew contract, to replace one ex piring Apru St, to cover. between 100,000 and 135.000 hard coal Pennsylvania misers. . Thus, amid growing complaints ot coal shortages attributed to the Appalachian shutdown, substan tially the entire coal industry was represented here at the labor eon f arance table. John L, Lewis, head ot the UMW and of the CIO. has threatened .to call a strike ts the entire Industry unless a bitumin ous settlement comes soon. ft 1 i : 'r'- 1 .t Business Slightly Better Is Ver&t (Continued fro mpage 1) 495.000 paid growers for the same period last year, the department of agriculture reported today. Increased aggregate income tor crops, livestock and livestock pro ducts were recorded In Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Neyada and Washington, while the totals tor Colorado, - New Mexico, Ari kona, Oregon and California were below the two-month, period" last 'year 1 1 i j i i t 1 1 I Kin of Roosevelt Air Crash Victim (Continued from page 1) Rumsey were still in the wreck age. Morrison said the plane, owned by Roosevelt, left the Mexico City airport at 11:50 a.m. . ( Friends of Rumsey said he was was known as Peter but that his name was uroason riamman Rumsey. (His mother, Mary Harriman Rumsey, was chairman of the con sumers advisory board which op erated under the NRA. She was killed in 1934 when riding to hounds in Virginia. His father was killed in an auto accident 15 years ago. , . (Rumsey was a -grandson of E H. Harriman, the railroad builder, and a son ot the latelCharles Gary Rumsey, famous sculptor.) French Liner Is Ablaze at Dock (Continued Prom Page 1) ated when they were trapped for a short time by the flames. Officials investigating the pos sibility of sabotage detained an Italian dock worker for question ing. rari OI ine great vessel s piat- S!-fi and made it impossible to deter mine how much of the ship would be saved. Five fire ships were on the bay side of the Paris hurling tons of water onto the blaze. Thousands of spectators re mained on the scene throughout the night, watching the spectacle which was visible for miles around. Vandals Operate In Salem Parks Annual mutilation and theft of flowers in Salem's city parks, par ticularly Wlllson park, is on. ac cording to C. W. Shields, super intendent ot parks, who said yes terday 22 tulip blooms were stol en from a single bed near Cottage street and that wholesale destruc tion of other plants has been com mltted. Major damage occurs on Sat urday nights, according to Shields. who suggests a watchman Is probably the only means of saving tne paras from vandals who evi dently have no civic pride. Edgar I Moderator PORTLAND. April 18-4P-The Rev. Herries G. Edgar, Portland, was elected moderator ot the Pres bytery of Portland today at the annual spring meeting. Albanian Envoy Pictured above Is Falk Konitxa, Al banian minister to the United States, in Washington. Hurling de fiance si llossolisl, Faflc declared that should bis country captured.' hs would burs Us lecstios archires President Maiy Act in Orient Britain. CermanT Active TTooing Turkey; Danzig Much in Limeliglit (Continued from page 1) it appeared that an announcement on Turkey would not coma until the sorlet Issue had been sotted. Britain has suggeated Russia make unilateral declarations to send military aid to nations of the British-French bloc if they re quest It. Chamberlain sajd also Britain was interested ln the Indepen dence of The ' Netherlands, Switi erlands and Denmark, but be made no specific commitments. to assist any of them. As these diplomatic moves were being made, military preparations kept apace on all fronts. German) announced more than 25 ot her ware raft were steaming toward Spanish waters near Gibraltar toi maneuvers previously disclosed Danzig Unwilling to Relinquish Corridor In Rome Premier Mussolini and the Hungarian premier. Count Paul Teleky, bepan conversations which Italy hoped would bring Hungary into the Rome-Berlin or bit. The problem of the Free Citj oi Danzig war kept before the world's diplomats with a declara tion by Dr. Viktor BoetUcher. leader ot the nazi-dominated Dan zlg senate, that the return of Dan zig to Germany without the "Po lish corridor" would not be ac ceptable. .Danzig, he said, must have "the Polish corridor for its economic existence." Business Bureau Being Organized (Continued from page 1) be made following the filing of an informational record with the bu reau, the announcement stated ; but the certificate will not In volve any endorsement ot the ar ticle or proposition figuring in the solicitation. The bureau will hold a meeting each Monday afternoon to consid er applications for certificates of registration filed the preceding week. In addition to members ot the three local organizations spon soring the bureau, the committee constituting the bureau will in clude a representative of the Sa lem Community Chest. f Crickets Cross Deschutes River i Continued from page 1) plague of years this summer The last two mild winters, he said, bad permitted -exceptionally large percentages' of the eggs to hatch, The commissioner of Indian at fairs has authorised use of Indian service funds to fight the mormon cricket infestation on the Warm springs Indian reservation in east- ess" Oregon, Governor Sprague said Tuesday, The governor telegraphed Sen ator McNary (R, Ore.) Monday night asking him to request that the funds be used to battle eric kets., but the. governor was ad vised that the authorization was granted before the telegram was sent Is Launched Here Plans for a community play house were launched by a large group of Interested persons meet ing last night at the -Salem Art center. Larry Boulier. who will serve aa director, acted aa chair man and explained the purposes of the playhouse enterprise and the benefits expected to be derived in Salem. The summer season will be opened with the production of fight comedy, for which try outs will be held soon and the cheat ansounoed later. ; u The playhouse project, an ad junct of the Art center, Is open to anyone Interested in dramatics, Lelia Johnson Is Head of Teachers Lelia Johnson, mathematics instructor, was yesterday voted into the presidency of the Salem Teachers association at a meeting in which two constitutional changes were also roted. Named vice president was Phoebe McAdam, while Agnes De ry was elected secretary and Trances Graham, treasurer. One by-law change 1 voted 11m Its one council representative for each IB teachers In the organiza tion, while the other provides that only teaehers on tenure are eligi ble as building representatives. Workers Alliance Held 'Red Victory' WASHINGTON, April UUV Honae investigators heard hare that the formation of the work era' alliance, s national union of WPA employes and the - Jobless, sad. been .reported to the third International aa s triumph for the communist party. f J. O'Connor Roberts, counsel for the house committee making an Investigation of the WPA, read excerpts from such a report which he said, had bees made by Her bert, Benjamin, secretary-treasurer of the alliance,' - r ; ? Blowout Is Fatal . MEDFORD, Ore, April H--A blowout was blamed for an auto crash near sera tonight which klUed Kenneth O. 3osssUm,' SO. farm worker. : r Playhouse Group Noted Fisheraian " ; Hooked S Trout EUGENE, Ore April 1S-(AV Now the truth Is out. Ex-President Herbert Hoover landed tire battling trout a his season-opening fishing trip up the McKenile rirer. Members ot the party, which ate fish after the: excursion, refused to tittle on their eminent coiieague Be fore. Students Occupy ' All Gty Offices Group From Continuation School Conducts Work ' ' Under Supervision City offices were more than am ply manned yesterday, as students from the American government class of the Salem high continua tion school took over under super vision of regular officers. The class, which yesterday com pleted its project In city govern ment. Is now attempting, to get first-hand Insight to the workings of It by observation. Violet T. Swanaon. director of the continu ation school. Is warm in her praise of the manner in which city of ficials have received her project. Kliewer Is Mayor . Students in city offices are: Recorder, Bob Runner; treas urer, Alice wmiams; cniei oi po lice, Kenneth Mohney; city attor ney. Carleton Boehringer; health officer, Gladys Behrens; city en Eineer. Thomas Ievans; chief of fire department, Irving Kurz; san itary Inspector, Alice Berger; building inspector, Allen Friesen; police matron, Mary Sargent. Students who sat with the city council: Mayor, Albert Kliewer: ward 1, Carleton Boehringer; ward 2 Kenneth Mohney and George Nl nomiya: ward 3, Eugene Schlag and Tadao Toklmoto; ward 4 Mary Sargent and Allen Friesen; ward 5, Voris McCalley and Alice Williams; ward 6, George Solberg and Thomas Ievans; ward Gladys Behrens and Kathryn Ume- moto. Hill Boys Taught Use of Gas Mask PORTLAND, April 18H!P)-It did oappen nere toaay. Students at Hill Military acad emy were instructed in use of gas masks by a detachment from the 7th infantry. Vancouver Barracks. However It was part of a mili tary' display and not a prescribed course. Before - 2Pift.mvwno:i mniMHratowTeMoosCa . - - ' ' ' I FOR" A 'V: r-lfgff .Air ".r- ; V David D.Rutz Leaves Prison Serves Year and 2 Days; First of Rotiiidapw Croup to Depart (Continued from; page 1) . because t worked bard all my lite, ily jtatner died when I was 10 years old and left tne with, nine; younger' brothers and sisters to aupportA l sent three eflhem throngs college, ana i generaty worked 11 to 1 8 Jiount c day.-' ; "Just when r all ' this . - trouble happened." my wife and I decided we could begin to settle down and take things a little easier, as all the children were grown up." Mrs. Ruts and their two child ren ' stood tjr Kutx. . iignung iot the parole, but It was at Moody's teauest that the parole was granted.' For tour montha, like all new prisoners. , he shoveled sawdust For the past eight months he has worked In the prison machin- sbop. His guards reported his "conduct and industry good. Ruts isn't sure yet aa to what h will do. but thinks he may go Into the automobile business. Salome Strawn Called by Death WOODBCRN Salome Strawn. 71. of Hubbard route one, passed away at her home near Needy early Tuesday morning. She had been a resident of Oregon since 1905 and was born in Goshen, Ind., on January 9, 1868. She is survived by four sons, Irvin M. Hocbstetler of Salem, Simon M. Hochstetler of Hubbard. John H, Strawn of New berg and George W. Strawn of Hubbard; two broth ers. Simon D. Yoder of Hubbard and Daniel D. Yoder of Sheridan; two sisters, Elizabeth Schlabach of Sugar Creek, Ohio, and Lydia Ann Schlabach of Goshen, Ind Funeral announcement will be made later by the Beechler-O'Hair mortuary. Henry Collins Is Named Racing Board Chairman PORTLAND. Ore., April 1S.-(P)-Henry W. Collins, former president of the Pendleton round up and now a Portland wheat man. was elected president of the state racing commission at a meet ing today. He succeeds Julian McFadden resigned. - n 5 v I , , , I 0 - - , IN SMOKING and after seeing Bette onjoy Chesterfield's Happy Combination of tho world's bost cigarotto tobaccos Thanks to tbeir cah't-be-copied WendO refresh ingly milder, taste better and have a more pleasing 4 aroma; Chesterfield gives you just what you want in a cigarette. .Whmyw erfields 'gtoe millions smoking pleasure i . lilies tHe.world best cigarette tobaccos, Thcro iZ&s.i&t&ii Walker Named on Conciliation Board Rev. Raymond B. Walker, pas tor of the First Congregational church ot Portland, was appointed Tuesday Jby Governor Sprague . to represent the public on the state board of conciliation. He suc ceeds William G. Ererson. Port end, whose term expired two years ago. yv The -board's purpose id tot- ? mote peace between employers and employes. . -I ffealth Education ProsTiiiiAdvances An extensive health education program is being .eennucteo oy the Marios county public health association and the Marios county department of health this week Tuesday afternoon the films How If Is Done in Marion coun ty": and "Road to Health and Happiness,'' were shown et the 4 H club achievement day program This afternoon at the Mt. An gel schools the movies, "Let My People Live." "Silver Millions' and "Lite of Pope Plus XI" will be shown and tonight the first two films will be shown at a meeting oi the Swegle Townsend club No 15. Thursday night a health edu cation nrogram will be given at the Mehama community club as feature ot the 4H club achieve ment day program. Famous Lecturer At Army Citadel Brigadier Harold Madsen, one of the outstanding Scandinavian officers oft the Salvation Army in this country, will open a series of meetings at the Salem citadel to night, with the concluding lectures May 1. He Is western territorial evangelist for the Army and Is conducting a series of revivals throughout the Pacific coast states and Hawaiian islands. He was recently in charge of tha Scandinavian itonnrtmpnt of the Army on the coast. I TB have n seven of my "He is fearless and frank in his - happiest months. ' Dr. Henry Mar preaching and is possessed of a tte- interim pastor of the First seal that challenges the admlra- Presbyterian church, commented tion of all in his audience, an advance notice. says Children's Fund Granted WASHINGTON. April 1 8.-GPV- The social security board made will be filled Sunday, April 23, by today the following grant: Ore- Dr. VanNuys of Portland, member gon, April 1-June 30, dependent of the board of Christian educa children. $43,654. tion. Dayis in'DAiacyiaoRYt of men and women more why THEY SATISFY tei' Shop Work Show i Set for Thursday Work of 900. High School Students on Display at Exposition The school shop work of more than 900 pupils enrolled in Indus trial arts and vocational training courses in Salem high schools will be on display at the "Industrial Arts and Vocational Education Exposition" at the new senior high school shops building, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday. Types of work Included will be leather work, sheet metal, cold Iron work, hand woodworking, wood finishing, mechanics, agri culture, machine shop, mill cab inet work, and mechanical draw ing. In addition there will be sep arate displays and special demon strations of the work of appren tices employed in various commer cial and Industrial shops of Salem. Second Annual Event This is the second annual "In dustrial Arts and. Vocational Edu cation Exposition" offered to en able the public to see what is be ing done in the practical arts pro gram of the schools. More than 1500 people visited the 1938 ex position, and still larger number is expected this year. Enrollment in industrial arts and vocational education classes include 235 boys at Leslie, 365 at Parrish, and 425 in the senior high school. , Junior high school classes sup lement general education and aid the boy in determining his future educational and vocational pro grams. They also assist him in be coming a "handy man" about the home. Senior high school voca tional classes are for the purpose of preparing boys for entry into specific trade and industrial or agricultural occupations. Guides will be available so that no part of the displays will be missed. Dr. Marcotte Goes To Spokane Post jcsicma aa ue icit luc tnjr. lie will be in Spokane Tuesday to start mission work for Whltworth college there. Dr. Marcotte'g successor, Rev. W. Irvin Williams of Davis, Calif., will arrive next week. The pulpit Bim Davis WARNS SROS. STJt S. J'". essrias sees te