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Political Aims
Chamber Topic
Change in Wagner Act Is
Urged, Also Economy
' and Tax Reform ,
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coder a production schedule and
' to -make ? the statute "regional" In
r practice. ' i ;
. J. Amendment of the tax law
to-Ilowan "equitable accumula
tion" of profit. (This., he said,
would include complete repeal of
profits tat.)
4. -Reduction of the social se
curity reserve f fond requirement
"to stop the necessity of creating
more debts to find a place for the
Investment of this fund." " -
.- -Enactment of a , temporary
national retail sales tax to enable
the government to balance Its
budget. , ;r '
i.rk "better psychology about
the supremecourt." - - . :
. From W. 8. Rosecrans, Los An
geles business man, tbe organiza
tion received : rn; admonition to
show ''those who are opposed to
us" that "they have more in com
mon with us as business people
than they have with the politician
who . -will glibly promise ; every-
. thing because he has no financial
responsibility behind it.';
Speaker after speaker took the
view that labor could be made to
realise that business must prosper
It laboring people sre.to prosper.
Search for Hicks -
Turns to Oregon
y. WOODLAND. Calif.. May lJ-Qn
-The ear fa which Pant Hicks. 22.
Is "believed to bare escaped after
fee' supped out of the county jail
Saturday, was ' found abandoned
tu Willows today and the search
' turned to Oregon, Hicks former
homer - i ' ' ' :
The youth has a record of font
escapes from, the Oregon reform
atory. He was awaiting trlsl here
for attempted burglary of the
Standard Oil company at Dunnl-
ran.
Sheriff Forest Monroe ' said
Hicks, alias Paul Johnson, walked
out during visiting hours Satur
day, and a car parked near the jail
was reported stolen - soon after
wards. The sheriff said Hicks al
ready had served one term In the
Oregon state prison at Salem for
theft. .r-: r;.
Portland Bishop :
- Pontifical Aide
WASHINGTON, May l-flVTbe
Apostolic delegation announced to
day Pope Pius XII had designated
the Most Reverend Edward, D.
Howard, Archbishop of Portland.
Ore., as an assistant to the pontlri
clal throne. '
Archbishop Howard received the
honor; the delegation added. In
connection with the observance of
tie centennial of the founding1 of
Catholicity, in what is now the
state.of Oregon.;
GOLEN
QUEEN
CONTEST
at
All one has to do is fill
and Bring to MilleFa 'in SaJenn The next step is
to gather VOTES! Many way of effective vote
gathering such as having the endorsement and
cooperation of your friends, neighbors, clubs,
church, . lodge society, schools, etc. Have your
friends save votes for you. The, more you have
working for you the better your opportunity to
win a free trip to the Fair.
MQ!era Department Store,
Salem, Oregon .
noninateca
B!aa!i
NAHE
ADDRESS .
' Please) enter xny name as 'a nominee in your Golden
Gate World's Fair Queen contest. I promise to abide
by th8 rules and regulations. ; . . ,
: . This IUank Good fori COO Vote. -
Only Oae Noainatica Blank to Nominee..
THIS IS AN
.'MILLERS
Ropsevelts Welcome Royaly Norwegian Guests
Crowa Prince Olaf and Crown Princess Martha of Norway, on visit to
of President and sirs. Roosevelt at the president's Hyde Park borne.
greeted at Poaghkeepsie, N. Y. Left to right: Princess Martha, Mrs.
. BrigGeav K M. Watson, the president's secretary; and Prince Olaf.
Ref orestation Pay
Bill Is Advanced
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this act on the part of the gov
ernment " is going to rebound to
the benefit ot the -country si a
whole. ..' - -. '. '
"Under the provisions of the
legislation by which the govern
ment acquired these Unas the
counties are to receive 25 per cent
of the gross receipts from timber
and other assets sold by the forest
service from the lands r ' . V
"Thefflfllcaity-ahout this is
that In most' Instances the gross
income -from such sales is negli
gible, due to the fact the lands
were largely-denuded of all tim
ber at the time of their acquisi
tion by the government."
The government' bought (675
acres: in Benton county for $328,-
112 and 20.985 acres : In Crook
county for. $287.918..
Josephine Grange
Hits Medic Move
GRANTS PASS, May
The Josephine county
Pomona
grange asked the county court Sat
nrday to make the county hospital
available- to all doctors.
Action followed a demand of
the county: medical society that
the court maintain medical atan
dards, which would bar osteo
paths. Dr. Blaune B. Prultt said
the petition was aimed at him
Members of the court explained
the problem to grangers but. took
part in the voting. The state's at
torney general recently said the
court could bar both osteopaths
and any patients who might choose
prohibited physicians. No action
has been taken.
GATE
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out the nomination blank
VOTES
EXCLUSIVE .
CONTEST; ;
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thm Veics
BOSTON. Mass.. May l.-flV-
Clty Treasurer James J. McCarthy
and Mayor Maurice J. Tobln got
together today for the "pleasant
task of matching two "conscience
fund" $10 bills and a $1 hill
torn in half. v
A snow shoveller, overpaid last
winter, sent the torn bills one
half to Tobln and the other half
to McCarthy explaining; thst he
was taking no chance on sending
the whole bills as the envelope
might be opened by "the wrong
person."
WACO, If. O, May lHJt)
H. B. Oarris, 70-yearold farm
er, has a new baby at his home
hi . 28th. Nineteen of the
children are tiring. The eldest
Is 4. "
BEAUFORT. N. C, May
Kirk Dickerson's seren-year-old
son told bis father he had seen a
snake under the piano.
Dlckerson, Just to proTe to his
son that he was wrong, reached
beneath the piano.
He heard a rattling sound:
jerked his hand away just before
a rattlesnake came oat. "
COLUMBUS, InL, May 1.-(J?)-A
Colmnbus girl, IS, was
ander three names in a single
hour. . . -
She was Grace . Stoner Me
Cord when she went. to-the
Bartholomew county conrthonse
at 2 o'clock. t :
A half , hoar later she was
gtren a dirorce from Merle Mo
Cord and got back her maiden
name, Grace Stoner. , '
. In another half hoar, she was
married again and became
Grace Stoner Thompson.
New York-Moscow
Flights Visionfed
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ly announced 101,000 who
thronged the opening yesterday.
Tne - troubled world situation
was reflected today at the fair
dedicated yesterday by - President
Roosevelt as a symbol of peace
when the Chinese consul general
here officially notified the fair
corporation of his country's in
ability to participate because of
throwing its resources to the aid
of refugees and wounded at home.
Firemen
Save Tot's Life
ALBANY, May l-MV-The Hal
sey fire department figures it has
ample reason for not getting to
Le Elliott's house in lime to
ssts his burning woodshed last
night."
A child . ran in front of the
truck. The drlTerN ditched it to
sare a life. Fireman William Kirk
was thrown off and run over, suf
fering cuts and bruises. ;
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Ths OREGON CTATESIIAN, Eslca,
the United States, were the guests
They are shown as they were
Roosevelt, President Roosevelt,
Sprague Advises
State to Trade
BEND, Ore., May MffV-dOregon
should promote Its home products
but In so doing should not attempt
to ."lire : onto ourselves alone.
Got. Charles A. Sprague told 300
Bend residents at the llth annual
Oregon products dinner tonight.
The governor was la Bend with
Secretary of State Earl Snell and
State Treaturer Walter E. Pear
son on a five-day tour ot central
ana Eastern uregon.
Boosting Oregon products in
Oregon cannot be done by recrlm
inatlon or legislation, he warned,
since the state is both an exporter
and Importer.
The governor and his party vis
ited the Warm Springs Indian res
ervation en route to Bend today
and viewed the Mormon cricket
control work being done.
Union of 5 Halt
Steamer's Loading
PORTLAND, Ore., May HP)-
A union whose membership num
bered only five, succeeded in stop
ping cargo Iwork on the freighter
William Lucken bach while a sec
ond freighter, the Calmar line's
Vermar, remained idle ' at dock
because of a" sawmill dispute.
Longshoremen respected a pic
ket line of Jtbxee men and two
women representing? the maritime
office employes' local, CIO.
The pickets protested the Luck
enbach company's, alleged failure
to reinstate three discharged mem
bers ot the union and pay $7500
In back wages ordered by the na
tlonal labor relations board.
The decision was made in Jan
nary, 1938. and renewed last No-
vemoer. Tne company has ap
pealed to the US circuit court of
appeals at San Francisco.
Vessel Aground
At North Bend
MARSHFIELD, Ore., May
-Tne inmoer ireignter .Anna sna-
fer - ran aground on a mud flat
near the MU1 B, Inc.; wharf at
North Bend at 4:30 pL m. today
but refused to call help and de
cided to wait for high tide to
refloat.
The ship took aboard half
load of lumber from tbe dock,
then stuck on the mud flat while
turning.
Logger Diet Under Log
Before Father, Brothers
TILLAMOOK, May l.-(AVLeo-nard
Blanchard, 25, Was crushed
to death by a akldding log Satur
day while his father and two bro
thers looked on helplessly. Blan
chard, of Garibaldi, was employed
by a lumber camp on the Miami
river. One brother, Roy, was hurt
when a limb on the same log
struck him. . ;
Oren, Tuesday Ilornir, ILiy
Perrine
Tries
ToXopFunds
O'Hsrs vlLeaps to Defend
$325 Outlay Monthly
- Ilxri Xaw, Servicei
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beUered it worthy. 1 know this
has always been tv sore spot with
Mr. Perrine. he saM, bnt I cant
take the time to please Mr. Per
rine he hasn't had the courtesy
to come to the committee with his
objections.".. : -- V,
Te-hrfng-hls-f ully-nn te the
council," O'Hara continued. -"I'd
like 'o see.Mr Perrine bring it
to a motion right now'
Perrlne's particular peeve was
in regard- to a Jot recently ; sold
by the-city for 1200, which he
said, had better than $800 against
it Alderman F. E. Loose, com
mittee member, advised Perrine
that the lot was sold for exactly
the amount of Its appraisal by the
Salem realty board.
West Salem's request that It be
allowed use of the Salem Incin
erator, which has long been in
committee, was brought, on the
floor by demand of Alderman F,
E. Loose. With both Loose and
Alderman Goodman, committee
members. In favor ot granting the
request. Chairman Perrlhe's oppo
sition was overridden by the coun
cil.
The council adopted the report
of its special committee, composed
of the streets, sewer and drainage
committees, that the bid of A. C.
Haag be accepted on an excavating
machine for the city. Hang's bid,
ot $8TS9.(4i was on an American
diSTKer. - ""
A resolution, signifying the de
sire of the council for construe
tlon of an underpass west ot O ling
er field, and authorizing the may
or and recorder to act In -nego
tiations, was passed.
The American Legion's request
that it bo given permission to
decorate Salem streets, to sell con
cessions on the streets and to op
erate a carnival otar Cottage street
between Court and State, tor the
state convention slated for August
M. 10. 11 and 121 was granted.
A number ot obsolete ordi
nances were repealed, and a num
ber of repealing ordinances were
introduced.
Adoption of a resolution favor
ing the Townsend national recov
ery plan brought a round ot ap
plause from a group of Townsend-
ites in the council chambers.
A claim against the city, for
Injuries allegedly sustained in
fall Into an allegedly unbarricad
ed. unlighted city ditch, was .en
tered by W. J. Case.
Ex-Poundmaster Carl Radke's
bill against the city, for 50 cents
a day car use for the past five
years, was referred to Police Chief
Frank Mlnto and the police com
mittee.
A communication from Repre
sentative Joe Starnes, Alabama,
advised that WPA is precluded
from making an allotment on
"your project" until additional
funds are appropriated by con
gress, but he failed to state the
WPA project to which he referred,
and councllmen were at a loss
as to his meaning. ,
Slow signs at High and Union
were approved.
A resolution from the health
and sanitation committee, recom
mending that the city attorney
request the state fish commission
and tbe district attorney lot Mar
ion county to enforce the law pro
hibiting stream pollution, passed.
It was by way of answer to a
petition from residents along
Pringle creek' who two weeks ago
asked the council to do something
to alleviate pollution of the creek.
Father Grateful
Boy Was Sent up
MEDFORD, Ore., May l.-ypfA
father arose - In circuit court to
day and thanked Judge H. D. Nor
ton for. sending his boy to the pen
itentiary. After Walter C. Clackus, 31,
Ashland, was sentenced to serve
sn Indeterminate term of not
more than three and a half years
on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses, his fatber
told tbe court:
"I want to thank the court for
Its decision. There was nothing
else to do. I hope tbe penitentiary
will cure the boy." . 1 . .
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Winston Churchill Recruiting
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-V.' -lttternMUonl Ulastrtttd JFswa Radiophof
Winston aorchCL spealdnf
That veteran British stateaman, Winston QiurchEl, turns recrultlnf -officer
as he addresses a large London crowd in behalf of the British i
army's drive for. rolunteers.
House Landslides
War Pension Bill
Only One" Votea Against
$18,751,000 More for
Vets, Dependents
WASHINGTON, May
Wlth only one dissenting vote, the
house approved today a bill to In
crease or start paying pensions
and benefits to nearly 10,000
World war veterans and SO. 000
widows, orphans and dependent
parents.
If the senate and president ac
cept the legislation, the govern
ment will start paying out an ad
ditional S18.7S1.000 the first
year.
The provision affecting the lar
gest number of individuals 37.
000 veterans would require a
former soldier to be listed as at
least 10 peTenrndlsabled"irSe
were wounded In action.
The bill would increase pensions
for widows and orphans and grant
them to parents ot veterans who,
at the time of their deaths, had
any disability "directly or pre
sumptively incurred in or aggra
vated by service in the World
war."
The measure would Increase the
pension of a widow from-1 21 to
$30 a month and ot a widow with
one child from $38 to $48. Par
ents would get $25 each, if both
survived, or $45 If one survived.
PP&L Earns Dividends
PORTLAND, May l-ifr-A, net
income of $928,8(9 for the year
ending March 1 was reported by
the Pacific Power and Light com
pany. The amount was equal to
$1.75 a share on 7 per cent pre
ferred stock and $1.60 a share on
the $8 preferred stock.-
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Japanese Village
Vanishes, uake
Aikawa 1 Shaken Into Sea.
Report r Death Roster .
Is yet Unknown
TOKTO, May 2-(Tuesday)-ff)
-Police of Aklta prefecture today
resorted the entire village ot Aik
awa, 19 homes on - the northers
coast, had disappeared into the
sea daring an earthquake yester
dav that took at least 1 lives
la other parts ot northern Japan.
Details ot the disaster at Aik
awa were lacking, but police said
the village vanished when the
coastline crumbled between Cape
Nyodo and Lagoon Hachiro
Hundreds of persons were miss
ing or injured as authorities corn
Dieted their first check ot the
1 1 quake area. More than 1 000
homes were destroyed or badly
damaged by the earth shocks
which seismologists said were the
strongest since 114.
A reservoir above the port city
of Funakawa collapsed, spilling
millions ot gallons ot water. Wit
nesses said seven homes nearby
were engultedV ;
, The tremblors, more than SO
coming, at three-minute intervals,
sent 60,000 residents of Aklta
fleeing into open-spaces about the
town. s
Birthday Party Closes
As Bouse Burns Down
BROWNSVILLE. May l.-(P)-A
birthday party for Mrs. W. C.
Cooley, bed-fast Invalid, ended in
destruction of her home by tire
yesterday. She was carried out.
uninjured. r
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PEtiSOtlAL AND FIIA II0UE LOAtIS
AUD .LOAUS FOlt OTHER IIEEDSI
-fifty o$ 42 uutcfcu
OF PORTLAND
i'-XKt UADta IN OtiaOM IN HNANCINO
1 nduisfnrma ns nimM
RJost State Cities
Drop in Building
Portland Gains in April ;
' Salem Second Despite
Losa From 1938
PORTLAND, May l.-PV-While-
Portland bulldinr " sennits tor
April soared. Klamath Falls. Eu
gene, Grants Pass : ana saiem
howed declines today.
Portland permits totaled 1735,
730, more than $100,000 above
March and about 1250,000 great
er than a year ago.
Grants Passnowed-totality
tlx.5Kfl.eomnared to. $20,615
year ago, but showed a gain over
March, which brought $8610. '
IOamathralbr:iermlts -were
Sts.401. comoared to $79. $80 in
March and S59,$l In April. 1988.
Salem Shows fo9,25V
Salem nermits were worth $69,-
259 for April, against $92,875 a
year ago- ': i -' ' ' r
Eugene ran more than siw.uuo
under parallel figures for 1938,
with $31,402 in permits recorded
tor April. . -::(."'.' '
Bank clearings were not com
piled In other towns, but Portland
showed $128,145,308 for April.
about five million-dollars above a
year ago.
Other business figures for tne
month ' here showed flour ship
ments at approximately 250,000
barrels, nearly 1 4 5 ,0 0 0 barrels
more than March; lumber at 12,
041.130 board feet, a decrease of
nearly 11,000,000, and wheat
shipments of about 3,000,000
bushels, a slight Increase ' over
March. - r -
Carina Aid Flyer
is ISeverely Hurl
MONTGOMERY, Ala.. May 1.
-OPHJeerely i n j a r e d as' her
plane, ''Spirit or New cnina," .
crashed, Hilda Ten, pretty Chinese
girl flier, regained consciousness
tonight, turned in her hospital
bed and said I would gladly die
for the cause. ;
Her monoplane fell near Mont
gomery in an attempted take off
from a field where she landed to
ask directions.
Miss Yen. 25-year-old niece of ;
Dr. W. W. Yen, former Chinese
ambassador to the United States-
waa en r o u t e from Mobile to
Birmingham, Ala., on a tour of
America in behalf of Chinese war
refugees.
Her face was badly cut, requir
ing numerous stitches.
Stream Pollution
Grants Approved
WASHINGTON. May l.-()-A
bill for federal grants to encour
age stream purification won sen
ate approval today. -
Before passing tbe measure, in
troduced by Senator Berkley (D
Ky) the senate rejected proposals
to compel states, cities and private
industry to take steps to eliminate
pollution. The Berkley bill now
goes to the house.
The measure would establish a
division of water pollution control
m iu uniiea oiaiea puoiie neaiin
service which could make grants
or loans tor ap to one third of the
cost of purification projects 'un
dertaken by public bodies or pri
vate Individuals.
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