. .; i ; : - .. ... .. . .!"" ' . """"" I J ' . 111 ' 111 111111 Sunday Features ".The . Oregon ! Statesman, " emly Mid-Willamette Taller . i Partly clondy today and Thursday with scattered light . showers. Temperatnre above normal. Tuesday temp, max. 7; mln. 43. Rain 0. Slyer .1 foot. SSW wind. ewspaper with a Bnnday edition, la proud of Its many t Sunday features. EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday. Morninj:, May 10, 1930 Pric 3c; Newsstands 5e No. 38 ID) 1 rrn mmm ureal CMP Peace Plea of i Pope Receives liBnse "Sympathetic" Reception Keported in Berlin; ; Warsaw Is Silent Both Factions Hope for Soviet Cordiality; Britain Arming ' (By the Associated Press) ' Vatican news serrlce disclosed Tuesday that Pope Plus XII had Initiated negotiations "through normal diplomatic contacts" in various capitals in- an effort to help Europe keep the peace. ' The more got a "distinctly sym pathetic" reception- In German f or- eign office circles. In addition to Berlin, the pope was bellered to have . contacted London. Paris, Rome and War- saw. through his - envoys with some definite plan for, relieving the current world tension and maintaining peace. - Diplomatic ; circles in. Paris re ported France and Britain had left to Poland the making of a final decision on whether to act on the Vatican's efforts. Observers In Warsaw considered Poland's position on the matter as delicate. It was pointed out that Poland is ' strongly Catholic, but at the same time Is averse to any thing other than direct negotia tions in settling foreign problems. Von Ribbentrop to Report to Hitler ' The move came at a time when Germany Is engaged In Intense diplomatic activity in both Europe and Asia. Foreign Minister Joa chim : Ton Ribbentrop, returning after arranging the new Rome Berlin military and political alli ance, was on his way to Chancel lor Hitler's Berchtesgaden moun tain retreat to report. - The fuehrer's right hand -man, Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Qoer ing, was en route to nationalist Spain to strengthen German ties there, and officials In Berlin stu died relations with Japan. - 1 ' The foreign ministers of Nor way, Sweden, Finland and Den mark, meeting in : Stockholm to consider Germany's offer of last week of- mutual, non-aggression ' treaties, charted a course of strict neutrality. Although they did not announce outright rejection, of Germany's offer, they said their policy "ex cludes them from being the ob ject of any political combination whatever of the powers." They agreed to let each country decide for itself whether to accept Ger many's offer. Russia appeared to be possibly on the "road to better relations with Poland as a result of the ar rival in Warsaw of Vladimir P. Potemkln, first assistant commis sar for soviet foreign affairs, Moscow Dissatisfied At British Proposal - At the same time, however, in Berlin - nail " officials admitted friendship negotiations were un derway between Berlin and Mos cow, In the Busslan ; eapltaV soviet officials indicated, dissatisfaction with counterproposal with which Britain had answered a Russian suggestion for a Russian-British- " French alliance. The London government an-1 Bounced plans to put Britain on a seml-mobillzatlon basis, explaining . that "hostilities now are undertak en without notice. War Secretary Leslie "Hore - Belisha announced that army, navy and airforce re serves ; would be i called up by notches for. training ,ln rotation between June and October. The nation "must sleep on Its haver sack," he said, v Bund Under Probe NEW YORK, May -CrVA Uf Inquiry into the affairs of the pro nasi German-American bund was disclosed today when District At torney Thomas E. Dewey's office announced it had seised records of the bund and five affiliated organisations in the course of an investigation of certain alleged grand larcenies ; The announcement followed a complaint by Frits Kuhn, national bund leader, that he returned from Los Angelei Tuesday to find that "abODt a dozen men, de scribing themselves as representa- had raided his hendouarters with out search- warrants - and confis cated "Important papers and tiles and $1180 in currency." No AntlNeiro Activity , , Final Miami Ballot MIAMI, Fla., May f-(ff-Mayor E. G. Sewell was returned to of fice today in a run-oft primary that ended without demonstra ttnnaj each as . occurred ' in tho trmt TiHmnrv m. week aco when white robed men paraded through - tho terro section warning negroes UoodKesf In Larceny to t'Z TZ S- Sou" Second R eor Proposal T 0 Bi-Pf - McNary Approves but Taber Whb Opposed Previous Resronpine Hints at Appropriations for new Agencies WASHINGTON, May 9- (AP) With most imrjortant congressional elements expressing' approval, President Roosevelt transmitted to Capitol hill today his second gov ernment reorganization plan, transferring, regrouping or abolishing nearly a score of federal executive agencies. - . ine cnanges proposed would saving oi si,zoo,uvu. rnncipauyo they included: Transfer of - the foreign com merce service of . the commerce department and of .the foreign agricultural service of the agri culture department to the depart ment of state and their consolida tion there. - Abolition of the national bi tuminous coal commission and transfer of its functions to the secretary of the interior. Abolition of the national emer gency council and transfer of Its functions to the White House, with the exception of its motion picture and radio activities. These go to the office of education in the new federal security admini stration. Mr. Roosevelt acted under the new government reorganization (Turn to Page 2, Col. I) Vern E. Mclntyre Called Suddenly Accountant Well Known as Former Associate in Salem Theatres ; Vera E. Mclntyre, 46, account ant for the state" liquor commis sion for the-last two years and formerly associated wth George B. Guthrie in the management of the Oregon and Elslnore theatres, died suddenly of a heart attack shortly before 7 o'clock Tuesday night. Mr. Mclntyre had worked Tues day forenoon but had gone home at noon after reporting that he felt ill. Born in Banton, ND, Mr. Mc lntyre served in the marine corps in the World war; was married in 192 S at San Francisco to Faith Downs and came to Salem the same .year. He was associated with Mr. Guthrie in the theatres here from that time until 1930. Later he was connected with the re ceivership of a national bank at Albany, returning to v Salem in 1935. At the time of his death he was secretary treasurer of the Blue Ridge Oil company, in which a number of Salem people are in terested. Mrs. Mclntyre survives him; there were no children. Funeral arrangements, in charge of the Rigdon mortuary, have not been completed. Southern Oregon Has Sparing Rain :? - gJf vt;Y . (By the Associated ' Press) - Bain earns sparingly to southern Oregon today but the rest of the state- watched a withering sun ex tend the most severe spring drought on record. . .4 . Klamath county's warmest wea ther of the year and a six-week dry spell ended simultaneously in a brief downpour measuring .02 of an inch.4 : The thermometer, had climbed to 82 degrees. r ' i i l - A shower extending only a few miles beyond the city limits dam pened Roseburg. It measured . of an. inch.' Showers fell spottlly between Roseburg and Eugene, i About .01 of an inch of rain, ac companied by lightning, occurred at Grants Pass where the tempera ture mounted to 11 degrees Mon day. A light shower came to Med ford after the temperature rose to II degrees, the highest in Ore gon yesterday.; ;'' : ; ' Meuiodtets ; Departure; ; Salem Methodist ministers yes terday indicated their sorrow that Bishop Titus Lowe la to leave the i Portland area, but at the same j time expressed their pleasure oyer appointment of Bisnop wauace ib. Brown of Chattanoora. Tehn to be his successor in this field. The assignments were made Mon day at the Methodist uniting con ference in Kansas -City. "Bishop Lowe has been one of the finest bishops Xre ever known. He is not only a dynamic, awake individual with vision, but a fear less leader," commented Dr. J. E. MllUgan, pastor of ' the v run Methodist church. Bishop Lowe has riven a srreat service to this area. Dr. Minigan asserted, v Bishop Brown is familiar to Jlethoifcla, ii be' presld- lizcitioni Support san Groups Strategy of Fichlinff result, he said, in an annual School Budget to ared Soon Board Makes Transfers to Wipe' out Overdrafts' Totaling $5339 With 1938-39 budgetary over drafts totaling 85339.89 'removed by authorising fund transfers, the Salem school board last night named the 1939-40 citizens' bud get committee- and requested the school clerk to have his estimates ready for consideration at the next meeting. Clerk W.H. Burghardt in re porting the overdrafts said the district had 839,178.97 in cash and 818,548.20 in warrants held on hand. The transfers to be made to clear up the fund deficits were referred to Burghardt and Super intendent ' Silas Galser after the latter had protested the clerk's proposal, to utilize an unexpended 82000 in the library fund. The new budget committee con sists of George H. Grabenhorst, Chester M. Cox, Harley O. White, Dr. H. H. dinger and William J. En tress with Don Upjohn and D W. Eyre as alternates. Repainting of the dinger and Leslie- swimming t pools was .or dered in anticipation of an early June opening of the city play grounds program. City water will be utilized to fill the Olinger pool this year for the first time, with the former Mill creek supply to be abandoned. A new policy of exchanging teachers with other cities was ad opted subject to the restriction (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Sprague to Speak At WU Graduation Governor Charles A. Sprague wiu be the commencement speak er at exercises for the 1939 class of Willamette university, - sched uled for Saturday afternoon, June 10, it was announced Tuesday night, the governor having ac cepted late In the day the invita tion extended by the class. Governor Sprague is a trustee of the university. ; : Commencement week will open Sunday. June . 4, with the bacca laureate services. President Bruce R, Baxter delivering the sermon. Various clash functions will take place In the week following which will be examination week for the students tn general. It was indicated Tuesday that the graduating class would num ber a little short of 100 seniors. being - slightly larger than the 1IS8 class. Salem Car Theft 4 Solved ROSEBURG, Ore., May 9-jP- Thefts of four automobiles were believed solved today by Sergeant Pail Sarsons, of the state police, who" said two Longview, Wssh youths, Daniel W. Ross, 18, and Delbert E. Wilson, if, had ad mitted the crimes. ;' i f Parson said they drove a stolen car to Salem from Longview, stole another at Salem and toured the city with, it, then picked up an other, abandoning the first, and same here, where they stole still a fourth ear, going on to Medford. They were caught at Grants Pass as they doubled back. ' - i V y AS wv W: Brown 'Praised A fir th annual Oreron ME conference In June, 1128. Dr. MU- Ugan cnaraetenses eisnop isrown u m. kratlierlT man. with ' k. great deal of experience, and one whom all will like. , . :-:J Takw T vnn I TTaaiI nfltnf nf aJ aa ami " Jason Lee - chureh, - expressed his pleasure at learning; mat cisnop Brown is to come west. Rer. Wood has known him - for years, first When the now bishop was district Sunday school superintendent in New York, and again when he was nxtnr nf fhm UK ehntvh whlla Rer. Wood was attending Syracuse ... a ek . -s v--- university in ew xora. f ...... T am anrrv to p Bishon Lowe go, but at the same time am glad. since ne aas waniea vr oo neaxr his people, that he was aslgned Be Prep Debate Lively On War Issues ; At Unity Meet Landon Loses Tilt Over 4 Objector" Policy of " Methodist Church Sees Inconsistency "With Munitions Plea; new , Divorce Rule Made . KANSAS CITY, May 9-Of-Alt M. Landon led an unsuccessful fight on the floor of the Methodist uniting conference tonight to re fer back to committee a proposal pledging support of the new Meth odist church to any. of its mem bers who are "conscientious ob jectors" to war. ' i - - By a substantial majority the conference adopted the social creed of the new church, containing the "conscientious objector" clause, after deleting one section support ing "social planning." Landon, 1938 republican presi dential nominee and a conference delegate, moved to refer the sec tion along with one : already in committee and not yet acted upon, proposing that the uniting confer- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1 J" Carl R. Gray Is Discovered Dead Headed Union Pacific but Began Career Earning Less Than Nothing WASHINGTON, May .-p-A heart aUment caused the death to day of Carl R. Gray, whose youth ful enthusiasm ' for railroading earried him to top positions ! the industry. Z :' '-' . ' Gray was 71 and vice chair man of the Union Pacific railroad, whose presidency he resigned more than a year ago. He was found dead in bed by his secre tary, Chris Rossworm. Gray was born September 28, 1867, at Princeton, Ark., the son of a mathematics teacher at the University of Arkansas. Because he appeared to be in weak health. Gray ended his formal education with preparatory school and began working at the Fayetteville, Ark., station of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad. Gray got no salary, but instead paid a telegrapher $5 a month to teach him the trade until he quali fied as a relief operator. From that post he advanced quickly and became adivision su perintendent at the age of 30. Sub sequently Gray became president of the Spokane, Portland and Se attle line and the Oregon Electric railway in 1911, president of the Great Northern line in 1912, presi dent of the Western and Maryland in 1914 and president of the Un ion Pacific in 1820. Mrs. Harrietts Gray, the widow, was honored as the "American Mother of 1937" by the Golden Rule foundation of New York, : For Sunday Mail . Two additional postal services for this city were announced yes terday by Postmaster Hi R. Craw ford. .. . Effective next Sunday, a Sun day pickup will be made in all street boxes ' in the residential district around 4 o'clock In the afternoon. Exact time will be re corded on the box as soon as pos sible. Heretofore . Sunday pickup has been confined to ' the down town district, j.-i Also, for accommodation of us-, ers of the West Salem and Holly wood , sub-offices of the Salem postoffice, a pickup is being made after . p. m. each day. This is already in effect, and tires resi dents in' these districts an oppor tunity to post mail up to p. ra. each day and be assured it .will go out that night i i f President Insists I On Tax to Offset Bigger Farm Fund . WASHINGTON." Hay !.--Asserting congressional leaders had failed to redeem a promiao to compensate for .increased farm benefit payments by, increased taxes last session,-r President Roosevelt advised reporters today to ask - them whether increased farm funds just toted Ij the sen ate would be so offset :' " ' His remarks were evoked by a question on C the 8380,000.000 voted into the farm appropriation bill for the next fiscal year by the senate. ' ' ' " : Meanwhile,-, a heated dispute between southern senators on the administration plan for subsidis ing cotton exports in an effort to reduce the .big surplus in that commodity delayed, final passage it the taeaiurt; - i- - ' - One More Pickup PLANE CRASH Wit- 1 iiiffiijt Wreckage of the plane in which Mr. : it p were killed near Snoqualmie Pass, Wasbingtont Photo shows the Ylclims bodies had to bo kwereL-IIN photo. Schools to Qose After Noon Today County Offices Also Close During Funeral Hour of Mrs. Fulkerson - All schools in Marion county are asked by the county court to close this afternoon and court bouse offices to dose at 2 p. m., the funeral hour, in respect to the memory of Mary L. Fulkerson, County, superintendent who died at her home Monday morning. County offices will reopen follow ing the services ' Last rites for the veteran Mar lon county school leader will be said at the Clough-Barrlck chapel at 2 o'clock with Rev. F. C. Stan nard officiating. Burial will fol low in the Zena cemetery. The court has not and will not consider its task of appointing a successor to Mrs. Fulkerson until after today, Judge J. C. Slegmund said yesterday. ''You can't find anyone who can enfrrely nil . Mrs. Fulkerson's place," the Judge commented. Mrs. Fulkerson served aa coun ty superintendent for 19 years. - The Salem public schools will not.be closed this afternoon dur ing the funeral, of the late Mary L. Fulkerson, county superintend ent but teachers who were close ly acquainted with her and desire to attend the services will be per mitted to do so, the school board decided last night-An appropriate resolution - commemorating Mrs. Fulkerson's services to the county was ordered spread on the min utes. Fisherman Burns ToDeatliinBoat ASTORIA, Orei Mayl-Cm- rThe first fatality of the fishing season was IrerLygerson, Astoria ;illnetter, who died today but not the way of most s seamen. He burned to death before nearby fishermen could save him from his boat which caught firs when a stove exploded. . E. Grosby 7eoV Singer LOS ANGELES. May l(s.Er- erett Crosby, brother and manager of Singer Blng Crosby, was mar ried here today to Catherine Guth erie, singer and actress. -known professionally, as Florence George. Sports LITTLE ROCK, Ark4 May' f CfVDIck Lanahan. lanky Chatta nooga lefthander, pitched a no- hit no-run game here tonight as the Chattanooga team -defeated Little Rock in a Southern associ ation game, 4-0. -r;V STOCKTON, Callt. May l-iff- Chuck croweli, 218-pound Los An geles battler, scored, s technical knockout victory over Ford Smith, 214, Montana veteran, in the fifth round of a scheduled 10-rounder hera-ioaight ' " WIPES OUT OREGON FAMILY J: a. and Mrs. Cecil Olinger of Milton.' Man Refused Aid Injured hy Bomb In Relief Office SAN JOSE, Calif., May 9-6P- An apparent attempt to bomb the state relief office here shattered windows and plaster today . and critically injured Prlmo Trombel lo, 34, who recently had been de nied aid because he had a bank balance. Several bystanders were deaf ened by the explosion but none was Injured. About SO persons were in the immediate vicinity. Chief of Police J. N. Black said he was informed the crudely-made weapon exploded as Trombello en tered the doorway of the crowd ed office and shouted "Look!" Trombello fell forward into the room, his ' right arm shattered. Hospital attendants gave him a 50-60 chance to live. "Hi Yo, Silver" Is Debated in Court LOS ANGELES, May I-(ff)-Buck Jones, film cowboy; eon tended In federal court -here to day he was the original "Hi yo. Silver" shouter and asked $250, 000 damages from Republic stu dio on the ground that it is steal ing his .stuff. Jones testified the studio's se rial, ''Lone Ranger,", was copied from his .work ' and that of his mount. Silver, in numerous west ern pictures. " f. :.. N6 DeathTenalty In Wheeler Case SEATTLE, May !-AVProsecn- tors Deputy John M. Schermer said' the state would not ask the death penalty for Leslie Thomas Wheeler, 53, who pleaded guilty today to first degree ' murder of Mrs. Daisy Mae Tillotson Moore, 50, found beaten to death, near Auburn, Wash.; last winter. - . He previously pleaded Innocent Mrs. Moore's home was Oregon City, Ore. . , .--k Hop: Control Boards Meet; J Report to Be Made Today Accomplishment of the hop con trol board and the allocation com mittee, both In session, here yes terday, win be announced today by a special committee appointed to prepare the report following adjournment' b . 'T. ' : Grower,- grower-dealer, dealer and brewer members of the board were all in attendance, some com ing from New York city, tor this session. Also : attending ; were George H. NahstoH, Portland, and E. L. Market, San Francisco, both with the AAA, and E. Clemens Horst San Francisco, largest hop grower in this country.. V a C W. Psulus, Salem, manag ing .. agent - of the hop . control board, presided at the sessions. : Fifteen of the II control board eemb,ers jreie- rrtseat, aal he All .;. t it v-"- Ore.; and their dauchter Dixie. almost sheer cliff down: which the ; Chiirch Centenary Observance Opens Archbishop and Governor Are Among Speakers at Large Banquet PORTLAND, Ore May -)-The Catholic church's work of teaching sound morals oversha dows the simple fact that the church brought religion into Ore gon and the northwest 100 years ago, Governor Charles A. Sprague told 650 at a banquet on the pro gram of the centenary celebration tonight Governor Sprague, Archbishop John J. Mitty, San Francisco, and others recounted the history of the Catholic church in Oregon, and Archbishop Edward D. Howard of Portland said the purpose of the centenary was to enable the church to acknowledge the indebtedness to the past, prove worthy of the past and not unworthy of the fu ture. - Humor took Its place on the program when Archlbishop Mitty responded to Mayor Joseph K. Carson of Portland who, in wel coming the - numerous' church (Turn to Page 8, Col. 2) Anti-FaUPiimary Petition Received First completed petition on the referendum of the ' legislature's bin changing the primary election day from May to September was filed at the Marlon county, clerk's office yesterday by Ivan Magee, who circulated the paper on Wood burn route one.-The petition bore 39 signatures. ... 4 V . The referendum more is being sponsored by the Oregon "state grange and the state federation of labor. ! . . - :-.. ,.i Under the legislative enactment the primary election day would be changed from the third Fridayia May to the first Wednesday after the first Monday, In -September. -; llth, A. S, Gibbons of Sacramen to, was accounted for by bis alter nate, George D. Beitsei, grower of Elk Grove, Calif. Other board members here were; - Growers: Edward H. Peterson, r; Santa Rosa; Warren Brown. Uklah.' Calif.; W. H. Anderson, Eugene, Dv J. Col lins, Independence, Fred Kaser, Silterton: J. R. Rutherford and B. DVMcKelheer, both of Yakima. - Dealer; members: Ludwig " 8. Lyon and Robert Opponhelm, both New York city. ' ::--- to: " ;- Grower , dealers i Louis Lach- mund, Salem. John L Haas, Wash ington. DC. - Brewer members: O. L. Becker, Oxden. Utah: , Irving j; Solomon, Chicago: Paul Esselborn, Clndn- naU, Ohio; O. C GoerL Oakland, Ctl'S- . ... - - , , ' 4 ' 1 an 3 sr!-.,- 4ii f I .avT-- .S , 9 It ' of . ' " '" 1 - r Trt .f ,,. T C.:f-i ,r '; Imaginary Line Deadline Is 8 Tonight f . Gangs Still ; Refuse - " to Work Cargo ' President Hints Further Action if Coal Issue Not Closed Today PORTLAND, May 9 - () - The Portland waterfront employers as sociation said today it would close this port at 8 a.m. Thursday unless longshoremen begin loading the freighter William Luckenbach 24 hours earlier.. The threat was delivered to rep resentatives of the International Longshoremen's and Warehouse men's union (CIO) as dock work ers continued to respect an ima glnary picket line around the ship. The Luckenbach ship was pick eted last week by the CIO Mart-, time Office Workers union in pro test to an asserted failure by the company to comply with a nation al labor relations board order to reinstate three members with back Pr The line disappeared when aa injunction was issued, and one picket was arrested tor disregard-, ing it Eight Gangs Sent, All Refuse Work : Eight gangs of dock workers were dispatched twice today te the Luckenbach terminal, but each time the men refused to work, the longshore hiring hall reported. The tieup is Portland's sixth and Oregon's ninth since the first of the-year. The last port closure by employers here was Not. 11. . The waterfront was a . hive of activity with 27 vessels In port and five more due hourly. WASHINGTON, May 9-rV-Ia language which sounded much like an ultimatum. President Roose velt announced today he had asked coal operators and union officials for a quick settlement of the bi tuminous coal deadlock. The request was made at a con ference in his office, attended by five leaders of the United Mino workers, five mine operators and Secretary of Labor Perkins. Mr. Roosevelt advised newsmen later he had told the disputants the public good demands an immedi ate resumption of mining and that by tomorrow night ' they ahould work out a method for reopening the mines. The president spoke with unus ual vigor and emphasis as he in formed the reporters of the con versation, his voice rising to an indignant pitch when he asserted the two factions had agreed on. every point at issue except one, and were agreed in principle on that They had, he said, only te settle the details of that one point to reopen the mines. Agree la Principle I pon Last Detail . On that point he added, they agreed that there should be a ver tical, or Industrial, union in the mines and that for purposes of collective bargaining the - United Mine Workers should be recog-'. nixed aa that anlon-VThey had not, he said, been able to work out tho details for carrying that into. ef fect --,-.'---'si The . president's obvious insisu ence was such that many were left wondering; whether, Iran agree ment were not forthcoming by to morrow night or very soon there-, after,' he would intervene more definitely. In response, to a Ques tion on that point Mr. Roosevelt -said only that he was not looking that far ahead. . . The union officials and eoal men agreed to try. he said, adding that they would resume conversa tions with Dr. John R. Steelman, chief of the conciliation bureau of the department of labor, and that he, himself, was not taking over any part of the Job.' , Is In Auto Smashnp Floyd Tooley, of C44 South 12tb street, suffered injuries to his left arm above the elbow .which later necessitated amputation, when his ear went into the ditch near the Hayesrllle school on the Pacific highway north of Salem about t o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Too ley was taken to the Salem. Gen eral hospital where it was report ed , last night that his condition, was satisfactory . under the -circumstances. - " : - -. - A state police officer who in vestigated, reported-that Tooley went into the .ditch after narrow lj avoiding a collision with a large) passenger bus which was pulling into thfr service station at Hayes ville. Tooley was attended by the Salem first aid car crew. before be ing taken to the hospital. 1 EIUl Building Dams-ed ST. nSLENS, Ore May HiPr Flre, blamed on defective wiring, caused about 110,000 damage to the carrier shop of the Pope ft ; Talbot Lumber company - tcr!z -t Mangled v