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

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Newspaper Page TextPAGS TWO3''- US Takeover Plan Scanned ''Counter Revolutionary Movement to Halt Red I Coup Seen Continued from page D -right and prepare the plans for the cainpalgn. Campbell was on the witness und when the letter was entered in the record and In response to a question as to .-whether tba general" was Major General Vaev Horn Mosely, retired, said I aa sume to." tr .rw- Campbell . told the committee. bowrr, he had "dropped Death erage' when: I found oat what he was" and declared fce regarded the letter as containing "treason able utterances." Tne record showed that Camp bell testified to dissemination to carefully selected list , of about 40 persons of reports from Gil bert, that a troop of Jews were ; plotting the . overthrow of the ; American form of government. It was to offset this threat, : Campbell testified, that he and Gilbert circulated the information ; much of which Gilbert got from a waiter who overheard It in a New ; York club. , . j-. "I believe as you do that it . wu1 take military action to get , this gang out. Deatherage's let Xer ' to Campbell said, "and the . organization must be built around : a . propaganda organization now ! that can in a few hours be turned into a militant fighting force. : That's the idea of the boss also, but must be kept on the QT. "We do not need fascism or aasilsm, that is true but to my mind We will have fascism, call it . what, you may for there can be no solution to this except a dis ciplined force; under central lead . ershlp, and an economic program 4hat will put. these millions back tot work and "keep them there. i Campbell testified, that . Gilbert j had paid him about 8,000slnee the fall of 1937 and-had agreed tor lend him $5,000 to build a ! house - for- himself near Beech j Grove, Ky. - - ! fThe committee received word i today from Moseley who was in Brawley, Calif., that he would be glad to accept the committee's subpoena but that he " could not 1 possibly reach Washington , by Monday, the date tentatively set for his appearance. Oregonian Dead, v Waterhole Feud . (Continued from page 1) . 193 4 by Hutton, . his brother, rbomas, and his sister, : Irs. America . Sutherland. - - " .It was later determined that the i waterhole, essential to graz ing cattle, was 4 on -. government property. Dobkins' -fence .around the spring was cot and. tfee Hut tons' cattle 'were admitted. In 1 93 e. Dobkins sued the Hetton's . for $20,000 damages, claiming they had wasted water from the: life-giving spring. jtAt least three men died be fore flaming guns of unknown killers during the 13 years of struggle 0t,o t the - waterhole rights. In each case, grand juries were unable to determine the slayers. Dobkins death was the fourth. '.' . Bains and Snows rt General in State HI ( Continued Iron page 11 ed to have the job done to- as nijai ; or me. urai 01 ine weea Work of widening the cut on the esst edge of the lava beds ha ectnpleted but the highway re gains barricaded to permit the roadbed to dry. Snow and rain hare retarded this somewhat. The rainfall total here tor Sat urday waa not available last night, but Salem got its first real down pour in months yesterday. Not to be; classed with earlier showers. the rain was virtually a cloud burst, sending water flowing down cay streets in some areas. HOLDS FALSE TBETH ULvSLiJ WW ' JT O ft Wf IK SNNV? Often Months!; N DmwMil Dm.' XX4 plam hkbMw mm! iiniir ! ' IAST TO APftT. ft t MOMIY-SACK y Mk Ci Hmt HT Ukm Mew y:C) - 1 ' J-" I - 111 I I. f T. T. Jam, KB,, O. Cm L iK tetltV "reaedJes;lor aUme&Uy tl t r:;c2,- ver fcllney, skin. I'.a, 1, glands, A vrUary-sys-.t 3 cf men women, n yean !u irtica. Katirc-ithlc Physl c ins. Ask V you." : Neighbors a Joat'CHAN I.AV.u. j- ZJIVm Court EU Comer Llber- f . C2ce open Tuesday Sat-: enlyr 1 A-Mto 1 P.M, ' 7 PJJU Consultation blood ?2re ft; urine, tests sxft free Motherly Sendoff for King ft i -: i A ' - ' " - ' ,f y- ' v : y .::'::.-.;'., .... 4 , Vv ' - Kmc Geerge and Queen Blotter llary This original picture from England shows Queen Mother Jatary kiss ing her son. King George VI of Great Britain, goodby as the British monarch and Queen Elizabeth departed front London on their Ca nadian and United States visit The two royal princesses, Elizabeth and lUrguret Rose, did not accompany the British rulers on their : trip. i -! :- Worry Cure Topic Of Speaker Here (Continued from page 1) lection of this official on the ba sis of efficiency rather than po litical Influence. A four-point basis for the pa role program was stressed dur ing the closing session, as fol lows: Families with' unruly children should be consulted and made to realize that something must be done to correct them. Real probation work when the delinquent child comes' before the Juvenile court. A pre-parole? program in the prison itself to prepare the ra rolee for his return to civil life. An adequate program with well trained supervisors to look after the parolee once he is lib erated. Additional phases of loclal work' discussed Saturday includ ed special services for handi capped children with Olive '.Vhlt- lock, director of public health nursing presiding. One of the speakers was Ralph Dugdale, su perintendent of the Portland schools.. Character building groups also met Saturday with Dr. H. C. Seymour, Oregon State college; Edward L. Curtis, Boy Scout re gional director,, and W. S. Cham bers, executive secretary, for the Portland T&lCA.givins addresses. At' the noon luncheon H. E. "Chamberlain, consulting psychia trist of the California state de partment of public .welfare, .Sac ramento, spoke' oh v'It ' Can't Happen to Social Workers." Ity Will Sid on Hood (Continued from page 1) them very well, at least those who have come in to see us. I think they are very fine and I hope they think the same of us." "Genuine friendliness and sym pathetic welcomes have been the most impressive features of Ameri ca," the prince said. That, and the large numbers of Scandinavians who have turned out at every stop made by the royal couple .on its trans-continental tour. Indians failed to impress the prince. For hot dogs, ice cream and pie "very nice. Neverthe less, the royal trunks have In creased to. St and will continue to Increase, mostly with "Indian things snd a lot of photographs they make nice remembrances.' 40 et 8 'Wreck' Initiates-" Seven Seven were Initiated by 40 et s as saiem voiture 163 held a wreck at the Marlon hotel last night that was attended by better than 100 Willamette valley mem bers. - -.-., i.-'.-.tl - - Tlannery of Salem. Harry Hum phrey of Sta'yton,and Edward H. "Wheeler and. Ben B, Price of Sll verton. ;:.vfkV-r'S - & "Y i ki-i- ueary ueisei, state grana cner. and Tom Collins, state secretary. attended.' : v - -' t -. Tillaxmbkf'BliAze Endangers ' Mill TILLAMOOK. May S O-iffV-MIU employes end Tillamook volunteer firemen -fought for two hours to day before. subduing: a fire at the Oregon 8hingl company's mill jMven mileseouth of here.. : V i Tae4las for' 4. time' threatened to destroy the-SSOM mile and-several, residences; Firemen believed spark from Unburn set the blase. The floss was cbafi&ed' to a fuel pfle t and- eouveyor system valued st si: y r. v Graber Bros..; Plumbing " , -?aa Itepelrlerk Norway KoyaJ G0R Solans Plan Nation Debt Week (Continued from page 1) istration would sponsor a spend ing program even though. Presi dent Roosevelt :; offered no pro posals himself, r 1 That they would encounter some democratic opposition was indicated Immediately. Senator Burke (D-Neb.),' said that federal spending has been unsuccessful as an aid to recovery. A reduction in government f ex penditures would tend to encour age business, he predicted, j , Tax talk came during the i day from both congressional and busi ness sources. 1 One report was that Chairman Harrison (D-Miss.) of the senate finance committee and Mr. Roose velt might agree on a compromise tax program which would cut the present 2 per cent undistributed profits tax to 1 H per cent. As outlined by informed per sons, the compromise program would call for corporation taxes ranging from 17 hi to 19 per cent. depending upon the amount of aividends distributed to stock holders. The present rates are 16H to 19 per cent. Under the projected compromise, the in crease In the base rate to 17 M per cent would be offset by modi fication of other taxes on business, 4 Idaho Convicts Slio From Cells a (Continued fro mpage 1) after the escape. He, said the only weapon he saw was a blackjack. The rancher said the road tak en by the convicts would lead to Drybuck hill. From there they could go over the mountains on narrow roads, either to Banks or Smith's ferry, or' could take, an' al most-unused trail leading orer West mountain to "Cascade. , All thrPA maris Intpranrt with the Payette highway leading from Boise to New Meadows.. Posses guarded all outlets to , the north and gradually closed In frOm the south, searching carefully ss they went. , . . Prison Warden P. C. Meredith said the prisoners -cut telephone wires between Ola and Sweet after they left Heavrins. , . . " OSC Juniors Say They're ; riot . All y Skittish Youths COBVAIXIS, Ore., May tQ.-VPi -Not all college students confine their thoughts to "goldfish, worms and Jitterbugs," the junior class at Oregon State college proclaimed today. -. Just to prove Its point, the class presented the ' college w 1 1 h an American Dag. r ?'. ; - "With the justle and bustle of campus aeunties,- many people believe youth today is losing tight of some higher, nobler, things In favor of goldfish, worms,' jitter bugs and what-not, Class Presi dent Earl SweeUand said. He declared most college stu dents, were mere youngsters when the' depression started, had never known a "normal" America, but saw Is the flag s guarantee of everything good m government and in life. '. : So far ae war la concerned, stu dents doat want it, SWeetland asserted, "but the youths of Ore gon State are loyal Americans and If It is necessary that our flag. In defense of American liberty, must go to- farthermost parts of the earth, it will not go alone so long as, Oregon statu men shall lire, FarHiTJeifers Clip oat indlcas yourDinion witb an JMXw and rmfl to ifety Vsive: Editor, The ! s Sijnwturei are cptional any pifxerejicfr gtntunent H ). Yes, I fsver larkiaaf' Meters ' for SsJecu S9 i if . Olav, Martha Metby5C00 Prince and Princess Accept Bouquets;' Generous , With Eandshakes (Continued from page 1) rhinestone . lapel 'ornament. The only jewelry she wore were a pearl necklace and single-pearl pendant ear rings. Bar nat was a white straw, pagoda shaped,' with black veil, and her cloves -were-black, apparently suede. . u V A trace of silver gray glimmered In. the black hair of tha ltgkt-com- plexioned, rosy-cheeked f u t u r e queen. .. . : . , ' ,, . . No outstretched Hand was too young or old, or too grimy for either-Olav or Martha to shako as they leaned out above the crowd. The princess crossed the platform to shake the hand of a small, gold- en-haired girl who, held aloft by her mother, had passed . a yellow roe up to the couple's attendant. As the train drew out of the sta tion, a radio announcer who had been, unable to reach the observation- car before boarded and the prlnco granted a brief interview before the ear picked up speed.- Tonseth and L. Klndblad, of SUrerton, wsa first saw Olav when the prince was but four years old, both greeted the couple la Norwe gian and were answered in the na tive tongue. Klndblad recalled that as s sail or in the Norwegian navy he had seen Olav disembark on his first visit to Norway. Mayor W. W. Chadwlck and T. A.! Windiahar, president of the chamber of commerce, greeted the prince and princess for the city of Salem and Victor A. Sather . for Sllverton. - Arrangements for the couple's pause here were made by Mayor Chadwick. Tonseth, O. D. MFroa ty Olson and Fred Bynon, rM WeefcradTteveals -I European Actions .. i ' : .,. . y (Continued from page 1) tions in London that the British cabinet probably would decide within a week in favor of a defi nite mutual aid agreement with Moscow. In Berlin, meanwhile, Adolf hit ler's newspaper Voelkischer Beo- bachter announced a -Germ an deci sion to build a "Siegfried line" for defense against Poland and the east. The nails already have the formidable Limes line on the west ern frontier facing France. This announcement followed i dictum in nasi newspapers by Pro paganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels that "Danzig and the Polish corridor (Pomorze) have been placed on the debating agen a - Berlin observers took fnaf to mean Germany wouia proceea with renewed pressure on Poland to' yield to nazl demands for Dan zig and a sovereign right of way across the corridor. . Also significant were the simul taneous declarations by Premier Mussolini and his nazl partners of the "unshakeability" of the Rome- Berlin military alliance to be signed Monday. ' Mussolini, speaking at Cuneo, taly, declared: "This bloc, (form ed by j the alliance) formidable in men and arms, wants peace but is ready to impose it in case the great conservative and reactionary democracies should try to halt our Irresistible march." Wife of Farmer Held for Killing CRAB ORCHARD, Ky., May 20 -(tfVDeputy Sheriff Ray Wilson said a county constable was shot and killed on a crowded street In this Bluegrass Country town lato today by s tenant farmer's wife who held a baby with one' hand while she fired a pistol with the other. - . The constable, Larkln Staple ton. It, fell dead on a. sidewalk. Two hours later a woman booked as Mrs. Reba Simpson, ' 22, and her husband, Everett Simpson, 24, Fall Lick farmer, were formally charged with murder. County Judge John Menifee ordered them jailed without bond. Wilson said that when Simpson resisted - arrest on a drunkenness charge, he went to the constable's aid but the woman, holding s three-month-old baby, drew a pis tol from her husband's pocket and llred.- Popc Pins Issues Pardon VATICAN CITY. Msy 20.-4P) Tne oniy prisoner in tne Vatican City jail, Mario Polltl. was freed recently by a pardon from Pope PissXlL Polltl, 2S. was sentenced last December to four years and four months on conviction of embexzl- Ing 108,009 lire (about SSMOt) as a Vatican library bookkeeper. Accident It Fatal PLAINS, Moat, May 2MpV-L C. Currie, 42, trainman for. the Montana . Logging eompany, was killed last night when his auto mobile skidded and turned ever when he .was - returning to his ranch near Arlec The widow snd two children survive. ; Questionnaire . Oregon SUtesinsJi, $4letfv Ore.! bat addresses are desired to sEow between; Solera and out-of-town ft y J . C Ncy I W?rParLv,;; a. fas .tletexi; ctvEs22L. d dill 0 0 U ...la ths Ncxst MILWAUKEE. May 2 0.-UFV- Clrcuit Judge William F. Shaugh essy today denied divorces to two "fishing widows" who cited ' their hjubxnds frequent fishing trips as cause for divorce. Said the judge: "Fishing la a wholesome recrea tion which husbands are entitled to enJoy. A urits who objects to her husband going fishing is un reasonable and OTer-exacung. . . ALBEMARLE, NC, May 20-(Xy-ihn 'Stoker doesn't need a fancy ffshtas tackle or even ttook. He says h has a dot that dives after fish sd feeiace then to the bask. ALBUQUERQUE, NM, May 20- (jfy-Charlie Hamlin, fire-eater in a carnival sideshow, suffered first and second degree burns tonight when a grass skirt he was -wearing became Ignited during a perform ance. Hospital attendants reported his condition serious. Hamlin Lwas waving a naming torch, with which he was going to toss fire Into his mouth, when the jsklrt caught fire. . . . . LOS ANGELES, Calif &mj 90w-iP-CoyoCee will do the work of WPA rodeat exterwda aUoa workers if Coaaty Swper Tisor William A. Smith has his way. - I . - . Theoaaty pays a f 1 bounty am coyotes. Bat Smltfi repotted the tmals caa do the work of WPA men In exterminating groand squirrels, pack rats, go phera and other pests.' His aag gestioa of allowiag coyotes free reiga and recall of WPA men Is am d e r consideration by the board of supervisors. Crowd Turns out For Lamb Exhibit 4.. I' MONMOUTH -A large erAwd turned out for the fat lamb show sponsored by the Monmouth chamber of commerce here : Sat urday, with H. A. Lindgren, O. M. Nelson and O. H. OUvet of Oregon State college assisting. Claude Wlnegar headed the chamber of commerce commit tee: Perry Carmlchael's entry won first place in junior exhibits of medium wool lamb, and Bob Lawrence's.-long wool lamb took first place; They shared cham pion and grand champion hon ors, i In the open classes, Eldon Riddell gained most of the top awards, with William Riddell breaking into the blue ribbon class also. In sheep dog trials the entry of Edward Gath of Turner won first place and L. E. McCaleb of Monmouth second. State Wheat to Price Raise CORVALLIS, Ore., May 2Q-iR)-Oregon wheat prices tindery the new 1939 government loan' pro gram will be, seven cents higher than last year, N. C. Donaldson, state executive officer of the agri cultural adjustment administra tion said today. Last year's basis for loans on No.i 1 soft white wheat at Port land was 67 cents, less freight and four cents handling charges from country points. This season, the loan basis will be 73 cents at Port land, less freight and three cents handling charges. Loan rates this year will aver age between 75 and 80 per cent of farm wheat prices for the last 10 years, Donaldson -said. Loans are available to any farmer keeping within his wheat allotment. Most of. the 1939 loan wheat taken over by the government will be exported. . Death of Cattle Mystifies Expert ENTERPRISE. May 20.-UPH Death of seven head of valuable cattle on the ! Craig ranch near here puzzled authorities today. j A state college expertsuspected poisoning. A telephone line -was built some time ago snd s pre servative applied to the posts but the application was covered So ar to prevent, contact with a poisos In the chemical. .The possibility existed that some of the chemical was dropped on the ground near the posts and was in grass eaten by the cattle. orato Correct diagnosis Is only the first step fa its treat meat Make Doctor's pcescrlp ttora will be prop "erty compounded, by bringing it to V SCILIEFER'S DHUG STORE ' Phone. ;i f Wo;. WAHeadRepKes To Zylstra Words Salem Man's Accusations of Inefficiency Are Answered Criffilli PORTLAND. May 20.-WV Charges by Nlklaa J. Zylstra, Sa lem, of WPA Inefficiency were an swered today by State Admlnis trator E. J. Griffith with the us sertlon "Zylstra la a former em ploye of the-WPA whose record of employment was unsatisfactory. Zyistra's accusations were con tained in a letter to the Oregon ian on April 10. In reply, Griffith said: "Our agent i talked to Mr. Zyl stra at some length, 'and at the conclusion of ! their meeting Zyl stra again reiterated that he had no knowledge or knew of no indi cation of any fraudulent or crim lnal Irregularities, stating- that his fcmplainta were all against the a m m mm - a. a . 4 auegea inecueieni aamuusirauon of the local program. ' f Zylstra said "mSrried women whoso husbands are employed' at high salaries are In the adminis trative off lee of the local (Salem ) WPA unit and I am sure they are employed all over the sate." Griffith replied. No woman is knowingly employed In any capa city in the WPA if her husband is likewise employed. The adminis trator asserted salaries paid in the WPA's executive positions were "consistently and substan tially lower , than salaries which private Industry would pay for similar work and responsibility." To a charge that many "soft jobs are filled by relatives of tho administrative officers." Griffith said "instances where even distant relatives of WPA administrative rm:m tw r -sS'r ' al Only 5v..i. 1 . tss. mi sawder FM.A. Supervision Construction -Inspected 1020 NORTH COMMERCIAL EUROPE'S NEWS For IMPARTIALLY O FAIRLY o LOUIS J I 1 Prize ,- . 'w v- . : IVL ITk" cf fleers have' been employed' in any capacity of the WPA are ex tremely rare snd have always been discouraged." ' Mother Arraigned For Baby Murder SAN FRANCISCO. May 20.-ff) -Mrs. Dorothy Newman Strain, 23, was arraigned today on a charge of murdering her newly born baby by throwing- the child out of a window. The young woman, divorced last December, sobbing and near col lapse was ' held e r e c t by her mother. j. j ..' . j Municipal Judge Peter Mullins postponed , hearing and released Mrs. 8trsin os her own recognis ance, because of her -weakened condition.,- '.. Mrs. Strain, told police the child's father was her former hus band, Fred A. Strain, jr., of Oak land. The baby died . two hours after it waa found In a light well. Police quoted her as saying, "I was scared, 1 1 didn't know what to do. 7 Rose Cty Bank Robber Captured PORTLAND, Ore., May 20-iV-The arrest of Arnold Thomas Kyle in Minneapolis today ended a two year search tor the third man in dicted for the IL8.000 Rose City bank robbery here March 19, 1937. ' Kyle, 31, was taken into custo dy on a drunken driving charge. US District Attorney Carl C. Don augh sent copies of the Portland indictment against him to federal authorities in Minnesota with a request that bail be set at 225, 000. Hundreds simplified Correpu,tv"-" Free House Plans PHONE 9293 i- " . ! P. LOCHNER, chief of for "dUtiusuished service corespondent; for ladicioix d,yen infom , hra hid 15 yearV esqpelrieocelM r ' " - IT'1' - N ; ;.VTHE!ASSOCLkTEi THE ASSOCIATED PRJESS for THE OREGON STATESMAN i i and: foriYOUJ Murder of Benes Is Held Plotted PARIS, May 20.-(M-Diplomat j ie sources reported today a plot; had been discovered to send a man from Europe to the United States to assassinate Dr. Eduard Benes, former president of now-dissolved Czechoslovakia. These sources said the schema! was hatched in German-occupied Frague both to weaken Csech standing in the United States and to remove an important opponent of the nazl regime. Dr. Benes. who resigned as pres ident of the Czechoslovak repub lic after it was reduced in size by the Munich settlement of last Sep tember 29, has been in the Unite! States since Feb. 11. Those who; reported the plot said that with; their information in the hands of the American police they believed much danger to the former president had been averted. ! (In Chicago, K. B. Hitchcock,! personal aide to Dr. Benes, de clined to say whether the former! president had been warned of a! plot to assassinate him but said! every precaution was being taken for his protection. (Bohus Benes, a nephew of Dr. Benes, said two young policemen of Czech descent had been assign ed by the Chicago police depart ment as a bodyguard for his un cle.) Do You Hear but Do Not Understand Conversation? If So See or Call M. M. LEHMAN 250 X. High - Phone 6000 CAPITOL1 LUMBER Leads the Field have taken advantage of our building plans! Why not you? Mr. John R. Towlee, former Associate Di rector Federal Housing Administration, is at the Capitol Lumber Company and will help oa secufc your loan," prepare all papers and other details free. There is no charge for eur many complete, additional services in cluding Mr. Towlos' services. ; ; ' X - A LonisP. Lochner The Assodatea s foreign Veil bslsneed i - ' v t i . Y t'&U X--' . 3 Address: