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51 3 ff- TE. OREGON STATISnA?r SAleeita Friday Uortti July 7,-1333 PAGE TWO tti .t &rjc&1L y&U-n ,rot3.? j-giJ U'CiTTTT: v?0 UULUU JMUUUbl QuitWA Strike ' Recommendation to Be Made Today, " Says Mathis " - ; I Continued from par 1) rfaijied resignedly that the new 150-hour working month, against which employes are protesting, was ordered by ; congress and could not be changed, some local relief officials reinforced federal work-or-qult orders' with warn tags 'jthat those 1 who would not crept .WPA pay might not get eme,, relief. .;-.; jf New York State'Welfare Com aiisaioaer David C Adte said, "We treaot softies, and WPA workers who refuse to work will not go on home relief." i A ' similar declaration by New York City Commissioner William Hodson. prompted George Meany, president of the New York state federation of labor, to reply that "good, decent Americans" ; had been given a choice "either to abandon the standards of a life time or else face stanration." Subsequently, the building trades council AFL) of New York City roted unanimously to call out all 6t its members on WPA Jobs ia a Strike tq the finish." Presi dent Thomas Murray estimated "15,000 to 30,000 skilled workmen would quit and be Joined by an equal number of others. ' . Building trades union officials In i: Cleveland, O.. also ordered 1.600 skilled workers to walk out, ' while - 600 workers at a mass meeting In Duluth, Minn., decided to remain on strike with 2,500 ethers at least until Monday, the deadline for dismissal. pnly occasional objections to . the;! new hour schedule have been heard among workers on Marion eottnty WPA projects and no pro test action is expected locally, coifnty WPA officials said yes terday.. ipae result of the change will be.1; surplus of funds left over frem projects already provided fort it Is believed. Since more working hours will be obtained rofci substantially the same pay roljj figure, total costs of projects ao4r under way will be less than amounts estimated when the pro Jeqtis were approved. . if: -r ! i.: .-. Whole Family Dies tn Auto Smash-up SCRANTON, Pa.. July -()-Sefen persons, gaily bound for a church picnic, were killed today in a highway smash-up that wiped out an entire family mother, fa ther and two babies, and three other occupants. . pnly , survivor ' of the , picnic bound group, riding In-a small se dan which crashed into a truck at Dalevtne. near here, la i-year old Jean Johnson. It was her birthday. She was taken along to celebrate It. Physicians said her injuries were-so critical she may die. . , ' Charles Cooper, . of Scran ton. driver of-the truck, escaped with cuts aad bruises. He was held on icharge of involuntary man alaughter. LEGAL NOTICE SHERIFFS NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, on Saturday, August .' 1139, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said day. at the west dqor of the Marion County Court House In Salem, Oregon, sell at public auction In the manner pro prided, by law for-the sale of real premises, 10-wu; J Hot C, Block IT. Riverside Addition to the City of Sa lens, Marion County, Oregon. 'Said sale will be by virtue of an execution Issued out of the Cir cuit Court of the State of Oregon . for Marion County in that suit heretofore pending therein In which City of Salem, a municipal corporation. Is plaintiff, and Frank McCray and Jane Doe Mc . Cray, his wife, Geo. A. Henderson and General Investment Corpora- - tlon, :a corporation, are defend- ants, the same being Clerk's Reg- - later No. 11841. Dated aad first published July T. If If. . : A. C. BURK, Sheriff of Marlon County. J.' , Oregon. ? 1 f Br. Kenneth L. Randall. 'Deputy. Jly-7-1 4-21-28- : A-4. SHKRIFTC XOTICE OF SALE NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that I will, on Saturday, August 5. 183. at 10.00 oVlock in the forenoon of said day, at the west door of the Marlon County Court House in Salem, Oregon, sell at public auction In the manner provided by. law for the sale of real property on execution, the following described real ' prem ises, to-wlt: : iv i Lota 1 and 3. Block , ;Bx lfngtou Addition to the j City of Salem, Marion County J Ore gon. . - ir -, . Said sale will be by virtue of an execution Issued out of the Circuit Court of the 8tate ot Oregon tor Marion County la that suit heretofore pea Ing therein la which City of Salem, a municipal corporation, la plain- tin, and rrank E. Kenney and Jape Doe Kenney. his wife, and Marion County.-a bodv volltle. arf defendants, the sam being Clerk Register No. IT111. Dated and first published July 7.11 "33. ( A. C, BURK, : 8heriff of 7 Marion couaty, Oregoa.. . . Bye ; Kenneth L. Randall. Deputy. Jly 7-14-21-28 A 4. , - . . - BIDS WANTED 'W West Salem school .strict No. Ij Polk county, 'will - receive sealed olds to furnish , said dis trict 10 . (fifty) ' cords of . large second growth fir, four fret long. delivered at the Mhocl house.. Bid will be opened July 1 1. 1929. at 7:90 p. m. at the city hall. " . . . . - Dt Smith Dr. James Monroe Smith, former preside! of LosJataaa State walvermlty, is showa "ia the shadow of the law" as he retvned te Batom Rouge from Canada to face trial In coaaectloa with the school's finances. The refleetloa la the amtomoblle wiadew is that of aa officer steading eatside the ear. Vancouver Police Seek for Blaster Finding of Fuse, Powder on Reservation Give Impetus to Hunt VANCOUVER, Jujy .-(CP-Police found SO feet of fuse, a tin and bottle filled with gun powder ,and a fully loaded re volver in Kltsilano Indian reserve here today aa search for the per petrator of four dynamite blasts here continued with undiminished vigor. Detectives said, however, they could not connect tonight's find with the explosions, although the type of fuse was the same as used In each of the blasts. The powder waa of a different type, they said. Officers found the fuse and powder after a man whose identity was not disclosed, notified police he had found the revolver in the reserve, which borders False creek near Kltsilano residential district. All the explosions have oc curred In the Grand view district, acrosa the city from Kltsilano. The fourth blast last night damaged a section of British Columbia elec tric railway track. An emiy ga rage, a sewer pipe, and an empty brass foundry were slightly dam aged Sunday and Monday nights. Chief Constable W. Wi Foster believes the explosions to be the work of sonje mentally j deranged person.-: Michigan Woman To Head Altrusa PORTLAND, Ore.. July 6.-WV Mrsi Dessalee Ryan Dudley of Battle Creek, Mich., was the only nomination today for the presl deney of the International Associ ation of Altrusa clubs. The convention will hold its bi ennial election Friday.! Mrs. Dud ley.! retiring first vice-president will: succeed Mrs. Harriette Quis- enberry of El Paso, Texas. Other nominations were Miss Margaret E. Gavin, Denver, and Mm. Emllie -Burcham. Spokane first vice-president: Miss Bertha M. Nlenburg, Washington, D. C, assistant director of the women's bureau, and Mr.Kathryn Neville. Oklahoma City, second vice-pres ident . , I Mrs, Qulsenberry, repor ting upos the two-year program, rec ommended extension ot the voca tional guidance project to Include assistance for older I as well as younger women In business. "We should work to slow down rivalry between the young and the old; and strife to bring about un derstanding, she said. These groups, should get ahead with each other Instead of ahead of each other. . Ban "Gift Nights" !At two Theatres MeM INNVILLE, July t.-UPy-"Gtft night" at McMmnville's two theaters ' was banned today by Sheriff G. W. Manning after he said he was "lenient" In allow lng programs to run unhindered last night. I ; The sheriffs action followed complaints by M. W. and R. W Mattecheckv. operators of the theaters, that they were notified of : the ban yesterday without being . given sufficient time to notify patrons. . William S. Hale Dies PORTLAND. Jul S-S-WtU 11am 8 Hale. Cf. superintendent of : the Fraier ' detention home here and credited with hein thm man who organised t Portland's first baseball league, died today. Vhy Snlfci Any oraaxs wash - w CtSS far oeO.fMr im CHISA X jtlt wtlh what atlnnl M m . ArrUCTkU enmrem, ( litis, knrt, hrni. Ht. kidj. ttaax-s, gtt rmtiBtia. alccrs. eiabftia. rhMMtiasa. gall; -..aad. taar. fr, akia. faaaM im Charlie Chan ! Chinese Herb Co. U( .ft": 8. B. rnc S years j 5 rattle ia.' Coiaa.' Ifics kMra Itil S.as. , c a t Sua 7 m4 - W4b asy. S ta le a at. 'In the S&aticw of TJgTitning Knocks Stone off Tower ST. PAUL, July C-A)-LIght- ning struck the First National Bank building today, knocking off several hundred pounds of stone facing from the top of the 33-story building, St. Paul's tall est structure. The stone cascaded to the root of an adjoining parking garage. Hundreds of occupants of the building's offices were frightened by the loud thunderclap, but no one was hurt. Fishing Reported Good Over State PORTLAND. July .-iipV-Flsh- lng was pretty good all over Ore gon despite July rains, the state game department's weekly survey indicated today. The survey included the fol lowing county facts: Lane: McKenzie and tributaries fair. Good catches made in Will amette but fish are small. Streams and rivers in eastern part of county low and clear- Marion: Santiam north fork producing nice fly catches. Most streams murky with snow water. Lakes good. - Polk: Sllets river yielding a few catches but most ' Polk county streams poor. - Lincoln: Trout fishing in streams poor but lake, bay and surf fishing good. Tillamook: Nestucca fair for trout between Beaver aad Blaine. Salmon trolling in "Nestucca bay fair. 100,000 Volt Line Viewed for Dalles PORTLAND, July l.-(jVA 196,000-volt transmission line from Bonneville to The Dalles will be constructed by the Bonne ville administration if Wasco county approves a public utility district August 15 and applies for federal power, Frank A. Banks, acting Bonneville admin istrator, said today on his re turn from Washington, D. C. The line waa Included In the original transmission network but was dropped when the county voted down a PUD last year. 12-Year-Old Child Diet After Being Hit by Car HILLSBORO. Ore July t-JPy-Wauna Bainter, 12, died tonight rrom injuries suffered when struck by an automobile on the Tualatin valley road near here. She waa the daughter ot Walter Bainter, Reedvllle. PAINT & WALLPAPER SALE NOW TO AND WALL PAPER Now conies the Palat a Wallpaper Sale yoa've beea waiting for, at Jest the time of year to do ye tb'snot good. Why -take chaace with cheap r e Inferior paints Insist ea Geaaiae . (. dutch: boy PAIOTSVARITOHES- 178 South Commercial :v RE-ROOF NO W-BEFORE WINTER FREE ESTDIATES 2 fheLstf ; : Crops husuranee Plan Is Approved CORVALLIS, July MJPt- State agricultural adjustment ad ministration officials, said today simplified, . improved federal crop insurance program for 1940 had been approved at Washing ton. The general pattern U the same as the 1939 program. Provisions for advances of pre miums against future payments under the AAA were made, of ficials said. The plan: was used by some spring wheat growers this year. The department of agriculture report said loss data would be figured- from 1930 to 1938 In stead ot during the shorter period used last year. The coun ties will handle more details of writing Insurance, establishing yields and premium rates. The policy will be written upon ap plication. Adoption of improved farming methods such - as Irrigation of summer fallow win be recog nised In more favorable rates and higher Insurable yields. Rain Clouds Bring Low Temperature PORTLAND, Ore., July -P-wintry atmosphere pervaded Oregon today as rain clouds hov ered low, dropping tie tempera ture to 44 degrees at one moun tain point. East and west portions alike re ceived showers. Baker got .04 of an inch. Bend .01, Burns .01, Rose burg .03 and Portland .01. Highest temperature In the state yesterday was 73 degrees, record ed at Hood River, Medford and Pendleton. The thermometer reg istered 44 degrees early today at Siskiyou summit and 45 degrees at Bend. Other maximum readings gave Baker C8, Brookings f 4, Burns 70, Sugene 7, Lake view 1 7,. Newport 03. North Bend 4, Portland 70, Roseburg 71 and Siskiyou sum mit 67. . . . The government weather bu reau predicted partly cloudy con ditions tonight and Friday with unsettled weather over the moun tains and along the coast. Farmer Kills Self, Estranged Spouse CHEYENNE, Wyo., July f .-) -Thomas E. Fleetwood. 41,' Ar- vada, Colo., farmer, died today .from a bullet fired Into his brain. four hours after his estranged wife". Bottle. 2 r. was shot to death in a hotel room. ' Mrs. Fleetwood waa visiting a friend, Mrs. Fern Kobak, when Fleetwood climbed through a win dow, and shot his wife three times. Sheriff George Carroll said. MATH IS BROS. Phone 4642 INT 73 B t) s. Flood Toll 53; Still Mounting Damp Weather Is Hamper -? to Seirchera in T Beds of Silted Creeks i (Continued, from page 1) tent fain hampered the work of searchers, many ot whom had to wade knee deep in silt and poke about. Several bodies were taken from the Kentucky river and plans made to bury them quickly. City and Red Cross officials co operated with thes.tte board of health in innpculation for typhoid and honing drinking water. Health authorities expressed belief they had 'reached, the stricken areas early -enough to prevent the spread of disease that usually fol lows a flood disaster. At Morehead it was estimated by the Red Cross that 300 persons are homeless. in Roman county.. Breathitt county's homeless total waa expected to far exceed Ro wan's figure. Many Whole Families Are Destroyed As the list of dead was being compiled it became apparent that a number of entire families had been wiped out. Avery Collins, 11-year-old red head boy, and his? cousin were the lone survivors of the Collins' household. Avery's mother, Mrs. Lula Collins, SO, his sister Maggie I and his aunt mother of the cousin drowned. Averr and the cousin floated through the , top of their home when the cascading wall of water struck and crushed the small frame house. Avery aaid it "hit like a log." The boys clung to tree trunks and bits ot wreckage as they float ed down Triplett creek. At day light they found themselves cling' lng to trees 20" feet apart, each unaware of the other's presence. The Collins home was at the base of the tree to which Avery held. Later, Avery wept as he was led to a funeral home to see the bodies of his relatives. Douglas to Visit Northwest Gties LA GRANDE, Ore., July -iP) -After a two-week fishing trip In this vicinity. Supreme Court Jus tice William O. Douglas will be gin an automobile tour of Pacific northwest cities, he said today. He plans to visit Walla Walla. Wash., July II or 20, attend the Washington state bar meeting in Spokane July 31 or 23, travel to Yakima the following day, par ticipate In Seattle's potlatch cele bration, and then visit Portland. He will return here before leav ing for the east August 1. iMtafi Municipal Bonds and Warrants. Other Bonds Loans end DlSCOUntS (Meaey atwertlaOregea) Stock in Federal Reserve Bank r Bank Premises, Furniture and Fixtures. Other Real Estate- Real Estate Sold Under Contract. ............ Customers' Liability Acceptances dditioo . . . in thm N ST. PAUL, July .-(ff)-Thref children, the youngest 7-year-old girl, today told police a story ot their midnight' burglaries which had the officers shaking their heads la amazement. With mannerisms of experien ced adults being questioned by the "law" they balked at questions; they fell back on the "I don't re member" line: they told different atnriM when alone and they con tradicted each other before they told the truth when they .were brought together. At least six burglaries were chalked up to the children. In one case the loot waa 69 cents, in an other some fruit. A in-vear-old Indian rirl. a boy ot nine, and hla ?:year-old sister. make up the trio. , The 7-year-old admitted early in the aneatloninz that she had been the lookout on the series of burglaries. Wednesday they were arrested after they broke Into a filling sta tion. TOPEKA, Jaly BOD-Two policemen dispatched to a res idence district to Investigate a woman's complaint about her neighbor, came in to report: "Found a man dressed in bathing suit watering hla lawn looked very comfortable to as." The thermometer reading was 105 degrees. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July .-(vP-A divorce in 1937 dissolved John C. Burnett's marriage to Louelle Morrow Burnett. Another divorce today ended his marriage to Ada Morrow Bur nett, his first wife's mother. ' NUTTER FORT, W. VaM July 6.-P)Thr Rer. Joe Carpenter will preach brotherly lore on Sundays aad crack down oa lawbreakers the ether six days of the week. A Baptist pastor for the last two years, he was named police chief yesterday by the manici pal council in this community of 2S00. i Funeral Rites Set For George Brodie PORTLAND, July t.-UP-Tu neral services for George . David Brodie, 69, eastern Oregon bank er who died here Monday, will be held at the Dufur Methodist church Friday at 2 p. m., fol lowed by burial at The Dalles cemetery. Brodie, cashier of the John; ston Bros., bank at Dufur, was treasurer of the Oregon Bank ers' association In 1933-30" and president in 1936-87. DcValera to Visit US WASHINGTON, July - MP) -Eamon de Yalera, premier of Ire land, wlU sail for the United States September 21. This was announced today by John Cudahy, American minister to Ireland.,, By aggrossivoly extending crodit to individuals and gbnoral business, wo load In putting dollars to work throughout Oro goiie Wo dosiro, In tho Interest of trado, commorco and Indus try, to loan moro monoy. Money working means men at work! YOU NEED NOT DE A DEPOSITOR TO BORROW FROM THIS DANK Condensed Statement of Head Office and 42 Branches Juno 30,1939 RESOURCES Cash on Hand and Due from Banks $33,712,994.74 " ,' United States Bonds (AD at Par or Interest Earned ...... Other Resources ...... Capital $ Surplus Undivided Profits Reserves for Unforeseen Contingencies. ..... . . Reserves Allocated for Taxes, Interest, etc.. . . Acceptances M Interest Collected in Advance Other Liabilities ... Deposits .......... Total 42 BRANCHES OF PORTLAND, OREGON B MM tXDMXAt, BMP OMIT imSUMAMCK COM P 0 X A Britain Begins Aid for Allies Credit Ftind Established for Loans to France and Others . (Continued from page 1) credit bill was "a logical follow- up ot efforts England aireaay nas nnrantd to draw as many foreign countries as possible into its mil itary retinue.") - The move to send royal air force Planes' to' France eame as a surprise although several quar ters had been arging the govern ment to 'demonstrate the nation's air strength for Germany's bene fit. The air ministry, however, made no reference to -European situa tion In announcing that the planes, five squadrons in all and including both fighters and bomb ers. Would fly to Le Bourget air drome next Monday and remain until after July 14. On July 14 they will fly over Paris in forma tion aa nart of the exercises com memorating (he fall ot the baa tllle. ' Rosser Must Go To Prison, Ruling (Continued from page 1) States supreme court the state su preme court denied a petition for rehearing ot the Rosser case. He. J waa convicted In the Polk county circuit court and the decision later was affirmed by the Oregon su preme court. Ralph E. Moody, state coord! nator ot the labor terrorism prose cations, asserted no constitutional question was Involved in the Rosser case and urged that' his petition for appeal be denied. Attorney George Mowry urged that the appeal be granted on the ground that Rosser waa denied his rights under the 14th amendment to the federal constitution which provides that no person may be deprived ot his property without due process of law. Second Flier Dies As Mishap Result TILLAMOOK, Ore., July 0 (JP)-An airplane crash a week ago claimed its second victim today,. Winslow StlllwelL 20- year-old member of the Tills mook flying club. Harry Sherman, the other passenger In the plane, also was killed. Funeral services for him were held yesterday, with burial at Bay City. Stlltwell's widow and a 1-year-old aon survive. Sherman and Stillwell were practicing landings on June 29. The ship stalled at 400 feet and crashed, onto a farm near here.' (J i?oDdG8 Leu) 31,831,624.45 $65,544,619.19 1,863,806.46 2,818,333.83 40.CCSr8S3.S3 180,000.00 2,619,189.25 LCD 1X3 29,227.47 446,085.23 - 54,531.62 Total Resources ..$114,164,676.03 LIABILITIES 3,000,000X0 3,000,000.00 1,455,612.84 1,386,906.78 265,602.67 29,227.47 355,210.64 47.614.3& 104,624,501.24 Liabilities . ... . . . $114,164,676.03 SERVING OREGON House Conditions WPl inresti ration of Portland housing conditions was assured veaterdav when the city council granted $5000 to meet . admin istrative costs. Jessie M. snort, of the federation of women's or ganisations, said le survey was necessary for rehabilitation .and replacement of unfit units. Mayor Joseph X Carson, in discussion with Commissioner J.' E. Bennett, denied he had advised realtors there would be nothing In the inquiry "to worry about." Huge Opium Plot Revealed by Jury One Chinese Is Arrested in San Francisco, Three in Hong Kong SAN FRANCISCO. July 9.-(JP) -The federal grand Jury returned two indictments here today and brought to light what officials de scribed as a plot to smuggle opium worth $75,000 into the United States.- '- Sydney T. Murman,. assistant U. S. attorney, said the scheme, etched on a background of war in China, had resulted so far in the arrest of one Chinese in San Fran cisco and three In Hong Kong with seizure of 250 tins of opium here. The grand Jury indicted Toung Chuck Chew, 50, one-time star of the Chinese theater in San Fran Cisco's Chinatown, and Pon Wing Quong 25, drayman arrested by customs agents June 24. Murman said British authori ties In Hong Kong are holding, and will prosecute. Low Ton Hong, also one an actor on the Chinese stage here, his wife, Wal Sue Hong, and bis concubine, name unknown. - Toung la a fugitive, but Pon. who Murman said was caught by customs agents while attempting to transfer a customs clearance sticker from a trunk already In spected to the one containing the opium, ia free oa $5,000 ball. The bail will be raised to $10,000. Pon was 'arrested on a pier where the. trunk had been unload ed from the American President liner; President Coolidge from Hong Kong. Officers said he eag erly tried to assume all the blame and plead guilty to smuggling. Zog Heads for France BUCHAREST. Rumania, Jnly 6-0P-Exlled King Zog and Queen Geraldine of Albania left tonight for the Polish port of Gdynia en route to France. ' T I O Clerk. RU 1, box 14. Salem: J 2SI Jly 7. IN R. Cm'I at. Salva. Ore. PAINT & WALLPAPER SALE