The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Orejon, Sunday Morning, August 6, 1939
PAGE TWO
Mexico
Rapped
By FDR's Son
Radio Commentator Says
We May Have to Act
as in 1915
FORT WORTH, Texas. Aug. 5.
.(P)-Qaoting 'observers" as say
ing there was unrest In Mexico,
t r lllott Roosevelt said in a radio
address today "If conditions com
to a head we may find ourselTea
right back where we were in 1115
when we had to police Mexico."
"Observers returning from
Mexico report a wide unrest in
that country," the president's son
m "Thev say that industrial
unrest Is growing, that the Mexi
can financial structure is caring,
and that, in general the country
is lapsing into a mood of distrust
and discouragement tnai w m
nr ft rin for reyolution, -r
' "This condition seems to hare
steadily worse ercr since
President Lataro Cardenas put
over the celebrated oil snatch
which the private property
Americans and others was ap-
nrnnri&ted by the :overn.nentr
"if conditions come to a head.
might find ourselves righ
back where were in 1915 when
we had to police Mexico, at extrav
agant expense, to safeguard pro
l erty and the Uvea of Americana
along The Mexican border. -A few
blnnt statements from our state
dpnartment to Mr. Cardenas, whc
understands blunt statements
much better than polite ones.
probably would do that gentle
man some good and, at the same
time, save us a lot of future
trouble."
Discussing congress refusal to
consider the administration $800.
000.000 housing bill, the presi
dent's son said:
. ! think it might be a good
thing If every man and woman in
this country had to live In houses
with no sanitation, In rooms in
which no sunlight penetrated, for
a little while at least. Just for the
experience.
I think it would be a good
thing, if all government employe?
had to put up with these condi
tions for a while Just for the ex
perience. And especially those
government employes who make
up the great legislative bodies of
congress.
Four Men Victims
Of Tunnel Mishap
SOMERSET, Pa., Aug. MV
Death, stalking in a mountain
tunnel abandoned In the railroad
building era of the '80's, today
struck down four men working
to convert the project into a 20th
century uper-highway.
-. A 20-ton boulder ripped loose
from the celling of. Laurel Hill
- tunnel - that workmen . of the late
' William i K; VanderbiU, hegan
drilling nearly SO years ago and
killed four men, three instantly.
'. The fourth, lay1 for more than
J a hour with an ana crushed un
er the terrific weight of the
sitone before a physician arrived
tom this western Pennsylvania
inountain town 15 miles to the
est. -I
The physician amputated his
V arm but the victim, 33-year-old
William Leach, died en route to
hospital. Meeting a priest, the-
ambulance driver stopped and the
last rites of the Catholic church
were administered to Leach by the
roadside.
Killed instantly were Walter
B. Daley, 28. Olaf K. Schooling,
2S. and Leonard Anderson, 25.
-A fifth man, superintendent Al
Huntingdon, escaped death when
he heard the rumbling of the rock
fall and leaped aside. He shouted
a warning to the others but they
could not hear,
Six Pie in Rail Wrecks
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1 LONDON Aug. S.-iflVSlx per
sons were killed In two railroad
accidents today. Police St Ardros
san. Ayrshire, Scotland, sa!? three
died in a derailment near there,
and railway officials said an ex
press killed three at Farnborough
Hants.-' ' "
Firebug Pleads Guilty
i GRANTS PASS. Aug. B.-UFV-
Ceorge Alton Duncan of Kerby
pleaded guilty to a charge of set
ting forest fires in circuit court
kere today. Judge H. D. Norton
delayed sentencing him.
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This prlsoti camp crew is shows working to rebuild bridge at Barton Flats, Calif., one of the con
t in unities affected .by a torrential .downpour which marooned 500 children im San Bernadlno moim
- taut twups, juriugca uss ruaus
by debris piled mp by the rnsiUng water.
Mother Carries two Sons to Death in Leap
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Mrs. Karel Langer (upper right) asked for a "nice airy room" in a big Chicago hotel, and got one
on the 13th floor. Then she jumped, taking with her her two sons, Karl, 6, and Jan Michael, 4,
whose little shoes and socks
and father, Karel Langer (upper
fortune in Czechoslayakia after
mitted to remain in America.-
FDR Vetoes Bank
Measure by Glass
Refusal to Sign Is 18th
Time President Used
His Veto Power
WASHINGTON. Aug.
President Roosevelt today chose
for his 18th veto of the year a
bill by Senator Glass (D-Va)
which would have extended the
thn for federal reserve mem
ber banks to divest themselves of
interlocking directorates.
In his veto message the chief
executive said that, if congress
had decided four years ago that
it was in the public interest to
terminate these relationships, "it
is in the public interest to term
inate them now."
"Affected banks and affected
directorates have had over four
years to make adjustments." he
said. "That would seem to be a
liberal timer S-? k , V,
"It the congress wishes tre-
verse Itself and allow interlock
ing directorships in the future,
it can, of course, do so. But I do
not think that the congress
should nullify its policy, declared
in 1935. by extending interlock
ing directorships for another four
years on top of the four years
extension which has already been
given."
The ban was enacted by con
gress in the banking act of Au
gust 23. 193a. It was in the form
of an amendment to the Clayton
anti-trust act.
Politics Looming
For Legion Meet
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Roseburg, has never elected a de
partment commander.
Tradition does not dictate the
elevation of a vice-commander to
the principal office in tb.3 legion;
"Buck" Knight of LaGrande, r-es-ent
vice-commander, is a candi
date instead, for the' attractive
office of national committeeman.
In this race which may be a hot
one are also Raymond H. Bassett
of Salem, state committeeman
several years and always an in
fluential figure in statewide legion
circles, and Joe Chamberlain of
Corvallis, a recent department
commander. Bassett is reported
here to have excellent prospects
of election.
For the Ylce-commandership the
candidates are Ray Gossett of
Portland, present commander of
district No-. 1; Ralph Hargett of
Lebanon and Frank Miller of For
est Grove. Miller as a resident of
Cloudburst Maroons 500
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icauui t vuc caiuya were wasiwu
(lower photo) presented a pathetic
left) was near collapse as he told of. how the family had lost Its
the nazi absorption, and how he had, feared he might not be per
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district No. 2 In which Salem is
situated, will probably have local
support.
There is little discussion of
other statewide offices, and there
may be no contests unless one
develops for chaplain. Rev. James
Osborne of McMinnville, present
chaplain, is extremely popular and
unless some unexpected opposition
develops, is slated to succeed
himself.
Harry Humphreys of Stayton Is
a candidate lor district command
er and from present indications
will receive the office.
Young Douglas Is
Better Fisherman
Than Famous Dad
LA 'GRANDE, Ore,, Aug. 5
(-His dad may know all there
is about law, hut about trout
fishing, 7-year-old Bill Douglas
thinks he has few things to
learn.
Bill is the son f William O.
Douglas, US sabreme cpnrt jus
tice, who has Seen held up in
the public prints as some shakes
as. a fly fisherman.
Bill and his dad returned
from the Wallowa country with
six trout. Bill boasted that he
caught "most of them." And the
justice let hint get away with it.
Shooting Victim
Children should not play with guns,
is a household rule tragically proved
once more by death of Frank Gar
rigan, 11, of Westville, N. J. The
youngster and two playmates were
examining an automatic pistol which
waa discharged accidentally, bullet
plowing through Frank's heart.
Children
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picture In the room. The husband
NLRB Probe Body
Of House Chosen
Five Man Committee Will
Investigate Actions of
Labor Board
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-(P)-A
five-man house committee which
pledged itself to make a "thor
ough, fair and impartial" Inves
tigation was named by Speaker
Bankhead today to Inquire into
the administration of the Wagner
labor relations act.
Bankhead, after more than
three weeks' deliberation, ap
pointed these members to the
committee which the house previ
ously had authorized by an over
whelming vote:
Representatives Smith (D-Va),
Healey (D-Mass), Murdock (D
Utah). Halleck (R-Ind) and
Routzohn R-Ohio) .
Smith, whose home is in nearby
Alexandria, Va., pushed authori
zation for the inquiry through the
house and his appointment as
number one man on the commit
tee was in accordance with cus
tomary house procedure. He will
act as chairman.
Kealey, who resigned as mem
ber of the Dies committee on un
American activities to take the
new! position, is co-author of the
Walsh - Healey act, setting up
working standards for persons en
gaged in the production of goods
under government contracts.
Both Healey and Murdock are
regarded by their friends as ad
ministration supporters. Murdock
has! been an active member of
what is widely known as the house
liberal bloc.
Sittmer Funeral
Tuesday Forenoon
JEFFERSON Funeral services
for Mrs. Emma Gulvln Sittmer,
68, who died Saturday at her
home near Oregon City, will be
held on Monday at 4 p.m., from
the Methodist church here. Rev.
J. T. N Stewart of Albany offici
ating. Interment will be in the
Jefferson cemetery.
Mrs. Sittmer was born Janu
ary ,7, 1871, on a farm near Jef
ferson. She attended school here
and' later taught school in this
community. On - September 24,
1909, she was married to Peter
J. Sittmer of Portland, who sur
vives. Other surviving relatives
are two sisters, Mrs. M. O. Ran
som of Turner and Mrs. Evelyn
Wall of Jefferson; a brother, W.
F. Gulvin of Jefferson, two nieces
and five nephews.
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j Marshal's Job Cinch
MAUN, Ore., Aug. 5-P)-May-
or A. Kalina is proud of the fact
City Marshal Dick Stevenson
draws a pay check without work
ing: for it. There hasn't' been an
arrest in this town of 700 for two
years. '
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. Salem, Oregon .
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Northwest Is
Well Treated
More Millions Are Given
for Western " States
. . ITKan Before i . .
By JOHN U WHEELER
Associated Press K orthwest Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8-(P)-A
benevolent congress poured more
millions ' of 5 dollars Into western
aevelopment this year " than ever
before. '1
Great, sums were handfd.over
to the various departments for
nse in farthering reclamation.
sower, flood control, navigation
and defense projects.
other millions were voted for
distribution to the farmer in the
form of benefit paymentar5the un
employed in the form of work re-iif-
the unemployable lln the
form of pensions. :
Dam Gets Most
The largest single appropriation
vent to Grand Coulee dam, in
central Washington, a $23,000.
000 chunk intended to virtually
complete cement work on the big
trncture that will make possible
irrigation of 1,200,000 acres of
now arid land and generate power
for distribution throughout the
Pacific northwest.
The governments big power
development at Bonneville on the
Columbia river between I Oregon
and Washington, received 14,-
ooo.OOO. lareelv for power line
construction in Washington state
About $6,000,000 was 'approv
ed to start construction of a huge
flood control project in winam
ette valley, Ore., that ultimately
will cost many times thei origin
al allotment. '
Important to the defense of the
west coast was the war ; depart
ment's decision to build a large
depot, ultimately costing millions
of dollars, at Ogden, Utah, and
a strategic air base in i Alaska,
probably in the vicinity of Fair
banks. In addition, congress, pro
vided funds to start a S1.500,-
000 naval air station at? Tongue
Point, Ore. t :
The northwest's two new sen
ators, D. Worth Clark; Idaho
democrat, and Rufus Holman
Oregon republican, feel now that
they know all the ropes. They
have worked hard on committees
the past session and may be ex
pected to be heard .from more
often on the senate floor next year.
They have observed pretty well,
the tradition of "silence the first
year." ,
Right of Way Bill
Offered Congress
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6-(P)-A
bill to authorise the commissioner
of public roads to acquire exten
sive highway rights-of-way and
sell them back to states and mu
nicipalities on a long-term con
tract basis was Introduced today
in both houEes of congress by Sen
ator Hay den (D-Arii) and Repre
sentative Cartwright (D-Okla).
Hayden said the bills were pre
sented on the last day of the pres
ent session of congress "In-order
that the rarious state highway de
partments throughout the country
could have the remainder of the
summer and the fall to study their
provisions as to possible- changes
when congress reconvenes in Jan
uary." "The most fundamental prob
lem in highway construction to
day," said Hayden, "Is the prob
lem of securing adequate rights-of-way
through congested areas.
In the majority of cases, the states
and cities do not have the money
to buy an expensive right of way
for cash, but are perfectly able to
pay to cost of land acquisition
over a period of years. Our bill
solves this problem." f
Objections Made
To Home's Pleas
The opposition In Turner to a
request for exemption of five
acres . of property for which the
Turner Memorial home .fa trustee
was voiced by a delegation ap
pearing before the county court
yesterday. Approximately J 80
year in Turner city and school
taxes is involved.
J. E. Whitehead, jr., chair
man of the Turner school board,
headed the delegation and sub
mitted a petition signed By 72
persons opposing the exemption
request on the grounds: removal
of the propert from the tax roll
before city and school bonds are
paid off would be unjust. Others
in the delegation were School Di
rectors Lawrence A. Edwards and
Walter W. Miller and Margaret
Ann Miller, school clerk. Mayor
Hallie C. Endlcott and Aldermen
J. S. McKenney, Henry Bowen
and Harry Sorenson of Turner
were among theother signers of
the petition.- r
E. J. Gllstrap, superintendent
of 'the home, spoke against the
opposing petition. f
PERFECT HEAT II
EUfcQYnoon
Hon At All-Use Lorr
In Cost! !
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Increased production for the pre
dieted 1939 building boom cut
Holland's costs materially and the
saving is being passed on to home
owners. So, if yon did not have per
too t hm in vrery room last winter,
now is the idecj time to make sure of
having it next winter. Call the Hol
land engineer at the factory branch
on the left and ask for
FltEE II EATIHG SURVEY
Looking Backward and Forward
ma i w imwimTiwii -Hfrir " "
Senator Robert A. Taft (R-Ohlo) is
where be returned after annonncing in his home state that he was
willing to be a 'candidate for the presidency in 1B40. He muses
over picture of bis father, the
dent from 1909 to 1913, and later
California!! Named
WU Econ Teacher
Richard Liebes Youngest
Member of Faculty at
Willamette
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President Bruce R. Baxter an
nounced Saturday the selection of
Richard Liebes, 25-year-old na
tive Californian, as Willamette's
new assistant professor of eco
nomics. Liebes, who becomes the young
est member of Willamette's facul
ty, graduated from the University
of California in 1934. He served
two years on the graduate faculty
of the University of Hawaii,
where he earned his master's de
gree. During the past year he com
pleted work at the University of
California for his doctor's degree
in economics. He has been a mem
ber of the staff of the California
state compensation Insurance
fund and has served as a junior
agricultural economist with the
US department of agriculture.
Most of Liebes' work will be in
economic history and theory, mak
ing possible two entirely separate
curriculums in the department of
economics, one in business admin'
istration and one in economics.
He will also teach two courses
in the new university department
of public administration.
7000 Pickers Are
At west dtavton
(Continued from Page 1.)
the Pacific coast. At some of the
West Stayton operations, perman
ent camps have been built; at oth'
ers the harvesters live in tents
This annual, abrupt swelling of
West Stayton's population makes
an exceptionally lively commun
ity, and a delegation from that
district recently Impressed upon
the county court the necessity for
an adequate police patrol.
Woman Held Dead
Ere Car Crashed
MYRTLE POINT. Ore., Aug. B
vP) Mrs. Mabel Johnson, of
North Bonneville, wash., appar
ently was dead when her automo
bile plunged into the Coquille
river August 2, an autopsy dis
closed today.
It was believed she drowned
when the car left the highway and
sank In 12 feet of water. The
autopsy showed she probably suc
cumbed to an heart attack.
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shown at his desk in Washington
late William Howard Taft, presi
chief Justice of the supreme court.
Burning Accident
Has Fatal Result
Girl Dies From Effects
of Burns Suffered
in Tragedy
SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 5-tiP)-
Thirteen-year-old Sally Lacy lay
dead tonight, her small body hor
hibly mutilated by the fire that
clothed her suddenly Thursday
night as she danced, waving a bril
liant sparkler, in a pageant cele
brating the state's golden anni
versary. A "complete investigation" of
the tragedy was ordered by Depu
ty County Prosecutor Carl Quack-
enbush to determine if criminal
negligence was involved.
Tonight her young friends
danced again in the final perform
ance of the five-night show, but
ing from the act's cast of 121, and
the sparklers had been discarded.
Four of that missing half-dozen
were, like Sally Lacy, burned
when, officials agreed, the red-hot
sparkler tips Ignited their filmy
gauze costumes. Two were kept
out of the show by their parents.
Two Patricia Sells and Addie
Felker, both 15 lay critically ill
in a Spokane hospital. Virginia
Wiebel, 15, was in a hospital, but
her condition was reported "im
proved" by attendants, and Ger
aldine Smith, 18, was at her home,
swathed in bandages but recover
ing. - Mrs. Thomas E. Lacy,, mother
of Sally and ihe wie of a egar
store propfetor, termed the acci
dent "carelessness on someone's
part" And urged the investigation
be made.
Mrs. Bucholz not
Sure She'll Stay
HUNTINGTON PARK, Calif.,
Aug. 5-(P)-Hopes ot Mr8 Made
line Vera Bucholz, 37, that she
would not have to be separated
from her eight children by depor
tation to her native Canada suf
fered setback today.
The senate failed td act on a
house - approved bill by Rep.
Charles Kramer to confer United
States citizenship upon her.
At Washington, Congressman
Kramer said he was assured, how
erer, of early consideration of the
measure when congress recon
venes. An immigration order for her
deportation as an alien was or
dered held in abeyance recently,
pending congressional action on
the Kramer bill.
Mrs. Bucholz' husband, Fred, a
World war veteran, brooded over
the deportation order, which
would split his family, until he
finally lost his mind and was sent
to a state hospital for the mental
ly deranged.
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There's -A Reason
Leads the Eield
Pepper Hits out
At FDR's Critics
Congress Conies to Close
With Bitter Attack
Made in Senate
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chairman of the foreign relations
committtee, attempted to bring up
a bill to permit the sale ot war
ships and munitions to South
American countries on a cash
basis.
Vandenberg replied that so
deep was his opposition that he
would see to it personally that
the measure did not pass. Pitt
man, always a legislative realist,
recognized the practicalities of
the situation and withdrew the
bill. But in doing so he made his
displeasure abundantly evident.
President Roosevelt sent the
legislators a little farewell note
wishing them a pleasant "vaca
tion," and Senator Barkley of
Kentucky, the majority leader,
made a little speech in conclu
sion. "It has been a hard session,"
he began, and was much sur
prised when both senators and
galleryites guffawed.
He went on to say it had been
a "hard working session," which
had actually accomplished much
more than the events of the last
few weeks would indicate. When
he had finished he moved ad
journment. It carried on a voice
vote, with some comedians in the
gallery loudly "voting" in the
negative.
The deficiency bill was adopted
in the form of a conference re
port a "compromise" which al
most completely reversed one of
the victories of the powerful
house economy bloc. On Wednes
day it approved a bill carrying
154,000,000, or 5161,000,000
less than the Roosevelt admin
istration had requested.
Yesterday, the senate increased
the bill to 1189,000,000. the prin
cipal raise was an item of $119,
000,000 to continue the commodi
ty credit corporation's program of
sustaining agricultural prices by
making loans to farmers on their
surplus crops in order to keep
them off the market. A confer
ence committee then agreed on
a total of $185,000,000, includ
ing the full $119,000,000 for
farm loans.
Gross Income Tax
For Pensions Aim
(Continued from page 1)
All present public welfare com
missions would be absorbed by a
new commission under the state
treasury department. Members of
the committee would include the
state treasurer, secretary of state
and a third member to be elected
by the county judges.
A two per cent tax would be
levied on gross sales ot retailers
and a one-fourth of one per cent
tax on wholesalers.
Persons subject to the tax could
either absorb the levy or pass it
on to the purchasers.
Every taxpayer would be ex
empted on his first $1000. Any
surplus would be divided, 75 per
cent to the reduction of property
taxes and 25 per cent to the irre
ducible school fund.
Tuna Strike Ends
As Fishers Agree
(Continued from page 1)
bseore Fishermen's association,
said it was founded on federal
law recognizing necessity ot col
lective bargaining for deep sea
fishermen. Hope told fishermen
their deliveries would be fully
protected by law.
P. E. Secor, Aberdeen. Wash.,
deep sea fisherman and member
of the Pacific Coast Fishermen's
union which refused to fish for
the price offered, declared the
sole purpose of the association
was to "get fishermen off the
beach and to sea."
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