The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, August 08, 1939, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAG2 TWO The OREGON STATESMAN, Saksw Oregon, Tuesday Morninjr, August 8," 1939 First Aid Gar Is Considered Council Finally Agrees to Pay ..for .Digger " After Repairs (Continued from Page 1.) lng meters, she said, she found their instillation was generally considered a progressire more though one to which - the people hadsto be educated. , Alderman Glenn Gregg was fortunate enough to chisel four times Off parking meters", during -similar trip, he told the council Payment of $8739.4 tor the ex cavating machine whose purchase ' recently caused a sharp alderman ie disagreement was ordered after City Engineer J. H. Davis had re ported that it "finally" had been altered to suit the city's needs and Alderman Frank P. Marshall had urged the council "to give it a .little more thought" next time heavy equipment is bought, - Budget-making preparations for 149 were set under way with ap pointment of 14 , of the 15 lay members. They will be Robert Utter. Prof feasors W. C. Jones and L. J. Sparks of "Willamette-' uni versity, B. A. Bradfield. Tom Hill, "Roy OhmartT. C. Peerenboom, Phil Holmes, George Gutekunst. D. Evans, E. M. Page,, Ralph Cooley, Deputy State Treasurer Fred Paulus and W. E. Hanson. No date for their first meeting was set.' Other more than ordinary bus iness included: . - Bid of Brownell Electric com pany to Install seven light stand ards on South Liberty ? street bridge for $1120 accepted: deed to recently oil-surfaced section of Turner road within city limits ac cepted from county; City Engi neer Davis' services loaned to school district to supervise con struction of pedestrian tunnel un der railway tracks at Parrish jun ior high school. Death in Tavern Brawl Is Probed PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. l.-iJPi -vKermlt Earl Barkhurst, 27, was detained by Detective John Goltc today on an open charge for ques tioning m connection with the death of Stephen Lechter, 45, In a fight early yesterday. Golts said Barkhurst would be held without charge pending an Inquest Wednesday morning. Three men and women, Estelle M.' Templeton, 28, tavern wait ress; Anthony H. Ward, 25, sea man; Thomas Routen, 32, sea man, and John E. Cline, 38, log ger, were held as material wit nesses. Detective Bill Fetters said. Fetters said Miss Templeton told him Lechter "insulted" her and she ' ordered him from the tavern. A fight started and Lech ter was injured. He died of skull and Jaw fractures. Lech ter's mother and sister lire la Seattle. New Dam Counsel Arrives in State ... . PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1-JP) Herbert 8. Mark, newly appointed BonneTllle administration general counsel, arrived today from the TVA project. He will confer with Frank A. Banks, acting adminis trator, and James Lawrence Fly, acting- counsel, before discussing the project's setup. Marks told an interviewer the administration would publish within a few weeks rates retail consumers will pay for Bonne--TiUe power. Marks said the rates would be schedules of a c t u al charges and not the "objective" retail rates announced by the late J. D. Ross. . Leap Futile James O'Connel (above), being , returned to Oakland, Califs : from Texas for trial, dived throBSh a double-glased win dow of a speeding passenger train near Santa - Barbara, bat his freedom was short. He's shown after he was re-captured near there and returned to San Francisco. O'ConnaH fled a San ( Qucntia road camp fcs June,, and - faces prosecution eW four', fel ony charges. . 1 ,v,f . 1 v far- i -m I . " I T MM! Order Martial Law Alter Colorado Strike Shootings I - - f T"' ' '" j, - .. j vr - ft' ' ?sv $-V - - w 0 - - " - s " ' - J ! , - 1 ' ' ' ' s - " K , , - - - - , FoUowiBg reeeat sbootlags la which fear men were injured, national guardsmen were ordered by Colora do's Govenor Ralph Cur to the strike scene at Greea Mountain dam to "end state of insurrection and rebellloii.M photo shows guardsmen with cuts, conferring with non-strikers about to be escorted past picket lines. Riots in which the shootings occurred followed clashes between union and non-nnion factions at the projects (ON). Honor to Long Lost Boy ' . i v. . " it. ,) ' , - ' I f ' t ' j ::: :a. ."i -c i . Donn Fendler and Got. Lewis O. Barrows Lost In a Maine woods for eight days, Donn Fendler, 12-year-old Boy Scout of Rye, N. Y" receives a medal from Gov. Lewis O Barrows of Maine following a big day in Augusta, where he waa honored by Boy Scouts, admirers and state officials. The youth was found after he staggered to a river bank. Progress Is Seen (Continued from Page 1.) Presidents of both United and Northwest Airlines have i offered their cooperation to the young Oregon feeder line and valley and Coos bay cities south of Salem al ready have assembled a large amount of data in support of Ore gon Airways application for a cer tificate of convenience and neces sity from the civil aeronautics au thority at Washington, DC. Salem business men are being asked this week by Arany and Harry E. Stearns, the line's busi ness manager, to address letters to the CAA on their own stationery requesting an early hearing on the application. The letters may be left with Clem Howard, manager of the Salem branch, First Nation al bank, and chairman of the Sa lem chamber of commerce aviation committee: Arany declared arrangements were already being made with an aircraft factory to obtain twin motored planes for the line as soon as the certificate is granted It is a prerequisite to obtaining a government airmail contract. ; The cities being served Port land, Salem, Albany, Eugene and Marshfield have already sup plied the line with a worthwhile passenger business, Arany said. One hundred thirty nine passen gers were carried during June and 154 In July. Arany is associated with J. H Wildman of Portland in the ven ture. Protest Is Made Against Burgess Edward C. Kruger, 1415 North Fourth street, last night urged the city council to take action of some sort because a city police man, Lou Burgess, refused to ar rest a man Kruger had picked up In an alley near his home on sus picion of theft. Kruger. declared he lost gasoline, bits of plumbing and milk from his front porch in a wave of petty thievery and had caught the suspect in possession of some wire apparently picked np in the alley. ; The council let the matter rest after being advised the police de partment was making its own in vestigation of the incident 5000 Visitors See Silver Falls SILVER F A L L 8 S I A T E PARK The new parking lot at the. state -park was brought into nse Sunday ; for the . first time when approximately SOOO visitors stepped for - a look about. Eventually the, lot will crommodate 3000 ears. The old packing space will continae in nse. Much favorable comment was made Sunday on the way the parking was handled by the CCC enrollees. An automobile bearing an Egyptian license plate attract ed the attention of many visi tors at the park. By Local aisyvays 'ft. J, i. Heart on Outside Of Living Infant MANILA, Aug. 8.-(Tuesday- UPi-An infant girl born with her heart exposed on the outside of her chest was reported "doing nicely" on the second day of her life today. Dr. Guillermo Del Castillo, the attend i r2- nhvsieian. said he ex pected the child to live since "her heart beat and breathing were normal. Other prominent physi- cions who. gazed at the child's heart through a glass jar that cov ered it, disagreed with his conclu sion. The child, born yesterday in the maternity hospital here to a 24- year-old mother, was baptized by a priest and named Maria Corazon (Mary Heart). . Line Linking Dam To Dam Is Begun PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 7-P) -The first tower pit for the 220,- 000-volt transmission line linkt ing Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams was dug near Goldendale, Wash., today. Construction of the Jine, 235 miles long, will take until Au gust, 1940. Fritz Zlebarth, con tractor, will use approximately 500 men erectingTiearly 1200 steel . towers and stringing hun dreds of miles of transmission cable across . the ascade moun tains. ' The line will cost approximate ly 1947,720. Quick Work Saves - Burning Thresher UNIONV ALE Fire did consid erable damage to the gasoline en glue of E. M. Maxwell while threshing at the farm of Mrs. L. C. Marley .Friday afternoon. Fast work on the part of the tnen saved the separator and grain. The tractor was almost buried with' dirt to smother the flames. ' Fences for His Lady Love An honest'to-goodness fencing scene of the 18th century Is featured daring the coarse of the fast-moving action of Edward SmalTs new V film drama, "The Man In the Iron Mask.' co-starring Louis Hay. x ward and Joan Bennett, opens at the Etstnoro Wednesday, running through Saturday. .5 2 f . if A 7j. 61 Are Admitted To Law Practice (Continued from Page 1.) . ter, Vernal D. McMullen, Charles R. Marsch, George William Mil ler, NeU ! Peterson, Carlisle B. Roberts, Mildred Ann Schwab, David Myron Spigel, Wesley E. Stewart, jr., Forrester Taylor, Charles M. Thomas, jr.. John Da vid Thomas, Philip Weinsteln, Ed win Joseph Welsh, Ralph E. Wil liams, Jr., Herbert W Winfree and Elmer F. Wollenberg. Eugene applicants who were successful; Warren C. Gill, Orval Henry Etter, Jason Dwight Lee, Melvin Charles Rooney and Hale G. -Thompson. Other . successful applicants: Stanley Robert Darling, Bend; Philip Hayter, Dallas; Carl G. Helm, jr.; LaGrande; Bernard B. Kliks, McMlnnville; Asa L. Lew elling, Albany; Frank Erwln Nash, Pendleton; Roy W. Scheuffle, Bonneville; George F. Smith, Ash land; Robert L. Welch, Lake view; Minora Yasui, Hood River; Ralph Miller Holmes, Long Beach, Calif.; Wallace Letcher Kaapcke, We aatchee. Wash., and William S. Fort, Stanford university, Calfi. Lebanon Property Sold to Builders Of new Dwellings LEBANON Through the M. D. Davis real estate agency Mason M. Jones ha4 sold a 3 acre tract In Highland; addition to J. L. Spires who will: build a home and two lots in Highland addition to John Bredecnoft recently from Califor nia, who will build on his lots. He sold the Preston Daughtou home on Park street to Mrs. E. A. Bishop; to Perry Robertson, 40 acres of land seven miles east of Lebanon by C. McCain. J. E. Estep, realtor, reports the sale of the Ed Pierce house and lot on Walnut street to Mrs. Blanche Cozlne. He reports leas ing the Wilma Waggoner property in Mountain View addition to Ed Pierce and leasing of Mrs. Orta Stacy's house on Second street to Al Morris, a trucker recently of Portland. Gospel Light Dim Again as Prayers Fall to End Feud t PORTlLAND, Aug. T - (ff);- Twelve persons were barred yes terday from worship at the con troversy-plagued Gospel Light tabernacle, despite prayers and court authority. D. E. Poyser, leader of one of the factions contesting proper ty ownership, complained Charles Zimmerman, caretaker, locked the group out of the services be cause he. had . not been notified of a court decision. ' When! litigants appeared unable to get results from prayers for guidance recommended by the court. Judges Jacob Kanzler and George S. Shepherd said no mem ber should be excluded "by rea son of 1 association with either group or faction Involved in this action."! ' . Clovertlale Slates Old-Timer Picnic CLOVERDALE The oldtim ers or pioneer picnic will be held Sunday,: August 20. . Former and present residents of this community are invited to attend. A basket dinner will he served at noon and a program and business meeting will follow. 1 1 " Garner Gets Back ToHisOwnHonc Cactns Jack Sniffs Air of UTalde and Finds : - it is Good r UTALDE, Texas, Aug. 7-aV Caetns Jaek Garner slipped into his beloved Uvalde tonight, shacked his collar and roamed through , his . pecan tree.studded yard 'shaking hands with a small group of neighbors glad to see "John.Back Home.. . . The vice-president left a train at San Antonio and motored the rest . of the way with his closest crony and fishing partner, Rosa Brumfield, a garage operator. Only a few friends were in the yard when the Garners and Brnm f ields drove up. .Uvalde knows the vice-president doesn't like fan fare anyway, most of the citizens were over at Sabinal trying to raise funds for the.county fair. "I'm mighty glad. to get out of governmental affairs for awhile," beamed Garner, rolling np his sleeves and sniffing Uvalde air. "Am I going fishing tomorrow? No,' I haven't had time to see how home la yet." He politely declined to discuss politics and shied away from an swers on his presidential possibll ities. At Dallas, he confided that his arrival at his Uvalde home would mean "I'm going to fish, get full of chiggers and feel natural once more." Crash of Trucks Hurts 9 Firemen STOCKTON, Calif., Aug.7-()-Nine firemen were injured, two seriously, when a pump truck and a service truck, en route from different stations to the same fire, collided at an Inter section near the scene of the blaze. Bernard hapman, 42. and A. C Wright, 38, each suffered a frac tured skull and internal injuries. Airman Is Killed SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 7-UP) Second L. Horace P. Houf, of Coronado, Calif., was killed to day when his marine fighting plane fell into the brush five miles southeast of suburban El Cajon and caught fire. Bus Change Asked Oregon Motor Stages applied to the city council last night for per mission to reroute its State street bus line by substituting use of Mill street for the present Trade street connection between 21st and 23 rd streets. - V' i '" : .--wJi Jf- v - " , Jrt V J Let The Statesman Follow You ! While on your vacation keep informed about your capital city, yonr state, and the folks - ' at home. There's no-better way to return from an enjoyable vacation well informed. Dial 9101 I . give us the address ... we will see that The Statesman follows and at no extra cost. - ! , The Statesman will also give yon travel accident protection for the small sum of $1.00 per , year less than 2c per week. You Can Be Covered for $10,000 for toss of life in a rail road accident and $20.00 per week while injured.. j . $1,000 for loss of life in an auto mobile or pedestrian accident. '$10.00 per week while injured. DONT WAIT ... It may be too late . . Call at the Statesman : office, 215 S. Commercial St, or phone 9101 for further details. - . There are hundreds who have,, found this Statesman Accident ..Policy to be a dollar wisely in vested. -v ' : - a - . ' ti (Issned to Btatesnuia subscribers or members of the family between the ages of 10 to 69.) ; Truth out After 3 Years For three years, Joseph Servia (left), 17, kept silent about the drown ing of his chant, Louis Circo, 13, in the Missouri river near Omaha. It got too much for him, and he's shown here finally telling the story to Louis' mother, Mrs. Sebastiano Circo. Another son, Sam, is trans lating for his. mother. Joseph and another boy kept their secret be cause Joseph said they were afraid to tell their parents they had been swimming. Scott Is Chosen Lions Secretary Harry W. Scott of Salem was elected secretary of the Oregon Lions club state council at Its organization meeting here yester day. The council membership is composed of present and past dis trict governors. Scott represents one of the three districts Into which the state is divided. R. W. "Joe" Land of Salem has been designated secretary of Scott's district. Easement Accepted a The city council last night ac cepted an easement from Hannah Purvlne authorizing construction of a retaining wall along Shelton ditch on her property below the South . Winter street bridge. Sev eral months ago she filed suit in circuit court for damages al legedly arising from erosion of her property caused by the bridge. By Mail Name. Occupation Postoffice Street or Name of (D ?n Relationship of Benifieiaryl. Start The New Subscriber V 'i -4,.-',, , Friend of Youths Accident Victim PENDLETON. Ore., Aug. 7.-p) -John Thomas L a m b I r t h, 73. leader and companion of Pendle ton's youngsters, was killed yes terday when he slipped and fell while aiding two boys in erecting a diving board on the bank of the Umatilla river. Lambirth's head struck a ledge when he fell while carrying a large rock. A bank employe, Lam birth had lived here more than 50 years. Roosevelt Departs WASHINGTON, Aug. 1-(JP)-President Roosevelt left by spe cial train for his Hyde Park, NY., home at 8:07 p.m. (PST) to night. oCl. Louis Johnson, assist ant secretary of war, was among the small group which said good bye to him at the station. Emm ifeteffliiia By Mail $5.00 per 50c per Mo. By Carrier 60c per Mo. INSURANCE APPLICATION BLANK RPJ). No Beneficiary. Statesman at Above Address Harem Beauty Is : Awarded Annuity NEW YORK. Aug. T.(JP)-A dark-eyed Turkish beauty who fled from a harem at the age of 1 7 established in supreme court to day her right to 125,00 a year from the Flelschmann yeast mil lions. The former Lemma Izzet Pasha, daughter of a grand vizier of Tur key, she married Carl Flelsch mann Holmes in 1933, and when they were divorced In 1935 he made a settlement of $25,00 a year. Recently he tried to annul the arrangement on the ground she was already married to a Hindu. Jarmanl Dass, when she married him. Her lawyers traveled half way around the world, collecting evidence In New York. France. Belgium. England, Egypt and In dia which satisfied the court in her behalf. Holmes' lawyers issued a state ment for him saying his action had been in good faith and that "subsequent Investigation had satisfied him that there was no foundation for the same and that Mr. Holmes deeply regretted that he had been misled into making such a charge." Mrs. Holmes-Smith, as she now calls herself, was married as a girl to Mazar Abed, a merchant of Damascus, Syria, and ran away from him. She later married Stanley Smith, English tobacco magnate, and was divorced from him In 1933. d d i tics . . . in the New NASHVILLE. Tenn., Aug. 7 (Jpy Prisoners helping tear down Nashville's 50-year-old precinct police station are allowed to keep anything they find in the build ing. One negro, with $19.75 of a $25 fine to work off, found an envelope containing $20, dropped his tools,' marched to the work house office, paid the $19.75 and walked out. ZILINA, Slovakia-(by mail) One Zilna Barber gives free haircuts to his German customers to keep from going bankrupt. Most of his customers are Ger man soldiers Garrisoned along the frontier. When they arrived last March they would present a mark (40 cents) in payment for a 2x kronen haircut and ask for IVx kronen in change. At the bank the barber discov ered he could exchange a mark for only 6 Vt kronen. Now when he is offered marks he doesn't charge for his services. 1 Year Age. Old Subscriber Q ...