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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morninft Angnst 12, 1939
Bapartmental
Ballot Today
Assistant 7ar Secretary
to Address Veterans
Thi Afternoon m
(Coatlaned from Pugs 1)
men. Rtmora of. a "dark horse
were also bandied about
Neil Altai Leads .
'As for the Ordinarily.; more lm
portant office of department om
uunder. the consensus or dope
sters from all over the state In
dicated ' Utat Neil Allen, Grant
Pass attorney, was -far oat -ahead,
especially In riew of the tact that
his opponent. Bash Bowman of
Pendleton. was late la mnirtoc
at the convention, r , ,
. There was wide -open contest
for, Tlce-eommaader but It was
not ao heated, aad there were re
ports ot trading In this race for
advantage In the national com
mitteeman contest. Ralph Jlarfett
of Lebanon 'and Frank Miller of
Forest Grove were reported by
Willamette ralley delegates to
share the lead over Bay Goasett
of Portland and Lee -Oarlock ' of
Medford, bat delegates from Port
land and from southern Oregon
undoubtedly held other Tiewa.-
ActiTities on the convention
floor Friday centered largely
about the Legion's stand against
subversive Influence in connec
tion with its Americanism pro
gram.. The report of the radical
s activities committee, compiled by
N a secret committee, swung hay
makers both right and left at the
communist party, the Young Com
munist league, the German-Am-
. eriean Bund and the Silver Shirts,
the ' four organizations ; active in
Oregon. .
The report indicated that the
Silver Shirts movement was the
most dangerous since it seemed
designed to utilize the old vigil
ante spirit to arouse Insurrection.
The tendency of the two "rightist1
movements to foment racial ha
tred, as the leftist groups seek to
foment class hatred,' was decried.
The report twice emphasized the
policy that the Legion was in n'o
case to "take the law in its own
hands' but should combat sub-,
versive elements through educa
tion exclusively.
Security Change
Xeded Often
Speakers at the convention ses
sion included- James A. Drain of
th federal social security board,
; s former national Legion comman
der, who pointed out that the so
cial security law would probably
have to be amended each session
of congress for a considerable per
iod of years; Owen McCoy, war
service director of the American
Red Cross; Brigadier General
Thomas E. Rilea; L D. Canfield,
senior vice-commander of the Vet
erans, of Foreign "Wars of Oregon,
and spokesmen for the Disabled
Ve.terana. and the Spanish War
- Veterans. " . '" ' :v.v.-": . ""'
The outstanding address of the
day was that of General Charles
H." Martin, former governor,, who
commended the Legion on its Am-
- erlcenlsm program aad declared
that- Oregon was "on the right
-aide of the line" in the fight to
rejuvenate the nation. He said the
world's 'Woes could be blamed on
the tact that after the World war,
the politicians "played with the
pawns you had won" to establish
a "shameful, peace.
The convention, fireworks- were
set off by fireworks a- resolu
tion urging legislation to regulate
their sale, which the legialaUve
committee had rejected but the
conreation ' finally approved.
There waa also spirited debate
over a resolution seeking aid for
an Albany reteran who loat an
arm in an . automobile collision
with a CCC truck. Congress has ao
refused to pass a bill permit
ting hia to sue the government. .
Resolutions by the . resolutions
committee adopted by the coaTen
tloa Included: Advocating more
adequate military drill facilities;
expressing confidence In La w
rence miner la connection with
the Bridges case; advocating vo
cational education - in the boys'
and girls training schools; favor
ing construction ot military high
ways; favoring the Legion's with,
drawal from Fidae; favoring rec
ognition ot the three founders of
. the Legion, Including General
George A. White of Salem, as
"past national commander:" fa
Torinjr free listing and hunting
i licenses for veterans with 40 per
cent i disability; advocating the
closing. of business houses on Ar
mistlee day.-z "' f '.'.;. :,--' ;
In addition to the election, to
day's program will Include an ad
dress by Louis A Johnson, assist
ant 'secretary of war and former
national commander of the Le.
gion." - .
SUyerton Red Sox
UicMta Wiimere
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but " when the : Sox "murderer's
row: broke loose In the eighth ao
did ! pandemonium in the. stands
here.' . -.i :.--V'i',;;rv ,;-
About 11,000 witnessed the Sex
rictory at Wichita, according to
the wire report received here. : t
Sllverton scored Its four eighth
frame runs of Freshoer, who re
placed Rose,, the Coors' starting
pitcher. Krautt was forced" from
the game with an injured finger.
Manager Bill UcGinnls. In a
special wire, said Helser pitched
"a whale of a baU game.
Golden Coors -V;:, ' t 1
Silverton S 10 t
Rose, Freshoer and Schlffel:
Helser Erautt, and Hauser.
Mpdf ordatKer
Average Over 100
MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. llP)
-This town, knows , about heat
waves now.
The wave began July 21, when
the temperature was 102. Yes
terday; on the list day,-the heat
bad-averaged 100.1 degrees for.
the : period, ; breaking - all-time
records. -i':lK-:t.
" Normally, -high temperatures
last only about ten days.
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Clatska ale's drum, corps, above, as it appeared in yesterday afternoon's American Legion Junior parade
down State street. The "Injuns" drew a big hand all along the route of the resplendent parade of the
state's youth.' Below are the chief Judges of the parade entries. Standing from left, Cecil Edwards.
private secretary to Gorernor Charlea A. Spraeue; Representative
Walter Pearson; and sitting. Dr.
Mist Halts Fires
On Oregon Fronts
Saddle Moontain Fire Is
Still Burning, but
- Pace Is Slow
PORTLAND) Ore., Aug.
-Dampened by light mist Ore.
gon's major forest ' fires were
nearly checked today.
The 22-mile-long Saddle moun
tain fire continued to crawl weak
ly southward toward the Sluslaw
national forest, three miles away,
but Its progress wa negligible.
Patrol lines held the 12.000
acre Dutch canyon blase, ranging
south from St. Helens and Scap
poose in Oregon. In Washington.
1100 men completed the task of
ringing the 4000-acre Columbia
national forest fire. It burned
briskly Inside the lines but waa
not advancing.
' Fire new fires were reported In
Washington's Wenatchee nation
al forest," :
Preliminary surveys of damage
done by the-Saddle mountain and
Dutch canyon fires showed heavy
losses in the Blind Cabin area and
Flora- Logging company holdings,
near the Washington-Yamhill
county line. District Fire Warden
Cecil Kyle said an Island of green
timber escaped the Saddle moun
tain blaze .and much timber burn
ed in the Dutch canyon fire could
be salvaged. . -
Rain still was lacking but an
abrupt temperature decline gave
Oregon, relief from a long period
of .hot weather. :.
Change in Breeze
: Saves Idaho Town
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 11-P)
-A gale-like wind that whipped a
dying forest fire into fury today
and blew It to the very edge of
Spirit 'Lake. - Idaho, miraculously'
at the laat minute shifted at right
eagles and blew the fire away
again. - .
Tonight a lull in the wind, whkh
had switched and swerved all af
ternoon, gar -hopes to -the 1.(00
fire fighters that the little mill
village 45 miles northeast ot here
would remain safe. Only a com
plete right about face and consid
erable stiffening of the wind could
bring new danger.
I Charles -Simpson. Idaho' state
forestry - official.- said - no build
ings,' inside the town had burned,
and a lata report said the LaBarge
box. factory, earlier reported com
pletely consumed. . had not been
destroyed." ' - '. ' ' ' - -."'
Conflicting reports, first that
the town had burned, and then it
had not, left the fate of the HtUe
village of 100 la doubt for several
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b Given Thought
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. (jP)-Sumaert-Welles,
'acting secretary
of state, said today that, the state
department has. taken under con
sideration the statement of Sena
tor Schwellenbach (D-Wash). that
the - United States -already pos
sessed the legal means of enforc
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P. O. RHey, member of Secretary
ing an embargo on the shipment
of war materials to Japan.
Welles said it was too early to
offer a comment at this time. ;
Senator Schwellenbaca-wrote a
letter yesterday to Secretary Hull
saying the government could
make use of an -old statute to
enforce, an embargo or the state
department could exert pressure
on American companies shipping
materials to Japan as it did in the
case- ot manufacturers of aircraft.
Pittenger Named
Sheriffs Deputy
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a prepared statement. " I feel that
all branches of law enforcement
work should be In close coordin
ation and I know that any and all
such departments will find in Mr.
Pittenger Just that sort ot man."
The new deputy was born and
educated In Kansas City, Mo. He
returned there to join the city po
lice force after serving with the
United States marine corpse on
ship and land. In the tropics, in
France during the World war, in
the Virgin , Islands.-in Tientsin
and in the legation guard at Pel
ping, China, between IS 17 and
UZ1. During two of his fire years
on the Kansas City force he waa
a member of the homicide squad.
Coming to Oregon in 1028,' Pit
tenger worked for the .state - high
way department,, later managed
an oil company plant at LaGrande
and in 1931 joined the state po
lice when the department ; w a s
formed. He came to Salem as a
penitentiary guard after six years'
service as a state trooper and but
recently quit his prison position.
Pittenger Is married and has
two sons. He is a past commander
of the Pendleton post of the Am
erican Legion, a member of -the
40 et S society and of Capital post
No. 9, American Legion, in Salem.
lamette
Could Be Mecca
PORTLAND. Aug. U.-VOre-gon's
Willamette- river could be
come a "Class A" stream and a
mecca for recreationlsts if sewage
disposal projects were completed
Abel Wolman. chief engineer of
the Maryland department ot
health aad sanitation, here as a
member of the Portland sewage
disposal committee, said today.--
"Tour river is a mess, he add
ed, "but the - surprising element
. . . is the public interest and eon.
fidence in the value of a project
that would clean the river to a
sanitary polat that will admit Its
recreational possibilities."
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: Every Saturday Night
Large Crowds , . Cool Hall . . . Good Mask-
TOMMIE SE RINE
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Hannah Martin; State Treasurer
of State Earl SnelTs staff.
Carelessness Held
Reason of Deaths
No Criminal Negligence
Found by Spokane
Coroner Jury
SPOKANE, Aug. U-iJfy-A cor
oner's Jury decided today the Aug.
S fires which caused the deaths
of two young girls who danced in
a pageant were "due to lack of
supervision, to thoughtlessness
and to carelessness on the part of
people responsible.
The Jury concluded, however.
after a brief deliberation that fol
lowed a three-day hearing, that
the carelessness and thoughtless
ness did not constitute criminal
negligence.
"We . . . find that Sally Ann
Lacy (Is) and Patricia 8eUs (IS)
came to their deaths as the result
of fire burns received through the
use of sparklers during the stag
ing of the spectacle known as the
... Colombia Cavalcade . . . the
Jury announced. .
Larry Doyle, a director, told the
jury today be had given an order
for the show to continue after the
Lacy girl was burned because he
waa afraid there would.be a panie
among! the 7000 people in the
grandstnad If something was not
done to quiet them. The Sells girl
and - three others were burned
when the dance was resumed.
- His testimony that the dancers
had been drilled to hold- the
sparklers high above their heads
was contradicted by Betty Sella.
15, sister of Patricia and; a mem-
Der oi tne cast.- -
; "We hd no supervision'; they
never told us of any danger," she
said. - - .
Propaganda Limit
Sought by Editor
PORTLAND, Aug. ll.-ff)-GoT-ernmental
control of advertising
and propaganda was advocated
last night by Harwood L. Chllds,
editor of the Public Opinion quar
terly. He told -the American Inatitute
of Public Relations, "there should
be a federal Drooaxanda commis
sion. . . to eliminate unfair and
misleading propaganda practices.
Such a board should be similar
. . . to the federal trade commis
sion. The very preservation of de
mocracy demands this control." -The
Idea was opposed by Ed.
ward L. Be mays. New York pub
lic relations counsellor, and Har
ford Powel, former editor of Colr
lier'a magazine. - .
Juniors Strut
In bigParade
CaTemen and Hitler Walk
Side by Side as' Kids ..
Hare Procession -Indians,
cavemen, gypsies, fair
ies, clowns, bandits and Herr Hit
ler himself all inarched through
downtown streets yesterday after
noon la. the Legloa Junior parade,
high point for youthful partici
pants In the ' American Legloa
conTentlon v -
Bicycle, float, boy scout, pet 'and
dressup and costume sections par
ticipated, interspersed at frequent
intervals by bands and drum corps
front - Silverton, Clatskanle, Al
bany, Portland, Klamath Tails,
Oregon City, Bandon and Salem.
The smart dram corps and band
detachments which appeared
Thursday, night at Sweetland field
In the contest for Junior musical
organizations drew much applause
from, crowds stationed along t a e
route, but the junior negro band
of Portland, a new convention par
ticipant, scored first prise 'for
bands and much attention from
watchers along the Touts as its
members strutted past in brilliant
yellow and blue uniforms, play
ing a syncopated version or a
standard march number. Albany's
was decreed the best drum corps.
Clatskanle Indians
The Clatskanle corps presented
a novel touch when its i members,
stripped and painted above the
waist, and wearing bath-towel
loin cloths, halted in the line ot
march to hold an Indian pow-wow
immediately in front of the re
viewing stand on State street.
Kiel Blumenstein, attired as
Adolph Hitler, and carrying a
ponderous copy of "Meln Kampf."
took first prize in the character
representation contest, and Lynn
Blumenstein won the first award
in the most original section with
his caveman costume. Pet winners
included, for largest pet, Horace
Beiaon, leading a goat; urma ua
ris, with a Mexican chihuahua
dog, smallest; and Edna Scho
field, with a gaily-attired Scottie
dog, best dressed pet.
Prizes Awarded
A panel of judges including
State Treasurer Walter E. Pear
son, State Representative Hannah
Martin, Dr. P. O. Riley, and Ce
cil Edwards, private secretary to
Governor Sprague, awarded priz
es to contestants as follows:
Largest pet. first, Horace Bel
don; second, Margaret Nelson,
third, Ramona Spence. Smallest
Dorothy Clark; third David Blow
er. Best dressed pet, Edna Scho
fleld; second, Patricia Van De
Coevering; third, Kenneth Kep
pinger. Most original costume, first,
Lynn Blumenstein; second, Daryl
Satter; third, Nellie HOrneffer.
Best historical costume, first, Pa
tricia Ullman and Eunice Miller;
second, Ellens Johnson;, third,
Bob Adams. Best character repre
sentation, first, Nell Blumenstein;
second, Dora Johnson; ; third,
Thomas Tharalson. Most original
clown, first, David Craven; sec
ond, George Flawn; third. Nancy
Lou Dalton. Funniest costume,
first. Fern Johnson; second, Bel
den Owens; third. Doris Dim bat
and Shilla Balatzer.
Ia the float section first went
to James Hager; second to Don
Smith; and third. Dean Kuhn.
Best decorated bicycle, first, Vel
ma Davis; second, Richard Scott;
third. Valine ErleksoiL.
Among boy scout contingents
Troop 9 of Salem was first, and
Troop 11 second. Albany took the
drum corps crown, and the Port
land colored junior band first
among competing bands.
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SmaU Storm Hits
Florida Districts
PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 11.
-0P)-Blustery winds at times
reaching nearly 55 miles an hour
caused minor property damage
and kicked up heavy waves in the
Atlantic ocean and Lake Okeecho
bee tonight, as a small tropical
storm moved across the lower end
of the Florida peninsula.
Damage waa confined, first re
ports indicated, to blown down
signs, loosened roofing, fallen
power poles and some Injury to
citrus.
COME WHERE IT'S COOL AND COMFORTABLE
STARTS TODAY
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Mr. and Mrs. "Tom Thumb, as they led the dress-ap section of the
American Legion Junior parade yesterday. "Tom fat everyday life
is really Tommy Gene Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fisher, 1080
South Cottage, while Mrs. Tom is Gloria Christy, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Christy, 1070 South Cottage.
President to Call
Congress, if War
Executive Signs Social
Security Act Changes
Amendment -
HYDE PARK, N. T., Aug. 11.-()-President
Rooserelt today
signed a bill making far-reaching
changes in the social security pro
gram, cleared away most ot - the
other measures which congress
left on his hands, and said he
would call a special session to en
act more legislation only.- if war
became reasonably-certain.
He rolunteered the information,
at a press conference, that so far
as he knew there was no reason,
as of today, to call congress back
Into session before its scheduled
meeting January 3.
Then, telling reporters to note
his words carefully, he added:
If aa actual war crisis became
imminent in Europe or the far
east in other words, if It became
reasonably certain there- was go
ing to be a war he probably
would call a special session imme
diately to Insure American neu
trality along the lines of Interna
tional law, so that this country
would not be involved.
Later on, he piqued the Inter
est of newsmen by asserting he
would get in touch with the state
department tomorrow before
leaving for New Tork to board a
cruiser for a vacation trip Into
northern waters.
He did not connect the state
ments about a special session and
communicating with the depart
ment. Whether any relationship
existed, or whether Mr. Roosevelt
merely wanted to make a routine
checkup on foreign affaire before
sail ing occasioned considerable
conjecture. He talks frequently
with Secretary Hull during absen
ces from the capital and could use
the radio to do so on his cruise.
Bull Run RnnsTast
PORTLAND, Aug. ll.-ff)-
Parched Portland soaked up 7Z,-
000, 00Q gallons ot water a day
Continuous Today
and Spnday, 2 to 11 P. M.
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during the current hot spell, Ben
Morrow, water department man
ager, said today. The average is
46,000,000 gallons.
White Says Guard
Has no Snoopers
PORTLAND, Aug. ll-ff)-T h e
Portland Industrial Union Coun
cil, CIO affiliate, said today it had
been notified by Major ' General
George A. White the Oregon na
tional guard maintained no intelli
gence unit. -
The council demanded an ex
planation ot testimony by Major
Laurence A. MOner at 5 the San
Francisco deportation hearing of
Harry Bridges, west coast CIO
leader. Milner said he obtained
Information that bridges was a
communist daring four years as a
confidential agent for the Oregon
national guard.
The general said the guard had
intelligence officers for-"purely
tactical purposes,' but that "sueh
ofieers at no time engage In in-
restlgaUons relating to peacetime
activities and are operative only
in event of active service. He
added no investigation had
made et labor leaders. .
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Leech Quizzed
In Alien Case
Defense Puts Witness
Through Long Probing
on Stand ,
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tiered, is of great consequence.
The examiner declared Leech's
testimony "was aa important
brick in the government's case
and the defense was entitled to
attack his credibility on points
"great or small, many or few."
Leech preriously testified he
had resigned from the communist
party, of which he said he was an
organizer at Los Angeles. He also
testified Bridges not only had at
tended the party meeting but had
been elected to office.
-Recalled by the defense, Leech
said he was pald by the commun
ist party and that he had told re
lief workers, Including John E.
Gerrery, relief supervisor st Los
Angeles, of this income.
Xoatlnued defense questioning
caused Leech to change his story
that he had resided in Toledo, O.,
between 1024 and 1929.
He' admitted he "could, have"
stated for relief purposes that he
had lived entirely at Los Angeles
during those years.
In several instances Leech re
vised his previous testimony aft
er Grossman produced records
from ; the state relief administra
tion office. He had testified he
got 45 a week In private employ
ment just before he left for Port
land with his wife and six child
ren to make an affidavit against
Bridges. He had testified he made
the trip on $110 provided by Stan
ley M. (Larry) Doyle, anti-radical
Investigator' for the California
American Legion.
2 Youths Confess
Mclntire Rohbery
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Randall, chief deputy sheriff,
said.
Page said Mclntire had recog
nized the pair at the time of the
holdup and signed a complaint in
Jefferson justice court charging
them with assault with intent to
rob. He' said he was advised they
were In possession of a stolen
Washington licensed automobile
when they were arrested at Red;
ding Thursday.
The district attorney was await
ing a reply yesterday to tele
grams he sent to the sheriff at
Redding and Raymond E. Cato,
chief of the California highway
patrol, asking that the pair be
held for extradition to Oregon.
Mclntire reported loss ot ap
proximately $S in cash,' a pen,
watch, revolver, cigarettes' and
other personal property.
Lost Watch Back
After Teii Yeiirs
EUGENE, Aug. 11 (P) It took
San Francisco police 10 years to
recover Captain Hermann C De ni
ps wolfs stolen watch, and prom
ised to take that much longer to
find the captain.
.The army oflcer, now lieutenant-colossi
in charge of Lane
county organised reserve officers,
was traced from California to
to Montana, t h an e e to New Tork
back to Kansas and finally here.
He got his watch this week.
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