The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, August 13, 1939, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Smday Morning, August 13, 1939 Tliree Ballots Taken in Vote ... Joe Chamberlain Winner of Hotly Contested National Post ' (Continued from Page 1.) foreign sou drew strenuous ap plause. Ralph Hargett of Lebanon was elected rice-commander iy a mar gin of only 13 rotes, 162 to 141 over Ray I Goasett of Portland In a contest which bore some scars Indicating it bad been the football of the more hectic national com mltteeman race. For one thing. two prospective candidates had withdrawn ( . before nominations were la order. Thomas D. S tough ton of Port- ; land was unanimously and enthu siastlcally reelected finance offi cer. For chaplain, the Legion chose a Catholic priest. Rev. Jo seph Clancy of Portlai&f. His elec- tlon also was unanimous. -Oratory was brief in the nation- at committeeman tussle, nominees being Chamberlain. E. L. "Buck' Knight of LaGrande and Raymond L. Baasett of Salem; bnt its fer- ror - was immediately apparent - when the first post on the roll call. No. 1 of Portland, asked "five minutes to caucus" even at this lata data. Denied thin nrlvt ; lege, the post "passed" and came at the close with 10 rotes for l Chamberlain and 10 for BassetU . Out of Race The rotes of several other posts were divided Sheridan's three ; men all disagreed. The tally at the clpse of the tirst ballot was Cham betlain 116, Knight 116 Bassett 76.. Bassett withdrew, "to expedite the election" but it wasn't expedit ed,. for .on the second ballot anoth er tie developed; Chamberlain 154. Knight 154. Some question arose over belated ballotting by : past commanders who are dele- gates-at-large, and the rules were made more definite for the third ; ballot. On this count several delega- : tions switched sides, but it was ; agan a tie until Tillamook, which l had passed, came in with four vbies for Chamberlain. j District commander elections previously determined in district dkucuses were confirmed as i'ol- Ibws: ' . No. 1, Art Steele of Clakskanie; I no. 2, Harry Humphreys of Uay- tbn; No. 3, John Power of Cor- ijalil3; No. 4, Marvin W. Skip- forth of Marshfield; No, 5, Don Iraham of Prineville: No. 6. lugh Bowman of Pendleton; :io. tarl Graham of Vale. legates Named Convention Delegates to the national con- Erntioa at Chicago were elected as -follows: District No. 1, Floyd Long of iresham. Jean Ewen. Harry Wetnstein. Al Greenwalt and Dr. Villlam Levin, all of Portland; alternates, Wagner Brown, Har vey Swan and Lee Boatwiek. inland. . District No.' 2, Soren Sorensen, my; Ray stumbo and Ray Bas- Ht. Salem; alternates. Hans Hotfstetter, Salem; Henry Helsel. Miamook, and George Censky. Sheridan. J District No. 3, Ben Dorris. Eu gene; Joe Chamberlain, Corvallia; alternates, Z. E. Merrill and Ed mmiller, both of Albany. District No. 4, Perry Smith. jseburg. and Gladwyn Smith. Granu Pass; alternates. Bob Ebel, . Medford, and Blake Miller, Kirby. 1 District No. 5, George B-ew-ader. Redmond; alternate, W. Al Taylor, The Dalles. I District No. 6, Carl Hendricks. Fpssll; alternate, Robert ?ur Ingame, Milton. luisu-icc o. 7, j. Kicha.d Sfiurthwalte, Baker. Prune Men Greet eV Invite jMany acceptances have been gwen to Governor Charles A. Sprague's recent Invitation to prominent Oregon prune growers, cap n erg and processors to attend a t market - Improvement confer ence at the eapitol at 2 p.m. Tues day, the governor , reported yes terday. ?The conference was called In an effort to do something abont low prftne prices reported in prospect for the 1939 . crop. Several pos sible 'solutions , to ' the problem1, such a marketing agreements, im proved marketing : practices and better packaging, were suggested by. agricultural leaders at a pre liminary meeting with the execu tive.; : . . it Marine and Fisheries ; Official to Visit Here PORTLAND, Aug. 12-(p)-W. D. B.i Dobson, executive rice presi dent of the Portland chamber of commerce, said today members of the United States house of repre sentatives committee on merchant marine and fisheries will visit Portland September 26. Dodson said he did not-know how many members of the committee would be .here. - - ....,,,.- - . , Uhy ; Any !' WH33 OTBEll TAXLIH M m' CbiatM bim. UUaaitBf 6UC--CLi3.fo600a yemraja CHINA K gutter wttk what aiMeat je ar AkfUCTKD 4iMHra, i- otu.a, kaart, taag. lir; kisaty. atomara, gas. aoaatipattOB, aleara Stabetia. rheaautian, gall aai aladdar. farr, akia, faaaala caaa- siainta- ; ,k.v Charlie Chan CLiaesa Herb Co. , B.,rar. a year practica - ia , Coiaa. Otfica koara IUI a . at, txeart Baa-, aad Wadnea- . 4r. ta lv a. 122 Kf. Cani'l Ft. Balaaa. Ora. Spragu m. - a. i.M a Queen Candidates Plentiful in Legion Parade ltt W s Cviuciy mi !.' these, caueht by a m'S'H leloa parade. Above ( seated upon a gajly decked Inde pendence float, are Yvonne Kerr of Surer at left and Betty Toler of Liberty at right, hop queen candidates. Below, helping to glorify the Mt. Angel Ftaxarlan float, are two flax queen candidates, Vir ginia Meek. Mt. Angel, and Faye Clodfelter, Salem. Netherlands Ready should Invaders Cross Borders Into Landibf I&ln War ' V By $JLUm McGAFFIN . AMSTERDAM. Ausf. 12. fAP) If the Netherlands should be invaded, her citizens may resort to a daring collabo ration with their old enemy, the sea. in an attempt to hold off th new foe. Military experts say that or flooding a vital area of this Osteopath Knocks Hospitals Action GRANTS PTSS, Ore., Aug. 12- (JP)-Dr. Blaine B. Pruitt, osteopa thic physician, charged today an expectant mother was denied use of the county hospital unless she dismissed him aa her doctor. The accusation revived an old dispute orer the use of tbe hos pital. Several months ago, the at torney general ruled the county court had the power to bar cer tain physicians and their patients. County Judge W. A. Johnson confirmed that standards for use of the hospital had been set up by the county court. Dr. Pruitt ac cused the Josephine County Medi cal Society of seeking to bar him from practice when it demanded standards set to deny admittance to osteopaths.' lolorado Strike Settling Failure DENVER. Aug.. 12."-A fed erat conciliator's attempt to settle the Green Mountain dam strike failed tonight when the Warner Cc tructtou company pf .Chicago contractor on the project, declined to send representatives to negoti- te with four American Federa tion of Labor unions. Motorcycle Club Is Aid ' To Police Says Minto Members of the Salem Motor cycle club were commended yes- hterday by Chief of Police Frank A. Minto for their assistance to bis department in clearing traffic ahead -of the American - Legion convention parade Friday night. "They were a great help and we certainly appreciate it," the chief said. . - Housing Survey Okehed WASHINGTON. Aug. lZ.-P)-President Roosevelt sigred toda bill directing, the census bureau to make a national housing survey in 19 to in conjunction with th decennial - population census. . .1 Boy Believed Drovmed f ASTORIA,' Ore:, AugJ.-12-ff-Coroner Hollia Ransom ," said to night he believed Gordon Miles, 17 of Portland, drowned In the snrf at Cannon-' Beach this after noon. The body was not recovered. Craber Bros. '- '- Plumbing mud General Repair Work 154 S. Uberty Ph. 659i iff V , - v - htatceman nhotocranher in Friday to Destroy Dikes : carefully worked out clans tiny country by, opening the IS v rT v r ' i " "J ' ' vdlkes and diverting the canals- lie ready in the generals' offices. The unique part of the "water line defense plan" as it is called is that the Netherlands would be fighting not on the dry but on the wet side of the line. They would stay on In the in undated area with intercommuni cation assured, they believe, by certain central roads possessing elevation enough to remain above the water level. Hopes for Neutrality The Netherlands hopes, of course, that she can remain neu tral as she did in the World war and she is following a cautious diplomatic policy. She is very careful especially not to say or do anything which might give offense to her mighty German neighbor. Get a Netherlander talking In private, however, and he will tell you how much he fears the possi bility of a German invasion if Germany and Great Britain Ehould go to war. The Netherlands' coast, he points out, would be ideal for air plane and submarine bases against the British. That is why the defense - mech anism is geared for a thrust from the east. : The flooded Section west of this would include the four principal cities of the nation Utrecht. The Hague, and the porta of Amster dam and Rotterdam. The Netherlands' worries do not stop in Europe but go on to the far east, where the safety of her empire is a constant eoncern. Japan's invasion of China and steady advance southward toward Java and the other East Indies islands cause anxiety here. Guardians Trying Parachute PORTLAND, Aug. lt.-(ffV-Ta-;-lng a Up from parachute-jumping airmen, the U. S. forest service experimented with pa:.hntes for forest fire fighters today. The jumps were mad . t the Portland-Columbia airport, but Lyle Watts, regional forester, raw the tests showed firemen acould be landed with reasonable accnr acy In the vicinity of fires. Airplanes also damped ' food packages fastened to small 'chutes to show the feasibility of supply ing the men after they- reached the tire . lines. Parachutes used were of a new maneuverable type -SPECIAL- Our nsuai Ware, Complete 75c rerm. Ofl r Push Ware, f a .50 Completei ; Open Thurs. Eve. by App'L J V Pbone IMS,;r4 1ST lit Natl Bank: Bldg. vi CASTLE PERM. . WAVEBS f j: r A fc - W 5 & .vtor. i a.-lAak wi tidi tioo . . in the News PATERSON. NJ, Aug. 12-(P-Haled into court by a sister-in-law who. charged that he called her names, Joseph A. Scielzo was in structed by Recorder Vincent C. Duffy today to make his "in-laws" move out. "When relatives move in with yon and trouble develops," said the court, "the husband's Job as head of the house is to order them to leave." The case was dismissed. HAZLETON, Pa.. Aug. 13-(JP)-. .22 calibre rifle notwith standing, 17-year-old Leo Ravi na didn't take any chances to day when attacked by a 160 pound bear. He sprinted for a tree rifle In band and scampered up. From bis perch on a limb be dropped bruin with 18 ballet fired as fast as he conld reload. NEW YORK, Aug. 12-(JP)-Leonard ; Ciavarella, 13, took a forbidden swim in the East river; so he was afraid bis dad would give him a spanking. Instead, his dad took Leonard to the movies today, and the boys on his block called him a hero.. Leonard plunged in yesterday, after a moment of puzzled delib eration, and rescued Hugh Mur phy, 49, from drowning. The man had fainted while trying to climb back to the pier. . i Legion Delegates Reject Resolves (Continued from Page 1.) i - session, pointed out that all na tions are not as willing aa the United States to cultivate friend ship and understanding. "So long as some members of the family of nations make force and the threat of force their na tional policies, we must stand on guard," he declared. "We must keep well armed. We must be ready, not for offense, but for defense, not to wage war, but to keep out; of war." Johnson pointed out that the Job of preserving America comes to every generation. "Upon some of ua the) lot has fallen to cave It by blood and sword in battle; upon others of us, to preserve it by example and precept in our daily conduct," he said. He struck at "sinister forces. principally of foreign origin, that would erect ideological frontiers between bur citizens, undermine our spirit: of tolerance and under standing and destroy America by propaganda." The peace of the nation is en dangered not only by the foreign influences: boring at our founda tions from within, but from a re version to the barbaric code of "might makes right" that has swept across Europe and Asia, he said. am People In Motor Crash MARQUAM Mr. and ' Mrs. Kach Baty, who are on a vacation motor trip to Spokane and Cana da, had their car wrecked near Tocasket, Wash. Mr. Baty sustained body bruises but was not seriously hurt. Mrs. Baty, who was driving the car. sustained euts on her left arm and chest injuries. She is in a hos pital. Dr. and Mrs. Arms of Filer, Ida.. Mrs. Mabelle Skirvln and daughter,' Mrs. Doris Allen of Ya kima, who have. been guests this week at the George Bently home have left for their homes. They arrived In time to attend the Rid ings clan reunion near Molalla last Sunday. Mrs. Skirvln, Mrs. Arms and Mrs. Bently are sisters. , Mrs. Etta Jacobaon Rehoe. suffered a stroke at her home Jus week. She 4s reported as getting along fairly welL - .... Confesses Thefts Of Over 100 Cars "' - - ' j RATON,' N. M Aug..-12.-(av Sherlff B. H. Mitchell said today Barney Secerd, ; 2 5, arrested in connection with two car thefts at Wagon Hound, N. M had con fessed "as a conservative esti mate," the theft of It) 4 antomo biles. r-,-yy;. i . "1 ran op' my record "while working in an International car theft ' ring along the Canadian border." Mitchell ' q noted ' See'ord Nia-x'r IV, - t Marqu as saying.; ' Gainer Handed sNod House Floor Leader Sayi He' for "LiberaT Democrat (Continued from Page 1.) . . Bankhead (D, Ala.), Rayburn. Vice-President Garner and Senate Majority Leader Barkley (D, Ky.) who confer weekly with : the president during the legislative sessions. '. Although Garner's friends Lave put him definitely in the presi dential race, he himself has said nothing. PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. 12-(A-Rep. Walter A Pierce said in an interview here yesterday "the capital finds it a little hard to b e 1 1 e t e Garner's presidential boom is serious." "Garner is a fine man, well liked and respected," Pierce said. He explained, however, that the capital' doesn't believe Garner wants the nomination. Pierce made the statements while commenting: on the pro spective opening by Gen. Charles Martin, former Oregon governor, of a Garner headquarters In Ore gon. Leadership in the Garner-f or President movement in Oregon will be taken by General Charles H. Martin, former governor and former Oregon congressman, he said while in Salem for the Am erican Legion convention. Garner campaign headquarters will be opened in j Portland soon and a vigorous campaign will be waged, Martin said. Three hun dred letters have already been sent to democrats, announcing the ex governor's plans. Disposing of rumors concerning hia own political future, Martin said he would be a candidate for delegate to the democratic nation al convention, and would not run for congress or for the Portland mayoralty. Hauser Urges Cut In City Spending (Continued frpm Page 1) bond issue; band concerts, J1000; comfort stations, 51171; first aid car, $6936; health service, 17041; incinerator, $5697.50, built under $40,000 bond issue: public library, 113,441; parks, maintenance, $4925; WPA sew ing project, $1506; YWCA em ployment office, $150. Their total cost, $42,968.50, he said, repre sents a levy of 2.9 mills. "Every time an auxiliary func tion is added it curtails the de velopment of an essential func tion unless the tax rate is raised," he pointed out. Soundness of the city's finan cial condition was emphasized by the treasurer in terms of debts and thetr retirement, liens and their collection. All bond principal and interest obligations are being met prompt ly and there are no city warrants outstanding and unpaid for lack of funds. The treasurer comment ed particularly on the fact that no additional bonded debt haa been created this year and that between December 21, 1935, and December 31, 1938, the general obligation bond debt was re- duced by $163,500, or to $710,000. Street Improvement, or Ban croft, bonds not paid from tax funds have been reduced in principal by $257,762.67, leaving $478,107.30 outstanding, the re port showed. Tne treasurer declared the ty council lien foreclosure commit tee neaaea oy Alderman David O'Hara. had been largely respon sible for the recent restoration of the lien and Improvement bond accounts to good condition. Cavemen Offer to Fix Mt. Rainier Same as Shasta GRANTS PASS, Aug. 13-(p) -Tbe Oregon cavemen of Grants Pass awaited an answer today from tbe Tacoma chamber of commerce to their offer to add approximately 60 feet to Mt. Rainier. The cavemen telegraphed the chamber of commerce they would stretch the mountain six men's shadows higher for ten dinosaur eggs. They explained the cavemen of old dug the Oregon caves and Crater lake, piling rocks on ML Shasta. "We will dig cave side of Rainier, push top up front un derneath," Chief j Bighorn W. Lightner telegraphed. W. Reed College Institute Faculty Travels South PORTLAND. Aug. 12UPl Faculty members of the Reed col lege Institute of i Public Rela tions were en route today to Palo Alto, Calif., where, a second in stitute will be held. The Institute here closed last night, with Ed ward L. Bernays. Mew York nub ile relations counsel, saying the democracies need a good public relations campaign. Two Men Electrocuted GREELEY, Colo., Aug. 11-JP -Two. Greeley men were electrr cuted today when cable on their well drilling outfit crossed a Ugh voltage power line. : The victims were J. E. FerrelL tlt and Don Kahler, 23. j Labor Shortage Eased BERLIN, Aug. lt-ifiy-An aente labor shortage in Germany, which is straggling to keep ap with the high-speed schedule of the four year phut, was eased to som ex tent today by an arrangement with Bulgaria--for importation f Bul Rayburn garian laborers. As Legion Paraded t x, xv v. fk . 1 if A. Dr. G. E. Prime, top, astride Skylight was one of the outstanding equestrians in the Legion grand parade Friday night. Below, one of two huge St. Bernards that paraded, each bearing Red Cross in signia and the familiar cask of brandy or something said to be so welcome to lost travelers in the Youth Kills Self In Car Argument PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12-P) r-George Carlson, 25, furniture factory worker, fatally shot him self today after an argument with his father, M. A. Carlson, 57, over payments on a used car. Detective John Abbott said. One of two. bullets fired went through his chest, pierced a bed room wall and passed through the left wrist of his sister, Eleanora Wilcoxson, who was sitting on a davenport in the living room. After the first shot, the father tried to grab the gun, but the younger Carlson successfully re sisted him and fired a second shot into his chest, Abbott said. The Lowest Rate Ever Offered for Financing Home Building Save as Much as $217-00 on Average $3,500 Loan Capitol Lumber is now accepting applications for this new F.H.A. loan . . Borrow up to 90 on that new home... Act today! - ..;c HV PAY KEWI When you can huild your own home with your rent money, exactly as yon wish it. We furnish plans and specifications. ASK YOUR FRIENDS!! Hundreds of happy folks have already built their own home the easy FJLA. way. WHY NOT YOU? f Lowest Term Loan on the Market ! Smallest Monthly Payments! K Only Wi7o Interest! if Pay Like Rent! High est Appraisal Value! 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In a telegram to William Green, AFI president. Cantor said Whitehead was attempting to "hide yehind the skirts" of So phie Taeker, buxom president of the AFA. The current dispute arose when the Associated Actors and Artists of America, parent AFL union of actor groups, accused the AFA of mismanagement, revoked its charter, and chartered the new guild of variety artists in its stead. The AFA, which claims 10,000 members among night clubs and vaudeville performers, then Joined the International alliance of theatrical stage employes (the stage-hands nnion), also an AFL affiliate. The 4-A then protested to the AFL, calling for cancella tion of the stage-hands-AFA mar riage. Batten Hatches; It's a Hurricane EUGENE, Aug. 12,-ypy.A lady, thinking she was con nected with the local weather bureau, said into a telephone: "Conld you tell me the fore cast for the next 24 hours?" "Hurricane starts at 6:13" was the startling reply. 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