Th OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning:, January 10, 1940
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Woolgrower Hits
US Trade Pacts
Hunt Dancer-Bride tor Boxer Injured in Bout
Klamath Justice
Chides Legislator
KLAMATH FALLS, Jan. MP)
A two and a half honr charge
to the Klamath county grand
Jury, interspersed with quotations
from Plato and Shakespeare and
attacks on city and state officials,
was given last night by Circuit
Judge Edward B. Ashurst,
Attorney General I. H. Van
Winkle, State Rep. Harry D. Boi
Tin, Mayor Clifton Richmond of
Klamath Falls and City Council
man Elmer Hosklng were criti
cised by the Jurist.
After reading Governor
Sprague'a attack on legislators
who accept retainers from large
corporations, he presented the
Jury with files of cases in which
Boivin had appeared as attorney
for railroad companies.
Van Winkle's opinion uphold
ing Hosking's purchase of city
land was chlded. The judge re
marked he had not seen the at
torney general quoted in any su
preme court decisions.
Governor Chosen
For OSC Address
CORVALUS, Jan. t-iJPy-Gov-ernor
Spragne was selected today
as one of the four speakers for
Oregon State college's winter term
general assembly.
Dr. T. 2. Koo, Chinese Chris
department ascribed to disagree
ment over placing customs quo
tas on typical .Argentine exports
to the United States like linseed
and canned meats.
The termination of negotiations
with Uruguay was expected to
strengthen administration's de
fense of the trade agreements pro
gram In congress. Proposed
agreements with Argentina and
Uruguay had aroused the opposi
tion of cattle-growing states.
Negotiations with Chile are
still under way with the contro
versial item of copper eliminated.
BURNS, Ore., Jan. S.HfVThe
Smoot-Hawley tariff bill was bet
ter - than tb present reciprocal
trad treaties aa far as wool grow
er are concerned. Fred R. Marah-
all. Salt Lake City, declared Mon
day. ' The secretary of the National
Wool Growers' association told
the Oregon Wool Growers' associ
ation that "for all American in
terests as a whole the Smoot
Hawley bill was much better than
the present piece-meal methods."
He labeled the reciprocal trea
ties as "undemocratic because
they were made by a group of ap
pointed officials responsible only
to their superior." Surn treaty
makers, be declared, should be
answerable to their constituents.
Prank Ballard, president-elect
of Oregon State college, said the
state needed an "Inventory of all
lands" through a mapping pro
gram, and adaption of the lands
to the crops best suited.
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the Right Honorable Lord Marley
of Great Britain, February IS,
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Trade Pact With
Uruguay Is Ended
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.iP)
The state department announced
last night termination of trade
agreement negotiations with Ur
uguay. The announcement followed the
breakdown of similar negotiations
with Argentina, which the state
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Liberals Chosen
PORTLAND. Ore.. -Jan. S.-iJP)
Four hundred Oregon democrats
attending a Jackson day dinner
here last night were told by for
mer US Senator Kvan Reames of
Medford that America should con
tinue liberals in office "because
liberals are in touch with the
times." ',
lie declared "above all else, we
are going to elect someone presi
dent who will keep us out of
war."
Condition of Fire
Victim Is Serious
SCOTTS MILLS Mrs. Richard
Ridings. 24. of Scotts Mills was
In a serious condition in the Sil
verton hospital last n!e;ht after
being severely burned by an ex
plosion of floor wax and gasoline
In her home yesterday.
Mrs. Ridines was applying the
mixture to floors in her kitchen
when the explosion occurred. She
escaped through a window, carry
ing her two children and with her
clothing ablaze.
The Scotts Mills fire depart
ment extingushed the fire after
it had damaged the kitchen and
dining room considerably.
Mill Opening Set
For February 1
SILVERTON' Silver Falls
Timber company mill will prob
ably open around February 1, ac
cording to H. V. Preston, sales
manager.
Humors have been current that
the mill would open by the mid
dle of January or sooner. There Is
no foundation to these rumors,
Preston stated early this week.
The planer mill reopened Janu
ary 3 and will continue to operate
a few days each week until orders
warrant continuous run. The
sawmill closed early in December
for Its annual winter shutdown,
and the planer mill closed only
for the holiday week.
Ski Run at Silver
Falls Is Planned
SILVER FALLS STATE PARK
A request will be made in a
few days for the building of a ski
run a few miles beyond the state
park, federal men said here early
this week.
The request will go to the Na
tional Park service.
A number of interested sports
men have been coming to the hills
during the past two weeks in
search of a suitable location for
such a run. A few years ago, it
was recalled, a ski run was begun
in the hill near the state park.
There Is some discussion about
completing this. A new location
two miles beyond the Silver Creek
Recreational area Is also being
discussed.
Grangers News
MACLEAY Joseph Murry.
fingerprint specialist of the state
prison was the guest speaker at
the grange meeting Friday night.
He told of the routine of prison
life, demonstrated how finger
prints are taken and showed a
collection of pictures and records
of prisouers from various parts of
the northwest.
Other numbers on the program
were guitar numbers by D. Mor
ton and Sebastaln Koch, group
singing, and a reading by Mrs. J.
r. C. Tekenburg.
Mrs. Clarence Johnson and
Mrs. M. M. Magee were appointed
as program committee for the
monthly social night for 1940, and
Mrs. W. Welch and Mrs. Herman
Drown as social night matrons.
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Jim Lindsay
Injured in a sparring bout with Billy Conn, light
heavyweight champion, Jim Lindsay, 24, known
as the "Fighting Marine," is in critical condition
In a Pittsburgh hospital from a cerebral contusion.
Mrs. Virginia Pearson Lindsay
Police hunted Lindsay's dancer-bride, Mrs. Virginia
Pearson Lindsay, who was en route to Chicago for
an engagement. Lindsay keeps calling for bis
wife, according to physician
Farmers1
Union
Reference Librarians at Silverton
Answer 300 Questions in December;
Total Circulation Is 1313 Books
SILVERTON Almost 300 questions were cared for in
the reference department of the Silverton public library in
December according to reports submitted at the city council
Monday night. This department has steadily grown more
popular with the aid of the two national youth girls, Miss
i Minnie Mires and Miss Annabelle Jensen, who do much of
-O the assembling of material. Re
ports from the local library show
that the state library, the state
college and university and the
Marion county agent's office have
also been called upon for addi
tional information.
Also through the national youth
help, a large number of books has
been delivered about town to bus
iness people who could not go to
the library during library hours,
and to others who were injured
or convalescing from non-contagious
illnesses.
Twenty-six new readers were
added in December, according to
the report. This is the largest
number of new readers registered
in any one month since August,
1938. Total circulation was
brought up to 1313, which was
slightly above that of November.
Flag Hook Popular
Tappan'a "Book of the Ameri
can Flag"; Henry's, "How to Con
duct a Meeting"; and Robert's,
"Rules of Order" have heen pop
ular non-fiction books in Decem
ber with the many new officers
taking over at the first of the
year.
Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath"
is still most In demand on the fic-
CLEAR LAKK The Keizer lo
cal of the Farmers Union will
nicft at the Clear Lake school-hou-e
Wednesday night, January
11. Officers for the ensuing year
will be elected.
After the business meeting the
first meeting of the agricultural
school will be held.
Funeral Is Today
For Rickreall Man
RICKREALL Funeral servi
ces for Almon Hill. 78, who died
early Sunday morning, will be
held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the
Ballman-Henkle chapel in Dallas,
with Interment in the IOOF cem
etery. .
He was born in Illinois May 14,
1861. Death followed an illness of tion shelves, with G o d d e n'e,
almost 18 months following a par- "Black Narcissus" and de Dona
alytic stroke. I to's, "Christ in Concrete" running
Surviving are three sons, V. C. no far behind.
Hill of Rickreall, Harry Hill of Nineteen new books have been
Newport, Walter Hill in Califor- j Purchased during December and
nt- nvrnl erandchildren and i 'clo":u " biu.
one great grandchild.
MACLEAY Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Duntgan will open their
house Wednesday night to mem
bers of the T. O. A. for the month
ly meeting.
DAYTON The annual Installa
tion of the officers of the Dayton
Webfoot (range was held Satur
day night, J. E. Finnlcum of Mc
MlnnTllle, Mrs. Eleanor Rich, Miss
Bath Beach. Miss Bern Ice Felton
and Miss WIckland were the in
stalling team. The officers lnitall-
e4 were: Master, Louis Will; ov
erseer, Leonard Will; lecturer,
Mrs. Henry fresh our; steward,
Clifford Gibbon; secretary, Mrs.
James Richardson; treasurer, D.
C. Clark; chaplain, Mrs. Beasie
Williams; fate keeper. Chester
"flyman; assistant steward, Henry
Freshoar; lady assistant steward,
Mrs. Clifford Gibbon; Pomona,
Mrs. L. D. Krake; Ceres, Mrs.
Robert Hodge; Flora, Mrs. Louis
Will: now member board of di
rector, Charles Carr.
Six yonnc ladlee of McVIlnn
nie furnished the p'rocram.
City Committee
Members Resign
SILVERTON Three of the
members whom Mayor Zetta
Schlador appointed to serve on
the special committee to investi
gate the proposed city manager
form of government have submit
ted their resignations and appoint
ments have bjfren made to fill their
places. Thoe resigning were R.
B. Duncan, W. S. Jack and A. A.
Ulvin. To fill these vacancies,
Frank Wray, Henry Aim and W.
R. Tomison were appointed.
The committee will make its in
vestigations and report back at a
later meeting, probably in Febru
ary. One member of the commit
tee, W. L. McGlnnls, has been in
California since prior to his appointment.
Donors during December were:
Althea Meyer, Orln Smith, Scott
McPike, O. K. Cole, Mrs. H. J.
Iverson, Bonnie Jean McPike and
O. E. Lee.
Fish, Game Group
To Meet, Albany
ALBANY At a meeting of the
Santiam Fish and Game associa
tion to be held in the chamber of
commerce chambers Wednesday
night, plans for the annual meet
ing and banquet which will take
place January 19 in Riverside
community hall.
Wednesday night a speaker is
to be present and is to discuss
commercial steelhead fishing at
Waldport and other Oregon towns.
Pentecostal Croup
Have Election
ALBANY All officers of the
Pentecostal Assembly were re
elected for the year with the ex
ception of one deacon who has
moved from Albany. In his place
Arthur Brown was named to suc
ceed him.
Other officers are John Nelson,
Eldon Brooks and Virgil Meyers,
deacons; Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks,
Sunday school superintendent;
Mrs. E. J. Thompson, secretary
treasurer: Virall Meyers, presi
dent Christ's ambassadors; Mrs.
Van Coates, president Women's
Missionary council. Alan Banks Is
pastor of the church.
Back from California
AURORA Mrs. J. T. Smith
wha has been Tlsitlnr at the
homes of her brothers, Tobias and
John Snyder im California, re
turned to her home Monday.
Wreck Puts Dayton
Woman in Hospital
DAYTON Mrs. Neal Versteeg.
70, of Dayton. Is in the General
hospital in McMinnville with se
vere cut over left eye and the
effects of loss of blood caused
when the 1939 sedan driven by
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fred
Versteetr, was struck mldside by a
sedan driven by Owen Turner at
the Carr corner Saturday after
noon. Mrs. Fred Versteeg and her
two daughters, Caroljean, 8, and
Rosalee, 11, received first aid.
With Turner was his wife and
baby, his brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. McCand
less, going to McMinnville. Ver
eteegs were enroute to Hopewell.
Both cars were badly damaged.
Quinsy Victim
In Hospital
UNION VALE Deloris Stout
enburg, eighth grade Unionvale
student, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Stoutenburg, has been
confined to the McMinnv4He hos
pital for more than a week with
an attack of quinsy and has had
her throat lanced twice.
And Charles Paetel, seventh
grader, has been confined to his
home more than a week with influenza.
Flu, Measles Prevalent
SILVERTON Influenza and
measles are prevalent diseases in
the Silverton school area this
week, officials report. Seventy pu
pils were absent from the Eugene
Field building Monday.
RCUCVt stuffings and misery
this prosed way: Melt a spoonful
of Vkks VapoRub in boiling water,
then breathe in the steaming xot&
Icated vapors.
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on tnroat and cnest to get ruu Den-
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AFL not Opposed
To Pact Program
WASHINGTON, Jan." 9.-(;p)-In
response to an inquiry from Sec
retary Hull, President William
Green of the American Federation
of Labor said Monday that the
AFL had never expressed opposi
tion to continuance of the entire
reciprocal trade agreement pro
gram. Hull's inquiry was prompted by
newspaper accounts of the action
of the wage earners protective
conference in petitioning congress
to repudiate agreements not rat
ified by the senate.
The conference, headed by Mat
thew Woll, vice president of the
AFL, describes itself as the tariff
group of the AFL. Eighteen AFL
unions are represented on its ex
ecutive committee.
Strieker Speaker
At Funeral Meet
Dr. Frederick D. Strieker of
Portland, secretary of the state
board of health, was principal
speaker at the meeting of north
western Oregon funeral directors
in Oregon City Monday night.
Horace C. McGinnis of Port
land was installed as president
of the organization and Walter L.
Smith of Independence as head of
the Central Willamette Valley
group.
Hosts were George Hankins
and Morris Holman, and Mr. Mc
Ginnis presided. Invitations to
hold meetings in Gresham and
Hillsboro were extended.
Other members present includ
ed Charles W. Clageett. Charles
C. Edwards and C. W. Gano of
Salem, and E. R. Ekman of Sil
verton. J. Paul Bollman of Dal
las was welcomed back after a
year's absence.
Editor Says US
Could Stop War
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 9. -IP)
-Robert Norton, of New York, as
sociate editor of the magazine
"China Today," told the Spokane
China Relief association in an ad
dress here that the United States
could stop the Japanese - Chinese
war any time it wished by put
ting an embargo on war materi
als to Japan.
"The outbreak of war In Eu
rope closed virtually all markets
for war materials upon which Jap
an has been depending," he said.
"Japan now must look to the
United States. We hold the key to
the situation."
He added that in war materials
he included minerals; non-ferrous
metals, oil and other incidental
supplies necessary to sustain a
modern army.
Bachelor Judge Is
Lenient to Father
PORTLAND, Jan. 9.-(jP)-Be-cause
Judge Julius Cohn, a bach
elor, couldn't answer the defend
ant's question, Robert Van Horn,
22, who recently became a father,
saved $10 today.
The judge fined Van Horn $20
after hearing he sped 70 miles an
hour through a 45 mile an hour
zone.
"I don't know whether you have
been a father or not," he told the
judge, "but don't you think a fel
low gets a little excited under the
circumstances?"
The oachelor judge studied a
moment and suspended $10.
Insane Veterans9
Insurance Upheld
PORTLAND, Jan. 9 .--Federal
Judge James A. Fee upheld
war risk insurance claims of two
insane veterans of the World war
Monday and explained, "the
nerve- shattering experience of
modern war" is likely to cause
disability in later years."
The men became insane after
the war, one in 19 2 1 and the
other in 19 24.
Station Robbed
PORTLAND, Jan. 9 (JP) A
sixth gasoline service station was
robbed last night by the tall,
slender robber who carries a pa
per sack in one hand and an au
tomatic pistol in the other. He
obtained $35.
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