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Paul Hauser$ Column
It baa been quite a while since
we pulled taffy. We hope It is a
long time before we get caught In
a taffy pull
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again
A taffy pull
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like,
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especially taffy -
making, la some-f
thing to do on al
long winter ev-
ening. but ifyoul
are the a m eVu
kind of candy- Paul R. Har, Jr.
maker we are you had better take
the longest winter evening, which,
if wo remember correctly, comes
somewhere around December 22.
There's one thing about taffy.
It sticks with you. We remember
well the Incidents of oar last and
long lamented taffy experience.
Everybody was having a fine time
until somebody suggested taffy.
Ererybody was enthusiastic and
we. went at that taffy like demons.
In fact we got all wound up in it.
The taffy we got was, as a met
allurgist might sayboth extreme
ly malleable and super ductile. It
was a long pull but it wasn't
hard. We should nave known
better. You have no idea how fast,
given an Innocent looking dab of
taffy, we can become entangled.
We know now how a fly feels in
Tanglefoot. Only it wasn't only
our feet. When taffy begins run
ning oat of your ears is when you
really know you're In trouble.
We really wouldn't have mind
ed being stuck up like a candied
apple If the others had suffered.
But no. They were experts. They
went on and pulled their taffy
Into nice hard candy like little
ladies and gentlemen.
Oh, they were nice enough about i
it. They didn't scorn us, but they
didn't help any either. They just
lett us there stewing in our own
taffy and went on to other plea
sures. Yes, they were nice enough, but
we still think they could have
found a different game than a
pillow fight
After all, there's something
about feathers and taffy, especial
ly with us in the middle of them,
that doesn't mix.
The wire services report the
Queen Elizabeth as steaming Into
New York harbor wearing "a mys
terious anti-mine cable girdle." To
us it seems lese majeste to refer
so frankly to the lady's intimate
gar meats, ven IX she is' the big
gest In the world.
Year in and year out the pol
itician mast always think of the
fat are. Sheriff Andy Ilurk was
observed yesterday shaking hands
with citizen who won't have a
tote until 1957.
Trivial information There are
17 telephone companies in Marion
county . . . Our Mr. Hendricks is
the only man who owns an Indian
warwboop. He has it reduced to
musical notes and on record in
the United States copyright office.
. . . The college kiddies are saying
that the little man who wasn't
there eats nothing but guost
toasties. That old misogynist, the com
mander of the Wheatland Ferry,
says a pretty girl is like a malady.
Library's Plaque
Mystery Is Ended
As Lads Confess
The mystery of the disap
pearance of the bronze plaque
which served the city library as
. m cornerstone marker appeared
to be solved yesterday after two
Juveniles. Clyde Elsie and Joe
Bello, admitted to police they
had taken it;
The plaque, missing since
Hallowe'en. haa not been re
covered. The boys said they bidV
It along Shelton ditch in sooth'
east Salem.
The boys have been turned
over to Juvenile authorities.
Pension Advocates Must Get
Together, Conference Told
'. "Thera is only one way for the
people to obtain pensions," Alex
Gabrielson, member of the Wash
ington legislature and candidate
tor governor in that state, told
members of the governing board
of the Oregon Tax , federation in
session at the Bush school last
night. .
"That is for all of the people to
get together on a humanitarian
program, pay filing fees for their
own candidates, and make hang
ing the penalty for betrayal of
trust, by those elected to office."
The speaker, whose address cul
minated an all-day pension fornm
held 'here by the federation, de
nounced the - administration of
Governor Clarence D. Martin of
Washington as unfriendly to pen
sion advocates.
"The governor asked for a leg
islature of conservative republi
cans rather than no-good demo
crats" he observed, "and he got
it. The result was that previous
pension acts were repealed, the
pauper clause restored to the state
relief bill, and old women and old
men made to depend on the boun
ty of their children for their sup-fort.--,'-...
t,
-, "Who can Imagine anything
jnore cruel T"
Gabrielson told the pension ad
vocates that "There are two aides
Grand Jury Is
To Sift Fact
Of Skin C
Parker, McDowe
1
ind
Over After Argument
on Laws Involved
Technical Points Cited;
Legal Dictionary Is
Pressed Into Use
William Parker and Oren Mc
Dowell, jr., former Willamette
university students charged with
unlawful use of the remains of a
deceased persons, were bound
over to the Marion county grand
jury yesterday in preliminary
hearing of their case before Jus
tice of the Peace Miller B. Hay
den. The charge arose earlier In the
week following disclosure of al
leged action by the youths in sal
vaging human skin from a waste
receptacle in the anatomy labor
atory of North Pacific Dental col
lege In Portland, where Parker is
an honor 6tudeut.
Two pieces of skin allegedly
sent to McDowell in Salem were
turned over to a local tannery
and by its management sent to
California, where authorities
asked Investigation, according to
Information filed In the case by
the district attorney.
Hearing yesterday followed ar
raignment of the two youths Wed
nesday when Justice Hayden re
quired presentation of evidence
convincing him of the existence
of a crime before he would con
sent to a defense motion asking
the defendants be bound over to
the grand jury for final deter
mination of their case.
Kxlstence of Crime
Basis of .rjrument
Effort of the court yesterday
was to ascertain the'existence of a
crime, and whether its venue lay
in Marion county or Multnomah
county, whore the original remov-
a, of -,he sklns from a laborat
waste container is alleged to have
taken place.
Legal questions as to thf court's
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Hatch Amendment
Saved by Barkley
But Only After Threat to
Resign Leadership and
Refusal to Caucus
WASHINGTON, March S.-(JP)-By
a dramatic threat to resign his
leadership of senate democrats.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky late
today blocked a determined at
tempt to kill off the pending
Hatch "anti-politics" legislation.
The bill would extend to all
state employes who get any part
of their pay from federal funds,
the existing Hatch act's ban on
political activity by federal em
plovrs. President Roosevelt has
said it should be passed and Bar
kley has been fighting for it.
But a majority of senate dem
ocrats have displayed hostility to
the Hatch act In its present form,
and many of them also are fight
ing the extension legislation. Onlv
a combination of republican and
democratic votes presented senate
approval this week of an amend
ment to relax a major provision
of the original act.
Today, while debate on the ex
tension resolution was going on. a
group of democratic senators ga
thered in a cloakroom. Through
the glass doors, they could be
seen arguing excitedly.
It was learned later that op
ponents of the act had surround
ed Barkley. First, they presented
a request that he call a party
caucus. When a caucus Is held,
the usual tendency Is for every
one present to feel bound by the
majority decision, although there
may be individual exceptions.
The result would be that foes
of the pending Hatch legislation
might be able to kill It, and per
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to government a human side and
a business side. Government or
dinarily has too much of the bus
iness side, and it is the Job of the
average citizen to see that it also
reflects the human side." He quot
ed Assistant Secretary of State A.
A. Berie whom he met last sum
mer in Washington as saying,
"Reform In this country can some
only from the people."
The speaker was emphatic in
his advocacy of direct political ac
tion by pension advocates. "Make
your own straight ticket," he
urged, "and then go out and vote
and, boy, you'll go to town!"
He particularly denounced can
didates for public office who fail
to make good on pledges to sup
port pensions.
"I'm opposed to capital punish
ment for some poor fellow who
kills a man in a moment of pas
sion," he affirmed, "but an office
holder who betrays his trust Is
not fit to live with the human
race."
The Washington legislator as
serted that an ample amount of
state and national wealth exists to
support a liberal pension program
for the entire country. "In Wash
ington SS per cent of the wealth
Is not taxed," he declared, and
added further remarks In favor of
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Bayne Enters County
Judge Contest; Other
Democrats Interested
Democrat to Run
For Judge Here
KENNETH BAYNE
25 Speech Teams
In Tourney Here
Greshani Leads With Eight
Semi-Final Entrants ;
Oregon City Next
Swinging Into the semi-final
rounds this morning, 25 Oregon
high school speech teams are com
peting for team and individual
honors In Willamette university's
sixth annual high school speech
tournament. At the close of last
night's session, Gresham high
stood at the head of the list with
eight entries in the semi-finals.
Oregon City speakers ranked next
With five.
With a total registration of 237,
the tournament this year is the
largest such meet that Willam
ette has sponsored.
Trophies will be given tonight
to the winning schools In debate,
oratory, extempore, serious and
humorous interpretative divisions
and medals will be presented to
individual performers. The tour
nament was arranged 'by Doris
Riggs and Julia Foglesong, senior
speech scholars, under the super
vision of Dr. Herbert E. Rahe,
Willamette forensics director.
Judges include coaches of the var
ious teams and university speech
students.
Brazil to Resume
Interest Payment
RIO DE JANIERO, March 8-(Pj-President
Getulio Vargas to
day issued a decree which calls
for resumption of partial Inter
est payments on Brazil's foreign
debt amounting te about $1,000,
000.000. Under a four-year plan effect
ive April 1, Brazil will pay a to
tal of 16,800,000 (about 67,
200,000) to cover interest which
at original rates would total
94,510,0W) (about $378,080,
000.) The plan it was said will cost
Brazil about 53 per cent of what
was offered by that country in
an adjustment plan in 1934.
Informed sources said pay
ments to United States holders of
Brazilian dollar bonds, represent
ing about 35 per cent of the total
affected, would receive nearly 40
per cent of the total payment.
Stailelman Faces
Race for Senator
HOOD RIVER, March &-(&)-Arthur
C. Johnsen, 43, city coun
cilman and businessman, an
nounced today he would seek the
democratic nomination for state
senator from Hood River and
Wasco counties.
P. J. Stadelman, Incumbent of
The Dalles and a republican, is
the only other candidate.
Late Sports
McMINNVILLE, Ore., March 8
-;P)-Mount Angel and Westport
high schools reached the finals
in the district 15 basketball tour
nament tonight and will play to
morrow for a position In the state
championship meet.
Mount Angel defeated Corbett,
29-21, and Westport crushed Ne
halem, 41-34, in semi-finals.
First-round scores: Corbett 29
Yamhill 21, Mount Angel 51
Perrydale 22, Nehalem 52 Qates
42, Westport 35 Banks 25.
EUGENE. Ore., March
Monroe and Alsea high schools,
both of Benton county, reached
the finals in the district 18 bas
ketball tournament at .Junction
City tonight and will play for a
state tournament place tomor
row. Alsea upset Ixwell, 17-15,
Monroe outclassed the Linn coun
ty champion Scio team, 37-18,
EUGENE, Ore., March S-VP-Rubenstein's
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Senior and Junior Party
Groups Urge Peace,
Lively Campaign
Marion county democrats
sounded campaign calls here last
night at meetings of junior and
senior party societies and urged
reuniting of party factions and
an end to friction still rubbing
sores left by the 193 8 primary's
Martin-Hess split.
While the county Young Demo
crat club was meeting with state
leaders to formulate a member
ship program, President J. F.
Ulrich of the Oregon State Demo
cratic club was announcing a ral
ly and peace pipe meeting to be
held in Oregon City March 27 and
E. G. Neal, county central com
mittee chairman, was calling the
first meeting of his precinct com
mittee members for next Tuesday
night at the courthouse.
Voicing what may prove his
own initial campaign statement
as a candidate for county judge,
Neal declared county officeholders
should "look after the public re
gardless of politics or religion"
and asserted "what we need in
these offices are men of just plain
horse sense."
Hinting at a need for reunion
or party tactions in a common
cause, Neal led John Marshall,
the county society president, to
state that "the underlying prin
ciple is to throw the rascals out."
Neal declared after the meet
ing that he had not yet made up
his mind about entering the
Judgeship race.
A Jump ahead of Neal was Ken
neth Bayne, who announced to
the society that he would file
for county Judge In the near fu
ture. He recalled that he lost the
nomination six years ago.
The democrats also heard W.
E. Savage, another potential can
didate for Judge, speak briefly.
Like Neal, Savage has not decid
ed whether or not to file.
Possibility that Harold J. Col
gan, young Salem businessman,
might seek the democratic nom
ination for county clerk was men
tioned. Party members were urged by
Judge O. D. Eby of Oregon City,
principal speaker, to get together
and support the national adminis
tration's program as one not yet
bettered.
Harlan Judd Files
For County Clerk
Harlan A. Judd, for 12 years a
deputy in the office of County
Clerk U. G. Boyer, yesterday filed
formal notice of intention to run
for the office of Marion county
clerk in the May 17 primary elec
tions. At present clerk of the circuit
court, Judd stated his platform to
be: "By Uf-e of modern business
methods to make the great mass
of information contained in the
office of the county clerk more
readily available to the public,
and to dispatch the duties of the
office in the same courteous, effi
cient manner to which the public
is entitled and accustomed."
For his slogan to be placed on
the ballot, Judd noted, "12 years'
experience as deputy."
Restaurant Loses
$25 to Marauder
Earl Lott, proprietor of the
Cozy Lunch. 427 Ferry street, re
ported to police yesterday that
S25 in currency was taken from
the cash till of his restaurant by
a thief who entered sometime be
tween 8 p. m. Thursday night and
opening time yesterday morning.
Entrance was gained through a
rear door.
Ferry street, one of the most
poorly lighted streets In the down
town district, has been the scene
of a major portion of car prowls
reported recently. Yesterday E. H.
Besls, Brooks, reported to police
that a generator and lights were
stolen from his car while it was
parked in the 200 block on Ferry
street.
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population census. The census has been under fire la congress, some aematora and represeatauvee
claiming certain questions are "too personal." . v
FDR Farmer's
Best Friend Is
Wallace Claim
New Deal Rural Program
Is Lauded Upon Its
7th Anniversary
Farley Declares It Has
Been Non-political,
Cause of Success
WASHINGTON, March S-JP)-President
Roosevelt said tonight
the war abroad had made it
"more than ever Important for
farmers to have a government in
Washington that is looking out for
their interests not Just by utter
ing glittering generalities but by
specific policies and concrete ac
tion." Together with Secretary Wal
lace and Postmaster General Far
ley, the chief executive spoke by
radio to groups of farmers gath
ered at dinner meetings in the
agricultural states. The occasion
was the seventh anniversary of
the inception of the new deal
farm programs.
Wallace, an open advocate of
a third term for Mr. Roosevelt,
described the chief executive as
the "greatest friend" the farmers
ever had In the White House. The
new deal program, he added, had
"specifically recognized the right
of the farmers of the United
States to economic equality."
"Out of Politics"
Says Jim Farley
Farley said the farm program
had received "nearly universal
support," because "its adminis
tration has been kept out of poli
tics." The cities, he continued
"have every reason to support it"
because of "the close relationship
between farm prosperity and city
prosperity."
From the president came a
statement that "the farmers have
had a long hard struggle to get
laws and programs which bad
given them an opportunity to ob
tain economic and social Justice,
to make It possible for thera to
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Water Use Here
Shows Increase
Paper Mill Consumption
Higher and Metered
Volume Reduced
Salem's water consumption dur
ing last month showed an in
crease of 20,398,275 gallons over
February, 1939, a report made to
the water commission at Its meet
ing last night by Manager Carl
Gunther revealed.
Water users consumed 10 6,
954,125 gallons during February
as compared with 86,555,850 gal
lons a year ago. There were 7793
active accounts as against 7617
in Febr tary, 1939.
The report showed that the
Oregon Pulp & Paper company,
largest single user of water, used
54,862,200 gallons during last
month as compared with 38,
290,725 gallons in February,
1939.
Metered consumption showed a
slight decrease with 1,914,150
gallons being sold through meters
last month as against 1,967,400
a year ago.
A breakdown of accounts
showed 6902 residential, 1 irriga
tion, 699 commercial, 68 indus
trial and 41 municipal accounts.
The commission approved a res
olution changing its meeting
times from the first and third
Fridays of each month to the
second and fourth Fridays.
Quicksilver Output May
Reach Million Valuation
PORTLAND, March 8.-JP)-A
$1,000,000 production of quick
silver, an Important war material,
is possible in Oregon this year
and may equal California's out
put, the state department of ge
ology and mineral Industries re
ported today.
The Oregon Bonanza, Ameri
ca's largest mercury mine, produ
ces 500 flasks, valued at $75,000
a month.
MUCH-DEBATED
i
Peace Negotiation Is
In. Final Stages; Finn
Economy Drive
Comes to Halt
297 Million Increase in
Farm Appropriations
Voted, Committee
WASHINGTON. March
The congressional economy drive
came to an abrupt halt today
when a farm-minded senate ap
propriation subcommittee ap
proved a $297,000,000 increase
in agriculture department funds.
Chairman Russell (D, Ga.) said
the group raised the total in the
annual farm bill to $958,000,000
compared with $749,561,000 pre
viously voted by the house, and
$788,929,519 recommended by
President Roosevelt.
But that total, he explained,
told only part of the story. In
addition, the subcommittee direct
ed that the reconstruction finance
corporation lend $100,000,000 ad
ditional to farm agencies to
avoid new appropriations and
that $60,000,000 of benefit pay
ments be shifted to this year's
funds from next year.
In all, Russell said the senate
group provided more than $1,
000,000,000 for the far flung ag
ricultural programs under Secre
tary Wallace for the fiscal year
starting July 1, compared with
$1,307,780,000 for this present
fiscal year.
The bulky supply bill will be
submitted to the full appropria
tions committee tomorrow and is
expected to reach the senate floor
for action Monday.
Russell predicted that the sub
committee's action would be up
held. "I don't expect any sustained
or long speeches against it," he
said.
Other senators including Re
publican Leader McNary (Ore.)
agreed that the bill would win
senate approval.
If approved by the senate and
house, the farm fund Increase will
wipe out about $300,000,000 that
congress has clipped from bud
get estimates on 10 different an
nual appropriations now In var
ious legislative stages.
And it would confront congress
once more with the dilemma it
was attempting to avoid when
the economy drive was launched,
the necessity of either increasing
taxes or raising the $45,000,000.
000 statutory limit on the public
debt.
Suburban Roads
Issue up Today
With the question of whether
roads in subdivisions would be
allowed to become county roads
under certain conditions before
It, the county court will meet to
day to continue its regular road
meeting begun yesterday.
With Commissioner Smith
speaking out in favor of the pro
posal and Commissioner Melson
indicating that he would Join in
if that were the sentiment of the
court, the group discussed wheth
er they should decide on the pol
icy and later adopt the specifi
cations or frame the specifica
tions first. Judge Slegmund has
Indicated that the adoption of
such roads by the county might
bring on financial complications
that would be difficult to solve.'
The two petitions filed by T. L.
Davlason asking that a road in
Morningside addition be made a
county road were saved from ex
piration by the continuance of the
court's road day. These petitions
were instrumental in launching
the pretent controversy. The court
also continued two similar peti
tions until it has a chance to look
them over.
1940 CEUSUS QUESTIONNAIRE
1940
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Helsinki Official
Quiet, Declines
Soviet Terms
Sweden Acting as
any Pressure; Viipuri Still Held,
Russian Losses in North Heavy
HELSINKI, March 9. (Saturday) (AP) A Finnih
government spokesman, questioned concerning reports that
fighting had ceased on the Karelian isthmus, declared this
morning "The situation has not changed."
The spokesman made his comment shortly after mid
night. He pointed out that yesterday's army communique waa
dated "Noon, March 8," and made no mention of an end to
hostilities which have raged on the isthmus since last Novem
ber. "There will be no official comment on all of these ru
mors," he said. ,
STOCKHOLM, March 9. (Saturday) (AP)-Russo-Finnish
negotiations for peace have reached the final stage.
British Air Force
Widening Activity
Bomb Four Nazi Auxiliary
Vessels; Propaganda
Dropped, Poland
LONDON. March 8.-(P)-BrIt-Ish
fliers, returning from a new
series of wide-ranging night
flights, announced today they
had bombed four nazi auxiliary
resaels off the German coast with
undisclosed effect and dropped
propaganda pamphlets for the
first time over German-occupied
Poland.
The Royal Air force, whose
pamphlet dropping excursions
were criticized only yesterday In
parliament, capped these exploits
by shooting down a German
bomber off north Scotland.
The nazis carried out aerial at
tacks on North Sea shipping.
They broadcast that tn two
nights they had sunk or badly
damaged eleven merchant ships.
The German bomber was the
45th destroyed off the British
coast since the beginning of the
war and the second shot down
off Scotland in as many days.
On the debit side of the led
ger, the sdmlralty announced
that the B, 068-ton British steam
er Counsellor bad been sunk by
"enemy action" off the north
west coast and that four British
seamen had been wounded by
German warplanes which machine-gunned
three British and
three Belgian fishing boats. The
crew of the Counsellor was land
ed at an undisclosed port.
British sources also announc
ed that the 5.335-ton Italian
steamer Amelia Lauro had been
bombed and set afire off the
sotuheast coast last night. Three
of her crew of 29 were wounded
and one was killed.
The air ministry, describing
the activities of the air force
last night, said that three Ger
man vessels had been bombed
off the naval base of Borkum
and another off the island of
Sylt.
Other sources credited the pi
lot of the lone plane which par
ticipated in the Borkum raid as
saying that one bomb bad burst
within SO yards of one of the
vessels.
Woodburn Girl Selected
For Good Citizen Jaunt
PORTLAND, March -Ay-Jen
Lee, Woodburn high school sen
ior, was selected by the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution
today to represent Oregon at the
annual good citizen pilgrimage,
Washington, DC, April 12 to 1.
D. N. 71-lfl
No.
,me.
Tbcgpson
Enumerator.
Denies Isthmus Io
to Discuss Rumor;'
Reported Severe
Go-Between, Denies
v" " " iMrueu louaj, Wlin HOVleC
uussia demanding that Finland
accept soviet conditions before
there is even an armistice.
The Swedish foreign office con
firmed that Sweden bad acted as
Intermediary to establish contact
between Finland and Russia.
This work of mediation Is un
derstood to have taken several
weelfv both parties being unwill
ing to take any step which might
be interpreted as a sign of weak
ness, j
When the negotiations finally
were begun, the Finns expressed
a desire for an armistice, during
which an eventual peace might be
discussed.
The Russians refused. ' They
sa4d if there was to be peace, th ,
conditions must be established be
fore hostilities were suspended.
Authoritative Swedish sources
flatly denied that - Sweden bad
pressed the Finns to accept Rus
sia's condition or that Sweden, la
moving for peace, acted under
German pressure.
(This dispatch was permitted le
pass through a strict Swedish cen
sorship. )
The Russian peace terms hav
been described as much mere se
vere than those which Finland re
fused to accept last fall, before
she was Invaded
They are understood to includ
the ceding of the entire Karelia
isthmus, the besieged city of VII
jurl; the entire northern coast of
Lake Ladoga; the Hanko penln- .
sula and its naval port, and at
least a portion of the Petsamo dis
trict In the Arctic.
Finnish Foreign Minister Vain
Tanner, talking by telephone with.
the Stockholm newspaper Aftoni
bladet yesterday, said Russo-Fln-nish
contacts remained unbroken.
Contact is known to have been es
tablished between Eljas Erkko,
Finnish minister to Sweden and
Madame Alexandra Kollontay,
soviet minister to Sweden.
HELSINKI, March 8-(P)-Tbre
was no rejoicing In Finland to
night over the prospect of peace'
with Russia.
On the streets of the capital
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Graft Prosecutor ;
Dies From Stroke
DETROIT. March f.-(8stsr-day)-OP-flpecial
Prosecutor Wil
liam C. Buckingham.' who aa
been sharing In the presentatlms
of the police graft-collusion ase
died suddenly early today at liar
per hospital. He was report te
have suffered a stroke at boom.
Buckingham. 42. had been car
rying on some of the heaviest
work In presenting grand Jury ev
idence in recent days against
Wayne County Prosecutor Duacaa
C. McCrea and others Indicted oa
charges of "protecting" gamblers.
The examination on the charge
is proceeding, with the ontcome
to determine whether McCrea and
co-defendants shall be held for
trial.
Pledges Hop Sale
Won't; Demoralize
Growers' Markets
WASHINGTON. March l.-Vfy-Ralph
E. Williams of Portland,
republican national committee
man, was notified hy Senator Mc
Nary (R-Orc) today; that the
Commodity , Credit corporation
agreed its hop marketing "would
be in an orderly manner and la
small lots." -
The stabilization board for the
Oregon hop . Industry . planned.
Williams complained, to sell the
1938 crop to brewers by advertis
ing for bids. He feared such ac
tion would demoralize prices on 1
the. 1939 supply and affect 1940
contracts.
Commodity Credit officials told,
the senator they must dispose ot
the 1938 crop before this year's
output goes on the market. They
decided to sell the 1938 crop lt
small quantities subject to rejec
Uon of all offers.