The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, March 13, 1940, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. Follow the Games Whether yon can attend the state basketball tourna ment or not, follow the games In The Statesman for expert reports. Interesting descriptions. Weather Partly cloudy today and Thursday with showers fa west portion; little change In temperature. Maximum temperature Tuesday 54, minimum 81. River BJI ft. Northeast wind. 1651 DOME OKI KS10SCOW D8AYDFDEB) DN HtSlLSDMKD Jc POUNODO EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR - Salem. Oregon. Wednesday Morning. March 13, 1940 Price 3c, New-land 5c Wo 802 TREATY MOT In One-Ear . . Paul Mauser's Column Rawle Singer, the photogra pher was touring out around Valley Junction with a couple of women friends the other day and they stop-J"" ped to Tlew a: cabin cruiser which a man! there has been! b jj 1 1 d i n a- fori some time. Rawle, who . , ... ... used to be a draught a m a n for a shipbuild ing firm in the east, was auite inter e s t e d in H. Hnr. r. the manner of construction. For some reason, probably for pro tection against the weather, the boat builder had constructed the decking and sides of his boat first of all, contrary to all known rules of shipbuilding. Usually the boat builder starts with the hull and works up. On this model, though, the under-the-water portion of the boat was as open as a politi cian's face a week before elec tion. Rawle remarked to the boat builder on this peculiarity of construction. Before the boat builder could explain one of the girl friend piped up, "Well, what does it matter? That part doesn't show anyway." One of our scouts was in the postoffice Just a day or so ago and noticed a little man with grey hair and a benign expres a 1 o n addressing an envelope painfully and with care. The little man was taking such great pains at his job that our scout, being a naturally in quisitive soul, looked over his sUoulder. The little man was mailing a valentine. Our scout didn't ask blm whether he was early or late. WATERY WISDOM Tbe commander of the Wheatland ferry says his col league, the master of the Wil-. ftonville ferry, intends to write his memoirs whenever the highway departments gets around to building the pro posed Wllsonville bridge. He will entitle it, "Ten Years Up on the- Bridge Before There Was a Bridge." FABLES FROM THE HINDU There was once a lawyer who lost a case to an unethical col league. Some time later they were again opponents and the shyster taunted the lawyer, say ing, "This should be a cinch. I remember the last jury didn't credit your arguments." "There were five who gave me credit," replied the lawyer. "There were seven who gave you no credit, because they had cash in advance." . If every other man you meet Isn't candidate, the law of averages has been repealed. Birthday Skate Gift Is Spoiled By Broken Wrist Donna Belcher's seventh birth day started out Joyously yester day, with a brand new pair of roller skates. But the day ended less happily about 4 p.m. when she fell while skating and broke her left wrist. Donna the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Alfred Belcher of 2240 Lee street, was treated by the Salem first aid crew. Wolfe Tone Sets Record on Mt. Hood Mile Course TIMBERLINE LODGE. Ore March 12 - (P) -Wolfe Tone of Timberllne Ski club streaked down the Mabic Mile course on Mount Hood today in 1 minute. 9.6 seconds average speed of 51.8 miles an hour. He won a gold ski, emblematic of a course record. Hatch Act Assailed at Demo Meeting; Friction Is Aired The Batch act, banning politi cal actlrity by federal employes, doesn't meet with the approval of E. G. Neal. Marion county demo cratic chairman, he told his cen tral committee last night in terms easily understood. 'I don't appreciate the Hatch bill, that requires a man who serves the public to quit activity on political committees," Neal de clared. Attacking the act, be asserted It permitted personnel officers In governmental positions to play politics by making appointments "on la political basis" and at the tame time exempts the cabinet, tbe president and the 0 fam ilies.' Neal declared the Hatch act was 'class legislation'' and unconsti tutional. . . ' Intra-party friction over the democratic nomination for the Marlon county Judgeship broke jnto the ojea-t fct xoeetinx. the Twelve KilJ iTJfi nrt When lor.' :o Hits in South Hundreds Are Homeless; Destruction Heavy At Shreveport Centenary College Hard Hit; Swath Extends From East Texas SHREVEPORT, La., March 12. -(PJ-Twelve persons were killed, 24 Injured and hundreds left homeless here tonight In the wake of tornadic winds which cut a path of destruction across the city shortly after 4:30 p. m. to day. Damage to the Llbby-Owena-Ford plant was estimated by com pany officials at $200,000: at the state fair grounds at $100,000 and elsewhere in the city at hun dreds of thousands more. Four . persons were killed in three adjacent houses. They were Identified as: John M. Bauguss, about 3 5. Mrs. John Bauguss. Mrs. Hettle Armstrong, 4 5. E. G. Woodyard, 62. Another victim was T. K. Gld dens. wealthy property owner. An unidentified negro was killed at a cotton oil plant. Four other unidentified negroes were killed. Neal Estes, Carthage, Tex., edi tor, said at least three persons were killed between Elysian Fields and Bethany, Tex., near the Louisiana line. Mrs. Banks Roberts. 65, was killed in Elysian Fields. Her daughter, Mrs. C. A. High tower, about 3 8, was injured, but is expected to recover. Two negroes, Estes said, were reported,, killed. Additional Damage In County Probable Eleven Elysian Fields houses were wrecked and 10 or 12 more damaged. It was feared that there was additional damage In the rural area between Elysian Fields and Bethany, but muddy roads and paralyzed communications made it difficult to check. Rain, accompanied by hail "as large as hen eggs," followed a terrific wind which cut a half mile swath for a distance of seven or eight miles along the Louisiana-Texas line. Damage at Shreveport was re ported in the Barksdale Annex in Bossier City where Sgt. Hubert Helms, his wife and baby escaped by running from their house just as it crashed down. Sgt. Wagstaff and his wife were hurt when their house was blown in, Sgt. Wag staff critically. Three men were hurt in the machine shop at the fair grounds which was demolished. Centenary College Building Damaged Several buildings at Centenary college were damaged severely. The college football stadium was partly destroyed and Kappa Sigma fraternity house was blown away. Lamba Chi Alpha house was twisted on its base. The roof of the new gymnasium was damaged and leaking and the old gym was blown down. Telephone wires were down throughout the city and damage to buildings extended for several miles. Two Centenary college students were injured, neither of them se riously. At least 500 houses were dam aged in the Queensboro section. Thirty national guardsmen were called into this area to prevent looting. Police and the fire department called all men into service to check reports of homes torn down in an area which included all the' west and southern sections of tbe city. S first of the central committee this year, when Kenneth B a y n e , avowed candidate, complained that "the democrats don't stick together." Neal, telling his listeners to "tell the committeemen through out the county it won't be long until it's necessary to elect a new chairman," declared. "I have been pressed to run for office myself and I may do It but I don't feel I should pot myself up as chair man of this committee and run for office." The chairman asserted that "when a candidate files whom you know can't get elected, a good democrat should, try to talk him out of it. He did not state in so many words that be was himself planning to run for Judge. -"Just to go out and try to de feat someone at the primaries when he can't be elected in No vember Isn't right," Neal com plained la turn. , , Latest Aspirant To Recordership rcr3 Kcnnell-Ellia photo. JOHN C. SCHNEIDER Farm Loan Bodies Hit Federal Plan Would Take Credit Bureau out of Department of Agriculture A resolution protesting the in clusion of the farm credit ad ministration under the US de partment of agriculture was adopted by members of the four national farm loan associations serviced by the Salem group of fice at the annual meeting here yesterday. Polk and Marion county farm ers, making up the membership of the associations, expressed the opinion that the administration should have remained an inde pendent unit to prevent undue political Influence in its manage ment. The resolution will be for warded to the secretary of agri culture and to each of Oregon's congressmen. Directors elected by the four local associations Included: hor ticultural, J. C. Schnlder and John Krause of Salem; Dallas, J. P. Sears of Rickreall and H. M. Dickinson of Independence: Marion-Polk, Karl Steiwer of Jefferson and J. W. Simmons of Salem; Stay ton, c. E. Lewis and A. D. Gardner of Stayton. J. J. Sechrist was reelected by the board of directors as secretary-treasurer for the group of fice of the four associations. Financial condition of the Federal Land bank Is best in Its (Turn to page 2. col. 2) Navy's Expansion Favored in House WASHINGTON, March 12.-01) -A $655,000,000 expansion of the United States navy von house ap proval today in record-breaking time and by tho overwhelming vote of 303 to 37. The bill, which was sent to the senate after four hours debate, authorizes the navy to build 21 new combat ships, 22 auxiliary vessels and 1011 airplanes In the next two years. Funds for the work, however, would have to be voted later. Final passage came after the house bad shouted down an amendment by Representative Schafer (R-Wis) to halt the sale of naval planes or plane secrets to all foreign governments and an other by Rep. Fish (R-NY) which would have eliminated three pro posed aircraft carriers from the bill. In addition to the carriers, which Fish contended were un necessary, the measure would au thorize construction of an un specified number of cruisers and submarines. The exact number of each category to be built was withheld In an effort to keep the ships' size a secret. Wilbur Property Burns, Willamina WILLAMINA. March 12.-(JiP)-Fire that followed an air compres sor explosion destroyed a gasoline service station, garage, store, beer parlor and living quarters at Val ley Junction last night. Loss was estimated at $10,000. The business was purchased last week by Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wil bur of Salem from Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Lawson. Salem friends of the Wilburs said last night that Mr. Wilbur was burned, not seriously. It was believed, in attempting to save' their belongings from the fire. He escaped clad only in pajamas. According to Portland reports plans to rebuild the Valley Junc tion structure have already been started. Walter Molloy National Head, Bakery Engineers PORTLAND, March 12-()-Walter T. Molloy of Salem was elected president of the Ameri can Society" of Bakery Engineers today at Chicago,. William Bis bee, publicity director of tbe Oresoa c chapter, learned, , "W r A . - c w ,L McLecfd Seeks Demo Support, Attorney Post Pearson Runs for State Senate; Brown Files, County Treasurer Schneider Latest Entry Recorder; Spaulding Eyes State Office By STEPHEN C. MERGLER Marion county democrats ac quired a candidate for district at torney yesterday in the person of George M. Mc-i" Leod, young Sa-I lem attorney, as 5 a s p i r a nts for g city, county and S f state offices! coming-out par- ty here. uiueri) snow ing their faces as contenders for v a r 1 ous offices were Walter E. Pearson, present s t ate treasurer, for the democra 1 1 it r tiU Herman Brown tic nomination for state senator from Multnomah county; Bruce Sapulding, Polk county district attorney, prospective candidate for the democratic nomination for attorney general; Francis E. Man ley, for democratic nomination for state representative from Marlon county, who filed at the state department; Herman Brown, for the republican nomination for Marion county treasurer, and John C. "Chris" Schneider, for Salem city recorder. Revisiting the capital city dur ing the day, former Governor Charles H. Martin announced that Vice-President John Nance Gar ner's name would .be presented on the democratic preferential ballot for president in May. Brown is Native of County, Veteran Third republican candidate for county treasurer, Herman Brown said he would campaign on the slogan, "Serve impartially." He said he would "deem it an honor and a privilege to serve the citi zens of Marlon county" and would "strive earnestly and Impartially to fulfill the duties of the office." Brown Is a past vice-commander and past chaplain of Capital Post No. 9. American Legion, a member of the 40 et 8 society, the Macleay grange, and the Mar ion county Legion council and a past Cascade area Sea scouts chairman. Forty nine years old, he was born near Shaw, formerly was in the garage business and was for seven years employed by the state highway department. He Is married and has one son, a Wil lamette university student. Schneider, whose coming-out brought to four the number of candidates for city recorder here. Is 32 years old and married. He is an attorney and business man, has lived in Salem since 1928 and near the city since 1920. He was graduated from Willamette uni versity college of law in 193 7. He (Turn to Page 2, Col. 5) .' 1 W LA TOURNEY OPENER AND SALEM'S OPPONENT ;L7' . V 1zs' ,V w tv H" rfZ7? yt ' ' lLj Li LiL To Monroe, top, district 16 champion, goes the honor of opening the 21st annual state high school hoop - tournament at 1 p.m. today, while North Bend, lower picture, tangles with the defending champion, Salem, at 4 p.m. The Monroes, front row: Earl King, East bum. Earle Kyle, Wallace and Smith. Back row: Harland Gray, student manager; Morris, Coach Clayton James, Homer If ought and Khodes. North Bend, front rows Wayne Fox. Bam Crowe 11. Bud Wlcant, Wilbur Henderson, Fred Kelly. Back rows. yktorAdajns, coach; Jay Yarteoash, BudBoppe, Alfred fransqaj Boft WUson, student manager,' Coup Overthrowing Finnish Cabinet May Be Outcome; Have Three Days to Decide GOP Records Heavier Vote, First Primary Roosevelt Delegates Run Well Ahead of All but Farley Man Bridges Pledges Swamp Lone Dewey Backer in Republican Tussle MANCHESTER, NH. March .13 ( v ednesday)-(;p)-N e w Hamp snire oemocrats apparently as sured President Roosevelt early today of a full slate of conven Hon delegates pledged to a third term as long as he wants to hold them but the state's republicans turned out in greater number in the nation's first presidential primary in behalf of US Senator Styles Bridges. With more than half the state's precincts tabulated, only a single delegate pledged to Postmaster General Farley kept pace with the third term adher ents. It was the consensus of New Hampshire political experts in the early morning hours, how ever, that final returns from the city precincts would increase the majorities of the Roosevelt dele gates. On the republican side, a heat ed fight among five of the gran ite state's outstanding political leaders for four places as dele gates at large pulled out a heavy Tote. All were running un pledged, but had expressed fa Tor or Senator Bridges. The lone GOP pledgee, J. Howard Gile, who favored Thomas E. Dewey without the latter's con sent, was hopelessly out of the race. With 160 precincts out of 294 already counted, the highest man (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3) No Action Taken To Select Solons The county court took no ac tion yesterday to appoint a suc cessor to State Representative Walter Fuhrer, although it was the day set for the appointment by .the secretary of state. Since the court has not yet ap pointed a successor to John Steel hammer, who resigned last fall, it is unlikely that a successor will be named for Fuhrer, who moved to California. Only in event of a special ses sion of the legislature being called before January 1 would ap pointees to the vacancies, should they be filled, be called on to serve. Hostilities Will Cease At Noon; Isthmus Goes To Russ9 viipuri ana islands, JLake Lagoda Kegion, Uther Lands to Be Soviet's, Hanko Naval Base To Be Leased: Finland Gets Peace iuuovuvY, iuaicu j-o. Russia oarlu tnrlav onnmin T 1 7 If 1. 1 O peace treaty with Finland which wrests as the spoils of three and a half months of invasion Baltic and Arctic seas and makes part of the vast territory of the USSR the whole fortified Karelian isthmus, where un- Pensioners Drop Initiative Plans Federation Instead to Ask Legislature to Enact Aid-Raising Bill Fearing federal social security board complications, the Oregon Pension federation yesterday was put on record by Its executive committee as rejecting initiative proposals for higher aid to the aged in favor of legislative action. In so doing the committee de parted from the path of partial agreement with the Oregon Com monwealth federation which the pension federation had reached at its state meeting here last week. The OCF's pension initiative mea sure has not yet been, filed in full accordance with the law. The pension federation commit tee recommended legislation de signed "to increase the amount of the state aid for needy aged citi zens enough to get full benefit of assistance now available from the federal government," to change the legal definition of "need," making it less restrictive, and to repeal the law giving the state a preferred claim against the estate of a recipient of old age assist ance. "Far reaching changes In the tax structure of the state involve so many intricate adjustments as to make it more practical to elect competent pension friendly legis lators to work out a program for raising the funds needed for the pension Improvement outlined herein than to try to accomplish it by Initiative procedure," the committee's written statement de clared. It pointed out that the fed eration had examined 11 different state pension promoting, propos als, most, If not all. Initiative mea- eures. Demand that any pension grant- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Is Agreement Tir. J 1 SAV m a! vweanesaayj Atr) soviet ff.Vloll,, f b inland s defense bases on ocounted Russian and Finnish dead lie beneath the trampled 8DOW8. The treaty must be ratified within three days, but hostilities will cease, under Its terms, at ' ' noon today 4 a Standard time. m. Eastern Finland gets peace a yearly rental of 8,000,000 Finnish marks (about S120.0001 in return fnm 30-vear lease on her HinVn "fiih- raltar" at the mouth of the gulf or t iniana ana evacuation or-the Petsama Arctice district by -soviet troops. She gives up: 1. Th entire Karelian Isthmim and Its eoviet-penetrated Manner heim line. 2. The shell-wrecked city of Viipuri. once Finland's third me- tropolis, and the islands in its 3'. All the shores of Lake Lado- ga, largest in Europe, and three towns. Both on the lake's western isthmus shore and on its northern coasts thousands of Russian troops have been slain. 4. Hanko, naval base on the .southwest, and the surrounding peninsula, on a 30-year lease. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8.) Teachers Elected By School Board Janitors9 Salaries Go on 12 Months Basis; VFW Request Is Denied All Salem school teachers whose contracts expired were re elected and Janitors were put on a 12 month employment basis at the monthly school board meeting at the administration building last night. Wages of the Janitors, previous ly on a 914 month basis, were ad justed with $6 less a month being paid each so that total wages will remain nearly the same. Janitors had previously approved the change. Request of the Veterans of For eign Wars that Olinger field be rented them for the showing of a circus was refused on the ground that it is contrary to board policy. The buildings and grounds com mittee was empowered to arrange to rent other school property, either near Leslie school or in the Capitola district, if the veterans' group considered It suitable. Building and grounds commit tee was also empowered to act In arranging for new light fixtures for a room of the old high school building now being used by the unemployment commission. Cost was estimated at about $120. Warrants were approved am ounting to $42,912.34 for Febru ary and $36,520.56 for March Is sued for salaries and supplies. .T fw i Sn " tS , rS tified: W. R. Orassle. rewiring 1 high school building, $1040; a m.-r,tait, r....rrin0 nun. ra old Jud Beardsley, resurfacing din ger and Leslie pools, $3000; Hen ry Fern, 6 70 cords of wood, $2, 212.80; Harry F.dwardi, 300 cords of wood, $990. Teachers who have completed the three years probation period. (Turn to page 2, col. 6) Enthusiasm for Centennial Demonstrated at Banquet Compelling enthusiasm In plans for the celebration of the centen nial of Salem's founding next July 31-August 4 was registered last night by about 260 business men and merchants in the Marion ho tel dining room prior to the start of an actlre campaign for finan cial support by the centennial's executive committee. -w Speakers on behalf of the tenta tive centennial program included Governor Charles A. Sprague, T. J. Elmnnda and Clalns Wanne Churchill of tbe WPA writers' project preparing the historical material for the celebration; W. M. Hamilton and George Riches ot the finance committee; Irl Mc Sherry, general chairman; Wil liam Phillips, representing the at titude ot business men toward the celebration, and Dr. Bruce Baxter, president of Willamette unlversl- Governor Sprague In a brief in troductory told local business mea Diet Studying Severe Terms In Peace Pact Events in Conclave Ar Kept Secret; Tanner Faction Strong nv AMO,AT c Af 1,0 AHSWer OCMl 1UOSCOW Is Statement; Air Warfare Goes on LONDON. March 1 3.-f Wedne. day)-(iT")-A Havas, French new agency, dispatch from Helsinki was quoted today by Reuters, British news agency, as savin Finnish War Minister Juho Nink- knnen tnil IT1 it Inn Mlnl.tA. if r, ...":r. " iiaiiuuia iiuu rexignea. It said that "in some Finnish circles there werefears today may ee ratification of the (Rui B,anj treaty DHt a COUD Over. throwing the (Finnish) govern By LYNN HEINZERL1NO HELSINKI, March 13.-(Wfd nesday )-(p)-The future of Kin iana s second war of independent apparently lay in the bands of the Finnish diet (parliament) far- ITL.!?d0aty',aoth0Uh, " anno""lrer t Ration in Moscow had "f 5' 5."iiel !he "iKnin ot " y l,fttlJ, 11 WM inaicatea ine treaty wuld not be binding on Finland uull me aiei naa raimea it. The foreign office declined to deny or confirm Moscow and TW- n announcements that a peace agreement naa neen signea. The severity of the terms. heard here over the Moscow ra dio, brought shock and bewilder ment to the Finns. They had felt that if the Soviets were see kins; peace they would be willing to lighten the heavy demands whlf a resulted In the undeclared war. Instead, the new terms as un derstood here were considerably worse tnan the original proposals. The semi-official Finnish news bureau said no confirmation of the signing of a treaty had beei received from tho Finnish delega tion, headed by Tremier Risto Rytl. Any agreement signed In Mos cow presumably will not coma into force until it Ih ratified by the diet and all signs pointed to a thorough examination of the doc ument by that body. Eighty-five members of the par liament the largest reoresenta tion of any one party in that 200- member body belong to the so cial democratic party headed by Foreign Minister Vaiuo Tanner. The soviet government has heaped abuse upon Tanner ever since he assumed office in tba coalition government formed after the outbreak of the war. Activities of the diet were kept a closely-guarded secret tbla morning as they have been sluca the war started. It is known, however, that it went Into session last night and there was little doubt that th agreement with Moscow was un der discussion One spokesman, when asked early today for an eimate of the situation, said "the diet has not yet decided." Earlier It was denied officially that Finland had sent an answer Russian proposals, ., Testerdav a ronl " 'e"'e y' nl of rumors of peace, fusing welter war, truces and new negotiations the only sol idly realistic contributions to the situation for the people of Hel sinki were a short air raid alarm at 4 p.m. and an army communi que which said Russia had lost II (Turn to Page 2. Col. 7) that other towns have sponsored city-wide celebrations yearly, where Salem has been content with the annual state fair. "One In a hundred years Salem ought to throw a party," be, exclaimed, "and let's make it a good one I" IftQhsprv sTnraiiA1 I m I I i aaavfcjass a vts m 9 a m views when he described the cen tennial as "the biggest thing In Oregon' rather than merely the greatest celebration In tbe city's history." '-'!!r;v' The general chairman continu ed to describe the wealth of bis- ' torle association with the'eity ot Salem, and to assert that the proposed celebration . Is not the property of "one group, one per son or one club. but the product of common effort by the entire city and state. . ;v Hamilton and Riches spoke lm reference to financial arrange ments tentatively aaootea ior inek event. The former speaker fore (Turn to Pago 1, CoL I)