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A Growing Newspaper .': The Oregon Statesman to . "; steadily '..growing Brwt .. paper Its' renders know the) ' : reason:' lt reliable,1 com- ' 'plete. lively antf always in 'tereatJRg. .-- VJemXher Cloudy with local ralae todajr aad Monday moder ate lrmpm(arv.'Hn. I cm p. Saturday 08, mla, 43.IUIa .'44 la. River 10.8 tU South west wlad. -. ' - f NINETIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon Sunday Morning. March 31 1940 Price) 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 4 i PPUNDOD 1651 Ear r-Pant flauser's Column "Saturday reverie Cruised out of the Statesman printery under e u t purses a n dVm mall dogs. Set. a j tour s e north-f I northeast, which! lat Ira wraw fAntl merclal a t r e e t , runs and If you ' iook at a com- nass. Went oast! the rulna ot the: Canltol hotel and noted that the workmen hare Ptai H . r. built a f enctf out of old doors from the hotel. One still bears a notice advising passers-by that garbage shall be properly dis posed of and that the regular night for bath water Is Satur day. Other days an extra charge will be made. Tooted .for a crossing and steamed into Ladd & Bush bank, where we noticed many sad faces. Nothing unusual about aad faces In a bank, bnt couldn't help thinking of the last days of Pompeii. We hear rumors the bank belongs now to the United States National, so it's all their vault. Quit looking at the end of an era and backed water. Crossed State street and noticed that the buildings on the corner where the buses stop look nude with out their recently removed mar quees. Lack of shelter did not deter us, Bince it wasn't raining and we proceeded up Grocery Store Lane. Around the corner onto Court where we found the most decorated automobile we hare ever seen. It was from Wyo ming. One radiator ornament wasn't enough. It had another bracketed on top of the first one. There were ornamental gadgets on the fenders and an Indian, shooting an arrow, at the back of the hood. Bob Pat ton helped us admire it and then proceeded down the street. Made the Liberty street cir cuit and found Glenn Wade, petl tioneer par excellence, saying 'Well, we put McNary over, didn't we" and wondering about beards. The one he described as his choice sounds like a surrealist's dream. Cruised down High street, hap py the barometer was up'-agafn myn A AAr Kara fA AflfA vnr hat, for it was on this street that disaster struck Fridays and we were forced to "ehasse le cha peau" as the French have It. Dropped into the State street le foundry and confectionery and found R. Nohleren. the nf fi- xn an, daubing up his windows again and spelling "roast turkey" with too few tees. Arthur Olson, the iceman and opera fan, dropped In and had a coke as did Don Stockwell, the whilom softball pitcher. J. McCullough, the wag, came 1 n humming, "Wagon wheels," and in good company (Jim Nicholson). Left there and to the city hall where in the fire station we found Glenn Wilbur talking about monkeys, whlrh it seems he doesn't like. And this is strange for when Wilbur's gas tffWlt It t VaIIpv T 1 1 W I J"ta. hllMllwl down a space ago about the only thing saved - was Jocko, Glenn Wilbur's monkey. Woman Is Slain; Police Hold Son WASHINGTON, March The blood-stained body of Mrs. Bessie C. Howard, 66. was found today In a drab, gray-shingled house where her son, Jerome, 23, apparently had remained locked up with It for two weeks. Police called at the house to day after neighbors had become puzzled by Its darkened windows and had failed to see Mrs, Howard or her son for some time. Police Lieut Howard Beall said the son met them at the door and mum bled : . "I did It days and days and days ago." .Mrs. Howard's body was sprawled on the bedroom floor, her face and neck slashed to rib bins. A bloody butcher knife was nearby. Jerome Howard was held for Investigation. Police said that documents in the house indicated he had been adjudged Insane and committed to an institution in Col orado several years ago. Don't Kick Brick "saT 1 . Ts 1 . yjr xxeacn 10 jtick Up Coin (a Trick) "What's that on your tie?" - fApril fool!" . It's an old cry, but one that will be heard on every side to morrow, along with its more complicated " counterparts, aa the first day of . April , la ob " served la the tlmerhonored man ' aer. On this day practical jok- ers nave their field day, and ' even the most austere citizens can safely lay aside their die-, Jty.. .... " Fooling othes people Is re ferred to In English literature for the first time fa the I9th century, bnt the custom is world wide. Even the Hindus have a similar festival of practical Jok- ' Ing, known as. the "hull," which occurs on Blarch SI. . . Significance of the day is fur ' ther enhanced here by being the .last' date for political candi- . dates to file and the deadline on filing state income returns. Im plication of foolishness oa the part of taxpayers has not been . fully established, bowerer. Enuniercitors Assigned ForC jjfisiis in County 1X77 an if rrT. O r ha ar w rt a 58 Will Mart Work Tuesday. All Precincts Housing Conditions Will Be Reported on Here, Late Instruction Entire Task Allotted 14 Days in Cities and 30, Rural Areas Assignment of 88 Marlon county census enumerators to particular precincts In which to start to work on Tuesday morn ing was announced yesterday by Mrs. Natalie Panek, deputy dis trict director, following an all day instruction session at the chamber of commerce auditorium for which chief speakers were Mrs. Panek and former State Senator Byron G. Carney, Oregon census head. Enumerators assigned repre sent the greater part of 115 or iginally selected to serve In Marion county. Those not im mediately allocated to precincts will be held In reserve for assign ment in case of need, Mrs. Panek indicated. Appointment was made In accordance with a competitive examination held last week. Census-taking which starts Tuesday morning is required to be completed with 14 days in ur ban areas, and in 30 days in rural precincts,' Mrs. Panek Indicated yesterday. The deputy director also point ed out that census takers in this county will be required to in vestigate housing conditions as a result of last-minute orders from Washington. Decision on the mat (Turn to Page 2. Col. 1) RMtiplensioii Efforts Deplored Federation Fears Result Will Be Damaging to Age Relief Cause Criticism of other pension-proposing groups was expressed in a statement made by the executive committee of "the Oregon Pension federation at a meeting here yes terday. The statement read: "Since neither Tom Monks, sponsor of a gross income tax bill, or R. A. Freeman and others sponsoring the so-called Peoples Bank bill, responded to the request to try to find common ground on the basis suggested by the committee. It Is presumed that at least they and the Oregon Commonwealth federation will each be trying to enlist an army of petition circu lators and to gather funds with which to carry on separate cam nalgns for their respective ideals. The result of this will, in the Judgment of the committee, be very damaging to the pension movement '"and would very likely In the end make it necessary for the legislature to take the whole pension matter in hand." Delaying Initiative Petitions Advised The committee also decided to recommend that petitions for an initiative measure be held in abeyance until after the primary and that all energy be concen trated until then on the promo (Turn to page 2, col. 3). First Lady Changes Mind SEATTLE March 3 --Striving to avoid northern. California floods, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose velt revised her plans for a trip to Los Angeles tonight, deciding to go by airplane tomorrow morn ing. She had planned to leave by train tonight. Hamilton Is not Candidate; Robertson out for Congress The impending contest for the Oregon attorney generalship was clarified yesterday with the an nouncement that Ralph S. Hamil ton, Bend attorney and one-time speaker of the house of represent atives, had decided to stay out of the race. Hamilton advised The Oregon Statesman he was not prepared this year to wage "the vigorous and well-financed campaign" he felt would require to defeat "the present Incumbent," who is I. H. Van Winkle. Hamilton's announcement, bar ring last minute entries Monday, left Van Winkle alone on the re publican ballot and District Attor ney Bruce Spaulding running by himself on the democratic ticket. Unopposed to .date on his own ticket. Representative James W. Mott found general election op ponent yesterday in the person of Lieutenant Colonel C. A. Robert son of West Salem, who an nonnced he would file for the democratic nomination for con gressman from the first district. Robertson declared he favored fhree Who Seek Favor ot Voters Itoy S. Melson who announced Sat - urday he would file for reapm InatJon for county commission er on the republican ticket. ' Allan O. Carson, recent entry into the Marion county republican lists for the state legislature. Ethel M. Xiles, candidate for re publican nomination for county recorder. Edwards Will Be Held, DA States CANYON CITY, March 20-(JP)-District Attorney J. M. Blank said today James Edwards, 50, Long creek rancher, would be held for "at least a few days." Edwards fatally shot his bro ther, Will, 45, late Thursday In an argument about a fence. The brothers staged a rifle duel after Will hit James with a rock and kicked him. Will was burled here today. early completion of the Willam ette valley project, aerial and na val bases for Oregon, extension ot highways," constitutional trea ties" restoring foreign trade, maintenance of neutrality and "an adequate national defense." PORTLAND, March 30.-VP-Colonel C. A. Robertson, West Salem, announced his candidacy today for the first dispatch demo cratic nomination as United States representative. Other developments today, with only one day left in which to file for the May primaries: Former Governor Charles H. Martin announced he would not run for mayor of Portland be cause "it -would be futile to be only a spoke" in the wheel of the city commission. At Vale, Malheur County Judge David F. Grahkm, a republican, declared, he would run for state, treasurer. r Harriet W. Ryan, Bend, vice chairman of the republican state central committee, announced her . JLTurn to paa 4 fcoU hhr - i ;' s t - 5 - ' ; "V "J ' - 3 " j r . """ Melson Seeks Third Term as Commissioner Speculation Is Ended by Announcement: Wray and Jones File Siesftnund not Candidate; Demo Slate Still Shy as Deadline Near By STEPHEN C. MERGLER Roy S. Melson answered one of the most-frequently asked questions put at the county court house here for weeks past when he announced last night that he would not run for county Judere and also that he would not file for county clerk. "I'll file Monday for reeleetlon as commissioner." the twice-elect ed republican commissioner an nounced. Melson was first elected coun ty commissioner on a business ad ministration platform in 1932. without democratic opposition. Four years later he ran for re election and defeated David C. Bloom, democratic nominee who to date Is the lone contender for ilhe bourbon bid for the job again this year. The next most popular court house question of the season met its answer earlier yesterday in an announcement that county Judge J. C. Slegmund, In off're since 1927. would not run again Wray and Jones File for County Offices Two names in addition to Nel son's were added to the ocunty primary listings yesterday. Frank V. Wray, Silverton. filed for the democratic nomination for county treasurer, pledging himself "to maintain Integrity of office and conduct the business of the office efficiently d economically, tes ter Jones filed for the county cierxsnip. . As the 5 p.m. Monday deadline for filings approached, the demo- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3.) Four Workers Die In Oil Well Blast Four Others Are Injured Seriously, Explosion at Centralia, III. CENTRALIA, 111.. March 30-(JP)-Four men were killed and four other persons were burned seriously today In the worst oil well explosion and fire in the three years of the current Illi nois boom. Seared when a pocket of escap ing gas Ignited and exploded at the well west of Centralia, the dead were John Smith, about 19 years old, and Dave Hardin, both of Hominy, Okla. ; Charles Under wood. 54, of Drumwright, Okla.: and D. E. Bevan, of Tulsa, all oil workers. They died In a hospital a few hours after the gas, exploding in "one big sheet of flame," set fire to the well and a house. The others burned In the sud den intense flash of the explosion were Joe Butrick, of Hominy, and Carl Lycette of A v a n t, Okla.. also oil workers, and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Stow, formerly of Kllgore, Tex. Butrick had been employed only this morning at the well, which was being completed In the backyard of the house occupied by the Stows and two other fami lies. Mrs. Stow saved six persons from injury. Familiar with oil wells, she realized the danger of an explosion when she smelled the escaping gas. Running upstairs, she warned the other families in the house, enabling them to es cape. Before Mrs. Stow and her hus band could reach the front door, the explosion occurred and flames enveloped the building. Mrs. Stow's stockings were burned from her legs and her Jacket caught fire. Firemen extinguished the well fire with chemicals, but the house was a total loss. Loading Is Halted For Union Orders MARSHFIELD, Ore., March SO. -(a3) Sailors halted loading of the Coos Bay Lumber e o m p a n y's freighter Lumbertown today pending orders from- union repre sentatives. t Harry Provost, San Francisco, sailors' union executive, conferred with company officials and AFL lumber workers in an effort to de termine whether a picket line ex ists, i An independent .workers com mittee recently signed a contract with the firm after the AFL. called a strike and Circuit Judge George Skipworth has under advisement a temporary restraining order for bidding picketing of the plant by All members, FDR Harpoons Other Bourbon Hopes. Charged Candidates Torpedoed Is Complaint of Johnson, Backer of Wheeler First Primaries Slated Tuesdav: Dswey Held "Rahhle-RouserM Bv WTT,LTAM B ARDERY WASHINGTON. March Senator Johnson fD-Col) declared ton'eht that Prerldent Roosevelt, while keening silent on the third term Issn, had "hamooned and tornedoed" other potential presi dential candidates until the dem ocratic narty was "floundering In confusion." The Coloradsn. who Is "import ing Senator Wheeler (D-Mont) for the democratic nomination, added in a statement: "If the president intends to eo through with it. and accent the nomination, no one can well com plain because smart politics are played in that cold-blooded wav: but If at the eleventh hour he should ah'ndon the scuttled dem ocratic shin, he must accent he resnonsibillty for the disaster which is so obviously and relent- lepclv bearing down upon her." Johnson said that the president Is certain to be nominated lor a third term unless he nosltively re fuses to accent the o'fl'-e." The practical. hard-boiled politi cians." he added, want the presi dent to run "for the simple reason that he can win." Town Protect Declared Blasted "A year ago the democratic par ty had a dozen attractive prospec tive candidates." Johnson contin ued. "Had political developments been permitted to take their course, many of these able men would have grown in public es teem with the months. "However, the president, per haps with the noblest of Inten tions, has stymied democracy's most dependable founding board, the primaries, and he has har pooned and torpedoed other candi dates for the presidency until now on the very exe of the election the roajoritv party Is marking, time. Itfouaderiner In confusion and trail ing in public acclaim. During the day, another west erner. Senator Schwartz (D-Wyo) declared he favored a third term for the president. Schwartz, previously silent on the third term Issue, told report ers that "in view of conditions throughout the world. I think it highly advisable that the president remain at the helm." The Wyoming senator made plain his belief, however, that there were candidates fitted for the presidency who could be called on if Mr. Roosevelt refused to run again. Cnrley Announce Sunport of Farley In Boston, meanwhile, former Governor James M. Curley, one of Mr. Roosevelt's earliest supporters in Massachusetts, declared his (Turn to page 2, col. 5) Fish Asks Probe -Into White Book WASHINGTON. March Rep. Fish (R-NY) said tonUht tnat ne would demand a com plete Investigation" of the Ger man white book and would seek impeachment of Ambassador Wil liam C. Bullitt "if the facts war rant" In a radio address (NBC). Fish said that President Roosevelt and Bullitt owed the American peo ple "a categorical and. detaUed answer" to every charge made In the book. It was no answer, he said, "to raise the hue and cry of 'prona ganda' or to sprinkle a few grains of salt on its tail." The paper, made public by Ger many yesterday, purported to be documents seized in the Polish foreign office and were described by German officials as showing the United States' part in "bring ing on" the war. Fish said that congress prob ably would wait for publication of the full text of the alleged correspondent "In order to pro perly examine It and determine Its authenticity. Canby Bank Theft Guilt Unsettled; Jury Deadlocked PORTLAND, March SO.HVA deadlocked federal jury was dis missed today and new plans made to try Myrtle Mary Jones, 28, for complicity in the Canby Union bank robbery November . The Jury was,' dicharged by Judge James A. Fee at 1:40 a. m., after it deliberated 13 hours. Assistant US District Attorney Mason Diyard said he would ask for a second trial at the Pendle ton term of federal court start ing April 2. The slender defendsnt testified she yielded to threats and cajol ery of her husband, William, 32. to participate in the $1065 rob bery because she wanted either "death or medical treatment." Jones awaits sentence for rob bery, of the Canby bank and the State Bank of St. Paul. He was shot and captured while leaving' the latter TH1 JiLasi ana w est r-acingr Serious Flood Perils After Record Rainfall Turkey to Let Allies Through To Choke German Supply Line in Black Sea, Bucharest Word BUCHAREST, March 30-P)-Turkey was represented in usual ly well-informed Balkan diplo matic quarters tonight as having agreed to permit passage of Brit ish and French warships through the Dardanelles to choke off Ger many's supply line from Russia In the Black sea. The newspaper Le Moment, re garded as close to the French embassy here, reported moreover, that Turkey had agreed to place her naval bases at Trebliond, Samsun and Sinope at the allies' disposal for use as contraband control bases. (Official circles In London pro-' fessed no knowledge of the pro posed agreement with Turkey. It was said, however, that if it is true, it will be a strong boost to the allied diplomatic offensive in the Balkans and an important aid to tightening the allied blockade of Germany.) Informants here reported the Turkish decision was reached at a British-French-Turkish military conference a few days ago at Al lepo, although such action is con trary to the Montreux convention of 193 6 to which Turkey was a party. That convention stipulated that the Dardanelles would be closed to warships of belligerent nations except when they were serving under League of Nations mandate or helping a victim of aggression under a mutual assistance pact concluded within the framework of the league, to which Turkey was a party. A way for Turkey to get '(Thq'Jo page 2, column 2) League Pay Limit Increase Refused Dick Weisgerber Is Among Neophyte Umpires to Receive Tryouts Western International league club representatives, meeting at the Marlon hotel last night, de clined a motion to lift the present salary limit of $2250 to $2400. announced a Shaughnessy playorf at the conclusion of the regular league schedule, named, four um pires who will try out for three vacancies on the staff and moved to transfer the franchise of the Wenatchee Chiefs to the Wenat chee Professional Baseball club, incorporated. A $150 salary limit raise was suggested so that a club hit by in juries during the playing season might have a bunker of $150 with which to procure replacements. After considerable discussion, the matter was dropped. It was decided the first four teams will play two out of three games series, with the two winners playing a three out of (Turn to page 2, column 3) Car Blocked by Fallen Tree so Drivers Trade, Climb Over, Save Time ROSEBURG, March 30-(P)-Paul Jenkins, Roseburg News Review circulation manager, and Roy Catching, automobile dealer, lost little time yesterday when a huge oak tree toppled across the Roseburg-Melrose road, blocking their automobiles, one on each side. They traded cars and proceeded. McNary Foresees Reversal Of Tariff Policy by Voters WASHINGTON, March 30-()-Senator McNary (R, Ore.), the republican leader, contended to night that the people would over ride the senate in November on the reciprocal trade issue. By a 44 to 41 rote yesterday, the chamber refused to require senate ratification of trade agree ments. Republicans voted solidly for the proposal, which was . of fered as an amendment to house approved . legislation continuing the trade program for three years. "The battle wUl continue in the various states," McNary de clared, "and I believe that in No vember the electorate will approve the attitude of the republicans and of those democrats in con gress who supported the ratifica tion proposal. . "While the first skirmish end ed in defeat, the issue will mean victory in November." Senator Minton (D, Ind., the majority whip, commented that "nobody , is going to lose his sen ate seat because he voted against the ratification amendment." fienatoj Norria (ind.. Neb.), said 11 taw T TTI Pittsburgh Menaced by Rising Water, Families Marooned at Scranton; Upper New York Has Threat Three Deaths Occur' in California as Major Flood Develops; Nearly 8 Inches of Rain at Keiinctt (By the Associated Press) Rain-choked rivers rolled their floods through widely separated sections of the nation today, menacing life and property. Rapidly thawing snows added to the hazards fn north ern states. National guardsmen and volunteers stood ready in upstate New York to throw relief machinery into action as the Chenango river passed flood stage and the Susquehan na kept rising. Pittsburgh stood in the path of flooded western Penn sylvania streams and prepared to combat inundations of low lying city areas. The Lackawanna river lapped over its banks at Scran ton, Pa., marooning families as waters poured into a part of the city. O Between the two sodden sec Sailor Is Victim Of Oregon Storm Second Mate of Freighter Washed Overboard; Four Injured PORTLAND, Ore.. March 30-(D-A full gale which ripped across Oregon yesterday abated today after killing one man and injuring four others. The McCormick steamer Charles L. Wheeler, Jr., fought Its way back to the safety of the Colum bia river mouth after losing Its second mate, Robert Fulton. 85, San .Francisco, off Cascade head, south of Tillamook. Four seamen were sent to an Astoria hospital with Injuries In flicted by the mountainous wave which swept Fulton overboard. Captain Oscar Sala said the boat was hove to and Fulton was repairing a Jammed steering gear when the wave crashed over the stern. Seaman Hugo Isaacson threw a life buoy to the mate but he was swept under. The vessel cruised in the area for sev eral hours, unable to lower a boat in the 70-mile-an-hour gale, before returning to Astoria. The injured seamen are Nils Willanger. 35, San Francinco; Jack Worley, 4 2, Portland ; Axel Anderson, 4". Alameda, Calif.; and W. E. Ethier, 2 7, Toppenish, Wash. The Wheeler was en route to San Francisco with Columbia riv er lumber. The gale toppled several hous es and smokestacks, innumerable trees and communications and power lines in western Oregon, sixty line breaks were reported by the Portland General Electric and Northwestern Electric com- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3.) Over two Million Paid, Income Tax State Income tax payments for 1940 up to Friday night aggre gated 32,096.000, members of the state tax commission reported Sat urday. The time for filing 1940 returns, based on 1939 incomes, expires April 1. Tax commissioners estimated that this year's income tax pay ments would exceed (5,200,000. Taxpayers who fall to file their returns by the night ot April 1 will be subject to both penalty and interest. he hoped the trade agreements program would be a major elec tion issue because, he predicted, the people would favor it. Administration leaders, describ ing the ratification amendment as the gravest threat to the bill, expressed confidence that other restrictive amendments would be defeated. The chamber will consider Mon day a proposal by Senator Mc Carran (D, Nev.) to exempt from the program the commodities cov ered by import excise taxes oO, coaL lumber and copper. Senator O'Mshoney (D, Wyo.) will nrge an amendment requir ing approval of trade agreements by a majority of both houses. Sen ator Adams (D, Colo.) will sug gest that a majority of the senate be given the power of approval or disapproval (a two-thirds vote is necessary for treaty ratifica tion) and Senator LaFolletts (prog.; Wis.) will propose that an export-import control board be established to regulate foreign trade tions, rains fell on the lower laka region and the Ohio valley. Gath ering disturbances gained inten sity elsewhere, moving northeast ward from Texas into the upper Ohio river regions. Fog delayed shipping and air travel on the east coast. Tain dampened Boston, New York, Memphis, Tampa and Mocllps; a whole gale Jeft trees snd power lines in Washington and Oregon In a soggy mesa; while In north ern California, a flood major pro portions was developing. At least three deaths were at tributed to the California storm and one to the Pacific northwest blow. A federal meterologlst, E. II. Fletcher, described flood condi tions In the Sacramento valley as "critical." "Because of almost record rain fall." he said, "a flood of major proportions is rapidly developing on the Sacramento, Feather and American rivers." The danger was In the same area where a flood a month ago inundated thousands of acres, forced 6000 persons from their homes and caused damage esti mated at $15,000,000. Nine per sons died in the February flood. About 10.000 acres were In undated in the Matysvllle area to day. At Napa, about 100 homes were ixolated when the Napa river broke Its banks in the town. The danger of the flood irest meeting a high tide added to the danger there. New Cloudbur! in Sierra Region In the Siena foothills, new cloudbursts con 1 1 nurd to pour more water Into the tributaries of the Sacramento; and Fletcher said additional rain was In pros pect. He said the Feather and American rivers would have more water than In February. Emergency calls for additional help in patrolling dikes and re pairing levees were sent out yes terday. At Kennett, where the Bhaata dam is being -built, a rainfall of 7.92 Inches In 74 hours was re corded. At Bucks, In Plumas coun ty, the total was C Inches; Stir ling City. Butte county, bad Inches. Qulncy 4 Inches, Santa Rosa S.20 and Soda Springs 3.11. Ssn Francisco had its heaviest downpour In II years aa I. Is inches fell between 2 p. m, Friday and 10 a. m. yesterday. California Trains to North Delayed Several mala highways wore blocked by slides aad wash oats; snd Southern Paelfle trains to Oregon and Washington were V Iayed as much as eight hoars. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at Seattle, cancelled a train trip to Los Angeles, determining to take a plane today Instead, changing to a train at" San Francisco. The all-day fog along the east coast delayed the Italian liner Conte Dl Savola. as she sailed from New York. An incoming lin er anchored all day at the es tranee of Ambrose channel, near New York, fearing to enter tho harbor. A tout of 143 alrplaae flights were cancelled. Only in the middle west was the weather kind. Temperatures at Kansas City, Chicago, and Min neapolis were la the upper spring registers. Fight for Badger . Idol Blocks Road; Students Injured FOREST GROVE. March 1- (jflfVAn lntra-echool struggle for Boxer, a Chinese idol represent ing the "spirit of Pacific univer sity," blocked traffic on the For est Crove-Danka highway vester- Several students were slightly injured in the two-hour melee. which continued aft or police moved the battlers oft the high-