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Baan. Be how It cover th
a we completely, pmenu
It Interestingly each day,
with due attention to local
happening. .
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Fair aad coatlaoed ' cold
. today' aad Sunday. Has.
Tempi. Friday, 43, ill. S3.
Kortbwee wind. River
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POUNDOO .
Befemse P
eooics
Italians' Rout
nice
To See Hitler
Prisoners of British up
to 30,000 or More;
May Enter Libya
Rome Admits Base Lost,
but Warns "Temper"
Almost Aroused
(By the Associated Press)
An estimated 80,000 to 40,
000 Italian prisoners were report
ed Friday night to have been
captured in the five-day-old bat
tle of Egypt while hundreds fell
tinder the shellbursts of British
naval guns and the remnants of
Italy's shattered invasion armies
groped through a blinding sand
storm' lm retreat.
Guns of the British Mediter
ranean fleet rained one-ton high
explosive shells Into the ranks of
the fleeing fascists and reports
from the battlefront said the
panic-stricken columns were be
ing "obliterated." Motor trans
ports were declared blown sky
high. "
"None of as eared much about
fighting this war," a captive Ital
ian officer was Quoted as saying.
"Maybe it will end soon now."
The magnitude of the rout was
reflected In a radio message pick
ed up by a British destroyer off
Egypt from the officer of a Brit
ish tank in the thick of the
battle around Sldi Barani: '
I an In the middle of 500
Italian Infantrymen, all with their
hands ' up." the message said.
"Send Infantry quickly."
"What of It?" Bays
Official Rome Radio
While the Rome radio admitted
the fall of Sldi Barrani, main
fascist Invasion base 70 miles ln
(Turn to page 2. coL t)
e we Ms,
Paul Hau$erM Column
Friday the 13th was yesterday.
Ho-hnm.
If anybody had any bad luck
around, here they didn't tell us.
Ho-hum.
Next Friday the 18th Is Friday,
the 13th of June.
.
This happened quite a while
ao, but it's still good. It's about
Charlie Pray, the big boss of the
state gendarmerie and a man who
goes through life looking for a
GOOD cup of coffee. .
Being both a polfc-eman and
a wry outspoken gentleman,
Mr. Pray has no qualms about
telling restaurant proprietors
and waitresses how bad the
coffee Is. This keeps him talk
ing about coffee most of the
time he spends la restaurants
and furnishes him with break
fast conversation to throw at
LIL the capltol coffee shop
waitress and sweetheart of the
state police.
On one of the rare occasions
when Mr. Pray found a GOOD
ep of eoffee he was In Mr. Wal
ter Cline'a Senator Food Shop.
Mr. Cline walked by as Mr. Pray
was sampling his coffee and
beaming with the self-content of
tbe coffee lover who has found a
GOOD cup of coffee.
As ready to praise as to con
demn, the usually taciturn Pray
burst Into paeons of praise for
tbe delicious beverage.
Otoe, who knew Fray's cof
fee standard of old, gaped with
surprise. Then he marched to
V.'c kitchen, returned forthwith
with a gallon of boiling water
which be damped Into the rof
f j ra, earing to Pray as be
roared. If it's good enough
for yon It's too good!
H. PETERSEN SPEAKS
(On Pants and Taxes)
SC. Wterssa's kappUtt says
at vkn k csa pay at tUM,
BvwylM4y sheals (n( Us sum
wsy. . - ,
. a nttrsea says be ass set
autae aay suaey at a ceole
bay a a er ef puts ever
am aaeve fsaUly expaasu.
i- at. PttMNk la Sbaritaa 9mm.
'
It Is unreliably reported that
tve Salem water commission Is
considering leasing Its old unused
reservoir on Falrmount hill to
the army for a munitions damp,
a matter which should eause a
flare-up from some of the more
explosive residents of. the area.
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Mild
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Southwest T
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Hit; Portland
Has One Death
South End Schools Here
Report More Cases,
North End Less,
WU Cancels All Parties
and Salem Heights
School Closes
DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 12-JP-Influenza
epidemics today closed
Texas A and M college, .largest
men's school in the nation, and
cropped out in other sections as
a bitter eold wave struck the
state.
President T. O. Walton of Tex
as A and M announced that the
student body of 6500 cadets
would be sent home tomorrow,
not to return until Jan. 2.
Twenty per cent of San An
tonio's 40,000 school children
were confined because of a flu
epidemic, Dr. W. A. King, city
health officer there reported. The
epidemic was general over the
city - but was described of "an
exceptionally light nature."
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18-flV
The city health office reported the
first death from Influenza today,
but at the same time repeated
there was no epidemic.
The victim was Mrs. C. L. Tor
ry, 78.
Health officers throughout the
state said conditions continued
worrisome.
In Portland's city schools the
absentee percentage climbed to
23.1 In the high schools and 14.1
in the: grade schools. A total of
130 ill teachers almost exhausted
the district substitute teacher list.
St. Vincents hospital was closed
to visitors on order of Dr. Adolph
WelnzirL city health officer, and
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
Andy Burk Named
Head of Sheriffs
Oregon in Good Position
for Defense Program
Governor Asserts
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1S-0P)-A
decrease in criminal activities,
plus efficient law enforcement
agencies, puts Oregon in a strong
position to do its part in tbe na
tional defense program. Governor
Charles A. Sprague said today.
He added, however, that if an
emergency arose during tbe ab
sence of the state's national
guard, be was prepared to create
an adequate military organiza
tion, plans for which already
have been outlined.
Tbe governor told a Joint meet
(Turn to page 2, coL. 7)
Phil Brady Heads
Multnomah Croup
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. li-(JP)
Representative Phil Brady, dem
ocrat, was elected chairman to
night of Multnomah county's 21
member delegation to the state
legislature.
Senator Thomas R. Man oner.
Democrat, was named secretary.
The delegation took no action
on the problem of reapportioning
the house and senate according to
the 1840 eensus figure.
Rep. Harvey Wells, republican,
pointed out that the legislature
could not Increase the number
of representatives and senators
without a constitutional amend
ment voted by the people.
Christmas Spirit Is Only
Solution for These Needs
Inability of public agencies,
necessarily bound to observe rig
Id rules, to feke care of all indi
vidual eases of need comes force
fully to public attention at the
Christmas season as the organ
izations preparing Christmas
Cheer baskets tell without re
vealing namee of the unfortun
ate families they plan to assist.
Newcomers to Salem and vi
cinity often Dust Bowl refugees
who have been and will again
be - substantial citizens form
rather a large group. The Sal
vation Army with which The
Oregon Statesman Is cooperating
In raising a. Christmas Cheer, fund,
has the record of a family which
includes the parents and five chil
dren who arrived In the Willam
ette valley from the middle west
last summer. They "followed tbe
harvests" and did their best to
ge- ahead; enough ; to live
through the winter and they have
been doing fairly well np to now.
Epidemic? Cold Wave
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VOLUNTEERS
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Volunteers are lined p ia a Saa Fraadaco hospital for iaocnlatios shots to teat a new typo of infla
enza serum, discovered by Dr. J. B. Raton of the University of California. Dr. J. C Getger, city
health director, expected results to show from the serum ta several days. Meantime, thousands
throughout tbe west suffered from the "fin" which reached epidemic proportions in many
ITN photo.
Rochester Water
Is Contaminated
Two Utility Employes Are
Ousted After Probe
Typhoid Feared
ROCHESTER, NT, Dee. 14
( Saturday )-(P)-C 1 1 y Manager
Louis B. Cartwrlght early today
announced discharge of Lewis B.
Kohl, city superintendent of wa
ter and deputy commissioner of
public works, at tbe end of a 12
hour hearing into the contamina
tion of the city's water supply.
Cartwrlght also announced sus
pension of Ernest G. Jones, vet
eran of more than 80 years in
city employ, from his position.
During the protracted hearing,
evidence was introduced which in
dicated that Kohl, whose position
Is appointive, had been Informed
of an unusual condition in the
water supply late Wednesday but
that tbe real cause of tbe disturb
ance bad not been discovered un
til 10 hours later.
Jones, who was questioned at
length, admitted he knew tbe
valve which was opened to admit
Genesee river water into tbe sup
ply could not have been a part of
the regular Hemlock supply.
Typhoid fever immunization of
Rochester's 300,000 Inhabitants
commenced Saturday as New
York's third largest city sought to
ward off a disease outbreak
threatened by the accidental pour
ing of sewage-contaminated drink
ing water into its mains.
The state health department
rushed sufficient typhoid vaccine
here from Albany, 200 miles
away, to give the first of three
treatments necessary to immunize
46,000 persons. More was to be
supplied.
Executive Board
Named by Grange
Meeting last night at the grange
hall on East D street, Salem
grange, 17, elected Its executive
committee for the coming year.
Those chosen were Theodore Nel
son. Frank Neera 8. B. Langblln.
Marie Flint McCall. state
grange officer, spoke on her tonr
of the United States and part of
Canada.
But harvest earnings are at
best meagre; now the family ia
about out of fends and It needs,
in addition to a Christmas basket,
a cook stove. Someone may bo
able to supply this special need.
Accidental Injury la a typo of
misfortune which may touch any
one without warning In this auto
motive age. Another case ia that
of a family which was getting
along on WPA until the bread
winner suffered a leg fracture
which stopped his income imme
diately, with no help from other
pnbile sources because ,he was
on WPA. And In this family
which wilt have a bleak Christmaa
unless the Salvation Army-Statesman
fund is fined, are girls aged
It, 8 and 8," and a early-haired,
black-eyed boy aged X, who ought
to be learning- this Christmas
about Banta Clans and his rein
deer. W : . .--i. i
Well, there is hope for each of
(Turn to page 2, coL 4) .
TEST NEWEST
Friday the 13th
Is Lucky Day for
Dakota Traveler
Considering the painful possi
bilities, Friday the 18 th was a
lucky day for Warren Hanes of
Mlnot. ND.
Young Hanes, who Is on his
way to California to seek work,
stopped in at the local postofftce
Friday ' to buy' some stamps and
to address a letter to the folks
back home. All of which he did.
But he forgot to put his bill
fold containing 835 back in his
pocket. Leaving the postoffice he
was gone an hour before he no
ticed the absence of his pocket
book. Remembering that he had
laid it down on a writing stand in
the postoffice, Hanes called Post
master Henry R. Crawford In
hope that some honest Individual
had turned it in.
Hanes had the right hunch. Al
den Serine, Salem, had turned the
missing billfold with its 135 Into
the postmaster's office.
Serine will receive his reward,
a dollar bill left by the young
traveler. If he will call at Post
master CrSwford's office, and
Hanes is on his way feeling that
Salem has honest people and that
Friday the 13th is his lucky day.
Second American
Woman Said Held
WASHINGTON. Dec. ll-VPf-Word
that a second American
woman bad been taken into ens
tody by German authorities in oc
cupied France has been received
by the state department.
Department officials said to
night they had been advised
through diplomatic channels that
Mrs. Etta Kahn Shlber. an Amer
ican citizen, was being held by the
German authorities.
The embassy at Parts reported
it was making every effort in bo
half of Mrs. Shlber, but that It
had been unable to learn the na
ture of the charges against her or
secure her release. Where in
France Mrs. Shlber wsa detained
was not disclosed, nor was her
home address known here.
State department officials said
tonight that they still had no word
of Mrs. Elixageth Deegan's re
lease. It was understood she had
been accused ef helping British
officers escape from oeenpled
France.
Lato Sports
VANCOUVER. Dec lft-tffy-The
second-place Vancouver lions
and the third-place Seattle Olym
pics played to a 2-2 overtime tie
hero tonight, leaving the stand
ings of the Pacific coast hockey
league unchanged.
ASHLAND. Ore-. Dee. lf-(JrV
Southern Oregon College ef Edu
cation defeated Albany college,
84 to 18. In a -basketball game
here tonight.
High School Basketball
Parkdale If, Hood River 88.
Washington 34. Commerce 28.
(both Portland).
Grant 17, Franklin 21, (both
Portland). (
Kelso high 18, Padfle Frosh It.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dee, ll-OPl
St. Martin's college overwhelmed
Multnomah college 48 to 28, In a
basketball - game- tonight. "The
Rangers led 29-12 at halftime.
PORTLAND, Ore Dec 12H7V
TJnivenity. of Portland scored av
; v (Turn to page 2, col. 7) . .
"FLV" SERUM
Five Officers Get
Back Into Service
Once Disqualified, They
Are Re-Examined and
Restored to Duty
v CAMP. .CLATSOP, Dee. 18
fSpeeialH&o&ses -of officer per
sonnel through physical disqual
ifications were eased for the
249th coast artillery today with
the announcement of the rein
statement of five who recently
were reexamined at Fort Lewis
and Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
They are First Lieutenant Don
ald M. Baker and Second Lieu
tenants Wilbur W. McDonald,
William A. Delsell. Russel L.
Haynes, and Thurlow B. Wau
chope. The 249th today lost one of
Its popular instructors. Staff Ser
geant Clarence Hodges, of Salem,
by his assignment to the 45th
coast artillery at Fort Winfleld
Scott. Calif., for extended active
duty. He left hero today to meet
Mrs. Hodges in Salem and pro
ceed to his new post.
Sergeant Hodges, as a member
of the regular army detached en
listed men's service, had served
with the 249th since 1936. work
ing with Lieutenant Colonel Ken
neth Rowntree.
Original vacancies In battery
ranks are being rapidly filled.
Latest promotions to be an
nounced, from private to private
first class, are:
Battery G. Salem B n r r e 1 1
Brown. John Bennett, Clifford
Reed. Carl Berg, Adrian Wilson.
Warren Barrett and James Lem
mon. Battery D. Albany William
Tucker, Julian Bryant. Bruce Da
vis. Paul Dragoo, Wilton Eerb.
Howard Johnson, Charles A.
Marsh, Dan J. Neuman, Louis
Scheer, Edwin Stryker, Wayne
Weigel and Ray Wilbur.
Hillman Protests
Contract to Ford
WASHINGTON, Dec 13-rV
The long controversy as to wheth
er firms accused of violating the
Wagner act should be denied de
fense contract came to a head
today with .the disclosure that
Sidney Hillman. labor member of
the defense commission, had pro
tested against a 2.89.0 aerd
to the Ford Motor company.
The order cans for soma lie
midget cars, designed for high
speed scout work, and a number
of other automobiles.
Aides of HUlmaa said the pro
tect had been made about two
weeks ago on the ground that the
award carried no stipulation for
compliance with the labor laws.
War department officials com
mented that William 8. Xnudsen.
production chief of the defense
commission, had cleared the pro
ject in question.. They, said the
Ford company had been ordered
to proceed .with the. work pend
ing completion of the actual con
tract, but that the contract had
not yet been signed either by
Ford or the department.
Jack ShUhU h Elected
Portland Junior Chamber
PORTLAND. Ore. Dec 12-(jPy-Jack
F. Shields, office manager
of a dairy concern, was elected
president: of the Junior chamber
of commerce today, succeeding
John Standish.' . .
Shield came here three years
ago from Seattle, where he was
a member of .the board of the
Junior chamber at conunerc.
Further Drop
Predicted for
Mercury Here
22 Indicated Early ITiia
Morning; West Coast
Generally Frigid
Baudette, Minn., Reports
35 Below; East Faces
Similar Prospect
Salem awakened to an Icy out
doors again today following three
days in which early morning lows,
records for the winter season In
this area, hovered around 23 and
28 degrees. The official weather
station prediction was a possible
22 degrees to make It the third
successive record breaking night.
A 27 degree reading, same as
Thursday night, was reported at
12 o'clock midnight. Only 48 de
grees, however, was registered as
a peak yesterday, 2 degrees under
the two previous days.
Prediction for today was the
same "clear and cold.
(By The Associated Press)
The current eold wave which
brought sab-sero temperatures to
the Rocky mountain region and
parts of the north central states,
spread Friday to grip other parts
of the nation.
In northern California the cold
est snap In eight years prevailed.
The state's coldest spot wss Soda
Springs, with f above. No crop
damage reports, however, were
received by the department of ag
riculture. As a mass of cold air spread
eastward from the Rockies, below
sero temperatures were recorded
In the middle vweaC . Baudette,
Minn, registered 38 betew. Among
the ether cold spots were Huron,
SD. with -7: Minneapolis. -10;
Duluth. -18. and Fargo, with -20.
Later, however. It began to warm
up st all these points, and rising
temperatures were forecast for
Saturday, with snow in Iowa and
Nebraska and in parts of 8onth
Dakota. Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Over the middle Atlantic and
New England states moderate
temperatures were tbe rule, but
temperature drops were predict
ed. New Tork City had a comfort
(Turn to page 2. coL 8)
To Remove Trees
If Permit Gained
Maple trees la the parking
about the water commission of
fices will be cut down tf permis
sion Is granted by the city park
board, the water commission de
cided last night.
Manager Carl Ouenther report
ed the trees were a "nuisance
and that one of them on the cor
ner Is a haxard to motorists.
The commission also gsve Man
ager Ouenther authority to con
tract for drilling of another aux
iliary well at the Stayton Island
water source tf tests show another
well advisable.
Flag Raising Set
For Opening Day
State officials and legislators
will Join In flag raising ceremo
nies here January IS. opening
day of the legislative session. The
new flagpoles will be used on tbst
date for the first time.
The two flags were donated by
the Salem Elks lodge. The new
flagpoles, placed in granite bases
with broaxe collars, cost $4192.
Election Data Near IPindup;
It Will Be Official Monday
(Copyright H4t ky the
Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec ij(f
Preaideat Roosevelt polled 17
241.129 votes to win the first
third term la the nation's his
tory last November S. when a
aew record of 4t.2l2.C24 ballots
were east.
Wendell L. WDJkie, the repub
Ueaa candidate, received 22.327,
22t. Final official figure from 44
state aad unofficial total from
Nebraska aad Rhode Island, as
compiled ky the Associated Press,
show the chief execatlve's plural
ity of 4414.712 was Us small
est of aay candidate sine lilt
when Woodrow Wilson won re
election aver Charles B. Bughee
by only IsUlSl.
- His percentage ef the total
vote 1 4.T also waa tae small
est ef any winner sine 111.
Wilson that year polled ill per
coat; Hughe 44- ethers- 4.T.
Roosevelt's lilt pereeatago was
.!. In 1112 It waa.tT.2. -
WUlkle's percentage thig year
was 44.1; others t.l. - -.
Though losing;. WUIkle fcug
. : . -- . ' t
Win Top Places
Jn WU Oratory
ANC1L PAYNE
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Ancil Payne Wins
In KeVfeS:Contest
Observation in Migrants7
Camp Basis for His
Contest Oration
Personal observation of mig
rant worker camps formed the
theme for Ancil Payne, sopho
more from The Dalles, to win
yesterday the annual Keyes Ora
torical contest at Willamette uni
versity. Psyne's talk. "Americans on
the Move, was based on bis ex
periences during t9e past summer
as health and recreation director
In a migrant camp.
Tom Oye of Salem woo second
prise, speaking on -Sold ia Ex
change for Security. sad Claude
Johns of Salem was third with
-I Am Alarm ed. Both are stu
dents of tbe law schooL
Cash prizes of 111 and $10
were given by Walter E. Keyes.
Salem attorney.
Bench Parole Law
Repeal Is Asked
PORTLAND. Dec 13--The
bench parole statute adds confu
sion to Oregon's parole program
and ahould be repealed, Fred Fln
sley. state director of parole and
probation, said today.
He told the District Attorneys
association of Oregon that the pa
role board will ask the next legis
lature to make It mandatory on
the courts to Impose the maximal
sentence in criminal cases.
This will do away with the ele
ment of inequality, he said, tbus
giving all persons the same pun
ishment for ' the same kind of
crimes committed.
Finsley urged the cooperation
of all law enforcement agencies in
dealing with persons on parole or
probation.
Bp a record popular vet for the
republicaas. exceeding by 21S.tS4
Herbert Hoover arevlons high
mark of 214I2.1I ta daf eating
Alfred K. Smith ta 2121.
Minor parties aa a
with 211.411 polled fewer vote
this year than la aay election
sine '1124. excluding so-called
"third- parties.
' Here's the way they fared last
November:
Norman Thomas,
socialist : HCTtt
Roger W. Baboon,
prohibition . II.C9t
Earl R. Browder,
communist ' .... 41.711
John W. Aiken. sodaUs. .
labor . 14.$ tl
Others ' ' " . 412
: The total popular vote exceed
ed by 4.141.107 the previoae ree-
of 41.417,117 ta If It aad
withla one-fifth t one per
cent f the 41. 71 tJOt estimate
ef the probable rote made oa Oct.
14 by the Associated press.
Although his plurality wa the
smallest la .14. years.. Roosevelt's
electoral college victory was the
.. . (Tern to page 2. ool. 7)
7
Five-Day Y7ce!r
One Dif ficnlry
Knudsen Avers
Realization of Peril Is
: Lada-frig, . Member of.
Commission Fears
Barbarism More Serious
Than Temporary Losa
of Rights, View
NEW TORK. rjeV ll-VAs-
sertlng that a speed-up ef defense
production was impersuve, vtu
llanr Knudsen, defence commis
sioner, disclosed ton tint that air
craft output was lagging 30 per
cent behind prod act on schedules
made up last Jaly. f
"Frankly.- he said, la a speech
prepared ..for d!N-ry-teere tke
National HmnnU.nrjrt. smc--Uoa,
we are K.ct.dotg axntJag
compare! to tht-.frecr.it by U
manufecturvts - a tkc -.eoer.tB.la-'siou.Li
July, aad .our kore-i tot
pfWation flgjrt fcr Jf.n. 1,
1811,, ol 1090 r'iBe a laiatt,
!tave n aralaA rfow v 10 er
I cent to be.wrrect. i i - ;
y Rattd;evt vimed lu audl jee,
1 1 oompfeed . Jarrel7. tf lattis. n
, . J-daetrta:iiU,v chat .avT f-divr ra
"-fth part Jmtlvtry ara'Ue; to
, ?j j cooperate t?r tfce :rot rfee la
defense prolietioa mlstt fcae
grave com
Talaa on
of Oists .
' Telav t
grave eonsqteuce for the rauoa.
to'ypur.Tan.' he toll the
i led astrlallA t 37t- O ra 21
1 that It is thfr rr?artti:ity as
! well as yours. MjV them wtit
toey taut ct a v.vtiul.&-i ti.iT
drive women cilldrta to le
, 1 COI3 WC DOltl r US (Tbl&L
yars 4i tie .a-t. )y'.v V.r? -cause
a fyw ln-lX.:! 4V-Se t
actios? o? t-asl t-jrii ;ic-ia aid-1wOxr-
i ' jvji. :..Bfc.
It Eiars as- Vj4er'to tatak
tT-.tt .ira can devise a ciuatloa -Ilk
thli where we kill the harm
less because we want to break the
spirit of the people.
"Let us work and work harder
so that4he possibility ef such bar
barism spreading to our shores
will be aa impossibility forever.
Knudsen asserted the public gen
erally ia "sold on defense but he
wondered whether It had been suf
ficiently sold to Industry and la
bor. Contending that weekend fac
tory shutdowns tended to defeat
defense production alms, Knudsen
said:
ao Per Cent Cat off
Productioa Tiaeo
"Friday night has become the
big night In most of our tadastrlal
picture. It need to be Saturday
night we have cut 2t per cent
off our machine time. Can we af
ford to do this!
"Cant we stop this blackout,
this lack of production, from Fri
day to Monday, and get more out
of the equipment? We can train
the men to operate JU Isn't It pos
sible to put the defense job oa a"
war basis even if we are at peace 7
"When I think of the serious
ness of the whole world' situation
where the Americas are the only
spot where freedom aad law still
hava a foothold, I wonder if .we
are not Justified In doing Inst
that."
The defense commissioner ex
pressed his "faith la labor's ac
ceptance of the spirit ef fair play .
aad necessity of avoiding a i re
crimination against Industry
equally as unfair as discrimtaa
tion agaiast labor."
At the same time, he said he
hsd doubts whether "we have
done a Job yet In helping labor
to get the proper understanding
of what this defense Job mean to
(Turn to page 2, coL 2)
Agreement Voted
At Kingsley Mill
PORTLAND. Ore. Dee, 12-tP)
The AFl lamber and sawmill
workers', anion local at the Klage
ley lumber company voted aaaa
tmoue acceptance tonight S a
proposal providing a Dve-ceaS aa
hour , wag increase gad a weak
vacation with pay.
Thro ether AFL. locals r3
rote aa the proposal Saturday
Portland CIO lamber anion a.
2 representing worker at sSz
Portland aallla, vexed approve f
the compromise settlaaeat last
Wednesday.
Bridge Collapse
Probers Wind up
STLATTLZ. Dee. lt-crfy-TTa
three nil board taveeUgatlag th
collapse ef the Narrows brVlx at
Tacoma tor th pnbile work ad
ministration disbanded today aad
th member returned ta their
home. ' . '
The members war expected t
require
two weeks er mere ta
prepaiinx their reports. It waa re
ported unofficially they, might ra
convene ta Washington, DC. ta
supplement their written reperts
to PWA Director Jeba 11. C
mody.