Jomraal
CIRCULATION
Dally average distribution for the
month andlng May tl. 191
10,795
Average daily net paid 10,116
Uimbti Audit Bureau of Circulation
FAIR
tonight and Thursday; temperatura
somewhat above normal to the in
terior Thursday. Moderate northerly
winds offshore.
Local: Max. W; min. 43: rain ;
river -1.6 feet; part cloudv; north
wind.
43rd YEAR, No. 132
. matter at Salem. Oregon
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1931
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BOARD ORDERS
REMODELING OF
COURT BLOCK
Knighton To Be Architect
For Construction Or
dered by Legislation
Combined Janitor Service
Offer Received Meier
Praises Cooperation
Remodeling of the supreme court
looms, for which the state legislature
appropriated sshdu, was autnorizeu u
the state board ol control weones
dav. The work, with W. C. Knlgh
ton as architect, will be done as
soon as possible, the plans to be
approved by the secretary of state.
M. Dlstler, representing the Am
erican Building maintenance com
pany, appeared before the board to
present his plan for the Janitor
service of the state capltol group,
which the firm claims can be ac
complished at a saving of $23,500
during the biennlum. The repre
sentatives were authorized to take
the matter up with Secretary of
State Hal E. Hoss. who is also state
bulldlmr custodian. . A conference
on the proposal was being held
lle Wednesday.
Dlstlcr states the saving can be
made with virtually the same jam-
tor personnel and without reduction
of wages. Very few changes would
Concluded on page 11. column 0)
50,000 FLEE
CHINESE REDS
Shanghai (ley- Reports received
here Wednesday night said 60,000
men, women and cnuoren unven
from their homes in southern Kl
angsl province by communist out
laws were fleeing southward toward
Kwanatune province. They hoped
to reach comparatively safer areas
about Canton and along tne reari
river between Canton ana nong-
kong.
Ten thousand nationalist gov
ernment soldiers who have been
ouposlng the Reds In southern Kl
ancsi were said to be withdrawing
into Kwangtung, thereby exposing
the people of the Kiangsl district
to Red depredations.
The withdrawal of the soldiers
was not explained and It was rum
ored they had Joined Cantonese
forces opposed to the nationalist
government at Nanking.
The condition of the fleeing peas.
ants was pitiable. The stream of
terror stricken humanity was re
ported to include thousands cf
children, of whom hundred died
Their bodies were left In the road
ways as the refugees continued
flight.
Kuomln News agency Wednesday
night said Chiang Kai-Shek, head
of the government, had decided to
take personal command of the na
tionalist anti-Red efforts.
DIVORCE SOUGHT
BY NANCY CARROLL
New York (in Nancy Carroll
screen star, has brought suit for di
vorce In Nogales, Mexico, against
her husband, Jack Klrkland, the
latter admitted Wednesday.
"It's Just another one of those
things incompatibility," Klrkland
said when reached at his apartment
here. "We tried our best to get
along but we Just couldn't any
longer."
We're still very fond of each
other and we shall remain friends
but we decided it was best to sever
the matrimonial bonds."
Klrkland, a former newspaper
man, met Miss Carroll In 1023 when
she was in the chorus of "The Pass.
Ing show." at the Winter uarden.
They were married the following
year and have one daughter, Patrl
da.
PHILOMATH YOUTH
SENT OBSCENE MAIL
Poitland (LP) Samuel J. Davis,
son of the president of the Philo
math, Ore., state bank, was ar
rested by serret service agents here
Wednesday charged with sending
Improper mall matter addressed to
President Hoover and others.
The letters were said to have
contained obscene matter and to
have made threats against the lives
of persons.
A number of the letters were ad
dressed to the United Brethren
church at Philomath. All were sign
ed " Mrs. C. W. Davis. Philomath.
Ore.," Davis- steomother.
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Max Gehlhar has abolished the
state market agent's job. So at
last Keller Bottom will Seymour
Jones again.
Seymour will be transferred back
from anions the peaches at the
state house to the peaches on the
farm.
It Is Interesting to run over the
list of captains In the forthcoming
Boy scout s drive and see tnose
who In their ripeness and richness
of experience as fathers' of boys
have eagerly thrown themselves Into
the fray.
For Instance there's such examples
of fatherhood as Chester Cox, Sy
Eakin and Homer Foster who can
go about during the campaign, lead
ing the lads by the nana ana as
they tackle each prospective con
tributor say, like Cornelia, "These
are my Jewels."
There are 50 captains, each com
manding four subordinates, and we
can't help but wonder If they could
rustle up a boys' scout troop among
them. It s a good JoD, anyway, ana
lets hope they put it over.
WE'D FLEE, ALSO
A few evenings ago Young Sips
came home and told us about driv
ing our car on a road over In Polk
county. "Somebody came up be
hind me in a car," he said. "He
honked his horn a couple of times.
turned and looked at him. He
looked Just like a brigand or bandit.
When I took one look at him I step
ped on her and beat it.",
Yesterday a well known local citi
zen hailed us on the street. "What's
the matter with you?" he asked.
The other evening In Polk county
I saw you In your car, came up be
hind and honked at you a couple
of times, you looked back, stepped
on the gas and beat It."
The well known citizen was no
body but Miller Hayden, our Justice
of the peace.
After this when Miler goes honk
ing at people on country roads we
suggest he disguise himself in some
thing besides his natural mug.
MAYBE JUUUS, ALSO
Chlcaaa (LP) Mayor Anton J. Cer-
mak Is to have an independent po
lice force of his own to handle In
vestigations for his office and serve
Chicago as Scotland Yard.
Hevwood Broun In a recent col
umn asks "Whats tne amcrencc
between Borotra and the American
mayors sitting on the beach In the
Riviera under the sun?" The an
swer Is: "Borotra Is a bounding
Basque and almost anyone of the
American mayors sitting on a beach
under the sun Is a basking bound
er."
Of course, he could't be Including
our Oeorge.
400 APPLY DAILY
FOR AUTO LICENSES
' Nearly 400 operator's license ap
plications are being received dally
by the motor vehicle department of
the state, an Increase in tne aver
age dally applications of about 250,
It was announced Wednesday. The
reason for the rush Is the desire of
automobile drivers to secure their
licenses before July 1, the date the
new law requiring examination for
driver's licenses goes Into effect
William Hammond, who will have
charge of the new examination bu
reau has his department In readi
ness to handle examinations. Other
changes in the rules of the road,
such as lifting the 35-mlle an hour
speed limit and the use of the three
arm signal system, will become ef
fective Saturday of this week. The
examination for drivers' licenses Is
effective July 1,
FOREST FIRE RAGES
IN MODOC COUNTY
Klamath Falls. Ore. (LP) A large
crew of men Wednesday was fight
ing a forest fire in western Modoc
county, northern California.
The fire, declared to be the worst
In recent years, was burning through
timber along the new Great North
ern right of way north of Lookout.
Forest service officials said they
would control the fire Wednesday.
Englishmen In
Homes See Race
By Television
London Englishmen sitting in
their own homes saw the derby by
television Wednesday from the pa
rade of the horses to the dramatic
flash past the finish line. The "tele
cast " was by the Balrd Television
company In cooperation with the
British Broadcasting company.
The head of the Balrd concern
said the experiment was eminently
sattfactory and marked the entrv
of tl"ts!on into the outdoor field.
BISHOP CANNON
SUES TINKHAM
FOR $500,000
Damages for Libel Asked
Of Congressman Who
Accused Prelate
Charges Grow Out of Al
leged Failure to Report
Campaign Fund
Washington (LP) Bishop James
Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist Epis
copal Church. South. Wednesday
filed In the District of Columbia
supreme court a libel suit for 1500,
000 damages against Representative
Tinkham, republican, Massachusetts.
Cannons petition alleges Tinkham
libelled him in a signed statement
printed in newspapers throughout
the country. The bishop seeks
$250,000 punitive damages and the
remainder as compensation for In
juries suffered from the alleged
libel.
Rich, bewhiskered. a big game
hunter, Tinkham since the 1928
presidential campaign has been in
the forefront of the congressional
fight against the bishop. At most of
Cannon's appearances before senate
investigating committees, Tinkham
has appeared to observe the strategy
of his adversary.
Tinkham assailed Cannot bitterly
on the floor of the house during the
last session of congress. The suit
filed Wednesday is based on a petl-
(Concluded on PRge 10. column 8)
SALEM ESCAPES
TAX FOR ROADS
Salem property Is relieved of a
county road tax of about 1 mill by
the decision of the state supreme
court Tuesday in the case of Char
les Harth and others against the
city of The Dalles.
At the Invitation of The Dalles
authorities the city of Salem parti
cipated in the case through a brief
filed by W. H. Trlndle. city attor
ney. Several other cities in the
state are similarly affected.
The cities concerned have char
ter provisions designed to exempt
them from the tax. The suit started
at The Dalles sought to Invalidate
the charter provision. Circuit Judge
Fred W. Wilson at The Dalles held
against the petitioner and was af
firmed by the supreme court opin
ion which was written by Justice
Brown.
While the tax levied In Salem
would have been only about 1 mill
the state act involved permits
levy as high as 10 mills. The amount
Involved here at 1 mill would be
about 117,500,
102 INMATES AT
SCHOOL FOR BOYS
The population of the state
training school for boys, numbering
102, is now at tne lowest point in
the past 17 years, according to a
report by W. H. Balllle to the state
board of control Wednesday.
One hundred former Inmates of
the school were granted their full
release Wednesday, having attained
their majority. Several of these
boys have been out of school on
parole for some time.
At Wednesday's session it was
agreed to hold future monthly bus
iness meetings of the board on the
second Thursday of the month In
stead of on the third working day
as has been the practice for many
years.
Institution heads were Instructed
to make arrangements for the pay
ment of bills promptly In order to
take advantage of cash discounts
which, it was represented, would
result in saving of thousands of
dollars a year.
WILKINS COMPLETES
FIRST LEG OF VOYAGE
New London. Conn.. (LP) The
first leu of Sir Hubert Wilkins'
projected undersea expedition to
the north pole was made Wednes
day when the submarine Nautilus
headed lor provincetown, Mass.
The coast guard destroyer Hunt
will accompany the Nautilus as lar
as the water off Cape Cod. where
the submarine will be tested on the
measured mile course used by navy
submarines to determine their
speed.
Provincenwn II the last stop In
this country before the Nauilhr,
departs for polar regions.
Governoc Asserts
Prison Conditions
Best in 4 Years
Conditions are better and
there Is better satisfaction at
the state penitentiary now
under the reorganized admin
istration than at any time
during the past four and a
half years. Governor Meier
told the assembled audience
at the regular monthly meet
ing of the board of control
Wednesday morning.
The governor said that he
had determined these facts
through an investigation Just
completed.
He did not explain if or
when he had made a previous
Investigation for comparative
purposes, or whether the In
vestigation Just completed
was made personally.
RECEIVERSHIP.
TO BE OPPOSED
Portland &) Attorneys repre
senting the Guardian group ol four
Portland savings and loan com
panies, which went into voluntary
receivership Tuesday, marked time
Wednesday while waiting for State
Corporation Commissioner James
Molt to file a motion asking that
the receivership be set aside.
The four companies have aggre
gate books assets of approximately
$4,500,000.
Hall S. Lust, Multnomah county
equity judge, appointed John P.
Kavanaugh. Portland attorney, re
ceiver for the group upon a com
plaint filed by Jay S. Moltzner,
principal stockholder and attorney.
Later Mott announced he would
ask the receivership order be set
aside on the ground it was obtained
by fraud in withholding from the
ludffe tne "-race mat me corporauuu
department had taken Over the
companies. Mott said three of the
associations had been taken over
by his office May 26.
In his complaint asking appoint
ment of a receiver, Moltzner charg
ed that Mott and J. R. Callahan,
savings and loan supervisor under
Mott, had "interfered with the
management of the business of said
associations, circulated false reports
respecting the credit, standing and
financial assets or said corporations
among banks, bankers, stockhold
ers and other creditors."
NATIONS VETO
SILVER PARLEY
Salt Lake City VPf Senator Smoot,
chairman of the senate finance
committee, Wednesday made pub
He a telegram he received Tuesday
from President Hoover saying infor
mal discussions have revealed other
nations are opposed to holding an
International conference on stiver
at this time. The president's tele
gram read:
"I am now able to Inform you that
informal discussions among nations,
some of whose participation Is vi
tally necessary, develop the fact
that they do not consider this a
proper time to call an international
conference on silver and would op
pose holding such a conference."
As an alternative to an official
conference, Senator Smoot suggest
ed that the international chamber
of commerce call "a non-official in
formal conference of representative
men on this question at some point
in Europe, preferably London.
Jefferson Myers
Reappointed
Washington iflv-President Hoov
er Wednesday reappointed Jeffer
son Myers of Oregon to be a mem
ber of the United States shipping
board for a term of six years be
ginning June 9.
Naughty Words Used
By Dawes And Butler
May Get Into Politics
Washington U.R) Another
thrown on this already heavily
Ambassador Charles G. Dawes
ler keep on saying what are known
to small children as bad words.
Swearing already has txeome a
problem for the federal government.
It has turned up before the federal
radio commission. This week . the
United States supreme court had to
rule on a ease In which 'hells'' and
"damns" appeared with shocking
frequency.
The latest o u t b u r s t has come
from Dawes, her? as a While House
guest, who remarked, and there were
witnesses to the episode, that "di
plomacy Is easy on the mind but
hell on the feet."
Nov Ocnwal Bir.ler is also going
CANADA'S ACT
FORCES TARIFF
ISSUET0FR0.iT
Reprisal Duties To Figure
In Campaign Offi
cials Continue Silence
Substantial Reduction
Of Foreign Trade With
Best Customer Seen
Washington (LP) The broad tariff
revision by Canada, neighbor and
best customer of the United States,
has dramatized the tariff contro
versy more than any other develop
ment since passage of the Hawley
Smoot act a year ago.
Many other countries have raised
their tariff walls since the Hawley
Smoot act became effective, but
this revision right at the door, and
at a time when foreign trade Is at
Its lowest level In years, has brought
the issue home with new force,
Three probable results were vis
ualized Wednesday from tne revi
sion, which affects the American
farmer and manufacturer at
many points. These were:
1. A nfltv emphasis on tne tarni
in politics, with foes of the Hawley-
Smoot act already pouncing, In
flood of statements, on Canada's
act as a direct retaliation for our
high rates, and with supporters
pointing to it an indication of the
value of a high protective tarui.
a. Establishment ol aaaiuonai
Concluded on PRgeil. column 4)
CHICAGO ASKS
LEGISLATION AID
" I
Chicago (U) Mayor Anton 3.
Cermak and County Treasurer Jo
seph B. McDonough led a delega
tion to the state capital at Spring
field Wednesday to demand that
legislation be enacted at once to re
lieve Chicago and Cook county In a
financial crisis which Cermak de
clared was leading to certain chaos.
"If the legislature does not aid
us, we must by July 1 reduce the
city forces to a minimum, regard
less of civil service," said the mayor
before leaving to beg that Illinois
come to the assistance of its largest
city.
"Unless something Is done at once
the conty will be forced on the first
of every month to default on pay
ment of bonds and Interest,- saia
McDonough.
Inabilll to collect tax money
was blamed by officials of both city
and county for the critical situation
which Cerma ksald might make It
necessary practically to discontinue
all city departments except the po
lice and fire departments.
COLORED BOY
WINS $145,500
Boston (LP) Joseph P. Kennedy,
diminutive South End negro, had
exactly $1.11 In his overalls' pocket
Wednesday when he learned tnat
he had won $145,000 through Cam
eronlan's victory In the derby.
"I prav to God that I use It
wisely," he said, solemnly.
He had gone to work as usual
Wednesday morning at the Morgan
Memorial, a welfare organization
which has employed him for the
past six months repairing baby car
riages at wages of $12 a week.
political issue is likely to be
burdened nation if men like
and General Smedley D. But
about the country shouting "hell'
and "damn" Into microphones with
every Intention of being the next
United States senator Iron) Penn
sylvania. He Is reported to have
gained thousands of prospective
votes when a studio manager In
Philadelphia recently cut him oil
the air for saying "damn."
If he turns out a winner by these
tactics, the situation Is expected to
become serious, for political observ
ers believe there would Immediately
spring up a group of unscrupulous
Imitators who would go to any
iCcuicludMl on page 10, column 7)
Meier Not To Eat
State Food During
Term As Governor
By apeclal request of Governor Julius Meier the Capital
Journal calls attention to the statement of the executive at
a meeting of the board of control Wednesday morning that
he is accepting no "free meals" from the state.
The declaration was made during consideration of a re
quest by Mrs. Clara Patterson, su-
perlntendent of the state training
school for girls, that members of
the board visit the Institution to
acquaint themselves with the de
tails of a request she had made to
have a driveway through the Insti
tution grounds treated with a light
coat of oil to lay the dust.
Someone suggested that the visit
be made a luncheon engagement
for the board some day early next
week.
"That suits me fine," State Trea
surer Holman replied. "I would
like to get a line on their kitchen
out there."
"Governor, would you eat lunch
with us out there?" Secretary of
State Hoss inquired.
"No, I am not going to eat any
"Tconcluded on page 11. column ft)
HEARST'S PLAN
GETS SUPPORT
New York ,Pt William Ran
dolph Hearst's plan for relief of
unemployment as expressed In a
radio address Tuesday night, was
taken up Wednesday by William I.
Slrovlch, congressman from New
York, In a telegram to President
Hoover.
. Mr. Hearst's suggestion was for
"a gigantic appropriation by the
government for the employ
ment of a vast amount of labor
at the prevailing rate of prosperity
wages, which would not only stab
ilize wages but would immediately
set the machinery In motion lor
the restoration of prosperity."
'In view of the timeliness or Mr.
Hearst's statement," said the con
gressman's telegram t the presi
dent, "I would respectfully request
that you Immediately call into con
ference the great captains oi in
dustry and representatives of fin
ance, labor, agriculture and com
merce for the purpose of conferring
on the plan advanced by Mr. Hearst
and plans of other patriotic Ameri
can citizens.
"These leaders should consider all
nosslble means bv which the econ
omic situation can be stabilised and
six million people put to work."
Congressman Slrovlch is a aem
ocrat from the 14th New York dis
trict.
0CH0C0 HIGHWAY
SURVEY STARTED
Portland. (IPi A. B. Lewellen
field engineer for the bureau of
public roads, has left Portland with
a party of IB men to mane a sur
vey for the Improvement of the
Ochoco highway east of Prlncvllle.
The highway to be Improved em
braces that portion near Jones' mill
east over the divide to the vicinity
of the ranger station. The section
was constructed several years ago.
With the early completion of the
Mitchell - Dayvllle highway this
route will provide an east-west road
through the central part of the
state and except for a few miles
below Mapleton, will be Improved
from Ontario to the coast, W. H.
Lynch, district engineer, said.
The survey of this section, which
Is about 20 miles long, will take
about two months.
PORTLANDERS WIN
IN DERBY LOTTERY
Portland. Ore.. tlPI-Oood fortune
Wednesday smiled on two Portland
men. Both drew winning tleketa In
the $1,000,000 arm and navy vet
erans sweeijstakes on the English
derby.
Lawrence Stelnhauer, truck driv
er, and John Orton. plpclilter. wen
notllled from 8t Johns, Newlound
land. that they had each won
$4.041..
Neither man's horse started, but
the men shared with 48 other
Americans and 15 Canadians In the
consolation pool for non-starters.
Oregon Fire Chiefs
In Annual Session
Corvallls. Ore. (LP) Fire rhlefs of
Oreaon Wednesday opened their
annual state convention here. The
sessions will end Saturday.
William E. Rlngold. mayor of Cor
vallls, and W. J. Kerr, president of
Oregon 8tate college, were to give
welcoming addresses Wednesday
morning.
HOOVER RAZZED
BY PUBLICATION
Palo Alto, Calif. IP) President
Hoover. Secretary of the Interior
Ray Lyman Wilbur and Dr. Robert
Eckles Swain, acting president of
Stanford university, played stellar
roles Wednesday in the new 1931
Stanford Quad, a collegiate "razz
berry" publication.
In a playlet, "Stanford Follies,
appearing in the Quad President
Hoover was billed as "a certain
university resident," Wilbur as "a
certain university president" and
Swain as "a certain university hesi
tant." Dr. Wilbur is president of
Stanford on leave of absence.
President Hoover, "the new comic
find of the Guard the. Scandals so
ciety," la given a "creeps song" to
sing In a green spotlight to the ac
companiment of mysterious music
"Before I make a confession
I'd like to state my impressions-
Pros per 1 ty Is Just around
the cor ner."
The Quad claims this song 'laid
'em in the aisles at the Wall Street
theater."
Secretary Wilbur plays the role
of "the mysterious Mr. X fiom
Washington, who appears on the
stage only for a brief moment to
cow the cast.'
Dr. Swain's practice of conferring
with Secretary Wilbur regarding
university affairs by telegraph was
noted in tne lomes. He was given
a "smashing song hit success,
"Western Union I Love You.' "
GUINAN PARTY
ON WAY HOME
Le Havre. France (LP) Surrounded
by a bevy of disap)x)lnted beauties.
Texas Guinan waved what she call
ed her "last farewell to France" as
the party departed for America
Wednesday.
It was the return voyage of the
same ship on which Miss Guinan,
20 showgirls and a white show horse
had set forth with high hopes of
making France more night-club
conscious.
"It all proves that fifty million
Frenchmen can be wrong," shouted
Miss Guinan.
The girls seemed most happy with
the freedom of luxurious staterooms
and broad promenade decks alter
the comparative hardships of the
Emigrant hotel In which the French
government had installed them
while deliberating on the final de
cision to deport as a means of pro
tecting home Industry.
They started their trip home In
the same staterooms occupied on the
west-to-east voyage.
Sows Grass for
Seed But City
Orders It Cut
"What will the harvest be?" State
Traffic Officer Oeorge Thomason
was asking himself Wednesday,
As Thomason tells It he bought
$18 worth of lawn grass seed some
time ago and sowed it In a vacant
lot. It Is now over 10 Inches high,
and Street Commissioner Walt Low
and the city council have decreed
that all grass over that height must
be cut, and the cost made i
against the property unless
owner pays It.
"I want my money back out of
that grass." Thomason said at the
city hall Wednesday. "It s going to
stay there until It gets ripe and
then I'm going to harvest It."
"By gummy, that grass is over 10
Inches high, and she's going to be
cut," replied Mr. Low.
As yet there are no further de
velopments. Thomason was formerly on the
city police force
Kiddies Lose Lives
In Fire They Set
Oreenburg, Pa. Three chil
dren set a barn afire and burned to
death In It near New Alexandria
Wednesday. They were plavmg in
the haymow with matches.
The dead were Clay Hubble 7: E- a
Hubble , and Oeorge Hubble 4.
children ol Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rub.
ble. farmers. A horse and an auto
mobile also were burned.
FASCIST GROUP
DEFYPOIITIFF
Directorate Orders De
fense of Revolution at
Whatever Cost
Pope Censures Club Clo-
sure As Violation of
Concordat
Rome OP) The directorate of the
fascist party headed by Premier
Mussolini Wednesday night Issued
a call to all fascists to defend their
achievements against anti-fascists
"under whatever banner," a phrase
which was Interpreted as referring
to the Catholic Action organization.
The directors, after a long meet
ing In Mussolini's office, Issued a
statement In which they "declared
their respect for the church," Its
head and its leaders, but "firmly
derided not to tolerate a situation
under which whatever remains of
antl-fasclsm should find a refuge
and a protection under whatever
banner, new or old."
We order," the official statement
said, "the 9,000 fascist groups of
Italy to guide their action by these
directions, remembering that those
who feel for the revolution demand
that It be defended at whatever
C)6t."
Rome iff" In a speech to the col
lege of chaplains of Immigrants re
ported Wednesday In tne newspaper
"(Concluded on pnge 11, column 7)
REFERENDUM ON
ROGUE CLOSURE
Completed petitions for the ref
erendum measure attacking the
1931 legislative act closing the Hoguo
river to commercial fishing, were
filed in the state department here
Wednesday by George Bylander of
Portland.
The petitions contained the sig
natures of 15,500 voters, which Is ap
proximately 5000 more than required
by law. The rcicrendum measure
will go before the voters at the next
general election in November, 1932.
The referendum was sponsored by
commercial fishermen living at Gold
Beach and Wcddcrburn.
A constitutional amendment dos
ing the Rogue rive.- to commercial
lishbig was defeated by referen
dum a year aro
MERGER REFUSED
BY RAILROAD MEN
Houston, Tex., (IP) The Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen Is on
record as refusing William Green's
Invitation to merge with the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
A resolution to reject the pro
posal was presented by Chairman
George W. Hunt of the relations
committee to delegates of the 16.
000 trainmen In triennial conven
tion here.
"Affiliation at this time," the
committee report said, "can only
be effected by relinquishing our
Jurisdiction oer the clr-sses of ser
vice which we have represented for
many years, and until this condition
Is eliminated we do not recommend
an affiliation." .
Support of the federation, how
ever, and every cooperation consis
tent with the laws of the train
men, was re?ommennd In the re
port. FIFTH GANGSTER
KILLED IN WEEK
New York ! The bouy of Louis
de Rosa, 34, Identified by the police
as a henchmnn of "Dutch" 8chults,
Bronx beer barop. was found Wed
nesday In a gutter In the Bronx.
The latest victim had obviously
been put "on the spot" with little
chance to defend himself. The sev
en shots In his body all entered
from the back three In the head
and (our In the body.
Detectives did not associate the
death with a running gun battle
In the Bronx Tuesday night in
which two automobile Vds ol
gangsters exchanged a dosen of
more shots.
BAT 'KM
Portland LP Toasts should be
eaten, and not drunk, Portland
Breakfast clno Wrdnesday hai cm
bled the American mayors touring
France. The mr.vors were Invited to
visit Portland on their return from
Paris.