Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1933)
CaoitaL The Capital Journal Subscribes to President Roosevelt's Program CITY EDITION Oregon and Washington Pair and warmer tonight and Tuesday; northwest winds. Local: Max. 75; Min. 42; rain 0; river -2.6; clear, northerly winds. taojqn o jo n 45th YEAK, No. 198 Entered as second clou matter at Salem, Oregon SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1933 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS PIVB CENTS z wi do our nun 111 1EWI OLD IRONSIDES PRESENTS FLAG Gulliver Gives Flag from Daughters of 1812 to State Over 300,000 Visit Con stitution While In Ore gon Waters Commander Jouia J. Gulliver of the Frigate Constitution, today pre sented the state flag of Oregon, previously presented the ship by the society of Daughters of 1812, to the state here today. Charles M. Thom as, public utilities commissioner, represented Governor Julius L. Meier In accepting the flag for Ore gon. Fifty persons, representing patri otic societies and branches of the military department, were present at the presentation In the execu tive offices. Mrs. George Root, pres ident of the society of Daughters of 1812. had charge of the cere mony. She requested the flag be displayed in the senate chamber and remain in the state capitoi. Commander Gulliver, In present ing the flag, declared the emblem of the state had been on display In the captain's cabin on Old Iron (Concluded on pnge 8, column 1) Poona, India, Aug. 21 m The Mahatma Gandhi grew weaKer co day during the sixth day of his fast n n,tu( nrrninct (ho HfUJnrnmPll t.'R refusal to grant him privileges to carry on his campaign for the un touchable class. He was token from Jeroda jail to the civil hospital, still in custody because of his one-year JaU sen tence for civil disobedience. It was believed an acute attack of kidney trouble brought about the removal. The leader had a good night's rest, but nevertheless he was sink ing today. He now weighs only 93 !4 pounds. He was able to read newspapers, but received no visitors this morn ing. His wife, who was arrested with him and 32 others at the start of a new disobedience movement, was released from jail and was free to go to her husband. ANOTHER MYSTERY INVOLVES HEDBERG St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 21 (IP) Another mystery involving Dr. W. H. Hedberg, St. Paul chiropractor, confronted the police today as they ordered him held In a hospital for investigation. Dr. Hedberg, last month alleged Intended victim of an attempted mutilation operation which failed, was found In a railway yard here yesterday and was taken uncon ccious to a hospital. He was cut, bruised and appar ently under the influence of nar cotics a police physician said. His condition was regarded as not ser ious. There were five punctures near his right elbow, apparently made by a hypodermic needle, .the physician said. Dr. Hedberg disappeared Satur day night after telephoning his wife he was on his way home. Po lice learned he was seen later by a freight crew in a railroad box car. What happened afterwards until he was found beside a rail road track nearby police had not determined. They planned to ques tion him when his condition per mits. NARROW ESCAPE FOR KIDNAP VICTIM Texarkana, Ark., Aug. 21 (LP) Po lice had the fingerprints today ol two kidnapers who left their vic tim, Dr. E. L. Beck, prominent sur geon, in an automobile stalled di rectly in the path of an on-coming tr4n Dr. Beck was seized as he left the Texarkana hospital late Satur day night. He was blindfolded but not tied, and placed in the car. It stalled on the track and alter mus ing frantic efforts to get it started, the kidnapers fled. Dr. Beck jerked the blindfold from his eyes and Jumped a few seconds before the train demolished the car. The fingerprints were taken from the wreckage. Police believed the would lead to the arrest of the abductors. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Blaine McCord, well known Wood burn lawyer, limped Into Salem on one leg this morning after under going a Saturday afternoon last Saturday such as he or no other Woodbum lawyer has ever encount ered. Blaine said he was around Woodbum this a. m. before leaving for Salem, feeling the pulse of that community and the pulse seemed about fagged out. All this state of Innocuous descutude was directly due to the paralyzing effect of the 15-lnning ball game the Woodbum Junior team won at Focatello Sat urday. Jim Nicholson was In Woodburn during the afternoon, Blaine also reported, and stood in front of the broadcasting set wringing his hands, mopping the sweat from his brow and uttering alternate groans and ejaculations. It isn't right that these old men should be put through such harrowing experiences. Yea, the county cannery broke down at Woodbum the other day, which would ordinarily have been an event of major Importance. But so hopped up were the boys about their ball team the cannery repair crew didn't have more than a dozen onlookers while making the repairs, If this nudist movement which seems to be gaining ground in the country becomes general It's going to be a tough break for Charley Bishop. Ralph Cooley, Ralph Em mons, Paul Johnson and the rest of the boys who have spent their lives covering up male deficiencies, to say nothing of department stores, et al. A prominent novelist has been named by the president as minister to Paraguay. We wonder if Mr. Roosevelt, by dint of looking around. couldn't also find some distant pot' for our own Oregon sea story nov elist which would give Dick a nice trip and more local color. It seem's Dicks sealanng ol late nas Dcen mostly on the Willamette and that he nearly lost his life In the rol ling billows of that unruly stream in a recent mad motor Doat trip through its wild waves. In the fleht aeainst sleeping sick ness monkeys are to be inocculated with the virus for purposes oi study. From all we've heard of monkey glands It probably will take quite a bit of the virus to put the simians to sleep. We've been trying to get the boss to put our column under the . RA and stick a Blue Eagle on the typewriter so as to have shorter hours and more help. But the boss says that if a guy can't get out a column like ours in 16 minutes day what's needed is a vulture- not an eagle. The Parker and Pade kitball teams open up with their series for the city championship tonight and this promises to be almost as wild an affair as the Woodburn-Pccatello game. This here kitball is great sport watching a bunch of old war horses like Dac Barrick running around kicking up their heels like colts and they're plenty fast. SAYS RATTLESNAKE CAUGHT ON A FLY Roseburff. Aug. 21 (PJ Allen Burkhart of this city is a Usher man. fishermen, as everyone knows are allowed a certain latitude in the tales they tell, but this is Allen's story and he sticks to it. He was fisning sunaay in me North Umpqua near Roseburg, when he noticed something swimming in the water nearby. He whipped out his fly and obtained a strike. A vigorous fight ensued and he land ed a three foot rattlesnake bearing seven rattles. Old Age Pensions To Cost Marion County About $100,000 Yearly An off-hand estimate that the old age pension law which becomes effective January 1 will cost Marion county $100,000 a year is made by County Judge Siegmund. This is based largely on tne'numoer oi applicants who have appeared be- for tht court since tne last legis lature passed the act indicating their Intention of making formal application to come under provi sions of the law when it goes into effect. Based in turn on the county judge's estimate of the cost of the old age pension act there seems little hope ahead that the county tax cost will dwindle any at the budget meeting later in the year but rather there will be a sharp increase. While the court at the last budget meeting kept out of the county levy for this year a matter of $145,000 in state taxes by using accumulated 4 PICNICKERS DIE IN EMBERS OF AUTOTRUCK Blast of Powder Turns Joyous Straw Ride Into Blazing Inferno Week-End Accidents In Oregon Take UsualToll In Injuries . Wilmington, Del., Aug. 21 (P) The crash of two trucks, one loaded with picnickers, the other with gun- cotton, early today turned a straw ride into an inferno, killing four persons and injuring a score of oth ers seriously enough to require hos pital treatment. police said that the truck carry ing the cellulose nitrate, part of a freight shipment bound lor New York, crashed into the rear of the merrymakers' truck. Fire followed Instantly and a mo ment later there came an explo sion which aroused the country side. Young people were strewn over the roadside, but it meant the sav ing or ther lives. The lour wno burned to death were trapped in the straw-strewn picnic truck. Fire men and state police braved the peril of more explosions to drag out the bodies, but the fire raged too furiously for them to be brought out alive. AH of those killed and injured were from Chester and Marcut (Concluded on page 4, column 3) HOG PROGRAM PRICES FIXED Chicago. Aug. 21 (P) The emer gency hog program involving the purchase of five million pigs and sows by the federal government will be inaugurated Wednesday in six mlddlewestern markets, the agri cultural adjustment administration said today. Purchases will be made in Chi cago, Omaha, St. Paul, Sioux City, Kansas City, and St. Joseph, Mo. Farmers can follow the usual procedure in sending their hogs to the markets, it was explained, but were cautioned not to sell so far below the government's prices as to allow exhorbitant handling fees for the middlemen. The Chicago stockyards was made a basing point, and G. B. Thorn, field representative of the corn and hog section of the A. A. A., an nounced the government would pay the following prices: Pigs weighing 25 to 30 pounds, $9.50 cwt; 31-35 pounds, $9.25; 26 40 pounds, $9.00; 41-45 pounds, $8.75 46-50 pounds $8.50; 51-55 pounds, $8,25; 56-60 pounds 8:00; 61-G5 pounds $7.75; 66-70 pounds $7.50 71-75 pounds $7.25. For pigs weighing 76-80 pounds, the announced price was $7.00; 81 85 pounds $6.75; 86-90 pounds $6.50; 91-90 pounds $6.25; and 96-100 pounds $6.00. In all markets except Chicago, the price will be 40 cents a 100 pounds lower than at the Chicago basing point. TROOPER GETS LOST Lewiston, iaa., Aug. 21 (LP) De lirious from exposure and hunger suffered while lost in the mountains for a week, Leopold Thomas, New York youth enlisted in the Civilian Coservation corps, was in an Oro fino hospital today. Two members of a search party found Thomas lying unconscious beside a trail. funds to pay the state Instead of levving a tax for that purport, there is little likelihood that it can duplicate this feat of tax cutting the coming year. As a result It would seem around $250,000 will be added to the bud get for these two Hems alone state taxes and old age pensions. Of course, this Is dependent on whe ther a special session, if called, can by some feat of legislative magic take the state tax off the shoulders of property owners. There is little likelihood that re lief costs will be any lower this winter, in fact chances seem to be (Concluded on page 4, column 1) Major General Born In Salem Bosses Canal Washington, Aug. 21 UP) Briga dier Gen. H. B. Piske, a native of Salem, Ore., commander of the At lantic sector at Panama canal, to day was promoted by President Roo sevelt to the rank of major general. He will succeed Major General Campbell King who retired July 31. Major General Piske, mentioned in the foregoing dispatch, is remem bered by a few of the older residents of Salem. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Rufus E. Piske and he was born here November 6, 1871. Admit ted to West Point from Salem In 1B93 he graduated in 1897 and saw his first war service in the Spanish- (Concluded on page 7. column 7) TALK EMBARGO ON FOREIGN OIL Washington, Aug. 21 tfP) Pro posals for an embargo or high tax on foreign fats and oils which compete with domestic products were made today to farm admin istration officials at a hearing call ed to discuss the truobles of manu facturers of milk by-products. . Charles Holman, secretary of the national cooperative milk produc ers federation, said the butter sur plus in this county was increasing and that importation of foreign fas and oils was a primary reason for low prices for fluid milk and butter. He said the tax on butter f a tr, was contemplated and that impor ted fas and oils should "take their share of whatever tax may have to be levied." At the outset of the hearing, Clyde L. King, head of the farm administration's milk section, said the butter industry was on the verge of "disaster" and the aim of the farm administration was parity prices for milk and Its by-products. T. S. Kenan of the Atlanta Cot ton Oil company, said the present vegetable oil tariff schedule was virtually worthless as a protection to the dairy industry and other manufacurers of domestic fats and oil. W. F. Jensen, secretary of the American Association of Creamery and Butter manufacturers, agreed and said the domestic manufactur ers not only should use oils and fats produced in this country in making edible food but also should use only domestic oils and fats to manufacture inedible products such as soap. T Portland, Aug. 21 iP) A public hearing on the marketing agree ment submitted by the deciduous fruit industries of the Pacific north west to the United States agricul ture adjustment administration will be held at the Multnomah county courthouse here tomorrow. Porter R. Taylor and Victor Anderson. both of Washington, D C, arrived Monday to direct the hearing. The proposed agreement embrac es the tree fruit industry for Ore gon, Washington, Montana and Idaho and was submitted by fruit growers and shippers of these states to the administration at washing ton. D. C. Delegations from Med ford, the Willamette valley, . the Hood River-White Salmon district. Yakima valley, Walla Walla, Wen atchee, and from northern and southern Idaho and Montana will attend the meeting. The agreement includes a pro gram for orderly marketing of ap ples, pears, prunes, peaches, cher ries and apricots. The delegates will testify regarding the agreement and the federal men will determine whether the code is adopted. Taylor and Anderson will con duct a similar fruit meeting Fri day at Sacramento. ZANE GREY AVERTS UMPQUA FOREST FIRE Roseburg, Ore., Aug. 21 UP) Prompt action yesterday on the part of Zane Grey, noted author and sportsman, averted a very serious forest fire. Grey, who Is spending the summer at Steamboat Station on the North Umpqua river, made an expedition yesterday to the Calapooia, west of Sutherlin to fish for trout. He dis covered a fire burning in the brush near the mouth of Coon creek, and walked several miles to the Hlnkle creek ranger station where he re ported the blaze. Fire fighters were sent out and brought the blaze under control, holding it to approximately one fourth of an acre in size. Had the fire reached material size it would have threatened a large body of fine timber. NRA OFFICIALS DRAFTING CODE FOR SOFT COAL Operators Fail To Agree So Johnson To Enforce His Own . House to House, Store To Store NRA Drive to Start Monday. Washington, Aug. 21 (tP) Recov ery administrators, jubilant over their success with steel and oil, to day modeled a code of fair compe tition to bring the great bituminous coal industry quickly within NRA's widening circle. At the same time Hugh S. John son, NRA chief, pointed his aides for the big drive the house to house, store to store canvass that storts next Monday with the ob jective of placing a blue eagle In every window and insuring victory of President Roosevelt's re-employ ment campaign. Johnson himself, it was learned authoritatively, has tentatively iixed mid-November, or the end or tne year at least, to retire from the post he holds. Bv then he expects his emerg ency work to be finished. He plans to return to private industrial life as an associate of Bernard M. Bar- uch, with whom he has worked since World war days. A perman ent administrator will carry on in Johnson's place. As soon as presmenc Kooseveu approved codes for the basic steel and oil industries late Saturday nicht. Johnson and his aides turn ed immediately to coal, a stumbling block for weeks. When a committee of 15 local operators were unable to agree (Concluded on page 8, column 2) MOVIE STRIKE Washington, Aug. 21 P) The na tional labor board stepped Into the motion picture strike today in an attempt to settle grievances ana prevent the threatened spread of the trouble to motion picture opera tors which national recovery ad ministration officials . said might bring them out of theaters in nationwide strike. This union also controls moving picture machine operators all over the nation who might be called out on strike, if films produced in Hol lywood were made by workers not members of the union. The union struck some time ago, but two other unions the interna tlonal brotherhood of electrical workers and the international brotherhood of carpenters did not strike. Reports here were that workers of these unions now are partly tak ing over the work in Hollywood of tne striking union. The labor board today was to hear Judge Ben Lindsey and Fred Demp sey, representing the union. The dispute revolves around what workers should be members of which union. PETITIONERS SEND CUT OFF FINGERS Tokyo, Aug. 21 iiPy -Scores of pe titions, among them one accom panied by nine fingers cut from the hands of petitioners, have reach ed War Minister Sad no Arakl ask ing leniency for 11 cadets accused of assassinating Premier Inukai last year. Those sending the most gruesome request were identified as nine re actionaries headed by a college graduate and including a former wrestler. AH were young. They ex pressed a willingness to die for the sake of the cadets. Many of the 20,000 signatures to the petitions have been written in blood. TROPICAL STORM CARIBBEAN AREA Washington, Aug. 21 (LP) Advis ory northeast storm warnings were ordered by the weather bureau to day due to a tropical disturbance "of great intensity" moving north westward from about 150 miles west of Bermuda. The storm will cause winds of probable gale force from Delaware breakwater to Boston tonight Tuesday, the bureau said. LIMITATIONS ON SPECIAL SESSION PRESENT PROBLEM Legislators Not in Position To Sidetrack Truck, Delinquent Tax and Liquor Regula tion Legislation Even for Governor and Meier Powerless To Dictate Program By 'HARRY N. CRAIN Faced by the necessity of raising between $1,000,000 and $1,500,000 of state and local money for unemployment relief purposes during the coming year if Oregon is to share in further distribution of federal relief funds, Governor Jul ius Meier is giving serious consideration to the question of calling a special session of the lcRls- lature. He Indicates, however, that I before he will summon them to meet here the lawmakers must agree to restrict their program and not go hog-wild in the considera tion of minor nmblems. How far the lawmakers will trail along with the governor's ideas as to what should and what should not be considered at a special session will be one of the principal topics of discussion at a conference called by the governor in Portland for to morrow aftcrnon and evening. Sit ting in will be members of the state relief committee and members of the legislature, Including Senator Fred Kiddle, president of the sen ate, and Speaker Earl Snell. While the ultimatum of the fed eral government that Oregon must match every dollar of federal relief (Concluded on page 8, column 3) SEE JOHNSON Washington, Aug. 21 (P) Three policemen who were placed at the doors of the office of Hugh S. John son, the NRA administrator, todny to avoid a passible demonstration by Longshoremen from Baltimore, were dismissed quickly after administra tion officials heard of their presence. Notified by department of justice agents that a group described as communists was en route from the Baltimore wharves to present grle vances to Johnson, police officials put guards around the building and sent sentries to Johnson s door. They were there only a few min utes, however, before Edward F. McGarady. the assistant adminis trator for labor, heard of it and or dered them away. He then told Johnson of the situation. The guards remained at the en trances to the commerce department building, and it was agreed that if Johnson was In his office when the group arrived, he would receive delegation of three. Otherwise, Mc- Grady would hear them. Police officials still were without definite word as to when the dclega tion would arrive. Department of justice agents first picked up the information the group was coming from the Baltimore wharves and was composed largely of Longshoremen and other workers. The special guard was requested with intent of preventing the en trance of the party into the com' mercc department until it was de termincd whether any untoward demonstration was planned. ARRESTED FOR THREAT AGAINST GOVERNOR Portland, Aug. 21 (IP) Police yesterday arrested Thcodur Danilaf Roby, 39, who was reported to have had in his possession several let ters threatening the life of Govcr nor Julius L. Meier. The officers said Roby had been In the United States since 1921. His case was turn ed over to state police and to fed eral immigration officials. Hubbard Burglars Paroled But Rejailed For Molalla Robbery Frank Campau, Patrick Calvin and Daniel Clark, who pleaded guilty before Judge McMahan this morning to burg larizing the Hubbard garage and were sentenced to two years apiece witn paroles lor uumpau and Clark, were walking out of the court room this morning when state police met them at the door with warrants from Oregon City for their re-arrest. The men are charged with burglary of a dwelling near Molalla in the latest com plaint and with taking a radio and other property from the hou.se. Calvin was not granted a parole by Judge McMahan as he is an ex convict. The state police said that Calvin will go to the penitentiary here to start serving his term. However, a retainer will be put in at the prison for his arrest when he's finished his time there to go to Oregon City to stand trial. WUKLU WHtAI PARLEY OPENS London, Aug. 21 (LP The world wheat conference, opening today with 31 producing and exporting nations represented, made rapid progress In its first session, and re convened this afternoon practically in agreement on procedure. The conference accepted, with some minor reservations by indi vidual nations, the draft of a reso lution which- will provide the basis for its discussions. The technical committee, repre senting 10 of the leading countries was empowered to meet again this afternoon, concurrently with the main body, to work out the import ant details of what type of wheat shall be used as the basis for world recovery, and what market prices Liverpool, Rotterdam, or Chicago- shall be used as a basis for figures. Complete harmony characterized the morning's session, and the gen eral disposition of tho delegates was one of complete co-operation. Some of the delegates announced they were hampered by no instruc tions. The British delegation raised the only serious problem on the day's agenda when it presented -the theory that four exports must be regulated in order to make wheat restrictions effective. At today's meeting the chief ex porting countries submitted a draft of an agreement to the importers. The draft provided: 1. That importers would not do anything to increase domestic pro duction. 2. That they would do everything possible to Increase consumption. 3. That substantial improvement in the price of wheat would be fol lowed by tariff adjustment. 4. That tariff reductions would be accompanied by modifications of the quota system which now limits im ports into consuming countries. MEDALIE GALLED BY GRAND JURY New York. Aug. 21 (IP) U. S. At torney George Z. Medalie was sum moned today by the New York county grand jury in an almost unprecedented action to elaborate his charge that New York political loaders were subservient to gang sters and racketeers. The grand Jury went over the head of the Tammany-controlled district attorney's office in sum moning Mednlie for examination tomorrow and its investigation will be conducted without the aid of the customary representative of the county prosecutor. Medalie was expected to reveal to the grand jurors the names of four prominent New York political leaders "and probably two others" who, he told the U. S. senator rack et committee at an open hearing last week, were ruled by underworld figures. Campau, 19 years of age and from an old Woodburn family, appeared in the courtroom with John and Allan Carson to defend him and Fr. Keenan was also along. Cumpau stated he waived formality of an indictment by the grand Jury and was ready to enter his plea of guilty, uaivin and Clark, however, both stated they desired the ser vices of an attorney. John Corson was asked to take over their cases and discuss them. The three retired to Judge McMahan's chambers and after discussion they also entered pleas of guilty. The men were charged In the ln "Tconcluded on page 4, column 6) SENATOR SAYS POLITICS KEPT BANKSGOING Asserts Banks Would Have Failed Long Ago Except for Leniency $49 Millions Frozen As sets Carried Check Kiting a Practice Detroit. Aug. 21 (LP) Detroit largest bank the First National would have been "hopelessly Insol vent" as early as May of 1932 if the treasury department had forced them to write off $40,000,000 which the federal bank examiners listed as "losses", Senator James Couzens testified today. Asked by Judge Keldan to explain to the grand jury, inquiring Into bank failures, why the government permitted the bank to continue the senator smiled grimly, and said: You must remember there was a political campaign on at that time." The bank did agree to write oil $8,500,000 of the $49,000,000 as "loss es" and place the remainder with $54,000,000 of their other assets al ready classified as "slow", the sena tor testified reading from a May o 1932 confidential report of bank examiners to the comptroller of currency at Washington. If the bank had been forced to write off the entire $49,000,000 as losses" Couzens said, "they would have been then hopelessly Insol vent." In the midst of detailed and la "ebneiuded on-pnge 7, column sT EINZIGRETOlS WITH FLAX SOLD William Einzig, secretary of the board of control and state purchas ing agent, returned today from a three weeks trip to eastern cities during which he sold more than $35,000 worth of flax from the peni tentiary plant. Einzig made the trip upon au thorization of the board and report ed today he not only sold the 100 tons of flax on hand for 17 cents a pound or about three cents more than what has been obtained, but he sold a carload of spinning tow and opened markets to dispose of the upholstery tow on hand at tha penitentiary. The flax was sold to the Linen thread company in New York and the spinning tow to a Boston firm, Einzig said. He found it difficult to sell tow but stated he made the way clear for selling what Is now on hand in the very near future. Einzig also sent flax samples to a uigaret paper manufacturer in an attempt to interest the company in using flax for papers. The com pany promised to try the material. The purchasing anent intimated he would have some definite recom mendations to make to the board of control relative to the flax industry at the penitentiary which would change the procedure and manu facturing program at that institu tion if adopted. He did not state what these recommendations would be. BATES ARRAIGNED IN WARDEN'S OFFICE Denver, Colo., Aug. 21 (IP) Al bert L. Bates, notorious member of the Harvey Bailey gang of des peradoes, pleaded not guilty here today when arraigned before U. S. Commissioner Leo Crowley on charges of abducting Charles P. Urschel, Oklahoma oU man. The desperate character of Bates an fear of a possible liberation at tempt prompted authorities to ar raign the gangster in the warden's office of the county jail. It was the first time In criminal history here that a subject was not taken to the federal court building for arraignment. DECLARES HITLER APPOINTED BY GOD Berlin, Aug. 21 iP Allegiance to Chancellor Hitler as one "appointed by God." was pledged by thousands of Catholic youths of the Berlin bishopric in a meeting here yester day. "Our chancellor has been ap pointed by God," said Vicar Gen eral steinmnnn in a speech, "There must be no antagonism between the church and the state; the future rclch will embrace both.'
