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A G apitalAJoiuiraal The Capital R. A, Journal rm'S7 Subscribes s to President r Roosevelt's SWSB Program Wl DO OUR MKT CITY EDITION Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer; gentle changeable winds. Local: Max., 87; Mln., 44; rain, 0; river, -2.7; clear; northerly winds. 45th YEAR, No. 199 M'K SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22,, PRICE THREE CENTS SUISvTS8 ujnrr nun n is wma Mn a GROWERS FOR IN MARKETING Unanimous Approval Giv en Government Price Fixing by Fruitmen Trade Agreement Draft Presented Many Wit nesses Testify Portland, Aug. 22 (P) Unanimous Approval of government Interven tion through trade agreements in the marketing of northwest tree fruits was expressed 'by witnesses at the opening session here today of the formal hearing on a pro posed agreement, before represen tatives of the agricultural adjust ment administration. More than 300 persons from Ore gon, Washington, Idaho and Mon tana tried to crowd into the cir cuit court room for the hearing, making it necessary to transfer the afternoon session to the council chambers in the city hall. The opening session was devoted exclusively to discussion of the de sirability of some marketing agree ment to which the government would lend the cooperation of its enforcement agencies made possible by the licensing provisions of the agricultural adjustment act. To this principle all witnesses sub (Concluded on pnpe 7, cofumn 4) CHECK IIP Of Check-up of violations of the NRA has been made quietly during the past few days and with the receipt of questionnaires from the printer Tuesday, checkers are taking the Held in earnest as the campaign committee feels that subscribers to the code and those displaying the blue eagles have had ample time to make the necessary adjustments, and are taking this opportunity to ascertain what has been done since the first of August. All adjustments are retroactive as of August 1, according to General William P. Ellis, In charge of the local campaign. The committee will make It a point to see that require ments have been fulfilled and that no merchant Is obtaining business under false pretenses, with equal consideration being given those in (Concluded on page 8, column 7) STORMS DELAY BIG ATLANTIC LINERS Hamilton, Bermuda, Aug. 22 (JP) Giant ocean liners, buffeted by storms that kept them from dock ing when due, were expected to make port today. Mountainous waves, which at tracted large crowds of sightseers but did no damage, forced the Mon arch of Bermuda, the Southern Cross, the California, and the Fran conia, with hundreds of passengers, to heave to some miles from here The center of the hurricane was said in a meteorological report to be moving about 10 miles an hour. The wind reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour, but was expected to pass to the south. HOUSEMAID OF LAMSON MARRIED Vallejo, Calif., Aug. 22 Esther Dolores Roberts, 18, former maid in the home of David A. Lamson, now on trial at Sa nJose for the alleged murder of his wife, was married here tonight to Warren B. Sorensen, 21, of San Jose. The couple used a marriage li cense they had obtained In Fairfield, Solano county seat, July 7. APOLOGY GIVEN FOR INSULT TO DOCTOR Berlin, Aug. 22 (LP) Ambassador William E. Dodd today reoeived a formal apology from Commander Ernest of the Brandenburg storm troops, for the "Insult" to Dr. Daniel MulvihlH of New York, assaulted when he failed to give the nazi sa lute to a Swastika (lag. Orders have been issued exempt' Ine foreigners from the salutes re quired by citizens, and steps have been taken to punish the storm troopers guilty of the attack on the New Yorker. The action lonowea American embassy protests. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Tex Ouinan says she's cut now to save the suckers. Little child ren like the all day suckers while Tex had a preference for the all night suckers. Heretofore her only idea about suckers has been to save for herself the savings of the suck ers. Roy Melson returning from a trip over part of the county yesterday says the finest hops produced in the county are the volunteers grow ing wild in the fence rows. We wonder if the wild hops are the ones they use In making the wild kegs? Press dispatches say that Amos Dalyrmple, our well known deputy sheriff, has been appointed an ap praiser for the federal home owners' loan corporation, which means he'll probably leave the sheriff's office This will break up the good old team of Amos 'n' Andy, leaving Andy Burk, Kingfish Butler and Lightnin' Williams to carry on with their act. Whiskey Hill populace has voted against changing the historic name of that historic spot. We don't know what the other name suggest ed was. Maybe Three Point Two Butte or Mt. Repeal. So the county will still have her Whiskey Hill as well as Brewery Hill down on the highway. We have received the following query on a card signed "Woodburn Girl": "How can I keep my face from sunburn and freckles and still get my back tanned?" The best recipe we know of to prevent a sunburned face is eating corn on the cob. A dozen ears of well but tered corn chewed off the cob al ways leaves us greased from the eyebrows to the ton of the collar. The other part of the recipe is not to wash one's face after a corn on the cob feast. It's worked well with us. Didn't we tell you that kitball championship game last night would be a heart stopping affair? It turned out to be the most exciting thing around these parts since the Indian wars. Ordinarily rich bankers are both ered by their poor cousins. But this time the Detroit bankers seem to be worried more with their rich Couzcns. Bill Einzig is back from the east. This should keep both the governor and state treasurer in Salem for awhile as they now have something to fight over. We see where the governor has visited Bend, Klamath Falls, Med ford, Cottage Grove, Eugene, Taft, Pacific City, Gearhart, Seaside and various other places. We wonder when he plans on honoring Salem with a visit. We were talking to Jim Imlah over in Polk county yesterday and he says all the farmers he knows are smiling and happy for the first time in four years all of them fig uring they are due to get a break It sure's taken something to make farmers who lived through 1932 smile in 1933. Some of these local merchants are down in the mouth. Why dog gone it a guy who is down in the mouth is no better than a pair of tonsile they're the only things we know of that have a right to be down in the mouth. There hasn't even been one good payday yet under the Blue Eagle and the NRA and nobody knows how much folks will be buying a month from now. Retail Stores Urged By Johnson To Combat Wholesale Price Raises Washington, Aug. 22 (ULR) Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson promised the nation's retail shoe owners today they would be backed by the NRA in resists undue wholesale price advances. "Specu- lative pricing is just a sign of those old habits which will ruin any plan for recovery," he continued. "It will nearly kill the goose which lays the golden eggs. "Such seasoned campaigners as you retailers know what price struc tures should be. You should resist advancing prices by manufacturer! and we will back you up within our limits. Here again it is part of oui duty to the people to prevent a run away market." Johnson called upon the trade for constructive action and left a word of warning that "cneaters and chis lers:' would be dealt with in a man PLAN DISPOSAL OF NORTHWEST GRAINSORPLUS Export Bounty Sugges ted To Be Passed On To Producer Growers Propose Huge Grain Pool No Deci sion Arrived At Portland, Aug. 22 (fP) Grain men from all parts of the Pacific north west continued their efforts here today to come to an agreement with the federal government on a plan to export irom this district the es timated surplus of 40,000,000 bush els of wheat that is having an ad verse effect on the price of the pro duct in other sections of the coun try. After an all-day meeting yester day, and an executive session last night, those at the conference in timated they were confident a def inite plan will be agreed upon. The group met in another executive con ference toaay. Douglas Mclntyre, presiding at the meeting called by the federal agricultural adjustment adminis tration, said that in all likelihood an emergency will be proclaimed, and the plan, once adopted and approved by the secretary of agri culture, will be submitted at a for mal hearing three days later at Portland. "The Pacific northwest' Mcln tyre said, "has to have separate treatment. With the recent rise in prices the northwest markets lost (Concluded on page 8, column 7) COUZENS ENDS Detroit, Aug. 22 (LP) Senator James Couzens completed his tes timony before the Detroit bank in vestigation grand jury at 12:45 to day. The inquiry war adjourned until 0 o'clock tomorrow morning, when Father Charles E. Cougmin Catholic pri;t, is scheduled to take the witness stand. Enforcement of the banking laws by the comptroller of the currency in 1930 would have prevented the debacle of collapsed banks in the nation, Senator James Couzens testified before the grand jury in quiry into banks here today. "If the comptroller had enforced the laws as early as 1930," Couzens said, "we would have avoided all this trouble now. There would have been a gradual liquidation of these banks." Couzens testified that Senator Glass told him Comptroller Poole and his successor Await had "not enforced the banking laws because they feared a national bank col lapse." Explaining tendency of the RFC officials to curtail loans, the Sena tor said that after the public furor following th Dawes loan of $90,000,- 000 and the authorization of his committee to investigate the RFC loans it was natural officials should be more cautious. "Officials are always on the alert when the public is watching them," he added. SHORB APPOINTED Portland, Aug. 22 (P C. J. Shorb of La Grande was today ap pointed manager of the La Grande branch of the home owners' loan corporation. The announcement was made by J. P. Lipscomb, Ore go manager of the corporation. ner that would bring economic death. Declaring that "no nation can continue to support nearly 40,000, 000 people in destitution," Johnson stressed the "duty of us here" to protect those who cooperate in the NRA movement "There is no thought of a boycott here, nor of manhandling, nor vio lence." Johnson said. "We have provided machinery here in Wash ington to take care of people who find the grade too steep for them But when we find a man chiseling behind the blue eagle we are going (Concluded onpage 8, column 7) Vocal Ability Wins Orphan Home In City York, Neb., Aug. 22 (LP) His un usual vocal ability has won a home and the promise of a fine education for Burton Preston, ward at the Mothers' Jewel orphanage here. Burton sang with a group of boys from the home in an impromptu vocal concert for members of the Philharmonic Choir of Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, when that organization appeared nere. Burton's voice so impressed Cam eron Marshall, chairmarf of the vo cal department of the University and director of the choir, that he offered to adopt him. He promised to give the youth special musical training. Temporary relinquishment papers have been arranged and at the end of six months, if Burton and he find the plan mutually agreeable, Marshall plans to take out formal adoption papers, he said. New York, Aug. 22 (P) A whip lash gale that has taken at least nine lives still stung part of the eastern seaboard today. Rain, driv ing down In record-shattering vol ume, increased damage done by waves and tide. New Jersey, battered by freak winds that overwhelmed boats and bathers in giant combers, counted perhaps a score still missing, and braced itself to withstand the lash of a tropical hurricane's tail. The center of this second disturb ance, sweeping from the general di rection of Bermuda, was described as diminishing in force as It bore down on the eastern seaboard. ; In southern New Jersey, where a northeaster scattered 100 boats Sun day and capsized at least nine, record rains fell early today. At Atlantic City 2.25 inches the av erage for a whole month fell in a single hour. Streets were flooded and the morning high tide, it was feared, would inflict great damage, Airplanes in the metropolitan area, and as far north as Albany were grounded. To the seven dead definitely counted on Sunday, two more were added yesterday. Harold Lichten, 40, of German town, pa.; drowned when a pleasure boat capsized Sun day in Longport Inlet, N. J. His wife and two small sons were res cued. Dr. Charles McArthur, 57, a well known physician and amateur art ist of South Orange, N. J., was torn by the waves from the deck of a fishing boat off Beacon Haven In let, N. J., and drowned. - , . " Three small pleasure boats were still officially missing and coast guardsmen at Cape May feared that others might be out in the gale, or perhaps sunk by its force. A cap sized skiff, whose owner was un known, was washed ashore at Ocean City, N. J. ' CELLULOID BLAST FATAL TO WORKERS Newark, N. J., Aug. 22 (P) An explosion in one of the buildings of the Celluloid company in Ferry street killed a man and a girl to day and Inured six other workers, three of them so seriously they may die. The dead are 8usie Calabrese, Newark, and Christian Jedle, 45, Union township. Their bodies were burned almost beyond recognition Three injured men were removed to St. James, hospital in a serious condition. Fire broke out in the building, but the blaze was subdued by fire men. An unofficial estimate fixed the damage at about $1,000. The firemen said they believed the blast was caused by friction in an exhaust pipe in the special ar ticles department SPECIAL SESSION WASHINGTON PLAN Wenatchee, Wash., Aug. 22 (LP) A special session of the Washington state legislature probably will be called, the Columbia Basin commis sion indicated today, unless the public works legal advisors agree that the commission can assign power revenue from the Grand Coulee dam project to the federal government as security for the $63,000,000 loan. The commission completed its session last night after a big out door meeting In which about 3,000 people honored Senator C. C. DHL E. C. French of Spokane was named research director by the commission. Legal details arising in connec tion with the Grand Coulee project will be cared for by Senator Dill who plans to go to Washington, D C, shortly on that mission. NATIONS SEEK TO HALT CRISIS AUSTRIA FACES France, Britain and Italy Plan Federation To Check Nazi Revolt Overthrow of Dollfuss Regime Being Sought By Hitler London, Aug. 22 (IP) Confronted by a major crisis in German-Austrian relations, France, Great Bri tain and Italy today sought by means of a Danubian economic federation to maintain Austrian Chancelor Engelbert Dollfuss In power and halt the Nazi movement endangering his government. So serious is the situation that allied governments were talking of the possible necessity of invoking against Germany penalties prescrib ed by the Versailles treaty in event it was blamed for any mishap to the Dollfuss regime. Premier Bento Mussolini of Italy is trying to work out means of eco nomic cooperation between Austria and its neighbors excluding Ger manywhich by bringing prosper ity will strengthen Dollfuss and re move for the resent the unwel come possibility of an Austrian- German union. Easing of customs barriers as re gards each other's goods and co ordination of national railway sys tems are part of the plans for an economic federation. ' Hopes offar reaching rchabllita tlon through such a plan are link ed with the desire for allied gov ernments to keep the diminutive Austrian chancellor in office. His onnosition to militant fas- clscm has convinced the allies he (Concluded on page 0, column 4) SAY POLITICIANS New York, Aug. 22 (fP) A show down on the charge that some poli ticians work hand in . glove with racketeers and gangsters was ex pected today. On the eve of a campaign In which embattled fusionists led by Florello H. La Guardia, will seek to drive Tammany from City hall, a county grand jury took matters in its own hands. -United States Attorney George Z. Medalie went before the New York jury today to tell of an alleged union between racketeers and some political district leaders. He recently told a senate sub committee investigating racketeer ing that such a union existed and said he was ready to go before the grand jury to corroborate his as sertion if called. District Attorney Thomas C. T. Crain took no action, but yesterday the grand jury subpoenaed Medalie and announced Its investigation would be carried on without the presence of crain or his assistants. Shortly after Medalie reached the criminal courts building today Crain, his chief assistant, Albert B Unger, and Assistant District At torney Harold W. Hastings went into the grand jury room. They stayed about 10 minutes. Hastings said he, Crain and Un ger had been invited into the grand jury room by the grand jury and that they then had been "invitca out". After they returned to their offices Mcdalte was summoned to the grand jury room. LINDBERGHS ON ICELANDIC FLIGHT Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug. 22 ( Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind bcrgh hopped off from Reykjavik today, refusing to reveal their des tination, but it was believed here that they were not leaving Iceland Immediately. Thp rnlonpl ftnH his wHr have been making a leisurely aerial map ping expedition along the northern route. 3 CRIMINALS GET AXE IN BERLIN Berlin, Aug. 22 (IP) Three crim inals were beheaded In the tradi tional manner by the axe In pris on courtyards today. This brings the total number of beheadings, In cludins several convicted of politi cal crimes, to 26 In the past six months. PROPOSAL CITY UNDER N. R. A. RAISES PROBLEM Restoiation of Old Salary Scale Sidetracked for Further Consideration of Plan to Spread Employment Among Idle ; Question of Where To G et Money Serious By HARRYN. CRAIN Restoration of pre-depression salaries for regular city employes, acceptance of the hours and spread employment among a greater number, or both that is the pressing problem of the minute demanding the attention of Salem s aldermen.- Most of the councilmen are in favor of placing the city under the provisions of the NRA; several, per haps a majority, feel that rising prices and the spirit of the recov-, ery program justify a return to the old salary scp,p. but none of them j so far have offered any sufficient j explanation of where the money is 1 coming from. As regards money, some of them assert that the city Js in no worse condition financially to fall in line with the recovery pa rade than are most private business firms, and they argue that it would be good business for the city to lead the way. When Alderman Hendrick's or diance to restore the salary scale in effect prior to last January came up (Concluded on page 8. column 5) DAVIS ORDERED BACKTQGENEVA Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. 22 (fl3) Norman H. Davis was ordered back to the Geneva disarmament con ference today by President Roose velt with instructions to support the French proposal for. a commission of supervision and control of arms throughout the world. Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. 22 (JP) A report of progress on the solu tion of a single working code for the disordered coal industry cheer ed President Roosevelt today in his effort to complete the recovery drive by labor, day. General Hugh S. Johnson, the industrial administrator, telephoned the president shortly after midnight tha real progress has been made on the troublesome coal code. There is every expectation here that Johnson will bring the new charter for the coal industry and it's thousands of miners to the summer white house in the next few days. That will make the full fillment of the recovery drive by labor day virtually assured. The president turned his atten tion meanwhile to world disarma ment and domestic fiscal problems. Norman Davis, his ambassador at large to Europe, and Mrs. Davis were luncheon guests of the presi dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. William H. Woodin, the secretary of the treasury and Mrs. Woodin will be dinner guests tonight and remain until tomorrow. Mr. Roosevelt Is sending Davis back to Geneva with instructions to speed up a successful conclusion of the 18 months old world disarm ament parley. ASTORIA PLANS $80,000 BREWERY Astoria, Ore., Aug. 22 (IP) Con struction of an $80,000 brewery Is contemplated hero by the newly formed Astoria Brewing company, F. M. Franc I sco vich, attorney for the company, revealed last night when he proposed to the city council an ordinance to permit manufacture of beer. The ordinance passed on first and second readings. Epidemic Of Sleeping Sickness Most Serious In Country's History St. Louis, Aug. 22 (P) The epidemic of "sleeping sick ness" in this vicinity was described here today by Dr. J. P. Leake of the United States public health service as being by far the most serious outbreak trie country has ever known. Two deaths during the last 24 hours have brought the number of victims of the strange malady of encephalitis to 15, while 149 per sons were reported 111 with the disease. Dr. Leake, who was dispatched here from Washington when the outbreak first became- serious, said there was no reason to fear the epi demic could resume proportions of a plague, however, and that there should be no undue alarm. "The situation In St. Louis, never theless, must be regarded as ser ious," he said, "as science knows little about the disease. TO PUT NRA blanket code to shorten HARBOR STRIKE Havana, Aug. 22 (P) After settl ing a three weeks' strike of Havana harbor workers the Cuban provi sional government today scrutinized other problems handed down by the deposed Machado regime as well as Gerardo Machado and his followers. These had to o with mob activi ties against the persons and proper, ty of Machadlstas, payment of sal aries overdue four to 14 months, pressing financial problems, and rec ords of the overthrown administra tion. Stevedores, longshoremen, and other workers to the number of 3000 were ready to return to work today after their employers had granted demands fo recognition of their un ion and for rotating the work. The strike had nearly paralyzed harbor activities and cut down cus toms revenues, but now the govern ment will have these badly-needed revenue for meeting pressing pay- mepts. . Members of the A.B.C. secret so ciety, soldiers, and police continued rounding up former Machado fol lowers, while the war department held to a policy that all in hiding should surrender to authorities lest they be victims of mob violence. Such a fate befell Julio Hercdla, former associate of Major Arsenio Ortiz, who was killed in Santiago, and Luis De Spayne. a policeman who was shot in Palmo Soriano. Major Ortiz, who was accused of several political killings, is now In Germany. Detroit, Aug. 22 JP)- Officials of the one-man Detroit bank jury to day dispatched a letter to former President Herbert Hoover, asking him to appear as a witness before the jury investigating the closing of two national banks here. A decision "as soon as possible" was asked of the former "presi dent. Under instructions of Judge Harry B. Keidan, sitting as a jury to in vestigate the closing of the First National bank-Detroit, the coun try's largest closed bank, and the Guardian National Bank of com merce. Prosecutor Harry S. Toy sent the letter to the former presl dent, In Palo Alto, Cal. The letter stated officials of the jury desired his testimony "con cerning the attitude of the admin istrative agencies and federal gov ernment toward the two closed De troit National banks prior to March 4, 1033." It slated the opinion of officials is that Mr. Hoover has In his pos session "certain facts which might render your testimony as a witness highly significant and essential to a thorough and true presentation of the reasons underlying the cios (ConcHidedon pane 8, column'6) "Next in seriousness to the St,- Louis county epidemic," Dr. Leokc added, "was the one in Spokane, Wash., during the years of 1919,1920 and 1921. Over the three-year per iod nineteen persons died, but the to tal number of patients did not com pare, with those already ill here. Dr Iakc was joined yesterday by Dr. Charles Armstrong, also ol the federol health service, who will aid in laboratory work in an effort to find a cause, carrier, preventive or cure for the disease. Dr. Ralph Muckcnfuss of Wash ington university, in an effort to produce an immunizing serum, has (Concluded on page 9, column 8) MORE NEEDED TO REENFORCE FIRE FIGHTERS 1500 Men Unable To Check Flames Spread In Green Forest Wilson River Area Suf fers Most Disastrous Blaze of Season Forest Grove, Aug. 22 (JP) Calls for additional men to relieve the 1,500 fire fighters now making a desperate stand against one of the most disastrous forest fires in Ore gon's history, were sent out today by the district fire wardens head quarters. Nearby camps of the civilian con servation corps have been emptied, and the men dispatched to the fire lines. Three trucks of Mt. Hood C. C. C. men were rushed through here last night, and other reinforce ments were on the way today. Farmers and ranchers have joined the battle against the flames which liave swept through many thou sands of acres of excellent virgin timber with consequent heavy prop erty loss. During the night some progress was made in halting the march of the flames, largely because of a heavy, mist-like dew. But daylight saw great columns of smoke boiling furiously upward as the fires took (Concluded on page B, column ft) DRAFT TREATY Washington, Aug. 22 (IP) Ameri can, and Colombian diplomats to day began work on a reciprocal trade treaty which they hoped will add billions of dollars yearly to the value of commerce between the two countries. Dr. Fabio Lozano, Colombian min ister, with his secretary, met Act ing Secreaary of State Phillips and Assistant Secretary Caffcry in Phil lips' office shortly after 11 a. m. It is expected that several weeks will be required to complete the treaty. Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 22 (LP) Colombia took the lead among South American nations today In Initiating negotiations with the United States for a commercial treaty. Arturo Hernandez and Francisco Restrcpo Plata, tariff experts, were ordered to proceed to Washington within the next week to aid in ne gotiations begun by Fabio Lozano, Colombia minister at Washington. Argentina Is to send experts to Washington soon to negotiate similar trade treaty. 1000 ACRES ABLAZE IN COOS BAY AREA Marshfield, Ore., Aug. 22 (IP) Ap proximately 1,000 acres of forest lands in the Coos Bay fire patrol district was burning today, with a strong east wind hampering efforts of the crews. Two hundred C.C.C. men were battling a 600-acrc blaze at Loon lake. Many new spot fires in the district were reported. A crew of 45 men was dispatched last night to the Three Cow creek fires 20 miles south of Camas valley. The Loon lake and Cow creek fire all are of incendiary origin, Fire Warden John Walsh declared this morning. Two hundred acres were -ablaze today at Winchester Bay in an old burn but little actual damage was reported. All Curry county fires arc declared to be under control. STRIKE CLOSES ALL DRESS FACTORIES Chicago, Aug. 22 (P) Sewing ma chines In 187 Chlcngo dress goods factories were idle today as a strike of more than 7500 employes, mem bers of the International Ladles' Oarment Workers, went Into Us sec ond day. The strike was called yesterday after union officials said employers had failed to adopt a suitable code under the terms of the national re covery program. Meanwhile, police were called to the vicinity where most of the shops are located to prevent outbreaks of trouble.
