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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1933)
16 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933 $1,000,000 IN BIDS COMING ON OCTOBER 5 Klamath county highway . pro jects totalling more than 48 miles will be contracted by the state hign way commission In Portland Octo ber 5 as a part of approximately $1,000,000 contracts to be awarded. All construction will be paid for under the national recovery act or the federal government, the state highway commission announced. The following projects were listed: Clatsop county Two bridges over Humbug creek on Humbug mountain- ranger station section of the Wolf creek highway. Grant county Bridge over the middle fork of John Day river and four frame trestles over Granite creek on Middle Fork-forest bound ary section of the Fendleton-John Day highway. Jackson county Little Butte creek section of crater lake high way, three miles bituminous ma cadam wearing surface and 13.5 miles oil mat -surface treatment. Klamath county Klamath Falls. forest boundary section of the Klamath Falla-Lakeview nignway, 26 miles bituminous macadam wear ing surface and 16.1 miles oil mat surface treatment, Merrill-Malin section of The Dalles-California highway, four mile bituminous macadam wearing surface, and 6.1 miles oil mat sur face treatment. Malheur county Three bridges and six culverts on the Drinkwater pass-Chimney creek section of the central Oregon highway. Multnomah county Paving ol Sheridan street-Portland city lim its section of West Side Pacific highway on Fourth street. Umatilla county Emigrant Bprlngs-Summit section of Old Ore gon trail, 6.05 miles crushed rock surfacing and 7.1 miles bituminous macadam wearing surface. Washington county Beavorton section of Tualatin valley highway, 8.97 miles asphaltic concrete pave ment, and bridge over Tualatin riv er on Farmington secondary high way, near Hillsboro including con struction of approaches. 43 STUDENT GAIN AT WILLAMETTE 1). An increase in 43 students as com pared with last year is shown by figures complied In the office of the registrar, Willamette university, Thursday forenoon. The registration during the morning had reached the 456 mark. This compared with 413 during the similar period a year ago. Although there Is no definite way of determining, it is expected registra tion will top 475 by the first of next week. The freshman class is the largest In recent years. Reglstra-1 tlon for work in the law school had exceeded the 31 mark. There has been no lowering of the standards of the school, Dean Erickson stated. Several additional students could have been enrolled but the dean felt those rejected could not meet the scholastic requirements of the In stitution. With registration virtually com pleted, students and faculty mem bers were rapidly settling down to the years grind. The first Issue of the Collegian, student body public ation, was placed in the hands of the students following chapel Thur sday noon. Continuation of Newspapers Protest -From page One In regular newspapsrs. "It is no more proper to designate fts newspapers the sheets printed and distributed by the sponsors of this codo than it would be to call a piece of ordinary southern pine Ceorgia mahogany," Hanson said. While the NRA was continuing Its study of the more than 20 codes Intended to cover various portions of the printing and newspaper in dustry, the American Newspaper Publishers' association held Inst minute conferences on the charter It will present tomorrow for daily newspapers. Participating In today's meeting, among others, wero members of the A.N.P.A. board of directors; John D. Long and Harry S. Webster, rep resenting California publishers; William N. Hardy, Pennsylvania publishers; William H. Reed, New England Publishers association; Cranston Williams and J. G. Stahl man, Southern Newspaper Publish ers association; C. R. Butler, Inland Dally Press association; W. F. Mct ten, Del -Mar-Va association; Hnn on, by proxy, Pacific and Northwest Publishers association; Eugene My er, owner of the Washington Post; Hopewell Rogers, for Hearst publi cations and William Hawkins for the Scripps-Howard group. "Wo have no changes of particu lar consequence In our code to sug gest tomorrow," Hanson told news papermen. "We are Just organizing our cose." Fire Chiefs Son at Hood River Killed Hood River, Ore., Sept. 21 (P) The death in a hunting accident of Edward Volstroff, 29, son of Fire Chief J, F. Volctroff of Hood River, was reported in a telephone mes sage today from the Long creek district in the John Dny valley. De tails of the accident were meagre but It was believed Volstroff dis charged his rifle when lie stumbled . over a log. He was accompanied on the hunting i trm-ov his brother. Russell, and Harolil Pemberton and Hudy Balqulst. Oothenburg (IP The first cargo of oranges shipped direct from South Africa to Sweden arrived here this month by the motor freighter "Kaaparcn". Its "super cargo" was an Irish fruit farmer In the Capo Colony, Captain Edmund M. Malone, who came to sell future shipments. In eight years the Im ports of South African oranges Into Sweden have grown from 40 crates -to 300,000. Continuation of Grills Intolerance From Page One wald Mosley Is leader of the Brit ish fascists.) ". . . About one thing I feel safe In the long run books will win. The clumsy lout will be brought to heel. We shall have Hitler weighted accurately to his last yawp. "We shall know the truth about Ooering and Goebbels and about the foul murder of Matteottl and the subtle issues between the ad- minlsratlon of incapacity and sa botage in Russia." . . (Wilhelm Ooering and Dr. Joseph Qoebbels are German cabinet mem bers. Senator Matteottl, a wealthy Italian, was killed sevetal years ago.) CHANGE IN 10AN METHOD ASKED A change In the making of loans and their collections by the state land board will be presented to the special, session of the state legisla ture by Rufus C. Holman, state treasurer and member of the land board, he announced here today. Holman said the plan of amortiz ation of loans, rather than . s straight interest charge would not benefit creditors and make repay ment less difficult, but it would re sult In more return to the land board on money advanced to land owners, even through the pcrlod-of payment were extended. noiman declared tnac ne was making a study of the subject of interest which he said was one of the great causes of present finan cial difficulties. The land board sys tem of making loans will be one of the changes he will suggest. Quincy, 111., Sept. 21 (V) Wiley Post, around the world flyer, was se verely injured when his plane, The Winnie Mae, crashed today at the Quincy airport as he was taking off for Davenport, Iowa. Post was rushed to a hospital, where Dr. E. L. Caddick said his in juries were severe but not critical. The Winnie Mae, in which Post flew around the world in seven days, 18 hours and 50 seconds, will have to be rebuilt. Post is now on a speaking tour. Dr. Caddick said that the flier suf fered an extensive V-shaped cut on his forehead from the hair to each eyebrow. His shoulder also was in jured, but apparently there were no fractures. Post was able to crawl unassisted from the plane and to survey the damage of his first serious accident. 82ND ANNIVERSARY LODGE CELEBRATED Woodburn Homo Rebekah lodge celebrated the 82nd anniversary of the founding of Odd Fellowship fol lowing the regular meeting at the I.O.O.F. hall Tuesday night. The program was In charge of Mrs. Ad dle Doud, Mrs. Myrtle Hall and Miss Pauline Llvesay the principal fea ture of which was a radio broadcast over station W.B.C. The Wranglers, with Robert Jackson announcing, assisted by Robert Hall, Billy Bald win, Ernest Llvesay, sang a group of cowboy songs with Pauline Llvesay at the piano. Miss Freda Hall and Miss Mary Allen gave readings and Miss Llvesay gave a brief history of the founding of Odd Fellowship. The program closed with selections on a Hawaiian guitar by Miss Mabel Llvesay. A feature of the program was the presentation of a wedding gift to Mrs. Pearl Hopkins, past no ble grand and a recent bride. Refreshments were served in the dining room by Mrs. Gertrude Beach, Mrs. Nora Broylcs, Mrs. Ber tha Brady, Mrs. Nellie Englc and Mrs. Myrtle Hall. Ravensdale, Calif., Swept by Flames Ravensdale (Lassen County) Col., Sept. 21 (!') Fire spept through Ravensdale last night and destroy ed most of the buildings In Mis town ns volunteer fighters attemp ted to check it. Buildings destroyed included the Gothord general merchandise store, an 85-year-old landmark, several dwellings adjoining It and the county garage In which consider ably state highway machinery was stored. Tho Ravensdale hotel and fow small buildings escaped, Damage was estimated by town of ficials at between $50,000 and $100,-000. Western Japan Gets Shaking by Temblor Kanazawa, Japan, Sept. 21 (P) An earthquake shook western Ja pan today and It was feared heavy damage resulted, although a break in communications prevented re ceipt of only meager details. Tho shock was most severo In Ishiknwa and Toyama prefectures on Noto peninsula. One was known to be killed at Nanao, and two ser iously hurt. In this city on the north coast of the main Island the tremblors were easily perceptible for three minutes.. Hartong Transferred Woodburn Rev. Glenn S. Hart- ong, formerly pastor of the Metho dist Episcopal church her eund who went from Woodburn to the Wood stock church at Portland recently, hos bern transferred to Toledo Iowa, and left for his new field Wednesday. The pastor of the To ledo church will bo sent to Wood stock. Rev. Hartong had just re turned from a three weeks' visit In Aumsville Ernest Keith spent the week-end ot home with his family. Ho Is employed on highway BEAVERS PLAY BEARCATS ANB SONS SATURDAY Oregon State College, Corvallls. Sept. 21 Southern Oregon Normal and Willamette university will furn ish the opposition for Oregon State football players In a non-conference double-header here Saturday after noon. The first game, with South ern Oregon Normal as the opponent will start at 1:30 o'clock. The Orangemen have been spend ing a great deal of their time this week on offensive drill, especially in passing. This department appears none too strong as Keith Davis, who did the tossing last year, was lost by the three year rule. John Bi ancone, Ed Mcintosh, Norman Franklin, Ed Makela, Arnold Heik enen and Russ Acheson, have been showing the most promise so far and all more than likely will get a chance to throw passes Saturday. Although Davis did most of the kicking last year, Coach Stiner ap parently Is not much worried about punters as he has four men who have been getting away long spirals in practioe. -Mcintosh, Acheson, Franklin and Ed Makela show great promise with Mcintosh having a slight edge on distance- and speed of kick. Coach Stiner said his probable starting lineup for the first game Saturday on showing of players in spring practice and during the last week probably would be Woody Jos lin and Vic Curtin, ends: Tar Sch wa mm el and Harry Field, tackles; Stan McClurg and Bill Tomsheck, guards; Clyde Devine, center: Hoi Pangle, quarter; John Blancone and Pierre Bowman, halves, and Hal Joslin, full. Free admission for women to the double-header has been announced by Carl Lodell, graduate manager. General admission is 75 cents and high school students 25 cents. Continuation of Threats Sent From rage One lease six inmates or the Kansas state penitentiary was revealed to day by Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas. The red gang of Harvey J. Bailey, on trial at Oklahoma City In the Urschel case, and Wilbur Underhill, the "trt-state terror." were named by Landon as Instigators of the kid nap plot in which -the intended vic tims were either 16-year old Peggy Ann, pretty high school student, or 13-months old Nance Lee. Bailey and ' Underhill were ' the leaders of the ill-fated Memorial day break of 11 convicts from the Kansas penitentiary. Subsequently, they were accused in the massacre of four officers and an outlaw at the Union station plaza at Kansas City. The informtion about the Landon threat came from an Oklahoma peace officer, the governor said, and the strategy was to hold one of the members of his family until six In mates at the Lansing prison were granted secret 10-day paroles. Authorities speculated as to whe ther such liberation of convicts was to reinforce the gang which Kelly In a letter to Urschel swore would de stroy the ol man's family and man sion with "machine guns, bombs and airplanes at their disposal." Attorney General Cummlngs at Washington announced today that a preliminary examination of thumb prints ariixed to the letter signed by Kelly to Urschel were genuine. "You are living on borrowed time now," Kelly told Urschel. "I am spending your money to have you and your family killed nice eh?" Letters from Kelly threatening the families of U. S. Assistant Attornty General Joseph B. Keenan, directing the war against racketeers, and U. S. District Attorney Herbert K. Hyde, vigorous prosecutor of the accused Urschel kidnapers, have been receiv ed. Guards were thrown around the two prosecutors as well as U. S. Dis trict Judge Edgar S. Vaught, presid ing at the urschel trial. Hyde said he thought Kelly was in Oklahoma. Washington. Sept. 21 (LP) Attor ney General Cummlngs today said preliminary study of fingerprints indicated that threatening letters received in Oklahoma City and pur porting to come from George Ma chlne Gun) Kelly were genuine. New York, Sept. 21 (LP) Warrants charging three men with kidnaping Lieut. John J. O'Connell of Albany were issued today after five men and two women, seized In a spectac ular eastern gang roundup, appeared in the police lineup. A statewide search was ordered to complete tho roundup of suspects In the abduction of O'Connell, member of one of New York's most powerful political families, who was ransom ed for $40,000 after being held 23 days. One of the men named In the warrants was John Oley, associate of Manny Strcwl, who Is now held pending trial. The names of the other two men wero not disclosed. About 200 persona gathered at the Tombs court hoping to get a glimpse of tho prisoners but they had been taken away earlier. Closed Shop Said To Conform To NRA Washington, Sept. 31 (IP) Presi dent William Green of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, said today that tho Industrial recovery act does not ban the closed union shop. Ho challenged tho statement or Henry I. Harrlman of tho chamber of commerce of the United States to that effect and sharply criticized j-Rebert L. Lund, president of the National Associated of Manufactur ers for saying that tho federation was Impeding the NRA drives sue cess. "The battle hymns of such gentle men havo littlo place In the picture today," Clrcen said. "They sound too much like the alarm drums ol spe Continuation of Recognize Russia From Page One rehabilitation has forced him to consider only the most Imperatively pressing matters of foreign con cern. The problem of Soviet recog nition, therefore, has waited. Preliminary conversations have not yet been held between the president and either Boris Shir, vlsky, the unofficial "Soviet am. bassador" in Washington, or Peter A. Bogdanov, head or Amtorg, tne Russian official trading corpora tion In America and financial rep resentative of the Kremlin In New York. Both of these officials, however, have been in frequent conference with Jesse Jones, chairman of the reconstruction finance corporation, in reference to federal government loans and trade credit extensions to the Soviet government. Members of the "brain trust and subordin ate government bureaus dealing di rectly with the questions of Ameri can-Soviet trade expansion also have conferred with tne Russian representatives. Reports on all of these conver sations have gone to the White House and Into the president's per sonal portfolio. CLEARING SKIES FOR ROUND-UP Pendleton, Sept. 21 (LP) Clearing skies after a night of drenching rain greeted visitors to the opening of the 1933 Pendleton Round-up to day. Early indications were for a bet ter crowd than for several years Dast. Todav veterans from the Walla Walla hospital, inmates of the state hospital here and Pendle ton school children were featured guests of the Round-up. Contestants for the Sam Jack son trophy included Bob Crosby, permanent winner of the Roosevelt trophy. Jake McCrure, Norman Cowan, Clay Carr, Ike Rude and Everett Bowman. Two thousand Indians, headed by Poker Jim, had their teepees pitch ed in the Indian village by the Um atilla river. PHILHARMONIC TO START REHEARSALS The first rehearsal of musicians who will perform In three concerts during the 1933-34 Philharmonic orchestra season will take place at the Y. M. C. A. next Tuesday eve ning. Jacques Gershkovitch who conducted the symphony last season will again direct the organization. The Junior orchestra which was started last year as a "feeder" pro ject ior tne main group, will noia Its rehearsals the afternoon pre ceding the practice sessions of the senior musicians, thus enabling Mr. uershkovitscn to be present at both performances. Interest in the Philharmonic or chestra is said to be unusually high this fall and It is expected several experienced musicians will be added to the group. Members of the board of directors will meet Friday evening of this week at which time the financial campaign will be inaugurated. To make the season a success, $1500 must be raised in subscription. The plan adopted last year whereby persons who give $3 or more are entitled to admission to all concerts will again be placed in operation. Last year $1200 was the amount raised. The board will start fall operations with a clean slate, all obligations having been met. Continuation of NRA Jubilee From rage One elude he and his staff,, American Legion national championship drum corps and the national guard units. Following will be the industrial sec tion and the retail section in order with the fourth section made up of the schools. The American Legion Junior band and tho Scotch Kiltie bagpipe band will also take part. featuring tne dance at the arm ory In the evening, the Salem Ad club Is presenting Kenneth Aline, of Salem, nationally known radio en tertainer with Cole McElroy's orch estra providing the music for the dance. An additional feature will be the Nathan Stelnbock 10-picce dance orchestra introducing a new mka song composed bv one of its members. Tho orchestra will occupy a float In the commercial section of the parade. Prizes for the 'buy now" essay contest are on display at various mercantile establishments. An nouncement of the winners will be made at the dance during the evening. In connection with the NRA lub- llco and tho fall opening, the fall flower show of the Salem Garden club will open Friday night and con tinue through Saturday. The show Is being offered In the Oregon build ing on state street. LEAN TO LAW Paris (LP) Despite the fact that examinations have been made more difficult purposely, there are three times as many men and women studying law today as In 1000. PERMANENT WAVE $2.00 and up Croquinole Ringlet End Push Wave. Tills price only until na tional code becomes effective. Miller's "Bcnutv Shop Phone 793 Guaranteed Watch Repairing or Money Bark was 1111 28 SCOUTS GET HONOR AWARDS During the September court 'of honor of Cascade area council, Boy Scouts of America, held In the courthouse last night, 28 youngsters received 33 awards. J. P, Campbell, supreme court justice, presided and gave a talk on leadership, w, L. Phillips, scout commissioner, - also gave a talk. T. C. Roake acted as clerk. Harvey Orlffen of Troop 15 re ceived a life award during last night's ceremonies. Other awardrs were given to: Star awards Alvin Richardson. 5, Earl Maynard, 15 and Harvey Finn, 5. First class merit badges Oliver Glenn, 3; Dudley and Ralph War nock. 4: Harvey Finn, 5: Robert Redfern, 6; Perry Thrapp and Kirk Bell, 12; Alvin Richardson, Earl Maynard and Harvey Griffen 15; Bill Foster and Harold Duncan, 12; Frank Merrill and Tom Bibb, 10; Henry Morrison, Blair Warner Ho mer and Victor Groening 21. First class badge Jack Pollock, 4; Billy Bentson, 5; Henry Morri son, 21. . - Second class merit badges Clyde Buckholtz, 21; Jack Pollock, 4; Rob ert Brown, 12; Billy Bentson, 5. ' Second class badge Daryl Col well, 12; Robert Prange, 6; Harrell Kanzler, 12; Wilson Maynard, 15. TO CLOSE EASTERN OREGON 3C CAMPS All CCC camps in eastern Ore gon will be closed this winter be cause of cold weather, State Forest er Lynn Cronemiller said today. The closure was ordered by the federal administration. Some of the men re-enlisting will be transferred to western Oregon, Cronemiller said. Others will be sent, to California' or other warmer states for the winter. The state will ecelve 10 winter camps on state and private lands In addition to eight existing camps, Cronemiller said. There were 65 camps operating in Oregon during th esummer, with population of about 13,000. It is expected about 10,000 boys will be stationed at 50 camps during the coming winter. Regional Ministers Guest Burke Home Dallas Officers of the Portland regional ministers' meeting of the Christian churches met Monday at the home of Rev. K. E. Burke to ar range the fall and winter schedule of meetings. Officers present were Rev. Guy L. Drill, president; Rev. Hugh McCallum, secretary, and Rev. Burke, vice-president.. Joe Turner of McMlnnville also met with the com mittee, RURAL SCHOOLS RESUME STUDIES Scio Rural schools in the neigh borhood of Scio which opened Mon day. Include the following, with the names of teachers. All are-for 816 months except Bergen Hollow, which is announced as 8 months. Arnold, Helen Kins; Bergen Hol low, Anna B. Dolezal; Cole, Freda Elder; DeVaney, Blanche Albright; Lyons, Louis A. High, Grace Elllng sen; Mt. Pleasant, Maysel Lyon; Mt. Prospect, Irene Quimby; Munkers, Norma Wells; Richardson Gap, Ger trude Tarr; Shelburn, Dorris Coth ern. Franklin Butte school opened Sep tember 11 for 8tt months, with Lau retta Holt as teacher. Rlverview will open next Monday with Edna Geer, former county superintendent, as teacher. Duration of the term had not been announced a few days ago. Oakview also will open September 25, with R. H. McDonald as teach er. This is to be for 816 months. Mr. McDonald taught the Rlverview school for 13 years, and declined further employment there. The Scio schools will open September 25. H. S. Beal, who taught two years in the Scio high school, is one of five teachers In Stayton high, which opened September 18, with condi tional contracts in several cases. The school year is to be nine months with these exceptions, which also may be for the full year, depending on finances and enrollment. H, E. Tobie, principal of the Scio high school some years ago, is retained at Stayton, having been employed there for a number of years. There are five teachers in the high school and five In the grades. Salaries are said to have been greatly reduced. EVANGELIST TO HOLD MEETINGS A. Ted Goodwin, the Hlways and Hedges evangelist, will begin a weeks series of meetings at the Court St. Church of Christ next Tuesday evening at 7:30 p. m., and each night until Sunday October. Mr. Goodwin came to the Salem church, then known as the Bunga low Christian Church with Ralph Putnam as pastor. He was then a student in college at Eugene. He held four meetings In two years, '21 and '22, at the Bungalow. Associat ed with him at the time as leader of song was Hugh N. McCallum the present pastor of the Court Street church. The music will be in the hands of Pastor McCallum during the ser ies of meetings. Along with the spec ial solos and quarettes the Silver String orchestra of the church un der Mrs. Prcscllla Meisinger will give numbers. Rally and Promotion Day will be observed on Sunday at the Church when the program of the morning will be carried out by the children. Mrs. Bessie Rust has been directing the progsam for Rally Day. THREE KILLED IN ALASKAN CRASH Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 21 Crashing from a height of about 200 feet over the airport at Llvengood, a small mining camp, Pilot G. E; (Ed) Young, noted Alaskan flier and two of his passengers were dead to day, In Alaska's first commercial passenger air fatalities. Young, who was divisional engin eer of the Pacific Alaska Airways, apparently was caught in a bad air current, witnesses said. The other victims were Eric Nel son and Aldwyn D. Roberts. The plane was bound for Liven good from Fairbanks, and the crash occurred about noon yesterday. Young, who was about 40 and had served in the American air force in France, had probably flown more hours than any other Alaskan flier. His widow, who is visiting in Seat tle, and three small children survive. Bethleham Luther People Are Heard SUverton Immanuel Lutheran church young people were hosts for a large group of the Portland Beth lehem Luther league on Sunday at a supper and social evening. The supper was held In the church in stead of at Silver Creek falls as planned because of the weather Following the supper the visitors presented a program, using the 23rd Psalm as the theme. Miss Clarissa Brager was in charge of arrange ments. Seizure Protested To Chinese Leaders Peiping, China, Sept. 21 (LP) Seizure of pro-Manchoukuo Chinese renegaged armies of the demilitar ized zone between Peiping and the great wall was protested by China today. 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