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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1934)
C apita Circulation Dally average dtitrlbu Uun for the Mon tli of April, luai 9.9G7 Avrruic dully uet paid IMS I llember Audit Bureau of Circulations City Edition FUln tonlt to Thura day; not much chan ts In temperature; southerly iua. Local: Mux. 05. mm. 41; rain 0, river - 4 ft. Cloudy, southerly 46th YEAR, No. 105 iT SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1934 PRICE THREE CENTS KvNuc LaUfournal Wl DO OU NJH wi oooua nan for OFFER mm . 4i BIMETALLISM PLAN FAVORED BY ROOSEVELT President Said To Be Working On Program But Silence Maintained Silver Bloc Arranges Sec ond Conference At White House Saturday Washington, May 2 (-Senator Thomas (D., Okla.) offered a pro posal in the senate today for ac ceptance of foreign silver at a pre mium over the world price in ex change for American industrial and commodities. Washington, May 2 (P) Prcsi dent Roosevelt Is working on his announced money for a bi-metallic money standard, but the White House maintained the strictest sil ence today on the next moves In this direction. Inquirers were referred to the several statements made by the president the past year on the monev situation. In these he has definitely pro posed that stiver share with gold as a money base. White House aides have repeat edly contended International ac tion was required to deal with the silver problem because of its un known quantity in the world mar kets. Questions on the prospects of early action brought the response at the White House that there is hope. There was no indication of any change in the Roosevelt monetary policy or of any sanction lor legis lation. It was said at the White House that president Roosevelt is work' ing on his policy of a bi-metallic monev standard, but strict silence (Concluded on pue 9, column 6) JAIL PRISONER IE Clarence Dwyer, alias Harry Har. is, attempted to commit suicide in the county Jail this morning prior to being taken into justice court where he was to have a preliminary hearing on a larceny charge. The attempt at self destruction was made by the prisoner by slash ing his wrists with a safety razor blade. A cut on the neck also indi cated that he had started to slash his throat. When Dwyer failed to leave his bunk for breakfast at the call of a prison trusty, the latter discovered Dwyer in the bed bleeding proiuseiy from the cuts. The trusty Immedi ately notified officers and a doctor was called. Several stitches were necessary to close the wound. Dwyer admitted that he had at tempted to kill himself. Officers said he had been on a drunk prior to his arrest for larceny and was in a ner- vous condition. Dwyer referred to himself as being "jittery." He is 38 years old. When taken into court later in the morning the larceny charge was reduced to petty larceny. He plead ed guilty to that charge and was sentenced to serve DO days In the county Jail. He was arrested for the theft of a cutting torch from the Salem Iron Works. This is the first attempt at sui cide in the Marion county Jail in many years. Church And School First Defense Against Crime Says Rossman The church and the school are now the first line of de fense against crime and the prisons are the last line, Justice George Rossman of the state supreme court said in an ad dress today before the 86th annual meeting of the Congregational con ference of Oregon. Formerly, he aaid, the prisons were considered the first line of defense. Justice Rossman 's subject was "How Can We Help the Crime Situation?" Justice Rossman cited statistics showing the large number of young men committed to the Oregon state penitentiary during the last two years, and based much of his ad dress on that condition. "It is very appropriate." he said "that here in Sa!em where there ire located our principal penal in r tr'-.rr.'!. that is. our state prni :itiary and our reformatories for Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN I Paintprl nails, ouines Claude In- galls in his Corvallis Gazette -Times, is the dumbest development of ci vilization. How about the direct pri mary, Claude, as demonstrated by the present flock of candidates? FROM BAD TO WORSE "r.pp whflt a. dav ahead." re marked Bill Busick this morning. "I nave to go to me oauiAia, uie um ber's and the Rotary club." Ti.rlrro T.pu.-,i11incf In nil nntniOn in circuit court yesterday, ruled that an onion set is a vegetable. In a comment afterward, oif the record, he remarked: "I've been planting nnlnn cote in mv ffnrden for the DOSt 25 years and when this case came up it s the first time it ever occur red to me to trv to find out what an onion set was. It took two or three days hard digging arouna w ennvinrii mt nr. Inst. that, an onion set is really a vegetable in this county Ana so it remains umu the case gets to the supreme court, at least, and there's no telling hovj Joe Bailey, Harry Belt, et al, will feel about an onion set. We got a postcard from Margaret Sanger today. Margaret, as most folks know, is president or tne na tional committe on federal Legisla tion for Birth Control, Inc. "Good news!" savs Margaret in her card Our birth control bill was reported favorably out of the judiciary com mittee and is now on the calendar in the U. S. senate. Write both your Senators Charles L. McNary and Frederick Steiwer and ask them to act favorably during this session of congress." Too late, Margaret, too late, to do us an? good writing to Charley and Fred. Anyway, it's good news for Walter Pierce, the father of the birth con trol bill. At Klwanis club lunchcen yester day Doug McKay, our mayor, was leaning back in nu cnair during i talk by John Goss, democratic can didate lor something. Goss happen ed to refer to the game ot pinochle and iust as he said "pinochle Doug's chair slipped from under him and dumped the mayor onto the floor. Now the mayor has or dered the slot machines cleaned up around town. He had to get even somewhere. Incidentally Candidate Goss said during his remarks that office seek ing is a big Job. And sometimes, John, office-getting Is a bigger one. Katherine Hepburn has announc ed she plans to go to Mexico to se cure a divorce. She didn't state what the grounds would be if she can't think up anything else she might get it on her looks. PLEA OF GUILTY MADEBYPRICE Portland, May 2 m L. W. Price, 45, postal clerk for 15 years at Sa lem, pleaded guilty in federal court here yesterday to embezzling $193 of postal funds from his stamp drawer. The court referred the mat ter to the probation officer for fur ther investigation and deferred sen tence indefinitely until a report is made. The court was told Price attempt ed to conceal his shortage by de positing fictitious checks. He bor rowed the money and repaid the go vernment when the shortage was discovered. LIQUOR CONTROL LTIILIJ) Olympia, Wash., May 2 (IP The state supreme court today upheld :ho fntmtttiitinnalltv nf the state liquor control act by a vote of 8 to 1. boys and girls, that this conference should pause for an hour and con sider crime, criminals and the. ad ministration of criminal Justice. "Some years ago society's first line of defense against crime was the penitentiaries and the Jails. Those were the days when the in mates of the penal institutions had shaved heads, wore stripes and were not permitted to speak to one finother. The recalcitrant con vict was placed in a dungeon and a ball and chain were fastened to his limbs. But today we no long er retard our penitentiaries as our first line of defence against rrfmc (Conduced on page 9, column 4 FINAL REPORTS WIRT HEARING DISMISS CASE Democratic Members Say Educator Did Not Tell The Truth Republican Members Say Dinner Guests Lied About Affair Washington, May 2 (JT) Widely divergent democratic and republican views were submitted to the house today to wind up its investigation of Dr. William A. Wirt's allega tions that administration "brain trusters" were seeking to overthrow the existing social order. The majority report, signed by the three democrats on the special house committee, concluded there was no foundation for the Gary. Ind., schoolmaster's assertions. The two republican committee members, in separate opinion, held that a thorough investigation had not been made. It is not necessary for the house to act on any of the reports. Chairman Bui winkle of North Carolina and Representatives Ar nold of Illinois and O'Connor of New York concurred In the major- (Conclucled on paite 8, column 4 NEW TARIFF BILL WINS APPROVAL Washington, May 2 (LP) The sen ate finance committee today voted a favorable report on the adminis tration's reciprocal tariff bill giving President Roosevelt broad powers to negotiate trade agreements with foreign nations. Chairman Pat Harrison, D., Miss. said he would report the measure to the senate later today. There was no record vote. Before approving the bill, the committee agreed to an amendment to grant hearings to intended par- ties before concluding foreign trade agreement. The amendment was regarded as a compromise which resulted from opposition. The amendment provides that in tercsted parties may present their views to the president or to any agency which the president may designate. It would require the president, before concluding any agreement, to seek information and advice from the tariff commission and the department of state, agri culture and commerce. Under present plans, the tariff measure would not be considered until after the senate had disposed of the stock market regulation bill and the communications control measure. However, Harrison indt cated he would consult with Ma. jorlty Leader Joseph T. Robinson and seek to have the bill brought to the floor as soon as possible Administration leaders were con fldcnt, despite threats of filibuster, that the measure would be approv ed speedily and concress could ad journ late this month. HEFLIN DEFEATED IN COMING BACK Birmingham. Ala., May 2 o?) Political prophets in Alabama to day were flattened as fast mount, ing returns from yesterday's demo. cratic primary showed upsets, elim inated Former Senator J. Thomas Heflin In his attempted "comeback" and probably retired one congress man. Interest shifted to the congres sional races and to tight contests for the two posts on the public st r vice commission, as returns shew ed definitely that Former Governor Bibb Graves and Frank Dixon of Birmingham, would enter the run off for the nomination on June 12. Heflin wno was barred from the primary in 1930 and was defeated for re-election to the senate when he ran as an independent had con fidently stated yesterday he would carry 6 counties out of eight in the district, but nearly complete and unofficial returns gave him a lead in only one Chambers, his home. Association Will Change Structure Marshfield. Ore.. May 2 (LP) A change in the structure of the Ore gon Coast Highway association to permit it to function somewhat as a regional chamber of commerce Is to be discussed at the meetlntr of the organization in Crescent City. Cal., Friday and Saturday, accord ing to Ed Miller, secretary and manager of the group. Resident." from throughout the roa.t ni.tncf are expected to attend. NEW DEAL WINS APPROVAL OF U. S. CHAMBER Roosevelt Policies For Most Part Favored NRA Codes of Value AAA Half Success and Half Failure Business Outlook Good Washington, May 2 (LP The United States chamber of com merce today put President Roose velt's new deal under the micro scope and found it, for the most part, sound. More than 2.000 leaders in Ameri can business heard President Henry I. Hurriman outline to the cham ber's 21st annual convention the reaction of Industry to the recov ery program. Economic horizons have bright ened, not only in the United States but around the world, he said, while in this country especially a "conservative optimism" is in ord- , er. Referring to last year's conven tion when the outlook was "most discouraging," he recounted the progress made by the nation since then under the leadership of Presi dent Roosevelt and asked: Should they (new deal policies) be made permanent and if so, In wnat form? Answering his own question, Har- riman said he believed that the codes of the national recovery ad ministration were of great value, that the agriculture adjustment ad ministration had been half success and half failure and that: "We cannot solve our economic problems by going back or by standing still. We cannot afford to cling too tenaciously to old con victions, or to yield too reluctantly to new ideas.' He compared recovery in this country with a similar devlopment in England, explaining that Great (Concluded on we 8, column 6) CLERGY REFUSE WAR SUPPORT New York, May 2 (IP) A majority of the nation's clergymen would re fuse to participate in war, oppose military training in schools and are in favor of the United States en trances in the League of Nations. It was revealed today in 20,000 re plies to a general questionnaire. Representatives of 12 relieious groups conducted the survey, send ing the queries to 100,000 pastors of all denominations. Among spon sors were Dr. Harry Emerson Fos dick, Dr. S. Parkcs Cadman, Bishop Francis J. McConnell and Rabbi Edward L. Israel. Answering a question as to whether churches should officially go on record as refusing to support or condone any future war, 13,907 replied In the affirmative, 12,984 said they themselves would not be armed combatants, 5,208 said they would participate and 2,500 were in doubt. Barely 2,500 favored military training in schools whereas n.OiM were opposed. More than 15,900 be lieved the United Stales should lead the way in world-wide arma ment reduction. PRESIDENT SEEKS HOUSING PROGRAM Washington, May 2 (A1 President Roosevelt will ask congress in the next couple of days for authority in inaugurate a nationwide housing program. The administration plan calls for government aid both for new con struction and modernization of homes. The president said at his press conference today a survey of the country had shown a real peed for the housing program being worked out by Frank C. Walker, chairman of the executive council. Details were withheld by Mr. Roosevelt pending his mer-saee to congress, but it was said only very simple permissive legislation Is re quired. Harry Hopkins, federal relief ad ministrator, is cooperating on the plan. AKNSTON IXKC'TED Portland, May 2 IP S. A. Arn iton of Portland was elected presi dent of the Oregon Fuel Merchants' association at the annual meeting here Tuesday. Ralph Dean was elec ted vire-prident ani O. F. Tate secretary-treasurer. ARCHITECT'S SKETCH OF NEW STRUCTURE i ill r i i kid in ; " "EfflisUlli: THE. CAPITAL JOURNAL HIROTA PLANS REPLY TO HULL Tokyo, May 2 (IP) Foreign Min ister Kokl Hirota may reply to the United states challenge of Japan's hands off China declarations. Increasing resentment in Japan against the blunt communication from U. S. Secretary of State Cor- dell Hull may force the foreign of fice here to "make some gesture", it was understood. Hirota, who would prefer to close the diplomatic exchanges without further statement, was represented as studying Hull's communications to determine what course to fol low concerning it. The foreign minister can make a formal acknowledgement of receipt of Hull's restatement of the United States' policy calling on all na tions to respect treaty rights in China. Or he can submit a reply answering some of Hull's state ments. Eiji Amau, the foreign office spokesman, represented his chief as still undecided but as likely to make "some gesture" In answer. Asked what he meant by a gesture, Amau said Hirota may make "some reply." A rising resentment against what Japanese nationalists and militar ists consider the United States "in terference In oriental affairs" maj force Hirota's hand. Metropolitan police were directed to check any outward expressions of anti-Amer ican feeling. It was understood that resentment against the United States deepened because of the tone of Hull's communication. REDS ROUTED IN PARIS STREETS Paris, May 2 (LP) Police, steel jacketed and carrying tear gas bombs, stormed and captured a block of apartments In the east side working men's quarter today. Communists had sniped from the buildings throughout the night. Apparently awed by the strength of the government forces of 40,000 picked troops and police the com munists remained quiet throughout the day and evening, but at mid night they poured into the streets in the east end. After four per sons were Injured In fighting, po lice charged. The communists took refuge in the great apartment unit called the city of Joan of Arc a unit built on the same lines as those in Vienna from which effective fighting was done in the recent Austrian revolu tion. Police sent in a storming pary It was met with heavy revolver fire. At dawn storming parties bat tered down doors and in compact groups, tea gas bombs ready, went through the buildings. One police man was injured. Police arrested 12 communists, whom they charged with organiz ing the fortress. ARCHER RESIGNS AS WARDEN AT M'NEIL Washington, May 2 Pp Attor ney General dimming announced today he had acceptrd the resigna tion of Finch R. Archer as warden of the McNeil Islnnd penitentiary in Washington state. Archer, who 1a 74 years old and who had held the position for 12 years, has agreed to remain In charge of the peni tentiary until a successor is chosen There was no indication who tin succev.or would be. L v-r Contract Let For $25,000 New Building Contract for a Capital Journal building to cost $25,000, to be erect ed at 444 Chemeketa street, east or Jim and Bill's super service station, and west of the city hall, was let yesterday by George Putnam, to Wm. and L. L. Qulgley. Construction is to begin at once and the building is to be completed by September 1. The Capital Journal building was designed by Lyle P. Bartholomew oi Salem and Is of modernistic Gothic type, concrete, steel and plate glass, 50 by 100 feet, with two floors; tne half basement will be utilized for press and stereotyping, carriers and mailing departments, assembly room (Concluded-on pngiT 9icolumn 7) FIND DILLINGER CAR IN CHICAGO Chicago, May 2 (A1) A Frd V-I sedan stolen by John Dlllingcr In his escape from a federal trap at Mercer, Wis., 10 days ago was found abandoned here today, the driver's seat stained with blood. A detective squad cruising around the west side noticed the car, learn ed it had been parked at Lcavitt and Roscoe streets for 12 hours and, on investigation, found it was the automobile stolen from Roy Fran cis at Mercer by the DillingT band fleeing from Little Bohemia resort, Several empty 45 calibre shells were found in the car. Discovery of the abandoned sedan renewed the hunt for the fugitive here, although the police acknowl edge they had little hope that Dll llnger and his mates were anywhere in the vicinity. The blood stains revived specula tion over the wounds sufiered as Dillinger, John Hamilton and the rest engaged in gun battles with pursuers during their flight. Rum ors, given small credence by the au. thoritie.s, have gained circulation that Dilllngcr him so If was mortally wounded in the chase. The car was the same type driven by four gunmen who slugged a sub urban Bell wood policeman Sunday night. The ofliccr, recovering con scioubnc.ss, said he was positive Dil linger was one of the quartet. There was an Illinois license on the automobile. Residents of the neighborhood said it had been left there about 3 am. today. DEFECTION AMONG SALMON STRIKERS Astoria, Ore., May 2 (IP) Offi cials of the striking Columbia River Gillnetlcrs union struggled today to keep all 4,000 fishermen and cannery workers in the ranks, as reports from upriver communities indicated rebellious fishermen wen out on the river despite strike or ders. Fishermen from Alma to Puet Island were fishing and canneries were operatnig, reports indicated, but the strike held sway cm the lower river and no canneries here were operating. Packers last night met to draw tip a compromise offer on fish price and cannery workers wages, but the union so far has refused to accept them. UK, IIOIIN TOOTS Marshfield, Ore.. Mav 2 MP) The new fog horn, which is declared to lie audible up to 20 miles in a lie hi fog. was placed in service Tuesday .it the CitjK AraiMj hlaiioiif-e .va-lion. i 333 1 E.UILDING KIDNAPERS FAIL TO RETURN GIRL Tucson, Ariz., May 3 (Pre pared according to all terms de manded, the $15,000 ransom to free little June Robles from her kid napers awaited their call again to day, more than 24 hours after it had been offered them with the promise of no official interference Early today there was no public indication the kidnapers or their representatives had come forward to meet the Robles' family offer, or iginally made Monday night when they announced official Investiga tion of the case would be with drawn pending negotiations. The Robles family, Mr. and Mrs Fernando Robles, parents of the 0-year-old girl, and Bernabe Robles. her elderly grandfather, steeled themselves for more hours of agon ized waiting. It was in the home of the grandfather, pioneer Arizona cattleman, that the ransom money lay, a neat package of $5, $10 and $20 bills. June's mother was under care of relatives as she awaited so:i.e word regarding her dark-eyed lauchter who was seized as she returned from school last Wednesday and spirited away in a rickety old sedan. Other members of the family re mained at home, for the most rrt. pacing the floor as the wcrry hours passed. PWA ASKS FOR MORE FIGURES Once more the public works ad ministration is asking for data on the Salem municipal water ques tion. John W. Cunningham, of Baar A: Cunningham, engineers in the em ploy of the city, came up from Portland yesterday and told the city officials that the recent letter from I'WA suggesting a Willamette river instead of a Little North Fork 8on tiani project was not to be consid ered as final, and that the PWA might yet approve a loan to cover the latter. Mayor Douglas McKay said today that while the situation isn't quite as dark as it has been, from his point of view, he isn't feeling par ticularly high-hearted about it. The I'WA Is now asking for some figures on comparative costs of system tuklng water from the Vv 1 timet te and one taking the supply from the Little North Fork, .mil the engineers are to prepare these futures at once. Portland Methodists Get Tugwell Wrong Press Writer Asserts By HAKKY-,FKR(iUSON Washington, May 2 UJ.P Krinpr neither violently pro nor Hnti-Tujfwell, we are just the fellow to Arbitrate this dis pute between the assistant secretary of atfnculture and the Rf-se City Park Methodist Episco- pal church of Portland, Ore,, In re wine, women and song. It seems that few of us still are neutral on Rcxford Guy Tugwell commander In chief of the agricul tural branch of the brain trust, from the sidelines it certainly kok.s like he has turned out to be the human punching bg of the tie deal. Ever .since he t"ok office tlu-re h;is been an op' n season 'n ajistant fi'cn-ianes of agriculture. Doc Wirt, who talks a mean dinner, thinks Tuuuell is a red; H"ii:iinr AltK'ir K"!ir, "n lrr--'" him down every other d;iy; Rep PURCHASE OF PLANT VIEWED BEST PROGRAM Taxpayers Who Filed Bond Injunction Favor Hockley Program Hopes Continuation of Condemnation Pro ceedings Be Avoided Adoption by the city of Salem of the municipal water plan suggested by the public works administration. sent the city a few days ago through C. C. Hockley, PWA engineer for Oregon, is recommended in a state ment Issued today by the Salem Taxpayers' league. The executive committee of the league met at noon today. The league expresses the hooa that continuation of the condemna tion suit against the Oregon-Washington Water Service company can be avoided. Also it recommends can cellation of the existing contract be tween the city and Baar & Cun ningham, engineers, and a new contract applying to ft project us ing the Willamette river as a sup ply source instead of the Little Nortu Fork of the Santlam, with the en gineering fee fixed at a definita amount. The statement, signed by T, W. Durbin, president, and Carl T. Pop tConcluded" on page" BcoTumn" SALARY RAISES BEFORE BOARD A resolution, drafted by the secre tary of state and placing full re sponsibility for salary increases of state employes with the board of control, will be placed before the board of control tomorrow, It waa learned here today. Adoption of the resolution waa desired, it was stated, so as to re lieve the secretary of slate of the sole responsibility In approving vouchers calling for salary advances. and placing the same upon members of the control board. The resolution was drafted fol lowing the meeting of the board Monday when recommendation were received calling for increased salaries of 12 employes of the state tax commission and the state flax Industry. Definite action was de ferred until tomorrow's meeting. It was learned since Monday's meeting that the p.-oposed salary Increases would also affect a num ber of officials and employes of the state liquor commission. Attorneys held that since the liquor commis sion was created after the reduced sa 1 a ry schedu lg was adopted that .salary increases In that department would not be subicct to board of control artton, and that the legis lative act reducing salaries applied only to those in effect at the time of its enactment. TROTZKY PERMITTED TO STAY IN FRANCE Paris, May 2 (LK) Leon Trotafcy, refused entrance bv every country in Europe and tt:iee of America, will be allowed to stay in France, the government derided today. However, he will be restricted to a definite area and must promise to retrain from politics, Including his "fourth Internationale" project. Harold McGugin can pack a lot of scorn into the word "Tugwell"; and now the Rose City Park Methodist Episcopal church is after his scalp. It seems that members of the church read a speech in which Tugwell said "oi.e of the oldest and quietest ro.u! . to contentment lies throwh that traditional trinity of wine, wemeu a.id song." The church rr,' li.'vrs voted to in vestigate lo ieu:iiiine whether Tmrucll reallv sa,d that. Thry found he d:d m:d tiny called him "un-American' and demanded his re-i:-n:i!:'tii. 'V. .1 tie It, all (' ii-I'uleil oil p;if 9, columu 8)"