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A C apital AJJomraal City Edition Generally fair tonight and Friday; local showtrs In northwest portion; south wet kH-n the verge of atrlW MB A ' Circulation Jlas' 0lll range dlribu. tlon for the Month of V ' May, 1834 9,980 ' A I Average dally net paid GW-wSfc 86ia "J7 Member Audit Bureau Wf oo ouo MOT of Circulation V frequently I mal In- Local: Max, 80, mln. a; rain u, nv. -a.o ii, partly cloudy, south erly wind. 46th YEAR, No. 148 Sntr?4 aa weond claaa matter at Bnlem, Oregon SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934 PRICE THREE CENTS Moi' Tl G9EHA i .iB.iqn o jo n TVI nHWM II STOKE CUPPER FINDS USE OF WELLS SAVES MILLION Engineer Reports Well Water Purer Than That Of North Fork, Cheaper Comparative Cost State ment Shows Wells Cost $102,100 That a system of wells as the source for Salem's proposed munic ipal water supply not only would furnish much purer water than the Little North Fork of the Santiam, but could be established at a cost at least $1,000,000 less than the mountain water system is the con viction of the Salem Taxpayers' league. The league had an investiga tion and comparative cost estimate made by Percy A. Cupper, former state engineer. Cupper finds, in brief, that the total cost of bringing in water from the Little North Pork would be $2,242,400, while the total cost of a well water system and equipment If paid for in two years would be only $102,100, or over a period of 30 years $327,000. Cupper's report is to be placed In the hands of the city council. The league first asked him to make a preliminary report. After a study of this had been made he was asked (Concluded on page 4, column 7) QUAKES CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE By ths Associated Press) A heavy loss of life in western rurkey was feared today in the lat est of a series of earthquakes which has shaken widely separated por tions of the world. The region of Smyrna was the hardest hit, Istanbul dispatches said. A cloudburst accompanied the quake, causing floods which inun dated numerous villages. Seven miners were entombed in TJoDer Silesia last night when an earth tremor caused a cave-in. Walls of houses in the section collapsed. An earthquake was felt yesterday In Managua, Nicaragua, while costly temblors have been reported within the past few days from India and Bouth America. A slight shock was felt early yes terday In California in the San Francisco bay region. DEPORTATION OF PONZI ORDERED Washington, June 21 (IP) Charles Ponzi, notorious swindler who re cently was released from the Mas sachusetts state prison, cnariestown, Mass.. was ordered deported not la ter than July 10, by the labor de partment today. Ponzi, whoe foreign exchange rackets caused losses of millions of dollars, lost his fight before the board of reviews of the United States Immigration and naturalization to escape deportation. He Is an Italian. An order for his deportation had been entered prior to his release from Jail, but be appealed to the board of reviews, contending he was not deportable. DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES IN COLORADO Denver, Colo., June 21 (IP) Colo rado surveyed several thousand acres of blackened tlmberline In scattered portions of the state to dflV. Forest rangers who led the fight (gainst four fires, said dry weather was a contributing cause of the des truction. All fires broke out at about the same time and all were brought under control late Wednes day. The most destructive blaze was In the Tarrvall mountains. Rich Urn- berland in the Pike national forest was destroyed. GERMANY PLANS . BRITISH EMBARGO Berlin, June 21 (IP Oermany will place an embargo on Imports e-nm th nriiiah Emntre In re taliation If Britain introducu its clearing house project to rqueswr German funds, Dr. HJalmar Schacht, nmsldent of the relchsbank, told the foreign press today. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Sumpter Craig, comma, the meti culous proofreader at the state printing office, comma, bawled us out the other day for the way we spread the commas around in our column, comma, three hyphens, comma, two exclamation points and a coupla dashes, period. Sumpt says he can't figure out how we get the commas scattered all over the column, comma, like we do, period. It's a gift, comma, Sump ter, comma, it's a gift, period. Gosh, comma, if we've made any mistakes In the commas, comma, herein, comma, we'll hate to meet up with Sumpter again, period. Henry Crawford, it seems was confirmed postmaster the other day and John Farrar, who's going out of office July 1 has been there long enough to be a confirmed post master, too. Sort of belong to the same party, as it were. Walt Girth. West Salem food ped dler, was in town yesterday making a bla holler because Harry Levy announced the other nlgnt at tne wrestling match .that the matcn next Tuesday night would be free to all ladles from Marion county. Walt, who is known as the protec tor of Polk countv womanhood, made his holler loud enough so It Is now announced the match will be free to Folk county ladies, as wen. We note by the papers where somebody has started a suit against our old friend Tom Hoiman. wnat, trying to sell good old Uncle Tom down the river again? Phil Bell took Don Mills, the Willamette football player, into The Spa yesterday, and while therein introduced him to Frank Brown as one Ted Thye, the big wrestler. "Sure glad to meet you," said Frank. you know, I've always wanted to see you wrestle, but I have to stay here and work while the boss takes in the wrestling matches." ' That's where brains are once more tri umphant. Otto Schmidt, theatrical magnate, is sure a sly old rascal. He shipped his handsome son, B. Lorlng, away a vacation and then went and hired a pretty fan dancer for his theater. Hftvig looked over said fan dancer last night we're prone to repeat with young John Marr that the hand is quicker than the eye most of the time. H. B. Wirth, independent candi date for governor, has a great scheme. He's going to retire all workers at 60 years on pensions of from $75 to $100 a month, and pro vide employment lor all persons under 60 years of age at a weekly salary of $30. It seems, as we read his platform, he's going to do this by reducing income taxes and elim inating tax levies from Improve ments on real estate. Doggone, if that Isn't the simplest thing. Won der some candidate hadn't thought of It before. And here we are, right in the middle of the longest day of the year and never knew It until it was hall over. NEGRO SEEN WITH GIRL IS LYNCHED Klrbyville, Tex., June 21 UP) Two hundred white men last night took Son Griggs, negro, 30, from officers and hanged him after he had been seen In the company of a 17-year-old white girl. Both the negro and tne girl nad been arrested for questioning. The mob stopped the motor car of officers as they took the negro to Orange for safe keeping, threw a hope around his neck, and hang ed him. Navy Plans to Move Battle Fleet Through Canal (CopjrHht, . br Washington, June 21 (U.R) quences of a divided fleet which ed the navy plans always to through the Panama canal as a unlt, the United Press learned to day. The fleet Is returning to the west coast November 1 and again will make the transit of the canal in a single, continuous operation. An effort will be made to lower the 47 hour record for transit set on the Atlantic passage this spring. The navy had speculated on the possibility of moving the entire ar mada through the locks In 24 hours but later said It was well satisfied with the 47 hour passage. On the basis of that experience, the navy plans always to send all the ships through together. It was BOOMING GUNS SALUTE F.D. AT THAMES RACES President Arrives On Naval Yacht To View Harvard-Yale Regatta Son Pulls Oar for Crim son Freshmen An chors at Race Finish New London, Conn., June 21 UP) Greeted with booming salutes from guns of the coast guard station and a roll of drums and flourish of bugles at the submarine base, Pres ident Roosevelt arrived here today for the annual Harvard-Yale re gatta on the Thames tomorrow. The president and his party, aft er cruising in Long Island Sound last night following the ceremonies at Yale yesterday when he received an honorary degree, came up the river on the naval yacht Sequoia and headed first for Red Top, Har vard crew quarters. The president's son, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jr., pulls the number 6 oar in the crimson freshman boat and provided the attraction that brings the nation's chief executive here for the first time since Theo dore Roosevelt, also a Harvard man, saw the regatta in 1905. The Harvard freshmen were out (Concluded on page 4, column 0) STRIKE CLOSES LONGVIEW MILLS LongVlew, June 21 UP) The strike of Long-Bell and Weyerhaeuser sawmill workers entered its second day today with heavy picket lines on duty near the plant entrances and all operations at a standstill. The strike began yesterday morning in sympathy with the longshoremen. The Weyerhaeuser pulp mill and the Longvlew Fibre company plant continued In operation today, em ploying approximately 700 men. Pulp and sulphite workers met last night and debated the situation but took no action to strike. Manage ments of both plants forsee possible difficulties ahead because of im pending shortage of fuel. Employes In the Washington Gas and Electric company power house, located Inside the Long-Bell mill fence have given assurances that they will not strike to cripple city light, water and sewer systems. These workers are members of a federal union. Electrical workers voted last night to strike as far as Long-Bell and Weyerhaeuser plants are concerned. The men had previ ously walked out with mill workers in the morning. Retail clerks voted last night to "strike if necessary" to cooperate" with other labor. Picket lines were quiet last night and today as no effort was made to operate in opposition to the strike. 230,000 Pounds Of Wool Goes To Boston Pendleton, June 21 UP) The sale of 230,000 pounds of wool by Smy the Brothers, Inc., and the Uma tilla 8heep company, to Rosenthal Brothers of Boston was confirmed here today by John F. Clancey, buyer for the Boston firm. The price paid waq not revealed. The consign ment now Is on the Portland docks awaiting shipment to the east. As One Unit united Press) Unwilling to risk the conse. could not be quickly re-unit move the battle squadrons pointed out that if the fleet was divided, accidental damage or sa botage might close the locks. A long delay in rounding up the units would be bound to result. The navy has not yet forgotten the ex perience of the Oregon at the time of the 8panish-American war and its lengthy trip around the Horn to join the main fleet. Ofllcers are determined to avoid all chance ol such an experience In the future. The present Idea of running the ships through the canal as a single continuous operation originated with Admiral David P. Sellers, who (Concluded on page 4, column 8) 11th Bomb of Judges of Hell Found In Mail Paris, June 21 UP) Another of the bombs of "the three judges of hell" was found today In the Paris mail and a new wave of terror swept the city. It was the 11th finding 01 a bomo in the one man reign of terror, for police believe that the "three judges" are In reality one madman. Last week 10 of the bombs were sent out and four persons were In jured when they exploded on being unwrapped. Today's bomb, which did not ex plode, was found in the mall of a cafe manager. It was wrapped like its predeces sors In a catalog of the Saint Etlen ne arms factory and was accom panied by a letter signed as usual, "Minos, Eague, and Rhadamante" the three Judges of the Greek hell. WALLACE AND ICKES AGREE (Copyrleht, U34, by United Press) Washington, June 21 (IP) An amicable agreement Detween oec retarv of the Interior Harold L. Ickes and Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, on the Taylor grazing bill appeared to have been reached following a secret meeting of the two cabinet members at tne interior department today. "We're still thrashing out a few legal questions," said Wallace, emerging from the conference. He did not comment extensively, but Indicated a settlement of ditleren cks was In nrosoect which will re suit In presidential approval of the measure. . . . "It appears that the parties are proceeding amicably," said a high official, who was present. Ickes and Wallace have been at odds over the bill since its Intro duction In congress, due to the latter's fear that a major unit oi the sericulture department the United States forest service would be removed from his jurisdiction. Solicitors for the agriculture and Interior departments were con versing when the meeting was ter. mlnated, and It was Indicated that a compromise would be developed prior to a hearing on the bill be fore President Roosevelt next Tues day. ROUTINE DRILLS CLATSOP CAMP Astoria. Ore.. June 21 (IP) Under cloudy skies and- amid scattered showers of rain, Oregon national guardsmen at Camp Clatsop and Fort Stevens returned to routine training work today. Today's slight showers were the first the guardsmen have encount ered since their encampment oe- gan. Artillerymen completed firing Dractlce with service ammunition and resumed work with sub-caliber equipment.- The infantry units, arter parad ing yesterday for the O.A.R. state convention, returned to close order and extended order drill, with con siderable emphasis on not duty training. The soldiers looked forward to day to an athletic afternoon Fri day, where all units will compete In a track and field day, witn a prize to go to the winning regi ment. On Saturday afternoon the crand brigade review and combat demon stration which annually draws thousands of visitors, will climax the two weeks' encampment. NUDISTS FORCED TO PAY LAUNDRY BILLS San Jose, Calif., June 21 UP) Nudist colonies do have laundry bills. The California Health league compromised today on $215 for a laundry and labor bill alter Mrs. Henry McDonald went to the state labor commissioner with a claim for 1527. The bill included laundry. removal of poison oak from the nudist retreat near soquei, ana grubbing sharp roots from path ways. Foochow Streets Covered by Water Foochow, China, June 21 VP) Flood waters covered Foochow'a streets today, following torrential rains which swelled the Mln river. Heavy loss of life in outlying dis tricts was reported. Water stood at a depth of six feet on some streets of this south coastal city. Traffic Is Impossible except by boat. The floods were described as the worst In a quarter of a century. QUIET RULES ON PORTLAND WATERFRONT Discharge of Oil Tanker Continues Under Guard Of Armed Police Near Riot During Night When Pickets Attack Two Cars at Dock Portland, June 21 UP) Quiet pre vailed on Portland's waterfront to day as employers further perfected their plans for opening the port un der adequate police protection, and in defiance of the ukase of union leaders that commerce must not move. There was no activity and no dis order. The tank steamer Lio which discharged about half of her 3,000, 000 gallons of gasoline here yester day while uniformed police, fully armed, protected the docks against onslaughts of strikers, was anchor ed in mid-stream today. It had been planned to discharge the rest of the cargo this afternoon. About 100 more special police were signed up at police headquarters today. A crowd of about 76 men gathered on the sidewalk across from headquarters, watching In tently the candidates for the spe cial police jobs. They moved away without trouble, when police gave the order, The steamer San Feline of the Quaker line reached port from Shanghai today, paid off the crow and went into the lay-up yard for an Indefinite period. Tne uriusn steamer Elmworth arrived at Van- (Concluded on page 13, column 6) NEW WEAPON FOR CHISELERS rrnnv-iffhfc. loss. bT Asitoclnted Press) Washington, June 21 UP) The government, an authoritative source disclosed today, has forced a new weapon to strike at monopolistic op pression of the "little fellow" and chiseling. . Bv a far-reachlrur change in pn' ccdure, this source said, the federal trade commission will become a bus iness court to mete out swifter deci sions on charges of unfair practices. The new weapon, Involving a bas ic change of the relations between the commission and NRA,. Is con tained In a technical order Issued by the commission. As this oroder was explained to day, the emphasis will be placed on the commission's judicial function. Hitherto its operations have boen three-fold. It investigated, made complaints, and then sat In judg ment on Its own complaints. President Roosevelt, It Is said, sug gested the commission and NRA get together to Iron out apparent con flict in procedure. Out of confer ence between the two, the new plan arose. TEXAS MOB LYNCHES SUSPECTED NEGRO Newton, Tex., June 21 (IP) John Griees. negro. 38. charged with at tacking a white girl, was taken from two deputy sheriffs last night and lynched. Griggs' nude body was found hanging today from a tree In front of a box factory where he was em ploved. Griggs was being taken to Orange for safe keeping when a band of 200 men overtook the deputies' car. They overpowered the officers, placed noose about Griggs' neck and drag ged him to the pavement. The scene was 27 miles south or nere. AUTHOR OF BEST SELLERS PASSES n .1. CM. Inn. 41 flm MIMUVB, 1 IB., V..1IO ' ' and humorist of many best sellers lnciuamg inc -supper stories iiu "Turnaoout," died nere late ycsier r.l a t.Aa-1 atfonlr His death was not revealed by tne lamuy until wqay. Smith was probably the most successful of contemporary humor' Ists, with six or seven books In print at the same time. Some of his more popular were "Skin and Bones." "The Bishops Jacgcry,' "Turnabout," "Topper," "Rain In the Dooiway," "Topper Takes Trip." King Makers Amon Independents Facing Problems By HARRY N. CRAIN The path along which politicians must tread enroute to the nomination of independent candidates is beset with thorns as well as roses, sponsors for the meeting called for Salem next Monday to select a third candidate for governor were discovering today even portunity to notify ail oi tneir: hand-picked delegates. Thev were discovering, lor one thing, that not all of the member ship of the state Grange upon which they are banking for a large part of their voting strength Is sympathetic with the Idea of an independent candidacy; that there are a number of influential Grange leaders over the state who are con vinced that there is more to be ac complished toward fulfillment of the legislative program of tne Grange through cooperation with one or the other of the major party candidates than through a third (Concluded on page 4, column 6) JOHNSON PLANS SPEAKING TOUR Washington, June 21 (P) Hugh S. Johnson was reported today to be planning an NRA speaking tour starting July 10 that will take him through much of the west and to the Pacific coast. The object of the trip was said to be an explanation of new NRA policies and developments, to re-sell the blue eagle and to stir enthusi asm for the new code eagle. . Johnson's trin would take him to kev Dolnts and it was understood a series of state nonaays to ceieorare NRA, similar to that just held by West Virginia on the blue eagle's first anniversary, were being plan, ncd. Johnson recently discussed pub. llcly a new NRA campaign swing similar to that he staged a year ago. His new swing which will oc cupy most of July, wasvreported to be the cornerstone of the new drive. Charles R. Horner, who planned the first big publicity drive to sell the blue eagle, a year ago, was un derstood to be directing plans for the new jaunt. Among Issues which may be dis cussed are the new general code for small Industries, the new price pol Icy and the new order suspending fair practice provisions of the ser vice industries codes which has been severely criticized by the cleaners and dyers. PLANNING ITINERARY ROOSEVELT'S TRIP Portland, ore., June 21 (P) Plans for the visit of President Roosevelt to Bonneville and .Grand Coulee dams while he Is In the Pacific northwest en route to Washington, D. C, from the Hawaiian Islands, are being worked out by Marvin H Mclntyre and Stephen Early, presi dential secretaries, it was stated In a telegram received today from Congressman Martin of Oregon. The Telegram was addressed to Marshall N. Dana, chairman of the Pacific northwest regional planning commission. A tentative Itinerary for the president's visit to the great Col- lumbla river projects will be sub mitted by Dana. The president is expected to land either at Seattle or Portland on his return from his cruise to Hawaii on the U. 6. S. Houston. Brain Trusters Made '34 Campaign Issue by Republican Leaders Washington. June 21 UP) President Roosevelt's nraisc of the "brain trust" made some of his foes see red todny. There seemed no doubt the men from the universities would be headlined as an issue as the: campaigns for the fall elections rise to a crescendo. Supporters, reading the speech In which the president accepted a de gree from Yale yesterday, found be tween the lines a challenge. "Bring on that issue I" it cemed to them to say. The path the new deal Is tak ing promised also to furnish powder for tho big campaign guns on both sides. A few hours after the president's New Haven speech, Ogdcn Mills spoke In New York, hitting the new deal with the declaration "A plan ned economy Is surrender." Judging from the comebacks here g By Score before they had had an op PENSION PLAN IN CONFERENCE Portland, June 21 (fl) Oregon Methodist preachers were today ad vised to quit coddling the "sheep in the fold," and to organize a search for those outside the field of Christian experience. The speaker was Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf of Chicago, presiding at the Oregon annual Methodist conference. The conference attendance was almost doubled today when lay delegates representing virtually every church In the state convened their session. Tomorrow and Sat urday the laymen will meet jointly with the preachers. The ministers spent part of the morning considering the conference claimants' endowment fund, or pen sion plan, and in hearing the an- ual report of the deaconess board. Bishop Titus Lowe, in charge of Methodism In the Pacific north. west, will be here tomorrow to de. liver his annual address. He and Mrs. Lowe have been at Stanford university for the past few days, where their daughter is graduating The Pacific northwest conference, comprising .Washington and north ern Idaho, will meet here tomorrow with the Oregon conference for a joint session. KINDENBERG TO DECIDE TACTICS Berlin, June 21 (IP) A dispute between radical Nazis and conser vatives over the basic party tactics seemed destined today for decisive submission to 86 year old President Paul- Von Hindenburg, Gennany's first world war hero and premier elder statesman. The disputants, led by Vice Chan cellor Franz Von Papen for the conservatives and Minister of Pro paganda Paul Joseph Goebbels for the Nazi radicals, appealed to Chan cellor Adolf Hitler to decide. Hitler left for Neudcck today, It was officially announced. The government version was that he had gone to tell the aged field marshal-president about his recent visit to Premier Benito Mussolini at Venice. The real reason was believed to be to ask his advice In a situation that worries him greatly a break betwen powerful non-Nazi elements In the government and country and the radical section of the men who through years when they were de rided fought to take Hitler to power. OFFICER DIES , Portland, June 21 (Ri Apparently fatigued by the exertion of mowing nis lawn, Henry h. Harper, 60, Port land policeman, died here last night from a heart attack. He Joined the lorce in 1920 and had been station ed at the city hall. He suffered a nearc attack less than a year ago and It left him in 111 health, fellow officers said. today, republicans plan to pose the question: "How brainy Is that trust?" "It will be one of the outstand lng topics of the coming campaign,' declared Senator Dickinson (R. Ia.l. "We are all for the brains when they are leading us In the right direction, but against thorn when they take us the wrong way Advisors of the president kept their own counsel. Not receptive to Interviews, Dr. Rextord Guv Tug. gell was standing with Professor Raymond Moley on the position that there Isn t any "brain trust any more (Concluded on page 4, column 5) ARBITRATION PROFERRED BY MISS PERKINS Proposes Issue of Hiring Hall Control Be Settled By Federal Agent Both Sides Believe Sec retary Does Not Under stand Situation Washington, June 21 (IP) A soft voiced, brown eyed woman today took decisive steps to end the big gest labor strike in the country, that of the pacific coast longshoremen, affecting about 20,000 men. Madam Secretary of Labor Fran ces Perkins, brandishing the same big stick which she threatened to use In the steel industry dispute. wired the longshoremen and their employers to submit their quarrel to an arbitrator from her depart ment. If they do not, she indicated she would invoke the administration's labor dispute bill. It would estab lish an arbitration board, which could settle the fight arbitrarily. Miss Perkins dispatched identical telegrams to Joseph P. Ryan, pres ident of the International Long shoremen's association, and Thom as Plant, of the American-Hawai- (Concluded on page 4. column 4) ROPER ON WAY TO SEE ALASKA Chicago, June 21 P) Satisfac tion with the economic state of the nation was expressed today by Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roner aa he arrived to visit the world's fair. The Washington official, off on a long trip to Alaska, said he was leaving commercial affairs in the United States in good condition and added a word of commendation for the congress just adjourned. "I am going to inspect the in dustries of Alaska," he said, "es pecially fishing, and will look Into nii. nervlra And consider the possibility of a better commercial air service." On his return, he plans to meet fS-aetrianf T?nfUiPVIlt- WtlO Will bfi on his way back from Hawaii, about Aug. 1 at portiano, ore. no nuo they would probably spend two days looking over the public works pro jects In the Pacific northwest. Mrs. Roper and Chester McCall, an assistant, accompanied the sec retary. They expected to leave Chicago late tonight and stop next at Fargo and Glacier National park. TREASURY BEGINS SILVERPURCHASES Washington, June 21 (IP) The United 8tates government has be gun to carry out provisions of the new silver purchase act which pro vides for an eventual 25 percent sil ver base for the country's metallic monetary reserves, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgcnthau, Jr., said today. Substantial silver purchases both in London and New York have been made for the account of the govern ment's $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund and also out of the general fund of the treasury. Declaring that he Intended to car ry out the provisions of the bill "enthusiastically," Morgcnthau said, "We want a healthy rise In sliver prices but not a sensational one like that occurring last summer when speculation swept through the mar kets." BATTLE RENEWED -IN GRAN CHACO La Pax, Bolivia, June 21 (IP) A decisive battle was In progress today In the Fort Balllvian sector of the Chaco. Paraguayans abandoned an attempt to flank the position after a six day attack. Asuncion, Paraguay, June 21 IP The biggest battle of the Gran Cha co war proceeded today along a 75 mlle front almost parallel with the river Pllcomayo, Paraguayan troops were on the offensive, trying to force Bolivian evacuation of Fort Balllvian, key position to the rich Chaco oil fields. A war office communique said Bo livian attempts to reenpturo lost trenches were repulsed with heavy loss.
