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46th YEAR, No. 148
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matter at Bnlem, Oregon
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934
PRICE THREE CENTS Moi'
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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.