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46th YEAR, No. 304 .MtTUSTSrSS
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1934
PRICE THREE CENTS
ON 1'HAINH ANU NEWS
STANDS FIVE CENTS
. Code
FUNDS AMPLE
TO COMPLETE
SANTIAMROAD
, Allocation of $125,000
Will Finish Detroit-Sisters
Section
Six-Mile Stretch Above
Marion Creek To Be
Opened Up
Allocation by the state highway
commission and federal officials In
Portland yesterday of $125,000 of
federal funds for the North Santl
am highway means virtual comple
tion of the 32 miles of road between
Cetrolt and Sisters In the next two
years at the latest, In the belief of
County Engineer Hedda swart. This
will furnish about all the money
needed to finish up the unfinished
sections.
While the allocation still has to
be approved by the department in
Washington it is believed this is just
a formality.
just how fast the work will be
done, said the county engineer, is of
course largely dependent on the na
ture of the contracts and contrac-
tors. and when the jobs will Be let
(Concluded on page 10, column 6)
JURORS ACQUIT
MARTIN INSULL
Chicago, Dec. 21 (LP) Martin J.
Insull, 69-year-old brother of Sam
uel Insull, was acquitted by a Jury
in criminal court today on charges
of embezzling $344,720 from the
Middle West Utilities Co.
The Jury received the case at 12:40
o'clock this morning and returned
its verdict to Judge Cornelius J,
Harrington at. 3:25 o'clock.
One of the first to congratulate
the lanky, white-haired defendant
was his brother Samuel.
A month ago Samuel was acquit'
ted of mail fraud charges by a Jury
In federal court. He Is scheduled to
go on trial in state court Jan. 7 on
embezzlement charges similar to
those successfully fought by Martin
COURT TO GET
POWER ISSUE
Washington, Dec. 21 (IP) Social
security and more federal spending
are Involved in the electric power
program President Roosevelt will
present to congiess next month.
Whether federal development of
power projects will provide more
social security or less for the Ameri
can people is disputed now. In one
form or another the issue ultimately
will reach the supreme court.
Mr. Roosevelt and a majority of
congress are In general agreement
that power development is a proper
field for government endeavor. The
administration program divides na
turally in two parts. First there is
Mr. Roosevelt's plan to aid indi
vidual cities.
Mayor Piorello La Guardia of
New York has obtained a promise
of federal aid for a municipal light
and power plant which would be
built only if the private utilities
serving New York City refused to
lower rates.
PWA funds have been lent to
many similar communities desirous
of generating their own electrical
power. These allocations probably
will continue with new funds to be
voted next winter if additional
municipalities want help in estab
lishing their own light plants.
Roosevelt Hopes to
Cut Nation's Electric
Bill by 50 Per Cent
Washington, Dec. 21 (fP) A cut of about 50 per cent in
the electricity bill of America was described today as the ul
timate goal of the Roosevelt power program. Frank R. Mc-
wincn, chairman or tne federal
power commission, made this dec
laration, emphasizing that ac
complishment of the aim cannot
be expected for several years.
After Secretary Ickes made known
he Is considering an effort to find
public works funds for proposed
municipal plants in other cities be
sides New York, McNInch declared
rates to be excessive "In most of the
larger cities."
Negotiations already have been
started by Mayor Florello La Guar
dia looking toward a grant for the
erection of a power plant for the
metropolis.
Flans Jar publia works tinging
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Once more the good old shortest
dav of the year has rolled around.
After waiting for it expectantly for
a year we were a little disappointed
to find it doesn't seem mucn anier.
ent than any other shortest day In
the year. But there's one nice thing
about the shortest day in the year.
It's only a short time until a longer
day will be here.
We hope Noah Sackett will hurry
up with the completion of the ark
he's building on the courthouse
grounds. A few more days of rain
like this one and we'll all need the
ark.
If another deluge comes
around duplicating that of bib
lical days, Noah Sackett won't
have any trouble picking out his
passengers. He can Just herd in
the service clubs there's two of
a kind in same of about every
known variety of animal on the
earth.
Santa has started invading the
valley in earnest. Tomorrow Ingagi
Keech will play Santa Claus to all
the kids In Stayton and environs.
Ed is sure well equipped to play
Santa Claus. All he has to do Is to
open his shirt to the elements,
sprinkle some talcum powder on his
chest and he has as nice a ready
made white beard' as you'd want, if
he'd Just keep his chin sunk down a
little.
Down at Woodburn both Mr. and
Mrs. Santa Claus will be on hand
under auspices of the legion auxll
iarv and chamber of commerce. We
don't know Just why he's taking his
wife to Woodburn and leaving her
out at Stayton but maybe the old
boy Just wants things his own way
at Stayton.
OUR BENEFICENT EDITORIAL
FORCE
Gleaned from headlines of the
recent special edition of our favor,
ite paper are following:
"Great Work Performed" by Fred
Zimmerman.
"Wayward Girls Provided For" by
Rovena Eyre.
We're glad to see our boys and
girls in the office are making good
use of their leisure time. Ano in aa
dltion to providing for' wayward
girls we note our Rovey is also busy
getting children adopted these days
for over-Christmas. More power to
her.
The Spinsters' are putting on
a Charity ball here In town to
morrow night and a big turnout
of eligibles and others Is expect
ed, this not being Leap year.
Christmas morning after the cere
monies have all been duly perform
ed and if you got a lot of time on
your hands, you might turn your
children loose on figuring your fol
lowing tax instruction to help you
make out your income tax return the
coming yr.
To compute the amount of surtax
on any amount of net income In ex
cess of $6000 First: Find in column
A the largest such which is less than
the total amount of the net income
subject of surtax. Second: Find in
column C the corresponding amount
of total surtax. Third: To the
amount of surtax found as above
add an amount computed as fol
lows: Subtract from the net income
the sum found in column A ana
multiply the remainder by the rate
shown on the next line below in
column B. The sum of these two
amounts Is the total surtax due.
England Has Wave of
Holiday Spending
London, Dec. 21 VP) England has
gone spendthrift this Christmas. Fi
nancial experts said today that more
money was circulating than at any
time since the boom years. .
The bank notes In circulation have
risen to 401,900,743 pounds (about
$2,010,000,000), smashing all records
since 1928 when Bank of England
notes and treasury note Issues were
combined. The total is about 12,
000,000 pounds higher than at this
time last year.
of a municipal plant at Columbus,
Ohio, have received approval. Oth
ers are being discussed. If built, they
would be part of the "yardstick"
system.
McNInch based his statement
about long-range rate reduction on
the contention that Canadians, on
the average, pay two and one-fifth
cents for the same amount of elec
tricity which costs Americans five
and one-half cents.
"We are trying to narrow the gap
between the cost of production and
consumption and bring the price
down to what Canada has proven
power can be rencrated and fold
(OsMlHM Ml It, Mluu it.
LANE COUNTY
TEACHER HELD
AS CRIMINAL
Former Ruth Ludington
And Husband Arrested
Today at Berkeley
Stolen Car Carries Burg
lary Tools; Robberies
Admitted by Butler
Berkeley, Calif., Dec. 21 VP) Two
Oregon newlyweds, the woman an
expectant mother, were arrested
here last night as a bandit team,
after a chase along shopper-crowded
sidewalks.
They told police they were Lawson
Butler, 24, and Mrs. Butler, the
former Iowa Ruth Ludington, 25,
who added she had been a school
teacher at creswell. Ore. They were
married in January and had trap
ped near Creswell since, they said.
According to police, Butler "told
all." Patrolman W. E. Schmidt saw
him In the crowd and wanted to
question him, but the couple scam
pered off.
When he caught up with them,
Schmidt said, he found In the worn.
an's purse the registration slip of
an automobile reported stolen. Near
by was the machine, which Butter
assertedly admitted using.
Schmidt said he found in the car
chisels, wire, dynamite caps, fuses,
(Concluded on page 10. column 1)
MOVE AGAINST
FLETCHER FAILS
Washington, Dec. 21 VP) A move
ment to force Henry P. Fletcher out
of the chairmanship of the repub
lican national committee ran into a
stone wall today when it became
known a poll of the committee
showed 43 of the 48 states' represent
tatlves against the reorganization
move.
A concession of defeat in this
movement for what Senator Borah
and others call "liberalization" of
the party's high command came
from a leader In the attempt, Sena
tor Nye of North Dakota. He said
"nothing can be done to liberalize
the national committee until 1936."
The canvass was conducted by
some of the committee members and
all but five states Minnesota, Mon'
tana, Idaho and the two Dakotas
had been heard from last night. The
members conducting the canvass
were said to believe that not more
than two of these states would fa
vor an Immediate re-organlzation.
Hence the lineup would be 46 to 2.
Borah had contended a reorgani
zation in 1936 would be too late.
Fletcher was said to have challenged
his foes to force a committee meet
lug under the 10-state rule if they
had the strength they claimed.
Asked what he would do now, Bo
rah merely said:
"I know what I'd do if I had the
power. I'd elect another national
committee."
QUINTUPLETS ON
RADIO BY PROXY
Callander, Ont., Dec. 21 VP) That
famous sister team, the Dionne
quintuplets, has yet to make Its ra
dio debut, their cries and gurgles
were on the air last night over the
Canadian radio broadcasting com
mission chain but only through an
electrical recording made earlier.
plans were made to stage a broad
cast from the nursery with the mi
crophones beside the babies' beds,
and carry it over an international
network, but Dr. Alan Roy DaFoe
decided the microphones could not
be brought so close to them and,
because of a difference between the
commission and Columbia broad
casting chain over the hour of the
airing, it was carried only In Can
ada. New York, Dec. 21 VP Broadcast
ing In this country of the Dionne
quintuplets by the CBS chain last
night was cancelled because the pro
gram originated from an electrical
recording Instead of the hospital di
rect. The network has a ruling
against transmitting recorded pro
grams. Thieves, If Alive,
May Be Released
Flnleyvllle, Pa., Dec. 21 VP Two
suspected thieves, believed corralled
In the Plney Fork coal mine in
Washington county, southwest Penn
sylvania, for almost a week, may
come out now. Guards were remov
ed and a mine official said "they're
free to go now if they're 11111 alive."
The men were caught stealing
copper wire and were chased Into
the mine after which miners set up
a volunurf guard at all antra noai.
Capital
Journal
Cordially invites you and
your friends to attend i ts
Open House and inspect its
new building, Unitubular press
and plant at 444 Chemeketa
street, Saturday evening, De
cember 22, from 7:30 to 10
o'clock.
PLAN TO SCRAP
7A DISCLOSED
War Department Aims at
Abrogation During Fu
ture Wars
Washington, Dec. 21 (U.ft Senator
Bennett Champ Clark, D.t Mo., said
today at the senate munitions in
quiry that the war department's "in
dustrial mobilization" plan contem
plated abrogation of section 7-A of
the recovery act if this country be
came Involved in another war.
Asked if that were true, Col. O. T.
Harris, army ordnance officer, testi
fied: "The plan speaks for itself."
"It is my information that section
7-A would be abrogated," Clark said,
"Well, you can't have two bosses
m time of war," Harris replied.
The report of contemplated scraD-
ing of section 7-A brought a strong
protest from President William
Green of the American Federation
of Labor.
He said:
"They did not do that during the
last war. They carried on collective
bargaining to a great extent and as
a result brought workingmen's ef
ficiency to a new high point.
"Labor certainly would resist with
all the power It possesses the scrap
ing of 7-A, war or no war. What
we would do would be to insist on
broadening and strengthening 7-A."
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg
asked if there would be "two boss
es" if the present NRA set-up were
continued In an emergency.
"Certainly," the officer said.
Harris told the committee the
war department planned to "utilize1
NRA in the event of another con
fllct, and said existing code au
thorlties were helpful to the mobi
lization program,
"You would have to assume ab
solute control over NRA code au
thorities in wartime' Vandenberg
said.
"I should think so," Harris replied.
PURGE STARTED
BY JOSEF STALIN
(Copyright. 1934. by United Pretsl
Attacks In recent days on surviv
ing figures of the Trotsklst opposi
tion to the Russian Soviet govern
ment, Increasing in bitterness, were
climaxed today by reports In London
that Josef Stalin had started a
purge of one time communist oppon
ents. Two figures who only a few years
ago were of world renown, were re
ported under arrest In their homes
at Moscow Gregory Zlnoviev, for
mer head of the communist interna
tional, and Leo Kamenev. The gov
ernment at Moscow refused either
to confirm or deny the reports.
Up to today, 103 persons had been
executed as the result of the assass
ination December 1 at Leningrad of
Sergei Kirov, a veteran leader and
co-worker as a boy with Zlnoviev
and Kamenev,
These were "class enemies," and it
was not asserted that they had any
thing to do with the assassination.
They died because the government
determined to suppress Its enemies.
Stories that the "purge" had
spread to former communists, and
to forme ropposltionlsls readmitted
to former oppositionists readmitted
traction of their former prominence,
would be of much greater Import
ance if true.
SHIP WORKERS AT
PORTLAND STRIfCE
Portland, Ore., Dec. 21 VP) After
having made demands for higher
wages and better food, about 25
memoers of the crews of two Portland-owned
ships loading here were
on strike today. The strike was "un
official" in that it was not spon
sored by the International Sea
man's union or any of Its affiliates.
seamen and the engine crew of
the San Anselmo of the Quaker
line struck last night as the vessel
was to leave for the east coast. This
morning a similar group left work
on the Washington of the States
line, loading for the Orient.
Phillapaugh Dead
From Skull Fracture
Portland, Ore., Dec, 21 (ipj D, C.
Phlllapaugh, 70, died last night of a
fractured skull suffered when he
was struck by an automobile driven
by Albert Brozltles earlier in the
day. Brozltles was arrested on a,
clurgt at Involuntary mintlaufhttr.
NOTED PLANE
UNIVER FALLS
SEVENKILLED
Triumphant Craft of Air
Derby Believed Struck
By Lightning
Disaster Overtakes Dutch
Airship In Desert Re
gion of Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 21 (ff) The
giant American-built airplane "Uni
ver," pride of the royal Dutch air
lines, was found wrecked and burn'
ed today, Its seven occupants killed.
The plane crashed during a des
ert thunderstorm yesterday, ten
miles south of Rutba Wells, Iraq.
Scouting planes of the British
royal air force, which had searched
for the liner since early yesterday,
found the charred wreckage.
Fresh from triumphs In the Eng
land to Melbourne air derby, the
liner, popularly known as "The Ply
ing Hotel," was seeking new laurels
In a speed flight from Amsterdam
to Batavia, Java, when disaster
overtook it.
Professor Walch of Bataavia uni
versity ; M. Beretti, director of
Aneta, official news agency of the
Dutch East Indies; and M. Kort, a
businessman. M. Beeknan, com
mander and chief pilot; Second Pi
lot Van Steenbergen; H. A. Wale
wyn, engineer; and Wireless Oper
ator C. Van Zadelhogg.
Although the exact cause of the
tragedy was not known, air officials
here expressed belief it had been
struck by lightning. The last radio
message from the doomed craft, re
conducted on page 11, column 7)
E
,. Seguln, Tex., Dec. 21 (LP) Emil
W. Bock, Jr,, 17, confessed to detec
tives today that he killed his father,
wealthy business man and retired
farmer, with a piece of iron pipe.
The youth said he beat his father
to death in the dining room of the
palatial Bock home here because
the elder Bock refused to sanction
his marriage.
The son, who weighs 180 pounds,
told San Antonio detectives, sum
moned here by Sheriff A. W. Sae
gert, that he quarreled with his
father over the youth's proposed
marriage.
The father wished his son to con
tinue at Seguin Lutheran college
where the boy attended classes un
til his recent withdrawal without
the father's knowledge.
Officers found Bock, 66, clad in
night clothes, lying on the floor of
the dining room. His skull was
crushed. Pieces of silverware from
the dining table were scattered
about the room. ;
Detectives said the youth con
fessed after 15 minutes of question
ing and decrlbed the killing In de
tail. He said his motive was his
father's treatment of him In the
past.
40-HOUR-WEEKSET
AS UNION MAXIMUM
Indianapolis, Dec. 21 (P) By a
vote of 21,914 to 21,857, the Inter
national Typographical union decid
ed that no subordinate union can
make a contract for a work week
in excess of 40 hours.
The union, by the same vote, made
It possible for local unions, If they
desire, to levy up to three percent I
of salaries for unemployment relief. I
The limit of assessment has been i
one percent.
The International union voted 31,-
874 to 11,350 against Increasing the
salary of Its first and second vice
presidents.
Morgenthau
To Impose Taxes On
Securities Now Exempt
Washington, Dec. 21 (U.R) Legislation to remove tax
exemption on future federal, state, and municipal bonds will
be urged of congress by Secretary of Treasury Henry Mor-
gemnau, jr., me unuea mess jearn-
ed today.
Now outstanding are $35,000,000,-
000 to $50,000,000,000 In tax-exempt
government securities. The exemp
tion on these could not be removed
but future Issues would be affected
under the plan.
The tax-exempt security prob
lem was believed today the most Im
portant subject In comprehensive
tax survey ordered yesterday by
President Roosevelt to determine
means of eliminating overlapping
taxes and more economical method
of collection.
The treasury program probably
VOLUNTEER SANTAS ASSURE
Wa 8B SIS SB If a B m
Toys, Clothes and Trinkets
sb as aa bh aa aa aa ssas
KIDDIES MERRY CHRISTMAS
Salem citizen nil
Santa Claus in person. How
three days now the phones at
uapicai journal onices nave oeenw-
ringing constantly. The usual re
quest Is, "Give me a child or even
a family to adopt.
With each mall comes anonymous
contributions, ranging from a dol
lar upward, all signed "A Helper" or
"A Friend." Think what a perfect
ly grand time the needy children
of Salem are going to have Christ
mas eve and Christmas day.
Come on, let's finish the Job up
with a bang!
Before we go on to some of Sa
lem's "forgotten children" today we
want to tell you about a little Swed
ish girl, four years old with blond
ish ringlets and wide-open blue
eyes. She'd been Informed that un
less her daddy got a Job before
Christmas, Santa wouldn't put in
an appearance.
The very capable and charming
secretary of one of Salem's attor-
(Concluded on page 9. column S)
SENATORSTALK
BARGE TRAFFIC
Portland, Dec. 21 (IP) Improve
ment of the Columbia river chan
nel for barge navigation above
Bonneville dam and deep water be
low, was discussed by Senators Mc
Nary and Steiwer today with Ma
jor General Markham, chief of
army engineers, and Brigadier
General Pillsbury, his chief assist
ant. The senators sought to speed early
action. General Markham was said
to have said he feels both projects
should be undertaken but he could
not say which would be undertaken
first, according to a dispatch from
the Journal's Washington corre
spondent. The senators were told that the
channel survey looking toward a 30
foot depth between Vancouver and
the dam may be In its final form
in about two months. It was once
received but returned to Col. T. M.
Robins, division engineer, at his own
request.
It was understood that questions
being considered included reduction
of the depth to 28 feet and erection
of dikes for shore protection.
The senators said that in com
pany with Representative Pierce,
they will ask Secretary Ickes to
urge an early allocation of $400,000
for improvement of the channel for
barge navigation between Celllo and
Wallula.
WHITE HOUSE HOME
ON HOLIDAY CARD
Washington, Dec. 21 VP) The
White House Christmas cards this
year show President and Mrs.
Roosevelt sitting Informally by their
fireside.
"A Merry Christmas from the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
Christmas 1634" Is their simple
greeting for their second Yulctlde in
the White House.
Mr. and Mrs. 1" Dosevelt are shown
seated on a large divan. A vase of
flowers behind them, the president's
favorite ship pictures on the wall, a
ship model on the mantel, and offi
cial flags flanking the fireplace give
at once a homey and official tone
to the holiday scene.
CARLO ADINGS OAIN
Washington, Dec. 21 (JP) The
Association of American Railroads
announced today that loadings of
revenue freight for the week end
ing December 15 were 579,935 cars,
an Increase of 28,924 above the pre
ceding week and 20,516 above the
corresponding week In 1933 and
1933 and 64,166 above 1932.
Proposes
will take the form of recommenda
tions to the house ways and means
and the house judiciary committees.
Secretary Morgenthau last March
recommended enactment of a "21st
amendment" to the constitution to
permit states to tax the Interest
from federal securities and the fed
eral government to tax the Income
from state and municipal securities.
"The treasury department,' Mor
genthau said, "favors as a perma
nent policy the elimination of fed
eral Income tax exemption of inter
est on future Issues of federal, state
(OooehrtM on pae 10, eoluma U,
on the role of Mr. and Mrs.
do we know? For the past
the Marion County Relief and
CURB ON BEER
SALES VOTED
Grocers Forbidden To
Sell by Glass; Drug
Stores Limited
Portland, Deo. 21 VP) With a sud
den, bold stroke, not generally pre
dicted, the Oregon liquor commis
sion has ruled that after January 1,
drugstores and groceries in cities of
5000 population or more must dis
continue sale of draft beer.
In such cities drug stores may sell
bottle beer which they can open and
dispense at counters. Grocers, how
ever, will be permitted to sell pack
age beer only, and it may not be
consumed on the premises.
The commission further announc
ed that consideration was being giv
en a proposal to ban beer sales on
Sunday from 1 a.m. to 6 pjn.
The ruling was promulgated by
the commission in what was describ
ed as a move to "eliminate the beer
saloon in residential districts."
That it would meet with vigorous
and consolidated opposition of drug
gists and grocers' organizations was
a foregone conclusion. In some quar
ters It was suggested the commission
may have Issued the order on a "ten
tative" basis as it has been known
(Concluded on page 9, column 4)
DEATHS IN RACE
RIOT NOW FOUR
Shelbyville, Tenn., Dec. 21 (LP)
The death toll in Wednesday's race
rioting here rose to four today
when Pat Lawes, farmer, died of
wounds . suffered when national
guardsmen fired into a mob that
stormed the courthouse in an at
tempt to seize a negro assault sus
pect. National guardsmen remained
billeted here today while citizens
formed a vigilante group to pre
vent a recurrence of Wednesday's
lawlessness.
"Vigilantes would assist city and
county authorities in maintaining
peace and order," said City Judge
C. C. Smith, "They would serve as
an armed body, If necessary, after
guardsmen leave."
Gilford Freeman, 45-year-old ma
chinist, died late yesterday, making
the third fatality from gunfire
with which guardsmen met the
mob's third attempt to storm the
courthouse.
HOLIDAY BUSINESS
ON RAILROADS GOOD
Los Angeles, Dec. 21 (tFi A great
flood of holiday business has creat
ed hundreds of Jobs on railroads
operating into Los Angeles.
The situation, tersely:
Southern Pacific All trains filled
to capacity; extra pullmans on east
and westward bount trains.
Union Pacific Mail and express
business up 25 per cent over lost
year; passenger traffic 50 per cent
Increased; shortage of baggage cars.
Santa Fe Extra cars on all trains
running into Los Angeles. Extra
cars to California booked December
19 and 20.
Cent ml Terminal 200 extra men
employed to handle mall and ex
press and 500 additional trainmen
employed out of Los Angeles termi
nals. QUIZZING FAILS IN
SOLUTION OF PLOT
Los Angeles, Dec. 21 (IB Ques
tioning of a man and a woman has
failed to solve a possible kidnap plot
against William P. Oettle, Beverly
Hills millionaire who was kidnaped
for $60,000 ransom last May, the Los
Angeles Times said today.
The pair, who live at Long Beach,
were questioned concerning an in
coherent letter Oettle received sev
eral days ago and then released, the
newspaper said. Another man Is be
ing sought, It was said.
The letter, postmarked In Long
Beach, hinted Oettle might be kid
naped unless he paid an unspecified
sum of money to an unnamed wom
an Intermediary,
KILLED IN CRASH
Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 21 (fP)
H. C. Campbell, about 70, of Port
land, was killed, and his son, L. D.
Campbell, was Injured late yester
day when their truck plunged trom
UM Rook Orwk bridge.
RIVER DUE AT
FLOOD STAGE
BY SATURDAY
Water-Covers Highways
In Low Places; More
Rain Promised
Storm Condition General
Over Willamette and
Columbia Valleys
Lowlands which have been ac
cumulating full quotas of water
during the past few days were un
able to hold additional amounts
with the result that outpourings
into creeks contributory to the Wil
lamette river brought that stream
up to the 14 foot mark at noon Fri
day, eight feet greater In depth
than shown at the reading Thurs
day morning and 1014 feet over the
Wednesday reading.
With .85. inches of tain falling
during the day and night and no
promise of cessation Friday, tha
Portland weather observation of
fice advises that It la possible tha
river will reach Its flood stage Sat
urday. Little damage occurs if the
river keeps under the 20 foot mark
(Concluded on page 10. column 4).
THREAT OF RAIL
STRIKE AVERTED
Los Angeles, Dec. 31 (yp) Settle
ment of the threatened strike of the
Pacific Electric company trainmen
was announced today by William 13.
Lelserson, national mediation board
chairman.
Terms agreed to by company and
union officials Include pay increas
es of around five cents an hour
and establishment . of an eight
hour day. The heaviest . wage In
crease' was for interurban trainmen
steppng their hourly wage up" from
55 Mi cents to 60 cents January 1 and
63 cents July 1, . .
The threatened strike would have
tied up service for 150,000 Los An
geles commuters and might have
extended to a sympathetic walkout
of western trainmen on three trans
continental railroads.
WATSON DENIES
AIDTOpUPONTS
Washington, Dec. 21 (LP) Former
Senate Republican Leader James E.
Watson of Indiana told the senate
munitions committee today he re
sented Implications that he was
"involved" in a campaign in 1920
to seek congressional favors for the
Du Pont company's dye Industry.
His name was mentioned in ear
lier testimony relating to tariff
legislation on dyes.
"Nobody ever needed to urge me
to be a protectionist," he said, "but
no member of the Du Pont family
ever spoke to me about the tariff
question at any time."
Watson, a voluntary witness, told
the committee he was "nettled" by
newspnper reports linking his name
to "lobbying" activities.
"1 was chairman of a sub-committee
which considered a tariff on
dyes," he said, "and after much
discussion reported unanimously in
favor of an embargo on dyes.
"I was for the embargo but I don't
want to be put In a false light.
Thcro never was a cleaner, stralgh
ter fight on any tariff legislation."
More New Regional
Code Agencies Plan
Washington, Dec 21 W) The
Washington Post says NRA plans to
create 10 or more regional adminis
trative agencies to tighten up on
code compliance by such service in
dustries as hotels, cleaners, barbers
and laundries.
The drastic reorganization to spur
the enforcement of labor provisions,
affecting 3,000,000 workers Is expect
ed to be announced formally before
January 1.
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