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apitaJJLIournal Circulation Dally average distribution (or the Month ol July. 1939 10,039 Average daily net paid 8593 Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Weather Fair tosighi: 1ftms& msf cloudy, probably wiUs cgessg&l light rain: cooler niarda sftsBgs sole wind, becoming wavhsEstv Yesterday: Max 8, mis. 3, Bals 8. Rtver -35 ft. Cter, calm. 47Ht YF1 A T? Nn 1 lIO Entered ai wcon . claw 3 Ml 1 IN O. 1 J J matter at Salem, Oregon SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1935 PRICE THREE CENTS SRJKSWfiaiF noTicDAnaTW io) m IMTI WITH FILM COLONY TO PAY ROGERS FINAL TRIBUTE "Entire Nation to Honor Dead Comedian AH Studios to Close Crowds View Remains of Wiley Post at Okla homa City Los Angeles, Aug. 21 (fPt With . the expected arrival here during the J afternoon of the bereaved family of Will Rogers, final arrangements for the famed humorist-actors funeral services were held up. Mrs. Rogers and the three chil dren, Will. Jr., Mary and James, were to arrive shortly after noon from the east. It was believed the ' group would leave the train at some point outside the city and drive first to Glendale, where the comedian's body, lying in a simple bronze cas ket, rests in Forest Lawn chapel. As the entire nation prepared to nay honor tomorrow to "the man who never met a man he didn't like," Governor Prank F. Merriam announced he would proclaim a statewide moment of mourning dur ing the funeral hour tomorrow. Plans previously announced by members of a tribe of Cherokee In- t Concluded "o"n" pa go "l7 column 6) SELASSIE SEES WORLD INVOLVED (Copyright, 1933, by ttw Associated Press Addis Ababa, Aug. 21 lli Weep ing as lie talked. Emperor Halle Se lassie predicted to the Associated Press today, in an interview, that war between Ilaly and Etmopie. would not only drench the two coun tries in .blood but might drag in the whole world. "If, unhappily, such a conflict leads to a world struggle between the black and white races." said the emneror. "the very existence of hu manity Itself is threatened. We will be back In 1914. "There will be no more security for the world in the future than there was then. International treat ies will have no more validity thai: the word of a thief. "I fear that neither the United States, nor England, nor the other great powers realize the gravity of the situation. "My own people have sufficient courage, endurance, and patriotism I to bear the brunt of Italy's assaults alone. But if, unfortunately, other rations arc drawn into it as they surely will be, it will be a disaster of the first magnitude. "I pray God dally that such a ca. tastrophe may be averted." TAYLOR GRAZING BILL , SENT TO PRESIDENT Washington, Aug, 21 m Con- frrfitt.nnnl nehnn WAS COmnletCd to day on amendments to the Taylor grazing act with house approval of the conference report already adopt ed by the senate. H now goes to resident Kooscveit. TV. mnoeiirf inrrPAM: the limita tion on public lands which may be included in grazing cumticib uw 80.000,000 to 142,000,000 acres. Bergdoll Appeals to President, Takes Issue With Attorney General Weinsberg, Germany, Aug, 21 IP) Grover Cleveland RorirHntl. the American war-time draft dodger, said today his conflict with the United Drcvfiu case." He filed President Cleveland as an example of a great patriot who was also a draft evad er and took sharp Issue with Attor ney oencral Cummings, who said hl case was a matter for the ad jutant general of the army. Bergdoll said his offer of sur render In return for a civil trial, in the court martial proceedings by which h was ordered Jailed were stricken out, was made to Presi dent Roosevelt as commander-in-chief of the Uniled Slates army. He said he hoped President Roosevelt would hBndle his plea personally. Bergdoll' statement follows: Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Oregonians in July urtd up 18,000,- 000 gallons of gas at around 21 or 22 cents a gallon. During the next few weeks Oregonians will pick from 20,000.000 to 25,000,000 pounds Of hops from which they'll be lucky to realize 8 to 10 cents a pound, and nothing at all after ail expenses are paid. The only moral being It's go ing to take a lot of hops to keep up with the gasoline. In fact, it seems to be another case where gasoline and beer won't mix. SILVERTON FOILED AGAIN The F. A. McClanatnans at Silver ton, including their daughter Jean, are in a sadly dejected state. It all came about through our great holly hock contest which the Mc's had ov erlooked. They live at the old Luth eran parsonage place in Silverton, a place alive with flowers. They had some fine hollyhocks, but they'd got past their prime so Papa Mc a few days ago cut them down, broke up the stalks into bits, an heaved them into a trash pile for later burning. Then a friend informed him of the great hollyhock contest, that the fair fame of Silverton was at stake, and that a chap from Saiem had pro duced a hollyhock four inches higher than Silverton's marvel hollyhock, Mc, if anything, is loyal to Silver ton. He remembered his poor busted hollyhocks. As a civil engineer he had taken their altitude with his eye and knew they were 1?. fret high if an inch, nearly four feet higher than the nearest contender. Jt just busted Mc's heard to think what he had done, and that Silverton must suf fer because of his brash rush to cut down his hollyhocks. He couldn't sleep. His meals didn't taste good. He began to mope and his wife and daughter worried. Then early the other -morning he sneaked out of bed, pulled on his yaid clothes, got out his surveyor s tape line, sneaked out to the brush pile and began sort ing out bits of busted hollyhock. It took quite a time to piece the holly hock stalks together. In fact he missed breakfast and his family missed him. But at last the job was completed. He trotten out his tape, measured the reconstructed holly hock stalk, and found it measured 10 feet and 2 inches, or about four feet short of the mark And that's why the McClanath&ns, including their daughter Jean, are dejected. But Mrs, McClanathan is a little sprier than the rest on account of a gourd in her garden that measures 15 by 14 inches anu you can beat that, if you can, will and may. We happened to have a chance yesterday to look at a state diploma awarded to a young lady for passing the test to become a professional hairdresser. The lady with state au thority granting the diploma signed herself as Martha Archibald. We didn't hear whether this lady was subject of the clinic at which the novitiate took her exam to become a hairdresser, but if so, it sounds like a cinch. We read of a woman vacationist who painted her toe nails before go ing into the water and a bass bit off one of the toes, charmed by the crawfish hue of the nails. The imi tation toe nail hand painted may re place the well known wooden min now now used as a bass lure. What bass could refrain from succumbing to a chance to take a bite out of mi lady's toe nail, properly adorned? WOOD PULP PROBE Washington, Aug. 21 i&y The senate today adopted a resolution by senator Borah R Idaho), di recting a tariff commission inves tigation of the differences in cost of production here and abroad of wood pulp. States authorities is "another "I have Just read of the statement made by Attorney-General cum- mlnas relative to my case. In reply, I will say the attorney general's statement, 'Only the adjutant-gen era! of the army can dismiss court martial proceedings,' is Incorrect and misleading. "Every American knows the presf dent is the commander-in-chief of the United States army and, as such, can dismiss court martial findings any time he chooses. It follow, therefore that It Is up to (he prest dent alone to grant or refuse my pardon on a military charge. (Conc!udedonpas9 3, column 61 CHAIN LETTERS USED TO FIGHT UTILITIES BILL Cities Service Had Em ployes Get at Least 10 To Write Congressmen $200,000 Including Big Fees to Lawyers Spent To Beat Measure Washington, Aug. 21 OP) Senator Hugo L. Black forced into the sen ate lobby committee record today data concerning a modified chain letter method of fighting the Wheel-ler-Rayburn utility biit Turning temporarily from ques tioning of the Associated Gas and Electric company's Howard C. Hop son, Black broadened the inquiry to the Cities Service company, calling its comptroller W. B. &. Winans. Winans said the "top holding company" spent about $100,000 on expenses in the campaign against the bill and the subsidiaries perhaps $10,000 more. He said Arthur Mullen, former democratic committeeman from Nebraska, was retained as Washington attorney at $25,000 a year. Under questioning wmans revised his estimate of the cost of the cam paign to $200,000,. including lawyer fees, He said the company paid Joseph Tumulty $12,500; Freuhaufi, Robin son said Sloan of New York $50,000, a fee stili under dispute-; Lee, Shaw "Concluded on -page3 column 8) SAWYER AGAIN CHOSEN LEADER Corvallfs, Ore., Aug, 21 UP) The Oregon reclamation congress, at concluding sessions of its 25th an nual convention, late Tuesday re elected Robert W. Sawyer, Bend,' president for the fifth consecutive term and selected Vale as site for the 1936 meeting. W. L. Powers, head of the soils department of Oregon State college. was re-elected secretary. District vice presidents named were Olen Arnspiger, Medford, first; Prank Morgan, Nyssa, second, and Ken' ncth Miller, Portland, third. A new method of repayment of construction cost on federal projects by settlers was proposed in a reso lution which urged a system pledg ing five per cent of the settler's an nual crop value as payment instead of a flat rate. If this plan were car ried out, congress would favor no further extension of the morator ium on repayments granted during the depression. A resolution asking a federal ap propriation of at least $15,000 for re search irrigation methods in Gicgon was passed. It cited the need for long-time experiments rather than hasty surveys. CLIPPER SHIP BACK AT MIDWAY ISLAND Midway Island (by Pan American Airways) Ayg. 21 Back from its pioneering flight to tiny Wake island, the Pan-American Airways clipper plane rested on the lagoon of this Atoll station today before continuing on to Honolulu and Ala meda, Calif. The clipper, carrying its eight man crew, arrived here at 4 p. m yesterday 8 p. m. PSTt. Skim ming along through clear skies, it flew the 1,191 miles from Wake In 7 hours and 56 minutes. Members of the crew said they would remain here a day or so be fore taking off for Honolulu. The clipper was the first plane ever to reach Wake, tiny island station on the Pan-American's proposed com mercial air route from California to the Orient. Intoxicated Indian Falls to His Death The Dalles. Ore., Aug. 21 UP) Jacob Billy, Celilo Indian, sought to impress the vilage squaws by exe cuting a war dance on the ties of the 50-foot 8. P, & S. railroad bridge at Wishram late Tuesday af ternoon. He stumbled and fell to the rock below, suffering injuries that proved fatal at a local hos pital, Billy was intoxicated when he fell, state police who investigated the accident reported. Seek to Save Old Capitol's Last Portico A section of the west portico of the old capital building may be pre served to posterity as "Pillars of Yesterday." The last remaining segments of the old capitol ruins were saved temporarily today on the plea of Miss Sabra Nason and Mrs, C. C. Geer, both of Salem, rep resenting Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution. With members of the board of control out of ihe city and Fred Leary, foreman in charge of wrecking operations at the old capitoI preparing to pull down the last of the ruins, Dan Fry, secretary to the board stepped into the breach and ordered the relic spared until the board can act on the request officially. If the board decides to preserve the relic as suggested it will probably be (Concluded on page 3, column 1 VISIT WATERED VALLEY FARMS Corvaliis, Ore., Aug 21 (Re cently expanded irrigation systems and others which have served for years, were visited today by Oregon reclamation congress members or a tour of the Willamette valley Ir rigation association districts. The annual congress ended here yesterday, but many members re mained for the educational tour. At the closing session the con gress thanked the government for postponing payment demands from settlers, but recommended that an optional crop basis repayment plan be adopted to obviate any further moratoria,. , The optional method of repaying construction loans calls for pledg ing five per cent of the annua! crop value instead of a flat amount, "thus preventing need of future moratoria based on crop failure or low price." Other resolutions urged an an nual federal appropriation of $15.- 000 for permanent irrigation re search In Oregon; construction of minor dams by the works progress administration for conservation of water; immediate surveys of de signs and sites for the propose? dams; and federal assistance in ob taining supplementary water sup plies. Vale was selected as the 1938 meeting site. Robert W. Sawyer of Bend, president, and other officers were re-elected. Sam Brown of Salem was re elected chairman of the drainage section of tltc congress, and other officers were retained. AERIAL MEMORIAL FOR WILEY POST New York, Aug. 21 OP An avia tion memorial for Wiley Post will begin at 2 p. m. tomorrow at Floyd Bennett field, it was announced to day. Forty six planes will cruise over the metropolitan area, taking off a the hour funeral services begin at Oklahoma City for the flier who 1led with Will Rogers in an Alaskan crash. All ships will fly mourning streamers of black crepe from both wings. Three navy planes flying in a for mation headed bv Captain u, Jt Ai lison, commander of naval opera tions at Floyd Bennett field, will head the procession. They will be followed by six army planes from Mitchell field, one plane each from the coast guard and the police department, and 35 civilian planes, RAILROAD PENSIONS HELD UP IN HOUSE Washington. Aug, 21 ff Despite word that President Roosevelt i: anxious to have the measure ptr through, the house ways ami means committee failed at a meeting today to approve the new railroad pen sions tax bill. 'The measure would levy a tax of 4 per cent on railroad employers and 2 per cent on employes to pay for pensions. A companion bill, es tablishing a pension system to re place the one killed by the supreme court, already has been passed J Informed sources disclosed pri vately the committee mas still trou bled over financial aspects of the Mil. The treasury expert had calcu lated that unless the total tax wfre increased to 10 per cent the gov ernment In 10 years would have t contribute around $4,000,000,900 to ward the pensions. BRITAIN SEEKS COOPERATION OF ROOSEVELT Cabinet Meeting Hints Aid of America to Avert War Sought No Appeal Received by Washington to Review War Policies (CQDirichL 1935. hr Associated Pres London, Aug, 21 Seven leaders of the British cabinet today tentatively approved a policy demanding finan cial and economic action against Italy if that country attacks Eth iopia. The ministers had been called in to a special, informal session by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. They conferred two hours. Their decision, although tentative, calls for a strong British stand at Geneva, in the forthcoming League of Nations sessions, for financial and economic sanctions. This idea will be taken up by the full cabinet tomorrow in an emer gency meeting. Throughout the day there were indications Great Britain might seek American cooperation outside Geneva for a solution of the liaio- Ethiopian crisis. While Washington is being kept informed ol developments, an au thoritative source said, no appeal to America to review lis policy on the Italo-Kthiopian situation has been made through regular diplomatic channels. It was Indicated, however, that Britain would welcome an invoca tion of the Briand-KeHogg pact by the United States. Baldwin presided over the parley, called to precede a special meeting (Concluded on pase 3. column 6 LONGSHOREMEN BALLOT, STRIKE San Francisco, Aug. 21 OPi- With industrial peace of the Pacific coast waterfront apparently in the bal ance, members of the International Longshoremen's association today cast first ballots in two important coastwise labor referendums. The first question to be decided was whether union dock workers de sire renewal of their working agree ment with employers as set forth In the longshoremen's board sward, peace pact which evolved from last summer's paralysing maritime strike. Vitally important to this issue as Ihe second ballot which was to de termine whether the union will lift an embargo on cargo transported to and from strike bound British Columbia ports. The longshoremen's award expires September 30. Employers have sig nified their willingness to renew the pact, provided the I. L, A. purges its ranks of asserted communist and radical influences and leader?, which the San Francisco waterfront employers association repeatedly lias charged are responsible for re current minor strikes and sporadic disorders. m Employers of the coast's four ma jor ports met here two days ago and permitted a union request for an extension of time in which to determine whether the union de sired to renew the agreement. No Interruption In Building Program For Salem Schools Decision of the public works sdminfairaUon, fixing Sep tember J 6 m the deadline for receiving applications for TWA funds will in no way interfere with the plans of the Salem school board which contemplates building program entailing the ex penditure of approximately a mil lion dollars. Board member ajjd Superintendent Oaiser tBU?d to day that the architect will com plete their blueprints and that Usfv will be forwarded through the regu lar PWA channels at Portland and Washington. Alone with im plans will go the statement that Ihe Itseai district will hold an elect low railing for approval or rejection of a bond issue io cover the dmrii-t's hare of the proposed expenditure, C. C. Hockley, PWA engineer for this district, who was reached by BRITISH TO BOMBING SHELTERS AT ADDIS ABABA Legation to be Protected Imm Air Raids; Se lassie to Spend Secret Horde Left by Mene 11k for Defense of Ethiopia-; Emperor's Forc es Stage Sham Battle as Preparation Addis Ababa, Aug, 21 W The British legation today took steps to construct bomb proof shelters for the British troops which will protect the legation in the event Italy at tacks Ethiopia. The British diplomats purchased 8,000 square yards of heavy corrugated galvanised iron sheets for the shelters. These also will pro-: vide quarters for British civilians. ithe dispatch of a detachment of native Indian troops to reinforce the British legation guard in Addis Ababa was announced in Simla to-; day, Reliable sources said today that Emperor Kaile Selassie has a large secret fund of gold and silver to pour out in fighting Italy in the event of hostilities. The money, amounting to several million dollars, had been left by the late Emperor Menelik in his last testament for the defense of coun try, and Is deposited in secret caves knows only to the emperor. The fund includes 10,000,000 gold lire which Italy paid Ethiopia as CoicUided" on page 3, column I) WHITE MAKES NO PREDICTION Emporia, Kan., Aug. 21 (Wil liam Allen White. Emporia editor and republican leader, believes no me can beat Roosevelt but Boose volt himself. Any part White might take in the 1S36 campaign isn't known by him self, "I would not predict 30 minates ahead what I will do," sail the Em poria editor. "Too many things can happen io change the situation," Hoover's recent challenge to the new deal and Senator Joe Robin son's reply did not alarm White, who said; "There is no need to agonise. A few fundamental truths in this sit uation stand out clear and uncon troveried. "First, you cant elect a president on the slogan, 'Save the constitu tion unless you tell Uie people just exactly what kind of an economic program you intend to establish when you save the constitution. "Second, no one can beat Roose velt but Roosevelt himself. And he is working diligently on the job. "Third, Hoover will remain im possible or become inevitable by Uie run of the cards and not by any thing that Hoover can aajr or Ms republican enemies can do. Mightier forces are at work on this situation than can be guided by the hands of men.' BOMBERS TO LAND IN SALEM THURSDAY Medford. Ore.. Aug, 21 OS1? The 31st aerial bombing squadron of the United States army, holding ma neuvers here, announced this morning, that a flight would be made io Salem tomorrow morn ing, and that the squadron would probably land at the capital city, following flights over the city. Flights were previously an nounced to Salem on Monday and Tuesday, but the. schedule after wards changed. telephone at Roseburg this morning by Superintendent Gaiser, said in his opinion ihe decision of lie Washington administration to shut off application September IS wiuld in no way interfere with the local program. He advised the fcaiem board io go ahead with Us original program and send its applications through the regular channels. Although it would be nobble for Ihe hoard, fey rushing matters, to call the election in time io g:l a; fiecliMon of ihe voters before lite; September 16 deadline, members s-laie that ihey vrifto to give ihe tax- iCoscluatd on tss 3. coiunia 3 BUILD BOARD OF W. U. STUDIES DEAL Portland, Ore,, Aug. 21 tB A committee of the Willamette uni versity board sf trustees Tuesda; considered tentative estimates, sub mitted by a Portland architectural concern, on reconstruction cost of the Institution m another site. The institution will be moved If negotiations to purchase ihe present grounds for the new slate capiiol site are successful. The site considered for construc tion of ihe university's new build ings was understood to be a tract in the Bush pasture land. If a deal is made with ihe uni versity for parenase of Us present grounds for the new capltol site, the cost estimates of the new college buildings would serve as a basis by which tne purchase price of the in stitution's grounds would be set. The cost estimates were not re vealed bv Use committee. The com mittee plans is resume conferences with a commute appointed by Gov ernor 0. H, Martin to attempt ne gotiations for a new capitol site, on basis of data presented at yester day's meeting. The university committee will present the plan (or purchasing the grounds to the board of trustees for authority to proceed, If the plan js satisfactory to both parties. The plan then would Imve to meet ap proval f a special session of the state legislature. Amedee M, Smith, B. 3, Collins. C. h. Spraguc, Dr. Bruce R. Baxter and Robert C. Notion were mem bers of the committee who attend ed the meeting ANTI TRUST CLAUSE OUT OF COAL BILL Washington, Aug. 21 iT Hie senate tsdav removed from the Guffey coal stabilisation bill clause which would have exempted bituminous producers complying with the measure from the anti trust laws. It was t!e first decision on con tents of the d&puied legislation, un der which NRA wage and hour staj5dards would fess required of these concerns ailccKHt Senators Guffcy D.. Pa, and Neely W.VaJ, were leading de mands for enactment. The latter accepted the important smemtimznit proposed by Senator Borah iU Idaho. a launch de fender of ihe aMi-imst statutes, 1 cannot conceive of this part oi the bill adding io labor's benefits." Borah said in proposing the amend ment. TVA AMENDMENTS SENT TO PRESIDENT Washington, Aug 21 W rhc TVA snsejidusents, mlended lo pro tect the new deal's biggest po"er project from resirieUug court deel mgeis, were sent to Ihe president to day viiett the senate approved the conference report en thm. 'Use sensle action, taken without discussion or any record vote, fol lowed closely alter the house ap proved Ihe amendments. Tims another administration nmt bill was disposed of and adjournment brought closer, AUSTRIA UNES-UP ON ITALIAN SIDE Vienna Aug. 21 Weiner Zelt- ung, the official government mouth piece, today banner-hiied an editor ial urmeh places Auslm mieqmvo- eslly on the Italian side In the Kasi African dispute-. Captioned Europe or EOnonia,' ihe editorial prshd the honesty: and frattlme&i of Mussolini, ho not a hypocrite and opctily udmli-M hi hunger hunger for land, ne resources and wealth I ARMS EXPORTS PROHIBITED TO BELLIGERENTS RSanufaoiurers Licensed Ships Bmmi from Carrying Munitions Americans Pro hlbiti'd From Traveling Except At Own Risk Washington, km Si A seven- point resolution designed to safe guard American neutrality in evsnfc of a foreign war was adopted today by the senate. Attempts already were tinder wa? io assure house action. President Roosevelt was reported In favor of ihs move coming as ft does at time when the Itaio-Eth-iopian situation is posing grave questions for European governments to particular. SMrrcd Into action m ominous war sums abroad and & filibuster bv munitions committee msmbess, tas senate speedily esdsied the foreign relations committee compromise res olution. Representing a coi?i promise be tween a more drastic program advo cated by the special munitions in vestigating committee headed by Senator Nye R. n, IXh and state INDIAN TROOPS SENT ETHIOPIA Simla, India, Aug. 21 mk de tachment of iiie naUs!ios( 14th Punjab regsment of the British In dian arm was under orders today io proceed to Bombay there to em bark for Ethiopia. The troops will be used is rein force ihe British legation gssrd $ Addis Ababa. The legation there for years has bees guarded by British Indian troops. There was speculation In asm? circles over whether additional troops would be drawn for servie in the Angio-BgpUaii Sudan, bor ders Ethiopia, and even for th Lake Tsana rr2lo in Eihsopm pro per, because of its importance t the water supply ot the Htl country. The detachment ordered from Simla Is composed of Pathsiis, Pun jabi, Sikhs and Dogras all fierce and fearless fighters. The Sikhs fs the tallest mm in itm Indma army, great, bearded warriors from ihs hills. it is believed ints foren detaeh ment will be the first to enter 13th lopia sinee ihe present sear ihreaJ arose. PRESIDENT ON RADIO FORJOYSCOUTS I wanmgtsn. Am- pres ident Roosevelt tsili isM sver Hie &if jca, assembled In thetr respeeUva boree planned here. The president wui tarn lor sis mmmzs. Entertaining In Year Home A ne Casltel Junmal genie aooklet is lust eft ihe pr?ss. It IS SUCCEgSJt;! PASTIES, i Uiirty-isre ease and a3d to Ilie sjsdern hostess. To obtain ysnr copy si Uds useful new srrvfce fesskiet, mail this coupon todsy Enclose tea cents to cover cost, handling sad oostage. The Capital Journal InfsrmaiSog Bureaa, Frederic J, ila&m. Director, Washington S I enclose herewith TN CKNTS in coin tcsrefnlly wtsppeds for copy e? the new booklet SUC CESSFUL PARTIES Sams Street City Stata (Mail to Washing! , .1
