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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1936)
Caoital Weather Fair, but with considerable cloud! ness and fog, tonight and Wednes day, little change In temperature, southeast winds. Circulation Dally .vrag distribution for the Month of December, 1035 10,206 Average daily net paid 9597 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Yesterday: Max. 51, mln. 30. Rain 0. Rlv. 9.5 It. Partly cloudy, souther, ly wind. 48th YEAR, No. 18 SSSfi SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1936 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEW STANDS FIVS OENTS AJomraal KM FARM REPORTS ADOPTED WITH TWO CHANGES Sam Brown Wants Fra-zier-Lemke Bill Endor sed Zorn-Taxes Cut Favor Classification of Lands and Contracts For Bird Shooting All committee reports and recom mendations to the Marlon county agricultural economic conference today had smooth passage and unanimous adoption until ex-Senator Sam H. Brown temporarily blocked the report of the economic committee. "the report did not contain a rec ommendation that Oregon's con gressional delegation be advised to support the Frazier-Lemke Bill, nor any recommendation to enhance cooperative marketing. Brown thought these should be included and moved that the report be sent back to the committee for amend' (Concluded on page 10, column 2) JAPANESE DIET IS DISSOLVED Tokio, Jan. 21 (LP) The Japanese diet was dissolved today by imperial command in the face of growing majority opposition to -the --govern ment. A dissolution order from Emperor Hlrohito was read at 3:15 p. m. and both houses of the diet adjourned. Proceedings were brief. Takesuke 8hlrane. secretary of the cabinet, appeared In the lower house and presented the emperor's order to Speaker Kunimatsu Hamada. While members of the house stood at at tntion Hamada read the document and members left the hall. The house of peers adjourned without ceremony. Dissolution followed decision of the government to forestall pres entation of a motion of non-confl- dence by Selyukai party leaders who have been Involved in a long- drawn political dispute with Mln selto party leaders over government operations. Additionally, the resolution as serted that the present cabinet. headed by Premier Keisuke Okada and Rreign Minister Hoki Hirots, lacked strength to assume responsi bility of leading the nation toward complete far eastern peace. ROYAL CLOCKS BACK TO STANDARD TIME tfandingham, Engl., Jan. 21 (FT ( A royal custom was broken today as one of the first acts of mourning for King George. Edward and his mother, the Dowager Queen Mary, ordered the clocks at Sandrlngham house set back on half hour to correspond with the standard time in use In the rest of the country. The reign of King Edward VII, the clocks at Sandrlngham were set hair Vim,, fast to enable the monarch to reach appointments on time. They have stayed fast ever since those years. , Deaths Due to Blizzard Reach 175, Larger Part Of Nation Snow-Covered Chicago Jan. 21 (P) Inestimable tons and tons of snow weighted down the larger half of the ""O after the urni-et hlizznrd of tne year. uei,iis uuiuiiKu vu ..- reached at least 115, the majority l. 4a trnffla accidents On Icy streets and obscured vision of driv ers. Tornadlc storms which swept the southeastern states accounted for 32 known fatalities In Florida. Georgia and Alabama. In the ter ritory from Pennsylvania north ward through New England more than 50 persons died. Virtually all sections of the na tion were promised relief from the cold and snow today, even In the subzero regions of the great north central plain states. ; Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Iowa re Good Evening! , Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN While candidates for the presi dency are beginning to hop up like flies on a honeycomb we wish to recall to the people of this county and the country that at last presi dential election this county gave Sips for Supper four more votes for the presidency than It gave to Andrew Gump. This paragraph can't be exactly construed as our throwing our hat Into the ring. But duty's duty in no matter what guise you find it and if the call gets too press ing a good citizen is apt to give In. Incidentally we may remind the electorate that we were ahead of Mr. Gump on both the republican and democratic sides of the ledger so we won't be too particular from which side the call comes. The grand sunny day yesterday, we're pleased to report, brought out some yearning souls practicing up for softball. We noted some of our favorite pitchers were out playing catch. Some pitchers we know get so adept at this game they can hit the batter's bat darned near every time they throw a ball. WARNING TO HUSBANDS Newark. N. J., iPi Mrs. Cathryn Cook, 31, a nurse, complained to court officials that her husband Charles, made a practice of taking her false teeth in order to keep her home nights. She was granted a de cree for separate maintenance and $10 a week alimony. - Hardly had the ink on the supreme court decision got dry when Harry Riches, county agent and also county administrator for the AAA, became the father of a boy. Harry decided there wasn't goiit to be any new nroduction until he knew It was constitutional. Enalish horses never worried about heaving a Prince of Wales to the greensward and now we'll find out whether they'll nave tnc nerve to treat a king that way. THE EARLY BIRDS (Statesman) mmmi meet.lne of the stockhold ers nf th orotrnn Pnln & PaDer com pany Is to be held nere rnursaay, t i 'in a m In the offices of the plant on South Commercial street. wnrv Porter. Saee of Aumsville, -u,j ,,n hn tnHfiv lookinE oretty concerned. Ordinarily Henry is as spry and chipper as a woodchuck despite his age and munnicieni crop of whiskers, but toaay ne ioumju "What's the matter Henry?" we asked him. "Tt'o H-rmnn Schellberg," said Henry. "I came over to see if any thing has hannpned to Herman That big wind a little while back that tore things all to pieces and even made over the Pacific Ocean I figured could only come from one u anri than whpn I hadn't seen Herman's name mentioned in the paper since I've been wonaering u he blew himself out.' But we put Henry at rest. We took Avar nnri Rhowed him Herman knHin a int. of new shelves for fv,a mints lihrarv. "Why," said Henry, "the books going into those tiiaivaa n,ni cause more wind to be blown before they're through than Herman ever had in nis system. Uncle Tick Tock on . Trial for Murders Schwerin, Germany, Jan. 21 P) Adolf Seefeld, 65, an Itinerant watchmaker, went on trial today ,tth tha murder of 12 boys The lads, ranging in age from 4 to 10 years, nave oeen miiea u two years. ported moderating temperatures for tnria and normal readings return ed to Washington, Idaho and Ore gon. Far away Alaska had winds iwnchinff a velocity of 58 miles an hour bringing subzero temperatures but reportea tne weamer normal. The mercury In Minnesota and North Dakota hovered between 5 and 10 degrees below zero with light snow falling and a forecast of cloudy and continued cold. The mean temperature for Wis consln was three degrees above (Conciuded on page 10, column i MUST SERVE PRISON TERM Dirk DeJonge Denied Re hearing of Case by Supreme Court . Conviction of Denny Also For Criminal Syndical ism Affirmed The Oregon Supreme court today upheld the conviction of Edward R. Denny for violation of the state syndicalism law, in a written opin ion by Chief Justice J. P. Camp bell. The order affirmed the lower court of Multnomah county. At the same time, In an oral opinion, the court denied the peti tion for rehearing in a similar case against Dirk DeJonge, Both were In dicted the same time, Denny receiv ing a sentence of two years and De Jonge seven years In the penitentiary The court previously upheld the con viction of DeJonge. The specific charge against the two was "conducting and assisting in conducting an assemblage of per sons advocating criminal syndical ism." Denny demanded a separate (Concluded on page 10, column 7) FD APPROVES FARM PROGRAM Washington, Jan. 21 (IF) Details of a new two-year farm program were agreed upon today by Presi dent Roosevelt and congressional leaders. Bills providing necessary amendments to the sou conserva tion act will be presented immedi ately. The new legislation will be Intro duced probably tomorrow by Senat or Bankhead (D., Ala.), and Repre sentative Jones (D Texas). Senator Robinson of Arkansas, democratic leader, who announced a final decision on the legislation at the White House, said that the question of new taxes to replace the outlawed processing levies was dis cussed but no conclusions were reached. The conference of congressional leaders, Secretary Wallace, Attorney General Cummings and others, was held shortly after Wallace broadcast militant demand "for practical and immediate, action" on the farm problem presented by AAA's death, The two year limitation on the new program was not explained im mediately, but It lelt tne aoor open to further tests by the supreme court on the extent of federal farm legislation. Only questioning the "justice" of the supreme court's action in order ing $200,000,000 of Impounded pro cessing taxes returned to manufac turers, Wallace said the money re turned "in most cases already had been passed on to consumers or back to farmers." , $1,312,589 BONUS FOR MARION VETS Washington, Jan. 21 (IP) A break down of amounts due veterans In Oregon If the bonus bill becomes law, follows: Oregon (35,376 certificate hold ers : Baker, $363,243.48; Benton, 358.928.96; Clackamas, $1,001,770.59; Clatsop $457,989.45; Columbia $434, 639.01; Coos $615,155.02; Crook $72, 327.82; Curry $10,615.02; Deschutes $319,773.07; Douglas $476,223.17; Gil liam $75,168.03; Grant $128,788.14; Harney $128,351.52; Hood River $193, 784.78; Jackson $713,695.16; jeiierson $49,671.18; Josephine $249,288.14 Klamath $702,616.17; Lake $104,- 784.78; Lane $1,181,462; Lincoln $214, ,706.95; Linn $535,520.70; Malheur $244,323.19; Marlon $1,312,589.43 Morrow $107,125.83; Multnomah $7, 333,403.13; Polk $365,498.30; Sherman $64,566.02; Tillamook $256,356.15 Umatilla $528,994.72; Union $379,244. 06; Wallowa 169,415.34; Wasco $274,. 17753; . Washington $656,392.28 Wheeler $60,685.12; Yamhill $477,- 76252; Total $20,679,034.90. MONUMENT STARTED The Dalles, Ore., Jan. 21 Wi Work started today on the $7,000 Lewis it Clark monument, a WFA project, at the west city limits of The Dalles. The monument Bnd the $43,000 Wasco road improvement program will give work to all county employables not now on highway and soli conservation projects, WPA officials said. Capitol Board Told Deed to Park Ready Portland. Jan. 21 (PI A deed of transfer Is drawn awaiting final ac tion by the Salem city council to convey wiuson park to tne state 01 Oregon. C. A. Spragve. chairman of the Salem capitol committee, told the capitol reconstruction commis sion today. He said the Salem committee had been reluctant to suggest where the new capitol should be erected, but the people of Salem always had con sidered Willson park the "heart of the civic center" and sentiment had been that Its trees and beauty should not be sacrificed and be replaced by (Concluded on page 7, column 3) DEFICIENCY BILL REPORTED OUT Washington, Jan. 21 (IP) A $58,- 204,100 deficiency appropriation bill to tide over numerous government agencies Including social security, until the next fiscal year, was re ported out today by the house ap propriations committee. The measure carried funds of $1,250,000 for the potak- control act which had been considered doomed under the AAA decision. The bill is a substitute for the defficlency bill which was defeated last session by Senator Huey P. Long's filibuster. The bill was the second supply bill of the session. The house previously acted on the $880,000,000 independ ent offices bill. The deficiency bill provided $34 910,000 for the security board of which $24,660,000 is for old age as- slstance to June 30, Other items in this category Included $1,000,000 for administrative expenses,, 15,000,000 for dependent child aid, $2,000,000 for blind aid and $2,280,000 for un employment compensation. Other deficiency appropriations Included $290,000 to the national la bor relations board, $150,000 for I federal trade commission investiga tion of agricultural Income, $1,035, 000 for motor transport regulation by the Interstate commerce commis sion, $1,250,000 for cost of the potato control act, $765,080 lor functions of the securities and exchange com mission under the utilities act, and $600,000 for the railroad retirement board. NEW ORLEANS ELECTION RIOTS Baton Rouge, La., Jan. 21 (P) Gunfire and hot words punctuated balloting in a primary election through which Louisiana voters registered a posthumous verdict upon the late Senator Huey P. Long today. Two bulletsf Ired after a general fight at a polling booth in the old French quarter of New Orleans seriously wounded a worker whose name was given to police as Gene Gill. Police detained a man named Whltey Schultz, who they said, sur rendered after the shooting, which grew out of an election argument, Eugene Stanley, former district attorney and chairman of the legal committee of "home rule" or anti Long ticket, withdrew from the arbitration committee, named to settle election disputes. "It could not get a fair election, he said. The entire force of "home rule arbitrators withdrew with Stanley and asserted that their action was based on the refusal of the Long machine to permit them to make a record of complaints. Hugh M. Wilkinson, former law partner of Long, charged the ad mlnistratlonlsts sought to make a record only of complaints filed against the state machine. But Stanley denied this charge and declared he had offered to furnish stenographic help to place all complaints made by both sides In the records of the committee. OREGON PROJECTS SOIL CONSERVATION Washington, Jan. 21 tPt The de ficiency bill Introduced In the house today carried an appropriation of $237,600 for seven soil conservation prjoects In the states of Washing ton, Oregon, Idaho and Utah. The bill contained $69,127 for Ore gon's two projects, Wild Horse creek and Rock creek 92,000 acres. In Idaho, for completion of the South Palouse river and Squaw creek projects, 64,200 acres, $72,177 was listed. KING'S FUNERAL ARRANGED FOR NEXTTUESDAY George V's Body to Lie in State at Westminster From Thursday King Passes Peacefully Just Before Midnight At Sandringham London, Jan. 21 (jF) The funeral of King George V will be Tuesday, January 28, in St. George's chapel of Windsor castle. The body will lie in state in West minster hall from Thursday until the time of the funeral. At the present time it is in Sand rlngham, the place of death. A full state procession will accom pany George's body from Westmin ster hall to paddington station, from where the body will be taken to Windsor. (Coprrlsht. 1930, by United Pzeu) Sandrlngham, Jan. 21 (P) Great Britain's royal family mourned the death of 70 year old King George V at a private service In Sandring- ham's little church today while the new monarch, Edward VIII, flew to London for his accession ceremony, The beloved old sovereign died, as he had always wished, in the quiet and peace of his Norfolk country estate just before midnight last nglht, with the family he loved at his side. .. .An official' announcement said the bereaved queen mother, Mary, was "bearing up with magnificent courage today. With the vast empire and vir tually the entire world sharing their (Concluded on page 3. column 8) ACTION ON BONUS TO BE DELAYED Washington, Jan. 21 (IP) The overwhelming senate vote convinced bonus leaders today that the $2,237,- 000,000 "baby bonds" bin win be en acted into law over a possible pres idential veto. The compromise measure drawn by administration leaders In the senate and passed 74 to 16 will be brought up in the house tomorrow as a substitute for tne casn pay ment bill previously passed by the house. Despite predictions that it would be vetoed, house leaders expected that body would approve It prompt ly and send it to the white House, Veterans' organizations have passed the word as to the president's inten tions. Several doubted he would de liver a veto message in person as he did a year ago, or that he would ex ert strong administration Influence to force a sustaining vote. There seemed to be no doubt tne house would override a veto. It passed the cash payment bill 256 to 59. The more than 4 to 1 vote In the senate left but little doubt of the senate's intentions.- A 2-to-l vote In both houses is necessary to override a veto. $10,000 FIRE LOSS AT GRAND COULEE Grand Coulee, Wash., Jan. 21 OP) rire which swept through a half block of the business district of Grand Coulee today had reduced four business houses to charred smoldering wreckage and caused damage estimated at $10,000. rire broke out early today. It spread rapidly through the flimsy, frame buildings which comprise the town that adjoins Orand Coulee dam. The Bolo, Pacific Bar Supply Co., the Mint and the Palace barber shon were destroyed by flames. Firemen were able to confine the brisk blase to the single block. Dead calm kept the flames from spreading to other buildings most of which are constructed of timber. None of the destroyed buildings was covered by Insurance. Queen Maud Only Edward VII Survivor Oslo, Norway, Jan. 21 (Pi Queen Maud now is the only surviving child of King Edward Vlt. owing to the death of her brother, King Geo rge V of Great Britain Queen Maud, who Is 66 years old, married King Haakon of Norway I 1896. She was a frequent visitor to Sandrlngham house. IN CHARACTERISTIC POSES Edward VIII while SYMPATHY BY CROWNED HEADS Rome, Jan. 21 (fP) Premier Mus solini told Premier Stanley Baldwin of England today the "Italian peo ple heard with profound emotion the announcement of the death 41 King George V and sympatni7.e deeply . with the niourning, .British, While the government expressed official grief, authoritative sources said Italy would not capitalize on the misfortune either to emphasize strained relations or to seek recon ciliation. Telegrams of condolence were drafted and flags on government buildings were ordered lowered to halfstaff. The message from Pope Pius ad dressed to Edward, read: "Deeply distressed at the news of the death of his majesty, King George V, we hasten to offer your majesty heart felt sympathy and the assurance of of our especial prayer to God to comfort you, her majesty, the queen, the royal family, and the entire na tion in the loss suffered." SAFE CRACKED AT WILLAMETTE Considerably over $100 possibly as much as $150 in cash, and about $200 in school warrants were taken from the office of Willamette uni versity last night by a burglar who broke open the safe. Plenty of finger prints were found by city and state police who are de tailed to the case, and photographs of the prints were made today. The burglary was discovered about 8:30 this morning by Edward A Beach, janitor at the university, and the police were immediately notified It was unusual that so large an amount of money was in the safe. Often not over $20 is left in the safe at night. The larger amount was because of registrations for the sec ond semester. The school warrants had been taken In on tuition pay ments. To break open the safe the burg lar or burglars used a pick and a sledgehammer, both of which were left at the office. The pick was without a handle and the hammer 1 ad a short handle. Entrance into the building was made by breaking a window and unfastening a window lock. In a spruce tree on the cam pus the burglar left a quantity of student records and notes that were also taken from the safe. This was the second burglary of the university office In recent years. The last was six or seven years ago. The loss was completely covered by insurance. Trucking Plants Closed by Strike Portland, Jan. 21 VPi Nine Port land trucking plants remained clos ed today. The Automotive Dealers' associa tion said the plants would not re sume operations "unless the strike Is immediately terminated" and blamed a union demana for a closed shop for last Tuesday's walkout. The International Association of Mach inists, local 1005, said employers re fused to meet with "chosen represen tatives" of employes, j ' ZI m ' Prince of Wales KING MOURNED IN WASHINGTON Washington, Jan. 21 (U) Presi dent Roosevelt led the na'tlon today in mourning with the British Em pire the death of King George V of England. White House social functions were cancelled. The president dispatched messag es to King Edward VIII, the new ruler of England, to Queen Mary' and to governors of the British do minion. Secretary of State Cordell Hull will call on the British ambas. sador, Sir Ronald Lindsay, today, to convey regrets. The British embassy lowered Its flag to half mast and entered Im mediate mourning, cancelling all so cial events. At the White House, however, It was said no orders had been Issued for half-masting the Stars and Stripes over government buildings. Mrs. Roosevelt cancelled a theater engagement last night after learn ing of the death of the king. A White House statement said the congressional reception scheduled for Thursday "has been postponed to a later date out of respect to the memory of King. George." The text of President Roosevelt's message to King Edward: "It Is with deep sorrow that I learn of the death of His Majesty, your father. I send to you my pro found sympathy and that of the people of the United States In whose respects and affections he occupied a high and unique place. "I had the privilege of knowing His Majesty during the war days and his passing brings to me per sonally a special sorrow." The president's message to Queen Mary said: "Mrs. Roosevelt and I extend to Your Majesty and to the members of your family our heartfelt sym pathy and join you in mourning the loss of one whose high qualities of kindness and wisdom have been so powerful an Influence for universal peace and Justice." TEAK AT PRISON Walla Walla, Jan. 21 m The population of the state prison stood today at 1536, a new peak. The ar rival of two women and 17 men boosted the registration to the new mark. Roosevelt Sanctions $80,000 Allocation For Enlarging Park Immediate expansion and improvement of Silver Creek Falls state park by the acquisition of 7500 or more addition al acres of adjacent land is assured, according to Senator SrcTf President Roosevelt has approved an appropriation of $80,000 of re settlement fund money for the pro ject. Tho money will be used In the purchase of adjoining lands which have been classified as sub-marginal, all of which is at present In private ownership and some of which Is completely surrounded by park lands. With the enlargement all of the falls or Silver Creek will be Includ ed In the boundaries of the park. Tha original project, outlined and NEW SOVEREIGN NOW RULER OF BRITISH EMPIRE Discards Precedent to Fly From Bier of Late King George to the Capital Proclaimed King an'd Takes Oath of Officer Surrounded by Pomp , London, Jan. 21 (LP) Edward Alt bert. Prince of Wales, was proclaim ed King Edward VIII today in suci cession to his father, George V, wha died last night at Sandringham. Shortly after the proclamation was approved by the privy council and dignitaries of London In a cere-i mony of medieval pageantry at St, James' palace, tho house of comi mons met and swore undying fealty) to the new king. King Edward, his face lined with. grief, attended the ceremony at St,, James' after flying to his capltrt from Sandrlngham, first British! monarch ever to use an airplane. London, Jan. 21 (LP) His lac bearing the marks' of grief for his dead father, Edward Albert, Princs of Wales, formally was proclaimed King Edward VIII today by tha privy council. The age old ceremony was held IS hours after King George V died In (Concluded on page 3, column 1 HOUSE HONORS ' KING'S MEMORY Washington, Jan. 21 (LP) Th house of representatives, only branch of congress in session, ad journed after a ten minute session, today in respect to the memory of King George V. The unusual token of respect ta King George was taken by the housa at the suggestion of Chairman Sa muel D. McReynolds of the house foreign affairs committee. . He offered a resolution suggesting adjournment. It was adopted lm mediately by voice vote put by Speaker Joseph W. Byrns. A scant half dozen "noes" wore shout ed in response to the question. Representative Martin L. Sweeney (D Ohio), opposed the adqourn ment resolution. He sought vainly to get recognition but Byrns looked the other way. s He said after the house adjourned that "an Individual ha died. I re spect that Individual but It la ne$ the business of tho American con gress. Also I recall that under his reign the 'black and tans' Invaded Ireland and my relatives were am ong the victims." FORMER KAISER WIRES QUEEN CONDOLENCES Doom, Tho Netherlands. Jan. 21 (P) The former Kaiser of Germany, a cousin to the late King George of England, telegraphed today to the bereaved Queen Mary at Sandrlng ham: "I am deeply affected by the tragio loss you and the royal family have to deplore. I beg you to accept the warmest sympathy of Hermlne, my self and all members of my house. "(Signed) William." otedbyea..- ment administration at the instiga tion of W. A. Langllle, project man. ager, and by Director Sam H. Board man, parks engineer for the high way department, called for an ex penditure of $150,000 fur the purch ase of approximately 15,000 acres Including a large acreage of logged off land on tho upper reachea of Silver crrek belonging to the Silver Palls Timber company. Reduction of the appropriation will mcon restriction of the expan sion program, which will likely be restricted to the acquisition of land ""(Concluded on pagB7bolumn4f
