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C apitalJWoiiiriial JUL "iinHflrrr Facts! Sporti and athletic events, from local to world wide, are given com plete coverage by this department of the Capital Journal through Its vaat corps of correspondents, fea ture writers and two leased wire services. Weather Mostly cloudy tonight and Wed nesday, with showers tonight. Little change In temperature, southwest wind, Yesterday: Max. 68 mln. M. Rain .09 In. Elv. 2.8 ft. South wind, cloudy 48th YEAR, No. 120 Entered m second olau matter at Salem. Oitgoo SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1936 PRICE THREE CENTS ON TRAINb AND NEWS STANDS FIVK CENTS 101 wwimi 0 u zs sekd mum Juv Si ALLEN WINNER OVER BURT IN CLOSE FINISH With All but 2 Precincts In, Pendleton Candi date Leads by 134 Oerby and Vinton Elected District Delegates to GOP Convention Portland, Ore., May 16 OP) Jack Allen, Pendleton automobile dealer and former state liquor administra tor, appeared today the winner of one of the most closely contested election races In Oregon history the campaign for the democratic nomination for state treasurer. With only two precincts missing, Allen was 134 votes ahead of U. 8 Burt, Corvallts educator and retir ing president of the Young demo crats. The lead, which changed handd half a dozen times since the polls closed Friday, slowly went to Allen early Monday and he Increased it gradually as outlying precincts re ported. The vote from 1623 pre cincts was: Allen 41,038; Burt 41,704. A revision of the vote in Allen's home county, Umatilla, gave him 41 Concluded on ige'c6lmhB) SPEED PICKED UP -BY HINDENBURC . Aboard the Zeppelin Hindenburg en route to America, May 19 (fl) Swinging south of a storm area over the Atlantic, the big Zeppelin Hin denburg picked up speed today with a possibility of reaching New York late tonight on Its second flight from Germany. At 1 a. m. Eastern Standard Time, the Hindenburg's position as re ported by Radio Marine-was 38 de grees, 33 minutes north latitude and M degrees 33 minutes west longtl tude approximately M5 miles from New York. Except for one sudden squall yes terday which tilted the airship's nose, broke dishes and frightened some passengers, the voyage pro ceeded with smooth monotony. Capt. Ernst Lehmann. In com mand of the craft, told the passen gers at dinner the unusual weather conditions being encountered on the fllzht Involved no danger. The average speed for the flight thus far has been 59.8 knots des pite slower time during storms, DISTRIBUTION OF FEHL FUNDS The state supreme court ordered the distribution today of funds to taling $8,473, realised from foreclo sure and sale of property previously owned by Earl H. Pehl, former Jackson county, judge serving a four-year term In the state peniten tiary for ballot theft. The opinion ordering the distri bution was written by Justice Bean In the suit brought by Niedermeyer, Inc.. against Fehl and others, and modified the decree of Judge Carl Wlmberly. Justice Kelly dissented, The court awarded 12.000 to Kelly and Kelly, Medford attorneys, 13,962 to Jackson county and" $80.49 to Electa Pehl. Fehl's wife. The amount to the county Involved a Judgment of Jackson county, oesea upon costs resulting from the prosecution and conviction of Pehl. Other court costs were Included In the dlstribU' tlon. ' The several amounts were ordered to be paid according to their prior ity. Niedermeyer, Inc., was relieved and discharged from any liability arising out of the foreclosure pro, ceedlng Involved In the suit. Back-Seat Drivers Get Him Dog House Portland, Ore., May 19 (IP) Arres ted on charges of driving eight miles an hour, Charles O. Broughton pleaded that relatives Irt the back seat made him drive that slowly, Municipal Judge Cohn evidenced . no sympathy for anyone who puts up with back seat drivers, even If they are relatives. Re fined Brough ton $10. Police testifed cars were lined m behind Brouahton (or milt. Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN . Chris Kowitz should have known! better than to try to unseat Mayor Kuhn after all the soles the es teemed mayor has saved in this vic inage. It follows also that in saving a sole the mayor converts a heel ai. the same time, which doesn't injure his batting average any. As a sole saver Varney should rank right along with the late Billy Sunday and Mr. Moody (D wight not Ralph). With all the wind sweeping around the corners this a.m. we weren't right sure whether Bud Statesman was out again trying to buy some hops or whether the windows had been left open at the court house where Walt Wlnslow is trying a case. At times with an extra heavy gust we thought maybe it was both It seems we may have hit our stride again as no more was the paper out last evening than we had a call from Newell Williams who started cussing us for saying the other night his detective suit has panties that lace up the side. And from the tenor of hfs remarks e thought also he figured on mayhem, and when he pulled out his pop pis tol we figured there might be mur der, too, showing that all our fond est hopes were fulfilled in one gulp. The only time a columnist knows hes anywhere near delivering the goods Is when some customer be gins working him over thusly. Inci dentally we apologize to Newell, his panties don't lace up the side, they're held up by gallusses. The Sacketts, we see, are moving to Marshfleld. Our regrets go with them. Sheldon has been one of the big aids in preparation of our col umn. We have been quietly groom ing Beatrice for next " governor of Oregon, and their removal also takes from our midst, little Marcia, one of the world's prtw young women; ' Mayor Kuhn proposes to bring uo the automatic traffic signal propos al again at an early meeting of the city council. The way some of the lads drive-around here we suggest it will be safer for pedestrians not to try to cross the streets until the signals are Installed which will probably be in time for a Joint cel ebration along with the arrival of mountain water. Along with discussion of the traf fic signals is news from the record er's court that one paid a fine and three went to jail for drunken driv ing. It's time something is done about something. It's been an Interesting race be tween Jack Allen and U. 8. Burt to see which one would have the honor of sending a wire of congrat ulations to Bufe Holman iri the fall. It's about the same sort of thing that's going on between Messrs Bo rah and Landon, only on a bigger scale and In this case the telegram will probably be sent earlier. Ana the chances are that neither of those gentlemen will send it. We notice that the Salem Soft ball association Is to meet tonight and make final arrangements for the opening of the big season. Walking around the streets today seemed more like getting up a foot ball schedule than a softball schedule. NICKEL LAUGHED Belolt, Wis.. May 19 (P Some- body stole a box out of J. J. Nickel's back yard, but Nickel Just laughed and laughed. The box was a hive. It contained a swarm of bees not friendly to strangers. SAFE CRACKED - Portland, May 19 UP) Burglars cracked a small safe in a restaurant here, escaping with $400. Talbott Speaker at Annual Convention of State Farmers' Union Mt. Angel, Ore., May 19 Delegates to the 26th annual convention of the Oregon Farmers' Union opened the session at 10 o'clock this morning. More than 100 credentialed members were in attendance with a large crowd of visitors. The morning session was open to the public with the afternoon period closed for convention business. Outstanding personages here for the three day meeting are Charles O. Talbott, president of the North Dakota Farmers' Union and a na tional figure in farm legislation though It was uncertain this morn ing whether E. H. Everson, national preldent, or E. E. Kennedy, na tional secretary, would be in at tendance. ' Oeorge W. Potts, of Jefferson, IttskM at the BRITISH LOSE DISPATCH BAG SENT ETHIOPIA Diplomat's Satchel Dis appears from Railroad Inquiries Started All Fascists Between 21 And 55 Ordered Enroll ed in Italian Militia (Br the Associated Press) A missing dispatch case not the first to cause an international af - j fair bobbed up out of the Italo-; Ethiopian war's aftermath today. This particular dispatch case, al though probably of no such moment as the one a German diplomat lost on the New York subway prior to America's entrance Into the World war, nevertheless caused the Bri tish foreign office to Instruct Sir Sidney Barton, the minister to Ethiopia, to make inquiries. The bag, It was reported In Lon don, disappeared from the Franco Ethiopian railway line between Djibouti and Addis Ababa. It was consigned to the British consul at Djibouti but he didn't get it. Italian troops now are In control of the railroad in Ethiopia. Sir Sidney also was asked . to In vestigate the reported arrest by Italians of a warrant officer at tached to a British ambulance unit; The cables to Sir ' Sidney came on ""Concluded "on" 'page3column I) WANTS CANADA TO JOIN UNION Washington, May 19 (LP) A reso lution calling for a special congres sional committee to investigate the "practicability" of a union between the United States and the Dominion of Canada was Introduced in the house today by Rep. William I. Slr ovich, D., N. Y. Slrovich held that such a union would open new areas for coloniza tion and for "the greatest English speaking nation in the world." He proposed that the inquiry con sider whether Canadian provinces might enter "the union under the same status as states of the United States." The special congressional comrr.it tee would be empowered to hold hearings and meet with a similar committee representing the domin ion and Newfoundland. Recommen dations would be made both to con gress and the Canadian parliament "on the practicability of this mod ern method of solving the long en during problem of the unemploy ment of labor." The resolution would appropriate $25,000 for the Inquiry. CAPITOL DESIGNS COMING FRIDAY Eugene, May 19 (P) Designs for Oregon's new state capltol building, entered by nearly 200 architects, will be turned over to the jury of awards at a meeting of the capltol commis sion In Salem Friday, J. A. McLean, chairman of the commission, an nounced here today. McLean said the Jury of five will make a recom mendation at the end of five days. opening with H. R. Richards, chap lain, giving the invocation and aa dresses of welcome by Hon. Joseph Berchtold. mayor of Mt. Angel, and Ernest Werner, president of the Marlon local. Responses were by L. H. McBee, Dallas, former state president and Charles Talbott. Wil liam Teutsch, of the Oregon State college, gave the morning address. The Marlon county Farmers' Un ion was host at luncheon, Conven tion reports are occupying the aft ernoon with a dance scheduled for 8:30 o'clock. FD Talks on GuffeyCoal Act Decision Washington, May 19 (P Presi dent Roosevelt said today the only answer to the supreme court deci sion holding the Guffey soft coal stabilization act unconstitutional, was to keep on trying to reach the objectives of that law. Asked at his press conference if new efforts would be made at this session to enact a substitute, the president declined further comment. Previously, however, he told a large group of reporters he believed the decision, holding tne act an un constitutional invasion of states' rights, was going to be of great in formation and educational value. Evidently referring to the split de cision, Mr. Roosevelt said there re- (Concjuded on page 8, column 7) DISAGREE ON PROFITS LEVY Washington, May 19 (LP Sharp disagreement on the compromise corporate profits levy provisions in the new tax bill was apparent among members of the senate fi nance committee today as sun groups began consideration of oth er portions of the $803,000,000 mea sure. Proposals for a compromise em bodying boosted corporation and in come taxes retaining only the fun damental policy of President Roose velt's original suggestions for forc ing corporations to pay out profits in taxable dividends faced bitten controversy. One well-informed committee member " said "nothing is settled yet," and hinted there might be so much controversy that a Una show down .vote on the corporate surplus levy provision would not be possible when the full committee meets se cretly again on Wednesday. Meanwhile, sub-committees con sidered modification of the "unjust enrichment" levy and other Items In the bill. Interest centered on the windfall tax groilp headed by Sen. Walter F. George, D Ga. George said the most Important consideration was whether a con cern that passed on, set 1500,000 in processing taxes , on cotton, should be exempted from the windfall tax if the same concern showed a net loss of $500,000 In the same com modity for the year. Under such conditions, he said, It would be dif ficult to determine whether there was afiy "unjust enrichment." 2 BATTLESHIPS ESCORTED BACK Balboa, Canal Zone, May 19 (IP) The battleships New Mexico and Mississippi, their engines disabled, were proceeding direct to San Pe dro today under escort of the Mine sweepers Bobolink, Brant and So noma. It was Intended originally that the New Mexico should put in to Balboa for engine repairs but after a mishap to turbines aboard the Mississippi both men o war were or dered to San Pedro. The Minesweeper rail was ordered out of Balboa to Intercept the crip pled battleships and take off four army officers from the Canal Zone who had been ordered to set for ob servation duty with the fleet. Little Information regarding the engine trouble during fleet maneu vers was available here. In navy circles It was said secrecy was due to special salvage laws regarding disabled warships which expose them to possible seizure by unfriend ly powers. During maneuvers, It was pointed out, wartime conditions are simulated. Rumors of a collision at sea or sabotage aboard the battleships per sisted because of the emergency or ders sending navy minesweepers and an ocean-going tug to join the Bat tle fleet. FISHER APPOINTED COUNTY SURVEYOR Hugh Fisher has been appointed county surveyor by the county court to succeed Byron B. Herrick, de ceased. While Surveyor Herrick died a number of weeks ago the count court held appointment of his sue ceseor In abeyance until after the primaries when Fisher won out for the republican nomination over W 3. Knox. The court stated It would name the republican nominee to succeed Herrick. Fisher had been a deputy under Herrick since 1022. There was no democratic candi date for county surveyor so it Is considered that Fisher's nomination at the primaries was equivalent to an election. ICKES DETAILS UTILITY EFFORT FOR SABOTAGE PWA Administrator Wit ness in Court Attack On Power Projects Defends Program of Mak ing Grants and Loans To Municipalities Washington, May 19 u Public Works Administrator Harold L. Ickes testified in district supreme court today that there was "clever sabotage" within his own work re lief agency. Defending his PWA program of making grants and loans for con struction of municipal power plants, Ickes charged that, the power in terests had sought to hinder his ac tivities by working within his own agency. I was led to believe there was clever sabotaging within my own or ganization on power applications," Ickes testified, lecause he thought the public utility proposals had not been get ting "a fair break In consideration for approval," Ickes said he ordered all such applications expedited. Utility companies contending that PWA's (200,000,000 publicity-owned electricity program Is unconstitu tional previously had cited the ad ministrator's orders to show an al leged policy by' the new deal to (Coneluded on page 9, column 7) CARDENA HALTS RAILWAY STRIKE (CtwrlBht, 1936. by Associated ftest) Mexico City, May 19 A strike of 48,000 employes of the great Mexi can National railways collapsed to day under resolute counter-action from President Laxaro Cardenas' administration. Leaders of the strikers, who walk ed out at 5 p. m,, central standard time, yesterday, demanding higher wages, ordered the workers back to their posts at noon today after the government declared the strike un justified and "non-existent." A personal appeal by the presi dent, who cited "unmistakable proofs of my Intention to fight for the betterment of the working class es," was believed to have gone a long way toward ending swiftly the short-lived strike movement. The velvet of the president's ap proach to the crisis failed to con ceal entirely the mailed fist behind his action. The government's central concil latlon and arbitration board warned the workers if they failed to return within 24 hours, they would lose all rights under present collective labor contracts and the railway manage ment would be free to hire new workers. A further illustration of the gov ernment's firm handling of the problem was given in a war depart ment order to commanders of all military zones to see that the anti- strike decision was enforced. The interior department Issued similar Instructions to governors of the estates. HOWARD ANSWERS CRITICISM OF WPA Portland, Ore., May 10 (P How ard O. Hunter, assistant works pro gress administrator, answered critics of the WPA program by declaring it was doing a necessary work in providing self-respecting assistance while giving America the benefit of permanent public improvements. "It has been said that the WPA projects are largely boondoggling,' Hunter said at a chamber of com merce forum. "Well, 105 per cent of the 80.000 projects are schools and public buildings, Ten per cent are addi tions to hospitals. City street Im provements count for 30.7 per cent, farm-to-market roads 10.7 per cent, sewer and water supply works 8.7 per cent, and airports 2.6 per cent. "I challenge anyone to say that school construction Is boondog gling, or that hospital additions, or streets, or roads or sewers are boon' doggllng." BHir BRINGS WOUNDED Naples. May 10 m The Italian hospital ship California arrived from east Africa today, bearing 1,321 sick aaa wounoea. NEW xs fcraiqri LIABILITY ACT BY SUPREME COURT Employer Not Liable It Permits Employe to Engage in Work Be yond His Physical Capacity if it is Only Work Available; Other Decisions Dividing 4 to 3, the state supreme court today declared an employer is not liable for personal injuries if it permits an employe to engage in work beyond his physical capacity if it is the only work available. The interpretation of the Em ployers' Liability act without precedent was made by Jus tices Belt, Band, Kossman ana Bailey in upholding Circuit Judge James W. Crawford of Multnomah county, who set aside a $15,000 judg ment awarded by a Jury to Manuel Ferettl, Boilermaker's helper, against the Southern Pacific Co. Chief Justice Campbell and Jus tices Bean and Kelly dissented be cause F. W. Kubler, foreman f the railroad's Brooklyn shops, made Ferrettt do heavy work after he had not fully recovered from an ferm fracture. The minority also objected to an argument that, "It Is intimated that (Concluded on page 11, column 7) 6TH BIRTHDAY MCRLOK QUADS Lansing, Mioh., May 19 (fP) The Morlok girls divided one anniversary between them today, but there was four of everything else for tr.e quadruplets' celebration of their sixth birthday. 'mere were iour mrwiaay caseo, each with six candles and with the Awnat' nwrno In mink frrvtHntf--lM- wia A- Wilma B.. Sarah,. C... aiirtJ Helen D for WW" -party in tne home of Mr. and Mr. Carl A. Mor lok, the quads' parents. The little girls were wearing new silk birthday dresses as they, wel comed children from their kinder garten to the party, and each had a new permanent wave and a new ribbon in her blond nair. oirts in cluded four purses, four story books, and four signet rings. . "Just so long as we don't have four tummy aches, 111 be happy," Mrs. Morlok said as the quadrup,Ats went to work on their ice cream and cake. The party became a public recep tion later In the day. Morlok was working part time In a metal plant when the quadruplets were born, but he and Mrs. Morlok determined then not to accept any outside help. We've met the bills ourselves," Mrs. Morlok said. "I think our plan of keeping ourselves independent and meeting all the problems of raising the children has succeeded Morlok was elected constable soon after the children were born and has been re-elected since. PRESIDENT SIGNS WAR CLAIMS BILL Washington, May 19 WP) Presi dent Roosevelt signed another batch of bills today, including one author izing payment of approximately 11 250,000 In settlement of 91 claims In 24 states in reimbursement for investments in various mineral de posits for use' by the government in the World war. Other lillls signed included: Provided for participation by the United States in the ninth Inter national congress of military med: cine and pharmacy in Roumania next year. Resettlement Work to Continue Says Tugwell In Spite of Decision WoshiWrnn. Mav 19 fPl Rexford G. Tuewell announc ed today that the resettlement administration will proceed with its activities until there is a final determination of the MnnnU.ftnn'i .nnftMt.iiMnnalttv bv ' the supreme court, Tugwell Issued a formal state ment containing his first comment since the united states court of ap peals for the District of Columbia yesterday ruled that the adminis tration could not proceed with con struction of a low cost housing de velopment at Bound Brook, N. J. The statement of the resettle ment administrator: "As the attornoy general an nounced yesterday, the decision of the United States court of appeals for the District of Columbia In con nection with tba Bound Brook pro- won for Personal Injuries if JERSEY VOTING AT PRIMARIES Trenton, N. J., May 19 (LP Gov. Alf M. Landon and Senator William E. Borah met head-on in the New Jersey republican primaries today in what, many observers said, was the crucial test of Borah's candi dacy for his party's presidential nomination. It was a test of republican senti ment in the industral east upon which the eyes of politicians were centered. At the same time, demo cratic voters participated In their party's primaries, wherein President Roosevelt was opposed indirectly by Col. Henry Breckenrldge, an anti new deal man. - In reality, there were four con tests, two republican and two demo cratic. Each party held a presidential preference primary and each held a primary to elect delegates to Its national convention. The results of the first will be purely advisory and not-binding, on the winners of the second.., ' ' : , 'All democratic delcgate-cnndldatm were pledged to president Roosevelt, but the president was not entered in the preference primary, where Breckenrldge was the only candi date. ' . ' In the republican preference pri mary, both Landon and Borah were entered providing the only direct: test. Landon backers had a com plete slate of pledged delegate-candidate running, Borah backers, only a partial slate. i HITLER GRIEVES OVER CHAUFFEUR Munich, Germany, May 19 (Pi Adolf Hitler, white and visibly shaken, today buried the only man he trusted to drive his motor cars Julius Schreck. He buried him without preacher or prayer, in the custom of the black-shirt Schute Staffel, the se lect formation which guards der fuehrer's life with its own. Schreck, who fought shoulder to shoulder with Hitler in the Munich beer cellar putsch more than a de cade ago. went to prison with him and then became his chauffeur for thousands upon thousands of miles. He died Saturday at the age of 38. There were some 7,000 uniformed men in the guard of honor, from all party formations, which stood at stiff attention In the OrefeUIngen cemetery. A speech replaced a sermon. The Schutz Staffel song of allegiance to their leader, "When Everyone Else Becomes Disloyal," was sung in stead of a psalm. Not a priest nor a minister was present. Hitler himself placed a wreath on the tomb. It bore the tribute: "To my old, loyal, beloved comrade." undertaking. "Until ttiero Is a final Judicial de termination by the supreme court of the United states, the resettlement administration will proceed with Its other suburban resettlement pro' Jecls. 'The attorney general has an nounced that consideration is be ing given for an Immediate appli cation for certiorari (procedure of obtaining a supreme court review). "The various other activities ot the resettlement administration are Concluded "on pg 9 oolumn )' OARP FOUNDER STILL PLANNING A THIRD PARTY Blames Administration As "Hostile Force" Be hind Pension Probe Denies Written State ment That he Started Plan for Profit Washington, May 19 OP) The present administration waa describ ed today by Dr. P. E Townsend as "the hostile force" behind the house committee room Investigating his old age pension movement. Before a packed committee room, the retired California physlcuufem phasised the "unfrieno-y attitude" of the committee and der led assertions that he started the Townsend move ment to "make a hat-ful of mon ey," or for the sole purpose of ob taining "cold cash." His statesmen! that his followers "feel like I - do about the two old parties," and that a third party would be organized "as soon as the opportunity presents itself," was ap plauded by Townsend! tes in the au- , diencc. ' ' In naming the administration as the '"hostile force" behind the in H:OolnchYdea6nPBgVTl7column 5)"" HOPKINS HITS AT WPA CRITICS Washington, May 19 (fPh-The de mand that relief be turned back to f.hn cfotaa wok 'Aeenrihatl n'a "a tvT herring," " today by Harry L. Hop kins. He said "the powerful forces' In America who've got their goods are doing all they can to keep the , people at the bottom of the econo-' mlo heap from getting their fair' share of the national income." Hopkins, WPA administrator, told a meeting of the world progress . employment division that opposition to the pending 11,435.000,000 relief approprattlon has arisen because "the congress of the United States Is appropriating money ror people and they happen to be poor peo ple." Hopkln's remarks were made. . shortly after Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) had put before the sen ate approprations subcommittee considering the $2,364,309,713 relief deficiency bill, a demand that state and local subdivisions be given tne responsibility for carrying out the relief program. Saying he was "not worried about the opposition, although It has very powerful weapons of public opin ion," Hopkins added that not only would relief be provided but that a decent share of the national in come" would be provided. HoDklns said his own experience aa New York state relief administra tor proved that "politics" would Be charged no matter how relief money was administered. TO START WORK ON : PENDLETON CROSSING Portland, Ore., May 19 (P) W. H. Lynch ot the federal bureau of roads said today that his office ap proved the award of the contract on the grade crossing elimination project at Pendleton, and work probably would start on It in a week or 10 days. The, state highway commission held up the award of the project for several months pending settle ment of right of way issues. ' The Colonial Construction com pany was the low bidder on the $185,000 project. The award was held up until the Great Northorn and the Union Pa cific railroads signed an agreement to merge their lines at the crossing In Pendleton. Collapsing Wall WnHarnrprs Three Portland, Ore., May 19 (P) Three men, running for their lives, nar rowly escaped death or serious In jury when an entire brick wall of a meat market hero collapsed. Amrdre St. Martin, manager, and n'Unltnran tli4 A M. flrhA. enfeldt fled from the building when they heard the wail ominously rum bling, thrv said. A moment later it caved In.