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ft Journal Facts! By means of telephoto Mid air mail Capital Journal readers are able to SEE as well as read about outstanding events the SAME day as they occur. News of the day Is always Illustrated In tha Capital Journal. Weather Fair tonight and Friday, normal temperature. Westerly winds. Yesterday: Max. Tl, mln. 49. Rain .08 In. River 15 ft. South wind, cloudy. 48th YEAR, No. 146 CDtarwl Mcond elu matter at Salem. Ortoo SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1936 tisjqn o jo a PRICE THREE CENTS SSSMffSS (C a Italia mm Bmts by am mm f NEW DISTRICT CREATED FOR ROAD CONTROL Five Instead of Four Di visions Ordered with Transfer of Engineers Chandler Transferred From Salem to Bend Eason Successor Increased activities in the state highway department resulted In the creation of a new sectional division, making five Instead of four In Ore gon, R. H. Baldock, chief highway engineer, announced today. The new division includes a por- Uon of the old first division which headquartered at Salem with the inclusion of Hood River county, a portion of the old number 3, Bal- dock said. The new headquarters will be at Portland as soon as a new building is constructed. The change will take effect immediately. E. A. Collier, who has been In eharge of the former number 3 dis trict at Roseburg, will be In charge of the new number 1. This will in clude, in addition to Hood River (Concluded on page 14. column 4)' 30 TO 50 FOR VICE MASTER rrew York, June 18 IP Charles (Lucky) Luciano, New York public "enemy, was hustled Into a heavily guarded supreme court today and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in pri son for compulsory prostitution as head of a vice ring that drew $13,000,000 a year from more than 1,000 young women. More than 100 police and detec tives were scattered through the 'courtroom, the corridors and the streets as Luciano, a half sneer on his swarthy face, stood before Justice Philip J. McCook and heard himself accused of responsibility "for every foul and cruel deed of extort ton of all the other defen dants." "There Is no hope tor your re habilitation," the court decided. Justice McCook then went Into the 63 counts of the indictments which carried a maximum aggregate of 1.240 years. He sentenced Luciano to 10 to 20 years on one group of counts, 10 to 15 years on another, and 10 to 15 years on a thud group. M'KENZIEPASS OPENED BY SUNDAY Bend, Ore., June 18 W Okay, western Oregon. That was the word today of high way division engineers who have the eastern slope or the mue-nign McKenzie pass ready for travel. The road can be opened when ever engineers on the western slope of the route between here and Eu gene give the word It was Indi cated here the opening would be Sunday or sooner. For several weeks the mountain range has been passable by a de- tour over the Santiam route to avoid the snow-blocked summit of the Mo Kenxie pass, enow shovels ate then way through the deep drifts this week. Cruel Murder of Idaho Woman Confessed to Police by San Francisco, June 18 (U.R) Albert Walter, Jr., 28. of New York and Boston, today said he strangled and ravished titian-haired Blanche Cousins, 24, Idaho Falls, Ida., nurse, to enmax a 'series oi revenges of against women. His desire for vengeance against the aex he attributed to acquisition of a social disease when he was 14. Walter was arraigned in munici pal court and held to answer to a charge of murder. He will enter his plea, which ht said would be "guil ty," when he appears In a higher court. San Francisco. June 18 (IP) With amatlng nonchalance. Albert Wal ter, Jr, 38. New York, walked Into police headquarters last night and calmly detailed how he ravished and strangled pretty Blanche Cousins, Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN The big prise fight has been post poned until tomorrow night due to inclement wearier. The same sort of brutality Sing exercised on Schmeling that was handed to the late Richard Bruno Hauptmann with his reprieves. THE IRREPRESSIBLE BILL ' Bill McAdams carre rushing up the street this a.m., yelling "They've postponed the big fight and they've got Joe Louis packed In Ice." "What for?" asked the customary sucker on the sidelines. "To keep him from Schmeling," said Bill. Stanley Eland, who'c been main tenance manager for Shell Oil com pany here the past few months com ing down from Portlard to our fair city, is a reader of out favorite pa per. The other day ha showed up at his office, threw a copy of Ihe paper down, and remarked to the office staff in general: "Who Is this mug that writes this here column In this paper? He must have a vinegar puss and a heart as adorned with spines as a Death Valley cactus. Don't he ever say anything good about any body? That's what I'd like to know." Stanley, referred to in foregoing paragraph. Is dad of "Bud" Eland, pitcher for the American Legion, Jr. team here. "Bud" is about as sweet a pitcher and as nice a lad as ever cavorted In a Legion Junior ball team hereabouts and a doggone nice boy all around. There, folks, if that doesn't fix Dad Stanley up so he thinks we're a pretty good guy after all, we'll try again. In fact from what his office mates say Stanley's right lad himself, which sure should fix it. ' We understand there's Just two veterans around here who don't get in on the bonus, sa.re being Col. Carle Abrams and General George A. White. It seems these two had commissions during the war which ranked them high enough so they're not eligible. Of course, there's Gov ernor Martin, but he belongs to the regular army and has been getting a $500 a month bonus anyway, he wouldn't exactly count. Col. Carle and General George are lri sort of a positian of having been too lucky to get In on the bonus. Bill McGllchrist, Jr., has lost his voice which is a tough spot tor a Scotchman. It's almost as bad blow as losing a dime. LAST CHAPTER A. A. (Amos) Carper showed up at the Espee offices this ajn. with his teeth and the ocean can count its victory complete. Also Amos re tires from the front page. Cliff Parker was coming down to work today when a comely matron out 33rd street way yelled at him from a window. "You oughta sea my new false teeth." "Aha," said Cliff. "I'll tell that guy Sips about them." "You do and I'll kill you," said the matron, suddenly metamorphos ed into a combination of tiger, lion ess and wildcat protecting her young. As she reads this she'll know Cliff told us and we'll patiently await report of a homicide in the 33rd street sector. NO COALS IN NEWCASTLE Pat Emmons stopped at a well known Brooks restaurant last even on his way home from Portland. The restaurant Is probably sur rounded by the biggest onion patch surrounding any restaurant In the world. Another customer had on his plate a hamburger surmounted by a large, Juicy slice of onion. "Olve me one like that with onion on it," said (Concluded on paga 11, column 7f" New Yorker 34. of Idaho Falls, Ida. He then led astounded officers to the scene of the crime. "My conscience hurts me," he muttered as he appeared suddenly at the Inspector's bureau. "I want to give myself up. I strangled a girl." Police, surprised at the calmness of young Walter, suspected a hoax. But a few minutes later tfley fol- loaed htm to an apartment oi California street, within the sha dows of one of the city's most ex clusive residential areas. There on a folding bed. lay the Cooeluda oa psgt It. column af AGREEMENT ON NEW TAX BILL HELDINSIGHT Conferees Compromise Controversial Ang But Draft Delayed New Revenue Estimates Awaited from Treas ury Department Washington, June 18 fP) With new revenue estimates on a compro mise tax program not yet prepared by the treasury, senate-house con ferees were unable tocUy to reach a final agreement on tne tax bill. They said, however, they expected to seal a tentative understanding on the vital measure this afternoon or tonight. Lacking treasury calculations on a new plan for a graduated tax both on nocmal corporation Income and undistributed corporation earnings, the conferees spent the morning working out minor details of the involved measure. Apparently angry because news men had learned of The latest com promise plan for taxing corporations, Chairman Doughton of the house conferees refused flatly today to dis- (Concluded on page 8, column 4) U. S. HOSPITAL STRIKE ENDED Paris, June 18 W) Officials of the American hospital yielded today to strikers' demands, ending a walk out of employes, after the French government refused a request by Ambassador Jesse Isldor Straus that the strikers be immediately ejected Hospital officials said they were "forced to make concessions meeting almost all the workers' demands be cause the government refused to oust the strikers." Previously, on the urging of the ambassador, government authorities said they would take action against the employes crippling the opera tions of the hospital only if they re fused to accept terms of concilia' tion. The settlement was arranged be tween delegates of the general fed eration of labor and the hospital authorities. Ambassador Straus asked that po lice evacuate striking assistants, scrubwomen, and other employes from the hospital at Neuilly-Sur- Seine, declaring an occupational strike at the institution could not be tolerated. The strike was regarded as en dangering the care of 85 patients, most of them Americana and 33 of whom are in a serious condition The strikers demanded shorter hours. , At first, hospital officials said the ambassador's request was refused on the grounds that police action might "cause trouble which might be serious." . ITALIANS JUBILANT OVER BRITISH STAND Rome, June 18 UP) A fascist of ficial said today the action of An thony Eden, British foreign secre tary, In taking the lead toward the lifting of sanctions against Italy was "expected. Nevertheless, the news of his an nouncement of the matter In the house of commons In London was received with Jubilation In Italian circles. Officials Indicated they believed other members of the league of na tions would follow Great Britain's example and that the forthcoming league assembly session In Geneva would serve as a funeral party for the burial of sanctions. However, political experts pointed out that another very important question remains unanswered, namely, the recognition Interna tionally of the new Italian empire. PRISONERS' BONUS BONDS UNCASHED The 44 prisoners at the state peni tentiary who received bonus bonds ranging from 1100 to 81.500 alii be unable to cash them until they hsve served their tnmt. Warden James Lewis said today. The bonds were placed In a saletr deposit box to be tun'd over to the recipients when they leave. Idol Passes MAXIM GORKY MAXIM GORKY, WRITER DEAD Moscow, June 18 (IP) Maxim Gorky, Russian master of the short story and drama and literary cham pion of the Soviet proletariat, died '-day after a lengthy Illness. He was 88. rhe passing of Gorky plunged mil lions in Russia In deep mourning, for he was the Jdol of the people, revered not only for his literary ta lent, but also for championship of the common man and his tearless criticism of injustice. A state funeral, with a million or more people massed in Red Square, and burial in the Kremlin was be lieved likely. Gorky was famous not only In Russia but all over the world. The delineation of Russian characters In his fiction and dramas hsd unl versay appeal. Few people have failed to know, at least by hear say, of his dramas, "The Lower Depths" and "The Night Lodgings." Gorky was one of the people, of humble birth and upbringing. His father was an upholsterer at Nljnl Novgorod. The father died when Gorky was a child and he was tak- (Concluded on page 3. column 3) AMERICANS IN HUNAN LEAVE Nanking, June 18 UP) Americans In Hunan province were warned to evacuate their missions today as tne result of renewed tension in the south China crisis. The warning from the United States consul at Hankow sent mem bers of the Evangelical mission to ward Changsha but Presbyterian and China Inland missionaries de cided to remain at their posts. Fear was expressed In foreign quarters negotiation for peace be tween the Nanking (north) govern ment and Canton (south) govern ment had resulted in a deadlock. Ho Chien, the governor of Hunan pro vince, was reported considering sending provincial forces from the western to the southern region. Shanghai, June 18 OP Reports of failure of peace negotiations be tween the two Chinese governments caused fresh apprehension of pos sible civil war today. A peace conference In Hunan pro vince failed because the Nanking (central) government demanded virtual complete political and eco nomic control over the Canton (southwest) administration, the re ports declared. Rumors of concentration of 100. 800 northern soldiers In southern Hunan territory followed the re ported collapse of the negotiations. The southern representatives, denying Nanking's demands, asked financial assistance and retention of political independence, informed sources said. ' ELEPHANT AGAIN FACES EXECUTION San Francisco, June 18 (IP) Su perior Judge Frank T. Deasy today dissolved a temporary injunction, restraining the park commission from proceeding with the execution of Wally, the six-ton killer bull ele phant and the beast again laces death before a firing squsd unless further legal steps are taken to save his life. The elephsnt was condemned to die yesterday for killing his keeper. Edward Brown. 43. on Tuesday. ANNUAL RETRF.AT Portland, Ore . June 18 iV-Catholic laymen of Oregon will hold the nnual retreat at St. Benedict ! ab bev. Mount Angel, from Friday until Sunday. BLUM ACTS TO CHECK FASCIST DRIVE ON PARIS Cabinet Decrees Order For Dissolution Fiery Cross, Young Patriots Labor Reform Measures Passed by Parliament To End Strikes Paris. June 18 (LP) The cabinet today drafted emergency decrees dissolving the fascist Croix de Feu (Cross of Fire) organization and other right wing organisations op posed to the popular government headed by Premier Leon Blum. The degrees, to be signed this af ternoon by President Albert Leb run, provide tor dissolution not only of the Croix de Feu but of the Francistes Solidarite Francaise and the Jeunesses (Young) Patriots. They followed clashes between communists and fascists In Mar seilles yesterday and coincided with unconfirmed erports that Col. de la Rocque, leader of the Croix de Feu. was planning a rightist consolidation to move on Paris in a demonstration similar to Benito Mussolini's fam ous black shirt march on Rome. The decrees, aimed, at all fascist organizations, were Intended origin ally to call for dissolution only of semi-military groups within fascist leagues. M. Salengro. minister of ("Concluded on page 3. coTumn 6f FOIL LYNCHING EFFORTS OF MOB El Cam po, Tex., June 18 Pl A mob of about 300 persons, balked In an attempt to lynch nine negroes, gave up a search for their quarry today to return here and burn the cafe where a white officer was slain while trying to quiet a bonus cele bration. Whereabouts of the nine negroes, five men and four women, was kept secret during the night as they were whisked from Jail to jail. The mob. armed with sawed-off shotguns and including some women, stormed the jails at Wharton and Bay City only to find the Intended victims gone. As the restaurant went up In flames it was not decided inimedta telly whether the crowd would be as sembled later today to continue the hunt. Tip Simmons, a deputy sheriff, was slashed with knives and razors when he attempted to stop a dis turbance at the gay celebration early yesterday. Officers said the cafe proprietor was not connected with the slaying but the mob, enraged over being baffled by the officera' prompt ac tion, gave vent to Its fury by firing the scene of the crime. ' One Jump behind, the angry pur surers were permitted to search Ihe Jails at Wharton and Bay City, but authorities had sensed the rapidly rising feeling and acted In time. The crowd gathered last night at Wharton where one of the negroes was reported to have confessed and implicated three other negroes in the fatal stabbing of Simmons. CAPITOL PLANS TO BE READY BY SEPTEMBER Trowbridge It Llvlr.gston and Francis Keally, New York architects of the atate capltol building, tele graphed officials here today that plans foi the new structure would be completed some time oeiore (Sep tember 15. Interior plans were being worked out here this week by Morris White house and Walter Church. Oregon associates of the eastern firm. The changes will be submitted to state officials and the capiio' reconstruo tion commission before they are sent to New York.' Should the plans be completed before the first of September, offi cials here stated, actui.l construction ork would be started about Novem ber 1. Weather Forecast Pleases Farmers Portland, Ore., June 18 iP Good neaa went out to rain-beleaguered farmers of western Oregon that fair and warmer weather Is in store for Oregon tonight and tomorrow. The meather bureaus predieUon also was welcomed by outdoor re creation ula. CRACK-DOWN DUBS NEW THIRD PARTY AS LUNATIC FRINGE Johnson Says Proposed Coalition of Town- send, Coughlin, Longites and Lemke Can't Win; Adoption of Counterfeit New Deal by GOP Indicates Country Sanely Liberal New York. June 18 UP) Hugh Samuel Johnson, the one time NRA administrator, dusted off his 15 months old "luna tic fringe" accusation today and plopped it in the lap of the potential third party presidential campaign to which the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin tentatively win, - said tne retired Brigadier general In a hotel room interview. It's too late." He enlarged the "lunatlo fringe" charge which he first flung at the following of Father Coughlin and Senator Huey P. Long In an .vd dres here March 4, 1935, to cover all divisions of an entente ' an nounced Tuesday in Chicago by the late senator's political heir, the Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith. These, besides the Detroit priest's National Union for Social Justice and the Long-Smith ahare-the- wealth clubs are the followers of Representative William Lemke (R., (Concluded on page a, column 3) GOP STRATEGY IN EAST MAPPED New York, June 18 (P The re publican party's campaign strategy in the crucial eastern states was mapped today as John O. M. Ham ilton, national chairman, conferred with state leaders. - "We're going to carry tha east," Hamilton predicted. "I think Roose velt ought to carry six of the 48 states, I'll be rather generous about that." The republican chairman, arriving last night by plane, indicated he would give special attention to swinging New York's 47 electoral votes Into the republican column. Details of organization were first on his program as he prepared to inspect the offices tentatively cho sen as republican state and national headquarters in New York. He was expected also to discuss campaign finances with party lead ers. Hamilton said the party's outlook in the west had brightened since the Cleveland convention. . The country out there Is on fire," he said. "You haven't seen anything like the middle west. We re going to carry the moun tain states and two at least of the coast, if not all three. He said there was "no question" about republican success In New York and New Jersey. SIX NEW CARDINALS RECEIVE RED HATS Vatican City, June 18 WV-Six new princes of the Catholic church received red cardinal's hats from Pope Plus today. The emblems of the high ecclesl astical offices were conferred in i public consistory to four European papal nuncios and two of the Holy Mather's "book worm" friends Mgrs. Vlovannl Mercati and Eu genio Tlsserant. The other four new cardinals are Enrico Slbllla. papal nuncio in Vi enna; Francesco Marmaggi, nuncio In Warsaw: Lulgl Magllonl, nuncio In Paris, and Pederlco Tedeschlnl nuncio in Madrid. Twenty-two cardinals, Including Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia attended the ceremon ies. Mercati and Tlsserant trembled and almost sobbed with emotion as six silver trumpets high in the bal conies of 8t. Peter's cathedral her alded the approach of their soverlgn and their own consecration before a tumultuous crowd of Roman de vout. YETERANSWARNED OF SLICKERS' TACTICS Portland, Ore., June 18 MP) The better business bureau warned vet erans today to be wary of "hurry-up" tactics of promoters and others who may be racketeers seeking to mus cle In on bonus money. Get-rlch-qulck schemes should be avoided, and all Investments thor oughly Investigated, the bureau said. An Influx of certified bonus bonds from up-state cities kept 50 check writers busy until 11 o'clock last night at tha postoffice here. Postmaster E T. Hedlund said checks totaling $350 000 were mailed to ex-dough boys yesterday. has lent his voice. "It can't PLAYGROUNDS OPEN MONDAY Opening of the playground season In Salem scheduled for noon today was postponed until next Monday when It was found that prepara tions could not be completed, ac cording to announcement of Vernon Gilmore, superintendent of recrea tio. A number of things entered In to the postponement wet condition of the grounds, too much sediment in the water at Olinger and "fro zen" filtration plant at the latter place. We expect to have everything in readiness by Monday," Gilmore add ed, "including the swimming pool at Leslie which had not been sched uled to open today. At Olinger field, where water from Mill creek Is used In the swimming tank it was found the stream had become so full of sediment due to the storms in the Cascades that it would have been dangerous to swim mers since visibility would have been almost nil. However, tha water. Is clearing rapidly and with the re pair of the filtration plant the pool will be In readiness by Monday. The Olinger and Leslie pools will be opened at noon Monday, the play ground activities commencing at 10 a.m. of that day. Due to the boy scout camp-o-ral to be held at the fairgrounds Fri day, Saturday and Sunday It had been hoped to have Olinger pool open for the benefit of the visiting boys. However, it was found impos sible to do this. $20 MILLION FOR GRAND COULEE Washington, June 18 , The senate voted today 131,000.000 for reclamation projects In eight west ern states, accepting house amend ments to the interior department supply bill and sending the measure to the WhlM House lor presiaenuai approval. A few minutes earlier the senate voted 88.900.000 for the Central val ley ot California water project In the deficiency bill. Disagreement over this and other projects had kept the Interior de partment bill In deadlock since. March 2, when it passed the senate with amendments appropriating t98.000.0OO for reclamation. House leaders eventually forced a down ward revision of the figure. Included In the 831.000.000 total approved by the senate today was 820.000,000 for continuation of the Grand coulee project In Washing ton. Other reclamation items in the bill include: Boise project. Idaho, Payette dl vision. 81.000,000: Boise project. Ida ho. drainage 1160.000: Deschutes project, Oregon. 1450.000; Owyhee (Concluded on pase 11. column SI Talmadge Takes Walk From Demo Convention But to Support Ticket By LYLtTc. WILSON Philadelphia. June 18 (U.R) New dealer head into their national convention next week in full control of the party, with dissatisfied democrats either suppressed or busy taking walks. All signs point to oriei, hard fight on whether the two thirds rule shall bC abolished, some wrangling in committee over a plat form and then harmony and good will among the delegates . Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia took his walk today, but In a tentative sort of way. A telegram cancelled the reservation he had made for an entire hotel floor dur ing the convention. In Atlanta, he refused to say whether he would come to Philadelphia, but did say he would support the party's nomi nee and Its platform. STORM RAGES IN COMMONS ON SANCTIONS Baldwin Declares League Has Failed, Wants 3 Power Peace Pact Lloyd George Says An archy Threatens Eden Defends Course London, June 18 (JPt Prime Min ister Baldwin declared In the house of commons today that collective security has failed and called for peace alliance of Great Britain, Germany and France. The prime minister's words cam after a storm in the house when Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced Great Britain would lead a move for the lifting ot League of Nations' sanctions from Italy. prime Minister Baldwin warned the house: "We, as trustees of tha people, ought to remember If there is a war against this country nearer than the Mediterranean, they will pay for It on the first night with their lives, the first blow may coma from the air." Saying collective - security had failed, Baldwin declared: "If possl- (Concluded on page 8, column lT" BATTLE RAGES AT TOOL PLANT Kent, O.june 18 (IP) Embattled pickets besieging the Black and Decker Tool Co., plant were ordered today to "cease firing" after a six hour battle In which seven strikers and seven strike-breakers huddled In the factory were shot and gassed. The order was Issued by a strikers' council as Sheriff E. L. Burr at tempted to work out a plan for re moving the 40 beleaguered strike breakers from the bullet-battered plant. A mob of several hundred armed pickets voted unanimously behind , their barricade of earth and Iron to permit the sheriff to remove strike breakers from the plant. It appeared at the time that the national guard would take command of the situa tion If the onslaught did not stop. National guard observers worked ceaselessly to remove the strike breakers before the force of 3,000 strikers and sympathize was aug mented by rubber workers trom nearby Akron. LANDON AND FAMILY GOING TO COLORADO Topcka, Kan, June 18 (IP) Gov. Alf M. Landon and r.la tamily will leave here Wednesday night for Col orado where they will vacation on the McGraw ranch, five miles from the village of Estes Park. Governor Landon will be accom panied by his wife, his daughter. Miss Peggy Anne Landon, and the two small children, Nancy Jo and John Cobb Landon. His father. John Landon, may Join the group later. The party will arrive In Denver Thursday morning and motor to the secluded 120O acre ranch In the Rocky mountains.. He wilt make no speeches. - Two montlia ago Talmadge waj stumping across Oeorgla. threaten ing to fight the renominauon m President Roosevelt on the conven tion floor. He even won tha en dorsement of the "grass roots" dem ocrats in Macon. Oa., tor the presi dential nomination, and was ex. pec ted to march into Philadelphia with red suspenders snapping t breathe brimstone at the new deal ers. A Georgia delegation pledgei to President Roosevelt was certified last night bv the state demoeratle (MncludtoToB , column 4)