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Woman's Page The Journal Woman's page has more diversified women's features than any other paper In the state. Society, clubs, music, recipes. fash Ions, gossip columns and pictures are included. 48th YEAR, No. 266 m ROOSEVELT TO SLASH BUDGET FOR BALANCING President Given Ovation On Return to Capital But Parries Questions May Make Trip to Buenos Aires Confers on f T Shipping Strike Washington, Nov. 6 (P) The questions of whether a constitution al amendment would be proposed to carry out some of the new deal's objectives went unanswered today a President Roosevelt laughingly parried with inquiries at his press conference. He asked newsmen who crowded around his desk, why spoil an oth erwise happy day. Mr. Roosevelt met reporters in the executive mansion a short while after receiving an up roarious welcome upon his return to the capital. When another correspondent ask ed if he would wait until 'the su preme court ruled on pending new deal measures before submitting his recommendations to congress, the chief executive again repeated with a smile that this day should be mode a holiday. He did, however, say he was con sidering making a speedy trip to Buenos Aires ior the opening day i (Concluded on mp 13, column 4) ' RECOGNITIONS CONQUEST OFF Paris. Nov. 6 (U.R Authoritative sources today revealed Prance and Great Britain had agreed to refuse Immediate recognition of Italy's conquest of Ethiopia. Premier Benito Mussolini's speech this week at Milan was said to have gone out of the way to treat the British and French slightingly." The new French and British am bassadors as a result will not leave at present for Rome. However, the British foreign of fice was reliably understood to have decided within a week to remove 160 slkhs from the legation guard at Addis Ababa which has been cooped up at the legation compound for more than a year. None was al lowed outside for fear of "inci dents." Their evacuation hinges still on Italy's assuring proper guard facil ities at the legation. The British and French appar ently intend to maintain closest unity of views with regard to Italy and Spain. BIDS RECEIVED ON POLK SECURITIES Washington, Nov. 6 (U.R The re construction finance corporation re ceived bids on b .id issues, lnclud ir.g: Issues and high bids: $4.500 School district No. 57. Polk county. Oregon, 4 per cent school building bonds. 11,035,10 by Tripp and McCleary, Inc.. Portland. $12.000 The city of Umatilla, coun ty 01" Umatilla. Oregon, 4 per cent water bonds, series B. $088.30 by Baker. Fordyce Co.. Portland. $8,000 Sylvan water district. Multnomah county, Oregon, 4 per cent waterworks improvement bonds. $1,056.32 by Hold, Bobbins and Werschkul. Portland. SENATOR STEIWER MUCH IMPROVED Denver. Nov. 6 The condition ot Senator Frederick Stctwer, Ore gon republican, was reported "much improved"' today by attendants at Sl. Joseph's hospital. The senator, who was taken from A train to the hospital last Sunday suffering from a gall bladder dis turbance, had a good night, hi nurse paid. Townsend Leader Back to Home State Portland. Nov. 6 ii John Weir, who came to Oregon several months aao to utraishten out personal a no political rift in the Towiventi or ganization, has returned to Califor nia Dr. Ralph I. Shadduek. state manner, said Wer s nrk wns com pleted with the g-neral election. Entered u second cla matter Salem. Oregon SEMI STIHES SHPSTHKE Good Evening! Sips for Supper By DON UPJOHN Our good friend John Steelham mer, recently admitted to the bar, is making his debut as an attorney in a big way. assisting Ralph Moody in the bank night cases now in cir cuit court. It looked good to see John up there at the attorneys' ta ble this morning with a sprinkling of his old law school associates in the audience to lend their moral support. But the most interesting phase of all to us was a physical one just how John succeeded in getting his feet under the same ta ble as Ralph Moody. But by some legal fiction they succeeded in doing this and proceeded with the case. THE UNANSWERED QUESTION The night after election. Tom Russell, astute engineer for the pub lic utilities commission, had drop ped on to the davenport for a nap, being tired from the heat and bur den of the day. Paddy, his little 10 year old daughter, answered a phone call. "Daddy," she called. "It is Mr. Hugh Earle, the insurance commis sioner, he wants to ask you a ques tion." "Ask him what he wants." said Tom, in a sleepy voice. "Mr. Earle wants to know." said Paddy, after making due inquiry, "when the republicans are going to hold their election?" OUR GERVAIS FARMER AIN'T HAD NO RAD LUCK Cottonwood Falls, Kan. (U.fi Trials of a Kansas farmer: Thom as Roberts lost all his crops by drought and the fields were cleaned by grasshoppers: his 10 cows died of Prussic acid poisoning in a field of stunted corn; his six horses died of eating Chokeberry leaves. ( Roberts figured maybe he'd have better luck next year. When the high school youth of today become the voters of tomor row there'll be no landslides and instead of deciding elections by straw votes they'll be decided by drawing straws. Prof. "Jimmy" Nelson of the high school faculty was telling us this one yesterday. A few days before election he decided to have some straw votes in his classes on international relations. At 10 o'clock, with 30 in one class, he held the straw vote and it came out as follows: Republicans 10. Democratic 10. Socialist 10. In the following class, with 24 present, he held another voie which came out as follows; Republican 8. - Democratic 8. Socialist 8. The votes were taken. Prof. Nel son told us, without allowing any arguments or conversation what ever. In a few years elections will be decided in congress, apparently. TLME MARCHES ON The other day a man called our favorite paper and said: "I want to put in an ad. I want to sell a cow." The party answering advised she was the society editor and to call the business office. A day or two later the man call ed again and said: "I want to put in an ad. I want to sell a cow." He was advised It was the sports editor answering and to call the business office. The man then called tlieie. after evidently looking up the telephone number of the business office. "Hello." he saM. "If this is the business office I want to put in an ad. I want to sell a cow and a calf." Booming Markets in Metals and Securities Excite Wall Street Xpw York, Nov. 6 (VP) The business panorama flowed with news of higher wages, higher dividends, heavy freight movement, advancing prices for metals and selected securi ties today. Copper rose to the high- est price in six years, a few stocks renr-hed new tops since 1928 or 1930. Bethlehem Strel corporation an nounced an increase of 5' cents ar hour in basic labor waaes, effective November 16 "with equitable adjust ment in other rate of pay." Columbia Steel Co.. U. S. Steels Pacific coast subsidiary, announced a 10 per cnt wage increase .'or it 5.000 workers, a negotiations for wage adjustments for the remaind C apitalJiJoiiimal HIGHER PRICES MILK & CREAM FOR PORTLAND Court Declines to Make Permanent Injunction Against Milk Board Prices of 4 Percent Milk 11 to 12 Cents, 5 Per cent 12 to 14 cents Portland, Nov. 6 P) Portland consumers apparently will pay from 1 to 3 cents more for their milik soon as a result of a decision handed down in circuit court today by Judge- Louis P. Hewitt. Judge Hewitt declined to make permanent a temporary injunction preventing the increase ordered by the Oregon milk control board and dismissed the suit brought by Thom as A. Sweeney and B. B. Kennedy, both of Portland, who sought to bar the boost. The temporary injunction was granted by Circuit Judge John Win ter October 14 two days before the price increase was to have gone into effect. Judge Hewitt today held that in the absence of evidence that -the milk control board acted in an unreason able and arbitrary manner the court was without authority to interfere. It was indicated Paul Adams, board administrator, would confer with the milk board relative to setting a new date for the increased price schedule. Only a stay of execution pending an appeal to the state supreme court apparently could prevent the order from going into effect soon. (Concluded on page 13. column Si F D ADMITS HE IS BAD GUESSER Washington, Nov. 6 (Pi President Roosevelt as a campaigner piled up the biggest electorate vote in mod ern political history, but as a guess er as to the outcome he proved very bad. indeed. Smiling at newspapermen around his desk. Mr. Roosevelt today re vealed that his last guess on the election results under-estimated his electoral vote by 163. The chief executive revealed that his forecast made on November 1 and sealed in an envelope until the returns had been counted, was: Roosevelt 360; Landon 171. The president actually got 523 to Lon don's eight. The president had made three other forecasts but he described the fourth and last as his best Grin ning, he apolocizcd (or the bad guess. The president's firt lorecast was made la&t January 30 Then he fig ured the democratic vote at 325; republican 206. On June 5. Ju.t before the con ventions, he figured: Democrats 315: republicans 216. An August 2. upon his return from Quebec, he put down initials for the first time, as follows: FDR 340; AML 191. Mr. Roosevelt willingly gave the data alter a reporter asked: "Have you opened the envelope?" The president said he had. but he wWied the question had not been asked because his estimates were so far off. "Lots of as were." one newspaper man replied as ,a roar of laughter swept the president's office. er of more than 200.000 U. S. stcl workers went on in Pittsburgh. Chrysler corporation in Detroit announced a 14,000.000 bonus for some 67.000 employes, to be paid the week of December 14. Directors of Standard Oil Co. New Jersey), meeting in New YorK ordered an extra dividend of 75 cents a share in addition to the regular of SO rents, making a total rii'hurfnvnt about 3?.7.V)0O0 "i trnnciudM on pa 14, column it SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1936 M'Nary'sLead Over Mahoney Cut to 6,094 Portland, Noc. 6 President Roosevelt's margin of victory over Governor Landon in the Oregon general election neared the 143,000 mark today. Returns from 1618 precincts oul of 1625 gave the president 265,584 votes to 122.704 for the Kansas gov ernor. The only missing precincts were one each in Umatilla, Curry and Jackson counties and four in Crook. The victory margin exceeds that of the president over Herbert Hoov er in 1932 by 30.000, when he polled 313,871 votes. Meanwhile other leaders in sev eral close races continued to hold safe margins with all but scattered precincts reported. Attorney General I. H. Van Win kle, republican candidate, polled 177.368 votes to 166,433 for Alfred Dobson, democratic nominee and Portland lawyer, in 1617 precincts, giving him a lead of 10.935. The missing precincts were one each in "7cbncludedonpagp 14, column 3) STATE TO TRADE GRAZING LAND Portland, Ore., Nov. 6 P A move to consolidate and increase the values of state-owned land in east ern and southeastern Oregon began today when the state land board took initial steps to transfer hold ings totalling 694,730 acres to the federal government in exchange for land in larger blocks or contiguous to other state property. The plan, approved by the land board, was announced here by State Treasurer Rufus Holman. The program, to be carried on un der the Taylor grazing act in con junction with the state legislative enactment making possible co operation under the grazing act, in volves land in Taylor grazing dis tricts 1. 2. 3, 4. 5 and 6. in Lake, Malheur, Harney and Crook coun ties. Holman said Lewis Griffith, clerk of the state land board, would meet F. Carpenter, representative of the federal grazing district, in eastern Oregon next Tuesday to lay the plan before officials and civic or ganizations there. Griffith is to re port later to the land board. The purpose as announced in the i board's statement was described a& the consolidation of "state lands into practical grazing units, thereby securing the maximum value of the state's lands." BABIES DERBY . CASEDELAYED Toronto. Ont., Nov. 6 (Pi Justice Middlclon put over today until No vember 16 lurthtT action on clause of the famous. Millar will alter 18 mothers, numerous next-of-kin and the government of Ontario all had made representations as to how the strange legacy to the "most prolific mother ' should be disposed of. The supreme court Justice, aftr hearing all sides to the dispute, found there was so much difference of opin ion that he would require lurthcr arguments before ruling upon the validity of the clause. The hearing served to bring forth anothir top fllaht claimant when Mrs. Elvira Mnstroiiccl told the court she was the mother of nine children "all born in conformity with clause 8," as her counsel put it. Near the end of the hearing the Justice commented that "It look like the contest lies between the mothers of nine children, as far as I can see." There was only one mother pres ent claiming more than nine children born during the ten year period spec ified by the will. That was Mrs. Lil lian Kenny. "1 represent Hit winner.'" was the way her counsel, I. F. Weldon, K.C., introduced his argument. "Mrs. Ken n.v has borne 11 children. Nine of them are properly registered as re quired. The other two births we are prepared to prove." The presiding justice Indicated there would have to be unusual cir cumstances to convince him that failure to register the babies In the prescribed 30-day period should be countenanced. TRANSIENT KILLED BeaverUn. Nov. 6 V An uniden tified man. believed to be a tran sient, was kilied on the Beavorton Htlltboro highway late last night He was struck bv car operated by R. W. Kidd of Portland. Kldd said the man was walking down the cen ter of the road in the fog and wis not aeen until hit. REBEL THRUST REPULSED BY MADRID FORCE Insurgent Shells Batter Capital Suburbs but City Center Unmarred T e rrif ic Artillery Duel Continues to Shake Madrid Buildings Madrid, Nov. 6 (Pi Madrid's last ditch fighting men and women push ed back a fascist thrust from subur ban Carabanchel this afternoon while insurgent shells battered the capital's edges. Insurgent reports of a revolt in the streets of Madrid were flatly denied. fascist troops penetrated the Ma drid side of Carabanchel, four miles to tin- south, in furious fighting early today. This afternoon, however, they were reported to have retired under a heavy government bombardment and counter-offensive. A survey during the day indicated the center of Madrid, up to 3:45 pjn.. was unmarred by the insurgent shcli ftre, although the outskirts again were being blasted by the fascist guns. Five enemy fighting planes, bear ing the marks of government patrol craft, swooped low over Castellana boulevard during the morning, their machine guns spitting at columns of militia recruits who were drilling on the highway near the Hippodrome. "Hie ecruiU 'hrew then. -elves to the ground and only a Tew were wounded. An official air ministry bulletin asserted government planes destroy ed a fascist armored train bringing supplies to Fuenlabrada, eight and a (Concluded on page 13. column 6) ALASKA ASKS RAIL OPERATION Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. 6 U.fi) Alaskan businessmen today formu lated a request to President Roose velt for emergency funds to con tinue operation of the Alaskan rail road, government-owned "life line" between Seward and Fairbanks. Col. O. F. Ohlson, manager of the line, announced yesterday in Wash ington, D. C, where he went to confer with Secretary of Interior Ickes, that the railroad would su spend if the Pacific coast maritime strike continued into next week. Col. Ohlson maintained that without freight from the states the line would be unable to run. The territorial chamber of com merce polled all Alaskan chambers to endorse the appeal to President Roosevelt. The last passenger train ran Wednesday, but a freight service between here and Seward was to continue indefinitely, it was under stood, awaiting the arrival ot the government ship. North Star irom the Bering sea. The North Star will bring reindeer carcasses and load coal for the southeastern ports of the territory. Railroad men said closing of the road for 30 days at this time of the year may make operation the rct of the winter impossible. Slides and drifts which cannot be removed be fore the spring thaw, will cover .he tracks. BUREAU OF MINES ASKED LEGISLATORS The state planning board will re quest an appropriation of 850.000 of the 1937 legislature for the creation of a state department of geology and mineral industries. The pro posed act was made public by Gov ernor Martin today. The act calls for a governing board of three members, all to serve without compensation, and a paid oi rector to be selected by the board. The main objective would be to aid prospectors and operators of small mining claims and to make quali tative determination of ores and minerals when submitted by citizens of the state. The other objectives would be: To Initiate and conduct studio and surveys of resource; to consid er economic q nest Ions In that field; tc cooperate with other state agen ties: to serve as a bureau of hi for mation; to develop a geological and mineral medium, and to collect a bibltofraphy of the state's resources BANK NIGHT CASE INJUNCTION ARGUED BEFORE LEWELLING Moody Declares Scheme a lottery with Chance, Prize and Consideration Involved; Theatre Attorney Denies Latter; Manager vSays Certain Rules Stipulated Hearing on the bank night injunction was held before Judge Lewelling today with legal arguments to be submitted later orally or in briefs. Assistant Attorney General Ralph E. Moody and John Steelhammer appeared for the defend ants, Moody and Sheriff Burk with J. W. Ehrlich, San Fran cisco lawyer representing the Bantc- Night company of Denver appearing for Carl Porter, manager of the Capitol and Elsinore theatres, mov ing party in the Injunction pro ceedings to restrain Moody and Burk from interfering with the bank night. Ehrlich in an opening statement said he and Moody agreed there was but one question in the case, that of consideration, and testi mony was given by Carl Porter to show definitely how the bank night operated and to attempt to estab lish from Ehrlich's standpoint that no consideration passes and from Moody's standpoint that one does. Moody said, in arguing that bank night is a lottery, that a lottery has three elements, chance, prize and consideration. He said it was agreed on both sides that the ele ments of chance and a prize enter (Concluded on page 13. column 4) TO HUMANIZE SUB WARFARE London, Nov. 6 iJf') Five nations today signed a protocol to human ize submarine warfare. - The ceremony, at the foreign of fice, was the first step in an at tempt to secure general world ad herence. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, Sir Samuel Hoare, first lord of the admiralty and Ramsay MacDon ald. lord president of the council, affixed their signatures for the United Kingdom together with the high commissioners of the Domin ions, The United Stales, France, Ital ian and Japanese ambassadors also signed the protocol, which perpetu ates a part of the 1030 London nav al treaty. Under the protocol, submarines in time of war ure forbidden to sink a merchant ship until the crew, the passengers and the ship's papers are afforded a safe haven. This does not mean lifeboats, unless land is near and the weather good. Negotiations will be opened to obtain the adherence of all naval powers. German, it was confident ly expected, will accede shortly. PRINCESS JULIANA WEDS JANUARY 17 Amsterdam. Nov. t 'Pi Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands will be married Jan. 7 It was an nounced officially today. The plump and Jolly heir to the Netherlands throne, who Is 28 years old. will take as her consort the German Prince Bernard o Lippc Blesterfeld. Like Juliana, the prince is an ar dent devotee of .sorts. He is three years vouncccr than Juliana. A civil service will be pcrtormcd first at the Hague town hall, to be followed by a church ceremony at the cathedral of St. James. The banns will be published Dec. 10. Registration Age Pension Accounts To Start November 16 Wur,incrtii Nov. 6 7Pl The lonK planned lexistnition of 26.000,000 workers for old social security act will berin nouncement today. the security board said 45.000 postofflces would distribute to employers on that date a form known as the "employer's ap plication for Identification number." Each employer will be asked how many arc In his employ, and the employes In turn will begin receiv ing blanks labeled "application for social security account number"' on November 24. Each employe will receive a card, with a warning printed thereon to preserve it because "It shows the. ac PRICE THREE TALK SHAKE-UP FORMBINET Washington, Nov. 8 iff) The prospect of a revamped cabinet loomed large in the Washington picture today, but President Roose velt has given no hint as to what cabinet changes he may make, and, in the absence of official word, rum ors flew thick and fast. In general, they pointed only to the widely held conclusion that Mr. Roosevelt would follow the prece dent of previous chief executives and have several new faces in his second cabinet. Secretaries Hull. Morgenthau and Wallace were expected by most to retain their present Jobs. Uncertain ty as to the other cabinet positions prevailed, however. Some said that Secretary of Com merce Roper and Secretary of Navy Swanson would drop out, along with Postmaster General Farley. The de partmental heads themselves re mained ailent. Farley returned to the cabinet to day after a leave of absence to com mknd the democratic campaign farces. He has said he would finish his present term, but declined com ment on reports he either would seek a position in private business in the next few months or would leave the cabinet in 1938 to run for governor of New York. Reports also conflicted on wheth er Secretary of Labor Perkins and Secretary of Interior Ickes will re main. ASK BOMBERS TO SPARE CITY London. Nov. 6 (P) Great Britain has asked the Spanish insurgent junta at Burgos to confine its bombings to purely military objec tives, it was learned today. The request, described authorita tively as "gentle but firm" was made Tuesday through the insurg ent representative, Marquis Alfonso Merry Del Val. at Hendayc. France. It was explained the efforts of G. A. D. Ogil vie-Forbes. Britlsn charge d'affaires at Madrid, to mit igate the suffering of 10.000 host ages held there had been unsuccess ful. However Dr. Marcel Junod, in ternational Red Cross representa tive working in northern Spain, has obtained the release of a new group of Basque women and children from insurgent prisons at San Sebastian. A number of women and 105 chil dren were transferred to Bilbao aboard the British destroyer Ex mouth, informed sources affirmed. While disclosing the BurROs re quest, responsible person here dis counted report that Great Britain had made a mediation appeal with France to Madrid. Nevertheless, it was stated Great Britain Is gravely disturbed by the peril to both its own nationals and to the Spanish non-combatants in Madrid. for Old atfe pension accounts under the INovcmner lb. .niiKinjr. tne n- count number used in keeping rec ords of your social security benefit rights under federal and state laws." The board urged both employers and employes, as well as the public, to refrain from making Inquiries eilher at the board or postofflces concerning their respective parts m the plan until after receipt of the official forms and Instructions. Aft er that. It was said, rmst tl nuthnrt tconcludd on pg 14, eoluma 1 1 Weather Pair tonight and Saturday, valley fogs. Colder tonight. Moderate north east wind. Yesterday: Max. 54, min. 44. Rain .01 in. River -4 ft. Cloudy, light southwest wind. CENTS g ACTION TO END STRIKE SOUGHT OF PRESIDENT Intervention of Govern ment Hinges on Con ference Held Today Tie-up of Shipping Ex tends as Rival Unions Quarrel in East Washington President Roosevelt discusses with his cabinet possible , mediation measures to prevent fur- ' ther spread of strike and effect peaceful settlement. San Francisco West coast strike spreads to other industries, halts San Francisco bay barge service and Alaska railroad. Now more than 80.000 men out of work.. Assistant Secretary of Labor Edward F. Mc Grady cancels plans to fly to Wash ington and concentrates on efforts to end strike. New York Insurgent members of International Seamen's union char ge police used as strikebreakers; de mand Mayor F. H. LaGuardia "put a stop to this practice." Many ships still tied to piers by strike. Shipping officials seek to send ships out with emergency crews. Houston. Tex. Wilbur Dickey, business agent of International Sea men's union, defies strikers and of fers experienced crews for vessels; promises to comply with working ! (Concluded on pag 18, column 7) FORMING LAKE AT COULEE DAM Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., Nov. 6 UP) Three gushing 36-inch "flood gates" carried water today to a ris ing 30 -acre lake in the initial step of men's first attempt to divert the full flow of the mighty Columbia river. ' M.W.A.K. engineers, builders of the $70,000,000 Grand Coulee foundation dam, opened the tubes late yester day. Although rushing in with the roar of a cataract the Initial diver sion was only a trickle by comparison with the dally average flow of more than 400,000 cubic feet each second. Engineers said the complete diver sion, which is not expected for four or five months, will be one of the greatest engineering tasks of all time. The flood gates are through the cofferdam, a gigantic earth barrier. about 100 feet high and a third of a mile long. The cofferdam was built at the start of the project two years ago to keep the- river from the exca vation area. In the first stage of the diversion, engineers waited for the flow from the flood gates to create the mam moth lake behind the crescent cof ferdam to the river level. It would be from 35 to 50 feet deep. It was ex pected to reach the level late today after a 24-hour flow. When diversion Is completed build ers of the dam will excavate to bed rock In the channel and construct the cenwr section of the foundation dam. Two river-crossing cofferdam? will expose the bed of the river fot some 800 feet. GOSSLIN TO ATTEND WALLA WALLA MEET E M. Duffy, state pHtole ofticer. J. S. Murray of the penitentiary and W. L. Oosslln, secretary to the novernor and member of the parole board, will attend a meeting of the Washington state board of prison terms and paroles at the peniten tiary at Walla Walla Monday, Com hn said today. The purpose of the visit is to con duct studies, under the direction of the governor, for recommendations for a new parole system for Oregon, to be submitted to the legislature. The group will also visit McNeil l.sland penitentiary to study the federal parole system. On November 18. members of the parole board and Warden James Lewis of the penitentiary will visit with the Cal ifornia board at San Quentin pen itentiary and also visit Alcatraz prison CCT BOYS LEAVE Comillle. Nov. B (fl- With th fire danger virtually over in south western Oregon, three companies of CCC youths departed for their home rampn. Two hundred and nine men are still stationed on the fire iron in Coos and Curry count lea.