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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1936)
"MONDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1936 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON CAPITOL WILL BE MADE COOL FOR CONGRESS; Washington. Dec. 21 (U.B Con-I struction work Is under way on a- complete air-conaiuoning system ; tor the U. 8. Capitol. i The new system, to be finished before January 1, may prove to popular with members of congress that sessions may continue long after Washington's 100-degree sum mer temperatures usually would have led them to fuiish their work. sack their bass and head for cool-Jfe- more comiortable places. The (our Capitol buildings, com prising the group that houses the nation's legislators, are annually repainted, cleaned and generally overhauled during the fall in prep aration for the next aession of con gress. A congressional appropria tion of (2,550,000 made at the last session provided for an elaborate air-conditioning system that will provide pure, cool air. The work Is under way with 1400 men installing ducts In the massive brick walls of the stately structures. Office Building Included When completed, every part of Capitol Hill will be air-cooled ex cept the subways that carry mem bers of congress from their offices to the Capitol proper. Previously, only the legislative chambers and press galleries have been alr-condi-tloned. The congressional appropriation, which makea possible the construe- tion of the world's largest central refrigeration plant to serve a group of buildings, is greater than the cost of the original Capitol itself, which (2,433.000 was expended up to 1827. The work will air-condition near ly 2 fm rooms in the four buildings. The Capitol building has 430 rooms. The Old. House office building' has noortne New House ofllce building, MS. and tlx Senate office building, 3J9. .' 1 Degrees (o Be Normal Booms will be furnished with enough cool air to maintain 78 de gree Fahrenheit temperatures and 50 per cent humidity even when 100 degree temperatures are registered outside. But lor the comfort of members who' may desire cooler temperatures, each office is being provided with thermostats so that 75 degree temperatures or less may be- obtained. Other workmen are busy on an other Job in the preparation for the return of congress preparing for a presidential' Inauguration. Under the Morris "lame duck" amendment to the Constitution, the inauguration will take place on January 20, 1937, Instead of March 4, as in past years. A platform and stands are being erected on the east front of the Capitol to scat 11,524 spectators and participants. The cost will be $35,- OOO. .BARRYMORE CHILDREN GO ABROAD SHORTER COURSES f COLLEGE PROPOSAL Minneapolis, Dec. 21 (U.R Possible elimination of the four-year courses from the curriculum In view of drop ping enrollment In undergraduate courses was seen today by Dr. L. DCoffman. president of the Uni versity of Minnesota. Coffman said that although Ms school registered Increased enroll ment over last year, the freshman and sophomore groups were smaller. Greatest Increases were In the technical and professional schools. "There Is nothing sacred about the four-year university course. Coffman said. "Efficient junior col leges can take care of the first two years of advance education. That would leave the universities free to concentrate on advance students." (Coffman said that If the prelim inary work were to be removed from the - university's curriculum It would -be possible to raise scholar hips by : making extreme requi sites more exacting and examina tions more difficult Gift For Christmas yi Tf i 1 1 It's Christmas In Switzerland for the two childran of John Barrymore. Dolores Costello, former wife of tha actor, and the children, John Blythe and Dolores Costsllo Barrymore, are pictured aa they sailed for Europe aboard tha Queen Mary. (Associated Prasa Photo) rswn-ayed, curly-haired "Mar 0rt" will ba a Christmae gift for soma childless couple at 'Memphis, tnn. She la one of 29 bablta effarad for permanent adoption by tha Tennessee Children's Home So ciety. A Mamphia newspaperman anginated tha Idas of offering or. thana aa Yuiatida gi'ta. (Aeaociated Prase Photo) BRITE CASES TO BE CARRIED UP Yreka. Calif., Dec. 21 (Pi Counsel for John and Coka Brite. con demned to death by a jury for kill- lng three men at Horse creek, today prepared to carry the case to the state supreme court. Horace Frye, Sacramento attor ney, said he will move for a new trial as the first step towards ap peal when the mountain brothers appear before Superior Judge C. L. Luttrell for sentence at 10 a. m. to morrow. The Jury, in a Saturday night ver dict, convicted the Brltes of mur dering Deputy Sheriff Martin Ilange Constable Joseph Clark and Fred Seaborn, vacationer, August 30. The first degree murder conviction, with out recommendation, made the death penalty mandatory. Fry indicated the basis of his ap peal will be the contention that the Brltes, who claimed they were attacked and resisted in self-defense, did not obtain a fair trial. The attorney contended lynching threats, heard openly before the Brltes surrendered at their moun tain hideout to District Attorney James Davis, indicated bias on (he part of the community. Lange. Clark and Seaborn were killed while attempting to arrest the Brltes on an assault warrant sworn to by Charles Baker, a moun tain neighbor. Warner Baxter Aids School at Columbus Columbus, O., Dec. 21 IU.R) War ner Baxter, suave movie star and native of Columbus, remembered the elementary school where he first received his reputation as an actor at benefit performances by gift of a moving-picture projection mach ine, equipped with sound mechanism and a screen. The Hubbard Avenue Elementary School Parent-Teacher association had appealed to Baxter for the machine so the dullness of geo graphy and nature studies aa Illus trated by textbooks could be brought to life by motion pictures. The Hol lywood actor immediately sent the movie apparatus. Baxter attended the little school more than two decades ago and re ceived all his elementary training there. He left Columbus for the stage at the age of 20. McConchie Clan to Church 172 Strong Victoria. Dec 21 (U.R When the McConchie family of this city de cided to attend church ensemble there wasn't much room left for any one else or anything left for anyone else to do. When the, entire family got to gether they numbered 172 members. They attended the South Richmond Methodist church in a body. The service was conducted by two McConchles. The choir of 30 members and the orchestra of three were McConchles. The collection taken up from more than 100 other McConchles was one of the largest the church ever received. The original Mr. and Mrs. David McConchie came to Australia 64 yeara ago from Langham. Scotland. The oldest surviving member of the family now is their son. who la 77. - The family even has its own cric ket team, and one of the best. Dafoe's Family Tree Traced for 300 Years Minneapolis. Dec. 21 ru. It is little surprise to Albert H. Dafoe, of Minneapolis, that one of the "three and one-half million Dafoes." Dr. Allan R. Dafoe, Dlonne quintuplet physician, has gained fame. Albert Dafoe, a poineer railroad man, proudly displays pictures of his fourth cousin, the Ontario coun try doctor. On a wall in his home hsngs a framed letter from Dr. Da foe thanking Albert for a previous message. Tha setter is dated Cal lander, Ont., Sept. 25, 1934, and Is topped by pictures of the quints, who first brought fame to the Dafoe family, which migrated to New York in 1634. Albert Dafoe possesses family charts which indicate his branch of the Dafoe family and that of the Ontario doctor,- are traced from Abraham Davos, a migrating Hol lander who came to New York 300 years ago. STUDENTS TO AID TESTS BY PICCARD Duluth, Minn., Dec. 21 ftl.R) A 22-year-old Duluth senior in the aero nautics department of the Univer sity of Minnesota has taken an im portant part in the recent strato sphere flights by unmanned balloons sent aloft by Prof Jean Plccard. The youth, Harold Larsen, has been working closely with Dr. and Mrs. Plccard, Prof. John Ackerman of the university staff, and Miss Jean Barnhill, another atudent. Larsen and Miss Barnhill built the first bag sent into the.strato sphere last June. It was made of cellulose material to permit sun rays to pass through without heat ing the hydrogen gas inside. It was found, however, that unless there was some way to let the gas out. the balloon might get too far out of reach. Larsen developed a unique device consisting of a scaler ring sur- mounted by a small alarm clock at the top of the 30-foot bag. The clock can be set to make an incision in the balloon after it has been aloft for five hours, thus permitting a slow and safe descent of the bal loon. Larson also aided in designing and building the tiny radio In the balloon, which broadcasts Its call letters, the height It has reached, the temperature and relative hu midity, once every eight minutes. Frontier of Soviet And Persia Violated Erlvan, Soviet Armenia, Dec. 21 (U.PJ The Soviet-Persian frontier, normally quiet, has suffered a "bor der incident"' which will not lead to diplomatic protest. The frontier violator was a huge striped tiger, which attacked a flock of sheep after bounding across the frontier. Shepherds surrounded the tiger. wounding it. With a great roar the beast fled Into a cave where It re mained five days before hunters dared to enter. They found It dead. Teachers Are Guests At Hunt Residence Woodburn The Misses Justine and Elizabeth Hunt were hostesses for a Christmas party for the J U. O. Rural Teachers' club at the Washington Junior high school. Zella Telr presented several new steps In tap dancing and Clara Klrsch gave several playground games. Christmas gifts were ex changed, after which a luncheon was served by the hostesses assist ed by Audrey Ettinger. The Belle Passl school children T. T ui" N. D Dr.ChanLam Chinese Medicine Co. . Natural remedies for disorders of liver, stomach, glands, skin, and urinary system of men and women. Remedies for constipation, as thma, arthritis, su gar diabetes, and rheumatism. 11 years in business. Naturopa ths Physicians. Mi's Court SC Cor. ner Liberty. Office pen Saturdays and Tuesdays only. 10 A. M. to 1 P. M.; P. M. to 7. Consulta tionBlood pressure N. o free ef charts. will, give their annual Christmas program on Friday evening. Decem ber 18. at 7 30. The following chil dren will take part in trie program: Lorene Kahut, Herbert Asbury, Re la Eder. Vcrna Vachtcr, Mary We kerle. Jenn Rovse. Aenes Straven?, Zella Meyer, Howard Brown, Rich ard Vachter, Wilson Beckford, Vera Kahut. Grace Warmick, Margaret Stravens, Betty Lichte, Clyde Vach ter, Gladys Meyer, Gregory Relllng, Maxlne Meyer, Brooks Beckford. Milton Kahut. Jackie Bonner. Rose- anna Stravens. Miss Clara Eder, the teacher, Is In charge of thentertalnment. Silverton W. L. McOlnnis, su perintendent of the Silver rails mill, accompanied by Mrs. McGlnnls and her father, P. w. Mutch, their house guest from Penticton, B. C, are spending the holiday season with relatives In Los'Amteles. ' West Stay ton Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Chance, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ruggles drove to Portland spend ing the week end there with Mrs, Vernon and family. Men are much more prone to com mit. 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