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Comics
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Its a fact, there are more real
hearty laugh to a square Inch to
the "Henry" strip than In any
other comic. Read it dally along
with othera on the feature page of
the Capital Journal
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MAJOR FIGHT
LOOMS OVER
LABOR BILLS
Close Alliance of Grange
' Officials and Labor
Bosses Sadly Strained
Agricultural Producers
Showing United Front
On Strike Issue
BY HARRY CRMS
rhe fancied close alliance between
organized labor and producers was
being sorely tried in the Oregon leg
islative halls today as proponents
and opponents of the so-called anti
strike bills began to muster their
forces for what promises to be one
of the most bitter controversies of
the current session.
The battle will rage around four
measures designed to prevent dam
age and Injury to innocent parties
by reason of strikes. Two of them,
house bills 56 and 57, one requiring
all labor unions to register with the
corporation department and the oth
er forbidding "sympathy" strikes, are
(Concluded on page 11, column 8)
HEAVY LOSSES
BRITISH STORM
London. Jan. 31 to-Moderatlng
weather promised northern Europe
relief today from the winds and
bllszards which caused at least 45
deaths and scattered wrecked ship
ping along It coasts.
Damage on land and sea was
widespread. Craft In Atlantic waters
and along the Scandinavian coast
bore the brunt of the stormy seas
and gale-driven snows.
Rescuers searched for bodies
from the wrecked Finnish steamer
Savonmea which foundered near
Krlstlansand, Norway, with a loss
Of 30 lives.
Four bodies were sighted floating
Bear the wreckage but It was im-
possible to recover them because of
darkness and raging seas.
A vain search was made for the
bodies of the captain and 24 mem
bers of the crew of the German
naval experimental ship Welle
which went down with all hands
off the coast of the German state
of Holstein.
Tne weue naa gone w me m w
two other German ships In distress
near the Island of Fermam, off
the Holstein coast.
The British liner Llandaff Castie
ia ashore at Tumbatu Island, north
of Zanzibar Island, Lloyd's reported
today.
The Llandaff Castle, bound for
Port Natal from London. Is carrying
lOD passengers and a crew of 311.
BABY BORN WITH
aiuiST alii mm. in
r OUTSIDE HEART
Bt. Louis, Jan. 31 W An Infant
elrL born with Its heart on the
outside of the body, Is a patient at
St. Louis children's hospital, super
Intendent Estelle D. Claiborne said
today. Physicians did not believe
the baby would live.
' The heart, uncovered by tissue,
nea on tne center oi wc
Its base connected to the larger
blood vessels. The beating la plainly
visible. Possibilities of an operation
to place the heart Inside the chest
were considered remote at the
Hospital.
An entirely exposed organ was
aid by the physicians to bt a
phenomenon.
FAIR BUILDING AT'
MEDFORD BURNS
Medford. Ore, Jan. 31 OJ-B Fire
early today destroyed the exhibit
building at the Medford fairgrounds,
which was used by the CCO aa
transportation garage. .
' Free new army trucks, an ambu
lance, an undetermined number of
automobiles used by officers, and
salvaged trucks brought m for re
pain, were destroyed.
i Fire Chief Roy Elliott believed
the lira started in one of the cars.
Although the Man was well un
derway when It was discovered. It
was kept from spreading to other
Capita
Entered ss second clai
matter at Salem. Own
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Word comes from Hollywood that
Walt Disney, creator of Mickey
Mouse, has been given the annual
national service award by the Unit
ed States Junior Chamber of Com
merce. Walter E. Holm an, Fort-
land, national president, will bestow
the award on Mister Disney at a
banquet Friday night. We fail to
see how the national president of
the organization from Portland can
keep his conscience clear by grant
ing this distinguished service award
to the creator of Mickey Mouse and
overlook the picture editor of the
Oregonlan.
HARMONIZE ALL AROUND
It being evident from the general
architectural design of the work
men's shack on the new postofflec
Job that the contractor there In
tends to harmonize with the new
statehouse right from the Jump,
even to his working quarters. We
think arrangements should go even
further. A grant of $183,000 has
been given for murals In the state
capltol and then there's the circuit
rider statue to be appropriately
placed when the capltol Is finished.
The postoffice grounds should have
a harmonizing statue as well, we be.
Ueve. We suggest a still lire study
in mall carriers to keep the sta
tuary harmonized along the civic
square. There are -a number of de
sirable subjects. For Instance, there
might be a statue of Bill McAdams,
special delivery clerk, mounted on
his well known iron steed. Or
there's John Bolin, known by his
associates as "the model letter car
rier." His pants are always pressed
Just right, his coat the perfect cut,
and ha even keeps his mustache
trimmed to fit all the regulations of
the service. Or there's Lyman Mc
Donald, the model rural mall car
rier. Or perhaps a statue of all
three, something after the famous
painting of the minute men would
be appropriate.
And then there Is the courthouse
lawn, too, to think about If the
plan Is carried out thoroughly in
the civic square.
President Roosevelt's Inaugural
address showed that he continues
to be the greatest Jef fersoniau dem
ocrat since the days of old Thomas
himself. Its highlights all sparkle
with the underlying principles of
democracy and a government for all
of the people and not for the few
There la no question as to the Jef-
fersonian Implications In Mr. Roose
velt's stand as to what he will do
during his second term. Yet,
strange as It seems, Thomas Jef
ferson was the man who Invented
the swivel chair.
The high school band concert
which was scheduled to be held at
Leslie school tomorrow night has
been called off due to the flu epi
demlc In the schools. It has been
postponed until a week from Friday
night, January 33.
Only nine more days until
Oroundhog Day and we've had
enough of this weather to view
with apprehension and alarm.
It seems up In Chelan, Wash., the
man delegated to try out the Town
send plan Is having no trouble
spending his share of the 1300 but
the merchants are hanging onto the
bills and not paying the two per
cent tax as scheduled. A revolving
fund Isn't much good unless the
wheels go way around.
Increase in Flu Cases
Shown as
Continues in Oregon
far la Araoclattd preu)
Oregon's shivering citizens tossed log after log into
their furnaces today in an effort to lick the cold snap and
stave off the state-wide influenza wave. The official weekly
report of the state department of
health luted S35 cases of Influenza,
an Increase of TO. Authorities,
however, were Inclined to view the
figures with pessimism for the un
reported eases boosted the total Into
the thousands.
Cms tins apparenty bore the
brunt of the Illness. There 1M oases
found then- way Into the official
report. More than 300 students out
of a school population of 1300 re
mained away from their classes at
Pendleton. In comparison, the
densely settled Portland district re
ported only ISO cases.
A anoarl sua aat the temper.
LIQUOR AD BAN
DEFEATED BY
49 T0 10 VOTE
Proposal Earlier in Day
Had Been Set Aside for
Next Week Action '
Measure for Examination
Of Women for Marriage
Passes House
By CLAYTON V. BERNHARD
The anticipated battles over the
report of the committee on alcononc
control on the bill which would pro
hibit liquor advertising in Oregon
newspapers crystallzed at the open
Ing of the afternoon session of the
house today when that body defeat
ed the proposal on a divided com
mittee report by a vote of 49 to 10.
Representative Antrim was absent.
The proposal earlier In the day
had been set aside tor next week
for consideration of the bill. l:t ar
ter a parliamentary struggle the
matter was put to vote In the aft
ernoon.
As a result of the procedure of the
house action on this bill was indefi
nitely postponed which in effect re
moves It from the business oi tne
legislature.
The Orecon legislature set the
stage for a battle over the issue ox
liquor advertising today, as the
house of represents tfvee -designated
(Concluded on pe 11. column )
MARINE COOKS
PEACE PARLEY
San Francisco, Jan. 31 W) Nego
tiations for . off-shore ship owners
and the marine cooks and stewards
saw possibilities of reaching a ten
tatlve accord today m tne racitic
coast maritime strike, which has
seen three other such agreements
under fire after they were formu
lated.
The meeting between off-shore
operators and the cooks and stew
ards was tne only one acneauiea ior
today, although negotiators tor oth
er of the aeven striking unions had
employer peace offers up for study.
Talk of possible governmental In
tervention arose again with the lag
in peace conferences, and ship own
ers Spokesman T. O. Plant said In
a statement "We stand ready now
to submit every Issue to the
president ... for his adjudication."
When negotiations deadlocked
long before the strike started In Oc
tober, the snip owners onerea to ar
bitrate all issues In dispute. They
have reiterated that stand many
times since, but unions have con
tended they could not submit to ar
bitration "fundamental Issues'
which they hold are part of their
rights to organize.
The International Longshoremen's
association, however, agreed to a re
newal of Its previous working agree
ment, leaving the matter of its In
terpretation to an arbitrator, pro
vided it was granted a demanded
wage increase.
Employers said they were unable
to grant the wage Increase on the
basis of a six hour dav asked by the
stevedores.
Cold Wave
ture zooming down to new low rec
ords In eastern Oregon. The 13 be
low aero minimum at Klamath Falls
broke an lS-year-otd mark. It was
30 minus at Pendleton for the sec
ond night In succession and 31 be
low at Baker. The Dalles had 3 de
grees below, a point warmer than
yesterday.
More frigid blasts hit smaller
communities. Meacham's reading
was 37 below and Tulelake, Calif.
near Klamath Falls, 35.
While there were no sub-aero
readings in the western Oregon val
ley regions, the damper air made
too Deluded an pate 11. eohnaa
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1937
Bishop Dies
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Hex,
MICHAEL J.
GALLAGHER
of Detroit
DEFENDER OF
C01ICHUN DIES
Detroit, Jan. 31 (m Laity and
clergy Father Charles E. Coughlln,
prominent among them mourned
today the death of the Most Rev.
Michael J. Gallagher, bishop of the
Catholic diocese of Detroit.
Lost to Father Coughlln, himself
more familiar to the public than his
church superior, was a counsellor
and outspoken defender of his right
to free speech.
Bishop Gallagher, 10, diocesan
head since 1918, died suddenly last
night from complications following
a streptococcus Infection, and Father
Coughlln, at his Royal Oak, Mich.,
home, said:
I have lost the best friend outside
of my family .
The nation knew Bishop Gallagher
best for his defense of Father Cough
lln during the heat of the recent po
litical campaign while the priest be
rated the Roosevelt administration.
The bishop, who announced his
support of President Roosevelt for
re-election, nonetheless upheld his
subordinate's privileges of criticism
(Concluded on paae 13, column 7)
STATE BUDGET
OFF $500,000
Oregon's rosy dream of a bal
anced budget, a surplus and a start
on the high road to financial Inde
pendence after years of bending be
neath a deficit evaporated today.
Instead of a surplus of $430,992
over appropriations recommended
by Governor Martin, the state ac
tually faces a prospective deficit of
544,878.
This rude awakening came with
the confirmation by Wallace Whar
ton, budget director, of a "mistake'
in computing Income tax revenues.
Wharton said the "tax commission-
made the error.
The circumstance Is this, Whar
ton said:
In making up the budget, the
administration credited to avail
able revenues all of the estimated
receipts from Income taxes. (8,500,-
000, for the blennium. However,
the law specifies that only enough
Income tax revenues may be usea
for legislative appropriations to
offset property levies within the six
per cent constitutional spending
limit.
That amount Is $7,530,073, or
about a million dollars under what
the total return from the Income
tax Is expected to be. The remain
ing money may be used only for
special mlllages outside the six per
cent limitation.
Thus, the surplus envisioned by
the governor Is converted Into a
prospective deficit more than $100,
000 above what the administration
hoped to put tn Its savings account.
CITIES FOR UNIFORM
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Eugene, Ore. Jan. 31 MV-Herman
Kehrll. executive secretary of the
League of Oregon Cities, said a spe
cial committee will study a statewide
plan to standardize traffic signals at
a meeting in saiem January a.
J. L. Fransen, city manager of
Oregon City, who heads the commit
tee, said questionnaires sent to all
sections of the state returned with
answers showing a lack of uniformity
In traffic regulations. County cooper
ation In remedying tha situation si
assured, ha mm.
PROGRAM OF
TRADE PACTS
ASKEDBYFD
'resident Urges Con
gress for Continuation
Of Reciprocal Treaties
Says Emergency Condi
tions Still Exist in In
ternational Commerce
Washington, Jan. 21 fP) Presi
dent Roosevelt urged congress today
to continue the administration re
ciprocal trade treaty program as a
means of promoting "durable peace1
and a "balanced economic recovery.'
His appeal was made In a letter to
Chairman Dough ton of the house
ways and means, before which Sec
retary Hull appeared in person to
ask passage of a measure extending
the trade policy three years.
Mr. Roosevelt said the nation's
"vigorous Initiative in the field of
liberalization of commercial poli
cies has been an important factor
In arresting the world trend toward
national economic Isolation, which
seemed almost irresistible three
years ago."
Asserting the tasK was by no
means finished. Mr. Roosevelt said
'emergency conditions" still exist
(Concluded on png 8. column 6)
REBELS RENEW
MADRID ATTACK
(Br th Associated Preu)
Air and ground battles broke with
new violence on the Madrid and
Malaga fronts of warring Spain to
day. Neutrality efforts stood stock still.
But Italy and Germany will Inform
Great Britain shortly, It was learn
ed, that foreign financial and pro
paganda must be ell minted from
Spain along with foreign volunteers.
The League of Nations council
met at Geneva to discuss both the
need of Germany for raw materials
and Spanish government protests
against alleged Italo-German viola
tion of its sovereignty.
Fascist and socialist airplanes
fought a machine gun battle over
Madrid. Fascist Insurgents struck
back at the socialist government
ground forces for an almost-success
ful attack on the "Hill of Angels'
south of Madrid.
Insurgent planes bombed south
ern Malaga, on the sea, laying the
groundwork for assault by storm
Socialist defenders of Malaga and
reinforced Insurgent armies resumed
a battle close to nearby Marbella.
From Valencia, the Spanish gov
ernment announced the Spanish
gold reserve was under guard tn
Spain. There have been reports tha
bullion had been shipped abroad.
CALLS CONFERENCE
ON JOINT BUILDING
Should a conference slated to
night by city and county represen
tatives Indicate the possibility of a
Joint city and county building being
constructed In Salem's civic renter,
a special city election might be
ailed to vote on a bond issue to cov
er the city's share of the cost. May
or V. E. Kuhn so stated today.
In a talk to the city council Mon
day night the mayor said the city
could Issue 1200,000 in bonds witn
out breaking over the limitation on
bonded obligations, and that he be
lieved he could prepare a financial
set-up covering the project that
would appeal to the council and the
public
The mayor and the county court
are expected to participate In to
night's conference.
The mayor has received Informa
tion relative to the practicability of
Joint city and county buildings else
where, particularly at Springfield,
Mass, and Denver.
Funeral Friday for
Retired Minister
Portland, Ore, Jan. Jl 0V-Funeral
services for the Rev. 1. H. Ir
vine, retired Methodist minister,
will be held here at 1 p. m. tomor
row. He died Tuesday night. The
Rev. Mr. Irvine previously served
pastorates at Salem, Cornelius, 611-
verton and Portland He came to
Oregon from Maine In la It. light
children survive.
omraal
2
Death Calls
RAYMOND B. WILCOX
CIVIC LEADER
CROSSES DIVIDE
Portland, Jan. at (V-J4aymond
B. Wilcox, 52. prominent Portland
business and civic leader and form
er head of the state relief adminis
tration, died at his home today aft
er an Illness of several weeks.
At the peak of the depression, ex-
Governor Julius L. Meier named
Wlcox head of the newly organized
state relief committee and the civil
works program. He resigned ' In
January, 1934. i
Wilcox, a native of Portland and
a member of one of the city's old
est families, was president of the
Wilcox-Hayes company and sec
retary of the Wilcox Investment
company.
Following his graduation from
Harvard university In 1007, be was
associated with the Portland Flour
ing mills, a firm founded by his
late father, Theodore B. Wilcox, a
pioneer In developing the grain ex
port trade from Portland to the
Orient.
He was a past president of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce
and headed the community chest
organisation. The realty board
named him Portland's "first citizen"
in 1932.
His widow and three children sur
vive him.
RENEW TERRORIST
BOMBING AT LISBON
Dlsbon, Portugal, Jan. 21 (U.B
Terrorism In Portugal was renewed
today when a bomb was exploded
Inside the war ministry, setting It
afire.
The blase was controlled by fire
men.
The bombing was an aftermath of
several last night, directed at the
ministry of education, the Portu
guese Radio club, the Spanish con
sulate, the Barcarena postoffice ra
dio station known as Emlssora Na
tional and the vacuum Oil com
pany's Alcantara depot.
After visiting the scenes of the
bombings, the Interior minister told
the press they were due to the
Spanish civil war. He Blamed ior-
e timers, assisted by Portuguese de
siring international communism to
threaten Portugal.
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Threaten Lynching
Of Parole Violator
Who Killed Trooper
Monroe, Mich.. Jan. 21 (U.R) State police guarded the
county jail today to protect Alcida (Frenchy) Benoit, 24 year
old parole violator, from public anger aroused by his brutal
slaying of Stat trooper iucn.ru,
Hammond.
More than 2.000 men and women
surrounded the tall after Benoit's
capture last night, muttering
threats the surly gunman who fired
one shot Into Hammonds brain,
then handcuffed his body to a rural
mailbox.
The crowd thinned out todey, but
police were taking precautions to
prevent any demonstration when
Benoit Is arraigned In municipal
court later In the day on a first
degree murder charge.
Benoit told polict he was able to
overpower too trooper because b
PRICE THREE
JAP LIBERALS
STAGE REVOLT
AGAINST ARMY
Hamada, Party Leader,
Offers to Commit Hara
Kiri if Charges False
Emperor Suspends Diet
On Request of Military
Party
Tokyo, Jan. 31 () Kunlmatsu Ha
mada, leader of the Selyukal, second
largest party In the Japanese parlia
ment, offered tonight to kui nunseu
If his accusations that military lead
ers are Interfering with the govern
ment, were disproved.
His threat to commit hara-kiri
climaxed an angry discussion with
Count Julchl Terauchl, minister of
war, over what Hamada described as
the army's desire to dictate to the
political administration.
The first round of Japan's parlia
mentary fight was a staggering blow
to the government of Premier Kokl
Hlrota. It sent him to the emperor's
palace, where he obtained a two-day
suspension of the turbulent diet
Members of both houses merciless
ly pilloried both cabinet and army as
nro-faaclsta, leaning toward dictator
ship, neglecting the welfare of the
people and pursuing a secret and
suicidal foreign policy, especially In
the government's anti-communist oi
llanos with Germany.
From the moment the house of
representatives convened at 1 pro.
until it adjourned at 6:20, Hlrota,
Foreign Minister Hachlro Arlta, War
Minister Terauchl, and finance
Minister Kllchi Baba, were attacked
(Concluded on page 18. column 6)
RAIL UNIONS
SEEK INCREASES
Chicago, Jan. 21 UP) A flat 20
per cent wage Increase for some
300,000 union railroad workers was
the goal today of five railroad bro
therhoods.
Members of a Joint committee
representing the five unions agreed
last night to present oemanos ior
the pay hike. The decision ended a
week-long deadlock.
The Increase, David B. Robertson
president of the brotherhood of lo
comotives firemen and englnemen
said, would mean an additional
gl 10.900,000 annually tn the pay en
velopes of members of the five bro
therhoods. Robertson said no date
was set for presenting the demand.
fiDokesmen said the pay boost re
quest would Involve only the "big
five" brotherhoods, represented at
the conference here by more than
300 union nrestdenta and chairmen
Railroad workers belonging to 16
other unions were not Involved, tne
spokesman said.
Under the Joint committee's de
cision, officials of each union would
Instruct the various unit to present
the reauests according to Individual
contracts. The railway labor act al
lows each railroad 30 days ancr
presentation of the demand to file
an answer.
Brotherhoods represented at the
sessions were the engineers, conduc
tors, trainmen, firemen and switch
men. M.CIllbr,
between his lets when Hammond
searched him after the gas station
hold-up.
"I got It out while be was driving
me to aU and shot him," he told
Sheriff Joseph J. Bslrley.
After disposing of the body, Benoit
drove away In the police car. An
alarm already had been broadcast by
Trooper Sam Sentnl. who had arrest
ed Mike Delberto. believed to have
been Benolt'a accomplice In the rob
bery. Senlnl was fired upon when he
gave chase to the youthful slayer.
Benoit told the sheriff he was
(CotMluosd aa pate II, column a)
Weather
Unsettled tonight and Friday, pro.
bably with anowa In northwest por
tion, rain near coast. Wanner.
Southeast wind.
Yesterday: Max. MS, Bun. U.I
Rain 0. River 0.
CENTS 73J2!
HEAVY RAMS
SEND RIVERS
Oil RIME
Property Loss and Hu
man Misery Mount as
Floods Cover Lowlands
Ohio River Submerging
Cities as It Nears Le
vels of 1913 Record -
far tfat Auoclated Prou)
Heavy rains Increased sharply
today the river menace to wide
spread east and central west areas.
driving some streams to crests
which threatened to equal record
floods of 1013.
Property loss and human misery
mounted with the rising waters, m
Cincinnati, alone, police estimated
damage In excess of 11,000,000.
Thousands abandoned Ohio val
ley homes and sought refuge tn
higher lands. Hundreds banded to
gether to maintain dikes and levees,
while othera formed emergency
crews to transfer merchandise from
periled areas.
The floods covered mues or una
in Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
(Concluded on page 8. column 1) .
POPE RAPIDLY
CROWS WORSE
Vatican City, Jan. 21 Anx
iety rose today m the pontlficlal
court as reliable sources expressed
"greater apprehension" for Pope
Plus, suffering Intense pain In his
swollen right leg.
Muscular cramps, which the 71
year old pontiff described as "atro
cious," seised his limb, impairing
the circulation and weakening hi
general resistance to old age com
plications. Vatican attendants quoted the
pope aa saying:
"The pains are atrocious I
"There Is, perhaps, no word In
the dictionary that can really des
cribe them."
The 70 year old Holy Father re
mained tn bed, his condition not
permitting attendants to lift him
onto a new wheeled dtvan which
arrived to replace the former one.
Former King Alfonso of Spain
called at the Vatican where he was
received by Cardinal Pacelll. papal
secretary of state. Alfonso express
ed hope for the pontiffs recovery.
Increased doses of sedatlvea were
administered to ease the suffering
In his legs and enforce sleep during
the restless night, attendants said.
The Holy Father heard mass from
his bed and then set about the cur
tailed routine his crippled state al
lows him. Prelates said he told
Archbishop Castlgllont, coadjutor of
the diocese of Milan, he was deter
mined to work as long aa breath
remained In his body. -
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