Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, June 21, 1937, Page 1, Image 1

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49th YEAR, No. 147
BACK TO WORK
ORDERS ISSUED
IN STEEL MILLS
Strike Leaders Threaten
Trouble if Attempt to
Reopen Plants Made
Federal Mediators Strive
For Peace General
Strike Threatened
(Br Associated Press)
Cleveland, June 21 "Little Steel"
Issued defiant "back-to-work"
marching orders today.
With the zero hour set by steel
executives for 7 a. m., tomorrow,
Involving about 24,000 men In the
strike-ravaged Youngstown area,
federal mediators strive desperately
In Cleveland to effect a settlement.
The back-to-work challenge, an
nounced Jointly by Frank Purnell.
president of the youngstown Sheet
and Tube, and by Republic Steel,
drew a swift counter-challenge.
"As soon as somebody goes in
those plants,1 said John Mayo,
Youngstown director of the steel
workers organizing committee, "the
SOS will go out and there will be
trouble.
"There will be so many men
(strikers) down there they won't go
(Concluded on Pnge 10. Column 1)
NORMS PLEADS
FLOOD CONTROL
Washington, June 21 U.fi Sena
tor George W. Norris, Ind, Neb.
author of the measure to divide the
nation into seven authorities simi
lar to TV A told a senate agricul
ture sub-committee today, that It
would be an "economic sin" not to
utilize the hydroelectric power pos
sibilities which would be developed
Incident to the program.
"Most of those who oppose this
measure, oppose It because of Its
power aspects," Norris said, "but I
believe It would be an economic sin
not to utilize the power resources
available."
He said the power phases would
both help pay for the projects and
bring the benefits of electricity to
more people.
Norris appeared as first witness
In the sub-committees hearings.
He emphasized, however, that pow
er development, Incident to the
flood control projects should be sec
ondary to navigation and flood
control "both as a constitutional
proposition and from the point of
view of benefits to the people.
"Some action must be taken to
control floods In the United States,"
Norris said, "and the national gov
ernment is the only power that can
do It.
"The idea is to build big dams,
little dams, all kinds of dams, all
over the country to control these
flood waters."
SUMMER STARTS
RAIN CONTINUES
Portland. Ore., June 21 (U. Sum
mer started here today In a drizzle
of rain and mist. More rain, or at
least showers, was forecast for to
night and Tuesday by the weather
bureau.
Portland's precipitation for the
24 hours was .73 inches, but many
points had more. Salem recorded
1.22 Inches, Albany .81, Newport
1.52. North Bend 39. Light rain was
general throughout eastern Oregon
and Washington.
In Portland June thus far has
been the dampest since 1913. So far
this month 3.19 of rain has fallen. In
1013 the full month's measurement
was 4.24 inches. The June record Is
5.38 inches in 1888.
REV. MR. SIMONDS
RESIGNS POSITION
Rev. J. R. Simonds yesterday sub
mitted his resignation, effective
July 1, to the congregation of First
Congregational church. Trie resigna
tlon was caused by advice of his
physician that he rest for six months
to recuperate from a recent illness.
In a Utter to the congregation, read
by Rev. Charles C. Ha worth, who
substituted in the pjulplt, Mr. 61-
monds said he would remain In
6 a lem during the period of rest
BIT
G apitamJoMraal
matter at Salem, Oregon
The plane which swooped down
on Vancouver, Washington, from
Soviet Russia via the North Pole
braved all of the dangers of the
Pole, flew thousands of miles over
the wildest sort of uninhabited
country, pierced storms of sleet and
snow with the temperature below
zero and got by unscathed. But the
three boys from the Soviet found
they couldn't handle a regulation
Oregon mist and alter talcing 50
miles of It turned back into Wash
ington and set their plane down.
Maybe that's why the naval af
fairs committee back in Washington
refuses to give us a naval base at
Tongue point and the army won't
pay a great deal of attention to
military defense for Oregon. Possi
bly they figure we're well enough
protected as it Is what with Oregon
mist and heavy dew.
It's barely possible the fliers
sighted some snow on Table Rock
and figured fooling around over
Oregon wasn t any place to be.
At any rate the three fliers got
into the USA in time for the Brad
dock-Lewis fight, if that is anything
worth flying 5000 miles and over
the North Pole to take a gander at.
It's too bad the weather Is such
that while the boys are in the
neighborhood we can't have them
down here to take a squint at Waits
and Hogg Brothers who were sched
uled to tangle In the softball league
tonight but probably won't because
of wet grounds. Could the Russians
see some of those lads swinging
their bats around a few times
they'd go back with some real stor
ies about the prowess of the giants
who Inhabit the Willamette valley.
a
We talked with a local business
man today and asked him if he was
going to vote at the school election.
He said he wasn't because In the
first place he couldn't vote, not
owning any property, and in the
second place it didn't make any
difference to him one way or an
other. Which indicates one reason
why school elections never seem to
turn out much of a vote among
those who should be deeply inter
ested. In the first place it didn't
make any difference whether thlr
business man owned property or
not, he could vote if otherwise a
qualified elector and lived In the
district 30 days. In the second place
it makes a whale of a lot of differ
ence to any interested citizen how
the schools are conducted. Every
body should get out and vote at ev
ery election or at least not com
plain when it's all over.
The voting hours today are from
3 o'clock to 7 o'clock at the school
administration building, 414 North
High street, and there's still time
for the business man referred to
and others to take advantage of
their citizenship.
But, after all, maybe school elec
tions aren't so important. The Ore
gonian now prints its front page
in large 12-polnt type so any child
can read it whether he's gone to
school or not.
At least, he can look at the near
half page of pictures.
FRANKLIN W. FORT DIES
Rochester, Minn., June 21 iP)
Franklin W. Fort, 57, former New
Jersey representative, secretary of
the Republican National committee
from 1928 to 1930, and chairman of
the first federal housing board died
here Monday
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Trades Council Wants
Union Men Only to Be
Employed at Hospital
The boArd of control took under advisement today a pro
test by the Salem Building Trades council aprainst employ
ment of non-union men at the state hospital. The council
compiamea wai me plasterers v
union was the only union receiving
the union scale of wages, and that
carpenters, hod carriers and other
workers were employed by the state
on monthly wages Instead of the
Jobs being given to union men on a
dally basis.
The board said it would pay un
ion wages to all union men, but
pointed out that unlf-a memtxis
could not be given all Uie work In
preference to patients who need
tha work to be kept busy and to
permanent employes of the Institu
tion. I O. S. Butler, member of an Ash
FUB
SENATE SPURNS
CURTAILMENT
OF RELIEF BILL
Amendments Requiring
States, Communities
Share Cost Rejected
Robinson Leads Economy
Fight but President
Wins Out
Washinlgton, June 21 (fP) Senate
administration forces, ignoring
economy pleas of their own leaders.
rejected today an amendment to the
relief bill designed to put more of
th cost on local communities.
The amendment of the $1,500,-
000,000 measure would have required
states and local communities, where
able, to contribute at least 40 per
cent of the cost of WPA projects.
Just before the test, administra
tion forces won a tactical victory by
rejecting a modification of the
amendment proposed by Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, democratic
leader.
Robinson's amendment, which
would have required 25 per cent lo
cal contribution Instead of 40 per
cent, was beaten 49-34.
This forced the final vote on the
original amendment by Senator
Byrnes (D.-S.C.) to require 40 per
cent contribution.
The vote on the Robinson amend
ment, a showdown on the economy
issue, brought one of the strangest
votes In recent years. Republicans
and usual democrats leaders com
bined with new deal critics in dem
ocratic ranks to support the Robin
son amendment, but it was beaten
by a determined rally among young
er democratic mebers to support
the president.
After the Robinson modification
(Concluded on Pace 4, Column 6)
LABOR LEADERS
OPPOSE LUSK
Marshfield, Ore., June 21 0J.fi
Voting unanimously to oppose the
selection of Circuit Judge Hall S.
Lusk of Portland as Judge of the
federal district court in the Port
land district, nearly 300 delegates
to the 35th annual convention of
the State Federation of Labor be
gan their week of convention busi
ness here this morning. -At
the same time the convention
voted unanimously in favor of ex-
Senator Henry L. Hess of LaGrande
for the federal judgeship.
First Indication of strife between
the American Federation of Labor
and the committee for industrial
organization came with the intro
duction of a resolution which would
authorize the executive committee
of the state federation to set aside
funds to hire organizers to work for
A. F. of L. union memberships in
the state. This resolution went to
committee.
Executive Secretary Ben T. Os
borne of Portland read his annua!
report following opening exercises
in which Coos Bay Civic officials
welcomed the convention. Eugene
and Tillamook delegates opened an
intensive drive to get the 1938 con
vention awarded to their respective
cities.
land real estate firm, offered the
state 15,000 if it would establish
tuberculosis hospital at Ashland
The board voted to investigate the
matter.
The board also asked the Oregon
Tuberculosis association to submit
data on the proposed $200,000 hos
pital for Portland, for which the
state appii r!ated 1110.000. The
board will sponsor the asoclatlon's
request for a '90.000 federal grant.
An order prohibiting storage of
public automobiles in private ga
rages at public expense was passed
vy urc iMirg, wiucn also voiea 10
(Concluded od Pace 4. Column I) J
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1937
BLUM OFFERED
PORTFOLIO IN
NEW CABINET
CamilleChautemps, Radi
cal Socialist Ex-Premier
Trying Ministry K
Leaders of Various Fac
tions Sounded Paris
Takes Change Calmly
Paris, June 21 UP) Camllle Chau-
temps, radical socialist ex-premier
who is attempting to form a new
people's front cabinet, today offer
ed a portfolio to Leon Blum, the
outgoing prime minister.
The socialist Blum, whose gov
ernment fell early today, withheld
his decision. It was indicated it
would be delayed until a meeting of
the socialist national council to
morrow.
Truckloads of mobile guards rum
bled through the sheets as Chau
temps sounded out leaders of vari
ous factions, particularly the so
cialists. Their participation In the
cabinet seemed to depend on agree
ment on a financial program.
S tee 1-he 1 meted guards deployed
in front of the senate to prevent
(Concliulrrt on Pnge 4, Column 8)
TWO KILLED, .
SIX INJURED
Portland, June 21 P Two per
sons were killed and six were injur
ed in traffic accidents here Sunday.
Mrs. Mary E. Norwood, 66, Rainier,
died at Good Samaritan hospital
four hours after being Injured In
collision between an automobile
in which she was riding with Char
les B. Wlnchell, 24, Portland, and
one operated by Enor Oronqutst,
25. Portland.
Russell J. Roberts, 3T, Portland,
died about 12 hours after being struck
by a coupe containing two young
men and two girls. Police said the
car failed to stop and give aid. Ro
berts was accompanied by his grand
father, John Roberts, 71, who suf
fered minor injuries.
A city-wide search was started for
the driver of the coupe and a 50
reward was offered for his appre
hension. George Erickson, 26, Portland, was
seriously Injured when he was struck
by another alleged hit-and-run dri
ver, and GusUf, his father, who was
walking with him, suffered bruises
and lacerations.
Alfred Gratton, 59, Portland, and
Mary Louise Gratton, 6, were treat
ed for injuries at Emanuel hospiral
after a car operated bv Oratton col
lided with an automobile driven by
James J. Hill, Portland.
Thomas Shea, 67, Portland, was
found early Sunday in the middle of
the Hawthorne bridge, suffering
from a leg injury. Patrolmen Hol
land and Watson reported he was
injured by an automobile.
RUSSIAN JOURNALS
PRAISE AIR HEROES
Moscow, June 21 U.R Russian
newspapers today sold thousands of
extra copies packed with newa of
the flight of three Soviet airmen to
the United States.
Workers in factories here and
throughout Russia adopted resolu
tlons congratulating the filers, and
Alexl Stakanov, noted for his meth
ods of intensifying individual enter
prise in Industry, hailed the flight
as a triumph which only a Soviet
nation could accomplish.
"While fascist airplanes are des
troying Spanish towns," he said,
"ours are conquering the north pole,
laying a new air route, conquering
the summit of science. Only the
people of a Soviet country can solve
such problems
BRADDOCK-LEWIS
FIGHT BROADCAST
New York. June 21 WU.R) A ring
side description of the Braddock
Louts fight in Chicago tomorrow
night will be broadcast over the
Red and Blue networks of NBC
beginning at 11 p. m. EtT. NBC
announced today that 125 stations
will participate In the broadcast.
which is to be under commercial
sponsorship.
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FLYERS CHEERFUL AFTER EPOCH-MAKING FLIGHT Tired but cheerful, these three Soviet
aviators sought a bath and a bed after covering 5.300 miles of a scheduled 5,900 mile flight across the
North Pole, from Moscow, Russia, to Oakland, Cal f. They were forced by poor visibility to land here.
Left to right are: Alexander Bcliakoff, navigator; Valerl Chekaloff, chief pilot, and George Balbu
koff, co-pilot. Below The large re-winged monoplane shown after landing at Vancouver, Wash. (As
sociated Press Photos.)
SERIOUSLY HURT
IN AUTO CRASH
Robert Teepe, Portland realtor, is
unconscious and seriously Injured at
Salem General hospital after a
motor vehicle collision on Pacific
highway north of Jefferson today.
The coupe, in which the injured
man was alone, is registered to
Alma B. Teepe of the Teepe Realty
company, 4046 Southeast Ash street,
Portland. A. O. Teepe, his father,
was called here this afternoon.
The Teepe car, southbound, is be
lieved to have collided with the side
of a truck and trailer, northbound,
driven by Walter Novis of Elbe,
Wash. The truck is owned by the
Homer O. Johnson Construction
company, a Washington concern
which has offices nl the Imperial
hotel, Portland.
The collision occurred after the
Teepe car had crossed a small
bridge over Chehulpum creek near
Midway Auto park. Before the
truck driver stopped his vehicle had
carried the smaller one back across
the bridge. It was wedged solidly
underneath the trailer, state police
said.
Other than a traveling highway
crew that saw the accident from a
distance there were no witnesses.
Members of the highway crew said
it appeared that the Teepe car was
out of control. No blame has been
fixed for the accident.
GROWERS PROTEST
CHAIN STORE TAX
Washington, June 21 Wi Pacific
northwest congressmen said today
fruit growers in their states are pro
testing against enactment of a Dis
trict of Columbia chain store tax b
cau.se "It will be an open Invitation
to states to attempt the same legis
lation.
Senators Steiwer and McNary of
Oregon and Bone and Schwellen
bach of Washington said they hid
received "large number of tele
grama" protesting the proposed tax.
sxn o io
Franco Brings
Food to Bilbao
For Refugees
By Assoc. ted Press)
Thousands of Insurgent General
issimo Francisco Franco's troops
streamed through captured Bilbao
today to the hills west of the city in
the start of a campaign against
Santander, 45 miles away, last
stronghold of the Basques.
Footbridges were thrown across
the Nedvion river to speed the
movement. Insurgent officers con
sidered subjugating of Santander
province necesary to overcome the
menace of water famine in Bilbao.
Water conduits were broken from
teritory still held by government
forces.
Roads to Bilbao were Jammed
with Insurgent trucks bringing
food to the city's 300.000 Inhabitants.
Five food ships were reported en
(Concluded on Pane 4, Column 1)
Council Likely to
Delay Action on Zone
Change
There was a possibility this afternoon that two of the
moat important matters pending before the city council may
not be reported out for final action tonight. One is the Wallace
Bonesteele application for a zone
change at 12th and Court streets,
and the other proposed change In
city downtown parking regulations.
Alderman Fred A. Williams,
chairman of the ordinance commit
tee which has the Bonesteele ordi
nance in hand, said the committee
had not yet prepared a recommend
ation on the issue, and Mayor V. E.
Kuhn said he doubted If the bill
were reported out tonight.
Bonesteele asks for a change in
the zone so that he may erect a
building and engage in the motor
vehicle business. Opposing him are
reitdent of the area who object to
o PRICE THREE
HOLD MURDER
CASE SUSPECT
Extradition of Robert M. Young
to Waterloo, la., on a charge of
assault with intent to commit mur
der. Is sought in requisition papers
presented to Governor Charles H.
Martin today by Deputy Sheriff H,
B. Mitchell of Waterloo. Young
was arrested In Salem two weeks
ago charged with the larceny of a
suit case from the J. D. Oxley
leather goods store on Ferry street.
When arrested the prisoners gave
his name as Roy Anderson.
The Iowa authorities located
Young in Salem through finger
print records checked at the Oregon
state Identification bureau at the
penitentiary after his arrest here.
These showed a police record dat
ing back to 1924 In South Dakota,
aKasas, Iowa, Illinois, Washington,
Montana and Oregon, and the use
of many aliases. The record nidi
(C 'one hi (led on Patr 4. Column II
for a Garage
businesses being established in the
residential district. The state capi
tal commission met a few days ago
and went on record as opposed to
zone changes in the area adjacent
to state capltol property.
At a meeting toaay the state
board of control unanimously de
clined to take any part In the mat
ter. The council tonight will have
from Dan J. Fry, secretary of the
board, a letter which will say:
"You are advised that the board
of control of the state of Oregon
today Instructed me to Inform you
that in connection with the erection
(Concluded on Page 10, Column I)
Weather
Portland and vicinity, occasional
rain tonight and Tuesday; little
change in temperature; southerly
wind.
Yesterday: Max. Ml Mln. S3. Rlv.
a 1. Rain 1.22. Light south-southeast
winds; cloudy.
CENTS gyjv,
PARTY STARTS
BY PLANE FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
Conquerors of Polar
Flight Moscow to Van
couver Charter Airship
Plane Used in Epochal
Flight to be Shipped to
Russia for Inspection
Portland. Ore.. June 21 HOB The
three Soviet fliers who flew non
stop from Moscow to Vancouver,
Wash., arrived here today at 12:30
p. m., for a luncheon 'at the cham
ber of commerce before departure
by plane for San Francisco at 3
p. m. -
Pearson Field, Vancouver, Wash..
June 21 (U.R) The three Russian
fliers who conquered the polar
flight from Moscow to America, will
tour the United States for about
a month before turning to Moscow,
Russian Ambassador Alexander
Troyanovsky revealed today.
The tour will start from Swan Is
land airport In Portland, Ore., at S
p. m. today when the party will em
bark by a chartered plane for San
Francisco, the ambassador said.
The plane which made the 5500
(Concluded on Pug 9, Column. 8)
SUN COMPASSED
ENABLED FLIGHT
Portland, Oregon, June 21 (P) A
sun compass unaffected by the phe
nomenon within the "magnetic
jungle" on top of the world brought
the three Russian filers safely
across the uncharted wastes of the
north pole region, Portland aviators
said today.
Only the sun compass would re
sist the "Jitters" when all other in
struments danced crazlly under the
Influence of the magnetic area.
The device, developed by Admiral
Richard E. Byrd for his renowned
flights Into the Antarctic, charts an
unvarying course. Without It. air
authorities said. Alexander Bclia
koff, the navigator, probably would
have worked with frenzied speed In
a futile effort to answer directional
problems among converging longi
tudinal lines.
The compass, they explained.
shows a true north when a flight
travels along a given meridian. It
is a clockwork mechanism auto
matlcally correcting itself with the
changes In the sun's anRles and
records the position of this guidUig
light on a frosted plate.
REFUSE TO RAISE
COLUMBIA BRIDGES
Washington, June 21 iJP) Th4
war department rejected today a
proposal by Senator Charles Mc
Nary of Oregon that the govern
ment bear the expense of elevating
two privately owned Columbia rive:
bridges up stream from Bonneville
dam.
"The alteration of the bridges
the Hood river bridge and the
Bridge of the Gods at federal ex
pense cannot be recommended by
the war department bccau5e of the
legal precelence involved." the army
engineer's report stated.
The bridges must be raised to
permit navigation and their con
tinued use. Engineers estimate cost
of the work at $800,000.
Senator McNary. In introducing
the enabling legislation, said he felt
the government should pay for the
alteration Inasmuch as construction
of a federal prjoect made the
change necessary,
ADMIRAL BYRD
PRAISES RUSSIANS
Boston. June 21 (U.R) Rear Ad
miral Flchard E. Byrd. only man to
fly over both north and south poles,
today describe dthe successful Mos-cow-to-Vancouver
flight by three
Russian fliers as "unsurpassed in
the history of aviation."
"It Is splendid evidence of the
wonderful progress that Russia has
made in aviation material and in
the training of aviation personnel."
he said. "I send my concratula
tlons and warm regards to all con
cerned. "