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49th YEAR, No. 172
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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1937
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LUSK NAMED
AS SUCCESSOR
TO CAMPBELL
r Governor Appoints Port
land Circuit Judge to
Supreme Court Bench
Alfred P. Dobson Appoin
ted to Succeed Lusk
Both Democrats
Governor Martin appointed today
Circuit Judge Hall S. Lusk of Port
land as supreme court Justice to
succeed Justice James u. Campbell,
who died Friday.
Justice Lusk will serve until the
November, 1938 general election.
Alfred P. Dobson, democrat.
Portland attorney, was named to
succeed Lusk, also a democrat, who
apparently withdrew from the con
test for federal Judge at Portland
by accepting the appointment.
Dobson was democratic nominee
for attorney general in 1932 and
1936. but was defeated both times.
The appointment was the first
since Justice Percy R. Kelly was ap
pointed to succeed Justice Thomas A.
McBrlde, who died September 9, 1930.
Governor Julius L. Meier did not
appoint a Justice in his four years
(Concluded on pnite 11. column 4)
ROLLER COASTER
TRAIN WRECKED
Chicago, July 21 MV-A speeding
roller coaster train hurtled down a
steep Incline into the rear of an
uncontrolled train at Riverside
amusement park last night, injuring
24 of the terror-stricken riders.
Witnesses said a train of four
cars was near the top of a "hump1
when It stalled and started back
ward. Passengers gasped, then
screamed as the train increased its
speed and coursed part way up an
other incline.
A second train appeared at the
crest as the loose cars rocked back
and forth at the bottom of the dip.
10 feet from the ground. As ter
rified passengers stood on seats,
tried to scramble to the ground or
grasped for supports, the oncoming
iram plunged Into the cars.
The Impact wrecked the rear car
of the first train and the front of
the second. The noise brought hun
dreds of merry-makers to the scene.
Hysterical women frantically dash
ed to the roller-coaster named
"The Pippin" to determine whe
ther their children were in the
wreck.
Only three persons were reported
seriously injured. Most of the rid
ers, suffering cuts and bruises, were
released after treatment at a near
by hospital.
Union Plans Test of
Anti-Picketing Act
The Dallas, July 21 Wj The
newly formed grocery clerks' union
sought a court test of the city or
dinance prohibiting picketing, as
signing pickets to a grocery store
operated by R. J. Wilson for as
serted refusal to observe closing
hours prescribed by the union.
Officers said they would take no
action pending an opinion by the
city attorney on the validity of the
ordinance, passed several years ago.
Junction City Sign Is
Diverting Auto Traffic
From Pacific Highway
Complaints of local hotel and auto camp operators that
a construction warning sign at the junction of the east and
west side Pacific highways at Junction City is diverting
most of the northbound tourist traf-
flc from Salem, brought a state.
ment from the highway department
today that the sign was erected in
conformity with a policy of Inform
ing travellers of hazards, delays and
obstructions along main travelled
roads and of ways to avoid them.
The sign warns motorists of sev
en miles of construction work be
tween 8hedd and Halsey, where the
highway Is being widened and re
surfaced, and recommends the west
side route via Corvallls.
There Is. however, no special sign erating along and across the trav
at Corvallls or Rick re a 11 to direct I elled roadway,
detoured traffic back to the eastsidel (CondudM oo pate column li
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Our old friend Ed Brodie is coming
back to Oregon City from California
and will operate his Enterprise. Ed
must figure the republicans have a
chance to come back and maybe he'll
get to be minister to Slam or Finland
or somewhere again.
A new magazine has popped off
from a Marlon county press, same
being "Qoodes Home Landscaping
Magazine" published by our old
friends Verle Goode and his Goode
wife Dovena of Stayton. It's a pre
tentious affair of 40 pages, loaded
with pictures and good Information
on the subject in hand and is to be
published quarterly. Those folks who
have whittled out one of the pret
tiest country estates in Marlon
county by working 20 hours a day
and spending the other four hours
at work, have bitten off a big chew
in getting out a magazine of their
own but we suppose it's Just a bit
of relaxation for them.
Incidentally they offer one sug
gestion that has meat in ltthat
there'll be found very few cases of
Juvenile delinquencies In homes
with a well landscaped environ
ment. But even at that Jim Lewis
has a pretty finely landscaped place
out at the end of State street with
some naughty boys In it.
We hope this bug war between
Oregon and California doesn't turn
into something like the Spanish
revolution but we want to warn
those California guys they're going
a little far accusing Orer.onians of
living in glass houses. Fact of the
matter is that Oregonlans will have
to start carrying glass suitcases if
they want to get Into California
without being made fighting mad.
Down there they've set up an arm
ed guard along the border against
invading Oregonlans; the guard has
made monkeys out of our folks;
they've held us up to ridicule and
our women's Intimate garments up
to public Inspection; they've rifled
our trunks and suitcases and have
deprived us of our personal prop
erty with due process of law
namely forcing visitors to throw In
to the garbage can Oregon grown
prunes, peaches, et cetera without
compensation or remuneration.
They've played tag with our sacred
liberties as American citizens and
now they have the nerve to come
back and say we live In a glass
house. We hope they never sit down
to breakfast without their ornery
grapefruit squirting them in the
eye.
Oregonlans are known the world
over as a peaceful and law abiding
people but enuff's enuff.
Sllverton becomes the cynosure of
two states Thursday evening when
the playoff of the northwest semi
pro championship gets under way
there. It shows what one town can
do while a sister town sits idly by
cussing softball umpires.
CAPITOL BOARD
TO MEET TUESDAY
Portland. July 21 (P) Alton Bas
sett, secretary of the capltol re
construction commission, said today
that a meeting would be held here
next Tuesday to discuss further
steps In the projected building
of additional buildings at Salem.
"It Is possible that an Interim
committee of the commission which
has been studying the offer of ar
chitects relative to designs for the
work will submit its report at that
time." Bassett said.
route at Albany and Salem, although
construction operations are under
way on the west side highway Just
north of Newberg.
'The sign at Junction City Is sim
ply to advise persons unfamiliar with
the road of existing conditions,"
said F. D. Eason, division engineer.
"The road Is not closed and traffic
Is being handled as usual through
the construction, but is subject to
delays, dust and the dangers of trac
tors, trucks and other equipment op.
OPPONENTSTO
DRAFT COURT
COMPROMISE
Measure to Deal Only
With Lower Courts,
Leave Supreme Alone
Announcement Made Af
ter Conference with
Garner and President
Washington, July 21 (fPi Senator
Wheeler, D., Mont., after a confer
ence with Vice-President Garner
today, said opponents of the Roose
velt court bill would draft a com
promise dealing only with the low
er courts, and submit It to the ad
ministration. Supreme court en
largement would not be Involved.
A short time later, Senator Lo
gan (D., Ky.), one of the authors
of the court compromise pending
in the senate, told reporters he was
"ready to let the whole thing drop."
"I'm sick and tired of the court
issue and Washington," Logan said.
He added that he would "go along"
If there was any chance of working
something out.
He said he did not like the pro
(Concluded on pntf B, column S)
MADRID DRIVE
IS CONTINUED
Madrid, July 21 (fl) Insurgent
forces, struggling to plug a hole
gouged In their lines west of Mad
rid by Gen. Jose Mlaja's offensive
surged on the government salient
from three directions today.
Their massed drive wrested a
strategic hill from Miaja's Milici
anos "Peak 660" from which they
dominated Villanueva De La Can
ada, a village about 15 miles west
of Madrid.
The government asserted it still
held Valdemorllla and Villanueva
Del Pardillo, at the mouth of the
"pocket" which Madrid's "Millcian
os" cut Into the flank of the eight
and one-half month old siege lines
on the capital's western front.
Insurgent strategy today was to
(Concluded on pat 11, column 5)
FORD TO CALL
30 WITNESSES
Detroit, July 21 ( An attorney
for the Ford Motor company said
today he was ready to call 30 wit
nesses to refute testimony taken by
the national labor relations board
on its complaint charging the firm
with unfair labor practices and
"brutal" treatment of union mem
bers. Louis J. Colombo, Sr., chief coun
sel for the company, said the wit
nesses would Include plant foremen
pnd superintendents who have been
n.cntloned by witnesses summoned
by the board. He did not know, he
said, how long the rebuttal testi
mony would require.
The board expected to complete
the presentation of Its testimony by
night. Yesterday it heard addi
tional accounts of former Ford em
ployes concerning their dismissals.
Fred Gulltksen and John Cwik
iel, each saying he had worked for
Ford more than 20 years, testified
they quit rather than be transferred
from the paint and varnish depart-!
mcnt at the Highland Park plant
to loading and unloading heavy ma-;
terlals.
"You have to be punished for
Joining the union," Cwikiel said a'
foreman told him.
Gulllksen said he did not know
of his discharge until his foreman
came to his home to explain he had
nothing to do with It.
DE VALERA ELECTED
IRISH PRESIDENT
Dublin, July 21 (U.B The Dall
elected Eamon de Valera president
of the executive council today by a
vote of 82 to 52, by the combined
strength of the Planus Fall and
the labor party.
The election demonstrated De
Valera's strong position in parlia
ment, despite the failure of Flanna
Pall to obtain a clear majority In
the recent election.
BARKLEY WINS
LEADERSHIP IN
CLOSECONTEST
Defeats Harrison for
Democratic Senate
Boss by 38 to 37 Vote
Both Candidates Promise
To Work for Harmony
In the Party
Washington, July 21 (flV-Senator
Barkley of Kentucky, won the demo
cratic leadership of the senate to
day In a close contest.
The vote was 38 to 37.
Barkley, who served as assistant
to the late leader Joseph T. Rob
inson of Arkansas was chosen by
the senate's 75 democrats over
Senator Harrison of Mississippi.
Barkley was supported by most
friends of the Roosevelt court bill.
Harrison had the backing of those
against that measure.
The entire caucus took less than
an hour. There were no nomina
tions, but a quick secret ballot.
Harrison then moved to make the
selection unanimous.
Before the meeting broke up
Barkley made a brief speech In
which he promised to support
democratic policies and work for
the nation and the party. He was
cheered by his colleagues.
The democrats then filed by and
shook his hand, and the hand of
Senator Harrison, who stood. smiling
at his side.
Speaking Into a radio microphone,
Barkley expressed his gratitude for
the "honor accorded to me" and
expressed confidence "we will all
be able to work together."
He said the friendly nature of
the contest, close though It was,
foreshadowed party unity.
Senator Harrison, following Bark
ley on the radio, said he had Just
(Concluded on par 11, column I)
FIND $3 MILLIONS
HIDDEN GOLD
Panama City, Panama, July 21 (IP)
An Investigating committee head
ed by the governor of Chtriqul pro
vince today confirmed the discovery
of a 13,000,000 treasure in gold
which had been hidden for centur
ies in tunnels along the Piedra Can
dela river.
Gaston Johannes Van Steck, a
French prospector, reported the dis
covery July 7 of two tunnels deep
In the right bank of the river. In
the tunnels were stored approxi
mately 80 Ingots of gold each
weighing 50 pounds.
A government commission was
reported reliably to have found a
third tunnel with additional ingots
that would bring the total to 120 or
50 pounds each. It was estimated
at the current prices of gold they
would bring $3,000,000.
It was believed the find wp:, part
of the gold from "La Estrella" mine
which was worked by the early
Spanish conquls tad ores.
REPUBLIC OFFERED
MUNITIONS TO POLICE
Washington, July 21 (U.R) Stanley
W. Swltter, chief of police at Mas
slllon, Ohio, testified before the na
tional labor relations board today
that an official of the Republic
Steel Corp., offered arms and am
munition "to help us In any situa
tion that might arise during the
steel strike.
Swltter, who was the first witness
called as the board opened Its In
quiry Into charges that Republic
violated the Wagner labor act, said
the ammunition and arms offered
for police use were owned by the
corporation.
Charges against Republic were
filed with the board by the com
mittee for industrial organization.
Woman Jumps from
Bridge in Portland
Portland. July 21 Mrs. Han
nah Watkins, about 40, died In
stantly when her body struck a
concrete pier above the Willamette
river when she leaped from the St.
Johns bridge Tuesday.
The coroner's office said she had i
recently been released from a hos
pital and was despondent. 1
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"NO HARD FEELINGS, SENATOR" Both candidates to succeed the late Senator Joe Robinson in
the senate as majority leader, neither Senator Allen W. Barkley of Kentucky (left), who won. nor Sena
tor Pat Harrison (right) of Mississippi, who lost, seem to have "hard feelings" about their rivalry
as they talk things over with Vice-President Garner. (Associated Press Photo.)
TOWNSEND TO
CONTINUE FIGHT
Chicago, July 31 (fl Terming his
three year old pension movement.
"far from dead," Dr. Francis E.
Townsend disclosed today an im
pending legislative campaign In the
states.
The 68 year old proponent of a
$2007a-month pension for all per
sons over 60 years did 'made known
his plans in an interview after re
turning from a tour through six
states.
"We are going to start from the
grass roots," he said, "by filing pe
titions with the governors and le
gislatures of the various states urg
ing enactment of the Townsend
plan Into law through a constitu
tional amendment."
Article 5 of the constitution au
thorizes constitutional amendments
on the application of the legists
tures of two-thirds of the several
states.
We will pass up congress this
time." Dr. Townsend said, "and
fight to have 36 states ratify our
demand for a constitutional amend
ment." He said circulation of the peti
tions had already started in Ore
gon and California and would be
introduced "in the stronghold
states of Indiana. Illinois, Ohio and
Wisconsin very soon."
The grey-haired California phy
sician asserted there were 100
Townsend -elected congressmen and
10,000 clubs with a combined mem
bership of five million persons "still
fighting for Justice and security for
the average man.
BRIDGE LUMBER
PLANT DESTROYED
Myrtle Point, Ore., July 21 (U.R)
A loss of approximately eight
thousand dollars was reported to
day when the J. E. Culver lumber
mill, five miles east of the town of
Bridge, was destroyed by fire. Cul
ver's house and an auto also were
destroyed.
Flames started In a sawdust pile
at the mill. This city's fire depart
ment and the Coos fire patrol at
Marshfleld sent fighters to the
scene and saved surrounding timber.
News Oddities
Ooldsboro. N. C The Rev. Wal
ter C. Ball, Methodist minister, has
found a novel way to sleep through
the heat waves.
He cools his bed sheets In his re
frigerator for several hours before
bedtime.
Kingston, N. C Sheriff Dan Rus
sell said a mule on a farm near
here became so addicted to to
bacco that his owner had to muz
zle him.
Russell said the mule would eat
20 to 25 pounds of green leaf a day
while pulling a plow in the tobacco
l.e.ds.
Norfolk, Nev. The grasshopper
Invading Nebraska are this year's
model definitely.
N. J. Nelson of Norfolk killed one
this morning and discovered a row
of "37V five on each side, on the
Insects torso or fuselage.
Kidnaped Men
Shoot Convict
Captors Down
Boswell, Okla., July 21 (fP) Fred
Tindol, escaped Texas convict, was
shot to death and his companion,
Pete Traxler, Oklahoma outlaw, was
wounded seriously today by two far
mers they-were 'holding as hostages.
While the automobile in which the
desperadoes were attempting to elude
officers was parked on a highway,
the farmers grabbed the guns of their
captors and shot them down.
Traxler was shot above the right
lung and, was reported to be in tv
critical condition.
The hostages, Frank Trimmer and
J. E. Benton, brought the outlaws
into Boswell after the shooting.
They said the car in which they
were riding had a low tire and the
convicts were forced to pull off the
highway to fix it. They grabbed the
guns as the men climbed from the
car.
GERMAN SUB
NOT HELP-UP
London, July 21 (P) The British
admiralty announced today that a
practice charge dropped by the
dtstroyer Wolfhound to signal
British submarine off Portland,
while a German U-boat passed
nearby, led to erroneous reports the
German boat had been halted.
The 'British) press association
had quoted in formed sources that
the German submarine U-27 was
detected off Britain's naval base at
Portland on Monday night, that the
Wolfhound ordered her to the sur
face, questioned the commander
and then permitted her to proceed.
The admiratty denied this and
gave this version of the incident:
The Wolfhound was engaged In
exercises off the naval base. She
dropped a practice charge to slrnal
a British submarine to come to the
surface. The German U-27 at the
time was proceeding on a passage
past Portland. She continued with
out Incident or In any way becom
ing Involved with the British ma
neuvers. The press association withdrew Its
version in view of the admiralty
announcemrnt.
FLAX SUBSIDY FOR
1937 IS ASSURED
The federal flax subsidy of $7.50
per ton is virtually assured for the
1637 Oregon crop despite reports that
the AAA may cancel the subsidy next
year, L. L. Laws, director of the state
penitentiary flax industry, said today.
Laws said he had written Senator
Charles L. McNary asking for com-
pi pie and authoritative details in
the matter. j
Payments to Oregon flax growers
under the subsidy were expected to
total approximately $37,500 this year.
Reports of the threatened cancel
lation last week drew protests Irom
many state officials, including Gov
ernor Charles H. Martin who called
the action a "gross breach of faith
to the state and farmers."
The subsidy was Increased from $5
to 17.50 per ton this year and spon
sors of the new industry hoped to
boost it to $10 on the 1938 crop. (
CABINET TOLD
TO STAY ON JOB
London. July 21 (U.R) Prime Min
ister Neville Chamberlain has ask
ed all cabinet ministers to remain
in Great Britain throughout the
vacation season because of the dan
ger of the international situation
It was understood today.
Because -of the request several
members have had to cancel plans
ior their customary vacations on
the continent, and Lord Hallshan.
who Is lord chancellor, a projected
trip 10 south America.
Chamberlain, it was understood
wants every cabinet member to be
where he can reach London within
a few hours for a possible emer
gency meeting. Parliament ad
journs July 30 until the end of Oc
tober. It was understood Forelsn Secre
tary Anthony Eden would remain
in the south of England where he
could remain In closest touch with
the foreign office.
Chamberlain's request came as It
appeared that the Spanish non
intervention committee work was
dangerously near collapse.
The cabinet considered the sit
uation at its regular meeting today.
Refusal of Italy and Germany to
discuss the question of withdrawal
of foreign volunteers from Spain
deadlocked the negotiations of the
non-intervention subcommittee and
threatened to wreck the entire con
trol plnn.
SC0TTSB0R0 NEGRO
GIVEN 99 YEARS
Decatur, Ala., July 21 (U.R) Andy
Wright, negro defendant in the
Scottsboro assault cases, today was
found guilty and ordered to serve
99 years in prison for participating
in an attack on two white women
aboard a moving freight train in
northern Alabama in 1931.
was Wright's second conviction
In the six year history of the cases
and the second time that a Scotts
boro defendant has escaped being
ordered to die by a trial Jury.
The Jury of 12 white men convict
ed the negro after deliberating four
hours.
Closed Shop Contracts
Held Void and Strikes
To Effect Them Illegal
Newark, N J., July 21 (A3) Labor contracts providing
for closed shops fell under a chancery court ban todav as "il-
IckhI and unenforciible." Strikes to accomplish closed shoos
weie uuuueiiuiua ha uriiHWiul mi
the same ruling by Vice Chancellor
Maja Eon Berry.
Holding that both employers and
employes were "capitalistic" and
therefore entitled to equal protec
tion under the law. Berry said:
"It seems strange that at this
late day it should be necessary to
repeat that a strike which has for
its object the 'closed shop' is unlaw
ful and that a contract providing
for the 'closed ship" Is Illegal and
unenforceable. The object of the
strike being unlawful, all acts In
support thereof. Including picket
ing, are also unlawful."
WITHDRAWAL
CONDITIONAL
JAPSRETREAT
New Agreement Made
But Japanese Remain
In Positions
American Troops Order
ed to Stand by to De
fend American Citizens
Tientsin, July 31 tfp North Chi
na's 29th army withdrew the ma
jority of her troops today from thai
Wanpinghslen battle tone, 10 miles
west of Pelplng, under the menacing
guns and watchful guard of Japanese
Infantry.
The Chinese began evacuation In
accordance with a new agreement to
end the North China crisis, predi
cated upon withdrawal by Japanese
troops also.
The 14,000 Japanese troops in the
area, however, held to their positions.
Machine gunners manned trenches
overlooking Wanpinghslen through
out the day, and main batteries be
hind the lines trained Howitzers on
the town.
A secondary line of batteries faced
north toward Peiping, whence re
inforcements might come should th.
39th army halt Its evacuation and
decide to fight.
Chinese said the latest peace ag
reement was shadowed by "both sides
being suspicious of the other's inten
tions." Some Chinese believed the Jap
anese would move Into the demlll
(Concluded nn pnse 8. rolumn 1)
CHANGES MADE
IN LABOR BILL
Washington, July 21 (U.R Tht
house labor committee voted today
to broaden the senate wage and
hour bill to Include local retail store
employes among those whose work
ing conditions would be subject to
federal regulation.
The committee action was disclos
ed by Rep. Robert Ramspeck, D
Ga who said the house group also
voted to change the bill which ha
been reported favorably by the sen
ate education and labor committe
to exempt as to hours, but not
wages, workers covered In the mo
tor carrier act,
"We did this tentatively becauso
they are regulated by the Inter
state commerce commission," Rams
peck said.
Ramspeck predicted that It would
be a week or more before the com
mittee had agreed on a measure
for house action.
Rep. Jennings Randolph, D., W.
Va., said he would fight for a com
mittee vote on his amendment to
exempt from the act employes in
the growing and marketing indus
try as It affects fresh fruit and
vegetables.
POYNTER NAMED
HilLsboro. July 21 P The Hnis
boro school board named J. W.
PoynUx. formerly of Winner, fi. D.
grade school superintendent suc
ceeding C. H. Nosier who died early
this month.
Berry handed down the written
opinion yesterday to amplify a pre
vious oral prohibition of picketing
at the International Ticket company
plant.
"Too often the ear of the court
Is tuned to the voice of the mob
rather than that of reason, Berry
said. "By tolerant and temporizing
decision, liberty Is constantly being
judicially lost. Within less than half
a decade, more constitutional rights
have been sacrificed by supine,
tolerant and vacillating authority
than can be gained by a century of
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