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Newspaper Page TextA A Capita JJomraal Comics lu a fact, then a mow real hearty laughs to aquara Incb to the "Henry" "trip thin tn any other comic. Read It daily along with othera on the featur pace ol tha Capital Journal Weather Increasing cloudiness, becoming unaettled with ralna tonight and Thuraday; moderate temperature; moderate variable wlndi. Yester day: Max. 61. Mln. 34. Rain 0. River 10 ft. Northeast wind, clear. O J Q 50th Year, No. 94 MartioMeyers AFL Enters Political Stage South River Road Project Runs Into Snag County Court Refuses Sign Contract Until Easements Acquired With signing of the con tract between the county and state oh the improvement of South Rivet road with federal funds an order of business to day, members of the court re fused to sign the document until the easements for addi tional strips of right-of-way along the proposed improve ment are granted by property owners. County Engineer Hubbs was Instructed by the court to se cure the easements at the earliest passible moment and to set aside smaller matters until this is accom plished. Under the proposed con tract which the court didnt sign today it is necessary that the road be widened from a 50-foot to a 60 foot right-of-way. This doesn't mean that the road Itself will be 60 feet wide, but the federal engi neers will not approve the proposal unless there Is a 60-foot right-of-way and, as a result, the court will not go ahead with the contract un til the right-of-way is secured. Abandonment Threatened The right-of-way additions also must be secured soon or it was inti mated that the court may abandon this as a secondary federal project and ask that the money be allocat ed to some other project where no such difficulties will be had. Need for speed In the matter Is evident as in the proposed contract the state highway commission states It wishes to advertise for bids on its share of the work at the June meeting an dthe county's share of securing the right of way, grading and similar work must be done by July 1 and the state undertakes Its share of the work which surfacing and oiling will be done by Septem ber 1. The portion of the road to be Im proved Is from Roberts station to about a mile past Orville. The old river road had a' 60 foot right of way but when it was converted in to a market road and a new align ment made it was converted to a so foot road way which does not meet with government specifica tions on a job such as now propos. ed. As a result an extra five foot atrip on each side of the road will be required. Difficulties Unexpected In most cases this will be given readily, said the engineer, and without protests, and It was thought at first there would be no difficulties. But he reported to the court this morning some difficulties are being encountered and some kicks being registered. As soon as court members heard this they abandoned the idea of signing the contract today and announced Big natures will be withheld until all of the easements are granted and the names are on the dotted line. "The road proposed to be con structed on the river road is not a (ronrhHled an Pare 1A. rnhimn A) Planes Used in Test Must Be Authorized Only authorized planes checked and approved by the government will be permitted to take part in the shuttle ser vice beinir offered May 17 and 19 in connection with national airman week May 19 to 31. A. O Wllloughby, of San Francisco, as sistant superintendent of the Pa cific coast airmail service, states tn a letter received today by Postmast er Henry R. Crawford. Wllloughby will be in Portland Friday to confer with Postmaster E. T. Hedlund. state airmail week chairman, and work out details of the schedule to be followed and to check pilots and equipment to be used. Originally It was believed that other planes would be permitted to fly the mall to "main line" airports between Eugene and Portland but the letter says differently. Mall will be received only at regularly desig nated pickup points which probably will be Eugene. Corvallu. Albany and Salem for delivery In Portland. Cooperation of other post offices, such as Independence. Sllverton. Dallas. Lebanon. Monmouth and other, will be sought with the de Entered second clasa matter at Salem, Oregon Large Prune DealPending Dried prune packers and mem bers of the Northwest Dried Fruit association were reported to be in conference today in Portland with O. A. N aha tall, representative of the AAA, in an effort to swing a deal whereby the government will take over all of the remaining dried prune stock in the northwest and clear the way for a stabilization of the dried fruit market It is said there are about 700 tons of old stocks still In growers' hands and an effort Is being made, accord-1 ing to the report, to secure an al- j lotment for cleaning up 000 tons ! which Is said would do the trick j desired. The dried prune market has been in a rather bad way for the past year and the government already has taken over large tonnages of the California crop. Erwin Wrote Oleen Letter , Portland, April 20 flV-Dr. Ralph M. Erwin, Multnomah county coro ner who withdrew from the race for democratic nomination for governor, said today he had written a letter which O. Henry Oleen, opponent of Gov. Charles Martin, said yes terday suggested his withdrawal from the race, too. Oleen bitterly attacked the letter as coming from "one of the poli tical gang that took part in the political conspiracy conference to induce Henry Hess to file as a sub stitute candidate in place of Dr. J. F. Hosch, who withdrew as a candidate for governor ..." The former Columbia county re presentative did not, however, re veal the author of the letter but in a public communication today, Dr. Erwin said he wrote it and de clared that he did so only as a friendly act by which Oleen might save his filing fee. Idaho Damage Over $500,000 Wallace, Ida., April 20 (P With two persons drowned, north Idaho viewed far-flung flood devastation today and estimated damage would pass the half million dollar mark. An accurate estimate of losses was virtually Impossible as streams out of the mountains continued to recede. The run-off raised tower reaches of rivers. Civic leaders here estimated It would be a month before conditions could be normal. Washed-out roads and rail lines, tottering bridges and homes, debris-strewn streets and lawns marked the course of the dis astrous Inundation in this mining region. The Coeur d'Alene river at Rose Lake 30 miles west of here claimed the lives of Jack Cochran and John Ojal. In Canada a miner, Eric Trond- son, was killed in bed by a slide, and 12 year old William Korner drowned at Michel, B. C. Oregon Has 315,341 Security Numbers Washington, April 20 m The social security board said yesterday 38.237,877 applications for social se curity numbers had been received through March 31. Oregon's cumu lative total was 315.341. livery to the contact points being made by automobile, as It probably will be if the shuttle service goes Into effect. Safety is the keynote being sounded and the letter to Postmast er Crawford points out that alnce the government has been carrying mall by air the percentage of mall lost, mostly through fire after an accident, la only .00037 of all mall carried alnce the Inauguration of the airmail and much of this can be traced to the disastrous attempt of the government in designating ill-equipped and inexperienced ar my pilots to carry the mall. This plan. It will be remembered, was dropped shortly after It was put In effect and contracts awarded to regularly operated air linea with pilots familiar with the routes flown and equipment brought up to date as rapidly as proven and adopted. CIO Example Followed by Older Wing Organization Formed to Back Selected Candi dates for Public Office Washington, April 20 (JP) The American Federation of Labor, following the example of the rival CIO, entered poli tics on a national scale today by forming an organization to back selected candidates for public office. The action, emphasizing anew the split between the two labor associations, indi cated that the labor vote will be divided in many state pri maries and November congression al elections. William Green. AFL president. said the Federation might aupport some candidates who also were ap proved by the CIO, but ordinarily, he added, CIO backing would be "one thing against a candidate." League Now Obsolete Green's disclosure of the new or ganization followed his recent de mands that Federation members withdraw from labor's Non-Parti san league, the political branch of the CIO. Th, league was formed In 1936 to support President Roose velt's candidacy for reelection. Although the AFL political set up will resemble the league in many respects, Green said it would be a "much more democratic organiza tion." There will be "no dictating from the top," he added. State and city campaign commit tees. Green explained, will work with state Federations of Labor and city central bodies, and will decide which candidates are to be given AFL aupport. The Federation's national headquarters will offer ad' vice and campaign material. Green said the Federation would keep In mind, in its political activ ity, the advice of the late Samuel Gompers, for 40 years its president, that labor should support Its friends and oppose Its enemies re gardless of party. The political affiliates of tha AFL and the CIO differ from the Amer ican labor party, which developed In New York and spread to New Jersey, in that their candidates will not appear on the ballots un der a special party label. The American labor party was on the ballots in the 1937 New York City election and polled 482,000 votes for Mayor Florello LaGuardia. Tire Slashers Bound Over The Dalles, April 20 (JP) Norman Berry, a WPA worker, and Willard Pratt en, a cook, have been bound over to the Wasco county grand Jury under 110.000 bond each on a joint complaint accusing them of malicious and wanton injury to personal property. Both men have signed statements admitting puncturing approximately 20 tires on downtown streets last week because "It seemed like a good Idea." Judge H. O. Meredith, who set bond in Justice court, said: "They're worse than the goons. They destroyed property without even a motive." Land Bank Will Pay 20 Per Cent Dividend Portland. April 20 (JP) George B. Guthrie, receiver of the de funct Oregon-Washington Joint Stock Land bank, said today a divi dend equalling 20 per cent of the outstanding of principal farm loan bonds and unmatured interest to April 30, 1930. has been declared, payable April 30. The dividend is payable to per sons registered on April 30, this year, as holders of receiver's cer tificates, and to all persons having claims based upon bond or coupon obligations. Cooke Advances Chattanooga, Tenn , April 50 OP Ewood Cooke. Portland. Ore., ad vanced Into the second round of the Tennessee valley tennis tour nament yesterday with a 6-2, 41 victory over Ruddy Cravens, Be wanee, Tenn, Salem, Oregon, Row Market Act Dead Letter There is little likelihood that the 1035 Oregon agricultural marketing act will be enforced, Solon T. White, state director of agriculture. said today. The state supreme court refused yesterday to pass on the validity of the act. "There has been no need to act under the law, and conditions now are such that I can see no occasion to assume the powers permitted by the law." The law permits White to main tain a balance between marketing and consumption of farm products, to limit production, to control farm surpluses, to fix prices, to specify unfair trade practices, and to reg ulate price spreads of processors, handlers and distributors. Auto Thieves Nabbed Here Two young men giving the names of Bert and Bob Slater, of San Francisco, were returned to Albany by police of that city today where they will face automobile theft charges. The city police received a tele phone call at 5:25 o'clock this morn ing to the effect that a green coupe had been stolen from that city about 20 minutes belore and was believed headed north. Because the department has not sufficient officers to be on duty at all times, it was necessary to dis patch Claude Cross, city radio man. and Special Officer Newell Williams to the south to attempt to stop the vehicle should it be headed In this direction. The speeding car was sighted On the South 12th street cut-off and stopped just outside the city limits. No resistance was offered by the pair and they admitted, the offi cer's report sets forth, the theft. The duo are transients. Dorland Asks For New Trial Leonard Dorland, now serving a life term in the state penitentiary for the murder of Herbert Ruef, found dying in the Portland park blocks August 15, today filed an appeal for a new trial In the state supreme court. Dorland was Jointly Indicted with Charles Slpes for the murder when investigation by state police and Polk county officers, aided by Port land police, traced Ruef's actions the night before his death back to a drinking party at Valley Junction, Polk county, in which Dorland and Slpes had participated. Ruef was found dying with sev eral hundred dollars hidden In his shoes. His pockets were empty, and the indictment against Dorland and Stpes accused them of robbing the victim. Dorland and Sipes were granted separate trials. After his conviction Dorland moved for a new trial on the grounds that no evidence was brought out to show robbery as in dicated In the Indictment, but Judge Arlie G. Walker of Polk county de nied the motion. Russell Prosecution Demanded by Church Washington, April 20 0J.M Rep Ralph Church, (R., III.), demanded today that the attorney general's office and the postoffice depart ment prosecute Horace Russell, general counsel of the home own ers loan corporation, who resigned after being accused of "soliciting" business from a former associate at the government's expense. "Some action should be taken." Church said after charging Russell had franked out "a million or more" letters which praised the qualifications of O. B. Taylor, former associate general counsel for the HOLC. Japan's Largest Volcano Erupts Tokyo, April 20 (JP Mount Asama, Japan's largest and most active volcano, erupted today with the biggest shower of stones and ashes in six years. Rocks the size of watermelons rained on the slopes and villages nearby, causing a forest fire which raged for eight hours. Police prohi bited mountain climbers from going up the slope. The last eruption was March 25 alter a year of Inactivity. I Wednesday, April 20, 1938 Goes Income and Gains Tax Seen As Job Provider Committee Report Re veals Huge Expenditure For Relief in Four Years Washington, April 20 (JP) The senate unemployment committee reported today en actment of senate - approved corporation income and capi tal gains taxes would be "ex ceedingly helpful" in making jobs for the nation's 12,000, 000 and more unemployed. At the same time, the com mittee reported that relief ex penditures for 1933-37 aggre gated $19,300,000,000 of which $14,200,000,000 came from the federal treasury and (5.100,000, 000 from state and local sources. The senate approved taxes Impos ing flat rates on corporation In come and capital gains, have been approved by business and condemn ed by the administration. Has Endorsement of FDR President Roosevelt has endorsed the house-approved tax bill, which would continue in modified form the present undistributed profits tax on corporations and would provide a sliding scale of rates on capital gains. The unemployment committee, headed by Senator Byrnes (D.-S.C.) reported: "The committee Is of the opinion that the .enactment of revenue icg lslatlon along the lines contained In the senate bill will be exceedingly helpful at this time. "The committee, however, does not believe that the permanent so lution of the unemployment problem la quite so simple, and therefore, In tends to pursue Its Inquiry In the hope that as a result of further study under more normal condi tions, it can make recommendations broader In scope." Report Good Argument Proponents of the senate tax bill Immediately seized upon the report as ammunition for arguments In behalf of the measure. A joint conference committee seeking to adjust differences be tween the. house and senate meas ures has become deadlocked, and yesterday recessed until Friday. The unemployment committee, which held lengthy hearings earlier this year, reported that representa tives of major industries made only one specific recommendation that congress either repeal or modify the existing undistributed profits tax and modify the capital gains levy. The report added: "The senate has passed the rev enue bill repealing the first named tax and modifying the second, which bill, If enacted Into law will, according to testimony of those In dustrial leaders, result In encourag ing capital to expand Industry and provide Jobs." Witness Guarded In Goon Inquiry Los Angeles, April 20 (UR) A guard today was given a witness in the Teamsters' union "goon squad" Investigation who told the grand Jury he was once threatened with death. The man was one of four county grand Jury witnesses whose Identi ties were kept secret. The district attorney's office aald he told the Jury that shortly after Inquiring Into the A. P. of L. unions finan cial status, he was crowded to the curb by a man In another car who warned: "You have been talking loo much. You should be killed, and I've a mind to do It myself." Venereal Disease Bill is Approved Washington, April 20 JP) The house Interstate commerce commit tee approved today the Lafollette Bulwinkle bill for federal control of venereal diseases. The legislation, as revised by the committee, would authorize a $15 000,000 appropriation for the first three years after the act became ef fective, starting with $3,000,000 the first year and increasing 12,000,000 annually. The campaign would be conducted through the public health service In cooperation with the states. The ap propriation would be allotted to states primarily on a population basis and in accordance with rul'S and regulations the service drafted. 2, 3 Before Lawyer Coogan's Mother Challenges Claim Affidavit Avers Young Actor's Earnings were Only $1,300,000; Son Seeks Second Will by Father; Tells Of Church Attendance and Pledge Against Liquor Los Angeles, April 20 (JPh-Jackie Coogan, highest-salaried child actor of the silent films, was challenged today by his mother, Mrs. Lillian Coogan Bernstein, on his claim that he earned $4,000,000 before he reached legal age two years ago. Mrs. Bernstein, resisting her son's suit for an accounting 01 nis estate on tne ground no such estate exists, filed an affidavit stat in? Jackie's earnings amounted to only $1,300,000. She contends that whatever money and property re main are hers under the California law that gives a minor's salary to his parents. Marshalling evidence for his claim that a trust fund was creat ed for him by his father, the late John R. Coogan, Jackie disclosed that his attorneys had found two legal documents In the hall of rec ords here that purportedly showed such a trust was contemplated. Jack Left Out of Will William Rains, Jackie's counsel. said the actor'a parents in January, 1923, obtained from the court a dis missal of a petition for guardian' ship on the grounds they anticipat ed "the creation of a trust for the Investment and preservaUon" of Jackie's estate. , Four days after Judge James C. Rives dismissed Coogan's petition of guardianship, in 1923, Jackie re celved the largest check written, up to that time, in favor of an actor. The check was signed by Joseph M. Schenck, and was for $500,000, an advance on a $1,000,000 contract calling-for four -pictures by-Jackie over a two-year period, Flunked "I recall endorsing that check, said Jackie. "It was impressed upon me that I was to be a good boy and earn that money. "Regardless of what my mother said about me being a bad boy, I don't think my conduct warrants my being cut off without any money. "1 flunked out at Santa Clara uni versity, but dad did the same when he was my age. Once, I went home drunk and mother waa terribly up set. 1 promised I wouldn't drink again. I went to church and made a pledge and I have never broken It to this day, not even for glass of beer." Boyer Expects Broken Record With an estimate bv County Clerk Boyer that over 1000 people registered over the counter at the clerk's office yesterday and prob ably more among registrars in the county, he Is guessing that the pri mary registration this year will not only eclipse that for any previous primary election but may go ahead of all previous regular election re gistration figures. Not only the over-the-counter registration for one day probably made a new rec ord, but heavy registration haa been continuing for weeks. Large bundles of cards came in the malls today from outside regis trars but were reports from only two or three of the 40 In the coun ty. When these are all In the clerk predicts the outside county regis tration will also present some sort of a new record. He aald It Is likely to be into next week before total figures can be had. The clerk's office went until after 9 o'clock last night to accom modate those In line rather than closing at 8 o'clock aa expected. Civil Activities in Oregon $4,283,000 Washington, April 20 UP) War department civil activities appro priations, as reportfd to the house, would give Oregon $4,283,000. Items Included: Two additional Bonneville dam generating units, 12.800.000; early work on Vancouver, Wash., to Bon neville ship channel, $635,000; pur chase of Bonneville dam flowage rights, 000,000; Depoe Bay for har bor of refuge, $31,000 ; 8k I pan on creek. $10,000; Snake river, $10. 000; Umpqua Improvement. $280, 000; Wentport slough, $16,300. Funeral Thursday CorvalltR, April 20 JP Funeral services for MIm Mary Manth, 18. Oregon State college student who died suddenly from cerebral htm orrhage Monday, will be held In Rose burg on Thursday, friends here have been advised. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Marsh, re ide at Lookinavlasa. 1 rjMn ice Three - Above, Governor Clarence Mar tin of Washington, and below, Lieutenant Governor Vic Mey ers, who were in "stop watch" race today. Salem Unemployed Receive $52,989 Unemployed workers in Oregon have received $3,200,000 alnce the un employment compensation act be came effective in January. Almost half the amount went to workers In Multnomah, Washington and Columbia counties. Amounts received by cities Includ ed: Eugene $107,267, Oregon City $51,105, Salem $52,089, CorvalUs $16,707, Roseburg $17,677, Med ford $36,644, Klamath Falls $83,293, Pen dleton $15,550, and Baker $41,455. PV v A Sons Brutally Slain, Father Kills Self Auburn, Wash., April 20 OP) A father deranged by sep aration from his wife killed his two young sons by crushing their heads with a rock and strangling them, then took his own life by blowing off the top of his head with a shotgun charge. The story was unfolded today after discovery by a lantern light searching party last night of the bodies of the children, Herbert Bar rett. 11, and his brother. William. 7. They had been slain, sheriff's Deputy O. K Bodla said, by their father. Joseph O. Barrett, 39-year- old WPA worker, whose body was found nine hours earlier. A note found In Barrett's coat led officers to the scene of the slaying of the children near the Stuck riv er last night. E. H. Relnosky, rail road special agent, atumbled upon the brutally beaten bodies. Coroner Otto Mlttlestadt said other notes found In Barrett'a ef fects Indicated he also had threat ened his estranged wife, Mrs, Lesta Barrett. One note, addressed to her mother, Mrs, H. 8. Lancaster, said: "I am only sorry I can't take her nllh me." Today only his wife, a Presbyter- Cents On Train and ! Stands Five Cante Stop Watches May Rule in Olympia Affair Governor Believed to Have Crossed Line Before Special Session Called Olympia, April 20 (JP) Gov. Clarence D. Martin and Lieut. Gov. Victor A. Meyer staged "stop watch" finishes today in their respective country-wide races to halt and to call a special session of the state legislature. The governor, landing at Spokane in a chartered plane which had roared through the night west from Chicago, was timed by air line officials as touching the ground there at 758 ajn several minutes before the for mer bandmaster took his proclama tion to the secretary of state's offlct here, 300 miles away. The National Guard headquart ers at the field unofficially timed his landing at 8:05 a.m. By law, Meyers dropped his rola of acting governor and its powers when Martin crossed the state's boundaries, about 18 mllea east of Spokane. Big Joke Says Governor "I am astounded to think such an attempt has been made, and It seems like one great big Joke," the governor said. Martin also hinted Meyers, whosa train and Washington, state patrol car-Kusrl. north from, southern Call, fornla ended yesterday, was Influ enced by others in issuing tha call, which was attested at 13:20 a. m. today by a Seattle notary public. The call was for the legislative to meet next Monday. "Maybe he was Just playing up U those red devils." Martin aald. Assistant Secretary of State Charles B. Reed refused to attest the petition for Meyers this morn ing, although Meyers was at the of fice at 8:01 a m., after three hours' sleep, and it was filed at 8:03 am. Reed asked the attorney generals office for an opinion on Its legal ity, a matter of several hours' ptudy. Martin and Meyers have been at odds on the need for a special ses sion. Meyers cited the need for leg islation "providing social aecurlty for our people, an enabling act for low-rent housing and slum clear ance, and a sound financial basis for the school system of the state" In his proclamation. Bread and Butter Now He said the last special session, la 1933, waa "to glva Uia people beat and whisky." "I believe we can have another te give them bread and butter." Martin'a comment at Spokane and his reply to requests by various groups the past several months has been there is no need for such a session. He Is Just returning from Washington, where he attended hearings on the Wallgren Olympic park bill. "We will be able to get those funds when and If we need them," he said, commenting on the ques tion of state legislation to partici pate in the new federal housing and slum clearance program. "This was one of the matters I discussed in Washington." Ian choir singer, remained, she waa bowed with grief at her small horn here. Barrett picked up the youngsters after school Monday. Bodla said apparently he drove them to the se cluded Stuck river enot where ha killed them. A rambling note scrib bled by Barrett told of it: "... It was hard to do but I did poor BUI. I had to do It twice. If they live (I didn't wait to see) may Ood give them life. . . ." Then Barrett went to the home of his father. John Barrett, about 80, retired. He demanded a shotgun, telling the elder Barrett he had Just "killed the kids" and wanted to end his own life with the weapon. Tha elder Barrett remonstrated. Finally Barrett grabbed the shotgun, which hsd no shells, and fled In his sedan. Where he got tha shell waa not known, but he used the shotgun to end his life. His body waa found In the hills near here yesterday.