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C apilaJJUoMiial News of Today Daylight-saving time rivet another hour's newi to Capital Journal readers the day'a BIO news, (or when the Capital Journal goes to press, the business day in New York and Chicago la over. Weather Unsettled with ralna on coast to night and Sunday. Moderate1 south erly wind. Yesterday: Max. M. nun. 3. Rain 0. River 4 3 It. Northeast wind. Clear. 50th Year, No. 109 SZZVL&T Salem, Oregon, Saturday, May 7, 1938 Two Section.--' es Price Three Cents 08UdC.dn" AngloFrehch Help ProfferedTto. Czechs Dictators Agreed on Seek fo Include Valley Project In 1938BHI , Mott Reports Chances Good for Willamette Flood Control Funds Efforts of the Oregon dele gation in congress, relative to the Willamette volley project, are being stressed on having the project included in the 1938 flood control bill among about 8300,000,000 worth of projects to be selected out of $900,000,000 worth that have been approved by the board ef army engineers. This infor mation reached the Salem Chamber of Commerce today In a letter from Representative James W. Mott. "As you probably know." says the Mott letter, dated May 2. "there has been an understanding between the chairman of the house flood control committee and the presi dent that no more than $300,000,000 worth of flood control projects shall be Included in the 1938 bill. The cost of the approved projects now before the flood control committee amounts to something more than $900,000,000. It is obvious, there fore, that two-thirds of the approv ed projects will have to be ellmin i ated from the bill which is shortly to be reported from the flood con trol committee to the house. You '(nay be assured we will leave noth ing undone in the way of persuad ing the flood control committee that the Willamette valley project should be Included in the preferred one-third of the flood control pro jects which are to be reported to the house this session for consider ation.'' Representative Mott says that for the last several days the flood con trol committee of the house has been holding executive sessions on the 1938 bill. ' A complete case for the Willamette valley project, he believes, has been presented the committee. The letter says that under Re pa rate cover the letter of the secre tary of war to congress transmitting the favorable report of the board of army engineers. This has not yet been received. Relief to Cost Three Billions Washington, May 7 (U.B Works progress administrator Harry X,. Hopkins told a house sub-committee that federal relief will cost 'about a3.000.000.000 for the fiscal year 1939 with relief rolls of about 3,100.000 persons next winter, It was revealed today. Relief rolls now list about 2.600.000 persons, Hopkins said, increase to 3.100.000 would exceed the previous WPA peak of 3,036,000 on February 29, 1938. Hopkins gave his testimony before the house appropriations deficiency sub-committee during hearings on President Roosevelt's relief recovery bill. In which 11.230.000.000 was re. quested for the works progress ad ministration for the first seven months of fiscal 1939. Hopkins was asked by Chairman Clifton A. Woodrum to project the program for the full fiscal year. "If you project It on the basis It would mean another billion dollars," he replied. "That would be t3J5O.0O0.OO0 for the whole year?" asked Woodrum. "In round figures," said Hopkins, "It would be (3 .000.000.000 for addi tional work expenditures for the full year, which Is two billion dollars over the budget estimate. If you are pro jecting it ror a full year." Shanghai Editor Kills Self for Love Shanghai. May T - Henry Hufner, city editor of the Shanghai Evening Post, plunged to his death early today from the sixth floor of the navy Y.M.C.A, leaving a self- written obituary for his paper. Hufner's death came leu than 24 hours after that of his 23 year old (lancee. Violet Ethel Thompson, ho died yesterday after dental operation. In his obituary. Hufner said he desired to be "with the one girl he ever loved" and requested their bodies be burled together. Guerillas Wage War on Wide Front Attack Japs Throughout Central and Northern China, Cutting Railroads Shanghai, May 7 U.R Chi nese guerrillas, their numbers running into the hundreds of thousands, attacked Japanese throughout central and north ern China today with wea pons ranging from medieval big swords and speaks to ma chine guns. Guerrillas operating with the famous eighth route army under Gen. Chu Teh, "Red Napoleon" of the one-time Chinese communist army, attack ed Japanese on three sides of Peip- ing. They threatened to cut the rail road between Pelplng and Tientsin, near the coast perhaps the most Important road, to the Japanese, in China. In Shansl province, in western China, guerrillas took the offensive over an area of hundreds of miles and threatened to wipe out Jap anese garrisons heavily outnum bered and Isolated from their bas esat a dozen points. It was reported, though not con firmed, that Chinese guerrillas pen etrated Into Nanking, capital of the Japanese sponsored "provision al government for central China." and fought the big Japanese gar rison there for two hours before retiring. According to Chinese communi ques, Chinese reoccupied Yungho, in western Shansl, and besieged Puhslen. They reported that Jap anese were abandoning their out posts and centering their defense on the railways lines. It was Indi cated that the Japanese were with drawing from considerable areas In southeastern Shansl. Relief Crisis At Cleveland Cleveland, May 7 (IP) Indigent Clevelanders, facing prospects of a week-end with gaping larders, be sieged relief offices today as offi cials considered emergency action in an unprecedented local welfare crisis. "While there are no funds avail able, no one will starve." said May. or Harold H. Burton, who summon ed his council Into conference. Relief executives said a 190.000 stop-gap appropriation by the city council would be exhausted Mon day. This sum was earmarked for only the aged and families with In fants or beset by Illness. "We want food I " demanded men and women, some with children In arms, at three relief stations where sit-down protests have been main talned since Thursday. Municipal Relief Commissioner Frank E. Bubna said more than 300.00 out of 1.200,000 residents of Cleveland and Its suburbs receive some form of public aid. Bubna said about 87,000 were on direct re lief while the others were depen dent upon WPA Jobs or other sources. Drop Shown in High Salary List Washington, May 7 (U.R) Securities and exchange conv mission report revealed today William a. Knudsen, Oeneral other General Motors officials. The salary figures were presented in annual reports filed with the SEC by the corporations. In most cases, aside from General Motors, the reports indicated an upward trend In corporate compensation. The General Motors' report allow ed that Knudsen, who was execu tive vice president part of 1937, re ceived 8140.380, compared with 3907.M3 In 1938. Charles T. Ketter ing, vie president, drew 895,120 In 1937, a reduction of 8258.835 from 1938. Both officials received a share of profits In 138 but only aalarles in 1937. Sonja Henie, blonde Swedish skat ing star and film actress, received 9210.729 from Twentieth Century Fox Film corporation. The only oth er movie performer who ratal men r Octavlan Gogo Anti-Semitic Leader Dies Bucharest, Rumania, May 7 W) Octavlan Ooga. 57, who headed a nationalist, antl-semitlc Rumanian government for a few turbulent weeks early this year, died today. Gog a. who suffered a heart ailment after his resignation as premier, Fe bruary 10. had a stroke this week. King Carol commissioned Ooga, thrice previously a cabinet minister, to form a new government Decem ber 28, 1937. In the six weeks that It lasted, his administration Imposed drastic strictures on Jews and laid the basis for a broad antl-semitlc and fascist program. The county was sharply divided over the fascist issues and business suffered heavily. In the end, with the natlon'a economy endangered. King Carol summond Dr. Miron Cristea to form another government. Italians Lead Rebel Advance Hendaye, France (at the Spanish frontier), May 7 (P) Oaliclan and Italian troops broke through Span ish government defenses today at a dozen points along the zlg-zaggtng line running eastward from Teruel to the Mediterranean. General Miguel Aranda, comman der of the Insurgent army driving on Valencia, started a general offens ive all along the battlefront His or ders were to "fight, rain or no rain." Insurgent dispatches said the Ini tial advance penetrated government defenses to a depth of more than six miles in some sectors. The greatest gains were made on the Aliaga-Mordla front, where General Aranda has been making particular efforts to remove the "hump" from the Teruel-Alcala De Chisvert line. Oaliclans forded the Seca river and captured the village of Cinctorres. Another unit left Villarroya, south of Allaga, crossed the Villergue riv er near Its mouth and then struck government defenses In the strategic Altos De Canada one of the gov. ernment's key defenses. Continued heavy rains made It im possible for insurgents to use air plane squadrons in the Allaga-Mo- rella operations but General Aranda decided to push ahead unsupported. Rather than give General Jose Mia- Ja, government commander, time to build up stronger resistance. a sharp drop in 1937 salaries of Motors Corp., president 'and tion among the top salaries report ed so far was Warner Baxter, an other Twentieth-Century-Fox atar, who received 9225,961, compared with 9284434 last year. Darryl F. Zanuck, vlct president In charge of production, was paid 8280.000, the same as In 1936. Oen. Hugh Johnson, first admin istrator of the NRA, and now newspaper columnist, was In the SEC'a high salary list In the role of labor relations adviser to the Radio Corporation of America. He received 840.000 in fees. General Electric company's report disclosed that Owen D. Young, chairman, received 8235.000, an 688.- 50 Oboost over the previous year. Oerard Swope, president received a similar salary and Increase. Plans Czechs Traded For Spain by Mussolini Germany to Get Free Hand in Czechoslovakia And Italy in Spain. Rome, May 7 (fP) Premier Mussolini, according to Ger man sources, has agreed to give Germany a free hand in Czechoslovakia, so far as Italy is concerned. Mussolini was said to have promised to bring diplomatic pressure to bear upon the Cze choslovak government to be "reasonable" in meeting Ger man demands. The German sources said Mussolini agreed that Italy was a distlnterested party in Czechoslova kia, and that the Sudeten German problem was one which concerned only the Germans and Czechoslo vakia. Four Power Pact Mussolini was reported to have expressed hope Germany would be able to solve the problem "on her own strength." He also was quoted as having expressed the conviction that a solution of the German prob lem in Czechoslovakia would con tribute to the stabilisation -of- Euro pean peace. After the dictators had talked in private for an hour, the German foreign minister, Joachim von Rib- bentrop. and Italy's Count Galeazzp Clano. were called in and the con versations continued for another hour. Mussolini's pet project rejuve ation of a four-power pact was re ported to have been the chief topic. Poles Ignored Hitler, according to German sour ces. Indicated willingness to Join In such a pact (Involving France, Great Britain, Italy and Germany, but left no doubt that he considered it essential that Italo-French and German British understandings precede such an agreement. Ironing out French and Italian differences a, project interrupted by Hitler's visit would take at least a year, German spokesmen believe, and conversations between Britain and Germany might require even more time. Questioned as to Poland's desire to be In one a pact of the major powers, the spokesman counter questioned: "Didn't you notice that Mussolini did not Invite the Poles to be at the railway station when Hitler ar rived?' Rain today gave guest and host much more time together than they had expected. Twisters Sweep West Oklahoma Oklahoma City, May 7 (Fi Hail storms, drenching rains and twist ers sweeping over southern and eastern Oklahoma left at least two persons Injured and heavy prop erty damage today. Five frame buildings were smash ed at the Oklahoma training school for boys at Pauls Valley. A wind storm destroyed two bams and caused crop damage near Alton. Insurance men estimated 850,000 damage was done to property at Law ton when a roaring hall storm struck, splintering roofs and pound ing crops into the mud. Lefty Gomez Offers Cash Settlement New York, May 7 (U.B June O'Dea. former musical comedy atar, was offered a "cash settlement" to day by her estranged husband. Ver non (Lefty) Oomes, provided she would withdraw her separation suit by Monday. The New York Yankees' pitcher was understood to feel that with drawal of the suit would "vindi cate him" In the eyes of the base ball fans of the country- Justice Aaron. J. Levy said that the temperament of both had magni fied trifles out of all proportion and Indicated he would decide the ault on Monday, probably without the taking of further testimony. Willamette University's new 8100,000 library which was dedicated this forenoon. The building Is com pletely furnished with new equipment and is capable of seating 250 students, more than general li brary usage requires. Although dedicated today the library will not be placed in service for a week or 10 days. The building Is completely fireproof with concrete walls, red brick facing and slate roof. ' "" Willamette 's New Library Dedicated With the admonition that knowledge must come with independent thinking and not by parroting," and that the need for "finer brains balanced by a greater sensitivity" is greater than at any tther time, Dr. Lawrence J. Zillman, of the department of English, University of Washington, closed a brilliant dedicatory r address In Waller hall today, just prior to the throwing open of Willamette unl versity's new library. Immediately thereafter the key to the new structure waft passed from the hand of Pletro Belluschl, architect, to Paul B. Wallace, president of the board of trustees and thence to Robinson Spencer, librarian, who unlocked the front door of the building which will house Willam ette's volumes. To Mel Vlken, chairman of the student library committee, went the honor of hav ing the first book charged against his name. The volume was "The Life of Jason Lee." Townsfolk and students comfort ably filled Waller hall for the dedi catory services which were In charge of President Bruce B. Bax ter. Upon the rostrum were per sons prominent In library work, in academic life and in the business world. Governor Charles H. Mar tin for the state, congratulated Wil lamette upon its achievements as did Mayor V. E. Kuhn, speaking for the city. Paying a compliment to the building committee of the univer sity, for their spirit of cooperation. Architect Belluschl said the new li brary was outstanding In three par ticulars from an utilitarian stand point: accessibility to all parts, good circulation which avoids con jee Hon of students, and the ease with which it can be supervised. Unique features of structure in clude a room set aside for historic books and another where students may compile their notes on type writers without annoying readers In the library proper, Balluschl said the architects had tried to capture some of the spirit of Waller hall which he described as a fine ample of beauty and fine lines in a public building In addition to Governor Martin and Mayor Kuhn, greetings were received from Miss Harriet C. Long, state librarian ; Talbot Bennett, president of the associated stu dents; Dr. Prank M. Eric It son, dean of the university; Clarence S. Em mons, president of the Alumni as sociation, and C. A. fiprague. chair man of the building committee of the board of trustees. The dedication was a feature of the May day festivities which were continued throughout the afternoon by the crowning of Queen Irma I and the pageant "Alice in Wonder land," presented under the direc tion of Miss Gale Curry. While the library will not be In use for 10 days or two weeks, the dedication was held today because of the presence on the campus of many former students. May day festivities will be brought to a close tonight at Les lie Junior high school with the pre sentation of the play "Stage Door.' Sunday night the fit, Cecelia Mass will be sung by the Willamette Philharmonic choir at the First Methodist church. The Dallm Gets 138,000 Portland, Ore.. May 7 (UP) Presi dent Roosevelt yesterday approved allocation of 438000 of WPA funds for street improvements in The Dalles. Rep. Walter Pierce told the Journal s Washington correspondent today, linn i U U tiJ Vis., Seek to Speed Wage-Hour Bill Washington, May 7 (P House proponents of wage-hour legislation, jubilant over the success of their petition to take the bill from the rules committee, demanded today that the house be allowed to con sider the measure without further delay. They asserted the unprecedented demonstration when 318 members, a majority of the house, signed the petition In little more than two hours after it was filed yesterday. should be accepted as a mandate for the rules committee to give the bill preferential status. Under house rules. May 23 Is the earliest date the bill could be con sidered under the petition. There was considerable doubt, however, even among the bill's sup porters, that the rules committee would yield. The committee voted 8 to 6 last week to pigeon-hole the bill, resulting in Its supporters re sorting to the petition method of bringing It to the floor. Behind the sentiment for hasten ing consideration of the bill was the possibility of prolonged senate debate against the measure. Most house members are anxious to get home and at work on political fence-mending for the forthcoming election campaign. They fear south ern senators will use every possible parliamentary strategem to delay the wage-hour measure If It Is ap proved by the house and. conse quently, delay adjournment. James M'Donald British Consul Portland, Ore.. May 7 (U.R) James McDonald, wheat and lumber ex porter, has been named British con sul for Oregon. The city had been without an Eng lish trade representative smce 1931 Mayer Confesses To Slaying Bassett Walla Walla, Wash., May 7 (U.R) The steely conscience of Dccasto Earl Mayer, 42, collapsed after 10 years today and he confessed to state penitentiary authorities he bludg eoned James Eugene Bassett, 35, to death with a hammer, Mayer's confession: After a discussion with Warden J. M. McCauley and after eerloualy considering the situation. I have de cided to plead guilty to the murder of Bassett. "I will disclose the details to the proper authorities. "(Signed) "D. E. Mayer." The confession was witnessed by Warden McCauley and his secretary, P. E. Mahoney. Mayer said the details of the crime wera tubsunUally as told by his mo I! Believed Dead, Much Alive Seattle. May 7 .WV-John Kook World war veteran believed dead for more than 11 years since his es-1 cape from the American Lake hos pital for veterans, Is very much alive, Superior Court Judge John A. Pra ter learned yesterday. The Seattle Trust and Savings bank, guardian of Kook. was about to have him legally declared dead when the U. S. veterans' adminis tration found him last fall In the Eastern Oregon state hospital at Pendleton, Ore. A woman named beneficiary in Kook's adjusted service certificate' had sought to collect his $4,200 es- i tate. It was found he was sent to the state hospital at Salem. Ore., a month after his escape In 1926 and later transferred to the Pen dleton Institution. Judge Prater signed an order yes terday allowing and approving the guradlan's biennial report. 5 Ships Idle Seattle Port Seattle, May 7 (U.R) Five ships lay idle In the Port of Seattle to day, the result of an embargo the Sailors Union of the Pacific and other maritime unions placed on cargo diverted from Tacoma's closed port. SUP. crews of the freighters Matthew Luckenbach and Makiki and the steam schooner Point San Peblom walked off their ships and began picketing them to block hand ling of their cargoes. Operators of the Lake Frances and Lurllne Burns, small coastal freighters, let cargo consigned to Tacoma remain In their holds, fear ing action by unions if they attempt ed to remove it. The Timber Rush, center of the dispute that resulted In the water front employers' association sus pending relations with the Tacoma Interntalonal Longshoremen's as sociation a week ago, was still pick eted In Tacoma. She was the only large vessel in port. Chetco Hearing Portland, May 7 tJPt The war de partment Issued a notice today of a hearing at Brookings on June 2 to consider Improvements for the channel of the Chetco river. ther. Mrs. Mary Eleanor Smith, ear lier In the week. Mayer said he was confesslnit "to take some of the pressure off my mother." Mrs. Smith was taken from the prison after she confessed she helped her son dispose of the body. She Is held in the Seattle city Jail in near hysterical condition. Mrs. 8m!th also charged her son with three other alaylngs in she early 1920 s In Montana. Asked if he wanted to plead guilty to these, Mayer said: "I wouldn't Rive a damn if I pleaded guilty to the whole works, Powers Act to Treat Europe's War Jitters Berlin and Praha Warn- Against Violence in Set tling Nazi Claims Paris, May 7 (P) French and British diplomats, bound together like their two war machines by last week's talks in London, took action today to treat Europe's war jitters. The first step was instruc tions to ambassadors of the two countries to deliver notes to Germany and Czechoslova kia, cautioning them against violence in settling the clamor of Nazi Germans in Czecho slovakia for Increased political priv ileges. The warning carried the Infer ence that "rough handling" by Ger many of the issue of the 3,500,000 German residents In Czechoslovakia almost certainly would cause war. 2 Pointed Effort The Anglo-French effort was two pointed, with diplomats hoping first to get Czechoslovakia to do everything possible for its German nazi minority, and second to make clear to both the concern lest there be violence. Another chapter of the Anglo- French collaboration, intensified by last week's London conversations between Prime Ministers Chamber lain and Daladier, dealt with fur ther appeasement of Italy. An effort was under way to smooth the path to recognition of Italy's conquest of Ethiopia by the League of Nations Council which meets Monday. Berlin Informed Berlin, May 7 P The British ambassador was reported to have called at the Wilhelmstrasse today to Inform the German foreign of fice of the Joint step taken by British and French ministers at Praha to meet the political situa tion in Czechoslovakia. The British ambassador. Sir Ne ville Meyrick Henderson, waa re ceived by Dr. Ernst Woermann, un der secretary of state, at present In charge of the department. A num ber of high officials are in Rome with Relchsfuehrer Hitler on his official visit to Premier Mussolini. Prague, May 7 U.R The British and French ministers Informed Pre mier Kamll Krafts today that their countries are ready to aid Czecho slovakia In solving the German mi nority question, it was announced officially. Court House Fight Renewed Albany. Ore.. May 7 MJi Linn county appeared headed today to ward another election to determine whether It should build a new court house. The voters who approved a new courthouse last fall may have to state themselves once more as a re sult of the presentation of a peti tion by J. O. Reed, Lebanon, de manding an election. Reed's petition, which must be checked agaiait registration lists and assessment rolls to determine whether signers arc all property tax payers, as required by law, was of fered at a public hearing upon a proposal to use a surplus of county funds for the courthouse project. The county's tangled courthouse, situation grew out of the fact that when the first election was held the county was expecting a PWA grant of 1128 000 to match Its con tribution of 1154,000 from a surplus. The condition was Inserted in the election that the surplus be used with the grant. The grant never materialized and County Judge J. J. Barrett, explain ing the matter at the hearing to day, said the election accordingly was nullified. Now the county's sur plus has grown to 238.560, nearly sufficient to pay the entire cost of the original project, and the hear ing was aimed at getting consent to go ahead without the grant. Unlawful Fixing Of Prices Charged Washington, May 7 (41 Seventeen manufacturers of paper, pulp and wooden dishes or trays were charged yesterday with unlawful fixing of uniform prices and discounts in a complaint Issued by the federal trade commission. Included were the Pa per Specialty Corporation of Port land. Ore., and the Standard Carton company of Tacoma, Wash.
