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G apitallAfciiraal r ' News of Today Daylight-saving time give another hour's newt to Capital Journal readers the day's BIO news, (or when the Capital Journal om to press, the business day In New York and Chicago Is over. Weather Fair tonight and Tuesday, cloudy at times and overcast on coast; mo derate temperature: changeable wind. Sunday: Max. 67, mln. 35. Rata .10 In. River 14 It. Northwest wind. Cloudy. 50th Year, No. 110 IRoosevelfc Fear of US Worries State to Submit List of Projects For Spending Need of Haste Told by Hockley to Secure Grants On Loans for Building The board of control paved the way today for state par ticipation in President Roose velt's new spending; program by instructing its secretary to compile a list of all state pro jects on which public works administration loans or grants might be obtained. C. C. Hockley, Portland, re gional PWA director, asked the board to submit the list as soon as possible. "We can give no assurance of al lotments until congress passes the act requested by the president,' Hockley wrote, "after which we should be ready to move rapidly with our applications, plans, etc' State Treasurer Rufus C. Hol- man asked that a project be in eluded which would provide a 30- bed pavilion for children at the Eas tern Oregon state tuberculosis hos pital at The Dalles. TB Hospital Another project to be listed Is the proposed $200,000 tuberculosis hos pital In Portland. The state, which will provide $110,000. will ask the pwa for a $90,000 grant. 'The board also voted to ask the state highway commission at its June 3 meeting to provide $3000 for an educational campaign for beau tifying roadsides. The WPA would provide the labor and clerical work. The Oregon Roadside council, which seeks elimination of billboards on highways, asked the board to sponsor the educational project, but the board said It did not have the money. Doubt was expressed as to whether the highway commission could divert $3000 of Its funds for the project. For State Building Earl S. Burdlck, Milwaukie coun cilman, asked the board to consider erection of a proposed state office building near the new state highway and police buildings on the super highway In Portland. The 1937 legislature authorized expenditure of $750,000 for such I building in Portland, but appropri ated no money. Moody Reports On Goon Cases Ralph G. Moody, special legal ad visor to the stat police depart ment, said In a report to Governor Charles Martin today that virtual ly all of Oregon's labor terrorism cases would be disposed of by Sep tember 1 provided there were no unusual delays In the courts. City, county and state officers cooperated In the drive which be gan early In- January with a series of arrests In Portland and later spread to Lane. Polk, Marlon, Was co and Columbia counties with total of approximately 100 arrests. Moody said officials now were trying to agree on a date for the trial of A. E. Rosser, former AFL Teamster union chief, of Portland who was held under several Indict ments, one of which charged blm with arson In connection with the burning of a lumber yard and box factory at West Salem last Novem ber. Moody will assist District At torney Bruce 8paulding of Polk county In the Rosser prosecution. Officials Indicated that a few ad ditlonal arrests might be made be fore the round-up Is abandoned. Basic Rates This Week Probable Washington. May ( OPv J. D Ross, Bonneville dam administra tor, said today the basio rates for electrical power from the Columbia river project probably would be an nounced this week. He said he would hold several conferences with government offl rials before asking the power com mission to give formal approval to the schedule. The rates. Ross announced, will be the first expression of Indus trial schedules In the dam vicinity. Later, he added, he will establish more complete control over resale rate. Entered at tweond cliu nutter at Salem. Onion Hitler Spends Day Visiting In Florence :resh Assurances of talian Friendship; Gets :ree Hand with Czechs Rome, May 9 (P) Ger many s f uehrer Hitler car ried away from Rome today fresh assurances of Italian friendship, and high fascists indicated this included a pledge by Premier Mussolini to let him have a free hand in Czechoslovakia, so far as Italy is concerned. After six days of military display, princely entertain ment and intensive talks with Premier Mussolini, the fuehrer's program allowed him ten hours to taste the rich, medieval culture of Florence. The day was a national holiday, second anniversary of the founda tion of the Italy-Ethiopian empire. helping to swell the crowds along his route to the Tuscany capital. Hitler's Gains It appeared that the major re sult of the Hitler visit was I strengthening of. friendship by ap plication of grease to possible trou ble points in the Rome-Berlin axis. Hitler's gains were believed to be the pledge of Premier Mussolini to give htm the freedom he may want In Czechoslovakia, whert resides a German minority population of 3,- 500,000 of which Hitler considers himself the ultimate protector; postponement of Mussolini's Ideas about a peace pact (Italy, Germany, Prance, Britain), and an assurance that neither the new Italo-Britlsh accord nor conversations with France would affect solidity of the Rome-Berlin axis. Mussolini was believed to haye received from Hitler recognition of Italy's economic and political inter est In central Europe, and a prom lse the Italian port of Trieste would not lose all its Austrian traffic as a consequence of Austria's absorption by Germany. Renounces Tyrol Hitler, in addition, and to the dis appointment of some of his follow ers, renounced any design on Ger man population in the Italian South Tyron, before the war a part of Austria. The German fuehrer made his guarantee of the present frontier between Germany and Italy at Sat urday night's state dinner, a high light of his visit. Some Germans minor members of his delegation indicated they had hoped until Hitler rose to speak that Mussolini might cede the Ger man-speaking portion of South Ty rol to Germany. The apparent Agreement on di vision of central Europe and the Balkans into Italo-German spheres of Influence was expected to Involve Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgar ia, Hungary and Rumania. Senator Reames Now Convalescent Washington, May 9 (P Senator Reames of Oregon was reported Im proved today at naval hospital. Reames, a recent pneumonia suf ferer, was said to be "convalescing coming along nicely. Battle Over Pianos At OSC Still Rages The "battle of the 11 pianos" for Oregon State college, which has been brewing at board of control meetings for five months, came up for a final win, head of the Collins and Erwln Piano Co., of Portland, dropped bombshell. Last December the board, on recommendation of the O S C. mu sic department, accepted the Sher man, Clay bid of $3700 for the pi anos, rejecting the Collins and Ir win low bid of $3100. At Erwin'i protest, the board vot ed to let the board of higher edu cation rule on the ticklish subject. The board of higher education voted two weeks ago to spilt the contract, giving Sherman Clay ic Co.. contracts for one $1550 grand piano and flvt uprights worth $157$. Back, Asked tryStump Country Methodists In Revolt Atlanta, Ga May (U.PJ A group of Georgia citizens today incorporat ed themselves as "the loyal south ern Methodists" in the first direct action against the merger of the three branches of Methodism. The organization set forth In Its charter that It would be supported by fees and contributions and main tain headquarters in Atlanta, re serving the right to establish bran ches elsewhere. Objectives were listed as "preserv ing the purity of the white race and instilling the principles of Chris tian gospel, to expose the frauds, wrongs, slanders and libels com mitted on the south and Its history, and to support the preservation of spiritual unity In the south and Its institutions In order that It may do its share toward preserving the principles of the United States con stitution." Senate Okeys Taxation Bill Washington, May 9 OP) The sen ate gave its final approval today to the compromise tax revision bill. The five billion dollar measure. which sponsors contend will en courage business expansion and melt frozen capital, now goes to the house. When that body adopts the agreement reached in confer ence between the two chambers, the bulky blU will be ready for Presi dent Roosevelt's signature. Senate approval was given after only a few minutes of debate. There was a voice vote. No negative votes were heard. Drafted Iby a conference commit tee to reconcile differences between separate senate and house mea sures, the bill would retain for two years a modified version of the un distributed profits tax. This taxation principle, originally rejected by the senate, was written into the bill after President Roose velt had Indorsed It In a letter to the conference committee. The compromise measure also would overhaul the existing capital gains tax structure, substituting system of flat rates for the present graduated scale. Japanese in 2 New Thrusts Shanghai, May (P) Stalled In their desperate and costly efforts to reach suchow from the north, the Japanese today reported rapid prog- ress for two secondary thrusts from the south toward that nerve center of the central China battle area, Japanese dispatches declared that two columns driving northward through Central Anhwel province along the highway from Pengpu had captured Mengcheng, 85 miles southwest of Suchow after a desper ate battle. Another column moving up the Tientsin-Pukow railway was ap proaching Kuchen, 70 miles south of Suchow, said a Japanese army spokesman. This force had gained 30 miles In 48 hours. Suchow, junction of the Tientsin - Pukow and the east-west Lunghal railway, Is the prize (or which Japan and China have been contending nearly five months. But the Japanese could report ho progress for their primary offensive In southern Shantung province, where they met a major reverse at Talerchwang April and where renewed drive hai been checked bloodily on almost the rame battle field. solution today, but warren Er- Collins and Erwln received con tracts for five uprights worth $1580. When the board of control met today. Erwln was waiting for them. He said everything was all right with him, except the provision whereby his and the competing firm each took seven pianos trade-Ins. Erwln ssid he would take five of the old Instruments and wanted Sherman, Clay to Uke nine. The board of control, not being familiar with the world of music was back where It started. It will ask the board of higher education lor another recommendation. Salem, Oregon, Japan Hirota Favors eace Treaty With America Non-Aggression Pact Suggested; Japan Not nterested in Philippines Tokyo, May 9 (fl5) Foreign Minister Koki Hirota, inter viewed today by the Associat ed Press, said that fear of the united btates worried "not a few" Japanese and posed the question of a non-agression pact. Non-agression is a desira ble condition to exist between nations," he said in comment on rumors that Japan was preparing to discuss such a treaty with the Washington gov ernment. Discussing anti-Japanese senti ment In the United States and mu tual fears of the two nations, he said at one point In the Interview that "the question is whether the United States government has the intention to conclude a nonaggres slon pact with Japan." Praises Poucv He went no further on the sub ject of a treaty but praised the Washington government for its "well balanced policy" with respect to the war In China and said he expected an early disappearance of an ti-Ja nanism among what he termed a ''small section of the American population." In a full press conference later the soft-spoken, smiling statesman commented on a speech In Wash ington last week in which Secretary of War Woodring declared aggres sion by authoritarian nations threatened to provoke widespread war. i But that speech, the suave Hirota said, was "merely an expression of personal opinion." Philippines Issue In his talk with this writer, the foreign minister disavowed any Japanese intention of interfering in the Philippines the Unted States' far eastern outpost. 'Japan considers herself in no position to meddle with the mat ter." he said. "Whether the commonwealth de lays Independence from the United States is a question solely to be set tled between the commonwealth and the United States ..." He expressed belief that the Da- vao land question would be amic ably solved "if the authorities of both countries (the United States and Japan) continue to handle it in the spirit of mutual concession and understanding which so far has characterized negotiations," $2,500,000 For Fire Protection Washington. May 9 UP) An agrl. cultural supply bill approved Sat urday by the senate agricultural committee provided $2,500,000 for forest fire protection in coopera tion with states and private opera tors. The Increase since last year, amounting to about $890,000, was due to a corresponding rise In fire losses. Eastern and southern sections of Oregon will receive a large portion of the $23.1 000 set aside to combat the white pine blister, pine beetle and other forest Insects. Other Items Included $3,000,000 for the acquisition of land. $850,000 for rodent control. $2,732,000 for aerlology and $500,000 for develop, lng water stores in semi-arid re glons in the west Mothers Elect Salem Women Eugene. May llPi Mrs. Harry Weston of Portlsnd, mother of the new president of the Assoclsted Students at the University of Ore gon, was named to a similar posi tion by mothers of students who met on the campus Saturday, Other officers Included Mrs. Oeorge Swift, Salem, vice-president; Mrs. Joseph R. Rlcsch. Portland treasurer, and Mrs. Hugh Rosnon, Salem. Mrs. Dolph Phlpp. Med ford, Mrs. Andrew Collier. Klamath rails, Mrs. C. T. Hickctt. Enter prise, and Mrs. Bertha Blackaby, Ontario, regional vice-presidents. The mothers' group presented check of $1000 to the university for student loan fund. Monday, May 9, 1938 Selassie in Final Fight For Ethiopia League of Nations Asked to Withhold Recognition of Italian Conquest Geneva, May 9 (U.R) A del egation representing Emper or Haile Selassie walked dra matically into the council chamber of the League of Na tions today, prepared to fight to the end to prevent world recognition of Italy's conquest of Ethiopia. All eyes were on the Ethio pian group, which showed de termination to claim all rights to League membership by coolly taking seats reserved for non members of the council along the wall. They were ready to take seats at the council table when the Eth iopian question arose. The Ethiopians were led by L. A. Taezas and Ephrem T. Medhen and accompanied by J. L. Blerly, legal advisor. They appeared shortly be fore the session opened privately at 5:10 p. m., presided over by VII helms Munters of Latvia, president of the council. The importance of the session was Indicated by the presence of the foreign ministers of seven gov ernments. The private session of the council agreed to put the Ethiopian affair and the Spanish and Chinese ap pealson the agenda, and then ad journed. A Chilean proposal for dis cussion of reforming the League's rules also was put on the agenda. The council probably will meet tomorrow, when Lord Halifax, Brit' ish foreign minister, may make i publio statement on the British- Italian accord. Perkins Silenl On Bridges Case Washington, May 8 UP) secretary of Labor Perkins remains silent in the face of protests against delay In hearings on charges that Harry Bridges, the labor leader, Is a mem ber of the communist party and therefore should be deported. A protest by Mayor Joe Carson led oft the campaign to bring the case to a head ahead of schedule. Aides of the secretary report that they have received a total of 38 telegrams and letters complaining against the delay. Informed persona assert that the secretary docs not wish to waste federal money on a hearing for Bridges until it is determined whe ther there are grounds for prosecu tion. They pointed out that an appeal Is pending In the supreme court from a decision of a circuit court that membership in the commun ist party Is not a ground for de portation. This is the sole chsrge against the western labor leader. Secretary Perkins, In authorising a delay in the Bridges hearing, act ed on the advice of Oerald D. Rellly. labor department solicitor, following several conferences with Justice de partment officials. Madam Perkins' aides said that the decision to suspend action in pending cases was based solely on membership in the communist party until the supreme court rules on the case now before It was "In keep ing with the usual government le gal practice of avoiding unneces sary expense and litigation in the lower courts when a test case Is pending In the higher courts. Grand Master of Masons Injured Wood bum, Msy Dr. Carl O. Patterson of Baker, grand master of the Masonic grand lodge of Oregon received a bad cut on his knee and a possible fracture of the knee cap In an automobile accident which In volved four cars on the Pacific high way at Lake Labish Saturday eve. nlng. Dr. Patterson was accompanied by D. Rufus Cheney, grand secretary, and another grand officer and the group was returning from the cere. mony of laying a cornerstone at Jefferson. The accident occurred at about 6:30 o'clock when two cars attempted to pass the PatUrson car which was traveling north and a southbound csr at tha same time. None of the other passengers was Injured but Ihrea of the cars were badly smashed. A To The New Generation turn eyes of Denmark's King Christian, 68, who holds his only grandchild, Princess Elizabeth, 3, the dau ghter of Prince Knud. The king and queen of Denmark recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Opera Hon Made On Blind Baby Chicago, May 9 (U.RJ-VThe left eye of six-weeks-old He laine Judith Colan was removed at Garfield Park Commun ity hospital today less than an hour after a life-or-death jury of 10 medical specialists voted to operate. The operation was performed by Dr. Robert H. Good, eye specialist. Dr. Good's ieuow "jurors'' witnessed the surg- cry. Chicago. May 9 (U.R) A Jury of ten medical specialists decided to day that an Immediate operation be performed on six-weeks-old He lalne Judith Colan, whose brown eyes are plagued by a cancerous growth. The decision was announced by Attorney Samuel Hoffman, repre senting the family. After conferring an hour and 15 minutes In a smoke-filled hotel room, .specialists voted unanimously to remova Helaine's left eye at Gar field Park Community hospital where the baby Is confined. The medical Jury had been ap pointed to relieve the parents of the responsibility of making the life-or-death decision. The verdict was concurred In by two rabbis who were present, at the mother's insistence, to offer spirit ual guidance. Dr. Colan, 30, a dentist, and his 33 year old wile, E&telle, had agreed that the specialists' decision would be final and neither had a vote In the matter. The operation was ordered per formed within an hour at Garfield hospital by Dr. Robert H. Good, eye specialist, with the other nine members of the medical Jury pres ent. Homer Martin Hits Frankensteen Detroit. May 9 (UP) Homer Mar tin, assured that a movement to oust him would fail, today demoted Richard T. Frankensteen from his position as assistant president of the Un 1 ted A u tomobi le Workers' union and asked the executive board to approve his action. Frankensteen was the principal ft gure In a coalition movement seek ing Martin's scalp. It was made up of Fran kens teen's conservative followers and a radical bloc headed by Vice-President Wyndham Mor timer. Martin elevated Frankensteen to the assistant president's post by de cree. Today's action would leave him with the title of vice-president with no more authority than any of the other four. J. Ed Sattley Killed by Truck Klamath Falls, May A lead lumber truck, which tipped from Its narrow-gauge track at the Pelican Bay Lumber company near here, to day killed J. Ed Sattley, 42. Battley's head and chest were crushed. The victim, a teamster. was switching the trucks at the time of the accident. Price Three 1- i it i NLRB Vacates Steel Order Chicago, May (U.R) The Nation. al Labor Relations Board today vacated and set aside its order to Inland Steel company ordering that the company sign a contract with the C. I. O. Notice of the decision was served upon attorneys tor the company, one of the "little steel" companies which contested the C. 1. O.'s de mand for a written contract last year. It will become effective Thursday. Purpose of the N. L. R. B. action was to permit "further proceedings before the board. I. 8. Dorlman. attorney for the Chicago NLRB re- glonal office, explained that as In the Republic Steel and Ford cases. the board's decision had been ren dered without a trial examiner's report. The board la expected to author ise the trial examiner to Issue report In the Inland case. It was said authoritatively the findings and order were expected to be Identical. The new procedure was undertaken for technical reasons. Dorfman explained the Wagner set allows the board to withdraw Its findings and orders any time be fore the transcript Is filed with U 8. circuit court. Valley Motor Safe Cracked; $600 Taken Between $500 and $600 in money was taken some time Saturday night or Sunday morning by safecrackers who forc ed open the safe of the Valley Motor company, 375 Center street. Members of the firm and po- lice officers who have Investigated believe the crime was committed by cracksmen who contrived to get themaelve locked In the building at closing time Saturday night, since there was no evidence of breaking to gain entry, and exit was by an alley door. The money taken Included three tlOO-bllls and one ISO-bill that had been In a payment made Saturday on a transaction with the firm. The rest of the money was in silver, which Included a large amount of smsll chsnge. The three bills of 1100 may serve as a clue to Identity of Uie burglars and officers hsve asked business men to be on the lookout tor money of that descrip tion. It Is believed a number of checks Cents On Triins and Nrtra fiunda Ptva Cnt Urged to Work For Defeat of Opponents - Supporters Urge Active Campaign in Primaries And Fall Election Washington, May 9 W) President Roosevelt returned to the capital at 8 a. m. (east srn standard time) today re freshed and tanned after a nine day vacation cruise in the South Atlantic and Carib bean. He proceeded to the White House for a series of conferences with his aides and his congressional lieuten ants. A conference with Sec retary of State Hull on inter national developments also waa an his program for the day. Some of the presldent'a support ers In congress proposed today that he stump the country this summer In an attempt to defeat legislators who have opposed his policies. Bold Course Favored They cited the renominate on last Tuesday of Senator Pepper (D.( Fla.l, as evidence that tha power of the White House Is still great at the ballot box, despite any insur gency In congress. Administration supporters have contended Pepper's victory demon strates that Mr. Roosevelt should strike a bold course by carrying hla policies directly to the country In the primaries as well as In the gen eral election in tha fall. - Advisors of this procedure, chief among whom Is Senator Norrts, Ind., Neb.), argued also that prompt action would - minimis, chances of a complete split be -tween the democratic party leader ship and the LaFollettes' new liber al party. Alternative Courses Reports have been circulating for several weeks that Mr, Roosevelt might tour the country this sum mer, although he has given no per sonal Indication of such a course. Political Interests would not have to be the announced purpose. Any national tour would glva him op portunity to express favor for hla chosen candidates in train platform speeches and friendly visits and in many other ways. , Senator Norrls said the president "can either take the stump by radio and tell, the people that those who have opposed him ought to be defeated or he can be parti san and say that all democrat ought to be re-elected." Should Mr. Roosevelt follow tha latter method, he said, he would face defeat on major Issues in Use next congress. PWA Grant for U ; Hospital in Doubt Washington, May t 0PV Although Oregon state's board of control has renewed Its request for a PWA grant of $90,000 for a tuberculosis hos pital at Portland. It Isn't official In Washington. At his press conference this week. Secretary Irkes, PWA administra tor, said PWA was not receiving new applications until It knew defi nitely whether congress would pro vide funds for a new public works program. Officials said, however, that any applications received from cities were being filed for "future refer ence H were taken. When the cracksmen knocked tha knob from the sat. door they took from the interior seversl money boxes and sacks which were left on the floor. The theft was discovered Sunday afternoon by R. B. Crawford, a sign painter who had been painting at truck. He was walking In the alley when he noticed an automobile parked In the alky. Believing soma of the employes of tha motor com pany were In the shop he opened a door, which waa not locked, and en tered. A night watch Is employed in the place until o o'clock In tha morn ing, and was on duty Saturday night. Indicating that the theft may hsve been after that hour.