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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.