Saturday, March 25, 1939
The Capital Journal, Salem' Oregon
Nine
n Locals
elnanrng H up. la answering a simi
lar complaint of Hannah Purvlns.
another property owner near the
bridge, the city merely make fen-
em denial to the allegation..
Governor Charles A. Sprague re
quested Friday from the governor of
Illinois extradition of Dick Lockett,
wanted In Malheur county on a
charge of larceny of livestock. Lock
ett 1 under arrest in Decatur, 111.
Oregon motorists paid In 188,72733
more In gasoline taxes during the
first two months of 1939 than during
the corresponding period In 193S,
Secretary of State Earl Snell said
today. The total paid In for January
and February was $1,445,731.26,
while last year this figure was II,
356.004.03. Increase In gallons pur
chased for the same period was 1,
794,544.28 gallons over the 1931 fig
ure of 27.120,080.75.
Lost: Black Shepherd dog, white
breast P. T. Etzel, Stayton, Ph.
1471. 72
Lo ranee Dossett, head of the mu
sic department of Northwest Chris
tian college, Eugene, and soloist of
note, will give a concert next Sunday
evening, March 26, at the Court
street Church of Christ Dossett ap
peared In a concert here last fall
and the concert next Sunday eve
ning Is a result of popular demand
that he return. He has sung In nu.
merous places over the northwest
this conceit being the fortieth In
the present series. Among the num
bers he will sing will be several on
the Easter theme.
of his experiences. George
Alexander, warden of the state pen
itentiary, will Introduce the speaker.
Coach Harold Kauk and the atate
championship basketball team of
Salem high school will be guests at
the luncheon. Members of the team
are Jack Gosser, Loren Kernes. Rog
er Quackenbush, Don Bamick, Jim
Taylor, Virgil Sebern, Frank Page,
Alien McRae and Cliff Amend,
manager.
2-Rm. unfum. Apt $14; 1-R. turn.
$10, Its, wtr, Maytag. 1620 Ferry. 72
The Kansas club of Salem will
sponsor a card party at the Knights
Pythias hall, 248 North Commer
cial street next Wednesday evening
S o'clock. Refreshments will be
served. All former Kansans and oth
ers Interested In cards and Chinese
checkers are Invited.
District No. I of the Oregon State
Nurses' association will meet Mon
day night at S o'clock at the Salem
General hospital. The program will
be In charge of the Marlon county
health association, with movies
showing the work being carried on
In Salem and vicinity.
Choose your lot today. Drive thru
that fast growing section N. of Mar
ket between N. 14th and 20th Sts.
See W. H. Grabenhorst & Co., 134
8. Liberty 8t. Phone 6468. 72'
Hazel Ingalls, a sister, ha been
named guardian for Gladys and
Glenn Ingalls, minors. The estate
represent a one-twelfth Interest In
certain real property subject to the
dower right of Ethel Ingalls.
Wanted: West Salem school boy
to work In yard Saturdays. Write
Box 66, Capital Journal. 72
Complaint for divorce has been
filed by Etta Fanning against Clar
ence A. Fanning charging desertion
and asking custody of three children.
They were married at Llnneus, Mo.,
February 24, 1931.
Visit Knight Pearcy nursery sales
yard on South Liberty street, lit
block south of armory. Open Sun
day, 10:30 till 4. 72
Application for a place on the mo
tion docket has been filed in con
nection with the case of Ivan E.
Korb vs. Thomas Kay Woolen Mills
in circuit court
A tax lien discharge for 84.82 has
been filed with the county clerk by
the state tax commission for Roy
Pate.
An FHA official will talk on FHA
loans over KSLM tonight 7:15. 72'
Clarence I. Harding today pleaded
guilty before Judge McMahan to an
Information by the district attorney
charging him with assault with in.
tent to rob and was sentenced to two
years In prison and paroled to Dep
uty Sheriff Honeycutt. Harding was
attempting to rob Harry Patten, ser
vice station attendant, at the point of
a gun when State Police Officer Mc.
Donald drove into the station and
made the arrest.
Dutch Boy paint Matthls, 5. Com.
Default judgment for $330, $600,
$19557 and $95 attorney fee has
been filed In the circuit court case
of Adolph Krehblel vs. Russell Mc
Callister and sale of attached prop
erty ordered.
First mortgage Investment S to 6
percent Hawkins fc Roberts, Guard
tan Bldg.
Motion to make more definite and
certain has been filed by the defense
in the case of Agnes Bayne, admin.
Istratiix of the estate of John Bayne,
vs. Roy M. Lockenour.
An amended complaint for dam
ages has been filed In the case of
Rlach M. Black and Agricultural In
surance company against R. C. Stlth
and John L. White. Damage of $850
are asked as result of an accident on
the Paclfio highway May 10, last
year.
Complaint has been filed In clr.
cult court by W. W. McKlnney
against Albert P. and Agnes M. Nys
for $569 alleged due on a note and
$100 attorney fee. Attachment also
is filed on lot 1, block 13, Riverside
addition to Salem.
Lutx, Florist Ph. 9592. 1276 N. Lib.
Motion in circuit court has been
filed in the case of Amos C. Branch
vs. industrial accident commission
for dismissal due to death of plain
tiff subsequent to filing of the suit
Painting. Reasor. Ph. 8493. 94
Mrs. Lucille Douglas, box 70, Han.
sen avenue, received emergency
treatment from the first aid car crew
this morning after she had severely
cut a finger while wielding an axe,
Dr. Donald M. Erb, president of
the University of Oregon, will speak
at the Klwanls club luncheon Tues
day noon. His subject will be "Eco
nomics and the European Crisis.
Dance Haunted Mill Sat nlte. 72
Through error it was stated that
Dr. Lloyd Ritchie, 37, who was bur
led in .ortland Friday afternoon,
was the son of the late John Ritchie,
Oregon Electric agent Though lo
cated here for the practice of den
tistry. Dr. Ritchie had no family
connections with other of the same
name living in Salem.
An FHA official will talk on FHA
loans over KSLM tonight 7:15. 72'
J. D. Swenson, special agent for
the federal bureau of investigation
(FBI) will speak at the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon Monday noon.
His subject will be the "Greatest
Business on Earth." The talk will be
on crime and 8wenson will tell of
RADIO
Day by Day
Time Tl staffers Standard
1t?w York, March 35 W Europe'l trita
ation U to (intra fjalU bit In week
end broadcast) ric.
A Mth spot ta the btfort-dawii trani
m l m) on from Rome at . m, Sunday
of Premier .Uwollnl'l addreea to the
taacltt trend council. The combined
WEAF-HBC-WJZ-NBC. WABC-CBS end
WOR-MB9 chain m well ai inert vavta
will earrr.
Other announced proerame: Tonltht
WEAF-jXBC. l ift. Senator William
Borah of Idaho on "Foreltn Relatione.
Buoday WJZ-NBO, 11:05 a. m., com
ment from overseen WOR. Hew Tort
p. m . recorded rebroadcert of Mussolini
address, also probably on UBS chain
about 0:101 W ABC-CBS a, comment from
overseas.
other broadcasts mar be arranied
accordance with developments.
WABO-CBS 10:45, OoT. BTanten Win-
ship in "A Report from Puerto Rloo,
Sunder brines: WKAF-NBC. 11 JO p.
Chleaco round table. "The Rational
come: Oolnc Up?" 1:30. World's fair
ealnte from Poland falso CBS and KBC.
WABCCBS 7, people platform, '
irnmnt Boendlnt."
wjz-wbc t See. Frances Perkins on
'Indntry.
WOR-MBS t. America forum, "Am er
icas Railroad Problem.
Dance Haunted Mill Bat nite. 72
Francis Paine has been granted
permission to haul logs from Marlon
to Jefferson, being routed over gra
vel roads, however. Bis request to
carry logs over the Marion-Jeffer
son oiled road was denied last week
by the county court.
Application tor a permit to appro
priate water from two un-named
streams and a spring tributary to
the South fiantlam river was filed
with the state engineer today by Guy
N. Button. Lebanon.
39 Wool Loans
Authorized
Washington, March 35 W Sen
ator CMahoney (D- Wyo.) said to
day he had been advised the presl
dent had signed the wool loan pro
gram authorization for the coming
year.
The senator said It was basically
the same program a that of last
year when $14,900,000 was loaned on
82.500,000 pounds of wool
The loans to producers are expect
ed to average between 17 and 18
cents per grease pound, he said.
In commenting on last year s pro
gram. Agriculture Secretary Wallace
wrote to the senator: "The loan
program for 1038 was successful In
stabilizing the price and preventing
serious losses to wool growers of
the entire west."
The loans under the program ap
proved today will be available from
April 15 to October 31, will bear 4
per cent Interest rates and will ma
ture 10 months from the date they
are made.
Under the authorization, the RFC
loans money to the commodity cre
dit corporation which In turn makes
loans to the Individual farmers, the
senator explained.
Insured safety to $5000 at
Salem Federal.
Van Wieder expects to leave for
San Francisco tomorrow where he
will join his wife and daughter, who,
with Mr. Wleder'a father, E. L. Wie
der, have been spending several
months In southern California. After
visit at the San Francisco fair
they expect to return to Salem the
latter part of next week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Mattson and
Mrs. Mattson's mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Rehfuss, left today for Cali
fornia where they expect to visit the
San Francisco exposition, Yosemite
park and Los Angeles. Mr. Rehfuss
will spend a month with her son,
Carl W. Rehfuss at El Segundo near
Los Angeles and Mr. and Mrs. Matt-
son will return In about two weeks,
Mr. Mattson Is clerk of the probate
court In the county clerk's olflce.
An, FHA official will talk on FHA
loans over KSLM tonight 7:15. 72'
Final decree has been granted In
probate to A. W, Meyer as adminis
trator of the estate of Marie Meyer.
The formal ballot to be used in
connection with the election April
for organization of Vista Heights
water district south of Salem was
approved today by Percy A. Cupper,
attorney for the district, and Coun
ty Clef; Boyer announced today
was the last day for filing nomlna
tlons as candidates for directorships
of the district. The ballot carries the
main proposition as to whether or
not the voter Is In favor of organiza
lon of the district and also the
names of the three nominees for
the three directorships, these being
Paul Orlebenow, William R. Newmy
er and Robert T. Tuttle. The district
la being organized for the purpose
of hooking onto the Salem city wa'
ter supply.
Formal order has been filed in clr.
cult court In the case of Beutler
Quia tad Lumber company vs. United
Brotherhood of Carpenter and Join.
ers local and others keeping the
temporary restraining order In force
until further order of the court and
consenting to a change of Judge by
the supeme court. Judge Earl C. Lat
ourette of Oregon City has already
been designated to sit on the case.
Discharge of tax lien have been
filed with the county clerk by the
state tax commission as follows:
Harvey E. Walker, $7.48; Paul
Burrls, $'.41.
Counterclaim of $1100 is made by
the city of Salem In Its answer filed
today to the complaint of Oeorge
Patterson, who himself sought dam
ages In hi complaint for Injury al-
legedly sustained by waters from
Shelton ditch at the South Winter
street bridge. The city alleges In Its
answer that In the past five years
the plaintiff had built dikes and
made obstruction la the stream
which caused the sand and gravel
pile up at the bridge and a a result
the city was placed at the expense
of $1100 during the past four years
Associated Farmers
ian't Enter Case
Portland, March 25 UPy The or
ganization that sponsored the Ore
gon picket-regulatory law was de
nied permission yesterday to inter
vene as a defendant in a test of Its
constitutionality.
Judge James P. Stapleton heard
the plea of the Associated Farmers
of Oregon and dismissed It after
attorneys offered a motion to with'
draw.
Constitutionality of the law was
attacked In Identical suits by the
Congress for Industrial Organiza
tions and the American Federation
of Labor. The railroad brotherhoods
filed motion to Intervene as plain.
tiffs.
The case will be argued April a
before Circuit Judges Robert Tuck
er, Portland, James T. Brand of
Marshfleld and Arthur D. Hay, of
Lavevlew, sitting en banc.
Age Retirement, Youth Employ
ment auxiliary of club No. 12 will
meet with Bessie Fisher at 1505
Broadway next Monday afternoon.
Chris Smith, 625 South 20th, Is
booked at police headquarters on a
trespassing charge.
Henry Leo Jalrl pleaded innocent
when taken into Justice court today
for arraignment on a charge of driv
ing a motor vehicle while under the
Influence of Intoxicating liquor, and
his case will be tried March 31 at
10 o'clock. He failed to furnish $100
ball and Is in Jail. Monday after
noon at 1:30 Andrew J. Baty will
have a Jury trial on a drunk driving
charge.
Building permits: R. E. Winter,
to repair a 1H -story dwelling at 467
North 18th, $100. Morris Optical
company, to repair a two-story of
fice building at 444 State, $750. Ray
mond Cross, to re-roof a one-story
dwelling at 1145 North 17th, $40.
Because of inability to secure a
bulldozer for the heavy work, the
Job of levelling the ground around
the law and business administration
building on Willamette university
campus, did not get under way this
forenoon as planned. With Ideal
weather conditions prevailing for
outside operations, the university
has been anxious to get their land
scaping started. The ground will be
brought up to grade around the law
building and seeded to lawn. Exten
sive plantings of shrubbery at the
base of the building will be made,
while creeping vines will be utilized
to cover the stone exterior. A crew
of student was at work today pre
paring the ground for seeding
around University bouse, the presi
dent's living quarters. A variety
shrubs ha been planted to the rear
and along the south border of the
proposed lawn of University house,
Amended complaints have been
filed in the street lien foreclosure
cases of city of Salem vs. Frank Mc-
Cray and others for $250.82, and Na
thanlel Murphy and Dora Colwell
for three Items of $263.81 each. Com'
plaints are amended a to the par
ties defendants.
Ickes Says Ross
Power Policies
To be Continued
Seattle, March 25 0JJ9 Secretary
of- interior Harold L. Ickes, paying
tribute to the lata J. D. Ross, Bonne
ville project administrator, today
assured Paclfio northwest public
utility district that Ross power
policies would be continued by his
successor.
There wa no hint of who the
next administrator might be.
Ickes telegraphed acting Admin
istrator Charles Carey, who headed
a meeting of commissioner of 29
Washington PUD districts at Wash.
ington Bute Orange headquarters
here, today.
Carey interpreted Ickes message
as a guarantee the Bonneville public
power program "will be carried for
ward with renewed vigor."
Ickes said in Ross' death "a great
loss wa suffered by the people in
the northwest and the nation whom
he served for three decades and
more. The policies which he Inaug
urated for the marketing of Bon.
neville power as widely as possible
have my support and will be contin
ued In order to benefit the largest
number of persons.
"Although It Is not possible to say
at this time who the new adminis
trator will be, I feel certain that Mr.
Ross' successor will carry on the
broad public policies heretofore
tablished."
Carey, speaking to the Washington
commissioners, emphasised the need
for districts to speed preparatloni
to distribute Bonneville power,
Search for Minder
Body Continues
Oregon City, March 25 VP) Search
of the Clackamas river for the body
of Fred W. Minder, 41, Logan farm
er and disabled war veteran, con
tinued today after authorities lo
cated and removed his smashed auto
yesterday.
The car was discovered under sev
eral feet of water about 800 feet
from where it plunged down a 150
foot embankment. The door on the
driver's side was open and Deputy
Sheriff Tom Steenson said he be
lieved the current had carried Min
der's body out.
The vehicle apparently had land
ed on It top, which was badly
smashed, but had been rolled over
by the swollen river and was on Its
wheels when located and dragged
back onto the road. Steenson said
the ignition switch was off.
Steenson said that relatives and
friends of Minder had told him the
man suffered from recurring Illness.
They feared he may have become 111
while driving toward Portland Tues
day morning and lost conjxol of the
car.
The auto was recovered by Clack
amas county and state authorities.
aided by a crew of men from the
Portland harbor patrol.
Lodge Needle Club
Guest Ottoway Home
Sllverton Mrs, Miles ottoway
opened her bom in the country
Thursday to the member of the
NOW Thimble club at an all-day
meeting of sewing with a no-host
dinner served at noon. Mrs. C. C
Rice will entertain the group April
13 at her South Water street borne
In Sllverton.
Present were Mrs. Elsie SlmeraL
Mrs. Arthur Nelson, Mrs. Del Bow.
en, Mrs. William Elder, Mrs. Jack
McAlpin and Joan, Mrs. C. C. Rice,
Mrs. Henry Star He, Mrs. Ed Davis,
Lou Ann Davis, Mrs. C. E. Hlgln
botham. Mrs. Clell Harris, Mrs.
John Seeley, Mrs. Clarence Plank,
Mrs. C. Pennell, Mrs. Elmer Hub
bard. Mrs. Will Krens, Mrs. 8. B.
Renwick. Mr. J. H. Riches, Mrs.
Miles Ottoway, Vera and Olive Ot
toway.
Decree of divorce has been grant
ed in the case of Hilda Buell vs.
W. Buell and restoring the former
name of Hilda stanfleld to the plain-
tiff. A stipulated property settlement
also was filed giving plaintiff cer
tain household furniture and award'
log her $200 cash.
Tax Easing
Plan Approved
Washington, March 25 UP) Secre
tary of the Treasury Morgenthau's
proposal to ease the social security
tax schedule met today witn tne ap
nroval of leaders in both the major
parties. There was every indication
that congress would translate the
suggestion into law.
Republicans hailed Morgenthau's
move as evidence that the adminis
tration had come around to their
viewpoint.
senator Wagner (D, N.Y.), co
author of the social security act,
told reporters he thought the treas
ury proposal would pave the way for
a system In which the government
would share the cost of old age pen
sions out of its general revenues,
Instead of letting employers and
employes pay the whole bill.
Morgenthau, appearing before the
house ways and means committee,
proposed modification of old age
Insurance levies, which now are
scheduled to increase automatically
over the next three years.
The payroll taxes now are 1 per
cent on employers and 1 per cent on
employes. They are scheduled to in-
crease of 1 per cent on each next
year, and to reach 3 per cent on
each in 1949.
Morgenthau offered three alterna
tlve plans, two of which would re
duce the scheduled rates for the
period 1940-1942 and one of which
would retain the rates now being
paid until 1943.
Veteran Indian
Scout Passes at
Warm Springs
Pendleton, March 25 VP) Hlsto.
one of the most colorful of the long
hairs among the Oregon Indians
and a potent factor In the white
man's winning of the west through
leadership as an army scout in the
capture of Captam Jack, renegade
leader of the Modoc war, la dead.
Ha took hi nearly hundred years
into the happy hunting grounds of
Manltou, from his home on the
Warm Springs reservation, and was
burled there this week, Carl Web
ster of Warm Springs, said In a
letter to Oeorge Red Hawk, His tos
cousin, and Luke Cowapoo, a sec
ond cousin. Red Hawk and Cowa
poo are well known member of. the
Umatilla tribe. .....-:
After Captain Jack led a peace
party into ambush April 11, 1873,
and had killed Brigadier General E
R. Canny and others-In the Tule
lake lava bed region of northern
California, near the Oregon line; the
whites, soldiers, volunteers and
Indian scouts finally ran him Into
a corner. ' - -
Red Hawk and Cowapoo said
Hlsto had told them many times
the wily Modoc dug a trench and
was picking off the white soldiers
one by one.
Hlsto, with Ta-Loks (as nearly
as Cowapoo could recall the name)
and another Indian scout known
only as AUnert, attempted to cap
ture the Modoc.
A -shot from Captain Jack's rifle
took off one of Hi&to's braids but
he and his companions went ahead
and when they leaped Into the
trench, the Modoc 'chieftain raised
his hands aloft in surrender;
He was executed with other lead'
ers of the Modocs.
Two Referendum
Titles Prepared
Attorney General I. H. Van Win
kle filed ballot titles for two refer
endum measures against bills passed
by the recent legislature with the
secretary of state today.
One referendum, filed by "Com
mon Sense, Inc." of Portland, is
aimed at the bill to provide increas.
ed control of private clubs by the
state liquor commission. The other
attacks the senate bill to change
the time of the primary elections
from the third Friday in May to
the first Wednesday in September.
Both referred measures will ap'
pear on the ballot at the next gen
eral election If sufficient signatures
are obtained.
Turner Townsend
Club Showing Gain
Turner The Turner Townsend
club met Wednesday evening at the
home of Frank Parr. There were
eight new members present which
brings the total membership to 32.
The business meeting was devoted
to a'discusslon of the advisability of
selecting a regular meeting place
and- reading the congressional rec
ord. The next meeting will be held
April 5 in the basement of the
Christian church.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
E. M. Whlteaker,- Mr. and Mrs,
Martin Shower, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Standley, Mr. and Mrs. Ouy Dow,
Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Godwin, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Hatfield. Mr.' and
Mrs. W. Crockett, Mr. and Mrs. H.
Leep, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hogsed, Mr.
and Mrs. Clogs ted, Mr. and Mrs.
Louie Peterson and Mr. and Mrs.
O rover Cleveland, Mrs. Vera Dow,
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, Mr. Stapes.
burry. Mrs. Charles Standley, Sam
Hanchle, L B. Stewart and Carl
Duncan. - '
Benton Pioneer Dies
Newport, March 25 UP) Mrs.
Nancy Hlnes Truax, one of Benton
county's oldest pioneers, died at the
home of a daughter here yesterday,
She wa bom south of Corvallis.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day, the pioneer's 81st birthday an
nlversary.
Wllsen Are Heme
Marlon Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilson
have returned from a three months'
trip to Florida and other place of
Interest. While they were away they
visited with Robert Bauman and
family at Ban Antonio, Texas. Bau
man formerly lived here and Is
son of Mrs. J. L. Calavan of this
Funeral Services for
Henry Meyers Monday
Services for Henry W. Meyers,
former superintendent of the Ore
gon state penitentiary and retired
Salem merchant, will be held from
St. Paul s Episcopal church at 1:30
p. m. Monday, March 27, with Rev.
George H. swift officiating. Clough-
Barrlck company will be in charge
of arrangements. Concluding serv
ices at Mt. Crest Abbey mausoleum
will be private. Friends are asked
to omit flowers.
The casket will be open to friends
at the family residence, 430 North
Summer street, Sunday and until
noon Monday.
Pallbearers will Include Ronald
Frlzzell, Hollis Huntington, .Mem
Pearce, Breyman Boise, John
Hughes and William Dyer.
Survivors Include the widow, Mrs.
Ellen Edes Meyers of Salem, three
brothers. Milton L. Meyers of Sa
lem, Donald Meyers of LaGrande
and Charles E. Meyers of Pitt.
burgh. Pa.
Valley Motor Loses
To Grant High
Somewhat nervous and quite a bit
fatigued, Valley Motor's court team
lost to Grant's Generals, 37 to 26
last night In the Portland bureau
of parks basketball tournament at
Peninsula park. The defeat of val
ley Motor eliminated Salem from
further participation since the lo
cal high school Junior Vikings were
also defeated.
The motorist were behind 18 to
7 at half time and while they play
ed a better brand of ball during the
second half they couldn't cut the
difference to any great extent.
Mendel Shusterowitz, coach. Is
sued a challenge for a second meet
ing with the Generals, the game to
be played here the night of March
31
Valley Motor (26)
Boxing Dispute
Before Council
Marshfleld, Or. March 25 din
The Marshfleld city council will be
asked to decide a dispute between
the boxing commission and vet
erans' group at it regular meeting
Monday. The veteran claim Juris
diction over the city's share of fight
receipts, while the commission
Priem
Vittone 13,
Gilliam
Harms 7
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11 Prior
Fernald
7 Clark
6 Curen
13 McFaden
Lebanon Musicians
Eye Music Tourney
Lebanon Local student musicians
of the high school are showing
marked interest in the Northwest
Music Educators conference which
will be held in Tacoma. Wash.
March 29, 30, 31 and April 1. and
15 applications have been submit
ted from here by those desirous of
appearing In band, chorus and or
chestra groups during the four day
meeting. Those chosen for the three
group come from Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana, British
Columbia and Alaska schools.
The following have sent In appll
cations from the vocal department:
Mary Fredericks, first soprano;
Sena Edwards, second soprano; Edna
Mae Myers, first alto; Jack Zlm
brick, first tenor; Had Reeves, sec
ond tenor; Clarence Collins, bari
tone: Don Chamberlain, bass. From
the Instrumental department are:
Charlotte Bohle, Jean White, Har
old Mlchels, clarinets; Melvln Oil-
son, oboe; Harold Post, trumpet;
Nancjr Klrkpatrick, French bom.
Icing Cause of
Disaster to Plane
Washington, MarrH 25 VP) Car
bureter trouble due to icing caused
the loss at sea January 21 of the
Imperial Airways flying boat Cava
lier, wing commander Vernon
Brown, chief Inspector of accidents
of the British air ministry, reported
today.
Brown's rpeort was made public
through the British embassy here,
and the text cabled to London.
The Cavalier sank after a forced
descent about 825 miles southeast
of Long Island, New York, on
flight to Bermuda. Two of the
eight passengers and one of the
crew of five lost their lives.
"The forced descent was due to
fading of engines caused by com
plete loss of power In two Inner en
glners and partial loss of power of
two outer engines, the report said,
"This wa the result of carbureter
trouble due to Icing. The sea con
ditlons were too severe to make i
good landing possible. As a result a
damage caused to the hull In alight
ing, the cabins were quickly flooded,
and about 15 minutes later the
Cavalier broke in half, aft of rear
spar, and sank."-
Refugee Families
Praise America
Portland, March 25 VP) Members
of 65 Jewish refugee families gatli
nlght and gave thanks for deliver-
ered in the temple Beth Israel last
ance from European persecution.
Dr. Alexander Levy, once a lead
ing Berlin surgeon, chief speaker,
said:
"Let our first thanks be to Am
erica, a country to which we have
had the privilege of being admit
ted. Our first thanks are to her and
her constitution.
"In Europe barbarianism has been
revealed to us in ail its naked cru
dity. There wa no opportunity to
fight against it. This America Is
free country and I hope that we
may become worthy citizen and
may contribute our share to a wor
thy country."
Warm Weather Not
Welcome on Farms
Klamath Falls, March 25 VP)
Delight of townspeople In the un
seasonably warm, dry weather which
has prevailed here during the past
10 days is not being shared by far
mers and stockmen of the sur
rounding country, according to re
ports reaching County Agriculturist
C. A. Henderson.
Lower range are suffering sev
erely from lack of moisture,
some case turning brown before
they have a chance to tum green,
Farmers complain that their land
has been baked so hard as almost
to tum aside plowshares.
Reclamatlonlst anticipate an
early start for the Irrigation sea
son, but unless there are heavy
rains to break the current dry spell
the situation will become increas
ingly acuta for agricultural enter
prise depending on natural mois
ture.
One bright spot In the farm out
look Is the scant likelihood of dam
age from freshets, such as aroused
considerable concern a year ago,
Runoff has already started, reducing
the natural reservoirs that might
otherwise be suddenly liberated by
heavy, warm rain.
Precipitation for the stream year
to date is 8.99 Inches, far behind
last year's 16.06 and well under an
8.84-inch normal.
claim the ex-soldlers promised to
donate the money to the commun
ity chest.
Ickes Favors
Carmody for
Bonneville
. Washington, March 25 (AWohn
M. Carmody, rural electrification
administrator, is Secretary Ickes' top
flight candidate for administrator
of the' government's huge Bonne
ville publle power development In
Washington and Oregon, it wa
learned today.
. Ickes, It became known, prefers
Carmody to other mentioned for
the post. -These Include former
Senator Pope (D-Idaho) and Clark
Foreman, director of the PWA's
power division.
President Roosevelt recently ap
pointed Pope a member of the
Tennessee Valley authority at $10.-
000 a year.
The Bonneville Job carries the
same salary. The $32,000,000 dam Is
one of the largest in tne worm ana
the government contemplate there
tremendous experiment in cheap
power distribution In competition
with private industry.
If successful, the administrator
would become a leading figure In
new deal history.
Whoever Is named by Ickes, with
President Roosevelt's approval, will
succeed John D. Ross, former ad
ministrator, who died a few weeks
ago. It Is known Ickes Intends to
fill the position within a week or
ten days, considering it too impor
tant to remain open much longer.
Informants said Ickes considered
Carmody best qualified to succeed
Ross but was not sure whether he
would accept the position. Carmody
never has been in the limelight,
although for two years he has
handled his White House assignment
at the REA. There would be no In
crease In salary for him, and he
would have to give up hi borne
here and in New York.
Questioned about It, Carmody said
he hoped he would not be asked to
take the Job. He said he considered
his work In rural electrification
more important to the publlo inter
est.
First Forest Fires
In Deschutes Forest
Bend, Ore., March 25 (U.R) The
first forest fires of the 1939 season
today caused Deschutes national
forest officials to post a lookout on
Lava Butte the earliest in the his
tory of the forest a lookout has been
necessary. A fire blackened 20 acres
of cutover land near Bessie Butte
this week and yesterday another
fire blazed dangerously close to the
Peterson mill Just south of Sisters.
The entire mill crew wa used to
check the fire.
Extremely low humidity, ranging
down to 13 per cent, has accompan
ied the high temperatures of the
psst week. For seven days the tem
perature has gone above 70 in Bend,
reaching 78 one day. Slightly lower
temperatures were recorded today.
Mill City Mission
Society Entertained
Mill City The Presbyterian Mis
sionary society held it regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. Mundt,
with Mrs. C. E. Rogers as Joint host
ess. Devotlonals and opening pray
er were by Mrs. John 8 wan. Acting
as leader was Mrs. J. P. Smith, the
topic being "Home Missions In Ja
pan." At the close of the meeting
refreshments were served by tne two
hostesses.
Those attending were Mrs. John
8wan. Mrs. Fred Grimes, Mrs. Otto
Geertsen, Mrs. Clayton Baltimore,
Mrs. J. P. Smith, Mrs. Fred Duffy,
Mrs. H. A. Schroeder, Mrs. H.
Kaplinger, Mrs. C. C. Porter, Mrs.
James Swan, Mrs. Frank Bass, Mrs.
Pearl Lomker, Mrs. Otto Witt, Mrs.
Charles Poulsen, Mrs. Sherwood
Mrs. McCune, Mrs. Lee Morris, Mrs.
O. H. Newman. Mrs. H. T. Balti
more. Mrs. W. J, Robinson, Mrs.
Charles Sullivan, Mrs. Ed Haynes,
Mrs. W. E. Oliver, Mrs. Rupp and
the hostesses, Mrs. Mundt and Mrs.
Clyde E. Rogers.
Keizer Road
Inspected for
Improvement
' State Highway Engineer Baidoek
with Engineers Cutler and Smith
also representing the commission
yesterday afternoon went over the
section of the Keizer road scheduled
for Improvement by federal funds
being accompanied by member of
the county court and county engi
neer. The same party la making a
survey of the sllverton road today,
a portion of this road also being sla
ted for similar Improvement thii
year.
In general way Engineer Bel
dock outlined the Improvement pro
posed for the north river road, Thii
would include widening and non
skidding the surface to the concrete
bridge past the Keizer school. From
that concrete bridge to the next con
crete bridge near Painter' wood a
new grade on a new alignment and
right-of-way will be put In. The
grade on the new road would be al
lowed to stand for a year and this
then would be oil surfaced and
brought up to the standard required
the following year. The new grade
would cut out some dangerous curves
and relieve a situation where a num
ber of cad accident have occurred.
Chief Engineer Hubbs last night
attended a meeting at the Brush
Creek school at which a number of
the property owners along the pro
posed Sllverton road improvement
were present He said there was an
Indication to give right-of-way
among the property owner present.
Two property owner who art said
to have been halting the procession
were not there but Hubbs said from
what he could gather from other
present difficulties with them might
not be so bad as pictured and that
they had sent word they did not
wish to hold up the road Improve
ment. ,
Dr. P. O. Lear and John Porter
of Sllverton who have been working
on the right-of-way matter also
were present at the meeting.
Poison Highball
Kills Two Persons
Ashuelot, N. H, March 25 01.19
Less than five minute after drink
ing from the same highball glass,
two guests at a party were stricken
fatally last night.
The victims were Edgar smart, ZQ,
and Mr. Julia Wheaton, 25..
"We don't know whether It wa
double murder, accident or a sui
cide pact," said County Solicitor
John R. Goodnow after he and police
had questioned four hours the other
four persons who attended the party
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Smart.
Goodnow said he learned from the
other guests that Mrs. Wheaton first
sipped from the glass, mad a wry
face and exclaimed:
"This tastes like poison!"
Then. Smart drank from the same
glass and said:
"It sure does."
A few minutes later both wer
dead.
Washington, March 25 UP Rep.
James W. Mott IR Ore.), Intro
duced a bill In the house yesterday
to Increase the tariff on cashew
nuts, shelled or unshellrt, from 2
cent to 11 cents a pound.
Narrow Escape for
Majer in Crash
Seattle, March 25 (IP) Thrown
into the rear seat when his automo
bile plunged through a guard rail
and down a 30-foot slope, between
here and Tacoma today, Robert Ma-
ier. Salem, Oregon, businessman
pulled his young daughter from the
wreck Just before it caught fire. He
said she had been sleeping on the
rear seat, while he was driving. The
car rolle dover twice but neither Ma
jer nor his daughter was hurt
verely.
Crov Prospects Good
Rivervlew With the coming of
spring and good weather all the
farmers In this vicinity are busy
the fields. All fall planted crops are
In excellent condition and give the
prospects for a bumper hay crop
The raspberry. Boy sen berry and
strawberry fields are being put
readiness for the summer crops.
Hay and berries are the principal
marketed crops her.
Ohio Penitentiary
Warden Removed
Columbus. O.. March 25 Vn
James C. Woodard. warden of Ohio
penitentiary sine 1935, was dls-
wood, state welfare director. Wood-
ard's counsel said they will flghi
the ouster, which is effective April
slon.
vorina- nrtsoners with weaitnv or
mlttlncp nrlson trafflo In narcotic
and llauor. The welfare director
Mill mmlar fambllna: a-ames for
lanre sums "ooerated as a conces-
mates."
Woodburn Rebekahs
Look to Convention
Woodburn Home Rebekah lodge.
Vn u met Tuesday niaht at the
T O O P. hall with Mrs. May HilL
nnhln ffranrl. nresldlne and Mra. Mae
ntipn. nast noble crano. acting as
vice grand.
Preparation is being made to put
on a Dlav for the I.O.O Jr. convention
which la to be held here April 8.
The nlav selected Is "Orandna Sit
elude Laura Llvesay, Joyce Engle,
tnide Beach. Mvrtle HalL Edith
Fronts. Georala Frents and Mabel
Jackson.
rne cnarier was orapea m mem
ory of Mrs. Carrie Finch, who died
March 19. The following refresh
ment committee was appointed for
the next meeting: Mabel Jackson,
Agnes Doss. Eunice Cole, Edith
Frents and Maude Pendleton. After
the meeting a qui contest was con
ducted by Joyce Engle and Freda
Burt.
Spraques Return
To Salem Today
Medford, March 25 VP) Governor
Charles A. Sprague and Mra.
Sprague departed for Salem early
today, after spending three day In
southern Oregon.
At the annus! banquet of the
Jackson county Chamber of Com
merce Friday night, attended by 200
people. Governor 8prague expressed
the view more tranquil days, both
Industrially and economically, lay
ahead for Oregon. The chief execu
tive was enthusiastically received.
The governor made three speech
es In this dtf Friday.