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Monday, January 13, 1941 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Nine 'il Locals P1 John C. Kerrlck, of the traffic safety division of the secretary of state's office, spoke at last week's meeting of the Silverton safety council. Stop signs, lights and closer policing were advocated as remedial means for some of the "careless" habits of drivers In 811 verton, especially Saturday nights when the town Is full of shoppers. Fruit, nut and shade trees. Shrubs. Knight Pearcy nursery, 375 S. Lib erty 1V6 blks. S. of armory). 14 Free colored motion pictures showing stream pollution sources and results In the Willamette river, will be offered at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. LutS, Florist, P. 9592, 1276 N. Lib. " The YMCA class In public speak- ini will inaugurate the 1941 sea son at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Nor- borne Berkeley, English Instructor and coach of debate at Salem high school, will be the instructor. There will be no registration fee and all persons Interested are welcome to nartlcioate. The x aieemen, an or- conization of approximately 35 voices, will conduct a rehearsal at 7:30 Tuesday night. Prepare for above-the-average Job at the Capital Business College, 11 Commander Ray J. Stumbo, of Capital Post, No. 9, American Le- gion, has discovered his "unknown soldier" at last. Commander Stum no took his caller's $4 cash for Le gion dues, wrote the name on a slip of paPCT and then returned it to his visitor, Immediately forgetting his name. The "unknown soldier" moved to be Claybourne DeLong, 248 Marlon, an employe of the state highway shop. Southr'n Fried Chicken, fine steaks & sandwiches. "Cherry's, Dallas Road. 11 A meeting of the Salem Business Men's league Is scheduled for the Chamber of Commerce rooms Wed nesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The purpose of the meeting is to dis cuss the advisability of increasing the board of directors from five to a possible 20 members so that all classifications of business may be represented and also a discussion of enlarged activities for the league. January Clearance, Odds & Ends. Margaret's Shop, open Sat. n Marion county voiture 153 of the 40 et 8 societle of the American Le glon is holding Its monthly meeting at the Quelle restaurant Wednesday evening at 6:30 o clock. Authentic wedding decorations. Schucklng's Eola Acres. Phone 5730. Free delivery. n Liberty Woman's club will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs. Nan cy Brooks. Mrs. Marie Flint McCall will be the speaker. FHA loans 90 25 yrs. 4 inter est. Hawkins & Roberts, Inc. 11 An all-dav meeting of the Mar Ion County Holiness association will be held Tuesday in the South Salem Friends church with Rev. J, Campbell giving a sermon at 10:30 o'clock and Major Allen of the Sal vation Army speaking at 2 o clock. Age Retirement and Youth Em ployment club No. 12 will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wlems Tuesday evening at 7:30. Prepare for above-the-average Job at the Capital Business College. 11 Senator Douglas McKay will dis- eflt of members of the Klwanis club Tuesday noon at the Marlon, He has taken for his topic of dls cussion "What the Representatives of the People from Marlon County Plan In the Coming Session." A house at 735 Stewart, owned by John H. Carkln and occupied by S, P. Church, was damaged by a base ment fire this morning. The fire caught from a furnace and bumed through the basement celling, rrac tlcally all parts of the house were damaged by smoke. The advisability of Increasing the board of directors of the Salem Business Men's league from the present five members to a possible 20 members will be discussed at a meeting of the league called for Wednesday night at the Chamber of Commerce. The reason for in creasing the personnel of the board. it If im An, n, 11 ha in mat If. nOR- slble for all classes of business to bo represented. There will be a gen eral discussion on enlarged activities of the league. Two other cars besides the ones that were principally Involved were hit In a collision on Center between High and Liberty Saturday night Carrine Ingram, in one car, was driving east on Center when another Townsend Clubs Club No. 3 will honor Dr. F. Townsend's birthday by a short pro gram after the regular meeting of the club Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, January 14, in the Bungalow church, "tu and Court streets. Keiresn- nients will be served. West Salem Townsend club will hold Its regular meeting January 14 at 7:30 o'clock at the church, 3rd and Gerth avenue. Installment of officers, An oyster supper will be surved. car, driven by Clifford F. Probert, drove In front of her, forcing her to collide with parked cars owned by Charles C. Rice of Silverton nd Howard V. Clark of Corvallls. Pro bert was held for having no license plates. There was considerable dam age to cars. Autos driven oy nam e. Graham of Portland and Hersel M. Aouff, 1815 Fairgrounds, collided at Madison and Capitol. Vehicles were damaged. Cars driven by Frank Page, 1255 Court, and Frode Bruce, no permanent address, collided at Center and Commercial. Mrs. Ches ter Hanson, In the Bruce car, and Betty Sheoffer, In the Page car, received Injuries. Tony Ramig. West Salem officer, held Page for reckless driving. Donald Crantford was reported to the police as having escaped from Oregon State hospital Saturday ait' ernoon. On a West Salem warrant, charg ing contempt of court, Bert Hoyt was arrested at 320 Pine Saturday afternoon. Building permits: Mrs, M. Hannt ger, to repair a dress shop at 190 North Liberty, 140. Bethel Baptist church, to re-roof a two-story dwell ing at 774 North Winter, $100. E. M. Hammond, to build a service station at 690 North High, 13500. Donald Field, route 3, reported to the police the theft of an overcoat and a hat from the Oregon building Saturday night. E. M. Davison, route 1, Jefferson, reported toe theft of both headlamps from his auto mobile while it was parked in the 200 block on Ferry Sunday. The go ahead signal was given to the county engineer by the county court today on clearing rock from the Illahee rock crusher site In preparation for removal of the coun ty crusher from the Stayton to the Illahee location. A considerable quantity of road rock is stock-piled on the Illahee location, some of it directly on a place where it Is plan ned to make some dynamite blasts and this will be hauled away and spread on roads where needed so as to make way for the rock to be shot. Immediately after the blasts are shot it Is expected the crusher will be moved. Guy Smith of the Ohemawa sec tlon, and Fred L. Rose of Kelzer, appeared before the county court today and asked aid for a family which had been living near Che mawa but who are left without a home as result of a fire which burn ed their rented dwelling Saturday riight. The family includes a hus band, now in the hospital following an operation for appendicitis, : the mother and five children.. They lost virtually all their belongings. Neigh bors have contributed clothing. The family Is being temporarily sheltered in various homes. The petitioners were directed to the Red Cross, Sal vation Army and relief committee. Officials of the civil aeronautics authority were to arrive in Salem today by plane from Seattle, but were unable to reach Salem on ac count of fog, according to informa tion reaching here. The CAA men were to meet with c ty officials con cerning the Salem airport Improve ment project. Word has been re ceived here that the $140,000 first unit project is to begin as soon as weather la favorable. The county floating emergency crew to take care of families In urg ent need of assistance was started out today on road work near West Stayton. Eight men . make up the crew and it will be replenished at the rate of eight men at a time, each of these being allowed eight days' work, or three shifts a month. The number of applications for places on the crew was very heavy after pub lication of the fact that the county was setting up such a stop-gap for relief. Ben Claggett appeared before the county court today and complained of the condition of the road between Detroit and Niagara, narrow section of the North Santlam highway gra veled with shale rock a few weeks ago. He declared that it was the most slippery road he has been over In 40,000 miles of travel this year and there Is certain to be a fatal accident there unless some precau tions are taken. He said the road was more slippery than any Icy road he has ever passed over. Engineer Hubbs stated that the rock was tak en from a side hill and Is of a shale constltency with a clay base and durbig periods of alternate thawing and freezing does become slippery, The rock, he said, also had some soap stone content which added to Us smooth consistency. Nothing was said as to possible measures to cor rect the situation, or If It can be corrected. M. B. Hayden, district attorney, has filed certificate of appointment of George L. Belt as special tax dep uty to handle all tax foreclosure proceedings for the county. Proviso Is made In the certificate that no expenses be Incurred without the approval of tne district attorney. Fred Vlesko was elected president of the Salem Trapshooters club as the result of an election neid yes terday. Jim Bird was named vice nresident: Clarence Townsend, sec retary-treasurer; W. D. Carter, Fred Bernardl and George viesso, ai rectors, Turnover from the 103 1 tax roll shows $13,915.40 collected of which $3375.81 goes to the school district of Salem and $5240.05 to the city of Salem, according to report by Sher Iff Burk. Nazi Invasion Troops Gunned By RAF Planes iconunuea irom page i; night but thousands of volunteers snuffed out the flames of Incendiary bombs and the attack ended In less than four hours. British bombers struck again at northern Italy and at nazl-occupled "Invasion ports" and airdromes In France, London sources reported. German raiders also spread their operations over other parts of Brit ain, attacking a southwest town for several hours and Inflicting some casualties. Points along the Thames estuary also were raided. The British government said the RAF raided Belgian and Dutch coastal points, Wilhelmshaven, Ger many, and the Italian royal arsenal at Turin, Italy, during the week end. To Cripple Morale The low-level raids by day on the entrenched Germans, designed to dove-tall with night bombing of the channel ports, were said to be aimed at disrupting the organiza tion and breaking the morale of the nazl occupation forces. With bombs dropping from only a few hundred feet and machine-guns firing "almost at ground level," the air ministry described heavy dam age to Porto Marghera, Including the destruction of two large build ings. Anti-aircraft defenses first were silenced by the machine-gun fire from a few hundred feet," Its communique- said. "Then a heavy bomb was released from very low level and blew up one of the large re finery buildings, 'More bombs set oil storage tanks on fire." The first detailed disclosure that the Germans had started building defensive line of fortifications along the English channel was brought to the United States by Wil liam McGaffln, member of the As sociated Press staff In London, who returned recently. Some of the powerful French guns seized in the Maglnot line already have been moved up to the coast, McGaffln sold reports In Brit ish military circles disclosed. War Work for Coast Firms Washington, Jan. 13 (IP) The award of a $26,235 contract to Hirsch Wels Manufacturing com pany, Portland, Ore., for 25,000 kha ki cotton (percale)- shirts was an nounced today by the war depart ment. The date specified for de livery was not disclosed. The Twin Harbors Lumber com pany of Kenton, Ore., will fill a $125,213 contract for tent poles awarded the Twin Harbors Lumber Court Circuit Court Judge Levelling Is here today taking testimony In the case of Homer Smo thers vs. Robert B. and C. R. Thatch er involving a dissolution of partner ship and an accounting. Judge Lev elling will be In Albany for his mo tion day tomorrow and return Wed nesday to resume the Smothers case wmcn IB expected to tan tne greater port of the week. Claim of exemption has. been filed by the defendant In the case of Jess Flkan vs. R. B. Smith, defendant, claiming that the automobile Involv ed Is necessary to him In hi business. Orders by Judge Le welling over rule motions and a demurrer In the case of City of Salem vs. Marlon coun ty and others and give defendants 20 days to answer. The case Involves tax foreclosure proceedings In connection with the water plant. Order confirming a referee's sale has been filed In the case of W. O, and Pearl Hanna vs. Evan Davis and others. In the case of Q. B. and Edith Prim vs. Durward W. and W. C. Hel yer, answers have been filed by both defendants. Durward Helyer Interpos es a counterclaim for $500 alleging misrepresentation as to the suitabil ity of the property Involved In the lease. W, O. Helyer claims modifica tion of the lease with his knowledge or consent and asks dismissal. Motions have been filed to keep the following cases alive in the circuit court files: Pete Koelkl vs. Helen Hodges Culp, claim of Herman Peetz vs. industrial accident commission, William Smith vs. Dan Newman, and Otto F. Durant vs. Roy Rains. W. X. Bartges, Jr., who ) Involved in the criminal side of circuit court, had his name brought Into a civil ac tion today when Evelyn V. Erlckson iuea complaint against uartges. Bone Steele Sales Ac Service, Inc., Oreat American Indemnity Co., and Hart ford Accident Je Indemnity company, She says In 1937 she purchased a ear from Bonesteele's and later in the name year she agreed to buy a 1938 car by turning In her 1937 car and paying sou extra, in January, lyan, she aald she hadn't received the new car and canceled that deal but It was agreed the concern would sell her 1637 car. In February of 1638 she says Bartges, acting for Wallace H Bonesteele. Inc., called on her In Port land and said he could sell the car If the encumbrance was removed. She says he repaid her the 163 paid for the new car, that she removed the encumbrance on her old car and de livered It to Bartges. Later she says Wallace I. Bonesteele, Inc., sold the rar for 1825 and she has only received $;bo. She asks 935 and interest. Probate Court Undertaking has been filed for Lyle J, Page as administrator of the estate oi Jesse J. Doty. Accounting by Merrit M. Nash as administrator oz ine estate or nay Nash shows receipts of 96998.24 and dlsbureements of $4899.64. T. J. Groh has been given authority as administrator oi the eetaie or FranclP Waldorf to institute court proceeding against the Pacific Orey bound Lines for the death oi Francis company of Aberdeen, wun.. By the war department quartermaster corps of Indiana, the publio con tracts division of the labor depart ment announced today. The Simonds Saw and Steel com panies of Fltchburg, Mass., and Portland, Ore., will share to an unannounced extent In a $10,580 contract for crosscut saws awarded the Simonds Saw and Steel com pany of Boston, Mass. The public contract division or the labor department announced today. Cooperation of City Sought on Riverside Road Engineer Boatwrignt of the WPA, Harold Davis, city engineer, Lloyd Rlgdon and Bert Ford from the city council, and E. A. Miller, E. L. Gray and John J. Roberts of the Salem Klngs Valley highway association, appeared before the county court this morning and Engineer Boat wright explained to the court what was considered advantageous in a co-sponsorshlp of the proposed south river road project between the city and the county. He stated that he was merely ex plaining the situation and that the WPA would take such projects as given it and work them out on the basis they were received. But, he said, some groups consid ered the co-sponsorship as highly advantageous, especially In this par ticular project, where there was to be so much Interlocking work. He said the WPA Is practically ready to submit the project and it would like to have knowledge as to how this particular feature was to be handled. Members of the city council said that the council itself Is not yet com mitted to the project but may take some action at its next meeting. The only step so far taken by the city, they said, has been to ascertain what can be done and they under stood the county was In the same position. Judge Hewlett said that the city could be assured that the county would have Its right-of-way ready to receive any surplus dirt from the city's part of the project whenever the city was ready to move it. The meeting disbanded with the understanding that each side will discuss the matter as to the co sponsorshlp and a later meeting will be held when it will be further considered. The county court today voted to enter into an agreement with the city to install a fire hydrant on the line between the county shops and A. C. Haag's new plant on the Sil verton road, the water commission having agreed to extend the line across the road. This Is Just outside the city limits, the Silverton road being the dividing line. The hydrant will cost $7.50 a month for hydrant rental and a minimum of $5.25 to each user per month, both users to stand half of the cost. News Waldorf, allegedly killed in a colli sion between a bus and a car which deceased was driving. Justice Court Order of dismissal entered In the case of Michael O. Miller, charged with having no license for a four wheeled trailer; dismissal was for lack of evidence) on motion of the district attorney. Order of dismissal entered In the case of Oliver C. Jessup, charged with having no license for a motor ve hicle; order on grounds that license had been obtained prior to arrest. Plea of guilty entered by Frank M. Denham to charge of speeding with a truckf fined $5 and costs of $4.50. Plea of guilty entered by John L. Sorruhan to a charge of having no li cense plates; fined $1 and coats of $4.50. Plea of guilty entered by Joaquin Randolph Barr to a charge of having no license plates; fined $1 and costs of $4.50; failed to pay and committed to sheriff. Plea of guilty entered by Candldo M. Pacllb to a charge of driving an automobile with four persons In the front seat; continued for sentence to this afternoon. Plea of guilty entered by Roland R, Rasmussen to a charge of having no chauffeur's license; continued for sentence to February 14 and released on his own recognizance. Sentence of five days In Jail, with credit for three days following arrest, Imposed on Clyde A. Clements when found guilty In a trial on a charge of having no rear light on an automo bile. Clements was arrested and lalled to appear as ordered In a citation. Plea of guilty entered by Bill Wll llamschen to a charge of larceny of dishes; continued for sentence to 3 o'clock Tuesday; failed to make ball of $100 and held In Jail. Pleas of guilty entered by Olen Ro bert Nichols to charges of flashing a red light showing forward and having no clearance lights. Pined $6 and costs of $4.50 on the' first charge and $1 and costs of $4.60 on the second. Police Court Violation of basic speed rule: Les He W. Janes, route 3. fined $1; Doug' las E. Huff, Portland, fined $5. M1m B. Kurtz, route 2; Fred Bellestrasse, McMlnnvllle, $6 bail; Snm E. Graham, Portland, $3.50 ball; Harold Green wood, route 3, fined $3.50: Joseph Harvey, 383 Parrish. fined $3.50; Brice O. Bryant, 1006 Trade; Clarence R. Llndgren, Eugpne; Vernon 1. Mc Dowell, Monmouth; Woodrow Alexan der, Albany, $3.60 bail; Jews J. Hol land, 896 Be lie v ue; De Vere Panhol low. Sisters; Ernest Iufer. route 4; Fred 6. Anunsen, SOO Leslie, $2.60 line; waiter Norbiad, Astoria. Having no license plates: Clifford F. Probert, 448 Center. Failing to observe stop algna; MM vln C. Gambel, 1708 North Cottage; Ernest M. Deas. route 6; Willis A Hays, Detroit; $3 ,60 ball. . Four persons in driver's at: Ar vls Talbert, Jr.. Lebanon. $3.60 ball. Prison Freed 1 Man Attacked And Robbed James E. Foe. who was released from Oregon State penitentiary Sat urday afternoon, fell In with un wisely selected companions during the day, and spent Saturday night in Salem General hospital after be ing picked up on the street in an unconscious condition, the result, he said, of being slugged. Apparently he was also robbed. It was about 7:10 o'clock Saturday night that Delbert Long, 645 South 12th street, found Poe unconscious on the street. He laid the man on a sidewalk at 12th and Oak and called the first aid car. First aid of fleers described Poe as out cold when they found him. Prison officials said that Poe was given $22 when he was released early Saturday. Poe's story as told to the police at the hospital was that he fell in with two other men and they made the downtown joints, drinking while they made them. Then, said Poe, he paid for dinner for the three and then they decided to take a ride in the automobile of one of the men. When they got out of the car to take a drink, he said, one of the men "let him have It." Poe's scalp was lacerated, from a blunt Instrument, in the opinion of the doctor. Poe was able to leave the hospital yesterday. Poe was sent to the penitentiary from Douglas county to do a year for burglary. He was reticent about giv ing the officers Information, saying ne "wouia t&ke care of my own messes. ' 4th Hearing Stockyards Case Washington, Jan. 13 m The government was granted a supreme court review today of a decision holding Invalid an order Issued by Henry A, Wallace as secretary of agriculture reducing the maximum fees permitted commission agents at the Kansas City stockyards be tween 1933 and 1937. This was the fourth time that the long-litigated case had been before the high tribunal. Wallace, who becomes vice-president on January 20, Issued the or der on June 20, 1939, It was In validated by a three-Judge federal court in western Missouri, The three-Judge court also di rected that $586,093 ,of Impounded funds be restored to the commis sion men. Wallace contended the money should be returned to the farmers and stockmen who had paid rates higher than those he pre' scribed. In previous decisions, the supreme court has held that Wallace did not give the commission men a "full and fair hearing" in 1933 before ordering the rate reduction for the first time. It was held that Wal lace relied too much on subordin ates who had served as "active prosecutors" of the litigation. A new rate schedule became ef fective on November 1, 1937, by con sent of the commission merchants. Saunders Surmises Guesses, Says Burk When asked as to a report cur rent today that he had dispensed with the services of H. O. Saunders, reputedly payless deputy Investigat ing plnball and marble machine boards in the county, Sheriff A. O. Burk aald, "I have never said he was appointed, so I can't say that I have dismissed htm. The guess ing as to Saunders has all been on the outside. It has been guess ed he was appointed and it la now being guessed that he has been dis missed, and as far as I'm concern ed, I've never said he was ap pointed. "As far as I know, Saunders is a good American citizen, and he had the same right as anybody else to come in and go out of the sheriff's office, and inasmuch as I never said he was on the force I can't say that he's oil." There Is no record at the county clerk's office as to Saunders ever having been given a deputy's com' mission or any other authority from the sheriff, Mrs. Florence Reeves, county pro bation officer, is seeking a home for a 10-year-old boy who Is without his parents and needs to go to school. She states the boy has been going to school but because of the situation now Is unable to attend. She asks that Inquiries be made to her personally. Harvey Carrol was apprehended by Deputy Sheriff Bert Smith yes terday on a warrant from Utah charging Carroll with taking a trail er house out of that state without the consent of the owner. The trail er house was located In town here and taken In charge by the sheriff's office. When Carroll appeared to claim some of his belongings he was arrested. Officers today were mak ing investigation as to another car, knowledge of which they said might be disclosed by Carroll. He had his wife with him as well as a child and a step-child. Mrs. Jacob Rueck, who lives west of Stayton, was brought to the Dca coness hospital suffering from In fluenza. The annual meeting of the Salem Cherrlans, with Installation of King Blng and other officers and the ini tiation of new members, will be held at the Marlon hotel starting at 6:30 o'clock this evening. Frank Docrf ler will succeed Kenneth Perry as King Blng. I Session Sidelights of the 41st Legislature Rabbit feet and other good luck charms should be In demand this year, for not only does the 41st leg islature convene on the 13th of the month but It opened In the heaviest fog of the entire season. Supersti tious persons and others who believe In omens are hoping that the cli matic opening is no Indication of the state of affairs Inside the State house. Fingers are being kept crossed in the meanwhile. Marlon county's delegation, with Representative John Steelhammer acting as spokesman, vehemently protested the appointment of Rolla Southwlck, Salem, as doorkeeper. When he finished there was no mis understanding upon the part of the Autos Stalled At Crown Point Portland, Jan. 13 (IP) Below freezing temperatures and a stiff northeast wind stalled 300 automo biles at Crown Point on the icy Columbia river highway yesterday A solid sheet of ice tied up traf fic for several hours before sand ing equipment reached the spot. At Portland light rain fell In the afternoon, lifting the temperature to a 40 degree maximum. Kam ren sparingly over some sections of eastern Oregon and generally over western portions of the state. Minimum temperatures today ranged from Hood River's 28 de grees to 51 at Brookings. , The federal weather bureau pre dicted cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with occasional rain In the west and snows In the moun tains. Temperatures' will change little and coastal areas , will get moderate to fresh southerly winds. Howard Talks On Education Since many of the elements of democracy are the same for youth as well as for adults, then the task of laying the foundation for demo cratic citizenship should properly be found in the class room. Dr. Char les A. Howard, president of the Ore gon College of Education, empha sized this point during an address before the Salem Chamber, of Com merce Monday noon. He closed by declaring that "many of us should apologize to the youth of the land for what we have been saying about them without investigating the facts." After briefly outlining; the chang es in the methods of school instruc- tlon during the past 25 years, Dr. Howard declared that the "high school student body should be one of the most important civic organ izations of the community" because It affects the interest of a large number of young people who are operating upon a democratic plan. "It provides.' he added, "the first elements of training for democratic citizenship." Coming to the defense of instruc tors who encourage their pupils to think for themselves and do outside reading, Dr. Howard declared that "only the youth or adult who knows the background for the various Isms Is protected In his support of dem ocracy. "A child Is not a pitcher to be filled up, but rather a living, moving and feetlng organism. It is the Job of the school to aid and develop the process of growth along democratic lines." Bartges to Be , Arraigned Tuesday Warren E. Bartges, who was re turned here last week from Klam ath Falls by the sheriff's office, to day took 24 hours in which to de cide on his plea to a charge of kid-j naplng, and will be arraigned at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning before Justice of the Peace Joseph B. Fel ton. Bartges Is one of two men who escaped from the Marlon county Jail a year ago, and who allegedly forced Mrs. A. R. Hunter to drive him to Portland In her car. Out of this incident developed the kid-1 naplng charge. Bartges had not been apprehend ed after his escape until taken Into custody at Klamath Falls a few days ago. County road workers started on the new basis of 44 hours for a work week Instead of 48 hours as pre viously. Under the new set-up the workers will use their town time to get to the Job Instead of going on county time as formerly. The mat ter of a wage readjustment for va rious classes of employes will be taken up later by the court, each court member to have a complete list of the 60 or SO employes and their Jobs to make a study of the situation. It was stated that some of the more skilled employes with more responsible Jobs should be giv en consideration .in that regard as compared with unskilled workers. Anna Baker, 16, and Rosemarle Donvusn, 17, who about a week ego left a home where thsy had been given temporary quarters under di rection of Mrs. Nona White, former probation officer, were returned to Salem from Oregon City today by Mrs. Florence Reeves, present pro bation officers. They were picked up by Oregon City officers. i Edited by "C.K." other B9 members how the "home town" boys felt about him. The American Legion is working on some legislative matters that Will be Dresfint.fri Inta in fh slon, according to Carl Moser, Port land, state adjutant, who was in Salem for the preliminaries and who remained to take nnrt in , flag raising ceremonies at noon to- aay. All 60 members of the house and 29 of the 30 members of the attended their rpsnprMvp pan,.,,,,.,,, last night. The absentee was Senator mu ocrayer, or Bauer, who remained in Portland but was expected here today. Colleagues In the senate call attention to tho fact that he, along with others, attended the Jackson day dinner in Portland RninrH.u night and as a result of the speech es or -something he et," he became indisposed. Before the house had no more than started completing the organ ization, two of the freshmen mem- Deis oi me Marion county delega tlon Were dictating Ipt.tavn anna. ently wanting to try out their new amuunery. rney were me Hon. Allan Carson and H, R, (Parmer) Jones. With automobile parking a nrob lem at all times, a WPA crew will start work on the west side o! the sunken gardens the entire length of the block, effectively placing this section under a ban as far as park ing Is concerned. Frank Hilton, of Portland, form er member of the house and re cently defeated candidate for mayor of Portland, attended the opening session. The name of W. B. Morse will probably be In the papers during the session. This Is not Dr. W. B, Morse, of Salem. The first Morse is from Prinevllle, representing Jef' fersoh and Crook counties. Flashlights were popping away as Portland camera men "shot" many members of both house and senate. Members do not need to scan the papers the next day or so as prob ably the pictures will be scattered along through the early part of the session and, sad thought, may not even be used. . - Measles Epidemic Grows at Ft. Lewis Fort Lewis, Jan. 13 (IP) The number of cases of German measles In the Fort Lewis base hospital slowly climbed to 13S by midnight Silnday, but there was no danger of the disease reaching epidemic proportions, according to the sur geon general's office this morning. Friday night there was reported 123 cases, and Saturday night, the fig' ure had risen to 129. Men and officers In the Fort Lw- Is and Camp Murray area showing symptoms of the disease mild rash and slight fever are sent to tho base hospttal at Port Lcvrts ann quarantined for a period of seven days. Considering there are only 135 ac tive cases out of the 22,000 men in the area, army doctors Insist the "flare-up" Is hardly worth "consid eration." Botulism Nurse Much Improved Portland, Ore., Jan. 13 W) At tending physicians said today that Mrs. Zarena Reagan, nurse who at tended two of Portland's three par alyzed throat victims last week, was "very much Improved." She was responding favorably to antt-botullsm scrum injections and the partial paralysis of her throat had disappeared, the physicians re ported. Mrs. Reagan was stricken after attending Lama- Gordon and Adolph Anderson, who died last Mondny from botulfnus poison. The deadly bacteria was contained In a can of home-canned beets which they harl eaten. Mrs. Gladya Cook, sister of Miss Gordon, died last Thursday. Democrats Anxious Over Patronage Portlnnd, Jan. 13 (IP) A resolu tion demanding that all future fed eral patronage be passed through "statutory organizations" was ap proved by the stale democratic cen tral committee's executive board Saturday night. The resolution, a copy of which was sent to Edward J. Flynn, na tional pnrty chairman, and the vice president of the United States, de clarcd that there has been "consid erable Interference by individuals and non-statutory organizations In federal patronage In Oregon In the past." A representative of the city park department hns applied to the coun ty court for some of the sod which will be removed from the courthouse lawn in making the new V shaped parking paces on the north and south sides of the courthouse and the request was granted. The county engineer was directed today to go ahead at the earliest possible time to prepare the new parking places which will handle about 32 cars and relieve the congestion In the narrow roadways leading through the court house grounds. No New Taxes, Says Governor In Message (Continued Irom page 1) permit bigger trucks on state high ways Is expected to be one of th most controversial of the session, but the governor endorsed It on grounds that the restricting of trucks handicaps many areas of the state which are dependent solely upon motor transportation. But at the same time, he recom mended that motor carriers be re quired to pay taxes to support gen waV government, eltnw tenj new taxes or by diverting part of their present taxes to the general fund. The taxes they now pay are used for building and maintaining roads. The governor also recom mended stricter regulation of log hauling. Would Improve Management Appointment of an administrator for the Workmen's Compensation law Is designed to bring about more efficient management, he said. The governor also approved the proposal to abolish Jury trials in appeals from awards by the Industrial Accident commission. The school tax equalization pro posal, defeated last session, would equalize school taxes within coun ties. The net effect would be that richer districts would help support the poorer districts. Governor Sprague said the build ing program for state Institutions, to cost $300,000 a year for six years. would relieve over-crowding, par ticularly at the state hospital. He also asked that Institution employe be given an eight-hour working day. The governor asked the lcglslat- , ors to try out the experience rating system under the unemployment compensation law. This proposal, opposed by labor groups, provide that employers who have dismissed few employes shall pay smaller pay roll taxes, while higher taxes would be assessed against employers who dismissed many employes. State Guard Approved Other recommendations includei Enact a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to peniten tiary Inmates who have served their sentences, give the governor au thority to organize a state guard to replace the national guard which now is in federal service, give the game commission full power to fix seasons and bag limits, permit peo ple's utility districts to sell their bonds to the federal government by negotiation, adopt a pension system for employes of the state, counties, cities and districts. Governor Sprague criticized the federal government for its ''contin ued invasion of tho powers of the state," but he said the states may Justify their existence If they "do a superior Job of legislation Bnd ad ministration." He warned that Oregon must plan ahead to bring about permanent prosperity, asserting that the pres ent prosperous times are not stabl because they are due to "liberal fed eral expenditures for rearmament and to the rapid consumption of exhaustible resources." Dates Set for Fairs Held in Oregon Portland, Ore., Jan. 13 (IP) The Oregon Fairs association announced dates for leading Oregon fairs and two in Washington at its 13th an nual meeting here Saturday: Dates Included: Oregon state fair, Sept, 1-7; Pen dleton Round-Up, Sept. 10-13; Pa cific International Livestock exposi tion, Portland, Oct. 4-11; North west Turkey show, Oakland, Ore., Doc. 0-13; Southwest Washington fair, to be held between Centralia and Chehalis, August 20-24; West ern Washington fair, Puyallup, Sept. 15-21. Oregon county fairs: Tillnmook, August 13-16; Mult nomah, August 18-24; Columbia, Au gust 21-24; Lincoln, August 31-23; Clackamas, August 27-30; Washing ton and Umatilla, August 28-30. Josephine and Coos, September 10-12; Sherman and Harney, Sep tember 12-14; Lane, September 17 20; Jefferson, September 19-20; Was- and Grant, September 19-21; Polk, September 22-23; Deschutes, September 26-28; Linn, September 28-30; Crook, October 2-3. Officers named Included Herman H. Chlndgren, Molalla, president; T. J. Krueder, Portland, vice presi dent; Mn.be! H. Chadwlck, Eugene, secretary-treasurer; L. H. Pearce, Mvrtle Point. Charles Trowbridge, John Day, J. W. Dodd, Tygh Valley. Fred O. Roper, Grants Pass, and Mrs. William Herman, Harrisburg, directors. County 4-H Club Leader Wayne Harding Is In receipt of copies of the program of the state leaders' confer ence to be held at Corvallls Janu ary 20 to 22, Inclusive. Included on the program are talks by Rex Put nam, county superintendent, and Palmer Torvend, former Marlon county boy now assistant county agent for Washington county. The program also carries a long list of other speakers. It Is expected at the local leaders' meeting next Saturday a definite list of those will be had who plan to attend from this county. E. A. Rhoten, owner and operator of the Rhoten Golden Top Dairy Is recovering from a major operation gt the Dslem Oenersl honpiM, Mr, Rhoten's condition Is much Improv ed but lie will be confined to the hospital for several weeks. Rock asphalt, which need not be heated before spreading, Is being tested as street pavement In Bio d Janeiro, Brazil.
