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
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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.