Friday, February 21, 1941
Ten
The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Seek to Buy
County Land at
Gates Bridge
Lloyd O. Relnholdt appeared be
fore the county court today with a
proposal to purchase an 11-acre
tract near the west end of the Gates
county bridge on this side of the
Santiam river. He stated that he
and half a dozen others In this vi
cinity desire to develop the land for
nrivate club purposes, each member
wishing to build a cabin and use the
place as a sort of fishing resort. The
men interested do most of their
fishing in that vicinity and for this
reason had hit on this spot. The
land has no especial value, it was
atated, save for development of this
kind.
He said a part of the land had
been used for years as a public park
and if the men purchase the tract
they will leave that land for public
use as a park as it has been In the
past. They offered $600 for the tract.
The court will look It over early
next week and offer its reply.
Another offer came Into the court
through Land Agent William Thiel
een, who said a man wished to buy
the old county shops property on
Center street near the Salem hos
pital. He stated there are now six
lots on the property, each 60x100.
The prospective purchaser wished to
convert these into 10 lots 60x75 and
build houses on each. He offered
$80 a lot, the payment to be made
each time a house Is built and to
extend over a period of 18 months.
The county paid $1600 for the prop
erty in the first place and the court
considered $800 too small an offer so
rejected the proposition. The county
shops were on the property for
many years but were wrecked some
years ago when the shops were
moved to the present site on the Sll
verton road.
Senate Passes
Anti-Smear Bill
The senate passed 22 to 8 today
a bill by Sen. Rex Ellis (R-TJma-tllla)
to make It Illegal to publish
false statements against candidates
for public office. 1
Ellis said the bill was drafted be
cause of a "smear campaign" con
ducted against him when he was a
candidate for congress in the sec
ond district. He said the campaign
consisted of falsa statements in
newspapers,
Ellis explained he had no personal
Interest In the bill now, because "I
may not be back among you any
more. However, I Just want to do
something for the other legislators
and candidates to protect them
from this sort of thing."
Ellis was referring to a bill by
Sen. Marshall Cornett (R-Klamath)
to give Klamath county a senator
of its own. The bill would eliminate
Ellis' district.
Comett's bill was to have been
considered today by the senate, but
Cornett moved to have It postponed
until Monday, He explained he
wanted Sen. James A. Best, (R
Vmatllla), who now la ill, to be pre
sent when the bill Is considered.
Wine Bills Debated
At Joint Meeting
Wine bills were again argued pro
and con before a joint meeting of
the alcohollo control committees of
both house and senate Thursday
night.
Bills to limit sale of wines under
14 per cent alcoholic content, and
a bill that would limit sale of wines
In higher content to liquor stores
only were discussed.
Judge L. H. McMahnn of the clr
clrcult court, Salem, opposed sale of
fortified wines on the basis that
many of the criminals who have
appeared in his court were drink
ers of the so-called fortified wines.
Wine distributors and manufac
turers opposed the measure and
asked retention of the present law
as "a middle of the road path'' In
control of wines.
She Had a Wonderful Time She had a very wonderful time, Lt.
Olympia Kozlck of the army nursing corps tells Lt. Walter R.De
Forrcst on arrival in Boston aboard the army transport Hunter
Liggett. Reason why, cheerfully admitted Miss (Lieut.) Kozick,
was that she was the only girl among 1300 soldiers during the
whole month the ship and men were on maneuvers in the Carlb
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Re-elected at the annual convention in Salem to guide Oregon's Farmers' Union through another pro
gressive year: From left: Harley Libby, Jefferson, president; Peter Zimmerman, Yamhill; Mrs. Pauline
Johnson, Bilverton, secretary and treasurer; John Plass, Hillsboro; Frank Emerson, The Dalles. Zim
merman, Plass and Emerson are executive committeemen.
Defense Roads
Consideration
Near Says Mott
Washington, Feb. 21 (U.R) Rep.
James W. Mott, R., Ore., said
Thursday that the house roads com
mittee is expected to start consider
ation of a $280,000,000 defense high
way program soon.
Mott, a member of the committee,
said he had urged Chairman Wit
hum Cartwrlght, D., Okla., to start
hearings on the bill next week, and
that Cartwrlght had agreed to take
the program up as soon as possible.
Mott said the program was rec
ommended In a recent report by
Thomas McDonald, chief of the
publio roads division, in a report
to President Roosevelt and probably
will be forwarded to congress for
consideration. It provides for $150,
000,000 outright grants to the states
for building access roads to military
and naval reservations; $100,000,000
to be matched by the states not In
excess of 25 per cent for bringing
existing strategic highways up to
army standards; $26,000,000 outright
grant for new roads needed for de
fense, and $12,000,000 for a perma
nent defense highway road survey.
Mott said the report Indicated a
need for considerable expenditures
on Improving routs 90 paralleling
the Pacific coast from Los Angeles
to Seattle.
Seek Mattress Project
Sponsored by County
Robert RIeder, county agent, and Assistant County Agent
Nibler appeared before the county court today and asksd its
sponsorship of a mattress project being furthered by the gov
ernment for low income groups. The
primary object, In addition to fur
nlshing mattresses to families which
can't . otherwise afford them, Is to
take care of surplus cotton, the gov
eminent furnishing the ootton fill
ing and ticking also made from
cotton cloth. Cities over 2500 popu
lation aren't eligible to benefit
from the project so Salem and SH
verton will be barred.
The county agents explained that
centers will be set up over the coun
ty where families eligible will be
furnished the materials for making
the mattresses. No more than three
mattresses will be allowed to a fam
ily. Cost of materials Is placed at
$6.55. ail furnished by the govern
ment and the mattress when fin
ished Is estimated to have the re
tall value of about a $40 mattress,
they said.
They asked the county to set up
a revolving fund of $76 to pay for
Officers Re-elected
By Farmers' Union
Officers were re-elected at the closing session of the state
convention of the Farmers' Union yesterday. They were:
President, Harley E. Libby of Marion ; vice president, Ronald
E. Jones of Brooks; secretary-treas-
urer, Pauline L. Johnson of Central
Howell,
Re-elected to the state executive
board were Peter Zimmerman of
Yamhill, Frank Emerson of The
Dalles, John Plass of Hillsboro.
Hold-over members were L. H. Mc
Bee of Polk county and Henry
Thompson of Columbia county.
Mr. Libby also was elected as the
Oregon state delegate to the nation
al convention, with Ronald E. Jones
as alternate.
The closing session ended at 7:15
last night. Ernest Werner, presi
dent of the Marion county local,
gave a report on the county activi
ties, stressing the Farmers' Union
cooperatives of the county. John
Dasch of Liberty talked about the
mid-Willamette Farmers' Union co
operative in Salem, especially to the
marketing of the farmers' produce.
Joe Owens of Dayton, member of
Webfoot local, spoke for the Yam
hill county union. A report from
the marketing committee was made
by H. E. Woods of Amity, chairman,
and Ernest Moe of Yamhill reported
for the good-of-the-order commit
tee of which he is chairman. Other
committee reports were by Arthur
needles and similar equipment and
rent for centers where necessary.
The county will be repaid through a
75 cent charge imposed on each per
son getting a mattress.
The agents said there are about
1200 eligible In Marlon county to
make mattresses and they expect
applications from 600 to 700 and
these applications must be In by
April 1, Details will be worked out
nt a meeting next Tuesday In Sa
lem, Tile farm security administration
will train the experts to show people
at each center how to make the
mattresses and three people can
make a mattress in a day, they
stated.
"Marlon county Is Interested In
helping the south with its cotton
surplus as the south buys our vetch
and other seeds," said County Agent
Rieder.
The county court will advise the
agent by Tuesday whether lt will
sponsor the project.
Junior Chamber
To Hear Farrell
Speaker Robert S. Farrell, Jr., of
the house of representatives will be
the principle speaker at the weekly
meeting of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce at the Argo hotel next
Tuesday noon, according to an an
nouncement by Wayne Perdue, pro
gram chairman.
Farrell will be Introduced by Rep.
Frank Lonergan of Portland.
It Is expected that the speaker will
tell of legislative problems faced
during this session and give some
insight Into what goes on behind
the scenes of the legislature. The
publio has been invited to attend
the meeting.
Milk Mixture For
Stomach Ulcers
A recent medical discovery now be
ing iiitpd by doctor and hospitals
everywhere hua proven unusually
successful In the treatment ot stom
ach ulcers caused from excess acid.
It Is a harmless preparation yet so
effective that In many cases the pains
of stomach ulcers disappear almost
immediately alter It is used. Also
recommended for gas pains, Indiges
tion aud heartourn due to Hyper
acidity. Sufferers may now try this
at home by obtaining a bottle of
Lurln from their druggist, Lurln con
tains this new discovery in 1U purest
form. Ensy to take. Just mix two
teaspoonfuls In a half glass of milk.
Cost but little and sold under sn
absolute guarantee that lt must sat
isfy or money refunded. Lurln for
nnle by Fred Meyer and drug stores
everywhere.
Ireland of Hillsboro, legislative com
mittee; Rev. S. Hamrlck, hospital
committee; Floyd Senter, Dallas,
organization committee; T. J. Pri
mus, Greenwood local of Polk coun
ty, resolutions committee; Eddie
Ahrens of Turner, constitution and
by-laws committee.
As a representative of Soap Creek
local in Benton county J. A. Stam
baugh was presented with the Far
mers' Union cup In recognition of
his local having been the first to
gain 25 per cent in membership.
An ovation was given nine new
members who arrived from North
Bend, Coos county. They are mem
bers of Coos Bay local and were
given their membership cards by
Secretary Pauline Johnson.
Further committee reports were
by H. E. Libby, educational; Ernest
Werner, cooperative; Joe Fltts of
Brooks, livestock, and J. P. Sears,
Polk county, agriculture.
Mt. Angel local, represented by
its president, Stanley Duda, receiv
ed the Farmers' Union block and
gavel for the third year for having
the largest local membership In the
state, 258 members In good standing.
Plymouth local of Benton county
received the block and gavel for
making the largest percentage In
membership gain.
Before adjourning the convention
went on record favoring an amend
ment to the Btate milk control law
so that small farmers could retail
milk from their own farms.
The convention extended a vote
of thanks to Mrs. J. R. Carruthers
of Bethel for reporting for the con
vention to the newspapers and to
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilson of Marion
for convention music.
Pension Bill for
Firemen Favored
The long battle for firemen's pen
sions appears to have ended at last
with the house judiciary committee
reporting out the pension bill as a
"do pass" measure.
The bill would take 60 per cent of
a present two and one-fourth per
cent tax on fire Insurance policies
for pensions to paid and volunteer
firemen.
Of the money now paid to the
state insurance department In the
form of taxes, 50 per cent would go
to paid fire departments and 10 per
cent to volunteer departments.
Firemen, cities and the state
would all contribute to the pension
fund beginning In 1943. Paid fire
departments would contribute not
less than A per cent of their payroll,
while cities with volunteer depart
ments would contribute $2 per man
and volunteers $1.
About 1500 volunteer firemen and
800 paid firemen would come under
the act, and volunteers disabled In
line of duty would be paid $100 a
month for six months, and $75 a
month during the balance of the
disability.
The house will consider the bill
early next week.
Sheriff Gets Miller
Laiias Clold Mllo Miller, 57, was
arrested at his home near Indepen
dence Thursday by Deputy Sher
iff Williams on a warrant from
Dallas for issuing a fraudulent
check. He was arraigned In justice
court, pleaded guilty, and Is to pay
the amount of the check and the
court coste.
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Medics Urge
Defeat for
Representatives of the University
of Oregon medical school, the State
Medical society and the Josephine
County Medical association urged
the senate county affairs committee
yesterday to recommend defeat of
a bill to open county hospitals to
osteopaths, chiropractors, naturo
paths. Christian Science practlon
ers, and other members of the heal
ing art professions.
The bill Is sponsored by Sens. L.
W. Wlpperman (R Josephine) and
Ashby C. DlckBon D., Multnomah),
and Reps. Kenneth C. Martin (R.,
Josephine) and Earl T. Newbry (R.,
Jackson).
John Coughlin, Portland, attorney
for State Medical society, said the
bill would Infringe on the authority
of county courts, taking away their
power to decide who shall practice
In county hospitals.
He said class A hospitals would
lose their rating if they were opened
to doctors other than medical doc
tors, and explained the bill was in
troduced as a result of an osteopath
being barred from the Josephine
county hospital.
This loss of rating, Dr. Thomas M
Joyce, professor of surgery at the
University of Oregon medical school,
said, would force the school to can
cel its arrangement with the Mult
nomah county hospital, whereby the
school provides the medical and
nursing staffs.
Dr. Edwin Thorstenberg, repre
senting the Josephine County Me
dical association, said "we want to
get the American College of Physi
cians and Surgeons to approve our
county hospital, but can't get that
approval If the hospital is opened
to others than medical doctors. The
seven general practicing physicians
of Josephine county, If this bill
passes, will withdraw from the hos
pital and build one of their own. If
the county wants to run a bankrupt
hospital, then that would be their
privilege.".
When a committee member asked
why the Josephine county legisla
tors were sponsoring the bill, Dr.
Thorstenberg replied "That's what
I came up here to find out." ,
Pete Frederlcksen, Josephine
county commissioner, said, "If this
measure Is put Into effect, lt would
practically wreck our hospital. It
would have no chance of ever be
coming standardized. This is ser
ious business with us, and lt means I
everything to Josephine county."
Family Marooned
As Road Work Ceases
Practically marooned by temporary cessation of a WPA
project on the Schram road up the south side of the little
north fork of the Santiam, Mrs. Barney Kirsch today appealed
to the county court lor some action
so that she, her husband and little
girl won't be completely cut off
from civilization when high waters
of spring come along.
Road work started about four
months ago, the crew had taken
out two bridges, blasted out some
large rock and left lt In the road
and otherwise made the road Im
passable when conditions became so
wet work was stopped about a month
ago. The new road will replace an
old corduroy one which had fallen
to pieces in many places.
The Kirsch family, which lives
at the end of the road, Is the only
one In there In the winter time.
They constructed a small foot bridge
across the stream but their home
was Inaccessible by car. So they
have been parking their car on the
highway across the river, using the
precarious foot bridge and sending
their little 8-year-old girl to school
over the bridge.
"The bridge Is so tricky," said
Mrs. Kirsch, "that when some of
the WPA men went over lt they
got down and crawled."
The result of the situation on
the Kirsch family she summed up
as follows:
The cow has gone dry because
It is Impossible to lug feed over the
shaky foot bridge.
The Kirsch car, which was a good
one, Is now rusty and the paint
faded because of its being parked
out for four months on the high
way. Groceries and supplies must be
packed In over the foot bridge as
even a team of horses can't get
over the Schram road.
And when the river is raised by
the spring rains she expects the
foot bridge to go out and leave
them locked In.
The road la now dry enough to
work, she stated. If lt Is put In shape
just to get a wagon through, she
said the family will move out and
the WPA can take lis time finish
ing the road.
The county court agreed to get In
contact with WPA officials at once
to see what can be done.
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The fastest, funniest football frolic ever to gallop across for a
touchdown, Wayne Morris and Virginia Dale In "Quarterback,"
playing today at the State theatre. Go-featured Is "Rhythm on
the River" with Blng Crosby and Mary Martin.
Session Sidelights
of the
41st Legislature.
Der Tag has arrived, the 40th for
which members of the legislature re
ceive compensation for their services
and from now on are strictly on
their own devices as to eating fa
cilities. There are a few plans that
they can adopt. They can either re
ceive money from home, take the
secretary's (if wife) stipulation
which continues until sine die, ac
cept lobby largess or have a sudden
yet for letter writing and draw down
heavily upon the issuances of
stamps. This last method almost
reached the proportion of a scandal
a couple of sessions back and
brought out the fact that the state
could best, in the interest of econo
my, efficiency and the removal of
temptation, install mailing machines
such as are in constant use In other
state departments. It is dollars to
doughnuts that the state would save
sufficient in excess stamps drawn
to pay for such a machine in the
legislature during a single session.
Bishop Bruce R. Baxter will speak
Ambulance Push
Continues Here
The drive for the British-American
ambulance assistance is now be
ing carried on and the executive
committee again asks the people of
Salem to contribute as generously
as possible.
"This aid to England Is In fact
a defense for America and now Is
the critical time in which we must
help," stated the committee.
Salem Is very far from reaching
its quota and there is much work
to be done in the few remaining
days. Cities and towns throughout
the country are sending ambulances
or mobile kitchens to the British
Isles to help in the cause for lib
erty. The men and women of Salem
who are soliciting funds for the am
bulance will call upon the citizens
to contribute. Chairman George
Arbuckle asks those who may not
have been solicited to send or take
their donations to Walter T. Jenks,
secretary of the Marion county
unit, or to the following members
of the executive committee: Paul
Wallace, Dr. P. O. Riley, William
McGUchrlst, Jr., Rev. Robert A.
Hutchinson, Gardner Knapp, Mil
ton Meyers, W. A. Scott, George
Arbuckle, to Ladd & Bush United
States National Bank or First Na
tional bank.
Veterans Hear Mantor
Sclo Jack Mantor of Portland
spoke on veterans' legislation at the
regular meeting of Cascade post
and auxiliary. No. 2105, VFW, at
Scio Friday night. Mantor Is affil
iated with veterans' hospitals at
Portland and Roseburg. He also
thanked the local auxiliary for co
operation with the hospital. Mr. and
Mrs. Frazier and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Folsom of Albany were
guests.
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in the senate Saturday morning at
brief ceremonies observing the an
niversary of George Washington.
Several numbers will be offered by
the Willamette university glee club.
Many members of the house, need
ing a drink of cold water Friday,
drew back from the large glass
water Jar at the rear, shook their
heads, held up their hands and de
cided that they had better keep
away from parties in the future as
they viewed one, and sometimes two
fish in the Jar. Frank Tichenor, of
Gold Beach, chief doorkeeper, had
posted a small natural colored paper
Rogue river steelhead at the rear of
the Jar and lt did not even take a
hangover to give the illusion that
the fish was inside the bowl, and In
fact, when viewed from a certain
angle, there were two to be seen,
one larger than the other. Complet
ing the Illusion, water ruffled by
filling a cup made the fish appear
to swim.
Two large school groups from
Portland received the courtesy of
the house Thursday through Repre
sentatives Harvey Wells and E. C.
Allen, both of Multnomah county.
The 7-B classes of Laurelhurst were
in two sections, Arnold Fause, teach
er, and Richard Humphrey, section
leader of the first unit, and Maude
Chenoweth, teacher, and Richard
Ivey, leader of the second section.
There were 81 from the Vernon
school, In charge of C. M. Stahurt,
principal, and Agnes Canten and
Marguerite Fitzsimmons, teachers.
If Senator Frank Franclscovlch,
Clatsop county, had not been on his
toes he would have unintentionally
withdrawn his own reforestation re
peal bill. He had said he wished to
withdraw one of his bills and Sen
ator Charles Childs, committee
chairman, reported in the wrong
bill for withdrawal. It was not legis
lative child's play, but Just one of
those things that can happen If a
member Is not paying attention to
routine affairs or Is absent from his
desk.
Witticisms break the monotony
of both houses on occasion. An ex
ample: President of the Senate Dean
Walker, when there was not suffic
ient seats in the galleries when a
class of school people was visiting,
expressed his regret that the "young
Idea" had to stand. A senator com
mented that when the youngsters
grew up and became legislators they
will have to stand for a lot more.
From a reliable source of Infor
mation, at least as reliable as any
other, is word that Jim Morrell, one
of the truck lobbyists, was so con
cerned about the truck bills that
came before the senate Wednesday,
that he brought his blankets to the
statehouse and spent the night so as
to be on hand early and not to miss
a single word of the arguments.
Rep. Harvey Wells asked Speaker
Farrell to extend the courtesies of
the house to "two charming daugh
ters of Speaker Robert Farrell." Far
rell immediately extended the cour
tesies to "the two daughters of
Speaker Farrell." The two little
girls, Sally, age 8, and Joan, age 9,
occupied seats on the rostrum dur
ing the afternoon.
To expedite the development of
rich iron ore and coal deposits, a
railway has been built from Epayuan
to Llnkiang In Manchuria.
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UPSTATE AGENCY
Inspection of
Inspectors by .0
Alienists Asked
Inspection of the army of Inspec
tors declared to be over-running
the state by a bureau of "inspectors
of Inspectors," composed of "three
outstanding alienists of the stale
whose duty lt shall be to determine
the sanity of all inspectors," is pro
posed In a resolution offered In the
house today by Representatives W.
B. Morse and Stanhope Pier. .
The text of the resolution reads:
"Whereas, the various bureau- I
crats of the state of Oregon have
appointed an army of Inspectors for
the inspection of bedbugs, boilers,
and brands, of hides and hay and
herds, ot motors, markets and
meats, of others, and others and
others.
"Whereas, this army of inspectors
is traveling hither, and thither and
yon throughout the state inspecting
the idols, Ideals and Incomes of the
citizens thereof, and,
"Whereas, such activities cause
confusion, consternation and traf
fic congestion, and
"Whereas, the actions, activities
and acts of such Inspectors should
be inspected, now therefore:
"Be it resolved by the House of
Representatives of the state of Ore
gon: "That In order to properly carry
on the "business of Inspecting," a
department and bureau of Inspec
tors of inspectors be appointed,
composed of three- outstanding all- -'
enlsts of the state whose duty lt
shall be to determine the sanity of
all Inspectors and to remove from
their respective office all Insane In
spectors, thereby relieving all of
such confusion, consternation and
traffic congestion."
Hunter Salary
Criticized by
Mr. Neuberger
The salary of Chancellor Fre
derick M. Hunter of the department
of higher education came in for
some criticism by Rep. Richard L.
Neuberger when he was called to
testify before the house commit
tee on reorganization and admin
istration. "Hunter's salary is $10,000 an
nually," said Neuberger, "and In
addition the state is paying an an
nuity policy In the amount of $1350,
which actually makes a total of $11,
350, plus the fact that the chan
cellor Is allowed a free house in
which to live with lights, water,
heat and phone and other expenses
paid for by the state. The governor
receives $7500 a year, and does not
have a home owned by the state.
Hunter spent $2600 for travel, last
year, but this includes the salary of )
a chauffeur at $1200 a year. The
state spent $1963 last year on the
home for Hunter. I don't think this
Is reasonable when you consider
that the governor has to fulfill exe
cutive duties for the entire state, not
for Just one phase of the admin
istration." Rep. Rodman (R-Lane) asked
Neuberger if he thought that sal
aries should be compared. He said
the governor's position carried a
great deal of honor, and lots of
men would accept the position for
even less money In order to get the
honor attached.
Neuberger replied that nearly
every man would like to be president
of the United States, too, and would
probably work for nothing but he
felt that the type of man would not
be acceptable for the position.
Neuberger agreed that a referen
dum clause could be added to his
bill In order that the people of the
state could decide the matter. The
committee did not act upon the
bill. The measure merely states that
no official of the state shall receive
a salary greater than that received
by the governor.
To Increase Italy's stock of Iron
the Iron railings round Rome's stock
exchange and the ancient Temple
of Neptune have been removed.
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A CAPITAL IDEA!
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men who Hv tho American
way prefer an American Hour
bon over all other. The choice
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130 yeari part ol thie nation'
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