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Af JOHN ROTH HELD ! B7 BORAH LEADS NEW JURY DEADLOCKED 1 OWN MOTHERS
Bjmnd FOR CLUBBING OF Fv';-1?''L - DRIVE FOR BONUS IN LAMSON CASE, f ,-; ASK ABOLISHMENT '
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By Paul Malton
Copyright, 1935 by Paul Mallon.
WASHINGTON, May 11. It ap
pear Father Coughiln haa become
the nation's greatest furnace man of
ill time. At leaat
he la g a 1 n 1 n c
that reputation,
rightly or wrong
ly. In circles
where It will do
him tho moat
good In Washing
ton. For example,
even the bonus
1 o o-b y l5ts. who
know all there Is
to know, were
aghast when
Spnator Thomas
made a motion In the senate the
other day to hold up his own Pat
man inflationary bonus bill. It look
ed as If Thomas Intended slaying his
own child.
That Is, they were aghast until
they dashed downstairs to associates
of Senator Thomas, who explained
with a wink:
"H In lust 'holdinp" the bill up for
a fex days so Fattier Couehlln can
turn th heat on President Roosevelt
to sign It."
The excuse officially offered was
that the American Lepion and Veter
. ana of Foreign Wars were to increase
temperatures both inside the White
House and congress. This was really
an after-thought. Everyone connect
ed with the show knew Father Cough
lin was the man. H has outmoded
the tactics of the ' veterans' lobbies,
which were pre-eminent in the. Wash
ington field until he discovered the
radio. He is supposed to have influ
ence which reaches higher than they
rer hoped to.
The reason is not entirely clear. It
appears to be founded on congres
sional suspicion that the priest is the
one who forced the administration
into the silver policy against its bet
ter Judgment. Also, concrewmen have
seen for themselves what he' can do
when he turns the heat on them.
They concede he defeated the world
court, although, of course, they admit
he caught the administration off
guard on that Issue.
j
It will be denied, but it Is never-
theless a fact, that cowthlfn dfd not
chance a senatorial vote on the in
flationary bonus bill. His radio heat
warmed up the telegraph wires with
powtbly 70.000 messages from voter
to senators. But the original private
polls made by the veterans' lobbies
before Coughlin spoke showed the ex
act numerical lineup later disclosed
In the official roll call. This shows
the result would have been precisely
the same if he had not spoken.
However, this will not nhake Cou;h
lin'a reputation as a furnace man.
One element of leadership is to find
out where the nrmy is going and then
ride out in front of It and take it
there.
Imagine the New Dealers trying to
save Andrew Mellon from unfavorable
publicity! It may be Incredible, but
is confirmable. .
The fai-ts seem to be that the eagle
eves of the federal trade comml.-slon
detected a violation of the coal code.
involving sale of five cars of coal slag ;
st below code price, bv a Pennsvl- I
vsnla mine man who would call Mel- j
Ion boss If the two ever met.
The FTC brought the matter prl
rstely to the attention of the NRA
for action, but the MRA protected.
In conferences between the two agen
cies. NRA-ers have stated that, since
rode violations are widespread any
way, this seems a small one to prew.
To complete the enigma, the labor
repreenti!ion within the nra i id
Ina with Mellon, probably for the first
time m history.
The answer to this softheartednesa
of the NRA-ers toward Mellon has
ramifications. The United Mine Work
ers, who now have representation on
the NRA board, also have wace con-n-lth
the so-called Mellon coal
interests. These contracts expire In
l:Ji
l'A( I. MALLON
June, and the labor group wants to on oil tankers providing their em
renew them. Furthei more. ;he p-c.- plovers agree to arbitration and
cut ion of Mellon on a charg of In- discharge the non-union reamen
come tax trickery haa worked out lei now employed, it wss announced
than half-well.
But, perhaps the be.-t answer Is that
only a picayune sum Is Involved ar.d
Mellon never heard anything about
Anyway.
There will be on'.y two more tests
of the Ne v Deal In t:-.e supreme court
on: Mi The F-arler-Irrr.ke
Tarm T"'r.'.:? and i2i t:ie cho
en NPA rse Odds are heavily
gs:r..'. th co-.;rt Tilly spprrv:nT
r-er I--.
A c-'-.Aie of op.rin on ::-.e boms
'"ss rven notice Able for rr.T.fr.s in
Wall Street quarter. A majority of
the best rr.ir.cs are said to rave b'n
:n favor of paying it and gtt:r.? it
and not foe t.e t;es-
Murder Follows' Quarrel ? t u f f V X-f 4 Huey And F. Coughlin Take Jurors Rumored Divided!
Over Evening Meal p , ftt; C I' Jk P To Air' While Prcsidcnt Seven To Five For Ac' I $ A ;
Prisoner Arrested Near I f5- 4 ', 1 Plans Veto Message On quittal Asks For Exhibits j W j
Talent, Claims Self-De- if; ''f Jr Fishing Trip. In Stanford Campus, b x ! M
fpncp witnpcses Held. 1 - ' "vt l Murder. L A 1
- i-'l 1 II - at r cry iruin oeiiniur ouinu in., laniiu; 1 Ife. j t "n 9
A reputed quarrel between two
transients over how the evening meal
should '09 cooked resulted in one be
ing beaten to death at Ashland Sat
urday evening about seven o'clock
and the other being charged with
first degree murder. A formal charge
will be filed Monday.
A man giving the name of John
Roth, 28, of Bangor. Maine, was ar
rested as the slayer of J. J. Smith,
44. address unknown. State police
said the fatal tiff occurred In the
sheds of the Southern Pacific rail
road yards at Ashland. Roth claims
self-defense.
Officers who arrested Roth alleged
that the transient admitted hitting
Smith a death-dealing blow over the
head with a wooden club, but claimed
that the murdered man struck him
first, assertedly threatening him with
a razor blade with which be was
shaing. The argument started over
preparing supper shortly after the
two arrived in Ashland on a freight
Li win.
State police, the sheriffs office and
Ashland cfty police were investigating
the case last night. The prisoner was
arrested about two hours after the
fight on the railroad tracks near Tal
ent. Notified of the murder by other
transients who had witnessed it. Po
lice Chief C. P. Talent of Ashland
took two officers north of Ashland
by car and they apprehended Roth as
he was walking north along the
trucks. He was cut and hrulsed from
the fight. The officers who made the
arrest were Officer M. P. Dunn and
Lieut. Kenneth Baldwin, both of Ash
land. Ten transients who claimed they
saw the fight and the death of Smith
were being held In the city jail in
Mcdford last night for investigation.
They were Everett Dean, Ward T.
Logan, George F. Boyd. Calvin O.
Boyd. Charles King. David Lawler.
Ted Henning. Pat Burton. Bill Davis
j and James Reed, ranging from 18 to
59 years of ttge. They all claimed to
have been in the freight yards when
the murder took place,
The argument started. Roth Is
quoted as saying, about 7 o'clock,
two hours after Roth and Smith ar
rived in Ashland on the freight train
from Weed, Col., according to Ash
land police. The dead man's local ad
dress had not been determined last
night, but he was Identified as an
ex-service man. The body was at the
Dodge Bros. Funeral Home at Ash
land. Chief Talent said that the prisoner
made a statement in which he claim
ed that Smith started the fight Dy
knocking him down, threatening to
slash him with the razor. Roth then
admitted picking up the piece of
wood and using It for a club with
which he battered the other transi
ent's skull. Police said he was evi
dently killed Instantly.
A state police officer from Mca
ford and District Attorney George
Codding were in Ashland last night
clearing tip the case, before making
num.
more complete statement from him
ng sought. Police said the
prisoner was willing to talk and of
fered no reslstence wh'n he was
taken.
Roth was brought to Medtord la.e
lat night In custody of state, police
and Sheriff Syd I. Brown, to be
lodged in Jail here. An inquest will
prone bly be held Monday.
STRIKERS RELENT
PORTLAND. Ore., May 11. (API
Striking maritime workers o:
Portland voted to return to work
here fday.
C. E. Carter. local business agent
, of the International Seamen" Union.
said the count had not been com
, pleted but all unions involved in
j the tanker stride had voted by a
fairly larfj majority to return to
: wrk undr the condition stated.
The vote was ordered by Harry
Lur.dberg. presidi-fi 'A the Pacific
Coast Marine Federation
Cahhare Mant Rad
Tr.e Meri'ird SRA office- ye.-fr-dav
announced that cabiiase plants
will be a". ilab on Tuesday lor tnose
xhx are on the relief roles, including
thoe who hae already received gar-
den feeds. Thy will be available at
the supply depot. Tomato plant? will
- r ' n c. - - n t t : ' a r ' u t u r t T : e
- ----;. ''"; Hr.d ;-;?- arfO.ru-g
-r:b':,'--i 'hrnugh th rural renabi-
r ' k 3 . .... . J. .. .o. .. 11 .vn 1 r v q
v - .r ' -. -r-, ,u " .'-.yv r-.. 1 lor cneap una auunannc money w- oah jv-1, vnn.. i,m ' , k t j. II
Senator Thomas (left). Oklahoma Democrat, and Representative
Patman, Texa Democrat. taiKing over tne victory In tne senate of the
Patman bill to pry World War Veterans a bonus vvlth $2,000,000,000 of
new currency. Thomas was the leader of the Patman forces In the
upper house, (Associated Press Photo).
T
Stciwcr And M'Nary Claim
Action Blocks Lowest
Power Rate From Bonne
ville Dam.
WASHINGTON, May 11. (AP)
Following a conference with Secre
tary Ickes today. Senators McNary
and Steiwer, Oregon Republicans,
charged that resolutions of the pub
lic works board were being Inter
preted by government officials to
make It mandatory that the Bonne-
Till, and Grand Coulee projects, on
,h. Columbia river, be linked In ar-
riving at a rate for electrleal energy.
Steiwer said the resolution was be-
ing Interpreted so that Dr. Elwood
1 Mead and the chief of army engln
cers must confer on rates for the two j
projects. The Bonneville is being con- j
structcd by the army engineers while ;
Grand Coulee is a reclamation bur- j
eau project. 1
n,. ,-..,,, .snainr cniri llr Mend's I
, , tl,ot fmnH
sianu uu me hi i
Coulee should be made a high dam.
primarily for irrigation purposes and i
then there would be no necessity of
linking the two projects for rate- j
making purposes. i
"Ickes also favors a high dam at
I Grand Coulee." Steiwer said, "and
promised today to take the matter j
j up with the President in an effort j
j to get an early statement from the
; White House."
! Steiwer Mild Grand Coulee as a low .
dam would be a losing proposition
and there would he an unfavorable
reaction toward the administration if
it fnPAiii to stand alone. BV
linking It with Bonneville it can be
carried along as a low dam.
Steiwer Is not alone in classing the
low dam At Grand Coulee as a poor
project. Representative Zloncheck D..
Wash.) having said It would prove a
white elephant unless a high dam
and .rris:atlon facilities were pro
vided. OMiers have expressed similar
beliefs '.n the project.
If a high dam is constructed at
Oram, Coulee. Steiwer said, the prob
lem will be solved and there will be
no necessity of linking the two. It
simply means, he added, that the Ore
con delegation will have to become
j active behind the project in order to
i assure the benefits of the cheapest
possible power rates from Bonneville
I for consumers of power from that
dm,
Fair S niday and Monday; fro.
east a.-.d south portions Sunday
morning followed by rising tempera
ture: humidity below normal: mod
era' nor! h west wind off the coast
SAN FRANCISCO. May
weekly outlook for pr:od
18
M.,y 13-
Far western states: Generally fa'.r
, witii normal temperature, btn un-
."i: .er a t t! ri;1 . !1 'A 4.1 i n '.'Hi . !iOr-
Idi.:o :A rvjr ii Or-
; n considerable log on California
imiL Lim mjiai
NORTHWEST DAMS POWER BUSINESS
FAIR AND NORMAL
! WEEK'S OUTLOOK
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PRESIDENT PUTS
Til
Executive Order Creates 'R.
E. A With Broad Powers
Available Cash And
Court Ruling Only Curb.
WASHINGTON. May 11. Au
thority to do an electric powe busi
ness so broad as to appear unlimit
ed at first study today wa vested
by ProIde;.t Roosevelt in a "ruril
electrification administration" he cre
ated under the $4,000,000,000 work
relief program.
tl(In,lure WM ,,.
P fr.ctlvltlcs In power. Ob-
'
servers saw only one lmmerllRt che:k
on this development tne amount of
cash available.
In so many words. Mr. Roosevelt
directed the new electrification ad
ministration "to initiate, formulate,
administer and supervise a prograrr
of approved projects with respect to
ne cenTHtlon, transmission and dir.
triimtion of electric energy In rural
ti
areas,
Under one Interpretation, the new
unit. "REA." was believed able lo
build or acquire lines to power plant
of the Tennessee valley authority
thus short-cutting a fvierM court In
junction ncainst sales of TV A power
Supplementing and bolsterin the
sxefrtine trrant for "generation, trans-
ml!ion and distribution" wavs mi- I
thority In the executive order for j
REA "to acquire, by purchase or bj
the power of eminent domain, any
real property or any Interest there
in" In addition to selling or leasing
property,
TO COURT TO SHOW
HE
NEW YORK, May 11. ip Declar-
Ing
nself humiliated by Mae West's
refusal to acknowledge him as he;
husband. Frank Wallace, a vaudeville
actor, todav asked the nuprrme cou't
to back up his claim.
Wallace obtained an order from
Justice Ernest E. L. Hammer serving
notice on the movie star that he had
applied for a declaratory Judgment
affirming his statu aa her husband.
lie wants the -orld to know, the
actor said, that he is not the Inipos
ter that Miss West made him appeur
to be when she drawled. ' why. I nev
er neard of tne guy "
On hearing that he contcinplnt'
v.i'h a tion. Miss West said last nUlit
;n ho. iy wood tnat r-.e ii juv. r.ave
come up sometime and aee my law-
' 'r "
suit dopant mean a tnii.fi.
she arldec
In an affidavit Walla'- declared
he married Mise Wfjt on April 1 1.
19! 1. :n Milwaukee while they were
appearing tie in a vaudevii
mid. and a:;. cvnt;nnM to live with
b pmit is a.-ooi,ja,
MAE'S HUBBY GOES
WASHINGTON. May 11. (APi A
cry from Senator Borah (R.. Idaho)
for "cheap and abundant money" to
day set off a week-end barrage of
oratory and argument by which
friends of the Patman currency-bonus
bill hope to force It through the
senate over the presidential veto.
Borah stepped into the controversy
as Huey Long and Father Charles E.
Coughlan, of Detroit, took to the
microphone to rally public support
for the bill which would pay the
veterans with newly-Issued etirrency.
Each side gained a vote today, but
the net result was to make the
chance for the btll to pass over a
veto even slimmer it takes two
votes for every one against to set
aside a presidential veto.
With the battle growing more spir
ited. President Roosevelt got away
from It all by taking a week-end
fishing trip. He was accompanied
however, with house and senate lead
ers who were expected to consult with
him on the drafting of a veto mes
sage. Even with the president away, tele
grams continued to deluge the White
House urging the chief executive to
sign the bill. Telegraph companies
estimated they were arriving at the I
rate of about 250 an hour.
A quick denouement was promised
by leaders of the fight for the bill.
They announced they would probably
release the measure from the senate
Tuesday and let It go to the White
House for the president's expected
veto. , .. ,
HUGE FARM TREK
BOOSTING AAA TO
E
WASHINGTON. May .-iV A
lean, bronzed Texan who contends
most of his fellow producers are sat
isfied with the agricultural adjust
ment program, today predicted 3.000
farmers will arrive here Tuesday to j
give a vl-siblc boost to the A. A. A.
A advance agent for the giitherlng,
C. H. DAy described himself as a
"320-acre" farmer from Plain view,
Tex.., who signed AAA contracts for
cotton, wheat and corn production
co ntrol. Til en he gave his I d ea of
what the pilgrimage was about:
"We've been hearing back home a
lot of noise from a small percentage
of farmers who don't like the AAA.
We lust got s little tired of this. So
we decided that the time had come
for those of us who npproved, the
AAA to do a little talking."
Day said the movement original
In Texas, but that Invitations to Join
the caravan were sent Into every ma
jor farming state.
"This Is a little like othT move
ments." Day said. "It's going to be
a lot bigger than we expected. We'll
have around 3 000 farmers In here
from almost every state west of the
Mississippi and from all states In ths
cotton belt.
"Our only purpose la to express our
appreciation to the administration
and to congress for what they have
done for the farmers, and to assure
our support for any sound AAA pn
gram they want to adopt."
SECRECY SHROUDS
L
i Itv Associated I'res)
WITH THE U. S. FLEET IN PAC
IFIC MANEUVERS. May 11 (AP( --
The greatest aircraft force ever sent
to sea rides with the U. S. fleet
in the secret maneuvers In the north
Pacific.
For the first time four aircraft
rarrler. arc together under com
mand of the highest ranking naval
air officer to fly a flag in the
American navy. Vice Admiral Henry
Varnum Butler, elevated to the new
grade Just before the maneuvers.
His carrier division. the new
Ranker, the mighty Saratoga and
Iexlngon. and the little old Lang-
ley, take some 270 planes into action,
U.hll(. there- are 77 big patrol ships
;,n thft lUHSTrms of flying boat
'of the base force aircraft under
rommand of par Admiral Alfred
w JohnAOn.
; t
Income Shares
inoora. share. 1.30 bid;
SAN JOSE, Calif . May 11. p(
After deliberating a little more than
0 hours, the Jury holding in it
hands the fate of David Lanvon
charged with wife murder, went to
dinner today, with no prospect of an I
..iv m .iht.
Most of the morning nad ueen
spent In waiting for exhibits it had
requested to be sent to the Jury-
room, Including Pictures, the piece
of plpo with which the prosecution
charged Lnmson bludgeoned to death
Mrs, AUene Thorpe Lamson Memorial
day, 1033. a skull, charts, a rubber
doll and a blood -spattered clothes
hamper.
Reports were current today ' of a
first hallot. showing the Jury stood
seven to five for acquittal, but this
was without confirmation.
BAN JOSE. Cal., May 11. (API
Seven men and five women today
debated the fate of David Lamson in
his second trial for murder.
Unlike the Jury in Lamson'a first
trial, which brought in a death ver
dict for the 32-year-old former Stan
ford University Press executive only
a few hours after It had been given
tlie case. Hie present jururs immmvu
there was no prospect of a verdict Inst
night and accordingly were ordered
to bed at 10:30 p. m. Their Jury
room discussion recommences at 10
a. m. today.
Faces of the Jurors were lined with
seriousness when they filed out of
tha court house last night to go to
their hotel after three and a half
hours of discussion.
Superior Judge Robert R. Oyer
direeied them to retire at fl;30 p.
m.. but they took out an hour and
a half's intermission for dinner soon
afterwards.
Five verdicts were possible under
the Instructions which Judge Syer
read to the Jurors:
Conviction of first degree murder
without recommendation, the same
verdict aa returned In Lamson'a
rirst trial, which carries a man
datory sentence of death: conviction
of first degree murder with recom
mendation of life imprisonment,
conviction of second degree mur
der, conviction of manslaughter or
acquittal.
Prosecutor A. P. Lindsay nurnea
his final argument to a conclusion
in the afternoon. He did not men
tion the death penalty by name
but concluded his appeal after a
brief conference with associates with
the words:
Well we'll put It this way we
ask for the extreme penalty."
WASHINGTON. May 11. AP)
With echoes of a thunderous wel
come still In his ears. Rear Admiral
Richard Evelyn Byrd turned tonight
to the quiet of a Mother's day with
his family at his Virginia home.
Without ostentation, almost shyly,
the explorer moved about the capital
today to see old friends and pay of
ficial respects. Then with his wife
and children, he motored to his
mother's home at Winchester, Va.. for
the week-end.
The Admiral and his wife, after
spending a night at the White House
as the guest of the President, called
early today on Secretary Swanson.
principally to "talk over old times.'
EXILE NEAR END
PENO. Nev.. May 11. (AP) With
a formal divorce complaint of 'ex
treme cruelty" already drawn and
ready for filing Monday morning,
Princess Barbara Hutton Mdlvanl
completed her residence requirements
tonight and made final preparations
for dissolution of her marriage to the
dashing Prince Alexis.
BULLETIN
I.ONOVIEW, wash. May 11
(AP) Official announcement
' made here late tonight that Long
) view area woodsmen and mill work-
w.r.rf nv.ruhelmillClY agr.tnst
.'i scripting the compfmlM plan of-
i fered for aetUement of tht I'.clfIC
lNoitb.wt lumber
SOUTH POLE HERO
BACK TO MOTHER
...
Robert Bruce OrUcol (above),
43, confessed to Seattle, Wash.,
Pol' he had .tarted more than
100 flre ,n the city because he was
sore at the world." Drlscoll. police.
said, admitted setting fires causlnq
in estimated damage of $300 000
(Associated Press Photn)
GENERAL HOLIDAY
NEXT WEDNESDAY
FOR CCC FORCES
Two years of accomplishment In
the Medford CCO district will be
celebrated Wednesday when all com
panies participate In "organization
day" activities.
A general holiday has been de
clared by Major Clare H. Armstrong
to celebrate the district's second an
niversary May 15. The holiday la
made possible through the coopera
tion of the forest and park service
agencies who have charge of the
work projects. Al 1 men of the Uis
trlct except those cngnged on es
sential camp duties will be given
a one-day holiday. Special field
event, inter-camp games, dinners
and other activities are being ar
ranged. The Medford district was started
May IS. 1933 when Major Armstrong
arrived here from San Francisco.
He was closely followed by Major
James R. Bibtghaus who took over
the duties of district surgeon. Sec
ond Lieutenant Fred W. Greene.
Infantry Reserve, of Medford, was
the third officer to report for duty
at the district headquarters.
Major Armstrong Immediately or
ganized his two man staff nnd pre
pared to establish the district.
Through the cooperation of the
city of Medford, the old city hall
building was turned over to the
army as headquarters and the head
quarters detachment was also hous
ed there. One building at the fair
grounds wns also turned over to the
army; It Is the building now used
as the quartermaster office.
Within a few dnys other officers
arrived and Major Armstrong's first
staff group Included Captain Ed
mund N. Hubert, Inf.-DOL, aa quar
termaster: Capt. Harold R. Priest
as assistant quartermaster; First
Lieut. Lewis T. Ross as executive
officer; Second Lieut. Robert T.
Fredericks ss adjutant and Second
Lieut. Greene as assistant quarter
master. Companies began pouring Into the
district and 16 camps were estab
lished for the first period, one of
which wan moved to the Eugene
district north of Medford.
The speed with which the army
organlJ-ed Its end of the district
was dupllcr-d In the park and
forest service offices, and toRcther
the ngencirn established an efficient
nnd harmonious district.
The first company to arrive here
was Co. 926. at Camp Applegate.
whh'h after two years is being mov
ed to Camp Jordan Valley In Idaho.
Capt. B. B. McMnhnn, 7th Inf.,
commanded this company. The other
original Medford district and com
manders camps follow:
Co. 1747. Elk Creek, commanded
by Capt. Charles H. Ban well. 3rd Inf.
Co. 1647. Camp Ingram, Capt. R
A. Case. 7th Inf.
Co. 1022. Pistol River, Capt. James
Casey, 7th Inf.. relieved early by
First Lieut. Robert H. Soule. 7th Inf.
Co. 1555, Moon Prairie, Capt. Jos
eph Church, Inf-DOL.
Co. 165.1. Wineglass, Capt. Carlisle
B. Cox, 0th Cavalry.
Co. 1842. Lako of the Woods. Capt.
Guy H. DoRher, FA-DOL.
Co. 1645, Camp Bly, Capt. George
E. Fingarsn. Inf-DOL.
Co. 904, Camp Agnesa, Capt. Myron
J. Rockwell, 10th FA.
Co. 1D2I. Camp Wolf Creek. Capt.
Thomas N. Stark. 30th Inf.
This camp was shortly transferred
to the Eugene district.
Co. 1746. Camp Kerby, Cspt.
Harold E. Stowe. 4th Inf.
Co. 165J, Government Camp, Capt.
Christopher C. Strawn. Cav-DOL.
Co. 06fl. Cliff SpTTngs. Capt. Wil
liam A. Wappenstein, Inf-DOL.
Co. 1651. Upper Rogue, First Lieut.
John F Bird. 18th FA.
Co. 1640. Mount Reuben, First
l!'. na i."rn. rn-uvu.
Headquarter, detachment Socond
Leut. n . He-vburfl. wib FA.
Resolution Deems Office
'Unnecessary Expense'
And Not Justified By Re
sultsElect Officers For
Year.
EUGENE, May 11. AP) The Im
mediate abolishment of the office of
chancellor of higher education was
called for In a resolution passed
unanimously by the Oregon Mothers
club, an organization of mothers of
university students, at their annual
mass meeting, with most of approxi
mately 500 who are campus visitors ,
for the annual mothers' week-end In
attendance.
The resolution which was addressed
to the state board of higher educa
tion pointed out that the university
state college and normal schools each
has a president, and added that the ,
mothers group deems an unnecessary
expense the office of chancellor. It
was also charged that "the Univer
sity of Oregon has not progressed
comparably with other Institutions
of like nature In other state."
The resolution authorised tha ap
pointment of a committee of three
members of the Mothers' group to pre
sent the resolution personally befort
the next meeting of the board of
higher education.
A similar resolution was passed
recently by the "Oregon Dads," and
it was this resolution, read to the
mothers groups by Earl Wellington,
which resulted In the mothers' reso
lution. At the meeting the mothers elected
Mrs. George F. Brlco, Portland, presi
dent, to succeed Mrs. A. M. Dibble,
Portland. Other officers chosen were;
Mrs. Walter M. Cook, honorary presi
dent; Mrs. Robert Betts. Eugene,
vice-president; Mrs. M. D. Latourette. .
Oregon City, treasurer, and Dr. Earl
M. Pallett, Eugene, executive secre
tary. The executive committee was
named as follows: Mrs. T. J. Aughun
baugh, Mrs. T. J. McCracken. Mrs. I.
C. Peets. Mrs. Roy T. Bishop. Mrs.
W. B. Shlvely. Mrs. W. H. Thomas.
Mrs. Rudie Wllhelm, Mrs. Nobel
Wiley Jones, all of Portland; Mrs. A.
W. Norblad, Astoria; Mrs. Jack
Spence, McMlnnvllle; MRS. E. E.
GORE. MEDFORD; Mrs. Ben Chand
ler. Marshfleld; Mrs. Frank H. Spears,
Salem; Mrs. J. J. Bauer, Pendleton,
and Mrs. Georgia A. Keyes, Bend.
IMlSSTO
BE OPEN IN 1
EUGENE. May U. ( API Power
ful rotary anowplowa will plunge,
Into the drllta choking the Mc
Kenr.le Paaa Wednesday. May 1ft.
with the expectation the paaa will
he opened to traffic early In June.
It waa announced here today by
Carl a. Waahburne. member of the
atate highway commlaalon.
The highway engineer eatlmate It
will take at leaat 20 days to clear
the highway thla year aa anow Ilea
In great deptha along the mlle-hlgh
paaa. Recent anow aurveya revealed
anow from alt to eighteen feet In
depth with the Big 8u cut eaat of
the summit blocked by a 3o-io"t
drift.
BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., May
10. As this eilitorinl was writ
ton wc have 13 navel planes on
thoir way from Honolulu to the
Midway "islands. This flight is
not only going to be great
trninintf for the navy fliers, but
it's going to drive millions cf
Amerieans to a geography. The
reason they didn't send 50
planes was there is only room
on the island for 48.
The wnv von tell a navy
plane from uu army piano in the
naval planes are made to land
on the land and the army has
the ones that are made to lnnd
on the water. These boys are
netting over there pretty elosc
to Japan. 1 look for the next
Japanese maneuvers to be held
off Catnlina islands.