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Copyright. 1937, by Paul Mellon
WASHINGTON. May a. Lately ro
f ported unrest in the herd on Capitol
Hill la becoming personal and seri
ous, for President Roosevelt. A stain-
the
not
m legislators is
only possible, but
probable.
What has held
4 them in. check,
frankly, Is the fact
mat Mr. koosc
velt has been more
popular out In the
country than they
bave. Since the
1936 p o p u 1 artty
Paul Mallon census, however,
many a new Idea has been born, or
delivered to them. Court packing J
taxes ior next year imeir re-eiecvon
year), a peculiar budget, a govern
ment reorganization program which
leaves them out.
The members of the house and
one-third of the senate (but not Mr.
Roosevelt) must submit themselves
to the political jury In 1038 on the
basis of whatever they do about these
raised problems. As they foresee It,
the Issue of their re-election cam
paigns next year will not be Mr.
Roosevelt (as It has been In all their
past New Deal elections). The ques
tion, will be what they did about It.
They can foresee thla Issue In the
evidence that the Republican organ
isations are Inclined to promise back
ing for candldntea on the basis of
their record, rather than their party
affiliation. Also the Inherent rumb
lings In their mall Is ominous. Their
noses know.
Congressmen are not much differ
ent from other people, as far as hu
- man Instincts are concerned. They
like - to get along successfully and
quietly, which. In their case, means
they want to be re-elected.
Now, with the situation getting
around to the point where their op
position la likely to base a campaign
against them on the question of
whether they voted their own con
of the Roosevelt organ
beginning to look twice at the power
of the Roosevelt organization organ
isations in their districts. Also, as
far as they know, he, personally, will
never run again. Their problem,
therefore, gets down to the plain Is
sue minus Mr. Roosevelt.
It may not mean they will topple
over the program and establish their
own campaign basis. That remains to
be seen. But It certainly Is the first
time In four years tkat they have
been thinking along these lines.
And It may develop more trouble
for the program than you have sus
pected was possible.
This homely feeling Is having a
direct effect already upon the su
preme court packing lineup. Best au
thorities will tell you the president
has lost at least six senate votes In
the past two weeks. The most the
president can expect from this, line
up today (they say) Is two additional
Judges and a constitutional amend
ment for retirement of Judges at
seventy years of age.
This authoritative private analysis
certainly Is true as far as It Indi
cate that six or more senators have
experienced increasing doubts.
A dinner gathering of statesmen
down the historic Virginia peninsula
a few days back nearly had a Harlan
county ending.
Everything moved smoothly until
Dr. steinhoita of Leipzig university
was introduced as the only speaker.
The distinguished German professor
explained that a site for a vast cloth-
(Continued on Page Six )
Bilbao, seaport capital of the
Basque republic. Is known as the
Pittsburgh of Spain because of Its
iron foundries.
4
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Boxing Commissioner Larry Schade
declaring Boxing Commissioner Fred
Erlckson was becoming a softie tor
wanting to bar groin kicks, eye
gouging and arm-breakers at the
rasslln riots.
The whole city council going on a
sort of unpremeditated vocal strike,
requiring constant prodding to make
the necessary motions and seconds.
Bill Allen receiving a teamed dis
course from Inspector Charles Austin
upon asking the difference In cream
grades.
Betty Vilm searching desperately
for a map showing the bottom part
of Oregon and the top part of Cali
fornia. A- w Pipes gaining national radio
recognition.
SPECIAL ELECTION
ON $50,000 ISSUE
10 DECIDE REPAIR
Committee Report Adopted
at Council Meeting Two
Mill Levy for Five Years
Is for Pavement Only
City council last night adopted a
committee report suggesting a $50,
000 bond issue for the reconstruction
of paved streets and an annual tax
levy of two mills for five years to
provide a fund for the reconstruc
tion, repair and maintenance of
paved streets.
Approval of the report was a pre
lude to adoption of an ordinance call
ing a special election to vote upon
the street repair finance program.
Upon inquiry by Mayor George W.
Porter, City Attorney Frank P. Far
re 11 said the ordinance would be
prepared for presentation to the city
council at Its next regular meeting
on May 18.
The report adopted last night was
supplemental to one that was laid
on the table or further study at the
previous council meeting. In the
prior report the committee recom
mended an indefinite revolving fund
with not more than 950.000 of bonds
to be outstanding at any one time,
authorization being Included for the
issuance of additional bonds as the
original $50,000 Indebtedness was re
duced through retirement.
Bond Issue Limited
The supplemental report specific
ally limits the bonded Indebtedness
to $50,000. the remainder of the street
repair program to be stretched uver
a five-year period on a "pay-as-you-go"
basis. The special committee
making the report comprised Larry
Schade, H. S. Deuel and C C. Fur
nas; v ..."
The committee's supplemental re
port follows:
"Since submitting our report at the
last meeting of the council we have
to submit to you the following sug
gested modifications cf the plan pro
posed, to-wlt:
"A bond Issue In the amount of
$50,000 to care for reconstruction of
paved streets whero Immediate work
is necessary, this bond issue to be re
tired within five or ten years; com
mencing with 1938 an annual levy of
two mills to be made for a period of
five years, the proceeds of such levy
to be devoted to the maintenance.
(Continued on Page Ton.)
DENHARDT WAITS
OF
NEW CASTTLB, Ky., May 6. (AP)
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhart, a
prisoner of the commonwealth he
served as lieutenant governor and
adjutant general, waited today for
a farmer-Jury to resume Us delibe.
rations over the question of hla In
nocence or guilt on a charge of mur
dering his sweetheart, Mrs. Verna
Garr Taylor.
The 61 -year-old soldier-politician
was confined last night In a cell
directly beneath the Jury .room while
ia men discussed the evidence for
five hours and five minutes.
Circuit Judge Charles C. Marshall
ordered the Jurors locked tip for the
night after they sent out word at
11:18 p.m.. (CTS they desired to
continue their deliberations In the
morning.
The case went to the Jury at 8:3ft
p.m., after Commonwealth's Attor
ney H. B. Klnsolvlng, Jr., asserted In
his closing argument:
"If you give this man the death
penalty, you won't give him any
more than he deserves."
DRIVER IS UNINJURED
WHEN CAR OVERTURNS
J. E. Hutchinson, of route 4. over
turned his car two miles 'east ot here
on the Burnett road Monday night
when blinded by the lights of an ap
proaching car and went Into a ditch,
a city police report said today. Al
though hla automobile was damaged
considerably, Hutchinson escaped In
Jury. A cat driven by W. T. Wheeler, of
905 North Riverside avenue, received
a dented fender and front door when
It was hit by one operated by F. B
Balrd, of 333 Haven street, v ester -
day afternoon on West Sixth street,
according to a city police report The
Balrd car pulled out from the curb,
the report stated.
Church Leader nie
EVANSTON, IIU May 6. The
Rev. Dr. Frederick C. Eleelen, W. gen
eral secretary of the board of educa
tion of the Methodist Epjcopal
church, died today. Dr. Eiselen had
oeen prominent for many ear as an
educator author and church exec
utive.
Canyondille Step-Mother Admits Beating Child
On Film Studio and Hotel
DISCOVER EIGHTH VICTIM
OF CLEVELAND BEHEADER
CLEVELAND. Mav S. UP) Coast
I mmrrit trvlr th Inn'or nnrMnn tt a
woman's torso from Lake Erie today,
giving new Impetus to the police In
vestigation of Cleveland's series of
beheadings.
Coroner Samuel R. Gerber reported
to police that the piece of human
body found today definitely was the
lower part of the torso found In the
lako nrarly ten miles away about
two months ago the eighth victim of
the killer The vertebrae of the two
portions matched, as did the angles
of the cuts, he said.
The portion of the body found to
day had been cut off below the
breasts and at the hips.
The bodies of four male victims
ITALIAN WARSHIP IN
BILBAO, Spain, May yp) The
Bosque government defenders of Bil
bao charged today that "an Julian
destroyer" and seven Insurgent fight-
Ing ships were massed off this Bis- J
caynn port In an attempt to prevent
by force the evacuation of 3.300 wo
men, children and old men.
The Basques said they would defy
the Insurgent fleet and would evac
uate the refugees from besieged Bil
bao tonight under the Rd Cross
flag. In Spanish ships which will be
protected, outside the 8-mlle limit,
by French and British men of war.
France la the destination of the
refugees.
Auto Registration
Cains 114 In April
Out-of-state automobile registra
tions at the local AAA headquarters
showed a gain of 114 during' April
over March, figures released today
by Lee Oarlock show. During Apr'.l.
334 cars were registered compared to
.210 during March,
j Last month also gained over April
i of last year, according to the rec
ords; the same period In 1938 free! n 3
i237 car receive stickers.
Income Shares 1
( Mar, land Fund bid 9 91 isked 10.86 j
j Quarterly Income bid ..7 89, asked
IS .60. I
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were found In Kingftbury Run. a
Ismail, dirty stream flowing through
j the Industrial section nt the south -'
ern rim of the downtown section.
only three of the victims ever have
been Identified.
The first of the grim discoveries
was made September 8, 1934, when
the body of a woman was found on
the eastern shore of Lake Erie,
Coroner Gerber, who has made a
thorough study of the killings, iald
he believed all were committed by
the same person. The cutting in
each case was neatly done, appar
ently by a person acquainted with
body structure, police theories range
from a mad butcher to a rex-crazed
(maniac as the killer.
TO
WASH rNGTON, May 5. (T, Jus-,
tlce Stone Indicated during argu
ments before '.he supreme court to
day on constitutionality of old age
pension provisions of the social se
curity act that he held doubts wheth
er the tribunal had Jurisdiction to
consider the litigation at this time.
Robert H. Jackson, assistant attor
ney general, who opened, argument
for the government, explained the de
partment of Justice had waived the
question of Jurisdiction In order to
obtain a quick ruling on the law
Questioned by Stone, who frequent
ly has voted to uphold administra
tion laws. Jackson said the suit was
started by George Davis, a stockhold
er of the Edison Electric Illumlnet- j
inf Company of Boston, to restrain)
the company from paying taxes lev
led under the act.
Shaw Is Re-elected
Los Angeles Mayor
LOS ANOELES. May 8. MP,
Mayor Frank L, naw was reeWtd
to' his second four-year trm wltn
a plurality of more than 35,000 votes
over Supervisor John Anson Ford,
tabulation of the city's final election
showed today.
Two pension plans for public em
ployee were approved. A measure to
establish a municipal but system was
rejected. '
A nearly complete vote gave Mayor
Shaw 187,858 votes and Fatd 142,173.
Strike Fronts
More tlmn a thou wind members of
the Screen Actor mi lid met In IfiI
lwoocl to consider what Mund to
tukc In the film studio strike hut no
net Ion was taken. Guild members at
tending the meeting ore shown above
leaving the building. Below: (iuests
nt San Francisco's strike-hound hotels
hud to walk up nnd down long flights
of stairs or wnlt for the occasional
elevator operated by managers or
guests. Nino Martini, famous tenor,
Is shown trying his hand as elevator
operator to save three pretty girls a
tiresome climb. (A. 1. Photo)
WITHOUT SINGLE MOVE
SAN FRANCISCO. May ft. (P)
San Francisco's hotel strike neared
the beginning of Its firth day with
out apparent hope today of settle
ment, or even a gesture toward nego
tiation by either side.
Operators said they would make no
move toward negotiations with labor
unions, but offered to cooperate at
the request of Mayor Angelo J. Rof.M
or the Central Labor council.
"We can hold out for two months.
If necessary," said Winter 'Cowan,
president of the Joint strike board.
Mayor Rossi said ho was available
to anyone who wanted to negotiate.
In the meantime, ornate lobbies of
some of San Franclsco'a most famed
hotels remained dreary; guests burn
ed toast In bedrooms and Interna
tionally noted chefa prepared to make
sandwiches In a relief kitchen for
the benefit of strikers.
Today was payday for the hotel
employes, the first since the strike
started May 1 at 6 p. m. Arrange
m.ents were made to pay off the dm
ployes for time worked before the
strike became effective.
To make the situation even more
complex, the strike advisory commit
tee of the Central Labor council call
ed off a meeting net for 3 p. m. to
day. The meeting, presumably called
to seek a means of opening negotia
tions with employers, was cancelled
because of the funeral of Michael J.
"Bloody Mike" Casey, founder of tne
teamsters' union here, who died Sun
day. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
Viola Fulmer, 3B. of Ashland was
In a critical condition today In an
Ashland hospital from a bullet
wound In her head which Chief of
Police Charles P. Talent said was evi
dently selfjnflicted. She had ap
parently become despondent alnce
the death of her mother, Mrs. Charles
Board man, last September, and bad
attempted to commit suicide.
The bullet was stilt lodged In her
head today, physicians being unable
to probe for It because of her serl
ous condition.
Ex Convict Held On
Woman's Complaint
PORTLAND, May 8. fAP Harris
Dult, 32. identified by Detective Her
man Horacfc as an ex -convict, was In
Jail today on charges that he had
Induced 02-year-old Mrs, Mary E.
Blake to negotiate a 81000 loan to
buy an automobile, which waa never
registered to her. deed her home to
him prlOT to selling it, but It never
went on the merket, and obtained
her Jewelry, which waa pawned.
DUKE AND WALLIS:
i
ARGUE CHOICE OF
FUTUREHEffi
Pair Enjoy Walk in Chateau
Grounds Under Watchful
Eyes of Escort Po
lice Keep Curious Out
MONTS. France. May B. P) Wal-
11s Simpson and her gay duke walked
arm In arm behind a sharp-eyed es
cort of two In the grounds of the
ancient Chateau de Cande today. '
Fifty yards In front of the stroll
ing lovers, an alert British detective
paced along with Herman L. Rogers
of New York, Mm. Simpson's friend
and spokesman.
Police at the various gates were
doubled to keep the curious out, and
Rodgers said neither the Duke of
Windsor nor his betrothed planned to
leave the astute today,
In fact, they were reported in mild
argument about their choice of a
home.
Tomorrow, it was stated, the famous
couple may visit some neighboring
chateau.
The Chateau de Cande grounds
were bathed In a warm sun as Ed
ward and Mrs. Simpson walked and,
presumably, made their wedding
plans.
The argument about a home, If
it really could be called an argument,
was this:
Mrs. Simpson was understood to be
urging America,
Edward was plotured as wanting to
U mkA OinLr hnm In. Austria. r ;
Their iriais oi rive monwie ana one
day of separation melted yesterday
in a Joyful embrace at the chateau.
Persons close to the household said
Mrs. Simpson suggestod that after
the wedding they go to the United
States, or at least to Canada, to es
cape the memories and traditions ot
royalty that still would bind them.
Edward and hla dark-eyed bride-to-be
were expected to remain at the
chateau, guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles L. Bedaux, during the coro
nation of George VI, listening to ra
dio broadcasts of a ceremony that
might have pivoted about the slim,,
blonde Edward.
OF CIVILIZATI
HELD HITLER'S GOAL
KANSAS CITY, May 5. P Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise says he considers
Adolf Hitler a "madman" who is
"out to destroy clvlllr-atlon."
In an address last night, opening
the annual Jewish Welfare Federa
tion here, the New Yorker asserted
Jews were "the first victims for Hit
ler to attack because we are numer
ically weakest" and that the Oerman
speech of last Saturday presages "you
of the Catholic church are next."
"And you Protestants who think you
are safe should know that you will
follow." Rabbi Wise added.
Martin Has Choice
For School Chief
SALEM. May 8. (AP) Petitions
on behalf of various candidates tor
the office of state school superin
tendent will have little effect upon
Oovernor Martin, he let It be known
today when he said "I have my mind
pretty well made up who the man
will be."
The governor refused to divulge
whom he had ln mind, stating he
could take no action until he re
ceived the resignation of Charles A
Howard, expected In the near future.
Howard's resignation will become ef
fective September 1. when he take
over the position as president of the
Eastern Oregon Normal school.
Housewives Will Battle
Increase in Food Prices
CHICAOO, May 0. ( AP) Mrs.
Wilbur Frlbley, president of the
Housewives League of America, called
upon half million members today
f fight the Increase ln retail food
pi :ees.
The organized housewives, she ssld
will concentrate their efforts on na
tional and state tax legislation affect
ing food costs,
"We have given up the little petty
tattles." Mrs. Frlbley as id sfter tour
ing league centers, "for a major of
fensive against widespread Increases
In taxes on food."
"Our studies show ths pries rise. Is
Ex-Husband, Kitty
Get Equal Share
Woman's Estate
ALBANY, May 8. (AP) A for
mer husband and a pet cat rated
equally In the will of Mrs. Ada
Long, filed for probate here.
It provides a trust fund from
which $40 a month is to be paid
to "my divorced husband, W. F.
Fletcher, and our family pet cat,
Tommy, while they live."
The will of Mrs. Long, who died
In Belllngham June fO, 1036, was
filed here because of property In
Linn county Included in the estate.
MISS LANTIS BARRED
FROM MAYOR'S OFFICE
UNTIL LEGS COVERED
NEW YORK. May 8. (UP) Miss
Zoe Dell Lentls, California "pirate
girl," here to represent San Francis
co's Golden Oato International ex
position, waa left cooling her shape
ly heels In Mayor F. H. Ln guard la's
outside offlco Tuesday.
The reason : The mayor's, secretary
thought her brief skirt and lack of
stockings an Improper costume ln
which to in ten-tew the great.
Miss Lantla, a Med ford, Ore., girl,
procured a pair of black silk stock
ings and a long black fur coat. That
did the trick, and she finally saw
Laguardla, but not until ihe had
watted several hours.
Miss Lantls la a daughter ot Mrs.
Olive Lantls. She and her mother
and sisters resided here until three
years ago, when they moved to San
Tranclsco.. Slnco -thst time. Mist
Lantls has been dancing In various
Bay City night clubs. She Is a grad
uate ot the local high school and Is
well known here.
PEACE SEEN SOON
IN MOVIE STRIKE
HOLLYWOOD. Calif., May S. P
Straggling picket lines of the Feder
ated Motion Pictures crafts were
promised reinforcements by long
shoremen And the Committee for In
dustrial Organization today ns the
labor conciliator for major producera
predicted an end of the five-day
strike.
Apparently a riotous union otaah In
the headquarters of the International
Alliance of the Theatrical and Stage
Employes last night marked a crucial
turn In the walkout of S.000 studio
employes.
It was followed by a statement
from Pat Casey, labor relations exec
utive of tho producers association,
that the Los Angeles central laoor
council had suggested a, peace plan
to be studied today.
"If all parties find the terms ot
the proposed sgrcement satisfactory,
I feel Justified ln asserting that the
strike will be called off," he said.
K. F. Drum Corps
To Bridge Fiesta
KLAMATH FALLS, May . (AP)
Klamath Falls will send IU stste
champlon American Legion drum
corps to San Francisco to head the
Shasta-Cascade Wonderland division
of the Oolden Oate bridge fiesta pa
rade, directors of the county cnanv
ber of commerce decided today.
Theater Man IHrs.
SALEM, May S. (AP) O.
Schmidt, ts, pioneer moving picture
theater operator In the northwest,
died early today of a heart attack
He cam to Salem from Twin Falls,
Idaho, seven years ago and purchased
the Orand theater which he has ope
rated s an lnrtpen'lnt exhibitor.
due almoat entirely to taxation," she
araerted. adding: "The agriculture de
partment reported retail food costs
seven per cent above last year and
the highest In six jeurs."
"We ara going to oppose chain
store and oleomargarine tax btlts and
any other leglslatlop In the various
states which would affect Indirectly
the housewife's purse," Mrs. Frlbley
said.
She said the league will promote
an educational program to Inform
members of tsx legislation.
"Wages haven't been boosted sut-
f:clently to warrant the wide price
increases,"
FATAL INJURIES
CAUSED BY BUS
OF KNIFE HANDLE
20-Year-0ld Wife of Barber
Takes Full Responsibility
for Crime, Her Counsel
Says Disliked Youngster
ROSEBURO. Ore., Mtty e. (Pi
Cordelia Hopkins, 30-yeu-old wlf ot
Leonard Hopkins, canyonvllle barber,
today assumed full responsibility for
the Injuries which caused the death,
April 17, of Hopkins' four-year-old
daughter, Barbara Irene, Attorney Ray
B. Compton, defense counsel, an
nounced this morning. Mrs. Hop
kins, the attorney said, has admitted
striking the child over the head with
the handle of an ordinary table
knife.
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins were Jointly
charged here with Involuntary man
slaughter after a coroner's Jury had
held one or both of them to be re
sponsible for "external violence"
which was given as the cause for
the child's death. Physicians who
conducted an autopsy told the cor
oner's Jury blows on the head In
duced a hemorrhage covering the
right side ot the brain.
Enraged by Lies.
Mrs. Hopkins said she was enraged
by the child's falsehoods, and that
she punished her by striking her on
(Continued on Page Two.)
AUTOIST INSISTS
Under what state police termed
rather peculiar circumstances, James
Ash by Connor, 45, Portland, waa
lodged In the- county jail early this
morning and scheduled to appear ln
Justice court today.
State police arrested Connor at
1:45 a. m. on the south Pacific High
way after ha had allegedly fallen
asleep at the wheel of hla automobile
after parking it almost ln the mid
dle of tha road. He waa awakened by
a state police officer, and after be
ing questioned, told to move on but
not to park on the highway again.
About 100 yards further down the
highway, state police say Connor
stopped again, thla time directly in
the center of the highway, and went
to sleep. Jifi acted peculiar, officers
said, although he had apparently not
been drinking.
OMNIPOTENCE OF GOD
SALVATIONISTS TOPIC
The Omnipotence of God" was the
subject of a sermon delivered by
Brigadier Francis Howell at the Sal
vation Army revival campaign last
evening. The brigadier will continue
speaking nightly at the Salvation
Army auditorium. 339 North Bartlett
street, at 7:48 o'clock. Tonight hie
subject will be "Jesus in the midst
of human life." All meetings are pub-,
llo In character.
BASEBALL
NatlonaL
B. H. R
St. Louis U 1
Boston 18 1
J, Dean and Oitrodowskl; Turner,
Fraaler. Hutchinson and Lopes, Wa
sem, Mueller.
R. H. 8.
Pittsburgh . 5 111
Brooklyn 18 1
Blanton and ToC.d; Frankhouse.
Elaenatat, Jeffcoat and R. Moore.
B. H. .
Cincinnati .-.-..--
New York
R. Davis. Schott.
.. 8 11 0
8 18 0
Holttngswortn
and Lombardl
Ftteslmmons, Coff-
man, Oabler and Dannlng.
R.
h. a.
17 1
Chicago -
.17
Philadelphia
4 10 8
Root and O'Dea: Johnson. Jorgena,
Slvess, Kelleher and Atwood.
American.
R. H. C.
New York . 7 13 a
Detroit 8 8 0
Pearson and Dtckey: Sorrell, Auker
and Cochrane.
Washington at Cleveland. Boston
at St, Louis, postponed, rain.
R.
. 7
.
H. S.
10 8
1
Philadelphia
Chicago
Nelson. Turbevllle, Smith. Kelly and
r. Hayes; stratton. Brown, Lee. and
aewelL