The Weather
Forecast: Fair Sunday and
Mondov; little chanf In tem
perature. TEMPERATURE
tlljctirat yesterday .. 75
Lowest yesterday , 48
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ments, are usually advertised
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Copyright, 1037, by Paul Mai Ion.
WASHINGTON, May 32. The ad
ministration seems to be positively
bored with the new agricultural pro-
vw.,.1-gram, ric n i u v a n
V Rooflvett says It la
v'not administration
legislation and he
does not know
whether he Is for ,
It. A g r 1 o u'ture
Secretary Wallace
yawned the other
day that It was not '
hla baby and. In ;
tact, he did not ,
like Its tariff re- :
Paul Ma I Ion duct Ion proposal. I
House Farm Chairman Jones la being
quoted a& murmuring drowsily that
the hearings may last a long, long
t'ma because It Is not an administra
tion bill and must be looked Into
carefully. Farm politico are telling
newsmen to point out clearly In their
stories that It Is not an administra
tion bill.
These four negatives may not make
an affirmative, but they certainly
make a very lntere&tlng situation. The
moat noticeable result has been to
make everyone In congress and else
where a little sleepy. Some say It la
just spring fever, but there la other
evidence that It may be Just plain
old-fashioned political fever.
In fact, all observers able to keep
their eyea open In the face of these
soporific Influences agree the bill
contains everything the administra
tion wants, from soil conservation
benefit payments to Phanoh Wal
lace's ever normal granary.
In other . words, it isn't an ad
ministration bill, but it Is,
Parentage of the child Is being
claimed by capable Edward A. O'Neal,
president of the American Farm Bu
reau Federation. As a proud father,
be will say the agriculture depart
ment knew nothing about it. If
pressed, however, Mr. O'Neal will also
add that, of course, his two 'egal
drafters did not have all the neces
sary statistics and Information at
sand for their work. They naturally
wanted the best dope, and wondared
where they could get It. After deep
bought, they happened to think of
you guessed It the department of
agriculture.
Now Mr. Wallace Is not the kind ol
man who would deny help to his best
friend, Mr. O'Neal, especially In dis
tress. In his blg-hcartcd way, he
agreed not only to send Mr. O'Neal
statistics and Information, but his
ewn general legal counsel, not to
draft the bill oh, no but merely to
hand Mr. O'Neal a statistics now and
then. Of course, some inaccurate
newsman here will probably be so
Inaccurate as to speculate that Mr.
O'Neal could get a better statistic
from one of Mr. Wallace's statisticians
than from his lawyer, but everyone
knows how patient Mr. Wallace has
slwaya been with newspaper Inaccur
acies.
There appear to be many reasons
why this is not an administration
bill, even though Mr. Wallace's lawyer
helped to write it. In the first place
the a nti -ad ministration sentiment
sweeping congress will not be d'rected
against the bill. If the farmers
espouse it as their own. Congrct.s
men generally are ready to give the
farmers what they want, even when It
happens to be what Mr. Wallace has
been saying in speeches throughout
the land that they should have.
Furthermore, the bill Is very drastic
In scope, possibly leaning to the un
constitutional side of the AAA de
flslon by the supreme court. For one
thing, it repeats the supreme court
phrase about "the flow of commerce
:n the Wagner decision so frequently
as to Indicate the author himself had
his doubts He might well have be
cause the bill Is obviously designed to
control production strongly and ef
fectively In spite of the AAA decision.
It carries no state set-up tuch as the
court suggested was necess3ry to con
stitutional production control. As
a matter of fact, certain astounded
committeemen were unable to ascer
tain for several dAya what the com
plicated omnibus really docs contain,
tnd they are not sure yet.
Now, if congress will Just re mi In
drousy, the bill may be worked
around into a position where It can
be shoved through the Isst minute
of the session, when everyone Is
anxious to get home.
Consequently, you musi not let
jour mind become so Inaccurate as to
believe this Is an administration bill
or that It will be passed this sesi'on
Catch?
Another similar inaccuracy which
has tyn gainst around is that Mr
R'XHW'velt would send a oower mes
sage to congress. Tnc White House
announced the other day that the
president had no such lda in mmd
at It was Mid he Intedrd tr vnd i
1M
(Continued on r&ce Nine.)
CONGRESS TO GET
MEASURE MONDAY
BACKED J FIR.
Confers With Party Chiefs
Dust Bowl Solons Seek
Billion For Drouth Relief.
WASHINGTON. May 32. (ff
Capitol Hill heard with Interest to
day that on Monday President Roose
velt will toss his long-awaited rec
ommendations for labor legislation
into a congress seething with con
troversy over his court reorganiza
tion bill.
He was quoted as telling congres
sional leaders today that he would
propose the establishment of a board
of three to impose a flexible working
week of 35 to 40 hours, a minimum
weekly wage of 818 and a ban upon
the shipment of child labor -made
products In interstate commerce.
Chairman Black (D.-Ala.) of the
senate labor committee and Chair
man Connery (D.-Mans.) of the house
labor committee also Intend to In
troduce in their respective houses
identical bills framed to carry out
the ideas advanced by the chief ex
ecutive. Continuing a scries of conferences
on the labor program. Mr. Boosevolt
conferred today with Connery and
Majority Leader Rayburn of the
house. Connery outlined the pro
gram to reporters upon his departute
from the White House.
Tomorrow, the president will go
over his proposals with Black and
with Majority Leader Robinson of
the senate, who will jointly bear the
responsibility over uniting behind the
measure a Democratic party widely
disrupted by the court reorganization
bill.
During the day, Black's committee
was busy approving a bill to pro
vide a fcd.ral Investigation of unr
employment. The oill would estab
lish a commission of five to 15 mem
bers, which would made recommend
ations to congress on the best meth
ods of administering unemployment
reltef. Relief funds of 50,000 maxi
mum would be provided to finance
the Inquiry.
The committee also approved a bill
to make $20,000 available to the labor
department for a continuation of Its
study of the social and economic
phenomena accompanying the migra
tion of labor from one state to an
other. WASHINGTON. May 22. p)
Dust bowl congressmen served notice
today they will fight In the senate
to increase the (1 .500.000.000 relief
fund by a billion dollars, the extra
money to be tagged for drought re
lief. The announcement came from a
group of senators and representa
tives from North and South Dakota.
Kansas, Montana and Oklahoma after
they had concluded a prolonged par
ley with Secretary Wallace and other
farm and relief officials.
Senator Frazler (R.-N.D.). one of the
group, said that counties in hla state
md a number of other mid-western
states already are confronted with
prospects of a total crop lost this
season.
A 11,500,000,000 relief fund the
amount recommended by President
Roosevelt was approved by the
house. i
Final house passage of the entire
relief bill, of which the $1,500,000,000
fund is a part, was menaced with
delay.
Attempts to earmark funds for
public works, highways and flood
control. Democratic leaders said to
day, probably will retard house pas
sage of the relief bill until Tuesday
HOTEL OPERATORS
ASK ARBITRATION
SAN FRANXISCO. May 22
(UPl
The San Francisco hotel operators
tonight offered to submit to arbi
tration all questions concerned in J
the strike which has closed the city's !
leading hotels since May 1. !
There was no Immediate answer ,
from representatives of the itrlkera
who have demanded a general wage
l ncrea se for all rm pi oyes a nd
"closed shop."
All attempts at negotiations have
failed so far because the operators
have insisted on the right to pay
no attention to preferential hiring
so far as It concerns so-called "con
fidential" clerks and secretaries.
Newest outbreak of violence in
th strike came tonight when Carl
Hudgns. superintendent of service
at the Sir Francis Drake hotel, was
beaten as he left fie hot!.
.
R'chtA!
PORTLAND. May 22. 'Tr School
students need to be taught what It
takes to et Jobs. Dean Karl w. On-
thank of the University of Oregon
personnel administration told a clv.e
club here
Mute; Man, 81,
Reckless Drivers,
Barred from Road
PORTLAND, May 22. m
Physically Incompetent automo
bile drivers became the objective
of a drive from the court of
Municipal Judge Julius Cohn to
day. An 61-year-old man and a
deaf mute, appearing before him
an reckless driving charges, were
deprived of their licenses for life.
IN FAKE
ACCIDENHRAFT
Wholesale Arrests In False
Claims Racket Start-
Racketeers Use New
Ruses.
NEW YORK, May 22. (AP) Twin
multi-million dollar rackets Insur
ance frauds and fake accident claims
were under the legal gunfire of
federal and local authorities tonight,
Fifteen arrests In two days in
cluding a physician and two law
yersseveral confessions -and omin
ous threats of reprisal constituted
the Initial results of a seven-months
undercover campaign.
The arrest of scores of others, of
ficers said, awaited only the com
pletion of preparations for handling
the prisoners.
Adding Impetus to the government
drive was a continued local cam
paign which In a few months last
winter ensnared 117 physicians, law
yers and "runners," sent up 53 other
lawyers for bar association discipline,
and reduced accident "negligence"
cases 37 percent.
Witli each step of the Investiga
tions, new ruses by which the swin
dlers kept their pockets bulging with
stolen dollars have been uncovered.
Asst. U. 8. Attorney Lamar Hardy
and Asst. Dlst. Atty. Bernard Boteln
listed some of the racketeers' num
erous methods.
The latest Is filing claims on fak
ed disability cases heart trouble,
arthritis, tuberculosis and mental
disease cunningly simulated by un
ethical doctors through drugs, over
exertion, timed "heart attacks' and
plain well-coached acting.
Then there's the same Idea in re
verse ferreting out fatally diseased
persons, pawning them off on in
surance companiea as healthy, and
forging death certificates and de
stroying the tell-tale remalna when
the victims die.
AERIAL FORCE OF
MARCH FIELD, Cal., May 22.
(AP) A searching critique of three
weeks of mimic aerial warfare in
California engrossed commanding
generations of the nation's air forces
today as planes started for their
home bases In the east and mid
west.
Conclusions and findings result
ing from the day-long analysis will
be reported to the war department
by Maj. Oen. Frank M. Andrews, who
declared this country's air defense
Is Inadequate.
"If the United States were attack
ed today on two different fronts.
we couldn't defend both of them
we'd have to make a choice." said
th bronzed, affable chief of tne air
corps.
In the battle practice 2.925 men
and officers and more than 300
planes participated.
General Andrews said the sir
j corps needs more men, more planes
ana other equipment and more in
land bases.
The general predicted that strat
osphere bombing planes to operate
at 30.000 to 36.000 feet beyond the
range of anti-aircraft guns will be
in use very soon.
One great need of the air force,
he said, is a satisfactory detonating
shell that can be fired from air
planes. Korean Bandits May
SEOUL. Korea, May 22 iAPt
More than 40 persons were kllleo
or wounded In a battle between po
lice and bandits, armed with ma
chine guns, who raided the border
town of Hotaill and kidnaped 20
villagers.
i -
i War Record Help
j pOFEBURO. Ore., ..lav 22. (API
. Recitation of a brilliant report
j m the World war brought leniency
j in the circuit court today to rUy
j r. Brown, who entered a plea ot
! gmiry to an indictment charging
obtaining money by false pretense.
LAND INADEQUATE
FORM FARM BODY
TO PREVENT CROP
LOSS BY STRIKES
'Crop Protective Co-Op' To
Incorporate Zimmer-,
man An Officer. !
SALEM. Ore., May 22. tVP; Per
fection of a statewide association of
farmers. Intended to prevent disrup
tion of harvesting and marketing of
crops by strikes or any other avoid
able emergencies was announced here
today by Herman E. Lefky, esc ret a ry
treasurer. Articles will be filed with
the state corporation department
Monday.
To be known as the Farmers Pro
tective Cooperative, the association
will "exert and employ any and all
means available" whereby these .
emergencies may be amicably and ex- '
pedltlously determined, adjusted, set-
tied and concluded." j
The protective cooperative proposes
to operate as a farmers collective
bargaining agency to "create, foster
and formulate definite public policies
In behalf of the members and form
ers or producers of farm products
generally. In relation' to matters af
fecting or Jeopardising the harvest
ing, transportation, packing, canning,
processing, storing andor marketing
of any of the products of the mem
bers.
Ttemporary officers In. addition to
Lafky are:
President, Frank A. Hettwer. Mt
Angel; vice-president, Peter Zimmer
man, Yamhill; directors, R. N. Baker.
R. W. Hogg and John Shepherd.
Sclo.
The oflfcera make tl very plain
that they have no anti-labor com
plex," read a statement Issued by
the secretary. "They are friendly to
labor and wish to cooperate In every
wV possible, .to tlic end that Irlend-r.
ly relations between the farmer and
alborers may continue . . .'
4
HELD IN FLORIDA
KEY WEST, Fla.. May 22. (UP)
A man giving the name of David
Ford, 41, of Harrison. Tenn., was
questioned today by & department of
Justice agent from Miami In the kid-nap-slaying
of Charles Mattson, Ta
coma, wash,, boy.
Officers said Ford resembled de
scriptions of the kidnaper and said
he admitted having been near Ta
coma last Christmas. Ford told an in
coherent story of his travels last year.
He was arrested on a vagrancy
charge and Is serving 10 days In coun
t; Jail.
GENERALLY FAIR
Northern California: Fair Sunday,
but foggy on the coast; cooler Inter
ior tonight; fresh northwest wind off
the coast.
Oregon: Unsettled 8unday; warmer
east portion Sunday; moderate north
west wind off coast.
Weekly outlook far western states
May 24 to 29: Generally fair except
for occasionally shower periods In the
western part of Oregon and Wash
ington; normal temperature; consld
erable fog on California coast
BULLETIN
Mjtht Game
SAN FRANCISCO. May 22 (API
San Francisco's league leading
Seals made It four out of five wins
In the current series by trouncing
Los Angeles. 10-3, here tonight.
After a rough first Inning Bill
Shores. Seal fllngr. settled down
and blanked the Angrla for the re
mainder of the game. The frisky
Seals, led by Shortstop Hal Rhyne.
hit Eai ' O e r m n consistently.
Rhyne collected two doubles and a
ingle.,
Don Hurst. Angel first sacker, was
tossed out of the game In the fifth
Inning for protesting too strongly
a decision at the plate
Score (night game): R. H. E.
Los Angele .... . S 9 2
San Francisco 10 14 l
Overman and Collins; Shores and
Woodall.
f.erman f ruit Hit
BERLIN, May 22.,v -Three per-
j sons died, many orchards were de
ttroyed and thousands of homes were
damaged today In hail and rain
storms hi eft swept central and
I louthern Oermany.
May Officiate for
Edward and Wally
Reports say the Duke ol Windsor
and Mrs. WaUis Warficld are
seeking an Anglican prelate to
marry them In a religious cere
mony after their civil marriage
June 3. It was learned that the
Kev. C. H. D. Grimes (above),
pastor of the Vienna Anglican
church, might be chosen-
GIVES WALLY ALL
Ex-King Signs Document
- Making Bride-To-Be Sole
Heir To Huge: fortune.
MONTS. France, May 22. (p) The
Duke or Windsor was said tonight to
have signed a document making Mrs.
Wallls Warfleld sole heir to his entire
fortune.
His action was interpreted hero as
his reaction to continued opposition
to his marriage plans on the part of
the British clergy and government.
The duke's signature of the financial
paper was witnessed by Edward's per
sonal attorney, A. 0. Allen, who was
called to the Chateau de Cnnde from
London for tho purpose of drawing
up the document.
The duke's fortune la estimated at
about 92,500,000 In addition to es
tates, jewels and other assets whose
value cannot be guessed.
Under the the marriage settlement
planned originally. Edward Intended
merely to give his bride a dowry
which would provide her a comfort
able Income In the event of his death
It was said he had Intended to de
fer until later tho making of a will
Recent events, however, caused him
to alter hla plans, It was said, and
he summoned his attorneys to Monte.
The Duke and Mrs. Warfleld dis
cussed their financial plans during
long walks on the chateau grounds
this afternoon. Afterward, they con
ferred with Allen, with the result
that the document was drawn up and
signed.
Mrs. Warfleld was said to have
spent more than 926,000 for clothes
alone In the last few months. Paris
dressmakers, although delighted by
her purchases, declined to reveal their
extent.
REBEL ARTILLERY
MADRID. May 22. (UP) Rebel
nrt:ilery blasted Madrid again today,
raining shells Into all parts of the
city for 4 hours and causing heavy
casualties.
It was estimated that 45 were kill
ed and 70 wounded during the bom
bardment. The shelling followed a
similar attack yesterday.
Heavy shells ripped holes in the
streets, shattered the fronts of build
ings and killed or wounded many.
The Gran Via, main boulevard of
the capital, and the streets Joining
it to the Puerto Del Sol, the central
squarf, were the main targets, as they
have been for many months.
Al Smith Not Sick
On First Sea Jaunt
NAPLES. Italy, May 22 TV Al
fred E. Smith, a good sailor on his
first transatlantic trip, arrived tod a)
He and Mrs. Smith reached Naples
on the Conte dl Savoia. The former
New York governor said he was hap
py to say he was not a bit seasick.
The Smiths will remain here until
Monday, then go to Rome. Smith e
pta to see the pope.
The Smiths were grated by muni
cipal and fascist authorities, several
cozen nf whom crowded around to
fhake the former governor's hand on
the dock
STATE POLITICS
!
Governor Flays Pierce For
Power Stand Distortion
Of Facts Charged.
MILTON-FREEWATER. May 22.
Governor Martin dented today
rumora he would stay out of the
gubernatorial primary next year and
enter the finals as an Independent.
"There's nothing to It," he said.
"You don't desert the party that you
were with when you got into office."
The rumors became current when
it was pointed out that Republican
supporters of the governor could not
support him In the primary, being
compelled to vote a straight ticket.
In an address on the city hall
lawn here today, the governor plead
ed for development of Industry, as
serting the state "had too many eggs
In one basket" when 70 percent of
Its Income waa from agriculture.
THE DALLES. May 22. Gov
ernor Charles Martin called on the
people of Oregon to "eradicate dem
agogues who would sell out the state"
In an address defending his stand for
a low switchboard rate for Bonno
vllle power.
Ho assailed tho proposal of Con
gressman Walter M. Pierce as' being
"In effect nothing but sabotage," and
said the congressman "apparently had
the motive of wrecking" the project.
"It has been shown over and over
again that any well balanced power
system must have a large Industrial
load with a high load factor In order
to get low rates for domestic use," he
asserted.
"This was evidently not discussed
or presented by tho congressman from
Oregon, who apparently had the mo
tlve of wrecking the largest and most
promising Institution for our devel
opment that we have witnessed In
this territory.
"Tills state stands to gain so much
from Bonneville dam that It staggers
the Imagination and yet we stand to
lose all this unless the people of the
state arouse themselves to thoroughly
and completely eradicating the dan
gerous activities of these demagogues
and traders who would sell us out
and permit our competitive states to
nullify our Ood -given advantages"
The governor said his recent tes
timony before the house rivers and
harbors committee had been dis
torted to create the Impression that
a breach existed between htm and
Secretary of Interior Ickea that would
be "fatal to the dam," adding that
"this distortion takes the form that
makes It Impossible for me to be
lieve that It can be based on Ignor
ance alons."
He said he "bitterly resented"
statements that he represented "this,
that or the other bloc," in referring
to a reported accusation by Pierce
that the governor was attempting to
sleze the benefits of the dam for the
Portland chamber of commerce.
E ON JULY 2
WITH ACE FLIERS
PORTLAND, Ore., May 22. (UP)
The Oregon air tour, which will be a
state-wide event from July 9 to 10,
has already drawn 20 entries from
coast states, Allan D. Greenwood,
Portland, in charge of registration.
said today.
Max Pelrce, Med ford, president of
the Oregon aviation development com
mittee, conducted a meeting at Bend
today to make final plans for the
tour.
Ace stunt filers from all over the
country will head the tour, with
shows to be put on at 10 Oregon
cities, lasting four hours each and
with parachute Jumps as an added
attraction.
Following is the tour schedule:
Medford July 2; Klamath Falls,
July 3: Bend.JuIy 4; Baker. July 6;
Ontario, July fl: Pendleton, July 7;
Salem. July 8; Marshfleld. July 9;
Astoria, July 10; Portland, July 11.
Oregon aviators already signed In
elude: Tommy Culbertson, Medford;
Bill Randall. Klamath Falls; Dr. Paul
Sharp, Klamath Falls; Lee Eyerly
Salem,
New ftomietllle Row
WASHINGTON. May 22.-rt) Rep
resentative Compton I. White of
Clsrks'ork, Idaho, took Issue with his
colleague, D. Worth Clerk of Poca
tello on the question of Bonneville
power, saying he could not agree
with Clark's recent statement to the
house rivers and harbors commit
tee that Idaho does not need powei
from the project
One of First Twins
Born This County
Dies in Portland
PORTLAND, May 22. (P)
David S. Stearns, 79, post-president
of the Oregon Pioneers as
sociation, who waa born on a do
nation land claim which later was
the site of Med ford, died at his
home Friday night after a long
Illness,
Stearns and his twin brother
were believed to have been the
frlst white twins born in Jackson
county.
He entered the real estate busi
ness In the 80s in Portland, re
tiring In 1015. He leaves a wid
ow, a son, a brother and a sister,
all of Portland.
T
AT UNION CREEK
SWEPTjY FLAME
Loss $12,000, Uninsured,
Due To Defective Flue
Or Spark Sixty Fire
Fighters.
Fire yesterday afternoon destroy
ed three buildings of the tourist
resort In Union Creek operated by
Mr. and Mrs. Ed W. Regnler. Loss
was estimated at 12,000. Only the
tourist cabins were saved.
No Insurnnco was carried, Mr.
Regnler told Jesse DeWltt, Rogue
River national forest ranger in
charge of tho Union Creek district.
The fire was attributed by Mr, De
Wltt to either a defective flue or a
spark, .
The forest ranger station 160 feet
this side of the resort across Union
creek was threatened often, the root
catching fire IS or 20 times. A crew
of men atop tho ranger station put
each blaze out beforo It could gain
headway. -
The fire started either In the
attic or on the roof of the building
containing the Regnler living quar
ters, hotel, store, restaurant and
pos toff toe. It spread quickly to the
new lodge which was about half
completed and to the building hous
ing tho heating and power plants.
When the fire was discovered
about 3:30 It waa burning the resi
dence roof. Volunteer fire fighters
quickly assembled but they were
handicapped by lack of flre-flghting
equipment, '
A rush order was sent to Prospect,
11 miles away, whence the Califor
nia Oregon Power company sent a
pumper. Rogue River national for
est headquarters sent a pumper
from here but It arrived too late
to be of any use.
Copco and the Lewis mill also
sent men to fight the blase, about
60 volunteers being enrolled under
Mr, DeWltt and Warden . Bruce
Or leva. The crews continued on the
Job until about 8 o'clock last night.
Several of the tourist cabins were
occupied but tho occupants suffered
no loss, No one was burned nor
Injured.
It was understood no loss waa
sustained In the postofflce which
does not open for official business
until July 1 of each year. Out of
season tho postofflce Is used is n
unofficial depository for outgoing
mall. Mrs. Regnler Is postmistress.
The Regnlers lease tho land from
the United States forest service, the
area being part of the Rogue for
est. They have operated the resort
for about 10 years and the place
has become known far and wide.
A.F. OF L. PREPARES
FOR C. 1. 0. BATTLE
WASHINGTON. May 22. (Pl
American Federation of Labor leaders
headed for Cincinnati tonight to
consolidate their ranks and raise
money for their war with rebel John
L. Lewis.
Wtlllant Green, federation presi
dent, summoned to the Monday con
ference the presidents of all the 104
unions listed as loyal, to discuss how
best to suppress the growing Lewis
"revolt."
The federation's high command ex
pects to ask all loyal unions to con
tribute funds and to Insist that all
local unions Join central bodies for
the summer campaign.
Leaders have suggested that union
dues to the federation now one cent
a month for each member be
doubled temporarily to fill the war
chest. Well-informed persons said
this war fund bad dwindled consid
erably since the executive council
suspended ten of Lewis' unions for
"Insurrection" last September. These
ten unions Included 900,000 mem
hers.
JOHNSON HITS
COMPROMISE
F.D.R. COURT PACK
Administration Trying To
'Save Face' By New Fact
Finish Fight Demanded
WASHINGTON, Xlay 22. (UP)
Senator Hiram Johnson. Republican.
California, breaking a long silence.
declared tonight that the adminis
tration was trying to "save face' by
seeking enactment of a Judiciary re
organization compromise "infinitely
worse" than President Roosevelt's or
iginal program.
The first statement the veteran
California progressive has Issued on
the court subject since his original
declaration against it, coincided with
opposition proposals for an early sen
ate vote on the president's original
bill.
Johnson demanded a fight to the
finish on the original court proposal.
A compromise, he said, would be dis
graceful and humiliating to both
aides."
The administration Indicated that
there would be no decision on the
course to be pursued in the senate
until after the supreme court de
cision possibly Mohday on the so
cial security act.
The dec ts Ion Is expected to have
& vital effect on the court contro
versy. Some congressional veterans be
lieve validation of the legislation
would end pressure for enlargement
of the tribunal.
Johnson, urging opponents to fight
to the finish against any compro
mise, said:
"This contest, so far as the su
preme court is concerned, has degen
erated into an effort, on the part
of the proponents, to obtain an In
cresc of two rather than six. -
"Alt sorts of specious arguments
are being used In behalf of this 'com--promise.'
The 'compromise of course,
Is quite as bad as the original
scheme; . Indeed, Infinitely worse.
Every question of principle vanishes
and the 'compromise becomes a mere
face-saving device.
"If adopted, it would be disgrace
ful and humiliating to both sides.
The proponents of the plan will have
removed every alleged reason for their
original proposition, and the scheme
would be, In Its nakedness, simply
a bold effort to grab control of tho
court; and the opponents of the
scheme, by acceptance of the 'com
promise.' would be absolutely forget
ful of the fundamental principles
Involved.
The opponents have been upon
solid ground, fighting for a prin
ciple, a principle upon which there
can be no compromise. It must bo
fought to a finish."
The opponents of the court bill
appeared confident of their strength.
PORTLAND LABOR
TEST VOTE NEAR
PORTLAND. Ml? 31. (AP)
Portland's labor front waa quiet to
day, longahoremen and teamster
awaiting Monday night's central
labor council meeting at whtcn the
council may vote whether to sxpsl
warehousemen affiliated with the
International Longshoremen's asso
ciation. Teamsters sought votes today from
the conserrstlve A.Tli, unions, while
longahoremen, sympathstlo with the
committee for industrial organisa
tion, will depend largely on their
allies, the lumber and sawmill work
ers, for support.
The I.LJi. continued picketing et
the Meier Prank company In de
fiance of labor council order to de
slat on penalty of expulsion.
The teamsters and longshoreman
are engaged In a Jurisdictional dis
pute over Inland warehousemen. In
cluding those at Meier Frank,
vote "rail
SHERIFF SLAYER
CHKHAUS, May 3. (AP) De
fense counsel moved for a new trial
late today after a superior court
Jury convicted Claud H. Ryan of
the first degree murder of sheriff's
deputy Beth R. Jackson and recom
mended the deeth penalty.
Warren Hardy ot Seattle, defense
attorney, said hs would appeal If
the new trial motion la denied.
Jackson waa shot last April 1 dur
ing a gun fight with two men he
end snother officer sought to ques
tion regarding a robbery, Ryan's al
leged accomplice. Walter Beelert,
whem he. blamed for the ahootlng,
Is a fugitive