Corvallis Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon • 1

VOL; NO. 81 CORVALLIS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1933 ESTAELIC1IED IXC? $. RALLIES TO NRA STANDARD STO SI1IESSIIE1E CORVALUS MAN TO DOUGLAS COUNTY AS NEW COUNTY AGENT SEVERAL BIDS ARE, RECEIVED FOR NEW EOONEViLLE BRIDGE Hl'JEEKSGIVED FOR ADMIT PLftYCnOUUDS 1IJ CITK IDE CLOSED i 1 Front all part' of the nation merchants and buHinest men hoisted blue eaglr NRA flags or posters indicating that they have pledged their aepport to itoesevelt'a vast recovery paign. Above picture shows a NRA, banner being raised atop a Chicago wholesale grocery house. (Associated Press Photo).

iinnr YTninnC nTniiiiHciinTC LnllULIil (ULU nu IU 1UIL FAVORITE CRiME4if SEWAGE PLANTS KEXGHiDGE. IS CLOSED TODAY Tear Cas Bombs Send Fumes Four Floors of Large Stock Building BUSINESS STOPS DEAD Police Start Investigation Into Cause for Bombs Being placed in Building NEW YORK, Aug. 4-(AP)-The New York i stock exchange was forced to close early this afternoon when fumes which the exchange said apparently had come from ex plosions of two tear gaa bombs, flooded the lower floors of the big building. The fume were first be lieved to have come from a leaky ammonia pipe In the exchange's air cooling system, but after hasty examination "officials thought gas bombs had been tossed Into the ven tilating apparatus. New York po lice immediately began an investi gation.

The fumes billowed up through the first four floors which were ordered evacuated and also were swept into the streets at. a time when the district was throriged with a noonday crowd. Trading im mediately was suspended lor the balance of the Police reserve and emergency squad rushed into the district and held back milling thousands while the affected floors of the exchange were cleared. NEW YORK, Aug. exchange ruled that the last prices of the day, would be considered as closing prices, Based on those closing prices, the Dow-Jones averages were as follows: Industrial, 82.60 off 1.50; Railroad, 46.77 off 0.46; Utility 30.75, off 0.69.

The exchange (s to be dosed tomorrow in line with a recent ruling, it will be reopened as usual -on Monday. -The Dow-Jones" 40 bond average, at noon was at 87.88 off 0.09; and all subdivisions of this average were lower -save public utilities which made a' slight gain in contrast with their Utility shares were weak on the stock market through the, morning. Rails lost small amounts. Wet stocks were forced down for a time. but they regained part of the de cline.

Gold mining issues were de pressed with Homestake mining off more than 20 points. All markets were. lethargic be cause of uncertainty ever the dol lars future. -Washington report ed that the inflation program would be deferred and that it might not be necessary to resort to any dollar revaluation to bring recovery. justness news waa favorable par ticularly that which concerned retail and wholesale trade.

Dun and Bradstreet, found further im provement in many lines and only slight summer recession in a few others. The gains were predominant, and the momentum of the advance was accelerated by application of the blanket 'code. Oregon Fair tonight and Saturday, but overcast on -the coast; warmer in interior Saturday; mod erate northwest winds off. shore. Fair over week end.

IS ft' iliii Various Divisions of Industry in Corvallis Fall in Litv With Program UINIMUM WAGE IS SET Automotive Industry Agree ment Is Formed; Three Counties Check Code Corvallis business continues to fall In line with the national recovery program. The local automotive men have organized as the Corvallis automotive trades asso ciation with Ed Brands, chairman. and Ed Knox, secretary. Barbers of Linn, Lincoln and Benton counties also have agreed upon one plan of operation. The automotive men at a meetinvr in the offices of the chamber of commerce have agrreed upon a mini mum hourly rate of $1.25 per hour-for auto repair work.

They have also agreed that auto repair work will not b6 done except between the hours of 8 a. m. and 5:30 p. m. In the cases of the 24 hour garages of which there are three in town will be permitted auto repair work only in the case of emergency.

Discount Are Hit Another plan which ha caused much trouble among the automotive men of the city is the wholesale granting of discounts. This was frowned upon snd those pres ent at the meeting agreed that no one not entitled to a discount would receive such a favor. The code adopted by the Portland automotive dealers was discussed during the meeting before final adoption of local plans for operation here until the national program for the automotive industry is announced. The barbers of the three neigh boring counties have all agreed on the 60 cent hair cut. They have agreed to open at 8 m.

and ae at 6 p. m. daily except Saturday when they will remain opehv'till 8 p. tn. The only increase in prices comes on the haircut, the other prices having been maintained throughout the 1 1 several months.

SALEM, Aug. (UP) Wage agreement reached by cannery operator of Oregon, Washington and Laiitornia will continue in operation under the N. R. A. code, ac cording to a telegram received by Labor Commissioner C.

H. Gram from Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins. The' agreement provides a minimum of 27 cents sn hour for all time workers and Its equivalent for at least 35 per cent of all piece k. Aug. 4-(UP)-rApproximately 225 employes of the three units of the Port Orford Cedar Products company have beert given a 12tt per cent increase in wages, retroactive to 1, according to an announcement given out late yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4tn)-Progress toward settlement of the Pennsylvania coal strike was reported today after a conference be-t Recovery Administrator Hugh 8. Johnson, labor officials and coal operators. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-AP)-The recovery administration today Withdrew its approval, granted only yesterday to immediate application of labor terms in the code proposed by the laundry Industry upon discovering the agreement actually provided for wage a low aa 14 cents an hour.

The public was cautioned to go slowly on boycotting non-NRA establishments. EAGLES ARRIVES A second supply of blue eagles has arrived la Corvallis, according to Postmaster C. Ingalla. Business firms in Corvsllis. who were forced to await the arrival of the eagles when the first supply was exhausted, may now secure their eagle at the local postof lee.

Salem Offers to Buy Water Service Plant SALEM, Aug, 4. UP) Salem city council voted last night to offer the Oregon-Washington Watpr Service company for its plant here. The company was sriven until Monday to act on the offer. BE 1 ii Ui SECOND srao 265,000 Feet of Lumber Will Be Placed in Structure at Kiger Island There are many contractors who are contemplating entering bids by next Monday for the new $20,000 bridge across Boonville slough on the Willamette river at Kiger Island, construction of which is to start immediately after acceptance of bids by the county court which will receive such bids Monday, August 7, at 2 o'clock. Thus far there have been 10 bids submitted, one of which ia for materials and not for the total bridge contract, There is some wonder on the part of local county officials if the increase in price of lumber because of the NRA operating codes will alter the bid any or increase the total cost of the bridge.

In tome instances it ht believed that there may be. an advance of 15 to 20 per cent for some of the materials which will go into structure. Those who have 'submitted bids thus are George K. Abraham, Cor vallis; Portland Dredging company, Portland Bolt and. Manufacturing company which enters a bid only for Gilpin Construction company, Portland: Barham Broth ers, Salem; George K.

Reed, Port land; Gmsbach, Herbert and Starr, Klamath Falls; W. H. Feigenson, Portland; Shattuck and Neland, Portland; 1. Johnston, Newberg. There will be approximately 000 feet of lumber placed in the new bridge at Kiger Island.

It will be a covered bridge with long win dows along each side for light and vision. i STATE IS EXEMPT WML PUD SALEM, Aug. 4-(UP)-The state or any of its agencies is exempt from the N. K. "AtUirne Uen era! I.

H. Van Winkle today advised Jerrold Owen, secretary of the World waf veterans' stae aid com' mission. course It Is desirable to Co operate with the national act as far as possible," said the attorney general, "but such possibility rests with the respective departments, in View of budgetary limitations, "In most state departments, ow. ing to limitation of the appropriations, such a procedure would not be possible. Van Winkle said the Oregon statutes fixed the salaries of state officers and employes for the pres.

nt biennium, and it would not be possible to Increase without violating the w.v'n-,: "As to whether hour of employment could be reduced and additional employes added, that would depend upon the funds Van Winkle ruled. LEGION SUPPORTS HYDE PARK. N. Aug. (UPJ-The American Legion, re.

spending to the "Argonne of 1933," swung behind the industrial recovery program today while President Roosevelt, i in close communication with Administrator Hugh S. John son, directed the details of Its de velopment. Louis Johnson, national com mander of the Legion, issued "battle order" to the 10,000 Legion posts asking every war veteran to support the President; Mr. Roose. velt was quick to appreciate the rallying of millions of ex-service men to bis program.

The Dalles Corn mission Appointed by Governor Aug. Meier today appointed the follow, ing to the port of The Dalles com mission: J. Hoech, Willi P. Darnielle, Ray P. Kelley, and Walter Bailey, all of The Dalles, and Ed ward L.

Ward, Boyd. Gandhi Heads Back Into Jail; Refuses Dictates POONA, Aug. a brief moment ef liberty, Mahatma Gandhi was re-arrested today, and Immediately sentenced to one year in jail because he declined to remain io-Poona. He refused. to cease political activities, RECOVERY H.

B. Howell Succeeds J. C. Leedy, Resigned to Be Coop Manager Announcement has been made that J. C.

Leedy, county agent in Pouglas county for the past six years, has resigned from his extension service position to accept the position of manager of the Ore gon Turkey Growers' cooperative. recognized as one of the largest turkey cooperatives in the western part of the United States, Leedy will have his headquarters in Portland. Directors of the turkey growers through its chairman stated that the services of Leedy were particularly desired to advance the cause of the turkey, growers. Douglas county is one of the leading turkey production centers in the northwest with the result that the county agent there has had much to do with advancement of the Industry. The central county agent offices of the state in have recommended H.

B. Howell, former county agent in Josephine county and during the past year working out of the central office in Corval lis, as successor to Leedy in Doug las county. W. L. Teutsch, assist ant county agent leader, has been in Roseburg conferring with county officials relative to the change.

Advancement of cooperative mar keting, particularly turkey marketing, expansion and improvement in commercial egg production -which will enable, the cheaper marketing through the establishment of an egg packing plant in tablishment of the Northwestern r- Continued on page 4) TRIP IT. CLOUDS 'CHICAGO, 'Aug. tenant jCowtnander.I.. G. W.

Set, tie, youthful naval officer, decided today to begin his journey into the stratosphere in quest of scientific knowledge at. 11 o'clock tonight. Weather observers completed the survey of the western hemisphere and decided atmospheric conditions are good. Settle has waited weeks for the right weather. For a period of 20 to SO hours Settle will ride high above the earth.

Instruments with htm in around gondola, seven feet in diameter, will set down, scientists hope, valuable facts about cosmis ray the exact nature of which no man knows Settle hopes to be at least a mile above the. earth by dawn Saturday and as the sun arises its rays will add to the buoyancy of the balloon, causing it to rise much faster. Ten miles up is his goal. SI, DENVER. Coloi Aue.

Denver today checked the toll tak en by its worst-flood tne over-flnwmor nf Cherrv OTMk after the PaatlMinftil Aum mrumhlpd and found loss of life; and property damage comparatively small. flnlv twn hndtpi had been found as the creek narrowed to its banks and few persons were unaccounted for. The dead were Tom Casey, 83, Denver, and Mrs. Bertha Catlin, 24, Page City, Kans. Total property damage to homes, ki-Mfr0.

and warehouses in the wholesale district where basements were flooded and to crops in Cher-rv Creek valley was estimated at close to $1,000,000. 1 KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. 4. (AP)-Union pickets failed to prevent reopening of mills at Klamath Falls today and 12 plants, idle for the last two weeks, were operating almost to capacity. City police and deputies from the sheriffs office patrolled the mills, but no violence accompanied the back to work.

The mill and timber workers on ion voted last night to oppose rev onenine. Two thousand men at tended a giant mass meeting, but ujd Hiiivu uv -ri. I dwindled to a few hundred today. SEmE TO TRY DQQ.QQO LOSS 111 DENVER FLOOD KLAI MILLS RE-QPEH TODAY SALEM, Aug. is the most; prevalent erime committed by men prisoners received at the Oregon State penitentiary, according to Warden James Lewis.

Second largest number received are sentenced for burglary, third for forgery. More women are received for. violation of narcotic laws than for any other crime. "-V During the past two' years 225 of the 943 men received at the penitentiary were guilty of larceny. Sentenced for burglary were 164, for forgery 118.

i Other sentences imposed included liquor law viola tions 85, assault with intent to rob T4, obtaining niooey under false pretenses 60,. rape 83, assault (and robbery while armed -with a dangerous, weapon 23, arson 15, manslaughter 14, first degree murder 8, second degree murder 13, kidnaping 2, criminal syndicalism 1, polygamy 2, setting fire to forest lands 5.. Forty-four. women were received during the two years. Their crimes included narcotics violations 15, ob taining money under false pretenses 4, larceny 6, forgery 3, liquor violations 3, arson 2, burglary 2.

Jefferson Bridge Given Dedicatory Celebration SALEM, Aug. 4.i(UP)-A ihwJ-ern steel and concrete bridge across the Santiara river on the Pacific highway at Jefferson was dedicated Thursday afternoon, to Jacob Con-ser, Oregon pioneer, who 82 years ago operated a ferry there. Portland Man Named State Architect Head SALEM, Aug. V. Bennes, Portland, was named.

state architect examiner Friday by Governor Meier. Curtain Dropped Today on Local Program Because of Empty Pocketbook FOUR WEEKS SHORT Corvallis Supervised Activity End With Variety of Games' Scheduled The Corvallis summer playground work, under leadership of Ed Adams closed today because of a depleted treasury, with the last week devoted to elimination tournaments for Individual championships in handball, horseshoes, running high Jump, broad jump, pole vaulting, $0 and 100 yard dash. tumbling, horisontal bar and throwing indoor ball for accuracy. These events were held on the Franklin school grounds with Clarence Dis ney in charge, The children were, divided in three age groups, up to eight years, 8 to 12, and boys 13 years and older. Handball games were played with a volleyball on the dirt floor of the playsheds.

Horseshoes were played on the 30 foot 'distances by the small boys, while the medium and older boys played en the 40 foot pita. Tumb ling' was judged on the forward rollovers, backward rollovers, head- stand running front hand spring. v. Have Many Events Horizontal' bar was judged on "front pull over," "skinning the cat," one knee pull over and chin ning. Throwing for accuracy waa divid ed "into two' distances: small boys threw B0 feet and the'nuutinm and older boyg 40 feet Throwing was not restricted as underhand or overhand.

Ribbon were given to first and second place winner in each of the events. These follow For events for small boys under eight years, Jackie Bylend and David Allison were outstanding. The event Included) 50 yard dash 100 yard dash and broad David Allison, first, Jackie Byland, sec. ond; horseshoes, Bob Matthews first, Jackie Byland second; hand ball, Jackie Byland first, Lloyd Edwards second; tumbling, Jackie Byland, first; throwing for accur acy, Jackie Byland, first; Lloyd Edward second, Winners for medium boys, 8 to 12 years inclusive, 60 yard dash. Jack Gaskins first, Bill Moore second; 100 yard dash.

Jack Gaskina first. Charles Schuster second; high jump, Jack Gaskins first, Charles Schuster second; broad jump, For. est Bailey first. Jack Gaskins, sec ond; pole vault. Jack Gaskins first; Puan Taylor second; horseshoes, Jack, Gaskins first, Bill Moore second; handbR, Bill Moore, first, Don Reynolds second; tumbling, Jack Gaskins first, Charlea Schus ter second; horisontal bar, Bob Schuster first.

Jack Gaskins sec ond; throwing, Jack Gaskins first. Bill Moore second." Jack Gaskins won seven firsts and two seconds. In the older boys group, IS years and over, the winners were: 50 yard dash, Gene Reish first, Cud Byland second; 100 yard dash. Gene Keisn first, Norman uunkln sec ond; high jump, Bud Byland first, Gene Reish second i broad jump, bene Reish first, Bud Byland second; pole vault, Gene Reish first, Normsn Dunkin second; horseshoes, Arden Hearing first, Dick Sims second; hand ball. Arden Hearing first, Dick Sims second; tumbling, Gene Reish first, Ardep second; horisontal bar, Gene Reish first, Arden Hearing second; throwing for accuracy, Bud Byland first, Art Moots second.

PORTLAND, Aug. virtually the same moment, Robert Lee Miller, Jacksonville, defending champion, and Don Erick-son, Los Angeles, advanced into the semi-finals of the national public links golf tournament today, being paired for an afternoon 18 hole battle. Ertckson conquered Henry Batista. Attadena, CaL 2 up, and Mil ler finished Bud Ward, Olympia, 2 and 1. Charles Ferrers, San Francisco, 1931 champion, eliminated Leslie Leal of Bellinghara, formerly of Eugene, 8 and 4, and was matched (a the semi-finals with Bruce Mc-Cormick, Los Angeles, who beat Stanley Seymour, Lot Angeles, ad MILLER WINS 111 LINKS.TOURFJEY Tim Is Necessary, States Chief of National Recovery Act Program TEETH ARE TO BE USED Johnson States if Establishments Fail to Follow Code, Reprimand Due WASHINGTON, Aug.

week leeway was decreed by Administrator Johnson today before sanctioning pressure on business and industry to' comply with President Roosevelt' blanket wage and employment agreement The six weeks old industrial 'control movement for higher wages and shorter work hours has. spread so far ever the country that officials directing it admit it has outrun their realization. They are planning soon a stocktaking measure in terms of new that' made wages for those now at work as actual results are obtained. The spread Suit thm nrMrrim hsc. MiHA nsrttv Jbrough voluntary presidential re employment agreements now being signed by Individual employers and through patting into effect, pending hearings, labor terms of many codes advanced by business and uv duatrial groups, Yesterday the laundry industry was blanketed in.

The lumber code still is undergoing revision. Tiate Necessary In a conference with newspaper men, the administrator said a period of time is necessary for busi ness Rouses to adjust personnel to the new wage and hour levels. and until this transitional period is ended, "the public must be rea At the same time Johnson said no "recalcitrant minority" will be emitted to hold up the recovery rogram. Asked if there is a of the rt- eovery' act would be utilised if small groups did not bo alone on the program within their indui-1 tries after their specifia code is adopted, Johnson said: "It's not a likelihood, it's dead certainty." fy' He added however that the whole aim of the act is to avoid use- of compulsion. "Teeth" in the industrial act comprise power of the President to license industries.

If some concerns refuse, to abide by the code adopted to cover their field-, Roosevelt could refuse to license them to Ho business. "Klondike Kate" Will I Visit in Bend Shortly SEATTLE, Aug. Kate" was enroute to Bend. i ti ftuuaijr wiuu up tier mnaira ana return to her husband in' the "land of ghosts" Well-known in Alaska gold rush days, she again came into prominence recently when aha' married John Matson, sourdough miner, who had been secretly with her while in the Yukon, and who married her. aftef waiting nearly 86 years.

-i Hal Hoss Expected to Return to Office Soon THE DALLES, Aug. of State Hal Hoss, accompanied by Mrs. Hobs, were vacationing in eastern Oregon mountain regions today, preparatory to returning to Salem where Hoss will resume hit official duties. NEW YORK; Aug. 4(AP)-Mrs.

Helen Willa Moody, captain of the United States Wightraan cup team, decided not to play in the cup matches against Great Britain today because of an old injury to her hack. Sarah Palfrey was named to Play in the singles in her place. Moody may be able to play Hop gales Continue to Be Reported; 49 Cents SALEM- Aur. of k. uaiss 01 bods mm waeic raaucea fyl holdings of Oregon growers to 1,062 halea.

'The boos brooch 48 ad 49 cents a pound. First picking of to new crop will start Wt August 20. HELEN MOQDYNQT 1M CUP MATCHES SALEM Aug. clean river campaign gained im-petus when Medford and Roseburg authorised bond issues of 100,000 each for sewage disposal plants on the Rogue and Umpqua rivers; The bond issues are contingent on approval of the federal government' under the public works act. It is Expected that 30 per cent of the cost of the plants Will be advanced to the cities, the remainder-loaned by the government.

The bonds will be Retired by service charges added to prater rates. At the July 21 special election seage plants approved by -Portland, Salem, 000; 850,000: Grant Pass, and' Burns, $25,000. Baker approved a $104,123 plant in ApriL A number of other cities, mostly In the Willamette valley, will consider sewage plants at elections not yet set. Approval will mean elimination of most of the major' pollutions' of the river. In none of the elections thus far held has the affirmative majority been even close.

Towns to vote on disposal plants include Seaside, McMlnn-ville, Newberg, Cottage Grove, Molalla, Springfield, Eugene, Lakeview, Nyssa, Central Point, $3,000. Increase of 10 Per Cent Reported by Pine Group PORTLAND, Aug. business totalling 43,741,000 feet or about 22 per cent under the three-year weekly average for July and 10 per cent above the week before, was reported here -today by the Western Pine association ior the week ending Jufy 29th. based on the reports of 120 mills, 73 of which were operating. NEAR JUNEAU "at, LINER HIGH AND DRY ON SANDSPIT a.

IT" I hmM i.i The finer Northwestern is shows beat bed en sa Eagle river saniispU after it crashed into a rock en tie shore sf Seatiael island, near Juneaa. Th deMroyer, Trevor, shown standing by, took aboard the HI passenger and members of the crew. (Copyright 1933 by Winter Pond frees A.P..