Corvallis Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon • 1

VOL XXVL.NO. 233. OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL; 15, 1935 ESTABLISHED 1SS2 BISHOP CANNON IS HISTORICAL ESSAY U.S. BURT NOV FIVESTATESftHE IRCU1T COURTIS A OPENED. TODAY ON-LOCAL TRUCK CASE STATE CHAMPIDIIS JEGElDlDI! SWIMMING POOL CAMPAIGN EfJDS GOLQBADQ DUST 5TDRM DESCRIBED SWEPT HI DUST r.

vt School Band Is rn Creat Ovation by Student Body NOW OFFICIAL GROUP ocal Organization Will Act as Official Band for Rose Festival The Corvallis high school band, 1935 state champions crowned at the annual state contest held Sat urday on the University of Oregon campus at Eugene, today was the cause of an assembly at the high school when the two trophies won by the. band were officially pre- sented to the student body. The trophies are tha Oregonian trophy which is held permanently by the local high school and thr Sieber- -ling-Lucas trophy which must be won three times for permanent pos Area It CentraJJCansaa and West and Southwest of Jayhawker State AIRPLANES FLY HIGH Southern Nebraska and Iowa Cet Billows of Dust Clouds KANSAS CITY, April Stiffling and killing dust storms, swept portions of five states today. They were the newest in a series tt destructive storms which have smothered the Wheat country of western Kansas, eastern Colorado, the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, and eastern New Mexico since The worst affected area today extended from central Kansas west and southwest. Dust was carried by winds ranging up to 60 an hour in velocity.

Dust clouds also billowed east ward Into Missouri, Southern JJe- braika and, Iowa reported dust. Airplanes were forced to travel at 20,000 feet to avoid the dust. Al buquerque was the first "open" air port west of Kansas City. Santa Fe trains through west ern Kansas cancelled schedules, Hornet. Ari Sealed The inhabitants were marooned in sealed homes.

Schools we, re or dered closed until the storm abated, 'Amarillo and other Texas Panhandle citjs were smothered. The dust will coVer, all of Texas today, the government weather bureau said. Accompanying the winds that swept the five-gtats region were lower temperatures. A cold wave was forecast generally, Arizonnna tniiav swaitpit a brisk session. i.v,:.';'f:.ii-V'ii A' HEAD DEMOCRAT IN JUVENILE RANKS Corvatlis Resident Coes to Top in Annual Election Held In Portland U.

S. Corvallia, was elected president of the Young Democratic clubs of Oregon at the annual meeting in Portland Satur day. Mr. Burt has been busy the Young Democrat ranks lor the past two years, and won "the position from a field of intensively active aspiranta. The new president was born in Iowa City, Iowa, December, 26, His parents were from his father, George H.

Burt, being a graduate dentist and prac ticing his profession in Eddyville, Iowa, at the lime ef his death. Mr. Burt.was only 18 months old at the time his father's death when his mother, Mrs. R. K.

Burt; of CorvallisVreturned to Oregon where her parerityMr. and Mrs. J. H. Edwards, were living in Linn county.

Mr. Burt is a cousin of the late William Jennings Bryant and has been a Democrat all his life. He" waseducated in the public schools of Brownsville, Ashland, Portland, Bend, Coburg, Bellfoun- tain and Corvallis, and Oregon State college. oW- He lived for eight years on a stock 'ranch between Sisters and Bend in what then was Crook coun ty and has lived at Corvallia since 1910. He has wheat land interests in Morrow county.

He worked on (Conhnoed on page ApriUMAP)-Th "essentials to unity of inter ests" of the nation of North end South America war stressed today by President Roosevelt in sealing a pact rendering inviolable the cuhur al monuments In the Americas in case of conflict The treatyMras signed at the White House by representatives of the United States and 18 Latin American countries. Surrounded by diplomats and officials the President termed the signing as "a step forward in the preservation of the 1 1 a 1 achievements of this hemisphere," arid in effect invited the other countries of the world to join in it by adding: 1 "In opening this pact to the adherence of the nations of the world we are endeavoring to' make of universal application one of, the principles vital to preservation of modem civilization." Bill PACT SIGHED TODAY CONTEST STARTS AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Pioneer Events i of Corvallis and Benton County to Be Recounted A Corvallis essay contest, spon sored by the chamber of commerce, with all junior high school students eligible, and length of essay 1500 to 2000 words, is under way. judges for the contest ase Myron Myers, Miss Eleanor Hansen, high school teacher, and E. T. Reed, college editor.

Suitable cash prises are announced. Sources of material and suggest ed subjects follow? J. C. Avery, founder of Marys yule (now Corvaiits). Persons to get information from Mrs John Fulton, Mrs.

Rose Wil son. Mrs. Groves, Jerry Henkle, Philomath, Jess Foster, Mrs. W. A.

Wells, Mrs, Talbot-Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Avery, Mrs. Abe King, J. Fred Yates, Mrs.

Mary Jane Whitby, Thomas Cooper, JT. R. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Buchan an, Mr.

and Mrs. Claude Buchanan, Professor Charles Johnson, Dr. William Taylor Johnson Porter, Mrs. Taylor Porter, Frank Irvine, editor Oregon Journal, files of Ga- tette-Times. -v-.

Books that can be referred to History of Oregon, biogranhical history, Charles Henry Carey, author: History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea; History of the Oregon Coun try, Harvey Scott; History of Ore gon, Lyman; History of Oregon, John B. Horner; Pioneer Days of Oregon History by Clark; Willam ette' Valley, Oregon. The above books in the Corvallis public library. Subjects that can be written about: The college; the first grade school; the first high school, the second high school; the library; street cars; in Corvallis; carriage the first newspaper; the first flouring mill; -carding factory; the first sawmill; railroads; Southern Pacific and C. and Oregon Electric; first courthouse; tapitol here in 1851: first churches Meth-dist, Baptist, Methodist South, Episcopal, Catholic Congregational.

Evangelical, Chris tian Science; Hanson Poultry farm. Drought Area to Get Oregon Surplus Whea WASHINGTON. Anril 15-fAPV By May IS all surplus wheat in Oregon and Washington will be shipped into the drouth Urea, Senator McNary was informed. Oregon, Washington and Idaho delegations will meet tomorrow with agricultural department officials to discuss the surplus, estimated at 6,000,000 bushels, accord, ing to Representative Pierce. Myron Myers In Denver last Tuesday in Worst Duster in 3 Years ALL COUNTRY PARCHED rrigation Ditches Filled With Silt, and Soil Over Top.

of Railroad Fences By MYRON K. MYERS The greatest Colorado dust storm in three years was witnessed by the writer last week, spending few days in Denver. This storm raised clouds ef dust three miles high over the city, according to the Post, and deposited many million tons of silt and sand on the countryside. Residents of the green paradise of the Willamette valley cannot form any conception of the dust storm. Pictures' do not express the havoc wrought, one must actually be on the ground, get the "smell" and the "feel" to adequately realise the tremendous effect these dust storms of the past three years have- had on American' economic conditions.

Irrigation ditches are filled with dust and sand, topsoil has been blown fence -high in many places along the union Pacific tracks be tween Denver end the Borie cut off in Wyoming, soil is up to the sec ond stories of houses lit the Greeley irrigated garden of in many places he-rail rosd kept big crews continually at work to shovel the sou off the tracks, and keep the line open. Being used to throwing windows as open as possible tor sleeping and not being bothered by any out side elements, we did this in a Denver hotel, with the result that in the morning there was a clean up to be made, dust covered the entire room, settling in a brown Land gray deposit on clothes, dress ers, chairs, and carpets. The 'dust has been the despair of hotel maids for5 several -years," and also the merchants, who have nearly ex hausted themselves by the continual fight to keep stocks clean and pre sentable. Last Tuesday morning in Denver the storm was at its height, not much wind, but enough, at noon alf street lights, motor lights, and street cars blinked throughout the murky Which was a dull brown Thensnow fell, and all afternoon the city was pelted with the dust meanwhile con tinuing as thick as ever. One Can! (Continued on page 2) The Corvallia high school ia the holder of one Sieberling-Lucas tro phy won In 1924, 1926 and 1926.

The band during those three years was directed by Jtt. S. jncuuriey. The band now ia under the direc- tion of Ervin Kleffman. Beardsley Makes Presentation Bob Beardsley, president of the Corvallis band, presented the 1935 trophies to the student body at -the assembly this morning oi the combiped junior and senior high school groups and Clair Widmer, kraidjrnt 0f the student body, re ceived the trophies on behalf or that body.

The Corvallis band by virtue of ginning the Class A championship Oregon Saturday afternoon be-umes the official band for the 1935 lose Festival show to Portland. This announcement was made at band masters meeting held Eu- gene Friday night by a committee from Portland representing tha Rose, Festival organisation, official here said today. It was announced today the entire- band will be' on hand for service during: the 1935 show in Portland. Solo Champion Not only did the local high school band return home with the major band championship for the state of (Continued on Page 4) Coal'of 400 Names to Pledges Attained Today, Report Indicates MONEY FOR MATERIALS if Project Is Continued, Local Funds Raised Will Not Co for Labor The campaign to obtain 400 sig nature to pledges for the Corvallis swimming pool ended today with the goal attained. The general committee reported this afternoon that 400 signatures have been received, most, of those signing the pledges agreeing to take a $5 ticket which will entitle the holder, to privileges at the.

pool for a certain period of time, that period to be determined InHhe evenf thr pool, is r. In the event the project is con tinued and'the money raised from these pledges, the local funds will be used in thi purchase. of mate- I m. 1 1 UMf rials lur ins puui. xuc cvm- mittee: handling the drive for the swimming pool haa been told the project could be handled' through the SERA with the government furnishing money for labor.

Two weeks ago when April IS was set as the iinai aay oi uie drive to obtain pledges tho commit tees engaged In the work began i concerted program which this aft ernoon closed with the goal of 400 signatures reached and with a few names to spare. The city council meeting tonight may be given a report on the drive thus far, it was indicated today. mmi LINCOLN. AprU -A boom of midwestern progressive Reptiblicana for John R. McCarl, comptroller general of the United States, for president, took on for midable stature today with the an nouncement from the Nebraska progressives and supporters the campaign would be organised im mediately.

George W. Kline, chairman of the Nebraska; progressive league, said the first step' would be or ganization of local "McCarl for president" clubs, followed by the Or ganization of state clubs. Kline said he had been urged to support McCarl for president in 1936 by friends of Senator George Nor- his. "If the Republican party," said Kline," would rid itself of its re actionary leadership and would nominate McCarl for president, it would stand an excellent chance of returning to power in 1936." Kline supported President Roosevelt in 1932. Financial Jam Is Broken, Says Chief WASHINGTON, April 15-(AP) Secretary Morgenthau declared to day that the "financial log jam is been broken," and that the country is "on the eve of seeing the substantial benefits of this fundamental change." His address, made over a nationwide broadcast, was coincident with a call for redemption of of fourth Jiberty 4 per fcent bonds, which will retire the last of the liberty loan bonds floated, to carry on theworld war.

Thejre-demption call date is October IS. Washington Crews Clean Boards With California fiAN FRANCISCO, April (UP)-The University of Washing-ton crews made a clean sweep Saturday of the three races against TTnlvocttttv ett Pn11fnrna HEIHC STARTED southeast wind, promised by the weather bureau, to carry away the blanket of, dust that bas hprig over state since Meteorologists said the. dust would remain the atmosphere for two days more nd then be swept away by the southeaster. Meanwhile" an wall" 'prevented -the dust from rolling into California Tbecause of a continued tow pressure. METHODIST SPEAKER THIS EVENING Church Official From Capital at Washington Will Talk 7:30 At 7:30 o'clock this evenh.

the South Methodist church residents of this city will have the opportunity hear, Bishop James Cannon, "Washington, D. deliver-onef at two addresses which he will giW in Oregon. He appeared at Roseburg last night and after addressing his Corvallia audience tonight is expected to re turn to Los Angeles. The reason that Roseburg and Corvallis have been chosen as the two cities in this state for the appearance of the noted Methodist is attributed to the fact that in this city resides V. Pt Muses, member of the national board of lay activi ties and the national board of missionaries of the South Methodist church.

In Roseburg resides T. S. Wheeler, presiding elder of this dis trict. The topic to be discussed by Bish op cannon, tne stormy petrei many United States senate bear ings, will be prohibition. This sud- Ject is an interesting one as far as this district is concerned and it believed there will be a large at tendance at the meeting this evening.

PORTLAND. April powerful amalgamation of union forces in the Pacific coast lumber ing industry demanded today that manufacturers meet with their representatives to discuss higher wages or face a crippling strike. Muir, representative of the United Brotherhood of Carpen ters and Joiners of America, addressed the virtual ultimatum to the lumber nieri. have notified the West Coast Lumbermen's association that we desire to settle the issues involved in the threatened strike by con ference," Muir said. "We do not want to strike.

But if the operators refuse Jto meet us we will be ready to tie up virtually every lumber plant in the north west. flTESTIU WASHINGTON, April 1MAP) The supreme court agreed today to pass on the constitutionality.of the national industrial recovery act. A final decision In a New York poultry case as selected by the government ag ideal for the purpose, is expected before the present term of ccurt ends late in May or early in June. Arguments 'will be heard on May 2. The supreme court adjourned today for two weeks without passing on the constitutionality of the railway pension law or the Frasier- Lemke farm moratorium act PHILADELPHIA, April 18.

(AP) An apology to President Roosevelt and to the American Newspaper guild is asked of wood uruen, gum presiaent, ny xne executive council of the newspaper guild of Philadelphia and Camden for a remark attributed to Bruen, By reservation the Philadelphia and Camden guild council "repudiated" the statement Bruen was quoted by the. Guild Reporter, this organization's periodical, as making. The statement was given as "labor's public enemy No. 1 is Franklin D. Roosevelt." Reduced Rates Coast Lumber SEATTLE, April 15.

-(AP) The West Coast Lumbermen's association today announced receipt of Word that traffic executives of railroads of Chicago have agreed to join with western and transcontinental lines in a through rata' of 72 cents per hundred pounds' on lumber shipped from the Pacific coast to points between Chicago and tha Atlantic LUMBER LABOR DEBS III BE MADE SOOn APOLOGY ASKED DF GUILD 0 Adjournment Made Friday, as Personal Damage Surt Was Closed The Benton county circuit court got underway this morning for its second week of activity with tha opening of the Frank Van Hoosen vs." Mark Riekard case, an action on a contract Judge Carl Wimber- ly adjourned court Friday night following completion of the Erven vs. Eagy et al case, the jurors in that case bringing in a verdict for the defendant Those jurors chosen for prelimi nary examination this morning by the court clerk in the Van Hoosen vs. Riekard case were F. R. Dooley, C.

W. Hargan, Eunice AverilL H. Beigel, H. P. Doleman, George Abraham, F.

M. Zeller, F. S. Fiseh-er, F. Payne, Frank Cole, W.

C. H. B. Pleasant. Some of these will be challenged and oth- ers drawn to Till their places in the jury box before the final 12 jurors are agreed, upon.

This ease revolves around a truck whichVan Hoosen is said to have purchased from Riekard. Riekard is reported as having repossessed the truck but Van Hoosen claims in his action that "the truck taken by Riekard is not the trick origi nally purchased from 4hJcai dealer. April 15-(AP)- Chairman Harrison oT the senate finance committee said today he would introduce probably tomorrow a bill for payment of the bonus that would meet with President Roosevelt's approval, Harrison de- clined.to discuss what the measure would disclose. He is known, now- ever, to have been' studying pro- posalf or nKvmg-up; the maturity date of the adjusted service certut cates and paying their current value on the basis in negotiatble bonds." -H His statement coming just 24 hours after his conference with the chief executive at the White House, indicated the administration das de cided what it will offer as a com promise on the troublesome bonus question. "TEH PARTY'1 IS BOSTON, April -The first open defiance of the adminis tration's cotton processing tax was voiced today by James Sinclair, president of the Fall River Cotton Manufacturers' association, who said, "I am willing to go to jail for refusing to pay this tax my self." Sinclair who is also treasurer of the Charlton mills in Fall River, proposed that northern and south ern manufacturers refuse to the tax "unless President Roosevelt shows an inclination to aid the tex tile industry;" "I am in a 'Boston tea party' mood," Sinclair said.

DIES AT FARGO FARGO. N. April Smith Stimmeli, 92, sole survivor of President Lincoln's bodybuard during the Civil war and pioneer Far go attorney, died late yesterday at his home here" from complications due to old age, i Collections and Credit Sales Show Increase ST. LOUIS, April and credit sales in the United States continued to Inersase during March, despite unfavorable weather in many sections, a monthly survey by the National Retail Credit' association disclosed today. An average Increase of 6.1 per cent in collections and S.9 per cent in credit salea was shown.

The survey covered 21,744 retail stores tn 73 cities. "Welder Oregon and Washington Unsettled, with-ehowers, tonight and Tuesdayiy moderate temperature; fresh west winds off coast. HPLRiED APOSSIBILITY LirJCQLfJ GUARD mm AVEST WHO'S AFRAID OF AN EAGE PORTLAND, April 15. (AP) Plans for the transfer to the green fields and hills of western Oregon and western Washington of 25,000 families from' the parched and dusty midwest drought area, were revealed here today by D. O.

Hood state; budget director for Oregon, upon'hls return from Washington, D. C. The task, ha said, will be under- taken by the federal relief administration. It will be underway with- in a month. State owned property In Oregon and Washington will first be taken up, federal money being used for the Later property ac quired by the federal land bank in -tbe two atatea will be bought Only the most desirable of the available land will be placed at the disposal of the newcomers.

1 The plan has the double benefit of giving willing families a new chance, and of placing on the tax rolls thousands pf acres of land from which there is now no return. The federal relief administration will soon make a survey of avail- able land in Oregon and Washing-ton, Hood said, and placing of the refugee families will start be believes, in a month. The money will come from the $4,880,000,000 work relief appropriation. I oo iooV mm area along the Pacific coast. PARIS, April first move toward a series of twtf-na tion air defense treaties-which.

may link all Europe was made by France today, While the League of Nations Council met in Geneva to talk about treaty violation, it was announced officially here that General Victor Denain, air minister, would -go to Rome early in May to discuss tech. nical aspects of an jaerial treaty with Italy. This is the first step toward series of such treaties, which would be joined with a general aerial de fense league of western European nations. All talk of the general and direct treaties is based on the superficial assumption that Germany will be party to them. It was indicated, if present pacification efforts failed, a series of treaties pledging air defense, would be negotiated similar to the military treaties now be ing negotiated and aimed actually at Germany.

Riots in India Cause 19 Deaths NEW DELHI, India, April Communal riots flaring throughout India took a week end toll counted today at 19 killed, in eluding three children burned to death, and at least 86 wounded. The worst clash broke out at orosabad, where smoldering an tagonism between Hindus and Mos remr flared Into fierce figbtmg during a Mohammedan procession in connection with the Muharrara Wiley Post Not Daunted by His Three Failures LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 15. -(UP)-WlUy Post, record 4akin flyer, announced today that be hones to trv arain to snan tbe con tinent seven hours, despite his third failure yesterday in the stra tosphere plane Winnie- Mae. AIRTREAT1ESMRY LINK ALL EUROPE Call Money Rate Lands "1 at New Low on Market NEW YORK, April 15-(UP)-The' New York stock exchange today posted call money renewals at -of .1 per cent, the first change in tha 1 per cent pegged rate since Decern T.r tr inn, -l" 1 1 The Varsity Won by six feet, thai. The half per-cent rate.

ia the lowest In history. Junior Varsity-by-eia lengths, and the frosh by three lengths. Bankers to Aid China With Money Problems SHANGHAI, April (AP) -Foreign bankers operating in China pledged their co-operation today to Chinese financial authorities in their efforts to meet tha nation's accentuated monetary problems growing from America's boosted silver prices, Tire and Rubber Strike Threat Was Easier Today AKRON, 0 April li (UP) -Tension caused, by a threatened strike in the tire and rubber industry here was eased today after union employes of tha three major tiro factories reached a truce agree ment with their employers..