The Idaho Statesman from Boise, Idaho • 1

MAM Published Every Day No HO ESTABLISHED 1864 BOISE IDAHO TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 51937 ASSOCIATED PRESS DAT AND NIGHT LEASED WIRES Price Five Cents US CONGRESS Governor Clark Takes As Idaho Legislature Office Meets Contact With Kidnaper Believed Established Police Curtail Activity State Problems To One Governor To DIE AS BOMBS RAIN ON GITr Nazis Continue Seizure and Search of Basque Ships Britain Puts War Vessels in Disputed Zones MADRID VP) Fascist warplanes bombarding Madrid Monday killed at least 100 citizens and the total of the deaths of those burled beneath twisted wreckage and crumbled buildings may never be known Meanwhile German officials announced Nazi warships will continue to seize and search Spanish Socialist merchant ships to avenge capture' of the freighter Palos Great Britain put 17 warships in the Mediterranean to protect merchant shipping and France and Britain considered 'ways and means of halting the between Germany and Spanish Barques Between 200 and 300 were wounded by the bombing of Madrid Forty dead and wounded were extricated froir one house alone in the former neutral zone made so by mutual agreement between Fascists and Madrid defenders One bomb fell in the Estrecho subway station entrance just as panic-stricken men women and children crowded down the steps seeking safety Another bomb fell on a nearby street where queues of women waited to buy meat from a butcher shop The raid coincided with what appeared to be the heaviest Fascist drive in recent weeks to widen the wedge driven into University city suburb At the same time there were drives in the southern Cordoba and the northern Guadalajara fronts A wavering militia line at Maja-da Honda was the only obstacle to the Fascist advance pushing against the El Escorial road to the northwest Government-dominated newspapers charged battalions of German troops participated In attacks In the Boadilla Dey Monte sector but said they were driven back by Socialist defenders of the capital NAZIS DETERMINED BERLIN UP) Nazi warships will continue to seize and search Span- (Continued an Page 2 Column 1) 9 ffierldeptb FORECAST Idaho: Occasional snow Tuesday much colder in north portion Wednesday unsettled with snow and much colder in south portion BOISE TEMPERATURES Monday January 4 1937 (From Weather Bureau) Barzilla Clark as Inaugural day arrives in Idaho and Ross turns over to his successor after serving three successive terms Incoming have reason to both Democrats (Photo by EU Fuller) Sam Rayburn of Texas Wins House Majority Leadership as Parties Hold Pow-wows Neutrality Act First WASHINGTON UP) Party powwows the election of a Democratic house leader reunions back-slapping and a final polishing of an already scrubbed and gleaming capitol provided bustling preliminaries Monday for the opening of a busy session of congress With the convening hour set for noon Tuesday senate Democrats and house Republicans chose their officers and then house Democrats met to settle a bitter campaign for the majority leadership between Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas and Representative John of New York Texan is Victorious Rayburn won 184 to 127 The Texan has been a fighting new dealer and as chairman of the interstate commerce committee championed the' public utility holding company and the securities exchange acts The opening of congress will be broadcast over both' radio networks today Transmission begins at 10 a and is expected to continue to approximately (Boise time) Throughout the capitol and more particularly in the office buildings knots of returning legislators gathered to renew old acquaintanceships shake hands reminisce and exchange stories of the political campaigning Newly elected members were everywhere too getting settled in their new offices asking advice In the senate chamber two clerks nonchalantly smoked cigars forbidden Tuesday and a third was mysteriously busy checking off names on a senate roll call list Republicans Assemble But in the house chamber there was action Before noon the Republicans of that branch a little band of 89 minus six absentees scattered about the huge reaches of the chamber for their organization conference Representative Snell of New York re-elected as minority floor leader and chosen his hopeless candidate for the speakership sat leaning forward on his elbows at the table The conference lasted three hours with what developed to be a discussion of the general political are not going to oppose measures we sound just because they come from the Snell told reporters later will consider each piece of legislation on its The senate Democrats met in a small room The session was brief and to the point They re-elected Senator Robinson of Arkansas as floor leader and Senator Lewis of Illinois as whip Robinson told reporters that amending the neutrality act to prohibit arms shipments to Spain (Continued on Page 2 Column 2) (Continued on Page 2 Column 5) From BEN ROSS (left) smiles at the keys to tlio office and outgoing Governors FIGHTS FLUE Three Men Hurt Thousands Idle as Result of Auto Industry Tie-up DETROIT VP) The first violence of widespread labor troubles in the automotive industry marred the 1 strike front "Mondfay as state and federal governments offered mediation services A police officer and two pickets were hurt slightly at Cleveland The of the United Automobile Workers of America and the committee for industrial organization met to consid-der next steps to enforce demands upon General Motors corporation the largest producer for a general collective bargaining agreement The board has been empowered to call a general strike if it deems such action advisable Nearly 40000 General Motors employes are Idle because of A strikes closing eight plants and shutdowns of five other Clark Delivers Message Today Another PUBLIC GREETS Reception at Statehouse and Inaugural Ball Do Honor to Leaders Social highlight of inauguration ceremonies was a reception in the evening at the statehouse for Governor and Mrs Barzilla Clark and other state officials followed by the Inaugural ball at the temple Political dignitaries from every corner of the state were represented at the colorful reception In the evergreen-decked rotunda on the second floor of the capitol Hundreds of citizens went down the long line to congratulate the new state officers The reception started as Governor and Mrs Clark and other members of the Inaugural group marched down the corridor from the suite under a bower of evergreens to the rotunda The Boise municipal band played to the The procession was led by color bearers of the Idaho national guard Mayor Recejves Guests Mayor Edlefsen and other members of the city council assisted by General McConnel and his aides received the guests Other hosts who composed the receiving line Included Walter York and Baird past and present president of the Boise Chamber of Commerce: Willis Moffatt and Frank Winzeler past and present president of the junior chamber and Austin A Walker general chairman of the reception and ball Dean of the biennial state pageantry was Justice James (Continued on Page 5 Column 8) Duke of Windsor by Wreck ENZESFELD Austria VP) The Duke of Windsor was shaken but uninjured when his car sideswlped another at the foot of Semmering mountain where the Duke planned to go skiing Sunday it was revealed here Monday The former King of Britain was so upset mentally he ordered his chauffeur to turn around and return at once to the chateau of his host Baron Rothschild a reliable informant said Newspaper Ad Indicates Climax Near in Mattson Case Doctor lakes Public Appeal TACOMA A fervent plea abruptly halted the search for Charles Mattson and his kidnaper Monday night as belief grew that release of the 10-year-old victim might be a matter of hours Dr Mattson appealed to law officers late Monday to curtail their activities Within a few hours federal state and local officials announced his wish had been granted Harold Nathan directing the 40 department of justice agents on the case declared his department has consistently followed a policy In the hope young Charles might be returned Contact Established William Cole chief of the state patrolmen ordered his men to drop their extensive search for suspects in the vicinity of Shelton Tacoma police said they would not intervene In the case at present The physician issued his public appeal to all law enforcement agencies a short time after appearance of a newspaper personal ad which convinced observers contact has been established with the kidnaper who is demanding 828000 ransom Charles was abducted a week ago Sunday night by an armed masked man who smashed his way into the pretentious Mattson home nd seized the boy while holding his brother sister and the girl chum at bay with a gun The ad appearing in an edition of the Seattle Times which has carried previous communications attributed to the family said: We lmve received communications Po lice base not Intercepted them Channels are entirely clear Your instructions will he followed Wo are Less than an hour later Doctor Mattson gave newspaper men his statement appealing for curtailment of activity by justice department agents state and local police He said: son was kidnaped a week ago Sunday night He has not yet been returned I desire to appeal to all law enforcement agencies to abstain from any action which would In any manner interfere with the full land free opportunity which I wish the kidnaper to have to return the child "I am sensible of the sympathy and desire to assist me of lav enforcement agencies and feel certain that my request for the restraint of their activities will be accepted by them with a full realization of (Contiuued on Page 2 Column S) Flashes OF LIFE (By the Associated Press) Tallest Story BRISTOL Va City Attorney Joe Brown won the tall story contest at a dinner for Bristol officials his entry: A hunter went out for bear on a bitter cold day and forgot to take any bullets When he met a bear bends of perspiration dripped from his brow and turned to ice as they fell He fired the pellets In his gun but the heat of the barrel melted them They turned to ice again as they traveled through the cold air and penetrated the skull of the bear There they melted again The animal died of water on the brain Reward BEAUMONT Tex In an open letter to a burglar who broke into St Mark's Episcopal church recent-y the Rev George Cameron offered $5 for advance notice of the next visit The rector wrote that since no money ever Is left In the church everybody would profit by the offer The ordinarily required to repojr the damage you the letter stated also will leave you opportunity for happier Governor Barzilla Clark will deliver his first message to the Idaho legislature Tuesday at noon While the formalities of the resolutions in the two houses which will provide for tills joint session have not been completed tlie hour has been set the message Is ready and promptly on the stroke of noon the senate will march into the house chamber to hear the message Crowded galleries are expected to listen to the pronouncement for the policy which the new executive will adopt is a matter of deep interest to nearly everyone in the state There has been much speculation about what the Governor w'ould include in the way -of specific recommendations especially as to taxation After listening to the message tlie two houses will separate and probably start on the serious work of choosing committees ELECTROCUTED BELLEFONTE Pa (IP) Jacob Gable calm and quiet died in the electric chair Monday for the murder- of 79-year-old Mrs Harriet Goldstein because she saw him rob a candy store Booming Signals Opening Of Inauguration Ceremonial A complete page of pictures taken during inauguration ceremonies Monday is published on page 10 By If MILLER twenty-fourth state administration took office Monday noon amid the roar of guns in the salute to the new Governor Barzilla Clark and the pomp and pageantry of solemn inauguration and the swearing in of new officials by Chief Justice William Morgan of the Idaho supreme court The two houses of the legislature convened promptly on the stroke of noon the clerical officers of each house read the list of members and then the joint session was convened All 59 members of the answered the opening roll call but Senator Dan Connor of Twin Falls starting his third session in the upper house was prevented by illness from attending Clerk Takes Oath The chief justice after prayer by the Rev William Crosby Ross called first on Governor Barzilla Clark who was escorted to the rostrum by his predecessor Ben Ross There he took the oath followed In turn by Lieutenant Governor Gossett Justices Alfred Budge and Raymond Givens of the supreme court Secretary of State Ira Masters Attorney General Taylor Auditor Harry Parsons Treasurer Myrtle Enking State Superintendent Condie Then the special long oath for thet state mine inspector was read justice Morgan explaining that it was different from all other oaths administered to elective officials and Arthur Campbell once more obligated himself to fulfill the functions of his office for another two years Members of the senate were sworn In next and then the chief justice paused to remark that he had read in the years column of the Sunday Statesman that just 40 years ago he had arrived in Boise to take his oath as a member of the house of representatives is he remarked a double sense of the responsibility resting on you members of the house and a hope that this will be a pleasant and happy session that I administer the oath to the members of the Newport Guides Senate Concluding the ceremony the senators returned to their chamber to organize Senator Newport of Canyon county was nominated by Senator Erb of Nez Perce as president pro tern Senator Burtenshaw of Adams county seconded the nomination Senator Whitten of Bqse Republican floor leader in also seconding the nomination paid tribute to the justice and of the senator from Canyon The election was unanimous Selection of all attaches was not completed at the morning session the senate choosing only Morris Stacy of Custer county as secretary Ben Thomas of Ada county as assistant secretary Bea Croft Smith as journal clerk the Rev George Peacock of Ada county as chaplain and Charles White of Camas county as sergeant at arms Troy Smith of Custer county was re-elected speaker of the house Monday afternoon at the first session after state officers were sworn Hyrum Lewis of Cassia his only opponent nominated on the floor made the selection unanimous Leavitt of Benewah Democratic opponent who was defeated in caucus Sunday night was not nominated Lewis is a Republican Hendricks of Bannock county nominated the speaker of the Twenty-third session to continue (Continued on Page 7 Column 1) proach to the war President Adams last session was greatly interested In the future of Ricks college but when he talked to friends Monday he was reticent about his purposes this time saying merely he wanted to glimpse the old familiar scenes and smell the odor of sweeping compound on legislative floors Adams was incidentally chairman of the finance committee which made the appropriation to build the capitol wings thus completing the present statehouse Orr Chapman of Twin Falls great and bitter enemy of Governor Ross appeared In Boise Sunday night argue a case before the supreme a case which will be considered Wednesday Of course if Orr accidentally talked to a couple of legislators it wouldn't be held against him Charles Baker at one time Readings at station Johnson for 17 years president of the Idaho Power company and a leader In the development of Idaho banking dies after lingering Illness FF Death Closes Career of Idaho Leader in Banking and Public Utilities Johnson 1312 Warm Springs avenue died Monday afternoon after a lingering illness Mr Johnson a prominent figure in banking and public utilities circles of Boise and Idaho died shortly after at a Boise hospital where he had been confined for nearly three months He had been seriously 111 for the past five months Born In Shawano Wis November 15 1862 Frank Fisk Johnson was the son of Albert and Elizabeth Fisk Johnson His pride was his New England ancestry He received his preparatory school education in Denver and graduated in 1884 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he studied chemistry mining and civil engineering Fame to Boise in 1910 He came to Idaho In 1887 and began his banking career as assistant cashier of the Bank of Murray in Shoshone county From there he went into the Bank of North Idaho and in 1892 organized the First National bank of Wallace of which he was president for 17 years Coming to Boise In 1910 Mr Johnson started as cashier of the old Boise City National bank In 1915 he became vice president then president and finally chairman of the board of directors Mr Johnson contributed to the establishment and development of banking all over the state He was at one time a member of the national council of bankers and served terms as president and chairman of the legislative committee of the Idaho association In addition to his banking activities in north Idaho and Boise Mr Johnson was interested at one time in a Twin Falls bank and organized the Farmers State bank at Nez Perce Actively interested in public (Continued on Page 3 Column 4) United States Debt Reaches New Record WASHINGTON The public debt has reached a new all-time peak of 834407864000 The daily treasury statement for December 30 disclosed Monday that 850000000 of new borrowing last week pushed the debt 837000-000 over the previous record high established last June With only one operations unaccounted for the statement showed a 81386013000 deficit for the first half of this fiscal year compared with 81876482000 for the corresponding period last year be feeling well and would not discuss his marital troubles Before disappearing Miss Barrie who married Barrymore recently after a hectic romance said the dispute began when her husband became quarrelsome at a clebra-tlon He stalked out of the party she said and the new year dawned on a spilt Barrymore household roughed me up a said Miss Barrie Miss Barrie announced the difficulty with regret The differences of most couples go unheralded she said adding: with the Barrymores everyone has to know about Membership Of Third House Includes Many Old Timers Legal Action Complicates Tiff Between Barrymores While members of the two reg ularly recognized houses of the legislature met to organize Monday the third house which so often rules the destinies of the other two chambers was not inactive From far and near the contingents gathered There were lobbyists political leaders and newspapermen present from all over Idaho The bulk of the gathering was composed of former members of the two houses some of whom would like appointments in one or the other house others interested in pending legislation and still others without any ax to grind simply unable to resist the lure of an opening day in the legislature Longest probably in point of service in the third house was Lloyd Adams of Rexburg who has never missed a session of the legislature since he served in the days way back when the war was still a verdant memory and without a living phrase of re HOLLYWOOD (JP) The quarrel between John Barrymore and his bride Elaine Barrie was complicated Monday when the actor took legal action revoking the powers of attorney he granted her The tiffing Barrymores and were still apart with John making no apparent attempt at reconciliation Elaine who declared when she disclosed that she and her actor-husband have been separated since a New eve quarrel that next move depends on John' went Into seclusion John accompanied by his trainer Ken Kelly appeared for work In a picture He did not appear to representatives to receive the oath of office from Chief Justice William Morgan The cannon (shown in the lower photo) fired the 19-gun salute at high noon Monday the preliminary ceremony for the inauguration (Photos by EL Fuller) A new regime in Idaho politics started Monday with the inauguration of state officers and the convening of the Twenty-fourth legislature Governor Clark stands with upraised hand before the desk in the house of (Continued on Page 7 Column 2) i-.