The Capital Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 14

THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, OREGON THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1936 14 $1,006,990 Paid WPA Body Removed from River Unidentified Portland. July Authorities Ma. mh unable to identify tha DROUGHT SENDS COST OF LIVING CHINA HOPES TO CUT AWAY FROM JAPAN body of a man, about A taken from the Willamette river near nere. Thau victim, who had been in the water aut six weeks, weighed about 150 pounds, was 6 feet Inches tall, and was wearing a blue zipper Jacket, blue ahirt and dark trousers. Mary Barker, Prison Worker, Dies at 70 Salt Lake City.

July OP Mary Barker. 70. Is dead. Twenty-seven years ago she entered the city jail voluntarily to cure a thirst for liquor and she never left. Cured, she helped the jail matrons and befriended prisonera.

She worked for her board, lodging and clothing. Her only diversion was an occasional movie. HOME RELIEF COSTING LESS WITHOUT AID Dunkirk. N. July (IP) A SO per cent reduction In the cost of i Mired Automobile Reveals Old Relic Superior, July 9 iP Frank Meyer wasn't happy when his automobile became mired 111 the red clay along the Nemadji river.

He was later, though. He got a shovel and started to dig. The shovel struck something metallic. Out of the clay he pulled a chain. He took it to a jeweller who said it was an antique made of gold and of a type worn In the 17th century.

2-FRONT DRIVE MADE AGAINST RACKET GANGS New York. July a 'Pi The relentless drive to smash New York rackets advanced on two fronts todav with an inquiry into teported extortion In the poultry industry and designation of Justice Ferdinand Pecora to hear racketeering trials. Pecora. fighting director of the 1S34 senate stock market investigation, was named by Governor Lehman to share Justice Philip Ms-Cook's work In trying cases developed by special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey.

The governor ordered two extraordinary grand Juries tu begin hearing new evidence August 5 in Dewey's wide-flung campaign. Only one has been acting heretofore. Under his mandate they wTll Investigate racketeering, vice organized crime, and "any connection between such acts and any law enforcement officials." Simultaneously Dewey's office received a report from William Pel-lowes Morgan. commissioner of markets, charging that racketeers were collecting between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 a year from Kosher poultry houses. New demands which would cost the Industry another $1,000,000 a year, Morgan declared have Just been served.

Food racketeering one of nearly a dozen Illegal enterprises which Dewey, third cousin of Commodore Dewey of Manila bay fame, hopes to smash. Supreme Court Justice McCook tried the case in wnich Dewey recently obtained conviction of Charles (Lucky) Luciano and eight colleagues In the compulsory prostitu MEDICS TOLD THAT EPILEPSY CAN DE CURED Portland, July 9 OPv A com-! mon drug which escaped attention! in the past is reviving hope among the sufferers from epilepsy. Dr. Lewis J. Pollock, research specialist In nervous and mental diseases, tola the Pacific northwest medical so-clety yesterday.

Dr. Pollock, whObe laboratory is at Northwestern university, isvanston. speaking before the annual society convention, said the "outlook" for a cure of epilepsy "is certainly as good. If not better than, that for any of the neurological diseases." Treatments with' sodium bromide of more than 100 cases at Evans ton resulted in complete stoppage of seizures in 60 per cent, he said. He advised physicians to pay more attention to the drug, and said treatments must continue four and five years.

A picture of epilepsy in the public mind as a disease incurable and leading to idiocy "is false." said Dr. Pollock. "Because of this misconception and a mistaken sense of shame and disgrace, many persons have been deprived of treatment and management which would permit them to take their places In society." he remarked. In an interview, another famous specialist Dr. Alexis F.

Hartmann of St. Louis, whose "Hartmann's solution" is known to the medical profession as a distinguishing agent for alkalosis and acidosis, frowned on the use of "fizzes" to -cure acidosis. Dr. Hartmann said the user of such preparations "is taking something to cure something he hasn't got." If the patient actually had acidosis. Dr.

Hartmann said, he could not hold a glass to his tips and added that doctors frequently cannot tell "acidosis from alkalosis without exhaustive tests." A sour taste in the mouth "is no indication of acidosis." he remarked. "In other words, acidosis is not a common He said the person who takes his fizz has done nothing except "drink more water." AMENDMENT FAVORED Topeka, July 9 OP) The Kansas senate adopted today by a 35 to I vote a proposed amendment to the state constitution to provide for compliance with assistance phases of the federal socal security SALOON GIRL OF GOLD DAYS SERIOUSLY ILL Seattle, July 9 ux "Diamond Tooth Lil," one time favorite of Dawson's saloons in the days of 117 and '98. lay critically ill tn a state hospital for insane today. Her diamonds gone and her onetime beauty faded to a seamed and haggard ruin, the former Honora Ornstein. daughter of a wealthy Montana cattleman, was but a wretched hulk of the girl who had "gone Alaska" in the gold rush days.

Diamond Tooth Lll. so named because of her lavish display of the jewels including two mounted in her teeth, one large one in front and a smaller one in back, led a colorful life, in which, guided by the whim of fancy, she several times left her immense fortune In jewels and holdings to dozens of people whom she came to like. Each new love disinherited the old, it was said. She was married first to Robert Ernest Snelgrove of Seattle, in 1918. Later jhe married George Miller, also of Seattle.

Authorities refused to name the asylum where she now Is but were searching for relatives in an attempt to locate remains of her one time large holdings. At one time, it was said, she had diamonds in safety deposit boxes all over Seattle. She inherited from' her mother's estate and Captain of Detectives Marshall Sea ford of Seattle was attempting to locate the remainder of her fortune which was said to have included several apartment houses here. In her hey-day she neer took one taxi when going somewhere always two riding in one and the other following. 8he was a favorite of Alex Pantages, well-known theatrical man.

It was said that she "hi-Jacked" the fame of "Diamond Tooth Kate" but inquiry among old Dawson residents revealed there never was such a person. "Klondike Kate" who It was understood la now living In Bend. Ore, was her "opposition" In the gold-mad days of Dawson. Monmouth Mrs. Hestor Sheern, chief operator of the local telephone exchange, attended a conference In Portland Monday for chief operators.

ETHIOPIANS TO OUST ITALIANS SAYS BISHOP Characterizing Mussolini as tha "social bum of Europe" and stating that his country will not remain for long under the heel of an Intruder. C. F. Checlzzll. D.D..

bishop of the Progressive Coptic church of North America, during a brief stay to Sa- lem this morning predicted that Ethiopia would drive the Italians out of Africa in tha not distant future. Bishop Chezlzzll. en route to Falls City where he has a apeakmg engagement, spent an hour in Salem while awaiting transportation to hi destination. Speaking excellent English, although with a alight British accent, the visitor bore out his claim that he Is a graduate of Oxford He apologized for resorting to slang while speaking of Mussolini but added tha American word "bum" fitted the Italian chief exactly. "The Ethiopians are asleep birr will soon awaken and drive the Ital.

lans from Africa," the bishop said. "We have never been conquered and never will be. Ethiopia was a civilized country long before Italy was heard Furthermore while Italy has sent thousands of criminals to the United States, Ethiopia has not offended In this particular In a single Instance." Bishop Ohelzzli says he is 79 yean of age. the youngest of family of 19 boys. His father, a high priest ot his country, died at the age of 144 years.

His mother, 133 years of aga. Is still living, he says. Long life is due to diet he believes, his people eating little meat but relying on vegetables for their strength. The bishop says he Is ethnically Trinldadlan-Ethioptan: British by citizenry, and by ethnology a Ha-mito-Semlte. Journal Want Ads Pay District 3 Workers WPA laborers In the eight coun ties of district No.

3 have received $1,006,990.64 since the reli work program was started by the federal government, officials said today. Marion county laborers were paid more than half of tne total, 750.23. Polk county rsjved Linn Yum hill 07: Tillamook 62; Lincoln $18,401.29: Benton ftfr4.M3.O0 and Lane $144.888 35. The figures repres-nt payrolls on ly, administration costs not being included. MIRACLE MAN OF SILENT FILM PASSES AWAY New York.

July 9 (fl Thomas Meisrhan, who started out to be a doctor but who became one of America's best known stage and screen personalities. Is dead. The "Miracle Man" of the silent screen succumbed last night at his Great Neck. Long Island, home, af ter an Illness of more than a year. He was 57 years old.

Melghan was born In Pittsburgh of well-to-do parents. He first de murred at suggestions of a college education, finally consented to study medicine at St. Marys college at Baltimore and then spurned such a career to carve his own success as an actor. His star, although it declined with the advent of the talkies, never eclipsed. He made few pictures after 1927, and in the last seven years retired twice only to come back each time.

"Peck's Bad Boy." In which he was filmed in 1934 with Jackie Cooper was Meighans farewell to the work he loved. Death ended his express hopes of another comeback. Two weeks ago he became criti cally 111. His wife, the former Pran ces Ring, who also won fame on the stage, was with him at the end. She Is a sister of the actress, Blanche Ring.

Besides his widow, he Is sur vived by a brother, James Meighan, of New York. A tall, laughing-eyed Irishman, Melgban made his stage debut as a stock company player, and as long ago as 1900 starred in a play on Broadway. It was in the run of "The College Widow" In 1907 and 1908 that he fell in love with and married Fran ces Ring. Later he appeared the same play in London. Meighan deserted the stage in 1918 for the fledgling movie industry, and shortly afterward made what probably was his greatest suc cess.

"The Miracle Man," the pic ture with which his name thereafter was linked. He reached his peak of popularity tn 1925 and 1926, and was one of fllmdom's highest paid stars with a contract reputedly calling for $10,000 per week. Among his pictures were: "The Prince Chap," "The Easy Road." The City of Silent Men," "Home ward Bound," "Male and Female," and "Tin Gods." His stage successes in his earlier years Included "The Return of Peter Orimm. "Broad way Jones." and "On Trial." DRIVER OF TRUCK INJURED IN CRASH Dallas. July Edwin Hansen of Eugene, superintendent for McNutt Brothers, construction contractors.

crashed his motor truck into a train yesterday afternoon and la tn a local hospital being treated for injuries that, fortunately, were not serious. Hansen was on his Way to Dolph to begin work this morning on a state secondary highway project when his vehicle hit the train about two cart behind the locomotive. The accident happened at BowersvlUe about SH miles east of Dallas. Hansen was knocked unconscious and suffered cuts on forehead and nose, but It was believed he would be able to return to hit home today. SCHOOL GETS PAINT Millersburg The Mlller.sburg school building has recently received a new coat of paint, gray with white trimmings.

John Cove had charge of the work. IN HI SOUTMl AMD ITT BILTH10RE HOTEL Portland. July 9 China Is building hr forces ol manpower and materials with the hope that before lone; she may break the fetters of Japan, Or. V. Y.

Tsu. professor of sociology at 81. Johns university, Shanghai, sau here. Dressed in native costume -and speaking excellent English, Dr. Tsu related in an interview the attitude of his country toward its future.

He u. here to attend the Pacific Northwest Institute of International Relations at Heed college China Is preparing herself, he said, by building up credit, importing munitions and making military training compulsory in her schools. "It's bad for us but we've got to do it." he declared. "Tnt unfortunate situation is that relations between Japan and China are largely dictated by the military party In Japan. The civil government has little to say about Japanese foreign policy.

"We try constantly to contact liberal citizens In the Japanese government. Sometimes we succeed: sometimes we fall." His country rapid, Is becoming air-minted and particular attention Is being given to the development of a powerful air force. Dr. Tsu said Christianity was making strides In China He Is an or-' dalned Episcopal pastor and director of the national Y.M.C.A. and the National Christian Council of China.

CANADA WHEAT CROP DANGERED Chicago. July a 'tP) Regaining leadership late today after being temporarily subordinated by corn, the wheat market soared about 21-cents above early bottom levels. Bulges of wheat values at Winnipeg were largely responsible for renewal of strength here. Authoritative estimates were current that. 10 to 12 million acres of Canadian wheat were tn grave danger from prolonged drought and heat, with much of this acreage already far gone.

closed nervous, above yesterday's finish. July 1.06'-U. Sept 1.06'; corn at 1' decline to it advance, Sept. 78T-79; oats unchanged to "4 higher, and provisions varying from 2 cents setback to a rise of 10 cents. Chicago, July 9 iPi Wild fluctua tions of.

the com market. Including a sudden downward plunge of 3' cents a bushel, put wheat more or less Into eclipse today. The fact that there had been 10 cents rise of corn prices within the last three days made many traders feel that the upturn had been too rapid, especially as competition from Argentine imports at the eastern seaboard was threatened. Under such circumstances, partial relief today from corn belt drought and high temperatures In Illinois and Indiana sections particularly, pre cipitated aggressive selling on a big scale. Before rallying power de veloped.

September corn smashed 3' cents down to 764 cents with subsequent Jumps back temporarily to 79 eents. Although corn belt rains were not heavy nor widespread, beaiishly in clined traders contended that the corn crop as a whole had not been severely nor Irreparably damaged. Helping at times, however, to re store comparative strength to the corn market were advances of wheat carrying the cereal up more than a cent above yesterdays finish, despite early dips of a cent today in sympathy with corn weakness. Advances of wheat were associat ed with dispatches from Weyburn. Saskatchewan, telling of black rust both north ana aouth of tha Canadian boundary.

Besides, the Liverpool wheat marked closed strong, and Winnipeg reported large export takings, 3.000.000 bushels vest cr ay Rye and oats borrowed firmness from wheat. Provisions aagged In line with pom and with hog values. Dft. PAINLESS ARKEt 9 Ideas administering home relief in Dun kirk since this industrial city of 000 proclaimed its Independence of federal and state aid was reported today by Mayor Walter L. Roberts.

The mayor began a campaign to handle relief with city funds alone because, he said. "New Deal-ERB relief aid was making a racket out of welfare aid. costing taxpayers thou sands of dollars and destroying the morale of hundreds of our citizens." "It is paradoxical." said the may or, "to declare that the free money we could get for welfare relief from the state TERA has become so expensive to the taxpayers that we can't accept it. That Is why we are are carrying our own relief burden." The mayor proclaimed the city's independence from outside relief on June 23. Up to that time the local ERB board had spent 120.000 each month for relief for the first five months of the year.

Roberts said that under that setup the taxpayers were paving a month as their share of the relief fund. "By abolishing the ERB board and its force of 40 employers, I think we can care for the legitimate welfare needs of Dunkirk with a maximum cost to the taxpayers of 14.000 a month, the mayor explained. Roberts replaced the 40 ERB board workers with a staff of five employes and reduced the number of families on relief from a max imum of 700 to 150 families. "I want to point out." Roberts said, "that no worthy resident of this city will go hungry or home less. But I aba want to point out that every able-bodied man has been cut off the relief rolls.

"The able-bodied have to shift for themselves. There are berry picking jobs, farm Jobs, lake Joba. and other Jobs for them to take." Although there have been some protests against the new system, the mayor declared he "Is going to stand pat and go through with the ex periment. One of the savings effected by the mayor was the doing away wtih the six telephones maintained by the ERB bureau and a switchboard operator. 'Since we assumed the relief bur den we have got along nicely with one telephone and no operator," he explained.

BOYS' CONGRESS CONVENES Aurora Jesse Van Johnston, youngest son of Jesse and May Johnston, formerly of Butteville. Donald and Aurora, late of Epo-kane. Wash, Is attending Hi -Congress at Berea. Kentucky, as one of three delegates from Spokane. He was also elected vice-president of the boys' federation at North Central high school, Spokane, for the coming summer.

Wanted! Bids on Painting Our Store Building Miller's Old- Fashioncd 1 TO HIGH MARK fCMrrlcht. IMS. hr Unttta' Prtut Kansas City. July 9 Tne drought began to reach the pocket book of the American housewife to day. The Increase In commodity prices at the corner grocery waa not great, but the threat 01 a anarp up turn In the cost of table necessities Is real and Imminent.

Oncers in virtually all of It cit ies where a United Press survey was made today agreed that food prices are increasing, but they said the rise Is seasonal and cannot be laid to the drought. All warned, however. that the full effect of the blight a blazing sun and searing wind Is laying over the country will be noticed soon in counter prices. Already It Is noted In the vegetable markets, where a scarcity of first grade produce is skyrocketing prices. Orocers of Birmingham.

re ported an acute shortage of corn, cabbage, beans, okra and tomatoes, and quoted prices for them 50 to 75 per cent above those of a year ago. Contract buying by the big chains and organized independents explains why commodity prices have not advanced further, buyers said. They cite flour as an example Despite the short predicted wheat crop and booming prices In the grain exchanges, flour prices were unchanged today from June 1 at Washington. Atlanta, Chicago, Dal las. Cleveland.

Boston. New Orleans. Des Moines and Memphis. Flour was cheaper at Minneapolis, up a few cents at Kansas City, Portland. and Oklahoma City, and up 70 cents a barrel In New York City.

All experts predicted Increases, but there was no Indication that re- bail bread prices were due for an Immediate hike. Ham and bacon prices climbed An Interesting price variation was noted, with the Washington butcher getting 70 cents a pound for ham, a 10 cent increase, while in New York the price was just half that. In Bos ton a pound of ham cost 34 cents. but in Des Moines only 39 cents. The Chicago price, 54 cents.

Ip a four cent hike over that of a month ago. TWENTY JURORS ADDED FOR TERM Following an order Issued yesterday by Judge L. H. MeMahan for the drawing of 30 add ttonal Jurors for the July term of court the drawing was msde In the afternoon. The necessity arose over a large number of those previously drawn having been excused.

Those drawn yesterday were: W. H. Gardner. Prli.gle. farmer; John H.

Davr South Sllverton, farmer; J. F. Aumsvllle, mechanic; Henry Miller, 8col-lard. farmer: Pansy Olllanders. East Woodburn, housewife; E.

8. Budlong. Salem No. 1, woodsman; Otto P. Bernlng.

East. Oervala, farmer: Charles A. Hoover, Brooks, farmer; Emma Reed, Aumsvllle, housekeeper, refused; Jacob H. Dun-lap, Salem No. 10.

laborer; Frank W. Cheney, Salem No 3, carpenter: Ruth Drager. Salem No. 33, clerk: Adelaide St. Ersklne.

Pringle. housekeeper: John M. Holllngsworth. Sliver Falls, farmer: Martlnus D. Lln-dahl.

West Woodburn, real estate; Ralph C. Grimm, West Hubbard, farmer: H. H. Anneu Monitor, dairyman; Bert J. Byers, East Wood-burn, merchant; William F.

Haver-land. Salem No. 31, laborer: Arthur W. Binlger, East Salem, farmer: Leslie H. Springer.

Salem No. 17, ahoeman. TO CALL RHEBA IN SUIT FOR SLANDER Los Angela. July (Pi Subpoenaing of Rheba Crawford as a witness a $400,000 slander suit agauist -Almee Bemple Mcpherson was announced yesterday bv L. Phillips, attorney for Vivian Denton.

Rumors of: friction between Mrs McPherson. iunder of Angelus temple, and Crawford, the associate pastor, have been prevalent In recent weeks. The slander suit la based on remarks Miss Denton, former publicity representative of the temple, charges Mrs. MrPheraon msde in dismlstlng her. Trial has been set for August 31.

STOP" ON TOt'R Mehama Ouests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A Zander recently were their niece and nephew. Rosebud Zanders of Patlgonla. Am and Donald Zander of Los Angeles Howard Davy, also of Los Angeles, accompanied Ihem.

The young people stopped here on they wv to their home in Belllngham. Wa.sh Miss Zander teacher school at Pat-teonla Arlr IAPPY RELIEF FROM PAINFUL BACKACHE CauMtJ by Tired Kidny M.ay of thoaa irtwiii, mcto patntal WkatrltCC Pttpt DlaUlM Oil Ooldi ttTtUM ara oftta causa! by tired kdnt and at; to rlMvl toa treated la tight way. Tha kidimi are on of Nature rh.f way of takinc actdt aad waitat out af tto Wood. A aeaiubr pertoa aaould about a pinua a oa? ana eo vet BMre, i 1 tvtundi of watt matiatr. If the I mile of kidaer tube and ((Men oon won wen, iiua watte itaya la lha body and may become poitonnue.

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