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T Children Whose Stockings Are Well Filled Now Will Bettor Fill Their Elders' Shoes Later. If No Kiddies of Your Own, Typify the "Santa" Spirit to Others. WEATHER Highest temperature yesterday 33 Lowest temperature lust nigbt 29 Precipitation for 24 hours 0 Precip. Biiire first of month 3.10 Precip. from Sept. 1. 1935 10. IX Deficiency since Kept. 1, 1935 1.79 Fair With Valley Fog. REPRIEVE That's whaf, Bruno Hauptmann 1h expected to receive from New Jersey's Kovernor, l.i hope of lur ing a "full" confession , of the Lindbergh, baby kiduaplng-mur-der. Will Bruno "como clean?' Watch NBWS'KEVIKW reporta for the anBwer. THE OOUGLXS COUNTY DALY OU XXXVIII NO. 202 OF ROSEBURQ alt ROSEBURG, OREGON, .SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1935. VOL. XXVI NO 122 OF THE EVENING NEWS ffl IBB I IMI Ul "TV ft IF mm JIM!) Editoridls on the Day s Newsl By FRANK JENKINS ItTEWS from across the water con- ' tinues interesting. This para graph, for exumple, from on Asso ciated Press dispatch from Lon don: "Prime Minister Baldwin admit ted today he hail made an error in accepting the now-lifeless Franco British plan for ending the Italo Ethlopian war and promised a largely hostile parliament that 'such a position shall not he pos sible again.'" That's eating crow, Isn't It? vrOU'I.L remember, of course. that French and British DIP LOMATS proposed to end the war by giving Mussolini about every thing he wants. Giving the big fel low everything he wants Is always an easy way ;o stop a fight If those who are doing the stopping have no consideration whatever for the little fellow.) IN THIS case, the league of na tions kicked up a disturbance. The league of nations is made up principally of LITTLE NATIONS. and these little nations figured, ob viously enough, that If every time some BIO FELLOW started a war he was to he bought off by giving him the little fellows he was seek ing to gobble up, it would be a "Jtretty serious state' of affairs. So they laid buck their ears ond bulked. Common, everyday British peo ple, to their everlasting credit, Bided with the little nations anil compelled the scrapping of the scheme. IT IS QUITE plain, even to the most casual observer, that every thing isn't sweet and lovely among the BIG nations of the league. Witness, for instance, this further paragraph from the same Asso ciated Press dispatch from Lon don: ' "Colonel C. E. Ponsonby arose (in parliament) to criticize the French premier, saying: 'M. (M. is the French abbreviation for Mon- IConrimied on pact 4.1 The Douglas county relief com mittee advises all county indigent cases that surplus commodities may be obtained at the warehouse in the Rice building, 439 Jackson St., Roseburg. On hand at present is canned beef, canned milk, Ched dar cheese and prunes. These fed erul surplus commodities, it is stated by the committee, are over and above budgets and are supple mentary in every case. All clients obtaining relief from the committee are advised to as sure themselves at the relief of fice that they are eligible for com modities berore going to the ware house. The distribution of commo dities does uot apply to county pension cast1 8 unless such cases are enrolled on 'the committee lists. Buy CHRISTMAS SEALS JS Shoppinq Days 'ttl Chrittmci 3 ITALY-SHOWS . DISDAIN FOR PEACE PLANS Mussolini Refuses Even to Reply and Orders Army to Push Campaign in Ethiopia. ny GEORGE JORDAN Copyright, 1935. by the Associated Press. ROME. Doc. 21. Premier Musso lini showed his disdain for the dis carded Franco-British proposals for peace between Italy and Ethio pia today by refusing even to re ply to them after ordering the East African campaign to proceed. An official spokesman said the decision of the fascjst grand coun cil. Issued after a session last night constituted Italy's only answer to the peace plan. This decision referred briefly to British "repudiation" of the pro posals and said Italy would go on to the "goal" designated by U Duce as the nation's destiny. In directing confidently that his armies press on for conquest of Ethiopia, Mussolini posed his "un- shakeably united" people against the "disorganization ond . contra dictions" of sanctionist nations. He declared his conviction that fascism would triumph over both Ethiopia and league sanctions. National Unity Cited The fascist grund council, In support of its confidence over the eventual outcome of the crisis. nounced a declaration by Count Guiseppe Volpi, grand councillor, . (Continued on page fi EX- HUNTSVILLK. Tex., Dec. 21. (API Clyde Cooper, 33, former inmate of a state insane asylum. was held today for a crude emascu lation operation performed on his 35-vear-old brother. Bob Cooper. Hospital attendants said the vic tim s condition .was dangerous. The attack occurred in front of Bob Cooper's borne. He was knock ed down and slashed with a long- handled knife while his screaming wife and two neighbors stood by powerless to Intervene, they said. Sheriff Tom King said lunacy charges would be brought against Clyde, who was sent to the asylum at San Antonio In Decem ber. 1931. after members of his family found him attempting self- mutilation. He was released o furlough last A'prll. "Clyde is a religious fanatic, said Sheriff King. "He told me he saw a vision shortly before he at tacked his brother. He said he thoiiRht It was the right thing to do." Both brothers had been working In a sawmill. OLGA STECK'S DEATH ADJUDGED SUICIDE SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21 (AP) Olga Steck's 12-story death "lunge w'as a closed chapter In po lice records today. A coroner's Jurv found the form er Foliles star came to her death bv "suicide" and nfflclallv ended what for a brief time police sus pected might have been foul nlav. The Jurv heard testimony from Thomas L. Matklns. mlddle-Beed hnnd salesman and once Miss sterk's husband, and Everett E. Rue. widower of the one-time rtnpe beauty, and decided she came tn her death "by jumping witn su'cld! intent." MatV'ns explained he quarreled with Miss Steck 41, when she as nertenlv demanded 1250 for a trip in New York lo tage a comehark. -nd he refused. The next thing he knew, he testified. Miss Steck "wlV' nast him and dived nut the .window. BOY CHIDED FOP THEFT HANGS SELF PORTAGE. Wis., Tec. 21 (AP) Hsrold Millard. 13. caught the Christmas spirit, but he won't buy an presents for his family. He vph found dead, bis body hmt'n In Ihe garage at his home vA.terdav. hut the reson was not V"ftn until todav when Coroner w. F,. Brsuer sid Investleati disclosed the lad took his own life i!! he was reprimanded for sklng 12 from bis fathers coat to buy Christmas presents for his family including a shirt for his dad. The family Is on relief. Pig Surplus Boon To Relief Spread ANN'APOLIS. Md.. Dec. 21. (AP) Roast pork will grace the Christmas tables of some families on relief in Anne Arun del county because a farmer raised too many pigs. The county agent found the farmer exceeded the agriculture adjustment administration hog restriction by nine animals. Rather than suffer a ptnulty, the farmer offered to g1 re them away. The county welfare board ac cepted the gift today to distrib ute to indigent families. Peggy Paulos, Recipient of Threats, Preparing to Go to Relatives. SEATTLE, Dec. 21 (AP) Peggy Peterson Paulos, in a secret hideout in the Cascades because of threats against her life. Attorney Ralph A. Horr said totf;y, will re main secluded until sue is ready to go to relatives in West Virginia, her birthplace. She received several threats dur ing the trial In which Leo Hall, whom she accused of committing the Erland's Point mass slayings, was convicted and the death pen alty recommended, Horr said. . 'Peggy ran with a dangerous mob and now that she Is quitting them there are underworld char acters who will stop at nothing to kill her," he said. Meanwhile, the qlaimant of the J500 reward offered .. by . Kitsap county for the Bolutlon of the case was undecided. Horr saiu Mrs, Paulos' confession entitles her to it. hut that she does not expect to claim It and that although her confession was made to him. he will not claim it either, unless someone else makes an application. The Rev. Joseph E. Cornerman Catholic priest, of Bremerton, vis ited Hall yesterday in his cell at Olympia. - ' 'He was not nervous and main tained he was innocent," the priest said. The arguments on Hall's motion for a new trial will be heard Mon day at Port Orchard by Judge H. G. Sutton. o FINGERPRINTS FAIL TO PROVE GUILT SACRAMENTO. Dec. 21 (AP) Clarence S. Forrlll, chief of the state division of criminal Identification. Bald today the fin gerprints of Ed Myers, arrested In Santa Cruz yesterday as a suspect In the slaying of Mary Stammers of Fresno, were not the same fingerprints found In the Stammer home. Smiles Come With Christmas Season Features Oddities Presented in Shopping and Economy By RUTH COWAN (Associated Press Staff Writer.) CHICAGO, Dec. 21. (AP) Hey, Santa Claus, S. C. S.! How do you wash a live lamb 'snow-white?" The shopping service depart ment of a large store had Just such a problem. A letter came In from an invalid old lady asking, for her granddaughter, "a real live little lamb, snow-white." The only live merchandise around the store was tropical fish, but wishing to be accommodating the store Bent out to the stockyards for a live lamb. But since It came to the smoky city its fleece was smudge gray. Advice was sought from tne beau ty shop before the lamb was sent on Us way. 'How old did you say your son Is?" asked the toy clerk of a man customer. 'One year," replied the customer, grinning happily as he played with an elaborate, electric train set. "I'll take one like this." "But," suggested the clerk, "don't you think your son is a bit too voting for this train?" "Who said I was buying It for my son?" replied the purchaser. "I've always wanted one of these." "And," said a store Santy to a little lrl petitioner, "will yon leave something on the table for me when I come?" "Yes." replied the three-year-old "I'll leave you what mamma al way leaves for daddy when he's out late on a cold night." NO OUTSIDERS FOR CAPITOL, Governor Demand Oregon Architects, Material in Opposition to Board's Plans. SALEM. Dec. 21. (AP) Opposi tion to employing any outside arch itects or supervisory architects from outside Oregon for Oregon's new capltol was- voiced today by Governor Martin. The governor said he not only opposed the capl tol commission's plan for the draw ings hut also strongly urged pur chase of all materials for the build ing In the state. "We have adequate materials and there Is no dearth of Oregon architects and builders, the gov ernor said. He stated the specifica tions for the capltol could he so written to include only Oregon ma terials. The trouble with Oregon Is that we already send too much money outBide the state," Governor Mar-. tin n.ln.l "fine u..kitaa ' have been starving for a number of years and we now have an op portunity to assist them, it would be a tragedy for the capltol com mission to. employ a non-resident architect. While I have no control over the capitol commission, I hope the people of Oregon will rise up and protest any move to employ an architect or builder outside the state. California confines all its (Continued on page 6.) pi t:rrM-iMinorri 1M AIRLINER'S CRASH POBT OP SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec. 21. (AP) An Investigation Into a crash of the Pan American Airways' 19-ton Puerto Ricnn clip per was begun today while 11 in-. Jured persons were treated In Port of Spain hospital. ' Making a scheduled stop In Port of Spain last night on Its regular trip from Miami to South Amer ica, the clipper, carrying eight pas sengers and a crew of seven, nosed over In shallow water. " OLD OREGON TRAIL TO BE RELOCATED SALEM. Dec. 21. (AP) Relo cation of the Old Oregon Trail on East Court street In Pendleton and construction of an overhead via duct over the railroad lines were approved by the public utilities commissioner in an order issued today. The total cost of the overhead viaduct would be 9250,000, of which about $180,000 would come from the bureau of public roads for elimination of crossings. "What's that?" asked the curious St. Nick. "A whiskey night-cap. "What are you buying your wife this ChriBtmas, Harry?" asked one man of another In the sporting goods section. I'm buying It now," replied Harry a bit grimly as he tested a fishing rod. Hut I dldn t know your wire fished," said his friend. She doesn t But she bought me that picture that hangs over the fireplace for my last birthday. She'll get Just about as much fun out of this pole as I do out of that picture." 'You know icu don't believe In Santa Claus," said a wise five-year-old. 'No, of course, I don't," replied wiser five-year-old. 'Then why did you drag your ma to see Santa Clans so you could tell him what you want?" 'In this age, daddy says, you ve got to advertise to get results." Limit to Sacrifice. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21. (AP) Hlt-yeor-old Jersey Epstein gave till It hurt. He read of the firemen at No. 28 station who repair toys for poor children and telephoned: "You can come get my toys and give m away if you want to." A fireman came and gathered up the toys. Jerry watched, then his lip be gan to tremble, and he cried; MARTIN SAYS Oddities Gleaned From Day's News No Exception ROCKINGHAM, N. C. Dec. 21. (AP Patrolman Roy Allen receiv ed orders to try and find thieves who had drained gasoline from an entire blockful of uutomoblles. He started out but stopped suddenly. His automobile hud beon parked In the block. Unethical Competition. YAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 21. (AP) "There must be some crooks around here," complained Harvey Butler and Harold Mansfield, sen tenced for turglury. "We hid some of our loot In Lions purk and somebody stole It.'.' Maybe Had Rabbit's Foot. ST. JAMES. Minn., Dec. 21. (AP) L. C. Smith's car skidded when he tried to stop 150 feet from a grade crossing as a train approached. The auto plunged in to a ditch, reared buck on the road, and was struck by the locomotive, Smith emerged uninjured from the demolished car. Then he found his eyeglasses unbroken on a rear seat. 24, Nil Edward DeRoss, 24, of Roseburg, died at Stockton, California, last night, as the result of hloodpoison ing, according to word received here this morning. He left Roseburg about two monthB ago to work In a mine, where he contracted an infection which resulted in his death at the Stnrlf trm hnsnltnl. " Htr was - born hi Loula'nAlif 10 Hi and came to Roseburg with his purents, Mr. and Mrs, G. M. DeRnsH, both of whom are living, in 192't. ' Besides bis parents, he leaves a wife and three children, and the following brothers, Joe, Paul and Charles, residing in Roseburg, and Henry, of Eugene. The body is to be brought to Roseburg. Funeral arrangements, which are to ho made by the Rose burg Undertaking company, huve not yet been completes. STRINGER PARDONED FOR MURDER TRIAL VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 21 (AP) Glenn Stringer, pardoned by Governor Charles Martin of Oregon to face more severe charges In Washington, was in Jail here today to answer Clark county charges of slaying H. L. Caples in a holdjip here March 10, 1934 , Stringer was serving three and a half years In the Oregon peni tentiary for burglary. Prosecuting Attorney Eugene Gushing issued complaint charging Stringer and Ralph Tremaine, still at large, with the slaying. - "Say, Mr, Fireman, do you sup pose you could leave me my bike? I like ft an awful lot:" Wringing Wrinkles FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 21. (AP) Midland college art stu dents merely turned an old fash ioned wringer into a new style wrinkle today and began wringing out the old year greeting cards. Anna Krelnheder, art Instructor, ssld the class used the old clothes wringer, linoleum scraps, knives and printers ink to turn out their greeting cards. "While the result may not pro duce acceptable examples of cub ism or expressionism, she sum "it Is an inexpensive method of making unusual Christmas cards. New Deal Yields 'Santa' LOGAN, O., Dec. 21. (AP) Conrad Reichley, 7.1. vowed In 1032 he would let his whiskers grow un til a republican sat again In the white house. Now he has a long, billowing beard. The I.rf)gan chamber of commerce said "Reichley Is just the mun to be our Santa Claus." The authenticity of his whiskers, In an ag of cotton-beard depart ment store Santas, has Impressed Hocking county youth, the cham ber of com mere reports, with the importance of being good. Reichley lays hla position to the new deal but adds milltantly: "I look Ihe part better than any democrat." LOCAL TRAFFIC E Sherman Moore, Arrested Here Again, Two-Time Convict, Officers Are Informed. Sherman Moore, recently dis charged as a member of the vet ernns facility here, was re-arrest ed last night for driving an auto mobile alter his operator s license had been suspended. He .was re leased only a week ago from the county Jail, following conviction on a charge of drunken driving. He was taken Into custody De cember 7 and sentenced to 30 days in Jail and a fine of $100. The Jail term wus suspended Sat urday ufter Ihe fine was paid. Of ficers yesterday apprehended Moore again driving an uutomoblle, although his license was suspended following his arrest on the drunk en driving charge. Often Afoul of Law nronmition received nl the sher iff's office this morning from the bureau of Identification shows more than 28 criminal charges against Moore In the past 12 years. The charges principally are for gery and ficticious checks, al though accusations of burglary. drunken driving nnd rape are In cluded in the various offenses charged. Despite the numerous law viola tions charged against him, accord ing to the report nt the sheriff's office, he has served only a brjef period in prison. He was convicted December 29. 1924), on a chargo of forgery and waff sentenced to" "Kolsom prison for a term of from l,to 14 years. However, he was paroled February 2(1, 1028, but on January 20, 1029, was again arrested for forgery and sentenced to live yenrs, serving until August 5. VXn. Nearly all ofthe charges brought against him were from California points. PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 21 (AP) Frigid winds roared down the Columbia river gorge again today, impeding highway and river traffic and spreading a cold sheet below bright but useless sunshine. Gusts of wind as strong as 80 miles an hour ripped loone and carried away weal nor lustrum- ments at Crown Point, 20 miles east of Portland on the Columbia river highway. It was at this unprotected prom ontory yesterday that the boister ous wind showed lis strength by overturning two trucks aiid push ing other vehicles off the roud into banks at the side. Weather observers at Crown Point estimated the average wind velocity there toduy wub 05 miles an hour. , Ice froze in Portland last night but the temperature edged up slightly above freezing today. The steamer The Dalles with a barge In tow marked time at Bon neville awaiting a lull in the winds that prevented It from continuing upstream to The Dalles with equip ment for port const ruction there. The steamer was four days over due at The Dalles. OLD MEN USE FISTS IN PENSION FUSS ABERDEEN, Dec. 21 (AP) Police, called to a downtown cor ner here by a report of a fist fight, saw two aged men exchang ing furious blows. One gave his age as 74, the other 70. The elder claimed It was his llrst fight. RecauM both are "fine old gentlemen," their names were withheld. They were released af ter first aid treatment. The fight started after an argu ment over the merits of the Town- end plan. YESSAH, MISTAH JOE LOUIS AM O. K CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (AP) For Ihe tenth time in three nionlhs, Jo? Louis, sensational net;ro heavy weight boxer,. today denied reports that he had been killed in an auto mobile accident. No one was allowed to sen the "brown bomber,! but a giant ne gro policeman, slat lotted outside his door, conferred with him and then came out to announce that Joe had Jut eaten a hearty bitak-rast. Oil Injured Senator Reported Better 5 IT?, Thomas D. Schall WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. (AP) The condition of Thomas 1). Schall, blind Minnesota senator in jured Thursday by an automobile was reported "slightly Improved" today in a bulletin Issued by Dr George W. Culver, capltol physi cian. From Mrs. Hugh K. Rlerimui of WashiiiKton, sister of Mrs. Schall, came more encouraging news. She Bald the senator "moved his left hand," which Bhe felt tended to dispel to some extent the possibil ity his left side was paralyzed by the injury to his head. The 58-year-old legislator suf fered the head injury. Internal hurts and fractures of the left leg us he crossed a ljlghway nt Cottage Clty.rMd. O. XI. VLeen, of his ec I Cl (IT III I Hi ll II, - injured, was less' ' seriously COLD WAVE DEATH TOLL IS FflUM Zero Weather Cuts Swath in Middle west and East ; Texas Gets Snow. CHICAGO. Dec. 21 (AP) Winter's Icy clutch kept parts or the nation shivering today. Zero weather cut a ragged nath from the Dakolas to New York and south to Maryland, West Vir ginia and Kentucky. Snow flurries fell in Texas as yesterday's country-wide blanket of low temperatures shifted east ward. Warmer weather was to bring more snow to the midwest, Ihe weather bureau said, but tempera tures would still he considerably below freezing. At least fourteen deaths were attributed directly or Indirectly to the cold. .r Icy blasts off the Great Lakes held the mercury close to zoro In Chicago. To the norlhwest. the wenther was moderating. Devils Lake, N. D.. which reported 22 below yes terday, had 6 above today, Oklahoma City had ItH Tlrst snowfall of the season. Ctah and Idaho were fair and cold. Snow blanketed West Virginia, and temperatures dropped to zero. Maryland's hills were deep in drifts, and Ihe mercury sank to 4 below at Allamoiit. Oakland, Md., reported 6 below. New York state had a variety of temperatures, ranging from 12 below at Benson mine in the north to 16 degrees at New Yurk CHy. Trains from the west were from two to five Imurt late. Unusually cold weather and heavy frost caused extensive dam age to vegetable crops in Florida but spared the citrus crop, But the weather bureau warned of still colder weather. Bean, pepper and pea crops In tho Lako Okeechobee and Broward county sections of South Florida were hard hit. Sub-freezing weather extended as far smith as tho lower end of Iike Okeechobee In the ever glades, the Hello Glade experiment station reporting a low reading of 27. It was 3. on the coast In Palm Beach county and Wat Miami, AGED MAN DIES AS FIRE RAZES HOME POItTLA ND. Ore., Dec. 2 1 . (AP) The charred body ut Peter NelttUi, about V. was removed from the nnhtn of bis homo here tduy. An overheated stt.ro was blamed for tho fire. Nelson lived alone. NE CRASH PROVES FATHL TO El Collier and Umphlette on Mend, Report; Mishaps in Lane Kill Two Other Persons. KUOENB, Dec. 21, (AP) Mer rill Kustwood, driver of the truck that crashed into a slate highway department automobile here Thurs day, died In a hospital hero last night. He was 27 years old. A few hour previous to his death, it was reported that he showed signs of Improvement. He suffer ed a fractured skull and crushed chest in the collision, which sent the occupants of the nuomoblle. K. A. Collier and B. E. Umphlette, state highway department em ployes, to a local hospital. Both of the injured men are said to day to be on the mend. Eastwood's death was one of three from a series of lane coun ty accidents, two of which happen ed last night. Two Other Tragedies George Braiuard, 67, mail car rier of Cottage Grove, was over tome by smoke and burned ' to death in a fire which destroyed the home of Mrs. Edna Dent at Cottage Grove lust night. Jacob Willschleger, 75, Creswell, was killed instantly when he slop ped In front of a car on the Pa cific highway in front of his home. The car was driven by C, S. Kdt son, Klamath Falls. Bruinard was aiding others hi righting the flames ut the Dent home Friday evening when he up purently tvus"- overcome by,; snititte -shortly after the blaze started, tils charred body was found just inside the back door of the house, burn ed beyond recognition. Identifica tion was established by hla watch. He was a widower and Is survived by two daughters, Mrs, Aubrey Purcell ami Mrs. Oscar Hammer Icltsen, of Eugene. W 1 1 1 e chleger apparently be came confused as he stepped onto the highway in the path of the on coming Edison car and'was unable to get out of the wtfy. Witnesses said the enr was not traveling nt an excessive rate of speed and the driver was not held. The condition of E. A. Collier of Roseburg, division highway en gineer. Injured Thursday in an an- (Continued on page 6.) PORTLAND, Deo. 21. (AP) George Codding of Jackson county was elected president of the Ore gon district attorneys as they and the state sheriffs' organization wound up their annual meetings hero today. In a joint session, the sheriffs and prosecutors recommend nn amendment making the sluylng of a peace officer in the discharge of his duty a first-degree murder of fense. This was designed to pre vent what the group termed "wishy-washy" second degree mur der or manslaughter verdicts in sui-h cases. Tho group also urged legaliza tion of the introduction of pictures, death masks and similar evidence In homicide trials; repeal of a law making It necessary to obtain a doctor's examination in drunken driving cases; a penalty for unlaw ful assemblage, and making re-, fusnl to obey the lawful command of a peace officer an act of dls- . orderly conduct. Tho district attorneys urged re peal of the law giving county courts the right to license unrt games. They also recommended that prosecutors be given as many pre emptory Jury challenges as tho de fense,, and that prosecutors be per mitted to comment on the failure of n defendant to take tho wit ness stand in his own behalf. KIDNAP VICTIM GOES TO MOTHER WOODSTOCK. N. Y.. Dec. 21. 'AO Caleb Milne. 4th, returned todav to his mother's homo In Woodstock. Pain and limping, young Mllno was helped out at mi nptomohtle by G-men .who accompanied him nn an automobile trip from the hospital J n Doylestown. Pa. He showed visibly the effects of his days in the hands of supposed kidnapers. 1TI0D
