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for Three Days This Week Demonstrate That it is Still on the Map. THE WEATHER Humidity 4:30 p. in. yeaterdny 60 Highest temperature yesterday ti." Lowest temperature last night 49 1'recipltntion for 24 hours T I'reeip. since first of month GO l'recip. frum Sept. 1, 1938 2.20 Excess since Sept. 1, 1938 50 Partly Cloudy. IF IT HAPPENS You'll find It promptly chronicled in tho NEWS-REVIEW. Dolly cov e r a g e Includes worth-printing events of local, state, national and foreign character. Impartially and accurately handled. , ' THE DOUGHS. COUNTY DAILY VOL. XL1II NO. 145 OF ROSEBURG flEVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1938. VOL. XXVII NO. 55 OF THE EVENING NEWS imi ui What Matters if European Geography is Being Mussed Up, solong as Roseburg Wi 3 3 mm, 3 i , - m Editorials ON THE Day's News By FRANK JENKINS lJOTE this dispatch from Mos cow: It may become quite im portant later: "The soviet government, through the semi-official I.e Journal de Moscow today (Tuesday) served notice that tho USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republic) no long er regards itself as an ally of France." - rsOES this Imply anger in Mos-'- cow? If so, this set of circum stances will explain the anger. 1. Czechoslovakia, nn ally of both France and Russia, blocked tho road for an easy German In vasion of parts of Russia which (lermany Is reported to want. 2. France failed to come to Czechoslovakia's aid in her hour of need, but Instead joined with 'Britain in compelling the Czechs to surrender to Germnn demands. Czechoslovakia is now being dis membered and left helpless. 3. The road for a German inva sion of Russia, formerly blocked, is thus left open and easy. THERE has been much talk, in the past week or so, of a "four power agreement" among Britain, Germany, Frnnco and Italy. The purpose of this agreement are more or less shrouded in mystery. - But this much seems fairly . plain. ..j .Russia.,, has.-: boon.;, EFT. PUT. w HAT does It mean? Nobody,, of course, knows nx- (Continued on page 4.) JAPS GAIN MILE IN SURGE TO HANKOW SHANGHAI, Oct. C (AP) With planes and warships blasting a pathway, Japanese troops ad vanced a mile up the Yangtze riv er today toward Hankow, provi sional Chinese capital and Japan ese objective since July. Minesweepers cleared the Yangtze channel for following Jap anese transports. Fierce fighting occurred on other fronts but with out major change In troop posi tions. In nn air battle near Hankow (he Japanese said they shot down one Chinese plane. Japanese also bombed troop and munitions trains near Slnynng nnd Chinese troop concentrations at TuiiKshun. in southwest Hupeh provlce. The Japanese are about 90 miles down the Yangtze from Han kow. PHEASANT HUNTERS KILL FARM STOCK I.A GRANDE. Oct. 6 (AP) The opening of the pheasant sen ron brought angry farmers to the nrrinn in nrotest against the death of a calf, nine hogs, a cow and a horse, one rn rnm.tii Imliscrlminale liunters lnid down such a heavy barrage he had to niue in me uw TDiirif.AHTn TRASH KILLS MAN AND WIFE EUGENE. Oct. C (AP) A col lldnn with a truck driven bv Glen Wetzell. Springfield, fatally In jured Mr. nnd Mrs. w imam iu- rl Tronl BOIllh of llMC last night. Wetzell was not seriously Injured. Oddities Flashed .By the Associated Press . , Brothers GOLDEN MEADOW. La. Vio- lent death stilled the household oi j Kmlle Cheramie again today. i Nine years ago a son. iiaroi'i.; wns scalded rataiiy ny a poi m uu.. ing water. Four months ago, oung Pierre drowned In a bayou. . .. a .i Yesterday, Premiers i.eorge u..u Fmile jr.. n hived cons and robbers. Kmilo died when George shot him in tiani -uii nn "unloacleu ... ... ..v.. - Pistol. ' Leeal One nine r,Ai.T.AK Attornev Leo Parley was trying his first case as prose - cutor in county criminal district rmirt The defendant protested he didn't have a lawyer. "Co Ret one quick we're going j near a radio during a crime-does-to trial," commanded Darley. not-pay program. Wife Kills Self In Family Quarrel Tragic Act At Winchester Is Party Sequel Mrs. B. Burch, Wife of Road Employee, Fires Bullet Into Her Head as Finale of Row. Mrs. Vern Burch, 37, of Aurora, Oregon, killed herself at Winches ter early this morning, according to Coroner H. C. Stearns and De puty Sheriff Clifford Thornton, investigating officers, who stated that her act apparently was moti vated by a quarrel with her hus band, Hen Burch, following a drinking party. Mr. nnd Mrs. Burch, who have been spending the nast month In a trailer camp at Winchester while he has been employed In road construction work east of Roseburg. last night nttended a party of road workers celebrating the completion of the road Job, Thornton reported. Returning to their trailer house In the camp ground adjoining the highway bridge over the North Umpqua at Winchester, the couple entered Into a quarrel, the deputy stated, and while Mr. Burch was engaged In preparing a pot of cof fee, the woman procured a pistol and fired a bullet through her head. Mrs. Burch was a daughter of Mrs. Ota Hash, or Dayton, Ore gon. Hilr husbnnd's parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. " A. S:' Ilnfch;- also' reside in Dayton. The officers stated that they were told by Mr. llurch that the quarrel occurred Immediately after tho party at the Del Rey care, where a large group of the workmen, who had been employed on tho new road grade at Dixon vllle, gathered last night. ' Husband Gives Version His wife, Burch told Thornton, according to the hitter's report, upbraided him, claiming that he failed to pay sufficient attention to her at the party. She started to disrobe, while he went to the stove to prepare cof ree. .While his back was turned, he told the officers, she procured tho pistol and fired a bullet into her head. Thornton said the body was round on the lied with the pistol beside it. Dr. C. R. Wade was summoned immediately but the woman ap parently had died almost in stantly.. ... Coroner Stearns was called from Oakland and conducted the ofriclal investigation. Joining with the deputy sheriff in declaring the case to show plain evidence of BUiclde. The body wns removed to the Stearns Mortuary at Oakland. LOS ANGELES GOVT. INQUIRY LAUNCHED T.OS ANOEI.ES. Oct. 6. ( AP) Mayor Fletcher Bowron's "united front" moved toward a sweeping In quiry today into countless rumors of city hall irregularities. The mayor, elected in a recall vote last month, aligned the county grand Jury, district attorney and city attorney's office . for a full fledged probe. Both the civil service and the po lice departments have been the tar get of recent criticism, and a group of city riremen charged Irregulari ties in nn examination for battal ion chief. From Press Wire I The defendant hurriedly depart- P,i. parley is still waiting for him to return. , phone (v) Gang Busters EVANSTON, III. After the clerk j corner drug store asked warm Warner Hoople to "hold the line." d n a u,,epnone " , .,,, ,, ,,,, Bergeant about a robbery and .. ... . . . snooting in me nrug store. Then he hailed a taxicab and ar- j rived at the store a minute after t five policemen Btormed in. There j was no robbery. There was no ! shooting. Hoople Insisted he heard the rob 1 berv. j The clerk explained: She had i teft the telephone mouthpiece down HITLER ENLARGES International Board Hands Fuehrer Fifth Zone, Half as Large as Slice . Designated at Munich Conference BERLIN,, Oct. 6. (AP) The international Sudetenlancl commission handed Adolf Hitler a choice new section of Czech; oslovakta today, half as large as the Munich four-power confer ence gave him outright. It marked out a "fifth zone" which Hitler's armies could take over without formality as German troops marched into the fourth. .' With the fifth zone defined there has fallen into Hitler's lap approxi mately 20,000 square miles of rich territory, including populous cit ies. Of this about three-fourths had ben assigned him outright by the Munich conference In the form of the four zones to be occupied by the German army between Oc tober 1 and October S. Te other one-fourth, the approx imately 5,000 miles o fthe new fifth zone, was marked fohr his posses sion y the international commis sion meeting at Brlin under a Ger man chairman lost night. It is to be occupied by the German army Mniuln v OntnliPv 1 n It will bring tho new frontier ofi expanding Germany to within 30 miles of Prague, Czechoslovakia's capital, at one point, at Leitmeritz. CZECHS SEE LOSS OF MINES, RAIL LINE AND INDUSTRIES PRAGUE, Oct. 6 (AP) The government of Czechoslovakia learned today sacrofices. far, sur passing us expectations-were- re FATE LOVAKI Government Official Says Nation Won't Submit to Halving Plan. BAItCKLONAA, Oct. (J. (AP) Julio del Vayo, Spanish govern ment foreign minister, declared to day government Spain was deter mined to avoid the fate of Czecho slovakia and to fight until the cuuuliy la "fiee frum fuitu In vasion." In an add ress pre pa red for I n ternational broadcast Del Vayo asserted : "The terrible and monstrous ex perience of what has taken place in Europe within the last few days has increased the Spanish peo ple's resolution not to permit Spain to be sacrificed to the policy of capitulation." This policy of capitulation, he said, "menaces the existence of small nations and ples Euro pean democracies In ever In creasing danger of disappearing." Would Divide Nation (Spanish government spokes men In Paris said a-plan to divide Spain into two nations, out a democracy and the other a dicta torship, had been broached to the government and rejected. (The plan, which they indicat ed was brought up by "certain powers" at the four-power Munich accord which decided on parti tion of Czechoslovakia, was said to have been a part of Internation al discussions aimed at ending the Spanish war as part of a Eu ropean settlement.) Del Vayor said any permanent (Continued on page 6) BOLT DOWNS PLANES; 10 FLIERS BAIL OUT LONDON, Oct. 6 (AP) Ten fliers, the crews of two royal air- force planes, parachuted to safety today when their planes crashed. One fell over Yorkshire, the other over the English channel. Both were believed to have ben struck by lightning. The air ministry reported a third royal airforce plane, also with a crew of five, had been missing since last midnight. TRAIN CRASH BLAST KILLS 11 PERSONS HELSINGFOHS, Finland, Oct. 6. (AP) Eleven persons were killed today and a number Injur ed in the explosion of a freight car containing sulfuric acid when freight and passenger trains col lided near Imatra Falls station, Finland. quired of the dwindling republic in the cession of the fifth Sudeten land zone to Germany. The exact extent of the addi tional territory Czechoslovakia is called ou to deliver to Adolf Hitler was not yet known, but government circles said the terms of the de cision of the international Sudeten land commission at Berlin last night were "cruel." (In Geneva the Czechoslovak delegation to the League of Na tions Raid Germany's demands for the fllfth zone and additional pleb iscite areas called for cession of territory beyond that contemplated by the accord of Munich.) Industries At Stake The Prague government was told Germany insists on immediate oc cupation of territory containing the Bohemian coal mines and cutting dt-cply between Bohemia and Mo ravia, severing rail communtca tloiiH between, those two provinces. (Continued on page 6.) Defense Counsel, Back in N. Y., Says One Client Will Be Liberated. NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (AP) Evidence which a derense lawyer described as "too hot" to send through diplomatic channels was brought back from Germany by a federal commission today for the Liial uf fuur uiieged metnbuiB of ti) international espionage ring. George C. Dix. who returned with three federal Investigators aboard the German liner Kuopa, said testimony taken in Berlin would "completely, exonerate" his client, Johanna Ilofmann, 20, form er beauty salon operator on the liner Bremen, who Is awaiting trial on charges of being the "pay off" agent for the spy ring. Trial of Miss Ilofmann and the three other defendants had been postponed until October 14, to await their arrival. The federal commission went abroad to take testimony from Dr. Ignatz T. Griebl, former New York physician and a lientenant in the United States army medical re serve, who fled to Germany after ho had been Indicted on spy chargcB. His wife, Mrs. Maria Griebl. held in 5"i,(0u hall as a material witness for the past three months, was subsequently released and sailed incognito on an Italian liner to re join her husband In Germany. Federal authorities declined to dinciiRB whether she had been granted her freedom as a result of a "deal'' with Dr. Griebl to tell additional Inside facts on the in teruatiomil plot. Dfx said Dr. Grlebl's testimony proved his contention that Miss Ilofmann was an "Innocent tool in the spy syndicate. FIVE KILLED WHEN AUTO STRIKES TREE LAPEER. Mich.. Oct. 6. f AP) Five person were killed today when their automobile struck a tree along highway M-21. overturn ed and caught fire. The accident occurred six miles west of Ia peer. A sixth person was in hired. The dead: Hoy Caskey. 37, of Flint, the driver: Mrs. Kay uoou ell, 38, of Elba; Orlelta Goodell, 17, daughter or Mrs. Kay (ioodeii; Louis J. Kitchcnmasler, 2i, La peer, and Hoy Peters, 21, La peer. Sheriff George Carrigan said the driver apparently lot control of the motorcar while taking a curve at high 8 fiord. CZECH AREA GRAB Industry Set To Cooperate For Recovery Promise Linked. However. With Belief That End of Labor Rivalry Is First Need. WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (API- Administration officials, concerned with establishing harmony among business, labor and government, received assurance today industry was eager to cooperate for eco nomic recovery. Charles M. Hook, president of the National Association of Manu facturers, said in a statement there would be "no ruttlihg of any indus trial saber," so far as the manu facturers were concerned. "With encouragement from - loaders In public Imc" he addod, "business optimism would rise rapidly." At Hyde Park this week Presi dent Roosevelt was represented as believing government, business and labor should compose their differ ences by substituting peaceful ne gotiation for "name-calling" and "sn her-rn 1 1 1 1 n eV -Commenting on the president's attitude. Hook said tho manufac turers "are extremely eagor for a furthering of a more cooperative attitude among leaders of govern ment, labor, industry, agriculture and other groups In order to help business recovery get under way." "Name-Calling" Blamed In other quarters, reuction to the president's view was mixed. John D. M. Hamilton, republican national chairman, blamed "uaino- calling" by the Roosevelt adminis tration tor the business slump bo- ginning last fall. "Unrestrained denunciation," he said, had been heaped on "legitimate business and free enterprise for five long years." i no statement of President Roosevelt's views included labor's internal strife among tho sore spots that might be healed by (Continued on page 6) HICKORY. N. C, Oct. C ( AP) James Godwin. 19. and Bill Wilson, 21, who escaped from tho Lexing ton Jail last Monday with the help of the jailer's daughter, were re arrested here today. Godwin was slightly wounded when an officer fired upon him ns he ran from a barn near the edge of hickory with a pistol in his hand. After first aid treatment for birdshot wounds at a hospital, he was transferred to the city Jail. Wilson had surrendered volun tarily at the Hickory police station a short time earlier. Lula Belle Kimel, 22, who wns acting as turnkey at the Lexington jail, waa sentenced to 60 duys Im prisonment last night after plead ing guilty to a charge of aiding Godwin and Wilson to escape. Both men have been charged with murder In a warrant Issued upon the death or Donald iMoss, who was fatally shot In High Point, a few hours after they escaped from the Lexington jail. OREGON REVENUE PAYMENTS UPPED WASHINGTON. Oct. C (AP) Tlio treamiry department announc ed today internal revenue collected In OreKon for the year ending June TO. was 14.939.940. a 34.0 per cent Increase since the previous year. The state payroll taxes amounted to I4.S07.418. with $3,071,105 or this collected under the social se curity act. Corporation Income ta.xes totaled 3,S81.840, an Increase of 33 per cent. Individual Income tax collections of 3,023.512 repre sented a 20.5 per cent boofft. Other revenue Included: estates 777,83S, sifts $510,801, "unjust en richment" $97,207. excess profits $220,533. ll(iior 889,901, electric en ergy $500,564, Fall Opening Fete Ready To Bow Tonight Window Unveiling, Music, Drill Listed; Sponsors Enthused by Award at Portland. Enthused by news that the Douglas county booth at the Pa cific International Livestock expo- slon in Portland had been award ed a blue ribbon and a cash prize of $100, the Douglas county Jun for chamber of commerce wus fully prepared today for its noxt community activity, tho fall open ing and Industrial fair, which starts tonight. . The county booth at the Port land exposition was sponsored by the Junior chamber, whjch obtain ed an appropriation from the county court to finance the ex pense. The matorlals for the dis play were gathered by Junior chamber members and were taken to Portland and arranged by Paul Abeel, who has been in personal charge of the exhibit, It was given the first prize tor community displays, and In addl Uon was awarded $100 in" cash. Program Opens Tonight Under sponsorship of tho jun lor chamber fall oponlnir will start tonight with tho siinuttanootis un veiling of store windows at o'clock. Preceding and following tho uuvolllug, there will bo band and drum corps music and exhi bition work by drill teams. Open house at the now junior c h a m bar office ou Stephens streets and at the now quartets of the Roseburg News-Itoview will be other events tonight. Workmen from the Coen Lum ber company today completed In stallation of a new asphalt tile rioor In tho News-Review office, the largest Installation of Its kind In this city, and visitors at the new quarters tonight will havo (Continued on page 6.) QUELL AP REVOLT LONDON, Oct. G.-(AP) Great Britain took urgent military and diplomatic steps today to quell Arab rebellion in Palestine. Colonial Secretary MacDonald told tho house of commons four bat talions and two cavalry regiments were being rushed to the Holy Land where the British government ad mitted there was "a serious dete rloation In the general situation." British troops nnd aviators kill cd an estimated GO Arabs In puni tive engagements near Mount Ta bor and near Safed yesterday. The expeditions set out after Arab bunds attacked Tiberias Monday and killed 19 Jews. Arab-Jewish racial strife since July 6 has caus ed hundreds of cnsuuttlns. While the Immediate British con sideration In the inundated terri tory Is the restoration of order, It was recognized at tho colonial of fice arms alone could not solve the problem. ' The present policy of tho British government Is based on the parti tion of Palestine Into Jewish, Arab and Mrltlsh-corrldor sections, de spite the opposition of boih Jews and Arabs lo this scheme. The royal commission on parti tion has not yet made Its report lo the government and miallfled sources believed that body might yot convince the colonial office partition Is Impracticable. HARRY POOLE WINS FREEDOM ON BAIL SAt.KM. Oct. G. (API An or der admitting Harry V. I'oole, Klamath Falls theatre operator, lo ball pendinK an appeal from con viction In circuit court on a charge of statutory rape was Is sued late yesterday by the mate supreme court. I'oole has been III the Klamath county lull since Saturday, and was sentenced lo elk-lit years In prison by Circuit Judise Ashurst. Roberts Creek Water Unit to Vote on Bonds Residents of the Roberts creek Vater district will ballot at a spe cial election Monday, Oct. 10, on a proposal to Issue bonds In the sum of $21,300 for the purpose of cooperating with the PWA in tho Installation of a water system to furnish a domestic supply of wa ter to approximately 50 families. Tho water would bo taken from Cooper spring. Interest Is keen In the pro posal, particularly . since the ' wa ter supply at three of the affect ed schools, Roberts creek. Green and Glengary, has been condemn ed. The proposed new system would supply each of these schools. elections recently were held to establish the district boundaries. ES CAGE, SLAYS Beast Killed by Policeman, Owner Facing Charge of Manslaughter. WILDWOOD, N. J., Oct. 6. (AP) A manslaughter charge was lodged todny against a board walk side show operator whose circus lion broke out of a cage, tore a man to death and for near ly three hours terrorized this re sort city until slain by a police man's bullet, . 1 : Recorder Leonard Byrne hold Joseph Doblsh, 50, without ball In connection with the death last nlghU of. Thomas , 'Salto, 37, - of Philadelphia, a Japanese auction room employee, whoso " manglod body was found In a maze of pfl Ings under the ocean front board walk, nearly deserted In this off season month. Until five weeks ngo the 300 pound killer, known as "Tuffy," was one of two lions strapped to a motorcycle sidecar white the driver ronred around a steep-wall ed bowl, called tho "wall of death." Since then "Tuffy" hnd boen In active v Lions Second Escape Sometime last night In a man ner as yot undetermined "Tuffy' oscaped from the cage and roam ed tho nearby boardwalk. Seven weeks ago ho broko loose also and that time was forced back Into his cage, but not before Bcrutchlng his owner. Salto was about (o outer hi parked aulomobllo when the Hon pounced from the elevated board walk upon tho mnn's back - and dragged him Into the darkened re cesses under tho walk. There Salto's body was found, clad only in ti tipped shirt. Pollco, Informed by Dobish of tho lions escape, hurriedly form ed a pobso of officers, firemen and volunteers. Patrolman John (ares, crossing tho bourdwalk. spied the lion bounding toward mm. He walled, pistol ready. When the animal came within ten feet ho fired. "Tuffy" fell dead at his feet with a bullet through his right eye. WOT YET SETTLED PORTLAND, Oct. (I (AP) Of ficials of the IJ. P. John and Doern becher Furniture companies had failed today to reach on agreement over proposed wage cuts with 1500 picketing employes, and the plants remained closed. Kmployers seek to reduce wages 10 cents per hour In new contracts. Iteiircsentat ves of tho Doern bncher company will meet with union officials late today but no conference has been arranged for the John firm. Doernbecher, one of the largest uf wile payrolls In Portland, began distributing paycliecks for isepiern hnr at a special booth considerable distance from the plant so . idle workers would not have to pass a picket line. WAR WOUND FATAL AFTER 20 YEARS I.OS ANOIOI.KS. Calif.. Oct. 0- fAI'l On battlefield of Franco 20 years also a shrapnel splinter pierced the head of James J. roley. 15. Death came to him today and his physician said It was brought about by the old wound. Home Run By; Crosetti Is Turning Point Dizzy Dean Opposes Gomez on Mound; Marty, Former Coast Star, Bats in ' ; Cubs' Tallies. . " Shortstop Crosettl's homo run. with one runner on base. In the first half of the eighth -Inning gave the New York Yan kees a 4-to-3 lead over the Chi-' , cago Cube In the second game , of the world series at Chicago ' , this afternoon. Crosettl's smash came on a three-two ball after two men were down. j On the pitching mound for tlin Cuba was Dizzy Dean, lacking the speed of his former days, and op posed him was L,erty ' uomez. out to become the first player in the big classic's history to win six straight series, game without de feat. The . Yankees got their first two runs In the second Inning on a hit by Joe Gordon that rolled Into the outfield for two bases after two Cub inflelders collided In an effort to grab It. , All of Chicago's three runs were driven In by Joe Mnrty, the former Pacific . coast league star, who re placed Cavnretta In the outfield. Mtirtys sacrifice f y scored the first tally In the first Inning, and his two-bagger scored two other talllds In tho third. . . First Inning Yankees Crosetti sent a lone fly to Reynolds. Dean made a nice ston ou nolfe's bunt and throw to Collins to retire htm. Jurues went hack on the grass to take Hen rich's fly. No runs, no. hlts, no or- rura, .none ion---:--.-;f;i;;:' Cuba Hack, first" mnn tin.' dron. ped a single In left. Herman struck out. DeMnree singled, send ing Hack to third. Wlien Kolfe fumbled Honrlch's throw-In, De,, Mnree went' to second but Hack hold -third. It was nn error for Rolfe. DIMngglo hacked ' against the wall In left conter to take Marty's fly, Hack scoring nfter the catch. DeMaree went to third on the throw-In. Iteynolds struck out. One run, two hits, one error, one left. Second Inning Ynnkoes DIMnKKlo slneled Inr his first hit of tho series. Oehrlg wuiKou, uickcv tiled to Jnrges. Marty took Selkirk's fly. Hack nnd Jurges collided In going after Cor don's easy roller anil It rolled In to left field for a two-base lilt. DI Mngglo and Gehrig both scored on the play. Gomez filed to Roynolds. Two runs, two hits, no errors, one tort. Cubs Hnrtnott sont a fly to Honrlch. Collins bounced n single off Rolfe's glove. Jurges forced Collins nt second, Rolfe to nor. don but Jurges was. safe at first on the fielder's choice. Crosetti threw out Denn on a nice play. No runs, one hit, no errors, one. left.' Third Inning Yankees Reynolds took Cro settl's fly. Hermnn took Rolfe's bounder and threw him out. Her man also threw out Henrich nnd tho crowd roared as Dlzzv's "nnthin"' ball was definitely hand cuffing tho Yankee hitters. Ills curvo was breaking more than a root sb It crossed the plate. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left. Cutis Hack bent out nn Infield hit. Herman's bouncer went to (Continued on page 6.) IN ON WORLD SERIES JKFFKRSON CITV, Mo., Oct. fl ( AP) Adam Wehettl, Inst sur vivor of three accused perpetrators; of Kansas City's 1933 union station massacre, turned In on the world series broadcast today as he spent presumably his Inst hours in a state prison death cell. Itut he didn't show much inter est, warden J. V. Ramsey said, In the baseball classic of which ha vill never know the final outcome, Hlchetti is scheduled to die short ly after midnight In Missouri lethal gas chamber. Unless a federal bureau of In vpHdgatlon agent is able to break? the gunman's glum silence, the ex ecution will snuff out officials' last hope of obtaining a first hand account of the quintuple killings in which Hlchetti was convicted. Both others accused of thai slaughter of four officers and thole, prisoner, Frank Nash, ar dead Verne Miller by fellow-gangstenf In Detroit and "Pretty Boy' Floy shot by officers In Ohio,