ABLOID
Generally fair today,' with
slowly rising . temperature.
Mas. temperature ' Tuesday
4S; Min. 26; River JB; Part
clowly; So rain.
INTERVIEWS
Brief Expressions of tks Per
sonal Opinions of Readers
of tks Netc Statesman
"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shell Awe" ZL&Z
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JUST seems to be no end to
the demand of Salem
schools for tables and
shelves, while cold weather In
dications make It highly advis
able to look a little oat for the
automobile radiator. Like that
from pillar to post jumps
today's subject matter for Tab
loid Interviews, assembled by
Htatesman reporters.
O. W. SMALLEY, head Jan
itor in the Salem, schools, said:
"It seems that we never will get
through building tables and
shelves for the different schools.
I have one man busy, on that
job alone and he is plenty busy..
He has built 15 tables so far
this year, besides numerous
shelves and cabinets that ' the
teachers have requested.
LOUIS BECHTEL, real estate
man, said: "You would be sur
prised at the number of people
from California who are coming
to this state and city right now.
That in spite of the time of
year. I don't know why it Is;
maybe because there Is lots of
sickjiess in California right now.
Anyway, they are looking for
ward to Oregon for one reason
or another."
T. M. HICKS, Salem abstrac
tor: "Title insurance is becom
ing more and more popular.
Three large loan companies now
operating here Insist npon this
form of title protection, I be
lieve that thia is the eventual
method of handling all titles."
EDWARD SCHUNKE. speak
ing to Salem Klwanls club: "We
are all going to enjoy an infor
mal recital given to us next
Tuesday noon when. Professor
"Tommy" Roberts gives us sev
eral of his largo repertorie of
piano numbers. This is a real
musical treat."
E. E. BRODIE. publisher of
the Oregon City Enterprise,
said: "I don't hesitate to tell
you that this is-the first print
ing establishment I can recall
seeing with such equipment as
this where three big cylinder
presses were in operation at the
same time. It's a mighty healthy
sign."
M. D. VINYARD, Salem chir
opodist, said: "I notice the tel
ephone company has announced
It is going to spend about f 1,
000,000 in construction here in
the near future. That's a
mighty good sign for Salem. A
company like that doesn't In
vest Its money without investi
gating the situation very care
fully, and if it's going to spend
a sum like that here you can be
sure the company has decided
Salem has a real future."
F. O. JOHNSON, deputy
county roadmaster, said:' "I
think we're in tor some cold
weather tonight. Yes, I think
you'd better drain your radi
ator, anyway."
PATTY ROWLAND, three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Rowland, said:
"The naughty boy who took my
brand new little red tricycle
that I got for my birthday
ought to bring it right back to
me."
MARK POULSEX, city re
corder, .said: "My official posi
tion requires me to stay out of
city politics except when I'm
running, but I like to speculate
on what is going to happen and
sometimes I'm right.
MRS. R. J. McCVTCHEON.
world champion woman bowler,
said: "Bowling is being encour
aged to an unusual degree in
Salem, for the women as well as
the men, by the well equipped,
.spacious room which has been
provided, with a progressive
management in charge."
COLD WAVE SWEPS
DENVER. Colo., Dec. 4. (AP)
A large portion of the west glis
tened in the frost of a cold wave
that centered in Montana tonight
Zero and sub-zero -temperatures
were the rule in many mountain
states. The cold extended eastward
into Kansas. Nebraska, and Mis
souri, although temperatures
there remained above the zero
mark.
The weather bureau reported
Havre, Mont., had 32 degrees be
low zero shortly before 6 this
morning, and Chinook, Mont., un
officially reported 46 below. There
is no weather station at Chinook.
The high pressure area responsi
ble for the cold centered in Montana-and
northern Wyoming. Re
lief was predicted for tonight and
tomorrow with the exception of
southeastern Wyoming, where
colder weather was expected.
Frigid temperatures were gen
eral throughout Colorado, Denver
and Leadville reporting 12 above
this morning. , The temperature
rose slightly during the day but
began falling again at night fall.
Samoa Reaches
Columbia River
ASTORIA. Ore., Dee. 4. (AP)
The coastwise lumber steamer
Samoa, damaged when she drove
on and off rocks off Tillamook last
night, was towed into the Colum
bia river today. Her lumber cargo
was unloaded here. Preparatory
to a'trip up-river to Portland
where she will be drydocked. The
Samoa is ewwed by the Hammond
Lumber company.
SECTORS
SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
BRITISH RULER
RALLIES AFTER
S
Physicians Again Hopeful of
Winning Bitter Fight
Against Death
King George Gains Strength
During Course of Six
. Hours of Sleep
LONDON, Dec. 4 (AP) A
somewhat more hopeful view of
the condition of King George was
taken late tonigh after fear dur
ing the evening that he had lost
ground in his 15-day fight against
congestion of the lungs and
pleurisy.
It was understood that as the
result of the natural sleep which
be obtained last night and early
today he was actually better and
stronger than he was on Sunday
or Monday. Six hours of sleep
which he had last night was the
best repose in several days.
Although his temperature rose
to 100.2 during, the day and per
sisted tonight, it was thought pos
sible that the increased discom
fort of the day and the higher
temperature may be part, of the
anticipated fluctuating symptoms
in the illness.
The forenoon bulletin said that
anxiety concerning his Majesty's
weakened heart must continue
and tonight's message informed
the nation that its sovereign was
"rather less comfortable."
LKing "Less Comfortable"
Bulletin Indicates
It read in full: "The rise in
temperature, noted in the "after
noon reports, persists, and as a
result the king is rather less com
fortable. Otherwiae conditions
remain unchanged."
For the first time since the
king was stricken, all five of the
physicians who were in atten
dance were in consultation to
gether at the palace rthls after
noon. Before their arrival,, the
king signed an order In council
delegating to six of his subjects,
three of whom are members of
his immediate family,) most of the
powers, duties, and routine labors
that appertain to the crown..
Unable for the time being to
give attention to the affairs of
the realm as the royal order ex
pressed it King George appoint,
ed Queen Mary, the Prince of
Wales, the Duke of York, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Lord Chancellor, and Prime Min
ister Stanley Baldwin to earry on
In his stead, their positions being
that of counsellors of. state. King
George still reigns but does not
act; his duties he has delegated
to this chosen half doxen subjects
who now have the power of the
crown save only that they may
not dissolve parliament nor cre
ate peers of the realm.
NEW YORK. Dec. 4. (AP)
Just a month after Arnold Roth
stein, mystery man of Broadway's
gambling haunts, was fatally shot,
four men were Indicted today by
the grand jury for murder in the
first degree. a
The only one of the four whose
name was made public was George
McManus, the burly brother of a
police lieutenant, who had held
his tongue despite assurances of
immunity If he would tell who
fired the single shot that killed
Rothstein.
Another of those indicted was
named in the true bill, but the
name was not disclosed, presum
ably because he still is at large
and officials do not want him to
know he Is suspected.
The two others indicted were
described as Richard Roe and
John Doe, although District At
torney Banton has said that their
names are known to police and
that they have a picture of one.
McManus, who has been held
in the tombs for the past week
will be arraigned for pleading to
morrow. He surrendered to po
nce last Tuesday after police bad
sought him from the moment they
round his overcoat In the hotel
room where Rothstein was shot.
. When McManus Is arraigned to
morrow he will plead not guilty
and his lawyer will move for per
mission to examine the minutes
of the grand Jury, in the ex
pressed belief that they will show
McManus to have been indicted on
nothing more substantial than
hearsay evidence.
The prosecution's case against
.v.nu. ana tne nature of his
uciense is more or !
knowledge, but what evidence
against the three others ft has not
been divuhred.
Silverton Mill
Is To Be Moved
EUGENE, Dec. 4. (AP) The
Oregon Machinery company of Eu
gene announced today that it had
purcnaaea me large sawmill of
the Silverton Lumber company at
Silverton, and will dismantle It at
once. The mill, while In operation,
had a capacity of 125,000 feet R
day. The machinery and other lor.
glng equipment of the plant will
be sold.
ETBACK
FOUR HUD IN
KILLING ran
WHAT CAN GOOD WILL MEAN?
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SALVATION ARMY ASKS FUND
CHRISTMAS KETTLES. APPEAR
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Mothers and little children; victims of circumstanc
es the humble heroes who bear much of the world's
weight of woe ; the men, women and children to whom
the brilliant lights of a happy Christmas season will
shine dimly ... is Christmas all that it seems to be?
Will the cheerful chorus of "peace on earth, good
will toward men" reach into the empty larders of
Salem?
Will it brighten the glow of the hearthstone in
homes where privation makes mockery?
, Will it comfort the sick and the sorely distressed ?
"Yes! Yes! A thousand yeses!" answers Captain
Earl M. Williams and his corps1 of Salvation Army
workers, who have set themselves to the big and im
portant task of spreading Christmas into every home
in Salem, no matter how lowly it may be.
"No fooling," says Captain Williams, "there are hun
gry mouths to feed and chilled bodies to cover this
Christmas. The condition in Salem, of course, could
be much worse than it is. But the need for winter re
lief is greater this year than ordinarily owing to the
.unemployment situation. Really, an extra effort must
be made."
So, on Friday morning, Christmas tripods and good
will kettles will make their appearance on the streets,
attended by the lassies of the Army with their tinkling
bells ringing out a message of practical sympathy and
love to the passerby.
The Statesman has pledged its support to this
worthy undertaking and will report each day the prog
ress being made in the community toward swelling the
Army's Christmas fund.
Stories of some or the typical cases that will be at
tended by the kindly Army workers will be published
as they are reported by Army folk. "Receiving sta
tions" will be set up at Army headquarters and in the
Statesman office, where checks or other gifts for the
army fund may be delivered by mail or in person. The
Salvation Army headquarters may be reached through
postoffice box 423.
Please mark all checks or other gifts "for Christmas
fund."
The Christmas cheer fund is wide open I Who will
be first to "come across" for the cause ?
Maybe it will be some big hearted member of the
American Legion some chap who remembers that
the Salvation Army helped to win the old war when
its help was needed as it now needs help.
PLAN LAST AIHY
III
Project Puts Salem Definite
ly on Air Route; la
Fifth Beacon
Arrangements for establishing
the last of a series of Pacific air
way beacons In Marion county, on
the J. W. Baxter property five
miles south of Salem, near tbe
Pacific highway, the highest point
on the route In this county, have
been completed by S. S. Boggs,
airways extension superintendent
for the U. S. department of com
merce, the Salem chamber of com
merce was advised Tuesday.
At this point the airways ex
tension bureau will install a 52
foot tower equipped with a 2,-
000,000 candle power revolving
light and reflectors. Work on in
stallation of the five airway
beacons in Marion county will be
started within a few months, and
the entire series wUl be In opera
tion next fall. The beacons will
Include one near Aurora. West
Wood burn, Brooks, the Baxter
place, and Looney butte near Jef
ferson. Selection of the Baxter loca
tion for th beacon nearest Salem,
is considered here to be highly
favorable in view of the proposed
location of the Salem airport east
of the city. An air line from this'
beacon to the one at Brooks will
run directly over the proposed
site of the local airport.
Location of the airway aa In
dicated by these beacons put Sa
lem definitely on the route of the
airway, and will relieve the de
partment of - the necessity for
either routing throngh Silverton.
where there is already an airport.
or establishing a government
emergency landing field here.
Military Honors
Accorded Memory
Of G. P. Griffith
Military honors were accorded
George P. Griffith, world war vet
eran ana former department com
mander of the American Legion of
Oregon -at his funeral -Tuesday, af
ternoon. Burial was at Mt. Crest
Abbey mausoleum. A firing squad
of national guardsmen and the
drum corps of Capital Post. No.
, participated in the American
Legion burial ritual directed by
Douglas McKay, commander or
the local post.
The funeral procession was led
by the draped colors, and the pall
bearers, chosen from the legion
aad the-Bike, marched beside the
casket. Firing squad and dram
corps with,: muffled, drums preced
ed the long line of automobiles In
the procession. . . w a .
Services' at the Rlgden chapel
were. under the direction of the
Elks lodre. Dr. C. B. O'Neill pro
nounced the eulogy and Dr, Carl!
Q,- Doney. spoke. Pallbearers were
Dr,1 W W. Looney, tyUliam Hlmer
of Dallas, Braaler o. Bma.Il, Karl
Hinges,""" Ralph " Thompson : and
James Youac
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Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, December 5, 1928
RALPH COOLLY IS
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Ladies Night Planned for Hol
iday Week; Talk of
Convention
Ralph Cooley, manager of Bish
op s, was elected president oi tne
Salem Klwanls club at the regular
noon luncheon of the club Tuesday
at the Marion hotel. S
All officers were elected byun-
animous vote, the Rev. Norman K.
Tully being named -vice-president;
Dean George H. Alden, district
trustee; Oliver Meyers, Sam
Chambers and Dean Roy Hewitt,
directors; Willard Wirtz, treas
urer. The nomination committee
recommended that Nate Elliott be
reelected secretary. Kiwanis rules
require this to be acted upon by
the directors.
Mr. Cooley expressed his appre
ciation for the honor and asked
the club's cooperation in making
the new year one of real success
Mr. Cooley said that the north
west convention of Kiwanis next
summer In Salem would be tne
outstanding event of the year for
the local club.
Mr. Tully responded to a call
for a short address following his
election.
A vote of appreciation was giv
en Chares Wiper, retiring Kiwanis
president. The club voted to hold
a ladles night on a suitable eve
ning of the week between Christ
mas and New Tear's.
Harry Levy, representing Asso
ciated Charities, urged Klwanians
to bo liberal In their gifts to this
needy work. E. S. Bragg, vice-
president, presided.
OF SLIM SPUD SALE
CHICAGO, Dec. 4. (AP)
Pursuit for the elusive slim figure
is depressing the potato market
nearly 25 per cent, Governor H
C. Balaldge of Idaho, declared to
day at the opening session of a
two day conference on potatoes of
the agricultural council of the
central west shippers advisory
board here. Growers from all
parte , of the. country are attend.
Ing.
One of tbe major problems of
the conference is increased con
sumption to reduce the large sur
plus of production.
Practically' the entire reduc
tion in consumption is chargeable
to women." Governor Baldrldge
said, .He declared individual con
sumption has dropped from an
average of three and three quar
ters bushels to three bushels.
A surplus of SO, 000. 000 bushels
remained out of last year's pro
duction oi ssi.ooo.ooo bushels
according to Russell B, Shepherd,
an Idaho member of the advisory
board, The surplus for 19X8 will
be 91.000,000 bushels, it was es
timated. Commercial alcohol makers
provide one of the best markets
for potatoes 4 present. Shepherd
ssU, while livestock breeder,
feed,, paste and starrii makers
also use largo-quantities.
SLIM
FIGURE
FARM AID BILL
IS
BY SEN. I'lRY
Equalization Fee is Omitted
From Present Agricul
tural Proposal
Measure Would Provide lor
Board; Other Business
Comes Up
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. AP)
Congress was given an actual
start on its work today with the
receipt of President Coolldge's an
nual recommendations for legisla
tion and Immediately many of the
old fighting issues of the last ses
sion and of the last campaign were
rushed headlong into foremost
portions portions.
A new farm bill, without the
McNary-Haugen equalization fee
principle was Introduced by Sen
ator McNary, republican, of Ore
gon, who said it dovetailed with
the president's recommendations.
It would create a farm board to
aid in handling the crop surplus.
The Kellogg peace treaty, call
ing upon the world to renounce
war as a part- of national policy,
was submitted to the senate, with
a plea by the president that lte
ratified before he retires from of
fice next March 4. A place; has
been made for It on the foreign re
lations committee's calendar1 for
early action.
Move Made To Change
Swing -J obnson Measure
Boulder dam came in for com
ment by the president, and no
sooner had his message been read.
than Senator Phipps started a
move to amend the Swing-Johnson
bill In such a way as he believed
would meet expert and presiden
tial requirements.
The house ways and means com
mittee hastened away soon after
the house had listened to tbe pres
ident's message and voted to hold
bearings beginning January 7 on
tariff revision. It asked that Its
life be extended after March 4 so
that It could continue the task
during the summer.
The range of legislative activity
covered many other subjects!, al
though neither senate nor house
held extended sessions. After the
Coolldge message had been read,
ootn adjourned out of respect for
members who had died in recent
months, but in committee rooms
as well as cloak rooms business ac
tually was well under way.
WASHINGTON, Bee. 4. (AP)
A reaffimation of his Dosition
on the big problems of the day
and a host of lesser questional was
sent to congress today by Presi
dent Coolldge in a message which
will prove his valedictory so far
as annual communications on the
state of the union are concerned.
With the end of his administra
tion only three months away and
with many members of the house
and senate already tuning their
ears to what the incoming chief
executive may have to say, the
president detailed his views on a
number of subjects and on one,
the Kellogg peace treaty, express
ed the hope it would be ratified
before his retirement from office.
Beside this proposal, he dealth
specifically with farm relief, taxa
tion, and economy; naval construc
tion, water ways. commerce.
Boulder canyon, Muscle Shoals
and other problems. He wound up
the message with an admonition
to the country to bear In mind
that "the era of prosperity" he as
cribed to the United States could
easily be lost without "unremit
ting toil," to maintain It.
The message no sooner had
been read in both houses of eon-
aress before a number of mem
bers Issued statements, some prais
ing and others taking exception to
his views. Those to praise were
republicans in most Instances, and
those who found fault were on the
opposition party.
"Bossy" Gillis Is
Given Ovation As
Big Victory Won
NEWBTJRTSPORT Mass., Dec.
ifiPl Mavor "Bossy" Gillis
reigned supreme tonight while
his enemies were making prepar
ations for a long, cold winter.
The Mayor's candidates forj city
council were victors in the elec
tion today. t -
Vivnr OHHs was released from
the Salem Jail, where he bad been
sent for two months for operat
ing a gasoline station Illegally
and cntting down-alty trees with
out a permit, just in time to en
ter Into the final round of' the
election campsign. He urged the
voters to elect city eounniion
whA would aid them in his pol
icies. The "Voters responded to
day hy electing to the city council
the six men whose candidacies
had been endorsed by tne mayor.
After a torchlight parade j here
Saturday,-wheat the mayor war
welcomed, heme from jail, 'Boc
v" eremised a hot time for hU
opponents, end tonight another
torchlight parade was sugea.
SUBMITTED
CONGRESS
RECEIVES
COOLIDGE
MESSAGE
Dan Cupid
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Reported engaged from time
Florence Trumbull, daughter of
TWIni i f i ' f
If ml
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announced her engagement formally to John Coolldge, son of Presi
dent and Mrs. Coolldge. The wedding is seheduled to take place at
Plainvllle, Conn., next summer.
French "Investors" Lose .
Millions of Francs When
"Company" Goes On Rocks
PARIS, Dec. 4. (AP) A gi
gantic swindle, resulting in losses!
to "investors' of perhaps ?20
000,000, echoed in the chamber
of deputies today and reached to
ward the cabinet. Two arrests
have been made and authorities
declare that the case may equal !
the operations of Ponzi in tbe
United States.
The affair got into the cham
ber of deputies, when M. Chaste
net, socialist member from Isere,
interrogated Premier Poincare as
to "what measures he intended to
take to prevent similar occurrenc
es In the future," the member
adding that he stood ready to
name two cabinet ministers who
were closely interested in finan
cial companies of a character
"not unlike that which has just
collapsed."
M. Poincare refused to discuss
the status of his involved min
isters. He did, however, say that
sterner supervision was being cre
ated, for the control of such pro
jects. Thousands of men and women,
most of them rom the poorer
classes, stood mournfully and at
times menacingly outside the of
fices of the Gazette Du France
today. The newspaper was a sub
sidiary of financial companies or
ganized in all the large cities and
the crowds were clamoring for re
imbursement of lost "invest
ments."
Expert accountants who have
been examining the books of Mme.
Marthe Hanau, 42, and her di
392 IS TOLL TAKEN
MANILA, P. I., Dee. 4. (AP)
A basis of reports received
through various official sources
the bulletin today placed tbe fa
talities from the typhoon which
raged through central islands, of
the Archipelago last week at 892
and the crop and property damage
at 70,000,000 pesos (about S3S,
000.000.) Reports reaching here said the
inhabitants of the islands of the
devastated area are facing famine.
Commander W. B. Stiles Jr., of
the destroyer Perry who Investi
gated the north and east coasts of
the island of Samar reported that
100,000 persons must be fed in
that region. The situation is also
acute on the Island of Layete. The
governor of that province has
asked 10.000 pesos and 2000
sacks of rice for immediate relief.
Red Dress Worn
By Lady Astor
In Parliament
LONDON. Dee.
Lady Astor created quits) a stir In
the House or commons today by
appearing ; in a dress of a new
t-hs.de of red with a hat to match
insteaa or her usual quiet black
attire.
The Laborites ' - immediately
raised a cheer whleh caused mem
bers or the cabinet to turn around
and all sides of th bona
joined In cheering good-h um ored ly
V . J a A m . m -
i4uy Aiion revolutionary col
or. Meanwhile Lady Astor sat de
murely wiiqgaowneast head.
The Labor cheer were, renewed
moment late, when ' Oaorra
ns&urjr, lAberite. wtloemed her
VH latest roeruii BI. tne "Army
Br FIERCE TYPHOON
Triumphs
to time during the past year, MIsm
Connecticut's governor, has finally
Florence aad John are shown above.
vorced husband but present busi
ness partner, Lazare Bloch. esti
mated that the crash had caused
losses of from 150,000,000 to
500,000,000 francs.
Investigators said Mme. Hanau
and her former husband paid huge
dividends to early Investors, using
the capital of late comers to make
this showing and thus bait the
trap attractively for still later
'investors." 1 ;
The financial crash may be fol
lowed by a political scandal, for
several members of the chamber
of deputies loaned the authority
of their names to the propaganda
issued by the concern.
E
ON BOARD THE U. S. S.
MARYLAND, Dee. 4. (AP)
This battleship haa crossed the
tropics and President-Elect Hoo
ver today appeared in blue serge
once more while the officers and
sailors shifted from ttfeir tropical
whites to blue uniforms. Other
members of the party dug out the
tweed suits and sweaters which
they had laid away soon' after
sailing from San Pedro.
The ship now is in cool bracing
weather, caused by the Humboldt
current sweeping up from the icy
waters of the sub-polar regions of
the Antarctic. Mr. Hoover is
thus enjoying spring weather only
ten degrees south of the equator.
He spent a restful and refreshing
day and feels fit and fine.
Mr. Hoover anticipates with
eager pleasure his visit tomorrow
to Peru, the second South Ameri
can republic on his good will itin
erary. Radiograms received on the
Maryland indicate that the Peru
vian government is prepared to
greet him with the highest offi
cial honors and with great mani
festations of the traditional
friendship of its officials and peo
ple for the United States.
The president-elect this morn
ing inspected the turrets of the
battleship and taw- the mighty 1S
lnch guns elevated and swung
about in practice, although they
were not fired. Officers of the
battleship accompanied him and
explained the details of construc
tion and use. Mr. Hoover while
at" sea inspects each day some
part of the Maryland which is new
to him.
The magnitude of this proud
ship of the navy which now is
voyaging upon a mission of peace
may be realized by tbe fact that
it would require three months of
daily inspections for one to see
everything it: holds.
Macleay Swine
Win Blue Ribbon
!s 5 Over Big Field
: CHICAGO. Dee. 4. (AP) H.
Baldwin of Pleasanton, Cal., show
ing superior 12. won the grand
championship for Hereford bulls
in the breeding cattle divisions to
day. The Junior championship for
boua la this riass went to Ken
Maryi ranch company of Lileton,
Colo., showing Lord Braemer, su
perior 02 was also senior eham
nlon bnlL V'K.
The grand championship 'blue
ribbon for tht best Berkshire sow
In the breeding swine division
went to Rleek Brothers of Mac
leay. Ore..- ; - . a .
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PRICE FIVE CENTS'
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BE JOINED Br
MOTHER SOON
Alleged Accomplice of Youth
ful Murderer Starts
South for Trial
Fight Against Extradition is
Abandoned; Woman De
nies All Guilt
CALGARY. Alta.. Dtc. 4. .
(AP) That he had no intention
of making any confession was the
last statement made by Mrs. S..r-
ah Louisa Northcott before leav
ing for the United States late to
NOT
day. She had been in custody here
for the past six weeks awaiting ex
tradition to the United States on
a charge of being implicated witlt--
her son In the "chicken ranch"
murders at Riverside, Calif.
Today she left in custody of
Sheriff and Mrs. Sweeters of Riv
erside. Mrs. Northcott said just be
fore the train pulled out that she
would "certainly not" give out a
confession along the lines that her
son, Gordon Stewart Northcott,
was reported to have given to the
American authorities while being 1
transported from Vancouver' to
Los Angeles.
"What do you think of your
son's confession," Mrs. Northcott
was asked.
0
"You should not believe tbe
things you see in the papers," Mrs.
Northcott replied.
Defendant Appears
In Excellent Health
The woman in custody looked
to be In the best of health, far bet
ter in fact, than at her last hear
ing onthe extradition proceedings.
She abandoned her fight against
extradition in order to join her
son.
Mrs. Northcott is indictc-d i
Riverside county specifically for
the murder of Walter Collins, 12
years old. It Is claimed by the Cal
ifornia authorities following the
evidence of Sanford Clark, 15
year old nephew of Gordon Stew-
art Northcott that after striking
Walter Collins with the ax herself
banded the weapon to Clark and
told him to hit "so that we will
all be in It." . - ' r
Sheriff and Mrs. Sweeters. with
their prisoner, will reach Vancou
ver Wednesday evenlnr. Thii wilt
stay in that city overnight and
proceed south on Thursdav morn
ing. It is probably that a deputy
attorney from California will meet
mm wnen they reach th T'niti
States border, Sweeters said.
NOT GUILTY PLEA KWTKRKD
Youth Continues) to Tell WfUi
Tales to Everybody But Judg
RIVERSIDE, Calif- Dec. 4
(AP) Gordon Stewart Northcott.
accused of the murder of four
boys, was bundled into an automo
bile here by Los Angeles officers
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Alleged Threats
Puts Broadacres ,
Boaster In Jail
J. C. Tedder, 46, of Broadacres.
was brought into justice ceurt
here Tuesday charged with having
threatened to kill his wife. He
was jailed in default of 12.000
bail, and given time to consult aa
attorney.
A tale of his striking her.
threatening the children and
boasting that "no officer will ever .
take me In," was recounted by
Mrs. Tedder. The boast that be
was too good for any officer to ar
rest had the effect of landing htm
in jail several hours earlier than
be would have arrived otberwiae.
accordlngHo the version of the
story recounted in justice reert
Tuesday afternoon, A criminal
complaint was sworn out late
Monday against Tedder. . Walter
DeLong, constable, was given the
warrant and Instructed to make
the arrest.
"All right, I'll go out and got
him in tbe morning,", he prom
ised. ;VJ ''-
"He says no officer will ever
bring him in at all DeLong was
told.
"Is that so? If he feels that
way about It I'll go right ont aad
bring him in tonight." He did.