th Sf4T I WEATHER I
GOOD CROPS
j Ib general, crops la the'
1 Willamette' valley this sea
i son are rery good and prices
i arc above average."
Generally fair today!
Slightly cooler. Um7 tem
perature Friday 71; Min. 47!
River -1.4?: Part cloudy; No
rata; Wind west. - ;
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SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 99
Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, July 20, 1929
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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ITCH' KILLED
SUPEBSTITION
Effect of-"Evil Eye" Feared
by Confessed Slayers
of Woman, 75
"Etta. L. Fairchilds is Quoted
as Having Boasted of
Deaths Caused
KALAMAZOO.-Mich.. July 19
( AP) Admitting they killed Mrs.
Etta L. Fairchilds, 75, because
they feared the effect of her "evil
eye." on their IT year old daugh
ter, Eugene Burgess, S3, -and his
wife Pearl wer ebeing held on a
murder charge here today.
The couple was arrested last
night after officer called to the
home on a "tip," discovered a
blood spattered living room and la
ter found the body of the woman
In the cistern back of the house.
Court action against the Bur
gesses has been held up pending
questioning of their son. Burnett.
byiProsecar Paul M. Tedrow. to
determine whether the youth was
in the house when the crime was
committed and took part In the
slaying.
Amazing Belief In
Witchcraft Related
In his confession, to officers
Burgess coolly revealed an amaz
ing belief In"-spells and latter-day
witchcraft reminiscent of the
"hex" murders In' the vicinity of
York, Pa.
Burgess and his wife blamed
Mrs. Fairchilds for the 111 health
of their daughter. Eugenie, and al
so, for a spell which they believed
the entire family to be under. Yes
terday, when Mrs. Fairchild called
at the Burgess home they said she
boasted of a "mental power." to
annihilate whomever she chose.
They said she told them she had
killed- more than 100 persons a
year for the past 25 years. Mrs.
Burgess said the woman had a
long list of persons she claimed
were victims of her "evil eye," In
cluding her husband, and promin
ent Kalamazoo citizens.
Method of Murder!
Described to Officers
Burgess is said 4to hate told of
ficers he came on the woman from
behind as she was eating dinner at
their home last night, and beat her
with a leaoWpipe and a hammer.
Then he and his wife wrapped the
body in a rug. weighted it, and
threw it into the cistern, he Baid.
Eugenie became ill last April
while visiting her uncle and grand
parents in Detroit. She was
was at the home of a neighbor
when the slaying took j place.
NEW ORLEANS. July 19.
ikp) Masked bandits stole an
ermored money truck containing
$42,000 in cash and negotiable
checks off the streets of New Or
leans early today and disappeared.
After an all day search the po-
lfce had been unable to find any
trace o either the robbers or thej
motor car. The only clue theyj
had was a. description furnished
by the bank guards, who were'
; thrown off the truck by the ban-
dits and chased into a restaurant, i
while the thieves escaped . in the
. . . ..... . .
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ey-u waj.
LAnnarently the robbery had
been carefully planned. The
truck waa making its daily rounds
at the branches of the Hibernia.
BANDITS GETIAIE
I AMOUNT IN HOLDUP!
Bank and Trust company; when permission from bupenor juage
'it; wa forced to the curb by a (Hartley Shaw to move to Ohicago
gj-ey' sedan, out of which jumped ion the grounds be received nu
three bandits, wearing black hoods; merous - threats against his ,11 te
oTsr their heads and black rain-: here.
coats. As they sprang on the run-1 Get-off was convicted with
nfng board of the truck, they fired j Keyes and E. Rosenberg , fcier
their pistols. The guards were Julian petroleum fraud ease de
tbrewji out ,as a. bandit grabbed! fendant. of bribers conspiracy, and
i tfi. hfl of the track. ! was admitted to probation. The
One bandit chased the guards
into the restaurant, another
turned the sedan, which was stol -
en, crosswise In the street, another Getzof f later appeared as a
blacked a cross street with a sec-Palate's witness Vgainst Harold L.
ond machine and alj of them Davis, former chief deputy dis
boarded the armored truck and i trict attorney, recently meted a
escaped.' ; similar sentence for bribery.
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Hoover Adopts Policy of
1 Naming Commissions For
Specific
r WASHINGTON, July 19 (AP)
--President Hoover believes spe
cial commissions for inquiry : the
best metbod for determining the
facts on any public question and
he Intends to pursue a policy of
naming' such groups throughout
his administration.
t Replying today to a question of
si newspaper correspondent wheth
er he proposed to name, any more
commissions, tbe president re
plied: i vI certainly do." He added how
ever, that he had no more specific
'Inquiries In mind at this time.
r Both the chief executive and his
cabinet members have followed
this method of fact-finding since
the ' administration took office.
, President Hoover has named a
American
Headquarters To
Be Opened
Convention Commission
Armory in Preparation for Big Meeting
Of War Veterans
Headquarters of the American Legion convention com
mission will be opened this morning in the officers' rooms at
the armory, by H. G. "Fod" Maison, executive secretary of
the commission. He will be on duty there all day from now
until the convention is over. ;
Establishment of convention headquarters is a reminder
that the big convention is Jess than three weeks away. The
dates are August 8, 9 and 10.
F. F. Ellis, representative of the firm which has con-
JAPS PROMISE TO
KEEP JOS OFF
Reports on Chinese-Russian
Crisis Studied by Cab
inet at Tokyo
TOKYO, July 19 (AP) The
Japanese cabinet was understood
today to have decided that posi
tive Japanese measuses as yet
were unnecessary in the rupture
of diplomatic relations between
Russia and China over the Chi
nese Eastern railway. The cab
inet heard a report on the crisis
by Foreign Minister Shidehara.
Meanwhile a poiicy of strict
neutrality and watchfullness will
be maintained. Several diplomats
called on the foreign office today
Including counsel for Edwin L.
Neville of the American embassy
and representatives of the Brit
ish and Italian embassies. It
was understood that all discussed
the situation in. Manchuria. -
Official quarters doubted ru
mors of frontier skirmishes relay
ed by Japanese correspondents at
Harbin, none of which was con-
r firmed. Official reports did con
firm dispatches saying that So
viet airplanes had made demon
strations over border townaiand
also that Soviet gunboats had
moved down the Amur river to
its Junction with the Sungarl.
The Japanese general staff es
timated that the Russian concen
tration opposite Manchull was
equivalent to one division with
calvalry while an army corps,
based at Habarovsk, was moving
its main strength in the direction
of Progranichnaya.
Military -authorities persist in
their belief that war will be
avoided, but admit the possibility
of border skirmishes growing out
of the proximity of opponents,
some of whom are none too well
disciplined. It was learned that '
no measures have yet been taken
for the protection of Japanese in
north Manchuria who were esti
mated at 5.000 In the Chinese
Eastern railway tone exclusive of
the Chang Chung terminus where
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DEATH THREATENED
STATE'SJFOIFJ
LOS ANGELES, July
19.
I A T- X . . . 1 ... ln A
5-,-i -t-o-t 4nr hnk rlmlnal,on the wrong side of a street oi!Hir. for six hours.
. .
Indictments have charged live ser-1
les of bribes were passed to for
mer District Attorney Asa Keyes
and his deputies, today obtained
others were sentenced to serve
one
to fourteen years in San
'. Quentin penitentiary.
Investigations
commission to study law-observance
and enforcement and an
other to Inquire Into child wel
fare. Secretary Wilbur appointed
a commission of outstanding edu
cators to study education. Secre
tary Hyde named a body of plant
specialists to Inquire into the Flor
irda fruit fly menace, and Secre
tary Lamont' appointed 14 busi
ness men and economists to help
formulate plans for taking the
first national census of distribu
tion In 1930. Mr., Lamont also
plans to appoint three other com
mittees to aid the department In
obtaining Information concerning
population, manufacturers and un
employment In connection with the
decennial census.
Legion
Today
Established at Local i
Early in August
J
tracted for the elaborate dec
orations downtown in connec
tion with the convention, was
in . Salem Friday and an
nounced that he would be here
permanently beginning next Wed
nesday. At present he la in
charge of decorations at Eugene
for the Sunset Trail pageant.
The decorations here, according
to plans previously outlined, will
be ; probably the most elaborate
ever arranged. . featuring the
American Legion emblem and" pa
triotic insignia. In addition to
the general street decorations and
those at the armory and at the
capitol building where the busi
ness sessions ot the convention
will be held, a number of business
houses will arrange displays. Mr.
Ellia will hold conferences with
proprietors of these business
nouses when he returns here next
Wednesday.
Registration Headquarters
Transferred Friday
It was announced Friday that
the registration headquarters
have been transferred to te
ground floor of the Klett building,
across Liberty street from the
armory.
Arrangements are now being
made for the "whoopee" meeting
of Capital Post No. 9. next Tuesday-
night. This will be the last
i meeting before the convention,
and will be held at the armory.
Elaborate entertainment. has been
planned.
At this meeting, duties of the
local legion members In connec
tion with the entertainment of
convention visitors twill be out
lined, and plans will be laid for
the carrying out of tasks which
remain to be completed before the
delegates begin to- arrive.
AS
LOS ANGELES, July 19
' ' i
Michael J. P. Cudahy, 21, son
ot the late John P. Cudahy, Kan
sas City meat packer, was held for
trial in superior court today on a
charge of driving an automobile
while intoxicated.
At his preliminary hearing to-f
day in municipal court, young. (
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cudahy orrerea no aeienser his butcher shops and vegetable mar
young wife, to whom he waf mar- j ketg causmg a temporary food
ried about three weeks ago in ! shortage.
Riverside, Cal.. sat beside Cudahy janzl ' Mustapba Kemal. presi
at counsel table. Before the mar- dent of the repUblIc sped by au
riage she was Muriel Evans, j mobile from nis residency in
screen actress. Cudahy was re- jachankaya, newest section ot An
leased on $5500 bail. gora, and reached the fire at 3 a.
Witnesses at the hearing test!-, t remain in personal direction
iiea young tuuoj was
.v. tv t.,1-- 1 TTU car rol-
His car col-
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B. Lang. Neither driver was in-
Jured. although their cars were
badly damaged. Cudahy was ar -
rested and taken to a hospital
where he was given a sobrieat test,
linen wirn snotner ariTen dt inu.
Police Surgeon C. A. , MacDonald
testified that Cudahy was "quite;
W-nIr . nnotattitv rn hi. too"
ERNEST HIBBERT TO
RECEIVE SENTENCE
Ernest Hibbert of Sllrerton will
receive his sentence today at 10
o'clock in the justice court on the
charge, whfth he has admitted, of
possession of liquor. Hibbert was
brought; before Judge Small, Fri
day and pleaded guilty. Hia ball
was set at $1000 and being un
able to furnish this, he was
placed in the county Jail.
Hibbert was shot by Deputy
Sheriff Haskins last week 'in a
night raid on his place at i Silver
ton. The bullet wound was not
serious bat Hibbert has been con
fined to a local hospital for more
than aweek. j
Masonic Picnic
Will Lure Crowd
Between 400 ana COO persons
are expected to gather for the an
nual Masonic picnic at Hazel
Green park today and tonight. Ar
rangements have been made for
the exclusive use of the park for
the afternoon and evening, and a
program ot picnic, games and
dance "has been worked out. Cot
fee and ice cream Is to be tyred
by the committee.:
WILL INCREASE
White House Announces Big
Boost in Appropriations
Next Four Years
$300,000,000 Rise to Put
Expenses Up Above Four
Billion Mark
WASHINGTON, July 19 (AP)
An Increase in governmental
expenditures of approximately
$300,000,000 during the next four
years was forecast by the White
House today after a study of ap
propriations made by congress and
other mandatory obligations.
The increase, if it materializes,
will send the total government ex
penditures out of ordinary receipts
above $4,000,000,000 for the first
time since the years of heavy war
expenses. For the fiscal year clos-in-
last June 30, the total govern
ment expenditures aggregated 13,
84I.4S3.189, while the increase
for this year was estimated at
191.800,000.
The report of the investigation
in to the probable increases in
federal expenses transmitted to
the White House showed that ad
ditional expenditures for the mili
tary service, public works, postal
defciit farm relief and other gov
ernment costs would In four years
total S300.000.000.
150,000,000 Will Go
For Farm Relief
Of this amount farm relief was
expected to account for at least
$150,000,000 while the increases.
in the three divisions of govern
ment activity was expected Jo total
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Carelessly Flung Cigarette
- Accomplishes Genuine
h Improvement
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 19.
(AP) Fate, with the aid of a
strong wind and a cigarette care
lessly thrown into a lime depot,
today completely wiped out the
old unsavory" quarter ot Angora,
capital of the new Turkey, known
as : the fish bazaar. It accom
plished in eight hours what offi
cials have been struggling, with
for years.
Beginning at 1 a. m.f 600 Ram
shackle wooden houses, shops and
snAlant rxavnov Kaat Via nn a. Vinf 41
three khans and one mosque were
leveled by the conflagration. The
whole Angora plain was lighted
up, bringing distant villagers and
the entire population of the cap
ital to the scene.
The most serious aspect aaide
individual losses was the
fact that thls oigtrict houses all
i 0f the firemen, policemen and sol-
. . .
I ine caiastropne maae neariy
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. 2,u uv persons numeiess. vjue yer-i
gon ; waJJ burned to death and :
search wa- nnder way tonignt for
, other bodies belleTed to be in the !
sm0kln g roms.
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GEORGE PETE LOSES
TO INDIAN GRAPPLER
EUGEXE. Ore.. July 19
(AP) Sonora Joe, Indian grap-
pler, emerged as Junior middle
weight champion of the world,
from tonight's wrestling match
with the defending champion,
George Pete of Eugene.
The new champion, who Invad
ed tbe upper valley with the ex
press purpose of taking away
Pete's belt will leave tomorrow
for Salt Lake City.
Joe won the first fall in 37
minutes when he clamped a dou
ble arm scissors on the cham
pion. Pete took the second fall
with one of his famous airplane
spins An 20 minutes.
Some Extra
Money
A little "extra money",
coming In each month would
be mighty handy, wtfuldn't
it? Maybe you have an extra
room you can turn Into ex
tra money.
Always there are people
looking for rooms. Offer
yours through the ad col
umns of The Statesman. Low
cost to reach many readers.
Phone your want-ads.
Call 500.
N
SECTION
BURNED
Babe Rath Forced
Out of lineup For
Indefinite Period
CLEVELAND. July
(AP) Injarfes stained by
Babe Rath in the first of
today's games between
Cleveland and Xew York,
will keep the home ran hit
ter out of the Yankee Uncap
for the rest of the series
here, and perhaps the rest
of the season. Miller Hug
gins, Yankee manager said
tonight.
The sultan of swat polled
muscle in his left leg
while rounding the bases
and wag forced to retire. He
did not appear in the second
game, and tonight Hoggins
said that Ruth's absence
from the game will be In
definite. JOHN BIER JAILED
C
T
Possession and Sale of In-!
toxicants Confessed by
Garage Man
John Baer, 39, Salem Heights
garageman spent Friday night in
jail and will remain there until he
either provides $1000 in bail or
pays the fine which Is to be im
posed on him July 22 by Judge
Brazier Small before whom Baer
pleaded guilty Friday to the
charge of possession and sale of
intoxicating liquor.
Baer's arrest Friday afternoon
was made in a raid 'on his garage
by Deputy Sheriffs Barber and
Hasklns and State Officer Zim
merman who followed a tip. that
liquor was being sold there. Baer
was said to have declared that he
would "shoot it out" with any
officers who raided his place of
business.
Officers found a loaded revolver
on the shelf in the garage with the
liquor, but Baer offered no resist
ance when the jaid was in pro
gress. In court Friday afternoon Baer
admitted that he had been selling
liquor and said he had marketed
50 gallons in the last three
months.
While Baer pleaded guilty to
the charges filed against him sen
tence was held up until July 22 to
permit the prisoner time to seek
legal counsel.
Indians Are
Kept Under
Observation
ASTORIA. Ore.. July 19. (AP)
After having been barred from
fishing grounds on Peacock Spit
Wednesday by a group of embat
tled collegians working for the
Columbia River Packers' associa
tion. Chief Big Charley and 65
tribesmen from the Quinault res
ervation, are reported to have
landed their scows and fishing
equipment on Sand island, near
the mouth of the Columbia river,
today.
Fishing grounds .on this island
are operated by the Barbey Pack
ing company under lease fro.m the
U. S. government, but the laad
is on the Oregon side of the river
channel. H. J. Barbey, bead of
the fishing concern, said tonight
the Indians will face action both
for trespass and for fishing with
out a license from the Oregon Fish
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P1CIFIC HUE
LAIS IT TAMA
TACOMA. Wash., July 19
CAP) Completing: a non-stop
flight from Ios Angeles, Lieut.
Harold Bromlej brought hii huge
monoplane. The City of Tacoma.
to earth at the Tacoma munici
pal airport at 8:40 p.m., today.
From the same field he Is scheduled-
to take off within the next
few days on a bob stop flight ov
er the Pacific ocean from Tacoma
to Tokyo, Japan.'
Twenty thousand persons were
gathered at the field to welcome
the flier home after his absence
of weeks in Burbank, Calif.,
where the special Lockheed mono
plane with which he will attempt
to span the Pacific was built for
him. National guardsmen were
called out to police the field and
control the throngs.
Salem Woman
Badly Injured
In Auto Crash
ROSEBURG. Ore.. July 19
(AP) Mrs. F. E. Emmlt, of Sa
lem, was critically injured this
afternoon when the ear driven by
her husband, was strnek by a
machine operate by Nadine Stew
art, of Seattle. The Emmlt car left
the highway and crashed Into k
telephone pole throwing the Salem
woman through the "windshield.
Mr. Emmlt was also quite badly
hurt and both are in a local hos
ON LIQUOR
FLYERS REACH
157 HOUR IRK
IN LONG CRUISE
Jackson and 0'Brine Seeking
to Seat Reihhart and
Mendel) in Plane
Two Aviators Announce Their !
Intention to Remain up
For Three Weeks
ST. LOUIS, July 19 (AP)
Approaching the end of their sev.
enth day in the air. Dale Jack
son, and Forest O'Brien piloting
the- endurance plane "St. Louis
Robin," continued to cruise over
the city tonight. At 8:17 p.m.,
central standard time, they had
been up 157 hours.
In notes dropped today, the
fliers said they were out to beat
the, world's endurance record of
246 hours, 4 3 minutes and 32 sec
onds, established July 12, by Lor
en Mendell and Roland Reinhart
at Culver City, Calif., when the
plane took off Saturday.
Officials of the Curtis-Obertson
Aircraft corporation, sponsor of
the flight, said it would be an
endurance test for the motor and !
not an attempt to set a new '
world's record.
Flyers Claim They
Want New Record
Jackson and O'Brine said, how
ever, that they hope to stay up
three weeks. "We are feeling
like fighting cocks," said one
note. . t
A sister endurance plane, the
"Missouri Robin," which went up
at 10:33 a.m., "Wednesday, also
was still going strong tonight af
ter having been in the air 58
hours at 8:33 p.m. It is piloted
by Joseph Hammer, and Gentry
Shelton. who hope to outlast the
crew of the "St. Louis Robin."
HOUSTON, Tex., July 19
(AP) The fifth refueling of
Houston's endurance plane,: "Bil
lion Dollar City," was success
fully executed tonight after 52
hours in the air. The fliers G.
L. Loomis and Joe Glass, signall
ed to refueling pilots that the mo
tor was in perfect "running condi
tion. RETAIL FOOD PRICE
WASHINGTON. July 19 (AP)
The retail price of food in the
United States increased one per
cent between May 15 and June
15, and has advanced 58 per cent
since June 15, 1913.
This was announced today by
the department of labor, ; which
reported that potato prices led
the advance during the month
ending June 15, with an Increase
of 15 per cent.
Strictly fresh eggs ranked sec-;
ond, with an advance of seven
per cent, and oranges jumped six
per cent to take third place.
The greatest decrease was re
ported for cabbage, which was
eight per cent cheaper. Onions
dropped five per cent, and lamb,
hens, and flour two per cent.
During the month Increases
were reported in 44 of the 51 ci
ties from which statistics were ob
tained. Butte and Detroit led the
advance with three per cent.
WINNIPEG. Man.. July 1
(AP) Thunder storms in many
sections of the prairies somewhat
alleviated the long spell of drought
that has practically ruined thous
ands of acres ot wheat during the
past few weeks. Too late to be of
benefit In some cases, the rain
will generally brighten the crop
outlook.
Meteorologists of the section re
ported today that nearly every
district will have some rainfall by
tommorrow.
The intense heat in Alberta and
Saskatchewan continued. today
despite the showers.
In Manitoba the weather was
considerably cooler, htermometers
reaching not higher than SO de
grees. Hit-Run Driving
Charged Against
Salem Resident
Charges of hit-and-run driving
have been booked against C. R.
Thatcher, H25 N. Liberty litreet,
who was arrested Friday night.
The accident occurred at High and
State streets Friday afternoon. No
one was injured.
Thatcher's car collided with one
driven by O. B. Wynkoop, 4Z60
Oxford street- When brought be
fore the police, Thatcher ! admit
ted being in the collision and
driving on, thinking the accident
waa not worth bothering oyer. He
will appear in municipal court
this afternoon.
SHOWN ON USE
HEAVY ST0K1D
EXTENDED DROUGHT
Farm Board
r
James Stone, .above, "of Lexing
ton, K, has been appointed vice
chairman of President Hoover's
Federal Farm Board and spokes
man for tobacco, while Carl Wil
liams, below, of Oklahoma City,
also appointed to the board will
be representative for" cotton.
CHINESE WILL GIVE
Nationalist Government to
State Its Position in
Manifesto Soon
NEW YORK July 19 (AF) 4
The Kuo Min news, agency, tpday
release, a Nanking dispatch say
ing that the nationalist govern
ment would state' its position.-in
the present situation in a manifes
to to the world rather than mae
any; immediate reply to -the Rus
sian note breaking off diplomatic
relations. - I .
Commercial circles of Nanking
were said to believe the Soviet govr
eminent had precipitated a grave
situation that would injure for
eign trade which had been de
veloping rapidly 4n view of the
growing stability of the nation
alist government.
A statement by President Chi
ang Kai-Shek that seizure " the
Chinese eastern railway in" Man
ehuria was an emergency measure
and that the abolition ot unequal
treaties would be sought through
proper and peaceful procedure was
held to disabuse fears held in some
quarters that the Manchurian ac
tion might lead to similar moves
against other foreign interests in
China. ,
FIRST LOAD OF FLAK
- The first load of flax of tne
present year's crop arrived at the
! state flax plant at the penitentiary
Thursday, brought by Robert
Hays, a gTower near Albany,
where there Is a moderate acre
age in this crop this year.
All the 45 flax pullers, that
have been ready In the fields for
weeks, are now busy with the
harvest of the 4500 acre crop.
and by Monday the loads of cored
flax from the fields will aegin to
come in inch numbers as to keep
the forces busy weighing and
storing it in the shed. -
The harvest will likely . yield
around 1000 tons, and this will
mean a distribution among the
growers of the central valley
counties of around ' S 250,000; a
no mean contribution to the ac
tivities of trade in this section.
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WORLD
STATEMENT
Outcry Is Raised Against
Ordinance Regulating! Use
Of Musical Instruments
Murmured opposition to a rig
orous ordinance regulating the use
of f honographs and radios in
downtown places of business,
which had been heard about Salem
during this week, swelled to a
considerable outcry here Friday
when a number ot dealers fn radio
and other musical foods Informal
ly Joined to attack the ordinance
which they declared "foolish and
unfair."
i We hare 'altogether too many
laws now, said one prominent
dealer, "and now comes a. regulat
ing ordinance which Is entirely
needless. . We are not using our
radios In any means to create a
public nuisance and If we were,
Russians
Will Not
Arbitrate
Intervention of Any Outstda
' Parties' to be Resisted,
is Announcement
Obligations Under Kellosx
Pact Nevertheless to
- be Complied With
MOSCOW. U. S. S. R.. July IS.
(Saturday) (AP) Official eir-
j cles early today said there waa a
truth to Harbin dispatches to
Osaka Asahi regarding opening; of
a Russian offensive against Pog.
ranichinaya and Manchull Man
churia. : j "
BERLIN. July 19. (AP)U-A
report received here today from
Moscow via Kovno. Lithuania,
stated that the Soviet government
is determined to reject any at-
tempt by the League of Nations
to mediate in -the dispute between
Russia and China.
It was said the situation' crow
ing out of seizure of the Chineae
Eastern railway in : Manchuria
must be settled without interven
tion by a third party.'
The German press, today pub
lished a.Pelpmg dispatch Mating
the government of outer Mongolia
had announced It would support
the Soviet government and it had
taken precautionary measures te
secure the Mongolian frontier
against Chinese invasion.
War Council Holds
Special Assembly . ' -
A Telegraph Unidn dispatch
from Kovno tonight skid a special
meeting was held in: Moscow by
the war and revolution, council.
Including chiefs ot the red army
general staff and the command
er of the Leningrad military dis
trict. Defense of the Chinese or
der against possible Chinese of.
white Russian attack was die
cussed, but the decisions were net
published. h j
PARIS .July 19H-(AP) Con
siderable anxiety began to make
itself felt In international circle
today over the Manchurian situ
ation, j
An indication of Europe's un
easiness was seen in the visit of
Russian Ambassador Dovgalesky
and Chinese Minister Kao Lu to
Foreign Minister ! Briahd ot
France. M. Briand Is one of the
principal forces animating the
peace moves of the League of Na
tiona as well as the man who con
ceived the fundamental -Idea of
the Kellogg anti-war pact.
Action By United i
States Is Noted r
Announcement that the Wash
ington government Mad called to
the attention ot both China and
Russia the fact that they were
signatories to the Kellogg pact
was interpreted here as indicat-'
ing that the United States, as the
moving spirit In the pact, wasdde
termined itself to take the initia
tive in event of violation. The
announcement therefore was a
matter' of absorbing interest in in
ternational circles. (
Although the pact provides no
machinery for settlement of dis
putes political circles here see in
i the Washington announcement a
Isign that the, American govern
ment has adopted the policy of in
ducing signatories to observe
scrupulously the provisions of ths
covenant. : j
Other Hlgnatories I
Expected to Approve j ,
This move was expected to meet
the approval of other signatories
and was regarded as certain ot be
coming a great moral force for '
peace. It was felt that Washing
ton's move might (Inspire' the
League of Nations to take a sim
ilar step. I f
Since Russia is not a member of
the league, the Geneva organisa
tion would be confronted with a
delicate situation in attempting
to mediate between; Russia and.
China. I
This responsibility; is incumbent
on MAdstchl, Japanese Ambas
sador toFranee, who as acting
president of the council of the
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no new ordinance would be neces
sary to stop us from running these ,
instruments. The use of radios in
places ot business could be de
clared a nuisance and an abate
ment order Issued." f
The particular ordinance which
has aroused the Ire of radio deal
ers is one given first and second
reading at the last session of the
coaneU and referred to (he ordin
ance committee- Alderman Purvine
introduced the measure.
The proposed enactment pro
vides that it shall be unlawful for
any person or business In Sales' to
operate a phonograph or Tletrola,
in a place of business before an
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