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circulation Dally iftnp iirtrfbmtioa tmr tk oath adiar Krakr SO, lf2t 6,830 Arcnr i'r P MOS Hober aaJH Baresa at Cirealstisaa, WEATHER . Generally cloudy today and Thursday; Probably shower. Max. temperature Tuesday 70; Mia. 41; Rata 1.72; River 2. S3 FOUNDED 1631 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, December 11, 1929 No. 222 HARD BATTLE OCCURS WITH . MANY KILLED Nationalist Troops and Pu kow Mutineers Meet On Wide Front Strong Attack Launched by Rebels Against Loyal Chinese Troops .SHANGHAI, Dec. 11. (AP) (Wednesday) Fighting between nationalist troops and Pukow mutineers 50 miles north ot Pu kow, was reported in advices from Nanking, at 10 o'clock this morning. Wounded from tbe.bat tle had arrived in Nanking. Reports said that the mutineers began the offensive near Chuchow and that the fighting was severe along the Tlentsin-Pukow railway. The nationalist forces were re ported holding a line comprised of three divisions and one regiment. Additional forces were reported dispatched from Nanking. Nationalist government offi cials last night disarmed 100 na tionalist troops stationed at Nan king because their loyalty to the nationalist cause was questioned. The troops did not resist. Additional foreigners were re ported departing from Nanking today for Shanghai. SHANGHAI, Dec. 10. (AP) The nationalist government today concealed with a wall -of censor ship the activities of rebels In sev eral provinces of the Yangtse val ley, but British and Japanes ewar ships steamed up the river to pro tect their nationals, and an Amer ican flotilla is expected here Thursday with like Intent. As Is .usual in China when im portant events impend, censorship was clamped on tightly. No news was available concerning rebels who for several days have threat ened Nanking and against whom the government has been concen trating 75.000 men; there was si lence regarding the mutiny of fourth division troops who defeat ed loyal forces at Changchow, 100 miles from Shanghai, and nothing' was divulged of the activities of Tang Send-Chi, nationalist gen eral who revolted and was report ed yesterday to be mobilising 60, 000 men In Hunan provinct against the government. II 11ED WHEN NEW YORK, Dec. 10. (AP) Overcome bymoke and the ter rific heat Just before they could reach safety, ten persons perished In a fire which today destroyed the old Manhattan movie studio In Harlem. ' More than 20 others of the 100 persons who were in the building at the time, were injured, some of them seriously. The dead were found by fire men Just inside of the main studio entrance, not more than 30 feet from the doorway through which most of the survivors poured In their frantic dash to the street Four of the dead were young women, chorus girls from Broad way musical shows who were "doubling" at the studio during the day time in order to make ex tra money for Christmas. The building was a roaring fur nace" by the time firemen arrived. With streams ot water playing on them, two firemen made' their way through the entrance and carried out ten bodies heaped In the ball way, In the hope that not all were dead.. ' Legion Plans to Provide For Sick Decision to devote ten per cent of all the net proceeds ot attrac tions which Capital Post No. f. American Legion, may present In future, to the post service fund, has been made by the executive committee of the post. It was an nounced at Monday night's meet ing. This fund Is used in assist ing needy veterans. Grundy Witt Get Berth in Senate By Appointment HAItKISBVRG, Pa Dee. 10 (AP) Announcement of the appointment of Jos eph R. Grand as Junior senator from Pennsylvania tomorrow morning by Gov ernor John 8. Fisher tonight appeared certain with the retain of the governor to the capital. Mr. Fisher attended the funeral this faternoon a Lancaster for the late Repre sentative W.W.Griest. Main taining his reticence on the selection the governor did not confer with William 8. Tare, who since his rejection by the senate baa said he would be a candidate for reelection- next Kay. FILM STUDIO BODliS Witnesses Claim McBride Treated To Many Drinks Sensational Story Told of Furnishing Supreme Court Justice With Liquor to Obtain Fa vorable Action on Pending Suits STORIES of liberal quantities liquor furnished to Jus tice Thomas A. McBride, of numerous trips conveying him to Salem, to his home at Deer Island or to the Imperial hotel in Portland, during: the time his case was before the supreme court, were related by Elvin C. Condit as the principal wit ness called by the defense in the hearing to disbar George W. Joseph. With the exception of a concluding witness called by the prosecution and an in-"P terlude when the parallel case of disbarment against Thomas Mannix called for attention, the entire day was devoted to the in troduction of witnesses for the Joseph side. Most of the defenre testimony was directed toward proving the truth of the charges against the Mannlx-McBride re lationship. Court Halta Attempt To Restrict Evidence When the defense opened. At torney W. Lair Thompson sought to restrict the hearing to the mere introduction of the com plaint In the Condit vs. Mannix case now pending In Multnomah county, alleging that the mere preparation and filing of the com plaint that went aside to assail a Justice was unprofessional eon duct; and that it was not ger mane to Introduce evidence tend ing to support the allegations of the complaint. Judge Sklpworth sharply overruled the objection, saying: "We will hear this matter no matter whom it hurts, let the chips fall where they may." Libel Suit Proceedings inbmltted by Prosecution When the trial opened the pros ecution won a victory In having the proceedings of the libel suit of Mannix vs. the Portland Tele gram admitted as evidence. Judge (Concluded on Page 6, Column 4.) FEMEM JT 111 MEET Reporter and Eugene Man on Hand to Consider An nual Budget Again explicit faith in the mem bers of the Salem school board was expressed by citizens of Sa lem through their absence at the annual taxpayers' meeting held last night at the office of the city school superintendent. In addition to the members of the board, a resident of Eugene and a reporter were present. Items of the budget as passed at the budget committee meeting. Total estimated expendi tures reach 1402,806, 1173,132 of which will be raised by district tax. Following the taxpayers' meet ing, the regular school board meeting was held but little bus iness was transacted. Superinten dent George W. Hug's recommen dation that the Christmas school holiday be from December 21 to January 1, Inclusive, was ap proved by the board. Too Many Outside Cars Repaired, Word Hug reported that he and Prin cipal Fred Wolf of the tilgh school had been investigating the intro duction of a more systematic sys tem for the high school auto me chanics department. He said too many cars were coming Into the shop for repairs, many of these brought in by persons outside the class or school. Too much time is being devoted to car repair and not enough to the established course, he said. Hug and Wolf will make further study of the sit uation and report findings to the (Concluded on Page 2, Column T.) SEiWSESilTE CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec. 10. (AP) The estate ot the late Sen ator Francis E. Warren ot Chey enne, who died last month la Washington, D. C is conservative ly estimated to be worth $7,000, 000. A tabulation of bequests In cluded in the senator's will, tiled here today In district court for probate, shows a total of $$,$40, 449, exclusive of the $50,000 War ren residence here and personal property. The widow, Mrs. Clara Warren will receive approximately $, 400,000 of the estate in addition to the Cheyenne residence. Eighteen, persons were named to share la the estate, including relatives, employes and friends. The two largest bequests were 14.000.000 In United State Rub ber company preferred shares, and $1,878,000 In stock of the Stand ard Oil company ot Indiana. Both, were bequeathed to Mrs. Warren. The valuation of the rubber and oil company stock was mads by Senator Warren at the time the win was drawn. March 14, 1129. WORTH M. CHEER FUND ih a ii Public Making Fine Response So Far, Captain Wil liams States THE SALVATION ARMY "GOOD WILL FUND "We're very happy over the splendid response which the contributing public la according our annual Christ mas appeal" said Captain Earl M. Williams la refer ring to this year's Good Will Fund "and feel sure that it will be a huge success." The record to date is as follows: Rex Russell : J. R. Carruthers ... Anna W. Cross A Friend Street Kettles, Previ ously reported Anonymous Street Kettles, Dee. 9th Street Kettles, Dec. 10th 6.00 5.00 S.OO 25.00 09.50 S.OO 17.71 27.80 TOTAL TO DATE ..9102.00 If it were stated here that "the Salvation Army last year fed 100, 000 hungry folk," the average reader would exclaim "what a wonderful work!" If the claim were a million folk, or ten million folk, the exclama tion would be the same. Figures, (Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.) Oreg Mint Ull Story; Willamette River Is "D Rising Rapidly Near Head- -DjvIwXS waters; Dixon Loses Fight Portland Taxes Cat PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10. (AP) Residents of this city will pay less taxes next year. A local millage levy of 42 mills, which includes all levies In the city except that of the state, was authorized today by the county tax supervising and conservation commission. This year the mil lage was 42.2, making a reduction of two-tenths of a mill from that of 1929 in the new levy. It was the first rednction since 1924, when the millage dropped from 35.8 to 32.3 mills. Mail Is Forwarded MEDFORD, Ore., De.c. 10. (AP) J. A. Pursley, Portland, whose death occurred Saturday at Los Angeles when be fell from the ninth story of a hotel in that city with C. 8. Woodford also fa tally Injured, apparently had ex pected to stop here, since mall has been arriving for him for several weeks at the Elks club. Indica tions are that Pursley Is a mem ber of the Salem Elks lodge. The two men fell to their death upon the conclusion of a funny story when Woodford slapped Parsley on the back. Woodford was a resident of Inglewood. There is a J. R. Pursley on the membership roll ot the local Elka lodge, but no J. A. Pursley, and the description given does not tal ly, according to word received from Portland Tuesday night. Politic Deplored PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10. (AP) Moses Perkell, marriage license clerk, and C. S. Stowe, chief deputy, under A. A. Bailey, county clerk, today were ordered dismissed from the county's em ployment by the Civil Service commission on charges of "willful violation of the law relating to political activities." Transcript of the testimony of a hearing, con ducted by the commission to de termine whether Perkell and Stowt had attempted to distribute cards urging men to run for coun ty commissioner at the next elec tion, will be turned over to Dis trict Attorney Stanley Myers, who will submit It to the grand Jury for consideration. ' River Rises Rapidly - EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 10. (AP) Nearly three inches ot rain had fallen p to nine o'clock tonight since the. ' present storm began. The Willamette river had berun to rise from its low summer stage and the McKenxie river had climbed two feet. Enow was fall ing over the foothills la the Mc Kenxie river country tonight. FISTS FLY AT H U T PORTLAND Joe Dunne, State Senator, Slaps Secretary's Face After Argument Hour's Public Wrangling Re Suits in Physical As sault of Solon PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 10. -(AP) State Senator Joe Dunne abdicated as leader of the raw milk forces tonight after slapping. G. J. McPherson, secretary of the Retail Merchants and Grocers as sociation in the face at a hearing on the proposed new milk ordin ance in the council chamber at the city hall here. The quarrel between Dunne and McPherson climaxed an hour of wrangling In the course of which the state senator threatened to tie the ordinance up in court for 18 months unlss the group he rep resented was allowed to make some changes In the law. Dunne had offered several amendments. While he waa out of the chamber one of the amend ments was read. It sought to levy a license of 920 a year on gro cers who sell milk and to levy a second license on grocers who de liver milk to homes. McPherson objected and was talking when Dunne re-entered the chamber. One word led to another. Warm Conversation Indulged in by Pair "This la a piece of political trickery," McPherson declared. "If there Is anybody engaged in political trickery it is you," shouted Dunne to McPheson, ad vancing. McPherson retorted by accusing Dunne of accepting money for representing a group of dairymen at numerous hearings, held since the milk ordinance came up. Dunne denied the charge. "I want to congratulate you," McPherson shouted. "This is the first time you haven't." Dunne did not reply but struck out and caught McPherson with an open palm, knocking the lat ter'a glasses to the floor. More Words Hurled As Dunne Conies Back City Commissioner Mann, pre siding, demanded that Dunne ap ologize to McPherson. Dunne of fered to and returned to the cen ter ot the chamber for that pur pose. He was challenged before (Concluded on Pare 2, Column (.) Ainmtm Virffm a Fttnnv Ratslaff Wins Bout PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10. (AP) Herman Ratzlaff, 156, of Minot, N. D., slugged his way to a ten round decision over George Dixon, 160, negro of Portland, in the main event of the boxing card here tonight. The fight was a furious battle from start to finish and, Herman went down for a short count once. Another Survey Planned PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10. (AP) Proposals for a survey to determine how many times chil dren attend motion pictures in the course of a week were approved today by the Municipal Motion Picture board, providing the work is done by students of Reed col lege as was the case several years ago. Mrs. E. T. Colwell, secre tary, pointed out that the statis tics the board has from the for mer survey now are old and that a new survey should be under taken. There will be no cost for the work. Policeman Kayoed PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10. (AP) Patrolman E. L. Meacham was knocked unconscious early to day when a large sign fell on him while he was walking his .beat in the down town district here. The policeman was unconscious for about 10 minutes. Wind was blamed for the accident Federal Marshal Named WASHINGTON, Dec 10. (AP) Appointment of John L. Day, of Portland, as federal mar shal for Oregon, was recommend ed to Attorney General Mitchell today by Senators McNary and Steiwer ot that stats. Senator Steiwer also recom mended to the post office depart ment the reappointment of J. m. Jones, as postmaster of Portland. The Portland offices have been the subject ot some controversy. Day would succeed Clarence Hotchkiss as marshal. Big Timber Sale Hade Portland. Ore.. Dec 10. (API -The largest sals) ot timber ever made by the forest service in this district from the standpoint of money involved, was late today when C. M. Granger, district for ester here, conditionally awarded to the Schafer Brothers Logging company of - Montesano, Wash., 853,000,000 teet of timber in the Ration ated of the Ohrmnie Na tional forest. Washington, on its bid of S3,SaC,li. The sale was the second larg est made by the local office from the standpoint of board feet. All Quiet on the Haitian Front v ... S r - s : t i fm i f i . ww , a .... tj-.-.,, L r I, ntf Tn nil i - i iii p i - ii ii r j' jmnuMw. Kl""r L"m-,T' i i .. i ii i m r i r laai-mtjii ts-m p i hum. . . i i m a A-rf - H "-7a3 a. a - K; j Ai . yv. ? - .' t svsA y a , I " ' N.JS '7AAi ';, T.,, , . - ' Above A street scene in Haiti, which has quieted down again the United States to reinforce those already on hand when serious Below the U. 8. Flagship Wright of the aircraft s quadron, which with a detachment of 600 marines. await orders, instead of proceeding change in plans was due to the quiet T British Isles to Be Swept by Another Gale; Air Min istry Asserts LONDON. Dec 10. (AP) Shipping, wrecked and scattered by week-long gales, was warned by the air ministry tonight to prepare for a new outburst of wild weather. The ministry said that a new ga)e probably would strike Ireland tonight and move rapidly over the British Isles. Experts had scarcely had time to compute the loss of human life and of property by the storms which have lashed the coasts of Great Britain and the eontent when this fresh threat developed. Revised figures show at least 184 persons perished. Most of them died at sea, more than 69 ships have sunk, been wrecked, or badly damaged. Incomplete figures show at least that 52 lives have been lost on the French coast or in the In terior. The stormy waters ot the chan nel and the ocean lost some ot their fury this afternoon. But still another ship sent an S. O. S. This was the British steamer London berry, in danger 10 miles north east of Calais, France. England's principal worry for the moment was over the floods j on the Thames and other rivers, which were flooded far beyond or dinary marks. m Telling Tommy Liked by Both Young and Old , Telling Tommy, extraordin ary educational strip which will appear In The Statesman begin ning this week, was reated by Panl Pirn primarily for the young folk boys and girls In the upper grades ot grammar school and in Junior high but it will have un escapable appeal for every reader, yvrang or old. ' - That Is partly because the Infor mation it conveys from day to day la of . universal interest and all of it authentic but principally because of the Inimitable manner in which it is presented. : There is a humorous "kick? to every day's installment. Watch for Telling Tommy In The Statesman. H STORM n .-. . r The ship was ordered to put in at to Fort An Prince. Secretary Stimson announced that the sudden condition which had developed in Haiti. 2 Young Bandits Captured in City Given Hard Jobs YAKDIA, Wash,, Dec. 10. (AP) Arthur Fuller, 22, and Robert Kellogg, 22, who pleaded guilty here before Superior Judge Dolph Bar ncU to charges of assault and grand larceny for ab ducting Earl Murray, taxi driver, robbing him and taking him and his car to Portland, were sentenced to consecutive terms of five and one year. Fuller will go to the state reformatory and Kellogg to the penitentiary. Kidnaping charges against the two still are pending. Edward Kellogg, a third member of the gang, had his case deferred to consult an attorney. The three young men were captured by Salem, Ore., police, after they had tried to hold up k merchant In his store there. T T An unideutlfied man during the noon hour Tuesday entered the offices cf the state insurance commissioner on the first floor of the state house, opened the unlocked vault and took from the safe therein, approximately $50 in cash, $30 In stamps and checks aggregating $350, The robbery was discovered late yesterday afternoon, when an em ploye ot the Insurance department entered the vault to obtain some stamps. Subsequent Investigation showed that the prowler gained entrance to the offices by lift ing an unlocked window. Sheriffs operatives were sum' moned and mcceeded In obtaining finger prints oft a glass window guard and the vault door. All the ehecka were made pay able to the state insurance com missioner, and it Is not likely that any effort will be made to cash them. HOCKEY TILT IS TIE SEATTLE, Dec 10. (AP) Before 12 00 persons, the smallest crowd "To attend a hockey game in Seattle in two years, the lowly Victoria Cubs held - the league leading Seattle Eskimos to a 1 to 1; tie, in an overtime battle to night. Seattle scored la the sec ond period and Victoria evened the count in the third. CAPITOL . V i after marines were rushed from disturbances arose late last week. was halted while enroute to Haiti Guantanamo bay, Cuba, and there HILU ELECTED F King Bing Is Chosen at Tues day Night Session; An nual Meet Jan. 7 Grover Hillman was elected King Bing ot the Cherrians for the coming year, succeeding C. F. Giese, at the annual election Mon day night, held in connection with the monthly dinner at the cham ber of commerce auditorium. Other officers were chosen as follows: Lord Governor Wood, Walter Molloy: Chancellor of the Rolls, C. E. Wilson; Keeper ot the Or chard, Harold Eakln; King's Jes ter, Roy Simmons; Duke of Lam bert, Dr. Milton Stelner; Queen Anne's Consort, Milo Rasmussen; Archbishop of Rirkreall, Jack El liott; Marquis of Maraschino, T. A. Raffety; Earl of Waldo, T. A. WIndishar. The Cherrians voted to hold their annual banquet at the Mar ion hotel January 7. All former members have been invited to at tend. The committee in charge ot arrangements for the banquet includes Carl D. Gabrielson, P. D. Quisenberry, Jack Elliott, Roy Simmons and Gus Hixson. New members will be initiated at the annual banquet. At Tuesday night's dinner, en tertainment included numbers by a quartet, members of which were Wenger, Kaufman, Robinson and Taylor. Illumination Growing As It all started with the illumin ation of the fir tree on the court house lawn. And now It has been expanded Into a general program for outdoor Christmas Illumina tion and the vogue is sweeping the country. Salem's living Christmas tree, the very first one to gain recogni tion, was a very small evergreen back In ltlS when a local organ ization decided to deck It up in seasonable trimmings. The Cher rians started the decorations, and thla will be the 17 th year of their community tree. - : V The fame of the outdoor tree soon spread abroad and many per sons earns to Salem to Tiew its brtllianee. The example was quick ly followed by other critics. Every i jii 3:,wp jjsJasssS)M i 1 Merchant Kills Two Of Family Prominent Grants Pastf Man Suicides After Shooting Pair A. Alberts Slays Wife Turns Gun on Son And Then Self GRANTS PASS. Ore.. Dec. 10. (AP) Two persons were dead and a third was dying in a hospi tal here tonight as the result of alleged domestic troubles at the home of A. Alberts. Police said Alberts, 58, shot and killed his wife, seriously wounded his son, Henry, and committed suicide, Alberts, a former merchant of this city, was said by friends to have separated from his wife sev eral months ago. Elmer, 5-year-old son of the Alberts, was believed to have been an eye-witness to his moth er's death. The child's screams brought his 23-year-old brother, who was working outside, to the front porch, where Henry was met by the father. Neighbors told po lice the elder Alberts leveled a rifle at Henry and fired. Neighbors Push Into House After Shot Heard The father then was said to have re-entered the house. Aa other shot was heard and neigh bors entered the home to find Al berts dead in the bathroom. Mrs. Alberts was found in the kitchen, shot twice. The child was unable to tell what had happened previous to his mother's death. Neighbors said Albert recently returned from a business trip to Los Angeles with Henry. Police records revealed that the father had once been confined in the Jo sephine county jail on a charge ot threatening his wife's life. World War Veterans Gather At Armory for Annual Reunion of Unit Members of old company M, Sa lem's own unit in the World war, expect to have one of the largest reunions yet held by the company when It meets at the Salem ar mory at 7 o'clock tonight. Some of the veterans will come hun dreds of miles to attend the ban quet and events scheduled after ward. The date, December 11, marks the anniversary of the day In 1917 when the company left Hobokea on board the British vessel Tus canla, heading northeast to Hall fax and then eastward to the Brit ish - Isles, skirting the northern coast of Ireland and dropping an chor In Liverpool bay early Christ mas morning. Company M originally was the Salem unit of the Oregon Nation al guard, which later became the 162nd U. 8. Infantry, 41st Divi sion. The entire division was broken up and the majority of its personnel used as replacements for various American units on the western front. At tonight's re union there will be soldiers from nearly every fighting division in the A. E. F.. although originally all belonged to Company M here. The complete roster of the com pany Is as follows: Officers Csptain James R. Neer; First Lieutenant Dana H. Allen; Second Lieutenant Frances N. Banta. First Sergeant Hermann Mae Inturff. Supply Sergeant Paul B. Wallace; Mess Sergeant Victor Taylor and Sergeants Elmer Blunk, Francis W. Mason. Verne F. Williams. Paul C. Maurer and Richard Q. Hansen. Corporals Samuel V. Stanley, Anton CNeil, Clifford W. Cordler. (Concluded on Page X, Column &) Ot Fir Tree Popular Idea year the number of brilliantly il luminated trees gracing eapltol grounds, city squares and village greens grew. . : The community idea was follow ed by the individual plan for omt door lighting. Residents of many cities took.it up and illuminated the trees and shrubs, the windows, the doors, and verandas ot their homes. ' This year there will he many homes in Salem sending out mes sages of 'Merry- Christmas' by means of-strings ot colored lights festooned about lawns and nouses. To give an added Incentive to res idents to -Illuminate their homes the Salem Ad club to sponsoring a contest Registrations in the eon test will remain : open natll De cern ner is. - u coram HOLD MEET lOfiGIII