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SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Horning, December '17, J929
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Business Area
E..A. Rhoten Elected Mem
ber of Council to Replace
Dr. Carl Miller
WHAT THE COUNCIL DID
Elected E. A. Rhoten al
derman for seventh ward in
place of Dr. Carl K. Miller
who declined to scire.
Established "through"
route on Fairgrounds Road.
Hood street ami Broadway.
Authorized call for bids
on C74.430.36 Bancroft
bonds.
Establishment of a continuous
"through street" route from Hol
lywood almost into the downtown
business district along Fair
grounds Road, Hood street and
Broadway, wa9 effected at Mon
day night's meeting of the city
council.
Amendment Effected
In Committee of Whole
The ordinance proposing that
"through sections be established
on the first two of these streets
was amended in committee of the
whole to include Broadway from
Hood to a point beyond E street
or practically to the point where
Liberty street turns - off from
Broadway. This was done be
cause of the objections"! some al
dermen to creating a 'through"
route which did not continue to
the downtown district.
A section In the ordinance pro
Tiding for ''stop" signs at Mission
and 1 2th streets was amputated
in committeee of the whole. Some
objection was raised to the pas
sage of this ordinance without
rewriting it so as to make It an
amendment to the traffic code.
In order to get It into effect at
once, which was desired because
of agitation anent numerous acci
dents at Hood and Fifth, it was
passed and the city attorney was
then Instructed to redraft -the
traffic code, incorporating In it
these and other provisions passed
since U waslast codified two
years ago.
Constituents' Whrtiee
Are Complied With
Aldermen representing the
fifth ward, D. B. O'Hara and L.
L. Wilkinson, both said they were
personally opposed to augmenting
the number of "stop" signs in the
city, but that their constituents
wanted 'this made a "through"
route in order to reduce the num
ber of accidents.
"Personally. I don't believe you
can keep two fool drivers from
running Into each other by any
such legislation," Dr. Wilkinson
aid.
It developed also that few If
any of the Hollywood business
people were opposed to this route
o long as the highway route was
not taken away from Caplfol
street.
E. A. Rhoten was elected alder
man from the seventh ward In
place "of Dr. Carl E. Miller, who
had declined to serve. Mr. Rho
ten was nominated by Dr. O. A.
Olson, who had been erected two
weeks ' previous to represent the
same ward, and Rboten's election
was unanimous. He had been fa
vored In a petition filed previous
to the former meeting. He was
formerly associated with The
Statesman Publishing company.
The council passed under sus
pension of the rules an ordinance
authorising a call for bids on
$74,430.36 In Bancroft Improve
ment bonds.
Action was taken calling upon
the Portland Gas and Coke com
pany to repair streets and alleys
torn up in connection with its in
stallation of mains. It was re
ported that some replacements of
gravel and pavement had not been
made properly.
The streets committee reported
that street cleaning could not be
provided in the Hollywood district
until an additional flusher should
be obtained.
Construction of a sewer serving
portions of North Front street
was authorized upon the petition
of the Reid Murdoch company.
STOCK MARKET FEEBLE
NEW YORK, Dec. 16. (AP)
The stock market limped into
the new week rather feebly today.
Bridge Plans Speeded Up
As High Priced Men Quit
It took Hugh Rogers, city en
gineer, considerably leas time -to
prepare plans and specifications
for the proposed new North Com
mercial street bridge over North
Mill creek, than It had taken the
city's high salaried bridge engi
neering department to do nothing
about It.
The aforesaid department ceas
ed to exist August 31, after It
had failed-for exactly five months
to carry out the council's instruc
tions to design this bridge. ; .
Monday night, approximately
three and one-half months after
taking over the dnty of prepar
Reappears I
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Connie B, Franklin, the 20-year-old
farm hand of Moun
tain View, Ark., whose reap
pearance baa caused intense ex
citement. Some time age, Tille
Rumlner, 18-year-old sweet
heart of Franklin, claimed that
he had been tortured and killed
by band of night riders. Five
men face trial for the supposed
laying of Franklin, who has
turned up alive while his alleg
ed murder was being investigat
ed. JURY SELECTED TO
Murder Case Goes Forward
Despite Appearance of
Alleged Victims
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark.. Dec.
16 (AP) While a grand Jury
sought to establish the identity of
a man wh'o claims to be the re
puted murder victim, selection of
a jury was started in circuit court
here late today for the trial of
four of five men charged with
killing Connia Franklin.
When court recessed for the
night, nine Jurors had been ac
cepted by both sides and forty
veniremen questioned. The ori
ginal panel was exhausted and an
additional panel of ten was or
dered summoned to appear at
8:30 a.m.. tomorrow.
Only four of the men are be
ing tried. The other, Alexa
Fulks, is named in a separate in
dictment and his alleged connec
tion with the case was said to be
different from that of the others
Herman Greenway, Joe White,
Hubert Hester and Bill Tounger. .
Before the trial was started late
la the afternoon, the grand Jury,
reconvening simultaneously wltb
the court, called before It the man
who says he is Franklin. For two
hours he was Questioned by the
grand Jury and prosecuting attor
ney High, Williamson. It was el
ected he would be questioned
again tomorrow.
H. S. BILE WINS IN
FIKAt COURT CASE
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1C.
(AP) Litigation extending over
a period of several years was be
lieved closed today when Federal
Judge Bean entered a decision in
favor of the plaintiffs in an ac
tion brought by H. 8. Gjle and W.
T. Jenks, doing business in Salem
as H. A. Gile and company,
against Clyde G. Huntley, collect
or of Internal revenue.
The plaintiffs asked for return
of $18,696.97 paid by them Sep.
tember 11, 1924, as excess prof
Its taxes for the year ending Au
gust 31. 1927. The complaint al
leged that eertaln losses incurred
by the plaintiffs entitled them to
certain deductions In taxes but
that the government had not con
sidered these deductions and had
therefore improperly assessed the
taxes.
The case was once before the
court of appeals and was sent
back to district cdurt for re
hearing. SALEM MAN BANKRUPT
PORTLAND, Ore., Dee. 16
(AP) J. M. Clifford. SaJem, fil
ed a voluntary petition In bank
ruptcy in federal district court to
day in which he listed assets at
$168, liabilities $6075.
ing bridge plans. Engineer Rogers
had the plans and specifications
for this span before the council.
They were held over tor another
two weeks so that the aldermen
might have time to study them.
The estimated cost is $17,372.
The bridge will be $9 feet wide,
If constructed according to these
specifications, and the substruc
ture of the present bridge will
form part ot the new bridge. Mr.
Rogers could have had them ready
soon, but It was his contention
that 'no work can be' done this
winter on account of the necessity
for bnllding a flame, which might
be washed out by high water.
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Frederick Burke Hunted by
Police Over Extended
Midwest Area
Notorious Gangster Murders
Policeman When Stopped
After Accident
ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Dec. 16
(AP) Every railroad station and
every important highway In the
middle west was under . police
scrutiny tonight as part of the
hunt for Frederick Burke; alias
Dane, notorious Chicago gunman
and bank robber, who killed a
traffic officer here Saturday night
rather than risk arrest in connec
tion with an automobile accident.
While the search went on, In
formation regarding Burke's past
record and the crimes with which
his name has been mentioned
poured In from the law enforce
ment agencies of four states. Chi
cago police reported that Burke
is a dangerous murderer and bank
robber and is wanted there In
connection with the St. Valen
tine's day massacre last February.
From St. Louis came word that
Burke is known there as a notor
ious gangster, who was acquitted
of a charge of participating in
the $38,305 robbery of the United
Railways general offices in 1925
despite positive Identification.
Third of Million in
Securities Discovered
Burke already has been lined
with the robbery of the Farmers
and Merchants' Bank of Jefferson.
Wis., November 7, by the discov
ery of $319,850 worth of securi
ties stolen from the bank, cached
in a, suitcase In his palatial St. Jo
seph residence. It Is believed
Burke was the leader ot the. five
young men who participated in
that robbery.
Detroit police reported that
Burke was acquitted of compli
city in a $7,000 Jewelry robbery
there in 1925.
Chicago police wired St. Joseph
authorities that officers should
exercise extreme care In ap
proaching Burke as he was dang
erous. It Is believed there, thai
Burke will seek protection from
members of the Al Capone gang.
I
BE PORTABLE ONE
Feed to Be Ground for Farri
ers With .Machine on
Large Truck
A mounted feed machine will
take the feed mill to the farmers,
rather than requiring him to haul
his hay and grains to town for
grinding, chopping or mixing, will
be operating In Marlon county af
ter the first of the year.
Something entirely new and dif
ferent, the machine has been de
signed by Alfred 8. Montgomery,
for the past six years bookkeeper
with the Cherry City Milling com
pany. It will be known as the Mix-
ocar and Is simply three feed ma
chines mounted on a large truck
and operated on and from the
power of the truck.
Montgomery conceived the Idea
several months ago, and shortly
presented it to a milling engineer
who helped him with some of the
mechanical problems. The bus.
iness will be known as the Farmtx
Service.
For the first Mlxocar, Mont
gomery Is making use of machine
ry now in the market and within
another two weeks the machine
will be completed and ready to
make its first run into the coun
try. It will grind grain, chop hay,
mix feed and also mix molasses
feed. When completed, this car
with its three machines, will rejn
resent an investment oLf 5,000.
T
EXCITEO IT MEET
Monday night's session of the
city council will go down in his
tory, as the sleepiest on record.
Not only were no harsh words
spoken that Is by the aldermen
but those same aldermen seem
ed to be actually sleepy.
Recorder Mark PouJson had to
call each one's name; several times
before he would answer to vote on
routine ordinances, and- Alder
man Patton capped the climax by
combining his "aye" with an aud
ible yawn.
The session would have been
one of the shortest on record, ex
cept that when the regular busi
ness was concluded, the old argu
ment about "who owned ; the
earth" broke out between Walter
Low, ' street commissioner, and
George Tucker, who elalmed that
he had been deprived of certain
cable yards ot earth to which he
was entitled.
When. this was settled by the
ordering of a new Investigation,
nobody noticed that It was the're-
corder who moved for adjourn
ment, . .
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Ot Lea School Is .
.Ejected by PcUce
' BUENOS AIRES, Dec 1.
(AP) Many stndeats of
the National university were
severely bruised today tnav
tussle with the. police for
'possession o the university
buildings. .
- The law students, dlsestls
fled with the administration
of Dean Juan Ramos, took
the first round in the strug
gle with the authorities by
eixing the school buildings
on Saturday. They had sup
plied themselves with food
enough 'for 15 days and,
barricading the doors with
furniture felt they could
withstand anything except
frontal attack by an armed
' force. .
The police, after biding
their time until early this
morning; caught the students
literally napping when they
broke into the building. All
of the other were ejected.
Ill WILL LOSE
POSH REPORT
Lake County Assessor's So
journ in Jail is Held
Disqualification
The fact that C. C. Mahan,
county assessor of Lake ccunty,
has failed to discharge his official
duties for several weeks, has re
sulted in forfeiture of his right
to hold the office, according to a
legal opinion handed down by
Attorney Geaeral Van Winkle
here Monday.
Mahan is being held in the Mar
lon county jail on a charge of
passing a number of worthless
checks.
The attorney general held that
Mahan forfeited his right to hold
the office when he failed to file
a new bond in compliance with
the statutes. The Lake county
court has authority to fill the va
cancy, the attorney general held.
The opinion was requested by
Charles II. Combs, district attor
ney of Lake county, who alleged
that Mahan had been In Jail In an
other . county for six weeks
charged with the commission of a
felony.
"It is bit onlnlon " said the at
torney general," that the neglect
of the officer referred to by you
to file a new bond to be In force
when the cancellation of the for
mer became effective, forfeited
his right and title to the office.
The vacancy should thereupon
have been filled by the county
court."
Middle West
Long Deserted
By Sun, Report
CHICAGO. Dec. 1$. (AP)
The dreary deserted middle west
sent a radiogram to old Sol today.
"Come back and all will be for
given."
Sol has cone off for occasional
toots In the past but today it
seemed tnat his shady career
might go on forever.
sO.ej"fcsvswu McKenne Pass Again Closed to
UregOll AU Traffic Due to Heavy
TXtAckfa Snowdrifts; Pendleton Is
DITCIS Drenched by Steady Rains
Pass Closed for Winter
EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 16. (AP)
The McKenzle Pass again was
closed by snow drifts today after
the first now of the winter had
been melted by warm rains during
the latter part of last week.
Manslaughter Charged
ROSEBURG, Ore., Dec. If.
(AP) Frank Smith, Camas val
ley, today was charged with man
slaughter as the result ot the
death ot hit wife, Audrey, who
was killed in an automobile acci
dent last Thursday night. Smith
was recommended held in a cor
oner's Jury's verdict. The Jury
declared Mrs. Smith's death was
caused by reckless driving on the
part ot her husband while under
the influence of liquor. Witness
es testified that Smith was intox
icated. Pendleton Drenched
PENDLETON, Ore., Dec 16.
(AP) This city's wettest week of
1929 ended yesterday with 2.11
inches of rain to its credit. Farm
ers are satisfied their wheat crop,
which they previously had report
ed, was doomed, is now In fine
condition to go through the win
ter. The skies cleared here today
as a warm west wind struck the
city.
4-H Winner to be Feted '
t EUGENE, Ore., Dec 16. (AP)
Lois Bailey, Eugene, who won
the Moses trophy la the recent In
ternational Livestock exposition
in Chicago tor being the outstand
ing Fodr-H club girl In the United
States, arrived here Sunday.
Preparations are being made for
a big public reception for her next
Saturday. Governor Patterson
and other state leaders and club
officials from all over Oregon are
expected to attend.
Beckaroos Defeated
VANCOUVER, B.3.. Dec. 16.
(API Vancouver's Lions won
their fifth straight victory and ad-
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Questions Raised as to How
Wemme Interests Be
came Clients
Bad Checks Paid for With
Cash but Left With
Dealers, Claim
Floundering under grilling
cross-examination of Arthur
Clarke, one of his prosecutors,
Thomas Mannlx, attempted to ex
plain the language he used In his
brief to the supreme court by
which he and his associate re
cerred $15,000 in attorney fees in
the first Wemme case. Mannix
was the last witness presented by
the defense and when he left the
stand last evening, the court ad
journed till this morning at 9:30.
It is expected that the prosecu
tion will present only a short re
buttal testimony and Introduce a
copy of a telefcram sent back from
Washington by the alien property
custodian in response to a re
quest from the E. Henry Wemme
company. Attorney Reams an
nounced it had reached Portland
by air mall from Washington and
would be in Salem tonight. Ar
guments of counsel on both sides
of the disbarment proceedings
against Mannix will follow and
there Is the possibility that the
case may be concluded today. It
will then be in the hands of the
three referees. Judges Skipworth,
Wilson and Norton, for findings
to be reported to the supreme
court.
Prosecution Concludes
Its Case Monday
Monday s proceedings in the
Mannix case marked the conclu
sion ot the case for the prosecu
tion and the presentation of the
side of the defense under the di
rection of Attorney Frank Loner-
gan of Portland. The prosecution
did not introduce any evidence on
the so-called Condlt charges
against Mannix, involving the sup
plying of liquor to Justice Mc
Brlde, in order . to Influence a
pending case In the supreme
court
Guy C H. Corllsr attorney of
Portland, first chief justice ot the
North Dakota supreme court, 60
years a practicing attorney, testi
fied that he had represented the
Christian Science churches of
Portland In defending the first
Wemme suit. He admitted hav
ing, through Inadvertence, includ
ed the . name of the E. Henry
Wemme company In the findings
ot fact and that he continued the
name of the company in subse
quent proceedings because he un
derstood from Dow V. Walker or
Thomas Mannix that consent had
been or would be obtkined to rep
resent them in the litigation.
Release Obtained
From Former Clients
After losing the case in the su
preme court, Corliss testified that
he Joined with Mannix in Insti
tuting a case in the federal court
on behalf of the E. Henry Wemme
company, seeking to set aside the
trustees. He said that before do-
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vanced to the top position In the
Pacific Coast Hockey league here
tonight by defeating the Portland
Buckaroos 1 to 0. Phillips netted
what proved to be the winning
counter on a pass from Saunders
after 13 minutes of play in the
opening period.
Commission House Offered
EUGENE. Ore., Dec. 16. (AP)
A co-operative livestock com
mission house ror handling live
stock of farmers in Oregon and
Washington will be established at
Portland in the near future If the
producers want it and will patron
ize it declared James J. O'Shea,
national secretary of the National
Farmers' union, here today.
Sawdust Slide Fatal
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec 16.
(AP) Buried under an avalanche
of sawdust, after being struck' by
a filled sack weighing about 80
pounds, Morris Long, 40, of this
city, was killed late -today. Leon
ard M. Hill, Long's stepson, es
caped with minor injuries.
Legion Meet Sought
PORTLAND, Ore., Dee. 16.
(AP) This city, has an excellent
chance ot getting the national
convention of the American Le
gion in 1931 if business interests
will pledge an expense fund of
from 150,000 to 175.000, Major
Cassias R. Peck, first commander
of Portland Post No. 1, told the
chamber ot commerce today.
Santo Claus Popular
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. If. ,
(AP) Fifty letters addressed to
"Santa Claus" have been received
at the Portland post office this
season and they are coming In at
the rate of from 12 to IS dally
now. Postmaster Jones said today.
Most of the letters are written in
the handwriting of small children;
They give S. Claus' address as the
North Pole, Portland, Ore., or
tome radio station, although some
give other addresses. ;
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On December 20th. His Holiness Pope Pious il will celebrate his
jubilee, the fiftieth anniversary pf his priesthood. Above the latest
picture of the Pope which was taken a short time before he was vis
ited by the King and Queen of Italy. (Right) Pope Pious XI pictured
as a Cardinal before he was raised to the office of the Supreme
Pontiff.
POPE PIUS IMS
6 NEW CARDINALS
Half of Number Appointed to
High Positions are Na
tive Italians
VATICAN CITY, Dee. 16
(AP) Pope Plus XI today creat
ed six new cardinals at a secret
consltory and emphasised his high
hopes for the future with the so
lution of the "Roman question"
in his allocution to the college of
cardinals.
Three of the new cardinals are
Italians and three non-Italians,
and they bring the rolls of the sa
cred college to a total of 63 out
of a full membership of 70.
The six new cardinals are Arch
bishop Cerejeelra of Lisbon. Arch
bishop Lavlatrano of Palermo, Si
cily. Archbishop Mlnorettl, of Ge
noa, Archbishop Verdler of Paris,
who recently succeeded the late
Cardinal Dubois, Archbishop of
Armagh, Ireland, St. Patrick's or
iginal see, and Mgr. Eugenlo' Pa
celli, papal nuncio to Berlin.
In the allocution which was the
central feature of today's simple
ceremony the pontiff said the lat
eran treaties recognised the civic
independence and sovereignity of
the pope and ''safeguarded your
dignity and ours."
Cardinal Dougherty, archbi
shop of Philadelphia, was the only
American prince of the fhurch
present among the asi
Cardinals.
UNIVERSITY .OP OREGON.
Eugene. Dec. 16 (AP) Thomas
N. Stoddard, president ot the Ore
gon student body, today issued a
statement supported by the unl:
versity administration in connec
tion with the athletic situation ex
isting at the institution since the
resignation of Captain John J. Mc
Ewan, head football coach, three
weeks ago. The student leader
hacked the word of Dr. Arnold
Bennett Hall, president of the
university, and the members of the
facultv committee who . accom
panied the. team to. Florida in
their denial that McEwan had
been notified that he was to be
released Immediately Instead of at
the end of his contract next year.
In the statement from stoaaara
it is evident that McEwan's re
anest far advlCA from the faculty
men was answered unofficially to
the effeet that it would be wise
for him to seek another nosltion at
once. McEwan, taking tnis wora
as final, declared to the press that
he had been informed that his
services at the university were at
an end.
Reorganization
Of Prohibition
Forces Sought
WASHINGTON. Dec 16 (API
A study into means of reorgan
izing the rohibltion enforcement
raniHM hv a 1nlnt eon rrettalonal
committee was. ordered today by
the senate in response to the re
quest made several months ago by
President Hoover.
M EW1 RUMOR IS
OIVEN EXPU1T1
SLOW CI SHIN
BY CHRISTMAS FUND
Total Amount Reported at
$586.32- After Monday
Campaign Here
THE 8ALVATION ARMY
"GOOD WIU FUND"
Previously reported S470.16
Klasslc Photo Shop 2.00
A Friend S.00
Tourist Cafe 8.00
Hawkins A Roberta 10.00
Ralph H. Harper .. 2.50
Mr. and Mrs. j. O.
Goltra (1st M. E.
church) 10.00
W. M. Hamilton . . . 8.00
Elizabeth A. Downing ft.00
Anna Bligh Tiffany fl.OO
Rena A. Moore .... 2.50
Andrea Ipsln 5.00
R. W. Purvlne 8.00
B. L. Steeves .... 5.00
W. K. Golden .... l.OO
Carl G. Doney B.OO
R. P. Boise 10.00
Street kettles, Dec. 16 28.16
Total to date 85M.S2
Captain Earl M. Williams says
that if the contributing public
could only accompany the Army
workers, as they go about their
work; could see the crying baby
in the arms of its undernourished
mother, the look of longing and
hope in the questioning eyes of
he children as they crowd around
the Army workers, and could hear
of the desperate efforta being
made to make both ends meet; of
the daily search for employment.
sometimes when the body is
racked with pain., then the flow
of money into the Army's kettles
and the checks through the mail
would more than double over
night.
Tbe captain says it Is literally
true that "one-halt of the' world
does not know how the other half
lives," and calls attention to the
fact that only seven giving days
remain with the Good Will
Fund not half raised.
Have you written out TOUR
check and mailed , it in?. Or are
you merely looking on, hoping
that The Salvation Army will be
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Japan's Delegates Meet
United States President
By C. P. WILLIAMSON
Associated Press Staff Writer .
WASHINGTON, Dec 16. (AP)
Hopeful 'for the success ot the
London. naval conference, the Jap
anese delegation to the parley to
day clasped hands with President
Hoover In the White House in a
common desire tor the ending et
competitive building of sea arm
aments.
The call of the Japanese com
mission was confined to exchanges
of courtesies preparatory to con
ferences which the delegates will
have with the president. Secretary
Stimson, and other American of
ficials daring the remaining three
days of their stay In Washington
In " order to have ; talks with
American : government officials
preliminary to the sailing of the
Japanese tor London to attend the
I parley opening January IL
Atlantic
Airplane
Spain to Uruguay Trip
May Have Ended in
Disaster
Officials Fear Worst
as No Word Heard
From Flyers
RIO JAXEIRO, Dec. 17
(Tuesday) (AP) Anxiety fw
the safety of Major Tadeo Larre
Borges, Uruguayan aviator, whe
with lieutenant Leon Challe tn at
tempting a flight from Seville,
Spain, to Montevideo, grew here
today as several hours el a pined
without definite word from them.
At 2:0O a.., (12 M-. EST.)
the National Telegraph, the Aenw
Postale, and the Fernando de Ner
onha radio stations had tried te
get in touch with the avlatom for
some time, but unsuccessfully.
They could hear others also en
deavoring to communicate with
them.
By The Associated Press
Growing fears have replaced
the confidence with which observ
ers had watched the progress of
Major Tadio Larre-Borges aad
Lieutenant Leon Challe on their
attempted flight from Seville,
Spain, to Monevideo, Uruguay.
The Uruguayan major and his
French comrade had reeled off in
exceptional time, judging by ap
parently well authenticated re
port, the first S.OOO miles of their
projected 6,000 mile nonstop
Journey.
The last definite sighting of the
white Breguet plane was from a
ship south of Cape Verde inland.
but thereafter came radio re
quests from the fliers for weather
Information and messages which
seemed to Indicate that all was
well with the trans-Atlantic craft.
Arrival Over St.
Paul Rock Doubted
The French air ministry term
ally announced that the aviators
had reached St. Paul Rock, a tiny
speck of outcropping only 46S
miles from easternmost Brazil but
this was unconfirmed from South
American sources. Rio Janeiro re-
ported growlngsanxlety and Pero
ambuco, near wnerejthe men had
been expected to Stride the Sent)
American coast, had-' no cheering
word.
Observers were quick to poiat
out the chances of an unobserved
emergency landing on that wild
coast but as Monday night were
on It seemed Increasingly certain
that the men who left Seville ee
Sunday had failed to reach their
objective without a stop.
IN LIGHTING RICE
Midnight Tomorrow Is Final
Hour for Acceptance of
Contestants
Entries in the outdoor Christ
mas illumination contest, spons
ored by tbe Salem Advertising
club, took a sudden spurt yester
day as closing time neared.
Tomorrow at midnight the last'
ames will be added to the list et
those who are to compete for tbe
district and city-wide prizes. All
late entries must be postmarked
December 18 in order to be con
sidered in the competition.
Entries received yesterday
were:
Mrs. John Bayne, 414 Bellevue
street.
Mrs. 8. L. Peters, 648 Union
street.
Mrs. L. A. Scheelar, 276 Hoed
street.
L. F. LeGarle, 1334 Court
street.
Barbara Compton, 1910 North
(Concluded on Page Z, Column 3.)
Calls also were made upon Sec
retaries Stimson and Adams, whe,
with high officials ot their depart
ments, welcomed the delegates up-
on their arrival at Union station
this morning.
The callers were former Pre
mier Reljiro Wakatsuki and Take
shi Takerabe, minister of marine.
and a few of the major officials
and advisers of the Japanese eoss-
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mission. The other advisers and
the large staff which accompan
ies the delegation spent the day
establishing a headquarters at the -Mayflower
hotel and In sightsee
ing." . v.. v
Japanese accord with the pres
ident's policy of naval reduction
in place of limitation was indi
cated by former Premier Wakat
suki in a statement tonight giving
a broad view of the attitude et
the Tokyo government on the na
val problem. - -
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