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CIRCULATION
Daily aTerr dUtribalioa for th
6,656
Awrii daily mat paid 6,105
month ending Deremher 81. 122t
Audit Bureau of Circulations.
WEATHER
Fair and cold with snow
flarrlee today and Friday.
Max. temperature Wednes
day 83; Min. 22; Calm;
River SJJ; Snow.
FOUMDHD I8bl
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR
fiKS DEPART
TO ENTER INTO
PEACE CONFAB
Secretary Stimson to Head
Official Delegation to
London Parley
Group of Americans Leaves
Hoboken on Steamship
This Afternoon
By C. P. WILLIAMSON
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 (AP)
Bound on a mission to limit the
sea fighting strength of the fire
great naval powefs. the American
delegation to the London naval
conference will sail tomorrow for
the British capital.
The official American contin
gent to the parley totals 92, some
of whom are already in London
the remaining members, headed
by Secretary Stimson as chief del
egate, will sail from Hoboken to
morrow afternoon on the S. S.
George Washington of the. United
States lines. , : i ' ;
Secretary Adam Last
Member to Leave Capital
All of the five delegates now
in the United States, except Sec
retary Adams, have already left
Washington and will join the
party at the dock. Secretary Ad
ams, with some 80 advisers and
members of the technical and of
ficlaj staffs, will leave the capital
at 9 a. m., tomorrow by special
train. A number of American and
foreign newspaper correspon
dents will accompany the delega
tion. Months of careful preparation
by the interested powers, the
United States, Great Britain, Jap
an, France and Italy, made pos
sible the call for the conference
issued by Great Britain. It will
be the fourth effort to limit sea
armaments, the others having
been made at the Washington
arms conference of 1921, the tri
partite conference at Geneva in
1K27, which ended in failure, and
the work of the preparatory dis
armament commission of the Lea
gue of Nations.
"So Kxception to Ship
Limitation Contemplated
In working out a goal for the
parley, the five powers have de
voted particular attention to the
proposition that all categories of
ships, from battleship to small
auxiliary ships, should be limited
in an effort to halt competitive
naval construction and reduce
costs of maintenance.
Much wag done by the Wash
ington conference in the limiting
of the capital ship, and the air
craft carrier. High hopes are held
here that the London meeting will
result In a still more stringent
limitation of the expensive cap
ital ship and aircraft carrier.
Preparations for the conference
began during" the summer when
the United States and Great Brit
ain, through conversations car
ried on in London between Prime
Minister MacDonald and Ambas
sador Dawes, attempted to ad
Just their naval differences which
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Roof Destroyed
By Sudden Blaze
Starting apparently from a de
fective flue, fire Wednesday
forenoon destroyed the roof of a
residence at 548 Ford street oc
cupied by the C. V. Alexander
family. The Interior of the house
was considerably damaged by
water, but the furniture removed.
The East Salem fire company ex
tinguished the blase.
fv Condition of Mrs. Norblod Is
vyregOn Reported Improved; Myers
tq Wins Wrestling Match Over
DrlClS Grappler From Los Angeles
Governor' Mother Better
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8.
(AP) Mrs. Betty Norblad, moth
er of Governor A. W. Norblad, who
has been seriously Ul for the past
two days at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. L. B. Markham here, was
reported to be considerably Im
proved tonight.
Surpassed the day quietly, Mrs.
Markham said, and by nightfall
was In better spirits. Medical at
tendants said, her condition was
much better.
Meyers Throw Ketonen
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 8.
(AP) Boy -Myers, Portland con
tender for the world's middle
weight wrestling championship,
defeated Waiao Kenen, Los An
geles, by one fall here tonight. In
the first of the elimination boats
planned to determine the title
holder.
Myers weighed HO pounds; Ke
tonen 15t.
Myers pinned Ketonen on a
rolling fall after one hour 85 min
utes of the fastest, cleanest and
most scientific grappling viewed
here in years.
- Frhl ArresU 3 -State
prohibition officers parti
cipated In 13 arrests daring the
month ef December, according to
report prepared by George Alex
ander, stats prohibition director.
Fines were collected : In the
amount f 8,800, with Jail sentences
State Covered By
Blanket Of Snow
Reports Indicate
Main Highways Kept Clear but Travel Found
Difficult; Meacham in Eastern Oregon Has
Lowest Temperature with 1 2 Below
By the Associated Press
A BLANKET of white covered virtually the entire state
last night and indications were that the carpet would be
deepened considerably by this morning. Two and one-half
inches of snow had fallen at Portland between 6a.m, and
4 p. m.f the weather bureau announced. The forecast pre
dicted continued cold and snow the night and today.
The mercury at Portland has hovered near the freezing
mark since Sunday.
' O Trip f"Wo-nn Stqo fntr.
IS
Northern Wind Carries Fine
Snow and Brings Cold
Temperature
Blowing down from the north
along with a chilling wind, tiny
snowflakes Wednesday night pro
vided Salem with a real winter
storm, such as seldom experienced
here. The flakes were so' small
there was little prospect that the
ground would be covered to any
appreciable depth, and the forecast
for today was "fair and cold.
However, the fr.ct that the
ground was frozen before Wednes
day's snow lighted upon It, indi
cated that the light coating would
remain until warmer weather re
moved it.
The mercury in the government
thermometer at the airport hover
ed close to the freezing point all
day Wednesday after reaching a
new low mark for the winter, 22
degrees, early that morning. Lit
tle damage has been done by the
cold spell so far.
'S
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 8
(AP) Fred Bischoff, 28, auto
mobile mechanic who vanished
mysteriously Tuesday morning
while on his way home from
work with $84 in his pockets, is
merely on an unexplained trip to
San Francisco, information given
the chief of police at Roseburg
and forwarded by him to local au
thorities, would Indicate.
The report received from the
Roseburg chief was t hat Bischoff
had been seen at Roseburg on a
train by a fellow employee of the
Oregon Stages, Inc., who said Bis
choff told him he was going to
San Francisco.
Peter Bischoff. t he supposedly
missing man's father came here
from Salem today to console and
aid his daughter-in-law, who po
lice said, was left without money
or Information as to her hus
band's intentions.
The missing man's lunch pail, a
magazine and a chunk of concrete
were found behind a garage sev
eral blocks from his home.
2 MORE FLAXES SENT
FORT WORTH. Tex., Jan. 8
(AP) Two Falrchlld cabin
planes to have been in the Univer
sal Air line passenger service be
tween Fort Worth and Tulsa will
be sent to Alaska to search for
Ben Elelson, missing arctic frier.
aggregating 2355 days. The offi
cers destroyed 3059 gallons of
mash and 1103 gallons of liquor.
Ten stills were confiscated.
Rushlight Rites Today
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8.
(AP) Funeral services for Allen
Golden Rushlight, former mayor
of this city, will be conducted to
morrow under the auspices of
Hawthorne lodge of Masons and
Camp No. 77, Woodmen-of the
World, it was announced today.
The city hall will be closed from
1 to 3 o'clock, the tfane of the
services, In honor of the ex-mayor.
Demos Again Hopeful
PORTLAND, Ore.; Jan. 8.
(AP)-: Agreeing that democracy
has a great opportunity to elect
a governor this year and disagree
ing sharply over resolutions of a
highly sarcastic nature dealing
with President Hoover and an al
leged poker debt of the chairman
of the republican national com
mute, to an Oregon cltlxen, tne
Oregon state democratic commit
tee met In special session here to
day. No candidate for gubernatorial
nomination was developed at the
session, however. -
Following the committee meet-,
lag, the annual' Jackson day ban
quet was held, where democrats
from all over the state were per
mitted to make three mtnate
speeches.
WirjTEFI
STOW
EXPERIENCED HEBE
Lffl
1
1 Jill
V BhVM AV VVA. tJ
sociation last night reported
that all highways in the state
were open to traffic but that
travel was extremely slow in some
places. The use of chains was
advised.
Meacham Shivers at
Twjplve Below Zero
Meacham, in the northeast cor
ner of the state, with a minimum
of. 12 degrees below zero, had the
coldest temperature reported In
the state.
The Pacific highway between
Portland and Eugene ia covered
with about two Inches of snow,
the State Motor association said.
The highway Is open throughout,
but chains are indispensible over
Sexton mountains, north of Grants
Pass, and should be used else
where in the Interest of safety,
the association reported. -
The highway from Portland to
Vancouver, B. C, is open, bnt
snow covers much of It and the
road is icy between Portland and
Kelso and north of Tacoma.
The Redwood highway, the as
sociation reported, ia open to traf
fic but the going is slow. The
same was said of The Dalles-California
highway.
Mercury Takes Dive
In Southern Oregon
Medford experienced its cold
est temperature of the season
Wednesday when the thermome
ter registered 14 above. A heavy
fog and two inches of snow also
were reported.
In Klamath basin the tempera
ture has hovered near the sero
mark. No snow fell there yes
terday but several roads In that
district were closed by heavy
drifts.
La Grande experienced a tem
perature eight above. Elgin had
two above and Baker one above.
Parties were sent out from
Grants Pass yesterday to assist
a party stranded on the Oregon
Caves and another stranded in a
mine in the Holland district.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8.
(AP) The 35-year old William
Dunbar conspiracy and smuggling
cases, which commanded- newspa
per front pages here In 1893,
1894 and 1895, was unearthed
today by the United States attor
ney's office when a move was
projected to collect 117,000 In
bail bonds alleged to have been
jumped In 1895 by Dunbar.
The matter was brought to life
again recently when the attorney
generals office learned that Dan
bar had died in June 1929. leav
ing an estate appraised by the
supreme court of British Colum
bia at 3729.847 at Victoria, B. C.
International law. members of
the local district attorneys staff
declared, would not prevent col
lection of old debts from the es
tate. Reviewing the cases today,
J. W. McCullough, assistant
United States district attorney
found in age yellowed federal
court files that William Dunbar,
with others was named in six in
dictments in 1893 and 1894 on
charges of conspiracy to smuggle
prepared opium and Chinese la
borers into the United States. -
SLAYER IB BE SET
EREE AFTER DECADE
YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 8.
(AP)--Only a court order stood
between Ruth Garrison. Seattle
slayer, and freedom tonight as a
result of an order of Superior
Judge A. W. Hawkins 'here ot
day. Ten years and a half ago. Miss
Garrison, then an 18 year old
girl, poisoned Mrs. Douglas
Storrs, the wife of her paramour.
She was tried for murder and ac
quitted but the jury held that she
was criminally insane and she
was sent to prison.
Judge Hawkins indicated at a
habeas corpus hearing In Walla
Walla last week thatrbe was con
vinced of her sanity, and felt that
she was a safe person to be at
large. Today he ruled that the
Walla Walla court had jurisdic
tion In the case and indicated
that Miss Garrison . would be
freed aa soon as a formal order
granting the writ is approved by
the court . ; . : : .', 1
CONSPIRACY CASE
OF 1333
PAGEANTRY OF
i RITE
IMPRESSIVE
Belgian and Italian Royal
Houses United as Marie
Weds Humbert
Bridal Couple Received by
Pope Pius Immediately
After Ceremony
ROME, Jan. 8 (AP) Prin
cess Marie Jose of Belgium be
came the wife of Crown Prince
Humbert and the prospective
queen of Italy this morning at a
marriage ceremony resplendent
with color and pageantry in the
Pauline chapel of the Quirinal
palace.
Three kings and two queens,
two former kings and three for
mer queens, and 28 princes and
28 princesses crowded into the
chapel with a host of eminent po
litical, social and military person
ages from many countries.
After the ceremony the young
royal bridal couple drove to the
Vatican where Pope Pius XI re
ceived them, gave them the pon
tifical blessing and wished them
happiness throughout their lives.
It was the first time in the his
tory of the papacy that a pope had
received and blessed a future king
and queen of united Itay.
Cardina Maffi
Performs Ceremony
Crown Prince Humbert, who is
25 years od, and Princess Marie
Jose, who is 23, were married by
Cardinal Maffi, archbishop of Pi
sa, according to the ritual reserv
ed for royalty..
On one side of them in the
chapel stood the assembled kings,
queens and princess, and on the
other side Premier Mussolini,
Marshall Petain of Franc and
the military chiefs of Italy.
The royal wedding procession
entered the hall of the royal
guards, adjoining the Pauline
Chapel, at 10:35 a.m.. 35 minutes
late for the ceremony.
Princess Marie Jose, accompan
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AGAIN JIKIM
Latin Classics Mixed With
Facetious Nomination
Of Mr. Cannon
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. ,(AP)
The ancient classics were in
voked today by wets in the house
as they led debate on the war de
partment supply bill into the field
of prohibition to assail the drys
for applauding what they term
"dry killings."
Irony and Latin were employed
by Representatives Black, demo
crat, New York, as he nominated
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the
Methodist Episcopal church,
south, to be a "cheer leader" for
the drys.
"Of course," he said, "I do not
want him to turn any somersaults
here because some chips and
stocks might fall out of his
pocket."
Representative Schafer, repub
lican, Wisconsin, drew an analogy
from the Bible.
"Each day's tragic news," he
asserted, "indicates more human
lives sacrificed on the altar of
prohibition Baa 1."
He characterized this figure as
a "god" of the drys, "which must
have blood."
Giving what he termed a theme
song of Horace, the celebrated
Latin, Representative Black
shouted "nunc est bibendum (now
Is the time to drink)".
His delving into the classics was
by way of emphasising his de
mand that President Hoover's law
enforcement commission hold
public hearings. He said It should
give "a judicial determination
whether the prohibition law Is
workable."
"If It does not do that." he said,
"then the entire congress should
rebuke it, because it .will have
proved itself useless."
Gangster Shot
By Enemies But
Slayers Unknown
CHICAGO. Jan. 8. (AP)
James McManus, alleged gangster
and racketeer, found alnmped over
the wheel of an automobile Mon
day night, suffering from gun
shot wounds, died today without
disclosing the Identity of his as
sailant. McManus' mother sub
mitted to a blood tranfnsion last
night in a futile effort to save her
son's life.
McManus carried ' three pistols
when shot, bnt merely said his
enemies had "got him. He re
fused to divulge their names.
BALL MAGVATE SUICIDE .;
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 8. .
(AP) A. J. Heineman, president!
and owner of the New Orleans
Southern Association ' Baseball
club, shot himself fatally arly to
night in his office at the local ban
park that bean his name.
WETS IN CONGRESS
He Flies Plane
At Record Rate
Ray Fortner, a Universal Air
lAaem pilot, aided by a tail
. wind of 70 miles an boor at the
5,000-foot level, roared Into
Cleveland in bis trl-motored
Fofcker plane, carrying 13 pas
sengers, just one hour and 87
minntee after leaving Chicago
820 miles away. His aver
age speed was 208 miles an
hour. By doing this he caused
world's record for aerial
transportation to fall.
T
RECKLESS FLYING
Coroner's Jury Conducts In
vestigation of Recent
Airplane Crash
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. (AP)
A coroner's Jury, upon which
sat three experienced aviators, to
day condemned the flight of two
motion picture camera planes,
which collided 3500 feet above the
Pacific ocean two miles off point
San Vincents last Thursday with
the loss of ten lives, as "too har
ardous". A score of witnesses was ques
tioned by Coroner Frank Nance.
They testified concerning the mis
sion of the camera planes, wit
nessing of the actual collision, the
condition of the pilots and planes
before the flight, and the identity
of the dead.
The jury found: that the ten
men died in a collision caused by
two airplanes flying continuously
in too close formation, one of the
planes turning within a too short
radius, and the possibility of sun
glare.
"We believe that flying of such
nature is too hazardous, that It in
no way encourages commercial
aviation, and In too many Instanc
es seems unnecessary."
At the time the verdict was be
ing prepared Lieut. Colonel Ros
cie Turner, pilot of the plane from
which a parachute jumper was to
have leaped into the sea Thursday
in order that cameras in the two
ill fated ships might picture the
action for a sequence in a film,
was scattering the ashes of one
of the victims, Kenneth Hawks,
director, over the spot where the
accident occurred. Mary Astor.
film actress wife of Hawks, and
a group of friends watched Turn
er's flight from the palisades
along the shore.
HMD WEDS
II
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 8.
(AP) Julius Rosenwald, Chica
go philanthropist and head of
Sears, Roebuck and company, and
Mrs. Adelaide Rau Goodking,
formerly of St. Paul, but now also
of Chicago, were married today,
in the suburban home of Leasing
J. Rosenwald, one of the Rosen
wald sons.
Except Judge Horace Stern, of
the common pleans court of Phila
delphia, who performed the civil
marriage ceremony, the only per
sons presents were sons and
daughters of the bridge and bride
groom. The bride is the mother of
one of Mr. Rosenwald's daughters-in-law.
Mrs. Leasing J. Rosenwald.
There was little information for
the public beyond the bare an
nouncement of the wedding and
the names of those present. "
Mr. Rosenwald and Mrs. Good
king were overnight guests at the
son's home, having come from
New Tork yesterday.. The marri
age license was obtained this fore
noon. Mr. Rosenwald's age was
given as 87 and that of the bride
as 80. It was stated that Mr. Ro
senwald's wife died In May, last
year, and Mrs. Goodkings hnsband
died in February. 1919.
- SMALLPOX RAMPANT
HONOLULU. Jan. t. (AP)
With
smallpox aboard, the freight
er Golden Son enroute from Ma
nila and Hongkong to San Fran
cisco, radioed an appeal here to
day for medical aid and vaccine to
be sent to her at sea.
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CONDEMNS
11
OF C O
Mi
L
irjpis
Regular Classes Conducted
For Police by Martin
. Ferrey, Lawyer
Methods of Analyzing Clues
Mastered and Mental
Ills Analyzed
Attention of public officials
and the heads of railroad and
other firms employing detectives
and similar investigators is be
ing directed to the course in
criminology which Martin Ferrey,
local attorney, has been conduct
ing for members of the Salem po
lice force, and there are prospects
that his work will broaden out to
a field of wider Influence in the
near future.
The local officers isiio have
been engaging in this study twice
a week since last November, are
approaching the end of the the
oretical part of the course as .or
iginally outlined, and although
not much publicity has been giv
en to it, they have used their new
found knowledge of the science of
criminology to advantage in
handling a number of local cases
recently.
Practical Study of
Investigations Made
At present the class is deep in
a practical study of the actual in
vestigation of crime, working
with the background provided by
their previous delving into mat
ters psychological, physiological
and psycopathic. Principals of
physics as related to the tracing
of clues are being discussed
thoroughly, and before long Sa
lem's sleuths will be able to an
alyze a human hair and deter
mine whether its owner was man
or woman, young or old and
perform similar feats with other
evidence found at the scene of
crime.
Along with other benefits of
the course, the officers have
found in conducive to a better un
derstanding of the not uncommon
type of miscreant whose misdeeds
are traceable to mental ills or ab
normalities, enabling them to
safeguard both the unfortunate
individual and the public.
SPEIGHT CASE WILL
H
District Attorney John Carson
reported Wednesday that the state
was reviewing the manslaughter
charge against Edward "Scotty"
Speight and that a definite action
from his office could be expected
this week. Before anything is
done, however, the state is going
to examine the record of the. case
from its start to the nresent situ
ation with Speight being held in
the county jail here.
Sneizht was charged with man
slaughter, when little Lawrence
Walker was killed in an automo
bile accident near Gervals, the ma-
chlnn In which he was riding be
ing owned by Speight. The Marion
county grand jury indicted Speight
on the killing cnarge.
British officials have inquired
of Sheriff Bower for particulars
in Speight's case, but no request
has been made to the District At
torney's office, according to Car
son. It is said that Speight's wife
brought the case to the British
consul, because Speight claims to
be a Canadian.
Just what will be done with
Speight is problematical and per
sons interested in the case are
waiting for the announcement
from the district attorney's office
which Is promised this week.
Linen Plant Is
Shut Down For
Repairs, Word
The Oregon Linen Mills plant
has been shut down for a short
period of time while machinery is
being repaired and cleaned, it was
stated Wednesday night by an of
ficer of the company. He was nn
ajale to say just when manufac
ture would be resumed, but ex
pected the shutdown would be for
one or two weeks, depending on
the time required for recondition
ing the Plant.
It was also reported that Super
intendent Harper of the spinning
department, who was brought here
from the east to direct this high
ly specialized manufacture, had
left the company's employ.
Sweden Enjoying
Mildest Weather
STOCKHOLM. Jan. 8(AP)
The mildest weather in 140 years
was recorded in Sweden for the
month: of December, according to
meteorological reports today. All
ports on the Baltic sea are ice
free and absence of snow in Stock
holm has made it necessary to
stage -the skiing contests of the
forthcoming Northern Games in
Oestersand, priclpal city In the
northerly province e4 Jemtland.
STUDIED HERE
If
n oi
Asks $180,000
As Heart Balm
4i(M?. , .
Dolores Salaxar, Spanish dancer,
whose $180,000 breach of
promise suit against 51-year-old
Ferdinand Finney Earle,
wen-known artist, has been
answered with a denial that the
latter ever proposed marriage.
Further exception' is taken to
the dancer's alleged declaration
that Earle won her by a course
of "ardent love-making and pas
sionate letter writing, and
that he finally abandoned her
in Paris.
F
District Attorney Scoffs at
Attempts by 2 Men to
Obtain Publicity
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. (AP
As a matter of protection to his
office, but with "no idea that
they will throw any light on the
mystery," District Attorney Bur
on Fitts tonight ordered state
ments taken from Otlf Nelson,
alias Hefner, and Henry Peavy,
in connection with lnterriews
they are alleged to have given in
the past few days regarding the
murder of William Desmond Tay
lor in 1922.
"None of the statements made
so far by Nelson or Peavy contain
new evidence upon which I can
act," Fitts said. "They are at
tempts at sensationalism. I am
ordering statements taken from
them by investigators as a mat
ter of protection. I have no Idea
that they will throw any light on
the mystery."
Taylor, prominent motion pic
ture director, was killed In his
Hollywood apartment. Edward
Sands, Taylor's secretary, disap
peared and never has been found.
Nelson has alleged that he accom
panied Sands in an automobile to
Taylor's apartment the night
Sands found the body, and Pea
vey," Taylor's negro valet, has
been quoted as having said his at
tempts to name the slayer were
blocked during the original in
vestigation. District Attorney Fitts cited
thorough questioning in which
both Nelson and Peavey were sub
mitted soon after the murder, and
on numerous subsequent occa
sions, and the fact that their In
formation uniformly has been
found useless in attempts to solve
the mystery of Taylor's death.
WILL SPEED HOME
GALLUP. N. M- Jan. 8. (AP)
Because of the delicate health
of Senora Ortls Rubio, President
elect Pascual Ortls Rubio of Mex
ico and his sartr will turn back
to Mexico, cancelling their visit
to the Pacific coast, the president
elect said here tonight.
After a visit to the Grand Can
yon in Artxona tomorrow, the pres
ident-elect said, the party win re
turn to Mexico through Nogales,
Arizona. They will proceed from
Grand Canyon through Prescott,
Phoenix and Tucson.
TAFT MUCH BETTER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (AP)
Market Improvement in the
condition of Chief Justice Tatt
was reported at the close of his
first day In the hospital.
HOBS 0
MURDER
TO 8E INVESTIGATED
PRESIDENT
Republican Independents
Are Accorded Recognition
By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (AP)
Senate republicans gave recog
nition today to' the western Inde
pendents and the "young guard"
element after a two day straggle
over organization of the party's
machinery.
Senator LaFollette, of Wiscon
sin, one of the Independents, ahd
Senator Thomas, of Idaho, a mem
ber of the "young guard." were
tendered places on the powerful
finance committee which shapes
the revenue and tariff legislation
a committee usually reserved
for the "old guard regulars" only.
TIm mtnn Senator fimoot. of
Utah, chairman of the finance'
committee, himself east the decid
Cannery's
Equipment
Burned Up
Damage Is Estimated
at Over Quarter
of Million
Astoria Plant Is Con
sumed by Flames
Yesterday
ASTORIA, Ore.. Jan. 8. (AD.
The Sanbom-Cntting cannery,
operated by the Burke Packing
company here, was destroyed by
fire of undetermined origin that -Started
at 2:20 p. m . today. The
loss was estimated by officials of
the company at more than T2J0,
000, and included the plant, ware
house, machinery, equipment and
several thousand cases of canned
salmon as well aa two automobiles
and a dozen gillnet boats stored
in the plant for the winter by lo
cal fishermen. The loas was fnlly
covered by Insurance.
Company's President
Escapes With Life
J. R. Burke, Portland, head of
the concern, had a narrow escape
from death when he was hemmtd
in the bllding, which is located n
a dock extending out into the Co
lumbia river. He managed to
crawl under the dock but was
forced to drop into the river by
the Intense heat. He climbed
aboard the cannery tender Phoe
nix, which was tied to the face of
the dock, but was -too weakened
by the struggle In the- Icy water
to cast the boat loose. M. U. Lar
son drove the launch Enterprise
into the smoke and flames and
towed Burke and the Phoenix into
the river.
Two office-employes, J. S. Safll
and John Trullinger. were cut off
from escape when they delayed
to place the company books End
records In the vaults and were
forced to Jump Into the river and
swim ashore.
Officials Make Escape
In Burning AntomoMIe
J. B. Burke, plant manager,
and A. M. Canessa, superinten
dent, drove out of the building in
the latter's automobile with the
top afire.
All available local fire appara
tus and the coast guard cutter
Redwing answered the call but
the plant was a masa of flames a
few minutes after the blaze start
ed and efforts were confined to
saving the big Columbia river
Packers' association cannery, jiift
100 feet west. After two hours of
hard fighting the flames were
driven back from the Columbia
river plant.
The destroyed building was
erected in 1902 and was pur
chased last spring by the Pacific
Trading company, of which J. R.
Burke is president. Burke an
nounced, following the fire, that
he would rebuild the plant.
MAYOR OE CUO
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CHICAGO. Jan. 8. (AP)
Mayor William Hale Thompson
frowned on the economies of hie
county council today and vetoed
its drastic reductions in city gov
ernment appropriations for 1930.
In his veto message demanding
that the legislature furnish the
cure for Chicago's troubled fi
nances. Mayor Thompson struck
out the budgets for police and
fire departments, health, gas and
electricity departments, the bu
reau of streets, waste disposal and
parks and beaches. He directed
that the corporate budget, trim
med by $5,000,000 from last
year's figure, give adequate provi
sion for the protection of lives,
property and health. He asks tbe
legislature for emergency legisla
tion to remedy the situation..
Mayor Thompson's cabinet of
ficials had already summarily dis
charged 478 policemen. 220 fire
men, and threatened radical cur
tailment of other efric functions.
ABA N N UMEUBH
tng vote In the committee on
mlttees which overruled tbe at
tempt of Senators Reed, Pennsyl
vania;' Moses, New Hampshire:
and Bingham. Connecticut, te
keep LaFollette from this commit- .
tee assignment.
The western Independents have
opposed the republican's . tariff
bill now before the senate and
coalition with the democrats have
rewritten It. Both the Indepen
dents and. the young guard had m
representation on the f inane
committee. Now for the flrt
time In eeTeral years the north- .
western agricultural area will be
represented.
The decision today of the com
mittee on committees will be tr-
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