CIRCULATION
Dtfly iTtnp eirtritatioa far Ike
month Bdinf December SI, 1929
WEATHER
Fair today and Wednesw
day; Coatinnjed eoLZ. Max
temperature Monday 28
Min. .2; Calm;. Clear; Hirer
.0; No raia or snow.
6,656
Avermce daily aet paid 6.10S
Mcinner
Audit Bureau of Clrculatlona,
FCUMDED 1851
SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR
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FLOOD WATER
Finds Engineers'
Jpb Done Wrong
Report8 Given City Council Monday Night
Shows Previous Charges Well Founded;
Alderman Dancy Tells of Investigation
NOT enough clearance was allowed under several bridges
across North Mill creek, designed by the city's bridge
engineers who were relieved of their duties last September,
to permit the passage of water which flows down this street
In flood periods, the city council was informed at its meeting
Monday night by Alderman W. H. Dancy, newly appointed
chairman of the bridge committee.
The flood which recently occurred when water backed
ud from the North Winter
street bridge, came at a time
when the flow was not as
great as it has been many
time3 in the past, Mr. Dancy men
tioned. Mr. Dancy was not one
of the councilmen who opposed
the retention of the bridge engi
neers last summer.
Property Owners
Greatly Concerned
The bridge committee's report
on this matter was made as a re
sult of a claim filed against the
city for damages resulting from
the flood. The property owners
affected, since making their first
complaint, have filed a bill total
ing 310, but their chief concern
Is for assurance that the flood
will not be repeated.
The committee recommended
that at the Winter street bridge,
additional room for flood water
be provided by placing a 48 inch
drain pipe outside the bridge
foundation on each side. It pro
posed to do this before the fills
for the approaches are made. The
committee was authorized to pro
ceed as it had suggested.
Dredging May Also
Be Found Necessary
In addition to this makeshift
measure, it may also be necessary
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.16 Lives Lost As Gigantic
Monoplane Cracks Up on
Southern Jaunt
By WALTER B. CLAUSEN
Associated Press Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 20.
(AP) A pitiful, crumpled
mess of wreckage In a muddy Cal
ifornia bean field 80 miles south
of here, marks the greatest dis
aster in American air transporta
tion. Sixteen persons, eight wom
en and eight men, went to a quick
death by fire there last night
when one of the most j modern
ky liners, a tri-motored, all-metal
transcontinental air - transport -Maddux
monoplane, cracked up.
All on board were lost, the two
pilots and 14 passengers.
It was a tribute to the storm,
this snuffing out of 16 lives, in
the opinion of officials in the pre
liminary stages of investigation
today. A sudden squall from the
sea pressed the great monoplane
down to earth and its destruction
as the pilot was seeking to turn
and scurry to safety, in the
opinion of D. W. Tomlinaon, chief
of the operations of the owning
company, who today surveyed the
wreckage.
Independent investigations are
being carried on by the U. S. de
partment of commerce, division of
aeronautics' representatives, the
coroner of San Diego county, and
the T. A. T. line officials. A for
mal Inquest, merely to legally
Identify and release the bodies of
the victims to their relatives, will
be held tomorrow morning at
Oceanslde, near the scene. The
resumption of the inquest to de
termine the cause of the accident
and fix the responsibility, will not
be had until later in the week
when field examinations are com
pleted, the San Diego coroner an
nounced. It was dark, shortly after i
o'clock last night, when the sky
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Wi NEXT MONTH
EUGENE, Ore.. Jan. 20.
'(AP) Dr. Clarence W. Spears,
newly elected football coach at
the University of Oregon here,
will arrive at the local institu
tion by the first of February, Dr.
Arnold Bennett Hall, president
of the university , said today upon
bis return from Missoula, where
Dr. Spears signed the fire year
contract to coach here.
Dr. 8pears will come here by
himself, leaving bis wife and
three children In Minnesota.
When spring practice is flushed
be win return for bis family. Dr.
Hall said.
The new coach Is planning to
settle' here and was Inquiring
eagerly as to rents and other liv
ing expenses. Dr. Hall said as
soon as Dr. Spears has teen here
long enough to become familiar
Wltn real estate -value be will
purchase bis own borne as be was
ft "home man."
ID MK COSTS
5125 PER DAY HOW
County Making Every Effort
To Clear Main High
ways, Word
Marion county is spending $125
each day in an effort to remove
snow from the various county
roads, declared Roadmaster Frank
Johnson Monday afternoon. This
week the county is using five out
fits, four costing $20 a day each
which the fifth costs $35 each
day. It is estimated. Six men are
being employed to operate the
equipment but their wages are
included in the dally costs fig
ured for each pice of apparatus.
The equipment being used rep
resents all that it available at this
time of the year, said Johnson.
The four graders are one-man out
fits while the two-man outfit is a
four-wheel drive Austin patrol
grader. Heavy snow had caused
the lighter rigs to experience
some difficulty in removing the
snow, but the big patrol grader
works easily against deep drifts.
Perhaps the deepest snow in the
county which the snow fighters
have found is near West Wood
burn, according to the roadmaster
who visited that section of the
county Monday. The snow there
is said to be nearly six feet deep
where it has drifted across the
roads.
Johnson promised that the
work would be continued nntil
every locality was given an opened
road but bemoaned the lack of
equipment for the present emerg
ency. BE STUDENTS
will men h
Members of Education De
partment at Willamette
On Salem Staff
Nine advanced students, all wo
men, in education at Willamette
university will each conduct a
regular class at the senior high
school for the semester beginning
February 2, following for the first
time, agreement to permit uni
versity students to do practice
teaching there.
Next semester's schedule at the
high school is being worked out
now, including assignment of
class to the practice students.
Practice students and the classes
which they conduct will be: Ly
dia Childs, Latin one; Helen Mc
pherson and Katherine Everett.
English; Edna Thompson and
Frances Mc GIlVTa, biology; Sarah
Poor, French; Dorothy Taylor,
history; Dorothy Whipple and
Helen Hughes, mathematics.
The student teachers will have
entire charge of the class, subject
to supervision of the department
bead, and must teach one class
every day in the school week.
Undent who make rood will be
boosted for positions upon gradu
ation, in Salem If possible and if
not, elsewhere, Principal Fred
Wolf said yesterday. For tne
most part, one groups of 10 or
12 will be enrolled in these
classes. Introduction of the
practice work makes possible ad
dition of an extra history, class,
an extra French class and another
physiology and botany class.
District Attorney Denies
Oregon Crime Increasing
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20
(AP) Crime In Oregon. Instead
of Increasing as reported 8unday
by Arthur 8. Benson, clerk of
the Oregon supreme court, la ac
tually decreasing, Stanley Myers,
district attorney of Multnomah
county, declared hero today..
Myers took exception to a con
clusion of Benson that criminal
cases in court had nearly trebled
sinee 1917.
While be did not Question the
accuracy of Benson's figures, My
ers said he believed the court
clerk's statements, gare a wrong
Impression. Benson,- be Indicat
ed, apparently need appeals from
all muntslpal conn cases 6t the
Cold Spell Establishes New
Mark in This State Says
Weather Bureau
Temperature In This City Is
Lowest in Many Years;
No Relief Seen
Welcome rays of sunshine
coursed down through an un
clouded sky and did their best to
warm Mother Earth in the Salem
vicinity Monday, but the popu
lace tins favored with a degree
of comfort during the day, paid
in renewed cold shivers for the
clarity of the atmosphere when
the sun sank behind the hills and
another frigid night set in.
After setting a new low
mark for the year and a ten year
record of two degrees below ze
ro Monday morning, the tempera
ture rose to 29 degrees above,
the highest mark since last Wed
nesday in the afternoon.
No Hope of Rise
In Temperature Given
Downtown thermometers Indi
cated early this morning that the
official temperature would be
close to Monday's record and
the government forecaster held
out no hope of moderation today.
After getting a good start on.
a silver thaw early Sunday morn
ing, the weather man evidently
decided that would be a mistake
and sent snow to cover up the icy
surface created when rain froxe
as It fell. ' ;
Persons who shoveled away
the last three days' covering of
the earth Monday, found three
distinct strata;' on top, three
quarters of an inch of snow; next,
a thin layer of ice; below that, a
quarter of an Ich of tightly pack
ed snow which fell Saturday
morning.
City Streets Covered
By New Snow Layer
This new snow covered the
downtown streets which had been
cleared last week, and the tenants
of business houses on the streets
cleared Monday, enjoyed the
thought that In compensation
for the delay, they had really
clean streets Instead of a thin
sheet of snow which lay where
the earlier snow removal opera
tions had been conducted.
Eight blocks of streets were
cleared Monday, nearly complet
ing the area of greatest business
density.
Thanks to the generous re
sponse from Individuals and
sportsmen's organizations,- the
birds whose welfare had caused
so much concern last week, ap
peared to be better fed Monday
than they would have been under
normal circumstances.
Steps had been taken to avert a
fuel shortage, but the non-iopera-tlon
of the sawmill made it ne
cessary to haul In wood and run
it through the "hog" to supply
furnaces which use only this type
of fuel, and that resulted In an
increase in prise.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20
(AP) A new cold weather re
cord was established here today
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Sheriff L. V. Duneanaon will
leave M-ott, North Dakota, Tues
day for Salem, according to a
telegram received by O. D. Bow
er. Marlon county sheriff, Mon
day. The North Dakota official
is coming- bere to take Edward
Dornbush who was arrested near
Keiier Monday, on a telegraphic
warrant from the middle western
state.
Dornbush Is charged with re
moving chattels which were under
lien in his former home In Dako
ta. When arrested at the home
or a relative near the Keiser
school. Dornbush declared that
there Is a misunderstanding about
the deal and that be will be clear
ed of the charge.
It Is thought from the nature of
the .warrant telegraphed to the
local authorities, that Dornbush
removed an automobile to this
state. It was asked that the au
tomobile be held by the Marion
county sheriff.
city of Portland in compiling his
ninw Uinv af tbesa eases, the
local prosecutor pointed out. are
merer violations ox city ordin
ances and police regulations and
should not be classed as crimes.
"1 become very angry,'? Myers
declared, "when X continually
read statements that crime Is on
the Increase. X have checked an
data available and had come to
the conclusion that' crime Is not
increasing. - . -
Myers declared that it Is bis
opinion that with the opportun
ities existing for successful crime
and the loopholes aTallahle . for
criminals,' crime Is betas held to
a remarkably; low level through
in Din in
HELD FOR OFFICERS
V
Maurice Graham, ace of western
aviation circles, whose friends
are searching for him In the
snow-filled mountains of Neva
da, where he has been missing
for more than a week.
IS STILL FRUITLESS
Pilots Peturn From Search
To Report Nothing Seen
Of Lost Aviator
SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 20.
(AP) A bonfire on the moun
tains across Utah lake from Pro
vo, Utah, late tonight resulted in
reports that it may have been
built by Maurice Graham, missing
Western Express pilot. Little
credence was attached to the re
ports, however, as officials con
sidered It virtually impossible for
Graham to have landed in that
vicinity without having been lo
cated.
LAS VEGAS. Nev., Jan. 20.
(AP) After another day of fruit
less search for Maurice Graham,
Western Express airmail pilot,
missing since January 10, planes
tonight were collected at two
bases in the search area.
Six navy ships from Rockwell
field, San Diego, Calif., flew from
Las Vegas to Salt Lake City to
day in wide formation, over the
air mail route, and returned over
the route again as tar as Milford,
Utah, where they were tonight.
One Western Air Epress plane al
so was at Milford.
Ten army pursuit planes from
Rockwell field and March field,
Riverside, Calif., one of them a
tri-motored transport, and a navy
transport plane returned tonight
to Las Vegas. The major portion
of the Western Air Epress search
ing fleet also was here for the
night.
The returning pilots had noth
ing new to report. Two planes
during the day circled Mount St.
George, where signals were re
ported to have been seen, but
found nothing.
Brakeman Crushed When
Freight Car Hops From
Tracks on Front Street
Ice covered tracks caused a box
ear to Jump the track and crush
the body of a brakeman Into the
local platform of the Terminal
Ice and Cold storage plant on
Front street about 6:15 Monday
evening. Rudolph L. Bronleewe,
47, the brakeman for the Oregon
Elecetrlc switch .engine, was re
moved from between the car and
the platform and taken to the Sa
lem General hospital by ambu
lance. A report from the hospital late
last night revealed that the man
was not seriously hurt although
he had suffered a crushed thigh
and leg as well as a broken toot.
The Injuries were quite painful
but the man Is holding up well,
according to the report.
Man Accused of Having
Bitten Officer's Finger;
Mayhem Charge Pushed
A. C. Iverson was arrested by
local police Monday on a justice
court warrant charging'mayhem.
Iverson was alleged to have bit
ten Officer Davis of the local po
lice force, on the finger Novem
ber SO, so severely that Davis has
been unable to work since. Davis
was arresting Iverson on a charge
of drunkenness at the time.
Iverson will be arraigned in
Justice court today.
MASSEY GETS NOD .
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.
(AP) Lew Massey, Philadelphia
featherweight, was awarded- the
decision over Battling BattaUno,
world's featherweight champion.
In a 10 round bout featuring the
card at the arena tonight The
title was net at stake. - Massey
weighed 127 pounds, BattaUno
117. . - -
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Red Cross Makes Arrange
ments for Rescue of
People in Boats
Situation in Arkansas Area
Rapidly Growing Worse
Reports State
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 20. tAV
The midweatern branch of the
American Red Cross tonight was
notified that between 100 and
160 families were marooned by
the flood waters of the St. Fran
cis river in the Big Lake district
of Arkansas. They were without
means of rescue, the Red Cross
was told.
The Red Cross made arrange
ment for construction of six flat
bottom boats at Blytheville, Ark.,
to bring the families out and ship
ped outboard motors from here
to power the craft.
"The situation steadily grew
worse today," the Red Cross said.
and a two-foot rise Is forecast
by tomorrow night. The water is
up to the eaves of some of the
houses already."
The families are from the rural
districts of Mississippi county,
Arkansas, and they are on the
opposite side of the river from
Blytheville.
The reports to the local office
were made by Walter Ower, dis
aster representative of the Red
Cross, who was sent to Blytheville
to direct relief operations.
MEMPHIS Tenn.. Jan 10.
fAPl The St. Francis river
hrnk thronzh its levep today for
the tenth time in a week, releas
ing another sheet or water into
the lowlands of its basin.
Approximately 1,200 families
have been affected by the floods
In southeast Missouri and eastern
Arkansas, and the American Red
Cross began relief work.
The latest break came In the
dike 18 miles southwest of Marked
Tree, Ark. A crew worked frantic
ally in freezing weather to choke
the gap, but the skill of govern
ment enelneera availed nothine.
and the river poured through, ln-
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FI UM BOXES
AUTHORjZED HERE
Automatic System to Be In
stalled in Salem; Bids
Are Called for
Authority for a call for bids on
a SO box automatic fire alarm sys
tem to be installed In Salem, was
granted by the city council Mon
day night at the request of Alder
man W. H. Dancy, chairman of
the fire department committee.
This alarm system, installation
of which was recommended by
the insurance underwriters, will
take precedence in the tire pro
tection improvement program
this year over construction of the
South Salem fire station.
Recorder Mark Poulsen was in
structed to call for bids to be
opened in 90 days, as it will re
quire that length of time for the
manufacturers of fire alarm sys
tems to survey the city and
ure on the cost.
Mr. Dancy also reported that
the North Salem fire station was
ready to be turned over to the
city. He asked, and was granted
authority to obtain bids and pur
chase furniture and materials ne
cessary to equip the fire station
for use.
Cold Weather
Suggestions
To Motorists
Cold weather need not be
"hard" on your car If yon
keep It In condition. Here
are some suggestions to car
owners: 1. Have your antl-freexe
eolation tested. Alcohol
evaporates, and with addi
tion of water after contin
ued driving the mix may be
too weak to withstand freex
tng. Have It checked, yon
may need to add some anti
faeeze. v -
2. Check yonr battery. If
tt is low in strength or the
vater is low, the battery
may freeze np on yon, which
would mean a new battery.
8. If yonr car starts hard,
yon may have faulty spark
plnga or poorj electric con
nections. Have them all
checked over to make sure
they are in condition. Other
wise you draw down yonr
battery and fool yonr motor
with, feeding tt too mnch
raw gas.
4. Make snre yonr chains
are well seenred; yn might
lose them. : '
. 5. .DONT START TOUR
MACHINE IN A CLOSED
GARAGE. Also leave a win
dow down slightly when on
the road. Ventilation is
seeded to avoid carbon
oxide. .
Congress Hears Speech
Urging Abolition of
Battleship
Renewal of Construc
tion Race Feared
by Idahoan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
(AP) Advocating that all cate
gories of naval ships be clearly
defined at the conference opening
in London tomorrow. Representa
tive French, republican, Idaho,
urged in-the house today the abo
lition of the battleship from the
navies of the woTld.
After a White House confer
ence with President Hoover, the
Idahoan addressed his colleagues
for an hour. Significance was at
tached to his views by many be
cause of his position as chairman
of the subcommittee which hand
les appropriations for the navy
department.
French said that if the London
conference failed to attain defi
niteness all categories of naval
vessels and reasonable limitation
in each category, the construction
race between the powers would
begin again on those ships on
which there is no limitation.
Failure of Meet to
Cause Great Expense
Discussing the entire subject of
armaments from an economic
view, the Idahoan said the naval
construction program of this
country would amount to 1 2,000,
000,000 within 15 years besides
the J400, 000,000 annually for
maintenance and operation should
the London parley fail. He advo
cated the scrapping of all vessels
which had passed from the use
for which they wer ebuilt, and
listed the battleship as the first
which should be abandoned.
French contended the battle
ship was no longer the backbone
of the fleet, saying the submarine
and aircraft would make it neces
sary for the largest combat ves
sels to seek the safest harbors in
the next war.
Kellogg Peace Pact
Cited by Speaker
"Then from another stand
point," he continued, "the nations
have adopted the Kellogg Peace
pact in which we promise not to
engage in an aggressive war. If
that is bo, and the nations have
faith in what they have done,
then eliminate this one great ex
pense type of ship a ship whose
greatest use ought to be and will
be in attacking another ship of
the same type."
The Idaho representative made
plain, however, that he would op
pose the United States scrapping
the battleship unless other na
tions agreed to do likewise.
PERRTDALE. Jan. SO. Spe
cial) The B. C. Stults home
here, with all its contents, was
burned to the ground late this
afternoon.
The Stults family, with the ex
ception of the oldest boy, was on
a trip to McMinnville at the time.
and nearly all of the men in the
neighborhood were away clearing
roads of snow, and there was no
one on hand to fight the fire or
rescue the household goods.
The boy who had remained at
home had built up a fire and then
gone" to a neighbor's home to re
main until his parents returned,
and the tire apparently became
too hot and ignited the wallpaper
near the stove.
Mid-Year Commencement
Exercises Will Not Be
Staged at High School
No mid-year commencement
exercises will be held for Salem
high school seniors this year, It
was announced yesterday oy au
nerlntendent Georce W. Hug.
Some consideration was given to
the matter following an effort
among some of the mid-year grad
uates to have exercises the last
week in the semester, but in view
of the short time, the fact that a
program suitable tor the occasion
could hardly be worked np and
that diplomas bad not been or
dered, the matter was dropped.
A mid-year commencement pro
gram may be Instituted next year.
Hug said In announcing he deci
sion to stick to the spring exercis
es only this year.
COUGARS BEATEN
MISSOULA, Mont, Jan. 20.
(AP) Washington State college,
leader la the northern division of
the Pacific Coast conference bas
ketball race, suffered a stinging
54 to 24 defeat bere tonight at
the hands of Montana university.
GUARD WOUNDS NEGRO
MIAMI; Fla., Jan. 11 (AP)
A negro was shot and wounded
early today after- coast guard
picket boat 9031 bad chased a
speedboat three miles np the Mi
ami river.
PERM
I
BURNED ffl
List of Officials
Representing This
Country Is Given
The American delegation
at the London Disarmament
Conference consist of: Sec
retary of State Henry L.
Stknson, chairman; Senator
David L Reed, from Penn
sylvania! Senator Joseph T.
Robinson, from Arkansas;
Honorable Hush S. Gibson,
ambassador to Belgium;
Secretary of the Xavy,
Charles Francis Adam;
General Charles G. Dawes,
ambassador to Great Brit
ain; Honorable Dwiglit W.
Morrow, ambassador to Mex
ico; Admiral William V.
Pratt, commander-in-chief of
the fleet; Admiral Hilary P.
Jones, retired; Rear Admi
ral William A. Moffett, chief
of the bnrean of aeronau
tics; Rear Admiral Joel R,
P. Pr ingle, president of the
Naval War college, R. I.;
Rear Admiral Harry E. Yar
nell, chief of the bnrean of
engineering; Rear Admiral
Arthur R. Hepburn, chief of
staff, commander-in-chief of
the United States fleet ; Cap
tain Alexander H. Van Kcu
ren, chief of the design div
ision, bnrean of construction
and repair; Captain W. H.
Smyth, member of the spe
cial board on naval ordance;
Commander Harold C. Train,
on duty with the naval gen
eral board; Lieutenant -Commander
Charles W. A.
Campbell, aide and flag Hen
tenant to the Commander-in-chief
United States fleet.
YANKS WILLAVaiD
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Method Followed by Hughes
At Washington Confab
To Be Avoided
By C. P. WILLIAMSON
Associated Press Staff Writer
LONDON, Jan. 20. (AP)
The American delegation tonight
on the eve of the five-power naval
conference was prepared vigorous
ly to discourage Injection of tech
nicalities and figures on naval
needs at the outset of the parley.
It appeared certain tonight that
the Americans would approach the
work In quite different manner
from the Hughes policy in 1921.
Charles Evans Hughes at the
opening session of the Washing
ton conference had offered a spe
cific program with mathematical
ratio. Henry I Stimson will care
fully avoid figures and pay spe
cial attention to putting the con
ference in a frame of mind of con
fidence and good faith.
It was disclosed at the Ameri
can headquarters tonight as a re
sult of the talks between Secre
tary Stimson and other beads of
delegations that there is no ex
pectation the parley will include
any immediate striking for ad
vantage over others. A point
which has generally been cited in
connection with this is that while
the Rodney and Nelson were usu
ally regarded as giving the British
navy a superiority In battleships
some British experts believe the
vessels have not been worthy the
irritation caused.
wikrvw-n BrownriU Woman Killed by
U regUIl Burns Caused by Fire From
.L Kitchen Stove; River Traf-
DilCIo ficNow Reported Improved
Fire Kills Woman
ALBANY, Ore., Jan. 0. (AP)
Mrs. Clara Swearingen, Browns
ville, about 65, was fatally burn
ed today when her nightdress ig
nited as she was lighting a fire
In her kitchen stove. Mrs. Swear
ingen Jumped into bed to smoth
er the flames, it was reported
bere. The bed caught fire and she
ran across the road to the home
of W. N. Damon, j where the
flames were finally I extinguished.
She was so reriously burned,
however, that she died soon af
ter. .
Flyers Selected
WASHINGTON, Jin. 20.
(AP) Harry K. Dutton, Eugene,
and Harold R. Brown, Portland,
hare been selected I from Oregon
to attend the next course of the
primary flying school of the army
air corps at March j field. River
side, Cal., which begins on March
1, It was announced here today.
i
Marine Traffic Better
PORTLAND, Orel, Jan. 20.
( AP) Marina traffic moved
with greater ease today In the
Willamette and Columbia rivers
between this port and Astoria al
though continued f reesnng weath
er had deepened Ice In the two
streams considerably. The United
States coast guard cutter Red
wing, after breaking a wide chan
nel In the Columbia river from
Astoria to the month of. the Wil
British Government Is
Host at Banquet
Last Night
M'Donald Voices High
Hope for Success
of Confab
By FRANK HAVILAND KINO
Associated Press Staff Writer
LONDON. Jan. 20. (AP)
The five power effort to curb the
ever mounting costs and risks of
naval aimaments was launched
tonight by a welcoming banquet
at the Savoy hotel given by the
British government.
Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald described the hope and
confidence of his government to
the assembled representatives of
France, Italy, Japan and the
United States. Henry L. Stimson,"
United States secretary of state,
in replying for the visiting delega
tions, expressed the conviction
that the conference was one of
the rare occasions in history out
of which a permanent step to
ward peace might gain Impetus.
The leading representatives of
the five powers were welcomed
during the day as a body by Pre-
mier MacDonald at 10 Downing
street and by King George at
Buckingham palace. Tonight
after the banquet, Mr. MacDon
ald held a large reception for all
of the delegates, experts and ad
visers and their wives.
Arrangements Completed
For Session's Opening
Meanwhile the final delicate
touches were made to the mag
nificent setting for their labors in
the Royal gallery of the house of
lords.
In the shadowed spaces of the
great gallery, where King George
will convene the inaugural plen
ary session at 11 a. m., tomorrow,
a minute Inspection of the ar
rangements for the historic meet
ing was carried out. From the
golden throne chair and the
king's silver microphone to the
lighting effects that will enable
photographers to get pictures
without flashlights, every detail
was pronounced perfect.
The eve of the conference has
arrived and passed without the
cropping out of a single Incident
to mar the progress toward suc
cessful evolution of a program
for naval disarmament and fur
thering the peace of the world.
Shirt Sleeves Diplomacy
Urged by Mr. Stimson
Secretary Stimson spoke to the
assembled delegates, pleading for
a spirit of frankness and good
will for the realization of the lofty
purposes of the conference, and
his words seemed to call a deep
note of response from the other
delegates and the distinguished
guests.
His tributes to King George
and to Price Minister MacDonald,
and then to France, Italy and .
Japan were received with great
applause.
Affirming that "no other re
sult will stand the test of time,"
Mr. Stimson asked his fellow del-,
egates to "approach this couier
ence table with no desire to over
reach our fellow countrymen but
with a sincere will to obtain a
result which will be faithful and
beneficial to all."
He defined the chief purpose of
the meeting as ito transform the
progress of naval armament from
a method of competition to one of
mutual agreement and limita
tion." (Turn to Page 2, Please.)
lamette yesterday, moved up the
Willamette early today.
Attack Is Mystery
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20.
AP) Refusing to throw any
light on an apparent attack unon
himself, Ed Olson, a local long
shoreman, was at a hospital here
tonight suffering from severe
bruises on his bead, and from
exposure. Physicians said, they
iearea me man might have con
tracted pneumonia.
Olson was discovered uncon
scious early today In the rear of
a truck he had driven Into a pub
lie garage.
California Law Feared
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20.
(AP) Harold Clifford. state
game warden, left here today for
Klamath Falls to attend a meet
ing 'of sportsmen at which Cali
fornia's new law prohibiting the
transportation 'of fish and game
Into Oregon will be discussed
Clifford said the statute, an an
cient Be, particularly affected
Oregon hunters and fishermen
visiting the Tula lake region In
California. Undes the law they,
must eat any fish or game they
kill on the California side of the
state line.,
-I ant " afraid." Clifford, said
"that unless a change la this law
is affected, the Oregon legislature
will adopt some retaliatory meas
ure which will keep California
sportsmen out of Oregon."
out the country. v
..... " - A.