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EIGHTIETH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Blorning, January 7, 1931
No. 243
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T HELP
HOUSE DEBATE
Red Cross Head Comes to
Aid of Administration in
Opposing Fooci air
News of 'Riot' in Arkansas
Scouted; Plenty Food i
Available, View
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (AP)
Turning a deaf ear to new de
mands tor federal food loans, the
house today gaTe a mark-time or
der to the 145,000,000 drought
appropriation and its f 15.000,00
food provision.
As the calls went up for help
to feed the hungry let further
demonstrations occur Ilk that in
Arkansas last week, the adminis
tration position against federal
food air was receiving support be
fore the senate appropriations
committee by John Uarton Payne,
chairman of the Red Cross.
In another quarter. Secretary
Mellon questioned the constitu
tionality of proposals to suspend
foreclosure proceedings by fed
eral land banks in drought areas'.
Garner Balks on Giving
Food Aid to Cities
The chouse laid aside the
drought appropriation temporar
ily wnen itepreseniauye uarner oi
Texas, the democratic leader, re
fused to agree to a proposal by
Representative LaGuardia, repub
lican, New York, that flood loans
he permitted In cities as well as
drought areas, xne measure wm
be brought up under another par
liamentary procedure in a day or
to if In the meantime the leaders
have not incorporated the 14 5,
000,000 fund, minus tho food
loan provision, in an emergency
deficiency bill.
Payne told the senate commit
tee at the oponlng of hearings Into
the unemployment and drought
situations that the Red Cross was
meeting all calls for help in the
drought area and could continue
to meet them from its present em
ergency fund.
He denied that a food riot had
occurred last Saturday at Eng
land, Ark., and said there was,
money there to supply the needs
of the hungry and that 500 per
sons had been quietly fed last Sat-
nrday when "about 40 men came
in with some excitement" and de-j
manded food. He said there was
no explanation why the 40 meo
had not i asked for help at Red
Cross headquarters in the first
place.
Heflin Talks of "Near
Revolutions" In South
Meanwhile, in the senate two
democrats, Thomas, of Oklahoma.:
and Heflin, of Alabama, talked of
near revolutions" as they de
manded federal help beyond, that
recommended by the administra
tion.
Thomas had read in the senate
telegrams from Oklahoma City
newspapers saying food riots
might occur In any one of a dozen
Oklahoma counties and that they
believed great need was apparent
in other states.
Heflin said he was ready to Join
a filibuster In the senate to force
approval of the $15,000,000 food
loan appropriation,
i Bolstered by the outspoken con
fidence of the Red Cross chklr
man, administration leaders in
both the senate and house were
prepared to fight the 11 5,000,000
fand.
TRAIN BANDIT IDKXTTFIED
SEATTLE, Jan. . (AP)
Postofflce Inspectors said today
R. E. Sherwood, one of the sus
pects In the Nobel, Calif.. South
ern Pacific train robbery last
November 7, had been Identified,
by witnesses from the south as
one of the bandits who held up
a Southern Pacific train near
MeAvoy, Calif., June 22, 1929.
ITS
DURING
Year Should be Minimum
Term, Governor to Urge
Governor Norblad will recom
mend to the 1931 legislature that
no person shall be sentenced to
serve a term of less than one
year in the state penitentiary.
Governor Norblad pointed .out
thatJudge McMahan of the Mar
lon Acounty circuit co"urt recently
imposed a sentence of (0 days in
the penitentiary on Archie Ev
ans,! charged with, burglary. Un
der (the. existing .parole laws in
Oregon Evans would be subject
to release after serving a mini
mum term of 20 days. Upon his
release from the prison he would
be given a new suit of clothes
valued at between $12 and $15.
and five dollars In money.
The governor declared that in
cases where light sentences are
imposed the accused should be
Incarcerated in the county Jails
and hot in the state penitentiary.
"In case all other : judges in
Oregon should follow the prece
These Women in
Air Long Tim e !
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E1na May Cooper, above, and
Bobby Trout, below, j were in
the air 48 hours consecutively
at laxt reiKirt and thus had es
tablished world's record for
. continuous flight by! Women
pilot . M
NEW YORK. Jan. 6.-r-(AP)
Three murders a girl, an elder
ly and amiable business man and
a young ex-convict excited New
York today. j
Doris Reiline, a girj 'in her
'teens, who tended a bakery on
Broadway near 179th street, was
killed about 7 a. m., by a blow
dealth with such terrific force that
it crushed her skull. Late today
her foster father, Frederick Rei
line, confessed the slaying.
Two hours later. In Brooklyn,
Philip Piccataggl. 58-year-old,
mild of manner and the head of a
congenial family, was shot down
In front of a shoe shop by two
men, one with a shotgun, the oth
er with a' pistol. The motive was
unknown.
Thomas Diorio, only a. few
weeks out of Elmira reformatory,
was done to death apparently i for
Incurring gang displeasure. Ills
body, washed by the steady down
pour of the night, lay in a Bronx
gutter when found today. There
was a bullet that had drilled Into
the back of the head. :
Rolph Takes Job
Of Governor as
Thousands Cheer
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SACRAMENTO, Jan;. C.
(AP) The Impressive :career of
James Rolph. Jr., advanced an
other step today when he was
inaugurated governor of the
state of California, j
From newsboy to tjie state's
chief executive, from !a j person
of little consequence to a man
who today received the plaudits
of thousand?, the new governor,
after 20 years service as mayor
of San Francisco, tool!; hold of
the reins of government! and was
launched on his way toward four
years service as the jeadler of
the people of California. I : t
dent of sending men and women
to the penitentiary for 60 and
90. day terms," said Governor
Norblad, "it would ; not be long
until the state's penal Institu
tions would be crowded to their
capacity and the taxpayers would
be required to pay unnecessary
costs." ! I f v
Governor Norblad said he also
would recommend to the legisla
ture that the prohibition laws be
amended) so that the! counties
will be required to pay Into the
general fund of the state 60 per
cent of all fines and seizures, af
ter the first $50,000 i obtained
through this source In! any one
year, has been credited to the
state prohibition department . for
its operation. The remaining 50
per cent of all fines and seizures
after the first $50,000 has been
credited to the prohibition de
partment, would be retained by
the counties.
MURDEflS 3 IN
OAY IN NEW
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LUCAS DENIES
AGAIN HELP IN
NORRIS ATTACK
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Campaign Fund Committee
i Digging Deeper in Sen
sational Expose
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$4000 Note Paid joff From
Moneys Received by
Nutt's Check
WASHINGTON, Janl 6 (AP)
The senate campaign funds
committee dug. deeper jtpday into
the Norrts-Lucas1 chasm' between
the republican national committee
and the independents.) I
Robert H. Lucas, executive di
rector of the committee, re-told
the Investigators the i national
party organization bad. nothing to
do with his efforts to defeat Sen
ator Norrls in the NebAska elec
tions. 1
Examined for the second time
regarding the $4,000 loan he ob
tained to buy antl-NOMs cam
paign literature,' Lucas:! said he
paid off the note several days ago
by borrowing $3,500 from Joseph
R. Nutt, treasurer of tpe national
committee. The; first If 500 pay
ment was made In December, he
said, and he still owes ; Nutt the
S3,&uu. .Nutt win ds examined
tomorrow. I i
Lucas reiterated uader ques
tioning the loan was mUde on his
own responsibility and with no
understanding he wanj jtp be re-
lmpursea by tne national com
roittee even through the commit
tee's $50,000 special campaign ae
count opened for his convenience
last October by Nutt was) pledged
as necurity. N J
He said he executedtjhe loan in
the Commercial: National bank
here because an unsettled bank
ing situation la his home city of
Louisville made It unwise to seek
it there.
Lucas said Nutt offered to lend
him the $3,500 as a business, pro
position although he warned the
treasurer he might be f given un
due notoriety In the I press for
doing so. He said many promin
ent republicans over tej country
had offered to go hi (security,
but he declined. I j
Million Acres
More Irrigated
Land in Decade
SAN FRANCISCO, jan. .
(AP) An increase ofjnearly 1,
000,000 acres of irrigated land
in western states within the next
ten years to care for i the area's
natural population growth will
be necessary, John W.j Haw, di
rector of the Northern Pacific
agricultural development depart
ment, today told the American
society of agricultural i engineers
in convention here. 1; !
Haw, who spoke on ''econom
ic problems of western reclama
tion", estimated the ; natural
growth between 4,000.000 and
5,000,000 persons. tile chal
lenged the present day conten
tion there is a general over-production
of agricultural commidl
ties. He said $3,000,)00 worth
of farm products was; imported
annually. ; i
3 Local Men in
Auto Accident
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O. W. Emmons, R. K Ohling
and A. A. Wood, all f of Salem,
received painful injuries in an
auto accident near Tillamook on
Monday. Their car went into a
ditch when two trucks j stopped
in a manner so the I: road was
blocked. Emmons and : Ohling
each sustained a broken rib.
Emmons carried a North Ameri
can accident insurance! policy is
sued through The Statesman.
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Day in Washington
i sir
(By the A8soiciated Press)
Chairman Payne 0f Red
Cross told senate committer
his organization could pro
Tide needed food tot the
drought sufferers. M
Representative LaGuard
ia blocked house action on
f 60,000,000 drought fund.
Robert H. Lucae told sen
ate more about bis j anti
Norrls activities. j
Justice department plan
ed swift action on charges
that Indiana 1 congressman
had accepted I money I from
four postmasters to 'obtain
their appointments. S j
Supreme court set Janu
ary 21 for hearing: argu
ments on government appeal
from Judge Clark's decision
holding prohibition ;law in
valid. - t ' 1 j
Legislation Introduced in
both houses ta curb specula
tion on araini future mar-
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$146,724 Bid Up
For Final Stretch
Of Coast Highway
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 6.
(AP) F. II. Slate, Port
land, submitted' a low bid of
146,274 for grading 4.8
miles of the Roosevelt high
way, W. IL Lynch, district
engineer of the bureau of
public roads, announced af
ter opening bids teday.
Tho section to be graded,
the last of the entire high
way to be let, lies between
Gardner and Florence, near
Tahkenitch lake. The rest of
the road either is completed,
graded or under contract. 1
Acceptance of Slate's bid
will be recommended. '
GIRLS STAY ALOFT
Miss Trout and Miss Coop
er go Right on; say They
Want to Beat men
LOS ANGELES, Jan. .
(AP) Bobbie Trout, with a
new girl flying partner, Edna
May Cooper, actress and avla
trix, set a new women's endur
ance flight record today. At
9:47 : a. m., she piloted the
"Lady Rolph" an hour past the
previous record of 42 hours, IS
minutes, set by herself and Eli
nor Smith, New York avlatrlx,
some months ago.
Soaring on beyond the new
feminine mark, the two swung
around another milestone in
their flight this afternoon. At
2130 p. m. the trim monoplane
had been in the air 48 hours.
The girl fliers declare them aim
to crack, if possible, the present
men's mark of 645 hours, held
by Dale Jackson and Forest
O'Brine of St. Louis.
The monotonous round abovo
the municipal airport was aban
doned for three hours between
today's refueling tims. The
girls hied themselves in search
of new scenes, feasting their
eyes and hearts on aerial vIaws
of Hollywood, Beverly HlllJ,
Santa Monica and the beaches.
Rough atr from a choppy wind
which followed last night's In
convenient rainstorm, upset the
noon refueling. Miss Cooper got
a shower bath of gasoline, and
the "Lady Rolph" obtained but
38 gallons of fuel. An emer
gency refueling was made at
mid-afternoon, when the air was
comparatively quiet.
A tasty luncheon of various
delicacies was spurned, a pound
of chocolates being Joyously re
ceived instead.
Joss House Rite
To be Put on Air
For First Time
CLEVELAND. Jan. 6 (AP)
The: microphone will invade a
Chinese Joss house for the first
time When station WTAM of
Cleveland radiocasts ceremonies
dedicating the religious sanctuary
of the new $300,000 On Leong
Merchants association here to
morrow night, station officials
announced tonight.
Toy Yee, Chinese attorney of
New York, will describe the cere
monial for listeners. The program
of Chinese music, singing speech
es will also-, go on! the air. The
broadcast starts at 11:05 p. m.
Repeal of Ohio
Dry Laws Talked
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, COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 6 (AP)
Repeal of the Ohio prohibition
enforcement laws became a ques
tion of the first magnitude before
the Ohio general assembly today
when resolutions were Introduced
simultaneously in the senate and
house providing for a vote of the
people on the proposal to repeal
the laws. The house resolution
received much applause fromthe
FOR IB 1 Mil
Clark Decision Reviewed
Soon by Supteme Court
WASHINGTON, Janvi 6 (AP)
The ; supreme court broke a
speed record today to' set Jan
uary 21 for hearing oral argu
ment on Judge Clark's decision
holding the prohibition amend
ment invalid.
The court matched the record
of the (government in filing its
appeal within two days after the
decision was rendered.
In approximately one month
after the widely published deci
sion was made the controversy
will pass into the hands of the
highest tribunal for final deci
sion.
Chief: " Justice Hughes, when
the supreme- court met today, an
nounced the appeal would be
taken up for argument on Jan
uary 21 ahead of Ml other eases
then awaiting presentation. This
will enable the court to render
FEE FOB B OARD
I0EA OF STATE
Curb Proposed on Using In
stitutions as Home
For Aged Couple
$200,000 Annual Savings
To State PossibleThinks
Control Group
Patients In the ; Oregon state
hospital and state home for the
feeble minded will be compelled
to pay for their keep at the rate
of $4.50 per week, in cases where
they or their relatives are finan
cially able, In event recommenda
tions of the state board of control
are approved by the legislature
which convenes in Salem next
Monday. It was estimated that
the enactment of such' a law
would return to the state more
than $200,000 annually.
Superintendents of the two
state hospitals would examine all
patients as they are received to
determine whether they are vio
lently insane and dangerous to
be at large. In cases where these
patients are found to be suffering
only from informltles attending
old age, and their, relatives are
unable to pay for their keep, the
counties from which they are
committed will be compelled to
reimburse the state at the rate of
$4.50 per week. -This recommen
dation was proposed by the board
of control to cope with the prac
tice of various county courts that
are attempting to use the state
institutions as a home for the
aged.
15 Weekly Pay at
T. n. Howpital, Plan
The board also will recommend
to the legislature that patients at
the tuberculosis hospital be made
to pay fortheir maintenance and
medical attention at the max!
mum rate of $15 per week, or
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SENATE TO DEBATE
MORE ON SHIP BILL
WASHINGTON ,Jan. f.
(AP) The senate today recon
sidered the vote by which it au
thorized $30,000,000 for mod
ernization of the battleships New
Mexico, Mississippi and Idaho,
and agreed to vote again on the
measure January 16.
Chairman Hale of the senate
naval committee said the meas
ure would give employment to
2.400 men for 18 months.
Senator Swanson, democrat,
Virginia, said the United States
would be reduced to a "second
or third rate" naval power if the
ships were not modernized. He
said they could not be replaced
under the London naval treaty.
Several senators protested the
bill had been passed hurriedly
when many members did not
know what was going on.
Forestry Head
Says He'll Not
Seek Rehearing
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The state forestry, department
will not ask for a rehearing of the
case which yesterday resulted in
the state sbpreme court declaring
unconstitutional the law author
izing the governor to postpone or
suspend the open season fpr hunt
ing. This was announced by
Lynn Cronemiller, state forester.
Instead the department will re-
rely on a law authorizing the
governor to ban entry, either by
hunters or anyone else, Into parti
cular areas of timbered territory
where the fire hazard is serious.
its : decision before the present
term ends In June. ' .
Counsel for William H. Spra
gue ; and William J. Howey,
whose indictment on charges of
transportation and possession of
50 half barrels of beer resulted
in Judge' Clark's ruling, : sought
to have the argument postponed
until April 15.
Solicitor General . Thacher had
contended the appeal presented
no new questions and that the
supreme court already -had pass
ed en: the" questions raised by
Judge Clark's decisions. He an
nounced the government was
ready to argue the appeal as
soon as the court could take it
UP- ! . ' -l i
The i government urged - a
prompt decision by the supreme
court because, it will have na
tionwide effect and will be eon
trolling In all federal courts.
Mott Declares Idea
Of Fight With Sam
Brown Unwarranted
Representative is not
Senate, is his
Stories
THERE is no misunderstaridinjr or bad-blood between
Senator Sam Brown and Representative James W.
Mott. Furthermore Mr. Mott is not keenly desirous of ap
pointment as -senator and. has not! sought conference with
the powers that be to secure the job. He'd like the position
oi senator, or course, nut to
the political powers who will
Lloyd W. Reynolds, is most
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THROUGS III ROUTE
OF JDFFRE C0ATE6E
Body Lies in State in Notre
Dame Cathedral; Inval-
ides Next Repose
PARIS, ; Jan. (AP) France
today paid Its last sad homage to
the still form of Marshal Joffre
as it lay banked by flowers on a
catafalque in the chapel of the
Ecole mllitaire.
Tonight, In a plain oak coffin
which will never be opened again
the marshal's body lay In the ca
thedral of Notre Dame. On the
coffin was the simple Inscription
"Joseph I Joffre, marshal of
France, 1852-1931."
Tomorrow morning at nine
o'clock after funeral services In
the cathedral, an impressive cor
tege will escort the body to the.
Invalldes.j where it will repose In
a vault for several months before
being burled ,,in Us final resting
nlare at Louvecie-nnes.
Thousands still stood outside
A m. I. "
me Kcoie j muitaire, waning vain
ly for a last look at the dead
hero when the doors were closed
at 8 o'clock tonight and the mar
shal's body placed in its coffin.
A modest cortege, led by 20
mounted republican guards car
rving torches, moved away to
ward the I Arc de Triomphe, fol
lowed by a plain black hearse
bearing the marshal's body.
A single military band,: play
ing martial airs, followed.! The
cortege was closed by 80 mount
ed republican guards.
At the: Arc de Triomphe a
crowd estimated at 200,001 lined
the Champs Elsyes and the circle
of the Are de Triomphe.
Under the are the cortege
halted for a minute's silence
while the I thousands bared their
heads in the chill winter wind.
Over the Are de Triomphe,
ablaze with light, roared the sa
lute of cannon. Then the cortege
started slowly down the Champs
Elyses. Crowds lined the route
ten deep all the way down the
place Concorde. All outside
lights were , shaded with crepe.
The torches of the leading repub
lican guards throwing a flicker
ing, serie light over the scene.
At the tomb of the unknown
soldier General Gourad and Min
ister of War Barthou stood un
covered alt attention, while the
military hand played a funeral
march.
Pay-Load" Plane
To Take Off in
Morning, Report
NORFOLK, Va.. Jan. 6.
(AP) Lieut. ; William S. Mac-
Laren announced tonight that he
and Mrs. Beryl Hart would take
off at 5:45 o'clock tomorrow
morning in their freight-carrying
monoplane "Tradewind" bound
for Bermuda, the Azores and
Paris. 1
This will be the second start
of the plane across the "Atlantic
Ith a freight load. It was
forced' back on Saturday by a
broken sextant and a heavy fog
after failing to locate Bermuda.
The Island lies about 650 miles
southeast Of here.
Today the plane remained in
Its hangar while a northeast
storm blew Itself out. Predic
tions were the storm would have
passed by tomorrow and a tall
wind psobably would speed the
fliers on their way.
Car Loads in '30
Off
13 Per Cent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. (AP)
Revenue! freight loadings for
1930 were anounced today by the
American Railway association as
totaling 45,887,413 cars. This was
a reduction! of . 540, 512, or 1S.1
per cent -from 1129, and 5,702.
474, or 11.1 per cent under 192$.
For the week ending Decemeber
27 loadings totaled 638.419 cars.
a decrease due to Christmas holi
days of 175,391, compared with
the preceding week, and 100.970
under the same period a year ago.
Actively out for job in
Statement; Press
Disliked
be held as a favor seeker from
select the successor to Senator
unfair i to him.
That in a paragraph is Mr.
MottTs position as outlined in a
self-written statement banded to
local newspapers late Tuesday,
Mott said yesterday he had out-
llriedjhis position in full to clari
fy rumors and statements which
had; been In the local press with
in the last week.
, Mott's statement follows:
"Ttie newspaper publicity that
Is being given to my alleged can
didacy for the state senate va
cancy Is very distasteful to me
and I wish the papers would at
leastl take the trouble to consult
me s to the facts before print
ing" any more campaign stories..
! "!My so called campaign for
the Vacant Marlon county senate
seat is no different from that of
any f the half dozen or more cit
izen who have expressed them
selves as being willing to accept
the onor If It were tendered to
thenf.
"Ij have never talked to Gov-ernofr-elect
Meier about this mat
ter $or have I ever sent any one
to see him In myt behalf. Up un-1
til yesterday ! had not even talk
ed It over with Senator Sam
Brown. I have never expressed,
evenj privately, anything but a
pajsjng Interest In the filling of
the Jeenate seat, and have not
conducted any campaign of any
nature whatever for it. Why my
eandiidacy, if It can properly be
called that,' should be the sub
ject of an uninvited newspaper
contoversy In-which it Is made
to appear that there is friction
betwpen Senator Brown and my
self s quite beyond me. There Is
ho reason for it and I don't like
It. i . j. : f
The facts In the case are sim
ply these. Every one with any po
litical sense knows that In all
likelihood the Bennet bill pro
Tiding for appointment by the
governor to fill the house and
senate vacancies created by the
deaths of Senator Reynolds and
Rep. Smith, will be passed on the
nrsi r second aay or tne session.
I consider this as purely a special
emergency bill for this purpose
only; and as such I shall vote for
it
Also, every one with any po
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Gabrielson Now ;
Head Cherrians
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;. In si humorous address not re
leased! to the press. King BIng
GabridUon, Installed last night at.
the ' annual Cherrlan banquet,
outlined his policies for '31. He
succeeded G rover Hillman as
head of the local organization.' A
three-man minstrel composed of
Fran Zinn. F. S. Scott and Rufe
White put on some clever num
bers while "Bill" Brazeau's or
chestra furnished music. Hal Pat-
ton was toastmaster. Fifty-one
members and former members of
the Cherrians attended.
FAKE ATTACK" FOUND
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 6
(AP) iMlldred Mogseth, 17. will
have td go back to school . tomor
row. -
Hans Taug, an uncle with
whom the girl lives, found her ly
ing on j the floor of his home to
day. ! apparently unconscious. He
called physicians who ordered her
to i a' hospital for examination.
There she "rallied" sufficiently to
ten Taug she had been attacked.
Police detectives investigated.
They then questioned the girl at
the hospital and came, away with
the aninouncement she had con
fessed she feigned the attack so
that j she could atay away from
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MRS!. BRUCE FLIES sourn
HEDFORD, Ore.Jan. (AP)
Mrs4 Victor- Bruce, British avl
atrlx i expects to. leave Medford
fonsair- Francisco Wednesday
mornlag If the weather is favor
able, she, said here tonight.
Mrs Bruce, xiying around tne
world.) landed here today from
Portland and Eugene.
.'! -4 HELD FOR-THEFT
EUGENE. Ore.. Jan. (AP)
Two Seattle and: two Portland
gjMiejfs
youths were in Jail here tonight
1 7H0URS
rnh i Min
TUKLUIl
innntiirv?
2 Planes Come Down
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With Accident in
Ocean Waters
Italian Navy Vessels;
Line up Along
Course
NATAL, Brazil, Jan. 6.!
(AP) Ten great Italian
seaplanes roared down into,
the harbor here today be
tween 4:15 and 4:30 o'clock
(2:15 and 2:30 p. m. EST)
completing one of the most
ambitious aviation projects
ever attempted, i ; . j
An even dozen ships left
Bolama, Portuguese Guinea,
early this morning, but one
was forced to come down Ion
the sea early in the flight
and another bad ! a similar
misfortune much later nenr
St. Paul's rock, just off the
Brazilian coast. !
Both were taken. safely in
charge by Italian naval ves
sels, twelve of whlbh l'ned tho
course as a precautionary nioaa
urev After arriving here Gen
eral Atalo Balbo, Italian air
m!nlMtfr arid rnmm n rwla nf tho
- . W .M M. , I ItU
exploit, ordered the disabled
planes brought to Fernando lo
Noronba, the Brazilian Penal isl
and not far off the coast. j
The flight of 1875 miles was ,
completed in approximately 17
hours 16 minutes for the first
planes which dropped down, jas
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OF
OH BOY JAILED
' ST. T.OTTTS Inn AP .
The negro kidnaper of Adolphus ',
Busch Orthweln.vl3-year old heir .
of the wealthy Busch family, was
In the St. Louis 1 county jail at
Clayton tonight,' five days after
he seized the boy on New Year's I
eve.. 1 ! "r
The negro, Charles T. Aber- !
nathy, surrendered today to Har
ry T. Brundlge, reporter! for t lie
St. Louis Star, Ht Kansas City.
Brundige turned the negro over
to Sheriff LUI, of St. Louis coun
ty, who was waiting for him near
his hiding place In Kansas City.
Prosecuting: Attorney. Castlen
announced he would insist on a
$50,000 bail bond foi1 the kidnap
er; Abernathy's father. Pearl
Abernathy and his niece, Frieda
Robb, both charged with compli
city In the kidnaping are still in
Jail; unable to: raise the $30,000
ball bonds' demanded for. their
release. '
Kin
Can't put Oyer Fake
On World-Wide hop
Youths Steal Auto 1
Buildings Washed out
awaiting- arrlval'vj)f officers from
Portland where they are wanted
in connection with an auto theft. ,
The youths gave the names Joe
Carrol, 22, and Walter Snell. 21,
both of Seattle, and Alex Buck
myer, 19, and Zophy Whitney. 19,
both of Portland. Snell allegedly
has admitted he was Implicated In
the theft. .
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TIDE OVER PEACOCK SPIT
ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 6 (AP)
An unusually high 'tide yester
day washed a barn and cook house
off Peacock Spit, famous salmon .
seining grounds i the mouth of '
the Columbia river. Peacock Spit
is In Washington.
BALIX)OX FLIES FROM SALEM
BEND. Ore., Jan. (AP)
Orval Fuller and Ralph W. Peck
yesterday found a toy balloon in
a field near here. A note attach
ed to the balloon said it had been
released in Salem on the after
noon of December 23.
I 1 " FLOUR CUT TO f3.60
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. t
(AP) Millers today announced a
cut of 20 cents m barrel on alt
grades of flour and quoted best
family patents wholesale at $5. CO
a barrel. This Is theMowest price
since the war. ...
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