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November 1 Jwsitively Is
last date subscription will
be accepted 'at targain rate
of S for a ye r (by mail
in Chregon only ).. '; - ..
THE WEATHER
Clearing . weather today
but some showers, Thurs
day cloudy; Max. Temp.
Tuesday 50. MJn. 48, rain
S3 inch, river .0) foot. '
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ElUUTY-frTUST YEAR
CHARITY GROUP
spumed
Investigations Will not be
Duplicated, Stated by
" j Chairman McKay -
Red Cross Will be Agency
To Avoid Wastage; of
v ' Funds, Declared ?
The Community. Service com
mittee has no desire to enforce a
rigid Investigation la emergency
seedy cases, bat it Is trying to see
that supplies are, distributed with
as little lost motion as possible
and no duplication," Douglas Mc
Kay, chairman, said yesterday af
ternoon in summing up the posi
tion of the recently reorganized
charity "bank."
-. Members of Community Service
executive committee met yester
" day noon. The committee of the
Associated Charities executive
board appointed to confer with
the body on when and how much
money will be available to the
Charities, did not appear. "
Will Accept Offer
Of Red Cross Aid V
Objections to the Red Cross
handling investigations for Com-,
znunity Service , were raised at a
meeting of the Associated Chari
ties board Monday night.' McKay
made it clear the Service has no
desire to place one group ahead
of the other, but that the disburs
ing organization was glad to get
the assistance of the Red Cross in
investigating cases and will con
tinue that service, accepted re-
cently. - ' i
"There Is not a particle of ill
feeling, , but we must insist that
the 'money be carefully .spent.
Community service Is simply a
bank for the charitable organiza
tions, and particularly the Associ
ated Charities and the Salvation
Army, which carry on the bulk ot
the year-around work," -Mr. Mc
Kay said.
"It Is not our desire that any
one go hungry while Investigation
Is being carried on; nor is Investi
gation by more than one body at
all desirable in many-cases, the
Community Service chairman said.
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PROPOSED BY GIRL
SEATTLE, Oct, 27 (AP) A
monument to Thomas A. Edison,
to be erected by school children
et America, was proposed here
today by lS-year-old Gladys Carr,
a Junior high school girl. In a let
ter to a morning newspaper. ; ;
The junior high school girl had
a complete plan for . the monu
ment which would be erected, on
a site selected by Mrs. Edison.'
- "I thought it would be a great
Idea tor the school children of
America ; to donate a few cents
apiece toward the erection of , a
' monument to his memory," she
wrote. "One of the features be
ing an electric lamp which would
be kept burning continuously."
The girl proposed ithat all
school children up to and Includ
ing those in high school be urged
to submit drawings ot designs
and inscriptions for the ' monu
Jment, the most appropriate to be
selected by Judges. ';
Hoover's Credit n
Pool Will Start
Functioning Soon
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 27(AP)
-With subscriptions pouring In,
president Hoover's big credit pool
will 'be ready by the end of the
week to begin Its task of provide
log ready cash for banks unable
to turn their assets quickly into
currency.
The president has been inform
ed that the 1500,000,000 fund
will be subscribed by that time
and that soon afterward its actu
al operation will begin.
Simultaneously it was revealed
that although It had made some
inquiries into the subject, the ad
ministration is contemplating no
action. at present to are special
aid to the holders of railroad
bonds.;" ytJ- ;
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Lite Term Given
Lad Who Caused
Fourteen Deaths
: WINN1PEO. Oct. J7 (AP)-
George Paynter,-20, half breed,
was sentenced to life imprlson
ment today after pleading guilty
to setting fire to Cross Lake con
vent,; February 25, 1$S0, where
IS children and one ot the sis
ters burned . to rdeath." Nelson
Hughes, charged as Paynter's ac
complice, will be given prelimin
; ary hearing November S. -.V
. " Paynter told the court revenge
led him to set the frame build
ing afire, He had been punished
for some' Infraction of the rules
and twice' previously had endea
vored to burn the building as
retaliation," evidence disclosed.
EDISOU MOIH
Slow Starvation 6 fii
Jobless Overlodlced
Says Welfare Chief
v- i . -; ;
Johnj A. Ryan Takes
ence of Ofhcials;
j Program for
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (AP) Official indifference to
slow starvation amonp; the unemployed was charsred
before a senate committee
the .National Catholic Welfare council. ; I ; ; " -4 - - ?
f The churchman was one of three witnesses who testi
fied before the senate manufacturers subcommittee in favor
of the creation of a national eco-O
nomic council to study industrial
trends and 'prevent future busi
ness collapses. He also proposed
a 15,000,000,000 public construc
tion . program to : provide jobs.
Reading a prepared statement
Dr .Ryan said:
"The , most, discouraging . . fact
about our very grave unemploy
ment situation is the Indifference
to human suffering exhibited by
our public officials and influen
tial classes. : V" r t
"They all seem to assume that
their duty will be performed if
none of the unemployed dies of
actual and Quick starvation.
"They seem to take so account
of the deaths that are inevitable
from slow starvation through a
long course of undernutrition.
They Seem, to care little about
the permanent weakening of
health -and physique of the mil
lions 1 who will receive Just
enough assistance to enable them
to survive. . , ; ;
"As a matter of .fact, the star
vation . which has already oc
curred on account of unemploy
ment is not all of the slow and
gradual; variety."
FINANCIAL ISSUES
VIEWED BY BOARD
, ' is,' . i ':;':.' ' . '"..- .
Question of Back Taxes due
School District Faced;
Record is Planned--
A snirii. of .mingled seriousness
and Jest pervaded the hour and
board last night. Matters of in
debtedness were considered and
the superintendent was ordered,
apparently in fun, personally to
announce the opening of the
Red Cross drive in all the schools.
The usual poUcy has been to for
bid mention of outside activities
in the schools.
To help solve a problem which
has long bothered the school ' di
rectors, they authorized the clerk
to have an accountant set up a
bookkeeping system , which will
show 5 at - all times how much
money the district has due from
unpaid taxes. It is beUeved the
district has such tax money out
standing from r as far back as
1923. No exact method of check
ing this condition lias been avail
able in the past. .
As a result of school taxes be
ing unpaid, the board repeatedly
has been forced to borrow funds
to carry on school activities and
pay bond interest, the figure
sometimes - running well above
$100,000 In a single year. Since
a bank-t official at Bend discov
ered the board there had bor
rowed money without sufficient
authority, local bankers are re
ported to have questioned Wi?
liam II. Barehardt. clerk, and
Dr. H. H. Ollnger, president oti
the board here, relative to , the
financial condition . of school dis
trict No. 24. In order to show
that the district has tax money
due, the i directors ordered the
new account books to 'be set np.
.Reporting on the .cost of a
building survey for the district,
Superintendent Hug declared his
belief that at least five elemen
tary school plants were necessary
here because of the extent of ter
, . - (Turn to page 2, eoL 2)'
Lively A rmistice Day is
Now Promised for Salem
t :
Starting on the night of Novem
ber 10 with a triple bill, the Ar
mistice day celebration ot Capitol
Post No, t, American Legion, will
ruaTalmoBt continuously until late
the next t night, L. P. Campbell,
committee - chairman, announced
at last night's post meeting. The
program for the two days wlU be
full ot varied amusements, parade
and formal services commemorat
ing the nation's war dead.
First ot the celebration events
will be the Parrish-Lealle junior
high school football game at 7
o'clock on Sweetland field. At t
o'clock the spotlight of attention
will swing to the armory where
Professor Newton of Oregon City
and Jack Brentano of McMlnn
ville will grapple on the mat for
Newton's Pacific eoast welter
weight championship belt In a best
two oat of three fall, no time lim
it match. In the special 45-minute
mat contest, Art O'Reilly of Eu
gene and Speed Welkum ef Seat
tle will tussle. The theatre man
agers have agreed to accept Legion
tickets on this night; . " '
, The celebration proper wlli be
gin at 10 o'clock on Armistice day
Borning when the -war veterans'
:- : r
rap at Asserted IndifFer-
Huge Construction
Relief Urged I
today' by Dr. John A. Ryan' of
?. '
stress er n
Backing River Development
But Principally as
: ! Means to end
Further Improvement of the
Willamette river, on j which II,
400,000 of federal government
money has already been spent,
was heartily endorsed here yester
day by Congressman W. C. Haw
ley but the prime gain from added
work will come from ' irrigation
projects such Improvement .will
make possible. Improved transpor
tation and hydro-electric develop
ment are secondary considerations,
Mr. Hawley told Salem Kiwanlans
yesterday noon. I i !
Hawley said a two-day tour tak
en through the valley this sum
mer had shown clearly that every
farmer using summer -irrigation
was making money onj his opera
tion'. "We have a 42-lnch ananual
rainfall In the valley and need
only 28 Inches to produce our
crops. However, we hare a great
surplus in the winter and a three
months dry spelL What we need
to do is to store the water of the
river so it can be used to double
and triple the size of the crops
now gTown," the congressman de
clared. He said he thought dam
ming the river in i certain -places
and providing locks where needed
could . be tied into an i irrigation,
power and transportation project.
Howley told briefly of the en
gineering work already done by
the government in determining the
costs "bf river improvement. The
testimony takeaQctober 19 in
Washington, "!). C, is now with
army engineers who are preparing
additional reports to supplement
their first report which estimated J
the cost of river development as
far as Eugene at $7,000,000. .
Idaho's Amazon:
Ordered to Face
Board of Sanity
SAND POINT, Idaho, Oct. 27
(AP) Mrs. Ployd May, "Idaho
Amazon" who fired 60 shots- at
officers and withstood a tear gas
siege before being captured, was
ordered today by a sanity board
to be sent to the Idaho asylum at
Oroflno for "observation ; and
treatment.' ? ; I . :
The 35 year old woman seemed
more annoyed by - newspaper
photographers than by; the- siege
or the- hearing, waxing wrathy ev
ery 'time she saw a camera, mak
ing efforts to break them, and
covering her head every time one
was pointed at her. - , "
Ohio Governor
Hurt in Crash
PTNDLAY, Ohio, Oct. 27 (AP)
- Governor George White of Ohio
suffered fractured collar bone
when his automobile skidded on a
wet highway at Perrysburg, near
Toledo late today and went into
a deep ditch." He was not Otherwise
injured, a local hospital said. .
parade will leave Marion square
to make a circuit of the business
district, ending at the soldiers'
monument in front ot the court
house. Carle Abrams, parade mar
shal. Informed the legionnaires
last night the parade would : be
especially stressed this .year and
all veterans participating would
be admitted to the armory after
wards for lunch. V; . ,; f
In order that the crowd attend
ing the memorial exercises at the
monument may better hear the
services, loudspeaker will be In
stalled. '-. J:
In the afternoon the city's cele
brants again will " close in on
Sweets and field, this time to view
the northwest conference football
game between Willamette univer
sity and Linfield college, ; which
will begin at 2 o'clock.; ,:. !
Dancing and the movies will oc
cupy the limelight . on the even
ing program.' The Legion commit
tee has arranged for modern ind
old-time dances with two, orches
tras to be held on both floors at
Crystal Gardens. T.:-- .'
- As In' the past, the Legion will
sell scrip tickets which will be
- (Turn to page 2, col. 2) ,
GT
: Salem, Oregon, Wednesday
ijpran
CAUGH
T SILVEBTOIJ
Hitch Hikes Jhat far; but
. Is Turned Over to the
Police; Flees Again -
Pauline Plesek Back. Once
More After Departing
For Fourth Time
SILVErfTON, Oct. 27 (Spe
cial) Mrs. Pauline Plesek, worn
an convict who escaped from the
state penitentiary . this morning,
was taken into custody here late
this afternoon and was turned
over to prison officials, but not
until after she had made another
escape," said to be her fifth
since, entering the penitentiary
early in 1930. - - :
Fred , M e h 1 . of ' Silverton
brought Mrs. ' Plesek into " town
after she had begged a ride at
Pratum, but becoming suspicious
because of : her attire and ' ac
tions, notified the police here
and they took her in charge. She
was taken to the home of Lloyd
Kennedy, night officer, pending
Inquiries, and while there made
a sudden ' dash for . liberty , and
got away but was spon recap
tured. -V
Guards from the prison came
about 5:20 this evening to take
her back to Salem. She had told
Mehl her name was Lucille
Brown. ;
Mrs. Plesek was brought back
to the penitentiary Tuesday
night after enjoying most of a
day of freedom. She is serving
:." (Turn to page 2, col. 2)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27(AP)
-Convinced economic readjust
ment and political independence
must go hand in hand for the
Philippines, .; President, Hoover is
seeking. formula to put island
finances on a going basis. v
Mr. Hoover believes the time
will come when the pledge of
freedom, made when this far
away Pacific archipelago was
taken from Spain in 98, can be
redeemed. But he said today:
'"Independence tomorrow with
out assured economic, stability
would result In; the collapse "of
Philippine government revenues
and the collapse of al!economic
life in the islands."
? m TT A V Si A a
jur. xioover nas neen torn mat
independence legislation is likely
to be passed at the coming session
ot congress. He is anxious that,
whatever is done shall be of a
character to help, rather than hin
der, the interests ef the Filipino
people. .
Two Guardsmen
Here Competing
For West Point
Ten members of the Oregon
national guard, representing as
many units, will compete in Port
land next Monday for the appoint
ment to West Tolnt, according to
announcement made at the office
of Brigadier General Rilea, of the
national guard. One member ot
the guard Is named by the gov
ernor each year 'at the army
school, following competitive ex
aminations. The ten selected to compote
are Sergeant Francis J. Pallister,
Eugene; Corporals . Raymond A.
Platts, Portland ; Stewart M. Kar-
linger, Roseburg; - Leon B. Van
nortwick, Cottare Grove, and Pri
vates Leon E. Howard. Jr.. Port
land; William B. Gahlsdorf, Sa
lem; - Frank L.' Carson, Ashland,
and Elmer C. Wllkerson, Klamath
Falls.
Laval Pleased
At Results of
American Trip
PARIS. Oct. 27. (AP)--Pre-
mler Laval, who is von his way
home from his trans-Atlantic call
on President Hoover, is quoted In
the newspaper Le Matin as saying
he was quite satisfied with his
visit. - - ,
It the . only result of his trip
was to teach the Americans and
French how-to know one another
better. It would not have been in
vain, he said. .
Only Prohi in
Parliament is
Vote Casualty
LONDON." Oct, 27 (AP)
Great Britain's only prohibitionist
meober of parliament, i Edwin
scrymgeour, lost nu seat toaay.
He and his labor colleague, M.
Marcus, In Dundee, Scotland,
were turned down by their con
stituencies In the general election,
their seats going to Miss Florence
Horsburgh, conservative and to a
liberal candidate. .
i to Philippine
FREEDOM SOUGHT
Morning, October 28, 1931
Voters Support ,
7 His Government
RAMSAY MacDONALD
6HBBS TO FACE
Jobless Throng Street and
Shout Woes; Meier Is
Unable to Attend
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 27
(AP) While a crowd of unem
ployed jammed the street outside
the hotel In which they were meet
ing, governors from lour western
states , and delegates from seven
more met here today to discuss vi
tal economic problems. It was
their third annual meeting.
Governor George H. Dern of
Utah, chairman of 'the western
governors' conference, presided
and asked the group to unite in
urging President Hoover to call
an international conference on
silver. 5 -
W. Mont Ferry, Salt Lake, pre
sident of the American Sliver Pro
ducers association, blamed the
present financial and economic
conditions on the low price of sil
ver. ' - .! '-.
Unemployment was submitted
to the : group as the most vital
problem to be met. Fire spokes
men for the shouting gathering in
the street finally reached the con
ference, chambers after the meet
ing had got under way and Gov
ernor Dern asked them to be seat
ed. Outside, members of the mob
shouted and waved banners de
manding "release of Mooney and
Billings," "payment of bonuses In
full," "repeal of criminal syndi
calism act," and "release of Har
lan, Ky., negroes.";, :JJ
Governor Julius JU Meier oi
Oregon, upon whose invitation the
conference met in Portland, was
unable to appear. He has been . Ill
for two months. ,
Senate's Scrap
With Hoover is
Taken to Court
WASHINGTON. Oct. 27
(AP) The senate took one ot
its arguments with President
Hoover to court today to deter
mine whether it has a right to
change Its mind. -
. George .Otis Smith's seat: as
chairman of the federal power
commission is at stake. After
confirming his nomination, the
senate voted for reconsideration
and rejected . She appointment.
Meanwhile, Smith had, assumed
office and President Hoover re
fused to remove him. .
Smith listened Intently, today
while two celebrated lawyers
bombarded Peyton Gordon ot the
District of . Columbia ' supreme
court with arguments.:
Claim Niccolls
Sane But Lacks v
Responsibility
ASOTIN. Wash Oct. 27 (AP)
Hubert Niccolls, 12-year-old bare
foot boy slayer of Sheriff John
Worm ell, took the, stand in his
own defense lata In today's ses
sion of his first degree murder
trial, and admitted shooting down
the 72-year-old of fleer, corrobor
ating in detail the statement of
officers who arrested blm.
Dr. John M. Semple, Spokane
alienist, then testified for the de
fense, saying the boy suffered
from a constitutional brain weak
ness," but that he was not- defin
itely insane at the present time.
' ' The defense pleaded not guilty
because of mental irresponsibility.
Progressives to
Demand Reform
Or Bolt G.O. P.
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 27 (AP)
The progressive element of Wisconsin'-
delegation to : congress
served notice today, through the
Madison Capital Times that It will
not support the regular republi
cans In the organization of the
house in December unless its de
mands fori unemployment and ag
ricultural relief are-given consid
eration.
Eight of Wisconsin's republican
congressmen are members of the
progressive : faction.'' The , present
party division of the'lower. branch
of congress is so' close, the pro
gressives hold a balance of power:
"
,
-'
mmmw
ISSUE
SOVIET TROOPS
0glE
Japan Sends Polite Note to
: Moscow; Fears Action
Will Cause Unrest
Russia Denies Movement of
f ;SoIdiers;: Says -Tanks
. There, . 4 Precaution
TOKYO, Oct. 28 (Wednesday)
(AP) Baron Shldehara, the
foreign minister, in a memoran
; dam forwarded today to Moscow,
! requested that Russian troop dem-
i onstratlons on the . Manchuria-
Siberia border be discontinued. He
declared the military operations
"might be misinterpreted."
ffhldehara's communl cation
stated the Russian troop demon
strations were causing an unpleas-.
ant effect on Japanese as well as
Chinese soldiers- , , . : ii
1 : The foreign, minister said he
was deeply concerned.
Chinese reports to the . Japan
ese consul at Tsltsihar ' indicate
that between 20,000 and 30.000
Russian troops are concentrated in
the vicinity of Pogranltchnaya, ox
Sulfenho, north of Vladivostok,
and also west of ManchouU on an
other front. . . H
Tokyo vernacular newspapers
today published Harbin dispatches
stating the Russians have sent
arms and ammunitions to the
Amur army, composed of Chinese
and Mongols, which was reported
aiming to establish Amur as an
Independent . state i with Tsltsihar-
the capital. , i
The Amur troops are endanger
(Turn to page 2, col. 1) ;.;,
CAPOli IS ALLOWED
CHOICE OF PHIS
CHICAGO.
"Scarface Al"
Oct. 27 (AP)
Capone was given a
temporary choice ot prisons
day, but not his freedom.
to-
The United States circuit court
of appeals granted the gangster In
come tax dodger a writ of super
sedeas, thus denying the marshal
the immediate privilege ot escort
ing lm to the Leavenworth pen
itentiary, but it followed the lead
of the trlaIB Judge in denying Ca
pone bail during his appeal. j
.This . gave the gang chief the
status of a temporary prisoner in
the Cook county jail, with the
prospect of remaining there sev
eral months while - the higher
courts were asked to reverse his
conviction. Defense Attorney Mi
chael Ahern Indicated this was far1
from satisfactory to his client.
He might want the court to va
cate Its order, so that Capone
could start his term at Leaven
worth, Ahern said. Judge Samuel
Alschuler, replying for the court,
said in effect that it made no dif
ference which prison contained
Capone, Just so long as he was
not at large.
AYs Body Guard
Throws Self on,
Mercy of Court
CHICAGO. Oct. 27. (AP)
Philip D Andrea, Al Capone's com
panion and bodyguard, asked the
mercy ot the court today, admit
ted he carried a loaded pistol into
the courtroom during the Capone
Income tax trial, but said he had
no intention of obstructing Jus
tice., '.-' ' J -
Federal Judge James H. Wll
kerson said he would dispose of
the ease, in which D' Andrea was
ordered to show cause why -he
should not be cited for contempt
ot court, at 10 a. m. tomorrow. .
Brosnan Visits Scenes
Of Own Jason Lee Book
Salem is a beautiful city, in
tact the most beautiful Dr. C J.
Brosnan. head ot the department
ot American history at the Uni
versity of Idaho, has, ever seen.
the visiting professor declared
yesterday shortly after he had ar
rived here to make three ad
dresses on the life of Jason Lee.
I looked for a city with many
buildings of the 1870 period: a
typically 'old' city," the professor
laughingly ' remarked. "Instead I
found ; altogether a delightful
modern place. Boise, Idaho is call
ed 'beautiful Boise' but X think
Salem even more attractive."
Yesterday was a momentous
day tor the professor. It was the
ooccasion ot his initial tour of
spots well-known through book
acquaintance, but never personal
ly seen. The scene of the old In
dian mission near Wheatland, the
site of the Indian school in North
Salem, the location of the origin
al Oregon institute these were
some of the places the visitor was
pleased to identify during his stay
here yesterday. .y : Vr
'A book "Jason Lee: prophet ot
the New Oregon" is soon to be
printed. Dr. Brosnan wrote it ori
ginally as a doctor's -thessls and
n fl . TTS , TI TI TTy O
imwmm Kegs
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rit
Tusko on Block
To bi Subject
Of Talkie Film
Misled by Portland reports that
the elephant Tusko was t go on
the block. (the auction block, not
the butcher's ; block) " Tuesday,
Messers. Shield and Featherston of
the Oregon Sound News came up
from Portland to make a movie
talkie ot- the proceedings and of
the giant elephant. They - found
their mistake after arriving and
returned to Portland expecting to
come up next week to record the
proceedings in which the largest
elephant gets knocked down toj
the highest bidder, alias his cred
itors for freight, board and keep.
BUT FIGHT LOOKIG
s"s J
Rolph Signs Papers to Send
Mrs. Judd to Arizona;
Writ now Sought
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 27 (AP)
Battle lines were drawn tonight
between the direct -determination
ot the state ot Arizona to try Mrs.
Ruth Judd at once for the. slaying
of Hedvig Samuelson and Mrs.
Agnes Le Rol, and the strategic
plans of the defense to delay her
extradition through step-by-step
maneuvers. I ' , .
The signing of the extradition
papers by Governor James Rolph
Jr., in a San Francisco hospital
today brought from Defens Attor
ney Charles Craddlck the state
ment that the arrival of the doc
uments in Los Angeles tomorrow
will signal the filing by him of a
demand that the California courts
rule on the sufficiency of the ex
tradition proceedings.
"Every possible effort will bo
made," he declared, "to prevent a
hasty return of Mrs. Judd to Phoe
nix." . i - .:...-
Craddlck thus reverse his po
sition of yesterday, when, he said
he saw nothing : to prevent Mrs.
Judd's removal immediately.
Body of Miner
Found at Foot
Of High Cliff
BAKER, Ore., Oct. 27 (AP)
The body of Homer Hockley, 75-
year old miner was found today at
tne root of a so-foot cliff six miles
east of Bridgeport by four men
who had been searching for him;
Hockley had been .missing two
weeks. !
Hockley's skull had been crush
ed and the body mutilated by
wild animals. He is survived by a
sister, Mrs. C.i C2 McYonkey,
Yankton, South Dakota, and a son
who lives In California. He had
lived In the Bridgeport district for
30 years. '
Lad of Five is
Belfast Voter
BELFAST. North Ireland. Oct.
27. (AP) Five year old Ernest
Motherwell voted in the general
election today. .
In Ulster no one whose name
appears in the register Is barred
from voting if he can articulate
the name of a candidate. Ernest
could. '--:--
subsequently enlarged and edited
his treastise.
"Jason Lee's, Influence and the
work of the missionaries has been
underemphasixed." Dr. Brosnan
declared. "Lee was not an adven
turous seeker after lands as some
historians have pictured him. : He
was a man with a great motive:
the missionary enterprise which
he founded was the greatest sin
gle factor in the ultimate develop
ment of the state."
Dr. Brosnan became interested
in Oregon history when in 1920
under Professor, E. T. Turner at
Harvard he started to do original
work In the Influence ot Dr. Whit
man. In 1921 he came to Idaho
to teach and his Interest in north
west history was amplified. He
baa done considerable study at
Berkeley,: Calif, in the original
sources of western history now in
possession of the University of
California. i ;-r-.
Dr. Brosnan, i a visitor during
the day at The Statesman office,
was quick to recall that this pa
per had had a great role in the
development of the state. He ask
ed - about the pronounciation of
the name Asahel Bush, founder
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Government' Backers
Winning in Mori
Of Districts
Fate , of Leader Wcn't
Be Known at Once
Count Delayed
. 7LONDON. Oct. 28 (AP)
(Wednesday) Amazing turnovers
In formtr labor pluralities Indi
cated this morning on the basia of
more than one-third of the retards
from Britain's general election
that the supporters ot Rasssay
MacDonald's national ; government
would win hands down.
With 256 constituents heard
from the government had a total
ef 229 seats in the houseof com
mons against 24 for the opposition
and. three Independents. The mem
bership of the house is 615.
The government forces swept
out of office labor's most impor
tant leaders, chief among them
being Arthur Henderson, foreign
secretary of the MacDonald labor
cabinet, who, broke with his life
long friend and refused to follow
him into the national ministry.
J. H. Thomas, dominions secre
tary who stuck y Mr. MacDonald,
showed the other side of the pic
ture by again winning his seat is
the house.'
So great was the strength of the
conservatives that some observers
pointed to the possibility of that
party being able to organize tb
house of commons. '
MaUTjnaJd Return
Not Certain Yet
What had happened to Mr. Mae
Donald, who put on a whirlwind
campaign to be returned from Sea
ham harbor, remained undeter
mined as the votes will not he
counted until this afternoon.
Chief among the surprises of
the election I was the strength
shown by the national government
in some ot the industrial coail
tuencles where labor was suppos
ed to-be firmly entrenched. Evee
the labor strongholds in Lanca
shire felt the drift.
The labor members who formed
Mr. MacDonald's last labor minis
try were almost all turned out ef
the house of commons.
. Partial returns showed only two
former, labor ministers retaining
their seats. These were George
Lansbury, public works, and Sir
Stafford Cripps, solicitor-general. I
Nancy Lady Astor, Virginia-bora
member of parliament, running a
a conservative, wss returned fron
Plymouth with a majority of about
10,000 comparing with the bare
211 with which she scraped
through In the last general elee- '
tion in 129. f
Sir Oswald Mosley, wealthy
young chief of the JL'new party"
who campaigned under the pro
tection of strong armed guards.
failed to retain his house of com
mons seat ; j
Widow of Oxman
Offers to Help
Mooney Defense
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27
(AP) Mrs. Rena Mqoney, wife
of Tom Mooney who t serving a
life sentence In San Quentln pris
on as a result of his .conviction ei
bombing a preparedness parade
here in IS 16 said she had received
an offer from Mrs. Frank C. Ox
man, widow of one of the leading
witnesses against Mooney, to "give
her Important secret information"
for $15,000.
Mrs. : Oxman : said what v she
could tell would hare a most im
portant beating on the ease, btft
she refused to disclose the nature
of it or leave home unless the.
S15.000 Is paid first, Oxman's tes
timony at the Mooney trial was
proved false during his trial for
perjury. He died a few months
ago. ; ; : , !
Leprosy Scare
Is False Alarm
The reported case of leprosy in
a . Chinese-owned hopyard near
Hopmere proved to be only a
scare. Dr. Vernon -A. Douglas,
county health officer, yesterday,
found upon Investigation. The Chi
nese who was reported by out
siders to be suffering from the
disease is instead suffering from
rheumatism. His skin is intact
and bears no leprous blotches
whatever,' the doctor reported.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 27
(API Leo Lomskl. of Aberdeen,
slugged his ' way to a ten-round
decision over Les Kennedy, Lou
Angeles, here tonight.
Late Sports