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SERVICE We guarantee our car rier service. . tf your paper does not arrive by 0:30, call 0101 and a copy will be delivered at once. THE WEATHER Increasingly clondr today. unsettled with rain Friday; Max. Temp. Wednesday SI, Min. 85, river S feet; part ly cloady. ; FOUMDCD 1631 ElUUTY-f'lRST YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thnrsday Morning, NoTcmber 12, 1931 No. 197 Bartram Russian i mica Will Build Mai to Six : ' V ' . . .' VVUI1U UUIUUI - aV . o : : So. he Say in Report Kantola About To Government of Soviet Land Out of Danger Latest Report Former Salem man is ; Busy Looking and Reporting , MELD PUTS UP HARD FIGHT Bearcat Cripples Needed to Stop Threat; Game tie Until Last Period New hope for the life of Wayne Kantola, Salem youth who Mon day morning shot himself through the head, yesterday was gleaned from his rood condition He Is practically out of dan- Col. W. B. Bartram, who left vA thA hniiet nierced Salem to become attached to the Kantola's rigW temple and emerg- Knssian government iu cuarge oi ed through the left side of the its flax development, is hard at Iorehead, he has remained con- worx, traveling ait over nuui i gcious. and announces his plans ror grow-i Tn. Touth is believed bv In- in 4.400,000 acres of flax there, I tin officers to have at- more than six times the acreage of tempted to take his life because the worm. He nas Deen m nuwia Mr. Grace Bracken, a housekeep- but a few weeks but has had time .t 1K25 North Summer street. to cover much of the country ana disdained his attentions. write two voluminous reports to the flax commission. A recent issue of the Moscow News, October 21, contains air In terview with ,ihe colonel. The News is a paper printed in. Eng lish, but represents the govern ment viewpoint in Russia. Under the heading. "U. S. Flax Expert Reports 0n Survey of USSR WWW P.HhraiTh nnwn fnr - CUtamanfe in Rorpnt -nA nr tj Bertram the giOH.iin.nw UIVUVU V M -p man who out the flax Industry in the United States on a mechani cal basis, the first engineer to neceMfullv null flax by machln ery, has completed a survey oi . sovlftt flax situation, . both Score 19 to 6; Erickson's Circuitous Touchdown Run big Feature N. W. Conference W. L. Whitman .2 Willamette 3 Pacific 3 Col. of Idaho 1 Paget Sound 1 LInfield .0 Pet 1.000 .750 .750 .333 .250 .000 By RALPH CURTIS All but one of Willamette's first string cripples' were needed on the gridiron Wednesday after- "noon before 5 ic--- i MFYFRR IMS FIST TO DEFEND POLICY K la 1 Talk About Linen the Bearcats manag e d to halt a specta cular threat by an under rated and in spired LIn field eleven and stay in the running for Northwest e o n f erence honors. Going Into the last quarter of the Waif Ertcksoa Armistice day game, the score was still 6 to 6 but Willamette finally "got or ganized" and went smashing ahead for two touchdowns, to win Defending his administration at the state flax plant against l 9 to 8. the attack made -upon it recently LInfield was regarded as so . . a . V. . T a am I w - a - a 0 ' . ... ii , ,, . . -y, -ninllv I in an aaarees ueiu. r mu uij i mucu ui t suup iui. uu ui iug aKTlCBllUrailT UU ' I .7la 1 -C T Hllhr.lfh manarar n.nal 1 rmf.ttii. Am-m nrtwA .1 a ' a , . . V CnvlAt UUU UJ mm va - o , v.vnu WVJW at tne inviiauon u. m 1 , ,v" c.i .ml Mil T.Inen ra fot,all government. ml. -TTenrr Mevers. former prl- treat, roach LeYer'a Wildcats ,"rh if-overnment has been anx-1 .,n.i,(.n.Ti vnnr'ktxH m- 1 4m.yif tha tn a stan. ru tn ret the best available aa-l...(1, l- ,V, InKhv nt thl.Ul n IKa f1ro onartar ifnnllnt. Im im f 1t nrOdUCtiOn. lOr PiaQB I . ... ...twiliTi mnrnlnr I clA Wltlamnttn'a aAiMtnl naiHnil , . . f n 1 . aa . I a. (V r I ' , I ror is zz inexuae me Wi when the two Jiappened to meet touchdown to tie the score In the 4.400,000 acres or iiax, more iuu theTe After a tussle on the third, and crashed their way to six times tne acreage oi .uo . floor tie DartJeg engaged in ver- the cardinal and gold nine yard world. .;-v-ix- -i I bal exchanges and then went line in search of . another one be- "This doesn't mean flooding for- I their'way. " Meyers broke a I fore "Spec" Keene's regulars elsn markets with Soviet linen, i knuckle on his right hand. Gil- smothered them. Colonel Bartram declared m an I braith was struck in the race. LInfield Fights Interview to the Moscow News. Two weeks ago Gilbraith made Hard From Start nne of the safety factors to- - talk on the flax Industry be- Though the home crowd was wr.. the success of the Five- tore the Rotary club of which he over-confident in Willamette's Year Plan Is the potential market J i8 a member in which he criti- behalf, it did not seem that the within the borders of the USSR.' Cised r everely the administration players were. Linf ield, with the arGoesInto Diteh,Young Girl is Killed Miss Loretta Wilson, It, of Mill City, waa killed instantly In an au tomobile accident four miles east of Stayton Wednesday night about 9:45 o'clock when, a ear driven by J. O. Herron, who later alleg edly admitted to two state offi cers that he had taken a few drinks, left the highway on a straightaway. Deputy Coroner Wright of Sa lem waa told by Herron, driver of the car. that Miss Wilson had taken hold of the steering wheel while he was lighting a cigarette. The car swerved oft the road and turned over In the ditch. Two other occupants of the car were badly injured and removed to to the Stayton hospital. Marie Lovak, 17, also of Mill City, la in a Stayton hospital with a fractur ed skull, lacerations and, it was feared, internal injuries. Her con dition is reported to be serious. Linn Goodwin, 19, of Mill City, was the fourth occupant of the car and is in the hospital with an arm fracture, bruises and lacerations. Herron told the coroner that the car left the highway when he attempted to light a cigarette, A later report from stayton inai- cated hat he told state police of ficers he had taken a few drinks of liquor. He was placed under arrest by the officers, George Thomason and Ernest Larios, and brought to Salem. It was reported that the acci dent occured on a straightaway stretch of road where there was no fog. Much of the remainder of the valley was fog-bound Wednes day night. Miss Wilson's body is at a Stay ton undertaking parlor. LARGE MILEAGE OF ROADS HERE Secondary Highways in This County, 131 Miles in All, Before Board Commission Meeting Today In Portland to Face -Large Decisions PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 11 (AP) Emergency unemployment relief and details of the secon dary highway system are expect ed to be among the major issues to be considered here tomorrow by the state highway commission County Judges and commission ers from many sections of the state are expected to attend the meeting and delegations from Idaho and Nevada will be there to urge the commission to spend federal funds on the section of the proposed Idaho-Oregon-Nevada highway crossing the south eastern corner of the state. War Brings Remote Manchurian Region Into World's Spotlight a b l .1 e t' Vs t ji Mongolia & j0r.::' MEE PATROI Heavy Fighting Under way Near American Barracks At Tientsin; Japanese Re sume Advance RALPH GOES TOE 1 William P. Kenney to Take His Place With Great Northern, Stated he declared. I of the flax plant in the past and 1 ti reauirements or iou,-1 nraised the new administration aaa Ann RnVlet citizens musi oa institute., hv Gov. Meier. Meyers served, and the Russian people was tne superintendent of the are great buyers, as soon as mere and Coj Bartram was in in enonzh to purchase. As culture direct charge of the flax Indus- increases, the homo market will try. Meyers read the published e-rnanaf. This is of tremendous reports 0f the speech, and when importance In Soviet industrial he met Gilbraith in the lobby - i r ha iifn aTpn mm. ana wnen : un- "The American nodded to the J Draith supported his stand Mey hotel table where we sat at lunch. erg 8prang to the defense of his 'Look at that ciotn, at tnoB miu- i administration by landing a diow .v ..vtna ill nnra linen! 1 r!fiK.ot t a ff or tVia hniV. Every Russian peasant nomu i away the latter threatened to ,m . j !, HnM A snlendid in- hiT. Ifavara prrAstpr. an A Mnvera XlilCU aa (Turn to page 2, col. 3) HOED STRESSES One hundred and thirty-one miles ' of proposed secondary roads In Marion county will be up for approval at the state highway commission's meeting today in Portland. Resolutions formally approving the roads were adopted late Tuesday after noon by the Marlon county court after conferring with J. H. Scott, engineer or tne state nignway de partment In charge of market roads. Under the agreement made with the state, these roads if designated as secondary roads will be maintained by the . state or by the state and the county Jointly. The state reserves the right to change the grade and tne survey oi the roads as needed. Designation of market roads as secondary roads is Just beginning throughout the state, the various Latest developments in the conflict between China and Japan are out. lined In this map. The legend follows: No. 1 shows the aohju river bridgehead which witnessed terrific three-day battle. No. 2, where Jap force made their stand at Tahslng. They lost 130 mem here. No. 3 Indicates where Chinese retreated In root to Angaachi, after losing 200 men. No. 4 shows Tsitsihar, a walled city, where greai confusion reigns. It Is reported to be the headquarters of the Chin m maeraL Mah-Chan-Shan. Note how the fighting haa moved away from Mukden, where It startea, towarq ine soviet ironwr. Cessation of Great War Recalled Here Armistice day Celebration Successful Assert Legion men; Parade Largest Ever; Campbell Stresses Peace Bombs, Shells are Hurled At Retreating Chinese; Girls at Keen School in War Zone Removed By W. V. PENNEL (Copyright, 1931, by Associated Press) TIENTSIN, China, Nov. 12. -r-( Thursday) United States troops patrolled the vicinity of the Ameri can barracks and the former Ger man concession here throughout a night battle during wheih there was sharp firing in the west con cession. Japanese sources said tHe firing was especially sharp la tao direction of the Nankal girts school. Japanese troops In the Nonni bridge area in Manchuria have re sumed their advance and have bombed and shelled the retiring Chinese army, the Chinese govern ment declar'-d tonight in an urg- mHT? tvaiirthouse clock tolled 12 and marked a change of ent message to the League of Na- 1 days, from Armistice memory time to just a common "e meggag4 saIdfJie Japane Tnursaay. Honor anomer year was paiu muse &uiuier forces were 20 kilometers along died in service. Rejoicing was renewed for those wno came the road to the Chinese-controlled back. The Lesrionnaires last night went home with the city's counties thus carrying out the participation in their celebration O By SAM BLEDSOE WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (AP) Ti mtx' Tn.rrnT tnria-r hem be- have Meyers arrested and Meyers forfl the nati0n the reflection -of A splendid aiiiu - - - ia I a I IUI c Lilt? uaiiuu iuv iciimvu -v dicatlon, if you ask me, of tne sald he WM glad he wasn t too the armlgtico. Before its memories. . A11.1Jfa I .J ... 4aVa . a..a1 . 1 1 YaVB I ft I - .. . use oi nome piwuv..,. uiq w -. uim..va. graT6 anfl gay, tne country pans- Wide spreaa Buntj i ana was wining 10 pay um iiu. and dr0pped routine. "from Leningrad soucn io no charges had oeen mea iast Mea to Whom the rhythmic pre- cow, from the Polish border east n!?ht cIs,on of "Left, right, left, right to the Urals, Colonel Bartram has w t. Grier of West Salem had become strange and awkward, lonrneved. examining Soviet flax wag the only person In the lobby taxmA it familiar again as the fields and mills, when the altercation began. R. C. hands swung into war songs The American engineer nas set Davis entered as the controversy "Mademoiselle From A r m e n fnrth his findings in two volum- entered. As it was a holiday the tleres." and the other favorites. Inous reports to the Government j p0stoffice windows were closed. President Hoover led in the ti rnm mission (Glavlenkom). I interviewed last night Meyers Uvmbolization of the day. In a Titit.on of flax in the So- stated that he felt the integrity hriet addreHa he warned that vis Ipi- nnion is only in the making, and honesty of his adminlstra- ion 0f WOrld peace which flared the American engineer believes, tion had been impugned: and before a Joyous world IS years v..thr in the fields, nor m iue that his associates, col. Bartram ar0. was uncertain. mills is industry sufficiently me- and the late Tom Kay, state "However great our desire for chanlsed. treasurer and member of the peace, we must not assume that 'cm, unwift flax agriculture board of control, were not here the neace for which these men is by machinery, but mostly it is to defend themselves so he took has become assured to the world bv hand Colonel Bartram assert- matters into his own hands. or that the obligations which they L. t have found the Russian Mr. Gilbraith could not be left to us, the living, have been -mphanfe and neasant very quick, reached. discharged," he said to learn, deeply interesiea m ,ir,T methods and amenable to leadership in which they have confidence. " . . MONTEREY. Cal.. Not. 11 OAXACA CITT. Mex., Nov. 12 "There is room for much im- api James Frederick Hopkins. (Thursday) (AP) An earth- provement in the cultivation oi f the iea(jjnK painters quake shock was felt here at 3 the flax crops. The present crops America, died at his home a. m. today, causing people sleep- do not warrant the labor ana ex- her today from what physicians I ing Inside their houses to flee out- Dense put into tnem. I aaia was heart disease. doors. are too low, due to lacs: oi pruyo. system of crop rotation and . pre paration of the seed bed, of fr tlHzatloa and method of sowing.' Efficiency increased "Efficiency can be Increased 50 per cent. "It doesn't cost any more to Taise a good flax crop than a poor one, NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (AP) Patrick E. Crowley "Pull Eighty Cars" to the oldtlmers will relinquish the presidency of the New York Central railroad on January 1. Frederick E. Williamson, pres ident of the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy railroad, will succeed him, subject to release from his present position. Other important railroad changes will follow. Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern railroad, will succeed Williamson, in the Burlington post. At Vancouver, Wash., William P. Kenney, vice-president in charge of traffic, said "I have heard that I have been nominat ed to succeed Mr. Budd." Ken ney added that official announce ment must come from the Great Northern board. Another railway announcement during the day was one by the Illinois Central that Charles C. Cameron would succeed David W. Longstreet as vice president In charge of traffic. Longstreet Is being automatically retired at the age of 70. provisions of the new road law adopted in 1931 which provided tnat every county should desig naie certain main-traveled mar ket or county roads as secondary Highways. Newberg Loop Road Is Major Project The principal road agreed up on as a secondary highway bv the Marlon county court and the siaie nignway department is a loop highway extending from the (Turn to page 2, col. 5) mai won IV REVOLVER DUEL sun MEM NOTED PAINTER DIES 0.XAC. HAS QCAKE Armistice Celebration In Woodburn Successful o WOODBURN, Nov. II The in view of .the enormous acre-1 l- 'n- age mciuaea in ore. puu.9, - . . , chanlxation of the flax industry, ity and neaxby towns n U agriculturally, must be accom- oay TAls"tDT "ri. charge pilshed with as little delay as pos- Dr. John M. Hanrahanjn cnarge Jible. tiTstem the losses that are of , general V" being encountered each year 7 Major n'th reviewing late seeding and late harvesting, of tt. parade u On n "viewing Colonel Bartram declared. m ' Tk. t the 'I saw thousands of tons oi onei " flax rotting in the fields for lack l2nd -tantey. hct tL of : harvestfng facilities and com- elral-Blenklnsop .chaplain cf the petent direction " . ... n. Trnith nres- VProcessing In Soviet nax mwu " T" , Camber of Is making considerable progress, ident of - - JJ. roTle8 t. -i a.fi.iant I onrnmeree. Mayor W. H. Jaroy.es, than others, the American - Councilman: Sam Hoefen . eer poinU out The plants .which , yn rQ da their own rettine are nrodue- attenaea uj .nr thA hunt fl fiher.' hnt all are I to 1500 . C - I a. Interested spectators. - - . - I nca. . mitral VU Via vtj "J " mniMilji will be onei .uariram tieciarea. 1 K r !. ,a.ut hv Morhmnls Fli ; , weiiare prjcv m.mmm - . ... M m I iTlA 9tTtTi 1. ine American ensiuetr i . ,. that the Soviet government Is pre- 'Short reriewini pared to mechanise ..the cfntire the Ufion men on tt. reviewing loss mai can m Qvcrcomo i aw., Kk the more .experienced, direction Col- The. proceeds will be used by the speakers were Introduced by past post Commander Olsen. Featured throughout the day were the two bands, the 186th Infantry under Leon Handsllck and the Hubbard Community band under Dr. A. F. de Lespl- nasse. Both bands were received most enthusiastically by- the crowds lining the streets and in the armory. The parade proper was headed by the 18th at the first division. Following the band were the Howitzer company 186th Infan try, American Legion, auxiliary. A few members of the Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish American War veterans. Woman's Relief Corps. : The second division was head ed by the Hubbard men. Follow ing the band - were , the Boy Scouts, various groups of Camp Fire girls, Junior Red Cross, school patrol, Woodburn fire de partment, Junior Artisans. Mrs. Frank Wolf, seated in a small su. eyand driving a Shet (Turn to page 2, ) E HELD AUTO THIEVES PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 11. (AP) Jonas Kreler, 27, of Sil verton, and his brother, David Kreier, 20, were arrested here to night on a charge of auto theft, police said. Police were told two suspicious looking men were loitering in the south park blocks. Three detec tives drove to the scene in two automobiles. As one car swung around the corner the two men Jumped in an automobile and started away but the second police car was right behind them and forced them to the curb before they had gone a block. The car was registered to John Dowley, Portland. Police said the elder Kreier was sent to the penitentiary, in 1924 for a two-year term for robbery. The younger man, they said, ad' mltted he was on parole from Marion county on an auto theft charge. County Workers May Donate Pay To Help Jobless A petition calling for the vol untary donation of one day's pay each month by county courthouse employes to the relief of needy people is being circulated ' this week with a fairly satisfactory number of signers. The signing was going on Tuesday quite rapid ly despite the fact that the day before a taxpayers' group had made considerable stir for. lower ing courthouse salaries. To date the poor fund provided for in the" 1931 budget retains a conslderahle surplus, there being $(082 left with only two months of the year remaining. The total appropriation tor this year was $33, 00 and the average monthly expenditures have beeh $2700. aa T 1 a witness to us success, in o. McSherry, commander of Capital Post No. 9, American Liegion, which conducted Salem's celebra tion of the 13th anniversary of the signing of the World war ar mistice, labelled his organiza tion's efforts a success. "The crowds were good, considering conditions, although not as large perhaps as we had expected," he said. "The celebration was a Buccess." No check could be made last night on the funds accruing to the Legion from the celebration because ticket salesmen had npt reported on their work, Arthur B. Bates, finance chairman, said. Moneys obtained will be used to carry on the activities of the post. Attendance at the Legion dance and the theatres, which cooperat ed by accepting Legion tickets, last night was satisfactory. Cap ital post members declared. The two floors at Crystal Gardens were taxed for dancing room. Theatre attendants reported good crowds, in some instances adding that many more admissions this (Turn to page 2, cel. 7) PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 11 (AP) Patrolman Carl E. Crisn was shot through the shoulder to night during a gun battle with Cnauncey J. Butler, who police said is on a 15-year parole from San Quentin prison. Butler was wounded several times when Crisp returned the fire. uotn men token tn hospital and Butler's condition lJnf1(T was said to be serions. VllCM&itai U 1U.CI Patrolman Crisp was sent to the home of Butler's brother, Os car M. Butler, a wrestler, who complained to police his brother had threatened him. Crisp en countered Butler outside the house and when he stopped him Butler drew a revolver. Crisp ordered Butler to put up! his gun. Butler fired, the bullet entering Chlsp's shoulder. The of ficer returned the fire, wounding Butler in the right arm, left leg and abdomen. Martial Law as Trouble Looms SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 11 (AP) Continued anti-Japanese outbreaks resulted today in a declaration of martial law. Chi nese military authorities sta tioned heavy patrols in the vi cinity of the foreign settlements. Anti-Japanese organic a 1 1 o n s looted Chinese shops of Japanese merchandise. Japanese were at tacked in the streets. The com mercial boycott is hitting all kinds of Japanese goods, especial T DI-,r. D..J ly cotton, sales of which have 1 U OiUVK lUl a drooped 8 Movement Seen dropped 80 per cent. Nov. 12 (Thurs- incLTSorthTf Dawes Sent to Attend League Session, Paris WASHINGTON. Nov. 11 (AP) Outspoken Charlie Dawes today was ordered to Paris for next week's League of Nations sessions on the Manchurian crisis. Meanwhile, officials said they have reason to believe a peaceable solution may be reached. Openly optimistic. Secretary stimson de scribed the latest communication from the Japanese government as "a very conciliatory note. LONDON. day) (AP) were reported advancing Tsitsihar, possibly with the in tention ef preventing Soviet Inter ference ' in the trouble between China and Japap, General Mah Chan-Shan is quoted as saying in a Daily Mail dispatch from Har bin. Red Cross Helps People to Help Themselves The Bed Cross office nets as at central agency to inves tigate social cases for Salens, any county la the state and Inquiries ontskle of the state. It investigates eases and k does f oBow-np work for the coanty court. . , It 1. the exchange office for relief work la this vicin ity this winter. Oooperntioa of all relief agencies la a def lmite program with a skilled worker busy nwaat that ev ery button aad sticker sold la a' dollar's worth of service to Salem and Marion county this winter. - The i Red Croaa usee 98 cents of every dollar for service and two cents for overhead. . . Kidnapers Kill Deputy Sheriff ; Release Captive SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 11. (AP) Bandits believed to have kidnaped Fred L. Hopkins, pro prietor of a string of automobile service stations In Long Beach. CaL, shot and kined one santa ntara county deputy sheriff and wounded another In a gun battle in San Jose tonight. The officer killed was H. W. MeAuley, ana I the wounded- deputy. Frank sa 'pertto. r.' - oum OFFICIALS CO 10 HI ' udges and Commissioners To Meet Today, Clerks, Recorders Friday town of TsKslhar. Girl ' students atte? ding the Keen school at Tientsin, operated by American Methodist mission aries, were marched t the French concession yesterday to get them out of the danger sone. Many of them were in a state of collapse from fear and the rig ors of the long march. The Nan kal school at Tientsin also mas evacuated. Report Chinese are Handed Ultimatum An unconfirmed report said Ja- pan had issued an ultimatum de manding the remoTal of all Chi nese soldiers from Tientsin. Ne gotiations between Chinese aad Japanese were going on, it was au- Marion county court members thoritatlvel said, apparently on and other courthouse officials the basis or the suostitution or a will be on their way early today Chinese regime friendly to Japan, to Portland for the annual meet- Emperor Hirohito of Japan or- ing of county Judges and com- dered a fresh brigade of troops missloners starting today and for and four naval destroyers to Man- the county clerks' and county re- charla after word was received of corders convention which con- a battle on a new front in which venes tomorrow. The first con- 300 Chinese and three Japanese- ventlon holds for three days; the WIe " e. . . - county clerks and recorders -will . , p,an 8 aitl aa l? . be in session Friday and Sat- 3 aro "IUL'?U ovw rda. 10?0-.. ... . , Todays session of county court Lh m.n.r wr wit j..a- members will be held Jointly Ur-i.i i. -a i. r. U . . . - , - I .iai sen vi i o wwat iu Tl t n A lfta nicrnvov Arnnmla. I . t .., " ' """- kow and Shanghai. D1UU suu i HI WUTCUO m, I XV A. 111. in the Multnomah county court house. Secondary Roads Courts' Topic According to J. E. Smith. Mar ion county .commissioner and secretary and treasurer of the state organization , secondary roads and unemployment work for men on state highways will be the principal topics for dis cussion today, Old Man Winter Picks Armistice , Day For Attack DENVER. Colo., Nov. 11 (AP) Old man winter choee Armistice day for a new offensive in thA Rnckv mountain west tft- Friday the county Judges and day and invaded the region with a chill wind heralding the arriv al of snow and colder weather. The storm was held indirectly responsible for the death of one person and the injury of five others in an automobile accident commissioners will swing iato their formal two-day program. J. M. Devers, attorney for the state highway commission, will be heard, as will Roy A. Klein, state highway engineer, and J. H. Scott, engineer in charge of sec- j at Springville, Utah. ondary highways. Taxation will be the principal topic Saturday, Charles V. Gal loway representing the Ptate tax commission, W. H. Lynch repre senting the forest highways and C. J. Buck the nation forest group. Round-table talks about county (Turn to page 2, col. 4) Fred Morath of Colorado Springs reported that at the sum mit of Pikes Peak he found tem perature 15 degrees below zero,. WOULD ABOLISH BOARD WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (AP) Senator King announced today he was drafting a bill to abolish the farm board. Nonni Bridge Key Point In Present War Moves (Copyright, 1931, by Associated Press) .' TOKYO. Nov. 12. (Thursday) War office reports that General Mah Chan-Shan was preparing a counter attaek against Japanese troops in the Nonni river zone in Manchuria brought an announce ment today that If the attack ma terialized Japan would be compel ed to occupy Anganchl and Tsitsi har. General Mah had concentrated more than 20,000 Chinese troops in the Nonni sector, the war office said. Japanese forces at Naonan and In the Nonni sone numbered about 1700, but reinforcements may be sent from Changtn and Ssuping kaf "The news from Nonni Is most disquieting,1 a foreign office spokesman said, "and the foreign office says that General Mah may attempt a counter attack momentarily." MUKDEN. Manehuria, Nov. 11. (AP) Repairs on the Nona! river bridge went steadily ahead today behind a screen of Japan ese infantrymen. Meanwhile tbe Chinese continued concentrating troops in the vicinity and pressed ahead with their work of strength ening the defenses of the walled city of Tsitsihar. Tina.fica - iirlnAr ca (m imJt the bridge repairs would he com pleted by the end of the week. Japan has promised to withdraw all her; troops as soon as the re pairs are made. . At Japanese headquarters it was said that General Man Chan-Shan has commandeered 2000 picks and shovels: and has impressed labor to put walls o up defenses around, the Tsitsihar. ; : - (Tum to page 2, coi. i) v
