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FOUMDCD 1631
ElUUTY-f'lRST YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Thnrsday Morning, NoTcmber 12, 1931
No. 197
Bartram
Russian
i mica
Will Build
Mai to Six
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VVUI1U UUIUUI
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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