. - THE. WITHER ,.. ;
; Probably snow, followed
by ; clearing today, Friday
fair; freeatng; Max. Temp.
. Wednesday 47, Mln. 34, rain
.10 inch, river 8.4 feet,
EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR :
Salem, Oregon; Thursday frornlfl NoVcinber 26, 1931, -
No. 2S9
BEARCATS VJ1LL
Flakes Falling Hard While
Excursionists Roll on
. toward Walla Walla
-Pent-up Fight Evidenced in
Gridders' Pullman Says
Statesman Scribe
Probable Lineup
Whitman Willamette
DeVange. LE ....Benjamin
Voris. ,".LT Allen
Asher ........ LG .Smith
Drew ...C Grannis
Clow. ....... .RG ....Carpenter
Nelson . . RT Jones
Staines. ..... .RE ..... Kaiser
Anderson ...... Q ...... Mahan
Applegate LH .... . Erickson
Wooten RH . . . . Williams
Lander back. .. .F ......Johnson
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Not.
25. (AP) A banquet tonight
honored R. V. "Nig" Borleske,
dean of Paci-rvv:
fic northwest v
1
football
coaches who
is completing
his 17th year
In charge ' of
Whitman - col
lege football,
and opened
the an nasi
h o m e e o m
I n g celebra
tion.
Tomorrow,! J
on a ino w-a-iuji
C 0 T r e d "Wienie" Xalwi
field. Whitman and Willamette
will meet In a game which will de
cide the Northwest Conference
football title. Snow was falling
hard tonight. '
Whitman, winner of the title
last year, defeated Willamette at
Salem 12 to 0, and has won 10
of the 11" games, between the two
institutions. -
By JIM NS?3'&2U.t.
BEARCAT CITY, EN ROUTE
TO WALLA WALLA, Not. 25
Soon after the train left the
cheering crowds of Willamette
students and Salem townspeople,
the excursionists made themselves
comfortable as best they could
and began Tarlous entertain
ments for the eTenlng.
School songs and yells were
given, but the older students who
are the Teterans of other long ex
cursions, warned the rooters to
save some of their energy and
yelling power for the town of
Walla Walla.
1 Ukeleles and other musical In
struments were soon brought out
of their cases and some groups
sang popular songs while others
huddled together In card games
However these diversions were
soon set aside for the time when
the train neared Portland, for the
members of the band commenced
tuning up for a platform demon
atratlon. A large number of Wil
lamette university friends greeted
the part at the train and were en-
, thuslastic over the new universi
ty band.
Gridders Grim and
Not Orer Confident
The football players have been
In their own car for the most
Dart, and do not appear to be
overconfident. Buddy Applegate
Is a topic of conversation with
them and they also are on the
lookout for Wooten. TJje team
members wear looks of.. grim, de
termination on their "faces as -do
all the SO members of the squad.
'All are In hopes of getting to play
at least part of the game.
Even "Lea" Sparks Is in good
humor. "Les" and the railroad
officials "hitch" in great style
and together are keeping eagle
yes peeled for would-be stow
aways. One made an unsuccess
ful attempt two years ago, it is
remembered, but the writer
would not give such a person
(Turn to page 2, coL 3)
Tusko Goes Hungry While
Humankind
While tha people of Salem are
gathering about festive boards to
day, many of them with the sat
isfied feeling that goes with help
ing persons less endowed with
worldly goods, 10 tons of elephant
out at the fairgrounds will be
craving a bit of hay.
v Tusko! Yes, Tusko Is hungry. '
- iThat's the-tinding-of two offi
cers of the state humane society
who were here yesterday, follow
ing receipt at tha Portland head
quarters or 10 or 12 complaints
that the big front-page animal was
going hungry.
"We visited Tusko, but It would
do us no good to arrest the men
who are caring for the elephant.
Thev simply hsven't the money to
feed the animal. We wonder If
you ean't. through your paper, get
food for the elephant here are
lots of apples lying about on the
ground. Tusko will eat ! apples."
Mrs. . T. W. S wanton of the hu
mane society had that to say. .
" t in making the appeal for tem
porary help for the huge trunked
- animal: -Mrs Swanton said she
l and A; Li" Cross of the society
found Tusko decidedly restless.
fclowlBf more tfcafl she) bad ever
Roseb
8
Still
Strong
O f Empire Stock Sold There
Largest Purchaser of Empire
Stock Tells Why He Bought it
PROBABLY the largest outright purchaser of Empire Holding
'corporation stock was D. R,. Shambrook, one of Roseborg'a
best known citizens For 200 shares of Empire stock he paid
f 3 ' v
X. X. Baanbrook who
Srlevw aTr Empires
dilemma.
-wnen Juave emamorooK bought stock we
figured it must be good! So we bought!'
"Jndge Coshow made a special trip from Portland to see him.'
The meeting took place at the TJmpqna hotel. Present were Cosh
ow, Shamhrook and J. O. Newland, business partner of Sham
brook. "What transpired In the hotel is not exactly known. But
Coshow induced Sham brook not only to buy the 95000 worth out
right but 915,000 worth more.
" 'Now judge, this money's not all going
for high salaries Is It?" Newlaad questioned
Coshow in tiie room, he told this writer.
" 'No, only modest salaries, the Judge
assured them. '
"For the 200 shares of Empire Holding
corporation stock, Shamhrook paid with 95,
000 of Reeds port water bonds and 915,000
worth of stock on the Umpqua Valley hank.
' 'And that bank stock was awfully
good, too,' he sadly told tbe writer. 'For more
than 10 years it's paid me 20 per cent.' Re
ceipts for the stock purchase were signed by
C. I. McKay, Empire salesman. '
"Sham brook haa been advised that by
suit he can recover his 915.000 worth of hank
stock. 0. Xi. McKay, talesman,
" 'But I aint a going to do it, he told 10,000 sals,
the writer. 'If there's any losses to come, I'll take mine
like tbe rest. My only wish Is that I - had money enough to
pay back every cent invested by Douglas county people. Why, ah
thought ft would be a great thing and a great thing for Ore
gon." And there were tears in 'Dare Shamrook's eyes when' he
concluded."
Relief Matinees
To Provide $300
For Salem Needy
Renorts late last night from
the managers of the three local
theatres. Warner Bros. Capitol,
Orand and Hollywood Indicated
that approximately 8300 would be I
realized from receipts ot tne
Thanksgiving matinees. Although
this is not as much as was nopea
for, the three theatres were liliea
nearly to capacity,
The nroceeds from these shows
will a-o entirely toward helping
out the relief program in Salem,
The exDense ot putting on the
shows was carried by tne xneaires
as their snare in neipmg w reuom
noonomic troubles. The staff mem-
bers of each tneatre gave meir i
services free of charge ror me i
performance. I
Tom Mix Clings
To Lite; Chance
. -xt .,. j- I preparing a large amount ol mi
NOt Yet Certain rM it has on hand regarding
Mix will live to see Thursdays
davllaht at least, his physicians
VDJf M ntghefrom tri
where he is suffering from peri-
r. ,.ww f tb
The well known cowboy of tne
movla and circus worlds, was able
to sleep in Irregular snatches and agaIn8t Moltxner. Flttwater and -Tha Oregon Statesman" with- providing employment for them. (AP) Wra in the Wlllamina ho
recognise. in wakeful moments, Rattrem, financial operators In i th P"t few day has made tha Community Service commit- tel early today damaged the build
persons at his bedside, tonight, thu city many trends In Roseburg and teamen are organising an employ- a ttd Its contents to the extent
but Dr. R. Nichols Smith said: Carson said his office was Douglas county. What few banks ment committee. The functions ot of about $6000.
"I tlll;1cfn BJ his condition bending eTery energy to give the and offices in the southern Ore- this body will be to study ways The volunteer fire department
Is changed.' Previously the pny- entirA Rnnlm milts, t)irn..l wmi 1tr that fiv rilM r riat nt iroaf In mnlA'Ttnaat. nrrl mnA Mtlcena confined the fire nrin-
slclan had said two more d7
wouia oe necessary w ,llu""
the actor's fate.
Awaits FeastslJobiess Riot in
seen him blow. And she has known
him since the days when Al Paint
er first todk him to Portland.
The men In charge Jack
O'Grady and B. Gray, who bought
o-Graay ana b. oray. wno oougnc
the big boy from Harry Plan W
. . B . . . . ,7L i
U bal
Tint Up. Prna, thnnarht othAr.
af
wise after he checked with the
man whom the attendants said
they got hay from. The records of
tn man who sold hav ahowed no
hay had been purchased since No-
vam h at 1 S -when threat bale were
bought And Tusko eats a bale of
hay a day.
. Cross ordered two bales of hay.
which will give a Thanksgiving
dinner for Tusko, but then comes
tomorrow. Cabbage, apples, car
rots all these are good teed tor
Tusko, report the officers.
! Fire and water are minus quan
tities, the officers believe. A
bucket, not much larger than a
five-gallon one, Is the ."stove'
which keeps animal and two at -
tendanta "warm." Water has been
ent off at the barn where the trio
exists, and although, the "elephant
requires lots of water, the officers
h fTurn to naga 2. col. 3t
Faith
in
9
Lara
$3000 in Beedsport bonds , and f 15,000 in
Umpqua Valley hank .stock. Shambrook has
lived In Douglas county for more than 00
years. In Roseburg he has been city marshal
and chief of police. He has served aa captain
of the home guards. For some time he was a
deputy sheriff. He was an officer for years
In the TJmpqna Valley bank. His reputation
tn Roeeburg is above reproach.
The Statesman asked Richard Syring to
see Mr. Shamhrook and ascertain how he was
Induced to boy Empire stock. Excerpts from
Syring's report follow:
"This writer has never heard any more
glowing tributes from citizens of one com
munity about one of their members than he
heard in Roseburg about "Dave" Shamhrook.
"When Shamhrook bought stock, tha
people followed him like sheep. They said:
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II HI TESTIRf
E
Piirfonro ie DranM -
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Grand JUrV S Use at
Brand Jury's use at
Monday Session
District Attorney John H. Car
son announced late resterdav that
his office was busr nrenarin
subpoenas for a number of wit.
nesses who will be called before
the Marion county grand Inrr he-
ginning next Monday, November
aw, 10 lesiuy about the affairs of
the Empire Holding cornoration.
carson would not state whom he
was summoning.
It is expected that Mark D. Mc-
uaiiister, rormer state cornoration
commissioner, will be one of the
major witnesses.
'Yesterday the state corporation
commissioner's office was busy I
w operai-tona 01 ine icmpire
Holding company. This will all be
t- --r ni.f 1
tun ll"!" a Iditei'
Su
,loner BUmmoned Goldstein to
Salem this week to assist in the
l ,...,. .i
1 't.nmm .
going presenUtlon to the Marion
I county grand Jury. He said the
time needed for the Investigation
was inaennite because or the
mass of evidence the grand Jury
.
win nave to consider.
Jl ICLgUC, JL en Aire
AX-IIJCU Uy OJiUti
PRAGUE, Czecho-Slovakla. Nov.
- X ' , ;
lh!f iith and is ., - A
igsTMwot,i"
TOWey of shots into a crowd gath-
erin ior a marcn on tne city hail
I lo protest against unemployment
I Parliament was thrown Into an
Inproar tonight when reports of the
I iaiaiiuea were receivea.
A parliamentary committee was
sent to the scene to. investigate.
Moyle
es
-T-a,3CA A ?iaa
1 TaJnC lUair
LOS ANGELES. Nov.
25
(AP) Don Moyle. . trans-Pacific
aviator, left the county Jail today,
his account with the traffic laws
I settled. '
I He served 2 ft days of a3 0-day
I term for driving an automobile
I while Intoxicated, tha other- five
I days being presented to aim as
reward for "good. behavior.'
EMPIRE'S
CAS
Co show
Amount
Purchasers Hope all is
Not Lost; Blame
Salesmen
Confidence is Built up
Also Through
hambrook
Xdfeor'a Vota: Ska auumaa
Siekwd ByrJac, Tntland aw.
pipnau ul mow wittr t awtppr
and miy1p skatcftM a ala Wat la
SUwrtoa, t BoMkarf to taveatlgato aw
mpir Holding Mcyorattoa ctock was
oia iaar. mnmii aaiM amoanvM co
511?. W6.S2S,S,",b
slra. aad tkla f act ladaMS atanv saichaa. I
n to soy aaavur m tn kocjc Brnna a 1
lnxtraetlona war tm rat tk factt. t color I
ttajm son
raatovar. aa to wroa au
rOela
flat only tha facta aa fonnd.
By RICHARD SYRING
Faith In Oliver P. Coshow still
exists In Roseburg, the city In
which he made his home for
more than a quarter century. Al- I
though approximately 2120,000
worth of stock in the Empire
Holding corporation, of which
Coshew is president, was bought
by Douglas county residents, the
maioritv will not blame the
Inriat should their Investment
prove to be a poor one. They feel
that facts were misrepresented to
him. which he. In turn conveyed
to Roseburg people.
They believe in Coshow, there
is nothlnr of the fair-weather
friend abSut which Shakespeare
penned:
"That friend who
serves, and
seeks for gain,
And follows but for form,
Will pack when It begins to rain,
And leave you in the storm."
Th malnrltv f Rnaehnrr Em-
pire shareholders do not believe
they are Koing to be left in the
' ci. v - v.ii...
t- .y. i. t.v
.JShKa? wT
December 7 Many admit, how-
ever, that Coshow may have to
4 iiv. . .in..
j""'"1 & -1
rabbit mtt aiik hat. but some-
uww mej icet iuir 'ua"
ffoinr to be reeouned I
Admit Possible Lack
Of Business Ability
I no oniy criticism 01 jaage
1 1.1 1 . . 3
Coshow in Roseburg Is In tbe
blundering way, which they be
lieve, he must have proceeded to
let conditions exist aa they are.
They will not let themselves be-
Heve that there was any dishon-
est attempt on the part of coh-
WUl. a auci tuv vaaaaaia, as aavaa I
of ability as a business man has
caused his plight. This writer
talked to the president of Rose-
burg's three banks. Its business
leaders and eitizens in all walks
of life. Not one would question
the honesty and integrity of
Judge Coshow.
"His quick acceptance of the
presidency of the Empire Holding Uef work In Salem can be car
corporation." J. O. Newland. a led on satisfactorily. Chairman
close friend and one of the stock- T- A. Wlndishar of tha finance
holders, said, was what he
th, w.. tKA r.i..tin f hi.
rvTn tn fnainoiai inann. I
dence."
Up until last week little was
known in Roseburg of the
plight of thj Empire corpora
tion. It is not a bold statement
to say that there are still some
people In Douglas county who
are sure every dollar they
invested Is as safe aa If snugly
tacked tn their socks or under
their pillow at night. People
bought stock and forgot about
I so great was the fatthl
Statesman Makes
I Ro-xbnr lTyienda
Roeeburg Friends
Statesman," containing the series
I of articles on the holding corpor -
ation are daily besieged with in -
vestors. During the writer's visit
i . . -
1- Roseburg there was not one of
fice visited, which If copies of
"Tha Statesman" were on han
was not a busy place. Every avall-
i "R.tT..n' t nma- 1.
,.1 I"!: :iZ
-rrnnVthT'sSi
jaZ .T -
wita incereau
1 There is not an Empire Holding
stockhold'er In
corporation siocanoiaer in nose-
t believe that
motors of the company, used
their townsfellow. Judge Coshow,
as a cat's paw with which to pull
the chestnuts out of the fire. The
chestnuts. In this ease, being in
vestors, substantial people who
had money with which to buy
stock.
Not content to use only Coshow
in Roseburg. promoters bad a lo -
cal
set-up that semed as : bstan -
tul tbe TOC ot GlbrUar. They
I selected David R. Sbambrook, a
native of Douglas eount fori
more than 0 years and a citizen
anown ior cis nonesty ana aou-
ity. A self-made man, who
through years of toll and hard
labor, saving' the nickels and
dlmes... had accumulated a sub-
s- tlal fortune. He was known In
Roseburg as being ultra - conserva -
Uva, shrewd, careful with hie
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
HULKS
: GRAVELY HURT
Both Legs Fractured, Hope
For Recovery Slight,
Driver not Blamed
McMinnville Woman Killed
When car Strikes her;
Operator Blinded
Mrs. Ella Peterson, 82, of 12th
and Ferry streets, suffered frac
ture of both legs at 5:50 o'clock
In at ntrht vliui ah v.IViI Iwtn
ot n antomoblle driven
by J. F. Day, 843 North 20th
street, at state
, v.,
and Waverly
A heavy rain was fall
ing at the time. At a late hoar
- -----
last night the attending physician
reported her condition as critical.
Mr. Day placed tha Injured wo
man In his car and took her to a
nearby drugstore for first aid and
then to a hospital,
According to the officer who
Investigated the accident. It was
apparent that Mrs. Peterson walk-
sd into the side of the car rather
tnan that sne was struck by it.
ex-le oniy witness, waiter Vinson
or 18& wortn uottage street.
id it appeared to him that the
woman ieii out 01 me way car.
At the time. Day was following
elosely behind another automo-
Tne police stated no enarges
would be tiled against Day.
McMINNVILLE, Ore., Nov. IS
(AP) Mrs. J. O. Rogers, 9,
of McMinnville, was killed In
stantly late today when she was
struck by an automobile police
said was driven by Wlllman
Smith.
umiin ioia police, iney saia, ne
Partially blinded by Hcbta
from other automobiles, reflected
on the wet pavement, Ha said
Mrs. Rogers stepped Into the
A LREADY though 'tis but
d,d not ,ee her- , .
L?,1"' n 'pil?. PArt
isona, wuuam u. itogera, fort.-
land and Lewis Rogers Honolu-
lu '
.
I
RELIEF RESPONSE
Company Heads Offering to
S I H s "t a
Maicn uoniriDuuons
Of Their Staffs
If employers and employes in
the smaller business houses and
professional offices will make
contributions to the Community
service enamy runa immeaiateiy.
committee last nigni reporie as
Pledges and contribuUons have
been coming in well from the lar
ger organizations, the Community
Service workers now are concen
trating on obtaining the coopera
tion of the smaller groups.
An increasing number of com
pany heads are offering to match
the donations of their employes 1
dollar for dollar, according to the
committee. The campaign for
ahsnitw 4t4s mvaa 1 aw . at mnn ar
the employes with the idea in
would fall in line when they ask-
1 erf for financial aid
To carry out their plan of re-
Uevlng needy family heads by
iit,- f.n. .tI
householders and other property
1 owners to furnish as many odd
(Jobs as possible, and help la see -
I mg mat tne worg goes to tne man
1 . j i
most In need.
On tha plea that tha Commun
ity Service committee will operate
with practically no
overhead,
1 serve as a centralising agency tor
prevent duplication ot effort, the
I organlxaUon U soUdUng moneys,
to k n? on way. of creating
1 employment. Heaaqaaners ior
rinmmmil. Ca.nM in tWm,
rvrK.V "IT
Chamber of Commerce.
VVaUlMHWaiiJ S VaV VW mm, w mmm w
Conference of
Stlltlpnt Oneri
iDLUUCUlb
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 21
(AP) More than one hundred
representatives of colleges and
uniTersltls ot the Pacific north-
1 w.t btii Brttlah Colombia ara
1 expected here Friday for . the
I fourth annual
Nations confer
International re
conference.
The conference Is held under
J the Joint auspices of tha nationally stores and the stocks without
students T. M c A. ana x. w.
c. JL and the International rela-
tlons clubs. ' : ' .
, The conference win. give. par-
ticular attention to the -present
situation.. In--Manchuria, world
1 war debts and reparations, and
the coming Geneva disarmament
' confsrenee.
This Little Fellow and Many 1
i OthersHh -Axe to Grind''
I'
The above scene was enacted reaterdav at South Sudbury, Massa
chusetts with little Billy Woodruff sharpening the weapon of ex
ecution, but similar things were happening all aver the United
States. B411y and thousands like him will have their turkey at din.
ner today.
Thanksgiving Odors
Herald Holiday Here
Families Await Savory
Who Have Little to be Thankful Over, are
Remembered by More Fortunate
t rr'vrcTrrL'T7x vrrT?r' a xr
Xl. the tantalizing, warmth-loaded odor of savory turkey
has escaped from some tightly-closed ovens, stealthily made
. , , ,.u.i j j ,j 4--J
t way mruugn uie kuicucu uwi, aim swiuipwcu wumuu
to permeate that hardest realm of all the business world.
" Ti. V V 4-1,-
XL otutwco uuuugu wiunuo iuoi iuowc avvui xi aiv-
Union Thanksgiving
Services Arranged,
Five Churches Here
Union Thanksgiving serv
ices in various sections of the
city win be held at 10:30
o'clock this morning as fol
lows: Downtown American Lu
theran church. Church street
between Center and Chemek
eta. Rev. Hugh B. Fouke,
Jr., speaker.
East Side Church of the
Nasarene, 13th and Center
streets. Dr. C C. Poling,
speaker.
North Side Seventh Day
Adventlst church, 5th and
Gaines streets. Rev. B. EarLe
Cochran, speaker.
South Side Leslie Mem
orial church, Myers and
South Commercial. Rev. J.
R. Slmonds, speaker.
West Side Ford Memor
ial church, West Salem,
Gerth avenue and 8d street.
Rev. B. F. Shoemaker,
speaker.
Wlllamina Hotel
TjaTYIZi &Pn hi WiTG
WILLAMINA, Ore., Nov. 25.
I clpally to the second floor of the
l three-story frame buuding,
1 The hotel is owned by J. W.
King ox saiem.
POWERS TRIAL SET
CLARKSBURG. V. Va.. Nov. 2S
I API Harry P. Powers, ae-
eased "Blue Beard killer" must
1 the slaying of Mrs. Dorothy Press-
her Lemke. Northboro, Mass., dl-
'Open House
Christmas
HtnAfi Hnnia" from ? to 1:20
Friday night win launch the
Christmas trading Salem. The
I aMaim tn 'Sfcoo earlv and
vn in Salem" Is sponsored by
I oai-an aa dub. Stores coop-
-rating will have their Christmas
merchandise on display and their
I ZT:I ... h. 4t.nia nt
hir roods but not for selling.
- 1 Th, idea is to have tha people of
It Mimmnnirv visit tha down-
ln.n dutrict Friday night view
being solicited to buy mercnan-
ise.
Salem stores are prepared for
Christmas and they want to ae-
quaint the publle with their tine
stocks of holiday - goods.': Some
I stores : which do ; not have their
I Christmas goods ready yet and
I some which do not cater to Christ-
I S-X'
t' y-
l u
Dinners While Those
late afternoon Wednesday-
V,o Ko1 t rw
reminds some that there are not
enough cranberries for the extra
company: whispers to others
that celery would make a fine
relish: and rejoices with others
who fiud stale bread for "stuf
fin'."
Too, it is this fleeting Thanks-
giving scamp who puts a merry
twinkle In most everyone's eyes
and a warmth la even the
stranger's hello.
Oh yes, of course there Is the
other sld
But then, tomorrow today for
the reader Is Thanksgiving.
Let's wish that all get a big, real
big meal.
And what will be the order of
the day In Salem?
Aside from the many family
gatherings, the public will find
several ways to observe the day:
attendance at one of the union
Thanksgiving church services at
10: SO o'clock this morning; at
tendance at the football game
this afternoon between Salem
high and Chemawa; attendance
at shows or a saered concert to
night
Preparations to care -for the
transients and the needy of the
city were virtually completed yes
terday by several relief agencies.
Including the Associated Chari
ties. Food has been planned for
approximately 100 persons who
are expected to participate in a
Thanksgiving dinner from 12 to
3 o'clock this afternoon at the
Charities headquarters on Court
street. .
While It Is not the general
practice to supply Thanksgiving
baskets, as at Christmas time,
some more enduring Thanksgiv
ing charity has been reported,
with eight stoves sent out by the
Charities to penniless homes in
the city the past few days.
Special menus have been pre
pared tor Inmates of city and
state correction institutions.
At the Knight Memorial church
tonight at 7:45 o'clock the cus
tomary Thanksgiving sacred eon-
cert will be sung.
(Turn to page 2, col. S)
Ushers in
Buying Time
maa trade will not keep "open
house" but will have their fronts
Illuminated for tha evening.
Here are. the stunts tor the
night: i '
Santa Claus will arrive from
the North at 7:30 to greet the
children and officially proclaim
the 1931 Christmas season as
onen. He will give out candies
for tha kiddies and parade the
streets 'of the city..'
Then at 8 o'clock from the sec
ond story of the Buster Brown
store a number of white turkeys
will be released to become the
property of the ones capturing
them. 4
- Committees working on the
plans report a i fine response
am on the merchants and hopes
that tha event will prove one to be
repeated In future, years.
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Thousands Head for Capital
To Voice Wishes; Japan
Renews Offensive
United States Stands With
League in Peace Plan
Framed at Paris
SHANGHAI, Nov. 25 (AP)
Thousands of Chinese students
were on the way to Nanking by
rail tonight to demand that tha
Nationalist government declare
war on Japan.
More than 8,000 of them rioted
In the vicinity of the railway sta
tion here, delayed railway traffic
and wrecked the station master's
office to enforce their demand
that they be given five trains m
which to go to the capital. They
were said to have been Joined by
5,000 students at intervening
points.
They are expected to address
appeals to President Chiang Kai-
sneK calling for a war declaration,
withdrawal ot China from tbe
League of Nations and execution
of Marshal Chang Hsueh.Llamg
for what they term his failure to
resist the invasion of Manchuria.
(Copyright, 1931, by the Asso
ciated Press.)
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Nov. 21
(AP) Japanese occupation of
the Focal town of Hsinminton led
qualified observers to believe to
day that the Japanese were
launching a general offensive
against Chingchow In one last
thrust to drive the Chinese forces
beyond the great wall Into China
proper.
Japanese troops moved a short
distance to the west along the
Peiping-Mukden railway and a
small force took over Hsinmlntma.
At the same time a battalion was
sent from Mukden to Chnlluho to
reinforce the Japanese garrison
there.
PARIS. Nov. 25 (AP) The
United States government and
the council of the League of Na
tions st6od side by side tonight
behind the council's program te
bring peace to Manchuria.
This was made clear by Ambas
sador Charles G. Dawes who an
nounced the Washington govern
ment has approved the council's
resolution asking that Japan
evacuate occupied areas in Man
churia as soon as security condi
tions permit.
The effect of this agreement is
that the United States and the
12 neutral members of the coun
cil are In accord In the belief that
troop withdrawal within a defin
ite time limit Is not practicable.
In authoritative Chinese quar
ters, however, it was learned that
Dr. Alfred Sze, Chinese spokes
man, still insisted upon evacua
tion by a fixed day.
IS SUITED- FRIDJV
What the people living along
the Pacilfc highway between Sa
lem and Oregon City think should
be done about widening the high
way Between these two cities will
be frankly discussed at a meeting
to be held in Wood burn, in tha
city hall. Friday evening of this
weea. The meeting Is called for
39 o'clock.
Every community along th
highway has been urged to send
representatives and to coma pre
pared to state whether they ara
satisfied with present conditions
According to reports, tha gen
eral feeling Is that the heavy trav
el between Salem and Oregon City
Justifies a 30-foot highway, far
which a survey was recently e
dered by tha state highway com
mission. According to figures recently
published by the Salem chamber
of commerce in its weekly buJlav
tin, the stretch of highway be
tween Salem and Oregon City car-'
ries more travel than any part as?
No. 19, with the exceptiea of
within a few miles of Portland.
Dr. Gerald B. Smith, president
of the Woodburn chamber of cosa
meree will preside. The Salesa
chamber will send, a large dslega
tion.
Ill MEETING
Snow is Boon to
Jobless; Shovel
Crews Are Busy
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 25
(AP) A six Inch ' snowfall - in
Spokane and vicinity relieved this
region's unemployment problem
for today.
Some 200 men, including pa
trons , of Spokane's ".Hotel - da .
Gink," a haven for idle men, wera
sent out of here to dear high
ways and streets, and crews In
many parts ot eastern Washington
worked feverishly to keep . high
ways i open. Although a light -snow
still was falling tonight, mo
tor traffic in the lowlands contin
ued. Dry snow drifted badly la.
many parts Of the Inland EmptraT'