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EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR
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More Leaders in Freedom
1 Movement Arrested by
:f Britain's Forces
Decrees Issued Against all
- Watiphalist ; Activity.
However Peaceful
'. BOMBAY, : India, Jan T
(Thursday) (AP) Thirty lead
rs of the Indian national confrMs
vware arrested . early today at
Ahmedabad where Mahatma
Gandhi's "Ashram" hostel for
disciples la situated.
They were taken la a continua-
Collie Declares His
Admission of Slater
Slaying Was Forced
Confession Untrue, Blacksmith Claims While
On Trial for Murder of Former Dallas
Boy; Says Police Used Brutality
BY 1, a TO
Receives Bomb.
Bui is Unhurt
(C1AN BERNARDINO. CaL Jan. ft (AP) Opposinsr the
O introduction of a confession that he killed Dale Slater,
Los Angeles laborer, formerly of Dallas, Ore., and partially
burned his body on the desert, Gilbert F. Collie, 51, black
smith, testified in his murder trial here today the confes-
sion nad been zorced irom him hy
police and was untrue.
The defense objected as the
state placed E. J. Beehtel. Los An
geles police shorthand reporter,
on the stand to testify he took the
confession. The court permitted
Collie to gire his objections.
Collie charged that shortly at-;
ter his arrest, Los Angeles police
officers kept him in a room from
Joseph Hoefiing Stabs Self
Fatally; Death. Comes
One Hour Later
'Tired of Living? he Told
Relatives; had Been
in for Months
BEURGE
BIH. DIES
tion of the police roundup of all Extended BUSineSS Career 1:15 m-to 7:S0 P- m- NoTember
those in charge of the tight for'In
- dia's Independence. The new pris
oners Included such " prominent
members of the congress as Maha
der Desal and Uanilal Kothart,
known as "the Oujerat dictator.:'
All turbulent India was in what
amounted to a state ot siege Tues
day as the British goyernment's
extraordinary summary measures,
dealing with every phase of na
tionalist activity, - became opera-
. tlve. V
All Organizations
Of Group Outlawed
r New and sweeping special de
crees-outlawed 600 nationalist or
ganizations. Including sueh insti
tutions , as anti - drink, leagues,
pinning schools and boys board
ing schools.
All citizens were warned tha't.
without trial, they might be sen
tenced to two years of hard labor
for peaceful picketing, persuading
anyone not to pay taxes, boycotting
' British goods or public servants,
or contributing funds to the na
tionalist cause. i
Other ordinances empowered
. the authorities to fine even ehil
. dren for nationalist activities, the
fines beng collectable from their
parents. Collective fines may be
imposed on whole villages and
towns. - , .
20, refusing to give him water.
striking him about the face and
body and pulling his hair. Collie
said he made the' "confession" so
they would let him alone.
"They told me if 1 changed my
story," Collie testified, "I would
n't need a trial, that I would get
mine."
SUIT FIBES
III CI H
At Independence Ended;
Body Taken South
INDEPENDENCE, Jan. .
(Special) George C. Carbray,
dry goods merchant, died at his
home here at 10:35 o'clock Tues
day night from acute pneumonia.
He had been ill only three days,
becoming ill at his place 6f bus
iness Saturday.
Iffr. Carbray, a highly respected
citizen, eame here as a salesman
20 years ago, and 17 years ago
went into business for himself,
conducting the sanje business
since that time.
He was the last member of his
SSS-tr".JirTta Message to .Legislature is
He was born in Virginia City,
Nevada, 59 years ago last Dec 29,
and spent his boyhood in Eureka,
Calif.
He was married Jan. 28, 1901
to Miss Jennie R. Flowers, daugh
ter ot William J. and Sarah A.
Flowers of Ferndale, Calif. They
spent a year in Nevada, coming
to Oregon 29 years ago. He work-
ed over the state as salesman the
early part ot the period in Ore
gon. f
He was a member of the Cath
olic church.
Seized as Chance for
Attack on G. 0. P.
STATE CAPITOL, Albany, N.Y.,
Jan. 6. (AP) With the opening
of the New York legislative ses
sion as his sounding board. Gov
ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt in
his message today proclaimed
depression reiiet program to re
store, with governmental aid
"the economic- liberty of the in
dividual."
"Tired of living'. he had
said several times, Joseph Hoef
iing, 12. left his residence at ISth
and State street about C o'clock
last night "to get some fresh air"
and, a short distance from the
house, using a pocketknlfe, stab
bed himself twice below the heart.
His daughter-in-law and grand
daughter from the window of the
honse saw him stagger and went
to his aid. They took him Into the
house where an hour later he
died. I i
J. Dale Taylor, deputy coroner.
who was called shortly after the
stabbing took place, pronounced
the case one of suicide and an
nounced that no Inquest would be
held.
Mr. Hoefiing had been ill for
several months. He recently was
brought into Salem to live and be
under a physician's ears. Previ
ously he lived with his son, Eu
gene, on a farm at Hopewell. He
had several times declared that
he was going to take his life, the
deputy coroner reported.
Surviving Hoefiing are the fol
lowing: the widow, Emma; sons.
Edgar of Spokane, Engene of
Hopewell, Herbert of Detroit,
Mich.; daughters, Mrs. Julia Van
derbilt, Mrs. Flora Ohllnger and
Ametla Hoefiing, all of Portland.
The body was taken to the Rig
don mortuary.
The BaUoa-wide vigilance that has
resulted from the diseoTery of
the anti-Fasdst bomb plot, ei
tnc to the premature explosion
ta Eastoa. Pa- post office, is re
sponsible, for saving the life of
Ooint TJsjo Beml Gen
(above), Italiaa Vice-Oonsral at
Detroit, Mich. Count Canant
was the recipient of one ot the
infernal packages, bat, suspi
cion being aroused, the deadly
gift was rendered bArmless.
TUB FEED Mill
IS
HE
m
JAPAN SEIZES
AHOTHER . CITY
IN riJCHUDIA
Significant
O:
Osborne In Charge; Cherry
City Company has Only
. Short Term Lease
TURNER, Jan. 6 The Turner
Oregon Feed and Flour mill
which was closed the middle of
; November, has opened up tor
business under the name of the
Cherry City company, with L. C.
Osborne, manager.
BOIBOfIS' TIFF
Bill F1CIN6 VOTE
WASHINGTON, Jan. (AP)
Holding the votes necessary for
authoritative speaking, house
democrats today , served notice
their tariff bill will be passed
befoi? the week ends. I
With the reconstruction cor
poration bill and tax measures to
follow, the -democrats have be
come slightly irked by i circum
stances that have arisen to delay
- the tariff measure. !
Their decision was announced
by Chairman Collier of the house
ways and means committee short
ly after. the party's congressional
policy committee agreed on the
principles of a tax increase pro
gram:
Collier said administration" of
ficials would be given an oppor
tunity to testify on, the tariff bin
tomorrow, but, without further
delay, it would be favorably re
ported to the house for action.
Pointing out, on one hand,
Mrs. Carbray, the only surviv-lwhat he considers to be the rais
ing relative, will accompany the takes ot the national admlnistra
remalns to Ferndale, Calif., where tion, he, on the other, outlined his
funeral Services will be eld procedure for brinkinr the conn-
sometime Saturday under dlree-ltry back to stable times.
tion of the Keeney funeral homel The governor's words, iiit effect,
of Independence! Harry Keeney I were a national message because
will also go south with the body, I of his prominence as a potential
as will Mrs. Carbray's brother-ln-1 candidate for the democratic presi-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jo-dential nomination this year.
; DIRECT STATE TIT
HEBE IS 11 MILLS
seph Russ of Ferndale,
rived here Tuesday.
who ar-
Scarlet Fever
Tilden Crushes
Vince Richards
Straight Sets
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York, Jan. .(AP) Still
disdaining to "pull his punches"
for the benefit of the audience.
Bill Tilden administered another
crushing defeat tonight to Vin
cent Richards, his foremost rival
tor world professional tennis hon
ors. i
A fashionable audience of 000
that Included such notables as
Max Schmeling and Babe Ruth
saw the tall Philadelphia tennis
master turn his more youthful op
ponent back by score of C-2, 6-3.
6-1 in a ruthless exhibition oi
power.
"The mistakes of the past
among men and nations, the ef
fects of which now beset us." Mr.
Roosevelt said, "call for a leader
ship broad enough to understand
the problems not only of our na
tion but of their relationship to
other nations, the problems not of
New York alone, but of all the 47
other states, the problems not of
the cities alone, but of the smaller
communities and rural districts
a leadership, sound, courageous
and alert.
HI SWIMS
CAUSE WIDE HOC
Reported Again Posse Seeking
Rebeh Missing
The second outbreak of scarlet
fever-in Marion county this week
was reported to the health depart
ment yesterday. Members of a
family at Woodburn are believed
suffering with the disease. The
first case was of a family near
Aurora. The winter season is the
usual time for this disease to ap
pear, according to Dr. Vernon A
Douglas, county health officer.
PARANA, Argentina. Jan. 6
(AP) Seven policemen of ; a
force that left La Pas today to
search for fugitive revolutionists
wer missing tonight and were
feared to have fallen in a clash
i with the rebels, an official report
said.
LONDON, Jan. 6 (AP)
Storms from Portugal to Scan
dinavia and floods In many parts
of Europe caused six deaths to
day and distress for several ships.
The British steamer Jersey City
sent urgent calls for help from
a position near the Scilly Islands,
saying it was out of control with
its machinery broken down. A mo
tor barge sank in the Thames es
tuary but the crew of three was
save'd. v
The Grecian steamer Alexandr
ia grounded two miles off, the
coast in Dunganess bay . in the
The direct state tax levy on
real property in Marlon county
for 1931 will be two and two
tenths mills according to figures
released here yesterday by Coun
ty Assessor Steelhammer. Two
mills goes to the elementary
school fund which the state pro
rates among the 36 counties In
the state.
The tax for county purposes
will be seven mills. The tax for
the general county -school fund
and for school libraries totals
three and six-tenths mills being
apportioned to the various school
districts on the basis of census
school children In the district.
Non-high school districts will
be asked to pay six and five
tenths mills of tax for high
school purposes. The general
road fund levy will be three
mills. This does not apply to
the city of Salem which is ex
empted by state law from pay
ing such a tax. The validity of
the law has recently been argued
before the state supreme eourt
and that body has decided the
exemption affecting Salem and
several other municipalities Is
legal.
The old Turner Oregon Feed
and Flour company, which par
tially rebuilt two years ago after
a disastrous fire, has been leased
for a short time to the Cherry
City Milling company of Salem,
of which Henry Thlessen is pres
ident. Officials would not say how
lon the lease stands, but said
it was for a Very short period.
They said also the Turner ware
house,, which Is . equipped pnly
with- feeder and grinder, was
taken over primarily to keep the
maehine. In running order and to
protect goods stored there since
the concern was taken over in
November, by the Portland Ad
justment bureau, receiver. With
things kept up, creditors will re
alize more.
Osborne, who is in charge at
Turner, was a driver for the
company before the doors were
closed.
Henry Thlessen, manager
(Turn to page 12, col. 4)
Important Seaport Taken,
Indicating Commerce
- Activity-Planned
Intend to Take Jehol, Once
Capital of China, Is
Claim at Peiplng
(By The Associated Press)'
Hulutao, a Manchurian elty
that the deposed Governor Chang
Hsueh-Liang planned to turn In
to the greatest port of his prov
ince, was occupied without resist
ance by the Japanese yesterday.
What effect the occupation
would have on the future of the
port remained uncertain, but in
fluential Japanese urged It be
made one ot the outlets for the
far-flung transportation system
over which Japan moves the prod
vets of the province.
"Anti-bandlt' activity contin
ued with the dispatch of two Jap
anese companies from Chingchow
to Iehow, 35 miles north on the
railway leading to Jehol. Peiplng
reported the Japanese Intended to
take Jehol, ancient Chinese capi
tal, and now the center of one of
Chinese In Tientsin declared Columbia Compact In View;
Marsnai Chang Hsueh-Liang In
tended to ignore the ultimatum,
reported to have been served by
Japan that he retire further Into
north China.
Uneasiness among the Chinese
in Tientsin was Increased by an
other show of Japanese military
strength.
In Tokyo newspapers specula
ted on the possibility of a Joint
note from the United States,
France and Great Britain, calling
Japan's attention to obligations
under the nine-power pact.
love in
V;!-.-.-
America
Monday Tossed
Over Car Hood;
Injuries Minor
M. A. Monday, 401 Marlon
street, suffered scalp lacerations
and shoulder and leg bruises Tues
day evening when he was struck
by an automobile driven by Roy
Fuknda, route 9, at Broadway and
Hood streets, he reported to the
police yesterday.
As he . was walking across
Broadway in company with C. W.
Hatch, 13 4 S Broadway, the Fu
kuda car, cut a corner and hit
him, throwing him over the hood
and against the windshield, he
stated. Fukuda also reported the
accident.
AGREEMENT IS TO
SOUGHT
Further Time Gjyen to
Northwest States
Attack on Consul
Still an Unsettled
Issue, Belief
is
Stimson and Japanese
Ambassador Hold
Conference
IMPEACHMENT FOB
MELLON DEMANDED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (AP)
The Impeachment of Andrew
W. Mellon was demanded br a
democrat today for "high crimes
and misdemeanors" during his
eleven years as secretary of the
treasury.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (AP)
A step toward Columbia river
compact by 1935 between the
states of Washington, Idaho, Ore
gon and Montana was taken to
day by the- house irrigation com
mittee. The committee approved a bill
by representative Leavitt, republi
can, Montana, extending to Janu
ary 1, 1935, the time for an agree
ment between the state respecting
the disposition and apportionment
of the waters of the Columbia
river.
Leavitt said he would put the
measure on the consent calendar
and hoped It would reach the
house within the next tew weeks.
He expressed confidence in enact
ment this session.
"The way will then be cleared
for the governors of the states to
act in a matter of vital Import to
the entire northwest." said Leav
itt. "A Columbia river compact,
along the same lines as the Color
ado river compact, has become a
necessity to protect the. rights of
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (AP)
The possibility of a momenteus
declaration of policy by the
United States toward Manchuria
and a determination to seek fur
ther amends from Japan for aa
attack upon an American eoasul
hung tonight over the state de
partment. After calling at the department
earlier. Ambassador Debuchl of
Japan was summoned back after
nightfall for a conference with
Secretary Stimson.
Officials and the foreign envoy
were non-commltal regarding the
American attitude. DeTJuchi aeld
he received "The American ver
sion" of the Incident In which
Consul Culver B. Chamberlain
was assaulted at Mukden by twe
Japanese soldiers and two plais
clothesmen. .
Other Eavoys Parley
With Secretary
Japan has apologized formally
but there are strong indications
that the United States has found
this unsatisfactory. -
Meanwhile conferences between
Stimson and the British and
French ambassadors went for
ward and from them there were
Intimations a definite step t
bring peace In troubled Manchuria
might result.
This may Involve Invocation el
the long-discussed nine power Pa
cific treaty, guaranteeing the In-
tegrity.of China. In addition, oth
er courses of action in the fat
east are being considered.
The nine power Pacific treaty,
signed at the Washington arms
conference, deals In part with
preservation of China's territorial
and administrative .Integrity. It
has been frequently mentioned la
diplomatic conversations of the
powers with the Japanese foreign
office.
New Warning May
Be Sent to Japan
Other procedure discussed In-
of
EX-POSTMASTER IS
PUT 0111 PB0BAT1
Representative Wright Patman
of Texas, catalogued to a crowd- all the states in future derelop- j eludes a reiteration to the Japan
led chamber a long .list. of charges I ment of the river for navigation, ese by France, Great Britain and
irrigation ana power ana prevent
later delays, misunderstandings
and litigations which might delay
projects once they get under way."
ana submitted a resolution di
recting an investigation by a Ju
diciary committee.
On the motion of Representa
tive Byrns, Tennessee democrat,
the resolution immediately was
referred to that committee. Tt
ohairman is another Texan, Rep
resentative Sumners.
The Judiciary committee meeta
tomorrow and Sumners said the
ratman resolution would be pre
sented to it with other matters
awaiting the committee's atten
tion. Under customarr nrocMl.
are, the house first must vota an
impeachment Investigation.
Randall Better
And May Survive
Car-Train Crash
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. ff
(AP) Oliver J. Pierce, formerly
postmaster at Brownlee, Ore., was
today to pay a fine of $500 and I . COm.m Utf m7mk mobile In which he was riding
Consciousness yesterday morn
ing had returned to Frank X-
Randall. 82-year-old elevator op
erator who on Monday night was
critically Injured when an auto-
the United States of concern oves
the whole Manchurian situation.
Sueh action has been expressed
and re-expressed several times t
the past, but subsequent military
developments In Manchuria con
vinced officials here that there
overtures were without much re
sult. .
Another possible eourse wa
further Individual representations
by the United States.
was placed on probation for two
years on a charge of Issuing post
al money orders without making
proper financial return.
Pierce was Indicted In June.
1922, and was arraigned the fol
lowing month but the case has
been continued from time to time
since then to allow him to make
restitution. The government
placed the shortage in his ac-
PORTLAND, Ore., Jans 6 I counts at $3609.45 and receipts
(APP) Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Jehowed Pierce had paid back $2,-
formerlv heavyweight wrestling I zz 5
a preliminary inquiry to deter
mine whether that authority
isnouia do requested.
Strangler Wins
Over Kaplan in
Portland Bout
Demurrer Halts
Hearing of Tax
Law Cases Here
was struck by a Southern Pacific
train. After remaining almost
wholly unconscious for 24 hours
after the accident, Randall yes
terday only slightly Irrational.
Randall's chances for living are
somewhat better than 50-50, the
attendinr nhvsician reported. His
injuries consisted ot concussion of
the brain, severe scalp lacerations
and many body bruises.
WOMEN 10 PLANE
REPORTED MISSIES
champion, won two falls out of
three in a match with Abe Kap
lan, or New zora, nere tonignt.
Lewis won the first fall in 19
O. P. Matson, accused ot cut-
Demurrer to the two cases in
volving the constitutionality of
the state intangibles tax on the
Ad Clubs Adopt
ting about 3.500,000 feet of gov- grounds that the suit was one of UDtimiStlC 1 One
ernment timber in Linn conntv.
pieaaea not guilty and his case
Noted Horseman Dies
Inspector Under Fire
Plaeer Miner Killed
Extortion is Charged
English channel and later war're- minutes with a headlock and the was set for trial on February 25.
floated.
A violent southwester delayed
departure of the liner Paris from
Le Havre, France, three hours. A
fishing boat sank in fierce gale
off the Breton coast, but the crew
of two was saved.
The wind had reached a force
of 80 miles an hour over some
parts ot Great Britain tonight,
while the Scilly Islands were lash
ed by a 93 mile gust.
tmrd in zo minutes with a cross
body hold. Kaplan used a flying
winglock. to down Lewis in 4
minutes and win the second fall.
Lewis weighed 235, Kaplan
220.
'JAMES NIOOL CALLED
PORTLAND, ' Ore., Jan. , 6.
(AP) James NIcol. 66, Portland
horseman, died here today from
heart disease. He had been HI
about a week. ' - 't.'r-" " ,1
NIcol founded the Portland
Hunt club. He served as Judge at
many Facifle coast horse shows
since he came to ' Portland In
1890. He was born in Aberdeen;
Scotland, In 1865. and came to the
United States in 1888.- -
CHARGES ARE FILED
KLAMATH FALLS, ' Ore.,
Jan. 0 -(AP)-Protests against
Harry DaOey, city -building la-
spoctor, were laid before thej
Klamath -Taxpayers' .league
here tonight. .The -charirjee
against Dailey alleged, he hid
used his office for personal ad
vantage. A hearing of the charges) will
be sought Thursday. : : "
, -" - - - - ' " -
- SUCKED INTO MACHINE ?
GRANTS PASS, Ore Jan.
. (AP) Arthur Bundy; M, was
killed today, while working on a.
flume at the PlaturUA piacer
-r-11. TT. -11 . A
mine near waiuo. xio auyyea uu i r - wyn mm
was sucked into the elevator, tiaUSer 1 UUlDleS
which is operated by a powerful J JlfifffV Ditch
hydraulic Dump. His body was 111 inUUUyMSMl,Um
drawn into a pipe 18 Inches in di
ameter. The body was recovered.!
But Not Injured
SCHEME ALLEGED
POtTLAND,- Ore.. Jan;
CAP) David H. Keith was ar
rested here today on charges of
Eric V. Hauser, Jr., millionaire
Portland hotel and construction
company owner, narrowly escaped
serious injury last night when a
attempting to extort 'money while I large roadster which he was driv-
Dosing as a detective. He was neia ing went oft the Rickreau fiign-
f or investigation by United States j way five miles west of Salem. The
immigration authorities. - . I car skidded on the soft shoulder.
Police said Keith had attempt-1 Three farmers enlisted by Hau-
ed to extort money from Fran i ser boosted - the undamaged , car
Spencer, Portland musician, by j back on the highway. Hauser,
representing himself as detec I muddy, but .uninjured, ; proceeded
tire . and - bondsman ana saying i on toward niiamook - waere us
that two of Spencer's friends were l company is building a jetty.
In Jail and had involved Spencer
Cougars Defeat
Grizzlies Again
By Large Score
MISSOULA, Mont. Jan. 6
(AP) Washington State scored
from all parts of the floor tonight,
piling up 60 points to 81 for Mon
tana.' It was the Cougars' third
basketball triumph over the Gris
slles this season. -
Rogers, Cougar forward,, found
the hoop nine times for 18 points.
Andrews, center, and Steenslands
forward, scored 21 of Montana's
points.
Sign of Upward
Business Trend
Finally Appears
(Copyright, 1932, The Associated
Press)
.NEW YORK. Jan. 6 First
signs ot realization of Wall
street's hopes for the new year
appeared today with an Impres
sive upturn in the world's leading
financial markets.
The New York stock market
displayed particular buoyance.
but cheerfulness also developed
In the securities markets of Lon
don, Paris and Amsterdam. Ad-
law, not of equity, yesterday had
temporarily delayed the hearing
before Judge Gale S. Hill which
had been in progress for two days.
Attorneys asked two days in
which to think over the demurrer
and to decide whether they would
protest it or whether they 'would
file an amended complaint to
place their case In department I
number one of circuit court here.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7
(AP) Officers and trustees of
the Pacific Advertising clubs' as
sociation today selected "Prepar
ing for Sustained Prosperity" as
the theme of the annual conven
tion to be held at Vancouver, B.
C, next July. The officials were
here for a mid-winter conference
which closed tonight
Conference Held on Fair
Rumpus but Nothing Told
While extended conferences In
volving Max Gehlhar, director of
agriculture, and Mrs. Ella Wilson,
secretary of the state fair, were
vances la leading ' commodities I V""""7, " ,
were modest, but Improved senti- Meier, the Utter left for Port-
ma -mam 4. v. I land late yesterday without. mak-
board of trade, and the New York U0 BUDllc decision on the dlt
cotton exchange.
SKI MEN PICKED
PORTLAND, Ore., - Jan. 1
SUICTDE FAILURE
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6. (AP)
(AP) The Cascade Ski club to-J Recovery was predicted by phy-
ln serious Charges.
- Soencer told police Keith said
If he would advance $1000, bail he
could save Spencer from a lot of
notoriety and trouble. Spencer
made arrangements to turn over
the money. Thsa he notified po
lice who laid trap for-Keith and
arrested him.
- RESCUE BURIED AD a
ST. JOSEPHV Mo., Jan.
( AP) Burled alive for more
than two hours -beneath nearly a
ton of - earth, 16-year-old Dale
Lettering, Fanning, Kas farm
youth, was rescued by members
of. hi family attracted -by - the
exelte A. barking ef a little dog.
night chose John Etvrum and
HJalmar Hvam to represent the
club at the National ski champion
ships at Lake Tahoe,- California,
next month.
i sleians tonight, tor Jaques de la
Rence, 44, former U. S. navy offi
cer who used three kinds ot- Poi-
son In six admitted attempts at
suicide" Monday.- - ,
. MOSLEM LEADER DIES I
LAHORE, British , India, Jan:
7 (Thursday) (AP) Sir Mu-
hammed Shaft noted Moslem
leader and -delegate to the recent
Indian round table conference at
London, died here today at the
age ot 62. ' ; . " ' - .
ferencea which now exist between
Mrs. Wilson and Gehlhar. Even
tual employment ot an "outstand
ing man" as secretary of the state
fair to succeed Mrs. Wilson and
her retention as assistant secre
tary, was "rumored 'at the state
eanitol as the . solution . which
would be forthcoming when .Gov
ernor Meier made his decision.
Gehlhar is understood to nave
stood firm la his decision that
Mrs. Wilson, services be dispens
ed with. Neither Meier nor Gehl
har would comment on. their eon-
FILM STAR DIES
HOLLYWOOD, Cat, ; Jan. 6
(AP) Death has ended the
nromlsinr career of Alvce McCor-
mlck, 3 0, who . recently had im-1 tsrence. Under the new. law Gehl
nortant roles In "Frankenstein". I bar Is tn direct charge of the fair.
"Bad Girl" and "The Bnlrlt of I Differences - between Mrs. WD-
Notre Dame' . : - j; aon and Gehthar first eropped out
during the 1931 state fair, while
Gehlhar contended that rodeos
and other similar entertainment
features would be more acceptable
from a financial standpoint In
line with this thought Gehlhar In
augurated an afternoon rodeo per
formance, and other new attrac
tions. These included "Monkey
Island" and "Canoe CanaL" The
financial report of Mrs. Wilson
Indicated .that neither of these
were successful ". ,
Subsequent to the 1931 state
fair and the filing ot Mrs. Wil
son's, report. .Gehlhar announced
that the figures jwere Juggled in
an attempt to show that he, and
not Mrs.- Wilson, was responsible
! or-the deficit Mrs. Wilson eoun
ered with the statement that her
report was based ' on . facts, and
that she would be able to defend
each and every item. The princi
pal charge against Mrs. Wilson's
administration were . lack of eo-
(Turn to pare XI. eoL 4) .
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 6
(AP) Through rain and lew
hanging tog cavalry' and posses
today covered many a mile of
wild woodland southwest of thle
city in search of two women fli
ers believed victims of one mere
airplane disaster of the Pennsyl
vania mountains. Six planes at
tempting to aid were drin bach
by unfavorable weather.
The women, Mrs. Ruth Stewsrt
of St Louis and Mrs. Debbie
Stanford of Indianapolis, both,
experienced . filers holding trans
port licenses, left &t. Louis last
Thursday announcing they pro
posed a flight from New York to
Buenos Aires.
Their plane was last seen by C
Gentry Shelton, St Louis, pilot
ing Mrs. Stewart's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. William Woerner, in am ,
accompanying plane. Sheltesi '
landed at the Harrlsburg airport
yesterday afternoon but did net,
give the alarm until evening. He
said the missing ship had cleared
the last ridge ot the mountains
before a cloud bank separate
them and that he had expected
the women to put Into port be
fore night
Adams Resents
Suggestion He
Shouldy Resign
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (AP)
With an expression ot resent
ment and an avowal ef loyalty to
the president Secretary Adams to
day replied to a 'democratic sug
gestion that he resign because his
ideas on naval building were' at
variance with Mr. Hoover's dis
armament proposals. . r
Before the house naval commit
tee, Adams endorsed a bill to
construct , a fleet reaching the
maximum allowed by treaties, and
later,' his voice slightly tremulous,
ho answered an assertion by Rep
resentatlve MeCltntic of Oklaho
ma that bo should withdraw as
head ot the navy department -
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