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FOUNDED 1851
EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, January 22, 1933
No. 258
OREGON BLOCK
FIRE RESULTS
IN HEM LOSS
Damage to Building Fully
Insured; Studio Hurt
$10,000 Wortlr, Said
Lame Duck Sessions
End Wit hT his Term;
One Vote is Needed
Thirty-Five States Ratify Change, Another to
Clinch Matter; Congress Will Meet Each
January; Inaugural Changed Also
Viewed by Crowd
BANK BILL
By JAMES COPE
XI WASHINGTON. Jan. 21 (AP) A sweeping unanimity
Firemen Suffer From gas: of sentiment in legislature from coast to coast tonight
Din nnumtnum D1o-,a iUtu tameu sutn umenameni 10 me constitution, me one
Diy uowmown maze . w ni vw,iiau iarna A,va rt v.a
Thirty five states were on record for it. None has op
posed and the favorable action of but one more was needed to
-omake this modernization of gov
ernment procedure a part of the
fundamental law of the land. Un
der it congress will meet every
year on January 3. and every fonr
years the president will be in
augurated January 20, instead of
March 4.
The short session of congress.
in which members who were de
feated in November continue to
legislate until March, will be abol
ished. As the amendment, sure
to be ratified within a few days,
will go into force October 15, the
present session is the last for the
lame ducks.
It took ten long years for Sen
ator George Norris of Nebraska,
the Independent leader, to fight
the amendment through congress.
It Is taking the states of the
union, a full three quarters of
them, less than a year to demon
strate that the country is through
with legislation by men who have
been told by their constituents
they are no longer wanted.
Norris, a quiet-spoken, benov
elent looking man of 71, was not
here tonight but off on that other
cause he has championed as long:
(Turn to page 3, col. 2)
Expecting Insurance adjusters
here today, Harry M. Hawkins,
president of Hawkins & Roberts,
announced last night that insur
ance would fully cover his firm's
losses from the fire which early
yesterday afternoon destroyed the
Kennell-EUis photographic studio
on the fourth floor of the Oregon
building, State and High streets,
and resulted in extensive smoke
and water damage to the entire
structure. He would not venture
an estimate of the loss.
Contrary to general belief, com
paratively few valuable papers
were damaged by the torrents of
water with which firemen were WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (AP)
forced to flood the northwest wing The end of the senate-trouble-
of the building in combatting the wracked road to enactment of the
dangerous flames from burning Glass banking bill was in sight to
film and chemicals. Employes in night with compromise smooth
most of the offices were able to ing the way but the house's
place records and equipment un- course was less clear cut.
i:i"ir"0Z2t ZVmS" After both democratic liberals
..m ""'. "-"and conservatives had yielded
WILL PASS SENATE
Long Gives in After States
Affected are Reduced;
House Uncertain
Ixmss In Studio Is
Estimated 910,000
partly to put through a restricted
branch banking proposal, only one
Loss in the studio will amount I?"10!0" .f Oklahoma
to approximately $10,000, partial- OL"uu 1U tu Ul YOie
i j v i. . and even he agreed his vocal
ly covered by insurance, Ernest
Ellis, co-owner with E, E. Kennell,
tated last night upon his arrival
here from Eugene. In addition to
expensive equipment and furnish
ings ruined, files of negatives col
lected during the eight years the
chords alone would not stand the
pressure of a filibuster through
night sessions planned for next
week.
Thomas described the compro
mise as the entering wedge for
firm has operated in Salem were universal branch banking and as
destroyed. Mr. Ellis said he and erted ho would attempt to strike
Mr. Kennell. who is expected here 11 ,ut d d a lot mor talking
today, would open another studio am io support ma ae-
Svs soon as a suitable location could mand tor greater expansion of the
be found. currency.
Publication of the Wallulah, Democratic Leader Robinson
Willamette university student dld nt take the threat seriously,
yearbook, and the Chemawa In- however, and it was generally
dian school annual will be serious- asr&ed that without the support
ly hampered as a result of the fire, of Senator Long (D., La.), who
All of tha nhotos for these two led the more than a week's fili-
ibooks were lost in the fire Doris buster, Thomas could not prevent
Bacon, studio manager, said. the legislation's approval by the
Office which suffered most senate
serious damage were those of Drs. Robinson predicted passage next
John L. Lynch and L. C. Marshall week, but in the house democratic
on the third floor, front wing, and
of Hawkins & Roberts, second
floor. A small amount of water
leaked into other offices, while all
members of the banking commit
tee which they dominate voiced
disapproval of some of the bill's
provisions and said it would nev
SALE OF SITE
IS
L
1
DING
IDEA
Would Sell Them to Users
And pay Mileage; Seen
As Economy Policy
Solons Seek to Pour oil on
Meier and Holman for
Rest of Session
MRS
By LAURI PERNU
Debate-inspiring bills, money
problems and a probable legisla
tive plea that Meier-Holman
"feud" cease, are high spots ex
pected to enliven the third week
of Oregon's 3 7th regular law
making assembly.
Senator C. K. Spauldlng of
Marlon county Is evolving one
shock to be presented this week,
The former stormy petrel of the
state highway commission dis
closed last night that he is draft
ing a bill to eliminate all state
automobiles, make officials drive
their own cars on state business
and be repaid through a reason
able mileage allowance. The mo
tor elimination proposal may
strike state police, its passage
would help cut the state deficit,
according to Spauldlng
"Oregon has some 400 automo
biles originally purchased for
about $320,000," the senator
said. "Present value of the ve
hicles is from $150,000 to $200,
000. Costs of upkeep are heavy.
By selling all these automo
biles to officials now driving
them, perhaps through salary de
ductions covering two years, the
state's general fund would be
benefitted to the amount of the
cars' values. There also would be
an additional saving of some
$130,000 a blennium through
elimination of upkeep and opera
tion expenses."
Meier-Holman
Remedies Reported
Verbal sparring of Oregon's
governor and state treasurer is
Here's Record
Few Will Beat
YYr2,:i -l
Sworn In as a member of the
South Carolina boose of repre
sentatives Just eight daya after
he had reached the age of 21,
J. Frost Walker. Jr. (above).
wins the distinction of being
the youngest legislator ever
elected In the United tatee.
The youthful lawmaker, who Is
the son of a prominent lawyer
of Union, S. C, has been a na
tional guardsman since he waa
17 and is attached to headquar.
ters company.
NEW SCHLESD
WITNESS APPEARS
RELIEF SCHEME
TO BE LIMITED
TO 2 PHODOGTS
Wheat and Cotton Left in
After Blue Pencilling,
Present Forecast
Acreage Reduction Feature
May Also be Amputated;
McNary is Active
Alters StOry Of her Action becoming tiresome, other events
After Slaying; Halloran
Case Progressing
at the statehouse indicate.
House and senate leaders were
understood to be discussing ad
visability of Introducing resolu
tions formally asking the two
high officials to hush up per
sonal differences and direct their
energies to cooperation in solving
financial problems. Numerous
rooms in the building were smudg- er get out of committee there,
ed by smoke. Chairman Steagall of the house
Store In Adjoining committee said branch banking
Building Suffers "Is means of further centralizing
Penetrating the D'Arcy building control of currency."
to the west, ;ln growing volume The compromise, approved by
several hours after the fire, smoke the senate 52 to 17, was proposed
damaged the stock or jonnson s by Senator Bratton (D., N. M.),
women's store, forcing its closing. Senator Wheeler (D., Mont.),
Otto F. Johnson, proprietor, said
lie hoped to reopen early this
week. The Peter Pan confection
ery in the Oregon building also
closed down.
Origin of the fire was still un
determined last night. Ward H.
Prescott, Kennell-Ellis finisher,
aid he left the studio about tour
minutes before Miss Bacon, re
turning from luncheon, discovered
the flames. Miss Bacon last night
declared that the fire did not start
with an explosion
(Turn to page 3, col. 7)
I IIS BAKER SOLD
TO
PHOENIX, Arix., Jan. 21.
(AP) From the lips of Winnie
Ruth Judd came the admission
today that she herself repacked
the dismembered body of Hedvig proniemi. numerous
Samuelson in a trunk and other oa'd of control blow-ups make
luggage two days after the slay- 6Uua Ior "f n , DUl gn
ine of Mis Samuelson and Aenes i1""1 lo a- cot- )
Ann LeRoi.
Fighting to prevent impeach
ment of her testimony during Hal
loran's preliminary hearing, Mrs.
Judd previously had denied touch
ing the bodies after the two wom
en were slain in their Phoenix
apartment the night of October 18,
1931.
She had clung tenaciously to
1 . 1 . St J
"Zp,Z. VJV n ANTONIO. Tex.. Jan. 21
that Jack Halloran picked np , ip Tf
c-... vfi- kh AP " was impossible to re-
rr v.. -IJ; J! r,r,.T. " lr.l I leaae the left hand of Conrad La-
111 11 i Alius, auu 1.1U 1 1 Ull AUUV
bed," and had insisted that when
she visited the apartment again
FflSTERN
LOS ANGELES Jan. 21 (AP)
The sale of Loris Baker. infield-
Flames quickly shot from the I er, to the Columbus club of the
south windows and burned American association was an-
through the roof as firemen, bat- nounced by the Los Angeles An-
tling dense, choking smoke and gels management tonight. The
gas from the films, sought to con- price consideration was not made
fine the fire to the studio, which public.
they were successful in doing. Baker batted .262 In the Pacific
Fire hose lines were played on the Coast league last year. He played
blaze after chemicals proved fu- every position In the outfield and
tile. From the hallway, roof and Infield at some time during the
aerial ladder at the front windows, campaign. He came to the Angels
firemen deluged the flames and in I from Oregon State college.
40 minutes bad them extinguish
ed. Six of the city's eight tire Loris Baker is a former Salem
trucks were used. I boy whose family still resides In
Firemen Suffer From I this city. He has usually spent
fames of Chemicals I the winters here since taking up
All firemen on the iront line professional baseball.
snffered greatly from the fumes.
Five ot them. Chief Harry Hutton,
Captain Robert Mills, Earl Ogles
fey, Charles Charlton and Frank
Hoover, were forced to quit their
posts after the fire. Others were
on the verge of collapse.
The fire, coming at the close of
the noon honr, attracted thous
ands of persons to the scene and
required the service of all avail
able city and state police to con
trol the crowd.
(Turn to page I, col. I)
GRINDER
HOLDS LAD TIGHT
Vancouver Business man is
Sure he saw Merchant
Just Before Crash
By F. O. VOSBURGH
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21
(AP) A bold blue-pencilling ot
the domestic allotment farm re-
lief bill aimed at Its "simplifica
tlon" threatened tonight to cut
out five ot the seven products it
would benefit and possibly ellm
inate entirely the acreage reduc
tion feature.
Poking critical pencils at va
rlous sections of the big price
boosting measure passed by the
house, members of the senate ag
rlculture committee talked ot
striking out peanuts, rice, dairy
products, tobacco and hogs, re
taining only wheat and cotton.
Committee sentiment as interpret
ed by its leading members show
ed a drift toward this limitation
More Indefinite was the com
mittee lineup on the proposal
made for the first time that the
bill make no attempt to require
curtailment of production by the
farmers receiving its benefits
Acreage Reduction
Deemed Important
The acreage reduction feature
has been regarded as one of the
most vital features of the bill.
Its sponsors feel that any efforts
to Improve farm prices must at
tack the problem of the surplus.
Under the bill, a tax would be
levied on the miller, packer or
other "processor" to be paid to
New Outbreak Against
Americans is Averted
By Yokohama's Pofice
Murder Charge
Against Brooks
To be Dropped
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 21.
(AP) That a charge of murder
against Orwin J. Brooks. In cus
tody here, would be dropped ap
peared likely today after his wife
had been apprehended near Drain,
Ore., Friday.
Police said Brooks was being
held on a charge of murder aris
ing from the death of an Alham
bra, Cal., police officer but his
testimony which has now been
substantiated by that of his wife
says that the pair were north ot
Sacramento on the day of the
shooting.
Mrs. Brooks, questioned at Eu
gene, said she had left Brooks
here because she was afraid of
him. Her husband hag admitted
burglaries in Oregon, police declared.
Consulate and Singer
Offices Attacked,
Mob Dispersed
League of Nations to
Give up Mediation
Move in Orient
EM
PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 21
(AP) A new development in the
disappearance of Lee Schlesinger,
Portland store manager and
sportsman, last seen the night of
December 28 was discovered to- the farmer In an amount suffl
ubjt, yuiico uore iu. . . . vTn, th tre-war lev
Gene Teter, Vancouver, Wash., I .i the nrlce he receives for his
business man gave information ghare of the domestic consump
today that may lead to a change tlon. But to collect the money he
in me re-constructed tneory ol po- nt .eree to cut production zo
lice In regard to the movements per cent. The hojr raiser also is
or scnieslnger betore he appar- remired to curtail his corn acre-
ently had accldently drove his au
tomobile Into the Columbia river
at Vancouver.
Teter, proprietor of a news
stand in the Washington city, told
aee bv 20 per cent
The argument against xnis
provision Is based on the con
tention that an army or inspec
tors would be required to check
police that a man answering the aCreage cuts all over the
published description of the young
sportsman and driving an auto
mobile ot the general description
of that owned by Schlesinger had
stopped in front ot his place of
business at 11:30 p. m. December
country and It would be too easy
to grow a "bootleg crop."
Telling newspapermen or tne
efforts of his committee, Chair
man McNary said the group is
considering "simplification of the
LAND SALE-1YDE
Sheriff Hears no Bids but
Holders of Mortgage
Claim Deal Made
28, Just eight minutes before po- in th bouse bill.
lice believe the Schlesinger car whether to leavft lt m or strike
piungea inw ioo river. ,f . th. Trciicblllty Of
Explaining his memory of the ,f nnd wheat.
Incident, Teter said he was pre- ... n(fl. to the ad.
man, 7, from a sausage grinder in
a grocery store here, so a physl-
y,-. vi. .rav cnlld d took him and the ma-
her both bodies were In the trunk.
Halloran's attorney, Frank O
chine both to the county hospital
Smith.' topped- hi. question of LV T.hree ? W bT' f,n-
Mrs. Judd as soon as she had
made her admission, and she was
returned to the state prison at
Florence.
gers may be amputated.
Three Cardinals
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Jan
21 (AP) John Buck, federal
prisoner, shouted for help when,
attempting to escape the city jail.
he became tightly wedged in an
i o be Nominated sboot to iibrtT- officers went to
tne rescue ana put him m solitary
tr tto a vt njTV t oi cuuuusmeni
TAAAVAI Vl 1 A, WC111. M A. t
(AP) Three Cardinals, who will
open the holy doors of three of
Rome s basilicas at the inaugura
tion of the holy year April 1, will
be nominated at a consistory Pope
Plus XI convoked today for March
13, and possibly at the same time
paring to close his establishment
and waited for a short time In the
belief that the arrival was a pros
pective customer. The man madre
no attempt to enter the store and
Teter then left his place of busi
ness and started down the street.
A nearby Jeweler's clock showed
the time at 11:35 p. m. and the
man and automobile were still
near his store, he told police.
Police had established the time
the car plunged into the Colum
bia at or near 11:38 p. m. as a
clock on the dashboard of the
Schlesinger car had stopped at
that time.
gullets
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 21 (AP)
I Deputy Sheriff George M. High-
nil accompanied Robert E. Black,
22-year-old prisoner serving a
sentence for forgery, to the bed
side of youthful Mrs. Black, who
many of the 17 vacancies In the WM ,n, "1"cal condition follow-
iug cuuuuiriu.
Black's blood wasn't suitable
for a transfusion, but a test show
ed the deputy's was. He hastened
the prisoner back to Jail, returned
to the hospital and gave a quart
of blood. Mrs. Black is recovering.
Sacred College of Cardinals will
be ruled.
Took Charity, Leaves $4500
Winter Sports Under Way
Dairymen To Gather Here
Jordan Denied New Trial
ACCIDENT
DRVER
IS
OUND
DOZING
COUNTY WANTS SHARE
ALBANY, Ore., Jan. 31 (AP)
Mrs. Carrie D. Porter, deceased,
left an estate valued at $4600, all
cash In a bank, though she had
appealed for county aid nearly 11
years ago and had been receiving
$10 a month until her death last
Monday, it was revealed hers to-dav.
step-daughter, Mrs. Alice.
Cockerline of Newport, contribut
ed $25 a month to the aged worn-
. Everett M. Parrish. Helix, Uma- "J-finSf
tills, county. ws .locked ine
county jail yesterday on v "nk- Tn; to now preparIng a
en driving cUIm cf fim agalngt the estate,
slg-tagged along thi PJJ officials said oday.
the Salem-Sflrerton road, only to
elimb a curb and plough Into tie BEXD 8TQIER WINS
yard at the Victor LaDue home. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 11 -
That was apparently too much (p) Portland's annual winter
for Parrisbr for Sheriff Burk and carnival opened at Government
Deputy Smith found him asleep in camp on the slopes of ML Hood
the ear when they were summon- today and John Ring, veteran
ed out. i ' Bend. Ore., skiier, scored heavily
Thr. fun ttlnta of whiskey and bv Discing first in the 11 -mile ski
hnttu half full were I race for class A competitors, the
found in thV car. Parrish told ot- ( premier event ot the day. Hjalmar
flcershe was from New berg, but 1 Hram, Portland, followed Ring
the car is licensed to uavia ja. over we une ior secouu u
parrish of Helix. Fladmark of Vancouver. B. C,
Reynolds Heirs
Each to Receive
2 Million, Word
GREENSBORO, N. C. Jan. 21
(AP) The Greensboro Dally
News says it learns "from a relia
ble source" that the Infant son ot
X Jtr"- ' 'fr . two-year old daughter of the for
took third. Time was 1:25.
In the class B six-mile event,
Joe Lief, Cascade Ski club of Port
land, led all contestants over the
finish mark to win in 50:40.
DATES FEBRUARY 1-2
(AP) Th annual meeting of the
Oregon Dairymen's association,
mer Anne Cannon will each re
ceive about $2,000,000 of the es-
founded more than 40 years aco. .v.' v. i... ettw
Ttrf phases of dairy Indus- ReyBOids. whfle the remainder
.dLkevf pr0dBcUd1-; n or an endowment
S!?!!?" the body convenes t nnder term, of a Bettiement now
aZIZ. 1 u being worked out by representa-
2S?i.,i,2?t!ry 0t teiegon tlves ot the Reynolds, Cannon.
V ' ' , (and Holman families,
w n. uuoub, ami m. nou ana
T3 n .M m TT.TM . 111 - 1 I
speakers at the conclavewhlle ser-1 MfS. KOOSeVelt
the dairy industry are billed to MakesAirTriD
speak durinr the two-dav session. "A a " tr
WTXJL. HAXQ NEXT MONTH
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jan.
21 (AP) Theodore Jordan,
negro, convicted of the. murder of
F. T. Sullivan, train steward, lost
Despite Storm
CLEVELAND, Jan. 21 (AP)
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
added anothere xcitlng chanter
appeal tor new trial before Judge I to her aerial experiences today
William M. Duncan today. Jor-j when she elected to stay with an
aan, now ai ine state penitentiary, i air liner m doubtful weather in
is sentenced to .be hanged Febru-I order to till a speakipr engage-
ary s. i ment in Chicago.
mlnlstratlve simplification of the
act."
KNIFE ISie
TAKEN BY SHERIFF
Calls
NG
BLANKET OF SNOW
to the sheriff's office
from Gates early yesterday after
noon that a man was flourishing
a knife, took Deputy Newell Wil
liams and Constable Phlllppl or
Mehama to the scene In a rush.
The deputies found Ferdinand
Klutke, 72, resident there, had
run amuck, and had made efforts
to destroy bis house. The man
had been subdued and held un
der guard before the officers ar
rived, but not until he had cre
ated considerable excitement at
his home and through the com
mnnity by brandishing a kqlfe
at members of his family.
Klutke was brought to Salem
PORTLAND, Jan. 21. (AP)
Oregon was rapidly shedding its
blanket of snow today as tempera
tures rose, but a few sections re
ported continuance of snow storms and placed nnder ob8erTance at
the state hospital temporarily
at least. He
10 children.
is the father ot
WILMAR, Minn., Jan. 21
(AP) One thousand farmers
who thronged the courthouse
left today believing they had
prevented foreclosure of a mort
gage on land tilled by its occu
pant 57 years, but whether they
had done so was uncertain to
night.
While the sheriff contended he
heard no bids after reading the
notice of foreclosure on the farm
of Soren Hanson, the financial
correspondent for the Insurance
company holding the $5,772 lien
said he regarded the sale as com
pleted. Emll Aspaas, Willman, was au
thorized to place the bid for the
Insurance company, but as the
sheriff concluded reading the
public notice, several in the
crowd grabbed the representative
to prevent his entering a bid.
H. F. Williams of Minneapolis,
representing the insurance com
pany, said the sheriff had no le
gal right to announce postpone
ment of the sale for two weeks
as he did.
The incident here was another
among acts by groups of farmers
in several mid-west states to pre
vent dispossession due to fail
ure to meet obligations. Legisla
tion pending in several states and
in congress is aimed at the
same result.
Calls for a rope were heard
when an attorney sought to fore
close a mortgage near Pilger.
Neb., in the presence of 1000
men who dispersed after the
farmer gave a check for $25 In
settlement. The attorney and a
deputy sheriff were prevented
from driving their cars.
Fifty men who went -io a
farm near LeMars, Iowa, com
pelled the owner to relinquish
notes given by a tenant. Another
property owner near LeMars
made a settlement with a ten
ant after a group of farmers
visited her.
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Jan. 21
(AP) Police tonight broke un
-threatened demonstrations at the
American consulate and the hotel
housing officials of the Singer
Sewing Machine company, whose
branch office here was wrecked
Wednesday by disgruntled Japan
ese employes.
Charles L. DeVault, American!
consul, praised the authorities'
for their work, saying It was evi
dent they were anxious to protect
Americans and to prevent fur
ther disorders. One hundred and
fifty alleged leaders of the dem
onstration were arrested for tem
porary detention.
Police authorities said they
persuaded three hundred other"
would be demonstrators, gathered
in a public park to disperse. A'
few leaders f striking Singer,
workmen conferred with com
pany officials at the hotel, and
the meeting was described as
wholly friendly.
The consulate was not disturb
ed. Police stationed men in It
when they heard a demonstra
tion was to be attempted and
they also put a guard at the con
sul's residence.
that descended on the northwest
early this week
A bright sun turned Portland's
snow into slush and gutters ran
full as streets cleared ot winter's
clearest reminder. However snow
remained on nearby hills but ex
pected rains may dear the ground
in this vicinity. State highway of
ficials said all arterial roads were
passable,
A two-inch fall of snow waa re
ported at La Grande today, in the Legal kinks and turns held
Blue mountain section, the first progress to a minimum yesterday
since New Year's day. Pendleton In the William H. Banghn murder
found refuge in a temperature of I trial, and caused an early arter-
28 above sero after several days of I noon adjournment until 10 o cioca
eolder temperatures. Light snows I Monday morning. The 14 jurors,
and cold ruled in parts of the in- including two alternates, who had
tenor. I been held religiously to tnem
salves both day and night since
Wednesday morning, were allow
ed to disperse to tneir various
homes over the weekend.
Since the state rested its case
at 8:30 o'clock Friday, only two
defense witnesses have completed
their testimony, and a third one.
ftirt iMn ri t i I Maior Kanznn. son or me man uu
vaikuaitii veat " " e
mp vi hhIm. I trial, olacod on tne stana. a te-
150-foot four-track section ot the gal question over admlssablllty of
K Rvntem t ran - ir a onar- I character evidence oy Major
ter mile-from the ferry terminal Baughn halted progress y ester-
)H8Aexore tne rusn nour tnis i aay, uu mo " 7
mtnahg7 delaying some 16,000 I attorneys' contentions will not be
FIXD FLIER'S BODY
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 21 (AP)
Still seated In the cockpit of
the mail plane in which ne was
lost in the fog early yesterday,
the body of Ray Fuller, 36, was
fonnd this afternoon. The plane
had crashed into the side ot a hill
seven miles sduthwest of Boerne.
Legal Kinks Delay Finish
Ot Baughn Murdet Trial
15,000 Workers
Late on Job as
Result oi Fire
San Francisco-bound commuters
and causing damage company of
fieials estimated at $5,000.
Firemen from three cities, sail
ors from Yerba Buena naval sta
tion, railwaymen and two fire
boats were aided in fighting the
riven until Monday.
It is now entirely probable the
case will continue into Tuesday,
as the defense has six or seven
more witnesses, including the al
leged knife slayer and Mrs. Wil
liam H. Banghn, his wife. These
fire bv a heavr rain and high I half dosen witnesses, what with
wares in the bay. 1 the defense's two major witnesses
among them, will likely take all
ot Monday, so that closing argu
ments will go over until Tuesday.
When legal dispute hung up the
case yesterday, the defense was
attempting to bring out testimony
purporting to show that Roy Rob
nett, for the taking ot whose life
Baughn is on trial, had paid at
tentions to Baughn's wife. De
fense indicated that if the ev
idence they hoped to submit were
allowed, it would build up a pic
ture ot the state of mind in which
Baughn went to the Robnett
house the night of November 13,
when the tragedy occurred.
Robnett's alleged advances to
the wife ot Banghn had not be
come known to Baughn prior to
this time, defense further indi
cated. The trial got off to a late start
yesterday morning because of
chamber session over efforts ot
the state to discredit a de
fense witness's testimony as to
Banghn's good . character. The
state attempted to show., that de
fendant had been guilty of an
other crime. The court held that
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GENEVA, Jan. 21 (AP)
Announcing failure "for the time
being" to find a basic for con
ciliatory settlement of the Slno
Japanese conflict, the League of
Nations assembly committee of
19 decided today to begin forth
with preparing a report with"
recommendations for dealing
with the controversy without re
gard to the views of the parties
This decision was taken after
the committee learned that Japan
was unwilling to accept the com
mittee's scheme of friendly set
tlement even if the committee
agreed to the Japanese insistence
that the Un!ted States and Rus
sia not be invited to assist lot
finding a solution.
The committee's action, ac
cording to some legal experts,
will require ratification by a'
plenary assembly, but the com
mittee's leaders took the position
that this approval was Inevitable
and they authorized an advance
to the next stage of procedure
under article 15 of the league
covenant.
Japanese Probably
Will Challenge Plan
inis advance mean3 resorting
to paragraph four of the article.
The paragraph stipulates that
when other methods have failed
in settling a dispute "the council
either unanimously or by a ma
jority vote shall make and pub
lish a report containing a state
ment of the facts of the dispute
and the recommendations which
are deemed Just and proper In
rejrard thereto."
Japanese spokesmen indicated
they might challenge the com
mittee's jurisdicial right to ad
vance to paragraph 4 without ex
press authorization from the as
sembly. The action of the com
mittee will be to reply to Tokyo
and the Japanese delegation
meanwhile will await Instructions
upon the future policy.
It was understood that Japan's
response to the committee's con
ciliation proposal set forth oppo
sition to the following points:
1. Mention of the competence
the league covenant, the Kellog
Brland pact and the nine power
treaty;
2. Acceptance of ehapter 9 ot
the Lytton commission's report
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The Day in
Washington
By the Associated Press
An end to filibuster on Glass
bank bill was In sight with sen
ate adoption of a compromise
on Its branch banking pro
visions. Chairman Borah of senate for
eign relations committee hailed
President-Elect Roosevelt's agree
ment to discuss war debts with
England a matter ot "heartening
significance."
House, debated war depart
ment appropriation bin and re
ceived from committee one to
supply $103,282,000 to justice,
commerce, labor and state de-
Senate approved extension for
another year provisions of Glass
Steagall net tor expansion of gold
supply. .
Senate agricnltnre committee
stadied farther but took w ac
tion oa domestic allotment -farm
bill. f ' .
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