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f 2. k ' CONTRACT BRIDGE ; .It's quite the tiling to play. Lessons at a p.m. and : . THEl WEATHER . Overcast this, morning, otherwise fair today and Wednesday; Mar.v Temp. Monday OSMin. 89, river a:su p.m. at the Marion to . day. Tournament play startiug promptly at 8 pan. Come; its great (u! .i.ieet, ciear, north wind. EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, October 10," 1933 No. 169 I . z . , . JiPJiyrSF IRF- I - BULLETS FLY IN BLOODYHAVANA BATTLE lniM PIIRHHAQP ll New Leader of I If . - JIM- 7 A 1 !S:! " - '" ...if pSkaW ; Id IliillUQtl) HI fc ".r; $ ONE rnflv SD M in rn:.- ; . n , :nUuulniy-iyiUyL ilfite ll . HU pyilD Irrr K if- r,.fM5.'.vvv;.-.. -re .M--mm 1 . V,l2siif V:J -ITT r 1 F: 1 A a Publication :: of Documents . - VDeemed Fabrication" i : KftStralns Relations - ' rf .?:rrfT .' ";. -Tokyo"; Government to -Seek Retraction; -may Call 1 Off Railroad Deal ! - TOKTO, Oct 10. (Tuesday)--' (XP) A foreign olflce epokes ' m an Indicated 1 to the Associated ' Presa today diplomatic - relations . - between Japan and the soviet gor-r ernment might become strained as ! a resnlt of distribution in Moscow 'of docnments whtch Japan brands as "ntter fabrications' , ( The documents ere purported to be official Japanese commnni- cations concerning a plan to seiza the Chinese Eastern railway. The spokesman said: "Whether the diplomatic relations between : Japan and the sorlet will continue depends upon the soriefs response in some form to the demarche which Japan ' undoubtedly will make shortly In this matter." He said ForelsTi Minister Hirota ; is awaiting reports from Ambassa dor Ota In Moscow before decid ing on a djeflnlte line of action. The spokesman declined to am plify beyond indicating that a protest and warning was most likely. ,--v- ' , Call Off Railroad .Negotiations, Threat ; A spokesman in the war office, in which the .publication hy the sotlet news agency of the alleged .documents aroused treat interest and Indignation, told a correspon dent of the Associated Press: I "Despite Japan's efforts to settle tho Chines Eastern railway problem peacefully. "Russia "fs'acfc ing In bad faith. We must demand amends, a retraction, and guaran tees of future good faith, other wise stronger measures may be necessary." . Such measures, the spokesman amplified, would .be two-fold: First, discontinuance of the Russo Manchukuo negotiations for Bale of the Chinese Eastern railway, at present deadlocked In Tokyo, and, second, the remote possibility of a rupture in diplomatic relations, which the spokesman indicated he (Tnrn to Page 2, Col. 1) HALS GASES BET liiER WAV. DALLAS DALLAS, Oct. 9 Trial of Dayton Bailey, local ,'barber, on a statutory charge was begun in circuit court hero this morning and the" ease will go to the jury early tomorrow morning. Jurors were selected and the first wit ness was called for the state be fore the noon recess. The state and defense both completed their testimony during the afternoon session. District Attorney Barn hart for the state and Robert Kreason for the defense, will make their closing arguments In the morning and Judge Artie G. Walker win Instruct the Jurors and then turn the ease oyer to . them. ' . : . ' . Trial of Joe Oisler of West Salem on a similar charge is, ex pected to begin tomorrow sa soon as the Jury, retires In the Bailey case. Gisler and Bailey were In dicted last July, , together with fire other men, oa morals charges. Trials of the other men will be held this week and dur ing the remainder of the Octoher ' term, -: ;-v-", .;--' v " A special renire of eight men was drawn today for Jury duty and instructed 'to report tomor-; row morning at f :S0 for serrice. . The special Tenire was as fol lows: Gail D. Alexander, farmer. Independence R g; Harold - L, Comstock, laborer, Monmouth; Fred Gibson, retired, Salem; J. W Shattuck, farmer, Dallas Rlf Frank RV Skeen, dealer, Mon- mouth; William A. Mlddleton, farmer, RickreaU; Robert MUler, farmer, Salem R 1: Arthur E. Ut ley, farmer, Salem R 1. ate Sports ' PORTLAND.' Ore., f Oct t. r (AP) i Otla Clingman of Okla homa City, ICO, defeated Herb Parkes of Vancouter, B. C 162, taking two falls out of three in the main eTent of tonight' wrest ling card here. A Don Hill, 180 Bakersfield, Cal-i : won the semi - w I n d u P from a wrestler billed as the Marked r Marvel, 162, addn-ss not' given, two falls out of three. - "-' - Dorry Detton, ,137, Salt Lake City, took the opener from Rough house: Ryan, 162, Conraills, two falls out of three. - - . , 3 , v. '-r- v , x , f. t - '. x- c ' ' l t . n . .c. x - . v . " . v -. v.v. .- --. . .vf . - -x- -m . aw h aw am va - aiaw aw aw mm h a aa wa at aw w& . . 'h ? r. XMFPW.wuui., i - i kA J iM.. ' T :J . . ... i. . . . r '"I. ' ',- ? I . 1 v' .. ..T-:-.-;-.vA3- v W.-rJ i r 1 -J 'vX--.vv:-?.-.ar.y 1 BWaWaWaV-BW u awsawi SBBU mm mw n , - ? ir$. Tg' ;,vj I- :-.wH :.y. , ft. .f M These pictures from turbulent Cnba take you into th e battle line in the Ticlnity of the National hotel in Havana, where a body of army officers hostile to the new regime were besieged by Federal troops, loyal to President Gran. Top, a view of the hotel from th e besiegers Tantage point, daring the battle; lower right, riflemen and machine gunners firing on th e National from a hallway; lower left, another point or tne tiring line. ISote Cuban dreds wounded. IS Manufacturers, Also Farm Administration Assert : Provisions Faulty WASHINGTON, Oct. (AP) Collapse tonight threatened the master code for the S9,000,000, 000 food and grocery industry as objections from manufacturing ctouds niled on top of open hos tility to Its main provisions by the farm administration. Spokesmen for processors of products estimated to form about 75 per cent of the Tolnme of wholesale and retail grocery dis tributors asked to be exempted from provisions of the code during the first day's public hearing on the proposal before farm admini stration representatives. Most of these manufacturers also engage in some form of dis tribution and their spokesmen generally asked the exemptions extend to this phase of their busi nesses on the ground separate codes for each are being prepared. Exemptions were asked for flour milling, fresh fruits and vegeta bles, canned goods, fisheries, re- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 8) Many Deposits Left Intact at First National While two full weeks have elapsed since 70 per cent of the deposits of the First National hanV ho. wera made available to depositors, only one-third of, the depositors nave.maae any request for their money. Keith Powell, conservator of the bank, announ ced yesterday. While response the first few days after the release was announced as active, the num ber of persons seeking their funds has dwindled steadily. Out of i 8 00 claims, not 2000 have been made. Powell said the percentage of dollars taken was much higher, $(90,283 having been released since September 25 when the bank opened to pay off 70 per cent of claims. Claims unsettled totalled $142,32? when Powell made his last checkup. 01 i ATTACKED Winklei Slaying Linked With Chicago Mail Case (By the Associated Press) Authorities nushed their drive against crime Monday, as one, of the nation's most notorious gang sters, Gus Winkler, was alaixi as he had lived outside the law. : Once a confederate " of Fred "Killer" Burke, Winkler was shot and killed on a north side Chicago street. - - - " ' ' In Oklahoma City, George :-aia-chine Gun Kelly" and his comely, auburn haired-wife Kathryn, went on trial-for to $200,000 abduc tion of Charles Urschel, oil oper ator. - : V ':r'- ' - " '" j .'As Mrs. Kelly objected to being shoved Into a court room elevator away from the1 embrace of her father Kelly raised his manacled arms in a threatening manner. A guard struck him oa the head with a pistol butt Mrs. Kelly slapped the guard. . .',;. 4 trrsaM ft tt( wr-w v t"Mt?- - lSS i ? t - "x i 1 . . . tMw t iii 1 r i i ii i iii 1 -i b r ti nnmnTiiF Tirn TMirr i - iii aaaa t i . e ' . .av.-.-.v't. m . .-. w fc. a. ., an aw aw aw aw aw awi aw wn aw aw aw awaw m w a aw aa aw wr m rm V- 0 h J, " Ssr I youths braving death to witness battle. Over 100 were killed and hnn Kelly on Bread And Water Diet Due to Threats OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. .9. (AP) George "Machine Gun" Kelly has been on a bread and water diet in the county Jail here since Sunday as punishment for a threatening gesture at Charles F. Urschel in federal court here last Saturday daring Kelly's arraign ment on a kidnaping charge. The desperado went to bed to night, however, without supper after he angrily stomped upon the shallow pan containing his ration. As Kelly walked Into the court room Saturday, he looked toward Urscbel and drew his finger across his throat. NINETY SIX, S. C, Oct 9. (AP) A coroner's jury late to day ordered! four men held on a charge of murdering Bennie Thompson, youthful negro who was taken from the Jail here last night and beaten to death. - This action was taken by the Jury after Burley Leppard read a statement admitting he and three white men took the youth from his cell and' whipped him with "automobile top tubes." The other men implicated by Leppard were J. F. Morris, "Lesty" Mayes and , "Toody" Webb. Leppard, a textile worker, and Mayes were in Jail tonight but officers were still searching for the other two men. WOULD STUDY PLANS PORTLAND. rOct .(AP) The Oregon state game commis sion, meeting here today decided to Investigate plans for a sewage disposal system for Portland now being considered by the Portland city council. The commissioners will attempt to meet with the Portland- city council today to study the various plans submitted. An Interceptor system instead of a complete disposal plant has been suggested to the city. In Chicago, federal agents map ped en intense campaign against a .widespread syndicate of mail robbery allegedly responsible tor last December's $250,000 mail robbery. - : : v Winkler's slaying was I Inked with this robbery. He had been sought by agents and they ex pressed belief he was shot by a participant who feared Winkler would "talk." vt . - Even as the forces of federal and state governments fought the underworld, lawlessness con tinued. - . - , --.- ; Brandishing a ma-chine gun, three men held up two messengers ootflde of a Warren,' Ohio, hank and escaped with, a satchel con taining $68,000. . . . , , , . - An eight-year-old Ogdensburg, N. .Y boy disappeared from his school and was believed kidnaped. FOUR ARE URGED WITH NEGRO DEATH . i; .!. ..:., I MiiniinTnif! i :r J Expected to Arrive Today; Price to Farmer not Yet Determined PORTLAND, Ore., Oct (AP) Confident that Secretary of Agriculture Wallace will wire his approval tomorrow of men recommended for Important posts with the North Pacific Emergency Export association, members of the executive committee of the as sociation tonight said they look for an early launching of the movement designed to export 40, 000,000 of Pacific northwest sur plus wheat. The committee, which met here today for further discussion of de tails of the plan by which the fed eral government will cooperate in exporting the surplus, said they had expected Secretary Wallace's approval today, but were confi dent he would wire it tomorrow at the latest. Saturday the board of directors recommended the appointment of George V. Hayes of Seattle be manager and of Douglas Mcln tyre, assistant chief of the grain processing division of the agricul tural adjustment administration, as Secretary Wallace's representa tive on the association's executive committee. The price to be paid the farm ers for their wheat, it was said, will not be determined until Sec retary Wallace has wired his ap proval of the appointments. Un der the plan, the farmers are to be paid the domestic price and the exporters are to sell it to foreign markets at foreign prices. The government has agreed to pay the difference plus a commission to the exporters of 1 cent a bushel. The executive committee plan ned to meet here again tomorrow. CLEVELAND, O., Oct 9 (AP) Discovery of four new gases was announced today by Dr. Harold S. Booth, associate professor of chem istry at Western Reserve univer sity. The gases, compounds of the elements fluorine and chlorine with silicon hydrogen and phos phorus, are known as monofluor odicholorosilane, dlfluorodichloro s i 1 a ne, dlfluoromonochloraphos phene, and monotluorodichloro phosphene. The first two were discovered by Dr. Booth and Dr. William Stll well, his assistant, and the latter two by Dr. Booth and A, R. Bo garth, another assistant ' ? The newly discovered gases were described by the chemists as fairly stable In dry atmosphere and ordinary temperature. Whe ther they may have any commer cial use is not yet known. FARMER SUICIDES" - ' TACOMA, Waslw Oct 9 (AP) George .Kojlah, 65, a farmer living at . Frederickson, near Tacoma, committed suicide today by blowing his head off with a stick of dynamite. WHEAT U WAITS WALLACE APPROVAL REPORT MADE ON H 6ASES Brief Communication From Washington Leaves two Points; Still Dark Water Bonds Figure- From Company is Requested, I No Answer so far . The only spring attached to the $1,500,000 public works loan al lotted to Salem for the proposed municipal water system apparent ly is that none of the money may be used in acquiring the present system, according to a letter re ceived yesterday from the PWA office at Washington, D. C, by City Attorney Chris J. Kowitx. That string, however, may give the city council considerable worry, Kowitz intimated. The brief letter stf ';es the Bum is allotted to Salem "on condition that the city purchase the exist ing system with funds outside the loan." Kowitz said he had asked offic ials of the Oregon - Washington Water Service company for the lowest amount in Salem water bonds they would take for the local plant. He had received no answer last night. Disappointed in the brevity of the notification, Kowitz declared it left uncertain the question of whether or not the city would be permitted to acquire the present water system by condemnation and did not inform city officials as to how much time they would have for getting construction un der way. He planned to query the PWA at Washington by wire to have these points cleared up. Based- on -.present municipal bond q u o t a 1 1 ons, considerably over $1,000,000 in city water bonds would have to be tendered the water company to give it a re turn of $950,000, the last offer made the city, since the charter forbids sale of the bonds at less than 95 and their present market value is at least 10 points lower. REGULARS DESERT TO M'KEE DINER NEW YORK, Oct. 9. (AP) Despite Tammany Hall reprisals, new defections to the ranks of Jo seph V. McKee continued today as the city's three-corner mayoralty battle spread along many fronts. Outstanding developments in the bitter, confusing fight were: 1. More organization nominees, one In Brooklyn and another in Queens, deserted to McKee's In dependent "recovery party" ticket. 2. Mayor John P. O'Brien, Tam many's candidate, discharged sev eral Bronx .McKee backers from important city offices. S. Fiorello H. La Guardla, fu sion nominee, described the Mc Kee ticket as a "reservoir for dis gruntled politicians and office holders." i 4. Cornelius N. Bliss, former treasurer of the republican na tional committee, joined McKee forces. $. John F. Curry, Tammany chief, designated Thomas J. Do len to replace Secretary of State Edward J. Flynn, McKee support er, as Bronx organization leader. Might be That Oiticers Made Slight Mistake PORTLAND, Oct t. (AP) Apparently someone at the police station got the tacts mixed up. A notice was mailed some time ago to Bruno Oertel that several traf fic tags were out against his auto mobile. Today the Portland police bureau received a letter from Oer tel explaining: That the make of car named was not his; that the license named was not his; that his ear was stored In New York, and that he was in Germany. The notice had been forwarded to Oertel In Germany, and in his letter of ex planation he observed: "The first greetings, from home are your lines.". EASTERN FIRM LOW. PORTLAND, Ore-' Oct : i. (AP) Bidding $13,025, the Pennsylvania Drilling company of Pittsburgh, Pa., was low bidder for borings .and test boles on the Bonneville dam site on the Colum bia river. The Uds were opened jhere today by the United ' States YM Edward Hayes of Decatur, IU., was elected national command er of the American Legion at last week's convention in Chi cago. He is shown here receiv ing congratulations from his backers. E BE SETTLED Parley Looms; Situation in General Less Tense as Some Mines Resume (By the Associated Press) Peace in Pennsylvania's troubl ed soft coal field appeared as a possibility last night as represen tatives of miners and captive mine operators arranged to meet. Elsewhere other tense strike. situations relaxed after the dis tricts involved had Been violence or the threat of violence. Philip Murray, international vice-president of the United Mine Workers of America, announced that Thomas Moses, president of the H. C. Frick Coke company, telegraphed he was ready for a conference. Murray and P. T. Fagan, dls (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) COLUMBUS, Kas., Oct t. (AP) Five bandits, one of whom tonight was identified by John D. Conrad, cashier, as Wil bur Underhill, notorious south west bank robber and killer, this afternoon robbed the American National bank of Baxter Springs, Kas., of $3000 and tonight had made good their escape into the bad lands of northeastern Okla homa, Conrad, who with E. J. WM taker, assistant cashier, was tak en by the bandits as hostages during the flight from Baxter, said the man who held him up with a sawed - off shotgun in side the bank and later talked with him in the car, was Under bill. The cashier Identified the fugitive from a picture of Under hill received by the bank recent ly. The hostages were released at the edge of Baxter. 1 UIERUILL SPOTTED IU UP Of BANK Second Round is Slated 1 onight, Bridge lout ney TODAY'S EVENTS IN CON TRACT BRIDGE MEET 2. p. m. Beginners class es Marion hotel, Cnlberteon system, contract bridge. 8: SO p. m. Mrs. William H. Quinn, Culbertaon asso ciate, continues her classes, teaching advanced players., ' 8 p. nu Statesman bridge 'tonrnament begins second night; each evening's play complete In itself. . - Increasing p n b 1 1 e interest in The Oregon Statesman's bridge tournament here points to a con siderably larger attendance to night than, marked the opening of contract play here last Tuesday. v The tournament is scheduled to start promptly at S p. m. at the Marian botat Plafet are Bffd W vJiMiriWaivv mi i ivc? IBIETT! IRI GUILTY SAKS Horsewhipping Trial Harks Back to Recent Turmoil : In Jackson County MEDFORD. Ore.', Oct. 9 (AP) A circuit court Jury here tonight convicted Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin, iresident of the so called "goo". government con gress," of riotous and disorderly conduct with the purported horse-whipping of Leonard Hall, Jackson county editor, several months ago. The Jury, which de liberated three hours, recom mended leniency. Mrs. Martin assailed Hall be cause his news, aper, Ihe Jack sonville Miner, printed stories which she claimed were insulting, testimony at the trial was design ed to show. The Incident occurred during the time last winter when the county was engulfed in a political turmoil that reached its climax in the fatal shooting of George Prescott, Med ford constable. Llewellyn A. Banks, Medford editor a orchardist and foun der of the "good government congress" was convicted of sec ond degree murdei for the slay ing of Prescott and was sentenc ed to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Notice of appeal to the state supreme court in the Banks' case today was filed in circuit court at Kugene where Banks was tried and convicted. L. O. Van Wegan,. L. I!. Fitch and C. H- Brown, Mrs. Martin's father were acquitted of the charges on which they were joint ly tried here with Mrs Martin. Sentence was scheduled to - be passed Wednesday on Mrs. Mar tin. WARREN, O., Oct 9. (AP) While pedestrians watched,, two men snatched a money bag filled with $68)00 from a pair of Sec ond National bank messengers to day and raced away ahead of pur suing peace officers. The robbery was completed With such suddenness that the messengers, Charles Wolfe and Frank Fisher made no effort to draw their weapons. One of the robbers carried a weapon believed to be a machine gun hidden in a paper shopping bag. The other flourished ' a re volver. As the messengers stopped their car and started, across the street to the bank, the robbers walked up to them and with abrupt "You know what this is," yanked the money bag from the hand of one of the messengers, then fled to a car in which a companion waited. ' ' It was several minutes before police and county authorities, equipped with machine guns and shotguns, took up the chase. They followed the course of the rob bers' car but lost the trail. The stolen money, consigned to the Second National bank by the Federal Reserve bank of Cleve land, was being sent here for use by local concerns in meeting pay rolls. The money was insured. purchase their tickets early in or der to expedite the ushers in seat ing players. The tournament management working . with . Mrs. William H. Quinn, conductor, plans to run oft tonight's play in at least SO minutes less time than was, seed' ed the opening night when most of the players were unfamiliar with tournament practice. 'Inexperienced players are wel come to participate in the tour nament Each evening valuable prizes .will be offered since the play is not by elimination. Any six evening's scores may be en tered toward the grand prizes. The Statesman stresses the- point that failure to have played last week is no handicap whatever. . At least 27 tables axe expected tonight from reservations made over the weekend. Rules lor tournament play are , (Turn to Page 2. Cot ) JAY MEN GRAB WO FROM MESSENGER Criminal Insane Group At Large Reduced To Five now Wanted man Indicates Identity by Call On Telephone Five criminal insane patients , remained at large early today of the six who late Sunday night slugged Charles C. Williams. at- . tendant, into a semi-conscious con dition and escaped from their ward on the third floor of the Oregon state hospital here. All available " state, county and city officers were conducting a thorough search for the remaining five inmates, all of whom are considered danger-,' ous. The patients Involved in the break Included George Farren, Multnomah county; William O. Bowen, Lincoln county; Alvin Car ter, Linn county; Adolph Bauser, Lincoln county; Dean Frank Welch, Linn county, and Elmer Becker, Multnomah county. The courage of a woman who dared detain Becker, 27, while other members of her family went after state troopers, resulted in Becker's capture at about 6 o'clock last night. Telephones Sister Giving Real Name Becker appeared at the Chris tian Schlndler farm residence, two miles east of Gervais, and, request ed use of the telephone. Aa he telephoned his sister in , Portland, giving his own name and asking her to come after him, Mrs. Schlndler recognized him as one of the wanted men described by state police by word and photo graph barely 30 minutes pre viously. Thereupon she invited Becker to wait for something to eat Beck er accepted the invitation and was sitting at the table when two state policemen arrived. They permitted him to finish his meal, then hand cuffed him and brought him back to Salem to be questioned. He of fered no resistance. ; Terror reigned last night among thousands of residents of Salem and vicinity such as has not been known since' the Willos, M array and Kelly break from the pen! tea- ' tiary here about ten years ago. Doors were securely locked and dwellers sat within, fearing the approach of strangers who might be the escaped maniacs. Motorists sped swiftly, alert for suspicious characters. Sole clues remaining last night as to the possible whereabouts of the escaped men rested In reports of car thefts and of residents north of Woodburn who were believed to have seen at least two of the in mates pass by, headed north. State police, however, late at night had run into a blind alley, losing the trail. Theft of Two Cars , Held Possible Clues Theft of two automobiles here last night one from Chemekeia, street and the other from Churtfh between Court and State, was taken by Captain W. H. MeCltftn, who is directing the search, as a possibile due. Bowen, he said. would have been quite likely to have taken one of the cars. The -machines belonged to Alice Pugh, 467 North 20th street and E. L. Densmore, T51 Chemeketa, the former bearing Oregon license 129-923 and the later $00-293. One squad of state police yes- terday combed the timbered die- tricts east of Salem but nothing, was found to indicate that the men had departed in that direc tion. At the city hall here Becker told police that, he and three companions, Bowen, Carter and Welch, walked north from Salem about a mile after leaving the hospital and then separated. Becker crawled beneath a straw pile, hj said, where he remained until late today, then went to the farmhouse where be was appre hended. He said the other two, Farren and Bauser, had mention ed mething about going to southern Oregon.' Intention to go t Canada was Hinted Bowen ' had declared to other inmates of the criminally ' insane ward,. Becker told the officers, that he was- desperate and in- tended to stage a break and go to Canada, using an automobile stored at Vancouver, Wash. The leader had $30 which be had con--cealed ia his cot, the captured man said. - " Becker declared that the back saw with which they freed them selves from their cells was re '" ceived by Bowen in a package ol , (Turn to Page 2, Cot 4) r - i