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
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-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. - - . ,
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 ,
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