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v WATCH I THE WEATHER Partly cloudy . today and Friday, cooler with higher humidity; Max. Temp. Wed nesday 05, Min. 60; riTer 3.7 feet, variable winds. The columns of this : paper next week will tell the old, yet eTer new story of State Fair, its daily events and results of Judging. FOUND EP 1651 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning:, August 29, 1935 No-133 IL DUCF 1 SANCTIONS WAY GAUSETRQUBLE Cabinet in Special Session Approves Word England Has Nothing to Fear Italy to Defend Its East African Stand "to Very Last " Ultimatum (By the Associated Press) A declaration by Premier Mus solini, approved last night at an extraordinary session of his cabin et near the mimic battlefields of Bolzano, told the world that Eng land ''has nothing to fear from Italy" but that sanctions will lead to "most serious complications." A communique issued by the cabinet said Italy would defend its East African stand "to the very last" at the September 4 session of the League of Nations council. It said Italy , has taken necessary steps to face sanctions, and the cabinet decided upon a number of far-reaching economic .provisions. Pope Appeals Against War Pope Pius, in an address to the international congress of Catholic nurses at Castel Gondolfo, made a strong appeal against recourse to war as a means of solving the Italo-Ethiopian crisis. The French cabinet also met in a momentous session and author ized Premier Pierre Laval to pro ceed freely at the League of Na tions council session on the crisis September 4, to place France's safety above the possibility of an African war. The French cabinet gave Laval a free hand to oppose any sugges tion of threats of force against Italy, and urged that he strive to keep France on friendly terms with both Italy and England. A London military source said senior members of the British army council have been ordered to remain in the tlctttft? of "Lon don in what wfs considered "a precautionary move. British Labor May Attempt Boycott The British independent social ist party called upon organized labor to exert every effort to thwart Italy's African program, and the possibility arose that la bor organizations throughout Eu rope would attempt to combat It aly through general strikes and boycotts in the event of war. The prospects of a conflict ap parently wiped out the old cleav age between Ethiopian Christians and Mohammedans, uniting them in joint intercessory services. Emeror Haile Selassie received reports that 5,000 Egyptians Moslems as well as Copts were ready to. fight against Italy, but awaited the results of the league council meeting. With, only a week remaining before the critical session, the conciliation commission became deadlocked again over the ques tion of who owns Ualual, scene of a frontier incident, and called in its neutral member, Nicholas Po- litis, at Paris. Nordic Nations Call for Teace The foreign ministers of Nor way, Sweden, Denmark and Fin land, beginning a conference at Oslo to seek a "united Nordic front" at Geneva, broadcast an appeal for peace. A conference of representatives of the Little Entente (Czechoslo vakia, Rumania and Yugoslavia) was called, to open today at Bled, Yugoslavia. The foreign ministers will consider the Ethiopian crisis, as well as other International problems. BURSTING OF DAMS HOLLY, Colo., Aug. 2Z.-P)-Roaring flood waters burst through two small dams early to--day, sent the 1000 residents of Holly fleeing into the hills, drove a dozen residents of Kit Carson, Color; from their homes and inun dated Syracuse, Kans., across the Colorado line. All reports indicated no loss of life but perhaps halt a million dollars property damage in Color ado, although for several hours Holly was under from one to four feet of water. Main highways from Kansas to Colorado and the Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad tracks were washed out near here and between Kit Carson and Wild Horse, Colo. Reports Horse Creek dam, an FERA project nine miles north of Hally had broken were telephoned to Holly about 3:30 a. m. A cloudburst a short time before sentthe waters of the creek, which runs through here, on a rampage. The 1000 residents of the ag ricultural community tumbled from beds and fled in night cloth ing to nigh ground. mm Britain Ready To Close Suez 3 1 r - A o W & The burden of mapping Britain's campaign will fall on General .Sir A. Montgomery-Massingbird, above, should England use arms to prevent Mussolini from in vading Ethiopia. Three boxes on the map below show how Eng land's fleet can cut Italy's com munications from her colonies (in black). The admiralty is re ported to haTe ordered the fleet assembled at Malta. Closing Suez canal would cut Italy's ac cess to Ethiopia via Eritrea and fortifications at Aden would stop her entry from Red Sea. Governor Martin last night Is sued a pardon to Gordon L. Scher merhorn, ex-Jackson county sher iff, who is serving a three year term in the Oregon state peniten tiary for ballot theft in Jackson county. The pardon was recom mended by the state parole board. Governor Martin said the par don was granted on recommenda tion of G. F. Skipworth, trial judge, based on a stipulation in open court between John A. Col lier, attorney for Schermerhorn; Ralph Moody, assistant attorney general, and George Codding, dis trict attorney of Jackson county. Leaves Pen Today The pardon probably will be de livered at the penitentiary some time today, when Schermerhorn will be released. He will receive a new suit of clothes and 5 from the state. Schermerhorn has served ap proximately one year. AJ, P ; jfr canal - A r r i c a i H (ETMlOPtVar I sSOWAUtAWC PARDON APPROVED FOR SCHERMERHORN Decision on Schramm's Fate Postponed Until Next Week Fate of A. A. Schramm, state banking superintendent hovered in the balance here yesterday as the state banking board strove, without success, to determine whe ther Schramm or another man would obtain a four-year appoint ment. Schramm's term expires September 1. The state banking board, whose personnel is the same as the state board of control, is to convene again early next week to make its decision. . Telegrams poured in on Gover nor Martin, State Treasurer Hol man and Secretary of State Snell yesterday as the board began its conference. Most of the telegrams came from bankers who endorsed Schramm's retention. Five Names Are Before Board The names of five persons were considered by the board. Mark Skinner of Portland was propos ed by Governor Martin. Skinner previously was connected with the Northwestern bank in Portland and later was in California. He is now associated with the federal BDBAHASSERTS FILIBUSTER END IS INTOLERABLE Admits Eyils but Believes "Controlled Debate" Would Be Worse No Means Found for Paying Security Bill Pensions; Election is Eyed WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-(JP)-President Roosevelt divided his attention on newly enacted legis lation and the Russian situation tonight as departing senate lead ers formed lines for a new fight next January. Irked try the session-end tactics of Senator Long (D-La) who kill ed important appropriations, ma jority leader Robinson announced that an attempt would be made to amend the rules to end one-man filibusters. But Senator Bbrah (R-Ida) quickly issued a statement con tending "free debate has its evils, but controlled debate would be in tolerable." A brisk battle over the jealously-guarded senate peroga tive was forecast. No Way to Begin Pension Fund Mr. Roosevelt, coincidentally, said at his press conference that no means had been found to pro vide the millions for social secur ity payments to the aged and to crippled children. The funds were provided in the dead bill. The president signed legisla tion banning gold clause suits against the government after Jan. 1, and was reported to be count ing on price stability to make them ineffectual In the interven ing four months. Legislation approving state oil compacts and proposing an inves tigation of profits of the "middle (Turn to page 2, col. 4) HORSE SNOW TO BE REIEDJT HI! Nightly Performances as of Old Planned; L M. Riley to Be Chief Judge Oregon state fair patrons who have missed the glamor of a horse show for the years since 1930 will appease their longing for beautiful horse flesh in action when the 74th fair gets under way. The horse show will come back into its own starting Monday, La bor day, night, when the first ot six nightly horse shows will get underway promptly at 8 o'clock. Selection of Captain L. M. Riley of the military department of Oregon State college as judge of the horse show was announced' yesterday by Assistant Fair Direc tor Leo Spitzbart. Harry Kerron of Portland is directing the horse show and will arrive here today to complete final details for the event. Draft Horse Driving Exhibitors Coming The six-in-hand driving exhibi tions, with Ruby stock farm of Portland and the Burch farms of Albany among the contestants, will be nightly features and will draw the biggest stakes of the en tire show. Jumping events, fancy driving, amateur competition also arranged. In the amateur class, strings of horses have already been entered by Eugene and Cor vallis owners. Reservations for the horse show are already coming in steadily at the fair director's office on the fairgrounds. These may be made either in person, by mail or by telephone, for one night or for the (Turn to Page 3, Col. 6) housing administration. Skinner is a democrat. Clarence Sewell, also of Port land, was mentioned by State Treasurer Hoiman. sewell was formerly with the Hibernian Bank of Portland, which is now in li quidation. Other persons discussed includ ed Mr. Schramm, William Bennett, employed in the Meier and Frank credit department, and L. Bar num of The Dalles. Bennett form erly was employed as a state bank examiner and afterward was engaged in the banking business a4 Pendleton. Barnum at one time wast president of the Oregon State Bankers association. Cramer and Graham Invited to Session Prominent men called before the board during its discussion included Theodore P. Cramer, se cretary of the State Bankers' as sociation, and Sidney Graham, Fort Una attorney. Governor Mar tin said that both Cramer and Graham were Invited to appear Deiore the board. (Turn to page 10, coL 7) Will's Will Made Out 2 Days Before Fatal Trip Began, Revealed Estate's Value, Not Estimated in Petition for Probate, May Be $2,500,000; All is Left to Wid ow LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 Will Rogers left here for which he and Wiley Post were his last will. The one-page document, Rogers was filed for probate O JJCKS01I OUTLINES School Directors Told High Students May Receive $6 per Month Paul T. Jackson, state admin istrator of the national youth ad ministration, led discussion of problems affecting the youth of the nation at series of confer ences here yesterday, including a one-hour session with the Salem school board. Four objectives were outlined by Jackson: First, job training. cooperative and existing facilities; second, job placement, through coordination of federal agencies; third, work relief projects where the interests of the youth are in volved; fourth, student aid pro viding for continuation of educa tion. Advantage for Youth Sought by Program The national youth program, sponsored by the federal govern ment, is intended to give the boy and girl all the advantages that are possible under existing condi tions. Jackson said his depart ment particularly was interested in education and was cooperating with O. D. Adams, in charge of the state vocational education program. Much of Jackson's discussion centered'on- the high school aspect of the program. Under the fed eral act, high school students whose parents are on relief may receive J 6 per month for educa tional purposes. Children between the ages of 16 and 25 years are subject to this relief. Applicants Directed PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 28.-() -Paul T. Jackson, Oregon state director of the national youth ad ministration, today said that stu dent applicants for the $15 mon thly stipend on work relief pro jects should make known their needs to their institutions' regis trars instead of reporting at the Portland NYA headquarters. Oregon Gets 8 Millions, Reclamation PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 28.-ff) -Dr. Elwood Mead, United States commissioner of reclamation, said today that around $8,000,000 may be spent in Oregon during the present fiscal year by the federal reclamation bureau. Dr. Mead said between $7,000, 000 and $8,000,000 had been al lotted by the PWA for this state, and that "if it is not all spent this year we can have it for the next." "This work is to give employ ment to those in need of it. I can't say just now how many will be benefitted, but I am sure it will be several thousand." The commissioner said he was going to Bend to inspect the Deschutes irrigation project to morrow and Klamath Falls next. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 2t.-iJP) -Dr. Neal Zimmerman, president of the Portland Willamette Uni versity club, announced tonight that a "stag" banquet, to which former gridiron luminaries of the school from throughout the north west will be invited, will be held Tuesday night, September 3. Special recognition is to be given Bert E. Haney, former Wil lamette student who recently was appointed ' to the United States circuit court of appeals, Dr. Zim merman said. The banquet is to be under the direction of Ed F. Averill. who is inviting former grid stars to attend. Tentative acceptances are declared to have been received from W. C. Hawley, former con gressman; I. H. Van Winkle, state attorney general, and Phil Met schan, Portland hotel man. The banquet is to be held in the banquet hall of the Portland chamber of commerce, starting at 6:30 p.m. FEDERAL YOUTH u ems n H1EY ON TUESDAY (AP) Only two days before the Alaskan airplane jaunt on killed August 15, Rogers made leaving all the estate to Mrs. today. The probate petition offered no estimate of the estate s value, except that it is in excess of $10,000," a routine descrip tion in such petitions. Unofficially, the value of the estate has been estimated at up wards of $2,500,000. A hearing on the petition was set for 10 a.m. September 16, in superior court here. The will said the estate Included personal property, money, trav elers' checks, household furnish ings, personal effects, automo biles, tractors, horses, mules and ranch equipment all of which is community property. No descrip- (Turn to page 2, col. 2) Silverton's Team Second 4-H Judging OREGON CITY, Ore., Aug. 28. -(P)-The Canby union high school s judging team and a can by youth won high honors at the 4-H judging contests at the Clack amas county fair today. The Canby team placed first with 1820 points. Silverton was second with 1807, Gresham third with 1802, McMinnville was fourth and Forest Grove fifth. Other teams competing included Salem, Amity, Albany, Woodburn and Molalla. Frederick Joehnke, Canby, won first place both in the Jersey and Holstein judging. Team "placings in order of their rank were as follows: Jerseys Canby, Amity, Gresh am, Silverton; Holsteins Canby, Salem, Forest Grove, Amity; sheep Forest Grove, Salem, Sil verton, Woodburn; hogs Albany, Woodburn, McMinnville, Salem. Local Individuals Win Individual honors in order were announced as follows: Jerseys Frederick Joehnke, Canby; Francis Mackey, Gresham; Lorin Yoder, Canby; Marion Wil liams and Leston Hardy (tied) Amity. Holsteins Frederick Joehnke, Canby; Victor Williamson, Sa lem; Grover Lichty, Silverton; Lorin Yoder, Canby. Sheep Eldon McRobert, Forest Grove; Ralph Kraxberger, Canby; Earl Lyons, Salem: Albert Stein, Gresham; Arlie Skiller, Wood burn. Hogs Raymond Shank, Al bany; George Racette, Woodburn; Earl Lyons, Salem; Albert Stein, Gresham. SANTA MONICA, Calif.. Aug 28-(P)-With the statement, "I think Alfred E. Smith would make a powerful candidate'' for president, William Randolph Hearst tonight described as "in accurate" reports that he would support the candidate of a propos ed "constitutional" democratic party. "I do not know whether there win be a constitutional democratic party or not," read a statement which Hearst supplied to the As sociated Press, anO which tomor row wil appear as an editorial in his newspapers. "And if there should be one, I do not know who the nominees of such a party will be. "I do not know who will be the nominees of the republican party." Late Sports SEATTLE, Aug. 28Clp)-Four runs in the first of the 14th inning, two of them homers by Mike Frankovich and Fred Berger, broke an 8 to 8 tie and gave the San Francisco Missions the vic tory, 12 to 8, over the Seattle In dians tonight, evening the series. Missions 12 19 1 Seattle 8 12 2 W. Beck and Outen, Franko vich; Bryan, Craghead and Bot tarini. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. i&JPj Joe Dimaggio poked .out two triples, a double and a single for a perfect day at bat to lead San Francisco's batters In a 4 to 2 victory over Oakland here today. Oakland .....2 7 0 San Francisco 4 t 1 Ludolph and Ramondl; Joiner and Becker. HEARST S S SMITH EEI EH C L Timbering Collapses, New California Bore, 700 Feet From Entrance Three Laborers Injured and Five Narrowly Escape; 100 Dig for Bodies OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 28.-UP) Three workers were crushed to death under tons of rock and dirt, three others were injured and five narrowly escaped in a cave-in of a $3,752,000 highway tunnel near here tonight. Bodies of the three trapped men were declared by Stephen D. Bech tel, head of the construction com pany boring the tunnel, to be un der the tons of earth and rock which caved from the north por tal. A crew of 100 men were put to work in short shifts to clear the portal and recover the bodies. Those killed were named by the construction company as: Roy Houchin, 40, of Berkeley. Howard Davis, 24, of Oakland. Steve Boljon, 44, Oakland. The injured men were: Frank Braithewaite, Ora W. Mathews, and Irvin Endicott. Those killed and the injured were part of a crew of 11 men at work strengthening a wood brace when the cave-in occurred about 700 feet from the tunnel entrance. Without warning, tons of earth broke through the timbering above the heads of the men. Five men leaped to safety. LAST OF DILLHII Body of John Hamilton Said Located Near Illinois Town, Shallow Grave OSWEGO. 111., Aug. 28.-(;P- The ghostly career of John Ham ilton, machine gunner and one oE the most vicious of the Dillinger gang in life, ended today with the. finding of his body in a shallow grave bordering a gravel pit near here. Three .federal agents found the outlaw's mouldering remains, con cluding a hunt which had been in tensified after Hamilton, with John Dillinger and other members of the mob, shot his way out of a government trap at Little Bohemia resort in Wisconsin, April 23, 1934, killing two men, one a fed eral agent. To Washington the agents sent their report and there J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the federal bu reau of investigation, made the first announcement, to set at rest forever many conflicting rumors (Turn to page 2, col. 3) Martin Repeats Demand of More Space for Site Governor Martin yesterday rei terated his stand that more ground for the new state capitol was imperative, declaring that he would never retreat from that po sition. He declared that he expected to have all the facts in hand regard ing a new site by September 20. It is probable that the governor will submit the data on a num ber of sites to the forthcoming legislative session. He said that he would prob ably prefer a location on a hill overlooking. Salem as the ideal site but indicated he would ulti mately favor the site which had the most points in its favor; rea sonable price and best location. The special session of the legis lature will probably be held late in October. UR Club Fair TUNNE GAVEN MOB FOUND BWIED Picked; Show Ends Friday Model farm buildings, complete in every detail, needlework, cakes and other tempting bits of culin ary art are included in the Marion county 4-H fair which opened yes terday on the second floor of the Salem high school building and will he open to the public until Friday afternoon, concluding at 4 p. m. that day with the 4-H style revue. The livestock show will oped Friday morning at 9:30 a. m, on Marlon street south of Marion square. Professor O. M. Nelson of Oregon State college will he In charge of judging. Featured-will be a judging contest between teams of three, the winning team to represent Marlon county at the state fair next week. Demonstrations of 4-H work Hope Renewed, Alaskan Fliers - "r-nrrr --n lnrm 'imur msn iiimimn. j Q : lis: f. , v - - i I " ' ' s -v i i t f t - " . I & - -- -X v "5. re An Associated Press dispatch from Fairbanks, Alaska, last night said hope for the safety of Pilot Arthur Hlnes and three" passen gers, missing since August 19, was revived yesterday when passenger plane pilots reported seeing what appeared to be smoke of four fires in the White Rlvrr country, south of Dawson, Y. T., Tuesday night. One of the lost fliers is Mrs. John F. Lonzo, above. International News photo. . World News at Gl ance Foreign; - Bolzano Mussolini declares Italy has "taken steps" to meet sanctions, but England "has noth ing to fear from Italy." Paris Cabinet gives Laval free hand to oppose sanctions at Gen eva. . London War chiefs ordered to remain near London. Addis Ababa Moslem priests urge Christians and Mohammed ans to unite during national peril. Oslo Scandinavian ministers appeal for peace after planning 'united Nordic front. Domestic : Oswego, 111. Decomposed body of John Hamilton, Dillinger gang ster, found in shallow grave by federal agents. Washington Roosevelt signs bill prohibiting gold clause suits, and many other measures; plans western trip. Holly, Colo. Dams burst and flood drives 1,000 to hills. Los Angeles Will Rogers' will leaves all to wife. Washington Experts disclose tax bill paragraph holds potential ities for eliminating holding com panies. Washington Democrats key note "regularity" to offset third party talk. Washington With security benefit payments blocked, admin istration plans to lay groundwork for the program anyway. Grover C. Sherman Dies at North Bend NORTH BEND, Ore., Aug. 28. --Grover Cleveland Sherman, 51, employed by the state high way department, died ot heart disease, here last night. The body was sent to Salem where Sher man's widow was understood to be residing. Sherman's address is listed In the Salem directory as route 3, box 9. YOUNG TWINS JOIN ARMY ROME, AugS.--Antonion and Vincenzo LaGrua, 13-year old twins, It was learned tonight. have received permission from Premier Mussolini to go to East Africa as drummer boys. Winners Are will be held all day today at the high school. Probably the most interesting exhibit to many visit ors will be t&e models, maae to scale, of farm buildings, construct ed entirely by members of yarl ous county clubs. Included in the exhibit are a model hennouse by the Salem-State street 4-H build ers; a model hoghouse built by thn Tnrner 4-H bovs. none of which is over 12 years old, and -a model of a modern dairy earn, standing five feet high, built by thA HflvesTiHa 4-H builders." Judging ended at the high school yesterday afternoon. The first five In each division In the clothing and homemaking depart menta will hare their Prize win ning articles exhibited at the state (Tarn to Page 3, CoL 4) J LIGHTNING HITS POWEB FEEDERS SS CITY COOLS Lights Out in South Salem Few Minutes; Damage Is . Not Reported Here Cooler Weather is Today's Forecast; Fire Menace Unabated, Eugene The brief heat spell that kept Salem in light attire early thla week broke with a' bang last sight as rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, began to tall afcont 7:45 o'clock last night and in creased to a heavy shower by 9:30. ' The thunder shower made good " the weather man's predictions that the heat wave was about to break. The heat was less, howeywC " throughout yesterday than oar the days previous with a maxim via temperature of 95 degrees being registered at the weather bureau here as compared to 100 degrees Monday and Tuesday. The tem perature difference between yes terday and Monday and Tuesday ranged from 3 to 9 degrees lower at the same hours. Yesterdays maximum temperature of 95 de grees was reached between 3:39 and 4:30 yesterday afternoon. Lightning struck one of the Portland General Electric com pany's southwest feeders and pat a small section of south Salem in darkness for a short time. One anxious housekeeper turned in a fire alarm when lights went out after a flash of lightning. An en gine arrived at the house in time for its crew to see the lights flash on again as power was restored. While the rainstorm brought considerable relief, it caused only a gradual drop in temperature. The airport thermometer register ed 77 degrees at 8:42 o'clock when the rain had just begun ani showed 6 6 degrees at 10:42 when the main shower was over. Cooler weather and increased humidity is the forecast for today. PORTLAND Ore.. Aug. 28-4X1- While northern Oregon continued to swelter under temperatures but (Turn Xfi page 2. col. 1) PULP MAKERS S WASHINGTON. Aug. 28-Cf)-A new ally for pulp manufacturers of the Pacific northwest for the fight for a protective tariff waa seen here today by some members of congress from pulp producing states in the plans for pulp mann- ' facture in the south. While southern members have heretofore taken little Interest in efforts of members interested in the industry to obtain a protec tive tariff against the influx ot foreign wood pulp, pulpwood and newsprint, it was predicted their Interest would be increased if plans for the industry in the sooth materialize. SOUTHERN ALLY FOR Representative Don C. Wall- -gren, Everett Wash., democrat, expressed the sentiment of many members from his area when he said that establishment of the in dustry in the southern forested areas probably will result in pro viding sufficient votes to give the industry "the protection K de serves." Wallgren together with practi cally every other member in both houses from the Pacific northwest has been flooded with letters and telegrams protesting against re construction finance corporation loans for the establishment of the industry in the south. INEBRIATION CHARGED Three men were booked by city police early last night on .drunk charges. P. O. Derebery and R, Roland, both of Salem, were lod ged in the city Jail. Bill Oliver was released on payment of $10 bail. GRACE PRESCOTT LEADS INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28.- -Mrs. Grace Prescott of Saa Die go, Calif., held her lead in th Ruth Chatterton transcontinental air derby as contestants landed their planes here late today. Hesitate and Lose, Round Table Warns; Corn Recipes Dae . He who hesitate is lost," so the saying goes, and that's going to be the case today unless the housewife hurries her recipes for earn uses to The Statesman Round Table by noon. Relish, luncheon dish, corn bread any' type ' dish or food utilizing corn win be eligible .for the three cash awards awaiting the win . ners. Prize recipes will be an nounced Friday morning la The Sates man.