ft . 7n. r ....... - Special Session Ifany Important decisions n the capitol question are being made in night com mittee sessions. You read of them first In The Statesman. 8K" ". The Weather j . Clearing today, Thursday fair and continued cold; Max. Temp. Tuesday 46, Mln- 84, river &3 feet, rain A7 Inch, northerly -winds. " : FOUMDEP 1851 V EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning October 30, 1935 ' No. IBS f o Ml fiiate :cr Sanctions Are Pinching Italy Already, Word Sparing Use of Meat is Ordered by II ' Duce ; ' ; Army Makes Cain British and French Fail to Agree Upon Plan to Check War (By The Associated Press) . Another diplomatic failure to find a basis for solution ot the month-old African war which nei ther Italy nor Ethiopia has offi cially declared was -" disclosed Tuesday. " ; Thus a long and tortuous road to a peaceful settlement, of Ben ito Mussolini's "colonial expedi tion" was envisaged in London, la Paris, in Rome and in Geneva. Official sources In London dls- - closed that an effort ot British experts to agree with French ex perts upon a. plan for peace had collapsed. ', While fascist newspapers shout ed of a 25-mile advance by the northern army and a victory by the southern forces oyer the de fending Ethiopians, another side of the grimness ofwar was shown in Rome. ' . Mussolini, opening a drive to re3ist the effectiveness of sanc tions, ordered the nation on a six months - meat diet. . Other econ omies are planned. War, and the League's determination .to end it through sanctions, are striking' at the stomach as well as the pocket hook of 44.000,000 Italians. On the war front, a Rome com munique said .'Italian scouting parties from Adigraf, In the north, had advanced ; 2l5-miles,erhalf-way to Makale Without " resist ance. A route Vf Ethiopians In the south , was claimed. .The JExchange Telegraph dis patch: said Italian), planes bombed Magalo, 225 miles southeast of - Addis Ababa. Artillery vflre greet ed the planes, th dispatch said, but fascists silenced with bombs at least 'two anti-aircraft guns and started many fires. Selassie Forwards His Campaign Tent Emperor Halle Selassie shipped his campaign tent toward the front. ; "V; -. : ; s ' Leaders of League powers,1 in cluding LaraL France and Hoare and Eden of Britain, prepared to , return to Geneva, where the League decides Thursday when to enforce its sanctions against It- Slowly but surely, Geneva's boycott Is growing. Already 29 countries have agreed to buy no Italian goods and not to ship key -products for munitions .manufac ture to the fascist kingdom. No peace plan appeared ' in sight. Some , quarters in Paris said Italy and France are eonsld ering the "leasing" of Ethiopian . southern territories to Italian Somallland. thus dodging the word protectorate". . 4 - Alleged Molester 7 Of Women Caught - . CUy police believed they had put an end to the molesting of women which had been reported during the last two weeks from ' the area' between . State and Cen- - ter streets in the central part ot the city when they last night ar rested- John Shenegda. ' 17, who lives at 1553 State street. After District Attorney wmiam H. Trindle had investlsated the ease. he announced a charge of Inde cent exposure would be brought against ; Shenegda. " Police said they would request that Shenegda be riven a sanity test. ' - The youth's arrest was brought about by one of the women he is alleged to have accosted. This ... woman, who said a youth answer . ing - Shenegda's description ap- . proached her on State street near the statehouse site early Jlonday - night, followed him to his home and ascertained his name, police stated. Shenegda was brought to police - neaaquartera .last night and there ' two women who had been ac costed recently identified him as the disturber,: police said. They aiso declared that atter he was . locked in jail Shenegda told one officer he would shoot him If only he had a gun. Shenegda told 'police he came , here about a moith ago from Roseburz and that he had nnt at. tended school since the paper doll cutting age. t GUlis Trial Halted PORTLAND, Oct.. 2-P)-Trlal vi jo an uuus, enargea with as sault with a dangerous weapon. Was reresstArt until Thnnula InHt, when the husband of one ot the jurors became ill. Man Who Voted First Capitol Fund Advises Progressive View Now Dunham Wright, 93, Says More .Land is Needed but Opposes Moving Willamette; Memory Clear ' on Events of 63 Years Ago DUNHAM. WRIGHT, 93, an orator of the old school, the sole surviving member of the legislature of 1872, came from his home in Baker county and Tuesday afternoon addressed a joint session of the legislature. He was intro duced by Governor Charles H. Martin, and then spoke for 45 minutes, giving his views relating Interesting reminiscence! of the past. His voice, still powerful, rer sounded through the old armory and everyone could hear his ad dress. His knowledge ot state his tory is wide and amazingly ac curate. - He could relate names and dates and initials ot men long dead without hesitation; and his speech showed he had kept closely in touch with current events in the state especially re garding the capitol. After his introductory remarks he sat down and spoke from his chair, but he had no difficulty holding the attention of the floor and galleries. In introducing Mr. Wright, Governor Martin praised the men of his time, the legislature of 1872, which undertook the task of building the old capitol. The state's population was only 90,- 600 and the assessed valuation only 233.000,000 but they had courage to start a capitol which cost $600,000. Governor Martin asserted the state is on the verge of greater growth, and urged the people to rise to their destinty and build a capitol to meet the needs ol the future. "We. must not surrender to the defeatists or we will never go forward, said the governor. We want to make this state the (Turn to Page 10, CoLt) , lem Held Bad Policy This City Owes No Debt to Rest of ' State ; is Oregonian'a View PORTLAND. Oct. 29.-UFV-The Oregonian in an editorial Wednes day morning will say that "Ore gon does not maintain its capital at Salem out of a desire to be kind to Salem" and that "one sus pects it is with tongue In cheek that Multnomah's Senator Lessard proposes an amendment to the constitution to permit location of state institutions otherwheres than in -Marion county." The Oregonian's editorial win conclude: "Nor Is there any particular duty on the part ot Salem to do nate a capitol site or to contribute heavily to the purchase of capitol lands. Salem is the capital because it suited the state to designate it so, and, as heretofore stated not as a favor to Salem. To be sure it would, be nice- it Salem should feel able and be inclined to make the rest of us a generous gift, and nobody would object. But let us not try to coerce Salem. It cannot be done anyway, probably.' Captain Frank H auks ' To Visit Here Today Captain Frank Hawks, famous air speeder and former pilot for Will Rogers, will arrive at the lo cal airport at 2 o'clock today on a flying trip to announce details ot the Will Rogers Memorial cam paign, according to word from the press relations department of the Rogers memorial commission. Coercing WPA Crews May Prepare Grounds for New Schools WtA crews will be employed to .prepare the grounds tor the new Salem grade school which the board .. plans v to erect facing University street between Mixsioa. and Leslie streets" It. a project approved by district WPA offi cers yesterday is okehed by works progress officials at Washington, D. C. The chief problem ot this site is draining the swale along Mission street, which. It Is be lieved, is, fed by - springs. The project is estimated to cost the school district 1 120 and the WPA 1590. -Directors Percy R. Cupper and Frank Neer are expected within the next few days to select an engineer to supervise the various school WPA projects at a salary of from 9100 to S125 a month. They were authorised to employ on .the capitol question and Voted to Build CapitbL-in 72 DUNHAM- WRIGHT Further Trouble On Wharves Seen Judge Denrnan, Known as Labor Sympathizer, Won't be Arbiter AN FRANCISCO,. Oct. 29-(ff) -Already - strained relations be tween' aeamen and shippers were thrown into new . confusion here tonight when Judge WllMam Den man ot the ninth United States court of appeals,' flatly refused to act f arbitrator In the current dispute between the men and their employers. . -' Meanwhile spokesmen tor. the ship operators expressed belief that another "hoi cargo" contro versy may flare up with the ex pected arrival at San Pedro Sat urday of freight from Btrike- troubled Gulf ot Mexico ports. Pa&t ftrpndi&tion ? of Contracts Cited . . Judge Denrnan," long known as a friend of maritime workers de spite his ownership of shipping in terests, had -been nominated by seamen for the' post of arbitrator and accepted by the employers. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1)1 a project superintendent at an adjourned meeting Monday, ac cording to the minutes written up yesterday. - - , ' , Tennis Court for '. ' ' Richmond Planned S Neer yesterday reported that the echool grounds project alrea dy approved and to start Novem ber 1 would include not only a tennis court at Richmond school and lawn " seeding' and sprinkler systems at Highland and Engle- wood but also seeding the trtie covered portions of dinger and Leslie playgrounds to grass and providing tor " irrigating ' these areas. - The board also is expected to apply for a WPA project soon for construction of a new storm sew er alond the edge of the site for V (Turn to page 5, col. 4) - Oregon Hit by Earliest Snow Ever Recorded Inch Deep at Portland; Elsewhere it Melts Soon as it Falls Cascade Summit Storms Rage; McKenzie Pass Has Nine Inches (By The Associated Press) A few reindeer and a different calendar date would have made October 29 Merry Christmas as far as most parts ot Oregon were concerned. Only a few portions of the state escaped the mantle of white which an unprecedented October day brought in its wake. Predictions for today were "fair with northerly winds, little change In temperature." Parts ot Portland had an inch of snow yesterday morning and even the "loop" didn't escape. In most parts of the state, the snow melted almost as rapidly as it fell. Blizzards Rage on Mountain Peaks Blizzards raged on Mt Hood and Mt. Adams, however, 'and the higher portions of the Cascades and Blue mountains were thor oughly blanketed. The Dalles and Hood River dis tricts reported a fairly heavy fall but no damage since most' crops were in but work in harvesting apples was speeded perceptibly. Baker had .7 of an inch of (Turn to Page 10, Col. 5) Two Flurries of Snow.KoJted Here Afternon Fall Melts as it Comes; More Seen Early in Morning White signs of winter chilled the air in Salem early today for the second time In 24 houjs al though the weather bureaus pre dicted clearing weather. Snow that melted quickly blew down briefly around 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, gave way to rain and then returned shortly before mid night. Fair weather with continued cold was predicted for the valley Thursday. Yesterday s maximum tempera ture was 46 degrees. The mini mum, 14, came at 8:41 p.m. PIONEER, Oct. 29 The ground here was white with snow Monday morning, though the snow had melted by noon. Snow started falling again today. SILVER FALLS. Oct. 29 As a complete contrast to last week's warm sunshine, the falls area was white with snow Monday morning and today, though the snow was melting almost as rapidly as It (Turn to Page 2, CoL 1) . i Proposal For Insuring All State Buildings to " : - Be Before Joint Group - The joint insurance committees of the senate and house will meet today to consider a bill by Sena tor Pearson providing - that all state buildings and . furnishings shall be insured on the basis of 70 per cent of their sound value. - The senate committee has held several conferences on the bill but has not yet reached a definite con clusion. Some opposition was ex pressed to the bill on the ground that an insurance sinking fund, somewhat similar to the present restoration fund law,' would prove more economical. Driver of Death Car Is Held Not to Blame KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Oct. 29.-GTHErnle Enders, driver of te ear from which two persons plunged to their deaths near here late .Saturday night, was absolv ed from blame by a i coroner's jury today. Testimony , brought out that a dip In the read may have been .responsible. Those fa tally Injured Include Beulah Phil lips and Clarence Rewey. - Te accident was held unavoida ble. Large WPA Road Job For Yamhill Approved ' McMINNVILLE. Ore.,4Cfct. 29-(JP)-R. J. Kennedy, Yamhill coun ty judge, said today ne had been informed that an 28 801 WPA road project, with the location to be decided by the county court, had .been approved and: would get un- der way when seasonal employ-- xnent is exhsusteaV r MaioHtrBiU- Exact Amount Bagwell Will Accept Offer From Oregon Colorado Churchman Not to Come Until Early Next Year, Stated Decision is Gratifying to Rev. Swift, Formerly Dean's Schoolmate PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 29-fl) Word from Denver, Colo., that Dean Benjamin D. Dagwell, rec tor of St. John's cathedral in that city, . had accepted the appoint ment as bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon,- brought many expressions of pleasure from church and civic leaders here to day. , Dean Dagwell told The Assoc! ated Press at Denver that he had decided to eon;e to Oregon "after very serious consideration." His decision, he declared, "was reach ed with regret that I must break my many ties in Denver but with happiness because of the splendid opportunity for service offered In the new field." The new bishop said he would probably stay in Denver unttl mid-January. Dean Das-well was elected to the Oregon-iest on the-25th bal lot at meeting of clergy and ves trymen here October 11. Decision Pleases Archbishop Chambers The dean will succeed the late Walter Taylor Sumner, who was bishop of the Episcopal diocese of (Turn to Page 10, Col. 1) Auto Keys Sought To bfa tq Mrs. Paulos Tells Where She Threw Them? Asks to be Kepi in Jail PORT ORCHARD. Wash., Oct. 29 -JF) Automobile keys, a hat and a mask, evidence which would aid in confirming the story of Mrs. Peggy Paulos, accuser of Leo Hall, Bremerton mass mur der suspect, became major clues today as Sheriff Rush Blanken ship announced search for them would be instituted tomorrow. Mrs. Paulos, in the county jail In a cell 100 yards from one occu pied by Hall, has pointed out the spot where she believes she threw them as she fled , from . the Er- land's point murder house, Blank enship said, . Woman Insists On , Remaining to Jail - ; . The keys belonged to automo biles owned by Frank Flleder and Eugene Cnenevert, two- or tne victims, and were given her by Hall at the Flleder home "to hold," Blankenship quoted Mrs. Paulos as saying. " - " - - Mrs. Paulos was brought here from the King county Jail last night.- professing fears for ' her safety, she insisted that she be held in custody. : ' Guards, armed with tear: gas, rifles and shotguns, today patrol led the courthouse which bouses the Jail in which the two are held. 600 Gallons of "Gas9' , Flow Along Jlightcay After Truck Mishap Six , hundred gallons of gaso line' gurgled ' down a twb-foot ditch along the Pacific highway a mile north of Salem about - S o'clock yesterday morning when a gasoline tank r truck and trailer went off the road. State police Quoted the driver, X O. Frostad of Albany, as saying he felt asleep at the wheeL No other motor ve hicle was involved In the accident. A pool containing 10 to IS gallons of gasoline still lsy in the ditch when state police- Investigated shortly after 8 p.m. - w Frostad escaped Injury and the truck was but slightly damaged ' It's Cold at Bend BEND, Ore., Oct 29H)-Tbe trend was definitely down ward mercurially speaking in the Bend area tonight, after the storm which has whipped the summit of the Cascades begn a movement to the est. Maximum today here was 24 Program for Financing ; Site Purchase Offered A PROGRAM of financing the acquisition of .additional land for the state capitoL sufficient to cover the cost ot acquiring the Willamette campus, estimated at $550,000, was submitted to the legislative sub-committee Tuesday morning by Mayor Kuhn of Salem and J. N. Chambers, chairman of the Salem capitol com-' mlttee ' -: y It embraced three alternatives. Salem's contribution would be $250,000, to be raised by a bond Issue, Extra appropriation by the state could be entirely eliminated, if the state used 17 H per cent of the federal-state contract sum of $3,500,000. These propo sitidns were submitted by the sub-committee to the Joint com mittee last night. They are as follows: - Total of federal-state contract $3,500,000 (1) Plan for financing additional land, using 10 per cent of $3,500,000: .... . From federal-state total, minimum 10 per cent 350,000 Contribution by city of Salem 250,000 Balance by additional appropriation of state Total- available (2) Plan to reduce additional appropriation of state: Using 15 per cent for land purchase ... Contribution by city of Salem . Balance by additional appropriation of state Total available (3) Plan to eliminate additional Using 17 M per cent for land purchase Contribution by city of Salem .. $ 850,000 At the same time a schedule was submitted showing the ef fect on the building fund by reducing its -amount by 10, 15 or 17 Js per cent. It was shown that with the maxim am diversion for site purchase there would remain a balance of $174,500 as a margin for miscellaneous expenditures. The state planning board estimated the cost of the capitol building at $2,713,000. The following are the schedules under the. three plans: .v (1) Total of federal-state contract ........ .$3,500,000 10 per cent out for land . i ... 350,000 Remainder for building Estimated cost of capitol building Balance for miscellaneous (2) Total of federal-state contract 15 per cent out for land Remainder for building Estimated cost of capitol building Balance for miscellaneous ... Total of federal-state contract 17 H per cent out for land Remainder for building Estimated cost of capitol building Balance for miscellaneous By state planning board, final Mike Lane Facing Tests For Sanity Mike Lane, who was released from city, jail yesterday afternoon on completing- 10-day terni for drunkenness, was taken back Into custody early last night when -residents at the Charles' O'Brien residence, 490 North Capitol Street, jeported Lane was sitting on their" front poreh. He had re peatedly' knocked on their door, they said. Lane told police, he decided to. sty on the porch until someone' came to the door. On being released late yester day afternoon Lane loitered, out side the police station, getting into the various police Cars -al ternately, - Including Chief Frank A. Mlnto's. Finally the police can ed on the' pastor of a church Lane is affiliated with, believing he could persuade Lane to go home. The former, drove away with Lahe but later said the man was too much for him to handle. Police said Lane, who has been up in municipal - court - seven times this . year on charges of being drunk, would be given a sanity examination this morning. Disdbli ng Illness Surveys 16 be Cohducted in Salem Thirty four interviewers will be employed .In Salem over a . five months period soon in securing statistics dealing with disabling illness - and chronic - diseases for the United States publie health service, A. B. CJark of Portland; Oregon -supervisor for this serv ice, announced yesterday at thjs county health department offices here. Dr. Vernon ft A Douglas, county, health officer, will coop erate with the federal health serv ice in this undertaking. . -, ; Clark said the ' Salem statistics gathering project, financed under the WPA, would be one of four to be conducted In Oregon and part of a health statistics program to '.'Would l of U.S. Offer $ 600,000 ... 250,000 850,000 ..$ 525,000 .. 250,000 $ 775,000 75,000 ..$,850,000 ..$ 612,500 237,500 appropriation of state .$3,150,000 . 2,713,000 .$ 437,000 $3,500,000 .. 525,000 $2,975,000 2,713,000 $ 262,000 $3,500,000 612,500 .$2,887,500 . 2,713,000 ..$ 174,500 report, page 12. Attack on Co-ops LEWISTON, Idaho, Oct. 29 Senator J. P. Pope (D. Idaho) promised today to. carry to the floor of the senate a tight, to clear grain, cooperatives of . a charge of "dishonesty, avarice and. sharp dealing he said was contained in a senate - agriculture committee sub-committee report.- - Senator Pope made the promise In a statement to be read . at a meeting of grain growers here lo night. ., : . ' - - - .The Idaho junior senator said he had asked Senator r McNary, (R. Ore.), chairman of .the sub committee, to issue a statement to correct ."such errors as have been committed by the committee. . - Senator McNary . was in south ern Oregon Tuesday and could not be reached.-. '-Youth Gets IS Years PORTLAND, Oct. 2.-P)-Con-rad Troudt,r 2 1-year old Portland youth, was sentenced to 15 years in ' prison today on his plea of guilty to a charge of assault with Intent to commit a criminal at tack, . - be carried on in II states. Sa lem "was selected for one of Ore gon's four such surveys because the health department here offer ed Its assistance, Clark said. " ; Enumerators will make .a house to house canvass to secure information as to the nature and occurrence of: disabilities . caused by Illnesses and : chronie diseases for inclusion in a statistical sum mary that is hoped to prove of great benefit to the medical pro fession and health services In de termining remedial steps' that should be taken. All Information will be treated as confidential in dividual records will eventually - (Turn to page i, coL S) Resented by Pop Utilize Buying Up To 25 Acres For Site Favored City and U. S. Expected to Pay Entire Cost , of New Property s Zimmerman, Fisher Seelc Smaller Sum, Using Old Land Alone 4 Working steadily most of the day yesterday in order to have a definite plan to report to the sea- -ate today, the joint tommitiees ef the house and senate on capitol construction last night had tenta tively approved three bills fer submission today and had Ironed), ' out most of the objections to the bills, as they were introduced. The bill which will carry tie approval of a majority of the committee will appropriate 23,- ' 500,000 for building and land, the . building to be constructed on or adjacent to the old site. It will carry the emergency clause. The minority bills will carry appropriations of $2,000,000 and J2, 750, 000" tor the construction of the building on the old' site alone, ' Senator Zimmerman, who favors the $2,000,000 figure, did -not want .the emergency clause at-. tached to thebill . "t know , the teason the emer gency clause was attached to the majority bill," Zimmerman . said. "It is to prevent it from going before the people. It is just an attempt to steam roll it through and I believe they'H do it." Emergency Clause. Favored by Fisher . - Senator Fisher wanted the emergency clause attached. to the bill appropriating $2.760,000,, stating that he really believed the people wanted the act to go into effect Quickly so that construction could be started. It was indicated last night that the two minority senators might .' compromise on $2,500,000 and jointly sign the minority report on only one bilL The bills will be prepared by the , attorney general's office today and may be approved after the morning adjournment and report ed to the senate In the afternoon session. The bill, being prepared for the majority ot the committee will authorize the commission to pur- . chase additional' land not to ex- -ceed 25 acres. No additional ap-, propriation except that allowed under PWA regulations was al lowed for the purchase of the site.. It was clear that the city of Sa lem was expected, to cooperate in. the purchase at least to the ex-, tent of $250,000. If sufficient funds - will not . be allowed from . . the PWA an additional appropria-. ' tion may, be 'made. , . ; . WiU Ask PWA on , '. . Perceauge Allowed v. J "' ; PWA officials- are to . be eon-.' taeted .to ascertain the . definite' amount that will be allowed" from the $3,500,000 for the purchase of land. v.....-;-- '""-;:: " After receiving the opinion of -' Ralph Moody assistant attorney- ; general, that a member of . the ' legislature could, not serve on the . capitol reconstruction commit sion, the committee voted to have; the board of control as members' and four additional members, two to he appointed by the president' of the senate and two to be ap appointed by the speaker of the house, making; a total of seven members. . The board of control : members are to serve by virtue of their office and may change dur-r ing the construction bat the four' appointees will continue during ' . the entire construction period. Compensation of non-board mem bers was set at $10 a day while working. (Turn to Page 2, CoL 4) Hamburger is Recipe Topic j This Week A day and a half remains for housewives of Salem and vicinity to select their finest recipes calling for hamburg er, and to send it in to The Statesman for the Round Table .contest. . '1 Any kind of recipe may be submitted . bat pleaee end only ne. - It most he in the hands of the food editor by Thursday noon to bo eligible for one of the three cash prizes. . -3