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- vo- . . Little JlerchanU " Statesman carrier are little merchant; tbejT must ' pay for the paper they bring yon. Prompt payment helps ' their 4business." i The Weather Unsettled with rain today and Sunday, normal tern peratore; Max. Temp. Fri day 54, Min. 42, river -1.1 feet, rata ; J&9 lnu, 8. wind. FOUNDED 1851 I 1.,-- EIGHTV-FIFTH YEAR i ' 7 Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, December 28, 1935 : No. 237 i :. i- i 7 O Officer layer Ml 3 cdI: - S 1:. Italy Soon to Seek Peace Is London Belief ti mm .... I failure to rrogress in .Ethiopia, Approach of Rain Cited Warships Ready for Any Eventuality; Ban on 1 , Oil Not Expected (By the Associated Press) Italy's warships hare cleared their decks for action In "any eventuality," it was learned Fri day night. The most powerful fleet Rome has ever assembled in the Red Sea has Just completed maneuvers, ap parently of an emergency nature. More than 4,000 recruits for the air service also hare been call ed out, it was reliably reported in Rome. This disclosure followed upon an expression of belief in London that Premier Mussolini, harrassed by sanctions, might soon propose peace. These Quarters said the lack of a conspicuous military suc cess and the approaching rainy Beason, together with the econom ic and financial situation at home, might force II Duce to call a halt on his "colonial adventure." Terms Discussed, In Addis Ababa In this connection, it was learn ed in Addis Ababa that terms on which the Ethiopian delegation to Geneva might discuss peace have been Authorized. These terms, it was said, in volve withdrawal of Italian troops from Ethiopia and payment of an indemnity by Italy. It was stress ed, however, that Emperor Haile Selassie is not actually offering peace terms. ' " An oil sanction which Premier Pierre Laval of France said Italy would interpret as an act of war .: apparently is dead, London sources said. Great Britain, It appeared, having received assurances of support from league Mediterran ean powers if Italy attacks her, is content to wait and see bow things turn out. Laval's Fate to Be Decided Soon Whether Laval would follow Sir Samuel Hoare, Britain's for eign secretary, to the political chopping-block because of the dynamited Anglo.- French peace plan remained to be seen Laval warmly defended his course when the chamber of dep uties opened debate on the for leign situation. A vote, delayed when the session was ended in disorder, probably will be reach ed Saturday. Observers predicted the wily Laval would win a nar row but safe margin in a vote of confidence. The Premier repeated an as surance that France would aid 'Great Britain If necessary, but be warned against imposition of fur ther sanctions on Italy. Both Rome and Addis Ababa claimed victories In the north. Ethiopia said its fighters tout ed Italian outposts west of Makale and captured eleven machine guns. An official communique in Rome said the enemy was defeat ed yesterday, with "serious" Eth iopian losses, in the Takkaze sec Shipping Magnate Called at Age 71 I YARMOUTH, N. S., Dec. 27. CP) Harry Howard Raymond, 71, retired United' States shipping magnate,' died tonight at his home in Hebron. I Raymond until ' recently was chairman of the board of the At lantic Gulf and West Indies steamship lines. At the time of his death, he was president of the Colombian Steamship comrany. Raymond was appointed vice chairman of the shipping control committee of the United States hipping board in 1918. He was vice-president of the American bureau of shipping He married Mrs. Nellie D. Ray mond, widow of his brother, Jo seph S. Raymond, in Jacksonville, Fla., April 11. 1934, Live Toad Found Beneath Hardpan THE DALLES, Ore., Dec. 27.-()-Edward Seufert had a toad today which attracted consider able attention. The toad was said to have been encased in a strata of "hardpan' four feet ttnder ground when it was found by ex cavators. - ' - It was about the size of a silver , dollar. Workmen said the' toad ! was emaciated and almost white when uncovered. It was reported eating-heartily today. Van Vlack Now Faces Charge of I Murdering Ex-Wife He Abducted V :- -7 U ; - .S J v r 1 liX i 7 I p Formal charges of murdering his former wife, Mildred Hook, were filed In Idaho yesterday against Douglas Van Hack, who previous ly was held for the slaying of one of two policemen who died after .a gun duel with him. He Is shown here with hla ex-wife whom he kidnaped in Tacoma, transported to Idaho and -hen allegedly shot fatally. Simon President, Business League Door-Bell Selling to Be Given Attention Next Year Is Decision Lawrence N. Simon was elected president of the Salem Business Men's league at the annual .meet ing held last evening at the cham ber of commerce. Dr. A. A. Keene was chosen to serve as vice pres ident and C. E. Wilson as secre tary Directors elected for the coming year were Kenneth C. Perry, Ar nold A. Kreuger, Ralph A. Glover and J. L. Cooke. In discussing work for -the com ing year it Was agreed that special attention should be given towards having an ordinance passed rela tive to door-bell selling to reduce as much as. possible the nuisance of outside house to house solicit ing. Saturday Closing Policy is Viewed Saturday night closing will ajso come in for some action by the league, following a meeting to be (Turn to page 4, col. 8) W. U. Alumni Hear Of Europe's Woes PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27-ff -F. G. Leasure, traveler and edu cator, told : the Portland alumni of Willamette university tonight that England will be forced to halt Mussolini's, bid for a stronger foothold in , Africa to protect its own rights there. Leasure, who is director of vo cational . education for Portland schools, blamed Italy's economic condition for the present conflict. He said Mussolini had to carry out war abroad to prevent revolution at home." Officers elected by the club in cluded: President, Victor D. Carl son, class of 32; vice-president, Jean White, class of '29, and secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Charles W. Redding, class of '28. C. L. Starr, class of '13, presided. Injuries Severe In Eugene Crash EUGENE, Ore. Dec 27.-- An auto-truck collision late today resulted in serious injuries to five persons. Mr, and Mrs. Warren Starr and three children, Peter, Alice and Jack, all of the Monroe district, were rushed to a hospital here. All five were occupants of the car which collided with a truck, the " eight occupants of4 which escaped without serious injury. Leonal Morehead Discovered Dead; Wound Self-inflicted Leonal Chester Morehead, 24-year-old head molder at the W. W. Rosebraugh company foundry, was found lying dead on the floor of hla bedroom at 1549 Broad way at 2:35 o'clock yesterday af ternoon, the victim of what Cor oner L. E. Barrick believe! was a self-inflicted bullet wound in the head. He was last seen alive at a downtown beer parlor-lunch room at about 11 o'clock yester day morning, city police said. The copper jacketed bullet, from a .25 calibre automatic pis tol, passed through Moreuead's head from the right temple to the left and dropped on the floor ten inches away. The pistol wa3 found lying under the crook of his right knee. Dean Tucker, a cousin, discov ered Morehead dead in the bed room when he called at the resi dence on business. He immediate Five Are Injured In Auto Mishaps Mrs. Wilmot Suffers Leg Fracture; Two Hurt on Highway North Three more accidents of which police received notice last night brought to five the number of per sons reported for the day as in jured. Mrs. Anna Wilmot, 57, of 501 Ruge street, suffered a broken leg as the result of a collision at Cen ter and Front streets late Thurs day, the two drivers, Harry Whit tle, Woodburn route one, and Samuel P. Hondrick, 1073 Sev enth street. West Salem, reported yesterday. Roy Neal, 1150 Smith street, Salem, was bruised when his bicy cle was hit at Oak and Bellerue streets at 6 a. m. yesterday by an automobile driven by Pearl Vic tor, 336 Oak street, Mrs. Victor notified police last night. Fossil Man Hurt In Highway Crash Victor M. Johnson of Fossil re ceived treatment for cuts about the knees and hands and a head contusion, and Mabel Meinert of Portland for shock and bruises at a Jefferson physician's office last night after Johnson's car had crashed into the rear end of a big truck driven by Edmund E. Mc cracken of Portland at 7:20 p. m. a mile north of Jefferson on the Pacific highway, state police re ported. McCracken was not hurt. Police estimated $250 damage was done to the automobile, $10 dam (Turn to page 4, col. 8) Advance Observed In Prices of Hops PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 26-P) The Federal bureau of agricul ture announced today that hop prices to growers advanced from one to two cents a pound on west coast markets in the week ending December 24, with the heaviest trade recorded in Oregon. Oregon sales totalled 6 500 bales, California 1,928 bales. In Washington, several carloads were sold in the Yakima valley. Oregon sales brought from 7 to 10 cents a pound net. Buyers principally were from the United Kingdom. The trade reflected improved foreign de mand. Oregon growers still hold about 22,000 bales of the 1935 crop, compared with 38,000 bales of the 1934 crop held at a correspond ing time a year ago, trade esti mates Indicated. ly called in neighbors who made certain Morehead was not alive and then telephoned for the po lice. No Motive Found; Suicide Apparent The coroner said, last night be had not been able to learn ot any motive but he was reasonably cer tain Morehead had committed sui cide. The young man's grandmoth er, Mrs. Millie Carlson, who had reared him and with whom be liv ed, could not be located imme diately. It was believed she was visiting one of her sons outside the city. Morehead had been employed at the Rosebraugh plant for seven years. His employer, W. W. Rose braugh, said he was "very much astonished" to hear of his em ploye's death. . ' I think he was Inclined to be (Turn to page 7, col. 8) Old Overtime Tags Bring in $156 to City 40 Motorists Who Forgot to Report are Fined $1.50 per Ticket . Serving of Warrants is Continued; Clean Up Old Police Docket Repeated warnings that penal ties were to be imposed on Salem motorists who disregarded police tags charging violation of down town parking regulations suddenly assumed the proportions of seri ous notices yesterday when city officers served the first 40 of more than 400 warrants drawn up within the last week by Muni cipal Judge A. Warren Jones. The result was that 40 motor ists paid a total of $156 in fines for parking overtime or in re stricted rones at $1.50 per tag Four others, against whom war rants had not yet been issued, ap peared in court voluntarily and paid the usual $1 per tag for nine of the tickets, bringing parking offense fines to $165 for the day. Three Patrolmen Serving Warrants Chief of Police Frank A. Min- to announced late in the day that the three patrolmen he assigned yesterday to the task of serving the warrants would be kept at the job until all the court summons Judge Jones had issued had been delivered to the violators they name. , The current drive. Judge Jones declared, la intended to clear his docket in order that during 1936 prompt action may be ;taken against parsing law onenders. "We are getting rid of the tags that have accumulated by issuing these warrants," the Judge said. "Next year we are not going to let them pile up as we have this year. The people seem to desire rigid enforcement of parking reg ulatlons. We plan to give it." , (Turn to Page 3, Col. 6) Store Is Entered But Nothing Gone Burglars broke Into the Safe way store at 935 South Comraer cial street via the roof route Thursday night for the second time within four months and again gained nothing for their ef forts, Chief of Police Frank A. Minto announced yesterday after noon. The earlier burglary at tempt was committed Septem ber 8. Chief Minto believed the bur glars who broke through a roof skylight to enter the store Thurs day night were looking only for money. Good 3 about the store was ransacked and strewn about. The would-be looters left the building through a side door by breaking a lock. A hole was cut in the roof when this store was entered last fall. Nothing was missed from the place at that time. Knox Asks Fight To Control Cost COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 27 -JP-Col. Frank Knox asked felfow re publican editors tonight to create a militant, tax-aroused electorate and "destroy this revenue-devouring, tax-eating monster of bureau cracy" the Roosevelt administra tion. ,f "Some, way 'must- be found to put a stop to government waste," said the Chicago publisher, a pos sible candidate for the republican presidential nomination. "Making the people realize the peril of the high cost of govern ment will do more to assure good government, economical govern ment, than anything else." Col. Knox, addressing the Ohio republican editorial association, nrgd newspapermen to take the initiative in a comprehensive ram paign for "tax-consciousness." Borah Strongest, Idaho Man Claims COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Dec. 27. OPV-Exra R. Whitla, republi can national committeeman for Idaho, declared tonight upon his return from the east: "Senator Borah is the outstanding presi dential candidate, and I firmly believe he can obtain the nomi nation and election." Whitla "returned from the na tional committee meeting. "Unquestionably Senator Borah is the best known and most popu lar man in the United States," he declared.. "The Borah-for pres ident movement is fast gaining momentum throughout the east and middle west." Flood Control On Ash Swale Gets Approval PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27-(JP) Word received in ' Portland today indicated that federal approval had been given the first step in flood control Work in the Willamette valley, - v The approval paved . the way for work on Bine clear ins projects -Marys River and Big Muddy in Benton county, two units of . Long . Tom river. Bear Creek and Beaver creek,' all in Lane county, and three units on Ash Swale in Polk county. Work on the project, to cost $83,000 and provide work for 250 men for six months, is scheduled to be gin as soon as water condi tions permit. , Defense Against Demagogue, Plea Sound Insight Should Be Gained in Schools, Is Advice at Session PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 27.-(J) Oregon school teachers in annual convention here "today heard lead ing educators sound warnings against "bamboozling by dema gogues," the "sacrificing oi polit ical liberty" and "the undermin ing of public support of educa tion." Principal speakers were Dr Grayson N. Kefauver, dean of the school of education at Stanford university: Dr. Frederick M. Hun ter, chancellor of Oregon's system ot higher education, and Dr. Fred J. Kelly of Washington, D. C, chief of the division of higher ed ucation in the United States of flee ot education. Dr. Kefauver told delegates that "sound 'insight that permits no bamboozling by demagogues' must be instilled in the students of today. He declared the "possi bility of continuing a democracy in this country is to be seriously questioned unless there is devel oped a more adequate program of social education." Personal Liberty Held Threatened Dr.' Hunter, in commenting on his assertion that political free dom is endangered, said: "We are moving In the direction of wreck ing the system that has achieved this age-old quest, personal lib erty." Dr. Kelly declared the "Amer ican ideal of free education" is being endangered by mounting fees. "If we go forward with the (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) Hatchet Burying Ceremony Slated SEATTLE, Dec. 2i7,-CF)-Mayor Charles L. "Goofy Derby" Smith expects lots of public good . from his latest idea, a public "bury the hatchet" ceremony the last day of the year. "If only one pair from among several 'groups of our well-known citizens who have their different viewpoints get together and shake hands, it will be worth while," he said today, inviting the democra tic and republican county chair man to."."get together." A hearty reception greeted the mayor's, proclamation. Church people, the 101 club, a cross-section of the -city's business and professional men, and others call ed the mayor up and gave their , approval. Estimate Traffic Deaths at 35,000 CHICAGO. Dec. 27. - (JPi - The nation's 1935 traffic deaths were estimated at 35,500 today by the national safety council. This would represent a 1.4 per cent drop or 500 human lives from 1934's all-time high of 36, 000. , R. L. Forney, the council's chief statistician, predicated his reckon ing for the whole ot 1935, on the premise that a sharp downward trend evidence in November would carry through December.. Eckerlen's Beer License Revoked Revocation of the license to sell beer granted to Eugene Ecker len's roadside establishment north of town, was voted yesterday by the state liquor control commis sion.'. The action followei an ex tensive' investigation by the com mission. The commission at the 'same meeting expressed its disapproval of Instituting additional agencies for the sale of bard liquor in Ore gon. Seven applications for a gen es in Portland were rejected and four from upstate points. Pat Finnegan Newurein ToiddMe Former Salejii JVrestler Invited to :Jarty by :-. ; K Thelmaiis Report Di Cicco Accounts for All His Movements, Day- of Tragedy XOS ANGELES. Dec. 27-yp)-Pisquale "Pat" Dl Cicco, divorced husband of Thelma Todd, vehem ently and , un c o n d itlonally denied tonight all the reports linking him with the ac tress in the d a y a Immedi ately preceding her death. He appeared before the grand jury. Del ectirees had been told that Dl Cicco at his own request had been invit ed to the last Fat Flnncf am party Miss Todd attended, and was to have been seated next, to her; that, although he did not sit at the table, he did appear at the same restaurant and spoke to her several times that night, and that he lunched with her at noon of the same .day. The inference was that Di Cicco and Miss Todd, divorced a year ago, were about to become recon ciled. Di Cicco gave a satisfactory ac count of his movements Saturday night and Sunday, Deputy District Attorney Ugene Blalock said. Duke" and Finnegan Aren't Subpoenaed Meanwhile, detectives reported they were unable to confirm the report Miss Todd had been severe ly beaten, several days before her death. Roland West, her business (Turn to page 4, col. 8) Building Wrecked In Mystery Blast MIDDLETOWN, O., Dec. 28.- ( Saturday) Up) An explosion of undetermined cause early today wrecked a building housing the research department of the Amer ican Rolling Mill company, with such force that Police Sergeant M. K. Byrd reported "not a brick in the building was left In place." Byrd described the building as 'a two-story structure, with a frontage of about 150 feet, run ning 200 feet back." Byrd said two of the city's three fire stations were fighting a blaze which followed the blast. Officials "tentatively" place the loss at $100,000. Ed Gardner, night watchman. said to his knowledge there was no one In the building at the time. Officials said about 30 persons are employed there during the day, but that the bulk of the re search work is carried on in labor atories across the street. Plate glass windows nearly a mile away were shattered by force of the blast. Astoria Quint Wins ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 27.-4V- The Astoria high basketball team defeated Lincoln high of Port land 28 to 23 here tonight The score was tied at half time, 9 to . Oregon Inventor Dies PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. -Michael Redlinger, 74, credited with 400 inventions of which 12 pertained to the fruit industry. died here yesterday. American Missionaries Are Blamed f or TOKYO, Dec. 27.-()-Japan, , through reports from consular agents, charged today that Am erican and British missionaries were leading student agitation in China against Japan. A government spokesman while disclosing that these accusations were made in the reports, declin ed to state what action, it any, the government would take In the matter. ; Missionary participation was noteworthy, he commented, be cause in previous student agita tion and demonstrations mission schools had remained aloof; The schools Involved were not named by the spokesman. Jap anese press dispatches from China said, however, that an American official of -Yenchjng university at Peiplng, center 4 of the North China autonomy move- Butte Police Aided BMm Priso ners Northwest Desperado Shot Fatally aa He Flees From House After Gas Used to Dislodge Him Sits on Bed For Hours, Tells Woman Details of Slayings Including That of Deputy in Seattle BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 27. (AP) William Henry Knight, ex-convict sought for four slayings, was captured to night by Butte 'officers who shot and fatally wounded him as he attempted to escape from his Butte-hideout. Officers, seeking Knight throughout southwestern Mon tana for two days,-surprised . the fugitive in a Butte resi- 'Little Capitals' Answer Is Varied McNary, Pierce and Some . Other Western Solons , Praise Proposal WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-0?5)-A proposal that the country be split into 10 or 12 administrative districts for federal activities to night evoked a cordial word from western congressmen and ironic -comment from the American Lib erty league. The recommendation, intended to make governmental programs more responsive to sectional needs and provide a geographic framework for-the development of national resources was made by the national committee on natural resources, including five members of the cabinet. It suggested that for each dis trict there be a "little capital," and, as possible locations, named Boston, New York, Knoxville, At lanta, .New Orleans, j Chicago, Portland, Ore., San s Francisco and Denver, with consideration proposed tor Salt Lake City, Bis marck, Amaha, Nashville,. Cin marck, Omaha, Nashville, Cin Decentralizlng of Government Seen The westerners, topped by Sen ator McNary, of Oregon, the min ority leader, thought the idea meritorious as encouraging a de centralization of government, and as holding possibility of expedit ing wheat allotments. The Liberty i league Issued a statement deriding the proposal as evidence that Washington "is rapidly becoming Inadequate for the horde of play-boy experiment ers who have ..tajfced up their abodes on the banks of the Po tomac." McNary said that because of "the necessity of decentralization (Turn to page 4, col. 8) Water Studies to Take Two Months Surveys to estimate the cost of Willamette river and main North Santiam river supplies for Salem probably will require two months time for completion, Water Man ager Cuyler Van Patten said last night. Engineer R. E. Koon and a staff of assistants are now en gaged In surveying to determine the proper location for a propos ed gravity pipeline from Salem to the North Santiam a short dis tance above Stay ton. The city council special water committee has decided to accept the estimates of Baar and Cun ningham on cost ot the Little North fork Santiam supply. Student Revolt ment, was a leading instigator of student strikes and other, mani festations against Japanese con trol. The name ot this . American was not contained in the - dis patches. . SHANGHAI, Dec.) 27.-(!p)-Yielding to the Importunities of a worried government, Chinese students called off today their daring "advance on Nanking," in a railway train they" bad seized. The students had commandeer ed the train here Monday and started for the capital, 2000 strong, to personally place be fore government authorities their protest against the North China autonomy movement. Alarmed by Japanese reaction (Turn to page 7, col. 8) All Day Oden where he had kept Mra, James T. Gilligan and her two small children prisoners through-. out the day. " , ' Tear gas forced him from the refuge, and officers tired upoa him as he attempted to escap through a window. - Jack Duggan, assistant chief of police, shot Wnight in the head Just back of the ear. Th former convict of Washington, California and Idaho was rushed to a hospital. Knight, died threa and one-half hours later. ' Officers attempted to question, him, especially upon the slaying j of Floyd Woods, a ranch care V taker, of Hutchins, Mont., whose , body; was found in a river near there this morning. Woods abandoned car was dis covered, ' blood-stained, immedl ately south of 'here late yester day. I ; Search Carried on Since Christmas Day Tonight's bloody capture ended, a two-day search.throughout the rugged mountainous country south of here, launched when Knight fled Butte Christmas dav after he had slain Policeman Tom, O'Neill and Frank Walsh. a boarder, In a rooming house dis turbance. -After Knight's flight, a woman companion, Jean Miller, Informed authorities Knight had told her be had slain a deputy sheriff at Seat tle, Wash., November 13, whem that officer caught him stealing chickens. . - , Knight sped southeastward af ter the Butte slayings, in a com-, niandeered automobile which was found abandoned near Hutchens about the time Woods disappear ed. PoBsemen found Wood'a tody on a sand pit in turbulent Madi son river this morning. They the orized Knight had slain Woods and headed back toward Butte af ter he found himself blocked by snowfall at the continental divide 150 miles southeast of here. Mrs. Gilligan told Knight's cap tors the killer .entered her bom at 9 a. m. She said she was alone with her. small children when Khight came to her door and men-i aced her with a gun. Terrified and recognizing him from: newspaper pictures, Mrs. Gilligan admitted him. -Sits on Bed, Telia Family of Crimes (She told officers he sat calmly on a bed in the small house and told the frightened family bow he (Turn to Page 2, CoL 7) Student Outbreak Occurs in Kaifeng KAIFENG, Honan. China, Dec. 2 &.-(P)- (Saturday ) An open re volt against the Nanking govern ment was staged here today by 10,000 students who seized the railway station, and occupied en gineless trains, demanding trans portation to Nanking to protest North China autonomy.' Railway officials hurried all lo comotives in sight off to safety as the students appeared, i. Despite bitter winter tempera tures, 100 students started walk ing to Nanking, carrying bedding and foodstuffs. Similar demon strations were reported from var ious parts of the province. Youths Held For Gang Activities PORTLAND. Ore". VecZlM&t The Multnomah county grand Jury indicted James Chiapanno and Robert Cameron, zu-year-old Portland youths, today on charges in (connection with the activities of an East Portland bandit gang. Chiappano was' indicted on charges ;0f assault and robbery while armed with a aangerouj weapon on two counts and with assault with Intent to rob on two ' other counts.