' i - ' - . , ' f ' ' . ------ , - Local News . The Statesman makes a - careful canvass of news fa fte territory, believing its readers are. first, interested , In community events. The Weather Cloudy or foggy today and Saturday, normal tcapen tare; Max. Temp. Thursday '4. MIn. 87, river 7.1 feet, aortherly winds. FOUND EP 1631 EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, January 24, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No, 260 Ma Border V II SI W I --.-.--. v - r -- m mm m s r I Wold Wave Moves Eastward; New York Temperature Death Toll Is 83; Minnesota Has 56 Below Mercury in Five States Falls to -25, Many ' Others Frigid International Bridge Is Coldest Spot; Autos Marooned, Report CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-;P)-Cold kept its capital in the frostbound ;mldwest tonight but extended its ; sub-zero sway to the Atlantic ' ocean. As the mercury climbed from : lows that set new all time marks In many sections of the plain and northern border states, readings started a dip in the east. New I York experienced the most frigid ; January In its history. Boston prepared for 10 below during the i night. Fourteen states counted one or more fatalities from exposure or causes directly attributable to the most rigorous cold wave In years. The total for the country mounted to 83. The sub-jero temperatures ran ged from minus 58 on the bridge over the Rainy river between In- iernational Falls, Minn., and Fort 'ranees, Ont. for the second sue cessive day coldest spot on the "weather map and one degree more : frigid than yesterday to New York" two below. ; Below-Zero - Ruling ... . 'Are' Widespread In the Argtic belt's 25 to 52 degree below range were Minne sota, Wisconsin, and parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Vir ginia. Parts of New York State, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Eastern Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas saw readings of 10 to 20 under zero. Wings of the cold wave pene trated the southland bringing threats of damage of Florida's cit rus fruits with a low of 27 fore cast during the night. The storm had its local drama In nearly every community. A baby was born in a snowbound auto at Brookport, N. Y. Frozen trolley brakes forced commuters to hitchhike In zero temperatures at Marietta, Ga., an Atlanta su burb. Motorists were marooned at va rious points from the Missouri Tiver to the Hudson. Many took shelter in barns, sheds and with hospitable farm folk. Children Marooned ; In School Buildings Highways were blocked in scores of places. Trains ran late. Hundreds of marooned children went to classes after a night of slumber in school buildings in In diana, Kentucky, Illinois and in Isolated instances elsewhere. The deaths by states Included: Illinois. 12; Ohio, 18; Michi jgan, 11; Minnesota, 4; New York. 4& Indiana, 14; Pennsylvania, S; Wisconsin, 4; , Iowa, Kansas, ! Maryland, South Dakota, Tennes see and North Dakota, 1 each. Concrete Hurled ! Through Window An 'unidentified man threw a one-pound piece of concrete at a window of the Charles L. Riley (barber shop, 877 Court street, ! shortly after 10 o'clock last night jbut missed aim and no glass was broken, police were informed by .passersby who heard the object i strike. It apparently hit the win jdow frame. ; Twice within the last few months windows in this shop have i been shattered by stones, presum ably, officers said, because the S shop offers "two-bit" haircuts, i Last night's stone thrower an swered the .description of one pre viously reported at the same J place. . Blanket Project Funds Are Ready Funds for two more : blanket ;roa projects which will give men ; residing in the Woodbarn and Buvorton districts employ m e n t nearer home will be made avail able today, James E. "Jim" Smith. district WPA director, announced yesterday afternoon. As many as 100 workmen be tween Wood burn and Hubbard, and 40 in the Silverton district, will be taken oft distant projects and put to work on roads near their respective communities as a result of the new money allot xnents, be estimated. Some, of these men have been traveling as much as 30 miles a day to reach : projects."- ,"- -r - - ; Longshore Issues Get Spotlight Agmn Witli Rival Unions at Odds International Orders Its Locals to Drop Maritime Federation Membership ; Bridges Says Lockout Will Be Declared This Wek by Shippers WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. (AP)The International Sea men'skiBioh convention today ordered its Pacific coast locals to get out of the maritime federation of the Pa cific. ; ; Furthermore, the convention directed the west coast lo cals to stay out until the federation's rules regarding strikes Thousands Killed Both Sides Agree Italy and Ethiopia: ! Each Say Most of Losses On Other Side (By The Associated Press) Thousands slain in a savage battle in northern Ethiopia were reported Thursday in both Rome and Addis Ababa. But each capital said the vic tims were the enemy, their claims conflicting. ROME, Jan. 23. The Stefani (Italian) news agency said "sev eral thousand" Ethiopians were killed in a battle in the Tembien area of northern Ethiopia Tues day. A dispatch from Asmara to the agency said: "A general engagement in th Tembien extending to the whole northern front was engaged in Tuesday, resulting in complete success for the Italian army. "In several sectors our troops occupied new and important po sitions, repulsing counter-attacks by the enemy. The losses of the enemy amounted to several thou sand men killed." An official Italian communique today said "there have been sharp combats on the Eritrean front." ADDIS ABABA. Jan. 23. An official Ethiopian communique said today "several thousand Ital ians have been killed" in a bat- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) Sheriff Arrests Personal Friend Sheriff A. C. Burk had to ar rest a friend on a charge of driv ing while under the influence of intoxicating liquor,, he said last night. The friend, Fred L. Lan- genberg, 49, of route six, box 525, was taken into custody after his car had struck one driven by the sheriff at 18th and Market streets at about 5:30 p. m. "I saw him coming, without any lights, on the wrong side of the street, and stopped," the sher iff said. "Then I got out and wav ed my arms, trying to flag him down but he didn't stop until his fender bumped mine." A woman living near the scene thought a fight was in progress when she saw the sheriff remov ing Langenberg from his car and so advised city police by tele phone. Neither car was damaged ap preciably. Body of George V Lies in State, Westminister Hall LONDON. Jan. 2 3. -(-Britain's King Edward VIII stood in silent prayer today before the body of his father, George V, borne In death to lie in a cata falque of state in medieval West minster hall. Haggard and apparently weary, he prayed with all of England as the body of King George was placed in its black and gold rest ing place amid simple ceremonies, at the end of a 100-mile journey from rustic Sandrlngham where the Monarch died peacefully Mon day night. Casket Guarded by Household Troops Tonight stalwart yeomen and household troops, their brilliant uniforms partly hidden by cloaks of sombre black, stood watch over the body as it lay in its oaken casket, beneath the royal stand ard. Eight persons were all who stood there through the night. At each of the .four corners of the purple-based catafalque was a lifeguard, head bowed and immo- btlA . tmHuk fin hi icnrA i A little farther out into the 0Bd agreements are brought into line with those of the Seamen s union .and the American Federa tion of Labor. These moves followed four days of warm debate about the rela tionship of the Seamen's union and the ' Maritime Federation of the Pacific, a left-wing organi zation, headed by Harry Lunde berg jf the Seamen's union and supported by Harry Bridges, San Francisco Longshoremen's leader. Pacific coast shipowners have blamed the Federation for most of the numerous strikes of the last year. After the 1934 strike, the international unions concern ed agteed not to strike, but to submit disputes to arbitration. West Coast locals, out of the con trol of the International officers, have been charged with violating the agreement repeatedly. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23.-(;p) -West coast union leaders today met with defiant statements the (Turn to Page 6, Col. 5) To Remove Strips On Marion Street Salem's First WPA Job to Get Under Way Today; 60 Men Employed WPA workmen Monday will be gin tearing out four blocks of center- parking strips along Mar ion street between Capitol and Church streets, WPA officials an nounced J late yesterday. This will be the first WPA project sponsored by the city administra tion to get under way. The' Marion street center strips for the present will be graveled; paving at a later date is conem plated; by the city street commis sioner's office. Curbing removed from Marion street will be used on a smaller WPA project, build ing a dry masonry wall along the east bank of Shelton ditch be tween? 12th and University streets. The- city's original application for the Marion street project, ap proved here October 17, was lost on Its-wfcy to Washington. D. C, and a new one subsequently sub mitted,. Under it- a crew of 66 men will be employed for-two months and under the ditch pro ject, seven men for the some pe riod. ;The two projects are es timated to cost the city $1609, ln- eluding rental value of city-owned equipment. ;Start School Job HERMISTON, Ore., Jan. 23-Up) Preliminary work started this week on the $70,000 Hermiston high school building and gymna sium, i 1 brownish-gray gloom, lit by flick ering Papers at the base of the catafalque, stood four yeomen. : Atop the royal standard, at the end ot the bier, the jeweled crown of empire glistened. At the other end, above the head lay the floral crosses of Edward and the Queen Mother Mary. , : The' body will remain' until Tuesday 1 in the cold and ancient hall, beneath the high wooden ceiling placed there 500 years aeo. I ; Then It will be taken for the last time through the streets ot the empire's capital to the train which :will bear It to Windsor for last rites and buTial. Thousands Watch On London Streets Ther King's body arrlvfed at 2:45 O'clock this afternoon from Sandrlngham, at King's Cross sta tion, to be brought through streets lined with hundreds of thousands to Westminster hall. ! Weeping unashamed, men and women dropped to their knees as the funeral aun-earria're nassed. Only eight months ago. many of i t i ura to Page I, Col. S) , Work to Begin On High School Building Today PWA Permission Comes: Excavation Will Be Under Way Monday 85 Men to Be at Work on Three District Jobs, Announced Full speed ahead will be the order in the construction of Sa lem's new senior high school building en 14th between B and 4 streets, G. L. Hannaman, su perintendent for the Hoffman Construction company, announced late yesterday. He said his firm had received permission from the PWA Inspection division late Wednesday to begin construction. Digging equipment will be mov ed to the job at once and the excavation, estimated to require a month's time, probably will be under way by Monday, Hannaman said. He had half a dozen car penters at work yesterday erect ing temporary offices for the PWA and school district inspect ors. The contractors will make their headquarters in the house at the southwest corner of 14th and 4 streets purchased by the school board. 83 Men on Three School Jobs Today Eighty five men will be at work on the three school building sites today when J. A. Kapphahn puts his crew of eight men at work digging the basement for the west wing addition of Leslie junior high school. Robertson, Hay ft Wallace had 12 men at work cut ting form lumber and digging for footings on the Leslie east wing addition yesterday, Alex P. Hay sald. while 59 WPA laborers were working on the grade and high school sites. The high school contractors will put 15 to 20 more men to work Monday. All of the brush has been clear ed from the grade site, in the block bounded by Mission, Uni versity, Leslie and Capitol streets and the swale there drained by a WPA crew. The last house to be removed from this property was in process of being razed yesterday. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) One Woman Waits At Monarch Mine Wife of Mexican Joe Says Maybe He'll Come Out; Others Found Dead LOUISVILLE, WColo., Jan, 23. (JPyA lone woman kept vigil at the Monarch .mine tonight still hopeful her husband may come alive from the blast-shaken laby rinths below. Rescuers today recovered the. body of the seventh of the eight men who were trapped after a terrific explosion Monday demol ished portions of the vast coal mine. With the body they found evi- derrce that the man, Fireboss Steve Davis, died a horrible death of suffocation. , The solitary watcher Is Mrs. Joseph Jaramillo. Her husband was "Mexican Joe, the mule boy." Searchers are convinced they will find his body under tons of coal and timber. ''I'll wait for Joe," said Mrs. Jaramillo stolidly when friends (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1 ) Late Sports LA GRANDE, Ore., Jan. it. -UP) -The Eastern Oregon Normal bas ketball team defeated Albany col lege tonight 39 to 28. The Moun taineers stayed out in front after the first few minutes and led at half time 15 to 12. Fleming, Eastern Oregon center, was high scorer with 14 points. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23.-s) -Tsutao Higami, 156, of Japan, won two out of three falls with Japanese jacknives to defeat "Lord" Lansdowne, 155, In to night's main event wrestling pro gram. TACOMA. Jan. -23.-P)-Fred die Steele , 155, tonight knocked out Meyer Grace, 154, of Chicago, in the first round of a scheduled 10-round boxing match here. Steele, of Tacoma, used only halt a dozen punches, and had Grace rolling all over the ring. The Chicagoan groaned and shadow boxed for 16 minutes In his! cor ner after the fight was over. FIND 7 DEAD; ONE WIFE STILL HOPES L V VV' ' ' J"-- - -r - K r v ' 1 YY 1 A V -V. ; K " v v w . V' -1 " "MV S V"" V: ;C:rVv: i ' a-jr; i --i i ii ; s- 4 v : z".r::? - t-.-t Althongb bodies of seven victims ered, the wife of the eighth entombed man still waits hopefully at the scene above, taking the place of the crowd of anxious relatives present when the picture was taken and when It was thought pos sible all or some of the men would be found alive. When the picture was taken, rescue crews were working feverishly below. International Illustrated News. Swat at Liberty League Is Timely Northwest New Dealer Is Caustic in Remarks Anent Al Smith WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. -(?)- A democratic castigation of the American Liberty league as con trolled by "rascals and crooks" late, today afforded a rousing prelude to the league's dinner Al fred "B. Smithwttt address Satur day. In words that held, many in the crowded senate galleries breathless. Senator Schwellen bach (D-Wash) said "leeches and bloodsuckers" surround Smith in the organization. Speculation whether the for mer New York governor is about to burn his bridges behind him in opposition to the new deal had Increased during the day. Claims Al Turned His Back on Friend "No man can successfully turn his back on a friend," Schweilen- bach admonished caustically. He recalled President Roosevelt's past support of Smith for the presidency. In 1928, he said, the "happy warrior" requested Roosevelt to run for governor in New York, although "it involved risking the life of his very best friend." Roosevelt ran and won but Smith lost the state to Herbert Hoover. The senator attacked par ticularly John J. Raskob, former democratic chairman, and Pierre Dupont. Both participated with Smith in setting up the league a year and a half ago. Schwellenbach also hit in pass ing at Edward F. Hutton, author of the suggestion that business "gang up" to protect Its inter ests. He referred to testimony in senate hearings showing Hutton's participation in market deals, which he called "crooked and dis honest stock manipulation." Three Men Seize Louisiana Power NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 23.-(Jpy-Tuesday's democratic primary has placed the politics of Louisiana in the hands of a triumvirate who will strive to carry on where Huey P. Long left off ' when "he was slain. . These three men were Oscar K Allen,- present governor and Uni ted States senator-elect for Long's unexpired term; Richard W. Leche, Judge and governor-elect; and Allen El lender, speaker of the house and United States senator elect for the regular term begin ning in January, 1937. Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley lost his place on the democratic state central committee in tha Selection when he was defeated by R. E. O'Rourke, an importer by 1,315 votes. Applicant For Police A Job, Too Short, Grown -Required Quarter Inch PORTLAND, Jan. lZ.-(Jf)-Two months go. examiners for , the Portland police department reject ed George J. Shaw and Forrest V. Hudnut as applicants because they were not 5 feet 9 inches tall. Each lacked quarter of an Inch. They were given 0 days to reach the required height. ' -Today, Shaw measured S feet 9 inces and was accepted, Hudnut was still toor short.' The examin ers did sot ask Shaw how he grew the fraction of an inch. Both are In their early twenties. - of the explosion In the Monarch mine In Colorado have been recov Rubbish Blaze In Courthouse Soon Put Out All downtown fire equip ment was rushed to the county courthouse at 7:05 o'clock last night after night workers in tbe sher iffs tax department discov ered smoke pouring from an opening in the floor In front of the customers' window on the first floor above the ground level. The fire, it developed, was In a pile o' frubbish in a small chamber In the center of the brick and steel walls of the basement Jail cells and did no damage. Sheriff A. C. Burk said he squirted tbe contents of two fire extinguishers on the fire without quenching them and then called for the fire department. Fire men finished the job with more chemicals. The sheriff said the rub bish pile probably was an accumulation of bits of pa per prisoners had pushed from their cells through the small holes leading Into the between-cell chamber. Pris oners said not enough smoke to bother them reached the JaiL Par-Optic Wizard Has Off Day; Car Jolted by Truck OLYMPIA, Jan. 2 3. -P) - Her bert Cade, that "par-optic wizard" who claims he can drive his car through traffic while blindfolded, apparently had an "off" day to day. His car, -with the wizard at the wheel, was struck by a truck at an intersection here this after roon. The accident, according to a police report, resulted In slight damage to each car. Cade, who elaims to be able to "see" with his finger tips egainst the windshield of his car, is to put on his act here Satur day. Reporters Will Report All Traffic Violation WALLA WALLA, Jan. 23.-P-In an effort to cut down traffic law violations and extend Walla Walla's perfect 1935 record an other year, the Morning Union, starting tomorrow, will print daily on page one. license numbers of all violators sighted by staff mem bers during; the preceding day. Mrs.J.H. Weisser Wins in " Round. Table Recipe Event By JESSIE STEELE , f Such a tempting array of Scan dinavian recipes was received this week that Judging was unusually difficult. The prize winners were finally decided follows: . First, $1 in cash, to Mrs. J. F. Weisser, (29 N. Winter; two second-prizes of 60 cents each to Amelia Salter, route C, box C54, and to Mrs. Ed Olson, route t, box 63 5. Alt prizes may be ob tained by calling at The States man office. Next; week tBe toPlc Is filled cookies. Any type of date, fig, raisin, fruit or mince meat filling mar be used. New combinations are especially desired. The contest Weston Convicted In Second Degree May Get Life Though His Companion Held Only For Manslaughter PORTLAND, Jan. 23. -0?)-A circuit court Jury convicted A. Ferdinand Weston of second de gree murder tonight in connec tion with the fatal shooting of Deputy Sheriff Ernest Loll last September 29. Maximum sen tence under the Oregon law Is life imprisonment. Weston was jointly indicted for the slaying with George Fied ler, who was convicted on a man slaughter charge and is now serving a 15-year sentence. The juries had their choice of first or second degree murder, man slaughter or acquittal. Claims He Fired for Fear of Fiedler Weston's defense contended he fired toward the deputy because Fiedler so ordered him at the point of a gun and after he be lieved the deputy already dead as a result ot shots fired by Fiedler. The two youths, both 23 and both of Portland, were taken into custody at Moclips, Wash.; four days after the shooting. The deputy's bullet - ridden body was found on a lonely road near Portland a few hours after he was detailed to investigate re ports of pheasant poaching. Wes ton and Fiedler were traced through their car which a pass ing motorist saw near the scene of the shooting. The Weston Jury was out 11 hours. Sentence is to be pro nounced by Circuit Judge James Crawford Monday. Change Reported In Receivership Appointment of C. C. Bryant of Albany as receiver ot the First National bank in Salem, in liqui dation, was announced yesterday in Portland. Keith Powell, who has been receiver since August, 1933, was in San Francisco yes terday attending a federal reserve bank ' board meeting and could not be reached for confirmation. Bryant's appointment was said to be an economy move by the federal controller who is consoli dating bank receiverships. Bryant will continue to handle the liqui daton of the First National at Albany, along with the ' Spring field and Silverton banks now un der his jurisdiction. Powell is president of the First Federal Savings L Loan associa tion here. closes Thursday noon. January 80. Following are the winners: Norwegian Sweet Soup . 1 cap rtiiins 1 cap dri4 prunes S tnp water r Bar H cap tapioca 1 enp fruit jniee 4 cap snrar S or 4 small pieces duwn bark tBk et Tiaecar . Either black raspberry Juice or grape juice may be used. More su gar may be added If a sweet soup is liked. Cook raisins and prunes in S or 4 cups of water, until tender. Then add tapioca and cook until it Is clear. Add sugar. bark cinnamon and fruit juice and 1 . (Turn to Page 6. CoL 4) Record Final Warning To Stop Raids Sent Mongols D Manchoukuo Says Border Violated by Troops; Demands Removal Moscow Report Reverses Story, Declares One Invader Is Slain TOKYO, Jan. 24.-(Friday)- The Dome! (Japanese) news agency reported today from Hsinking, capital of Manchoukuo, that the Manchoukuoan foreigm office had sent a stern pretest to Outer Mongolia which officials declared was tantamount to "final warning" as the result of fresh border fighting. The encounter, the agency re ported, occurred January 21 at Heilumuto, 60 miles southwest et Manchull. The dispatch said Xajv choukuo claimed that 100 Outer Mongolian troops made a rai4 across the border, the result of which was not disclosed. The Manchoukuoan protest, Do me! reported, demanded "imme diate and complete withdrawal of all outer .Mongolian troops from Manchoukuoan territory." MOSCOW, Jan. 2 3. --Another clash on the frontier between outer Mongolia and Manchoukuo was reported tonight in Soviet news dispatches from TJlan Bator (Urga), outer Mongolia, A detachment of Japanese and Manchoukuoan soldiers was saJd to have been driven back into Manchoukuo after attacking sv Mongolian border post One Man choukuoan soldier was reported killed, and two Mongolian border guards were said to have bee c a p t u r ed by the Japanese ant Manchoukuoan troops and takes into Manchoukuo. The clash followed closelv en renewed Mongolian protest t ' Manchoukuo against a series of alleged invasions of the territory of outer Mongolia (also knew as the Mongolian peoples repnW lic). The government at TJlan Bator recently declared that further border raids might lead to "seri ous consequences." The number of troops involved in the latest fray was not men tioned, but the dispatches said tao attackers filled three army tracks and opened fire with a mackiaw gun. The Soviet government - today acquiesced to Japan's request for Immediate return of a Jasmas military plane and two Japanea fliers captured by the Soviets Jan uary 9, after landing on Soviet territory. Fear Mob Attack - On Girl's Slayer FRESNO, Calif., Jan. 23.-VP)-Thick prison walls tonight pro tected Elton Stone, 30, pareled convict, from possible mob action while authorities moved for swift judgment on his confession he fa tally shot and disrobed Mary Stammer, 14, here last Nov. 24., District Attorney Dan Conway. annonncinr tha cnnfMHlnn cajri StorTe admitted shooting through a window to kill the .daughter of a prominent Fresno attorney as she sat reading in her home. Sallow and somewhat - sharp featured, Stone appeared nnraoved after the alleged confession, al most nonchalant, on the ride to the prison. Deputy Sheriff Jehm Ford reported. - Sheriff George J. Overtoil dis counted Stone's statement he kil led the girl because he wanted to "get" a member of the S tarn aver family. Walter H. Stammer, the glrrs father, said he never had heard of Stone before and could Had, nothing about him in the raeert of legal eases he had handle. Measures Before Voters Subjects For 4 Articles ' i -- . , Beginning tomorrow, Tbe Statesman for the next fear days will review dally one f tbe ballot measures vot ers will fee asked to approve or disapprove Friday, 7anw ary 81. Tbe articles win be concise and objective. Tbey wilL however, contain rec ommendation - and reasons for a rote for or against the proposed measures.