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i The Weather Fair today and Friday ex cept morning fogs; tempera tare unchanged; Mar. temp. Wednesday 78, Mil. AO, northwest wind. "It Can'f Happen" Watch for the first chap ter of Sinclair Lewis en thralling novel of today's world trends. In next Sun day's Statesman. - s FOUNDED Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, September 101936 Price 3c; 'Newsstands. 5e EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 143 T tiate Fair Atteimdlaiiiee to 1851 ! ' -y--- r- - -'M! :. , r: t -.j. i (Lam Vessel Collision Due To Fog; Rapid Rescues Made Improvised Bridge Made of Ladders Provides Avenue of Escape Excursion Boat Romance Goes Down Soon After Crew Abandons It BOSTON, Sept. -(yPTbe New York-bound- passenger steamer New YorV rescued 200-odd pass engers and crew from the excurs ion boat Romance tonight after the vessels collided in the outer harbor during a heavy fog. The Romance sank within 15 minutes of the crash just after the last member of her crew had been taken aboard the other steamer. Corning Benton treasurer, of Phil lips Exeter Academy Exeter, N.H., a passenger on the New York, told of the wholesale resues when that vessel docked here. "The New York struck, with barely perceptible impact, amid ships of the Romance. The Ro mance hung on to the New York's prow. The ship's officers kept them together. "A temporary bridge of ladders was thrown from the Romance to the New York. Over that slender bridge went most of the passen gers. Others went into the Bo-j mance's lifeboats. The New York also dropped her lifeboats over the side. Everyone donned, life preservers. "There was no confusion." Passengers Taken : To Host on Harbor With all excursionists and the Romance crew apparently aboard, the New York turned back into Boston harbor, a gaping hole in Ber bow where it entered the smaller vessel amidships. The Bay State Steamship comp any operators of the Romance, Eaid their vessel was carrying about 159 passengers and 53 crew from provincetownto Boston. Captain Roland Litchfield com manded the New York boat and Captain Adelbert C. Wickens the Romance. The vessels met offrGraves buoy in the outer harbor, about ten miles from Boston's water front and five miles from the nearest land, shortly after 7 p. m. fThrough one of the heaviest fogs of the year came a radio call from the New York for aid. The coast guard immediately ordered every available service craft along the Massachusetts coast to the scene. Ashore every available ambu lance was rushed to theieastern steamship docks to care for any who might be injured, r Aboard the colliding vessels everything went off with precis ion. " 1 : Captain Litchfield held the bow of his vessel against the Romance while his men dropped ladders to the excursion boat's , decks i and aided passengers to safety. Whistles Shriek As j 1tnnuiii Hoes Down As the last of the Romance crew was taken aboard the New York backed slowly away and with whistle shreiking, the Ro mance plummeted down. Only the excursion craft's sup erstructure remained above- the m-nter '"'. The New York limped slowly dock-ward. She listed slignlly to port and there was a huge hole about five feet across, coast guard -officialg said In her bow at the waterllne. i Pfutaenff erif aboard both vessels praised the crews. Officials of the lines and officers of the ship de clined comment. At the dock passengers on the TCpw Yorlr vera taken hv taxlcab th a annth terminal and nlared aboard trains for New York. The Romance passengers did not leave the New York immediately. Apparently only f oar persons were injurea not. senousiy. Hanson Chosen by Title Association WALLA WALLA, Sept. 9-JF) The Oregon, Idaho and Washing ton title associations tonight elected officers and concluded the Walla Walla section of their con vention with a banquet, preparing to hold their final session In Pen dleton, Ore., tomorrow and at tend the roundup. i Officers elected included; Oregon Edward Dwyer, Port land, president; George Upde- graff, Moro, vice-president; W. E Hanson, Salem, secretary. All More Japanese Ships Sent to China After New Slaying Incident Death of Citizen at Pakhoi Reported;' Violation of London Treaty Hinted But U. S. Silent on Views; European NANKING, Sept. 9. (AP) Japanese naval patuols were reinforced toda in Chinese waters as an aftermath to the reported slaying of a Japanese at Pakhoi. Besides two destroyers which, it was announced at Tok yo, had been dispatched to Chinese southern waters, other ships of the imperial navy steamed up the Yangtse river to Another Hopyard Strike Launched McLaughlin Yard- Pickers Demand $2; Wigrich Increase Okehed . As one hopyard strike reached settlement yesterday afternoon another broke out in the Mc Laughlin yard three miles north of Independence. The strike which started ; at the Wigrich was ended, ranch, r Wednesday price for picking had been raised from $1.50 jto $1.75 per 100 pounds of hops, pickers were back at work and agitators had been removed from the yard." - The strike at the McLaughlin farm, as at S the Wigrich r yard, was for an increase in picking prices to $2 per 100 pounds. All but one section of the picking crew was reported to have quit work. ; Settlement! of the Wigrich walkout was made after Frank W. Durbin and H. A. Cornoyer, manager, of the yard, had cabled the Wigan and Richardson com pany, London, owners of the ranch, for instructions regarding the strike. Wigan and Richardson replied that they would agree to a price of $1.75 per hundred pro viding the picking was clean. Pickers were advised of the raise and returned to work yes terday afternoon. About 50 of the strike leaders i who indicated an unwillingness to return to work Turnto Page 2. Col. 5) Sextuole Slayer To Face Gallows WALLA WALLA, Sept 9-UFi- The state of Washington tonight prepared to write "finis" on one of the most gory and baffling mur der mysteries in Btate history with the hanging early Friday morning at the state penitentiary here of Leo Hall, convicted Er land Point- sextuple murderer. Hall, who last week lost an attempt to carry ihis fight for life to the United States supreme court after he had lost an appeal to the state's highest tribunal, had but one hope left executive clemency, j Prison officials already have prepared the gallows and removed Hall from "condemned row" to his death cell adjoining the exe cution chamber. 'From there It is only a few steps to the trap door unto eternity. Hall is scheduled to walk his last mile' shortly after the stroke of 12 tomorrow night. Trucks to Accept Shipment ! Of Drugs as Martin Warns PORTLAND. Ore.. SeDt. 9.-iJP -Gov. Charles Martin at Salem threatened to rescind the licenses of three truck companies today as an outgrowth of the current teamsters and warehousemen's strike at the Blumauer - Frank wholesale drug company here. John C. Veatch, attorney for the drur coronanv. said tonlarht the truck firms informed him they would accept shipments of drugs hereafter. : Common Carriers Duty Pointed Out ' The governor said he received reports that the three companies refused to haul merchandise for the drug firm and that up-state druggists were making special trips to Portland to procure their own supplies rather than risk a further shortage. "These companies are common carriers and are licensed to use state highways. If they will not accept ITrelght at warehouses we will cancel their permits to op-" erate," the governor said In an nouncing that he was sending Squadron Opposed ia&e positions as mr nuauu o Chungkung. Japanese consular officials, de spite their failure to o b t a i n Chinese approval, started J for Pakhoi Ho investigate the report ed violent death of Junzo - Na kano, a drug store proprietor. Japanese reports said Nakano was stabbed during a demonstra tion by Chinese. . It was understood the Japan ese naval strength in China was strengthened partly as conse quence of the Chengtu incident. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-GP)-Japan's move to retain more sub marines than permitted by the London naval treaty was .termed "a violation" of that pact by Sec retary Swanson today, but the state department kept silent about what action would be taken by the United States. r Secretary Hull not only declin ed to express his views on the Japanese note announcing their proposed increase ; in submarine strength, but refused to disclose (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) Quest of Missing Child Unavailing DETROIT, Sept, 9.-(P)-A re lentless search for missing twenty-month-old Harry Browe, who disappeared last Saturday from a Detroit park, was concentrated along the Ohio state line today by Michigan state police Checking three reports of a man and a baby riding in an automobile in that vicinity. From three state line commun ities came reports of aimotorlst with a baby in his lap who ask ed traveling directions. All ; said the child resembled the missing boy, son of a Detroit electrical worker. : '':-' : ' I The baby disappeared from the park after two young brothers had taken him there for an air ing. Northern Ohio : police were asked to Join the search and a 22-mile stretch of road between Dundee, Mich., and Toledo, Ohio, was patrolled. Auto Parked Too Close To Tracks It Smashed R. D. Kelapsen of Silverton will be a little more careful aboat parking his car close to railroad tracks after last night. - Kelap sen's car, parked near the South ern Pacific tracks across from the Oregon packing company plant on 12th street, was struck by south bound passenger - train No.: 329. The side of the car next to the tracks was badly smashed and the back end of a small trailer was knocked off. There was no one in the car when it was hit.; State Public Utilities Commission er Frank McCulloch to Portland to investigate. The strikers demand union re cognition and higher wages. Other developments today; A circuit court judge issued a temporary restraining order bar ring pickets from the Blumauer Frank company. . - Governor Martin urged Mayor Joseph K. Carson, Portland, to guard against violence. Two pickets were arrested on charges of participating In a dis turbance.' ': . V j A. E. Rosser, teamster union secretary, denied reports' that pickets would interfere with drugs left on platforms for com mon carriers. Portland's labor situation was complicated further today ; when 13 foundries, employing 220 men,, closed. Employers 6aid they were unable to meet demands for high er wages. Unionists . said the plants were closed voluntarily by operators and that there was no strike. . . ; Saved San Sebastian Front Silent; Attack Looms Cessation , of Hostilities Unexplained; Efforts for Peace Go On Madrid People Short of Food; Coast Control by Rebels Likely (Copyrighted, 1938, br Associated Prest) SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Sept. 10.-(Thursday) -Relentless fascist rebels, whose north- : ern march has led them to the ; gates of San Sebastian, were re ported turning their entire at tention today to the projected assault on Madrid. Insurgent commanders, who apparently agreed to an" unoffi cial armistice in the advance on this resort city, were represent ed as believing subjugation of the major government poets on the coast was "as good as achieved." (By the Associated Press) An unofficial armistice abrupt ly halted the fighting on the be sieged government city of San Se bastian last night while occupants' of the government capital of Ma drid felt the pinch of a food shortage. . The armistice was as 'effective as it was of anonymous Instiga tion. Not a shot was fired on the sector within the last 24 hours. Basque nationalists took com mand of : the city and packed anarchists and other objectors off to Bilbao. The peaceful and bloodless sur render of San Sebastian to the forces of the rebel general Emilio Mola appeared imminent as ne gotiations continued into the night. Entire Northeast ' Coast Controlled With Irun already a rebel-cap tured city, the fall of San Sebas tian would mean that the entire northeastern coast of Spain next to France would' be under fascist rebel domination. The sector is regarded by rebel leaders as vital to their cause since it would give them a coastal rear-guard base for armies ad- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4) Army Motorcade 10 Miles Long to Visit Here Today An army motorcade 10 miles long is expected to pass through Salem early today forenoon. It will consist of 600 members of the Headquarters battery, 10th field artillery, who are on sum mer tour. i The regiment, traveling in 150 trucks, was encamped at Corvallis last night and was scheduled to leave, that city at 7: IS a. m. today. It is In com mand of Colonal F. S. Bowen. To minimize interference with ordinary highway traffic, the motorcade units are strung out at 50-yard intervals. Their movements are controlled by officers stationed at radio sta tions on the front and ' rear ' trucks. The motorcade carries field kitchens butf buys its food supplies from day, to day in the cities visited. IQ addition to rifles and machine guns, Its fighting equipment includes 16 75 millimeter field guns. Lakeview Lumber. Plant Destroyed LAKEVIEW, Ore., Sept. 9.-tP) Fire destroyed the R. S. Adams lumber mill and 40,000 feet of cut lumber here tonight. Charles Burkhart, associated with the lea see of the property, C. H. Chase, estimated the loss at $25,000. The mill employed 70 men and was running two shifts. Output was being sent to San Jose, Cal., for manufacture into fruit boxes. Cranor Infant Drowned At Oregon City; Nephew Of Salem High Teacher OREGON CITY, Ore., Sept. 9 flP) Four-year-old Prentice M. Cranor, son of Otho J. end Van nab Beverly Cranor, . drowned when he fell kito the enclosed well at the farm of his grand parents. MT.. and Mrs. R 11. Cran or, north of this city. Otho Cranor is a brother of Garnie Cranor, Salem high school chemistry instructor, Talmadge Put To Rout When Georgia Votes Russell Victory Scanned as Bright Spot for j New Deal, South Washington Results Not Changed; Vic Meyers Champ Vote Getter (By The Associated Press) Apparently snowed under in yesterday's race for the demo cratic senatorial nomination in Georgia, Governor Eugene Tal madge, critic of the new deal, re served comment while his oppon ent, Senator .Richard B. Russell, jr.. Jubilantly claimed victory. Mounting returns gave Russell, upholder of the Roosevelt admin istration, 127,073 votes againdt 53,464 for Talmadge. On the face of incomplete returns, Russell was leading in 124 of the state's 159 counties, with Talmadge in the lead in 26. Russell said in a formal state ment early today: "The overwhelming vote was an expression of confidence In our president and our party and, their determination to go forward in the progressive program we have started." While political observers turned from the Georgia result to watch preparations for the state prim (Turn lo Page 2, Col. f ) Hitler Swats at Democracy, Jews Destructive Effect of Too Much Liberty Cited in Convention Speech (Copyrighted, 1936, by Associated Pret) NURNBERG, Germany, Sept 9. -(P)-Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler assailed Bolshevism, democracy, and Jews In a speech before 800,000 nazis tonight. Der Fuehrer's personal address to the fourth annual nasi party convention followed a proclama tion In which he defined the nazis next immediate goal as re possession of her colonies and re building ot her economic , struc ture. . j Asserting; "the rock of founda tion of the state is an authoritar ian will," Hitler said: "Unlimited individual liberty leads to anarchy. "All states have experienced the destructive 1 effects of democracy. "Bolshevism seeks to destroy (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) Democrats Lead. As Alaska Votes JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 9.-fl3) Yesterday's general election re turns came in slowly today but In dicated the" democratic ticket car ried by a large majority. Congressional Delegate Anth ony Dimond, democrat, appeared assured of j reelection by about 3 to 1 over his republican opponent. Lester O. Gore, Ketchikan. Unof ficial returns Indicated Dimond carried all thre precincts in Gore's home town. PORTLAlND, Sept 9-()-The Portland Beavers swept back into the leadership of the Pacific Coast league tonight with a twin victory over the Seattle Indians. 8 to 7 and 3 to 1. San Diego, erstwhile top rungers, lost twice to San Francisco. It was "Moose" Clabaugh's big bat which kept the Beavers in the running in tonight's opener which went 10 innings. Clabaugh, outfielder, rapped double with one aboard to tie the count at 5-all in the ninth, and in the tenth, after the Indians again drew two runs ahead, his single sent two men home and advanced Sweeney to third. The latter came home with the winning run on Be dore's single. A four-ran Seattle rally In the eighth frame had put the Indians within striking distance of victory and shelved Carson and French" in favor of Radonits who finished on the mound for the Beavers. Second game: Seattle ..i 4 0 Portland i.. ...J 7 0 Gregory! and Bassler; Posedel and Cronin; Second night games: Oakland .. .3 . . 6 1 Sacramento . . . i 2 . 7 0 Olds and Hershberger; New. some and Grilk. - Mission .1 ...1 0 Los Angeles ......... 6 '2 Thurston and Sprinz; Thomas and Steiner. - Late Sports Enjoyment Is Keypote as pfegon Diamond Jubilee Fair Continues i - t ' - ' 7 - - '4 hit 7 k'U. i ,, v - v , y It - I V ji. 1 i' I v , Top: six world records held by 'these four famous ierseys from the C. A. Hulburt herd at Independence. Middle: Young Bill" Gilliam, Salem, finds his greatest joy at fit In the night horse show. Lower: Marion county exhibit in the agricultural pavilion. j , i Hen Chosen Champion Mrs. Wayne Hanna's Entry Best Bird; Salem; Has Winning Rabbits An Independence woman was especially proud yesterday when poultry experts commented on the quality of this year's bird show. Mrs. Wayne Hanna of that com munity was the exhibitor,. the judges .decided, of - the grand champion bird and grand cham pion female of the entire show, a single comb Rhode Island Red hen. Robert Reed, Warrenton, showed the grand champion male, a dark Cornish. ; In the American class best display Mrs. Hanna's Rhode Is land Red' won first place and a Partridge Wyndotte owned bf Mrs. Charles Higginbotham. Can by, took the red ribbon. First in the English class went to J. S Svinth, Albany, on Black Austral lorps. Edward Shearer j & Soni Estacada, won awards for best fire males of one variety in show, and champion Light Brahf ma pullet. ' A. F. Beardsley, Albany, show ing a Toulouse goose, took the water fowl grand championship while the champion bantam, ! a Black Cochin cock, was exhibited by J. J. Walker, Portland.! ' I if (Turn to Page 2, CoL Z) if Independence Future Farmers of Valley i ; . I - l -- e Capture Farm Shop Awards Willamette valley Future Farm ers ruled the farm shop show in their building at the state fair yesterday. Many names of Mar lon Linn and Polk county boys entered exhibits ot me rl t, the judges' decisions Indicated. : ; Ingenuity and economy in ut ilization of equipment that on many farms would be discarded was observed by visitors , who in spected the boys handiwerk. if First second and third c a si prize winners were -as follows: if ' Large Farm Appliances:: . - Trailers Robert Groshong, Al bany, first; Fred Tu ma Lebanoh, second; Melrln Jenks, Albany, third. Hay racks Melvlh Jenks, first; Robert Toby, Albany, sec ond; Edward Egger, Corvallis, third. i f '1 'S the fair managing this classy out- J House Packed For Third Hdrse Show Program Gets! Better Each Night; Rough Riding Receives! Ovation HOXSB SHOW TONIGHT Class IS Jampcra Tonrh and Go 8:00 Class 29 Walk Tnt Ladies 8:20 Special Educated Arabians 8:85 Class 20 Hnnters Ladies 8:45 Special Arabian IHorsa Rescues . Mis Hasjfer :00 Special tleenth Cavalry platoon Mascot, Trooper :05 Speeisl Liberty Ii II :15 Class 89 FiTe-Gaited Saddle Horses 9:25 Special Elerenth Cavalrr Platoon 9:45 Class 34 Exhibitioa Six Horse team J. 10:10 FiaaTa Kellorc's Shetlsnds 10:25 ! - 4 Byj JESSIE STEELE The horse show actually gets better every night. New features and a picked house contributed to its success last night. ' An ex hibition of trough" riding by the Eleventh , Cavalry platoon drew , a big hand; but di$ not seem quite as popular as the bareback rid ing of Monday njght. Winners folio r: Hunters Star Gash owned by Maddy firm, first; Cyrus, owned by the V. S. army, second; Ne touche, owned by Harry Kerron, third; and Hebe; owned by Flora Jane McBride, fourth. Fine harness torses, Happy Go Lucky, ' owned by Isaac D. Hunt, first; Dream oil May owned by (Turn to Pa:e 2, CoL 3) I f Small Construction Jobs Hog feeders troughs. Leonard Llchty, Silverton, first; Ralph Miller, Albany, second; Lawrence Rawft, Albany, third. Wheelbarrows Lawrence Rawle, first; Lewis Tuma, Lebanon, second;- WUbur Burkhart, Albany, third. Ladders:, tool cabinets, poultry teeders4-Jack Koch, Sa lem, first; i Lawrence Rawle, sec ond; i William i Tarnes, Amity, third. ' Black8mithlng Lynn Sim on, Wood barn, first; Maurice Du Val, Silverton, second; Burle Oak ley. Lebanon, third. Machinery Repairs: Mowing machines, engines, etc. Kenneth! Po ro eroy. Wood burn, first; Roger: Siftbn. McMlnnville, second; William Matsuda, Inde (Turn to Page 2, CoL 2) ! r . Portland Wffl Send Throngs, OutlookToday Livestock , Parade, Honed Race Some Features on Day's Program j Paid Admissions to Date 1900 Ahead of Last Year, Announced STATE FAIR PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ! Portland and Service Clubs Day. 7:00 a. m Gates open. 0:0O swaa Judging r contfca tlnues. j 10:0O a. m. Hound races tn front of grandstand. 11:45 a. nu Timber, German - Shepherd .dog. In short pro - gram on main ground. 12:30 p. m. Livestock grand champion parade, grsJNK stand. r. 1:15 p. m. Pri - mutnel horse races. Lone Oak track, i 4:00 p. m. Music concert by Portland artists, art depart ment. f 6:80 p. m. Fre3 enttrtaln ment and amateur con Seat at grandstand. 1 8:00 p. m. ight hrs show, stadium. f 8:00 p. mw Annual banqoet Oregon Livestock Breeder association. 8:00 p. m. Fair camper a meeting, Tozier cottage. 10:00 -p. m. Free dance. Salem citizens yesterday disre garded the doubllng.-of state fair admission- prices this season an turned out 1000 stronger than Salem day a year ago. Wednesday's attendance la paid admissions was. 15, 563, bringing the three-day total for the Jaeitoe fair to 44.323. Auditor Glen Hoare estimated 1900 fewer at tended during the first three day of the 1935 show. As all Salem shut up shep observe this city's own day at thm fair, the Lone Oak grandstand again was .filled after a racing crowd lull Tuesday and the night horse show was oversold before the opening hour arrived. Governor Charles H. Martin, es corted by the 11th cavalry pla toon, arrived at the grounds early in the afternoon as honor guees of the day. Portland, Service , Clnb Day Looming Continued pleasant weather te forecast for Portland and servte clubs day today, which will brine large crowds of visitors from th Rose -City. Special feature e the day's program will inelad hound races this morning, the 9a rade of grand champion livestock early this afternoon and, tonight, the annual banquet of the Oreems Livestock Breeders' associative! and the fair campers' annual meeting in the Tozier cottage. - -O. M. Plummer of Portland wtH serve as toastmaster at the breed ers' gathering, in t h e Olmstend restaurant. . r Two- severe Injuries and a case of heart attack marred an ether wise, perfect day from the stand point of the fair crowds' safety. Basil Tucker, young Tuner man who was badly burned In motorcycle explosion near Salem last fall, dropped 00; the midway walks at 9:45 last night and re mained unconscious for an hexat and a half. Mrs. F. Casein mat. fairgrounds nurse, reported early this morning that he preaanly would be kept at the first aid station all night. She said feta (Turn to Page 2rCol. 1) Passenger Plane Service Assured WASHINGTON, ISepU .9.-0P)-Word that passenger - carrying flights from California to Manila soon will become a reality ad that Transatlantic air line servee "is assured" came today from the commerce department. x- - Secretary Roper tqld his pre conference the bureau of air eosa merce would permit transporta tion of passengers from Oakland, Calif., to Manila In Pan American Airway clipper ships "within the next 30 to 60 days." . Coincidentally, J. Monroe John son,, assistant secretary of com merce, told reporters details of Transatlantic plane service to be undertaken jointly by Pan Ameri can airways and British Imperial airways are nearing completion. The arrangements are in fine shape the service is assured. he said, adding that "only details t minor Importance remain to be ad justed." " ' Johnson said Imperial airways may start experimental flights this fall and that Pan American also is making clans for experimental Transatlantic flights.