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! ' Circulation - Average Daily and Eanday L . ifor NoTmbcr, 19341 ! Distribution 9048 - : Net Paid 8692 -MEMBER A. B. C " iMTeaafnif cloudiness to ' day, probably unsettled Bat- . wrday; Max. Temp. ThcrrV day 88JJ, Mia. 85, river .10 foot, rain' .02 Inch, W. wind KIGUTY-S1XTI1 YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning", December 11, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstanda Se No. 223 Maiv WLB v lies I 1 : V FOUNDED : 1631 ' . , ! ' . 1 - - i New; posal Now Advanced owner& i ; - t Higher Wages,- Overtime . Allowance iijnire1 in Offer, Indicated Outlook Brightens Again As Factions Confer;, No Announcement SANFRANCISCO. Dec 10-ffy Sbipowners tossed a new peace formula Into the maritime strike Impasse today and met one of the dominant labor leaders In a I conference which stirred reports tbtt negotiations would be at tempted again on a "clean slate" basis. j Employers declined to com ment but it was said the new of- fer involved . an expression of their willingness to grant wage Increases and cash payment for i overtime work in exchange for union consent to "neutral" con trol of hiring halls. j. The conference brought togeth er; T. G. Plant and Roget D. ILapham, shipowners, and Harry Lundeberg, secretary of the sail ers union of the Pacific. , - Lundeberg c a m e out of trie conference room smiling and said: We are trying to find a com mon ground for- new negotia tions." He declined to say more. AirGrady Confer . I With Two Leaders . V I Plant, Lapham and Assistant Secretary. "of Labor Edward F. HcGrady then went into confer ence bat revealed nothing of its object. r Unconfirmed reports were "cir culated that-the unions embrac ing unlicensed ship's personnei head plunged into the peacemak ing activities again after the mas ters, mates and pilot union had overwhelmingly rejected a peace offer from the operators ot coast wise vessels. " - The deck' fleers union last night Toted down the coastwise employers offer of a $10 a month wage increase over a 12-hour day basis. While they were balloting, the government announced new regulations effective December 25 providing an 8-hour day for licensed deck officers add sev-, exal other classes of seagoing workers. Counter Proposal Jade By Officers . Federal conciliators said the masters, mates and pilots might make counter-proposal for the employers to consider. Coastwise operators and repre sentatives of the radio telegraph ers union discontinued their peace meetings, afcl least temporarily, and reported they were "far apart"- on the - wage Increase is sue. The operators offered a $10 boost and said the vjinion 'asked $25. : ! . ! Observers said the shipowners new peace offer, was in line with their-recent avowal of a desire to "get together" with the unions and end the strike, now in its 2nd day. They reiterated this attitude in large newspaper ad vertisement addressed to their employes." . . Three Injured as Car Smacks Tree Three people were -injured and a fourth' escaped unhurt when a light sedan crashed into a tree In the parking la the 1900 block. South Commercial street, at 1:30 a. m. yesterday. I i Leatta Smith, 26, Marion ho tel, was taken to Salem Deacon ess hospital for .treatment of a sprained back. and. fractured left arm. Kile Cook.i 888 North Com mercial, the driver, went td the name hospital long enough to have im cut under1 the chin dressed. Theresa Uhruh, Port land road, who suffered shock and loosening of ten teeth, was resting quietly at Salem General hospital last night. The unin jured passenger was Merle Bran on. -Salem. ' . The crash, sauarelv against the tree, caved in the front 'of the ear. Baltimore Abuzz ' When Die Is Cast ! BALTIMORE. Dec 10-ffV-The rh lid hood home town . of Wallis Warfield Simpson buxzed tonight with, speculation aa to what would follow King Edward's renuncia tion of his throne for the love of the former Baltimore belle. Two questions seemed to be up permost In the minds ot the Bal timoreans. Will Mrs. Simpson and Edward marry as soon as possible? Is there any chance of their com ing to Maryland to lire? There have been rumors the couple -might make their home at Hay fields, a country estate near here. N. Bosley Merryman, trustee for the estate, reiterated, how ever, he had' not been approached by anyone connected 1 with ' the couple. I - ; v By Ship Enforced Arbitration Of Labor Favored by & irnor v.'.i-' V I - ' .'j- : Sitting Policy ? Pondemned ii? River Talk by Martin ; ctivity of Gvff Jhere Wins f Praise; Ifioneer Spirit Ht.A Needs . IT OOD RIVER, Dec. l(-(AP) IT. don a "sitting policy" and i lation forcing; arpitration told an audience of J200 fruit meeting here today, The governor, visiting a ly affected by fthe maritime strike as any through closingf of water outlets , to the( movement of ap ples, 'told: Hood River; business men he was for organized labor when it i ' was propejrly ! pro grammed fcut he was against self-appointed onion leaders ex ploiting workers In maritime and teamster enterprises. J;. Paying tribute to the move ment of Hood River grjowers to Obtain arbitration legislation, the governor said, "What Oregon needs today is a pioneer spirit of determination to work out Its destiny! without Interference from thef self-appointed leaders located jin other states." 1 t I He did not identify tlte "lead ers. Sawmill Opening Prospect Bright No Objection Is' Heard at Court Hearing on Plan of Reorganization Prospects t for the reopenfing of the Spaulding Logging company sawmill here are bright, Senator Charles K. Spaulding reported last night upon returning from a hearing in Portland yesterday be fore Federal Judge J. A Fee. Judge Fee took under advisement an amended plan for reorganiza tion of the company which was submitted at the hearing ftr his approval. - ! Senator Spaulding was optimis tic over the possibility of th plan being approved. 1 I "There was not a single tobjec tion made to it." he stated. "I expect the opinion on the plan will be given within a few days." j The company is attempting to get approval of a reorganisation plan under,Bection 77B of the na tional bankruptcy act. 1 I PORTLAND. DecJ lO-j-A hearing on the conffrmatien of reorganization plans for the Spaulding Logging company of Sa lem was held before Judge James Alger Fee In federal court today. i The order for a decree oi con firmation was taken under advise ment by the court. A decision was expected In a "day or two.'f said ClerkvGeorge H. Marsh. j - McAdam Champj as Soup - Fish Talker r William McAdam, Willamette university ; entrant, won first place and $15 prize in,the ahnual after-dinner speaking congest conducted at Corvallis last jnight by the Intercollegiate Forensic association of Oregon. Richard Reath, Pacific university, placed second and Theodore Couillard, University of Portland, third. Five institutions were represent ed. i. ; ! . " ! . Herbert E. Rahe.'prafessjor of speech at Willamette servfd as one of the Judges. ;. Six-Team City Hoop Opener Planned; Cqlifo Taking a ! leaf from "the jnote book of : the ' Willamette valley league, the i city T ! league! l8t night decided to open the season of its major division with, a! non stop game in which all six teams will take part. . ' j Set for next JThttrsfaV bight at ! 7 o'clock In the new Leslie Junior high gymnasium : the game. In which each team; - wlU play two ten-minute periods j will be a dedication of the new .gym nasium aa well as the official opener of the city loop season.. Eliminating the center Jump except, at , the beginning of I each period the game will be played "California style In order to speed up the show. The bait. will be thrown In from out of bounds after each basket or foul snot Is made, as is done in the southern division of the coast conference. Teams Are Divided f For Novel Opener : ! . - f uregon ruip s i-aper, me "X.a Major division, contracts ac- Cxunchers and General Finance Disputes is The people should aban initiate! action t oobtain legis- of labori disputes, Gov. Martin growers and Rotarians at a section of the state as serious Two! Candidates if UltS SB Edwards, Thompson" Likely Aspirants For Council if Vacancy Occurs , Two young Salem men are considering seeking a seat on the city council from the seventh" ward in the event Alderman Ed win c. Goodenough resigns to contest for the city attorneyship' at the January 4 meeting. They are Cecil L. Edwards, 1160 Wall er street, and Avery Thompson, 1575 South Commercial. Goodenough, elected to the council last May, is feeling out his chances of mustering a suf ficient council vote to secure him the attorney position now held by Paul R. Hendricks, who re signed a year ago as seventh ward alderman to be elected to his present post. Edwards, a salesman and ac tive member of several young men's organizations, said yester day he was receptive to the coun cil appointment but was not ac tively campaigning for It. Thompson, : who won the demo cratlc nomination for district at torney in May. stated he also was considering the aldermanie Job but had jmade no decision. Frank E. Loose, third ward. and D. O. Lear, sixth, will suc ceed Aldermen E. A. Daue and Carl Armprlest, respectively, at the first January session by vir tue of the May election. - 13 Are Indicted, Grand Jury Here Making two report In one day the Marion county grand jury yesterday! wound tip two months of work and adjourned, probably until after the holidays. They re turned a: total of 13 true bills, of which five were secret,- and three not true bills, during the day. I , The last reports were given Just before 5 o'clock. True bills were returned against Merle En sley for non-support and Horace Case for larceny of 12 turkeys. Xot true bills were returnedJn favor of Elsie Rowland and Al bert Rowland on charges of re ceiving and possessing stolen property ind Wayne G. Dignan on Issuing! a check without suf ficient funds. i i True bills returned In the first report included Henry L. Hen drlckson, non support; Roy Beck man, disorderly conduct; Gotfried Paulus, assault while armed with a dangerous weapon; Roy Hun ter, assault while armed with a dangerous weapon; Emory For tune, reckless driving, and: Peter Schank and Theresa Miller, a sta tutory offense. 'Yf A not trne bill-was returned In favor of K. R. B e d w e 11 on a charge of Issuing a check without sufficient funds. -: i i will be on one side and the! Will amette Frosh, Valley Motor and Grand Theatre on the other. The Paper Mill and the Willamette Freshmen will open the non-stop affair andi after 20 minutes of play w 1 ll be - followed by the Crunchers ind Valley Motor. Gen eral Finance and Grand Theatre last year's champions, will , wind op the sprint session on Leslie's t 90-foot floor. ' ? i Drawings for the regular ma jor division schedule will be made at the Thursday opener and the regular league games ' win start the following' Monday night. -, , The minor : division ; will f open next Tuesday night at 7 o'clock with three jgames on the Parrish junior high floor. Company B will meet Safeway at 7 o'clock; the Willamette Cubs play the U.-8. National Bank at S o'clock, and the Paper; Mm will wind np the session against Liberty. i - (Turn to Page 11, Col. 1) Coodenoush 0 Madrid Attack Again Failure, Defenders Say - - . - . . - Rebels Are Driven Back After Three Hours Bitter Struggle , United States Surprises by Lending Support to Peace Effort MADRID, Dec. lO-HFasclst Insurgents struck again at Ma- hdrid today from the west but the government declared tonight that the attackers had been driven off in a bitter three-hour struggle. The insurgent assaalt was cen tered around Pozuelo, a few miles west of the city, and the San Fer nando bridge, The fascist troops,! shivering In the biting cold which swept down from the Guadarrama "mountains, smashed at government lines after their artillery had laid down a heavy barrage. Three fast fascist bom bins planes flew over the southwestern part of Madrid, dropping propa ganda leaflets. The s o c i a 1 1st Administration asked the German and Italian con suls at Bilbao, on the north coast, to leave for their own countries. (Germany and Italy have been accused by the Spanish govern ment of aiding the fascist Insur gents. Both nations hare recog nized the fascist junta.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-(P-The full moral support of. the United States government was thrown unexpectedly today behind (Turn to Page If, CoL 7) Head of Commons Of Royal Lineage LONDON, Dec 10HfP)-Capt. cawara Algernon f luroy,. tne speaker of the House ot Com mons who read King Edward's message of, abdication to the house today is himself a descend ant of the stuart kings who were ousted by Edward's ancestors. , A tall man of military appear ance, he cut a dignified figure in his full-bottomed wig and his black lace-cuffed robe as he took his seat In a canopied chair at the opening of the session. Captain Fitzroy's job is to rule parliament with a sharp tongue, seeing that the excitement of the "M.P.'S." during debate does not lead them to verbal excesses which the British call "unparlia mentary." Border Troubles Believed Settled TSINGTAO, China, Dee. l-(ff-Both Chinese and Japanese sourc es tonight reported sino-Japanese differences In Tslngtao had been settled. They said the Chinese were dis missing two city officials whom the Japanese accused of being pol itical irregulars, while the Jap anese promised to withdraw their marines after work Is resumed in the cotton mills. . Work in the cotton mills Is scheduled to be resumed Decem ber 13. (Two thousand Japanese mar ines were landed In Tslngtao as Chinese workers were rendered Idle by the shutting of the cotton mills.) . New King Known . As Cool Fighter NEW YORK. Dec 10-VThe new king of England has faced death in battle under the Union Jack. i - . The Duke of. York was under fire in the greatest naval engage ment of the world war the bat tle of Jutland. . Aboard the flagship of Admiral Jelllcoe, the Collingwood, he serv ed in a fore turret, as an officer. He was mentioned in dispatches for coolness mud valor. - Danish Castle to Be Bought, Rumor LONDON, Dec. lO.-CfV-An un confirmed - report circulated in London tonight that Edward ef England would purchase a castle In Denmark about. 10 miles from Copenhagen. The castle which the abdicating king was said to have in mind now, is owned, by the -Princess Erik.-'-:.: - - ' " - -'a The crew of Edward's airplane stood ready at Hendon airport to carry ' him wherever, he might wish to o. Abdication, is. Accepted, jQyi&wwum Bail Will Act Today; Not to Approval of Abdication Forecast; Recognize Ruler Aa Symbol r' Co-operation, ' Assistance With International Plans Accepted DUBLIN. Irish Free State. Dee. lO--Usually. informed persons said late tonight the Irish Free State parliament probably would sever its last direct connection with the Britsh crown tomorrow. These sources said proposals would be submitted to parliament called the Dan . Elreann to amend tne constitution ot the Free State, which has the status of a British dominion, so as to completely eliminate the king, from the charter and vest all .ex ecutive authority In the Dail and tne irisn cabinet. i Such a move. It was s a 1 d in these quarters, would be In line with President Eamon de Valera's program of cutting out of the constitution elements which, in his words, "create a source of ir ritation to the Irish national feel I Authoritative sources s a 1 d a sadden declaration of the Free State as a republic cannot be ex pected, however. Woold Cooperate With. Dominions " . Other, legislative proposals to be raised in the Dail, it was reported,- would provide for con tact and cooperation with : Aos- tralia, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and South Africa as long s the. Irish people wish.. The government indicted it would agree with the British parl iament in accepting the abdica tion of King Edward as "king of Ireland. The net result ' of this action, usually informed sources said, (Turn to Page 11, CoL 0) Nominal Damages Given in Verdict The - jury hearing the case ef Nina Murdlck against Charles Cut singer in circuit court yesterday returned a verdict tor the plaintiff last night of $1 damages! The amount of damages was the only question submitted to the Jury by Judge L. H. McMahan who direct ed that the plaintiff was entitled to -the possession of the property Involved. The plaintiff sought possession of a house and garden which she alleged the defendant wrongfully withheld from her. For the with holding of the property she asked $100 'damages In her complaint. The defendant claimed to be hold ing the property under an agree ment to remain all winter. '. Judge McMahan granted a di vorce decree to Viola Dayjv from cveretc uavis. custoay oi a minor child was awarded to T. L. Hicks and rAa Hicks, i Nobel Prizes Are Given, Stockholm STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 10 -V-Two Americans and six oth er, leaders in their fields were awarded Nobel prizes today at a traditionally elaborate ceremony presided over by King Gustav ot Sweden. - , :, Eugene O'Neill, the American dramatist who was granted the literary award of $40,000, was not present, but Dr. Carl David Anderson of the California In stitute of Technology was on handi to receive his prise tor ghysics. The 81-y e a r-old American scientist, a bachelor, shared the $40,000 physics award with Prof. V. E. Hess of Innsbruck univer sity, Austria. . - , King Gustav, - presenting an award to ' Professor Anderson, Showed particular Interest In the young American ' whose parents were ' born In Sweden and who speaks. Swedish ' well. ; ' Gilbert Ig Transferred ; 1 To State Hospital Here J. T. Gilbert, 77, brought here lastSaturday to serve a lite sentence for the murder of Roy Peebler, Portland . .auto camp manager,' has been transferred from the penitentiary to the- state hospital, it was announced Thursday. Blo ck Change Unprecedented Evjeikl Place ThemonGBriiaitfsT , - " ' .mtoi, r . ' - i. i ' .-.-..-v.-.-:-. .v. . :v.v.y Vv-- j n v - JtoVit, Ji.it L. This morning, still the duke and duchess of York. By tonight, king and queen or ureat untais following dominion parliaments as a result Tm. ' - Future Income of Edward in jjouot . 1 Phrasing ofBill Removies Present Sources ; : High Salary Paid Crown . ,..- LONDON, Dec. lO-flPJ-The fu ture income of Edward Windsor was a question mark tonight.; Whether the man who today gave up .the throne ot England will accept a pension from the government was one of the abdi cation details remaining unan nounced, but it was generally taken for granted he would have ample means, from one source or the other. It had been assumed he would retain at least part of the half million-dollar annual Income from the duchies of Lancaster and. Cornwall. , . j But the abdication bill title phrase, "demise of the crown," seemed to Indicate this was Im possible. The closest historical parallel was when the Stuarts were 1 replaced by Edward's Han overian ancestors, to fwhou all crown;. ana were t prompuy transferred. A ' f j A reigning king receives 43.- 000 sterling ($216,000) front Lancaster. . I Little is known of Edward's possessions, aside from the luchies and his. "EP" Canadian ranch, recently put on the mar ket;:; : ::, . Patton i Building I : Menaced by Fire . , I. . - An unidentified watchman who discovered a settee aflame in the shoe repair shop at 328 State street at :07 a.m. yesterday probably saved the Patton build ing from a serious fire, officials at the' fire department said. The blaze was put out with a small ex-. unguisner. smoke damaged the interior of the shop. j A minor chlmnev fire occurred I at J60 Gaines street at 8:20 a.m. Sad Res ig nation to Change Reaction Thrpughoiit Empire LONDON. Dec. 10.-6P)-British subjects ' throughout the world learned today-ot their monarch's abdication for the most part with with resigned acceptance. j In every corner' of the empire there were, restrained celebra tions for th new king and in London some cheers tor 'Edward. Crowds heard ot Edward his toric ecision and sorrowfully told one another, ."the king has abdicated. Then they stood si lently tor hoars before scatter ing. . .... - New Zealand Gets News Soon as London - ' Factory .whistles In New ' Zea land screamed their signal almost at the same time crowds outsidejia India, -on tiny Islands In the parliament learned thel news. i v I pacific ocean, from eastern crown Australians - stayed Tip a f t e r I midnight waiting for the final word from London. ' ' - 1 I Prime Minister Joseph A. Ly-I s larFiung Empire formal Iegls lation by ngllsli ana of the abdication ot King; Edward s. ' - . - . ' Baldwin Prestige At All-Time Peak Slay Resign, as Forecast W Frequently, Soon as i -r Coronation Held ; i ! LONDON. Dec. 10.-(iP)-PrIme Minister Stanley Baldwin's pres tige in the house of commons appeared tonight at the highest peak of his long career in public life.- ' : :-'. -,r " ! Members ot parliament ac claimed as a personal triumph for the grim, stocky personifica tion of John Bull the manner In which he handled the revelation and background of King- Edward VIIPs abdication. ' Quickly, the -comment in the lobbies turned to a discussion whether the i prime minister, at the flood . tide of his prestige, would seize this opportunity to retire t from public life as he. has threatened time after time. - . - ) Long before "l'affaire Simp son", had thrust the prime min inster into conflict with his sov ereign. It had been expected Baldwin would retire, , probably after the coronation scheduled May 12. Political talk has long held that tall, lean, scraggly-moustached Neville . Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, was being groomed to take over the reins. But tonight the talk of the prime minister's possible retire ment .and of Chamberlain's suc cession to his post was over j (Turn to Page 11, Col. 2) . '- Timberline Lodge Work Resumed, Dispute Ended : PORTLAND, Dec. 10-)-WPA workers on the Timberline lodge at Mount. Hood were back on the job today after quitting work yesterday over what was said to be a rejection of a wage demand. 4It was said several workers de manded pay for a two-hour delay caused by storm conditions. ; ons of Australia echoed official statements from ; other parts ; of the empire when he said "we are sad of he art bidding Edward farewelL. t:- 1 . Bombay officials expressed re lief .that the kind's renunciation of his throne has ended a consti tutional crisis without endanger ing the -crown. --"''-. -.-t" 1 ' Jlountlng excitement In . South .Africa was quelled by the actual announcement. - -y-v -i The Canadian cabinet authori sed approval (With that of the English commons of the Abdica tion of Edward VIII and the ac cession of the . Duke of York to the throne. - From far-off eoTPnial stations lands. came r formal . expressions lot regret coupled with pledges of fealty to the new occupant of the throne. ' Sadly V Message Will Be Broadcast ToAURedb May Be Heard Here ct 2 P. M. Today; New King to Be Proclaimef Notice of Abdication : Is Brief; May Leave England Forever i NEW YORK, Dec SOffV King Edward's meeaage to the . British empire which h la to deliver tomorrow over the Brit ish Broadcasting company, will . be carried ' In this country by both NBO and- CBS. The an nounced time is 5 p. m. EST. (In Salem, 8 p. m.) LONDON, Dec. ll.-(Friday)-. Edward VIII renounced the throne of the British empire for a wom an's love and today the Duke ot York, r his brother and successor took on his shoulders the problems of a troubled world. -vi s ' . Thus forces were set In motion which may not be fully judged la this generation. ' 1 Still king and emperor." Edward awaited ' one last document, the law ot abdication, . before becom ing. David Windsor who would marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, American born and twice divorced. King: and Successor V Have Xast Dinner , V The king and the. king-to-be had probably their last dinner togetlw er in Edward's retreat at Fort Bel vedere. There Edward gave whaf counsel he could to the brothel, who will succeed Mm when the law dethroning the one and en! throning the other Is passed by4 . parliament and signed "by Edward . todays That will end bis role as king. - : ' Farewell to his 495,000.000 sulnj Jects will be spoken by Edward Jj a broadcast tonight. Ilaaan-I nounced he will speak as a aim pi -I citizen. He may not even speall from England. He may speak from j France where he Is expected-to Xlx' ' when he formally lays down his scepter and starts his new life. . He will be an exile. In fact to. a time, if not by legal requirement', 1 His abdication, read In parllamen ; today, gave his decision as "jrre vocable" ftand surrendered rlghtf. to the thrbne In the name oT any descendants. "Long live the king, shouted ; many In a demonstration , by a crowd In front of Buckingham pai- ace. The crowd. In the main good- natured, was estimated at 15 C 00, Edward's blunt decision to sur render B r 1 1 a 1 if's throne jfo J?f might, as an ordinary man, I3 come the husband of Wallis War- field Simpson was given td tfi e realm and world in the htatorU -(Turn to Page 11, Cot $) ! ' ' ' t : .(.. I j . Monmouth Water Project Approve The Monmouth water depart ment's application for a WPA pro ject which will permit reconstruc tion of its supply) line has been, approved In Washington, D. C, it was announced at the local work relief offices yesterday. The $10. 800 project will cost the city $0000. ' The Monmouth department pro poses to lay 19,000 feet of eight inch steel pipe tf its source ot sup ply, Thiel creek, a tributary of. the Little Luckiamute river. Weod pipe which would be replaced ' by steel would be .salvaged tor use in distribution system replacements or extensions. SHOppno CAYS IE F1 OONT FORGET! -TO FCHC THG QRDS BUY SEAU? v"v. -Ti. ; i