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Off the ' press Friday
The Oregon Statesman's
Willamette Valley Progress
edition, replete with photos
of Salem home,, Industries.
' The 7eather "
.'Unsettled today ."and
Thursday with rains, colder .
Thursday max. temp. Tues.
day SO., rata. 82.3, river A
foot, doady, south winds.
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Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, December 31, 1936
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No. 230
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Pair Captured
In Wild Chase
Through City
Burgess Aided by Former
Football Player and
Other Witnesses
Ex-convicts Caught With
; Chief at Microphone
Directing Pursuit
Rapidly-relayed police radio
messages, equally prompt police
activity, a wild automobile chase
through downtown streets and
the latent football ability of a
couple of Salem residens brought
a speedy end to a 33-minnte
crime ware in Salem yesterday
afternoon. As a result William
McCl&In, 25, Monmouth, and
Elmer Adrin Davis, 25, , Marsh
field, both ex-coiwicts, were in.
the city Jail last night facing
a charge of car theft. Davis, al
ready twice conHirted for car
theft, had just' cof&4leted a two"
year sentence frdmCoos county
v in the penitentiary t 10:30
o'clock yesterday morning.
The end of the spree came
after the two men in a stolen
car belonging to Mrs.. WUHani
Griggs, 1640 Saginaw street, go
ing north on Commercial street
at a. anoerf nf SO to 60 miles a&
hour crashed into the rear erid-f
of a car driven by L. CV'Lakey.
route S, as ae turned from Com
'merciai onto State - streets The
Impact threw the stolen car into
the left hand lane of traffic but
the two men atemped to keep
on traveling in spite of flat
tire received in tbe crash.
City Officer Louis Burgess,
who had pursued the men from
Miller street with siren screech
ing warning, forced them to the
curb between Court and Chem
eketa streets where they bumped
into an unidentified rarked car.
Ex-Gridder Makes
Perfect Tackle
Stopped by the officer, the
men lit running, McClain head
ing south dodging between park
ed cars and Davis turning west
on Chemeketa street pursued gy
Desmond E. O'Brien. 353 North
Cottage street. At the alley,
O'Brien, a former football play
er, brought the fugitive to the
ground with a flying tackle. As-
" stated by Fred Flemming. 39
South 23rd street, Davis was re-
. turned to the police car where
the Quickly gathered crowa juiu
surrounded McClain as ne
tempted to elude Burgess.
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narress itave cnase aiw m
min when on. a radio can xeiims
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him that a car, stolen from Fran
: ces Fellers, 569 North 21st street
had been seen in the 1700 block
-on South Commercial. Spotting
tfie men in the oncoming Grigg
car, not. reported stolen, the offi
cer played a bunch and got his
men. He said they were driving
at high speed and dodging in and
out of traffic. " ' '
Later the men admitted that
they had stolen the Feller car
and had abandoned In the 1700
block on West Lincoln street and
then had taken the; Grigg car.
The Grigg car was reported re
covered before its owner knew it
was gone. Two men, believed to
be the same, two, had previously
attempted to take ..a car of Mrs.
Curtis Cross, while -parked on
Court street between High and
Church streets. ; "
McClain and Davis, said they
did not know nowthe tire on the
Feller car had gotten flat. Offi
cers said that it appeared to have
been driven over a curb. The rim
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17-Year Fugitive
Finally
PORTLAND. Dec. ZO-VPySer-enteen
years of stolen freedom
ended for Harry Floyd Beal to
night.. He sat In the county jail
awaiting the arrival of officers
to take him to Indiana where ho
said be esscaped from the state
prison while serving a life term
tor murder..
Deal, arrested by federal offi
cers In Klamath county on charges
of selling TTquor to Indians, toli
Mason Dillard, assistant United
States attorney, his father-tn-law
Newton Stevens, was , shot and
klllecf In. a strusgle at Andrew,
Ind. V -r ; '
Beal said he married again af.
ter his escape and had eight
children -"somewhere back east."
Indiana officers will arrive. Sa
turdav. DiHard said.
Captured
Pope Sinks Gradually
And End Feared Near;
SujBring is Reduced
Absolute 1 Quiet Ordered, Pacelli Only Visitor
the day; "Disappearance of Blood Clot
. Viewed as Dangerous Factor
VATICAN CITY, Dec V30.J-(AP) Pope Pius XI weak
ened tonight in "slow but! continual decline," Vatican pre
lates said. Relatives were summoned to be within close call
at all times.
Much concern was expressed over disappearance of a
blood clot from his paralyzed left leg, and physicians feared
it might pass through the blood O : j
stream! into the heart or brain
with probably fatal consequences.
Absolute ' silence was ordered
within the papal apartments and
the staff of nursing brothers in
creased its vigilance.
The ! 7 9-year-old pontiff, 111 of
partial paralysis of the legs and
circulatory disorders, had rallied
very slightly earlier in the day
and disappearance' of the blood
clot was said to have lessened
somewhctv the pain In his left leg.
Only Eugeiilo Cardinal Pacelli,
Vatican secretary of state, could
visit him today for a brief pe
riod., I i .
His holiness desires, the Osser
vatore j Romano said, to bear his
suffering like-l pope, that is
like the father, pastor and uni
versal teacher, to Nw to the Lord
with readiness and generosity
which iserves. as an example for
all, to the .Lord who visits His
most faithful son with special
pains, with tryfng immobility,
with momentary deprivation of
his beloved audiences."
Godkin Handed 15
Years as Biirglar
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Man Recently Wounded at
Olympia Has Record -Here,
Revealed
OLYMPIA. Dec. 30-yP-Rus-sell
Godkin, 22-year-old convict
ed burglar - who failed in an at
tempt! to shoot it out with police
in an escape attempt, was in Jail
here today pending removal to
the state penitentiary. .
Godkin, allegedly from Salem,
Ore., was convicted vesterdsy on
a burglary ; count and sentenced
to 15 years in prison by Superior
Judge D. F. Wright.
Russell Godkin, convicted of
burglary in Washington yester-
Ldav has a nolfce record here, do-
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1932,. he was arrested for shop
plitting and sent to the Boys in
dustrial school. November C, 1933
he was picked up for investiga
tion and convicted January 21,
1934 for- theft of a bicycle for
which he received a 90 day jail
sentence.
May , 1934 he was arrested for
drunkenness and later rel jed
without sentence. . . -
Bridges Endorsed -
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.-ip)-The
northwest Joint maritime strike
committee today unanimously
passed a resolution endorsing the
leadership jot President Harry
Bridges of the Pacific coast long
shoremen's association. I
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Bonding Firm Asks Revision
To Cover Sherriff's Deputies
Declaring that it was not the
sheriff who had the opportunity
to steal money handled by the tax
collection department, hut his
deputies. Gay lord B. Eckles, state
manager of the United States Fi
delity and Guaranty company,
writer of Sheriff A. C. Burk's
bond, yesterday advised the coun
ty court that a policy had been
adopted by the bonding . compan
ies requiring that deputies actu
ally handling the funds should be
bonded. 1 ' j 1
Eckles said approval of the new
bond! for the sheriff had slipped
through, his office aecldently
without the new requirements be
ing specified and urged that the
court take steps today to provide
for the bonding of deputies In
the sheriff's employ. - -Total
Amount of : ,.
Bonds Jfot Changed , "
At present the sheriff is under
$50,000 bond for the tar depart
ment and 110,000 tor the legal
work. Eckles suggested that the
cashier In : the collection depart
ment be put under an $8000 bond,
the chief deputy $4000 and the
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Winter Tightens
Crip Upon State
Snow, Freezing Prevail in
Many Sections; Plows
Fight Pasa Drifts
PORTLAND, Dec. Z0.-(Pf-Vf in
ter clamped down on Oregon to
night, scattering snow and . low
temperatures over; the state.
The weather bureau predicted
continued cold and probably
snow.
A 50-mile w'nd roared down
the Columbia river gorge at
Crown Point. The highway was
iced about Corbett. The Dalles
vicinity was under four inches
of snow,. .
Snow plow crews battled to
keep the McKenzie pass open be
tween .Eugene and Bend. A bliz
zard swirled over the Klamath
country, depositing four Inches
of snow at Klamath Falls.
The storm recovered a stolen
automobile in Klamath county.
It skidded into a, show bank and
while highway workers aided the
two occupants in getting it back
on the road, the state police ar
rived and took the pair into cus
tody. The Mount Hood national for
est office advised use of chains
on the 'Mount Hood loop road.
Baker reported a low tem
perature of 16 degrees above zero.
Portland had snow early this
morning but It melted in all but
the higher sections.
Government Jobs
Fraud Is Charged
PORTLAND, Dec. J0.-ff)-The
government charged two men to
day with posing as representa
tives of the social security board
and collecting money for a course
of instruction for prospective gov
ernment Jobs under the social se
curity act.
Carl Donaugh, United State
attorney, in issuing the complaint
against A.J. Lintner and F. L.
Lockhart, ' said he had been de
luged with complaints from per
sons .in Oregon and that he un
derstood the operations of the
two men extended into Washing
ton and Idaho.
The alleged victims were Iden
tified as Wilford Kalsch and
Frank Dooher, both of Cornelius,
Ore. Donaugh said complaints
from other persons - had come
from Grants Pass, Med ford,- La
Grande, The Dalles and elsewhere.
Lintner surrendered and was
freed on $1000 bond. Donaugh
said, and Lockhart was expected
to surrender tomorrow.
process server in the - legal de
partment $3000.
Should the change be made it
wiU reduce the J: sheriff's bond
$15,000 and can be done with no
additional cost. The matter will
probably be taken up today for de
rision by the court after a con
ference with Lyle J. Page, dep
uty district attorney. ? J
The bonding company man sug
gested that two changes be made
in the system. One, that the tax
collection ; all be deposited to
the account of the county treasur
er in the bank as they, come in
and that the sheriff's account in
that regard be discontinued. Sec
ond that all checks written va
gamst the account carry two sig
ni tares Instead : of the sheriff's
alone. . i'.j . . : ..
Sheriff Burk said he doubted 4
Treasurer Drager would want the
accounts deposited in hls-Jiame
before the regular breakdown and
tax turnover was made. y
Commissioners j Melson., . aid
Hewlett botH favored the changes
as calculated o protect the sheriff.
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Congress Held
Only Hope for
Closing Strike
Union Committee Will Go
to Washington; Plans
Are Not Revealed
McGrady Goes East Also
After Arranging New
Parley on Coast
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S0-A)
Maritime union leaders turned
toward congress tonight for pos
sible aid in breaking the thin
strike Impasse. All peace neg
otiations again halted abruptly.
Union spokesmen announced
the personnel of a "law and leg
islation committee" and said It
would go to Washington regard
less of any turn tn the strike
situation to consider a dozen bills
which might affect the 62-day
shipping toeup.
Shipowner Spokesman T. O.
Plant said his group was con
sidering no concerted legislative
activity.
Projected negotiations between
the shipowners and the radio
telegraphers' union failed to
materialize as scheduled today.
Union spokesmen said their neg
otiating committee was scatter
ed and ' unable to meet the op
erators. .
Marine Engineers,,
May Confer" Today "
However, Plant asked the mar
ine engineers' committee to meet
the shipowners tomorrow in a
discussion of that union's de
mands, which include union pref
erence In hiring, a manning scale
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Fiihrer May Quit
Council Position
Legislative Duty, Health
Among Reasons; Adolph
May Be Successor
Walter Fuhrer may resign
Monday night from his position
as city councilman from the
second ward, he said yesterday.
Press of personal business and
of impending duties as Itate rep
resentative coupled with matters
of health are the reasons. He
underwent a major surgical op
eration last summer and . was
in the hospital for several weeks.
Rex Adolph, druggist, was re
ceiving prominent mention' yes
terday as a possible successor to
Fuhrer. The name of O. F. "Ted"
Chambers also was heard and it
was possible that Fred E. Wells,
who ran . tor the other second
ward seat but was defeated by
Frank P. Marshall, might be
nominated. Adolph was consider
ed the man most likely, to be
elected. 5
When Fuhrer was first elect
ed to the council in 1932 he was
the youngest alderman ever to
serve here, 25 years of age. He
has held important positions such
as chairman of the utilities and
police committees and as mem
ber of all special water com
mittees. Although he - was too
ill to campaign, he was ""reelect
ed by a good majority last spring.
Water Utility Is
Apparent Aim of
Theft Case Trio
Whether or not they Intended
to go into the water utility busi
ness in competition with Salem's
municipal system, defendants
didn't say. But the tact remains
that three Salem men were com
mitted to the Polk county Jail
yesterday upon failure to pay
$25 lines each imposed by Judge
J. .- G. Mcintosh of Independences!
justice court, ' '
They were Eugene Huntley,
20; Lyle Huntley, 25, and Luie
Clark. 25. - ' -..;,. ':
And the charge upon which
they were , arrested by Independ
ence city police ; Tas 7 theft rff
sections of water main and a fire
hydrant from the - water works
there.' .
, Justice Is Held Up
BANDON; Dee. 0.-aVA
masked bandit held up and robbed
Justice j of the . Peace and Mrs.
S. Ellis ScoTille at their home
here. He made pff with more
than $260 la 'cash.
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Ransom Car ls
Ready to Make
Trip, Believed
Machine of Type Which
Note -Specified Is at
Mattson Home" '
Secret Trips ArexMade;
One Clue Blows Up,
- Police Announce
"SEATTLE, Dec. SI. (Thurs
day -0f A half! dozen state high
way ' patrol cars sped through
Renton near . Seattle early today
toward Issaquah, about 12 miles
southeast of here, to investigate
what appeared to he cryptic sig-
nals from an automobile spotlight
la the wooded hills.
- Issaquah ; was the town near
where George Weyerhaeuser was
released by his kidnappers in the
dawn of a June morning in 193
after his parents had paid a $200-
000 ransom.
Yesterday Mrs. P. C. Wiltsle,
Seattle reported to police someone
entered a house near Issaquah
and stole a mattress and some
bedding j . t
TACOMA, Dec. SO-iffV-ExcIte-ment
over possible moves to pay
ransom and explosion of another
of many clues marked the Charles
Mattson kldnanninK tonight. 72
hours after Charles, i 0-year-old
son of a Tacoma physician, was
snatched from the family home.
' At 8 p. m. an automobile cor
responding in year, model and
body style to a machine the kid
napper ordered used in deliver
ing the 128,000 ransom stood in
front of the Mattson home here.
A man and a woman who had ar
rived in it shortly before were
still in the house. The machine
bore King County license plates
Issued to Mildred Mattson, Box
4S, Portage,, wash,
'.la 4be kidnap note left on the
floor of the Mattson home Sunday
night, the family was directed to
send the ransom money, in five
and fifty-dollar bills, to an un
suspected rendezvous by a single
person in a car such as that which
stood by the house tonight.
Almost St the same time to
night, the office of Sheriff John
Bjorklund ; announced it had lo
cated a known underworld char
acter sought for three days. The
officer said tonight-he had been
unable to account satisfactorily
for his activities this week
Reporters 'Shiver
As Home Watched s
At the Mattson home lights
blazed over' the entire house and
numerous , persons not members
of the immediate family were
seen moving about. , ,
-Outside! an increasing corps of
newspapermen and photogra
phers shivered as the thermome
ter dropped steadily.
Two trips by Dr. W. W. Matt-
aon, father of the missing hoy.
and William, If, his brother,
were the i chief activities at the
home during the day. Their desti
nation was not learned 1 .either
time. 1 ' ,
Two possible intermediaries be?
tween the family and the kidnap
per also made various trips dur
ing the. day. Lt, Col Gus-B. Ap
pelman, U. i. A. R. visited the
house this mornlngv Paul. Sceva,
national" park; company executive,
arrived at the home after making
speedy trips to and from Seattle
Mrsrw; w. Mattson. mother, of
Charles, was reported to have
recovered I greatly . from her, early
hysterical i condition. - (
Service Station -
( Held Up, Dallas
State 'police and Polk county
officers were hunting ' last night
for an armed man who held up
s service station in the north part
of Dallas about 7 o'clock last
night obtaining S3 1.50. The man
took the moner at the point of
a gun frdm the station attendant.
Meager; reports received by the
state police office here did not
give the name of the man held
p.' They ! said that there was no
evidence of a car driven by the
robber and that they had reason
to believe that he was still In the
Ticinity. ! "
Dean Walker May.
Head Ways-Means
Legislators who were in Sa
lem Wednesday indicated that
Dean Walker of Polk county
would" be selected as chairman
of! the senate ways and means
committee at the 1937 legislative
session and that Henry Semon of
Klamath ! county would receive a
similar appoint ment in the house.
The ways' and means commit
tee passes on all legislative ap
propriations and Is one of the
outstanding groups Is the legis
lature, i
Both Semoa and - Walker
have had) experience on this com
mittee. r ; ' .
Brother Seized
- As The Watch
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Aboves - Muriel, 14, sister of;
Ctiarlea iattson, 10, who was
kidnaped Sunday in Tacoma.
Bb was in the room at the
tioie and later described the
abductor. Below, Billy, 16,
Charles older brother who
was also a witness, mnd blam
ed himself for not fighting;
the intruder. He telephoned!
m poiicew international li-
lnstrated News photos.
Baby Burned When
Yule Tree Ignites
A six-months-old baby girl was;
seriously burned and her father;
was badly cut in rescuing her at
8:30 a. m. yesterday when al
Christmas tree In a second floor!
room, at 1125 Nebraska street J
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Kantelberg and their children
caught fire. The baby. Pearl, who
suffered second degree burns,
spent : restless day at Salem
Deaconess hospital and ' was con
sidered still in serious condition
last night.. Mr. Kan tel berg's con
dition did not appear to be ser-j
ions. - ...
All of the family except a
small boy and the - baby ".were!
downstairs when the fire was
discovered. Kantelberg . rushed!
upstairs to their rescue and re4
ceived burns about. the arms and
hands as well as a severed tend
don in the hand and 'other eutsj
The - tire, which, also - damaged
furnishings in the upstairs room!
was believed to have been set;
accidentally by the boy.
Jane Withers Threatened
BOSTONw-Dec. SO.-UpV-J ant
Withers, freckle-faced little star
of the screen, has been threatened!
with death unless her parents pay
$50,000, her mother revealed
here tonight, 1
Education's Share in Public
Leadership Convention Topic
PORTLAND. Dec SO.-OPV-Mod
ificatlon of cultural aspects and
the position of the school in de
veloping community and political
leaders offered fuel for debate at
the closing session fit the Oregon
State Teachers' association con
vention here today. !
Dr. - Robert. L. Southerland of
Bucknell university, who presided
at the major discussion forum, pre
sented these tour courses of edu
cation: .;: ' -r" :
1 Ignore social problems and
teach cultural subjects. 2 Teach
cultural subjects but ' make the
school a practical community to
develop social consciousness. 3 f-
Have the school aid social causes
by serving as a propaganda agent
of the government. 4 Mold pub-
lie opinion in schools by. partici
pation in political activities. . I
Dr. Norman F. Coleman of Reed
college urged teachers to' confine
themselves to their own field but
recommended night forums and
instructions for parents.
Shortage
A rid New Walkouts
Curtail Operations
Body Plant Sit-Down Causes Halt in
, Detroit Production; Large Firm
Cancels Orders for Parts
Cotton Filling Workers Cease Labor
And Conference Is Called for ?
. Sunday; Lewis Group Acts V
DETROIT, Dec. , SO. ( AP Spreading1 strikes and the
pinch of a glass shortage cut further into automobile pro
duction tonight and extended the curtailment of opera
tions into hundreds Of flUtomotlvA annnlv fnrtftri f Viyr.nfrVi
out the country. '
A "sit-down" strike in the Fisher body plant No. 2 a
Flint, Mich., left 100 idle and caused the Chevrolet Motor
company to suspend operations in its assembly and delivery
departments, sending 1,000 workers homeL
. The General Motors Corporation, whose units include
both Fisher and Chevrolet, moved to stop or curtail the inflow
of parts in excess of its production requirements, announcing
Lindbergh Ransom
Money Said Found
Cache of $21,650 Qaimcd
, Unearthed ; Hoffmanns
Hand Seen in Case
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. SJL-P)
The Record in a copyrighted
story tonight said it had learned
discovery of a cache of $21,650
in goldback bills "believed to
be Lindbergh ransom money"-
threatened to split the Bruno
Haupt man case "wide open., once
more. -
. The storysaid the money was
found in "a bag" by New Jersey
state troopers assigned to the
case by Governor Harold G.
Hoffman.
Hoffman was declared by the
Record as a result of the dis-.
covery to be ready "to name per
sons -ne believes Jo have been the
actual kidnapers of the baby" son
of Colonel and Mrs. Charles I
Lindbergh.
The governor "refused to deny"
recovery of the money, the paper
stated, and promised, to' "tell all
about it" at 9 a. m. tomorrow.
At Trenton. N. J.; Col. Mark O.
Kimberling. head of the state
police, said his officers had not
found any money and know of
no one who has.
1 E. L. Richmond, head nf tin
federal bureau of investigation in,
Aivuiuu, Baia toe case was closed
as far . as his organisation was
concerned.
Lessard Case to
PORTLAND, Dee. S 0-1ifp-Ar-guments
will open In circuit
court tomorrow on Dellomre Les-
sard's action to restrain the sec
retary of state from declaring
bis seat in .the state senate va
cant,. . -
; ? Tho secretary contends Les-
sara violated the. state constitu
tion by serving as attorney for
the World -,war veterans' state
aid commission in addition to
his. senate post.
lie automatically ' disqualified
himself in connection with the
commission post to sit In the
state senate. . ,
He asserts his acts as com
mission attorney did not enter
into the sovereign - power of the
state. . - - .
-Dr. Henry Hodges of the Uni
versity of Cincinnati, favored a
strong governmental program
propagandized through schools.
a Dr. Flora M. Thurston of New
York, authority on domestic rela
tions, suggested cooperation in
stead of competition between
schools. She said there was need
for expansion of adult education. -
' Said Dr. William C. Jones of
Willamette university on re
search: "Ton and I know that much of
our so-called research is Just pure
piffle. Most -of us bring out learn
ed papers and studies to maintain
our respectability In the profession-
with very little thought of ad
vancing the frontiers ol knowl-edge.-'"
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--Appointment of depart ment
chairmen Included:
- George. Birrell, Salem, adult ed
ucation; Clarence .A. Guderlan,
chairman, and Floyd L.' Siegmund,
secretarr. both of Salem, rocation-
'al education.
Be Argii
ed Today
of Glass
o temporary stop orders" hava
been sent to hundreds of Its sup
pliers scattered through many
states.''
Two hours after the Chevrolet
assembly line halted at Flint,
sixty workers of the day shift ol
the Standard . Cotton Products
company, which supplies cotton
filling for automobile seats to
the Fisher plant, began a "sit-
uuwu mrijte. iney aemanaed a
20-cent and hour 'wage increase,
an eight-hour day and time and
one-half for overtime.
Four Fisher body plants, at
Flint, Cleveland, O., Atlanta,
Ga., and , Kansas, City, JJo., are
closed by strikes and negotia
tions for settlement have been
deadlocked.The plant at Cleve
land, which makes body stamp
ings, shipping from there to
other Fisher divisions, is the
only one of . the four that bus
not interrupted an accompanying
Chevrolet assembly line. .Union
officials refused to accept a local
settlement of the dispute.
The united automobile workers
of America, whose members are
engaged in the various strikes,
has called a conference at Flint,
Sunday of union representatives
irom uenerai motors plants m
ten cities to approve a collective
bargaining agreement which will
be proposed to , corporation of
ficials. The U.A.V. is affiliated
with John L. Lewis committee
for industrial organization.
aJailUXl IS 1Y111CU
After Abduction
PORT LAVACA, Tex. Dec. 10-(ffr-A
gunman who attempted to
abduct three members of a fam
ily here was shot -to death and
Sheriff J. D. O'Neill, 3, of Cal
houn r'. county - was aerlously
wounded in a pistol battle to
night. The slain man was identified
from papers in his pocket as
Wade W. -"Gunboat" Smith of
Ohio. He ' was about 34 years
old. : t - -
"The gunman held up Mr. and
Mrs.' Ben Waeserman and their
daughter, Bennle .Mae, -22, ss
they backed . their car out of
their garage.
.bat.', wasserman leaped rjora
the car and called , officers,
while the bandit forced Wasser-
About a' m il a out. Sheriff,
O'Neil and , George Livingston,
city, marshal, overtook the-' efar
and forced lt to a stop.
The bandit - leaped from tie
car and opened f ire on the of
ficers. They, answered . the fire
and the kidnaper was cNit down.
snerm w ien was wouuura iu
the head.
Quest of REssing
Airliner Repined
SALT LAKE. CITT. Dee. 30-
OPV-Cleariag skies permitted re
sumption today of "aerial search
in western Utah' for an airliner
missing since December 15 with
seven persons.
"We'll keep up the hunt ss long
as weather permits an official
of Western Air Express company
said. - ... "- - "V
. However, nope tz been aban
doned by many that the big West
ern airship wiU be found before
spring. A . storm this week left
deep snow over -much of the re
gion between Salt Lake City and
Milford, 180 miles south, where
pilot S. J. Samson last reported
on a flight from Los Angeles.
.Five U. 8. marine planes Oper
ating out of Milford will return
to San piego. Calif., tomorrow.